Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 123

SWEEPING REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES

CLAIMS THAT DAUGHERTY HAS HIREDJETECTIVES CARAWAY CHARGES THAT SECRET SERVICE MEN ARE SWOWMTHE SENATORS WHO ARE ASSAILING TMTORNEY GENERAL.

BODY ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON Funeral Services for lola Fisher to Be Held Thursday Afternoon The body of Miss lola Grace Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher, who died in Ohio, last Sunday, arrived in Decatur at 12:57 o’clock this afternoon and was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos I Fisher on Tenth street. The funer al services will be held from the United Brethren church at 2 o'clock.! the Rev. Miner officiating, Thursday i afternoon. Short services will be held at the residence at 1:30 o’clock.; Burial will be held in the Decatur cemetery. The remains may be viewed by relatives and friends this evening and tomorrow morning. PROGRAM FOR | FIRST CONCERT . . 7 I An Excellent Program for the Opening Concert on Tomorrow Evening An excellent program has been announced for the first band concert of the season to be given on the court house law by the Decatur City Band on tomorrow evening. Providing the weather is good a large crowd Is expected to attend the concert. The band has ben holding regular rehearsals and is ready for the opening con- _ I cert. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock. Open air concerts will be given by the band every wek through out the summer months. Folowing is. the program for the opening concert: Vane Rice, Director March—Fashion —Clements. Overture—Gilded Bond —Laurendeau. Waltz—Folly Extse—Milok. Dance—Honey Bees —Richmond. (Continued on page two)

Evangelist Told of the Immense Power In Truth

Dr. Conant Preached Great Sermon Baptist Church Last Night Many of those who heard Dr. J. E. Conant’s sermon at the Baptist ehureh last night said they had never hoard a stronger and more searc h in;; sermon preached anywhere. He "sed as a text Luke 3:4, ‘Prepare ye tli .• way of the Lord, make his Paths straight.” He said, “The only thing that will teach lost men for God is truth. It la not eloquence, convincing argument, nor appeal to the emotions, hut truth. The Gospel is the power God unto salvation because it is eternal truth. In order to reach men the truth must get in. It gets in by being received. Jt must be received by believing, not in the head, but in the heart. There isn’t a single place 'n the human personality which truth hurts so much as the heart. The unsaved stay away from services like this because they are afraid of the

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I _ (United Pfpmn Serving, Washington, May 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Attorney General Daugherty has ordered secret service men to shadow senators assailing him, Senator Caraway, of Arkansas charged today, renewing his attack on Daugherty in connection with the release of Charles W. Morse from Atlanta prison and the prosecution of war fraud papers. ‘‘lf the attorney general wants vindication as he says he does," said Caraway, “ahd is willing to have ar investigation I'll furnish the hame of a witness who can tell how Daugher ty is having senators as well as : house members shadowed by secret I service men." Caraway discussing Daugherty’s statement yesterday disputed the ' statement that the letters of Former 'President Taft and Former Attorney ; General Wickersham had disclosed Daugherty’s entire connection with the Morse case. He took up the dismissal of Major |W. O. Watts, former special invest igator for the department. Watts ! was discharged April 24 on the grounds he had been disloyal to the department by furnishing information to Representatives Royal Johnson and Roy O. Woodruff who are leading in the demand for investigation .of war fraud and prosecution of ' grafters. Caraway declared that Col. W. A. i Yates of the quartermaster corps of the army promised Watts that he ; would be promoted to be a major in ! the regular army and put at the head of his class if he would change his report on his investigation of war contracts and war fraud in the department. Washington, May 24—(Special to Daily Demoirat) — Administration leaders now' hope to answer effective ly the charges made by Senator Caraway against Attorney General Daugherty by getting prosecutions of alleged war grafters under way at at once. It is probable that the first of the war graft cases to be acted upon since the department of justice was charged by Representatives Johnson, South Dakota, and Woodruff, Michi gan, with laxity, will be placed before a federal grand jury here next (Continued on page six)

■ hurt which the truth will cause. Then, there must be a miracle worked in their lives which will cause them to come after that which hurts them. Nothing in the world but the power of God will work this miracle. [ Right here prayer has a vital place. r “There are two things that need to ’ be done in bringing men to God ’ through prayer: (1) an atmosphere ’ must be provided; (2) conviction of ’ sin must be produced. “Individuals have atmospheres. 1 Contact with one person will give 1 you the blues, while contact with another drives away the blues. We ’ cannot palm ourselves off for what we are not. There is an instinctive ’ something going out from our person--1 alities all the time telling people ' what we are without our saying a 1 word. Audiences have an atmosphere 1 too. An evangelist can tell When he ’ stands before an audience the first 1 time just what the spiritual atmosphere is. a—- — (Continued on page five)

WATSON SPOKE TO REPUBLICAN STATE MEETING Indiana Senator Keynote Speech for the Fall Campaign OPTOMISTIC VIEWS 1 Indorsed Present Administration—Attacked Work of Democrats (By Fred G. Johnston, United Press staff correspondent) ( Indianapois, May 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Predictions that a soldier bonus bill will be enacted at ’ this session of congress; that rail- : road rates soon will be reduced and 1 that the tax burden will be lightened next year were made here today by ' Senator Watson. Indiana, an administration senate leader, in a speech 1 generally accepted as the "keynote” of the republican congressional campaigns this fall. Watson's speech was before the republican state convention of Indiana, but national significance was attached to it, because the senator is ■ understood to. have discussed it thoroughly last week with President Harding in Washington. In an emphatic manner, the senator made it clear the republicans will conduct an aggressive campaign, declaring the administration will stand on its record. He asserted that the administration does not need an apologist, but only some one to tell of its accomplishments. Watson directed a vitrolie attack 1 on the last administration, making ' comparisons between what he called “democratic waste, extravagance and incompetency” and “republican (Continued on page four) VETERANS WILL HEAR MEMORIAL SERMON SUNDAY G. A. R. Members To Hold Memorial Services at the Methodist Church DECORATION DAY Will Be Observed With Program by Different Veterans Tuesday Memorial Sunday will be observed on next Sunday, May 28, at the Methodist church by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. The memorial sermon will be preached by the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Methodist church at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning. The veterans and all patriotic orders will assemble at the G. A. R. hall at 10 o’clock and march in a body to the church. The veterans cordially invite and are anxious that all patriotic orders in the city attend the services. Plans for the Decoration Day services on next Tuesday are being made and will be announced within a few days. The veterans of the G. A. R. will assemble at their ball at 9:00 o’clock Tuesday morning as usual and go by automobiles to all the ' cemeteries in the city to decorate the graves of their departed comrades with wreathes of flowers and evergreens. After the graves have been decorated the veterans will return to the G. A. R. hall where they will be dismissed. At 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon i the veterans of the G. A. R. will reassemble at their hall and inarch • in a body to the centopath in the ■ court house lawn where a program > will be carried out by the G. A. R., the Spanish-American war veterans, • and the veterans of the World War. ! Committees from each (Organization are arranging the program. Mr. W. H. Myers, commander of the local G. A. R. camp issued the (Continued on page six)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, May 24, 1922

FLOWERS WANTED BY CIVIC DEPARTMENT OF WOMAN’S CLUB TO BE PLANTED AT WATER WORKS An effort is being made by the civic section of the woman's club Io beau tify various sections of the city. Th, women are planning to plant flowers in the water works park. In order to make this work a success donations ci' ’lowers must be made to the women MrS. (’. V. Connel, who has charge ol the work stated today that anyone who will donate any annual flowers 01 plants should call her and the flowers will bo called for. MURDERER SAYS HE WAS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION Dave Soderman Claims He Did Not Know What He Was Doing ATTORNEYS TESTIFY Say That Soderman Appealed to Them for Assistance Before Murder United Press Service. Dallas, Tex., May 24. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Driven to despera tion and not knowing whether he hat killed his wife or not, Dave Soderman on trial here for the murder of Jaj Clay Powers, appealed to lawyers ii Elpaso for assistance ten days befon he killed Powers, Victory C. Moore El Paso attorney, testified today. More said Soderman entered his of flee ten days before the killing ami : sobbed out the story of his domestir troubles. “ thought I killed her —I meant ts kill her—h hoped to kill her," wen practically the first words Soderman spoke, according to Moore. Moore said Soderman was insane. The Soderman “death letter" was written in connection with a contemplated divorce action on the part ol Dave Soderman, according to Moore, who proved a strong defense witness he said: “I told him that if he could get a written statement from his wife, stat ing in her own words that she had told him orally about her relations with Powers, it would be good grounds for divorce. IN WELLS CIRCUIT COURT The case of Guy Reinbauld vs. Jay Cline was being heard today in the Wells county circuit court, the case being taken to Wells county on a change of venue. The case grew out of an automobile smashup. Reinbauld charging that the Cline car collided with his car causing cousideraole dain ago. The accident happened two years ago. FOUR MEN ARE SEEKING OFFICE Os County Truant Officer To Be Filled by Election of Trustees Soon Four mon have announced that they are candidates for the office of county truant officer for the coming year. The truant officer will be selected by the township trustees when they meet at the office of county superintendent, E. S. Christen, on Monday, June 5. The men who have entered the race for Hie office are George McManama, of Monroe township, Charles Fetters, of Jefferson township; Homer Knodle, of Decatur; and Frank O. Baker, of Decatur. The present truant officer is E. R. Merriman. All four candidates have announced their candidacy within the last few days. Unsettled weather tonight and Thursday, probably showers; not much change in temperature.

THREE DECATUR STUDENTS WILL BE GRADUATED Indiana University to Confer Degrees on Six Adams County Students I MANY TO GRADUATE Largest Class in History of the Slate Will Complete Course Three students of Indiana UniverI dty who will receive their diplomas at the memorial commeumement here June 7 were from Decatur, according to tlie tentative list of candidates for degrees just issued by the university. ‘ The graduates will be the center of a full week of commencement activitu s, which will have as one of the principal .wants the breaking of ground for the new buildings to be erected as a memorial to Indiana University’s soldier dead. The students from Adams county who will receive degrees are: Decatur —Guy Brown Bess, A. B. h'is.ory; Victor Irvin Kruetzman, B. S.; Anita Swearinger, A. H„ English. Geneva —Trosie Jeannette Glenden ing. A. B. Monroe —Clark Judson Jahn, A. B. chemistry. Preble —Roy Edwin Goldner, B. S., medicine. The 1922 graduating class of more 'han 500 students is the largest is the he history of Indiana University. Commencement festivities in their honor wHI open May 24 with a senior ■onvocation. May 26 they will be en tertained at a reception by President mil Mrs. William Lowe Bryan. From (Continued on page six) COURTRULED IN SEVERAL CASES TODAY Few Cases Continued While Several Others Were Set for Trial JURY TRIAL TOMORROW Suit for the Breach of Promise Before Petit Jury Thursday Action was taken in a number of cases in the circuit court today. A few cases were continued and others were set for trial. In the case of the Wallings Creek Coal company against the Monroe Block and Tile company, the defendant filed an answer in eight paragraphs and a crosscomplaint in two paragraphs. The defendant in the cross complaint, asks for judgment for damages. Tho court ruled that the plaintiff must file a reply to each paragraph of the answer except the first, and must answer tlie first and second paragraphs of the cross complaint. In the case of the First National Bank of Swayzee against Erwin C. Ungemacli and the National Manufacturing and Distributing company, the defendant filed an application for a continuance, owing to illness. Tlie court sustained tlie application, ami ordered the defendant to file any ami all additional answers or paragraphs that he may desire to file on or be- ' tore June 10, 1922. Attorney J. D. , Freeman, of Fort Wayne, who is an , attorney in tlie case, was here today. The case of Wilson vs. Garinger, : a suit for breach of promise, which i was venued to this county from the Jay circuit court, which was set to be tried on May 26, will be continued ■ until a later date on account of illness in the defendant's family. The suit for damages of Craig vs. Gallogly will be begun tomorrow morning. The case will be tried before a jury. The suit is an out--1 growth of an automobile accident. t (Continued on page six)

RATE INCREASES OF 1920 I ARE COT ALMOST IN HALF REDUGTICS WHICH WILL CUT PRESENT RATES ABOUT TEN PER CENT WAS ORDERED BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION TODAY.

Washington, May 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A sweeping rodite- • j tii'n in freight rates throughout the I country was ordered today by the ini terstate commerce commission. . Tlie reductions are to be effective I July 1. ‘ The reductions ordered will cut the present rates about ten percent, the ' decision of tlie commission states. The Commission also declared that ’ railroad rates in tlie future would be based on a return of 5 3-4 percent on ■ the aggregate value of the lines, as compand with six percent under the Esch-Cummins law. The provision of the Esch-Cummings law recently expired and the commission was given . the right to fix a new rate of return. In making the reductions the com- • mission cut marly in half the freight rate increases authorized August 25, ' 1920. ’ In the eastern district the forty per- • cent increase of Auguset 5, 1920, was r cut to 26 per cent. r In the western district the previous 35 percent increase was cut to 21 1-2 ’ percent. ■ In the southern and mountain Pacific districts the previous rate increase of 25 percent was cut from 25 to 12% percent. Inter-territorial rate increases of August 25, 1920, averaging 33 1-3 percent were cut to 20 percent. The announcement of tlie rate cut today came as .1 surprise. It had-been . supposed that the administration would continue its efforts to reach a I voluntary agreement with the railroad executives by which greater rate reductions could be put into effect at 1 once. The Commission declared that tho cuts today which affect all interstate! freight rates, would not decrease the ■ earnings <)f tho railroads below the 5 3-4 percent level agreed upon by the • commission. Tlie commission called on the carriers t onotify it by May 31 whether the rate reductions prescribed will I be carried into effect without a son-! I rnal order by the commission. J Tho commission said it was im1| possible to make findings respecting ’ i electric roads as a whole and there- ’! fore held that its ruling should apply , J — .xxxxxxxxx (Continued on page six)

Young Millionaire Must Tell Story of His Life

Evidence Piling Up Against 1 Ward Who is Charged with Murder (By Frank Getty, United Press staff correspondent) White Plains. N. Y.. May 21 -(Spe1 eial to Daily Democrat) —Walter ! Ward, son of the millionaire baker. ! | must “come clean" to savo himself from trial on the charge of killing Clarence Peters, ignorant ex-gob, I ; whose body was found beside a coun- ’ try lane near here. ’ I Officials of West Chester county I I whore Ward was a police eommis- ‘! sioner, today had changed their tune ’ about,his “obvious innocence.” Cor--1 I oner Fitzgerald hastily retracted a statement to that effect, and declared evidence that is poling up demands ' further explanation from the baker’s r son. It was disclosed today that Ward took an. overdose of iodine six weeks ’ ago, about the time he claims the blackmailing started, and this has

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TRY LOCAL CASE AT FORT WAYNE Suit to Recind Contract Begun in Allen Circuit Court This Morning The rase of Bixler vs. Carlton, suit to recind a contract which was venued from this county to Allen county, was begun in the circuit court at Fort Wayne this morning. The contract involved was one drawn up for the transfer of real estate in LaGrange county. The plaintiff claims that the defendant misrepresented a portion of the real estate. Attorneys L. C. DeVoss of Decatur, and David E. Smith, of Fort Wayne represent the plaintiff, while attorneys F. M. Cotterell of Berne, and J. J. Moran, of Portland, are appearj ing for the defendant. THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN PLANK Enunciated in Message Sent from White House to State Convention Indianapolis, May 24. —A message from the White House to republicans of America was read at the republican stntq convention here today. It called for a united front on tho heels of progressive victories in the Indiana and Pennsylvania primary 'election, and outlined tlie basic principals upon which the G. O. I’. will I enter congressional and senatorial I election in November. The message forms the keynote speech of tile convention and was read by Senator E. Watson. It was I approved by President Harding and ! enunciated the following plank: 1. The soldier bonus. 2. Lower railroad rates and lower railroad wages. (Continued on page two)

i brought home to officials in charge | of the case the seriousness of the issues involved. It is now agreed that before Ward ' is cleared of the charge of man- | slaughter or worse, he will have laid i hare his lite and tell the full story >of alleged blackmail and his rela- •; tions with certain men and women of f the underworld. Either this or West ( Chester county udl have a scandal . | that will shake the police depart- - ment to its foundation. Further hints concerning the alleged blackmail of Ward by the slain ■ youth and two companions, known ‘ only as "Charley Ross” and “Jack,” • continue to leak out, largely through i Ward's lawyers. A famous woman J of the tenderloin, referred to as s “Snap." is mentioned as mixed up in s the blackmail plot. Also, it was suggested today that d Ward had intimated he shot defends ing his wife’s name, and that it was e Mrs. Ward and not tire Baker’s son, s who was being blackmailed.,