Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1923 — Page 1

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GARY OFFICIALS ARE FOUND GUILTY

SEVEN GERMANS KILLED BY FRENCH NEAR ESSEN

many wounded IT FIRE FROM MACHINE GUNS Germans Resist Attempt of French to Confiscate Automobiles FRENCH SEIZE MONEY Ten Billion Marks and Many Francs Seized While Transfered (United Press Service) Berlin. March 31. —(Special to Daily Democrat I—Seven Germans were killed and twenty wounded when French troops at the Krupp Works near Essen turned machine guns on workers today, according to a special report to the Lokal Anzeiger. Th<- French were attempting to confiscate automobiles at the Krupp plant, according to the report, and the workers resisted. The troopOpened tire, raking the ranks ot th. workers with machine gun bullets. French troops approached the Krupp woks this morning ufidor or tiers to seize automobiles stored there. Sirens sounded and workmen drop ping their tools, poured from the buildings, saying they could not per wit the French to enter. The troops then placed machine guns in position, according to the repot and opened fire, killing seven and wounding twenty. Mayence,—The French today aeiz ed lu billion marks ami 400,Me French francs which were being transferred from the Frankfort fort branch of the Reichbunk t< Weisbaden. This is the second largest seizur* of German funds since occupation ot the Ruhr began. The confiscation is believed by Germans in the occupied area to constitute inauguration of further recredit measures by the invaders. Todays seizure followed a decree hy General DeGbutte that German workers in the occupied zones must obey French orders ami go to work or be deported. There are more •han 500,900 workers in the Ruhr alone. Stricter curfew laws were imposed upon several towns in the Rhineland Berlin, Mar. 31—(Special to Daily emocrat)—Eleven persons, inchidng six Germans, were killed today v a crash of trains operated by each engineers in the Ruhr, accordGarni". < the F ’ ran W«n’t«fr Zeitung’s 'orolstein correspondent. LEATHER man promises fair and not so cold Although the weather man promises and not so cold ” it probably will * httle too chilly to parade in the ans r nß Wr ’ PS on Easter Sunday comr 6 maJorit y of f olks will And Spec°a? ar ° Untl the family fireside, with «k C UrCh ser ** ces <n keeping Xio h °' y d ‘ y * ' iß " ,,,ca "‘ ° f tb * from reßurrectlon of Jesus Christ Church ’ t<>nlb ’ Wi " be held « ver > she B the com P lete program of lilhed Ce the church «s is pubid°L another pa » e ° f th-pap-'he com #e * ervice * and join with ful feast" l^’ p celebratin 0 th « joydue your Cre at SSter a " d P ’ y h °”’ a9e 7 Creator and Savior. Chicago market close m : i»’ ”S : *■» «•’’«> July 45% c - ii* Sept ’ 77^c - Oats: May ' Ju, y «Hc; sept. 43%c.

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Fine Meeting Held at Presbyterian Church A very interesting meeting was heh. j at the Presbyterian church last night.: Communion services were hold and twenty-one new members were taken into the church. A large crowd at tended the meeting. An excellent pro gram for Easter music has been pre par>-d for tin- Vesper Services at this church Sunday afternoon. FIGURES SALARY UNDER NEW LAW County Recorder Makes Report First Time Since Salary Was Increased Joseph McConnell, county recorder, made his quarterly report today am’ figures his salary for the first time under the new law passed by th? last session of the state legislature, tinder which the recorder is given sixty per cent of all foes collected, over and above his regular salary, while the) county gets the remaining forty pci ' cent. Previously the county received th large end of the division, but under the emergency clause attached to the measure when it was passed, the division now will be made for this qua.- ’ ter on all fees collected since the mea ; ure was signed by the governor early this month. Just how much It will increase th? salary of the recorder has not been determined. This year h.t not seen a considerable amount of property transfered as compared) with former years, it was said. Quarterly reports of all other officials at the court house were mad? this afternoon. EASTER TO BE FAIR AND COLD — Little Change for Sunday ■ Promised by Weather Man Today (United Press Service) Chicago, March 31.— (Special to I Daily Democrat) —Cold but clear i weather prevailed over the middh west today, with little change in sight for Easter. The weffther ‘bureau forecast a! alight moderation in temperature Sunday afternoon, but saw no tn:; terial change in sight from condi tions which drove the mercury down to 12 above zero Saturday morning, accompanied by a bitter northwest wind. Ball Players Demand Seat on Commission Chicago, Mar. 31. —(Special to Daily Democrat!—Major league baseball , players through their ‘‘union" today , demanded representation on the national commission, the chief ruling body of the game. The commission is now composed of K. M. Landis, national conir.diasiontjr, linn Johnson, i president of the American League and John Reydler, president of the Nation-1 ; al Jjeague. The formal demand for represent a- ' tlon of players on the commission, . coinirik just before Ihe opening of the , 1923 season, was in the form ot u i “resolution” adopted by the National . Baseball Players association. It was i forwarded to the national commission today by Raymond J. Cannon, Milwaukee, attorney, and organizer of the union. Thought for the Day. 1 The man who Ilves up to his conr tract collects Interest on Ws investment as long as he lives.

ELSIE JANIS ADOPTS FRENCH BABY i. ~ _ iiu — The famous American actress. Elsie Janis, whom James O’Donnell Bennett calls a “superlative Arm-ri-can," has adopted little Jacques Lequet. The above photograph shows Elsie to the left, Baby Jacques. Mme. Lequet, with Elsie’s mother at the extreme right. (Pacific and Atlantic Photo.)

MANY CLAIMS ARE ALLOWED Court Allows Claims Against Frisinger and Bowen Estates Friday A large number of claims against estates were allowed by Judge John ('. Moran in the circuit court yesterday afternoon. Tjie claims, which amounted Tn Several thousand dollars were against the estates of Alphred M. Bowen and John M. Frisinger. The two estates were jointly liable toa number of the claims. The claims allowed against the I Bowen estate, of which Susie R. I Bowen is executrix, were: Farmers : and Merchants State Bank of Genel va, $5,391.40; The Willshire Bank I company, *1,150-64; Schafer Hard- [ ware company, *259.09; Glen G. Gideon, *1,744.34; First National! Bank [Decatur, 54,88’,',46; First I National Bank of Decatur, *13,488.40; I First National Bank of Decatur, I *1,523.02; Joseph W. Smith *1,623.60; j Peoples State Bank of Berne, *6,241.67. In the claims of Glen G. Gideon I and the first one of the First National Bank the estate of John M- Fri-I i singer is to be exhausted first in I payment of the claims. The claims allowed against the estate of John M. Frisinger, of which ! M. A. and John F. Frisinger are ad-i ministrators, were: Old Adams County Bank of Decatur, *860.36; Decatur Horse Sales coifipany, *231.36; Andrew Miller. *994.47; Andrew Miller,' ■ *2,701.33; First National Bank of j Decatur, *4,861.46; First National' Bank of Decatur, *13,488.40; The Willshire Bank company, *),150j64;' ! Farmers and Merchants State Bank,' *5,391.40; Joseph W- Smith *1,623.67.' The above claim of the Willshire! Bank company is to be paid out of. the Frisinger and Bowen estates,! ! jointly. In all claims the costs are! to be paid by the estates. FORT WAYNE MAY GET FEEBLE-MINDED SCHOOL Fort Wayne. Mar. 31.—-With the appointment yesterday by Governor Warren T. McCray of a commission of three io determine the pract.ibility iof abandoning the colony for the ; feeble-minded maintained by the state at Butlerville, of which word was received here last night, it became possible that a similar farm colony may |be located near Fort Wayne. The I members of the commission, it was learned are: B. E. Grifl'y, of Indianapolis; Orville R. Platter, of North Vernon, and William E. Springer, of Elizabethtown. K. OF C< MEETING Regular meeting Monday, April 2. The G. K. requests a good attendance to take care of business to come before the meeting. G. K. o The United States exports enough flour annually to make over 12,000,000,000 loaves of bread, or enough to feed 44,000,000 people for a year.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 31, 1923.

REAL ESTATE TRANFERS Thomas Drew to John E. Teeter, lot 384 in Geneva, for *525. Gustav H. Bleeke to Charley Thiams, 20 acres In Union township, for *2,000. John Boner to Ijeßoy place, lot 26 in Pleasant Mills, for *l. William B. and Lon S. Blackstone to George W. Ixiwrence, 125 acres in Wabash township. Frances rs. Huffman et al to Frank Haughton, lot 360 In Geneva, for *l,lo<>. o SPELLING BEES WERE HELD IN COUNTY FRIDAY Pupils in Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades Were Contestants SHOW MUCH INTEREST Teams Were Selected to Represent Townships in Sectional Matches | Township spelling matches were i (held in the grade schools throughout |tbe county yesterday with exception of Preble township, where the contest was held on Thursday. Interest in the matches was tine in every town . ship. The contestants were the wintiers in the district matches held last] week. Seven pupils and two alter-' ■ nates were selected for each team to represent the townships. One team .'will represent the fifth and sixth I grades and the other will represent the J.seventh and eighth grades. These 'teams will enter the sectional matches ,! to be held on April 13. The teams 'from the north half of the country ,I will meet in Decatur and those from i!the south half will meet at Berne. | The teams in the sectional matches will meet in Decatur for the final match on April 20. Decatur High Schools Harry Dailey, Jeanette Beery, Mary Catherine Schug, Mary Niblick, Edith Dager, Mildred Marchand und Charlotte Everette were the winners in the Decatur seventh and eighth grade spelling match held at the high school gymnasium Friday afternoon. The winners of the fifth and sixth grade contest, which was held at the Athletic hall on First street, were, Harold Strickler. Anna Elizabeth Winnes, Irepe Andrews, Robert Schraluke, Mary Rhinehart. Blenn Fee and Isabelle McGill. Several hundred boys and girls took part in the contests and the spelling of words continued until only seven In each contest remained standing. These teams will , participate in the sectional contest, , (Continued on page two) ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦ ♦ ♦ ♦'* * + ♦ WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + 4444*4 INDIANA—Fair tonight and probably Sunday; rising temperature.

LYONS NOT TO QUIT HIS JOB I G. 0. I*. State Chairman Withdraws From Klan; Resignation Asked (United Press Service) Brook. Ind., Mar. 31 — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Lawrence Lyons will not resign as Republican state chairman. in.. response to a demand from factions within the Indiana G. (). P. which followed his withdraw. 1 from the Ku Klux Klan and his de- ( annotation of “the Invisible empire" | Lyons said at he; home here todayj he will retain the office of chairm and he expects the Republican stale ( committee to take no action i:i the] matter, which he considers a closed incident. “Do you expect to step out of the! chairmanship of ;he. Republican party now?" Lyons was asked. “No," he replied. “Some Republican newspapers ami Republican lenders have come out with a demand that you resign,” he was informed. “No one can be responsible for what newspapers say," he said. Lyons said 'hat final judgment otj the people will exonerate him frou blame either within th- party ranks or within the Ku Klux Klan. “I was led to believe I would be able to gain it.me particular advantage for the Republica organization and was urged by mu;v people to • join the Ku Klux Klan for ths reason,” he said. “As soon as I realized'the purpose of the Klan, I felt as a true American citizen I should have my name withdrawn from their records.” 0 — O o Easter Sunday Comes on April First for First Time Since 1888 o o Chicago, Mar. 31. —For the first time since 1888, Easier Sunday is to be observed in Christian countries throughout the world on April 1. A twist of the calender left, a gap of 35 years since that coincident occurred last, while the sam< thing is to hap pen again in 11 more years. Fixing the date for Easter Sunday is determined by the rule that Easter shall he the first Sunday after th Paschal full moon. Easter, therefore, cannot be earlier in the year than March 22, as it must be on the first Sunday having a full moon after March 21. Likewise, Easter Sunday cannot come later in the year than April 25. Next year’s Easter will be observed April 20. while only two years ago Easter came as early as March 27. Christian nations observe the day, which is one of the oldest on the Christian calendar, as commemorative of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Elaborate religious ceremonies mark Easter Sunday in some countries, while in others it is observed with special services in all churches.

MANY ARE CONVICTED ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY

Former Pastor Will Speak at Men’s Meetihg The men of the Evangelical church have a treat in store for them on Monday evening at the regular meeting of the men’s club. Rev. J. 11. Rilling of Van Wert will be present and will give an interesting talk, to which meeting all men of the church are cordially invited. TOWN OF BERNE HAS BIRTHDAY Was Thirty-six Years Old Yesterday; Is Thriving Little City The town ot Berne was thirty six years old yesterday, the incorporation I articles being dated March 30. 1887, though the first store was built there in 1871. The fust town trustees were Daniel Welty. J. F. Lehman and John C. I.ihmnn: F. F. Mendenhall was clerk, David Bixl -r, treasurer; and John F. laichot. marshall. The first town election was held May 2, 18S7 and the 1 board elected at that time included Harvey Harruff, Samuel Simison and I John Lehman. , The town has grown from a popu- ) lation of 200 when incorporated to about ten times that number and is Jone of the solid little cities of Indiana , with paved streets, electric lights, line 'stores and manufacturing concerns. , beautiful homes and high class citiJ zens who believe in the Golden Rule I,and are a thrifty and honest people. , Mis. Amos Fisher wont to Fort . Wayne to spend the day with relatives. GIVE PLAY AT KIRKLAND H. S. > Junior Class to Present “A Cheerful Liar” on Saturday, April 7 A three-act play entitled “A Cheer- ( ful Liar" will be given by the Junior . class of the Kirkland high school in the auditorium of the high school > building in Kirkland township, at 8 i o'clock next Saturday evening, April . 7. Tile pupils taking part in the play are: Larwell Shady, Chestei Byerly, Charles Yager, William Gris- > fiths, Robert Sautbine, Hope Byerly. ! Alice Yaney and Mary McKean. The 1 synopsis of the play is as follows: Flora elopes with Randolph Dear- ( born. They are followed by her father, who wants Flora to marry a man of an aristocratic family. Since ( Randolph is a foundling, Hussel, the Justice, offers for a consideration to deceive Boomer by providing parents. Hussell works Luertetta Sprig|gfns, an old maid, and Rev. Ezra Stiggtns to personate the parents, but Birdie Sweetlove denounces the conspiracy. Hussel thinks he has a chance to marry Flora himself. When he goes to Boomer's summer house. Flora disguises herself in her cbusln Bill’s I clothes and tells her admirer that Flora is not at home. Hussel to play ‘ n joke on Randolph, proposes that Hill shall dress as Flora,and Hussel marries the supposed Bill to Rani dolpli; so Flora and Randolph nre ' legally married. i o 1 MARRIAGE LICENSE , Menno E. Stauffer, salesman, Berne, t age 37 years, to Huldah Helen Gilllotn, Berne age 30 years. t —— . ■ Victor Amacher, farmer, Decatur, • route 5, age 27 years, to Bertha 1- Feller, Monroe township, age 22 . | yours.

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MAYOR JOHNSON AND 54 OTHERS ARE CONVICTED Jury Finds Them Guilty of Conspiring to Violate Prohibition Laws SEVEN ARE ACQUITTED Verdict Reached at 9:28 O’clock This Morning; Deliberated 16 Hours (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Mar. 31.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Two years imprisonment and slo,ooo' fine forms the maximum penalty for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws of which 55 officials and residents of Gary and Lake county were convicted in federal court today. The minimum sen tence. is one day in jail. There were four counts in the indictments however and the defendants could be sentenced the maximum on each coi nt. Indianapolis. Mar. 31—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Mayor Roswell Johnson of Gary and other officials of the Calumet steel region were convicted of conspiring to violate the national prohibition laws hy a jury in federal court otday. Only seven of the sixty-two defendants were acquitted. Those acquitted were minor defendants, all of the principal ones having been convicted by the jury which deliberated from 5:30 last night until 9:28 this morning. Other officials found guilty included Sheriff William Olds, former Sher iff William Barnes, Prosecutor Dwight Kinder, former Prosecutor Clyde Hunter, City Judge William Dunu, •and a number of policemen, constables and other officers of the law. Those acquitted wore: William Bussie, Charles Daugherty deputy sheriff; Joseph Dellarti. Jr, a lawyer: George Flick, of Hobart: Clem Hentges, a deputy sheriff; Fred Rose, marshal of Hobart, and Lawrence Treagor, a marshal of Hobart. The government obtained its convictions on a charge that the defendants conspired to collect weekly payments from violators of prohibition and disposed of confiscated whiskey for their own profit. Johnson's Attorney Speaks Indianapolis. Mar. 31 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Immediately following conviction of Mayor Roswell .Johnson of Gary in federal district court here today on charges of conspiring to violate federal prohibition laws, M. B. Lalry, attorney for Johuson.gave a statement exclusively to the United Press. “Speaking- for myself," said Lalry, ‘‘at the time of niy employment and ever since I have felt that Mayor Johnson had made a good faithful effort to enforce the law against the manufacture, and sale of Intoxicating liquor in tile town of Gary and that he was in no way collusion with any »f the other defendents by which the law could i nany way be violated or avoided. "Naturally 1 nm disappointed.” • Judge Geiger gave the defendants eight days in which to file motion for a new trial or stay of judgment- He will hear arguments April 30 on, any motions that may be tiled. He did not set a date for sentencing those found guilty. The trial dragged through several days with the government relying ■ mainly ot; the testimony of Philip Ukman, an attorney, and Dan KeTloy, (Continued on page two)