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AS' tents nave, not Deen ruiiy reveaiea. There Is some' doubt as to the Value A of tbe -i evidence contained In the mysterious black boxes. Jfl( The Investigation' as a after about fourteen months of grand jury the payment ot big' salaries to assistant' prosecuting and the' vnilflcation of the state of In- diana, has accomplished but little for xuuu -91 iub. suite. A NOVEMBER 1927 INDIANA OUR STATE Tn.

Ttx. Fri. St. 3 4 5 1 2 I. I can Marion County Prosecutor Unable to kMmk Further indictments Jn'tne Political iecond uct iJ footed no ca Itie And Statute of Limitations Now Stand In the' Way of Further; Investl- gallons in ine iiegca worrup-; j.

Charges V--'. i i'-i-; 4 fwilahdpbiis HolUmaa. special filed a' report of the activities' of the Marion county grand In r.tion with the allege dchargea of' conduct in office ro( gonie- 4old- X.i4v i The report -show that there are no niore "indictments and the claim is 41 made' thatHherstatute rlimifations i j' prevented' them from So rfar, there has beenj Several; 'ments rreturned injong thenl being fp thai of Governor Ed Jackson, is y. vc charged frith having conspired 'to briber, former iGorc i to have McCray, man as prosecutor who; had- the -endorsement vr: of the Ku Kluz It is said 4that the 'charges brought against iMeCray, for. which tlie indictment" stands' oc-f cnrred' more than years yiC is 'believed that same" i of statute' of limitations applle In the caae of the, governor as does in the tl ti ease now pending, the.

prose -icutors have given up. hopesj of bring-' tag, in -fndlctments-aMfe'oj Kiim-'-t-y the first clamor, began in In-dlana polls about -political: corruption, i 'it 'wa- more, than two years 'ago. 'Just over 'two yeari should elapse be-v fore anything wrong' could be found tf out" ht noruli'-cleair. has coBt Marion and $150,000, to carry on the investigations; Vso' it. is; in- dlctments of.

Duvall and members of the city aminiatrattoaVw JLncludlng both republicans and democrat, have iw been for political in none of the instances been Wtghownt that the rcitir' suffered any j. financial loss by the alleged mlscon; fact. Vf Holtzmanls democrat and since selectlonof tl' Ert former attorney. for the Ku Klan, as mayor. Slack has.

awarded Hoi tzman w.lth a an appointment ad- jninlatration. 7, i i Other, Vw' republican i fij-members of the administration have been 'removed and -their places! are being filled with" democrats. It has been said that the Klan nave placed y-' their stamp of approval on the Slack "appointments X( 'v The. 'black boxes belonging to the personal effects of p. C.

Stephenson, 5 former grand dragon of the Ku Klux JXX, I Klan, remains a mystery, and the' con Jessie Esielle James Grand daughter notorious 'ji Jesse "James is now 1 Los Angeles '-fejpfey grand mother, 'orthe mother of the James brotheinC- in' a movie of 'the lives of the West's famed bad men. "t'fif ,1 -'i i itVit i g.yii-.i.. LJ if I v'gfe Ch ica go Company is lamed for the Death ots George Cochran In Fall Down a Steel I Coroner John Clark has declared that the Graber Construction Company of Chicago was negligent In not provldlns the proper re sulting: in the death ot George Coch- ranv' 27, Auburn junctlonvon Wednesday 'ot last week." Cochran died from a fractured skulL He was working on a platform four feet in width; 27 teet from the -bottom oi a sieei water tanjc wmcn was oeing erected for U-BaitoHroreOhtoaJl4 road combany eaa ot St. He as-knocked off of the platform by a sheeofT steel inches by 16 feet in size -which waa-being hoisted from' the ground outside of the tank. Coroner Clark based A his decision that the Graber company was negligent in that there was no railing built around the platform.

tivo innESTED fou fFinsT icEchEoiiicut red Kishego ft Kendallvil le and jHerbert Richason, Alas Smith, X4 5 iI vHeld In the CountyJail Charged with first. degree. burglary. Fred James 'Kishego ot Cendallvllle, and Herbert who" says goes under the whose is said to-, live "'near peruwerearjeB.ted Jit AnbuiTvi, -JThey were arraigned in court -Mon day before Judge Endicott. and pleading' not guilty were remanded to Jail under bond each.

Kishego "and Smithlwere4 arrested on affidavits sworn id by Martha Dick-of Garrett, charging' them with taking cash amounting to $22., from her 'home; They are also under suspicion; for is suing bad check at. a fllUng station on, the Lima iThe'men had been soliciting orders for) magazines at Garrett they got'intotubleY yecss mms SAFE AT KEHD LLVILLE Secure $35 and Checks and Notes, a PartToT VYhl Cat- er at Lisbon, South of City -U-iX f-i 'J The Dodge garage and sales ser vice at- Kendallville, was by yeggmen some time night. Entrance was gained by cutting a hole through -the glass in the door and reaching in and turning the. lock. The; safe in the garage was taken out and hauled to a roadside about two miles southeast of Kendallville where was battered and the contents rifled.

About in cash was takes, besides some, checks, notes and other valuable papers. Some of the papers were afterward -found, at Lisbon, south of Kendallville. The greatest loss is that ot the dam age rto No 'clue has been found to the robbers; DEC REASE IS SHOWN IN grade' ROSSI NOD ath i According, to reports filed by the railroads with interstalfe commerce commission there was a total of 1,062 persons to, lose their, lives in grade crossing accidents -during the first six months of 1927.. This was a decrease of three as compared with the same period last year Persons injured in grade crossing accidents in the first half of 1827 numbered 2,901, compared with 3,110 in the same period one year ago, or a reduction' of, Vv Reports, showed that 2,561 grade crossing; accidents occurred in-; the first six months this year compared with 2,644 ini, the same: period in 1928, or a reduction of 83. FORMER 'WATER LOO ESI NT- a DIED AT.

HOME IN "TOLEDO i f- I- Mrsl Alvin Ash, aged about 70 years, died at her home in Toledo Monday morning after a very brief illness hav ing been taken ni on Saturday. -The funeral wfll held in Toledo today and thekbodywill Waterloo- tor burial in the Ash a'-steter 'of Mrs. Jesse Oberlln if Butler, and a cousin bj mart rlage" A.and E.T Miser Of this place. Mrs: Ash were former iJ Israel KUngerf 83 died last 'Friday it the county infirmary after, an ill ness of several months. tuingeriwas born in Ohio and came to Indiana.

many ago. For the five months he has been an inmate xf the county farm. A Levi Klinger of and a sister, Mrs. Iiucinda Bradley of Llgonler, survive. mm SHI mm Against Spread of the' European Corn A Bore'i by Comprehensive 'Ca'm- pal fln of Education v'lrri' SERIOUSnESS OF SlTUATIOn And Need" of Concerted "Action Recog-f nixed? by Va'rious1 Oroanlzations and Interests In.

Northeastern, Indiana Counties Special to The. tf ess 0, hensive of education is under-way, in vNorthern and Eastern' Indiana the. fight to control the spread of the European corn borer. Iiocal, organizations, county farm bankers associations, newspapers and other leaders'; in community activities lhave taken! up" the fight fall with an earnestness and enthusiasm that indicate' a general acceptance of seriousness, "of the situation and the heed for- concerted 'Reports ftoyPTviJGv 1 Christie, Tdi-Wtor bff vagriculturat extension-" al Purdue; unlversItUndlcatei many 'counties the "further educational, work of corn borer cdntrbl is to' take aSpectjOnthe recent i tours to the infested territory of Canada and Michigan, -one county waaepresented county cjontlAtt atlas "of Indiana which and seyeal township trusteetnother made a point; of sending vocational teachers from the tdwnship; consolidated" Schools: i effect L', upon our community will be tremendous if the' corn borer isr not held fn; control from said' Arthur" president of the: First and -XTnlon Banks. of South Bend, 'in supporting, the tour of faryn-ers and business' men.

"of that city. and industry will suffer as will- the farming community, if the corn borer is "allowed to run" unhampered through the fields of. the Middle The community well'nnite solidly behind the. farmer and the. government and: state agencies to' fight its spread and' hold its damage to.

th Fall plowing of stalks is underway page "elghtl "417 imiFn on Finrs a Prediction Made- by National Grange Master at Cleveland vYerterday Within Next Half Century In the opening address at the annual meeting of the National Grange; at Cleveland yesterday "afternoon by flauoiiai Master; XiOuis i aoer, ne stressed the fact that "the Netty Is Jthe farmer's' best Inasmucb; as the agricultural, people consume from 20 to 30: per cent of the manufactured goods of yie nation, iorceruuy empna-Bizing the fact. that rural purchasing power ii responsible for a large per cent 'i of the prosperity, growth and material' advancement of every citizen in the republic Attention Is then called to the fact that In the past 60 years, of population 71 rural and 29. in cities and towns, the shift that has taken place almost; exactly reverses this ration, and yet the 30 population now on the farms -is still -easily: able to' feed the' 70 in th- rlHs "and -Ble-riiflcantlvJ too. the chief agricultural problem Is on4 of surplus Indicating degree to which American farm efficiency kept pace with the drift; of American affairs. Continuing, Taber makes this Impressive fThe decline; ot farm population cannot on in tie future as rapidly as in the but -it is a safe predic tion' that lnsideJ the next half century only one-fifth 'of the nation's popula tion-will be feeding the other' four- fifths efficiently This" is; not a gloomy picture," but one indicating that those who choose agriculture for their portion by using modern equipment and modern methods' by calling science to their aid.

and through sound business principles in mnrVtfng and nrminp.tton. hAV' before them the promise a life of maxi mum usefulness and fair re ward." iuMstt Ii? 3 1 1 1 fEW CLU DESTROYED s-BY FIREi FRIDAY "fThe Country ifciub-at was" destroyed by fire early last Friday- "inornlngv The jioss is said to reach 't is rbelieved that an overheated was the cause of the fire, A regular, meeting of the club'was ield Thursday and when they custodian xrf the building left rat 9 30 o'clock; 'was believed that all things were B. -Sunday school class 10 will bold bake sale at the. Harpster store on' Dec 3. beginning at 9 a.

m. i' 1 Each year, at this every one is asked to contribute to' two worthy organizations, the emble of each-being red cross-- This is confusing to many people, and they believe when' they, take membership 'In the Red' CroBS- 0r bfty TubercnioslS' i 1 Christmas A Seals, that they are -contributing to the same -'worki-s -iThe single bar cross is the emblem of. American Reid. TThelr drive for.mein-bershrp Armistice Day, November 11th to Thankbglvlng The double bar cross is Tu berculosis emblem. The seaL drive is from.

Thanksgiving, da to 'Jan 1st; -These days are agreed on by the two National Societies. Both organizations are doing wonderful work la the United States Theij. work being different, both are worthy of the support of every jone. altas -TOCEF icucn r-r tji Department "Asic NewV Editors 1n Aulct inHhn' Sending of yi f. all Improved joads in each county of Jhe'-statet -details of their surfaco types, complete list of points if is- "each countyandcommunity and other valuable 1st being prepared or publication by the state department; pf conservation.

Although gathering data for such 'a book entails considerable work, eounty engineers' ajursuryeyors are responding -to requests for Information land! It is hoped to havf the atlas ready fox the public within a few weeks. v. Editors' of local newspapers In tlje state; being asked to co-operate with the department In compiling information: 4. fori communities. These editors, acting with civic leaders, are asked to: outline the historic Industjriul and points interest in the counties, the number and denominations of churches, schools, lodges, business organizations and clubs, all of which are to' be in-r eluded in e.

Roads and their degree of improvement also "will be shown, on the county maps thus detailed information on all roads In' each county. If any reader of newspaper in DeKalb county has anything of interest to sugegst to be placed in the atlas it is deBlred that such information be sent' to The, Press office and it will then, be added to the list." MASMED TEH YEAHS tSlffiSOESKntACI fv Alvln Casselman Begins Action to, Get Separation from. His- Wife on-; Qharge of Infidil ty Married ten 'years ago on August 2. Mr. and Alvln.

Casselman, who live, on a farm', in Grant township south- of Waterloo, have separated and. Mr. Casselman -begun an ac tion for a divorce and the custody of their three '-Casselman charged his wife' with in fidelity and says that she left him on June 13th last anddeclared that she did not i intend return." He states that; she has been receiving' attention from other men and that she has neglected her' home' and children, them alone at times A when. they were I "The childrtn are aged, nine, six and kits tdee tlEAH C3TLER, IIUHTS PILQT Fog Thursday, Night Caused Pilot to Make a Wrong Steer of His pan to Make Landinfl A mail plane' enroute to- Chicago crashed into a tree on. the Burt'tHolxen farm, six mllea north of Butler, Thurs during a fog, The pilot, whose name was j- not was uncon scious lor three, hours after the crasn.

but it. Is thought he will -recover. f. The -plane- was seen to circle around for a long time rs' the pilot endeavored to pick out a landing place, Airmen" from th flying at Bryan came to the scene, of the crash Friday and' 1 removed the wrecked i-' '-v- r) "tfsrt Through the efforts of Congressman Hogg, the war department Is sending a captured German, anti-aircraft; gun for a. war trophy for.

Llgonler. The gun. weighs 6,000 pounds and will make An imppsing monument Tri- angle 4 C. W. Grant of Auburn, Has Been Appointed to" Lead the -18th Annual s.

Christmas Seal Drive 5 0 0,0 0 SEALS HECHIVED r-. ,1 At the Office; of the County Secreta.ry to be DeKalb; County Dur- Drive, from Ndv. 24 xo New vearsr uay DeKalb; County vAnti Tuberculosis has' completed ithe organization for the an-nualV Christaias seal dxlvetVln this county beginning on Thanksgiving day and. -continuing until i-New Yeara day. otr-Anburn.

has, been Selected as xionntyj 'Chairman of Ithe drive, and he-was 'Waterloo Monday with" Miss "Margaret the cbunty'' secretary to complete 'arrangement In' Waterloo for 'carrying oh''ot the? drive ri this townand I Mia CoUetteYreporta. thai she has revelyid half million of thiej, Chrisi, mas seals ,4 ,8014 during this drive in Dekalb couy, The. same method as has used during thel past; codple- of years yrW be; carried! -out' this yeir 'ln ale of the- seals. The" Balesjn'-the" past satisfactory hq li! additdn tq', sending out seals; Vith 'a request that'hose who, receive sehdthe, money or( theseals, personal solicitations will made and, people will, -be urged to use-a greatenumber of the seals this, year in to help out in the People living the districts- wfll receive seals' by and in case that the 'do Toij receive "they 'can get' them by calling on the local directors if: The "entire support 'of the DeKalb 'association J' derived from sale of the at the Christmas as "there is no support from the county funds for kbis WrlLt--j 3 The county chairman; will be as slated to-the seal drive by th following directors: Mrs. Wm.

-Browand of Auburn, Mrs." of" Mrs.rC?:H.; Fetter ot Butlef, And Mrs. v. whim ujl. waLeriuu. ASHLEY DAHS SEEKS mFonECLOscnE ion Fimr: 1 v-'J'V- -v.

-X- 3' Asks for. Judgment of $4OQ0 Against James Whysongr et al and Clt-; -v Irene State Bank of Waterloo1 A suit, was'filedln the DeKalb 'ci cult court last: Saturday in the Ashley State 'Bank asks for a Judgment of $4,000 against James B.1 Emory John-son, adininlstf ator.Ada Whysong, deceased and, the Citizens' State Bank of Waterloo, and asks for the foreclosure, of a mortgage on real The i. vbank declares that James Whysong and; wife executed a real estate mortgage, on a farm ln De Kalb county, giving five notes- as se curity; tne nrst jourot the fifth for Sl.OOO.yAIl of the notes are due with interest and are unpaid, the comnlalnt r'-r- 1 The real estate -cannot be-dlvlded without material injury to its value as It consists ot a farm' with build ings. The were and Ada hy entire tyat the time Of the execution of the' mortgage but since that Ada Whysong has 'died The Bank claims some inter est on a second At the the execution 'of the-, mort gage "It is claimed; an error was tnajie in' describing the location of the land by the person drawing tip the papers by writing v. grange 13 -instead Vof "range In a previous action year ago the court, ruled hat an error Q--toGarrett, Woman JFined Sarchia of GarretV on a plea 0 guilty -to" the' possession' Of liquor, was fined 3100 and costs amounting to total 'of S130.

'and' sentenOed fa 30 days In -jaiL-'The Jail sentence was i PARENT-TEACHERS HAD FUN --IN A PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY The; meeting -ot, thearent-Teachers which time the. playifFun in" Photograph Gal lerjr5 was given by the. The orchestra, consisting of Misa.Brink, Mrs. Winks, Miss Hays. and -Mr.

Shull furnished good'. musicMrr-O: WL Fee gave a very fine talk on "'Build next meeting, of. the association will be held on evening, wov. 28 and will.be night," PrW. FrShumaker; county health; commis sioner, will be present and address the meeting.

A male quartet will 'furnish the' music "A complete program will hi nnonnod' v. v' -A suit for damages has been filed by. Gerald Ulmer of -Pleasant Lake, in the Allen county circuit court against' the Checker Cab Co. of Fort Ulmer and Frank-. JlcClish Pleasant and drove back and Auburn where they were employed by the Auburn Auto, On August 31 last they were, driving home from in a Ford T- In passing.

the. checked cab on: the Au-burn-Afehley t'road Roy tthe driver of the" cab, was intoxicated and was driving, at a rate of faster than fifty miles an hour. The checker cab hit the -Ulmer speedster and Ulm-er sustained -a I fractured hip was fined' SI andYco'sta 'and'. sent 'to 'the penal farm or; ninety dajrs1 and 'for-blddenVtodrive' an automobile for riAriKELDis Terarnce Winebrenner Confessed to Running Down' and' Killing Arthur Fort WWyne" -iif iji nHi of confessed to "running down and fatally muriArthur'l residing Thorth Of Fort" Wayne' (the. Lima Toad near the 'home Sunday.

night HV? jnbt Stopping. afterV the that was jpanlc.strickeiu.,; He was; released by the Auburn; 'sh'eflff on) his own recognizance. His -automobile Is being tieia. sStf feiitv said did not see Liggett and his brother "Joseph; until he was wlthln'a few et'of them He said he swerved 'hls carbut'eouidinot miss' striking 'Jhemf, The-1 brother! Joseph is jrecoverihg. Arthur "Liggett iiCW CUTS isf cuciriEss Ed Jones; and'-j Harry Imhoff Formj Sj Partrrshlp In the- Business' i ft -i i and Buy Out Ice Company -'i-i Jones; who has-been In the Mov Ing van and trucking "business in "Waterloo, for many formed' a' partnership I Monday with'' Hai' "bnhoff and will conduct the trucking''business in the' 'future In the name of Jones Imhoff.

In addition to doing a gen-erar trucking business this flrm bought out the interests, or tne water-lob Ice "companw wnedhy Russell the company's motor truck. i The equipment willafford the new firm three good trucks and they will be able to take care of an increased business in the' trucking. well as the Ice business in the season. Both' of these men jare hustlers and understand the business pf trucking. JEFF BOYLE L'lT KN OWN.

1 BUTLER MAN; DIED SATURDAY Jefferson N. Boyle," of BuUer, "died at a Fort hospital Saturday, at the age of 69: years. Death was due to. carcinoma, rf Boyle born in and lived there 'all his Ufa excepting, two years that he served as deputy sheriff under -his tatherV -whor was sheriff tf this He bad been' ailing for six weeks. Mr.

twyie was engageu ui uh i.ou- ance and real' estate business in- But ler for. many years.1; He was a 'member of the Blue lodge "ofMasons and also prominent In the 'various branches of the" order including the ScottlshRlte 1 n.n hold at Butler Tuesday afternoon -und er direction of? the: Butler Commandery. iitvj? tfi, 'I' 1 1 TOLEDO WOMAN -FINED FOR'? Mrs-- Morgan' Kerr Toledo, appeared the DeKalb' clrcnit jedurt Monday" and 'changed her hot guilty to the; charge' of leaving the scene of an automMle accident j-witn- ouf3nrstporung.xne ame, anu was fined S5 by Judge lEndicotLit "will be remembered that on July 3 last an accident, occurred at the Ashley 'road with, Athe state' htghwayrwesi of Waterloo, in which HelenMnier ot Jras. fatally injuredr vThe coroner atthe time held that both and that, Kerr' failed ta re; port the accident before leaving in another automobile with parties go- ingto ToledOk where, she lived. 1 i i Z': C.E,, Rally, at, Kendallyllls VA- Joint, rally Ca.

societies will be held at Kendalville Nov 27, Including DeDalb, Noble, Steuben and LaGrange counties, i 1 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 1 II House to House Canvass to be Con-K ducted School Girl Voliin-. tiers 'Under a Captain! D.iL LEAS cir.ioTcii-'- Drive to Be Completed Within Week and Effort to Be Made to' Make Waterloo" One Hundred Per cent fTor Membership The, Jled Cross membership drive is on: WaterloV ani will continue ntlT. Thanksgiving day. D. L- Leaa islrctcaterloo and Grant toVnshipand he ays that Waterloo -should makea hundred per cent show- Ing or the town for, memberships in v-this -worthy; 'organization: Yesterday Leas ad- dressed -the" hn! achool and.

after he -explained what the membership to the Red Cross stood explained how. the money to carry on the orkjOf. the" American. Red Cross, called foretght; volunteers among the high school girls to make -the hoasei; to house canvass. --The follow-, Ing 'volunteered -tos form the squad for'-the workr-v: Murial' Lu CfVoss, June iIHha' GriSln, Margaret LoraineBixler-and Dorothy 'squad of, volunteers were to meet last.

evening and elect a captain whowCI have the they "to- start out today, and Ter; the -towni as rapidly as possible; Jt is hoped that the pub- lie 'generally; will respond to 1 the' call and 'join the cost 'is but one -dollar per MOTOR SPEEDWAY WILL REMAIN AT INDIANAPOLIS JThe Indianapolis iSpeedway where International XOO-mlle automobile ce', is held." each, 4 May 30" will not be- moved to Detroit It was officially-, announced the: face ot rumore which persisted during the weeks since a syndicate headed by Captain E. ZVJ Rlckenbacker. Detroit buliness man former hero, took over the historic race course." There': will be a' race 'In 1S28 the same as usual declared.T. E. 'Pop" Myers, "mariager.

of the track state the -first 50 0-mile; rae. in 1911 and who as the. managing director for the, new owners. -of the speed ovaL absurd- to think that the track could be moved on the face of It," he continued; "it Is of brick and concrete construction and could not be moved The; 500-mile event has be? come a fixture id. the sporting world and it Is a trademark' for not only au- tomobile racing throughout the world' but a trademark lor Indianapolis as weivx i Armistice Day Quiet Here -There was; demonstration in Waterloo last Friday on Armistice day.

The' only notice apparently giren was the general display of about, town. It had been expected that the schools would parade the streets during the; hour after. eleven o'clock, but the rf inclement weather caused a change in the. plan. A Rare Bird -rj a-.

'-4 3- i --w r. 'v 1 Tlfc'r -il-iftK 1' -r: Robert aT1 Lambert of the National C-Zoological' Washington, with the famous blue goose-first to ever, be successfully ln? the U- Below, the medal awarded Lambert by for this, one and- and two others sInceTT-nqw-at 'Wash. ingtonjj: -X. 'V' 1 15 22 29 a 9 16 23 30 Vf." CTurkey Run ark is 750 acres in size and has 285 1 acres of yirgin timber- i' indlv VOLT LXX, No' 17: $2.00 A YEAR -a cononEQ cices nnr. TEH EC J) FREB IMmmMM 20 21 K.

27 28 SEAL SALE cues 1 ft WITH HECLIOEHT 11 CEATU iQ C'3 CO.FCS3,C30 x' 'X- it Resulting 'Automobile Accident on the Auburn-Ashley Road Late In August 'Last 1 -4- I- (t y- -5-k'V5 'v rti- fftiM.