Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 293

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four excused FROM FURTHER JURTJERVICE Jury Commissioners Are Ordered To Meet And Draw Four Names COMPLAINTS ARE FILED Argue On Motion To Quash Affidavit Against Alleged Check Forger Four members of the regular petit jury for the November term of the Adams circuit court have been exeused from further jury service during the remainder of the present term. The court has instructed the clerk of the court and the jury commissioners to meet and draw 'four additional names to take the places of those excused. The jurors excused were Lewis Mason, Jacob Hoffman, Hubert Zerkle nnd Orvil Morrison. Two complaints on notes were filed in the circuit court by' Niblick and Company, one against Charles Kraft in which the sum of $52 is demanded and one against Henry Hill, in which the sum of SBO is demanded. Dore B. Erwin is attorney for the plaintiff. Lewis C. DeVoss has been appoin'ed counsel to defend the defendant in the case of the state vs. H. H. Heaton, who is charged with issuing fradulent checks. The defense has filed a motion quash the charge and arguments on the motion were held this afternoon. In the case of Frank E. Long vs. Kate Nagel, an answer in two paragraphs has been filed by the defendant. The court ordered the plaintiff to reply to the second paragraph of the defendant’s answer. Attachment proceedings in the case of Edna Largent vs. Harvey C. Largent have been dismissed upon a motion filed by the defendant. Hugh D. Hite, receiver of the Mon-j roe Hume Store, filed an answer in j one paragraph to the cross-complaint of Menno S. Liechty, in the case of | the Berne Lumber company and the Berne Hardware company against the Home Store and others. Mr. Hite also filed an answer in one paragraph to the plaintiff's complaint. A report of the inheritance tax ap praiser has been filed in the estate of Lauretta Elston. The report shows that the total net value of the estate was $€,463.15, which was inherited by Romeo O. and Harry Elston. The court found that the sum of $12.31 was due from each of the heirs as inheritance tax. Romeo O. Elston is administrator of the estate. o— American Legicn Serves Notice Os Bonus Fight Washington, Dec. 14 —The American Legion today served notice upon congress that it will fight for the enactment of the soldier bonus bill before the end of the special session of March 4, next. Although congress faces one of the | worst legislative jams in recent years Alvin M Ossley, commander of the legion, in conference here with past commanders and chairmen of the legion committees, has drawn up a big legislative program, which the organization will seek to have enacted, during the special session. Legislation for the relief of disabled veterans was declared to be of “first and supreme importance” and is placed ahead of the bonus in the legion’s program. Pennsylvania Town Has Big Conflagration Today (United Press Service.) Altoona, Penna., Dec. 14 —(Special too Daily Democrat) —With one entire business block in ruins, and flames demolishing another, the little town oi Juniata was threatened with destruction today. ' The borough reservoir is dry and there is practically no water with which to fight the conflagration. The fire started in a barber shop at 4:30 a.m. and spread unchecked while fire fighting forces sought desperately for some means to get water to the scene.

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Wholesale Arrests Mark x *’ rohe Os ('amp Looting * lulled Preu Srrvli-c.) , ” I °‘ Or "' lUi l>( . H (Siiwjai Daily Democrat)— Wholesale arrests i today mark.,l f ...i..,..,, '1 110,1 the looting of ('amp Grant, 1 near Chicago, of more than $1,500,000 In supplies. in a series of raids federal agents ! took nearly a score of men here. Warrants charging theft of govern nient property or receiving stolen goods will be served on the prisoners. I Iwo of the men for whom warrants were issued are wealthy junk dealers of Rockford, assistant United State: District Attorney Phillip n. Ward said. Questioning of the prisoners is ex pected to lead to the recovery <> t thousands of dollars worth of stolen ■ goods. “The camp was looted of everythin!- ■ but the real estate," Ward said. “An • organized band stripped the barrack > of all the equipment including plumb ing. I heliev the thefts were commit- ' ted in hroad day light. Soldier f guards were bribed with liquor an! I money." ’ The thefts occured between Sep tember 1921 and January 1922. DISTRIBUTION OF II DECEMBER HIES County Auditor Has Checks Ready For V arious Trustees And Treasurers Checks totaling $276,460,72 will bo mailed on December 15th by County Auditor Martin Jaberg to the township trustees, treasurers of school boards library board and incorporated town and the treasurer of state as tlieishare of the December distribution o taxes. Approximately the same amount was sent to the same officer.last July, the distribution of taxes ! being made every six months. Tin -largest amount goes to the state treas hirer, the check totaling $62,636.15. 'this being for all funds for which th. state levies a tax. The second larg est check was sent to the treasure, of the Decatur school board, th ■ I amount being $41,337.70. - The funds for which the tax wa'levied and the amount raised for such purposes and the total received by th treasurers of the different taxing unit ', in the county are as follows: Union Township — Township tax '5219.20; road tax. $1315.22; special school tax, $2741.84; local tuition fund, $1647.24—T0ta1, $5923.50. Root Township — Township tax. $496.07; road tax, $1793.03; special school tax. $5976.93; local tuition fund, $3785.76—T0tal $12051.79. Preble Township—Township tax. $838.58; road tax. $1677.38; special school tax. $168.34; local tuition fund sl6B.oß—Total $2852.38. Kirkland Township— Township tax. $575.09; special school tax. $3450.58: local tuition fund, $4313.52—T0tal $8339.19. Washington Township — Township tax, $1251.48; road tax, .02; special I school tax. $5007.19; local tuition fund. $2506.28—T0ta1. $8765.24. | St. Marys Township— Township tax. $932.75; road tax, $310.85; special !school tax, $3892.16; local tuition fund, $3425.98—T0ta1, $8561.74. Blue Creek Township—Townshir tax $470.04; road tax, $1300.74: special" school tax, $4370.23; local tuition fund, $3201.43— Total $9342.44. | Monroe Township-Township tax $675.82; road tax. .04; special school tax, $3989.70; local tuition fund, $6980.98— Total. $11,645.54, French Township-Township tax $1128.80; road tax. $250.47; special school tax. $3761.01; local tuition fund. $2124.62 —Total, $7274.90. Hartford Township—Township tax, $1510.90; road tax. $377.85; special school tax. $5665.78; local tuition fund, $6295.45— Total $13849.98Wabash Township-Township tax $lB6 31' road tax, $429.69; special school tax, $1859.43; local tuition fund, $2859.64— Total, $5435.0,. Jefferson Township—Township ax, road fund, (Continued on page six)

MINERS'STRIKE IN STATE HAS BEEN AVERTED President Hessler, Os Eleventh District, Says The Strike Is Called Off CHECK OFF GRANTED Operators Agree To All Demands Made By Miners; They Change Attitude ; Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 14—The I eleventh district coal strike is off. John G. Hessler, president of the miners, announced that the strike call recently issued would be automatically cancelled, through the action of tile Indiana bituminius oper- , ators association late Wednesday in agreeing to make the $4 check off demanded by the miners. As a result of the operators vote, which rescinds the attitude they adopted a week ago, the special assessment to reimburse international officers for money borrowed to finance the strike of last summer will be I checked off the same as other dues > are. The fact that many of the operators already had collected the assessment, through misunderstanding, i was given by Phil H. Penna, secretary of the operators, as one of the reasons for the mine owners yielding the point to the miners. The operators were further actuated, he said, by the fact that the miners ha dialled a district strike, ef- ’ fective Dec, 16. o ABOUT THE SICK Word was received from Mrs. J. S. McCrory stating that her daughter, Elsie Blackman, who is attending high school in Chicago, is very ill with diptheria but is improving. TEN MEET DEATH IN TRAIN WRECK Thirty Injured in Collision Os Passenger Train And Switch Engine Houston,’Texas, Dec. 14—Ten persons were known dead and thirty were in hospitals today as a result of a collision of a Houston East and West Texas passenger train and a . switch engine at Humble, near here, last night. Four of the known dead are white and the others negroes. The crash of the two engines ! cracked the steam pipe leading to the cylinders of the switch engine and a stream of deadly steam was poured through a window of the first coach, scalding to death a number of occupants. Others were burned painfully as the two forward cars filled with the i stifling, scalding steam. Passengers were helpless as they j jammed the exits and found the i doors jammed close by the wreck and ■ windows closed tightly. Frightened men and women hud died together before the doors at the | end of the car farthest from where i the burning steam streamed into the cars. They were found in a little (group by rescue workers. The accident occurred, officials be- ■ lieved, when the freight engine drifted to a point where the side track • and main line converge, after the train crew started to supper. . The town of Humble, awakened by the crash of the two giant engines ,: turned out and plunged into the work of caring for the dead and Injured. Drug stores were converted into I temporary relief stations. i One drug store became a morgue and bodies of the victims were arranged on the counters. I Doctors, nurses and ambulances , were sent from Houston. Rescue work was hampered by the streams of steam still pouring from the brokI eII P * Pe ' a u , Extent of injuries of many had not been determined early today by physicians who said there would be additions to the list of dead.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 14, 1922

( lark Pays Tribute To Gordon Engler In his story explaining ills selection of the all-state high school football team published in the Indianapolis Times yesterday, Heze Clark paid the following tribute to Gordon Engler, captain of the Decatur high eleven, who was picked one of the tackle positions on the mythical team: “('. Gourley, of Emerson and G. Engler of Decatur are named as first team tackles. Big powerful and fast these men have no equals in the state although Helsley of Central of Evansville, Painter, of Manual of Indianaapolis, Stansbaugh of Sullivan, and Kendall of Logansport would give either of them the hardest kind of a, battle.” o Carpentier Still Wants To Fight Paris, Dec. 14.—Battling Siki will not fight Georges Carpentier for charity unless his license is restored, he notified the French boxing commission. Carpentier said he considered Siki's demand just, but he wants to fight him anyway. DALLAS HOWER DEPUTY SHERIFF John Baker, Sheriff-elect, Names Local Man To Act As His Deputy John Baker, county sheriff-elect has oppointed Dallas M. Hower, well known Decatur citizen, as his deputy, to assume his duties at the same time Mr. Baker takes the office of sheriff on January 1, 1923. The appointment was officially made last night and the selection will meet with the general approval of the people of this county. He is especially well known in this city where lie has made his home for over 35 years. For a num her of years lie conducted a meat market in this city and at present is employed in the H. P. Schmitt meat market here. He was born in Root township and lived on the farm ftnjil the family moved to this city. Mr. Hower is accommodating, honest, ami upright in every way and will make an excellent deputy sheriff. Mr. Baker was elected sheriff at the November election and is now making arrangements to move to the county jail on First street. He k a splendid citizen and we are sure that both lie and Mr. Hower will perform their duties in an efficient manner. REPORTS SALE OF SEALS GOOD People Are Buying Christmas Seals, Says W. Guy Brown, Chairman W. Guy Brown, county chairman of the annual Christmas Seal sale, reports that the sale is progressing in a fine manner and that the people in general are aiding in the effort to raise funds for combatting tuberculosis. Letters were mailed out today to all lodges and clubs in the city asking them to .purchase tuberculosis bonds. The money derived from the sale of bonds is applied to the Christmas Seal fund. People throughout the country are being called upon to purchase the little seals to aid in the fight against the dreaded disease. Statistics show that about ten times as many people die of tuberculosis in America as fall victims to motor accidents. Approximately 13,000 died last year of injuries sustained in accidents, 12,500 of diphtheria and 10,000 of typhoid or malaria, while 132,000 died of tuberculosis. /ifegL-

HUNTMENAND WOMEN SEEN IN SHAFFER AUTO I — Authorities Seek Persons Who Stole Car Belonging To Dead Couple FARM HAND IS QUIZED Sheriff Convinced That He (Bookshire) Did Not Commit Crime Newcastle, Ind., Dee. 14. —The shadows of two women and two men seen just before dawn emerging from the stolen automobile of Bill Shaffer were sought by authorities today in an effort to unravel the mysterious hatchet murder of Shaffer and his wife. Sheriff Yost and other investigators followed a clue which led them to the home of Engle Laird down on Church street. Peering through parted curtains at 3 o'clock on the morning of the murder, last Thursday, Mrs. Laird saw the men and women step from the automobile and abandon it. The machine later was identified as that of Bill Shaffer. When the bodies were discovered "at their Honey Creek farm Tuesday, it became apparent that the machine had been stolen by the murderers who looted the home of $7,000 worth of diamonds and left 3-year-old Billy Huffstickle in the death house. The boy was found five days later when the crime was discovered, exhausted from hunger and thirst and suffering from cold. Mrs. Ijaird heard the automobile come to a stop in front of her home. She was unable to identify the two cquples, but thought they were going to visit someone in the neighborhood or perhaps they were neighbors re (Continued on page five) BONDED DEBT IS $976,886.43 Large Sum Owing By Townships For Good Roads; Monroe Leads The outstanding bonded indebted ness for gravel or macadam road improvements in the twelve townships in the county is $976,886.43. Monroe township has the largest amount of outstanding bonds, the total being $182,923.74, and Washington township is second with a total of $111,499 28. During 1923 the twelve townships will redeem $158,467.79 in bonds and will pay a total of $46,025.92 in interest. County Auditor Martin Jaberg has prepared a list of the road improvements in each township, show ug the amount of bonds still outstanding on the individual roads, the amount to be redeemed on each during and the amount of interest accrued on each improvement. Following is the list: Twp. Bonds Pay Interest Union $ 54,234.04 $ 9,849.19 $3,341.24 Root 81.468.82 13.852.02 3,780.48 Preble 70,528.00 10,840.00 3,314.41 Kirkl’d 63.146.22, 10,503.32 2,751.52 Wash. 111.499.28' 22,367.48 4,856.36 St. M. 64,782.30 11,312.22 3,274.89 B. C. 73.373.70 • 10,147.78 3,467.81 Mon. 182,923.74 26,362.56 8,562.13 French 66,209.20 9,650.50 3,135.22 Hartf'd 70,129.12 10,823.68 3,283.67 Wabash 75,147.49 13,679.69 3,382.48 Jeffers’n 63.444.52 9,079.36 2,876.27 Total $976,886.43 $158,467.79 $46,025.92 It can be seen that the road improv ments in Adams County have >st the taxpayers several million dollars, but the money, has been well spent, for who would v int to liVo where they did not have good roads? o NOTICE BEN HURS Election of officers will take place Friday night, December 15th. Every member is urged to attend. The degree team will also practice for initiation. H. N. DANIEL.

To Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Elaworth Salisbury of Lafever street, Ossian, will celebrate I their golden wedding anniversary on Friday, the 15th of December. Mrs. I Salisbury, before marriage, was Miss | Olive Arthur, the eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth Arthur, and lived at Batavia, Ohio, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Judge Halick, where she was I married on December 15, 1872, to Elsworth Salisbury, son of James and Frances Salisbury, of Roanoke, Ind. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. H. M. Keck, a Methodist minister, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury have lived in the Ossian community most of their married life and are a highly esteemed old couple. The children and grandchildren are invited home to help their parents celebrate the anniversary. The children are Mrs. Onta Quackenbush and Howard Salisbury, of Goshen, Ind., and Mrs. Nellie Blair, of Qbsian. There are six grand-children and two great grupd-children in the family. Paul Paimter, of Bluffton, was a business caller here today. o D.C.H.S. TO PLAY FT. WAYNE FRIDAY Catholic Team Plays At Home While I). H. S. Five Go To Portland Decatur basketball fans will get another glimpse of the local Catholic high school quintet in action when the C. C. H. S. five of Fort Wayne comes here for a game in Athletic hall tomorrow night. The big game will be called at 8:15 o’clock. A preliminary game between the Central school eighth grade team and the Catholic eighth grade five will be’ played beginning at 7:15 o'clock “Dutch" •Flanders will referee the game. The Decatur Cathplic five has been making a name for itself this season. It holds victories over the Bryant live, the St. John’s team of Delphos, Ohio, the St. Rose quintet of Lima, Ohio, and the Kirkland township high school eagers. Two games have been lost so far this season, one to the fast Van Buren team, coached by Linn Kern, a Decatur youth, and the other to Portland high school. The local five is coached by "Lank" Linn, star center on the Decatur high school district championship five last year. The game tomorrow night will be a real test for the local boya, as the Fort Wayne aggregation always has a fast quintet in the field. However, the boys are in good condition for the fray and will put up a good exhibition. They engaged in a practice game with the Decatur high school five last night and the contest proved to be a hard fought affair. D. H. S. TO PORTLAND Willie the Catholic high five is en gaging the C. C. H. S. quintet in a game here tomorrow night, the Decatur high players will journey to Port land where they will try their ability against the high school team of that city which handed a 17-11 defeat to the local Catholic five last Friday night. Hopes for a victory over the Portland outfit have-mounted considerably since Bobby Myers, veteran forward from last season's team, has appeared at the gymnasium for practice this week. Bobby suffered a broken finger in the last football game of the season and has been out of the basketball lineup since the season opened. His finger has healed sufficiently to pennit him to get into the Portland game, Coach Moore stated today. At a meeting of tile players Tuesday evening. Jack Teeple, veteran floor guard, was elected captain of, the local eagers for the present sea-, son. Jack is a good guard and hard fighter and he will make an excellent | leader for the local five. o ” ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+ + WEATHER ♦ ***««ft******** Indiana —Snow in northern section; snow or rain in southern portions tonight and Friday; warmer in east portion tonight; colder Friday afternoon or night. Strong, shifting winds.

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PAPERS WANTED IN IMPEACHMENT CASE DISAPPEAR Attorney General Unable To Explain Where Secret Files Are Kept A FLARE DEVELOPES Charges Certain Congressmen Have Been Criticized Starts Trouble Washington, Dec. 14. — (Special to Daily Democrat)— Secret files wanted by the prosecution in the Daughtrey impeachment proceedings have mysteriously disappeared from the department of justice it developed today in the hearings before the house jti- ' dietary committee. The missing papers contained charges of A. P. MacAuley, of New York and Toronto, against William Burns, chief of the secret service. They were sent to Daugherty in 1921 in an attempt to keep him from appointing Burns. When the demand for the tiles was ; renewed today by counsel tor representative Keller, author of the imi peachment resolution, attorney Howlland, representing Daugherty, stated I the documents had disappeared. He I had previously admitted the exlstance lof the Mac Auley papers and had i said he produce them. Todays hearing developed an early Hare when Attorney Ralston charged 'that members of congress “who have dared to criticise Daugherty" have been subjected to shadowing by secret service operatives. Attorney Howland hotly denied the (charge declaring it to be utterly I "without foundation". Washington, 1). Dec. 14. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Chicago rail strike injunction issue may lie fought out all over agi in today in the Daugherty impeachment proceedings before the house judiciary committee. Unless further testimony is desired on llie Burns appointment matter, the committee today will u-art taking testimony on tlie charge of i mitative Oscar Keller that Attorney General Daugherty violated his oath and overstepped his authority when lie went before Federal J-idgo Wilkerson at Chicago last summe. and obtained the drastic writ against railroad strikes. If tile injunction matter is taken up Donald H. Richberg of Chicago, the attorney who fought the injunction on behalf of the labor unions, will testify. He faces a chilly reception at the hands of Republican committeemen. practically all of whom are already committed informally to the opinion that Daugherty's action in the injunction proceedings could not possibly constitute an impeachable offense. They are also anxious to push on to other of the 19 Keller specifications. Thomas Stevenson and Oscar (Horne, labor union lawyers of Cleveland. have also been subpoenaed to appear today. Mrs. Mabel W. Willebrandt today took a place as an advisor in the ranks of the attorneys representing i the attorney general. She is a special ■assistant attorney general. The committee, was expected to decide today that A. P. McAuley of Toronto and New York, shall be called, if he can be located, and be given a chance to defend himself against statements made late yesterday by William J. Burns, chief of the federal secret service. MacAuley’s efforts to prevent Hurns' (appointment in 1921 were attributed to the fact that the Burns detective agency arrested MacAuley on a i charge of passing spurious money in Ist. Louis and New York. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ( Wheat: Dec. $1.25; May $1.23%; July $1.14%. Corn: Dec. 75%; May 74%c; July 73%c. Oats: Dec. 46c; May 46%c; July 42%c. -■ -o Mr. and Mrs. Bresick and daughi ter, of Preble, shopped here yesterday.