Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 289

tTART WORK I ON HARDING'S I BIG PROGRAM Congressmen Take Steps To ■Enact Much Legislation During Session JAN NOT ENACT ALL Program Outlined By PresI ident Too Lengthy For Present Congress By PAUL P. MALLON ■ United Press Staff Correspondent I Washington, Dec. 9.—Congres totook initial steps to carry out the Bge legislative program outlined yes>r<tay by President Harding, although is realized that all the recommenutions cannot be enacted at this seson. The legislative situation as the re- ' lit of the president's address may b summarized as follows: Taxation I The house ways and means committee will ask the rules committee ext week to arrange to sandwich beween appropriation bills resolutions >r amending the constitution to proibit tax exempt securities. Ways nd means leaders hope to have the , ouse adopt the resolution next Wed esday. Rural Credits In both houses the agriculture and anking and currency committees will ackle a mass of legislation and try o whip into shape a bill that will sa‘ify the farm bloc and the adminisration. In the house the Anderson : ill, creating a farm credits depart i nent with $5,000,000 capital in cash ederal reserve bank probably will be 1 he basis of committee work. Railroads The president’s recommendation for 1 ibolition of the railroad labor board ' “nd his other suggested legislative eforms in the transportation law will >e considered by the house and senite interstate commerce committees it meetings to be held within a few days. If Mr. Harding’s recommendations for a merger of the railroads into a few big systems and for legisla- • tion to prevent strikes are insisted upon, there can be no railroad legislation at this session. It is considered unlikely by leaders that, with the appropriation bills and other routine problems to attend to, congress will find time this winter to tackle the big controversial question of railroad legislation. im-.igration The senate and house immigration committees will meet the coming week. While immigration is considered too large a question for satisfactory solution in the hustle of a short session, there will be much discussion of it. The house committee will have hearings on resolutions admitting war refugees from Turkey and Thrace. Mr. Harding's suggestion for registration of aliens would require treaties and is inadvisable in the opinion of some house leaders. I Chairman Johnson of the house committee wants to reduce the present three per cent limit on immigration to one and one-half per cent. Child Labor The house judiciary committee probably will present a resolution - amending th e constitution to give congress power to prevent child labor. Prohibition The president’s denunciation of violators of the Volstead act and the eighteenth amendment was expected (Continued on page four)

THIEVES STEAL FROM MINISTERS „ NINf DURING CHURCH MONDAY EVENING

Thieves were busy at the Defenseless Mennonite church west of Berne on Monday evening while revival services were in progress at the church, it seems the thieves had a special prejudice against preachers; as three ministers were victims of the thievery. While the services were in session someone took a new spare tire, a front side curtain and some tools and patches from the auto belonging to Rev. Haley of Linn Grove. A shawl and a robe tn the back seat were left In the car. The second minister to have suffered loss was Rev. Henry Moser. Rev. Moser had been at Fort Wayne on Monday and bought two new suits, which he Intended to use in his work as a missionary in Africa. He had not taken time to stop at the home of

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Banker Gives Interesting Talk At Monmouth Friday R. E. Glendening, of the First National bank, delivered a very interesting talk at the Monmouth school yesterday afternoon on the subject of banking. Mr. Glendening explained the origin and various uses and purposes of the bank in a community. His talk was given in connection with the educational campaign being conducted throughout the county and nation by the Bankers’ Association. He spoke for about thirty minutes. THIEVES TAKEN THROUGH CITY Union City Sheriff and Deputy Capture Three Desperate Characters Three automobile thieves, thugs and murderers In the custody of the sheriff and his deputy from Union City, Indiana were in Decatur this morning stopping long enough to get gas at one of the filling stations, on their way back to Union City. The Union City sheriff and his deputy caught the three men at LaGrange this morning, they being charged with the theft of a six cylinder Studebaker automobile, which they stole yesterday from a woman at Union City. Those who talked to the sheriff stated that the official told them that two of the auto thieves were from East St. Louis, while the youngest one of the three was a resident of Union City and that he was connected with a murder of a groceryman at Muncie six or seven years ago. Owing to his youth, it is said, he received a light sentence in the reformatory. Another bandit who had a hand in the murder, a negro, was sent to the penitentiary. The sheriff told one local citizen that the men told him that they had shot a man at a little town betwee.i here and LaGrange who sold them "gas.” It was stated that the bandits refused to pay for the “gas” and when the proprietor of the filling station tried to stop them one of tha men shot him. The sheriff did not know whether this story was the truth or not as he did not hear of it until one of the men told him, an t when questioned the men could not recall the name of the place or whet - the shooting took place. Two of the men were in the sheriff’s car, while the third man and the deputy sheriff were in the Studebaker roadster which belonged to the Union City woman. Membership In Red Cross Is Growing The latest total reported in the annual Red Cross membership roll call shows that 576 have paid their mem bership dues for the coming year, and a total of $6.55 has been given in donations. The report shows the following results of the drive: Memberships—Pleasant Mills, $2. Linn Grove, s2l; Preble, $29; Decatur, $461; Berne, $63; total, $576. Donations —Linn Grove, 60c; Preble, $1; Decatur, $4.25; Berne, 70c. •— CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec., $1.22%; May. $1.20- %; July, $1.09%. Corn: Dec., 72’4c: ay, 71%c; July 70%c. Oats: Dec., 45%e; May, 44%c; July 41%c. BIRTH Arietta Bucile is the name given to the eight pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Irelan. Mother and babe are getting along line.

his father and had driven directly to the church. After the church services it was found that the two suits were missing from the car. Rev. and Mrs. Moser intend soon to leave for Africa as missionaries. It is reported that a shawl was a ho taken from the automobile of Rev. Eli Lantz, pastor of the church. Parties who were in the church renort that during the services they heard an automobile driving away from the church. They stated that the driver seemed to have trouble In getting his car started. Nothing definite is known as to the stealing. It I s bought that the thieves were probably the same who stole the clover seed at the Chattanooga Equity elevator on the same night.

GOBRT NAMES ATTORNEY FOR JOHN M’CLISH Case Os Largent Vs. Largent Continued; Restraining Order Issued DIVORCE IS GRANTED Claim Awarded Against Estate; Judgment Granted On Note, Account Attorney J. Fred Fruchte has been appointed by the court to defend J. McClish, who was arrested during the first of the week on a charge of wife and child desertion. McClisli, it is said, is financially unable to employ an attorney. Tlie defendant in the case of gernt vs. Largent appeared in court this morning when the case was set for trial. The court continued the case until next Tuesday afternoon. In the ease of Edward G. Hansen vs. Matilda M. Hansen, the court has issued a restraining order restraining the plaintiff from drawing his wages from now until a further order of the court. The Gas ami Electric company, of Fort Wayne, employer of the plaintiff is restrained from paying the wages to Hansen until further order of the court. A divorce has boon granted by the court to Dudley Womax from Nancy Ann Womax, on the grounds of abandonment The court issued an order prohibiting the plaintiff from re-marrying within a period of two years, and also ordered him to pay the costs of the trial. A claim for $312 against the Barclay Smith estate has been granted by the court to Mrs. Harley Smith. Judgment in the sum of $295.37 in a suit on an acotint and a note, has beer.' granted to---A4l4i<-k and Company against Thomas Dowling. Attorney C, J. Lutz has been appointed by the court to represent the estate of J. W. Murphy in a claim case filed by Frances Murphy. In the case of the Bank of Linn Grove against Amos D. Buckmaster and others, attorneys C. J. Lutz ami ! C. L. Walters appeared for the defendants Jessie A. Buckmaster, Job L. Yaney, and John Am today. The court ruled the above named defendants to answer. Attorney Joseph Herron, of Howard county, has entered his appearance for the defendant in the ease of John E. Mann vs. I.ocra Mann, suit for divorce. No jury cases are set for trial next week. Judge John C. Moran was (Continued on page four) CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE IS BEGUN Pupils In Schools Throughout County Aiding In Annual Sale The annual sale of Christmas Seals has been started in Decatur and Adams county and a large number of the seals have been sold. W. Guy Brown, county chairman, has mailed out a quantity of the stamps to each school in the county and the pupils are making the sales. Wonderful work is accomplished in the stamping out of the dreaded disease, tuberculosis, each year through the money raised through the sale of the Christmas seals. Reports show that there were 1,268 less deaths from tuberculosis in 1921 than in 1917. In the last five years the number of people per 100,000 who died from tuberculosis has decreased 44.9 per cent. In Indiana eighty-eight counties are engaged in the fight against the common enemy. In addition to the Christmas Seals, health bonds are being sold. The health bonds sell for any amount from $5 to SI,OOO. Many people desire to subscribe for at least one bond and in that manner help fight the disease. In Adams county the money raised i through the seal sale is used in several ways. Free clinics are given and I many individual cases of tuberculosis j are given aid. A very large per cent of the money raised in the county during the seal sale remains in the county.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, December 9, 1922.

Schools To Be Closed Ten Days For Holidays The Decatur city school will be closed for one week and one day during the Christmas holiday, according to the usual cur.t.nn, school officials announced today. The schools will he dismissed on Friday evening, Decent her 22 and will re open on Tuesday, January 2. giving the pupils the oppor tnnlty to celebrate the New- York heft,re returning to their work. This will make a total of ten days, counting Saturdays ami Sundays, that the pupils will be out of school. Many of the teachers live in other cities and they are planning to return to their homes for the vacation. o 'TIGER'PROPOSES AN AGREEMENT Clemenceau Asks That Negotiations Be Opened At Washington At Once (I nlieil Pn*M Service,) Philadelphia, Dec. 9. —(Special to Dally Democrat I —George Clemenceau the "tiger” war premier of France today proposed the immediate opening of negotiations at Washington for an agreement between the United States and the other nations of the world to take the place of the League of Nations and return this country to the councils of Europe. The old French statesman made this statement immediately after he had flatly declared to a great audience in the acadamy of music here, that he did believe in the League of Nation s as a means of preventing war. His recommendation for the negotiations at Washington was based on President Harding’s statement in his address to congress, yesterday, suggesting that arrangements similar to the four power treaty of the Arms Conference could be made in other parts of the world. ANOTHER LARGE CROWD AT PLAY Second Performance Os “Deestrick Skule” Drew A Large Audience An audience which filled the playing floor and part of the bleachers in the gymnasium witnessed the second performance of the faculty play. "The Deestrick Skule.” last night, and everyone present enjoyed many good hearty laughs. The characters went through with their roles in fine style again. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, accompanied byMrs. Carrie Haubold, sang two selections previous to the opening of the play and another between scenes, which were greatly appreciated and heartily applauded. Tsiah Tolstoi, played by W. Guy Brown; Ezechial Smart, played by Dr. Fred Patterson; Grover Cleveland Honeysuckle, played by Cloyd Gephart; and Mike O’Flynn, played by Martha Tyner, were leaders in the fun-making. M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the city schools, who played the role of the master, was very good. Although figures on the receipts from the two performances, were not available yet today, it is known that a good sized sum was realized from the play with which to purchase pictures for the new high school auditorium, and equipment for the girls rest room and new gymnasium. GERMANS MAKE PROTEST Berlin, Dec. 9—Voicing unanimous protest against proposed French occupation of the Ruhr valley, all classes in Germany were represented at a monster mass meeting here today. — ott+t+t+t+t+t+t* + WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ + + ♦ + + + ♦♦♦♦♦ Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, colder tonight in south and extreme cast portions. Vl6 | DAYS TO 1/

OPERATORS OF MINES FAIL TO HEED THREAT i Refuse To (’heck Off Strike Fund Levy From Wages Os Indiana Miners STRIKE MAY RESULT Strike Call Becomes Effec-I tive On December 16; Few Avert Strike (Inllril Preaa Service.) Indianapolis. Dec. 9. — (Special to ' Payday in the larger coal fields of In[diana today revealed that some of the I operators had refused to check off a I special union strike fund levy of $4 'from the wages of each man as demanded by the United Mine Workers under threat of a strike. Whether the miners will return to work Monday is still a question t but they have authorization of district union chiefs to lay down thei.- tools under such circumstances. Some of the smaller companies , without mebership in the Indiana bituminous operators association vert reported to have complied with the 1 union request and thus averted a strike tying up their properties. This was true in Davies county. But the heavy producing properties ' round Linton, Terre Haute, Clinton, i Bicknell and Vincennes were said to have stood firm in their refusal tn abide by the union’s request. The strike call is effective December 1 and those refusing to check og the special levy may negotiate with 1 1union agents before that time for a 1 : satisfactory agreement. — 0 — Learn Whereabouts Os Spanish-American Vet Many local veterans of the SpanishAmerican war will be interested in the 1 information regarding the whereabouts of one of their comrades which was received today by J. D. Andrews. 1 , For many years local veterans of the ( war have been attempting to locate ' John Gass. Mr. Andrews received a i letter today from Ellison Arbuckle, ! of Indianapolis, who stated that he j ’ had just talked with a man who knew of Mr. Gass. He told him that Gass was killed by a train near Augusta about twelve otf fifteen years ago. After Mr. Gass returned from the war he studied to be a veternarlan ami 1 was practicing at the time of his - death. Mr. Gass was a member of Company B, One Hundred and Sixtieth ; regiment, which was composed large- j ly of Adams county men. His home I was in Indianapolis, however. LINTON UNABLE TO ATTEND MEET I ’ Principal Os D. H. S. Not Attending Conference At i Indiana University i > A conference of high school princl- • pais of Indiana is being held at In- - diana University today. The confer ■ ence begun yesterday. Professor Paul W. Linton, of the Decatur higli ’ I school was unable to attend the con--1 ference on account of a severe cold 1 which he recently contracted. He had 1 previously planned to attend the con ference. Problems of high school ndininistra 5 tion are being discussed at the conference. President William Lowe Bryan, of Indiana University, opened the meeting yesterday with an adj dress of welcome. Prominent educators from several 1 colleges and universities are sched 1 uled to address the school principals. . Among those on the program are Dr. C. O. Davis, of the school of education of the University of Michigan; ( Professor E. E. Ramsey, state high > school inspector, and Dr. James C. > Millet), professor of vocation edit- , cation at Indiana University. ■ Cort Theater To Have Orchestra Music Soon i r Beginning on next Monday night, an orchestra will furnish special music at the Cort theater four nighta each week, according to an announcement made by the management today. The orchestra, composed of local mu- . sicians, will give programs of late music.

Former Resident Dies In Ft. Wayne Friday (’olteß Patterson, age 72 years, a former resident of Decatur, died yesterday morning nt 4 o’clock at the home of his son, W. F. Patterson, 438, DeWald street. Fort Wayne, after an illness of six months from a complication of diseases. Mr. Patter ! son moved away from Decatur about fourteen years ago. He is survived by the widow, three sons, anlel, W. E„ and .1. W. Patterson; one sister, Mrs. J. Droou; one brother, W. E. Patterson, and to grandchildren. MAKES A REPORT I ON HESSIAN FLY Early Sown Wheat In This County Shows High Degree Os Infestation A report received Wednesday at the county agent's office from Prof. J. J. Davis, of Purdue, relating to the degree of infestation of Hessln fly in! Adams county wheat fields is very interesting in that a remarkable relation is seen between the time of sowing and the per cent of infestation of the fly. The township in which the wheat was found, the time of sowing and per cent of infestation is given below: Wabash, Aug. 29, too heavy infestation to make counts; Wabash, Sept. 10, 70.2 per cent; Hartford, Sept 10, 68.5 per cent; Wabash, Sept. 12, 34.0 per cent; Wabash. Sept. 15, 38.7 per cent; French. Sept. 20, 28.0 per cent; Monroe, Sept. 23, 26.6 per cent; Monroe, Sept. 25, 11.5 per cent; Washington. Sept. 27, 1.0 per cent; Wabash, Oct. 10, none. Regarding the Infestation found in a Monroe town ship field sown on the twenty-fifth of i September, which is the fly-free date for Adams county, Mr. Davis says: “It is not surprising to me that there was a slight infestation on the ! twenty-fifth, the so-called fly-free date. 1 Our observations indicate that we i should delay the sowing in the northern end of Indiana about two days later than heretofore recommended. As a rule the twenty-fifth would be the i proper date, but it seems we are geti ting conditions that in occasional ■ years is a day or two too early. This is very well illustrated in the counts tken from your county. “I certainly was surprised to find so many early sown fields in Adams ' county and I certainly think that your farmers should be advised of this fact ! and of the fact that there is such a heavy infestation in all of the earlyi sown fields, which will greatly assist the Hessian fly in coming back next year. In fact, unless the proper precautions are taken next season, it would not surprise me if Adams county had a very serious infestation next fall.” o — Ralston Says He Is Not Presidential Candidate RALSTON SAYS HE IS NOT Washington, Dec. 9—Samuel M . Ralston. Democratic senator-elect from Indiana, who defeated Albert J. Beveridge in the November election, disavowed any presidential aspirations today on his first visit to the capital since the election. There has been a great deal of talk in political circles recently over the availability of Governor Ralston in 1924. "I am not a candidate for president nor am I intending to be one,” said Governor Ralston. "I'm coming to ' Washington next year to render what I hope will be some useful service in the senate. That’s all." e MARRIAGE LICENSE Jacob Haggard, farmer, Monroe, age 27 years, to Ida Strahm. Monroe, ago 23 years'.

GOOD FELLOWS CHRISTMAS CLUB IS GROWING; TOTA L CONTRIBUTION $71.88

Th e Good Fellows club continues to , grow and with yesterday’s donations the grand total today is $71.88, six- ■ teen dollars having been placed in the ! boxes at the County Clerk's office, the Daily Democrat, Fisher & Harris, Old Adams County bank and the Lose Brothers Store. The largest contribution made yesterday was by C. J. Lutz, who gave $5.00, while tha Bachelor Maids club gsve $4 25 If you want to help to make the poor and needy children happy on Christmas day, place a coin, a bill or your personal check in an envelope and drop It in one of the boxes located at the above places. The Delta Theta Tau sorority

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DECATUB WINS AND LOSES IN NET CONTESTS Catholic High Defeats St. Rose At Lima And I). H. S. Loses To Richmond DECATUR H. SWAMPED Locals Lacked Endurance; C. H. S. To Play Portland H. S. Tonight While the local Catholic high ! school basketball five was winning a ' hard contest from the St. Rose qulnI tet at Lima, Ohio, last night by the score of 15 to 13, the Deeatur high ! school team was dropping a contest to the Richmond high five by the lopsided score of 56 to 19. Coach Moore's team did not have the endurance and practice to withstand the onslaught of the Wayne ; county lads at Richmond. For the first ten minutes of the contest the two teams battled on practically even trems with Decatur leading 6 to 1, but the advantage which the Richmond players gained through opening their season two weeks ahead of the locals, began to show itself and they pulled away from the Decatur five. The first half ended with the score standing 26 to 8. In the second half the Richmond second team was sent into the game and. although the Decatur boys scored more against them than against the first team, the second string lads continued to score for Richmond. I Several substitutions were made in the Decatur line-up by Coach Moore 'in an effort to find a combination 1 which would b e more effective, but to no avail. Tucker and Steele playe<] a good game for the locals. Following ig the line-up of the two teams at the opening of the contest: Decatur (19) Pos. (56) Richmond Dorwin f Kennedy Tucker f- - - Muey Steele c Price Teeple g- Kessler White g Mattox Decatur made the following substitutions. Swearenger for Tucker, Miller for Swearenger, Tucker for Miller, Miller for Teeple, Farr for Tucker. Decatur field goals: Dorwin 1, Tucker 2, Steele 1, Teeple 1. Decatur foul goals: Dorwin 9 out of 12. D. C. H. S. Vs. Lima Coach Lank Linn's Catholic high five played to the largest crowd that the St. Rose team of Lima has had this season. The kame was a nip-and-tuck affair with each team holding the lead several times. The game was featured by close guarding and inability of the forwards to connect with tlie basket with regularity. The first half ended with the score standing 7 to 4 in favor of Decatur. The second half was a reputition of the first with Decatur holding on to their slight advantage. Applemau, who substituted for Wemhoff at center for the C. H. S. five, played a fine game, as did Holthouse at forward. A large number of people from Delphos witnessed the game in Lima last night, and were rooters for the Decatur five. Coach Linn stated today that the St. Rose five would play a return game in this city some time during the winter, although the exact date has not been agreed upon. The C. H. 8. quintet went to Portland this afternoon where the local lads will clash with the Portland high school five tonight. The C. H. S. team will be seen in action here next Friday night against the C. C. H. S. five from Fort Wayne. Following is the line-up of last night's game: D. C. H. 3. (15) Pos. (13) Lima Holthouse f Daleys (C.) (Continued on page four)

is sponsoring the movement and will see that the money is properly distributed at Christmas time. The list of contributors yesterday were: Previously reported .. J 55.88 C. J. Lutz 5.00 Joseph McConnell 1.00 William Frazier 25 J. A. Colchiu 1.00 C. L Walters l.Oit Fred E. Kolter 1.00 1 Dick Boch 50 Mary Laughlin 100 Bachelor Maids Club 4.25 Raymond Kohne 100 Total - - 171.88 ' Be a good fellow and help make the kiddies happy.