Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Fair tonight and Thuraday, moderate temperature.

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CRAWFORDSVILLE JUDGE CHOSEN TO TRY GOV JACKSON Charles M. McCabe, Former President Os Indiana Bar. Is Selected trial scheduled for FEBRUARY 7 Indianapolis, Jan. 11 (INS) Charles M. McCabe, of Crawfordsville. Ind ~ former president of the Indiana Bar Assn,ialion this afternoon was seI C |,. ( | as the new special iiKtife I, preside over the trials of Governor Ed Jackson, nolx'rl I. Marsh and George V. Lidl in, when lhev goon trial on charges of attempting Io bribe former Governor Warren 1. Met.ray. "The slate struck off the name oi Haymond Springer and the defense eliminated William Fetherengill of Franklin. Three Names Submitted Indianapolis, Jan. 11. — (UP) —Another attempt to obtain a special judge to try Gov. Ed Jackson. George V. Coffin and Robert I. Marsh was io be made at 2 I’. M. today. Judge James A. Collins in Marion i initial court this morning submitted three new names to consel for the state and defense. Those nominated were Raymond Springer, Connersville, former judge <>i the Fayette circuit court; William E »th> ringill, Franklin, attorney, and Charles McCabe, Crawfordsville, past president of the Indiana state bar association. State and defense each will challenge one man. The unchallenged third man will lie asked to pwuride in tile trial. Judge Collins disqualified htniself some time ago and Judge Oscar HMontgomery of Seymour granted a defense motion for another change after which Thomas E. Davidson of Greensburg was selected. Davidson declined because of ill health. Jackson and his odefendants are scheduled to be tried Tuesday, Feb. 7. on charges of conspiring to commit a felony. o Prominent Civil War Veteran Dies At Bluffton Itlnfflnn, Jan. 11—(INS) -Captain Elmore Sturgis, 91. prominent Mason and a veteran of the Civil War died at bis home here shortly after midnight last night. Charles E. Sturgis, P minent Bluffton attorney and former judge of the Wells circuit court, is a son of Captain Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at the home at - o clock Friday afternoon, with burial in the Fairview cemetery. Committee In Charge Os Old Home Week To Meet rhe general committee in charge of Old Home Week plans will meet tomght at 7:30 o’clock at the new Industrial rooms over the J. and J. -loecry, i n the building. Ail members of the committee are urged to lie present at the meeting. WILBUR URGES MUCH BUILDING Vival Secretary Advocates Ependiture Os $800,000,000 In 20 Years Washington, Jan. 11—(UP)—Secre‘ry of Navy Wilbur revealed today 1,1 the $300,000,000 building pro--J -mi be recommended to congress a < lasted as a five-year program r immediate needs of the navy ami ' legarded as only a starter. He ■' 'ocated a 20-year program of bnild.an 1 replacement as necessary for ' mnal defense and protection of lol mgn commerce. [ >’e rounded-out 20-year program, suggested to the house naval attln'L < 7' n ' n,ttee - should provide forty ..... lo ’h°o-ton cruisers as well as Htional submarines and) destroys v-hi T h e 5800,000,000 program, •n ch he urged today, includes 25 sers, 32 submarines, nine destroyTh o e f ers an(l five aircraft carriers, th? J? rty ‘ tbree cruisers would include grani" d PoV ' t ' e< ' * n th® live year proWilbur emphasized the five-year ngram means no “competitive rnuding,’’ a nd is not proposed to meet midmg programs of other nations.”

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Fiend Kidnaps And Attacks 13-Month-()ld Baby Girl In Chicago Chicago, Jan. 11 (INS) Police were combing the Washington Park district today in search of the fiend who kidnaped a 13-months old baby girl, attacked her and threw her into a snow bank. Two small boys who found the blanket-wrapped bundle in the snow, carried the baby to a nearby police station. Police ruahed the Jnfant to a hospital where it was said she lias a chance to recover. She had been badly beaten and cut. Mrs. Rhoda Webb, the mother, said she had left tlie baby in her carriage on the street and was gone only three minutes. • The boys who found the child said they hail seen a man about -io years old pick the baby up ami carry it away, but thought the man was the father. In the excitement at the police station, officers failed to get the names of the boys. They are being sought for further questioning. o DISCUSSES DUTY OF SAVING SOULS Speaker At Presbyterian Church Outlines Duty Os Every Christian Holding his laige audience for more than 40 minutes, the Rev James L. Chesnut, D. D., pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne delivered an inspiring and interesting address in the second of a series of sermons at the First Presbyterian church in this city last night. Dr. Chestnut took for the subject of his sermon, “A Christian’s Duty In Saving Souls.” ThßMWMirer divided his address into three parts, telling of three separate methods of saving souls by speech, by prayer and by example. Dr. Chesnut gave very concrete examples of each of his three sub-topics and, in the course of his fine address, he hound all three methods of saving sonls into a Christian’s life in such away that every Christian person could aid the Kingdom in all three of the methods suggested. Preceding the sermon, special music was rendered by the choir and the audience joined in the singing of several songs. Dr. Fred I. Patterson and Miss Dessolee Chester rendered a duet. Tonight lias been designated as Young Peoples night at the Presbyterian church and the Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil local pastor, stressed the desire of having all young people cf the church present. He also explained that while it was a night especially for the young people, the older people also were cordially invited and urged to attend/ Dr. Chesnut will give an address tonight especially fitted for young people, and it is needless to say that his words will he worth while to every person. He has a pleasing way of addressing his audience and every word is uttered with an inspiration that can not be denied. The speaker makes il easy for people to think well of everything he says by his very vivid examples. —— o Decatur Man Gets 5-Pound Pickeral From Michigan R. E. Glendenning, assistant cashier of the First National Hank, is in receipt of a five-pound pickerel, all cleaned and ready 'I r the skillet, which was sent to him by his father, J. C. Glendenning, of Oden, Michigan. The season for fishing through the ice has just opened in Michigan. Fish houses are pulled out on the ice a hole cut through the ice, and the fisherman sits inside the house and when a fish approaches toward the minnow which he lias suspended in the water by means of a line and hook, the fisherman throws a spear into the fish. This is a favorite pastime in northern Michigan, when the season opens. o Many Reservations Made For Father-Son Banquet Adrian Wemhoff, grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, stated today that 75 reservations had already been made for the Father and Son n'ght program to be given at the K. of C. hall Monday evening, January 16. John Smith has been named chairman of the program committee and several interesting entertainments for the boys are being planned. The members who have received cards are asked to return them at once so reservations can be made.

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MARINES TO FLY I Eirst Cousin Os Lindy Is Student TO NICARAGUA Au -‘ ion Sch ° ol E. C. Burkhardt, of Mazon, Illi- j “ I nois, who is enrolled as a student Major L. B. Bourne And hie Ke i , i ,ert Auction school here is a first cousin of (’ol. Charles A. Companions lo Lindbergh famous New York-To Make Long Hight 11 Paris flier and United States' flying ambassador of good will, it became Washington. Jan. 11.-(UP)—Major knewn today. Mr. Burkhardt's ' L. B. Bourne and 'two S. marine mother and Col. Undbergh’s mothcompanions will fiy a tri-motored ; er are sisters. > Fokker monoplane from Quantico. Mr. Burkhardt is very modest and ; Va.. to Rolling Field here today and he sought to gain no notoriety here take off from Bolling early tomorrow through his relationship with the on a one-stop flight to Nicaragua. famous aviator, as he kept the rela- i The plane will be used for trans- tionship concealed until today, I p< rt by marines fighting Nicaraguan when it "leaked" out. rebels. It was originally planned to fly ” ““~———— — — from Quantico direct to Nicaragua, but Bolling Field was chosen for the nil/rnQ DCOAI/CD takeoff because of its longer run ||P (jH If F D wav. The plane will step at Miami . 14 MORE BODIES Philadelphia, Jan. 11 — (INS)—After writing a fatewell note on a bill for $1.15 he could not pay, Samuel Frank- T()ta | Qf 31 B()di N 26. Temple University student, today ,> , „ . attempted to end his life by swallow- KCCOX CFCU r PORI 111-r<ltC(l ing poison. Frankel is in a critical con- Submarine S-4 d it ion. - — Boston, Mass., Jan. 11—(INS) — HICQIIQ nm Y” IQ Fourteen bodies were recovered by JLOUu UIIL I IO sea divers from the wreck of the ftrniiAii Aim ir at submarine 84 off Ca i* e Cod tO,Ia >’- Qkßßfl’lN Nllßlfl I secording to a radiogram received ULlllvlUll OUUJLU I this afternoon from tlie U. S. S. Falcon, flagship of the salvage fleet. ■ _ This made a total of 31 bodies re- i Rev. Rupnow Delivers In -! covered to date, nine lieing still lock spiring Message At Zion e(1 >» the steel hull 102 feet below Reformed Church ,he B,,rtace of ,he wa,er o Another fine audience heard the Chamberlin Attempts To Rev. f. h. Rupnow in a very inspir Reclaim Endurance Record ing and spiritual message at the Zion — Reformed church last night. The Roosevelt Field, N. Y„ Jan. IL— Rev. Mr. Rupnow is pastor of the St. (INS) —In an attempt to reclaim the John's Reformed church, of Fort world endurance record now held by Wayne. He speaks to large audi- Germany, Clarence Chamberlin, transences every Sunday morning. His Atlantic flier, and Roger Williams. Church auditorium has a seating ca- commercial aviator, took to the air pacify of 600. Last Sunday morning, at 12:13 o'clock this afternoon with the auditorium was filled to over- the sufficinet fuel to remain aloft 60 flowing. hours. His subject last night was “Jesus, Only.” based on Mark 8:27, "Whom I nsan jt v I>| ea l? a j| q U n do men say that I am?", and Matt 1 ICd 1 dllS I O 17:8, "Ami when they had lifted up Save Murderer In Texas their eyes, they saw no man save Jesus only.” The speaker said in Farwell, Tex., Jan. 11 —(UP)—lnsubstance: "Among all the recent sanity pleadings failed to influence ■ answers to the question contained in Texas courts and George Hassell must • the first of our texts, there is one die in the electric chair for the axethat has obtained peculiar promin- murders cf his wife and eight stepence. There is a growing tendency children. today to place Jesus Christ upon a Hassell hacked his entire family to comparative and even a competitive death while they slept. Late yesterday, basis with other great men of his- Judge Reese Tatum sentenced him to tory. Yet there is one thing that die February 10. should grow clear to us as we study 0 — the mind of Christ in the Scriptures. Parkino- Rin In ■ it is that Jesus Christ simply can 1 ar^[*} g Ban _ not be compared with any other great Chicago IS oUCCCSS . man or woman in all the history of this world. Jesus stands, ALONE. In Chicago, Jan. 11 —(United Press) — the story of the transfiguration Peter, Chicago’s downtown parking ban, inJanies and John could not see the augurated yesterday, today was prodifference between Jesus on the one nounced by officials a success. hand, and Moses and Elijah on the Chicago motorists, it was calculateother, and so they were willing to ed, were saved 3,565 hours of driving have them all together, and offered time in the eleven and one half hours to build a tabernacle for each. But the ban was enforced. Christ was not to be compared with Downtown traffic was speeded up 30 to 50 per cent. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 1

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 11, 1928.

NATIONAL BANK HOLDS ELECTION All Directors And Officers Re-elected; Usual Dividend Declared All directors and officers of the First National Hank, of Decatur, were ! re-elec.ted at the annual election held [ Tuesday. The bank declared its usual | dividentd. An increase in business dining 1927, totalling nearly $100,00(1, was reported at the meeting of the stockholders. The total resources < f the Isink at the close of business, December 31. 1927, was given as $1,119,772.19. The directors of the bank, re-elected yesterday are: ('. A. Dugan. Dan Sprang, Dyonis Schmitt, \V. A. Kuebler, of Decatur; P. \V. Smith, of Richmond; Theodore Hobrock of near and Dr. J. W. Vizard, of Pleasant Mills. At the meeting of the directors, tlie following officers were re-electd: U. A. Dugan. President; W. A. Kuebler, first vice-president; Dr. J. W. Vizard, second vice-president; T. F. Graliker. cashiei ; and R. E. Glendening, assistant cashier. MISSING FARMER ALIVE AND WELL Fred Thorn, 80, Who Disappeared With $50,000, Is In San Diego. Cal. Fred Thorn, 80, retired Allen county farmer who is known to several Decatur residents, and who disappeared on December 31 with $50,000 in SI,OOO- - sewed in his socks, is alive and well, Walter Kavanaugh Fort Wavne police chief, announced today. Mrs. Thorn, the 38-year-old wife of the aged retired farmer, who arrived in Fort Wayne Sunday to aid in the search for her husband, received a letter from him today from San Diego, Cal., which had been forwarded to he here from Los Angeles, Cal., where she had been visiting friends. Chief Kavanaugh refused to divluge the contents of the letter received by Mrs. Thorn, other than that Thorn said he was "O. K.” and that he was in San Diego, Cal., No mention was made in the letter of the $50,000 which Thorn supposedly had with him. Thorn disappeared Saturday, December 31. He told friends he was going to Orlando, Fla., to meet men for the purpose of investing his money. He was due to arrive at the Florida city a we k ago last Monday. A nation wjde search had been conducted in an effort to locate Thorn. Police in cities between here and Orlando and railroad detectives and police were investigating the man's disappearance. The letter-received by Mrs. Thorn today was dated January 6. Mr. Thorn was a race horse owner several years ago and he spent several months of two consecutive years at Bellmont Park, here, training his horses.

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Hickman Is Defiant As Authorities Seek To Add Another Murder To List Los Angeles. Jan. 11. — (UP)—While detectives sought to add a third murder to his crime record. Edward Hickman remained defiant in his cell today. Already charged with the murders of 12-year-old Marion Parker and Ivy Thoms, a druggist. Hickman may , he connected witli the holdup slaying of A V. Miles, drug store proprietor detei-tives said. The youthful bandit's name was mentioned in connection witli the Miles murder at the trial of Harvey ' Lesher. Phil Rohan, and Mike Garvey, charged With the crime. Roberta Si-river, a witness, testified the bandit who killed Miles "resembled Hickman more than any of ; the three men on trial here.” j Armed with this information, de- | lectives attempted to determine , whether Hickman had any connec- ] lion with the murder. RUTH AND JUDD : STILL HAVE HOPE Condemned Pair Cling To Slender Hope That They Will Escape Death Ossining, N. Y„ Jan 11. — (UP) — Awakening this morning to what probably was to be their last 40-odd hours of life, Ruth) Brown Snyder ami Henry Judd Gray still clung to a slender hope of escaping the electiic chair —without knowng that one of their final chances at life was gone. They had not been told that Governor Smith had refused intervention and officially they never will lie told. So far as prison authorities are concerned they will go to the electric chair, still hoping the governor may -pare them. “It is more humane that way,” Warden Lewis Lawes said. Plan Last Minute Action Gray is resigned to death in the chair, even though his attorney Samuel L. Miller, plans last minute action. He lias made his will, said some of his farewells, and has arranged for distribution of the s2l he has in the prison bank. But Mrs. Snyder still was hopeful —although her hope was slowly ebbing as hour after hour passed, and the dreaded hour of midnight Thursday, when the execution is scheduled, approached. “Is there any word from the governor?" she asked several times Tuesday. "Surely there must be some hope." O Byrd Says Trans-Oceanic Commercial Flying Far Off Dallas Tex.. Jan 11 —(UP)—Atlantic and Pacific ocean commercial flying is fifteen years away, commander Richard E. B.'rd said here last night. Byrd is making a lecture tour in interest of his proposed South Pole flight. c Decatur Banker To Attend State Meeting Theodore Graliker, cashier of the First National hank of this city, will go to Indianapolis tomorrow where he will attend the annual meeting cf the Indiana Bankers Association in session in the capitol city tomorrow. As far as known, Mr. Graliker is the only local banker who will attend the state meeting tomorrow. Probe Os U. S. Activities In Nicaragua Decided Upon Washington, Jan. 11.—(UP)—The senate foreign relations committee decided informally today to Investigate U. S. marine activities and administration policies in Nicaragua, but to postpone such inquiry until after the Pan American conference in Havana. Fire Causes $500,000 Loss In “Fireproof” Warehouse Chicago, Jan. 11.—(INS)—Damage estimated st $500,000 was caused by a fire which early today swept through the four-story warehouse of the Hintz Fireproof Storage & Manufacturing company. Firemen and spectators had a narrow escape from death when a water tower used by i the fire department to fight the blaze, bent backward under the pressure • and overturned the truck on which I it stood. A building across the t street prevented it from falling into i the crowd. The origin of the fire is unknown.

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TWO MEN HELD AT KANSAS CITY ARE IDENTIFIED Under Indictment At Bluffton For Robbing Bank September 8 ACCUSED OF ROBBING MISSOURI BANK, ALSO Indianapolis, Jan. 11. (INS) Inspector Chancev C. Manning. ol the stale bureau of Criminal Idenlit ication. announced today that two alleged bank robbers held in Kansas Citv, Mo., have been identified ns Sam E. Pearman, 57, anti Fred Foreman, 12, under indictment al Bluffton, Ind., lor the robbery on Sept. X. of the Farmers Stale Bink at Poneto, Ind., six miles south of Bluffton. The two men were indicted by the Wells county grand jury, Iv.-.t were never apprehended after Raymond Fletcher, former Indianapolis policoman. named them as his accomplices in a series of Indiana robberies. Fletcher is now serving an eightyear term in the federal prison at Lea ven worth, on a charge of violating the federal narcotic act. Indicted In Missouri, Also Pearman and Foreman are under indictment and awaiting trial for the robbery of a bank at Grin Valley, Mo. Although authorities have been unable to completely verify the identification of the two men in connection witli the Indiana robbery, it is believed that they are the men wanted at Bluffton. Their bonds have been set at $50,500. Manning did not know if the state of Indiana would seek )o extradite the men. Fletcher confessed to robbing 14 Indiana banks during his six months of depredation in Indiana with this gang last year. A few days after the Poneto robbery. Fletcher drove through Nashville. Ind., at 60 miles an hour, where he was arrested when his car went into tlie ditch. After Fletcher's arrest, Dwane Anderson. 24. Bert Parker, alian Johnson. 31. were taken into custody by Indianapofls police as members of F.etcher’s gang. O Toledo Police Fear Clubber Has Reappeared Toledo, Ohio., Jan. 11 —(INS) —With reports that three women were attacked and slugged last night, Police here wete fearful today that the mysterious clubber who fastened a reign of terror on the city a year ago and murdered several women, has reappeared. o — _ McAndrew Speaks At LaPorte LaPorte, Ind. Jan. 11—(UP)—William McAndrew desposed superintendent of Chicago schools made his firs’ public appearance since going cut of office Monday before a large audience here last night. He made a plea for optimism. His subject "Life Among Boneheads" does not refer, he said to Chicago Politicians, especially. o IN DUSTRIAL ASS'N. ROOMS ARE MOVED New Headquarters Are Located Above J. and J. Grocery On Second Street The Decatur Industrial association today moved its headquarters from the Graham and Walters building to the second floor of the Mills’ building over the J. and J. grocery, on North Second street. The association will occupy the entire second floor, eou slating of three rooms. The directors deemed it advisable to secure larger quarters for the association in order to cooperate with the , Old Home Week committee, which would need larger quarters for its , work when a permanent secretary was needed. The front room of the new suite will j be used as the executive room and the . two rear rooms wil be used tor larger I meetings. All three rooms can be t thrown open and it is estimated that r about 100 people can attend a meeting in the new quarters. a> The Association formerly occupied , rooms in connection with the AmeriB can Legion, using the rear room for n a meeting place. The Legion heads quarters will continue to be in the I Graham and Walters building.

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