Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 297

FALL OF PRICES WAS INEVITABLE Said Mr. Martin of Swift & Co. at Industrial Rooms Last Night A SOUND ADDRESS By a Business Expert Who Discussed the Trend of World Business. A sound and able address was that given by Mr. Daniel Woods Martin of the Swift & Company organization, Chicago, at the Industrial rooms hist evening. Mr. Martin is a business expert who has studied the business situation for the past fifteen years most carefully, has watched it go slowly downward until 1914, then rise with the war, and the two years following until it reached a peak unheard of in all time, then saw the prices go smashing downward. He has considered the farmer, the laboring man. the retail merchant, the manufacturer, the big business corporation and the capitalist with a view of ascertaining the causes-for on such events do the great business men found their education and gain the advantage of busines wisdom. in his address last evening he analized the causes and asserted that no particular business or group of men could have stemmed the inevitable decline. He accounted for the break ir, grains and live stock from the reason that other countries like Australia and New Zealand with a great store oL these commodities on hand because they could not reach market during the war when the seas were infested with submarines, began to rush their material to Europe and as a consequence the prices broke and continued until now when the bottom is reached. He discussed the fact that this first effected the farmer but that months ago reached every man in every business and gradually those those lines of trade able to hold out a short time were being forced to a place where values are becoming more equal, but there is still too great a difference. He advised that every one get down to earth and work hard er. By and all we are each dependent on the other and what effects one, effects every other part of society from an evident disposition by some to divide into classes. He is optimistic over this country’s future and declared that a nation which holds more than half the world’s gold and an excess of goods and products can not help but go forward. He is opposed to cancelling the foreign debt but believes in leniency. His address was one that every one should have heard and would have profited from whether or not you agreed with everything, for it was based on those sensible facts which we all admit we believe. Mr. Martin came here as a guest of the Rotary club but kindly consented to also address the Industrial associa tion. Mr. O. L. Vance introduced the speaker. The next meeting of the association will be the regular meeting which wiL be held Monday evening, January 9th _• — ■ IN COURT TODAY. The cases entitled August T.imenstol vs. Frank Roop, in which the appointment of a receiver is asked, and other petitions filed, which were sent to Jay county for trial, have been certified back to Adams county. It was stated today that the cases might be dismissed. Ralph J. Banet and Eleanor M. Banet vs. Lestl G. Golliver and William Gol liver, for possession of real estate, is a suit brought here on change of venue from Allen superior court. H"" ard Banninghoff in attorney for the plaintiff and Hans C. Meland is the defandant’s attorney. — CONDITION NOT SO GOOD. Winfield Maddy, ill at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Congleton on Winchester street, is not so "ell as he was a few days ago. His con dltion yesterday was reported as worse he had a very bad night and is not so well today as yesterday. AWARDED THE DOLL HOUSE Talmadge Render, son of Mr. anii Mrs. Frank Render, was awarded the doll house made by the pupils of the third grade of the St. Joseph Parochial school. The doll house was on display at the school’s exhibit at tin Northern Indiana Fair last August and is an excellent piece of workmanship Those who wish to see it can do so by calling at the school before Sunday.

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BIG BROTHER NIGHT. The Rotarians will have “Big Brother Night” at the meeting next Thursday evening, W. A. Klepper. Martin Worthman and members of their committee arranging the details. Plans will also be made for the carrying out of Rotary’s Christmas program and the meeting promises to be a most interesting one. robeTofoffice Presented to Rt. Rev. Monsignor J. F. Noll in Imposing Ceremonies OFFICIALS ATTEND And Priests of Catholic Churches of Diocese--I)e---catur Pastor Present. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Noll, pastor of St. Mary's church, Huntington. and internationally known as the editor of “Our Sunday Visitor," was the central figure in a notable ceremony on Thursday morning. He was on this occasion invested in the robes of do mestic prelate by Bishop Herman Joseph Alerding. of Fort Wayne Three bishops, three monsignors, nearly 100 priests, and an immense gathering of the laity assembled to do him honor, assisting at the greatest solemnity of its kind in the history of the city. Rt. Rev. Peter J. Mui doon, bishop of the diocese, of Rock ford. Ill.; Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis Clement Kel ly, of Chicago, 111., president of the Catholic church Extension Society of America; Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Oechterlng, rector of St. Mary’s church, Fort Wayne, and vicar gen eral of the diocese; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Beckman, pastor of Mt. St. Mary Seminary, Cincinnati, 0., occupied places in the sanctuary, the bishops accompanied by their chap lains. Fourth degree Knights of Colum bus from Fort Wayne and Huntington formed the guard of honor for the imposing procession of prelates and priests which entered the church immediately preceding the services. Rev. Frederick Reinwand of St. Peter and Paul’s church. Huntington, bear Ing the processional cross was accompanied by two former St. Mary's sons. Rev. Edward Fallon of St Patrick's, Fort Wayne, and J. Harold Moran, pastor of Covington, Ind., who served as acolytes, and Rev. Joseph Wunderly, a seminarian of the parish who will be ordained next June, attended as thurifer. The long line of priests in cassock and surplice was largely representatives of the diocest particularly the Fort Wayne district, though others were present from Indianapolis and points in Ohio anc Illinois. Fathers Seimetz and Peters, of the St. Mary's parish in this city, were luong the visiting priests. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis Clecent Kelly, president of the Catholic extension society of America, located nt Chicago, delivered the srernon. Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alerding, of Fort Wayne, officiated at the high mass service. The day was an eventful one, not only for Father Noll, but also for the members and friends of the two parishes in Huntington, the St. Marys and the St. Peter and Josph. The eremonies ended last evening with a reception in the Knights of Columbus hall, many of the visitors at the ' morning service remaining for the ' event. MUSIC BY WIRELESS 1 I Gerald Cole, Jimmie Downs and 1 Bernard Clark, high school pupils 1 who have been interested in the in- ■ stallation of the wireless station at ■ the local high school, heard a con- ' cert given by the Philadelphia Sym- I phony Orchestra In Philadelphia on Wednesday evening. The boys have < not yet completed the installation of ’ their equipment, but are getting I along fairly well. After the Christ- < mas vacation classes will be started i in the study of wireless telegraphy < and telephony, and it is believed t many will take advantage of the In- c teresting work. • MRS. RUSSELL ILL. Mrs. Winifred Russell is critically i ill at the home of her granddaughter, I Mrs. Emil Baumgartner, on Winchester street. Mrs. Russell is one of the c well known older residents of the city and her illness dates back for a week or longer. She is gradually growing a weaker and her friends and relatives are alarmed over her condition. J®

SELECT JTCOMB! Executive Committee of Northeastern Indiana Teachers Ass’n. Name TEMPORARY OFFICERS M. F. Worthman, Decatur, M ill lie Secretary-Treas-urer-Meeting Thursday D- O. McComb, superintendent of Allen county schools, was elected president of the Northeastern Indiana Teachers association at a meeting of the executive committee of the association held here yesterday. William A. I-ox of TriState college, Angola, was elected vice-president, and M. F. Worthman, superintendent of Decatur city schools, secretary-treasurer. It was felt, members of the executive committee of the association said last night, that it was necessary for the organization to have officers to carry on its business until the first meeting can be held. The executive ■ommittee, accordingly, chose officers to serve until the association meets text fall. October 13 and 14 were chosen as the dates for the meeting of the association. Fort Wayne was chosen as the meeting place at an earlier session held here some weeks ago. Considerable time was devoted yesterday to the discussion of the program for next year and to canvassing the geld to secure the ablest possible orps of speakers for the meeting. The executive committee announced hat it hopes to secure the services of some of the biggest educators in the country. The executive committee organized by selecting its committee officers. J. M. Scudder, superintendent of the Huntington. city schools, was elected chairman of the committee, and G. R. Hall, superintendent of Noble county schools, vice chairman. These officers are also to serve until the meeting next fall. A SOUNDTALK On Business Conditions and Relation of One Business to Another MADE BY MR. MARTIN To Members and Guests of the Rotary Club—More Cooperation Needed. A discussion of the business condiions in the United States and throughout the world and the relation between one business and another and the remedy for a return to prosperity was made by Mr. Daniel Martin of Swift & Company, of Chicago, who the speaker said was the largest cost operating organization in the world. Mr. Martin’s talk was full of sound business logic. He discussed the business conditions as they were in the world today. Inflation of price always means a bursting of the bubble and the getting back to normal things, and so witli the business of the world today. He stated that the reason business was at a standstill or in a state of stagnation was because the unequal price between the products of the farmer and other commodities. He expressed the opinion that prosperity would not return until more deflation was seen in other markets, other than farm products. The rule of supply and demand governs every market of course, said the speaker, and such Is the case at present. There is more supply than demand, while only two years ago, following the war, the de- , mand was greater than the supply. He said much of the trouble today was based on hear-say, that a person took for granted everything he heard, whether against the manufacturer, the wholesaler, distributor, the retailer or the farmer. What the world needs is more confidence and more cooperation between the different lines of businss. The speaker also discussed conditions before, during and after the war. His talk was very instructive, full of thought and reasoning and well-worth hearing. Following the Rotary meet ing Mr. Martin talked at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms, leaving for Fort Wayne on the 10 o’clock car. Don’t drawl out "Merry Christmas" as if you said it just because you had to buy it—make it snappy and full of meaning.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, December 16, 1921.

(♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST • Indiana: Ruin tonight, warmer in east portion; Saturday rain or snow, much colder, stronger south shifting to northwest winds. Lower Michigan: Rain tonight and warmer in east portion; Saturday rain or snow, much colder, strong south shifting to northwest winds. IRISHTREAfF IS RATIFIED British Parliament Today Approved Peace Between Ireland and England ADDRESS __ ADOPTED Dail Eiremann Concludes Secret Debate on Treaty and Will Make Report. United PreNM Stuff Correspondent London, Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The British parliament today approved the peace treaty with Ireland. Both the house of lords and the house of commons adopted the address to King George, speciflcallj promising to ratify the Irish settlement. The action in adoption the address to the king came after prolonged de bate which started Wednesday. Opposition came exclusively from the “die-hards” who were hopelessly numbered from the start. During the debate when the “die-hards” saw defeat was inevitable some of them changed sides and joined the ma jority. Col. Gretton’s amendment to the address to the king was in the forrr of a resolution regretting the settle ment on the ground that it “involves surrender of the rights of the crown in Ireland, gives power to establish an independent army and navy and violates the pledges to ulster.” The vote on this resolution clear ly showed the turn of the tide and demonstrated that Lloyd George was in absolute control of the house. The vote on the address to the king which constitutes approval o' the treaty was taken without a division. Dublin, Dec. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Dail Eireann today concluded the secret debate on the Anglo-Irish treaty and probably will meet tomorrow to take final action on the pact. (Continued on page five) CLOSING ICEHES In Trial of Fred Decker for Murder Draws Big Crowd to the Court Room JURY TO GET CASE Final Arguments Made This Afternoon-Decker Shows Little Concern. Columbia City, Ind., Dec. 16.—(Spe- 1 cial to Daily Democrat). —The little , court room in the Whitley court house was filled to capacity with murder fan today eager to see the closing scenes in the Fred Decker murder trial. Two attorneys for the defense and one for the state were to wind their ’ arguments followed by the court's in- , structions to the jury. The Instruction , were expected to be long and the jury was not expected to receive the case until late today. Fred Decker showed little concern as the prosecutors demanded his life for the life of Leroy Lovet and charged that he conspired with his mother and two brothers to falsely identify Lovett’s body to defraud insurance companies out of $24,000. Fred toyed , with a pencil or played with his 11 year old son. This is the second trial in the insurance murder, Virgil Decker, a ' younger brother of Fred having been cohvicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Cal Decker is still to ' face trial. YmBWEONLV ■ a DAYS TD fegfiH / W j /O'Ku? - M ' V S JL'm <

TIME IS SHORT Season for Buying Holiday Gifts is Entering Upon the Very Last Week DISPLAYS ARE GOOD In Local Stores and Prices Are Reasonable-Do Your Your Shopping Now. Christmas shopping time, with its mthusiastic buyers, anxious to take idvanage of the large quantities of sxcellent Christmas merchandise offered Dy tlie merchants of Decatur is entering upon the lust week. Show windows in the business sections are beautifully decorated, and also display hundreds of acceptable Christmas gifts which will not only cause joy to the recipient, but are being sold at prices which will please the buyer. The Christmas stocks in the city are now open and ready for the shoppers who are taking advantage of the early shopping season. Many ’he nrices quoted are below’ normal and are proving unusual for this season of the year, this proving t great boost to sales, as much of he merchandise is being sold at exceptional bargain prices. The Democrat is printing each day advertisements of interest to Christmas shoppers. Readers are requested to look over the advertisements. By doing so you will no doubt see announced just what you have been looking for in the way of Christmas goods and at prices which will meet your approval. The next week will be busy days with the store keepers and as Christmas buyers are coming very fast the stocks will not be complete manj days. It behooves the wise shopper tc buy early, before the last few days of he Christmas rush, thus not only takig advantage of the more complete ines of goods but of the better servce that can be accorded you at a ime when the stores are not so full (Continued on Page Four). THE THIRD ISSUE 3f the “Tattler” Published By St. Joseph School Students Will Be DISTRIBUTED SUNDAY A Well Edited 48-Page Book —Contains Stories and School Happenings. The Christmas number, the third dition of the “Tattler,” publish by the students of the St. Joseph high school jf this city, will be distributed Sunday morning to the members of the St. Mary’s church congregation and to all those who wish to purchase a oopy. This edition of the Tattler contains forty-eight pages of excellent reading material, including a number of wellwritten stories by members of the tar doings in and around the school and is well supported with ads from the local merchants. The Christmas number of the “Tattler” is dedicated to the esteemed pastor of the congregation, the Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, it containing a three column picture of Father Sei metz, with the following verse below it: “To our Father —friend so true, The best of friends we ever’ knew— We dedicate this book.” The book also contains a page picture of the high school basketball teain, composed of G. Mylott, A. Appleman, E. Christen, A. Achneider, R. Voglewede, F. Schulte, H. Holthouse and G. Laurent and the coach, Rev. Otto Peters. Last year the members of the class took it upon themselves to publish the Tattler and assisted by the Sisters, made a real success of their venture. The Tattler is published twice a year, another edition to be issued before the close of school next spring. The members of the staff are: Editor, Margaret Mylott; business manager, Aloysis Schmift; assistant business managers, Robert Voglewede and George Laurent; circulation manager, Andrew Appleman; Joke editor, Irene Holthouse; society editor, Charlotte Niblick; athletic reporter, Earl Christen; school reporters, Anna Dowling, Anna Baker and Marie Foss. The price of the Tattler is only twentyfive cents per copy. If you do not get your copy Sunday morning, call one of the members of the staff and a copy will be delivered to you.

F BOUGHT HEALTH BOND The Knights of Pythias lodge at the meeting Thursday evening purchased a five dollar health bond from the ' committee In charge of the Christmas seals campaign. Many of the lodges and dubs are buying the bonds, thus aiding in the big fight against tuber ) culosis which is being waged the country over. TO PLAY ANGOLA S I). IL S. Basketball Quintet r Journey to Angola This Afternoon for 3 A RETURN GAME 3 Meeting of the Industrial 5 Basketball League Held Last Evening. 3 The Decatur high school boys bas- ■/ cetball team, accompanied by Coach » Moore loft tills afternoon for Angola ? where they are scheduled for a return f game tonight with the Angola high . school five. The local team has r been hitting the high spots so far ■ this season, having won every game f they played, meeting the Angola . team in this city several weeks ago which resulted in a one-sided vic- ,• tory. The local team left in good spirits . and were highly confident of continuing their victorious march, ex- ; pecting to return home this evening i with the bacon but looking forward f to a hard fought game. i The next game on the local schedule will take place in this city, they , meeting the fast Kendallville team next Friday evening. Industrial League A meeting in the interest of the ocal industrial basketball league was , held at the Old Adams County bank last evening, representatives of sev- , eral different organizations being present. No definite steps were takt en at the meeting with the exception j of the appointing of a committee consisting of Carlisle Flanders, Fred Smith. Harold Daniels and Vincent Borman who will affect the organize--1 tion of the various teams and arrange i schedule. It is hoped that the 1 eague may be under way within a short time. ROTARY CONVENTION WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 22ND Dr. Fred Patterson, president of the Decatur Rotary club, was informed yesterday that the annual state conference of tiie Indiana Rotary clubs would be held in Ind4anapolis on February 22nd and 23rd. A number of the Rotarians and their wives from this city are planning on attending. Arrangements are being made for the conference by a committee appointed by the district governor. NAPOLEON'S DEN RAIDED Bloomingtin, Ind., Dec. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat —Frank Napoleon met his flre-waterloo and faces a probable temporary banishment to the state elba—the penal farm at Putnamville. Chief of Police Browning played hte part of the Duke of Wellington when he raided a dugout under Napoleon’s woodshed and confiscated a barrel and a half of liquor and the copper coiled “artillery.” The chief became certain it was fire water when he let a little stream trickle on , the station floor and set a match to t. The stuff burned. FIGURES ON SHORT STAY Leavenworth. Kansas, Dec. 16 — Roy Gardoner, notorious western rnndit, mail robber and champion jail breaker, is again behind prison bars —but with a threat that his stay here will be only “temporary.” Under close guard Gardiner arrived at the federal prison here last night carrying only a small bundle. “is that all the baggage you have?” Warden Biddle asked. “I think that will do—temporary,” Gardoner replied. Gardoner is under sentence of 25 vears for robbing a mail car at Phoenix, Ariz., and assaulting Hernan Inderlled, clerk in charge of the car. LOWER RATES TO STAND (United Premm Service!. Washington, Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Interstate Commerce Commission today refused to reconsider its recent action in ordering a sixteen per cent reduction in the rates on grain, grain products and hay.

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J WANTS DISCARD : OF SUBMARINES 9 s r- Great Britain Asks for Total 0 Abandonment of Perils of the Seas J FRANCE WANTS SHIPS Demand for as Many Ships as Japan Has is Laid Before the Conference. Washington, Dec. 16.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —Great Britain wants ’ total abandonment of submarines. Arthur J. Balfour has served this | notice upon the arms conference, tho British semi-official spokesman announced oday. Washington, Dec. 18.—(Special to '■ Daily Democrat). —France has definite--1 ly placed before the naval sub-com--1 mitee of fifteen her demand for the ' right to 315.000 tons of capital ships, 1 placing her on an equal footing with ’ Japan. r Adoption of a world-wide program 9 for limitation of naval armament now 1 rests on a fixing of suitable ratio for J France and Italy, Secretary of State 'I Hughes has made clear in announcing the United States, Great Britain and Japan are agreed to their respective reductions. The United States, Great Britain ’ and Japan, Secretary of State Hughes offclally announced last night, have reported complete agreement on limitation of capital ships, which, however is dependent on an agreement with France and Italy as to a suitable ratio. The three big powers have approved the 5-5-8 ratio of the Hughes program, slighly modified. By A. L. Bradford. [United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec. 16. —(Special to I Daily Democrat). —A world-wide limi- } tation of naval armament —a dream ! for the last century—was near reality t I today. ■ France alone stood blocking the for- ? mal execution of a treaty limiting the ' i naval establishments of the world t powers. But this attitude of France is expected to be only temporary. Neither the American nor the Brit- | ish delegates will permit France’s as- , pirations for the right to a navy equall- | ing Japan’s to stand in the way of ,' naval limitation success. With France, sensitive as to her national prestige, some dlfflculy in ini ducing her to accept a ratio below that 1 of Japan's is expected but according . to a high American authority this is i virtually certain to be "washed out.” FORMER ADAMS COUNTY LADY DIES AT BLUFFTON Bluffton, Ind., Dec. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Sarah Wolf, aged 80, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Hartman at 2 o’clock this morning, death being due to old age and complications. Mrs. Wolf was born in Ohio in 1831 and in 1856 was united in marriage to Washington Wolf they going to i Wells county where they located on a farm in Rock Creek township for sixteen years and then moved to a farm eight miles east of this city In . Adams county. Mrs. Wolf was well known in both Adams and Wells counties, was an industrious woman and spent much of her time weaving. She is survived by the daughter, Mrs. Hartman and a son, Joseph Wolf, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock from the Honduras Reformed 1 | church with burial in the St. Luke’s ! cemetery. - BONDS ARE SOLD J. F. Wild & Company of Indianap oils yesterday purchased the issue of , bonds totaling $90,000 sold in Wells county for the construction of the , new Rockcreek township school building. The bonding company paid . a premium of $5,051, and will net 4.9 ’ per cent interest. Gordon Rieff of Liberty Center has the contract for ’ the school building and A. J. Moser of Berne the heating contract. WARREN TEAM DEFEATED. The Warren Independent basketball . team lost a very close and exciting ■> game last evening on the Warren t . floor to the Muncie Durants by the _ score of 22 to 23. ( Warren led most of the game but j in the closing minutes of play Muncie . scored the winning field goals. A large crowd witnessed the game.