Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1922 — Page 2

DAILY democrat Published Every Evening Exoept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUBE, Aeeo elate Editor and Buelneet Manager J. It BLAIR City Editor •übeerlptlon Ratee Caah In Advanoe Single coplea 2 cents One Week, by carrier....... 10 cents One Year, by carrier 16.00 One Month, by mall 36 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Six Months, by ma 11... $1.76 One Year, by mall ....$3.00 One Year, at offlee $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second tones. Additional postage added outside those tones.) Advertising rates made known on application.

Entered at the postofilce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. YEOMEN DAY: — Plans are now being'made for Yeomen Day to be held In Decatur August 22nd or 33rd. The day will be just what we make ft —nothing more or less. in starting the work we should remember that It is a big cause—an effort to locate here the proposed ten million dollar home and school for the children of Yeomen —to give the boys and girls a chance who might not otherwise have it —to make them bet ter citizens of tomorrow —to educate and train them —to make this the headquarters of the greatest school of its kind in the world. We have been promised that the school will he located In a city centrally situated, with good railroad fa cillties, proper drainage, pure water and above all among a people who sense the big cause and are willing to assist in working out the high Ideal. We have them all and it remains only for ns to impress the visiting directors and officials next month in such away that’ they cannot forget it when they make their decision. We shall try to show them by a pageant In which the actors will be women and children, that we grasp the great thought which has inspired the school and home, and by a hearty welcome that will be the last word In hospitality. And then we will show them a class of Yeomen, each Inspired with the desire to help make the dream come true. It can he done if we do as we have always done, just he “folks" and pull together. This Is our big opportunity—Help put It over.

The story, if it is true, of the seance at which members of congress were present, and the spirit of Washington is reported as having been called upon, is a sad commentary on some of our soculied solons at the national capital. Besides being a mockery to the memory of our lirst president, it is a sad reflection on the intellects of any of the legislators present. One thing that the leaders at Washington do need is a litte more of the spirit of the great founder of this nation. They can get this, not by Indulging in seances and other like follies out by acquainting themselves with some of the very sane doctrines enunciated by George Washington. It' they would hearken more to the principles endorsed by this soldier and statesman and less to the idle, minded reformers of the day, read more of . the history of the first years of our republic and less o’s the intrigues of j latter days, they would be better fit to refer to themselves as representatives of the people.—National Daily Tribune, Des Moines, lowa. 1

Senators Now anti McCumber don't like the primary law. It’s no wonder. It they had won do you think they would havo been attacking the taw? Not by a jug full. They say because the people didn't like their work in the senate the law is bad. Wo have never been crazy about the primary law In Indiana but the attacks by these men make us feel that perhaps after all it has merit. y V Now altogether for a successful Yeomen Day in Decatur with the board of directors as our guests. The community is entitled to this big celebration. a day of pleasure and reunion ami then we owe It to ourselves to i |

show the Yeomen that we have what we claim— the best community 1n the entire United States. That's taking iu a lot of territory so we will huve to work that much harder to make good. It's safe to predict that If the eighth district sends John Tymlull to con gress they will know he Is there and that's more than the Adams county Witness can say for their friend Vestal. He has no axe to grind other than a desire to serve you und that should be the kind of u man to employ for any Job. _ • — LOWER PRICES FOR THE VARIOUS HIGHWAY MATERIALS REPORTED A considerably lower level of prices for the various items entering into highway construction Is reported by the Bureau of Public Hoads of the United States Department of Agriculture. Some of the figures cover a

large volume of work well distributed over the country, while others are based either on small volumes or scattering reports. The figures which cover the cost in price are as follows: Earth excavation. common. 33 cents a eubio yard; rock excavation, $1.28 a cubic yard; gravel. $1.44 a cubic yard; sand-clay, 45 cents a cnblc yard; crushed stone $3.42 u cubic yard; structural concrete of various classes ranges from sl4 to $21.20 a cubic yard. For sur facing the following are the prices by the square yard: Gravel, 40 cents; surface-treated macadam, 50 cents; bituminous macadam. $1.06; bituminous concrete, $1.97; plain on ment concrete, $2.17: reinforced ce ment concrete, $2.54; ;md brick. $3.70. Reinforced stdel has cost $0,053 a pound and structural steel $0,059 a pound. Cement has been furnished to contractors by the folthe barrel: New York, $1.73; Wiscon lowing states at the prices given by sin $1.94: and Arkansas. $2.70. PRESIDENT HARDING INTERVENES TO SAVE LiFE OF MASTIFF OWNED BY ALIEN

(lulled I’rpnN Service.) Lansdale, Pa., July B.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Dick’s mastiff, was again in the shadow of death today Dick's life was saved by the intervention of President Harding after he had been sentenced to die because he belonged to Jack Silverman, an alien Dogs of aliens in Pennsylvania must be killed, the law says.

HnwiHßTavsflißraaßHPiEii I THE MECCA TONIGHT “LOVE'S MASQUERADE” A big Sflznick special I trod uc tion. sea turing the celebrated star, Conway Tearie A delightful and entertaining drama true to life, based on a romance and a wonderful love story that is sure to please. Added Attraction: The thirteenth episode of the famous Jungle serial, “The Adventures of Tarzan," featuring Elmo Lincoln. Admission 10c and :20c.

THE CRYSTAL TONIGHT “THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER” A Hodkinson production of the great story of Zanc Gray with Robert McKim Claire Adams Carl Cantvoort What you will see: - The death struggle in the turpid Waters of the creek between Hell-Bent Witde and tile tnan who called himself Kd Smith Modern methods applied to flu- old-fashioned pastime of cattle stealing. Added Attraction: “Holy Smoke” A clever two-reel Mermaid comedy with Jimmie Adams. Admission 10c and 20c.

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Dick's nemesis, Jeremiah Reinhart, game commissioner, who /lied the original complaint agulnst the mastiff, said Unlay that Magistrate Boorse acted Illegally when ho turned the dog over to the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, instead of ordering the execution. Reinhart said he would make an official protest. — NEW PRESIDENT CHOSEN TO HEAD NOTRE DAME FOR NEXT THREE YEARS South Mend. Ind., July 8. —At the mutual chapter meeting of the congregation of the Holy Cross at Notre Dame today Rev. Matthew Walsh was chosen president of the university lot the next three year term. Rev. James Hums, president for the past three years, becomes president emeritus and will devote his entire time to directing the expansion work of the university which was started during his administration. Members of the order received their obediences for the coming year and there were a number of changes in faculty und pastorate stations. ! The most importan changes were the transfer of pastors of two South Bend churches, Rev. John R D«> Grote, pastor of St. Patrick’s parish, going to New Orleans, and Rev. P. I. Carroll, pastor of St. Joseph's church, returning to the university to become professor In English. Rev. William Lennart*, of Plymouth. Ind ,

succeeds to St. Joseph's parish, and Rev. William Maloney, chaplain of Sacred Heart college, Watertown. Wis.. three times pastor of St. ratrick's parish. REPUBLICAN GERMANY MAY BE CRASHING TO RUIN AFTER FINANCIAL REVERSE (By Carl 1). Ghoat) I nllril PrettN Stall rorre»|M>i»il«*i»t Berlin, July B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Republican Germany may be crashing to ruin on the heels of a shattered financial system foreign observers believe. Complete political collapse and anarchy may follow the monetary disaster which has overtaken the republic. A restored monarchy or extreme communism are the alternatives if the republic comes to an abrupt end as a result of the present financial chaos. Berlin is afire with rumors. Absence of newspapers helps keep alive the wildest reports. The capital is kept orderly, hut the surface quiet is ominous, covering a seething volcano of unrest. The next week will write republican German's future history for them it will he decided whether the government can pay the 6,000,000,000 paper marks due July 15. Payment of this sum will mean final, complete collapse of the mark, it is said in hanking quarters. Industrial breakdown will follow, then political chaos.

WELLS COUNTY THRESHERS BOOST PRICES TO BE CHARGED FOR THRESHING The Wells County Threshers' Association at a meeting held Thursday night made two changes in the schedule of prices announced two weeks ago. The new schedule is as follows: oats, 12 cents por bushel; wheat, 7 cents; rye, 8 ceuts; and barley , 5 cents. The new list show's wheat one cent higher per bushel, and oats 1-2 cent less per bushel for threshing. Threshers explained that since tile adoption of the first schedule oats is looking better and will have a heavier yield than first anticipated, while wheat is not so good, hence the change in the price lists. Wheat threshing has begun.

GENEVA NEWS Ed Schug returned to his work at Fort Wayne last Tuesday afternoon after visiting several riuys with his parents, Mr. and Mrn. Adolph Schug, ol this place. Mil,s Tliella Dehoff returned to her home here Wedneday after spending a few days at Avilla visiting with her brother. Hurry and family. Russell Miller of Portland attended to business here Thursday aftornoon. Tildon Weaver and family arrived in Genova last Wednesday night, hav ing motored through from tlielr home in southern Kansas.

Howard lamg; returned to Ills work in Sturgis, lYtieh., Wednesday after spending a short time with his par enlß, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Long. Mrs. Louise Lynch of Hartford City returned to her homo Friday aftern"r'n “Her spending several days here. She was taken as far as Keystone by her parents. Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Mat.jtax. | The M. E. Ladies Aid held, their

meeting on Wednesday afternoon, ns their regular meeting day, Tuesday, wuh a holiday. They gathered at the Chew Garmet Factory and spent sev oral hours sewing buttons on dusters and enjoying themselves socially. A1 thought only a tew members were pres, ent, a large number of buttons were sewed on and quite a little added to the treasury of the society. Those preswit were served refreshments by the Manfacturlng Company. Miss Donavee Campbell is spending this week In Winchester us the guest of friends there. Wesley McClssic, who became very seriously ill last Tuesday afternoon with Indigestion, is still quite sick, although not as had as at first. Harvey Eckrote attended to* husi ness matters In Decatur Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dick of Fort Wayne are visiting with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Fields, having arrived hero last Wednesday. They were given a rousing belling by the children of the town Thursday evening.

E. G. Heller and wife returned to their home at Chicago Thursday at ternoon after a visit at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holler. Charley Burris was a business caller in Berne for a short time Thursday morning. Mrs. D. R. Franklin and little daugh ter. Betty June, and Miss Vivian Bnekingham are visiting with Mrs. Rolln Barber and Miss Zella Spade of Dunkirk at present. Mrs. Annie Lindsay was a business caller in Ft. Wayne Friday. Grant Haviland of Ft. Wayne Is spending several days in Geneva this week visiting relatives and old friends. Willie McClssic and daughter, Elina, of Richmond are visiting his father, Wesley McCissic. Mrs. Minnie Gaskill and children, who have been visiting at the home of Sam Renner and family, went to Ft. Wayne Friday. Mrs. Albert Dehoff was a business t aller in Bryant Thursday.

* DOINGS IN SOCIETY * *++++++++++++++ CLUB CALENDAR Tuesday—Y. P. A. meeting. Basement of Evangelical church. Thursday—W. M. S. of Evangelical church at the home of Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner, Line street. A picnic party, which had been planned by the members of the Delta Theta Tau sorority for yesterday evening in honor of three pledges of the sorority, was turned into a party at the home of Mrs. Herman Ehinger on account of the rain yesterday afternoon. The food which had been prepared for the picnic was served in picnic style at the Ehinger home. Mrs. Ehinger was assisted by the members of the entertainment committee, Misses Florence Bremerkamp Jeanette Ehiger, and Mildred Niblick. The three pledges. Mrs. Frances Vail, Miss Margaret Moran and Miss Germaine Christen, were called upon for stunts. * Invtations have been issued by Mrs. A. R. Holthouse and Mrs. Chllmer Porter for a "500” party to be given Wed afternoon at the Holthouse homo on North Sixth street in compliment to Mrs. Pharos Hiatt, of Jacksonville Florida, who is the guest of relatives and friends in the city. + Announcements of the coming qiarviage of Miss Marie Bultemeier and Mr. II. Reiter, to occur on July 23, were mailed out to a number of friends and relatives of both parties yesterday. Miss Bultemeier is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bultemeier residing north of this city and is well-known in Decatur where she has been employed. Mr. Reiter is ihe manager of the Adams County Equity Exchange, located in this city, and Is one of the city’s popular young business men. The wedding will be solemnized in the St. John’s Lutheran church.

Tiie W. MM. Society of Reformed churc h will meet Tuesday 2:00 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Wm. Bieneke. Devotional#—Mrs. Ben FJzey. Outlook of Missions—Mrs. Fred Hpuer. Opening paragraph of chapter—Mrs'. Fred Reppert. The Burdens of Mankind—Mrs. .labors. Exaggerated Nationalism — Mrß. Ashbaucher. What the World Needs—Mrs. Brodbeck. ■ ■ The Challenge of the world need to America—Mrs. Edgar Gerber. Mrs. Fred Holier will give a report of the Winona Inter-Denominational school of Missouri which she attended recently. ■ •—— Gregg Brandyberry and Raymond Keller will motor to Kokomo Sunday They will spend the day with friends.

BRYANT CITIZEN STABS HIMSELF ‘sssjSiw Attempt at Suicide Chester 0. Pingry. »* e abollt well known paper hanger and w* aurant man of Bryant. Hep at his home in a critical condition as result of an efiort to take his own life, made -it>out 9-25 o'clock Friday morning ;henhe2ahheah.m S elf.n.hethro. with a butcher knife, at hit. home in Rrvant. No reason can be assign) for the rash act other than he became despondent ever poor health. 1 i»gr>

has been complaining of stomach trouble for sometime, it was said. His chances for recovery are very small according to word from his bedside this afternoon. The butcher knife was jabbed Into the throat and not brought across the throat in a slashing movement. Jagged wounds about a half Inch deep and about an inch long were made. The wounds hied profusely this morning and it was thought ho would die from loss of blood before medical aid could reach him. According to word front Bryant Pingry was engaged in hanging papei at the Metzner store at Bryant this morning. He left the store shortly after 9 o'clock and went to his home. His wife was in the garden at the rear of the house at the time and two of the six children were in the house. Pingry went to the kitchen and procured the butcher knife and stabbed his throat while two of the children looked on. Horrified at the sight, the children hastened to their mother s side in the garden telling her that their father had cut his throat. Dr Smith was immediately summoned i and finally succeeded in stopping the flow of blood. He left no note or not indication as to the cause of his deed.

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Indianapolis, July B—The8 —The $95,000 bond issue by Wayne School township. Allen county for a new school building l was reduced to $70,000 and approved by the state tax board today. The reduction was made, according to tax hoard officials, because , the 5% per cent interest which the bonds carried was excessive. New Castle, July B—The railway shopmen’s strike reduced to fifty per cent effectiveness here yesterday was one hundred per cent effective again today. One of the two car repairers stationed here who returned to work yesterday morning joined his fellow striker in idleness again this morning. Washington, July 8. —Wages for barvust hands are $4 a day this year according to George Ticker, director of the U. S. farm labor bureau. Over 20, 000 men have been rushed into Kansas and Nebraska to take care of tlie harvest there he said.

Transportation difficulties are hindering the movement of labor into the harvest area it was reported. St. Louis, Mo., July 8. —Thirty passenger trains on the Missouri Kansas &■ Texas railroad will be discontinued temporarily effective today. Os these fourteen will be replaced by "mixed service” because of inability to maintain men at terminals to handle locomotives due to the shop men’s strike. Service between interior points in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas will be effected by the deci sioti.

Indianapolis. July B.—Adjutant Genera! Harry Smith went to Ft. Wayne today at the direction of Gov. McCray to investigate the railroad strike sit nation in that city. Gov. McCray said lie had received no call from troops for Ft. Wayne but in view of the newspaper report he thought it advisable to have the adjutant general make the trip. Lyons. Ind., July B.—Tow men were -killed late yesterday when a bolt of lightening struck a wagon under which they had taken shelter during a severe electrical storm. They were Charles Buzan, of Lyons and Dwight Bonham, of Lincoln. New York Prune pits, corn and oats from the home brew industry have so clogged the pipes of North 1 that officers have appealed to the public to stop it.

STUDENT A^oTsALE HOL on cowhouse LAWN while about amv tipneers from tb va iuable **“" r.'Sr* 1 mom »)•««“ ZZrv tun. A se« 01 .., )Ut . k f e ver pr e,ty bad attack of th ln while others handl * Another a very creditable place sale will be held • dl8 ji y intonight and the pu 1 ( even v,ted to attend to enjoy the nm it ,hcy don't care to purchast. A "" ED 5 u , 4 t "°p E s «T)!I!a»° s K TO SHOOT TO KILL NOW

P,„. tod.. M> S-AIMN U* ». STSXa,«)- »« » jo other armed guards im ported here by the \«h office*in 2 telegraph building m which they had been cial Officer Hates of the ' “ha his „ot definitely known who did < shooting. Len was not and it is believed his wounds were sot Inflicted purposely. I-ocal *>trik ing railway shopmen have been ex onerated from any connection with Hibbs, IS, of Oklahoma City. Okla.. brought here by the Wabash railroad to guard property against foolishly Imagined attacks by striking shopmen, appeared at tie local police station early yesterday evening where he signed a statement saying that he had received orders to “shoot to kill” if local strikers trespassed on company property.—Peru Tribune.

CLOVER LEAF HAD A SMALL WRECK NEAR BLUFFTON YESTERDAY Three or four cars on an eastbound freight were derailed yesterday morning at 5 o'clock on the Clover Leaf railroad at the curve near the “Buttermilk Cut" crossing a mile and half east of Bluffton. Traffic was blocked until yesterday afternoon, it was stated at the local station. None of the cars turned over.

The Directors I f ■—-n Are large stock-holders 48 and recognize their responsibility to depositors YEARS by making personal examinations and have an QP accurate knowledge of the affairs of the bank. SAFE • W. J. Vesey G. T. Burk RANK John Niblick L. G. Ellingham uniHY F. M. Scfcirmeyer E. X. Ehinger ___ _ C- J- Yoglewede C. S. Niblick ING L. C. Waring -— > We invite accounts of ALL desiring superior service of a bank equipped to transact any banking business. Old Adams County Bank Ihe Friendly Bank New Bank Building

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1„ order to clear the road to traffic as quickly « P° 99lble the dßri “N , ars were shoved clear of the tracks , nd were then -loured up later by ,he use of a big crane after a wreck crew arrived.

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