Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1923 — Page 1

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■AILROAOSTO I OPPOSE LOWER I RATESDEMAND B]'o l ight Efforts Os “ProI gressive Bloc” Which Is Considering Means Bld SEEK LEGISLATION ■‘Bloc" Will Seek To Have I Valuations Os Roads Lowered Greatly •f (United Press Service) ■ O Chicago, May 24.—(Special to Daily B), inix rat) Railroad spokesmen toH., v launched a fight to counteract of- ■ ,'t <>f the national conference called H } th,, congregational "progressive to consider means of obtaining railroad valuations and rates. W As senators, governors and repre ■entatives of the middle western. group gathered in Chi Hago today for the meeting, railroad sounded the keynote ■>f ihe organization. Two hundred more advocates of H>w>-r valuation and freight and passHuger rates, including a dozen govern ■,. s ami as many senators will attend opening session of the national ■ahiation lonMence, instigated by Hl* l ' congressional progressive tomor ® I lans wiill lie considered to put Hhiough congress legislation to comthe I. C- C. to lower the $18,900.valuation now placed on rail Hoads, and on which the 5'4 per cent return is compiled. Re Huction of the valuation, the progressives contend, will make the same reHorn possible with lower rates. Both senators, Capper, Kansas, and Wisconsin, leaders in the which they claim will sav* public millions of dollars annualthrough lower rates, will attend the H-otiferent e.- Governors swinging the Karres Os their states behind the proHpct include Davis, Kansas; Walton. Hunt, Arizona; Dixon. Mont., Rose, Wyoming. The session will H, non-partisan with about an equal of Democrates and progres republicans aligned. « A R. Dunn, leading rail spokesman. H. fore leaving for Pittsburgh last Hight, launched the railroad attack on ■he scheme in an exclusive interview ■vnli the United Press. "The most drastic reduction on Huluation which has beeh proposed not save the public with pies ■nt operating expenses—more* than per cent in form of reduced rates, said. "The reduction in freight Hites which has been made since Hanuary 1, 1922 already averages 13 cent ou the basis of present busigSicss and is saving the public s■•.••.|B<Hi.OOO annually. I This reduction was made possible by economics in operation by railroads since return to management. I "Those attacking the valuation of as a means of getting larger cuts are entirely on the wtong ■rack. It is now taking 78 cents out H l ' every dollar the rairoads earn to expenses. Absolutely, any fillHlmi*- reduction 'in rates must come Hut jf an operating expense redttc■io> — - ■Charles Spray Buys Hotel In Bluffton I Charles Spray, of this city, has ■>urchased the Roy Hotel, in Bluft the deal being consumated yesThe hotel is located at the |Korner of Main and Washington sts■■t was purchased from Ralph Henry. B'l'lie new owner will get possession Mpf the Hotel on June 1. ■ Mr. Spray and Lewis J. McCor■iiick are the owners of the Crystal Hr"') Mecca theaters in this city. He Swill retain his interest in the theatHyr.s here, and will divide his time be |Rween the two cities. The hotel pur■phased by Mr. Spray is on the Euro- ■) p an plan. • C loverleaf Creamery Is Installing New Churners K The Cloverleaf Creamery plant in ■lis city, one of the most progressive ■hn<l up-to-date concerns in the state, Is installing three new butter churn|rs this week. The plant is running at capacity speed these days and the |Bemand for Cloverleaf Brand butter comes from all parts of the United ■tates. Several cars of butter a week •re shipped from the local plant.

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Berne District Goes Over Top Eor Salvation Army A total of $4.'12.9r> has been raised in the Salvation Army campaign In the Herne district according to the complete figures which have been compiled. This is In excess of the quota for that district and the residents of that district deserve commendation for their efforts. The sums contributed to the fund are as follows: Linn Grove Evangelical Sunday School, $16.50; Maple Grove S. S„ $3.25; Defenseless Mennonlte S. S., $27.27; Berne Missionary S. S., $30.28; Linn Grove Missionary S. S.l $12.72; Berne Evangelical S. S.J $41.20; Berne Reformed S. S., $47.45; I Berne Reformed church, $25.17; Bethel Brethren S. S., $17.00; Pleasant Valley S. S„ $31.50; Berne Mennonite church, $144.80; Tag Day. $56.81; contributed, SI.OO. o *- SEVERAL HEAR RIPLEY SPEAK Interesting And Educational Lecture Given In Auditorium Last Night Charles M. Ripley, of Schenectady, New York, gave a very interesting, illustrated lecture on “A Bird's Eye View of The General Electric Com-’ pany,” in the auditorium of the local high school building last night. A few hundred people attended the lecture and all were delighted with it. I The Decatur branch of the General Electric company is to be commended for bringing such an excellent speaker to this city. The lecture last night was the second of a series of three lectures to be given here by Mr. Ripley. next and last one will be given with in a shdrt time possibly next week. The lectures are highly instructive and interesting and are well worth the time of young and old to hear them. One of the most interesting group of steropticon slides shown last night were those dealing with the life of Thomas A. Edison, the elec-1 trical wizard. The pictures showed 1 the activities of Mr. Edison from his , early life until the present. Music was given last night by the G. E. male quartet from Fort Wayne’ and the local G. E. orchestra. Mr. Ripley's lecture began with a diagram of the solar system, the earth appearing as a tiny dot among the celestial bodies suspended in space, and did not end until he had taken the guests around the world in the trail of the numerous substances that enter into electrical devices which are obtained from all part of the earth. The total milage which these substances travel if placed end to end would be 250,000, or ten times around the earth. Advance in Civilization The theme of the lecture was the advancement by reason of the introduction of electricity to do the muscular work of the world. One dynamo was shown in the pictures which does the equivalent of the muscular work which 1.800.000 men could do. were they to work in three shifts of eight hours each. A tremendously impressive graph was that which showed where child labor is most common. It is greatest in those states which have the least electrical power applied to industry, and least in the states of New York and Massachusetts, where electricity is most used in industry. What this release of childhood from the bondage of labor means was indicated In the figures of school age in Schnectady and elsewhere. It is found that 43 percent of the children who enter the public school in Schenectady continue on to the high school. The average through the entire country is only 14. percent. Man is Emancipated The emancipation which electricity has brought to Schenectady lifting the burden of muscular toil from childhood and lightening the work of the man in general, electricity can also perform for the rest of the world. Far from being an exhausted field of endeavor, electricity has only begun its work. Mr. Ripley exhibited a number of graphs to show how small a percentage of houses in the United States are wired for electric light and power A surprisingly large proportion of them are located, he pointed out. with a supply of electrical energy at either the front doors or their back doors all ready to b e tapped. The) (Continued on page six)

GIRL IS READY TO DESERT HER SLAYER-LOVER I Ft. Wayne Girl Wants To, Return Home; Search For Whilfeld Continues SEARCH IN CHICAGO Hunt For Alleged Slayer Os Policeman Centers In Windy City Today (United Press Service) ■ Madison, Wis., May 24- (Special to Daily Democrat)—Marie Price, 15 year old Fort Wayne. Ind., girl who eloped with John L. Whitfield, Cleveland murderer, today declared she was ready to give up her slayer-lover. While police throughout Wisconsin | sought alleged murderer of Patrolman Dennis Griffin, Cleve land, who escaped Tuesday night immediately following his arrest here, Marie longed to return to Ft. Wayne with her mother. The girl who claimed to be 21. was born in 1909, according to birth records. . Mrs. Arabel Price, mother of Marie will be allowed to take her daughter back home today in case Cleveland authorities fail to bring charges .against the girl. Chicago, May 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) The search for John L. Whitfield, mulatto gunman wanted in I Cleveland for alleged murder of Den- | nis Griffin, a policeman, centered in Chicago and north shore suburbs today. Following a "tip” telegraphed by police of Madison. Wis.. where Whitfield was captured but escaped Wednesday night, suburban police were stationed along roads to stop suspicious looking automobiles and ques|tiun Two or three suspects were Said to have been questioned and later released. BOY SCOUTS NOTICE | All members of the Boy Scouts are asked to meet at the 'American Legion hall at 9 o'clock Saturday morn- | ing to assist in selling poppies. Please wear uniforms, it you have them. o FARMERS' WIVES I ORGANIZE CLUB I Women In Two Townships Elect Officers For Home Economics Club ■ | A number of Union township i women met at the Kohr school Wednesday forenoon ami formed the Union township Women's club, an organization which will take up home ' economics work in co-operation with .Purdue University. Officers were I elected as follows: President. Mrs. W. H. Workinger; Vice President, Mrs. J. ('. Barkley; Secretary, Mrs. C. D. Spuller; Treasurer, Mrs. C. S. Mumma. '| In the afternoon a similar meeting was held in the high school building lin Kirkland township anil another 'organization was perfected. Officers elected were: President. Mrs. Dan Heller; Secretary, Mrs. Sam Henschen; Treasurer, Mrs. Rollo Hauck: Press Reporter, Mrs. Homer Arnold. The organization will be known as the[ Kirkland Ladies Club. Considerable interest was manifested in the meet1 ing there being about twenty ladies, present. I Mrs. John C. Magley, President o. j tile Root Township Home economies ' Club, attended both meetings and as sisted witli the formation of the or-( ganization, also assisted with the afternoon meeting. Poth organizations will meet monthly for work along various lines Relating to Home etbnomlcs, work having begun on the making of dress forms. It is also planned to have representatives of the Extension Department ut Purdue give demonstra-; tions of various kinds of woik insewing, cooking, canning and millin ery. it is said that organizations are to be formed in other townships, should I there be a call for same from the ladies of the townships.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 24, 1923.

Band Os 1,500 Pieces Will Play At Races . . i Indianapolis, Ind. May 24 The largest band 'in the whole wide world—composed of 1,500 pieceswill stage a gigantic parade before the start of the Eleventh Interna itional 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wednesday, May 3D. Sixty bands from all parts of the middle west will he amalgamated Into one musical organization, playing the same stirring march under the direction of one director and led by drum majors of several of the hands and a color guard of United States Marines. Last year the Speedway Band was composed of 1,000 musicians and was one of the most sensational scenes 'at the world's greatest sporting event staged at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway each May 30. The band is the dream of C. G. Fisher, president of the speedway, a great lover of band music. o POPPIES TO PP ; SOLD SATURDAY * { Boy Scouts And Auxiliary To Legion To Have | Charge Os Sale Arrangements were being completed today for the annual Poppy Day which will be observed In this city Saturday. Pretty silk poppies will be sold for ten cents each, the proceeds to be used in decorating the graves of the American soldiers in France. The boy Scouts have been asked to meet at the legion hall at 9 o'clock Saturday morning to get a supply of poppies and sell them on the streets. The Camp Fire girls are asked to aid if possible. The Auxiliary to the American Legion has charge of the Poppy sale. Several of the ladies will have booths in stores and banks on Saturday where they will sell poppies, also. Poppy Day is celebrated throughout the United States. Thirty Have Enrolled For Summer School Thirty pupils have enrolled tot work in the grade summer school to be held at the Central School for eight weeks beginning on June 4. Pupils may register anytime between now and June 4. principal W. Guy Brown, who will have charge of the school, said today. It was planned to offer instruction in arithmetic and graminer, only, but is is believed now that there will be sufficient demand for a course in history, also. Ihe school is being conducted for the benefit of those pupils who were forced to miss school during the past school year on account of con tagipus diseases. Teachers Manuscripts To Be Graded By State County Superintendent of Schools, E. S. Christen is in receipt of a com- ( munication from the State Board of Education relative to the future submission. for grading, .of teachers examination papers. All examination papers are to be forwarded to the State Board of Education for grading in the future instead of being graded by the county school superintendent as has been the custom in the past. [ All teachers’ licenses issued aftei the proclamation of the governor, must be issued by the State Board of Edu-! cation, communication sets out. A few manuscripts, which were [conditioned in the April examination, may be graded by the county superintendents this month, but all others I must be sent to the state office. This new order relieves the county superintendents of this extra duty which 1 rightfully belongs to the State Board of Education. It will not altar matI ters to auy extent in the examinations except that the papers are graded by the state board. CAMP FIRE GIRLS All Camp Fire Girls who can. are asked to meet at the American Legion hall at 9 o'clock Saturday morning to assist in selling poppies. ■ . Weather Partly cloudy in north, showers probably in south portion tonight and Friday; not much change in temperlature.1 ature.

CHINESE SEND ARMY AGAINST BANDITS TODAY Chinese Government Makes Sudden Military Move To Release Captives EFFORTS COMPLICATED i Presidential Politics In China Makes Situation Complicated Now (United Press Service) Pekin. China. May 24. (Special to Daily Democrat) —A crack division of I the Shantung troops is marching toward the mountain strong hold ol the Chinese bandits who are holding 'Americans and other foreigners as | without an explanation from official hostages. I This sudden military activity wa< without an explanation from official sources here tonight but it was assumed the fresh troops would replace those who have been defeating the 1 brigands in preparation for putting the offensive against them. It is ex- | pected this will result in worse treatment of the prisoners. Washington. May 24.— Chinese presidential policies has furiously complicated the efforts to obtain re lease of American and other foreign cantives and has made imparative a policy of "insistant pressure" on the Pekin government. Jacob T. C. Schurman notified the state department today. Schurman advised against any change in the present plan of negotiating with the outlaws through the Chinese authorities and indicated that the diplomatic corps is not at this time considering military action by foreign troops. He said-the rrtmmfsston decided on by the diplomatic corps as an investigating body will he composed of (ommanders of foreign troops in China. REV, WHITMAN TO BESPE««F.R To Give Address At Eighth Grade Commencement At Monroe On .June 14 Rev. C. W. Whitman, of Seymour. Indiana, lias been obtained to deliver the class address al the annual county eighth grade commencement exercises in Adams county this year. The commencement will be held in Monros, on June 14. Rev. Whitman delivered the commencement address here last year and he made su< h a favorable impression that he was prevailed upon to return this year. The commencement was held in Decatur last year. I The exact number of graduates this spring has not been determined. Nineteen made the necessary grades on th>’ first examination, eighty-eight passed on the second test, but tlie numbs r of successful applicants on the third examination has not been determined. The last examination was held last Saturday. [ NOTICE There will be an important meetI ing of the committees, groups and their chaperons, and principles of the play "Springtime" at the Library tonight at 7:3(1 to meet the director Everyone is requested to be present. —o Planning Twilight League Flans for a "Twilight” baseball league are being made in Bluffton. The Rotary and Kiwannis clubs have teams in the field and it is hoped that mors* teams can be formed trom factory employes, clerks, and business men ss> that a six-club league can he formed. ~ —o— ————— SHOULDER LENGTHS The newest ear rings reach the shoulders and are of silver or platinum studded with diamonds or brilliants. o ADVANCED HINTS Coats and dresses for fall emphasize the straight line. Coats are said to be shorter and belts are not much in evidence.

Mrs. Homer E. Kerr Dies At Toledo Ohio A telephone message received by relatives In this city early this morning, 'ave the sad Information of the death of Mrs. Homer E. Kern, of j Toledo, Ohio. The message stated | * inat Mrs. Kern had been sick only | iibout a week, and that death came about one o’clock AUiis morning. The deceared is a granddaughter of Mrs. Eli Ray, of Monroe, and Mrs. John A. Mumma, of this city. She leaves a family of three young boys, the oldest, Donald, being only six years old. I Short services will be held at Tole- ! do on Friday evening about 7:30 and | then the body will be taken to the | ; former home at Elkhart, Indiana, i where funeral services and burial I will be held Saturday afternoon at 'one o'clock. Peritinitis was the I icause of death. SLAYER CAUGHT IN FORT WAYNE — Youth Confesses To Murder Os Hillsdale, Mich., Night Policeman Fort Wayne Ind., May 24.— "I’m sorry I shot him and I'm going to Hillsdale with the firm intention oi paying the penalty tor my act. I'll probably go to the chair but 1 can't : help It and won't have any defense.” In this manner Lawremp Wood1 ford Galloway, 21-year-old Hillsdale Mich., youth, ended a confession to murder in the presence of Chief of' I Police William Moeller, several loi at I police detectives and Sheriff V\. H. Bates, Prosecutor J. Culver Riggs. Deputy Sheriff D. M. Rutan. E. T. ' Bentz and Albert Bentz, of Hillsdale, and Anthony Bucsaino, ot Reading. Mich., in the detective's room at police headquarters late yes ite day afternoon. ’ The confession came after several hours' grilling on the part of local detectives, who accomplished Gallo way's arrest yesterday morning at 10 o'clock on a diarge of vehicle taking on which he was held pending his identification as the murderer of Night Policeman William Kent, of Hillsdale at 11 o'clock Tuesday night. The officers captured Gallowaj only alter a thrilling chase. The murder came as a climax to a night of wild hilarity, acco ding to Galloway s vtoryj in which he involved a youth of this city whose [identity he refused to divulge. "W. ! stole the automobile from in front df the hospital.” he said, referring to the theft of a Stutz automobile be- | longing to E. (’. Haines ot this city "and started driving north. We went from Fort Wayne to Angola, where we spent part of the afternoon riding around with some girls, and then we I went to Montgomery, Midi., where Iwe had two more girls. We rode j with them to the edge of Reading. I when the girls said they wanted to 'go back home. I took them home. ■ leaving the other fellow there to I wait for me. When 1 got back lie ran from a building across the street land jumped into the cai. From there Iwe went to Hillsdale.” This part of ■ Galloway's narrative has been veri'tied by Hillsdale officials, with the I exception that Galloway wits identified as the man who staged the confectionery holdup at Reading. o- — CLARA ON WAY TO U. S. Teguirgalpa. Honduras, May -4 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Clara Phillips, the Los Angeles "hammer murderess” who was caught here after escaping from jail in California is enroute to the United States. ' Witii her woman companion, said to I be her sister, she was removed from her cell at 3 a. m. aud the journey was Started. The secrecy surround I ing tills was believed due to fear of lan attempt at rescue. I ° 7 Break Between Greece And Turkey Expected (United Press Service) London May 24 —(Special to the Daily Democrat)- \ break between Greece and Turkey is hotiply expected at I.tusanne, where the near east brink of the precipice. Optomlstic advices from Lausanne say there is Lope that a compromise, patches state the Gpeek government has rejected the recent compromise wblce M. Venizelos, Greek representative, bad accepted—and that the situation is more tense than before.

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RESIGNATION OF DR. H, E. FOSOICK IS SUGGESTED Presbyterians Want Baptist Minister To Quit In New York RE INSTATE REV. IRWIN Minister Who Married Couple In Bathing Suits In Good Graces Again Indianapolis. May 24—(Special to Daffy Democrat) —The committee on arrangements for the 1924 meeting of the Presbyterian general assembly today placed San Francisco and Grand Rapids before the assembly for vote this afternoon as candidates for the assembly meeting place next year. Indianapolis. May 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — The immediate resignation of Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick from the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of New York was suggested today by Presbyterian leaders as the best way out of the situation resulting from the action taken yesterday by the assembly on the Philadelphia overture. The assembly voted is “profound sorrow that doctrines contrary to the standards of the Presbyterian church had been taught" in New York pulpits. "It would be expected after the vote of the assemble that Dr. Fosdick would in all fairness to the ITesbvterian church vacate the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church in New York City," declared Dr. A. Go-don MacClennan. pastor cf the Bethany Presbytsrian church. Philadelplva. who was the only man ou the bills and overture committee to stand ---out for immediate action against Dr. Fosdick. Indiananolis, May 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rev. Thomas K. Irwin, of Lawton. Okla., the minister who married a couple in bathing suits at Medicine Park while they were standing in the water, was reinstated in the ministry of the Presbyterian church hy the general assembly here today. Tile Judgement of the judiciary committee approved bv the assembly was that while weddings should be performed only under the most sacred siirroiindings. the bathinv suit marl iage was not sufficient cause to dismiss Rev. Irwin. Tlie committee found that the bridegroom was not intoxicated as charged but only in the state of happiness befitting a bridegroom. o Premier Baldwin Has Completed Cabinet London. May 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat! Premier Stanley Bald win has completed his cabinet. it was authoritively stated this morning. The names will be announced tomorrow. e_ Klan Founder Defendant In Big Damage Suit Little Rock. Ark.. May 24 (Spe eial to Daily Democrat) —Dr. H. W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan today filed suit for SIOO,01)0 damages against William Joseph Simmons, founder and emperor of the organization. The suit filed in circuit court here alleged slander against Evans as a citizen and as an official of the "invisible empire." Examination For Teachers’ License Here Saturday Tlie regular monthly teachers' exam ■ nation will lie held (n the central school building here next Saturday. May 28. The examinations will be held on the third Saturday of each month during the summer. There will lie no examination in September but one will be given in October. The October examination will be the last one held lu Adams county, as the law regarding the issuance of teachers' licenses has been changed aud after December of this year, exaiuirntions for tear hers' licenses will not be held. I.icenses will be issued on the basis of credits from a college or uuiversitv. The manuscripts must uow be sent to the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Heretofore the county superintendent has graded the papers.

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