Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX- Number 202

■BLOOD STAINS I LOCATED NEAR ED MOYER HOME I Brutal Murder I th eories_advanced I several Reasons Given for I " Belief That Ed Moyer I Was Murdered I It is reported that blood stains I have been discovered at the end of I the lane and on a bridge near the I Flward H Moyer home, near RockI ford Ohio, where Mr. Moyer was I thought to have been murdered I Wednesday night by -ome person or I persons who were robbing his I smoke bouse. , , George Betz, sheriff and Frank 11. Kloeb, prosecuting attorney of jtercer county, have not issued a statement regarding the stains but several people who live near the Moyer place declare that they have seen them and know absolutely that they are blood stains It this is true, it Is practically certain that Moyer was murdered by a man whom he had previously wounded, as his body was found pulte a distance from the end of the lane between the barn and the road The bridge is on the road, probably 20 feet from the end of the lane. Funeral services for Mr. Moyer were held Saturday morning at the I’nited Brethren church in Rockford, i Toe services were attended by one of the largest crowds ever gathered a the vicinity. Burial was in Rivertide cemetery. Kg hard to find anybody around lockford who believes that Moyer’s death was not the result of murder. Ike people of the entire community teem even more aroused over this tSiit than they were over the mysterious disappearance of Trecia Petro two years ago. Here are the things that are responsible for the belief that the dead man was murdered: 1. Thieves have been operating around Rockford all summer. The audacity of their crimes indicate that they were fully prepared to defend themselves in case of discovery. !. There had been a light rain on the evening before Moyer’s death. When his body was discovered his tracks could be seen in the dirt of the lane. Moyer was bare footed but there were also other tracks going toward the road, made by a man who wore shoes. 3. The wound in Moyer’s body looked like it had been made by a gun discharged at least 10 feet from him. His clothing was not burned as it would have been had the gun been accidentally discharged while In his own hands. These things and others indicate that Moyer had a shotgun battle with some marauder about 9 o’clock Wednesday night. Sheriff George Betz and other officers who are investigating the case think that he heard somebody prowling around his smokehouse and that he took his gun, pushed some mosquito net ting out of the bed room window and crawled out to the corner of the house. Here he probably fired a shot at the smoke house. The door and sill of this building were peppered with shot, but there Is a space of 12 or H inches within the radins of where the shot struck which was not hit. This is what causes the officers to think that the shot struck the thief who was in the building and had set a can of lard and a smoked ham outside the door. However, the theory is that the man was not seriously injured and that he started to run toward the riiad. The Moyer house is quite a distance from the road and the bain sets between the house and road. Moyer's body was found about alf way between the barn and the '°ad, lying at the side of the lane Ile ar a place where some rails had een us e< i to cover a hoJe cauße(J by he sinking of a ditch tile. It is beteved that Moyer chased the thief of ,lle y sr d and through the e, shooting as he went, and that 8 man, or another one waiting in k car at the road, shot Moyer before -e to. s!d get t 0 the road tomia .? ere thrse ‘’“Pty shells gun 1 n 1 Cl ’ come from Moyer’s houiu ne WaS at the corner °f tbe anotuer in the yard and a (Continued on page three)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

John W. Bowman Is Seriously 111 Here! • John W Bowman, who came here from Portland about three weeks ago to live with his son, Clyde Bowman and wife, for a short time, is seriously ill from the inflimltiea of old age. Little hopes are entertained for his recovery. Mr. Bowman began to fail rapidly nearly one year ago and in the past several months has not been able to be about much. His son, Clyde, is supervisor of the carpenters of the new high school gymnasium and hospital construction here, being employed by Charles Sanders and Son, contractors. BERNE PEOPLE IN AN ACCIDENT One Couple Arrested and Held for Investigation by Portland Sheriff Four Berne people figured in an automobile accident near Portland last night and as a result two of them are being held in custody by the sheriff of Jay county while a search is being made for the others, it is said. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Theurer and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morningstar were the parties who figured in the accident. It is reported that the parties were driving in an automobile when they telescoped a buggy and an automobile at nearly the same time causing considerable damage but not injuring anyone. It was thought at first that they were injured themselves and they were taken to a hospital. Later the sheriff made an investigation and went to the hospital to arrest them. Mr. and Mrs. Theurer had disappeared and could not be found. The other couple was arrested and will be held pending an investigation. TWO WEDDINGS TO OCCOR SOON Two Approaching W e d - dings to Take Place Next Week, Announced Here The wedding of Miss Margaret Krie?el, daughter of Adam Kriegel of Lima o Mr. Martin Braun, son of Peter Braun of south of Decatur will take place a week from today. Monday, September 4th at the Catholic church at Lima, Ohio. The banns of matrimony between the couple were published for I the second time at the St. Mary’s Oathjlic church yesterday. The bride-to-be is well known in this city, being a sister to Mrs. Charles Lose. For a year or more she had made her home In this city and her many friends are pleased to learn of he approaching wedding. The groom, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Braun, farmer of south of | Decatur. He is now employed by the General Electric company and followne the wedding the young couple will make their home in this city. The banns of matrimony between Miss Rosa Faurote, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Faurote, residing on the Holthouse farm near Monroe and Mr. Alfred Rauch, son of Godfrey Rouch of Monroe were published for the second time at the St. Mary's Catholic Church at the second mass Sunday morning. The young couple is well known in this city and county and the congratulations of their many friends are extended to them. The wedding will take at the St. Mary's Catholic church in this city next week. MARRIAGE LICENSES Edmond Houser, shoe salesman, Portland, born March 30, 1903, son of Leon Houser, to Dortha Brown, milliner, Geneva, born May 5, 1903, daughter of C. N. Brown. Paul Bailer, laborer, Decatur, born March 4, 1900, son of Sam Bailer, to Pearl Wolfe, Decatur, born April 17, 1903, daughter of Davis Wolfe. BOARD OF GUARDIANS TO MEET AT LIBRARY The Board of Guardians will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock ! at the library. All members are urg-s ! ed to be present. > • Quite a number from here attended the dance in Celina last evening.

DOG IS CAUSE OF A SERIOUS AUTO SMASH-UP 4 Elmer Hisey and Ralph Derickson Injured When Auto Turned Over Today DOG WAS NOT HURT Injured Men Were Taken to Physician’s Office in Berne for Attention Two men were painfully injured and two others suffered hurts of a minor degree, when the automobile in which they were riding strurck a dog and was overturned at the side of the road, about seven miles southeast of Berne at 6 o’clock this morning. The two nen who suffered the most serious intries were Elmer Hisey and Ralph Derickson. Harold and Doyle Bea bout were not inured except for scratches ind bruises. The dog ran away after being hit and apparently was not the verse for his experience. Mr. Hisey and Mr. Doyle Beabout ire contractors and at present are entaged in erecting a new high school building north of Bluffton. The four nen were enroute to the site of the lew building this morning when the ■ccldent occured. The dog, which is iwned by Joseph Sapp, ran into the oad as the car passed the George >lauer home. The car struck the dog md skidded to the other side of the oad, turning a complete half turn. Jefore striking the dog the car was toing west but afterwards was headed ast. The car turned over at the side >f the road and was badly damaged. The injured men were helped from ;he wreckage and Mr. Sapp took them o Berne in his automobile, where they vere given medical attention. It was ound that Mr. Hisey’s right leg was broken just above the ankle ami Mr. Jerickson suffered a dislocation of his ight eoAtar bone. The men who figured in the accident I re residents of .Jefferson township and , he accident occured in Wabash towni hip. The men are well-known in tills ity. DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION MEETING AT MONMOUTH H. S. A meeting of the democratic precinct committeemen of West Root will be held at the Monmouth school house on Tuesday evening at 7:39 o’clock. Those interested in (he success of the democratic party ere urged to attend. CITY EDITOR OF DEMOCRAT WEDS Local Newspaper Man Married to Miss Floy L. Croker on Saturday Evening Hovering about this office for somelime Cupid sent his dart into the relortial department of this paper and •laimed our city editor as a victim Satirday. Pleasantly surprising their many friends and acquaintances, James R. Blair, city editor of the Daily Democrat and Miss Floy L. Crocker of Skiatook, Oklahoma, were quietly married at eight o’clock Saturday evening at the Simpson M E. parsonage Fort Wayne, Rev. J. C. White the pastor officiating. The single ring cere mony was used and witnesses at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Vail and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Vail of this city. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Crocker of Skiatook, Oklahoma, and St. Mary's Ohio, and is well known here. About two years ago when connected with the John B. Rogers Producing company of Fostoria, Ohio, she directed and successfully staged the home talent play, ‘KatchaKoo” given under the auspices of the Phi Delts. She has also visited in this city on a number of occasions and lias a host of friends and acquaintances here. Mrs. Biair is a graduate of the Ward Bellmont college for women and in her producing and dramatic work has met with wonderful success. Mr. Blair is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blair of Forest Indiana. He became associated with the Daily Demo- - crat as city editor last spring, coming here from Peru where he was on the staff of the Peru Tribune. He is a (Continued on page three)

Decatur, Indiana Monday Evening, August 28, 1922

++++++4+ 444 + + + + + AMERICAN HISTORY + 4 DAY BY DAY ♦ + BY T. P, GREEN 4 + + 4- Monday, August 28th 4 I - New Jersey elected William + 4- Livingston first Governor on Aug- 4 4 gust 28, 1776. 4 + — 4 4- First oil struck in the United 4 + States in well driven at Titusville, 4 4 Pa., on August 28, 1859, <f + — ♦ '4- General Pope's base of supplies + 4 taken by Stonewall Jackson at 4' 4 Mannassas Junction. Va., on Aug. 4 4’ ust 28, 18622. 4 ♦ — 4 4 New York harbor placed under 4 4 cholera quarantine; public excite- 4 4 ment; militia called out. on Aug- 4 4 ust 28, 1892. 4- ♦ - « 4 Operations of American troops 4 4 and allies for eight weeks result- 4 4 ed in capture of 102.000 German + 4 prisoners and 1,300 guns, by Aug- 4 ♦ 28, 1918. ♦ 44 + 44444444 + 4 + 4 RAIL MEN SEEK WAGE INCREASE I 100,000 Maintena nee of Way Men Ask for Minimum Wage of 48 Cents Chicago, Aug. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first step for a general increase of wages for all railroad employes was taken here today before the United States railroad labor board. Four hundred thousand maintenance of way men asked that their 1 minimum wage be fixed at 48 cents an hour. The present minimum is 23 cents. If the labor board grants a wage increase to the maintenance men other rail unions wi|l immediately ! ask for a rehearing of their wage scales. In the meantime federal authorities were trying to link recent outbreaks —attempts tc wreck trains, liombings and similar acts of violence —with the activity of radicals working among the striking shopmen. Federal authorities declared they , had information to indicate that "Reds” had been active at Gary, where the Michigan Central’s “million dollar express" was wrecked and i at Roadhouse where the Chicago and Alton was tied up by a walkout of trainmen. W. G. Lee, president of the railroad trainmen has threatened to revoke the charter of his men at Roadhouse unless they return to work immediately. Four men were held today in connection with the Gary wreck, accord’ng to police. Charles Husolis confessed that he with three companions pulled the spikes that sent the “million dollar express” into the ditch, according to Chief of Detectives Mike Hughes. The quartette were arrested here and later taken to Gary, where they are held pending further investigation. All four were members of the shop craft s union, police said. Plans to bomb shops and sleeping quarters of non-union men and the wrecking of a New Central train were revealed by Husolie, Hughes said. (Continued on page three) ORGANIZATION MEETING HELD Democratic Meeting Held Here Saturday Night Was Well Attended The Democratic organization meeting held in this city Saturday evening in the rooms above this office was - well attended. Job'll W. Tyndall, : democratic candidate for congress, i made an interesting talk and the imi portance of seeing the voters regist- , ered was impressed by County ChairI man J. Fred Fruchte. The hall was . filled, both men and women attending. On Friday evening an excellent meeting was held at Berne and the Berne Saxaphone orchestra furnished music during the evening. Mrs. Fred Heuer of this city also made an in- ! teresting talk. ! Tomorrow evening an organization 1 meeting will be held in West Root at the Monmouth school house.

OPPOSITION TO J HARDING'S PLAN ■ APPEARS TODAY J Strong Opposition to Empowering President to Seize Mines and Railways ' MAY DELAY ACTION > Emphasize Fact That Actual . Seizure Will Not Come for Some Time Yet . ———■ . (United PreMN Service.) By James T. Kolbert , Washington. Aug. 28.—(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —An undercurrent oi ’ strong opposition to legislation eni powering President Harding to seize anthracite mines and certain coal car- , .-ying railroads appeared in congress today. This may cause the president to liange his plan of asking such legisation early this week. It also became apparent that other itrike legislation, including the bill to i reate a federal commission to inves igate the mining indudstry and the measure broadening the powers of the nterstate commerce commission, so that it may pan profiteer coal from inerstate commerce, faces stiff resistance from a minority in both houses md its enactment probably will be de ayed. The federal government has drawn :p plans for seizure and operation of . he mines and roads, subject to the ap iroval of congress. Senator Pepper, upon his return rom Philadelphia, where he has been i onferring with leaders of the United ; Mine Workers and the anthracite operitors in the hope of effecting a settle- • nent is expected to go over the entire i dtuation with Mr. Harding. Pepper’s belief that a settlement of ■ he controversy can be reached also .nay be a factor delaying seizure legls ation despite the flat statements of Senators Cummins and Watson that ’ >uch a measure would be introduced ■arly this week if peace were not es ablished iu the hard coal fields. Administration officials continued to emphasize that in any event actual leizuro would not come for some time. Powerful pressure is being exerted I >n President Harding to retrain from interfering in the railroad strike until . he railroad executives have had ample ipportunity to demonstrate whether hey can maintain adequate transpor ation. HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN WEEK LATE Repair Work Delays Opening But Students Are Requested to Register Now Owing to the fact that repair work in the hall of the high school building will not be completed before the end of i next week, the opening of the high school here has been postponed until i Monday, September 11, Superintendent M.F. Worthman announced today. However all high school students are requested to register for the opening term on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, as was originally planned. Mr. Paul Linton, principal, and | Mr. Worthman, are very anxious that I the high students comply witli the re quest to register this week. The per iods for registration on the three days | will be from 1 to 5:30 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. A new cement-asphalt finish is being placed on all of the hall floors in the high school building. This cov- ‘ ering is similar to rubber and makes a noiseless floor. The present floor is ’ concrete. The work was to have been ’ completed this week, but the contrac- ’ tor was delayed in getting started. The grade school in the city will open on next Tuesday, September 5, s as was announced recently. The grade students will not be required to regis- [ ter previous to the opening day. The . four ‘lays which will be lost by the I high school through the postponement I in opening, will be made up on four . Saturdays, Mr. Worthman said today. i Mr. French Morris and Mr. Ralph t Traveris of Bluffton were visitors in the city yesterday.

MR. AND MRS. O. L, VANCE RETURN FROftf MOTOR TRIP Mr. and Mrs, O. L. Vance ami ilaughter, Lee Anne, have returned from a three week’s motor trip F through Canada and the east. They traveled over the state of New York Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Green and White mountains, . the Berkshire bills ami visited many places of interest along the route. At Hanover, Ohio, they visited with Mrs. Rebecca Priest, an aunt to Mr. Vance and she accompanied them to Decaf tur last evening. Mrs. Priest will visit at the Vance home for a week I or two. YOUNG BABY MET A TRAGIC DEATH Five Months’ Old Son of Claud Nelson Accidently Hanged at Geneva ' Geneva, Aug. 28. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Tragedy entered the home >f Mr. and Mrs. Claud Nelson when lobert L., their 5 months old baby, tanged himself last Saturday evening it about 5 o'clock. The mother hud mt two chairs together and made a >ed for the little one on them. AJiout ‘ » o’clock she stepped out for a few ninutes in order to gather the eggs. The chairs had ttye rounds running rosswise in the back instead oi engthwise and while his mother was ibsent Robert somehow slipped hrough between the rounds. How iver. his head was too large for the ipace and when Mrs. Nelson returned o the room she found him hanging by lis head. He was dead when she •eached him. The father, mother and two other ■hildren survive. Funeral services will be held at the tomaone mile southwest of Geneva at ! o’clock Monday afternoon. crum-lipkey REUNION HELD Relatives of Family Gathered at Lipkey’s Grove Near Bluffton Sunday The fourth annual reunion of the ’’rum-Lipkey families was held in the Jpkey grove, one mile north of Bluff on, yesterday. A large number of •elatives attended the reunion and iveryone had a very enpoyable day. Vlost of those present engaged in var ous games. Mr. G. H. High and Mrs ‘lifford Lipkey won the honors in rope •limping while W. A. Crum and R. B. 'rum were the champion horse-shoe pitchers. Those who attended the reunion were: James Lipkey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sonner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, Leta Smith, Fran •es Smith, all of Markle, Indiana; Mr. ind Mrs. H. W. Lipkey, Mary Lipkey. Wallace Lipkey, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Black. George Sonner, Mr. and Mrs. leorge Nickelson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lipkey. and Clifford Lip 'tey Jr., all of Uniondale; Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Crum, Walter Crum, Edith Crum Mrs. Frank Crum, and Mr. and Mrs. H 11. High and family, all of Monroe; Charles Pierce. Margaret Pierce, Mildred Grover Lipkey, Ml. and Mrs. H. E. Crum and family, and William Cline, all of Beaulah Beery, Decatur; Forrest Crum, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Crum and faultily, Miss Devona Kaehr, Mrs. C. E. Crum. Miss Margaret Crum, Miss Helene Crum, Laura Black and Lucile Sonner, all of Fort Wayne - CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Aug. 28 —-Wheat: Sept. $1.03%; Dec. $1.04%; May. $1.09%. Corn: Sept. 60%c; Dec. 55%c; May 58%c. Oats: Sept. 32%c; Dec. 33%c; May 37%c. ELK COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT The members of all committees of the Elks lodge are requested to be present at the meeting to be held at • the lodge rooms Tuesday evening. ■ Business of importance. ++++++++ + + + + + + + + WEATHER 4 +4-++++*+ + + + + + + + 1— 1 Fair in south portion. Unsettled iu north portion Tuesday.

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ANNUAL COUNTY ■ INSTITUTE WAS : OPENED TODAY ) ' County School Teachers Pay Annual Visit to Decatur for Institute Work i PROF. BROWN SPOKE L Instructor From Cleveland School of Education Gave Lecture Today A host of educators swooped down I upon Decatur this morning. The opening sessions of the annual county teachers’ institute were held today. The institute will be in session until , Friday evening. Several of the teachers will travel from their homes to Decatur each day while many will remain in the city all week. The institute is being held in the circuit court room. The opening session was not called to order this morning until about 9:30 o’clock. The Rev. C. L. Haney, pastor of the Evangelical church, had charge of the devotional services, and Miss Lyravine Votaw, instructor in music, had charge of the singing. A few minutes’ intermission was taken following the song period. Following the intermission. Professor L. R. Brown, head of the department of English, Cleveland school of Education, took up the work of the Institute. Prof. Brown’s subject for the morning lecture was “Guiding Principles in the Teaching of Literature.” He said in effect that content is the important thing in the teaching of literature. Illustrating this. he gave citations from Tennyson as a modern poet. The element of poetry which opens up life problems of today is modern. The example given was taken from “Locksley Hall” when Tennyson mentons air commerce and a federation of nations. Professor Brown used the rest of the” period this morning in giving quotations from other modern poets, modern in the sense stated above. The poets quoted from were Emerson, Lewis Carrol, Longfellow, and Stevenson. Professor Brown proposed bringing out the other points to be ' emphasized in his afternoon lecture. The program for this afternoon and tomorrow is as follows: Monday Afternoon 1:00 —Music, Miss Votaw. 1:50 —Intermission. 2:10 —Lesson plans in the teaching of literature, Prof. Brown. 3:00 — Extension Courses, Dean Breitwieser. Tuesday Morning 9:00 —Devotional, Rev. C. J. Miner. 9:20 —Music, Miss Votaw. 10:10 —Intermission. 10:30 —The problem of securing natural oral reading, Prof. Brown. Tuesday Afternoon 1:00 —Music, Miss Votaw. 2:00 —Intermission. 2:20 —Analysis of story structure as an aid to the story teller. Prof. Brown. o International Revenue Collector is Coining Word has been received that Mr. J. O. Banks, deputy collector of Internal Revenue, will be at tho office of the treasurer of Adams county on next Wednesday, August 30, for the purpose of assisting the taxpayers-of the county in filing current tax returns. Several taxpayers will likely take advan tage of this opportunity of gaining assistance. o — Surprise Given for William Bell Sunday Several friends from Bluffton and Decatur, very pleasantly surprised Mr. Wliliam Bell, at his home on South Winchester street yesterday evening. When Mr. Bell returned home from the country about 5:30 o’clock yesterday he found his friends had gained entrance to his house ana were quietly awaiting his return. After Mr. Bell had somewhat recovered from the surprise of finding his many good friends in his house, he was further surprised when he was 1 seated to a table laden with many 3 good tilings to eat. In telling of the 1 meal today, "Billy” said "there was ■ anything and everything good to eat that anyone ever heard of.” The table was set on the lawn. Those ► present were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wild4 man and son.Lazerne, Mr. and Mrs. 4 Vincent Parrish and family, Bert W. Baker, all of Bluffton; and Mr. and d Mrs. George Everett and children, Chalmer and. Charolett, of Decatur.