Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Generally f«'r *<>• night and Saturday, farmer Saturday.

NEW TRIAL DENIED SACCO, VANZETTI

Searchers Find No Trace Os Two Missing Airplanes

I HIDE PATH OVER PACIFIC IS SWEPT IT THIRTY PLANES I “Miss Doran” And “Golden | Eagle" Not Located I)eI spite Diligent Search I TWO MORE PLAN TO | START NON-STOP HOP I San Francisco, Gil., Aug. 19. I (Initeil Press)— Sweeping the I Pacific lor 300 miles north and I south on a line between the I Gohlen (late and Honolulu. 30 I navy airplanes had failed to find I a trace of the missing Dole airI planes al noon today. I The seaplanes and land planes I on the aircraft carrier Langley. | and the lender. Aristook. con- ■ tinned the search, however. > confident Miss Doran and the I Golden Eagle would be located j I if they were still on the surface! I of the water. Two More Plan Flights I Honolulu, Aug. 19.—(U. P.) —While I airplanes zoomed overhead and deI stroyers and submarine* searched the I blue waters of the Pacific for some trace of the missing planes. “Miss Doran" and “Golden Eagle," haggard Honolulu today turned apprehensiveI ly to news that two more airmen were preparing to risk their lives in a dash to the Island of Oahu. Word that Captain William Erwin and A. H. Eichwaldt. his navigator, were preparing to Take off in the ''Dallas Spirit" from Oakland, Cal., for the Hawaiian Islands was met with anxious questions about the weather over the 2,400 miles of water. Search Is Spectacular Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 19—(VP) — The search for Miss Mildred Doran, Michigan school teacher, and the four aviators missing with her on two Dole fight planees. had become a determined struggle today between man and the Pacific ocean. , Ships, submarines, airplanes and the radio were called into play in a spectacular hunt that meant a thorough search of virtually every mile of the 2,400-mile stretch between here and California. Confidence was felt here that the vast fleet would find some trace of the planes, the Goldin Eagle and Miss Doran, from which no definite word has been heard since they passed out of the Golden gate last Tuesday headed for Hawaii. Fasls Hopes Aroused False hopes had been aroused during the night by recurring reports hoxtixi t:n ox p »<je si’.x i;x > DAVID C. MYERS DIES LAST NIEHT Heart Trouble Causes Death Os Farmer Residing Near Pleasant Mills David C. Myers, 75, a resident of Adams county for the last several years, died of heart trouble at his home between Decatur and Pleasant Mills, at 11 o'clock last night. Mr. Myers had been ill for the last two or three weeks. The deceased was horn September 1851, in Indiana. He spent most of his life in the.vicinity of Pleasant Mills. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Harvey K- Myers, of Mountain Grove, Missouri; Nellie E. Barber, of Warren, Ohio; May Roop, of Willshire, Ohio; Mamie Ward, of Briarvllle, Minnesota; David Myers, of Briarvllle, Minnesota; Jessie Carter, of Van Wert, Ohio: Ad die Carter, of Hamilton, and Adrian Myers, of Geneva. Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Mills Baptist church at 2 0 clock Sunday afternoon, with the R ev. Mr. Day, of Bluffton, officiating. Burial will be made in the Pleasant Mills cemetery.

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Queen Wanted \ k X. ■’l I King Boris of Bulgaria, traveling as “Count Trila,” is on an extended lour of European cap- | itals. Loyal subjects of the King, as well as royal and social circles of Europe are watching the trip, wondering if King Boris will find a princess to share his throne. He is the only “bachelor” among the monarchs of Europe.

J. L CARTWRIGHT DIES SUDDENLY Former Resident Os Adams County Falls Dead At Huntington Jerry L. Cartwright, 76, a former resident of Adams county, fell dead on the street at Huntington, last night. For some time, Mr. Cartwright has made his home with his son. Roy Cartwright, who owns and operates a job printing plant at Huntington. Mrs. Cartwright, w'tfe of the deceased, was visiting her daughter in Florida, at the time of her husband's death. Several interesting incidents in connection with Mr. Cartwright’s work in Adams county were recalled today by John F. Snow, well known Decatur historian. Mr. Cartwright built several public buildings while in Adams county, including the hail and store room at Ceylon, and the Cart wright hall and store room in Geneva. The Geneva building was located where the 1.0.0 F. hall has since been erected. It was provided with a stage and ample provision for amateur theatrical performances. Theatrical troops from Fort Wayne and other cities played in the Cartwright Hall, some times for a week or more at a time. In 1878 or 1879, Mr. Cartwright and Hilly Fought bought a printing plant at Fountain City and started the' "Geneva Tv'umph,” a weekly paper, with Mr. Thomas as editor and makeup man. This plant was operated by a small steam engine, said to be the first steam press in the county. It built up a good circulation and many of its editorials added spice to the ullage life, as Jerry was always an open handed, free hearted friend to his friends. Notice of his death brought, sorrdw to his many friends in Adams county. Sir. Cartwright is remembered by many of the old timers in this section because of the part he took in the proposed lynching of Fred Richards, in this city, many years ago. Jerry headed a delegation from Geneva and joined the crowd here. During the excitement and while the sheriff was trying to slip Richards away from here. Jerry shot one of the bus horses through the leg and Richards was driving the bus. Cooler heads was drivnig the bus. Cooler heads finally prevailed and Richards was taken to Fort Wayne for safe keeping, but Jerry had become famous in this county.

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FITZGERALD IS FOUND GUILTY IN OIL FRAUD CASE Detroit Promoter Convicted Os Fraud In Handling Leases Near Geneva GENEVA MEN ARE WITNESSES IN CASE Detroit, Aug. 19.—After deliberating for 27 hours, a federal jury last night, found Edward D. Fitzgerald. | Detroit promoter with a long prison I record as a confidence man, guilty |on all four counts of an 'indictment charging use of the mails to defraud. He will be sentenced next Tuesday morning by Judge Ben C. Dawkins. The fraud of which Fitzgerald was accused, occurred in the summer of 1925. when he sold to Walter Varnes and Charles Eddy of Independence, Kan., a controlling interest in the Security 0:1 and Resin ng company for SIOO,OOO. As an inducement <o purchase he showed them, after having sent them four come-on letters a document purporting to be a sworn appraisal of the v?,'ue of the oil leases hied by the company at Genova.. Indiana, and Scottsville. Ky„ and setting it at $1,790,000. The three Geneva men whose names appeared on the statement, Will Mesel, O. D. Arnold and Clement Green, appeared as government witnesses, and swore that they had signed the paper in Wank when Fitzgor il;' irged, them tq hasten and that the value of the company’s Geneva properties was less than SIO,OOO. This is understood to be the document which figured heavily in the jury's verdict of guilty. I'p to Thursday noon, the jury was evenly split, and shortly after turned seven to five in Fitzgerald's favor. Then all the papers and books in the case were sent into the jury room, and from them on until 7:30 o'clock Fitzgerald lost ground steadily. The intent of fraud as indicated by the Geneva affidavit was not the only incriminating evidence against the defendant, however. H s ownership of a controlling interest in the company was challenged on the ground that he had acquired large blocks of stock without paying anything for them. Charles Sweso, a icoxtixi i:i» ox PAi.r nMn o LAUNCHCAPSIZES; 37 MEN DROWNED Typhoon Hits Light Vessel In Harbor At Manila. Philippine Islands Manila, P. I. Aug. 19.—(UP) Thirty seven workmen were drowned early today when a typhoon capsized a launch of the Atlantic Gulf Pacific Company in the harbor. Taking on men who had been unloading the freighter “Seaferer”, the launch had passed outside the breakwater and headed toward the Pasic river when the typhoon struck. All on board jumped into the water, but only 51 were able to swim to the breakwater. Democrats Boom McNutt For Gubernatorial Race Evansville, Aug. 19. — (U. P.) — Democrats here have launched a boom for Paul McNutt, dean of Indiana University Law school for the gubernatorial' nomination. They said similar booms were being started in many other parts of the state. Redfern May Delay His Flight Several Days Brunswick, Ga„ Aug. 19. — (U. P.) — The take-off of Paul Redfern on his proposed flight to Brazil may be delayed several days by necessary tests in the air of his Stinson monoplane, he announced today.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 19, 1927

BlulTton Man, Seeking A Divorce Says He Had To Keep House And Cook Bluffton, Aug. 19. —Bert Barley, cigar manufacturer, today filed suit for divorce against Hattie Barley, iJiiii<-r millinery shop proprietress. Besides charging her with cuelty, Bartley states that his v.lie made a success of her millinery shop while no remained at home doing the cooking. keeping house and trying to run i cigar factory. He charges she kept the money in her own name and wanted him to pay rent to her for th*.property in which they were living. He alleges that she humiliated hint by criticizing him before friends, and at times became angry without cause anil would not speak to him for several days. On the occasion of their separation lie alleges that she ordered him from home. MOOSE TO HOLD NATIONAL MEET Mat Breiner And Charles Helm To Attend Convention In Philadelphia Mat Breiner and Charles Helm, of this city, will leave tomorrow for Philadelphia, wherb they will attend he national* convention of the Loyal Order of Moose, to be held in that city all next week. Mr. Breiner goes as delegate to the convention and Mr. Helm as alternate-delegate. Both local men will be absent from this city all next week. Several tours of interst are planned in and- around Philadelphia during the week's stay there for the delegates from the entire United States. PLANS MADE FOR COUNTY INSTITUTE Aug. 29 To Sept. 2 Dates For Teachers Institute To Be Held Here The dates and names of the speakers for .the annual Adams couney teachers institute were announced today by Clifton Striker, county superintendent of schools. The institute will be held ia the circuit court room of the county court house from August 29 to September 2, inclusive. Mr. Striker has secured a list of able speakers for the institute. Dr. Roscoe Gilmore Scott, of Franklin, a noted lecturer, will be here the entire week. Professon Harty N. itch of Muncie Normal college, will he here on Tuesday and Wednesday. Lillian Gayßerry. of Indiana University, will be here on Thursday and Friday. Miss Grace Hobson, of Birmingham. Michigan, will have charge of the music all week. Two sessions will be held each day. the morning session starting at 9 o'clock and the afternoon session at 1:30 o'clock. All teachers in the county will attend the institute. O— Steele Family To Hold Reunion At Park Sunday A reunion of the Steele families will lie held at Bellmont Park. Sunday. August 21. J. H, Steele is secretary of lhe reunion. All members of the family are urged to be present. John Gillig And Family Make Short Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. John Gillig and datighter, Elizabeth, and son. Robert, of Lexington, Kentucky, and Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter, of Cynthiana. Kentucky, passed through Decatur Thursday on their way to Bay View. Michigan, and stopped for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Rice, of North Fifth street. Mr. Gillig is a former Decatur resident and was employed as a reporter on the Daily Democrat several yeaj's ago. At present, he is an architect in Lexington.

I - 1 ' 11 - PLEADS FOR DOOMED BROTHER | » jijk" I Luiga Vanzetti, sister of Bartolomeo Vanzetti, journeys from Italy to America to plead for her brother's lite and. tailing, to coinfort him in his last hours. Picture shows her on her way from Italy to Boston, where Vanzetti and Sacco await their fate. * (IntcrnationaL Illustrated News)

Eggs Are Crushed And Chickens Are Killed When Truck Is Wrecked Orleans. Ind., Aug. 19. — (UP) —William Harding. Norton, Ind., was seriously injured. 17 cases of eggs were crushed, and six crates of poultry were killed, crippled or escaped from crates, when a truck driven by Harding turned over near here. The truck rolled over three times and landed on its sitfe at the bottom of thehill. Psi lota Xi Sorority Publishes Cook Book The Psi lota Xi sorority has pub- | lished a cook book which is called | ‘‘Kitchen Kapers.” The book contains a large list of tested recipes, j submitted by Decatur’s best cooks. ( The books are bound in an attractive cover and are being sold by the sorority members at twenty-five cents each. SHUMAKER CASE TO BE APPEALED Counsel For Dry League Head To Carry Case To U. S. Supreme Court Indianapolis, Aug. 19. — (UP) — Attorneys for E. S. Shumaker today 1 planned to take the contempt conviction cf the Indiana Anti-Saloon League Superintendent before the supreme court cf the United States. Today’s action followed a hearing before the Indiana supreme court yesterday. during which Shumaker's attorneys sought to relieve him of serving a 60-day jail sentence and paying a $250 fine, the punishment inflicted upon him for alleged "too strong" criticism of the Indiana body. The supreme court, following arguments by Shumaker's attorney and by attorney general Gilliom. overruled three motions made by the defense. The motions asked for arrest of judgement, a new trial, and a modification of sentence. However, the court did agree to continue Sanmaker's liberty under bond of SI,OOO until such time as a ruling is made in the case of Jesse E. Martin, also found guilty of contempt and for whom a new tri. has been asked. The appeal action will be based on an allegation Shumaker's conviction is depriving him of personal t'ree- • dom of speech and Is in violation of i the constitution of tilt Undited States, attorneys raid.

G. E. FIREMEN TO ENJO? AN OUTING Firemen From Decatur Plant To .loin With Fort Wayne Men A week-end house party for al! members of the industrial voluneer fire departments of the Decatur and Fort Wayne plants of the General Electric company will bo held on Satj urday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. This is an annual even: for the ' men and will be held this year at the I cottage owned by Harry Zimmerman, of the Broadway plant, Fort Wayne. 1 which is located on the St. Joe river, five miles east of Fort Wayne, near the Elks Country Club. The Fort Wayne men will leave for the cottage immediately after the plants close for the noon hour and remain until Sunday night. The De catur men will leave here earlier in order to get to the cottage by noon. A chicken dinner will lie the first . event on the program. This will be followed by several athletic events and contests, played between the Broadway and Winter street plants. Fort Wayne, and the Decatur plant. The contests will include horseshoe and volleyball games. Edward Miller of the Broadway plant is general chairman of this annual affair. Other members of the committee assisting in the' plans are Paul Grinnne, chief of the G. E. Industrial Volunteer firemen: George Doehly, acting assitant chief: Frank Brown, captain of the Decatur department, and John Schwartz, captain of the Winter street department. William Melching, president of the social club of the G. K. department, is also on the committee. Fred Duryee is secretary of the club. There are 15 members of this organization who were formerly active in the industrial fire department, who are now holding executive positions, which take up most of their time, but still retain membership in the department. It is expected that with the combined guest list of the three departments about 100 persons will be in a:tendance. Officials of the company will also be invited. Q Holdup Nets SIOO. Richmond, Ind., Aug. 19.— (UP)-- ■ I Only SIOO was obtained by two banl' dits who held up Carl Kramer, in , charge of a filling slation here and rifled the cash box.

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DEATH IN CHAIR EARLY TUESDAY LOOMS FOR PAIR Eleventh Hour To U. S. Supreme Court Only Hope Os Convicted Radicals COURT DELIBERATES FORTY-EIGHT HOURS Boston. Aug. 19. —(United Press) The supreme court ol Massachusetts today denied the application of attorneys for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for a new trial. In u decision reached after only 48 hours' deliberation, the full liench over-ruled exceptions from Justice George A. Sanderson's denial of a writ of error, and from trial Judge Webster Thayer's denial of motions for new trial, revocation of sentence and stay of execution. Death Penalty Loems As a resu't, the two anarchists who Jiave escaped the electric chair for seven years w.ll be put to death early Tuesday unless an eleventh hour appeal to the U. S. supreme court succeeds. The decision was given out by tho clerk of the cour? to whom it was dictated by one of the justices yesterday after the full liench had heard the arguments Monday. Defense counsel felt that further relief in Massachusetts was virtually out cf tiie question. It is believed the state courts and the Governor had said their last word. Michel angela .Musmanr.o, of Pittsbergh, defense lawyer, was expected J m £*> Lu almost immediateI ly to file with the United Stafes Supreme court a writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court is not in session, however, and the application I would have ta be considered by the court as a whole. Therefore, after the application is filed, a further respite from the death sentence would have to be obtained lief ne Monday night. It could be granted by the governor, the trial couit of judge Thayor or by and individaul justice of the United States Supreme Court. The decision was that cf justfee Henry K. Braley, William C. Waft. James B. Carroll and Edward P. Pierceton, who, sitting as a full bench, heard arguments on the exceptions. It was announced just after 9 a. m. The decision was 'that "In each of the cases the exceptions are overruled." J.W.BADMUARTNER CALLED BY DEATH Former Saw Mill Owner Dies OF Cancer At His Home Near Berne Berne, Aug. 19.—Jacob W. Baumgartner, 70, former saw mill owneor in Berne, died of cancer of the bowels at his home four miles southwest of Berne, at 7:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. Baumgartner had been confined to his bed for the last five weeks. Mr. Baumgartner was born in Putnam County. Ohio, July 13. 1867. He came to Adams county when he was 16 years old. For several years, he operated a saw mill at Chattanooga, Ohio. Recently, he had been engaged in the business of buying timber. He resided in Berne for nine years, before moving to the farm southwest of here. Surviving are the widow, Rosa Baumgartner; four children, Louis, of Hartford township. Paul J., Samuel J., and Mrs. Winna Andrews, of Chattanooga, Ohio; two brothers, Rev. S. S. Baumgartner, of Portland, Oregon, and Daniel of Dayton, Ohio; and one step brother, El’is of Toledo, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at the Menuouite church here at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. Reuben Wailing, of Willshire, Ohio, ■ and tiie Rev. P. R. Schroeder, pasi tor of the church, offl--1 (dating. Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery, west of Berne.

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