Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 24.

TELLS THE FOLKS HE'S INNOCENT Clarence McKinney Makes Statement at Bluffton That He Was Returning TO BLUFFTON HOME When Arrested Here—Says He Had No Wet Goods in His Studebaker Car Clarence McKinney, arrested here a week Mo, protests complete innocence, of the charge of bootlegging which was placed against him here, and tells Bluffton friends he was on his way home from Ohio when a tire went • (lowa and the officers got him when he was fixing his tire. He says he had been in Ohio on a hunting trip, and had secured the Ohio license plate because he had expected to be in Ohio most of the time. The Bluffton News says: Charles W. McKinney, living south west of Bluffton, and his son, Clarence. arrived home Wednesday evening from Decatur, following the giving of bond of S9OO by Mr. McKinney for the appearance of his son in the Adams circuit court when his case may lie called there later, on a charge ol alleged bootlegging, appealed from mayor's court, also bond of $4,000 which gave the elder McKinney posession of the $2,000 Studebaker automobile, which Decatur authorities were holding pending word as to whether or not he federal authorities would take any proceedings toward seeking to confiscate the machine under a statute which may permit such action in the event it should be proven that a machine was used in illegal ; interstate traffic in intoxicants. Protest Complete Innocence. I Clarence McKinney declares that he ' is falsely accused, denying that he is 1 the autoist who is alleged to have delivered a consignment of "white inula'’ 1 to a Decatur dealer. He denies that he transported any__booze from Ohio, j and lie and SlisTather explained today that the younger McKinney was enroute home from a visit of about a month in Ohio, during which he was engaged most of the time in hunting in that state. He says he had no wet goods in his automobile when he was I arrested. He explains that he was on his way from Ohio when a tire went I down an he stopped to make repairs I He was thus engaged when the offlcei < I arrived on the scene, and took him I into custody. I It was explained that the reason h ■ I had an Ohio license on his automobile I was that having gone to Ohio to spend I several weeks he secured the Ohio I license number so that he would be at ■ liberty to drive his machine in that I state. Mr. McKinney said he accom I panied his son to Ohio, but came horn I ahead of his son. I Mr. McKinney first went to Decatur I Tuesday to the aid of his son. and enI gaged an attorney and returned WedI nesday when habeas corpus proceedI ings resulted in the release of the I young man under bond, pending the I results of an appeal. Confidence was I expressed by the McKinneys that he I would eventually be entirely exonerat I ed. The young man said there was I no booze in his car when it was taken I away from him. and that a bottle found I in the machine the next morning ha I I been put there by someone else. Mr. K McKinney expressed his confidence I his was a victim of circumstances and ■ expressed an opinion someone was ■ trying to get possession of the new ■ automobile. B The fictitious name was given in the I first place because of a desire to <-sI cape unpleasant notoriety as McKinI ney felt there was no evidence again; t I him and he woujd be released.

MRS. GEORGE DEEL DEAD Mrs. George Deel, of Fort Wayne, | •ut formerly of near Poe, died Monday evening at the Lutheran hospit-, al from the after effects of an operation wheih was performed last week. The funeral was held yesterday at Poe. Mrs. Deel is the mother-in-law of Mrs. Hartman Deel, formerly Miss ■ Reba Wilhelm, of this city. The de''•eased was well known in thih county. B _——. +++++++.s. + + + + + * + * the WEATHER FORECAST * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + + ♦*♦ + ♦ + Part cloudy tonight and Saturday. Moderate temperature. Milk from the Yak is very rich.

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CEASES PUBLICATION The Pennville Journal, with thia week's issue, ceases publication, The discontinuance Is caused by the overwork of the editor, Walter (leant, who is now confined to hla heme from nervous breakdown, and it was either give up the paper or his health, and he chose the former. Mr. Grant had con ducted the Fennville Journal fifteen years. AUCTION SCHOOL CLCSEB TOW Commencement Exercises at Masonic Hall This Evening—Fitting Close ADDRESS BY DR. HILL Every Member of Class Grateful to Faculty and to Citizens of Decatur The closing session of the Reppert School of Auctioneering was held this morning in the instruction rooms of the school at Bellmont park, and it wa£ a moat interesting period—in fact, the most interesting of the term, and it is with a deep feeling of regret that the members

of the class leave tne city and the j school. Close friendship have been former, each student for the other, and between students and faculty, and these friendships will be lasting, “even until death do us part,” as one member expressed himself toda y. Col. Reppert addressed the class as a whole, and then talked to each member individually, and asked for suggestions that might aid in the 1 classes of the future, and wholeheartedly gave his promise that he would assist any member of the class at any time in the future, and in any way possible. During the talks of the members of the faculty to the class and tn the replies that came back from every student, the occasion was amost solemn one, and at the end the hearts of every member of the faculty and class were so fill ed that for any one to talk longer, was j impossible, and the tears that filled j the eyes of everyone just had to be wiped away. Colonel Reppert, Dr. Hill, Colonel Hull, and the rest ot j the faculty walked from one room to the other, all saying: “I just simply can't .talk." In asking for suggestions, and making his offer of assistance, one member of the class made the statement to Mr. Reppert that he liked De-: catur and the peope here so well | that he would like to locate here permanently. “It is absolutely the best place on earth, said another, and so on down the line. They have had a good time here, and it is likely that many of them will visit Mr. Reppert and his and the big Northern Indiana Fiar, this summer. They can't stay away. Every member of the faculty will return for the summer term next July and the success of the first school will be so well known over the country by that time, that it is likely all future (lasses wdl be so large that it will be necessary for the building of a much larger school than was first intended. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United P-M Service) : Chicago. Jan. 28-(Special to Daily | Democrat) - Wheat: Mar. Mar. $1.54%. Corn: May, 66%; July | ' 68%. Oats: May, 42%; July GARNISHEE BILL UP (United Press Service) Inditintipt'lis. I; »n. - S T ‘ cittl to Duilv Democrat) -Uh i battle scari-etl wage garn> slwe .'bill made its appeaninu in j -house of represeiitativ s of ■jslate legislature • (he senate received tlu in * l 1 . tional appropriation bill l( )lal t hi over $5,000,000 from the (finance committee. • : nP( i J Four representatnes joine ,-iin presenting the ga’-mshe bill to those defied by the several general asscnimes in the task. It would f the court or when th '■ire not in session the justice > of peace to garnishee a mans wanes to the extent pl 10 - r, The measure was signed by Representative Humrichouser Hndach, Hmmberg and [ Hughes,

SPOKESMAN FOR VETERANS HEARD Col. Galbraith Endorses Proposed Legislation for Veterans in STATE OF ILLINOIS A Bonus Bill and Other Important Measures Are Before the Assembly (United Press Service) Springfield, 111., Jan. 28. —(Special! to Dally Democrat)—Colonel I-'. W.i Galbraith, chief spokesman for the | millions of American ex-service men, was a speaking guest today at a j luncheon here. Ho gave hearty in- 1 dorsement to the Illinois legislative' program asked by state Ix-gion leaders! which includes: A state bonus bill for all veterans. I Admendments to the public admin-' istrator law. liededication of the Illinois soldiers', orphans home so that children of the ■ world war veterans may be admitted. A bill to legalize boxing bouts. Legislation to prevent misuse of thel Legion's enible niwhen worn as a but-. ton. Legislation to give world war veterans and their dependents the benefits of tlie soldiers and sailors' home at quincy and the soldiers’ widows’l home at ‘Wilmington. The legion’s bonus bill asks sls a month compensation for every Illinois man and woman in the service between April 7, 1917 and November 11. 1913, except “conscientious objectors”, i members of the students' army’ an 1 naval training corps and those whom wore inducted into service but re-1 mained in civilian work at civilian pay. It. is estimated .‘125,000 will be eligible fcr the bonus. Proponents and • opponents of the bill place the cost be- i tween $55,000,090 and $69,000,000. Senator Harold Kessinger, Aurora, plans to introduce a bonus referendum ' vote for November 2, 1922. Col. Galbreath was introduced bv i Gov. Small in the first public appear- ■ ante of the executive since his inaug- ■ uration.

COUNTY MEETING Three Lodges of Knights of Pythias in County to Unite in a Bib Meet THURSDAY, FEB. 17TH In This City—Class Will be Initiated, and Oldest Members Will Attend A meeting of Adams county Knights of Pythias lodges will be held in this city Thursday evening, February 17th, and a committee was appointed last evening to work out the details with representatives of the Berne and Geneva lodges. The date was set for February 17, because it is the meeting night nearest the anniversary of the organization of the order, which is February 19th. and as this comes on Saturday it is of course deemed better to have the meeting on the Thursday. An effort will be made to have the older member of the order—that is in point of years of membership, this meeting. It is also desired that the younger members attend, but a special effort will be made to get the veteran Knights at the meeting. Each lodge will have candidates for the rank of page, the meeting j will start at 7 o’clock in the evening i and a general good time will be had. There will be no banquet, just ,an ordinary business session and dis- ' mission of the business of the order I and matters pertaining to the spe- , ial needs of each lodge. Every member is urged to attend, and if you ! have been a member longer than twenty years, you are especially invited. PUBtIC IS INVITED TO COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The public is cordially invited to the commencement exercises of the RepI pert School of Auctioneering whlcn I will be held at the Masonic hall this evening. The commencement address ; will be made by Dr. H. G. Hill of Ind- , ianapclis and a good program will be I given. You are most cordially invited to attend.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 28, 1921.

BIG MEETING OF THE ELKS " 1 11 ■ The Elks met last night and made 1 arrangements for the Fort Wayne and i Van Werl lodges to help in the initiation of the twenty candidates Tuesday night, February 15. The meeting will begin at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. A committee was appointed ut the last meeting to see about some I larger quarters. The meeting is exI pected to be a big affair. All members are requested to be there. FIRST AUCTION CLASS ORGANIZES A. W. Patterson, Leith. N. Dak., is President of the New Organization REGRET TO LEAVE Members of Reppert Auctioneering Class Have a Warm Feeling for City Members of the class at the Reppert School of Auctioneering met this morning at the school rooms at Bellmont park and perfected a permanent organization, by electing A. W. Patterson. Leith, N. Dak., president, and C. B. Drake, of Alexandria, No. Dak., secretary. It will be the

purpose of the organization to keep in touch with every member of the class, and also of the factulty, and if any member changes his address lie is pledged to immediately inform the secretary, and the correct address of every one of the fifty-five men will be kept. A vote of thanks was given to every member of the faculty, and E. T. Saunders, Leith, N. D„ responded for Dr. Hili, and A. W. Petterson, of the same city, represented Mr. Sellemeyer. At the closing meeting of the class this morning it was dearly demonstrated jqst what dose friendships may be formed in the short period of thirty days, when big. stalwert men, with the kindliest feelings for each other, permitted emotions to be their master, and every one of them was compelled to dry the tears from his eyes when farewells were said. The members of the first class of the Reppert school leave during the night and tomorrow morning for their homes, and it can truly be said they hate to separate. Colonel Earl Gartin, of Greensburg a member of the faculty, was called to his home because of the illness of his wife, and he will not be permitted to attend the commencement exercises this evening. —I ss •£• BANQUET TONIGHT * + Messrs. Harting and Lose, of •: ❖ the “Eats” restaurant will ban- 4 'fr quet the faculty and students of 4" the Reppert School of Auction- 4 4- eerfng at the restaurant at 5:30 44“ this evening. Many of these men 44» have taken their meals at the res- 4* 4- taurant during their stay here. 4< 4* and here, as everplace, the best 44- of feeling exists for the men. 4 1 $ * * 4. 4. 4- * 4. .> + * *

PASS RESOLUTION Students of the Auction School Praise the Faculty and Colonel Reppert The students of the Reppert School of Auctioneering this morning passed the following resolution: TO THE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY, AND THE MANAGER O£ THE REPPERT SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING. We, the students of the first school of Auctioneering, feeling the personal development that has taken place in our lives, due to the four week.; instruction, do hereby resolve to express our highest esteem, our everlasting good will and our sincere appreciation for the most satisfactory course that could be given for the noble profession we expect to practice. To each member of the faculty and to the manager, our parting future words are: “May your friends of the future love your as the friends who are 'leaving.” Premier class of Reppert School of Auctioneering. Committee: W. H. Burruss, Earl Schooley, Miles Drye.

BIG PRODUCTION AT SUGAR PLANT I)ecatur Factory Manufactured Twenty-one Million Pounds This Year WHAT THIS MEANS Reduced to Cars and Trains —More Than Hundred Million Since 1912 — Closing a fenr months’ campaign the Decatur factory cf the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company announces a record-breaking production, having manufactured during the run the stupendous total of 21,000,000 pounds cf the very finest gradq of • -ranulate-1 sugar. Since established here in 1912 the big plant has turned out 120.090,000 pounds of sugar and these facts. I reduced to understandable figures, v,e believe will be interesting to many. Our statistical department has figured out these items of interest: Sugar made in 1920-21. 21,0011,000 lbs. Sugar made since 1912, 102,000.o:)0 lbs. Figuring 50 000 lbs. to a car, this means 20,400 ears. Forty cars to each train would require 508 trains to transport. Would make one train 154 miles long. Would require 294,286 barrels of 35-t lb 3. capacity each.. Tho total this year equals 210.000 hundred pound bags. Besides this —figuring 12% per cent, beets —multiply these figures by eight to acertain cars, trains and tonnage of beets. Estimating eighty pounds of sugar for each person, the Decatur factory this year produced the sugar for 262.500 people and during their operations here have fed more than two million people all the sugar they have consumed. It’s a real institution, a great benefit to the people of this community, to the state and to the nation. - , ■ - ■ Mrs. Aaron DeVinney, who has been quite ill for a few days, was resting quite well today. TOTHfIMfAL Miss Florence Holthouse a Victim of Encephalitis • Was Taken to THE HOSPITAL TODAY Has Been Sick Since Last Saturday—Dr. Miles’ Porter Will Treat the Case Miss Florence Holt house, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Holthouse, was taken io the St. Joseph hospital. Fort Wayne, this morning, where she will be treated by Dr. Miles Porter. Jr. Dr. Porter who was called in for consultation on her case with local physicians, took several tests of her blood anil spinal fluid Wednesday evening and after the diagnosis hist opening pronounced her ailment ns encephalitis or commonly known as the "sleeping sickness.” Miss Hophouse’s condition is serious, but not critical and both Dr. Porter and local physicians stated that she had an

even chance for recovery. The disease which is new in this part of the state is vory baffling to physicians. Miss Holthouse took sick last Saturday and since that lime has 1; ell delirious or unconscious most of the time. Last night site had a high fever and her pulse was beating about 124 times each minute. Early this morning she seemed a little brighter, blit at the time she was taken to Fort Wayne she seemed to sink back into another sleep or stupor. It will be necessary to withdraw the spinal fluid at intervals in order to relieve the pressure on the brain. Dr. I’. B. Thomas, Mrs. Holthour-o and son, Norbert, accompanied Florence to ’the hospital. The trip was made in the Black and Getting ambulance. ■- - I ABOUT THE SICK John A. Mumma, of Johns street, is suffering from a very bad attack of kidney disease since the first of the week. He is a little improved today but still unable to be out of bed.

HARD-TIME PARTY The 'lurch section of the Evangel- . leal Ladies' Aid will hold an old ! fashioned hard-time social nt. the heme of Maynard Johnson. 109 South Tenth street, on .Monday evening, January 31. The fee will be fifteen cent-. I Those coming "nil dolled up” will ba assessed the small fine of two cent!) I lor each hrticle. A good time is assured to everyone. DESIGNED TO CUT EMPLOYES’ WAGE • Meeting Behind Closed Doors Executives Draw Up Case to Show REASON FOR SLASHING • _ Five Men Are Doing It— Say Country Must Get Back to Normalcy By Carl Victor Little. (United Press Service) Chicago, Jan. 25.»-(Special to the Democrat). —Five men 'barricaded themselves in a hotel room today to draw up a case designed to prove that the wages -of two million railroad employes should be slashed. The five holding the conference comprise the labor committee of ’tile Association of Railway Executives. The case they draw up. will be presented to tho standing committee of passing on it, will make their presentation in the, form of a petition, to the Vnited States Railroad Labor Board. The Railroad Board —the Supreme Court of Railroad Capital and Labor —will hold a public hearing on the petition before reaching a decision. Not until the railroad problem is settled amicably—will industrial re adjustment be accomplished, authorities generally admit. Normalcy will < cine u hep the railroad problem is solved for the sides involved. These four sides are: Railroad management, one million stockholders, two million employes, i and the traveling public. Railroad executives in today’s conI ference are: W. W. Atterbury, vicepresident of ti e Pennsylvania lines; W. G. Eeslt-r, president of the New Jersey Central; H. E. Bryan, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; N. D. ‘Maher, president cf the Norfolk and Western; and W.I R. Scott, president of the Southern j Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana. E. T. Whiter, spokesman for the! railroads before the Labor Board ■ said today the only way for the roads! to earn tho six percent, guaranteed I stockholders under the government agreement is to reduce wages. NEW PLAN PROPOSED (United Press Service) Paris, Jan. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) Premier Britind in an etForrto etl’ect an agreement regarding German reparation has proposed a new plan to the allied premiers, a newspaper here declared today. According to the newspaper Briand’s proposal would keep Germany in debt f’oj - for-tv-two years and exact from tier a total of 259,(MK1,000.00() gold marks normally $67,259.(100.000 and this was: Five yearly payments of 3,000.000,000 marks, five yearly payments of (i.OOO.OtIji.OOO marks and 32 yearly payments of 7,000.000.01 Ml marks. In addition the newspaper stated Briand proposes a special lax on German exports, I

STUDENTS GRATEFUL TO DECATUR To the Citizens of Decatur and Vicinity: — We, the students of the Reppert Auction School, feel that we are unable to find words to express our gratitude for the many, manyfavors that have been shown us by each and every one of you. Our stay with you has been very pleasant indeed and we only rgret that vje cannot s:ay longer and while we leave you, Decatur, Indiana, will always be remembered as the home of a people that have done everything in their power to make the strangers feel that they were really and truly welcome. With this co-operative spirit Decatur is bound to grow and we assure you that the name of Decatur, Indiana, shall not only be advertised in the 14 states of the Union and Canada, our homes, but everywhere we go. It shall be a pleasure for us to tell them of the most hospitable town in America. Again we wish to thank you one and all and hope to have the pleasure of returning to your beautiful city at some time in the future. Yours sincerely, STUDENTS OF REPPERT’S AUCTION SCHOOL, * Miles Drije, correspondent.

Price Three Cents

COMMITTEE IS DIVIDED ON BILL I Eifcht Committeemen Are Against Abolishing Public Service Commission A MINORITY REPORT May be Filed Today— Many Heard Arguments —Sponsors Are in Lead — (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 28. —• (Special to Daily Democrat) —Eight memi tiers of tlie judiciary committee in tho state house of representatives will recommend indefinite postponement of tlie bill which would abolish the pu)>lic service commission and re-estab-I lish the railroad commission in Ind’anu, it was learned today. Tlie remaining five will sign a minority committee report recommending passage of the lull, unless there is a change of front. The bill is before the house committee on judiciary A, which held a public hearing on it last night. Tito chamber of tlie house of representatives was crowded, nearly 300 persons being present. According to members of the committee who polled their colleagues to learn tlie chance the measure lias of passing the lower legislative branch, the committeemen who will sign the .majority report to kill the bill are; Representatives Davis, of Jay county, chairman, Beiler. Filbert. Mann, Harris. Osborn, Dailey, and Johnston. The minority report recommending passage according to tlie present alignment, will lie signed by the following: Representatives Givan, Abrams, Kamman, Newman and Barker lof Posey county. Tlie divided committee report is expected to be submitted to tlie house next Tuesday, and . this undoubtedly will precipiate a | fight over the question on the floor of I tho house. Representatives of public utilities, commercial organizations, city oflician I and private citizens from all over the ! state were present at the hearing. So : were members of the public service commission but they were silent exIcept v»hen they were called upon to correct statements made or to give additional facts. The bill was introduced jointly by Representatives Smith. Newman. Beugood. Lydy and Barker of Posey conni ty. It is similar to one killed by the 1921 session of the legislaturt. Smith and Bedgood were tlie only ■ sponsors of the measure who spoke in its behalf. B. R. Inman, head of 'he i Indiana state chamber of commerce, i presented the principal argument for i friends of the commission. Amons, I others who spoke against tlie bill we - Charles Henry, president of tlie I. C. Traction company and president of tlie Indiana Telephone association and former Congressman. Richard Miller, president of tlie Indianapolis chamber cf commerce; Charles Jew- ! ett, mayor of Indianapolis; Julius ArGes, president of the Evansville city council; I. W. Criepp, editor of tho Delphi .Journal. John C. .Miller, ConnGilman of Michigan City, spoke for | tho bill. Tile arguments presented against file measure were based on tlie ground i that the commission had increased utility rates on an average of only 52 per cent, while tho operating costs ! had jumped on an average of nearly 200 per cent. Opponents of tlie commission argued that tlie members, of tlie commission were inefficient and that they know nothing of utilities. While this nf-asure held the attention of the house of representa(Continued on page five)