Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1927 — Page 1

I WEATHER j Fair ton>c ht and ■ Friday. Not much ■ change in tempera- ■ tore. Frost probable ■ tonight.

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|MY WITNESSES ■parade BEFORE r INVESTIGATORS Wjand .Inn Delves Into SenI I national Claims In Fall- | Sinclair Trial ■XDK’TMENT OF SEVERAL LOOMS I By Herbert Little E (tp staff Correpsondent) I I Washington. Nov. 3.— (UP) — I W lag parade of witnesses start- | K.l at 11:30 a. m. today Before | Hi . District of Columbia grand | Bun investigating sensational I Hianns of jury tampering in the H'ail-Sindair oil .conspiracy trial. | ■ Tli jury, delving earnestly into the I ■hnihnu developments which led yesI Hvr.l.iv to a mistrial in the oil case, E heard Mack 11. Thompson, perI Heiril atlorney for former Secretary Hq Interior Albert B. Fall. Thompson [■ to b - followed by members of jury, most of whom had already | their indignation at EdMnird I Kidwell, juror number IV for Mib alleged remarks that he expected. Mn ew nt of an acquittal, to obtain a M'ui.' as long as this block." I Washington. Nov. 3.— (INS) — Along Mt ilevioiis and winding road of intrigue illegal manipulation, assistant Mli.striei Attorney Neil Burkinshaw prepared to lead a federal grand M|ii"y today, hoping to find at the tail’s Ker.l a series of indictments against Kline,, alleged to have tampered with Ktlie petit jury which sat in the misMri.il of the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy Kttase. I Tiles of furtive shaw work, displays Kjof detailed reports from operatives ■identified only by code numbers, the ■outline of a sensatiorfal raid on the Mion-I quarters of 16 private detectives, ■tin- stmy of indiscreet conversations ■ which took place in a local “soft ■ drink" parior—all those were laid be- ■ fore the grand jury by the 31-year- ■ olil investigating genius of the dis■triet attorney's office as he continued ■ his efforts to get to the bottom of ■ the secret surveillance of the Fall- ■ Sinclair jurors and the boast of one ■ that he hoped to gain from Sinclair's K acqu I FARM BUREAU TO I MEET ON MUNDAY I County Organization To Httij Meeting Monday Evening At Monroe An open meeting of the Adams Comity Farm Bureau will be held Monday night, November 7, at the Monroe high school building, at 7:30 o’clock, and all -Adams county farme,s and business men are invited to attend the meeting. David Schwartz, President of the Adams county bureau, will preside, and Homer Niederhouser, furniture manufacturer manufacturer of Berne, will deliver att address on “The Values of Organization." Following the address, J. B. Cummins, of Portland, will explain the \ ictory Drive to be conducted by farm bureau members in December in an effort to double the membership of the bureau in Adams county. The meeting will be one of interest to all farmers and merchants, and both men and women are cordially invited •o attend. ft is expected that the membership in Adams county will be more than doubled during the drive and a membershlp chairman has been appointed f’y the county president in every township in the county, and the county organization is working in cooperation with the state organization. The meeting Monday night will not •>e a longe one and it will adjourn in time for farmers from every part of the county to get home early. The Public is invited.

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Japanese Bishop Monsignor Huyosnka is the first Japanese to be consecrated I bishop in the Boman Catholic church, the ceremony being performed at St. Peters' Borne, by Pope Pius. INTEREST AT REVIVAL GROWS Speaker at Christian Church Says Church Is SulTering From Malnutrition The revival at the Christian church is gainiig in interest from night t. night. Services last night were well attended and an added impetus was given the meeting by the splendid preaching of Rev. A. A. Coil. He took as his subject, “Saved for Service”, Rev. Coil based his remarks on the words of Jesus to His diciples, “I have meat that ye know not of”, and the further statement x,f Jesus, “My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me" He said in part, “The church today is suffering from malnutrition, its spirtual digestion is ont what it ought to be. This condition will never be bettered until Christian people learn to apply the physical law of exercise to religion. The surest way to physical breakdown is to do nothing. The shortpt route to spiritual death is inertia. The average church is made up of three classes, shirkers, jetkers and wotkers. Among the first class are those who are everlastingly decrying ami denying responsibility Thu spend class is made up of special occasion Christians. Lacking stability they cannot be counted on for any definate set vice to the church. The third class is made up of that small minority that gives without counting the cost. The measure of a mans religion is the measure of his concern. This is the mark that separates professors of religion from possessors of religion. The royal path of life is the rough path of service." A number of churches of Decatur were represented in the audience last night. It is announced that the meetings at e for the good of the whole community and that all at e made welcome. Tonight, Rev. Coil will preach on the subject, "A Diciple and his church”. The services will begin promptly at 7:15 o'clock.

Report U. S. And France Agreed On Tariff Issue Washington, Nov. 3. — (INS) — France and the United States have reached a general agreement on all he major points at issue in the tariff controversy, it was announced at the state 1 department today. Only a few minor points remain to be adjusted before France is notified that the United States is ready to negotiate a new treaty, and these probably will be cleared up in a few days. s—o Two Downtown Banks In Chicago Merged Chicago, Nov. 3.—(UP)—Two of Chicago's downtown banks —the National Bank of the Republic and the Standard Trust and Savings Bankhave been meiged into a $130,000,000 institution. x The new bank will be known as the National Bank of the Republic. Capital stock will be increased from $4,000,000 to $6,000,000, with the stockholders given the right to purchase one additional share for each four shares now held.

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FARMERS PLAN A THIRD PARTY Farm Party Probable If Congress Fails To Pass Farm Relief Bill St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 3.—(UP) —A movement which may bring about formation of an out-and-out farm party if the next congress fails to pass an agricultural relief bill, was under way today. Th" possible “third party" Involvenents in the text presidential elecion originated in a meeting of 300 .inn leaders of the Mississippi valey. held here. Gathered to crystallize farm sentiaelit. with a view to placing the aimers’ cause betore both parties, lie agriculturalists took a firm stand -gainst party lines which “interfere vitli farm relief." The McNary-Haugen bill was the ombs-hell of the meeting. Unqualiitdly. tlie delegates criticised “these esponsible for its not having become law." Today’s movement toward a farm arty centers around the provisions f this Ml. The keynote of the new >ac.y platform is federal aid for the farmer-a help to the farm which vill bo equivalent to the tariff aid for industry. Those attending the meeting be-ir-ve the McNary-Haugen measure is ’onstitutional —< they believe it so irmly that they have pledged themelves to work for its passage again, u the hope that the president “will not again see fit to veto it." Former Governor George W- Donaghey, of Arkansas, recognized farm leader of the south, expressed the ’irst intimations regarding a possible ‘third party" to the United Press. “If our legislative program to drive tie McNary-Haugen bill through con--reSs,” he said, “fails again at the White House. I believe there is a strong possibility that an out-and-out farm party will spring into being." The delegates pltyced responsibil'ty for the failure of the McNaryHaugen bill on “the party in power.” JOHN HALL GETS THIRD REPRIEVE Supreme Court Grants Stay Os Execution To Man Doomed To Hang Tonight Indianapolis. Nov. 3i—i(UP) —Preparations for electrbcuting John Hail it the Michigan City state prison at nidnight tonight were halted today when tlie Indiana, supreme court granted him a stay until March 9 pending action on an appeal. The stay of execution was the third that has "been given to,Hall while his appeal from conviction of murder has lieen before the high court. Hall was found guilty in the Elkhart superior court of the murder of Louis Kreider, a South Bend druggist, in an attempted robbery. Two alleged accessories, held in jail for trial, escaped in a sensational delivery. The second stay was effective until November 4. Prison custom is to carry ouf an execution at 12:01 am. on the day fixed.

Hoosier Political Ills Analized By Nicholson

Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 3— (UP) — America will destroy America if its citizens bend their necks to tyranny, become subservient to the power of dollars and are false to their glor'ous heritage,” Meredith Nicholson, Indiana author, said in a speech before the Wisconsin Teachers Associalion here today. He reviewed the political situation in Indiana, which he characterzed as “a breakng down of government under law " “Super-government of the Ku Klux Klan and intimidation of lawmakers and government executives by tlie

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Peoria Mayor Willing To Take Job As Mayor , 1 Os Indiana Capital City Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3.—(INS) — I Close on the heels of the offer of Will Rogers, ex-mayor of Beverly ‘ Hills, Cal., and humorist, to serve as mayor of Indianapolis, as soon as lie had "committed a few crimes" came aunoun ement today by Bert A. Boyd, grain elevator owner, that his friend Mayor Louis Mueller, of Peoria, 111., is willing to take the job. “While you are in a quandry as tn who will be mayor of Indianapolis my ■ time Is not all taken up here and 1 ■ offer my services if needed,” the Illinois mayor wired his friend. Boyd, who admitted Mayor Mueller has kidded him rather unmercifully, replied. "Thanks for your offer. I am a bear on the mayor market and inclined to go short. Council meets soon to elect and I will submit your cause.” HOSPITALITY OF CITY IS PRAISED Walter Emmons, Os Detroit, Sends W ords Os Appreciation Words of appreciation for the hos- ’ pitality of the Decatitr community ' were received by the Daily Democrat ’ i today in a letter from Walter T. Em--1 mons, cf Detroit, Michigan, who spent I several days here recently while his brother, Col. Hat old ll.' Emmons, prol minent Detroit physician and a pio- ' neer in the promotion of commercial aviation, was a patient at the Adams County Memorial hospital, suffering from injuries sustained in an airplane I accident near Berne, October 16. I Col. Emmons was removed from Decatur to Detroit in a giant tri-mo-tored airplane on October 26. He received a broken leg, broken nose and other less serious injuries in th# acci- | dent on October 16. His brother stated in his letter that Col. Emmons was doing as well as could be expected and that it was thought he would be removled from the Harper hospital, to his I home this week. Mr. Emmons said in his letters “it is very difficult for me to find words to thank the people ox Decatur and the staff of tlie Adams County Memorial [hr. spiral for the kindnesses that were extended to my brother and myself I during our stay in your city. Both of us feel that had it not been for the expert attention and care given by the staff of the hospital and by the attending physicians, that my brother's ease would have been much more serious than it turned out to be.” 0 Ruth Elder Pilots Plane In Flight Over Paris | Paris, Nov. 3.— (INS) —Realizing a growing desire to get at the controls of a plane before she left Paris, Ruth Elder took off secretly from Le Bourget field this morning for a flight around tlie city. With her was George Haldeman and [ the plane they took up was the same Potez machine in which they flew here from Bayonne. Fulfillment of Miss Elder's ambition to pilot a plane before she left for America was made possible by the InI ternational News Service which arranged the flight.

i Anti-Saloon League has brought its ; I inevitable result," he said. ■ Political Fabric Weakened “The abandonment of local rights I and duties by failure of small politi- ' j cal units to cling to their privileges , 1 has weakened the whole political . I fabric. • . I “Indiana furnished the best exam- ■ p|e of Hie failure of popular govern- ! | ment offered by any American comi monwealth. The fault lies in the i people themselves.” Failure of citizens to vote and . i “interlocking of business and poHt j tics"i he blamed for the political IBs KOM'IMHD O.\ PAGE FIVE)

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JURY AWARDS $1,500 DAMAGES Parents Os Boy Driver Held Responsible For Damages Caused By Him ——— • A Jury in the Adams circuit court reached a verdict at 4:30 o'clock this morning, after delibettiling for exactly 12 hours, awarded $1,500 damages to Clarence Frybaik, Allen county yrung man, in his suit against Hiram and Virgie Morton, also of Allen conn, tv. The suit resulted from an automobile accident which occured in tlie village of Pee. July 6, 1926, in which the plaintiff was injured. Tlie ca rowned by Mr. and Mrs. Morton was driven by their son, Doris, who is less than 17 years old, when it struck the Fryback bay in Poe. Tlie latter was in the-act of unloading a can of cream from an automobile when the other car came by and sideswiped him, injuring one leg. In instructing the jury, Judge Sutton refetted the jury to a statute whichsholds that it is a criminal offense for a person under the age of 17 years to drive er operate a motor vehiPle on the highways of this state, and he charged the jury that if Doris .Motion operated an automobile upon tlie public highways Os Indiana while he was under the age of 17 years, he was guilty ot negligence. He also ■ charged tlie jury that the parents were giulty of negligence in permitting their son to operate tlie ear. and therefore the parents were responsible for any damages caused by their son while lie was driving the car. The plaintiff asked for SIO,OOO in his suit. The case was ventted here from Allen county and the trial started Tuesday. 0 Prohibition Ace Transferred Chicago, Nov. 3.—(UP) —William M. Bennett. Warsaw, Ind., an ace of lie prohibition department here lias been transferred to Detroit, E. C Yellowley, administrator, announced today. o TO GIVE PRIZES IN CORN CONTEST Tile And Construction Companies To Award Cash Premiums . r Through the county agent’s office, announcement has been made that the Krick-Tyndall Tile company, the B-G Construction company and the Gottschalk Tile Works, will award substantial premiums to the five-acre corn contestants of Adams county. George Krick of the Krick-Tyndal ■ompany, of Decatur, and Thurman Gottschalk, manager of the other two companies which are located at Berne, have made arrangement whereb'y fifty dollars in premiums will be awiidred winners in the contest. Premiums will be arranged as follows: first, S2O; second, sls; third, $10; and fourth. $5. The premiums will be awarded at tlie annual Farmers’ Banquet, which likely will be held during the forepart of January. The yields of the sixteen contestants are being estimated this week b> Walter J. Harpel, of Montgomery county, who has been sent, as official judge by the Indiana Corn Growers Association. Three men were visited Wednesday and their yields estimated and the remainder of the men will be seen Thursday and Friday. The men finishing the contest are as follows. Otto Hoile, Clyde Harden, Albert Ewell, Otto Bieberich, Peter 1). Schwartz, Martin Sprunger, Amos Huser, C. J. Jones, Fred Blum, Carl E. Amstutz, Sam D. Nussbaum, Simon M. Schwartz, Benjamin Mazelln, Franklin C. Mazelln, Albert Moser and Martin Habegger. Murder Trial Postponed Liberty, Ind., Nov. 3.—(UP) —Mrs. Margaret Smith who was to have gone on trial here today in Union circuit court on a charge of murdering • her husband, George Smith, obtained [a postponement until Monday.

President Shot It " f ■L ..A Adininil Kondouriolis, president of (licence, will recover H'ter being shot in right temple by :i waiter in Athens, as the xecutive was riding through the streets in his car. TREAT IN STORE" FOR PLAYGOERS All-Star Cast To Present “Mother’s Millions’’ At I). H. S. Auditorium Captain Sigut.l Gudmundson, Artic explorer, delivered an Interesting addfess to a large and appreciative audience at the Decatur high school auditorium last night, as the second night's program of the/Evening Star festival, which closes here tomorrow night. Captain Gudmundson. told of many of his experiences while a prisoner < f the Soviet. He is now a naturalized American citizen and is very proud of that fact. He praised the many opportunities in this country and told of the hardships lie went, through while ft prisoner. The subject of his address was "Back From Siberia.” Feature Program Tonight Tonight at 8:30 o’clock the feature program of the week will lie presented at the’ festival. A three-act comedy. “Mother's Millions", will be presented by an all-star cast. Eleanor Randal, an actress of national reputation, heads the cast. Tonight's p: egram will start promptly at 8:30 o'clock and those n t having season tickets ate asked to come early if they desire to see the great comedy which will be presented. Sufficent season tickets have been sold to make expense for the entire projjram it was announced last night. A few single admission tickets will be sold at the door t night at $1 each. The play which will be presented here, recently completed a New York run where tickets sold from $3. up, and all local theatre fans are anticipating a great treat tonight. The curtain will rise promptly at 8:30 o'clock. For the closing program tomorrow night, Earnest J. P. welj, noted orator and humorist, will give one of his interesting talks as the opening part of tlie program, and the Mason Jubilee Singers will close the entertainment with a series of songs and musical numbers. The colored entertainers are noted for their music and ability to entertain. Admission tcmorr.tw night is 75 cents. The closing night program will start at 8:30 o'clock. o — Man’s Body Found Hanging From Tree Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3.—(INS) — A coroner's examination was to be made here today to determine, it possible, the identity of a man whose body was found hanging from the i tlie bough of a tree along White river , last night. ■ Police hinted the man may have i been tlie victim of foul play. Because 1 of the decomposed condition of the i body, it could not lie told whether tlie , man was a white man or a negro.

Appointment Acceptable To U. S. Washington. Nov. 3.— (UP) —The appointment of Baron Von Prittwitz and Gaffron as German ambassador ■ to the United States is acceptable to . the United States government and r tlie agreement will probably be grantl ed within a day or two. The Baron, is 44 years old.

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CAPITAL CITY CITIZENS NAME SUITABLE MEN Three Manufacturers. Business Man And Ex-College President Selected NAMES PLACED BEFORE COUNCIL lixlitinapolis, Nov. .3. (INS) Ihree wtallby niannlaclurcrs. >nc prominent business man Old one former college presilent were selected this alier•loon as suitable candidates for the office of mayor of Indian- * ipolis at the mass meeting at he Lincoln hotel of more than I (it) representatives of practiclly all civic and business orgmzations in the city. The five men "nominated” were: Charles F Coffin, chairman of the board of directors of the city nianaer league and vice-president of the State Life Insurance company. Frank Hoke, vice-president of the 'loT.comb and Hoke Manufacturing ■om pany. William IT. Insley, president of the nnley Manufacturing company. Josiah K. Lilly, president of the ■Tli Lil'y company, manufacturers cf iharniacenticals and biologicals. Thomas C. Howe, former president >f butler University. The names will be presented to the ■itv council next Tuesday night when >. successor will lie elected to tem■vorary mayor Claude E Negley. , o Divorce Granted To Jack Pickford’s Wife Paris, Nov. 3. — (UP) —A divorce, to become effective at tlie expiration of a 60-day petiod during which an appeal could be made, has been granted to Marilyn Miller, actress, from Jack Pickford by the Versailles tribunal, lawyers in the case announced today. —o Ten Jan Steamers Are Wrecked; 50 Lives Lost Tokio. Nov. 3.—(lNS)—Ten Japanese steamers have been wrecked off the Bamchatka coast with the resultant loss of fifty lives, according o the Nichi Nichi. a Japanese nhwslapcr, today. Tlie destroyed ships were believed to have been secretly ishing in forbidden Russian waters. LET CONTRACT FOR DECORATING Catholic Church Trustees Let Contract For Redecorating Church Interior The contract for redecorating the interior of the St. Marys Catholic church in tills city has been awarded by the ' of ehurch trustees to Roy Ehler and Fred Russell, of Bluffton, and the work of erecting the scaffolding started today. The walls and (filing of tlie church will be frescoed and the color scheme i and designs will be selected by the trustees today. A plain design will be used on the ceiling, . According to the terms of the con- ' tract, tlie decorators must complete ■ their wotk by December 20, iu time ■ so that the church can be decorated • fox - Christmas. Besides\ the redecorating ot the > church, new drop lights will be placed > in the church. The large center chanj delier and lights on the side of the • church wil be removed. Nine largo ceiling lights have been donated by indi-

viduals and these will be installed. The lights will be placed within 16 feet of the floor and they will contain 200 watt bulbs, lights will be placed under the choir loft, also. The walls and ceiling in the r-Ac-tuary were decorated some time ago end the members of the congregation donated sufficient funds to pay for the redecorating of the church.

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