Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1921 — Page 1

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OVES THOUSAND JOIN RED CROSS I I Total Receipts for 1921 are i $1036.02 According to I c the Report of " I MISS ANNA WINNES ' Anyone Having Membership I Fees Will Please Leave ’ Same With Secretary. Miss Anna Whines, local secretary ’ of the Red Cross chapter, reported today the total receipts from the 1921 enrollment drive was $1,036.02. Miss Wlnnes asked that if anyone had not ' yet reported to do so at once so the names of those who enrilled could . he added to the list. The amount received from the different divisions in the county are: Preble $54.00 Linn Grove 26.00 Berne 147.12 i Pleasant Mills 7.00 , Bobo 3.00 Monmouth graded schools .... 4.00 Geneva 54.00 ' Monroe 45.00 1 Decatur 692.90 1 After the local chapter pays its share towards the up-keep of the na tional chapter, the balance of the money will be used in local relief work. THE COURT NEWS The case of William Stirlin vs. Charles Goheen, demanding that the will of Charles Stirlin be set aside, because the testator was if unsound mind and w r as unduly influenced, will go to the jury late this evening, arguments having been completed in circuit court this afternoon. The case has been on trial here since a week ago last Monday, and an estate valued at $50,0000 is involved in the trial. William Rickey et al vs. Martin Gerke et al., mandamus proceedure. will come to trial in the Adams circuit court on Tuesday of next week. Many of the schoil patrons of Root township are interested in this case, and it is likely to prove of considerable interest. Realty transfers: Mary Bucher et al. to Julius • Heidemann. 100 acres Washington tp„ SSOO. * WILL ASSIST RUSSIA (United Vrenw Service). Washington, Dec. 22 (Special to Daily Democrat)— Starving Russia in the famine areas of the Volga were assured a belated Christmas present of $200,000,000 in food stuff and grain from Uncle Sam today when the sen ate agreed to the conference report on the relief measure withiut a rec ord vote. The bill now goes to the president who is expected to sign it today. FRIDAY'S’ GAME Next Basketball Game on Local High School Schedule to Be Played TOMORROW EVENING With Fast Kendallville High School Five — Several Good Preliminaries. The Kendallville high school boys basketball team, winners of their district for the last several years, will journey to this city tomorrow am! vv ill clash with the local boys varsity at the Athetic hall tomorrow evening. The game is the first game played by the locals at home for several wee/.s, and as a stiff fight is ahead of them much interest is being centered on the contest. Word from the up- ,hl team announces that they are coming strong, with a team that is considered the strongest to represent that school for a number of years. The locals so far this season have a clean slate, having won every a-ini-played and announced today that thej are out to win the contest tomo,io« night. Coach Moore has been putting them through some hard practi' o e.o evening with hopes of keeping up th victorious march and although • !>< stiffest battle of the season is expe t ed with the Kendallville team, ,ll ’ locals are confident of a victory. Several good preliminaries h.m been arranged and the evening P 1 " mises to be one well spent. Come out tomorrow night and root for the local-’-

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henry hill WILL MOVE 1 Henry Hill who has resided on the ’ Studabakor farm, east of the city has contracted with the Ronner Stock » I'arm and will move there soon, lie ’ Is advertising a sale of his personal property including cattle, hogs and other live stock and farm machinery, ■ on Thursday January sth thug dis posing or his own personal property not needed in his new place. LEAGUE SCHEDULE Industrial Basketball League Announces Schedule for Coming Gaines TEN TEAMS ENTERED Opening Came to Be Played Next Tuesday-Rules and Regulations. The Industrial League teams are now ready to begin a series of contests which will continue throughout January and February. The purpose of this organization is to support and favor training In athletics as well as teach the young and old men how to play the different games. Basketball will be first. The athletic spirit man ifested among the men in the differ ent lines and branches of work is commendable. The games to be played will merely be friendship games, hard fought. The teams so far organized are as follows. Rotary—Captain, Teetle Harding. Ford Garage—Captain, Byford Macy K. of P. —Captain, Bill Linn. Fisher & Harris —Captain, Harold Daniels. Castings—Captain, Lawrence Biggs G. E. —Captain. Fred Smith. Faculty—Captain, M. F. Worthman Moose —Captain, D. DeVinney. Clerks —Captain, C. Flanders. Martin-Klepper —Captain, Vincent Borman. Rules and Regulations 1. No school boy will be permitted to play on any Industrial League team. 2. No player will be permitted tfc play on more than one team. 3. Ten players or less stall consti tue a team. The captain shall be counted as one of the players. 4. A member on the independent city team will not be permitted to play on any team in the Industrial League. 5. Team not appearing on ached tiled time will forfeit the game 2 to (>. 6. Spaulding official basket ball rules shall govern the conduct ot the game. 7. The captain of each team shall file the list of players of his tean with the secretary, Dick Ehinger, al the close of the fiist week's practice. 8. An accurate record of each game must be kept. 9. The different captains will please see that the players appeal "on deck’’ at the proper time. 10. Two games to be played in one evening—alternating halves. 11. Begin playing at 8:45 sharp. Schedule of Practice Games Tuesday, Dec. 27 —K. of P. vs Faculty.. Independent vs. Alumni. Thursday, Dec. 28 —Ford Garage vs. Moose. Clerks vs. Martin-Klop per. Friday. Dec. 30—G. E. vs. Castings. Rotary vs. Fisher & Harris. Saturday, Dec. 31—General practice Tuesday, Dec. 3 —Moose vs. G. E. Independents vs. Scrubs. Wednesday, January 4—Rotary vs. Martin-Klepper. K. of P. vs. Casting. Thursday, Jan. s—Clerks5 —Clerks vs. I isher & Harris. Faculty vs. Ford Gar age. Saturday. Jan. 7—General practice. Monday, Jan. 9— Rotary vs. K. of p. Clerks vs. Ford Garage. Tuesday—Jan. 10 —Fisher & Harris vs G. E. Independents vs Scrubs. Wednesday, Jan. 11-Castings vs. Faculty. Moose vs. Martin-Klepper. Thursday, Jan. 12-FVrd Garage vs.' G. E. Fisher & Harris vs. K. 01 p Saturday, Jan. 14-General practice Monday, Jan. 16—K. of P. vs. Mai in-Klepper. Rotary vs. Faculty. Tuesday, Jan. 17-Fiiher & Harris vs Ford Garage. Independents vs. Scrub ß - _ „ ... Wednesday, Jan. IS—G. E. vs in-Klepper. Moose vs. K. of P. Thursday, 1 , Jan, 19-Cafetings vs, Clerks. Faculty vs. Martin-Klepper. Schedule to be completed. , o TO MEET AT CHURCH The children of the Reformer Sunday school are requested to meet at - the church Saturday afternoonl at . Sock for rehearsal of the Christmas entertainment. J

FUNERAL FRIDAY Services for Mrs. Katherine Gerber Will Be at Berne Reformed Church DIED ON WEDNESDAY Twice Married and Each Husband Met Accidental Death-Born Ohio. (Special Correspondent) Berne, Ind., Dec. 21 —Mrs. Katherine Gerber died this morning at three o’clock, at her home on Franklin street. The deceased had been suffering from stomach trouble for nearly a year, but was bedfast only the last nine weeks of her sickness. Cancer is thought to have caused her deatli at the age of seventy-six years, ten months and twelve days. Katherine Speicher was the daughter of Christian and Anna Speicher and was born in Holmes county, 0., February 9. 1845. Her girlhood days were spent in Ohio and at the age of twenty she went to Wabash county. Later she came to this county. At the age of twenty-six she was married to Fred Schwartz, but this union was dissolved three months later when Mr. Schwartz was accidentally killed by a horse. In 1873 she was again marriaed, her second husband being Gottlieb Gerber. Six years ago this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Gerber moved from Wabash township to their home on Franklin street. The next spring Mr. Gerber met death through an accident, having died on June 8, 1916. Surviving Mrs. Gerber are the fol lowing children: Mrs. Bertha Neuenschwander, of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Ella Meshberger, of Hartford township: Robert Gerber of Berne; Mrs. Tillie Yoder of Hartford township; Mrs. Lillie Huser of Syracuse, Kan.; and David Gerber of Emerald, Wis. Five brothers are also living, they being Chris. Speicher of Berne; Fred, Sam and Peter Speicher, of Urbana, Ind., and Dan Speicher of Greenville, O. Two brothers have preceded her in death, also two children died in infancy. Funeral services will be held at the home on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock and at the Reformed church, of which she was a member, at 1:30. SPARKS CAUSE IT Wind and Chimney Sparks Cause Several Hundred Dollar Loss at Noon AT THE BELL HOME Quick Work of Firemen Saves Property from a Serious Conflagration. Fire which started on the southwest side of the roof at the A. R. Bell home, on Madison street at noon today. caused a loss of several hundred dollars, hole about twelve feet square being burned in the roof. The blaze started from a spark from a neighboring chimney and had a good start when little Fred Helm, a visitor at his grandparents, discovered it. The alarm was sent in and the fire company responded at once, doing splendid work. The interior of the’ house was scarcely damaged in the least by their work and within a few minutes the fire was under contril. Had it not bene for the good work a serious conflagration might have resulted as the houses are rather close together in that section of the city. A new roof will be put on at once. The loss was covered by insurance. When the alarm came the firemen made the usual rush to got away. One man jumped for the front seat of the truck while another grabbed for the cord which automatically opens the door. He missed it but the car had started and went right through the big double doors. One was pulled off and the other partially so but the truck went on to the tire. The damage was quickly repaired after they came back from the run. WINFIELD MADDY BETTER Winfield Maddy who has been confined to his home several weeks because of illness, was able to be up and about the house this morning. It was the first time in three months that he has had his clothes on and he was feeling fairly good. This is good news to Winfield's many friends, and it is sincerely hoped the ira provement xyill continue.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 22, 1921.

♦ ♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦] NOT A SURPRISE ♦ ♦ Torre Haute, hid., Dee. 22 ♦ ♦ (Special to Dally Democrat >— ♦ ♦ Santa Claus met Mr. Stork here + ♦ today and they went to the ♦ ♦ Louis Rubson home together. ♦ ♦ leaving a fine pair of boy twins. ♦ ♦ "Welcome —but no novelty,” ♦ ♦ said the father. + + Then he explained that there ♦ + were already one set of triplets + + and one set of girl twins, be- ♦ ♦ sides two otliers. The eldest ♦ ♦ child is 11 years old. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦ TO REVISE RULES Arms Conference Naval Committee Adopt Rule Regards the Submarine ARE STILL HOPING For an Agreement of Limitation Question—-U. S. Favors Poison Gas. r Washington, Dec. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Revision of international rules of warfare as they apply to use of submarines was provided in a resolution adopted by a sub-committee of the arms confer ence naval committee it became i known today. It was also revealed that America ■ had opposed abolition of poison gas contending that its use was unhuman or more so than the use of high explosive shells. Revision of'submarine rules cannot be accomplished immediately It was said because so important a topic effecting others than the five naval ■ powers of the armament conference must be considered and acted upon I by other natiins. Meanwhile hopes for a speedy set : tleinent of the naval limitation quesi tion by France agreeing to back . down to some extent for her demand . for a disportionment amount of light i cruisers, submarines and auxiliary • craft were brighter when it was learned the French delegation had ■ received another cablegram from Premier Bripnd. ♦+♦*♦♦♦♦♦++++♦♦♦ ♦ TO HONOR DEBS + 1 + + ♦ Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 22 — ♦ ♦ (Special to Daily Democrat)— ♦ ♦ Percy Head, president of the ♦ ♦ Central Labor union here, today * ' ♦ issued a call to all union trades- + ♦ men to meet the 7:40 o’clock + ♦ train from the south on the C. + ♦ and E. I. railroad here Saturday ♦ ' ♦ night “to meet our old friend ♦ ♦ and fellow citizen Eugene V. + ♦ Debs, who will arrive at that ♦ + time.” + + A public reception is being + ♦ planned here for Debs by labor ♦ + unionists, socialists and busi- + + ness men. + I + Friends of Debs, now serving + ♦ in Atlanta prison for violation of + ♦ the espionage act anticipate he ♦ ♦ will be granted a Christmas ♦ ' ♦ pardon by the president. + ♦ + + ♦♦♦<• + + + ♦* + + + + : • GIVE CANTATA 1 “The Manger Prince” at the 1 Reformed Church on Sunday Evening i PUBLIC IS INVITED Opportunity to Hear Splenf did Musical Talent on 1 Christmas Night. I- „ A splendid Cantata, “The Manger Prince” is to be given Sunday even--1 ing at the Reformed church on Third '• street. This cantata was given in I two churches in Fort Wayne last II Sunday with splendid success. ’’ Everyone is cordially invited to p come and hear the beautiful program. * Twenty-seven voices will take part e in the singing and solos will be sung y by the following: Sopranos, Mrs. 11. ’• Elliker and Mrs. Shroyer; contraltos, Misses Emma Weidler and Mrs. Ben Elzey; tenor, Leo Kirsch; baritone, J. 0. Sellemeyer. _ XDAYS fin m a J TO ■ M wduA? ‘ 1 :: JTEAD THE AO}

ANNUAL MEETING Indiana Swine Breeders’ Association Will Meet at the State Capital WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1 Palm Room at Claypool Hotel Will Be Meeting Place of the Breeders. The annual meeting of the Indiana Swine Breodars' Association will be held in the Palm room of the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, Wednesday January 4th and an interesting program for raisers of swine has been arranged. The Indiana association is the oldest organization of the kind in the conn try. Epli Willis Eastas, of Greenfield, is tlie president; E. I’. Welborn, Cynthiana, vice president, and James R. Moore, Rochester, secretary and treas urer. The program: Morning Session—9:3o. Meeting Called to Order. Reading of the Minutes of the Last Meeting. Address by the President. Report of Secretary-Treasurer. Reports of Committees. Unfinished business. New Business. "Vaccine, Bacterins, Hemorrhaghic Septicemia, Mixed Infection”—Dr. J. G. George, Bacteriologist and Swine Specialist, Indianapolis. “Agricultural Advertising for Swine Breeders” —Ernest Cohn, Advertising Expert, Indianapolis. Appointment of Committee on Resolutions. . Appointment of Committee on Nominations for 1922 Officers. Afternoon Session—l:oo "Growing and Preparing Animals for Shows” —W. G. Riley. Thorntown. “Feeding Sows During Pregnacy and After Results"—Prof. C. M. Vestal. Purdue university. Lafayette. “Evolution of the Times” —J. B. Jones, Franklin. "Cheer Up"—E. J. Barker, Thorn town. Report of Resolution Committee. Report of Nominating Committee. Election of Officers. Adjournment 4:00 p. m. : STOKEL HAS PAST Former Wife and Daughter Appear at Bedside of Dental Office Looter SERVED ONE TERM ' In Massachusetts PrisonPresent Wife Also at Hos-pital—-Unusual Case. » (United I’rex- Service). I Hncgtin. Ind|, Dee. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Another woman appeared today to clear up the mysterious past of Paul A. Stokel, alt leged looter ot dental offices, who was shot twice through the breast when he tried to enter the office of Dr. J. K. Cunningham. Stokel’s divorced wife and their daughter camo I down from Chicago and greeted his present wife across the hospital bed where he lies near death. , The former wife revealed that Stokel has served a term in prison in Massachusetts but she was ignorant of the charge on which he was convicted. Stokel’s plight and the story • of dental thefts surrounding It, was as much a surprise, however, to her . as it was to the 22 year old girl wife who came out from New York. Both wives and the daughter, a pretty girl of 18 years, considered the husband and father an honorable man. r After seven years of marriage Stokel and his first wife were divorced. The decree was granted ’ twelve years ago. While they lived 1 together the divorced wife said, Stokel was the buyer for a scrap gold ’ concern and was traveling most of ' the time. The divorce was granted, 1 she said, on the grounds that he fail- ! ed to provide for her. She said his ’ grips always were locked when he *’ was home for brief periods. a a '• »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< » THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana: Rain or snow and warmer tonight and Friday. Lower Michigan: Snow tonight and Friday, with rising temperature, probably changing to rain in South portion. Fresh to strong southeast ) and south winds. Upper Michigan: Show* tMnight and Friday, with rising temperature.

SENDS OUT A WARNING The Indiana Retail Hardware as I social ion has sent a warning to all dealers notifying them that the '•agency agreement”! .being offered by the Imperial Talking Machine company of Celina, Ohio, contains a judgment of $945, collectible on demand ami that verbal or written agreements cannot nullify the provisions of the contract, advising the dealer to govern himself accordingly. LIBRARY 'BOOKS Which Have Been Added Recently to List at Decatur Public Library A CHRISTMAS SEAL Attached to Each Card During Week Preceeding Christinas. The following list of excellent books has been added to the shelves at the Decatur City library, as reported by Miss Anette Moses, librarian: H. G. Wells—Outline of History, two volumes. A. J. Beveridge—Life of John Marshall, chief justice UU. S. 1801-1835. four volumes. McLaughlin—Spanish English Dictionary. L. H. Vincent—American Literary Masters. E. W. Chubb—Sketches of Great Painters. Johnson—What to see in America. Svensen —Mechanical Drawing. Bennett—Problems in Mechanical Drawing. Carter—The Gates of Janus, (Epic poem of the war.) Heil—Civics for New' Americans. Bricker— Teaching Agriculture in High School. Brewster —Vocational Guidance for Professions. Fiction Wells—A Come Back. Cooke —Married? Hull—The Sheik. Bartly—Fair to Middling. McCutcheon—Quill's Window. Spearman — Laramie Holds the Range. Galsworthy—To Let. Widdemur—The Year of Delight. Dixon —The Man in Gray. Battome—The Crystal Heart. Passos—Three Soldiers. Norris —The Beloved Woman. Connor—To Him That Hath. Wiggin—Ladies in Waiting. Turner—White Shoulders. King—The Empty Sack. Adams —Success. Rinehart—More Fish. Ervine— Changing Winds. Mongomery —Rilla of Engleslde. The library places a Christinas seal on each borrower's card during the week preceding Christmas Day. • MACHINES COLLIDE. Herman Geels, employe of the Illinois Pipe Line company, collided with a machine belonging to Abe Innigpr, a farmer, living two miles north of Berne this afternoon at the intersection of Main and Wiley avenue. Tlie inniger machine was damaged to the extent of a demolished right rear wheel and a badly bent left front tender and running board where the Geels machine struck. Tlie Geels machine was damaged very little. No one received injuries ami arrangements were made for a satisfactory settlement for tlie damages to the Inniger machine. —Bluffton Banner. Mr. Geels is a former residents of Preble, and moved to Bluffton recently. . a OLD HOLDINGS SOLD. The holdings of Hie Service Oil company at Fairmount, were sold yesterday to the Mileage Oil and Refining company, for a consideration of [ $400,009. Tlie Mileage company has ' offices at Kokomo. The Service com- , puny for two years or more furnished ■ gasoline to local garage men. Several ( months ago tlie property of the con- * corn passed into the hands of a receiver. Judge Charles of the Grant circuit court approved the sale of tlie ‘ property. • « ’ CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT At the Salem M. E. church will be given an interesting Christmas en- ! tertalnment on Saturday evening, beginning at seven-thirty o’clock, i Plays*and recitations filled with the 1 1 Christmas spirit will be given and an old fashioned Christmas tree will . grace the church. The public is invited to attend the service.

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A FAMOUS EDITOR DIES IN FLORIDA “Marse” Henry Watterson, Grand Old Man of Journalism Died Today WAS OF OLD SCHOOL Knew Personally Every President Since Days of John Quincy Adams. Jacksonville. Flu., Dec. 22. — (Special to Daily Democrat).—Col. Henry Watterson, an outstanding figure in American journalism for the last half century died today. An illness ot less than 24 hours caused the death of the great Louisville editor in a hotel here at 6:50 a. tn. Watterson, one of the most brilliant editorial writers in tlie history of the country, suddenly developed an acute case of bronchial pneumonia, Wednesday. For some months the aged editor's heart had appeared to his physicians to be weakening, although he seemed in the best of spirits. The weakened heart and Watterson’s age of 81 years made it impossible for him to withstand the attack and his physicians said heart disease was the direct cause of death. Col. Watterson was conscious until about a half hour before his death. Then he quietly summoned his wife and told her he believed the end was near. Shortly afterwards he lapsed into unconsciousness. At the Colonel’s bedside when death came, were the wife, his son, Henry Watterson. Jr.. and a daughter, Mrs. William A. Miller. Watterson came here to spend the winter because of failing health. Henry Watterson was the the “grand old man of American journalism.” He would have been 82 years old next February 16th. He was a pioneer in the newspaper field of the south middle west and by the bitter invective style of his editorials swayed the entire United States. For the last few years he has taken no active part in Journalism. He retired when the Louisville CourierJournal ownership passed from his hands to Robert Worth Bingham, its present owner. After his retirement from active editorial writing he composed the memoirs of his life in two brilliant volumes called “Looking Backward.” In this series he told the entire story of his life. He was extremely proud of the fact that he was born in Washington "tlie center of diplomacy.” His father was a congressman from Tennessee and he early became identified in national life. John Quincy Adams used to walk (Continued on Page Four), AGED LADY DIES Mrs. Win. Armstrong of Pleasant Mills Reached Age of Ninety-one FUNERAL TOMORROW Survived by Two ChildrenHad Lived at Pleasant Mills Forty Years. Reaching the ripe old age of ninetyone years, Mrs. William Holmes passed away Wednesday at her home in Peasant Mills, after having been a resident of the village and St. Mary's township more than forty years. Infirmities ilue to her age are given as the cause of her demise, her health having failed rapidly during the past few months. Mrs. Armstrong was born in Ohio. Her husband. William Armstrong, died about seven years ago. Surviving are two children—a son and a daughter. John Armstrong of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret Bothoff, who has been , living at Pleasant Mills with the mother. There are also several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at. 2 o'clock from the Pleas--3 ant Mills Methodist church, the Rev. . E. J. Maupin officiating. Interment . will be at tlie Pleasant Mills cemetery. a Miss Helen Niblick of Cleveland i will arrive in this city Saturday to I spend Christmas with her parents, i- Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick of South Third street.