Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 268

attempting to OBTAIN JURY IN TRIAL OF MINERS Prosecution And Defense Juggle Men In Effort To Select Jury ONLY FEW SPECTATORS Mine Massacre Trial At Marion, Illinois, Not Attracting Many Marion, Hl., Nov. 14—The game of choßß in which the prosecution ami defense were juggling the men of Williaimon county in an effort to select a jury to try the five men accused of murder during the Herrin massacre last June continued as court opened here today. George Baker, 41. miner, and a member of the United Mine Workers since 1898, was examined by miners counsel and passed to prosecution as acceptable for a jury man. Baker was almost immediately barred from the list by the prosecution. Another of the state’s preemptory challenges was used in eliminating Baker. . Rain and muddy roads throughout the county further decreased the number of spectators today, only a handful of Marion men appearing in the court room when Judge D. T. Hartwell opened the session. Marion, 111., Nov. 14—Williamson county is willing to pass judgment on the five union men indicted for the murder of one strikebreaker durint* the Herrin massacre. A jury was in sight as the fourth day of the trial' opened today. Three farmers were tentatively ac cepted by both sides. Prospects were that a jury composed of about six farmers and six former miners would be finally obtained, although the state ■ was bent on obtaining an all-farmer jury at the opening of the trial. Four days of Examination of venire, men have convinced the prosecutors that it would be impossible to obtain twelve farmers who have in no way, been connected with mining. The majority of the farmers are union members and work in mines during the dull season. The state has used six of its preemptory challenges while the miners have used only one. The defense is accepting both fanners and miners alike. The prospective jurors are closely guarded and both sides made exhaustive inquiries into their past life before finally agreeing to allow them to go into the panel. The three farmers, for the first panel, wearing rough woolen shirts, their best Sundya suits and heavy] shoes stomped into the bare court room smiling. Two deputies were, constantly at their sides. A large group of union friends of, the five prisoners were in court today. They had laid off work to attend the day’s session, the accused men and their friends spent most of the time discussing the prospective jurors. There will be no great crowd of spectators until the opening statements are made. Williamson county is waiting for that signal to crowd the court room, and they will jam the little room to its capacity ns soon as the jury has! been chosen. Attorneys are already working on | their opening statements. Those will include: I —The story of the opening of the j I-etter strip mine during the coal str.ke. —The alleged agreement with the I miners that coal could be stripped hut not mined. 3— The alleged violation of that | agreement by the Jester company byi mining sixty cars of coal. 4- -Employment of strike breakers] ond guards, heavily armed. 7—Reported warnings of dountj', officials to mine officers to stop mining operations. ■ o •h + + + + ++ + + ++ + + + + * LUCKY ON THE DRAW + * 4. * Winslow, Ind., Nov. 14. (IT. I’.) + —Jefferson Ford, Democrat, is ♦ township trustees of Clay town- ♦ ship,, Pike county. + But he was not elected. Nobody + <’ was.- 4* * Ford and Chester Beasley, Re- + ** publican, received 191 votes each. + * They drew lots and Ford won. +

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Consolidation Os Large Packing Companies Report Chicago, Nov. 14. (Special l( > Daily Democrat I—Consolidation of the Armour mid Morris pat king companies 11 is under way here il was reported tn k day. I The (wo firms will |,<- merged tin* ]der the name of Armour and Com , |>miy, it was said, the capital mock of - i the Morris concern to be purchased by I the Armour interests for approximate. ■ ly $30,009,000. !■’. Edson White, vice president of J Armour and Company, has left for i Washington where it is understood he [ will consult the federal trade commission regarding the merger. , START WORK FOR '! RICHMOND CAME r. i Seven High School Players On Sidelines Yesterday; I Locals Should Win II •|, Seven regulars and mainstays of ' the I). H. S. football team were on th. ,' side lines yesterday evening when ■preparations were started for the .'Richmond game here next Friday at , tornoon. All were suffering from min lor injuries, sustained in the Bluffton game last Friday. However, after resting yesterday evening, all of them are expected to he in the lineup this ■evening with the old lighting spirit. to get into condition for the all importiant fray next Friday. Those who did 1 not take part in the practice yesterday , I evening were Gay. Captain Engler. Kern. Jack and John Teeple, White, and Bobby Myers. Sime the Yellow Jackets have not been forced to uncover their stock ol reserve tricks ami plays in any of the games this season, it will not be necessary for Coach Moore to teach them any for the Richmond game 'Richmond is looked upon as a formid , able foe in spite of the fact that the •odds favor Decatur for a victory. Richmond has lost one game to Sheri ‘dun this fall. Sheridan was held to a 10-7 win over Wabash Saturday, the team which played a 0-0 tie with Bluff 'ton a short time ago. Sheridan defeated Richmond by a larger margin than they defeated Wabash. Heze Clark, sports editor of the Inidianapolis Tinies and a leading sport critic in Indiana, will referee the game next Friday. He is a good]' referee and local fans are sure to see a well-refereed game. j Owing to the large expense which will have to he met in bringing the Richmond team to Decatur, the higlt school athletic association Ims found it necessary to charge fifty cents for j single admission to the game next Fir day instead of thirty-five cents, which has been charged for the previous i games. The season tickets will admit i the holders as usual. Since much do- ' pends on the Richmond game, as to whether Decatur can lay a claim to •the state championship, the largest 'crowd that ever witnessed a football ! game in Decatur is expected to be on hand when'Referee Clark sotintls his ! starting whittle, providing the wea- ] | ther is agrodable. Federal Prisoner Runs Amuck Killing A Guard j, ■ i Leavenworth. Kans., Nov. 14. One 'prison 'guartt’Wis killed, three others seriously wounded and two slightly; lent when Joe Martinez inmate of Hie ! federal penetentiary here ran nmuck j today. Martinez was finally overpowered, latter being shot twice by guards. He] , is not expected to live. ■ The guard who was killed was An ( [dy Leonard, captain. He was stab-. ] bed! in the heart. j Martinez a soldier was serving tF sentence for murder while tn the ex- | peditionary forces in France. Prison ] officials believed he became suddenly I insane. | The fatal fight started when Martinez argued about removing his hat in the barber shop. ■ * Man Jumps Eleven Stories To Death (United Press Service.) j Chicago, Nov. 14.—(SueCial to Daily Democrat)— Samuel Garfiinklc, 25, ( jumped to his deatli front the eleventh story of the Y. M. C. A. hotel hero today. “Here goes nothing” he yelled as he jumped from the window ledge. Relatives tsaid he wns despondent ifrffln ill health.

I ARRESTED FOR ' I THEFT OF AUTO i SUPPLIES HERE Jack Ellsworth Hehl In Jail .1 On Charges Filed By The Shanahan-Conroy Co. EMPLOYE OF GARAGE; Number Os Articles Found In Ellsworth’s Car Are Identified I Jack Ellsworth was arrested yester | , day nfternoop on a charge of larceny, i i He was unable to give bond and is i being held in the county jail. | The affidavit against Ellsworth was Hilled by tile Shanahan-Conroy Into ■ c ompany, of this c ity. Ellsworth has I hucjit employed at this .garage for some , time ami Moitday Jt. Wa ; iliseovered ■ that several automobile asse:,series, had boon taken froth the garage.

A number of articles were found in Ellsworth's car which, were identified i by members of the Shanahan-Conroy company as those taken from the gatage. Included in the List of articles found wore inner tubs, spark pings, wrenches, and electric' limits. It is not know exactly how much was taken from the garage but Mr. Conroy stated today that lie believed them was more than fifty dollar, worth and perhaps tts much as three hundred dollars worth taken. Members of the company state that they do not know whether all of the articles were taken at one time or whether the thieving lias been going on for some time. The regular night man at the garage worked on last Sat urday, it is said, and Ellsworth was on duty during the night, it is believed that the* articles wort' taken on Saturday night. ! it is likely that a hearing will be held in the case before' Mayor Huber DeVoss on Friday morning. MOVIES SHOWN AT MONROE Hi S. First Class Pictures To Be Shown By High School Saturday Nights Monroe, Ind., Nov. 14. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —A moving picture] show lias been added to 11:? limits?- ! meat program at tiie Monroe high' school. First class and up-to-date films will bo shown, it is said, each 1 Saturday evening. The first programi was given last Saturday night and was in keeping witli Armistice Day | celebrations. In addition to the main film, there was a good comedy. The moving pictures every Saturday night ] ire expected to lie an attraction to the residents of Monroe and vicinity, and no doubt, they will be patronized largely during the winter season. - Borah Threatens Block Against Ship Subsidy Washington, Nov. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Senator Borah. Jjlaho, today threatened a filibuster Against the administration's ship subcidy bill in the extra session of congress called for November 20. i Any attempt by thc> administration to enact the ship subsidy bill at the extra session would lie a "second attempt at party suicide,” Borah warned. Borah's position will have consider- , ible support from some of lite farm ' bloc and the Democrats. I 0 Bluffton High Begins Work For Basketball ■ I Bluffton, Nov. 14.—With the closing lite the football season last Saturday • the iocal high school athletes are now turning their attention to the major sport of the* winter, basketball. Coach Rippe will issue a call some time this 1 week for all candidates who aspire to ■make a berth on the team, and no 'doubt a large number will respond. I The prospec ts for a team this year Loom fairly good and it is expected a well balanced team will he in shape |for the’ opening game of tile season, when the Petroleum high school team comes here on December 8. Some of the athletes expec|pd to make strong bids for positions on the team are: Early, Mock, Clowser, Fetters, Schoonover, Colbert, Edris, Rrickley and Russell.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 14, 1922.

Investigate Sinking Os Great Lakes Freighter Wilwiillkee, Wis., Not. 14 (Special to Daily Dvmoc'riil) An investigation 1 was begun today to determine the icii'lse of the sinking of” Um freighter I Northland off the coast ot st. Fruneu. c urrylng 19 mem and tc c argo of freight \ allied ut mon’ than $500,000. The i r<w rowed saf.ily to shore' despite a '.■.lron;; wind and heavy waves. The ship was Imffnt'd about by a heavy .sea and had uprung four leaks j liefcre sinking'. The men worked frantically in an [effort to save tile vo-sel amt for two hours manned the pumps as best they could, al times standing waist deep in llm ic y waters. HOGS WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Litter Belonging To C. W. R. Schwartz, Os Near Berne, Gets Record

I A slate championship Ims been i awarded to an Adams county farmer. , The litter of eleven pure bred Poland ' China hogs, belonging to C. W. 11. Schwartz, of near Berne, which weighed 3,040 recently when they were ISO days old, lias been declarec, the champion litter in tiie Hoosier , loti latter c lull. .Mr. Sc hwarlz's litter . wen the championship in vomp titiem with 555 other litters in the slate. t In addition to winning the c ham pionship in the Hoosier Ton Littor club. Mr. Schwartz’s litter lias set a new official world's record in rapidity ] of growth, according to the Poland China News Service c.f Peoria, Illinois. (The record made by this litier was weight production at less than five J cents per pound. According to the rules of tiie Hoosier Ton Litter Club, any farmer ii. Indiana with one or more litters, by ; paying a membership foe to the Breeders' Association of fifty cents. By com plying with the rules, he was promi:; |ed a gold medal by the AsHocintion ii| any litter was made to weigh a ton or over in ISO days, a silver medal if over I.SOO pounds and a bronze modal i if over 1 ,GOO pounds. Tiie rules provided for official ear marking and inspection, for the keeping of stric t cost , accounts, and for official weighing at ; the close of the period which was I universally 180 days. Any litter, how ever, could lie weighed within a period I of three days before or after the ISOtli [day, provided that day was not con venient. but additions or subtractions .were to lie made according to the J average gain of the litter per clay, fori , the number of days before or after, respectively. The Poland China News Service. | says the following of the litter. "This ton and a half of pork pro'dltced from one litter of pigs in six months was not a college l experiment conducted under ideal conditions nor were they extraordinary pigs fed under exceptional farm conditions. “They were the kind of stock, fed on the kind of feed, that can he l proenred in every section of the Corn Belt. The value of the achievement comes from the fact that it was accomplished on a sure enough farm hy a regular farmer. It took no more ; work to produce the ton and a half than it would lutve produced n half (ton of scrub pork, as putting corn in a self-feeder and nailing out skim milk twice daily is not arduous labor. Prolific sows, pigs bred for rirpid and economical growth, with plenty of good feed properly led. is the uneopyrighted story.” INSTITUTES ;3R FARMERS IN JAN. Dates And Chairmen For Farmers’ Institutes Announced By Co. Agent An announcement from the county|, agent's office is to the effect that, the ( Adams County Farmer’s Institutes will be held in January. The dates ] places and chairmen follow: January] 23rd, Geneva, Walter Thornhill;] January 24, Monroe, George Rice; ■ January 25, Monmouth, C. D. Kunkle; January 26, Hartford township. A. C. Munro; January 27, Kirkland town- 1 ship, Thomas Griffith. Two speakers, a gentleman and a t lady, are furnished by Purdue to as- < slat in the programs. i’

r FRESH DEMANDS : MADE TODAY BY p ; TURKISH LEADER Soldiers Under Mustapha ,! Kemal Threaten To Abansj don Peace Conference . SITUATION IS CRITICAL J — City Os Constantinople Resembles A Slumbering Volcano Now I By WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent t.ondon. Nov. 14. -Americans arc' | prepariiig to evac uate orphanages in i !Constantinople because ol' the allic'd I Turk c risis according to official dis i ] patclic-s from that c ity today. Belgium residc-nt.-, have asked tiie Britisli authorities to provide* means of evaeu.iticm in t)u> eVent of neves I sit y.

Paris, Nov. 14.—Fresh demands . were made hy the Angora government t ! of Mustapha Kemal today as Frenc h | and British diplomats sought to agree l upon a united front at the Lousanne peace conference, now definitely set for November 20. Turk envoys at Loussane declared they would abandon the parley entire 1 ly if the allies, at a preliminary meeting formulated peace terms en bloc and tried to force these upon Turkey. Britain and France, still at odds over the allied attitude at the forth coming conference, had planned to hold a council of foreign ministers, inc luding Italy and Belgium, at whic h terms should be drawn up for Turk ish acceptance. The Turks have put the shoe on the other foot, and announced the allies must accept their terms or there will be no conference. At the same time,- near east relief dispatches told of an order that has (Continued on page four) petition’ for RECOUNT FILED Defeated Candidate For Trustee In St. Mary’s Twp. Files Petition A petition for a recount of the l bnl-! I lots cast for candidates for the ofii-' Ice of trustee in St. Marys township 1 | in the election November 7, was filed . in the Adams circuit court today by Wilson Gulick, c'.tfeated candidate. ' It is claimed that a mistake occured in th. 1 count of the ballots, but the plaintiff does not charge fraud. Tiie winning candidate in the election, according to the official count, was Mrs. Susie it. Bowen, republican. Her majority over Mr. Gulick, democrat, was six votes, according to the count. Tiie petition for a recount of the ballots was filed through At torney Dore B. Erwin. Following the filing of the petition I the following nn:» !; weie named as] commissioners to recount the ballots: George Fravel, of Wabash township; 1 F. M. Andrews, of Washington town-1 ship; and Albert Reppert, of Kirk ] land township. The recount will be held in the circuit court room on November 25, with Judge John Mo-! ran, presiding. o Local Young Man Is Arrested For Forgery Roy Speakman, local young man. was arrested today on a warrant charging forgery. Tiie affidavit was filed by Thomas Kane, who alleges that Speakman forged a check on him for the sum of $7.50. Speakman cashed the check at a local bank, it is said where he told the cashier that Mr. Kane had given the check to him in payment for use of his car. It is • said that other checks had been forged by young Speakman, but no , more affidavits have been filed] against him. He lias been released] on bond and it is likely that he will], be given a hearing on next Frday | morning. Black Head Ducks Are Headed For The South Milford, K'ov. 13. —Many Canadian black head ducks have been seen in flocks beaded southward for the wiu-| ted. Two birds of tjjis species aad| ouo cuow goose were shot by l.’oy Teeple, residing southwest of Milford.'

Nine Cases Already Set For Trial in Nov. Term Nine cases have been set for trial ] during the November term of court : whit It will convent l on next Momlay.! Other cast s will likely be set on Dii first day of the term. Those set to i date, are November 27. Huntertown J ; State Bank vs. The Fidelity Insiir-' ] anee Company; December 4, Majestfi ' Co. vs. KoineckeberK; December 5,1 1 State vs. Smith; December 6, Fernwait vs. Fernwait; December 7, Lam-• • inert vs. the Schafer Hardware com- ' i pany; Dcvmber 14, Ross vs. Sites; January 2, Studebaker vs. Hecht l . I Studebaker vs. Hecht l , and Brown vs. I Heche. The term will end on Janu | ary 20. LOCAL MEN SELL MAGAZINE TODAY International Auctioneer Is Sold To Illinois Men; Be Published In Illinois

Miss E. M. Olson, business manager s of the Berkshire World, Springfield, t Illinois, was here totlay and closed i negotiations for the purchase of the i’ international Auctioneer magazine '■'from Col. Fred Reppert and John H. t Heller. Mr. I* E. Frost and son Jack Frost who own the Berkshire World I art 1 the new purchasers and will pub lish the paper from Springfield. Mr. • Frost, senior, was here several days ago anti made the offer to buy tile • magazine and tiie local owners finally s decided to sell to them. ! The Auctioneer was purchased just 1 a year ago and has been published; • here during that time. Col. Reppert 1 who has entirely recovered from an illness which for a time was feared I would prevent him from continuing Jin tiie auction business is absent pr:'-tit-ally all the time and could lievote ■ ; but little attention to the paper, this 1 fact aiding in tiie decision to sell. The ! Frosts have been in the trade paper business many years anti F. E. knows I the auction business thoroughly. His son Jack is an expert advertising agent in Chicago and there is no doubt | that they will build the magazine up to a high standard. The December | number will be printed here anti the '[Stock then shipped to Springfield where the January paper will be puli- ; fished. I o Peace Looms In Chicago Troublesome Labor War (I nitrd PrrwM Service.! ] Chicago, Nov. 1 4.—<Special to Daily. ■ Democrat) —Peace appeared today in, i Chicago's long drawn out labor war to 'day. "Bib Tim" Murphy and Fred .Mader labor leaders who opposed the Lan-, iis award which resulted in a vicious •abor war, lost control ot the Chit a-1 go building trades council. Mader, now on trial for the murder | if Terrence Lyons, policeman, was J 'ousted from the presidency. Edward, | Ryan, president of the ArchitDctural ■ I Iron Workers Union, was eh ctetl to j -mcceed him,, Bpfiin and all i)tl|er otti jepfs are supporters of the Landis de J ! ision. and regarded as conservtijivos ! 11 union circles. They are, .opposed Ito Murphv Jhrt Mader. J o Jo 1)1"/ 250 Bushels Os Spuds Raised On One Acre I Mentone, Nov. 14. —Two hundred, and fifty bushels of potatoes were pro Iduced on one tit re of ground this year by Ira Swick living near Beaver Dam. He received 90 cents per bushel lor] the spuds, which were of th" enr.ly' variety. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE — Wheat: Dec. $1.17%; May, $1.15%, July $1.06. Corn: Dec. 69%c; May) 69%c; July 69*/ 4 c. Oats: Dec. 42%c May 42%c; July 3!)%c. • o + + 4''l , 4' + + + + + 'l''l' + + ♦ 4- A MODERN DAVID + + + !+ Muncie, Ind., Nov. 14.— (U. P.) + '+ A sling shot of the type used by + ! + David on Goliath and a pocket + 4- full of marbles were found by 4* 4* police in the pockets of Frank 4 1 4- Kidd, just arrested on a charge of 4 1 violating the prohibition law. 44« explained that as a boy 44* he became an adept with a sling + 4 1 shot and now be used it to kill 4i ]4- rabbits. He declared ho hud bagj* ged as many rabbits as the law <• ■4’ allows. 44 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4'4'4 1 4 1 4-4'4 1 4'4-F4'

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LARGE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT I • - No Less Than Seventeen Possible Nominees For The 1924 Election SEVEN DEMOCRATS IN Large Number Attributed To Political Turmoil Os Election Upheavals By Paul R. Mallon I nlK'il I'ress staff t orrrspontlrnt Washington, Nov. 14. —(Special to ‘Daily Democrat) —The open season lor 1924 presidential candidates now is on. As :■ result of the off-year elections tile political powers that lie today | saw no less than seventeen possible ! nominees. This large number of prominent candidates is attributed to tile political

turmoil which has been stirred up by 1 the various election upheavals. . i The elections worked adversely . against only one candidate -Senator Aties I’omerene, of Ohio, whose <(<•- J feat is interpreted by officials in the I Democratic party here as lessoning |his chances of obtaining the nominti- . tion. i ’ Those seen by political eyes as in ■ the early running in tile Republican ■ race include: President Harding who may seek t. re-election. II William S. Kenyon, progressive senatorial leader, now a federal judge i in lowa, because of the strength manI i ifested by progressives in tin l elecrjtions last week. Senator Borah of Idaho, vigorous • I progressive. Senator Johnson of California, who is believed to have gained additional [strength as a result of the progressive ‘ election trend. II Senator Canper. of Kansas, who : champions a farmer group. t Senator Jatfollefte, of Wisconsin. i fighting progressive of the senate. Secretary of Stat' l Charles Evans Hughes, who might continue the policies of the present administration. Governor Allen of Kansas, favor >d by some business interests. The Democrats Include: ' Al Smith of New York, heean.se of the strength he displayed in the gubernatorial race in'Nelv York. Ex-Governor Sam M. Ralston of In,diana. who is boilig' boomed by Indiana Democrats as a result of the j election. I William G. McAdoo who might de,cide to carry on the Wilsonian princi- , ''ini pies. Senator-elect Edward I. Edwards, of New Jersey, who champions the wets. Former Governor Cox, of Ohio, who i may continue his fight for “world peace” encouraged by the armistice tlay speech of Woodrow Wilson. i A. Mitchell Palmer, former alien | property custodian and attorney general who was a candidate in 1920. j Henry Ford. Lynn Frnzier, senator-elect from j North Dakota, is also being mentioned .to lead a farmer-labor ticket. Legislative Enactment To Amend Esch-Cummins Law Washington, Nov. 14.—Railroad leg- ■ islation amending the Esch-Cummins law planned for enactment at the speI rial session of congress, will be con- | sideretl at conferences this week belt ween President Harding and Senator I Cummins, chairman of the senate in. terstate commerce committee, it was announced today by the senator, after n cull at the White House. The legislation proposed providt‘s among other things for amendments to tiie transportation act, defining the powers of the railroad labor board and removal of the hoard from Chicago to Washington. I — . .. .1 Q 1 I I Science And Nature Lose In Fight To Save Baby Evansville, Ind., Nov. 14. —Science • and nature lost their fight today to [save the life of Evansville “incubaI tor baby.” The baby born to Mrs. Ira Lancas- ! ter, 20, of Owensboro, Ky. last Thura<lay three months before due died al (8:15 ut a hospital here today. Dr. B. S. Rose attending. tmrgtfjOAkttaid jaundice developed yesterday awl* | caused the infants death.