Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 271

HILLER BROTHERS STORE IT MAGLEY WAS ROBBED Thieves broke into the Miller Brothers’ general store at MagHey early this morning and carried away loot valued at a few ■hundred dollars. The Equity Elevator at Preble was also entEred and the safe tampered with, hut nothing was taken there. Eo trace of the thieves has been found. Entrance to the store at Magley was gained through the front ■door after the Yale lock had been removed by cutting a hole in ■the door. A Mr. Scherry, who lives across the street from the

Lore and a few feet north, says Hie heard a car drive up to the ■store between two and three ■o'clock this morning and that he ■saw two men. He did not suspicion the men, he says, and consequently made no alarm. Later ■ he heard the car start up and go ■west from Magley. He said also that ■before stopping at the store he heard ■ the car go north through the little ■ town and then come back. 0 Among the articles taken from the ■store were seven automobile casings, ■six inner tubes, 5,000 .22 short call- ■ bre cartridges, 500 .22 long calibre ■ cartridges, 1,000 12 gauge shotgun [shells, 200 40 gauge shotgun shells. 11,000 cigarettes, 2 three-cell flash lights, SSO in cash, S2O in stamps, four suits of overalls, 12 shirts, and three dozen gloves. The Magley postoffice is located in the Miller Brothers' store also and the stamps belonged to the postoffice. Fail To Open Safe. The knob and combination to the safe were broken off by the thieves, but they failed to get it open. An effort had been made to open a reai window. An out building was broken into and the locks to the gasoline and oil barrels broken. The thieves took oil and gasoline from the barrels and used it in their car, it is thought. The lock was broken on the elevator door at Preble and the knob and combination on the safe was broken off, but the thieves failed to open this safe also. Nothing was missed in the elevator office. The robbery was not discovered until about 7 o’clock this morning, whet: the store was opened. Sheriff Sephua Melchi was notified and he made an investigation. The thieves evidently used tools found in the store and elevator to break the safes. Fourth Robbery At Magley This is the fourth time the store at Magley has been broken into with in the last few years. The present owners, Otto and Edward Miller, pur chased the store from Fred Kolter, of this city. During the seven year, that Mr. Kolter owned the store, it was broken into three times. Much of the material taken from the store had been laid out on the tounters in preparation for the shoot ing match which the Miller Brothers are planning to hold in Magley on Thanksgiving day. The tires taken consisted of one Red Top, two Silvertown, two Goodrich, one Lomer and one Marion cord. Since the thieves had sufficient time to make a complete escape before the robbery was discovered, the officers hold little hope of catching them. Mr. Scherry stated that he believed the car driven by the thieves was a Buick louring car. Berne Autoists Meet Gunmen On Highway A few evenings ago while Mr. and Mrs. P. 1.. Amstutz, of Berne, were returning home from Fort Wayne late in the evening, their automobile was halted a short distance from Preble. Tlte men who halted them stationed themselves on each side of the car, while one with a shotgun planted himself in front of the car. Tite men asked for the names of the occupants <’f the car, where they were going and Irom whence they came and then allowed them to proceed further. No explanation of the incident was given. •log Cholera Prevalent In Vicinity Os Berne Hog cholera has almost cleared the farm of Dan Kaehr. Mr. Kaehr, a farmer living northwest of Berne had a nice drove of 20 head. The ravages of the epidemic has reduced this num--I'dr to 5, three of whjch are already well on their way. The remaining two stand little chance of. surviving. The unfortunate farmer must buy his hogs fw butchering from neighbors.

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I ~ ■ GIFTS MADE TO > PUBLIC LIBRARY • Decatur Library Trusteer Will Not Attend The Annual Conference ■ I None of the members of the boat? of trustees of the Decatur public li . brary were able to attend the an , nual joint conference of the Indian: i Library Trustees association and th. Indiana Library association, which i . being held in Indianapolis this week • The conference opened on Wednesday > and will come to a close this evening > The local trustees stated«4hat ther , was not a great amount of information • J gained from the state conferenci which is of benefit to a small library They say that a library the size o • I Decatur library obtains more bene .[lit from the district conference-. Th. i:conference for this district will b. (held in Fort Wayne early in Januan i and tile local trustees and librariai ■ are planning to attend that nteetim n • Children's Book Week is being cl : served at the Decatur library tiii • week in connection witli the move ■, ment throughout the state forthI purpose of interesting t h i children in books. Book marks ar ' given to all children who visit the li ' I brary here this week. However, th. i local librarian, Miss Moses, says than I the interest of the Decatur childrei ; 1 is already very great. ! A few gifts have been made to tin I local library recently which ar. greatly appreciated. Included i: ' I these gifts is a set of forty hoys' bool.: i presented to the library by Dr. an : Mrs. Roy Archbold. ! | Through the efforts of the Detain Ministerial association year subscrip ’ tions to three- now magazines han been presented to the library. Th ’ subscriptions were paid for by th< missionary. societies of the variott I churches in the city. The magazine 'are Every land, a magazine lor chile 'iron; Missionary Review; and Asia, i The American magazine on the Or. lent. All three magazines treat upot ’I foreign countries mainly and encl I I gives special emphasis to India, tn ■country which is attracting such in ' terest today. | Interest in the public library ar pears to be growing every day. am ’ the citizens are coming to recog nize the value of the institution t< i the city. o Four Herds Os Cattle In County Accredited Six herds, comprising ninety head , of cattle, owned by farmers in Jeffer son, Wabash and Hartford townships were given the final inspection for cattle tuberculosis by Dr. Geo. W ■ Hamilton, of Fort Wayne, Thursday. . Four of the herds were plat ed on the accredited list of the state and led I I eral governments. Two herds were j too small for accreditation since not i less than five pure breds or ten grad -s will be accredited. Those desiring t...initial test should write the county B agent for a blank agreement. :l ' County Agents Plan To Install Radio Service — Installation of a radio service in the j offices of all county agricultural j'agents in Indiana, is being considered, "land has been recommended for a two e weeks' trial test by the department of J agricultural extension of Purdue Unia versify. This test, if arrangements can f be completed, will probably be in ~ January. The plan is to try out this y means for the receiving of daily maro ket and news reports from the Purdue e station and it is believed, two weeks' s trial will be sufficient to test its practicability and value.

CHALLENGE TO i K. OF P e LODGES ! IN THIS DISTRICT. Local Lodge Boasts Os One Man Capable Os Exemplifying All Degrees HONOR OLD MEMBERS Bluffton Lodge Held Large Meeting Honoring Old Members Wednesday A challenge has been sent to the| Knights of I’ythius lodges in the; eighth district and in Allen county [ by the local Kekionga lodge of Knighc:of Pythias to compete with one oil their members in exemplifying the' three degrees on a candidate. The local lodge feels mighty proud in having one member who ia capable of giving the ritual and the three degree's and according to the challenge? sent, out, the meet or contest between any person from a lodge in this district or Allen County would be held at the K. of P. home in this city some time during next February. Very few men can give the three degrees and in order to lee capable of doing it. the person acquiring towards that end must devote much time to study and memorizing the rituals and degree work. Local Knights of Pythias will watch with interest if their challenge , is ac c epted and if it is, plans will be made for the event in this city in February. Hoy Mumma. q member of the local Lodge is the Decatur man who is capable of exemplyfying the three degrees. Bluffton K. of P. Notes Honoring local veterans of the Knights of Pythias lodge, who have been active members for a period of 25 years or more, the- Bluffton Lodge I No. 92, nights of Pythias.. Wednes-1 May night, had in attendance close to 200 of the enrolled membership ol : more' than 550. It was one of the most enthusiastic meetings in the' history of tlie order, featured by the presence of 28 veterans who have enjoyed more than 25 years of I’ythianism, and by the presence l of two grand lodge off’: cers, Grand Chancellor Ralph W. Gaylor, of Mishawaka, and Grand Keepei of Records and Seals Carl Mitchell, o: Indianapolis, and also District Deputy E. J. Hall of Alexendria. and CountyDeputy W. E. Simons. One of the very pleasing features o' the evening was whan the i-ail .' it' vet eran members was given, a: 1 28 n-.-' There are quite a number more Hiatt this out of the more than 550 members who have been members for a quarter of a century or more, who were not present last night, but no full nor com plete list had been prepared by the lodge officers and could not be furnished today. The oldest member, in point of service in the Pythian order who stood (Continued on page four) CASOLINEWAR IS ON IN CITY Dealers Curtail Handling Standard Product Since New Station Opened Although every garage and gasoline dealer in Decatur was selling "gas” at the same price today, 21 cents per gallon, it war, understood that every garage; dealer, except one or two in the city had discontinued the sale of Standard Oil gas and had agreed to sell other brands of gasoline. In a few cases a number of garages or filling stations had been selling gasoline, other than that of the Standard product. It was stated that a meeting, of garage men and gasoline dealers was held in this city recently and that the dealers had agreed to “cut out” the Standard product. As far as is known, the; "war" will be void of price slashing. A number of the; filing stations, garages and gasoline dealers are being supplied with the product of a local oil company, while in a few instances a special brand is being supplied to the dealer by outside oil companies. Recently the Standard Oil company opened a filling station of their own in this city and is selling its product at retail. Heretofore the company sold only to wholesale trade.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, November 17, 1922.

Col. Kneisley Reports Big; Snow Storm In West fol. IL B. Kneisley, local livestock I auctioneer, returned irom Halliday, N. I I)., early this morning, where lie was I lo have conducted a Hereford cattle I sale yesterday. The sale was post- ! poned, however, on tiecount of a heavy I snow storm which fell there since I Sunday. Almost one foot of snow fell ! throughout North Dakota. Wyoming ’ and Montana, blocking traffic, and it | was impossible for buyers to reach . tin' location of the cattle sale. Colonel Kneisley reports that one train was fourteen hours late, due to the storm, and others were many hours lute also. BUSCHE SPOKE TO ROTARIANS Prominent Adams County Farmer Gave Interesting Talk Last Night An instructive and very interesting explanation of the farmer’s financial situation and the giving of what he thought would be a solution of the present business and market conditions. was given by Mr. E. W. Busche, progressive farmer and banker of Monroe to the Rotarians at their regular weekly luncheon meeting last evening. Mr. Busche is an excellent speaker and knows what lie Is talking about, is well posted on the farmer's situa- ’ Hon, and can give an expression o his good common sense, lie stated that the farmer’s condition grew bet ter each year front 1900 to 1916.. that the latter year was a very successful one, but after this country entered the war. although the farmer was rc reiving a high price for his crops am! produce other commodities were equally or higher in price than whir he had to sell. Within the last two : years the farmer has not been making a yearly wage and in many cases wa - i not making expenses, said Mr. Busche , He said that conditions were gradua ly becoming better and that price were being adjusted to some extent. Mr. Busche has a keen sense of humor and during his talk gave a number of examples relative to prices. He concluded by saying that he believed a solution of the troubles and restoration of good times was a close, adherance to the golden rule “Do y unto others as you would have other do unto you” and not “do others be fore they do you." He stated that he believed more cooperation wa needed between the city person, man ufactr.rer and wholesaler and that h - believed all would profit by it. Dr. C. C. Rayl, who was chairman of the evenings meeting proceeded Mr. Busche with a short talk on cancer and the importance of going to a physician of one believes he was r. sumptom of the disease. Besides M: Busche, Howard Pumphrey, of Dola ware. Ohio, brother of C. (’. Pumphrey. of this city, and George Bippusof Huntington, were special guests o the club last evening. Next Thursday a box social will be given by the Rotarians at their club rooms at which time it is hoped Messrs. Farmer and McKee of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen will be able to attend the meeting. JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB FORMED Local Young Ladies Organize To Promote Higher Type Os Music The Junior Music Club was organized last evening at the home of Mrs. Carrie Hau bold. Eleven young ladies . were enrolled, who. during the even ing, qualified by performing before the counselors, some playing piano ' solos, others singing groups of songs, i The young Indies did their numbers very creditably and deserlfe much ' praise for the effort and interest they ; have given their music up to the . I present time. . J The purpose of the club is to prol mote the education of the very best in music, vocal and instrumental, and the other fine arts as the membership justifies. Also to create a greater desire for the very best, of music. The music magazines of today are urging that the very best be kept before the public, that it will be the only way to materially aid in tlowu- ' ing the jazz, which is constantly full(Continued on page five)

YE3MEN COMING TO OECATI'R ON NEXT THURSDAY A. N. Fanner And Mark McKee, Os Children’s Home Committee Come Here WILL INSPECT SITES Visit Will Be Os Business Nature; Local Committees Entertain Them Mark McKee, chairman of tlie I'hil dren’s Home Committee of the Broth t <rhood of American Yeomen, and A.| N. Farmer, secretary of the commit ' 'ice, will visit Decatur on next Thur.-- | day. November 22, for the purpose oi j Inspecting the local sites proposed for' i the location of the new children i bom -, according to a letter received 'trim Mr. Fatmcr today by J. 11. Hel jler. . Mr. Farmer stated that he and the inlier no tubers of the colniliittee had been so busy during the past few j weeks that they had not had time to arrange a date for visiting this city . again. Local committees will make ar rangoments for entertaining the dis . tingttished Yeomen when they visi I Decatur next Thursday. The visit will be mainly of a business nature unit plans for public entertainment will no: i be made. Following is Mr. Farmer letter: ' j. H. Heller. i Decatur. Indiana. Dear Mr. Heller: I am sure you will be somewhat surprised to know i that it Is only within the last fev. days that I have had an opportunity to look over the splendid collection o 1 letters and other documents include : 'in the book you sent to our board'o. directors inscribed “HONORING YEOMAN’S CITY OF CHILDHOOD.” I have spwU fully two hours this morn ing reading the various expression - of good will and interesting comment front prominent citizens of Decatui the State of Indiana, and others. P would be quite impossible for me to tell you how deeply I am touched by , the sincere interest and other evidem e of devotion to the cause of child hood, which this book shows. It i all so beautifully gotten up. The r< markable thing about this booklet 1 . that every page shows that those who are responsible for it, did it as a labo.lot’ love. Mark McKee and 1 have been Irvin : for many weeks to find a date when 'we could come to Decatur in accord , | ance with the promise that he mad ■ ■while in your city. He has been greatly worried because the press <>. work has made it impossible for itto come before this time. He lias I ually set November 23rd and it is on plan to he with you on that date. I most earnestly hope that nothing will (Continued on page five) o : MANY UHRIGK AND : H. 0. STALEY WEC Local Young Couple Mar ried At Home Os Bride's j Parents Yesterday ’ At 4:30 o’c lock yesterday afternoon. at the home of the bride’s parents on I the corner of Russell and Mcßarnestreets, occured.the marriage of Mis Mary E. Uhrick and Harry O. Staley, 'two popular Decatur young people The ceremony was pronounced by the 1 ‘ Rev. C. L. Haney pastor of the local '• Evangelical church, in the presence ot s . fourteen guests. v | The bride wore navy blue suit trime lnted with n beaver collar. Iler hat 11 i was black. The bridegroom wore a ’' dark brown suit. Following the cers lemony, a wedding supper was served Nat the home of the bride's parents. p The house was beautifully decorated I with chrysanthemums. ~ | Besides the immediate families of j i the young couple, the following outof town quests attended the wedding: p Mr. Yager and Mrs. Pease, both of r Kirkland township. Mr. and Mrs. Staley left yesterday a evening for a few days motor trip at- ■- ter which they will make their home in 3 this city- Mrs. Staley is the daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Uhrick, of this 1- city. She is well-liked by her many (Continued on page five)

RICHMOND VICTOR OVER 0. H. S. IN HARD CONTEST Failing to play up to standard and being over-confident of victory, the Yellow Jacket football team of Decatur high school , fasted of defeat for the first time this season, this afternoon when they were downed by the fast Richmond high school eleven, by the score of 13 to (>. The teams were evenly matched and the winner was not decided until the final whistle. Decatur scored in the first five minutes of play when Bobby Myers went through a hole in the Richmond line, evaded the visi-

ANNUAL ROLL .; I CALL OF RED CROSS OPENS: : i Albert Sellemeyer Appoint- ] ed County Chairman For Annual Campaign t — FIRST CONTRIBUTORS 1 Misses Lina And Ruth Guth. German Twins, First To Enroll This Year + + + * .j. + .> + + + * -> + * bj- SHOW YOUR SPIRIT « 1 4. « + Thu first persons to enroll in + •f- the Red Cross for next year + •fr were the Misses Lina and Emma <« + Guth, the twins who came to this + F city September 4th from Reich- + 4* weiler, Bavaria. Germany, in the <• ■f- Rhineland district. They are 4 daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob -t•F Guth. Shortly after arriving in -F , -I- this city they obtained employ- v + ment at the G,■'neral Elfectric <• •v company and with the first Am<'r- •! 1 •F icttn money they earned, they <■ 4- took one dollar each and joined 44- the Red Cross because they said 4' 4- they knew what a great work the 4 Red Cross had don ■ and was do- ) -t- ing for the soldiers and suffer- -- ing mankind. They were enroll- 4 4 ed by Miss Anna Whines in the 4 4 iQcal chapter. These two young 4 4 women, have made application 4 4 for their first Americanization pa 4 4 pers, saws the horrors of tlie war 4 4- and are very enthusiastic in 4* 4' their praise for America and De- 4 4 catur. They devote their eve- 4* 4 nings in studying the American 4 4 language and custom, read the 4 !•!• Decatur Daily Democrat, and 4 14 other newspapers and are happy 4 4 over tlie fact that they will be- 4* 14 come American citizens and are 44 members of the Red Cross. 44444444 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 Give a dollar and enroll in the Red I Cross. Albert Sellemeyer has been appointed county chairman for tlie annual Rod Cross Roll Call, the campaign now being under way and will continue until November Stith. I Mrs S. D Beavers is county chair1 man of tlie Junior Red Cross and the campaign to enroll the school children in this great organization started in the schools yesterday. The illi! (Iron by paying fifty cents foi th' Junior Red Cross magazine beecn.c a member of the Red Cross. The mags zine will be sent to them for one year. It is hoped that this year's enrol' 1 incut, will exceed that of last yea:. . j The present adult membership in this . 'worthy and eharltabl ■ organi-::'liou is , appoximately 1.000 and in view of the Isplendi'l work done by the Red Cross . j in the interest, of mankind, toward--1 the relieving of suffering or giving I aid where, it is needed every person in tlie county should become a mem i- her. t The membership fee is only SI.UT u per year and by enrolling now you'll • be a member for a whole year. Halt I of the money obtained thiottgh the membership drive remains in the 1 treasury of the local county (hjtotof while the other half is sent to the Naf tional headquarters for the carrying . on of the noble work o" t’.-e Red ( ross : throughout the cottn' v. f .Mr. Sellemeyer .Hid Mr. Beavers in conducting the Red Cross roll cull j y will ho assisted by ill • scnool ceachers t hroughout the county. Chairmen I a will also be appointed < oiiroe. Borno, r Goueva, Magley, Monmouth. Preble, 8 and Pleasant Mills, win will '• >ok aty ter the obtaining ot the members in (Continued on page four)

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tors’ safety men and ran 51 yards for a touchdown. Gay failed to kick goal. Richmond scored a few minutes later when Kennedy ran 40 yards for a touchdown. Kennedy crossed the Decatur goal again in the second quarter and Kessler drop-kicked for another point making the score 13-6. Features ot the game were the long gains made by John Teeple and Bobby Myers tor Decatur, and Kennedy, Kessler, of Richmond. Mattox captain of the visitors, outpunted the local punters several yards. Accompanied by a large delegation of rooters, fifteen members of the Rkntmond high school football squad and their coach arrived in Decatur this forenoon for their game with the local high eleven on Ahr's field at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Richmond team came on the G. R. & 1. train arriving here shortly before 9 o’clock, while a majority of the rooters cunte in automobiles. The Red and White of Richmond was much in evidence in tlie city today, but the Gold and Purple of D. H. S. waved back defiantly. The day dawned bright and fair with a cool breeze blowing across the : field which made the day ideal for 1 ' football game. Both teams were in ; fine condition and confident of victory. I The Yellow Jackets of Decatur enterjed lice game a slight favorite over I their rivals, by virtue of their record I of seven consecutive wins and no d“- ‘ feats. All of the Decatur players, with the exception of Mills, guard, were In fine condition for the struggle. Mills is suffering from a. sprained ankle and was not expected to get tnto the game. A majority of the business houses in the city were scheduled to close during the game. The largest crowd in the history of football in Decatur was expected to he on hand. Many visitors from other cities were hero for the battle. A number of Richmond rooters held a snake dance on Second street shortly before noon, marching to the entrances of the stores. Tlie Richmond team is composed of large youths and the locals did not nnded estimate their strength. Will Discuss Disbandment Os Local Post Os G. A. R. The regular meeting of tlie G. A. R. will he held tomorrow afternoon at 1:3'1 provided a quorum is present. At tilis time will occur the nomination of officers but unless the attendance is larger than it lias been at tho meetings during the past six months, ft is probable the post will be abandoned. W. H. Myers, commander, regrets very much the likelyhood ot this but fears it may be necessarj i and steps will be taken towards that (•nd unless there is attendance tomorrow to Justify contlruhig. The Post was organized Just forty : years ::go. February 13, 1882, ami at that time had a membership of 205 which has now dwindled because of death of members to 32. Mr. Myers makes an earnest and sincere request that all members who can pos- . ible get out. attend the meeting tomorrow to talk over this important matter. . r 7-P— t — Richmond People Taken Through Sugar Factory Members of the Richmond high .. school football team, which played Decatur high school here this afternoon. together with their rooters, 'were taken through the Holland-St. Louis Sugar factory this forenoon by John Carmody, manager. The visitors greatly enjoyed the trip through Indiana’s only sugar factory. It Is . estimated that there are about eno hundred Richmond people here today. "Too bad Wuthw'i! schedule !■ ' filled. Local tans believe that the Warsaw team could easily dispose of Decatur."