Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1928 — Page 1

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Trial Qf Harry F. Sinclair Postponed Until Monday

attorneys for OIL MAGNATE ASK FOR MORE TIME Counsel Claims Fall’s Deposition Makes Delay Imperative For Them FALL IS SINCLAIR’S PRINCIPAL WITNESS Washington, Apr. 4. — (U.R)— Trial of Harry F. Sinclair on a | charge of conspiring to defraud the government in the Teapot Dome oil lease was put over to Monday by Justice Jennings Bailey in District of Columbia supreme court today. Sinclair's attorneys told the court they had not had time to prepare their case for trial in view of the deposition taken at El Paso from former Secretary of Interior Fall, former co-defendant in this case. This deposition was taken by Daniel Thew Wright, Sinclair lawyer, who returned today just as court convened. Deposition Not Transcribed The full deposition will not be transcribed for a week or ten days, however, attorneys said. Justice Bailey announced the court probably would convene daily at 9 a. I m. Instead of 10 as is customary in district courts here and wou d sit until 3. Next Monday, however, it will not meet until 10. The Sinclair indictment was on trial when Sinclair’s juryshadowing operations caused a mistrial last November. Since then, the ease’ )ias changed radically. Fall became ill. His trial on the same'hiJfffYheirt Was indefinitely postponed. Sinclair and two others have been rentenced to jai.l £pr the jury-shadow-ing operations, and a third man fined. The government’s case has been strengthened fcy the admission of M. T. Everhart. Fall’s son-in-law, that he received $230,500 in Liberty bonds from Sinclair for Fall. Everhart will be the government’s principal wit ness. Fall, through sick-bed testimony to he presented in deposition form, is Sinclair's chief witness. England To Lift Export Restrictions On Rubber London, April 4 —(U.R) —Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced in the House of Commons today that all restrictions on the export of rubber from British Malaya Peninsula and Ceylon will be removed November 1. Reaction Felt Here New York, April 4. --(U.R)— Wild trading started on the New York rubber exchange at the opening today on receipt of news from London of Premier Baldwin's announcement of the l.fting of rubber expoort restrictions. Prices broke 200 points, or two cents a pound on early transactions. o MOOSE LODGE HOLDSELECTION Joe Brennen Elected Dictator To Succeed Jesse Roop The annual election of officers of Adams Lodge No. 1311, of the Loyal O der of Moose, took place last night at the Hoose home on Third street. Joh Brennen was elected Dictator, succeeding Jesse'Roop, The other ofticern elected were: Jesse Roop, past dictator; George Tester, vice-dictator; la nk Lynch, prelate; J. M. Breiner, trustee; William Hoffman, treasurer; * eßSe Roop, delegate to the national "'’'vention; Walter Wilkinson, alternate. The annual convention will be held at Mooseheart, Illinois, this summer. A thipp-day session will be held there au' then the delegates wil go to Card--1 - Wales, birthplace of James J. Davis ■’fcretary of Labcr In President Cool- ' gss cabinet and director general of tße Moose lodge. The local Moose lodge has a mem ers iip O s 475 and about 25 more candates are awaiting to be initiated, e odge is in excellent financial Pe and it is carrying on much char”y work.

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| Farmers Threaten To “Consign Hoover To Private Life” If He Is Nominated Des Moines, la., Apr. 4.—(U.R)—The corn belt committee, representing 12 I states, served notice upon leaders of | the republican party here last night | that if Herbert Hoover is nominated for president, farmers "will ignore party lines in their determination to consign him to private life for all time to come." The committee, meeting to consider its policy toward a modified farm relief bill, warned in a resolution it would protest Hoover’s nomination as an “affront to the farmers of the nation." SERIES OF LENTEN SERMONS CLOSES Holy Week Services Begin At Catholic Church Thursday The Rev. Father Charles Girardot, of Bluffton, delivered the last of a seiies of six Lenten sermons at the Catholic church Tuesday evening. Father Giuidct spoke on the Holy Eucharfet and gave an inspiring address on "The Last Supper" and on Christ's passion and death for the redemption of mankind. He gave a dranyitic recital of the first Holy Thursday, when Christ instituted the sacrament of Holy Eucharist, of His night of agony in the garden, of Peter's denial, the arraying of Jesus, before Herr.id and Pilate, the scouraging at the pillar the condemning of Jesus to death, the crucifixion and death cf Jesus on the Cross. It was for the love of mankind and redemption of the_ world that Jesus suffered fcr us, Fa-flier Gir.trdo’t'emphasized. He explained how in the Catholic church, through the sacrament of the mass, the church commemorated Christ's last supper and carried out his teachings. The Holy week services proper will begin at the St. Mary's Catholic church Thursday, with the observance of Holy Thursday. Today is observed as the day of the “Tenebrae". The Tenebrae offices for Monday Thursday, Good Friday ami Holy Saturday were in primitive times recited after midnight or on those mornings, but are now sung in anticipation of the evening before. They derive their name of Tenebrae or "Daikness" from the ceremony of gradually extinguishing the lights in token cf deep incurnins. All hymns of joy are omitted from the offices on these days. Passages are read from the Bible and the Fathers, which express the church's lamentation for the death of the Lord. On the left of the altar is placed a triangular candlestick with 15 candles. One of these is extinguished at the end of each of the 14 psalms. While the “Benedictus" is being sung, the six candles on the altar are put out, one by one at every second verse; then all lights and lamps about the church are extinguished, except the one candle at the top, of the triangular candlestick. This candle is taken out and laid under the Epistle side of the altar. After the Hiserare and concluding prayer a noise is made, to represent the confusion of nature at the death of its Author and the lighted candle is produced from lieneath the altar to denote His resurrection from the dead. This Tenebrae service is held at the Cathedral in Fort Wayne, because of the number of priests required to carry out the service. To Observe Three Hours As has been the custom for years, the Thiee Hours, commemorating the three hours which Christ spent and died on the cross, will be observed at the St. Marys Catholic church, Friday afternoon, from 12 to 3 o'clock. The Way of the Cross will be made at 12 1, and 2 o’clock. Confessions will also be heard during the three hours and the remainder of the time devoted to prayers and private devotions before the Cross. o Sen. Fess Appointed G. O. P. Keynote Orator Washington. April 4—(INS)— The selection of Senator Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, as temporary chairman and keynote orator of the Republican National convention somewhat surprised the politicians of Washington today. And there arose in the wake of the announcement eonsiderable speculation as to the reasons underlying the choice. Fess was chosen by Chairman Wm. M. Butler, who is in favor of drafting President Coolidge.

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Smith And Hoover Lead In Pre-Convention Race

TAGGART GETS RACK OF DAILEY Veteran Indiana Democratic Leader Endorses Gubernatorial Candidate Indianapolis, Apr. 4. — (U.R) — file democratic gubernatorial candidacy of Frank C. Dailey today bore the official endorsement of Thomas Taggart. foimer senator and veteran leader of Indiana democrats. Dailey, a former United States district attorney here, at first was not thought to have the backing of Taggart, but the veteran leader dispelled those thoughts when he said "because of his innate honesty and integiity I favor Frank Dailey for the democratic nomination for governor. Taggart early in the present campaign was said to have let it be known that he would favor William H. O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, a friend of many years, should O'Brien decide to make the race. Commenting on his favoritism of Dailey, Taggart said: “The day he takes office the state and nation will know that the much needed restoration in Indiana wil, immediately begin and will not be a long drawn out affair." Dale Is Arroused Indianapolis, April 4.—(INS)— George R. Dale, militant editor of Muncie and candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, who recent ly wrote Dr. E. S. Shoemaker of the Indiana anti-saloon league that he did noF'ch’trose ttTbe endorsed by Dr. Shumaker, today turned his guns on Tom Taggart, veteran Hoosier Democratic chieftain. Dale's ire was aroused by Taggart's announcement this morning endorsing Frank C. Dailey, of Bluffton, for the Democratic nomination for governor. Dale issued the following statement here today: “Having filed as » candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for governor, I am entitled, I be lieve, to a ring side seat and a voice in the making of the rules. “Tom Taggart came back from (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o STORES TO CLOSE HERE ON FRIDAY Business Houses To Observe Good Friday While Churches Hold Services Local business houses, offices, banks ami the postoffice are planning on closing from 12 to 3 o'clock, Friday afternoon April 6, in observance of Good Friday, commemorating the three horns that Christ spent and died on the Cross. The banks announced this morning that they would be closed from 12 o’clock noon for the balance of the day. Postmaster L. A. Graham, stated today that the Post office department at Washington had given him the privilege of closing the doors of the office during the three hours. A three-hour union service cf the Protestant churches will be held Friday from 12 to 3 o’clock at the Methodist church in this city. A program of the services is published in tonight's Daily Democrat. The three hours will be observed again at St. Mary’s Catholic church. At 12, 1, and 2 o'clock, the Way of the Cross wil be made by all present. Devotions before the Cross will be held during the sevice and, as in former years, the service will be attended by a majority of the members of the congregation. In general, business will be at a stadstill from 12 to 3 o'clock Friday afternoon no general soliclation of business men to close their places of business this year has been made, for the reason that the merchants have been observing the custom for several years and a majority of the business and professional men planned to close without solicitation. Q 100 Per Cent Dividend New York, April 4 —(lNS)—Vacuum Oil company, one of the most prominent Standard Oil units, declared a 100 per cent stock divident today.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 4, 1928.

Smith Is Credited With 224 Votes; Lowden Pushes Hoover For Lead —(U.R)— Gov. Al Smith has been pushed far. Into the lead in the pre-conventlon race for the democratic presidential nomination by three primaries and a convention in four states Monday and Tuesday. At the same time Secretary of Commerce Hoover has a lead over former Gov. Frank O. Lowden in the race for the republican nomination. Smith won 86 votes in the New York state primary; 30 in the Michigan primary; 26 in the Wisconsin piimary and 12 in the Maine democratic convention. These four states brought him 154 votes. Credited With Others Previously he had been credited with the so .lowing: Idaho, 8; Minnesota, 24; North Dakota. 10; New Hampshire, 8; Arizona, 6; Philippines, 6; Alaska, 6 and Virgin Islands, 2. This brings his grand total to date to 224 delegates, with 734 necessary for the nomination. Louisiana's 20 delegates expected to be for Smitli have been contested, but if counted would give Smith a total of 244. Hoover picked up 33 votes in the Michigan primary. He was already credited with 85 which would .make his total 118 compared with 98 obtained previously by Lowden. Progressives Show Strength Milwaukee, Wis., April 4. — (U.R) — Progressive Republican candidates for national convention delegates gained steadily today as returns from , yesterday's primary ejection were i tabulated. Lase in the morning the Progressives seemed assured of three out of . four delegates at large. Incomplete returns practically assured Gov. Al Smith, of New York, the . state’s 26 delegate votes at the naV- . ional democratic convention. Senator James A. Reed was the only democratic candidate entered for the direct preferential vote, and he held a heavy lead over Gov. Smith and Senator Thomas J. Walsh of . Montana, whose names had been written in on the preferential ballot. i However. Reed was not supported by a pledged delegate slate, and Smith was conceded the votes of the delegates pledge to him. The delegate slate pledged to Senator Walsh was far in the rear. Senator George W. Norris, the only Republican candidate on the preferential ballot, held a heavy lead over Herbert Hoover, Charles G. Dawes and Frank O. Lowden, whose names were written in. • However, the regular republican slate of de egates, considered as supporters of Hoover, showed surprising strength against the Norris-pledged Lafollette-Progressive candidates. Senator Robert M .Lafollette, who (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO* TWO FIRES OCCUR NEAR CRAIGVILLE House East Os Town Is Destroyed; One In Town Badly Damaged Two fires, one in Craigville and one t near that town, did considerable dami age this morning, according to reports from Craigville. The residence of A. H. I Hetrick, cf Craigville, was damaged • when sparks from a chimney caused t a blaze on the roof of the Hetrick • home. 1 The fire occurred at 11 o’clock this ■ morning and was discovered by Clar- ' ence Abot, who was working in a near- • by field. Abbot was assisting in extinguishing the blaze when he caught i hold cf a live wire on the roof of the ' house. He was thrown to the ground • by the shock, but was not seriously - Injured. i Volunteers assisted in evxtinguishi ing the blaze, The damage was not esi timated, but it was stated it would - amount to several hundred dollars. The home of Tobias Steffer, 3 1-2 miles east of Craigville, was destroyed by fire early this mornihg. Owing to the fact that telephone wires were i down in the Steffer nighborhood, aid ■ was slow In reaching the blaze and the i fire had gained considerable headway. The loss was not estimated.

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SEEK EXTENSION OF PAVEMENT ON NUTTM AN AVENOE Property Owners Want Entire Street Paved West To Twelfth Street MORE ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS ORDERED A petition to continue the Nuttman avenue improvement from the Pennsylvania tracks west to Twelfth street, by improving it with sidewalk and curb and the three feet of pavement on each side of the main track, which is to be 22 feet wide and improved by the township, was filed with the city council last, evening. The petition was referred to the street and sewer committee and sentiment favors its passage. The petition of the property owners asks that the street be made 28 feet wide, the six additional feet being paid by the property owners. The plans and specifications for the Nuttman avenue improvement by the city and property owners from Fifth street, west to the Pennsylvania tracks, on the east side of Eighth street, were filed by Engineer Orval Harruft last night and approved. A hearing on the improvement will be held on May 1. The plans and specifications for the Wes) Adams street ornamental light improvement were filed by Engineer Harruff and approved by the council. Bids for furnishing the posts will he received by the council on April 17, and the posts will be installed th’s tye&x. No objections were filed against the I?orth Tenth street improvement and the final resolution, ordering tlie 'mprovement and fixing May 1 ns the date on which bids will be received by the council, was passed. The street will be resurfaced from Monroe street north to Nuttman avenue. The matter of purchasing coal for the city plant was referred to the purchasing committee with power to act. O. L. Vance, chairman of the finance committee read the bills, which were allowed and the meeting adjourned. DATES SET FOR CLEAN-UP WEEK Council Fixes Monday, April 30, As Date For Beginning Os Clean-up Clean-up week in Decatur will be held during the first week in May, beginning Monday, April 30 and continuing until the job is completed. Street Commissioner Amos Fisher will be in charge of the work. Citizens are asked to clean up their yards and alleys, place the old tin cans and debris in barrels or boxes so that tlie street cleaning department can pick them up and haul it away. Complete plans for the week will be announced by the council. The date for the annual clenn-up was fixed by the council last night so that citizens could arrange their spring work in plenty of time and cooperate with the city department in helping give Decatur its annual clean-up. Must Remove Branches The council decided last night that property owners would be held responsibly for removing the branches torn from the trees in the sleet storm last Thursday. The city will not pick up the broken brandies, but expects every property owner to, clean up his own premise. The branches can be burned, sawed into fire wood or hauled to the city dump. The street department will clean the streets, but not carry away the broken limbs from the trees. The expense of gathering the broken branches from over the city would be too great it was decided, and the matter was left In the hands of the property owner. v Elks Lodge To Install New Officers Tonight The installation of officers of the Elks lodge will be held tonight at the Elks home on Second street Dr. G, F. Eichhorn, exalted ruler, and the newly elected officers will be install- ! ed. The ceremonies will begin at 8 o'clock and all members are invited to be present.

State Reformatory Is Too Small To Accomodate All Prisoners Sent There Pendleton, Ind., April 4—(U.R) Crime has become so prevalent among the youngei generation of Indiana that officials of the New State Reform itory i here announced today they were unable to house all the prisoners sent to them and were dispatching tit) of their , Inmates to the state penitentiary at Michigan City. The reformatory is equipped to house 1,054 prisoners between the ages of 21 and 30 but the officials stated that so many plisoners had been sent ! to them in the past few months that they hail enlarged the capacity and were caring for an average of 2,081). PROGRAM READY FOR GOOD FRIDAY Beautiful Union Service Arranged For Three Hours Friday Afternoon A beautiful service has been pre- , pared by the seven cliarches repre- ■ sented in the Decatur Minsterial Assoi elation, to be given in the Methodist ' Episcopal chuich on Good Friday, be- , tween the hours cf 12 o’clock noon and . 3 o'clock P. M. For the past three years, the observance of Good Filday, by the Protestant Churches of Decatur, has been - an annua! event. With each succeed- - ing year, the Good Friday service has I been giowing in both power and scope. I As in former yeats, the local pastors I are asking that all places of business be closed during the. hours of service, t in order that all of the sales-people t as well as the business men m iSWr • be able to attend. ) As the services will begin promptly I at 12 o’clock, it Is requested that an ‘ many as can do so, be pi esent at that ■ time. Following is the piogram: ' 12:00 Hymn. ' 12:04 invocaticn. 1 12:05 Special Music by the United Brethren Chinch. ■ 12:10 Addiess "One Submission" by Rev. Cecil R. Smith. 12:30 Special Mucic by tlie First Evangelical Church. 12:35 Address, "Two Malefactors" by Rev. R. W. Loose. 12:55 Special Music by the Presbyterian Chuich. 1:00 Address, “Three Inscriptions", by Rev. Harry 11. Fernthiel. 1:20 Special Music by the Reformed church. 1:25 Address, “Four Challenges" by Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann. 1:45 Special Music by the Baptist Church. 1:50 Address, “Five Fulfillments", by , Rev. O. E. Miller. 2:10 Special Music by the Christian ' Church. 2:15 Address, “Six Testimonies” by Hany W, Thompson. 2:34 Special Music by the Methodist , Church. , 2:40 Address. "Seven Words From The Cross", by Rev. Ross W. Stoakes. 3:00 Benediction. I 0 "* Decatur Man Fined On Intoxication Charge ’ Grover Cleveland Everetts, of this city, was fined $lO and costs in city 1 court when he entered a plea of builty to a charge of public intoxication. He stayed the docket. Everetts was arrested Saturday night. o ’ Junior Band To Play At Farmer’s Meeting i s The Junior Band will furnish music s fcr the farmer’s meeting to be held • in the Decatur high school auditorium - this evening. Members of the band t are requested to meet at the high i school building at 7:20 o'clock. S o ® Catholic Schools Close ? For Easter Vacation Today The St. Joseph schools and the Catholic high school dismissed at noon toc day, to enjoy an Easter vacation, School will reconvene Monday mornG ing of next week. e 1. Repairing Os S-4 Begins c Boston, April 4—(lNS)—Plates wore 1- welded into the steel hull of submar--8 ine S-4 today in dry dock at Charles d navy yard as work of repairing the illfated submersible was underway.

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BODY FOUND AT SHELBYVILLE IS IDENTIFIED TODAY Peter Meyer, Fugitive From Penal Farm, Found Shot Through Head MAY HAVE TAKEN PART IN HOLDUP The hotly of :i man found shot through the head, in an • abandoned automobile near Shelbyville, Monday morning, has been identified as that of Peter Meyer. 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. .loney Meyer, of Vera Cruz IS miles southwest of Decatur. Tiie identification was made by means of fingerprints and body measurements, kept on file at the Indiana state penal farm, near Putnamville, from where Meyer escaped March 21. 1928. Police at Shelbyville spent Monday and Tuesday in an effort to identify the body found in the automobile near there. Early yesterday morning, F. O. Hillis, proprietor of a filling station at Milroy, identified the automobile as the one in which two bandits escaped after holding him up Sunday night and robbing him of SSO in cash. Think Companion Killed Him Hillis fired three shots at the fleeing bandits. It was believed for a ”me that one of the bullets fired by Hillis, from a .32 calibre automatic pistol, had struck Meyer and killed him, and that his companion had abandoned the automobile containing Meyer’s body. Later, the bullet was removed from MeyeHs head and it was found to be a lead bullet from a .38 calibre revolver. The bullets fired by Hillis were steel jacketed. Police now believe that Meyer’s compafttiin killed him and took all of the money obtained in the holdup at Mil'oy, as only a few pennies were found in Meyer's pockets. Tlie identity of Meyer’s companion has not been learned. There is a probability that Mey<-r did not take part in the holdup at ! Milroy, Sunday night, it was learned today. Relatives of the dead man talked witih the Shelby county coroner today. He said that Meyer’s body was sitting on the seat in the automobile and was slumped forward. Indications were that the bullet had enttred his left jaw and protruded upward. There was blood on the back of his head and neck, indicating that be probably was shot while outside the car and then placed in the car. after his Itody had been left lying on the gr uml for a while. Mr. Hillis, proprietor of the filling station that, was robbed, said the two bandits who held him up were not masked and he was unable to identify Meyer as one of the pair The automobile in which Meyer’s body was found belongs to Glen E. Mcore, of Rushville authorties learned. Sheriff Forester McClain, of Wells county, and a brother of Meyer, this morning went to Indianapolis, where (CONTINUKD ON PAGR FIVK, O — NEW SCOUT TROOP FOLLY ORGANIZED Decatur’s Fourth Boy Scout Troop Is Known As St. Joseph Troop Decatur’s fourth troop of Bay Scouts, the St. Joseph troop, has been completely organized. Its members were recruited from the St. Joseph Catholic school. The troop has held its first meeting and the members have been put through the tenderfoot test and received a lesson in knot tying. Martin F. Mylott is chairman of the troop committee. Other members of the committee are Robert Meibers, Joseph Laurent, John Fisher, George Laurent, H. M. Gillig. Father Hession is honorary president. Members of St. Joseph troop are James Fisher, Edward Debolt, Joseph Straub, Robert Aurand, Robert Eit- , ing, Robert Kleinhenz, Charles Omlor, Marcellus MiE’er, Ralph Reed, Frank Hebble and Carl Lose. Harold Daniel and Cornelius Durkin are scoutmasters of the new troop and Janies ‘ Murphy and Joe Murtaugh are their - assistants. s St. Joseph troop will meet in the • Catholic school building every Monday evening.

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