Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 19.

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DU HILL GAVE VERY PLEASANT LECTURE HERE _ i Talked on “Applied Physchology” to Good Audience Saturday Night x fluent speaker Local People Decided to Have Speaker Return Here Next Winter The library was comfortably fllied, Saturday evening for the delightful i entertainment provided by the liter ar , section of the Woman's Club. Mrs. John R. Parrish presided and the evening began with two solos by Mrs. nan 11. Tyndall, with Mrs. B. N. Covert accompanying her, pleasing I the audience very much. Dr. Harry Hill, of Indianapolis, | president of the Indiana College of ■ Music and Fine Arts, and a member ' of the faculty of the Reppert Auction ] School, then gave an hour and a half; lecture on “Applied Physchology.” Dr. Hill gives a series of ten lectures on the subject of which he has made a careful study for many years and; his lecture here was made up from the high spots in those lectures. He ' discussed the brain and how it works.: the. conscious and sub-conscious ' mind, and bow we are effected by i what we believe. His subject was of, such Interest that it Is being planned now that when he returns here next winter he is to give a aeries of talks on the same subject. Dr. Hill declared that we did the things wo wanted to do even though at first they aeem impossible. He told of his own experience and how his school secured a valuable property in such a manner that they can meet the payments even though when first mentioned it looked so far from them as to seem foolish to think about. Ho Mated that we cannot only become better In every way every day but wo can have health, happiness and wealth, if we put our minds to the things we want and need. He discussed dreams and told how to analyze them and he intermingled with his lecture many humorous moments Dr. Hill is a fluent talker, perfectly at ease and one of the most pleasing lecturers who ever visited the city. He stated in opening that since he lives here sixty days each year he is one-Bizth a citizen of Decatur. The club members and their guests decided they were proud of the fact. * MEETING WELL ATTENDED Interesting Meeting Held by Farmers at Linn Grove Saturday Although the inclement weather prevented the attendance of several, a goodly number of farmers and their families attended the meeting at Linn Grove Saturday evening, when agri cultural moving pictures were shown io the school building at that place The pictures showed show-winning livestock and a talk was Driven by the county agent on rations for livestock, han A. Studler, trustee of Hartford township, arranged the meeting, with the assistance of Martin Moesch hp rger, trustee ow French township. — —e ■ . BUYS HEALTH BOND W. Guy Brown, chairman of the Adams connty Christmas Seal Sale, announces that the local chapter of •he Woman’s Christian Temperance I nlon has purchased a five dollar health bond.

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(United Preu Service) New York, Jan. 22.—(Special to Uy Democrat)—The flapper’s last s'and, the place where the girls wear dresses and their tresses short dn d the men wear their hair long, is to be “cleaned up.’ ® reen *lch Village, famous for beau--1 artists' models, erratic poets, but r e<luently mostly by youths and maidfrom the suburbs, haa again been p *ced on the police day book and the ea room s with trick names and fancy

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Legion Post to Hold Installation of Officers i Installation of officers, who were elected at the last regular meeting, will be held at the meeting of the ’ I Adams Post. No. 43, of the American 1 legion in the L-gion Hall tonight. ! All members are urged to attend the i meeting as there will be business oi: iinpcrtance besides the installation of b officers, according to the announce ment of V. J. Borman, adjutant of the I post. - -western firm is said to have made practicable the renewing of tungsten lamps after they have. , burned out. NOBLESVILLE IS ■ DEFEATED 28-9 Decatur High School Scores Easy Victory in Basketball Saturday Night Noblesville high school's basketi ball team proved to be no match for the D. H. S. tossers in a game here i Saturday night, and the locals won, I2Bto 9. The ball was in the possession of th(< Purple and Gold boys twothirds of the time but they put up a woefully weak demonstration of bai <ket shooting, especially in the firs’: .half. If they had made a good per: centage of their shots Noblesville [ ■ would have been defeated by fifty . points at least. Tn a preliminary game the Central . school eighth grade team won from the St. Joseph Catholic school eighth grade boys by a score of 9 to 8 after: staging a rally in the second half. A second preliminary game between a team composed largely of the D. H. S. seconds aud a makeshift team re suited in a victory for the former team. The contest proved to be a comedy. Before the start of the big game,) the high school girls gave a demon stratlon on the basketball floor. The girls all wore purple hats, trimmed I with gold colored flowers. They gavel a snake-dance and then formed a circle in the center of the floor where | they gave a number of yells, very ably led by Mary Yonk. Miss Yonk demonstrated great ability as a yeJl: leader. Decatur took the ball at the star. Os the game and began a bombard ment of the basket from all angles i but the barrage proved futile, and ft began to look as though the contest' might end in a 0 to 0 count, because of Decatur’s inability to hit the has ket and Noblesville’s failure to get I any shots. After several minutes’i playing Swearlnger broke the ice with a field goal from the side of the ; court. This seemed to put a little , life into the locals and Dorwln duplicated Swearinger’s feat shortly later with a pretty field goal. Noblesville foresaw trouble and called time out. Dorwln counted again from the field after play was resumed and then ' the visitors worked the ball under! J the basket for a field goal. Dorwln 1 scored twice from the foul line and j Noblesville counted another field goal. Kern substituted for Tucker. Captain Teeple dropped in a field goal from in front of the basket just before the half ended, making the score stand 12 to 4. Second Half Better The second half of the contest was > somewhat better although the locals missed many shots in this period also. Each team counted one point on fouls j soon after the second half opened and ' th?n Farr brought the spectators to ' their feet with two sensational field goals in rapid succession. The second 'lone was from the center of the floor. (Continued on page four)

prices will soon be no more—may be. The clean up started early yeeterday morning when the police raided Cushman’s case and dance hall. Eleven j high school girls and several college . youths fell into the arms of the law. ; Startled parents were notified and. took their daughters from the station j house back to their homes. Twenty-three were arrested in all. All but the youthful eleven will be arraigned today.

SENATE GIVES BOOTLEGGERS A BLOW TODAY State Senate Passes Bill Giving Compulsory 30day Jail Sentence SESSION SPEEDING UP Bill Against Memorial Day. Sport Events Under Fire From all Sides (By The United Press) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22—’(Spec-' j ial to Daily Democrat) —Trying to; wipe out the ninth, life of John Bar- ) leycorn, the state senate today passed a bill which makes a thirty day jail sentence compulsory for boot-! leggers on first offense. The vote' wad 29 to 13. For the second offense, the bill pro- 1 vides a penalty of one to two years I imprisonment and a fine of SIOOO. 1 The measure must still be approved, by the house of representatives aud. signed by Governor McCray before it I becomes a law. Indianapolis. Jan. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Efforts to speed up) work of the legislature were being made today when the assembly re--1 convened after another week end vacation. The house is far behind in its work. Leaders were trying to spur; members to more speed to catch up with the senate. The measure which would prohibit' all commercialized sporting events' on Memorial" diy, Including the 500 mile automobile races here, was under fire (fom all sides today. Civic organizations of Indianapolis j were waging active warfare against | it. Some of the organizations Lava' adopted resolutions characterizing the bill as class legislation and urging that citizens be permitted to ob- ’ ■ serve Memorial day according to the dictation of their own conscience. . (Continued on page five) INSTITUTE AT ! HARTFORD FBI. Annual Hartford Township Farmers’ Institute Program Is Announced j The annual Hartford Township: Farmers' Institute will be held In the Central school building on next Friday, January 26. There will he three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening. The speakers are William Madigan and Mrs. John Spindler. The talks will be intersperced with music ;of various kinds. Motion pictures will; . be shown at the evening session by ; L. M. Busche, county agent. Follow | ing is the program for the three ses-1 sions: Morning Session 9:00 Prompt Invocation —Rev. Exra Glendeuiug. I Song—Hartford High school. “Soil Fertility and Permanent Agriculture”—William Madigan. i (Piano Solo —Lorene Hall., Intermission. j Entertainment— Lloyd Runyon. “A program for the Boys and Girls”—: Mrs. John Spindler. I Appointment of Committees by Chair man. Afternoon Session — 1:30 p.m. Song—High school. Violin Solo—Lloyd Munro. “What Are You Worth to Your Community””—Mrs. John Spindler. Vocal Solo—A. J. French. Report of Committees and Elections. Intermission. Song—Grammer Grades. Plano Solo—Martha Speicher. “Work Production on the Farm”— William Madigan. Songs—lntermediate Grades. Evening Session at 7:30 Selection —Orchestra. "Relation Os the Banker and the Farmpr”_Kenneth O. Shoemaker. Selection—Orchestra. Motion Pictures furnished by L. M. Busche. Selection —Orchestra.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 22, 1923.

IS NOW SPORTS EDITOR i Dick Haller Receives Appointment On Staff Os Indiana Daily Student Dick Heller, of this city, has been appointed to the position of Sports Editor of the Indiana Dally Student, I the dally publication of Indiana Uni- 1 verslty, for the second semester of the present school year. Mr. Heller i was appointed Sports Editor by Nel-! son Poynter, who has been chosen; I editor-in-chief of the publication by ■the head of the journalism depart-1 ment. He has been connected with the paper in the capacity of reporter and copy editor for two years and is I thoroughly acquainted with the pubI lication. Poynter, the new editor-in-j chief, resides in Sullivan, Indiana, and has been a member of the Student Staff for two years. DEDICATION OF GYM IS DELAYED — Delay in Arrival of Supplies) Postponed Opening of New H. S. Annex Plans for the dedication of the new ■ high school gymnasium and auditor- j ium annex are being delayed on ac- ; count of certain supplies not arrivI ing on schedule time and it will be impossible to hold the exercises on; tomorrow night as had been hoped. The dedication will not be held before ten days from now, it is thought. It is the intention of the school officials to hold dedication exercises for auditorium in the afternoon and for the gymnasium in the evening.: ■ The Large curtains for the stage in 'the auditorium have not arrived yet.. Th* gymnasium Is nearly completed and should be In shape for the dedication within a few days. Auburn I high school is scheduled to play the I local high school basketball team I here on the night of February 2, and 'it is hoped that this game may be played Ln the new gymnasium. This ' Is the next game scheduled for this I city. * Debate Planned for Monroe Institute ; A debate will be held at the Monro-? 1 Farmers' Institute next Wednesday by members of the freshmen and sopho- j more classes of the Monroe high; school. Three members of each class, will be chosen. The subject to be | (debated Is, “Which is best, Horse or j Tractor, on the Farm?” This debate promises to be very interesting u-q there is varied opinions among the ( farmers regarding this question. This I iis only one of the many interesting features planned for the institute. A corn and domestic science exhibit will be held and many prizes will be given to the winning exhibitors. Talks will be given "by William Madigan and Mrs. John W. Spindler. There will be morning, afternoon and evening sessions. CENEVAPIHS VISIT DECATUR • Senior Class of Geneva High I School Has Picture Made for the Annual I Eighteen pupils from the Geneva high school, representing the senior class, visited Decatur today and ha<i a picture of their class made at a local studio. The picture will be used in the high school annual, The Limberlost Legend, which Is being published by the Senior class. ,There are about 86 pupils in the; Geneva high school this year. Foster Callihan is principal of the schools. ; Claude Lough is president of the sen lor class and Miss Jeanette Sprunger is secretary-treasurer. The members of the senior class, who Visited the; photographer today, are Thurman Drew. Elizabeth Greene, Claude | Lough, Eugene Snow, Genevieve Rankin, Julian Nelson, Leah Miller, John 1 Martin, Virgil Aspy, Arthur Lybarger! Florence Striker, Catharine Anderson, Mildred Wood, Jeanette Spninger, Emmett Tully, Chris Stahly, Ruth Degler and Richard Potter.

STRIKES GRIP ! RICH GERMAN ! LANDS TODAY Mines in Ruhr Valley Idle in Protest Against Occupation hy French UPRISINGS REPORTED Rumors of German Troop Movements Circulated; Discredited by French — Waited Preaa Service.) j Jan. 22. —(Special to Daily Demoicrat)—The heart of Germany's richest iustrial territory was today in the grip of a strike in passive resistance against French invasion. Test of Premier Poincare’s reparations policy was on. Mines of the Ruhr valley were idle iin protest against France's occnpalion; against arrest of state officials; (against the presence of Poilus with I bayoneted rifles at the shaft heads; ■ and against the severing of all the arteries connecting the Ruhr with the I rest of Germany. The strike started on schedule; bedsides the state mines, seven Thyssen ! holdings anti other private pits ceasied operation. Miners lounged about, sullenly eyeing the French troops. In Paris Foch and the French cabinet met and planned new military and economic movements to overcome Gt rmany's passive resistance. I There was also a rail strike on iu the Ruhr today; French troops at ! South Dortmund withdrew from the ■ station, however, and some of the workers returned to the trains. ; Reports of German troop movements near the Ruhr, and of secret I uprisings, again were iu active circ’• ; lation. General Ludendorff was reported at Muenster. The French war office lacked confirmation of these r imorn, and discredited them. | The test of wills in the Ruhr was (Continued on page six' RURALCHURCH | RAISING FUNDS Members of Mennonite Brethren in Christ Improve Parsonage Funds are being raised by the members of the congregation to pay the cost incurred in the remodeling of the parsonage of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ church, four miles west of Decatur and one mile east of Peterson. The ,parsonage was re--1 modeled last fall and is now occupied by the pastor. Rev. Jacob Hygema, at .' a cost of about 31,500. ' As the congregation has only eighteen or nineteen members, it becomes necessary to ask for contributions from those outside of the congregation, aud Mr. B. F. Beery, one of the lardent workers and supporters of the I church, was in the city today receiving financial help from those who ; wished to give. I Already about SI,OOO has been I raised and the members of the conI gregation have been liberal in giving, one member having donated S2OO towards the cost of making the repairs to the parsonage. The parsonage building at one time was a church, known as the Beery church. It was sold some time ago and used as a dwelling and within the last year was purchased by the Men- ' nonlte Brethren congregation. — o ■ t S*«S**4*4 44 4*4 ♦ WEATHER ♦ «*** + *««* + «* + ** INDIANA —Fair tonight and Tues;day; slowly rising temperature Tues- | day. MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Adrian IL Coffee, laborer. Decatur, i age 21 years, to Mary Elizabeth Lohslger, Monroe, age 18 years. Harold Swartz, baker, Decatur, age 21 years to Lucy Ramsey, cigar makDecatur, age 20 years.

i Big Freight Wreck Near Kendallville — (United Press Service) Kendallville, Ind. Jan. 22. (Special to Daily Democrat) —Three persons were hurt, one probably fatally, today . when 17 cars were derailed in a rear end collision of two freight trains on the New York Central lines tgvo miles east of Ligonier. It is claimed there was a misunderstanding of signals. One hundred feet of track was torn up and (he wreckage blocked the double track delaying traffic for hours. East trains were detoured over the old latke Shore line between j Toledo and Elkhart. FINE RESULTS FROM REVIVAL More Than Fifty Decisions Have Been Received in Methodist Campaign Splendid progress is being made in the Evangelistic campaign being conducted by the Methodist church. The campaign has been in progress two weeks and already there have been more than fifty decisions, in the Sunday School yesterday there were sixteen decisions made. The attendance at all of the meetings has been large, and the interest is strong. The Rev. O. T. Martin, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church in Winchester. Indiana .who is assisting the pastor, Rev I'. S. A. Bridge, in the visitation campaign, preached at both services yesterday. He is an able and eloquent speaker and. he. gave two excellent sermons. In the forenoon he preached on the “Unjust Steward.” The thought presented in this sermon was based on the Lord’s words, “The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” In religion, there should be wisdom at least equal I to that exercised by men of the world, he said. He declared that that means an adoption of the Christian life by persons, the use of wise methods in church activities, and straightforward presentation of the gospel by personal acceptance. j On Sunday evening, the Rev. Mart-; i in spoke on “The Unpardonable Sin" , This sermon was a unique, striking, and strange presentation. He did not treat the subject theologically, nor in any of the ways commonly used, but presented it largely as an analogy from nature and human experience. “Persistence in sin terminates irrevocably in death,” he said.j Following one's “oughts” will produce a growing lite, he declared, ultimately unfolding into a perfect and eternal life. On next Sunday morning, all those who will have decided to unite with! the church will be received into! membership. There is an indication ; that the number will be large. Many will be baptized at the services on; Sunday morning. Beginning on next Sunday there! will be revival services at the church' every evening, except on Saturday! evening, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. These meetings at the church willj mark the climax of the evangelistic ( campaign which is now in progress. | * —— - Loan of $300,000,000 Made to State Today Indianapolis, Jan. 22. (Special to Daily Democrat) —The state's indebtedness was raised to $2,125,000 when a loan of $300,000,000 was made by the Fletcher American National bank here today, according to record in the office of Robert Bracken, auditor of state. The money has been applied to the general fund. Employes in the auditor’s office were busy compiling fig ures as to the financial condition of the state, asked for in a letter from Senator Walter Chambers of New Castle, chairman of the democrat state committee. * .. — SUIT ON NOTE FILED Judgment in the sum of $225 is demanded in a suit on a note and ac- | court filed in the circut court today by Amos Steiner against Dan Burley. Attorney F. M. Cottrell represents the plaJntfff.

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CITY OFFICERS AND PROMINENT MEN ARRESTED Mayor Johnson, Sheriff, Justice of Peace, and Many Others Included SEVENTY-FIVE NAMED Gigantic Liquor Ring Said to Have Made Chicago Wet for Many Months I nltrd Premm SfufT Cur respondent Gtiry, Ind., -bin. 22 (Special Io Daily Democrat) Round up of alleged leaders in the gigantic Gary liquor ring started today. Three deputy I’. S. marshals serving 75 warrants charging many political and social residents with a conspiracy to defeat the st;ite and federal prohibition laws. Mayor Roswell Johnson was among the fust arrested. He was released on bond. The warrants were sworn out as the result. of a grand jury investigation in to conditions in Gary held in. Indian apolis last week. Many police characters and bootleggers were included in the indictments. Among those who have already been arrested and placed under bond I are: Louis Barnes, former sheriff and now president of the Gary Board of Work; L. H. Olds, sheriff; Peter Herson. Gary constable; Charles Clemens. Blaz Lucas, lawyer; Fred | seebright, lawyer and several policemen and detectives. Even Gary which had been expecting the federal agents to swoop down ; on the city since the indictments were returned a week ago Saturday, was ( shocked by the scope of the raid. Each of the 75 indicted is accused of having partcipated in a gigantic conspiracy to evade the prohibition law. Most of the liquor which has made Chicago wet for many months was ■ handled through the Gary booze ring i the federal officials declare. : , McCray Orders Klan Parade Investigated (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22. (Special to Daily Democrat)—Governor McCray ■ today directed Adjutant General Smith to go to Portland and investigate charges that several members ot the Indiana National Guard there tire members of the Ku Klux Klan. The governor’s action was taken on request iof Mayor Fleming of Portland who said the situation was “urgent." $4,000,000 Concern Is Given to Employes <1 nited Pres. Service.) Chicago. Jan: 22—(Special to Daily j Democrat) — The $4,000,000 Northwestern Terre Cotta Company has | turned over to 36 employes by Gustav i Hollinger, its owner today. I Tb.e company was founded in 1878 by Hollinger who came as an immigrant from Vienna. Austria. Today it is the largest in the world. Hollinger will remain as president long enough to see the new ownership well started and will then Btep out, he said today. “It has long been my wish to turn the company over to the men who helped me make it," Hollinger said. “Among the 36 are six of the workmen who wore with tne when I started . ” In order to accomplish his gift, Hollinger purchased the interests of heirs of his early partners. In reorganization 30,000 shares of no par common stock were created. Twen-ty-six thousand of these were given to the 36 employes at $5 a shareFour thousand were held in res® rve for future distribution. Hollinger retained tile preferred stock. | August Schelman of Freidhetm, was u business visitor here Saturdsy Judge Carpenter of Waahlngton township was here on bUß*neßS a nrday. > • ‘.'V/’j