Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER partly cloudy to C loudy tonight and Sunday. No change ,n temperature.

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I HICKMAN CLINGS I TO STORY THAT HE I IS NOT MURDERER i preparations Made To Rei turn “The Fox’’ To Los I Angeles Late Today I POLICE THINK HE I HAS NOT TOLD ALL ■ Portland, Ore., Dee. 24.— (IN ■ Sl—ln a few hours, William EdR W aid Hickman, confessed kidI n-.per and accused murder now ■ held in Pendelton city jail. prob. I ably will be on his way to Los I A"’eles to face the charge of I ki'Hig little Marion Parker. ■ ,\sa Keyes, Los Angeles district atI torney, Herman Cline, chief of the I i.,s Angeles detectives, and James I Davis, chief of police and the crack ■ shot of the Los Angeles police deI pari meat, arrived here aboard the I Southern Pacific west coast limited I at s:3O and took the Union Pacific at ■ 9:3*. rushing them to Pendelton, where I the prisoner is held. 'Keyes plans to I take the prisoner a part of the way I hy plane. I Pendleton, Ore.. Dec. 24- (IIP* — | Clinging to his story that Andrew I Kraemer killed Marion Parker, William Edward Hickman today continI mil to defeat desperate, last-minute efforts of Pendleton pcf'ce to obtain a I confesa'on of the murder before he I was returned to California. Proximity of the Los Angeles official. enroute hero to take custody of Hickman, goaded Pend’e’o” anthnrities to e'ear un the one baffling point ctnee MtrVman’s capture and arrest f r fbiir«df»v nftprr»nnn. The tn-vear-oid Kansas C'tvS’onth rp’tAmfpd. hnwpvpr. hfa a«nrf Inn nnl prosonf nf vUvintr ntvl f*»A httUtrM nF fl*pgC**** lalft fblq pOomnnn. Tat|e Ma"* Alwmi* pvpn Ina info,rm9l>nn I hot ATI “Anflrow mo*” njlntHlorl )r»n Y*penrnhlp»| pnmpwbat Inn of iho ©l!o<vg*H jironfil)md in 1«>il in I> nq An^ ,a " kinnp fnr O( ] «n flhnVp ♦»'« Na*v nr “(ho fnx/’ Inimh'’inu’v pn nvnn mn*A latallnH f f in the kidppnlnrr nn ( | vJnt. pnn«llo*nn ®H«»»r»rW<3a »,nv’aVflr f unpii "n rrof] In flia’’’ hzU’af thnf jnnn bn/I r»v»a»*'Yorpfl tbn jrirl bv fl Q*'»V »»n tbn InlVtiHvA “fmt*' mndn ypornr. flflv -aw'slrrv’lh ono hlq InDorq JJlnVjnfln bn tnM Vp*lnn hn nnce had worked in her father a “Tt *’q fln ♦W uipbmnn killed thA rirl )»n bnH folrl h«- Mn rmmb • b’Mit h*’«v <Alf nn f | ffxnvpd rlMpnCnn Kba rp<’”*”rri hnr ff) >»*»’• f>fl **♦'*<’ pllrp/* PhaV bipnpflnn, j,**»»*p mn* awiH** '”bn pMpd of nnHni* Tom fbirdane in arresting Hickman, said in rnvn r ‘ Wk ' FIRE DESTROYS FARMRESIDENCE House On L. A. Graham Farm. No* I** 1 ** Plea«a n * Mills, Burns This Morning Eire destroyed an eight-room house on the L. A. Graham farm, one and one-half utiles west of Pleasant Mills, at about 10 o’clock this morning. The house was occupied by the Geoige ; Hazelwood family tennants on the , farm, who moved there December The blaze Is thought to lune started from a spark from the chimney. rhe roof was seen burning first and bucket brigades were unable to extinguish | the blaze. However, all the household ' goods were saved, Mr. Graham stated. Mr. Graham stated that his loss was about $3,000, covered by $1,200 insurance. Mr. Graham will probably rebuild a house on the farm. 1 0 ..._ < GOOD FELLOWS I t CLUB REPORT | , Previous total - -$267.— • Mrs. C. L. Niblick and t daughter Margaret ’ Loose change - ,’ oo , Lawrence Voglewede Levi Egley j _ , , ....$270.54 i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCHAT oN L I) AI L A NEWSPAPER IN Al) AMS COUNTY

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• aspects Os A White Christmas Are Remote, weatherJVtan Reports DeC ' 24 -’>-’P)-Prospects f white Christmas” for the mid [ ‘ UlHvs ‘■ an be Sheeted In seme sections, but the fall will be neituer heavy nor general. • Normal temperatures of 15 to ”5 degrees above zero will prevail, the bim au said. PARTY GIVEN 81 CLOVERLEAF CD. Employees Os Creamery i ( ompany, And Their Families, Are Entertained The “Cloverleaf Family," including ■ th- office and plant employes of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., of this ‘ city, numbering about 250 men, women ami children, enjoyed a delightful Christmas party in the office of the local creamery plant on Winches- • 'er street last night. Mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of those connected with the Cloverleaf Creamery organization were also guests at the party. The party was given by the officers of the company in recognition of the sp’endid loya'ty shown by office and plant employees and for the purnose of distributing Christinas gifts *o them. A Christmas program was carried '>ut. The large office room was gaily '’ecorated in Christmas colo r s with a ’iehted Christmas tree at the north "”<1 of the room. An Orthophonic vietrola furnished Christinas t”"s’c -nd. ) >ter j t) the evening, an orches‘«s n r n via P ,i music for those who nrl-hed tn dance. W. A h'lonnor, general manager of D*e oreantzstion, aoie.d as ehairrnan R.> prorfe.l tlio “Cloverleaf Fand'v “ av'enaoi’ Pht-isfmas eroeilnes to all m<l Hiunkoii everyone who bv tlin’r -Amines, puled in cari-v>ng on the >M, a in Pas o f the organization during 'ho VAftl*. T>’e Mieses Mary Nentnne and De’orgs 1.*1.-*nner "aVe a Ch-istnwe Havin'. The rdav was fined with bean- • IVnf rhrtetnvas eont'menl and was enjoyed bv the many present. Fr-n-h Quinn gnnVe F-ennh Oi’inn. of this city, eave the nrine'ml address. Mr. fuiinn snnVe -n the C’ovaHeaf Creamery oreani. "•alien, how II ereiv from “one MW to a hard of fifteen Or twenty thousand" and wh“t a n-oofessiv-e nrean'vat'nn <t w-s. He n-td a ,w»mn|tmant tn the on-.n'ovoes v r hn. year in and year out. -bowed thn’r lovaltv to the or’anl’C- • lon by giving fhithful service He, ROSE KRANER EXPIRES TODAY Wcman Dies At Her Home East Os Geneva Following Long Illness Geneva. Dec. 24- (Special) -Mrs Rose Kroner, 76, died at her home about four miles east of Geneva at 7..5 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Kraner had been suffering from high b'ood pressure for the last two or three years, but h..d been bed fast cnly "ur days The deceased was born in Adams county and spent her entire ii e in this county. She is survived by her husband A G. Kraner. and the following Ph.r.«. Eil Kraner. of Sistersville, Meet Vir ginla; Homer Kraner, of California, and a married daughter. Rene, of Los Antf6lt*S, C’alifOlDkl. Funeral arrangements have not been made. U. B. Church Plans Special Services The local United Brethren church will observe Christmas in two special tomorrow. The nwrnlng setvice at 10:30 o'clock avith special Christmas music has /XblJ with the thought to “ d " rl ‘J/Xef Christ The pastor will b Jess's the V Sunday School will render their “ <«t nnemred Christmas program with the boys and girls of the Sunday schoo doing their best. A good service is proml- d “' both morning and evening.

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Earl I). Hough. Os Geneva, Says .lav County Man Stole His Wife’s Affections Alleging that Ernest Runyon, of j Jay county, alienated the affections | of his wife. Earl D. Hough, of Gen-1 eva, has filed a suit in the Jay circuit court, at Portland, against Runyon, demanding judgment for $5,000 damages. Attorney H. M. DeVoss, of Decatur, Is counsel for Mr. Hough. According to the complaint the plaintiff and Minnie B. Kirby were married on December 1. 1900, and that the>‘ are par-nts of four daughte-s, ages IS, 16. 14 and 11 years of age, resnectively, and three sons. 26, 24, and 22 years old respectively; that the n'ainiiff and bis wife and family had a great affection for eadi other and ’lved happily toge'ho r . the wife being devoted to the children; that thev had a comfo-tabie home and were well respected in the community where • they lived. Further the complaint recites that the defendant began visiting the plaintiff’s wife in 1920, the calls being at their home and at other places in I Geneva. The defendant is alleged to ' have won the. affections of the plain-. tiff’s wife bv various artifices and; devices, the defendant being the father of a girl, who was a nlavniate and associate of the daughters of the ntatntlff. whim the defendant wou’d bring to (He Hough home as a snht.orrue- to vi»it the Plaintiff’s w’te These visits were made, the comnla’nt al-1 i p <,p« while the Houghs we'e residents of Wabash townshin. Jav countv. and after thev moved to Geneva, during the absence of the p’aintiff: that those visits became SO frennent that the fact became known in the nei«h-1 hnrhood. and the nlaintiff remonst-at-ed to the defendant against his conduct urging him to his attentions towards his wife but the defendant refn«ed and failed to do so and ennftnned meeting the wife of the plaintiff in Geneva -and elsewhere. irOVTIVI vn nw ’’*«F FIVFI W BnnrHsi Os State Institutes Renamed Indinnanoiis, Dec. 24—(UP'—Gov. Fd Jackson has reanpointed four „.», tl b-rs of boards rs slate fnsfltutions as advance Christmas nre»en‘s. Charles CreSthnnee nf IndtanannUs. and Helen O Benhridee, of Terre Haute, will enrt'nim as members of • t,» Mart) of trustees of the Ind’ana Stste Norma’ school for four years. Mrs Wfll'”n A. FTotirh. G’eenf'eld, as trussee of the state school for the blind, and James RDk, Lebanon, as a member of the board of the school for deaf, were reappointed for four years.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 21, 1927.

Hickman Warns Young Men Against Crime

Youth Accused of Kidnaping And Slaving Little Marion Parker Writes Message To Other Young Men; Says His Case Shows Opposition Os American People To Criminal Tendencies.

Editor’s note: Herewith a statement written hy William Edward Hickman, a message, he says, to the young men of America. He is now held in the county jail at Pendleton, Oregon. He is suspected of being the kidnaper and slayer of Ma-lon Parker, 12-year-old Los Angeles girl. By Wi'liam Edward Hickman (Written for the INS) Pendleton, Ore., Dee. 24.—This affair has gained nation-wide publicity, and the great reward and search by msiESPAYSM’ TO GAIN RELEASE Deny They Robhed Grocer At Paulding, Ohio, But Are Glad To Settle By paying tho S4O stolen from a ‘ grocery store fn Paulding, Ohio, the six gypsies taken into custody in Berne yesterday afternoon were released last night without officials of Paulding filing charges against them. The grocery and Paulding county officials came Jo this city late yesterday ami identified the gypsies as the ones who robbed the grocery yesterday morning. The gypsies asked for lenience and inasmuch as it was almost Christmas, the officials permitted them to go on their way after they had made a cash settlement of S4O. Three of the band were identified and. while ail the gypsies maintained their innocence, they were glad enough to pay the m:;ney back and start for Chicago. R. L. Ely. the man with the gypsies, stated that they were on their way to Chicago to spend the holiday season and he said he would be glad to pay the money, but lie denied ever having been in Paulding, Ohio. The Ohio officials did not make an effort to return the band to Paulding.

the people of the west coast shows the opposition of the American peo1 pie to criminal tendencies. Kidnaping and savage murder are the worst of America’s c-imes, and everything should be uone to prevent anyone from interfering in any way j with the liberty of life of an American citizen. The young men and college students 'of America should consider the Parker case as a tynlcal crime as the worst that c»n banoen when a young man I g-adnally loses interest in his family, ! friends, and his own honesty. The voui’g men of this count-v can i see that I can nass as an ordinary yo-mg man. a« far as outi’a’-d 3nn'=ar-nn-es firns in its simplest d"«u|tton Is Cm de’i'e of a man to h»ve rnnnpv without work, and tn enjnv the ' same n’acA in'society as other neon’e. I and still show no honest effort to be a real man. Young men when crime has onco overcome vonr will-power to be honest and straight, you are a menace to society. Take tny examnle to illu’I Irate this. Seo how I t’ied to get what every young man wants. But in becoming a criminal to do so I nut ntv own life in a mess and the wav out verv da"k. I hone I can do somefi’ing bv giving von this warning. TMnk it. over. See mv mlsta v e Be honest and unrieh*. Resne-t the law. If you do these things you’ll be hanpier in the end and you will have gained much more from life. Ga lp s And Cause Damage In France Paris, Dec. 24— (INS) —Gales In many sections and a slight earthquake near Pau did considerable damage throughout France today. j Touraine was especially hard hit bv , the storms. Damage caused bv the , earth tremor was estimated at SIO,OOO. , I Air services were forced to run on , reduced schedules and coastal shlpp- ’ ing was disrupted. M»nv fishing vessels were grounded along the coast. The liner President Roosevelt, coming in from New York, was late in reaching Cherbourg due to tho heavy ; weather. ,— oPanama To In Honor Os Lindbergh — j Colon. Panama, Dec. 24.—(UP>— The Panama cabinet today voted to ' issue a sneclal postage stamp to celebrate the visit of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh here.

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Merry Christmas There will be no issue of the Daily Democrat next Monday, December 26, that day being the legal holiday and all empl yees of this newspaper will enjoy a vacation on that date. Business In general will be suspended on Monday, but there will be one city delivery and one rural delivery of mail on that day. The Daily Democrat wishes each and every one of Its huge family of readers A MKKKY CHRISTMAS

OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS OPENS Hundreds Os Children Dedicate Community Christmas Tree Friday The Christmas spirit fairly overt’owed itself, Friday afternoon, in the hearts of six hundred children of Decatur, when they gathered at the Library auditorium after school in response to an invitation issued by the Woman’s Club of the city. The room was filled in every available space with bright and shin'ng happy faces of the little ones, who, thri led and filled with Christinas joy, entered into the program pi epared for their entertainment with the enthus 'asm which youth alone can man fest. In addition to the program panned by the Dramatic and Music Depart ments, the youngsters, volunteered their services and many attractive and entertaining little readings were given by them. As the children passed from the Auditorium, a committee from the Woman’s Club, assisted by the Boy Stouts, prerented each one of them with a large stick of candy. They all inarched to the Community Christmas tree on the Court House vard, where, together with singers *rom the Music Department, they dedicated the Comtnunity Christmas tree by s'nging Christmas carols, as they vzere grouped about the tree. Here the party disbanded and six undred happy merry children rushed home to tell their mothers the story and through tho radiance of their hearts, Imbue tho other members of their households with the same wholeseme spirit of Christmas. Fo’lowiug this enterta'nment, the Music Department members went to the Al Burdg home on Mercer avenue, where they spread Christmas cheer with their Christm’s carols to Mr. ’udy, aged father of Mrs. Burdg, who. becau'e of infirmities of age and the total loss of his eyesight which hapHovmirn <>v > »c.f I’l'v.. MRS. LINDBERGH SHOPS IN MEXICO Plans to Snend Quiet Christmas With Her Son In American Ambassy

Mexico City, Dac. 24.—(INS)— The most popular young man in Mexico at present, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, and his mother today prepared to spend a quiet Christmas at the Amer■can embassy.

Mrs. L.indbtrgh was still busy with her shopping and has already made the round of the curio shops, making many purchases of Mexican needlework and artwork which she will take back to Detroit with her. The last official entertainment for Col. Lindbergh and his mother wl’l take place Monday afternoon when a reception will be given for them at the American embassy where mem bers of the American colony will meet the flyer and his mother. Mrs. Llndbe-gh is expected to return to the United States the next morning via the same route she used coming here—by air. All Tuesday Lindbergh will be left alone to go over his plane tn preparation for his flight to Guatemala Wednesday morning. Pressed for more details concerning his Central American flight, Lind-be-gh told newspapermen he wou’d visit the capitals of British Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, in the order named. As to whether or not he would make the flight from Panama to Havana in one jump, the flying colonel would not commit himself. He said he might make a stop in i between, but exactly where he doesn't ! know as yet.

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TRANS-ATLANTIC PLANEISOVERDUE AT HARBOR GRACE Unsighted Since Late Friday Afternoon; Fuel Supply Exhausted FOUR PERSONS ABOARD PLANE (The Intel national Newa Service! The "Dawn" — Mrs. Francis i Gravson's trans-Atlantic amI phibian plane—is long overdue I al Harbor Grace. At I o'clock this afternoon, experts at Roosevelt Field esti--1 inateit that Mrs. Gravson hnd expended all of the 520 gallons of paso ine she carried when her plane look off at 5:07 P. M. vesterdav for Harbor Grace on the first leg of an attempted trans-Atlantic flight. The plane last was reported sighted early yesterday evening off Cape Cod making an average speed of something under 100 miles ner hour. Lieut. Oskar Omda), of the Nor--1 weglan navy, who piloted the plane. Is rated nn expert flier and Mrs. Grayson was a’so accompanied by Brice Goldsborough, copilot and navigator. and Fred Koehler, an engine • •Xpert. Wh le there was no denying the anxiety felt for Mrs Grayson and her coinnanions, an air of hopefulness prevailed at Roosevelt Field, where hope was held out the plane might , have made a forced landing In some remote spot along the Maine coast or in Nova Scotia. Muncie, Indiana, Dee, 24.-r-(!N8)~-“Santa Claus won’t let my girl gel time," A. J. Wilson, father <>t Mis Frances Wilson Gravaou remarked here today when Informed by I N. S, that his daughter's monoplane “The Dawn" In which she was flying from New York to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, was missing. “1 have every confidence In the ship and in the crew to pull through." Wilson said. Wilson, who poerates a grocery hero, said tie bad a ’etter several days ago from his daughter in which she told him of her plau to hop off for London from Harbor Grace &s soon as .weather reports were favorable Wilson's bride, hia 22-year-old former cashier, who has never met Mrs. Grayson expressed great concern tor her famous stepdaughter’s safety. Judge Administers Rebuke To Jurv For Freeing Remus Cincinnati, Dec. 24—t INS)—A acavicg rebuke to the jury which found George Remus “not guilty on solo grounds of insanity’ for murdering his wife was administered by Judge Chester Shook, tho trial judge, today in connection with a petition signed by tho jury asking that a perjury indictment against John S. Berger, reputed Los Angeles mtlli.nalre, who testified in Remus' behalf be dismissed. The Jurors will be given a chanci* to apologize and unless they do he will take the most drastic action against them possible. Judge Shook dedaled.

NEEDY FAMILIES ARE MADE HAPPY Elks and Good Fellows Club Distribute Food, Clothing And Tovs —„ ■, Members of the Decatur lodge B P. O. Elks were busy this afternoon delivering their annual Christmas dinner baskets to the needy in this city. Dr. Roy Archbold chairman of the committee, had charge of the dlatribw tion. Abcut 50 families will be presented with Christmas dinners by the Elks The baskets include sufficient food for a dinner for 5 or 6 people. The dinners were delivered this afternoon, with the exception of a few which will be delivered later this evening or tomorrow morning early. Toys, candy, clothing and many other articles win be distributed among the needy children cl the city this evening by tho Good Fellows Club A fund of more than $270 was raised by contributions of Decatur citizens The Good Fellow Club is sponsored I each December by the Delta Theta Tau sorority.

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