Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1927 — Page 1

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■ILLIUM CALLED ■ BY DEFENSE TO I GIVE TESTIMONY ■,'illioin Is Asked Why He ■ W aited So Long Before I Seeking Stiller Penalty ■three witnesses TESTIFY FOR STATE I Indianapolis, Nov, 21.— (INS) ■_ A surprise was sprung by the ■efense this afternoon in the ■outempt proceedings against ■ i S. Shumaker, Indiana idi-Saloon league suoerinten■ent, before the Indiana suKremt’ court, when James Bing- ■ '>m. Shumaker’s attorney, plac■<i Xttornev General Arthur L. ■G ’Hom on the witness stand. T Bingham sought to learn from the general why the move to Dr. Shumaker's penalty increaswas not made before the supreme ■court imposed the $250 fine and GO■tiny state farm sentence on the dry I Billion) admitted life had in his since Nov. 10, 1926. the ■ctter which Dr. Shumaker wrote to ■(' S. Senator Watson on which Gil■liopi based his plea that tlje court inthe dry league chief's penalty. Gilliom Explains I Gilliom explained that a copy of ■the Shumaker letter was sent him by ■.John Hays, secretary to Senator Wat- ‘ The letter was marked ‘personal’.” ■Gilliom said. “Hays had written me Uftluit it. shouldn’t be used.”. IGiP’om said he did not take action on a basis of that letter until nearly a year later when Dr. Shumaker released a copy of it for publication in Indianapolis newspapers. The state had rested its case at noon, after calling three witnesses in an attempt to have the contempt penalty of Dr. Shumaker increased. The three witnesses called were I’ S. Senator Arthur Robinson, state Republican chairman Clyde Wall), and the Rev. G. F. Hubbart, Methodist minister of Auburn, Ind. The defense objected to depositions of I'. S. Senator James Watson and Henry Lane Wilson, former ambassador to Mexico, which were obtained in Washington Nov. 17. Arguments on the objections were 'to come up at the afternon session. Senator Robinson denied from, the stand that ho had heard Shumaker ask Senator Watson in a telephone conversation from the Robinson home that Watson get the state Republican organization to pass a resolution con (lemning Gilliom. Chairman Wall) testified' that Shumaker had asked him to see Gilliom and “call him off.” Wall) testified tiat Shumaker had told him it nrobab’e would help the chances of the Republican ticket ma terially if Gilliom withdrew the tt'OXTIXI El) OV PAGE FIVE) NEWTOLLLINE IS BEING BOIL! Telephone Company Building Its Sixth Toll Line To Fort Wayne Work will begin this week on constructing another toll circuit to Fort Wayne, H. F. Ehinger, manager of the Citizens Telephone company of this city stated today. With the construction of the new line, the Citizens Telephone company "ill have six toll lines to Fort Wayne The aditiodnal line will make it possible to give quicker service to long distance calls. At present, about 6,000 in and out calls go over the Fort Wayne toll lines per month and the business has been steadily increasing, making it necessary to build another line. Mr. Ehinger stated that it would take about 8,000 pounds of copper "Ire to build the new line and that every effort would be made to get in operation at once. Bulletin Newcastle. Nov. 21— TINS) —Two bandits this afternoon robbed the Hagerstown bank at Hagerstown, Wayne county, 15 miles east of here of about SI,OOO In cash and escaped.

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Man And Wife Clasp Hands And .Jump Into Lake To End Lives Syracuse, N. Y„ Nov. 21.—(INSI — After twenty years of devotion. Charles M. Neumann and his wife walked arm in arm into Green Lake here and stepped off into thirty feet of water to their deaths. This was the suicide theory of police today following recovery of their bodies. The couple clasped hands in death. Mrs. Neumann had been in ill health, it was learned. S. A. Barnes Dies Seymour. Ind., Nov. 21.—(INS)—S. A. Hames, 62, prominent democrat and former members of the Indiana legislature, was dead here today after several months' illness. He served in the house of representatives in 1883. AMRINE BABY DIES SATURDAY Six-Month-Old Daughter Os Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Amrine Dies At Indianapolis Mary Ann, six-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Amrine, of Anderson, died Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at St. Vincent hospital. Indianapolis, where she had been taken for treatment. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's church, at Anderson. this morning and interment made in St. Joseph cemetery here, to- i day noon. Little Mary Ann had been ill since Birth, suffering from bronchial trouble which effected the heart. Everything possible was done for her, but without avail and death closed the sufferings of the little one. Surviving besides the mother and father is one brother. Junior. Mr. and Mrs. Amerine formerly resided here. Jury Disagrees In Verne Martin Trial Columbia City, Ind.. Nov. 21 —(UP) Verne Martin of Elkhart, probably will not be tried a second time in the murder case without a corpse” as result of a jury's failure to agree after 22 hours deliberation in Whitley Circuit court. The jury was discharged by Judge Arthur F. Riggs yesterday. Martin was accused of slaying Franklin Tucker, Warsaw cigar store clerk, last January. Although Tucker’s body was not found, the state went ahead with the case. John Baumgartner of Elkhart, one of three men indicated in the case, also was freed. He was released on a writ of habeas corpus several months ago and the indictment against him not pressed when the case was brought to trial. Martin Ross cf Elkhart, the third man indicted, is in jail at Warsaw. His case like that of Martin, was venued to Whitely ofiunty. Muddy Runway Again Delays Giles’ Flight San Francisco. Nov. »21. — (I PI A muddy runway at Mills field today forced further postponement of Capt. Frederick Giles’ flight to Hawaii, first leg of a projected air joirney to Australia. Heavv rain soaked the field, and it was believed it would be several days before the runway would be hard enough to enable a plane carrying a trans-oceanic load to take oft. ' o Widely Known Democrat Dies At Indianapolis Indianapolis. Nov. 21. (INS) — Funeral services for Attorney Richard M. Co'eman, 56. widely known democrat, formerly of Greencastle, Ind., will be held here at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Coleman succumbed at h>s home here Sunday after an illness of several months. Yeggmen Loot Safe In Indianapolis; Get $3,000 Indianapolis, Nov. 21. (INS) Three thousand dollars in cash was the loot obtained by professional yeggmen who blew open the safe of the Kirk Furniture company store, 2east Washington street, sometime over the week-end. The burglars obtained entrance through a second story window from the roof of a neighboring building.

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“Companiona To Be G School Children To Be Married But Live Apart During Schooling Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21—(UP) — Unworried hy denunciations from Kansas City pulpits, Miss Josephine Haldeman-Julius, IS, and Aubrey C. Roselle, 20, today completed plans for their so-called “companionate marriage” under pa fen". .1 supervision. They will be married Thanksgiving day. Miss Haldeman Julius, daughter of the Girard, Kanas, publisher and author, and Roselle, also of Girard, and a sophomore at the University of Kansas, planned to l>e married but to live apart, continuing their schooling. Roselle will make no attempt to support his bride until he has finished his university course. She w'l live with her parents. hen hotli have completed their school education, under the announced plan, they will decide whether the marriage has been successful. It the decision is in the affirmative, they I will live together. Otherwise, they ; will be divorced. License for the marriage was issued here Saturday. “Tl>e solution of • unrest among young persons today; 1 is economic;/’ Ha'denian-Julius, explained. “We know young people have emotional interests long before the average marriage can take place. Certainly I the young person today is not going to disregard them quietly and unnaturally. “How much better for them to marry when love prompts and permit them to live a rational life, physiologically speaking. 1( can be accomplished in this day only with the aid of parents willing to support the young people until they have completed their schooling.” Ministerial comments on the marriage yesterday ranged from bitter denunciation to qualified praise. o Woman Shoots At A “Peeping Tom” Lafayette, Ind., Nov' 21 —(INS) — A well directed volley from the revolver of Mrs. T. Morehouse, of this Sty, was the greeting extended to a “peeping Tom” whom she spied peering through a window. As she saw the head of a man looking through til J window, Mrs. Morehouse seized a tevclver from a drawer ami let fly a volley of lead The head disappeared, but no trace could be found cf the "peeper” CHOIR PLEASES ' LARGE AUDIENCE Excellent Program Os Sacred Music Given At M. E. Church Sunday Night With another audience that all but filled the auditorium, the Methodist church presented its third “Pleasant Sunday Evening For Profit" last night. In speaking for a few minutes at the time of the offertory, the pastor said that it was highly complimentary to the local choir that it should attract such a crowd, for too many times, a prophet is without honor in his own country. He declared that it was not only complimentary to the members in the program just completed, hut it was a tribute to their ability as .singers and to their loyality to all the services of the church to which they make such valuable contributions from time to time. The program consisted entirely of sacred music. The heavy solo workwas done by Mrs. Cecil Moser in a charming fashion. Mrs. Helen Butler and Mrs. Kathryn Tyndall sang Biebers "Inspirer and Hearer of Prayer” in a most impressive manner. The quartette of ladies rendered Hartel’s "The Old Church Bell” in its characteristic style. These ladies were Megdames C. L. Walter, Dan Tyndall, Ben Devor and Christian Vai!. Mrs. Carrie Haubold was kept at the organ tor the eutire time and at no time did her accompaniment fail in giving confidence to the singers. At the close of the service, the pastor asked that everybody shake hands with him and then do the same to at least three around them. »

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ite Marriage” iven A Trial Bread And Water Diet For Violators Os Liquor Law Revived In Nebraska Sidney. Nebr., Nov. 21. —(UP)—Nebraska's bread and water punishment for liquor law violators has been revived. Ralph Simpson and N. J. Griffith must spend half their 60 day sentences on the bread and water diet. Judge Elmer Kahl has decreed. They were sentenced for drunkenness. "These men are habitual offenders," Judge Kahl said. TROOPS CALLED IN MINE STRIKE i Governor Os Colorado Orders Out National Guard Following Trouble ! Denver. Nov. 21. — (INS)—Governor Adams today ordered out national guard troops following a pitched battle between mine guards and state police and a mob of 500 striking coal miners at the Columbine mine near Lafayette, in the northern coal field. Two strike leaders, one of them Adam Bell, are known to have been killed in the battle, and fatalities mayreach half a dozen, reports to the state house said, and at least thirty were injured. State police and mine guards opened fire on the mob with rifles. First reports said machine guns. which have been mounted at the entrance to the Columbine for more than a week, were not used. It was the first time since the strike went into effect October 18 that arms have been used by either side. Several of the striking miners injured in the pitched battle were women, one of them garbed in male attire. r ,0 "" " Small Fire Occurs At Rear Os Grocery A small fire started in some boxes and trash at the rear of the Kolter grocery and meat market on South Second Street at noon today. Timely discovery of the fire by Freeh Hower local undertaker, and quick work by a small bucket brigade formed by the focre of Beavers and Fryback furniture store, next door, prevented any damage. The fire department was not called. Pastor’s Vision Os Death Comes True Walxash, Ind., Nov. 21.—(UP)--Rev. C. A Fonts, pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness church, told his wife he had a vision last Tuesday of death appearing to warn him his time was short. ' The vision came true yesterday. Seated on the edge of hi> bed, he held out his hands as though to someone approaching and said softly, “It's death, isn't it? You have come to lake me, but I am still the victor." Then lie fell over dead. The widow and five children survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday al Elwood, his former home. Injuries Fatal To Child Greensburg, Ind., Nov. 21.— (INS) — Mary J. Vernie, 7. was dead here today from Injuries received near Hartsville late Saturday night when the Vernie family car overturned. Will Not Recommend More Dry Legislation Washington. Nov. 21. —(INS)—No additional prohibition legislation will be recommended to the forthcoming session of aongresa by the treasury department, prohbition Commissioner Doran announced today. included in the list of legislative recommendations sought by former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews whi h will be dropped are a medicinal whiskey b’ll, and another law which would permit retired army officers to serve in the prohibition machine without loss of their retirement pay.

LAW VIOLATIONS ARE DISCUSSED BY GRAND JURY Witnesses Subpoenaed For Tomorrow; Investigation Os Gilliom Case Probable 11. W. SELLEMEYER NAMED BAILIFF Several cases of alleged law violation in Adams county were believed ' to have been discussed tills morning 1 during the opening session of the I Adams county grand jury. The open- i Ing session lasted for three hours | and Prosecutor John T. Kelly was closeted with the jury during the n.feting. The grand jury adjourned at noon and will resume its work at !) o'clock tomorrow' morning. Subpoenaes were issued for several witnesses Io appear before tin- jury tomorrow. Prosecutor Kelly said it was not definitely decided whether or not the jury would invest igate Ihe charge that Attorney General Arthur L. Gil Horn, of Indiana, transported whiskey from Fort Wayne to the Adams County Memorial hospital here last summer. to be administered to his sister. Miss Emma Gilliom. of Berne, • who I had undergone an operation there. | He said, however, that he thought the affair would be investigated. Attorney General Gilliom has publicly admitted the charge and has claimed that medicinal whiskey alone saved ills sister s lite. He has insisted he was morally right in thus violating the liquor law. It ,was -raid th's afternoon that none cf the witnesses called for tomorrow had been subpoenaed for the Gilliom case. H. W. Sellemeyer was appointed bailiff for the grand jury. Meat Markets To Be Closed On Thanksgiving All meat markets in the cit> will remain open until 9 o'clock Wednesday night, but will be closed all day Thur day. Thanksgiving, is was announced today. —o —- Ex-Congressman Dies St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 21.—(INS) — Oscar Keller, former congressman from Minnesota who introduced a resolution in congress in 1922 seeking impeachment of Harry t M. Daugherty, died here today after a long illness. o MANY HODSIERS TO SHOW STOCK Large Number Os Indiana Farmers To Exhibit Livestock At Chicago Show Record breaking entries have been received in the Individual Livestock Show' classes of the International Livestock Exposition which will be held at Chicago, November 26 to December 3, according to Secretary-Ma-nager. It. H. Heide. The greatest increase this year over any other year is noted ft) the swine and draft horse departments. In the individual class. 1.871 cattle, 1.464 swine 1,206 sheep and 531 draft horses have been entered. In addition to this great exhibit the grain and hay show includes hundreds of samples of all kinds of crops. Among tlie Indiana exhibitors in the Individual live stock classes of the International will be Jess ('. Andrew. West Point, 20 Shropshire’s'. Wayne Davis, Independence. 1 steer; W. W Rose and Son, Rossville. 8 Polled Shorthornes; H. 11. Thompson, Lafayette, 1 steer; William R. Wilson. Mun eie, 2 steers; E. M. Wilson, Anderson. 6 Angus; Leßoy 11. Nash, Tipton, 1 steer; E. It. Moore, Sheridan. 10 Cotswolds. 5 Lincoln sheep, and 2 Berkshire swine; Geo. E. Manzy and Son, Markleville. 5 steers; Keltic McCoy, Lafayette, 1 steer; Glen and Virginia Dunham, Villard Martin and Robert Clingan, Perrysville, 1 steer each; Virgil Martin. Covington. 1 steer; W. W. Wilson and Son, Muncie. 16 Aberdeen Angus; Chas. L. Brown, Battle Ground, 1 Sheep and 1 borrow; J. H. Clamme, AX z-a ( (OVH\ll’.l) o\ PAGE LIVE)

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Doctor Leaves Estate Os $118,284; Accounts On Books Total SIBO Monticello. Ind. Nov. 21 (INS) Dr. John Stuait, While county physician, who for years set in his tiny office here and administered to the Ills of persons from tar ng.mut the country, left an estate of $118.284 13, according to a rep i t of 'he executors. Included in the list of a-.-etn of the estate \yerc bills uncollected. totalling only S4BO. indicating that the bugaboo of poor collections did not bother at least one entry (lector. United St t’es Liberty muds con«ti tilted $125.01)1) of the estate. Stuart was born in Ireland ami almost all his medical education was gal led through working In th- offices ( cf various doctors. FARM BUREAU IN CONVENTION Adams County Sends Delegation To State Convention At Indianapolis E. H. Gilliom, of Monroe township, is attending the annual convention of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation at Indianapolis, as a delegate from tin 1 Adams County Bureau. M. A. Ripley, of Blue Creek township, is I alternate delegate. Several other Adams county farmers expected to att ‘nd the convention. The convention opened in the Claypool hotel, in Indianapolis, tills morning. Tile closing session will lie held tomorrow. The Adams county delegation is making a strong figh’ to retain the indemnity provision for farmers for cleaning up coin fields. President Coolidge Is Rebuked Indianapolis. Nov. 21 (UP) An indirect rebuke of President Coolidge for not signing the McNary-Haugen h 11 was voiced today at the opening of a three-day meeting of the Indiana farm bureau federation. William 11. Settle, president of the Indiana federation and one of the 'eading champions of the measure in the batti'e for adequate farm relief, sounded the keynote of the gathering by predicting that the measure eventually would be successful. "Congress passed the McNaryHaugen bill once,” Settle said. "As surely as I am standing here, congress will pass it again because it’s right. "Sooner or later, a President will be found who can see through national. not sectional or partisan, eyes. "This President will sign it.” Economic consequences of lack of faint relief wore discussed by Settle. Improvements In markets, that must depend on distress in some other crop or upon flood, frost or boll weevil, is no correction at all,” he declared. The farm bureau head also recited the growth cf the federation in the 'ast nine years C. 11. Burnell, president of the Manitoba (Canada) Wheal Producers Association, was Io be the chief speaker this afternoon. His subject was co-operative marketing. Election of officers and tile annual dinner will be held tonight. 1) — — Fire Damages Church At Marion Sunday Morning Marion, Jud.. Nov. 21. (INS) - Just before the Sunday school hour, sparks front a chimney set fire to tile Temple Congregational church here. Firemen brought the blaze tinder control after about $5,000 damage had been done. The fire got a good start because most of tile firemen were fighting a small blaze in another part of lite city. — -o— Cardinal Suffering From Heart Trouble Rome. Nov. 21.- (UP) Cardinal De Lai, secretary of the sacred consist orial congress, is in bed suffering from heart trouble. Cardinal De Dai is bishop of Sabina He is a native Italian, and was born in 1853. He was made a cardinal in 1907. z -0 —— Child Commits Suicide Denver, Nov. 21.— (INS)- Despond ency over a parental reproof beeattsi she took a dime for Sunday schoo collection without asking permission ■ was advanced today by officers as the ■ cause of the suicide of Margare Oglesby, 15. She swallowed poison.

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MICHIGAN MAN IS KILLED NEAR DECATUR SUNDAY Ed Rathfon Fatally Injured And Wife Seriously Hurt Sunday Evening ACCIDENT OCCURS ON FEDERAL ROAD One num was killed and his wife was seriously injured when a northbound Pennsylvania freight train struck their automobile at the grade crossing on Federal highway No. 27. about a half mile south ol Decatur, at 5 o'clock Sunday evening. The dead: El) RATHFON. 31, of Sebewaing, Michigan, deputy shcrj ill’ of Huron county, Michigan. His wife. Sally Rathfon. 34. lies in a critical condition in the Adams I County Memorial hospital She is suffering from a compound fracture of her left leg at the hit) and severe shock. Dies At Hospital Mr. Rathfon died shortly after reaching the hospital. His left leg was crushed, he received a deep cut on ills left cheek and is believed to have suffered interpal injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Rathfon and daughter. Malva. and Mr. and Mrs. C. Roy Gilman, and daughter. Opal, of Detroit, were enroute to Florida and had planned to stop at Connersville last night to visit relatives. Malva Rathfon was riding in the Gilman car immediately behind the ill-fated in which her father and mother were riding; Shortly before the two cars reached tlie railroad crossing, the Rathofn girl remarked. "1 don’t believe pape sees that train." Hardly had the words left her lipa until the locomotive crashed into the automobile, a Durant, coupe, hurling it and its human cargo off the tracks. Car Totally Destroyed Tlie engineer. Lafayette Koch, brought his train to a quick stop and hurried to the wreckage. The cur was totaly destroyed. The top Imxl.v were torn completely off the chassis, and Mr. and Mrs. Rathfon were hurled clear of tlie wreckage. The S E. Black ambulance was called and Mr. and Mrs. Rathfoil were rushed to the hospital. Mr. Rathfon breathed only a few times after reaching the hospital. Physicians said last night that it w'ou'd be impossible to make a thorough examination of Mrs. RaQhfon before this evening, due to the great shock from which she wa.; suffering. It is believed that Mr. Rathfon mistook the headlight of the locomotive for a street light. There is a clear 1 vision of the track at that point. Mrs. Rathfon and Mrs. Gilman are sisters. This is the second accident that lias occun'd at that crossing within the pa«t week. Last Thursday after- ' noon, a Pennsylvania passenger train * struck a car in w'nici Albert Reppevt t it ox t ixi i:i) ox i’ixi-.i EIGHT FARMS ARE > SOLO AT AUCTION Two In Adams County And Six In Wells County Sold Bv National Realty Co. i Eight farms, two in Adams county and six in Wells county, were sold 1 at auction by the National Realty Company, of this city, last week. Tlie auctioneers are Col. Fred Reppert. Cid Earl Gartin and Col. Roy > Johnson. The Adams county farms were the Holthouse and the Martz farms while the Friday and Saturday l_ sale in Wells county resulted in the R following sales, all bonified: One hundred sixty acres, one mile west of Vera Cruz, to Samuel Aeschle- , man for $31.50 per acre; 80 acres, six n miles southeast of Bluffton, to Harry Reed. $40.00 per acre; acres, a half mile north of Cralgvllle, to R. C. Stewart, $68.50 per acre; 160 acres, fl. two miles west of Bluffton, to J. W. 1( » Collins. $92.00 per acre; 72 acres, 0 ] four miles south of Bluffton on federIt al road No. 3, to Jenner Pearson, of e Decatur. $101.50; 125 acres, 12 miles et south of Bluffton, to E. A. Hunt. $37 per acre.

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