Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1922 — Page 1

■olume XX. Number 256

fUGENE TISRON IS SHOT tO DEATH IN OKLAHOMA I Eugene Tisron, son of John Tisron, of this city, was murdered ■ Madill, Oklahoma, on October 19, according to a letter received K. t h e father this morning, from Bob Tisron, a brother of the ■ordered man, who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The letter stated Kat Eugene was shot about 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening, while K Madill, and that he died on Friday, October 20. I Mr. Tisron received a telegram last Tuesday stating that his Kn was dead, but received no information regarding his death

Ktil this morning. Bob said in ■ s letter that he could not give ■any details of the affair at Kesent. but declared there was Ho just cause for the deed. | Mr. Tisron was an oil Operain charge of the work of the Khumacher Co., in Chicago, by ■unu he has been employed for fitS,, n years. In addition to managing H>' company's affairs in Oklahoma, Hr. Tisron did the shooting of the Kw wells. He lived here for a numK'' of years, but left for the west Hout twenty years ago. He was Hout fifty years of age. His wife, Hnnerly of Hartford City, survives. Kitowing is the letter received by Hr Tisron today: "Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 27. Ki.-ar Father: am writing to let you know the jbtails of Eugene’s death. Some Hugh neck at Madill shot him. He Bred forty minutes after Shorty and ■orge went to Madill on Friday. He ■,s shot Thursday evening about 7:30 (■clock. ■ ‘‘The boys and Lillie brought the ■oily to Tulsa. Got here Saturday ■cuing and Gene was hurried MonH.v at Rose Hill burial park, east of town. ■‘‘The people of Madill are pretty ■re over it and have been guarding ■«< jail since it happened. Os course. ■ can't sive you much details until ik-r, but will say there was no jnst for the shooting. “Your son, “BOB.” e■ongressman Vestal to Speak Here Tonight ■ Albert H Vestal, congressman from Re Eighth district, will speak at the Hurt house tonight at 7:30 and will ■seuss the issues of the campaign, ■mgressman Vestal opened the repubHan speaking campaign in this counH with a speech at Berne two weeks ■eo and his address at the court house knight will probably be the last one e will make in this county before le election. The meeting will be Idled to order by John S. Peterson, (publican county chairman, and then irned over to John H. Carmody, who ill preside as chairman. lourt Granted Divorce to Frank Spillman Today A divorce was granted by Judge >hn 0. Moran today to Frank Spilltan. from Rosella Spillman, both of ort Wayne. The case was heard bnie time ago. The care and custody f the four eldest children was given 3 Mr. Spillman while the care and ustody of the youngost child was iven to an aunt, Celia Galivan. who ad the custody of the child at the me of the trial. The court gave te defendant nothing on her crossotnplaint. Judgment for the costs f the trial was given in favor of the laintiff. — o Decatur A. A.s Is Name Chosen For New Team The Decatur A. A.s was the name •elected for the independent football learn, organized here last week. The candidates for the team held a skull practice in the gymnasium last night and will told another tomorrow night On Saturday afternoon an outdoor workout will be held on Ahr's field. At that practice the line-up of the team will be selected, temporarily, at least. The management is making an effort to book a game for the team lor next Sunday, but had not been successful yet this evening. The candidates are enthusiastic about the Prospects for a good team. Between fifteen and twenty are trying out for the team. — e—. „ marriage license Ira Shaffer, employe al Sugar Bae feetory. Decatur, age 32 years. t< W| lma Courtney, Decatur, age 1! years.

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»r :AN ILLUSTRATED ' MISSION STUDY ' Illustrated Lecture on Work In India at the Presbyterian Church 3 I The church today is doing a far reaching work, composed of various J phases of activity among other na I tions. We who have doctors within ' a short distance of our homes can . scarcely realize the necessity of traveling hundreds of miles to the home of a physician to be treated for ail ments. These missionary doctors are , accomplishing marvelous achieve- , J ments. With a minimum number oi , 1 tools, a doctor in the Philippine Is I lands recently removed a tumor weigh , ing twenty pounds. Almost unbeliev , able cures are being wrought by thes< men. who have seen the need of th' , world and have left lucrative practice . in this country to go to a land o greater need. We see lands where starvatior stalks every year. Where people art glad to get one meal a day, because , they are ignorant of the principals o food production and distribution I Many men of heroic mold are teaching these people how to grow more graft per acre so that they may take cart of themselves more adequately. Another great work of the church is to teach the ignorant. There art more women in India than there are people in America and only 2 per cent • of them can write. Even the wive of the officials must go to the letter writer of the village to send a messag' to friends. The church is establish 1 ;ng schools for these "dogs.” as othe, religions call them and they are rising to an equal position with men. But the great work of the church has been to bring Christ to the con science stricken world. So well ha. this task been done that at present one cannot place his hand upon the map at any point without touching the location of a mission station es tablished by some Christian denomina tion. But the work has only begun When we realize that one-seventh ol the world prays five times a day, "Allah is God and Mohammed is His Prophet," when witch doctors stickneedles into the abdomen of patients . to ctye small-pox, when girl babies are left out in the snow to die, be , 'cause they are not boys, no one can ' cease his activity in bringing them 1 the light of life. ' These are a few of the facts that 1 will be presented in an illustrated lec--1 ture at the Presbyterian church, Wed--1 nesday evening. The address will be 1 illustrated by eighty-four slides, culled ! from views of all lands, beautifully • colored and artistically arranged. The ’ lecture will be interesting to those of • all creeds and denominations. The admission is tree. This lecture, the third number of the church school of missions will be preceded by the mission study courses. I Please be prompt in coming as the school begins on time. It is desirable ; that late comers be early comers. 1 Next week a pageant called “The » Striking of America’s Hour,” will be 1 presented. The cast includes fifty-one t characters and is one of the largest t productions of its kind ever attemptr ed in the city. DATES - SET FOR HIGH • SCHOOL NET TOURNEYS • Anderson, Ind., Oct. 31. A. I<- Tiesa ter, secretary of the Indiana High t . School Athletic association, has ise sued a bulletin to the schools of the n state, reciting the resolutions passed r at the recent meeting of the body. The dates for basket ball tournaments aro set as follows: Sectional tourneys, March 2-3; regional tourneys, it March 9-10; state final tourney, March o 16-17. Track (and field sectional 9 meets will be held May 12 and the stats meet, May 19-

BOYSARRESTED FOR STEALING VALUABLE IRON Two Youths Charged With Breaking Into Old North Grist Mill SOLI) IRON AS JUNK Pieces of Machinery Found at Junk Yard Broken Into Small Pieces Arthur Foreman, age IS, and Raymond Harker, age IS, were arrested by Sheriff Sephus Melchi about 11 o’clock this morning on a charge of breaking into the old north grist mil! of the Fornax Milling company, located at the north end of Second street, and stealing valuable pieces >f iron, which they sold ns junk. The two youths are in the county jail awaiting further developments. Affidavits have not been filed against hem yet. Sheriff Melchi received a call this morning from a person who stated that he saw persons in the mill last light. The sheriff and Mr. H. M. Qillig, of the Fornax Milling com.any made an investigation at the nill and discoveted that the machinsry had been stripped of many vainible parts. Leaving the old mill, the sheriff md Mr. Gillig went to the Maier junk yards in the west end of the city and found the missing parts. They were told that the Foreman and darker boys had sold the junk to hem. One load was sold on las’ Saturday, they learned, and another .his morning. The load on Saturday (mounted to $10.85 while the load sold this morning came to $9.53. The nieces, consisting of heavy and ex pensive grates out of the boilers, tnd other valuable pieces of machinery, which were installed a few years igo at a large expenditure, wen broken into small piece's. Sheriff Melchi located the two boys n the south part of the city at the Foreman home where they wore en.aged in putting their horses in the rtable. Ti’e authorities believe the boys are guilty of other thefts and they will be put through a rigid examination. The old north mill has not been used for a few years but the machinery was in good condition, since it has not been long since extensive repairs were made there. The Fornax Milling company operates an other mill on First street. o— FT. WAYNE MAN TO SPEAK HERE Secretary of Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce to Speak at the Local Club Dan M. Niblick, president of the Decatur Industrial association, has arranged a very interesting program for the monthly meeting of the association to be held on Thursday night oi this week. He has engaged Mr. H. E. Bodine, secretary of the Fort Wayne chamber of commerce, to speak to the business men and women and manufacturers of Decatur at the in dustrial rooms. Mr. Bodine is well versed in community and civic welfare and co-oper-ation, and his talk will no doubt prove of great interest to those who attend the Thursday night meeting. Being secretary of the chamber of commerce he knows and can discuss the problems of any city and what co-opera-tion and community spirit means to a city, large or small. The meeting is called for 7:30 at the Decatur industrial rooms above the Graham and Walters office and all members are urged to attend and to bring a friend with them. — o 4. +♦♦♦♦♦♦* **<• + <• + * WATCH FOR SPOOKS + 4- + 4> Tonight the ghosts, spooks. + 4. black cats, and goblins will roam * I 4. the streets in every town and + ' 4» city in the nation in celebration .+ of Hallowe’en. Many peculiar + - * looking characters have been + , + seen on the Decatur streets ♦ 1 4- each night for almost a week. A + + large number of parties are + > + scheduled for tonight. ❖ + 4-4-4- + + + + * + * + +* +

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening. October 31, 1922

FOR JOINT SENATOR GEORGE L. SAUNDERS Editor and general .manager of the Bluffton Banner and one of the best known men in this part of the state who is the democratic candidate sot joint state senator from Wells, Blackford and Adams Counties, He will be given an excellent vote in Wells county, where he is known, admired and respected by everyone and the voters of Adams county will gladly join in helping elect him to the state senate. Let George do it. DEMOCRATS ARE SELECTED FOR ELECTION BOARD Boards For Each Precinct Appointed For Election Next Tuesday APPOINT INSPECTOR Republican Members of Boards Being Selected By Leaders Today The democratic members of the election boards in each of the thirty three precincts in the county have been appointed for the general election next week. Tuesday, November 7th. The democrats, by virtue of casting the largest vote in this county for secretary of state at the last election, have the privilege of appointing the inspector. A judge, clerk and sheriff, who, with the inspector, comprise the board. The republicans will appoint a judge, clerk and sheriff in each of the precincts. The republicans were compiling their list today and the names of the members will be printed tomorrow. Following is the list of democrats: East Union —Inspector, Otto Hoile, judge. John Diver; clerk. Lucile Mil ler; sheriff, Dennison Krick. West Union —Inspector, C. D. Spuller; judge, Gerhard Reinking; clerk, Henry Dehner; sheriff, Fred Schet er, Jr. East Root—lnspector, Martin Ger ke; judge, Wesley Stults: clerk. Bert Wolfe; sheriff. Harvey Tieman. West Root—lnspector, Fred Schurger; judge, Henry F. Fuelling; clerk Gusta Baker; sheriff, Philip S trail m. North Preble — Inspector. Fred Blumenberg; judge, Martin Bultemeyer; clerk. Adolph Stoppenhagen; sheriff, Otto Osterineyer. South Preble —Inspector, Win. F. Jaebker; judge, Wm. Grote; clerk. Milton C. Werling; sheriff, Henry Kirchner. North Kirkland Inspector. Simon Bowers; judge, Harve Beery; clerk. Mrs. Emma Breiner; sheriff, George Ernst. South Kirkland—lnspector, Albert Reppert; judge, Amos K. Stoneburner; clerk. Homer Crum; sheriff, Wm. Sherry. North Washington—lnspector, J. F. Snow; judge, Peter Heiman; clerk Mrs. Letta Peters; sheriff, Ed Rumschlag. South Washington—lnspector. John A. Harvey; judge, Tom Noll; clerk. Mary McKean; sheriff, S. J. McAhren North St. Marys—lnspector, Walter Koos; judge, Wm. Bunner; clerk, Charles C. Kelly; sheriff, E. W. Jackson. South St. Marys—lnspector. E. W. Franz: judge, Anna Longenberger: clerk, A. M. Mauler; sheriff, Roy Case. North Blue Creek — Inspector, Charles Morrison; judge, Monroe Byers; clerk, Frank Lynch; sheriff, Frank Young. (Continued on page six)

BLUFFTON WAS SCENE OF F!RE MONDAY NIGHT — Seven Buildings of the Bay Piano Company Were Totally Destroyed ESTIMATE SIOO,OOO LOSS Insurance Covers Entire Amount; Fire Truck of Fort Wayne Called Bluffton was visited by a disastrous fire last night, the total loss amounting to approximately SIOO,OOO. A mill room and six lumber kilns belonging to the H. C. Buy Piano company were totally distroyed. An extra shift of workmen discovered the fire about 8:15 o'clock yes terday evening. It is thought that the blaze originated from sparks which fell onto a dry kiln from the large smokestack. For more than an hour the blazes, which gnawed their hungry way through the kiln dried lumber, threatened to destroy the entire factory, which employes about 1,000 men and is said to be the largest piano actory in the world. A residence section, west of the factory where many of the workmen live, was also meanaced by the fire. The mill and the six kilns were destroyed and 250.000 fee tof fine dried lumber In the kilns were a total loss. The loss is fully covered by in sfirance, according to the management. A favorable wind, which blowed the sparks away from the main factory, and the work of the Bluffton fire department saved the main factory. A call for assistance was made t< Fire Chief Henry Hilbrecht, of Fort Wayne, and the apparatus from No. 8 engine house was dispatched to Bluffton, arriving about 10:15 o'clock. The extia pressure given pumps was a great aid in helping to subdue the remainder of the fire. The blazes, it was said, were well under control, however, when the Fort Wayne equipment arrived. At midnight the fire was still burning, but was completely undei control. T’ne piano factory is tlit largest industry in Bluffton and when the word that the factory was on fin spread practically every inhabitant of the city crowded as near as possible to the burning area. The fact that the lumber was in brick and (Continued on page six) DEMOCRATS VERY SUSY THIS WEEK Many Meetings Are Being Held Over County; Expect Large Vote The democrats are busy this week, a number of meetings being held over the county. Last night an excellent meeting was held at Linn Grove, the speakers being C. J. Lutz, Kenneth Shoemaker and John W. Tyndall. Tonight a meeting will be at Geneva with Lutz, Erwin, Shocmak er and Gottschalk as speakers. To morrow evening a big meeting is scheduled for Jefferson township high school with H. B. Heller, of this city, and Judge John M. Smith, of Portland, as the orators. Thursday night comes the big bar becue at Berne with Tyndall and L. Ert Slack on the program and on Saturday afternoon the closing rally will he held here with Tyndall, Judge Smith' and Senator Pat Harrison to speak. A meeting will be held at. Kirkland high school Friday night and several organization meetings are to be conducted over the county. Owing to the contests in nearly every township it is expected that a large vote will be cast next Tuesday. Reports from over the district and state are very encouraging for the democrats and this county will roll up an old fashioned majority for the ticket, County Chairman Fred Fruchte predicts. _ o— —— BIRTH A sou was born to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schultz yesterday evening. This is the second son in the family and the fourth child. Mother and baby are doing nicely.

WAR ON KU KLUX KLAN IN KANSAS GROWING WARM Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 31.—(8y J. F. Beaman, U. P. Staff Correspondent.)—Governor Henry J. Allen, speaking at LaCrosse, Kansas, today will announce the program with which he expects to oust the Ku Klux Klan from Kansas, according io information received here. Since Saturday night, when he first publicly declared war on the “Invisible Empire,” Governor Allen has refused to reveal his plans and this was taken to mean that the contemplated legal

DECATUR WOMEN GO TO MEETING Large Number Will Attend Methodist Missionary Conference A large number of local women will leave the city early tomorrow morning for Huntington, where they will attend the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Woman’s Home Missionary society, north Indiana conference, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The meeting will be in session from Wednesday morning until Thursday evening. Mrs. John W. Vail, of this city, is treasurer of the conference missionary society. She has held that position for more than twenty-four years. Mrs. Emma Daniels, also of Decatur, is president emeritus, of the confer ence. Mrs. O. L. Vance is young people’s secretary. The meeting will open with a meet-, ing of the executive board at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. A very interesting program will be given at 1:30' o’clock tomorrow afternoon and a ban-, quet will be served at 6 o’clock. The* evening service begins at 7:30 o'clock Mrs. Daniels will conduct the praise service at the opening of the meetini on Thursday morning, and Mrs. Vai will given an account of the result of the year’s work. Another sessior will be held beginning at 1:30 o’cloc) Thursday afternoon, and the meetim will close with a session at 7:31 o’clock in the evening. The closin; session will open with a young peo pie’s rally, Mrs. Vance presiding. Among the Decatur ladies who wil attend the convention are Mrs. O. L Vance, Mrs. John W. Vail. Mrs. Dai Sprang, Mrs. Dan Beery, Mrs. F. V Mills, Mrs. U. S. A. Bridge, Mrs Em ma Daniels, Mrs. John Parrish. Mrs James Rice, Mrs. John Rex. Mrs. ( D. Lewton, Mrs. R. D. Myers, Mrs. Me Butler, Mrs. Charles Colter. Mrs. Jacl Meibers and Miss Nellie Blackburn Mrs. L. H. Bunyan, of Richmond, wil come to Decatur and go with the De catur delegation to Huntington. U. S. May Enter World Court of Nations League Washington, Oct. 31—Negotiation! have been begun to make it possible for the U. S. to be represented offi-l daily in the world court provided for ' by the league of nations, it was stated on higlt authority at the White House today. President Harding believes that ofTicial American representation in the court can be obtained without any deviation from the foreign poicv of this administration on the league of nations and foreign entangements. it was said. At present there is an American jurist, John Moore, famous international lawyer, sitting on the world court hut he was nominated by some other country and there is now no provision for official United States representation. The U. S. is ready to approve and participate in a world ecnomic conference at the proper time it was also declared at the White House. This attitude however carried with it a firm intention that the question of the allied debt to the United States is not to be considered in such a conference until the economic problems are threshed out by experts . o REDUCES WELLS COUNTY LEVY. Indianapolis, Oct. 31 —The proposed Wells county tax levy so 1923 was reduced from 55 to 50 cents on ths SIOO by ths state tax board today. The reduction was made iu the county fund which was cut from 35 i to 30 cents. I o The word telephone is Greek for “a voice from afar.”

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i action is ready. Meanwhile, of- ' ficials of the klan here calmly await the “bomb-shell” which may blow them out of Kansas. George C. McCarron, king kleagle, in charge of activities in Kansas, Nebraska. Oklahorpa and Missouri, visiting local headquarters, refused ot announce any plans to counteract the first official attack on its existent e. "It will be just about as hard to drive out the Masons, Knights of Columbus or similar organizations," McCarron said, hinting at unexpected strength. The principle menace of the Ku Klux Klan is in the lawlessness it suggests,” Governor Allen declared today in a telegram to the United Press. "It arouses the mob spirit,” he said. I “and its policy of secrecy and masking provides a cloak behind which acts of outlawry and crime are committed. When we seek for the respon- , sible heads of this order, they cannot be found. Everyy day there comes to : me some terrorized man asking permission to arm himself because he is afraid of the klan. “The furtiveness with which the klan is carrying on its work, the terrorism it inspires and the deeds that have been done in its name, all unite | to produce a condition that cannot bo tolerated in a state that believes in law and order.” GOVERNOR ALLEN SPEAKS By HENRY J. ALLEN Governor of Kansas Copyright, 1922, By United Press Great Bend, Kas., Oct. 31.—The principle menace of the Ku Klux Klan is in the lawlessness it suggests. it arouses the mob spirit and its policy of secrecy and masking provides a cloak behind which acts of outlawry and crime are committed. While these acts may not always be committed by Klansmen, they are committed in tho cloak adopted by the klan. When we seek for the responsible heads of this order they cannot be 'ound. Yesterday a new masked order, calling itself "The True Blu .” made its appearance in Oklahoma. Its masked members attempted to carry away the constable of a township and when the tight was over, one man was dead and several wounded. Tomorrow it may be another masked order wearing black masks. Every day there comes to me some terrorized man asking permission to arm himself because he is afraid ot the klan. The furtiveness with which I the klau is carrying on its work, tho terrorism it inspires and the deeds that have been done in its name, all unite to produce a condition that cannot lie tolerated in a state that believes in law and order. The attorney general has been directed to bring proceedings of ouster against the order as soon as he ran locate the responsible heads of it. The klan has no charter to do business in this state as all incorporated organizations doing business in Kansas must have. If the Ku Klux Kian continues to grow and the retailiatory measures also multiply then we will have in the United States the dangers of a race war. We will also have in many communities that curse which has bathed Ireland in blood, a war between religious bigots. There exists in the laws of this land protection to every man in his civil and religious rights. The administration of those laws is in the hands of a government c reated by the people. To set up now the theory that any organization may have the right to take the law into its own hands is to destroy all that has been builded through the sacrifice of those that have given their lives tc> build hero a free land. + * + ♦♦■»>♦♦ + + + + + + <• + WEATHER + ’♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ | INDIANA — Probably occasional , rain tonight and Wednesday, except .'fair tonight in northeast portion; 1 jwarmer tonight in east portion; cooler Wednesday in south portion.