Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1923 — Page 1

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bygones and future told OF IN TALKS • Rotarians Hear Two ExcelLt Talks at Regular Meeting Last Nigt A smithy Veteran Blacksmith, R. B. Johnston, and Lowell Smith, H. S. Pupil, Speak ThP Rotarians beard interesting Hies of the past and dreams of the future when R- B- Johnston, the pioneer blacksmith of Peterson and ope of the early settlers in this county, told of the days gone by. while Lowell Smith, high school student. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith and editor of -‘Raveling;-.,” the high school paper, painted a beautiful picture of the future. Both talks w Pl e greatly enjoyed. y r . Johnston told of his experiences as the village "Smithy.” and of his numerous trips across the ocean, twenty-one in all. including one trip to Iceland, of the hardships he endured and how conditions were in the old country when he was a boy. Mr. Johnston was born in Germany on January 22, 1840. and when only thirteen years old started to learn the trade of a blacksmith. His pay was 5 cents a week. He was a lusty young fellow and not afraid to work jn<! became an expert in the business and his services were in great demand. The opportunity presented itself one day for him ao make his first trip to New York. Just as the ship was about to sail an anchor on the ship broke and the call went out for "Johnston,” the man who could hi it. Finally it was arranged that another man could repair the anchor and Mr. Johnston was permitted to sail for the United States. When be returned six weeks later. anphor had not been repaired. It took two weeks to make the trip from Germany to New York and altogether, including the two weeks lay-over in New York and the return voyage it took six weeks to make the trip. Having obtained a "taste” for salt water, Mr. Johnston made it a business to make other ocean trips and on account of being such a willing worker, his services were wanted on board vessel. Altogether he made twenty-one trips, including the trip to Iceland, which he stated was a most interesting one. In 18C6 he landed in Baltimore and decided that he was going to stayin America. He boarded a train an-l went to Fort Wayne where he worked at the blacksmith trade for two tveeks. He then went to the Freidhelm settlement where he obtained Employment as a blacksmith and later moved to the Fuhrman settlement where he was employed by William Macke and Mr. Fuhrman at six and thirteen dollars a month, which was considered big pay in those days. Several years later he purchased the blacksmith tools and moved to Peterson where his blacksmith shop now stands and is one of the early landmarks in this section of the country. Mr. Johnston is still an expert with the “Smithy” tools and showed the members of the Rotaryclub some of the trinkets and souvenirs made by him, including the carving out of letters. Declaring that the last fifty years Pndoubtedly have been the greatest in development of any half century in tbe history of the world, Lowell Smith expressed his firm belief that the next iiity years win bring forth inventions -■nd developments that will surpass I '" n the recent one. As time goes on, I‘e said, man concentrates his mind np°n the past inventions and receives inspirations from them, and if he cannot make an entirely new device lie the old ones in order to make them more efficient. The speaker prophesized that every "'dividual and every nation will come '° understand each other and work in urmony, and when that is accomplishc . we will not need to worry about urther international or domestic 'roubles. Tbe kitchen will be a thing of the Pnnt within a half century, Smith brophesizpd, say that the housewife 1 simply telephone her order to ® wholesale cookery and the food _ be delivered and the dishes callor after the meal. by Smith (Continued on page five)

Alleged Members of Ku Klux Klan Held New York, Jnn. 26.—Eight mon alleged to have been leaving a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan held in a Brooklyn truffle court room were arrested and jailed early today by detectives of the bomb squad. A bottle of Scotch whiskey, two black jacks and a white robe with eyelets in the head were found in the <ar in which the men were preparing to drive away when seized, according to Lieut. Gegan, h< ad of the :><|tmd, and other detectives. TO DRILL TEST OIL WELL SOON Will Begin Operations Near Linn Grove Witin Few Days; Much Interest William Mason, superintendent of the Bright Diamond Oil company, is moving a string of drilling tools from Montpelier to the Aunt Retta Miller farm, one mile west of Linn Grove. They will start drilling in the next few days: Operations will lie watched with deep interest, as this will be the first well drilled in that territory in years. Considerable territory has been leased and if the test well shows oil there will be further drilling. There are now producing wells on the east, near Geneva, and on the north, near Monroe. G. E. BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED Men Lose to Huntington Buddies 44-23; Girls Beat Garrett 11-10 tyntetassed from start to finish, th’ Decatur G. E. men’s basketball tea:.-, was defeated here lust night by the Huntington buddies by a score of 41 to 23. The Buddies presented a much stronger lineup than any independen team that has played here this season. In the preliminary game the G. K. girls gained revenge for a former defeat when they downed the Garret', girls' independent team by a score of 11 to 10 in one of (he best girls gameever played on the local floor. Th- - in this game was exceeding! elose and the forwards obtained ve-v few shots at the baskets. It was hi this department of the game that the G. E. girls proved superior. The first half ended in a score of 6 to 4 wit'.i the G. E. girls in the lead The Garrent girls came back strong in the second half and were in the lead for a time but two field goals and a free throw by Melvena Butler put the game on ice for the G. E. girls. Jirine Gregory. a Decatur girl who is teaching in the Garrett schools, played on the visiting team. G. E. Men Outclassed From the start of the men’s game it was evident that the G. E. five was greatly outclassed. The Buddies tool: the ball down the oor with great rapidity and two of them proved to be dead shots. Whenever the G. E. players gained possession of the ball the Buddies formed a five man defense which the G. E. boys could not penetrate and they were forced to take long shots almost entirely. Peterson scored first with a prettyfield goal putting the G. E. five in the lead but this lead was short-lived as Derr sank two Held goals and Wonderly one in rapid succession. Shirk and Schultz each dropped in field goals tying the score at 6 points but Derr and Wilson began dropping in field goals and ran the score up to 17 to 6 before the G. E. five scored again on a free throw. The count at half time was 24 to 7. The Buddies appeared to slow up slightly in the second half and the G. E. players obtained a few more shots but they failed to make many of them count. Peterson dropped in a field goal. Derr and Wilson continued their bombardment of the basket in this half, the former counting five and the latter three. Field goals by Shirk and Lindemann put a little life into the G. E. players and they scored 16 points in the final period. Derr and Wilson each made 16 points during the game, the former counting eight field goals and the latter seven (Continued on page five)

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO BE DISCUSSED Senators to Express Opposition to Further Aloofness Before Long OPEN DISCUSSION Borah’s Proposal for Economic Conference May Be Introduced Again (United T’rrss Washington, Jan. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The senate foreign relations committee today dropped the Robinson resolution to give the United States official representatives on the reparations commission. Individual members of the committee, ’j however, will not let the matter drop, , but probably will demand that Roland W. Boyden and his staff, unofficial American observers on the commission be ordered to return to the Unit- . ed States. Washington, Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The senate Is oti the eve of another wide open discussion of international Definite expressions of senatorial , opinion that this government ought . i not to remain longer aloof seems cer- . tain to be forthcoming. Many of both parties believe the Franco-German situation should not be permitted to develop to its logical conclusion. That conclusion, many senators I fear, will be war, or if not that, an I accentuation of present world turI moil which will still further depress I American markets, curtail American i industry and hurt the farmer immeasuseably. Administration leaders admitted today they would not be surprised to see the senate adopt Senator Borah’s proposal for an international economical conference which Borah today ■ announced wrtt reintroducs*. probable next Monday. It is evident Borah hokljs that the administration policy is entirely negative. Public opinion, he declared today, is overwhelmingly against such a policy now. The American people, Borah said, sought their govevnment to wield its tremendous in-, fluence in an effort to straighten out the snarl. HELDHEARiNG" IN CLAIM CASE Industrial Board Hears Petition for Relief From Further Payments Kenneth L. Dresser, member of the State Industrial Board, was in Decatur yesterday and conducted a hearing in connection with the claim case of Robert Poling against the Fort Wayne-Decatur interurban company. The industrial board awarded compensation to Poling some time ago for injuries sustained at the car barns in this city about one and one-half years ago but recently payment on the compensation was stopped and relief from further payments was asked, it was charged that Poling had entirely recovered from the injuries. Two physicians from a Fort Wayne hospital testified at the hearing here yesterday as to the physical condition of Mr. Poling at present. Mr. Dresser did not give a decision in the matter yesterday but will do so within a few days, it is thought. o Movie Stars Start Anti-Hays Movement I Los ngeles, Jan. 26.—Hollywood movie circles were shocked today by the first sign of a rift between Wil) H. Hays, movie czar, and leading stars headed by Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks, in an interview, said he hoped to form an organization of independent stars to produce films independent of the organization of which Hays is the chief. He characterized Hays as the “fixor” of movleland, but not the ‘‘moral chaperone. ’ Fairbanks menioued his wife. Mary Pickford; Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Charles Ray as eligible to join the anti II move. Frank Bolinger, of north of the city, was here on business today.

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Resolution Asks for World Peace Conference Washington, Jan. 26.—A resolution calling on the President to <onvcn<a world peace conference in Washington was introduced in the house today by Representative Chalmers, republican of Ohio. The resolution asks for the appointment of a committee of five members each from the house anil renate to urge the President to assemble the leading nations of the world here "to consider and work out a specific plan for world stabilization." FARMERSMEET IN HARTFORD Annual Hartford Township Farmers’ Institute Is Held Today The annual Hartford township Farmers’ institute was held in the Hartford township consolidated school building today. Three sessions were scheduled, morning, afternoon, and evening. The principal speakers at the institute were: William Madigal, of Veedersburg, and Mrs. John W. Spindler, of Grabill. They spoke at the morning and afternoon session. Other numbers on the program were songs and instrumental music, and short talks. A large crowd attended both sesI sions today and another large attendance is expected tonight. The , subjects discussed by Mr. Madigan today were “Soil Fertility and Permanent Agriculture and Work" and “Pro- ; duction on the Farm.” Mrs. Spindler i spoke on, “A Program for the Boys ■ and Girls,” and "What are You Wor»h to Your Community ” I An orchestra will furnish music for • the evening session. Kenneth O. • Shoemaker will speak on the subject, - “Relation of the Banker and the ' Farmer." Moving pictures will be ■ sTtown by L. B. Busche, county agent. o 1 BROTHER DIED YESTERDAY r Relatives of Mrs. Jane Beaty Died in Ft. Wayne Hospital i George Brown, 73, of Convoy, O„ died after an illness of several weeks ' at 2 o’clock yesterday morniqg at the Lutheran hospital In Ft. Wayne. He underwent an operation for hernia within the past few days. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. S. I-aird, of Convoy, and Mrs. Ed Brown, of Fort Wayne, and two sons. ! John Brown, of Fort Wayne, and Edward Brown of Convoy. There arc also four brothers. Alexander and Samuel, of this city; William, of neai Hoagland, and David, of near Convoy; one sister. Mrs. Jane Beaty, of near Decatur; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildrn. The wife died > five months ago. Funeral services will be heiil at th'’ Convoy Methodist church, Rev. ChUde ' officiating. Burial will be in the I. O. : O. F. cemetery at Convoy. ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR I B Monmouth Farmers’ Institute Proved to Be Fine Success Yesterday Officers elected for next year at the close of the Farmers' institute at Monmouth last night were: C. D. Kunkle, chairman; Jess Singleton, vice-chairman; and Mrs. E. S. Christen, secretary-treasurer. The institute , was a fine success in every way this year. The school building was not large enough to accommodate more than half of the people who came to attend the institute last night. The program last night was a very Intersting one. Several numbers were sung by the famous Poe quartet. Moving pictures on agricultural subjects were shown by the county agent, L. M. Busche. Other numbers on the program were recitations, instrumental music, and talk?. o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦+♦♦ ♦ WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦<•♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦ Unsettled Friday and probably Saturday; rain in south and rain or snow in north portions, not much change in temperature.

ALLIES DENY MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY I Reparations Commission Finds Germans in General Default of Payments FRENCH GROW FIRMER — I Strengthen Occupation of Ruhr and Permit No Fuel ; to Go to Germans (I nlCrd PrrMM Service.) Paris, Jan. 26.- (Special to Daily I Democrat)—The allied reparations 1 commission today rejected Germany’s lappea pl for a moratorium by a vote of 3 to 1. and proclaimed Germany ! n general default of reparations. American Observer Boyden did not speak. 1 Louis llarthou, French representa- ' tive, withdrew France’s moraorir.ni I plan and the commission decided to ■ notify the allied governments of GerI man defaults. Franeej Italy and Belgium voted • against a moratorium, and the Brit’sh ’ members in favor of it. Essen. Jan. 26—France today or- [ . dered her steel ring around th"- Ruhr! ■ hermetically sealed as punishment for ■ I outbreaks of violence against French troops in various parts of the occti- - pied zone yesterday and last night. No fuel whatever Is to he permitted ! ‘ to pass from the mines of the Rub'J t valley to German sources outsi le. according to French reports. Simultaneous with the reported ref r(tr<cticn, French guns. tanks and ; machine guns struck like attitudes i about Essen and Dusseldorf, cities where the people showed signs of phyr sical resistance to the invasion. From passive sabotage, the Ruhr mood turned Thursday to petty Vioi lence, scarcely restrained. j British View LoßffaU. JSn.'M—Grwwt irrttnit» regards the Ruhr situation as serio is ’ and premier Bonar Law, for one. is understood to favor immediate withI drawal of British troops from the Rhine. The cabinet met today, once more , to consider withdrawal, and only ini tense desire to avoid a further split in tContlnuefi an p:ig« five) > , WOMEN VOTERS WILL ORGANIZE. ■ ' , I Local Women to Hold Organization Meeting on Next Tuesday Evening An organization meeting of the . League of Women Voters will be held in this city on next Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. L. Koeber, on Adams street. Mrs. Charles Knapp will be assistant hostess at the meeting. Mrs. May, of Anderson, district chairman of the state league, will send a speaker to address- the Decatur women on Tuesday evening. ; Thirty-five local women have signified their desire to become members of the league and they are urged to , be present at Mrs. Kocher’s. Any woman who is interested in the work of the league is cordially invited to attend the meeting. Meetings for the study of citizenship, present day legislation, and the affairs of the government will be held once each month following the organization of the local league. The yearly membership dues in the league will be only fifty cents. T H OMI’SON XVILI7 RETIR E Chicago Mayor Says He Will Not Be Candidate For Re-ele»tion (United Press Service) Chicago, Jan. 26. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—William Hale Thompson, for eight years Republican mayor of: Chicago announced today that he would not be a candidate tor re-election. In the statement announcing his withdrawal from the race Thompson declared that eight years was “long ' enough for any one to be mayor," and that he needed a rest. Thompson said he would be a active participant in the coming campaign on the principles for which I stand,” but declared he would not have any candidate of his own.

Suit for Partition Filed Here Today; A suit for partition of eighty acres of land in Washington township was I filed in the circuit court today by Ida A. Dagne against Martha G. Essex, Clifford Essex, Lawrence E. Jacobs, and Norman F Jacobs. Th<> peti- | lion also asks that the court declare a lien against the real estate in the sum of $650 in favor of the plaintiff for having paid a mortgage against th'- real estate. Dore B. Erwin is attorney for the plaintiff. WE IDEM AN WILL BE TRIED HERE Fort Wayne Man to Face Liquor Large Here; W. C. T. U. Fights Case The case of the State of Indiana against Jake Weideman, for violation of the prohibition law, has been venued to this county from Allen county and will be heard in the Adams circuit court. The papers were filed in ! the local court this morning. The Weideman case has already attracted considerable attention. A large num-| her of W C. T. U. women in Fort Wayne announced when the change! I of venue was granted, that they would . - accompany Weideman to this city for the trial. The women are pushing! the case against Weideman, who it is said, lias frequently violated the | liquor law. MANYTO'JOIN CHURCH SUNDAY Class of Nearly One Hundred to Be Taken Into Methodist Church Here The visitation evangelistic cant-] 1 paign which has been conducted by the Methodist church of this city dur-! i ing the past two weeks has succeeded j beyond the most that anyone had ex-1 ■ petted. It is not concluded yet and decisions are still being made. It now looks as though the total number of decisions would reach one hundred. , Another result has been the effect |in the church. Christians have j caught a vision and gone to work j enthusiastically and zealously, it is said. Several laymen have been ex ceptionally successful in securing ds- ', cisions and the co-operation has been ! excellent. I The Rev. O. T. Martin, pastor of - the First Methodist church at Winchester, has most efficiently assisted in the campaign here. He is a master winner of men, has a pleasing person- , ality and manner, and presents forcibly the kingdom and the church. His method of evangelism is very effective as i£ evidenced bv the results i ! which have obtained her and in other cities, where he has labored. Rev. Martin has made m any friends here. He returned to his home in Win- ( cheater on Friday morning. The evangelistic campaign will reach a climax at the service at 10:45 o’clock Sunday morning when many will be baptized and received ’ into the church. It will probably be J the largest class ever received into I the local church at one service Tills will include the second period of the evangelistic campaign, which was launched here three weeks ago. Sunday will mark the beginning of the ' third and last period. Revival servI ices will be held each night at the ; church for at least one week. The i week-night services will begin at 7:30 o'clock. The pastoj- will preach and the men’s chorus will lead the singing. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. DAUGHERTY IMPEACHMENT ENDS (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat ) —The Daugherty im- j ; peacment case today was considered finally closed. The house last night ' jby a vote of 204 to 77 concurred in the action of the judiciary committee ; in completely exonerating the attorney ' general from the charges brought against hint by Representative Keller of Minnesota. No action wac taken against Keller • for his charges that the committee was “whitewashing” the affair and for his failure to answer subpoenaes of the committee.

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BILLS AGAINST VIOLATORS OF DRY LAW PASS Slate Senate Passes Two Bills Aimed at Violators of Liquor Law OTHER ACTION TODAY I Only Three Bills Introduced in Senate Today; Gottschalk Presents Bill (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan- 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two bills aimed at liquor law violators wore passed in the state senate today. One bill is aimed as a blow at those selling or possessing poison liquor. It provides a fine of SSOO to SIOOO and a year on the state farm as a penalty. The vote was 33 to 1. The other bill introduced by Repre. sentative Buchannan, would make the possession of liquor distilling apara- ; tus punishable by one to five years imprisonment to which tnay be added ja fine of SIOO to SIOOO. • The vote on the measure was S 3 to 2. j Both originated in the senate and ; now go to the house of representa- ■ I lives for approval. I A measure introduced by Senator Fitch for the incorporation of benev- , olent institutions for disabled ministers was passed 39 to 0. Only three bills were introduced in the upper house. One by Senator Harmon would create a hotel and restaurant inpsection division in the state fire marshal’s office. Another would reduce the members of the state industrial board from 5 to 3. It was introduced by Senator Cann and is similar to one introduced in the ■ lower house which is along the line of one of Governor McCray's recommendations. A bill asking the state to appropriate $246,000 for a phychopathic i hospital ward at the Long hospital .at Indianapolis was killed today 1 when the senate concurred in a rwn- ‘ mittee motion for its indefinite post- ; ponment. Representative Cianp introduced a bill which would repeal the law providing for the teaching of vocational , education in Indiana schools. Under i this bill the money in the vocational education fund would be transferred , to the common school fund. Property owned by the American , Legion in Indiana would be exei rd from taxation in a bill introduced br Representative Pulse. Gottschalk Introduces Bill A bill similar to one introduced in . the senate which would prohibit condemnation of schools by the state board of health was introduced by 1 Representatives Hammitt and Gotts- ; chalk. Abolishment of the office of I the supreme court reported and trans-. ’ | fer of his duties to the clerk of the ’ j supreme court was provided in a bill ’ I introduced by Representative Shaffer. ’ i A bill may be introduced in the ', state house of ’representatives to • i prohibit the manufacture, sale and smoking of cigarettes. This was believed today when I Representative Thomas Brown of 1 Mount Vernon withdrew his bill providing for a tax of five cents on each i package of cigarettes and one cent I on each package of cigarette papers. This action was taken to mean that i Brown was preparing to introduce the ; more serious measure. Fight Outside Chambers One of the bitterest fights in the state legislature was going on outside . tlie chambers of the two houses today over the bill introduced in the house providing city and county , boards of education may adopt text books. The bill was rushed through the committees on education and reported for passage. Opponents of the bill contend that ; it is a measure designed for the pur--1 pose of profit for school book pubI Ushers. They pointed out the mea- ! sure would make possible the adoption of nearly 700 different sets of , text books. LAD BREAKS LEGIN FALL — Louis, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks, of Monroe, Hurt Louis Hendricks, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mgs. James Hendricks, of Monroe, fell from the hay mow in the barn and broke his left leg between tin- knee and hip yesterday The ladder tipped and fell over as the boy was coming down and foil on him.