Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1922 — Page 1

vy Number 187 VolrmeX** —

IM BUSINESS BLOCK ON SECOND STREET SOLD HGHIS OF COLUMBUS BUY BUILDING ON CORNER OF SECOND AND MADISON STREETS—IMPROVEMENT OF building planned.

Wlt h the signing of the papers by the grand knight and the trustees I , Dil the owners of the building, the large9t real estate deal made in this ' -jty for a number of years and in living the sale of the largest buildm Decatur was officially closed al nine o'clock last night when E. X. Ehingen grand Knight and C. N. I christen. Dyonls Schmitt and Thomu Dowling, trustees of the Knights ; oJ Columbus, Decatur council No. os4 purchased from Mr. and Mrs. fred G. Macke of Birmingham, Alabama. the three story brick building at the corner of Madison and second streets and the two story brick building adjacent to It facing Second street. For sometime the deal has been under way. but it was not officially) closed until last evening when the statures of the contracting parties ,ere attached to the contract and I their signatures acknowledged by a Mttry. Mr. and Mrs. Macke arrived k the city the first of the week for th purpose of closing the sale. The (Bsideration was not made public. Uftaililings purchased are familiar (town as the Big Store block and to three story building are occupied t the Teeple and Peterson clothing »• and the E. D. Engler Company Dry Goods and Grocery, while Hubert Schmitt occupies the first floor of the two story building with a butcher' *°PThe second floors of the two buildings -re occupied by offices and flats,l while the third floor of the three story building is occupied by the Knights of Columbus as their lodge ’ room. The third story building faces 44 feet on second street and 132 feet' on Madison street while the two story brick building has a frontage on Second street of about 23 feet and ex tends back about eighty feet, the second story being about half the length ot the building. The corner Is one of the principal ones in the business district and is considered one of the most valuable pieces ot real estate in the city. The Knights of Columbus will take: possession of the real estate at once or as soon as the abstract of title is. turned over to the trustees. The buildings were erected in the' fall of 1903 by Allison and Studabaker ' following the fire on June 28th, 1903, | the building at that time being sim-l Jar to the present one and was oc- j cupied by the firm of Kern and Beeler as a department store. Messrs. Allison and Studabaker the owners, erected the present building the same year and the Knights of Columbus ieased the third floor for a lodge (Continued on page six)

IV. J. Bryan and Ben Hur Endorse Yeomen Event

Commoner Greatly Pleased ' With Spirit Shown 1 in Decatur i En Route, p < July 31, 1922.1 rp 9. Yeomen o£ America. •»y dear Sir: n eing a member of the Order of * am •® < l ua fated with the or- ' lana ß e that they have at Moose-; with am heartily in sympathy taki Philanthropic underof ' learne d at Decatur, Ind., of t>° piospect of the location there Whi| le t eomen 8 Home for Children. r> , lam “ Ot P ro Pare<l to speak of i nro^?/ dVantageß of different sites with th 1 Waß V^ry muc h Pleased; eatur ° f nie people of De ‘ deai i l< 11 th,n k means a great you u.ni matter of lhat kind. I hope give very serious and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

TROOPS PREPARE FOR LONG STAY State Speeds Up Production in Indiana Mines Guarded By Troops —— Brazil, Ind,, Aug. 10 —Three battalions of state troops “dug in" to-1 day tpr an extended stay on the western Indiana front as prospects of' peace in the Indiana mine war faded.; They guarded the Rowland Power' Collieries in four counties as the state speeded production in two strip , mines near Staunton. Striking miners fostered stronger resentment than ever as the troops,! fully equipped and armored for war patrolled the pits where two score of imported workmen were spurred to greater efforts. Not a ton of coal has been moved from the mines yet because the railroad tracks were blocked by a landslide, but the work of stripping the dirt from the surface and loading it in cars is proceeding slowly. George and Roland Rowland, owners of the mine, went into the pit themselves and urged the imported. laborers to make more speed following a conference between Major Gen-1 I era! Tyndall, commander of the | troops and commandant of the mar j tial law area, with James Cooper, receiver of the Rowland Power prop- • erties. There has been much trouble in keeping the workmen on the jobs. | They are living on the fat ot the land as an encouragement, but some of I them break ranks occasionally and 1 leave the place, saying the work had been misrepresented to them. BOWMAN FUNERAL TO BE HELD AT SIX MILE CHURCH TOMORROW P. M. Funeral services for William A.: Bowman, whoh was killed instantly . when an Erie freight trai struck his ; automobile at a crossing one and oneI half miles west of this city on Tuesday, will be held from the Six Mile i church near Bluffton tomorrow afterI noon. The funeral party will leave ' the home three and one-half miles I west of this city at 1 o’clock and I should reach the church by 2 o’clock. ! The funeral arrangements were not i made until word was received from | Edward Bowman, a son in New York. He will arrive in Decatur sometime tonight. Sephus Melchi, Sheriff of Adams County, went to Monroe today on business.

earnest consideration to the proposition which the Decatur people make. With the best of good wishes for the proposed institution, I am Very truly yours, W. J. Bryan. BEN• H U R Decatur, Indiana, Aug. sth, 1922. Brotherhood of American Yeomen, Decatur, Ind. We as a Fraternity desire to express and assure you our willingness to cooperate in the great movement you are putting forth to secure the said “City of Childhood" at Decatur. The following named persons have been chosen as a Committee: Ruby Baker, chairman, Russell Acker, Walter Springer, Glen Venis, Annas Simmers, Ora Springer, H. N. Daniels. Very respectfully YoulrS, Mary E. Artman, Scribe.

COMMITTEE ON MUSIC TOURED ADAMS COUNTY — 9 Made Trip to Arouse Interest in Music for Yeomen Day Celebration j GET ENCOURAGEMENT j First Meeting of Community Chorus to Be Held Here Tomorrow Night Mr. C. C. Schafer, chairman, and Mrs. H. 11. Lammiman, Mrs. Hugh Hite, Mrs. Fred Patterson, Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer and Miss Fannie Hammell, members ot the music committee for the Yeoman day celebration, made a trip over the county yester day to interest various musical organizations, church choirs and others to join the big chorus to sing here on Yeoman day. They visited Monroe, Berne, Geneva and Linn Grove and were splendidly received at each place, receivj ing promises from each place of I members for the big choir. It is - hoped and expected that several hun- ; dred voices from over the county will join with Decatur singers in the song program for the day. The celebration here is a unique one but J is absolutely a county day in which | every one is urged to join. The Yeoman will locate a home and school for the children and expect to spend ten to fifteen million dollars. It is a most laudable idea), worthy the efforts of any community and there is no scheme or catch of any kind back of it. They ask no money nor promises but will locate the school in the spot in the United States which they find best adapted as to climate, location, general conditions and spirit, of the community. It will be ar. asset to the county and will attract world wide attention and i publicity.’ ’iW person who does iftft |so desire need not join the order, no (one will be embarrassed in any way ion the 22nd. Os course, we want you Ito attend and to take part in order that the very best impression may [ result, but please understand there l is no compulsion. Your attendance and your participation should come from a desire to aid the cause. The first meeting of the big chorus will be held at the gym here tomorrow when organization will be discussed and plans completed for the Monday night meeting when Mr. Charles- Tingle of New York City, recognized as one of the greatest community song leaders in the world will assume charge. You are : invited to attend. Let’s have the i biggest chorus which ever sang in Indiana. UTILITIES ARE IN NEED DF FUEL Sixty-Eight Utilities in the State are Facing Early Shutdown Indianapolis, Aug. 10 —Sixty-eight Indiana utilities are on the verge ot closing down from lack of fuel unless relief is granted immediately, John McCardle, state fuel administrator announced today. He based his assertion on reports received two weeks ago from utilities which said they had only a few weeks supply in their bins. He has received no reports within the last few days. The Warsaw gas company will shut down immediately because of coal shortage. The company was sweepng the floor of the bins for the last lump of coal, M. A. Hankins, manager of the company said today. It will bo able to furnish enough gas to barely pull thru the day. The shut down will throw one-third of the restaurants cut of business. Hotels and newspapers will also be seriously affected. NEW CHIROPRACTOR OPENS OFFICE ABOVE TEEPLE AND PETERSON'S ' Dr. S. J. Zurbuch, D. C„ has opened [ up an office over the Teeple and Peterson clothing store, and is ready to practice chiropractic treatments. Dr. , Zurbuch is fully equipped with the very latest methods of chiropractic.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, Angnst 10, 1922

|r _— Watch the Scoreboard RESULT OF DRIVE FOR YEOMEN CANDIDATES TO BE INITIATED AUG. 22 j Yesterday 140 Today ~ .........152 Gain 12 L / to 4> 4* 4- to 4- to 4< 4* to 4* 4> 4> to to < PLEASE HELP LOCATE 4- ♦ ♦ to The following telegram was 4to received at the local office of to to the Western Union telegraph + ♦ company this afternoon and the + + officials at the telegraph office + ♦ were unable to locate the per + ♦ son to whom It was sent. It was + + turned over to the Daily Demo- + + crat with the request that it be to to given publicity. The telegram: to + Muncie, Indiana to 4 Mrs. Lolo D. Larrowe 44- Decatur, Ind. to + Mrs. Dillier died 11 a. m. No to <• funeral arrangements. + ♦ Hilda. 4 1 totototo + totototo + tototototo THINK STRIKE WILL BE ENDED WITHIN 10 DAYS John L. I jewis Predicted An 1 Early Settlement of Na-twn-Widc Strike FREEZE-OUT POLICY All Mines Must Aeerpt Agreement Reaehe’d or Remain Clwed Cleveland, August 10 — Immediate settlement of nation-wide co»l strike was predicted today by Joint L. Lewis, ruler of the action’s miners. Lewin declare# that 75 pter test, would be in operation within tea of the country's bitgiraiaoua mines days. “The most gratifying reports have been received from most of the bituminous operators from outlying districts indicating they will accept any agreement reached here. A “freeze out" policy toward coal operators who have declined to take part in the wage negotiations here was apparent today in the attittde of John L. Lewis, and other union leaders and coal operators. Lewis declared that if any agreement is reached “it would be up to every operator in the country to take it or leave it.” “But if they ‘leave it’ their mines will remain idle,” Lewis said. Ohio operators declared that they had exerted every effort to “persuade the central field rebels to come here and since they have refused there is nothing left to do but go ahead with negotiations." Peace negotiations will be opened here late today by miner leaders and the minority coal operators of the central competitive field without the insurgents of Illinois, Indiana and western Pennsylvania. No further attempts will be made to bring in the insurgents who are holding out for wage agreei. e at the mines or in small districts. > — to + toto + to + to + to + to + toto to SING—FOLKS—SING to to ♦ 4- We want a thousand voices to to to sing on Gillig’s hill and to give to to a happy message all day long to to on the 22nd to our distinguished 4* to visitors. Mr. Charles Tingle of to to New York City will lead. The to to first meeting will be held at the to to gym Friday evening at 7:30. 4* to Won’t you be there? ♦ to Many are coming from over to 4« the county and several hundred to to should join from this vicinity. to to It’s to be a community day and to to a community picnic when we all to to lay down our worries and be- to to come happy youngsters, boost- to to ing for a City of Childhood to to which will save the children of to + tomorrow. * to Be at the gym Friday evening. 4> to You need not be an expert to to to join this chorus—tjust have -a to to little music in your heart and to to come. * + + + 4•t04•4•4'4•4•4• + * + •^ , ' INDlANA—Generali fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature. Henry Knapke of Monroe was a business visitor in this city today.

HARDING HOLDS CONFERENCE ON FUTURE ACTION Confers With Republican Congressional Leaders Regarding Strikes HOOPER AT CAPITOL Believed to Have Been Summoned to (Jive Information on Strikes ■ By James T. Kolbert l ulled PrpHH Staff Correxpomlcnl Washington, Aug. 10. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding will confer today with republican eon gresslonal leaders to determine just what congress, after its members re turn next Tuesday, can do to aid in ineeting the critical strike situation. At present, it appears that con gress can aid in only two ways. 1. —Conduct an investigation into the strikes that will place the issues of the controversy suarely before the public and bring public opinion to ear to force a settlement. 2. —Provide legislation incident to a seizure of the railroads or mines or ' both. Opinion is freely expressed at tin capitol that it would not end the eon troversies to pas's anti-strike legislation at this time or to put teeth in th. railroad transportation act through penalties tor refusals to obey the de cisons of the railroad labor board. Thus, in either event, a prompt ter minaiion of the disputes with a nor i mal resumption of mining and trans portation could not be promptly es- , fected. A Warning also has come from some democratic quarters that anti strike legislation will be opposed and that this is no time to pass permanent legislation of an industrial char icter ke«ieaw» «. «-*ti»i and tense feeling manifested by bMtk l*bor and capital. Democratic leader Garrett has sent Word to all house democrats to be back on the job next Tuesday to aid in meeting the situation. Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the railroad labor board, arrived here this ■ morning and it was understood he was summoned to place complete in formation on the rail strike before congress upon the reconvening of the house next week, as part of Presi ! dent. Harding’s program for legis lative action in the present crisis. The ' labor board chairman declined to make any statement upon his arrival. - Meanwhile, leaders of the striking shopmen are expected to meet hers today to consider president Harding’s. (Continued on page five) LARGE ALIMONY ASKED IN SUIT Woman Seeks Divorce and Alimony After 22 Years of Matrimony After living with her husband for more than twenty-two years, Mrs. Catherine Delagrange, of Fort Wayne has sued her husband, Louis C. De lagrango for an absolute divorce, for alimony in the sum of $15,000, for an allowance of $25 per week, and the sum of SIOO to cover her attorney fees. The suit has been sent to Adams county from Allen county on a change of venue. The couple were married on October 25, 1899 and separated on May 31. 1922. The plaintiff alleges that her husband cursed her, threatened to de bodily harm to her, struck her and told her to go get a divorce, that he was constantly under the influence of intoxicating liquor, that he refused to provide for her, and that he frequently associated with other women, boasting of the fact. Mr. Delagrange is a uildlng contractor in Fort Wayne and according to his wife’s complaint, is earning approximately SIO,OO per year. A restraining order has been issued preventing Mr. Delagrange from molest ing the plaintiff or from selling or otherwise disposing of his property pending the final hearing of the divorce suit. Attorneys J. M. Eggeman and Ira M. Snouffer represent the plaintiff.

GENERAL STRIKE OF BIG FOUR UNIONS THREATENED TRANSPORTATION BROTHERHOODS THREATEN SYSTEMATIC WALKOUT THROWING 2,000,000 MORE MEN INTO NATION'S IDLE CLASS.

WILLIAM SHELER DIED WEDNESDAY Old Employee of G. R. & I. Railroad, Died At Home In This City William Harvey Sheler, age 70 years, died at his home on Ninth I street at 8:20 o’clock last night, after having been bedfast with a complication of diseases for the past week. Mr. Sheler has been in ill health for the past three years, cans ed from an injury suffered while at work a few years ago. Mr. Sheler was born in Hamilton. Canada, February, 5, 1852. He lived ;in and near Hamilton for about i twelve years and then moved with [his parents to near Fort Dover, Ont..i ' t here he remained until he was 18' ; years of age. Later Mr. Sheler lived I nesr Cadillac, Michigan, yh,ere he was married to Mary E. Cockburn, j August 29, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Sheler later lived in West Bay City and Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the latter city Mr. Sheler entered the .♦ssrvice of the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad company as a car inspector. Mr. Sheler was transferred to Decatur by the railroad company about thirty-three years ago. He continued in the service of the railroad until a few years ago when ill health I forced him to resign. la May 1921, the G. R. & I. railroad compan pensioned Mr. Sheler as a recognition of his splendid service and long >connection with the . company. At that time he was the ■ oldest car inspector in the service of, the Pennsylvania system. Mr. Sheler Was a member of the Church of God ( 1 and was ordained a deacon in that ! church. He was a member of the, I Canadian Volunteers during the Civil ' War. Mr. Sheler is survived by his wife; one son, George O. Sheler, of Elk-, hart; two grandchildren; and three i rothers. TJie brothers are Adan? I Sheler, of Albany, Oregon; Simon Sheler, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Jacob Sheler, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Funeral services will be held from the Church of God on Friday afternoon. The funeral 'party will leave the home on Ninth street I at 1 o’clock and the services at the church will begin at 1:30. Follow-' ing the funeral services the body will be shipped to Elkhart for burial. {The, Rev. Lyons, pastor of the Church of God, will officiate at the funeral services. John Mayer was a business visitor in this city today. He returned to his i home at Monroe this afternoon. '

Race Starter Forqot T o Say “Go” To The Drivers

Unusual Thing Happened 1 at North Manchester Fair Yesterday Several Decatur people attended 1 the fair at North Manchester yesterday They report a large crowd and much interest Mayor Lew Shank, of ; Indianapolis, was a visitor at the fair j yesterday A very unusual thing occurred dur ! ing the race program at the fair yes terday. The races were started by a man named Hughes’. While the horses were being scored at the start 1 ■ of a race, Mr. Hughes stepped to the! ’ rear of the judges’ stand to speak to Mr. Shank. While he was talking to; - the Mayor, the horses came down • tho track and passed the judges’ j stand. Not hearing the starters bell, I

Price 2 Cents

Cleveland. O„ Aug. 10.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—General- strike of the powerful big four transportation brotherhoods, involving over two million men was threatened here today. The brotherhoods, their officers made plain, may join the striking shopmen in a sympathetic walkout for the following reasons: 1. —Threats made against the lives of their members by guards cn duty at the railroad centers. 2: —Danger of loss of life due to handling defective equipment, caused by inability of roads to employ sufficient forces to maintain rolling stock in good condition. Following the sanctioned strike of 1,000 members of the big four brotherhoods employed by the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad, comes orders issued by the brotherhood chiefs to employes of the yards of tl. Rock Island railroad to stay out of the trouble zone at .Joliet where state ' militia men are on duty. This order virtually means that many employes 'of the Rock Island will stop working. The situation on the Illinois Central railroad, one of the largest in the country grew serious today. Union leaders of employes of the carrier notified brothr*rhood chiefs hero that they had been served with tho 'following ultimatum by striking miners, “stop carrying non-union coal or take the consequences.” Immediately upon receipt of tiro' message, the brotherhood lender got in touch witli their representatives ,in Chicago. Whether or not a strike wiil be authorized could not be learnled. The nation would see an unparallel'ed paralysis of industry in case tho brotherhoods — engineers, firemen, ! conductors and trainmen—join tho 400,000 shopment in the strike. f “Now that the walkouts have started it is very difficult to predict I where they will end." D. B. RobertIson, head of the brotherhood of loco- • motive firemen, said today. “We ‘find it difficult to hold tho mon in line.” “I’m telling our men to go homo ' and stay there whenever they are ‘ forced to work under conditions that I endanger their lives,” was the statementof Warren S. Stone, grand chief lof the brotherhood of locomotive en- * gineers. JUDGMENT FOR $125 DEMANDED IN SUIT ON AN ACCOUNT HERE Edward L. Carroll and Clayson Carroll, composing tho firm of Carroll and Son. have filed a suit on an account against Harvey Scroll, demanding judgment in tho sum of $125. Tho ] suit was tiled through attorney L. C. 1 De Voss.

♦he drivers thought Starter Hughes had given the signal to start and the race was on. When the horses were about half way around the half mile track, Mr Hughes noticed what had happened and an effort was made to flag the racers, but they finished the race. After the finish of the heat the driver of the horse which finished first made a claim for the money and ■ those who finished behind him demanded that the heat be called off. Fans in the grandstand and along the track took sides in the argument and a, lively /scene was enacted I around the judge’s stand for several minutes, although no causalities were 1 reported. Local people who were at the fair, stated today that the judges had made no decision in the matter i when they left yesterday evening.