Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1923 — Page 1

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PICK TALENT | for DECATUR CHAUTAUQUA ciation Held Yesterday VERY good talent Cpn Hiram Johnson May Speak Here; Bachman s Million Dollar Band With only seven of the seventeen I actors of the Decatur Chautauqua IlM ciation present, a meeting with jlr Hall, representative for Mr. James J general manager of the Indecent circuit, was held yesterday afternoon in the Industrial rooms and a tentative selection of the talent for the 1923 Chautauqua program was' made. The array of talent this year is ex eeptionally good and of the very best on the Chautauqua platform. Mr. Hall explained that Mr. Ix>ar purchased | only the best talent ami Decatur could every headliner if desired. Bachman's Million Dollar band, of Cincinnati and West Palm Beach. FlorIda. was definitely decided upon and selected by the local directors for the! band concert to be given during the Chautauqua, least year Kryl's famous band was here, but this year, so far. Mr. Kryl is not traveling with a Chau tauqua circuit. Bachman's wonderful hand played at Bellmont park last year . on the Fourth of July and those who I heard it will remember it as one of ; the greatest musical organizations on the road. Goforths orchestra, the Gib sonians. the Mercers and other high class musical organizations and entertainers were tentatively selected. With the lecturers, such notable men as Bishop Vail of South America. Jude Kavanaugh of Chicago, and possibly Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, will be available. If Senator Johnson contracts with Mr. I.oar the local directors will book him for the Decatur Chautauqua. The Chautauqua will be held about the same time as last year, between the fifteenth and 25th of July. If possitde the local directors would like to have it two weeks or ten days ahead | of the fair, which will be held during, the first week in August. Mr. Hall announced that he and Mr. • hoar would be here again someti.no during March and that a definite flat 2 would then be decided upon and the talent selected for the program. Owing to the absence of C. J. Lutz, who was president of the local Chautauqua association last year, the election of officers was postponed until a later date. Those who attended the meeting yesterday were Mrs. Avon Burk. Mrs. I* A Holthouse, Mrs. E. G. Coverdale. Mrs. R. I). Myers. Thomas Durkin. D. E. Studabaker and A. R. Holthouse. OMER CLAY IS DEAD Brother of Adams County Woman Dies in Columbia City, Suddenly Omer Clay, brother of Mrs. Aaron Stevens, of this city, died at his home in Columbia City last night following an illness of two hours’ duration with neuralgia of the heart. Mr. Clay was born and reared in Adams county. He is also a brother to Mrs. R. B. Oakley, of Pleasant Miljs. Funeral services will he held on Saturday morning. SHEIK haircuts doomed 'odianapolis Barber Says Sideburns Must Give Way To New Style Indianapolis, Jan. 25.—Sheiks of the besert of Indiana who wish to continue ln f*vor with their fair ladies will have lo abandon sideburns and take up a oow style which is soon to be dictated f fashion directors, an Indianapolis barber said today. Sheik haircuts are just like everyllin * else." he said. “They’re disaphearing gradually. Some will keep '* m and some won't. Haircut styles change as other D«« change,” he said. ***♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEATHER ♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ InJ iana--Unsettled tonight and Frl-<'l'lsnow>'-al>'y rain in south and rain Wumar , ln nort l> portion; somewhat * r ®W tonight in south portion.

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McCRAY’S DAUGHTER WEDS' Miss Lucile McCray Becomes Bride of William P. Evans, of Indianapolis ■ II II I ■ Indianapolis, Jan. 25.—Miss Lucile McCray, daughter of Governor and Mrs. Warren T. McCray, became the bride of William P. Evans, prosecuting attorney of Marion county yesterday nt the homo of the bride's parents, with the Rev. Jean S. Miller oftl dating. The dining room was elaborately decorated with baskets of spring flowers and lillie.s of the valley. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Following the wedding breakfast, the couple left for an extended trip through the south. They will he at I home in Indianapolis March 1. NATURALIZATION HEARING FEB. 7 Ten Applicants for Citizenship Papers to Be Examined in This City A hearing on application for naturalization will be conducted in the circuit court room here on the morning of February 7, it has been announced. Ten applicants will be examined at that time. An examiner will be sent here by the federal government to conduct the examination. Those who will seek citizenship papers On February 7 are: Vinko Jurkovick, Emil Felber, Barthold Sessenguth. Fred Am. John M. Amstutz, James Ivetich, Daniel Henry Gerber, Richlef Bernds Johnson, i Jules Cesar Brandt, and Christian ‘ Bauman. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat May, $1.17; July. sl.ll P 2: Sept., Corn May, 72Hc; July, 73c; Sept., 72%c. Oats: Ma? . 44%c; July. 42%c; Sept., 40%c. SAY EMBASSIES SUPPLY LIQUOR Prohibition Officers Protest Against Large Importation of Booze (United Press Service) Washington. Jan. 25. — (Special to I Daily Democrat)—The prohibition bureau has protested to the treasury department against alleged excessive ini .portation of liquor for foreign lega [tions here, it was learned at the treas ury department today. The prohibition bureau is said to have called the state department's at tention to the magnitude of one lega tions orders and the small size of the [legation’s staff. The order was said to have been for nearly 2.000 cases !and was filled just before Christmas. Action was taken today by several embassies and legations here to cut down their quotas of imported liquors as the result of revelations that bootleggers are obtaining supplies from i "diplomatic quarters." Several ambassadors and ministers (ordered a close check on their supply i and directed that smaller quotas be i ordered in the future and that inves- ; tigations be made as to whether their >[ liquors are leaking into the hands of >. bootleggers. >! - - —♦ —— — Coblenz in Uproar i After Yanks Departure (United Press Service) ' Coblenz, Jan. 25—(Special to Daily j Democrat) —Less than twentylfour • ; I hours after the Yanks teparted Cob-1 i lenz was in an uproar the population 1 overwhelming the local police and holding two violent demonstrations | , against rumored separation from Ger-1 niany and formation of a Rhineland republic. A mob wrecked offices of the newspaper “Rhinelander” which had supported the republic ideas, a French plan. I II — 0 ■—' ■ ' * HOPE JAIL WAS EMPTY ♦ + ♦ ♦ Wabash. Ind., Jan. 25.—Clyde ♦ ♦ Overholser, town marshal at ♦ + North Manchester, has misplaced + ♦ his keys, one of which is for the ♦ ’ + town jail and the other for his + ’ ♦ handcuffs. He has advertised ♦ ♦ for assistance in finding them. + ’ 4 The keys have been missing a ♦ 1 + week. *

FARMERS HOLD FINE MEETING AT MONMOUTH Annual Farmers’ Institute Held Today Proves to Be a Big Success A SESSION TONIGHT Interesting Program Announced for Evening Meeting; Poe Quartet Sings Today was farmers' institute day at Monmouth and farmers from all sections of the community turned out to hear the lectures and other forms of entertainment. A good crowd attended both sessions today and another large audience is expected for the night session. The Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Decatur Methodist church, had charge of the devotional at the open ing session this morning. The Monmouth school chorus sang a selection and Rev. Bridge gave an interesting talk. Fallowing a recitation by Ralph Wilder, William Madigan spoke oa the subject of, “Producing a Marketable Product." This was followed by two more recitations, given by Helen Davis and Inez Troutner. Mrs. John W. Spindler spoke on, “Our Present Day House-keeping and Homo Keeping.” The morning session came to a close with recitations by Olive Biebold and Miriam Meyers. Ladies Serve Dinner A delicious dinner was served at the noop hour by the ladies of the Home Economics club- The meal was served in the basement of the school building. The afternoon session began nt 1:30 o'clock and consisted of recitations by Myrtle Fuhrman, Mary Jane Kunkle, Helen Noll and Dorothy Rabbitt; a piano solo by Mrs. Erma Lew ton; w-pi.tyiM by the primary room of the Monmouth schools; and talks by Mr. Madigan and Mrs. Spindler. Mr. Madigan spoke on the subject of ‘Our Rural Schools as a Community Center,” and Mrs. Spindler chose as her subject, "Making the Country a Better Place to Live In." Both talks were very interesting and instructive The evening session will begin at 7:30 o’clock. The program will consist of songs, recitations, instrumental music, moving pictures, and talks. The famous Poe Quartet is scheduled to sing several selections tonight and this alonei is expected to draw many people. The public is cordially invited to attend the night session. ———————— 9 ——-—■■ ■ - — James Brown. Jr„ of Monroe, was a business visitor here today. ROOT TOWNSHIP LADY IS DEAD Mrs. Dora Ostmeyer, Prominent and Highly Esteemed Lady, Dies Today Mrs. Dora Myers Ostmeyer, age 84 years, highly esteemed and widely known resident of the northern part of Adams county, died at her home in Root township, seven miles north of Decatur at 6:30 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Ostmeyer had been ill two weeks with bronchitis. Funeral services will be held from the St , Ppters Lutheran church, at 10:30 i o’clock, Sun time, on Sunday morn- ' ing. Short services will be held at the house at 10 o'clock. Burial will . be held in the St. Peters cemetery. Dora Myers Ostmeyer, was bom in Germany, May 23, 1838- She lived In Germany until she was twenty-two ! years old and then imigrated to this ■ country, settling at Fort Wayne. She resided with her parents tn Fort Wayne until her marriage to Henry Ostmeyer in 1863. They began I housepeeping in Adams county near the Allen county line. Mrs. Ostmeyer was a very likeable lady and was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was a staunch member of the St. Peters Lutheran church for sixty years. Eight children, seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and one brother, Henry Myers, of Fort Wayne, survive. The children are: Henry. William and Anna, all at home; Mrs. Sophia Rempies, Mrs. William Klepper, and Earnest Ostmeyer, all of Fort Wayne; Fred Ostmeyer, of Freidheimf and Mrs. Robert Wilcox, of Centralia, Washington.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 25, 1923.

W. BRANYAN APPOINTED Man Known Here, Named Assistant Prosecutor of Huntington Huntington, Jan. 25.- B. H. Hurd, ■ prosecuting attorney, yesterday after noon appointed Wilbur E. Branyan to I be his assistant prosecutor. Mr. Branyan was called to the court hous« and took bis oath as deputy. i Mr. Hurd Is facing a large num her of cases, all of them originating before he took office, and the trials of these will begin this week, when the Fousts of Warren will be in court. Another important case is that against Leroy Faulkner, charged with . the attempted hold-up of Roscoe E. Blizzard, Wright street grocer, and Mr. Branyan had been asked to assist in this. : BILL AIMED AT TAX EVADERS r * ’ Measure Introduced Give 1 Tax Board More Power; • Other Legislation i — — , Indianapolis, Jan. 25. —(Special to i Daily Democrat) —A bill empowering 1 the state tax board to enforce penal- • ties for nonpayment of taxes as inI troduced in the state house of repre- ( sentatives today by Myron Post, of . Anderson. The measure would also r authorize the board to examine rec- ’ ords for violation of its provisions. b The bill which was passed by the b senate a few days ago, prohibiting the 500 mile memorial race on the In1 dianapolis Motor Speedway, was rot commended; passage was approved. s Property of all Greek letter fraterl nities would be taxable under the prob vision of a bill introduced by representative Wm. Johnson. t Similar measures have been intro- •• duced in the legislature but Johnson* p bill is the first specifying the group of '■ college organizations. A bill similar to the one introduced 1 in the senate yesterday to abolish the b state board of accounts and give the ' auditor of state the board's power, was f introduced by representative Schwing. Senator Buchanan introduced a bilj in the senate which would create a } social service division in the police s department in Indiana cities. This dit vision would be composed of women. A bill to compel school teachers to read a passage from the Bible in opening school was killed in the house, toj day, when the committee recommend;!1 tion for its Indefinite postponement ,- was concurred in. It was introduced -by representative Livingston. The bill which would limit the em ployment of women to an eight hour i day and a six day week will be the special orders of business in the house tomorrow afternoon. This was decided when a dispute arose over the report of a majority of the labor committee recommending indefinite postIponement. The bill establishing an eight hour day for working women faced defeat in the house of representatives of the legislature today. • Republican members of the labor committee lined up solidly to recommend that the measure be indifinitely postponed. Five Democratic commitI teemen will act as a in urging . approval. t • Mrs. Theodore Graliker was a Ft. , Wayne visitor today. o : 0. E. TEAMS HAVE ; GAMES TONIGHT 1 i Men Play Huntington Bud1 dies and Girls Play Garrett in Athletic Hall ’ Two basketball contests are sebed--1 uled for tonight at the Athletic Hall. ' The General Electric men’s team will 1 play the Huntington Buddies from Huntington, Ind., and the G. E. girls I will play the Garrett girls. The } girls' game will be played first and will start at 7:30 o’clock. ! The Garrett girls defeated the G. E. girls at Garrett recently in a well- . played contest. The local girls have I improved since that time and should L be able to win tonight's game. The Huntington Buddies are a fast t bunch of players and the G. E. boys will have their hands full tonight ■ when the two outfits clash on the - local floor. The G. E. five won its - last three games and is out to make . It four straight.

NEW OUTBREAK IN GERMANY IS EXPECTED SOON Crowd Gathers at Essen for a Demonstration Late This Afternoon GERMAN IS WOUNDED i Belgium Troops Shoot and 1 Wound German Citizen at Ende Today (I’nlti-il Press Service) Essen, Jan. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A crowd of more than 20,000 milled about the railroad station and the postoffice in which scorei of French troops are garrisoned this ' afternoon waiting to demonstrate in honor of Fritz Thyssen and his fellow industrialists ui>on their return from Mayence where they were fined by a French court martial. The situation was fraught with danger because of the mood of the crowd at once so hilarious and bitter. ' German foot and mounted police : worked like Trojans to keep the • demonstrators off the beat where the • French sentries were patroling. Belgian troops shot and wounded a GerZ man citizen at Ende as a result of > a quarrel and beat citizens in a clash at Oberhausen. The trouble arose over the rail > strike which was general throughout , the newly occupied zone this afternoon although some trains were kept moving eastward from Essen. The French occupied the railroad managements office but German workers did not strike because coal was permitted to be shipped to Berlin. General Weygand's arrival this afternoon was believed to be a signal for further repressive measures in f the Ruhr while the French kept a watchful eye upon demonstrators j preparing to welcome Fritz Thyssen. ’ Mayence, Jan. 25 —French troop.:, with orders to shoot to kill in case • of further disorders, took over com mand of Mayence from local German > police today, following attacks upon 1 French officers during the early ’ morning. German crowds, infuriated by prison sentences passed upon Heit ' Schlutius, Dusseldorf finance direc- • tor, and Herr Raigeisch, mine dire-- • tor, manhandled French soldiers and • officers, invaded a hotel where the latter were billetted, dragged an I orchestra to the street and forced the musicians to play Deutschland Über Alles. . Essen, Jan. 25—A general strike of (Continued on page five) INSTITUTE WAS ONE OF BEST Room Too Small to Accommodate Crowd at Monroe Institute Last Night ' The farmers’ institute held at Monroe yesterday was one of the most successful and most interesting ever held in that town. The talks were all interesting and instructive and th3 musical numbers were fine. The assembly room at the high school building would not accommodate all of the visitors last night at the closing session. It is estimated that about four hundred people were packed into the room while others failed to get in. Jess F. Ruppert was elected chairman of the institute for next year. W. M. Hawkins was elected vicechairman. and Freeman Walters was chosen secretary-treasurer. Floyd Rupert, son of W. T. Rup- • ert, of Washington township, w-on the I sweepstakes’ prize in the boys’ cqrii 1 exhibit. The prize awarded was a i Duroc gilt. ' W. T. Rupert won the championI ship in the ten ears exhibit of yellow corn, and R. M. Gilbert, of Monroe township, won the championship in ■ the ten ears exhibit of white corn, s Mr. Gilbert also won the single ear I championship in white corn. E. W. Busche, of Washingtoil township, won the championship for the best single i ear of yellow corn. o i Dore B. Erwin will attend a banquet II and deliver an address to the stock- : holders of the Monroeville Equity next Tuesday evening.

K. OP C. FORMS FUND | Knights Os Columbus Create Fund Os I $50,000 For Aiding Ex-service Men (United Press Servicer Indianapolis, Jan. 25. —(Spe< ia) to Daily Democrat)—A fund of $50,000 to bo administered by the American Legion lo tuberculosis former service men who have migrated southwest and ’ are in a destitute condition has been set aside by the Knights of Columbus. This was the announcement of the American Legion today. The fund was atuhorized following a recent survey of conditions among these men made by (’harles Harris, (li--1 rector of the legion’s national service division, and William McGinley, supreme secretary of the Knights of Columbus. WILL CONDUCT HORSE SALES - Sales Will Be Held in Decatur Every Other Wednesday Beginning Soon 1 Horse sales will again be held in ' this city, beginning February 7th and ' until June 13th. The Decatur Horse Sale company organized yesterday with D. W. Beery, manager; J. W. Meibers, treasurer; and John M, 1 Andrews, assistant manager. They announced this morning that the sales I would be conducted in the Riverside Feed Barn on North First street and invited the farmers to bring their horses in. Heretofore horse sales have been held on Friday, but this year the day has been (hanged to Wednesday. The dates of coming sales are February 7, 21. March 7. 21, April 4, 18, May 2, 16. 30 and , June 13th. For years Decatur has had the reputation of being one of ( the leading horse markets in the . country and the new proprietors of the Horse Sale company hope to con--uUUjUAUt-SAles this season. BILL TO GIVE SEIZURE POWER Measure Introduced in U. S. Senate to Legalize Seizure of Coal Mines • . * (Unhod Press Service) Washington, Jan. 25 —(Spceial to Daily Democrat)—The President of the United States could seize and , operate the coal mines in case of a national emergency under provisions of a bill introduced in the senate today. Senator Brookhart, business man and farmer from lowa, is author of | the measure and he believes it may II prevent further strikes in the perturbant coal industry and safeguard the public from a repetition of existing conditions. The bill is also the first thrust of . those in congress wfio believe government operation of the mine is the only feasible solution of present difficulties. Three features dominate the Brookhart bill: 1— The national emergency could be declared by the President at any time he believes the supply of coal 1 is not adequate to meet national needs. 2— The coal operators would be! paid a just compensation for operation of (be mine which could not ex-1 i ceed the net earnings for the seizure ' period. i 3 —Earnings made by the government above that compensation would go into a federal control fund in the . treasury department and owners would be restricted in making claims i against the government. o Seek to Collect $195 on Promissory Notes I Total judgments of $195 is asked in two suits on notes filed in the Adams circuit court today by Knapp & Son, local hardware dealers, through ' their attorney, Dore B, Erwin. One > i suit is against William Durbin, for' sllO, and the other against Curt '! Fritzinger and Mary Fritzinger, for ,|sßs. i O > REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Albert Teeple to Henry J. Teeple, 40 acres in Blue Creek township, L $5,100. Nathan Ehrman to George R. Ehr- ; man, 83 acres in Kirkland township, $5.

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KUKLUXKLAN CHARGED WITH TWO MURDERS State of Louisiana Fixes Responsibility for Deaths of Two Men HALT PROCEEDINGS State to Discontinue Investigations for the Present; Prosecutor Talks (United Press Service) Court House, Bastrop, La. Jan. 25. (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Ku Klux Klan was charged today by the state of I.ouisiana witli responsibility for the lawlessness and disorder in Moorehottse Parish which culminated in the murder by torture of Watt Daniels an Thomas Richards. Attorney General A. V. Coco made the charge in announcing to Judge Frs*d M. Odain. of district court, that the state "for the present at least and until such time as circumstances may justify their resumption, has decided to discontinue the proceedings,” initiated here January 5 in an open hearing. “It is my very painful and humiliating duty to refer to the deplorable conditions in this parish as revealed by the evidence.” said Coco. ■ "The proof is convincing that since the advent of the Ku Klux Klan in this parish there has gradually arisen a condition of disorder and lawlessness which has ripened int a suppression of a government of its own from which a reign of terror and chaos havve resulted and the parish was on the brink of riot and bloodshed when the governor sent the militia hero and these proceedings were initiated. . ‘‘While it may be conceded that many klansmen did not actually participle in or encourage these many act# of lawlessness and crime which finally culminated in the murder of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards, they must nevertheless be deemed responsible, therfore by reason of their silence and inaction. These offenses and crimes were committed in the name of the order under the protection of its regalia and in the use of its recognized methods and practices and under the leadership of its officers, the principal of w'hich has for the last six months at least, brought about a condition in this parish which is a blot upon our civivlization and brings into question the proud title of American citizenship. “The flogging of citizens, their deportation and banishment and other kindled offenses were but were pastime and of such frequent occurrence that they were accepted as commonplace things, the protest against which was itself sufficient, grounds for deportation. "Without going into any details, we beg to say that the conclusion we have reached is that many persons have been identified and connected with these many acts of violence and crimes, leading to and including the kidnaping on August 24. and the murder of Daniel and Richards, and it is the purpose of the state to present this evidence to the grand jury for its cnsideration and action as soon as we can get a transcript of it.” EVERY STATE HAS INDIANS Representative From Arizona Presents Table To Congress Showing Distribution Representative Carl Hayden, of Arizona, presented this table to congress, which shows the number of Indians in each state: Alabama 405; Arizona 43,519; Arkansas 106; California 12,725; Colorado 755; Connecticut 159; Delaware 2; District of Columbia 37; Florida 452; Georgia 125; Idaho 4,017; Illinois 194: Indiana 125; lowa 342; Kansas 1,498; Kentucky 57; Louisiana 1,066; Maine 539; Maryland 32; Massachusetts 550; Michigan 7,593; Minnesota 12.9G8; Mississippi 1,412; Missouri 171; Montana 12,587; NeI braska 2,520; Nevada 10,940; New Hampshire 44; New Jersey 99; New 'Mexico 23,287; New York 6,053; i North Carolina 11.824; North Dakota 9.240; Ohio 152; Oklahoma. 119,481; Oregon 6,608; Pennsylvania 358; Rhode Island 106: South Carolina ' 304; South Dakota 23,159; Tennessee 56; Texas 2.110; Utah 1,559; Vermont 24; Virginia 822; Washington 8,151; West Virginia 7; Wisconsin • 110,404; Wyoming 1,764. Total 340,838.