Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1927 — Page 1

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ROCKFORD BANK ROBBER ARRESTED

New Names Brought Into Indiana's Political Inquiry

attempt to get ITCRIY TO SELL OFFICE IS BARED Indianapolis Tinies Tells Os Klan’s Effort To Control Prosecutor IITTLE BLACK BOXES BROLUHTTO CAPITAL By William E. Hallherg, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Ind., July 25.—, (UP)—An offer of ten thousand dollars and immunity from prosecution in return for appointing a Marion county prosecutor whom the Ku Klux Klan could control whs refused by 1 Warren T. McCray on the eve of his indictment for private business practices, the .Indianapolis Times declared in a copyrighted < ory today. McCray then was governor of Indiana. and his ■ heroic and courageous action" was asserted by the Tinies to be "the most dramatic chapter of Indiana's political history.” Less than a week later, the procession of events that took him to the Atlanta federal penitentiary scarted. McCray, the Tines said, knew what was forthcoming, but refused to barter public office even to save himself. New Names Are Mentioned The Tinies, a Scripps-Howard newspaper. brought some new names into Indiana's troublesous investigation—those of William P. Evans, Marion county prosecutor and McCray's son-in-law who was resigning at that time, and George V. Coffin, republican 1 ‘boss'’ of the county. Governor Ed Jackson was mentioned again. The offer came through Coffin, sold the times, and was cat lied to McCray hy Jackson, then Secretary of State Jackson, according to the times, left' a conference in which he, Coffin and a man who had agreed to furnish the money under a working agreement were sitting, and went directly to the ’ office of tlie governor, but it took McCray only a few minutes To fathom iiiimim in) ox PACK rivi-:> TOUTH IS BLAMED FOR POISON PLOT Ohio Young Man Charged With Trying To Poison His Foster Parents Thomas Wade, 21, a graduate of the Wren, Ohio high school, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempt'ng •e poison liis t uter parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dorce Morehead, of Harrison •ownship. Van Wert co., O. Upon motion of Mr. sanity her.ng was to he held at Van Wert this afterboon, to determine whether or not the young nv-'n is sane. The charges of “unlawfully, knowingly and purposely mingling witli the food of one Dorce Morehead and .Myrtle Morehead, a large quantity cf a fertain deadly poison called rat t.oi- _ tcovnyi F,n ox page «ik>

Coolidge Assigns Writer To Cover Real Story; Farmers Protest Against Refusal Os Governor To Give More Time On Debts

By Paul R. Mellon Baited Press Staff Correspondent) Newell, S. D. July 25 — (UP) — President Coolidge sent a United Pr es a correspondent up here on an assignment about the Government’s irrigation project and the United Press ,or respondent found the story was that farmers here want Mr. Coolidge’s aid in extending the time limit on their 'febts to the government from 42 year to 60 years. Knowing that correspondents were ! ’hort of important news, Mr. Coolidge r ecently suggested that they should * rlte stories about the Ardmore Dry

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Redecorating In Progress At Catholic Church Here The walls of the sanctuary in St. Mary's Catholic church are being repainted. John Deßolt of this city being in charge of the work. The arch above the sanctuary has been repainted ami the huge pictures of four of the Apostels, in the panels around the sanctuary, will be repainted. The work will require about two weeks. The roof on the church has been repaired and the spouting and tin work has also been painted. BANKER-FARMER TOUR PLANNED t Plans Completed For Tour Over Northeastern Indiana Counties, July 28 Plans are complete for the banker-farmer-county agent, tour, which will he held in the northeastern Indiana district on Thursday, July 28. as one stops for the northeastern Indiana of eight such tours held that week group are on farms easy of access in and the next over . Indiana. The Wabash, Whitley and Noble counties. The first stop at 9 o’clock will be at the home of Ray Bechtold, 2M miles east of North Manchester, or two miles north, and one mile east and a half mile north of Servia, Wabash count. The Bechtold's had the ■ first prize kitchen in the state-wide ■ kitchen improvement contest. The improvements were made possible by good management of a general farm on which dairy cows, hogs, poultry, elfaffa and wheat are produced.. The next stop is a few miles north, at the farm of J. J. Kyler, three miles ! southeast of Columbia City. This 120-acre farm is on the right side of ' the ledger and Mr. Kyler will tell why. Dinner will be eaten at 12 o’clock at the Tri-Lake Hotel, north of Columbia City. , J The third and last stop will be at 1 the C. C. Palmer farm 320-acres, two and a half miles west of A,‘bion in Noble county. Mr. Palmer has a gen•eral farm that produced 20 pure-bred (shorthorn calves a year, 60 to 80 crossbred hogs for feeding, certified seed of Purdue, and Walfred Lindstrom, wheat, corn and alfalfa. W. V. Kell, Indiana Bankers’ association, will speak. This tour has been arranged by a committee consisting of L. M. Busche, .Decatur i E. E. Stinson, Auburn, 'and J. B. Cunningham, Albion, couty (agents, and Monte Green. Garrett; and I.John W. Tyndall, Decatur, bankers. [ The bankers and county agents, with interested farmers from Adams. Allen. Dekalb, Huntington, Kosciusko. Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties are expected to be on the tour. I Those who plan to go on the tour are requested to notify L. M. Busche. I | county agent, not later than Tuesday I I morning, In order that arrangements ’ (for the dinner may be made. > —■—o Pioneer Packer’s Widow Dies ? Chicago. July 25. —(UP) —Mrs. Philip D. Armour, the widow of Chicago s ’ first packer, died'this morning at her s residence here following an illness of several weeks. When death came to 1 Mrs. Armour members of the family ' were at the bedside. Private funeral services will lie held Wednesday.

I farming project and the Bellefourch irrigation farm. Mr. Coolidge feels that - correspondents are writing too much I about his private life and believes that J the country would obtain more bene- . ficial results from the stories about j his suggested subjects. [ But the United Press correspondent I i who arived here today found that the • farmers have a story for Mr. Coolidge r and are holding a mass meeting tomorrow’ night to protest against the > government's refusal to extend the 5 time limits for payments upon their obI ligations. They have cultivated 60,000 (CONTINUED ON PAGE sIK»

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CHARLIE BIRGER DOOMED TO DIE: PALS GET LIFE Former Terror Os Southern Illinois Is Convicted Os Murder BIRGER PLANS TO APPEAL CASE By William F. Sullivan, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) uenton. 111., July 25.— (UP) —( Charlie Birger, once the swag-1 gering gang chief who terroriz-; ed southern Illinois, sat in a Franklin county jail cell here today, a murderer condemned to die. A jury of miners and farmers that tried him for the murder of | Mayor Joe Adams of West City, i decreed that he must hang ami that I his co-defendants. Art Newman and , Ray Hyland, must spend the resl of ( their lives behind prison bars. Verdict Announced Sunday The verdict was announced at a special session of circuit court here yesterday. The case had been given to Vhe jury last Saturday afternoon after a two weeks trial in which the state charged that Birger and his fol lowers conspired to murder Adams, assassinated last December 12. The defense had presented no testimony for the accused trio, fearing that one of them might give testimony damaging to the others, Birger and Newman, once close, friends, who had become bitter enemies because of confessions by Newman. Thinks Os Family "I don't give a damn for myself.” said Birger when returned to jail after hearing the verdict. “It's ray wife, sister and children that I care about.” It is for them, ho said, that ho will carry an appeal to high courts. Only a few hours after the verdict was returned. Birger's attorneys were at work on a motion for retrial to be presented Wednesday. “We are not defeated,” Birger's counsel announced after a conference with the gang chief. "You jnay rest assured that Charlie Birger will not hang until the United States supreme court lias passed on the verdict.” Plan Fight To End This will be the first step in an <( oxtixi i-:n ox i’A<;r. rot it> TEN MEN SEEK CARRIER ROUTE Civil Service Examination Held At Decatur Postoffice Last Saturday Ten Adams county men took the civil service examination at the Decatur postoffice last Saturday, it was announced by L. A. Graham, local postmaster, this morning. The examination was called by the Civil Service depar.ment and undoubtedly was called in order that the two vacancies on rural routes, which are now occupied by temporary carries, might be filled permanently. The two carriers who are working under temporary appointments are Arvai Osterman and ‘Harvey Davis. They were appointed about three months ago and have been working 1 with the 90-day permit. It is probable Mr. Graham stated that the two men now carrying the routes will be appointed permanently, but the examination was necessary, according to ‘ law. Those who took the examination are as follows: Harry Frit zinger, E. ‘ Osterman, W. H. Myers, Harry Mag- ‘ ner, George Cramer, Harry Bowers, ‘ Walter Whittenjiarger. C. Yager and “ Clyde Noble. ’ The papers were sent to Washing- ■ ton and the returns will be announced • as soon as they are received at the local office.

Decatur, Indaina, Monday, July 25, 1927.

Twine Lost Six Weeks Ago Is Located By One Little Ad In Democrat Fred Isch. prominent livestock dealer and fanner, residing west of this city, purchased a large ball of twine about six weeks ago and on his way home he had the misfortune to lose it. Tile Incident slipped his mind and last Friday when he was in town he decided to advertise for the article which was lost six . weeks ago. At the time lie inserted the ad, lie said that he didn't think t it would do a bit of good. Less than 24 hours after the publication of the I ad tile first time in the Daily Democrat, he had the twine in his poses- ( sion. Fred called Saturday night | and joined the army of millions wlto say "it pays to advertise.” ■ ____________________

BERNE BOY IS I SERIOUSLY HURT Homer Huser Suffers Frac-j tured Skull In Auto Accident Late Saturday Homer Huser, 13. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Huser, residing near Berne, is in a critical condition at the Adams | County Memorial hospital, suffering from a fractured skull, as a result of an automobile accident which occured east of Berne, late Saturday afternoon. He was brought to the hospital at 5 o'clock. Saturday evening. The youth rallied occasionally today, but > • his condition is very serious yet. Homer and his brother. Roy. were riding together and Roy was driving , the car. It collided with a truck ownI ed by the Berne Equity Exchange and driven by Victor Graber. Mr. Graber and Roy Huser escaped with only minor injuries. The two cars were I badly damaged. — o IMY’S condition REPORTED BETTER ——— Physicians Optimistic Over Chances Os “Teddy’’ Krick To Recover The condition of Theodore “Teddy" Krick, 12. who attempted to end his own life last Friday by inflicting two wounds with a .22 caliber revolver, was reported late this afternoon as "satisfactory." 1 The boy spent a good night last 1 night and today the attending phys1 icians were optimistic regarding his chances for recovery. The wound in the forehead of the youth is thought to be the least set ions of the two. The other wound, through the lads chest above his heart, has caused considerable pain and trouble but it is bought “ that the boy has a good chance to recover. i o Giant Turtle Caught In White River Near Bedford Bedford, Ind.. July 25. — (INS) — ! One of the largest turtles ever caught I in the White river was landed at Chase Riffle by Bill Terrell. Hugh Wilson and Bert Short. ’ It was one of the snapper variety and measured 36 inches from tip to ' tip. The shell was 16 by 17 inches , and the reptile weighed 35 1-2 pounds. When dressed there was a six quart j bucket of meat. The shell is on exhibition at Chase Riffle, three miles south of Williams, j o : Tilden Wins National i Clay Court Title Again Detroit, uly 25 —(UP) —William T. , Tilden, 11, ranking singles star of the 1 United States, captured the national clay court championship for the seven- - th time, Sunday, defeating John Hen--1 nessey, of Indianapolis, in straight 3 sets in which the issue was never in doubt. The scores were 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.

LEGION MEMBERS HEAR APPEAL FOR GREATEROEFENSE Paul V. McNutt, State Commander, Urges Greater National Defense Program MORE COOPERATION IN LEGION SOUGHT South Bend, July 25.— (UP) —Six thousand American Legion I delegates heard State Command- ( er Paul V. McNutt appeal for aj greater national defense pro- ( gram as the Ninth annual state conclave opened here today. McNutt pleaded for greater cooperation within the Legion and asked that ‘‘((nibbling over the sale of poppies" be stopped. He said the Legion had its greatest work ahead in the next 30 years to build up citizenship, stamp out radicalism, provide for the disabled veterans, and ' preserve the institutions of freedom bought with the price of many lives. Frederick Landis. Logansport journalist and orator, demanded that the Americas Legion stop Jack Dempsey from engaging Tunney for the heavyweight championship on Soldiers Field. Chicago. Landis said that a : field dedicated to the war’s dead was no place "for a slacker to seek fame and fortune.” 1 Methodist Pastor And Family Enjoying Vacation The Rev. Ross W. Stoakes pastor of the Methodist church left last night ! for Lake Webster to join his family who aie enjoying a week's vacation ’ there. The family went to the lake 1 Saturday and Rev. Stoakes returned to Decatur for the Sunday services and so visit his mother in Fort Wayne, who has been seriously ill. Corn Borers Found In Van Wert County, Ohio | Van Wert, Ohio.. July 25-Govern-L ment scents, working in Jackson townI ship, Van Wert county, discovered I three small worms which they inden«l titled as European corn borers, Saturday. The worms were not more than one-sixteenth of a ninch long, having been hatched out. only recently. PILOTS "DEAD" PLANE TO EARTH t < Engine Blows Up As Navy > Air Ace Is Attempting To Set New Altitude Mark 1 ______ t Washington. July 25. — (UP) —Hjs - engine blowing up more than 36,000 t feet in air as he was trying for a • new altitude record, Lieut. C. C. Champion, navy air ace, piloted his powerless plane more than six miles downward and landed unscratched iu | a weed patch today. An ambulance sent from Bolling field to pick up his body from a wrecked plane found him examining ( the Wright Apache plane- which, save } for its demolished motor, was praciicMly undamaged. “A sylinder exploded,” was his grinning comment.” The propeller and instrument board 3 of the Wright Apache land plape he was using were glistening with frost from the rare, bitter cold upper air. Champion asked assistance in removing his heavy flying clothes, which were smothering him on the ground. The place where he landed is near the Eleventh street bridg, a round 1 spot hastily pickd as Champion volplaned in huge circles to the earth. Bolling field officials, who saw his e plane drop, predicted certain death d for the flier, who previously had broki- en his own altitude record for seai- planes and was seeking to beat the t 40,810 foot land-plane altitude record n held by Callizo oTVrance. Champion was up more than an hour.

Judge E. IL Gary Suffers From Ptomaine Poisoning New York. July 25 —(UP) Judge I Elbert 11. Gary, chairman of the Unit | ed states steel corporation is suffer-j ing fiVm an attack of ptomaine poisoning, it was reported in financial circles here today. Gary was said to have been confined to his home for several days. He was reported progressing favorably, and it was said lie hoped to be able to return to his office in a few days. BLAST DAMAGES ' GARAGE IN BERNE Amos Moser Is Injured , When “Free Air” Tank In 1 Moser Garage Explodes — i Berne, July 25- (Special' -Damage 1 estimated at several hundred dollars > was caused by the explosion of a com- < pressed air tank in the basement of •' the A. J. Moser garage here at 7 o’- ’ clock this morning. Amos Moser, a 1 member of the firm, was painfully; injured when a piece of iron pipe,’ hurled through the air by the blast struck him en the hip. The compressed air tank, used to supply free air to motorists, was lo- 1 rated in the basement of the garage bunding on Main street. The exact | cause of tbe explosion is not known, but it is thought that the valves stuck or the automatic cut-out failed to function in shutting of the pump. Tire pump and tank were hurled through the concrete floor above, (baling a large hole in the floor. A portion of the north ami south walls in tile basement were torn out by the blast, also. n George Dale Goes To State Penal Farm To Be Notified Os Parole Muncie, Ind July 25—(UP) —George Dale. Muncie publisher, left today by automobile to commit himself to the Indiana prison farm at Putnamville. Dale paid his SSOO fine for contempt! of court to the clerk of the Delaware | circuit court here this morning. Upon’ arrival at Putnamville he was to lie, notified that Governor Ed Jackson had granted him a parole conditional es his! paying the fine. No sheriff or other officer accom-, panied Dale. He was given the mitti- ! mus and was to carry it himself to the Warden cf the farm. Muncie Youth Convicted Os Attacking Aged Woman Muncie, July 25. —(UP) —Gerald DeLong. 18, stands convicted today of i attacking Mrs. Margaret Williams, 81. I at her home in Albany last April 20, ‘ but as he has been adjudged of nn-! sound mind, it is probable that a hos- ■ pital for the insane rather than the state prison will claim him. The offense carries asentence of 5 to 20 years unless he is committed to an asylum. o Balloon Stunt Man Falls Into Tree Top j Indianapolis, July 25, — (UP) — “Daredevil” Huggins, balloon stunt man, nursed two badly scratched! arms today, but otherwise was none | the worse for a fall through a tree at Riverside park Sunday while making a parachute leap.

King Os Rumania Goes To Sea Shore To Play In The Sand; Family Doctor Says Child Ruler’s Health Is Perfect

Bucharest, July 25.— (UP) —King Michael, Rumania's 5-year-old monarch, leaves today for Maima, on the Black Sea. where he will be able to forget about his new title which has puzzled him so much and play again in the sand, building castles and tunnels. Michael’s physician told the United Press that the child was not being 1 taken to the seashore to improve his health. “Through physical training i be has built up a strong resistance to maladies and his health 7s perfect,”

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MERLE YOCUM IS HELDiCONFESSES PART IN HOLDUP Says Six Men Took Part In Robbery Os Rockford, 0., Bank I-ast Week BEING HELD AT CLEVELAND, OHIO Mejle Yocum, 30, who was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio. Saturday afternoon. has admitted that he took part, in the robbery of the Rockford National Bank, at Rockford. Ohio, nineteen m les southeast of Decatur, last Wednesday. He has told authorities that there were six men in the gang that planned and staged the holdup, but. so far. has refused to name his companions. Yocum formerly resided near Rockford and is well known in Adams county. A charge of stealing automobiles was filed against Yocum in the Adams circuit court several years ago, but the charge was dropped when he was sentenced on a charge of forgery at Portland. Still Held at Cleveland Yocum has not been returned to Celina. Ohio, where a charge of bank robbery has been filed against him, hut is still being ha’d at Cleveland, in an effort to learn the identity and whereabouts of his companions in the Rockford robbery. Yocum, who went by the name of Ray Brazes, while in Cleveland, was manager of a restaurant in that city j until two months ago when he disappeared. He is accused of embezzling SBOO of the restaurant's funds. Another employee of the restaurant left at the same time tha Yocum disappeared. and Yocum told authorities that that man planned the Rockford robbery. Loot Divided at Spencerville After robbing the bank at Rockford, j according to Yocum, the bandits drove | to Spencerville, Ohio, where they dijvided the loot. Yocum said he received S2BO as his share. After dividing the loot, the six bandits separated, he said, and he does not know ! where the others went. He said he I thought they had gone to Chicago (The loot taken from the Rockford hank totalled $2,591.80 in currency. Yocum has been married and divorced and his former wife and two (( ox rixi i'll ox ri(;c mvi PLANE WRECKED RY PASSENGER Two Passengers Are Killed And Pilot Injured In Crash Near Chicago — Chicago, July 25. — (UP) —An uni tutored airplane passenger pulled an auxiliary control handle by mistake and threw the plane .in which he and a friend were riding into a tail-spin. Today Ray Westphall, 21. of Dundee, . 111., and Irwin Hybel, 22, of Chicago. [ are dead, and their pilot, Carl HawkI inson, 31, is critically injured. I Hawkinson last evening offered to | take Westphall and Hybel up in his plane as passengers. They had never ridden in an airplane before and were j glad to accept. They took off from a 1 private landing field near Morton Grove, while members of the Glen--1 view golf club, nearby, watched them ] icovnxi i:i» ox i>\(ii-: -ix>

| the physician said. “He is going because of his fondness for the sea where he likes jo build sand castles.” Meanwhile, today's session of parliament was devoted to mourning ceremonies and the board of regents began functioning for the young king who must wait 13 years before he becomes king in his own right. The late Ferdinand was buried yesterday, but Michael knew nothing of it. He was rigidly kept away from the ceremonies he would not have understood anyhow.

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