Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 92.

MISS KELLER ANSWERS CALL Death is Victor in Long Battle With Prominent Decatur Young Lady FUNERAL THURSDAY Her Demise Causes Sincere Sorrow Among a Very Large Circle of Friends Fighting valiantly in the battle for life the past several months, Miss Laurine Elizabeth Keller, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Keller, residing on Fourth street, was compelled to give up the struggle Sunday evening at 11:30 o’clock. Miss Keller’s death followed months of suffering, and was caused from pyo-pneumo-thorax. The young lady was first taken ill three years ago with influenza. She apparently recovered from the attack, and had again regained her usual state of health. A year ago last July 4 she suffered an attack of pneumonia, and later in the year a recurrence of the influenza canre upon her, and since that time her health had not been the best. April 14, 1919, Miss Keller was taken to the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne for treatment. She remained at the institution six months, coming back to the parental home in September. On December G. 1920, she was again taken to the hospital at Fort Wayne. She did not improve as had been desired, and on January 11, this year she was brought to the home of her parents here, and had been confined to her home since. The very best of medical skill and attention was given the young lady since her first illness, but all to no avail, and her death last night causes a gloom among her many friends and acquaintances. For four or five years she was a most accommodating operator at the local telephone exchange, giving up her position there when her mother became seriously ill. The deceased was born in this city August 13, 1895, on her mother’s birthday and wedding anniversary, and had she lived until this coming August she would have been twentysix years old. Miss Keller received her education in the St. Joseph schools, and graduated in music from the Academy of the Sisters of St. Agnes, receiving her diploma May 31, 1912. Surviving besides the parents are one brother, Raymond C„ and two sisters, Beatrtice Catherine and Mil dred Germaine. One brother, James Bernard, died in infancy. She was a charter member of the Delta Theta Tau sorority and active in all departments until her sickness prevented. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rev. Father Seimetz officiating. Burial will be at the St. Joseph cemetery. Friends may view the remains at the family home on Fourth street Tuesday evening from 7 to 9, and on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4, and Wednesday evening from 7 to 9. THE ANNIVERSARY MEET The local lodge of Red Men, through the various committees has com pleted arrangements for the anniversary meeting of the local order, which will be held Wednesday evening at the Yeoman hall. The meeting will be public, and the friends of the members and the order are most cordially invited to attend* Grand Keeper of Records Arch H. Hobbs, of Indianapolis will be present and give an address. Visitors are expected from Huntington, Bluffton, Fort Wayne, Portland and Van Wert to assist 'in the celebration of the twentieth anni versary. Following the program there will be a roll call of the local mem bers, and it is expected that the Wednesday evening meeting will be the best ever held by the local tribe of the Independent Order of Red Men. SPECIAL MEETING There will be a special meeting of the auxiliary Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the G. A. R. ha". All members are urged to be present as there i« business of importance to be transacted in connection with the bazzar to be held at the opening of the New American Legion Hall April 26-27,

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FIVE ARE ARRESTED Chicago, April 18.—• (Special to Dally Democrat)—Five men were under arrest today, suspected of having 1 participated in the recent Dearborn street station mail robbery. Leonard Banks and William Shark- ' ey are the latest to he taken into custody. Both are said to be notorious characters. Police predicted additional arrests. RECEPTION GIVEN Junior Class of Pleasant Mills High School Entertained the Seniors, ON FRIDAY EVENING Senior Class Gives a Motion Picture Machine for Use in the High School The reception given the senior class of the Pleasant Mills high school Friday evening by the members of the junior class, was a most pleasant affair, the reception being given in the high school auditorium, the Stellar Four orchestra of this city furnished music for the occasion, and it was thoroughly enjoyed. Various stunts, games, etc., together with social good time provided a delightful program. The senior gift to the school was announced at the reception, this gift being an up-to-date moving picture machine for use in the school work, and the offering of the class will be much appreciated in the years to tome. Refreshments in three courses were provided, the partners for the luncheon being secured when a hat was passed,- and the boys tcok therefrom a slip of paper bearing the name of the young lady who was to be his companion for the evening. The first course consisted of sandwiches, pickles and punch, the second, pie, and fruit salad, the junior colors, pink and white, being carried out in the second course. The senior colors, pink and lavendar. were carried out in the third course, which consisted of cake and ice cream. The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class was preached Sun day evening at the high school auditorium by the Rev. Maupin, of the Pleasant Mills M. E. church. FRENCH DENY THAT TROOPS WERE CALLED United Pre** Service. Lille. Paris. April 18 - (Special to Daily Democrat) The French war department today denied it had called the 1918 and 1919 classes to the colors. The orders are always on file it was stated and it was believed a report from Lille that the classes hail been called arose from a mistake in police headquarters there. Lille, France, April 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Orders recalling the classes of 1918 and 1919 to the colors were received here today. The orders also called for the remobilization of the first army corps. PROMISES DISARMAMENT AFTER PEACE EXISTS United Prenx Service. Washington, April 18 —(Special to Decatur Democrat) Definite steps toward disarmament were promised by President Harding today according to a member of the \\ unitin s Peace committee which called at the White House. These steps cannot be taken. Harding is said to have explained, until a state of peace exists. MEETING AT 7:30 P. M. The meeting at the Decatur Industrial association rooms will begin at seven-thirty this evening. County Agent Buscho, John Nidlinger, David J. Schwartz and Fred Buscho, reprei senting the farmers of the community, will be at the meeting and you ■ are urged to be present and hear ■ them. I»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4♦♦♦♦* ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana—Fair and not quite so odd tonight; probably light frost; Tuesf day fair and warmer. t Lower Michigan Fair and warm- , er tonight and Tuesday. Upper Michigan—Fair tonight and 3 Tuesday; warmer in east and south s portions tonight. 0 — t France plans to make over army 1 material into civilian clothing to find work for 1,000,000 unemployed.

MARTIN MISSING v i Well Known Farmer and Road Contractor Has Not Been Heard From ) DURING EIGHT MONTHS Family and Friends Are . Alarmed, and Fear He Has Met Foul Play The whereabouts of William Martin, well known farmer and road con- • tractor here for many years, is canning his family and friends considerable anxiety, and a systematic search will be begun at once to learn I if possible whore he is or whether or not he has met with foul play or an ■ accident of some kind. About a year ago Mr. Martin left his home here and was working in Colorado Springs, Colo., some time, being employed with the SchlickI mans, former Decatur residents. He was always regular in his correspondence with his wife and family here, and eight months ago Mrs. Martin received a letter from him stating he believed he would go to Texas or Oklahoma to work in the oil fields, and this was the last she heard from him. He also wrote for advice about coming home, and Mrs. Martin wrote to him, saying there was not much doing here in a business way, and that if he had a good position he better stay in the southwest for a time. She never received a reply to this letter, or any information from him from that date. She will now ask the assitance of officials and newspapers in this state and the southwest to assist her in locating Mr. Martin. The wife and four children live in Decatur. A brother, Frank, lives in Washington township, and he will help in locating the brother, or securing any information that would throw light on his disappearance. FIRE AT COLCHIN HOME The fire department was called to the home of George Colchin. corner of Adams and Fourth streets at about 8:30 o’clock this morning, a small blaze destroying a mattress and some bed clothing. The origin of the fire is unknown. The damage Is estimated at about $25. NINE GRADUATES Will be Graduated From the Pleasant Mills High School on Friday PROF. FOX SPEAKER Noted Instructor Will Deliver Address — Fourth Annual Commencement 1 * . The fourth annual commencement of the Pleasant Mills high school will ' be held Friday evening, April 22nd, at the school auditorium. Nine graduates, five girls and four boys will be graduated, the members of the class being: Marie Jones, Lelah Steele, Louise Colter, Bessie Carter and Ruth Smith, Purl Davis, Glen Longenberger. Allen Smith and Ray Troutner. Professor Fox, president of the Normal school at Angola will deliver the commencement address and a ' most excellent program has been arj ranged. Following is the program: Music —Mrs. Haubold. ! Invocation —Rev. Maupin. Vocal Duet—Louise Colter, Lelah Steele. Address —Prof. Fox, Angola. Music —Mrs. Haubold. Presentation of Class —R. J. Mann. Presentation of Diplomas —E. S. 1 Christen, county superintendent of schools. Music —Mrs. Haubold. Benediction. I HAS BROKEN ANKLE r .Toe Depinct, residing on Eighth street, is nursing a broken ankle, ’ the result of an accident at the P. W. ’ Smith lumber yard. Mr. Depinct was working about the yards and a heavy ( plank fell on his foot, breaking the ;- ankle. He will be laid up some time. , PREACHED GOOD SERMON II Rev. Robert Little of the First Presbyterian church, preached an excellent sermon at the local Presbyy terian chu.ch Sunday evening. The d church was comfortably filled, and the sermpn was a masterly effort.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 18, 1921.

J IN RANK OF ESQUIRE The Knights of Pythias lodge will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, when the rank of esQuire will be conferred on n class of pages. It is requested that a good attendance at the members attend the meeting. The rank of ' esquire wil lalso be given on Thursday evening. ' COUNCIL ORDERS THE BONDS SOLD For New County Hospital —Date of the Sale Will be Announced Later TWO HUNDRED BONDS In Sum of SSOO Each, Payable in May and December, Beginning in 1922 The Adams county council, called into special session here today on order of the Adams county commissioners. passed an ordinance authorizing the county commissioners and auditor to issue bonds in the sum of SIOO,OOO for the purpose of building a new county hospital on the site of the old fair grounds, at the southern edge of the city of Decatur. The ordinance was adopted by the council rfter some discussion and the commissioners and auditor will act on the authority given them by the council, probably at the regular meeting of the commessioners the first Monday in May. The ordinance as adopted provides for the issuance of two hundred bonds, each in the sum of SSOO, the first five to become due and payable on the fifteenth day of May, 1922, and the next five on the fifteenth day of November, in the same year, each bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, the interest being made payable on the fifteenth day of May and November each year. The action of the council this morning will mean that the work of construction will actually be begun providing the bonds are sold after the advertisement has beefi duly published as required by law. The members of the council will be compelled to come in again tomorrow to confirm their order of today, the law I I requiring that this be done when a 1 | bond issue exceeds the sum of $15,000 Other Appropriations The members of the council also appropriated the following amounts: Janies Steele bridge $1500.00 Court house repairs and improvements 1300.00 Board Children's Guardians.. 500.00 Election expense 9.50 County Hospital Printing.... 36.00 Charles Kinney es Fort Wayne was a business visitor in this city this morning. . THE PHI BELTS Will Have Charge of Delta Theta Tau Dance Announced for Thursday DEATH OF MEMBER Causes Change in Plans— Johnny Watts’ Orchestra to F urnish Music The Phi Delta Kappa organization has taken over the active management of the dance announced for Thursday evening at the Masonic hall by die Delta Theta Tau sorority. This is done at the request of the sorority girls because of the death last even ing of one of their most popular members. Miss Laurine Keller. The young ladies had made extensive plans for tlie dance, and it will be one of the most elaborate in society circles in this city during the spring season. The Phi Delt boys are live wires and capable of carrying on the plans 1 of the young ladies-, and the original ' ideas and arrangements of the young ■ ladies will be carried out to the let- ’ tor. Johnny Watts’ orchestra, one of the very best dance orchestras in Fort Wayne, has been engaged foi the music, and many who have heard their music, and danced to it, are t more than’ delighted it has been se- - cured. Tickets may be had from the Delta Theta Tau girls or members of ? the Phi Delt fraternity. You are sure b to enjoy yourselves if you attend the dance.

HAD GOOD TIME I — ‘ Decatur Delegates Attend--1 ir.g Tri Kappa Convention at the State Capital Were J — WELL ENTERTAINED Mrs. Dan Tyndall Had Charge of Music at Meeting—The Grand Officers The Misses Madge and Fanny Hite. [Gladys Meyer, Frances Dugan, and Mesdames Edna Sellemeyer, Marie i Westvoid and Kathryn Tyndall have I returned from Indianapolis, where ! they attended the convention of the Tri Kappa sorority, reporting a splendid and profitable session. The convention opened Friday afti ernoon in a business session and ' song recital, Mrs. Tyndall of this city being in charge of the songs. A banquet was given at 6:30 o'clock, and there were stunts by members from six different chapters. A dance followed at 8:30 o’clock, and this was one of the real features of the convention. Breakfast was given Saturday morning at 7:30 for the delegates and officers, the business session opening at 8:30 o’clock. At 11 o’clock representatives from the chapter at Terre Haute, composed of . nineteen ladies, were pledged and the sorority installed. At 12:30 o'clock luncheon was again served to the delegates and officers, and the business session was again resumed at 1:30 o’clock. During this session the grand officers were elected and installed as follows: Grand Resident — Miss Rockenbach. New Albany. Grand Vice President —Miss Poindexter, Jeffersonville. Grand Secretary—Miss Dehority, Elwood. Grand Treasurer— Miss Robins, Rochester. Editor of Cross Keyes—Mrs. Nelson, Frankfort. At 5 o’clock Saturday, the members of the Shelbyville chapter were pledged and a sorority installed for that city. The Decatur ladies attending had a splendid time during their stay in Indianapolis, and took advantage of their stay by visiting a number of former Decatur people now living at [ Indianapolis or near that city. I GOOD SHOWING Miss Cook is Well Pleased With Showing hy the Decatur Pupils at THE LATIN CONTEST Robert Daniels and Nellie McGath Returned Saturday Evening Robert Daniels and Nellie McGath. sophmores at the Decatur high school, accompanied by Miss Marie Cook, the Latin teacher, returned Saturday evening from Louisville, where they took part in the dual state Latin contest which was held at the Mayo high school, Louisville. Alwut sixty students, representing thirty high schools in Indiana and | Kentucky took part in the contest and Miss Cook is encouraged over ! the splendid showing, made by the delegates of the Decatur high school. She believes that both of the Decatur pupils will come in for a share of the I honors. so well did they answer the | questions at the examination. Oral recitations were also engaged in, but the majority of the questions were answered in writing, the book of Ceaser being used. Presidents of three colleges were | selected as the judges and the results |of the contest will not be made known for a week or two and in the i meantime the local teachers and stui dents are anxiously awaiting the out- . i come. PORTLAND MEN ARE i MEMBERC OF CORPORATION I (United Press Service) ; Indianapolis, Ind., April 18 (Spe- ■ cial to Daily Democrat)- Formation of a. $1,000,000 corporation to sell real! f estates bonds and securities was ant nounced here today with the filing, of a petition in tho oflica of the secre1 tary of stats. The organization will s be known as tho Home Finance cor-, - poration. Its incorporators are Fred ’. Meeker, Oran H. Pierce, Thornton J. f Taylor, David Abromson, all of Port-! ? land; Mr. Burt Thurman of New Al-, j bany; Charles L. Wjatsou and Frank Braden from Indianapolis.

KILLED 3Y STORM ' Chicago, 111., April 18. —(Special to Dally Democrat) —I’ollce today said Lessie Dye, 26, whose body wits found on the Illinois Central tracks, was swept to death by the storm from the train. Miss Dve was enroute to a theater I at the time of the accident. Police at first believed she was murdered. FOR TWO BIG DAYS Local Merchants Favor Giving “Opportunity Days” on April 28-29th HAS A SAMPLE PLAN Everybody Wiuld be Invited to Take Advantage of Bargains Offered — As a business man or merchant what do you think of giving two “Opportunity Days” in Decatur on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29th? W. L. Richmond, tho advertising! man. who is always willing to help . local merchants and business men and who can give service as well, has talked the matter over with a i ’number of business men within the ' last two weeks and a majority ofl them endorse the special Opportunity Days and favor giving them. The plan is very simple, does not require any outside work on your part and is not costly, you receiving a, dollar for every dollar spent. Mr. Richmond who has worked out plans] would be willing to take care of the | advertising and would assist in pre-1 paring several attractive pages for the paper. The people in this community ■ would be invited by the local merchants through the columns of the “home paper” to come to Decatur on 1 these two days and to do their shopping. The merchant would of course I offer Opportunity bargains. A good many of the local merchants favor giving the Opportunity days every month and if you want to join in the plan, all you have to do is to help I make the first one a success. C. R. Rogers, who is associated with Mr. Richmond in the advertis-1 ; ing business was in the city today i i calling on the local stores and is ■ I ready to get busy if you say the word ■ Let’s have something doing in Decatur. Help make “Opportunity Days", April 28 and 29, real successful days. 4444444444444444 4 KAISER REMAINS BEHIND * 4 Doorn, April 18—(Special to + 4 Daily Democrat)- With the body 4 4of his consort nearing Berlin. 4 4 Former Emperor \Vilhelm with 4 4 the ex-crown prince today re- 4 4 mained in seclusion at the castle 4 4 here. 4 4 They returned late in tho 4 4 night after seeing the former 4 4 kaiserin's casket put aboard the 4 4 train. 4 4 The body was accompanied on 4 4 the journey to Potsdam by most 4 4of the former royal family. 4 4 government and tlie clergymen. 4 4444444444444444

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JAPAN REFUSES TO GIVE UP YAP , t - I Notes Are Made Public and in a Defiant Manner She Refuses to SURRENDER ISLAND Covers a Period of Six Months — Hughes Mandate the Last Note United I’reMM Srrvloe. Wiisliington, April 18 (Special to Daily Democrat) Absolute exclusion of all Japanese immigration and withholding of American citizenship from .ill members of the yellow race was urged to lit* 1 house immi'grntion committee today. V. S. McLathey, publisher of the Sacramento Bee, representing the Japanese exclusion league of California told the committee there is “very grave [danger” to this country unless j Hit sc steps aqt* taken. He protested against naturalized Japanese being stewards on the president's yacht and battleships and in other important places, declaring that under Japanese law they conItinue Io be Japanese citizens despite American citizenship 1 anil “in case of war must be I traitors to Japan if (hey remain I'oval to the I'nitcd States.” — Washington. April IS —(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Japan’s firm deter- ; initiation not to surrender the Island 'of Yap is stated emphatically in a series of five notes between tho Unit|ed States and Japan made public toIday by the state department. The correspondence covering a per(iod of nearly six months, lays bare for the first time the whole secret negotiations over the Island of Yap 1 which has certainly created one of the most serious international issues. !of the day. The correspondence today reveals ' for the first time that not only has j Japan defied the American protest 1 against the mandate over Yap. but that it also rejected summarily a proposal by the United States that ' “even i f Yap should be assigned i under mandate to Japan all other ■ powers should have free and unhamI pered access to the island for the landing and operation of cables.” The last Japanese note to the United States in the correspondence is dated last February 26 and is regarded as an almost sarcastic tone. The last note of the series, the Hughes mandate note handed to tho Japanese foreign office on April 5 is similar to that to Great Britain which was made public except for the opening paragraph. This paragraph follows: “The government of the United States finds itself unable to agree with the contention of the Japanese government that in order to maintain the position of the government of the United States with respect to the island of Yap, it is necessary for (Cnntin 11 nd on nn«rp fnori