Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1926 — Page 1

WEATHER Increatinfl cloudintonight. Rising temperature in exrem. "°' th wett portion. Sunday unJettled and warmer followed by rain.

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FUND FOR RELIEF OF MINE VICTIMS IS BEING RAISED List Os Dead In Indiana Mine Disaster Mounts To Thirty-One Today ANOTHER DEATH EXPECTED TODAY ■ ■ '■» Indianapolis, Dec. 11—(United Press)—The United Mine Workers of America today sent $3,000 to district No. 11, scene of the Francisco mine disaster, to start relief work it will sponsor. . , . The Red Cross has started receiving contributions throughout the slate. _ Princeton. Dec. 11—Jesse Williams, one of the victims ot an explosion at the Francisco mine near here Thursday. died at the Methodist hospital at 1:30 P- m- today? bringing the list of dead from the disaster to 31. With the death of Williams, hospital attaches said they had hopes for the recovery of all the remaining injured, except Harry Snow, who Is not expected to live throughout the day. Princeton, Ind., Dec. 11 —Twentythree families in this grief stricken mining community were prepared today for the burial of their dead from the explosion Thursday at Mine’No. 2, of the Francisco Coal company The death list reached thirty shortly before 7 a. nt., with thft announcement at Methodist hospital that Jake Shafer had succumbed to his injuries. Clifford Diel, a 16-year-old boy. died last night. Harley Snow, among the score who lay injured at the hospital. Is said to be in critical condition and not expected to survive the day. • It was decided at a meeting of mine officials and state and federal Inspectors last night that no individual or group could be blamed for the disaster. Tode Roll, foreman, told inspect?!"!’’ there had been r*o trace of gas in the workings for two weeks before the explosion. —o Keyes To Have Ormiston Arrested In Chicago Los Angles. Calif. Dec. 11.—(United Press) —Unless advised to the contrary by district Attorney Asa Keyes, E. J Dennison, deputy district attorney, wiy wire state’s attorney Robert E. Crewe, Chicago, to artest Kenneht G. Ormiston.

YOUNG LADIES . TO TAKE TOUR Miss Mary Gage Moses And Miss Mary Hartzell To Travel Around World • - . Miss Mary Gflge Moses, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. Moses, of this oity, and Mias Mary Hartzell, of New York City, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ben DeVor and a cousin of Mr. and Mrs. Clayson Carroll, of his city, will leave tomorrow for New Orleans, from which place they will sail on the first lap of a trip around the world. They will first go to Panama and remain there until after Christmas. They will then come back to Los Angeles and sail from there to Japan. They win go to China, also. In Mani|la. I*. 1., they will visit with Miss Cage's uncle, Justice E. Finley John- - B°n. a member of the supreme court. They will remain there a month. They will go to India and will sail fl ‘otn Columbo for South Africa where they visit in Johannesburg and Cape Town and from there sail for South America and will visit a number of wuiUriej!} tjiere. They: will nej'urn home by the way of New Orleans. The trip will be one of pleasure education and the young women *IH be gone at least six months.

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Doctors Remove 1,389 Buttons And Coins From Bicknell Woman's Stomach Blcknel, Ind, Dsc. I—(Vnlted Press) Doctors here ai not able to tell what is the matter with the memory of a Bicknell woman. Although they took a collection of 1,389 buttons, coins and bits of mteal from her stomach and bits of metal from her stomach lowing but one dime. — READY TO OPEN TRIAL AT CANION Both Sides Prepare To Give Opening Arguments To Jury Monday Morning Canton, 0., Dec. 11—(United Press) — Counsel for both defense and prosecution was preparing opening argument today for the jury which on Monday, wl.l head the beginning of the evidence for and against Pat McDermott, on tiial for first degree murder in the slaying of Don R. Mellett. editor of the Canton Daily News. There was no session of the trial hete today. Following the seating yesterday cf the jury, which required five days to select, the court adjourned until Monday morning. All that the jury has done since being sworn in has been to visit the spot where Me.lett was shot down by assassins of the night of last July 16 as he stood outside of his garage. The militant Editor’s death was laid at the door of the underworld who resented his vice crusading activities. o Good Fellows Club Two weeks from today is Christmas and the Good Fellows Santa Claus will have brought cheer to the poor children In the city. The Good Fellows club fund is growing a little each day and has reached a total of $155.69. The ed are: Previously reported $147.70 Brother Yeoman .. . 1.00 T. M. Reid . 1.00 Mrs. Carper 1.00 Interested party 1.00 A Mother 1.00 Friends . 1-99 M. J. Wertzberger 1.00 Total $155.69 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS MADE Total Os 147 Pupils Os Central School Rewarded For Good Work One hundred and forty-seven pupils at the Central school in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades, received scholarship awards for the second six wee term of the first semester. Pupils receiving this honor also are awarded with attractive pins which they are entitled to wear as long as they hold their grades at c certain high standard. A -party is being planned by the pupils of each grade who received the awards. The complete list is as follows: Eighth Grade readers’ Gerald Smitley. Daniel Schafer. Russel Jaberg. James Engel?r. Fnid Walter. Gladys Whitright, Dnrothv Summers. Bernadine Shra - „ k „ Rubv Rheinhart, Martha Moser. Isabelle Baumgartner, MarvAck ® , \ Isabelle Odle, .Tamer- Burk, Maynard Pntelier Haro’d Melrhi, Jesse Sutton. "j, rook Georgia Foughtv, Elvena ! neZ „ h Rn'lh Macklin. Mary Murphy, Tel' Yost. Margret Straub. » . , Ruth Wlnne’’, Robert T ' ea l l ord Martz Harold-Momma. H'te, Edward Mart . , Wilma Robert Shn««. Case. L %! ® Ina Anderson. Musser, Vernon ON PAG® FIVE)

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CONGRESS ENDS FIRST WEEK OF SESSION TODAY Legislation Still In Background; Many Issues Are Tangled REPUBLICANS TRY TO SOLIDIFY RANKS Washington, Dec. 11. — (United Press) —Winding up the first week of its session, congress today found itself in a tangle of election and political issues, with legislation still in the background. Four primary election investgatfons are to be reopened next week; a bribery charge against a new senator is to be investigated Monday; resolutions are pending to bar presentation of credentials of two senatorselect; election contests involving one or two other states are being threatened, and a charge involving a 1924 primary campaign is to be laid before another committee. The senate committee of committees was called Into session today in an effort to solidify Republican ranks. Most Republican leaders will support the plan to restore western insurgents to the party organization, but a few oppose the move because it would elevate the insurgents to chairmanships of important committees and other positions of power. House leaders tried unsuccessfully to restore peace several days ago and were forced to postpone action for a week in hopes t£jat after the senate acted, .house Insurrectionists could fall in line. o . Proceedings Against Ex-Judge English Dropped Washington. D. C. Dec. 11 —(United Pres#) —Impeachment proceedings against former Federal Judge George W. English, of Illinois, were quashed by the House today. English resigned a few days before his trial was scheduled to start in the Senate November. 10. The House overwhelmingly adopted a resolution instructing its board of managers appointed to prosecute English to inform the Senate court of impeachment that the House did not desire to press the charges further. o '—— Jurisdiction Os City Extends “To The Skies” Gary, Ind.. Dec. 11. —(United Press) —The city ot Gary’s jurisdiction now extends “to the skies.” The city council has approved an ordinance governing the flight and management of airplanes and all other aircraft flying over the city. The new ordinance prohibits the flying ct any ship ovet the city at an altitude of less than 2,000 feet and prohibits stunt flying and the distribution of bills. GENEVA NAMES TOWN MARSHAL Wes Dunwiddie Chosen To Succeed Harl Hollingsworth After Dec. 15 Geneva. Dec. 11.—Wes Dunwiddie will be the marshal of Geneva after December 15, when the resignation of Harl Holtngsworth takes effect. The town board elected the new man in their meeting at the town hall this week. In their last meeting, the board elected T. E. Pusey to the position, but Mr. Pusey refused the position, so they were compelled to make a second choice. There were several applicants for the position, most of them men well fitted to give satisfactory service. Mr. Dunwiddie has not lived in Geneva very long, but most of his life has been spent in Wabash township, and he is well known as a law abiding citizen and a reliable man, and will no doubt be a credit to himself and to the town.

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Mrs. Benjamin Brown Dies Thursday Afternoon Mrs Benjamin Brown of near Willshire, died Thursday afternoon at her home of infirmities after being in ill health for some time. Mrs. Brown, was past eighty years of age. She is suvived by two daughters Miss Nell Brown, a teacher in the Wren schools who lived with her mother and Mrs. Inez Hurless of near Willshire and font sons, Ellsworth Brown of Midland, Mich. Benjamin Brown, Jr., of Columbus, and Harry and G. ( W. Blown of near Wilshire. Funeral services are to be held sopaetime Saturday. NEWHOUSE TO GO TO FARM MONDAY Sheriff To Take Prisoner To Penal Farm; Gladys Hill Is Arrested Sheriff John Baker (stated today today that he probably will take James Newhouse to the penal farm Monday, where the latter will begin serving a term, of six months. Newhouse was the name of John Doe. to served six months on the penal farm and fined SIOO and costs by JJudge Sutton in circuit court Thursda evening, after the court had overru ed two separate motions of the defense m withdraw a plea of guilty to a charge of carrying concealed weapons without a permit. Newhousg was arrested at Berne on the night of December 1, at the time that 'William Reilly and Sam Goldstine, ex-convicts, escaped from the officers. He was arrainged in court here on December 2 and pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying concealed weapons without a permit, but the court deferred sentence to permit the defense to introduce certain evidence. An effort has been made during the last few days to clear up the ownership of the three automobiles confiscated at Berne at the time Newhouse was arrested. Sheriff Baker has learned that the Ford coupe belonged to Newhouse and that the Auburn eight sedan belonged jointly to Newhouse, Reilly and the latter’s sister. The Hudson coach, it is said, belonged partly to a Fort Wayne man who warked for Goldstine, and partly to a finance corporation in that city. Newhouse claims that the owner of < CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

OLSON'S HIRED MAN IS FREED Edwin Knutson At Liberty Today After Questioning About Girl’s Death Prairie Du Chien, Wls., Dee. — (United Press) —Edwin Knutson, hired man on the farm of Albert Olson, father of Erdman Olson, the 18-year-old c6’.lege boy charged with the brutal murder of his sweetheart Clara Olson, today was at llverty after undergoing questioning last night concerning the murder. Knutson was interrogated by district attorney J. S. Earll regarding his whereabouts on the night of the murder. Knutson admitted that Mrs Olson. Erdman’s mother once told him to “go into the cellar until they leave” when she saw investigators of the murder approaching. ‘‘She was mortally afraid that something would make me sign some statement or something against my will,” Knutson said in expalining this incident. It was estimated that rewards of approximately $2,000 will be raised fur Eidman's capture by tonight. raw > ***** - K‘W 1 v <■>/

FALL-DOHENY TRIAL NEARS CLOSE TODAY Defense Rests Case And Government Presents Brief Rebuttal READY FOR JURY MONDAY OR TUESDAY Washington, Dec. 11—(United Press The Fall-Doheny oil conspiracy trial drew near its end here today as government counsel presente'd brief rebuttal testimony, mostly of a semltechnlcal nature, after the defense rested its case. After summations by attorneys and the judge’s charge the case will go to the jury, probably late Monday or Tuesday. John McCormack took the witness stand for the defense this morning—the last of a long line of famous men —to testify that Doheny's reputation for integrity, honesty and patriotism was of the highest. The defense rested at 9:43 a. m., without calling Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, to the stand, although E. L. Doheny co-defendaifl, testified for more than six hours Thursday and Friday. Most of the prosecution’s rebuttal testimony consisted of records of the senate oil hearings and the Los Angeles Elk Hills civil suit, which contained testimony conflicting with some of that given in the present tral by defense witnesses. Q League To Make Study Os Infant Mortality Geneva, (United Press) —The Permanent International Heath Commission of the League of Nations has just decided to bring a world wide Investigation of infantile mortality, in an effort to arrive at a systematic reduction of the latter. The investigation will be carried on simultaneously in all of the leading countries of the world over a period of three months. Two rutal and two urban district*—one- ;vhere infantile mortality is the highest and the other where It is the lowest—will be selected in each country for the investigation. H. S. Glee Club Gives Program At Central The Decatur high school glee club, under the direction of Miss Dessolee Chester, music instructor in the city schools, gave a program at the chapel exercises at the Central school Friday morning.

MEDICAL SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS Dr. Hinchman, Os Geneva, Named President; Doctors Discuss Diphtheria The Adams county Medical association met at the hospital last night. Besides an interesting discussion, the election of officers for the ensuing year was held, resulting in the election of Dr. Hinchman, ot Geneva, president; Dr. Lose, of’Decatur, vice-president; Dr. Allen Miller, Decatur, secretarytreasurer. A discussion concerning diptheria was held and the opinion prevailed that those children who have been In contact with dlphtheretlc patients should have 1.000 units of anti-toxlne, which would in all probability prevent that child from having diphtheria for about thirty days and that after that antl-toxine could be used as a more permanent preventative of the disease. The throats of all children having colds should be carefully inspected and if there are any signs of membrane or white patches, a physician should be called at once. The prevalence of diphtheria can be readily stamped out If every body will do his part

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From Fire; Dies Trying To Save Insurance Policy Detroit, Dec. 11. — (United Press) — After having rescued her three small children from their burning home here early today. Mrs. Bertha Smith, 25, rushed back into the flames to save her insurance policy and was burned to death. The family was asleep when the fire started, apparently from a stove on the second floor. o BARBARA KELLER DIES SUDDENLY Bursted Blood Vessel, Resulting From Coughing Spell, Causes Death Mrs. Barbara Keller, 70, died at her home on Marshall street, at 11:20 o’clock last night. Mrs. Keller's death was unexpected, it being caused by a bursted blood vessel, following a coughing spell which occurred earlier Ijst evening She had been In apparently good health yesterday, and her death comes as a shock to her children and many friends in this community. Barbara Bogner Keller was born in Seneca county, Ohio, November 10, 1856. In early life, she was united in marriage to George Keller, who preceded her in death about five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Keller and their family moved to Adams county 42 years ago, and Mrs. Keller has since made her residence here. Thirteen children survive. They are: John Keller, ot Decatur; Prank Keller, of Decatur; Pauline Roop, of Hammond; Tony Keller, of Hammond; Fred Keller, of Hammond; Otto Keller, of Hammond; Bertha Keller, of Hammond; Ed. Keller, of Decatur; Mary Feos, of Decatur; Emma Perry, of Decatur, Gertrude Keller of Decaand Lillian Shanahan, of Decatur. Twenty-three grandchildren and a host of ft lends also survive. Mrs. Keller was a faithful member Os St. Maiy’s Catholic church of this city, and a member of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia and the St. Marys Sodality. Futiera’ services wjtl be held Tuesday morning at i» o'clock trom St. Mary’s Catholic church, and burial will be made in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery. The Rev. J. A. Seimetz will have charge of the services

STATE POLITICS GET ATTENTION Maneuvering Preliminary’ To Opening Os Legislature Gains Impetus Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11.—(United Press) —Indiana politics began to demand attention today as maneuvering preliminary of the 1927 session of the state legislature gained Impetus. Two meetings of republican legislators were held during the week for discussion of Issues and preliminary caucuses. Others are planned for next week in various parts of the state. Democrat members of the legislature and the party’s state committee is to be held in Indianapolis. Dec. 20. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman issued the call late yesterday. Meanwhile Indianapolis was becoming a Mecca for groups of politicians from various parts of the state. Among those here yesterday was Harry G. Lislie, Lafayette, a candidate for the speakership of the house. 1 —o Bobbed Haired Bandit Holds Up Bank In Buda, Texas; Gets $2,400 Cash t ' i Austin. Texas, Dec. 11, —(United Press) —A woman bandit held up the ; Buda State Bank at Buda, near here, 1 today, and escaped with $2,400 in curr rency. 3 The bandit was described to police - as being about 17 years old with bobbt ed burnette hair, short skirts, high heeled slippers and silk stockings.

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ADMIT PLACING PARIS GREEN IN WELL AT SCHOOL Five Brothers Implicated In Poison Plot At School Near Warsaw PETTY TOWNSHIP QUARREL BLAMED Warsaw, Ind., Dec 11 — (United Press) —Three frightened little farm boys have confessed participation in a poison plot that might have killed fifteen children and a country school teacher, prosecutor Morrison Rocklull anounced here, shortly before noon today. The confessed conspirators are: Robert, 13 George, 10 and Edward, 7, sons of George B. B. Riley, a Kosciusko county farmer. Two other sons, Samuel 18. and Athol, 23, are held under $3,500 bond each, formally here, shortly before noon today. The two older boys were arrested late yesterday, following an investigation 'started last month, when thirten children at the Mount Tabor district school near here were made violently ill by water drawn from the school well, analysis of the water showed a heavy solution of Paris Green. Presence of the poison could not be ascribed to accident and a thorough inpulry into offoirs of the community revealed a petty township quarrel over assignment of teachers o neighboring schools. It as also learned that Athol and Samuel Riley purchased a large puantity of Paris Green shortly before the Mount Tabor school well was contaminated. 0 . Historical Society Os Indiana Elects Officers Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 11.—(United Press) —James A. Woodburn, was re-elected president of the Indiana Historical society at its ahnuai meeting here yesterday. Other officers for the coming year are: vice-president, Evans Woollen, Indianapolis, Prof Harlow Lindley. Earlham College, and Miss Sue Howe, Indianapolis; C. B. Coleman, Indianapolis, secretary; and Charles E. Coffin, Indianapolis, treasurer. The meeting was held in connection with the eighth annual Indiana historical conference. o TWO LODGES BUY HEALTH BONDS Elks And Knights of Pythias Aid Anti-Tuberculosis Campaign Here The Decatur lodge ot the H. P.O. Elks and the Knights of Pythias both purchased Health bonds yesterday and urged all their members to purchase and use the anti-tuberculosis Christmas seals. W. Guy Brown, chairman for the distribution in Adams county, announced today The sale of seals continues in record breaking manner, it was stated at county headquarters today and wiih two weeks left in which to sell the seals it is thought that a new sale record will be made in Adams county this year. It is hoped by those In charge to sell more than 100,000 Christmas seals. The proceeds of the sales will go to the county anti-tuberculosis Society. This method of raising funds with which to operate is the only manner of bolstering the local treasury. Several hundred responses to letters and seals sent out In this city a week have arrived at the headquarters at the Central school and all persons are urged to use the seals on letters and Christmas packages.

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