Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1923 — Page 1

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CAPTURE OF DE VALERA IS REPORTED

OF RESPECT ARE ADOPTED I Adams County Bar Pays I Honor to Deceased Mem- • her of Jay Co. Bar I OTHER COURT NEWS I Daughter Wants Alleged Will of Father Declared Null and Void Members of the Adam« County Rar Wetlng. at he dll ot their president. J. T. Merryman this morning, adopted r evolutions of respect for Cornelius C. Corwin, one of the oldwt and most highly respected members of the Jay County Rar, who died »t bls home in Portland Monday morning. The resolutions were ordered spread on the records of the court and one page In the record boob was medicated to the memory of the deceased. Want* Will Declared Void A complaint was filed in he circuit court this morning by Kitty Fought against Martha Burris, in which the former seeks to hare the court deny probate of a will alleged to be that of William H. Fought, her father. She also asks the court to declare the will null and void. In the complaint the plaintiff says she is the only heir by law. and. that b*r father died on April 2, 192.3, leaving personal property of the approximate nine of $1,500 which consisted of money In a Geneva bank. A will, pretended o be the last will and testament of he late William H. Fought was offered for probate in the circuit court here Monday. This document provided that the sum of SIOO be given to the pliantiff in this case and the balance to the defendant, Martha Burris. The plaintiff declared the will Is null and void for the following reasons: The decedent was of unsound mind when the will was executed; the will was unduly elecued; it was executed under duress; it was obtained by fraud; and the decedent never executed the will and the signature on {he document was not that of the decedent. The document was dated March 15, 1923. The law firm of Smith and Geake, of Fort Wayne, represent the plaintiff. Suit te Quiet Title A suit to quiet the tile to 20 acr ts of land In Monroe township was filed today by Silas Sprunger against Aaron Brown and others, through the law firm of Merryman and Sutton. The case of Bessie Shoup vs. Jonathan an Shoup has been certified to the Supreme Court. Divorce Cate Ditmiteed The suit for divorce of Goldie Haley vs. Nade Haley has been dismissed at the plaintiff's costs. The case of Elmer Darwachter vs. Charles S. Clark has been dismissed at the plaintiff's costs. In the case of John Loos vs. John S. Peterson, the defendant his filed a motion to dismiss the case for want of prosecution. In the case of Frank Orendorff vs. Jonathan Rumple, the defendant *us ruled to answer absolute within ten days. A motion to dismss the case of W. W. Rogers, executor Os the will of Krasinas IL Wright, against Grace Wright, for want of prosecution, was filed by the defendant. New Trial Granted A new trial has been granted in •he case of Nichols Shepherd company against Jasper Wable. Attorney L. C. DeVoss has entered “is appearance for the defendant in •he case of the State vs. Fred. Liech- •>■ The defendant filed a written moion with reasons to quash the affidavit. A large number of cases have been «*t for trial during the April term of lourt which started on Monday aud will end on June 9. The cases already set Include: April 16, Hendricks vs. Luse et al; pr 18, Insurance companies vs. oneer Coal Company et al cases; Th Pr . ® S3 * t of "inn Grova vs. ftictanaster et al; April 83 . state and State Zur ‘ (Continued on page four)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Rome Builders Held Election Last Night The annual meeting o£ the stockholders of the Decatur Home Builders was held last night at the rooms of the Decatur Industrial Association. Reports were read by the secretary, treasurer and manager showing the company In excellent condition The election resulted in the selcc . tlon of the following well known men as directors: D? N. Erwin, W. A. Lower. Hugh D. Hite, Bert Hitnskker, Chris Boknecht, E. X. Ehinger and C. N. Christen. The board will meet within a day or two to elect officers. It was decided to advertise , several properties owned by the company for sale on liberal terms and if these are disposed of the company will at once proceed to build more' houses. They own a half dozen line I residences and thirty-four good build-, Ing lots, p ■ o—- —- —■ CLUB WOMEN IN DISTRICT MEET Muncie Woman Elected District Chairman at Muncie Yesterday Muncie. April 11—Mrs. E. W. Barrett. widely-known club woman of this city and former president of tho ( Muncie Federated Club of Clubs here,! was elected chairman of the Eighth District. Indiana Federation of Clulrs. 1 yesterday at the district session held here at the Hotel Roberts. Miss Claire Shirey, also of Muncie, and a well-known club worker, was elected district secretary. About two hundred women nttetided the meeting. the members of the federation of clubs of Muncie and Delaware county being hostesses. The federation president, Mrs. J. Q. Jump, in hes greeting stated that although the federation was not affiliated with the state organization, it cooperated in every way and that the! local women were glad to extend , their hospitality to the visiting' groups. Mrs. E. W. Barrett was acting chairman, in the absence of the district head. "Own Your Club Hou#e" "Own Your Club Home’* was the! Club slogan of the day and Mrs. W. I J. Torrance, of Evansville, state president, in Her address pointed out the importance of the present movement toward obtaining individual club homes. She stated that such a movement taught women business methods gave them economic training. Mrs. Torrence spoke on the subject, "What Our Clubs Give Besides Knowledge," and said that the companionship and Inspiration offered by the clubs, made for efficiency and broadened harmonious interaction. She reported that the state federation has contributed $3,425.67 to the natioual federation, the quota being $5,000. Mrs. O. M. Pittenger, of Indianapolis, state chairman of the Old Fauntleroy Home committee, spoke on the advantage of the home to the federation, and Mrs. J. W. McMillan, chairman for Delaware county and chairman of the Old Fauntleroy Home committee for the Eighth distrcit, urged the district to meet its quota of $1,055 by fall. She said that $796.95 had already been subscribed. The Mary Martha club of Delaware county received the merit flag. Club presidents made most of the one minute allotted to each report. The Judges in the club reports were Mrs. J. J. Pretlow, of Winchester; Mrs. J. "» I A. Jaque, of Portland; Mrs. W. L. Leak, of Anderson, and Mrs. M. C. Lewis, of Gaston. The local reception committee included Miss Claire Shirey, Mrs. Arthur McKinley, Mrs. E. W. Bailey, Mrs. W. P. Stevens, Mrs. Robert Miller and Mrs. Earle Tuhey. Mrs. Charles C. Deam. of Bluffton, was elected vice-chairman. The delegates from the Shakespeare club, of Decatur, were Mrs. D. B. Erwin, Mr*. Harry Moltz, Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mrs. P. G. Hooper; the ' Research club, Mrs. Dore B. Erwin and Mrs. L. A. Graham. The Wo- 1 man’s Club delegates were Mrs. 1 Frank Downs, Mrs. John W. Tyndall, • Mrs. Dore B. Erwin and Mrs. P. G. Hooper. The Historical Club was not represented.

RUHR PAYS FOR DEMONSTRATION MADE TUESDAY French Grow More Severe Following FuneYal of the Krupp Victims ANOTHER VICTIM DIES German Girl Killed b y French Soldier; Families Set Into Street Berlin, April 11—(Special to Dally | Democrat) —The Ruhr paid today for I its demonstrations against the French i on the occasion’Of the funeral of fifteen Krupp victims. Evictions, fines, arrests, drporta-1 tions. shootings and threats of court ' martial were reported from a dozen' different places of the new occupied area, as well us the old. Developments in today's dispatches | included: Essen—Another victim of the affair at Krupps, where French troops i Cred with machine guns upon massed workers, died this morning. Waltrop—A French soldier shot and killed a German girl, Elizabeth Feiigmann, near Burr. I Frankfort — The French continued wholesale evictions. They occupied i a second railroad colony at St. Pauls near Treves, setting approximately* 100 German families into the. street. Treves —Forty railroad workers received orders to work for the French or be court uiartfaled. Coblenz —Forty railroad workers afuT theil‘Tnhilie'S“'W-r< s thrown out of their homes. Duisberg—The French fined the town approximately 75,000,000 marks, ordered immediate payment in dollars and arrested the mayor and others as hostages. DELEGATToNSOF VISITORS COMING ! Out-of-Town Delegations Expected at Evangelical Revival Tonight Delegations from Van Wert, Ohio, aud St. Peters are expected tonight at the revival services in progress at the Evangelical church. The Rev. D. O. Wise, former pastor of the local church but now ot Celina, Ohio, attended the meeting last night. Interest in the meetings is increasing each evening. Separate prayer services are'held by the men, women and young people immediately before the start of the service each evening. Powerful sermons are being delivered by the Rev. O.\ O. Lozier, evangelist. The music, iu the charge of the Rev. and Mrs. George D. Reep, adds much to tha services. "Be Still and Know That I Am God," was the text chosen by Rev. Lozier last night. He said iu part: The four great Gods of the world are power, size, number and speed. Yet in the midst of all of this the words of the text comes with new emphasis. The great need of the world today is to be still and know that God is God. God speaks to us with special emphasis in this day where judgments are abroad, when we open God’s word, when the burdens of life are heavy during the hour of prayer and during a revival like this. Oh that men everywhere might shut out a part of the world and become quiet and learn to know God. Not In the busy turmoil of life but in the quiet, secret place of prayer. Bod speaks to us." „ Mrs. Lozier, the children's worker, is giving the children a special service on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings immediately after school, or at about four o’clock. These meetings are vary entertaining and inspirational to the children and those that were present Monday evening enjoyed themselves very much. Over forty wwre present the first night , - —* . - — Phil Schug oC Berne was a business visitor hero today.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 11, 1923.

*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 THE DEER AGAIN ♦ ♦ ♦ , ♦ Uncle Sarnmj Frank. Veteran ♦ ♦ nightwatch came in last night ♦ ♦ to tell, us that Cljnt Fisher was ♦ ♦ badly off in his statement that + ♦ he killed the Inst deer in Adams ♦ ♦ county. "Why,” says Sammy. ♦ ♦ “there were a half dozen deers ♦ + killed after that and 1 helped + ♦ Joel and Jerry Roe kill one in ♦ ♦ the eighties." The last deer in ♦ ♦ the county was killed by James ♦ ♦ Wagoner. Sr. in the nineties. + ♦ Wagoner was out squirrel hunt- + ♦ jng when a wild deer jumped ♦ ♦ from a fence corner and was ♦ ♦ shot. It was thought then that ♦ ♦ the deer had wandered here ♦ ♦ from Paulding county where ♦ ♦ they were still plentiful even ♦ ; ♦ then. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« OPEREITA WILL BE INTERESTING — Entertainment to be Given by High School Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs After weeks of rehearsals the nu-ni-bers of the Decatur high school boys’ and girls’ glee clubs prepared to present their operetta entitled, “The Fire-Prince,” tomorrow evening in the high school auditorium. Prigio, the Fire-Prince, played byGail Kern, is an opinionated youth who does not believe in fairies, even though some fairies attended his christening. Prigio’s younger brothers. Alphonse and Enrico, being ot' more than ordinary intelligence, are popular with Kathleena and Molinda. About this time a Fire-Drake is found in the neighborhood. Alphonse and Enrico volunteer to kill it. but the king tries to send Prigo to get rid of him, but since be doesn't believe in Fire-Drakes he will not go. Rosa, daughter of the Spanish Ambassado, comes to the palace incognito and Prigo falls jn love with her. After this a series of events happen and it will be very in teresting to find out whether Prigio at last believes in fairies and marries Rosa or not. It is a very beautiful operetta and although a difficult one to give, the two glee dubs have shown fine spirit and will be able to stage it Thursday evening in fine shape. The characters are: Grognio. King of Pantanflia —Robert Meyers. Prigio, the Fire-Prince—Gail Kern. Alphonso and Enrico, Prigio’s brothers—Robert Helm and Milton Swearings The Wise Man —Richard Myers. Don Roderigo, Spanish Ambassador —Howard Brumsley. Frederick, a pantoanttian officerDon Farr. Henson, the ambassador's English butler —Niles White. William, head page boy—James Leonard. Messenger—Doyle Johnson Isadora. Queen of Pantanflia — Kathryns Hyland. Lady Malindu and lardy Kathleena, nieces of the King—Lee Anna Value and Hetty Ann Haugh. The Dutchess, Jonorary Governess —Mildred Butler. Rosa, daughter of the Spanish ambassador —Margaret Zwick. Teresa, her friend — Josephine Suttles. - o — Harvey to Work for World Court Plan Washington, April 11.—(Special to Dally Democrat) —George Harvey. American ambassador to Great Britan will come home this month to manage the administration’s campaign for American entrance into the world court ot justice. President Harding and Ambassador Harvey together will map out and coordinate all administration activities in support of this policy, which is closer to Mr. Harding's heart than any other major policy of his administration at this time. ■■ - ■ O'— « ■ I" John Mayer, the veteran newupaier man of Monroe was a business visitor in the city today.

MORE CHARGES HURLED TODAY BY ESCHBACH Retiring Member of Ac- , counts Board Charges More Extravagances NO RETRACTION MADE i Declares AH Statements Concerning State E.xpenitures Are True Indianapolis. April 11 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —More charges of extravagances in the state government were made today by Jesse E. Eschbach, head of the board of accounts, whom Governor McCray publicly reprimanded and refused to reappoint following a speech Eschbach mode at Torre Haute criticizing state expenditures. "The retiring official." as the governor called Eschbach, denied MrCray’s statement that he had retracted the most significant assertions of the Terre Haute speech. He said every statement he made at ■ Terre Haute “was true or it would i not have been made." "I fully believe the expenditures of many departments of the state government could be reduced from 15 to 40 per cent yearly without in any wise impairing theft- efficiency,” Eschbach said. Expressing regret at the position! of open hostility taken by the governor and claiming he had intended to retfrw wffieff-frts term expires May 1, Eschbach continued: “In my talk at Terre Haute. I pointed out many instances of inefficiency and waste in various munici(Continued on page five) GIVE DRAMA AT PLEASANT MILLS High School Seniors Present “Tony, the Convict,” Friday Night A five-act drama entitled, "Ttiny.l the Convict,” will be presented by | high school on Friday evening of, the senior class of the Pleasant Mills' this week. The play will be given in the high school auditorum at Pleasant Mills. The plot ot the play Is very interesting and two and onehalf hours are required to stage it. The first act akes place in the warden’s room at Sing Sing prison; the' second act in Van Cruger’s country! home on the Hudson, six months later; the third act in the parlor in tlie Van Crttge's countfry home .two days later; the fourth act in Tony’s i humble home, six weeks later; und the final act in the Judge’s home as! before, two years later . Following is the cast of characters for the play: Tony Warren, a manysided charac-i ter, who has an honest heart ’neath his ragged coat—Benoit Johnson. Weary Wayside, his henchman, "too ( tired to work" —Harold Myers. , James Barclay, hardhearted and vindictive—Thomas Debolt. Philip Warburton, a social leader— Harold Masters. Judge Van Cruger, of the supreme court —Cha Inter Edwards. Warden Burrows of Sing Sing—Horold Smith. Jackson, the negro footman —Ralph Smith. Lena, the reputed daughter of Judge Van Cruger—llo Johnson. Mrs. Van Cruger, the Judge's wife—; Joy Beam. Miss Sedley, who likes to be disagreeable—Mary Gulick. Sallie, with a soul above hash—Ruth Giesaer. o INDIANA’S POPULATION Washington, April 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The population ot Indiana as of July 1 was 3,013,134 as compared to 2,930,390 for January 1, 1920 according to figures made public today by the census bureau.

District Meeting of U. B. Conference at Dunkirk! Dunkirk, Ind., April 11—The district meeting of the United Brethren conference was held here at the church of this denotninatiou last evening at 7:30 o'clock. Two more sessions will bn held this afternoon and evening. The Rev. J. H. Nail, of Portland, opened the conference. The general theme was "Conservation . ” Among those who gave talks are the following: The Rev. I. L. Curts, Samuel Prcinnr, the Rev. E. A. Struble, of Redkey; the Rev. F. T. Atkinson, of Portland; the Rev. J. H. Willjams, of Portland; the Rev. J. H. Cochran, of Geneva; the Rev. C. J. Swain, of Petroleum; the Rev. Claude C. Croy, Dunkirk circuit; the Rev. J. A. Carter, of Bryant; Harry Lewis; the Rev. N. P. France, of Saratoga. The Rev. J. B. Parsons, of Indianapolis, will be present at till meetings. o_—._ REBECCAS IN DISTRICT MEET Delegates of Lodges in This District Meet at Geneva Todav i | Geneva, Ind., April 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With delegates from seven of the eleven Rebeccah lodges attending, the district meeting of the Order of Re.beccah opened at two o’clock this afternoon at the | local lodge rooms. Thirty-nine delegates had registered by 2:30 o’clock. I Among those present were Mrs. Clara B. Evans, of Gary, state secretary: 1 Mrs. L. W. Burk, Hartford City, district president; Mrs. Nellie Slough, Petroleum, district secretary; Mrs. Eva King, Petroleum, district treasurer. The Geneva lodge opened the meeting anl then the session was turned over to the district and state officers who conducted a school of I instruction. The Genova lodge will , serve supper at the Methodist church aud the Decatur degree team will I exemplify the degree work. A numI bcr of Decatur women are attending the meeting. Lodges from ihe following towns and cities are included lin the district: Decatur, Zanesville, j Bluffton, Hartford City. Montpelier, I Poneto. Ossian, Liberty Center, McNatt, Petroleum and Geneva. j o Kohler Asks for Change of .Judge in His Case In thu case of the State vs. Fred Kohler, Adams county farmer, which came up for trial in the Wells circuit court today, the defense asked for a different judge. Judge Gordon named j a list of five from which each side may strike out two names. The. list includes Judge John C. Moran and former Judge John T. Merryman, ofj j Decatur; E. E. McGriff and At torney Wheat, of Portland; and Judge, Sumner Kenner, of Huntington. o ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WEATHER ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a — Unsettled weather tonight and j Thursday, probably raiu except fair (Thursday in north portion; cooler I Thursday and in north portion toI night..

DAILY DEMOCRAT COOKING SCHOOL Free Demonstrations and Instruction* and a Delightful Four-Day Program at the Gymnasium Four Days Next Week.

The Daily Democrat has completed | arrangements for a FREE COOKING SCHOOL to be given at the old gym | on this next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 17th to! ! 20th. It will be open to every woman who can attend with sessions each afternoon. The school will be in charge of Mrs.' Margaret Brown, domestic science <u . pert and Miss Edith Johnson and will boa short course on cooking and domestic science which we are sure will be appreciated end enjoyed by hundreds of women in this community. The program will be different each afternoon and the lectures will be illustrated with the actual preparation

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FAMOUS IRISH REBEL SAID TO BE A CAPTIVE I 1 Free State Military Authorities Deny the Report Widely Circulated TROOPS HOT ON TRAIL Free State Troops Known to Have Been Close to the Fleeing Rebel Dublin, April 11—-’Special to Daily Democrat) —Capture ot Eamonu De Valera was reported throughout southern Ireland today, but the military authorities of the Free State later denied the former president of [the Irish republic had been taken. | Accounts of the capture of De Valera, and, of his lieutenant. Dan Brern fearless rebel leader and military chief, who fled together from Clonmel, after a brush in which Lynch was mortally wounded, were at first generally accepted as true in Dublin today. Free State troops were known to be dose on the heels of De Valera and Breen. When word of their capture reached the capital from Clournel, it was regarded as authentic. Several hours later, however, the military authorities of the Free State declared the report untrue. Observers of the Irish affairs point out there may be a reason for the Free State not desiring the capture of De Valera at this time. The former president holds the secret of several worth of bonds sold in this country and it is also pointed out that Cosgrave’s government is understood to have little inclination to execute De Valera, which would be almost inevitable if he were taken. o— Electrically Operated Stills Are Captured (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April 11.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two electricaJlly operated stills, with many phases of the manufacture of whiskey coutrolled by automatic devices uctuaied b) a clock were iu possession of police here today, following arrest of Mike J. Coble, 43. night agent of the Big Four railroad at New Augusta, Indiana. After Coble was arrested at ills home, where officers claim the still was located, he escaped. He was overtaken by the police after a chase ot about a mile over the fields, after they had fired five shots at him. O — Illinois Soldier Bonus Is Held Constitutional — Springfield, ill., April 11—(Special .to Daily Democrat) —The legislative ! act under which) the electorate voted ! to pay Illinois world war veterans a ! bonus of $55,000,000 was declared I constitutional by the state supreme court today. I The contention of the appefants ; ! that the law violated the constitution , by granting extra compensation after ! public service had been rendered was | not upheld by the court. . _■ i »iii » — - -—•■■■■ssaaaMß-aMM*-*-I ■' a—■■ i ■■■■■■ ■ i

'of the foods into appetizing dishes, their healthful properties being discussed with other features. Ono afternoon will be devoted to sauces, [another to cakes, another to pastries, land another to salads. A model kitchen, complete in details, will be arranged on the stage st :th<> gym and the methods of making jthe delightful dishes will be demonstrated ao that any who take ths short course will bo able to make them. We are sure the women who attend this school will be pleased, delighted and helped and that's our desire. Flan to attend the Daily Democrat cooking school at the gym next