Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Shower* end thunderstorm* piobabiy tomflht and Sunday;, cooler Sunday and In north portion toniflht.

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inquiry takes ON APPEARANCE OF COMIC OPERA More Heard About Spavined Horse Sold By Gov. .Jackson To Stephenson STEPHENSON AND ATTORNEY AT ODDS Indianapolis, July 16 —(I nit(d Press)—The Indiana politi- , d investigation today took on somewhat the appearance of a , I)in ic opera. Mysterious conferences with “a woman in black and while,” more about :i spavined horse named ‘‘The Senator" and poetry from the cell of a life prisoner assisted the impression. There was nothing comic, however, in the seriousness with which Prosecutor William H. Remy and his assistants. in charge of the inquiry, emerged from the Marion county grand jury room, after conferring with the woman, whose face was Grange to those who have been following the case. Remy, pursuing his policy of reticence, would give no explanation*. The secret came out later when it was reliably reported that the woman was Miss Mildred Mead, the pretty stenographer for Stephenson. for whom a wide search was made last fall by agents for the Marion county jury. Special prosecutor Enisley W. Johnson admitted her tderrtty — 'The conference was entirely satisfactorily." said ohnson. He intimated Stephenson had given the leads for the questioning. "We asked her questions both general specific. Some interesting date was obtained but we cannot give it out at this time." No Taxes Paid on Horse It developed meanwhile that "the Senator," the high-stepping animal that Governor Ed Jackson says he sold to D. C. Stephenson, never was listed among the Indianapolis personal assets of the Governor. As a matter of fact, investigation disclosed that Governor Jackson paid taxes in 1923 —When he sold the horse for $2,500 —on property valued at only 1613. and "The Senator," nor any of his kind, were not included in the assessor's report of Jackson Goods subject to levy, it i possible that the horse was not i this county, however. There was no reference to "The tnunxiKu ox i’aue tm«) MBS. MARY JOHNS DIES LAST NIGHT Former Decatur Woman Dies At Richmond; Injured In Fall Recently Mrs. Mary .Johns. 73, widow of John Johns, died at Richmond, last night according to work received in this city this morning. Mrs. Johns fell and fractured her hip last June and complications, which developed caused her death. Mrs. Johns was born in Adams county and lived most of her life in this f lty. Her husband, John Johns preceded her in death a few months ago. Mrs. Johns was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and of the St. Mary's Sodality of this city. Surviving are three children; Anna Schafer, of Fort Wayne, Herman Johns °f Roanoke, and Roman Johns, of P °rt Wayne. A sister, Mrs. J. 11. Tettman ’ of tj,i ß city, and a brother, Adolph Hart, of Montpelier, also survive. The remains will be brought to the Tetttnan home in this city. Definite arrai >gement3 tor the funeral have not Vet been made, but it is probable that the services will be held Tuesday Morning at St. Mary's Catholic church. urlal will be made at the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery.

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Even Dozen! J| «rwi>M*ULrMswwmwmimwn in; uiiXK— " i bF Sk - Jw ’ * '7 raf t —Z 1 1 . ... -l-N The army may have made the first San Francisco-10-Hon-olulu flight, hut lite navy got partial revenge when Lieutenant B. J. Connell broke twelve seaplane records in one day over San Diego. Cal.

12 Records Fall; Calls It A Day San Diego, Cal., (1 -IN Special.)— An ace of the Navy has arisen, to vie with the Army and the rest of the world in the matter of prowess t.:th airplanes. He is B. J. Connell, still a lieutenant in the Aircraft Squadron of the United States battle flei-i. In one day in the air he bested twelve international records. At 7:17:16 o’clock one morning he took off from the water at San D'ego. at 6:24:34, he called it a day, having rung up an even dozen new marks. He covered a 947.59 mile course in 11 hours 7 minutes and 18 seconds, this breaking the record previously set by the Royal Italian Air Corps for both distance anti duration with loads of 500. loop, and 2.000 kilotrams. (There are 2.2 pounds to a kilogram.) The Italian records for these loads was 5 hours 11 minutes and 7 second over a 590.3 mile course. The other records Lieutenant Connell established were for speed over 1.000 kilometers, about 1.659 miles) at 38.73 miles an hour with loads of 500, 1,000 and 2.000 kilograms. and for speed over 1.500 kilometers at 36.91 miles an hour with the same loads. The navy’s supremacy in seaplanes. established by the young officer. will probably he recognized, and L'eutenant Connell, it is expected, will be honored by the government. o— Judge Longs For A Whipping Post Indianapolis, July 16. —(INS) —"I regret that I can not sentence this man to the whipping post for the manner tn which ho has whipped this child.' Judge Paul Wetter said when Oral Carpenter. 22- was hailed into court here. / - Carpenter was charged witli beating Wal'er Neal, his 13-year-old broth-er-in-law with a rubber belt until the child’s back was a mass of cuts and bruises. Almost the entire neighborhood was in court against Carpenter. Fifteen days on the state penal farm and a fine of $25 were assessed against Carpenter. . "For a man who would do anything like that, I have only to say that the law is not strict enough,” Judge Wetter said.

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DEATH ENDS LONG, USEFUL CAREER OF HENRY KRICK Prominent Retired Merchant And Manufacturer Dies Friday Night; Age Bl EX-LEGISLATOR AND COUNTY OFFICIAL Henry Krick, 81, prominent retired merchant and manufacturer of this city, died at his home on Mercer avenue shortly before 12 o’clock last night. Mr. Krick suffered a stroke of apoplexy a few weeks ago and, since that time, he had been in failing health. Prior to that time, however Mr. Krick was active and, until the last few weeks, he continued the management of his farms, which he has managed since his retirement from business. Mr. Krick was horn October 24. 1845. in Perk county, Pennsylvania He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Krick. Jr. When 20 years of age, Mr. Krick came to Decatur, where, for a few years, he w..s employed as a wood sawer and later, as a tinner. Mr Krick was the first man in Adams county to enter the produce business, and for several years he bought and sold produce and poultry from Adams county farmers.

Former County Sheriff From 1878 to 1882, Mr. Krick serv e<i as sheriff of Adamis county, being tte youngest man to ever hold that nosition in this county. During his term of office as sheriff, Mr. Krick started a brick kiln and, in 1882. he embarked in the manufacture of brick, which enterprise developed into what is now’ the Krick and Tyndall Tile company, of this city. In 1898, the present factory was incorporate! with Mr. Krick as president; John W. Tyndall, secretary-treasurer, and George Krick, manager. That concern has enjoyed a healthy growth under tjie Krick-Tyndall regime and. at present, is one of the leading ind lories of the county. Tn politics, Mr. Krick was a Democrat, and in 1889-1891 he was state representative from Adams and Wq'ls counties. Beside his farms tn (COXTIXIED <>X PAGE FIVE) DALE LEARNS ABOUT PAROLE Editor Must Make Monthly Reports To Suoerintendent Os Penal Farm Muncie. Ind., July 16.—(United p rPSS ) —The “usual conditions” under which lie is to be parqled from the Indiana prison farm at Putnamville the moment he steps into it next week were told today to George Dale, Muncie editor. One of them is that he report every pionth to Superintendent Ralph Howard. "That isn’t so bad,” Dale commented today. ' I’ll rather report to him once a month, than report to him every day.” For six months. Dale must keep in touch with Howard. Unless he so desires he need not appear in person. as prison rules permit reporting by letter, just so the authorities know, "he is behaving himself.” Dale does not know how he is gong to pay the SSOO fine for contempt of court which Gov. Ed Jackson decided Friday would stand. o Berne Band To Play At Portland Tuesday Night The Berne band will play a concert at Portland next Tuesday evening. The concert will be given from the balcony of the Eagles home. The Kiwanis Club of Portland, assisted by contributions from the business men of the city, Is procuring the different bands f-cm neighboring cities ami towns to giv« a concert each Tuesday evening.

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Newspaper Vendor Runs Afoul Os Law After He Fools Unsuspecting Public Brazil, Ind., July 16.—(INS)—"Wuxtry, all a bout Coolidge being tn a bad fix." a Terre Haute newspaper vendor called out loudly. Citizens here swarmed to buy the papers, at ten cents each only to discover they had paid high prices for old Chicago papers. The Coolidge story, they would discover, was on page seventeen, detailing how the heat had caused the chief executive to postpone a walk in the hills. Complaints poured In so fast Prosecutor Kenneth Miller bought one of the ten cent papers and then arrested the vendor on charges of gaining money under false pretenses, working on Sunday and extortion. The matter finally was settled when the man agreed to stay out of town. WORK STARTED ON NEW BRIDGE Dynamite Used To Wreck Old Bridge South Os Country Club Explosions, which sounded more like a round of sells from a “Big Bertha" than mere dynamite, startled residents of the south part of Decatur late yesterday and this morning. Investigations proved that it was caused by workmen dynamiting the old bridge just south of the Decatur Country Club, which will be replaced by a new structure at once. A detour is necessary while the bridge is being taken out and the new one built in. The detour starts at the Mud Pike road and goes to the left to the County Farm road and then back to the Salem road. The detour is only about a mile farther. Contractors are working as rapidly •is possible on the new bridge and the detour will not he maintained any longer than is absolutely necessary. Construction on the new bridge will start as soon as the old one is completely razed.

Silo Blown Down In Storm Wednesday Evening The heavy wind storm which did considerably damage on the Julius Heideman farm and other farms in that vicinity, southwest of Decatur, also struck north and east of Decatur. A silo on the Jacob Weidler farm, four miles northeast of Decatur, was blown down. — 0 Gold Rush Veteran Dies Warren, Ind.. July 16 (UP) Joseph Stevens, 92, believed to be the last surviving Hoosier who participated in the gold rush of '49 is dead here. Stevens drove an ox team across the plains to California. He found gold and silver in the new fields and returned to Indiana to live. JORY HOLOS FATE OF S. A. LENGEL Jury Deliberates On Fate Os Ex-Police Chief At Canton, Ohio Canton, Ohio, July 16. —(United Press)—The case of Saranus A. Lengel. former poj'ice chief, charged with the murder a year ago today of Don R. Mellett. editor of the Canton Daily News, went to the jury this afternoon. Judge Frank Clevenger took but sixteen minutes in delivering his charge to the jury, outlining the various verdicts which might be returned. The state had demanded the death penalty. C. B. McClintock, special prosecutor, in his summation before the jury charged that Lengel was a partner of bte underworld in plotting the slaying.

ORDER RESTORED IN VIENNA; MANY PERSONS KILLED Local Authorities Restore Order After Riots Staged By Socialists 90 KILLED; 300 TO 100 WOUNDED London, July 16. — (UP) The Austrian minister here announced today he had received an official telegram from Vienna stating that order had been restored. The situation is now well in hand of authorities and all possible precaulions have been taken to prevent further disturbances, the announcement added. No private property was damaged in yesterday's riots, it said. Many Persons Slain Vienna, July 16. —(UP) — (By telephone to Berlin and London)— -Ninty persons were killed and between 300 and 400 wounded in yesterday’s riots between socialists and police, it was estimated today. The dead and wounded included many police. Except for minor rioting in Vienna and at Neustabt, it was quiet throughout the country during the night. The general strike, called in support of the socialists' retaliatory riots over the acquittal of Austrian fascists accused of murder, affected the entire country. The -palare of justice, first of several building attacked by ye»terday’s rioters, was entirely gutted. The cabinet met last night and decided to convoke parliament as soon as possible. The socialists were demanding a reorganization of the government. It was believed today that a coalition cabinet might be created wih socialists participating. After last night's meeting, which W’as attended by police and President Schober, the cabinet proclaimed itsself permanent. The socialists demanded Schober’s resignation on the ground that he ordprod the police to shoo: into the crowd yesterday without Mayor Seitzs authorization. o VIOLINISTS TO GIVE PROGRAM Meredith Stewart, Formerly Os Decatur, To Broadcast At Dayton, Ohio A radio contest, of interest to Decatur people, will be held next Wednesday night at 8 o’clock from station WS MK at Dayton, Ohio, between Mere dith Stewart, formerly of this city, and William N. Smith, of Dayton, Ohio. Both young men are volin artists, and both will play the same program. Mr. Smith and Mr. Stewart are former pupils of the same violin teacher at Chicago. Mr. Stewart is now head, of the violin department of the Miami Valley Conservatory of Music, and has played in many concerts and radio programs. The two men will present a sir. liar contest at WSAI, Cincinnati, Ohio, in a few weeks, the exact date of which will be announced later. The program which will be broadcast next Wednesday night is as follows: Sonata, A Minor. Two violins and piano Corelli (Largo Corrente Adacio Allemande) Violin Duet (Unaccompanied) Kalliwoda Romance, G Major Beethoven (William N. Smith) (Howard Thomas at the Piano) Adagio, from Partita in G, Minor for Violin alone Bach (Meredith Stewart) La Plus Que Lente Debussy Salavonic Dance No. 2 in E. Minor Dvorak, Kreisler (Meredith Stewart) (Howard Thomas at the Piano) Concerto in A, Minor Two Violins and Piano Vivaldi —Allegro Larghetto—

Separate 'X-> W" wiCy > ■ wf R| ' ... I Another Vanderbilt is seekin a divorce. This time it's Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., erstwhile newspaper publisher. He’s establishin a residence in Beno to sue. “Just unsuited,” said Vanderbilt. “There's no other woman or other man." Farm Needs Are Told To Cal Ardmore, S. D.. July 16 —(United Press) —Gov. W. J. Bulow, the first Democrat a'ected in South Dakota in many years, today’ told farmers’ delegations. assembled from three states at the federal experimental farm here, that if price fixing is taboo for farmers it should be eliminated from industries. While President Coolidge was a guest at the farmers picnic here. Bulow’ delivering the only speech of the day. urged adoption of farm relief measures similr Io the McNaryHaughen bill, which Mr. Coolidge vetoed at the Oast session of congfess. A big parade of farmers in automobiles, broken down flivvers, buggies and on horseback started on all roads leading to town early this morning for the annual farmers picnic, at which President Coolidge, two governors, two senators and several congressmen were distinguished guests. Ten thousand were expected from three states — 'Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota. The affair started off this morning with a farmers judging contest. Everybody brought a- basket lunch to he spread in the tree grove. A baseball game is on for this afternoon and tonight there will be staged what is known as a "Big Bowery’ Dance.” 0Geneva Man Arrested By Wells County Sheriff Harvey Eckrote, of Geneva at the Stout Dairy Farm,, north of Bluffton Friday, by Sheriff Forester McClain, of Wells county, and turned over to the Geneva town marshal, who held a warrant for Eckrote's arrest. Eckrote will face a charge of assault and battery at Geneva, it is said. Eckrote is said to have attacked his son. William, with a hammer while intoxicated early Friday morning. Tike boy was struck on the head by the hammer and sustained painful injuries. Child Health Board Executives To Meet An important meeting of the executive committee of the County Child Health Board will be held at the Decatur Pulx'ic Library Monday evening. July 18, at 7:30 o'clock.

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NAVY SECRETARY CALLS AFFAIR “A SERIOUS MATTER" Emory Bronte, Navigator Os Smith's Plane, Defends His Action GREAT OVATION AT HONOLULU Washington, July 16 (I’nit<tl Press) The culls for help by the Iruns-Pueil'ic fliers, j Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte, who radioed they were landing in the Pacific, was I characterized today as "a serious matter." by Secretary of I Navy Wilbur, who issued a | warning that, aviators in the | f uture must lie careful in sending out distress signals. Wilbur said he did not mean to rebuke the gallant fliers and that his comment was a “friendly suggestion." "If they want help they should let us know of their whereabouts,” he sjaid. "It is highly important that men realize they are imperilling future fliers when they give out unnecessary calls for help." Bronte Issues Statement Honolulu. July 16—(United Press) The last two hours of the "City of Oakland's” fliht to Hawaii was an unbelievable nightmare and Emory Bronte, the plane's navigator, today defied anyone honestly to criticize their action in signaling distress. "For two hours. Smith pumped gas into his motor by hand, while I tried to rig up an emergency antenna to replace the one that was torn away," 'Bronte fold the United Press. "We believed we faced a ertain death if we remained in the air. We prepar'd to take a chance on the ocean and while I was wondering what I would really say to St. Peter, Smith in some miraculous manner revived the motor and we climbed.” Bronte was plaiflfly hurt and in•nnsed at the statements that their distress signa’s wfrv unnecessary and intimations that they had failed to handle the plane properly on landing. Feat Considered Great Honolulu. T. IL. July 16 —(United Press) While Ernie Smith and Emory Bronte were sleeping here early today. Honolulu was preparins to give them an ovation equal to that given Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger, two weeks ago. Aviators here consider that the feat of mith and Bronte was entirely as great as that of their predecessors ami in fact recapitulation of the <cox rixt’F.n ox vm;k TWOt BURNS CAUSE CHILD'S DEATH Son Os Former Berne Girl Dies Os Infection Caused By July 4th Accident Berne, July 16— Robert Edward Lugibihl. 14. son of the Rev. and Mrs. Walter H Lugibihl, of Peoria. Illinois, was buried in the M. R. E. cemetery, west cf here. Friday afternoon. The lad who was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Hirschy. of Berne, died Wednesday at a hospital in Peoria, from an infection on one of his hands, caused by a powder burn received while he w’as celebrating the Fourth of July. The boy and a neighbor’s son were using a toy cannon when the Lugibihl boy suffere dthe burn. The burn was not considered serious, but he was taken to a physician, who treated the injury. Last Sunday, the lad complained of pains in his hand and on Monday he was taken to the hospital. The boy was born in Lima, Ohio. February 8, 1913. Later, the family moved to Fort Wayne, and then to Pettisville, Ohio. After two years in Pettisville, they moved back to Fort Wayne and last September, moved to i Peoria. This child’s mother formerly => was Miss Rachel Hirschy. The boy • would have been a freshman in high school next fall.

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