Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1922 — Page 1

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Stores win be ■ CLOSED DURING | GAME ON FRIDAY To Be Turned Over ■To High School During I (lame With Richmond ■u; GAME OF SEASON I - Mellow Jackets Have Great ■ Record; Comparative Scores Favor Locals Kh-.-atur will be turned over to tin | school tomorrow afternoon when th local high school football eleven the Richmond high school team 00 Ahr's Field at 2:30 o'clock. This is upon as the biggest borne game :Ja| the season and a majority of the will be closed during the game ■Tim Yellow Jackets have made a wonderful record so far this season h has been the most successful Mr in the history of football in the school. Seven consecutive have been won and not once the locals tasted of defeat. Their fs&.i.,l score in the seven games is 241 their opponents have scored i fourteen points. This is a record to be proud of and one which ■Wyces the local team in the spotlight it comes to picking a state tjMampionship team. ■Richmond comes to Decatur with a record, having been defeated on I this season. Among the games by the Wayne county lads Shortridge, of Indianapolis. Bluff ton, and Wiley, of Terre Haute. Their on defeat was at the hands of Sheri By comparative scores, Decatur should win tho game tomorrow by least two touchdowns. However, Tommy Moore and the Yellow are not relying on the dope tc. 4dfe.it Richmond and they are pref>..ring for one of the hardest games the season. They have a stock oi rjsrrve plays to be used in case oi hik-essity, it is said, and a good demof the modern game is ■Hoiniwl. ■lh-ze Clark, sports editor of the Indiftnapolis Times and one of the lead-1 football referees and sport critics ! the state, will referee the game. j tlte locals will endeavor to play their < S®rdest before this great critic. Wai t< Geller, of Fort Wayne, who has ■■Screed several games here, will urn Friday’s game, and Chet Higle also of Fort Wayne, will act as linesman. Cal E. Peterson, ol ■■>>' city will be the official time-keep The game will be started prompt Mr at 2:30 o'clock. The admission tomorrow will be twenty■■|ve cents for school children? am' f:ty cents for adults. The slight ad ■ tire in price is necessary on account ,5t the high expense in bringing the team to this city. Season will admit the holders to this |Bine as usual. ■ Following is a list of the local busimen who have agreed to close [ stores and places of business ■firing the game tomorrow: ■ Hardware stores—Lee Hardware Knapp and Son, and Schafer Hardware company. ■ Furniture stores — Beavers; Gay, and Myers;; and Yager Broth- ■ Cigar Stores—-Fullenkamp's soft |itnk part or, Lose’s pool room, An cigar store, Eichers pool room, ■foe soft drink parlor, and ■ Settled soft drink parlor. I Drug stores—Smith, Yager, and Bulk; Callow and Kohne; Enterprise: Bud Drug company. ■ Barber; shops—Charles Lose. WilBam CoWan, Martin Lose, Al Burdge, Bicker's ind Hower. ■ Shoe stores—Ferd Peoples, Elzy’s, ear-I’-Well, Winnes, and Vogle■D'de's. i Restaurants — Peoples’, Lose’s ■laugh's, Ward's, and Appleman's. B Jewlery stores—Hensleys, Keller’s, Buinphrey's. I Candy Kitchens—King's and Joseph Bnd Lang. I Shoe repair shops—E. Coffee. K Meat Markets— Schmitt's, Green and Been, and Mutchlers. — MARRIAGE licenses I Truman Goldner, farmer, Kirkland Bownship, age 20, to Naomi Bracht, ■ 'tkland township, ago 20. I Marry O. Staley, batteryman at gar--I>ecatur > age 22, to Mary E. Vhr- ■ f k. Decatur, age 20.

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Bahy Born To Former Adams County Couple A boy baby was born to Mr. ami Mrs. (lien Bnuchinnn, of near Bryan, , Ohio, five weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs Baughman formerly lived in Blm Crock township and arc well-known in that community. The youngster hat , been named A. If. Baughman, Jr,, foi I his grandfather, COMMISSIONERS IN STATE MEET I Adams County Commissioners Did Not Attend Meeting At Indianapolis Harry D. Tutewiler. a member o' the Marion county board of commls sioners, whose term expires Jamtart 1, 1924, was elected president of the County Commissioners' Associatin' of Indiana, at the annual eonventioi at the Hotel Severin Wednesday afternoon. Cecil Sinyser, of Franklin, a com missioner of Johnson county, wa: elected vice-president. John W. Car lisle, bailiff of the commissioner'court of Marion county, holds the of flee of secretary-treasurer perman ently. The Adams county commissioners Robert Schwartz, Ernst Conrad anil. F. Breiner, did not attend tin I meeting, business matter preventin’ ! them from going. The commissioners at their closet meeting Wednesday aftemtwn dis cussed the political matters befor the association and a program o legislation to be presented nt ths next session of the state legislators . It was predicted that the eonventioi probably woul dgo on record in favoi of attempting to obtain at the nex session of the legislature some in crease or increases in the salaries o. some of the commissioners. Anothe subject before the body was the pro posal of levying some sort of lax oi gasoline used by heavy trucks am automobiles on the roads of the state The levy of such a tax was said t. have the approval of most of ths | members of the organization, and ii was said by some that a resolution ’ supporting such a proposal would bi i included in the convention legisla live program. Indorsed by Duffey The levy of a gasoline tax, was in dorsed by Luke W. Duffey, Marion county legislator-elect, in an address on "The Good Roads Question" a. the forenoon session. Mr. Duffey was followed by H. O. Garman, former!} chief engineer for the public service commission, who spoke on "Making Roads Safe for Traffic." Mr. Duffey said that he favored n< increase in any salary of a public official except the county commis sioners, and that he would vote for j a law to increase the commissioners salary. He favored the plan to cen i tralize in th? board of county com i missioners the control of all county roads. Engineers Included Owing to the fact that J. J. Gris fith, Marion county engineer, is a prontnient figure in the convention activities, it is said that the convention may go on record as favoring substantial increases in the salary of county engineers and surveyors ot the state. Mr. Griffith is secretary of the State Association of County Surveyor sand Engineers. One of the last minute acts of the last legislature was the voting of an increase of salary to Mr. Griffith. An Indication that the salary increase proposed, a matter that in-variably-arises at each convention that precedes immediately a session of the state legislature, would come up this time, was contained i» a speech made to the convention Tues day afternoon by John McGregor, pioneer member of the association and formerly Marion county commissioner, in which he warned the members against asking for salary increases at this time. He told them that it was a dangerous mutter to come before the people of Indiana asking for an increase in salary at this time. ——• — + yV!"E A T H E R + * + + ♦•> + ++ + + + ’»’ * •- Fair tonight and Friday; rising temperature. Elmer E. Winans, farmer, North Port, Washlugton, age 29, to Lillie T. ’Thomas, Adams county, age 23.

MANHUNT IS ON IN THIS PART OF THE STATE Posses Scoure Country For Huntington Man, Alleged Murderer WIFE AND SON KILLED Charred Bodies Found In Partly Burned Shack Escaped From Asylum Huntington, Ind., Nov. 16 A man hunt was on throughout Northern Indiana today for Thomas Clark, 52. alleged slayer of his wife and youngest son. Herman, 8 years old. Posses strated out from Bluffton, Warren, Huntington and Markle, visiting the home of every relative in tho two counties ami surrounding territory. Clark who escaped from an insane asylum several months ago and was hidden by relatives until a parole was obtained is alleged to have (hushed his wife's and son’s skulls with a club in the basement of their farm home. The posses were reported closing in on Mock Creelc bottoms in Huntington and Wells counties, where Clark is believed to have taken to hiding following discovery of the charred bodies in a partly burned shack on the Clark farm. Hershel. IG, and Homer, 14. found the bodies when the father awakened them with n request that they drive him to Bluffton. There was no gasoline in the automobile, Hershel looked through the window and saw their chicken house ablaze. He and Homer, half dressed, rush(Continued on page six' THIRTEEN HAVE FILED ACCOUNTS Candidates In Election Are Compelled To File Ac- „ count Os Expenses Candidates for offices in the election held off November 7 .are filing their expense account with the dork of the Adams circuit court in compliance with the law. Thirteen candidates have filed their statements already. It is compulsory for all earnlm -tc to ale their statement:', wh0,!...' they were elected or not. The statements must be filed within thirty days following the election date. Those who have filed their statements already are: John Baker, for sheriff. $249.10. T. A. Gottschalk, for joint representative. $25. E. Burt Lenhart, for prosecuting attorney, $52. John F. Felty, for trustee, nothing. \V. H. Dettinger, for trustee, nothing. George Shoemaker, for commissioner, $35.65. Martin Moeschberger, for trustees, $2. Wade L. Manley, for prosecuting attorney, $12.05. A. J. Lewton, for trustees, sls. Vance Mattax. for trustees. $25. August Scheuman, for trustees. sls. John E. Nelson, for clerk of Adaffis circuit court, $213. Amos Steiner, for assessor, nothing. Mrs. Phillips Is Convicted In ‘Hammer’ Murder Trial (I nitc«l rre*« Service.i I.os Angeles, Nov. 16.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A jury today found Mrs. Clara Phillips guilty of murder in the second degree in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Alberta Meadows. Mrs. Phillips beat Mrs. Meodows to death with a. hammer because of jealousy of her husband's attentions to tho woman. The jury, by its verdict, decided that Mrs. Phillips in boating Mrs. Meadows to death, acted under extreme provocation. Nine men and three women rendered the verdict wheih was returned after aproximately 23% hours of deliberation, at 10:30 a. m. today. Teu years to life improsnnment will bo the penalty.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, November 16, 1922.

Election Os Trustees At Calvary Church There will be an election of trus-ti-on of tin- Calvary church mt Thursday (-veiling. November 23. A i lass 1 l< ader and steward will be (’levied al I so. Every member of tin' church is urged to be present at tin- election. ITho quarterly moiling will be hold on 11-riday evening, November 24, and on i 'Sunday evening, November 26. Tho Ehler Brother Baumgartner will conduct the services. 'RECOVERSTOLEN I I : CAR NEAR GENEVA I 1 Car Stolen In Fort Wayne Tuesday Found Between Geneva And Bryant 1, Genova. Nov. 16 —(Special to ! Daily Democrat) —A four cylinder Overland touring car, stolen from J. J. Myers, of Fort Wayne, on Tuesday of this week, was recovered near hero today by At ch Beerbower and Arthur LeMaster, salesmen for the ~ Geneva Auto Company. The car had s been abandoned along the road about r half way between Geneva and Bryant and had been standing there since . early Wednesday morning. A circular postcard, sent out by the t Allen county sheriff, was received by 1 the Geneva Auto company this morn lug and the salesmen remembered i having seen a car along the road, which answered to the description I given on the post card. The name plate had been removed • from the . dash and placed under the seat. The ( car was covered with mud showing I that the thieves had driven fast over the muddy roads. The gasoline tank was empty, but otherwise the car was not damaged. o Jake Shaffer Winning In Billiard Tourney New York. Nov. 16—Jake Shaffer world's champion, defeated Roger I I Conti. Freni h champion, last night in the fifth game of the world's chain pionship tournament. His score was 5,0 to 251 in nine innings for an average of 55 5-9. Shaffer's high run of 195 was the best so far in the tourna nient. In the fourth game Welker Cochran defeated Brick Haginslacher, German chapion, by 29 points. In today's matches, Edouard Honmantis, Belgian will meet Hagin slacher and Willie Hoppe, formet world's champion will play Cochran. o Accepts Offer To Form New German Cabinet Berlin, Nov. 16 —Wilhelm Cuno, director general of the HambergAnurican steamship company today accepted the offer of President Ebert to organize a; new German govern ment. It is believed Cuno's selection of associates will be made from industrial ranks and that he will invite into the cabinet men high in the business world. , 0 LOCAL BUILDING COMMITTEE BUSY Committee From Reformed Church View New Buildings In Other Cities A committee of men. including M. Kirsch, Martin Worthman, Fred Koi ter, Martin Jaberg. Fred Fruchte and Rev. R. Elliker of the Reformed church made a trip today to Vniondale, Auburn and Fort Wayne, where they viewed the new Reformed churches erected at these places. The local Reformed congregation some time ago voted to build a new church and a building fund has already been raised and plans are being made to erect a new church edifice, probably early next spring. The building committee of which the above men are members, by visit ing churches recently built, will get an idea as to what kind of a building will be suitable for the local congregation and will report to. the members of the congregation. The preset Reformed church and parsonage is located on North Third street and io all probability the present edifice will be torn down and the new church building erected on that site. Rev. R. Elliker is pastor of the congregation.

J NEW CONGRESS I IS CONTROLLED BY DRY FORCES IDiys Hohl A Two-Thirds Majority, Blasting Hopes Os The Wet Element DRYS MASSING FORCES Effort To Be Made To Take Prohibition Out Os » Politics : (By Paul IL Fallon. I’nited Press : staff correspondent) Washington, Nov. 16—The drys hold a two-thirds majority in the new congress. Wets hopes of amending th(> Volstead act must be deferred ’’ until utter next election, at least. ' Wayne B. Wheeler, legislative chief of the anti-saloon league, told ■' the United Press today a caretui can--1 vass of the new congressmen had 1 been made ami that as a result dry lenders are confident they still con- ' trol. Wheeler declared that: 1 I—Congressionall—Congressional drys now are 1 massing their forces to withstand the wet uprising which is expected as a result of the wet sentiment in the P ' recent elections. ' : 2—An effort will be made to “tak> ' I prohibition •enforcement out of poll- ' tics," by passage of the bill placing all federal agents tinder civil service. 3 —No new ''teeth" measures are .planned for introduction in congress ? —drys being supremely contented with the present law. Wheeler declared the “wet era” ' heralded by the election was largely ‘la myth. Investigation had determin--1 ■ ed, he said, that many congressmen ■ and senators who were claimed by I the wets are not wets at all. o EXPECT THIRD : PARTY IN 1924 Politicians Predict Determined Efforts To Express Dissatisfaction — (By Lawrence Martin, United Press staff correspondent) (Copyright 1922 by United Press As.t Washington, Nov. 16 —A third par !ty will be manufactured for 1924. 1 whether there is public demand for it or not. - Politicians of both great parties predict this, declaring the next two years will see determined efforts to create a third party and that whether it will finally appear as a spontaneous expression of disatisfacton with existing factions depends upon three things: 1 — Taxation and the cost of living. 2 — Industrial and economic policies ot the government. 3 — How fast Europe goes back on its feet. But whether public sentiment demands it or not, observers whose pre dictions seldom go wrong see a third party presidential ticket in the field lit 1924 drawing many votes. But the third party will be organized and mainly supported by people who are not now republicans or democrats. The kind of third party the republicans and democratic leaders are concerned about is one made up of republican or democratic voters, or both—a third party that will ruin either one or both of the now dominant political groups. Republican leaders, for instance, fear more greatly the farm bloc, which will sit in the sixty-eighth congress. as a third party nucleus than all the conferences of radicals liberals and intellectuals that can be held. If the farm bloc (levelops in to a third party, it will do so on its record in the next two years, where as the radicals and intellectuals will simply make a third party among themselves and try to win support - for it on pledges and promises. If taxes remain high and lie heavy ( on the farmer and the small business; man; if industrial legislation un-j pleasing to labor and economic laws] objectionable to the farmer are passed and if Europe does come back, exchange German marks for American goods and prosiferity for American workers, there is likely to be a strong third party demonstration by radicals within the rauka of the two parties. A third party like any other, (Jepoudu on its leadership for success (Continued on page six)

Claim Filed Against Barclay Smith Estate A claim has been filed against the p ’late of Barclay Smith, deceased, by Airs. Harley Smith, for tlte sum of I $390. Mrs. Smith states, that the k sum of S3OO is due her for services in maintaining the deceased including ; boarding and earing for him. James T. Merryman is the administrator of • tho estate. | o CM TEAM HAS ’ NEW UNIFORMS — Catholic High School Basketball Team Goes To / Delphos Friday Night f When the members of the Catholic I high school basketball team trot onto the playing floor at Delphos, Ohio, to- . morrow night, for their game with 1 the St. Joseph's high school quintet ot ■ that city, they will he "dolled up" in I new suits. The suits arrived this ' morning and are blue and white. The • sweaters are white with the letters "C. H. S.” inside a blue diamond on ' the breast. The trunks are blue witli white stripes around the bottom of 1 each log and a blue stripe down each side. The hose are white half-hose. 1 Coach "Lank” Linn and nine mem hers of the squad will leave here in automobiles at 5 o'clock tomorrow at ternoon. Holthouse, forward will not be taken on the trip, it is said, because he has been suspended from the squad I for breaking training rules. Those • who will make the trip are Captain . Christen. Voglewede, Myers. Mylott. . Laurant, Snyder. Wemhotf, Schulte. . and Appleman. Witli the exception of ! a few floor burns, all members of the team are in good condition. I The St. Johns team opened its sea son Tuesday night with a 73-3 victory over tile Glandorf high school five. In speaking of the game tomorrow night, the Delphos Herald has tho. following to say: "Father Burkhart, who has been coaching the team, is not making any comments as yet but is awaiting the outcome of tlte game on Friday night. ' He feels that tlte boys will be given r real test when they go up against the fast Decatur Catholic High team ami all of tlte local fans will be anxious , to see tile showing they will be able to make against this strong aggregation." ,• Ralston Spent $4,204.18 In Race For Election —— Samuel M. Ralston, I’nited States i senator-elect, has filed a statement I in the office of George V. Coffin, Mar - ion county clerk, showing that he | spent $4,204.18 in the campaign. The statement shows three contributions, totaling $1,600, to the Democratic state central committee. One item was for $565 paid to Jacob I’. Dunn for advertising and publicity and another shows tlte expenditure of SSOO to Blythe Hendricks, an Indianapolis newspaper man for services as private secretary. Mr. Ralston's contribution to tlte Marion county democratic committee was SSOO, tlte statement says. Another item was for $63 for j an ox slaughtered for a barbecue. ■ Other items were for railroad faro. I hotel expenses, advertising, telephone j calls and postage. New Tires For City Fire Truck Too Large New cord tires for the city fire j truck have arrived in the city, but a | mistake was made in the measurement and the uew tires are too large.. The city intends to purchase uew, wheels for the truck which will be larger than the present wheels, but I tlte new tires which are size 40x8,. inches, are too large for the new wheels. The tires will be returned ( and size 36x6 tires ordered. The wheels on the truck are said to be in bad condition. 'lnjunction Suit Filed , Against Daniel Cupid • Chicago, Nov. 16—(United Press) —An injunction against cupid was issued in circuit court here. An order restraining Lucile Patterson, 16, from "keeping company with any young man” was issued by Judge Thomas Lynch on petition of the girl’s tuothet. Mias Patterson was about to marry a high school boy, the mother complained . The girl agreed to abide by the decision.

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CONSERVATIVES WIN ELECTION IN BRITISH ISLES Premier Bonar Law’s Followers Win Majority In Election Yesterday (CHURCHILL DEFEATED Lloyd George’s Candidates Finish Bad Fourth In The Running i London, Nov. 16.—Premier Bonar Law's conservatives obtained a clear majority in the general election yesterday, it was officially announced at 4 p. 'tn. today. Indications were that the premier would have a considerable majority, probably of about forty, in the new house. Labor's many victories yesterday make it likely that this party will supplant the Asquith liberals as leading "opposition" to the Bonar Law government. Winston Churchill, colonial secretary under Lloyd George, was defeated at Dundoe. At 3 o’clock this afternoon with 169 constituencies yet to be heard from, the conservatives needed but 43 morn seats for a majority of which they were considered assured. With 514 returns in. the standing was as follows: Conservatives, 308; Asquith liberals, 47; labor, 114; Lloyd Georgians, 33; independents, 12. London. Nov. 16.—Former Premier Lloyd George has been defeated in his efforts to win a balance of power in the next house of commons, on tho face of incomplete returns tills afternoon. A count announced at 1 p. m. showed the conservative candidates of Premier Bonar Law with a clear majority over all other parties and tho conservatives were gaining at that time, having won nine additional seats since the noon results were posted. Lloyd George’s candidates were a bad fourth in the running, but this did not affect the results from his point of view so much as the fact that Bonar Law appeared likely to secure a working majority and henco Lloyd George’s handful in the house would not be sufficient to overthrow the government. The new house will be composed ot 615 members, so there remains room ' for considerable change in one direri lion or another. i Labor's strong fight, making it probI able that the party will be the ma’n opposition group in the next house, | has been a feature of the election. I Arthur Henderson, however, was defeated. Lloyd George, Asquith. Bonar Law and Clynes, leaders of the four parties, were all elected, the first named being unopposed. Two women, Lady Astor and Mrs. Wintringham, members of the last parliament, were re-elected, but most of the others who stood for election were defeated. London, Nov. 16—(Special to Daily , Democrat)—Premier Bonar Law appears to have won tlte majority of Parliamentary seats his government requires, but tile results of the geni ral election are turning out to Im much closer than expected. Tlte conservatives, supporting th.’ premier, were well in the lead on a shewing of votes counted at noon to day, despite tlte labor party’s great inroads into normally conservative territories. It was still doubtful this a'' ternoon. however, if Bonar Law had obtained more than a bare majority. The latest standing, reported at noon , was: Conservatives, 161; Ixtbor 69; Ac quith Liberals 26; Lloyd Georgian ■ 22; Independents 8; Total 386. Arthur Kenderson. former leader of the Labor Party in the House, and one one of most influential Laborites in Great Britain, was defeated by Dr. G. C. Clayton, conservative. There remained results from 329 constituteneies to be heard front. On the above standing, the conser vatives had gained 13 sents and lost 32; Labor had gained 38 and lost 6; supporters of Acquith had gained 13 uud lost o; Lloyd Georgians had gained 31 aud lost 25. While the ludepeudeuts hud gaiued 7 and lost 6. Lady Astor, former Virginia beauty, was re-eUcted by 3 plurality of 5.00’t (Continued on page six)