Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1928 — Page 1

WEATHER Showers and thunder storms probable tonight and Wednesday. Warmer north portion.

HOOVER’S NOMINATION IS CONCEDED

MISS BOLL HOPS OFF: CHANCES OF A RACE REVIVED Perfect Flying Weather Reported Over North Atlantic Ocean Today MISS EARHART IS STILL AT ST. JOHNS St. Johns, N. F„ June 12.— tj.R) With Miss Mabel 801 lon the way from New York in the Columbia, and Miss Amelia Earhart's Friendship in Trepassey Bay waiting to take off for Englang, perfect flying weather today revived chances of a transAtlantic air race. To the winner of such a race would RO the honor of having been the first woman to fly the Atlantic. \ strong west to northwest wind was blowing, to carry an east bound plane on its way. No better weather <ould Im; desired for an eastward 11 iht. and the probabilities were that ,I good weather would continue indefinitely. Miss Earhart Undecided There was no Indication, however, of when Miss Amelia Earhart. Wilmer ' Stultz and Lou Gordon would start - on their trans-Atlantic flight. Their! plane bobbed idly in Trepassey Hay. . Neither Miss Earhart nor Stultz. I her c<H»ilot, showed signs of excitement wthen the United Press < orre< pondent told them of the Columbia's start. "I'm not going to break my neck ' for anybody," said Stultz, with a shrug of bis shoulders. "Our start will not he influenced by the move ments of others. When it is the best time to leave, whe wil start and w -'ll get there.’’ Columbia Not Sighted Portland, Me., June 12—(INS)—Four hours after the Columbia took off from Rooijgvelt Field. N. Y.. the tians-Atlantlc airplane remained unsighted along th- New England coast line. A report that a phl'ne resembling the Columbia possed off Cape Elizabeth bound north up the Maine coast toward Nova Scotia was unconfirmed Thick weather was reported off shore. Preparations were made to receive t ie Columbia pused off Cape Eliza but watchers waited in vain long after 10:30 a.m., the time the flyers weie due there unless they planned to continue on to Harbor Grace, New teundland. Miss 801 l Hops Off Roosevelt Field, L. !.. June 12 (U.R) The race for honor of being the fits! woman to fly across the Atlantic was underway again today when the monoplane Columbia, carrying Mis. Mabel 8011, started on the first part ■ a trans-Atlantic flight. The monoplane sailed away from Roosevelt Field at 7:19 a.m. bound for Old Orchard, Me., from where the flight across the ocean will be started OL ver C. Leboutillier, Canadian war hero, and Captain Arthur Argles were the pilots. o SHUMAKER WINS POINT IN COURT Gilliom’s Affidavit Against Anti-Saloon League Head Quashed South Bend, Ind., June 12. (U.R) The Rev. E. S. Shumaker, head of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, has won the first round of his conit battle here with Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom. Circuit Judge Cyrus E. Pal tee. decided that Gilliom’s affidavit against the dry leader was insufficient and sustained Shumaker’s motion to quash. Gilliom charged Shumaker with violating the corrupt practices act However, if Gilliom wishes to push the prosecution, he may file an amend ed affidavit, tonforming more io the corrupt practices statute. The attorney general in his afll davit challenged the truth of Sim maker's recent statement that lie was "wet of record.” Judge Pattee ruled that Gilliom would also have to charge that he was held up to ridicule and contempt by the statement, and that voters were induced to shun him at the polls. The case will be scheduled for trial in September if Gilliom files an amended bill.

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Her Wedding Smart | “ ■ V *«*<*»•> A ■ v A . ; Ibis is ih(» latest studio portrait of Mis. Francis P. Quillinan, nee (’atherne Smith, the youngest daughter of Governor and Mrs. Alfred K. Smith, whose marriage took place in rhe Gubernatorial mansion in Albany, with ordinal Hayes officiating. Notables from all over the country attended the wedding. REVIEW BDARO TOTALS FIGURES Board Begins Its Second Week Os Work; No Changes Made So Far The county board of review entered its second week of work Monday. Last week jhuuU'll.lu.tabulating...totals and veiifying the assessments as turned in by the township assessors. The work done last week was merely preliminary to arriving at what should be done by the board in making changes or equalizations, in ease the beam finds the assessments should be corrected. The real estate assessments will bo taken up this week, County Assessor Jay cline staled today. The board members will review the assessments on farm lands and improvements and city and town propel ty and recommend changes if necessary. Alth ugh no totals on the real estate assessments are available yet, il is believed that the valuations will be considerably less this year. The assessors have taken farm lands and impiovements at a less value and city property has also been assessed at a lower figure, it. was stated. o Gov. Jackson Commutes B. J. Moore’s Sentence Indianapolis, June 12.—(U.R) Former councilman, Boynton J. Moore, through gubernatorial clemency, today had escaped a two to fourteen year prison sentence and a SSOO fine, given him on bribery charges. Governor Ed Jackson commuted Moore's sentence to SIOO and costs, the same sentence several other connoilmen received when they resigned instead of going io trial. o As Usual, Cal Didn't Waste Any Words, So Andy’s Still Wondering Kansas City. June 12. — (INS) The most interesting story going the rounds of the Republican convention today revealed why Secretaiy of the treasury. Andrew W. Mellon, came to the Republican convention without learning fiom President Coolidge his choice for the Republican nomination. The treasury secretary, anxious to learn the president's wishes, called at the White House just before leaving Washington for the convention, he said. He enteied the presidential office, the story went, hopetui of getting some expression from Mr. Coolidge. Their farewell conversation follows a< cording to Mellon's own account: "Good morning. Mr. President, said Mellon, proffering his hand. "Good morning. Mr. Secretary,” said the president and they shook hands. "I'm about to leave for the convention," Mellon continued, “so I came in to say good-bye." "Good-bye,” said the president, proffering his hand. They shook hands and Mellon left.

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■““I i ■ n.li.i .MB»»»ao » . Iliifh Points of Fess’ Keynote Speech (Ry UNITED PRESS) Following are some of the striking statements of the Republican I keynote speech delivered today by Senator Fess of Ohio: "The I.berty Loan refunding Is an achievement which challenges the record of all history and displays a financial position never before ] reached by any people in the history of the world.’’ "Our debt which in 1919 was twenty-six and a half billion dollars is now about eighteen billon, a saving of annual Interest of over two him- | ] died midions. "Tax reduction was made possible only on the sound economic policy of the government under present leadership, and was not at the ex|s-nse t of efficiency in administration, nor at the loss of any needed appro- ( priat 'on.” "Ttslay we are in the longest period of sustained business prosperity in our history. To continue it free from the cycle of business depression is the prime concern of leadership in industry.” The ambition of Republican leadership and policy is the o|h>ii door !| to the maximum utilization of all our people of whatever class or race I j profession or calling to promote self-reliance and in the degree humanly possible to banish poverty from our midst.'’ "The ruling ambition of Republican leadership is to insure the maxi- ; mum prosperity of all our people, and of those employed in agriculture and industry.” "The problem of agriculture from a producer's standpoint is a more equitable distribution of what the consumer of food has to pay." "The farmers qomplaint is not that the consumer does not pay enough, but of what lie pays the producer does not get his rightful share." "No one should ba in doubt of the purpose of the party to give this greatest of industries (agriculture) every consideration short of unsound proposals of government stimulation of artificial remedies, which in Hie end may only add to our problems” "We still hold to the doctrine of our fathers to avoid alliances.” "Our foreign commerce is approaching the bewildering figure of ten billion dollars per year.” _ ______________________

Only 20,000 Fatmers In March To Kansas City

Women At Republican Convention Are Fewer But More "Hard-Boiled” Kansas City. June 12. (U.R)-Wom-en are fewer in this republican convention than in 1924 -but they are politicallv more hard-boiled" and wiser. The majority of the 64 women delegates know a political trick or two or more ami participate on the same basis as men in the numerous powwows here which are going on continually in a dozen hotels large and small. They speak out in meeting, am! know what they are talking about. They ate learning to trade and compromise. o —

I NOBILE PARTY SEEKING UNO : . ■ ■ Explorers Form Parties To ' Search For Land; Hands ’ And Feet Frozen — I Kings Bay. June 12—(U.R>—General , Umberto Nobile ami nine of his men. with frozen hands ami feet, are at , their emergency radio station on the , arctic ice while two parties of three men each of the dirigible Italia’s , crew are trying separately to reach land. Radio Operator Giuseppe Biagi . wirelessed the Citta Di Milano today. One party of three men had been reported previously as missing. Today's messages from the Italia’s radio station said that General Nobile the dirigible's commander, had gone out from the radio station with another three men to try to march westward and reach land. General Nobile returned to the radio station, leaving the other three to continue toward North East Land. While these two parties were out alone on the ice, the remaining ten—includ'ng General Nobile—of the Italia’s crew' of sixteen were together. at the radio station, awaiting aid. General Nobile and six men had been thrown out with the airship's gondola as it touched the ice, while the big dirigible itself kept on, bottncng before the wind. The rescue ships Braganza and Hobby were stuck in the jammed ice off Spitsbergen today. The sturdy motor schooner Svalbard, equipped with gasoline and other provisions, including two dog sleds, left Green Harbor today to join the Braganza and then to try to reach Mossel Bay, where Lieut. Luetzow Holm, with his airplane is down, fuelless. Holm and Captain Riieer-Larsen, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO;

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 12, 1928

Widely Heralded March Os 100,000 Fails To Materalize Kansas City, June 12 —(INS) -The widely heralded march of lot).000 embattled farmers on the ramparts of 'the Republican convention citadel bad failed to materialize today. With a big tourist park still thinly populated and the highest estimates of the farmer cohert placed at 20,000, leaders of the movement turned to make up in "pep” what they lacked in numbers. Hoover ]>ropaganda ami too much farm work were charged by the farm leaders for the situation. "The word was broadcast by the

Hoover forces that the farm movement was nothing but politics ami all bluff, and a lot of farmers were evi dently afraid that they would be led into such a situation," explained Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota Farmer Is Sincere "There is no mistaking the sincerity of the farmer nor the deptli of his feeling. ,Nor should there be any mistake about the difficulty of electing a Republican ticket in November if it is headed by an opponent of farm relief. The situation might easily lead to a third party.” Backers of the farm trek were hoping that the day would see thousands of farmers from nearby states churning up the roads to the convention city. Less than 100 autos hail registered lat the special tourist park, attendants said. Most, of the farmers who motored in choose to find rooms in downtown hotels or private homes. Anticipating taunts at the number reaching the city, the Indiana deleg ttion advertised more titan 50,000 signatures to petitions for farm relief. The attitude of the farm leaders also would be made manifest in a statement of 26 organization heads that no enemy of f trr.t relief can be elected. “If we don’t get what we want here, we’ll go to Houston," was the threat of many farmers. Q —•

Decatur Family In Auto Wreck Near Berne Sunday Members of the Guy E. Grayden. family ct this city, escaped serious injury when the car in which they were riding overturned and wrecked a half mile west of Berne, at the turn in Federal highway No. 27. Mr. Grayden was driving and was accompanied by his wife and four children. Turning the corner too rapidly and striking crushed stone on the tur nis believed to have caused the accident. The automobile was damaged considerably. Mr. Grayden and family were enroute to Indianapolis to attend the funeral of a relative, but were forced to return to Decatur.

EARLKLINCKIS CONVICTED; FACES TERM IN PRISON Former Henchman Os I). ('. Stephenson Faces 1-3 Year Prison Sentence COUNSEL PLANS TO SEEK ANOTHER TRIAL — Indianapolis, June 12.—(INS)— Earl Klinck, former henchmen' of 1). ('. Stephenson, Indiana’s most notorious life termer, was ] found guilty by a jury in Mar-! ion criminal court this after-1 noon of being an accessory in attesting a false affidavit. The jury teieived the case at 12:11.5 o'clock pm. It went to lunch, returned deliberated only 11 minutes and brought in its verdict at 1:45 o'clock pm. As the result of his conviction. Klinck faces imprisonment from lie to throe years and a fine of $lO to SI,OOO. To Get Sentence Tomorrow Special Judge Thomas E. Garvin announced he would pass sentence on Klinck at 9:30 o i l :ck tomorrow morn Ing. He ordered Klinck remanded to the custody of the sheriff. Leo Bi/.>wn. attorney for KHnck. announced he would move for a new tiini tom trow morning. Sensational charges were hulled by Prosecutor William H. Remy in his closing argument to the jury, which purported to retract the testimony of William Rogers an ex-klansman. given before Senator James A. Reed's slush fund committee that U. S. Senator James E. Watson carried an "imperial passport" issued by the Ku Klux Klan "George V. Coffin Republican district cbaiAnan of the seventh Indiana congr’OgsfonnTdistrict carried that false affidavit before a federal grand jury" Remy charged. The federal grand jury returned no indictments. Previously, the dimunltive proseett tor had asserted that the affidavit to which Klinck was alleged t:> have forged the signature of the witness. Rogers was part of a conspiracy li> "political higher-nps" in Indiana to discredit Thomas 11. Adams and Boyd Gurley. Indiana editors, who were pressing the probe of political c eruption.

— —p ~ — Log Crushes Man Orleans, Ind.. June 12 —(U.R) —James Button. 65, was killed when crushed by a log which slipped ami rolled on him as he attempted to load if onto a wagon. —n

MEXICAN FLIER IS FORCED DOWN (’apt. Emilio Garranza, Enroute To Washington, Lands In North C arolina Mooresville, N. June 12 (U.R) Capl. Emilio Carranza. Mexican good will flyer, will resume his flight to Washington this afternoon provided the weather clears sufficiently to warrant safe flying. Carranza was forced down here by fog early today. He had l,een in the air 19 hours since leaving Valbuena flying field. Preparations to receive the flyer ' hail been made at Bolling field, ■ Washington. An honor guard of cav ally and an army band had' arrived it tlie field and troops were ready to handle lite expected crowds when Assistant Secretary of Commerce William T. McCracken received werd of the forced landing here.

Work On Monroe-Berne Road Progressing Nicely Wotk is progressing lapidly on the constinotion of federal highway No. 27, between Monroe and Berne. Tito sub bed of heavy firmly packed stone, has been completed and work has started on applying the first layer of fitie stone. The grading on the sides of the road bed is progressing nicely also P. 1). Putnam. Fort Wayne <■ ntractor, has the contract for building the road. It will probably be two months longer before the toad is opened to traffic again. s City Court Cases Continued The cases of the state vs. Kenneth Beard and Bernard Hain, for public intoxication, were continued in city court last night. Mayor Krick was unable to be present for the hearings.

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At Convention —, O r > ■ .. —• Former Governor Lowden of Illinois, on arrival at the Republican National convention at Kansas City. Mr. Lowden's supporters are confident he will be nominated for the presidency. PAVING STARTED SOUTH OF CITY Work Of* Pouring Concrete On Country Club Road Started Monday Pouring of concrete on the Country Club road, south of the city, was star! ed Monday. The paving operation started at the south end of the project, at the intersection of the county farm road and will proceed toward the citj limits. Dick Tonnelier is superintendent of construction and Macklin and Zehr, local contractors, have the contract for the Improvement. The read from the •Country Club south to the intersection of the county farm road will be paved with concrete, and from the Country Club to the «-•■<! of the pavement on Mercer avenue, with brick. Work on the construction of the Hurst road, running west on Monroe stteet past the cetlleteiy, has been delayed considerably by recent rains Macklin and Zeht also have the con tract for that load, which will be paved with brick.

o Clerk In Office Os I. U. Bursar Is Killed Bloomington. Ind., June 12 Miss Maigaret Y Ito. 18. a clerk in the bursar's office of Indiana University was instantly killed today when her automobile turned over after skidding in flesh gtavt'l as she was starting to work from het home at Solsbetry. west of here. She was the daughter of William Yolt . postmaslei of Solesberry. q Miss Bumbaugh Begins Her Sentence In Prison Dettoit, Michigan, .lune 12 (INS) Clothed in plain dress of the prison farm Miss Marguerite Bantbaiigh who shot ami kille tiller former lover. Wai ter 11. Cook, Niles, Michigan, basket mantifactutei, today slat ted serving a j three to 15 year sentence in the Detroit II use of Coriection Miss Bumbaugh said she will study fashion designing while in prison. Site laid her present predicament to] her failure to "tell mother. "Don't catty your loyalty to a man too far. It doesn't pay.” site said o —— Small Fire Occurs At Home Os City Fireman

A small file broke out yesterday al tern.<m al the tesidence ot Melvin Smltley on Not tit Third street It was caused by an over heated oil stove. The lite was quickly extinguished by tlie city fire department. A little damage was done by the smoke, but outside of this nothing was destroyed. Mr. Smltley is a member of tlie city fire department

—p Posses Seek Slayer Os Produce Dealer English. Iml . June 12 (U.R) Posses today searched this section for the slayer of Carl C. Conn, -lb, a produce dealer. Crease J. Cooper, who tied after allegedly tiring two shots, both of which took affect, in Conn's body, was sought as the slayer. Witnesses said Cooper entered the ding store of L. L. band where Conn was seated and after cursing shot Conn. As the wounded man attempted to rise to his feet, he received a second bullet in the heart.

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MELLON. BUTLER THROW SUPPORT TO SECRETARY Hoover Now Has More Than Necessary Number Pledged V otes To W in COOLIDGE BELIEVED OUT OF THE RUNNING

-1 Herbert Hoover

There was scarcely a delegate on the floor mu a partv chieftain on the platform that, did not concede th* nomination of the candidate on the first ballot, probably Thursday. Hoover Wins Pennsylvania Kansas (Tty, June 12 The nomination of Herbert Hoover by the Republican National convention here became as neatly certain today as anything political can be. The big delegations from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were both put definitely into the Hoover column by actic.n of delegation caucuses, and this pushes Mr Hoover's pledge strength considerably past the 545 nominating mark. Two of the most powerful figures in this convention Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, and WilTfifm M Bntler. chairman of the National Committee, spoke the words that assured victory for Hoover. Butler told his Massachusetts delegates that he would *>te for Ho over. "I have not desired to do anything that might preclude ami foreclose the posibility of continuing President Coo- : lldge in < fflce.’’ said Butler. "Bitt I now will ask my alternate to vote tn my place for Herbert Hoover, and 1 am

satisfied that such a course will meet the approval of our beloved President. I am satisfied that it is satisfactory to vote fur him." At the same lime, Secretary Mellon was counselling the 79 Pennsylvanians in a similar vein across the street. Secretary Mellon said that when lie made h’ statement in Philadelphia".! few weeks ago to the effec t th cl pt' all the candidates that had presented themselves. Hoover came neatest to the Coolidge pattern he was still hopeful that President Coolidge might be prevailed upon to stand again “At the time of our conference in Philadelphia on May 12, it was still uncertain whether President Coolidge might be induced to accept a renomniuti it," he said. “Now. however, it has become clear that be will not do so. It. therefore seems wise to look for Hurt nominee r CONTI Nt ED ON PAGE TUOI CLASS OF 208 TO BE GRADUATED Annual County Common School Commencement To Be Held Thursday Arrangements have been completed lot tlte twenty second annual common 1 school commencement of the Adams county school, to be held in the Deea- ' tur high school auditorium Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Diplomas will be awarded to a class of 208 pupils.

A. E. Mat tin. of Goshen, will deliver the commencement address. Several special musical numbers have been arranged for. Wabash township, with Hl leads all of the twelve townships in number of graduates. Monroe is a close second, with 3(1 graduates. Following is the program for the commencement: Music—Orchestra. Invocation, —Kev. 11. W. Stoakes. Music Magley quartet. Class address — ’"rhe Importance of Out Lives'* — A. E. Martin. Goshen Music - - Magley quartet. Class song. "Sailing" Graduating class Announcements - (' E. Striker County Superintendent. Piesentation of diplomas Township trustees. Benediction Rev A R. FledderJohann Music—Orchestra.

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Conven lion I lull, l\ il 11 Sil H City, •lune 12. (INS) A poliliciil b il II <1 w it g o I) w ill) I lii'bci’t Hoover silting in lite driver's scad, lumbered into K it n s a s City's big convention hull today lor the first session o I I It e II e p u b I i c :t n national convention.