Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 73.

SPELLERS IN SECTIONAL MEET Fourteen Spellers Named for Class A and B to . Spell in County Meet IN DECATUR APRIL 15 Much Interest in Matches —Grades From the South Spelled in Berne The spelling matches held In this city ami Berne Friday evening were quite interesting, and are considered by school officials as having been above the average, showing that the standard in spelling is being raised year by years. There were fortynine spellers in each class, the fifth and sixth grades of the north half of the county spelling at the gym, and the forty-nine spellers from the seventh and eighth grades spelling at the court house. The matches started with the fortynine spellers in each class, and spelling continued until there were but fourteen in each class remaining, and these classes, known as •‘A’* for the seventh and eighth grades, and “B” for the fifth and sixth grades, will spell the winners of the same classes which will represent the south half of the county, In the county meet to be held in this city April 15. The report from each meet follow’s: Fifth and Sixth Grades The fifth and sixth grades, or the seven representatives from each of i the six north townships and the city of Decatur, spelled at the gym. Mrs. i W. A. Lower was the pronouncer. and judges were Mrs. D. B. Erwin, I Mrs. Frank W. Downs and Miss Martha Tyner. The winners, the town- < ship in which they live, and their teachers ars here given: I Clarence Reppert, Preble township, Ed Jaberg, teacher. Jeanette Beery, Decatur, Doris DeVoss. teacher. Robert Frisinger, Decatur, Doris DeVoss, teacher. George Hindenlang, Union, Marie Brodbeck, teacher. 1 Thursman Fuhrman, Preble, Iva Spangler, teacher. Ruth Engle, Decatur, Zelna Stevens. teacher. i Margarette Geisel, Kirkland, Ro- . sella Mills, teacher. Gretchen Douglas, Decatur, Doris DeVoss, teacher. Dorcas Byerly, Kirkland, Walter Crum, teacher. Wayne Dilling, Kirkland, Walter Crum, teacher. Frieda Rauch, Washington, Paul Graham, teacher. Jerald Zimmerman, Kirkland, Walter Crum, teacher. # Carlyle Ritter, St. Mary’s, Mary Ray, teacher. Geraldine Andrews, Decatur, Zelna Stevensf teacher. Laura Sovine, Decatur, Zelna Stevens, teacher. Ivan Ramsey, Union, Mary Millet Clem, teacher. The last two are substitutes. Words which downed the other thirty-three spellers were spelled incorrectly as follows: Acke, celing. faintly, untile, icey, celar, musmelon, weve, growel, berchrn peny, preasent, droped, safetly, luce, poney, cracked, cricked, cabian, leggins, meanger, cupied, rernber, tieing. nineth, carraige. Seventh and Eighth Grades County Auditor Martin Jaberg acted in the capacity of pronouncer in the seventh anil eighth grade match at the court house. The same number of contestants appeared in this match, and the following fourteen remained for the final or county match: George Lang, Union township, Esther Zerkle, teacher. Flora Dague. St. Mary’s, Mr. Crownover, teacher. James Leonard, Decatur, Grace Coffee, teacher. Edith Mae Bell, Decatur, Archie Heller, teacher. Jeanette Steele, Decatur, Grace Coffee, teacher. Frances Cook, Union. Xariffa Barkley, teacher. Gladys Eagleson, Union, Mary Miller Clem, teacher. Ruth Geisel, Kirkland, Rosella Mills, teacher. Esther Magley, Root, Mrs. Dorothy Myers, teacher. Esther Lewton, Mrs. Dorothy Myers, teacher. Ivan Douglas, Decatur, Archie Heller, teacher. Daniel Jaberg, Preble, Ed Jaberg, teacher. Chester Scherry, Preble, Ed Jaberg teacher. (Continued on page two)

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COBB OUT FOR EASTER (I’nlfPd Pre»H Service) Chicago, Mar 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lrvin S. Cobb was In Chicago today ready to join the Easter fashion parade. “What are you going to wear Easter?" he was asked. "A neat union suit,” was Cobb’s answer. "A derby too?’’ "No. 1 have a pint head, no two quart hat for me." he replied. TO MEET TUESDAY The Missionary Society of Zion's Reformed Church at Home of Mrs. Beel THE SECOND CHAPTER Os Study, “Church and Community” Will be Considered—Good Program The jWoulanis (Missionary society of the Zion’s Reformed church will meet with Mrs. John Beel, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at her home on North Sixth street. The following program will be given: Devotional —Mrs. Otto Reppert. Review on the Outlook of Missions —Mrs. Fred Heuer. The Second Chapter of Our Study Book. “The Church and the Community”—Mrs. Otto Reppert. Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher will have the first part of the lesson, ‘‘The Social Condition and a Mission.” “Rapid Growth of the City’s Effect on Church” —Mrs. Glen Cowan. “Rural Changes and Church Lead ers”—Miss Aldine Annen. “Negro Migration With Village Churches” —Mrs. E. Gerber. "Migrant Workers and the Gospel of Good Will”—’Mrs. Ben Elzey. Members are requested to bring their prayer calendars, then each will have theorjler of business.

FUNERAL MONDAY Service for Late Irvin Brandyberry Will be Held From M. E. Church THE MASONIC LODGE To Have Charge — Rev. Tinkham and Rev. Saunders Will Officiate The death of Irvin Brandyberry yesterday afternoon cast a gloom over the entire city, and sympathetic hearts and hands reach out to the widow, the two daughters and sister of Mr. Brandyberry. The facts concerning his life were given in Friday’s paper. In addition to the surviving relatives published yesterday, there is one sister, Mrs. H. A. Hartman, of Sydney, Ohio. She is'the wife of the former superintendent of schools in this city, and for a time was a resident of Marion, Ohio. Another sister. Mrs. S. B. Fordyce, died ten months ago. A brother, Noah, died two years ago in Boulder, Colo. The daughter, Miss Geraldine, who is a student at Depauw university, was met at Bluffton and conveyed to the home here. She did not know of her father's death until she arrived at Bluffton. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the house, and at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, the Rev. Charles Tinkham preaching the sermon, assited by the Rev. A. H. Saunders of the Presbyterian church. Services will also be under the direction ot the Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a member. Burial will be at the Decatur cemetery. To Lie in State The remains of Mr. Brandyberry will lie in state at the late home on Second street Sunday afternoon and evening, and any who care to do so, may call at the home. The casket will not be opened at the‘church. ♦ FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana — Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday, warmer in north portion tonight, colder Sunday afternoon. , Lower Michigan —Rain tonight and Sundayr probably turning to snow in north and central portions: Sunday ’ warmer in south portion tonight, colder north. ! Upper Michigan — Rain turning to snow lute tonight or Sunday, much > colder Sunday and in northwest portion tonight.

WINNER IS NAMED Charles Downs Will Represent Decatur High School in the District Meet HELD AT WINCHESTER April 15 — Public Discussion Class Had Three Contestants for Honor in the high school discussion conducted at the high school Friday afternoon, Charles Downs was chosen to represent the local school and conn ty in the district meet to be held at Winchester, April 15th. There were three contestants in the Decatur school, but there was no other entry from high schools of the county. Be sides Mr. Downs, Lawson Lenhart and Gretchen Graham tied for the honor. The judges who listened to the arguments of the contestants on the subject: "What Shall We Do With the Housing Problem?" decided that Dr. Downs had the best argument, and presented it in th a best way. The other two contestants, however, presented their argument in a muet excellent manner. The high school students and teachers feel that their representative will win the district meet, and also the state meet which will be held some time the last of Aoril at Bloomington. Charles represented the local school in the contest two years ago and won second place in the state. Judges who heard the discussion Friday were: C. L. Walters. O. L Vance and J. C. Tritch, of Foit Wayne. Miss Tyner feels elated at the success of her public discussion class this year, and fully believes the representative of the Decatur high school will come home victorious in both the district and state meet. MR. WILSON BETTER TODAY.

Washington, March 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Former president Wilson’s condition was reported as improved today and liia physicians expected no permanent ill effects from the attack of indigestion he suffered shortly after eating lunch yesterday. At the same time his condition will be very closely watched. Dr. Gray son was at the Wilson home early today. Wilson's attack yesterday followed a restless night. Relatives who remembered that indigestion preceded his first paralytic stroke became alarmed and hurriedly called Drs. Grayson and Sterling Ruffin. The former president was said to be able to move about yesterday but he will be kept quiet for the next few days. • A SEVERE BLOW Handed Vocational Schools by U. S. Lesh, Attorney General of State IN RULING TODAY Holds That State Board of Education Must Pay Half of Expenses (United Press Service) Indianapolis, March 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Attorney General IT. s. Lesh in an opinion here today held that the state board of education cannot legally refuse to pay half of the salary of county agents and cannot refuse to approve a vocational school even though the board does not have enough money to pay the expense of teachers. The ruling, according to L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction is a severe blow to vocational education in Indiana. The ruling said that the state school board must pay one-half of the salary of the county agent and teachers of vocational training. When the legislature was in session recently the state board asked that body to increase the vocational tax levy from one-fifth of one cent to one cent stating that the one cent levy would be sufficient to pay the expenses of the work. The legislature after a long battle granted the department one-half cent. This amount according to the state board is not enough and will leave a deficit of approximately $300,000 before the year 1922 is over. The only possible way for the agents and teachers to obtain the money due them i? by future legislation according to the opinion. The next legis(Continued on page three)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 26, 1921.

+ DOORS OPEN 3:30 + ♦ ♦ + The doors of the Methodist + ♦ church will be opened at 3:30 + + o’clock for the Easter concert by + •5> the chorus choir. A baptismal + ♦ service will be in progress at the + church from 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock, + + and the public is asked to bear + + this In mind. The concert will + ♦ begin at 4 o’clock. + ♦♦+♦♦♦♦+♦♦*+♦♦♦+ FUNERAL MONDAY Funeral Services for Lawrence Donald Hilyard Will be Held at THE SALEM CHURCH Burial in Tricker Cemetery —Saw the Lad Go Down the Third Time Funeral services for Lawrence Donald Hilyard, the two and one-half year old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hilyard. of this city, who was drowned in Little Blue Creek yesterday morning will be held Monday morning at ten o'clock from the Methodist church at Salem, Rev. Haney of this city officiating. It was stated in yesterday's paper that Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hilyard of this city were the parents of the child, this being an error. The lad was playing with his cousin when he fell in the creek and before older people could get to him he went down the third and final time. The accident happened at about nine-thirty o’clock and it was two hours before the little body was recovered, the swift current carrying the little fellow down stream. The babe was born October 23. 1917, and was the only child in the family. Burial will be made in the Tricker cemetery.

TO INDICT OTHERS Grand Jury at Warsaw May Include Several in Probe Now in Progress WILL FIX THE BLAME For Murder of Leroy Lovett to Collect $24,000 Insurance on Decker l ulled I’reHH Service. Warsaw, Ind., March 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat).—The Grand Jury investigation of the Leroy Lovett murder continued today with prosecuting attorneys gathering and presenting more evidence. It is under-, stood they will ask the jurors for in dictment not only of Virgil Decker, the confessed slayer, but also of others on the theory that Lovett was killed to collect $24,000 insurance and that young Decker had accomplices. Decker assumes all the blame, saying he killed his chum during a drunken fight in a Tippecanoe river cabin. He carried the insurance on himself, but there was a striking resemblance between him and Lovett and authorities believe a plot existed to collect the insurance on Lovett’s death. AFTER J’FRATS" State Superintendent Hines Blasts Attempts of New York Gentleman to organTze seniors In Various High Schools of Indiana —Sends Notices of Indiana Laws United I’rcMM Service. Indianapolis, Ind., March 26 — (Special to Daily Demdfcrat.).—L. N. Hines, state superintendmit of public instruction, believed today he had blasted a clever attempt to organize fraternities in Indiana high schools in violation of the law and to dispose of fraternity pins to unsuspecting high school students. Hines wrote a letter to George Blanding Dyer of New York City advising him to stop trying to organize high school fraternities in Indiana. The presidents of Senior classes in several high schools have received “confidential” letters from Dyer inviting them into the Kappa Delta Kappa fraternity for $5 and urging them to form a chapter.

THE STAKE RACES For Northern Indiana Fair Will be Leading Feature of the Big Program STAKE RACE EACH DAY Agricultural Chautauqua and Farm Exhibit Twice as Big as Last Year Arrangements for the Northern In diana fair, to lie held in this city, August 2,3, 4 and 5, are progressing nicely, and great interest is manifest in the speed program by the horsemen here and over this section of tin central west. The stake races which will feature the big race program, one of which will be run each day of the fair, are bringing forth much favorable com ment, and each race is already filled In addition to these stake races many class events will also appear on the program, and further announcement concerning these will be made later. The stake races include the following: A 2:25 pace, with a purse of SI,OOO ! A 2:17 pace, with a purse of SI,OOO : A 2:20 trot, with a purse of SI,OOO. A 2:18 trot, with a purse of $1,006 A three-year-old trot, witli a parse of SSOO. A three-year-old pace, with a purse of SSOO. The race program, it will be s?en > is the best ever attempted. In this I county, and equal to any pulled in many of the larger fairs of this and other states. The agricultural chatauqua, which was so successful last year, will be put on again, and many new features will be added. In all agricultural exhibits an attempt will be made t< double them, and premiums will be offered that are bound to attract The Northern Indiana fair is bound to be bigger and better than ever, and every one who attended last year will be anxious to come again this I year and bring his neighbor. Just at this time there ate fifty head of horses in the stables for train I ing on the Bellmont track. This is ! something that has never happened at the local track before, and there is no question about the enthusiasm ot the horsemen in the annual fair and race meet of the Northern Indiana Fair Association.

THE CARPENTER'S SCALE At a recent meeting of the Carpenter's Union of Decatur it was decided that the scale of wages for the ensuing year shall be the same as last year, seventy-five cents per hour, and a resolution to that effect was adopted. TO ENTER CONTEST High School Latin Club Will Send Two Contestants to Take Part in THE 81-STATE AFFAIR At Louisville, Ky.—Robert Daniels and Nellia McGath Are Selected rfe local high school Latin club has accepted the challenge issued last week by the Dual Latin club ot Louisville, Ky., to participate in a Bi-State Latin championship contest. The Bi-State Latin contest is open to all the high schools of Indiana and Kentucky, who have attained a certain standard in Latin work. The contest this year will be based on Caesar. The contest will be < omposed of oral reading and written examination in speed and accuracy. The I two local members to receive the honor to partake in the contest are Robert Daniels and Nellia McGath. Miss Cook, the popular Latin teacher in the local high school, feels confident that the two contestants chosen from her club will make a good showing and bring home the gold medal issued to the one who makes the high(Continued on page three) MARRIAGE LICENSES Solon G. Farrer. dry cleaner, Huntington. born July 7. 1873. son of Jacob Farrer, and Sarah E. Gehring, housekeeper, Decatur, born October 10, 1870, daughter of Reuben Breiner. William G. Burie, farmer, Berne, | born April 23, 1899, son of John I Burie, and Ella H. Sprunger, houseI keeper, Berne, born September 23, 1899, daughter of Simon Sprunger.

HITTING THE RIGHT SPOT Richard Lieber, director of conservation In Indiana, held u conference with Mayor W. Sherman Cut shall yesterday morning to discuss ways and means of keeping the three rivers which pass through the city from pollution. Surveys will be made within the near future by Purdue University ami catlve stops taken to stop the principal sources of river pollution.— Fort Wayne JournalGazette. ENGLAND'S PLAN For Program to he Followed in Negotiations With Harding Administration HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED Will Consent to Elimination of Article Ten But Insist on the Main Parts (By Ralph IL Turner, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, March 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Great Britain has decided tentatively upon the program she will follow in negotiations to be opened shortly with the Harding administration. advices reaching Washington today indicated. England in approaching tlie United States on questions of world policy apparently will observe these decisions: 1. Proposals to the new administration will be guided, so far as possible, by the reaction which follows the visit here of Rene Viviani, former French premier. 2. Sir Auckland Geddes. British ambassador to the United States, likely will be designated to head the British mission to Washington. 3. Unless the United States indicates she is ready to inaugurate a (Continued on page four) EASTER SUNDAY

Will be Observed by the Churches of Adams County and Decatur Sunday IN SPECIAL SERVICES Decatur Chorus Choir Will Give “The Living Christ” at the M. E. Church Tomorrow is Easter Sunday and a general observance of this sacred holiday will be held in practically every church in the county. In a number very special services have been planned. including songs, prayer and sermons of significance on this occasion. The churches of this city announce the day’s program in another column and your attention is called to same. A feature ot the day in Decatur will be the musical entertainment to be given at the Methodist church at four o’clock by the Decatur Chorus Choir. The cantata will be “The Living Christ" and about twenty voices j will take part. The church doors for! this event will bo open at 3:30. Prior to that a special Baptismal service j will be held at the church from 2:30 to 3:30. Tn nearly all the churches there will be special music at tlie morning and evening services and in a number of them there will bo communion and baptism and the receiving of I new members. At the Presbyterian < hurch a roll call will be held, the members answering by “present" or by raising of the hand. You are most cordially invited to attend the services at the various churches, where you can. MR. SUTTLES WITHDRAWS Arthur D. Suttles, assistant cashier of the Old Adams County bank, who announced his name as a candidate for councilman at large, this morning withdrew his name. Mr. Suttles announced his name as a candidate at the request of those who wanted him to run and withdrew from the race because of his official connections with the bank, several attorneys expressing tin opinion that he could not serve on the council, because of his position. STORES WILL CLOSE The Vance & Linn, Holt house Schulte and the John T. Myers clothing stores will be closed Monday afternoon during the funeral of Irvin Brandy berry, whose death occurred yesterday. The funeral will be held at two o’clock.

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FORCED THE REVOLUTION Communists Charge Government With Deliberately Bringing About PRESENT CONDITION Had Two Objects in View — Plans to Include Berlin Are Discovered I lilted I're mm Service. BERLIN, March 26.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —Charges that the German government deliberately forced the present revolution were made by the Communists here today. Through their spokesman they declared the Ebert regime had two main objects in view—crushing of the workers preparatory to throwing the entire reparations burden upon them and demonstrating to the entente that retention of arms is necessary to overcome proletarian outbursts. Tiie government countered with the charge that the Communists sought to instigate a revolution at a time the authorities were occupied witli the poles and the reparations question, hoping it would spread throughout Germany and enable them to overthrow the present administration. It was predicted that the uprisings would be crushed by tomorrow. Berlin, March 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Plans to include Berlin within the scope of the communist uprising were discovered here today. The police reported they had obtained evidence of a plot to dynamite public buildings, newspaper plants and monuments. They were unable to locate the main hiding place of the explosives and issued a warning to the public to beware of the attempts. A thousand unemployed men sought to seize several factories on the outskirts but were quickly dispersed by

the police. The Berlin communist newspaper Rotefahn has been ordered suppressed. Reports received here early today indicated that the government forces were rapidly controling the situation in the main insurrection district. The police were said to have regained complete possession of Eisleben. Hettstedt and Mansfield after heavy’ fighting. The communist leaders in Eisleben sought to negotiate a truce after their defeat but the police refused to treat with them. They finally’ agreed to hand over all loot and to attempt to induce the communists throughout that district to surrender. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following Easter marriage licenses were issued at the county clerk’s office at 3 o’clock this afternoon: Gerhart Lehman, farmer, Berne, Lorn June 21, 1901, son of Daniel E. Lehman, and Hal tie Balsiger, housekeeper, born October 17, 1902, daughter of Ernest Balsiger: written consent was tiled by the groom s father, the groom being under age. Charley Bultemeier. farmer, Decatur, born April 12, 1894. son of Ferdinand Bultemeier, and Clara Buuck, housekeeper, born December 21, 1901, daughter of Otto Buuck. Raymond Moser, farmer. Decatur, born September 14. 1899, son of Peter N. Moser, and Mildred Lantz, housekeeper, born June 23, 1900, daughter of Rev. Eli Lantz. Earl C. Fuhrman, salesman, Decatur. born December 8, 1895, son of John Fuhrman, and Nellie Lett, house keeper, born May 25, 1897, daughter of George Lett. Marion D. Cromer, machine operator, Fort Wayne, born September 6, 1898, son of Marion Clark Comer, and : Florence Miller, factory worker, born I July 16, 1901, daughter of Adam Mili ler. i Nade Haley, plasterer, Decatur, I born January 23, 1885, son of Dan Haley, and Goldie Secour, housekeeper, born May 31. 1888, daughter of Charles Miller. The groom has been married twice before, the first having been dissolved by death and the second by divorce; the bride was married once, the union having been dissolved by death. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., March 26.—(Specif to Daily Democrat) — Wheat, March $1.53%, May sl-41’4; corn, May .63%, July .67%; oats, May .40%, July .41%.