Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1922 — Page 1

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republicans I LOSE CONTROL I IN LEGISLATURE ■Every Indication There Will Be Fifty Democrats And Fifty Republicans ■ McCRAY LOSES POWER ■ Expects Opposition To Appropriation For The New State Reformatory Indianapolis, Nov. 10.—Great conI c.'i n over the outcome of the election I as it applied to the state legislature ■ was expressed by officials at the state I bouse today. Every indication still I pointed to an equal division in the I house of representatives—so republiI cans and 50 democrats. As a result of the democratic sweep I in Indiana Tuesday, Governor McCray has lost control of the general assent ' hly. There may be sufficient insurgent republicans to throw complete control of the lower house to the' I democrats. In the senate the situation is bright1 er from the viewpoint of the administration. There will be eighteen dem erratic senators and thirty-two republicans. The republican majority was retained in the senate through the fact that twenty-three of the twentylive hold-over senators were republicans. Governor McCray has a number of I matters he as been prepared to bring I before the assembly. One of then: I was an appropriation hill for funds to I continue construction on the Indiana reformatory at Pendleton. It is known the governor has seri1 mis doubts as to whether such a bill i could pass a house of representatives evenly divided. Democratic leaders i were planning to block the hill on the i ground that republicans in the last assembly purporting to speak for th< I administration paid the money pro tided in the bill would be sufficient. The money has now been spent and the project of removing the instltu | lion from Jeffersonville is not yet com I pleted. The speakership contest in the house is attracting much interest, it the members follow the age-old custom on strictly party lines, a dead lock will ensue. Democrats question ed the legality of a proceedure which would permit Ed Jackson, secretary of state, to preside over the house until it became organized. State officials were endeavoring tc interpret the vote Tuesday which de ieated Albert J. Beveridge, republican and elected Samuel M. Ralston to the senate; elected five democratic ton gressmeu to seats formerly held by republicans; replaced State Auditoi Oliver by Robert Bracken, a democrat. and elected Z. T. Dungan, demo erat, over Pat Lynch, incumbent clerk of the supreme and appellate courts. Rumors Os Further Trouble In Near East By LLOYD ALLEN United Press Staff Correspondent London, Nov. 10. —London was cut off from communication with Constantinople today. Rumors of serious trouble in the near east ran unchecked, with the foreign office, lacking official advices, powerless to deny them. The cabinet was called together at 10 o'clock to consider the situation. What the Turks are driving at in their arrogant assumptiorf of authority over the allies at the straits has at last been made clear. The Angora government demands nullification of all “capitulations” arising from defeat of Turkish arms in the great war. It considers that victory over Greece has wiped out all fosses sustained by the sultan's government. "We are an autonomous nation," Ferld Bey, nationalist representative at Paris, declared in a bellicose statement. “We do not recognize any penalties incurred by the sultan’s government.” - —-—_—• TURKEYS ARE QUOTED Turkeys were quoted for the first time this season in the local market report, the quotations being, turkeys, thirty cents per pound, old tom turkeys, twenty-live cents per pound. Local produce men say there is a scarcity of turkeys again this year. With the approach of tha Thanksgiving reason the demand for turkey’s is always heavy. 7

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Parents Visited South Ward School Today About one hundred parents, members of the South Ward parent-tern hers chib visited the school this afternoon. The teachers gave demonstrations in the various work Iming done In the school. Miss Acker demon straled the Beacon method of reading; Miss Daniels demonstrated the pennmanship method used; Miss Patton gave a demonstration of the language work; and Miss Everett conducted a '•lass in history for the benefit of the parents. Following the dismissal of school the parents will remain for a businesr session. TEACHERS HEAR INSPIRING TAR Professor Davis, Os Indiana University Talks To Lutheran Teachers Kendallville, Nov. 10.—Sessions ot the second day of the Northeaster! Indiana Lutheran Teachers' Confer ence of tin- Missouri Synod openyi yesterday morning at 9 o'clock at th. St. John's Lutheran school, with ; large attendance' of teachers, repre settling practically every school in th< district present. The feature of the morning sessiot was the address of Prof. Davis of lit diana university, who spoke on tin subject of “The Bright and Adul Child at School." Plot. Davis provet by his inspiring address that he hat given the subject considerable study He emphasized the fact that intelli gence is not acquired, but inherited and the schools today should develoj that inheritance to its maximum. “The inherited characteristics of : father and mother.” he said, "will nev er be completely eliminated in th< second generation. In the female th< characteristics remain masked, but it the boy they are clearly noticeable Heredity is not affected by physica experience of the parents and tli problem of the school is to make tin best of the truth that the child's in heritance is inherited and not acquit ed.” One important fact related by th speaker was that 14 per cent of th children in tire primary grades are o a subnormal mind, and by the time they reach the fifth grade. 45 per cen possess a subnormal mind. Statistics he said, have proven this in 385 cities Prof. Davis cited three reasons sot the cause: First, "irregularity of at tendance;" second, “Lack of a prope motive"; third. "Lack of gradatioi and ability." During the morning attention was given to two model lessons, the first on “Catechisation,” with J. Bttuck o New Haven, as intruder, anil thi second on “The West Indies." witl Prof. J. Wegman. instructor. An elab orate chicken dinner was served a' noon by’ the ladies of the St. John'; church. At the afternoon session the follow ing papers were read: "St. Paul's Mis sionary Journey.” by Prof. Linse o Fort Wayne' “Standard for Grading Children's Work." by Prof. E. 11. Mun sei of Laporte; “Boy Scout Move ment." by Prof. T. M. Kosche of Gary; “Rules of Hygiene by Which : Teacher Should Preserve His Health.' by Prof. F. Wolf of Fort Wayne: “Concentration." by Prof. T. Senne ol Laporte. The conference will continue with r session today. A CORRECTION Owing to a typographical error a mistake was made in tile listing of an item in the advertisement of the Morris 5 & 10 cent store appearing in yesterdays paper. The item read: "Drip Pans, 5c.” It should have read. Drip Pans, 10c. •— THEY COUNTED CHICKENS BEFORE EGGS WERE HATCHED Indianapolis, Nov. 10—Eighty-seven republican candidates for the state house of representatives reserved their seats before the election, it was revealed today at the capitol. Fifty were elected. oCounty Medical Society Meets At Geneva Tonight The Adams County Medical Society ■ will meet this evening in the office of i Dr. Hinchman, at Geneva. Dr. H. F. ; Costello, of Decatur, is president ot ■ the society, which meets every two weeks. Tonight will be clinical night.

SMALL AMOUNT OF FALL TAXES IS UNPAID HERE Total Os $492,374.44 Collected This Fall By The County Treasurer $94,940.80 ON LAST DAY Most Os Delinquent Taxes This Fall Are On Personal Property A total of 5492,374.44 was collected in taxes by the county treasurer, Hugh Hite, during the fall payment, according to figures given out at his ollice today. Os that amount. $94.940.50 was taken in on Monday, Nov. 6, the last dny for paying the full installment before it became delinquent. The fall installment was paid up better this year than it was last year. Mr. Hite stated today. Only a few of the receipts were not taken up. The amount paid in taxes last spring was *508,897.83. However, several tax payers paid both installments at that time, which accounts for the larger amount being paid in the spring. Every tapayer in the town of Berne paid his fall installment of taxes on or before last Monday, anti thereby escaped the additional per cent for delinquent taxes. The number of receipts ■tot inclading old delinquent receipts, remaining unpaid in each township is a follows; Preble, 2; Kirkland, 4. Washington, 7; St. Marys, 10; Blue Creek. 7; Monroe. 2; French. 2; Hart ford. 8; Wabash. 8; Jefferson, 13; I'nlon, 4;; Root. 6. A total of thirty-five Decatur tax payers failed to pay their fall install ment before Monday. There were Tour Residents of Monroe and eleven in Geneva, who let their taxes go delinquent. A notable feature about the delinquent taxes this fall is that practically ail of them, were uu-porsunal property or poll tax. A very small amount of taxes on real estate was permitted to go delinquent. o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat; Dec. $1.15%; May. $1.14’ ; , July $1.06%. Corn: Dec. 68%c: May 69',4c; July 68%c. Oats: Dec. 42%c; May 42%; July'39%c. DAVID SCHWARTZ DELIVERER TALK 4 President Os Adams County Farm Bureau Addressed Rotary Club The Rotarians, with a 99 per cent attendance at the luncheon meeting last evening had the pleasure of listening to David J. Schwartz, one of the progressive, farmers in the conn ty and president of the Adams County Farmer's Association give a very interesting talk and discussion on the farmer's situation of today and an expression of his ideas how farming should be conducted. Mr. Schwartz takes an interest in farming find believes that it is one ol the greatest and most worthy occupations in the country. Mr. Schwartz wants to see farming put on a higher basis, that is raised to a more systematic, better paying and scientific standard. He believes that the farm should be operated like a well systemized factory and that the farmer should have a daily or monthly revenue, the same as other businesses He told how the farmer had suffered within the last two years, owing to the depression in prices for his crops and produce. Mr. Schwartz rightly bei lieves that every farmer should enjoy the comforts of a good home with the many conviences and said that he be- ■ Heved one of the most important I buildings on the farm was a silo. He : said one of the best ways to build tip a city or community was to encourage the farmer, and the citizens, especial ly those people living in the cities should show an interest in the farmer and in farming. His talk was very interesting. He remarked also that • the people of this community were well aware of the importance and sue- , cess of the farmer. I _ - > — —— , A hospital at Point Barrow, Alaska, is the farthest north in existence.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, November 10, 1922

Missionary To Speak At Baptist Church Here Rev. <’. S. Foster, who has served for a iiiiiiilk r of years as a missionary , in South Africa, will speak at the Bap i list Smolny School, next Sunday morn 1 inc He will have a nuiuher of curio, end other !itt<-r«-t>ing material. Hiwill also occupy the pulpit at the morning church service. Rev. Foster will also speak at the Baptist Chhrch in Pleasant Mills at , 3:00 o'clock next Sunday afternoon Next Sunday night he will speak in the Pleasant View Baptist Church. i near Wren. Ohio. 1 —oC.H.S.BOYSGO TO VAN BUREN ) • The Local Basketball Team Leaves At 5 O’clock To Play Tonight —» — f Coach “Lank" Linn and ten mem • hers of the Catholic high school has < ketball squad will leave lune at i o'clock this evening for Van Buren I t where the C. H. S. team plays the high school team of that town tonight They will drive to Bluffton am l go •>., ■ remainder of the way on tin inturur- ■ ban. Much interest is shown in the con test tonight, since the Van Buret: - team is coached by Linn Kern. Deca . tur young man. This will he the first home game for coach Korn's team : but in a game with the Van Buren in ■ dependents recently, the high school hoys were victorious. The t'atholii High School boys opened their season with a victory over the Bryant high , ■ school five here two weeks ago by a score of 21-8. Since that time they . > have shown steady improvement ami , i they are expected to make a good , • showing tonight. Col. Kneisley Has Number Os Sales f — - 1 Col. H. B. Kneisley. of this city, 1 1 went to LaFountaine, Indiana, today to conduct a cattle sale. He will re turn to Decatur to conduct the Minton and Winebrenner sale of Southwestern feed cattle. Next week, Col. ' Kneisley will go to North Dakot: where he will conduct several sale.- ' 'of Hereford cattle. Ho will leave her, Saturday night. o Yellow Jackets Playing Old Rivals At Bluffton Accompanied by a large delegation 1 of rooters, the D. H. S. Yellow Jackets left for Bluffton shortly after noon today, to meet their old rivals in ■ football this afternoon. The locals were expected to win the game, but only after a hard fight, as Bluffton always puts up a strong game when playing Decatur. Results of the game will be received at this office after ' the game. TO HOLD RUMMAGE SALE The Ladies of the Christian church • will conduct a rummage sale all day • Saturday at the library. The ladies announce that they will have for sale all kinds of clothing, including men's women’s and children's coats and i dresses. SEVERAL HERDS WILL BE TESTED Dr. Hamilton, Fort Wayne Physician, To Test Cat- ’ tie In Adams County ) t Several herds of cattle in Jefferson, • Wabash and Hartford townships are ; to be tested next week, according to ? information from the county agent's ■ office. Dr. Hamilton, from Fort Wayne, I will apply the test. Although it is » said there are a number of herds on > the waiting list, so that not all can > he reached for some time, it is possible that those applying for the test , at thjs time may be reached within i- a few weeks. All the tests to be ap- , plied next week are for the purpose t of accrediting the herds. An accred- , ited herd is one which has passed the 1 requirements of the federal govern- 1 ment and Is wecognized as being tree < from tuberculosis. DECATUR 32; BLUFFTON 0 I

WILL OBSERVE CANCER WEEK NOV, 12 TO 18 Five Minute Addresses To Be Givtn In Churches Next Sunday SCHOOLS TAKE PART Observance Is To Be Held Throughout The United States And Canada As stated in our Monday issue, then is to be cancerous propaganda during the entire week beginning November 12th and continuing to the 18th incltt■lvo. Au address of live minutes ot more is to ho delivered in every : hutch next Sunday, the 12th. by the pastors or some one appointed sot that purpose, so be sure to go to church next Sunday. In some chttreher the address will he given in the morn ing and at others in the evening. Besides this the county superintend ent of schools, Mr. Ed S. Christen, has very kindly sent to every teacher in the county one of these addresses to he read in each school and explained as far as practical. The program will be c arried out also in the Decatur cits schools as well as in Monroe. Berne Geneva, Linn Grove and Pleasant Mills and the address which is o REAL IMPORTANCE to every persor in Adams county will he printed in the papers of Adams county next weel that all may have the opportunity tc study It and become a real helper ir the great cause of saving life from this dreaded disease. We wish to re peat inasmuch as this propaganda ex tends over the United States and Can ada and cancer causes an annual losof 90.000 lives in the United State alone and already since 1916 owing t< this kind of propaganda, a decrease it: the number of cancer cases has beer shown and if properly carried on dur ing the- next ten years there should b and will be in all probability a savin; of thirty thousand lives each year. This fact should startle you into ac tion—ONE OUT OF EVERY TES PERSONS OVER-FORTY YEARS O( AGE DIES OF CANCER. Go tc Church net Sunday and help make thi county which is the best in the state a leader in this great cause. DEATH OCCURRED AT NOON TODAY Nathaniel L. Troutner Expired At St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne Nathaniel Lewis Troutner. well kown farmer, living just across the state line in Van Wert, County, Ohic died at 12:15 p. m. today at the St. Jo seph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, following several years of suffering from blad der trouble and a double operatioi performed as the last resort in tin hopes of obtaining relief. Mr. Troutner entered the hospita two weeks ago and the first operatioi was performed two weeks Thursday and a second operation was perforrnec on Wednesday of this week. His 111 ness was chronic and owing to bis ad vanced age. his strength was not suf flcient to successfully fight his sick ness or regain good health. Mr. Trout ner was born in Willshire township. Van Wert county, Ohio, on September 13th, 1857, be ing fifty-seven years oh' cn his last birthday. Until the death of his mother who died in 1913 he made his home with her, but since that time has lived with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shilling. He had been engaged in farming all his life. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Joseph Shilling and two brothers Amos Troutner. of Van Wert county, and John Troutner, of Los Angeles, California. One brother. Fred Troutner, died two years ago. The hour of the funeral has not as yet been set, but it was stated by relatives that it would probably be hold on Sunday. Burial will be made in the Willshire cemetery. ♦♦♦♦++♦+♦+++♦++ + WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana and Illinois—Fair tonight and Saturday, except somewhat unsettled in north portions; rising tempe rature.

Hard in Asks For Support For American Red Cross Washington, Nov. 10. —President Harding today Issued a proclamation calling upon tile American people to support the annual Red Cross membership roll cal), beginning tomorrow and continuing until Thanksgiving day. He also proclaimed November 12 ns Red Cross Sunday, Inviting the people "to unite with their spiritual leaders In such observance of it as may promote a renewed consecration to the gospel of service based upon dl vine injunction and sanction by all good conscience. MOCK WEDDING FURNISHED FUN Pythian Sisters Had Round Os Merriment At The Pythian Home The Pythian Home was the scene ol much merriment Monday evening when Miss Arabella Beatrice Bene dicta Hopejoy and Nebecaneezer Sphitterfus were united in wedlock. A pretty mock wedding was most entertainingly staged in the lodge room following the close of the business session, under the auspices of the section of the lodge superintended by Mrs. Grace Hunsicker and Mrs. Jessie Burdg. The church setting was perfected and two ushers, Bessie Macy and Ursie Hower, in masculine attire, ushered the guests, who were fittingly attired for the occassion, to their pews. Just before the ceremony Mrs. Hale Lee touchingly sang "The Last Rose of Summer,” accompanied by Mrs. Myrtle Fruchte. Mrs. Fruchte then played Mendelssohn's wedding march as the party entered, led by the venerable Rev. Jessie Burdg. followed by the groom. Anna Malott and the best man. Phebe Hite, who both wore the conventional black. Little Miss Porter carried the gold rmg on a pillow. The maid of honor Grace Hunsicker, wore a striking gown of pink and white and carried an arm bouquet of pink roses. The bride's maids, Emma Hun sicker and Vera Davis, were beauti fully gowned. Mrs. Hunsicker wore a lovely gown of yellow and white while Mrs. Davis wore a downy crea tion of blue and white. Each carried a bouquet of American beauty roses Then came the little flower girls, Sa die Johnson and Ella Peoples, who looked their best in their dainty dresses of white organdy, each carry ing a basket of roses. The bride, Mrs. Giles Porter, ent ered gracefully leaning on the arm of her father, Ella Butler. The bride wore a gown of white brocade with tulle and carried a bouquet of orchids, bride’s roses and fern. Littl< Miss Charlotte Butler and Harriet Fruchte followed carrying the bride’s veil. The ceremony was very beautiful and impressive but was interrupted by a, strange woman witli several children, who claimed the groom at her former husband. but after further investigation she found site, was mistaken. The lady who made the charges we learned was Mrs. Farr. The bride was very much over come with excitement and it was not until the Dr. Bertha Ashbaucher was call ed that the ceremony could lie com pleted. After congratulations the bride’s father invited the guests down to the dining hall, the wedding breakfast consisting of post tosties and milk cake and coffee was served. The bride gave to each guest a piece of the wedding cake. The bride and groom left at 9:30 on a short wedding trip and will be at home to their friends in two weeks on Third street. Mrs. Frances Hunter and Mrs. Bertha Christman will have charge of the entertainment in two weeks when every Pythian Sister is requested to be present. ■ 0 Expect Large Attendance At Entertainment Tonight Those in charge ot the high school lyceum course, which begins here tonight. are expecting a large attendance. "Sarah Sidesteps,” will be presented in the gymnasium, at 8 o’clock, by the Chicago Lyceum Players. Single admission charges will be fifty cents for adults anil twenty-live cents tor children. A large number have purchased season tickets, which will be good for the entire course, consisting of six numbers.

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, VOTERS SHOWED ! INDEPENDENCE OF PARTY LINES Danger Signals Showed For Both Political Parties In Election CONGRESS IS CALLED i Harding Wants Bills Passed Before The Democrats Reach Congress By LAWRENCE MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Nov. 10. — Danger signals showed for both political parties in Tuesday's election—signals that were not lost on party leaders, who in ■appraising the results of the voting, have been impressed with the breaking away of the people from party beliefs and the "straight ticket." A greater independence of party ; lines was shown this year than for many elections. Examples of this ■ were the Massachusetts. Ohio and Nebraska results. Governor Cox carried Massachusetts by a good majority; his republican running mate. Senator Lodge, barely squeezed through. A democratic governor was elected in Ohio, yet Senator Pomerene. democrat, was overwhelmingly defeated. In Nebraska the same thing occurred, the voters "scratching" Senator Hitchcock. democrat, while voting for C. W. Bryan, democrat, for governor. This independence is but one of ' the problems put up to party leaders which promise to make the coming two years full of political "jazz." The most immediate of these problems is that of getting the Harding administration's legislative program fairly well completed before the new congress comes in. Recognizing the certainty that republican proposals will have hard sledding after next March, President Harding hns called ' congress into special session for November 20. He wants to get the appropriation bills and other necessary 1 legislation out of the way before March 4, and then prevent congress being in session very much (luring the remainder of his term. This would keep hostile democrats, newly elected, froffi making trouble. Other election results likely to leave their impression on the next two years include: Tremendous "pepping up" of demo--1 crats for 1924. and the beginning of booms for democratic presidential candidates, chiefly Al Smith, elected governor of New York. A boom of progressive stock, bocause the progressives will be able to control Doth house and senate in the next congress. Increased power of the farm bloc in both houses, instead of killing off the blo<\ as the administration hoped. Many plays for new leaders in both republican and democratic parties. The republicans must ehoose a new house leader and the democrats a new one in the senate. There is gossip that Senator Lodge may retire as republican senate leader, but this Is gossip, nothing more, and it -is unlikely that he will either resign voluntarily or lie forced out at present Made the wet ami dry question a live issue and made it certain that it will be one of tile chief issues in 1924. Revived the Newberry case. Gave new impetus to the soldier bonus demand. There will therefore be "no adjournment of politics," but rather an increase of political activity in the government. witli the republicans trying hard to come back ir* 1924. and the democrats trying to consolidate and extend their gains. Files Petition For Appointment Os Guardian Agnes Dannels has filed a petition ,u tlie circuit court asking that the court appoint a guardian for Margaret Bothoff. The petitioner claims that the defendant Is not capable of managing her affairs on account of oiii age and infirmities. Attorney Dore It, Erwin is counsel for the petitioner. - Organizing Yeoman i Lodge In Bluffton i A. L. Stults, ot' this city, is in Bluffs ton for the purpose of organizing a r lodge of the Brotherhood of American 1 Yeotnep He went to Bluffton yester- ■ day and expected to spend two weeks in that city.