Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1927 — Page 1

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HO COUNTRIES ARE INVITED TO PEACE MEETING japan And England Are Asked To .Join U. S. At Conference MAY INVITE OTHER NATIONS TO JOIN Washington, March 12.-<United PrtMl-The U. S. Government, after having received verbal acceptance* ot its proposal for a 3-power ment conference to act on auxiliary „aft limitation, has formally invited G-eat Britain and Japan to attend. The state department announced this todav The conference will be held at Geneva and the invitations, extend ed through the British and Japanese 1 ambassadors here, suggest the date be as soon as possible after June 1. No official communication has gone to Italy and France, which it is hoped will sec their way clear to send obserI vers to the United States-Japanese-Biitish parley. However, it is possible invitations to participate in this informal manner will be forwarded later to Paris and Rome. The text of the invitations will be published after actual delivery to the governments concerned, or earlier if the interested diplomats approve. No official indication has come whether Italy and France will be repre sented by observers at ’he conference though Italian sources here hinted yesterday Italy would agree to this procedure. Renewed efforts will be made by the larger naval powers to persn&Ut Fiance and Italy to cooperate in the Coolidge ccnfenencd' at Geneva, between the United Slates, Great Britain and Japan. This government has toliT its diplo math representatives in Paris and Rome to impress upon those govern taents the disirabillty of France ana Italy sending "observers," with the understanding that suggestions by such observers during the negotia t ; ..fls would be welcome. i. is considered significant here that Japan in accepting the Coolidge conference plan, referred specifically to the necessity of French and Italy cooperation if lasting results are tc be achieved. Japanese pressure, added to the expressed desire of the United States, may modify the opposition to the plan as stated by France and Italy in rejecting the original Coolidge 3-powei pact proposal, it is hoped. Italy is expected to relent, at least to the extent of participating in the (CONTI.MED ON PAGE S»X> Rill NOT BUILD ADDITION TOO. • - Hartford Township School Building Will Not Be Enlarged As Proposed A petition asking Ghat an addition be constructed to the Hartford town ship high school building, was refus'd by the township advisory board, at a rece nti meeting. The proposed addition would contain an assembly room and gymnasium Ihe petition was filed by Charles Busey and 161 other signers. A rem°nstrance to the petition was signed by 209 property owners of the township. The estimated cost of the proposed addition was between $35,00* and .000, without equipment. The adVl ’°ry board felt that there was no necessity for the addition o that the township should not centime ftlr^'ler indebtedness at does* Hartfo * d townsh! P hi * h school _.' >'° l '* ave a gymnasium and the oo s basketball team plays all of outers aWa> fr ° m h ° me ’ practicin * boar | ln,erß ° f advisory Eugene 'J’? J ' Reiff - chairman, 8Is.*- ■ k

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Special Services Open At U. B. Church Sunday Dean McGrew, of Gibson City, Ohio, who just recently assisted the Uni en Brethren churches of South Bend and Elkhart, will arrive in this city this evening to assist the United Brethren church of Decatur in a series of evangelistic services. The fact that Mr. McGrow has been the director of music in the two above leading churches of the conference speaks words of commendation. The local church is very fortunate in securing him at this time. He will assist the Rev. Cecil R. Smith, pastor, for the next two weeks at the United Brethren church in this city. The first service will bo hold tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, and services in the evening at 7 o'clock. ERNESTO. ESON DIES IN COLORADO Former Decatur Druggist Dies At Littleton, Colorado, February 26 News of the death of Ernest D. Eson, 64, former Decatur residin’, has been received in this city by Mrs. James Baijl. from Littleton, Colorado, where Mr. Eson .died February 26. Mr. Eson was born on a farm near Spencer, Indiana, August 18, 1862. He moved with his parents to Pana. Illinois, in 1868, where he lived on a farm until the family went overland to Neodesha, Kansas, in 1873. „He attended the schools in Neodesha and served as an apprentice in a drug store there until 1881). when he came with his employer to Decatur. While residing here, he was married to Miss Minnie Bobo, on October 23, 1884. He and Mrs. Eson moved to Kingman. Kansas, shortly after \heir marriage, and lived there until 1910, when they moved to Denver, Coloado, and in 1914 to Littleton. Surviving are the widow; one laughter, Mrs. Gertrude Meade, of Arcata, California; two sons, J. D. Eson, of Anthony, Kansas, and Dondd, of Littleton; one sister, Mrs. A. B. Pearce, of Fort Wayne; and a brother, J. R. Eson. of Neodesha, Kansas. Mr. Eson followed the drug business in Littleton and by reason of honesty, intense application and wellearned popularity built up a good business. His sudden and unexpected death came as a shock to his community, and his host of friends and admirers united in sympathy for the family and relatives. Mr. Eson was a Yofk Rite Mason, having passed through all the chairs in the Blue Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery at Kingman, Kansas. He also was a member of Midian Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Wichita, Kansas. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Littleton at the time of his death. U. S. Vice-Consul Stabbed. Rio de Janeiro, March 12. —(United Press.)—Herndon Goforth, American vice-consul at Sao Paulo who was stabbed four times yesterday by a fellow countryman was alive and considerably better at 10:30 a. m., today, the American consul at Sao Paulo informed the United Press by telephone David Ward, 63. attacked G6forth yesterday in the American consulate, after a dispute over a passport. GANG WARFARE FLARES AGAIN Three Men Dead As Result Os Underworld Fighting In Chicago Chicago, Mar. 12—(United Press) Gang warfare, quiet since a peace pact was signed last fall, flared again overnight and today three tnen—-in-cluding an underworld lieutenant are dead. Two of the men, Frank ‘‘Lefty” Koncil—lieutenant for Joe Saltis, one time gang leader—and Charles Thrubeck, were ambushed by several gunmen at a lonely west side spot. Their (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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BRITISH TROOPS SEE ACTION AT SHANGHAI TODAY North China Soldiers Attempt To Enter Foreign Settlement NO BLOODSHED IN SKIRMISH By H. Francis Misselwitz (U. P. Staff T'orr<>epondent) Shanghai, Mar. 12. — (United Press) — British soldiers had taken their first taste of action on the Shanghai front today when 500 North China soldiers from Shantung province attempted to enter the foreign settlement. There was no bloodshed. The Chinese sought to cross a bridge into the foreign area and were opposed by”two platoons of Durhams in full war kit. Sentries stopped the Chinese and called for reinforcements upon whose arrival the Chinese peacefully abandoned their effort to cross the border bridge. There were indications here today that the United States planned to maintain a marine unit here indefinitely. It was understood that American marines whose enlistments expire in September or’feooner had been ordered to proceed to Guam. Ja£ County Woman Dies At Age Os 101 Portland, March 12.—Mrs. Lavernia Rousch, 101, the oldest resident in Jay county and perhaps the oldest citizen in this part ot the state, died at the county infirmary shortly before 2:3C o'clock Thursday afternoon, following an illness of paralysis. She suffered the fatal stroke about eight days age but at times since then her conditiot appeared to be improved and it wa : thought that she would recover. The deceased had been an inmate at the county infirmary for the past two or three years. She came to Jay county about sixteen years ago from Missouri, where she was engaged in the millinery business for several years. Rousch maintained she was 102 years of age Instead cf 101, however, the brother, Abe Bergman, of this city, stated that he has in his possession records that show that she is 101 years of age. She was born in Fairfield county Ohio on February 18 1826, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bergman,. Her husband served as a captain during the civil war. At one time the deceased was quite wealthy, but for several years she had been dependent on others. MURDER MYSTERY RELIEVED SOLVED Three Youths Held In Connection With Slaying Os Rochester Man Jan. 31 Rochester, Ind., March 12. —(United Press.) — Mystery surrounding tire slaying of Ray ‘‘Foxy" Flynn, of Rochester, whose body, pierced by a bullet, was found beside a road near here January 31, was believed near solution today following the arrest of three local youths. The youths, Chester Young, Verne Spohn and Glenn Butt, are being held in separate cells at the county jail here and are said by authorities to have made a confession of an attempted robbery which ended in the death of Flynn. According to the confession Young, Spohn, Butt and Flynn planned a robbery at Deedsville, near here, but after reaching Deedsville they abandoned the plan, and started back to Rochester. On their way they stopped to ask the route of a Yarmer and after gaining the desired information, held him up. As they drove away the farmer was said to have opened fire, wounding Flynn fatally. * He died in the car just before the trio reached Rochester and they placed his body beside the road, returning without him, the statement said.

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Weman Strangles Baby And Kills Herself Evansville. Ind., Mar. 12. Press.) —When Jesse Grissom, mad clerk, returned to his home from ,work last night he found his 15months old baby lying on a bed strangled to death ami his wife, Louise, 24, on the floor, asuicide. A note addressed to the husband read: "My dearest Jesse: I am not mentally able to go -on with life. Please forgive and forget." Mrs. Grissom had taken poison after strangling the child with o handkerchief. The husband said she had been mentally unbalanced since the baby was born. TWO MEN FINED AND SENTENCED Judge Sutton Fines And Sentences Dan Death And Homer Templin Today Two fines and sentences were imposed on Decatur men today by Judge C. Sutton. Dan Death was fined J 5 and costs on his plea cf guilty to a charge of contributing Ao the delinquency of two young girls from Marion. He was sentenced to serve thirty days on the state penal farm, also. Death was arrested Monday, after the two girls had been taken into custody at the residence east of this city. The girls were returned to Marion by the Grant tounty sheriff this week. Homer Templin was fined $5 and -costs and sentenced to serve four months on the state penal farm this morning, when he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of receiving stolen goods. The sentence wad\ suspended during good behavior. Templin was alleged to have received electric motors that had been stolen from the jeneral Electric plant by Roscoe Criler, of this city. HARTFORD CLASS TO PRESENT PLAY Juniors to Stage “Much Ado About Betty,” Next Friday And Saturday Members of the junior class of the Hartford township high school will present a home talent play, entitled, “Much Ado About Betty”, a three-act comedy, in the school auditorium March IS and 19. The plot of the play hinges about Betty, a motion picture’ star, who goes south on a vacation, loses her memory from shock of a railroad accident and is identified as a rival, Violet Ostrich, from a handbag she carries. In this character, she encounters the real Violet Ostrich, who has just eloped with young Ned O’Hare, and mixes things up very Racily both for herself and the young couple but much to the amusement of the audience. The pupils taking part in the play are: Norval Banter, Dale Heller, Glen Holloway, Stanley Hoffman, Vaughn Shoemaker Melvin Glendening, Frank Glendening. Russell Pusey, Marshall Reynolds, Norman Zimmerman., Loise Neusbaum, Florine Augsburger, Florence Pusey, Flossie StudJer, Nola Banter, Roscoe Bunter, and Ruth Yoder. Marion Without Street Lights; Wires Are Cut Marion, Ind. March (United Press.)-—Four employes ot the Indiana General Service company were under arrest today for cutting light wires controlling the boulevard system of the city. The wires were cut as a result of a controversy between the city and the company in connection with the right of the municipal light plant to furnish street lights for the city streets and the city buildings. The business district of the city was thrown into darkness when the men cut the wires but repairs were made by the city electrician. The men arrested were T. F. Hildebrand, Roy Davis, W. R. Townsend and I. J. Townsend.

SIX CONDEMNED MEN ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL I Men Awaiting Execution for Killing Illinois Prison . Warden Make Break THREE GET OUT; TWO RECAPTURED By Bert M. Dernby (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Chtfcago, Mar. 12. — (United Press) —A daring attempt of six men to escape from the Will county jail at Joliet, Bl.,—where they were held pending their execution £pr killing a deputy warden of the state prison in another jail break-today was foiled by police. Three Mexicans who managed to get out of the jail drove into Chicago, engaged in a shooting duel with police, and two were captured. Two policemen were shot and dangerously wounded in the duel. ■ The third Mexican eWtaped and stil) at liberty, but his capture is believed imminent. The three others involved in the escape attempt were overpowered before they Timid leave their jail cells. The attempted jail break came shortly after 1 a. m. Gregorio Rizzo, Robert Torrez and Bernardo Roa pushed the bars from their jail cell windows and dropped to the ground, just in the shadow of the scaffold built for their hanging. They re-entered the jail through the main entrance and overpowered Joseph Kirinigh, chief guard, and seized all of the pistols in the jail office. The three prisoners went into the cell block/held up other guards, and then passed guns and saws to Charles Duschowski. Charles Shader, and Walter Stalesky. three men who were with them on their escape from tire state prison and who also were under sentence to hang. Then they forced Kirinich to drive Sheriff Albert Markgraff’s motor car out of the city. Meanwhile, a warning had been sounded in Joliet and a posse surrounded the jail on reports that Duschowski, Shader, and Stalesky had taken armed possession ot the jail. The posse tossed tear gas bombs, into the cell blocks, but there was no answer. The posse entered the jail with drawn guns and found Dttschowski, Stalesky. and Shader suffering from the effects of the bombs. They had been unable to open their cell ( CONTI NI ED ON PAGE SIX) D.O. STEPHENSON RENEWS HIS FIGHT Filfts Appeal From LaPorte Court On Denial Os Habeas Corpus Writ Indianapolis, March 12. — (United Press.)—Fight for the freedom of D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, was on again today following the filing of an appeal from, the Laporte county superior court on a denial of a writ of habeas corpus, with the state supreme court. Stephenson is serving a life sentence in the state prison on a second degree murder charge which grew out of the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. Stephenson sought release from the etate prison while his appeal from the murder conviction is pending in the supreme court by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Laporte county superor court last December. Judge Harry Crumpackcr of the Laporte county superior court denied the petition, holding the action should have been taken in the supreme ■ court. Setphonson's attorneys based the petition for habeas corpus on failure of the Marion county clerk to sign a transcript in tire change of venue from Marion to Hamilton county of the Oberholtzer murder case.

Confidence Man Returned To Gary To Face Trial Gary. Ind., March 12. (United Press.) —Albert Phillips, alleged confidence man wanted in many places on swindling charges, was returned here from Indianapolis today to face a Swindle charge here. Phillips is alleged to have swindled Ben McNair, local realtoj, out of approximately SIO,OOO. Frank Herbert, arrested with Phillips, is still held in Indianapolis, awaiting action of authorities in ctes where ing action of authorities in cities where he is wanted on similar charges. Plea of the two men for deuction of bomb and habeas corpus writs was denied by the Marion county superior court yesterday. o WOLFORD RITES SET FOR MONDAY Arrangements Made For Funeral Os Aged Decatur Woman, Who Died Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Birdie Wolford, 70. wno died at her home, 115 Short Sixth street late Friday, as ternoon, will be held at the S. E. Black funeral chapel. South Second street, at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The Rev. Somerville Light, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. Harry W. Thompson, pastor of the Christian church, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at New Haven Friends may view the remains at the Black funeral parlors this evening or between 2:30 and 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Wolford's death Vas due tc liver trouble. Mrs. Wolford was bora in Ohio, November 15. 1856. She is survived by het husband, Luther R Wolford, and two sisters, Mrs. Rods McDonal, of Spencerville, Ohio, anti Mrs. Mary Reynolds of Fort Wayne o College Avenue Bridge At Indianapolis Closed Indianapolis. March 12. — (United Press.) —Plans were being considered today for construction of a npw bridge over Fall creek at College avenue here today following closing of the old span to all traffic late yesterday. ■ Closing of the bridge forced rerouting of all traction cars to Peru, Wabash, Kokomo, Elkhart, Warsaw, Goshen, South Bend and other northern Indiana cities. The bridge was closed to traffic when a sudden settling caused several great cracks in it and threw the central span nearly three feet out of line, VV’orld’s Largest Buddha To Be Electric Lighted Tokyo (United Press)—The largest image of Buddah in existance is to be unveiled in May at Ueno village, on the bay forming the entrance to the port of Nagoya. The image, which is made of reinforced concrete, is 72 feet high, with a base of 52 feet. In the forehead of this collosus are to be placed a cluster of electric lights with a total of 10,000 candle power. The great image will thus become a lighthouse at nikht for the guiding of ships using the port of Nagoya. PAY CAR BANDITS STILL AT LARGE Nine Men Who Dynamited Armored Pay Cars Friday Elude Detectives Pittsburgh, Pa., Mar. 12. —(United Press.) —Covering their tracks with the same careful precision with which they dynamited two pay cars ot the Brink's express late yesterday and obtained more than SIOO,OOO, nine bandits were still at large today. But one clue has been uncovered by detectives today. A woman living near Bentleyville. Pa., told detectives that she had seen a car answering the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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FORT WAYNE WINS IN HARD BATTLE WITH LOCAL FIVE Will Play Final Game For Regional Title Tonight At 8 O’clock WINNER WILL GO TO STATE TOURNAMENT Fort Wayne, Mar. 12.—Fort Wayne Contra! high school basketball team won the right to play the winner of the Rock-creek-Columbia City game at the South Side gymnasium here tonight by disposing of Decatur high school in a close, hard fought basketball game here this afternoon. The final score of the game was 2112. Decatur started strong and held on to a 3-2 lead for several minutes. increasing it to 4-3. Jasper and\ Dornte got loose and ran the Gentral score to 6 before the half ended with Decatur trailing 6-4. Anadell, star Decatur guard held the highly touted Jasper to two field goals, one in eaiii half. Anadell had three personal fouls called on him in the first few minutes of the game. Decatur made several efforts to stage a last half rally, and at times it appeared as if the Yellow Jackets werpf headed for victory. The Decatur aggregation missed several free throws at the crucial moments of the game. Hill, substituting for Bebout in the second half missed three straight throws from the gift line during the crucial moments of the tilt. Bill Bell, played best for Decatur scoring two field goals anil several fouls. Bell. Bebout and Am.-lell ail missed several easy shots under the basket. At one time during ‘he second half Decatur creeped to within 3 points of the Tigers, but Ft. Wayne rallied and walked away to a live paint lead (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 New Electric Rates. Indianapolis, March 12. — (United Press. (—lndianapolis consumers will save approximately $K28,000 through introduction of the new electric rate schedule ordered by the state public service commission here. The orrwa de susis EMTHRA THM The order was issued in conformity with Mi agreement made in January when merger of the Indianapolis Light and Heat company and the Merchants Heat and Light company was approved. B.W.SHOLTYIS 81 YEARS OLD Prominent Civil War \ eterand And Retired Merchant Observes Anniversary B. W. Sholty, veteran of the Civil war, fellow townsman and friend, one of the best known citizens of Decatur, today quietly observed his eigh-ty-first birthday, receiving the congratulations from many. Mr. Sholty vas born in Roanoke, Huntington ccun'y, in 1846, and was reared and educat id tlfcre. He came to Decatur in 1871 and became a Clerk in the Dorwin drug store, where he worked eight years, ietiring to open a store of his own in a building he erected just north of the Enterprise Drug store. After three years, lie formed a partnership with Mr. Thomas Auten and they opened what is now the Holthouse drug store, where he continued a number ot years. Since retiring, he has conducted a real estate and loan office. Mr. Sholty was a member of Company I, 138th Indiana volunteer infantry, and served with honor. He is a past commander of the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R., and is the oldest member of the Masonic lodge of this city. His health is not the best, but he was ’ able to be down street this morning, ’ greeting his friends who are sincere in the hope that, he will live to celebrate many more birthdays.

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