Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI- Number IX.

I RESORT TO RAILROADING I TACTICS IN HOOSE TODAY

I republicans I WTO SAVE fl MCCRAY PLAN fl Senate Amendment on Refl ‘ formatory Appropria- ■ tion Is Rejected fl appoint committee I House Leader Names Two fl Republicans and Now Democrats on Body fl Iwlianapolis. Feb. 24 -(Special to ■ M p , i? . t . -Railroading tactics ■ w ‘ r ,'. resorted to in the state house '■H of representatives again today in an ■H effort to save part of Governor Me- ■ Cray's financial program. |H A motion that the house do not con- ■ f .„ r in th.' senate amendment to the appropriation bill including the » -mfinlnient increasing- the reforms S tnry appropriation to $2,000,000 was ■ made by Lemuel Pittenger who has ■ bwl supporting the administration. B This put the democrat and insurg■l Pn t republicans in a position either B of voting for this motion which effec|fl lively shut off debate or of going on jM record for the amendment. They chose the former alternative. The motion also provided that a IH conference committee be appointed B io attempt to reach an agreement M with u similar committee from the ■■ senate. The chair appointed Pittin ■B gerund Albert Wedekng. both for the ■| . l i:r.nistt. ; t:on piogram. and both reM publicans. In previous years it ha; aH been customary to give theTHftority representation on such a committee. |M The conference committee of the ■ senate has not been appointed. This committee In effect will have the M| final word on the appropriation bill IB and that word will be for the admin|H I’ "ill be necessary for both houses BH to accept the conference committee report. They can probably be acHB complished by what is known as S| “..r.-ling" it through—in other Words <S by refusing to permit debate. No effort was made during the morning on the surface to save the highway commission program al M though it was discussed at republicM .in meetings before the session. Determined opposition to the senH ate "cooperative marketing" bill de veinped in the house today when it "as handed down on second reading. SI Against pleas of Representatives K Rich or Brooks a grain merchant Speaker Morgan handed down the hill. Rich had several amendments B 0 present that he had not drawn up. S Representative moved to pass the bill to engrossment. Con sideration was then postponed until ‘Monday morning. H The bill would authorize associaH tionß t 0 engage in co-operative markiting of farm products and provide associations may be orS K a ’>ize<t with or without capitol stock ■ and engage in business. S To Give Thank Offering Service Sunday Morning The Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will o a Thank Offering program at e morning service Sunday. The , ev ' ''S- A. Bridge, pastor of the ' urch, will preach a special sermon ~U t e work of the. society. The pubClB cortl| ally invited to attend. — take stock salesman BlU,fton Cl ‘'«n» Warned Against man Who Tries to Sell Stock J? bltfton bankers »n<l police offltn \ S6nt ° Ut a * ar “‘nK to citizens him«o'i» arft ° f a raan wll ° re Pfesented auinn io'* a StOek sales >nan /or an ](pv concern. The mantis beep.,,, l ° be an ‘mpostor. He told morn Persons in Bluffton this tur haT that ce Si aln banks in Decain hu PUrchasf ‘“ a quantity of stock by tha ~ o n,:ert1 ’ but this was denied I with tn Oe « banks in communication sens w! BlUffton partlaa - The citibanker I* warned to consult their ing stock *» attorney before purchas8 stock from the man.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

(LARK WILL PRORATED . Late Dr. C. S. Clark Bequeaths Estate to His Surviving Wife The will of Hr. Charles S. ('lark I was filed for probate in the court here today. The document bequeaths all residue property, both real and personal, to his widow to be hers as long as she remains his widow during her natural life. At her death the property goes to the two children, Bernard and Janette. Mrs. Clark was appointed executrix of the estate. . —o DECATUR LOSES FAST GAME TO I YOUNG AMERICA I .| : < Locals Lose Last Game of Season After Hard Fisht, 32 to 24 LEAD AT HALF TIME I Locals Hold Two-Point Lead at End of First Half; Good Prelimniary Although fighting every step of the way and holding the lead at several i stages of the game, the Decatur high I school basketball players were forced to suffer a defeat in their last game i of the season before the sectional tournament here last night, when the i fast stepping Young America quintet ■ from Carroll county nosed them out ’ i in the last half, score 32 to 24. Deca-i tur led at the half way mark, 15 to 1:1. In the preliminary game the Deca- ■ tur Central eighth grade team dofeati ed the Berne eighth grade boys by ■ a score of 13 to 10. The first half I ended in a score of 8 to 5 with the • Central boys leading. The game was interesting and well-played. i The big game last night was prob- ■ ably the best exhibition of the favorite indoor pastime which has been i dished out to the*local fans this sen- . son. Decatur’s fighting quintet met a slighly superior foe last night ami ■ Young America’s victory was deserved although well-earned. It was in basket shooting that the visitors showed greater superiority over Coach Moore's men. Was a Hard-fought Game That Young America’s victor.’ came only after a desperate battle Is shown in the fact that the score . was tied on four different occasions in the first half and twice in the sec- ■ ond period. It was late in the second . half before the winners pulled away front Hue locals for an eight point lead. Fresh players were sent into the game by Coach Moore in the last, few minutes of play in an effort to stage a rally which might win the game but the visitors held their advantage. Bobby Myers led the Decatur offensive last night and counted six field goals. Kern played his best game of i the year and succeeded in dropping in three pretty field goals. Dorwin' had an off-night but tried hard. Dorwin has not been in the best of health recently and this has greatly handicapped his playing. The fans are hoping that Dean will soon be feeling good again and have his old • time pep. Captain Jack Teeple and ■ Bud White played a fine defensive, game last night, and kept the winners well away from the basket throughout the contest. Teeple hurt his sore leg in a fall during the second half but continued in the fight. Jack made one pretty field goal, also, | Barbour, forward, and Captain Lenon, center, divided scoring honors, for the visitors, each making five; field goals. Barbour made four out of five free throws, also. This lanky ' forward has an eagle eye when shoot- j ing from the side of the court and he 1 counted several points from thia angle. Young America has a real 1 offensive and the work of the locals 1 in holding their score to 32 points, | speaks well for Decatur’s defensive. I ■ Every man on the Y. A. team knows 1 how to shoot baskets. 1 Decatur Scores First A pretty field goal by Bobby Myers., a few seconds after the initial tip-off. | (Continued on page six)

THOMAS CLARK FOUND INSANE Huntington Murderer Adjudged of Unsound Mind hy Circuit Court Tom Clark, confessed slayer of his wife and child, was adjudged insane in Huntington circuit court Friday afternoon and committed to the state hosital for the insane by Judge Summer Kener. A' medical examining board, composed of Drs. I). W. Beck and Chas. Good, declared Clark lacked sufficient mentality to comprehend criminal proceedings which were to be taken against him. He was classed -as a "monomaniac." Clark sat umomposed through the hearing. Only once, when the name of his murdered son was mentioned, did he show any signs of emotion. He is said to be laboring under the delusion that his son is still alive. The examiners found that while Clark understood his Tiring in jail and awaiting trial for murder, his mentality is not sufficient to grasp the full significance of his position. He imagines that he is wtihout a brain and that his sons are afflicted with like irregularities, the examiners found. He will be taken to the hosital as soon as necessary preliminary arrangements can be made. The finding of the court will noli indictments for murder brought against him and the tral set tor March ’> will not be held. Attorney W. H. Eichhorn, of Bluffton, appeared for Clark in the hearing today. Case Is Ended The decision of the court ends one of the most sensational criminal eases of this section. Clark, under parole from tho Richmond insane asylum, brutally mur- ; dered his wife and eight-year-old [son, Homer at their home, south of rftintingtdh. last - November. He escaped and was a fugitive in the bottom lands of the Wabash for four days when he finally gave himself up because of hunger and fatigue. He was kept in the Bluffton jail until claimed by the Huntington county officials a few days later. Indictments charging him with both murders were returned by the Huntington county grand jury and his trial had been set for March 5. LOCAL YEOMEN HEAR MR. FRINK Yeomen President Thinks Decatur Stands Second in Race for Home Seventy-five members of the Decatur Yeomen lodge traveled to Fort Wayne last evening where they attended a big class adoption and banquet at which George N. Frink, president of tile national lodge, was the principal speaker. The Decatur team put on the work and did it well ami every body had a good time. Mr. Frink, in his speech, said that while he had no means of knowing just how the locating board for the children’s home will report his idea is ! that at this time Illinois leads. Indiana is second. Missouri third and I lowa fourth. He had no dilinite re- , [»ort to make as to when the matter will be decided or as to the result of I the proposed change in the lowa laws. !At the dinner table last evening he i received a telegram that a very neatfriend had died and he cancelled bis engagement to come here Monday. I promising however to return in a juhort time for a visit here. He left Fort Wayne this morning for Indianapolis and from there will go to Des Moines tonight. i Local men are not in the least dis- ( 'couTaged by what Mr. Frink said, in fact they feel encouraged for it is well known that when the final show down I comes this city is to be give an opportunity to put up a fight for htr rights and we have faith in our location in every way. Dixon, Illinois, is one of I the favorites but it has some dlsad- , vantages also, and Decatur is still very much in the running. All memliters of the local lodge are urged to attend the meeting of the Yeomen here Monday night. * - - ■ B ) Jacob Rawley, of south of the city, 1 was a business visitor here today.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, February 24, 1923.

♦♦♦♦♦»♦++++♦++ 1+ SEASON TICKETS + + - — <• ♦ Principal Paul W. Linton, of + ♦ the Ik-catur high school, today + + issued a statement that tickets + + for the sectional high school + ♦ basketlgill tournament to be + + held here next Friday and Sat + + urday, will be placed on sale + ♦ Monday morning. All people + + wishing reservations should •> ♦ call phone 725 any time after ♦ ♦ Monday morning. All scats in + ♦ the building will be reserved + + Season tickets will cost $1.!50 + ♦ and single admission tickets will + ♦ cost 40 cents. An allottmenl of + + tickets will be made to each + + school represented in the tom + + uutnent. + + + + + 4-++ + + + + + + + SCHEDULE FOR NET TOURNEY IS ANNOUNCED Total of 595 Teams Entere d in Competition Throughout State DECATUR’S SCHEDULE D. H. S. Five Plays Monroe in First Round of Local Tournament Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Drawing for the sectional tournaments in the 1923 basketball classic were announced this morning by A. L. Trester, sec retary of the State High School Asso ciation. Six hundred and one basket ball teams in Indiana sent in their entries. Os this number, six were too late under the rulings and were ruled out of the competition, leaving 595 teams in the sectional elimina tions. This is compared with s(i( entered La the tourney in 1922. There are 48 sectionals and two offi cials were assigned to each section ah The Decatur schedule.: Friday Afternoon 2 p. m. —Petroleum vs. Flat Rock 3 p. tn. —Liberty Center vs. Berne 4 p. nt. —Ossian vs. Rockcreek 5 p. m.—Monroe vs. Decatur Friday Evening 7:30 p. m.—Lancaster vs. Blucton 8:30 p. tn. —Geneva vs. Union Center Saturday Morning 9 a. m.—Winner at 2 p. in. vs. Winner at 3 p. m. 10 a. m.—Winner at 4 p. m. vs. win ner at 5 p. m. Saturday Afternoon 2 p. m. —Winner at 7:30 p. m. vs. winner at 8:30 p. m. 3 p. m. —Winner at 9 a. m. vs. winner at 10 a. m. Saturday Evening 8 p. m.i —Winner at 2 p. m. vs. winner at 3 p. m. The referees for the tournament here will be Walter Geller and Harley Murray. Geller will referee the first game and they will alternate thereafter. Their appears to be a mistake in the first game scheduled in ’ this (Continued on page five) OLD OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED Directors of Decatur Industrial Association Hold Annual Election The directors of the Decatur Industrial Association met last eve- : ning and re-elected the same officers for the year 1923. The officers are: Dan M. Niblick, president; A D. Suttles, vice-president France Center, I secretary; Dr. Archbold, treasurer. The directors were re-elected at the annual meeting of the association held on February 12st, and a program committee whose duty it will be to arrange for a program on the monthly meeting nights for the next three months was apolnted and plans made to increase the membership of the association and to promote the general good and welfare of the city and community. The officers will hold a meeting within the near future and appoint i the members of the different com , mittees, such as finance, member ' shi, traffic, housing, public welfare ' and others.

’ THIEVES LOOT ► OSSIAN GARAGE 9 ft jCa s h an d Merchandise ► Valued at Approxi- ► i matclv S2OO Taken F 9; Automobile i,:-|. valued at E SSO and between SIOO ami $l5O in cur 9 rency was the loot oi thieves who 9 raided the Ford garage at Ossian. 9.Thursday night, after gaining entrance Lby smashing the lock on tin front | door. 91 The safe, from which the money was F.taken, was opened by means of the r r <ombination, known ony t< tho owners joi th, garage. This indicates almost certainly the work of professionals. Tib- exact amount of money lest could not be ascertained today but is thought to run close to $l5O. Antone other things taken were two U. S. Royal cord tires. I Sheriff Noah Fruhiger, of Wells County, and Chief of Police IL-nty Gehrett. of Bluffton, who investigat <1 th; robbery, stat,' that there is littlo I tangible evidence on which to work. " Residents near the garage heard or flaw nothing unusual during the night, insofar as could be learned today. The theft was first discovered by ent 5 ployes of the garage when they opened for business Friday morning. q, Lock Forced. A heavy pair of pliers or blacksmiths tongs were* used to force, the lock from the door. The outside knob.- and plate were bent to one side 3. and the bolt torn from its slide. ' r The robbery was committed in plain " view from the state highway and prln d cipal street of the town which passes r- directly in front of the garage and is > frequented by motorists throughout *t the night. ir Connect Other Robbery 6 Many believe that tho Ossian "jc.b” f ‘ was done'by the? same men who burg S larlzed the postflice and two stores '*■ at Linn Grove last Sunday night and attempted to force 1 the safe at the ■■ Lehman he miter company offices in *' Berne. There are many points of ■’ similiarity between the two eases. Did Not Know Combination. Mr. Shafer, proprietor of the garage, stated that it was almost impossible for anyone to have, known the combination of the safe. The garage was visited by thieves last fall wlio stole a number of tires and accessories. They were app:;r ently amatuers. however. ASKING RETURN OF REV. BRIDGE r Congregation of Methodist Church Want Minister Returned Here t At Jhe session of the fourth quarter- •- ly conference, Fort Wayne district, e Decatur charge of the Methodist e Episcopal church, held in the local church on February 22, the members n 8 ot the conference voted unanimously for the return of the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge as pastor of the Decatur church. 'Fhe resolution will be forwarded to the district superintendent and to the bishop of this area. D.. (Bridge came to Decatur last spring and has done great work in the Decatur church. Following is a copy of the resolution adopted: “He. it Resolved that in view of • the successful ministry ol our loved Pastor Dr. U,S. A. Bridge during tin? year just closing, we ask his return to the Decatur Charge for tho coming t- Conference year. Our church never had a more pro., s perous year iu all the phases of its : ministry, socially, financially and spirt- itually. A spirit ot love and a deslrr, to serve dominate our membership. A large share of this happy situat tion is due to our Pastor and to his l- wife. a Be it further Resolved that a copy t of this Resolution be recorded in the n minutes of the official board; that a e copy be given to the Pastor, a copy d forwarded to the district superinv tendent Dr. W. W. Martin and a copy >• to the Bishop of this area, Dr. e Frederick B. Leete.” • g CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE it >- Wheat: May $1.17%; July, $1.14%, r- Sept. $1.12%. Corn: May 74%c; July e 75%c; Sept. 76c. Oats: May 44%c; July 43%c; Sept. 42%c.

ADMINISTRATION ADMITS DEFEAT OF SHIP SUBSIDY

WEBSTER DAVIS DIES Noted Man Who Spoke Here This Winter Dies In Kansas City i Webster Davis, age til years, who delivered a lecture in Decatur recent ly under the auspices of the high school lyceutn course, died last 1 Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri. His death was due to inflamation of the heart. Mr. Davis was a former mayor of Kansas City and was secretary of the interior under the administration of Preaident McKinley. MEASURE WILL CALL HALT IN ROAD BUILDING Bill Passed by Both Houses Will Curtail Work for Several Years WILL BE FELT HERE Adams County Will Not be Affected as Much as Several Others The Myers bill, designed to bring 1 about a “holiday" in the building ot gravel and macadam roads by township taxation, has been passed by lioth branches of the legislature, the senate voting 32 to 12 iu favor of it. Tile bill is now in the house lor < on- ’ curren.ce in a minor technical correc--1 tion. Bond Limit Reduced 1 Tile bill provides that the bonded indebtness for road building ho re dueed from four to two percent in the township, and from two to one • percent in the county, based on the ‘ assessed valuations in these respec- ■ five units, and that it should be unlawful to issue bonds for this pur- ; pose in excess of the two percent i valuation. If the bill becomes a law it will practically stop the building of roads in this county after 1923 and for two to four years in the future. All Over 2% Except One At present every township in the county except Washington, is bonded for more than the- two percent ' limit. For an example, in Union township, the assessed valuation is $1,831,170.00, and the two percent limit would produce only $36,623.40, while the outstanding bonded road indebtedness on January Ist, 1923 was $54,234.04, or approximately $18,000.00 more than the two percent limit. During 1923, $13,190.43 will be retired, bringing the indebtedness down to about $41,000.00. and if the same amount ot’ bonds were retired ; in 1924, possibly in 1925 a roatl could . be built in Union township. Roads Are Improved In Washington township, the only township in the county which would ■ not be seriously affected by the new bill, the total valuation is nearly eleven million dollars, with outstand- . ing bonds of $111,499.28, leaving a ' credit for road building on the two , percent limit of (about $700,000.00, but Washington township lias nearly . every mile of road, with the excepi tion of a mile in Decatur, already ma- ‘ cadamized and consequently the two percent limit will not affect the road building program in this township. Kirkland and Preblip townships have nearly every mile of road improved so the new law will not affect these two townships, unless hard surfaced roads were contemplated. Talk of Amendhent Whether or not the Myers bill will stop the proposed road building this year is not known. It was stated however, that the bill contained an amendment which provided that any road petitioned for, or in the process of being constructed, that is, if tho preliminary legal steps had already been taken, that the new law would not affect such an improvement, it being designed to curtail and stop road building after this year. The provisions of the bill have not as yet been published. At present sight or ten petitions for new roads have ■ been published and the necessary legal steps have been taken to build (Continued on page two)

Price 2 ( ents

BACKERS GIVE LIP FIGHT FOR THE MEASURE Senator Jones, in Charge of Bill, Says He’s Ready to Quit OTHER BUSINESS NOW Congress Decides to Con- . sider Other More Live Business il’nitcd Press Service! Washington, Feb. 24. —(Special to Daily Democrat I—The1 —The defeat or the ship subsidy bill at this session of congress was openly conceded by administration forces today Senator Jones of Washington, in charge of the measure, made this announcement to the senate, stating he had given up the fight for tho bill. Evon should the 1 senate on Alon day vote to proceed again to consider the bill, Jones gave notice he would support a motion to lay it aside for consideration of other business. "1 am ready to end the matte! ; right now. " said Jones. ”1 know when I am beaten and I recognize that the end has come" Jones promised the- bill would not ■ be considered any further at '.his session of congress. He asked, however, that its victorious enemies rentcin from recommitting it to the | t ommerc-.- committee. I Washington, Feb. 24—The senate 1 today turned away from the ship subsidy bill to other and mor>- live business. Under the ‘‘capitulation agreement" which the filibusterers yesterday exacted from the administration forces the first two hours of the session, at least were to be devoted to c onsideration of bills on the c al- ; enclar, many of which have been held ; up by the ship subsidy filibuster. Meanwhile propositions were being made 1 for the formal rites; c>:' burial of the subsidy bill, now delini.ely c dead, and conceded .by even it • • warmest supporters to have- no ; c hance of resurrection in this c oni gross. I • QUARTERLY CONFSRENCE HELD LAST THURSDAY I ' The quarterly conference of the r Declaim - cricuit of the Methodist : church was held Thursday afternoon i at the local Methodist church. Dr. s Martin who was sheduied for tho ■ meeting was unable to attend and I his place was filled by Rev. Tradtto, of Fort Wayne. A good meeting was held and it was unanimously agreed upto to issue a call for the. return of the Rev. Wyant to this city for his third year. Flower Blooming in Yard at Milford Alillorcl, Ind., Feb. 21 -The first ' out-of-doors plant that has bloom -d this year is the straw flower which was seen on Tuesday, February 21), peeping out of the snow in the yard of Mrs. A. J. Forbing, of this city. The yellow color of the flower was very prominent The Forbings are well-known i" this city. Mr. Forbing is a printer and was formerly employed in this i office, BURNELL FORE TO GIVE LECTURE HERE MONDAY Burnell Ford, noted lecturer, sei- . entist, and inventor, will deliver :t , lecture in the high school auditorium ! oh Monday evening in connection with , tjie high school lyceum course. Mr. I Ford comes highly commended and t the public is urged to hear his lecture. , — • ! R ev. L. Dornseif, of Ml. Hope. , Ohio, visited his brother in this c ity ’ today. , o — Front drapery isl very stylish, and I now we even find sashes gathered loosely over tho hips and tied directly in front.