Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1929 — Page 3

THREE POLICE IO FACE TRIAL Assault Charges Filed By Bloomington bollowing His Arrest niooniliigton, lnd-> Oct. 1. <U.R) ’ of th* hardest (ought cases n V. history of Monroe circuit court is ‘Letch «hen three members of the S polic force go on trial charged S assault ami battery on Lewis *"i, h isvear-ohl high school boy. Charges’ were tiled against Everett Anderson. Scott Davis end Homer * "u) bv Robert C. Miller, a lawyer h'> with Prosecutor Donald Rogers, ’ill’ handle the state’s side of the '"rhe officers said they were called n residence district upon a complaint that prowlers were there. They .aid they found Smith and. Robert Riggs. 15. la a Parked automobile, and that both tried to escape. The boys were brought to headquarters where the younger was released, but Smith was held overnight. During his Incarceration. Smith says he wa , beaten and cursed by all three of the officers, was refused permiss ion to phone to liis employer, H. L. Barman, to verify his statement that he had just left his work at a restaurant. and that two of his friends who appeared to arrange bond were told to “get out." The officers are said to have admitted slapping Smith "to cool him down after he is alleged to have cursed them. Miller declares the car which the youths occupied was not parked, and that as near as Smith came to cursing was when he replied "You’re another’ 'after one of the officers is alleged to have caUed him a liar. — o — COMMISSIONERS DEFEND ACTION (CO.WTiNUEU VKOM PAGE OMOi member of the committee anticipated. That the public has been pleased was demonstrated every day of the fair by flie constant increase in attendance. and since the fair, by words of praise for the committee, and by the demand that the fair be repeated as an annual event. So. as chairman of the general committee. I want to express to you the committee’s sincere thankg and appreciation for the work you did, for without this work the fair would have been a failure, and it was only by the hearty co-operation on each individual member that we succeeded. The public is demanding another street fair, so may we ask that you begin at once, and continue until the Street Fair next year, to boost and people." “Just because someone thought that a certain road should not be built is no reason why the commissioners should refuse to grant petitions, when a majority of taxpayers ask that an improvement be made,” Mr. Hoffman stated. The commissioners stated “we are at all times glad to hear both sides of a case and in matters of public improvements legal notice is always given to taxpayers or interested parties to appear before the board and file or offer their objections if they care to.” “The commissioners feel that everyone should take an interest in public improvements and that objections or remonstrance should be filed within the proper legal time, otherwise the board cannot be guided in their official action." o— — PLAN TO MAKE STREET FAIR ANNUAL EVENT r ‘COVTIWVEO railM page OKK» work for its success. I-et’s make Decatur fair the biggest and best in U. S. A. Yours truly. General Committee, Paul Graham, Chairman. The letter was sent to every committee member. Mr. Graham said that when the permanent plan was formed, a financial report of the 1929 fair would be announced. 18 PRISONERS ARE PAROLED trownvißn srom page oarm Howard Harrs, St. Joseph, sentenc- ( March 1924 to 10 to 21 years for robbery. Donald Burbrow, Allen, sentenced une 1922 to 10 to 21 years for assault and battery Charles Reed, Lake, sentenced June 24 to 10 to 21 years for robbery. io» e ' Beift, Clay, sentenced Sept. ' 24, to 10 to 25 years for auto banditry. J°’ ner ' Gibson, sentenced Feb. •25t0 5 to 21 years for criminal assault. Cecil Land, Allen, sentenced Oct. 1825 to 10 to 21 years for robbery. Roy Angeledee, Laporte, sentenced Pril 1927 to 3 to 5 years for vehicle taking. Herbert Brandt, Posey, sentenced ay 1927 to 3 to 5 years for vehicle taking. Wendell C. Hessong, Hamilton, sentenced Jan. 192 g to 1 to 5 years

for blackmail. Included in the list of those paroled Is Wendell C. Hessong. notorious for blackmail letters which he signed "The Hawk.” On Nov. 19, 1928, Hessong wrote letters to three Carmel residents demanding sums totalling $3,000, with the threat of blowing up their houses unless the money was delivered on a certain date Those receiving the letters were Hal C. Purdy, vice president of the Marmon Motor Car company; Ixmis Kohs, Indianapolis manufacturer; and Bailey L. Hawkings, president of Hie Citizens’ State bunk. Detectives traced Hessong through » typewriter he used and his stationery. He was arrested at Akron, Ohio and sentenced Jan. 28, 1929. Confessing authorship of the letters, he said he was a student aviator and needed the money to go into the sky writing business.' LEGIONNAIRES STAGE PARADE <coVTiwvsin mow p*<s»e jubilee. A brief business session before the parade this morning claimed a minor share of attention. Other serious interludes were efforts of Boston and Los Angeles delegates to talk up 'heir home cities for the 1930 convention and electioneering by supporters of O. L. Bodenheimer of Arkansas and A. L. Cox of North Carolina for the commandership. The Forty and Eight "wreck" and a free-for-all street dance are scheduled for tonight. Many visitors to the convention are whooping it up day and night, since they neglected to arrange for a place to sleep. —o TELLS SENATE COMMITTEE HE AV AS POLITICIAN (CONTINUED rsos Pir.E ONE! Shearer’s activities was ordered, he said. Dossier Made Public Washington, Oct. I.—«J.R>—The copy of the Scotland Yard Dossier introduced as evidence in senate naval affairs committee investigation of the lobbying activities of William B. Shearer follows. “William B. Shearer, or William Baldwin Shearer, (also known as Sehlarer. Roscovey or Roswowey. Sear and Nevin.) “American citizen; probable age about 50; height, 5 feet 11 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown, eyes gray; rather long thin, face; thin build; very smart appearance. “This man is a notorious associate of international crooks and swell mobsmen, and is said to be well known to Pinkerton’s detective agency, Chicago. He first came under the notice of the British police in 1904. He was then associated in betting transactions with one Baron Seidlitz. from whom he stole a check for 737 pounds. Shearer cashed the cheek by opening a bank account with it, immediately afterward withdrawing the whole amount. A warrant for his arrest was issued but the loser was reimbursed and proceedings were withdrawn. "In 1912, Shearer was said to be associated with the boxer Kid McCoy, and others in a theft of jewels from the Princess of Thurn and Taxis at the Royal Palace hotel Ostend. Shearer was arrested in Paris but escaped, like the rest of the accused, on the grounds of insufficient evidence. "Shearer's associates are said to have included the notorious crooks "Capt.” Arthur Hubert Allison James, alias Capt. Baby James, and Montague Noel Newton, who was recently very prominent in the "Mr. A.” case. There are, however, no details as to his relations with these men or whether it was anything more than a friendship of thieves. He is said to have interested himself in gaming houses in the west end. and before leaving for America about the end of 1915, was largely interested in running a night club in Garrick street. “In March, 1918, Shearer was reported on for the information of the admiralty. At this time, he was in touch with the British naval authorities in the U. S. A., having a very -clever Invention which they wished to develop on this side, where there was less risk of getting it into enemy hands. It w'as accord'ngly arranged that Shearer should be sent over under escort of a naval officer. It appears that he came here, for he returned to the United States in June, 1918, with an intimation that he ,should not be allowed to land without reference to the home office. "Shearer was last reported on in October, 1920, when the U. S. A. naval attache was anxious for information about him. He was then detained in America on account of espionage. "The interesting thing is that Shearer is the man who the other date made the widely disseminated disclousres about the Americans having had a spy on board one of our battleships during the maneuvers. This spy, you may remember, was said by Shearer to have reported that we were evading the Washington agreement in th spirit if not the letter. 666 Is a Prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria. It Is the most speedy remedy known.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,1 929.

STORM DANGER ABATED ALONG FLORIDA COAST ICONTINI ED t'Hint PA GC ONE! line adjoining Pensacola on the east may have suffered heavtly in the hurricane which passed within 12 miles of this city at 3 p.m. yesterday. The gale caused but superficial datnaue he.„ and no casualties, but the district was without communication to the outside and no relief parties sent into tiie area had reported. Disturbances wore reported from Buffalo, Griddles, Geneva. Ozark and Brewton, small Alabama towns near the line. Griddles reported two houses and numerous trees destroyed as early as 3 a.m., yesterday, the same hour the hurricane was over Pensacola. That would indicate the storm covered a much larger area than at first indicated. Bufaula. 15 miles to the north, reported today that streets there have been flooded since noon yesterday. Geneva suffered heavy rains and high winds, but no damage. The winds here dwindled to less than 40 miles an hour and the barometer at 10 o’clock last night showed a rise of 18 points in the seven hours since 7 p m., when the center of the storm brought a pressure of 29.20. A survey considered virtually complete at 11 p.m., showed surprisingly little damage.

Horses Do Not Climb Trees! AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE HAS BEEN REMOVED Anger and fear greeted the faltering efforts of the first automobile. But the hands of AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE guided the steering wheel and controlled the throttle—the automobile drove on to glorious success. • “toasting did it n -~ Gone is that ancient prejudice against cigarettes—Progress has been made. We removed the prejudice against cigarettes I when we removed harmful corrosive ACRIDS (pungent \ \ | irritants} from the tobaccos. W/ / S 1 \ w YEARS ago, when cigarettes were made without the aid of 0/ ( JjMWWS% E]’ Wj S modern science, there originated that ancient prejudice against E ; I% gQiS4? R? jl9| I all cigarettes. That criticism is no longer justified. LUCKY I%E/ I STRIKE, the finest cigarette you ever smoked, made of the choicest ”17'5 TOASTED” tobacco, properly aged and skillfully blended —“It’s Toasted.” I “TOASTING,” the most modern step in cigarette manufacture, removes from LUCKY STRIKE harmful irritants which are present | in cigarettes manufactured in the old-fashioned way. Everyone knows that heat purifies, and so “TOASTING” — ~ LUCKY STRIKE’S extra secret process—removes harmful corrosive ACRIDS (pungent irritants) from LUCKIES which in the old-fashioned manufacture of cigarettes cause throat irritation and s Toasted” —the phrase that describes coughing. Thus “TOASTING” has destroyed that ancient prejudice the extra “toasting” process applied in the against cigarette smoking by men and by women. manufacture of Lucky Strike Cigarettes. The finest tobaccos —the Cream of the Crop A A —are scientifically subjected to penetrating h eat at rn ‘ n * mum ’ 260° —maximum, 300°, Igj g| jgL-2* tWm& g| Fahrenheit. The exact, expert regulation H- .M- Jf idT'M <7ll °f suc h temperatures removes impuriwFwp t j es More than a slogan, “It’s Toasted” is No Throat Irritation-No Cough. f TUNE IN The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, every Saturday night, over a coast-to-coast network of N. B. C © 1929. The American Tobacco Co., Mfrs.

KIDNAP PLANS END IN MURDER Bodies of Couple Are Found Near Mt. Clemens This Morning Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1 (UP) The crazed plan of Marlin J. Fisher, 39. to klilnap pretty Florence Warner, 16. who refused his love, ended in the couple's murder hist night on a lonely lover's lane near Mt. Clemens. Detroit and Macomb county authorities believed today. Their bodies were found this morning in a field near Fisher's automobile, in which lie was said to have forced her last night after he met her at the confectionery stole whpre she worked. The girl’s father told police she had quit woik in Fisher's candy store because of his unwelcome attentions. It was at first thought Fisher had killed the girl and then committed suicide. But discovery of only one discharged shell in his revolver blasted that theory. — — o Grand Jury Gathers Dry Killing Evidence International Falls, Oct. 1— (U.R) — Tiie Kooching county grand jury

today started considering evidence against Emmet J. White, youthf'il I order patrolman, charged with the sec<ftid degree murder of Henry Virkula. Big Fulls confectioner. Virkula was shot to death on the night of lune 8, about 25 miles south of the Canadian border, when he failed to stop Ills car for liquor search. White, who bud been in the federal service only a month, admitted that, lie fired four or five shots from a riot gun, nt the order of Emil V. Servian, his superior officer, when th#* automobile which contained Virkula, his wife and their two children continued to move past the patrolman. County Attorney David Hurlbert declared that the evidence presented to tiie 22 women ntid men of the grand jury would consist of "fart and not sentiment.” He said there would lie no attempt to make the case a debate lietween the wets and drys. “There has been some feeling here that the charges against White should be minimized." Hurlbert said, "because Virkula once was convicted on a liquor charge. That is. of course, absurd. We contend that White violated a state law when he shot Virkula. without, even the claim of self defense.” - -' Self-Seeker Condemned The lawyer who uses Ills knowledge to stir up strife among the Industrious amt impede tiie path of commerce, that lie himself may thrive. Is unworthy of out respect —Seward

CHAIN BANKS ARE PREDICTED Chicago Banker Says It Will Mean “Fuller Dinner Baskets” San Francisco, Oct. J —(UP) The "Full dinner basket" will bo filled Io even greatei roundness under the new American system of chain, group and Branch banking, in the opinion of C. B Hazlewood, retiring president of the Arnot lean Haul ers Association, in Annual session here. H izelwood. who Is vice-president of the First National Bunk of Chicago, has been one of the outstanding speakers of the present convention on the subject cf I lie new movement in American banking. "We are witnessing some of the outstanding developments, the most significant changes and the most construe ♦ ive thinking in banking history," he said. "Bankers have learned to measure themselves by the needs and requirements of the! rcustomers. Insofar as bigger banks mean stronger instrumentalities to cooperate with industry and stimulate wiil consider trad? activities, they mean more economic production and distribution, steadier

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employment and larger payrolls." Tiie opinion of the retiring president, that the "man in the .street" had better financial opportunities under the scheme of billlon-dpllar banks, met with support in talks by other bankers at the convention. o — —— May Ask For Receiver Indianapolis, Oct. 1 (UP)—Receive) ship may lie asked for the Providence T: ust company at Columbia City, it was reported here today. Following a conference between Thomas D. Barr, assistant state banking examiner, and Charles F. Werner, < iiief deputy attorney general, it was announced that Werner would leave at once for Columbia City. The bank is the one from which Lloyd (’toil' 11. Cashier, absconded with funds totalling $65,001). He is now in jail pending trial. o ~ 5 RETIRES FROM OFFICE Indanapolis, Oct. I.—(U.R) —After 46 years of service in the samh office, William G. Chapin. 70. retired today > as cashier of the Big Four railroad. Chapin had worked in the office since July 1, 1883. _____ - O O 000 f -OO BOX SOCIAL RUPRIGHT SCHOOL Preble Township FRIDAY EVENING October 11 I . oo -000 OO