Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1922 — Page 1

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IBE CUTTING ICE Will Reppert and Ed Whitriffht Have Force Busy g Bellmont Partk SEVEN INCHES THICK Conter May Begin Cutting on River Monday—River is Frozen Over. With the temperature almost down t 0 zero last night, the lake in Bellmont park was completely frozen o¥ er this morning with a layer of ice between six and seven inches thick, .nd early in the day, Will Reppert. manager of the park, assisted by Ed Whitright and a force of men started t 0 ent the ice. and fiill the houses there It is thought that between four an j five hundred tons of ice can be obtained from the cutting on the lake. The ice on the St. Mary s river is between three and four inches, so stated France Conter of the Confer Ice Cream company, at noon today. The top is quite rough in places and Mr. Conter stated that probably he would begin cutting river ice next Monday, that is if the weather continues cold. The ice cut from the river is used In packing ice cream, and is not sold to the trade. Most of the ice consumed in this city is artificial ice. the river and lake ice benig used for packing purposes. aai, • COURT HOUSE NEWS The November term of the Adams circuit court will close with tomorrow and the February term will open February 6. Judge Moran will spend a part of his vacation hearing cases in Fort Wayne. M Zinn & Co. vs. Ben Knapke et al., on account, submitted. Finding for plaintiff and judgment in sum of WM and costs. • . Dora Hawkins vs. Pearl Hawkins, divorce, appearance by Smith & Parrish for defendant withdrawn. Default of defendant. Answer by prosecutor. Cause submitted. Finding for plaintiff whose name is changed to Dora Christie. Divorce granted, judgment for S3OO alimony and costs of case. The plaintiff was also found to be the owner of a rug, buffet and library table. PURDUE FIRES DEITZ Pre** ***•). Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —William Dietz, football coach at Purdue university, was notified today by President Henry W. Marshall that his contract next year would not be renewed. Marshall said his action was taken because Dietz offered SIOO a month to eight Pacific coast football players to attend Purdue. Dietz admitted the charges, Marshall said. Previously the coah had made a general denial of the claim he had offered to pay players. — • mayor falls dead tUnlteq Press Service) Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mayor James Cowgill, 73, of Kansas City, dropped dead from heart failure during a conference with heads of the police department at his office today. CowSill, former state treasurer and a power in state democratic politics, was known throughout the west as an owner of extensive cattle ranches. •—— • WORK WILL LAND IT u"**?’- Stnff Cnrrrsnondent Washington, D. C„ Jan. 20-(Spe--2>l to Daily Democrat)—Dr. Hubert ork, Colorado, now first assistant Postmaster general, will succeed Will • Hays as postmaster general, it was earned today from a high adminisNation source. *— AMERICAN LEGION MEETING Regular inee *-ing Adams Post, No. i “"“day evening, January 23; n f ™ oker - All members are reto attend - Important busies to transact. Visiting members cordially invited. ADJT. ♦ WEATHER in in nortb and snow “lightly 1 warl 011 , tonigbt or Saturday. Portions tonight. “ n ° rth and central tonight r a rm ic „ h ’ gan ~Generallv cloudy flurries probabl Y snow in southeast Mlcblgan : warmer Westerly winds° r ° n tonigbt; strong a “d P saturday. !San “ CJoudy tonight

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■ PRAYERS FOR THE POPE. • New York, Jan. 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Anhbishop Hayes of New York directed that services be held in all Catholic churches throughout the city at 3 o'clock this afternoon to pray lor Pope Benedict XV. The rosary was to lie recited. [ Two thousand Knights of Columbus councils throughout the country hold _ special services today. ’ London, Jan. 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Throngs gathered at Westminster Cathedral and diocesan churches here today, praying for the 11 recovery of Pope Benedict. I- e ’ TO GIVE CLOTHES d i Rotarians Will Bring Old • Clothes to Next Meeting and Turn Them Over R ■ ITO UNITED CHARITIES o Several Requests for Clothes r Have Been Made—Steps , Taken to Ice Street. 1 a At the meeting of the Rotarians held last evening, it was decided that next B week each member should bring a ! bundle of old clothes, such as under wear, shoes, suits or whatever might s be worn by men, women and children I and turn them over to the United ._ Charities committee for distributioi among the poor or needy families. Several requests for clothes havi come to members of the Rotary clul and the boys thought it would be fine s thing to gather .some clothes for those , who needed them. It is the plan ot the club to have the United Charities 1 committee or a committee appointee! ’ by the club to distribute the clothes S among the families asking for them If you know of a family who is in need t of clothing, please notify someone of s the Rotary clyb and steps will be taker f at the next meeting to furnish them with a few garments. All Buy Tickets By a unanimous vote the club voted - that each individual member pqrchgse ■ a ticket to the band concert to he ? given Sunday afternoon at the Athletic 1 hall. • May Ice Liberty Way, 5 C. V. Connell, chairman of the publit 1 affairs committee reported that the ' matter of blocking off Liberty Way or the south side of the South House anil floating the street with water, let it freeze and thus provide a place for the boys and girls to skate had been I investigated. The committee deemed it advisable to use the east end of the street and . stated that Ben Elzey, agent for tin t American Railway Express companj - had consented to the use of that part ■ of the street in front of the office for ) this purpose. The consent of the coun ) cil or street committee has not yet ’ been obtained, and in the meantime the members of the club will try to ob f tain permission to carry out their - plans. . —— NEW TO MAKE RACE. Indianapolis, Jan. 20.- —(Special tc ! Daily Democrat). —Senator Harry ! New returned from Washington to I day to take personal charge of his campaign for re-election. "I am running for the senate regardless of any reports naming me as i a possibility for the postmaster gen--1 eralship" the senator said. “I say this emphatically —I am in the race.” Press dispatches from Washington have repeatedly connected Senator . New with the mail portfolio since it t first became known Will H. Hays t would step down from the cabinet to I become "movie king” of America, i “I do not know anything about the - postmaster generalship” Senator New said when asked who he considered a likely candidate for the post. TICKETS ARE SELLING. Tickets for the musical and band ■ concert to be given by the Decatur • band at the Athletic hall, are selling i rapidly and last evening the Rotary club voted that each individual member purchase a ticket and support the ' band in their efforts to give Decatur • musical organization this year. . ’ « — , SONDAY BABE BURIED. I Funeral services for James Berman the six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. , Samuel Sonday whose death occurred • Wednesday noon were held at 10 ’ o'clock this morning from the home with burial in the Decatur cemetery. Rev. Haney officiated.

DIED LAST NIGHT i Harry Studabaker, Well Known Bluffton Man Succumbs to Short Illness WAS SICK SIX DAYS With Pneumonia-Cousin of Mrs. S. Peterson and Well Known in Decatur Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 20. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —Harry Studebaker 44, one ot the best known men of this community and well known in Adams county, died here at 9:30 last evening, after a six days illness with pneumonia. He became ill last Friday and though every thing possible was done for him, he became gradually worse until the end. He was born in Bluffton, February 5, 1878, the son of David E. and Emma Holmes Studabaker and was reared and educated here. He was married to Miss Jessie Morrow May 22, 1901. the widow ami one daughter, Helen, 11. surviving. The age father and one brother, Frank of this city, also survive. Harry had been engaged for many years in farm ing but for the past few months had not been active in any work. He was a member of the Methodist church, the Elk's lodge and was connected with several business concerns. Mr. Studabaker was a cousin of Mrs. J. S. Peterson of this city and was well known here, where he and Mrs. Studabaker frequently visited. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the home. Rev. Charles Smith of the Methodist church will officiate. The body will be placed in the Morrow mauseleum. * Doyle Debout and Elmer Hisey of Rockford, 0., were business visitors in this city today, enroute from Fort Wayne to their home. STORE IS OPEN Vaughn Murray and Franklin Franz, Widely Known Mechanics Open a NEW SERVICE STORE At 206 South Second Street -Deal in Repair Work • and Accessories. Vaughn Murray and Franklin Franz, two of the best known mechanics in Decatur, have opened a Service Store, at 206 South Second street, the new enterprise to be known as the Decatur Service Company. Messrs. Murray and Franz have followed the automobile game from its infancy and are capable of giving the most expert service in this line of < work. They will also specialize in i electric generators, starters, ignition, storage batteries and everything electrical. A full line of parts and fixtures as i well as automobile accessories will be carried. They have also taken over ( the Western Electric agency, will • handle the National Mazda lights and have charge of the Western Electric equipment and service work. A new vulcanizer has also been installed which will enable the boys to render real tire service. They will also carry a full line of , oils for every motor and will give free lubrication advice as to lubrication , trouble or any other troubles you , might have on your automobile, trac- , lor and lighting plants. Mr. Murry as well as Mr. Franz have •orked with the various garages in the •ity and fully understand the service work as well as what the people expect to receive. They have adopted , the slogan "Yours for Service” and cordially ask the public to try it out. GENEVA DRILLERS STRUCK A FLOWING WELL The well on the Butcher farm four miles south-east of this place was drilled in Saturday noon. Oil was found at a depth of 1.025 feet and it began flowing, the spray reaching | the top of the derrick. The well was shot Monday and the flow was so steady that the crew was unable to tube the well. The lease is the property of the Shamrock Oil Company. Floyd Kenyon, superintendent and contractor for the company, contemplates drilling several wells in this locality. Clyde Kranor and Ed ; Pusey, drillers, say, “She is good for , wo hundred barrels.”—Geneva Herold, i I

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 20, 1922.

.. .. ... • ■ —.. . ■- — - - | Pope Benedict Reported Dying , aft. L ■ «.Y T* '' , A • WMBME ’A ■' ■ LAAA’. v V u» \ • ’ ’ ’ A \ A recent picture of) His Holiness, Pope Benedict XV .who is reported dying. Slight hope was extended this afternoon for his recovery. He was elected Pope of the Catholic Churcn September 3, 1914, succeeding His Holiness, Pope Pius X.

ARRESTED FOR "PROTECTING" STUDENT’S GOLD WATCH A gold watch belonging to Herman H. Myers, ’24, which has been missing for two months, was found on the person of Elijah Jeffers yesterday by local police. Jeffers has been employed at the Sigma Chi house, Meyers home, as a “clean-up man." He said he found the watch in a clothes basket which he was emptying and that he thought a negro employe had hidden it there and intended to get it later. He remarked that “his heart was with the boys” and he thought it his duty to take it and “protect it for the owner." Jeffers was reprimanded and released after Myers wavied prosecution. — Indiana Daily Student. BONOTI’niVER Scruggs Arrested at Elkhart for the Big Robbery Says He Threw Loot in THE ST. JOSEPH Search is Being Made for the Two Pouches Containing the $400,000. Elkhart, Ind., Jan. 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Depths of the St. Joseph river were plumbed today in an effort to recover $400,000 mail loot. Dan Ingram, colored porter, and George B. Scruggs, ex-convict confessed to robbing a mail truck here two days ago of the two registered mail pouches containing $500,000 in securities. Os this sum SIOO,OOO non-ne-gotiable paper was returned to the postoffice. Ingram, who had charge of transfer of the mail, said Scruggs induced him to take part in the robbery but later “double-crossed" him and refused to share the loot. Scruggs said he threw the booty in the river. MR. ELBERSON IS BETTER. James Elberson of the Elberson Service station, who has been confined to his home for several days witli a severe carbuncle on his lip, is improved today and will soon be able to return to his work. GOES TO SOUTH BEND. I. W. Macy, who has been teaching in the Decatur high school for the past several months, left this noon for South Bend, Ind., where he has accepted a position with the Universal Conveyor company as chief engineer.

THE FAIR DATES n — > Northern Indiana Fair M ill Be First Held in This Part of the State 1 DATES AUGUST 1,2, 3, 4 t - J. O. Seileineyer Returns J From Meeting—Portland > Fair Last of August. > The Northern Indiana Fair will be ! . held at Bellmont Park in this city on August 1,2, 3, 4. J. O. Seileineyer, manager of the sari association, has returned from a > meeting held at Muncie of the fair ! secretaries and at which meeting the • dates for the fairs this summer were arranged. J. E. Green, a prominent stock i t raiser, living a short distance north j of Muncie, was named president of the Eastern Indiana Fair Circuit to succeed C. H. Anthony, deceased. Mr. . Anthony had been president of the I association since its organization ten years ago and many tributes were paid ' to his memory at the meeting. The dates for the 1§22 fairs chosen at the meeting yesterday are: Middletown. August 1,2, 3, and 4; Deca- > tur, August 1,2, 3, and 4; Muncie, . August 8, 9. 10, and 11; Necastle, i August 15, IG, 17 and 18; Connersville, . | August 22, 23, 24 and 25'; Portland, I August 29, 30, 31 and September 1; - Converse, September 12, 13, 14 and i 15. Arranging of the speed programs 1 and purses, free attractions, night - fairs, advertising and other items was - discussed at the meeting Wednesday, >' after which the Muncie association entertained the visiting delegates at • 1 a luncheon at the New Kirkby hotel, i The unusual interest in the fairs ■ noticed in all of the counties included > in the Eastern Indiana Circuit Indii cates that the 1922 season will be one i of the most successful. The next i meeting of the circuit will be held in ! Muncie March 1. K. OF P. GOING GOOD. i • At the regular lodge meeting of the i Knights of Pythias last evening, five - candidates w r ere initiated into the third > rank. In the business session a committee was authorized to purchase suits for the K. of P. basketball team of the industrial league and to purchase another pool table. The bowl- ; ing alleys were turned over to the ! lodge by the bowling association which ■ has paid them out from the receipts. • J. H. Stewart was appointed house i manager and will have charge of the bowling alleys.

....—i. -um MW.,.—,, I -JI FRED BUSCHE CONDUCTS A BIG SALE IN MISSISSIPPI Fred Busche, student of Repperts Auction School, returned last night from Charleston, Mississippi, where he helped conduct a sale for one of the largest Duroc breeders in that state. Mr. T, J. James proprietor ot the Duroc farm. Is carrying on the work to better the livestock industry in the south, and Mr. Busche says there is plenty of opportunity for the development of the business. Mr. Gary, the manager was well pleased with Mr. Busche’s work, and engaged him for his March sale. TO OBSERVE DAY Field Day of Anti-Saloon League Will Be Observed With Talks by Number OF STATE SPEAKERS Talk at Decatur, Berne and Geveva-Messrs. Minton and Shumaker Coming. E. S. Shumaker,' superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league sends the following program of service to be held in a number of the churches in this city and at Berne and Geneva, in observance of the annual field day of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league. In Decatur at the morning hour Attorney Jesse E. Martin addresses tlie Baptist and Christian churches, while E. S. Shumaker. State Superintendent speaks at the Methodist church, and R. C. Minton, Associate Federal Prohibition Director for Indiana, will speak at the United Brethren church in the morning. Rev. Charles J. Everson will speak in the M. E. church on the Decatur circuit in the morning, while Attorney Jesse E. Marin speaks in the M. E. church on the Decatur circuit at the evening service. Attorney S. P. McNaught will speak in Decatur in the evening at the Evangelical church. In Berne, Secretary E. A. Miles i speaks at the Evangelical church in ! the morning, while Attorney S. P. McI Naught speaks at the Progressive Brethren church in the country, of which Kenneth Ronk is pastor. In the evening Dr. Madison Swadener ! will occupy the pulpit at the Menoni ite church in Berne. Field Secretary E. A. Miles will occupy the Methodist pulpit in Geneva at the evening hour and Rev. Charles J. Everson speaks at the Methodist church in Monroe at the evening hour. Dr. Swadener speaks in the First Methodist church in Fort Wayne in the morning and Dr. Shumaker will be at the St. Paul M. E. church in that city in the evening. Unusual interest will center in the messages of the league men this year because of the nation wide conspiracy on the part of the liquor interests to override prohibition and their announced determination to defeat in congressional elections this fall enough dry men in Congress to give the votes necessary to legalize the manufacture and sale of beer and light wines. PAROCHIAL SCHOOL RECORD In publication of the attendance records of the county schools the average and percentage of the parochial schools were unintentionally omitted. They are as follows for all those schools which have reported. The particular schools omitted in this report have failed thus far to report. The atendance in these schools has been very good, as shown by these reports. Union—Oscar Gotch, teacher, average daily atendance, 52; per cent of attendance, 95.4. Preble —A. W. Rossman, grammar grade; averade daily attendance, 35.7; per cent of attendance, 94; Ida Gunset. primary: averade daily atendance. 29.9; per cent of attendance, 96.4. Monroe —J. D. Schwartz and D. D. Mazelin, teachers: average daily attendance. 50; percent of attendance, 99. — • ARE PUTTING FLOOR IN BRIDGE. The bridge gang started pouring concrete for the floor ot the Lob bridge in the south part of town Tuesday morning and figure on having the job finished within a couple of days. They are heating the concrete before placing it in the mixer and the bridge will be kept heated night and day until the stuff sets. The road, has been closed for eight or nine months now and the detour road is all cut to pieces by the heavy traffic. Let us hope that we may soon be able to get to Bryant without driving out of the way.—Geneva Herold.

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POPE BENEDICT REPORTED DYING His Holiness Receives Last Sacraments of Church at His Own Request HAVE RAY OF HOPE For His Recovery, Although Condition is Grave--Oxy-gen Was Administered. Rome, Jan. 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat). — Hope for the recovery of Pope Benedict 15th has not been abandoned the Vatican declared this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The announcement said, however, the Pope’s condition was extremely grave. Although Pope Benedict suffered difficulty with respiration and expectoration this afternoon and oxygen had to be administered the papal entourage took faith hope from the Vatican message. Earlier in the day the Italian government had been officially informed that the popes condition was hopeless. Rome, Jan. 20.—(4:50 p. m.). —Cardinal Merry Del Vai, who was Cardinal Camerlengo, becomes temporary custodian of the papal authority in case of the death of the pope, took up permanent residence in the Vatican this afternoon. The Cardinal Camerlengo will assume papal authority pending the new pope. Rome, Jan. 20. —(Noon) —(Special to Dally Democrat). —Pope Benedict XV is dying. The last sacrament was administered to His Holiness on request early today. At 6 o'clock this morning the Pope received the entire sacred college diplomatic corps for a dying visit. At 10:30’this morning, grand penitentiary Cardinal Giorgi began recital of the prayers for the dying. The Vatican notified the Italian government that the pope’s condition was hopeless. At 8:30 this morning a bulletin was issued from the Vatican saying that Pope Benedict’s condition had become extremely grave during the night. His Holiness was severely agitated at the bronchial catarrh which had spread to his lungs and heart. Pope Benedict’s temperature at that time was announced as 35 centigrade, pulse 102, respiration 58. Shortly before noon the Vatican announced that the pope himself had requested the last sacrament, realizing that he was dying. The administering ot the last sacraments was then authorized by doctors Digna Marchiafava and Battistini, who found His Holiness had taken a sudden turn for the worse at 4 o’clock this morning. The pope was breathing with great difficulty. The bronchial inflammation with which Pope Benedict suffered yesterday extended to his lungs and heart. Early today His Holiness weakend, after his condition had remained stationary throughout the night. The illness of Pope Benedict was the result of a chill which His Holiness caught last Sunday when he was celebrating mass. At the time, Pope Benedict started shivering and coughing violently but insisted upon finishing the service, and refused to be carried in a chair, walking to his apartment. Pope Benedict at the time, considered the cough insignificant. Hjs temperature rose on Monday, and a physician summoned. All audiences were suspended for ten days. The turn for the worse came in the early hours this morning. Pope Benedict sank rapidly. At his own request the last sacrament was administered while he still was conscious. According to Vatican ceremonial the last sacrament is to be administered only when the Supreme Pontiff is on the verge of losing consciousness but in practice this rule has often been changed as nearly every Pope has expressed the wish to receive the Holy Water when fully conscious of the solemnity and sanctity of the act. Pope Benedict especially has often told his relatives and private chaplains that he preferred to receive the last communion while still strong enough consciously to do honor to the Almighty. As soon as the decision had been reached to administer the last sacrament, an order was issued to all of the 400 churches of Rome. Almost (Ccffitinued on page four)