Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1927 — Page 1

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George Dale Wins Parole From State Penal Farm

MUNCIE EDITOR JETS CLEMENCY FROMGOVERNOR Trustees Os Penal Farm Recommend That Dale Be Paroled must pay his FINE OF SSOO • —■ Indianapolis, July 15.— (UP) —Gov. Ed Jackson, of Indiana, today extended executive clemency to George Dale, editor of the Muncie, Ind.. Post-Democrat, announcing that Dale would be paroled from his 90-day term for contempt of court. Governor Jackson announced that the trusses of the Indiana state farm a Pulnamville after hearing Wednesday had recommended that Dale be paroled "under the usual conditions, without remission of fine,” and that he would arry out the recommendst ons. Sentenced By Judge Dearth Publication of articles in his newspaper brought Dale before Judge Clarence Dearth of Muncie for contempt of court. He was sentenced to I So days for criticizing ’he methods of | the Muncie jurist. I Dale, however, started a fight for. freedom. Successive appea's to the Indiana state supreme court and the U. S. supreme court were taken. Both appeals failed. The state supreme court ruled that-“the truth is! no defense” in a contempt action. The I V. S. supreme court refused to review I the case, and sent it bae k to the In-1 diana tribunal. • Denial of the appeal was to have been certified by the Indiana court early next week. Without parole. | Dale then would have been forced to serve his sentence. Receives News at Home Dale was at his home in Muncie today when he received the news that his long battle had been at least iciistim eij ox page sra es> HEAT IS BLAMED FOB 100 DEATHS Heat Wave Broken In Middlewest; Atlantic States Still In Its Grip By United Press The heat which has been general °' p r the east since Tuesday had claim- ■ P| l more than 100 lives today through f -tal prostrati-ns. drownings and oth('r acci(,p nts due to the extreme temperature. Approximately 75 of the were attributed directly to the heat. The wave had been broken in the m «dle west and in sections alo-rg the' 11 fringe o f the Atlantic sea-! ——!l oV| TVt El> <IX |».< <; |.-_ sI V ,

Decatur Youth Claims Pop-Drinking Title

Brown Drinks 15 Bottles Without Taking A Rest i.ubj Brown, former Decatur " Eh Sc!1001 f °olbali- star, lays claim 11,11 Pop drinking championship of a,, ti ami challenges anyone, any- ' to beat his record. There testa I" ? n Severa ' Pop-drinking connient u'| f *' recent 'y. at the refreshoal ’ and cond «Wted at the municlCurtiq W ' mm:nS Paol by Coach Herb one rirt?' 1 , “ reCord ot six bottles ' lished by VT the ° ther - Was estab ’ f'harlev I * tWO boys - When follows i eart ’ about Uhe sa,d th ose that he Plkerß, and boasted without C ° U d ,ir ink an even dozen d rest. Ralph Yager called

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CI. BELL REPORTS ON ROTARY MEET I Decatur Delegate To Convention In Ostend, Belgium, Gives Report i C. E. Bell, delegate from the Decatur Rotary club to the convention at Ostend, Belgium, gave his report at the regular meeting of the club at | the K. of C. hall last nigh*. Mr. Bell gave a very interesting report of all the meetings, and also ton. lied on bis post-convention trip. | He stated that the convention was , a fine success, and that the Americans were royally entertained while in - Ostend. King Albert, of Belgium, a Rotarian, attended the convention. Many features were on the program, 'including several quartets from American clubs. | Following the convention, Mr. Bell and his wife and son, William, made .a several week's tour of other foreign countries and he stated that his trip was very interesting and enjoyable. Following the transaction or regular business, the meeting adjourned. Jacob Atz, of Goshen, former Decatur resident, was a guest of the club. I ~* ° ELKS TO GIVE VALUABLE.GIFTS Automobile, Electric Washer And Other Awards To Be Given Away At Fair A Huppmobile six sedan will be the I grand prize to be given away by the Elk’s lodge dining the Elk’s fair and | bazaar, to be held In this city during the week of September 12 to 17.' Other main prizes to be given dur ing the week are a Meadow’s electric washer: a man’s suit, a lady's coat and SSO in gold. The prizes total $l,BlO in value and will he distributed on the last night of the fair. An opportunity will be given to the public to participate in the awarding of the gifts. The tent for holding the fair and bazaar will be placed on Liberty way and plans are going forward to make it one of the biggest entertainments ever held in this city. Two Automobiles Are Wrecked At Crossroads Berne, July 15.— (Special) —Two automobiles driven by D. D. Lehman, who resides a mile and a half north Os Berne, and Fred Meyers, living west of Monroe, collided at a crossroads near the Winchester church in Monroe township, Thursday afterI noon. Both cars were badly damaged, 'but none of the occupants were ser- , iously injured. Mr. Lehman was driving a Chevrolet roadster and Mr. Meyers was driving a Chevrolet tour- ' ing car.

what he thought was a bluff by Charley and said he would pay for twelve bottles if Charley would drink them. Charley proceeded to pour twelve bottles of assorted flavors down his throat without a struggle. Mr. Yager told him he would pay for three more bottles if he would drink them, and Charf’.ey ordered three more opened. On the fourteenth bottle, he experienced his first difficulty and the crowd of spectators, which hail become pretty large by th : s time, began to “kid" him. But Charley gritted his teeth and finished No. 14 and No. 15 soon followed its casemates. Mr. Yager decided to make no more offers. Coach Curtis then told Charley that the next three bottles would be “on the hoilse,” if he would drink them, but*—well Charley knew when he had enough.

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SPENT $73,216 TO ELECT JACKSON

Cletus .Junk Accepts Position In Fort Wayne Clot us Junk, who was graduated from Decatur Caitholic high school this year, has accepted a position in the advertising office of Clem Steigineyer, at Fort Wayne. Mr. Steigni' yer is a former Decatur resident, (’letns was a member of the Catholic high school basket ball team last Spring.

THREE SLAYERS DIE ON GALLOWS Men Who Killed W arden In Effort To Escape Penitentiary Are Executed Death Chamber, Will County Jail, Joliet, 111., July 15.— (UP) —Death claimed its stakes today in the daring gamble three men made to escape the punishment for murder. At 6:14 a. in.. Roberto Torrez. Charles Duschowski, and Walter Stalesky were hanged simultaneously from the same gallows, paying the state of Illinois the supreme penalty for murdering Deputy Warden Peter M. Klein In their escape from the state penitentiary in May, 1926. Once Sentenced To Life Terms The three were originally sentenced to life terms in the state penitentiary for tnurderT" With four other they plotted to win their freedom at the expense of slaying Warden Klein. They were caught, convicted of Klein's murder, and sentenced to die. Twice more they attempted to evade justice by breaking jail and twice more were recaptured. Today they were hanged and death had won. Two of their original comrades in Klein's murder have been killed by officers who ran them down. Only two of the original seven actually escaped and have yet io pay the penalty. The thrle men went to their death smiling. As they walked out of the quaint little, red brick jail into the day light of the jail yard where the scaffold awaited them, they were greeted by a crowd of more than 1,000 persons who had gathered to witness the spectacle of a triple execution. Many more waited outside of the streets, denied admission to the death chamber.

ADDITIONAL RAIN IS BOON TO CROPS Adams County Gets Heavy Rain Thursday Night And This Morning More rain Thursday afternoon and night and early Friday morning was worth thousands of dollars to farmers of Adams (ounty and Indiana, *cc >r<’ing to reports in this city today. Optimism again prevails among the farmers, and the crop outlook for this fall is much better than a few days ago. Heavy rainfall continued most of last night and a few showers 'his morning were general Throughout this part cf the state. The rains were not accompanied by Bt<rms, and no dam age was reported to crops in northern Indiana. The downpour also was a great aid to the roads of this vicinity, which have been covered with a heavy coat of dust tor several weeks. Road men in every township were busy today scraping the roads and getting them into shape for the heavy week- -nd travel. Lawns in Decatur assumed a bright green color, after many had turned almost brown from the intense heat, and truck patches seemed to grow considerably over night The rain also came as an aid to the new golf course.

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LETTER DICTATED BY STEPHENSON STATES AMOUNT Governor Does Not Deny Authenticity Os Letter Written In 1921 SADDLE HORSE IS CENTER OF INTEREST Indianapolis, July 15—(United Press) —The amount of money that I). C. Stephenson spent to control tlie Indiana Heptiblican primary for Governor Ed Jackson in 1921 was fixed by him at $73,216 in a letter which he dictated on October 10. 1921. and addressed to Jackson, the Indianapolis Times said in a copyright story today. The Times, a Scripps-How-ard paper, said the carbon copy of this letter came from the Stephenson files and now is in its possession. I’he governor did not deny its authenticity. I Indianapolis, Ind. July 15 —(United Press)—"The Senator,” a high-stepp- | ing saddle horse once owned by Gov. lEd Jackson, today became the cenrtral figure in Indiana's political embrogiio. The saddle horse stepped into center-stage by the statement of Jackson that he sold it . together with equipment, to D. C. Stephenson ; for $2,500, thus “explaining” the check for that amount which bears Jackson’s signature and which has been pulj’ished in support of charges that Stephenson gave the check to Jackson as one-fourth of his contribution to Jackson’s gubernatorial campaign. Governor “Explains” Deal “In order that no one may be misled or deceived,” Jackson set forth in his statement, “I want to state to the public that the check for $2,500 given to me by D. C. Stephenson, was in payment for a very valuable saddle horse and equipment, a legitimate business transaction.” That Governor Jackson did have a horse that passed into Stephenson’s possession has been common knowledge. 18 is said to be the same animal upon which Stephenson, clad in purple, rode at the head of Ihe hite robd parades in the more flourishing days of the Ku Klux Klan of which he was the state head. Upon hearing of Jackson’s state4COB I’lM UI) ov I’.HiH TWO) oOutlook For Success At Geneva Is Brighter

Geneva, July 15 —(UP) —The outlook for the success of the naval armaments conference seemed brighter today. The conferees had before them for consideration over the week-end a new proposal for the solution of the difficulty cruiser problem. Offered by Japan it contains two main points: First, that Great Britain and the United States each be allowed ten 10000 ton cruisers and apan seven or IrtßS. Second, that the signatories be permitted to retain vessels that have passed the age limit without including them in their tonnage figures. o President Calles Orders All Catholics Released Mexico City. July 15—(UP)—President Calles today ordered the release of all Catholics now being detained either in local jails or in the penal colony on the Isaind of Cres Marias. Virtual cession’ of revolutionary activities throughout the country prompted the release order. Those prisoners in pails will be free at once, while those at Cres Marias will be brought to the capitol and released here.

Pearson Funeral To Be Held Saturday Morning Linn Grove, July 15 — (Special to Daily Democrat! — Funeral services for John Pearson, well known farmer residing near here, who died suddenly Wednesday morning when he was stricken with heart trouble and heat prostration, while working in a hay mow, will be held at the Christian church in Linn Giove. Saturday morning. o TO PAVE MORE OF ROAD N 0.27 SOON

Highway Commission Asks For Right of Way Between Monroe And Bryant i According to reports current at Berne, the state highway commission has asked citizens of that town and atao at Geneva and Bryant to aid them in securing right-of-way for state road No. 27 from Monroe to Bryant, a stretch of about 15 miles, which they say will be paved this year or next. I In paving the road, several dangerous curves will also be taken out, and it is reported tliat these new parts of the road already have been | surveyed, and two new bridges for | the ntw road will be built. i The road is being paved as far south as Monroe from this city this I year, and it is probable that the rest of the road will not bo paved until ! next year. 0 Frederick Schroyer To Broadcast This Afternoon Frederick Schroyer, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schroyer of Third street, Will broadcast a trombone solo ' this afternooh front station WOWO at j Fort Wayne. He will play “Melody in F”, by Rubenstein, and will be accotn- ' panied by his mother at the piano. F. M. Farr Suffers Light Stroke Os Paralysis F. M. Farr, of this city, suffered a . light stroke of paralysis at noon to- ! day at the Decatur Steam Laundry, | conducted by his son B. R. Farr. Mr. i Farr, senior, was taken to the Adams ! County Memorial hospital. It is his I third stroke. NEAR TORNADO HITS COUNTY Julius Heideman Tells Os Hand-To-Hand Battle With Wind Storm Julius Heideman, living about four miles southwest of Decatur, had a hand-to-hand struggle with the baby tormfdo which struck this section Wednesday evening. The storm, coming from the southwest hit a twenty-acre wheat field and cut it square in tWo, scattering the shocks on one ten-acre field all ever the lot. Julius, who attempted to close some gates and doors when he noticed the squall coming was caught in the jam and was forced to hang on to some schrub trees for several minutes. His hat blew eff and sailed away like a baloon never to be heard from. "flie storm covered a terirtory of about four miles wide, extending to the city limits of Decatur, but the damage was not serious. In that territory few wheat shocks were left standing and, at the John Struss farm, a heavy hay loader was moved thirty-two steps in gear. Twenty acres of wheat on the Hessler farm, tenanted by Cecil Havey were blown about promiscously and many trees were partially blown down Persons in that section feel they were mighty close to a real wind storm.

BERNE MAN IS HURT THURSDAY Noah L. Habegger Burned On Hand By Electric Current Berne. July 15 (Special) Noah L. Habegger. who resides north of Berne, suffered painful burns on bis left hand, but escaped possible electrocution about 1:”o o'clock Thursday ‘afternoon, when his hand came into contact with a piece of charged galvanized roofing, while working at the elevator of the Berne Equity Exchange. Mr. Habegger was engaged in cleaning the dust bouse of the elevator when the accident occured. An electric wire was touching the roofing and when Mr. Habegger touched the roofing. he received a strong shock and was unable to release his hand. Other workmen at the elevator heard his yell and ran to his rescue, turning off the electric current. Although the burns on his left hand were very painful. Mr. Habegger was able to return to work this morning. FREIGHTER SINKS AFTER COLLISION All Os Crew Os 25 Saved Except One Man: Collides With Big Liner New York July 15 (UP) The freighter Segaland was sunk in a collision with the Holland-American liner Veedam fout miles off Nantucket today, the offices of the Holland-American line here were advised by wireless by the Master of the Veendam. Ail of the Sagaland's crew of approximately 25 were saved except one man. the message said. The West India Line, owners of the Sagaland, received a wireless message from the Master of the freighter , then aboard the Veendam, verifying the sinking and the rescue of all but one member of the crew. The Veendam was enrqute from Rotterdam to New Yotk with 655 passengers. The Segaland operated by the West India Steamship Co., was out of Boston with a general cargo. — New Member Os Board Os Charities Appointed

Indianapolis, Ind., July 15. —(United Press) —Mrs. Julia Bell Tutewiler, former member of the Indianapolis Schon board was appointed by Governor Jackson today to succeed Mrs. E. C. Rumpier. Indianapolis, as a member of the state hoard of charities. Both Mrs. Tutewiler and her husband are active in Republican politics. Mrs. Rumpier’s term expires today. Appointment is for three years at no solary. Judge W. H. Eichhorn was reappointed as a Democratic member of the board. Other reappointments today were John R. Jones, Democrat of Plymouth to be board of trustees at tb.e state farm and Lula V. Cline, Democrat of South Bend to the board of registration and examination of/ nurses. 0 Dr. Brown Reappointed On Livestock Sanitary Board Indianapolis Ind., July 15—(UP) — Opposition to Dr. Brown, state veterinarian, failed to develope at the meeting of the Livestock sanitary beard today and he was reappointed to the office for a period of 1 year. Dr. Frank M. Hopper, Franklin, had been considered a strong contender for the position. The board passed through several stormy sesions, the most recent being when an attempt wa made to appoint Dr. L. W. Northrup, Indianapolis as Brown’s assistant against the wish-, es of the latter.

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EXHAUSTED FUEL SUPPLY FORCES FLIERS TO LAND Smith And Bronte Believed To Be Floating 800 Miles From Hawaii PLANES AND SHIPS SENT TO THEIR AID BULLETIN Honolulu, July 15.—(United Press)—Ernest Smith and Emory Bronze, lost trans-Pacific fliers have landed safely on Molowai. an island southeast of Oahu, according to advices received here today from Judge .Mac Corrison, of Keavvanni. Keawanni is a settlement in Molokai. The landing was made at 9:35 a. m. Honolulu lime, 12:05 p. m. Pacific coast time, according to the message.

San Francisco, July 15. (I’nited Press) Ernest L. Smith and Emory Bronte, who started from Oakland, Cal., yesterday, hoping Io he the first civilians to fly to Hawaii, today were believed to be floating in the open ocean, some SOO miles from their destination aboard a rubber row boat, their plane perhaps wrecked. I.asl won! from the aviators came in a brief radio message they sent into the air telling listeners that they were running out of gas. were preparing the lift* boat which they carried and son would alight on the ocean’s surface. Bad Weather Exhausts Fuel They had flown about three-fourth? of the distance, but apparently unfavorable weather had exhausted their fuel and morning found them flying steadily westward, with the knowledge tha* they could remain afloat not m re than another hour. It was then they made preparations to alight, knowing * that from the iro.v-ni ei» <>s page tiikkui o YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE PAGEANT Christian Endeavor of Presbyterian Church To Give Program Sunday “America’s Call to Service” is the title ( f a pageant to be presented by the Presbyterian young people. Sunday night. July 17. at 7:30 o'clock. The pageant is one ot' instruction and beauty and the young people have worked hard to make it a success. Each year, the Christian Endeavor sends delegates to the Yeung Peoples’ conference, held for one week in their own Kosciusko lodge, at Winona Lake Indiana. A silver offering will be lifted at the pageant presentation Sunday night, and the money derived from it will be used for sending the delegates to Winona. The play has been under the supervision of the Rev. Harry Fernthiel and Miss Hetty Erwin, who is chairman of the Winona committee. The public is cordially invited to attend i the pageant. The cast is as follows: Church Betty Erwin Americtf Mary Kathryn Schug Attendants . . Mary Coverdale and Ruth Macklin Corn Betty Macklin Wheat. Margaret Frisinger Cotton Bob Magley Coal Boh Hite Fruit Helen Christen Forest Vivian Thomas Gohl Virginia Hite Silver Margaret Haley Jewelry M. Jane DeVor Chewing gum -lonnie DeVoss Cosmetics Dorothy Haley Ice Cream Kenneth Runyon I Tobacco Gerald Somers Sports James Engeler ' Soft Drinks Bob Macklin ■ Movies Francis Noaek i Japanese Kathryn Knapp , Chinese Betty Frisinger Mexican Laura Christen immigrant Mirriam Haley

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