Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 278

M. E. DEDICATION PLEASANT MILLS Fine Program Arranged for Services Sunday, Nov. 27 —Cost $12,000 REV. MAUPIN PASTOR Drew the Plans and Superintended Work-All Members Helped in Labor. The remodeled church, the home of the Methodist Episcopal church society of Pleasant Mills is at last an accomplished fact. Since the first of June, the laborers have been busy building the new church. The plans were drawn and the blue prints made by the Rev. E. J. Maupin. The work was superintended by him and much of the work done by his own hands. Much of the work was done by donation and but few of the members of the church but what can point with pride and say 1 did that bit of work. Here and there from the basement to the roof willing hands volunteered and now it stands ready to dedicate. A property valued at $12,000. The Methodist church at Pleasant Mills was organized in the year 1866. Rev. J. N. Peddicord was pastor, followed by the following noble men of God: B. P. Baker, J. L. Hornsey, 1. N. Wolverton, Hosea Woolpert, A. J. Levellen, I. J. Bicknell, D. F. Stright, J. G. Slusser, W. A. McCarty. J. B. Cook N. I. Watson, H C Ashcroft, J. L. Foster, W. B. Freeland, G. C. Cocking, N. P. Borton, E. H. Peters, A D. Wagner, C. B. Sweeney, P. H. Walter, C. L. Marsh, D. A. J. Brown, J O. Hochsteddler, H. C. Powell, G. L. Conway, K. H. Thompson and E. J. Maupin. The building as completed Is 50x53 with a basement under the entire church fitted up with a kitchen, dining room, fuel and furnace room, and two class rooms. The first floor has 5 class rooms, besides the main auditorium. The seating capacity of the church IB a little more tlwwr 400; Class rooms are seated with assembly chairs. The church is to be dedicated Sunday, November 27. W. W. Martin, D. D. Supt., Fort Wayne district will preach in the morning and dedicate the church. You are invited to attend the services. The following program will give you an idea of the great treat in store for all who attend. Sunday school at 9:30. A. Z. Smith superintendent. Voluntary—Velma Hillyard. “Oh For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”—No. 1. Apostles Creed. Prayer —E. J. Maupin. Anthem—Oh How Amiable are Thy Tabernacles. Old Testament Lesson. Psalter—Page 1 First Sunday evening. Gloria Patrla. New Testament Lesson. Notices—H. Offering. Jerusalem The Golden. Sermon —W. W. Martin, D. D. Dedication. Noon hour. Basket dinner served in the basement. Toasts—J. Maupin, toastmaster. Our Church—A. W. Gulick. Our League —Robert Mann. Our Aid—Wilma Schenck. Our District—W. W. Martin. Everybody in General — Charles Schenck. 2:oo—Quarterly Conference. Sermon—J. O. Hochsteddler. 6:45 —Epworth League. 7:3o—Sermon, L. G. Conway. MAIL BANDITS SHOT. Baltimore, Nov. 23.—(Speial to Daily Democrat). —Two mail bandits were shot and killed by United States marines on a train of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad out of Washington for Pittsburgh last night according to reports received here today. Local B. & O. officials said they had not received full details of the shooting. First official reports were that one of the bandits was captured and one escaped. B. & O. officials said the bandits were discovered riding the bumpers just after the train left Washington shortly after 10 o’clock last night and that the marines under orders to shoot first and ask questions afterwards, got their men. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United PrtHin Serviced. Chicago, Nov. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: Dec. $1.1054; May $1.1354. Corn: Dee. 605 b; May. 55%. Oats: Dec. 33%; May 38%.

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CHURCH OF GOD REVIVAL The sermqn last evening was “The Fundamental Principles of Christianity,” which was a very plain, forcible convincing discusHiofy A Thanksgiving sermon will be delivered on Thursday evening and Saturday evening the theme will be the “Binding and Loosing of the Dragon," which Is recorded in the book of Revelation. The evangelist will preach on this subject by an illustrated chart. It will be well worth your time to come and hear It. INSPECTION TOUR To County Farm and Jail is Made Today by Adams County Grand Jury ADJOURNMENT TAKEN Until Monday-Judge Aiken Here Hearing Arguments in School Matter. Members of the Adams county grand jury made an inspection trip to the county infirmary during the forenoon, and remained with Superintendent and Mrs. Harry LaFountaine for dinner. Returning to this city after the dinner hour a visit was also made to the county jail. The grand jury will adjourn this evening until Mon day. morning, on account of the Thanksgiving holiday season. Judge John H. Aiken of Fort Wayne was here this afternoon and assumed jurisdiction as special judge in the case of the State vs. Indiana ex rel. William Rickey vs. Martin Gerke, trustee, and Tice Baker, James C. Harkless and William Gerke, members of the advisory board of Root township, in which an effort is being made to compel the trustee and advisory board to repair a district school in the township. Further arguments were made by the attorneys for the petitioners and the school officials. Dore B. Erwin represents the sehooi patrons and C. J. Lutz appears for the trustee and members of the advisory board. Clyde Beam appeared in court at 10 o’clock this morning to answer why he had not complied with the order of the court in the payment of support money for his children, as had been the ruling in a recent divorce proceeding. Mr. Beam stated he had been unable to raise any money because all his property was tied up by attachments and that he would make payments as soon as they were released. The matter was continued, and the sheriff will release some of the property that certain payments can be made. Lydia Elzey vs. Charles W. North, partition. Bond of commissioner filed, examined and approved. Charles C. Sehug vs. George Smitley. note. Offer of defendant to allow judgment in sum of S7O an all costs accrued up until 9 o'clock a. m., November 23. Verified answer in one paragraph by defendant. Additional inswer in three paragraphs filed. Rule against plaintiff to reply to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of defendant's answer. First National Bank of Swayzee, in three cases against Max J. Blitz, Erwin Ungemach and Kent K. Wheelock defendant is ruled to answer plaintiff’s complaint. Lee Hardware Co., vs. Ell Engle, note, is a new complaint filed in court by Attorney Dore B. Erwin. Nan O. North vs. George Baumgart- ( ner, complaint on note, is the title of a complaint filed today by Eichhorn and Adris. John A. Niblick, through his attorney, Smith & Parrish, has brought suit for the collection of a note by Virgile and Esther Springer. Marriage licenses were granted yesterday afternoon as follows: Roy Clinton Hamrick, farmer, born March 16, 1896, son of N. W. Hamrick, and Opal Edith Clark, housekeeper, born December, 1903, daughter of Lewis Clark. Written consent of bride’s father is filed; John H. Rebber, farmer, born January 1, 1896, son of Fred Kebber, and Anna Stoppenhagen, clerk, born January 5, 1898, daughter of Christ Stoppenhagen. BAZAAR A BIG SUCCESS The bazaar and apron sale given by the Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian church was a great success and the ladies desire to thank the public for their liberal patronage. From the sale, the parcel post, the supper and the Christmas card sale, the profits after all bills are paid will total nearly S2OO. The ladies feel splendidly repaid for their efforts.

TARIFF BILL IS LOST IN SHUFFLE Goves Over With a Lot of Other Measures Urged by President Harding TO ADJOURN TONIGHT Newberry Case, Soldier Bonus, Railroad Bet Act and Others Postponed. (United Prean Service). Washington, D. C., Nov. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Fordney tariff bill is stalled in the senate finance committee, and may not become a reality until next summer. The Newberry case, which republican leaders attempted to jam through the senate at the eleventh hour, will be in the long list of “hangover" matters that will await congress when the regular session begins on Dec. 5. A final effort will be made today to get an agreement to vote on the case after the first of the year. Soldier bonus legislation will be one of the first matters forced on the attention of congress after its holiday. As its first job next month, the senate expects to tackle the $500,000,000 railroad debt refunding bill, and then the $11,000,000,000 foreign debt refunding bill. A demand will be made by the agricultural “bloc" for early action on the co-operative marketing bill, which has passed the house. On the house program remain, the congresional reapportionment bill, which was recommitted, the reclassification of federal employes, the antilynching bill and the Borali canal tolls bill giving American coastwise ships free access to the Panama canal. Among the two measures which have been completely lost in the shuffle are two of • President Harding’s pet projects: the creation of a department of public welfare, combining all social and educational agencies of the government, and the reorganization of the executive departments. Mrs. Rebecca Eady and daughter. Miss Vera, will leave this evening for Fort Wayne where they will spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Harry Kruge, daughter of Mrs. Eady. bakeritelssold Messrs. Harting and Lose Dispose of Bakery to Mr. Homer Achleman POSSESSION IS GIVEN Tuesday Evening — New Proprietor Experienced Man at the Business. A deal was completed Tuesday evening. whereby Raymond Harting and Joe Lose disposed of their Bake-Rite shop on Madison street to Homer Achleman, a farmer living south of Monroe. Possession was given at once, and Mr. Achleman was in charge this morning, directing the affairs of the bake shop. He is no stranger to Decatur people or to the bakery business, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Achleman, who have always resided near Monroe or Linn Grove. Mr. Achleman is a baker by trade, and for eight years was employed in some of the biggest bakeries in Fort Wayne and Chicago. The Bake-Rite store is well known to the people of Decatur, having been started about a year ago, and came into the possession of Raymond Harting and Joe Lose early last spring. They have made numerous improvements, putting in a new oven, adding a truck for delivery purposes, and otherwise improving the service until they had established a nice business. Mr. Harting lias given it his personal attention since the firm had taken hold of the establishment, and Bake-Rite goods are known in every Decatur household. Mr. Harting will return to the restaurant and assist in the business there. Mr. Achleman will move his family to Decatur as soon as a suitable house can be secured. He will give the business his undivided attention, and with the experience he ha s gained tn past years, and the already well established trade he is bound to make a success of the venture. Messrs. Harting and Lose desire to (Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Morning. November 24, 1921.

UNDERGOES OPERATION Dr. C. C. Rayl is home from Gary, where he performed an operation upon Mrs. C. C, Browand, of Kendallville. Mrs. Browand is the mother of Mrs. R. O. Johnson, wife of the mayor-elect of Gary. The Gary Tribune says of the operation: **■* "Mrs. C. C. Browaud of Kendallville, the mother of Mrs. R. O. Johnson, will undergo a very serious operation this afternoon at the Mercy hospital, Dr. C. C. Rayl of Decatur, will perform the operation. Mrs. Browand has been visiting Mayorelect and Mrs. Johnson since October. FARMERS UNITE Agree to Form Mutual Organization to Assist Each Other Financially IF IT’S NECESSARY Look Forward to Meeting With Bankers Next Tuesday and Their Message. (United Press Service). Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Farmers of the middlewest may band together in to a mutual benefit organization for the purpose of tiding members over the period of low market prices and “tight money.” E. E. Reynolds, secretary of the Indiana Federation of Farmers associations, indicated this was under consideration as an alternative if the bankers refuse to loan money to the farmers many of whom face bankruptcy if they are forced to sell their crops at prevailing prices in order to liquidate obligations. The farmers are looking forward to their conference with the bankers next Tuesday. Eugene Meyer, managing director of the war finance corporation, will try to bring the farmers and the bankers together here under a plan by which the bankers obtain money from the corporation and loan it to the farmers. In this way the bankers would be merely distributors of financial aid for the federal government. ■ • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< Indiana—Unsettled with probably rain tonight; Thursday cloudy; colder in extreme south portion. Lower Michigan—Probably rain in south and rain or snow in north portion tonight and Thursday, slightly warmer tonight. Upper Michigan—Probably rain in south and rain or snow in north portion tonight and Thursday, slightly warmer tonight. ASKED TO REPORT School Teachers Are Requested to Report Enrollment in Red Cross TO THE SECRETARY Those Who Were Missed Enroll by Seeing Miss Anna Winnes. Albert Sellemeyer announced this morning that the carrying on of the enrollment in the Red Cross would be looked after by the secretary of the local chapter, Miss Anna Winnes, and that if any school teacher in the rural districts or at Berne and Geneva had secured enrollments to please report the names to Miss Winnes so the final checkup could be made. Those who received enrollments in the Red Cross and have not reported are requested to do so as soon as possible. Miss Winnes will see that the members get their Red Cross button and their names added to the Adams county chapter. If any person was unintentionally missed in Decatur or in the county aud want to join, all you have to do Is to hand your dollar to Miss Winnes. Mr. Sellemeyer stated that he expected the enrollment to reach the eight or nine hundred mark in the county.

FAMOUS PASTOR HEBE ON FRIDAY Robert Xrthur Elwood, Founder of Famous Board Walk Church IN EVENING LECTURE Men’s Club of Presbyterian Church Secure Nationally Known Minister. Chaplain Robert Arthur Elwood, a Presbyterian minister and noted lec turer, will be here Friday evening and give a lecture at the Presyter ian church. Chaplain Elwood comes here under the direction of (he Men’s club of the church, but the lec ture is open to the public, and it is assured that his audience will be well entertained. Dr. Elwood is known as the “Apostle of Good Cheer,” his lectures are filled with humor, eloquence, pathos and plays upon the emotions of his auditors as a musician would upon bis favorite instrument. He established what is known as “The Board Walk Church” at Atlantic City, N. J„ and as its pastor he became know nto all visitors at the famous resort. He did a great work while pastor of this church, and visitors from all over the world loved and admired him. Since leaving the pastorate of this church he has traveled and lectured extensively, and everywhere he goes, the pres sand public praise him. He is a past chaplain, in the SpanishAmerican and world wars. The Daily News at Newburgh, N. Y., says he has visited that city many times, and each visit makes him more new and warmer friends. This paper sayg he is rightly heralded as “The Apostle of Good Cheer,” as he cheers all who hear him. Judge Ben Lindsey says he is positively one of the greatest lecturers he has heard in ten years. For dramatic power, fervor, eloquence, entertainment, interest and Instruction he is the peer of any man on the lecture platform. Chaplain Elwood appeared at Ft. Wayne last Sunday, at the Y. M. C. A., and Fort Wayne papers gave him creditable mention. You will miss a treat 1f you fail to go to the Presbyterian church Friday evening. NEARING CLOSE Football Season for Local High School is Nearing the Close PLAY DEFIANCE, OHIO Tomorrow and Alumni Probably Frida y— Basketball Starts. The football season for the local high school will probably be brought to a close this week, two games yet remaining to be played. The first game of the week is scheduled to take place tomorrow afternoon when the team, accompanied by rooters will motor to the city of Definance, Ohio, where they will clash with the Defiance high school. The game was first arranged to be played in this city but the officials later accepted the Defiance proposition. The game tomorrow promises to be a hard fought battle, the Ohio team being tooted as a strong team. The locals will make the trip with their regular lineup, every member of the squad being in first-class condition and are expected to come home victorious. The second game or the last game of the season will probably be staged Friday afternoon with the “yellow jackets" will battle the Alumni. The alumni is making preparations for the battle by rounding all the old warriors into shape and are entertaining hopes of showing the high gridders some fancy tricks. Basketball Starts Friday. The basketball season will open Friday night with three games with the Kirkland high school teams. The first game will be called at 7 o’clock between the two second teams, the girls teams to play at 7:45 o’clock and the varsity boys teams to be called at 8:30 o'clock. Coach Moore has been rounding his team into shape and prospects for a good team this season look bright.

FORT WAYNE COMING At a meeting of Phoenix Lodge ' Knights of Pythias, at Fort Wayiu J Monday evening, it was voted to ac cept the invitation of the Decatui knights to attend the mortgage burn ing celebration here next Thursday December 1. A large delegation wil attend. Word from other lodges, am in private letters to local members indication is given that the crowd Ir Decatur will be enormous. The gen eral committee will have another meeting this evening to look aftei details for the event. defense' begins To Offer Evidence in Arbuckle Case-Much Inter est is Manifested PUBLIC IS ANXIOUS To Hear Testimony of Picture Star-Evidence Given by House Physician. (United Press Service). San Francisco, Nov. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Possibility that Roscoe Arbuckle, famed comedian, now' on trial for manslaughter growing out of the death of Virginnia Rappe, may take the witness stand in his own defense, set the court room in a high state of interest just efore convening of today’s seslon of Arbuckle’s trial. Arbuckle’s defense struck its first telling blow today by introducing ecidence that Virginia Rappe had denied she was injured. Dr. Olav Kaarboe physician who attended Miss Rappe soon after she was alleged to have been Injured fatally by Arbuckle testified that Miss Rappe told him she was not injured. That he had found no marks or bruises on her body. That he had found nothing wrong with her except that she appeared "somewhat intoxicated." Dr. Kaarboe was not permitted to tell of a conversation he then had with Mrs. Delmont regarding Miss Rappe's injuries. He examined Miss Rappe, he said. “I asked Miss Rappe if she was injured.” he said, she turned her head indicating a negative reply. I lifted her head and repeated the question. She turned her head and indicated she did not want to be bothered. “She was lying perfectly quiet with no expression of pain on her face. “I noticed alcohol on her breath, I examined her body from the waist line up but found nothing unusual." H. J. Doyle, assistant manager of the Hotel St. Francis and Mrs. Delmont were in the room during the examination. Judge Louderack announced appointment of Dr. D. M. Erbln to act with Dr. G. Y. Rusk of Sanford University and Dr. Wm. Ophul to make a mlcrossopic examination. Arbuckle toyed with a sheet of paper while these preliminaries were being carried out. He was dressed in Us blue norfolk suit, a Red Cross button adorning the lapel. BOY MURDERS CAPTURED. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 23. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —John Mollick 16, orphan who shot and killed his foster parent, Mrs. Robert Stoltz. 35, in their home near Valparaiso Monday night was captured by the husband of the slain woman last night. Hunger caused Mollick, who had been in hiding a night and a day to rap on the Stoltz back door and ask Stoltz for something to eat. Stoltz grabbed Mollick and took him to the county jail. Mollick told Sheriff Pennington that he was treated well at the Stotltz home and that he did not know why lie shot his benefactress. Coroner Seiple said he will make a finding of first degree murder. POCAHONTAS INITIATION. The Fort Wayne degree team of tiie Pocahontas lodge will do the initiatory work at the meeting of the local lodge on Friday evening. Following the work supper will be served and the invitation is extended to all Poeahontac members, whether you belong to the Decatur lodge or jiot. It is expected that a most interesting session will be held. a TO MEET TEACHERS. County Superintendent Ed S. Christen wants to meet all teachers and others interested In educational extension work at the Decatur library Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, and it is urgently desired that all be present.

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. THE arms meet : IS DEADLOCKED ny. it Land Armaments Question 11 and Control of Warfare ’* Referred to Committees n ___ J NOT MUCH CHANCE if _ For Early or Satisfactory Settlement of the Most | Important Problems. ’ TIIE ARMS MEET (lulled Preus Service). Washington, Nov. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Definite steps toward an early conjyderation of land armaments and control of new agencies of 5 warfare were taken up by the arms conference today. The conference sitting as a committee on limitation of land armament ordered the two subjects referred to a subcommittee consisting of the heads of 1 delegations for the determina- , tion of procedure. —— • (By A. L. Bradford, United Press staff correspondent) 1 Washington, Nov. 23 —(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —The entire ques--1 tion of Japan's insistence on an in--1 creased ratio in capital ships will be f thrown into the arms conference today for settlement. 1 The naval experts of the United ’ States and Japan have reached a h deadlock on Japan demands for an increase of ten per cent in capital ship tonnage over that allowed in the 9 Hughes proposal, and the question will be taken up today in the meeting 9 of the full committee on limitation ■ of armament. r A farewell word from Premier Briand on land armaments was antic- ! ipated in the disarmament commit--1 tee. Briand wanted to have the confer--5 ence on record, if possible, support--1 ing in even more concrete fashion B in the last plenary session France’s 9 position. If. however, he were to bring up France’s new scheme for an increased submarine fleet it was cer--1 tain that som of the cordiality out--1 wardly manifested by British sources ■ would be dropped and Britain’s real 1 opposition thereto revealed. Washington, Nov. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Abolition of submarines, or limitation of their size: ’ use of poison gases and chemicals in ■ war; bombing of cities, and the development and use of new weapons were among the questions submitted to subcommittees of the advisory 1 committee. The suggestion has been made unofficially and informally that at the conclusion of its program, the arms conference might weld the rules of war, so that if conflicts do occur in future, they may be less horrible instead of more so. In this connection ' it was pointed out today by an ' American naval officer that develop- ’ ments in aircraft, chemical warfare, conslfuckion of destructive bombs and other enginery of war are continuing on the basis of lessons learned in the last war, and that even if armaments "Were limited the next war, should one occur, might well be mere destructive than the last. Consideration by the advisory committee of the abolition of the submarine grows out of Arthur Balfour's suggestion. Another subcommittee was directed to get the reaction of American public opinion to all questions thus far raised. The Chinese proposals for settlement of the .'ar east question was referred to the far east subcommittee. THE PRAYER SERVICES. The district prayer meetings will be held at 7:30 this evening, being the last of the community services. there be some confusion concernIng the meeting in District No. 7 Mrs. Daniels, chairman, requests that we ■ announce this service will be held at ■ the home of Rev. Tinkham, on MonI oe street, and that Mr. George Burkett I will be the leader. The other services i will be held as announced. : WILL BE SOME SUPPER. Five 'possums, one groundhog and twelve rabbits have been coaxed into the kitchen of the Elks’ club, where they were slaughtered for the big feed - which will be given this evening pre- • vfous to the initiation ceremony and i- general good time planned by the - local lodge of Elks. The supper will s be served at 7:30 and every member . is urged to be on the job.