Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1928 — Page 1

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Vol. XXVI. No. 48.

YEGGS BLOW UP TRAIN; GET $133,000

SCHEDULES FOR SECTIONAL NET IOURNETS DRAWN Total Os 740 Teams Enter Indiana High School Basball Classic EIGHT TEAMS IN local tournament By W. E. Hallberg. VP Staff Correspondent Indianapolis, Feb. 25. — (U.R) — The biggest show of its kind on earth—th(. Indiana High School Athletic association's annual basketball tournafflem _ completed its preliminary stages today when the board of control announced the schedules for the H sectional tournaments to be played ne»t Friday and Saturday. Arthur 1,. Trester, permanent secretary of the association, and the other moguls of basketball's oligarchy performed with a gravity born of experience the act of completing the drawings for the sectional events. The total number of entries this rear is 740 as compared to 731 last year. Drawings Purely Chance Pleasure and pain were the opposite reactions of various towns to the schedules. For some of them, clear wiling to the sectional championship stood ahead through the fate of the «taw; for others, the outlook was | dark because of the presence of opposition on every hand in the path to victory. The drawings, however, were purely chance. In round numbers, 775 teams were handed the tickets that meant “home again" or “to the regional” after the sectional. This represented almost the entire membership of the association. Basketball is b*g business. An average of 10 or 12 teams is assigned to each sectional, but some tournaments had as few as seven and some as high as 16. The elimination play will cut down the number to one undefeated school in each section nest Saturday night, leaving 64 to continue the marathon the next Friday and Saturday. They will be divided among 16 regionals, four to each. The regional play will reduce the field from 64 to IS. The final tournament will be run ot Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, in the new Butler field house here, a schedule of 15 games determining the state king. The regular season of most schools ended last night or will close tonight. Decatur Sectional Friday Evening: 111 7:30 p. m.—Jefferson vs. Monmouth, officials 1 and 2. (2) 8:30 p. m.—Geneva vs. Monroe. 2 and 1. Saturday Forenoon (3) 9a. m.—Kirkland vs. Berne (1-2) HI 10 a. in.—Decatur vs. Hartford (2-1). Saturday Afternoon IS) 2 p. m.—Winner game 1 vs. winner game (1-2) I®) 3 p. in.—Winner game 3 vs. winner game 4 (2-1) Saturday Evening 8 p. m.—Winner game 5 vs. <CO.Vri.xiED ON PAGE SIX> "WORLD DAY OF PRAYER" HELD Each Church Has Part In ’ rogram Given At Presbyterian Church The “World Day of Prayer” was ol)serve d in this city, Friday a an hour of consecration, held at , , Presbyterian church at 2:30 (, clock p. m. ''■ath Church of the city was well rh,> e ? nte(l in attendance. Each WhlU'iu' 80 liad a part ln t,le servicechare ' ft Church had the music for the afternoon, an . Smith presided at the orgMrs ~ al music was furnished by Chhrnk n Tyndall > <>f the Methodist Zion n'pf 111 " 1 Mrs ' Schroyer, of the Tho n ed Church - Pharg. „ ' Harry F’orntheil had and Mrs r' ° penlnß antl closing, meeting’ L Presided over the ♦ V hei!,?t m , e “ our t}lat ’he worship litg offer 8 ? 6 d llere ' P ra F era were bel:on >» the world Very Ml3f,lonary Bta '

W. J. Archbold Injured In Automobile Accident W. J. Archbold, w«-ll known citizen | came crippling in last evening with a badly wrecked ear and n hole entirely through hisMeft ear. the result of a skid off the National toad just west of Indianapolis, Thursday afternoon. Mr. Archbold was headed homeward from his tegulur weekly trip and. just as he started down a steep hill, his car Skidded. He lighted it, but couldn't check it and it dashed acr ss the road and flopped over. Will was able to right the tar and drive it in on its own power, but It will require some fixing. The injtify to his ear was pianful but not sei ions. o — < EMMONS TO TELL MORE TO GILLIOM Former Exalted Cyclops Os Klan To Give Another Deposition Indianapolis, Feb. 25— (INS) —Pat Emmons, of South Bend, former exalted Cyclops of the St. Joseph county Ku Klux Klan, today announced that he would give another deposition to Attorney General Arthur Gilliom early next week for use in Gilliom's suit to oust the Klan from Indiana. Emmons startled the state a few days ago by revealing that a Klansman plotted to dynamite Notre Dame university and what were said to be secret plans of the hooded order to control government in the United States and in Mexico. Emphatic denial that he had run afoul of the Canadain law by his Klan work in that country came from Emmons today. — o-Drink-Crazed Bandit Killed Chicago, Feb. 25. —(INS) —A drinkcrazed bandit, holding at bay a group of terrified pedestrians, wa sshot and killed here today after he had fatally wounded Policeman Edward McGuire. o Fort Wayne Dog Is Well Educated Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 25.—(INS)— He is only three years old but he can add, subtract, multiply any three unit set of figures. He can tell time, make change correctly, give dates of national holidays and do many other things generally impossible to a child of his age. And —he is only a dog. “Chum" is a three-year-old French collie and belongs to Mrs. Claude H. Davies, 4524 irtfayette Esplanade, of this city. Mrs. Davies has also been his teacher and her remarkable success in instructing this dog is attested by the fact that without any code or other pre-arranged signals he can solve many problems too difficult for human minds twice his age. “Chum” has gone to school everyday since he was six weeks old. Mrs. Davies purchased him and immediately began his education. She insists that he has not been "trained” but has been “educated.” According to Mrs. Davies “Chum” reasons out his own problems in his own mind and she never permits him to receive any tell-tale cue. "How much is two plus three, Chum?” Mrs. Davies asks. “Bark, bark, balk, bark, b.trk” answers the dog. “I shall put any number of three figures on the blackboard that you may suggest, and will place under it a smaller number you may give me,” said Mrs. Davies demonstrating further. “456”, someone called out. ”231," another said. Mrs. Davies then wrote the two numbers on the board, the smaller number under the larger. "Chum, subtract them,” she commanded. There was a moment of thought. The cerebrations of the dog mind were working. Then the animal’s eyes twinkled and —“Bark, bark, bark bark, bark, bark." a pause—“bark, bark,” — another halt minute pause —“bark, bark.” And “Chum’s” tail wagged. "That is correct Chum” said his mistress, "225 is the answer. Now add them." Again the intelligent animal responded correctly balking out the answer. In the same manner he can tell time and indicate his reasoning He also can give dates of holidays and answer questions by barking once for “no" and twice for “yes.” As a climax. Mrs. Davies said, “Chum, I had fifty cents and I spent forty-three. How much should 1 have left?" It puzzle? the dog for just a moment and then triumphantly came —“Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark."

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WILL FIGHT IMPOSITION OF JAIL SENTENCES. L ■ ** & \ ■ /Sr\ I JR- jHm m. e■ i A mun* it w / A o Mt IIF | J -■ WHSHMMH. u r. ’ *<(■*«• * ’ . . • " 4 Faced with the prospect of going to, jail for their par ition in the shadowing of the Teapot Dome oil jury, Henry Mason Day (left), Sinclair Oil Co. official; H try F. Sinclair (center), multi-millionaire oil operator. and William J. Burns (right), internationally kn > vn detective, will appeal the sentences of the District Court of Washington.

Co-Workers “Get Even” With Simpson

When W. H. ‘'Bill' Simpson, super-, intendent of the HoltendtSft. Louis Sugar company, returned home from his wedding trip today and went to his ' office at the plant, he was the victim: of much wholesome kidding and had i to stand for the “gaff’' that his fellow co-workers had prepared for him. "Bill" loved and still loves to "kid" | the other fellow. He always had time to play a joke on someone and when the chance came his friends and former victims decided to get even. “Bill” was almost a confirmed bachelor, but| he cculdn’t resist when the right girl ■ came along and non has joined the j list of Benedicts. The boys at the office had his desk draped in streamers of mourning. His desk was covered with black and hung from the ceiling was a list of "Ten Commandments.” These included all the things that "Bill” could not do after changing from a bachelor to a married man. The commandments were printed by the office force and were clever. Pictures of the setup were taken and photos will be sent to "higher ups’ in the Sugar compnay organization, who will be glad for the chance also to have their friend Mr. Simpson on the defensive. Anyway, “Bill” is married and he and his popular bride were receiving their congratulaLINDBERGH TESTS FUELLESS MOTOR Prospect Os Revolutionizing Air, Land And Sea Transportation Seen Detroit, Feb. 25.—(INS)— Prospect of revolutionizing air, land and sea transportation with a fuelless motor based on the principle of electro magnetism as applied to the rotary motion of the earth was seen today following Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s reported test of a motor of this type at Se’ fridge field yesterday. Lindbergh and Major Thomas G. Lanphier were reported to be preparing to hop off this morning for Mitchell field where they will discuss the invention with representatives of the Guggenheim Foundation. lhe motor invention has been carefully veiled. she report from Selfridge field today was that it had been tested yesterday with Colonel Lindbergh and Major Lanphier in attendance. Neither Lindbergh nor Lanphier confirmed the report. Announcement such a motor had been actually tested was a somplete surprise, knowledge of the existence of two foot model of the motor has been current for some time. Its inventor is Lester J. Hendershot of Pittsburgh, a free-lance experimenter tn motive power. His backer at Selfridge field in conversations with army engineers is D. Barr Peat, also of Pittsburgh, manager of the Bettis field airport there. Hendershot is credited with several successful electrical inventions, two of which he has sold to the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company.

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— , tions cf friends today they planning ! the wedding in such a hurry and hav- | ing the ceremony performed at six o'I clock in the morning, so that friends ■ wete indeed agreeably surprised to i hear of it Monday morning. TEACHER HEARD IN REED’S TRIAL Girl Teacher, Victim Os Alleged Schoolhouse Bombing, Testifies Ottawa, 111., Feb. 25—(U.R)—Iola Bradford, young school teacher, was to take the stand today tn the bombing trial of Hiram Reed to describe the explosion at Pleasant Valley school house which disfigured her ad almost caused her death. The state charges Reed, 24, son of a wealthy farmer, placed a dynamite bomb in the school house stove in an attempt to kill the young teacher who had demanded that he marry her. States Attorney Russel O. Hansen announced Miss Bradford would tell the complete story of her love affair with Reed. She also was expected to describe Reed’s actions on the night before the explosion and to testify he prom- | ised to procure a wedding ring the next day and arrange for an early I marriage to assume responsilfilitp' for their unborn child. Eleven pupils of Miss Bradford testified for the state yesterday deI scribin the explosion. o Father Os W. H. Hestor Dies At Paragould, Ark. W. H. Hestor, operator at the Nickle Plate station received word yesterday that his father, a business man in Paragould, Arkansas, had died. He left last night for Arkansas and will probably be gone a week or ten days. — 0 _ PROBING FATAL MINE EXPLOSION Mine Officials Investigate Blast That Killed 14 In Arkansas Jenny Lind. Ark., Feb. 25—(U.R) — State mine officials today began an investigation into the explosion at the Mamma Mining Co., mine here yesterday which killed fourteen miners. The blast occurre dearly yesterday in mines No. 3 and 18, where nearly 150 miners were working. The bodies of fourteen victims trapped in the wreckage of the mine shafts, were not all recovered until late last night. Gas generally was believed to have caused the explosion although Claude Spiegel, State mine inspector, in- . charge of the investigation, refused to make any statement until complete details were obtained.

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Blackmer Kept Oil Deal Secret From His Family Washington, Feb. 25.-(U.R) —Myron I K. Blackmer of Denver, whose missing father, H. M. Blackmer, was involved in the strange 1921 oil deal, told the senate Teapot Dome committee today that his father had kept the deal secret from him until a few months before the Elder Blackmer left for Europe in 1923. o — Feb. 29 Brings First Birthdays To Many London England, February 25 — I (U.R) — Total of Twenty-six thousand British subjects heretofore without birthdays will, according to statistics furnished by Somerset House, celebrate a total of 78,000 extra birthdays on leap year day cf this year. The figures arrived at are based on the fact that it has been estimated that approximately 26,000 persons were born on February 29, 1924, the last leap year day. Since this date occurs only every four years, it is pointed out that those who were born on that day can only enjoy their birthday anniversaries accordingly. Hence, this year, the 26,000 referred to will have an opportunity of making up for lost time by celebrating four birthdays in one, a total of 104,000 birthdays. This is therefore 18,000 more than celebrated on Feb. 29, 1924. • o BANK AT SOUTH BEND IS CLOSED ——— Institution Ordered Closed Following Heavy Run On Friday Indianapolis, Feb. '25. —(INS) —Luther S. Symons, state banking commissioner today ordered the closing of the Fodor State bank of South Bend because of a heavy run on the bank yesterday. The run followed the alleged confession of George Besmyro, 23, a teller, that he had robbed the bank of $4,000. The teller had at first told a story of being held up and robbed. Symons was on the verge of approving the sale of the bank to the Peoples State Bank when word was received concerning the heavy withdrawal. This ts the sixth bank to c’ose its doors in Indiana iu 1928. — 0 Vacation Bible School Committee To Meet Again The Daily Vacation Bible school committee wil meet again on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, sharp, at the Central school building, in \V. Guy Brown’s office. It is important that all members be present. The finance committee that was appointed at the last meeting will make a report on the financing of the school. 0 Gets Life Sentence Los Angeles, Feb. 25. — (U.R) — Dr. Charles McMillan, 57, found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Amelia Appleby, wealthy widow of a Chicago Inventor, must spend the remainder of his life in San Quentin penitentiary.

Howard County Judge Acts As Press Censor Kokomo, Ind., Feb. 25. — (U.R) To his duties as judge of the Howard . circuit court. Judge John Marshall has added those of a press censor. The judge announced that contempt of court proceedings will be taken against any newspaper or press association representative who obtains information from "improper sources" during the grand jury investigation of the American Tract Company bank failure. The probe is to open Monday. LEGION TO MEET MONDAY EVENING Drill And Rifle Squad To Reorganize; Drum Corps To Meet, Also A regular meeting of Adams Post No. 43, of the American Legion, will be held in the Legion Hall, Mondaynight at 7:30 o’clock. An attendance prize of four dollars will be awarded to the lucky member present. The drill and rifle squad, which was organized last year, will be reorganized at the meeting Monday night. The following members are requested to be present: Bull Johnson, Walter Hoffstetter, Lloyd Baker, Ed Adler, Dwight Sheets, Joe McConnell, Ferd O'Brien. Dale Peel, James Ward. Walter Bockman. James Staley, Frank Schumaker, Vernon Aurand. Ralph Burnett, William Murtaugh, Earl Bienz, Paul Graham, Bernard Keller, Lloynis Mclntosh, Dee Fryback, Dr. Holler and Charles Starost. There w-ill be plenty of eats and entertainment. There will be a special meeting of the American Legion drum corps also. o Indiana Truck Company Merged With Eastern Firm New York, Feb. 25 —(INS) —The consummation of negotiations merging the Brockway Motor Track Company of this city, with the Indiana Truck Company of Marlon, Ind., with combned assets exceeding $9,000,000 was '.nnounced here today. George A. Brockway president of the Brockway Company, will head the consolidation corporation, it was announced. Based on the sale of the two companies last year, the total cf which ran into more than $15,000,000, the merged companies will be classed as one of tho three largest concerns In the country exclusively manufacturing motor trucks. The combination will retain the name of the Brockway motor track corporation. 0 Philippine Delegates To Support Al Smith Manila, P. 1., Feb. 25.—(U.R)—The Philippine democratic insular conventon today passed unanimously resolutions instructing delegates to the Democratic national convention at Houston, Tex., to support Gov. Al Smith. 0 Trouble Brewing Between Italy And Austria Today Vienna, Feb. 25—(U.R)— Reports of serious animosity between Italy and Austria were substantiated today wen it was annttonced officially tat Italian Minister Auriti, would leave for Rome tonight. COURT HOUSE Pleads Guilty In the case of the state vs. Herman Omlcr, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to a gran djury indictment charging him with keeping a gambling device. He was fined $25 and costs. Appeals To Supreme Court In the case of the state vs. Harold Swartz, charged with violation of the prohibition law, the court sustained the prosecutor’s motion to dismiss the defendant’s appeal from the mayor’s court, on the ground that the defendant failed to file the papers in his case with the clerk of the circuit court 1 within the time limit prescribed by law. The defendant filed a motion for i a ne wtrial but the court overruled ■ the motion. The defendant then prayed : appeal to the supreme court and the appeal was granted. The defendant was admitted to bail, pending his appeal. , Cases Dismissed The claim of John A. Miller vs. May- ' nard A. Frisinger et al, was dismissed , on motion of the claimant. , The case of the Wren Telephone > company vs. Wayne Gaunt et al was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.

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EXPRESS CAR IS BLOWN TO BITS WITH DYNAMITE Six Bandits Escape With Two Registered Mail Bags Containing Payrolls STAGE RUNNING GUN BATTLE WITH POLICE Evergreen, 111., Feb. 25. — ( INS) Six bandits, armed with shotguns and charges of dynamite, swarmed over a Grand Trunk railroad train here today, lined up all baggage and mail employes along the right of way, set a powerful dynamite charge which blew to pieces the end of an express car and. after a running gun battle with police, escaped with $133,000 in cash. When the blast roared, two of the bandits dashed into the wrecked car, seized bags of registered mail containing payrolls for large industrial concerns in northern Indiana, ami tossed them through the smoke to their companions who waited alongside a high powered motor car. Noise of the explosion, which was heard for miles, brought police to the scene as the last sack was hurled into tho -oaring automobile. Police Open Fire The ahief of police and one other officer opened fire as the bandit car got underway. The bandits returned the hail of bullets from their short sawed off guns anil in their automobile soon outdistanced the decrepid machine of the police department. The money seized by the bandits was consigned to Tho National Bank of Harvey, 111. One of the sacks, from the Federal Reserve bank of Chicago, contained SBO,OOO and the other sack, from the First National bank of Chicago, contained $53,000. The same train, containing almost a like amount of money was held up by bandits at the same place two rears ago. The train, number 10, which left Chicago at 7:45 A. M. bound for Port Huron, Mich, was known as the “payoil train" because of the heavy sums of money it carried. —o- - Grandson Os Decatur C ouple Dies At Muncie Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Spade and Mrs. Walter Sudduth were ia Muncie, today, where they attended the funeral this afternoon of Robert Conrad, seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conrad, of Muncie. Robert Conrad was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Spade and the only child in the Conrad family. Death was due to pneumonia. o — 196 Horses Entered In Kentucky Derby Ixm'sville, Ky., Feb. 25. —(INS) — Breaking all entry records for the last fifty years, an entry list of 196 of America's best three-year-olds was announced here today by Col. Matt J. Winn, for the 54th renewal of the Kentucky derby on next May 19. o Apartment House Burns Des Moines, lowa, Feb. 25. —(INS) — Fear that several people may have perished when flames gutted a threestory apartment house here today was expressed by Fire Chief Burnett. 0 SHIPS COLLIDE; MANY MISSING More Than 100 Lives Believed Lost In Sea Accident Oft’ Dungeness London Feb. 25—(INS) —The mystery of the sea and its fogs today enshrouded the fate of those aboard two vessels which collided late last night in the fog of the stiait of Dover off Dun- ■ geness. The small Italian steamer Alcantara I and the Russian sailing vessel Tovar--1 itsch collided. The Alcantra was bet lieved to be carrying a crew of about t fifteen; the Russian about l()0. Only one survivor was found. He was one of the Alcantara's crew. He was rescued by the P. and O. liner •- Mongolia but died before he could .1 speak. At first it had been reported that tho e’ Russian vessel was not severely harmed and that the Alcantara had sunk t. with all hands.

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