Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1928 — Page 1

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SUGAR FACTORY NEARS CLOSE I OF CAMPAIGN ■Local Plant Will Shut Down | |n About Ten Days, H. R. Tuttle Announces Slicing to stop ' IN NEXT WEEK I The big mill of the Holland St. Louis company in this city has about K, ten day s run from today, H. R. TutK|e. superintendent of the plant stated K.:iis morning. I The slicing cf beets will be coinpletn»i about the middle of next week, Mr. Hrmtle stated and the mill will close ■down four days later. I Approximately 37,000 tons of beets been made into sugar so far durHng the present campaign. The mill bus ■bern slicing about 1000 tons of beets day. ■ The condition of the beets this year Hs "fair". Mr. Tuttle stated. | The per weather conditions prevailing during the growth of the beets is ■responsible to a great extent for the ■small crop and the condition of the ■beets it was stated. I The production of sugar will be this year than usual, due to ■the smaller crop and the condition of ■tlie beets. It was estimated that about Ku cars of beets were in transit to the ■actory and as soon as these arrive the ■finishing touches of the present cam■luivn will be completed in short time I The mill opened this year on OctoKer 16th. This is the seventeenth anKual campaign of the local plant. o lElks Set December 2 For Annual Memorial I The annual memorial services of the ■Decatur lodge No. 393 of the 8.P.0.E. ■or deceased members will be held at ■the Elks home in this city on Sunday, ■December 2. The services will be held ■in the afternoon and the public is in■vited A committee composed of F. E. ■France, Herman Yager, Martin J. My- ■ left, T. M. Reid and H. M. DeVoss has ■been appointed by the Exalted Ruler ■to arrange the program and engage a ■speaker to deliver the memorial ad■dress. The Elk’s lodges throughout the ■country set aside the first Sunday in ■December to commemorate the mem gory of the deceased brothers. | o AML CAPPAERT DIES THURSDAY Former Decatur Man Dies In Michigan; Burial Will Be Made Here Word was received here today of the death at Claire, Michigan, Thursday of Arnie] Cappaert, former resident of 1 this city. No cause of the death was given in the telegram. Mr. Cappaert resided in this city ' several years ago. He was employed at the J. M. Erisinger Stock Farm for a ' number of years and later was employed at the Holthouse Livery Stables. 1 The deceased moved with his family 1 to Claire about 2 years ago. Surviving besides the wife, Clara 1 Barone Cappaert are five children Two children preceded the father in 1 death. The remains will be brought to 1 this city to the home of Mrs. Cap- I Paert’s mother, Mrs. William Bernard. 510 West Grant street. Mr. Cappaert was a member of the Catholic church and the Knights of 1 Columbus lodge. Funeral services will < be held Monday morning at the St. Marys Catholic church at 9 o’clock i Burial will be made at the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. n

THE THANKSGIVING DINNER Next Thursday is Thanksiving, a day on which a grateful country will pause anti thank a kind Provider for His many blessings—day of happy reunion lor the family. 1 lie bio treat is the Thanksgiving dinner. Mother, grandmother and wife are now busily thinking what they 11 serve. Hint problem may be solved easily—just by reading the suggestions in the advertisements of the local grocery and meat market stores. These Thanksgiving ads will be published in Tuesday’s Daily Democrat, several pages of them. Local grocers and meat market proprietors are urged to get the copy for their ads into the hands of the printer by Monday afternoon. Our advertising department will be glad to help you prepare a special ad lor this big event. Our representative will call on you Monday. Please have your copy ready. Phone 1000. Every woman will be looking for these Thanksgiving specials.

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Hoover’s Doctor • I, A Jg IF s lOil i wi I W| A * OH —y.HH , Dr. Joel T. Boone (above), medical i officer of the presidential yacht Mayflower, who has been ordered to • Panama to join the party of Presi-dent-elect Herbert Hoover. He will . act as Mr. Hoover’s personal phyi sician on ills good will trip to South > America. MOREHEAmF - I VESTRIS PROBE Former Captain Os Ship Testifies Before U. S. Investigator New York, Nov. 23. — U.R) —A new system of maritime regulations probably will be reared upon the sunken hill of the Lamport and Holt liner Vestiis. As the two investigations into the sinking of the vessel that cost 114 lives went grinding on today it was apparent that the public and press had recovered from the first shock of the .distaster. What people want to know now is: How can the chances of similar tragedies be lessened? Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York has announced he favors a senate investigation to map out maritime safety measures. Chief interest seems to center in the roue that will be assigned to Capt. William J. Carey, dead master of the Vestris, by the findings that will come out of the hearings. So fierce has become the controversy around Carey that poetry has been written in his defense. One newspaper publishes a poem by Arthur Flaherty, the last two lines of which read as follows: “So may your spit, cross the other line, “Be softly judged .... as I would mine!’’ Carey’s critics continue to point out that apparently he alone was responsible for.the delay in sending the SOS. The man who knows more about the Vestris than any other seaijian alive testified yesterday that all the lifeboats should have been lowered from the starboard side of the Vestris. It was Capt. William A. Bambra, former captain of the Vestris, who testified, and he told United States Commissioner Francis O'Neill that he "disliked criticizing a dead man.’’ Bambra admitted that when he held boat drills on the Vestris, the lifeboats were not lowered into the water to test the releasing gear. o True Fristoe Visits Here True Fristoe, musical director of the Dannv Duncal Musical company visited’ his parents in this city Thursday The company has been in Chicago for some time and leaves Saturday for a week’s engagement at Danville, Illinois. .

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COURT RULES IN BANK CASE Says Depositors Need Not File Proof Os Claims To Secure Money Depositors having checking accounts in the defunct Farmers and Merchants state hank ol Geneva need not file proof of claims with the receiver, according to the ruling made by Judge Jesse C. Sutton in the Adams Circuit court yesterday. , The original holders of certificates of deposit, which such certificates are I piesented by the original holder, need i not file a claim for the amount, the 1 certificate being taken as evidence of the claim. The following entry was made in the case of the Farmers and Merchants State bank for which the Geneva State Bank is the receiver. “it is ordered that the receiver be insti acted that as to all depositors having checking accounts, that they be treated as claims in favor of such depositors, without filing any claim with the receiver and that as to depositors holding certificates of deposit when the same are presented by the original holders and have not been endorsed, that they be treated as claims in favor cf such depositors and that all other clainp be verified and filed wit hthe receiverSThe receiver is ordered to give 3 weeks notice of his appointment and to give notice to creditors to file claims on or before January 1, 1929. It was stated that W. J. Heeter, vicepresident of tlie Bank of Geneva, receiver for the bank would look after the details in connection with receivet ship. He will have active charge cf handling the affairs of the old Farmers and Merchants state bank. Judge James J. Moran of Portland is attorney for the bank. o Omaha Hatchet Slayer Is Reported Captured Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23— (U.R)—The hatchet murderer who is suspected of killing three persons in Omaha has been captured in Omaha and is being brought to the state penitentiary here for safe keeping it was announced today by prison authorities. Warden Fenton said he had received a telephone call from inspector of detectives Danbaum in Omaha and that Danbaum said the prisoners and his captures had departed for Lincoln. o Thomas F. Ryan Dies New York, Nov. 23. —(U.R) —Thomas Fortune Ryan, 77, one of the richest men in the world died in his Fifth avenue home here today after a three day illness. 0 REPUBLICANS FILE EXPENSE Report Shows $124,192 Was Spent In Indiana To Win The Election Indianapolis, Nov. 23. —(U.R)-Accord-ing to a report filed with the Marion county clerk, the republican state committee spent $124,192 in the 1928 campaign in Indiana. Four years ago they expended SIBB,OOO. The report as compiled by Gaylord Morton, auditor for the state committee, covered the period from May 16 to Nov. 15. The report revealed that nearly one-sixth of the campaign funds came from state candidates. Amounts expended by candidates included: Harry G. Leslie, governor, $2,500; Archie Bobbitt, state auditor, $1,200; Edgar D. Bush, lieutenant governor, $500; Miss Genevieve Brown, repotrer of the supreme and appellate courts, $1,200; Senator Arthur D. Robinson, $2,500; and Otto O. Fifleld, secretary of state, $1,500. Indiana received $48,700 from the national committee as compared with $105,000 from that source four years ago. The report revealed that the following districts received the following amounts from the state committee: The first district organization received from the state committee, sl,300; fifth district, $3,500; (of which $2,000 went to Vigo county); sixth district, $700; eighth district, $500; tenth district, $3,400; eleventh district, sl,000; and twelfth district, $1,00). It was considered likely that the democratic campaign expenditures would run a few thousand dollars under that of the republicans.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 23, 1928.

Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Branch Adopt Three Children Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Branch of this city have filed a petition to adopt the three children of Dr. Branch's son, Chalies H. Branch, Jr., whose death cccm red Friday, November 16th at Detrlot. Tne three children are girls, Marjoiie Helen, age 4; Evelyn Louise, age 3 and Donna Ruth, age 2. Dr. and Mrs. Branch have the little tots at their home on Jefferson street and the formal adoption proceedings will be heaid in the Adams Circuit court on January 15th. D;. and Mrs. Branch wish to make tlie children their legal heirs and Mrs. Branch will care for them. FRAUD TRIAL IS CONTINUED Former Bookkeeper Os The Defunct Rubber Concern Testifies Today Indianapolis, Nov. 23. — (U.R)—Trial of five defendants in the Steinrenner Rubber company postal fraud case was continued today in federal court, defense witnesses resuming the stand when court opened. Qnly one witness. Miss Mabel Ault, Chicago, former bookkeeper for the defunct rubber company, was on the stand Thursday. She testified from company records giving overdrafts at the Huntington County State bank, Huntington. the First National bank of Noblesville and other banks on which the company is alleged to have "kited" checks. Total overdraft of the company Dec. 31, 1927, she testified, was $476,000. Defendants are S. Homer Frederman, rubber company treasurer; Newton Cowgill, cashier, and Walter W. Bray, assistant cashier of the Noblesville bank, and Edwin B. Ayers, president, and E. Porter Ayres, cashier, Huntington bank. A sixth defendant, Henry G. Steinbrenner, president of the company, committed suicide a year ago following his indictment. Miss Ault testified it was her duty, under Federman's instructions, to write the checks when the company kept flowing from one bank to another to keep up the appearance of large (CONTINUED ON PAGE EK.H7) HOOVER SHIP mrsTßOPics President-Elect Spends His Time In Preparation Os Latin-American Talks Aboard the U. S. S. Maryland, at seat, Nov. 23. — (U.R) — Awnings over the spacious quarter-deck of the Maryland sheltered President-Eelect Herbert Hoover today as he sought a cool spot to prepare his Latin American speeches.' The entire party was getting its first taste of the tropical sun as heat hung oppressively about the big battleship. The rollers in the printing shop melted in the heat and publication of the ship newspapers was held up until thp --oilers were hardened again in the refrigerators. Hard-hearted sailors of the Maryland's crew said, concerning the heat: "You ain't seen nothing yet." Last night, deck cots were distributed to members of the Hoover party and everyone slept on deck — the heat below was Intense. Rugged and mountainous, the coast of Mexico w-as visible most of the day, and Mrs. Hoover who sat knitting on deck, often went to the ship’s side and scanned the barren mountain ranges, exclaiming over the beauty of some snow-capped peak rearing itself miles behind the coast ranges. Now and then a lonely boat was visible. Mrs. Hoover was an amused spectator at deck golf games and she applauded vigorously the skill of Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher. Hoover has completed some of his address, it was understood, and all of them probably will be brief. After dinner last night the president-elect relaxed and the entire party enjoyed the moving pictures. “Ben Hur” was shown at Hoover's special request. Plans for Hoover’s welcome at Corinto, Nicaragua, include a reception by President Diaz and President-elect Moncado an dother officials. Today was “field day" on hoard the big flagship of the Pacific fleet—a day the Blue jackets like to see behind them. They must holy stone the deck, back breaking work if there is any.

HEAVY PROGRAM FOR CONGRESS Congressional Leaders Have Outlined Several Important Measures Washington, Nov. 23.—(U.R) —An ambitious program of leglslatdon has been mapped out by congressional leaders for the short session of congress opening Dec. 3. Farm relief, tariff revision, Boulder Dam, naval cruisers, the anti-war war treaty and a dozen appropriation bills all are being listed on the bulging schedule. The situation concerning each of these subjects is outlined by the congressional authorities as follows: Farm relief: A revised McNary-Haugen bill without the equalization fee is to be introduced in the senate while the house agriculture committee is getting to work oh a group of individual bills to provide cooperative marketing facilities and a federal farm board to aid in disposal of surplus crops. All farm bills when ready will be given priority. Tariff: An effort will be made to have the house ways and means committee start to work on a tariff revision bill designed primarily to aid eastern textile and farm products. Few believe this bill will be ready before the short session adjourns March 4. The Johnson bill, now the unfinished business in the senate is expected to pass early in the session. Its author Senator Johnson, Repn., California is ill however, and may permit the senate to consider at the outset the naval cruisers bill. Appropriations: Some appropriation bills already are being prepared by house committees and will be ready for presentation as soon as congress meets. Leaders plan to get all appropriation bills out of the way early so no filibusters can be ninstltuted against them at the close of the short session. Q Former Decatur Woman Dies In North Dakota Word has been received here of the death of Mattie Sewell Hedges, former Decatur resident. A number of years ago the Hedges moved to North Dakota, where the death occurred. Mrs. Hedges had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Hedges was an aunt of Mrs. Lee Annen, Mrs. Carl Sutherland, Mrs I Henry Thomas, Mrs. Sadie Myers, and Mrs. Flo Patten. She was a schocl-mate of Mrs. J. N. Fristoe.

PRESIDENT HAS NEW PROBLEM — Disposal Os Many Gifts Is Latest Problem For Mr. Coolidge Washington, Nov. 23.—(U.R)— Among the problems President Coolidge is pondering today as the end of his administration aproaches is what to do with the conglomeration of knickacks, gadgets, glmcracks and whatnots presented to him by various individuals and asociations since he became president. As an indication of the flood of gifts which constantly threatens to inundate the White House, consider dogs, , since August 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge have received: One Airdale. One Boston bull. One black Belgian (dog) Four Collies. In addition, there were two coons, one wallaby and one tiger cub and an electric horse. Gavels and chairs made from historic trees or buildings represent a large portion of Mr. Coolidge’s presidential museum. There are tomahawks, Indian suits, cowboy outfits, and a white house attache hastily estimated that the President lias on hand approximately 1,000,000 miles of fish line. v The latest gift was an Argentina lasso presented by Aimee Tschiffely, Argentine horseman. It is an instrument of the wide open spaces and there is some question whether Mr. Coolidge would have room even to swing it among his Vermont or Massachusetts hills. Rugs and pottery comprise another division of the gift collection. And there was a pair of suspenders which came to the White House to cornmen(CONTINUED ON CAGE SEVEN)

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Her Secret Is Out! / 7 | 1 .* r ■ *’■« ■■ ■ Here is ouo of the latest photos of Florence Trumbull, who finally admitted to friends that she is engaged to John Coolidge, son of the President and Mrs. Coolidge. Sho would not discuss the wedding date. ELLER AIDES FOUND GUILTY Political Corruption Case In Chicago Is Brought To A Close Chicago, Nov. 23. — (U.R) — Sixteen henchmen of Morris Eller, political boss of the “bloody twentieth” ward, were found guilty here today of elec- I tion violences committed during the April primary. The verdict, requiring 14 hours deliberation by a jury in Judge John M. Q’Connor’s criminal court, called for fines on all except one of those on trial. The only defendant who escaped conviction was Joseph "Peppl" Genaro. Genaro was found not guilty on all counts of the indictment returned against him and other Eller aides by a special Cook county grand jury. Morris Eller himself was ont a defendant in this case although under indictment.

Harry Hochstein, chief lieutenant of the Eller 20th ward organization was i fined $1,000; Sam Kaplan another Eller lieutenant, $1,250 and Abe Humpy . Klass, Eller kinsman, SI,OOO. The following were fined S4OO to $600: James B Leonardo, state sen- . ator; Peter Pacelli, former city policei man: Benjamin Jacobson, a'derinanic I candidate; Sam Bardin, bailiff: Eddie Browenstein, Morris Brownsteln, precinct workers; Joseph Breclav; Sam Pellar; John Armando; Rocco Fanelli; Albert Braverman, and Aubrey Reed. Raymond R. Reinke, one of the jurors, became ill during the night. Judg e John M. O’Conner called a physician who said Reinke had a high fever The physician remained near the jury -oom, Reinke continuing the deliberation. Trial of the fol’owers of Eller was the outgrowth of public indignation over the sluggings, kidnapings and a murder that marked the primary vote. Eller and his son. Judge Emmanuel Eller, indicted with their aides, were granted separate trials. They now are fighting trial with the defense that their indictment was illegal in that it was returned by a special grand jury when the regular giand jury was In session. The indictments cited various charges of violence including the primary day murder of Octavius Granady, negro candidate for ward committeeman, and numerous kidnappings, sluggings, and vote frauds. The reign of terror in the “bloody twentieth" ward started at 5 o’clock on the morning of primary day, and ended about 5 that afternoon with the i murder of Octavius Granady, negro opponent of Eller for ward committeeman. That twelve hours of terror was termed a "saturnalia of hell’’ by special Prosecutor David Stansbury in his . final plea for conviction of the 16. Between the time George Gothard, • crippled negro was shot and the time Granady was slain, white men and negroes were slugged, kidnaped and . imprisoned in a "jail” guarded by (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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ANXIETY OVER HIS RECOVERY IS EXPRESSED King George, Fifth, Is Suffering From Severe Cold And Lung Trouble CONDITION REPORTED “ABOUT THE SAME” London, Noy. 23. —(U.R)—The ••ondition of King George, V, of England was reported by his nhvsicians as •‘unchanged” late today. The King is sutlering from a severe cold and some lung congestion. London, Nov. 23. —(U.R) — Anxiety gripped millions of Britons in a vast empire today because a gray-bearded man, King George V, lay ill of a cold in a big stone menslon in London. The king's cold was merely ono such as many of these subjects had experienced, yet because he is monarch bls case seemed different. Before the stone mansion, BuckIngham Palace, scores of citizens lingered. Guards tried to keep them moving. When a fresh guard was mounted. In all its trappings, at 11 a.m., the bright music of its band was lacking. Within the palace, doctors came and went —doctors wit.li imposing titles like physician-in-ordinary and I surgeon-and-apothecary-to ■ tlie - king. These men. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett, respectively, announced in their last bulletin that the sovereign had contracted a slight congestion in one lung and had some fever. A third physician had been called into conference about midnight. No especial alarm w-as felt in the royal household, the Duke of York left to rejoin the Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth at Naseby Hall, Northampton Shire. The Earl and Countess or Athlone lined with Queen Mary before leaving for Southampton to sail for South Africa. In that Africa toward which they sped, was the Prince of Wales, who would become king in event of his father’s death. The prince has been hunting in the dark continent. Word today said he bad arrived at Dodoma Center, a white settlement in the Tanganyikan highlands. The whole countryside enthusiastically welcomed him. Natives in magnificent dress formed a spectacular gathering. From Dodoma Center the prince, apparently un-

(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o VACATION OATES ABE ANNOUNCED School Board Sets Permanent Dates For Three Vacation Periods Dates for the vacation periods for the Decatur public schools were set at the regular meeting of the Decatur school board last evening. Thanksgiving vacation will start next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock and will continue over Thursday and Friday, November 29 and 30. Christmas vacation will start December 21 and extend to January 2, it was decided by the board members. The annual spring vacation will start on Wednesday of Easter week and last the remainder of the week. Following the setting of the vaca,tion perlods*the school board allowed the regulat monthly bills, and adjourned. Some ColLeqe Boys • WW Ffcß MuFFs <0 KKP <HE VIIND From WsTimt; YhrougrThe OPEN Spaces i Qfcr— Hl " _

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