Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 92.

IMMIGRATION LAW OF NATION IS UNDER FIRE — E. H. Gary, (’hairman of Board of Steel Corporation. Attacks Policy MAY BE CHANGED New Policy Being Prepared for Approval of President Harding it'nlted Press Service) Washington, April 17.—(Rpmiul to Hally Democrat)—Selective immigration and compulsory ullen registration were urged upon President Harding by Secretary of I.: bor Davis as tin- essential of the permanent iinigration policy to be pursued by the V. S. In a letter to President Harding, Davis denounced in strong terms the agitation of E. H. Gary and other industrial leaders for removing .■n' immigratit n restrictions to enable American industries faced with labor shortage procure a supply of- cheap labor. A new immigration policy is in formation and it will be submitted to President Harding for his approval by Secretary of lailior Davis, it was made known today at the White House. President Harding agrees with E .H. Gary, chairman of the board of the steel corporation who stated that a shortage was threatening. it was also stated. Whether Mr. Harding, like Gary, believes this, is line to the immigration restriction, 1 was not stated. The president also believes the transportation ouestion will be one of the paramount issues in the new congress. Amendments of the transportation act permitting tho consolidation of the railroads into u scortui systems will be strongly favored by the president, it was stated by highest authority. E. H. Gary’s charge that the immigration law is to blifme tor a labor shortage in the United States, is illogical view of the fact that quotas for the countries producing the mot workers in steel factories show a margin for the next three months of R 5.500. Immigration Commissioner Husband said today. “I do not know how the immigration law can be blamed for a labor shortage when during the next two or three months the quota of Germany will permit immigration of 39.- i 000, that of the United Kingdom 17,000; Sweden 7,500 and Norway's 5,000,” said Husband. ‘These are the countries from which factory workers, especially steel workers, have come in largest numbers." CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.26%; July $1.23%; Sept. $1.21%. Corn: May 80c; July 82%c; Sept. 82%c. Oats. May 45%c; July 46%c; Sept. 45%c. Mr. and Mrs. S, E. Hurless were among the shoppers in the city yesterday.

DOMESTIC SHORTCOURSE OPENS

Daily Democrat’s Free Cooking School on This Afternoon With Several Hundred Ladies attending; Every woman is cordially invited.

++++******+*+*+ ♦ Wednesday's Program ❖ + + + Piano Music * ♦ Discussion of Pastries—Mrs. 4* + Brown 4* <• Desserts, Their Variety and + •b preparation — Mrs. Brown + + Preparation of Different + + types o f pj es an( j Apple Dump- + + lings—Mrs. Brown anil Miss + 4 Johnson. 4" Award of Attendance Prizes. + ♦ ♦ 4 <(• * < >44-4*4>*4 The Daily Democrat’s free domestic science short course and cooking school opened at two o'clock this afternoon at the old gym, First and Jackson street and several hundred ladies of the community attended. We hope they return tomorrow and bring their neighbors and friends. The course is in charge of Mrs. Margaret Brown and Miss Edith John son, both graduates of the Indiana State Normal and former domestic science teachers who have especially prepared for this work. The stage

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Dr. C. V. Connell Has Moved His Office Dr. C. V. Conmdl, well known local vHcrinarlair, has moved hJs office from the old location on First street to the Teople Transfer barns, 120 North First street, just one block (north of the old location. The new location gives Dr. Connell ample facilities for. conducting his profession. MISS MARIAH ROBINSON DIES Last Member of James Robinson Family Expires at Home of Niece Miss Mariah Robinson, age 81 years died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Charles Harkless, of Monmouth at 11:30 o'clock last night following an illness of long duration. Miss Robinson had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Harkless for the past seven years. Two years ago she suffered a stroke of paralysis and had been an invalid since that titAe. Miss Robinson was the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. She was born in Root township, Adams county. May 14. 1841, and spent her entire life in this community. She was the last member of the Robinson family, her parents and five brothers and sisters preceding her in death. Her brothers and sisters were Mary. Jane, Frances, Perry and Oliver. A number of nieces and nephews survive. They are W. P. Robinson, Mrs. William Franks, of Decatur; Mrs. Forest Elzey, C. D. Lewtoa, Cal and Jack Robinson, of Kansas; Amos Lewton. Mrs. Philip Schieferstine, Mrs. Vesta Brokaw, Mrs. Charles Harkless, Mrs. Lizzie Able, all of Adams county; Ed Lewton, of Lima, Ohio; Willis McCamphsll, of Missouri. Funeral services will be held from the Harkless residence in Monmouth at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Monmouth eemetery. e o Babv Found Dead in Bed at Willshire The ten weeks’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin, of Wilishire Ohio, was found dead in bed yesterday morning. The cause of the child's death is not known, since it had not been ill. The Van Wert county coroner was called to make an investigation oi the death. Mr. and Mrs. Martin reside with the latter's mother, Mrs. Frank Troutm-r. o — — Say Grain Futures Act Wil! Stabilize Price? Chicago, April 17 —(Special ito Daily Democrat) —Farmers representatives today declared the grain futures act, held constitutional by the supreme court will go a long way toward stabilizing prices and preventing fluctuations caused by purely speculative factors. The American Farm Bureau which conducted a long fight for the law. stated the opinion “Marks an epoch in the progress of agriculture.” “The farmer now can market his own grain," the statement said, "going clear down the channel of distri- | button with his cooperative cost-at-j basis marketing machinery.”

was attractively set with three modern gas stoves, kitchen cabinets, kitchen tables, refrigerator and all necessary equipment. Mrs. Brown, the chief instructor, opened the first session with a few words of introduction concerning the preparation of foods and the importance of doing it correctly. “Cooking is really in its infancy,” she said. “It is our plan to bring you new’ ideas which will prove valuable in the every day practice of the culinary art." She told how' the welfare of the whole family depends on the ineals served. Demonstrations of bow to prepare foods was made, each step being clearly explained’ Mrs. Brown was aided by her assistant, Miss Johnson. They advised against guess work in the kitchen and proved how easy it is to prepare the very best food with the least difficulty if you know how.' The school will continue tomorrow, Thursday and Friday and each day a number of useful articles are given away. The school is our treat and w? hope you all enjoy it thoroughly.

v / / i ■ ARCHBISHOP ZEPLIAK The sentence of the archbishop was commuted to ten years. New York—The first pictures of the soviet trial of Archbishop Zepliak and seventeen of his clergy at Moscow. whose death sentence was brought about by the case presented by Prosecutor Nikolai V. Krylenko and which stirred the world, represent a notable piece of newspapei work. The soviet ban on news of the trial was rigid—so rigid that correspondents had great difficulty both in obtaining permission to attend the trial and in sending stories thereof abroad. Many of the stories never got by the soviet censors, and until Friday not a picture had reached this country. By rare journalistic enterprise, however, the P. & A. arranged with the official soviet photographer to obtain pictures oi the trial. The camI era man ran the risk of death in supplying these pictures to the P. & A., but he fulfilled his end of the agreement. Then came the effort of getting them out of Rus-ia

GOOD PLAY WAS WELL PRODUCED “Madame Butterfly,” Given by Dramatic Section of Woman's Club A good play well produced was the ■ thought uppermost in the minds ol the lew hundred people who witnessed th.-- one-act drama, "Madame Butterfly," given by tne Dramatic Section of Die Woman's Club in the I high school auditorium last nigh:. Every member of the cast proved to I the audience that she is an excellent actress. Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, who is chairman of the committee whio’h staged the play and who directed the performance, took the role of Madame Butterfly, and did remarkably well. Mrs. Marie Porter, as Suzuki, her servant, fitted into the Japanese part lin fine style. Miss Martha Tyner, as Mr. Sharpless, the American Consul; Mrs. Gertrude Hite, as Lieut. B. Pinkerton; Mrs. Floy Blair, as Tarnation, a citizen of New York; and Mrs. Cora Downs, as The Nakodo, a marriage broker, ail took their roles of men in unusually fine fashion. Miss Marcella Kern, as Pinkerton’s wife, [interpreted her role very good. I Little Miss Katherine Knapp, the two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, made the biggest hit of all. The little Miss played the part of of Trouble, Madame Butterfly's child, and so well did she like . the footlights that she loudly voiced her protest when it came time for her to leave the stage. She showed no signs of stage-fright and her performance was remarkable lor child her age. Preceding the iterformanee, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse sang “A Japanese Cradle Song." by Falter, and "A Japanese Love song,” by Thomas, and Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang, "One Fine Day,” from the opera “Madame Butterfly.” Mrs. Hoithouse was accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Haubold, and Mrs. Tyndall by Mrs. Rev. B. N. Covert. — —O Want Guardian Named for Mr. Martin Lord i Arnetta Kurt, Minnie Burr and others have filed a petition in the circuit court asking that a guardian be appointed for Martin Lord , of Mon month. Mr. Lord is 86 years old am of unsound mind, the petitioners state. The petition was filed through 'attorney J. W. Teeple.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 17, 1923.

FIRST PICTURES OF SOVIET MOSCOW TRIAL

mPM 4 J ■ SB 91 IK IKi I\ Ii f i ,.I I— ■ I — —... I —lM'l.l.l I Moscow—Above is the first photo taken during the trial of the accused Russian priests. (1) Archhishon Zepliak; (2) Rear Central Butihkavtch

FINE OUTLOOK FOR BIG FAIR Manager Isenbarger Promises Many New Features for Annual Fair The Northern Indiana Fair this year will be bigger, better than ever before. Many new features will he added. Manager Isenbaiger with his years of experience as assistant manager of the State Fair at Indianapolis as well as secretary and manager of the fair at North Manchester. Indiana, promises to give Adams county a fair that will please the visitors and the exhibitors. Showing of draft horses will be a special feature. The North Manchester fair has, for years, enjoyed the renutation of exhibiting more draft horses than any other fair in thn state. In order to induce these men to come ’to Decatur and also to get out the many good horses in this and adjoining counties. Mr. Isenbarger is offering special premiums and induce ments to the exhibitors of draft horses. It is hoped that the farmers of Adams county will respond and regain the title that they so proudly held for a number of years as having more real draft and show horses in Adams county any other place in the central states. Prepare to show your horse-, and other live stock, put your shoulders to the wheel, let us make this coming fair, which is your fair, the biggest and best ever. o New Mayor of Chicago Inaugurated Last Night Chicago, April 17 — (Special to Da fly Democrat)—William E. Dever was inauguarted mayor of Chicago last night with quiet but elaborate ceremonies. One ot the first acts of the new city council which he controls, was to pass a resolution 43 to 3, condemning the Sunday "blue laws” bill introduced in the state legislature by Senator James E. Mac Murray. Dever succeeds William Hale Thompson. Republican. « 0 — ESCHBACH TAKES BANK POSITION IN FORI WAYNE Fort Wayne, April 17—Jesse E. Eschbach, examiner of the state board of accounts, and one of Indiana’s best known financiers, whose term as state examiner will expire April 30, will move to Fort Wayne,"having accepted a position there with the'Lincoln Trust company, Clinton and Wayne streets, it was learned yestenday. ft****t**+44444 * WEATHER * Partly cloudy, Tuesday; somewhat warmer in south portion; Wednesday fair and warmer. HOW IT SPREADS W. E. Patterson, old Decatur boy, now in the sales department of the W. P. Fuller company, Fresno, California, writes us that some one was kind enough to send him a copy of the Daily Democrat recently and he read with much pleasure the "Remember When” column. He remembers when the first train entered Decatur on the G. R. & 1., when the boilers blew up in the Shackley wheel plant, wild turkeys were common, first excursion out of Decatur to Sunday School picnic at Geneva., first electric light was shown as a feature witn Cole's circus, Sammy Flagg ran a grocery, and when he made mud pies with J. Frank Mann.

4>.j.4.4.4. + 4-4.4.4.4>4> + -f> + AN APPRECIATION 4 4- •> 4 Those who attend'd the beau- + + tiful presentation of “Madame + + Butterfly" at the high school + 4 auditorium last night enjoyed a + 4- real treat and those who were 4 + so unfortunate as to have not 4 + been tin re missed something, + 4- believe me. + + The room was comfortably 4 4 filled at that, the audience was 44 sympathetic and the players 4 ♦ were simply excellent. 4 4- The play itself is a gem and 4 4- the delightful way in which our 4 4- home talent interpreted it was 4 4 a revelation. One looks, I pre- 4 4- sume, to see crudities in a 4 4- "home talent" effort but he 4 4- would have looked in vain last 4 + evening. 4 4- The players took us all to 4 4 Japan for the moment and the 4 + little lady. Baby Katherine 4 4- Knapp, who played the most 4 4 youthful part, was the sweetest 4 4 thing ever. # + 4- The opening songs were love- + 4- ly. The ladies of the Woman's + 4* Club scored another sure sue- + 4 cess.—One Who Was There. 4 44444444444444 LADIES NIGHT ” AT REVIVAL

Center Section at Evangelical Church Reserved for Women Tonight Tonight will be laidies' night at the revival services in progress at the Evangelical church. The entire c, titer section of the seats will be reserved for ladies. Men and children are cordially invited to the service also. I A good crowd was present at Hie meeting last night and four persons were converted. The interest in Lie meetings is gradually increasing. Wonderful sermons are being delivered by the evangelist, the Rev. O. O. Lozier and the Rev. and Mrs. George D. Reep have charge of the music. Rev. Lozier chose for his text last night. "And if 1 be Lifted Up From the earth 1 Will Draw All Men Unto Me.” He said in part: “The Uplifted Christ is the greatest drawing power in the world. No force is so great in this world for the uplift of humanity as the resurrected Christ. This drawing power exists in that this is a wonderful manifestation of Devine love. It removes .all difficulties for reconcilliation with God. In the light of the uplifted Christ, sin appears the blackest. The uplifted Christ draws men from sin. That which robs young men of their manhood and young women of their woinennood, which robs homes of their joys and happiness and yet many man hold on as though their lives depended upon sin. 1 Christ lifts us to our highest and best selves.” To Repeat Play at St. Peters Church Sunday "An Old Fashioned Mother." playlet given Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at St. Peter's church in Root township, under direction of the teacher, Prof. Paul Dorn was a decided success and on Sunday evening quite a. number were turned away. By request the playlet will be repeated next Sunday evening and al) are invited to attend, it is said to be the best ever given in the church which is saying much, since, the Young People’s Society of that church have a reputation for splendid entertainments. Members of the society will again furnish special music. Admission is twenty-five cents. o Barney Kaiver went to Fort Wayne today.

Funeral for Mrs. Durbin on Wednesday! ' Funeral services will bo conducted from the t Pleasant Valley Friends church near Monroe ut 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Hannah June Durbin, prominent member of that church, who died at her home east of .Monroe at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Interment will he held in the Springhill cemetery oust of Berne. CITY COUNCIL ' MEETS TONIGHT Several Important Matters Up for Disposition; Clean-up Week The city council will meet in regular session at seven o'clock this evening and a number of important mat ters will be disposed of. Objections or remonstrances in the matter of the Albert Minnick sewer Improvement in the west part of the city, will be heard by the council. Objections against the assessment of benefits or damages in the matter of the Dayton avenue and Derkes street opening and extension, will be heard at the next meeting on Tuesday, May let. This new street opening will be macadamized from the north end of North Seventh street, west, across the G. R. & I. railroad tracks to the corporation line. The highway runs between the General Electric and Decatur Casting company's plant. A Clean-up Week Among other important things to come before the councl this evening. “Clean-up sjWeek" in Decatur. It is will be the selection of a date for aj thought, that, folowing former cits . toms "Clean up Week” will be held j during the first week in May. Mem bers of the Civic Section of the Women's club have offered their services and co-operation in a clean-up movement and as soon as the council fixed the date, plans will be made to clean up the alleys, streets, etc. Tin cans and other rubbish’ will be hauled away. . 0 Priest Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Kalamazoo, Mich., April 17 —Solitary confinement for life at the state prison in Marquette was the sentence imposed yesterday on Rev. Father Charles Dillon, who confessed the slaying of Rev. Henry O'Neill, pastor of St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic church last Thursday night. Sentence was imposed by Judge George V. Weimer. The priest insisted before the court that he was ini his right mind when he killed the pastor. "God approved killing a man who treated me like a boy and acted toward me like a czar," the priest said in court.

RECIPES USED AT COOKING SCHOOL Housewives Urged to Clip the Recipes and Paste Them in Cook Books for Their Future Reference

The following recipes were used at the Daily Democrat Cooking School this afternoon by Mrs. Brown and Miss Johnson. The housewives are urged to clip them out and paste them in their cook books: Thin White Sauce Used for Cream Soups 1 tablespoon Hour 1 tablespoon Mazola 1 cup milk 1-2 teaspoon salt. Medium White Sauce Used for Gravies and Cream Vegetables 2 tables pool®) flour 1 1-2 tablespoon Mazola 1 cup milk Thick White Sauce Used for Croquettes •1 tablespoons flour 1 1-2 tablespoons Mazola 1 cup milk 1-2 teaspoon salt White sauces should be cooked in double boiler until thick (at least 15 minutes). ’Salmon Croquettes 1-2 cup thick white sauce 1 can salmon Mix and allow to cool Mold into croquetts. Dip into crumbs, then into egg and back into crumbs and fry in deep Mazola. Serve with lemon juice. Ground corn flakes mtty be used as crumbs. To prepare egg for dipping beat the egg well and add I tablespoon water. Mock Oysters 1 cup corn 1-4 cup flour 1 well beaten egg Salt and pepper to taste. Mix and fry in deep Mazola.

Price: 2 Cents.

ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR CO. SPELLING BEE Names of Pronouncers and Judges for Grade Match Announced , 1 STARTS AT 7:30 P. M. “A” Teams Spell in Auditorium; “B” Teams in New Gvmnasium — I Pronouncers and judges for the annual county grade spelling match to be held in the Decatur high school building on Friday evening of this week, were announced today by Superintendent M. F. Worthman, of the Decatur city schools, who has charge of the contest here. The fifth and sixth grade spellers, comprising the “B” teams, will spell in the gymnasium and the seventh and eighth grade pupils, comprising the “A” teams, will meet in the auditorium. The pronouncers for the "A” team contest will be E. S. Christen, county superintendent of schools, and Martin Jaberg. county auditor. The judges for this match will be B. H. Smith, of Kirkland township; Clyde Hendricks, of Mouroe; and R. J. Mann, of Pleasant Mills. The pronouncers for the “B” contest will be Attorney C. L, Walters of Decatur, and C. O. Lehman, superintendent of the Berne schools. The judges for the "B" teams will be L. B. Sawyer, of Monmouth; Don Collum, of Geneva; and Prof. Whiteman, of Jefferson township. The contests will start promptly at 7:30 o'clock and the fifty-six contestants are requested to be here before that time. The sectional matches were hold in Berne and Decatur last Friday evening and the teams selected io those matches will meet here Friday night. A sixteen dollar dictionary will be awarded to the winner of the “A” team contest and an eight dollar dictionary will bo given Ito the winner of the “B" contest. Indications are that there will be twelve or more prizes given to the contestants in each group, the number depending on the amount of money taken in at the doors. The admission charge next Friday evening will be ten cents. All persons will be admitted through the southwest entrance and they may attend either or both of the matches. The "B” team spellers will begin with the fifth grade words in the adopted spelling text book. The "A” team spellers will begin with the seventh grade words in the same book.

Biscuits I 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons Mazola 1-2 to 3-4 cups milk Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in Mazola and milk with a knife. Knead slightly before rolling out. 1 Roll out. cut and place on slightly ■ oiled baking sheets. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) eight to ten minutes. Fruit Short Cake 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 4 tablespoons Mazola 2 tablespoons sugar 1-2 to 3-4 cups milk Mix as in. biscuit dough. Bake in two layers. Use any kind of fruit desired. Strawberries, grated pineapple or sliced oranges make delicious short cakes. Macaroni and Cheese Boil macaroni 15 to 20 minutes it boiling salted water. Remove from the water and place in cold watvr. Make a medium white sauce and add 1-2 cup grated cheese while the sauce is cooking. Pour the cold water from the macaroni and place in a baking dish. Cover with buttered ibread crumbs and brown in a mod--1 erate oven. To butter crumbs: Place 1 tablespoon Mazola in a hot skillet and pour into the crumbs. Stir until all are well buttered but do not brown. I Use either bread crumbs, cracker, or ground corn flakes.