Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1922 — Page 1

JU,nu‘ XX. Number 255

Rfth victory f WON BY LOCAL I FOOTBALL TEAM i f in Wert Was Victim of ■he Yellow Jackets Satur- ■ day By Score of 41 to 0 KVERAL FEATI RES Sensational Running and ■ Line Plunging By Local Stars Featured ■rakim; the lead early in the game M, a place hick by Bill Gay, Coach T , nm y Moore's Yellow Jackets proK<M to pile up a lop-sided score ■ainst the Van Wert high school K)tbull eleven here Saturday afterKon. and when the game ended the ■„, s were leading 41-0. This was K, fifth consecutive victory for the Si low Jackets, their total score for |Ee five games being 194 while their o nents have scored only seven Hints. ■ The two teams were about equal in ■eight with a slight advantage in ■vor of the locals, but they seemed Blrlv evenly matched at the start of ■ e game. The first quarter was hard ILight and ended in a score of 9-0. He Yellow Jackets played without ■L. services of Wlttgenfelt, at left Kil. ami Macklin, left tackle, was not able to start in the game, although |c did play a while during the last ■if. Smith fullback injured his Bght knee again In the first half and ■as carried from the field. ■ Bobby Myers, with his sensational ■ng runs, Jack Teeple with his con■vrent line plunging and splendid jtad work at quarterback, and big ■ll Gay with his fine work in openjLi; lmles in the line, furnished the ■aturcs of the game. Myers stood Had and shoulders above the rest in il; rting the ends and evading the Seuldbe Van Wert tacklers. Jack Mi pie, who is a very consistent playH. was at his best in Saturday’s Keis, who played most of the Hue at left end during the absence ■ Wittgenfelt from the lineup, play- ■ a stellar game, several times ■caking through the line and throwing the visitors for losses. Gunn at ftght end, and Captain Eckenstein at ■llback, were the shining lights for wan Wert. A large crowd attended ■he game. First Quarter I Decatur kicked off and Van Wert eturned the ball to the center of the kid by a ciever take play. On the tost play Smith broke through and acked a Van Wert half for a loss, aek Teeple intercepted a pass and eturned the ball five yards. Jack hen made fifteen yards through con er. Myers made 8 yards on an end un and John Teeple made another rst down. After Myers, Teeple and Imith advanced the ball to the 20ard line, Gay dropped back and noted a beautiful field goal from laeement. Score 3-0. Decatur kiek<l off and the visitors let the ball go 9r a touchback. Van Wert punted t) their own 43-yard line. Jack 'eeple made 7 yards off-tackle anil ohn made 9 more after recovering i fumble. The Van Wert line Krengthened and heidj Decatur for towns. On the next two plays Keis brew the visitors for losses and they sere fo-ced to punt The ball went lUI-of-bounds on their own 22-yard toe. Smith and Jack Teeple were brown for small losses and then a >ass from Jack to John Teeple was Sood for 5 yards. A pass on the tourth down failed and it was Van ''■nit’s ball. Two line plunges failElt to gain and the visitors punted Myers returned the punt to Van 'ert’s 25-yard line. Jack Teeple made (l yards and Myers made 12, placing •be ball on Van Wert’s 7 yard line. lan Wert intercepted a pass and the ball was downed on. the visitors 1>afd line. They punted out to their -‘•yard line and the quarter ended. Score 3-0. Second Quarter On the first play of this quarter ■ "dth injured his knee after making • l gain of li yards. He was carried f, '° m tlle held and White took his l> ace. Myers made first down on ’■''sumption of play. Myers and Jack ' eple made 6 yards, bringing the , 1 to the visitors' 2-yard line. White silctl to push it ov£r on the fourth 'own. Van Wert punted to their " 'ard line. After two line bucks an '* a l ,asf * failed to gain, Decatur ma, 'e an on-side kick placing the ball on Van Wert’s one-yard line. Van punted, White catching the bail yar fi hue John Teeple (Continued on page six) i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Grand Jury Investigates Hall-Mills Murder Today By Gerald P. Overton United Press Staff Correspondent New Brunswick. N. j„ o< t. ;;o_ I (Special to Daily Democrat I —The grand jury convened at Somerville today, ready to receive a request from Prosecutor Mott for indictments In > the Hall-Mills murder case. The prosecutor gave no indication of what move he would make. Further delay, howevei, was considered likely in view of the following overnight i developments: * I—Challenge of Mrs. Jane Gibson to , a prominent New Brunswick woman ‘ to prove the latter did not witness tlm murder. 2—Report that a new witness who heard Mrs. Mills’ dying screams has ■ been discovered. i 3 —Discovery of two cartridges, not ■ discharged near the spot where the 1 bodies were found. I 4.—Alleged attempt by a negro to • sell Dr. Hall’s watch which has been > missing since the tragedy. I o VAN WERT BOYS GET BICYCLES Three Bicycles Found Here Recently Claimed By Van Wert Boys Van Wert lost the football game Saturday and of course the high school boys and rooters from that city were downhearted. However, at least three of the boys who were here left feeling quite happy for they secured their bicycles which were stolen about six weeks ago and fund in this city in the alley alongside of the City hall by Night Policeman Sam Pranks. Mr. Franks upon finding th. bicycles inserted an ad in the Deca tur Daily Democrat to the effect that he had the wheels in his possession and that he would gladly turn them over to the rightful owners. Sattir day while the Van Wert boys were here the subject of bicycles came u> and the visitors were informed that Policeman Franks had three bicycle, without owners. The boys got it touch with Mr. Franks and in a fev minutes described the wheels to a “T" and Mr. Franks gladened their hearts by giving them their property. The wheels were no doubt stolen from, the Van Wert boys and those who took them evidently rode to this city and deserted the bicycles for a faster means of transportation. SURE CURE FOR ALL AILMENTS Prof. M. S. Rowe to Give Humerous Lecture at the Gym Friday Evening If you are harboring malice, grudge, antipathy, hatred and revenge in your heart, or if you are suffering aches, agony, gripe, pinkeye, cramps, stiff joints, sour stomach, tooth ache or any other discomforts physically, or if you are suffering any mental or intellectual ailments, please come to the entertainment on next Friday evening at the Gym at 7:30 o’clock, where the Decatur high school students will create an atmosphere which will relieve you of all your troubles. Prof. M. S. Rowe, who is at present working for the United States chamber of commerce, will give his two-hour lecture entitled, "The Funniest Discourse on Earth.” This will be a real entertainment with a thousand laughs, each worth a dollar. The proceeds will be turned over to the school fund for equipment, such as reference books, gymnasium supplies. The tickets for all school children, 15c; adults, 25c. Reserve this date. Typhoid Fever Almost Stamped Out at Winona Warsaw, Ind., Oct. 30.—The epidemic of typhoid fever at Winona Lake laid to impure milk by Dr. J. N. Hurty, former secretary of the state board of health, has been about stamped out. About 40 cases of fever developed and there were two deaths at Winona Lake and two in Warsaw. Statistics compiled by the county board of health show that there have been but 21 deaths from typhoid in the county in the last 14 years and but five of these were in Warsaw. The Winona Lake and Warsaw councils have passed ordinances requiring the pasturizatlon t of all milk sold in the two places.

, DEMOCRATS TO END CAMPAIGN : NEXT SATURDAY I i Big Rally in This City on Saturday Afternoon to End Speaking , SENATOR HARRISON Mississippi Senator to Be Headliner at Meeting, ’ Speaking at 1:30 s Admn. scounty democrats will dose t the campaign with an afternoon rally ' in this city next Saturday and every voter in the county is urged to at- > tend. i Tile headliner of the occasion will he Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, gifted orator and statesman, democratic leader ot the United States senate and one of the big out standing men of America, whose message should he .heard by every voter. ' The meeting opens at 1:30 o'clock with a concert by the General Electric band and an opening speech by i f ohn W. Tyndall, Adams county citizen who is a candidate for congress and whom you will all want to hear. The second speaker will be Judge John M. Smith of Portland, who for 1 a third of a century has been a close 1 student of public affairs and who 1 will tell you the truth about the tax laws of Indiana, boards and commissions. A reception committee from here 1 will meet Senator Harrison at Bluffton where he speaks at two o'clock 1 and will escort him here, speaking at about three thirty or four o'clock. Don't miss any of the big day's pro gram. Senator Harrison will go from here to Fort Wayne for a big night meeting. Watch for further particulars and be sure to arrange to attend this closing raUi_j}£ the campaign. COURT GRANTS DIVORCE TODAY September Term of Court Will Close November 4; Cases This Week A divorce was granted to Marvin Klinger from Eunice Klinger, both of Fort Wayne, in .the Adams circuit court this morning. The original complaint in the case was filed by Eunice Klinger, who charged her husband with failure to support and ‘association with other women. The case was venueil from the Allen superior court to the Adams circuit court, and Mr. Klinger later filed a cross-complaint for divorce. He charged Mrs. Klinger with association with other men and cruel and inhuman treatment. The care and custody of two minor children was given to Mr. and Mrs. William Klinger, of Huntington, grandparents of the children. Both the plaintiff and defendant were given permission to visit the children. Mr. Klinger was ordered to pay the costs of the trial and an allowance of S2O which was previously granted to Mrs. Klinger. Attorney R. C. Parrish represented Mr. Klinger and Attorney Thomas G. Moorhead appeared for Mrs. Klinger. The September term of court will close on next Saturday, November 4. Several cases arc scheduled to be heard this week. They are State vs. Renner, Tuesday: Studebaker vs. Heche, and Fernwalt vs. Fernwalt, Wednesday; Kuebler Company vs. Dowling, Thursday; Sargent vs. Sargent, Friday; Miller vs. Smith, Saturday. The November term of court will open on November 20, following a short vacation. Elks To Realize Nice Profit From Big F'air Charles Niblick, treasurer of the Elks lodge is paying the bills incurred in giving the big fair and carnaval in this city two weeks ago. Mr. Niblick, who has been treasurer of the Elks lodge since it was established in this city in 1905 stated a nice profit would be realized and that as soon as all bills were paid and a report made the figures wpuld be published. ( _— Mr. Fred Reynolds, of Fort Wayne, , was a visitor in this city today. .

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, October 30, 1922

Monmouth Man and Woman Married 64 Yrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lord, ot Monmouth, have the distinction of being one of the old couples in Indiuna. Mr. and Mne. Lord havo been married slightly more than sixty-four years, and their health is exceptionally good for people of their age Mr. Lord is 86 years old and his faithful companion is 84 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Lord were both born In Ross county, Ohio, and came to Monmouth. Adams county, with their parents, when they were very young. Mr. Lord’s parents claimed a piece ot the government land when they moved to Monmouth and it was on this farm that the Lord family was reared. In the early days of the family's life in tliis vicinity the population was small and wild game was plentiful. It was nothing unusual. Mr. Lord said a few days ago, for a member of his family to step out on the back porch and shoot a deep. Wolves wore also plentiful at that time. The house in which Mr. and Mrs. Lord reside was built for a tavern and was used as such in the early days of their lives. Travelers were brought to tile hotel by means of a stagecoach, which was operated between Fort Wayne and Decatur many years before the railroad was built. The roads could not always be depended upon and extra horses were kept at the Monmouth stop and a change of teams was always made there. The

KANSAS STATE BEGINS ACTION AGAINST KLAN Ku Klux Klan Has Back to Wall Following Action By State Officials GOVERNOR IN FIGHT State Executive Calls Upon People to Rid State of the White Caps Kansas City, AIo., Oct. 30 —The Ku Klux Klan stands with its back to the wall in Kansas today. The machinery of the state government has started into acLion against the mystery-enshrouded organization. Klan councils throughout the state were reported to have been called into session in orders issued today to formulate plans for a fight for existance. Governor Henry J. Allen, .who on the eve of an election, declared war on the klan, was in western Kansas today, carrying his appeal to the people to rid the state of the white ; caps. i At Topeka, Attorney General Hopkins was in private conference with , state executives, preparatory to draft- j ing injunctions drastically curbing , operations of the klan. It was reported from a reliable source that one of these Injunctions , would prevent further enlistment of ( klansmen until action against the or , ganization as a whole could be , (Continued on page six) SEVERALABSENT VOTERS BALLOTS 140 Voters Have Applied! For Absent Voters Ballots; 32 Have Voted — One hundred and forty applications' for absent voters’ ballots have been j received at the office of John T. Kelly, i, clerk of Adams county. Ballots have been mailed out to all of these and thirty-two have been voted already. , Ten of those voted were voted at the I clerk’s office. indications are that there will be a j, large number of votes cast during j this election by means of the absent; ] voters’ ballots. The supply of absent voters' ballots for St. Mary’s township was exhausted Saturday and it was necessary to have more printed today. * ' 1 4.4 > 44‘i"l'4"i"i"('4 4444 + WEATHER ♦ ] **♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦ + + * + , INDIANA—Kafr tonight, slightly , warmer in northeast portion; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness.

■j roads were so bad at times that it was t,frequently necessary to hitch six and . eight teams to the coach be'ice any I'headway could lie ma le. Often It re- . quired ti full day's lime to reach Fort 1 Wayne from Monmouth, and another day to return. Airs. Lord, when she was a young girl, secured a position in the hotel, t iier duties being to rare for the roomp, i assisting in the kitchen and doing r chores around the barn, and in the fall she assisted with the c rops which I the owner had planted. She received I 50 cents a week win n she first accepti ed the position and later when her wages were raised 25 cents she felt i thut she was doing unusually, well. < During the Civil War, Mr. Lord i volunteered in Company C of the t Fifty-First Indiana regiment and serv- < ed for 14 months. He took part in a i number of Important engagements, i but escaped injury, Mr. Lord can tell of many interesting and ecitltig ex- . periences during his services as a i ’: At the end of the war Mr. Lord" > returned to his wife and three chili dren at Monmouth, and for n number ■ of years was engaged in farming and In tile blacksmith trade. Up was forc- . ed to retire a few years ago nil ac- - count of his advanced age. He is still quite active, however, and is able to look after his pigs, chickens and ■cow.

Promises New Government For Italy In Short Time — Home, Oct. 30. — (Special to Daily ■ Democrat) —"Within a few hours you'll have not a ministry but a government" ISonito Mussolini, leader of the Fnscfsti shouted to the crowds to liny from the Quirinai. He had just emerged from a conference with King Victor Emmanuel. “Long live the king.” The crowd, surging below, sent back 'a roar of cheers. SMITH STEVENS DIED YESTERDAY Retired Farmer of Union Township Died at Home of Daughter Here Smith Stevens, age seventy-on< years, a retired farmer of Union township, died at 3 o’clock Suiida.' morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Adam Wise, on Oak street, De catur. Mr. Stevens has been suffering with heart trouble and a coinpii cation of diseases resulting from pneumonia with which lie suffered a few years ago. Mr. Stevens was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens. He was born in Union township, Adams county, July 29, ISSI. He spent his entire life in this county. Early in life he 1 was married to Miss Sarah Jane ■ Crozier. who died in 1917. Eleven , children were born to Mr. and Mrs. ( Stevens, six of whom survive. Two years ago Mr. Stevens retired from 1 the farm and came to Decatur to 1 make his home with his daughter, t He was a member of the Mt.. Victory , United Brethren Church in Union township. The surviving children are Mrs. ‘ Adam Wise, of Decatur; Joseph 1 Stevens, of Harrison, Michigan; ’ Clinton Leroy Stevens, of Decatur; 1 Mrs. Ernest lloth, of near Van Wert, 1 Ohio; Mrs. Earl Pierce, of near Con- : vo.v, Ohio; and Mrs. Hobert Webster, s of Union township. There arc fifteen 1 grandchildren. Mrs. Solomon Man- ' ley of Landing, Michigan, is a sister, and Henry and William Stevens, both ] of Decatur are brothers of the deceased . Funeral services will be held from the Clark's Chapel church at o'clock Standard time, Tuesday aft- j ernoon. Short services will be held ( from the residence in this city at 1 , o'clock. The Rev. T. Weir, will of- , fieiate at the funeral. Burial will tie held in the Clark’s Chapel cemetery. i — Boys Won’t Be Boys Any Longer Say Clothier > ■ \ Indianapolis. Oct. 30. —"Boys won't 1 be boys; they'll be men?” < “Everything is progressing," said a ‘ man’s clothing salesman today. "Boy 6 i used to wear short trousers until they were fifteen or sixteen years old. Now i they change at about twelve.”

Injunction Against the Capper-Tincher Bill (I nllpcl l're>* Nervier.t Kansas City, Mo., Oct 30.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Federal Judge VanValkenbnrgh today issued a temporary restaining order against the Cappcr-Tint'her bill preventing trading in grain futures. Chicago, Oct. 30. —Judge' George A. Carpenter, In Federal court today granted a petition by tho Chicago Hoard of Trade for a temporary injunction to prevent enforcement of the Capper-Tincher bill regulating trading in grain futures. The petition declared the law attempted to regulate grain trading as interstate commerce, while contending that it was intrastate exclusively and a matter for state legislation. A hearing on the request for a permanent injunction will be held November 13. Mrs. John Peterson returned yester day from a visit in Indianapolis and Bloomington. RECEPTION WILL BE HELD SUNDAY Congregation of St. Mary’s Catholic Church to Welcome Priest Home The reception *o be accorded Rev. Father Seimetz, beloved pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church upon his return to this city from his European trip, will be held on Sunday evening, November 15th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Father Seimetz sailed for the United States from Holland on October 25th and it is expected that he will land in New York on November 4tii or sth. He lias been overseas since last June and toured a number of the foreign countries with Father Thiele, of Fort Wayne. The reception will Be a congregational affair and every member is Invited to at tend. Addresses of welcome will lie made and the children of the St. Joseph School will give a program in honor of the pastor. A committee it‘s also been appointed, and others are invited to join, to meet Father Seimetz when he arives in Ft. Wayne and to escort him to this city. Miss Fanny Hite visited over Sunday at Bluffton with Airs. Nellie Hale Groves. o THANK OFFERING SERVICES HELD Offering of $264 Made at Reformed Church Sunday For Mission Work The annual Thank Offering service was held at tile Reformed church yes i terday morning. The Sunday School | was well filled. Rally Day was ob- i served in the school with a program by tile primary department. At the 1 j regular morning worship .Miss Minor j va Weit, a returned missionary front China and co-worker of Miss Esther Sellenieyer, of tills city, delivered a : very forceful and valuable sermon. ‘ Sho told of the conditions and needs 1 in China and said those whit could no: 1 go to the front line should send gifts 1 and pray for those who are at the front. The offering amounted to $264 and several Thank Offering boxes are still out. The money will lie used in ' building a new hospital in China. 1 which is greatly needed. Boy Was Compelled to , Wash Soap Off Window Indianapolis, Oct. 30. —William O. Miller stepped around to the side of his house and found a small boy in- 1 dostriousiy soaping the windows. 1 Miller decided to wait until the work ' was done before interfering and in * the meantime he brought a pail of 1 water and a cloth. 1 The youngster, who proved to he 1 Harry May, started to leave the preni- 1 ises, evidently well satisfied with his work, but was stopped and brought back to the scene to undo all he had done. Laboriously be worked for several minutes removing soap stains that had been made so easily. The youngster promised ha would stay indoors every night until aftev Hallowe'en.

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RESIGNATION OF RAILWAY LABOR BOARD WANTED Refusal of Board to Accept Liv ing Wage Scale is the Cause of Demand OUTLAWS PLAN FIGHT President of Large Outlaw Union Says Board Has Failed in Its Purpose Chicago, Oct. 30.—(8y United Press) Dissolution of the United States railroad labor board for its refusal to accept the principle of the living wage was demanded today by R. C. Greenly, president of the United Association of Railway Employes of North America, in a telegram to President Harding. At the same time Greenly called a meeting of officials of Ills organization with heads of the American Federation of Railroad Employes and other "outlaw" unions for Wednesday to organize a fight against the board's stand. In his telegram to tbe president. Greenly declared: "The principle of a ‘living wage' regarded as just and right by all fairminded employers, has been publicly rejected by the United States ailroad labor board. "The attitude of members of this board who, under the transportation act, receive SIO,OOO a year, has been no secret to those who have followed its deliberations and decisions. “Under some of its rulings, workers are paid as low as S9OO a year which is neither a decent nor a living wage. "The board lias undoubtedly faMcd in its purpose. It has become a tool of Wall street, in fairness and justice to the railroad workers of the country, you should immediately dissolve the hoard and create a tribunal which will at least have an open mind.” Chicago, Oct. 30. —(By United Press) The United States railroad labor board’s refusal to accept the living wage principle as a basis for decisions, has given great support to the “outlaw” union movement among railroad labor, union authorities here believed today. Danger of “outlaw” strikes as a result of the decisions, was seen by some union heads. Edward Haskins, president of the American Federation of Railroad Employes, regarded as an “outlaw union,” declared his organization would back any movement to obtain a reversal of the labor board’s stand. John Gruneau, who led the outlaw strike which crippled railroad service in 1920 was looked to by the insurgents, to again take the leadership in the fight against the board’s stand. “The fact that the railroad hoard does not accept the principle of a living wage in making Its decisions, has been apparent for some time,” said Haskins. “Some men. under the board's decisions arc now receiving as low as S9OO a year, which is neither a living nor a decent wage." Chicago, Oct. 30.—(8y United Press) Declaring that tile "living wage” proposition of railroad unions was "just, but unpractical," the railroad labor board t<nlay had flatly rejected the demand of the men that the "living wage” lie made the basis for a new wage rule. A majority opinion stated that if carried out the theory "would wreck every railroad in the country and if carried into other industries would result in communistic ruin.” o Linn Kern Grooming His Team For Locals Villi lluren high school's basketball team opened its season last Friday night with a victory over tlie fast Van Buren Independents by the score ot 41-36 in ten minutes overtime. The Van Buren team is coached by Linn Kern, a Decatur young man, and is scheduled to play the Decatur Catholic high school team in Van lluren o.i November 10. Linn says he is worl - ing his team hard for a victory over the local boys. That will be the first home game of the season for the Van Buren quintet. The victory over the Vtin Buren Independents was a worthy accomplishment, since they 1 stood high in the State amateur tournament Inst year.