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jfCIET OIL DEAL HIRED BT TEAPOT dome committee Disclosure FUL SAID TO HAVE ' SHARED IN PROUTS By Paul R. Mallon. UP. SUirt Correspondent Washington, Jan. 31. (UP) _The senate Teapot Dome comniK learned, today from John i) Clark president of the MidU Refining Company of Denver that Robert W. Stewart chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, .md H. -1Blackmer and James E. 0 Neil, mining oil witnesses, were involved in a secret deal to purse Mexia Texas oil in 1921 "iter the oil was purchased and brought $3,000,000 profit to the Continental Trading Company—a mysterious Canadian concern whose political ramifications the committee is investigating. From the profits. 11. F. Sinclair, oil magnate is charged with having sent I*3*ooo to former Secretary of Interior Fall after Fall leased Sinclair the Teapot Pome naval oil reserve. Clark said Blackmer did not act (or the Midwest company in the deal ami handled it "entirely personally" without Clark s knowledge. Clark, however, submitted ’letters p<l telegrams from company files showing how Blackmer (Midwest's chairman i, Stewart and O’Neill were angling with A. E. Humphreys of the Mexico fields for the oil. It was the first time the three definitely had been involved in the transaction. Stewart never has testified publicly about his connection with the deal, having been out of the. country when inted previously: Blackmer has been located in Paris but will not return. and no trace can be found of O'Neill. Stewart notified the committee he Would appear tomorrow. o Six Killed In Explosion Newton. Mass, Jan. 31. — (UP) —At least six persons were killed when an explosion destroyed a building, It was learned today. Search wa? being made for additional bodies of other persons believed in the building when the explosion occurred. — Q , ——. ASSESSORS TO MEET FEB.II Annual District Meeting To Be Held In Allen County Court House The annual district meeting of Assessors of northern Indiana will be held at the assembly room <f the Allen county court house in Fort Wayne Eebruary 11, it was announced today by County Assessor Jay Cline. All county and township assessors in the district are urged to attend the meeting. Mr. Cline and most of the township sssessors o t'Adams county are plannm 8 to attend the meeting, which will dart at 10 o’clock, a. m. on February 1 and last the remainder of the day. All assistant assessors of the varans townships and towns of the conny to attend the meeting, also, the letMr. Cline stated.

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Vol. XXVI. No. 26.

National Defense To Cost Uncle Sam $20.50 Per Second Next Year Washington Jun. 31 —(INS) Nation al defense will cost Uncle sain *20.50 a second next year. This statement made by President Coolidge at a semi annual meeting of the government business organizations brought forth the fact that in tin 1 six months ending January 1 the total outlay for the war and navy department and expenses incident to the World war amounted *1,278,M0,00. The president estimated the cost of National defense in the coming year at apm-oximately *650,00.000. M. M. MC CONNELL DIES IN OREGON Former Adams County Sheriff Dies Monday At Age Os 82 Years Mark Mills McConnell, 82, former sheriff of Adams county and years ago a leader in politics and public affairs died yesterday morning at the home «f his daughter Mrs. Ben T. Pillars, at Dalles, Oregon, from dropsy and complications due to his age. Mr. McConnell was a brother of Frank McConnell, the well-known wholesale merchant ot this city, and was born south of this city in April. 1845. When a boy, he came to this city with his parents and, when a y ung man. became interested in politics. He served as deputy sheriff under Michael McGriff and Perry Lewton and was then elected sheriff, serving one term. He left here about thirty-five years ago, moving to Cardwell, Mo., where he was employed for a number of years by the late John T. Vail. He accumulated considerable property there, which grew into v'hhie. Mrs. McConnell died in 1912. ami immediately afterward went t.> The Dalles, where he has since made his home with his only daughter His health has Uren failing for several months and announcement of his death came this morning in a night letter to Frank McConnell, dated last evening and which read: “Father McConnell passed away at 7:30 this morning. Will lay him away here for the present. Funeral Wednesday afternon. Best of family well. B. T. Pillars." Besides the daughter, .surviving close relatives are two brothers, Frank of this city, and Lane, of Los Angeles, California. o ■WBk Ministerial Association To Meet Wednesday The Decatur Ministerial Association -will meet in regular session tomorrow morning at 9:30 o’clock in the Old Adams County Bank. This is an important meeting and all members are requested to be present at 9:30 o’clock sharp. o Mary Jane Baker Dies This Afternoon Mary Jane Baker, GS, died at the home of her son Roy Baker, in the west part of Decatur, at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Details of the death hav enot yet been learned and funeral services have not been arranged. O % Berne Goes More Than One Year Without A Fire Berne, Jan. 31 —Berne has not had a fire since a year ago last Thursday January 26. The last fire, was a small roof blaze at the home of Peter Baumgartner. cn North Jefferson street, where the damage amounted to about *25.

ing brunettes. A scorching love picture was flashed across the screek. The girls looked at It. The doctor attached a sphygmomanometer and a pneumograph to the subjects and took their emotional responses. Well, the experiments proved, it seemed that the Burnettes showed more seismic disturbance than the Blendes. In fact, the blood pressure of the blondes hardly roee. By charts and graphs the Doctor also proved to his own satisfaction that Brunettes enjoy the thrills of pursuit while blondes preferred the more passive enjoyment of being kissed.

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Missing Submarine S-3 Is Found In Atlantic 9 9 — 2 c I I * . 1 J'F'T ■U* s—r -f’ ...... ■ ': — -SG. I nited Slides submarine S-3, with a crew of for y-one, reported Jo have mysteriously disappear'j] lui’buleiit South Atlantic wtders, was repor ed lasi night to be stile anti on its way Io Cuba.

SUBMARINE S-3 AND CREW SAFE Submersible Located In Atlantic Ocean Enroute To Cuba Washington. Jan. 31—(UP)—Th) submarine S-3, with its crew of 41 officers and men, is safe. The submersible, sister ship of the ill-fated S-4. was located aj 8 oclock last night plowing its way southward about 280 miles due east of Palm Beach. Fla., after it bail been missing since Saturday. At that Jjym. ihu Armada of 25 rescue vessels was making a search from the north and south in search of the S-3, which had become separated from tiie remainder of- a fleet of submarines proceeding from Hamp-U-n Roads, Va., to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for winter maneuvers. The navy department was still without word today as to the reason for the S-3's long silence, not a word having been heard from the craft between its disappearance and its discovery. It was assumed the sub's radio was disabled in the storm that drove it away from the other ships in its convoy. L_ O Government Rests Case Against Sinclair And Burns .Washington, Jan. 31 —(UP) —The government today rested its case against Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate, William J. Burns, noted detective, and four associates charged with contempt of court in having Burns detectives shadow Fall-Sinclair trial jurors. MOTORISTS RUSH TO GET LICENSES About 800 Auto Owners In Adams County Yet To Get New Plates The “last minute rush" at the local automobile license bureau was heavy all-day today and, at 2 o’clock this afternoon, those in charge of the distribution of licenses stated that about 3,299 licenses had been issued. It is estimated that there are about 4,000 automobiles in Adams county, leaving about 800 motorists to either secure their 1928 license plates this afternoon and tonight or take the chance of being fined for violation of the state motor lawS. The time was extended from January 1 to January 31, some time ago by Secretary of State Frederick Schortemeier. and no more extension will be granted. It was announced several days ago that anyone driving an automobile after today with a 1927 license would be arrested and fined. The “line" of applicants for auto licenses started when the local bureau opened this morning and those in charge were busy all day issuing the plates. A ruling was passed this year that all residents of a county should obtain their license plates at the local bureau. —-o Plunges 10 Stories To Death Chicago, Jan. 31.— (UP) —Daniel Whiting, 30, plunged to his death today from the 13th floor of the Mailers building, in the heart of the business district. '

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 31, 1928.

Aids In Revival pF *1 z Rev. Roscoe F. Wilson The Rev. Roscoe F. Wilson, of C ih.mbia City, is assisting in the revival services which opened at the United Brethren church in this city Sunday. Rev. Wilson leads the singing and assist in the preaching. LINDY TURNS ~ TOWARD HOME Sited Near Virgin Islands, Two Hours Ahead Os His Schedule St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Jan. 31 (INS)—CoI. Charles A. Lindbergh was sighted over St. Kitts, 150 miles from St. Thomas, at 3:20 o’clock this afternoon. This makes him about 2 hours ahead of his estimated schedule. Maragay. Venezuela, Jan. 31. — (INS)—CoI. Charles A. Lindbergh, America’s "good will flyer” turned I toward home today, ending his South | American visit. Col, I indbergh hopped off from the Maragay field | a' 6 o’clock this morning for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The distance is about 1,000 miles. After circling the field to get his bearings the "Lone Eagle" headed eastward. At 8:20 o'clock he passed over Barcelona, Venezuela, 200 miles east of this place on the coast. At Barcelona Lindbergh swung out over the coast line and turned his plane northward. Col. Lindbergh spent the night here, having motored the 70 miles from Caracas last night. He arrived at 10:30 o’clock, ana had a good night’s rest. The Spirit of St. Louis got an ovation from a crowd at the field when it took off. O Mrs. Anton Thieme Hurt In Auto Accident Mrs. Anton Thieme, of east of this city, is still confined to her bed, following injuries received in an automobile accident several days ago. The Essex sedan in which Mr. and Mrs. Thieme were riding overturned, after skidding o nthe icy road east of this city. It is not thought that Mrs. Thieme’s injuries are serious, but the attending physician stated she would be confined for several days yet. Mr. Thieme was not injured.

BANK RECEIVER TD GET SI 9,638 Citizens’ Bank Os Bluffton To (Jet Allowance In Studabaker Bank Case Bluffton, Jan. 31. — Judge A. W. , Hamilton in circuit court here approv- ' ed a petition of the Citizens bank as receiver of the Studabaker bank of this city for allowance of expenses of tire receivership from November 1 to January 1, 1928. The items of expenses for that period totaled $19.including $7.(100 for Hie services of the receiver and $5,000 for fees for 'the receiver’s attorneys. There was a previous allowance of $12,251.18 covering expenses from the time of the appointment of the re-i-eiver, Maj- 11, 1927, to November 1, 1927. The repot t filed last. November showed that the receiver had collected from all sources up to that time the sum of $101,980.42, while from November 1 to January 1 there was collected an additional $156,222.77. Os this latter total the receiver shows that $11,907.57 was collected on notes held as collateral security by the Indiana National bank of Indianapolis; $83,417.94 was collected on notes held ms collateral by the Fletcher American National bank of Indianapolis, and $34,079.50 on notes held as I collateral security by the Old Nation- j al hank of Fort Wayne. The sums so collected were paid to the holders of the notes given as collateral security and applied on the principal obligations held by such banks. — o HICKMAN'S PLEA BEING BOLSTERED Attorneys For Young Slayer Work Hard To Build Up Insanity Case Los Angeles, Jan. 31.—(UP)—While William Edward Hickman’s attorneys sought by affidavits today to bolster their contention that the slayer of Marion Parker is insane, California lawyer* puzzled over the question df whether the law under which he is being tried is valid. Question as to the law’s constitutionality has been raised by legal experts. Hickman was enabled to plead “not guilty by reason of insanity” because of new- provisions in the revised penal code of California. In accord with th econtention of S. S. Hahn, noted criminal lawyer, Los Angeles attorneys in general today expressed the belief that the revised code may be unconstitutional. District Attorney Asa Keyes refused to commit himself as to the constitutionality of the law, but did admit he thought it generally weak. Hahn’s contention is that Hickman has never entered a plea as to )ii» guilt or innocence and for that reason cannot be sentenced to lie hanged until he has received a jury trial on this issue, even though the Jury now hearing the case may find hint sane. Defense Attorney Richardl Cantillon also was loath to make a statement regarding the law, but said he (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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.Indianapolis Goes To Work Under Darkness, Caused By Dense Smog; Indianapolis, Ind. Jun. 31 —(INS) — Long after the sun rose today almost midnight darkness ptevaile din down town Indianapolis as the winter’s worst smog blanketed the city. Automobiles with blazing headlights poked their way slowly along the streets with visibility restricted t> a few feet. Office buildings were lit up. The numerous electric signs were blazing. Despite the unusual conditions, posice said not a single serious accident was reported. The smog is a combination of thick fog and smoke made possible by an almost total absence of wind. LARGE AUDIENCE AT U.B.CHURCH Rev. Roscoe F. Wilson, Os Columbia City, Assisting In Services The Rev. Roscoe F. Wilson, of Columbia City, stinging evangelist, pastor ami personal worker who is assisting in the United Brethren Church revival, was received by a splendid large audience last, night. Rev. Wilson has a wonderful voice and his years of experience in the woik makes it easy for him to find himself at home with a new congregation and he soon won his place in the hearts of the people. The song service was exceptional fine and the splendid choir is much larger titan was really expected. Mr. Wilson sang two beautiful solos at tile service last night. The pastor. Rev'. Mr. Smith stated that Rev. Wilson would also do part ol the preaching in the services. in introducing Rev. Wilson, the pastor told the people how fortunate they were in securing him. for larger cities ami churches had invited him. even the church where the Bishop of this district belongs. lie also informed the people tliat Mr. Wilson was one of the prize winners at the Rodeheaver School of Music in the song directors and soloists contest last summer. The interest last night was exceptional satisfactory and indications point to continued interest and large crowds, as the pastor and church extend a welcome to every one to come, to help, to hear, io pray, to sing, otto be saved. “Woe to them “that are at ease in Zion," was text used last night by the Rev. Cecil R. Smith. It was addressed to tiie chinch and to professing Christians who are inclined to let things go in an easy way, careless, thoughtless and doless manner. The pastor stressed the point that folk were interested in most every“thing else to a greater degree than they were in the Church and the work of saving souls; that there was a general tendency to put everything else first and then let the church drag along. They were concerned about up-to-date clothing, social gatherings, good limes, but garments of righteousness. prayer meetings.' and real fellowship with God were not given attention by the people. The pastor cited God's warning and told them he believed God would deal with folk today wish justice as he dea’t with those who in other days refused to heed the Word. An interesting feature each evening is the displaying beneath the clock (for the pastor though! everybody would see it there) of ,i series of mottoes or slogans, a new one tc appear each night, and at the end. the boy or girl who can repeat them all correctly will receive a Tesjament. The first night’s slogan was, "Each Second Nearer Eternity, Where?," and last night, "If Every Member was like me, what kind of a church would this he?" Tonight, there will be a prayer group conducted in the Work and Win room at 7:10 o'clock, and also another group in the D.Y.B. room at the same hour. — O Thirteen Senators Eat Breakfast With Coolidge Washington, Jan. 31—(INS)-—Thir-teen Senators, including eight democrats, joined President Coolidge at a White House breakfast of buckwheat cakes and .sausage this morning. They were Barkley (D) of Kentucky Bingham (R) of Connecticut; Black (D) of Albania, Britton (D) of New Mexico, Brookhart (R) of Iowa; Broussard (D) of Louisiana, Caraway (D) of Arkansas. Copeland (D) of New York Couzens (R) of Michigan, Cutting (R) of New Mexico, Deneen (R) of Illinois, Dill (D) of Washington, and Edwards (D) of New Jersey.

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POLICE GUARD IS PLACED OUTSIDE MAYOR'S OFFICE Mayoralty Squabble Renewed At Indianapolis; Office In Doubt COUNCILMEN CLAIM HOLMES IS MAYOR liuliaiiiHiolis, Jan. .51. (INS) Citizens of liuiiana|>ulis lodav awoke with that dark lirovvn taste ol tfTeaewtil of the tn it v o rail v squabble anil scratched their heads to try. to answer the perennial question <if who is mayor of IndianappThe same old tactics of city hall conflicts were apparent as Mayor L. Ert Slack, a Democrat, prepared to resist the city council’s movement toplace Ira M. Holmes, a Republican. In the office. Slack had a police guard at his office, thus following the prectd.'iits set l,y John L. Duvall when the latter was clinging to the office last October, By a vote of 6 to 3, tiie council yesterday rescinded its action of November S when it elected Slack mayor. Claim Helmes Is Mayor This latest move, '.he Republican couAcilmen contended, automatically made Holmes mayor inasmuch as he was bequeathed the office by Duvall. This bequest was one of the usual complicated political maneuvers, (>eculiar to Indianapolis. The law provided that when a mayor resigns, the city controller shall succeed him. When Duvall stepped out. therefore. Mis. Maude Duvall, his wife, who was I lien controller, became mayor, in the twinkling of an eye, she appointed Holmes city controller and then promptly resigned. Holmes has filed a quo warranto suit to establish liis title, to the office despite the fact that the state appealiale court a few days ago threw one of his legal actions out of court. R. E. Heller And Family Home From Southern Tour Mr. anti Mrs. R. E. Heller and son. Alfred, have returned to their home in Adams county after a six weeks trip through Florida. Mr. Heller stated that they drove 3,667 miles anti bad only one puncture to mar the trip. Thev ’ drove down the west coast of the southern state and then crossed over to Miami and returned a'.ong tiie east coast. Tiie trip took about six weeks. TWO MORE MEN ARE SENTENCED Ira Shaffer And Ira Carpenter Sentenced For Stealing Cow Hides ira Shaffer and Ira Carpenter, lK>th of Decatur, today were under sentence of eight months each on the state penal farm, as a result of their pleas of guilty, late Monday, to a charge of petit larceny, in the Adams circuit court. In addition to the sentences, each was fined *."> and costs. The two men were arrested, fdgetlier witli four others, on a charge of stealing cow hides belonging to Francis Schmitt, of Decatur. Charges of burglary were dismissed, after the men pleaded guilty to larceny. Os the other four men arrested, three pleaded guilty and were fined and sentenced, while the fourth was released. The sentence of one was suspended. Indiana Man, Arrested As Suspect In Murder, Claims Part Os Reward Los Angeles Jan. 31— (INS) — Chief of Detectives Herman Cline today is in receipt of a letter from Lewis D. Wyatt, of Cory, Indiana asking for a share ot the William Edward Hickman reward fund because'Wyatt was arrested as a suspect in connecticn with the murder of little Marion Parker. The writer deolared he narrowly escaped lynching in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and expressed the belief that he had aided in the capture ot' Hickman "by a process of ellmina»ion”.

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