Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 153

RAIL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

DEFEAT FOR MINE OWNERS LOOMS IN FEDERAL COURT JUDGE ANDERSON EXPECTED TO DU ASH INJUNCTION RESTRAINING INTERFERENCE—SUCESS OF CONFERENCE INDICATED TODAY.

lulled Pre** Stuff C«*rreMi»ondent Indianapolis, June 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Attorneys for coal mine owners fought an up-hill battle in federal court here today in their effort to break the coal strike. Their first court action apparently failed when all indications were that Judge A. B. Anderson would quash the injunction suit of Clara Masson seeking to restrain interference with operation of the Peacock mine in Knox county by striking miners. The injunction would have proved sufficiently sweeping to prevent union interference with strike breakers in any part of the United States. Counsel for the United Mine Workers drew forth an admission that Mrs. Masson, a Belgian woman living in Belgium, had not complied with Indiana laws by failing to file a certificate of ownership for the mine in question. On this ground, the law yers asked that the case be thrown out of court and Judge Anderson indicated he would do so. Other legal technicalities were involved in the arguments which were resumed at ten o'clock today. Washington, June 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding has met with initial success in his efforts to bring the coal operators and union mine leaders of the coun try together In hope of paving the way for settlement of the coal strike. Acceptances were received at the White House today from many of the operators invited to the peace conference with the president here Saturday morning. All national and district chiefs of the United Mine Workers will attend. Harding, at the conference, will make a strong personal appeal that warring factions get together and settle differences. Miners and operators will be told that if voluntary steps are not taken in the near future to end the tie-up, the government, to protect public interest, will be forced to take drastic measures looking toward ending the dispute. A compromise plan for negotiation to settle the strike may be submitted by Harding, as it is known such a proposal has been discussed by Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of Labor Davis with Harding. The nature of the compromise has not been revealed. The minors want wage agreements on a national scale, as was done two years ago, while the operators are in sisttng on district or sectional agreements.

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Auctioneers In A State Meeting Next Monday

Annual Convention of the Knights of the Hammer in Indianapolis The annual convention of the auctioneers of Indiana will be held In the Severin Hotel at Indianapolis next Monday, July 3. It is expected that this meeting will be the greatest gathering of auctioneers ever assembled. A splendid program has been arranged which includes a welcome address by Mayor Shank; short talks by the auctioneers; addresses by Governor McCray: former Governor Ralston; Prof. Charles Patterson, of the Indtaua Farmers Association; Prof. Harry G. Hill, president of the College

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

SIGN BOARDS ALONG ROADS MUST GO SOON Adams County Highways are Affected by Ruling Now’ in Force SUNDAY IS LAST DAY Officials of State Highway Commission to Remove Signs After Sunday Adams county highways are affect ed in the ruling that all advertising signs of any character must be removed from the right-of-way of state highways in Indiana before Sunday or they will be removed by officials of the state highway department, John D. Williams, director of the state highway rommission, said today. An order published by the highway commission about four months ag> said that no signs other than those of the state highway department or of the Hoosier Motor Club, resignat ing the roads, detour and railroad crossings, would be permitted on roads controlled by the state highway department after July 1, 1922. The commission expects to enforce that order. Mr. Williams said. Only Those on Right of Way The order affects only the advertising signs that are within the bounds of the right of way of the state roads It includes all signs wihin the right of way which contain any advertising matter, such as signs put up by garages or other business concents which in addition to containing advertising, have information concern ing the distance from a town. The commission expects to en counter no difficulty in the enforcement of the order Mr. Williams said. The order for the removal of signs was Issued long enough ahead of the date of execution to give persons who 5 had spent considerable money on I signs plenty of time to remove their .property. In the majority of cases, according to reports received at the statehouse, persons affected by the order have complied with it. Obstruct View of Highway Decision to remove advertising signs from state roads (Continued on page four)

of Music and Fine Arts of Indiana polis and Col. Fred L. Perdue. Two special talks will be made by Rev. D. J. Thornton on “The V alue ot Organization and Cooperation," and Col. A. G. Madden on "The Future Outlook of the Auction Business." While the program will be given under the auspices of the Auctioneers Association of Indiana it will be tree to all auctioneers who are directly 01 indirectly interested in the auction business. The Association now has about SO members and those who are not already members will be given an opportunity to join. This is the first regular meeting since the Association was organized. The entire program is free.

FIREMEN PICK DECATUR FOR NEXT MEETING Another Convention Added to Number to Be Held Here Next Year SEVERAL WENT TODAY Eighteen Firemen and Several City Officials Attend Convention Decatur has been chosen for the convention city in 1923 by another organization. At the meeting of the delegates to the annual convention of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association in Winchester yesterday, Decatur received a majority of the votes in the race witli Hartford City for the privilege of entertaining the firemeu next year. The exact dates on which the convention will be held next year have not been learned here, but it is likely that the convention will be held during the latter part of June. Eighteen firemen, including Chief Amos Fisher, together with a few of the city officials, left on the special Grand Rapids and Indiana train this morning to attend the convention today. The train left here at 8:55 o’clock this morning and was due to arrive in Winchester at 10:15 a. m„ shortly after the day’s program was scheduled to start. A team was selected from the Decatur fire department to be entered in the annual water battle. It is composed of Clyde Stevens. Erve Elzey ami Jack Et’e.idt. They have been holding practice battles in the evenings during the past two weeks. Owing to the large number of teams entered for the water battie it is necessary to hold a drawing to eliminate a number of the teams. Providing the Decatur team did not drop out in the elimination, is was expected to make a strong fight for first honors.

VETS ATTACKED GENERAL SAWYER Harding’s Personal Physician Blamed for Failures in Hospitalization (l ulled Prexx Service.) San Francisco, June 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Brigadier Genera,! Sawyer, president Harding’s personal physician and head of the Federal Board of Hospitalization, was today blamed for government shortcomings in hospitalization work for disabled veterans by Humphrey Sullivan, of St. Louis. Sullivan is personal representative of National Commander Hanford MacNider of the American Legion at the convention of the disabled American veterans of the world war, in session here. Sullivan charged that General Sawyer was “attempting to economize at the expense of the wounded exservice men.” He declared that it was largely General Sawyer's fault that after IS months, and with $18,600,000 appropriated the ex-serv-ice men are still without a single one of the new hospitals provided tor by act of congress. Colonel C. R. director general of the United States Veteran' bureau was also assailed by delegates to the convention when he attempted to defend the policy of the board. Charges were made that the ma jority of those employed by the veterans’ bureau were “slackers'" Colonel Forbes encountered with a statement that 12,000 of the 35,000 empoyes of the board were veterans. He stated (hat all of the work of the board was between flres-“con-gress and you men.” He stated tha improvements in the system are being pushed as rapidly as possible. Mrs William Shoemaker and children. Mary and Catherine returned last evening from Ft. Wayne, where they have been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Blauvelt.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, June 29, 1922

ADVANCES TO WESTERN COTTON AND WHEAT GROWERS APPROVED TENTATIVELY TODAY I nltcil PrcMN Stuff <'oepeNpondent Washngton, June 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Advances totalling 16,500,000 for tile relief of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas cotton and wheat growers have been tentatively approved by tile war finance corporation. managing Director Myer announced today. Those to receive advances are the Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Co-operative association. $6,000,000; Arkansas Cotton Growers' Co-operative association, ♦7,500,000; Oklahoma Wheat Growers’ association $2,500,000, and file Texas Wheat Growers’ associaion $300,000. The money will be used to assist in financing the orderly marketing of cotton and wheat. MORE EVIDENCE IN MYSTERIOUS AUBURN MURDER Ft. Wayne Detectives Identify Nie Sheffer as Purchaser of Gun CHAR GE S EXPECTED Wills of Victims Probated in Auburn Court —Estate of $60,000 Fort Wayne, June 297-Identifica-tion of Nie Sheffer as the purchaser of the automatic pistol from which the death dealing shots are said to have been fired at Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sheffer at Auburn last Thursday evening, and the discovery that the gun was purchased in Fort Wayne were the outstanding devel opments in the murder mystery yesterday. Fort Wayne detectives working on the case said last night that any doubt regarding the guilt, of Nie Sheffer had been removed by the discovery of what they considered the two most important missing links in the chain of circumstantial evidence against the suspected slayer. Tlie detectives were reticent in discussing the latest developments last night, but declared that they would be in a position to produce the most important part of the evidence against the suspect when lie is arraigned on a formal murder charge within the next few days. The fact that there were four cartridges found in the gun while five empty shells were found alongside the automobile in which the two victims were murdered, clinched The contention that it (Continued on page two) F. M,ELZEY WAS CIVIL WAR VET

Served Three Years in Cavalry and Was Seirously Injured Once Franklyn Marion Elzey, aged resi dent of this comni inity who died at the home of his daughter In Lima, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, had a splendid record in the Civil War. Mr. Elzey served three years in Company M, Second Ohio Cavalry. He received a very serious would in the battle of the Spottsylvania court house. The injury was in his left leg, just below the knee. He was a member of the local Post of the G. A. R. The body was returned to Decatur yesterday evening and was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Laralin, 1022 Vine street. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the church, oiT.ciating. Partly today and Friday, possibly local showers; not much change in temperature.

WAR ON AUTO LAW VIOLATORS IS CONTINUED

Several More Motorists Appear in Court Yesterday and This Morning OFFICER STILL HERE Continues Efforts Io Enforce State Law—More Arrests Expected Several more motorists appeared in court yesterday evening and this morning in answer to the summons of Charles E. Stewart, state automo bile policeman, who has been endeavoring to enforce the state law in regard to license numbers, certificate of ownership, and mirror and reflectors . Those appearing before G. F. Kintz, Justice of the Peace, in answer to the charge of operating motor trucks without a mirror or reflector, were: Julius Hough, C. M. Easterdy, H. T. Vail, William H. Lux and Frank Miller. Clifford Hauk answered to a charge of failing to have license numbers displayed on his truck, and Henry Bushing was called up for failing to have a certificate of ownership card on his truck. One of the truck drivers arrested tor not having a mirror or reflector on his truck, was driving a truck for the Perfection Biscuit Company of Fort Wayne. A Mr. Keller, sales manager for the company, was in the city yesterday also, and appeared in court with the truck driver. He stat ed that the law was not observed at present and to his knowledge had not been observed in Fort Wayne. He asked that the man be given another chance without a fine, since that was his first offense, but officer Stewart objected, saying that the law had been in effect for more than six months. Officer Stewart is still in the city today and more arrests are expected. RANDITS DEPART FROM DIL CAMP Release Forty Americans Held for Ransom in Mexico Several Days Washington. June 29.— (Special to Daily Democrat I —Mexican bandits have departed from the camp of tile Cortez Oil company near Tampico. | releasing file forty Americans who I had been held for ranson there, according to state department advices today. The bandits informed the Americans they would return next Sunday to col lect 15,000 pesos tribute. At the same time the state department was informed that bandits seized the Pecero camp of the La Corona Oil company Tuesday afternoon, captur ing six Americans. This is a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell company. “General" Corozave who occupied the Cortez camp is responsible lor the second seizure, according to American Consul Sliaw at Tampico. Gorozave left word at the Cortez camp that he would also seize the Mexican Gulf Oil company, an Amer-ican-British concern, Sliaw was informed. Secretary of State Hughes despatch ed instructions today to American Charge Summerlin at Mexico City to demand protection for the American captives at tai Corona camp and the capture and punishment of the bandits who seized A. Bruce Blelaskf, formerly witli the department of justice. Drastic action against Gorozave and his men will be demanded in another note to be despatched later,, on the Cortez incident, it was understood. The Mexican government is taking vigorous steps to put a stop to the bandit raids, Hughes was informed by Shaw and Summerlin. Two boatloads of troops have been despatched to the (Continued on page five)

SCORES OF RAILWAY MEN LEAVE JOBS IN CHICAGO MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES QUIT JOBS FOLLOWING STRIKE CALL ISSUED TO 400,000 SHOPMEN EFFECTIVE SATURDAY.

BOYS BASEBALL LEAGUE STARTS HERE TOMORROW ’Management of Boys Twilight League Announces Schedule of Games SIX TEAMS ENTERED I Several Boys Sign Up to Take Part in Gaines to Be Played at Park After several days of practice, the different teams of the Decator Major ' Junior baseball leagues will open their schedue at Bellmont Park nt 6:15 o’clock tomorrow evening. Tlio boys have been practicing hard and the organization is now being completed. It is Imped that another team or perhaps two more, may be added to the present list. If other boys are interested in entering the league, they tire ask ed to see Mr. M. F. Worthman, city school superintendent. Tlio schedule adopted by tile teams is as follows: Friday, June 30 —Gianta-Cubs; Reds Grays. Monday, July 3 —White Sox-Cubs; Clover Leaf-Reds. I Wednesday, July s—White5 —White SoxGiants; Grays-Clover Leaf. Friday. .July 7 —Cubs-White Sox; Grays-Reds. Monday, July 10 — Giants-Cubs Reds-Clover Loaf. Wednesday, July 12 —White Sox Giants; Reds-Clover Leaf. Friday, July 14.—Cubs-White Sox; Jleds-Gray. Monday, July 17 — Giants-Cubs; ('lover Leaf-Gray. | Wednesday, July 19- Giants-Whlte I Sox; Gray-Clover Leaf. Friday, July I—Exhibition1 —Exhibition and celebration. ■ ’ Tlie Major Junior league teams are | composed of the following boys: Giants —Andrew Appleman (Capt.) Arthur Wehmhoff, Aloysius taiurent, Irvin Pierson, Audloy Moser, Russel Baumgartner. Donald Leßrun. Chester Raynolds, Jerry Buckmaster, Robert Acker. White Sox -Geo. taiurent, Fred (Continued on page four)

Secretary of Fair Opens Office At Grounds Today

Advertising For Northern Indiana Fair August 1,2, 3 and 1 Opens Tlio secretary’s office nt the Northern Indiana Fair Grounds was opened today and Mr. Jesse O. Sellcmeyer, manager of tlie fair, will lie found at that office from now until after tlie opening of the fair on August 1. Arrangements were made today for having the telephone installed. Tlie number will be 502. Mr. Selemeyer will take care of entries in tlie race department and other departments, and will also handle the concession mon wishing space. A largo number of concessions have made reservations for space already.

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By Charles R. Lynch I nlted PrrNN Stitff Correapondent Chicago, June 29 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Settlement of the railroad dispute which threatens to result in a strike of shop workers Saturday was in prospect today ac, cording to high officials in railroad circles. Predictions were freely made that the strike would not materialize. The United States railroad lalxir board summoned union heads and executives to appear before it Friday afternoon in an effort to settle the disagreement and prevent a strike. Tlie citation was issued only after Ben Hooper, chief of the board had conferred with leading railroad executives and high union officials. Following the conference it was indicated that Hooper received considerable encouragement that a settlement woud not be difficult to attain at Friday’s conference. The general belief in both union and railway executive circles was that the railroad managers would officially inform the board of a decision to abide by its rulings forbidding contract labor, and with this promise the unions cither call off or delay the walkout. Several union heads pointed out that a large percentage of the workers voted in favor of a strike because of opposition to the contract system. Chicago, Juno 29. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Scores of maintenance of way employes In tlie West Chicago yards were reported ’■> be quitting their jobs today following the strike call issued to 400.00(1 shop chaftsinen last night. Shop workers were ordered to walkout at 10 a. m. Saturday. Although the maintenance of way organization in voting on a strike no strike call lias yet been issued by leaders of that organization. The reports that men were quitting their obs was strong evidence that tlie shop crafts would be joined by approximately 500.. 000 maintenance of way men within a few days. A strike call from tlie Detroit headquarters was expected lyAs hope of preventing the strike faded railroads in all parts of the country took steps to prevent any tie-up of traffic. Railroad executives said traffic would not be seriously hampered — nt least for some time. There were only three ways open to a posslblbe halting of the strike. 1— Intervention by Chairman Ben W, Hooper of tlie United States Railroad labor Ixlard, who effected a last mo(Continued on page five)

W. J Bosse, of the Decatur Bill I’oster company, started the bill poster advertising campaign for the fair !yesterday, tairge attractive postors I will be placed on the bill boards in Decatur and surrounding cities and | towns. MR. AND MRS. PAUL BRIEDF. HAVE RETURNED HOME AFTER MONEYMOON Mr. and Mrs. Paul Briede, who were married in Decatur on Tuesday morning a week ago, have returned to Portland. after a short wedding trip. They are making their home with Mr. Briede’s parents this week while their new home is being furnished at 510 West High street.—Portland Sun.