Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1923 — Page 1

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U.S.TROOPSON RHINE START FOR AMERICA Starsand Stripes Lowered From Pole at Coblenz at Noon Today St4NY ARE MARRIED Several of the One Thousand Doughboys Bring German Wives Back .'B, The UniteH Pr«««) Coblenz Germany, Jan. 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat I—"O. say. can you see—. ' T h e opening strains of the National Aothern from the smartest of French military bands blared out through the packed square at Ehrenbreistein for treu, Coblenz promptly at noon.. The Stars and Stripes on the tall flag pole fluttered an instant as two American machine gunners, honor men. who had come through Chateau Thierry, pulled gently on the ropes. A French and American militaryguard was rigid at attention as the flag came down. Crowds of Germans and French many with wet eyes, pushed forward to witness the ceremony. The huge flag sank slowly to the foot of tbs pole, where General Allen, (ommanding the last remnant of the American army of occupation, caught it in his arms and folded It, The anthem came to an end with a crash of symhals and a great blare ot brass. Our flag was no longer there. The ceremony signified the formal departure of the last of America’s ■two millions” from the Rhine en trained from Coblenz this afternoon The city took a holiday to pay them honor and see them off. A little group of sixty remains be Mad to clean up. Tro carloads of the train that drew the last Americans to Belgium for embarkation to the United States were made up of newly wedded American douhboys and their German wives. Many of them had been married iu the Rhineland: there were tearful partings between brides and their relatives as the train pulled out. A telegram was received from General De Goutte commanding the French army of occupation in the Ruhr. “Most cordial salutations to our American comrades. Best wishes for a happy future. We will keep faithfully the souvenier of loyal co-opera-tion." The last act of the American army of occupation at Coblenz was to return the compliments of the French who honored the Stars and Stripes. The crack band of the Third armys Rhine force smashed into a stirring Mar,seillalge. Two blue clad poilus marched to the flag pole with a huge French tricolor. Slowly, just as the American flag hud come down, they raised it to the top. Exchange of military salutes. Final farewells at Ehrenbreitstein. The Americans fell in and marched to their train, which was to pull out at four o'clock. The French will take over the bridgehead February 12. — o Heaton Taken to State Penal Farm by Sheriff Sheriff John Baker took Hugh H. Heaton to the State Penal Farm to- •!*>'. Heaton will begin serving a term of sixty days given him by J “dge Moran after he had pleaded f- u ilty to a charge of obtaining money Wider false pretense. IJ *gh School Pupils Hold a Wild Party „, (United Press Service) ’ hicago, Jan. 24—(Special to Daily Sixteen pupils of Oakluik high school were expelled today a result of a “wild party” held at 111 « hlm« of cne of them last week. School authorities me de every cflr 1 to keep the affair a secret and rp hbed to make public the names nt ’he pup'is. d« f invoa< lflatlon will be made tc ■ «>mine if any if the scholars stall w r,, liKta:e<!. ' 6 party was attended by eight brealr Jn(l e,pht girls eud dld UOl a . up v '4til early in, the morning, 0 -W to students at the school.

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FARMERS GO BANKRUPT . Whitley County Men Owe Notes Held by Adams County Men Listing dozens of creditors, nearly all of whom held notes with some security, Melvin E. Babcock and Isaac U Babcock, Whitley county farmers, filed petitions in voluntary bankruptcy in district court at Ft. Wayne, yesterday. The first named shows liabilities totaling $5,352.26 with assets of only $283.50, nearly all of the liabilities being debts due physicians in Decatur, Preble, Monroe, Bluffton and Ft. Wayne, while Isaac L. Babcock. mentioned jointly in these notes, lists! liabilities totaling $14,534.58 with assets of only $715. HAS NEWSPAPER IN CALIFORNIA C. F. Adelsperger, Formerly of Decatur, Buys Colton, Calif., Courier Friends of C. F. Adelsperger. former Decatur boy and son of Mrs. Ellen Adelsperger, of this city, will be glad to learn of his success and prosperity in the newspaper business at Colton, California. A copy of the Colton Courier, of January 76th, containing an account of the purchase of the Courier by Mr. Adelsperger, has been received here. The paper was formerly owned by The Courier Publishing Company, a corporation, and legal steps have already been taken to dissolve the corporation and Mr. Adelsperger will be the sole owner of the printing plant. The paper has come to be one of the best known in that section of the country and the printing establishment is admittedly one of the best equipped in thope parts. Mr. Adelsperger at one time worked as a printer for the Daily Democrat. The Courier has the following to say of the new ownership: “The Courier Publishing Companylias been in existence as a corporation for ten or twelve years past. It was organized by F. A. Owen, editor of the Courier for many years and stock in this corporation was owned locally by thirty-four different stockholders. The corporation and the newspaper had more or less turbulent existence for a number of years until about five years ago an opposition paper was started and the Courier was leased to H. D. Dreisback. In April 1921 the stock of Flora Owene and Walter Owen was sold to C. F. Adelsperger who since that time acquired the balance of the stock with the resultant action of dissolution so that the ownership of the Courier and its plant will hereafter be vested solely in the name of C. F. Adelsperger with no bondholders and no mortgagers. “The paper, under its present management, has expanded until today it is one of the best known newspapers in this section while (he printing department has been enlarged and expanded to care for the rapidly increasing patronage. The plant today ( has a of almost SI6OOOO a month and represents an investment in machinery and other equipment approximating $25,000.00. During the coming year a new newspaper press; will be installed as well as other equipment.” Geraldine Farrar’s Mother Died Today New York, Jan. 24— Geraldine Far rar’s mother died here today. Mrs. Sydney Farrar succumbed to pneu monia. The opera singer, who is on a concert tour in Canada, was notified by wire, and is coming here at once. Miss Farrar’s divorce suit against Lou Tellegen, actor, was started today with submissions of depositions to Referee Thomas H. Mahoney. MORAN IS SPECIAL JUDGE Judge Moran Assumes Jurisdiction in Case to Be Tried in Fort Wayne Judge John Moran, of the Adams county circuit court, yesterday assumed jurisdiction in ykllen circuit court as special judge to try the case of Attorney Hans C. Meland, charged with securing a signature to a legal document under false pretense. The case was set for trial February 28. I Smith & Geake entered their appearance to assist Attorney W. E. CiapI ham in the defense of Meland. The case will be heard by a jury. Meland was indicted by the grand jury;

DAMAGE SUIT FILED AGAINST GLOVER LEAF I —— Charles Diehl Seeks $5,000 for Injuries; Second Suit Filed by Diehl OTHER CASES FILED Sarah Straub Seeks Divorce From Frank Straub Charging Cruel Treatment A suit for damages in the sum of $5,000 was filed in the Adams circuit court today by Charles Diehl by his next friend Adam Diehl, against the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad company. This is the second suit brought by Diehl, the other suit having been dismissed in the Jay circuit court recently. The other suit was sent to Jay county on a change of venue. The plaintiff then filed a . the judge but this motion was overmotion for a, change of venue from ruled by the court. The case was dismissed on account of a lack of pros--11 ecution. '; In the complaint filed today, Diehl states that the lad, who is only nine . years old, was seriously injured on ■ May 22, 1921, when struck in the fore- ■ head and knocked to the ground by a train on the defendant's line at a place between Winchester and KekiI onga streets in the south part of the I city. It is stated that the boy had crossed the tracks going to his home ; and was crossing a lot where there i was much sand and cinders, and that ' the train, alleged to be traveling fifty i miles an hour, threw up a cloud of I dust, making it impossible for the 1 child to see where he was going. He I lost his sense of direction, it is alJleged, and walked into the train. Attorneys David E. Smith and R. C. . Parrish, of Fort Wayne, are attorneys for the plaintiff. Case From Wells County A case entitled, Earl Jeffries vs. (Continued on page six) FOR OWNERSHIP I . - ; OF COAL MINES Senator Welsh Predicts Legislation for Government Ownership I By Paul R. Mallon i United Prraa stair Correanuadrnt Washington, Jan. 24. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An effort to pass legislation for government operation of coal mines will be made at this session of congress. i In the belief that private operation I of the mines has failed to meet public needs, a resolution is bc:ng framed to 'declare mining of coal a public utility and to authorize the government to operate these interests for the benefit .' of the consumers. The new attitude of those seeking such action was outlined to the United I I Press today by Senator David Walsh lof Massachusetts, Democrat, who believes that government operation is J the only solution of permanent ills of jthe fuel industry. I “The anthracite shortage is not blamable upon the retail dealers, nor alone upon the railroad companies," Walsh said. I The root of the trouble at the mines —is with the management of the industry in the coal fields. “The failure is not a temporary one. . It is not caused by a single strike or : a single attempt by those who hold the industry in their power to profiteer. “Year after year a greater or lesser decree this industry has failed to give adequate service to the public. i “From the standpoint of the public, , the coal industry has failed, although ' it may be a big financial success from i the standpoint of the owners. It is . not of concern to the public whether the miners or the operators are to blame. > ' “When such a situation exists there 1 is no course which will protect the I public, except rigid regulation; and if I that fails government ownership and government operation." I Walsh argues that government regulation has failed since a half million dollars has been spent in setting up bureaus and commissions which have I unsuccessfully investigated the causes |of coal famine.

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♦ IT WOULD KEEP MOST ♦ ♦ OF THEM AT HOME + ♦ ♦ ♦ Mansfield, 0., Jan. 24—$n ♦ ♦ operation In plastic surgery was ♦ ♦ performed on Mrs. Della Jukich + ♦ today to replace the tip of her + ♦ nose which was entirely bitten <• ♦ off. It is understood she and her + ♦ husband had an altercation be- ♦ ♦ cause some one had given her a ♦ ♦ box of chocolate candy at the ♦ ♦ factory here she worked. The ♦ ♦ hurband 1* snid to have forbid- <• ♦ den his wife to return to work. + ♦ She insisted on going back. ♦ ♦ Jukich is said to have bitter her 4" ♦ nose off to keep her from return- ♦ ♦ ing to work. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦4- + 4>4-* + 4’* + GERMANSIfNED HEAVILY TODAY German Industrial Leaders Punished for Disobeying French Orders Mayence, Jan. 24. —German Industrial leaders of the Ruhr were heavily fined by a French court martial here today for disobeying orders of French military officers here. Herr Spandy was fined 471,700 francs which at the present rate of exchange amounts to 560,000,000 mark < Herr Oise was fined 234,000 francs. Fritz Thyssen 5,000, and the others from six to fifteen thousand each. • . — —... Berlin, Jan. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ten to eighteen employes of the Berliner Tageblatt were killed today when huge blocks of stone material crashed down through four stories of the building, according to announcement by the management. The dead include several women. Sixteen persons were severely injured and scores slightly.. Earlier estimates by police placed the death roll from fifteen to fifty. Huge cranes swinging heavy blocks of stone for construction work on two new stories atop the Tageblatt building broke. Great stones and heavy metal parts of the cranes went smashing down through departments where many employes were busily at work. Four lines of police were thrown around the building. The streets were filled with clanging ambulances. Scores of rescue workers went into the tangled ruins of the editorial and mechanical departments of the paper in search of victims buried beneath tons of wreckage. Screams of relatives in the streets outside, held back by police, shrilling whistles; shouts of those directing the rescue work; these followed the roar of the collapse and drew thousands to the scene. The ground floor of the Tageblatt building was a mass of plaster, steel and stone, through which sweating workers dug with difficulty, dragging forth victims, some alive, others crushed beyond recognition. Paris, Jan. 24. —The French are plan(Continued on page six) STATES PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN Rev. Haney Announces Rev. Lozier Will Assist in Revival Here Announcement was made today, by the Rev. C. L. Haney, pastor of the Decatur Evangelical church, that the annual evangelistic campaign of that church would be held from April 9 to 22. The Rev. O. O. Lozier, of Berne, state evangelist of the Evangelist church, will assist the pastor in the campaign. Further announcement of much interest to local church goers, is that the Rev. and Mrs. C. E, Reep, of Green Springs, Ohio, who aided in the services at the local church last year, will return next April to assist in the services. The Rev. Reep is a singing evangelist of much merit and his wife is an excellent accompanist. They will begin a series of meetings at the Salem Evangelical church near Linn Grove tonight. After to weeks service at the Salem church, they will assist in services at the Linn Grove Evangelical church. \ Mrs. Lozier, who is a children’s worker, will accompany her husband here and assist in the meetings also. <

INSTITUTE AT MONROE DREW LARGE CROWD I I ’ More Than Two Hundred ,1 Attend Anuuai Farmers’ >' Institute Today I ■ ... .. • MANY EXHIBITORS > ’ Corn and Domestic Science Shows Successful: Program Given Tonight I I Nearly two hundred people were 'present at the Monroe Township ' Farmers' Institute this forenoon and a still larger crowd this afternoon. I William Madigan and Mrs. John W. 'Spindler spoke at both sessions and , will speak again this evening. The talks are filled with much valuable information for tile farmers and farmjers' wives, and both are very Interesting speakers. • ( There was a total of fifty-two ex- ’ hihitors in the corn show, thirty of ‘ which were boys, in the domestic 1 science show there were twelve cakes, ten loaves of broad, and sev- • eral plates of doughnrts and candv. f The competition for the prizes was ■ very keen and the judges had a very • difficult task in awarding the manv 1 prizes, which had been donated by the merchants of Monroe and the farmers of the township. The list of ' awards will be announced later. The institute was opend this morning with n selection by the Monroe f high school orchestra. The audience I sang a song and the Rev. S. I. Zechiel gave the invocation. The subject of ’Mr. Madigan's talk this morning was. I "Producing a Marketable Product.” Following Mr. Madigan's talk, the orchestra placed another selection and then Mrs. Spindler spoke on the suhl|ject of “Our Present Day House keeping and Horae Making." ’l At noon w excellent chicken di" 3 ner was served by the Monroe Ladle;' r (Continued on page six) II — o ■DAYTON TO GET ; i PHI DELT MEET > I Annual Convention of Phi 1 Delta Kappa Fraternity to Be Held in July i 1 , | The 1923 convention of the Phi ’ Delta Kappa fraternity will be held , at Dayton, Ohio, next July, under a , decision reached Monday by th > t supreme executive committee of the I fraternity, m.eeting at Union City. ~ This will be the second time .that j Dayton has had the fraternity con- . ventfon. Edgar A. Moss of Marion, editor of the Phi Delta Kappa magazine, . official publication of the fraternity for the past several years, resigned as editor and the publication with the March issue will be published at Richmond. a member of the chapter there having been named as editor of th > magazine. I ! While no candidates have been anI nounced for any of the national ofti--1 ces, various “booms" were started and it is expected that the two chief contenders for the office of president I this year will be Hildebrand from South Bend, twice defeated for the office, and a candidate from some Ohio chapter. BIG FIRE AT HOLLYWOOD $200,000 Blaze Damages Buildings And i Equipment Early Today (United Press Service) Hollywood, Cal., Jan. 24. —(Special I to Daily Democrat) —Fire caused dam I age of $200,000 to buildings and equip ment of the Fine Arts movie studio here. Several members of the studio 1 force and fire department were slightly injured fighting the flames, which 1 were brought under control about 6 a.m. after raging for two hours. 'j Several large feature pictures, just I completed, were reported destroyed. ♦ WEATHER ♦ Generally fair tonight and Thursday; much colder tonight. i —o — * ——- I Henry Hilge, of Craigville, was here on business yesterday.

MEN MAKE HIGH GRADES I : Football Men at N. W. University Make Grades Higher Than Average Chicago, Jan. 24. —The scholastic i average of football men at Northwestern University Is higher than the average grade. This was announced following comI pilatlon of the mid-year grades. The. general average for all students was 1.2 and the football eleven showed an average of 2.02. The difference is approximately 10 per cent according to the method of rating at Northwestern. 1 Basketball men also outranked the average. PAPER DEFENDS GARY OFFICERS I Gary Post Declares City Has Made Strong Fight Against Bootleggers The Gary Post says that the effort to make it appear that proper efforts have not been made to suppress the liquor violations in that city are unfounded and to prove it have made a survey which discloses that during tho year 1922. 1.180 raids were made 1 by the police, 145 stills, 1,400 gallons of liquor and 50,001) gallons of mash taken and destroyed. The number of stills taken and destroyed exceed the combined number taken in Chicago ) and Indianapolis. The Post admits that the suppression of the business is difficult in Gary but insists that an honest effort is being made. They show that 1 Ft. Wayne made only 134 arrests last year. South Bend 300 while Gary ; police made 617. At present 1,900 cases are being investigated in Gary. ( During 1922 a total of $64,696 was collected in fines in the steel city and most of it was for liquor violations. The Post insists that if the federal agents would co-operate with the local , police better results would be obtained. Gary has a larger population of foreign born people who do not realize they are violating laws and don’t care and it is a difficult situation to handle. i Gary. Ind., Jan, 24. (Special to Daily Democrat) —Gary returned to normalcy today. Federal officials who served more than 100 warrants on Gary citizens 1 for alleged participation in a huge liquor conspiracy, returned to Indianapolis. Those arresteed and placed under i bond included every type of citizen I from owners of soft drink parlors to , city and county officials. , Thirty additional warrants were re- , ceived and served just before tho federal agents left. Seventy-five arrests were made on the original in- . dictment. Mayor R. O. Johnson reiterated his . statement today that the arrests were a “frame up” and the result of political rivalry. I • California Selects a Woman Congressman r Vnit"d Pres® Service) San Francisco, Jan. 24 —(Special . to Daily Democrat) —California's first . woman congressman packed her I trunks preparatory to going to • Washington (today. She was Mrs. Mae Ella Nolan, ( widow of the late Congressman John , I. Nolan of San Francisco, whom the , voters selected yesterday from a field i of seven candidates, to fill her dead husband's vacant place. o Miners’ Wage Scale to Stand One Year (United Pres» Service) Ne«r York, Jan. 24 —(Special to ‘ Daily Democrat) —A conference of bituminous miners and operators meet--1 ing at the hotel Pennsylvania agreed > to extend for one year from April 1, | i 1923, the existing wage scale, Operators and miners from Ohio, I 1 Indiana, and Illinois, were represented. It is understood that Pennsylvania and West Virginia will come in later on the same scale. The agreement reached today reaffirmed the existing wage scale in all its terms, provisions and condl- , tfons. It was also resolved to meet again January 8, 1924, to agree on a scale for the succeeding year. The delegates directed that, copies of the agreement be sent to President Harding, Attorney General Daugher- » ty and the United States coal commissioner.

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ABSENT VOTER LAW FAVORED BY SENATORS Bill to Repeal the Law Is Virtually Defeated in State Senate Today POSTPONE MANY BILLS Mouse of Representatives Set Aside Many Measures; Mere Bills (TTnitod Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Virtual defeat of the bill to repeal the absent voters law in the state senate and indefinite pbstponment of fifteen measures in the house of representatives marked the morning session of the legislature today. The Barker bill which would have repealed the absent voters law was reccnrtnltted to the senate committee on elections when it came up for final consideration. Thjs action meant defeat of the bill in its present form but the elections committee may amend it to prevent abuse of the law in line with recommendations of Governor McCray. The state board of accounts would be abolished and its duties placed under the control of the auditor of state in a bill introduced in the senate today by Senator Hays. The auditor would be appointed head of the department with the power to ap. point a superintendent at a salary of $6,000 a year. Motor busses and trucks operating under a regular schedule are declared a public utility and placed under control of the public service commission in a bill introduced by Senator Moorehead, Under a bill introduced by Senator Batt a county council would have power to make the tax rates and fix the levies for all units in the county. Fifteen bills were killed in the house when it concurred on committee reports They included the following: Providing the father must pay medical fees at birth and support all children born out of wedlock. Abolishing the state board of engineers registration. Abolishing the office of state fire marshal. Providing for increased license fees for motor busses and trucks and funds collected from licenses turned over to counties. Providing that nubile officials accounts be inspected by the state board of accounts only on expiratio i of terms of office on the petition of 25 or more tax payers. Making it impossible for judges to suspend sentences on persons charged with driving automoiles while intoxicated. Providing a vacation in county road building until the present indebtedness in counties be liquidated. Making all property belonging to lodges and fraternties taxable. The bill separating Blackford and Wells counties circuit court was passed today by a vote of 40 to 5. Indianapolis, Jan. 24 —A state income tax was approved late yesterday by the senate when it adopted a constitutional amendtraent. The amendment now goes to tho house of representatives for consideration. then to Governor McCray and if approved bv both branches of 1 the government than to a referen- ' duin. i According to renorts in the state I capitol, another effort will be made to repeal the primary election law. Opponents of the primary system I abandoned one attempt in the face of strong criticism. < — BIG ELKS MEETING TO BE HELD IN FT. WAYNE THURSDAY A large delegation of local Elks I will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow to j attend the big joint Elks meeting and I witness the ritualistic work to be given by the Fort Wayne Elks. The work will start at 1 o’clock with a banquet being served at 6:30 which will be followed by an entertainment. Invitations have been extended to the Elks lodges at Kendallville. Huntington. Columbia City, Portland and Decatur and a large delegation from each city is expected to be present. Mrs. Joe Ililyard returned to Hicksville, Ohio, today after spending several days with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Haney.