Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1922 — Page 1

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■ULEY SPOKE [toteachersin I ANNUAL SESSION ■resident Os Butler College J Made Two Interesting Addresses ■fficers ARE ELECTED ■on Collom, Os Geneva, Is ■ Chosen President Os Adams Co. Teachers good attendance was present at ■> Eleventh Annual Session ot the ■ants County Teachers’ Association ■dd in the Methodist church at MonE last Saturday forenoon and afterK, n . F)r. Robert J. Aley. president K, flutier College, gave two splendid ■dresses. one during the morning Kssion and one in the afternoon. In Ki morning ho spoke on “Some Prob Km- in Administration,” clearly out King administration of educational Kstitutions. His address in the after K>on was given on the subject 01 K’rosent Trend in Education.” I At noon a delicious chicken dinner Kn.s served to the teachers by the Kethodist ladies aid society. The meal ■>as served In the high school build lg. Music was furnished by the Mon oe high school orchestra and by the fonroe high school students. The igh school orchestra is a splendid muleal organization and is making a apid progress since its organization t tho opening of school. Dr. Somers t Monroe gave a talk on “Cancer Tevention” during the afternoon. Don Collom. o' Geneva, was elect <1 president of the association to ttcceed C. Q. Lehman, of Berne. Other fficers elected for the coming year tore: vice-president, Walter Krick, of ionroe; secretary, Bertha Bunner, o. lecatur; treasurer, Clyde Hendricks, f .Monroe. The above named officer ogather with E. S. Christen, count. 1 iuperintendent of schools, form the executive committee of association he next meeting of the association rill be held in Berne on th 1 second aturday previous to Thanksgiving. Pour school units in the county havr j one hundred per cent enrollmen tecord in the association, according t; the report made, by the treasurer. These units are Decatur, Union town i-hip: Washington township, ant Herne. The other units have a poor enrollment record, according to th treasurer. He stated that the other units wore represented by the follow Ing numbers: Blue Creek township 2; Kirkland township. 1; Jefferson township. 2; French township, 1; Boot township, 4; Wabash township, 5; Monroe township, 13; Hartford town ehip, 4; St. Marys township,, 3; Gen eva. 0; and Preble township, 0. A few i>f the Geneva teachers had joined th. [association, it was stated, but theii representative had failed to turn ir the check for their dues, and conse fluently could not be. counted. A few from Geneva, including tho newly elected president, were present. —■ , , .... DISTRICT DEPUTY TO VISIT ELKS LODGE WEDNESDAY Mr. A. C. Broughman, Marion. Ind., district deputy sos the local Elks lodge will vish this city and attend the regular meeting which will bi held at the lodge rooms Wednesday evening. Mr. Charles Crum, Ft. Wayne district deputy and several members of the Ft. Wayne lodge, together with the Exaultcd Ruler and several mem bers of the Portland lodge will also be present at tho meeting. In connection with the regular meeting and ini tiation of several candidates and a teed will be given by the local lodge. All members are earnestly requested t<> bo present. ♦ WEATHER 4 ++++ + + + INDIANA—Fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. — o diamond lost six years Mrs. Jane Crabbs, while standing on her porch a few days ago noticed something glitter on the ground and picked up a valuable diamond ring which she had lost six years ago. The diamond was almost covered with dirt but when cleaned was as beautiful as ever and evidently uninjured from being buried eo long.

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Dr. 11. E. Keller Is Home From Hospital - —■ Dr. 11. E. Koller, who has lieen - patient at St. Joseph’s Hospital at Fort Wayne, the past two weeks, I where he underwent a severe operation performed by Dr. Rosenthal, rejturned home last night feeling much improved. Dr. Koller will resume his office practice and day ( alls city and country, but he will not attend to any night calls until ho has fully recovered his health. He will announce when ho | will take cure of night calls again. — o COUNTY RECORDS BEING REBOUND Records From Offices Os Auditor, Clerk And Recorder Being Covered T. Allen McQuary, book binder, h busy at work in the old election booth room in the northeast corner of the court house basement rebinding and canvas-covering the books and old records of the county auditor's, clerk' and recorder’s offices and is dressing up the books in fine style. Mr. McQuary started on the job last week and it will take considerable time to recover and bind the import ant record books of the different of flees. He has a portable book-bindin; outfit set up in the basement room and is turning out excellent work. How ever, most of the work must be don by hand. In cases where the leather binders on the books have rotted o: been torn off. Mr. McQuary is puttin; on a complete new leather back and then putting on the canvass slip-over cover. Leather ends are also placed on the books, protecting the covers, where wear hits them the most. Th< title of the book, number and tho opening and closing date of the vo’ ume is also re-lettered on the back. These permanent records are thcounty’s most valuable property and the basis of ownership and legalit: of every owner in the county are contained therein and th commissioners and county officials in charge have taken the right step an.! deserve credit in making the effor to preserve these valuable records o the county. The books in the auditor’s, clerk' and recorder’s offices are most important records for within their cover, is contained every transaction in a 1: gal way that has taken place sine the county was founded. Withou these records .property ownership titles. dee<N, findings in law suits, marriage records, and the like would be void, that is, the person or party concerned would not have evidence o proof. The recovered books make a neat looking appearance when placed on the shelves in the different offices and the county officials are well pleased with Mr. MeQuary’s work. Decatur People Buy Restaurant At Portland Portland, Nov. 20—The McKenna restaurant at 122 S. Meridian street operated by Bernard (Barney) Me Kenna and wife has been sold to 1. R. Madden of Decatur. Ind., who will assume charge of the popular eating place today. The McKennas will return to their home, comer of Malt, and Middle streets which has been closed for sometime and will live a retired life. The Maddens formerly conducted the Madison hotel at Decatur and are recommended as being capable of conducting a first class restaurant and continuing the excel lent service that has always market; the operation of the McKenna restaurant. Triangular Debate To Be Held On Feb. 20 The first triangular debate between the high schools of Decatur, Portland and Bluffton, will be held on February 20, according to arrangements made last Saturday at a meeting of the prin cipals of tho three schools held in this city in the office of Principal Paul W. Linton. Each school will have an affirmative and negative team. The schedule is as follows: Portland vs. Bluffton at Bluffton; Decatur vs. Portland at Portland; and Bluffton vs. Decatur at Decatur. The question to be debated is "Resolved that: The application of the principal of closed I union shops could best serve the American people.” o- — ~ Judge D. Smith ot Ft. Wayne is in this city today on business.

SAMUELTEEPLE DIED TODAY AT HOME IN GENEVA Prominent Citizen And Republican County Leader, Called By Death SUFFERED PARALYSIS Was Instrumental In Building Up Town Os Geneva; Was Postmaster ■ Samuel H. Teeple, age 65 years, I prominent citizen of Adams county. | died at his home in Geneva at 4:3o! o’clock this morning, following a ' stroke of paralysis. Mr. Teeple was one of the most sound and reliable business men ot Genova, having held the office of postmaster, and conducted a clothing business for a number of years. He i was born in St. Mary's township, Adams county, .Inly 19, 1557. His parents were James B. and Mary Smith Teeple. The deceased received his education in the public schools of St. Mary’s township, and he followed tho occupation of farming until he was 35 years of age. He then moved to Geneva and for five years bought and shipped hay from that point, afterward being connected with other business lines and entering somewhat more actively into the political field, in which he has been a factor in the county since he was 17 years old. He was a republican in his political views, and at one time served as township assessor. For five years Mr. Teeple was interested in a saw-mill and then he turned his attention to merchandising and for five years more conducted a clothing and shoe business until he was appointed postmaster by President Roosevelt. Mr. Teeple wa ( , one of the organizers of the Farmers & Merchants State Bank at Geneva and was a member of the first board of directors ofThaTtfank. Mr. Teeple was married to Miss Cora A. McCollum, who died in 1910. Two sons were born to this union. They are Jesse F., owner of a shoe factory in Wisconsin, and James M„ who is a salesman for the Holland Shoe company. Mr. Teeple was married again in 1912, to Miss Ida May Case, who was born and reared in Van Wert county, Ohio. She survives. The deceased owned property in Geneva, a fine farm and has i»terests in Jefferson and Wabash townships. He was an active member of the United Brethren church. Funeral services will he held from the United Brethren church in Geneva at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. NEW OWNER OF MADISON HOTEL I Samuel Steiner Buys Build-j ings And Fixtures; He Takes Possession Samuel Steiner well known young man living east of Monroe has pur chased the building, fixtures and furnishings of the Madison hotel, taking possession Saturday. The hotel was purchased from Charles Sullivan, who . had it leased to T. R. Adams. Mr Adams has been operating the place , for the past nine month;-. It was stated that the consideration was about . $9, 000.09. Mr. Steiner will operate the Madi son on both the European and Am -r lean plans and will be assisted in the management, by his wife. Three meals > a day will be served, the new owner stated. The hotel contains about 25 i rooms, of which 20 are bed rooms land it will bo ambition of the new '.owner to conduct the place in such a ' I way that every room in the house will 5 be occupied. I This makes the second real estate . * deal in hotel propertieis in Decatur [within the past two months, C. J. Yonk ' jof Silver Lake, N. J., having purchas’led the Murray Hotel. The Yager ?' Bros, formerly owned the Madison ho- ' tel building. o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE 3 ’ e Wheat: Dec. $1.18%; May, $1.16%. 1 July $1.08%. Corn: Dec. 70%c; May 8 70%c; July 69%c. Oats: Dec. 43%c. May 43c; July 39%c. o i Ralph Krill and Chas. Fike were Ft. Wayano visitors Sunday.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, November 20, 1922.

YEOMAN DAY CHAIRMEN WILL MEET TONIGHT AT 7! — A meeting of the chairmen of the different committees who served for the Yeoman Day celebration held in i his city on August 22. will be held nl seven o'clock this evening at the Decatur Industrial rooms and every memI her is urged to be present. Arrange- ; ments will be made for the’visit hero ■of Messrs. McKee and Farmer next Thursday. o SUGAR CAMPAIGN WILL BE SHORT Annual Run At Local Factory Is Expected To End December 10 Or 12 Indications are that tile eleventh annual sugar making campaign a.'l the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company! will come to an end between December 10 nnd 12, the run this year being] about one month shorter than last j year due to a short crop of hoot.;. So far. approximately 25,000 tons of beets have been ground into sugar at the big mill, the only plant of its kind in Indiana, and the management states that tho beets are testing fairly good this year. The hot, dry spell last summer did not help the beets mature as they should, but the management is pleased with the grade produced. The second semi-monthly pay roll was distributed last Saturday to the 300 workmen in the plant and the total outlay for mill labor up to the fifteenth of the month now totals over $23,000. Saturday’s pay roll was sll.500. The second pay day for the farmers will take place on December 17 and it was stated by Mr. Carmody, the manager, that the farmers would receive nearly $175,000 in payment for their beets.. Things in general ar ! running nicely at the plant and a mos, excellent grade of sugar 1s being mat ufactured at the mill. Tests have shown that the wast - water disposal plant installed a year ago by the Holland-St. Louis Suga.company at considerable expense is proving satisfactory again this year. No complaints have been made or heard that the waste waters from th. sugar plant contaminates the water or kills the fish in the St. Mary's river. The sugar factory started operations about the middle of October. It was also stated t’ it the beet sugar crop throughout the country was th • smallest this year than since 1911. o MINISTERS URGE PEOPLE TO JOIN THE RED CROSS The call to enroll in the annual Red Cross roll call was heard from practically every pulpit in the churches in Decatur yesterday, the ministers urging the people to join this worthy organization. The roll call is now under way, Albert Sellemeyer being the county chairman and on next Sunday, November 26, a general canvas for members will be made. You are asked to join. Tile membership fee is I only SI.OO per year. COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET NOV. 28 Special Meeting Called For Next Week For Organization Purposes A special meeting of the Adams County Council has been called for 9.30 o’clock, Tuesday moruing, November 28th at the Auditor's office at which time tlie reorganizaton of the board members wll take place. Ernst Doehrman wll be the only now member on the board, takng the place of A. G. Briggs of Geneva. For several years M. Kirsch Ims been chairman of the board and at the meeting next week the board will select a new chairman. A number of business matters will also bo disposed of by the county council including the making of additional appropriations for the paying of expenses of several of the offices and institutions of the county. The members of the county council, including Mr. Doehrman were elected without opposition at the November 7tb election and will serve on this important board for the next four years. The members of the board are: M. Kirsch. Frank Mclntosh. Henry Eiting. William Baumgartner, Frank Wecfcter, Chris Etcher and Ernst Doehrman. Several of the members hove served several terms’on the board.

[ARREST YOUTH FOR FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE HERE b— Lewis Cline, Os Fairmount, Taken Into Custody This Morning IS IN THE COUNTY JAIL Wife Alleges He Married Her To Escape Prosecution For Bastardy Lewis Cline, of Fairmount, was arrested at the General Electric sac tory this morning by Sheriff Sephus ] Melclii on a charge of fraudulent I marriage, filed by his wife. Ida Cline, of near Geneva. Clino has been emI ployed at the General Electric fa-' I tory since last August. In the complaint tiled in the circuit ' i court tflis morning by Mrs. Cline, [ | through Attorney R. C. Parrish, of Fort Wryne it is stated that th ■ couple were married on June 15, 1922. The plaintiff alleges that a the time of the marriage, the defend ant was liable to prosecution for bastardy by herself, and that the defen(|- ' ant married the plaintiff with the in- 1 tention of escaping prosecution o:i : bastardy charges. The plaintiff was formerly Miss Ida Kerr. She charges that the defendant abandoned her oa November 15. 1922. within two year; ' of the marriage, without just cause. A baby was born to the plaintiff last week, it is said. Cline was placed in the county jail to await arraignment. He asked for an attorney. The defendant and plaintiff are both young. 0 —_—- [Grand Jury Investigating Hall-Mills Murder Todav • Somerville, N. J., Nov. 20.—With a cordon of state police guarding the court house, the grand jury today started investigation of the Hall-Mill; murder case. Among the first witnesses calle 1 was Raymond Schneider, who, with Pearl Behmer, found the corpses ot' the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills on the Phillips farm o : September 14. Schneider entered th court hotffie in custody of Sheriff Wychoff, as he is under a perjury clmrg ■ for having falsely accused Ralph Hayes of committing the murder. The grand jury sat around a Rible. littered with maps and diagrams o;' the Phillips farm. More maps of th : vicinity covered the walls. o Geo. Schumaker of Wabash township is in town today on business. COURT CONVENES FOR A NEW TERM i I Grand Jury In Session Also; Witnesses Subpoened For Tomorrow Several minor proceedings octuple ! the court’s time today, as the Novem- [ her term of the Adams circuit court convened. No eases were set fc trial on the opening day. The grand [ jury met this morning and spent th forenoon in discussing various mat ters. Tlie jury adjourned at 2:>» o'clock this afternoon and will con vene at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning [ No witnesses were called before the grand jury today. However a few . supoi nas were placed in the hands o: the sheriff. Tlie witnesses will he call- [ cd before the jurors tomorrow morn ing to testify in the ease or cases, be ing investigated by the jury. In the estalo of Henry Panders, a petition was filed today by Thomas J. Durkins, administrator, to settle the estate as insolvent. The court or dered the estate settled as insolvent and ordered that notice to that effect bo given to the creditors. In the estate of David Steele, the court found that all proper officials and interested persons had been prop- i erly notified of the bearing on the , cash value of the estate. The court ] found that the decedent died leaving as his heirs his children. William S. Steele, Charles F. Steele, Walter E. Steele, Eva Ca.pliu, and Arlie Steele, a grandson. The total net value of the estate was found to bu $7,027.58. The court found that there was no in- , hetrtance UK due on tbs estate. (Continued on page three)

Young Child Victim Os Black Diptheria Maldc Hurriette Stralim. four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert I Stralim, died lust Wednesday after a short illness with Black Diptheria. She was four years and three months old nt the time of her death. She is suvived by her parents and throe sisters, Esther, Lula and Margarite, besides several other relatives and i friends. Private funeral services wore hold on Friday afternoon, CLARK COMMENTS! ON LOCAL GAME Sports Editor Os Indianapolis Times Writes Os De-catur-Richmond Game "It was one of the greatest high school football battles of the year,” said Heze Clark, a leading sport critic of Indiana, who refereed the Rich-mond-Decatur game here last Friday, in his account of the game, written for the Indianapolis Times, of which paper he is sports editor. He named Myers, John Teeple, Gay, Kern and Captain Engler, as the shining lights in the Yellow Jacket lineup. Following is the story as it appeared in the Indianapolis Tinies: In a football game witnessed by the largest crowd that ever saw an athletic event in Decatur, Coach A. G. Moore’s Yellow Jackets for the first time this season tasted defeat Friday. The score was. Richmond, 13; Decatur, 6. It was one of the greatest high school football battles of the year. Decatur, with a siring of seven victories,' most of them by top-heavv scores, entered the contest a slight favorite over the powerful, speedy eleven developed by Coach Little nt Richmond. The Crimson athletes from the Quaker City had made a great record this year, having lost only one game. The winner of the contest Friday is the undisputed football champion of eastern Indiana, and has a strong claim on the championship of the high schools of western Ohio. Both teams found their opponents defense strong, and an exchange of punts ended with the ball in the possession of the Yellow Jackets near the center of the field. Then just four minutes after the first kick-off Myers, left half back for Decatur, started around the Richmond left end. He cut back and dodging six would-be tacklers raced fifty-four yards for the first touchdown. The try for point was missed. The second sensational run of the game came near the close of the first period when Kennedy, the Richmond full hack, on a side line play ran forty-five yards for a touchdown. Decatur's big line men broke through and broke up Richmond's try for point from a place kick. The first period ended with the score 6 to <’>. The Crimson athletes intercepted a forward pass in the second period. That put the ball in dangerous territory and the Yellow Jackets fought hard. It was fourth down, Richmond's hall on the three-yard line when Kennedy dove over for the winning touchdown and Kessler made good a try for point. The score at half time was Richmond 13, Decatur 6. The teams opened up with passes and al! kinds of trick plays in the last half, but could not score. Mattox, center; Kennedy, full back; Jones and Kessler, half backs, and Malone, quarter, were the Richmond stars. Richmond used no substitutes in the game nnd Decatur only two substitutes. Myers and John Teeple, half backs; Engler, tackle; Guy. guard, and Kern, end. played great football tor the Yellow Jackets. .____________ Famous Character Actor In “Lightning” Is Dead Chicago, Nov. 20. —The entire theatrical world today mourned the pass- r ing of Frank Bacon, famous chara--ter actor, who delighted thousands in. "Lightning.” Bacon died at a Chicago hotel Sun- [ day as n result of heart trouble and i overwork. He gave up the leading i role in “Lightning” on November-11 ,i after appearing in more than 2,000 performances. Memorial services will be held at the Blackstone theater Wednesday morning. Judge R. M. Landis will deliver the eulogy aad services will be held under the auspices of the Christian Science church of which he was a member.

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LONG STRUGGLE IS PREDICTED FOR CONGRESS Extraordinary Session Met At Noon Today at Call Os President Harding MESSAGE TOMORROW [Ship Subsidy Bill Expected To Cause Main Battle Os Forces Washington. Nov. 20 —in an atmosphere surcharged with political electricity, congress, summoned into extra-ordinary session by President Harding, met at noon today. its leaders and the rank and silo alike knew that the session would be one prolonged struggle between contending forces for the upper hand. On one side were ranged Democrats and progressives of both parties; on the other the administration group, many of them answering the call for the last time. After formal proceedings incident to tho convening day. both houses were to adjourn until Tuesday, when President Harding will formally announce the purpose for which he called the legislature back. This is, in the main, a passage of the administration ship subsidy bill, designed by its sponsors as a means of establishing firmly the American merchant marine, and thus extending foreign commerce. Upon this measure, the contending forces will clash with the democraticprogressive, bonding all their resources to defeat the bill and the administration drivng for its passage. Prepare Appropriation GUIs While this main battle Is going on. appropriation hills will be prepared for the regular December session, which opens the first Monday in December. On those and all other administration measures presented at the extra and the regular sessions the anti-administration groups will filibuster, so that I Harding will bo forced to call the newly-elected congress into session nert spring or summer, alter the present one expires by law on March 4. New faces were to appear today lu both houses. Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck. Chicago, was to be sworn in to til! the vacancy caused by the death of her lather, the late Representative William W. Mason, Illinois. In the senate. Senators Pepper and Reed of Pennsylvania, both of whom have been filling vacancies caused by the deaths of Senators Penrose and ( row. were to be sworn in anew and it was expected that Smith Brookhart of lowa, succeeding former Senator Kenyou. now judge, and either Judge Walter p. George or Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia would also take their places. Mrs. Felton was appointed to succt ed the late Senator Tom Watson but lias not taken her seat because of Watson's death occurring while the senate was not >n session. In the meantime an election was held at which George was chosen. Both were on hand today, ready to be sworn In. with senate officials still doubtful as to which would take the seat. Mrs. Felton may be given the so»t for a day. and Judge George may be inducted into office tomorrow to succeed her. according to one plan suggested . Heading of Senator Newberry’s resignation to the s-nute was the only other feature expected to mark the opening ceremonies there. --—o MARRIAGE LICENSE William V. Debolt, farmer, Jefferson township, age 27 years to Ethel K. Myers. Berne, ago 22 years. o Death Os Voter Defeats Candidate For Trustee Columbus. Nov. 20. —Charles Poyer. of Clay township, running for trustee I missed being elected by one vote when John Morgan died. I Morgan hud east his ballot as an I absent voter. But he died one hour too early nt live o'clock election mornling, and his ballot was thrown out I when it was reported h<‘ was dead. Prof. Tiernan Leaves Notre Dame Faculty i South Bend, Ind., Nov. 20-—Profes-[sor John P Tiernan, who figured with hit, wife in a suit against Hairy • Poulin, local babel dasher, accitsing > th« latter of lb , pF : "gity of quo of ■ Mrs. Tiernau’s children, resignod tof day from tbo law faculty of Notru Dtuno university.