Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1922 — Page 1

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GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA CHARGED with bribery I INDICTMENT against him by district I JURY-ACCUSEDOFTAKINGS2S,(IOO IME-EXECIJTIVE WILL SUBMIT TO ARREST.

I Okmulgee. Okla. March 22,-Gov. I Robertwn of Oklahoma, was indicted | I |iy the strict court grand Jury which I mnstigaled alleged state bank fall I ure scandals at Okmulgee It was anI nonneed today. I Robertson was indicted on charge of I bribery. He left Oklahoma City at | I noon today to submit to arrest here, | I The exact nature of the bribery i I charges against Robertson were not j I announced. I Announcement that the governor; I had been indicted came following the I arrest of John Rebold and John P. I Cook on Indictments returned by the I jury charging them with giving a bribe I I o( |25.00 to Governor Robertson and I Fred Dennis former bank commission ) I *’ I Cook was president and Rebold vice j I president of the Guaranty State bank I which merged with the bank of ComI mere? here about a year ago. The I bank of Commerce failed November 2.1 I last. I Indictments against more than I I twenty three persons were returned by ; I the grand jury which late yesterday I completed a probe of state bank failI urea. Previously a superior court jury I was dismissed as it was about to reI turn indictments naming many against, A wtom indictments stand today. I GIRL IS NERVOUS I United Press Service. I New York, March 22. —Facing a I courtroom crowded with men. 15-year-old Sarah Schoenfeld today must tell on cross-examination how "Tex" Rick ard is alleged to have attacked her. Rickard’s attorneys are expected to tester their cross-examination on scenes alleged to have taken place in Madison Square Gardens famous tower. It was about things that the girt alleges took place in this tower that the witness was confused yesterday when ehewa s examined in supreme criminal court before justice Wasser'ogel by assistant district attorney Pecora. TO GIVE PROGRAM Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Day, Chautauqua Entertainers, Will be Heard THURSDAY EVENING At the Methodist Church— Given Under Auspices of Epworth League. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Day of Minneapolis, chauatuqua entertainfrs w ‘de renoun, will give a program tomorrow evening at eight ° clock at the Methodist church under the auspices of the Epworth Lparie - Mr. Day is a gifted baritone in addition to being a reader und impersonator while Mrs. Day won an enviable reputation as a y r!c soprano. The program to be given by the couple will be highly n ertaining and of a varied nature, be r . an d ,rs Day have for a numr of years been connected with the cha utauqua an<l lyceum clr,s in the country and the enternment tomorrow evening will be an exc «P“<»ally high calibre. ana ?r! 88 *° n of 35 cents for adults rhnn *°» 060,8 for will be ,® ed aDd memberß of the Epttc){et ga^ Kue ara ,n charge of the CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Vh*'aa<> ~p* v? Stn<r Correspondent Dailv ’ ar ’ 32— (Special to >y Dem a>crat)- Wheat; May $1 36 . July 6 ? Corn: May 61%; 1 Oat 9: May 38; July 40%.

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A BRICK STREET Property Owners Want South Tenth Improved With Brick and Walks. KIRSCH ON COUNCIL Petition for Repeal of Truck Licensing Ordinance— Line St. Assessments. Otto Kirsch took his place on the city council last evening, his oath ot I office being filed and approved by , the councilmen in regular session I last evening. Mr. Kirsch was elect- | ed to the council last week, succeeding Ferd Peoples who resigned. { Mayor DeVoss appointed CouncilI man Kirsch to the committees vacat’ed by Mr. Peoples and also made I him chairman of the Public Improvement committee. Objections on the building of the Nuttman avenue were, heard and the i matter referred to the street and I sewer committee. The appeal bond of John W. Meib ers in the matter of appealing his case to the circuit court, relative tc I the disannexation of land in the . north part of the city was filed anti approved. The petition from Homer Ruhl and other property owners for the ex tending of the water mains along Russell and Penn streets and for the establishment of a fire hydrant wa filed and referred to the water works committee. The property owners along South Tenth street filed a petition for the improvement of the street with brick curb and cement sidewalks and the matter was referred to the street anc sewer committee. The improvement as prayed for would run from Mon roe street to Adams street. A petition by Frank Teeple and cither individuals and firms using trucks asked that section three of an ordinance concerning the licensing lof operating trucks in the, city was ! filed and referred to the judiciary ; committee. The street and sewer committee reported favorable on the improve ment of North Seventh street, as pe titioned for by the property owners. An ordinance ordering the Chicago & Erie railroad company to erect at least 200 candle power electric lights at the Third and Twelfth street cros sings was passed on its first, second and third readings and adopted. The ordinance provides that the lights shall burn at these two crossings ac cording to the Philadelphia Moonlight schedule and that a fine o* SIO.OO per day be assessed against the company for violation of the pro visions of this ordinance. The water works committee stated a contract would be entered into witli John Barnett for the furnishing of water for the sprinkling of streets in this city. , The matter of purchasing trucks i for the use of the electric light and water department was referred to the purchasing committee. The council fixed the amount of damages and benefits connected with the opening of Line street, the total amounting to $200.00 and April 4th was set as the date on which ob jections would be heard against the preliminary assessments. The finance committee allowed the following bills and the session adjourned. Street Com. pay roll, $148.00; Chas. Fisher. $4.25; city firemen. ' $145.00; Orval Harruff. $62.50; police pay roll, $105.00; R. R. Yates, $11.95; C. E. Pease Co., $23.77; T. St. L. W. R. R. Co., $137.81; Trllbey Coal Co., $76.56; James Elberson, $293.17; Indiana State Board ot Health. $10.00; Water department pay roll, $110.00; H. Muller Mfg. Co., $76.98; National Mill & Supply Co., (Continued on page four)

THE LOB BBIDCE Across Historic Limberlost is Largest Pony Truss Span Built BY THE COMMISSION Believed That Widened Span Will Eliminate Dangers of Flood. Indianupopis, Ind., Mar. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat Announcement is made by Lawrence Lyons, director of the state highway commission that fivo new bridges erected at a total cost of $75,840.00, all on heavily traveled state roads, were opened to traffic this month. These structures have been under construction during the winter. Some are of steel; others of reinforced concrete. In case of the latter type the bridges while being built were protected by canvas and fires kept constantly burning underneath, in talamanders in order that the green concrete set properly. The new steel bridge across the historic Limberlost and Lob streams on the state road from Richmond to Fort Wayne, completed at a cost of $19,300.00, is the largest pony truss span ever built by the Indiana highway commission. It is in Adams county within sight of the former home of Gene Stratton Porter whose prolific writings brought nation-wide fame to the Limberlost. This structure has a 100-foot span -■ompared to the 60-foot span of the aid bridge. Highway officials believe the widened span of the new bridge will eliminate one of the worst flood conditions in the state which was caused by the too narrow outlet of a bridge. In the past during high waters the old bridge outlet caused flood waters to back up and inundate hundreds of acres of rich agricultural lands, with an annual loss of many thousands of dollars to farmers. The widened outlet of the new bridge eliminated this danger, highway officials are confident. Other bridges opened to traffic on state roads this month are: A 48-foot steel span on the White River road, Indianapolis to Vin(Conlinued on page four) A MASS’MEETING American Legion Will Hold Public Meeting at Gym on March 30th. NATIONAL OFFICIAL From Anderson Will be the Principal Speaker—Program Being Arranged. - I A public mass meeting under the suspices of Adams Post No. 43 will be held at the Gymnasium on Thurslay evening, March 30th, at eight □’clock. The object of the meeting is to Inform the public with the aims and object of the Legion. Mr. Oswald Ryan of Anderson. Indiana who Is a member of the Legion’s National Executive committee □f the department of Indiana has been secured to deliver the principal address of the evening and will speak on the subject "The Purposes □f the American Legion in American Life.” Mr. Ryan is a well-known attorney and a man of great ability as well as a very fluent speaker and his presence here should attract a great amount of interest. Local speakers will also appear on the program, , speaking on subjects ot community interest. Instrumental and vocal selections have been • arranged for by i local talent, and a committee appointed by Commander Joseph C. ; Laurent are at present preparing a i suitable program which will be pub fished as soon as all details are com- : pleted. 1 In connection with the preliminary i announcement the committee states i that the program will be one well worth attending and that no charge ; will be made for admission. The 1 public is urgently requested to at- i tend and hear facts of vital import- - ance. < —- SEE KEEPER’S MEETING . ■ i The beo keepers association will : meet at Berne Friday afternoon. C. O. Yost, state inspector will be pres- ' ent and will give an interesting talk. < The county organisation will be com- i pleted at this meeting and all the i keepers or those interested in bees i are urged to attend, 1

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 22, 1922

444444444444444+ + AMERICAN HISTORY 4 ♦ DAY BY DAY * ♦ By T. P. Green 4 4 March 22 * + 4 + 347 Virginia colonists were + ♦ killed by Indians on March 22. 4 4 1622, 4 + —• 4 4 The General Presbytery met 4 4at Philadelphia on March 22, 4 ♦ 171>7. 4 4 The Stamp Act was Imposed 4 4 upon American Colonies hy 4 4 England on March 22, 1765. 4 4 Vera Cruz, Mexico, was liom 4 4 barded by Americans on March 4 4 22, 1847. 4 + — + 4 The Confederate Constitution 4 4 was ratified by Louisiana on 4 4 March 22, 1861. 4 4+44444+444+*4+4 FBEIGHT WRECK BLOCKS TRAFFIC Seven Loaded Coal Cars and Caboose on Northbound G. R. & I. Freight LEAVE THE TRACK South of Bryant at 11:10 Last Night—Passenger Trains Detoured. A serious freight wreck which occurred on the O. R. & I. railroad at 11:10 o’clock last night a short distance south of Bryant, resulted in the complete blocking off of all traffic on that section of the road and necessitated the detouring of all night trains from Fort Wayne to Lima over the Pennsylvania, and from Lima to Portland over the L. E. & W. The train was an extra north-bound freight in charge of Conductor Rennett and Engineer McClellan and consisted of a string of twenty-seven cars. The cause of the wreck is attributed to a derailment. At the time of the accident the train was traveling at a rate of thirty miles an hour and the last seven cars in the train, which were loaded coal cars, together with the caboose, left the track and after plowing up the roadbed for the distance of a thousand feet, toppled over into the ditch, at the side of the right-of-way. The engine and the first twenty cars in the train, remained on the track. The place where the wreck oc cured is a long fill just south of Bryant, it being a very dangerous place for a wreck to occur, fortunately however no one was injured. A wrecking crew from Richmond was immediately sent to the scene and at noon had removed the debris and repaired the track so that through (Continued on page four) TIMES IMPROVED In Kansas Says Thomas E. Everett in Letter to His Brother Here. SIX PAIR OF MULES Brought Sum of $3,000 — Town Was Cut Off by Recent Heavy Snow'. John Everett, of this city, has received a letter from his brother, Thomas E. Everett. Central, Kansas, in which he says that general conditions are improving there. Prices of live stock are increasing and the general outlook is much brighter than for many months. Mr. Everett recently sold six pair of mules for $3,000, showing the market good. He enclosed a clipping from his local newspaper on the recent big snow storm in that section: "Rice county now has moisture aplenty. Beginning with snow last Thursday, sleet, rain, more snow and more rain followed. It was a very heavy fall of snow, and it melted rapidly. Friday the telephone, telegraph, and electric lines were down and extensively damaged, and the world at large was cut off from communication with Little River. Trains wera snowbound. Tuesday morning the river was out of its banks. The weather is calm and beautiful again, and soon the roads will be good. The rain and snow gave mother earth four and three-fourth inches ot water.”

:CONDEMN PARDON > Resolutions Passed by Ad-1 ■ ams County Detective As- i social ion Against ’ GRANTING FREEDOM 1 To Criminals—Also Com- . mends Action of Federal • Judge A. B. Anderson. 1 ■ > The Adams County Detective Asso- ’ elation at a recent meeting held in this city passed the following resolutions , against the present tendency of whole- • sale pardoning and parolling of crimi- ’ Hals during the abnormal crime wave that is sweeping over the state at this , time: ■ Whereas, There is at this time an abnormal crime wave sweeping the ,-ntire state of Indiana. Whereas. There is a growing tend ency to parole and pardon criminals: Whereas, In many cases said parol ■ and pardon criminals as soon as released go back to their former traits of criminal conduct; Therefor, be it I Resolved; That Adams County Detective Association, No. 151, most kindly request the pardon Board to refrain from granting parols only on special outstanding cases full of merit beyond any question or doubt; He It further Resolved. That we kindly petition Governor Warren T. McCray to be cautious in the granting of pardons. He it further Resolved. That w-e commend Federal Judge A. B. Anderson in his stand against pardoning and parols. Be it further 1 Resolved, That a copy of these reso- ! lutions be forwarded to Warren T. Me- ! (’ray. Governor. Albert D. Thomas ( ehairmon of pardoning board, and Hon. I Judge A. B. Anderson of the Federal Court; Also be it 'further Resolved. That a copy of these resoI lutions be preseented to Hon. Judge John C. Moran of the Adams County I Court. , PHILLIP M. CARPER. Pres. JNO. D. STULTZ. Scy. A. C. Augsberger of Berne, Indii ana, was a Decatur business visitor . this noon. thelalesValue As Basis for Valuation for Taxation Purposes Would Work Hardship ON THE TAXPAYERS Is the Opinion of Commissioner Brown —Does Not Favor 1920 Sales Value. I Indianapolis, Ind., March 22. —Valuation for taxation purposes based on sales figures of 1920 and 1921 would work hardships on Indiana property owners and particularly on farmers, John G. Brown, a member of the state tax board, declared today. , Reports have been received by the board as to the actual price brought by some real estate in sixty-one counties of the state, indicating the sale t price was higher than the appraised ' valuation, but there reports are merely Incidental, Brown said. ’ Many other factors must be taken into consideration, in arriving at a 100 per cent valuation. Brown said. There’s the drop in prices of farm products • and the consequent drop in value of , farm lands. Revenue derived from the farm or • any other business determines its vallue, Brown said, more than the sale 1 price of a year or two ago. "The same would be true of .city ■ property if it were not for the fact that rents and incomes from city property ' have not decreased in proportion," Brown said. BIG MEETING NEXT MONDAY Word was received by S. E. Brown this morning from R. L. Hill, state manager, that Professor Farmer of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be in De- , catur next Monday for the big Yeoman meeting. Mr. Brown desires this ' to be a big boosting meeting for the , location of the home in Decatur. Every , one is urged to attend this meeting. Dr. Winfield Hall, former dean of i the University of Chicago, was in the . city today and gave talks in the various schools. He will talk at the Presbyterian church this evening.

RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS MAY SUPPORT THE MINERS ______________ POSSIBILITY OF GREATEST INDUSTRIAL TIE-UP IN HISTORY IS SEEN-PRES-IDENT MAY ISSUE APPEAL FOR SETTLEMENT.

IS HIGH BIDDER Wm. H. Berlins Purchases the Thirteen Plants of Berling & Moltz Co. AT RECEIVERS’ SALE IL R. Moltz and W. B. Frisinger Competitive Bidders for Property. William 11. Berling. of this city, was the high bidder today for the thirteen plants of the Berling and Mcltz Packing Company, of this city, in the receivership proceedings filed some weeks ago. W. W. Rogers, the receiver, conducted tiie sale, with competitive open bidding, and in addition to Mr. Berling there were bids received from Harry R. Moltz and W. If. Frisinger. of Decatur, who also are members of the Berling and Moltz Company. The bid of Mr. Berling. the highest recorded, was $29,900, and this is the purchase price, subject to the approv al of the court. Messrs. Moltz and Frisinger, bid ding jointly, ran the prise up to $29„ 850. their last bid. before they dropped out as bidders. Under the purchase by Mr. Berling the properties of the company will pass under new management. The original company is said to have been a money-maker, but dissensions arose among stockholders, resulting in the receivership. The Properties Purchased The properties purchased by Mr. Berling include the Berling and Moltz packing plant on West Market street, also the Bluffton Produce Company plant of this city, also plants at Warren, Montpelier, Hartford City, Gaston. Lafountaine. Amboy, Swayzee, Redkey, Landessville, Upland, and Ridgeville. The bid of Mr. Berling includes all of the property with the exception of tlte real estate in Bluffton and Warren, which is in controversy in another case in court, to determine If the said real estate is conpany assets or belongs to individuals within the Berling and Moltz Company. The $29,900 bid is about 80 per cent of the appraisement, and a bid of such amount, taken in competitive open bidding, is acceptable, subject to the approval of the court. Mr. Berling will come into possession of the packing and produce plants as soon as the court,. Special Judge W. D. Lett, .of Marion, enters approval of the receiver’s sale. Mr. Berling is an experienced man in the business, and that he will make a success of the packing plants is a foregone conclusion. —Bluffton News. 4444444 4 4 THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 4444444 444 444 4.44 Indiana: Fair and warmer tonight. Thursday’ increasing cloudiness and warmer. Lower Michigan: Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight; Thursday unsettled and warmer probably light rain or snow in west and north por tions, variable winds becoming fresh to strong southerly Thursday. 44444444. 4444444 4 4 "K" AND COMPANY 4 4 4 4 The "K's” have it. Three of + 4 the city eouncilmen’s names 4 4 and that of the city treasurer 4 4 and clerk begin with the letter 4 4 "K." They are Councilmen 4 4 Krick, Kocher and Kirsch, 4 ♦ Treasurer Ktnzle and Clerk 4 4 Kauffman. It’s seldom that 4 4 you’ll find so many people all 4 4 connected with the same busi- 4 4 ness, that of running a city, 4 4 spelling their names with the 4 4 same letter. 4 4444444444444444

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— I With Mine leaders gathering at | Cleveland for a "council of war” on 1 the tie up ordered for March 31, I federal officials today are consideri Ing means of averting the threatened walkout of 600,000 miners. President Harding may issue a public appeal to miners and operati ors to get together in a natural peace 1 conference and settle their differences over wages and hours. The ' miners accuse the operators of refusing to meet them, hence the order for suspension of work when the existing wage contract expires. International President Lewis of , the miners in New York expects the tie up to be 100 per cent effective. Union officials in Indianapolis, headquarters of the organization, said every effort would be made to make it peaceful and orderly. Reports from the mine fields indicated the workers had received the walkout order without excitement. Cleveland. 0.. Mar. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Possibility that the railroad brotherhoods 2,500,000 strong, may give their support to the • 600.000 mine workers ordered to strike at midnight March 31, was seen today as Cleveland became the center of what may become the greatest mine strike in history. This possibility was revealed in the admission from brotherhood ofii- • cials that "the protective agreement” between miners and brotherhoods ’will doubtless receive the sanction !of the railroad organizations. The executive hoard of the United Mine Workers, it was said, already have ratified the agreement. Three other factors that strengthened this belief are: 1. Selection of Cleveland, home of the brotherhood chiefs, for the meeting of 116 members of the policy committee of the United Mine Workers to prepare plans for a walkout of miners throughout the United States and Canada, with the exception of Nova Scotia. 2. Wording of article one in the miners-railroaders’ protective agreement that "we assert our purpose to (Continued on page four) ARE OPTIMISTIC The Democratic Chieftains Gather in Indianapolis and Plan for the STATE CONVENTION May 31 and June I—VanNuys Head of the Platform Committee. Indianapolis. March 22.—Cheerfully optomistic over their prospect in the November election chieftains from all I parts of the state gathered here to- ' day to make preliminary arrangements ’ for the state convention May 31 and June 1. Frederick Van Nuys former state chairman and recenty United States district attorney for Indiana was named to head a committee which will draft a tentative platform. Other members of the committee were: i "Thomas Taggart, Joseph Shea, Charles A. Greathouse, all of Indian- ' apolis, Evan B. Stotseuburg. of New ’: Albany, John McFadden, of Rushville, I I Mrs. James Riges, of Sullivan. Mrs. ' I Alice McCullough of Ft. Wayne, Mrs. J. T. Gwin, of Rennsseler, Mrs. Harry McMullin of Aurora. Mrs. Olive B. • ' Lewis, of Indianapolis and Mrs. A. B. ,! Flynn of / The committee on arrangements , which will make recommendations for . the temporary chairman of the con,l vention was composed of A. C. Sallee, . of Indianapolis, Walter S. Chambers of . I New Castle, Dale Crittenberger ot An- ■ Iderson and Miss Gertrude McHugh, • secretary of the state committee.