Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1921 — Page 1

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democrats name TICKET AT BERNE Rousing Convention Held Last Evening—Much Enthusiasm is Displayed NAME leading man Os Community to Repreresent the People—Committees Selected. Berne, Ind., Oct. I.—(Special to Baily Democrat). —A splendid city ticket, composed of leading citizens of this place, was selected last evening by the democrats at one of the most enthusiastic conventions held here in several years. There was a contest for each place, excepting one a good natured, friendly contest —showing the interest manifested and the following are the nominees: Councilman, first ward —Phil Schug Councilman, second ward — Dan Winteregg. Councilman, third ward —Eli Baum gartner. Clerk and treasurer —Amos Hirschy. • Marshall —Hugo Bietler. Thurman Gottschalk was made city chairman and committees selected as follows: Finance, R. R. Schug, Orva Smith and Wesley Neuensch wander; publicity, Chester Michaud, Dan Stauffer and Harry Sprunger. Until yesterday there had been practically no interest in the coming campaign and the democrats had signified their willingness to divide the offices with the republicans but the latter declined to consider it and the call for the convention was made in yesterday's Witness. The attendance was a surprise and the enthussi asm manifested will continue to grow until after the election day, it being freely predicted today that the demo crats will win. The men selected are conservative citizens who will stand for the very best interests of the community and who will have the confi dence of the voters. With Thurman Gottschalk leading the campaign and assisted by the candidates and the splendid personal of the committees named, the democrats feel they will win a splendid victory and the campaign . will be interesting from now on. The republicans held their conven tion a few days ago, their ticket including the following: For council man, first, ward, John Hilty; second ward, Lawrence Yager; third ward Fred Hamholtz; clerk and treasurer, Samuel Nussbaum. wedding' today .lames G. Cowan, Genial Manager for Decatur Castings Co. a Benedict MISS MARIAN CAREY Becomes Bride of Decatur Man in Pretty Ceremony at Toledo, Ohio. At 8 o’clock this morning, at St. Theresa’s church, at Toledo, Ohio, Miss Marian Carey, became the bride of Mr. James G. Cowan, of this city, manager for the Decatur Castings company. The wedding was quite an elaborate affair, and was attended by several friends of the hride and groom. Mr. Cowan left here several days ago for Toledo to assist in the wedding plans. His bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Carey, of Milwaukee, Wis., and is an accomplished young lady. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Robinson, of Hamilton, Ohio, were the couple's attendants. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the Secor Hotel. During the dav the happy couple left on an auto wedding trip through the south. They expect to be at home at 504 North Second street, this city, about October 20. Mr. Cowan is one of the fine young business men of Decatur. He came here a little more than a year ago from Hamilton, Ohio, to manage the plant of the Decatur Castings company, and he has won fur himself and his company hundreds of friends. He is a member of the Decatur Rotary club, and is a genial, good fellow. Mrs. Cowan will be welcomed as a resident of Decatur, and the many friends of Mr. Cowan will hasten to extend to them their very best wishes.

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IT LOOKS BETTER New York, Oct. 1. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The New York Sun's financial Review today said: Principal interest in the stock market this morning was centered on the oil, copper and railroad shares, activities in these groups being accompanied by higher prices. On the other hand, such standard leaders as United States Steel, Baldwin Locomotive. Studebaker and the like were practically reactionary. The federal reserve board’s monthly review for September finite that "the month has been in the main a period of distinct encouragement and gives promise of better conditions as the Autumn and winter advance. Bank clearings of the country for the week ended today aggregated' $*>.942,804,928. a decrease of 23.5 per cent, compared with the corresponding week of last year. TO SAVE SOULS Mr. Babson in His Report on Economic Co-opera tive Movements Says THE GREATEST YEAR Is Ahead for Evangelists and Churches—Respon sibility Toward Labor. In Roger W. Babson's Confidential Labor Bulletin, issued at Wiellesley Hills, Mass., for September, 1921, Mr Babson states the coming winter will result in bringing many souls undei the guiding influence of Christianity and a great ingathering for ever} church ■is predicted. Mr. Babsoi makes reports on labor condition*throughout the country, and makes suggestions for employer and employs that might have a tendency to cause each to have a better feeling for th< other. Under the sub-head "The Churches Rise to Their Opportunity,’ "The Bulletin," which was handed tt us by a Decatur pastor, he says: "This is going to be a great winte; to save souls! From time immemorial evangelists have known that the timt to put out the, gospel net is when times are hard. All the signs point then, to a great in-gathering of sinner* this winter. No one can deny that the churches ane waking up to area responsibility toward labor. Bishoi McConnell and Rev. Dr. Lackland have many followers in the Methodist Epis copal church, and other Pretestant de nominations have men of similai mind. Will the church, following the lead of such men, make a definite effort to take labor’s side and win la bor to a fresh support of the church'. "There would be practical wisdom

in such a move. It is batter to havi a hundred ten-dollar subscription* than it is to have one thousand-dollai subscription. The risk is less! The church, W it took the side of labor might lose a good many big subscrip t'ons. But a genuine pro-labor effor' would bring into the church a host of small contributors and might re store the church to its old position of intimate connection with the com mon working people. There are sign; that the churches appreciate this sit uation and that stirrings in that di rection are already felt. “The church may be able to save itself by a conscientious campaign or these lines. It can thus capitalize the favorable economic conditions for the benefit of religion and clear its own skirts of the odium of suspicion and indifference which is cast upon it by labor people all over the world. Such a change on the part of any considerable number of churches here would help to bring about the new static of public opinion on labor which we scent. “Now these things are not the Turn of the Tide. They are the Sings of the Turn! The real “Turn of the TidfA is com/'ng. When it comes, clients wTll again appreciate the cautions which we have from time to time urged in this Bulletin.” BACK TO WORK TODAY (United Pre«n Service). Chicago. Oct. 1. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Building workers in Chicago will return to their jobs Monday. All classes of workers agreed to accept the award handed down by Judge IC M. Landis, settling the strike and lockout. ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana —Fair tonight, warmer in south and central portions; Sunday increasing cloudiness. Upper Michigan—Fair tonight and Sunday, cooler tonight, probably light frost.

PRICE OF COAL IS CONSIDERED By Unemployment Conference—Hope to Prevent Higher Prices CUT IS ASKED FOR President Will Ask Governors of States and Mayors of Cities to Assist. (By Herbert W. Walker, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily ( Democrat) —Efforts were being made by committees of the national unemployment conference today to force down the price of coal and to prevent higher prices when winter increases the demand. As yet no concrete plan of action has been evolved but government figures indicate that unless some steps are taken a coal shortage with "famine prices" may come with any increased industrial activity and the usual winter demands. Coal production so far this year is the lowest since 1909. It is the belief of Secretary of Commerce Hoover and other administration leaders that the first step should be a cut in coal prices, in accordance with the conference’s recommendation that all prices be brought down. The next step in the administration’s opinion must be settlement of disputes between operators and union miners in various parts of the country which are cutting down production. Official government figures show that non-union miners in many sections are working six days a week at a lower daily wage than the unionists, but are netting much more each week because the organized miners are able to work only part time. The national, coal agreements between the operators and miners regarding wages and working conditions. expires next March with strikes already looming up over the question of its renewal. Efforts may be made in the conference to obtain an agreement that this question be submitted to arbitration. Harding was understood to be con sidering issuing an appeal to governors and mayors urging them to proceed “at once” to carry out the recommendations of the conference which decided that the unemployment distress is, primarily, a com(Continued on page three) DEATH RELEAVES Samuel Soldner, Succumbs to Long and Painful Illness WAS A BUSINESS MAN And Widely Acquainted Over County—Funeral Services Held Today. Peter Soldner, 61, one of the leading business men of Berne ami among the best known citizens of the county, died at his home in Berne, Wednesday afternoon. The funeral services were held this afternoon from the home. Mr. Soldner had suffered from diabetes for eighteen years and ’since last January had been confined to his bed, suffering severely. The deceased was a native of Wabash township where he was born. February 19. 1860. In 1887 he moved to Berne and associated with Samuel Simison purchased the Allison, Morrow & Company dry goods store where he served the public faithfully and well for eighteen years, until the store was destroyed by fire in 1905. Previous to engaging in the dry goods business Mr. Soldner bought and sold live stock and after the fire, resumed that line of work, continuing until health prevented. He was married in 1881 to Miss Marian Luginbill who died in 1891. Four children were born to them, three surviving, Albert of Berne; Mrs. Marcus Yager, West Unity, 0., and Mrs. James Halter, Sidney, Ohi6. December 19, 1897, Mr Soldner married Miss Sophie Luginbill, sister of his first wife who with four brothers and two sisters, survive. Mr. Soldner was a splendid citizen and a very popular one. He served during his life as a member of the Berne school board, was town marshal in 1891 and was a member of the board of trustees of the Reformed church.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, October 1, 1921.

4. YANKS WIN PENNANT ♦ + ♦ ♦ Polo Grounds, N. Y., Oct. 1— ♦ ♦ (Special to Daily Democrat) + ♦ The New York Yankees cinched ♦ ♦ the American league pennant ♦ 4- and gained the right to meet ♦ + the Giants In the world series ♦ + when they beat Philadelphia in + ♦ the first game of a double head ♦ + er here today. + + The score was sto 3. The ♦ ♦ Yankees threw hats in the air. + ♦ slapped each other on the back ♦ + and acted like a bunch of school + + boys when Elmer Miller ran far ♦ ♦ back in center field and pulled + ♦ down Galloway’s drive for the ♦ ♦ third put in the game. + ♦ Carl Mays, the bulky under- + + hand pitcher, burled the Yanks ♦ ♦ to victory. + ++++++++++++++++ A GOOD PROGRAM Will Be Given at Rally Day Service of Presbyterian School on SUNDAY MORNING Music, Readings and Talks By Parents and Children Will Be Interesting. At the Presbyterian church Sundag morning, the usual Sunday school lesson will be studied at the regular hour, and the members of the church and Sunday school are urgently requested to attend the Sunday school service. At 10.30 o'clock, a program which will include music, readings and addresses, will be given. Little folks and big folks will have a part. The program follows: Opening Sentences. Song, “Hark to the Sound of Voices” —School. Prayer followed by the Lord's prayer in unison. Responsive Reading. -Song —Mariam Haley. Recitation—Primary. "What Sunday School has meant to me” —Mrs. Beavers and Richard Frisinger. Song—Katherine Engler. Recitation—Primary. “What a Parent Desires of a Sunday School” —Mrs. Sutton. Song—Kathryn Sellemeyer. Recitation—Primary. Duet —Richard Schug and Bob Hoffman. “What a Sunday School Teacher Desires of a Parent” —Mrs. Lower. Violin Duet—Meredith Stewart and Burdett Redding; accompanist, Eleanore Redding. Recitation—Primary. “Sunday School Goals” — Wesley Hoffman. Song—Boy’s Quartet. “Why Every Member of the Church Should be in the Sunday School"— C. J. Lutz. Talk by Pastor. Song—School. Missionary Exercise —Helen Everett, Karl Tucker, Billy Wagoner, Virginia Hite and Clyde Myers. Collection Speech—James Engler. TO BE IN FT. WAYNE Miss Rebecca Messimer, Pal of Esther Sellemeyer in China to Talk IN NEIGHBOR CITY Letter to J. O. Sellemeyer States Friends Here Will Be Given Date. J. O. Sellemeyer today received a letter from Rebecca Messimer, whose home is in Sunbury, Pa., but who is a companion teacher in the Reform ed Mission School for Girls at Shenchow, state of Hunan, China, in which she states she will be in Fort Wayne at some future date where she will give a talk on the missionary work in China. Miss Sellemeyer has mentioned Miss Messimer in several of her letters to relatives and friends here, and she is anxious that they meet the lady while she is on a furlough to the United States. The two girls have been teachers in the school, and companions for the past four years. Miss Messimer is in charge of the mission school and while she is in this country, Miss Sellemeyer is in entire charge. The letter states that Miss Messimer would be very glad to visit Decatur, the home of (Continued on page six)

A BOOZE DEALER LOSES HER HEAD Mrs. Lillian Denison of In dianapoils Meets a Tragic Death at Fort Harrison SHOT IN THE HIP Her Car Crashes Into Barricks Porch and her Head Was Crushed. (Unltetl Press Service). Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. I —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Lillian Denison, an alleged woman bootleg ger, was killed at Fort Benjamin Harrison when a car she was driving crashed into a barracks porch, tear ing off the top of her head. A bullet wound was found in her body. Corporal Ivan R. Dowling of Company K, 40th Infantry, was held by post authorities pending investigation. Dowling fired one shot at the Denison woman's car after site had refused to stop on challenge. Dowling's bullet went through the front and rear seats and struck Mrs. Denison, who was driving, above the hip. Officers at' the fort were unable to determine whether the shot had caused the woman to lose control of the machine. Several bottles of moonshine whiskey were .found in the car. Two companions of the Denison woman, Mrs. Mabel Dorisch and Ida Ferry, both of Indianapolis, were held on vagrancy charges. Mrs. Denison, who was 39. was arrested last Tuesday on charges of neglecting her 15 year old daughter. At that time, according to police, a gallon of whiskey, 13 quarts of homebrew and eight gallons of homebrew mash were found in her home here. STORE WILL CLOSE Our store will be closed Monday and Tuesday on account of holidays. All patrons please take notice. BERNSTEINS. THE DAUGHERTY FUNERAL Funeral services for the late Boyd Daugherty, will be held Monday morning at 10:30 from tmlie home in Mbnroe township, the Rev. Jennings, of Chattanooga. 0., officiating. Burial will be at the Decatur cemetery. Mrs. Fannie Neffler from South of town, shopped here this morning. HEAR ’PETITION Citizens of Decatur, Washington Township and Adams County Have SEPARATE HEARINGS — Before Representative of State Tax Board at Court House on Friday. County Auditor Martin Jaberg this morning received a letter from W. A. Hough, a member of the state board of tax commissioners, informing him that a representative of the board would be in this city next Friday and would hear the petition of the citfzens of this city, township and county, asking that the tax levies be lowered, the petitioners claiming that more than enough cash would be derived than is necessary to economically conduct the government of the three separate taxing units. The residents of Washington township will be heard at 10 o'clock in the morning, according to the letter. The citizens of Adams county' will be heard at 11 o’clock, and property owners of the city of Decatur will be heard at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The notice reads as follows, there being three separate natices: In the Matter of Jie petition for lower tax levies by the Citizens of Washington Township, Adams County: A hearing will be held at the county auditor’s office, Decatur, Indiana, at 10 o’clock a. ra„ Friday, October 7, 1921, on the objections filed by taxpayers against said tax levies. Dated at Indianapolis, September 30, 1921. W. A. HOUGH. Commissioner. Any tax payer of any of the three units will be heard. Mrs. E. A. Phillips returned homie today from a several weeks’ visit with hqr sons at Lima, Ohio.

TO PROBE ELECTION I lilted I’rrox Service. Chicago, Oct. J. iHpeclul to Daily Democrat)—A grand jury probe of the judicial election held here last June, when the Mayor William Hale Thompson slate of candidates, for the bench wap defeated, was ordered today by Judge William McKinley. The investigation was ordered on request of the Chicago Bar association. OVER THE WEEK END I I'nltcd Preus Service). Washington, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President and Mrs. Harding left the White House by motor today to spend 24 hours in camp with five thousand marines on the scene of tile civil war battle of the wilderness. Both will sleep in a tent and -eat their chow from tin dishes. FORT WAYNE WINS Fort Wayne High Footballers Hand Locals Second Defeat or Season YESTERDAY GAME Contest Was Held at League Park —Final Score Re suited 21 to 0. The Decatur high school football team invaded the city of Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon wlie r e they were met by the Fort Wayne high school squad and were handed their second defeat of the season, the final score being 21 to 0. The game was staged at League park and was called at 3:30 o’clock with several thousand fans in attendance, several hundred attending from this city. “Bruff” Cleary, well known in this city as a basket ball official charge of the game as referee from all reports gave the Fort Wayne boys the advantage of the contest throughout the game. The contest opened with the locals kicking off with their opponents receiving the ball which was returned in about the middle of the field. Both sides worked hard and the game presented the appearance of a real contest throughout the first quarter, neither side scoring during this period. The second quarter resulted in the Summit City lads scoring the first touchdown, the marker coming about a minute before the shot rang out. closing the first half. Score 7 to 0 in. favor of Fort Wayne. A fight was also registered by both teams in the second halt. Ft. M ayne again registering another touehdow in the third quarter and another ir ' the last quarter, which was called be-1 fore the time was up on account of I darkness. Gay, Yahney, Teeple. Smith and Kern made a good showing for the locals as did the rest of the team, the locals all working hard and registering several nice gains. A trick play was used which netted the locals a gain of over halt' of the field on several occasions but which met with disapproval to the referee w(io returned the ball ami penalized the locals of each effort which caused great dissatisfaction among the fans. The locals also received a number of other penalties, the first quarter netting them a loss of 115 yards. The game next week will be staged on the local field when they will clash with the Van Wert high school team. This contest promises to be most interesting as the games of last year resulting in a scoreless game in their city and the locals winning at home by a score of 7 to 0. Summary of yesterday’s contest: Fort Wayne 0 77 7 —21 Decatur 0 0 0 0 — 0 EARTHQUAKE SEASON ON (I’nited I’rctN Servlrr). Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three more earthquake shocks were experienced in Elsinore, Utah, this morning itid tile inhabitants are fleeing in terror from the town. Monros also suffered from shocks today. Several buildings were badly damaged by the shocks this morning in Elsinore. quakes started Thursday morning when three residences and a school building were wrecked and have continued at intervals of a few hours ever since. The shocks have a range of about fifty miles. Elsinore has a popuplation of about 1000. —. • CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Servian). Chicago, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: Dec. $1.17%; May, $1.22%. Corn: Dec. 49%; May, 54%. Oats: Dec. 36; May, 40%.

Price 3 Cents

SENATE TO BLOCK ANTI-BEER BILL Wets Caucus and Agree Io Talk the Bill to Death Broussard Leading the SEARCH AND SEIZURE Amendment is Refused by Drys and Division of the Senate is the Result. Washington, Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senate wets today decided to talk the anti beer bill to death. A score of wet senators, led by Broussard of Louisiana, met and determined to block the bill by a filibuster. The measure may be revived next session but the wels are confident it is dead as far as this session is concerned. The anti-beer bill was designed to prevent the treasury department from issuing regulations legalizing sale of beer "for medicinal purposes” If the bill is to be held up, the treasury may go ahead and issue these regulations which are based on a ruling of former Attorney General Palmer that medicinal beer is legal. Drys have fought hard against issuance of the regulations, asserting they will launch a flood at beer upon the country. The "wets" based their decision to delay the bill on the assumption that the “drys” will not accept the Stanley anti-search and seizure amendment, which has been the bone of contention for many weeks. They declared that they will keep the issue before the senate and the country "until the people realize that their inalienable constitutional rights are at stake.” Radical "drys” are equally determined not to accept the Stanley amendment, which they declare would aid the bootleggers. To secure the of Senator Sterling of South Dakota, to the agreement to vote on the peace treaties with the central powers on Oct. 14, administration leaders assured him that the beer bill would be finally disposed of, following the passage of the tax revision bill. •But they reckoned without the “wets.” Senator Reed of Missouri, one of the "wet” leaders, promptly told Senator Lodge and Senator Sterling that he was "not a party" to the agreement. His views are ')»■ ■<! by more than a score of other “wets.” divorcTrefOses Fred Winans Could Not Prove to Court That He Was Entitled to Decree. ANOTHER CASE FILED Dore Hawkins Ask Separation from Pearl Hawkins —Other Court News. Fred Winans was refused a divorce from Aletha Winans by Judge Moran Friday evening after an all days’ trial, in which a variety of evidence was introduced. Many witnesses from the southeast part of the city were in court during the day, but the testimony introduced seemed to favor the defendant in the proceedings, and tile judge refused the divorce. iMrs. Winans did not file a cross-com-plaint, but fought the granting of the divorce to the husband. Dora Hawkins, through her attorney, L. C. DeVoss, has brought suit for divorce from her husband. Pearl Hawkins, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide. The complaint recites they were married Spetember 3, 1919, at Craigville, and separated in September, 1921, and that they have no children. A divorce, judgment in the sum of SSOO, and the restoration of her maiden name, Dora Christy, is asked. The court is also asked to restrain the defendant from mortgaging or incumbering his property until the final determination of the cause, or until further order of the court. The restraining order is granted. Fourteen marriage licenses were issued during the jnonth of September. Thirty-nine were issued during the quarter, thirteen during August and ten during the month of July. September marriages were unusually numerous '(thje year l , October a I.so promises to be a busy month at the license counter.