Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 198.

MANY ARE DEAD IN MACON FIRE Brown Hotel at Macon, Georgia. Totally Destroyed Early This Morning SEARCH THE RUINS For Identification of Bodies - Register Destroyed and There is No List Out <1 nlted l*r«*MN Service) Macon, Ga., Aug. ?2.-(Special to Daily Democrat).—Belief grew today as firemen played streams of water on the smouldering ruins of the Br6wn House that twelve lives were lost when that hostelry was destroyed by fire early today. Two unidentified bodies wore recovered on the second floor. John W. Hays, sixty, died from injuries received when he leaped from a third story window. Nine others were reported missing by the police, according to an announcement made at noon. It is feared that they are buried under tons of heated brick and other debris. Eight persons, some seriously Injured. are in the hospitals. Many others sustained minor injuries. Macon. Ga., Aug. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Twenty or more lives were reported to have been lost here early today when the Brown House, one of Macon’s eldest hotels, was destroyed by fire. The guest registered was destroy ed and there is no way of checking up the number of dead. Firemen and police assisted by volunteers were searching the ruins for bodies. J. W. Hays, sixty. Macon, was taken from the ruins. He died on the way to the hospital. The fire started from an explosion of chemicals in a drug store uext to the hotel. The blast shook the entire city. The stairs and elevators of the hotel were destroyed' with the blast and men and women leaped from the windows. Between 100 and 150 guests were at the hotel at the time of the explosion. Horace Weems, clerk, could make no estimate of the exact number. Men and women rushed from the burning building in their night < lotl.es. Every fire apparatus in the city fought the flames which spread to other buildings, threatening half ot a city block. Ten injured persons have been carried to a local hospital. . • RACE WAR IS FEARED. Sullivan, Ind.. Aug. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat I.—Three women were brutally assaulted by negroes in the village of Farmersburg.'near here late last night. Race feeling has grown to such a point that Sheriff 1.1 Don tliitt advised Governor McCray id the situation and told the governor state troops maye be necessary to pra-t nmob action against three negroes held in the Sullivan county jail here in connection with the crime. Miss Glen Milan. 25, living south of Farmersburg, was attacked as she slept in her bed. The exact nature of the attack on the other two women was not learned. There was some talk of an armed mob marching against a camp of negroes employed by a contractoi in bridge work near Farmersburng where one of the negroes was arrested. All three of the men. under arrest were employed by the contractors Iwo of them fled to Terre Haute and were arrested in the negro section by polite. The other one was taken at the camp and brought by a circuitous route here authorities fearing to bring the negro through Farmersburg. THIRTEEN MADE ESCAPEKansas City, Mo., Aug. 22— (Special al Dally Democrat).—Thirteen prisoners escaped from the jail at Independence, Mo., early today, by sliding down a rope from the second storj. Nineteen others Inmates refused tin chance of freedom. None of the escaped prisoners haw been recaptured. *♦♦ ♦ * ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana—Partly , cloudy in so " t '[ and probably showers in <”’ 111 ‘ central portions late tonight ano Tuesday, slowly rising teniperatun. Michigan — Increasing clotidine.. followed by showers Tuesday an west portion tonight, warmer tonu.ni.

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DISLOCATES ARM W. P. Hawkins, manager for the ■ Sherman-White company in this city, * is carrying his left arm In a sling, * the result of an Injury sustained in loading chicken crates at Fort Wayne on Saturday. One of the slats in a , crate broke when he was on the company’s truck, and he fell to the ground. The left elbow was somewhat sore following the fall, but he , contimfed his work, and drove the truck to Decatur. At Monmouth’ it pained him considerable, and when ’ he gave the arm a slight twist the joint slipped back in place. Arriving here ho consulted a physician, and the arm is now carried In a sling. MONDAY,' SEPT. 5 I City Schools Will Open for the Fall and Winter Term . —A Prosperous Year AN HOUR’S SESSION And Recess Will be Taken Because of Labor Day— Grade Books Changed The city -schools will open a week from next Monday—September sth. The session will only last one hour, and a recess will then be taken until Tuesday morning because of Monday being labor day. The coming year will probably be a most prosperous one, although there many problems that confront the superintendent and the members of the school board. Probably the most annoying of them all is the fact that the state board of education last winter ordered a change in the text books in the grades for the coming year, and this is bound to work a hardship on the pupils and parents all over ’ue county, and in fact all over the state the coming year. Books changed in the grades will cost an average of a little more than $6 per pup;!, and if there are two or three or more children in a family, it works a deci led hardship just at this time. The local school board should not be censured for this change- They are in no way to blame, and they will overstep the order of the state board which requires the pupils of the last semester of the eighth grade to have’ the new books. The Decatur board will permit thesestudents to use the old books the last few months of their common school work, and thus many dollars will be saved the parents ot these children. During the opening hour of the school on Monday, September sth. the pupils will be given the slips telling the parents what books and equi.i ment will be necessary, and the real work of the school year will not begin until Tuesday morning. All pupils living outside the corporation should arrange for their transfers, and present them on the opening day of school if possible. This will greatly facilitate the work of school authorities. There are also a few young ladies who desire to work in private homes during the school year for their board or room, or for both, and of there are any homes who can care for these girls, calls should >e sent to Superintendent Wor’hmaii at once. The janitors employed by the rchool board began work at all the buildir.r this morning. The schools will he thoroughly cleaned and renovated, and all the necessary repairs nu de, that the buildings may be read:' for the opening day. — MOVING BANK VAULT. Work was started this morning on the moving of the bank vault from the old Adams County Bank to the bank’s new home across the corner. The brick wall around the vault is being removed and it will be a several days’ job in getting the burglar proof safe moved. The furniture in the present building is also being changed around I and plans made for the moving into the new building, which it is hoped will take place within the next sixty ; days. The marble fixture and furniture in the new building are now being s placed. > HUSBAND GETS HIS. New York.—Was Harry Clark angry > when his wife refused to tell him * where she got a quart of cognac be- > cause he wanted to get some himself or is he such a stern prohibitionist > that he invoked the law against his d own wife? At any rate he had her arrested and now he’s sorry, because 3 he had to "Ht up sso*‘ ''Oil - ‘>« r n * t out '

THE FARMERS ON THE TOUR 9 I • Sixty Michigan Autos Car- ‘ rying Remnants of Mammouth Organization Go ;THROUGH DECATUR . On Homeward Trip—Tired and Worn From Trip—--1 Many Left at Columbus The remnants of the biggest tourist organization that ever set out on a long trip to inspect the farms and farming conditions of the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Indiana, passed through Decatur today during the three hours from 11 o'clock to 2. The tourists started from Michigan more than ten days ago. and they have traveled more than fifteen hundred miles, camping along the way at night, and doing their own cooking. They were a tired, worn-out lot, and were eager to get back to their homes, the men and women accompanying the expedition represented practically every county in the southern peninsula of the state of Michigan. Originally they numbered about 800 people, and they were in 178 automobiles in the tour, but from time to time they dropped out, and at Columbus Sunday a great many started on the homeward trip, leaving about sixty to complete the tour. No word was received here from those in charge, as had been requested by Decatur and Adams county business men, and no arrangements were made for entertainment in this county. Only a part of the machines stopped here, a majority of them going on through to Fort Wayne. They will camp tonight at Huntertown, and expect to arrive at their homes t<> morrow evening. It has been a great trip for the party, and they enjoyed every miiiffte of it. On their trip from Michigan, and on the return as far as Richmond, they drove over paved roads a greater portion of the way, but from Richmond on to Fort Wayne, the tourists state they have had the dirtiest drive, because of the comparatively few miles of pavement. At Huntertown this evening an entertainment will be provided, and the Poe quartet will furnish music. m Icebergs off the Atlantic coast are more numerous than for many yeas MR. GRAY RESIGNS Leaves Bellmont Farms to he Associated With Father in Livestock Raising NEAR TERRE HAUTE At Bellmont a Year and County Agent a Year— Mr. Fuelling Successor Fred W. Gray, for the past year manager of the Bellmont farms and previous to that agricultural agent of Adams county, a year, has resigned as manager of the farms, to become a partner with his father, Mr. J. Gray in operating a five hundred acre farm near Terre Haute where the two men will conduct a general farming business and engage in the raising of purebred livestock. The father besides being Interested in farming, is also a banker in Terre Haute and the big farm they will operate is near Spencer, Ind-, a short distance from Terre Haute, Mr. Gray has been manager of the Bellmont farms the past year, and for more than a year previous was agricultural agent. He is an excellent man at the business, and his wide experience in farming and in the raising of livestock will make his services invaluable on the big farm he will now manage. During hie stay here he and Mrs. Gray have made many friends in the city and over the county who will regret to see them leave, but will wish for them every success in their new venture. The resignation will be effective September Ist. Mr. Gray is a member of the Decatur Rotary club, and he and Mrs. Gray have been members of the Presby- • terian congregation. Martin Fuelling, who has been employed at the Bellmont farms a numi her of years, will succeed Mr. Gray • as manager, and will keep the farms > and stock in the same high standard • in which they have been conducted in tho past.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 22, 1921.

REMODELING OFFICES Work was started today on the reI modeling of the office of Dr. S. I), r Heavers at the corner of First and ■ Monroe streets. It will be an enlarging anil general improvement in the same with a laboratory with - modern equipment and separate rooms for the doctor and his son, Dr. Ben F. Beavers, who hats entered upon a partnership with his father for , the practice of medicine and surgery. Dr, Ben Beavers lias taken training in the best medical schools of the east I and middle-west and has practiced in St. Luke's hospital, New Bedford, Mass., and in other city hospitals and is well prepared to handle a share t of his father’s practice. Dr. S D. ( Heavers is well known to the people of Decatur and the communities ad--1 joining, having practiced here conr tinuously for thirty-two years. MR. PYLE DEAD Well Known Geneva Man - Died Saturday Night Following a Short Illness AN AUTO ACCIDENT Car Overturns But Occupants Were Unhurt— Nevil Babe is Dead Ernest Pyle, aged 27, passed away at his home southeast of Geneva on Saturday afternoon following an illness of eight weeks. His condition b, came quite serious three weeks ago and he was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital the forepart of last week where x-ray pictures were taken in an effort to locate the trouble. However, they failed and he was brought to his home on Thursday. He leaves to mourn, his wife and one child and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Pyle. An Oldsmobile touring car went over the levee into the bed of the Limber Host last Saturday morning at about 6:30 o’clock. The car with two occupants, Harry A, Rordans and his lather-in-law, of Dayton, Ohio, was traveling south from here, and was thrown out of control when it crossed the bridge over the Lob just south of town, plunged down the twelvefoot embankment on the west side of the road, and landed upside down in the bed of the Limberiost creek. The occupants were thrown clear of . the car, and except for a few painful bruises were uninjured. The car rolled over three times before finally coming to rest, and the two gentlemen had about the luckiest escape imaginable. The top and windshield of the car were ruined and one wheel broken down, but after replacing the wheel the owner was able to pull out of the ditch on its own power. The soutli abuttment of the bridge bulged last spring during the big floods, and the bridge was condemned, and now there is a bad bump at the south end ■ (Continued on page four) IN GRIP OF FLOOD 1 Phoenix, Arizona, Suffers 1 Half Million Dollar Loss ' From Heavy Rains " I RECORDS IN DANGER 1 Attempts to Rescue Valuable Records from State Capitol Prove Futile (ITnlted Press Servlecl. Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 22. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Phoenix was in ■ the grip of another flood today. Heavy rains swelled cave creek, running almost through the city until during the night all of the lower sections of the town was rapidly coming under water. The water level had reached the date capital building flooding the lower floor. A sheet of water almost unbroken overflowed the farms for nine miles east of the city. National guard compaines were called out during the night to patrol the flooded area. An attempt was made to enter the flooded basements of the state capital buildings, in an effort to save valuable records of the state land office. on file there. Unable to reach the vaults, authorities were forced to await for the water to recede. It was feared that the records would be a total loss, as they were stored In nonwater proof vaults. Damage to property will reach $500,000, it was estimated today. ■ /

PRETTY WEDDING AT SMITH HOME I I Miss Lucile Smith United in Marriage to Mr. Leroy E. Eicher of Valparaiso REV. A. H. SAUNDERS Officiates at Double Ring Ceremony at 9 O’clock This Morning One of the pretty weddings of the summer season was that this morning at 9 o’clock of Miss Lucile O. Smith, older daughter ot Dr. and Mrs. ',V. S. Smith, of Third street, and M r . Leroy Edison Eicher of Valparaiso, son of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy L. Ei her. of Ashland, O. The Smith home on Third street was beautifully decorated with rose buds, and formed a beautiful setting for the wedding. The Rev. A. H. Saunders, of the Presbyterian church officiated, using the double ring cere mony. Preceding the wedding Miss Gene vieve Smith, sister of the bride, sang beautifully two solos, ‘‘Violets’’ and “I Love You Truly,” the accompaniment'being played by Mrs. A. H. Saunders. The bride’s father led her to the altar, and gave her away in marriage. Neither the bride nor the groom had attendants, and the wedding service was very impressive because of its simplicity. Miss Smith was attired in a gown of georgette crepe trimmed in fringe, and she wore a tulle veil. She carried a shower bouquet of bride’s roses. The v, edding march was played by Miss Agnes Kohne. Following the wedding service a delicious three-course wedding breakfast was served to the guests, the guests, the tables being nicely decorated with rosebuds and smilax. Misses Agnes Kohne and Leona Bosse, members of the ' Delta Theta Tau, and friends of the bride, assisted in the serving. During the day the bridge and groom left on a short wedding trip, and afl er their return will be at home at Valparaiso. The wedding of these young people had been expected for some time by their friends, and is the culun ir.tion of a courtship which began ir their college days at Valparaiso un'versity. (Continued on page five) WAGES ARE CUT Director of State Highway Commission Announces New Scale for Workers MAN WITH A TEAM Will Now be Paid $27 Per Week—Laborers to Get 20 and 25 Cents an Hour Indianapolis, Aug. 22. —Scale pay on all state road construction work has been cut as regards the price of teams and laborers, according to Lawrence Lyons, director of the state highway commission. This is in accordance with the commission’s policy to reduce road building and maintenance costs, and also for the reason that living costs have declined somewhat, he says. Teamsters witli teams have been reduced from 50 to 45 cents an hour The wage reduction for laborers will vary in that some men are paid 25 cents an hour and others but 20 cents an hour. Where the work of a man is believed up to standard set by the commission, then he receives 25 cents an hour. In cases where the superintendent considers the man is giving his best efforts but such does not measure up to the best workers, a reduction is made. According to Mr. Lyons the new scale will make it possible for a man with a team to earn about $4.50 a day or $27 a week. This is a considerable drop from the scale for wartime work. The sliding scale for laborers is designed to eliminate those men who think, they can kill time when employed by the state. CARD OF THANKS. We wish in this manner to thank all the friends and neighbors, the Revs. Haney and Wyatt, the choir, for their kindness and assistance shown us during the sickness and death of our beloved sister, Miss Rachael Winters. MR. AND MRS. GEO. WINTERS. *

CAR GOES INTO DITCH Seven young people had n narrow > escape last night about nine o'clock 1 when the Dodge cur in which they were traveling slipped off the road, four miles north of here and overI turned in the ditch. The car belonged to a man named Gehrig from near Auburn. The crowd iiad been visiting at Herne during the day and , were homeward bound. They say a * Ford sedan coming south failed to give them enough room in passing ’ and the car went down an eight-foot embankment. Miraculously no one was injured and the car was but slightly damaged. ENTRAINS TODAY Indiana National Guard in Training at Camp Knox. Ky., Leaves for Home THE BEST COMPANY In the National Guard Organization in Entire U. S.—ls Well Equipped Comp Knox. Ky„ Aug. 22. — The 151st regiment, Indiana National Guard entrained for home today. The Indiana guard which has been in training here for veral weeks will be demobilized as soon as it reaches the home stations of the companies. The Indiana ouilit, the fourth largest national organization in the United States, won the name of the ‘best drilled” best disciplined and best officered” of the fifth army corps : guard organization. When the state soldiers left Indiana they were practically without equipment. Now they have most every thing that goes toward making I up a soldier. According to Major Will O. Jericho, quartermaster general of the Indiana troops they will be entirely equipped within two weeks after they reach their home stations. Much of the minor equipment which was not obtained until time for the troops to ■eturn to their home 'stations will be urnished them on their arrival there. Should these men be needed in the Indiana coal fields or industrial sections to quell disturbances or to prevent violation of the state laws they ?ould be ready within a tew hours. They have rifles, uniforms, shoes, first aid kits, underwear and socks. During training here the Indiana ( trench mortar shells titan members of the regular army trench mortar company. The Indiana company had eleven shells in the air at one time, while the regular army bad only ten. Tlie machine gun battalion, placed ' seventy of the seventy-five shots < within a two inch border of a tri- i angle. This according to regular 1 army officers is a good record and a 1 credit to the Indiana guard. ' The officers are being picked witli I more care than has been used hereto- > fore in picking national guard offi- < cere. 1 Great care is being exercised by < Governor Warren T. McCray, com- 1 mander-in-chief of the guard and Ad- I jutant General Harry B. Smith, in picking one major and two brigade generals. There officers will be appointed as scon as the most efficient men are found, according to General ‘ Smit it. The ISfst regiment of Infantry will \ 1 leave here tomorrow and the artillery s regiments will leave Sunday, August' l 28, according to present arrange-I 8 I < ■nents. e ! IN SECRET SESSION TODAY. i Dublin, Aug. 22. — (Special to flaily Democrat). —The Daul Eireann wont into secret session today to hear the report of the Sinn Fein cabinet upon the proposed reply to Lloyd George's peace offer. It was stated that the reply would | probably not be ready before Friday. ,

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' MARINES ON WAY : TO SETTLE SCRAP I, Ordered to Panama to See 1 That Verdict of United States is Carried Out ; HAS SERVED NOTICE That Costa Rica Should > Have Disputed Territory Held by Panama Now By Raymond Clapper. (I lilted Pre*** Service). Washington, D. C., Aug. 22. —(Special to Daily Democrat ■ -American marines aboard the readnaught Pennsylvania are on t secs today hastening to Central America, to see that the verdict of the United States is carried out in the dispute between Panama and Costa Rica. The United States has served notico on Panama that this government believes Costa Rica should have the disputed territory of Costa, which is at present held by Panama tn,op:'. The dispatch of a battalion of marines, it was said in official circles here here is merely a precautionary measure. They will land at the Pacific end of the Canal and rn-ty be sent up to the coast to the Costa Rican boundary. This action follows long negotiations between the United States and Panama which began almost Immediately after the inauguration :>f President Harding. Panama had siezed the Coto district on the Pacific side in retaliation for occupation by Costa Rica of territory on the Atlantic side assigned her under the award of the I late Chief Justice White which Pauaima disputed. Secretary Hughes protested that dissatisfaction witli the award on the Atlantic side should be excuse for seizure by Panama of the Pacific territory which was assigned : to Costa Rica under the Lou*, ct decision which Panama accepted as fair. AT CLERK’S OFFICE Rev. C. J. Miner, of the United Brethren church, officiated at the marriage Saturday evening at the county clerk's office of Miss Aldine Gerber and Mr. Robert Samuel Lude. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. " Daniel Gerber, of near Magley, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lude of near Craigville. The couple left Saturday evening on a short trip to Ohio, and will be at home to their friends on a farm near Craigville on their return. MARRIAGE LICENSES Two marriage licenses were issued late Saturday evening by County Clerk John T. Kelly. The first was issued to Robert Samuel Lude, farmer, Craigville. born April 20, 1889, son of John George Lude, and Aldine Gerber, housekeeper, Magley, born September 17, 1897, daughter of Daniel Gerber; Leroy Edison Eicher, druggist, Valparaiso, Ind., born February 26, 1898, son of Quinney 4.. Eicher, and Lucile Orion Smith, teacher, Decatur, born March 30. 1897, daughter of W. O. Smith. FIRST APPLICATION County Clerk Joohn T. Kelly had one application for an absent voter’s ballot with which to cast his ballot at the special election September 6. The application came fr< \rthur M. Fisher, Decatur resident, ho is now at Burdette, Kans., o < *wg work on his farm there. Tne applicant states he wants to vote against the amendments, ami expresses himself in rather strong language. -- ■ e GUESTS AT BURDG HOME. Guests yesterday at the Al and Charles Burdg home on Mercer avej nue, included Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kist and Dr. George L. Perry of Portland I and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Combs of Van 1 Wert, O.