Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX- Number 145

JESSE NIBLICK I WILL SAIL FOR I EUROPE JULY 8 ■hcatur Citizen to AccomT pany Dayton Business Man on Tour WETURN IN OCTOBER MVill Spend Three Months ■ Visiting Many Countries and Celebrities I Jesse G. Niblick, of this city, will July Bth from Hoboken, N. Y K>n the steamship “New Amsterdam'' Rotterdam, Holland,. the voyage Making between nine and ten days. Hdr. Niblick will be accompanied on Mthe trip by Mr. William F. Breiden■bach, well known business man of ■Dayton. Ohio. They will occupy a ■state room together aboard ship and ■have booked first class passage. Mr. Niblick has secured his pass■ports aud will be permitted to visit ■Holland, France, Germany, Belgium, ■ Austria, Switzerland.. Italy and the ■ British Isles, including England. IreBland, Scotland and Wales, and if ■ time permits he and Mr. Breidenbach I will visit all of the above countries. They plan to spend at least three months abroad and will return about October first. They will visit the battlefields of France and Belgium, will go to Paris, Berlin and other principal cities in Germany, Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Genova, Switzerland and if they go to Italy will visit the Vatican and if possible see His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. They will tour several of the countries including Holland, Switzerland, France and Germany and will I sail from either London or Paris on ■ the trip homeward, thus making a I complete circuit of eight or ten coun- ■ tries while abroad. They will also see the ’ Passion I Play at Oberammergau and will visit I many other places of interest and I endeavor to see the wonders and | beauties of the European countries I during their three months’ visit. The ship on which Mr. Niblick and I his partner are sailing belongs to the I Holland-American line and is one of I the big vessels on the water today. Its capacity is 31,000 tons, is 1,615 feet long and will carry between 2,800 and 3,000 people. PHI DELIS PICK DELECATES HERE Annual Convention in Muncie at Roberts Hotel on July 2,3, 4 and 5 Joe Brennan and Harry Knapp were • elected last night to represent the Decatur chapter of Phi Delta Kappa at the national convention, to be held at Muncie July 2,3, 4, and 5. John Clark and Dick Heller were elected alternate delegates. Brennan is at present i president of the local chapter and Knapp is treasurer. Phi Delta Kappa fraternity was founded at Marion in 1902. It now has 86 active chapters in cities of the mid-dle-western and eastern states. Gamma Xi, the local chapter, was established in 1918. At present it has 37 (Continued on page four)

College Students Reveal Story of Romance Today

— Story Unfolded Would Put Scenario Writers To Shame Columbus, Ind., June 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A story of romance that succeeded in overcoming apparently Insurmountable obstacles Was unfolded here today with the announcement of the marriage, on February 11, of Miss Anita Wiliams, prominent social butterfly and college girl, to Joseph Springer, son of a wealthy family and sophomore at Indiana university. The tale of how the couple planned their marriage, accomplished it, kept it a secret for more than four months is one that would put the efforts of scenario writers and authors to shame. At the time of the marriage, Springer

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SMALL ROOF FIRE AT DRUMMOND HOME ON NORTH FIFTH STREET THIS MORNING The local fire truck was summoned at 9:30 this morning to extinguish a small roof fire at the home of William Drummond on North Fifth street. Spark caused the roof of the kitchen to blaze. The fire was extinguished in less than two minutes and the loss was estimated to be only $5. It was covered by insurance. WOMAN'S CLUB HELD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT Made Plans for Raising Funds for Playgrounds Rest Room Here PLANNED FOR SALE Decided to Collect Articles . to Be Sold at Auction During Summer Fifty women attended the special called meeting at the library last eve Ining, called by Mrs. Schafer, chair man of the civic section, of the Worn en's Club, who explained the plans foi their work and asked the aid of the entire club in raising funds for playground and rest rooms. The women will conduct a drive within a few days for funds for tennis courts and it is hoped that each petson will give all they possibly can. It is requested that anyone having a piece of furniture or article which they think will sell, notify the solicitoi or phone Mrs. Alva Nichols or Mrs C. C. Schafer and it will be called foi and sold at auction during the summei Auctioneer School term. The money thus raised will help witli the rest room and this fund also should be do nated to by every person living in tin county as the wives and daughters ot the farmers will enjoy this room atwell as the autoists and travelers who visit Decatur. The Civic Section has been working several months on various improv ment plans and every man, woman and child should do his part towards making this the best town on earth it which to live in, trade in and visit Please help boost. BULLETIN Bluffton, June 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Delegates to the Fort Wayne District convention of the Ep wort it League, today selected Decatur as the convention city for 1923. J. F. Olinger of near Garrett was re-elected president of the dis trict. The Monroe chapter was awarded a banner for having the largest number of delegates present at any one session. — ———. CHICAGO GRAIN • tnlieil Press Staff Correspondent Chicago). June 20—Wheat: July, |1.12%; Sept. $1.13%; Dec. $1.16%. Corn: July 62%c; Sept. 65%c; Dec. 65%c. Oats: July 35c; Dec. 40c. Mr. and Mrs. Jorn Richards and Mr and Mrs. Sylvester Etszorn ot Vene docia, 0., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moorman, Friday They all left Saturday for the Hampton Swine Breeders meeting in Marion, Ind.

. was a student at the Indiana univer- ' sity and his fiancee was a senior at Western College for women, at Ox- | ford, Ohio. Having met in high school, when 1 , Miss Williams was a senior and her future husband was a junior, the ’ 1 friendship waxed to love. Last winter 'springer proposed. Miss Williams ' said “yes". He didn't have money ' enough left from his allowance to buy an engagement ring, and so he sold ’ his high powered automobile. '[ Along about February 7, Springer '' decided that he would like to be married without further delay. He wrote 1 his fiancee a letter. She talked it 1 over with her roommate Isabelle * Wiley, of Seymour, Ind., who was ens gaged to Jay Greer, thenji student at r | (Continued on page four)

DELEGATES TO SEEK 1023 MEET FOR THIS CITY Effort Will Be Made To Bring Next Firemen’s Convention to Decatur TO ENT E R CONTEST Local Firemen to Take Part in Annual Water Battle This Year Lew Hammond and Henry Dollinger, local delegates to the annual Northeastern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen’s association convention, which will be held at Winchester, June 29, will invite the fire laddies to hold their 1923 convention in this city, according to a statement made by Mr. Dellinger this morning. Decatur, as a center for the conventoin next year, will be supported by nearly every delegate from cities in this section of the state. It has been ten years since a Firemen's convention has been held here. Fort Wayne and Hartford City are other contenders for the 1923 meeting. The Decatur firemen will enter but one contest this year. They will be rep resented in the annual water battle, which always creates much enthusiasm between various entrants. The truck will not be taken to Winchester, Mr. Dellinger stated. The two delegates will leave hero June 28 in order to be present at the business session that evening and the remainder of the men will go the next day. Many features are being planned by the Winchester company and probabilities are that this year's convention will lie one of the best held in recent years. Several bands have been engaged for the big day. Contests will also be participated in by the various fire companies and the usual number of amusements will be in the city for the thousrntd't'TTf vtsitn-rs, authorities advise. BERLING-BRIEDE WEDDING TODAY Beautiful Wedding Ceremony Solemnized at St. Mary’s Church Interest of many people centers today in Decatur in the wedding of Miss Matilda Marie Berling, young est daughter ot Mrs. Helen Berling. to Mr. Paul Herman Briede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman IT. Briede, of Portland. At eightthirty this morning, a large number of the friends of this popular young couple assembled at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, where the double ring ceremony, solemnized by Father Julius A. Seimetz, united the lives of the two. Baskets of June’s wealth of roses decorated the altar and everything was in harmony with the happiness and solemnity of the occasion. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse plgyed Lohengrin's wedding march for the entrance of the bridal party and during the mass the Boys’ Choir sang. Adrian Mougey and Adrian Coffee ushers, friends of the bridegroom, led the wedding party as it entered. There were three bridesmaids, gowned beautifully n colors, giving the rainbow wedding effect. All wore gowns of organdy, fashioned alike, in long blouse effect. Miss Marie Briede, sister of the bridegroom, wore yellow organdy with orchid picoting, and carried a bouquet of Sunburst roses and snapdragons. Miss Genevieve Berling, sister of the bride, who entered with the best man, William Briede, brother of the bridegroom, wore a frock of orchid with ruffles and yellow picoted edges, and carried an arm bouquet of Ophelia roses. Mrs. Lawless’s costume was equally pretty in the peach-bloom color and carrying an arm bouquet of Killarney roses and snapdragons. Last, but not least, came the bride witli the bridegroom, making a bridal picture of ideal loveliness. The gown, of white bridal satin and rosepoint lace trimmings, was in princess effect, with the train caught to the waist by orange blossoms, and outlined in the rose-point lace. The veil was in the high Russian effect in the back, and was attached to a wreath of orange blossoms. Kid slippers and gloves of white (Continued on page four)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 20, 1922

SEVEN MEN LOSE LIVES IN ANSWERING THE CALL OF THE KANSAS HARVEST (United Prenn Nervier.) Kansas City, Mo, Jue 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat)- The cult ot the Kansas harvest took seven lives to day. The men, all harvest hands on their way to points near Wichita and Newton, were killed in accidents on the Santa Fe railroad. An eighth man was possibly fatally Injured. The dead: Charles Jackson, St. Ixiuls. Stanley Carr, St. Ixiuis. Clyde Perryman, Buffalo, Mo. Lloyd Keith, Buffalo, Mo. Claude Perryman. Buffalo, Mo. Two unidentified men. Seriously injured: Jeff Bryant, address unknown. UNION WORKERS READY TO MEET ANY MOVEMENT Railroad Employees and Miners Combined to Meet Government Action COURT ACTION HINTED Both Unions Have Feeling That Strike Will Go To The Courts (United ProNM Service.) Cincinnati, ()., June 20.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Railroad workers and their allies, the striking miners will be prepared to meet any kind of attack that may be launched against them, in the event of a rail strike and joint action thereafter by the rail road men and miners, leaders said today on the eve of (lie conference for “common defense.” As die miners' representatives pre pared to take up formally witli the railroad unions tonight the latter's proposal for co-operative action, it was intimated that court action or intervention by the government to block the rail strike would not surprise the Al lied leaders. "We are prepared for anything; 1 am not going to tip off our plans but I'll say we are going to be ready for' whatever conies” said a railroad union executive today. The first formal conference of the railroad and mine groups tonight will bo attended by counsel for both of them, it was expected. There is a feeling in the camps of both the miners and the railroad men that the strike war will get into the courts. It may be, they say, that they will be assailed on a charge of con spiring together to tie up interstate commerce, or that an injunction will be sought to prevent the use ot' union (Continued on page twui PICK DELEGATES TO CONVENTION Local Delta Theta Taus Plan to attend Meeting in Springfield, Ohio Miss Cecil Miller and Mrs. Herman Ehinger will represent the local chapter of Delta Theta Tau at the National convention which will be held in Springfield, Ohio, June 27, 28 ami 29. Several other members of the Decatur chapter are also planning to attend the annual meeting. Delta Theta Tau. a national sorority, was founded at Muncie in 1907 and has more than 25 chapters in cities of the middle western states. Omricon, the Decatur chapter, was established five years ago, and at present has a membership of about thirty. The program for this year's convention includes a banquet and dance besides the regular business sessions. It is estimated that about 300 young taffies will attend tho three day meeting at Springfield. The convention was held at Fort Wayne last year. Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, except showers in extreme south portion tonight. Not much change I in temperature.

LUTHERANS TO HOLD MEETING IN FORT WAYNE Annual Conference of the Central District of the Missouri Synod PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY — Local Churches to Hold Jubilee Celebration at St. John's Sunday Delegates representing their rt spective congregations are leaving for tlie annual conference of the central district of tile Missouri synod which I will be held in Ft. Wayne tills week and a part of next week. Mr. Christ I Boknecht is representing the Decatur church this year. The convention will be opened witli devotional services at St. Paul's Lutheran clinch on Tues day evening, when the Rev. G. Bern tltal, of San Francisco, Cal., one of the vice presidents of tile synod, will deliver the principal address. The central district of the Missouri synod comprises the states, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. More than 500 min isters and delegates will lie in attend-' ance. The delegates will lie housed in the dormitories of Concordia College, and take their meals on the grounds. Tile gymnasium is large enough, ii necessary, to place covers for many more than this. An event that is of special import ance for those attending the convention is tlie jubilee celebration planned for next Sunday by tlie eight Missou ri Lutheran congregations near Deca tur road, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of tlie Missouri synod':! founding. Preparations have been made by the different committee for an overflow attendance. Services will be held on the picnic grounds of | St. John's church lipth morning am! (Continued on page four) TO BRING MANY FOR INITIATION Ft. Wayne Yeomen Lodges to Bring 100 Candidates for Celebration Another indication that tho big Yen-, man celebration to be staged in D.-| catur in August will lie one of tlie largest Yeoman meetings ever held is indicated by a story in tlie Fort ayne News-Sentinel yesterday eve ning, which carried tlie information that one hundred candidates will lie brought to Decatur by tlie Fort Wayne' Yeomen to lie initiated during the cel-l ebration. Tlie Fort Wayne paper has I tlie following to say: "One of the largest classes that lias ever been initiated into tlie Yeomen lodge at one time is being arranged| for the big meeting to lie staged at! Decatur, Ind., in August in honor of, tlie expected visit of three members | of the national board ot' directors to confer witli tlie Decatur Yeomenand citizens regarding tlie creation of tlie proposed $10,000,000 orphans'! home of tlie order. “ A class of 100 candidates is to lie taken by the two local lodges to De catur foi ihe big initiation, it was declared Saturday evening by H. E. Parker, district manager of the older. “Tlie home that is to lie built by the Yeomen is expected to lie constructed In either lowa or Indiana. Mr. Parker said, and Indiana is believed to be tin* choice as tile national offices are in lowa and it is now being planned to extend tlie activities of the order in the eastern states. “Tim erection of the home In Indiana would tend to assist in tlie eastern expansion of tlie lodge, it is believed. "Decatur and Indianapolis are the only two cities in tills state that are now bidding for the home ami each city is doing a great deal to influence tlie directors in tlie selection. lodges of Yeomen in all northern In dlana are passing resolutions favor in the Decatur site, and these are to be sent to the national board, according to Mr. Parker." Mr. P. W. Smith of Richmond visited here yesterday witli Ids brother, A. J. Smith of this city.

TO HOLD RECEPTION AND INSTALLATION FOR PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR Plans have been made for holding I an installation and reception at the! I Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock, I Wednesday evening for the new pas tor, the Rev. B. N. Covert, and his! I bride. The Rev. Covert was married! In Fort Madison. lowa, lust week and 'will return to Decatur with his | bride tomorrow. ■AMERICAN LIFE AND PROPERTY IS IN DANGER Minister at Peking Says Immediate Protection May Be Needed BUILDINGS DAMAGED Attack on Canton by Gun Boats is Damaging to Two Buildings (InKed Pre** Service.) Washington, June 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)- With a further ■ bombardment of Canton imminent, American Minister Schurmann at Peking, has advised Rear Admiral Strauss, commander of tlie American fleet in Asiatic waters, that American life and property may lie in need Os immediate protection, it was announced at tlie state department today. Schnrman forwarded to the dei partnient a report from J. C. Huston, i American consul at Canton, which I stated that the first attack on Canton Iby Sun Yat Sen's gunboats had re- | suited in serious damage to two 1 American buildings. Consul Huston reported that he had protested to the former South China president against damage to American property. Sun Yat Sefi re plied that while he planned to again bombard Canton, lie would not turn ids guns upon the water front, where Hie foreign buildings are located, unless fired upon from there. The state department advices from Peking generally confirmed reports of Sun’s overthrow by Gen. Chen Chiung Ming. BULLETIN Vincennes, Ind., June 20 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Full power of state government will be invoked to prevent interference with non union wagon coal mines by striking miners if necessary Governor McCray informed Sheriff Harry Adams in a letter toilay. The governor advised Sheriff Ad ams to appoint as many deputies as lie considered necessary to stop Intimidation of the men working In ■ open shop mines. It these are in sufficient to cope with the situation the governor said the whole power of the state will be thrown into the fight. There are sixteen wagon mines in Knox county and tlie owners of eight of them want to operate their proper ty. Many mines in tills comity and other counties in tlie southern Indiana coal fields have been closed recently by raids of strikers. Warrants will be sworn out tomor row for tlie arrest of 151) of tlie raiders, raiders. «, i — S —— ■ ■ $—$ —$-WANT ADS EARN—$— s—t|

Farm Building Plans May Be Obtained At Purdue

I Farmers May Have Valuable Plans for the Cost of Blue Prints A large number of plans for houses, barns, hog houses, poultry houses.j sheep, implement, cattle and other sheds, granaries and cribs and gar ages, have been obtained by tho farm mechanics’ department, of Purdue University and may be obtained at cost, of making tlie iduo prints. Hun dreds of farmt rs over the state have taken advantage of Ulis service dining tlie past two years. Most of tlie buildings and tlie equipment were designed by Purdue men and are in practical use on many farms over the state. Three house plans are available, one of a five room cottage, another of

SEVERAL CASES WERE FILED IN COURT MONDAY Complaint for Partition of Real Estate Filed by Ellice Steele I SUIT FOR POSSESSION ! Also Complaint to Quiet Title and Suit on Note Were Filed | hour complaints were tiled in the ! Adams circuit court yesterday after- ! noon. A complaint for tlie partition ot real estate was filed by Elfice Steele against Eva Coplin and Others. The rail estate mentioned in the complaint is a tract consisting of 16 acre in DeI catur, and lot 22 in Jacob Freung's subdivision of Decatur. The plaintiff asks that the court appoint a commissioner to sell tlie property and distribute the proceeds according to the respective interests of the parties. The complaint was tiled through attorneys Ix*nhart and Heller. John Curlton filed a complaint against Eli Bixler, asking for judgment for possession of a tract of eight acres in Monroe township and for damages in the sum of SSOO which he claims is due him for damages caused through tie- alleged unlawful detention oi the property by tlie defendant. The suit was filed through attorney F. M. Cottrell. Mr. Carlton alleges that the defendent Mr. Bixler lias held possession of ills property without right for the past twenty months. John Zurcher, through his attorney C. L. Walters, filed a complaint to quiet the title to 80 acres ot land in French township. Abraham Souswain and others were named as defendants in tlie complaint. A suit on a note wherein judgment iu asked in the sum of SIOO and costs, was venued to this county from the Allen Superior Court. The case was filed by tlie General Sales and Implement Company against Charles Lorenz. Thomas G. Moorhead, of Fort Wayne, is the plaintiff's attorney. Tin 1 Spillner divorce case, which was venued to tills county from Allen and set to be heard today, was continued until July 5. PSI IOTA XIS PICK DEL EGATES Mrs. Sellemeyer mid Mrs. Porter Chosen Convention Representatives Mrs. Marie Sellemeyer and Mrs. Marie Poter were elected to repreI sent tlie local chapter of Psi lota Xi sorority at the national convention, which will be held Thursday an<l Friday of this week at the Roberts hotel, Muncie. The delegates will leave for Muncie Thursday morning. The program for the two day meeting includes a banquet Thursday night and a dance Friday night. The business stscsion will start Thursday afternoon. The convention this year will celebrate the 25th anniversary ■of the sorority. It was founded in (Continued on page four)

a two story farm house and one of a tenant house. Five different barn plans have been prepared and there are 18 different hog house equipment plans. These include central and Individual houses and different types to suit all kinds of farming, also selffeeder plans, loading chutes, feeding floors, shopping crates, hurdles and many others. Tin- poultry house and equipment is just as complete, and represents the three or four different types of houses 'best adapted to Indiana Plans also I are available for equipment of all ! kinds. Tlie cattle, sheep and Implement sheds are on a similar basis, and I are designed so that they may be built . on the unit basis, enlarged as needed. . There is a wide demand for these, esf peclally of the poultry and hog houses.

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