Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1927 — Page 1

WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably rain changing to snow. Cold wave Saturday and Saturday night.

REMUS HELD INSANE: SENT TO ASYLUM

COL LINDBERGH MAKES ANOTHER HOP ON HIS TOUR Lands At Belize, British Honduras, After 250Mile Flight Today MOTHER DELAYED AT ST. LOUIS, MO. Inclement weather today forced Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh to post, pone the last leg of her round trip flight from Detroit to Mexico City. It was planned to fly from St. Louis, where she spent the night, to Detroit today, and the Daily Democrat received many telephone calls from persons in this vicinity asking for information as to when the plane would pass over this city. There is a possibility that the plane will return to Detroit from St. Louis byway of Chicago. In that event, the plane would not pass over this city. Belize, British Honduras, Dec. 30. (UPM—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed at 9:45 (CO) A. M. local lime (10:45 A. M. eastern standard i itne.) He had started from Aurora Airdrome, Guatemala City, at 6:21 A.M. Guatemala time, to continue his Central American good Will tour. The 250-mile trip over volcanoes and Jungle took three hours and 24 minutes. Lindbergh circled the athletic field ‘ near the coast in the Spirit of St. Louis for a few minutes before decid- ! Ing he could make the landing. He * had been told it might be impossible ‘

to land there. lint the weather favored him. A < iear sky with a sun beating down ;ave him confidence and he landed araeefuHy. St. Louis. Dee. 30.—(INS)—Inclement weather today forced Mrs. Evan geline Lindbergh to postpone the last leg of her round trip from Detroit to Mexico City. Pilot Harry Brooks of lhe all metal Ford airplane which is carrying Col. Lindbergh's mother, said it might have been dangerous to attempt the flight today. —i— o Coast Guard Cutter Sinks; Crew Is Saved New York, Dec. 3ft—(lNS) —Twenty six men comprising lite crew of the coast guard cutter Rush, which was sunk in Ambrose channel late last night in a collision with the Standard Oil company tanker J. A. Moffett, Jr., wore brought ashore safely early today by the crews of two other cutters. The tanker, bound for Corpus Christi, Texas, was struck by the Hush in the fog. The cutter sank tap'dly and the crew took to the boats. The Rush, a ruin-chaser, was formerly a destroyer. It was on patrol duty. — o City Os Joliet, 111., Is Broke, Mayor Announces Joliet. 111., Dec. 30.— (INS) The city of Joliet is "broke." Mayor George Sehriug announced today that when th* 4 city payroll is met on Saturday—sls,Boo the last available eash of the city will be paid out. And, in addition, he said, there are corporate obligations of $250,000. "When the payroll falls due Jan. 15, I don’*, know what we will do,'' Mayor Sehriug announced. GENEVA MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS Masons And Eastern Stars Hold Joint Installation And Banquet Geneva, Dec. 30.— (Special) The , annual Masonic and Order of Eastern ; Star joint installation of officers was held Wednesday evening, at the Ma- ] sonic home. At 6 o’clock, all sat down ’ to a wonderful dinner, served In two courses, after which the Joint installation took place. 1 At the close of the installation cere- ( monies. Attorney C. L. Walters, of f Decatur, gave an interesting talk on j •Masonry. The Masonic lodge of Geneva has made fine progress during i the last year, as has the Order ot j Eastern Star, they having initiated t thirty-five new members. 1

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Smith B 4 Entertain R°V Club Members iMembers the Decatur Rotary - uh enjoy* program put on last 1 «ht by Gs and Clark William | ' nith. sons Mi. and Mrs. Fred 1 nith. Thuya imitated th rwo 1 3 ;arfc Crowand recited cue of the I u,k>gnes veen the two famous t medians > p r , gram was hi charge I • ofticersd, following (he enterWinnient, e It. Erwin, president ■n<. the otlofficer. gave a general lasmne of b activities during the fast year. j? X. if FORM! DECATUR REIOENTDIES Sister Arv Vitus, Sister Os Mrs. .mes E. Murphy, Dieit Terre Haute ristpr ry Vitus, (Anna Lang) sisl ‘i of s. James E. Murphy, of De Hint d Wednesday evening at RasAry H hear Molhet house. St. MtA-of-thVoods. Terre Haute, accot ring t ■ord received hete. Sister Mary Vghwas a member of the Sisters) ot Ividence. She entered the Cot/etit in Deoatur, ‘about forty year* ago istrviMiiare one brother, Albert T Lang, ot fnside, Pa.; and five sisters Mrs Fell!. Kindle.', of Fort Wayne Mi -1 Let latnge, of Piqua, Ohio: Elizibethang of Piqua, Ohio; Mrs. Maurice ker. of Roy. New Mexico; and Mrs urphy, of Decatur. Emeraervices wete to be held at 8 o lock is morning at the Mother- | hoot shin in Terre Haute, with burial it Itheisters'cemetery. i-' -■! 0-

t Boy Dappears After 1 Aceiditally Killing Chum St. jJois, Aria., Dec. 30.- (L'Py--A tenor-ricken boy was believed to be wnd ing in the hills near here today Liven by the tormenting i knowr | that ne had killed his ■ chum. The futh, Duane Thompson, 13, yest") j accidentally shot and kill’d Fl 1 Cropas, 15. while lhe two were ring ducks. You Thompson rode to his home and ti he* patents. Then he dashed to dopas home and sobbed out his st . He I the Cropas home and headed for htr mountains He has not been li rd from since. ' -jp o CUI T REIGNS IN OKLAHOMA Politiil Teapot Simmers Dow After Gov. Johns< i Scores Victory Oklaln a City. Okla., Dee. 30 — (UP)—( klahoma’s political teapot, boiling 1 • several weeks, has simmered <!■ n. for a time at least, tollowing mmplete victory by Gov Henry .11 iston over insurgent members of i legislature who sought to Impeachi nt. The rate and house adjourned the'r ext; ordinary and. according to the dis.i" court. Illegal session yesterday ad decided not to force impeachmei.laction against Gov. 1,1,1 ston. Tbl adjournment is until ti.e regular ssfion in 1929. For sevral weeks members of th* two Dodie had been in caucus. Seven mpeachmnt charges were drawn against Jnnstou. including incompetency and moral turpitude. Johll "‘°" obtained i court injunction to Prevent the bodies from meeting, and he ca ed out the militia to enforce the in'UThe°senie had contemplated setting up a s.parale government to oppose Johnson, hut after night sessions Wednesday,—it was rumored that tlie governor appeared at these seMions ami that his visit resulted in the about face-il was deeded to abandon the attempts - '-i*— O— * Fire Sweeps Hoboken Waterfront; Pier Destroyed Ftrt Swt i Hein waterfrent “ Foretime it was feared the b!aze w->lll.l spread to other ships and piers, but it was brought nnd« r control a little more than an houi after being discovered. I

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SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN TOESDAT — Christmas And New Years Vacation To End On January 2 The public and parochial schools of Decatur will 1 eopen next Tuesday morning, following the Christmas and New Years vacation. The public schools will lesume work at 8:15 Tuesday morning. The janitors of the public school buildings have been busy ull this week putting the various buildings in first class condition. The buildings will be thoroughly renovated by the time school ieopens next Tuesday. Superintendent M F. Worthman announced today that the school board has engaged K. J. Mann, of Pleasant Mills, temporarily to fill the vacancy in the high school teaching corps, caused by the resignation of Ralph Tyndall, which became effective with the close ot school for the Christmas vacation. Mr. Mann will handle the class es taught by Mr. Tyndall until a permanent instructor can be employed. He formerly taught history in Decatur high school for three years and taught in the Pleasant Mills schools several years, Mr. Tyndall resigned to enter the clothing business at Bluffton.

———- — Frank C. Ball Does Not “Choose" To Run ' Indianapolis, Dec. 29,-(UP)-Even though Sen. James E. Watson personally presented his importuning. | Erank C. Ball, Muncie millionaire. | does not “choose" to be a candidate , for the Republican nomination for , governor, he reiterated today, reveal ■ ing that Watson had called on him. Ball's friends added, however, that Ball's statement was not regarded as ] finally declining to be a candidate, but merely indicated his reluctance without stronger assurance there is a demand for his candidacy. Senator Watson, who has been in , Chicago conferring with Republican leaders from Evansville and other downstate cities, left last night tor Indianapolis. - — Bad Luck Camps On Trail Os Man Near Montpelier Montpelier Ind.. Dec 30 luck has been camping on the trai 1 of Orville Gray, who lives three miles northwest of here. Two weeks ago he was mistaken for a chicken thief by John L Wise, a well known farmer. Wise found him in his barnlot and shot him in the back. Gray made a speedy recovery, only to be arrested and charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was hauled Into circuit court at Hartford City, fined and costs, a total of S4O and sentenced to 30 days in Jail.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 30, 1927.

Zero Weather Forecast For New Year’s Eve In Middlewestern States Chicago, Dec. 30. (INS) - Mr. Chicagoan and Mr. Illinois and Messrs lowa, Indiana. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio, will step from their doors at midnight, December 31, to blow horns welcoming the New Year in zero weather, predictions presaged today. Temperatures ranging from 8 to 12 above zero were scheduled for the middlewest tonight with colder tomorrow and still colder as 1927 slides into limbo. "The New Year's cupid of 1928 better abandon his waistband clothing and buy a raccoon coat.” advised forecaster ('. A. Donnel. —- — - "

SLOW DEALT TO STATE TAXBOARD Power To Revise Civil City Tax Levies Declared Unconstitutional South Bend, Dec. 30. (UP'- Judge Otto Deahl today struck a fatal blow at the Indiana state tax board when he ruled that the state legislature in ls-21 had no power to authorize the board to review and revise civil city tax levies in Indiana municipalities. In the words of the court, "it was unauthorized leligallon of power." Judge Dehl presided at a hearing of a test case, designed to test the con stitutionality of the state tax board, insofar as the latter has power to re jduce the city taxes. 0 i Youth Pleads Guilty To Intention To Roh Valparaiso, Ind. Dec. 30 —(INS) Caught before he could commit an intended crime, Harvey Briggs 19-year I old local youth, pleaded guilty to an intention to rol> the Downing Garag". Driggs admitted that he entered the garage at night, talked with the night watchman, and then hid in a car until the nightman took a nap. Then he started to i isle the cash register. The .ringing of the bell woke the watch | man and Briggs was apprehended he fore he had secured any money, lit was sentenced to ninety days cn th( penal farm by Judge Crumpacker, ot a cargo of attempted robbery, aftei some difficulty had been experleucei in finding a statute that would cove . the offense. o_ - Chairman Is Elected Washington. Dec. 30—(TTP)v—Th< interstate commerce commission an nounced today Commissioner John I ston B. Campbell has been e’.ectei chairman for 1928, succeeding Com mlss’.oner John J. Esch.

JURY SUMMONS SENATOR WATSON Senator C’alled To Appear Before Probers At Indianapolis Saturday Indianapolis, Dec. 30.—(INS)—The summoning of I’. S. Senator James E. Watson as a witness before the Marion county grand Jury at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and the probably continuance of the po'itlcal corruption probe in Indiana by the fourth grand jury were chief developments today, as the grand Jury labored to complete its long drawn out inquiry into the Hoosier political neat, it was learned at the Marion county ! court house today Special Prosecutor Emsley M I Johnson placed a long distant call for Senator Watson at the Congress hotel in Chicago when the jury decided to summon the senator. I Watson's appearance before the jury depends on whether he can lie located to get here before tomorrow morning.

I o—• Revival In. Progress At St. Paul’s Church The revival meeting at the St. i Paul's Church, font miles south of the i city, opened last Sunday. Rev J E. > Smith, the regular paster is in charge Services wil be held every evening and the public is cordially Invited to a' s tend. -> o 1 Negro Youth Held For Death Os Girl Washington, Penn., Dec. 30—(INS) Police tock Fred Drew. 17-year-old negro, into custody today after the . ' badly mutilated body of Thelma Young I 17, was found partly disrobed in the back yard of Harry Brady's home here. Evidence showed the gill put up a »• terrific battle for her life. Drew was r- found hiding under a bed 1- o - Want George Saunders '' To Seek Governorship it II Portland. Ind., Dee. 30 George Satinp ders of Bluffton, is being mentioned 1- by Democrats of this city as a logical p- candidate for Governor of Indiana on e the Democratic ticket In 1928. A statee meat was made fhis morning by a pron mlnent Democrat, that in his opinion >r Mr. Saunders was the best timber his id party had In the state. Mr. Saunders la a former Portland j lesldent. He la now publisher ot the I Bluffton Banner and joint representsI tlve tor Welle and Adams counties. He 13 set cod one (erm as senator from Walla u . and Adams counties. He has been pron. minent in politics for many years. Whether a boom wil be started for n . Mr. Saunders by his Portland friend" < is not known at this time.

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Validity Os Blue Law To lie Tested At Warsaw i Warsaw. Ind., Dec. 3(| —(VP> -Another Isittle to establish the validity of the Sunday blue law was presag ed today In the filing by Prosecutor W G. Loehr of 26 affidavits charging that Frank Parrish, proprietor of the Counts motion picture theatre ni Milford, hud violated the Sabbath by keeping his theatre opeu on that day. Some mopths ago Parrish was convicted by a Kosciusko circuit court jury, on similar charges but. was acquitted by another jury when he was granted a new trial. PARKER CASE TO BE PROBED AGAIN — Grand Jury To Probe Further The Confessions Os Wm. Edward Hickman Los Angeles, Dec. 30.—(INS) — Startling revelations in the Marion Parker kidnaping and murder case were promised today as District Attorney Asa Keyes ordered a sweeping grand jury probe of astounding confessions of William Edward Hickman. 18-year-old confessed kidnaper-killer and bandit. The new probe will open Tuesday. While the new grand jury inquiry was called for the primary purpose of delving into the murder of C. Ivy Thoms, Los Ange’es druggist, killed in tlie hold up of his Rose Hill pharmacy. Christmas Eve, year ago. Keyes indicated the investigation would at tempt to clear up many of the unsolved phases of the abduction and slaying of the Parker girl. Hickman will appear Tuesday for formal arraignment for the murder of Marion Parker. He was giveu a second continuanci yesterday to allow his attorney, Jerome Walsh, of Kansas City, to study the ease Walsh had J’ist irrived here and wished time to consult with Hickman. Tlie grand jury investigation was ordered following the dual confusions <>f Hickman ami Welby Hunt. 16-year-oIJ Kansas City youth, that the two boys planned and executed the daring holdup of the Rose Hill pharmacy which was climaxed by the fatal shooting of Thoms on Christmas Eve, a year ago Hickman admitted firing the fatal sh< t. Hunt confessed Io his partici(COXTIVI KU ON r*«R T»v«»:

DISCUSS WAR ON CORN BORER Agricultural Experts And Toilers From Three States Meet At Attica Attica. Ind., Dea 30. —(UP)—The war on the destructive corn borer was can led into a new phase today when 1,600 agricultural experts and toilers from the states of Ohio. Indiana ami Michigan met to frame de mauds for adequate federal assistance in the battle. The Purdue University agricultural extension department, the Ohio departnient of agriculture and the Mich igun dapertment of agriculture were taking a prominent part in the meetwere represented. ing lowa, Illinois and Missouri also The chief speakers on the one-day

program were C. V. Traux of ( olumbus. O, director of the Ohio department of agriculture; W. H Settle, president of the Indiana farm bureau; .Jesse N wsom, head of the Indiana Grange; E G Smith, president of the Ilinols farm bureau; A. C. Carton, j director of the Michigan department of agriculture; Dr H. W. Marlatt. chief of the bureau of entomology. V. S., department of agriculture; L. H. Wortliiey of Toledo, O, In charge of the federal corn borer cleanup work; President E. C. Elliott and Dr. Chris tie of Purdue; Frank N. Wallace, state . entomologist; Fred Purnell, representative in congress of the ninth Indiana district; W. 11. Arnett of Indianapolis. secretary, and J. E. bred erlck of Kokomo, president of the Indiana chamber of commerce. According to word to agricultural leaders, the necessary sum for fighting the corn borer may not be forthcoming unless there is a strong expression of agricultural sentiment in favor of adequate relief Demands on Secretary of Agriculture William ' M, Jardine will be framed and prei sented through Congressman Fred Purnell of Attica Th, two counties of which Attica ’ is the hub were well represented. ' i Fountain county sent 225 fanners and | Tippecanoe county sent 50.

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WIFE SLAYER FAILS TO GAIN HIS FREEDOM “Bootlegger King", Who Killed Wife, Held Criminally Insane FREED OF MURDER CHARGE BY JURY Cincinnati. Dec. 30. (INS) George Remus, once the 'brains of a powerful ixetllcgg ling ring. today was adjudged criiniiiiil.lv insane and ordered ' sent to the state asylum at 1 Lima, Ohio. Following trial of five weeks, on u i harge of murderhig his wife, a jury of ten men and two women, after deliberating 19 minutes, brought in a verdict of not guilty on sole ground of insanity. Judge Shook, in Ills decree holding Remus Insane, declared that "the evidence discloses that George Remus at this time does not believe it mora iy wrong to commit further bomb cide. « Dangerous To Be At Large ■'Therefore from the evidence, testimony, and exhibits submitted in this case, the court is of tlie opinion and finds George Remus now Is Insan eand a dangerous person to be at large. ''lt is therefore ordered that Remus be committed to tlie Lima hospital for insane aud there confined until such time when ha has been restored ’o reason or until otherwise diacharg ed by due process of law " Remus, when informed of the decision. wag much perturbed. “My God. it looks pretty black for me.” he cried. ————o — Saturday Last Dav To Apply For Compensation Saturday, December 31. it lb* fAet day for World War veteran* to apply for adjusted service certificates, it was announced at American headquarters here today. As yet. many local veterans have neglected to apply for tne compensation certificates and local Legion officials uro desirous that u!I who have not do

ho at nnc»». — —— Physician Arrested On Suspicion Os Murder L-s Angeles, Dec. 30 (INSI- Dr. Charles M McMillan, a physician amt surgeon, was under arrest here today on suspicion ot murder of Mrs. Amelia Appleby, said to be a wealthy property owner of Chicago aud Los Angeles. whose body, buudled in a canvas sack, was found on Christmas night in a ravine near San Fernando. Police said the Slaiu woman, who was identified by a foiked thumb nail, also was known as Mollie Burke, Amelia Ellenl.iough and Margaret Ellentrough. She had been missing from her home at 229 north Hobart Boulevard, levs Angeles, for several days when the gruesome find was made. Hei arms and legs bad been trussed up with surgeon's knots, deputy sheriffs reported.

G. 0. P. REGAINS SENATE CONTROL Republican Appointed To Fill Vacancy Caused By Death Os Democrat By Paul R Mellon U. P. Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec. 30—(VP) -Senate republicans breathed easier today having iegained numerical control of the upper house by reason of the appointment of Bronson Cutting as senator from New Mexico. The line-up of the senate, which has changed three times since Congress convened three weeks ago. now stands Republicans 47. Democrats 4t> Farm-Labor 1. Cutting, known bare as au lodepeuz* ent whose newspaper has supper' Republican policies and candidate general. wa» appointed by the nor of New Mexico to succeed crat, Senator Jones, who dw* the Christmas recess. At t)"' ,<, I Democrats nominally c** senate by one vote

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