Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1922 — Page 1

lume XX. Number 247

Bams county I Farmer hanged II HIMSELF TODAY I v rant .j< A. Miller Committed * Kuicide at His Home in ■ Inion Township |Htiifk found body Despondence Over Religi- ! K us Affairs Said to Have I ■ Been the Cause I Bran< is A. Miller, 38 years of age, township farmer, committed I brtw.en four and five o'clock I |L ni->rninu. by hanging himself with ■ r „q,. r ,.in hooked over a harness I in the barn at the rear of his I Hse. His lifeless body was found I Hl rt |y after he died by his father, I 3aß> r ‘ p ' *’• Mil,pr - Despondence over ■ , affairs Is said to have promptI Jhirn to take his own life. I W'' ,n ' ' Alr Miller decided to pre for the ministry, saying to his that he had felt the call to Last Friday he left for Cin |K ll:<n where he intended to enter a to take a course of study Hvjftparatory to entering the ministry ■ thought that he was discouraged in the idea at Cincinnati I . urged to return here, where he take a correspondence course I Ma while before entering the school. I re'iiri;. .1 home from Cincinnati last I Sim e that time he has been I impendent. according to his relatives. I an! yesterday he told his wife that I SI would not live long. I Watched By Relatives. I B'earing that Mr. Miller would at I tebpt suicide, his father spent Wed I ne lay night and last night at his | home, sleeping in the same bed ] K him. Hast night the elder Mr I JMbr was awakened by a' noise that I S® l -- ■ '• ,: ' r 1 I that his son was not in the ! Lighting a lantern, Mr. Miller 1 Jef' the house to search for his son. looked into a number of out-build-before going to the barn. ■f)n opening the barn door Mr. Miltef saw the body of his son suspend- «! from the harness peg. He lifted from the peg and laid him on the Sc- rof the barn. Mrs. Miller was sKlled and she and her father-in-law the lifeless body into the The body was still warm Hfid -Mr. Miller said he, believed his had not been gone from the bed 9M)re than ten minutes when he found Peg Six Feet From Floor. ■The peg on which Mr. Miller hanged was not more than six feet ■ini the floor of the barn. A buck ■k and bridle were hanging cn the Mr. Miller looped the bridle rein at ind his neck and then hooked it •er the peg. With both feet on the it or of the barn he pitched his body and the strap strangled him. Ti s peg was not securely fastened to th wall and probably would not have lield up under the entire weight of Sr. Miller’s body. ■Dr. L. L. Mattax, county coroner, of made an investigation this and announced that death due to strangulation. ■ Francis A. Miller was born in Adams c mty, April 13, 1884, the son of Mr. lS>d Mrs. Charles C. Miller. His mothdied last Thanksgiving day. He been an active member of the Cal Evangelical church for a number years. He was a good farmer and the time of his death was living It a farm owned by his father, about x miles east of Decatur. The wife, no children, Darrell, age 10, and Agnes, age 7; his father; two brothers, one sister survive. The father Apsides in Union township near the ; ®>ome of the deceased. The brothers, ■®lar>-nce and Curtis, both reside in ■.lnion township. The sister Is Mrs. ■palle Schnapp, also of Union town■■hip. i Funeral arrangements will not be Jinade until word is received from Mrs parents who reside in Wis- —• mR There will be a large number of ■mine-made cakes for sale at the fair tent on Liberty Way Sat■krday afternoon. —— o— MOSER FUNERAL SUNDAY ■ Funeral services for Mrs. Wash ■loser who died suddenly WednesB <lay evening will be held at 9:30 Sunjgay morning from the Liberal U. B. Mchurch.

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Negro Preacher Admits That He Has 40 Wives Dayton, 0., Oct. 20.—" Reverend" Bill .Jones, negro preacher, admitted having 40 wives today. "Rev." Bill said he had never been divorced. He was arrested when a SIO,OOO check he paid for a local picture show turned out bogus. He exhibited a note-book which list ed from one to five wives, each in Chicago, Hogan, Battle Creek, St. Joseph and Dowagiac, Mich.; Newark, Chillicothe, Steubenville and Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore; Bloomington, III.; Memphis and Paris, Tenn.; Pittsburgh and Monosson, Pa.; Mason City, la., and St. Louis. Jones claimed he lived with his first wife sixteen years in Oxford. Pa., and then his “marrying spree" began. He said he had been married fourteen times this year. Police declared Jones had served 22 months in a Pennsylvania penitentiary for bigamy. ELKS' FAIR TO COME TO CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT Successful Event to Close With Big Drawing On Tomorrow Night JUDGES ARE SELECTED Auction Sales to Be Held in Tent on Tomorrow Afternoon and Night The Elks' carnival and fair which has been in progress all week under the big water-proof tent on Liberty way will be brought to a glorious close I Saturday night when the Elks will pre-: sent someone with a beautiful Overland sedan, a Ford sedan, a diamond ring, an electric washer and a fireleas cooker. Judges for the final event have been selected, they being C. A. Dugan of the First National bank; W. A. Lower, of the Peoples Loan & Trust Co., and John H. Heller, of the Decatur Daily Democrat. James Touhey will have the pleasure of reaching into the big irum and tints decide who will become the happy owner of one of the ( above beautiful gifts. Be there and see the fun. Tent Opened in Afternoon. Saturday being the last day of thei fair the Elks have arranged for a closing program that will be a "hummer.” The big tent will be opened, 1 at two b’elock in the afternoon in or ( der to give everybody an opportunity to visit the booths and the many other, places of interest. A special program has been arranged for the fanners who will at-1 tend the fair on Saturday afternoon and night. In the afternoon fifteen; -ods of five-inch tile which was do-1 nated. will be auctioned off to the | highest bidder and from that time onthe big program will be in progress until midnight Saturday. The award ] Ing of the gifts will take place at about ten-thirty Saturday night. The week has been a most successful and happy one and an average of 1,500 people have packed the tent every night since the fair opened. Arrangements will be made to care, for the extra crowd on Saturday nigiit and anyone attending the closing program will be more than satisfied with it and will be able to have a glorious and happy time. Auction Saturday Night. An auction will be held late Saturday night and all goods or articles not returnable will be placed on the auction block and sold to the highest bidder. If you haven't visited the tent, don’t fail to go tonight and enjoy the fun with the hundreds of others. The proceeds derived from the fair and carnival will go toward the building of the Elks' home in this city. You are helping a worthy cause by attending. o Await Supreme Court Liquor Order Decision Washington, Oct: 20—Application of the Daugherty ruling prohibiting liquor from all American vessels and from foreign vessels in American waters as it affects the island possessions ol the United States will be held in abeyance until after the decision of the Supreme Court, Secretary of War Weeks said today. This statement followed a cabinet meetlug at which the liquor ruling was discussed.

OIL HEATER SET FIRE TO HOUSE Farm Residence of County Commissioner Breiner Endangered Yesterday County commissioner and Mrs. B. F. Breiner and members of the family are more than grateful to the many people who helped light and extinguish the fire at their home, five miles south of Decatur, which started at about I:3ft yesterday afternoon, presumably from an explosion of a coal oil heater which had been placed in a lied room upstairs. Members of the Breiner family who were downstairs smelled something burning and going up stairs they found that one bed room was enveloped in smoke and the bed near the coal oil heater was a mass of flames. They called for help and asked the telephone operator, to aid them. They ailed to the neighbors and within a few minutes a hundred or more people were on the grounds and forming a bucket brigade they soon extinguished the fire. Mr. Breiner was at a farm some distance away and as the place did not have a telephone it was impossible to summon him at once. Later when the neighbors and friends began to arrive in automobiles, someone volunteered to go for him. The members of the brigade worked “like Trojans" and in a few minutes enough water was thrown on the tire to put it out. Mr. Breiner was unable to estimate his loss this morning stating that the one room, where the lire started, was badly damaged and that the upstairs and down stairs was damaged by water and smoke. He is very grateful to those who helped save the house. CORN WHlbe" JUDGED SOON Schedule For Judging FiveAcre Corn Contest in Fields Announced Below will be found a schedule that will be followed by Peter Lux, of Shelbyville, and County Agent Bttsche in judging the fields entered in the five-acre corn contest, conducted in Adams county this year: Tuesday forenoon. October 24. Henry Coyne, Paul Coyne, John E. Heiman and Fred W. Bttsche. Tuesday afternoon, Carl Callow. Clarence Mitchel and W. W. Hawkins. Wednesday forenoon, John K. Mazelin, Jacob C. Mazelin, Fred Blum and Ben Haines. Wednesday afternoon, Levi Stuckey, Harrison Miller and Carl E. Amstutz. A few fields will be judged Monday but due to the fact that it is not deti nitely known when Mr. Lux will arrive, it has been impossible to arrange a schedule for that day. Mr. Lux is president of the Indiana Corn Growers' association and has been a consistent winner in the state corn show which is conducted each year at Lafayette during the farmers’ short horn course. He has also ranked high in the five-acre corn contest. Anyone who wishes to accompany the judges when the judging is done is cordially invited to do so. Without a doubt Mr. Lux will lie able to give information regarding any questions relating to corn growing.

Gland Robbers Attack Another Chicago Youth Chicago, Oct. 20—New operations of the band of robbers seeking life giving glands of virile young men, were reported to police today. Anthony Tonzi, 19, reported to authorities that he was attacked by two young men wearing the white suits of hospital internes. The attack occurred in Chicago’s clinical district on the west side. “They said they needed a gland and tried to force me to acccompany them," said Tonzi, ‘"but after a hard struggle, I escaped.” o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Oct. 20—Wheat: Dec. $1.12>4; May $1.12%. July $1.06%. Corn: Dec. 67%c; May, 68%c; July 68>4c. Outs: Dec. 41%c; May 42%c July 39 He. o Foreign Exchange New York, Oct. 20. —Foreign exchange opened irregular with German marks at a new low.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, October 20, 1922

i Local Bank Receives Judgment On Notes — Judgment on a number of protnisory notes was granted to the Old Adams County bank in the circuit court this morning. The judgments were granted against the following defendants in the amount indicated: Sherman Schnepp and the Adams County Equity exchange, $155.2(1; Henry Hill and the Adams County Equity exchange. $154.33; Thomas E. Johnson and the Adams County Equity exchange, $154.38; Denver Robinson and the Adams County Equity exchange, $140.42; Herman Meyer and the Adams County Equity exchange, $149.45; Daniel E. Smith and the Adams County Equity exchange, $139.85, The law firm of Merryman £ Sutton represented the plaintiff. + + -!><-+ + + + + + + + + + + <• 100,000 POUNDS SUGAR 4- + •> The first day's output of sugar 44- manufactured by the Holland- 44- St. Louis Sugar company at the 44- big pant in this city totaled about + 4- 100.000 pound.-:, factory superin- 44* i endent. Will Simpson stated at 414- noon today. The beets are com- + 4- Ing in line and hundreds of tons 44- .ire being ground up and made in- 4- + io sugar every day. A high grade 4- + pure white sugar is made by the 44- local beet sugar plant. 4 4-4- + 4-4- + 4-4-+* + + + 4-4> ATTEND MEETING OF ROTARY CLUB Representative of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce Spoke Here Last Night S. M. Rowe, a representative of the United States Chamber of Commerce who has been in the city the past few days on business was a guest of the Rotarians at their luncheon meeting last.evening and in a few words told what the U. S. Chamber of Commerce was trying to accomplish and then en tertained the boys with a few selections on his ukulele. Dr. C. C. Rayl gave a very interesting talk and paper on how to select a physician and also explained how certain operations were performed. His talk was both educational and interesting and greatly ?njoyed by the Rotarians. C. C. Schafer was also a guest at the luncheon and was called on for a few remarks. The club voted in favor of holding an >ld fashioned box social sometime in the near future, leaving the details of the evening to Dr. Fred Patterson. o SPEECHES GIVEN AT HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Rowe and France Confer Spoke to High Shcool Pupils Today Mr. M. S. Rowe, representative of the United States Chamber of Commerce, entertained the high school pupils for several minutes during the chapel period this morning. In addition to singing several selections, giving various readings and interpretations, Mr. Rowe made a very interesting talk on "How keeping a sweet disposition will enable you to do better work.” Mr. Rowe is very interesting and he made a decided hit with (Continued on page two) ALVIN M. OWSLEY TO HEAD LEGION Texas Man Elected Commander of American Legion For Year New Orleans, La., Oct. 20. —Alvin M„ Owsley, of Texas, today was elected commander of the American Legion at the annual convention here. The vote was Owsley, 57 4; Deegan, 251; Thompson, 205, and John A. McCormick, Colorado, 12. A combination of western and southern states put Owsley over and he walked away from William F. Deegan, New York, his chief opponent. Owsley was a major in the ThirtySixth Division and recruited his own battalion in northern Texas.

3 LIVES LOST IN TRAIN WRECK Speeding Wabash Passenger Train Wrecked When It Hit A Broken Rail (United l*rc«a Servlee.J Williamsport. Ind., Oct. 20. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Striking a "fish plate" with the holts removed and several spikes pulled out, the Continental Limited, fast train on the Wabash betwe -n St. Louis aril Detroit crashed over a forty foot enbanktnent near here ant night, taking a toll <»1 three lives. Williamsport, Ind., Oct. 20.—Special to Daily Democrat)- Three men lost (heir lives in the wreck of fast passenger train No. 2 on the Wabash here a; midnight. Five injured were taken io LaFayette. Ind. for treatment. No passengers wore among the casual ties. Tho dead: CHARI ES SMUGE. Engineer. W. 11. SMITH, Mail Clerk. R. A. SMITH. Baggageman. The injured included Baggagemen and trainmen. The train bound from St. Louis to New York was speeding to make up time when it hit a broken rail. Rail road officials declared they believed the tracks had been tampered with. Seven coaches and the engine wen' into the ditch. Fire broke out itnme- | diately after the train left the track., burning the wreckage. o MARRIAGE LICENSE Edward Kelly, cigar business, Decatur. age 30, to Esther Zerkel, teacher, Decatur, age 27. COLLECTION FOR HOME FOR BOYS Local Catholics to Be Asked to Donate for Support of Gibault Home The Gibault home for boys, established recently near Terre Haute, by the Knights of Columbus of Indiana was a successful undertaking from the start and today the 'capacity of the home is taxed and the officials in charge have applications tor the admittance of forty or fifty more boys. The expense of maintaining this home is considerable and not being endowed by the state, the money for operating the home is raised by contributions. Heretofore the Knights of Columbus have been the sole supporters of the home, but in order to meet present demands and expenses and additions to the home, all Catholics in Indiana have been asked to contribute toward the worthy cause, and on next Sunday, October 22, at the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city a special collection will be taken at both masses from among the members of the congregation, the funds going toward the maintaining and improvement of the Gibault home for boys. The cause is a noble one and living up to past deeds the members of the St. Mary’s Catholic church will no doubt give generously toward the Gibault fund. Harding Refuses To Remove Dr Sawyer Washington, Oct. 20 —President Harding will not grant the demand of the American Legion for the removal of his personal physician. Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer, as head of the federal hospitalization board, it was learned here today from sources close to the executive. The president is known to feel that Sawyer was unjustly criticised by the legion and that while the hospital construction program has been delayed the doctor’s handling of the matter will be justified in the end. Immanuel Young People To Give Entertainment An entertainment will be given at the Immanuel school house in Union township, on Saturday and Sunday evenings, October 21 and 22 by the Immanuel's Young Peoples’ Society of that township. The program will be started at 7:30 o’clock each evening and the public is cordially invited to attend. —— INDIANA —Fair tonight and Friday. Somewhat warmer Saturlay.

I Barn Near Portland Destroyed By Fire Portland, Oct. 20. Charles Welsh, who lives on his farm six miles north v.t .i of ihis city, nuffi-red a serious loss Wednesday evening, when his hay barn was destroyed by fire. The blaze was discovered at about 7:30 and had gained such a headway that all efforts to save the barn and contents proved futile. The team owned by Frank Whipple, however, was tak »n out without any injury to the<horsen. Mr. Whipple had been baling hay in the barn, yesterday, and the hay press, the property of Mrs. I.ewis Shultz, was destroyed. The barn contained a large quantity of hay. all of this years crop. The origin of the fire has not been diacovered, but it is thought to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. Some insurance was carried on (he barn, but none of the contents. 12,000 BALLOTS BEING PRINTED FOR ELECTION County and Township Ballots for November Election Being Prepared ONE COMPLETE TICKET Democrats Have Complete Ticket; Socialists Have Only One Candidate The county and township ballots for the November election are being printed at this office, with County Clerk John T. Kelly, C. L. Walters and Charles W. Yager, members of th* election board in charge. A total ol approximately 12,000 official ballots will be printed for the thirty-three election precincts in the < ouniy, the number being determined by adding twenty-five per cent to the number of voters who registered in the county this year, a total of 9,057 ■ oters having thus qualified. The bal lots are on a heavy white paper. Three tickets are on the county bal lot, they being the republican, demoratio and socialist, appearing in tin order named. One Complete Ticket The republicans have no candidate for county coroner or for members oi he county council, either at large oi ■ n the four councilmatlc districts. Tin lemocrats hate a complete ticket while, the socialists have only one candidate, he being Henry G. Becker, •andidate for congress. The names >f the candidates for congress appear irst on the county ballots. The Township Tickets In every township a trustee and as sessor will be elected, while in Wabash township a justice of tin- peace ind constable will be elected. In St. Marys township a woman is candidate for trustee on the republican ticket. To Get State Ballots County clerk John T. Kelly will go to Indianapolis tomorrow to get the ibsent voters ballots, this county being alloted 300. He will make another

trip to Indianapolis next Thursday to get the official state ballots, getting the same number of state ballots as here were county ballots printed. The state ballots will be print d on a light red paper with the candidates for United States Senator appearing at the top of the ballot. There will be four tickets on the state ballot, they being the republican, democratic, socialist and socialist-labor. List of Candidates: The candidates on the county ticket are: Republican Ticket Representative in Congress—Eighth Congressional District —Albert 11. Vestal. Prosecuting Attorney — TwentySixth Judicial Circuit —Wade L. Manley. Joint. Senator -Grant Pyle. Joint Representative — Earl B. Adams. Clerk Adams Circuit Court—Frank D. Brewster. County Treasurer —C. R. Smith. County Sheriff—Sam Butler. County Surveyor—Ben S. Shirk. County Assessor —Elmore Cook. County Commissioner —First District —E. D. Wass. County Commissioner—Third District—Adam Miller. Democrat Ticket Representative in Congress—Eighth (Continued on pago five)

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NEW MINISTRY BEING FORMED BY SONAR LAW Lloyd George Considers Forming New Party Combining All the Liberals ALL AWAITING SPEECH Lloyd George to Announce Future Plans in Address at Leeds Tomorrow By LLOYD ALLEN United Press Staff Correspondent London, Oct. 20.—A. Bonar Law started to choose his ministers today as Lloyd George considered formation of a new center party which would combine all liberals under his leadership. Lloyd George will announce his future plans at a speech at Leeds tomorrow, it was believed. Bonar Law, who accepted conditionally the invitation of King George to form a ministry, consulted leaders of the unionist party, whose bolt from the coalition government yesterday caused the downfall of Lloyd George, who was at the helm of the government for six years. It was authoritatively stated that Lord Derby and Lord Curzon have both intimated their willingness to serve in the. cabinet of Bonar Law. This was not entirely unexpected, because they were known to have antiGeorgian leanings for some time. The Canadian born business man who may become the head of the next government is to give a definite acceptance to His Majesty if he is chosen leader of the unionist party. Although this is taken as a foregone conclusion, it will not be known definitely until the parliamentary unionists meet Saturday or Sunday. Tending formation of a new government, the coalition ministry remains in control. In case Bonar Igiw is successful in forming a government it is almost assured that there will be a general election. January or February were variously mentioned as the months in which the general election may be held, but many were of the opinion that it would be called at a much sooner date. Three factors will be taken into consideration in selecting the time for a general ejection. These are: 1. —The sooner the election is held, the less opportunity Lloyd George will have to form a strong center party, which would include not only h|is own followers in the liberal party, but those of various shades of liberal opinion who are now identified with other parties. 2. —ln case the election is deferred the feeling of bitterness on the part of Austen Chamberlain and other Georgian members of the unionist party may be overcome, leading them to give wholehearted support to their party. 3. —The Irish constitution must be ratified by the parliament on December 6. Hence if serious opposition to the ratification discloses itself in the country, it is likely the new government of Bonar Law will keep the present parliament in power until after that date to assure ratification. The whole country today awaited the speech of Lloyd George which is scheduled for tomorrow at Guild Hall in Leeds. On this occasion he is to make known his plans. Predictions as to his probable course are various. Soma say they believe that he may agree to support the government of Bonar Law until the Iris constitution is ratified and the crisis passed. He may be led to pursue this course, it was stated, because it was duo to his efforts that comparative peace was brought to Ireland and tho free state government established. However, many expect him to openly declare war on the proposed tory government of Bonar Law and to offer the most stubborn resistance and opposition that any British government has experienced in a century. o No Change in Condition of Dwight Smith Today A report from the attending physician late this afternoon stated that no change could be noted in the condition of Dwight Smith, who waa accidently shot in the head last Wednesday The lad i < still paralyzed o nthe right side and has never gained consciousness. H-j is taking a small amount of nouri-l - ment.