Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1927 — Page 1

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I IITORNEYSGOBEFORE SUPREME I COURT IN EFFORTTOGAINNEW I TRIAL FOR SA COO AND VANZETTI 9 Onh Four Os Seven Supreme Court Justices Are On ■ Bench When Hearing Begins; Charges Os Prejudice 9 Are Made Against Trial Judge Webster Thayer I \EWLV DISCOVERED EVIDENCE IS S REFERRED TO BY CHIEF COUNSEL ■» Boston. Aug. 16.—(U.P.) —Arguments in the SaccoVanzetti case were concluded this afternoon and the ■ case was put over until Friday for probable ruling. H Courthouse, Boston. Aug. Hi—(United Press)With a new i 9 iri.ii for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti as their principal B del'i'iisc attorneys went before the Massachusetts supreme Hl court here todav and renewed charges of prejudice against trial H Judge Webster Thayer in another 11th hour move Io block the H xeeiilions. scheduled for next Tuesday.

H Only lour of the seven stiiiniiu court justices were <»n fl the kneli t hies Justice Arthur fl I 1 linens is ill. Justice John (.. fl (.nisbv is in Europe und Justice fl| < \ Sanderson was barred beBB ,-atise <>i his decisions was at BB kMKfI Hearing On Exceptions SB The li-arias; was on exceptions BB f-.,m Sanderson’s denial of a SB wr.t of . -nr. and from Judge Thayaß h's ilenal cf motions for new trial. BB revocation of sentence and stay of M execution. BB In opening forth? defense. AttorBB no Artinii i> Hit', thief counsel said ■B his peti 1 n f< r a writ of error was BB based on th' l "due process" of law |fl (lallSP !il " United State constitu■B tinn and a prov.sion in the state conBB s’iritioti which guaranteed to the MB art-used tin- right to trial "by a im’" A fl M fair 3,1,1 impartial." aB Judge Thaver's action in dismissing, ,4B the three mon ons presented to him SB on the ground that he was without SB jurisdiction was then discussed by BB th* chief counsel. SB Hill ti-i>-ri|i-d to newly-discovered evidence on which motion for new, MB trial was partly based. This new I SB Pvi( ' f>n<p ' I' l ' related to the testiIsl ® OII V "f Captain Proctor (firearms 'fl expert) and also refuted testimony' fl relating to the identification of Sacco's |B Hill then turned to the alleged gSI prejudice O s Judge Thayer. 38 “The prejudice of the judge seems IB tons to i,.. (ftp foundation of the case ■ before this < rs today.” HJI said. “Th.- action of Judge Thayer, both fl Io and out of the courtroom, indi--88. Wes siii ..g prejudice against the en( ' an,s and o’a as to which fl| '‘’’“l' belong, and also to one of the isl counsel f r the defendants. I refer '-fl 10 1 Mr - Moore. ’ (Fred H. B Moon- oi California, chief defense fl eMnsel at ,h e trial.) .8 kfenso counsel referred the court’s ■ a ”ention to the five affidavits which ■ were presented Governor Fuller .fl *’ len he began his personal investiI " lp rase ’ and which eharged 1 uox iivvEn ov mge twoi I NEW SIGNAL LIGHT | BEING INSTALLED | Automatic Traffic Control | Being Installed At Five ‘ Points Today 1 The new automatic signal light. 1 'which was petitioned for recently by B T’sidents near the Winchester and ’I Leonti, and Adams street and Mercer I ay enue intersections, is being install- ■ e, i today by entpfoyees of the elec--1 ’k light department of the city. J The new signal has three lights 1 011 A red light, signifies that the I ®otorist musti stop; l a green light I ’unifies a through traffic and a* yelI v, W warns ’he motorist of a |l Ip ßllß6 T ’ le * ig h’ ia “hout 8 feet » ’he air, resting on a large steel a ~^ ecause of the many accidents at SnK tie "fl ■S of t/ IVe po ’ n ’” corner, and because | u 'he recent violations of the stall ad" St ° P signs? ” was deemed I S | Vißat> ' e ’° erect the new automatic I iJI' The old boulevard signs will ■ *» htkea down.

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GLADYS ROY. GIRL FLIER, IS KILLED Aviatrix Who Thrilled Crowd Here July 3 Is Struck By Propeller Miss Gladys Roy, 25, attractive aviatrix who thrilled hundreds of people at Bellmont Park, here, on July 3, last, with her daring stunts aboard a speeding airplane, was fatally injured late Monday afternoon when she was struck by a whirling propeller at Watson field, Youngstown, Ohio. She died in a hospital at Youngstown last night. | Miss Roy’s untimely death brought , to t close a colorful career, during which time she became widely known as a stunt flier and movie actress. She had planned to attempt a non|stop (tight from New York to Rome this fall, as a climax to her career ,as an aviatrix. j Miss Roy spent a week in Decatur ■ preceding her appearance at Bellmont ; Park on July 3. and became acquainted with many Decatur residents. In ' her performance at Bellmont Park, | M ss Roy did not drive a plane, but performed stunts on the wings, landing gear and tail of a plane operated by her flying companion, Lieut. Deli mar Snyder. The world’s high and low parachute >CM VI *1 »•«» «'V !•«<.!' TW«' o J. OGDON ARMOUR DIES IN LONDON I ~~~ I Head Os Vast Armour Packing Trust Dies Os Typhoid Fever Today Chicago, Aug. 16. —(UP) — J. Ogdon Armour, head of the vast Armour Packing Trust died today in Londan, his offices in Chicago announced this afternoon. |- Armour whose career is the pack- | ing business and financial organizaI tions in the middle west has been. I spectacular ever sir.ee he came to the | head of the firm which his father founded has been ill for several weeks. He was suffering from Typhoid fever with complications, the exact nature of which his office was uncer- ' tain. r i Not only was Armour interested in I the Packing Company, one of the larg- • est of its kind in the world, hut he was also hed of the Armour grin 1 company although operations of the | latter firm were handled by other I men. i o Persons Hurt In Auto ? Accident Are Recovering i t l Morrison Hollingsworth and his two ; daughters and sister, who were injur- ' I ed last week in a street intersection t accident at Geneva, were reported to- >' day to be practically recovered. The J car in which they were 'driving overI I turned when struck by another auto and the occupants were injured. AH 1 have recovered sufficinetly to be up again.

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Jim Watson Is Willing To “Choose” To Become Presidential Candidate Evansville, Ind., Aug. IG— (UP)— Sen. James E. Watson, of Indiana, will no; object to being made a candidate for President of tbe United Sta es. if Hoosier politicians are agreeable to the proposition, lie indicated in an interview wi h newspapermen here just before his departure for New York. Watson, who was returning from Dale, Ind., where he made a talk before a church meeting, said he had made no definite move toward tossing his hat in the ring, but indicated he was lending an attentive ear to the “Watson for President" talk among Indiana republicans. *, o FARMERS ARE FIGHTING CORN PEST IN CANADA • Essex County Agricultural Representative Tells About Corn Borer ACREAGE REDUCED 85 PER CENT “Our farmers are one hundred per cent satisfied that the Corn Borer is the worst, thing that ever struck Essex county." writes S. B. Stothers. Agricultural Representative in Essex county, Ontario, Canada, in a letter to L. M. Busc.he. county agent of Adams county. In order to get first hand information on the amount of damage done and being done by the corn borer in Essex ebunty, where the pest first had its start in America, and to learn of the attitude of the farmers toward the borer and the steps being taken to eradicate it. Mr. Busche wrote a letter to Mr. Stothers, in which he asked a number of ques(levnviKn ox i*a<;k two) CONSIDER OUSTING OF MAYOR DUVALL Committee Os Indianapolis Councilmen Consider Impeachment Os Mayor Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16.— (UP) — A committee of councilmen today considered impeachment proceedings against Mayor John L. Duvall and City Controller William C. Baser, which were instituted suddenly at a meeting of the city council last night. For a time those at the meeting predicted the impeachment would be confirmed at last night’s meeting, but action was decayed until further consideration after a stormy session lasting for several hours. Claude E. Negley, president of the council, secured the delay by referring the resolution to a special committee, four members of which are said to be friendly to the mayor. Other councilmen put up a bitter fight to prevent the reso’uti'on from falling into the hands of a committee ind to get. immediate action on the charges by the council as a whole. The impeachment resolution charges include the following: That the mayor and city controller conspired about Jan. 1, 1925, to ga.'n Duvq.Ts election as mayor of Indianapolis “to enrich themselves and others at the expense of said city.” That, the- conspiracy was to/promote the welfare of “the families of said Duvall and Buser by appointments to city positions of their relatives and associates without qualification.” I That they “did —unlawfully anfl| knowingt’y conspire—and make a false statement and entry of campaign contributions received by Duvall." Local People To Attend Banner Fair At Celina Several people from this city are planning to attend the Banner air at Celina, Ohio this week. Several feature ' horse races will be held in connection ! with the f.oir.

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Aviatrix, Known Here, Is Killed ' 1 ■ "" >***' ".— , tfr J&Ww I ' a ' < > W ■ j** «•' 1 ww I waßm TRIP iflH A- ’ ' W-l f “X ,w A AS" A HBHB S--Miss Gladys Boy. attractive aviatrix, who thrilled hundreds of persons at Bellmont Park, Decatur, on July 3. last, with her stunts on a flying airplane, was fatally injured late Monday afternoon, when she was struck by a whirling propeller at Watson field, Youngstown. Ohio.

W. A. Dragoo. Former State Representative, Is Dead i * Redkey, Indiana. Aug. 16. — (U.P.I - I After an illness of one week. William A. Dragoo, 62. former member of the Indiana house- <f representatives, ’.s dead here. Dragoo was also a forme’ - Jay county prosecutor and at the time of his death was town attorney of Red Key. TABERNACLE SITE IS NUT SELECTED Committee Unable To Decide Upon Location For Building Near Monroe Monroe, Aug. 16- (The tabernacle committee of the Adams County Holiness Association was unable to decide ; upon a location tar the tabernacle to be built by the association, at a meet-! ing held i.i the Monroe State Bank Monday evening. Another meeting will be held at 2 o’clock next Monday afternoon, in tlie bank, at which time an effort will be made to select a site. Three proposed gites are receiving thorough considet aticn by the committee. One is located on the Henry Haggard farm, adjoining the town of Monroe, where tlie association has' held its camp meeting 6ach year for| several years. Another site is onehalt mile sen’ll of Monroe. The third site is in the Charles Hocker grove ' cne-fourth mile east, of Monroe. I Chicago Woman, Visiting ( Here, Gets Death Message | Miss Mabel Guthrie, who has visited tlie Roy Craig family at the Conn-' try Club for a week past, was called to her home in Chicago last evening by the sudden death of her sister. Mrs. Benjamin Dugall, also of that C'.ty. Miss Guthrie was taken to Fort j Wayne by Mr. and Mrs. Craig and went from there to Chicago. Mrs.! | Dugn’l had been ill only a few days ! and, on Sunday evening, suffered a !stroke of paralysis which resulted in, i her death. Her sister did not even 1 know of iter illness and the announcement of her death was a severe shock.

COUNTRY CLUB AMENDS RULES ■ Plans Made For Van WertBluffUm Day; 25 More Members Are Wanted At a meeting of the members of the I Decatur Country Club held last evening, and called for that, purpose, the amendments to the by-laws were adopted. These provide: That, resident club members shall Ibe those who receive their mall froin | Decatur and that non-resident members shall lie alii who do not receive their mqil from the Decatur postoffice whether they reside within the county or not, and are entitled to the reduction charges. That minor children of members of the ct'ub shall have the use of the | grounds without paying any fees, subject. however, to the house and ■ ground rules as they shall be fixed from time to time, I That minor whose parents do not belong, may become members by paying initiation fees as follows:—from 14 to 18 years of age, $10; from 18 to 21 years of age, $25. The annual dues for all these junior members be $lO per year. i Blaus for the Bluffton-Van Wert i day were discussed and a committee j composed of E. W. Lankenau. Cal E. I Peterson, C. E. Bell, Roy Craig and ! France Conter, was named to have full charge of the event, they to work in conjunction with the ladies’ com'mittee named a week ago. Owing to I the fact t hat one of the vis’t ing clubs has an engagement for the date origlinat'y planned, it is likely that this will be changed and announcement of details will lie made soon. Another membership meeting will be .held next. Monday evening. There jure a number of events to be held during the next few weeks and the !<|ub viill be a busy place. Effort to secure at least twenty-five ! more members will be mad? at once for it is the desire of those interestled to bring the list up to two hundred this year. It is likely that after that number has been secured, the -list will be closed and those who are . out will have to await a vacancy.

Chicago Detective Would Test Sanity Os Gunmen Who Murder In Cold Blood j Chicago. August 16 (UP) Chicago's gunmen now face the padded cell as a result of an ultimatum by chief of decfives William E. O'onner. “I am firmly convinced that men who murder in cold blood are not mentally t ight" O'Conner said. Hereafter when a gunman is arrested he will be taken before a psychopathic commission foi n sanity test. O'Conner said he believed many of the gunmen would be found insane. “They fear that mole than anything else, the detective chief said. BANDITS VISIT FOUR TOWNS IN WELLS COUNTY — — ■ — — Four Robbers Get $35 In Cash And Quantity Os Merchandise POSSE FOLLOWS GANG SEVERAL MILES Four bandits eally this morning robbed business houses in three Wells county towns, but escaped witli only $35 in the entire series of robberies. The bandits first made an effort to teb a business house at Zanesville, on the wells-Allen county line, where a burglar alarm frightened them away. The robbers then went to Uniondale whbre they robbed two concerns, escaping with some cash and a large quantity of merchandise. Following the robberies in Uniondale, the quartet went on to Ossian where two more buildings were entered. The value of the merchandise stolen has not been estimated, but the cash totaled about $35. Farmers residing near Ossian saw the four men. and a posse was organized at once. The robbers were followed for several miles, but were not captured. They were driving a Velie touring car. Unidjntified Man Killed Lebanon. Ind., Aug 16— (UP) —An unidentified man, about 60 years old was killed here Monday night when he was run over by a freight interurban of the T. If. I. and E. Tractinn Co., The man's hat bore an Effingham, 111., label. BOY RUN OVER BY WAGON: DIES Carl Wilbur Ridenour, Age 4 Formerly Os Adams Co. Fatally Injured Carl Wilbur Ridenour. 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ridenour, of .near Red Bridge, Wabash county, formerly of this county, died last Wednesday of injuries he received when he tell off of a gravel wagon and was run over. The boy's father was driving the wagon filled with gravel. They had just left the gravel and the boy clintbed on to the back of the wagon. In glancing back to be assured of the boy's safety, Mr. Ridenour saw his son lying in the road several feet back He was unconscious and died within a few hours of the accident. An examination showed that one rib punctured and thit several ribs had been torn loose front the back. It is believed the lad suffered a fracture of the skull. Besides .the patents, two sisters, Doris and Hartha, and one brother', Morris, survive. Fpneral services were held Friday and burial was made in the Maple Grove cemetery north of Sweetzer. The Ridenours formerly lived on the Flank Dibble farm, east of Decatur. Elevator Destroyed by Fire Flora, Ind.. Aug. 16 (Ul’i The McCorkle elevator was destroyed here Monday night by fire, believed to have been the result of spontaneous combustion. D'antage was estimated by the owners at $50,000. The building and its contents were a total loss.

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CROWD OF 200,000 SPECTATORS SEE START OF DERBY Two Os First Three Planes To Attempt Start Fail To Leave Ground FIRST PLANE HOPS OFF AT 12:01 P. M. Oakland Airport, Cal., Aug. 16. (U. P.) With tin' cheering of crowd of 2(M).(M)0 spectators drowning the roar ot |si>eeding motors, the Dole is3s.o(M)' air nice Io Honolulu started todav. Bennet! Griffin, piloting his monoplane Oklahoma, started the heavily loaded ship from the runway pronmlly al noon, the time set tor the start. Griffin and Henley had gone to their plane 20 minutes before takeoff time and shook hands all around. They were dressed similarly in khaki and wore white neckerchiefs. On I their way to the ship they smiled a cheery goodbye to newspaper men along newspaper row. a line ot shacks. Eight minutes after the Oklahoma started, the El Encanto piloted by Norman Goddard, started but the plane crashed. The Oklahoma left the ground at 12:01, offioitil starting time of the , race. E! Encanto Crashes Major Livingston Jrving in the Pabco Flier, the third starter, went down the runway at 12:09 p. m. Goddard’s ship, the El Encairto. was unable to leave the ground and rocked from side to side down the 1 course of the runway. The left wing 1 snapped in the middle. Neither Goddard nor his navigator. Kenneth Hawkins, was hurt. Irving stopped one minute after the start. The plane was unable to leave the ground. Nine Planes Ready Oakland Airport. Oakland, Cal., Ang io.—(TTP.)—Nine brightly colored airplanes were rolled on the runways this morning sn preparation for the greatest air race of history—a test of speed and stamina scheduled to end at the Hawaiian Islands. At noon the starter's signal will give the command for the getaway of the p'.anes on the James Dole race between this airport and Honolulu, a 2.400 mile flight for prizes of $35,000. Eighteen persons, including one woman, were to start on the tour. Tbe planes ai'l were reported in excellent condition for the thrilling air . adventure. All of the pilots have tested their craft and all have been reported airworthy The e ght p’aneswill take about 22 <(OXTIMi:i> OX I'At.E i'ivr.» TO BURY JUDGE GARY IN ILLINOIS Body Os Great Steel Master To Be Laid To Rest At Wheaton, Illinois Wheaton. 111.. Aug. 16- —(U. P.) — , The body of Judge Egbert H. Gary, [ the world's greatest steel master, will . be brought back to his own people for burial. Just a scant year ago Judge Gary visited Wheaton —where he was rais- ’ ed and where he first became known as a good lawyer—and chatted with the Rev. E. C. Lumsden. “This is the place to which I wish some day to be brought." Gary sa d. “This is the country where I was born and raised and here I want hiy bones to be laid when I am gone.” Judge Gary's hotly wil* be brought from New York on the Twentieth Century Limited and will be taken 0 from Chicago to Wheaton on a spep cial funeratl train. The funeral will '' be Thursday. Gary was the first mayor of >• Wheaton. Later he became a county s judge of Dupage county and thereby earned the title of judge.

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