Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1923 — Page 1

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IL S. WILL USE INFLUENCE TO SETTLE DISPUTE Hcpe Os Settling Reparations Question Peaceably Centered In U. S. ANNOUNCE program Have Program Ready To Follow In Attempting To Settle Big Question By A. L. BRADFORD United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Jan. 5.— fate of the American proposal for a commission or conference of expertsto recommend a German reparations figure now rests squarely with France. The proposal of the United States is before the French government and this country is waiting for a reply as to whether the plan is acceptable to France, it was declared authoritatively at the state department today. Washington. Jan. 5. —Hopp of settling the reparations question withont resort to war is now centered in Washington. The United States will use its influence to the fullest extent possible to bring about a peaceful settlement of the European crisis developed by the failure of the Paris conference, it was learned today. Because of the grave situation facing Europe, definite action by the United States toward the submission of the reparations problems to a com mission of experts as recently proposed by Secretary Hughes,, may be i taken in a few days. The interna tional situation was the foremost topic of discussion at the cabinet meetin" today. Meanwhile, Germany, said to have been driven to a stafe of despair, may soon make some important mov<* to inform the world that she will never submit to the proposed drastic I French program of economic and mili ; tary coercion. George Harvey, American ambassa-' dor to the Court of St. James, is here i in almost constant conference with ' President Harding and Secretary of | State Hughes; foreign ambassador.; [ are consulting Hughes on the situa-■' tion and the British debt mission, headed by Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, is taking the first ■ steps to obtain more leniency in i funding arrangement for payment of England's war debt to the United States. The following will be the program of the American government in the present crisis, the United Press is in a position to state: 1. Secretary Hughes will revive the informal negotiations that he carried on for some time before the Paris conference, to see if the European powers are now willing to agree to this government’s plan for an International commission or conference of economic and financial experts, in which the United States would parWpate to recommend a just and practical reparations figure for Germany to pay. ’’ If the various countries interested are found to be agreeable to plan, an invitation will be issued by Washington or some other government for the assembling of the conference' or commission, men high fina «»cial circles will be named to Wrve as representatives of the differ- ■ ™ nations and arrangements will be ■ ® a e to postpone the political disfflssions of the reparations question ““ these experts can submit their Commendations. J If, however, some countries conblo<?k tlle Amer ican plan for e ament of the reparations crisis, H ll l/ oVernnient ’ through Secretary es ’ w iH make plain to the world the Os the United States on bide whet?^ 811011 ' “ Ot attem P tin * t 0 here the responsibility for the p ’ ent situation lies. so fa?'** * S known to have held out States aKa J DSt the plan of the United thorp an M S^e con^nue » to do so, wi » revpai°th 0Ub * t here that Hughea Wio.l the B,tua tion. ot occuwi a ' ° f the American arn, y ; Wotest 10n he one form of i lat o the E pl n < St an advance by France: of Germany ' neland and R,lhr va ”®y » l « ar her D S . Ur ? an ’ ° f plea »ant Mills, bayfon n " ay on bUßiness - was here j W6r ’ ° f west of the clt y today on business. I

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PADEREWSKI (JETS THREAT Renowned Pianist Os Poland Being Closely Guarded In Cleveland Cleveland, 0., Jun. 5. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Ignnce Paderewski, (former premier of Poland and world renowned plapist, was being guarded here today by detectives following r< cel pt a of a letter by police officials, ' threatening the musician’s life. Paderewski is scheduled to oppear in a concert Imre tonight. Tie letter stated that Paderewski would not be permitted to appear before a Clove- | land audience and threatened violenci if be attempted to appear. NO DECISION IN F. KOHLER TRIAL Court Takes Case Os Adams County Man Under Advisement In Bluffton Bluffton, Ind,, Jan. 5. —At the conclusion of argument of attorneys late yesterday afternoon, on the case of F. Kohler, a farmer of Adams county. charged with liquor law violations. Special Judge E. C. Vaughn, sitting in city court, stated in decisive language that there was no doubt but that Kohler was guilty of violation of the Indiana liquor laws in Adams county, but he was not prepared to say until he examined the statutes carefully, whether be had been found guilty <■’ a violation of laws in Wells county. He informed attorneys in the cast* that be would examine the law on th' point carefully, and then notify th:’.n when he was ready to rule on a motion of Judge D. E. Smith, of Fort Wayne, to dismiss the case on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction. The state alone introduced evidem e against Kohler, and the latter did nor take the stand. Sheriff Noah Frauhiger, of Wells county, was the first witness and he testified to the arrest of Hosea Martz, of Berne, on December 5, after tra”- [ ing him from Berne to a point withi i ■ half a mile of Bluffton, where he ston | ped Martz's machine and confiscated I 20 quarts of moonshine, which Mar'z [ testified later he procured at the Kohi ler farm in Adams county. Mar • I plead guilty to liquor law violation . I telling that he was to sell the liqtn - I and pay for it at the price of $4 per | gallon. Martz was sentenced to the 1 penal farm for 90 days and fined slßi'. Martz testified against Kohler y. • 1 terday. Another state witness was Fran!: Seegar, who testified that he cam<> from Michigan and made arrangements to manufacture moonshine at ‘ the Kohler farm, and that he was to make part of it for himself and part of it for Kohler, and that he made a total of 32 gallons. He said that h > never realized on any of it, because the sale to Martz was his first and Martz did not settle for it. Seegar testified that Kohler furnished part of the ingredients for the moonshine and Sheriff Frauhiger testified that when he went to the farm to arrest Seegar there were several barrels ot mash in the old log house wherein' he found a still. The still was eon I fiscated and that night the old log build was burned and the mash d ■ stroyed. Fred I. King, a representative of, the federal enforcement department was here for the entire hearing and it was freely predicted that if Judg i Vaughn holds he has not got jurisdu I tion and dismisses the case, Kohler I will be taken by federal agents be - I fore Judge Anderson at Indianapolis. The trial was held in the circuit court room, which was crowded. The affidavit against Kohler is in four counts, charging manufacture in Wells county, possession in Wells county, possession with intent to sell and transportation of liquor in Wells county. The effort of the state was to prove a conspiracy between Kohler. Seegar and Martz. NOTICE — ' I I have established my office in room 10 of the Peoples Loan and Trust company building. Office day will be Monday. Glen Cowan, trustees of .Washington township. o ♦ ♦♦♦*4> + + + + + + + + + '♦ WEATHER + ♦ ♦♦4>*4>++ + + + + + + * INDlANA—Unsettled weather tonight and Saturday, probably snow in north and central and rain or snow in .extreme south portions. Colder in 'north portion tonight. '

jW.F.HELMHURT IN Mi ACCIDEN T AT FORT WAYNE Skull Fractured When Auto Strurk His Bicycle Late Yesterday Afternoon RELATIVES AT BEDSIDE Mother, Sister, Brother And Niece, Os This City, Visit Victim W. F. Helm, formerly of this city and now living in Fort Wayne, was ’ very seriously Injured when an automobile struck the bicycle he was rid- [ ing on Calhoun street .in Fort Wayne '■, late yesterday afternoon, lie was takl en to tlie Methodist hospital -where an operation was performed in an effort to save liis life. His skull was frac- ■ hired. > According to Lieutenant U. H. Strasser, of the Pennsylvania rnilroad company, whose car struck Helm, the latter was riding his bicycle south on • Calhoun street and suddenly veered ' from the line of traffic to turn oast . into Murray street, the bicycle’s course taking it directlv into the path of Strasser’s ear. Officer Strasser guided his car so that the machine struck ' a glancing blow. The police emergency ambulance . was called and Helm was rushed to the hospital, where surgeons, operat- . ed immediately in the hope of being ■ able to save his life. Although comi plete examination had not been finishi ed last night, it is believed that the ■ victim suffered a severe skull fracture and little hope could be given “ for his recovery. . Helm has been employed by the ■ Dudle company in Fort Wayne, and resides at 1906 Lafayette street. Rela- ; tives of Helm, in this city learned of 1 the accident last night and Mrs. Lulu ' Swearengor, a sister; Miss Helen . Swearenger, a»uie«>;. and Harry Holm, ,a brother, went to the hospital last night. Mrs. Joseph Helm, the injured man’s mother, left this morning for tile bedside of her son. The last report obtained h“re stated that the injured man was resting easier and had ceased to have hemorrhages. The attending physickin I stated that he beieved the man would recover. 0. E,GIRI SLOST TOOARRETTU-11 — Played Onuonents Even In Second Half But Unable To Overcome Lead In a well-played girls' game, the General Electric girls lost to the Garrett girls at Garrett last night by a seonr of 14-11. The G. E. girls played their opponents even in the second half but a three point lead gained by Garret in I the first half could not be overcome. The first half ended 4-1 in favor of I the home team. In the second half Melvena Butler, star forward for the G. E. 1 girls, got her basket, eye focused and j counted five field goals. Miss Jirinc ) Gregory, a Decatur girl who is teachpng in the Garrett schools, played 'guard for the Garrett team last night, j The General Electric girls and men’s i .teams will play the Ossian Independ ; ent team in Athletic hall next Thursday night. Following is the lineup and summary of last night’s game: G. E. (11) Garrett (14) ■ M. Butler f Williams 'M. Krick f Patterson ■A. Dibble c , Dirr iA. Hendricks.... c... Smith V. Miller g Wallace 18. Peterson .... .g Gregory j Field goals: M. Butler 5. Williams 3, Patterson 3. Foul goals’: M. Butler 1, Patterson CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.18%; Jusy $1.11%; Sept. $1.07%. Corn: May 71%c; July 71%c; Sept. 71%c. Oats: May 41%c July 42c; Sept. 40%c. BIRTH Robert Chalmer is the name given to the nine pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Porter this morning. Mother and babe are getting along fine.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 5, 1923

NEW SWIMMING MARK World's Record for 220 Yard Free I Stylo Strake Broken At Chicago (United Press Service) > Chicago, Jan. s.—(Special to Dully I Democrat)—Two world's swimming 'i marks were lowered in the Illinnl i Athletic dub open tank meet here last night. i Johnny Weissmuller, world's 220 yard fne style champion, lowered his own record of 2:18 2-4 by 4 2-5 seconds. Weissmuller, pressed to the limit, by i Oliver Horn of th» I. A. swam the I course in 2:24 flat. Dick Howell, school boy nator. j II swimming against Norman Rosa, form•er tank champion of the country, won the 440 yard “free style race in the recon l , time of 5:03 4-5. r Miss Sybil Bauer, world's 100 yard ; back stroke champion, won her <vent . (“asity over Miss Marcella Miller. SPOKE TO HIGH I SCHOOL PUPILS Miss Rose Christen, Os First National Bank, Spoke . To Pupils Today — . Miss Rose Christen, of the First J<a-I ' tional bank, gave a very interesting j • talk on “The Rank Check” to the I pupils of the Decatur high school and | the GentraJ schools this morning. The . talk to the high school pupils was , given in the new high school auditorium. Miss Christen's talk covered the gen- . eral idea of the bank, and gave par- . ticular attention to the check. She told . of tlio two kinds of deposits, namelv, the time deposit and demand deposit. The former is a savings account and ths latter a checking account. Miss Christen discussed the savings acI count, telling of its many good points. The need for the check in everyday! business was discussed by Miss Christen. She compared the check to other methods of paving bills, such PS monev orders and sending cash through the mails, showing the advantages of the check over the other two methods. The speaker next explained the method of opening a checking ac- ’ count and the use of the check, lav- ’ ing emphasis on the signature and' endorsement. Each dollar deposited in the bank helps the general financial welfare of a community. Miss Christian stated. bncanse it increases the amount which the hank can loan to those who nee-1 the monev. The value of forming the habit of using a checking account, no matter how small the transaction, when the individual is young, was pointed on*. Miss Christen gave the same talk to the nnpils of the Central school. The talk was given in connection with the educational camnaign of the banks of the county, state and nation. n SHOT BY ANARCHIST Prague, Jan. 5. — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Finance Minister of Czecho-Slovaia, Raisin, was shot twice by an anarchist while driving to his bureau this morning. M. Raisin was hurried to a near by hospital, where it was reported hist wounds were serious. o DRAG RIVER FOR VICTIMS’ BODIES Many Still Missing In Kelso Bridge Disaster In State Os Washington (By The United Press) Kelso, Wash., Jan. s.—Three dead and twenty-eight known missing was the toll of the Kelso bridge collapse today. One body was recovered from the river and two men died from injuries received when the structure plunged into the flood waters of the Cowlitz river. Authorities believe that many persons not reported missing lost their lives as scores of transients and strangers have been in the vicinity since construction work started on the new hotel here. Four automobiles were recovered from th e wreckage of the bridge but no bodies were found. Divers continued to work in the piles of twisted timber and cable while posses patrolled the banks of the river. River vessels were also dragging in an effort to recover the bodies.

MILITARY PLANS BEING MADE BY FRENCH TODAY Forces On Rhine Are Mobilized Following Failure Os Conference PLAN SECOND PARLEY French Expect To Confer With Belgium And Italy; England Excluded By WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent Paris, Jan. s.—France mohillied her Rhine forces today, recalling all i troops on leave from Mayence barI racks. General Degoutte ordered this action immediately after word of the ' breakdown of the reparations conference reached tlio Rhineland. No military action against Germany will ba taken, however, until orders are received from Paris. France today planned conferences with Belgium and Italy locking to a j possible joint move to collect reparations from Germany. Great Britain will not be invited to this conference, if one is arranged. The crisis will come January 15 when the next reparations payments by Germany fall due. The Ctino government is expected to ask a moratorium and Italy and Belgium, as well as France, are opposed to this. Belgium already has agreed to joint action by the thret» countries on the basis of Poincare's plan rejected by the British, and Italy, leaning more toward France than toward England,! is expected to agree. Premier Poincare instructed Louis | Barthou to call an immediate meetI ing of the reparations commission for notification of Germany’s alleged default in coal payments. John Bradbury. British memlier of the reparations commission, resigned. Two sessions therefore must be held under the Versailles treaty, to allow sufficient time for all to have a voice in the ai*rangements. Then, well informed observers believe, the march on the Ruhr will begin. French troops along the Rhine will be reinfon ed, it is believed, ar.d (Continued on page six! BERNE iU GIRLS UNABLE TO PLAY Cancel Game On Account Os Mumps; G. E. Girls Play In Their Stead On account of a number of players on the Berne high school girls’ basketball team having the mumps, the game between that team and the Decatur high school girls, scheduled to be played here tonight, has been cancelled, and the date filled by the General Electric girls. It is said that the mumps have attacked a number of the school children in Berne, j The G. E. girls have played several games already this season and will give the high school girls a hard game tonight, it is predicted, in spite ot’ that fact that they playedi a game at Garrett last night. This game will be the third one on the program this evening. The first contest will be played by the eighth grade girls’ teams from the Central and St. Joseph schools. The D. H. S. girls' second team will play the St. Joseph high school girls’ team in the second game of the evening. The Decatur high school varsity team went to Kendallville this afternoon to meet the high shool team of that city tonight. This will be the second game of the season with the Kendallville five, the locals holding one victory over the upstate quintet. On next Tuesday night the D. H. S. boys will play the boys and girls teams from the Pennville high school in this city. Supreme Court Reverses Decision In Fuhrer Case (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. s.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The decision of the Adams circuit court in the case of the AJberson cemetery Co., against Daniel Fuhrer, was reversed in the supreme court today. The attorney for Fuhrer is A. W. Hamilton.

Office in bank building i Glen Cowan, New Trustee Os Washington Twp. Opens Office Glen Cowan, the new trustee of ' Washington township, has established [ his office in room ID of the Peoples ' Loan Hr Trust company building and announv-s that hfs office day will be Monday. Mr. Cowan succeeds John! F. Snow as trustee of Washington’ township. Mr. Cowan will gladly welcome an -interview with any citizen of Washington township in regard to any matters connected with his office. 22 KILLED IN SOUTHERN RIOT Fresh Outbreaks Feared Today In Rosewood, Fla.; Many Injured (United Press Service) Rosewood, Fla.. Jan. s—(Special Dally Democrat) — Twenty-two negroes and whites are dead in a race riot which has raged here since last night. Hundreds of white men, heavily armed, poured into Rosewood today) to reinforce the handful attending guard over a barricaded negro house in which a score of blacks are barricaded . The rioting, an outgrowth of an assault on a young white girl, flared when white men from Sumner went to Rosewood and poined a posse hunting one of the negroes, sought for the attack. The blacks refused to give up the suspect, secreted in the negro belt and the posse stormed the hiding place- They were repuls- ( ied when the blacks opened fire at dose quarters. Boley Wilkerson, store keeper and Harry Andrews, lumber company i superintendent, fell dead, and a dozen other besiegers were wounded. ( The battle lasted more than an hour with both sides entrenched in build-’ ings. Hundreds of shots were exchanged. Other negroes in the section terri-l fled, huddled in their huts and prayed until daylight. The bodies of Andrews and Wilk--erson were in the center of the fighting most of the night, but were recovered before dawn. When the main skirmish died down , near mirnight, guards were maintain-1 ed around the harricated house and sporadic fighting continued until sunrise. ) (By The United Press) Gainesville, Fla., Jan. s.—Fresh outbreaks were feared today as a result, of a race riot at Rosewood, last night, I in which six persons were killed and a score injured. Three of the dead are white persons. The majority of the injured were blacks. Practically the entire white population of Cedar Key, heavily armed, was reported marching on Rosewood in retaliation for last night’s killing and further serious trouble was anticipated by officials. A general call for assistance was sent to peace authorities of surround ing counties when Levy county officials found they were unable to quell thq rioters. The disturbance was the outgrowth of an assault on a young white woman by a negro at Sumner. One black was lynched by a mob at Sumner after he confessed to aiding the guilty ones to escape. The infuriated mob was expected to j storm the jail at Bronson where two 1 suspects are held. A posse was trailing two other negroes suspected of participation. Sumner, Florida, Jan. 5. — (Special to Daily Democrat)-—Heavily armed whites have surrounded a cabin at Rosewood where a score of negroes are barricaded and renewed rioting is feared momentarily, according to advices here today. The whites were awaiting reinforcements before making an attack. Two whites and three negroes were killed at the Rosewood riots and disorders last night. Many were wounded. Remarried On Golden Wedding Anniversary (By The United Press) Atwood, Ind., Jan. s.—Mr. and Mrs.); Elias Klinger, residing on a farm near here, were remarried on the occasion ’ of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, i Rev. A. M. Baily officiating in the i presence of seven children of the con ■ trading parties. t

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HOUSE CONTROL THREATENED BY INSURGENT ACT (Trouble In G. O. P. Ranks Threatens To Swing Control To Democrats MAJORITY ONLY TWO Switching Os Two Votes Creates Tie; Trouble Over Berths (United Press Service) | Indianapolis, Jan. 5.— (Special to z Daily Democrat) —An Insurgent move that threatened to throw control of the state house of representatives to the democratic minority developed in a meeting of republican members which began last night and broke up shortly before dawn today. A loud wail arose from some members against assignments made by * Speaker Raymond Morgan, when he named the house committees. It was understood the session was stormy. The switching of only two republican votes from the party ranks would . be sufficient to cause a tie vote. There are 52 republicans and 48 democratic I members, in view of the narrow party alignment of tile house, republican leaders wore making desperate rOorts to bring all into line. All the fuss had its inception in the appointment of Luke Duffey of Indianapolis as chairman of the house “plunder” committee. This committee distributes tlie patronage. Harry Rowbottom of Evansville had understood he was to be chairman of ( the committee. When Duffey was named chairman. Rowhottom promptly | refused to serve and said he did not )care for any other appointments. | It was said Governor McCray sent I for him and made an effort to get him back into line. I Other reports said that Duffey had sought election for the purpose of I steering highway legislation through the legislature and desired the chairmanship of the roads committee This j post is said to be reserved for an ther 'representative since Duffey Lads the powerful plunder committee. i Another difficulty has arisen over [chairmanship of the education committee. J. Glenn Harris of Gary was selected. but opposition is understood to have developed. The committee will .handle legislation outlined bv Governor McCray on the basis of the educational survey. Appointment of the powe-ful wavs . and means committee which will I handle all tax and appropriation legislation is causing some trouble. Many candidates for chairmanship have come forward among who are L. A. Pittenger of Selma, defeated for the sneakershin. Oliver La Fuse, of Fort Wavne and Union counties: William C. Pulse, of Decatur and Jennings counties, and Bernard F. Haines, of Noble county. Officers Os Cemeterv Association Elected A meeting of the Decatur Cemetery association was held in the office of Dr. J. S. Coverdale ygfcter.lay evening and the old board of directors was reelected for the present year. The board consists of John Niblick, J. W. Teeple, M. Kirsch, Peter Kirsch, Dr. J. M. Miller, Dr. P. B. Thomas and j Dr. J. S. Coverdale. Following the election of the directors the directors met and elected the following officers: J President. John Niblick; secretary, Dr. J. S. Coverdale; treasurer. J. W. Teeple. Plans tor improvements to lie carried out at the cemetery during the coming summer were discussed, although the plans have not taken definite shape yet. It is planned to construct a bridge across the stream connecting the old part of the cemetery to the new part which has already been plotted. It is also planned to get the new part ready or burial purposes. Dislocated Jaw While In The Act Os Yawning Kendallville, Ind., Jan. 5. —Mrs. Enrest Shaw, saleslady in a local department -store, dislocated her jaw while in the act ot’ yawning. Her mouth was wide open and she was compelled to remain in this position until a physician arrived and rendered aid. It was the most embarrassing moment of my life, she said.