Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 95.

busy week-end AHEAD FOR CO. SCHOOL PUPILS County tirade Spelling Match in This City To- , night Beginning at 7:30 baseball County Track Meet Saturday P. M.; Musical and Oratorical Contests This week-end promises to be a »husy one for the pupils of the public schools in Adams county. The annual county grade spelling match ’ will be he’ll! in this city ut the high school building this evening, beginning at " : 'h* o’clock. Tomorrow morning a baseball ®game will be played at Bellmont park between the north ami south high schools. In tie- afternoon the county high school track and Held meet will be held at the park, and in the evening the high school oratorical, literary, and musical contests will be held in the high school auditorium. * While the high school pupils of the county are playing tomorrow. the eighth grade pupils will be taking the second diploma examination. Only nineteen out of 217 passed the first diploma examination held on the ..third Saturday in March. The low percentage of successful applicants was general throughout the state on the first examination. A larger number is expected to take the test tomorrow.* Indications are that there will be championship 'tonight. Geneva, where many fine spellers are turned out close competition for the spelling each year, is represented with a good number this year and word comes from that place that they are coming tonight to carry away the honors. Kirkland township Is represented by a flue bunch of spellers and they too, are confident of winning tonight. Decatur is represented by a good number of spellers, and each township i" the county has at least one entry. The fifth and sixth grade pupils will spell in the gymnasium at the high school buildup, and the seventh and eighth grade pupils will meet in the auditorium. An admission charge of ten cents will be made to cover the cost of the prizes. Baseball Game Saturday The schools from which the baseball team to represent the south will ‘be picked are: Jefferson, Hartford, Geneva and Berne. The north team will be picked from the schools nt Monroe, Kirkland,, Decatur, Monmouth and Pleasant Mills. The two team are expected to be very evenly matched. Strong teams have been entered in the track and field meet by Decatur, Geneva and Berne and the other schools have entries which are counted on to take several points. Decatur and Geneva ty-e looked upon as • the strongst contender for the championship. Evening Program Begins at 7 The evening program will begin at 7 o'clock with the contest for championship in piano solos. The other events of the evening in the order in which they will be held are': oration, ladies’ quartet, violin solo, reading and vocal solo. Berne and Geneva are the only two schools having entries in each of the evening contests. Only one Decatur pupil is entered in the evening contests. Miss Ruth Castle will represent the local school in the piano solo contest. Following the completion of tho evening program, he judges will announce their decisions, and the prizes "'on in the various events of the day and evening, will be presented by E. ”• Christen, county superintendent °f schools. Miss Mary Suttles Is Pledged to Sorority Delaware, o„ April 20.—The neworganized women's sororities at Ohio Wesleyan University finished their first rushing season this week. Miss Mary Suttles, 122 S Fifth St., Oocatur. hid., has been pledged to .Belta Psi. I he girls pledged at this time will llot be initiated until after matricu»Uon next fall. There are 17 wornon's sororities at Ohio Wesleyan tow and following the drive for new members, a total of 153 undergradiiato.i were pledged. -o R- L. Diehl, of west of the city, was a business visitor here today.

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School Board Held Meeting Last A meeting of the ciiy school board wus held at the high school building lafit night. Teachers’ salaries and a number of hills were allowi d. Organization of the city .schools for the next year was discussed. The matter of eiiq toying teachers for next year is ■ being considered by the mem hi rs of ' | the board and it is thought that tlui list of teachers will be completed by the close of ihe present year. — 11 o SHORT COURSE CLOSED TODAY Largest Crowd of Week Attended Cooking School This Afternoon The old gym was packed this as-, ternoon with the largest crowd ofj the. week for the closing session of the Daily Democrat’s Domestic Science Short Course and Cooking School. That great interest has be«n| manifested was demonstrated that se.veral meetings of ladies organism-1 1 tic.r.n scheduled for today were positioned. Including the Home Missionary society of the Methodist church which will meet Tuesday afternoon instead of today. Tics was salad day and Mrs. Brown and Miss Johnson, who have proven 1 ’ their ability throughout tho week and who have become quite popular, with the ladies'of Decatur, gave lec-j 1 tures and demonstrations on that v< ry important port cl the wife’s menu. It was one of the pb* ant programs of the week. Yrster‘dav the lunch.‘kn included t|e gntes- ' baked by the demonstrators do-1 lici-'us ice .'ream furnished >y Tlie| (loeerleaf Co pauv. There w»s the! 'usual interest in the drawing o, al-1 I 'tidance prl rs and tho Bits""' J company again served coffee amiwafers yesterday and today. v’» have been assured by many of ike I women who have attend'd the ■ I during the week of their appreciate* and requested io repeat Ihe schoig. which is probable, next fall. The following recipes were u ■d today: Quick Mayonnaise First part 2 tablespohis Mazrfg ' 1-8 cup flour 1 cup water i Cook until thick. k-wtr rtfiite A* into Second part: Place in bowl, 2 egg yolks <.» <n»C ■ whole Cgg I 2 tablespoons vinegar , 2 tablespoons lemon juice i 1 tsp. salt y 2 tsp. mustard 1 cup Mazola. Beat with a Dover > egg beater. One quart of oil may be ’ beaten tn, if salt and lemon juice are added. i Uncooked Dressing . 1 whole egg r 1 pint Mazola 1-2 tsp. salt 1 3 tsp. mustard » 4 tablespoons lemon juice Place in bowl, one egg. one tablespoon lemon juice, salt and 3 tablespoons Mazola. beat with beater and t add when thick the remainder of • lemon juice and Mazola, 1-4 cup nt a r time. r Thousand Island Dressing To one pine of mayonnaise add two , tsp. R r orchestershire sauce, 4 tasp. 1 thick chili sauce, one large green • pepper. 2 slices of pimiento (chopped 5 fine), 6 or 8 pickled onions, one table--1 spoon capers, olives, cheese or par- < sley may also be used. 1 Chicken Salad Diced chicken, celery, chopped stuf- > fed olives, whole white grapes with • mayonnaise dressing. « Marshmallow Salad r Diced oranges, diced pineapple, • bananas, blanched almonds, marsht mallow served with cream mayonnaise (equal parts whipped cream and salad dressing.) Merry Widow Salad , Lettuce, diced grape-fruit and oranges, strips of red and green peppers served with cream mayonnaise. ’ o I♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * WEATHER ♦ ’ INDlANA—Unsettled weather tonight and Saturday, Showersprobable. Cooler Saturday. 1 5" 100 WORKMEN BURIED ALIVE’ (United Press Service) t Budapest, April 20 —(Special to >■ ■ Daily Democrat) —One hundred work- - men were buried alive in the cellai of a celluloid factory here by a ttgrific explosion. Twenty bodies had s been recovered today. Tho other victims are unaccounted for.

(HL PROMOTERS INDICTED FOR ’ ABUSE OF MAIL < Ninety-Two Indicted for Using Mails to Defraud at Fort Worth, Texas . 1 MANY PROMINENT MEN Dr. Frederick Cook, Arctic Explorer, One of Those Indicted (United Press Service) Fort Worth. Texas, April 20. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —indictments charging 92 oil promoters and asso- ' dates witli using the mails to defraud wen- returned by federal grand jury here today. Those named in th«- th- ] diet incuts included: Dr. Frederick A. Cook, former Arctic explorer, and E. C. Kingsbury, prominent Texas politition. The in- | dietments involved 15 separate; pro motions including some of the most I prominent in Texas. The Giand jury report followed extensive invi-stigalioK tkade ly |epartinent of justice’ afel postol#ce , partment agents during w|ic| Hey discovered an alleged gigantic swig- . die involving millions • Mitar* at , nually and extendigg t« m! Mclkß iO, the Unit'4 Kates. Arrests of those l«n« 4 te tk» * Idictmegt wgi e iggereg tg l« • * imgieAaMff igtitl Utrtted %ltaU.; M«4i» armef with warraits kgrri.-fi W-. tn th” fefi. Ml Milfiitg IH'C’-ly latter th grtiig jury rdgift «« : «■ tgrnkk H<«Hs >»■ frehn $',.000 tn gll.cM Wet, to h asked la eac h casg. Hfißjrer Riota Occur is SflelhviKi, OfMiUif (I'niteg Press Servov > HhflMa .Jvprtr'Ak »d;t * ! Democrat) Kight get-sans hav» JkiliFd «*i aiav.r wqnadet ut h»*fer rials at Wllke-i* site* #'.<*rday. The tarch i» revajt is leiaa c arried thi-otigh th® Kfhr val!»» M exulted unemploy cad. 'IBM HTB 08SESW 0 HRE Sch»*l f’wu Trees at Schsd Grounds; Appropriate Exercises Today was Arbor Day and ma»y trees were planted in the various towns, cities and communities throughout the state. Governor McCray issued a proclamation a few days ago designating today as Arbor Day and urging every citizen in the state to take greater interest in forestry. "Spring is the season when nature repairs the ravages of winter, and restores a happy expression to the face of mother earth. It is the season* when man should supplement the work of nature, clean up the waste, plant trees and shrubs and vines and protect tile birds." Arbor Day was appropriately observed in Decatur today. Trees were planted by the children at the various schools in the city. Twelve maple trees were planted at the Central School grounds and a few were planted at each of the three ward school school grounds. Appropriate exercises accompanied the tree planting. I 0 , Rooler-Skaters Warned to Keep Off Paved Road Complaints have come to the office of the highway superintendent that boys who are roller skating on the concrete road just east of town are causing much annoyance to autoists. The hoys hang on to the rear of ears land there have been several narrow escapes when they let go in front of another car. Parents should warn their boys of the danger in such practice. No one objects to them skating and it would be fine if they had u place could do so but the busy highway is hardly the place for it and it is feared a serious accident may result if they are not careful. The practice ofe hanging on to cars is especially daitgerons. Warn the boys. w *>

Decatur, Inchana, Friday Evening, April 20, 1923.

O. L. Vance Speaks to High School Pupils ©() U Vance, local clothier, spoke to the high school pupils at lite Mptlbir chapel period this morning. Mr. Vance told two siorie- to the pupils which were very interesting. One , oil the stories was Tblstoi’s story, "What Man Lives By." The oilie r was one of the Pilpty stories entitled. "The Talkative Turtle." Mr. Vance■peaks to the’high school pupils once or -twice each year and the pupils look forward to his visits with much anticipation. AUTOIBT SHOT YOUTH IN LEG B»y Along Ft. Wayne Road WoMHiwied by Shot Fired From Speeding Car Speeding GO miles an hour along the Fort Wayne road, two or more men in a Paige touring car fired at and wounded Merle Monroe, 16-year-old son of Carl Monroe, R. R. No. 10. at Stop 1 on the Fort Wayne traction line south of Fort Wayne about 8:00 last night, according to an account given by the boy. The bullet, .22 caliker. wefit through the calf of the ••y’s li ■g and was found inside of Us clotbitg whe> he trrived at his Inna’ about 201 yards sway. Yo|»g Mo»roe was unable to give Minnte details «4‘ the s*ooti»g to • kerif Bnbilya, of Allen county, wko in vent (gated, but dec In red that Ik” c*r keing driven at a terrific #e»d The boy walked to tbe de in the road as the car approacked and walked across tke traction rigbtadway ta tbe sin* station where !»■ intended to nllaw tbe ear to »«■» As hin* drew even wild the tatva a waa »t tbe fn«t seat leaned from ike car sail fined tke shut wkieh saruck tbe boy. *bik tbe car c<* tinted to careen th* rotdkay. Mr, Moirwe declared last nigkt Hast, only a few days ago kis daugk ter van sfcat at in .■> sim-Mar ntaaner, Vat «»<<«)>ed injury. Xenj <«b»T qtaootinj (wapatb's have «l*o taken piece in tte-’ ricinity, ba deetared, and ie neve-ral inotnai es children »nd peopd* have tmcrowl* « beina: wotniiiXS AutUcrities ot !>efttlk oxd dtber ns oladsg th* fibad were notified at <«e ta be m tbe loment forth« speeilia* ear, kmt no trace of tbe motorists l»*s been fiamd. Kerb'i* Larik, toeing < J"-bn I.M.h, Ksa walking alomg tbe ron* way with the Monroe boy *t Hw tithe of tile shooting and Was missed by ti* bmllet. bet « few inches. Dr. B. D. Smith, wtat attended y<king Mewroe. declared mi serirms physical resets would figlov the sboetifid —, . ■ .a Sandty Sehod Night At Revival Tonight Tonight will , lie Sunday School night at tho Evangelical revival services. A large crowd attended last night which was designated as young peoples' night. There will be no service on Saturday evening, but there will lie three services on Sunday, the regular morning service, an afternoon meeting, and the night meeting. At the afternoon meeting there will be a short sermon and infants, children, and any others so desiring, will be baptized. The campaign will close Sunday evening. AUTO TIIRNED OVER 111 DITCH Mr. and Mrs. J. Sprague Had Narrow Escape in Accident Last Night * Mr. and Mrs. James Prague, of this city, had a narrow escape from serious injury or death about 11 o'clock last night when the Ford Coupe in jyhich they were riding turned over in the ditch at the side of the Fort Wayne-Decatur road, about six miles north of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Sprague were returning to their home in this city when another ear passed them. Mr. Sprague, it is said, speeded up his car after the other motorist had passed him and the machine skidded into the ditch. of the car were bad- . ly scratched, lacerated ami bruised, but their injuries ate thought to be serious. The top on tbe coupe was ■ nadly broken and two wheels were smashed.

DRY FORCES IN ■ STATE HIGHLY AGITATED HOW 1 I Say Supreme Court Deci- , sion Lets Down Bars and Hinders Law t STILL HA V E HOPES' Drys Believe They Can | Check Violations Through Investigations (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Prohibition forces j in Indiana were agitated today over decision of the supreme court which held that possession of whitey is not a violation of state laws. "The bars have been let down and enforcement of tho law will be made all the more the difficult as a result of the court's action." said E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Anti- ' Saloon Longue. "We admit tho decision is final.” Although police, county and state officers were short of their power ' to arrest persons for owning liquor ' for personal use, the dry advocates clung to a hope that t»ey can check a recrudescence of prohibition law Viola’.:; 1 through mure elaborate affidavits ami through more thorough investigation, Shumaker said. He said arrangemektg wer» »ndwr way for a conferem s hbtwr*» Attorney G’ S’t il I'. S. Lesli and Federal prohibitimi agents with a Vie* of preparing lengthier ; »1 r»r- il<items for affidWits. Shumaker said he was so* ■ th* legislature of 1925 would iMk’’ ffill correction of techaicalitiek which proaiptsil the court's ievtlidatiifii of tke potsessioa clause. lie attributed action Os tie limit to tbe “gWtWing tendency <»' tke Imdy tawbrti tech- . nieal interpretations.” '■Oi_coutS'_ >''- cax tnmaj »■ . <’ liquor eases before Hae fuderal ' eowt" said Captain Willkim H I’aulaell. chief r< the Indianapolis police born®’ eqaeda. "aß<t if weesaery thia will k<’ dime f«r the prohihitioa Ink erill k< eaforcmd as far as th-’ btdice C«B do HP.” OPEN MEETtNGS AT 8.1. SHffICN 1 ——_ I Sjnrrifci Strviee* Gp*n <mi Next S«ndi*y Cvfttinue for Two Woolfti Spacial Si'Stines, which tw <■-* tino* tWo Seeks, will <*en .Sunday ■ in the United Brethren ihtirih. Th* pastor. Rev, B. F. Dotsij#. is to hive the assistance of Rev. W. 1). Mitchell, Pastor of the First United Brethren church. Akron. Ohio. Rev. Mitchel! ’ is a strong man in the evangelistic ' field. While he has served some of the large churches of his denomination, he also has done a great deal of , work in this kind oi service. Th" , workers have been organized for ’ definite w<Wk and it is believed a spir- , it of expectancy is upon the church. May 13th Rev. A. C. Siddall, D. D., church ere< Uun seretary will be present and direct the service on the annual cash day for tile proposed new church. Dr. Siddall will give a stereoplican lecture at the evening service. G. A. R. State Encampment at Muncie Next Month Muncie. April 20.- Afabtcie citizens \iyvill shoulder the burden both of entaining and providing money for the entertainment of the National Grand Ariny state eneaitt|>ment to be held ’ here next month. Committee working - udder the direction of Jhe local Gram! t Al my post will look after every phase 1 of the convention work, relieving the i' veterans of actual work. t . o Farmers Invited to Sit With Big Business Today ■» ” I (United Press Service) Chicago, April 20.—(Special to - Daily Democrat)—The farmer was inj vited to sit with "big business” hand ling his products here t/sisy at the - annual meeting of ti? stockholders , of Armour and Company, packers. 5 Two farmer representatives were 5 elected members of the hoard of di-, 3 rectors and will have a voice in as-i xairs of the company. |

Miss Dorothy Smith Is Showing Inyirovement Jqdge I). E. Smith, of Fort \Ukyne, was here this morning, lb- reports tlui t tlu-y am encouraged ’•Wer* the pi Ogre'S! made by his daughter, Miss Dorothy, who has been taking the new treatment for diabetes tile past lwo or three weeks. The improveim nt is quite noticeable and it is hoped she win continue to improve. Shi was in Hope hospital two weeks and tile treatment is now being continued ut home. —o ROTARIANS HEAR TALK AND MUSIC - — I Rev. Lozier and Rev. and Mrs. Reep Furnish Fine Entertainment The Rotarians, at their luncheon meeting last evening, had the pleasure of hearing Rev. O. O. Lozier,' evangelist, deliver an inspiring talk on “Service,” and of listening to an instrumental duet by Rev. and Mrs. | George I). Reep, who with Rev. and Mrs. Lozier are conducting a selfies of evangelistic meetings at tlie Evangelical church in this city. Rev. C.. L. Haney, pastor of the church, was also a guest at the luncheon, and of sered grace before the members were seated. Rev. Reep plays the saxaphone, while Mrs. Reep is an artist with the cornet. Rev. Lozier’s talk was along th" likes of the Rotary slogan, “He srofits most who serves best." He tkld bow tke individual should serve his brotler, his city, commu»ity and mtnkind in general, and that by giving service yoji were winning for ( yoirSelf the right to be called a iriod mas. He told what he knew of the ethics of Rotary and stated that if these ethics were lived up to, every person would be serving as he should.] His talk was well received and greatly appreciated. Following the picogram, routlsv business win discussed by the Rdtari«kr:. Frakce Goiter, chairman of tke Boys Kit* cokikiittee, made a report on the propose< baseball diamond *nd atkietic fielk for the biws «f Decttur atil «fter some discussion tbe matter ifks refkrrak to tke hoard of directors, b ikotkW was made and secctiil"* ikkt tie titariaks believed in Hi k’ ’-at ideals as sponsored by tb* Boy Scott movement and went on; recird as being wiling to co-operate ia ihe efort to promote the local I a»<i if possible secutP |« capable tian Wlm couid give bis lime it •- tint, ns Scout master. Middk G. (). I’. OpjMwtM Har<Kikf’» (United Press Service) tf.sliitptim, April 2«—(Sfecikl t« llaily Democrat) —•"MiiMl* wtst re ptblicfts are opposed to tie Harding world court proposfcl tkd it would be a serious mistake to press it," Will R. Wood, Indiapa i bairtial of the republicab congressional campaign committee told President Harding today at the White House. Wood said that personal contact with people it Indiana and a large number of messages from there and western states convinced him that opposition tfi) the court is stronger than to American membership in the Leagm.'iif Nations. Former Resident Dies in Ft. Wayne Last Night Mrs. Alice Walch'. aged seventy years, for more than thirty years a resident of Decalin', diefl at the bwiie of her sister. Mrs. Clara Miller jfliiiitb. on Spy Run, Fort Wayne, last night after an illness of two weeks with paralysis. The funeral will be hold Monday *orning from the Cathedral at Wayne afiil the remains Insight here] where interment will be made in St. Joseph cemetery. Mrs, Waleli was bortF at Maunu'W Ohio, and when a young woman la re. her husband. Med Walch neing the agent for the G, R. H 1. She has lived in Fort Wayne fifteen years pas*j Mr. Linton Attending Meeting at Bloomington Paul W. principal of the Decatur high school, is in Blooming ton today attending a meeting of the school superintendents and principal; Int Indiana Utnverity. The meeting ; opened this morning and will close (tomorrow.

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WILL TRY TO LOWER PRICE TO CONSUMER Government’s Next Step in Sugar Situation to be a Difficult One MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE ' Officials Say Suit Fled Yesi terday Does Not Hit Real Culprits I nit«*d Pr«*mM Muff < «rrr*pon<ient Washington, April 20—(Special tn Daily Democrat)- The government’s next move in the sugar situation wiil be an attempt to bring down prices to consumers. Tliis will be more difficult, than the winning of the suit filed yester- ' day against alleged sugar gamblers, ' officials admitted today. It may be impossible, they said; the suit filed in New York will not do it. That suit, they said privately, does not hit the real culprits in the sugar gouge. It hits only the agents of the actual owners of vast supplies of ' sugar, who, according to officials here, are engaged in a conspiracy to increase sugar prices and who havo masked their operations behind a | screen of gamblers and speculators at whom yesterday's suit was aimed. Manipulations of sugar prices on the New York exchange were in other words "arranged” the government said to cloak a worse plot to lq»jy tribute on the American sugar consumers . 1 ft O_ i BABY HAS RARE DISEASE Child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schumm Is Seriously 111 The five weeks' old child of Mr. •nd Mrs. Lewis Schumm, of Willshire • Ohio, is suffering with a very rare and serious diseases, known to the medical profession as congenital stenosis of the pylorus! The outlet of the child's stomach is dosed tightly and it is impossible for the baby to keep food on the stomach. When born the child was fat and healthy' hut it has dwindled away untii it is extremely poor at present. It is very likely that an operation will be performed soot. Hotue of Commons Kills Prohibition Bill Today i (United Press Service) Logdon. April 20. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The house of commons 'by a vote of 23G to 12 this afternoon i i © I rejected a prohibition bill introduced by Edwin Scrymgeour of Dunde. I Tbe Scotch prohibitionist bill which was up on a second reading would have prohibited tlie manufacture and I' sale of alcoholic liquors except for scientific purpose;; One member after another arose and tore the pro f posal to threads some of tlie speakers pointing to the U. S. as a "teri N< example” ol prohibition. NEW DANCE RtCORD: NO MORE TRIALS IN CLEVELAND (United Service) Cleveland. Ohio, April 20. — Miss June Curry's record of ninety hours land ten minutes of continuous danc- | ihg will he final as far as contests in Cleveland are concerned.. Miss Curry was the last (lancer who started before orders were issued by authorities here that no more marathons woffid be permitted. Winn the darning girl stopped at 9:10 p.m. la.)t night, she had been going longer than any other claimant Ito the championship. The longest of I these was 88 hours and 18 minutes. o THINK SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT • fl! i Washington, April 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A setilenffiit of tho A ] Ruhr crisis France and Ger- ‘ many is r pow for tlie first th# in sight, it '“was learned here today on ‘ high authority. ’ | Negotiations tlie two conn '.tries to end th' Ruhr situation, belieevd by many to threaten again the peace of Europe, may be expected in the near future, according to direct I diplomatic advices reaching here. A direct and detinte reparations > proposal from Gormany to France Is J looked for within a month and a seti tlemej’t is expected soon after that. o 5 Miss Ha Chronister attended a s banquat of tlie Y. W. C. A. last evening at Fort Wayne,