Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 112

REPORT shows COAL SURPLUS IS SHRINKING I Twenty Million Tons Taken I From Supply in Last Six Weeks I SHORTAGE IS COMING Mine Union Leaders Say Shortage Will Materialize in Five More W eeks (Bv Fred C. Johnston, United Press staff correspondent) Indianapolis, May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—More than 20,000,000 tons of coal has been eaten from the reserve with which the » nation faced the store of the great coal strike six weeks ago. Five more weeks will see the threatened fuel shortage materializing, it was said at United Mine Worker headquarters here today. The 84.000,000 ton surplus on hand when the suspension started April 1 has been worn down —despite nonunion production—to approximately 40.000,000 tons. The rate of consumption has been 8,000,000 tons a week, half of which was mined in the open shop fields. When the existing surplus is cut in half, five weeks hence, the industrial pulse of America will begin to flutter from lack or coal, union lead | ers claim. The reserve of 20,04)0,000 tons on hand at that time will be the lowest in recent history. FILIBUSTER IS THREAT TODAY Michigan Representative Wants Investigation to Start at Once By M. Benedict United Prenn Staff Correnpondent Washington, May 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A filibuster to compel the house to take action on the resolution providing on investigation of alleged laxity in the prosecution of war defrauders, was threatened today by representative Doodruff. Michigan. republican. Declaring that "the country is entitled to more action and fewer excuses from the administration,” Woodruff served notice on house leaders that unless they allowed the resolution to come to a vote “within the next few days' he will start a lone hand filibuster against all legislation. Republican house leaders have been laying plans to balk the congressional i investigation and will plead that the; war graft cases should be left entirely ■ in the hands of the department of justice. “I am tired of waiting,” said Wood ruff, "and so are millions of people over the country who want to see the war grafters punished. I mean to force the committee on rules and the republican leaders to allow my resolution to be taken up. It they do not act within the next ten days I will ' fllifuster. “They will find me prepared to stick it out all summer if necessary.” Woodruff’s threatened filibuster sent a scare through congressional ranks today. House members are most anxious to get away from Washington so they can begin campaigning. They hope to begin taking three days recesses by June 1 or 15. A filibuster would ruin that plan and hold the house in session indefinitely. (Continued on page five)

Co-operation of Residents Good During Clean-Up

< ’vic Dept. Woman’s Club Appreciated Support Given Them The residents of Decatur have B hown hearty co-operation with the council and the Civic Department of the Woman’s Club in trying to make Decatur beautiful. There are a number of vacant lots and vacant houses scattered over the cfty and if the owners of these properties will remove the rubbish that

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WILL GIVE FASHION SHOW, FRIDAY A fashion show will be held in the chapel at the high school building at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow morning by sixty girls who are members of the domestic science class of the high school. The girls will wear dreases which they have made in connection With their class work during the past three months of school. There will be room in the chapel for a few guests and the girls and their Instructor will be glad to welcome those who wish to attend the exhibition. VERDICT GIVEN TO PLAINTIFF IN TRIAL HERE Fort Wayne Woman Received .SIO,OOO Judgment for Death of Husband MAY APPEAL CASE — Defendant Claimed Judgment Was Excessive and Began Appeal Plans A verdict awarding damages in the sum of SIO,OOO to the plaintiff in the case of Mrs. Martha Byall vs, The Indiana Service Corporation, venued to Adams county from the Allen circuit court, was returned by a jury at 7 o’clock last night, after a little more than two hours deliberation. The vote on the first ballot stood eleven to one for the plaintiff, it is understood. Most of the two hours was consumed by the jurors in determining the amount of the judgment. It is understood that the defendant is preparing to make an appeal in the case, claiming that the amount of the judgment is excessive. The damages were awarded the plaintiff for the death of her husband, Isreal Byall, who was killed by an electrical cur rent received from a light wire in his (Continued on page five)

k FORMER CITY OFFICIAL DEAD W. E. Fulk Died at Ganado, Texas, Wednesday— Body Sent Here The body of W. E. Fulk, former Decatur citizen who died at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon at Ganado, Texas, will be brought to this city for burial, according to a message received here yesterday evening by D. M. Hensley, secretary of the National Union Life Insurance company. The message read: “W. E. Fulk died here at 3:30 today. Will bring body to Decatur. Make funeral arrangements. Will wire time of arrival. Answer. Mrs. Fulk." The news of Mr. Fulk’s death came as a shock to his friends in this city. Prior to moving to Ganado, Texas, he and his family lived in this city, being one of the well known citizeps of tills place. The Fulk family moved to Texas about twelve or fifteen years ago. While a resident of this city he held the office of City Engineer and was also superintendent of the Municipal Light and Power Plant and was Stir veyor of Adams county from 1894 to 1900. The message to Mr. Hensley was turned over to F. V. Mills and a wire sent to the widow stating that arrange(Continued on page three)

has accumulated, and will see that the weeds are cut it will add greatly to the appearance and healthfulness of the city. The Civic Department will have an auction sale in July, the proceeds of the sale will be used for the maintainance of a rest room. Any one having any furniture or other articles which can be sold are asked .to call Mrs. Alva Nichols who is chairman of this committee and arrangements will be made to call for them. CIVIC SECTION.

CHICAGO JAILS CROWDED WITH LABOR RIOTERS Three Men are Partially Identified as Slayers of Two Policemen REWARDS ARE II IG II Offers of $60,000 for the Arrest of Slayers Started Man Hunt I nlle.l Brown Staff Correspondent Chicago, May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Three hundred men, packing the city jails, were in custody today in connection with the labor war killing of two policemen. Three' of the suspects had been partially identified as the slayers if the two officers. High union officials under arrest, will be prosecuted on charges of inciting the riot and with having fostered a reign of tenor that resulted in loss of life, under statutes similar to those on which instigators of the Haymarket riots were convicted of anarchy. Authorities are convinced that the men who did the actual killing were merely hirlings of high-ups who are trying to defeat the Landis award. Rewards totalling $60,000 for arrest of the slayers, spurred all Chicago to a gigantic man-hunt. The three men partially identified as the slayers were: Isadore Braverman, 28, named by two park policemen as one of the men responsible for the attack which killed Lieut. Terrance Lyons. Brav erman's family advanced an alibi. Max Glass, 33, member of the Glaziers union and suspected of having driven an auto from which Policeman Thomas Clark was killed. John Lafferty, notorious police character, was partly identified as the third man in the car by an eye witness. The policemen were killed when they tried to intercept an auto in which men who tried to bomb buildings, wore riding. Efforts were made today to obtain release of the “Big Three” in Chicago's building trades unions who were taken into custody following the murder —Fred Mader, president of the Building Trades Council; “Big Tim” Murphy, the “power” behind Mader and Cornelius Shea, union official. Chief of Police Charles Fitzmorris (Continued on page four)

BIDS RECEIVED ON DENT SCHOOL Four Contractors Submitted Bids But Contract Not Let Yesterday Four contractors submitted bids for the contract for repairing and remodeling the Dent school house in District No. One, Root township, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the hour advertised for receiving bids, by Martin Gerke, trustee, and the advisory board of Root township. The bids were opened and read but the contract was not let yesterday. The bids will be taken under consideration by Mr. Gerke and the advisory board for about ten days before the contract is let. The Dent school building was condemned by the state board of health more than a year ago. Special permission was obtained by the patrons and officials of the school for holding school in the building during the past school year. However the building must be repaired before school can be held in it again. Plans and specifications have been drawn up for remodeling the building, the estimated cost of which is $4,300. Following are the contractors who submitted bids yesterday and the amount of each bid: McKean and Johnson, $4,250; Moon and Butler, $3,434; Reuben Lord, $3,313; and H. F. Linn, $3,200. •— BOY SCOUTS MEET. The local Boy Scout organization will meet tonight at 7:30 prompt. The troop Is about organized. Hurry if you want to join. Age 12-18. Be sure you want to be a real scout before you come up. SCOUT MASTER

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 11, 1922

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CONVENTION IN BLUFFTON WAS WELL ATTENDED Meeting of Methodist Missionary Society Ended Wednesday Night OFFICERS ELEC TE 1) Mrs. F. V. Mills, of This City Chosen Corresponding Secretary Mrs. W. W. Martin of Ft. Wayne, again heads the Fort Wayne district Women's Home Missionary society if the Methodist church, which met at Bluffton Tuesday and Wednesday, as president for the ensuing year. Miss Maude Stout, of Bluffton, is the newly elected secretary. Other officers are : Mrs. H. C. Hermon. Fort Wayne, vice president; Mrs. F. V. Mills, Decatur, corresponding secretary; Mrs. C. A. Stine, of Bluffton, recording secretary. One new secretary was added to the department this year. Mrs. J. A. Miore of Garrett, was made secretary of Thank Offering. Other department secretaries are: Mrs. J. R. Bishop, Auburn, field secretary. Mrs. Seth Painter, Monroeville, children. Mrs. E. B. Robinson, Fort Wayne evangelism. Mrs. A. M. Wileman, Fort Wayne, mite box. Mrs. A. E. Scott, Fort Wayne, Christian stewardship. Mrs. John Zeek, Garrett, mission ary education. Mrs. W. W. Raine, Orland, temperance . Mrs. E. E. Trippeer, Auburn, life service. Mrs. Stuart Rehrer, Fort Wayne, supplied. Mrs. J. C. White, Fort Wayne, perpetual members. (Continued on page four) MRS. STEED IS DEAD AT GENEVA Wife of Dan Steed Died This Morning After Illness with Cancer Geneva, *lnd., May 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Liza Steed, wife of Dan Steed, died at 11:30 this morning at her home at this place, after an extended illness from cancer. The deceased was forty-six years old last March and came to Geneva about twenty-seven years ago, moving here from Celina, Ohio. She is survived by a husband, Dan Steed and four children, Harry, Erma, Marorie and May Steed. The funeral will be held sometime Sunday at the M. E. church at Geneva and burial will be made in the Geneva cemetery. Somewhat unsettled but generally fair tonight and Friday; continued warm.

TRIAL OF LEN SMALL STARTED THIS MORNiNG Attorney for State Made Opening Statement to Jury Today EXPLAINED CHARGES Governor Charged With A Conspiracy to (’heat and Defraud Illinois (By Carl Victor Little, United Press staff correspondent) Court House, Waukegan, 111., May 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — The state outlined its case against Gov. Len Small today. Fred C. Mortimer, state's attorney of Sangamon county, made the opening statement of the prosecution to the jury. The governor charged with con spiracy to embezzle state funds, was in Lake county circuit court before Judge Claire C. Edwards opened the session. "It is not for me to express an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of his defendant," said Mortimer, “it it my duty to present to you the evidence.” Mortimer explained that the indictment of the Sangamon county grand jury charged Small with conspiracy to “cheat and defraud the great state of Illinois out of from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. The alleged co-conspirators, Morti mer said, named in the indictment were: Fred Sterling, lieutenant governor, Vernon Curtis, Grant Park banker, and the late Edward Curtis, his brother, from Springfield, Kankakee, Grant Park and Chicago. “We will show that Governor Small is a banker and is connected with the First Trust and Savings Bank of Kankakee," said the state's attorney. "This defendant was elected treasurer in November 1916 and remained in office until January 13, 1919. “His successor, Fred Sterling, a co conspirator, took office as treasur er in 1919 and stayed in until 1921.” , Mortimer said the alleged conspir acy ran through the terms of Small ami Sterling as treasurers. Mortimer read to the jury the state treasurers' act of 1909. C. C. LeForcee, governor’s counsel, objected to reading of the act (Continued on Page Four).

BERNE TO HAVE TWO NEW TRUCKS Town Councilmen Vote to Purchase Trucks for Fire and Street Use At a recent meeting of the town council of Berne, it was voted to purchase two new trucks for the town and now advertised for bids on the same. One of the trucks is to be fitted with a bed suitable for carrying the chemical fire extinguisher. In ease of fire this truck will be sent first in order that the chemicals may be used while the big truck is preparing to throw water on the flames. The truck is not to be less than twenty horse power and will be furnished with the necessary equipment needed for immediate use. The second truck advertised for will be used by the street commissioner for hauling of all kinds. This truck will also be equipped with a twenty horse power motor. The tow will have a large amount of stone, bricks, gravel and dirt to haul tills year, and the councilmen thought it cheaper to purchase a truck than to pay drayage for having it hauled. . • TWO DECATUR PEOPLE WERE OPERATED UPON YESTERDAY Dr. H. E. Keller was at Fort Wayne yesterday where he assisted Dr. M. I. Rosenthal in performing a serious operation upon Mrs. Julia Colchin of this city and Mrs. Joseph Spangler of Union township. The operations were held at the St. Joseph hospital. Dr. Keller reports both operations successful and states that both patients are doing well.

BERNE WILL HAVE A SWIMMING POOL AGAIN THIS SUMMER IT IS SAID As the result of a meeting of swimming enthusiasts in the town of Berm*, recently, the town will have a community swimming poo) this summer. Lake Biberstein, which proved to be a very popular plat e to large crowds last year, will be opened up for bathing again this year. A swimming club has been organized in Berne with A. ('. Smith as president, and certain rules and regulations for governing the swimming pool have been dratted. MOVEMENT OF ARMY TROOPS IS ANNOUNCED Virtual Redistribution of the Regular Army Announced Today TO FORT HARRISON Eleventh Infantry and the Third Artillery to Indiana Camp Washington, May 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A virtual redistribution of tile regular army in the interests of economy and efficiency .was announced today by the war department. This redistribution is to make the smaller army congress as authorized, more effective. Practically the entire army is now needed, the department said, to pre pare and conduct the citizen training camps this summer. In addition to the transfer of four army corps area squares, the department announced the following orders for troop movements, some of which were said to be tentative: For Fifth Corps Area: Eleventh in fantry, from Camp Knox, Ky„ to Ft. Benamin Harrison. The Third Field Artillery, except one battalion, from Camp Knox, to Ft. Benjamin Harrison. o TWO SUITS FILED HERE YESTERDAY Judgments on Note and Account are Sought by Two Plaintiffs A complain on a note was filed in the Adams circuit court Wednesday afternoon aginst V. Frances Murphy, administratrix of the estate of Joseph W. Murphy, by Charles Hirscher, through attorneys F. M. Cotteral and Fruchte and Litterer. The principal of the note is $72. Judgment in the sum of $l2O and costs is asked by the plaintiff Dr. Claude C. Rayl, a local physi dan, has filed a complaint in tile circuit court against Wilma Dell Emery, seeking judgment on an account in tile, sum of $175. Dr. Rayl says that tin-! defendant is indebted to him in the sum of $l5O for professional services rendered by him for Betty Wilson at the request of the plaintiff. The a<. count, he states, is long past due. CHICAGO GRAIN < I ProMM Service). Chicago, May 11 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Wheat: May, $1.45; July $1.26%; Sept. $1.19%. Corn: May. 61%c; July 65%c; Sept. 67%c. Oats: May 37%c; July 40%c; Sept. 41%cJ

Annual Exhibit of High School Set for Tonight

Every Class in Local High School Will Exhibit Its Best Work Every class in the Decatur high school will exhibit the best examples of its workmanship for the approval of the public tonight at the annual high school exhibit, to be held in the high school building from 7 until 10 o’clock. Fathers and mothers of the high school students, their friends, and the general public of the city are invited to visit the high school

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MUCH TROUDLE IN SELECTING A JURY TODAY 4 Almost Entire Day Spent in Obtaining Jury for Criminal Case • MOTION T O (J UA S H Filed by Counsel for the Defendants but Overruled by the Court Practically the entire day today was spent in an effort to secure a jury to try the case of the state vs. I, George W. Adams and Gid McCros- | key, who are charged with kidnapping. Four members of the regular ‘panel of the petit jury were excused ~ from duty this morning by Judge i Moran on account of very urgent business. A new venire of five members was drawn this morning. It consisted of B. F. Shirk. Monroe; Clayson Carroll, Decatur; Ferdinand Yake, French township; Lawrence Beitler, Monroe; and Samuel Baker, ‘ Monroe township.. Those excused by tile judge this morning were Alfred Bollinger, Monroe township; Heirman Conrad,, Preble township: , Amos Lehman, Monroe township, . and James F. Parrish Blue Creek . township. Four jurors had been rejected by • the counsel before noon today. Exi amination of the jurors was contin- ; tied this afternoon and it was thought (Continued on page five) G. E’S. CLASH WITH BOWSERS I Local General Electric Play Opening Game Here With Bowsers Saturday > " The Ft. Wayne Industrial base ball I league, with a schedule of fifteen games for each of the six teams enterled will open Saturday, May 13, the i games to be staged every Saturday asI ternoon until the scehedule is comI pleted. The teams entered are the Western Gas, Wayne Oil, Pennsylvania, General Electric, Bowsers and the Decatur General Electric. The schedule being arranged so that four Ft. Wayne teams clash in a double header every Saturday, with the odd Ft. Wayne team meeting the locals. The locals will play every game on their schedule in this city, and meet Bowsers in the opener Saturday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock. The league is made up of a number of real ball players, and will prove interesting throughout the entire season. The locals are making great preparations to make tile opening game a success and have organized a team that will make a strong bid for the high honors. The Bowser team is made up of a number of ex-leaguers, including Bill Hillingor well known to the local fans and will be accompanied by a delegation J of one hundred and fifty rooters. A big parade consisting of about twenty automobiles and headed by a fifteen piece band will be held Saturday, the parade to leave the gym at j 1:45 o’clock with a line of march , through the city, and then to the park, the band to furnish the music tbrough- , mt the entire game. Anyone going to the game is requested to meet at J the gym for the parade and ride to the nark. Refreshments will be served on the grounds by the Gecode club. (Continued on page five)

building tonight and view tho splendid exhibits. Included in the exhibits will be more than one hundred dresses and about four hundred other articles, made by the girls of the domestic science class, pieces of furniture and other useful articles, made by the boys of the manual training class, and interesting articles in connection with Chemistry, English Latin, Mathamatics, and all other subjects. The exhibits will be held in the respective rooms in which the classes are held.