Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1922 — Page 1

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M ATTENDED Helerration OF ijDISCOVERY day I Ural Knights of Columbus f Kent to Ft. Wayne for ■ Meet Last Night I CARMODY SPOKE Hcle of Local Man Deliv- ■ ered a Very Interesting Address ■mericanism was the keynote of of addresses which tea'K| t he banquet Riven the ohservnf •piscovery Pay” by the Fort K council of the Knights of Coat the Wolf & Dessauer audiKm last night. Three hundred and K v guests were present, the < elebra|K proving the most notable of its yet given by the organization , iKmong those from this city who atHded the celebration and heard Mr. ii. Carmody, of Grand Rapids, and an unde of John 11, Carof this city, make one of the addresses were John 11. Car Kdy w A Kiepper. James F. Arnold. Eg F Ehinger and John O. Fisher. Kry motored back to this city with Carmody, who spent a few hours city with his nephew and Mrs 11. Carmody, returning to Grand on the midnight train. . |K,, Thomas M. Conroy, rector of K Cathedral of the Immaculate Con was the initial speaker and it K brief impromptu address, made the importance of doing our duty. "As Columbus discovered so it is high time that we our place, the rights and RK e privileges that we have In this said the rector “We have Kluty in the United States and I am that our people have been in following it. There has no call, religious or civic to which have not responded. But our Ls to keep on being the salt of earth, politically and religiously ■Kc: to perform our duties superlativeK well.” [■District Deputy Albert J. Veneman. I e Evansville, gave an exposition of early history of America, touching its discovery by Columbus, and MKe four hundred and thirtieth anni Krsary of which the evening's pro jftan. was commemorating. He reBprrcii to the establishment of the colo Mbs; the early struggles of this coun By and declared that “unless we keep B mind the privations suffered; the of those who have gone be Hire; the conditions that menaced our Hirais, history teaches us no lesson, are too prone to disregard our History after school days without any ■lea of the benefit that it will be to Bs later in helping us fully appreciate ■hat our country means to us.” Con Hnuing Mr. Veneman showed that th. Hiscovery of this land, was but one ot ■ chain of events in the designs of ■rovidence. and showed that the fath ■rs of America believed in the power ■nd assistance of God. ■ Deputy Supreme Knight Martin H. ■armody, of Grand Rapids, Mich., a ■ational figure in the ranks of the ■nights of Columbus, an historian ot ■titstanding ability and an orator of ■nusual prominence, followed Mr. ■enenian on the evening's program. emphasized the thoughts expressed ■y Father Couroy and showed the importance of carrying to the peoples of ■iw world the spirit and teachings ot ■olumbus, deeming it our duty to live ■p to and perpetuate those ideals, ■ie stated his obligation to the preceding speaker for laying the foundation ■or that which he wished to say,-point-ing out succinctly those things which ■tended toward the real growth ot our ■nation, particularly its political deve! ■opment. Mr. Carmody emphasized the ■work undertaken by the Knights ot ■Columbus through its historical com■mission at the K. of C. national con- ■ 'ention held in San Francisco in Au ■Rust, 1921. He stated that there it land has been growing up in this coun|lry for the last two decades acer tain sentiment to create a closer relationship between the peoples ot this and other countries on the theory that *e work, live and grow together as one harmonious family. While showing that this was laudable, he pointed out that in so doing we must sacrire one lot or title of our standing as a ?overn ment. He showed that there must be a great national pride, that ere must be in every people, "a • h TLj ,entlmentß and ,dealß before (Continued on page three)

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Will Be Guests at A. L. Burdg Home on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burdg, Mercer Avenue will have as their guests over the week-end Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kist of Portland and Mr. Charles Foster ot Paris, France, who Is at present visit ing the Kists. Mr. Foster is in this country on business and expects to join bls faily in Paris by the first of the year. He is a Hoosier by birth but has lived in Paris for the past five years and expects to make that country his future home. His wife, a native of Paris, has never seen America. Mr. Foster is with the U. s. Postal Agency in France. TYPHOID FEVER CAUSEOFDEATH Lawrence McMichael, Farmer, Living Near Here, Died Yesterday McMichael, age 42 years, farmer, residing near the Indiana-Ohio state line in Van Wert county, Ohio, died at the hospital in Van Wert at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon, following an illness of four weeks with typhoid fever. The remains were brought to Gay-Zwick & Myers’ morgue in this city and this afternoon were taken to the home. Funeral services will be held from the United Brethren church in Wren Sunday afternoon. The cortege will leave the 1 home at 1 o’clock. Burial will be held in the Van Wert cemetery. Mr. McMichael was born in Van Wert county, March 11, 1880. He spent his entire lite in that vicinity. Four weeks ago he was taken ill with typhoid fever and the last six days ot his illness were spent in the hospital It has not been learned where Mr McMichael contracted the disease The drinking water at the McMichae.' ,’armis obtained from a driven well. The deceased is survived by hi.wife; two young girls, Ueleah and Florine; two brothers; two sisters and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam McMichael, of near Wren. The brothers and sisters are Austin and Ray, of near Rivarre; Mrs. Alla Chil cote and Mrs. Grace Walters, of near Wren. o Pleasant Mills Rally Day and Homecoining Pleasant Mills, Ind., Oct. 13.—There will be a Sunday school rally day and church homecoming at the Pleasant Mills Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday, October 15, 1922. Everybody invited to come and bring their baskets as there will be dinner in the basement and an all-day service. The Rev. E. J. Maupin is pastor, and A Z. Smith is Sunday school superinten dent. 2160NBUF1NING LINER RESCUED City of Honolulu Liner Destroyed By Flames in Pacific Ocean trailed Press Service.) San Francisco, Oct. 13.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Seventy six passengers and 140 men and officers ot the burning liner City of Honolulu, packed aboard the freighter West Far allone, today awaited transfer to the army transport Thomas, according to wireless messages. The refugees, jammed into the narrow confines of the freighter, which picked them up from lifeboats late yesterday, throughout the night watched flames devour the palatial steamship on which they were returning from the Hawaiian islands when '.he fire broke out. Latest wireless advices give the position of the blazing hulk as some 600 miles southwest of Los Angeles. 1 lie fire has reduced the big ship, one of Uncle Sam’s fleet of war transports, to a glowing hulk of steel, which seems likely to plunge beneath the waves any moment. Many passengers on the West Farrallone were reported at the point of collapse from nervous strain, but none suffering from exposure or injury. ’ Sleep last night was impossible, mes- , sages said, the victims crowding in ’ the boat to the rails. Women and chil- ’ dren were given preference in such , comforts as the ship provided. Men , spent the night on deck, stimulated by rations of hot coffee from the galley.

COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED TO GETSPEAKERS Democratic County Chairman Appoints Speakers’ Committee Here ANNOUNCE MEETINGS Meetings to Be Held in Jefferson and Monroe Townships Next Week County Chairman Fred Fruchte ot the democratic purty yesterday announced the appointment of a speakers committee, the members being Judge John C. Moran. Huber M. DeVoss and John H. Heller. These men will try to provide speakers for the various precincts in the county and will be glad to receive communications from those interested. They announced today that lion, lolin W. Tyndall, democratic candidate for congress, will speak next Thursday night at the Jefferson town <hip high school auditorium and on Friday evening at the Monroe high tchool auditorium, provided arrange ments can be made for these rooms tnd if not at some other place in hose townships. They will also try o arrange for Judge John M. Smith of Portland lo address the voters in this county in several places next week. He devotes his time to discuss ing the tax question and the useless commissions and his address is ot •eal interest this year. The following week it is expected that speechewill be held in practically every town ship in the county with a big meeting in Decatur. The campaign will close Lhe first week of November with (peaking rallies in the various towns >i the countyA Democratic headquar ers are now open and the workers an comparing the registration with the pool books an<T“preparing to get out i big vote on election day. Special fforts to secure a large home vote •or John Tyndall, first candidate for congress from this county, will be made. ROTARIANS PAID HONOR TO RILEY Robert J. Mann Recited Poems By Famous Poet Before Rotary Club For thirty minutes last evening the Rotarians attentively listened to Rob >rt J. Mann, principal of the Pleasant Mills High School recite Janies Whit -omb Riley’s poems and impersonate this beloved Hoosier poet witli his readings. Mr. Mann who has made a study ot ! Riley's poetry and writings can reI cite nearly every one ot them and his .•ecitations last evenings were greatly appreciated by the Rotarians. The Rotarians gave the Riley pro»ram last evening for the reason that the poet's birthday was last week and in whose memory the Riley Memorial Hospital for Children is now being built in Indianapolis, the corner stone being laid Sunday. Don Quinn, of Chicago, was a guest of the club at the luncheon and when called upon for a few words paid a tribute to the Rotary slogan, “He profits most who serves best.” - Man Known Here Guilty of White Slavery Act Indianapolis, Oct. 13. —Earl S. Transue, a professional singer, who was arrested at, Helena, Mont., last week on a charge of violating the Mann •‘white slave” act, and brought to Indianapolis to stand trial, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge A B. Anderson in the federal court today to serve 60 days in jail. Transue was indicted last spring by the federal grand jury heje. The e «|i dence was that he had taken Ruby Walker from Connersville to McAlester, Okla, Transue admitted having borrowed sllO from Miss Walker. Judge Ani derson told him to return the money within thirty days or he would be i sent to the federal prison for a term i of one year and a day. Transue has filled engagements in . Decatur and is known here.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, October 13, 1922

Adams County’s Prize Litter Bi - >. - *.-.**% In the above picture. Mr. C. W. It. in the Hoosier Ton Litter Club to Schwartz, ot near Perno. is shown or surpass the one ton mark, feeding his prize litter of eleven pure th[g lU(er Jg 4?0 heay|w , bred Poland China hogs. This litter of , • > i .. i . „ i than the next heaviest litter and it is hogs weighed a total of 3.040 pounds on last Monday when they were 180 expected to win the state champion days old. This is the thirtieth litte. <liip by a good margin.

TURKEY BREAKS peace pledge; Swarm Into Ismid Area of Neutral Zone in Spite of Their Pledge Constantinople, Oc.t 13 —The Kem- , alists broke their pledge to the alias today when 4,000 men swarmed into Ute Ismid area of the neutral zone as far as Tapecuren. The Turks on the eve of the day the armistice is to go into effect, entered the forbidden area at Airta 1 and penetrated several miles to ; (Ccntinued on page four) o — 1 ROOT TOWNSHIP LEVY REDUCED i 1 ' I State Tax Board Leaves Washington Township , Levy Unchanged

Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Seven of tlie ten ta levies in Allen county wen- left unchanged by the state tax board today. The board reduced the Root township Adams county levy from fifty to forty five cents. It left the Wash ington township. Adams county levyunchanged. The Allen county levies are: Boar:’ of the City of Fort Wayne, school city of Fort Wayne. 89.5 cents; Allen county library board, five cents; Madison township 36 cents; Lake town ship, 58 cents: Allen county 35 cents and the civil city of Fort Wayne 66.5 cents. The board announced this morning that it had reduced the levy for the Evansville general fund from 68 to 67.75 cents. SUIT ON NOTE FILED William E. Fisher demands judgment in the sum of S7OO in a suit on a note filed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon against Clyde Ramsey and Sim Ramsey. The complaint was filed through Attorney Clark J. Lutz. GRANTS DIVORCE AND RID ALIMONY ■ ■ - Fort Wayne Woman Gets Divorce and Judgment for $4,000 Here A divorce and alimony in the sum of $4,000 was granted to Ethel Hummon. of Fort Wayne, in the Adams circuit court yesterday in her suit against Oscar P. Hummon. The care and custody ot one minor child was also given to the plaintiff and the defendant was ordered to pay the sum of $7.50 per week tor the support of the child. The law firin of Emerick A- McAdams, ot Fort Wayne, appeared for the plaintiff. The defendant made an appearance, but later withdrew from the action} The charge ot adultery was made. —•— —■ —■ — * WEATHER + • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**♦ + <•♦* INDlANA—Unsettled weather tonight and Saturday, probably showers; warmer tonight and in south portion Saturday.

Elks’ Dances to Be Given in K. of C. Hail Tlie dances to be given each night next week by the El'is' in connection with their bi-T fun festival will b- j given in tlie K of C. hall insteu-1 ot , the Elks' Hell as -vas previously an nounced. The General Electric dance orchestra has been engaged to fur- ' ntsh the music for the dances which will begin at 10 o clock and last until t one each night. o t Robert Colter Receives a Splendid Promotion Mr. Charles Colter received word f from his son Robert today, who is em ! ployed, in the factory of tlie Ilill-Clari ( Machinery Manufacturing company o. Chicago, that lie had been promoted t< the position of assistant superintend ent. and now has full charge of tin 1 electrical department. Robert ha? been with the Hill-Clark company since the first of August. The company ,is a large edneern and deals in fact ' ory equipment and other large pieces of machinery. One shipment from the 1 factory recently, consisted of sixty- 1 three carloads. Robert was graduated 1 from Purdue University, electrical de ’ partment, which the class of 1922. BEGIN 40 HODRS DEVOTION HERE Missionary Priest Acting As Celebrant at Catholic Services Forty hours devotion opened at the St. Mary's Catholic church at 9:30 this morning with a solemn high mass, the Missionary Father, Rev. Isadora Rafferty acting as’ celebrant: Rev. Father Edward Fellon, Ft. Wapne, deacon; and Rev. Father Otto Peters, officiating as sub-deacon. An earlier mass was celebrated at 7:30 with the acting pastor, Rev. Father Peters officiating. During the Forty Hours the Blessed Sacrament remains exposed on the high altar in the sanctuary and the faithful visit the church where they spend several minutes or longer in prayer and in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. Two masses will be celebrated at the church tomorrow, one at six and a high mass at 9:30 o’clock. Holy communion will be distributed at the six ; o’clock mass, and also at five o’clock and 7:30 in the morning, although masses will not be said at this time The evening services will comnience at seven-thirty and will con sist of a sermon by the Missionary Father, and benediction. Tlie closing I services will be held Sunday evening and a number of out-of-town priests will participate. The procession through the aisles of the church with the Blessed Sacrament will also take place on Sunday evening and the school children will take part in the services. i On Sunday morning the members of the congregation will receive Holy Communion. SUSPECT PORTER OF HOLD-UP - Chicago, Oct. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Police today were searching tor a former Pullman porter who they believe was responsible for the ' daring hold-up of the California Limited. crack Santa Fe flyer tn Kansas City yesterday The bandit obtained less than S2OO from seven passengers.

Blufiton Men View Abandoned Bicycles Chief of Police Gehrett, of Bluffton, came to Decatur yesterday, accompanied by Dias Bowman and John Hoffacker, to view three bicycles that were abandoned by three youths here recently. Bowman and Hoffacker were hopeful they might find bicycles which were stolen from them, but none of the wheels were their missing mounts. The story told by the youths who abandoned the bicycles was that they had rode them from Indianapolis, and intended to return by train and the wheels' were excess baggage in side-door sleepers. WAR DEBT MAY CAUSETROUBLE France and England Again at Odds Over German Reparation Plan By Webb Miller l uiu-d t'reiw. stuff Corrcspoudrnt Paris, Oct. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—-France and Great Britain who have just smoothed over their differences in Near Eastern policy, were at odds again today. Clash between Sir John Bradhurj and M. Barthou was freely predicted in the press and by officialdom when the reparations commission went in to session today. M. Barthou, the French representative is reported to have received in strm-tions from his government to oppose the plan of the British for doling with German war debts, which includes the following: 1— Granting of a five year cash moratorium to Germany. 2 — -Germany, in lieu of cash payments, to meet the obligations by issuing bonds to the allies. 3— These bonds to be guaranteed by the allies and marketed to whoever cares to purchase. This plan is at variance with the policy of the French who believe that the former enemy country sluuid be made to meet her obligations in cash on the date they fall due. Premier Poincare, it was stated authoritatively is opposed to taking an.' 'etion on a German moratorium until he meeting of the Brussels ’..-ley which is to dispose of such questions CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago. Oct. 13—Wheat: Dee $1.09%; May $1.10%; July $1.03%. Corn: Dec. 64%c; May Gs%c; July, 65%c. Oats: Dec. 40%c; May 40%c, July 39%c. The Misses Beatrice and Florence Dettinger left for Fort Wayne where they will spend the week end. TO JUDGE CORN IN THIS COUNTY President of State Corn Growers’ Association to Be Here Soon The county ageut has received wore from R. S. Thomas, of the Agricultural Extension Department at Purdue, tc the effect that Mr. Peter Lux, of She! byville, president of the Indiana Corn □rowers’ Association will be in Adam: bounty October 23, 24 and 25 for the purpose of judging in the fi acre corn contest It is thought that about .wenty men will check up in this county. Several more started in the contest last spring but dropped out due in most cases to the excessive drought which effected a large part of the county. Mr. Lux is a corn grower of several year’s experience and has been a consistent winner in the 5-acre corn contest since it was started in Indiana several years ago. He has also won many prizes in tlie state corn held at Lafayette every year during the Farmers' Short Course. Accordingly it is hoped that as many farmers as possible will accompany him while judging the plots since he will be able to give considerable advice on corn growing. The schedule for tlie judging will be published later. —o — The Misses Margaret Lankenau, Catherine Hyland, Mary Joe Yonk, and Jeanette Clark, motored to Portland yesterday to attend the DecaturPortland football game.

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PORTLAND FELL BEFORE ATTACK OF DECATUR H.S. Coach Moore’s Yellow Jackets Handed Down-Stat-ers 24-to-0 Defeat PORTLAND WEAKENED Defense Crumbled in Last Quarter and Decatur Scored at Will Decatur, 24; Portland, 0. "Portland did not score,” Playing with a grim determination that would not know defeat, the Yellow Jackets ot Decatur High School, held Portland at bay for three periods yesterday and then in the final quarter smashed through tlie weakened Portland defense for three touchdowns and a victory. Decatur scored one touchdown in the «first period on a forward pass from Jack Teeple to Myers, but this margin did not appear at first to b» of advantage enough to win. as the Portland team strengthened in the next period- and held the Decatur backs from making any gains of any importance. At no time did the downstaters threaten the Deeatiir goal. They never got closer than twentyfive yard line to the Decatur goal and then Moore’s team tightened and held them for down. A largo crowd witnessed the game. Several cars of Decatur people went down to cheer the local team to victory, and the side-lines were jammed witli home people who seemed confident that Portland would avenge the defeat handed them at Decatur several weeks ago. For Decatur Wlckenfeld at left-end. and John Teeple, at half back, were the outstanding stars. The former smashed through the Portland interference whenever Portland threatened the Decatur goal and threw the backs for several gains. John Teeple played a smashing game in the backfield and bis wonderful running at interference enabled the other Decatur backs to advance the ball for long gains. Myers, Swearinger, Macklin and Gay played excellent in their positions, and Jack Teeple ran the team and the ball as only a fighter and general ot Jack's caliber can. The game by periods. First Quarter Capt. Engeler of Decatur won the toss and kicked off to Portland who returned the kickoff to their 35 yard line. Tlie game started slow, both teams waiting for the break that would put the other on the defensive. Portland failed to gain against the Decatur line and punted to Decatur on their 30 yard line. Decatur plunged through for first downs. They failed to gain on the next four plays and punted to Portland, who on the next play punted to Decatur’s 40 yard line. One line play failed but on the next play White plunged through left tackle for 25 yards. White slipped and fell or he might have made the goal. On tlie next play a pass from Jack Teenle to Myers enabled the fleet Decatur half to' dodge the Portland backfield and go over for the first score of the game, Gay missed goal. Score Decatur 6. Portland, 0. Decatur kicked off to Portland who made first down on long forward pass. Two trys at the Decatur line failed, and Portland punted over the Decatur goal for a toucbback. Quarter ended. Second Quarter The ball was brought out to the Yellow Jackets 20 yard line and John Teeple penalized 15 yards for holding. With the ball on his 5 yard line White punted out of danger to the 25 yard line, and it was Portland's ball. Portland penalized 5 yards tor offside. Decatur intercepted a pass on their 25 yard line. Myers failed to gain on an end run. and White puiPed to the 40 yard line. Portland penalized 5 yards for off-side. Portland could not gain against the line and lost the ball on downs. On three line smashes Decatur made first down. Portland held at this point and Whit-* sliced a punt to the side of the field which failed to gain a yard. Portland ball in the middle of the field as the half ended. Third Quarter Swearinger substituted for Jack Teeple who replaced White at fullback. Swearinger returned the kick- ’ off to Portland’s 40 yard line. Port- ’ land was penalized 16 pards for tackling Swearinger when out of bounds. (Continued on page four)