Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1922 — Page 1

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BILL REPORTED FOR NEW COURT Federal District for state VanNuys Declares It is Fostered by Men Who Wish to Dodge Anderson. Washington. Jan. 27.-(Special to Dally Democrat). -The house judiciary eommittee today reported favorably a bill by Representative Hickey of Indiana establishing two federal judicial districts in Indiana. Coder the measure forty-five counties in the northern part of the state restitute one district and the remaining forty several constitute the other. Indiana is now one judicial district and the bill provides that the Judge, district attorney and marshal and other officials of that court be appointed with the new southern district. Two terms of court will be held each year at Hammond. South Bend, Fort Wayne and Terre Haute in the northern district and Indiananoplis, New Albany and Evansville in the southern district. The movement for two federal judicial courts in Indiana originated in the northern part of the state and is the result of plans of long ago which were smothered in congress. Fred VanNuys, retiring district attorney says the movement is fostered by powerfu politicians in the Calumet region who want to get out from under the strong hand of Judge Anderson. He said the existing court here could handle twice as much work as it does now. —• DANCE POSTPONED The dance announced for the Knights of Pythias. Pythian Sisters and their families at the K. of P. home tor next Tuesday evening, has been postponed because oi conflicting with the band concert.. Hereafter r dance will be given on the first and third Tuesday evening of each month SON IS BORN Ross McKinley is the name of the seven-pound son born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Fay Gunder, living east of the city with Mr. and Mrs. L* W. Gunder. The mother was formerly Miss Clarise Brewster of near Geneva. This is their first-born. — • ALL BUT THE MONEY a- i United Press Service. Washington, D. c„ Jan. 27—(Spe dal to Daily Democrat)—Congress today cleared the way for the bonus Ml. Passage of the bill within twc months was predicted, following a caucus of house republicans at which a resolution was unanimously passed calling upon the ways and means com atittee to report out the bonus and ltwp it. before the house until it is Wssed. Both senate and house republican leaders have waived aside the opposition of Secretary of the Treason Mellon to the bill, and are disresardmg his claim that the- treasury cannot afford it. The only delay now 8 n deciding how to raise the money. bandits are Cornered. Pittsburgh. Pa„ Jan. 27.—(Special itefly Democrat).—Five unmasked T d,ts who Shot and killed Harold , Moss, 22, assistant cashier of the national bank of Crafton were today rP<! ' n a h° use on the north side bv iini ,00t ° f was recovered the ban m iVeß a “ autom ®bile which '" e bandits abandoned. LEPER in CHICAGO. Dem™ -r’ to Daily leper wn ' u Car °’ Peters °n. 44, a 1 hospital |. p eCked ln the Cook county, P tai here today for treatment. 1 at Roikf On <i WaS a cement contractor SwZ r<l, IU > and came here f rom ■Z ! VeDteen >’ 6ar * receiving * “° thins ’•emarkable about Sald Roger H T n m° h ° SPlta1 ’ tendent. n J ' aughian - supcrinvlctim nt o 1<? Uyman ot toda y 18 a Qfsuperstkion about leprosy.” Mis .J® 81 ot Auburn arrived in Bryant ana 8 aft6rnoon to referee the tonight. secoß <l team game here 1

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BETTY THICKER SERIOUSLY ILL. Betty, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Trlcker of Mercer avenue, is seriously ill, suffering from tuberculosis ot the spine. The child had been ailing for the past six I months and last night the case was pronounced tuberculosis of the spine. She has been put in braces and is compelled to lie perfectly still. Several X-rays have been taken and the case' is very hopeful. With the best of i care it is believed she will soon recover. GENEVA INSTITIJTE Interesting Series of Farmers’ Institutes Held at Geneva Yesterday ILUSTRATED LECTURE On Poultry by County Agent Busche Featured the Evening Session. Os the series of institutes being held this week by the farmers of Adams county, the most interesting and probably the largest attended meeting was held yesterday and last evening at Geneva in the M. E. church parlors. The principal speakers of the morning and afternoon sessions were Mrs. Lindley and Mr. Johnston. Mrs. Lindley spoke on the proper relations between Housekeeping and Home-making, emphazing the fact that the success of the farm home was determined to a large degree by the success of the farm itself, and brought out the fact that kindness was a great essential in securing the proper re suits. On the subject of Livestock Permanent Agriculture, Mr. Johnston laid special stress on the testing of cattle for tuberculosis. He also brought out the fact that a livestock p-oducing locality was unusually characterized by the farm home con veniences and improvements, and severely censured the farmer whe produced dairy products and still persisted in using oleomargarine. At the evening session, the special feature was a stereoptican lecture by County Agent Busche on the subject of ‘•poultry’’ and which was highly instructive. Mr. Walter Thornhill whs elected chairman of the 1923 institute. The program was was follows: Morning Session 9:30. Music, invocation—Rev. J. W. Reynolds. “Your Problems and Mine" —Mrs. C. N. Lindley. Music. “Producing a Marketable Product” —Maurice C. Johnston. Report of Nominating Committee. Afternoon Session 1:00 Music. ‘The Proper Relations Between Housekeeping and Home Making’’— Mrs. C. N. Lindley. Song—Farmers' Quartette. “Livestock and Permanent Agricul ture” —Maurice C. Johnston. Music. Evening Session 7:30 Music—Geneva Orchestra. Reading—Helen Atz. Vocal Solo—Georgia Martin. Music —Geneva Orchestra. Illustrated Talk “Poultry" with Slides —County Agent L. M. Busche. Music—Geneva Orchestra. Vocal Solo—Margaret Drew. Song—Farmers’ Quartette. , Piano Solo—Maxine McCartney. Music —Geneva Orchestra. CHECK IS RECEIVED Mrs. Whiter E. Steele of Pleasant Mills, this morning received a died ! for SI,OOO from the American Centra Life Insurance company, covering the payment of a policy carried by her husband, whose death occurred Jan uary 1. —•' ORCHESTRA IS MOBBED Miami, Fla., Jan. 27—A negro or chestra of Columbus. Ohio, compris ing six men, was taken to the out skirts of the city here late last night 1 and beaten by a mob of about seventy . five men, and today were placed I aboard a northbound train. The or chestra was engaged by a local tourist hotel for the season. ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST « ♦ ♦❖♦♦♦♦A* ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦<>♦♦< Indiana: Generally fair tonight and Saturday, no change in temperature. Lower Michigan: Generally fair tonight and Saturday, no change in temperature, moderate easterly winds I Upper Michigan: Generally fair toI night and Saturday, slightly warmer !in west portion tonight.

AWARD IS UPHELD Appellate Court Affirms Award Granted for the Death of Husband WAS KILLED IN 1919 I Case Appealed After Industrial Board Awarded Her the Sum of $3.960..00. D. H. Erwin, attorney for Mrs. Almida Duer of Geneva, was advised today that the Appellate Court of Indiana had affirmed the award granted I to Mrs. Duer for the death of her husband, John Duer, who was killed April 19, 1919, while cutting timber for the Bluffton Hoop company in Jefferson township, the Industrial Board of Indiana fixing her compensation at $13.20 a week for 300 weeks or a total of $3,960. Following Mr. Duer's death, Commissioner Perkins of the Industrial Board held a hearing in this city and ruled that a reward or compensation be denied to the widow. Attorney Erwin then filed a petition and asked that the case be heard before the entire board at Indianapolis. The board reversed the decision of Commissioner Perkins and then the defendant, the Southern Insurance company, appealed the case to the Appellate court, the court upholding the ruling of the Indiana Industrial Board, awarding Mrs. Duer $1,320. Attorneys for the defendants were EvereJ Troot and J. VV. Hutchinson of Indianapolis. AN IRISH FREE STATE United Press Service. Belfast, Jan. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ulster has recognized the southern provisional government which will become the Irish free state Sir James Craig, northern premier declared in a speech here today. Michael Collins as head of the south Trish government has similarly recognized the Ulster government, he said. Tills is what the agreement reached by the two premiers amounted to. Craig declared. “It was reciprocal •ocognition.” he said. The meeting boween the premiers of the north and south of Ireland was the first time a leader of the Ulster had met with a leader of a responsible southern element and recognized his authority. Craig in a speech declared that Collins had recognized the government of Ulster. This government was established under the so-called better government of Ireland act, passed by the British parliament'in 1920, granting home rule and a two parliament in Ireland. WILFIe ITALIAN Secret Conclave Which Will Elect Pope Will Show Italian Majority CARDINALS COME IN For the Secret Session -Five in List of Possibile Successors to Place. By Henry Wood. United Press Staff Correspondent Rome, Jan. 27—(Special to Daily Pemocrat)— The secret conclave which will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XV will be Italian, by a small majority, according to indications today. Twenty-six foreign cardinals twenty-eight Italians are expected to be ready for the election February 2. Cardinals Dubois, Maurin, Lucon, Vidal arrived yesterday and Cardinal Mercier of Belgium who stopped off it Milan, was expected today. The fifty-four cardinals expected to ( be here the walling up ceremony takes J place will be closed within the apartments of the first three floors of the Vatican early next Thursday. A vote will be taken that same day, but the cardinals will not be able to leave the Vatican until a decision is reached. A two-thirds majority is required to elect a new pope. Predictions as to Benedict’s successor narrowed today to Cardinal Gasparri, Ratti, Merry De Vai, Mercier and LaFontaine. Each Cardinal will take with him into the Vatican before the walls and doors are sealed, one priest and one servant. In addition there will be a ' number of masters of ceremonies whose duty it is to show the cardinals to the various masses and session also two physicians, one pharmacist' who must be a member of the religious order of San Giovanni De Qio, > barbers, cooks, a few servants and a few workmen. _ .•

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AT THE CROSS ROADS. Washington, Jan. 27.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—China today stood ' at the cross roads In the Washington ■ conference, possibly with the fate of, the parley depending upon the course! she choosps. The Shantung question which has. proved to be probably the most difficult of the present international meet- ( ing was partly blocking a speedy conclusion of the conference. This problem holds a pivotal position upon it.! to a degree, rests the success or fail are of the great conference. ONE GOES FREE While Other Young Man Serve Time for Robbing the Waverly Bank TEN TO TWENTY YEARS Is the Sentence-Schonfield is Penitent and is Given Suspended Sentence. Martinsville, lnd„ Jan. 27. — (Special to Daily Democrat).—Elzo Clevenger 23, Muncie, and Rudolph Schonfleld, 19, Wabash, were sentenced here today on indictment for robbing the bank at 'Waverly, Ind., January 4th of $1,500. i Each received sentences of from ten to twenty-one years in the state reformatory, fined SIOO and disfranchised for two years. Schonfield however, was paroled on the plea of O. W. Smith, prosecutor, because of his pentitent attitude and his suffering from a wound received when he attempted to escape after the robbery. “He is the most petent man I have ever seen in court,” the prosecutor J said. “He seemed to be very remorse-. ful because of his crime. He also has a very good name.” The court accepted this view and said that he would parole Schonfield indicating that the youth would be placed in the care of his uncle, M. F. Rosenbush of Columbus on his good behavior. | Clevenger seemed unconcerned and only sorry because he was caught. I HELD FOR FT. WAYNE OFFICIALS | Acting upon information received from Fort Wayne officials. Deputy Sheriff Roy Baker went to South ( Salem last evening and took into ( custody Sol Wolf and is holding him for the arrival of the Allen county’ officers. Wolf is wanted on the charge of child neglect. — • SHIPPERS WILL MEET A meeting of the Ohio, Indiana, 11-! linois and Michigan shippers will be held at the Secor Hotel, Toledo, Ohio on February 9th and any one interested in the readjustment of class freight rates is urged to attend the meeting. A number of Decatur men may attend the meeting. , < CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE United Press Service. Chicago. Jan. 27—(Special to Daily > Democrat) — Wheat: May $1.16%; i July $1.02%. Corn: May 53%; July I 55%. Oats: May 39%; July 40c. COOLIDGE CONIES Vice President Arrives in Indianapolis for Opening of the Campaign IS GUEST OF NEW’S Attended Several Receptions in His Honor-Will Speak to the Editors. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Vice President Calvin Coolidge came out from Washington today to formally launch the republican campaign in Indiana. He will be the principal speaker tonight at the banquet of the Indiana Republican Editorial association, which is holding its raid winter meeting here. Party leaders met the vice-president and Mrs. Coolidge at the train. Vice President Qoolidge went direct to the home of Senator Harry S. New, who is seeking re-election, and later attended several receptions in his honor. Besides Coolidge .other speakers at the banquet tonight will be Governor McCray, Senator New and Mrs. Daisy Douglas Barr of New Castle.

LEAVING TODAY j I Fifty Graduates from Reppert School of Auctioneer are Graduated AND GET DIPLOMAS I Students and Faculty Leave I for Homes After a Profitable Four Weeks. The fifty graduates from tho Rep pert School of Auctioneel ing and the several members of the faculty an . leaving this afternoon and evening foi 'their homes in every direction and ii. I many states. The class has been om of tho mos popular ever here, and the boys leave with many good friends in Decatur. They have worked hard, and undet the efficient training of the splendii 'teachers will start out with great op portunities to win in the auction fields Many of them have had some experi ence and these with a number of tin graduates have sales booked ahead. I The faculty this year included, witl 'Colonel Report, Dr. Hill of Indianap oils; Colonel Perdue of Denver, Colo. Colonel Gartin of Greensburg. Ind. Colonel Hull of Des Moines, lowa 'Colonel Southard of Kansas; Colone Igleheart, of Elizabethtown. Ky.; Col | onel John Letham of Lake Geneva Wis.; Colonel Robbins, of Indiana, ant several others, who gave special lec tures. The graduating exercises this after noon were private, with talks by mem ' bers of the faculty, and the school closed at 4 o'clock. I RUBBING IT IN (United Pre«N Service). I San Francisco, cal., Jan. 27 —(Spe I cial to Daily Democrat) —Two bur 1 glars who broke into the home o I George Caesar and wife, in a fashion- ' able apartment house, early today gag ged Caroline Chinn, maid, tore off het , clothes, scraped her skin with a po i tato peeler, and rubbed salt into tin wounds, according to a report to the , police. The burglars began their tor ture when Miss Chinn refused to re ■ veal the hiding place of the jewels i known to be in the apartment, police said they were informed. The gir I was nearly unconscious when fount and in great pain. The burglars ran ‘ sacked the room but secured nothin of value. A police posse was imine ( diately organized and started a searct for the two men. The burglars were ’ masked, but the maid was able to give 'a good description, the police said. RIBRONSA warced Judging and Awarding of Prizes at Poultry Show Completed Today EXCELLENT EXHIBIT of Fancy Birds-Attendance is Large-Will Close Saturday Evening. | The judging and awarding of premj iums and the various prizes offered Iby the business men of this city to I the winners of the annual exhibit of ’ the Adams County Poultry Association • was completed shortly after noon today. The show has been one of the most successful in the history of the association, not only from the number of entries and large and varied assortment of fancy and standard breeds but also from the enthusiasm and support given by business men and poultry fanciers of Adams county and the surrounding community. A large attendance has taken advantage of each day of the show and everyone leaves with expressions of surprise and pleasure at the large exhibition, and congratulations are extended to the officers whose untiring efforts have so successfully been awarded. This exhibition is not a money-making venture but is conceived for the benefit of the county, as it is instructive and educational, tending to encourage the development of the finer qualities in every person, especially among the younger people. The show will be brought to a close Saturday evening and if you have not yet attended, be sure that you make arrangements to do so, thereby gaining something of profit for yourself, as well as showing your appreciation for the efforts of the officers of the association in their attempt to bring the standard of poultry raising in Adams county up to a higher and more profitable plane.

I WILL ACQUIT ARBUCKLE. Sun Francisco, Calif., Jan. 27.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —That Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle will be acquitted of the manslaughter charge on which lie Is now being tried for the second time is taken almost as a foregone conclusion in San Francisco. [ Outside of District Attorney Brady’s staff, it is nlnfost impossible to find , anyone, even hall of justice attaches and police officias who think that there is any chance of a conviction being obtained. SUES FOR DIVORCE May Andrews Applies for Separation from Russell Andrews- Cruel and INHUMAN TREATMENT Wants Custody of Children $1,500 Alimony and $lO a Month for Each Child. Complaint, for diverse was filed today in circuit court, entitled May C. Andrews vs. Russel Andrews. The plaintiff alleges cruel and inhuman treatment on the part of the defendant, that he struck and beat her on various occasions, cursed and called her vile and vulgar names in the hearing of their children and in the presence of other persons, and falsely accused plaintiff of having committed adultery witli divers persons. That the defendant was possessed of an ungovernable temper and at different times threatened to kill the plaintiff. Plaintiff petitions the court that a di vorce be granted her, and that she be given the custody of their five chil dren, ranging in age from three to twelve years, also $1,500 alimony and 510 per month for each child. A restraining order was issued against the defendant to prevent him from disposing of or otherwise encumbering such property as he now has iu his possession. Tlie couple was married Sep tember 5, 1908, and lived together until January 22, 1922. Lenhart and Helper are attorneys tor the plaintiff. Suit on account, filed by Attorney C. J. Lutz, entitled. William E. Spitler vs. Clyde Beam. Summons ordered returnable February 6th. Petition filed in the will of Samuel D. Brown to have estate vested in widow as being worth less than $500.. Suit for collection of a note was filed this morning by The Fornax Milling • Co. vs. Edgar Gerger, Arthur A. Man gold and Mangold & Gerber.. Summons ordered returnable February 11. J. W. Teeple is attorney for the plain- . tiff. Real estate transfers: Joseph O. Mahoney to William H. Ruby, 50 acres. Blue Creek tp., $1.00; William F. Kreutzmann to Christena Kreutzmann, 40 acres, Union tp., $1.00; Christena Kreutzmann to William F. Kreutzmann. Otto Kreutzmann, Victor I. Kreutzmann, Arthur Kreutzmann, Walter Kreutzmann and Mrs. Minnie Knatz, 40 acres, Union tp., $1.00; Victor I. Kreutzmann. Minnie Knatz, Harry H. Knatz to William Kreutzmann and Otto Kreutzmann, 179.63 acres, Union tp., $3,650. e SAY THEY CAN “SPOT” ’EM Local barbers are authority for the assertion that they can spot a young man calling for his first shave the moment he enters the shop. According to the barbers, one way of sizing them up is that the youngster in question always opens tlie door in about the same manner a young lady would look in a closet where she thought there was a mouse. When once inside the establishment he proceeds to rub his hand over his face and invariably remarks to the tonsorial artist that he just shaved yesterday but thought he might be going out in tlie evening and another pull at the whiskers would do no harm. Although there is absolutely nothing on the face of the youngster bitt down, the barber invariably asks if the razor pulls and is informed by the customer that “all is well.” - • AT KENDALLVILLE TONIGHT The Decatur high school boys varsity basketball five, accompanied by Coach Moore and Principal Cline left at 3:22 this afternoon for Kendallville for a return game with the Kendallville high school five tonight. The Kendallville team was the first outfit to defeat the locals this season and as the locals are out for revenge they are confident of returning home with the bacon.

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SKATING POND PLANS DROPPED Rotarians Give Up Idea of Providing Skating Pond on Liberty Way in VIEW OF THE FACT That Indemnity Bond Was Necessary—Old Clothes Will Be Distributed. The Rotarians at their meeting last evening voted to drop the idea of flooding Liberty Way with water and making an artificial skating pond there for the boys and girls of Decatur, in view of City Attorney Fred Fruchte’s ruling that either the members of the club or some individual would have to file an indemnity bond, relieving tho city of Decatur from any responsibility in case an accident should take place there. Mr. Fruchte’s interpretation of the law governing the safety of streets was also upheld by the members of the Street and Sewer committee, who have the jurisdiction over all streets and alleys in the city, and as permission could not be obtained without the filing of an indemnity bond the club members after much discussion voted to drop the idea. The committee however expressed themselves as being in favor of the project. The Rotarians regret very much that their pans could not be carried out. E. L. Martin of Huntington, president of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., was a guest at the meeting and told how the city of Huntington provided a coasting place on one of the big hills for the boys and girls and that from four to six in the evenings special policemen were stationed along the route to watch the children and thus avoid accidents. Other members of the club told how the ctiy of Goshen had provided a skating pond for the children and that in Chicago practically all the parks had been flooded, thus providing idea skating ponds for the boys and girls. Fred Patterson, president of the club, told the members that many endorsements of the skating pond were sent to him by the mothers and fathers of the children, by one or two of the women’s clubs and that several of the ministers spoke to him in favor of the project. To Attend Conference. About half of the Rotarians are planning on attending the Eleventh District Conference at Indianapolis on February 21st and 22nd. The meeting will be held at the Claypool hotel and elaborate plans are being made by the Rotarians of Indianapolis for the entertaining of their guests. A number of the women will accompany the men from this city to the convention. Clothes Are Donated. Forty or fifty bundles of old or cast off clothing were brought to the meeting last evening and will be turned over to the United Charities committee of this city for distribution among the poor and needy. To Celebrate Birthday. Plans are being made by the February entertainment committee to celebrate the seventeenth birthday of International Rotary and a special program is being arranged for the month. Rotary was organized in February, 1905, in Chicago by Paul Harris. To Entertain Legion Officers. The Rotarians will entertain the American Legion officers at the regular weekly meeting next Thursday. a ELIMINATE RUNNING RACES. Hicksville, 0., Jan. 27. —Reforms for the 1922 fair season some of them radical, were outlined here Tuesday at the annual meeting of the northern Ohio, Michigan and Indiana fair circuit members. Elimination of all running races at fairs owing to the uncertainty of entries was strongly advocated. Members of the circuit are not bound to eliminate the saddle classics, however, hut will follow the dictates of their lioards in holding the events. Gypsies and fortune telling will be tabooed upon the grounds of circuit members while gambling in its varied forms will be eliminated during tlie coming season. Close watch will be kept for objectionable features In an effort to place all fairs and carnivals upon a high moral plane. Nine harness races are scheduled for each day fair this year, the purses of which, will remain the same as those of last season. The next meeting of circuit members will be at Napoleon in 1923.