Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1922 — Page 1

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PEACE OR WAR expected soon IN NEAR EAST Final Decision Rests With Turks As Conference Nears A Break GREEKS MOBILIZING Resumptio® Os War Between Greeks And Turks Said To Be Inevitable (By Henry Wood, United Press staff correspondent' latisanne, Dec. 29—(Special to EaiJy Democrat —Final decision as to p-ace or war in the near east rested with the Turaa today. The conference stood practical." suspended uniting for word from Ismet Pasha. The Turk delegate had a few days in which to reply to allied insistence that mixed tribunals and judicial guarantees replace capitulations. If he made final, formal rejection of the demand it would mean the immediate ending of the peace conference, delegates declared. Meanwhile the British were reported mak’ng preparations to meet an open break with a return to armed watchfulness at the straits. A British fleet, led the Iron Duke, was reported under full steam for the Dardanelles. The Angora government moved to block any concessions on the part of Ismet Pasha, even in the face of this threat of force. The Kemalists took away the Turk delegates' mandate and required that any decision reached at Lausanne be referred to Angora for ratification. The conference having become a struggle between British and Turks to shift the blame upon each other for the break now regarded as inevitable. the former have won the lacking of all other delegations except the Russians. The Ttnited Slates .supported the allied demand for judicial guarantees; France, Japan and Italy stood with Great. Britain in the mat ter of capitulations. The allies have abandoned the idea of drafting a treaty before the New Year, tearing an adverse reply from Ismet Pasha may make such a draft unnecessary. Turkey is now believed to be jockeying for a position from which it can be made to appear that British reticeuse to give up the rich Mosul oil fields is the real cause of the break down of the Lausanne parley Greek Reinforcements London. Dec. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Resumption of war between Greece and Turkey is considered inevitable in the former country, according to a cable from Athens to the Daily Express today. Former Premier Venizeles, vision ing a breakdown of the Lausanne conference, has telegraphed the Greek revolutionary government urging that reinforcements be rushed to the Greek army In Thrace and that the 1920 and 1922 military classes be called to the colors, the Express correspondent cabled. Venixelos declared that the entire Greek army should be sent to Thrace leaving only one regiment in Athens . The same advices report that General Pangales, Sreek commander in Thrace, has entrained secretly for. Salonika. oWomen Os Moose Held Installation W ork At an interesting meeting of the Women of the Royal Order of Moose, held last night, initiatory work and installation of new officers was held. The following officers were installed: Senior regent, Loretta Gay; junior regent, Mary Lehman; past regent. Mary Kintz; chaplain. Rose Green; sentinel, Maude Bennett; artist, Mrs. Andrew Ceaser; secretary, Louise Brake; pianist, Mrs. Ed Coffee. The next meeting of the ladies will be held on Thursday evening of next week at 7; 30 o’clock. - o ■ BERNE VOTES TO BUILD NEW WATER WORKS PLANT •n the special election held at Berne yesterday to decide whether or not the town should erect a water work plant, the vote was 317 for an 116 against the improvement. There Were twenty-one multilated ballots. The vote yesterday authorizes the 1 town council to issue bonds not to exce ed $45,000 for the erection of the Plant. Mains will be laid throughout i the town. The town does not ha' l a water works plant at present-

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I funeral is postponed I For James Coverdale’. Funeral *• Changed To Monday Funeral services for James Cover--1 dale, who died early yesterday morning. have been postponed from Satnrday afternoon until Monday forenoon, it was announced today, on account of his daughter Inez j 0 no», of I Idaho, being unable to reach this city before sometime Sunday. The funeral will be held at the home of Mrs. George Dutcher, a Alster, in thlft city, , instfi »d of at the Baptist church., as • was previously announced, G.E. NET TEAMS IN EVEN BREAK • I Men Win From Wabash Valley Flyers 28 To 23; Girls Lose 2 To 1 1 rr Two very interesting and exciting ! basketball games were played at Ath , letic Hall last night. The General , Electric men's team defeated the fast , Wabash Valley Flyers from Linn Grove by a score of 28 to 23, and the G. E. girls’ team lost a five-minutes overtime contest to the Kirkland township high school girls by the score of 2 to 1. The two girls’ teams were very evenly matched. Each scored one free throw in the first half but neither could count a single point during the - second period, which ended 1-1. Ii the five minutes overtime Miss Zini merman, of the Kirkland townshi) team registered a point on a foul cal! ed on a G. E. player, thereby winning the contest for her team. The G. E. men's team had the bet ter of their argument with the Linn Grove quintet during most of the forty minutes of playing. In the first hal: the locals doubled the score on tin visitors, the half ending with tin score 14 to 7 in favor of the G. E. five The Flyers strengthened somewhat it the second half but were unable t< ' overcome the seven point load held by the G. E. team. Shirk, L'ndemann and Thomas bombarded the basket from ail angles for the locals. Hoff man was high point man for the visi tors with a total of 8 point;;. Severn 1 fouls were called on the Flyers am eight of them were converted points for the G. E. by Shirk The line ups and summaries of the two game are as follows: G. E., 28 Linn Grove, 23 Shirk f G. Kessler | Lindemann f Hoffman || I Thomas .c French I I Peterson g t’oppes Kleinknightgßeynolds Substitutions: G. E. —Macy toi Kleinknight; Linn Grove—McKean for Kessler. H. Reynolds for Coppes.-t. Field goals: Shirk 4. Lindemann 3 Thomas 2. Peterson 1. Kessler 2. Hoff man 4. French 2, Coppess 3. Foul Goals: Shirk 8, Kessler 1. G. E. Girls, 1 Kirkland Twp., 2 Butler f Zimmerman j Krick f ‘”' erly ‘ Dibble c Klrßfl,n ‘ > i r > Hendrick c Parrish ( Miller K McKeß ” ‘ I Peterson Ar,,n " ' | Free Throws: Butler 1. Zimmel j man 2. __ _o \ Wabash College Shows ■ ’Em How In The South Daily Democrat)—The powerful Wa- - bash College basketball team now ( touring the south * ts J * here Wabash lust winter won h f national intercollegiate champtonah P , in Indianapolis, the local college fall- ( ing before the play of the Boosters at ( Little Giants are now on a J long journey through southern sUte* < and have defeated many of the lead < ing universities, colleges and nd pendents- A second game will be played tonight with Mercer and Sat | urday night Wabash w. 1 meet the I Atlanta Athletic Club + ♦♦ + + ♦+’!♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦’ . CONGRESS TODAY ♦ : w*** +++ : HOUSE—Scheduled to vote on In-! terior Department appropriations bill, s ‘XvalMairs Committee bearing on t pm m reassign officers of navy and. "'sENATE—Considers Borah reaoln-'j tion with a vote probable. I

. SOUTHERN HOC CREATES ROUMD Os EXCITEME NT f Posse Os Farmers Shoots Down Animal On Leigh Bowen Farm Today A DANGEROUS ANIMAL Hog, At Large Since Last Summer, Terrorized People Os The Community Tales exciting as those which could be told about hunting wild boars, bears, wolves or tigers are being told today about the hunting and killing ' of a southern hog, which had the roaming fever and instincts of a wild animal. The hog, with stiff bristles over its body, broad-shouldered and tapering towards the back like a buffalo, witli tusks in its jaw. which has been roaming the country between the Bowen farm and Pleasant Mills since last summer, doing damage to cattle and terrorizing the people of tile neighborhood, was shot on the laugh Bowen farm at about 12:30 today by a posse of farmers, the fire from twenty-live or thirty shot guns, rifles and revolvers finally ending its romatic and exciting career in this peaceful country of ours. It is the supposition that the hog belonged to E. C. Clevinger, well known traffic man who just recently built a beautiful home on his farm near Pleasant ' Mills. Mr. Clevinger sometime ago purchased a number of hogs which were shipped h'-»re from the south. One, hog escaped and it is thought that the one killed today belonged to him. Tile hog weighed about 300 pounds and for sometime was seen on the Al Gage farm. It would attack horses' and could run “like lightning,” and gave every •wdreatirm' of being a real wild hog. The people in the community where the hog was roaming became.alarmed when it was learnedjthat it attack a horse or human being. In order to chase it down this morning,! tlie farmers had to mount horses. Finally the bog was cornered in a corn field on the Bowen farm and the posse fired. It was like a battle. Twenty five to thirty guns echoed and the hog < Con tinned on G.E.EMPLOYES i WILL GET BONUS I Fifteen Employes At Local Plant Will Share In The Annual Distribution Fifteen employes of the local plant of the General Electric company this year will share in the annual bonus! distributed by the company to all ployees who have been in the service of the company for five years and who receive less than $4,000 a year for their services. The bonus is equal to five per cent of their earnings for a i six-months period, ending December, 31. according to an official announce- 1 ment received at the local factory. The amount to be distributed here in bonuses will be between S4OO and SSOO, it was stated today. The distribution will be made early in January. The company has been giving a bonus on this plan for the past seven or eight years. Following is the order on which the bonus is distributed: "Supplementary compensation equaling 5 per cent on his earings for six months ending December 31, 1922, will be paid on or about February 1, 1923 to each employe receiving compensation of $4,000 or less per year, and who has completed five years or more or continuous service at December 31 and is still in the company’s employ at lhe date of distribution. "Ttie payments will be made in employes' one-year seven per cent investment bonds in 10 units or multiples thereof, and the balance, if any, in cash. The payment is made in bonds in the hope that it may become part of the savings instead of being used for current expenditures. “No change in the policy of paying supplementary compensation will be made without one year’s notice, but a change may at any time be made, without notice, in the character of securities in which such supplementary compensation is paid.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, December 29, 1922.

TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL Leo Gsiit, Os Northwestern University, To Play At Baptist Revival Mr. Leo Geist will give a piano con •cert at the Baptist Church revival to night at 7:30 sharp. Mr. Geist is an Instructor in English at Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., and a plan Ist of first rank. Mr. Harry 1). Clarite * will then lend in the song service and give a 15 minute talk on Hebrews. Tin pastor will preach on the subject, "Why Some of the Best Folks in Decatur are Headed for Hell." A good: audience was present last night, and; it is expected that the house will be; full tonight. Tlie general public tsj 'cordially invited. RALSTON WILL MAKE ADDRESS I Senator-elect To Speak At Meeting Os Democratic Editorial Association 1 Indianapolis, Dec. 29. —Samuel M. ' 1 Ralston. United States senator-elect. 1 will be the principal speaker at the annual mid-winter meeting of the Indi 1 ana Democratic Editorial association ‘ at Claypool hotel February 8, it wav ' ' announced Thursday by members of tile executive committee of the asso 1 elation, following a conference at Democratic headquarters. The meeting, the committee said, ■ will be in the nature of a farewell to 1 Mr. Ralston as well as a jollification over Ids election. Mr. Ralston 1 will go to Washington about Marell to take his seat in the new senate. Other speakers will be Mrs. John W. Kern, widow of the former United States senator from Indiana. Meredith Nicholson and Thomas Taggart. . Heller to Ee Toastmaster John Heller, publisher of the De icatur Democrat, and president of the- • 1 association, will be toastmaster nt the banquet A business session for members o' the association will be held on the ; morning following the banquet. Re ports of committees, the election o ' officers and a round table discussion on “shop” matters are scheduled. Mr. Heller has appointed the fol lowing committees: Resolutions. Lev Ellingham, of Fort Wayne, chairman: .Oscar Cravens, of Bloomington, and Thomas McCullough, of Anderson; , j nominating committee. Dale Crltten- . berger, of Andarson, chairman; Oden i Baker, of Noblesville, and M. Me- ; Stoops, of Petersburg; legislative. George Purcell, of Vincennes, chair man; George L. Saunders, of Bluffton and Walter S. Chambers, of New castle. To Abide by Pledges Commenting on the coming session ( of the legislature, Mr. Heller said the 1 Democratic press of Indiana stand (united in an earnest appeal to the jlegislators to enact legislation carrying out the platform pledges of the Democratic party. , I Members of the executive committee 'of the association who attended the 'conference today were Mr. Heller; 1 'John Gorman, of Princeton, secretary; Mr. Crittenberger; Mr. Purcell; Mr. 1 McCollough, of Anderson, and Mis , (Continued on page four) —o CLOVER LEAF IN RAILWAY MERGER One Os Five Big Lines Consolidated In A $105,000,000 Combine (United Press Service) Chicago, Dec. 30. — (Special to Dally Democrat) —Details for the $105,000,000 merger of five railroads to be .known as the New York, Chicago and St. Louis have been completed, it was , announced today. The railroads which will make up the combine are the New York, Chicago and St. Louis; Tlie Lake Erie and (Western; The Fort Wayne, Cincinnati - and Ixniiavllle; The Toledo, St. Ixnds and Western and The Chicago and ' State Line. Formal retification of the merger (will be voted at meetings of the stock : holders of the various roads to be j ' held between March 12 and 16. I Otis P. Swerinen, of Cleveland, will J be cliairmah of the board of directors] ’ and J. J. Bernet, Cleveland, president' The five railroads were controlled I by Sweringen and ills brothers. |

LOWER BOND IN CASES AGAINST BUCKMASTER Court Reduces Bond Os The Linn Grove Man To sl,600; Is Still In Jail CASE IS VENUED HERE Allen County Sends Case To This County; Jury Com’is’ioners Named Athough tin court lias lowered the bond necessary to obtain his release from the county jail, from $2,51X1 to $1,600. Amos D. Buckmaster, former cashier of the Hank of Linn Grove who was arrested Tuesday evening on two indictments returned by the Adams county grand jury, has been unable to obtain his release. Tinoriginal bond, fixed by tlie court, in the case charging larceny and embezzle ment, was $1,500 and in the case charging an officer overdrawing a bank account. was SI,OOO. Tlie bond was reduced to SBOO in each case. Attorney L. (’. Walters, of tills city, made his appearance in court for Buckmaster. A complaint on a contract regarding the shle of certain real estate in Allen county, filed in the Allen circuit court by Charles Wilding against Eugene M. Fitch, has been venued to Adams county and was filed in the circuit court here today. The plaintiff demands judgment in the sum of SB,OOO. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Hoffman and Hoffman, while the law firm of Colerick and Hogan represent tlie defendant. Appoints Jury Commissioners The court lias re-appointed E. W. Johnson and Jonathan Hian to act 8“ Jury commissioners in tlie Adams circuit court for the year 1923. Mr. Johnson Is a republican, residing in Decatur, and Mr. Rian is a democrat, living in Jefferson township. In thr~rsses of— Edward Zellner and Louise Zellner against the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railroad company, suits for damages, Attorney Clark J. Lutz, of Decatur, and the firm of Vanbrant and Harker have appeared for the defendant The m art ruled the defendant to answer. In the case of Bonello W. Rhainey against Ralph Todd and James Todd. (Continued on pasre five) o LARGE CROWD AT BERNE MEETING Seventy-five Local Beekeepers Hear Talk On Care And History Os Bees Seventy-five men and women at tended a meeting of the beekeepers of Berne and vicinity last evening in the A. J. Moser garage nt that place. The meeting was in charge of W. A Fonner, president of 1 the Adams Conn ty Beekeepers Association. A motion picture film showing the life history and work of the bees was shown by the county agent after which Mr. C. O. Yost, State Bee Inspector, gave a talk relative to the work which must be done witli the bees during the early spring. He also spoke of tlie relative merits of Hubam and common sweet clover as honey crops. This talk was very interesting and instructive. The matter of forming a local beekeepers association at Berne was tak en up and it was decided that due to the fact that it is almost impossible to hold meetings any place in tlie coun ty where all the beekeepers may be expected to attend without going a great distance, two local associations should be formed in the county. Accordingly, an association was formed and the following officers elected: President, Levi A. Sprunger; VicePresident, John Welty; SecretaryTreasurer, C. A. Neuenschwander. Another local association will be formed at Decatur and the two associations will form the county association. Thirteen beekeepers joined the Berne local after the meeting. Those present were urged to attend the beekeepers short course to be held during the latter part of January at Purdue. This will be the first short course of that nature and indications are that there will be a good (attendance. Several beekeepers of tlie (county are planning to attend.

WATCHMEN FOR CROSSINGS New Bill Provide* For Watchman At Every Grade Croiting In State <1 nlrrd I‘reee Senlre.l Indianapolis, Dec. 29.- (Special lo j Dally Democrat) —Provisions for pine I ing a watchman at every grade cross ling in Indiana at the wage of >l,oo° a year is asked In a bill drawn up for presentation in the legislature by | l<ouls Shwartz, representative from | Marlon county. It Is estimated the employment of watchmen would cost the state $1,000,000 annually. ANNUALCHARITY BALL ENJOYABLE Tri Kappa Dance Here Last Night Was An Elaborate Social Event Nearly one hundred couples took part in the annual Charity Ball given at the Masonic Hall last night by the local chapter of the Tri Kappa sorority. The event was one of the most enjoyable and elaborate ones of the season. The hall was beautifully decorated. The ceiling was decorated with black and white crepe paper and the lights were shaded with streamers of black and white witli a dainty flower at tached to the end of each streamer. The radiators were decorated with branches and crepe paper in an attractive manner. The dance was call ed the Black and Wliite dance. About fifty couples joined in the grand march, which was led by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer, Mrs Sellemeyer being president of the sorority. Between the fifth and sixth dance a group of girls gave a cabaret while Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang, "Then Conies the Dawning." The dance by th« girls was called the Orange Blossom dance ami each of the girls was dress ed in a gown of crepe paper of orangi color. The girls in the chorus were the Misses Mildred Libby, Mlldtei' Leonard. Katherine Kocher, Gladys Butler, Josephine Myers, and Dorothy Durkin. The dance was so great!) appreciated by the ardience that th girls were called back for an encore. Balloons and confette. distributee among the dancers, added to the mer riment <1 uritig the evening. A bear tiful silver (lower basket, containinr roses, was given away, aud Mr. E. W Kumpe held the lucky numbei. .The music furnished by the Indiana University Six orchestra, was greatly above the ordinary. The or chestra, composed entirely of Indiana University students, is making an enviable repetition through the state. The members of the Tri Kappa sorority have worked hard to make thr dance a success and their efforts were rewarded. Although the expenses of the dance were great, it is thought that a neat sum will be left to be turned into the charity fund of the soror ity. The sorority does many worth) charitable deeds witli the aid of the money raised in this manner. Many dancers were present at the dance last night from Fort Wayne. Bluffton. Portland, and several other surrounding towns and communities Among the out-of-town guests were: Gerald Arnold, Fort Wayne: Joy Buckner. Poneta; Mickey laiuter, Indianapolis: Gladys Lydeman, Fort Wayne; Dan Sprang, Fort Wayne; Ra Mona Smith, Fort Wayne; Byard Smith, Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs Max. Fort Wayne; Roger Swain Ralph Travis. James Plessinger. Mary Oman, William Thomas, John Monohan, Max Markley, James Sturgis, all of Bluffton: Fisher West. Auburn: Georgia Vachon. Markle; Castor Wilson. and Emerson McNeely of Crawfordsville; Louise Quinn. Chicago; Bob Gough, Muncie: Mr. Harris. Portland; Lee Heckler. Roscoe Smith, and Luke McCarthy, of Celina: Mary Jane Wilson, Cleveland; and Gertrude Honelck and Catherine Beil, of Fort Wayne. o NOTICE 1921 SENIORS OF D. H. S. There will be a class reunion with a dinner party Sunday at 12:00. For particulars call 312, 345 or 402. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $1.26'4; May, $1.22%; July $112%. Corn: Dec. 73%c; May 71%c; July 71%c. Oats: Dec. 42%c; May 44%c; July 41%c. o The Misses Helen Everett and Jesteen Hocker were Fort Wayne visitors today.

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BORAH SUBJECT OF ATTACK BY SENJOHNSON California Senator Assails Borah Proposal For Economic Conference STATES HIS STAND Says It Will Do Exactly What We Have Declined So Far To Do By LAWRENCE MARTIN I nltrd (’orrrmpondrnt Washington, Dec. 29. —Bitterly and sarcastically assailing Senator Borah and his proposal for a world economic conference, Senator Hiram Johnson, California, In a speech in the senate today, charged that Borah’s plan was in the interest of the international bankers. He declared he would rather see the United States in the league of nations than in such a conference as Borah suggested. Just before Johnson started his speech, Senator Bursum, New Mexico, introduced a resolution for a loan of $1,000,000,000 to Germany, to be used in purchasing farm products and farm implements in this country. Th? loan will he secured by German industrial securities. Johnson, who shared with Borah the leadership of the irreconcitables in the fight against the league covenant, turned on his former associate all the venom he formerly reserved for their joint opponents. He indirectly indicated that Borah was being made the tool of propagandists and of the international bankers, and used Borah's own words to convict him of now favoring American embroilment in Europe. "I am against the Borah amendment for precisely the same reason I was agajnst taking the United States into the league of nations," said Johnson. "I am against it because, in my opinion. It will do exactly what thus far we have declined to do, I atq .gainst it because, ui greater degree ind with less safeguards than the league of nations gave us. it will embroil us in Europe's controversies and linuily make the United States, alter 150 years, a part of the European system. 1 am against it with either reservation or amendments, for 1 have been unable to conceive either amendment or reservation, which leaving the design would avert the possible injurious consequences.” Advocates of the amendment, Johnson charged, "arrogate to themselves ail the world's idealism and sympathy" and taking the pose of "superior beings, demand upon the pain ot their denial of Idealism and altruism to the rest of us, that we follow whatever course they may mark. We decline to enter into Europe's maelstrom without definite and cogent reasons, apon the iner P arrogation of a superior charity, benevolence and altruism by those who would take us- in. or because of the denunciation of those who will not blindly accept and follow any suggested course." Government Has Feelers Out For World Conference (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 29.—The United States government has put out feelers for a world conference, Senator James Watson, Indiana, administration spokesman, stated on the floor of the senate today. Watson answering Senator Borah's demand for a world economic conference, linked with the disarmament conference, urged by the house, declared: "Things have been done looking toward the holding of a conference such as the Borah resolution suggests." Watson, however, refused to state the exact nature of the "world conference.” His statement charges by Borah and the administration inteuds to remain passive in the face of the precarious European situation. ■ ■ - — C. D. Lewton arrived this morning from a business trip to Winchester. ———— • Mr. and Mrs. Vere Max, of Fort Wayne visited friends here and attended the Tri-Kappa dance. a .- ♦ WEATHER ♦ Indiana: Cloudy and warmer tonight; probably followed by rain Sat. urday afternoon or night; wanner in east and south portions.