Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 308

WEMAYBESOBT TO NEW DEMAND To Force France to Abandon Her Big Submarine Fleet Policies TO FORCE PAYMENT Os the Billions Owing to This Nation for Money Loaned During War. By Lawrence Martin. United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, D. C„ Dec. 30.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—America may demand that France immediately pay her debt to this country as a means of forcing her to abandon her big submarine fleet policy. Amendments to the foreign debt refunding bill are being prepared. One of these, to be presented to the senate will direct that a demand he made on France for payment of interest and principal of the debt. This debt amounts to between 2,000,000,000 and $.3,000,000,000. France, of course, could not pay it off if the United States demanded it. The idea back of the proposed is that its adoption would serve notice on France that American public and official opinion, heretofore extremely friendly to France, had undergone a chilling because of the French attitude. Other amendments to the bill, sim ilar in import, have begun to take form at the capital. They all carry the idea that if France has money to spend on a huge navy and army, she ought to have some to pay off her war debts. Along with the new kindled resentment towards the French, the develop ment of recent days in the arms conference have intensified the hostility, always strong in congress, against any sort of American coalition, entente or alliance with foreign nations. There is no question that the partial destruction of the naval holiday program and the lifting of the lid on submarine and aircraft competition has strengthened the opposition to the four power pacific treaty. It has also strengthened the little group of “big navy” men in both houses. They will be heard from in the debate which promises to break out soon after the reassembling of congress on January 3rd. They will demand the United States outbuild the world on submarines, aircraft and cruisers. France has also made difficult congressional approval of American par ticipation in an European economic conference. The French desire such a conference and want this government in it. Harding’s association of nations scheme has suffered also. In general it would be difficult to get congressional assent now to any sort of American co-operation with foreign nations in view of what this conference has shown may be expected. Meanwhile, the naval disarmament committee of the arms conference, hoped today despite previous opposition to align the five powers in favoi of that portion of the Root warfare resolution banning submarines totally as weapons against merchant men. America stood with Britain agreed in principal to the British amendment making the non-merchantman rule ap- j jlicable immediately to the five powers ] here represented. Subseqitntly. if that can be passed other powers would be asked to subscribe. The British spokesman predicted that France, Italy and Japan would fall in line, though previously an American delegate has been pessimistic. The five powers delegates, however, ar now on rcord as reaffirming ancient rules of warfare which require: 1. —Merchant men must be ordered to stop for visit and search before any sinking can be attempted. 2. —A merchantman must not be attacked unless she refuses to stop after warning. 3. —Provision must be made for crew and passengers of a torpedoed ship. Meanwhile, the French have objected to restrictions on ordinary aircraft and the conference has decided not to press the topic, B CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ' " ~ ■ Vnlteii Preu Sintr Correspondent t - Chicago, Dec. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: Dec. $L1 (1 % : May,51.15%; July $1.04. Corn: Dec. 48%;’ May 54; July 55%. Oats: Dec. . 33%; May 38%; July 39%.

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LEGION NOTICE. The annual meeting of the members of Adams Post No. -is, The American Legion, will be held on next luesday evening, January 3rd at 7:30 I 1 - m., at Legion headquarters in the McConnell building, on North Second street. Election of officers will take Place at this meeting. Following the business session a feed will be served, after which will come a smoker and a little entertainment. This meeting ' should prove of great interest to all members and a large turnout is ex pected.—Jas. C. Laurent, Adjt.; Miles F. Roop, Acting Commander. FARMERS’ WEEK At Purdue-Outline of Program to Be Conducted at Purdue Short Course JANUARY 9 TO 13 Adams County Farmers Will Profit by Attending Annual Gathering. Do you want to know— How to get cheaper costs of gains on your hogs? How to get more milk from your dairy herd and market it. How to get winter eggs when prices are highest and how to market them? How to get minimum returns from your orchard? How to splice a rope? How to get into the medal winning class in the 5 acre corn contest. How to judge classes of livestock? How to treat your seed potatoes for disease and to select the best seed. How to handle a tractor to the best advantage? How to produce more wheat to the acre. How to make your home a real home? All these and scores of other questions are on the program for the Annual Farmers Short Course to be given at Purdue, January 9 to 13th. All of these subjects will be discussed by speakers of importance and wide reputation not only from Purdue but from among the farmers of Indiana. The Farmers Short Course has improved each year and this year is destined to ■ be no exception, in this time of economic depression the need for mor * knowledge in bettering agricultural conditions was never greater. Reduced railroad rates have been | granted from all parts of the state land this particular locality is to have la special interurban which is being j chartered to run from Fort Wayne to Lafayette on the first day of the course 1 at this low rate. A LEMON OF REAL SIZE. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chronister, 935 Mercer avenue, are in receipts ot a box of Satsuma oranges, a pound and a half grape fruit and a Pondarasa ; lemon, weighing two and one-hall pounds. The fruit was grown by- - Brandenburg. Dalphne, Ala., father of Mrs. Chronister, who owns a grove containing 500 orange trees, fifty grape fruit and a number of pe can trees. He went to Alabama about fifteen years ago and bought a tract of ground which had been ruined by a wind storm. He cleared this ami built a beautiful thirteen room home, planted the trees and planned beautiful flower gardens. He is now seven ty-nine years old, has a comfortable I income and lives in a paradise, one ■ of the most beautiful places in Baubling county. The big lemon may be I' seen in the window at this office. CROSS TRANSFERRED. David Campbell, former Standaid Oil agent here, has been re-assigned to this agency, and will return here from Logansport. He will succeed \\ D. Cross, who will be transferred from - this city to another agency. Mr. ' Campbell returns here that his wife who is in poor health, may be wit i her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. John (Tosbie.—Bluffton Banner. Mr. Cross is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cross of Geneva. , »*•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦****♦*♦* ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ * W A Indiana: Increasing Ho-uUness and , warmer tonight. Probably foUowet t light rain Saturday, colder In nortn , portion UneXd tonight f Lower Michigan. I”■ ra ; ns o r and Saturday, probably light ; t a < ■XSSgij- -*; Light, colder Saturday.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, December 30, 1921.

WOMEN WILL MEET Democratic Women of Indiana to Bold Jackson Day Banquet at Indianapolis BY STATE COMMITTEE Good Program is ArrangedMrs. Effingham Will Talk About Democratic Clubs. The democratic women of Adams county are invited to attend the Jackson Day luncheon to be held in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel at noon on Monday, January 9th. j Reservations for plates may be made [by writting Miss Gertrude McHugh, Denison hotel. The charge will be $1.50 per person. A splendid program has been l.rranged including: ‘Tlie Democratic Party and Its j Principles,” Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston, Indianapolis. "Democratic Clubs"—Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, Fort Wayne. "The Future of Democracy in Indiana”—Mrs. Harry McMullen, Aurora. "Has the Republican Party fulfilled its campaign?”!—Mrs, Grace Julian I Clark. Indianapolis. ■'Women as a Factor in Municipal ■ Elections," —Women prominent in the I recent municipal elections over the state will have round table discusI sion of this subject.) c AIKEN FINDS FOR THE PETITIONERS Judge John H. Aiken of Fort Wayne, sitting as special judge in the mandamus proceedings tiled by William Rickey et al., residing in School District No. 1, against Martin Gerke, trustee, of Root township, and the members of his advisory board, decided that the trustee had no legal right in abandoning the school for the year 1920-’2l, and knowing the recommendations of the state hoard of health previous to the opening of school in the fall of 1921 he should have repaired the school and employed a teacher to take charge of the school, there being a sufficient number in the district to require the opening of the school, therefore the trustee and his advisory board are mandated to repair, remodel and reopen the school. FIRST TO ARRIVE — Alva Ellis of Richmond Came Yesterday to Attend the January Term of THE AUCTION SCHOOL Letters and Telegrams from Students Keep Reppert Office Force Busy. Alva Ellis, of Richmond, Ind., ar rived in the city Friday afternoon, coming here to attend the January term of the Reppert School of Auc tioneering and Pedigree Study, which will open here on Monday morning, being the third term for this school, wbich is becoming widely known throughout the country. It is expected the attendance will be double that I of the July term, and the force at the 1 office of the Reppert company is kept I busy today answering telegrams and telephone calls from students who are either on their way. or are preparing to start for Decatur that they may have the necessary information concerning the opening of the big school. Mr. Ellis is a fine, whole-souled jolly good fellow, who expects to make the profession his life work. He has had considerable experience as a commercial salesman, but has never had any auction experience. He has the built, the voice and the disposition to make one of the real auctioneers, and with the instruction and training he will get at the school during the next month, it is a certainty that he will be heard from in the months to come. The members of the faculty will all be on the job Monday morning, and vhen Mr. Reppert and J. O. Sellemeyer call the class to order in the school rooms at Bellmont park, they will have a fine body of men who will be instructed and entertained by the people ot Decatur for the next thirty days. The same men who were members of the faculty at the two former terms will be here again, and there will also be a few new instructors and a few new features added.

THEY ARE DOING IT YET. New York, Dec. 30.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —New York's poison whisky death toll readied nine today. ( Seven more persons were suffering from drinking wood alcohol. Detectives were searching for the criminals who flooded the market with poison ( bootleg whisky, in bottles with count-| erfelt labels and revenue, stamps. Tile three latest deaths are those of George Henry 40, salesman found dead in bed; an unidentified woman found unconscious in the street, and Charles Williams, negro. recdrds'broken ■ FOR AIR FLIGHT I f I Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud Make Twenty-five Hour Continuous Flight AND SMASH RECORD Made in June of Last YearMen Nearly Frozen When They Landed Today. Mineola, N. Y„ Dec. 30. —(Special j to Daily Democrat).—America today , established a new record for continuous airplane flight. The record, 25 hours, 19 minutes, 50 second, was made by Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud. in an S.J.L-6 all metal monoplane limousine. The previous record, 24 hours, 19 minutes, 17 seconds was held by France. It was established in June 1920 with a Farman-Galiath plane. Stinson and Bertaud started their flight yesterday morning. After their machine landed this morning, and they climbed stiffly out of the little cabin, three fingers of Stinson’s left hand and one of his right were found to be frozen. “It’s good to be able to wlak again” said Stinson. "I’m nearly frozen.” He said his fingers were exposed when he removed his gloves to mend a broken oil feed. The men suffered severely from the bitter winds that buffetted their machine and it was only their grim, dogged determination to hang up a record for America that kept them going. The thermometer in the driver’s pit registered zero. Sleep was impossible. Os their supplies they drank only one bottle of coffee. "I’m going home to bed," said Stinson. "1 feel as if I’d never get warm again.” During the whole of the flight the men circlesd around over the towns of Mineola, Hempstead, Westbury and Garden City. They traveled hundreds of miles but never got out of Nassau county. The machine landed after having been in the air 27 hours, two minute, 50 second, unofficial flying time. A NEW OFFICIAL Manager A. E. Wallace of Railroad Co., Appoints Superintendent FOR MARION DIVISION To Succeed E. I. Bowen, Transferred — Assumes Duties January First. Official announcement was received here today of the appointment of J. • G. June, as superintendent of the Marion division of the Erie railroad company, and Mr. June will assume hts i new duties, with offices and residence at Huntington on the first day of January, 1922. The new superintendent ! will succeed E. I. Bowen, who will be • transferred to an eastern division. Mr. i Bowen has had charge of the Marion I division several years, and is an ex- ■ perienced railroad man. He has many friends over the lines of the company, I the Marion division including all the property of the Erie company between I Marion, 0., and Hammond, Ind. I it is also rumored here today that • Road Foreman Murtaugh, of this city, 1 has received official information that j all track laborers and maintenance of . way employes will be required to work j under a contract after January Ist, and that wages of the laborers and i maintenance of way men will be rei duced twenty-five percent. ) The latter ruling will affect many < Decatur Inen who are now employed in the maintenance of way-department.

REPORT IS FILED County Superintendent Jim Hendricks Filed Annual Report for 1921 COST OF REPAIRS Average $15(1 Per Mile-Total Spent was About SIOO,OOO The Figures. Road Superintendent Jim A. Hendricks has filed his annual report for the year, the funds received and spent being given in detail. The following briefly shows the amount received and how it was spent and the fact that there is a balance on hand of $6,816. The report also shows that the average coat of repairs on the 650 miles of Improved roads was about $150.00 per mile. Here are the figures: Hand labor $ 5,705.31 Teams 20,038.21 Superintendents 7,164.75 Materials 68,620.12 Total expenditures.... $101,528.39 Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1921 $ 4,770.90 Received from taxation.... 101,557.<tl Received from contractors for rolling and damages from oil companys 2,017.09 $108,345.04 Total disbursements ....$101,528.39 Balance on hands $ 6.816.65 . > OIL SPOUTS FORTH. Orange, Texas, Dec. 30.— (Special to Daily Democrat).—The New Orange oil fields became an area of roaring, screeching turmoil with oil and gas spouting skyward today when Humble company “Chesson’s No. 3" broke loose again and spattered the country in half mile radius with crude petroleum. Sumultaneously wells in the field that had been "dry" for sometime came to life and spouted. TACKLE BIG JOB. Paris, Dec. 30. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —Economic experts of Britain and France met here today to break ground in the financial rebuild ing of Europe. Sir Lamar Worthing ton Evans headed the British delegation which conferred with the French under M. Louis Loucheur, minister of the liberated regions. WHAT A SHAME Chicago “Health Parlors” Closed Today and Old Men Disgruntled TIRED BUSINESS MEN Must Go Back to the Old Fashioned Saturday Night Bath Tub at Home. By Carl Victor Little. United Press Staff Correspondent Chicago Dec. 30.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—The water was turned off in Chicago’s Fountain ot Youth today. Tired business men—modern Ponce de Leons —found pad-locks on their favorite "health parlors" when they went around to recuperate from the fatiguing task of pulling the nation through the industrial depression. Bath houses in Chicago’s loop district, whose beautiful girl attendants gave the "atmosphere business men appreciate" were closed. Those who were want to "seek rest and relaxation at the hands of beautiful masseuses," as the hand-bills announced, had to go elsewhere. "The old boys just loved these places” said state’s attorney Crowe, who started the raids. “They were ready to throw away their crutches and canes when they leave. Ponce de Leon should have come to Chicago. Crowe said the "healthatroriums" most of them beautifully furnished, must be "stamped out, if Chicago is ever to be purified.” Crowe put on the lid on the first aids to longevity on the grounds they were disorderly places. Crowe said one proprietor of a bathhouse made this defense: "The old men are not our only patrons, not at all. Many business and professional men forget or do not have time to take a shower at home in the morning. To this class we cater.” So, thanks to Crowe, the old-fash-ioned bath-tub of Saturday night popularities, is now supreme,

MT. TABOR M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Starts in on a new years work with 1 the following officers ami teachers: i Ben S. Colter, superintendent; Miea Ora Gilpin, secretary, with Donald I Colter assistant; Samuel Cottrell, treasurer; pianists, Mrs. Lucy Koos Mrs. Fensteiiniacher; Teacher, Misses 1 Maud Springer and Bertha Brunner, primary; Intermediate, Mrs. McMichaels; Senior classes, Edward Koos. Henry Colter und Mrs. Clem mens. Expect to have a successful year's work fidlowing the success with Mr. Luther Funk as pilot last year. ‘ You will be made welcome. TO COMPLETE RUN ■■ I Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co. Will Finish Beet Slicing i on Tuesday BEETS ALL LOADED 1 At Stations by This Evening j -65,000 Tons Will Hav c I » Passed Through Mill. < t The 1921 campaign of the Holland- t St. Louis Sugar company soon lie fin- t ished. The slicing of the beets will < come to an end by next Tuesday, 1 January 3rd, but the sugar mill will t continue to operate several days un- i til the sugar is all boiled out at the opposite end of the big plant. t The campaign tills year began early i in October, and during the time that < tlie plant lias been in operation, or ' until it closes next week about 65,000 • tons of beets will have passed through 1 the factory. The last of the beets will 1 be loaded this evening at the weighing stations in tlie territories where beets 1 have been raised, and these are ex- 1 pected here within a day or two. The ' big mill of course has operated day ' anil night during the campaign, and has given employment to a large num- 1 her of men In addition to this the company lias paid out to the farmers who raised beets a large sum of money and the beet crop lias helped In many ways in this vicinity. By the middle of January Manager Carmody will furnish us with a statement showing ( the exact amount received by the farmers, and it will no doubt be inter- , esting to the farmers of the northern ' part of the state, western Ohio and in the Michigan territory to know [ just what has been in the beet-grdw-ing territory. I COMMITTEES TO MEET. I Mr. Wann of Purdue Here Tuesday to Consult "Milk” Campaign Workers. The members of tlie various committees in charge of tlie "Milk Campaign," to be put on in this county ext March are planning to meet at the county agent’s office next Tuesday evening, January 3rd. for tlie purpose of furthering the work relative to the campaign. John L. Wann of Furdue University, who is in charge of this vork throughout the state will lie pres ent at tlie meeting to inform Hie members of methods which have been used in other counties and to assist in organizing the work. Different parts of the campaign will lie managed by different committees. The chairman of tlie committees were appointed some time ago and they have now appointed the other members ot their committees. Any one interested in tlie "Milk Campaign" is invited to attend the meeting. THE COURT NEWS Tlie members of the petit jury assembled in Hie court rom this morning. to try the case of High vs. Walt ers. this cause having been set for trial. A telephone message from Judge Moran, who is special judge in a case there, informed the sheriff to excuse the jury, as he was unable to complete his case there. At 1:30 this afternoon the mandamus proceedings filed by William Rickey et al. against Martin Gerke, trustee of Root township, and the members of his advisory board, the residents of Root township asking that the school in Dist. No. 1 be repaired and reopened, instead of transporting pupils to Dist. No. 6 at Monmouth, were resumed before Judge J. H. Aiken of Fort Wayne. It was expected that the matter would be concluded today. A partial hearing was had on Monday. A new case was filed today by the Willshire Bank Co. against William Durbin, the complaint being for the collection of a note. The demand is for $275. Lenhart & Heller are attorneys for the plaintiff.

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ADAMS COUNTY MEN ARE HONORED Fred Blum and Henry Coyne Given Gold Medals for Corn Production A SILVER MEDAL Awarded John Mazelin and Bronze Medals Given Sev-eral-More Next Year. in the corn-growing contest conducted by the Indiana Corn Growers’ association, and the Agricultural extension department of Indiana university, two Adams county farmers, Fred Blum and Henry Coyne, huve been awarded gold medals, John Mazelin is given a stives medal, and several others are awarded a bronze medal. In the announcement sent out from Purdue, R. H. Hardin of Henry county, is the corn king of the state, having produced 129.7 bushels of corn per acre from a five-acre tract. Mr. Blum, who heads the Adams county list, with 115 bushels, was eighth in the state. It is predicted that next year Adams county farmers will give other farmers in the state a run for their money. The report follows: R H. Hardin, of Henry county, is a kind of 1921 corn growers in Indiana, winning the five-acre contest conducted by the Indiana Corn Growers’ association and the agricultural extension department of Purdue university. with an average yield of 129.7 bushels per acre on a five-acre tract. This extremely high yield was grown on a first bottom overflow piece of land on the Blue river. Roy Shoeberger, of Carroll county, was second with 121.9 bushels per acre, and 8. E. Thomas, also of Henry county, was third with 120.9 bushels per acre. W. H. Baker, of Greene county, was the winner the last two years. Despite the drouths, insect damage, moulds and other uncontrollable factors cutting down the yield and quality of the corn, a larger number completed the work this year than any time since 1914. when the contest was started. A total of 559 men in 58 counties finished this year, with an average yield of 74 bushels per acre which is twice the state average. Os this number. 342, of 60 per cent, produced over 75 bushels per acre. Forty-three men more grew 100 bushels or over per acre and will be awarded gold medals; 133 will receive silver medals for producing 85 to 100 bushels per acre, while 166 will be awarded bronze medals for productions of 75 to 85 bushels par acre. These medals are offered by the Corn Growers' association for the high yield and the co-operative work with tlie association. Gold Medals The gold medal winners of 100bushel corn club members are ns follows; Fred Blum, Adams 115 0 Henry Coyne, Adams 99.6 J. M. Rust, Allen HO I Fred F. Clancy, Blackford 102.8 Chester Joyce, Carroll 102.1 R. E. Snoeberger, Carroll 1219 Herman Busse. Dearborn 120.0 C. M. George, DeKalb 115 2 W. A. Bowman, Delaware 104.2 George H Lee, Delaware 105.1 Ralph Connelly, Delaware .... 100.2 C. C. House, Delaware 109.5 N. C. Copsey. Delaware 99.7 Ed Hinton. Fountain 102.2 Clarence Shadley. Hancock ... 100.4 8. E. Thomas, Henry 120.9 James I. Morgan. Henry 101.5 J. Fred Hardin. Henry 107.6 R. H. Hardin, Henry 129.7 Ray Morgan. Henry 108.1 Ernest H. Coffin. Henry 111-1 Jos. B Draper. Madison 100.9 Arthur Draper, Madison 104.4 David Conger, Madison H 2.2 W. C. Quick, Madison 113 2 Walter 8. Baker, Marshall 10L5 Judd F. Meharry. Montgomery 107.9 Roy H. Meharry. Montgomery. 116.0 Harry Goss, Morgan 102.1 A. C. Tuesberg. Porter 107.8 J. A. Warren, Porter 114.5 Burtis E. Horrall. Steuben ... 119.8 R. W. Ellis. Tippecanoe 105.2 Frank McCarthy, Tippecanoe .. 100.3 Frank E. Watson. Tipton 112.8 Horace E. Watson, Tipton.... 108.8 Silver Medals Other medal winners in this section besides those in the 100-bushel ! dub are as follows: Allen county: Silver medals —Jesso Bandelier. New Haven, 88.9 bushela; Herbert Heine, New Haven, 94.8 bush- ' els. Bronze medals—Thomas Henry. ‘ Yoder, 80.5; Eugene Scott, Fort [ Wayne 83.1; Chas. J. Ternet, New ‘ I Haven. 78.9; Dorick Bros., New Hav- | (Continued on page five)