Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1922 — Page 1

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DISTRICT ME E T of the Knights of Pythias Will Be Held in Portland Tomorrow Night MANY TO ATTEND Number of Decatur Men Will Attend—Grand Officers Will Be There. A number of Decatur Knights of pvthias are planning on attending the (lißlr |ct meet of the K. of P. lodges. Io be held in Portland Friday afternoon and night. The district com prise the same counties as the congressional district and it is expected that between three and four hundred representatives of the various lodges Will attend. Prank Mclntosh and John H. Stewart are the delegates from the local lodge and a number of other Decatur mt . n are planning on attending the session Harvey Thompson, grand chancellor of the Indiana domain; Robert A. Brown, grand keeper of records and seal, both residents of Indianapolis, and Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur, grand master at arms, will be the principal speakers. The afternoon meeting will be a secret one. while the night meeting will be open to anyone who is interested In Pythianism. The speakers will be on the program at night and musical numbers have also been arranged. The night meeting will be held in the club rooms on the fourth floor of the Bimel building. At 5:30 o'clock Friday evening the guests will be given a banquet in the dining room of the Methodist Episcopal church. The dinner will be an ox roast, served by the Pythian Sisters. FRANCE IS STILL MAD (Untied I*reNM Service). Paris. Jan. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Maintenance of close relations with America and an uncompromising attftnde toward Germany, are the salient features of Premier Haymond Poincare's policy. Poincalre outlined his platform to the chamber of deputies in a speech today, just before calling for a vote of confidence in his ministry, formed after the resignation of Premier Briand.

BOV WANTED SYMPATHY (United Press Service) Mancie. Ind., Jan. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Because his teacher refused to speak to him after he had been reinstated in school following his expulsion. Marion McClelland, fifteen, shot himself through the right shoulder while in company with Lewis Allison, a companion of his own age, early last night. Later in a confession to the police he said that he had done the shooting in order to gain the sympathy of the teacher. After the shooting the boys went to a nearby grocery and called the police, declaring they had been shot by hold-up men, but a further investigation resulted in their making a complete confession. •— • RETURNS and resigns (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., Jan. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat—Rev. William F. Taylor, rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal mission in Oak Park, who mysteriously disappeared from his home four days ago. has rejoined his family. He made no explanation of his strange actions. The Rev. Tay- ! °r sent his resignation to Bishop An''ettles have been made into substitK:es for cotton and other materials, Paper, gas mantles and dyes. NEW COMER. Robert Benjamin is the name of the ’° y born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Butler of Route 3. Mother and n are Progressing satisfactorily. * — •- CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Correspondent 11 ' ’ ’ Jan ’ l»~Wheat, May, MHc: 55^C - oatß ’ May ’ 39%c: •♦♦ ♦ < WEATHER FORECAST ♦ oold'"wave tonight 0 ”’ 8111 and Pr,day: snow flurrie« I trw^ n »,» Coiaer . probably ' vav « tonight °. n ? ght and Frida y; «>M Upper Mirhi?° ng weß terly winds. fl “TiMtoS Wn: ’ baly Sn ° W ‘“night; cold w “““ i,rld ay; colder M Portions Ve ln west and cen ’

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ELECT NEW OFFICERS. 1 he stockholders of the Home investment cbmpany of Bluffton, held their first annual meeting at their place of business on South Main street yester day afternoon and re-elected the same officers and directors that served the past year. They are as follows: J. J. Klopfenstine, president. George S, Morris, vice president. Fred Bentz, secretary-treasurer. The board of directors in addition to the above names are: Frank W. Gordon, William A. Kunkel, Jr., W. W. Rogers and M. K. Williamson. Taking into consideration the present condition, the company did a very nic« business the past year and all in dications point toward a bright and prosperous future for this growing concern.—Bluffton Banner.

NATIONAL FIGHT Will Be Launched for Light Wines and Beer-Head-quarters Are in Chicago A MYSTERY CABINET Will Manage the CampaignCermak Says List of Backers Will Surprise You. By Carl Victor iLttle. United Press Staff Correspondent Chicago, Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —A national campaign tc bring back light wines and beers was launched here today. Prominent citizens of liberal ten dencies were urged to lend their names and dollars to the cause of making arid America wet again. Aiderman Anton J. Cermak. veteran wet leader, formulated his battle plans with his “mystery cabinet.” Cermak planned to flood most of the states in the union with referendum petition to “get an expression from the people on whether or not they want prohibition laws in their present form.’’ "The reaction of the American public toward our plan has been spontaneous,” said Cermak today. “At first we intended to fight only in Illinois but telegrams from all over the union has caused us to change our plans. We are ready to go to the mat in practically every state in the union. Two years of Volsteadism har been enough.” Cermak stated the movement was not the attempt of brewers and dis tillers to stage a come-back. He said no contributions would be accepted from liquor interests. “I am the only member of the com who has ever identified with the wet interests before," he said “The reformers will gasp when I make public the men who are lend ing all their energies to this cause. Cermak said that taxes derived from the sale of light wines and been would be a great aid in reducing the enormous debt of communities. This debt, he said, has increased since pro hibition. The wet cause flared up in the meeting of the national road congress here today when a resolution was intro duced to permit sale of light beverages and use the taxes for building roads. Invitations by Cermak to drys asking them to join in the referendum movement to determine for all time the will of the majority brought back hot retorts. F. Scott Mcßride, anti-saloon league official, characterized Cermak and his followers as "damps" who have shown what “poor sports” they were by resurrecting the liquor issue. “They will not get by with it.” said Arthur Burrage Farwell, reformer militant. “They promise lower taxes to those who join the movement. It s merely the final squeal of the defeated liquor interests. We will fight them to the finish.” ■ . — GAVE BANQUET FOR THE BASKETBALL PLAYERS C. J. Lutz and Raymond Hartings entertained the boys and girls of the high school basketball teams Tuesday evening with a banquet at the Rotary rooms on Madison street. About thirty boys and girls were present and the banquet was given them in compliment to the excellent playing of both teams and for the recent victories. Following the three-course banquet, talks were made by Mr. Lutz, Mr. Harting and Coach Moore and by members of the teams. A short entertainment was also provided and a most enjoyable time was had. The Rotary rooms were decorated in the high school colors for the event.

TO ENFORCE LAWS Drive Now Going On Under Cover and Attorney General Lesh is Pleased WITH THE RESULTS Prosecutors, Police Chiefs and Sheriff's Are Carrying Out the Requests. Indianapolis, 19,—(Special to Daily Democrat). —Indiana's law enforcement drive is going quietly on under the surface and "startling develop ments" may be expected soon, Attorney General IT. S. Lesh said in an interview today. There have been some results already. Lesh said,, but they have not been of so much Importance as others that may be obtained within a short time. County prosecutors, sheriffs and chiefs of police in all parts of the state according to the attorney genera), are carrying out the intent of the resohi tion they adopted at the meeting he called recently pledging all to closer co-operation in running down profiteers bootleggers and lax officials. “We are getting reports that indicate a willingness to assist federal officers in some localities where there had been difficulties heretofore” Lesh said. — " > P PARENT-TEACHERS TO MEET Th meteing of the Parent-Teachers’ chib of the South ward will be at 7:15 o’clock this evening. The committee on entertainment has arranged for a program for the children of the first four grades, illustrated with slides, to be given on the first floor of the building. The parents will be entertained with the showing of pictures and a talk on "Causes and Results of Diseases.” This lecture will be given on the second floor of the school building. Everybody is welcome. NOBLE CAR SKIDDED The Ford car driven by Mrs. Clyde Noble fan into a telephone pole at the Mercer avenue and Second street crossing at about two o’clock this afternoon. damaging the car slightly, while Mrs. Noble received slight injuries to her hand. She tried to turn out of the way of an approaching car and skidded on the ice, running into he pole. minister!ie a d Rev. Dr. Ghidoni Former Pastor at Local Church Died in St. Louis HERE SIX MONTHS Was a Son of a Nobleman and Former Professor in Rome —Funeral Held. Clippings from the St. Louis GlobeDemocrat received by friends in this city, tells of the death of the Rev. Dr. E. V. Ghidoni, former pastor of the Christian church in this city. His death occurred Monday night and the funeral was held today. Rev. Ghidoni was the pastor of the Christian church here for six months and left Decatur about two years ago. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says of his <feath: "Rev. Dr. E. V. Ghidoni, 56 years old of 4207 Holly avenue, pastor of the Fourth Christian church, Blair and Penrose avenues, died at the Christian hospital, 3500 North Grand avenue, at 10:20 o’clock last night, following an illness of two months. Dr. Ghidoni, who was the son of a nobleman, was born in Rome, Italy, where he received his education. He later became a professor in that city, coming to this country about twentyfive years ago. He was a brilliant scholar, lecturer and linguist and was prominent in church and educational circles in St. Louis for many years. During the recent world war Dr. Ghidoni won recognition for his activities in various patriotic activities. Dr. Ghidoni was under the care of physicians for about two months prior to his death. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Brown Ghidoni, and a six year old son. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later.” NEW COMER. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Longenberger of near Monroe this morning.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 19, 1922.

POPE BENEDICT BETTER. Rome, Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Pope Benedict, who suffered from severe bronchial catarrh and possibly a touch of influenza yesterday, was considerably improved today, his physician informed the United Press. Dr. Bat Ist ini, who visited the pope with Dr. Masclarolli, denied alarmist rumors of his holiness. The Gazetta Del Popoloof Turin today declared the pope was suffering from influenza. Physicians, however, said they found pope Benedict’s fever, which was 103 on Wednesday, lowering appreciably and “general conditions bettering." Considerable anxiety was felt today in church circles despite more favorable reports.

THE INSTITUTES Kirkland Township Has Arranged Good Program for Farmers’ Institute THE WREN INSTITUTE Will Be Held January 23-24 at the Maccabee HallMusic Selections. Jesse Byerly, chairman of the Kirkland township Institute, has with the assistant of other helpers arranged a most interesting program for the Farmers' Institute to be held at the Kirkland high school on Wednesday. January 25th. The speakers will be Mr. M. C. Johnston of Aurora. Ind., and Mrs. C. M. Lindley, who will also speak at the other institutes to be held in the conn ty next week. County Agent Busche will have a part in the program and the discussions and talks will be most interesting to the farmers and residents in the township. Local talent is also included in the program and besides the talks and discussions there will be good music. The Wren Institute. The Wren, 0., institute will be held on January 23rd and 24th and a most interesting program has been arranged. The meeting will be held at the Maccabees hall. The speakers and those who will take part in the program are: Rev. Rex, A. C. Young. B. S. Harrod, Otto H. Pollock, Paul Lichtenstiger, L. P. Swoveland. Music by the Wren high school, Carl Bowen. Miss Woods and B. C. Bowen. The officers of the association are A. C. Young, president; Clyde F. Snyder, secretary and B. C. Bowen, treasuerer. TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY. Mr. E. S. Moses, received notice this morning from McCormick Seminary, Chicago, that Rev. Henderson, a splendid young man from that institution, recommended most highly, will be here next Sunday to conduct morning and evening services at the Presbyterian church. President McClure of McCormick writes Mr. Moses that Rev. Henderson is one of the very competent men in the school. The public is invited to hear him.

THE SCHOOL FOND Adams County Will Receive Sum of $13,164.78 as Annual January Draw FROM THE STATE Compares Well With Other Counties — Indianapolis Gets Largest Amount. Adams county will receive $13,164.78 as their semi-annual apportionment of the state school fund, according to announcement made yesterday by J. S. Hubbard, deputy state superintendent of public instruction, the fund being distributed each January and June. A total of $1,623,785.33 was distributed in the state on the basis fixed by the law, Marion county receiving the largest amount, $168,600 and Ohio county the smallest, SI,BOO. The fund is derived from the state school tax, interest on the common school fund, unclaimed fees, show licenses, etc. Wells county will receive $11,804; Jap, $13,242; Blackford, $8,587; Huntington, $16,800; Allen county $60,000; Lake county, $93,500; Whitley, $8,665, and Dekalb, $13,236. From these reports in will be seen that Adams county fared well in comparison to the rest of them.

THE FIRST SALE Os the Decatur Horse Company Will Be Held Friday at the Sales Barn ABOUT 150 HEAD Os Good Horses Will Be Sold-Guy Johnson Will Be the Auctioneer. The first sale of the Decatur Horse company will be held tomorrow at the Decatur Horse Sale Barns on First street and about 150 head << good horses will be sold. The new owners of the company are D. W. Beery, manager; John Andrews, secretary, and J. W. Mothers, treasurer. Guy Johnson of Sheppard, 0., a former Decatur young man, and a graduate of the Reppert School of Auctioneering has been employed as the auctioneer. The horse market has revived to a certain extent and the demand for horses now is greater than has been for sometime. It is the plan of the owners to continue with the sales every Friday, their future plans to be decided tomorrow night. The sale Friday will be the first horse sale to be held in this city for some time and no doubt it will attract a number of buyers here. For a number of years Decatur had the reputation of being one of the leading horse sale markets in the middle west, from three to four hundred horses being sold here every two weeks. IS MAKING WORD GOOD. Youngstown, Jan. 19. —Youngstown today had a mayor “without a salary.” Following his campaign pledge to give his entire salary to the city’s needy families, Mayor George Oles announced a plan whereby the moneywill be distributed to charity by the community corporation. Under the scheme an order for $5 each wiH he donated to needy fami lies. ... —, e MILK PRICES CUT. Beginning yesterday the price of milk was cut to ten cents a quart delivered. The Decatur Sanitary Milk company and The Enterprise Dairy oth announced reductions to ten cents per quart. AGAIN PROMOTED Mr. H. R. Daniels, Former Decatur Newspaper Man is Made the Assistant TO PRESIDENT STRAUS The Head of Largest Concern of Kind in World— First Mortgage Loans. The financial columns of the New York newspapers, report that a reent election of officers of S. W. Straus & Co., H. R. Daniel, formerly of Decatur, was elected assistant to the president. S. W. Straus & Co. is the largest organization of its kind in the United States, making first mortgage loans on large buildings and manufacturing plants throughout the United States. The two principal offices of the company are in New York and Chicago, with branches in fifteen other cities. Mr. Daniel who is the son of Mrs. Emma L. Daniel and a brother of Mrs. Charlmer C. Schaffer, was formerly the publisher of the old Decatur Journal. He left Decatur a number of years ago and went to Chicago to engage in newspaper and magazine work. Later he became associated with an advertising agency and about three years ago joined the organization of S. W. Straus & Co., and moved to New York. — JOHN ARTMAN IS DEAD. John Artman, age 84 years, well known citizen of Portland, a brother of Michael Artman, and an uncle of Andy Artman of this city, died Tuesday morning, after a four weeks Illness of the infirmities of old age. He had been a resident of Portland, Jay county for fifty-five years. The funeral was held at 10:30 o'clock this morning from the Evangelical church, Portland, the Rev. Walmer officiating and the Odd Fellows lodge being in charge. Interment was made in the Green Park cemetery.

TAKES A NEW JOB. Van Wert, O.„ Jan. 19.—K. V. Waiborn, manager of the Ohio State fair since April, 1917, has resigned anti will accept the position as manager of the North Carolina State fair with headquarters at Raleigh. Mr. Walborn has a three year contract with the state fair board of North Carolina and will receive $5,000 a year. A manager of the Ohio State fair he received $3,600 per year. Mr. Walborn was for four teen years secretary of Van Wert county fair and his friends here are gratified with the promotion and success he has attained. Mr. Walborn will be succeeded by Ed S. Wilson, secretary of the Sta(k county fair at Canton. Mr. Wilson will take his new office February 1. Mr. Walborn will begin his work at Raleigh on the same date.

MUST REGISTER All High School Teams Participating in District Meets Must Register BY FEBRUARY 20th With State Athletic Secretary—Adams County to Enter Six Teams. Mr. A. L. Trester of Laporte. Ind., Secretary of the State Athletic Association, has sent out notices to all principals and officials of Indiana high school basketball teams, requesting them to register their teams by February 20th, for the district tournaments to be staged in March. All teams will file their entries with the State Secretary, who will in turn notify the center principal where the district tournament will be held that complete arrangement may be made. The tourney for this district is to be staged in this city March 3 and 4 and will comprise the high school teams from the counties of Adams, Jay and Wells. The big meeting is the first to ever be staged in this city and will attract considerable attention in local basketball circles as sixteen teams are expected to take part. It is also expected by local officials that at least twelve hundred visitors will accompany the various team for the big event and one hundred and 75 players will take part. As in the previous tournaments staged at Bluffton. Adams county will enter six teams, Jay five and Wells county three teams with a possibility of severlal more teams entering. Adams counties entries being Decatur, Monroe, Berne. Geneva, Kirkland and Hartford township. As soon as all teams are entered, the state athletic association will arrange the schedule and select two referees for the district who will officiate at all contests. With the district tournament staged in this city and the local high school five hitting the high spots great expectation as to the district honors are being expressed. The Monroe high school team were given the honors to represent the district last year and as the locals defeated them a short time ago as well as the Bluffton five on their own floor, the outlook for the district honors are very favorable. BRUSHWILLER AND BEEL GO INTO BANKRUPTCY The firm of Brushwiller and Beel, meat market proprietors, yesterday closed the doors of their store and filed a petition in bankruptcy with the clerk of the Federal court at Fort Wayne. In an interview with Mr. Brushwiller at noon, he stated that the firm would be able to pay between fifty and seventy-five cents on the dollar. When asked about the assets and liabilities, he stated that he did not remember the exact figures and they would be given out when the petition was filed with the federal court. Brushwiller and Beel have been in business on Monroe street for about three years, the firm being known until a year ago as Meyer, Brushwiller and Beel.

BUSINESS DEAL IS ON. A business deal whereby one of the well known business houses in this city will be purchased by two well known Decatur men is now under way and arrangements for the taking of the invoice are being made. A contract has been signed the parties for the taking of the invoice and it was stated that the store would probably be closed next week for that purpose. Definite announcement will be made within a day or two.

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A NEGRO PORTER TELLS THE TALE Admits That He Assisted George Scrubbs to Steal the Elkhart Mail Sacks AND A HALF MILLION In Bonds-Confesses After Twenty-four Hour Grill by the Officers. Elkhart. Ind., Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat).—Dan Ingram negro porter today confessed participation in the theft of a mail pouch containing $500,000 from a truck on the platform of the Elkhart station Wednesday. Ingram implicated George E. Scrubbs 35, white, former convict, who had been taken into custody in connection with the mail robbery. Ingram made the confession to chief of police Northrup and postal inspector only after he had been questioned for nearly twenty-four hours. He declared he knew nothing of the crime until shortly after noon today when he broke down and promised to tell the whole story. Scrihbs recently returned to Elkhart, after having served time in the Michigan State Prison for robbery, police stated. “Soon after Scrubbs came back to Elkhart, he approached me and asked me to frame up a robbery" Ingram said in his confession, according to officials. “At first I refused to have anything to do with him. He promised a SOSO split and pictured what an easy time I would have the rest of my life if 1 would go into the deal with him. “I finally consented and we arrang ed that I should leave a truck containing the registered mail where he could get at it easily. "The mail arrived from New York Wednesday morning and was loaded pn my truck awaiting arrival of the train which would take it to the Grand Rapids destination. I wheeled the truck over to the end of a platform and left it a few minutes as I had agreed with Scrubbs. “When 1 went back in a few minutes the pouch was missing." Ingram declared he did not hear from Scrubbs after the robbery and did not obtain any of the loot. He could not explain how SIOO,OOO worth of tile bonds were returned to the postoffice. Scrubbs when confronted with the confession continued to contend he knew nothing of the robbery. Elkhart, Ind., Jan. 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Marines and Postal inspectors today trailed the robber who stole two registered mail pounches containing $500,000 in bonds and then SIOO,OOO worth of the loot in the postoffice window. Dan Ingram, colored porter, who had charge of the mail truck when the pouches were stolen has vindicated himself .police stated, and will be re leased soon. The thief, it was believed, was an expert on securities. He picked out SIOO,OOO worth of non-negotiable ones which were returned to the postoffice with a note, "Here's your bonds” and signed "Tommie O'Connor.” Investigators do not believe O’Connor, who escaped from a Chicago jail when he was about to be hanged, had anything to do with the robbery, it is believed the bandit used the gunman’s name to cover up his identity. Mystery shrouded the identity of the New York bank which is supposed to have forwarded the valuable consignment. Poll of banks in Grand Rapids, Mich., where the bonds were supposed to have been consigned brought forth denials from bankers there. Ingram told the police he placed the missing pounches on a truck with eight others yesterday morning and hauled them 100 feet from a train on which they were to be placed. He transferred some other pounches and when he returned in ten minutes the two registered pounches were gon, he said. Alarm sounded by Ingram brought out marines from nearby stations. EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT . An excellent entertainment was given last evening at the Masonic hall by the Pellitier Players. Two plays “The Newlyweds” and "A Complicated Affair,” afforded a splendid evenings’ enjoyment. There was a good crowd present but not as large as was anticipated. The high school hopes to be able to put on more such entertainments in the future.