Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 287

FINE MEMORIAL PROGRAM SUNDAY Court Room Filled With People for Elks’ Annual Memorial Service SENATOR HARRY NEW Gave Address-Musical Nuinby Local Talent Were Greatly Enjoyed. The annual memorial service of the Decatur Lodge of Elks held Sunday afternoon in the circuit court room was impressive and interesting. The committee in charge had arranged an interesting program for the event, memorial address being given by Uni ted States Senator Harry S. New, who had returned to Indianapolis on Friday from Washington. The members of the lodge met at the lodge room previous to the time of the service, and marched in a body to the court room, where seats had been reserved by them. The court room was filled with friends of th a members of the organization, in antic ipation of the interesting service. The ritualistic service was carried out by the offeers of the lodge, and as the name of each deceased member was read by the secretary, C. C. Ernst an electric light, set in a large tablet rest ing on the court’s desk, flickered out, making the scene, with the ritualistic work by the various officers, very impressive, the members deceased being Roman J. Holthouse, Anson Van Camp, Albine Smith, Samuel J. Laman, Frederick Vaughn. Amos P. Beatty, George W. Klein, John D Myers, Samuel Huser, Ralph Miller, Wid R. Dorwin, Otto Green, Shafer Peterson and Charley H. Elzey. D. M. Hensley, exalted ruler, presided at the meeting and announced the program. The first numbers were the songs by the High School Girl's chorus, in charge of Miss Edna Snyder, who accompanied them on the piano. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune and Miss Agnes Kohne sang a duet, “Face to Face,” Mrs. Carrie Haubold playing the accompaniment. Judge John C. Moran, in a very appropriate address, gave the eulogy for the men in whose memory the service was held calling especial attention to the two who died in service of^ their country. A local solo, by Miss Kohne. “I Come Unto Thee,” was a beautiful selection and then Mr. Hensley introduced Senator New. Senator New announced his address large reminiscent, and he told of the organization of the first Elks’ lodge at Indianapolis, forty-one years ago. Mr. New being the second oldest Elk in the state in point of membership. He recited that at the time the organization was perfected, the membership in the counry a that ime was made up mostly of theatrical people, and said he became eligible because of the fact that he w’as dramatic reporter on the staff of the Indianapolis Journal. At this time there are 1,421 active lodges with a membership of 767.661. The principles upon which the lodge are founded have made possible it growth, and at this time its work in a charitable and benevolent way stands out ahead of all other lodge organiza tions. It stands for justice, charity and patriotism and Senator New gave a few instances where the heart of an Elk had been thrown wide open to help a brother who had been less fortunate in life. He closed his talk by reading a poem written by James Whitcomb Riley on “The Dream the Dead Man Spoke to Me.” There was another selection by the High School Girls' chorus and the exalted ruler, D. M. Hensley gave “Thanatopsis” the pictures being thrown upon the screen as he spoke. Meredith Stewart gave a pleasing violin soo “Cavatina,” with Miss Snyder as accompanist. The members of the order sang their closing ode, to the tune of Auld Lang Syne, and Rev. A. H. Saunders of the Presbyterian church, pronounced the benediction. ———— PRESBYTERIAN MEN. The men of the Presbyterian church are invited to attend a meeting to be held by the men of the First Presbyterian church at Fort Wayne Friday evening at which one of the great men of the church will talk. Decatur men will leave on the four o’clock car and return on the last car. If you can go, you are asked to notify Hugh Hite or Carl Pumphrey at once so that arrangements can be made. Vane Thompson spent last evening in Berne.

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+++4444444444444 + babe ruth gets his + * — + + Chicago, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to 4 ♦ Dally Democrat) — Babe Ruth, 4 + home run king, was swatted by + + Judge Landis, base ball commie- + + sloner, today. •{. + Ruth was fined his share in 4 ♦ the world series money, $3,610 + + and suspended until Mav 20, + ♦ 1922 for playing exhibition base + ♦ ball after participating in the + + world series in violation of the + + national rules and the judges’ 4 4 orders. .j. + Bob Piercy and Bob Meusel, * + Yankee players who joined Ruth + +in the barnstorming trip were 4 + also fined their world series 4 + money and suspended until May 4 + 20, 1922. * ♦+++444 +444 4 + 4 + REYSAUNDERS TOLEAVEDECATUB Sunday Morning Service at Presbyterian Church Was Most Solemn Occasion GOES TO COLORADO To Be Near Stricken Broth-er--Meeting of Congregation Wednesday Eve. At the close of the Sunday morning service at the Presbyterian church the Rev. A. H. Saunders, pastor here three years, in an announcement to his congregation that he felt that ho must leave the church, the city of Decatur, and the state of Indiana, that he might go to a western state and city, to be near his stricken brother and his wife, in their time of dire need, brought a sadness over his audi?nce that could not be hidden, and in an instant every man, woman and child w ith tear-dimmed eyes, sat dumb-founded, not knowing for the time-being what to do or how to express themselves. The Rev. Saunders had preached an unusually strong sermon, and at the close of the final congregational song, the pastor told his story, in a touching way. He said Ilfat a few years ago, two boys, age twelve and nine, respectfully, at the death of their father had been left to care for an invalid mother, in another country; that the older of the boys had felt the responsibility, and did all that he could for the younger brother and the mother; that the boys pledged themselves to stand by each other until the vary last; that the one became sick, (Continued on page six) FAHY TO REST Movie Comedian Will Take a Rest Before He Starts On New Trial ON JANUARY NINTH Grand Jury to Investigate Attempt to Intimidate One of Woman Jurors. United Press Service. San Francisco, Calif, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The San Francisco grand jury will be asked by District Attorney Matthew Brady to start an immediate investigation of an alleged attempt to approach and intimidate Mrs. Helen M. Hub bard, of Arbuckle’s jury, whose solid stand for the comedian's conviction resulted in a disagreement of the jury and failure to acquit the comedian. Mrs. Hubbard in a statement charged that Gus Oliva, a commission merchant and C. C. Irwin, an attorney and friend of Olivia’s approacher her husband, T. W. Hubbard, an attorney on Saturday and endeavored to get him to communicate with her in the jury room by letter, urging her to acquit Arbuckle. Mrs. Hubbard also made a charge of intimidation against several of her fellow jurors, including August Fritze, foreman of the jury. When the jury reported to the court the foreman stated the count was ten to two for acquital. Arbuckle was to leave today for Southern California for a few days of rest. He will then return to San Francisco to join his lawyers in laying plans for the second trial which will begin January 9. He issued a statement late yesterday declaring that “one woman” on the jury had prevented a verdict and claiming that (Continued on page six)

CAPTAIN STUMP HERE THURSDAY Well Known Indianapolis Lawyer Will Discuss Utilities Question AT INDUSTRIAL ROOMS Engagement Made by Mr. O’Brien of Indiana Gas & Electric Company. Captain Albert Stump, of Indianapolis. will be the chief speaker at a joint meeting of the Rotary club ami the Decatur Industrial association next Thursday night, December Bht, at the Industrial headquarters. Captain Stump’s subject will be “state Regulation of Public Utilities” and he is to appear as representing the Indiana Public Utility Association. Assisting in the arrangements for the meeting is W. S. O’Brien, manager of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company, a member of the Indiana Public Utility Association. Mr. O’Brien says that Captain Stump formerly was connected with the faculty of Indiana university, but since the world war be has been practicing law in Indianapolis. “We will be glad to iiear Captain Stump," said President Heller “and we hope to have a large attendance at the joint meeting. Everybody is interested in public utilities in one way or another, if he lias a telephoneelectric lights, city water, gas or use the interurban lines, he does business directly with the public utility companies. If he has a savings account, he is likely to be interested in public utilies because savings banks own public utility securities.. If he has a life insurance policy, he will be interested in utilities, because life inurance compapies have large amounts of money invested in public utilities. “Mr. O’Brien obtained the engagement of Captain Stump for the Industrial association and tile Rotary club joint meeting, with the thought that (Continued on page four) mrsXhlsdejd Passed Away Sunday Morning at Parents Home on Second Street WAS ILL MANY YEARS Husband Daughter Survive --Funeral Service Tuesday Afternoon. Mrs. Philip Miehls, of Delhi, Louisiana, a former resident of Decatur, died Sunday morning at 6 o’clock st the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rex, on North Second street, where she had been the past eight weeks. The cause of her death was Bright’s Disease and Dropsy from which she had been a sufferer several years, and for which she had submitted to treatments and operations at different times for relief, but without avail.

Mrs. Miehls was born in Wells county, near Ossian, June 24, 1879, making her age at death forty-two years, five months and ten days. December 18, 1897,- she was married to Philip Miehls and they resided in this city until a few years ago when they went to New’ Bern, N. C., where the husband was employed with the Vail company assisting in the operations of a mill at that place. For the past two years they had resided at Delhi, La., going there with the Vail company. Eight weeks ago Mrs. Miehls and their adopted daughter came north for a visit with her parents, brothers and sisters. Mr. Miehls following four weeks later. For the past several weeks Mrs. Miehls had been seriously ill. death relieving her Sunday morning. Surviving besides the husband and adopted daughter are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rex; four sisters, Mrs. Ed Pastor, of Huntington; Mrs. Henry Waggoner, Clio, Mich.; Mrs. Frank Ulmer, Bluffton; Mrs. Dale Sphar, Wabash; two brothers, Newton Rex, of Toledo, ().; and Boyd Rex, of Flint, Mich. Five sisters and one brother are deceased. . Mrs. Miehls was a member of the Decatur Methodist church and also of the Ben Hur lodge. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. Charles Tinkham officiating. Burial will be at the Decatur cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, Decembers. 1921

!•+■>+++++ + + + + + + + + SPECIAL SESSION CALLED + ♦ 4 !• Indianapolis, Dec. s—(Special 4 !• to Daily Democrat)—Gov. Me- + > Cray today issued the formal 4 + call for the special legislature 4 to meet at 10 o'clock December 4 IUI + !• The cull did not state the pur- + + posts of the session although the 4 ♦ governor still hopes that it will 4 4be limited to consideration of + + the question of removing the re- + > forinalory from Jeffersonville. 4 4 Colgate & Co., purchasers of + 4 the present reformatory site are + 4 demanding possession of their + 4 property and have offered 4 + SIOO,OOO additional if the un- 4 4 workable law enacted by the last + 4 legislature is made right to give + 4 them immediate possession. + 4 “in my opinion the public 4 4 welfare does not require a spe- + 4 cial session of the general as- + 4 sembly," the governor said in 4 ♦ Ills proclamation. 4 444+444+44444+4+ CASE COES ALONG Fred Decker Will Not Know His Fate Until Some Time Next Week EVIDENCE IS HEARD In Columbia City Today-Blood-stained Bar Offered in Evidence. Columbia City, Ind., Dec. 5. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —A bloodstained iron bar and the gory door of the Tippecanoe river murder cabin were introduced as evidence today in the trial of Fred Decker charged with complicity in a murder plot to collect $24,000 life insurance by Leßoy Lovett’s death.

In their efforts to prove that Decker conspired with his mother and two brothers to identify Lovet’s body as that of Virgil Decker, state’s attorney also brought in other exhibits of the Atwood murder mystery. Thirty-two state witnesses remained for state examination as court convened at noon. By their testimony (Continued on page five) e »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++♦« ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 Indiana—Fair tonight and Tuesday little change in temperature. Lower Michigan—Generally cloudy tonight and Tuesday, somewhat colder in northeast portion tonight. Upper Michigan—Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, colder in extreme east portion tonight. NIGHT SERVICE Established by Western Union by Arrangements With the G. R. & I. FOR NIGHT MESSAGES Messages Will Be Received by Telephone and Charged to Your Account. The Western Union Telegraph company has established a branch office at the depot of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad In this city, where messages will be accepted and forwarded at all hours of the night and on Sunday. This will take care of telegraph business twenty-four hours a day, the services, it is an nounced, for after closing hours of the main down town office to include all the different forms of messages, full rate day messages, night messages at reduced rates, day letters, night letters filed at any hour to be sent after six o’clock p. in. Messages will be received by telephone and included in your regular monthly account. The* company also gives special service of transferring money by wire. The arrangement with the G. R. & I. night agent restores the plan used for many years but suspended during the war. This has been in use for several months now but has probably not been understood by the public.

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ENTERTAINED THEIR NEIGHBORS Presbyterian Young People Were Hosts to Bluffton and Ossian Friends in A PLEASING SERVICE Rev. F. W. Barkemeyer, Home Mission Supt. Gave An Excellent Talk. The members and officers of the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor society had as their guests last evening for two hours, eighteen members of the Ossian and Thirty members of the Bluffton Christian Endeavorer societies, and the visit of the neighboring young folks was very much vnjoyed by the Decatur young people and the older folks as well, many of the latter being in the Christian Endeavor service, the large auditorium of the church being tilled during the Endeavor hour. The Bluffton and Ossian people came in machines, and a reception was tendered them from 5:45 until the Endeavor hour at 6:30, coffee and doughnuts being served the visitors. At 6:30, the regular service was in charge of Miss Ruth Frisinger, as leader, and she had arranged a special program of music, along with other features, and the meeting closed with a talk by the Rev. F. W. Backemeyer, of Indianapolis. As special musical numbers Hugh D. Hite, and Mesdames E. L. Engeler, Frank Render and Clyde Butler, gave a quartet selection; Miss Mildred Murray, a piano solo; Richard Schug, a vocal solo and Meredith Stewart, a violin solo. All were good. The Rev. Backemeyer, closing the program, gave a fifteen-minute talk on the service of the young people. The Rev. Mr. Backemeyer, who is home mission superintendent, and who is also a great worker among young people and their organizations, has had an important work in connection with (Continued on page two) RONDS Will SELL Much Interest Shown in the Sale of SIOO,OOO Worth of County HOSPITAL BONDS Bear Six Percent, and Indications Are They Will Sell at Premium. The bond market is recovering and indications are that the SIOO,OOO worth of Adams County Hospital bonds to be sold at two o’clock Thes-

day afternoon will sell at a premium, something that has not occurred for several years. The bonds will bear six per cent and from the number of inquiries made a score or more blds will be filed. Represnetatives from Indianapolis banks and trust companies are in the city today and inquiries for the sale of the bonds have been received from Chicago, Fort Wayne and other places. A clause in the law, providing that bonds of this kind may be redeemed by the county within five years will affect the sale to some extent, that is in the way of paying a premium for them. If it were not for this clause, the bonds might sell at a big premium, possibly for eigiit or ten thousand dollars. The bonds will be issued in denominations of five hundred dollars, their being two hundred bonds and coupons. As soon as the bonds are sold the trustees of the hospital will go ahead with the plans for the building of the institution, it being hoped to advertise for blds tor the building of the hospital in January and to commence work on it as saan as weather conditions permit. COMMISSIONERS HOLD SESSION County Commissioners Robert Schwartz, Grant Owens and Ernst Conrad met at the Auditor’s office this morning, checked and allowed claims and this afternoon inspected a number of roads and bridges. They will be in session again tomorrow and will hear petions for the building of roads and probably take action towards the building of a few next spring.

MR. HARDING’S MESSAGE IS GIVEN TO CONGRESS GIVES NOTICE TO WORLD POWERS THAT THIS COUNTRY IS PREPARED TO PREPARE IN CASE OF FAILURE OF ARMS PARLEY.

CONGRESBACK AT WASHINGTON Old Grind to Begin Again With Huge Task Before Them-Rush is Needed TO SPEND BILLIONS Tariff Bill, Soldiers Bonus, Newberry Case and Other Big Problems. United Press Service. Washington, D. C., Dec. 5 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Congress was back on the job today confronted with tlie huge legislature tasks of the regular session. Tlie main job—appropriating the billions to pay the government’s bills for the next fiscal year—were set out in the president’s budget message which was read in both houses today. Revision of the tariff was started at once by the senate. This will follow the lines suggested at once by Harding in his message to be delivered in person tomorrow at a joint session. An innovation will mark the reception of the executive communication in the house. Under present plans of majority leader Mondell, the remainder of the day will be given over to general debate on the message which deals with a multitude of subjects. Operating under the new budget system the house will immediately start to work on the great money supply bills. Hearings on the treasury department bill, the first of eleven separate measures for each department provided for under the budget (Continued on page five) HKD DINVIEOERE Senator New Was Met at Fort Wayne and Well Erttertained in Decatur DINNER AT MURRAY With Officers and Commit-tee-Senator Taken to Bluffton Last Evening. Senator Harry S. New, who delivered the memorial address for the Elks here yesterday was entertained by the officers and a special committee while here and enjoyed the occasion very much as did those who had the pleasure of being with him. A committee consisting of J. F. Arnold, Charles C. Ernst, Hugh D. Hile and Harry Fritzinger, motored to Fort Wayne at noon in the Arnold car and brought the senator here. (Continued on Page Four).

Guard Rail Will Be Erected On North Side of the Smith Bridge INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION CAPITOL BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA December 3, 1921. Decatur Dally Democrat, Decatur, Indiana. Gentlemen: — Your telegram of December Ist to Mr. Lyons has been referred to me. Instructions have been issued to our District Engineer, Mr. W. T. Horn, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to have a guard rail erected on the high grade north of the bridge near Decatur. This will be done as soon as he can secure material for the work. Yours Truly, STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, A. H. HINKLE, r Chief Engnr. Maintenance.

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Washington, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to Dally Democrat) —President Harding, although the arms conference is on the threshold of success, gave notice ’ to the world power.; today that if a definite agreement is not reached on limitation of armament he believes I the United States should expend more than $800,000,000 on its army and navy during the fiscal year end- [ ing June 30, 1923. Submiting to congress the first national budget prepared by Budget Director iDawes, Hording estimated that the nation's two arms of defense should expend $801,656,107 in the fiscal year 1923 —or more than three times the pre-war appropriations of approximately $250,000,000. The estimates, which were framed without regard for any limitation of armament that may result from the conference, are about $66 000,000 less than is being expended this year. The president in this respect is following his policy that the United States cannot make a big cut in its military and naval appropriations until all the powers definitely agree to do likewise. The federal government during the year ending June 30, 1923, will cost the people of the United States approximately three and a half billion dollars, Harding estimated. Although this amount is about three times the cost of the federal 1 government before the war, the preslident pointed out that the estimated expeditures for the fiscal year of 1923 would be $2,032,#62..30 less than the payments from the federal purse for 1921, during which year he assumed office. The 1923 expenditures, he said, would be $462,167,639 less than for the present fiscal year of 1922. For continuation of the big 1916 naval building program which this government has agreed to scrap it other nations will take similar steps Harding asked an appropriation of $85,000,000 for the fiscal year as compared with $90,000,000, this estimate may be scrapped by an announcement soon that the Tokio government accepts the 5-5-3 ratio of the Hughes program thus virtually assuring its success. All army and navy estimates will be revived if agreements are reached but meanwhile these measures will be held up in the house to awa.it conference results. The detailed figures as to the army and navy appropriations for the fiscal year 1923 indicate that the administration will not recommend any more cuts in the enlisted ranks of the two services unless favorable action is taken by tlie arms conference. Harding submitted to congress estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year of 1923; and estimated expenditures and receipts tor the same period. Despite stringent economy, the government on the basis of estimates submitted will face a deficit of $17,571,977 as the result of 1923 fiscal operations. Total receipts of the government (Continued on nave rivoi