Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 141.

PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING TODAY Miss Naomi Gass and Mr. Vincent Borman Married This Morning A PRETTY SERVICE Father Seimetz Officiated— Wedding Dinner Followed at K. of I*. Home » The St. Mary’s Catholic church this morning was the scene of another pretty June wedding when Father Seimetz joined in the bonds of holy matrimony the lives of Miss Naomi (lass and Mr. Vincent Borman. The church was filled with friends and relatives of the bride and groom, and with the decorations of daisies, roses, spring flowers and ferns, the setting for the wedding was indeed beutiful. The wedding took place at 8:30 o’clock, Father Seimetz using the pretty ring ceremony. Sister Odelia played Mendelssohn’s wedding mrach as the party approached the

r altar. Bridesmaids were the Misses Helen Gass, sister of the bride, and Miss Ruth Colchin, a cousin. Miss Helen wore a beautiful silver lace gown,' with a ribbon net overskirt. Miss Colcflin’s gown was a pink georgette, trimmed in crepe de meteor ruffles. Each wore hats and slippers to match their costumes, and carried beautiful shower bouquets. Flower girls were the Misses Beatrice Gass and Patsy Fullenkamp. Miss Beatrice wearing a blue organdy ruffled dress and Miss Patsy a pink organdy ruffled gown. Each carried a basket bouquet of flow.ers. Little Paul Reed of Indianapolis, dressed in a white suit, carrying a white lily in which was hidden the ring, was the other member of the bride's party. The bride wore a beautiful white I georgette, which was ruffled and embroidered in silk floss. Her veil was of the cap shape effect and was caught with an orange blossom wreath. Her slippers and gloves matched her costume, and she carried a beautiful shower bouquet of bridal roses and swansonia. Norbert Holthouse and Robert Meyer were the groom’s attendants. Following the ceremony at the church a wedding dinner was served at the K. of P. home to sixty-five of the relatives and friends of the families, the Pythian Sisters in their usual satisfactory way, doing the catering. Seated at the bride's table were the members of the bridal party the parents of the contracting parties, and Fathers Seimetz and Peters. The centerpiece of the table was a fine large wedding cake. Other guests were seated at the smaller tables in the spacious dining room at the home. During the afternoon the bride and groom left on a wedding trip, but did not announce their destination. The bride wore for her traveling costume a navy blue suit, with hat to match. On their return they will be at home to their friends at 222 North Fourth street. The wedding of this morning- unites the lives of two of the best young ; people of the city. Miss Gass, the I second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gass, for some time was the efficient deputy in the office of County Clerk John T. Kelly, is a member of I several social and church organizations, and is exceedingly popular 4> with every one who has had the pleasure of her acquaintance. Mr. Borman is the accommodating office manager. for the Clover Leaf Creameries company of this city, and since he became a resident of Decatur a year and a half ago has made a wide circle of friends, and he is in every way worthy of the young lady he has chosen for a companion. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Borman, of Clinton, lowa. Guests from out of the city in attendance at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Borman, Clinton, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Haword Market, Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Reed and family, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mohrman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wells, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Weismantel, Waukegan, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thompson, of Lima, O.; Misses Ruth and Clara Colchin, of Columbia City

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* Indiana— Unsettled weather tonight and Thursday; probably showers, somewhat warmer tonight in east portion.

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WANTS SOLDIERS’ NAMES John I). Andrews of this city Is in receipt of a communication from the committee In charge of the annual reunion of the 160th Indiana regiment which will be held at Igifayette during the third week in August. The names of all the members of Company B of this city are desired, and the request will be granted by Mr. Andrews. Several members of Company I) will attend the reunion, the exact date to be announced later. A GREAT MEETING The Kohr School in Union Township Proved Too Small for Gathering ON TUESDAY EVENING Every Foot of Space Taken, and Many Were Compelled to Stand Outside That the community meeting being held in the various townships are proving interesting, and meeting with genuine approval of the pubic was again demonstrated Tuesday evening, when the Union Township Community club held a profitable session. The Kohr school jn that township was jammed to the doors. Seats had been removed, and boat ds laid on blocks were strung across the building that more might be seated. This did not suffice, and Charles Getting of this city appeared on the scene with a load of chairs, which were placed in th< aisles and at the front of- the room.

C. S. Mumma called the meetinf to order at 7:30 o'clock, and the or chastra gave some splendid music. This band is composed of three broth ers and a sister, the children of Mr and Mrs. Henry Lehrman, residents of Union township. The Bobo quartet did its part in en tertaining the crowd; in fact they did so well that they were ashed to come to the meetings in the future. O. L Vance of Decatur was the principal speaker of the evening. His talk was along the lines of educational and scientific improvements, with a few stories and jokes mixed in. and it took well with his auditors. County Agent Busche also gave a short talk, and he should be congratulated upon the success with which he has met in organizing and building the township meetings. Hr should have the support of everyone The several Decatur business men who attended the meeting were well received. “Come on, boys; let’s go again.” These meetings are interesting. They bring the people and the community closer, and get them better acquainted, and work up a splendid community friendship. The interest shown last night proved that such is the case, and shows that th? people of Union township are alert and wideawake. A resolution was passed at the meeting Tuesday evening to continue the meetings during the summer, the vote being unanimous. The nex' gathering will be on the second Tuesday in July, and the program will be arranged entirely liy the women at that time. New si'g books were ordered purchased, and other townships will have to travel if they get around old Union.

FORGER IN JAIL James Badders, sheriff of Jay county, arrested B. C. Ditton, a forger, on a Clover Leaf train near Warren, Monday evening on advice from LaJunta, Colo., that checks he had cashed at Portland Saturday night were forgeries. Denton had arranged with one of the men to send a part of the amount the check called for to him at the Murray hotel in this city. This was not done, and Denton left here instructing the management to forward the money to him at Frankfort, and later discovered the forger was on the same train with them. He was promptly arrested, taken to Kokomo for the night and returned to Portland Tuesday. Ditton admits his guilt. Colorado authorities will claim him . LESS COTTON IS USED United Freon Service. Washington, D. C„ June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Cotton consumed during May totalled 439,884 bales as compared with 541,377 bales during May last year, the census bureau announced today. Os this 268,131 bales were consumed in cotton growing states compared with 310,510 bales during May last year.

MORE WOBBLING Senator Penrose Savs the Tax and Tariff Bills Will Require Many Months AND MAY GO OVER Until Next Session Though Special Call Was Made by President for Purpose Washington, I). C., June 15.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tariff legislation will keep congress busy until October. . The new tax bill may go over until next session. This was the answer today of congressional leaders to President Hard ing's clearly expressed wish that the housk and senate would concentrate on tax and tariff laws and then go home. Senator Penrose, chairman of the senate finance committee, in discussing this question, expressed the feattoday that the injection of politics into tax and tariff debates would seriously delay final enactment of the two measures which, President Harding said yesterday, constitute the work for which lie called the present extra session. “I am going to do everything I can to keep politics out of it," said Penrose. "and I expect democratic leaders to do likewise. There should be no politics in consideration of a tax bill. It may be impossible to avoid it in considering the tariff, because there are two schools of thought, the protectionists and the tariff for revenue ideas." Penrose frankly stated it would probably be October before the tariff is done with. He strongly hoped, he said, that taxes could be revised promptly, but he did not deny that final action may go over until the December session.

A CHAIN OF BANKS Making a Direct Financial Connection Between the Farmer and Government IS BEING CONSIDERED By National Board of Farm Controll—Series of Conferences to he Held Soon (By Ralph F. Couch, United Press staff correspondent) Washington. D. C„ June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Establishment of a chain of co-operative agricultural banks, making a direct , financial connection between every farm state, now is being studied by the national board of farm controll, Secretary Charles Lyman announced today. Representatives of two million farmers affiliated with the board will hold a series of conferences here to decide whether an attempt shall be made to organize and set up the banks. Pamphlets describing the need of the nations 6,000.000 farmers for a financial organization of their own now are being circulated throughout the country by the national board. The pamphlets also are being forwarded to all members of congress. With a chain of private agricultural banks in operation, farmers never would be forced to sell crops at a sacrifice because of inability of obtaining loans with which to carry them, officials of the board say. "The force of the financial power controlled by the nations farmers can be appreciated.” said Secretary Lyman today. "When government reports are studied. These show that one half of the total credit resources of all the national banks in the country were placed therein by farmers. "Despite this fact, farmers for months have found it almost impossible to obtain loans adequate to carry on their business.”

CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: July $1.32%; Sept. $1.22%. Corn: July 62%; Sept. 62%. Oats: July 37%; Sept. 38%. OPEN SHOPS IN ST. LOUIS St. Louis, Mo., June 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fifty-eight of the largest printing houses in St. Louis have signed an agreement binding them to operate under the open shop plan for five years, it was learned today.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening. June 15, 1921.

jisflp . f ■■■ ~ j LATEST PHOTO OF SIMS, CENSURED FOR IRISH SPEECH Admiral Sims is shown in the above photo placing a wreath on the Ccntopath in London where lies Britain’s unknown hero.. His speech at the luncheon of the English Speaking Union in London on the Irish sympathizers in America in which he referred to them as “asses with votes" may result In a court martial.

MCCULLOUGH IS HEAD OF ROTARY Canadian is Elected President of International Rotary Today OTHERS ARE ELECTED Rufus Chapin of Chicago is Treasurer—To Elect Vice-Presidents By Clyde Beals. Written for the United Press Edinburgh, Scotland, Juhe 15- — (Special to Daily Democrat). —Crawford McCullough of Fort William, Ontario. today was elected international President of the Rotary Clubs, in their world convention here. McCullough was chosen by acclamation. Other officers elected were: Treasurer Rufus Chapin, Chicago. Sergeant-at-Arms, George Harris, Washington, D. C. Vice presidents, “Dick" Aspinall, Buchanon, W. Va.; Ralph Cummings, Lancaster, Pa.; Everett Hill, Shawnee. Okla.; Luther Stark, Orange. Tex.; “Bill” Bailey, Clarksville, Tenn.; Geo. Diehl, Buffalo, N. Y.; Andrew D. Morton, London; Norman Black, Fargo, N. D. Three vice presidents will be elected Thursday by the International Board of Governors.

TO CHANGE SEAL New Tuberculosis Christmas Sticker Has Been Designed by G. V. Curtis SANTA CLAUS PICTURE And Two Children Peering Out of a Chimney—Said to be Very Attractive A new tuberculosis Christmas Seal has been prepared by Mr. George V. Cutris of New York. The seal will be diamond shaped and will picture Santa. Calus and two children peering out. of a chimney. It is unusually attractive and should meet with favor during the coming Christmas season. Mr. Curtis, widely and favorably known in the art world of America thirty years ago and since then achieving triumphs in France, has again settled in New York. By an interesting coincidence, Mr. Curtis has just moved to 5 West Sixteenth street, in the studio once occupied by James Lawrence Breese, who was a friend of the late Stanford White. In fact, Mr. White's visits to the studio Jed to a legend in the neighbohood—a legend still perlsists—to the effect that this was one of Mr. White’s studios. Messrs. Breese and White were both acquaintances of Mr. Curtis, who has on the walls of his (Continued on page six)

DEAD FISH IN WABASH — Bluffton, Ind., June 15. — Members of the local Fish and Game associaI tion are investigating the cause of ! many dead fish floating on the sur- , face of the Wabash river and believe I that th -re may have been violations of the law by dynamiting or poisoning ' fish. One theory is that death-deal-ing refuse may get into the river at i some point. SHEET ACCEPTED Annual Settlement of Auditor Martin Jaberg is Approved hv State — A HALF MILLION Is Collected for Distribution Among Various State and County Funds County Auditor Jaberg this morning received notice from William G. Oliver, auditor of state, that his settlement sheet had been accepted at the office of the state auditor. Mr. Jaberg’s settlement sheet shows the sum of $517,808.47 collected here for distribution to the various

funds as follows: State tax $ 3,645.80 Benevolent institution 15,497.68 State highway 10,408.18 State school 16,094.34 State educational 7,472.64 State vocational 535.35 State soldiers’ memorial.... 526.84 County tax 65,219.38 Gravel road repair 52,134.99 Road bond interest 91,932.03 Township tax 12,328.65 Tuition tax 72,182.16 I Special school tax 89,721.31 ■ Road tax 19,793.01 1 Township poor 1,679.03 Corporation 54,931.19 Library 2,663.09 i Line fence 42.80 The funds which the various trus- , tees draw in the June settlement will be available by the last of next week, and Auditor Jaberg requests that they not call for same before that time. A NEW TIME TABLE A new time table will go into effect J next Sunday, June 19, and a few | changes are noted in the arrival of trains at the local station, the most noticeable change being the time of the eastbound train No. 4. The next time will be 2:55 p. m., instead of 5:36 p. m. The complete table is as follows: Eastbound No. 8 3:20 a. m. No. 226 8:54 a. m. No. 4 2:55 p. m. Westbound No 3 12:57 p. m. No. 227 8:13 p. m. No. 7 1:47 a. m. Nos. 226 and 227 operate dally except Sunday. The Erie has also added a Chicago ! merchandise train, which leaves Chicago at 10 p. m. every other day and 1 arrives in Decatur at noon the following day.

BAPTIST BIBLE SCHOOL The Dally Vacation Bible school being conducted by the Baptist church started off with fine Interest The teachers had all things in readiness Monday morning and were delighted to greet forty-seven boys and girls, fifty-five having been enrolled. On Tuesday the enrollment jumped to seventy-one with sixty-five present. All the students are "boosters” for the D. V. B. S. COULD NOT AGREE Judges Mho Heard Members of Co-Workers’ Class in Debate Last Evening HAD A BIG QUESTION Should a Sermon be More Than Twenty Minutes in Length Was the Subject The Co-workers Sunday school class of the Methodist church held one of the most Interesting >s>cial and business meetings last evening that it has ever held. There was a large number present for this time of the year. The Men's Chorus society sang a number of selections which were greatly enjoyed by all present. The drawing attraction of the meeting was the discussion of the subject “Resolved that a regular sermon should be no more than twenty minutes in length." The affirmative of this important subject was taken by C. L. Walters, Charles Teeple and H. B. Heller. The negative was held by W. J. Archbold. A. D. Suttles and Dr. Thomas. Tile judges were John Rex, Leigh Bowen and B. F. Devor. These judges failed to agree and soon became engaged in a controversy that very nearly proved fatal (to the question.) The points made by the affirmative were: That any average preacher could tell all that he knew in twenty minutes; that the congregations would get all the thoughts that they could hold in twenty minutes; that people became too sleepy if kept more than twenty minutes and that more time should be had in every service for the announcements and not so much for the sermon.

The points made by the negative were: That The church was a place for rest and that no person could get well adjusted to rest in twenty minutes; that the churches were declining because the people could not concentrate their minds upon anything for any length of time and that the long sermons of the past were the ones that accomplished the greatest good. After the debate fine refreshments were served. The committee which had charge this month was J. W. Vail, Martin Stalter, Janies Harkless, Forest Elzey. Tom Andrews, W. F. Beery, W. R. Gordon, William Teeple, Leland Franks, A. J. Smith, Chalmer Porter and William Richards. PRICES AT THE BOTTOM I tifhul I’rcMM Service. Indianapolis, June 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Prices are now as low as they can go until costs of labort materials jand transportation rates decrease. They will never reach the pre-war level of 1910 to 1914. This was the message to housewives and purchasers from the convention of Indiana Retail Dry Goods association here today. "The retailer is doing his part and has been doing his part for the past two years in an effort to bring down prices", it was said. "The other fellow has not done his part. We are operating at the lowest possible margin, paying the manufacturer and wholesaler high prices, paying high rents, forced to pay high transportation rates and are paying the same scale of wages we paid during the war period. "In spite of these expenses the retailer has been dropping his prices until they are now 40 to 50 percent lower than they were tliree years ago." The convention will close tonight. BAND MEETS AT 8:00 Members of the Decatur band are requested to meet promptly at 8 to'clock Thursday morning at the firejinen's hall in the city buliding, ready to make the trip to Portland. The special train will leave at 8:35. Be on hand promptly at 8 o’clock.

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AS TO PENAITY t ■ ■ .< Many Discussions as to the Punishment That May he Inflicted on Bandits i , NOW IN COUNTY JAIL Last Legislature Amended the Former Statute —Cole May be Released on Bond Since it is generally believed that Cashier Clarence Smith of the Preble bank, who was shot through the left lung on last Thursday by Russell Barrone. when he and Donald McDaniels attempted to rob that institution, will now entirely recover, there has been considerable speculation as to the charge to be placed against the bandits. It is freely expressed, however, that the men should be tried on the charge which will give them the greatest penalty, and in an examination of the Indiana statutes, it is disclosed that the following sections. passed by the 1921 general assembly, fit this case: Automobile Banditry—Penalty Section I—Be1 —Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Indiana, that if two or more persons, co-op-erating and aiding each other therein. shall commit a felony, having at the time on or near the premises where such felony is committed an automobile, motorcycle, aeroplane, or other self-moving conveyance, by use of which they escape, attempt to escape or intend to escape, or having committed such felony, they seize an automobile, motorcycle, aeroplane, or other self-moving conveyance by the use of which they escape or attempt to escape, they and each of them shall be guilty of automobile banditry, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the state prison for any determinate period not less than ten years or more than twenty-five years. Robbery—Penalty Section I—(Amendment to Act approved March 5, 1909): Whoever forcibly and feloniously takes from the person of another, any article of value by violence or by putting in fear, is guilty of robbery, and, on conviction shall be imprisoned in the state’s prison not less than ten years nor more than twenty-one years, and shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars and disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office or trust or profit for an indeterminate period. Whoever perpetuates an assault or an assault and battery upon any human being, with intent to commit robbery, shall on conviction suffer the same punishment as is prescribed for robbery. Upon a second conviction of either of the above offenses, such person as convicted shall be imprisoned in the state's prison for life. Provided, that upon second conviction no court hearing such case on such charge may suspend or commute any sentence imposed for such crime as contemplated in this act. It is possible that Eugene Cole, driver of the taxi cab which carried Barrone and McDaniels to Preble, may be released on bond within a day or two, it being the general belief that he is innocent, and from a caretui investigation at Fort Wayne among men by whom he has been employed, and Fort Wayne officials who are acquainted with him, he has never been known to be in trouble and has always been honest and trustworthy; and further, that he was forced to do the bidding of Barrone. according to the statements of the three men, at the point of the thirtyeight calibre gun. It is said an attorney will ask the court to grant him his freedom under bond until the September term of court. A BANKRUPTCY PETITION Filed by Wabash and Wells County Men Against Raymond Hogshead of This Place. (United Preus Service) Indianapolis, Ind., June 15.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —An involuntary petition in bankruptcy against Raymond L. Hogshead, a farmer and stockman of Decatur, was tiled in ft deral court today by Arthur Tomsem of Wabash county and William H. Settle and Edward Wolf, both of Petioleum, Wells county. The petition states that Hogshead has liabilities of more than $15,000, and that he committed acts of bankruptcy in February of this year when I he executed a chattel mortgage on all > his farm implements to the Schafer . Harlware company of Decatur, and . gave a chattel mortgage to his father, John Hogshead, covering all other personal property.