Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1922 — Page 1

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Iyeoman home WOULD BENEFIT DECATUR MUCH Multitude I boost POPULATION Would Be Boom to Population and Benefit Community injdany Mays I „ would be Quite a di.Unctiv* honor I „ ha ve Decatur selected from among 1 ,he cities ami towns in the United I s !a ie« as the garden »pot for the es I ijblishnient of the "Yeomandale”, the I ,„y oi Childhood. | Besides being selected as the one .poi in America as the ideal place for raring of children, surrounded by „ e community spirit and splendid I people, it would mean much more to lhf city and community if Yeomandale were ustabllshed here. Before Mooseheart was established ,ear Aurora. Illinois, the latter was , ci ,y ol oaly about 4,000 and today « has a population of about 36.000 and „,jl growing, having built several M , hotels within the last few years aph is considered one of the flourishiug cities in Illinois. Mooseheart is aiio a good size village, having a good hotel and other business buildings. Aurora and the county in which it is loated is benefited in more than one wav on account of Mooseheart being located in the same county. For injure the state divides the tutition (and, and Interest thereon according it ihv number of school children un her U years of age in the county. It iatttduat the county in which Mctahari is located receives more tmadia state tuition fund than pus stymy other county in the state exd»re cf Cook county. Chicago, and dess counties where the larga* cities 1 m located If Yeomandale was located In Adams rounty this fact would help us wry much as several hundred children would be located there and the county would be credited with that | many as being of school age or under J! years old The county this year Is receiving from the tuition fund U 5,301.40 This is apportioned on the I basis of $lB for each child under 31 I years of age, )>ia| the interest on the fund, if YeoimiiHale were the home for 50 children and at the same pro portion Adams County would receive more than $2,006 more from the state Tail is just one example of how Yeo mandate would help the County. Heal estate would also grow tu value and It U possible, in the event that Uomandale is located here, that the Bntherhood of American Yeomen will build a large business block in the dty. Don’t forget the great philan thropic ideal back of the Yeoman City o! Childhood and continue to be a booster for it. “Flying Parson” Killed in An Airplane Crash (lulled I’renH Service.) Rutland, Vt., Sept. B.—(Special to frily Democrat) —The body of Lieut Belvln W. Maynard, "the flying par*oa" who was killed with two other luen when his airplane crashed to the iround while "stunt” flying at the state fair here, was on its way to Maynard, N. c„ today. Maynard, leut. L, R. Wood of Ticon deroga and Mechanic Charles Min cette of Plattsburg, were in the big liane and had performed several stunts before trying t| tail-spin at •bill) feet. The plane, lacking suffl--1 'uni space, did a nose dive into a ‘cm field and all three of the men *ere almost Instantly killed. While rescuers were still clearing Bway wreckage of Maynard’s Hane, Henry A. Smith, a Boston aero naut,- fen j n jnetant death when his Parachute failed to open in his third spectacular leap of the day. benefit bridge and 500 PARTY MONDAY NIGHT given BY DELTA THETA TAU Arrangements have been practlcali.3nat<^!nPleted for l - e benaoi Bridge 1 Hve Hundred party to be given e Bjkg (jail on Monday night by '•or emberß of the Theta Tau or ty, a beautiful blanket will he ' e “ 7 ay durin 6 the party. A corstation is extended to the pub“c ‘o attend.

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Eric Adds More Train Crews at Huntington More train crew* working out of the Huntington Krte yards have been added to the list, according to J. O. June, superintendent, Thursday. Mr. June explained that the addition of the crews was necessary for the handling of an additional volume of business which was accepted by tile road during the past few days, Mr. June said that ordinarily the regular crews numbered about twenty-four to twentysix while there were about thirty, more or less, extra crews on the board. SCHOOL HOUSE CASE NOT HEARD Motion for Change of Venue Filed in Blue Creek Township Case i " When the'ease of Joseph W. Parrish vs. Charles J. Jones, trustee of Blue Creek township, came up for trial in the circuit court this morning, L. C. DeVoss, attorney for the plaintiff, tiled a motion for a change of venue from the county. The court took no action on the motion but stated that arguments on the motion would be heard on next Moilday morning, providing the two parties could not effect an agreement in the meantime. The case of Parrish vs. Jones, is me in which Mr. Parrish seeks to in join Mr. Jones from erecting a new school building in district number 4, of Blue Creek township. The •ase was died on July 12. the same lay on which bids for the contract or the construction were received tnd the bonds sold. A temporary injunction restraining order was issued it that time and the date for a final hearing was set during the September term of court. Additional cases set for trial tiiis morning were: Meyer vs. Meyer, September la; Boooaershine is di.omershine,' September 15?* Dela (range vs Delagrange, September 18 j 4tar Piano Company vs. Scherer,, Jotober 23; Studebaker vs. Heche. I Yctober 26; Brown vs. Heche, Octo ! ler 30; Studabaker ws. Heche, No «ember 1. HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN ON MONDAY Pupils Expected to Have Supplies Ready for a Full Day’s Work High school classes will start in their regular order on Monday morning and a full day’s work will be done on the opening day. Superintendent M F. Worthman stated today. Most oi the pupils have already registered and have a list of the supplies which hey will need. They will be expected to have all supplies purchased be fore Monday in order that they may proceed directly with class work. Approximately 220 pupils have al •eady registered in the high school for the fall term. More are expected to register, making the total as high or higher than last year s total of 240. High school pupils may register yet tomorrow if they have not done so yet but they should register before Monday if possible. The hallway floors have been recovered with a con crete-asphalt composition, which makes a noiseless floor. — 400 at Convention of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity West Baden, Ind., Sept. B—More than 400 delegates, and members, from all parts of the United States ind Canada were here yesterday at tending the eighty-third annual con vention of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. These delegates represent eighty-one chapters of the fraternity, it is said. Members of the Indiana university chapter gave the program at Wednesday night’s session. Thursday night was given over to the formal convention dance, at which menu hers of the first province of the Tri Kappa Sorority, which will hold a convention hare, were special guests The convention will close Friday night. Dick Heller, of this city, is a delegate to the convention from the Indiana University chapter.

TWO SPEECHES AT THE ROTARY GLOB MEETING —" " — 1 French Quinn and Mr. Reeves, of Anderson Made Interesting Talks LUNCHEON THURSDAY Rotarians Will Hold Luncheon for Yeomen Officials If They Come The Rotarians at their regular luncheon meeting held last evening had the pleasure of listening to two instructive and wonderful talks made by French Quinn, one of our foremost public spirited citizens, and Mr. Reeves, of Anderson, representing the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce. Following the luncheon and disposing of routine business, French Quinn was called on to make a short talk. Mr. Quinn used for his subject, "Main Street" which deals with community spirit in the sufall cities and communities like Decatur. Mr Quinn has written several articles on tiiis subject and a month or so ago his article was published in the Y'eonmn Shield and re-copied in the Yeoman Day edition of the Daily Democrat, published on August 22nd Mr. Quinn's talks are always instructive and the Rotarians enjoyed his talk very much. Mr. Reeves was then called on. He told of the discrimination in Indiana freight rates compared to Michigan and Hlinois and how the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce was working to get a lower rate foi this state on coal. He stated that coal is shipped through Decatur and sent to Kalamazoo, Michigan, from the Indiana mines at a cheaper rate than paid on the same coal to Decatur. He had a chart or drawing to prove his statements. Ml. Reeves is i traltir expert and knows what he Is talking about and his talk on business and freight conditions was very instructive and appreciated by the business men. Decatur is a member of the State Chamber of Commerce and if lower rates are obtained through their efforts the shippers and manufacturers in tins city will be ben Mited. At the Rotary Rooms It was voted that if Mr. McKee and Mr. Farmer of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen visited this city on next Thursday. Sept. 14th, that the luncheon would be held in the Rotary roc,ms. REACH TENNIS TOURNEY FINALS Fart of Semi-Finals Have Been Flayed and Finals Will Be Played Soon Finals in the Decatur city championship tennis tournament will be played soon. One of the setnl final j matches In the singles has been play- j ed and one match In the semi finals of j the doubles has been played and the I other partly played. Hugh Hite will meet the winner of the match between Dr. Mangold and Bryce Thomas in the final match of the singles, while the MangoldMyers team will play the winner of the Farr-Steele vs. Hite- Schafer match in the finals of the doubles, in the- latter match each team has won one set and the third set stands 7-8 in favor of Farr and Steele. This match will be finished this evening. Following is the result of the second round of doubles: Mangold and Myers won from Snyder and Myers, 6 2, 6-3; Engler and Schafer won from Daniels and Beal. 7-9. 6-2, 6-3; Farr and Steele won from Kern and Kern, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3; Hite and Schafer won from Conner and McCullum, 6-4, 6 4. In the third round Mangold and Myers won from Engler and Schafer, 6-2, 4-6, ts-6, 8-6. The results of the second round of singles was as follows: Dr! Mangold won from K. Schafer, 6-2, 6-3; B. Thomas won from E. G. Engler, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0; C. Schafer won from L. Kern, 6-l! 6-2; Hugh Hite won from B. Myers, 6-4, 6-0. In the semi-finals, Hugh Hite won from C. Schafer, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-f.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, September 8, 1922

Fast Train Delayed By Stalled Clover llidler Frankfort, Sept. 8. —Passengers fret ted, trainmen fumed amt the fast northbound Pennsylvania passenger train lost an hour and a half yesterday noon when a clover Imller owned by Wallace Good choose the crossing at Reagan stop, southwest of this city to break down. All ett'urts to re move the huller were in vain, making necessary the stopping of th« train. Repairs were finally made and the train proceeded. An even more unusual delay is re ported to have occured several days ago because of an engineer's tooth ache. The engineer, in charge of a freight train, suffered so from the toothache that tie was forced to leave his train at the local station ami come to a dentist for relief. A pas senger train Just behind the freight was forced to wait while the dentist pulled tiie tooth. The engineer then returned to lits engine and pulled his train onto a siding. JOHN SOLFRANK INJURED WHEN HIT BY AUTO Aged Man Painfully Injured When Run Over By Car This Morning TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Car Driven By Mr. David H. C.erig, Ft, Wayne Banker On Way to Berne John Solfrank, about 70 years Old. was painfully Injured at 10:45 o’clock this morning when he was struck amt run over by a Ford sedan driven by David H. Gehrig, of Fort Wayne Mr. Solfrank's injuries consisted ol three broken ribs, dislocated collar bone, bruised eye, cuts on face, chin forehead, and Madly skinned knees ami legs, it is not thought that he was injured internally. Mr Gehrig, who is employed at the Tri-State Loan and Trust company, in Fort Wayne, was on his way to Berne to spend his vacation. He was accompanied by his wife and daugh ter. He was driving south on Second street and Just after he had crossed Madison street Mr. Solfrank started west across the street In front of the Fullenkamp soft drink parlor. When Mr. Solfrank noticed the car approaching he stopped and took a step backward. Then, evidently thinking he could cross the street ahead of the car, he started across again. Mr. Gehrig said he saw Mr. Solfrank and turned his car to the right but he walked directly into the path of the car. Mr. Gehrig stopped his car immediately and the rear wheels were on Mr. Solfrank’s body when he stopped. The breaks were released and the car moved off the man’s body. He was carried into the court house yard and later to a physician’s office. (Continued on page four) LOCALTEACKER RECEIVES HONOR Seventh and Eighth Grade Teacher Won Honors at Van Wert Fair Mr. C’loyd Gephart, teacher of the seventh and eighth grades ami mantle! training in the Decatur Central schools, won several honors at the Van Wert county, Ohio, fair yesterday. Mr. Gephart taught the seventh and eighth grades in the Van Wert city schools last year. During the county fair each year, prizes are awarded to the classes and individuals in the city schools doing the best work. Out of the txvelwf prizes awarded at the fair yesterday for the past year, Mr. Gephart won six. He won two in Physiology, two in manual training, one in writing, and one in art. ++++++++ + * + + + + + + WEATHER + ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦*♦ + +♦♦♦*♦ INDIANA— Generally fair in south and probably showers and thunder storms in north portion tonight; cooler in northwest portion; Saturday showers and thunder storms and cooler.

INJUNCTION TO HAVE EFFECT ON POLITICS Daugherty’s Injunction Against Shopmen Raises Comment at Capitol THREE MAIN ISSUES Three Developments Destined to Effect Political and Legal History By Lawrence Martin 1 nllrtf l'r*MN Mull < Washington, Sept. 8.- (Special to Daily Democrat) —The Daugherty in junction against the striking railroad shopmen has set in motion develop ments which, in the opinion of ob servers here, will have marked effect on legal ami political history within the next few mouths. These developments include: 1. A great legal battle, more in ensc than any similar court fight that I lias preceded it. to determine how far he government can go in controlling inions or any other group of citizens, by injunction the conduct of labor 2. A political fight aimed directly it some republican candidates for con (ress who have either openly approv id the administration's strike policy, or have merely failed to disapprove it 3. —An effort to “liberalize" the United States Supreme court by ob aining appointment to impending va •ancles of men regarded as "progres lives" or "liberals.” Prospects. Good in 5-Acre Corn Contest A large number of the thirtytwo farmers who started in the 5-acre •orn contest in the spring will com t plele the work this fall in Adams-. County. Those who are now cutting fheir corn and shocking it, or art cutting it into silos, have been asked by County Agent Busche to leave representative samples in the 5-acrt plot to be judged in the tali after thi corn is mature. Although the prootiged drought tlijs summer will causi he yield of corn in the county to b< .ownr than tlie average it is thought r hat a good average crop will be har vested. It will be remembered that ast year Adums County stood sixtl n high corn yields ol the state check ad up in the 6-acre corn contest am it is hoped that the 1922 record wil be still better. SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED BUDGET No Action Was Taken in Regard to the New High School Gymnasium The proposed Decatur citv school budget for 1923, as published on August 2, was adopted by the city school board in a meeting last nigh: The t.iK rate as provided for in the budget Is SI.OB on each SIOO property valuation. The levy for the tuition is 52 cents and the remaining 56 cents goes to the special school fund. The levy ot SI.OB will raise a total of $71,796.11 to be used in the operation of the city schools during the year This is a decrease of $8,145.88 over the amount raised this year, although the tax rate last year was $1.04. The large decrease in the pro perty valuations in the city made it necessary to increase the tax rate four cents, despite the fact that several thousand dollars were cut from the expenditures. Mr. Charles Sanders, contractor in charge of the construction of the new high rehool gymnasium and auditorium, and Mr. Oscar Hoffman, arihitest for the same building, met with the school board last night relative to what is to be done in regard to the collapse of the second story or the building which occured recently However, no steps were taken last, night, on account of the fact that two engineers who have made an examination of the walls for Mr. Sanders, were unable to attend or give their report. Providing the report has been made by this evening the board will meet with Mr. Sanders and Mr. Hoffman again tonight. If it has not been made the meeting will be postponed until the report has been made.

Young Lady Has Narrow Escape on R. R, Crossing Miss Stephana Yerkovitclr, residing on Rural Route No. 5. had a narrow escape from being hit by the fast Erie express due into Decatur at 5:10 o'clock yesterday evening. Miss Yer kovltch was driving a horse hitched to a buggy ami failed to see the express approaching as she drove onto the tracks at a crossing west of this dly. The locomotive i>l the train struck one rear wheel on the buggy and completely demolished the wheel However, that was the extent of tile damages. BLUFFTON AND DECATUR UNITED Ancient Enemies Are Said to Be at Peace on Foreign Soil For a third of a century Bluffton and Decatur have made faces at each other in a more or less friendly manner, have vied with each other for various honors and have fought and scrapped over base ball, basket ball and other sports. Now it’s all over, peace having been declared when former citizens of these two places met recently on the soil of old Mexico. The following bulletin has been received by this office from Ratch Blackburn who encloses a kodak picture of he and Dr. Lew Dailey shaking hands and smil ing over the pact just made while Mrs. Robert Biackburn. Mrs. Dailey ind Mrs. Bee Harter smiled on in the background: The League of All Nations has temporarily failed, the Four Power Pact was defeated before it started, but the Two Power Peace Parley {uniting Bluffton and Decatur forever) was not only signed by Robert (Ratch) Blackburn, of Decatur, and Lew W. Dailey, of Bluffton, but the jollification of same took place in Tea Juanice, Mexico, August 16th, 1922. Witnesses: Mrs. A. Blackburn, Mrs Bee Harter and Mrs. Lew Dailey. Misses Buelah Nichols and Verena Miller went to Huntington where they will spend the week end visit mg with the Leo Miller family. LITTLE HOPE OF SAVING MINERS Four More Days Required Before 47 Entombed Miners Can Be Reached 4United Press Service.) At the Argonaut Mine, Jackson, Calif, Sept. 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hope of rescuing the 47 entombed miners from the depths ol the Argonaut gold diggings virtually died today. Blasts heard by the working crews at first thought to be signals from th* victims, were caused by powder left n the mine being exploded by fire which is sweeping throuh it, accord ing to Pete Akers, shaft boss. Dense masses of poisonous gasei are pouring from the Argonaut shaft mouth. Rescue squads are digging doggedly ahead, trying to break inti the Argonaut from the adjoining Ken nedy mine. But it Is feared that when they finally open the subterranean chamber where the men were trappei they will find only corpses. It will he four days before the un lerground chamber is penetrated. Tiie miners have been buried since August 27. • o —— WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST OF IMPERIAL WIZARD OF KU KLUX KLAN Muneie, Inch, Sept. B.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Edward Young Clarks, imperial wizard pro tern of the Ku Klux Klan probably will be ar rested at Richmond, lnd., tonight on a government warrant charging violation of the prohibition laws. The warrant, issued by Judge Bakerin federal district court at Indianapo lis late yesterday charges Clark with transporting and possessing liquor in violation ot the Volstead law. It says that federal agents accident ally obtaining a traveling bag belonging to Clarke discovered bonded whiskey in it. Clarke is scheduled to speak at Richmond tonight.

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SERVE NOTICE ON LEADERS OF RAIL STRIKERS Injunction Served on Jewell, Johnson, and Ryan in Chicago'Today A GENERAL STRIKE Gompers Prepares to Put Question Before Executive Committee A. F. L. Chicago, Sept. 8. (Special to Daily Democrat)—'United Spates Deputy marshals today succeeded in serving notice on leaders of tiie striking railroad shopinent of the issuance of the "Daugherty Injunction” in federal court here. As Bert M. Jewell, William R. Johnston anil Martin Ryan, officials directing the strike, stepped from a Baltimore & Ohio train from the east, De puty John Oros served notice of the writ. The strike leaders after a week in hiding, returned to Chicago to carry on peace negotiations started with eastern railroad executives. None or the union heads would discuss the prospects of a settlement. — • Atlantic City. N. J., Sent. B—Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor today planned to place the question of a general strike because of the "Daugherty injunction" before the executive council of the federation. “The demand of many of our unions f ir a general strike will not be ignored,” said Gompers, "I will place the matter before the council and wo will act in accordance with our conscience and not with any fear of the attorney general.” The council of the federation is to meet here tomorrow and will probably last a week. Gompers said that the demand of labor for a sympathetic strike is becoming more insistent. Several unions have adopted resolutions favoring a general strike and hundreds of others are on record favoring a nation wide walkout, according to Gompers. The council ot the American Federation of Labor is not vested with the power to call a general strike, but leaders who have already gathered here stated that in this case leaders if individual unions would accept he recommendation of the council almost as a mandate. Samuel Gompers in an interview with the United Press charged President Harding with bieaking faith with the striking shop workers. According to Gompers, Mr. Harding promised the rail workers to U3e the big stick” to make the railroads accept the first Harding proposal for • pease, which included unimpaired leniority rights for the workers. Mr. Harding turned the “big stick" into the Daugherty injunction, Com pers said. EXTRA! Chicago, Sept. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“The railroad strike is practically settled” one of the best known executives of the western group of railroads declared here today. The executive with several others conferred at length at the Chicago Club. The statement, was made following this conference. "I have been away for sometime and perhaps am not in as close touch with the situation as I should be” the exe cutive said "However I believe tha" the railroad strike is practically settled.” “I cannot say more than this. The situation still requires very careful and guarded handling. I must not endanger peace by a premature state ment and above all I must not be quoted.” Indianapolis, Ind, —Politicians who publicly talked of a big registration of voters in Indiana tomorrow privately expressed the opinion today that it wjll be comparatively light. They blamed it on hot weather and lack of interest. Every person who expects to vote Nov. 7 must register tomorrow. Thereafter it will be necessary to register only when changing addresses. — • a few days at the home of their grandparents, Mr and Mrs. J. H. Vogelwede, in this city.