Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1928 — Page 1

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I SINCLAIR REFUSES I TO GIVE UP HIS I PRIVATERECORBS Oil Magnate Refuses To Furnish Records To Teapot Dome Committee CONTRIBUTIONS BY LASKER REVEALED By Paul R. Mallon 6 Washington, Mar. 24.—<U-R>— Harrv F. Sinclair, oil magnate, I refused today through one of his employes Io furnish the Teapot Dome investigating comI mittee the records of his private corporation. I Harold Kenwell. New York, emI nloyee of the corporaion, testified Sinclair had refused to give him the I books when the senate subpoena I came. Lasker Gift Revealed Washington, Mar. 24. - (IMS) —Albert I D. Lasker, former chairman of the I i'nited States shipping board conI tributed $25,000 to the republican I cause in 1920 of which no record was I made by the late Fred W. Upham, reI publican national treasurer, it was I revealed today at the senate oil inI quiry. ‘ Lasker testified he gave the money I to Upham. The Upham records for I 1920 showed no such contribution. An effort of the senate committee to subpoena Harry F. Sinclair’s security records was blocked by the oil man it was revealed later by Harold Kenwell, his secretary. Kenwell, who was subpoenaed to bring the security records with him, told the committee that Sinclair refused to allow him to touch the records. o m**Woman’s Mutilated Body Found In Wooden Box South Bend. Ind., March 24—(U.R) — The mutilated body of Mrs. Roman Luczkowski, 45 folded up in a wooden box three and a half feet long, lay in a morgue here today while her 21-year-old husband protested his innocence of guilt in her death. Mrs. Luczkowski’s body the skull crushed and the throat slashed was found in her home last night, after Martin Gezesczk, 22 had led police to the scene of the crime and accused the husband of the murder. Luczkowski was flapped by Grzesezk and detectives when he kept an appointment with the youth to bury the body in a woods south of the city. Sen. Ferris To Be Buried Next Tuesday Washington, March 24-(U.R)-Sena-tor Woodbridge N. Ferris, who died yesterday, will be buried at Big Rapids, Mich., his home town, at three P M. Tuesday, it was decided definitely today. M. E. CONFERENCE TO OPEN MONDAY Many Methodists From Adams County To Attend Sessions In Fort Wayne Many Methodists in Decatur and A lams county are planning to attend the sessions of the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal , conference, which will be held at the Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal church in <>rt Wayne next week. The program b»g;ns Monday evening with the first tonference business session on Tuesday night. hi addition to the regular conference sessions there will be meetings m the Laymen's association on Thurs--8-y. the lay electoral conference on day, and the young people’s conerence and annual banquet of the Pworth Forest Epworth League ini' ute on Saturday. The conference titre and entertainment at the -nine auditorium on Friday evening Tt anot * ler feature of the conference', '•» lecture will be delivered by the !h ' !V ' l / n * ln Timothy Stone, pastor of 6 ’'•'’st Presbyterian church in Chi„,So, and musical numbers will be n< liana University band 1(1 the DePauw University choir. Visiting Speakers . a atp '* t ' ion to members of the connee appearing on the program the ’Peakers include: rt>si l f ,lop F ‘ D ‘ Lee* 6 ®f Indianapolis, Indianapolis WO.VTiaiKD ON PAGE. TWO)

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AL SMITH’S DAUGHTER TO WED (5 \ xw * -a v I? y * / lw & ■'« i \ J - - ‘ »• ■ ' - WSHHHK v-': - k aamnauMP-' . ~i i u iw— nv Daughter of the Democratic Governor of New York. Miss Catherine Smith, is engaged to wed Francis Quillinan, deputy attorney general of the state — and a staunch Republican. The wedding will take place June 9. The bride-to-be is Governor Smith’s youngest daughter.

Last Survivor Os Group Os Union Soldiers Who Captured Jefferson Davis In Civil War, Dies In Indiana

Greensburg, Ind., March 24 —(U.R) — They’ll be burying Henry Miller, perhaps tomorrow, and as they lower the casket, the last survivor of that band of Union soldiers who captured Jefferson Davis, president of the southern confederacy, will have passed on. Miller died late yesterday. He was 85 years old and had been in perfect health, until eight weeks ago. when stomach trouble developed. Funeral services have not been definitely fixed. Jovial, good-natured, Miller for COUNCILMAN IS FOUND GUILTY to 4 Boynton J. Moore, Indianapolis Councilman, Convicted Os Bribery j Indianapolis. March 24 —(INS) —Convicted of bribery after a trial of 8 days Boynton J. Moore, first of the six indicted city cpuncilmen to be tried, will be sentenced by Special Judge Paul C. Davis on March 31st. j It took the jury in Marion criminal ] court last night only 17 minutes to decide that Moore had accepted a I SIOO bribe from former city purchas- ■ Ing agent John J. Collins, on the night of August 22, 1927, to influence him not to vote to impeach former Mayor John L. Duvall. The penalty for bribery in this state ranges from two to fourteen years' imprisonment. Mooro showed no emotion when he heard Clerk William Kaiser road the jury's verdict which was handed Kaiser by John L. Wetnight, jury foreman. “I am innocent of this charge and I will appeal the case to the state supreme court at once,” Moore announced. o Will Berling Accepts Position In Indianapolis Will Berling former Decatur resident and a son of Mrs Helena Berling of this city, has resigned his position with the Wells Produce Compnay in Bluffton, and accepted a lucrative position with the C. E. Grant company, at Indianapolis. The Grant company is engaged in the poultry and picking business. Mr. and Mrs. Berling and family wil move to Indianapolis as soon as a suitable residence can be found. — — -o Orders Claims Filed In Tocsin Bank Case Bluffton, March. 24—(INS)— Judge A. W. Hamilton entered of record an order in the Bank of Tocsin receivership suit, directing “that all claims against said trust shall be filed with the receiver of said trust on or before May 1, 1928.’ The receiver is ordered to notice by publication in both Wells and Adatns counties. The Old Adams County Bank of Decatur is the receiver.

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years has delighted resident?: of this community with his stories of I the Civil War. His favorite tale hinged on the capture of Davis. It was on May 5, 1865, that Miller as one of a group of Union soldiers, was sent out to prevent Davis from i escaping to the sea, and thence to ' Europe. "Early in the morning we sighted a group of confederates," Miller said, "and surrounded them. They did not offer resistance, but while we were disarming, them, a ‘woman’ stepped from their ranks and asked to go through our lines and obtain some water. ‘She’ was granted the permission but as ‘she’ passed Corporal John Malone he stopped ’her.’ He had noticed l>oots below ‘her’ dress. Taking 'her' arm. he stepped to his captain. ’Here is Jeff Davis,’ Malone said. Miller came to this section in 1875 Recently, he was officially notified by the pension bureau that he was the last survivor of the group who captured Davis. MURDER TRUST IS UNCOVERED Chicago Police Make Startling Discovery Os Existence Os Mafia Chicago, March 24 —(INS) — Police this afternoon uncovered what they t< rmed a murder trust, an American Mafia, in their investigation of the leath by gangster bullets here of Diamond Joe Esposito. Tv.'o detective lieutenants, investigating t.he many bombings in Chicago, announced they had discovered evidence of hired assassins who journeyed from New York to Chicago, at a specified sum and murdered gangsters or anyone. They claim this American Mafia has flourished four years. “These killers live at ease ad do nothing but nvirder,” one of the lieutenants said. "They have machine guns, dynamite bombs, shot guns, poison, every known device for murder. These I have discovered are owned by the Mafia association and are loaned to the killers. “The recent slayings in Chicago have been perpetrated by these killers. Within a short time we expect to blow the lid off Chicago gangdom and forever rid the city of the menace.” o Hearst’s Son To Be Married This Afternoon Oakland, Cai., March 24 —(INS)—At one of society’s most fashionable weddings Miss Alma Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Walker cf Piedmont, will become the bride of William Randolph Hearst Jr., this afternoon. The ceremony is to take place at the Interdenominational church in Piedmont and will be attended by nearly 800 members of society from abcut the Bay as well as from different parts of California.

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Rin Tin Tin Does His Stuff Only For The Movie Camera Sawtelle, Cal., March 24--(INS) — Rin-Tin-Tin. capture* - of many a screen vil'dan, does his stuff only lor the camera. From his rn'stress, Mrs. Lee Duncan, came a frantic phone call to the police last night that a burglar Invaded her home. "Tell that dog of yours to hold him,” the desk sergeant shouted back over the phone "We'll come cut and get him." ‘ It’s too late.” the woman answered, “besides Rin-Tin-Tin Is sound asleep in the back yard.”

DECATUR TO GET LOWER GAS RATE Reduction Expected To Apply Only To Appliances For Heating Purposes Indianapolis, March 24—(U.R) —Seven northern Indiana citiefi wil have lower gas rates for domestic and commercial consumers as result of the approval by the Public Service Commission of Now Rate Schedules submitted by the Northern Indiana Public Set vice C inpany The Majoarity of the reductions apply only to special appliances for heating pujrposes. Cities affected are Hammond, Whiting, Decatur, Bluffton. Wabash, Logansport and Peru. Ferd O'Brien, manager of the Decatur office of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, stated today that he had not been advised as to the reduction. He called the general office at Fort Wayne and the manager in charge stated that they had not yet received the order from the Public Service commission and therefore could not give out any information. In the opinion of Mr. O’Brien, the reduction here will affect only those who have automatic water heaters in their homes. MRS. BREWSTER EXPIRES TODAY Lifelong Resident Os Adams County Dies Today At Age Os 71 Years Mrs.. Effie Jane Searight Brewster 71. died at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon Saturday, March 24, 1928, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Liby, in Washington township. Mrs. Brewster had been in poor health for several years, suffering with general disability and complications. She was stricken more seriously on Tuesday of this week, and lapsed into a state of coma on Friday noon, from which she never rallied. The deceased was born in Kenton, Hardin county, Ohio, and was brought to Adams county by her parents when a baby. Her entire life has been spent in this community, the family home being located in Jefferson township. In 1877, she united in marriage with Winfield Brewster, who preceded her in death on November 3, 1926. Twelve children were born to this union, five of whom survive, as foliowk: Charles and John Brewster at home; Edward Brewster, of Linn-Grove; Mrs. Charles Liby, cf Washington township; and Andrew Liby, of 616 West Monroe street, this city. Seven grandchildren also survive. Funeral arrangements were not definitely made this afternoon but it was expected that they would be held Monday afternoon, at 2 -o’clock at the residence, and at 2:30 o’clock at the Mount Carmel church, the Rev. Cobert officiating. O— — Rain Is Forecast For Next Week Washington, March 24. —(INS) — Weather outlook for the period March ■ 26 to 31. inclusive. Ohio Valley and Tennessee: Showers Sunday night will probably end Monday. Showers again Wednesday or Thursday. Fair at the end of the week. Temperature considerably above normal most of the week, but cooler Monday and colder Friday and Saturday. Region of Great Lakes: Variable weather conditions dtying week, one or two precipitation periods anti frequent changes in temperature.

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MELLON SAYS TAXES WILL BE CUT THIS YEAR Secretary Os Treasury Confers With President Regarding Reduction COLLECTIONS ON INCOME TAX LARGE Washington, Mar. 24.—(U.R)— Secretary of Treasury Mellon conferred with President Coolidge today regarding plans for a tax reduction and later told newspapermen there would be a tax cut this year. “There is sufficient evidence now, based on income tax collections already received, to show there will be a tax reduction." he said. “The size of the reduction, however, cannot be determined until all collections are made." Large Cut Forecast Mellon declined to disclose his conversation with the president. Mr. Coolidge yesterday was represented as seeing no possibility of a tax cut greater than the $225,000,000 figure previously set by himself and Mellon. Today it wks revealed at the treasury that tax collections from March 1 to 22 inclusive totalled $447,190,704, or nearly $7,000,000 more than collected in the corresponding period last year. New Ruling To Save Utility Patrons Much Indianapolis March 24 —(U.R) —Indiana utilities patrons will be saved $1,000,000 yearly by a new - ruling of the public service commission, the commission has announced. The new rule provides that henceforth the utilities must charge expenditures for audits, appraisals and at‘orney fees to their net income. The commission sajd it haxl been alleged that the utilities previously have charged these expenditures to operating expenses and in that manner the expenditures were paid for by the patrons. • o Need “Dry” Sheriff Valparaiso, Ind. March 24—(U.R) — I Believing that Porter County needs a "Dry” sheriff. Democrats here expect to prevail upon the County W. C. T. U. president, Mrs. James O. Cox. to run for that office, it was announced today PEPPERMINT TO BE GROWN HERE Several Adams County Farmers To Try New Crop; Still Is Purchased A new industry, that of pepperment farming, will be tried out in Adams county this year, according to the plans of farmers in the vicinity of Berne. A group of the farmers have purchased a peppermint still and will instal lit in the annex on the east side of a cane mill, east of Berne, operated by John Eicher. Where the sell and weather conditions are favorable, pepperment farming is highly profitable. Many farmers in northern Indiana and southern Michigan have grown wealthy from the industry, it is believed that the soil in the vicinity of Berne is adaptable to pepperment growing. John Eicher has four acres of pepperm'ent sown in the muck east cf Bern. This is the largest track sown in Adams county, so far. Edwin H. Gilliom has a three-acre tract sown and several other farmers have smaller tracts seeded, already. The market price for pepperment oil last fall was about $3 per pound. A fair yield for the crop is 25 pounds per acre, which would make a return of $75 per acre. Several years ago, before the crop was extensively grown, the price was as high as S2B per pound and many farmers grew wealthy from their pepperment crops. The pepperment crop is harvested in July or August and sometimes a second crop is gathered in the autumn. o Broken Neck Not Fatal Laporte, Ind., Mar. 24. —(U.R) —John Runsley, 59, will recover despite a broken neck, his physician, Dr. F. T. Wilcox believes. Hunsley sustained fractures of two vertebraes in a fall from a wagon.

Invalid Earl * Nearing hit eightieth birthday, the Earl of Balfour is confined to his heme in Prestonkirk, Scotland, witli an acute attack of laryngitis. Pb.vsic'ans have ordered several weeks test lor the cabinet member. Filling Family Sugar Bowl Costs U. S. More Than 2 Million Daily Chicago. March 24—(INS)— Filling the family sugar bowl costs America $2,293,422 every day, Harry A. Austin, secretary of the United States Beet Sugar association, declared here today. The United States consumes twelve and three-quarter billion tons ot sugar annually, he added. The annual expenditure for sugar is about $826,000,000. FARM MEETING WELIATTENDFB • — Three Hundred People Attend Meeting Held At Fuelling School About three hundred people were in attendance at the Farm Bureau meeting held at the Fuelling school, Friday evening, March 23. J. W. Tyndall. of Decatur, acted as chairman of tlie meeting. Short talks wer? made by Mayor George Krick, A. J. Graber, of the Cloverleaf c-eaineries, County Agent Ferd Christen and E. L Harlacher, of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co. Each one of these speakers stressed the importance of organization among the tanners. M. J. Briggs, of Peru, special representative of the Purchasing Department of tlie Indiana Farm Bureau, gave the principal address of the evening. He traced the farming industry from is beginning and demonstrated bow necessary it was that the farmers have some sort of organization 'just as the business man or laborers have formed during the last 40 years. He said that the farmer is no more independent as he was in former years due to the present specialization anil diversity of labor which has brought about conditions whereby the farmer now buys a great many of his products which he formerly made at home. lAfter Mr. Briggs had completed his talk, resolutions on the corn borer clean-up were read and discussed. Refreshments were served by the Cloverleaf Creameries. ■ — O Reynolds Cemetery To Be Cleaned Up Thursday AU persons interested in cleaning up the Reynolds cemetery, three miles north of Decatur, on the River road, are requested to meet at the city hall Thursday morning, March 29 at 7 o’clock, and go to the cemetery to help in the cleanup. Relatives of those buried in the cemetery are asked to help in clearing the cemetery of weeds and underbrush. Those who wish to help are asked to brings shovels, hoes and other grubbing rakes and implements, which can be used in ciearning the grounds. —- 1 ■■ o —— England M ould Reduce Size Os Battleships Geneva, March 24—(U.R) —A note detailing England's proposal'to reduce the size of battleships and guns and extend the life of battleships was sent today by Lord Cushendun of Great Britain to the American, French, Japanese and Italian delegates on the League’s preparatory disarmament commission.

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FURTHER PROBE IS RECOMMENDED BY GRAND JURORS Grand Jury, In Adjourning, Expresses Amazement At Stephenson’s Story THIRD JURY DUE TO MEET APRIL 9 Kokomo, Mar. 24.—(INS) —Recommending the next grand jury continue the probe of D. C. Stephenson’s senational charges that high state officials collected tributes from Indiana banks for the deposits of state funds, the second Howard county grand jury which has investigated the tangled affairs connected with the failure of the American Trust Co., here last September, adjourned this afternoon without returning indictments. The grand jury expressed amazement over the story related by the imprisoned former grand dragon and authorized Prosecutor Homer R. Miller to spare no time nor effort in seeking corroborative information on Stephenson’s allegation. Probe To Be Continued Prosecutor Miller said that the third Howard county grand jury would be convened on April 9, to continue the probe. The case of Walter A. Shead, staff correspondent of the Indianapolis News, who was cited for contempt of court involved in an article which he wrote on March on the grand jury probe heVe, was continued today until the next term of court. Shead was represented by Attorneys ('. C. Shirley and Samuel Dowden, both of Indianapolis. o — Benefit Radio Program To Be Broadcast Sunday A special radio program will be broadcast Sunday evening at S:ls o’clock, Decatur time, from WJZ. New York, and a hook-up of several of the larger stations throughout the country, the program being known as the Eskimo Pie hour. The program is given for the benefit of the Actors Fund of America. Publicity on the progiam was given in two advertisements published by the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., ami the Confer Ice Cream company, makers of Eskimo Pios iii this city. Sen. FeDis Once Spoke Here Senate; Woodbridge N. Ferris, of Michigan, who died at Washington. Fiiday, spoke in Decatur at the Adams County eighth grade commencement exercises, June 10, 1911, it was recalled today. Sen. Ferris also delivered the county commencement address at Geneva the preceding year. o CROWD EXPECTED AT MASS MEETING Much Interest Being Shown By Citizens Regarding Old Home Week The consensus of opinion among vat ions business men apparently is that Decatur should have an Old Home Week next fall or a fall festival cf some sort, according to a survery of many leading citizens. Interest is being shown in the approaching meeting next Wednesday night, at which time every interested citizen will be given the opportunity of voicing his opinion at tlie Industrial Association rooms. A meeting of all interested persons has been called for 7:30 o’clock, next Wednesday night, and it is hoped that every business house in the city will be represented by not only the owners, but by the clerks as well. The general committee has reached tlie conclusion that a handful of men cannot manage the sort of a festival that Decatur merits, and the mass meeting has been called to determine the Important question of whether the plan should be continued or given up. Many leading citizens have called at the Daily Democrat office the last few days, urging tliat Decatur citizens keep astride the times and keep Decatur in first place among the smaller cities of Indiana and the midwest. Unsolicited, many firms (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE,

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