Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1922 — Page 1

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HJI UPWARD TREND 1 Public Today. jetter times now : Indicated by the Barometer ; „f Industry — Bottom , Hit Last November. — By Paul Mallon 'nlTK'''"‘ rnl <'“’" s(rlal an,t b " B ‘ an traced by the Fed- . Reserve Board in its anual report 'L public today, points upward. This report, recognized as a barnof industry—indicates the hot- „ of depression was hit in the lat*;rt o?iast year and tacitly pre- » gradual and substantial betterThe salient points in this official filial review of 1921 are A favorable industrial reaction has manifest in banking conditions ,hich will I'*' reflected in every in dustry. The success of the Federal Reserve ip , lMn is finally proven. The system has satisfactorily tided ever the major industries particularly lie farmers, through the period of de pression. The depression era was much worse than generally believed. Gov. TV. P. G. Harding, Reserve ioard head, analyzed every develop sent. He refrained as much as pos uible from predictions of the future but kis business charts clearly indicate the eipectation of a general revival. "The report will doubtless shed nch light upon the unprecedented renditions with which the credit and banking organizations of the country ad more particularly the Federal Re serve system has had to deal," Harding stated. The great economic reaction was [ mi reflected immediately in the operimis of the system of while the fall |commodity prices which began in lease of silk in March, 1920, had exuded in a spectacular degree to prac : faly all commodities by October, the expansion of loans of the Reserve luka continued until early in Novem let. i • HE'LL GO RIGHT AHEAD ! Washington, Feb. 20. —Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have decided to ge , ahead with the soldier bonus legislation, abandoning the suggestion that •e bill be delayed until later in the tession, chairman Fordney announced after a meeting today. It was understood that committee members have received assurances from those in charge of appropriation that a large sum will be saved by cut ting down army and navy appropriations, and that this can be counted as one source of revenue. - — • „ — CURFEW AT MUNCIE Muncie, Ind., Feb. 20.—The curfew vill ring in Muncie at 8 o’clock tonight for the first time in 15 Mrs. Mayor Quick has given this order at the request °f members of the mothers’ louncil which declared that parents vishing to go to card parties or tiancea. send their children to picture ’hows, keeping them out until late at night thus undermining both their health and morals. The curfew ordinance was passed here 24 years ago hut was never enforced. TO DELAY BONUS BILL By Carl D. Groat. Washington, Feb. 20.—Action on the Midlers bonus bill may be delayed tin- ” house leaders learn definitely how mu <h can be pared from army ttnd " avy appropriations. i !f the House will support drastic nuts proposed by some leaders, a good t ' a '.' can he made towards providing 16 rst payment of the bonus, leaders said. !**♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST * Indiana Unsettled, probably rain Bn ( ] CUth an<l Taln or snow ,n north TiJesd CB,ltra ' bortlons tonight and ay, rising temperature Tuesday. coldR WW M'chigan: Cloudy tonight, r , ln sout -h portion; Tuesday unPr.n2 h r °hubly local snows. er j. 1 '” 1 "‘lchigan: Fair tonight, coiuciomiy eXtreme eaßt portion l Tuesday ami rlsing temperature in west nd c «»tral portions.

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MAKE SUCCESSFUL CANVAS A number of committees composed of members of the First Presbyterian church made their annual visit Sunday afternoon to the entire church membership in the interest of the financial support for the coming year. Although the exact amount subscribed has not as yet been ascertained It is known that tile amount secured Is in excess of the expectations of the board and that the officers are more than pleased with the results.

WIN FROM BERNE Decatur Dish School Boys. Girls and Eighth Graders Defeat Berne Teams. SATURDAY EVENING At Athletic Hall—Boys Win Hard Game 21 to 18— Girls Win 26 to 5. The Decatur high school boys and girls' varsity basketball teams and the Central eighth grade five met and defeated the Berne high school boys and girls and eighth giaders at the Athletic hall Saturday evening the boys winning by a score of 21 tc 18. the girls 26 to 5 and the Central 13 to 10. All three contests proved hard fought affairs and were interesting throughout. The game between the two high school boys' teams proved a thriller, the locals proving the winner by a strong come-back in the second half. The contest opened with Berne jumping into the lead, they registering baskets occasionally and playing a good floor game, not allowing the locals a single basket the first half, forcing them to register all theii points on free throws, the first half ending 10 to 4 in favor of Berne. Shortly after the opening of the second half the locals came back strong and within a short time had overcome the lead held by their opponents. Both sides continued to register field goals the locals tieing the score at 16-all with four minutes left to play. The locals then forged ahead and led throughout the rest of the game, the score standing 21 to 18 in their favor when the gun was sounded. The contest between the two girls teams proved a one-sided affair, the locals winning by a score of 26 to 5. The locals jumped into the lead at the start and put the game on ice for them at the end of the first half, they leading by a considerable margin after having shut their opponents out. The game Saturday evening marked the closing of the girls’ schedule for this season and gives them a recird to be proud of as they have not lost a single game this year. During the past three years, they have lost but one game, losing that the first year to the Auburn girls by a one point margin. The girls will be required to play but one more game which is not on their schedule, this to bo in the county tournament to be held at Berne Friday and Saturday of this week. The first preliminary staged between the Central eighth grade and the Berne eighth grade proved most ir.tetsting, the locals winning after a bard fought battle by a score of 13 to 16. The visitors jumped into the lend at the start of the game and held it throughout the first half. The locals came back stronger the second period however and slowly climbed up to within reach of their opponents and with several minutes left \to play jumped into the load which they he'd until the whistle was sounded. — THE COURT NEWS Two marriage licenses were issued today to the following couples-: William Evans, born Feb. 9. 1885, machinist, son of Mrs. Stephen Evans, to wed Marie Hess, born Sept. 7, 1904 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hess. Merland Ross, pattern-maker, born Jan. 8, 1902, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ross, of this city, to wed Rozantha Stauffer, born April 24, 1904, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stauffer of Monroe. Real estate transfers: John C. Grandstaff to Otto Koenemann, tract in Union township, $3,000. •— CAUSED A RIOT United Press Service. London, Feb. 20-— (Special to Daily Democrat)—An Oxford street hosiery shop h’ired a young woman to sit, masked, in their shop window and try on silk stockings. Blamed for the resulting riot the shopkeeper was fined $35.

CONSENT IS RIVEN Baby Granddaughter of John I). Rockefeller Will Wed Swiss Horseman. A CONFERENCE HELD • And Family Agrees to Wedding if Oser Quits Fatherland for America. I nlivd PrrM Stuff €t»rr**pondt*nf Chicago, Feb 20—(Special to Daily , Democrat) —The baby grand-daugh-ter of John D. Rockefeller today won the right to marry the man she loves —a Swiss groom over twice her age. Mathilde McCormick, 15. persauded her father, Harold F. McCormick, multi-millionaire, head of the interrational Harvester Company that hei happiness depended on marriage to Max Oser, Zuriek Switzerland. McCormick then made the announcement of the engagement. Only one string is attached to the consent of McCormick—Max Oser must quit his fatherland and come to America to live, friends of the family stated. Tills provision, it was said, was a concession to the world's richest man, Rockefeller, the patriarch of the family, who has prided himself publicly that fortune-seeking men of Europe never married into his family. Afathidle, it was believed, will leave for Zuriek to meet the horse man fiance in May. She recently traveled the 5,000 miles from her bethrothed to gain the consent of her father. Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick who recently divorced Mathidle'g father, did not take part in the family council that ended in making the formal announcement, it was believed. She remained in her Lake Shore home where she has been living apart from her husband since she returned from a seven years' sojourn in Zwitzerland. It was on this visit that Mathilde met and fell in love with Oser, who used to rent horses to the McCormick's. Zuriek, Switzerland, Feb. 20. — (Special to Daily Democrat)— Max Oser continued to care for bis horses today as he gave out brief confirmation of his reported engagement to Mathilde McCormick, 16-year-old grand daughter of John D. Rockefeller. “We will be married this summer if Mr. McCormick consents.” Oser, who had not heard that the engagement had been formally announced in Chicago, said. “I came to know Mathidle while giving her riding lessons.” The horseman whose livery stable is near his riding academy, refused to comment on the difference in age between himself and Miss McCormick He is of prepossessing appear(Continued on page four) after Tons trip John and Fred Drocke of Osnabruck, Germany, Arrived Here Sunday TO MAKE HOMES Relatives of Christ Borne and Ernst Korte — Will Work on the Farms. John and Fred Droke. bright young men, eager to work and happy to be in this land of opportunity, arrived here Sunday morning from Osnabruck, Germany and are now visiting with their uncle, Chris Borne and Ernst Korte in Preble township. They will assist them on the farm ami expect to locate here permanently. The boys came here on invitation from their relatives, their tickets being forwarded by E. X. Ehlinger, cashier of the Old Adams County bank. They are bright young mon and delighted to be here. Fred served four years in the Germany army and his story of his experiences are most interesting. He speaks some English and on his way over here sold scrip money issued by the city of Osnabruck as well as other souvinirs and earned a tidy sum of money. He wore an ordinary pair of shoee but smiled .when wo asked him what they cost and replied 500 marks. A few years ago that would have meant $l2O but now it is only seven. Fred says he lived for weeks in the army with nothing to eat but bread and slices of sugar beets. They look like workers and are anxious to get at it.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, February 20,1922.

++++++++++++♦+++ ♦ AMERICAN HISTORY 4 + DAY BY DAY ♦ ♦ By T. P. Green 4 ♦ + ♦ February 20th 4 ■ ♦ 4 + A 20-foot snow fell in New + 4* England on February 20, 1717. 4 ♦ — ♦ 4 The British vessels Cyane and 4 4 Levant were captured by the U. 4 4 S. Frigate Constitution on Feb- 4 4* ruary 20, 1815. 4 4 — 4 4 The national "force bill” was 4 4 passed by Congress on February 4 4 20, 1832. 4 4 The legislature of Texas first 4 4* met. at Austin, on February 20, 4 4* 1846. 4 4 — ♦ 4 The reconstruction bill was 4 4 passed by Congress on February 4 4 20. 1887. 4 4 — 4 ♦ On account of the KuKlux 4 4 Klan martial law was declared 4 4in Kentucky on February 20. 4 4 1869. + 444444444444444 STRANGE MALADY Epidemic of Hiccoughs is Prevalent Over the City —Dozens of Cases ARE BEING REPORTED Raymond Heimann Operated Upon Today for Appendicitis—Sick Notes. An epidemic of hic-coughs seems to be prevailing and to have obtained a strong foothold in this vicinity. During the past ten days a dozen or more cases of a severe nature have developed, and while none of these have as yet resulted fatally nor has it in any way seriously effected the activities of the victim, it has proven a source of great annoyance and inconvenience and the cause of such a malady is causing a perplexing question for the local physicians to determine. The spasms or contractions start in a very mild form, gradually increasing in number and strength until apparently wearing itself out it decreases as gradually as it increased and finally disappears. The attack holds the victim within its grasp for a period of three or four days, and in one case reported the patient suffered for six days. In the balmy days before prohibition made its advent, such a condition might very readily have been at tributed to an over-indulgence of the sparkling fluid, but in these days of total abstinence suspicion in this respect is entirely removed, and direct cause of the malady is proving to be very baffling to solve. The condition of the eight year old son of Professor and Mrs. Louis Dorn, who has been suffering from pneumonia for the past several days, is still very serious. Harry Beavers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mid Beavers, residing west of the city, who has been ill with scarlet fever for the past week, is reported to be greatly improved. Raymond Heimann, eleven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heimann residing one mile south of the city was operated on at nine o clock this morning for the removal of the appendix. The operation proved to be a success and unless complications develop, it is expected that the lad will convalesce rapidly. Drs. D. D. Clark, J. M. Miller and J. C. Grandstaff performed the operation. GIVES - A - REPLY President Harding Tells Senate it is Impossible to Furnish Conversations PRIOR TO TREATY No Record Was Kept—Answer Referred to Foreign Relations Committee. United I’rcM Staff Correnpnndent Washington, Feb. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is impossible to give the senate the informal conversation out of which the four power | Pacific treaty was evolved President Harding informed the senate in reply to the Hitchcock resolution. In a (Continued on page two)

A REAL BENEFIT Mooseheart Endowment Ball Washington’s Birth Anniversary One of SEVENTEEN HUNDRED Throughout the Country— Proceeds to go to Support of National Home. Mooseheart, 111.. Feb. 20 —Mooseheart, 111,, for which an endowment fund of one billion pennies—slo,ooo,000—is being raised by means of a penny collection, is the greatest insurance and the greatest of all human engineering projects. Mooseheart is in response to the needs of the day; and the result of applied intelligence; of understand ing and service. It is the temple of childhood, the haven of opportunity, the essence of human service. Among the three or four million cradles now rocking in the land are some who will have an unhappy childhood. The members of Loyal Order □f Mose in giving aid to the Moost program for progress of human happiness are planning to have 1,700 Washington’s birthday anniversary dances, and the proceeds will go to the ten million dollar penny collec tion. with the understanding that only the interest from the ten million dol lars can be used, unless a catastrophe should happen. Altho the penny col lections have been taken for only 18 monthe, 9,500.000 pennies—s9s,ooo—- — been collected. Members of the Loyal Order of Moose open their hearts for a happier humanity, when they gave their mite for starting and also maintaining Mooseheart, the city, home and vocational school. They are part owners of the City of Childhood, where ignorance and poverty are cruslu. 1 never to break the hearts of women or blight the hopes of childhood. At Mooseheart you see children as far as the eye tan reach. Surging waves of happy children invnda'e you. You never sow so much level,ncus together. Tnexe are babies In swa llmg clothe.-;, and there are levs of tin hobbeldy hoy age, and gro> ps i f six and ten year olds, and on lancing apple-cheeked, two, three and that breaks one's heart. They have a four year olds, ii is their eagerness faming lesponsiveness, a quickness that makes you feci as if the sea ol life was washing ebout you. Tb« rippling, happy ocean, compos?.'. < f faces of Mooseheart children aid their mothers will always be stamped upon your mind life. They are a company of happy, dancing flame;. Hie business oi the Loyal Ordt r of Mcdse, through Mooseheart, is- 1 1 iking children happy —and then ?;■» d cozens, instead of the selfishness if making financial profits, so that tluir creative beauty o', spirit will remain unquenched through the years. (Continued on page three) THE IOWA FIGHT Will Get Under Way This Week—Ultra Republican vs. Progressive. TWO ARE CANDIDATES Senator Kenyon Will Leave Senate Friday—Rawson His Successor. (United Press Service). Washington, Feb. 20. —Political extremes will “mix it" in ,a rough and tumble battle for the senate seat now occupied by senator Kenyon. lowa. The campaign for Kenyon’s place will get under way this week. Kenyon will leave the senate Friday. C. A. Rawson.' his successor, will serve only until after the November election. Rawson will not be candidate for the Republican nomination at the Juno primary. Charles E. Pickett and Smith Brookhart will be the chief contestants for the G. O. P. nomination. Washington politicians have already begun to refer to the lowa contest as "The Battle of the Utras." They give it this title because Pickett is regarded as an ul-tra-Conservative Republican, while Brookhart is avowedly an ultra-Pro-gressive. Pickett, a former member of congress was the only Republican candidate for congress from lowa to be defeated in the year he made his exit. His friends expect President Harding’s influence to help Pickett —but Harding ■ has been warned to keen out of lowa, this year.

K. OF C. MEETS TONIGHT. The regular meeting of the nights of Columbus will be held pt the hall this evening and a good program has been arranged. Joseph Laurent, coin mander of the local Post of the American Legion will make a talk on tlie ■ soldier's adjusted compensation and every member is urged to hear him. Other members will lie called on and the program promises to be most In i terestlng. ON ROTARY TRAIN Fifteen or Twenty Rotar- i ians Will Attend Confer- > ence at Indianapolis. TO BE TWO THOUSAND ; Number of Decatur Women i Will Accompany Husbands—Big Program. Between fifteen and twenty Rotar- 1 ians. a few to bo accompanied by i their wives, will leave tomo-row ( mcti.ing for Indianapo'is where t'.i-y . will attend, tlie i ieFmtb district con- i fcrcecu cf Rotary to bv held at tie 1 Claypool Hotel. F •■;ary 21 and 22. < Among these who will leave 7 jvsday rno’niic and tetnoirow night a>e. Mr. and *■=. Wai Wemhoff, Mr. 0.-. d Mrs. O. L. Vance, Mr. and Mrs. John Carmody, Mr. Charles Yager and Dr. C. V. Connell, Raymond Harting. Dr. Fred Patterson, Oscar Lankenan. John Fisher, C. N. Christen. Herman Ehinger, Clarence Bell, Oscar Hoffman, Charles Voglewede and C. C. Pumphrey. This week is also the birthday week of Rotary, February 23rd being the seventeenth anniversary of the International Association of Rotary clubs. One of the interesting features of the annual state conference of Indiana Rotarians is the Rotary custom ' of “showin' Off" its Hoosier talent. Indiana has fifty Rotary clubs with a 1 total membership of approximately 1 2,500 members. Each of these whoop--1 'em-up organziations has a flock of musical or other entertaining talent in it or hovering near. They like to go to the state conferences with ' bands, drum corps, quartets—in fact everything except acrobats and they may turn up at any time. The fourth annual conference is going to have a troupe worthy of David Belasco's attention —or Geraldine Farrar may 1 snag them for grand opera. A glance at the program for the forthcoming Rotary roundup shows the happy trend of life in Hoosierdom. Douglas Malloch. “The Poet of [ the Woods.” although he hails from Chicago now. spends so much time in Indiana that he is on a Monon 1 train more than lie's at home. Malloch and Bill Herschell, he of "Songs of the Streets and Byways,” a Hoosier born and brought up. will be on i the program for the Rotary ladies' entertainments on Washington's birthday. Both will “speak their own pieces’’ for the ladies. Mrs. Edith Nickell-Bailhe. soprano, of Ft. Wayne, ' will sing and the accompanist will be her own husband, George Baillie, president of the Fort Wayne Rotary club. Bert Kelly, Indianapolis; John i H. Beals, of Winchester; George S. ' Wyckoff, of Terre Haute; Bert A. Boyd, of Indianapolis; Al SeveringI hans, of Evansville; Chester Roberts, of Franklin, and Roy D. Smiley, of Washington, will lead the Rbtary hosts in tuneful melodies. Roy Smiley’s going to stage one of the big stunts of the conference. Roy, I with his brothers. Paul and Charley, aided and abetted by Stix Nutter and Artliur Nehf—you’ve heard of Nehf, ' the famous pitcher of the New Tork 1 Giants—will put on a musical feature that's styled a knockout. Nutter • and Nehf do a piano duet —Well, they ' do say it's a scream! ‘ AGED LADY DEAD ————— Muncie, lnd„ Feb. 20.—Elizabeth - Jackson, 97,. oldest woman in Dela- ■ ware county and a resident of the I county for 75 years, died at her home - here today. j • ) AN ANNIVERSARY SERMON. ; Over one hundred members of the - local order of Knights of Pythias attended the morning service at the - Methodist church yesterday at which ■ time Rev. Charles Tinkham delivered i- a special sermon in honor of the fifty- . eighth anniversary of the founding of s the organization. The sermon was a g most interesting one and was highly l, appreciated by both the members of the lodge and of the church.

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MAKE BIG DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS Anthony Lehner, a Leading Indiana Farmer, Will Assist Local Officers OF FARM BUREAU To Secure Members to the Farmers' Federation— Start Next Monday. A campaign for membership will be made in this county, beginning next Monday, by the Adams county branch of the Farmers Federation. Mr. Anthony Lehner, a practical farmer of Morresville, Indiana, a state organizer will be here and assisted by David J. Schwartz, president of the local association and County Agent Busche. will conduct meetings in each township. Mr. Lehner is a graduate of Leipsic and Munich colleges, taught in the Tipton schools, has appeared on the chautauqua platform and is one of the able men of the state and his work in connection with the farmer's movement has been successful. He has gained a reputation as a breeder of Airshire cattle and Berkshire hogs

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as well as being a splendid farmer and he is heart and soul in the organization work of the farmers of Indiana. The schedule of the Adams county meetings will be announced in a few days and every farmer is urged to attend whether he wishes to become a member or not for you will enjoy it. The local farm bureau has purchased a modern moving picture machine which will be used in all the meetings which start Monday evening and continue for two or three weeks over the county. Officials hope to double the membership in this county with this drive. TO PROSECUTE ROAD VIOLATORS County Highway Superintendent Charles Magley announces that the highways are being cut up considerably and that he has instructed all the assistant highway superintendents to arrest any one violating the law governing the hauling of heavy loads over the roads while thawing. It is to your interest to see that the highways are protected and any person caught violating the law should be reported to the highway superintendent. The roads are soft now and can easily be cut up and damaged considerable. PLANS FOR CONTROL In It rd rrcux Stuff CurreMpondrnt Chicago. Feb. 20.—Representatives of organized labor and farmers laid plans here today to gain political control of the United States. Coalition of the various groups of labor will be effected around the United Farmers’ National bloc, formed here Saturday, it was stated on good authority. Leaders predicted that an entire national ticket of the contemplated party would be in the field by 1924. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE lulled I’rvHM StnfT Correspondent Chicago. Feb. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: May $1.46%; July $1.27%. Corn: May 63%; July 65%. Oats: May 41%; July 43. a REVIVAL MEETING BEGINS TOMORROW NIGHT Mr. and Mrs. Reep and the Rev. Dauner will arrive in this city tomorrow afternoon from Linn Grove where they are closing a two week’s service with over sixty conversions, and will hold a revival meeting at the Evangelical church for the next two weeks. Every one is cordiallyinvited and urged to attend these meetings. There will be a prayer meeting at the Evangelical church this evening at 7.30 and all are asked to be present.