Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1921 — Page 1

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TO REFUSE THE CUT IN WAGES Railroad Men Will Desert Posts According to Hitfh Officials of Union VOTE IS ONE SIDED Tabulation Will Be Completed by Monday —No Walk-out Be Ordered. (I’altril Piwm Service). Chicago, Sept. 27 — (Special to Pally Democrat) —Railroad workers of the nation will refuse to accept wage reductions recently ordered by the United States railroad labor hoard. Rather than do so they will desert their posts of duty, high officials of the brotherhood of railway trainmen gathered here for the official canvass of the organization's strike vote, believed today. But no unauthorized walkouts will he tolerated, the union leaders decreed. All men must remain on the job until a strike call Is issued. The trainmen, ballots thus far op ened show, overwhelmingly spurned the new proposals. Vice-president James Murdock, acting head of the union during the illness of President W. G. I.ee, declined, however, to pre diet the percentage of members fav oring a strike. A 100 per cent vote among the 186,000 trainmen, employed on class 1 railroads paying under the provi sions of the railroad labor board’s (award, was brought out Murihtck told the United States. This class embraces all of the country's princi pal lines. Tabulation of the trainmen's bal lots, he said, would be completed b> Monday. Members of the other three of the “big four” brotherhoods —the broth erhood of railway conductors, the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and firemen and the brotherhood of switchmen, back the trainmen in their stand, union officials asserted Canvass of the ballots of these or ganizatlons will start here October 3. FOR THE PASTOR Members of the Christian Church Congregation Entertained at Mrs. Daniels ON MONDAY EVENING Sixty People Enjoy Parting Reception to Rev. and Mrs. A. G. A. Buxton. Sixty members and friends of the Christian church congregation enjoyed a social time Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Minnie Daniels, on Sixth street, the occasion being a farewell reception to Dr. and Mrs. A. G. A. Ruxton and family, who wil leave soon for Atlantic, lowa. The evening was spent in a most delightful way, and the members ol the congregation, to whom the restg nation of the pastor was referred a short time ago are reluctant in accepting the same, and insted of accepting the same, and instead of ac sixty days’ leave t>f absence. Dr Buxton enters the profession of law at the lowa town, and if the place should prove not to.his liking, the members of the Decatur congregation desire his return here. Late in the evening a picnic supper was served. Wednesday, Dr. Buxton will leave for Pittsburg where he will visit his mother a day or two, an.l return here for the Sunday service. The family expects to leave next week for lowa. They have resided here the past year. BRIDGE SPAN REPAIRED Bloomfield. Sept. 27—Conversion of a 10-ton capacity bridge into one cspable of holding 15 tons has been completed at the White River near here, on the state road between Vincennes and Indianapolis. In repairing the 600-foot steel structure a badly damaged concrete floor was torn out and replaces! by lighter creosote blocks. Engineers of the bridge department of the commission explained that the difference in weight of a concrete floor and the much, lighter creosote block floor means increasing the capacity of this bridge ’at least five toni ,

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INDIANAPOLIS MARKET t (Inllnl PrrM Service). Indianapolis, Ind.. Sept. 27. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hog receipts 11,000, market 15-40 c lower; beet heavies $7J75r58.00; medium mixed SB.OO-18.10; common choice $8.00; bulk sales $8.00; cattle receipts 400; steers $5.00-$8.00; cows and heifers SI.OO- - sheep receipts 700, market stiady; tops SI,OO-13.50. MANAGER RETIRES E. M. Williams. Regional Operating Vice President of Express Company TURN OVER REINS Os Southern Territory to Wm. G. Smith —Forty!two Years in Business. Announcement was made today by B. H. Elzey, agent of the American Railway Express company in this city, hat E. M. Williams, regional oper iting vice president, of the expresi •arrier, in the south, will retire from the express business on October first Along with this announcemen ■omes the appointment of William G -imlth, heretofore general manager n the eastern lakes department o he express company's operating or :anization at Cleveland, as vice pres dent in the south, Ailing the vaeancj ■aused by the resignation of Mr. Wil ianis, who will enter private busness. As general manager of the astern lakes department Mr. Smitl las had management of the exprese ■ompany's business iu the northeri lalves of the states of Ohio and In liana, the lower peninsula of Mich gan and western Ontario. The southern operating territory ol he express company comprises the errltory with the northern boundary ollowing the northern state line of Kentucky, passing through West Vir,iniu via Charleston and following the lorthem boundaries of that state, to he Chesapeake bay. The western >oundary of tho territory passe, hrough the extreme western part o: Kentucky and Tennessee, followinf he Illinois Central lines, from Cairo 11.. through Kentucky and Tennesse< nd down Mississippi to New Orleans a., and hence to the gulf. All the errltory east and south of thest oundaries is included in the south •rn (departments of the carrier. William G. Smith, who #goes to At anta as the new regional operating ice president for the express bus ness and particularly in the lake re -ion of the country. He has spent 12 years as an expressman and has tad an exceptionally interesting car *er. He began as- a clerk for the imerican Express in 1879, at Waupun, Vise., two years later found him ar .ssistant night clerk in Milwaukee, in he same state, and by ills fidelity tc tis duties was promoted to cashier tnd later to route agent. His terriory was changed from time to time intil an appointment came to him o become superintendent at Mil ,-aukee in 1892. From superintended >t Milwaukee and later at Detroit li mvanced to assistant to general man iger and later assistant to the vice resident and general manager of the express company at Chicago. In the interest of the American Ex ■mess company, Mr. Smith was tern >orarily detached from his duties sc hat he might take a trip to the Orient, and as an experienced expressnan determine whether it was feasible to introduce in the Philippines ind elsewhere a railway express serves gtmilar to that conducted in the United StaOes. Mr. Williams, who retires to go into private business, is one of the best known express in the south. Before the formation of the American Railway Express in July 1918, he was active in the Southern ind Adams Express companies, being vice-president in charge of traffic for both of those organizations. When the express business was turned over to the new unified company, Mr. Williams was placed in charge of its operations in tho south and has been active in ttiat important territory since. UNDERGOES OPERATION. Billy Dowling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiilliam Dowling of Fort Wayne, was operated on yesterday at the St. Joseph’s hospital for the removal of tonsils and adenoids. The little chap is getting along nicely and was able to be taken to his home today.

DIED LAST NIGHT Jerry Vandecar Living West of Monroe, Succumbs to Infirmities of Age BURIAL IN ILLINOIS Lived in Adams County Seven Years —Two Sons Four Daughters Survive. Jerry Vandecar, living one and one-hulf miles west of Monroe, died at the family home last evening after an illness due to infirmities of age. Mr. Vandecar had lived in this county seven years, and during his residence here had made many friends who regret to learn of his death. He was born in New York state, April 16, 1830, making his age at death ninety-one years, five months and ten days. He was a son of John and Mary (Warington) Vandecar, and hud lived some years in Illinois, at Paulding, Ohio, and Van Wert. Ohio, before coming to Adams county. His wife died thirteen years ago. Surviving are two sons, James, living near Monroe, and George, at Cedar Fall, Iowa; four daughters, Mary, wife of William Michaels, living near Monroe; Caroline, wife of L. C. Keeneth, Odell, Illinois; Kate, wife of Webb Sackett, Danbury, lowa and Emma, at home. There are also ten grandchildren and two greatjrandchildren. Funeral services have not been leflnitely arranged as yet, but a short service will be held at the home in charge of Rev. Reichenbach of the Friends' church at Monroe, previous to shipping the body to Pontiac, 111., for burial. Word is awaited from relatives at a distance. • • CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Sept. 27 — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: Sept. $1.19%; Dec. $1.23%; May $1.27%. Corn: Sept. 50%; Dec. 51%; May, 56%. Oats: Sept. 34; Dec. 37%; May 41%. — • Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Koos from St. Mary's township, were business callers here this afternoon. THE HOUSING LAW Indiana Statute Passed in 1913 Will Be Enforced Beginning October 1 A STATE DIRECTOR Under Supervision State Board of Health—Heavy Fine for Violation. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana housing law, on the statute books since 1913 will be put into force October 1, according to W. F. Sharpe of Crawfordsville, newly appointed director. The last sesion of the legislature appropriated $15,000 for enforcement of the law for one year. The director supervisor will be under the state board of health and will have one assistant. The law is not retroactive, Sharpe said. Owners of tenements not complying with the law cannot be forced to rebuild, but plans of new buildings may be ordered altered. No definite program has been outlined so far, the director said, but an investigation of tenements in the larger cities of the state has been tentatively arranged. Some of the provisions of the law are as follows: Four hundred cubic feet of air space to each person. No tenement higher than 1% times the width of the street. Back yards across entire width of lot. No yard less than 15 feet in length. One window in each room open direnctly on street or open court—all courts to he open to the sky. No more than three stories in .height unless fireproof. Every one more than two stories must have running water. Each family must have access to running water without passing through apartments of other families. Each tenement must have a sewer connection. The law defines a tenement house as "a house or portion thereof which is leased or hired out to be occupied as the home of two or uore living independently of each other. Including bats and apartments but not hotels.” Penalty for violation is from $lO to $250 fine.

D«cat«it ladiawt Tuesday Evening, September 27. 1921.

♦ THE WEATHER FORECABT ♦ Indiana —Cloudy tonight and probably showers in southeast portion; Wednesday fair, cooler In north and west portions. Lower Michigan —> Cloudy tonight, warmer In southeast portion, cooler in extreme west portion; Wednesday fair and cooler. « Upper Michigan—Cloudy and cooler tonight; Wednesday fair and cooler. SERIOtiS CHARGE MADE GY WITNESS Zey Prevost Says She Saw Arbuckle Torture Miss Rappe-Heard Her Cries FIRST TO ROOM Charges That Arbuckle Will Intimidate Witness in Sensational Case. (United I’ron Service). San Francisco, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Zey Prevost hurled serious charges against Ros coe “Fatty” Arbuckle when she testified today in Arbuckle's preliminary hearing for the alleged murder of Virginia Rappe. Miss Prevost declared she saw Arbuckle torture Miss Rappe with a piece of ice exclaiming “that will make her come to.” She charged that Arbuckle threatened to throw Miss Rappe out because “she's too noisy.” She described Miss Rappe as lying on the bed in Arbuckle's room crying “I'm dying, I’m dying, he hurt me,” after the alleged assault. Miss Prevost was one of the first to reach Miss Rappe. "She was dressed but her hair was down,” Miss Prevost test'fied. “Arbuckle had been in the room with her about an hour." (By M. D. Tracy, United Press staff correspondent) San Francisco, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—By ruthless as saults upon the charafcter of witnesses who testified against Roscoe Arbuckle, charged with tho alleged murder of Virginia Rappe, the de sense which was to open today, hop ed to secure the freedom of the film comedian. Sensational charges of blackmail, hints of “white powders” and bad hootch, of intimacy between principal sate witnesses were expected. The spotlight of searching crossexamination was to be turned on the testimony, lives and character of Mrs Bambina Maude Deimont, the “avenger” of the dead Miss Rappe, A1 Semnacher who gathered the dead girl's clothing "to clean an automobile" and the other witnesses upon whose testimony Dist. Attorney Brady depended for a conviction. Not a seat was expected to be available for men when the court opened at ten-thirty. The club wo men who have throned the court were expected again to overflow the benches into the “cage” where prisoners sit and even to the extent of crowding the aisles. GARHS' IN LINE Furnishes a Murder to the Long List—Negro Shoots Julius Gunther OF POLICE FORCE The Reserves and Five Hundred Citizens Recruits Guarding City. (United I’renii Service). Gary, Ind., Sept. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Julius Gunther, a policeman was killed and a negro was wounded in a shooting affair here last night. Officials are taking precautions against race trouble as a result of the shooting. Gunther had entered the black belt to invesigate a shooting. He entered a pool room where the negro was found on the floor wounded. The policeman walked on through the room and pulled aside a curtain when a shot rang out and he staggered to the street where he fell dead shot through the heart. As a result of the affair, Mayor W. E. Hodges ordered out all the reserves and recruited 600 civilians. The police force with its reinforcements combed the negro section but was unable to locate the slayer.

WANT LOWER RATE Fourteen Taxpayers Petition County Auditor to Ask State Tax Board TO REVIEW LEVIES Petition Sets Out That Levies Are Higher Than Government Warrants. A petition has been presented to Couny Auditor Martin Jaberg by fourteen taxpayers of the .county, requesting the auditor to file same with the board of state tax commissioners, asking that body to review the levies fixed by the levying officers of the ciy of Decatur, the township of Washington, and the county of Adams. Mr. Jaberg has complied with their request and forwarded same to the state tax board. The petition follows: State of Indiana, Adams County, SS: In the matter of appealing from the action of local tax levying officers of the City of Decatur; Township of Washington; and of Adams County, Indiana. To the Auditor of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned ten or more petitioners, being taxpayers other than those who pay poll tax only; of the City of Decatur, Township of Washington, and Adams County, In (liana, who are affected by the tax levies fixed by the tax levying off) cers of he above taxing units, and who feel themselves aggrieved by such tax levy, hereby petition you as County Auditor, to certify such tax levy to the State Board of Tax Com missioners for review and final ac tion as provided in section 200 of the tax law as amended by the general assembly of 1921, approved March 10, 1921, being chapter 222, acts of 1921. We object to the tax levies as fix ed by the local officers for the reason that the amount to be collected on the levies so fixed is more han gov ernment economically administered warrants. (Continued on page four) ROAD COMPLETED Bellmont Concrete Road Was Completed at Ten O’clock This Morning OPEN IN THIRTY DAYS Highway is 18 Feet Wide — Curves Filled With Stone —A Good Job. At ten o’clock this morning the fin ishing touches were put on the Bellmont concrete road east of this citj and the contractors, Brinneman and Gordon, of Bluffton, marched uj town with about forty of the men and took them to the Enterprise Drug store where they were treated tc sodas and cigars. It will be thirty days until the road is opened to traffic, it being a rule ol the Indiana highway commission that no concrete road shall be opened to traffic until thirty days after it is completed. Work on the improvement of the road was started on August 18th and the concreting of it took just eleven days, three hours and fifteen minutes The road is .87 of a mile long and runs east from the Monroe street bridge, turns north and goes past the Bellmont park. It is eighteen feel wide and at the curves crushed stone has been placed on sides to a width of from five to three feet, thus making it possible for motorists to pass each other without getting off the main road. William Reppert, (former county commissioner, was the superintendent in charge, he being appointed by the board of Adams county commissioners. The new road looks like it would stand the wear and is wetll built. Brinneman and Gordon also built the M. R. E. cemetery concrete road west of Brene and their work has been very satisfactory. WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND Mineola, N. Y., Sept. 27.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —Millionaires residing in Nassau county, Long Island, one of the richest and most exclusive colonies in the country appealed to the authorities today for special protection from bandits.

NEPHEW IS DEAD County Assessor Wiilliam Frazier last evening received a message informing him of the death of a nephew, 1.. W. Crenger, at StoutsviUe, 0. Funeral services were held toduy, but Mr. Frazier received the message too late to attend. A week ago Sumluy Mr. C'reager was well and hearty, and tho uncle was. greatly surprised when the news wus received. No information concerning the death was given. A BIG PROGRAM. Will Mark Dedication of the Gilhault Home for Boys at Terre Haute LOCA L DELEGATES Dan Niblick and W. A. Klepper Will Attend—A Home for Young Boys. One of the most notable celebrations in Indiana, held under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus, will attend the dedication and formal opening of the K. of C. Gibault home for delinquent boys, at Allendale, Vigo county, Indiana. Sunday, October 9. Located near Terre Haute, attendance will be especially large from that city, but all sections of the state will furnish their quota. The large event will include ble«-! sing of the house and grounds, a solemn field mass, at which Rt. Rev. Toseph Charrand, bishop of Indianapolis, will deliver the sermon, and an afternoon program. Speakers for the occasion will include Charles M. Niezer. of Fort Wayne, who will give the dedicatory address. Mr. Niezer, ,i former state deputy of Indiana, has been identified with the Gibault home movement from its inception. The morning’s services will begin it 10:30 o’clock and, following the ■olemnities, the Catholic ladies, of Terre Haute, will serve luncheon on the grounds. Tho program will lie as follows: Naional Anthem —Cathedral choir, of Indianapolis. Address of Welcome —State Deputy Joseph M. Nurre, Bloomington. "Pierre Gibault” —Will H. Hayes, postmaster general. Formal Dedicatory Address —Chas. M. Niezer, Fort Wayne. Indiana's Acceptance and Appreciation —Gov. Warren T. McCray. An Appreciation—James A. Flaherty, Supreme Knight. State officers and district deputies of the Knights of Columbus met in Indianapolis during the past week to perfect plans for the event and it is ■xpected that nearly 10,000 will attend the Gibault home dedication. The ;eneral management of supervision of the business affairs of the Gibault home is vested in a board of 12 trustees, headed by Rt. Rev. Bishop AleTiing, of Fort Wayne, and IU. Rev. Bishop Chartrand, of Indianapolis; Toseph M. Nurre, of Bloomington, resident; Madison J. Walsh, Indianipolis, secretary; William J. Mooney, ndianapolis, treasurer; Rev. Francis Jansen, of Gary; Charles M. Niezer, Fort Wayne; Stephen A. Callahan, Fort Wayne; J., W. Johnson, Kokono; M. E. Foley, Indianapolis; M. J. Jcrinan, recently appointed directorn charge of the Gibault home, is a nember of the board ex-officio. The home and school is established ind maintained for the purpose of providing for boys who, on account of their inability to obtain proper are, training and education in n.v other correct way, or who, on aco ■ of a home environment conducive to "delinvuency” or “incorrigibility," from which they cannot be rescued in any other correct way, or who, on account of any other circumstances or conditions which cannot be remedied, have become delinquent or incorrigible, or are bordering on, or are in serious danger of becoming delinquent or incorrigible. The departments to be established at the home include domestic, agricultural, educational, physical culture, statistics and health. Fort Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Valparaiso and other northern Indiana cities, besides many in the southern section, will be represented by Knights of Columbus and numerous others at the dedication two weeks hence. W. A. Klepper and Dan M. Niblick were appointed as delegates by the local council of Knights of Columbus. Several others from this city are planning on attending the dedication of the home. _# The concrete road ruining a mile east of the city was completed this morning but it will probably be a month before it cun be used.

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MRS.SOUTHARD SMILES TODAY As Faces Charfce of Murdering Four Husbands Fifth Faithful LAUGHS AT CHARGES And Declares Lydia a Sweet and Fine Girl and a Wonderful Wife to Him. Twin Fails, Idaho. Sept. 27. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Tho fifth iiushand of Mrs. Lydia Southard, alleged “female bluebeard" disclosed tier defense plans today. Paul Vincent Southard, petty officer in the United States navy on shore leave to fight his wife's battle against the charge of poisoning her fourth husband, Edward F. Meyer, directed the quizzing of prospective jurors as court cloned today. “Do you think any man would stick by his wife if the charm she was a murderess were true?” snapped the officer. “This charge that she poisoned Meyer to get his life insurance policy of SIO,OOO i. ridiculous. And these stories being circulated about the country-side that the other three husbands met with foul play are absurd. “Lydia is a sweet and fine girl and has been a wondgrful wife to me. Anyone wfio knows her, realizes the charges of murder against hue are false and we will prove it. “The life insurance policy for $lO,000 on Meyer’s life had never been delivered when he died. We will prove that when the time comes, too. “Our attorneys have filed suit against the company that started tills silly case.” As the second day of the trial got under way today, the 27 year old Mrs. Southard was all smiles. “Could I have any fears when I have a husband like Paul,” she beamed. HAD BIG GLASS Catholic Ladies of Columbit Now Have Thriving Organization Here THE DELPHOS TEAM Conferred Degrees on Forty Four Candidates in This City on Sunday. The Catholic Ladies of Columbia in this city were hosts on Sunday to the supreme president of the order. Mis. Elizabeth Wolfe, of Dayton, O.; Mrs. of Fort Wayne, and thirty-three members of thh Delphos, torder, which was made up of members of the degree team of that lodge, and otheT members, who came here especially to initiate forty-four candidates. Several of the Decatur ladies had been obligated previous to the visit of the Delphos ladies, and beginning the work about one o'clock, they had completed the work of giving the three degrees at 6 o’clock. At this time a big banquet was served at the K. of C. hall, and the entire afternoon and evening was thoroughly enjoyed hv the visitors and Decatur ladies. The trip from the Ohio town was made in automobiles. Starting here six years ago with but a few members, the local organization has grown to one of the strongest Catholic organizations far women in this section, the membership now reaching more than 100. Nationally the organization is very strong over the couatry, and is recognized by the prelates of the church as one doing much good in a fraternal, charitable and social way, and the Decatur ladies are to be congratulated upon the succesz they have achieved here. It is now one of the strongest in the city among tile wo(men. T!■->se initiated Sunday were: j Mrs. Ed Berlin*, Mrs. Jerome Cotroe, Mrs. *Mark Braden, Mrs. Roman Parent, NW's. .Min Neering, Mrs. Michael florg, Mrs. Then. Lengerich, Naomi Temple, Bertha Johns, Naomi Durhin, Marcella Koehler, Cecil Miller, Edna Miller, Mrs. VUieantr airman, Clara Millet, Mrs. Vein Leonard, Mrs. Ralph Roop, Elfcaheth Kortenber, Matilda Geiiner, Mr*. Gertrud® Phillips, Mrs. Will Lose, (Continued on page two)