Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 129

PAPERS ARE ALL GRADED One Hundred and Sixty-five Eighth Grade Graduates to (»et Diplomas AT COMMENCEMENT At Geneva June 17—Archibald M. Hall Will Give the Class Address County Superintendent Ed S. Christen has completed the work of grad ing the manuscript! of the applicant! for common school diplomas, and the grades.show that 165 will receive di-| plomas at the county commencement to be held at Geneva June 17. at 10 o’clock in the-morning. The completion of the task shows that Wilbur Glendening of Hartford township receives the highest average, 94.6 per cent., and he 1.-’ therefore the honor student of the class. The second best average was made by Daniel Jaberg of Preble township, his being 94.5, with Madge Cecil Davis of St. Mary's township giving him a close chase, her grade being 94.4. Plans for the commencement are now being made, and Archibald M Hall, former member of the state board of education, will give the class address. Music will be furnished by the Berne band, and a ladle:' chorus, of Geneva. It is expected that the commencement will be held on the Geneva school lawn, but if the weath er is unfavorable, it will be h in ’he building. The following is a complete list of the graduates, showing the honor student in each township: Union Township, C. D. Spuller, Trustee. Honor Student —Marilynne Wherry, 86.4. Neva Zerkel, Paul Spuller, Lawernca E. Barkley, Marilynee Wherry, Helen Noll, Roy WhitteMbargarr kUward Gase, Opal Worden. George bang. Gerhard Marbach, Nellie E. Brodbeck, Clarence Crozier, Nina Mclntosh. Washington Township —J. F. Snow. T rustee. Honor Student—Ruth Johnson, 90.3. Vera Butler, Cecil L. Dague, Orlay Walters, Rolla Durbin. Mabel Marshand, Byron Reber. Lillie Agnes Snell. Clara Egly, Francis Ellsworth. Brice Martin, Mary Noll, Ruth Johnson Clarence Lightfoot, Herold Martin. Bertha Vera Gray. Ida Dolch, Rholand Fowler, William Herbert Hawkins. Veda M. Hawkins. Root Township—Martin Gerke, Trustee. Honor Student—Edwina Wilder, 87.9. -Eddie Barton, Edwina Wilder, Herbert Hobrock, Esther Magley, Henry Rodenbeck Jr., Norval Fuhrman, Merle Marhenke, Lydia Fuelling, Lilah Mumma, Esther Busick. Esther Kukelhan, Gertrude Conrad, Edith Carter. Kenneth Singleton. St. Mary’s Township—E. W. France, Trustee. Honor Student— Madge Cecil Davis, 94.4. Doris Irene Burke, Madge Cecil Davis, Midge Celia Davis, Eva Viola Carter, Cleo Ruth Fopr, Helen Amanda Schenck, Myrtle Clements. Agnes Huston, Mildred Dorothy Helm. Edna Edgell. Preble Township—Charles Ewell. Trustee. •''"Honor Student—Daniel Jaberg, 94.5. Daniel Jaberg, Edna Borne, Elton Worthman. Leaetta Worthman. Bo Trenary, Walter Milton Kruetzmann. Blue Creek Township—C. J. Jones, Trustee. Honor Student— Audrey King, 89.3. James Frank, Reba Eley, Leona Miller, Audrey King, Kenneth F. Hah nert, Harry Merriman, Leland A. RiP ley. Kirkland Township—W. H. Dettinger, Trustee. Honor Student—lrene Hower, 86.3. Kenneth Arnold, Irene Hower, Chai mer Henschen, Edythe Radgers. Esther Schladenhauffen, Dorothy IHII- - Susie B. Zimmerman, Mary Klin.'. Ruth Geisel, Blanche L. Fugate, Lorine Kirchner, Ralph Spade, Cl’arence Weber, Gladys McGill, Irene Velet Kirch aor, Erma Kirchner, June Leona Kirchner. , Monroe Township—l. G- Kerr, Trustee. Honor Student— Harley A. Ehrsam, 88.7. Marie Rayl, Ray Reichenbach, True Andrews, Carol Judith Liechty, Sylvan Rupert, Hugh Andrews. Goldie Martz, McGee Hendricks, Clarence Alfa McKean, Perl Steiner, Margaret Striker, Velma (Continued on page four)

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WEEDING 18 ANNOUNCED Mini Heller has received an invitation to attend the wedding of Miss Vona Wjasmuth of Huntington to Mr. William L. Schacht, to occur at the Presbyterian church at noon, Thinsday, June 9th. Miss Vona is the daughter of Edward M. Wasmuth, republican state chairman. She has attended the state university for two years and is a member of the Theta sororitj. ANNOUNCE SLASH TO RAILWAY MEN Executives arc Disappointed by Decision—Hoped for Larger Decreases MANY ARE EFFECTED More Than Two Million Men Will Receive Lower Wages Beginning July 1 (United Press Service) Chicago, June 1. —(Special to Daily Democrat Railroad executive here today declared that they were disappointed in the decision of the rail road labor board cutting the wages of all classes of railroad employes and slashing $400,000,000 from railroad payrolls annually. , “We had hoped that the decision would wipe out in its entirety the $500,000,000 increase of last year,” said President H. E. Aryan of the

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. "We will have to find out how much this decrease will reduce our operating costs befote attempting to perfect anything about rate decreases to follow this wage cut. This is a step in the right direction, however, and will help business and unemployment on railroads.” The decision of the board affects ap proximately 2,U6t).WW railroad eiu ployes. It provides for cut in every class of railroad employes. Approximately 600,000 maintenance of way I employes are given wage reductions I of cent per hour. The decision provides for reductions of about 12 percent, in present wages, the board announced. “Because of the fact that all employes in service of carriers are not included, it is difficult to estimate the actual amount of decrease, but if applied to ' all employes of all class 1 carriers would be approximately $400,000,000. General reductions in wages as outlined would mean an average monthly wage of about $125 for all employes but such an average means of course that while some workers would earn a sum considerably in excess of the monthly amount stated, many thousands would fall far short of that figure.”

While the decision announced today applies only to railroads, all carriers not a party to it for reductions in all classes of labor are given until July 1 to file applications for reductions, so practically every rail road in the country will be a part to the July 1 decreases. The provisions of the announced reductions follows: Conductors, ticket collectors, brakemen, flagmen anil baggagemen In passenger service are out sls a month. In freight service these classes were reduced 54 cents per day. Engineers, firemen, and helpers in passenger service are cut from 3 to 10 cents per hour. Approximately 500,000 unskilled laborers are cut 12 cents per hour. Shop employes were given an eight cent per hour slash. Signal department employes from 6 to 8 cents; and all employes on railroad barges, ferries and lighters are reduced eight cents lin hour. In summing up its reasons for granting the carriers wage cuts the boards notes decrease in the cost of living and decreases in wages for similar kinds of work in other industries. Representives of race union withheld comment pending study of the hoards ruling. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., June 1. — (Special to Dally Democrat) —Hog receipis 9.00G0. market 15 cents higher; best heavies SB.OO-$8.15; medium mixed $8.15-$8.25; common choice $8.25$8.50; bulk sales $8.15-$8.35; cattle receipts 7,000, steady; steers $6.25-18.50; cows and heifers $2.00-$8.50; sheep receipts 150, market steady; tops $l- -

TO HOLD CLINIC HERE JUNE 9TH Dr. Stygall, Famous Tuberculosis Expert Will (’onduct Examinations Here REQUEST IS GRANTED Mrs. C. V. Connell of Local Society is Notified— Physicians Invited Mrs. C. V. Connell of the Adams County Anti-Tuberculosis Society has received word from the secretary of the state association that the request for a clinic to be held in this city has been granted and Dr. Stygall. an expert In treating tuberculosis will be here on Thursday, June 9th for that purpose. The meeting will probably be held at the library, definite announcement of the place to be made within a day or two. The local society is requested to secure a nurse for the occasion and to arrange to bring to the meeting not only those who have tuberculosis but those who are suspected or have been exposed to the disease. For those patients now under the care of a physician, the doctor’s consent must be secured. The attendance of every physician in the county is desired and request ed and a personal letter will be sent to each. The limit of patients has been fixed by the state board at fifteen patients as it will be impossible to examine more than that number.

The clinics are being held over the state to arouse more interest in fighting#tuberculosis early and it is hoped by the state association that this one will be followed by frequent and will result in great good. There is no charge to this work being conducted under the organization which annually sells Christmas Seals. The society has done considerable work in this county umLUU-'i meeting is expected to be a successful one. TO PENAL FARM Ranza Wolfe Plead Guilty to Charge of Violating the Liquor Laws HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE And Thirty-five Day Sentence Handed to Violator by Judge Moran Ranza Wolfe, arrested Monday on a charge of violating the liquor laws of the state, was taken before Judge ' John C. Moran this morning, where he entered a plea of guilty to the charge, and together with an admonition from the judge concerning the dangerous practice of manufacturing liquor illegally, was handed a fine of SIOO and given a thirty-five day sentence to the Indiana penal farm at Putmanville. Wolfe was in a good humor, and said he guessed he would have to submit, but expressed his sorrow that the officers did not get this still in a former raid. He stated he had made this one first, but that it did not make very good “stuff.” He discarded it. hiding it under the barn, and made another one. The second still the officers found and brought to the jail. He dug up the old one and soon had it working, saying he made some mighty fine white mule in the second effort. He declared before the court, sheriff, attorneys and others that he was done with the business, and when his sentence Wjis finished, would ntake an honest effort to walk the straight <und narrow path. His arrest on Monday followed a complaint from Salem over the ’phone that he was in that town, giving away .intoxicating liquor, and one man was down and out at his home from the effects of too much white mule. WILL GO TO FORT WAYNE At the special meeting of the Knights of Pythias lodge, at which five candidates were given the rank of knight, tlie announcement of the big Fort Wayne meeting on tlie evening of June 13th, met with unanimous approval, and every member present signified his intention of attending. It is probable that more than a hundred members of K.-kionga lodge will be In line in the big paradte, and to witness the initiation of a class of pages, the work to be dramatized by the Van Wert, Ohio, team.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,June 1, 1921.

A TWO-CENT SUPPER The Junior League of the Methodist church will serve a two-cont supper in the dining rtxini of the church next Saturday evening, from 5 o’clock until all are served. A menu of chicken and every good thing will be served. If you go and eat., you will be pleased, and go away satisfied. The Juniors witli their helpers will put up a good supper,. Saturday evening, June 4. QUIET AT TULSA AFTER RACE WAR Seventy-five Are Killed and Hundreds Injured in the Worst Outbreak in Years TROOPS IN CHARGE Ten Thousand Negroes Under Guard*—Many City Blocks are Wiped Out (United Press Service) Tulsa. Okla., June I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Comparative quiet settled on this city late today after more than twelve hours of furious rioting, burning and pillaging had taken an enormous toll in lives and property. The total number of dead was raised to seventy-five when additional bodies of dead negroes, men, women and children were found in the riot area. State troops, police, armed civilians and fire department combined under the leadership of Adjutant General Barrett brought order after hours of work. The riot started when negroes attempted to liberate Dick Rowland, a negro on a charge of assaulting a white girl. A cheek of the hospitals, morgues and through the smothering ruins of the fire swept black belt placed the toll of the rioters as follows: Whites, dead, seven. Whites, injured, approximately 60. Negroes, dead, 68. Negroes, injured, more than 200. Fire loss practically the entire district of ten square blocks. The city was under martial law. State troops patroled the streets* Nearly the entire negro population of 10,000 was under guard in public buildings and improvised stockades. Scores of stores were looted for arms. The fire which started after the rioting had been in progress throughout the night and early morning was allowed to burn itself out. Although the charred and blackened ruins of hundreds of negro homes were still smoldering authorities were confident the fire was under control. The brand was applied by the rioters to the negro district in many different places. The entire territory was a mass of flames before the fire department was able to stop the fire. The fire had the effect of bringing the hundreds of rioters to their senses. They soon calmed down and devoted their attention to attempting to protect their homes.

A FEATURE GAME Feature Game of Base Ball Season is to be Staged in This City on WEDNESDAY, JUNE STH Locals to Meet the Celebrated House of David Team at Bellmont Park The feature base ball game of the season will take place at. Bellmont park, Wednesday afternoon. June Sth when the local base ball club will clash with the fast House of David team of Benton Harbor, Mich., the game to be called at 3 o'clock. The House of David team is undoubtedly the fastest and cleverest team on the road and show the same speed as the leaguers, they having defeated seveial league teams, and several of their players have been offered league contracts. The team presents an odd appearance, every member wearing long hair and whiskers. The outfit seldom plays in a city of this size and their visit here promises to be a real treat to the local fans as their practice before the game alone is said to be well worth the time and money spent. A strong guarantee had to be fur(Continued on page two)

FREIGHT RATES MUST DROP SOON President Harding Has Conference With Interstate Commerce Commission AND RATE EXPERTS California Fruit Situation Now Up—Announcement is Expected to Come I nltcil I’rewN Nervier. Washington. I). (’.. June 1. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Revision ol many freigt rat s is in proi’.ro.-s, Pros ident Hardin", war. informed todax during a conference with members of the Interstate commerce commission. The president made a personal call I at tlie office of Chairman Clark of the commission immediately after ffle announcement of the rail wage reduction by the labor board. It was learned ! authoritatively that the commissioners reviewed witli him what they are doing to adjust rates which Har.ling believes must precede a return tc prosperity. Harding was told that the revision of rates for the most part are being made voluntarily through the con certed action bet wee *the commission I and the railroads. The president expressed interest between the commission and the railroads. The president expressed interest in what was being I done to modify rates on fruits which Pacific coast interests say are so high that fruit cannot ba shipped to the eastern markets. He was insured that this phase of the rate problem Is now informally before the commission. Immediately after the conference with Clark, a number of rate experts were summoned and the president discussed the rate problem with them. A statement from the white house is expected.

ON TRIAL TODAY Virgil Decker Charged With First Degree Murder in Kosciusko Court KILLED LEROY LOVETT According to His Own Confession — Mother and Brothers Also Indicted (United Press Service) Warsaw, June I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The Atwood murder mystery entered the stage of solution here today. Virgil Decker, 18 year old farmer hoy. went on trial for alleged complicity in the killing of Leroy Lovett, his youthful “double." The boy pleaded not guilty, although in a series of statements issued from his jail cell here- he confessed to the crime, repudiated his confession and then assumed full responsibility again. Decker and Lovett resembled each other so closely that investigation of the murder proceeded on the theory that Lovett was murdered to collect $24,000 which Decker carried on himself. Mrs. Lydia Decker, the boy’s moth-, er, and Calvin and Fred, his two. brothers, were indicted along with Virgil on a charge of first degree | murder in connection witli the case. Virgil is being given a separate trial, however, because in his last confession he said "tlie whole story will [ come out at the trial.” Conviction of first degree murder carries the death penalty.

Selection of a jury is expected to take several days because of tinwidespread publicity given the case | when Lovett’s body was found lying along the Pennsylvania railroad near Atwood. Taking of evidence is not expected to start for nearly a week. When Lovett's body was first found near the track it was thought to have* been that of Young Decker. A buggy without a horse hitched to it was struck by a train and the body was found lying nearby. It appeared to have been an accident but investiga tion showed there had been a struggle in a river cabin on the rear of the Fred Decker farm and indications were that the body had been placed near the track to give a murder the aspect <>f an accident. The clothing on the body belonged to Decker and members of the Decker family identified the dead youth (Continued on page two)

| ROTARIANS WILL GO TO PLEASANT MILLS — The Rotarians, their wives and sweethearts will take dinner Thursday evening at Pleasant Mills, the ladies of the Baptist church serving it. The crowd will meet at the industrial Association rooms at. 6:15 and at 6:30 the trip to Pleasant Mills will be made. Dinner will be served at 7:00 o'clock, and a gtxxl time is in I store for the Rotarians and their guests. THE CHAUTAUQUA OPENS ON SUNDAY Wonderful Program is Arranged for First Day— Mr. Hall Was Here TO GET THE BEST Talent Selected Will Please Everybody—Chautauqua Opens July 19th It was definitely decided last evening at a meeting of the directors of the Decatur Chautauqua Association, who met witli Mr. Hall that the openof- the Chautauqua in this city would be Sunday. July Ist. This day and date was selected in order that the best talen on the Chautauqua circuit could be secured for Decatur. On the program for the first day is Dr. Roselle, of Boston, Mrs. Dickie Olson, one of the best known lectures in the country and a musical company. Two programs, one in the afternoon and one in the evening will be given and it was suggested by Mr. Hall that a union Vesper service, lie held at the Chautauqua tent on Sunday evening, prior to the opening Os the regular program. The support of the ministerial association will be asked in tills connection. The Chautauqua will continue for five days from Sunday to Thursday inclusive and the best talent on the program has been secured for this city- Every entertainment is worth attending and season tickets will soon be placed on sale. Tickets for adults will sell for $2 each plus twenty cents war tax. while the children's tickets sell for sl, plus the war tax, which is ten cents. Over seven hundred tickets were subscribed for at the Chautauqua last year and those who pledged to take one or more tickets are requested to get them as soon as they are placed on sale as no doubt there will be a demand for more than the seven hundred tickets. Plan now to attend the Chautauqua, July 19th to July 24th. The complete program will be published as soon as this paper receives a copy of it from Mr. Loar the manager.

TO QUIT THE LEAGUE (United Press Service) Washington, I). C . June 1. — (Special U> Daily Democrat) —Withdrawal of all Latin-American republic now members of the league of nations, was piedieted by South American diplomats here today. It was Larned that sevcrtl representatives of the southern nations had already discussed informally advisability of their governments’ repudiating league membership with the state depai tment. O O WHO’LL WIN? O 0 Springfield, 0., June I.— (Special to Daily Democrat). —Tommy Gibbons. St. Paul contender for heavyweight title: “I think Dempsey will win. Carpentier lias never shown any extraordinary class. He earned the right to meet Dempsey by beatitng Joe Beckett. Frank Moran later showed that feat to be easy. The French- . man was out of trim four years and he hasn’t met a hard opponent since then. Dempsey should win in five or six rounds.” CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago, June 1 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: July, $1.37. Corn: July 66%; Sept. 68%. Oats: July 42%; Sept. 43%. • ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦

Indiana—Generally fair tonight and Thursday except probably showers in extreme north portion; warmer in north portion Thursday. Lower and Upper Michigan—Showers tonight and Thursday with slowly rising temperature.

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LEAGUE TEAMS ARE ANNOUNCED Six Teams of Ten Men Each Are Announced for Junior City League PRACTICE TONIGHT City Principals Select the Players and Captains —Schedule Later l T p to ths present time the Decatur Junior Ix-a<un consists of six teams, more teams may be had. The different ent coaches hope that a few more teams may be had. The different teams will practice tonight at 6:15 at Bellmc.nt park and the schedule for the next few weeks will simply be a practice schedule through which the boys will be taught the rudiments of the game The schedule for tonight is as follows: Team number one will play team number five on the high school diamond; team number six will play team number two on the city diamond; team number three will play team number four on the third diamond. The ’ line-ups’’ are as follows: T, am No. 1 — Joe Bebout, first base: Kenneth Laktx second base; Wendall Macklin, third base; Aloyslus Laurent, left field; Raymond Kohne. right field; Claude Logan, center field; Jerome Omlor, catcher; Richard Bogner, pitcher; Jerry Buckmaster, short stop and captain. Team No. 2 —Charles Raymond, first lias?: Earl Rex, second base; Robert Gag?, third base; Robert Voglewc de. left field: Cart Witman, right field; Harold Niblick, center ( field and captain; Fred Schultz, catcher; Andrew Appleman, pitcher; Evan Morris, short stop. Team No. 3 —Meredith Stewart, first base and captain; Fred Connell, second base: Howard Brumley, third base: Bernard Eithing, left field; Robert Brandyberry, right field: Gerald Smith, center field; Lloyd Beel, catcher; Lester Wright, pitcher; Donald Giove, short stop. Team No. 4 —Roger Grove, first base and captain: Theodore Knappe, second lease; Arthur Wehmhoff. third base; Donald Gage, left field; Doyle Johnson, right field; Darrel Brothers, center field; Aloysius Snyder, catcher; Clyde Cline, pitcher; George Laurent, short stop. Team No. s—Boyd Raver, first base; Jimmy Downs, second base; Milton Swearingen third base; Thomas Kitson. left field; Walter Brunnegraff, right field: Earl Christen, center field; Lowell Smith, catcher; Harry Christy, pitcher and captain; Earl Shackley, short stop. Team No. 6 —Ervin Steele, first base: Gail Kern, second base; Lawence Beel, third base; Othrnar Smith, left field; .Arthur Voglewede, right field; Eugene Durkin, center; Walter Miller, catcher; Oren Schultz, pitcher and captain; Donald Farr, short stop. The above teams will promptly meet at 6:15 today, Wednesday, at Bellmont park for further announcements. Stanley Callow will serve as utility man for the teams tonight. The schedule for this league will be at ranged later, but a series of games will be played by the teams later, the team having the highest percentage at the close being declared the winner. SPECIAL MID-WEEK MEETING The mid week prayer service at the Presbyterian church will be in charge of the Christian Endeavor society tonight. Miss Margaret Haley will lead and Rev. Saunders will give an illustrated talk on “Famine days in China.’’ There will be special music, a good program and every body is most cordially invited. + 4-4- + + + 4- + + + + + + + + + + MARION VOTES "NO” + 4- + 4- Marion, Ind., June 1. —(Special + 4- to Daily Democrat) -Commission 4- + manager government met an 414- overwhelming defeat in the spe- 44- cial election here yesterday. The 4> 4- vote was about five to one against- 4- ♦ city manager government. 44 Murton was the first city in 4- <■ Indiana to hold an election on 4- ♦ the question of changing govern- ♦ 4- ments under the Knapp law pass- 44- ed by the last legislature. + 4- The vote was 5745 against the 4> 4- change and 1552 for it. ♦ +++ ++ + + + + +