Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1922 — Page 1

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protect public during strike Which Starts April 1. hands _O£F NOW But With Midnight Next Nkht Officials Will Have Things to Say. lßy Paul R. Mallon. United Press staff correspondent) Washington. Mar. 25-(Special to Democrat)— The government hM decided on a program of protection of the public .luring the walkout miners scheduled to start one week from today. Vnli l work is suspended all offi ...la wilt adopt a hands off" policy. Then at midnight March 31 the government will issue a communication to federal agents throughout the nation outlining its course of action during the tie up. The government will: 1- Order all agents ,to protect mining property against any violence 2- Warn both sides against any suggestion of violence and declare the attitude of the government as “impartial” except insomuch as the public interests are concerned. I—Ask co-ordination of civil and state authorities in the enforcement of law. 4—Announce the miners must not interfere with miners who want to work If the operators choose to keep the mines open. In case of any violence the government then will take extreme steps. That is all officials care to say on that point. They believe there will be no necessity for use of federal troops. After that the government will see to it that there is no shortage of coal in any basic industries. It will make no attempt to force the miners and operators to arbitrate until it Bust—that ia until the coal supply is nenaced. A warning will be issued that no Increased prices for coal will be charged becase of the suspension of work. Any violations of this will result in federal prosecution. In any event the government will make no effort to operate the mines itself. If the coal supply is menaced seriously, it will either lend assistance toward operation or —and this seems more probable to officials — will insist that an arbitration meeting be arranged.

ERROR IN RESIDENCE In the article published yesterday in regard to the golden wedding an niversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. S Sutton, it was stated that the couple resided on Sixth street and which should have been Nuttman Ave. THE COURT NEWS A new action for collection of note and judgement has been filed in circuit court entitled Bank of Wren vs. Adam J. and Mary J. GepComplaint was filed and sum mons ordered returnable April 6. Frnchte & Litterer are representing the plaintiff. A second suit for collection of note and judgement was filed by the Bank of Wren against Adam J. Gephart, Oscar M. Gephart and Mary J. Gephart. Complaint filed and summons ordered returnable April 6. In the suit on note entitled Benjamin Riddenor vs. Julia Stodolink, appearance by C. C. Warrington for the defendant was withdrawn and appearance made bv Harrv W. Muller. Real estate transfers: Sam Nussbaum to Menno E. Stauffer, inlot 628 Berne $300; Charles Greber to Edward Bultemeyer, 68 acres in Root township, |i; j. D< sellemeyer to Henry Nuerge. part of outlet No. 6, Bdcatur, $5,000. ah'v^l a ? a: Unsettled weather, probSun<u a a tonight and Sunday; colder antl in northwest portion toer^°i^ e L Michigan: Unsettled weathdav P . ° bab * rain tonight and Sunnorths . 1 ? 8 t 0 Bnow in W6Bt and west co * der Sunday and In south tonight; fresh to strong to west winds. and RnL Mic<ligan: Cloudy tonight north y ’ pr °Bably rain or snow in west £?~, lon: colder Sunday and in shifting l on tonight; strong south "“‘rung to west winds.

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♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ MEETINGS CONCLUDED + ♦ * ♦ Practically every school In + + Adams county was visited by + ♦ speakers assisting in the Ad + ♦ ams County Milk campaign ♦ + during the past two weeks. A + + few schools could not be reach + ♦ed due to the extremely bad ♦ + condition of the roads. Although ♦ ♦ as yet figures are not available ♦ ♦ which show all that has been + + accomplished in the campaign ♦ ♦ it is known that a great amount + ♦of good was accomplished. + ♦ During the next few days sum- ♦ ♦ marles will be made of the ♦ ♦ meetings and attendance, as + ♦ well as the increase in the con + ♦ sumption of dairy products + + Miss Beadle and Mr. Wann, + + speakers from Purdue, left Fri- + ♦ day afternoon for Laporte. + + where a two weeks campaign ♦ + will begin Monday. 4. ++++++++++++++++ CONTESTWINNERS Sectional Spelling Contests Conducted Last Evening Were Interesting. “A” AND “B” TEAMS Selected from North and South Sections to Meet Friday Evening. North Townships The spelling matches of the north six townships, which were held at the gymnasium and the court house last evening, proved to he old-time “thril lers." It took an hour and fifteen minutes at each place to bring down twenty-five spellers. The "B” team at the gym began with the regulai outline, while the "A" team at the court house began on pag 42 of the adopted text. These two teams, ot fourteen spellers each, will meet the two teams from the south six town ships and corporations on next Fri day evening in a final county spell lug match The "A" team will spell at the c ourt house, the “B” team ir the gymnasium. The match will be gin at 7:30 prompt. The winner ir the "A" team will receive a fifteen dollar Webster's International Dictionary, while the winner in the “B” team will receive an eight-dollar dictionary. The second, third, fourth and fifth, etc., wil be prizes in pro portion. The committee hopes to be able to give out ten or more prizes to each team. The following mem bers compose the team in the seventh and eighth grade contests: Inez Troutner. Root township; Dist No. 2; Dora Marie Magley. teacher. Walter Smith, Kirkland; Dist. No 4; Emma Tullis, teacher. Margaret Geisel. Kirkland: Dist 6; Beatrice Dettinger, teacher. Thurman Fuhrman Preble; Dist 5; Milton Werling, teacher. Robert Frisinger, Decatur; Central; Miss Stevens, teacher. Orlo Johnson, Decatur; Central; Miss Sellemeyer, teacher. Helen Beard, Decatur; Central; Miss Coffee, teacher. Francile Logan, Decatur; Central; Miss Mutschler teacher. Florence Grey, Washington; Dist. 8; Hansel Foley .teacher. Clara Reppert, Washington; Dist Olga Reinking, Union; Dist. 6; Esther Zerkle, .teacher. The alternates for the “A” team are first, Mildred Coppess, Washington township, Dist. 8, Hansel Foley teacher, and second, lona Bates, St. Mary’s township, Dist. 6, Ralph Ful er, teacher. The pronouncers were Martin Jaberg, county auditor; and J. D. L. Cline, principal of the high school and the judges were Dallas Spuller. John Stewart and R. E. Heller. The critic was Charles E. Reed, Wash ington township. The "B” team which spelled at the gymnasium, will be composed of the following members: Jay Yost, Washington township; Hansel Foley, teacher. Ivan Ramsey, [Union; Mrs. (Tern, teacher. Celia Reber, Kirkland; R. M. Houck, teacher. Irene Hidebrand, Kirkland; Elsie Arnold, teacher. Isabell Peterson, Decatur; Miss Moran, teacher. Catherine Wefdler .Root; Winifred Gerke, tacher. Ilda Barkley,.Union; Roseila Mills, teacher. Doris Shifferly, St. Mary's; Bessie Carter, teacher. Esther Reppert, Preble; Edward Jaberg, teacher. (Continued on page two)

CHANGES HANDS Madison Hotel Purchased by Charles Sullivan from William Teeters. POSSESSION WILL BE Given Immediately — Teeters Will Return to Hay and (train Business. A change in the management of the* Madison Hotel which has been pending for some time, was consummated yes terday when Mr. Charles Sullivan, traveling representative for the Herne Over all Co., assumed the management of the hostelry from Mr. William Teeters. Mr. Teeters has been conducting the hotel for the past year and under his efficient and courteous service has developed an exceptionally pleasing patronage in both transient and local people. In conection with the hotel business, Mr. Teeters is also interested in the Hay and Grain business at Berne and as this required the greater part of his attention he decided to dis pose of the hotel business. Mr. Sullivan, the new proprietor, is well known in this city. For a number of years he has been traveling for the Berne Over all Co., and several years ago moved his family to this city,, having purchased the Moser properties on the corner ot Jefferson and Third Sts Mr. Sullivan has not decided at the present time as to whether he will personally supervise the management of the hotel or whether he will lease it to other parties. PORTLAND MAKES PLANS Plans for a monster union meeting at the Methodist church of Portland on the night of April 2nd when Mr. Beveridge speaks there have been completed it H announced. The meeting will be a non-partosan one and Judge E. E. McGriff, circuit Judge and a leading democrat will preside. Mr. Beveridge will speak here in the aftaruoon and a delega tion from Portland will meet him in this city. FIVE WERE LOST Pilot Robert Moore of 111 fated Flying Boat Miss Miami is Picked Up. IS ONLY SURVIVOR Found Clinging to Wreckage—ln Hospital Now in Serious Condition. Miami, Fla., Mar. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Drenched by waves, suffering the torchers of hunger and thirst three women and two men perishtd one by one in the sea between Miami and Bimini Island during Thursday and Friday after their flying boat had been forced down. The tragic story was told to sailors of the tanker William Greene bp Robert Moore, pilot and sole sur- . vivor. The tanker landed Moore here today but he was so weak he was unable to say anything more than "they mere all lost." > The story of the tragedy was told 1 before he lapsed into unconsciousness. Two of the five persons jumped overboard after the plane had crashed into the sea Moore told the sailors. One of these was a woman. Two women members died from exposure and hunger after Moore, his own strength growing gradually weaker, had held them to the wreckage of the plane. Tl i- five passengers were Mr. -nd Mrs. Lawrence Smith and Mr. and Mrs. August Bulte all of Kansas ’ City, Mo., and Mrs. John Dickson, of Memphis, formerly of Princeton, ' Indiana. Shortly after the boat left Miami ’ Wednesday morning on the ill fated trip to Binimi Island one of the propeller blades broke and it was forced down. The craft rode the waves In ? safety and without much difficulty drifting northward in the gulf 3 streams. No trouble developed until Thursday morning when some- ’ thing stuck to the hull of the boat and it began to leak. 1, Men and women took turns at using the pump until all became too e weak to keep it up. Thursday night one of the women became crazed and d jumped overboard. Moore almost incoherent as he (Continuied on page three)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 25, 1922

♦♦++++++♦+♦♦♦+++ ♦ LAND VALUATIONS 4> ♦— ♦ I 4* A few months ago, Matbias + + Miller purchased a farm in + ♦ Washington township, a straight + + out deal with no frills of uny + •> kind and not at a forced sale, + + paying for same SB,OOO in + ♦ bonds, none of which were at + ♦ that time worth pty. Today 4- <■ when Mr. Mhlor went to pay + ♦ his taxes he found the farm + ♦ appraised at $11,370 or just + ♦ about a half more than he paid + ♦ for it. This sale was not in + j + eluded in the Hat with which the + 4> state tax board made up their + <■ showing that sales equaled val + ♦ nations but there are many sini + ♦ ilar instances in the state. " + +++♦+++++++♦♦+♦+ MEETING Adams Post No. 43, Monday even-! ing. 7:30. Important business and entertainment. Be there and bring a buddy. ADJUTANT. ' TO TEST TREATY IN COURTS SOON * Senator Hitchcock Charges Pact Was Not Legally Ratified Yesterday. GIVES HIS REASON — That Declaration Accompanying Treaty Not Included in Ratification. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., Mar. 25 —(Spe cial to Daily Democrat)—Ratification of the four-power Pacific treaty may, be tested in the courts following charges in the senate today that the pact was not legally ratified. Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, made the charge on the ground that a dec laration accompanying the treaty and signed by the same plenipotentaries who signed the treaty was not includ ed yesterday in the act of ratification. This declaration which was prepari ed by Secretary Hughes as a reservation on the part of the United States reserved American right in the Pacific and excluded domestic questions from operations of the four power treaty. But no action was taken with respect to ratifying it, Senator Lodge said announcing that it was merely a declaration of the understanding ' the signers of the treaty had of its meaning. Hitchcock asserted this was not true, because the declaration said it expressed the “understanding and intent of the signatory powers.” and thus was as much a treaty as the main pact itself. He contended that ratification was not legal because the senate rues regarding ratification of the treaties were voilated when Lodge (Continued on page three) FORTY HOUR WEEK Is Decided Upon and Announced by Ford Motor Car Co. of Detroit. FIVE DAYS A WEEK Edsel Says Men Are Entitled to Two Days Off Each Week—Add 3,000 Men. United Press Stuff Correspondent Detroit, Mich., Mar. 25 —(Special ' to Daily Democrat)— Fifty thousand employes of the Ford Motor company ' will enjoy two days off each week in the future. Edsel Ford, president of the com--1 pany, announced that a policy of a ’ five day. 40 hour week, would be r placed into effect immediately. A ’ minimum wage of $6 a day will be continued. ’ Ford said that every man needed 1 more than one day a week for rest ‘ and time to devote to home life. 1 “The announcement is in line 1 with the policy of the company to ' allow all men to profit because of 1 steady work,; wjth ample leisure,'* he said. ” “Market demands warrant opera1 tion six days a week, but we are satisfied that five days of work will I be practical. The change will give 5 employment to 3,000 additional ’ men.” 1 No plans have been made for the installation of the five day week on 9 the Ford railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton.

MACHINES STOLEN Fords Belonging to Ezra Habegger and N. W. Abbott Were Taken. THE ABBOTT MACHINE Recovered This Morning on Cleveland Street Where It Stuck in the Mud. Automobile thieves were busy in the city last night us was evidenced by (he disappearance of two machines, a ■ Ford roadster belonging to N. W. Ab bott of near Craigvllle, ,and a Ford I touring car belonging to Ezra Habeg | ger. The Abbott machine had been parked near the gymnasium while the [occupants were attending the spelling 'contest that was being held at that I place last night. Mr. Habegger had taken his machine (o the Shanahan I Conroy garage earlier in the evening for a few minor repairs and after these had been completed the car was park ed on Madison street near the garage I waiting for Mr. Habegger to call t'oi | it. Officers were notified by both par [ties immediately upon discovering the theft of the machines and a search of I the city was made on the theory that ' Hie machines had probably been taken ;to joyriders and abandoned on sfimt side street as had been the result on several recent occasions. No trace ol the missing machines could be found I however, and officials in near-by towns were notified to be on the look-out. ■This morning residents on Grant street i notified Sheriff Melchi that a Ford I roadster stuck in the mud, had evident ly been abandoned there and upon making an investigation it proved to be the machine belonging to Mr. Ab bott, and from all appearances had 1 been very roughly handled. Nothing [ has been heard so far from the Habeg ger machine. Mr si Jamesi Sapp and spn, Lee. and daughters, Fern and Gladys, of Willshire. Ohio, spent the day shop ping in Decatur. ATTACK EDITOR George Dale and Son, Muncie, Battle With Three Bandits on Street. ONE IS WOUNDED Search of AH Hospitals Fails to Uncover Him—Men Stepped from Auto. (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind.. Mar. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Hospitals and of fices of ’all Muncie physicians were visited today by police in an effort to find some trace of three masked men who late last night attacked George Dale, editor of the Muncie Post, weeky democratic paper, and his son, George Dale, jr., as they were returning home. Before escaping. Dale succeeded in wresting the revolver from one bandit and fired at him at close range. He believes that the man was badly wounded, but no place has been found where he received radical attntion. The attack occurred near the business center of the city. The three bandits leaped from a slowly moving automobile as it came near Dale and his son. Pointing a gun at Dale's head, the leader commanded him to throw up his hands. Instead Dale grappled with his assailant and after being beaten badly lie obtained the gun and pulled the trigger. Dale and his son ran with one of the bandits in pursuit. Two shots were fired at them as they ran. The editor admits having received some letters recently thratening him because of some caustic articles which have appeared in his paper, but he says letters of such nature I come frequqently and he paid no attention to them. He declares that as he started to run, a second automobile approach- , ed from the opposite direction and • he believes the men in the two machines were implicated in the attack. WINNER OF DEBATE Clyde Meyers was chosen yesterday ' afternoon to represent the local high school In the county debate to be held [ next week. The winner of the county debate to be held next week. The , winner of the county debate will then , represent Adams county in the dis- . trict debating contest to be held week after next at Winchester.

♦+++♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ AMERICAN HISTORY ♦ ♦ DAY BY DAY ♦ ♦ By T. P. Green ♦ [ + ♦ + March 25 + ♦ + ♦ Roman Catholic services com + ♦ menced on St. Clements Island, + ♦in the Potomac, on March 25. 4- ♦ 1633. + + Colonists under Lord Calvert ♦ J + disembarked in Maryland on <• + March 25, 1634. 4* ♦ A fight between Protestants + + and Catholics occurred at Provi4> dence. Md., on March 25, 1655. 4« ♦ * + Massachusetts resolved to ex- 4- + pel Torries on March 25, 1784. 4- + R. C. Kennedy was hanged in 44> New York as a Confederate spy + 4> on March 25, 1865. <• ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ARE COMPLETED Committee Has Prepared Excellent Program for the Mass Meeting AT THE GYMNASIUM Next Thursday Evening— Given Under Auspices of American Legion. All arrangements have been com pleted and an excellent program prepared by the committee in charge for the mass meeting that will be held on next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the gynasium under the auspices of the American Legion. Attorney wald Ryan of Anderson will be the principal speaker of the evening and the subject of his address will bo “The purpose of the American Legion in American Life”. Mr. Ryan is a member of the Legion executive committee of the department of Indiana and is therefore in possession of a wealth of facts pretaining to the objects and purposes of the Legion on American life. The program to be given is as follows: Opening song. "America” —Audience. Invocation —Rev. W. R. McClafflin. Musical selection—Paramount orchestra. Opening remarks —Chairman J. 11. Carmody. The American Legion as viewed by an outsider—J. W. Tyndall. Vocal selection —D. H. S. Girls Glee Club. A Real Community—D. B. Erwin. Musical selection—Paramount orchestra. The Purpose of American Legion in American Life —Hon. Oswald Ryan. Closing Song—" Star Spangled Banner." —Audience. Benediction—Rev. J. A. Seimetz. NORTH WARD SCHOOL PLAY The teachers of the north ward school in this city are busy just now training and drilling the children of that school for the operetta, “Midsummer Night” by Elizabeth W. McLean, which will be given at the athletic hail on the evening of Friday April 7th. Every child in the north ward school is expected to take part and the playlet will provide much amusement. Details will be announced in a few days. WEEKLY WEATHER United Prenn Staff Correspondent Washington, Mar. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Weather outlook for the period March 27 to April 1, inclusive: Region of Great Lakes. Unsettled weather with probably rains over east portion at beginning of the week, followed by cool and generally fair weather until Thursday or Friday, when it will become unsettled and warmer with probably rain. o — MOORE ADMITS GUILT (United Prexn Service). Indianapolis., Ind., Mar. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Isaiah Moore told the world today he was guilty of bigamy, declared formally he had thirteen wives. But the charges ot embezzlement and grand , larceny he faces under grand Jury l indictment are a travesty on justice, . he said. Entering his formal plea in court, Moore declared he was guilty of the ’ bigamy charge, but he pleaded not 1 guilty to the counts in the indictment ‘ charging him with obtaining money I from his various wives before leaving them.

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NEW OIL COMPANY WILL TEST FIELD Habegger-Brown Company Leases 1,500 Acres Near Town of Monroe. DRILL SIX WELLS Mr. Habegger Will Start New Well on Baltzell Farm in Few Days. • — The oil boom west of Monroe is still | in progress. Is growing not wildly but steadily and indications are that a I number of wells will be drilled In that locality during the next few months. Because of a delay in tube shipments the Habegger well which came in last week lias not been pumped but plans for doing so in a few days are now being made. In the meantime Mr. Halt begger is arranging to drill his second well on the Baltzell farm about six hundred feet west and a little north of the first well location on the Joseph Andrews farm. It is likely that work of drilling there will begin next week. Several other operators are in the field and leases have been taken. Wnt. H. Brown from Oklahoma has been here several days and last evening a new company to be knowm as the Habegger-Brown Oil company was organized. the members of the firm being Mr. Brown who has had severa years experience in the game and Mr. Ezra Habegger who developed the new field. They have leased about L.SHO acres beginning with the Jim A. Hendricks farm just west of Monroe and extending well over towards the Andrews farm. On this it is now planned to drill six wells to test the field. Several others have secured leases on land in that territory and it is said that two of these leases will be drilled as soon as contracts can be let. The Habegger well has over 200 feet or oil in the casing and all experts who have investigated agree that he has a profitable well. HAVE THEIR APPROVAL (United Press Service) Ohio. Mar. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Close alliance between the 4,000,000 railroad workers of the country and the 4,000,000 coal miners during the min ers strike called for midnight March 31, was apparent today. Action which will be taken by the railroad unions during the mine strike was problematical. The general policy committee of the United Mine Workers was on record as having unanimously approved the call for strike of coal miners. WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Announcements have been received here by friends of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Sowers of Sharon, Pa., of the wed- ■ ding of their daughter, Winifred Helen which occured on March 21st to Dr. Edwin Martin Burkhardt of Wichita, Kan. Dr. and Mrs. Burkhardt will be at home at that place after April Ist. FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON The funeral services for Joseph W. Smith who passed away yesterday afternoon, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the U. B. church. Rev. C. J. Miner officiating. Interment will be made in Maplewood , cemetery. The services will be in charge of the American legion. MORE CANDIDATES FILE i Four more candidate filed their declarations today with Clerk Kelly as 1 follows: L. L. Mattox for coroner; Dennis Striker and John W. Blakey for committee-men and John M. Bolenbocker for trustee of Jefferson township. ) ♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ? 4* A CORRECTION 4y 4- ♦ a 14* In yesterday’s paper the an- 4I + nouncement was made that can- ♦ y 4> dldlatee for commlttemen had * >, [♦ until April 12th to file. This is + ♦ wrong. They must file by April ♦ t, 4> Ist, the same as other candi- ♦ e + dates. Delegates to state con- 4» t ♦ ventions have until the 12th. ♦ t 4> All other candidates must file y 4> declaration by a week from to- ♦ r-1 ♦ day. ♦