Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1922 — Page 1

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J good program «JS4 5 War Veterans THE GYM FRIDAY Songs, Readings Drills and Talks Made Interesting Entertainment. patriotic entertainment at JL Friday afternoon, which was h hv the pupils and teachers of J eenfral school building with the Ambers of the G. A. R. and W. R. ipecial guests, was a most intesting event, not only far the sol- ‘ r 8 and the ladies, but for the * herS and pupils as well. The proSn consisted of songs, drills, reads etc and the pupils carried out X- part in a very satisfactory 3nner Each teacher had a section the program in charge, and with the pupils properly drilled, the soldiers and school patrons in attendance W ere delighted. The gym was dirty well filled for the event, the first’number of which began at 2:30 The following program was given: Pledge of Allegiance. Drill-Miss Bunner's room. Song, Flag of Flags—Fifth and Sixth grades. Drill and Song—Miss Kern’s room. Patriotism— Harry Daily. Colonial Tea Party—Helen Hau W d. Virginia Hite. Isabelle Cloud Katherine Kauffman, Helen Schroll. Mount Vernon Bells —Chorus. Lincoln, the Patriot—Helen Draper George Washington's Rules —George Kinzle. Song. Saijort Lad —Tommy Hau hold. Piano Duet—Mary Kathryn Schug lad Helen Beard. An 111-treated Flag—Josephine Ja jerg and Isabelle Peterson. Wrap Me in the Dear Old FlagChorus. Emblem of Freedom—Chorus. At the close W. H. Myers, com naider of the local G. A. R. post nrie a short talk, in which he thank «i the teachers and pupils for ths ■ merest they had shown in the vet nns. not only on this occasion, but * previously as well. SKATING RINK WILL MOVE Mr. Eddington, proprietor of the roller skating rink that has been op (rating here for the past severs months, announced this morning that today would be the last day the rink would be open. A location has beet secured at Celina, Ohio and on Mon day morning a crew of men will be gin taking the outfit down and pre paring it for shipment. During the period that the rink has been in op eration here it has been the source o! enjoyment for a large number of young people and the management at all times endeavored to conduct the amusement place in as satisfactory e manner as possible. BLUE CREEK FARMERS TO MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY

The taxpayers of Blue Creek town ship will hold another taxpayer? meeting at the Kimsey school next Monday evening, February 20. The Blue Creel; farmers had a successfu meeting at the school last Monday eight at which time over GO men were present. They are making plans to form a township organization which is to work for the mutual benefit of the taxpayers. At the last meeting some I steps were taken to inaugurate some Mastic recommendations to the coun ty officias for the saving of public funds. WILL WED RIDING MASTER Chicago, Feb. 18.—(Specia to Daily Rimoerat)—Miss Matilde McCormick, •*> year old grand daughter of John Rockefeller, today arranged pasSi tge for Europe in May, tending >to 'onfirm reports she will marry Max s er, Zurich riding master three times her age. f’i'e girl will be accompanied on the ** Urn trip by Miss Julia Mangold, ( ° " aa Oser’s bookkeeper and who ,anie to this country with Miss Me"ormiek last fall. ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 0 # 0 * WEATHER forecast ♦ ,}' nset tled tonight and Ron y ’ C ° ldßr in north por ' R’UiKht' I '•>r, ! | < ''o Kan: Generally cloudy to night nt Sun(la y> slightly colder llfinow . knight* nn‘J Cl o gan: Generally cloudy rising Sl| nday, colder tonight, Sunday peratUl<e in Portion

HOTEL HARDING The village jail, the flophouse at Celina, is called the "Harding Hotel ' the "hotel" during lite month or January gave shelter to 265 "guests' who sought refuge there. These "guests" according to the Celina Standard ranged in ago from 78 to 4o years. The same paper states that people of Celina are astounded at. the figures, inasmuch as they are accustomed to them, the Wilson administration having almost eliminated the hobo from the memory of the oldest Inhabitant. Verily the "change" has arrived. — Wapakoneta News. GAMES mVIDED Local High School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Divide Games With AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL In Their City Last EveningBoys Lose 29 to 16- Girls Win 8 to 7. The Decatur high school boys am girls basketball teams journeyed t< the city of Auburn last evenin; where they clashed in a return garni with the Auburn high school boys an girls teams, the local boys meeting de eat by a score of 29 to 1G and the lo al girls proving the winners of tin ontest by a score of 8 to 7. The local boys team made the tri, vith nine men and had used ..very nan by the time the final gun wai sounded. A change in the lineup wa nade at the last minute which some vhat checked the speed of the locals hey being unable to got together th' lest period and could not checl he rampage of the Auburn five wh slaced the game on ice by running u; i 21 to 6 score at the end of the res seriod. The locals tightened up considerab ’y the second half, coming back in ol< ime form, and had managed to scor wo more points than their opponent his half, but ware unalftn to over«om he big lead held over them from th rat half, the final count slanlirg 2: o 16 with the locals holding t’c shotnd. Bauer proved to be the main facto: or the Auburn five; he registered ; nta of 23 points of the 29 made by hi.--am. Dorwin was tlse high point get er for the locals with 8 points. Griffith of Pleasant Lake referred. The game between the two girl earns proved to be a hard fought as air, the locals winning by a one poin aargin with the score tallying 8 to 7 Toth teams were evenli matched am he contest proved most interesting The Auburn ladies gave the locals th< lardest battle of the season, the game being nip and tuck throughout am was neither team's victory until tin ;un was sounded. The scoring maim by the locals was the lowest register ad this season and as the Auburi team is the only team to defeat the ocals in this section for the pa: hree years, the result of the coxites: '•as almost expected.

The lineup and summary of as light’s game was as follows: >ecatur r Auburn Pee pie, JackF Long Dorwln F Bauer Jnn C Watson IteeleGßrowant' Chine G Garns Field Goas, Decatur—Dorwin, Linn. Iteele, 2; Schultz 2: Augurrf—Long latter 7; Watson; Campbell. Free hrows, Decatur, 6 out of 11; Auburn 1 out of 13. •_ ANNIVERSARY MEET The Knights of Pythias will assemble at the K. of P. home Sunday morn ing at 10 o’clock, and from there will go to the Methodist church where they will listen to a sermon by the Rev. Charles Tinkham. February 19 is the 58th anniversary of the founding of the order in Washington, I), 4'., and ‘ the event is commemorated in every city and hamlet where a lodge is located. CABINET FALLS AGAIN United Press Service. Rome, Feb. 18. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Premier Bononii today presented to King Victory Emmanuel, the resignation of his cabinet. The Chamber voted against the ministry yesterday 295 to 107, and Bonomi s cabinet fell for the second time within a month. An attempt wil be made to form a coalition government.

FAM® ACTIVE Will Try to Dominate the Farmer-Labor Political Conference in Chicago MEET NEXT WEEK —i_ Are Divided However as to Best Steps to Take for Good of all Concerned. (United Service), Chicago, Feb. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Farmers political representatives, meeting today, made plans to dominate the Farm-Labor political conference called here for next week with the possibility of fortning a new political party. Farmers believed the labor forces might ally with socialist and other liberal forces in the movement and 'he agricultural interests would not be brought to the front. Representatives of various farm lolitical organizations, such as the Non-Partisan League and the Equity, were at today’s secret meeting to send farmers to next week’s conference united to keep farm issues to the fore. The farmers, representing the conservative farm political thought, were not anxious to see a third party come from the meeting next week. They prefer to merely endorse and work for candidates who will carry >ut their wishes. A considerable portion of the labor lelegates and the socialist represent itives are anxious for a third party. Otto Branstetter, executive secre ary of the Socialist party, declared he socialists hoped that an organiza ion patterned after the British labm iarty would grow out of the meeting Jranstetter claimed credit for the loclalists in calling the conference, raying that it grew out of data gathered by socialists on the feeling among liberals of the country. This data was turned over to President Johnston of the machinists union, who issued the formal call. YOEMEN WILL ENTERTAIN The Brotherhood of American Yoe--nen are anticipating a most enjoyable ime Monday night at which time they have planned a most pleasing entertainment. A short lodge session will be held from 7:30 to 8 o’clock following which a program has been arranged, also games, dancing and good msic. Every Yceman is requested t< >3 present and to bring a friend.

DORSEY MOVED Pike County Man Charged With Murder Rushed to Daviess County Jail FOR SAFE KEEPING Talk of Lynching Causes Officers to Remove Prisoner from Home County United Frew S<»rt Correspondent Washington, Ind., Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Otho Dorsey, Pike county murder suspect, was rushed to the Davies county jail here late last night for safe keeping. Sheriff Bryan of Pike county accompanied by the Petersburg town marshall left there quietly last night and it was not known until late this morning Dorsey had been spirited away. Dorsey denied any knowledge of the murder of Luke Bement and Turner Willis saying "let the authorities prove all they can.” At the request of Sheriff Bryan Hugh Faith, sheriff of Davies county, subjected Dorsey to severe questioning today. He was to be questioned again this afternoon. The accused man is confronted with the fact that his wife had surrendered the clothing Dorsey is said to have worn at the time of the murder. Officers claim there are blood stains on the coat. Bement and Willis were killed with a sledge hammer as they stooped over a cross cut saw felling a tree near Petersburg last Montay. __ •- LEADS IN CONTEST Frank' Von Gunten, former Berne boy. and at one time employed in Decatur, leads in the athletic contest being conducted at the Fort Wayne Y. M. C. A. The contest is one for speed, strength and endurance, and the winner must, through twelve events prove superiority. Von Gunton leads with a score of 79C out of a possible 800.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, February 18, 1922.

AMERICAN HISTORY 4 + DAY BY DAY 4 <• By T. P, Green 4 + 4 + February 18th •! •b 4 + French colonists were sent to 4 + Florida on February 1, 1562. 4 + — 4 4» Rhode Island established pro- 4 + perty qualification for suffrage 4 4- on February 18, 1724. 4 ♦ — 4 + The inauguration of Jefferson 4 4> Davis as President of the Con- 4 ■> federacy occurred on February 4 * 18, 1861. 4 ♦ — 4 4> The first meeting of the Con- 4 4« federate Congress was at Riclv 4 4- mond, Va., on February 18, 1862. 4 + — 4 ,4* The Confederates evacuated 4 4- Charleston. S. C., on February 4 4* 18, 1865. 4 4- — 4 4* The Greek church service was 4 * first conducted by Russians of 4 4> New York in native language 4 4» on February 18, 1893. 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+4+4++t*4

LANDIS RESIGNS Famous Federal Judge Quits Bench and Give Time to Baseball Job HAS ILL HEALTH And is Forced to Dispose of Some of His Duties-Is Widely Known as Judge United Urena Staff Correspondent Chicago, Feb. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Kenesaw Mountain Landis today resigned as United States district judge in order to give all of his attention to his work as commissioner for organized baseball. Landis has also been in ill health for sometime. Beside his duties as federal judge and baseball commissioner he acted as arbiter in Chicago’s building trades disputes and participated in other such activities. Although the judge did not say so. it was understood that all of the duties were proving too heavy a burden for his physical constitution. ‘‘There are not enough hours in the day for all of these activities. Therefore, I have forwarded my resignation to the president, effective March 1." Landis was the most widely known federal district court jurist in the country. His decisions inspired fear among the law violators who were brought before him, and respect among those who watched his court work. His characteristic methods of get ting to the bottom of any case before him by direct methods, through examination of witnesses himself, made him famous. Landis first attracted wide attentiin when he fined the Standard Oil company $29,000,000. The fine the largest ever imposed by any court of justice, was later remitted by the supreme court. A GREAT CONVENTION ■■ Dan M. Niblick of the Niblick and Company dry goods store has returned from Chicago where he attended the Interstate Merchants Council convention held at the Hotel La Salle’ February 15 and 16th. The convention was one of the best ever attended by Mr Niblick, there being over 500 rner chants in attendance. The dry goods merchants were entertained at lunch eon by the Chicago Association of Commerce and the speakers on the program were numbered among the leading business men in the country. _p. GIVES FINAL WARNING Owners o; a:<:iniobilet who have not as yet cxa-plied v< 'I ‘‘c state law in re b ;:r Ito securi ;.’. the proper kind of lenses are in eminent danger of being compelled to donate to the state and county funds byway of the penalty route. One of the state high way officers was in the city this week in conference with Shetriff Melchi and Chief of Police Reynolds and requested their assistance in seeing that all violators of the new law be dealt with according to the penalty attached thereto, so if you have delayed in securing the new lenses, better play safety first and do so lye NEW COMER Paul William is the name of the son, born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Ed D. Weisling of Finley, Ohio.

DRILL IS MOVIN6 Work on Prospective Oil Weil on Andrews Farm Southwest of Decatur CREATES INTEREST Mr. Habcgger Decides to Take Few Stockholders in on the Venture. The Yocum force of drillers are busy pounding away on the Joseph Andrews farm southwest of Decatur, in an attempt to locate a flow of oil that will prove profitable for capitalists and farmers in the neighborhood where the well is being drilled. The project was started by Ezra I Habegger, who lives at the Bellmont park, Decatur, and when the move was contemplated and the leases secured, that gentleman refused to permit any (other to go in with him, saying he was financially able to carry cut the plan for one well and determine whether or not oil could be located, thinking that if he was successful, here would then be plenty of time to take in others. During the past 10 days, however, representatives of two of the substan tial companies have been here and made attempts to buy his leases and outfit, and he could now sell at a good profit. He frankly agreed to dispose of a part of his holdings to these companies but they refused to buy un ess they could have all. Mr. Habegger refused to sell all of his leases and outfit, and the representatives have left Decatur, but not without ex pressing disappointment. In talking with friends regarding the matter later, he was induced tt consent to the sale of a little stock to any one in Decatur or vicinity, who lesire to get possession of the same He will not solicit any one, however, ind if there are any who desire to get non the project, you will have to ■nake it known to him. He is enthusiastic in his belief that oil will be found, and many who have talked with him and the men whe have gone over the territory, have soaked in much of the enthusiasm, and the people of this part of the county may wake up some of these mornings to earn that we live right in the midst of one of the greatest oil producing countries in the middle west. INSTALL ’OFFICERS

Mooseheart Legion Auxiliary Organized in This City Thursday Evening HAS MEMBERSHIP OF Thirty-three Ladies—Fort Wayne Degree Team in Charge of Work. With a charter membership of thirty-three ladies, the Mooseheart Legion, an auxiliary of the Loyal Order of Moose, composed of the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of the members of that organization, was installed in this city Thurs day evening, the installation taking place in the Moose hall on Monroe street. The work and installation was in charge of the Fort Dayne degree team of thirty-five members, and the work was put on in a most impressive manner. In addition to the degree team about twenty-five members of the Fort Wayne organization were in attendance, the visitors having arrived at 5:30 o'clock in two special cars over the interurban. At six o’clock a dinner was served to the guests at the Baker & Kintz restaurant, and following the installation a banquet was given at the Moose hall for the entire organization. With the excellent start they have already made, the organization promises to be one of the most active of the various auxiliaries in the city and one of the leaders of the Moose order in the country. The officers elected ajre as follows. Senior Regent—Mrs. Loretta Gage Past Regent—Mrs. Ida Rodenbeck Junior Regent—Mrs. Lahman Chaplain—Mrs. Robert Green Treasurer—Mrs. Cash Lutz Sentinel—Mrs. Maude Bennett Argos—Mrs. Martha Zezer Guide —Mrs. Bertha Buffenbarger Assistant Guide—Mrs. Jennie Miller Recorder—Mrs. Ed. Coffee. Early surgery went hand in hand with shaving.

MONEY-BACK PLAN ■ JL. (United I’rrmw Service), Denver, Feb. ‘lß.—The irate party who sweats and swears In a telephone booth, drops in his nickel ami then fails to get his number, needent' fret about his loss 4f he uses a Denver pay . phone. The telephone company cheer- i fully refunds the nickel ut the end of the month, provided the patron puts in the proper claim. In Denver, approximately SBO a month is given back [ in this manner. The operator makes a note of the incident when the depositor loses his nickel and when the claim is put in, the nickel is returned. POSTPONE BONUS — Seems to Be the Feeling of Many Members of Congress and It Grows Today THEY ARE MUDDLED And Hope to Escape Criticism by Laying Aside the Troublesome Measure. By Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff Correspondent Washington. Feb. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —The first faint flickering of a sentiment for postponement of soldier bonus legislation until early summer appeared in congress today. It had its inception among midwestern congressmen particularly the Ohio group. Though it had not yet reached the stage where it could be called a "general movement” for postponement. The Ohio lower house members were the chief proponents of the postponement idea. They, or at least two-thirds of them, favored dropping the legislation now with definite understanding that it should be taken up again about June. The ways and means republicans, meantime, were taking a day off from their deliberations as to how to raise funds for a bonus. The admitted purpose of this was to give the country a chance to “react” on the proposition of levying a sales tax, dropping the cash bonus payments, or postponing the whole scheme to a more favorable time. Such postponement. President Harding had said, would be necessary unless a sales tax could be passed. Positive developments in the situation. aside from revelation of the Ohio delegation sentiment for postponement, were:

1. —Farm bloc senators called a meeting for next week to consider a fight against the sales tax proposal.. They said seventeen are already aligned against the tax and they are; suggesting that excess profits or other sources be tapped if a bonus is to be passed. 2. —it became known that President Harding in advocating a sales tax, wants it so arranged that the ultimate . consumer —the average man —will not I be hearing a tax trebled, quadrupled or more by the passing on process be-. tween producers, jobber, retailer and himself. ANNUAL MEETING Monroe State Bank Had Good Year—Officers Elected. i i On Thursday afternoon, February , 16, 1922 the stockholders of the Monroe State Bank met in their annual session and reported the year's business. Under the business condition iri general the report shows better than average inasmuch as their dedeposits shrunk only about 4 percent last year. The election of directors resulted in: the re-eection of the old board. Im-■ mediately after the stockholders meet-i ing the board met and organized as follows: E. W. Busche, president; C. C. Schug, vice president; W. S. Smith, cashier. William L. Keller, assistant cashier: M. S. Liechty, secretary of board; Frank Heimann, John P. Braun. A 6 per cent dividend was declared and paid on the stock besides the regular reserve placed in the various items. FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON Funeral services for Marjorie Catherine, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tumbleson, who was born last Wednesday and passed away last evening, will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home four miles east of this city. Interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery.

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LEWIS TRIUMPHS But by Close As to Worry Him-The Wage Fight is Uppermost MRS. JONES TALKS Says She Will Scold Those Boys Who Disagree With Their Fighting Officers Indianapolis, Feb. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—President John L. Lewis triumphs definitely over Alexander Howat, the outlawed Kansas union leader and his followers in the United Mine Workers wage convention today. By the final vote completed in

simultaneous session the convention refused to re-instate the Kansan in the union and upheld the order of I'jewis’ administration expelling them. This puts in the saddle to 'lead the miners in their wage tight which threatens a strike vote before expiration of their contract April 1. His victory was so close as to be uncomfortable however. The total vote by unofficial count was 2,070 against reinstating Howat and 1,964 in favor of it. Lewis' margin was 106 ' votes. When the roll call was com--1 pleted last night Lewis led by only 15)3 but he increased this as those who I were absent yesterday have cast their , ballots. There were 209 absentee votes, Lewis receiving 111 and Howat 98. In the midst of the balloting when the convention was in tumult and charges of fraud were hurled back and forth gray haired “Mother” Jones — mother to all the miners—stepped to the stage and scolded her boys for : not behaving while away from home, j, “I’ll raise hell with anybody, but your officers are for you,” she said in la shaky voice, in urging the 2,300 dele- | gates to “get together” for the im- • pending wage strike. ( "Do you know that the whole world has got its eyes on this convention ■ boys? The future of the workers in this country depends on. this convention. Get down to business.” I “Mother" Jones is an organizer in (the United Mine Workers and has ! traveled the country over for years in that capacity. She said she knew Alexander Howat and "had got him out of jail once.” She said there i ought to be more Alexander Howats ■ but counseled the men to get behind | their leaders. Howat will sit through the remainder of the convention, he said. After that he plans to return to Kansas and serve the 52 remaining days of a jail ( sentence and two or three other sen--1 tences he faces for violation of the i industrial court law. . « GOODRICH IN BROOKLYN | United Press Staff Correspouflent New York. Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —James P. Goodrich, “the war governor” of Indiana, I and a trustee of the American relief j administration, declared before the ; Brooklyn chamber of commerce to- , day that American recognition of Russia must be proceeded by "free press, freedom of speech, free trade ! relations and recognition of the * rights of all classes of population." It must be followed he said by loans iof many millions of dollars by the American government and financial institutions or other governments and their financial institutions. REMAINS IN WASHINGTON _________ United I’fcmm Stuff Correspondent Indianapolis, Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator New will ( not be in Indiana during his cam- ; paign for renomination except “for a ! day or two at a time,” Fred I. King I of Wabash, his manager said today. | King said he had talked with the I senator on the telephone yesterday I and had been informed New would ! not be able to return to Indiana for a prolonged stumping campaign until ' the arms conference treaties are dis- ! posed of. They may not be ratified ' i until after the primary election May ’ 2, which would necessitate leaving 5 New’s fight for re-election, in the hands of his supporters. MARRIED BY ’SQUIRE KINTZ A marriage icense was granted yes- :• ’ terday afternoon to Fred Diehl, born II October 12, 1896, sou of Mr. and Mrs. t, Sa?n Diehl, and Miss Edith Smith, t ■ born Nov. 3, 1904, daughter of Mr. and s Mrs. William Smith. The couple was e married at 4 o'clock at the office of ’Squire G. F. Kintz.