Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1922 — Page 1

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feHILD FALLS INTO A PAIL hF SCALOINGWATER: DIES Mary Martha, nineteen months’ old daughter of v ■ li-nia. »I Washington township, dirt at -,T C U Evening, from the shock received when it fell into a buc£ of Scalding water on the preceeding evening. The child wa« tLiv ■burned and was unconscious from within a few minu es after she Kccident until death. d,ier int A two-gallon bucket half filled with scalding water was sit Sing on the floor in the kitchen. The /water had been

Scalding a chicken a short time ■previous to the accident. Mrs. ■Mathilda Hammond, an older ■sister, was in the kitchen with ■the child but difl not see it fall ■ into the water. The child sat ■down in the bucket and the ■ scalding water burned her as ■high »!> as t,le shoulders so badly ■that the skin dropped from the flesh. 11 The little child begun to cry when ■it fell into the scalding water and th. ■cries attracted the attention of the ■ sister, who quickly picked her up ■ from the water and removed the ■clothing. A physician was called and ■efforts made to relieve the child's suf- ■ taring. Died From Shock || The child died from the effects of ■ the shock received to its nervous ■ system, it is said. The accident oe-1 ■ cured about 3:30 o’clock Thursday I I afternoon. I Mary Martha Koenig was born in | Deatur, March 24, 1921. She is stir- i I vived by her parents and the follow-' ling brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mati’-; Ida Hammond, of Washington town I ship, and Frederick,, Peter, Amelia, Clara and Julius Koenig, all at home, j Funeral services will be held from the St. Marys Catholic church at it o’clock Monday morning. Time Is Ripe To Join “Good Fellows Club" Now is the time for all good fellow, to join the Good Fellows club and help , make it a Merry Xmas in the truest sense of the expression. The money, thus raised is used to disburse joy I and happiness to the poor kiddies and needy families. Add your dollar toi the fund. It will help and it will be. appreciated. The Delta Theta Tan members hope to have a total of $250 and to secure that by Thursday will require a united effort by individuals and societies. Why wait? The fund: Previous total $131.11 Santa Claus 1.00 A friend 10 Clifford Flickinger .50 Mrs. R. E. Garard 1.00 Josephine Archbold 1.00 A friend 10 M. J. Wertzberger 1-00 A friend 35 A friend 2.00 H. S. Michaud 100 F. M. Schirmeyer 1.00 Total ". $140.10 Join the club. Put yours in today o Decatur Automobile Is Damaged At Bluffton Automobiles drWen by Bert Baker. Bluffton painter, and George House-1 ntann, of Decatur, collided Thursday i night at the torner of Jersey and. South streets in Bluffton. A wheel and running board on the Housemann car were smashed, the damage amounting to SIOO. Baker’s car escaped with little damage. LYCEUM COURSE NUMBER MONDAY Webster Davis Noted Statesman, Orator And Lecturer To Speak Decatur people will have up opportunity to hear a prominent oratoi, statesman, and lecturer next Tuesday night when Webster Davis speaks at tile gymnasium in this city. Mr. Davis's lecture will be the second number on the lyceum course being given by the high school seniors. Mr. Davis was Secretary of th* Interor in the Cabinet of President McKinley and was Mayor of the City of Kansas City at the age of 29 years. The subject of his lecture which he will give in this city is "The Square Deal”. The lecture will begin promptly at 8 o’clock. o —— — Glenn Patterson is helping at tin Vance & Linn Clothing store during the Christmas season.

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_.. otfii ttweti in KELLER STILL DEFIANT TODAY Ret uses To Answer Subpoena To Testify In The Daugherty Case < I niled Service,! Washington, Dec. 15.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Representative Kel ler, Minnesota, author of the impeachment resolution against Attorn Gon ! eral Daugherty, today again defied ti e! power of the house judiciary vonunii i tee to compel him to appear am l tc itify in suport of his charges. Instead of appearing in person, in 'answer to a subpoena. Keller sent alItorneys to fight the authority the comimittee sought to exercise ove” him The committee finally voted to wait l until Monday to decide what action 'should be taken against Keller. The committee will decide then whether Kellar should be cited for contempt and taken before the bar ct I the house for reprimand or oilier dis ciplinary action. Representative Graham, Republican, of Pennsylvania, immediately demanded that Keller be cited for contempt, and be haled before the bar of th ;house for a public reprimand. , He made a nipt mu ip that effe<;.,i which was quickly seconded by Repre Isentative Hird. Republican, Kansas General Electric M. B. Association Elections The election of officers for the Mutual Benefit Association was held ai the General Electric Works on De 'comber 11th. The names of officer are as follows. Chairman, Alvy Hus fenbarger: Vice-Chairman, Adam Schafer; Sec-Treas., Madeline McCol ilum: Hoard of Directors, Calvin Walt, i William Kohls. John Knott. Adams County Couple Married At Hillsdale It. has just been learned that Vaienitne Egly and Miss Ida Klopfenstine were married at Hillsdale, Michigan last Friday. The weddin ; had been kept a secret to most of their friends and came as a surprise to members of their own families who had known nothing of itThe bride is the daughter of Mr. land Mrs. Peter Klopfenstine of Mon I roe township. The. groom is the I youngest son of Mr. anil Mrs. AbraI ham Egly of Hartford township. Was A Good Shot But They Had To Fine Him Clarence Biersdorfer, foreman of the Gottschalk Tile Works, at Berne. ' was fined SI.OO and costs, amounting |to $15.35. Thursday afternoon by Squire Staley of Geneva for shooting a firearm on the public highway. Biersdorfer was hunting quail on the tile company's grounds near thI road when game wardens. Cole ot Marion and Bravy of Anderson, drove by. Spying Biersdorfer near the road the wardens called him to the tig i way where he produced his license and displayed a bag of six quail. While Biersdorfer was chatting wit the officers on the highway, a quail suddenly flew overhead and the hunter. without thought of consequence, shot the bird. It is reported the wardens complimented him on his gunmanship and told him to pick up his bird, tha t might make a good supper. Bier dorter, however, had violated the law prohibiting the use of firearms on a public highway. He was taken fore Squire Staley of Geneva who imposed the penalty. ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ . WEATHER !♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦.♦ Snow in northern and snow or rain in southern portions probable ton tab and Sunday; warmer tonight, colde Sunday night. i

DECATUR LOSES I TWO NET GAMES | ANO WINS ONE TheD.C. H.S. And I). H. S. First Teams Meet Def eat In Games Last Night I). 11. S. SECONDS WIN Second String Players Grab Game From Fire In Last Minute Os Play One game won and two games lost i is the result of the games played by Decatur basketball teams against outside opponents last night. To the Decatur high school second team goes the credit for the lone victory. The] > * I j second string players downed the I I Portland high second team at Port ] land in a preliminary to the big game by a score of 8-7, by staging a lust minute rally. Decatur high’s first team lost to the Portland high first team by the score of 26 to 19 ami the Decatur Catholic high was defeated by <’. c. |{. S. of Fort Wayne in a hardfought game on the local floor by the score of 1(1 to 13. In a preliminary to the game between tlie D. C. 11. 8. five and the (’. C. 11. S. quintet of Fort Wayne, on the local floor, the St. Joseph eighth grade team downed the Central eighth grade five by a score of 11-5. The game was close until the last few ! minutes. The first half ended in n 3-3 tie. Catholic High Loses The game between the Decatur Catholic high and the Central Catholic high of Fort Wayne was featured by many personal fouls. A total of twenty-five fouls were called on the teams during the game, sixteen of which were committed by the visitors. The inability of tile Decatur players to make their free throws: count spt>lUtd.defeal tor them, aa only seven of the sixteen chances were converted into points. Both teams guarded closely throughout the Contest and few open , shots were had by either team. Pauley, star forward, for the visitors, scored first on a short shot and a foul on Decatur was converted into a point by Koehl. A field marker by (Continued on page four) TATTLER PLACED GN SALE TODAY [Publication Os Catholic High School, Containing 44 Pages, Off Press The Christmas number of "The Tattler" contains 44 pages, published! by the students of the Decatur Catholic high school was placed on sale today and if you want an hour or two of good reading over Sunday purchase one of the Tattlers. The issue is dedicated to Sister M. Vera, with the .following paragraph on the front page. “Dedication. To our friend and tireless teacher, Sister M. Vera, who inspires us to everything good, we dedicate this book. Local advertisers have supported the edition with 15 pages of advertising and the readers of the Tattler are asked by the editorial staff to read every ad and support those who i help make the Tattler possible. Several Contributions Articles for the Tattler have been | ’ written by Father J. A. Seimetz, and 1 the following high school pupils, Margaret Mylott, Anna Baker, Aloysius ’ Schneider, Irene Holthouse, Anna Dowling. Fred Schulte, Helen Holt--1 house, Anna Nesswald, George LaurI ent. Bernard Eiting, Gerald Mylott, Robert Voglewede, Arthur Voglewede • Earl Christen and Hugh Holthouse. Notes of the activities of Ihe Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen 1 and the grades are given also, as well as account of the athletic activities ■ and general school notes. The Tattler is a member of the t Central Interscholastic Press Asso- ■ elation, founded in 1921 at Madison, Wls- The staff is composed of tho following: Margaret Mylott, editor: Robert Voglewede, business manager Anna Dowling, school editor; Irene . Holthouse, joke editor; Charlotte ■ Niblick, society editor and Andrew i Appleman, circulation manager. t The members of the class will sell • the Tattlers. The price Is twentyfive cents per copy.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, December 16, 1922.

— McCray attacks klan White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Dec. 16—Governor McCray, of Indiana declared war on the Klu Klux Klan in that state while ad dressing the conference of state executives here today. “If the Ku Klux Klan causes law violations in Indiana the I state will go the limit in fighting it,” he declared. By this statement McCray threw down thp gauntlet to the invisible ! empire which is said to have a strength of between 250,000 and i 300,000 in Indiana, and to have in fluenced recent election results there. McCray's statement came in con1 junction with similar declarations by governors of other states following denunciation and ridicule of the Klan by Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas. FOUR BOWLING TEAMS AT G.E. Carl Schafer Leads Bowlers With An Individual Average Os 183 • Four howling teams have been organized at the General Electric sac. tory and several interesting matches have been held on the alleys at the Knights ot Pythias home on Third street. Several good scores have been turne in by the G. E. bowlers for early season scores. Carl Schafer, captainof team number one, is leading the list with an average score of 183. He is followed closely by Tilman Gehrig, of team number four, who has an average score of 173. Team No. 1 is composed of: Carl Schafer (Captain). Frank Braun. Earl Blackburn, Wayne Brunette, Ben Woods, E. W. Lankenam Team No. 2is composed of: Adam 1 Schafer (Captain). Cush Lutz, 11. Cochran, M. Hoagland. H. Hoagland, Win. Heim. Team No. 3is composed of: Ed Beery (Captain). Fred Engle. B. Koller, Walter Lankenau, Alvy Buffenbarger, Joe Linn. Team No. 4 is composed of: Bert Gage, (Captain), Chas. Baxter, Leo Bogner, Ed. Frauliger, Tilman Gehrig. Miles Roop. Following is th<* average score of each player: C. Schafer, 183; T. Gehrig, 173; A. Schafer, 171; W. Lankenau, ICG; A. Buffenbarger, 165; Ed. ' Beery, 163; l|. Gage. 159; H. Cochran. I 157; F. Braun 155: C. Baxter 154; E. Blackburn 151; E. Frualiger, 149; B Woods, 148; 11. Keller, 146; L. Bogner, 143; C. Lutz, 140; W. Bruette, 111); M. Hoagland. 139; F. Engle. 134; Wm. Heim, 127; B. Hoagland, 126; E. W. Ijankenau, 126; J Linn, 126. KU KLUX KLAN IS RIDICULED Kansas Governor Makes Severe Attack On Klan At Governors’ Meeting White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Dec. 16 —In a speech that combined withering denunciation and ironic ridicule, Governor Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, told the governors’ conference here today that the leaders of the Ku Klux Klan are “profiteers" who have been capitalizing "racial ■ and religious prejudices" for their I own benefit. His address constituted one of the most severe attacks ever made on the Klan by a public official. The Kansas governor asserted that the organization cannot continue to exist “upon the ruins of law and order, which it destroys while pretending to uphold.” CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec.. $1.24; May. $1.23%; (July $1.14%. Corn: Dec., 74%c; May, , -74 c; July, 73%c. Outs: Dec., 45%c; ’■May. 46%c; July 43c. —77 ■F i o *1 w I f DAYS TO i f

DRAW NAMES OF FIVE JURORS TO FILL VACANCIES Jury Commissioners And County Clerk Meet; A New Affidavit Filed ROSS VS. SITES CASE Proceedings Held Yesterday; Attorneys Appear In Different Cases Five new jurors were drawn hy jury commissioners, E. W. Johnson and Jonathan Riun meeting with county clerk, John T. Kelly, this morning, to take the places of the jurors who were excused from further service during the November term of court by Judge John C. Moran this week. The new jurors drawn were: Julius Erhart, French township; Oliver S. Dilling, Kirkland township; Henry Ellerding, Preble township; Abe Bebout, Decatur; Dale D. Moses, Root township. A new affidavit was filed today against H. H. Heaton, who has been held in the county jail since last week on a charge of forgery. The new charge against Heaton is issuing a fraudulent draft. Heaton will be given a hearing on the new charge On December 18. In the case of John Ross vs. Henry C. Sites, in which proceedings were held yesterday, leave was granted the defendant to withdraw the answer of general denial to the second paragraph of the petition. A demurrer was file'll by Jennie E. Sites to the second paragraph of the petition. A written request for special findings of facts and conclusions of law was filed by the plaintiff. In the case of Hugh T. Vail vs. Mary F. Vail, attorneys Smith and Geake auueared today for the defendant. The court ruled the defendant to answer to the complaint. Attorney C. J. Lutz appeared today for the defendant in the case of Benedict Liniger vs. Menno S. Liechty, et al. The court ruled the defendant to answer. The case of V. Frances Murphy vs. Frances Murphy, administrator of the estate of J. W. Murphy, has been set for trial on December 29. G. E. NET TEAMS TOOPENSEASGN Men And Girls To Play First Games At Ossian Next Tuesday Night Basketball activities at the Decatur branch of the General Electric com pany are progressing nicely and the girls’ and men's teams will open their season on next Tuesday night when they go to Ossian. Both teams have been practicing in the high school gymnasium for ttle past few weeks and are rounding into form for their opening games. Only a few games have been scheduled by the managers of the two teams so far but within a short time several games will be booked, it is said. Fol lowing are the games already scheduled: December 19 —Ossian (both teams) at Ossian. Ind. December 27—Wabash Valley Five (Men) at Decatur. Indiana. December 27 Kirkland (girls) at Decatur, Indiana. No date set—Lincoln Life (both teams). No date set — Garrett, Indiana (girls). Following is the personnel of the men's basketball squad: Cal Peterson, guard; Carl Smith, guard; Bryce Thomas, center; C. Klienknight, center; Earl Earehart, forward; Linn Shirk, forward; William Lindemann, forward; and Byford Macy, guard. Hubert Cochran is manager of the men's team. Florence Fisher is manager of the girls' team. The following girls compose the souad: pose the squad: Melvena Butler, forward; Mary Lfitz, forward; Beatrice Peterson, guard: M. Miller, guard; A. Dibble, center; A. Hendricks, sidecenter; Mabel Walters, forward (sub); Bernita Tanvas, side-center (sub); Mayme Krick, guard (sub).

AUTHORITIES SEEK MOTIVE FOR MYSTERIOUS MURUER Newcastle, Ind., Dec. 16—From robbery to revenge to feudism of the underworld and back to robbery again, authorities leaped today in seeking a motive for the mysterious hatohet murder of Bill Shafter and his wife on their Honey Creek farm. Prosecutor Jeffries, a youth of 23, believed that some one living near the death house committed the crime to steal the j thousands of dollars worth of diamonds. A diamond necklace was abandoned on the floor of the place

ERIE STATION ROBBED TODAY Thieves Enter Depot While Agent Unloads Mail; Get From sls To sl6 While C. C. Scott, night agent at the passenger office of the Chicago and Erie railroad, in this city, as engaged in unloading mail hags from the No. 8 eastbound train about 4 o'clock this morning, thieves entered the ticket office and rilled the cash drawer, obtaining between sls and sl6. Mr. Scott stated that he had noticed no one about the station before the train arrived. The mail was being unloaded on the opposite side of the train from the station, making it inn possible for Mr. Scott or the trainmen to see into tlie office. The money drawer was open when Mr. Scott returned to tlie office but no one wns to be been near there. Night policeman Mat Breiner was called last night and Chief of Police Joel Reynold made another investigation this morning but so far no clues as to the identity of the thieves has been found. - ■ President Os Poland Assassinated Today (United Frew Service.) Parisi. De<-. 16. —Special to Daily Democrat) —The president of Poland was assassinated this morning, according to a dispatcli from Warsaw. The report, which was unconfirmed, said the president was killed while ho was visiting an art exhibition. Narutowics, formerly was minister of foreign affairs. He succeeded Marshall Pilsudski us president. In polities he was a strong radical. Before becoming chief of the he was ! Poland’s Representative at a numb -r |of international conferences, including the Baltic digarmament conference, and the Genoa meeting of allied statesmen. He was elected president by the national assembly December 9, with 289 votes, this constituting a majority. Married At Clark’s Office This Afternoon 1 The office ot County Clerk John T. Kelly was the scene of a wedding nt 2:45 o'clock this afternoon when Amos Brunner, sou of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Brunner and Miss Erma L. Fravel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs George W. Fravel, of Geneva, were united in marriage, the Rev. IT. S. A. Bridge, of the Methodist church, performing the ceremony. The parents and a number of rel atives of the happy young couple witnessed tlie ceremonyThe written consent of the parents' of the bride who was only ninetjen years of age, ps given to tlie clerk as his authority to issue the license This is the first wedding to take place at the county clerk's office for sometime. o Mrs. Charles Arnold, of west of! the city spent the day shopping here.; Mrs. Dau Helm of east of here,! shopped in this city today. — —o Eastern Star Buys Health Bond Today The purchase of a $5.60 health bond by the Eastern Star lodge was tin-

nouneed today by W. Guy Brown, county chairman of the annual' Christmas Seal sale. This is the' second z lodge to purchase a health bond this year,

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the Knights of Pythias being the first. Other lodges and clubs' are expected to purchase bonds before Christmas. The seal sale is progressing nicely, Mr. Brown states.

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by the murderers who escaped with $7,000 worth of rings. Jealousy over Mrs. Shaffer was also advanced as a possible theory, but was discarded, bei couse Shaffer’s head was split open before the murderer attacked the woman. Anyone seeking her favors would have permitted her to live, it was said. Scouring the tenderloin of Muncie failed to reveal two men and two women who were seen to abandon an automobile atolen from Shaffer before dawn on the dtiy the murder wps believed to have been committed. Search was continuing for the couples The coroner's inquest also failed to disclose any conclusive evidence against anyone, but threw suspicion on one man. Prosecutor Jeffries hesitated to make an arrest, however. As a result of the inquest Ben Brookshire, former employe on the Shaffer farm was virtually vindicated . He may be released at any time. Neighbor Testifies Much interest was shown in tho testimony of James VV. Davidson, a neighbor of the Shaffers, who said he Went to Indianapolis tlie day of tlifl murder and returned the following day. Shaffer was to have met him, but failed to appear. Shaffer worked for Davidson and failed to show up for several days. Davidson said he made no investigatiou although they lived within a short distance. Davidson testified he had finished making payments on an automobile bought by the dead woman and that he had loaned her S7OO. Meanwhile police anil detectives at Muncie tried again to get the story of the brutal murder from thr«- year old Billy Huffstickle, a nephew of Mrs- Shafter who was visiting them at the time of the crime and who was Cooped in the house with. the corpses five days and five nights until farmers visited the scene. Ben Hur Lodge Holds Election Os Officers Officers for the ensuing term were elected by the Decatur lodge of Ben Hur at the regular meeting here last night. H. M. Daniel was elected chief. The other officers elected were: Fern Hoeneisen. Judge; Ona Springer, teacher; Mary Artman. Scribe; Emma Burk, Keeper of Tribute; vValter Springer, captain; Emma Pennington, Guide; Rosa Venis, inside guardan; Emma Smith, outside guardian; Ruby Baker, pianist; and Adam Wise, drill master. Tim newly elected officers will be Installed on January 12. The installation work will be given under the supervision of W. N. Steele, of Crawfordsville, the Supreme Instructor of tho lodge, and will be open to the public. There are other officers to be appointed but the appointments have not been completed. Their names will be announced at the installation exercises. ELKS TO GIVE XMAS BASKETS Usual Custom Os Furnishing Dinner To Poor To Be Done This Year The custom of sending out Christ- ' tnas dinner baskets, followed for , many years by the Elks lodge of this 'city will be followed again this year and anyone knowing of any deserving family, are asked to notify Dr. Roy Arc|U>oid, chairman of the com mittee, C. C. Ernst, secretary; or , call the Elks lodge, phone 115. ! The lodge sends out from fifty to ( eighty baskets each year They contain a chicken, potatoes, coffee, cran- . berries, candy and sufficient food for a good Christmas dinner Dr. Archbold has served as chairman of the committee for a number of years and many families have enjoyed tt fine Christmas dinner each year as a , result of the generous custom of the Elks.