Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1922 — Page 1

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national emergency is proclaimed

LARGE audience heard BRYAN DELIVER LECTURE CHAUTAUQUA TENT WOULD NOT ACCOMMODATE THE IMMENSE CROWD GATHERED TO HEAD THE GREAT COMMONER SPEAK LAST NIGHT.

t TODAY’S PROGRAM * * 330—Lecture —“A Confidential 4> 4 Confab’’ — Strickland W. + 4. Gillilan, prince of bumoris- 44 ists. * 3 so—Concert— Crawford Adams + 4 Company — Featuring Mr. + 4 Adams, wizard of the vio- 4> I lin and popular entertain- 44 er. + I Evening + 41:45—Concert— Crawford Adams + 4 Company—The biggest lit- + 4 tie company on the plat- + 4. form. • + * - + 4 TOMORROW + 4 Afternoon ♦ ♦ 3-W-Concert—Van Grove con- ♦ 4 cert Company —Headed by + 4 Isaac Vai: Grove, accom 44 panist for Mary Garden + 4 and associate director of + 4 the Chicago Grand Opera 44 Company. ♦ 4 Evening 44 7 M-Concert —Van Grove Con- ♦ ♦ cert Company—A great + + mixed quartet. 4- ♦ S:3O-Lecture — ‘'‘The Winning + + Man’’—Harry L. Fogle- + + man, a magnetic, rapid + ♦ fire speaker. + +44444 4 4 + + + For two hours and thirty-five minutes last night, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, that inimitable orator and lecturer of America, speaking from the local Chautauqua platform, expounded his theory of the “World’s Greatest Need." The large tent was too small to accomodate all who came ; to hear Mr. Bryan and many’ were standing outside. Although many were tired from sitting in one position for the nearly four hours, since till had heard the program given by the Ver Haar concert company preceding Mr. Bryan’s lecture, all were deeply interested in the commoner’s speech when he closed at 11:10 o’clock. Before proceeding to a brief and inadequate discussion of Mr. Bryan’s lecture, a few words of praise must be spoken for the Ver Haar concert company. This company, consisting °f three ladies and one man, all of whom are talented musicians, more Ilian pleased the large audience. Piano, violin and vocal solos were given by th* ladies and each received hearty applause. The Ver Haar company Provided the entertainment yester*li> afternoon and was greatly appreciated by the large audience. Following the concert by the Ver Haar company. Mr. R. L. Hill, state manager of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, was introduced to the I audience by C. J. Lutz, president of , Chautauqua. Mr. Hill spoke for! ten minutes relative to the work and Os ,he Yeomen and the pur-i (Continued on page'six)'~~ "" 1

Ford’s Enterprises Bear Open For Business Signs

S n ßai,rOad and Coal Mmes Operating in Spite of Strikes Toledo "d"* Daily nJ ” JU y 25 —(Special to trlel 0^° Crat) ~ Whl,e other lnduß- - Henry Porp'* a ” d mlne strikes> "open for h . entfir P rl «« 8 hear an J " V UBineß9 " 8 entucky coal minles and his

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MCCRAY HOLDS A CONFERENCE WITH COAL MEN Seeks to Devise Method of Resuming Coal Production Peaceably SOUNDS ULTIMATUM Will Take Drastic Steps To Protect Inmates of State Institutions McCRAY HOLDS B Indianapolis. July 25—Governor McCray met leading Indiana coal operators and mine strike chiefs today in an effort to devise a method for resuming coal production peaceably. Failing in this, he will take drastic steps to insure 15,000 inmates ol state institutions against suffernb in a fuel shortage next winter. The governor planned to call upon the two groups to “come through’ openly and state their cases without reservation. Then he was expected to sound an ultimatum to them that coal must be produced to meet th( needs of the state with the added warning that the state will see to it there is no suffering from a fue* shortage among the 15,000 inmates* of state institutions who are not able to help themselves. The two groups entered the gover nor's office separately. The miners at 9:30 and the operators at 1:30. Members of the scale committees of both factions were there. John Hassler president of the United Mine Workers in Indiana had refused the governor's request for a joint conference which opened as a step toward reopening the mines which were closed four months ago by the strike. The strike was called because the operators refused to enter an interstate wage conference as provided by their contract with the union expiring March 31. oCHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, July 25 —Wheat: July, $1.10; Sept. $1.07%; Dec. $1.09%. Corn: July 61%c; Sept. 62%c; Dec. 58%c. Oats: July 31%e; Sept. 33%c Dec. ,36%c. - — » +♦+♦++4.+ + + + + + + + + HELP! ♦ + + + J. O. Sellemeyer, manager of + the Northern Indiana Fair, today 4* 4- issued a call for ticket sellers, 44- ticket takers, and policemen to 44> work during the fair next week. 44 1 Jesse can be found at the fair 4* 4* ground office. + ■♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton, are operating. The employes are paid higher wages than the Union scale. Consequently the Ford Motor Car plants are running full blast because there is plenty of coal for them. The Ford railroad and mine workers refused to walkout in compliance with the strike orders. The mines and the railroad are operated on an “open shop" basis.

| At the Decatur Chautauqua Today I' — I ■Bp 1 w ■ if * pi hh ■& > I « vRk u JH ~ ' fl flfl » The Crawford Adams company and Strickland W. Gillilan. who furnish the entertainment at the Decatur Chautauqua today and tonight. The Crawlord Adams company, the biggest little company of musicians on the platform. gave a concert this afternoon and will give another tonight. Mr. Gillilan delivered his lecture “A Confidential Confab" this afternoon.

I 3LIND MAN DRIVES I HIS AUTOMOBILE London, July 25.—Allen Nieholos, .vho was blinded and lost both arms in , he war, was summoned at Harrogate oolice court for driving a motor car without a license. Nicholo's attorney said the blind nan had spent three years at St. Dun I itan's —the military hospital for blindsi soldiers. He had acquired extra- ( irdinarily acute senses, tl ■ ■ attorney taid, and not only could walk about he streets freely sac conduct his utsiness as a fruit merchant, but ■ould drive his automobile so well that to one unacquainted with him would tnow either of his blindness of of the | act that he steered with artificial irms. Nioholos was bound over. W, J. BRYAN AND MR. HILL SPOKE ON YEOMANRY Sach Urged Decatur People to Continue Plans for Obtaining <he 'lg.-'dc* PLANS EX P L AIN ED Mr. Hill Described the Pro posed Home Where Children Will Be Reared William Jennings Bryan, Commoner believer in the uplift of children and ' leople, always a consistent fighter ’or those things which are for the greatest good for the greatest num- , ber. devoted ten minutes in opening his address last night, to urge our oeople to go on with their plans and hopes to locate here the great Yeoman home for boys and girls and mothers. He declared that this was the greatest work any community could do and congratulated us that ' the efforts have so far succeeded as J to bring to this city the directors and officials of the order. The saving | of children and the making from 1 them of the best men and women has 1 always been and will always be a real ' ■problem in which all may find a field ■ of labor. Mr. Bryan is a member of 1 the Moose and supporter of Moose- ’ heart, knows tho plans of their or- • ganization. and the result of their , work. He told eloquently of the > high ideals and declared it a splendid > omen for any community to be thus interested. ' Just before the arrival of Mr. Bryan, Mr. R. L. Hill, state manager of the Yeomen spoke fifteen minutes on the subject of securing the home for , Indiana and openly and frankly de--1 dared his preference for this city. ■ He believes absolutely that Decatur will land the home and he is devoting much of his time to that end. He , went into some detail as to the work and the ideals of philanthropy which he said marked a new epoch in child r welfare activities. He described the proposed home, a village where will be located hundreds of cottages with S ten to fifteen boys and girls in each, e looked after by a matron and a pa--1 tron and given all the opportunities 1 (Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 25, 1922

Tso LOCAL MEN INJURED IN AN : AUTO ACCIDENT Ezra Habegger and Alfred Graham Suffered Painful Injuries Last Night — CAR STRUCK BRIDGE Accident Happened a Few Miles South of Bluffton; Both at Work Today Ezra Habegger. president of the Hahegger Oil company,' and Alfred Graham, abstractor and insurance man. both of this city, narrowly escaped J crious inury about 8 o'clock last night i when their automobile crashed into ! lie concrete abatement of a bridge a J few miles south of Bluffton. Mr. Ha logger suffered lacerations on the calp, nose and lip. and Mr. Graham mffered a six inch cut across tho ablotnen caused by the broken steering gear. Both men wore taken into Bluffton wore their injuries were dressed. Two stitches were retr.irreil to close the wound in Mr. Haltegger’s scalp and! Ivo stitches were taken in his lip. I They were brought to this city last light in a car fr< in the Porter and leavers garage here. The two men wore driving toward ’.luffton parallel to the Union traction ■ line and L. E. W. railroad tracks. When they neared the spot where the highway cro sed the railroad rack to proceed bi tween those tracks ind the traction line. Mr. Habegger looked down the track and saw a .light. Thinking ii was a light on an . ipprcacJiing train, he shouted to Mr. ' Graham, who was driving, to hurry is there was a train coming. Mr. Graham turned on more gasoline to f get across the fractal before the train, ■ould reach the crossing. The light < : proved to be that on a traction car. However the automobile had gained/, meh great speed that Mr. Graham; ( (Continued on page four) * CHAUTAUQI A PRESIDENT < i t < * < t < ■ ’ I I ' IC. J. Lutz, well-known Decatur attorney, who is president of the Decatur Independent 1 Chautauqua.

BIC CATTLE SHOW AT DELAWARE STATE FAIR Kansas City, July 25. —A nation Hereford show, the first of its kind ever to be staged in the East will be held at Wilmington, Delaware. Sep tember 4-S in connection with the Del aware State Fair, it was announced here today by it. J. Kinzer, secretary of the American Hereford Association Preaiums totalling $6,000 will be of .erod in the standard classifications Exhibitors from the Middle West, as well as from Massachusetts, Con lecticut, New York, New Jersey, Del 'Ware, Pennsylvania and Virginia wil 1 •ompete. Entries close August 10, am will be handled by tho asuociation. A PIONEER OF ADAMS COUNTY DIED IN WEST C. P. Boston Formerly of Southern Part of County Died on July 9 WAS WELL KNO W N Moved West Thirty-One Years Ago; Formerly Had Store at New Corydon A newspaper published in Cando. North Dakota, a copy of which was re coived in Decatur yesterday, gives an iceount of the death of C. I’. Beston one of the old pioneers of this and neighboring counties, which occured in that town on Sunday, July 9. Death was due to old age as Mr. Beston was 92 years old when he died. Mr. Boston was born in Ohio, October 1830. Fifty years ago ho operated a general store at New Corydon, just over the line in Jay county. It was as a clerk in the general store at the time Mr. Boston owned it that Mr. J. B. Meiberrs, book-keeper for the Schaf-, er Hardware company of this city, be gun Ills commercial career. lie clerked in tile store for a number of years. Probably no one in the southern part of Adams county and the northern part of Jay county was better known than Pat Beston. as he was familiarly called. In addition to keeping the ' general store, Mrr. Beston was a horse dealer and took great delight in the ownership of fine horses. He also was a large land owner in this county, having owned a part of the George Ineichen farm in the southern part of the county and the real estate now owned by Shannon Rhodes. Mr. Beston was one of the founders of the and Merchants State Bank of Geneva about 35 years ago. The bank was organized by John Kraft and after being In business for a short time the bank failed. E. C. Atkins and company ot Akron, Ohio, was one of the large creditors of the bank and owned considerable real es tate to Towner county. North Dakota. Mr. Beston, on behalf of the bank, took charge of the farm in North Da(Continued on page two)

PRESIDENT AND CABINET DEVOTE TIME TO STRIKE SPEND ENTIRE SESSION TODAY IN DISCDSSION OF WHETHER TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR DRASTIC FEDERAL ACTION TO END STRIFE.

THE COMMONER ENJOYED LUNCH WITH ROTARIANS Mr. Bryan Wore Victory Smile While Hosts Sang “How Dry I Am” BRYAN A ROTARIAN Made Thirty Minute Talk on Cooperation Before Leaving for Portland The Rotarians and a few invited quests had the pleasure of listening to he wit, humor and expressions of lon. William Jennings Bryan, orator, hinker and eno of the fort most eiti :ens of the United States at a lunch ■on meeting held in the Rotary rooms it 11:15 today. Typifying the “The Commoner” in he superlative degree, Mr. Bryan Alien seated at the table Removed hi ■oat and made himself feel right at ionic. The boys sang “Nobody know; iow dry I am.” and Mr. Bryan begged o make a suggestion and standing up ;aid: “I understand that is the nationa* mthem.” They sang “Down on Me Donald’s farm” with a parable on Mi Bryan and grape juice and it evident y pleased the noted guest for ho clapped his hands and gave the crowd a imile that spoke approval. After the ■uncheon was served, President Pell tssigned the meeting to Dore B. Erwin, ■hairman of the July committee who atroduced the following guests: Mr. i. L. Hill of Indianapolis; Mr. Norman Moss, Chautauqua platform manager. Hon. C. J. Lutz, president of the local ’hautauqua association, Senator Hen '•y Krieg. J. IT. Holler, editor of the Daily Democrat, D. N. Erwin and Mr. Fompson, secretary to Mr. Bryan. The •hairman then introduced Mr. Bryan is the best known man in America and asked him to speak a few words. Mr. Bryan began by addressing the I Hub .members as “fellow Rotarians”! stating that he was a member of the facksonville, Florida, Rotary club. He then made a thirty minute talk on "Co-operation," showing the bene fits to be derived from collective working and co-operation between citizens and club members how good things could be accomplished through it. Hi. talk was inspirational and instructive and greatly appreciated by the club members and guests present. Mr. Bryan left at 12:50 via the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad for Port land where he. made an address from the Chautauqua platform at three o’clock this afternoon.

Murder Trial Os Big Tim Murphy Et Al Under Way

State Gains Victory During Opening Tilt of Trial in Chicago Clcago, July 25. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The murder trial of the “Big Three” resulting from a reign of terror in the building trades, continued today following a victory for the state durring the opening tilt. Judge Thomas Taylor, Jr., held that the confession of John Miller, one of the defendants, and allaged driver of

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United Presx staff Correspondent Washington, July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A national emergency exists because of the rail and coal strike the interstate commerce commission declared today. The commission took this extraord- | inary action in accordance with the provision of the Esch-Cummins law and vested itself with powers equalling those enforced during war times to prevent profiteering, to control distribution of coal. The commission ordered that each road should give preference and priority to each of the following commodities: Food and food for live stock, perishable products, coal, coke and fuel oil. The commission ordered that priority be given interchange and return of empty cars intended for transportation of these designated necessary commodities. Coal cars were also given priority by the commission and it was directed that coal mines be furnished with open top cars suitable for transportation of coal. President Harding has failed in another attempt to settle the coal strike it was revealed officially nt the white house. The president after the rejection of bis first proposal submitted to the waring factions still another plan for solution of the present tieup and troublesome condition in the mining industry. The second proposal was said to have been received favorably by the operators but rejected by the miners as “too complicated.” A definite move to put the coal mines under such governmental control as will safe guard the country against a recurrence of the present strike was made in the senate today when Senator Borah, republican nf Idaho, introduced a bill providing for the establishment of the United States coal commission to study the coal industry and aid congress in legislating against strikes. Washington. July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — With industry ! showing unmistakable signs of strangulation in the grip of the coal and railroad strikes, President Harding and his cabinet gave over their entire session today to a discussion of whether the time has arrived for drastic federal action. The coal strike, considered by the administration as the more serious is now in its 116th day. The rail strike is in its 25th day. A new plan for terminating the rail strike the details of which have not been made public, was placed before the cabinet. Tlie proposal to call into play the vast powers of the interstate commerce commission and through a (Continued on page six)

'the car from which Police Lieut. Lyons was shot to death, should be admitted fist evidence. Admission of the confession came after a 24 hour battle during which Miller asserted that the confession was ‘ beaten” from him. Officers who got the confession denied they used ■ any coercion. 'Him Tim’ Murphy, Fred Mader and ‘Con’ Shea—the big three —were ap- ' parently unmoved by the blow to the defense.