Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 98.

WIDE SEARCH MADE FOR JUDGE MORAN — - '' II UM I I Bill — .... — ,■!■ „ . - ■ „ — _ — .1,1. 1,11. .1. . - -X I . ”

HARDING LAYS PLAN BEFORE THE PEOPLE

URGES PART IN INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE COURT President Takes Strong Stand Against League of Nations in Speech ATTACKS OPPONENTS Takes Rebelious Republicans to Task for Oppos- j ing His Proposition H'nited Press Service) New York. April 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding Wday laid before the American people his case for participation by the United States in the international court of justice. Such participation, he emphasised, would be in harmony with Republican pledges, and would not be a move toward entering the league at nations The president left no doubt about his attitud* toward the league. "1! is not lor ms," he said, and (life administration has nr> tnterw-ww et entering it “by the side door, or the cellar door." Mr. Harding made tlfrse statements in a speech at a luncheon of the Associated Press. It was a vigorous reply and challenge to those Republicans who have demanded that the president drop the court plan or face a split in the party. To them ho said that if that issue will split the party it is time to find out what the party’s strength consists o.'. “I do not hold it a menace to the unity of any political party,” said the president. “It is not to be classed as a party question, but if any party, repeatedly advocating a world court, is to be rended by the suggestion of an effort to perform in accordance with its pledges, it needs a new appraisal of its assets." Mr. Harding did not mince words in taking to task those Republicans who. he said, "shudder excessively” and "assume entanglement" in European affairs is inevitable if the United States joins the court. "Any entanglement," he said, aim ing his words directly at these Republican senators, including Watson, of Indiana, who have expressed fear of American embroilment in Europe’s politics, "would first require assent of the senate, and if by any chance the senate aproved of any entanglement, the present administration would not complete the ratification. 11 in spite of these statements, uttered with full deliberation, there are excessive and uniform hopes on the one hand, or utterly unjustified apprhensions on the other. I know of »o word fittingly to apply." Having rebuked his mistrustful Republican colleagues, the president then served notice that friends of the League of Nations need not expect his administration to consider membership in that body. — -o Big Fire in Chicago Stock Yards Today , (United Press Service) < hicago, April 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two firemen were Injured and loss of between $400,000 and $500,000 was caused by fire in two warehouses in the Chicago stock yards today. After they had once been brought under control, flames broke out for 0 second time in a building formerly occupied by Morris and company’s general offices. The fire spread across the street and at one time before it was controlled, threatened t large section of the yards. Stored meats and products made Up the major part of the loss. •

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Two Willshire Children Rescued From Drowning Willshire, Ind., April 24. -Mildred Wolfe, aged 10, and her brother Elmo, aged 13. were playing on the banks 01 the old stone quarry late Sunday afternoon. Mildred fell in. and immediately Elmo jumped in to rescue het. He caught hold ot het, but was not ' strong enough to help. A man who I was several yards away saw the a< | cident and saved both children. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wolfe. DR. LANOMTH COMING SUNDAY Noted Dry Leader to Speak at Union Meeting at Presbyterian Church I On next Sunday evening. April 29. at 7:30, a Union meeting of all the I churches in Decatur, which have! Christian Endeavor societies, will be l addressed by Dr. Ira Landrith, extern j sion secretary of the United Society i of Christian Endeavor. Dr. Lam! rith is an orator of international fame who needs no introduction to Chautauqua and Lyceum audiences.. Many people in Decatur have often heard him at Winona. Dr. Landrith, it will be remember-’ ed, was at one time a candidate for vice-president of the United States on the Prohibition party ticket. He has been very active in the temper-1 ance battle for years before the I w — movement began to make its rapid strides toward universal adoption He has held various important and responsible positions, being an ex college president and former secretary of the Religious Education Association. He was formerly chairman of the International Y. M. C. A. convention and moderator of his church's general assembly. He is a big man who does big thinge in educational, civic and religious movements. Do not forget the date of his lecture in Decatur. 7:30 p. m. on April 29th at the Presbyterian church. - —•——— C. J. Lutz Is Appointed Judge Pro Tem Today John T. Kelly .clerk of the Adams circuit court; John Baker, sheriff of Adams county, and Martin Jaberg, auditor of Adams county, today appointed Attorney Clark J. Lutz, Judge pro tem of the Adams circuit court, to serve during the absence of Judge John C. Moran. A "statue provides that under such circumstances ,the clerk of the court, together with the county sheriff and auditor shall appoint a judge pro , tem. Mr. Lutz transacted what court business was necessary and the state, cases which were set for trial Physicians in Spain art expected to attend the poorer classes without a*y charge at all.

SCHOOL NEARING END AT GENEVA Commencement Week Activities Being Held; Commencement Friday Night Geneva, Ind., April 24. (Special to I Daily Democrat I- The baccalaureate service for the class of 1923 of Geneva High School was held at the local M. E. < hurch last. Sunday evening. Rev. I). V. Williams pastor of that church, delivered the address. Special music was furnished by the M. E. choir a ladies' trio and a solo by Mrs. R. A. Briggs. Members of I the Junior class acted as ushers and jAliss Mildred Muth played the clilss march. Tin’s service was the beginning of tin* commencement week pro-; gram. On Tuesday evening the Alumni banquet will be given at the M. E. church basement at 6:45. The next evening the Junior-Senior reception will bo held, and on Thursday evening, the Class Day exercises will be given in the auditorium of the U. B. church, while the graduating exercises will be the following evening in the same building. Named Delegate to Attend State Newspaper Meeting — Herman Meyers, son of Mr. and i Mrs. John T. Meyers, of this city, who jis a student in Indiana University. ! has been appointed by Sigma Delta I Chi. honorary journalistic fraternity, Ito attend a state newspaper conveni tion to be held at Terre Haute on 'Frida* and Saturday of this week, .as a delegate from that school. Heilman has sorvetl as a member of the I staff of the Daily Student, newspaper 'published by the University. OANO DIRECTOR TO MEET BOYS Lads Interested in Organi-'. zation on Band Here to Meet Tuesday, May 1 Ralph Bailey, band director of Marion, was in the city again yesterday and secured the names of those boys who want to join and organize a boys band in Decatur. In order that the preliminary steps towards the organization of the Boys Band can be disposed of, Mr. Bailey has called a meeting for Tuesday evening, May Ist. at seven o’clock at the Decatur Industrial rooms for the purpose of meeting the boys of Deca tur and theit parents. A number of names have been turned into this office and were given to Mr. Bailey I yesterday. The band director wants ; forty or fifty boys to join the musical I I organization and every boy in Decai tur is urged to attend the meeting 'next Tuesday evening. The parents . are also invited. Boys between the I ages of 12 and 15 are eligible to join, j Mr. Bailey has organized a boys’ band of about fifty pieces at Bluffton ~ and last Saturday evening the lads i-gave their first concert. o | I. O. O. F. TO CELEBRATE I Local Lodge Will Observe 104th Anniversary of Founding Tho Odd Fellows will celebrate the 104th anniversary of the founding of their order Thursday evening. April 26th in the local hall. A splendid pro ], gram has been prepared by the com-I ’ mittee in charge, with several speak ' i ers engaged. A round table will be ' I held at which time talks will be given by members of the order. A banquet will be served to the members, their ' families, and friends. Fort Wayne / Will also celebrate the anniversary ‘ and will have several grand officers present, H. F. Clements, Mt. Vernon. |lnd., state grand master; George P. I Bornwassqfe ,Indianapolis, state grand j secretary; and Emily K. Wedgewood. : ' of East (’hicago.’president of the Rejbekah assembly of Indiana. Other cities will also celebrate the occasion, j oFashions can never iniprove the figure ot a woman.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 21, 1923.

| HAS MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED Judge John C. Moran, of the Adams Gic-nit L-wurt, ami prominent resident of Decatur, who has been missing from his home here since ! Thursday. _ L ■-- - - n ■“ ■ MB,—— WII ■ I IIM ■■■ ! —I ■ -

HOME FROM TRI KAPP* MEETING Misses Madge Hite and Celia Andrews Return From Indianapolis The Misses Madge Hite and Delta Andrews have returned from Indianapolis where they attended the bioannual state convention of the Tri Kappa Sorority, held Saturday at the Claypool hotel. Miss Andrews had an honor conferred upon her, that of being appointed chairman of the musfic committee. she to award the prize for the best song handed in during the convention. Miss Andrews is a capable musician and is well qualified to act as judge of the music contest. Miss Hite, who has been Province I Officer of district two of the Tri I Kappas for the past two years, retired and her place will be filled by appointment by the grand president. Miss Mary Reiman, of Connersville, was elected grand president of the sorority, while Mrs. Mary Mildred Hildebrand, of Portland, wife of the editor of tile Portland Com-| mere ia I-Review, was elected grand secretary. The local Alpha Sigma. Chapter of Tri Kappa was organized in this city in 1911 and the present membership is about thirty-five. Miss Andrews was the delegate from the local chapter. o * WEATHER ♦ Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, cooler tonight in southwest portion. Probably light frost in south portion. o Sugar Reaches New High Price Today New York, April 24. —Refined sugar today was advanced above 10 cents a pound by Pennsylvania Refining, which quoted 10.2, the highest price since the present rise started. American Warner and National jwent to 9.85. Miss Grace Laughlin and Tom Flaherty, of Fort Wayne, motored to Muncie to spend the day.

KIRKLAN3 H. S. CLOSES MAT 4 Rev. .1. W. Potter, of Fort Wayne, Is Speaker; Four to he Graduated Commencement exercises of t’i<Kirkland township high school will be held in the high school auditorium on Friday night, May 4 . The Rev. J. W. Potter, of Fort Wayne, will deliver the class address. There will be four graduates as follows: Glennys Arnold. Catherine Ernst, Reba Rowers, and Berteline Zimmerman. The Baccalaurate sermon will be preached at the Buelah Chapel church on next Sunday evening. April 29. by the Rev. 11. 11. Elliker, pastor of the Zion Reformed church of Decatur. The annual Junior-Senior reception will be held at the high school building on the night of \pril 27. The Sophomore class party was held last Friday night at the scjtool house. B. H. Smith is principal of the Kirkland high school. REVIVAL OPENS AT 11. 8. CHURCH — First Service Gave Encouraging Outlook; Special Services on Sunday The revival services at the United Brethren church Jvegjin last night with an encouraging outlook. Rev. W. D. Mitchell, of Akron, Ohio, brought a splendid introductory sermon . The sermon tonight will be, on "The Need of a Revival." There will be services each night this week at 7:30. There will be a combination service Sunday aa 10:30 for parents and children and a great rally and service Sunday afternoon for men only. All things point to a great revival of religious earnestness and blessing. Th#,,people of the city are invited and tlrged to attend. • oMiss Ella Kelly, of Geneva, is a guest of Miss Mary Joyce Laughlin j

LOCAL JURIST MISSING SINCE LAST THURSDAY DISAPPEARS AT FORT WAYNE THURSDAY NIGHT AND NO TRACE IS FOUND -MANY AGENCIES ASSISTING IN EFFORTS TO LOCATE HIM.

At 3:30 no authentic clue had been reported. A message from Mt. Clemens said that a search there had failed to reveal any information regarding Judje Moran. Dr. Mark Moran of Portland was expected to arrive here this evening to assist the Elks and others in instituting a wide search for the missing jurist. Efforts are continuing from Fort Wayne but so far as could be learned nothing definite has been obtained though a dozen imaginary dues were followed.

ART EXHIBIT IS ADDED TO FAIR Manager Isenbarger Announces That Many Awards Will be Given — The ladies who attend the Northern , Indiana Fair, to be held hero July 124 to 27 inclusive, will have on ex-| fremely interesting plate to visit on: the fair grounds. That will be the] exhibit of art work. Mr. John Isenj bargor. manager of the fair, is making [ arrangements to have a large exhibit lin this department, which will be a [new one in the local fair. There will be exhibits by children, young ladies, and elderly ladies, there I being eight classes of the art exhibits ('lass one will he knitting and ten I I prizes will be awarded in this class. 1 Hand work will constitute another, class, and twenty-four prizes will be (given in this class. Sixteen prizes > will be given in the third class which constitutes tatting. Forty-six prizes will be given in the iroc het class. The hand made embroidery class will be the largest one j in the department, there being a total [ of nintety-four prizes offered for first' and second places in this work. I There will he a miscellaneous class I for hand-painted china, hand-painted I parchment, lamp shades, art wax nov-| cities, and many other works of art. There will be forty-two prizes given in this class. Class seven will be a department | for ladies sixty-live years and older. Their work will include all oi the various kincis named in the other classes. Eighteen prizes will be given. Last hut not least, there will be a department foi children under six teen years old. There will be thirtyeight prizes for children. The prizes to be given range from twenty-five [cents to live dollars. The five dollar prize will be given to the best and largest display of work made by one [person in the older ladies’ department. Mrs. W. A. Lower, of this city, has [been appointed chairman of the fine arts department of the fair. No doubt, (many Decatur and Adams county ladies will exhibit their fancy work. CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness shown toward us during the sickness and [death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Hattie Holm. Also the ministers for their comforting words. Io the singers for their beautiful music and others for their beautiful floral offerings. . Mr. and Mrs. John Helm Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Barkley 1 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Huffman 1 o CHICAGO MARKET CLQSE Wheat: May $1.25%; July $1.23%; Sept. |[.21%. Corn: May 80%c; July 82%c; Sept, 82%c. Oats: May 146’,4c; July 46%c; Sept. 45%c,

Price: 2 Cents.

John C. Moran, judge of the twenty-sixth judicial circuit, admired and beloved by the thousands in Adams county who have known him during his life, has mysteriously disappeared and the strenous efforts of relatives, friends, police officers and detectives have tailed ho produce a single clue [ as to his present whereabouts. The judge went to Huntington last Thursday where he conducted court. He left there during the afternoon and reached Fort Wayne where he called on several friends, visiting with W. J. Bosse at the St. Joseph hospital at 5:45 and was seen as late as 9:30 that evening. During the evening he visited •with attorneys and boarded the nine o’clock interurban car at the traction station. When the car reached Baker street the judge, who seemed to be ill. left the car and at 9:30 he was noticed by his friend, Attorney R. C. Parrish lin a restaurant conducted by two Greeks a block south of the Pennsyl--1 vania railway viaduct. Five minutes ! later Mr. Parrish went back to talk a minute with the judge and found he had left. That seems to be the last time any one who knew him has seen him. When he failed to arrive home Friday morning Mrs. Moran became | worried and immediately began a [quiet investigation. The brothers. Judge James Moran and Dr. Mark | Moran, of Portland, were summoned j and went immediately to Ft. Wayne i Since then these relatives, assisted I by members of the Allen county bat and tlte entire police and detective force of Fort Wayne have combed the city but not a single clue has | been found. Plain clothes men have visited Lima, Ohio. Mt. Clemens. Michigan, and other places in hopes i.f finding the jurist am- word has been sent to various cities. It. was reported Saturday that he was ill sit the home of a sister, Mrs. Golden at Fort Wayne, but yesterday when hopes of finding him began to waiver, it was announced that no trace of him had been found. Judge Moran suffered a severe breakdown early last summer and for many weeks hovered between life and death as the result of an attack of pneumonia and heart trouble. He recovered in the autumn sufficient to resume the bench. Always a hard worker, the strain proved rather difficult and it has been noticed lately that, his health was failing. Efforts to persuade him to take a vacation were futile and many of his closest friends fear thal temporary amnesia lias resulted and that he may have wandered away. Fears are expressed as to whether in his state of health he could withstand such a severe strain as he may have been exposed to. .He has drawn no money from the bank where his business was tmn- „ sacted and it is known that be has | but a small amount of cash with him. Efforts to locate him today made over a more extensive tent ■ tory and will be continued until some word of him has been discovered. The daughter, Miss Margaret, has been summoned home from St. - (Continued on page four) ©