Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Generally fair toni0 ht and Sunday. Slightly colder tonight continued cold Sunday-

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| ] tLtbnftlWo in I OGAN CASE I ARE MISSING mussels * I Western Union Man Says. ■ However, No Money Was I Telegraphed To Senators I BRIBERY denied I BY CONSUL GENERAL ■ Washington, Dee. 17. (UP) I Western I nion Telegraph iveI ~n ; s nrior to December 192(1 I luxe been destroyed, the Reed B (j'.i.) senate investigating coni- ■ mince found today when it ■I sought Io examine the records s i<. test the validity or falsity of iiltged Mexican government iloiiiinenls published bv Hearst n< wspapei’s. The telegrams had been sought ! alter Consul General Ellas of New York characterized as forgeries do, u meats printed by Hearst papers, purporting to show a plot of President i ('.-dies of Mexico to bribe four IT. s. senators. Western Union Man Testifies .lames E. Btesuahan, representative of tlie Western Union Company, subpoenaed by the ccnimitt,, testified he had been unable to find copies of teh grams exchanged between the Mexican government and Elias In IK'ti Hresnehan. however, swore that no money had been transferred to Elias from Mexico at the time when the Hearst documents charged $1,200,000 was to be pa!<| Senators Horab, lie publican, Idaho; Lafollette, Kepubli can, Wisconsin; I Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, and Norris, Republican, Nebraska. The senators have denied receiving any money. And William Randolph Hearst told the committee earlier that he did not IteJieya any payments wore made them. "We find no messages to Mr. Elias signed by the treasurer general of (COXTIXVED OX PAGE TWO; “Art” Wemhoft’s Team Wins 42-11 Victory George Wetuhoff received a tel gram from bls son, Arthur, who is attending high school in Northfield Vermont, today, saying that the N< rthfield high school basketball team, of whicn Arthur is a member, defeated the high school alumni last night, 42 to 11. Arthur made 16 points forth ■ h'gh school team. The p'ayets on the alumni team are nearly all enrolled in Norwich University, which is located at Northfield. Arthur will be home for the latter part cf next week for the Christmas vaca- i thin. NEW AIR MAIL ROUTE OPENER

Air Mail Service Inaugurated In Indianapolis This Morning Indianapolis, Dee. 17.— (INS)—lndiana history was written at the Indianapolis airport at 9 a.m. today when a big Ryan monoplane grew out of a dark speck in the northwestern sky and gracefully came to earth with the first air mail ever brought directly h.v air to the Hoosier capital city thus inaugurating the Chicago-Indi-anapolis'-Cincinnati air mail line. The P ane brought about twenty pounds of mail matter from all parts of the countiy and hopped off for Cincinnati with 1,565 letters Just before 10 o’clock. The first north bound air mail n ’ane will arrive from Cincinnati at 3:45 this afternoon and leave for Chicago at 4 p. ni. Indianapolis will celebrate the opening of the air mail line with a Parade this afternoon in which more than 100 automobiles and floats will Participate according to advance . Plans Federal, state, county and city officials will take part. The i Parrde will be headed by a government truck carrying air mail which 1 will be loaded on the Chicago bound 1 plane. The parade will go south on I Meridian to the Monument Circle, 1 cast on Market street to Pennsyl- 1 vania street, south to Washington, to > Harding, to Morris street, and to the . Holt road and to the Indianapolis air- t Port. A luncheon attended by Governor Ed Jackson, Mayor L. Ert Slack, <’■ Postmaster Robert H. Bryson and I other notables will precede the par- i ade. 1

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CHRISTMAS FUND FAR TOO SMALL Good Fellows Club Needs Much More Money To Complete Its Work CcntribuLions to the Good Fellows Chib, sponsored each December by t'.ie Delta Theta Tau sormity for tlie purpose of obtaining a fund with which to provide a meiiy Christmas for the needy childien of tlie city, have beon Coming in very slowly this year. Although only cne week remains before Christmas, the fund today totals only $133.03. More than twice this much is needed by the sorority to buy the things needed by the children. Usually, the sorority has approximately s3ou with which to buy toys, candy, ft nils, books, clothing and other at tides tor tlie children. The investigating committee has been at work and repot ts that scores of children in the city will not experience the joy that children should mi Christmas, unless the toys, clothing ami the like are provided by charity. The sorority has only a few da.-s left in which to make the pm chases and the purchases must necessatily lie governed by the amount of money in the fund. A plea was sent out by the committee from the sorority in chalge of the Good Fellows dub today, for Decatur citizens so support Hie cause. Contribution boxes are located in the Daily Democrat office, Murray hotel, Old Adams County Bank and the Eats Restaurant. The contributl. ns to date: Previous total $131.77 A Rotarian LOO Loose change Total $133.02

MORE SUMMONED BY GRW!) JURY Final Cleanup In Political Corruption Probe Expected To Begin Monday Indianapolis, Dec. 17. —(UP) The Marion county grand jury will begin a linal (leantip in its political corruption probe when it convenes Monday morning, reports from the jury room indicated today. A number of subpoenas have been issued, and, it is understood, they will be served by Deputy Prosecutor John I- Niblaett over the week-end. Issuance of the new batch of subpoenaes is believed to have been the result, of testimony of D. C. Stephenson, former klan leader, before the Jury last Wednesday. Although rumors had said -Steve’s” testimony added nothing new to his previous marges against, officials of the present administration in Indiana, renewed activity was noted at the courthcuse following his visit. The announcement by Prosecutor Wil am H. Remy that the Jury will resume its probe inquiry in earnest next) Monday is believed to have been .due to new disclosures made at that time. It is understood that any new indictments voted by the jury will not be returned until the gran jurj makes its final report to Judge Jarnos A. Collins in criminal court, Dec. 30.

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Disabled War Veteran Kills Wife And Himself Chicago, Dec. 17.—(INS)—An inquest will tie held today into the murder and suicide of Mis. Eillean Dellift Greene, 24, and her husband, , Hatty Greene, a disabled world war s veteran. The tragedy occurred at the home i'if the bride's mother, Mrs. Allen , Dellitt. Greene went there to make a fatal plea with his wife of six | months, who married him on a .. "dare," to share a home with him. i, ‘ When she refused, Greene embrocated her and fired a bullet into the „, back of her. head. .He knelt and . prayed a moment and then turned the , I gun on himself. Mrs. Dellitt witnessed the tragedy. , | She collapsed in a street after running for 'teip. I “SCARFACE AL" I RACK IN CHICAGO Overlord of All of Chicago’s Gangland Returns After Brief Absence Chicago, Dee. 17 tl'P) "Scarface 1 Al" Capone, grand chieftain ami over--1 lord if all Chicago's gangland, returned home last night, announced with relief that he was "glad to get here." ' Even the police sympathized with . the much-abused beer baron, and des--1 pite their declaration that he would be arrested as s on as he arrived, permitted Capone to spend the night at the home of his mother unmolested. Not even the eight hour forced sojotnn in the jails at Joliet had dimmed Chapone's joy at returning home. He at lived "just full of the Yuletide spirit." "I had a nice trip, but after all, there's no place like home, you know," Al cried. "Those Yokels out in Joliet kept me in jail eight hours while they decided that they had arrested me for but that's all right too—l'm just glad to get back." o Predicts Schortemeier Will Be The Candidate Indianapolis, Dec. 17. —(INS) —John Moorman of Knox, Ind., member of he state prison board and considered one of the mast astute "Insiders" in Hoosier Republican circles, today predicted that Frederick E. Schortemeier, secretary of state, will be the Republican candidate for governor in the next election. Vice President Charles G. Dawes. Moorman said probably will be the candidate to succeed Calvin Coolidge to the presidency. —o I Mr. And Mrs. Olin Baker Open Store In Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Olin Baker, formerly of this city, have opened a new five and ten cent store at Jonesville, Michigan, six miles north of Hillsdale. They 1 held their opening last Saturday. Mrs. I Baker will manage the store and Mr. Baker will continue to travel for the Rothchlld Brothers paper company, out of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Baker have been making their heme here with Mrs. Baker's parents, Mr and' Mrs. Andy Artman. •

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Three Men Hurt When Bomb Explodes In Chicago Chicago, Dec, 17.—(INS) Three men were injured and several women wire reported hurt when a powerful bomb was exploded in the hallway ot the Haymarket hotel today. W ndows within n radius of two blocks were shattered Police believe the blast heralds a new outbreak of gang warfare for oontiol ot t!ie city's vice interests. On the second f our of tile wrecked luihiin ~ P lice Captain Matthew Homer discovered what appeared to he gambling equipment LINOY TAKES 'EMFORRIDE President And Ex-President Os Mexico Taken For Flight By Air Hero Mexico City. Dec. 17 (UP)—The president and an ex president of Mexico planned to be Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's guests in the air today. Both President Plutarco Elias Cal'es slid former President Alvaro Obregon who is candidate for reelection to the presidency, had been sent written invitations to fly with the American visitor, it was understood. Lindbergh planned to use a Mexican plane since the other half of "we"— "The Spirit of St. Ixmis"—would not offer sufficient room for the two passengers without radical changes in the tonneau. The "American Viking" today planned his route to Central America. The first half in Hie Central American flight probably would be Nicaragua, 't was said authoritatively. Although Nicaragua had not been mentioned yet, Lindbergh apparently intended to tty to all tlie Central American countries to which he had been invited. I,i nd berg it's program for today included the postponed athletic -celebration in the National stadium. Some 60,000 school children from the capital were expected to pay their homage. Calisthenics, national dances and patriotic songs were planned. The final decision on whether the American "ambassador of good will" would win tlie good will of the Mexican people by attending the bull tight Sunday night in his honor or if he would be influenced by numerous telegiatns from humane societies in the United States still was undecided. The “flying colonel" said hi) felt it was not in the province of anyone in the United States to criticize customs of another country and it Was not his business to try to reform the country whose guest he is. o Benjamin Neuenschwander Dies At Grabill, Wednesday Benjamin Neuenschwan ler, 72, former rest.lent of French township, Adams county, died Wednesday at his home at Grabill. Death was due to heart trouble. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Peter Amstutz, of Grabill, and Miss Emma Neuenschwander, it home; three sons, David. Nathan and Albert, all of near Grabill; and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at Leo, Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. —q Former Texas Coed Found Guilty Os Robbing Bank LaGrange, Texas, Dee. 17- (INS) — The Jury in tlie case of Mrs. Rebecc-" Bradley Regers today found the former I'niveisity of Texas coed guilty Ol robbety and sentenced her to fourteen years in the penetentiary. M.S. Rogers was charged with robbery with firearms of the fanners National Bank of Hilda, Hays county i n the afternoon of December 11. -926 The case was being tried here on a change of venue on motion by the defense at Mrs. Rogers tiial last July that it would be impossible for the young montan to get a fair trial in San Mareoa because of local prejudice —o . . Divorce Granted The divorce suit of Leo L. Beery vs. Geraldine S. Beery was tried in circuit court before Judge Sutton today. The court granted a divorce to the plaintiff. DAYS TO A ‘it CHRISTMAS Q_) L

INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO ADAMS COUNTY RESIDENT Ora Stopher, 11, Os Near Monroe, Dies At Adams County Memorial Hospital INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. DEC. 6 I litjutiis sustained on December 6, when a large truck loaded with Coca Colli hotties collided with his automobile ;.i a crossroads two miles sautll 1.1 Monroe, proved fatal I > Ora Stopher, 41. who resided one mile west and two miles south of Monroe Mr. Sli pher died at the Adams County Memoilal hospital here at 10:30 o’clock last night. One of Mr. Btcpher's lungs was punctured his bowels wete borated and he received many severe bruises. Mr. Stopher underwent three operations at the hospital, which were performed in an effort to save his life. Mr. Stopher worked at the Decatur Water Works last summer, but had I been trapping this fall. He is survived I by his wid' w. Cora Cook Stopher: twe children. Alice May. age 3, ami Marion Wayne, age eighteen months; two half-sisters. Mrs. Ell Bixler of Adams county ami Mrs. lieacker, of Andrews; and five brothers. Fane)al services will be held at the home at 1 o’clock and at the Salem church at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon Burial will be made in the Salem cemetery. o Rain Is Forecast For Indiana Next Week Washington, Dec 17- (INS) -Ohio valley weather forecast for next week a peiiod of rain about the middle of the week and again at the end Moderately cold first half cf the week and moderate temperature latter half. SETTLE PROTESTS BOYCOTT ON REEF Farm Bureau President Sends Telegrams To Hotel Men In Boston Indianapolis. Dec. 17. — (INS) —Tim I’eged Imycott of beefsteak and roast beef 1 y the City of Boston Hotel Yssoe at'.on today drew a sliarp.tele•ram of protest from William H. Jett'.e, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Charging the hotel association with Tying to hammer down the price ’armors receive for beef. Settle sent he following wire to tlie association today: “Your attempt to curtail the use >f beef in Boston hotels is little short of Boycott. You ignore the fact that Tor seven years cattle feeders have supplied the public with beef at irelow cost of production. The present orfee of beef to the producer is lower han that of tilings lie must buy and tattlemen throughout the west will condemn your action as merely Blended to hammer down meat costs ind enhance hotel profits. It is part if business' duty to help rather than Attempt further to depress the farm Ing Industry." Settle said that he received word of the alleged boycott of beef from i group of Indiana men who were returning today from a convention in Boston. According to these Indiana men the Boston Hotel Association •.ent out notices to all its members urging them to quit, serving beefsteak ai d roast beef "until such time as conditions improve and the quality and price is not prohibitive." Central West Still In Grin Os Cold Weather Chicago, Dec. 17. —(INS)— Zero emperatures with biting winds gripped the entire central west, today as fresh winds from the Canadian northwest continued. Eight states were locked Ln the Ley grip. lov/a. Minnesota and parts cf Illinois and Michigan reported deep -nows. Light snow flurries and con tlnued cold weather was predicted for the Great Lakes area today, tonight and tomorrow morning. Relief was presaged for tomorrow I night when rain was scheduled to j replace the snows.

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’.L'L A. McIXTYUIi i Physical religion Is the subject <4 . tlu- address to be given at tile United Brethren church, corner ot Madison and Ninth streets, Sunday even itg. by tlie Rev. L. A. Mclntyre, general superintendent ot the PhysicalReligious Forum of New York City. The speaker comes to this city high- . 'y recommended by clergymen, edit- . cators am! physicians. The address , is open to the public TO HOLD DOUBLE FUNERAL HERE Tragedy Stalks Family Os Mrs. Effice Brokaw Windsor, Formerly Os Decatur: Tragedy apparently stalked the family of Joseph L. Windsor, w'.iost home before he was binned to death three years ago in February in an interurban wreck near Pendleton, was in Fort Wayne. Joseph was fatally injured by a mo- ' ’or truck on his way to school in Chicago. His wife. Mrs. Effie Itiokaw Win o:, suffering ftom the shock of tlie death of the boy, died Thursday morning at 1 o'clock. The bodies of Mrs. Winsor and the ' boy ai rived in Fort Wayne Ftlday af‘ernoon and was lakt n to the home of Mrs. Winsor's sister, Mrs Agnes Cob’. 215 Masterson avenue. Fort Wayne. Mrs. Winsor was born in Decatur . and for four years was a resident of Fort Wayne Surviving are one son. Truman Johnson; her father Louis Brokaw of Decatur; one brotht r L. (’. , . Brokaw of Foil Wayne; two sisters, Mi»s Lola Brokaw of Sheridan, Wyo; , and Mis. Cole of Fort Wayne Double funei.il services will tie he!>l Sunday afternoon. Short services will be held at the Cole home in Fort Wayne at 1:30 o'clock and services wlll.be conducted at the First Methodist church in Decatur at 2:30 o'clock The Rev Arthur J Folsom, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church of Fort Wayne, assisted by the Rev. , Ross W. Stoakes, pastor of the Decatur Methodist church, will officiate. , Bitiial will tie made in tlie Decatur cemetery. GOV. JOHNSTON EXPLAINS STAND I I Oklahoma Governor Writes Story For I. N. S. Regard1 ing Impeachment By Henry S. Johnston. I Governor of Oklahoma i (Written expressly for aud copyright. 1927, by International > News Service) i Oklahoma City. Okla , Dec. 17 - (I 1 NS)--The meeting of the senate as t well as the house la Illegal. Neither t has any standing under the constitus tion ami the law. The maximum of the senate violation of the law has been a claim of a right to meet. On the other hand, the house has been under the domination ot six or eight men not acting as a legislature nor as jurors nor grand J uorrs nor investigators; but under a secret com- , pact to go out and get somebody, and B I am their principal objective. y These leaders put out every scanj dalous assertion of which they were capable, with a view of brow-beating y me into calling them together. They j boldly said they would charge me with enough that if 1 didn’t call them, ( the people would think something 4 was wrong and rise up and make a x demand that I call them; because they would think I was trying to conv ceal something. 0 The people on the other hand, stood tCOXTIMVEU OX PAGE TWO)

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SYSTEM OF AIR STATIONS OVER STATE PLANNED Secretary Os State Describes Plan In Letters To Sheriffs And Police SEEKS COOPERATION OF ARMY, CIVIL FLIERS Indianapolis, Dec. 17.—(INS) —A system by which aviators would tie made available at uoints throughout the state to catch bank bandits may be worked out and put into effect in Indiana. Secretary of State Frederick E. Shortemeier said here today. Letters were being sent out todn> from his office, Shortemeier said, to police chiefs and sheriffs hi every county In the state, outlining the tentative plau and asking advise as to its feasibility. Stat; Would Be Pioneer Indiana would be one of the tlrst states In the country to have a system of air stations from which plane . could lie dlspat lied to chase bank bandits, Shortemeier said. Shortemeier plans to gain cooperation of military and civil aviators throughout the state Bicknell Man Faces Manslaughter Charge Vincennes. Ind., Dee. 17 lUI‘) Ernest Sehoggins, 3(l of Bicknell, stands aeeus.'d t day of involuntary manslaughter based on the death cf Ruth Stanfield. 14-mOllths-old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Jerty Stanfield. The baby was fatally shot early Monda' nioitiitig at the home of Mr. and Mis. John McDaniels where police say an iiD-nlght party was held Scroggins declares the tragedy was the aci ideutai discharge of a gun which he was demonstrating to the child's parento— Mrs. Lindbergh To Spend Holidays With Her Son Detroit., l«o. 17 (INS) — Mr* Evangeline L<>dge Lindliergh. after much teasing from various sources lias agreed to spend the holidays with her famous wn in Mexico City. "1 leave felt always that Charles should have all honors and fame for what ho has done aud not his mother" Mrs. Lindbergh said "I even refused this invitation at first. Hut Charle ' friends and Anthassador Morrow have convinced me that this season of the year its different, it s Christmas time aud so 1 will join him " QUEBEC HAS ANOTHER FIRE [Second Educational Institution Razed Bv Fire In Last <8 Hours Quebec, Dec. 17. (VP) less than 48 hours after the fire In the Hospital St. Charles had claimed at least 36 lives, fire last night endangered 135 children in the St. John Berehman's boarding school. The children in the boarding school however, were removed to safety. Several were reported Injured. Last night's Are was spectacular with flames leaping high Into the sky. fanned by a 50-mlle an hour wind. Heavy snow fell all the time the youngsters wore being lead or curried out of the building. They were awak> Bed aud taken to nearby tire stations (or temporary shelter. The task of removing the children was greatly facilitated through all dormitories being on the ground floor. The fire was believed caused by n boiler explosion, the flames spreading. A nun trapped in the upper section of the school, effected her escape by leaping from a third story window to a landing net below. New Hunting And Fishing Licenses Placed On Sale 1 John E Nelson, Adams county clerk ■ stated today that four persons already I have obtained hunting aud fishing U--1 censes tor 1928. The new licensee went ’ ou sale December 15. AJI licenses is • sued In 1927 become void on Decernbet 31 and hunters and fishermen must 1 obtain new licenses after that dote I before they can hunt or fish.

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