Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 105

TO SPEAK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT Howard Wisehaupt, Former Decatur Man Will Return for a Free Lecture AT INDUSTRIAL ROOMS Is Connected With Knox School of Salesmanship —Everybody Invited Howard J. Wjlnehaupt, the “pep" man, will give a free lecture at the Decatur Industrial rooms, over Graham & Walters offices, Wednesday evening of this week and you are urged to hear him. It is desired that the rooms be filled with the men and women of this community', Mtj. Wisehaupt is a Decatur man who lias plowed his own way through the rough spots and blight places along the road and is now considered the best field man in the famous Knox organization. He will start a class of one hundred of the leading business men of Kort Wayne Friday and hopes to have a class of forty in Qpcatur, giving a lesson each Wednesday evening. Mr. O. F. Kneubel, business manager for the school who is conducting Mr. Wisehaupt on a tour to the northwest is here arranging for the meeting here. Decatur has an opportunity to have the Knox school for eight weeks, on? lesson a week about twenty-five have already signified their intention of taking the course. On Wednesday night Mr. Wisehaupt will give hie address, “The Power of Salesmanship” and everyone is invited to hear him. Attending this does not bind you to take the course but we would like to see the hall crowded for this Decatur boy who has made good and. whose services are in demand all over the country. A special invitation to the ladies. This is the first time he has appeared in any <4ty under an.Wo and he conies here because of the fact that this is the old home town. Here is what Mr. Knox says ot Wisehaupt: • "I predict a brilliant lecture career for Mr. Howard J. Wisehaupt. He captivates an audience the first minute and holds them to the end. He is humorous, inspirational and practical. His ‘pep talks’ before business organizations are great. He Is constantly in demand for this work and always makes good. As a convention speaker, he is one of the best.” MEET POSTPONED The track meet to have been held at Geneva yesterday between the Bluffton and Geneva high schools has been postponed until Saturday because of the rain. ,— ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana, Lower Michigan —Overcast and continued cool weatiier tonight i.nd Wednesday. Upper Michigan —Overcast and continued cool tonight and Wednesday, temperature near freezing point. jtrgr ' THS Hu IIHHKB 1 THEDA’S AN AUTHORESS NOW. Theda Bara, famous vampire woman of the screen, snapped on the pier before she sailed for France recently to visit her sister. While abroad Miss Bara will put the finishing touches to her book, which is to be published in the early fall, and which promises to reveal some sensationally realistic facts about her romantic career.

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STILLMAN QUITS JOB New York, Muy 3.—(Special fol i Daily Democrat)—On the eve of resumption in the secret hearings in : the Stillman divorce case, James A I Stillman resigned lase today as president of the National City bank, the ' biggest financial institution in the country. The resignation was imme d lately accepted. Shortly after his suit for divorce J first became public Stillman tendered , his resignation. It was unanimously | refused by the directors but at today's 1 meeting he again offered his resignation and insisted upon its acceptance. The hearing will be resumed hen 1 tomorrow. Stillman is supposed to be enroute to South Hampton, N. Y., in his yacht. Charles E. Mitchell, president of the National City bank, has been ehetad to succeed him, it was stated. ELECTION TODAY Democrats Selecting Candidates for City Offices With Several Contests A LIGHT VOTE IS CAST Republicans Have No Opposition—Hot Fights in Many Indiana Cities The primaries, democratic and republican are being held today here and in other cities over Indiana. Big contests are on in Indianapolis, Fort | Wayne. Gary, Evansville, Terre ’ Haute and other cities. Muncie and Richmond will vote on a comtnlsion form of government and for this reason will not have primaries today. In this city the republicans have no contests, the candidates selected in caucus having been the only ones (Continued on page two) PLANS COMPLETE I “Aaron Boggs, Freshman,” Eighth Grade Play, Will be Good Production TICKETS SELL FAST McGoogan and “The Man of the Hour” Will Keep You in Happy Mood The pupils and teachers of the central school have plans nearly completed for the play, "Aaron Boggs Freshman.” which will be given J Thursday and Friday evenings, May 5 and 6, at the gym. In the writeup of last week two of the characters were omitted by the teachers in telling of the play. One of these is “Abbie,” the Jew clothing dealer, and the part will be taken by Lyle Fee. The other is “The Singeress,” on a moving picture circuit, and is taken by Miss Ruth Tinkham. The public is asked not to forget that “McGoogan” will be in town on the dates named. McGoogan is one of the finest fotball centers in the state of Indiana. He weighs 227 pounds, talks reversible English, and was captured by the Boilermakers’ union. He came to college to take a light course in domestic science. He sure will entertain you at the eighth grade play. Another prominent character is “The Man of the Hour.” the hero of the gridiron, the only scrap boilermaker who eats iron nails every morning with his eggs. This part, is taken by Wayne Peterson, and he guarantes to keep the crowd laughing. Tickets for the entertainment are selling fast, and it is assured that the house will be filled at each performance. The price is twenty five cents for grown ups and fifteen cents for shildren. Os course this price applies to any part of the house, and if you want a good seat you better go early. The central school has a reputation for putting on plays that are a credit to characters many years their senior, and this one is guaranteed to be the best ever put on by them. WOLFE RELEASED Ramsey Wolfe, arrested a week , ago and fined for operating an autoi mobile while intoxicated, was released , from jail when a brother paid the part of the fine yet to be served. The charge , of violating the liquor laws of the 1 state still hangs over him, and be . furnished bond in the sum of S6OO for r his appearance in court at the September session.

AT FORT WAYNE — Mrs. C. V. Connell Attends the Regional Red Cross Conference Today SIMILAR 1 MEETINGS Being Held in Other Cities Over Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky Fort Wayne. Ind., May 2.—Building up the nation’s health through medical inspection in the cahoots is one of the most vital services being given by the American Rod Cross. I'his was emphasized at the first of a' series of Indiana regional conferences ; here today. The other conferences will be held I May 4 at Logansport; May 6 at EvI ansville; May 18 at Seymour and May 19 at Indianapolis. Similar gatherings have been scheduled for the other four states of Lake Division—OhM, Michigan. West Virginia and Kentucky. The regional meetings will be followed by chapter conferences, where I the program of each chapter may be made clear to Hie membership and at which delegates to the divisional con ference, to be held in September, will be appointed. Out of the discussions here today should grow plans of far-reaching ImI portance along the lines of permanent ! membership; strengthening of disaster preparedness; extension of fur there service to the community through first aid stations at county fairs; successful operation of Red Cross salvage shops and increasing growth and usefulness o fthe junior i Red. Cross. Starr Cadwallader, manager ot I Lake Division, who took part in the meetingl here, will also attend the I remaining conferences. Fourteen counties were represented I at the Fort Wayne conference, Allen, I Elkhart. LaGriihgT? Steuben. Kosciusko, Noble. DeKalb, W hitley. Wabash. Huntington, Wells, Adams, Blackford and Jay. Chapter representatives were present from Fort Wayne, Elkhart, Decatur, Wabash, Warsaw, Angola, Ligon- J ier, Columbia City, Bluffton, Monroe-1 viHe, Grabell, Huntington. Auburn and I Wo'lf Lake. Mrs. C. V. Connell of this city at- i tended the Fort Wayne meeting. W. Guy Brown, central school principal, had been placed on the program, but he informed those in charge he could not be present. MALLOCH COMING Famous Newspaper Man, Poet and Humorist Will Address Rotary Club AND THEIR GUESTS At the Library on the Evening of May 10th—Will Prove a Real Treat Under auspices of the Rotary club !of Decatur, the members of that or ganization, their wives and about one hundred friends will be privileged on the evening of May 10th to hear one of the great newspaper humorists of the country. On that date Mr. Douglas Malloch. “the poet of the woods” will give his lecture “Some sinners I have, met," at the library at eight o’clock. It is a splendid event and the Rotary Club is to be congratulated on securing him. Few American newspapermen have been honored by their fellows as has this man. He is past-president of the American Press Humorists, the national organization of humorists and cartoonists of the American Press, including in its membership every well-known humorist and car toouist in America. When the Society of Midland Authors was organized in ISI4, Mr. Malloch was elected its first secretary, James Whitcomb Riley heading the organization. Mr. Malloch is also a former pres--1 ident of the Press Club of Chicago, which, under his administration, was ' the largest press club in the world, 1 having thirteen hundred members. 9 He also has been Master of the 9 Writers’ Guild of Chicago, an organ--9 ization of working writers, both men r and women. He is an honorary memi- ber of a large number of organizations throughout the country.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening,May 3, 1921.

PLEASED WITH REVIEW The two page business review, an | advertising write-up by Mr. Keyes of Peru which appeared yesterday pleased the advertisers and the public. In the Studabaker insurance advertisement thpre were several typographical errors and in the sentence tell ing of storm insurance against tornado the fact that your hny, grain and I stock are covered after yon increase the amount of this hay grain and stock r.nd is lowered again as you dispose of it should have been made clearer. The display was an excellent one and we ate sure will bring results. Mi- Dan Helm of east of town was a shopper in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davis of Willshire and daughter, came through the city today on their way to Salem to visit friends there. AT KIRKLAND HIGH Interesting Commencement Exercises Were Held on Saturday Evening SEVEN GRADUATES Address Given by J. W. Hanger of Marion —The Senior Reception The commencement cf the Kirkldnd township high school Saturday evening war one of the most interesting . of the spring. The auditorium of the fine new' high school building was filled with pat’one and pupils cad tii<> program was carried out as printed in this paper ’as; week. J. W. Hanger of Marion gave the class address. n’s subject being. “The Prize ana the Price.” and it was one of the bqst addresses g.vt.r, at a common mont n this county thus far. Principal C. R. Hogg presented the class, aid Superintendent E. S. Christen gave tl em their diplomas. The graduates we e Dwight Byer|v, William Bryan. William Yancy, Faythe Byerly, Beatrice Detitnrer. Erma Tullis and Vernon Arnold. <’. R. Hogg as principal. J. C. L. Whiteman and Miss Lois Byerly were teachers m the high school this year, and their work nas been excellent Trustee W. H. Dellinger is proud of I the .ecord made, an'! he has just rea 1 son to be. Following the commencement proper the senior leception was given, at which the following program was given: , Salutation—William Eiyan Class Statistic:,—Lois Byerly Music—Orchestra Presentation cl Memorial —Vernon Arnold. Acceptance—Mr. Whiteman Cla's Prophecy— Beatrice Hettinger Adune to Junior t)-Erma Tullis Reply—Floyd Crandstaff Class Song—Faythe Pyerly Music —Orchestra Foilowing the program refreshments were served by the junic.rs under the dircctoin cf Miss Byerly. The commencemen’ and reception were enjoyable affairs. SHOWS INCREASE Report of School Enumerators in This City Gives Eighty-three More CHILDREN BETWEEN Ages of Six and Twentyone — Boys Outnumber the Girls by Thirty-two The report of the school enumerators in this city. W. Guy Brown and John Parrish, submitted to the school board Monday, shows an increase in the number of children of school age of eighty-three over last year. The total this year is given at 1424 as againat 1341 last year. There are more boys than girls, the totals of the enumerators showing 719 boys and 705 girls. Mr. Parrish cov- ■ cred the north half of the city, while Mr. Brown covered the south half. In ' the territory covered by Mr. Parrish there were 349 boys and 356 girls, or a total of 705. In the south half ' where Mr. Brown enumerated the < hil 1 dren there were found 379 boys and ’ 340 girls, which gives a total of 719 in the district. ’ The enumeration of course includes the territory recently taken into the 1 city on the north. School officials are well pleased with the enumeration. (Continued on page six) «

AWARDCONTRACT Reuben Lord and Son Get Contract to Build Garage at the Jail TWO ROADS ARE SOLD Albert Smith and Jacob Barger Successful Bidders on Macadam Roads The county commissioners had a busy session today and much work was disposed of. Bids for the construction of a two car garage at the county jail for the use of the sheriff and his deputy were received and opened by the commissioners. The following proposals were filed and the contract was I awarded to Reuben Lord and Son. they being the lowest bidders. H. F. Linn, $1,146.00; Frank L. Johnson and William Wolfe, $1035.00; W. E. Moon I $998.00; Milliard Baumgartner. $948.100; Reuben Ixtrd and Son, $898.00. The garage will be built at the back of the jail, taking the place of the old red barn that was formerly used as a garage and which was recently moved to the north of the jail and remodeled into a garage for the highway trucks. The Andrews Road Three bids were filed for the construction of the James W. Andrews road in the town of Monroe, the lowest bidder getting the contract by being only two dollars under the next bid. The contract was awarded to Albert Smith. The bids filed were, Charles Merryman. $5995.00; L. O. Bear, $5999.00 and Albert Smith. $5,993.00. The Mankey Road Five bids were filed on the Chris Mankey road in Kirkland township and the contract was awarded to Jacob Barger and Rex Andrews, theii bid oeing $7973.16. Other bids filed .were, 1-oraine Bieberick, $8394.90; Arthur Zehr, $8245.00; L.- O. Bear. $8299.00 and Albert Smith $8461.50. The above roads will be built this summer.• The Andrew® road is less than a mile in length while the Mar.key road is about one mile long. To Sei! Bonds The final bond ordinances on the Bellmont and M. R E. cemetery con Crete roads were adopted and the bends will be sold between the fifteenth and twentieth of this month, together with the following macadam road bonds, the final ordinance also being adopted this nr rning by the commissioners. The roads are the Janies Kinney, Hetty Kruckeberg, The Merryman, the Scherry-Arnold, (Continued on page six) imSYSbi I Congress Decides Business Must Wait While They Tinker With Politics TAXES COME LATER Believed That Plan to Increase Tax on Small Bus- | iness Will go Through (By Clarence Du-Bose, United Press staff correspondent) Washington. D. C., May 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) -Business men will not know until the latter part of this year what their federal taxes for 1921 will be. Although this uncertainty is one ot the factors of the business depression it was definitely determined today that notwithstanding Secretary of the Treasury Mellon's letter, con grass will adhere to its tariff first program witli taxation revision to follow. Representative Nicholas Longworth admlted that he has lost. However. Longworth urged* business interests to “discount the delay” ami to begin to proceed immediate!} upon assumption that applicable to business the excess profits tax will be repealed and other tax throttles i on business modified. Other developments of the taxation , nrogram today were: 1. Increased belief that the Baks tax is "dead before it starts.” 2. Plans for a hard tight to repeal , its transportation taxes despite Secretary Mellon’s statement that it "can I not be repealed with safety.” , 3. Growing opinion among leader's that the Mellon plan of increasing income taxes on small businesses, and reducing high surtaxes will go 1 through. “Secretary Mellon's letter was the final nail in the coffin of the sales tax.” said Longworth.

' TEN CITIES FOft COMMISSION I nlted I'ress Service. Indianapolis, Ind., May 3. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Primary elections were being held in all except ten cities of the state today. There were no outstanding issues in any of the local campaigns, according Ito reports reaching here. Nearly all I candidates sought public favor-through ! j a good government platform. The places where the primaries | I were deferred for a special election on the question of adapting the city I manager form of government wore An-' derson, Muncie, Kokomo, Michigan City. New Albany, Richmond. Prim eton, (’onnerviWe. Marion and Rochester. The primary was being lield at Logansport while a special committee of the council considered a petition calling for the city manager election. REGULAR MEET Industrial Association Held Stated Meeting for May at Rooms Last Night SIX NEW MEMBERS Those Attending Had Treat in Talk by Mr. Knuebel of the Knox School Tiie Decatur industrial association met last evening, it being the regular session for May, stated meetings being held on the first Monday of the month. The attendance was not* as large as usual but about thirty were on the job. Owing to the absence of H. L. Center, secretary for a few weeks, the chairman appointed Mr. F. M. Schirm. yer to look after the duties of that office during Mr. ('outer’s absence and the meeting opened witli the read(Continued on page six I THE BOARD MET County Board of Education Had Interesting Meeting in This City Monday THE TRUANT OFFICER Will be Selected at Called Meeting—Three Are Applicants for the Job * The regular meeting of the county board of education was held Monday at the office of County School Superintendent E. S. Christen, every member of the board being prosent, including of course the lady member, Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk, of Berne. The usual routine of school maters were talked over, and the subject which seemed to be the most interesting and profitable for the schools of the county was the question of teachers, and the qualifications that each should possess it) order to assume tlic responsible position in the schools of the county. This was the meeting at which the board should have selected an attendance or truant officer, but this was referred unlit another meeting whi h will be called by the county! superintendent ilurii;: the month, or after the governor issues his proclamation thtft the laws passed by the last legislature/aro tn force and effect; there hairing been some change imide in thp section regarding the truant officer, 'lhere are three applicants for the place in this county, being E .1;. Merriman, of Blue Creek | township, present incumbent' Abe Stn k. . of Linn Grove and Frank Baker. of Decatur. Fo’lo*:ng the business session th-> beard nad its picture taken, and one of these will be enlarged and hung on the walls o' the superintendent’s office. The past year has been a most successful one la school affairs all over the < aunty, and the trustees and school officials ot colirze, are elated. It seems that the ptrnp’e in general are taking a gi ■.iter interest, in school affairs than over before. The boys ot the American Legteh and the ladies of the Auxiliary wish to heartily thank the citizens for their help, and patronage especially Mrs. Harry Stulls, Mr. King, John Stulls, Mr. Langston and Mrs. E.l 1 Coffee for tiie music, u’so the Bov ■ Scouts and the Daily Democrat. i Mr. and Mrs. Dick Myers and son, Richard and Mr. and Mrs. John T. - Myers and daugliler, Harriet, will i motor to Blooming! m Friday to visit Miss Josephine Myels. *

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HOPE FOR PEACE BRIGHTER TODAY High Authorities in Washington Believe the Delay Means Final Settlement COUNCIL IS IN SESSION — France Starts an Army to Front —The United States Reply Reaches Germany London. May 3 -(Special to Daily Democrat) —The a’lied supreme counoil today approved the draft of a message to the United States in writing that country to participate in meetings of the council, the reparI ntions commission and the conferonco of allied ambassadors, was learned from a French source of information todav. Berlin. May 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States answers to Germany's reparations proposals were delivered here today. The government's next step is still undecided. The memorandum from Secretary Hughes to Foreign Minister Von Simons stated that the American government did not consider the German proposals afforded a basis for discussion acceptable to the allied governments and that the proposal could not be entertained. Washington, May 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The allies delay in taking extreme measures against Germany to collect reparation leaves hope among officials here that a satisfactory settlement of the European situation can lie reached it was said in high authority today. The statement lent further suport to the view that the delay in occupation of the Ruhr district was caused in part at least by the attitude of Secreiaiy of State Hagaes toward the move. I>ondon. England, May 3. —(Special to* Daily Democrat) — Admiral Gasset of the French navy arrived today and began conferences witli Curl Beatty and other British naval officers regarding naval plans. Gasset was supposed to have unfolded ids plans for sending the Mediterranean fleet t;; German forts if British sea fighters are not ordered there. Washington. D. ('.. May 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Germany will be forced to yield completely to the allied demands for reparations and probably will pay as a subject nation, it was believed here today, as the result, of Secretary of State Hughes' acticit in withdrawing the Unite i States from an active part in tiie reparations crisis. As Marshal Foch is preparing the French armies for an advance into the rich Ruhr region of Germany if that country again refuses to yield, and the allied supreme council is making reading to dispatch an ultimatum to Berlin demanding payment of 132,000,1000,0'0 gold marks and a twenty per cent, tax on her exports. Hughes’ (Continued on page six) — r. - j 4 s : - ; ! ) ■' ■ ' --'”■ 1 A... -<4. SUSPECT HELD IN CONNECTION WITH WALL ST. BOMB PLOT. Tito Ligi, twenty-seven, is being held by the Federal authorities in Scranton. Pa., as an alleged suspect . in the bomb plot. has admitted . that he is an anarchist, and is unable to give a satisfactory explanation ot his whereabouts on September 16, the date of the Wall street horror.