Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 216

WOULD MANDATE BOOT TRUSTEE Suit is Filed in Court Today Demand That Martin Gerke Gerke and His ADVISORY BOARD Repair and Open School in District No. I—Closed by Board of Health. The State of Indiana ex rel. William Rk'key. Daniel E. Smith, George Cramer and William H. Cook vs. Martin Gerke, trustee; Tice Baker, Samuel Harkless and William Gerke. members of the advisory board of Root school township,* mandamus, is the title of a new complaint filed In circuit court today by Attorney D. B. Erwin. The complaint sets out that the defendants are trustee and members of the advisory board of the school township, of Root, in Adams county; that the plaintiffs are residents of School Dist. No. 1 in said township, and fathers of children of school age enumerated in said Dist. No. 1; said district having been so constituted for the past forty years or more, and never abandoned on a written petition or written consent of a majority of the legal voters of said district, entitled to vote for township trustee. The petition states that in March. 1920, upon solicitation of said trus tee, the county superintendent and

others, a number of voters of said district, but not a majority, did peti tion said trustee to abandon said district for one year only, and transport the children to Dist. No. 6; the relat rix further say that thereafter and before the opening of the school year of 1920-21 a majority of the legal voters of said district filed a written petition, requesting said trustee not to abandon said school district; and the same petition was again filed three months prior to the opening oi school in September, 1921, which was signed by more than two-thirds of the residents and patrons of said school Dist. No. 1; and they now ask the court to compel the trustee and advisory board to appropriate suffi cient funds to repair said schoo’ building and put it in shape for use again for school purposes. The peti lioners state that it ean be repairei and made to comply with the rules laid down with the state board o! health, with the expenditure of a few hundred dollars, and that it will Im sufficient for school purposes for a number of years. The building was condemned be the state board of health, and wai abandoned by the trustee and advis ory board for this reason, it was stated by the township officials. September 24 is designated as the hearing of the mandamus proceed logs. — • A NEW POLITICAL PARTY <1 nltrd I’reMH Service). New York, Sept. 13 —(Special t< Daily Democrat) —Plans are being made today for a new liberal politi cal party. It will be launched formally thit fall and will undergo its first actua test of strength in the congressional elections of 1922. The movement is sponsored by thi committee of forty-eight which is acting independently of any other or ganization. There will be no at tempt at an alliance with the farmer labor socialist, single tax or othei parties. In fact, any possible sup port by those parties will be dis couraged. ■ • CHAPLIN PUTS ONE OVER (United PreMM Service>. London, Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charlie Chaplin was chuckling today over the one he “put over” on a fashionable London audience at Covent Garden opera house last night at the Beckett-Mc-Cormick fight. The enterprising management of sered 100 pounds to the first person to identify the comedian but Charlie sat through the fight undetected. He was disguised as a woman. — • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ • the weather forecast ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ •ndlana—Unsettled, showers tonight •r Wednesday; ;no change in temperature. Lower Michigan — Unsettled with r^o'y Prs Wednesday and in west Portion tonignt; no change in temperature. Upper Michigan—Unsettled, showers tonight and Wednesday; no change in temperature.

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RAIL MEN TO MEET Chicago. Sept. 13. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sixty thousand lailroad employes will meet here Sunday to consider the present wage difficulties with the roads. The announcement of the meeting was imide today by Bert M. Jewell, president of the railroad department of the American federation of labor. Jewell, who Is to address the mem bership, would not reveal the nature of his speech. The meeting was called in view of the fact that shop employes all over the country have voted overwhelmingly against (acceptance of the wage cut that went Into effect July 1. THE TEXAS STORM List of Known Dead Grows as Reports Come in From The Districts HIT BY FLOODS Believed Total Will Reach 250—Most of Recovered Dead Are Mexicans. (United I’reMM Service). Dallas. Texas, Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The toll of Texas’ greatest inland storms and floods grew today as swollen rivers rushed to the gulf. Reports from the outlying district) around Taylor, Texas, brought the toll of known dead in and out of San Antonio, where heaviest casualties were first reported, to around 175. San Antonio reported 49 bodies re

covered and 14 missing. Taylor and immdiate vicinity re ! ported 35 dead. Most of these were Mexicans. . I Thorndale reported 45 Mexicans r dead, all of whom have been recov ! ered. Alligator Creek, seven dead, five Mexicans and two whites. (Continued on page three) K. OF 0. OFFICERS — Were Elected Last Night— E. X. Ehinger is the Grand Knight THE GIBOULT HOME I Will Be Dedicated Octobei 9th—Delegates Were Appointed. The annual election of officers o :he Knights of Columbus was helast night at the hall, E. X. Ehinge bteing elected grand knight. Th >ther officers elected are: Gram Knight, E. X. Ehinger; deputy gram might, Frank Schnitz; financial sei etary, Joe Lose; treasurer, C. S. Nit lick, reelected; warden, Leo Gillig ecording secretary, John Starost chancellor, Julius Heideman, reelect )d; advocate, John Loshe, reelected crustees, C. N. Christen, Dynoi: Schmitt; inner guard. Charles Miller reelected; outer guard, M. J. Mylott lelegates to state convention, H. M Gillig; past grand knight and E. X Ehinger. Alternates-, Elliott Ullmai mil W. A. Klepper. The new officers will be installei with proper ceremony at the first regular meeting in October. To Dedicate Home. The Giboult home for delinquen boys at Terre Haute will be formal!) dedicated on 'Sunday, October 9th am in elaborate program is being ar ranged by the Knights of Colulmbui 'ouncils over the state. W. A. Klep ser and Dan Niblick were appointed is delegates to the dedication and t< make arrangements for all those wh< wanted to attend the dedication exer tises. Within the last tew years thi Knights of Columbus councils raised $75,000.00 with which the purchase the Smith estate, about six miles from Terre Haute. The local council, con slating of 321 members subscribed their full quota of $1284.00. The estate composed of 106 acres of good farming land and with a beautiful home of thirty-five rooms has been taken over by the Knights of Columbus and turned into a borne for delinquent boys. This is one of the activities of the Knights of Columbus in the line of boys’ work and their action has attracted much attention thioughout the state. Several people besides the delegates are planning on attending the dedication of the home. The people of Wakatimi, New Guinea, dance in their canoes. Three hundred and ninety homesteads have been filed in Alaska.

WELL PREPARED 1 . s Dr. Buxton Will Enter Law Firm at Atlantic, lowa Next Month ‘ A BIG OPPORTUNITY , And Friends of Local Man Are Confident of His Sucr cess in New Field. r “— Dr. A. G. A. Buxton and family will 1 leave Ilecatur the first of the coming month for Atlantic, lowa, where they I will reside, Mr. Buxton entering the practice of law as a partner of Mr. E. M. Willard, recognized as a leading attorney of that section of the state. Dr. Buxton lias resided here I several years and his splendid ability as a public speaker and a man of rare educational qualities has long been recognized. For some time he ha> i practiced law while also conducting services at the Christian church on Sundays and his many admirers here, while regretting his decision to lesve, sincerely hope for him the success they feel sure he will have in his new field of labor. I Dr. Buxton is well qualified for the j law and has unusual power in his ( ability to convince by powerful argu ( meht the poin he wishes to drive home. He is a member of the Adams county bar, the supreme court of , Indiana, the federal court and hat | been admitted to practice in the courts of Honolulu where he resided for some time. He is a college and university graduate with the degrees )f B. A.. M. A., Ph. D., and L. L. D ind also holds the degrees in divinity )f B. D.. D. D. and S. T. D. He stud ied law in the University of Chattanooga and has since given much time o the profession He was an active candidate for gov- , srnor of the Hawaiian Islands last spring but was defeated by Mr. Wai ace R. Farrington, the present gov■rnor on account of the fact that he was not a resident of the islands. A man of pleasing personality, fully ible to take care of himself under any ind all circumstances, 'he makes friends easily and his services as a public speaker have been in great demand in this section since he took up his residence here. His resignation of last Sunday was referred by the congregation to the official board with instructions that it be not accepted and that he be urged to remain here until a new church can be erected. Atlantic, lowa, where he and his famly will reside is near Council Bluffs, where the doctor at one time served is rector of St. Paul parish. improve' parks State Department of Conservation Will Spend $20,000 On Beauty Spots IN HOOSIER STATE Many Vacationists Passing Through Pleased With Natural Park Grounds Turkey Run, Sept. 13. —Indiana is the new mecca for vacationists. More than $20,000,000 will be spent on state parks and lakes this year, Richard Lieber, director of the department of conservation, said today. The state park movement started ( in Indiana in 1916. Now roads are filled with cars bearing the license plates of other states which come to Indiana especially to visit the state i parks. The park at Turkey Run was visit- ’ ed by 28,710 persons In 1920. In the first six months of 1921, this number was exceeded by approximately 10,000. Ten cents admission is charged. This money is expended in improve- ] ments. Last year, a new bridge was , built here, with money collected , from visitors. i A modern hotel also has been erected here. At McCormick's Creek ( Canyon, the hostelry has been enlarg- ; ed and refitted. Since the state took 1 over Vinegar Mills park near Ver- , non, hotel keepers, restaurant own- t ers and merchants report that bust- t ness has increased 50 per cent. ; “Our policy is to keep the money t at home," Lieber explained. “We c have as many pretty places in the j United States as there are in Europe, but the people - generally do not’ 1 know it.” a The Indiana state parks are open t to the public throughout the year, t

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, September 13, 1921.

+ ELECTION RETURNS + ♦ ♦ ♦ Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 13 — ♦ ♦ (Special to Daily Democrat) — + + Complete official returns of the ♦ + special constitutional election + ♦ gave amendment no. 1, the only + ♦ proposal to become part of the ♦ + state constitution, a clear ma- + + jority of 20,319 of all votes cast. + + The general tax amendment was + ♦ defeated by 134,400. + + Total votes cast in 91 coun- + ♦ ties were 210,846. The secre- ♦ ♦ tary of state has not received ♦ ♦ a report from Noble county on + + that point. + ♦++++++++++++♦♦♦ COLUMBUS BUT TO BE OBSERVED Committee Appointed to Ar range for Public Program On October 12th TO SECURE SPEAKER Effort Will Be Made to Get Prominent Speaker for Night Program. Last evening at the regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus, a committee composed of Joe Lose, Judge John Mbran and Dan Niblibk was appointed to arrange for a fitting program for the observance of Co lumbus Day, Wednesday, October 12 It is planned to have a public meeting in the evening either at the court house, K. of C. hall or some other available place and an interest ing program will be arranged. A numfer of priminent speakers have been suggested and the committee in charge will try to secure the best man possible. Besides the lec ture in the evening a musinal pro gram will probably be given and the public is assured of being entertain ed in a pleasing way. Columbus Day this year will mark the 429th anniversary of the discov ery of our great and free country byChristopher Columbus, the memor able date being Octobr 12, 1492. As soon as the committee in charge has completed arrangements for the observance of the day, the program will be printed. ————— • RICHARD DENIES IT Richard McConnell who was driving a car which struck the little Lank enau girl Sunday, called last evening and denied that his car has skidded seventy-five feet after striking her. He claims to have stopped his car within two feet. He feels very sorry ovei the accident. Lortilda is recovering nicely and w-ill soon be all right. THIS WILL HELP SOME (United Press Service) Washington, Sept. 13 —(Special tc Daily Democrat) —Railroad rate re ductions on live stock shipments in the middlewest territory between the Missouri river and the Rocky mountains which will save shipper) $10,000,000 annually were approved by the interstate commerce commis Biot- today. TO DEPORT THEM Government Decides to Ship Political Prisoners to Their Native Lands THREE CASES UP Russians Who Violated the Selective Draft- Mollie Sterner May Go To. (United Press Service). Washington, Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Deportation of political prisoners of foreign birth is planned by the department of justice it was learned today. The department has under consideration the cases of Jacob Abrahams, Samuel Lipmann and Hyman Lanekowsky, who are serving time at the Atlanta penitentiary for violation of the selective service act. All three are Ruslans. Though the state department the government has taken up with soviet officials the question of reception of the three prisoners if they are released and deported. Another pending case is that of Mollie Stelmer, who is Imprisoned at Jefferson City, Mo. She was sent there for alleged interference with the draft.

: GREAT LECTURE ► Stephen A. Haboush Pleases ► Big Crowd at Presbyterian Church Monday I THE 23rd PSALM Told in Story and Clearly » Illustrated from Stand- * point of a Sherpherd. * A crowd that more than taxed the * capacity of the Presbyterian church ■ on Monday evening heard and saw the entertainment given by Stephen A. Haboush, native of Galilee, and himself a shepherd, as was the Savior in the days of his youth. Accompanied by Mrs. Habosh, the lecturer arrived here yesterday, and promptly at 7:30 o'clock they began their entertainment which pleased the packed house, many people standing in the vestibule and on the side porch peering through the windows, and straining their necks and ears to see every picture and catch every word The story of the twenty-third ’ psalm, in which the song of the psalmlist is clearly told from the - viewpoint of the shepherd, was quite interesting. He told why the shepherd always led his flock over the hills and through the valleys of the country of Galilee; gave the uses of the rod and staff, and why the shep herd said: “Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me," and also explained wha' was meant by every phrase in the popular psalm. His story was the best interpretation ever given here. Following the story, many scenes n moving pictures, were thrown on the screen. The pictures were taker in Arabia, Syria, in Judea, along the river Jordan, by Mr. Haboush him self, every one of which was a familiar place to him in his boyhood days. Mr. Haboush came to this coun‘ry several years ago. studied the English language and the customs o the American people, and has secured an excellent education, by means ot which he can now tell the best peo rie in the world the story of part of the Bible that are most interesting and bring out interesting points that never before came to their minds. A free-will offering was taken, an<‘ the audience Was quite liberal. Hr also sold a booklet, giving the storv of the twenty-third Psalm as he told it from the platform. Mr. and Mrs. Haboush have beer appearing on lecture platforms undet the direction of well known lyceum bureaus, and it was because of an open date that he was secured foi Decatur. WANTS A DIVORCE Agnes Hindenlang Charges Delbert Hindenlang With Numerous Offenses MARRIED IN MICHIGAN Against Her Will, She Says —Wants Five Hundred Dollars Alimony. In a divorce complaint filed in tin Adams circuit court this morning by Attorney L. C. DeVoss, Agnes Him lenlang states that a year as the wife of Delbert Hindenlang, is entirely too long for her and she asks the court to sever the martial ties, allow htu the sum of $35 to prosecute her cast agfiinst the husband, and $lO per wee’ for support until the case is deter mined. The complaint recites that they were married June 29, 1920, and that they separated in August, 1921; that the defendant persuaded her to accompany him to the state of Michigan where he begged and coerced her to , make a sworn statement she was more than sixteen years of age, when ; she was but fifteen, in order that i the license might be secured, when lie w-ell knew, she was nothing more , than a mere child. After they were i married they returned to Decatur, and < since that time he has been cross and , •nsolent and has abused her in various ways, which she cannot longer i stand; he has refused to provide her I with proper clothing, and a suitable i place in which to live, the complaint I says. ; For all of these wrongs, and many > others, she is compelled to bring this suit. Mrs. HJndenland was Agnes I Ritter before her marriage. •— Mrs. Ed. Btiuer and daughter of Union township were shoppers in this I city yesterday. I

■ NOW WE'RE ALL MIXED UP 1 Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 18— (Special to Daily Democrat The Obenchain-Burch-Kennedy murder • case did buttle with the Roscoe (“Fatty”) Arbuckle case here today foi first place in public interest as a • result of the publication of a three page copyrighted story In the Los Angeles Examiner saying that Arthur B irch had confessed complicity In the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy to Chandler Sprague, reporter. The story said that Burch had told Sprague that if the story were i publisl cd he would deny it, ami thereby gave Los Angeles something about which to speculate. MAY USE GRAVEL County Commsisioners Are Considering Repairing Roads With Gravel TO TRY IT OUT Visited Gravel Pit at Richmond Yesterday -Freight Rates Reduced.

County Commissioners Robart Schwartz, Grant Owens and Ernst Conrad motored to Richmond yesterday where they inspected the gravel of the Richmond-Greenville Gravel company, this company being desirous of furnish'ng a coarse grade of gravel to the county for road repair work. County Commioisoner Grant Owens stated ’hat the company made the county a libera' offer and asked that a couple car loads of their grave), mixed with stone be used in repair ing the roads. One of the officials of the company stated that he would wager that the gravel would wear from three to five years longer than the crushed stone which is now being put on the roads. (Continued on page three) ARBUCKLE'S CASE San Francisco Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Without Further Evidence AFFIDAVIT IS FILED By Mrs. Delmont and Movie Star Will Be Tried for Murder AnyWay. (Vnlteii Press Service) San Francisco, Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The San Fran cisco grand jury today refused to in diet Roscoe Arbuckle from the niurd er of Virginia -Rappe until further evidence is introduced to clear ui disputed points. After a six hour session the jurj adjourned early today to give Dis trict Attorney Brady time to secure more evidence. It will convent again when he is ready. Brady is going right ahead with the prosecution. The coroner’s jury was called to meet at 10 a. m. t< hear the testimony of Mrs. Maudi Delmont, who alleges Arbuckle as saulted Miss Rappe during a ‘‘wild party" in his hotel suite and inflicted injuries from which she died. In spite of the delay in securing a grand jury murder indictment, the murder complaint against Arbuckle —sworn to by Mrs. Delmont —still stands and Arbuckle can be brought to trial on it even if the grand jury refuses to return any indictment. New York, Sept. 13. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Comedy films starring "Fatty” Arbuckle continued to be thrown into the discard throughout the country’ today. While the state censorship board in New York City declared itself powerless to act, individual theatre man agers united in barring Arbuckle pic turos here. Mayor Moore directed the department of public safety in Philadelphia to prohibit the comedian's films there on the grounds they would ‘‘offend public morals.” Exhibitors in Chicago, Toledo. Wilmington and I»s Angeles have voluntarily cancelled Arbuckle’s pictures and the police or censorship boards in Jersey City, Memphis, Providence ami throughout Michigan issue restrictive orders. Norfolk barred the Arbuckle pictures and Columbus, Ohio, planned to take similar action. Horses have nearly all disappeared in Hawaii, motor cars having taken their place.

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POLICEMAN HERE TODAY Thomas Burns, State Police Officer for Five Counties Visits Decatur TO ENFORCE LAWS Regulating Motor VehiclesFinds Decatur in Better Shape Than Others. A visitor here this forenoon was Thomas Burns, of Muncie, a state police officer in the employ of the automobile department of the secretary of state's office, at Indianapolis. Mr. Burns is one of about a dozen and a half policemen, whose duty it is to travel over the state and see that the new regulations of the automobile law are enforced. He was in conference with local officials, and stated to a reporter that he found Decatur in ;a much better shape than many cities in his territory, which includes Adams, Jay, Wells. Blackford and Randolph counties. He states that citizens who happen to ?et hit because they fail to comply

1 with the requirements should not . jump pell mell onto the officials, who 1 are only doing their duty. They I neither make nor give the law, simply carrying out their sworn duty. f Amide warning has been given over ■ the entire state, as to what might be 'xpected, and even the date was ani nounced when actual arrests would . be made, and here as in other places, ifficials have been very lenient. In Decatur the license plates are very well kept up; that is there are ■ very few machines that have been run with but one plate, or one of ■ them rusted and battered so that the i figures and letters cannot be read, and that tail lights are properly placed so that the numbers can bo read after night. The parking law requires machines to keep on the right side of the street, and no cross over on the left was pointed out as being perfect here during the forenoon. the state official not noticing >ne machine that happened to be onhe wrong side of the street. The •peeders also seemed to hold in just ight while the official was here, and le had net a single complaint to nake. He stated that special attenion would be placed on the certifiate of title act, and every driver will be compelled to display hi s license container in the front compartnent of the car, just as soon as the lecretary of state's office can catch up with the work. There are many ,vho have not yet received their certificates and containers, but the doart nent is gaining rapidly and all •rill be sent out in a short time. ' aese state policemen are furnish■il a Ford roadster, and in and near lie larger • cities a motorcycle officer : s doing duty in addition to the man .vil.h the Ford. The expenses of these officials are of course paid, together with a yearly salary of $1,500. This ncney comes cut of the registration for certificate of title funds, which is if course paid bv the automobile owners of the state, there now being ibout 800,000 machines in the stato of Indiana. Mr. Burns loft at noon for Bluffon, Montpelier and Hartford City. A CHANCE TO GRANDSTAND t United Pfvmm Service)* New York, Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Minta Durfee, 'ormer movie star and wife of Ros■oe Arbuckle, issued a statement tolay while preparing to leave for San Francisco, declaring, her determinaion to ‘‘stick by him to the finish.” Mrs. Arbuckle, who has not appeared in the films for two years, said that she and her husbana separited by mutual agreement, but that no court action was ever contemplat’d and that “our past differences are forgotten now.” “I am sure my husband is an innocent victim of this terrible affair and I am going to California to be with him until he is cleared," she said. A CROSSING ACCIDENT Hammond, Ind., Sept. 13. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two men are dead and three seriously Injured as the result of a grade crossing accident at the Monon tracks near St. John. John Fteinez and George Toth, both of Whiting, were killed when the car ’ in which they were riding with tliree friends was struck. The injured were John Shinko, of Pittsburg; John and Mike Potasniak, of Whiting.