Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 113.

POWERS SEND ULTIMATUM TO CHINA

YOUTHS GET PUNISHMENT FOR LARCENY Volney Heller and Andrew Brewster, of Linn Grove, Fined and Sentenced SENTENCE SUSPENDED Boys Admit That They Stole Clover Seed From Chattanooga, Ohio Volney Heller, age 18 years, and Andrew Brewster, age 21, both of JJnn Grove, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of petit larceny when arraigned in circuit court before Judge Jesst C. Sutton this morning. The court fined each youth $25 and costs and sentenced each to ninety days in jail. Tite jail sentences were suspended. Young Heller and Brewster admitted that they stole a quantity of clover seed from the Equity elevator in Chattanooga. Ohio, on the night ot Dec. 4, 1922. Brewster was arrested three days later and a charg< ot grand larceny was filed against him. Hiller had disappeared and the officers were unable to locate him. A week later he rode into Decatur on a freight train from somewhere in Ohio and surrendered himself to Sheriff Sephus Melchi at the county jail. A charge of grand larceny was filed against Heller also. There appeared to be some question as to the eStact value ot the clover seed stolen and the charge was changed to petit larceny today. Most of the seed was recovered, Heller having told the officers where it had heen hidden. Judge Sutton gave the boys a lecture before passing sentence this morning. The boys made arrangements to pay their tines. Attorney L. ('. DeVoss appeared for the defendants. Attorney J. Fred Fruchte has been appointed special judge in the estate of Clarence Kahn. Judge Sutton having been couneeled in the case previous to his appointment as judge. The administrator, Leo Kahn, today filed a petition for authority to compromise and settle a claim against the Erie railroad for damages resulting from the death of the decedent. The court sustained the petition and the administration was authorized to settle the claim for $250 and costs of the court action. The case of the state against George W. Adams, for kidnapping, has been nol pressed and the defendant discharged. Gid McCroskey, who has been charged jointly with Adams, was found guilty of the charge in a trial held before a jury in the Adams circuit court in May, 1922. A report of the sale of real estate in the guardianship of Russell Steele was filed and approved yesterday. H. S. Steele is the guardian. o— Mrs. J. S. Clark, Formerly of Adams County, Dies Mrs. James S. Clark, wife of the superintendent of the Marion > Bluffton Traction company, died tit 5:30 o'clock yesterday morning at her home at 304 West South street, Bluffton, as the result of an abscess of the kidney. Cleona Steel Clark was born in Adams county, the daughter of Martha J. (Steel) and Joseph Watkins, and was 35 years 5 months, and 15 days old at the time of her death. Most of her life was spent in Bluffton, her marriage to James S. Clark taking place April 19, 1908. Surviving besides the husband and the two sons. Ralph W., 14 and James W., 12, are the mother, who lives in Denver. Tenn., and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Pearl Jones, Denver, Tenn.; Robert Watkins. Griffeth, Ind.; Forest Watkins, Detroit; Mrs. Margaret Frank, Portland. Ore. The funeral service will be held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Bluffton Presbyterian church in charge of Rev. T. R. Allston. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. o W D. Porter, made a business trip to Berne, yesterday afternoon.

DECATUR DAISY DEMOCRAT

KISSINC. BLONDE Jr Mary Roberts Chicago. May 11.—At an early morning hor.r the Rev. Peter Kleupfel of the Methodist Episcopal church of i Perrysburg. Onio, answered a knock on his door in a local hotel. As he opened the door a young woman threw herself into his arms and showered him with kisses. Then, appar- ' ently abashed, she excused herself, saying she had made a mistake and disappeared. So did the minister's | S6O watch. S. S. CONVENTION PROGRAM IS OUT Sunday Schools in Preble and Kirkland Township in Joint Meeting The Sunday Schools of Preble and Kirkland townships will bold a Joint cnovention at the St. Luke church, one-half mile north of Honduras, Sunday. Maj 13. There will be an afternoon and evening session. Several speakers who are well known throughout the county are on the program. The public is invited to attend both sessions. The .'afternoon session will begin at 1:30 o’clock and the evening session at 7:30 o'clock. Following is the program : Afternoon Session Prelude by Miss Viola Luchner. Song Service, led by the Rev. O. Scherry. Invocation, by the Rev. Jc.se Byerly. Song by the Beulah Chapel choir. Address by the Rev. Wisner, pastor of the Decatur M. E. circuit. Song by Berne male quartet. Address by Lee Walters, of Decatur, "Ideals of the Sunday School.” Vocal Duet, by Rev. Scherry and Albert Reppert. Announcements, by C. O. Lehman, of Berne. Offering. Song, by Berne male quartet. Benediction. , Evening Session Prelude, by Miss Viola Lochner. Short song service. led by Rev. O. Scherry. Invocation by Rev. Scherry. Violin solo, by William Brown, accompanied by Miss Lucile Beavers. Address, by the Rev. Payne, of Craigville, “Evangelsm in the Sunday School.” Song by the Magley male quartet. Address by O. L. Vance, of Decatur, “Needs of the Sunday School.” Offering. Song by the Magley male quartet. Benediction. . ■■ o - Mother’s Day Program at Monroe M. E. Church Mothers Day will be observed at the Methodist church in Monroe Sunday with an appropriate program, at both the morning and evening services. Sunday school will be held at 9:30 a.m. and the morning preachat 10:30 a.m. The subject of the morning sermon will lie, "Methodism's Model Mother." At 7:30 o’clock in the evening a program of songs and readings entitled, "Mothers of the Bible” will be given. The Epworth League will meet at 6:30 o'clock in the evening and the annual observance of the anniversary day will be held. Newly elected officers will be installed also. The public is invited to all of the services. The Rev. S. I. Zechiel is pastor of the church.

RAILWAY UNIONS SEEK GENERAL WAGE INCREASE • Direct Negotiations Being Carried Between Workers and Managers [ASK FOR BIG BOOST Increases Totalling More ' Than 850,000,000 Are Asked by Shopmen (United Press Service) Chicago. Muy 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Railway unions are attempting to secure wage increases for practically all classes of employes, it was reported here today. Negotiating direct with rail managers, shop laborers, maintenance of way men, clerks and others are acting through individual unions in requesting advances. Several roads have granted such petitions. , Only a small percentage of the ; cases have come before the United I States railroad labor board. These : include recent petitions of maintenj ance of way and shop laborers and | clerks on a group of roads mostly in the west. Shop men on the Erie, Baltimore j and Ohio, and New York Central, all I "Willard settlement" lines in the recent strike, have asked the roads for an increase- totaling between $50.006,000 and $60,000,000 according to unofficial received by fthe 1 railroad labor board members' The Chicago and Alton and the Pennsylvania have granted maintenance and shop laborers an increase, these advices declared. Employes are following the procedure of taking up the wage advances direct with the roads and if such requests are not settled the labor board will be petitioned. Huntington Minister to Preach at Pleasant Grove On account of the absence of the regular pastor, the Rev. W. H. Kindell, of Huntington will conduct- the services at the Pleasant Grove church Sunday morning and at Victory Sunday evening. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. arereaWr TAG DAY HERE Workers Ready to Tag People for Salvation Army Here Tomorrow The Camp Fire Girls, the Blue Bird Girls, the Bov Scouts, and a number I I of girls from the public school and the Catholic high school under the direction of Mrs. J. S. Peterson and Mrs. C. V. Connell, assisted by Mrs. George Flanders and Mrs. L. A. Graham, are ready for the Salvation Army Tag Day tomorrow. The girls will adorn everyone giving them ten cents with an oblong ot red cardboard, bearing the initials S. A. in black While the boys have been delegated to tag automobiles, offices, shops, stores and factories. No price has been set upon these tags, but wherever you see the “We Helped the Salvation Army" placard, you will know it indicates the receipt of a contribution expressive of the donor’s appreciation of the Army's work, and a desire to help in this splendid service to humanity. As this is the first time Adams County has participated in a Salvation Army Campaign, since 1921, the local Advisory Board hopes for a ready and generous response to the appeal. Those who will assist in the tag day are requested to meet in the assembly room of the Old Adams County bank at. 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning, where the tags and badges will be distributed.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 11, 1923.

OUTLAW’S PRISONER ISF il Lucy T. Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., kidnaped by bandits in China, and later released. 1923 RAVELINGS - ISSUED TODAY Annual Commencement Number Is Very Attractive and Interesting The annual commencement numbei of “Ravelings,” published by the senior class of the Decatur high school, was issued today. The book, attractively bound in black and orange, is a piece of work which the staff, pupils, and members of the faculty may well he proud of. The book is dedicated to Miss Martha Alice Tyner, member of the high school faculty and sponsor to the class. The Ravelings’ staff is composed of the following pupils: Lowell Smith, editor in chief; Harold Niblick, business manager; Gordon Engeler, assistant editor; Bernard Clark, assistant business manager; Wendall Macklin, boys’ athletic editor; Marcella Hower, girls' athletic editor; Crystal Baltzell, exchange editor; Irena Youse, chapelfeature editor; Kathryn Dorwin, society editor; Esther Archbold, department literature editor; Robert Helm, joke editor; Gerald Kohne, cartonist. The class reporters are: Juniors, Florence Biggs and Earl Chase: Sophomores, Mary Macklin and Walter Miller; Freshmen, Donald Leßron and Gretchen Kocher. The pictures contained in the publication include interior and exterior views of the high school building, the school hoard, the faculty, individual | pictures of the seniors, group pictures —— - (Continued on page two) planTnother CORN CONTEST * > More Than Twenty-Five Have Already Entered Five-Acre Contest Between twenty-five and thirty men and boys are entered in the 5-arce contest which will be conducted in Adams county again. Much interest has been shown in the contest during the past two years and it is expected that is will be even better this year since several more men have expressed intntion of getting into the race. Thus far only two men in Adams county have won gold medals for yields of 100 bushel:, or more per acre, they being Fred Bluin, of Monroe township, and Henry Coyne K of Washington township. Other medals are awarded for average yields of 75 bushels of more in the 5-acre plot. In order to be in the contest it is necessary that names be handed to the membership committee before June 15th. Names of the members of the committee are as follows: Albert Ewell, Clyde Harden, X,evi Stuckey, John K. Mazelin, W. T. Rupert, Paul Coyne and L. M. Busche.

SMTHWIF »ND GUOFBEY TAKE “FRENCH LEAVE” Prosecuting Witnessses Fail to Appear for Trial of Andy McConnehey TRIAL IS CONTINUED Trouble Arising From Fight Last Sunday Appears to be Ended When interested parties gathi red | in thq court of Mayor Huber M. DeI voss at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon ! for the trial of Andy McConnehey, charged with assault and battery, it was discovered that the prosecuting witnesses George Godfrey ami Morris Swathwood, were not present. ] Marshal Joel Reynolds began an investigation in an effort to locate them. After a few minutes of telephoning it was learned that the two star witnesses for the state had taken "French leave” and were not to be i found. They had been seen at their | camp near the lower river bridge late | last night, tearing down their tent land loading it onto their one-horse I wagon. Godfrey was seen driving a horse to a wagon in town at 9 o’clock this morning, but neither of the men has been seen since then. Godfrey and Swathwood comprised one side in a battle which oeeured at the home of Frank Straub, near the northwest edge of the city last Sunday afternoon. The other side was composed of Straub and McConnehef. Straub shot Swathwood with a shot gun. inflicting a wound in the abdomen which at first looked to he serious but which later proved not to be. Straub was arrested for assault and battery with intent to kill. Godfrey was arrested for public intoxication and he pleaded guilty to the charge, paying a fine of $1 and costs. Godfrey then filed an affidavit against McConnehey charging assault and battery, claiming that McConnehey had inflicted several wounds about his head. It now appears that the affair has cpme. to a sudden ending. Unless Swathwood and Godfrey return to (Continued on page five) 0 WILL BECOME A FIELD EXAMINER County Auditor Martin Jaberg Passes Examination of Board of Accounts — County Auditor -Martin Jaberg has been officially notified by Lawrence Orr, head of the state board of accounts, that he has successfully pass-! ed the examination for field examiner and his name placed on the eligible list. He will be advised later as to the time for taking up his duties. Mr. Jaberg does not expect to begin his services with the state board until his term as auditor has expired a year from December 31st next, but planning ahead decided to take the examination which he did April 3rd. At that time about a hundred applicants started on the test but only seventeen completed the day’s work. How many were successful has not been announced. The position pays ten dollars per day and railroad fare. Mr. Jaberg is well qualified for the place and as auditor of Adams county is making a record that is attracting attention. He is one of the few in the state who can handle all the problems and distributions without assistance from state accountants and with Mrs. Jaberg as deputy the office is efficiently conducted. NOTICE The Psi lota Xi sorority will have a social meeting at "Polly's Cupboard’’] at S o’clock this evening with Mrs. Wes Hoffman as hostess. Al! members are urged to be present.

RELEASED Miss Minnie McFadden was on the Tsiontsin-Pukow train which was held iup by Chinses outlaws and was among the women kidnaped. Later she was I released because their progress was so slow that they were hampering the I bandits' traveling. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.16%; July $1.15%; Sept. $1.14%. Corn: May 78%c; , July 78%c; Sept. 77%c. Oats: May ; 43’ 4 c; July 43%c; Sept. 42%c. PUBLIC INVITED TO HEAR TALK George H. Mosser Invites AH to Hear His Talk at Industrial Rooms In a letter received by Herman ’Jtger from Mr. George H. Mosser, of ] Indianapolis, managing director of | the Indiana State Chamber of ComI merce, Mr. Mouser invites every bus' I iness man. manufacturer, big shipper j as well as banker to attend the meet- ] ing Tuesday evening at the Decatur Industrial rooms. The regular monthly entertainment committee of the Industrial association, composed of Wai Wemhoff, Herman Yager, John Carmody and Herman Ehinger, are arranging for the details of the meeting and Wai Wemhoff announced today that music would be furnished during the evening, also. Mr. Mosser is an authority on community and town building and he has a wonderful message for the men of Decatur next Tuesday. In January 1919, Mr. Mosser was made field chief of the investment savings department of the Federal Reserve bank of New York. In the three years of his connection with that institution, the largest of its kind in the world, he spoke in all the larger cities of New York and New Jersey, in the interest of the United States treasury thrift and investment movement, promoting the sale of governI ment securities. On April 26th. he I was appointed managing director of I the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, of which the Decatur industrial association is a member. Roy Walter Hammond Died Late Last Night Roy Walter Hammond, nine-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hammond, 604 Winchester street, died at 11:55 o’clock last night. Death was due to tuberculosis ot the cerebrum and spine. The child had been ill about two mouths. Roy Walter Hammond was boin in Decatur. August 1, 1922. Funeral services will be held from the St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Interment will take place at the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. •— BRIEDE BABY IS NAMED Paul Briede, of the Portland Body Works, is about the happiest man in Portland, and his face fairly beams as he talks about his new son, born Tuesday morning shortly after seven o'clock at the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne. The baby weighed ten named Robert Paul Briede. Hia grand and a quarter pounds. He has been parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Briede in East Main street. Mrs. Briede, the baby's mother was formerly Miss Matilda Berling of Decatur.—Portland Republican.

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ASK RELEASE OF PRISONERS BY MIDNIGHT Diplomatic Corps at Pekin Threaten China With Heavy Indemnity ' WARN AGAINST DEATH U. S. Minister Says Death of Prisoners Means International Trouble Pekin May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The diplomatic corps has delivered an ultimatum to China, demanding that the Chinese goverib ment obtain release of all foreign prisoners held by bandits in the Shantung hills by midnight tonight. Pekin time’ v Otherwise a heavy progressive indemnity will be imposed. The powers’ ultimatum was presented Wednesday but kept secret until today. The diplomatic corps does not specify the action that will be pursued in the event that China does not comply with its terms, but it is understood the powers control sufficient income from private property to enable them to collect indemnities. The Chinese ministry of communications put out word that nine more captives of the Shantung bandits bad been released, but the foreign diplomats and consuls have no such iu formation. Washington. May 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—American Minister Schuman at Pekin has warned Chinese authorities that the death of foreiisners among the prisoners o£ the Shantung bandits will mean that China will face serious international complications the state department announced today. The Pekin government and high Chinese authorities all believe release of the Americans and other foreigners may be expected at any time, the department was advised, and Schurman at Shanghai had been told that after a settlement of the present incident, the Chinese government will consider a general campaign for extermination of bandits. Limenstoll Funeral Saturday Funeral services for R. D. Limenstoll, who died at his home in Peterson yesterday, will he held from the Pleasant Dale church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Sch -rrv officiating. Short services will be held from the home al 1:30 o’clock. Masons Asked to Meet at Club Rooms Sunday All members of the Masonic lodge are requested to meet at the club rooms Sunday morning, May 13th at ten o’clock to accompany the Knight Templars to the Methodist church where special services will be held in observation of Ascension Day. Ths Bluffton Knight Templars will attend in uniform and the local Masons will escort them to church where Rev. U. S. A. Bridge will deliver the sermon and Mrs. Dau Tyndall will have a special musical program. Say Secret Passages Exist at House of David St. Joseph, Mich., May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Charges that secret chambers and passage ways exist in the House of David for use of “King” Benjamin Purnell and other high cult leaders were Investigated by Judge Hurry J. Dingeman's “one man” grand jury today. e Phillip Klun. the contractor who built Shiloh. Purnell's residenae, was summoned to disclose whether th* cult’s “king" could be hiding in a secret apartment at the. colony. He will also be quizzed as to th* charges by the colony's euejnies that Benjamin used secret tunnels in passing to and from rooms of young girls.