Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 276

I WORD CLASH OVER NEWBERRY Senators Penrose and Hellin Hand Each Other Some Hot Shots they are rebuked By Senator Cummins in the .Chair and Remarks Expunged from Records. (United Press Service) Washington, I). C„ Nov. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Disorderly scenes today marked the controversy in the senate over whether Senator Newberry, Michigan, should retain his seat in the senate. A bitter verbal clash between Senators Penrose and Heflin amid wild disorder ended with an official rebuke to both and the expunging of their remarks from the congressional record. Heflin had charged Penrose with lepresenting the “predatory interests’’ and Penrose retaliated by remarking that “considering the black darkness of Alabama which he represents, nothing else could be expected from the senator from Alabama.” More than a dozen senators were on tl eir feet clamoring to make themselves heard above the din during the row. Senator Brandegee finally got iccognition and Senator Commins. in the chair, ordered Heflin to take his teat. Senator Williams, Mississippi, then demanded that Penrose also be called to order, Cummins did so. A demand that the whole wrangle be expunged from the record was made by Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin. Without a dissenting vote this action was taken. Heflin was than allowed to proceed with his attack on the right of Senator Newberry to a seat in the senate. The row started when Heflin remarked that republican senators were “running to the cloakrooms to escape hearing his arraignment of Newberry.” "In view of the nature of the remarks of the senator from Alabama” interposed Penrose, “I am surprised that one would want to hear his speech.” "I am not surprised to hear such a remark from the senator from Pennsylvania,” retored Heflin. "Everybody knows that but for the millions back of him ha would not have a seat in this body.” Washington, Nov. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A movement by republican leaders to get an agreement to vote on the Newberry case after Christmas was blocked in the senate today. An agreement for a vote on the second legislature day after Dec. 25. submitted by Senator Spencer, Missouri, who is leading the fight to give Senator Newberry, Michigan, a clear title to his seat, precipitated the test of strength. GET YOUR TICKETS The sale of basket ball season tickets will be in charge of Cal E. Peterson. They will be placed on sale and also will be reserved. at his place of business Wednesday afternoon Nov., 23 at 1:30 o’clock or there after. The price of the tickets this season will be $5.00 for th,e fourteen scheduled games. The home schedule will consist of three games eacji evening. The home schedule is printed elsewhere in this issue. TREAT THE FAMILY All the good things to ent that make Thanksgiving Day a treat will be found on the two Thanksgiving pages in this issue. The grocery ’ stores, bakeries, ice cream and soft drink manufacturers and the meat markets have prepared a special list of goodies for the big Thanksgiving meal. You I find most anything you want and at prices that you can well afford to pay. Fill t' ic platter with the goodies advertised bv these progressive stores and your guests and family will enjoy the dinner to their heart’s content. Patronize these stores. You can buy cheaper from them. We also call your attention to the other ads in this edition. All stores will be closed on Thursday, so fill your market basket not later tnan Wednesday.

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SMITLEY QHILD’S FUNERAL. funeral services for little Henry I Smitley were held Monday afternoon J from the Methodist church at Rivarre, <■ Htw. C,~lT*itaney of the Decatur Evangelical - church"offlciating, assisted by the Rev. Fenstermaker of the Rivarre church. Interment was at the Mt Tabor cemetery. Pall bearers and flower boys were selected from the ’grades at the North Ward school, the pall bearers being Francis Ault, Guy Raymond, Lloyd Kiuzle and Chalmer Fisher, while the boys in charge of the flowers were Billy Hoffman, Richard Macklin, Fred Musser and Carl Buffenbarger. A BEIIER AMERICA Plans of American Legion and National Education Society ARE GIVEN A BOOST By Every Citizen-Week of December 4 to 10 Better Schools to Be Urged. Indianapolis, Nov. 22. —Because the school room is the cradle of the nation, because the foundation of every state is the education of its youth. The National Americanism Commission of The American Legion and the National Education Association have joined hands to promote and foster education and thereby strengthen and perpetuate a better Americanism, build a more intelligent and better citizenry and withal, equip the youth of the nation more adequately to cope with life and forge ahead the interests and achievements of the entire United States. The initial effort is to be made with the inauguration of “American Education Week” December 4th to 10th which is to be fittingly observed in every state in the union, every city and every community. Governors of states, mayors of cities and towns in every section of the country have already issued proclamation, urging the citizens to observe this week in a fit ting way and bend enegries toward the successful accomplishment of its objectives. This is but the initial step in the elaborate plan of the two organizations working together for the accomplishment of their joint objective —better education and better Americanism. Each year this week is to be observed. As progress is made, situations clarified, definite plans will crystalize and solidify into perfected programs for this accomplishment. Throughout the nation on December 4th, Sunday, ministers will preach upon the urgent need for better education. From all over the country come eager acceptance of the invitation to preach upon this subject. And throughout the week, the press, pulpit, educators, patriotic bodies, national dubs, community clubs and other civic bodies will co-operate to make the plan a splendid success. The main purposes of the week are to inform the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools, particularly of the urgent needs and to teach and foster good Americanism. “No service has suffered more from unintelligent criticism than the schools,” Dr. Chari Ormand Williams, president of the National Education Association, and Alvin M. Owsley, National Director of the National Amer- : Icanism Commission, have said after a thorough preliminary survey of the educational situation in the United States. "The average citizen dose not read educational literature or accounts of teachers’ meetings or visit schools to learn what they are doing or how the children are faring," the statement continued. "The average citizen has a conception of school only as he knew it in his own school days. American Education Week should give the tax payers who furnish the funds for the public schools first-hand knowledge of the service for which they pay. Educators cannot afford to neglect tills opportunity to advertise its aims and purposes. "It is the duty of all the friends of education to think seriously and work hard on the problem of keeping the idea of public education before all the people all the time. "In every possible way the public’s attention should be centered on educational problems,” the joint statement. continues. “It should be centered upon the need of better build(Continued on page three)

MRS. KRILL DEAD Passed Away at 9 O’clock This Morning at Hospital After Long Illness AUTOPSY IS HELD To Determine Cause of Ill-ness-Funeral Friday Afternoon atM. E. Church. Death atne as a great relief to Mrs. Samuel Krill of Root township at 9 o'clock this morning, the end coming after almost three years of suffering from an ailment which refused to yield to treatment and which seemed to baffle physicians who treated her case. Three weeks ago Mrs. Krill was removed from her home to the Decatur hospital, where she remained for a time, and at her request she was again taken to the family home. Ten days ago she again entered the hospital, where she remained until death relieved her suffering this morning. An autopsy held this afternoon revealed a malignant cystic tumor in the left ovary, which had caused her illness, and finally resulted in her death. Mrs. Krill was born July 29, 1860, in Marshall county, Indiana, a daughter of John and Maria (Kepler) Ritter, making her age sixty years, three months and twenty-three days. She resided in Marshall county with her parents until she was twenty-three years old. when they removed to Allen county. January 6, 1887, she was united in marriage to Samuel Krill, and twenty years ago they came to Adams county to make their home. Besides the husband, there are four children; Cora, wife of Earl Reber, of Root township; Ellen, wife of Ernest Merica, of New Haven, and Ralph and Mamie Krill, who reside at home. There are also six grandchildren, one brother, Andrey Ritter, of Plymouth; three sisters, Amanda Snyder, of Wichita, Kansas; Emma Cammerer. of Inwood, Ind., and Elizabeth Reynolds, of Plymouth. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, leaving the home at 1 o'clock, for the Decatur Methodist church where services will be held at 1:30 o’clock, the Rev. J. K. Wyant officiating. Burial will be at the De(Continued on page six)

GAR IS ABANDONED Seven Passenger Touring Car is Found at Quarry’s Edge ON SECOND STREET Stripped of Tires, Rims and Accessories —Belonged to Fort Wayne Man. An abandoned seven-passenger Willys-Knight touring car, standing within twenty feet of the edge of the abandon Fritsinger stone quarry on North Second street, was brought to the attention of Marshal Joel Reynolds early this morning, and the machine was ordered towed to the Durkin garage to await a claim of ownership. The machine, which seems to be in good shape mechanically, was stripped of all tires and rims, motor-meter, spot-light and other accessories and indications are that the intention of the men who had the car was to start it coasting down the encline toward the quarry, with the hope of it slipping into the water thus destroying all evidence of the machine. The ground at this point, however was too soft and the wheels, from which the rims and tires had been removed, sunk and the big machine which had evidently been coasting stopped within a few feet of the jump-off into the water. From a police court note in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette it was learrted the car belonged to J. F. Miller, 136 East Columbia street, Fort Wayne and Mr. Miller was notified that his car had been found here, and he arrived in Decatur during the afternoon. It is believed the machine was left at the quarry about 3 o’clock this mornas residents In that vicintly heard quite a commotion on the street about that time. There ma/ be further developments in the case, as at least two members of the party are known here. The thieves used two cars, and made their get-away with the cacessories in the second machine.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 22, 1921.

TO MEET NEXT TUESDAY. Indianapolis, Nov. 22. —(Special to Dally Democrat).—Farmers and bankers of Indiana will be called together next Tuesday to discuss the plam of the war finance corporation to loan money to farmers who will use their corn crop as colateral. They are being brought together at the call of Governor McCray acting as chairman of the corn, belt advisory committee of the war finance corporation. Eugene Meyer, chairman of the war finance corporation, will address the meeting which was promoted by the Indiana federation of farmers association. It is presumed Meyer will form ulate a plan by which Indiana banks may obtain money for the corporation and loan to farmers thus enabling them to bold their crops until prices are higher. DISCUSSCHINA AT THE PARLEY Arms Conference Delves into Chinese Finances---Referred to Committtee THE CLIMAX REACHED In Yesterday’s Session and Indications That Agreements Will Be Reached. Washington, Nov. 22.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —The arms conference today dived into the puzzling problems of Chinese finances. On motion of Senator Underwood, American delegate, the far eastern committee appointed a sub-committee to investigate the relation to Chines treasurery or treaty provisions limiting the customs she may impose ot five percent. on the products of various nations. While the American advisory council met with the American delegates to "react” to certain suggested modifications in the American program for limitation of naval armament there were indications that Japan was preparing to abandon some of her objections in this respect. A complete agreement on the American program appeared nearer. Great Britain semiofficially backed the view of the United States that a definite binding gareement should be framed by the conference in settlement of the Far Eastern problem. » THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ Indiana — Unsettled tonight and Wednesday, colder tonight and in south portion Wednesday. Upper Michigan—Probably snow flurries tonight and Wednesday, colder in extreme east portion tonight. Lower Michigan—Cloudy snow flurries near the lakes tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight and in southeast portion Wednesday. COLLECTBIC SUM Fall Installment of Taxes Paid Treasurer Hite Totals $468,597.87 AMOUNT FALLS SHORT Os Spring Payment—Auditor Will Make Report for the State Department. County Treasurer Hugh D. Hite, and his assistant, Misg Goldie Gay, have completed their report of the collection of the fall installment of taxes, and County Auditor Jaberg will now make out the semi-ann'ial report for the auditor ot state, specifying the amount of money collected for each fund for which a levy was made. * The fall collections totaled $468,597.87, while the amount collected last spring reached $500,398.32. The last two weeks of the fall taxpaying season were heavy ones for the treasurer’s office. On the last day, Monday, November 7. $90,292.98 were (Continued on page six)

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OPENS FRIDAY Basketball Season for Local High School Team Opens Next Friday PLAY KIRKLAND TEAMS First and Second Boys Team and Girls Team Plays—the Schedule. Decatur higli school basket ball teams will open the local basket ball season on next Friday evening with the three teams from Kirkland high school. Professor Walter Crum, the athletic coach of the Kirkland group, has been working on his two boys’ basket ball teams since the opening of school and has developed very speedy teams. Coach Crum anticipates no trouble in taking home the laurels. His second team will play the Decatur high school second team at 7 o’clock. His girls’ team will play our girls’ team at 7:45. His first boys’ team will play Decatur high school first boys’ team at 8:30, Mr. Cline has secured Philip Greely from Fort Wayne to officiate the boys’ games and Miss Agnes Sellemeyer to officiate the girls’ game. The local high school with its yell leaders, Fred Kinzle and Jerry Buckmaster, will back up its teams with new yells. Come out to the games and forget your troubles. The admission this year will be school children 15c, adults 35c, reserved seats 50c. The home schedule is as follows: Nov. 25 —Kirkland, three games. Dec. 2 —Angola. Dec. 23—Kendallville. Dec. 26—Alumni (boys and girls.) Dec. 28 —Under consideration. Jan. 6 —Auburn (boys and girls.) Jan. 10 —Monroe, three games. Jan. 13 —Warren (boys and girls.) Jan. 20 —Portland (boys) Montpelier (girls.) Jan. 27 —Bryant (boys and girls.) Feb. 3—Ft. Wayne (boys and girls.) Feb. 10 —Richmond. Feb. 18 —Berne, three games. Feb. 24—Bluffton, three games.

CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE United Press Service. Chicago, Nov. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: Dec. $1.09%; May $1.11%. Corn: Dec. 49%; May 54%. Oats: Dec. 32%; May 37%. ELECTION COST Primary and City Election Will Cost City of Indianapolis $74,000 BIG BILLS ARE FILED Election Commissioners Ask $2,500 Each-Decatur’s Cost Small. They say it costs more to live in a and city we believe it does. At least we are convinced that primary and general elections cost a heap. The controller of the city of Indianapolis has given out a statement that the recent primary and city elections will cost Indianapolis taxpayers the grand sum of $74,000 and that only $60,013 was appropriated last year for this expense leaving a deficit of approximately $14,000. Included in the items of expense are two bills for $2,500 each as pay for the two members of the city board of election commissioners, SI,OOO being in payment for their services during the city primary, while the $1,500 was for the same work at city election on November Bth. The controller stated that lie would not allow the bills for $1,500 each for services and the general election and that the two members of the board of canvassers would not be allowed more than SI,OOO each for their services, they being paid this amount in the primary. This will give the two election commissioners $2,000 each for a few days work. Regular city prices. Cost Was Small Here. The primary and city election in Decatur did not cost a thousand dollars about six hundred doll&rs of this sum being for the election itself. This amount included everything incidental to the elections, including the salary of the two election commissioners who were allowed S3O each for their services at the city election, the pay of the members of the election boards, meals, room rent and the ballots and supplies. The printing of the ballots at the city election was less than $25. Some difference in the big city elections and those held in the smaller communities.

NICOTINE POISONING CAUSED SERIOUS ILLNESS Carl Schrieber, eight years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schreiber, ot Bluffton, fell unconscious In a woods near Bluffton Sunday evening, following a smoking party in which he and a number of playmates participated. Several boys had secretly secured a supply of pipes and a quantity of tobacco, and had spent some time “enjoying” the pastime. Young Schrieber suddenly fainted, and fell to the ground. Efforts of his companions failed to revive him and a physician was called. The illness was due to nicotine poisoning, and he was still quite weak-on Monday. THE LAST SERVICE Community Meetings Will Be Held for Last Time Wednesday Night THE REVIVIAL EFFORT Will Start Sunday in All the Churches--Romans, 12th Chapter to Be Studied. The community prayer services will come to a close on Wednesday evening, with the fourth service of the series. These meetings have been held at the home of Decatur people in the various fourteen districts, and have resulted in much good. Every service has been fairly well attended and the interest shown by the attendants has been pleasing to the pastors and others interested In the spiritual welfare of Decatur citizens. The chapter for study Wednesday is the twelfth chapter of Romans, the consecration chapter. Starting Sunday simultaneous revival meeting will be held at every Protestant church in Decatur, and the meetings will last three weeks. Each pastor and congregation will have charge of their own services and interesting and profitable meetings Will undoubtedly result. Th* luktetsre and churches will also conduct an advertising campaign in connection with the meetings, and the public is requested to watch for and read the ads. They will appear twice weekly, the first one appearing today. The prayer services will be held Wednesday evening as fellows; Dist. No. 2 —Mrs. Janies Hurst, captain; meet at home of Mrs. Jasper Gilbert, Patterson street; leader, Mr. Frank Hurst. Dist. No. 2 —Mrs. William Hurst, captain; meet at home of Philip Hodel; corner Ninth and Adams streets; leader, Mrs. Maynard Johnson. , Dist. No. 3 —Charles Throp, captain; meet at home of John R. Glancy, 909 West Monroe street; leader, Mrs. John Beineke. Dist. No. 4 —Mrs. Amos Biggs and Mrs. George Dixon, captains; meet at home of Mont Fee, Indiana and Seventh streets; leader, Mr. Amos Biggs. Dist. No. s—O.5 —O. L. Vance, captain; meet at home of Judge J. T. Merryman, 407 North Second street; leader O. L. Vance. Dist, No. 6 —Mrs. Anna McConnell, captain; meet at home of L. C. Hughes, 1125 North Second street; leader, Mrs. John Fuhrman. Dist. No. 7 —Mrs. Minnie Daniels, captain; meet at home of George Burkett. leader. Rev. Charles Tinkham. Dist. No. B—HenryB—Henry Heller, captain; meet at home of John T. Myers, 228 Nprth Fourth street; leader, Mrs. Emma Daniels. Dist. No. 9—L. L. Baumgartner, captain; meet at home of C. L. Walters, 503 Madison street; leader, Arthur Suttles. Dist. No. 10 —Eva J. Acker, captain; meet at home ot Mrs. Noah Mangold, 222 South First street; leader, G. T. Burk. Dist. No. 11 —C. E. Bell, captain; meet at home of Mrs. John Schug, 330 South Third street; leader, Mrs. Jessie Deam. Dist. No. 12—Wilson Lee, captain; meet at home of Roy Runyon, 228 Rugg street; leader, Roy Runyon. Dist. No. 13—-Elmer Amspaugh, captain; meet at home of Mrs. Winifred Russell, corner Grant and Russell street; leader, Ray Sells. Dist. No. 14—Mrs. Clyde Noble, captain; meet at home of Giles Porter, 668 Mercer Avenue; leader, C. J. Lutz. < Mrs. William Marker of North Ninth street, who was bedfast several days’ suffering from an abcess in her ear, is feeling much better aqd is able to be up.

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GERMANY READY TO MEET FRANCE In Terms That They Feel Will Allay Fears of New War Across the Rhine SAYS VON THORMANN New Representative in Washington to Open Embassy and Be Counsellor Washington, Nov. 22. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —The arms conference today was working speedily toward agreements on two of its major tasks —limitation of naval armaments and an extending of the intricate Far Eastern problem. As to the third major task—limitation of land armament —the impression provided little action regarding it would be taken at this time. It was apparent that the Americas government is first driving toward definite agreements on naval armaments and Far. Eastern questions. Germany through Edmund von Thermann, her new charge d' affaires here, denied Premier Briand's charge that the nation is a great potential war machine and stated she is willing to give "further guarantee to an international tribunal” to allay France’s fears of a new war across the Rhine. Briand was confident he had achieved the purpose of his trip to America —to rally the support of the world to France. France’s army cut will be a real one, despite the dangers confronting her, he said. Before the conference completes its settlement of Far Eastern affairs, the United States will ask the nations involved to sign a definite agreement or treaty, embodying in detail the principles approved. This probably will be drawn up by Elihu Root. Washington, Nov. 22. —(Speial to Daily Democrat). —The United States will ask the signatures of the powers extending the arms limitation and Far East conference to a *XjKtte understanding degardlng Far Eastern and Pacific questions. This may be the form of a treaty on simply an agreement, but in any event, it is to be put in binding form. A resolution adopted late yesterday by the conference, sitting as a committee on Far Eastern and Pacific questions is to form the basis for the agreement. This resolution, proposed by Elihu Root of the American delegation, relates specifically to China. The American delegation, ignoring or opposing Japan's reservation on this point, intends to take up and settle each question respecting China and the Far Eastern generally which has been recognized as a cause of international discord. In order to remove anger of war in that part of the world. By Carl D. Groat. I’nltril Prr»> Stair Corre«|Hin<lrnt Washington, Nov. 22. -(Special to Daily Democrat). —Germany is ready to give further guarantees “to an international tribunal” to allay France’s fears of a new war across the Rhone.” Freiherr Edmund von Thormann, here to open the German embassy and ultimately to become its counsellor, expressed this as his belief today. Germany, desiring an undisturbed opoportunity to work without recurrent threats of occupation in the Ruhr region and elsewhere, would make these guarantees in any suitable form the rest of the world demands according to Thermann’s view. The new German representative-* (Continued on page eight) +♦++++ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ + SAY IT WITH LILLIES ♦ ♦ + ♦ Chicago, Nov. 22 —(Special to ♦ ♦ Daily Democrat) —Say it with ♦ ♦ lillies! ♦ + Reformers Issued tills coni- ♦ + mand today when plans were ♦ ♦ laid fl>r a national purity day. ♦ + Protest against the merry ♦ ♦ whirl ot the worldly is the idea ♦ ♦ back of the new day to be mark- ♦ ♦ ed on the calendar. ♦ ♦ On purity day all persons who ♦ ♦ resolve to walk the straight and ♦ ♦ narrow boulevard will wear a ♦ ♦ lllly in their lapel, ♦ ♦ "The day is set aside to give ♦ + us more heaven and less hell on ♦ + earth," said Arthur Burrage ♦ ♦ Farwell, nationally known vice ♦ ♦ crusader and the father of the ♦ ♦ Idea. ♦ ♦ Farwell la in communication ♦ + with reformers in other cities. ♦ ♦ The date for wearing Hilles, ♦ ♦ Is to be on a Sunday. ♦