Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1922 — Page 1

Number 22

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COMMITTEE FOR nek FOR SENATE Rack Him Solidly-Date for Republican Convention Fixed for May 25th campaign IS ON Senator Pleads for Support of Harding-Three New Members at Meeting Indianapolis. Jan. 26-(Special to njllv Democrat)— Definite IndicaL a that Senator Harry. S. New will the -organization candidate" for the senate rft the primary in May fno lt form today In the meeting of the republican state central committee. ‘ This puts Albert J. Beveridge, former senator and possible opponent of N ew in the position of appealing directly to the people. He has been .tumping the state. Sentiment in favor of New reached such a point in the meeting that n committee was designated to request Ih e senator to address the committee, yew was near the committee room and responded immediately . According to statements after the meeting the senator asked the committeemen for confidence in the Harding administration. He declared the president had a great cabinet and a hard working congress. He did not discuss his candidacy. The date for the state convention was fixed at May 24 and 25. It will be held iiTomlison hall here. The number of delegates was fixed at 1.720 as compared with 1.589 at the last convention. The delegation is based on one delegate for each 400 voters. The meeting was held in conjunction with the mid-winter conference of the republican editorial association which selected Madison as the place for the mid-summer meeting. A date will be fixed later.

IndianaDOlis. Ind., Jan. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Republics ol Indiana lit their signal fires today tor the war of the polls next November. The republican state editorial association and the state central committee which guides affairs of the party between conventions met here and formally opened the campaign t" precede the congressional, senatorial and state elections next fall. Members of the state committee vent into session shortly after noon. 1 In this meeting, the date for the state convention was to be determined and the apportionment of delegates was to be approved. There has been some agitation to make the state organization of women an integral part of the state 'ommittee itself, but the republicans have always adhered to the policy of a separate organization for the wo men. J The committee met with three new members, two of whom were elected late yesterday. E. M. Morris, thirteenth district chairman, succeeded Vernon Van Fleet and Daly McCoy, fourth district chairman, succeeded bert Morgan. Thomas J. Jackson of Mew Albany, the third new member succeeds M. Burt Thurman from the ( third district. The new members 1 urn looked upon as friendly to E. M.' Wasmuth, state chairman. | An address by E. J. Hancock, president, and reports of Secretary J. W. Pierce and Treasurer George Lindsay opened the meeting of editors, i

the court news The last will of Janies C. Cowan was I 1B(I today. All real estate and per- ( ,o nal property Is bequeathed to his Martha L. Cowan, and is to retnnin hers for the balance of her natlra> life. At her death the balance of e real es,a te is to be equally divided •''nong the five daughters, Mrs. MaStella M. Townsend. E ' Alexander. Grace F. Moser' ‘ , P i arl P ' Bh,rl °y- The wife is ap- 1 “teti executrix. The will was' wi J” January 13, 1922, and was' eased by Daniel Weidler and Otis soirferly. °Law A r T c I m N PERFOR MED ON enck beckmeyer today. erathn' Phys!c!an * Performed an opLawrence Beckmeyer this frig made u ®“ lpyema ’ an incision beetle of th ” h ® left side and part of dralnaEn , r ‘ bs belng amoved and a i JOV Übe , inßerted - The BeckMrs BeJ’ V ' ho is a 80n of Mr. and ,OWn6i >iP. ha' kst kmeyer ’ ° f R ° Ot a 'taek of n ] recovered from an tn eumoni a lnfluenza and plural

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mrs. a. p. McConahay dead A telegram received this morning by Mrs. F. M. Schlrmeyer of thin city brought the information of the sudden death of her aunt, Mrs. A. J*. McConahay of Van Wert, Ohio, which accured early this morning. The news of the death came very unexpectedly as Mrs. McConahay had apparanetly been in good health. The husband however, has been very seriously ill for the past two months. Mrs. McConahay was well known by many local people who are grieved to learn of her death. STROKE is FATAL Mrs. John Fackler Passes Away Last Evening-Re-sided Near Hoagland DEATH RESULTED FROM Reoccurrance of Paralytic j Stroke-Interment at St. John’s Cemetery. • As a result of a re-ocurrence of a ' stroke of paralysis suffered about ’three months ago. Mrs. John Fackler. j residing northeast of Hoagland, died very suddenly last evening. Shortly after the evening meal. Mrs. Fackler ’complained of a queer feeling in he’ face and head, but would not permit members of the family to summon r physician as she did not think there was anything seriously wrong. Withii a short while, however, she begat to get gradually worse and before : physician could arrive she had ex . pired. I Mrs. Fackler was born near the St Johns church on March 24. 1870, het maiden name being Miss Louisa Land 1 rake. She resided in this communit; until about a year ago when she wa united in marriage to Mr. John Fack lor. Besides the husband, she is sur vived by six step-children. Gerhart Agnes. Arthur. Otto. Erick and Mar gret. Two sisters also survive, the; being Mrs. Henry Brackmiller ot Hoagland and Mrs. August Koenemai of St. Johns. | Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon. A short service will be held at the home at 1:30 (sun time and at 2 o'clock at the Flat Rock Lu theran church. Interment will be made in the St. John's cemetery. | AUTO TRANSIT SCHEDULE 1 Following is the time schedule for the Auto Transit company, which it now operating a bus line between Ft. Wayne and Portland, passing througi this city. The auto bus is a big White truck, painted green. The truck stope at the Hotel Murray and at the coinhouse square in this city: Northbound Leave , A.M. P.M. P.M Portland7:oo 12:00 4:00 Bryant 7:25 12:25 4:2f Geneva 7:40 12:40 4:40 Berne 7:55 12:55 4:51 Monroe 8:20 1:20 5:2f Decatur 8:40 1:40 5:4C Monmouth 8:55 1:55 5:551 Arr. Ft. Wayne ... .10:00 3:00 7: fit Southbound 1 Leave A.M. P.M. P.M | Fort Wayne 7:00 12:00 4:OC Monmouth 8:00 1:00 5:01 Decatur 8:20 1:20 5:2C Monroe 8:40 1:40 5:4f i Berne 9:05 2:05 6:05 Geneva 9:20 2:20 6:2C Bryant 9:35 2:35 6:3f Arr. Portlanel ......10:00 3:00 7:00 CAMPAIGN FOR BEER i United Preus Staff Correspondent Cleveland, Jan. 26—(Special to . Daily Democrat) — "Eighteen states [ are organized, ready for the big • smash for beer and light wines in the ■, next congressional jolectfions.” Fred IW. Marcolin. organizer of the asso- '■ elation against the prohibition amend--1 ment, inc., told the United Press to- ’ day. Os the list, Marcolin declared ’ Ohio, Maryland, Texas. New Jersey, Michigan and Illinois were the states in which most strenuous battls for beer and light wines were centering. ' Speakers are now touring the country In the interests of the campaign. I SEVERAL INFLUENZA CASES f Local physicians report that severi al Decatur people are "down" with ■ the flu, but that none of the cases are lof a serious nature. The general t health conditions in the city are con 1 sidered good and at present, as far as 1 known there are no contagious dislease cases.

BOOST THE BAUD Ministers at Meeting This Morning Issue Statement of Their Position NO ILL FEELINGS And Will Do All They Can to Make the Tuesday Concert a Big Success. The Decatur Ministerial association met this morning and the following statement was given out by the mem bers relative to tile proposed Sunday band concert: To the Citizens of Decatur: We. the members of the Decatur Ministerial association, feeling that some may have a misunderstanding o' our attitude regarding the holding oi the band concert on Sunday after noon take this method of setting the public right about the matter. We are friends of the efforts to have a good band in Decatur and will de everything in our power to advance that effort when it is carried forward in that way that we feel is consistent with our conception of what is foi he betterment of this community. We may bo mistaken many times in our in terpretation of what is for the best but we have no other criterion to direct us but our study of the social and moral conditions of the community and in the way that is touched by the study of God’s word, which is the only rule and the sufficient rule for all of our acts. In standing opposed to the holding of a concert with a charged admission upon the Sabbath day, there was n< disposition upon our part to have anj ill-feeling and should the band leaders refused to have listened to our objec tions there would have been no ill feeling upon our part, and we are sure not any on the part of the Christian people whom we represent. These are not the people as a rule that have illfeelings, but rather are inclined to more and more work and pray that ve may help the community to take ‘.he standard possible in its noral life. We do not have ill feeling but are frequently fearful that we as ministers have not done our whole luty or those conditions would not ex st in the coininuity where we labor. We want to express our apprecia ion of the spirit that the members ol he band have shown in this mattei mil agree upon our part to use onr ut most endeavor to help the band in ev ry way within our power, to succeed, ind to express to the. public our belie! ‘hat they should receive in this effort a large financial support of all citizens that are interested in the morals of ottr community.

REV. C. L. HANEY, Pres. Ministerial Assn. (Continued on page two) THIRD OF SERIES Farmers’ Institute Held at Kirkland High School and Was Well Attended PROGRAM AND DINNER Were Greatly Enjoyed— Corn, Cake and Bread Contest Was a Feature. The Kirkland township farmers’ initltute was held yesterday at the Kirkland high school and from the reports of those present a most successful meeting was held. Mr. Jess Byerly, chairman of the institute, had arranged a very interesting program in addition to which a corn, cake and bread contest was held for which prizes were being offered. The principal speakers of the day were Mrs. Linsley, Salem, Ind. .and Mr. M. C. Johnson, Aurora, Ind. The program was given as follows : Morning—9:3o Song—Audience. Invocation —Rev. D. M. Byerly. Address, “Livestock and Permanent Agriculture”—Mr. Johnson. Song—High School. Address—“ The Proper Relation Between Housekeeping and Homemaking”—Mrs. Lindley. Song—High School. Noon—Basket Dinner. Afternoon —1:30 Music. Address, “Producing a Marketable Product” —-Mr. Johnson. Reading. Address, “Our Girls"—Mrs. Lindley. Election of Officers. Prize Contest.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 26, 1922.

SUCCEEDING IN OIL FIELD A letter recently received by Ed. F. Klutz from his brother, Robert R. Kintz of Brie, Pa., brings the information of the successful bringing In of a twenty barrel oil well on a 900 acre tract of land near Erie and of which Mr. Kintz is one of the principal stock holders. Mr. Kintz will be uell remembered by the older residents he having left here about twenty years ago. He has had a very successful career, being at the present time general manager of a chain of eighteen variety stores in the stati* of Pennsylvania as well as having extensive oil holdings.

AWARD DIPLOMAS TO AUCTIONEERS Reppert School of Auctioneering Concluded Jan. Term Friday Afternoon AT FOUR O’CLOCK Members of Faculty to Talk and Col. Reppert Will Present the Diplomas. The January term of the Reppert School of Auctioneering for 1922 will conclude tomorrow, the last public sale being held at the Schmitt meat market tonight. The term has been one of the most successful since the school opened and fifty students will receive diplomas tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, the hour fixed for the conclusion of the graduation .exercises. It was planned to have the commencement exercises In th<> evening, but owing to the fact that a number of the students and faculty wish to get home by Saturday the hour was moved up to afternoon and the exercises, which will be private, will be held in the class rooms at Bellmont park, beginning at 3 o’clock. Colonel Reppert, who has been at Peoria. 111., taking treatment, will ar•ive at noon tomorrow and will per tonally award the diplomas. There will be talks by the members of the ’acuity. Colonels Hill. Perdue. Gartin. Hull. Reppert, Robbins. Southard and Manager Sellemeyer. The class is one of the best in the history of the school and many of them will start in ‘.he auction business immediately, several having sale dates for Saturday of this week. Colonel Meihls, the famous horse auctioneer lectured this afternoon, and Colonels Robbins ami Southard will also give special talks to the students. The boys have progressed nicely anil those who have heard them on the block the past few days are surprised at the wonderful pep and ability shown as the result of the thirty days' course, '♦lie next term of school will open the last of June. "BLOC” GROWS SERIOUS Washington, Jan. 26—Calmer heads among the insurgents of the agricultural conference labored today to head off the threatened rump conference by pointing the way to a coup at the expense of the administration. This would take the form of calling upon President Harding to enact a relief program as provided in his open address to the conference, with an added price guarantee, or other insurance feature. COX OPENS FIGHT Ohio Man Turns Guns of Oratory on Lodge and Other Republicans POMERENE IN RACE After Silence of Over a Year Jimmy Cox Gives Views on Big Questions. (United Press Service) Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The national and state democratic campaign for the coming congressional elections and the presidential vote in 1924 was considered under way today following James M. Cox’s speech at the Jackson day banquet here. Cox, defeated for the presidency a year ago. broke hts long silence with an attack on the Harding administration, Henry Cabot Lodge and the arms conference and a demand for revival of the league of nations. "We are ready for the next fight,” Cox said. "We stand in our very tracks, just where we were when the (Continued on page two)

SCHEDULE OF MAIL I I Postmaster Bosse Issues Schedule of Patrons of Mail Service OBSERVANCE OF THE Time Limit of Depositing Mail for the Various Trains is Requested. Postmaster J. W. Bosse has com--1 pilml a schedule of mail trains and the time mail should be deposited in order to be pouched for any certain train. This information is of great i importance to those who use tile mailtespecially in business. Mr. Bosse alsc i urgently requests that patrons be | prompt in depositing their mail by 5 ’o'clock in tile evening. The schedule i is as follows: Grand Rapids Indiana Railway (Southbound) No. 12, 6:55 a. tn.; mail in office 6 a. m 1 No. 14. 12:50 p. tn.; mail in 12 o'clock. I No. 4. 2:02 a. m.: mail in 5 p. tn. (Northbound) I No. 9. 10:30 a. m.; mail in 9:45 a. tn. i No. 3, 3:35 p. tn.; mail in 3 p. m. I No. 1. 12:45 a. m.; mail in 5 p. m. Chicago & Erie Railway East bound > i No. 4. 2:55 p. m.; mail in 2 o'clock. i No. 226, 8:45 a ni.; do not pouch foi i this train. I No. 8, 3:20 a. m.; mail in 5 p. m. (Westbound) I No. 3, 12:57 p. m.: mail in 12 o'clock. ' No. 227, 8:13 p. in.; mail in 7:30 p. in i No. 7, 1:48 a. m.; mail in 5 p. m. Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railway (East bound) ; No. 4. 2:45 p .m.; mail in 2 p. m. | No. 6, 4:33 a. m.; mail in 5 p. m. | (Westbound) II No. 3, 11:42 a. m.; mail in 11 a. ni. i No. 5, 8:34 a. m.; mail in 5 a. m. ■ • STUDEBAKER LEFT $32,500 ■ I ' Mrs. Jessie Studebaker, of Bluffton, widow of tile late Harry Studebaker late yesterday took out letters of ad ministratrix in the estate of her Ims l> band. The estate is of the probable I value of $30,000 in real estate am $2,500 personal property. The heirs are the widow and daughter, Helen Studebaker. i —— • KIRKLAND COMMUNITY MEET The Kirkland Community club will I meet at the Kirkland high school to ( morrow evening and a god time as usual is expected. C. L. Walters of I this city will give an address anc there will be an additional program ’| of readings, solos and other numbers ’’including specials by the Tocsin or . 1 chestra, and a good time. Everybody , invited. CLUB 1$ STARTED J. R. Wiley of Purdue Addresses Farmers at County Agents Office TON LITTER CLUB Is Organized for Adams County-—Gold Medals to Be Given to Winners. Mr. J. 11. Wiley, swine specialist, of Purdue university, was the principal speaker at an enthusiastic meeting of farmers held last evening at County Agent Busche’s office. The object of the meeting was to interest local farmers in the Ton Litter club that the Indiana Livestock Breeders' association has recently organized and which offers a gold medal to anybody who produces a litter of pigs farrowed between February 1 and April 30 that weighs a ton or more when it is six months old. A silver medal is also of sered for a litter weighing l;600 or , more. A certificate will be given to I all winners. These medals are offer- , cd to encourage better methods of I breeding, feeding and management of . hogs. The club is not limited to any , one class, the cross breeds and grades . having the same chance and opportunity as the thoroughbreds. It is exi pected that a largo number of thori oughbred breeders will take advan- • tage of this club in order to furnish ' a method of advertising the produc- ' tivenees of their herds. Entries for the contest close February 15. MY. Wiley gave a very instructive talk on r leading hog questions and methods of ’ feeding and which was excetionally instructive to those present.

IS GRANTED A PENSION Thomas J Johnson, of Dunkirk. Indiana, a finrmer Decatur citizen, lias been notified by Congressman Albert H. Vestal that Ids application for a pension lias been allowed. Mr. Vestal writing to Mr. Johnson as follows: "1 am pleased to advise you that your pension lias been granted at the rate of $12.00 per mouth from September 13, 1921 to October 12, 1921, and at the rate of $15.00 per months after October 12, 1921.” Mr. Johnson is one of the many subscribers to the Decatur Daily Democrat.

STATEMENT FILED Assests and Liabilities of Berlin# & Moltz Co. Filed in Wells County Court. ASSESTS ARE GREATER Than Liabilities-W. W. Rogers of Bluffton Appointed As the Receiver. An itemized statement of the assets and liabilities of the Beriing and Moltz company, as furnished by the llrectors, H. R. Moltz. W. B. Frisinger and W. H. Beriing. by whom it is signed. was filed in circuit court today by W. W. Rogers, tlie receiver. The total assets are listed at $60,561.27, and the liabilities at $58,328.31. The assets include the Bluffton property of the company, including real estate and fixtures, and personal prop erty on hand at the various stations. Including Bluffton, in the way of egg cases, produce, etc. The largest individual item in the way of assets is the Bluffton real estate, building and vacant lot. placed in the schedule at SIO,OOO, while the fixtures and furnishings of the Bluffton plant are listed at $3,107, and egg cases at the Bluff ton plant are listed at $6,501. The Bluffton Produce company branch per sonal property is listed at $l,lBO. Among other of the larger items of assets are: Hartfort City real estate. $4,900, and fixtures at $3,707, and egg eases. $3,999.70; Warren, real estate, $3,000; fixtures, $1,922, and egg cases. $2,300. Ridgeville, fixtures, $1,679 and egg cases. $2,530. Smaller items of assets are listed at Swayzee. Gaston, Redkey, Amboy, Montpelier and other smaller stations of the company. Liberty bonds, cash, etc., also are listed. The assets also include various items of accounts due, etc., totaling $2,705.70. In the list of liabilties the largest item is covered under the heading of notes. $25,000. Other items in liabilities are: W. .1. Haire. Boston. Mass., $1,500; Charles Collins Co., New York, $16,712.25; Decatur Supply Co., $3,166.56; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Jersey City, N. J., $723.96; Indiana Board & Filler Co., Decatur, Ind., $1,571.40; Beatrice Creamery Co., Pittsburg, Pa., $540; Fox River Butter Co., New York. $606.12; various acconts totaling $2,705.70, including an item of $1,045.93 due the Clover Leaf railroad, and over drofts and outstanding checks at various stations as follows: Gaston, $766. 15; Amboy. $34.45; Warren. $949-43; Homer Cream, Montpelier, $378.67; Montpelier, ind., $1,264.25; Hartford City, $475.25: Warren. $1,112.90. and Bluffton Cream. $821.22. BAND CONCERT PROGRAM Tlie program for the big band concert Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock follows. Tickets, 10 and 25 cent, with few at 50 cents. The program: First Part Characteristic —Pep Amsden Southern Melodies —Hayes. Selection, Prince Charming—King. (a) Herd Girl's Dream —Wellsley (b) LaFleurette —Labinsky Overture —Princess of India —King Humoresque—Dvornak. Selection, Carmen —Biezt Solo—Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Piano Solo—Mrs. Carries Haubold. Second Part Solo—Dr. Fred Patterson. Overture, Klug Lear—Hazel Serenade, A Night in June —King. Baritone Solo—Lawrence Biggs Novelette, Hindoo Amber—Smith Finale, Star Spangled Banner— Key. a , ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦<♦♦♦«♦ Indiana: Cloudy, possibly local snow tonight and Friday, warmer. Upper Mich.: Cloudy tonight and Friday, warmer in extreme east portion tonight. Lower Mich.: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday warmer, moderate east to south winds.

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POPE BENEDICT BURIED TODAY Body Placed in Vault at St. Peter’s-Only Sacred College Attend Service CASKET IS CLOSED At Noon Today and Solemn Service Began-College to Begin Its Session. (By Henry Wood, United Press staff correspondent) Rome. Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Pope Benedict XV will be buried here today with the most imposing ceremonies of which the Vatican is capable. At 3:30 p. m. the coffin containing the body of the late pontiff will be placed in the vault of St. Peter's, where it will lie until a permanent place of interment, is determined upon. The burial ceremonies will take place in the presence of only the sacred college, the diplomatic corps and the ancient Roman nobility. The funeral eulogy, writen on the parchment in Latin, will be enclosed In the Pope's coffin Monsignor Aurelio Galli was selected to write the eulogy. The burial service, according to custom, is the most picturesque and solemn of the many which take place during the ten day funeral ceremony for the pope. After the last of the mourners has passed the grilled doors of the sacrament chapel to view the features of the dead. St. Peter's is closed and the actual burial service begins. Tlie Cardinal Archpriest, dressed in a black robe with a white mitre on his head and preceded by the cross, will enter the sacrament chapel where the solitary Swiss guard, noble guard and chapelain maintain the death watch. While the miserere is sung (he body is taken from the catafalque and placed in the first of the three coffins In which final interment will be made. Then follows tlie procession which carries the body to its temporary resting place and where final absolution is given. From this moment all functions conferred by the pope upon various persons cease to exist and these places will remain vacant to be filled by the new Pope. Before and after the Pope's funeral preparations for confining members of the sacred college in the Vatican during the voting for a new Pope went forward. Wagon loads of bedding are arriving and extra kitchens are being provided. The Vatican telephone exchange will be isolated so that the cardinals will be wholly cut off from the outside world. St. Peter’s remained open until 12:30 so the unending line of mourners could view the body. Then it closed for the burial. Tomorrow and Saturday the vault will bo open so the public may visit the Pope’s tomb. QUESTION OF LIABILITY HOLDS BACK ICE POND The question of liability, should an accident occur on Liberty Way after it would be turned into an "artificial lake” as a place for the boys and girls to skate, has prevented the Committee of Rotarians from completing their plans. City Attorney Fruchte when approached on the proposition held that the city of Decatur would be liable for any accident that might happen there and stated that it may be necessary for the members of the Rotary club to file an indemity bond, relieving the city of any responsibility in the matter. The matter will be taken up at the meeting tonight. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HERE County Clerk Kelly received notice (this morning that on Wednesday, February Sth a government official would be in this city to conduct an examination before the court on all applications for naturalization. Five or six applications have already been made and upon which an examination will be held. ——— • — CLOTHES FOR THE NEEDY. The Rotarians will bring old clothes to the meeting this evening and then turn them over to the United Charities committee for distribution. Several requests for old clothes have been made and the members of the Charities committee will sec that the needy ar esupplied with them,