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IfiOERALMEN I STUDY CRIME I INVESTIGATION ■ Indications Point To Secfl on d Special Jury Probe I In Lake County Ifxpect WREST OF | 1)( |( \| 1 MET PEOPLE I Smith B< nd, Ind.. Sept. 28. ■ oi.pi \\ hih agents of the defer■al (lepai lini lit of justice today ■ cnceotr.it. <t on preventing ■ further intimidation ol witfl nesses in Hie grand jury inves- ■ tii'ition being conducted here, fl Jdm S Pndt. assistant attorney ■ funeral and trouble-shooter of I th,, federal legal forces, was in I Tn'edo Studying a summary of I evidence already presented. | It was believed he will make a reI port Monday to U. S. District Attor ■ ner Oliver Loomis, conducting the ■ hearings, in which he will disclose I the government ohjertTvcs in the in- ■ restigation. I It was announced yesterday a third ■ federal investigation into Lake counI tr‘« cauldron of vice and corruption I trill be started Oct. 5. and several I tmnnrtant witnesses are slated to be I called. I Acts concerning the present invesI tigatfon whh h have become generally I known are: I i-fhere is no likelihood that Sen James E Watson, M. Burt Thurman. I Republican national committeeman. and Federal Judge Thomas W. S’ick will l>e called before the grand jurv relative to an alleged conversation in a Chicago hotel last July concerning th* investigation. J—Rumors of a sensational (investigation ; nto what occurred at that conference were stronger. T—Judge Slick may disqualify himself from hearing triala of those indicted. 4— Between 150 and 190 county persons probab’y will be named in Indictments returned by the grand jury Oct 5. charging conspiracy to I violate the national prohibition laws, the Harrison narcotic act, and the Mann white slave act. 5— Mayor Raleigh P. Hale and Police Chief James Reagan, East Chicago, now under arrest with 1.10 townsmen for alleged conspiracy against the prohibition statues, probably will be among those indicted. fi—The grand jury has the affidavit of Nick Marovich. Lake county racketeer now in Ft. Leavenworth prison for white slave law' violations, naming prohibition agents who are said to have accepted bribes for protection. 7— The grand jury probably has been told that the county eupporied the Republican ticket in the 1926 and 1928 elections in return for protection. I 8— That key witnesses in the present quiz have been intimidated. 9— That when the grand jury adjourns Oct. 5, another will be called to continue the investigation. o , WOMAN IS KILLED Cannelburg, Ind., Sept. 28—(U.R)— Mrs. Andrew Borders, 70. was killed instantly when struck by a Baltimore 4 Ohio passenger train as she started to walk over a crossing. "INKLINGS" IS PAPER'S NAME (arl Lose Is Successful In Naming New Catholic High School Paper inklings'’ has been selected as the name for the monthly newspaper to be Published during the school yetr by the Decatur Catholic high school pu Pls, It was announced this morning he name was suggested by Carl Los.' Pupil at Catholic high school. A contest to name the paper was, conducted and a committee including ’he school faculty and Bernard Went off, editor of the payer and George arris, business manager, chose th? name from 266 suggestions submitted “y those interested. Inklings- will make sti debut to '‘.public In the next ten days, Went- ‘ announced. The paper wi 1 be a ’"uluinn, 4-page paper and will carry the school news and contain sevd feature.-'. t.n'f k° se received $5.00 for success--Inaming the new publicati an.

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j Handless Aviatrix Is Killed In Plane Fall! Abilene, Tex., Sept. 28. — (U.R) — heath wiote the lust entry In the aer lai log book of Mira Josephine Callaghan, who distinguished herself as I an aviatrix despite the fact she was born with clumsy stumps instead of arms. Iler body was here today awaiting removal to California where relatives live. When it was lifted from the twisted cockpit of her airplane yesterday after it plunged from 2,000 feet to a cotton field near here, a logbook and a letter fell from a pocket of her Hying suit, , ■ o—HANSEL KREIGH HURT IN MISHAP Auto Accident Occurs Near Tocsin This Morning; Two Others Injured A serious accident occurred this morning on the Winchester road, seven m'les north and two miles west of Tocsin, when an Essex sedan driven by a man whr> gave his name as Mr. Greek, ran into the Ford sedan driven hy Hansel Kreigh of Tocsin. Both cars were completely wrecked. Mr. Kreigh accompanied by Miles Stoneburner, also of Toesin. were en route to their homes from Fort Wayne, where they are employed at the Dudlow plant. Mr. Stoneburner remarked* as the Essex car neared ’hem, that the driver of the car must be driving at least fifty miles an hour, and would certainly hit them. Mr. Kreigh endeavored to get as far off the road as possible, but the cars met head-on. The parties were rushed to the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, where their injuries were dressed Kreigh was badly cut about the face and the upper lip. A blood vessel was severed over his eye which was the most serious injury he sustained. Stoneburner was also cut about the face. Mr. Kreek. who stated that he was also employed at Dudlow and was on his way to Fort Wayne to his duties, was accompanied by his daughter and another man. whose name was not learned. Mr. Greek was still at the hospital when wool was last received, and his face was also badly cut. It was stated that the end of his use and tongue were' cut off. Mr. Kreigh is well known in this city, and his wife, Mrs. Kreig was formerly Miss Georgia Beery of Decatur. and she is employed at the General Electric plant here. —o Ring Os Petty Thieves Is Believed Broken Up 'lndianapolis. Sept. 28 —(UP)— A ring of petty theives whose chief activity was stealing gasoline from s'ate highway department trucks, was believed broken today with sentencing of one man to the state prison farm and fining another, director John J. Brown of the department said today. Most of the thefts occurred on state road 43. between San Pierro and Francesville. ihown said. Eatl Egger*. Francesville, was fined J 25 and sentenced to four months on the farm for his part in the thefts. A companion was fined $49.15 on an intoxication charge. • Bank Robher Freed Michigan City, Ind., Sept. 28.— (U.R) —Lee W. Spears, convicted of first degtee murder as a result of the robbery of the Tolleston Bank, was given his freedom laet night by the parole board of the Indiana state prison. Sipears was accused of complicity in the robbery and the murder of Cashier Herman Uecher, that occurred during the holdup. He turned state's evidence and helped convict four other members of the gang. It was proved that he did not fire the fatal shot and at the time it was understood he would be granted clem ency. BULLETIN St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 28.—(U.R)— Nine great balloons bearing the colors of six nations were ready to leave their portage here today, in the eighteenth annual Gordon Bennett international race. An army weather report from Stockfield, 111., indicated the balloons will travel in a vast curve going northeast from St. Louis, toward Chicago, thert turning southeost and passing over Indiana and Ohio between Cleveland and Cincinnati.

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MOSLEM REVOLT TOLL INCREASES Authentic Reports Place Dead At 10,000 In Latest Chinese Raid Shanghai, Sept. 28.—(U.R)—Authentic details received today from Kansu concerning the slaughter of 10.000 Moslems and hundreds of Chinese during the Moslem revolt at Taochow In Mayjaaone of the most appalling tragedies in history—revealed the fact that Chinese hurled hemselves upon the Moslem population with murderous fury after they discovered that i TOO of their people had been killed by Moslems in one day. Moslem women were reported to have massacred 500 Tibetan women and children. Villages were burned and looted and living victims were flung into the rivers to perish. In July an army of 5,000 Chinese troops arrived and killed 3,000 Moslems' in the Taochow district while the Tibetans slew more than 3.000 Moslems who were fleeting along the Hsiatsang valley. When the Chinese entered the old city of Tao-Chao they killed hundreds of Moslems including many who sought refuge in the missionary homes. The missionaries, among whom were several Americans, were unharmed. In August peace was restored and the Moslems returned to Taochow. The males ranging from one to 50 years of age were separated from the rest and taken outside of the city gates presumably to obtain food. Once the Chinese had them beyond the gates, they started a new slaughter. Some 3,000 Moslems were murdered. Moslem women discovered what had happened and rushed out of the gates. When they recognized their own kin among the dead, many mothers committed suicide, leaving their babies to starve. The streets of Tao-Chow were strewn with corpses, and much property was demolished. The city lives in daily fear of a, recurrence of these horrible scenes, since there are indications that the Moslems intend to renew hostilitis as soon as they can reassemble their forces against the Chinese. NEW BUS LINE BEGINS TODAY Columbus-Fort Wayne Bus Service Goes Through This City The Columbus—Fort Wayne transpot tation company started to operate buses today between Columbus, Ohio and Fort Wayne, passing through De catnr on the route. Four busses daily will be operated by the new transportation line and stops will be made at the Rice Hotel in this city. The west bound buses leave Decatur at 9:25 A M. 12:10 P. M. 4:10 P. M. and 10:10 P. M. The bus does not carry passengers from Deca'ur to Fort Wayne only, the A. B. C. Bus line having the franchise for all north and south traffic. The east bound buses leave Decatur at 7:30 and 11:50 A. M. and at 5:50 and 7:50 P. M. Stops are made at Willshire, Rockford, and St. Marys, Ohio, and other cities along the route. The buses operate on Eastern Standard Time. The first bus leaves Columbus at 7 A. M. and arrives in Fort Wayne at one P. M. The same schedule is followed between Fort Wayne and Columbus. o Reformed Church Synod Favors Church Merger Huntington, Ind., Sept. 28 —(UP) — The midwest synod of the Reformed church was on record today as favorable to a merger of Reformed, United Brethren and Evangelical churches. Action was taken at the ninth annual meeting of the midwest synod here yesterday. The Rev. Henderson V. Shinn. Indianapolis, New Moderator, presided. —o Work Progressing On New Ashbaucher Building Work is progressing nicely on the construction of the new A. R. Ashbaucher building on Firt Street. The old building has been moved to the rear of the lot and a modem brick building is being erected, facing First street. The Ashbaucher Tin Shop and furnace display room will occupy the building.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 28, 1929.

Delmar Everett Not Murdered, Coroner Says David Adams of this city today received a telephone call from Lima, Ohio, stating that his nephew. Delmar Everett, who was found dead in his home yesterday had not been murdered ar the first reports stated. The telephone conversation stated that the coroner issued the verdict of "accidental death”. The young man when found had a screw-driver in his hand and the shot-gun was found mi tile front porch. It was decided that he had been trying to get a cartridge >ut of the barrell of the gun and that the gun had discharged the bullet striking (he man and the gun boundin. out of the door to the porch. Funeral services will be held Sundty at 2 o’clock at Rockford. Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Adams will motor to that city to attend the services. EARLE PEACOX ESCAPES CHAIR Admitted Murderer Gets Sentence of From 20 Years To Life White Plains, N. i.. Sept. 28—(UP)' —Farle Francis Peacock, 21-year-old radio expert, has escaped the electric chair but he must setve from 20 years o life in a state prison for the murder of his wife. Dorothy. A jury in the supreme court here found him guilty of second degree murder after delibeiating nearly five hours last night and almost immediately thereafter supreme court justice Arthur S. Tompkins imposed sentence. Peacox. who admitted strangling his 20-yeai-old wife to death in his Mt. Veinon apartment on the night of their first wedding anniversary received the verdict with less emotion than he showed during the trial. W. E,CARPENTER HEADS LAYMEN Northwest Methodists Elect Brazil Man President At Close Os Conference Laporte, Ind., Sept. 28—(UP) —W. E. Carpenter, Brazil, today was the new head of the Northwest Indiana conference of the Methodist church. He was elected yesterday at a meeting attended by more than 200. the ses sion being in connection wilt the annual confetence gathering which opened here Tuesday to continue through Sunday. Other officers are George I. Kisner, Terre Haute, vice president; Judson J. Hunt, Rensselaer, secretary-treasur-er. and district vice president. J A. Baar, Knok; W. C. Latta. Lafaye te: T. C. Crabb, Crawfordsville, and Prof. W. T. Blanchard, Greencastle Law violation and enforcement conditions are due to ’’spineless” Christians, Judge Earl Mann, Terre Haute, Declared in addressing the laymen. R. N. Smith. Laporte, was another speaker. TRI-KAPPA PLAY CAST ANNOUNCED Local Sorority Sponsors Musical Play To Be Held October 3-4 The cast of characters for the home-talent play “Sweetheart Town” to be presented October 3 and 4 at the Decatur high school Auditorium was announced today. Rehearsals are being held each night and the large choruses are practicing both afternoon and night for the production. The play is a direct contrast with the present fall weather here as it takes place in Sweetheart Town, Conn, in the winter. The first and third acts are in the lobby of a hotel and the second act is on the mezzanine floor of another hotel. Following is the cast of principle characters: Mary Parks Ruth Thomas Martin Pierce Walter Bockman Ezra Parks Dr. J. G. Neptune Mazie Woods Florine Michaud Mrs. Ezra Parks Mary Macy Joe Brooks Don FanProf. Lighthead Herman Myers Almos Black Harry Knapp Peggy Biglow Cleora Baker Tillie Biglow Jeanette Clark Squire Blglow Robert Mills Miss Kaba . Margaret Haley

PREMIER SAILS THIS MORNING Leaves On Berengaria At 9:30 o’clock; l<’og Is Cause For Delay Southampton, Eng.. Sept. 28. —(U.R) —Premier J. Ramsey MacDonald sailed on the Berengaria at 9:30 a. m. today for his peace mission to the United State*. A heavy fog delayed departure of the vessel but the sun finally broke through the banks of mist and the Berengaria was able to proceed on its journey. MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel were in ther cabins at the hour of sailing and only a few workmen were on the dock to see the vessel slip away. Britain’s farewell to its T.aborite premier was given last evening when he came from London to Southampton to board the liner. Prior to sailing, MacDonald sent a final message to the London Daily Herald, the organ of the British Labor party. In this message he said: “I go to America as a humble missionary of peace inspired by the pur-po-e wjiich I have always cherished in my heart my strong hope is that a complete agreement will be fulfilled. I feel I have come near to realizing the great ambition of my life. That is. to assist in giving a practical and really effective expression to the world's desire for lasting peace. o —. Lieber Leaves Money For Charitable Causes Indianapolis. Sept. 28 —(UP)— Bequests to three Indianapolis charitable and civic organizations, totaling $7,000 were provided in the will of the late Robert Lieber, prominent in the film industry. The will was filed in probate court today naming the widow. Mrs Clara Liebers, as executrix. Persona) property was valued at SIOO,OOO. The art association of Indianapolis was Foundation and the Althenhein home for aged persons each received SI,OOO. The remainder was bequeathed to the widow. o—JOHN LIECHTY DIES AT BERNE Illness Os Four Weeks Fatal To Aged Adams County Resident Berne, Sept. 28.—(Special)— John L'echty, 75, of Berne died at 10:40 o’clock this morning at the Hossman hospital, following an illness of about five weeks. Death was due to dropsy and a complication of diseases. Mr. Liechty was taken to the Berne hospital four weeks ago. John Liechty was born in Switzerland, July 7, 1854. He came to America in 1883, settling at Bluffton. Ohio. Later Mr. Liechty went to LafayetteInd. where he was employed at a dairy farm. He came to Berne more than 10 years ago and since that time has resided here with his brother, Christian Liechty. He never married. Surviving are two brothers, Christian, of Berne and Benedict of Bluffton, Ohio. Three brothers and four sisters preceded Mr. Liechty in death. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, but the services will be held probably Monday at tlie Mennonlte church. —o— Wednesday Is Deadline Indianapolis. Sept. 28—(UP) — AB automobile drivers must have licenses before next Wednesday, chief Cobert T. Humes of the State Police announced today. “No exceptions will be made, and anyone not having a license after Tuesday will be arrested,” the chief said. ——— o Michigan City Mayor Returns To Office t Michigan Ci y., Ind., Sept. 28—(UP) —Fred C. Miller, who retired as mayor here on Jan. 1. 1922 when the city manager form of government went into effect, today assumed the executive position of the city government. In a notice served on city officials who served when the city manager form was in effect. Mille said the city commissioners and the city manger were “pretending to hold office ami asserting authority without right.”

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Man Burned To Death Following Auto Wreck Indianapolis. Sept. 28.—(U.R)—Burton Cook, 25, Indianapolis, was burned to deatli last night in an automobile, wrecked in a collision with another, Two other persons in the car were severely burned. Flames enveloped the car immediately •after it crashed with a second ear on a street corner. z Cook was unable to extricate himself from the wreckage and was burned before the eyes of a crowd attracted to the scene. O SODIUM-AMYTAL ISEXPLAINED Dr. Clymer Os Portland Addresses Adams County Medical Society Dr. Russell Clymer of Portland preented an interesting talk on “SodiumAmytal" to thye Doctors of A<|ims County at the medical meeting held at the Adams County Memorial Hospital last night at 8 o'clock. Sodium-Amytal is a new anaesthesia which pu s the patients to sleep by an injection into the vein. It is intended to do away with the use of chloroform and ether as an an anasethetic. The new process was invented by the Eli Lilly Company, druggists, a their laboratory in Indianapolis and has been used in that city for some ‘ime. It has been pronounced a success by the Indianapolis hospitals, and accoiding to Dr. Clymer will be in general use by the first of the year. The Portland physician further stated that it has been used successfully in thousands of cases already, and is preferred to anything else by all the best hospi’als of the country. o Wants Physician To Operate On His Head Newcastle, Ind., Sept. 28 —(UP) — Oral McMillan, 20, is trying to find a physician to perform an operation on his head, in the hope surgery will cure him of criminal tendencies. With Jo<eph Burner. 20, McMillan is held here on a second degree burglary charge as a result of thefts committed at a junk yard. Burner has entered a guilty plea, bu* Judge John H. Morris of Henry Circuit court is withholding sentence pending disposition of McMillan's case and ptobable arrests of one or two other youths alleged to have had a part in the thfts. CcMillan asserts he suffered a skull fracture in a collision of an automobile and motorcycle about four years ago and since has been subject to epileptic attacks and at times a distorion of memory. 0 Winimac Man Refuses State Appointment Indianapolis, Sept. 28—(UP)—Cecil Badhtenkircher, Winimac business man whose appointment as chief examiner in the state banking department was announced Fiiday, has refused the post, it was announced today. He was to succeed William R. Dexheimer, who i esigned to become secretary of the Farmer's Trust Company Fort Wayne. Badhtenkircher, who had been >a candidate for tlie post, gave press of private business as his leason for refusing it. Make Effort To Open Oklahoma Coal Tunnels Po’eau, Okla., Sept. 28 — (UP) — Rescue workers toiled feverishly today to open tunnels in the Covington coal mine at Tahona, eight miles northeast of heie, where at least eight miners were entombed by gas explosion yesterday. Two bodies were recovered during the night. Examination of the bodies of William Capes, Po Eau, and Jeff Shelton. Shady Point, Okla., revealed they died by asphyxiaton, and left little hope of the other six being found alive. Q Rev. J. L. Conrad Is Visiting Parents Here The Rev. J. L. Conrad, of Portland Oregon, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Conrad of west of Decatur. Rev. Conrad also will preach a trial sermon Sunday morning at the Berne Reformed church. NO WORD FROM COSTA Paris, Sept. 28—(UP)—The air ministery announced today that it had received no news from the fliers Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte since they were reported over Cologne yesterday.

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DELAYED STORM HITS FLORIDA CITIES TODAY Fear Expressed That Key West Is In Direct Path Os Worst Storm MIAMI POWER SUPPLY OUT Miami, Fla., Sept. 28.— ( UR)— A gale that tore storm warning flags into ribbons on the Miami postoffice building, swept this southwest Florida metropolis at 7:00 a. m. today with increasing violence. . The new blow from the hurricane at sea sent residents into downtown “hurricane proof” structures. The storm came as fears were felt that Key West, southernmost city in the United States, was destined for a severe blow. Belief that the present hurricance was exceptionally severe was strengthened hy reports from Nassau. Bahama Islands, that several deaths had resulted from the disturbance there, that one ship had been wrecked and much property damaged. The course of the freakish storm remained uneertaift. Its center early today was charted 100 miles southeast of this city and moving southwest toward the tip of the Florida Peninsula. The weather bureau report from Washington that the hurricane wouid strike the lower coast with full force, left the hundreds of thousands who had hoped that the great storm would pass by, stoical but anxious. From Palm Beach to the peninsula tip—in fact all along this gay winter seaboard —every precaution had been taken to avt*rt a disaster. There was little to do but wait. A special train for relief work was made up, all civic agencies in the city prepared and the more substantial structures converted for use as storm refuges. Miami, usually so gay in spirit, was a city distraught and touchy. Kerosene lamps were used during the early hours as the power supply went out. Elevators in the crowded hotels were not running. New York, Sept. 28.— (U.R) —The tropical hurricane, threatening the American coast for the past three days, moved inland today and winds of gale force smashed at Florida. Miami, Palm Beach and other Florida cities reported tlie terrific winds — ranging from 40 to 60 miles an hour in velocity — and the U. S. weather bureau advised that the full force of the hurricane would strike the Florida coast some time today. Already death and destruction has been reported from this new menace of the south. Nassau. Bahamas, silent since Wednesday, reported today, telling that the worst storm since 1866 had struck the islands Wednesday and Thursday. Four deaths were known. Iron structures were tangled into grotesque designs. Buildings were unroofed and razed. The government house was one of the worst damaged while schools and churches were smashed by the terrific force of the winds. It was the first report of actual damage from the storm. Wednesday (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o TIME CHANGES HERE TONIGHT Central Standard Time To Be Used; Other Northern Indiana Cities Change Decatur will return to central standaid time at midnight tonight. Clocks throughout the city will bo turned back an hour and for the next nine months the central time will prevail. Other cities in northern Indiana, including Angola, Auburn, Fort Wayne, Kendallville, Gary, West Chicago and Hammond also will return to central time tonight or Sunday. All local concerns and factories Will change back to the slow tin’ toinght and all churches with tl.e exception of the Zion Lutheran church will observe standard time at tomorrow’s services. The Lutheran church will not change time until Monday. The city ordinance requires the change back to the slow time tonight Saturday in September. Unless the ordinance Is repealed daylight saving time again will be in effect the first Saturday of May. 1930.

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