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a. 3 'A 4 t. LOSE F03 n'CnAY'S DELEASE Friends rSee Refusal of Commutation of XFederal Prlaon-'Sente'nce in President's Statement-' -i -1" iJ i-S -C" wmmy -v i A Washington news says that friends of Warren T. McCray, for mer Governor of who had hoped to get hint out of tne "Atlanta Pricon by Christmas, practically gave up that hope today wbein President Coolidge authorized the statement that he has. no Christmas pardons under consideration.

While nsed the word "pardons'T the announcement was taken to cover the McCray case. Action in the McCray case would have taken the form of "commutation" of sentence," so as to 'make the former Governor, eligible' for, parole at: this tIme7 'X'iZ At the request pf Representative Will i Wood, of the Tenth Indiana ,1 supported by" numerous friends of the former Governor, a re examinatiqp of McCraya physical condition -was made early last week! While the report of the prison physicians has not been; made public, it is understood It did not' convince the Prenident thafMo.Cra.VM nhvatnal nn. aitipn is jwprse tiian it wa some months ago. the matter atands the President has not. denied the petition of clemency! In totherj words the caaer so rests that- the Prealdentr could 1 take np the application and act on It favorably: any, time if he -was convinced that; was the.

thing to v-'- M. AHD 17IFE AT OCCZOLA KILLED Struck by Fast Train Friday Aft Niiaai Bam 'Aaaaiswl If flllNM A Hla Return for Holidays 1 When; Pau Edward fVawter; age eighteen, student at arrived. In Osceola for tbe holiday vacation found In the living room 'of his home a. group of neighbors'; who told him tnjat. Mb parents, the Rev.

and C. M. Vawteij, had been killed by a train. The 'student was son hlswayv home at the time the accident and neighbors, were not able" to send him i Funeral services if or the Mr. Vawter and Mrs.

Yawter was Jield Monday afternoon by DrT H. Smith, superintendent of the Goshen district assisted by Methodist ministers throughout the district, The four children in 'the family In' the care rienda and neighbors. 23 DE KALB COUNTY STUDENTS HOME FROM STATE UNIVERSITY There ara 23 students from Dekalb county registered at the Indiana' Uni, versity for this senveeter, and these students left "Bloomington yesterday for their homes; to. spend the holiday vacation which will continue until Jan. county students attending Indiana' University thisF semester, are as follows "i y-L--Ashley: George Vrty.jXiZ Auburn John Creasy, Ross Mye rs, Lorln Watson Myron Watson -Ester Whit ten, Clayton Hathaway "(Social Service Department, Indianapolis), and DuVerne Graham Dental Indianapolis.) l''' i Butler: Mary.

Eakrlght Loren Jen nings (Social Service Department Indianapolis i Kosbt (Nurses Training schol, Indianapolis). Garrett: Louis Briner, Lola Cobler, Marvin Dickson, Jane Hart, Harold Marts, Lowell Painter, Maurice Kllng- er (Social Service. Department, In dianapolis), Mildred Painter (Nurse's Training school, Indianapolis) Hudson: Homer Stomnv'-. Waterloo: Harold Latter, John bhowalter-andr Georgia Win'ea -XNur-ses Training School, Indianapolis)! ZOERCHER REAPPOINTED' TO STATE TAX BOARD In i spite: ot. the proteeta ot -Earl Peters, democratic state chairman, Kfted Philip Zoercher of lis, as member of the sUte ttx rd- Zoercher.

Js the democratic oartf prescribe by that he. did not consider Zoercher a democrat and wanted the governor to select some other democrat' for- the Zoercher refused to take a atand with Peters during the recent campaign in which it waa desired by the democrats, to have, tbe state tax levy, increased instead of being de- creased in order, that it would make hatter pimiulrn nlnnder for th demo." cratlc state Independence League," Headed by LaGrangeV Flies I incorporation Papers tlQZ2 ECUOATI HUES Purpose of the League to Oppose Any Lowering of the Standard of Living in America by- Reducing the Tariff Indianapolis. Dec 21 Copies of ar ticles of incorporation of the- League for Perpetuating American Independ ence, of which Clyde Walb, Republican stata is president' were! filed with' the secretary, of -tte Tuesday, i The league, was incorporat ed in Delaware tnree weeks ago and the presentation of the articles in In diana will permit the organisation. to operate in this state. The purpose of the organization as set out in the articles.

include that of offsetting propoganda favoring American participation in European alliances and cancellation of the debts owed by European nations to the Un ited States, Expenses of the organiza tion, it la said are to be defrayed by contributions, league's efforts are to be 'along educatlonai lines. The league will oppose any rad ical changes Jn the tariff which, is 'said, will tend to lower the standard of living in 'America' and Jt will be sponsor for legislation: that" In tended to aid agriculture. Funds that accrue from contributions In excess or jthe expenses are to be given to char Htjl it Is GRAND PRO TO! RE PORT FINDINGS MONDAY Indianapolis, DecC 22 A final report is promised in the matter of the Marion county grand, jury investlgaf tlon ef alleged political corruptions in Indiana. Wilson grand jury, snbmitted a report on stltutlons and jail oases to Judge James A. Collins in criminal I court rflsthte tlw final report linT asked him.

but we. will complete our in- vestigauon. 4f corrupUon charges In two renlled Furnas. later ine grana jury requested an extension of time for -its final report and Judge Collins set' Monday at 10 :00 o'clock -for tbe -last" appearance In cpurt of the present Any indictments: which may; be re-'5 turned, by the. present grand.

jury in connection with charges of Thomas Adams, Vincennes publisher, thaUD. Stephenson, while bead of In diana Ka Klux Klan, controlled by corruption certain high state offices, will be announced at the' final ing. -5- Vt INDIANA" UNIVERSITY WANTS LEGISLATURE fy Ci 11 TO DONATE John'. Showalter a student at the Indiana University; arrived home' on Tuesday for the holiday vacation. He called at The Press office and said that: there is' a campaign being put on for.

an increase In appropriation for the i state university before the ''coming sesion of the, legislature. Mr. Show alter said that therewas great need for; more money for the unlttersity and that he approprtay tlon to be asked for will amount to a mfilon and a half dollars. He Says 4 of nt i to i i ing fun "77" 1 that the money is needed, to make re- large areaa of the COunty werMwept pairs on the buildings and for the' Dy a' tornado in 1825 and the conv erection of bundlngs.Theplan is only now recovering econ-ls to Interest all members of the leg- omiCally, from It A county-wide can; islature in the needs of Indiana vas- for th- tnnd i nnder wiv. I University.

Tr" I. "''Ayn Albion Officer Shoots iv: Cold weather is predicted for Christ-i'A. gun battle In the early morning TBB day- according to the': United" noura waa staged last naay Dy An- drew 0 Eley, night and 1' bank.V Eley Baw a man working at the door of the bank'and opened fire. The robber putted a gun and exebang- fire, one the bullets piercing the omcers. sleeve.

The stranger fled down the street and "When Eley examined Auburn Men Fined the door of the bank he found a "knife James Chapman and blade stick in the key-hole. 810 and costs in' Mayor -Si Bfotneij or a. uruniKe oies A Gruhlke received word this' week of the deathpf his elder brother Gruhlke. at Marsaiiies, IIL, which occurred; on The. de ceased waa 88 years of age and his death leaves.

C. Gruhlke of. this, Dlace as the' onlv survivor 3 -of the Gruhlke. family. -v Kiel! jnnrt nrcn inT 7 moAT AHD DIES V-sT; k'T Kendailville World -f Veteran Committed 8uicide by Slash- Ing Throat with Knife John.

Owen. 39. a veteran of the Worid war, died at the Lakeside hospital in Kendailville Saturday as the result of a 'self Inflicted wound when he -slashed his throat with, his pocket knife at his home on Friday after aOwenl staggered Into the -room where his mother: was sitting at home, mumbled a few? words of farewell 'f and fell unconscious at her 'feet. Af the hospital -where he was taken his throat was found to have' been slashed with a jack knife. Besides his mother, the widow sur vives.

Both were a to. ex plain the motive for his suicide. Ow. en been employed by. a Ken dailville coal company and had been no trouble 1 with; his employers H-t-r .1 j.

STATE AR ASSOCIAIONTCiiS ASK PARDON BOARD ABOLISHED The Indiana Bar Association wHl go before coming session of the state legislature ''and ask for rsome radical changes In the criminal code of the state. 'Abandonment in" part 'of the inter-1 minate sentence system wilt be one of the outstanding features of. the asso ciation's' program. This would abolish the pardon give the courts a wider discretion in. sentencing prison- era and change the penalty for various The determinate sentence would be restored for virtually all "penitentiary but indeterminate, sentences would be retained for reformatory of fenders.

The age limits' for sentence to tbe Institutions would be 16- MRS. JOHN J. GILLETTE OF. LAGRANGE DIED ON TUESDAY Mrs Jennie M. Gillette; wife of Hon.

John died at her. home: In LaGrangje, evening, at the age of 84 She was born Sept 30. She was one pt thV best known women In LaGrange, and been -in- declining healtn for a number yeara. She leaves her husband, one son, Almon Gillette, of Indianapolis, and one daughter; Mrs. Frank Sanders, WnlmttvflUt -The' funeral w1 Km from the Ute home' thU after: moon.

FEDERAL GRAND 'JURY CALLED AT INDIANAPOLIS ON DEC 28 A- special -session of the federal grand "jury' to "i take 'up-: matters of mnch importance' will be held in Indianapolis December 28 it was no-ported at the building VSat- v-' -j -Ts Albert, tJnlted States, district attorney, admitted, that special session -of the grand jury: had been called, on; that date, but- he declined comment on the i purpose et the sessioSV ti 'V $80,000 SOUGHT FOR RELIEF OF THE FRANCISCO MINERS The goal set for; the of the Francisco miners In Indiana, is. 860,. 000... The total- amount reached last Saturday In Indiana totaled 88,304.05. The Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross had received 84.752.05 from Indianapolis', citizens.

At Princeton, 83,551.19 GlbBon 'county in "which the mine is located, is undertak to raise 810,000 for the relief nntwithataiulinr tha trt that r' Cold Weather Predicted for Christmas States weather reports. Although It 'j, fa TftflA aorlv tr -msi1ncB a Afl nit a nrA. a storm moving out -of the' "canadiin "northwest indicates that It mK-hiv h-f? whit fThritmiy for tbia section. It is predicted that there will be rain today followed by cour at Auburn for intoxica- tion. The fine and costs In each caaa amounted to 840.

Unable to pay their, flnes they were sent to Community. Building for Ligonier The city council and school board at Ligonter have united plans tor the erection of a 1TK nnft Ity buUdlng on a to his ing 1 are a by a. fore of on ing the was Dr. was were 0 If I -C Pisiiiiiiiii vol; WATERLOO, INDIANA THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 231926 1926 ii $i00A YEAR l' Ma KM pn Found Many Cases to b' Dismissed Which Reduc ed the Docket In Liquor Case and State Dismissed th Action Brouoht Against Albert Charged With 'i Set Una Llquor''s 1 When the Dedember term of tbe De Kalb circuit coart conrened Monday thero were a number of case that had been placed on the dockfet tor trial In which there waa Jnsufflcient evidence for conTlctlon. One of these cases was the state against Klebel, for selling liauor, The erldence this case belns; questionable Prosecutor H.

moved that the case be dismissed, as he stated that the ends of Justice do not jrequlre pros- Another atate case was that against Fred H. Saylof. who yas charged with selling mortgaged The 'prosecuting wltneas failed to appear in vthls case and on motion it; waa also -5 number civil 'cases were' also dismissed! waa that of. O. Shook, guardian of Catherine Hart, against Ida Bennlnghoff, Lulu Jones and Aaron Hart to set aside a feed.

It appears that Mrs. Hart "lived in Spencervllle" and owned property there. 'The' defendants live' at Ashland, and were! chttdren "of Mrs. Hart's husband. 0r.

Shook" asserted In bis complaint that, the defendants secured a deed to Mrs. Hart's property by fraudv and toofe'her to Ashland against her will. However! Mrs, Hart has recently died and Dr. Shook decided to abandon the. proceedings.

Other cases dismissed for various "reasons are ar follows Henry Osbun rs Arlington Seydell, I on'an '-l Marvin" E. administratoTof Morton IL Wilson estate against Mary Wilson, for 4aja accounting. i ri Indianapolis Engraving C04: 4 Brahman Mfg on a noCa -and ac-1 count. Port Wayne Dairy Equipment vs Edward P. Haynes, in reiplevin.

Charlea W. Grant ts Thomas and Ldzzte Morr, on a' note. 'r-tf-r John JF. Mitchell vs Tbomaa Burtch, on a note. Wolverine; Brass Works vs Albert King, on an account.

David Husselman against Herman L. Kaiellner, an 7 accounti Herman Hohl against John P. Hoff and VanLear, for damages. i'i -c Beacon Lamp against M. A.

Klng, on an account ri vV Auburn 'American Security against Edward Champion, on a note. Theodore administrator, against Pred Crooks, in replevin, l'lv, Clark' against Arthur Zerna, "on an accort Continued to Page Ten I. Cjuketball Different a eirTa basket-. fccJl torn T7aa4daetaBv Du CL vlidi pixTS oly Joy team, otn-' nstngwa to traM aCTeman bcSas reort tSa eoo- i vv jn CDY'S UiinD CIIATTECED i 1 rrEn ssot cun let co Wilmer Schurr, Near Corunna, r8uf fered Effects of Load' of Gun not in 1111 nana Jr. Wilmer; Schurr; aged 18 years, son of Mr.

and. Mrs. George; living three mileejBontb west of Corunna, suffered a very painful and serious In jury late Monday- afternoon a shotgun i he; was discharged, the contents lodging in his tThe youtb had gone to the rear" of his father's farm where nevbad set several traps. Hei had tikefi the gun with him and was, attempting to break through some ice witb the; butt of the gun, when it discharged. The shot tore away part of his right hand and into the 'hip and les, shattering, tbe bone.

He was rushed to Sacred Heart hospital," at and, from his bedside was to the effect 'that he was resting quite welL The injured youth, returned recent ly from the hospital at Garrett where he v. underwent an operation" for ap KOSCIUSCO FARMERS HOLD- lCRIP: OP" PEPPERMINT Thousands of pounds of peppermint oil are held by farmers Kosciusko county 'as the "result, of. the poor-- oil market tbis season. Last Tear peppermint oil went as high as $29 a pound. abd many growers in th( north part; of the county en- Joyed enormous prolUa Mom their crops.

Th'ia caused more tarmera to engage in the -business and the yield this year exceeds" that of last year. Much" of the' money realized in last year's high price has been, invested in; new stills and in-other improved At the present the market quotation, on peppermint- oil is only about' is.60 pound and there la light demand eveta at this price. ''K'l' GOSHEN WOMAN'S BODY', V'. FOUND ALONG RAILROAD The bodyof Mrs. Catherine Lehman.

aged 44, wlfer of Charles Lehman, Of was found Tuesday along the New Tork Central tracks in that city. Mrs. Lehman had been returned Satur day from Longcliff Hospital, near Lroganfeport, where she had been for a short time. She disappeared last midnight Whether she committed suicide tor was accidentally struck by the train, not -known. Tha husband, two eons, a daughter and live brothers TRAGEDY PURSUING ENGINE DRAWINGA B.

LIMITED Tragedy seems to be pursuing B. O. engine No. 5240.1 Saturday this too- gine struck an automobile at-Lapax while;" drawing -the Capitol Limited killing three persons. Engineer of the train "was L.

B. Hart. Only three weeks ago Mr and.Mrs. William B. Hfle, aged couple and former residents "of wem killed in a like manner at the Avilla croaatog.ri"r't-?.- MICHAELS NEWSA'f Special Ckrresponde(no The great feast jtrfChristmas will be observed wigh, special solemnity with, mass atmld-nlght, celebrated by.

the pastor; Rev. Otto Pesters, assisted in the sanctuary by the pariah Alfred Reinig 'and Edward Miller." The second mass will he at 8:30 and; a third mass Mrs. Mfke Schlosser spent last week In Port Wayne with- her. daughter, and family; 3 i-j jMlss Isabelle. 'who stays with' her sister and family at Foator-ia, came home for a visit John McOscar arrived Monday 'for a visit with Mike Shoudel and family.

'Alfred and Edward Miller arrived, home on Monday from5 St Mary's Seminary at to. spend Christmas i with their izz i-i Rev. Otto Al Peters was the guest of his parents at Kokomo' last week. Wants Practice; Medicine DrN J. H.

W. Squires of Fort Wayne, formerly a practicing physician of De-Kafb county, has applied; In the superior court in 'Pott Wayne, to have bis medical licenae' re-issued tohim and Judge Ryan is holding, his decision under advisement Dr.VSqulres was convicted, in federal, court of doling' out to customers opium or. other habit'! forming drugs and his waa revoked by Federal Judge A. B. Anderson a.

years ago. It the board opposes Dr. Squires application he probably, will be denied a new license. UW VVIUU UbilU Milo E. Garrett to be Recommisaioned Postmaster 'at Auburn for 'An-" mother: Four Years With the Selection Of Mr.

Garrett- i-Tha Fight of Danie) Has 7 Been Terminated So. Far-'As. Any Further' Change -XSC TJnitea States Senate Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Milo E. Garrett, as postmaster at Auburn. This ends the controversy that -arose when L.

tl Danlelr recently defeated as a candidate for county, auditor the Republican ticket' asked for the appointment as postmaster after Mr. Garrett, had succeeded in getting 'fif ty-one precinct committeemen to sign an endorsement for him. The appointment of Mr. Garrett maim thftt Via wilt Ka rattnTnTntanlnnAil .7 'J i as postmaster-, at Auourn zor anomer four, years. is pleasing, among the business Wen of Auburn and the biggest "patrons of the Auburn, post office.

regardless of theif party affiliations'; recommended that Mr. Garrett be reappointed. Harry Baals, postmaster at Fort also confirmed, at the same time, -j Baala has served aa postmaster at Fort Wayne for four ending Aug. 29th; laaLv: MORE POISON IS FOUND -X IN RURAt 8CHbOLVELL -vi-f Poison again has been found in samples of water taken from tbe well of Mount school in Kosciusko county, chemists of v- the state board of- health re ported'Tueeday." A numb er of pupils at the acboot were made 111 several weeks ago by drinking water from the well -and after an In vestigation. and Athol Riley.

brothers, were arrested In connec tion with the poisoning ot the watetr; The -which has Just, been tested, was taken from the, welt two weeks after the sample was removed. Officials of the state board of health have' not yet decided wheth er, to close) the well vor make furth er investigation'- as to the poison. The; teacher at the school is a sistwr of Mrs. F. E.

Palmer of this and she with her little daught er, vi- escaped drinking any of the poisoned water from (be well when It was recently. polluted with Parts green by five brothers who have been placed 15 under arrest -I-- FORMER AUBURN BOY IS y--i--K ILLED IN AUTO CRASH Robert 21 of Fort; Wayne. was killed late Sunday; night west of Fort r-Wayne when the whlcb he was driving at a high rate of speed crashed Into a bridge. Two other occupants of the car were' ser iously injured The fourth occupant uninjured, was taken to her home and her name was kept from the public, The last words of young Miller were Believer get It up to 75-miles an young people were cat-route to a dance hall, west of Fort Wayne at 11 o'clock "Sunday night when the accident, happened. 4r Mr.

Miller's parents were former residents of Auburn where they conducted the Court Cafe, Congress Votes for Highways On Tuesday tbe'agrlcultural -depaSrt- ment supply bill, appropriating 000,000 for Its activities during the next fiscal year passed the house and was sent to the senate. The. bill. pro vides nearly for; mainten ance of federal aid highway systems. and, millions more for the depart ment's campaign against destructive crop'', pests.

WyM'X. Schools to. Have Week's Vacation The flrant public schoola of Waterloo and tonshlp' wUl: have: a week's I hlgh schobl building oriTuesdayVof this' week while workmen were en gaged. In 'completing the extension on the Homespun Hearta. -i flans are being made lor tne play, "Homespun Hearts to be giwem at the high school auditorium by the Glean-- ers on Jan, 13 and 14 ievenings 'nexL It will be a rood time to see a funnv 7' play and help the Gleaner 1 TC3 DEE 8 mm ii Frame Business Rooms Just South or i the Railroad on Wayne Street Bvrned PHODAOLY YiOt DE DECUILT li i 1 Market -an(f Fire -l Started in Meat Swept to Other Business Rooms v' to', the North-Auburn Fire Department was Called One of 'the1 most destructive fires that has occurred In Waterloo for several yiears occurred at a late nour; night of, last week when the-, three business rooms Just south -of the New York'Central rail- -J road on the.

east side of "Wayne4 street were totally destroyed. The.fire' wag (discovered at about' 11:30 Wednesday night aad the flames' seemed to be their way upward from the middle room of the Bixler tc Son meat market how tbe fire i started Ifa not- known, It is pre-i sumed that it was the result either 'defective flue ior; defective, electric light flames soon spread 1 the upstairs-rooms of the Waterloo Fruit' operated by Frank Mon- figlio, Twhsere Bonflgilo and hla daughter; Mary and' spn Robert lived. They were asleep at the and It was not the flames had eaten 4nto. their. living rooms that theywere awakened and made their' Bonflglio tried to get.

radio but of: the fire and was slightly burned -on the wrist In do-' sp. "Bonflgllos succeeded In getting some clothes" on and made their escape but lost' all pf their- per- sonal belongings aa well as the en- tiro 'stock" ot goods The Bixler. meat market was a com- plete. loss. Mrl.Bixler arrived at the scene of the fln: aoon after it had gained headway and he succeeded in getting; out account file that was in- th front room of the.

market'" This' waa badly charred but the totals legible." addition to this were 'numberof detail accounts' which were destroyed and Bixler'a only chance, at making, these collections is through the honesty of his patrons who knew the' balance that tlsey were Indebted to the market The Frets feed store to the north of the fruit store "was gutted thb flames and- the building was total loss. Considerable of tbe etock-of -feed store- was removed be-V, the fire reached that part of the" block. r5- Firman Suffered from Cold G.s Stanley of the Waterloo fire v( department, stood for a long period time from the 'beginning of the fire top of the feed store building hold- a nozzle and thro wing water into fire. He btecame. so cold that he nearly death, and was -taken: down a ladder and carried to -v the-1 Grimm pool room north of railroad where aid was" Ish -was--' called and later Mr.

Stanley was removed to his home. He able to be out the following day, i Losaea Partly. Coyered 'The business rooms': occupied Bixler Son and the. Waterloo Fruit were owned by -A, Gruhlke, and 4 a. total, loss, being estimated at 85,000.., The loss to the contents of the meat.

market will reach approximately. 83,500 with 83,000 insurance. The Continued to Page prmlstbh' Caught After a nation wide search, de- tectivep have apprehended Kenneth Ormisten, former radio operator Aimee McPheraon'a Los Angelas Temple. California authorities claim her famous kidnapping story wL' votoryucan ba expSSed ILkU ix-r mm "1 Mm: vnnuMUI wuviu tm wiii vv 1 the man in the case. i.