Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1926 — Page 1

*77; A I H K H General 1 / * a * r ,0 ’ night and T “ e » da /’ Severe cold *«*« to ’ night, temperature ,ero to 5 ab°*’ north portion. Con,nued cold Tuesday st ro nfl northwest u,inds tonight.

COLD WAVE SETTLES OVER MIDDLEWEST

MRS.MELLETT BARRIES ON HER HUSBAND'S FIGHT Widow Os Slain Editor Testifies In Trial Os Alleged Murderer tells OF EVENTS ON FATAL NIGHT Canton, 0., Dec. 13.—(Unit-1 ~( | Press)-A woman, widowed because her husband. Don B. Mellett, gave his life for a cause, today bravely continued bis battle ‘against the underworld of Canton. Mrs. Florence Mellett took the witness stand this afternoon in the trial of Pat McDermott, first of the three underworld characters whose lives-the state nnekg for the death of the editor of the Canton Daily News. Dressed entirely in black, the woman calmly began a recital of events on the night of July 16. w hen Mel’.ett was shot down as the culmination of a series of threats against his life due to his campaign against rum runners. Dope tiafficers and other vice masters. Courthouse. Canton. Ohio. Dec. 13— (United Press) —Chief defense counsel Mills set aside court precedent today in his opening address to the jury in the murder trial of Patrick McDermott by denouncing Don R. Mellett. activities to lid Canton cf Municipal corruption. Mil s told the court McDermott is a victim of conspiracy between prosecutor C. B. McClintock; Joseph R. Rech. Chicago ci iminal lawyer who investigated the case, and Fh'eT'anton Daily News, the paper of which Mellett was editor Ormiston To Appear In Chicago Court Chicago, Dec. 13. — (United Press) ; Kenneth G. Ormiston, wanted in Los Angeles in connection with the Aimee Semple McPherson case, probably will be brought into court here tomorrow- to show cause why he should not bo returned to the California city on charges cf subordination of perjury. A warrant for the former Angeles Temple radio operator’s arrest is on its way from California by airplane. Chief of £plice Morgan A. Collins has said that he will make the arrest as quickly as the warrant arrives and Ormiston. through his attorney, Edward H. S. Martin, has volunteered to submit to arrest with hte arrival of the warrant. Railroad Worker Killed. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13.—(United Press.) —Injuries received in an accident at the Pennsylvania railroad yards here proved fatal to Claude E. Flynn, 21, who died at a hospital here yesterday. Flynn, a switchman, slipped and fell from the top of a box car. i '• CATHOLIC HIGH ISSUES “TATTLER" Christmas Number Os I). C. H. S. Publication Is Distributed Today The Christmas number of The Tattler, Catholic high sdhool publication, was being distributed this afternoon. The book is an attractive magazine and contains several interesting sections. The Tattler is selling for 25 cents a copy and a few are still available from members of the staff and from pupils of the Catholic high school. The literary section of the magazine is unusually attractive this year. Society, athletics, jokes and school n ews are other departments. The book is bound in an attractive silver tinted cover. Most of the local merchants have made the book possible by th° advertising section of the book. The Tattler is published semiannually by members of the senior class °f the Decatur Catholic high school. Dick Miller is editor of the book this year.

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TWO YOUTH FLIP COIN TO SEE WHO WILL MARRY GIRL Evanston, in.. Dec . i 5, | Press) Leslie L. Ogilvie, student at Northwestern university met Miss Gwynfa Ruth Thomas a co-ed on the night the football season closed Lisi is proposed an immediate martiage to celebrate the clrtorlous season, but the girl demured. To get a best man young Ogilvie drafted a Phi Kappa Sigma pledge. Ihe pledge also happened to be engaged to Miss Thomas. The two flipped a coin, it is reported Lessie will marry the girl, accordI Ing to a formal announcement. ANOTHER MINER DIES OF INJURIES Death Toll In Princeton Mine Disaster Is Increased To 32 Today Princeton Ind., Dec. 13.—(United Press)—Death at the Methodist hospital today of Thomas Wilson brought the toll of life in an explosion las', week at Francisco Mine No. 2, near here to 32. Others in the hospital are still in critical condition and the death list may total 35 before all have recovered. hospital attaches said. The sea! still held on Mine No. 2. where the explosion occurred and mine officials today said danger of further explosions was greatly reduced Citizens of Indiana are responding to call for funds for realief work, Red CrosjsjMticials stated, and about $16.0p is needed to complete the work. —■ o POULTRT SCHOOL SPEAKER NAMED E. D. Griffin, Os Purdue University, Scheduled To Speak At Geneva No farmer can afford to miss the "Poultry School” to be held at Geneva this week, when the rapid advancement being made by the industry is considered. For instance, the Purdue Poultry Depaitment has developed,! tested and is now recommending to the farmers of Indiana the use of an all-mash ration for chicks. In this system of feeding, all the feed given the chicks is included in the mash, no grain be:ng supplied. In this way, the ration can be perfect’y balanced. Since anyone can keep mash hoppers filled with feed, the ease of feeding chicks properly can easily be seen. Another new development is the fact that chicks do not need grit. Experiment station tests have shown the old "tricks” in the feeding and care of chicks will be discussed by Mr. Griffin in his lecture, “Hqw to Save Ninety-five per cent of your chicks', to be delivered at 1:30 o clock Wednesday. The forenoon subpect will be, “Housing and Feeding of Hens for Winter Eggs of High Hatchability’. During this talk Mr. Griffin will make recommendations as to the best feeds for winter egg production. He will also touch upon the use of cod liver oil and its relation to hatchahility of eggs. Poultry house equipment that will be within the financial reach of any farmer artificial lighting, and use of glass substitutes, and other timely subjects also will come in for their share of conSl< Tbe tl ‘‘Poultry School” will be held 1n the Masonic Hall In Geneva, beginnin? at 9 A M. Everyone is welcome. The use cf notebooks is suggested, because previous experience of those in charge of such poultry schools indicates that much information is forX ten which those attending wish aXard they had jotted down. 1101,9 n" d deliver S th°e lectures, is from 'the° Extension Department of Purdue University.

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By Joseph S. Waeney, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Dec. 12. — A merry l Christmas for housewives instead of kitchen drudgery was proposed today by the agriculture department, which made public through the United Press three well-balanced menus for the Dec. 25 feast. The price of Christmas dinner has worried many families, but Uncle Sam’s home economic experts suggest meals to suit the pocketbook. For $lO. or maybe a little more, a family of five may have turkey with chestnut stuffing and giblet 1 gravy, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, celery, cranberry sauce, tomato aspic

THREE CARS IN ONE ACCIDENT All Three Autos Are Damaged But No One Is Hurt In Accident Here . i Three automobiles were damaged in 1 an accident that occurred about 8 o’clock last night at the corner of Third and Jackson streets. A Ford I Tudor sedan, driven by Herman Steer, t struck a Ford touring car owned by 1 Mrs. Samuel Egly, of west of this city. The Ford sedan whirled and 1 j struck a car owned by Irvin Miller, of the Miller "Bakery, and then turned over on its side. | The Egley car was damaged considerably, but none of the occupants were injured. The Steer car. which turned over on its side, was also damaged, but neither of the occupants, Mr. Steer and Floyd Baker, were injured. The Miller car, which was parked at the time of the accident, received a broken running board and fender. On a complaint of witnesses that the car driven by Mr. Steer was drlv- ■ en recklessly. Mr. Steer and Mr. Bak- [ er were taken Into custody by night officer Arthur Clark who took the two men to the county jail. At noon to- ' day no charges ha dbeen filed against ' ether of the young men and they were i released from the county jail. , It was intimated this afternoon that charges would be filed against the two men and when released they were asked to appear* in Mayor’s court to1 night at 7 o’clock. SUSIE M.GOOD DIES SATURDAY I Former Decatur Woman Dies At Beaverdam, 0., After Short Illness Mrs. Susie Miller Good, 61, died Sat. urday, at the home of Mr. Good’s sister. Mrs. I. S. Steele, at Beaver Dam Ohio. Mrs. Good was ill only a short time She and her husband were on their way to their home in Marion, O, after an annual visit with relatives and friends in Indana and and Ohio, Beaver Dam being their last place to visit, when she became ill Mrs. Good was a daughter of James G. and Mary Miller, and was born July 4. 1865. She was married to J. J. Good, December 25, 1894 Mrs. Good was an active member of the Evangelical church at Marion, Ohio, to which city she and her husband moved 25 years ago. Mr. Good has been employed by the McMurray Sulky works in Marion for many years. Surviving are the husband; one step-son, J. F. Good, of Bucyrus. Ohio; four brothers. Charles and William Miller, of Decatur, Elmer Miller, of Van Wert. Ohio, and Edward Miller, of Lafayette; three sisters. Mrs. Emma Hart, of Monroeville, Mrs. Eva Springer and Mrs. Dallle Hill, of Marion, Ohio.

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salad, plum pudding and hard sauce, | nuts, fruit and coffee. The second type dinner, headed with chicken meets the requirements of a Yuletide feast for about $5. This combination would be chicken, candled sweet potatoes cauliflower, cranberry jelly, grapefruit, nut salad and coffee. For the still less expensive dinner the department suggests pork loin, sweet potatoes, scalloped with apples, mashed turnips, lettuce with mayonnaise dressing seasoned with chili sauce, jellied fresh fruit with cream, Christmas cookies and coffee. Materials for this dinner for five persons would cost about $2.50.

Pope Pius Warns Fathers Os Danger From “Immoral” Styles Rome, Dec. 13.—(United Press) — Pope Pius today warned 1,000 Catholic Fathers against the danger to their daughters contained in "Immoral" modern styles. The Pope spoke briefly in the duties of the fatherhood in re- , ceivlng representatives of Catholic r federations in audience. MASONIC LODGES TO BE INSPECTED Decatur, Geneva, Monroeville And Poe Lodges To Be Inspected Friday I Blue lodge inspection of four Masonic lodges will be made at the local Masonic hall Friday, December 17, by William Tolle, state inspector. The lodges that will participate in the work are Decatur, Geneva, Monroeville and Poe. The Inspection will begin at 2 o’clock. Friday afternoon. A dinner w*ill be served to all Blue Lodge Masons present, and the inspection work will continue Friday night. Tho four different lodges will take part In the inspection work, by giving various Masonic degrees. All Blue lodge Masons are invited to attend the ceremonies and also the dinner, which will be served at 6 o’clock. Loc .1 Masons are expecting at least 100 visitors at the conclave and arrangements are being made to take care of all present. The inspection i*s an annual affair, being held jointly each year with several other lodges. o Man’s Leg Worth $46,600 Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13.—(United Press)—The largest damage ever awarded to a man for the loss of a legg was approved by the Indiana supreme court here today, when Herbert Melville, 52. was grandted $35,000 plus $11,600 interest for the loss of his limb at Sast Chicago in 1921. , I ’ °— Good Fellows Club The Good Fellows Club Christmas fund is mounting rapidly. The total reached today is $166.84, several nice donations being made. The fund is being raised by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, for the purpose of providing a nierry Christmas for the poor and needy families of the city. Much more money is needed. Contributions to date are: Previous total -155.66 Anna Winnes 100 Batchelor Maids 3.00 ’ Psi lota Xi 500 ' D. N. Erwin 200 Friends 15 Total -166.84 1 — ~ memo *2, I 4m Christmas j Ik-

GOVERNMENT WINS POINTS , IN OIL TRIAL Request For Directed Verdict Os Acquittal Os Fall And Doheny Rejected OTHER REQUESTS ARE OVERRULED Washington, Dec. 13. — (United Press) —The government today won a string of victories in the Fall-Do-heny oil trial when Justice Hoehling rejected the defense request for a directed verdict of acquittal of tile defendant and then overruled 22 of 48 defense requests for special instructions to the jury. Three other requests of the defense were deferred. Meantime Hoehling rejected only three of the government’s 28 special requestp. The defense was expected to begin to summarize its case late today and finish sometime tomorrow. Then Justice Hoehling will read his charge to the jury, and 12 men, ranging from 23 to 43 years old, will take the case. Acquittal or a hung jury at the worst was confidently predicted today by friends of the two defendants. Conviction would carry maximum sentences of two years in prison and SIO,OOO fines. ■ ■— o Shelbyville To Have New Head Os Schools Shelbyville, Ind., Dec. 13. —(United Press) —Wll’.iam F. Vogel, director of the teachers’ training and licensing division of the state department of public Instruction, will assume duties of superintendent of schools here Jan. 1. It was learned today. Vogel will fill the place vacant by the death of A. C. Kirbby. Injuries Prove Fatal To Basketball Player Richmond, Ind., Dec. 13, —(United Press) —Harold Rrowner, 14. junior high school student died here yesterday from Injuries received in a basketbail gati; - ----ral age. The ladwas accidentally knocked down during a practice game. Newhouse Taken To Penal Farm Today Sheriff John Baker left at midnlight last night with James Newhouse, to take Newhouse to the state penal farm at Putmanville. Newhouse will serve a sentence of six months which he received upon his plea of guilty to a charge of carrying concealed weapons without a permit. ______q GANG WARFARE FLARES ANEW Murder Os Mayor Os Benton, Illinois, Causes Fear Among Citizens Benton, 111., Dec. 13—(United Press Climaxed by the murder of Mayor Joe Adams of West City, southern Illinois' gang warfare which has raged for months in half a dozen counties of this section, today sent lawabiding citizens into a frenzy of expectancy* —awaßJngl what; t|h|ey will be the bloodiest fighting yet manifested. _ Mayor Adams was killed in the doorway of his home yesterday when two men called him out and in plain sight of half a dozen witnesses shot him down. After the killing the two gunmen sped away in an automobile and the witnesses were unable to identify them. The killing was the eighth that is directly traceable to the SheltonBirger feud—a fight between two gangs for a monopoly of the southern Illinois liquor traffic. Adams is alleged to have been aligned with the Shelton gang and to have ling been marked for death by the Birgeffs.

"IT’S POP THAT PAYS" Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 13.— (United Fress) —Frank Drybreat, 27. today pondered on the ways of women and the world and heartily agreed with the adage, ’’it's Pop that pays,” Drybread wanted to dance and walked into a barbecue stand and dance hall to seek amusement. He had a wonderful time with a strange girl who looked confidently into his eyes and called him "daddy.” f The girl apparently enjoyed herself too. for when the time came for D: ybread to leave he fo'ind the girl had already left with $75 of his money. FIRE DESTROYS WRECKED AUTO Several Persons Escape Serious Injury When Two Cars Collide Sunday Several persons escaped serious injury Sunday night when two automobiles collided at a cross roads near New Corydon and turned over. One of the cars was destroyed by fire. A Ford roadster drJ*c-’n by Charles Philips, and a Ford coupe, driven by Richard Fennig collided near the Gus Kramer home north of New Gorydon. Both cars turned over and Philips and his companion were pinned beneath their car. Fennig and his companion succeeded in freeing themselves from the wreckage of thir car and assieted Philips and his companion out from under Philips’ car. Mr. Philips’ car was soon a mass of flames. The occupants of the two cars suffered only minor injuries. — o RILEY BROTHERS FREED ON BOND Two Youths Charged With | Putting Poison In Wtii Gain Their Freedom Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 13. — (United Press.)—Charged with attempting to commit a wholesale murder by placing poison in the Mt. Tabor school well, two brother, Athol, 23, and Samuel Riley, 20, were free on bond today. The two youths are alleged to have placed a quantity of paris green in the school well, causing the serious illness of 13 of the 15 pupils. Bond was fixed at $3,500 each after Prosecutor Morrison Rockell had placed additional charges of auto banditry against each boy. Original bond for the charge of poisoning a well was fixed at $1,500 each and Rockwell deeming this amount insufficient, placed the auto banditry charges in order to have the amount of bond raised. The auto theft charges were based on the story of the three younger Riley boys, Robert, 13; George, 10, and Edward, 7, who are alleged to have confessed to aiding their older brothers in the poisoning. According to Rockwell the younger boys told authorities here they made their escape following the poisoning in a stolen auto. Allen S. Widaman, attorney defending the Riley boys, charges these alleged confessions were obtained from the younger lads through threats of imprisonment and is expected to , oppose admisison of their statements , when the case comes to trial. — o Stinesville Has Fire. ! Stinesville, Ind , Dec. 13. — (United Press.) —Damage estimated at SIB,OOO ( was done by a blaze which swept the i business section of this town early yesterday. ( Firemen from Bloomington and El- > ’lemsville Joined local volunteers in , checking the blaze which threatened the entire central part of town.

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ZERO WEATHER DUE TO STRIKE INDIANA TODAY Lowest Temperatures Os Year Forecast For Late Today And Tomorrow MERCURY MAKES SUDDEN DROPS Chicago, Dec. 13 — (United Press)—lcy winds from the northwest hearing zero weather settled down on the middlewest today, bringing drops in temperature. At Wilder, Montana, the temperature was unofficially reported to be 31 degrees below zero. In lowa, where the mercury had rested at 43 above zero for several days the temperature suddenly dropped to • btween 6 degrees below and 4 degrees above, setting new rcords for sudden drops and for low temperature at this time of the year. Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 13. —(United Press) —A cold wave carrying with it tlie lowest temperatures of the year, is “*due to reach Indiana late today. J. H. Armington, meteoroligist for the United States weather bureau announced today. "Temperatures throughout, the state will start falling during the day. and late tonight or early tomorrow the mercury will hover around the Zero mark in Northern Indiana.” Armington * said. The Temperature will be between 5 and 15 degrees above in Southern Indiana while central Indiana will be experiencing only slightly higher Armington predicted. The mercury will probably start its drop this afternoon and will probably drop forty or fifty degrees before stopping, he said. Q . I--Charles I). Porter Is Seriously 11l Charles D. Porter, well known Adams county citizen. Geneva banker :!.v; . Porter, is very seriously ill at the home of his brother. Dr. Miles F. Porter, at Fort Wayne, the result of a general breaking down. His daughter Mrs. McMeahan, of Los Angeles, California, arrived today to be at the bedside of her father. Mr. French Quinn of this city, one of Mr. Porter’s closest friends, visited with him an hour Satturday night. Unconscious Five Days Gary, Ind., Dec. 13.—(United Press) —After lying unconscious tor five days H. E. Maxwell, 36. died in a hospital here yesterday from a fractured skull received in an auto accident tuesday. PLAN CONTEST FOR FIDDLERS Old Time Fiddlers of Adams County Invited To Enter Contest At Purdue Old-fashioned fiddlers of Adams county are invited to participate in a contest to be held on Thursday evening, January 13„ in Fowler hall. Purdue university, as a part of the annual Farmers' Agricultural Week, to bo held at Purdue, January 10 to 14. The contest is open to fiddlers of 50 years or older and is being conducted jointly by the extension department of Purdue and the Indiana Farmers’ Guide. The contest is open especially to Indiana fiddlers, but also to anyone in the cotn belt, it Is probable that Henry Ford will be one of the judges of the contest, and may have his old fiddlers start the program, but they will not be in the competition. A solid gold medal will be awarded to the winner of the contest. A sterling silver medal will be given to the winner of second place and a pronze I medal will be given to the winner of third place.

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