Washington Herald (Newspaper) - September 8, 1924, Washington, Indiana n RALD o GAZETTE ANn m SEPTEMBER VOLUME XX NUMBER 108 Flight From Boston to Mitchel Field Made Little Better Than Three Rushes Lines of Guards n Press MITCHEL anny round the world flyers reached here at today from Lieutenant in the plane New Orleans was the first to land followed by Lieu tenanb Smith and The flyers had made the 225mile hop from Boston in three hours and twentyeight As the last plane glided to the first shot of a twen tyone salute boomed The Prince of Wales who had mo tored to the field for the oc casion in his box and waved his hat as the aviators taxied machines to posi tion before the Fifteen thousand persons were on the field as tie flyers walked to the grandstand where the official welcoming party was waiting to receive The crowd broke the rushed the police and military surround ed the By Associated The American world flyers took off from the airport here today nt eastern daylight for New beginning the series of jumps that will complete nt Seattle the clr of the Weather conditions were The expected to complete the 225mile jump to field at 3 Major General chief of the aid flew one of three escort ing The flyers passed over at By the Associated POKT Sept The world flyers entered New York state at whon they passed over this E FOURTEENTH ANNTAL MEETING OF SOUTHERN INDIANA FOX HUNTERS The different fox hunters and organizations over the country are now planning their fall There Is much interest taken in fox hunting over practically the whole central and western portion of the United States and this interest be The meeting of the Southern Indiana association will be held at this sea son and preparations are made a big This is the four annual meet and the dates are October 13 to Morgantown ia said lo be one of the best fox localities In the There Is plenty of water and fart and the grounds are lighted by sleeping tent for Visitors is provided and a good res at reasonable prices wHl be located at the A big list of prizes are CONTEST FOR ED OVER TO END VOTING TODAY contest for governor waged largely over the Kit Klux Klan bias overshadowed everything else in the campaign for the biennial state elic tion in Maine former state attorney the democratic has cin this issue In all his campaign pointing to the fact that State Senator Ralph tie republican was supported by the klan in Ills primary made his election campaign on national Issues Because of the interest aroused fc this a heavy vote is Two years ago when also was the democratic nominee fdr he was defeated by val by a mar gin of votes and the vote of the two candidates was Four years ago the republicans elected their candidate for by n plurality of and in Ni vember of that year Harding the state for president by 1 United States Senator Bert Fei and all of the four from Maine have been bj the the al contests two years ago the closest vote was in the Second district when Congressman Wallace received a plurality of over Bert rand who is also democratic nominee this Sen ator democratic opponent Is who nt one imp was elected to the state legislature ns n CROSSING AI 25 an man of this wars killed when the an In which lie mid two com Dean of Indiana Law School Dead Known by all Daviess county at who have attended school Indiana Judge Enoch seventyfour years dean of the law fac author of a book Indiana Plead ing the master of the Indiana lodge of trustee of the state epileptic at and a prominent re died at Sun He was of the National former state senator and a member of the American Bar Hi ON li mm JURY t FATHER ACCUSED OF ATTACHING DAUGHTERS HAS DENIED ACCUSATION Trial of the case of the state against William Herbert Veale got tinder way in circuit court Selection of a jury required only a short Both defense and state at accepted the eleven members of the panel and a pickup jury men was quickly Ernest has moved out of the coun necessitating the addition of a Juror from the Veale Is charged with the revolting crime of having mistreated two daugh alleged attacks several of Insanity that been in the defendants behalf was withdrawn last by the accused mans Introduction of testimony was begun immediately after the impaneling of the jury and the opening statement of Earle prosecuting attor The defendants counsel had re served the right to make his opening statement after the state has One of Veales two accusers was on the stand when adjournment was tak en at noon today until the afternoon She told a story which as the court room of ran si Cries Alleged Bigamist 30 3032 west Tenth arrested Saturday on a charge of bigamy preferred by Harry half brother of her third hus John told the police the charge wo s made in an attempt to up tor because her him were riding struck by la the In a life Pennsylvania freight train at a policy held by his Ins William n She being n man and William 21 years j she she was divorced from her both of this the others Inj and was divorced by hor the escaped serious It is thought the trio did not see the ap proaching TWO FOUR men are another is dying and three others were injured seriously as a result of a collision between a Louis ville and engine and a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad freight train yesterday afternoon at the entrance of the west Frankfort a mile from the The dead were Herbert Louisville and Nashville and Chesapeake and Ohio The Injured Include and Ohio who Is reported to be second Lucas was first married to Oliver in she She said she is the mother of five chil dren by her first marriage of whom and 9 years are She sold she divorced Balz sev eral years after their marriage and married 302 Taft She was the mother Two Four In Refining Plant Fire By the Associated OIL work men were killed sis other em ployees were injured today when the bottom fell from a gasoline tank at the Atlantic Refining companys at s The mishap was caused by an ex plosion and fire that plant After destroying five the fire was brought under after frantic efforts on the part of paid volunteer Four of the injured men may f one child while married to Clem bnt this child she She she left Clemens In 1021 and bat he biter wrote her a letter her he had obtained a Believing was free to mar she married She the f one 1 year his she She declared that Harry Luc enraged because his ate made her life to Lucas Is being held f She was arrested by Ives bond NAUGHTY SAFE ROBBERS By the of n safe In the office of a real instate firm within one block of the court and three blocks of police headquarters to the police toddy by a member of the He estimated burglars obtained fr to BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYEE SUCCUMBS AT HOME Washington Joined today with Sey In expressions of regret and sym pathy to relatives over the death veteran and Ohio railway Mort who Sled at oclock Saturday night at his home in Seymour was of the best known in the employ of the Louis division of the For he was In charge of the accommodation trains that this city and Prior to that he had served as a freight Cancer of the stomach caused his death illness that became so serious to cause him to leave his post of lie was better than years of Is to be held at Seymour at oclock tomorrow deceased man married a sister of Robert of South Meri dian He is survived by his second three stepchildren and two and Alice Sey latter of where the daughter jis a school Stolen Ford i Found Near Relay ie was attending services at the of east First and the Ford home Harold Faith was stolen from It parking In the across the street epst from the Faith discovered the cars disappear ance afler the congregation had been dismissed and at once reported the theft to the The minus a tire fron the front was found near th Baltimore and Ohio station in the shop yards between 3 and 4 OF FLYING fa Obtain Money IjS years arrested early Sunday with the killing of Robert 30 years con fessed to one of the most deliberate murders that has been committed in central Indiana for several with robbery as the object Belzer maintained his innocence un til Inter lij the afternoon he said he would tell the straight story if the local would promise to make an effort to save him from the electric That IH up to the said Floyd deputy I suppose I might as well let the be what it gait was the night watchman for the Jenkins Glass factory at Ar a town eight miles north of Belzer formerly worked Saturday night Beilzer went to the factory and told Charles Raquet and George two employees that he bad ten cents In his pocket ond If he could borrow fifteen cents he wonld attend the It IH said that one of the men Inci dentally remarked that linn Hays he n short time before lie visited the factory Hint hml In his he went to the engine mul Int er to the where he observed lying on nn Improvised ham mock Belzer says the thought struck him that it was a good time to get some sol ed to the engine secured 5 pum an iron rod about four Ion and with a solid metal ball on one end used as a tool in the and crept back to tire He says he sat the down near a radiator not fat from the ham There was a slight Tomkins awakened and started to get up when Blazer says he seized the tool and struck The skull of the dead man was the blow and he never conscious He at 7 oclock Kine of his money Belzer was found at the home of his Carrier In Sunday afternoon by and was arrested and brought to this city ond placed in HOST TO MASONS i By the Associated This historic which boasts that Is it the birthplace of modern Scottish Rite Is preparing for the an session of the Supreme 83rd Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the southern wnich will be here Masons of the Rite from allstates In the southern which includes ore expected to attend the STATE ROAD BLOCKED BY MOT WATCHING FEATS OF AIRMEN The pulling power of newspaper publicity was never more forcibly Il lustrated ln or near Washington than when the ONeill flying of entertained thousands of residents of the city and surrounding territory with a number of including a parachute leap and jail the stunts known to the three planes were al most continuously in the carrying All flights were accom without the semblance of an The visit of the flying machines In the cause of a traffic jam In state highway five without prece dent since advent of automobiles in this The planes used the as a banding For hours yesterday the road was all but motor cars working in and out through a double lind of parked automobiles like bees In a The congestion finally was relieved by Robert county highway with the help of Crane went to the scene when informed the road had been ami through traffic was at a It appeared to be a super human task but after coaxing and thp county highway officer and his assistant managed to untan gle the Washington newspapers had told In advance of ithe coming of the Advances on Every Front Boasted By Soldiers Charged With Repulsing Armies ing Chinese ENDS WITH SEEKERS OF ENROLL MENT EXPECTED Vacation days for Washington school children are The parochial and were reopened this morning for the 19241925 school A big ment was but registration figures were not available at pros The sessions today were devoted to Class room work was begin Public school children will buy their text books at the several Issue Announced By Fiscal of the government are continuing to according to plans for September an last night by Secretary and the treasury expects to go through months with new bor thn next til rowings of inly As the fir it step in meeting govern ment requirements between 15 his conversation Belzer snys Mellon announced Issue of treasury certificates of In far the which is expected to be with other to carry tax pay ments are received In The new Issue bear the last ex as the last will mature one Proceeds if the certificate sole to gether with balances of about calculated to Ing on from the 15 taj payment and miscella tax receipts coming In dally are cover disbursements nec essary to retire hi is of pay current expenses and met interest pay ments on the public debt of 000 thla In October and In Another of certificates will liave to be mide In but the treasury at time can not forsee the exact amount that will be neces although some officials believe it will be no larger than present There has been a shrinkage iu some tax and until the Sept payn ents is completed and its results will be Impossible to estimate what the requirements will The presen noted as tax Issue has been The treas ury will accept in payment for any certificates maturing ATTACK NO LAWN GRASS The chinch In the grain nn enemy of wheat Is attacking lawn grass ia the southern POLICE DISCHARGED IN WEST FOLLOWING WHIPPING Two men have been discharged from West Virginia state police be cause of their guilty knowledge con the whipping of Herschel a by a hooded mob In August It became known Sunday through a statement by Jackson superintendent of The names pt the two men dropped from the force were not the Superintendent Arnold declared that while the Into the whip ping has disclosed no evidence that will justify prosecution In the it did on the part of two the enough in dication of guilty knowledge that they Were ordered brought to Charleston were discharged from the depart ment September Superintendent Arnolds was taken after Governor Morgan had given Instructions for the dls ol any member of the Impart ment any outrage and took no step to stop to authorities that he was taken from the home of his brother and whipped severely aft er having been tied HYPNOTISM EXERTED UPON FRIEND CAUSE OF CHARGE strange crime was revealed Sunday when police ar Mattioli and charged him with having hypnotized another man to commit an was shot dead by when appeared to Later he conld not remember the Police allege that l Mattioli hypno tized thrust the gun Into his hands and forced him to murder Maf By tillery and growing stronger minutes by minutes was heard late tonight in the western the No official indication as to the source of firing was avail the Associated on all fronts particularly west of and near In the Linho were claimed tonight at headquarters of Cheating troops hold ing back the Kiangsu advance on The second army has been on the west side of since yes attacking northward objective of taking the city of Chang Chow on the rail Capture of would per mit the forces to cnt the rail way In the rear of the Kiangsu forces attacking Armies of General Chang war lord of weie In the field sweeping down toward Peking against the forces General his field military to new front in Chinas civil The latest military gesture will make the territory between principal city of an armed miles away from the Shanghai line of NEW RAILROAD TAKING OPTIONS Repre of the new railroad to be constructed between and are taking options in Daviess north of this The options are for sixty an foot Engineers are following these repre surveying for the actual Some landowners are donat ing their the new railroad The survey passes just west of the town of and crosses the to railroad about six east of south to ward this Unless a spur Is built Into this the new rond will rains but will pass through Pike county north and Algers may bo the new road but if Petersburg rond will go three of Win the engineers survey uto this the road will go south to a town In south ern Pike may be Included in the SOVIET BARS FIELD GLASSES Associated Sept Tourists field lasses are military equipment and dangerous to Russias safety when owned hy In the opinion of Their Impor ation and consequently they arc seized at the border Is the re wrt of a German recently re from Russia minus V new and expensive Baltimore and Ohio Gets Authority To Issue Bonds September In to force the Baltimore Ohio Railroad company to forego its claim for granted H by the Maryland assembly when the corporation was John Baltimore has filed with the public service commis sion a request that it assist In this move He asks that the granting the the right to issue worth of to word the tion that in accepting it the com pany be forced to surrender its tax exemption He sets forth that the companys right to tax exemption under Us charter has been abrogated by more recent leg The interstate commerce commission Saturday authorized the Baltimore and Ohio issue
