Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1922 — Page 1

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LOCALS LOST TO WHITING 'ts'n. s E-' Home Defeated from BECIONAL TOURNEY sued al Purdue Univer- !* Last Saturday-Final I Score " BS 26 to 6. Thf Decatur high school baskettaH team, dinners of the district hastLl tournament staged in this city MarrhSaniN. "hen they were award wl tll e honor to represent the district ? the regional meet staged at Purdue M Saturday clashed with the Whittog high school five in the last game 0( the evening cm' were forced to bow w defeat. Whiting proving the winby a score of 2( * to 6 " Th( > regional meeting piarks the jrst ever attended by the local school suit was composed of the sixteen distrtcj winners from the northern part O s the state, each team playing one pine anil the winners to clash with the winners of the Lndiana division for the state title at Indianapolis next Friday and Saturday. The local team made the trip with hl e y er , Teepie. Dorwin, Steele, Mill. Cline, Schultz and Swearingen, the first five mentioned starting the game ad every man being used. Linn actompanied the team but did not play on account of a broken rib received daring the distrieit meet. The locals Meat is attributed chiefly to "stage fright” and the large and strange floor as they played entirely off form and were unable to get together. The Whiting five was cosldered much stronger than the locals, defeating leveral teams in their district and were doped to win over the locals. The contest opened in the form of a real battle, neither side scoring during the first several minutes of rfhy "hen the Whiting five took the Won free throws, registeing three ■ ftts when Meyer rolled in the first [•only basket made by the locals. f> Whiting boys continued their dub. allowing the locals only one ■ore point, the first half ending 13-4 The play in the second half was rimilar to that of the first, the Whit iag crew continuing to climb and were never in danger of dropping be ! hid, registering thirteen more points | allowing by two free throws, the final ! store at the end of the game result ing 26-6 with the locals holding the i, short end. i The summary of the game was as Wlrws : Whiting (26) Decatur (6) ; Devon F Myers Wlckhcrst F.. . Teepie Eggers C Dorwin Waloko (} ... Hill Kelson G Schultz i Substitutions—Dwan for Fesn, Hos kins for VValslco, Griggson for Hoskins, Schultz for Hill, Swearlnger for Ehultz. . Field (ioals —Devan 2, Wickhorst 6. Hoskins, Griggson. Myers. Free Throws—Teepie 2 out of 2; Dorwin 2 out of 7, Wickhorst 6 out of 9. Referee, Lambert. O BONUS TO GO OVER Washington. March 13.—The soldier bonus bill appears virtually dead for lhi « session of congress. Although the modified measure is klteduled to be reported favorably •o the house today and probably will ** passed in the lower chamber on aej t Monday. It is certain that the senate will defintely delay it. The chances are about ten to one that no l "‘ r unti l the next session, which starts action will be taken by the upper chamber until the next session which B tarts in December. WHAT DID SHERMAN SAY? Chicago, Ma?ch 13.—The hotel Sher ® an ( ompany of Chicago was today " ed $25,000 by If. S. Judge A. CarPouter for violation of the prohibition au s. The company pleaded to selling 'uskey on forged permits. Judge a 'Penter ordered an investigation to ermine in any officials of the comPan> ' were involved. B| RTHDAY ANNIVERSARY °F W. R. c. POSTPONED cJ h a P 1 v lrthday anniversary for the Dlann a 8 Wh ‘ Ch the WR " C " had PoatßnJ \° ' ,aVe this Priday has be “ n ii. indefln itely because of the Meyers nr * l ? e Comma nder, W. H. 7 B of Adams street.

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ARMY IS REDUCED United Prexx Mert Ire. Washington, 1). March 13. Re duct ion of the army from its present strength of 157,000 men to 115,000 men was provided hy the house a pro inflations committee today in the annual army appropriation hill which it reported to the house. The action was taken over the objections of both president Harding and General Pershing, who desired a utrength of from 130,000 to 150,000. GIVES DECISION Os Wide importance Affecting Authority of State Board of Accounts. THE APPELLATE COURT Holds That Board Members Have Exceeded Authority and Powers Limited. The Appellate court of Indiana has rendered a very important decision as to the powers of state accountants 1 and the decision a lengthy one hands out some rather straight facts. The opinion was written by Judge Daus-[ man and confirms a decision given by the Blackford circuit court, months ago. It is taken to mean that hereafter it will lie illegal for the state department to send inspectors or examiners to look into any other conditions than to make an office examination. The opinion says in one paragraph : “The people of Indiana, by their Constitution, vested the legislative power of the state in the general assembly, the executive power in the < courts; and thereby, they have pro- j vided that the structure of their. government shall consist of three cotive, the executive and the judicial. To proceed that the legislature may, create a department of inspection and supervision of public offices and endow it with power to supervise and control the three constitutional departments, would be to concede that the legislature has power to transform our state government from a republic to a despotism. Happily such a transformation can not be ac- ! complished without first amending two Constitutions. There can be no doubt that the 'legislature intended that the department of inspection and supervision of public offices should be what is commonly called a bureau’ —a subdepartment of the executive department. The following report of the decision is from the Indianapolis News of yesterday: 11168. State of Indiana ex rel. Licking township etc. vs. Perry W. Clarnme et al. Blackford C. C. Affirmed. Dausman C. J. This is a suit to recover on a contra< tor’s hold for failure to construct an improvement of a public highway in accordance with the contract according to the report of the state board of accounts. The trial court sustained a demurrer in the complaint of appellant and the appellate court says that the sufficiency of the complaint depends upon the powers of the state board of accounts under the law to investigate and report upon the defects of the highway. The opinion at one point says: “Neither the chief examiers nor anv of his deputies can allow or disallow, approve or disapprove any item of expenditure or adjudicate any qquestion of fact of law’; for the simple reason that neither the department nor any of its members has any judicial power whatever. For the same reason neither the departmet nor any of its officers has any right to review the action of a board of commissioners of a common council of a city or of any board court or officer authorized by law to make an allowance for the purpose of altering reversing or affirming any allowance made by any of those agencies.’’ The court holds that if there was any money coming to the township taxing district, by reason of the alleged defects had the defects been sufficiently alleged as existing with right of recovery, that the right would be in the taxing district and not in the state, but the court does not decide the question of whether or not the statute authorizes the attorney-general to bring action in the name of the state upon the relation of a municipality even though the state itself has no title to the funds. Ben Amarine will leave in the morning for Detroit, Mich., where he will visit for two weeks with his son, William.

TO GIVE PRIZES — For Writing Best Essays on “Why We Should Eat ('loverleaf Butter and TASTY ICE CREAM Every Child in County Invited to the Cloverleaf Creamery—Free Treat This is Milk Campaign Week in Adams county. Everybody is asked to think and learn of the food value of milk and its products. \V. A. Klepper, general manager of the Cloverleaf Creameries in this city will endeavor to "bring home" to the school children of the county the importance of the good value of milk and its pro duets by arranging a party for Thursday afternoon at the Cloverleaf Creamery in this city, to which every school child, from the first to eighth grade are invited to attend. The plan is this — Every school child in the county is Invited to the Cloverleaf Creamery on Thursday afternoon between, the hours Os 3:30 and 6:00 p. m. Every visitor is asked and must register his name at the office and will then be shown through the big plant and will be given an Eskimo Pie or Ice Cream cone, free. After you have seen how Clover leaf Brand butter and tasty ice cream are made you are asked to write a short essay, not exceeding 250 on "Why we should eat Cloverleaf Brand Butter and tasty ice cream” and send yotir copy to Creamery not later than Monday, March 20th. Five cash prizes will be awarded for the 5 best essays, the first prize being $5.00 second 3.00, j third $2.00, fourth 1.00 and fifth prize * SI.OO. Three competent judges have 'been selected by Mr. Klepper to select I the best essays, they being Martin F [ Worthman. superintendent of the De , catur public schools. Rev. Otto Peters principal of the St. Joseph Catholic school and John H. Heller, editor of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Mr. Klepper wants every school child in the county to visit the creamery, get an ice cream cone or Eskimo Pie free and then write an essay and win one of the cash prizes. Be sure that you sign your name to your essay and also give your address. See the page ad in tonight's paper explaining Mr. Klepper's offer and in the meantime begin to drink more milk and eat more milk products

BERNE MAN DEAD William Philip Smith Died at Hospital at New Castle Early This Morning. EXTENDED SICKNESS Funeral Services Will be Held Wednesday—Born in Adams County. Berne, Ind., (Special to Daily Demo crat)—The body of William Phillip Smith, age 39 years, son of M. L Smith qf this place was brought hen this morning from Newcastle, Indiana by Bierie and Yager, death occurint this morning and resulting from ery sipelas, following several years sick ness from epilepsy. For the past month his conditior has been serious and on March Ist hi was removed to the hospital. Following the death of his mother in Decern ber 1920, his condition became worse and he was taken to Epilepsy hospi tai near Newcastle and in which institution he has been a patient. Later erysipelas developed causing his death. Mr. Smith was born in Union township, Adams County on August 6th, 1882 and moved with his parents to Wabash township when he was six years old, living in that township until a short time ago when the family moved to Berne. He was educated in the Wabash township schools and assisted his father in farming. He is survived by his father, M. L. Smith and the following brother and sisters, A. C. Smith,, O. M. Smith and Letser Smith of Berne, Mrs Noah Bixler, Decatur and Mrs. Elmer Stuckey, Berne. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 fro the home and at ten o’clock from the Evangelical church, on Wednesday morning. Burial will be made in the M. R. E. Cemetery at Berne. — • Mrs. Goodwin of Ossian is spending several days in this city visiting relative and friends.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, March 13, 1922

+++++++++++++++< + AMERICAN HISTORY + + DAY BY DAY ♦ ♦ By T. P. Green ♦ 4, ♦ + March 13 + + + + Worship in homes only was ♦ + permitttd New York Jews on + fl- March 13, 1656. + + — ♦ ♦ First services of Trinity + + church in New York were held +, ♦ on Mari h 13, 1698. ♦ +• — + + Return of slaves by Federal + ♦ service personal was forbidden + •b on March 13, 1862. + + — fl + The last message of Jefferson + ♦ Davis was issued on March 13, fl- ♦ 1M.5. ♦ ! ♦ — flfl- Standard time became effed flfl- tive in the United States on flfl" March 13. 1884. ♦ + + ♦ + + + ♦ + + + ♦ + ♦ + ♦•!• DODGE 'IN JAIL Fast Stepping Son of Millionaire Family Lands in “Jug” at Kalamazoo AFTER BIG PARTY Picked Up Young Girl Who “Dived” from His Car and Was Badly Hurt. Kalamazoo, Mich.. March 13. —John Duval Dodge, son of the millionaire auto family of Detroit, was in jail here today charged with driving an auto while intoxociated and violation of the state liquor laws. The arrest of Dodge and Rex Earl, a local boy, followed what Prosecutor Stephen Wattles characterized a "wild party” Saturday night, climaxed by a young normal student girl diving from a speeding auto onto a country road The girl was seriously injured and lay in the road for sometime before being picked up by a farmer. “Dodge and Earl picked up the girl on the streets of Grand Rapids Satur lay night." Wattles said. “Two other girls were also in the party. “He induced th enormal school student to enter his high powered machine by telling her that he would take her home. "Instead he took her out in the country. and speeded up his auto to mon than sixty miles an hour. “The girls Were offered liquor and otherwise terrorized. The normal school student jumped from the machine.” The injured girl lay on the frozen road for nearly an hour before a farmer passing by picked her up and took her to to the Borgess hospital where it was stated today that she would recover. Dodge and Earl were taken into cus tody early Sunday morning and were held at the county jail without charges being preferred until today. Dodge refused to talk regarding the ■aso. Held with Dodge and Earl were Mis® Ethel Clemens and Miss Sue Stegnth of Grand Rapids. The injured girl, it was learned, was Miss Emiline Knackerneck, also of Grand Rapids. She was in her second year at the western normal school here. THE COURT NEWS In the divorce case filed by Rhoda Mahon vs. Asa Mahon, appearance was made by Attorney D. B. Erwin for the defendant. Defendant ruled to answer. In the partition suit entitled Frank O. Martin vs. Lena Martin Petition was filed by the commissioner for authority to sell, assign and transfer notes and mortgage The petition was sustained and authority granted. The damage suit filed by John C. Reinhold vs. Clifford Bornschein was dismissed and the costs paid. In the partition suit entitled Grace O. Klein vs. John W. Klein, appraisement of the real estate was filed. Proof of publication and posting filed Report of sale filed and approved. Deeds ordered, reported and approved. Real estate transfers: D. B. Erwin, commissioner to John E. Stoneburner, 95 acres in Washington township, $10,725; D. B. Erwin, commissioner to Jeremiah A. Barnett. 95 acres in Washington township, $10,725; Margaret Myers to W. Guy Brown, Inlot 28 Decatur, $1; W. Guy Brown to William H. Myers, Inlot 28, sl. Mrs. C. E. Bell spent the day in Bluffton.

FOR REV. TINKHAM Resolutions Adopted at the Quarterly Conference of Methodist Church. ASK FOR HIS RETURN Decatur Board Also Favors Return of Rev. Martin as Superintendent. Aa the rehent meeting of the Quart erly conferee.- of the Methodist cl'i.-ch of Docu'.i:-- resolutions were adopted asking that Rev. Charles Tinkham who has served as pasf.oi of the church here for three years past be retured for another year and that Rev. Martin be continued as tne su- , peritendent of this district The annual conference will be held at Elk I hart this year, onenir.i; April 4th Die resolutions follow To the Rev. W. Martin, Dis > trict Superintendent of the Ft Wayne District, North Indiana Conference: We desire in this manner to ex ' press our apprec.at on of the faith fill, efficient! and conscientious ser vices rendered by ' our Pastor Rev Charles Tinkham, during the.pas’ years as Pastor of our church, am the valuable services rendered by hi faithful wife Mrs. Tinkham. ' Therefore, he it besolved by th. !■•<)..:t’i Quarter’” Conferenc- of tin Fir rt M. E. Church at De-atur, in th. Fort Wayne District of the North in 1 diana Conference, that Rev. W. W ’ Martin be requested to ask the An nual Conference to return the Rev 1 Tinkham to Decatur for allot hei ’ year. For Superintendent i inasmuch as the Rev. W. W. Mar ’ tin is now closing his sixth year a: I Superintendent of the Fort XX ayn< i District of the North Indiana Confe; i ence, and during that time he ha lead the several churches of the dis I trict with such a careful hand and it - such a spiritual and prayerful man ner, that today the several charge. 1 of the district show a most excellen improvement and growth over th proceeding years; and as he now i knows the needs and opportunitie: of the several charges and know: . best how to improve and advanci . each, therefore, , Be it resolved by the Fourth quart ery conference of the Fort Waym District of the North Indiana Con (Continued on page five) DIED OF POISON Two Victims of Botulinu: at Kendallville Hospital > —Number Are 111. CASE HERE RECALLEI ’ Canned Spinach Eaten a ’ Noon Meal Sunday Caused Death of Two People United ITenn Staff Kendallville, Ind., Mar. 13— (Spe i cial to Daily Democrat)—Two per sons are dead and several others in 3 eluding nurses are critically ill to f day as a result of botulinus poison--1 ing which developed among patients I and nurses in Lakeside hospital. Mrs. Raymond Walkers, aged 26, died at 10:30 last night and Mrs. Laura Bishop, aged 62, the caretaker died today. The critically ill are Mrs. Cecil 1 Hossinger, patient. Miss S. Skeels J hospital matron, Ellsworth Newman I of South Milford, a patient, and Mist Frances Halmer, a nurse. Miss Frieda Fisher, a nurse and Dr. C. A. , Gardner are ill but not seriously. r Every physician and available r nurse in the city was called to the , hospital and have been working feverishly to prevent further fatalities. Drs. Beal and Duemling, Fort Wayne 3 specialists were summoned to aid in the battle. The poison cases are similar to those here several years ago when a ! half dozen were similarly ill at the Madison hotel and several died as a .. result. BANK STATEMENTS i Indianapolis, Ind., March 13. The r state banking department issued a call ii today for the condition of state banks -. as of March 10. t o Washington, March 13.—The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for statements as to the condition t- of all national banks at the close of business on March 10.

FORD IS RECOVERED A Ford touring ear beonglng to F,J Beery was taken from In front of the Methodist church last evening while the Beery family were attending services. Sheriff Melchi was notified and after a short hunt located the car near the corner of Sixth and Madison streets, where it had been abadoned by the occupants. From all appearances it was thought that the car was “borrowed" by some young people for the purpose of a joy ride, j serious’ charge Clarence McKinney, Known Here as .Jeff .Jones, Arrested at Hillsboro, Ohio ON MURDER CHARGE Was Caught Here Last Year and Found Guilty on a Bootlegging Charge. Clarence R. McKinney, alias Jeff Tones, who was tile principal figure lu [ a sensational boot legging case in this! ■ity a year ago, and who was found i guilty and given a fine of SIOO and 30, lays at the penal farm, is again in the •oils of the law, this time op the serous charge of having murdered a policeman at Wilmington, Ohio. The ollowing story is taken from the Bluffton NewsNews was received here today, through a newspaper story published >y the Hillsboro News-Herald, of Hillsboro. Ohio, which tells that Roy McKinney, reported here to be a Wells County young man. and a companion, ire lield in jail, charged with the murder of Emery McCreight, a policeman pf Wilmington, Ohio, who was shot while investigating an alleged attempt it robbery. The man under arrest is reported to be Clarence R. McKinney, living west if Bluffton. Readers will remember hat Clarence R. McKinney was arrestid some months ago at Decatur and erved a sentence at the penal farm ipon conviction of a charge of voflat ng the liquor laws. The man under arrest in Ohio is mown there under the name of Roy McKinney. A-relative of the McKinley family here said that he is the Wells County man who was arrested it Decatur and first gave his name here as Jeff Jones. The story from the Hillrboro paper follows "Jim Bill’ Reno and Roy McKinney, both of Cincinnati, but both former residents of near Carmel, are in the Clinton county jail, charged with the nurder of Emery McCreight, Wilmlng"on policeman. They will face a charge ft murder in the first degree. They A-ere arrested first on the charge of llegally transporting liquor. On the night of February 14, McCreight was shot through the abdomen lying the next day, by mon who were ittempting to enter the Murphy-Ben-lam Hardware store in Wilmington. Hearing a noise down an alley, in comiany with the other night policeman, McCreight went to investigate. They ’ound two men and when a flashlight was thrown on them they shot. McCreight was wounded through the ablornen and his companion through the shoulder. A large reward was offered for the capture of the murderers and Detective Jackson, working with the Wilmington officials, began a search which has resulted in the arrest of hese two men. "It was further said that the men had a regular route, operating in Clinon and Highland counties, buying :orn liquor illicitly distilled at certain places along their route and wffplesal'ng it to local bootleggers in the different towns they visited regularly. -uneral services FOR WM. CLINE The funeral services for William Cline, pioneer resident of Adams county. will be held at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m. The Reverend Hiverly of Bremen, Indiana, assisted by the Reverend Antler and the Reverend Nicodemus, will officiate. ♦ ♦♦♦-►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦fl-fl- ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦+♦♦ Indiana: Rain tonight and Tuesday, warmer in east and south portion tonight, slightly colder In north portion Tuesday. Lower Michigan: Unsettled tonight and Tuesday,..probably rain in east portion; colder Tuesday. Upper Michigan: Generally cloudy tonight and tomorrow, somewhat colder Tuesday aud In northwest portion tonight.

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MILK CAMPAIGN STARTED TODAY Mr. Wann and Miss Beadle of Purdue University Be- - Kan Work in County. IN THE CITY SCHOOLS Public and Parochial Children Hear First Talks of the Visitors. The two weeks milk campaign began in Adams county this morning. Miss Beadle and Mr. Wann, of Purduo university being here to assist in the work, and with County Agent L. M. Busche, and other local workers, the campaign will be carried into every .nook and corner of the county Every school will be visited, and the children taught the food value of the milk. Meetings for the grown-ups have also been arranged, atid each program will be interesting. I In the city schols. public and parochial, interesting talks were given this i morning and afternoon, to the children lof the lower grades. At the graded schools, or the ward buildings the first four grades heard the talks, and follow- ' ing the opening of the schools this afternoon, the assembly room of the central building held the children of the upper grades, and several visitors who listened to an excellent talk by Mr. Wann. At the same hour the pupils of the St. Joseph schools listened 1 to Miss Beadle. Mr. Wann, who is a vocational teacher at the university, talked interestingly to the children, asking first the question, "Aren’t you glad you are alive?” He then asked how many drank coffee every day. and quite a 1 number answered In the affirmative by holding up their hands. The same was asked concerning tea and milk. Only a few drank tea every day, while ' quite a large number stated they 1 drapk milk. Among other things he told the children that What Foods Are Essential for Health? Milk should be the first food for everv member of the family. Although a liquid, milk is not a beverage , but a food. The food value is the same > * 'whether cooked or uncooked. No other . food can take the place of milk for growing boys and girls and grown-ups I will have better health if they havelat least two glasses of milk daily. Each boy and girl under fourteen years of age should have at least two glasses i of milk every day—three or four glass- ; es if possible. What Milk Will Do for You. f Milk makes good bones and hard teeth. Milk makes firm muscle. , Milk furnishes heat and energy for , body. Milk contains substances which produce growth and health. Milk helps the heart to do its work and helps keep the nerves steady. , Doctor McCollum says: “There is no t substitute for milk. The people who have made liberal use of milk as a food, have attained greater size, lived , longer, and even achieved greater ] things in literature, science and art, j than those people who have not.” In case you think you do not like , milk, try drinking It through a straw, f ! Some folks prefer milk heated till it steams, others like it best from a fancy ! cup or glass which has picture past- . ed on the bottom of the glass. ; Knowing these things, who would ! fail to use milk every day! Charts showing the growth of rats. . pigs, and boys and girls who had been put on milk rations, were exhibited to the children, and in every ease the animals and the children who had been : given milk consistently, were shown to have been greatly benefited. Stores 1 were told concerning other children. . undernourished, had been placed di 1 the diet in defferent parts of the coun--3 try, and in one year’s time had gained as much as twenty pounds, and could li easily keep up with their classes in i school. | Statements from football and basket I ball coaches were given the children, !• and each of these proved that milk ► was an essential article of food to give t- the players the strength and endurance to win. )- At the parochial schools the samo h facts were given, and the teachers and children, enpoyed tjbe talks to the litit most. lt Tuesday, March 14th y 9:06 —Diet. No. 2—Washington town,t ship. it — (Continued on page six)