Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 124

have decisive VOICE IN THE BONUS FRAMING Division i n Republican Ranks Gives Democrats Decisive Vote MAY FORCE ADOPTION Os Either of Bills Unless Republicans Are Able to Compromise (By Lawrence Martin, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, May 25—-(Special to Daily Democrat) —Division in republican senatorial ranks has given the democrats the decisive voice in the framing of the soldier bonus bill. Unless the republicans can unite on the McCumber plan of deferred bonus payments, with loan provisions or the Smoot paid up insurance plan, without any loan or cash provisions, or on some compromise be- i tween the two, the democrats will be able to force adoption of either of the plans they favor. Indications today were that most of the democrats would support the McCumber idea in preference to Smoot’s. ARMY AVIATOR TO VISIT CITY Will Fly Over Decatur Some Day This Week and Drop Circulars A letter was received at this office this morning from the headquarters of the 84th division of the U. S. Army in Indianapolis, saying that any army aviator would fly over Decatur some I time this week, dropping circulars ■ bearing on the Citizen’s Military 1 Training Camp, to be conducted at Camp Knox, Kentucky, from August 1 to August 30. Following is a reproduction of the i letter. "First Lieut. J. E. Parker, Air Ser vice, on duty in the office of the Or ■ ganized Reserves, Indianapolis, will' fly over your city sometime this week and drop circulars containing information of the Citizens Military Train ing Camp. Ths information will be of great interest to any red-blooded Amercan boy, who desires a month of camp life and recreation and at the same tinje be taught the rudiments of, military life, habits of neatness, and j discipline. It will be of even greater' interest to the parents, who, in the | event of acceptance, would relinquish their son to the hands of Uncle Sam for one month. “The camp will be held at Camp Knox, near Louisville, Kentucky and will extend from August Ist to August < 30th, 1920. The Government pays all expenses and guarantees capable and constant supervision by selected officers and non-commissioned officers. “There will be no future military obligation to the U. S. upon comple-i tion of the Camp. The boys return, after one month, to their parents with i noticeable improvement, mentally and

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Too Many Unsaved Church Members Said Dr. Conant

Irresistible Logic Displayed By Evangelist in Sermon Here Last Night “The Washed Hog" was the subject of Dr. J. E. Conant’s sermon last night at the Baptist church. The sermon was a masterpiece of Bible truth, driven home by irrestible logic, and made so clear that no one could fail to grasp it. Interest Is increasing each night, and people are coming in from neighboring communities to hear these V’onderful messages. His text was 2 Pet. 2:22, "But it hath happened unto them according to the true proverb—the bow that was washed hath turned again to her wallowing in mire.” "There are altogether too many washed pigs getting in among the

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

444444444444444+ ♦ CANDIDATES MUST 4 ♦ ANNOUNCE STAND * ♦ 4 ♦ Milwaukee, Wls„ May 25.— 4 + Candidates for congress at the 4 < November election must an- 4 + nounce their stand on prohibl 4 ♦ tion, dry leaders decided here to- 4 + day at a meeting caled to outline 4 I < political fights. + + Anti-saloon league forces ral- + 4 lied to make a flrm stand against 4 4 attacks on the Volstead law by 4 4 wets in the present campaign. 4 4+4+4+44+4444444 cost of Living TO BE REDUCED MUCH BV ORDER Freight Rate Cut Will Reduce Cost of Living One Billion Annually $lO FOR EVERYONE {Nation’s Freight Bill To Be Reduced $400,000,000 Per Year By Herbert W. Walker, United Press Staff Correspondent. | Washington, May 25.—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —The nation’s cost , of living bill probably will be reduced I nearly $1,000,000,000 a year, as the result of the ten percent reduction in freight rates, ordered by the interstate commerce commission, govern ment statistical experts said today. This means a saving of $lO a year i for every person in the country. The reduction will cut the nation’s freight bill from $300,000,000 to $400,1 000.000 a year, according to official figures. The government experts who have been following the trend of the cost of living estimate a decrease or an increase in freight, charges is j more than tripled when it is finally i passed on to the consumer. The Department of Justice, it was j learned today, has orders from President Harding to see that the rate cut Is ‘passed down’ to the consumer, just as rate increases during the war were I quickly “passed on.” Tlie rate reduction is to become es { fective on or before July 1, and administration officials look for Its re- ‘ flection in cost of living figures shortly thereafter. Administration leaders also hope the rate cut order will have an immediate stimulating effect on business. As the commission pointed out, many business operations have been held back due to the belief that a rate reduction was near. Meanwhile, members of the com mission are watching for the railroad executives answer to the cut. Some believe the reduction may bo fought In the courts, on the grounds that the commission has cut the earnings of the roads below the average congress : desired they should receive. i One move on the part of the executives is certain. An appeal will be made to the railroad labor board in the near future for a reduction of • wages of all railroad workers because . of the rate cut. i The decision on freight rates clearly indicated a strong sentiment among i some of the commissioners for a pas 1 senger fare reduction, but the ma-

Lord’s people, that is, there are altogether too many unsaved people getting into the churches. Reformation is one thing and regenration is another. The situation is mighty sad and serious today on account of so many people knowing absolutely nothing about the new birth. Unsaved church members are the hardest people to reach and get any life into, because they think they are all right,” said the evangelist. Dr. Conant said this condition resulted largely from the carelessness of evangelists and pastors in showing the seeking unsaved just what the new birth is, and what they have to do to become genuine Christians. He went on to say, “Another person for such a condition is that nearconversion is so like the new birth in (Continued on page four)

PROGRAM NOS COMPLETE FOB MEMORIAL BAY

Coininittecs From Three Patriotic Organizations Have Plans Ready SPEAKER IS CHOSEN Dr. J. E. Conant Selected To Give the Memorial Day Address A program for celebrating the annual Memorial Day in Decatur, has been arranged by committees from the G. A. R., W. R. C., and American Legion. The annual Memorial Day address will be delivered in the circuit court room in the afternoon by the Rev. Dr. J. E. Conant, the evangelist who is conducting a series of meetings at the First Baptist church in this city. The program as outlined by the committees Is as follows: All organizations will meet at the G. A. R. hall at 9 a. in. for the purpose of visiting the three city cemeteries to decorate the graves of deceased Civil. Spanish-American, and World War veterans. Automobiles will be furnished to convey all to tho various cemeteries. Luncheon will be served at the G. A. R. hall at noon by th Women’s Relief Corps and the American Legion Auxiliary. All organizations will meet again at the G. A. R. hall at 1 p. m. and march from there to the monument on the court house lawn. The cenotaph exercises there will be in charge of the American Legion and the Women's Relief Corps. Following these exercises the crowd and veterans will proceed to the court room where the following program will be rendered: Opening Remarks—Post Commander of the American Legion. Prayer—Chaplin, the Rev. W. R. McClaflin Song—Directed by Harry D. Clark, song leader at the Baptist meetings. Reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Speech—A. L. Colchin. Songs—Directed by Mr. Clark (Continued on page four) ALFALFATOUR BEING PLANNED County Agent is Making Arrangements to Tour County on June 9 Word has been received from tho county agent’s office the the effect that there will be an alfalfa tour conducted in Adams County on June 9. Application was made to Purdue University some time ago for an extension specialist to assist In the tour. Mr. Ostrander, of the soils and crops extension department will be present and assist in making the tour and in holding field meetings. At this time County Agent Busche Is arranging witii several farmers who have fields qf alfalfa to visit their fields on the day of the tour. At that time the farmers will tell their experiences in raising alfalfa and give the difficulties they have encountered and in this way give those on the tour an idea of how alfalfa is planted and cared for. Several Adams County farmers, oven in localities where alfalfa can be raised without difficulty have the idea that it is susceptible to winter freezes. On the tour referred to several fields will be visited that have been comcomparatively successful both as to the original stand and its failure to freeze out during the winter. Alfalfa lias for some time been recognized as being a very valuable crop, especially on dairy farms. As a rule, at least three cuttings can be made during a season, each cutting yielding as much as clover or mixed hay. In addition, alfalfa is much richer a good than either cloved or mixed hay and in most cases it is taken by dairymen as being equal to bran as a milk producer. The above arrangements are being made in order to acquaint the farmers with the value of this excellent crop and it expected there will be a good turn-out. —e— _ . Ruth and Naomi Mayer were Fort Wayne visitors yesterday..

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 25, 1922

4+4++++4 + + + + + + + 4 PRESBYTERIANS CHOOSE 4 4 INDIANAPOLIS 4 4 4 4 Des Moines, la., May 25. —In- 4 4 dianapolis was today chosen as 4 4 the next meeting place of the 4 •1 Presbyterian general assembly 4 ♦ over Atlantic City. ♦ 4 4 44 4 4444444444 — • MARRIAGE LICENSE Calvin L. Yost, contractor. Decatur, born May 5, 1897, son of Mrs. Emma Klopfenstein, to Ida May Liby Monroe, born June 13, 1897, daughter of William Liby.

PUBLIC LIBRARY IS BUSY PLACE EVERY DAY NOW Reading Room is Filled With Boys and Girls Since School Closed ARE VERY ORDERLY Many Books, Magazines and Stereoscopes Hold Children’s Interest The Decatur Pubic Library is a busy place, even busier than usual, since the city schools closed a few' days ago. Every afternoon and evening until 9 o’clock, the reading room Is tilled with boys and girls between the ages of nine and fourteen years. The river and fish pond seem to have little attraction for the boys, at least many of them. Miss Moses, the librarian, said today that about all she could get done now' was the fulfill the wants of the children. She was busy from the time the library opened yesterday afternoon, until after 9 o'clock last night. The children are Interested in magazines, now books, stereoscopes, and newspapers. Although there is a largo number of the children in the library every day, they are very orderly and quiet. They get the book or magazine which they want and sit down at a table and nothing more is heard from them until finish reading or the time comes when they know that they must go home to supper. Whenever any new children's books arrive at the library it is not necessary to publish a list of them. Miss Moses said today. As soon as they arrive at the library one or two boys learn of it and it is only a short time until the nows is broadcasted throughout the city. Possibly a part of this interest in tlie library was created by tlie state library week which was held throughout Indiana a few weeks ago.

BASEMENTS FLOODED TODAY Sewers Unable To Carry Off Water as Fast as it Fell Before Noon Many residents on the east side of Soutli Second street reported much damage in the basements of their homes caused by the heavy downpour of rain just before noon today. The rain fell in such great torrents that the sewers could not carry it , away fast enough to prevent it from flooding the basements. The water soon Ifet the basements after the rain stopped falling but food and other articles stored in the basements were damaged to some extent. Large hails fell for several minutes also but no reports have been received of any damage to the crops in the country. It is not thought that any of the crops were far enough along to be damaged very much by the hail unless it was the rye. However the heavy rain will keep the farmers out of their fields for a day or two and throw them much farther behind with their work. Many of the fanners are not through with their corn planting, as they have been unable to work in the ground very long at a time on account of the rains. «u_— Unsettled weather tonight and Friday, probably showers; not much change in temperature.

S. A. M. BUTCHER TELLS OF LIFE IN WASHINGTON Former Attorney in Geneva Writes interesting Letter To His Brother WELL KNOWN HERE I Mr. Butcher Tells of Many Interesting Event During Last 11 Years Attorney A. C. Butcher has received the following Interesting letter from his brother, S. A. M. Butcher, former i attorney at Geneva and well known I here who moved to Seattle, Wash., eleven years ago and as he states in ! the letter Illis is ids first lets r to his brother: Today is Saturday and as wo have I no court on Saturdays and not so bus;. ' 1 thought 1 would write you a good long letter as 1 have not heard from i you since leaving Indiana nearly ■ eleven years ago. I usually do all my {correspondence on Hie typewriter and have almost forgotten how to write in long hand lint as private letters arc more acceptable in long hand I lam going to try to write ns legible as {1 can. If you are unable to make it out, hand it to your wife and she will I make it out all right. Our fifst office was is tlie Northern Bank Building, now Seaboard Building where wo put in the first 8 1-2 years Bank and Trust Co., located in that years or more. While in the Northern Bank Building wo had our bank account in the Northern Bank and Trust Co., .located in that building. Well the bank went to the wail and we lost nearly two thousand dollars in that bank after which they changed the name to Seaboard Building and the bank in that building is called Seaboard Nntfonfll Bank. We lost this money at a time we felt it very much because we were then just getting a good practice and it nearly swamped us for a while. All the satisfaction we got out of at least half we had in the bank was to send the President of the bank to the penitentiary for five (Continued on page six) LOCAL MEN IN A DAMAGE TRIAL Jay and Mace Cline are Defendants in Suit on Trial at Bluffton Bluffton, May 25 - A damage suit went to trial in circuit court here yesterday morning, in which Guy Hineholt, of Huntington, seeks judgment for damages against Jay and Mace Cline, of Decatur, in the sum of SI,OOO. The demand grows out of an accident that occured on November 2(1, 1920, on tlie Bluffton-Fort Wayne pike, just at the north entrance to the bridge across the Wabisli river leadling into Bluffton. At the time of tho accident the plaintiff avers that he was driving south toward the bridge, and that lie was on the right side of the road, and ithat his automobile was struck broadcide by a machine of defendants, which approached from tlie east, on tho road terminating at the north and south highway. It is alleged that plaintiff's car was of a value of $2,000 and that damages amounting to SI,OOO were sustained Including broken fenders, running boards, springs, wheels, bed, seats, top. and parts of the machinery. The defendants claim that Rinebolt’s own driving was responsible for any damage ho may have sustained. Mace Cline was driving the Cline auto at the time of the accident. The Clines formerly lived in Bluffton. TONI MITCH WAS MARRIED TO ALETHA WOODS IN VAN WERT LAST MONDAY EVENING The many friends of Mr. Toni Mitch will be surprised to hear of his marriage to Miss Aleatha Woods on Monday evening, May 22nd. They were married by Mr. George Scear, ’Squire of Van Wert county.

4444444444444444 4 LLOYD GEORGE GOVERN- 4 4 MENT IS TESTED 4 4 * 4 London—Tho Lloyd George 4 4 government was weighed in the 4 4 balance by the House of Com- 4 4 molls this afternoon. The Genoa 4 4 conference, and Great Britain's 4 4 policies and suceesses thereat, 4 4 presented in a speech by the 4 4 prime ministet himself, were the 4 4 tests by which parliament was to 4 4 judge the present ministry. 4 4444444444 4 4444 STATE TICKET SELECTED BY REPUBLICANS Drafters of Platform Make Attack on Public Service Com mission Law VICTORIES FOR BUSH New Planks are Victories for Former Lieutenant Governor I nlted I'retxM Staff ('orrcNpondrnt Indianapolis, May 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Warren T. McCray stormed the platform committee of the republican state convention today and forced withdrawal of a declaration which would have put the party on record ns favoring “home rule” in the issuance of bonds and securities. The governor characterized such a platform plank as a “step backward" and it was dropped before the platform was submitted to the conven tion proper for adoption. All pressure exerted on the committee to force it to revoke its stand against the public service commission law were unavailing however. It is not known whether the governor raised his point when ho was closeted with the thirteen committeemen behind colsed doors. Expected opposition to the provision regarding the public service commission failed to materialize on the floor of the convention and recommendations of the platform committee were adopted without trouble. Tho platform called for repeal of the utility law or revision of it to “make it responsive to tho peoples welfare. ” The remainder of the platform endorsed the national and state administration. declared for a soldier bonus, abolition of boards and commissions, and enactment of the anti-lynching bill by congress. Following adoption of the platform the slate of candidates for state office was nominated as follows: Secretary of State —Ed Jackson For Auditor —William G. Oliver, ol Franklin For Treasurer —Ora Davies, of Kokomo Superintendent of Public Instruction —Ben Burris, of Washington Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Court—Patrick J. Lynch, of Indianapolis Judge of Supreme Court —David Myers, of Greensburg Judges of Appellate Court —Charles Remy, of Indianapolis; Solon Enlowe of Danville; Willis McMahon, of Crown Point; and Alonzo Nichols, of Winchester. (Continued on page six)

Everything Is Ready For Opening Concert Tonight

Large Program for Benefit Concert and Vaudeville 1 Show Secured Splendid co-operation has been • shown by the merchants of the city i in subscribing advertising for the : program for tlie benefit concert and i vaudeville performance to be given on 1 Friday aud Saturday night by the tie- < catur City Band. Enough advertising < space has been taken by tlie merchants to print a twelve page program, it is reported. Kenneth Malcomb. who is In charge {furnish the vaudeville acts at the concert, is highly elated over the co-oper-ation shown so far, and says that he I will always have a warm spot in his heart for Decatur. The vaudeville act to be featured at r the concert, is the mystifying act of sawing a woman

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PRICE OF COAL AT THE MINES HAS INCREASED Despite Warnings of Secretary Hoover That There Is No Justification CONFERENCE SOON Meeting of Operators in Washington Called by Secretary Hoover (By James T. Kolbert, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, May 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —All bituminous coal coal prices at mines throughout tho country have jumped since the na-tion-wide mine strike began April 1. despite warnings of Secretary Hoover that there is no justification for increases . Statistics of the national coal association, printed in its magazine here today, showed that the prices of most grades of coal have been Increased at tho mines from 25 to 50 percent. The prices of a few grades have been doubled. The increases are frankly admitted in the magazine Tho Coal Review. (Continued on page six) RACERS QUALIFY FOR AUTO DERBY Initial Qualification Trials Held on Indianapolis Track Today Indianapolis, May 25 —Twenty of the 32 cars entered in the tenth annua) 500-mile International Sweepstakes, Memorial Day, are expected to report to Assistant Starter Joe Boyer, Thursday afternoon for the initial qualification trials. In the trials the order of start for the race is determined by the speed of the in the front row. The cars qualified cars, the fastest car getting the pole on Friday will get positions in the field back of the first day's qualifiers, in the order of speed, and Saturday’s cars will bo placed back of tho ones qualifying on Friday. The qualifications demand that a driver cover the 10 miles or four laps of the course at an average speed of not less than 80 miles an hour, or do the distance in seven minutes and 30 seconds. The record for qualifications in the 183 cubic inch class is now held by Ralph DePalma, who averaged 100.75 miles an hour, a year ago, covering the distance iu 5:57.34. The cars and drivers scheduled to qualify today follow: six Frontenacs driven by: Roscoe Sarles, Arthur Klein, Peter DePaolo, Ralph Mulford, Leon Duray and E. G. “Cannon Ball’’ Baker; five Dusenberges piloted by: Ralph DePalma. Jules Ellingbee, I. P. Fetterman, Joe Thomas. Harry Hartz; Disteel Busenberg, driven by Ira Vail; two Ballots tooled by Jules Goux and Eddie Hearney; two Fronty Fords, driven by O. Glenn Howard and Omer "Jack" Curtner; Peugeot, with Howard Wilcox at the wheel. French Quinn will return next Sunin Fort Wayne yesterday.

in three parts. Mr. Malfomb, wiio is known on the stage as Professor Lassiter, is a master in tills act. Tlie opening concert by the band will lie given on the court house lawn tonight. A band stand was erected yesterday and everything is in readiness for the concert, providing it does not rain. Tickets for the benefit concert will be placed on sale at the concert tonight. The benefit concert will start at 8:15 o’clock on Friday and Saturday night, and will be given in the Gymnasium. The proceeds derived from tlie concerts and vaudeville show will be turned over to the band treasury to be used in the general expenses of the band. Professor I Lassiter will be presnet at the opening concert tonight and entertain the i people for a few minutes, he stated to'day.