Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 153.

PLAN TENNIS TOURNEYS FOR LOCAL NEUERS Decatur Tennis Association Announces Plans For Four Tournaments START ON JULY 4 Plan Tourneys For Ladies, Boys And Two For Men; Out-Of-Town Matches Plans for city tennis tournaments for boys, Indios and mon, to be held within the next few weeks, were announced today by the Decatur Tennis Assn. The tournament will be open to all who wish to enter and a prize will be given to the champion in each class. The boys' or Junior tournament will he held first, beginning on July 4. and ending on Saturday, July 7. This tournament will be open to all boys 14 years old or younger, and entries are made with Mr. E. D. Engeler, at the Engeler store, by July 3. An entry fee of ten cents will be charged to pay for the prize. Singles, only, will he played, ami the matches will he played on the Central School courts. Immediately following the junior tournament, will be singles tourney for ladies. This tornament will start on Monday, July 9 and close on Saturday, July 14. A small entry fee will be charged and a prize awarded to the winner. All ladies wishing to enter this tournament are asked to file their entry with Miss Katherine Kocher, by July 7. Men's Doubles and Singles Singles and doubles tournaments will he held for the men. The singles tournament will be held first, beginning on Monday. July 16 and continuing for one week. The entry fee will be twenty-five cents and entries must he filled with Dr. Burt 'Mangold by July 14. A silver loving tup was offered last year, to become the personal property of the first person to win three legs on the cup. Dr. Mangold won the championship last yearand one leg on the cup. The men's doubles tournament will follow the singles. Entries for this tourney should be made with Dr. Mangold, also. An individual loving cup will be awarded to each member of the winning team. Last year the doubles championship of the city was won hy Dr. Mangold and Robert Meyers, and each received a loving cup. There has been an increase in the interest shown in tennis since additional courts were constructed by the Woman’s Club, and a large number of entries are expected in each of the tournaments. Out of Town Matches A few of the local men tennis players will play a dual match with Bluffton at that city within the near future, it is said, although final arrangements have not been completed. Local netters have received an invitation to enter an invitation tornament at Huntington, also. Expert racket weilders from various parts of Northern Indiana will take part in the tournament at Huntington. Decatur boasts of several first class players and they will give a good account of themselves, no doubt.

Large Crowd Attends Weekly Band Concert Although the evening was very cool, a large crowd attended the weekly hand concert given at the Water Work's park by the Decatur General Electric Band yesterday evening. Many people parked their automobiles along Third and Fifth streets aud remained in them while they en joyed the concert, while others, strolled about the park, or rested on the benches. — Boy Saves Father’s Life 'United Pre«s Service) . Frankfort. Ind., June 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Joseph Allen. 58. farmer, today owes his hfe to his son, Samuel, 14. The farmer was knocked to the ground by an angry bull and was rolled more than twenty feet by the, animal. The son diverted the bills attention. The animal began to chase the boy. After the lad had been chased more than 200 yards, the mad animal was stopped by a farm hand with a pitchfork.

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One Killed In Storm Joplin, Mo., June 28—(Special to the Dally Democrat)-One was killed, several Injured, and property dam age amounting to thousands of do| lars was caused by a high windstorm which swept southwestern Missouri past night. Fruit trees, telephone and telegraph wires and small buildings wer 0 blown down. Hail did heavy damage to the • crops. F. C. Smith, a farmer, was killed when a tree was blown over on hltn. Heavy rains, approaching cloudburst proportions, were reported throughout this section of Missouri ami across the line of Kansas.

— -o ■■ TRUSTEES Til MEET MONDAY Several Important Matters To Be Discussed At Meeting In This City Township trustees in the twelve townships of Adams county have been called to meet here next Monday. July 2. hy E. S. Christen, county superintendent of schools. Several important matters will be discussed by the trustees. A majority of the teachers for the coming school year will have been selected by next Monday, it is said, and the names of the teachers will be submitted to Mr. Christen for his approval. Mr. Christen must approve all high school teachers and grade school teachers where there are high schools, before they can be employed by the trustees. At the meeting here next Monday, the trustees will discuss plans for the institute which will be held in Decatur from August 27, —21. Edwin E. Jacobs, president of Ashland College, Ohio, and C. 0. Lehman, superintendent of the Berne schools, will be the instructors at the institutes, Mr. Christen said today. Mr. Lehman will give the instruction iu music. Several of the school buildings in the county will have to undergo minor changes before school opens next fall, it is said, in order to accomodate the increase in attendance.

Among other matters to be discussed by the trustees next Monday will be the new course of study and the annual statistical report. Mr. Christen has sent his report on the classification of the schools in this county to the state superintendent, but the state classification has not been received here yet. It is thought, however, that the classification will be made before the fall term of school opens. Mr. Christen Attends Meeting Mr. Christen attended a meeting of the county and city school superintendents at Muncie last week. Several important matters were discussed at that meeting, among which were the new teachers' license law, which will become effective on December 1. 1923, and the new high school course of study. Under the new course of study for high schools no foreign language or solid geometry is required by the state. Three years of history and certain amount of economic courses are required, however.

Odd Fellows Attend Meeting At Linn Grove Twenty-five members of the local I. O. O. F. met twenty-five members of the Geneva lodge and motored to Linn Grove last evening, where they were royally entertained at the district meeting at that place. A delicious luncheon was enjoyed by the guests on their arrival after which the meeting was called to order by district deputy Stahl. rhe spe.ikc i of the evening was Rev. Oren, of the Christian Church, who gave a most instrutive address. The Geneva lodge conferred the first degree while the Decatur team conferred the second to the class of candidates. A distiict meeting will be held at Geneva in the near future and one here in ■ tern be.'. Convicted Os Murder New York, June 28—< Special to Daily Democrat)— Mrs. Antia faced death in the electric chair today, following her conviction last bv a jury of murder in the first degree for the shooting of Frederick Schneider, h er T . Mrs. Buzz! will be sentenced July 9 th.

SAYS THATU WILL NOT SEIZE FOREIGN LINERS Acting Sect. Os Treasury Says Ships Bearing Liquor Will Not Be Taken HAYNES IS WARNED

Gilbert “Feels” Responsibility Os His Position Regarding Matter (United Press Service) Washington. June 23—(Special to Daily Democrat i— Prohibition Commissioner Haynes was warned today by Acting Secretary of the Treasury Gilbert to ma|k,o no further statement that foreign ships bringing liquor into American waters would be seized by the United States government. Gilbert announced that no seizures would he made, that no serious consideration had been given to the suggestion made by Haynes, and that no such drastic action was believed necessary to control the situation. Following a conference in Gilbert’s office to which Haynes had been hastily summoned, Gilbert said: "Mr. Haynes has been, warned to make no further statement regarding the proposed seizure of foreign ships. I believe it is now well understood that any statement regarding the policy of this government in the ship liquor situation will come from this office.” —o Red Men’s “Pow-Wow” (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., June 28—(Special to the Daily Democrat I—The annual “pow wow” of the state Independent Order of Red Men will be held Saturday at Clermont. A large class of candidates will be taken in. Tfie cl:iSs will be known as the "Great Incohona” class in honor of J. E. Sedwick, of Martinsville, the great incohona of the United States. Speakers will be James R. Stockdale, New Albany, Great Sachem of Indiana; Fred R. Hines, Noblesville, and Arch N. Hobbe, Indianapolis. More than 5.000 Red Men are expected to attend the “pow wow.

ARE ROOFING NEW FACTORY Work On Gerber Ladder Factory Is Progressing; Schafer Co. Expands Work is progressing nicely on the Gerber Ladder Factory building in the northwest part of the city and yesterday workmen started to put on the roof. The building, constructed of tile blocks and concrete is 60 feet wide by 240 feet deep, fronting the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad tracks. It is located on the site of the old Schafer Saddery factory, which was destroyed by fire several years ago. A dozen or more carpenters and brick masons are busily engaged in the construction of Decatur's newest factory, and it is hoped to have the place in operation by September Ist. Daniel Gerber and sons are the owners of the new factory, which will manufacture washing machines, step ladders and other wood products. Business is Growing In order to separate the shipping department from the incoming or receiving end of the business, the Schafer company, wholesale hardware, harness manufactures and jobbers, who sometime ago purchased the two story brick building on Madison street, formerly occupied by the Schafer Hardware company s garage, aI -e stocking it with the incoming merchandise where it Is checked be-fo-e sending it to the stock rooms. The second story of the building has been occupied by the harness factory. Shipments from the Schafer com pany are so heavy every day that the incoming merchandise interterred with the space in the shipping depart ment, and it was necessary to separate the shipping room and the receiving iV*par,lntents. The Schafer, company has eighteen or twenty salesmen on the local office and wholesale house.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 28, 1923.

Annual St. John’s Picnic To Be Held Next Sunday The annual picnic of the St. John's s< bool will be held Sunday afternoon. July I, at the St. John's grove, seven miles from this city on the Fort Wayne-Decatur road. The program qrranged for the occasion Includes numerous songs by the pupils of the school, several drills and dialogues; an addtess by tlte local pastor; a demostration of Walter Camp's "Dailey Dozen," by the upped grades, and music by the St. John's Orchestra. Ice. cream .various soft drinks, and candies will not. be lacking. The grove will he open al* afternoon with the program beginning at two o’clock. A cordial invitation is extended to tho public.

GET HOWARD'S CONTRACT DACK I. U. Athlete Signs To Become Physical Training Director In I). H. S. A signed contract received yesterday evening by Superintendent M. F. Worthman of the city schools, from Lorn ('. "Buck" Howard, of Mondovi. Wisconsin, who was chosen recently, by the city school board to become instructor in physical training and coach of the high shool athletic teams for next year. Howard will come to Decatur a week or two before the opening of school, he announced in a letter accompanying the contract. Howard was graduated from Indiana University this month. While a student in Indiana he played on the university athletic teams and won his “I" in football last fall. He is fully acquainted with all classes of physical training. He served as secretary to Head Coach E. C. Steihm during the past year at Indiana. Physical training will be emphasized greatly in the local schools during the coming school term, it is said, since the new gymnasium has been completed and adequate facilities have been provided. In addition to teaching physical training and coaching. Howard will have a few academic classes at the Central school and in the high school. New Latin Instructor Miss Glenn Jackson, of Metamora. Indiana, who was graduated from Indiana University this month, has been employed to teach Latin in Decatur high school this year. Miss Jackson has had two years experience in teaching. She will succeed Latin instructor at the close of the Miss Maude Doan, who resigned as last school vear.

MRS. M. F. HYLAND EXPIRED TODAY Sister-In-Law Os P. .1. Hyland, Os This City, Died In Youngstown,o. A telegram informing him of the death of his sister-in-law. Mrs. Alta Hyland, wife of M. F. Hyland, of Youngstown, Ohio, was received today noon by P. J. Hyland. The sad message read: "Alto died today" and was signed by the husband. Mrs. Hyland was well known in this city having visited here at different times her last visit to Decatur being on Yeoman day. August 22nd. The cause of death is unknown to Mr. Hyland here, the latest word he having from his brother being to the effect that he and his wife were enjoying good health. Mr. and Mrs. Hyland will leave this evening for Youngstown where they will remain until after the funeral. Mrs. Hyland was about fifty years old and besides her husband is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Marie Menahan, of Hubbard. A son WilFam Hyland was killed during the world war while fighting on the battle fields of Italy in the American army. _____ Weather Partly cloudy tonight, cooler in south portion; Friday fair and slightly warmer. ' ,

MORE POWER IS SOUGHT BY U. S. RAILWAY BOARD Labor Board Wants Power To Compel Pennsy Sys- I tern To Obey Decisions APPEAL TO CONGRESS Railroad Is Defiant As The Board Seeks To Enforce | A Recent Decision (United Press Service) Chicago. June 28 — (Special to Daily Democrat) The United States Railload Labor board today called upon congress for power to compel the Pennsylvania railroad to comply with board decisions. The request is embodied in a decision holding that the carrier, con trary to the will of congress, is vio-| lating a board order to hold an elec-, t'on giving clerks and freight hand-] lers privileges of voting for representatives of their choice, either individuals or an organization, to negotiate wages and working conditions. The railroad defied the order because it would have placed the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers. Express and Station Employes on the ballot. The policy of the road is that employe representation shall be through “company unions." ,

Persistence in violating the order is in contempt of the United States supreme court decision sustaining jurisdiction of the board, today’s decision said. More Ford Petitions Chicago, June 28—(Special to the i Daily Democrat- —Henry Ford for i president petitions were circulated I he e today. .j. Dr. P. L. Clark, lieai.ot the temporary Ford "booster” organization said be did not believe it possible that either the Republicans or Democrats would nominate the automobile I manufacturer but added “just the jsatne he will be a candidate.” Clark recently returned from Dearborn, Mich., where he ,discussed Ford's proposed candidacy with the latter’s associates. BLUFFTON CITY COUNCIL IN ROW

Three Members Hold Session In Absence Os Mayor And Other Members Bluffton, June 28—City administration circles are agitated over the question of legality of action taken at a council meeting Tuesday night. With only three of the five members present, and in the absence of Mayor F. G. Thompson, two of the members, Lester Betz and Henry John son voted to install Clerk Treasurer S. J. Moomaw as mayor pro tern, over the protests of councilman Charles Huddlestun, who previously had made a motion that Councilman Johnson act as mayor. Huddlestun protested that Moomaw could not legally preside. and later when a resolution was read by Moomaw, declaring the office of councilman-at-large, to which W. H. Davis had been elected, vacant because Davis had left the city and went to California, Huddlestun abruptly left the meeting and refused to vote. The other two members voted and acting mayor Moomaw declared it adopted, ami today published notice that the vacancy would be filled at a special meeting July 3. There appeared strong probability today that the council as a whole at the next meeting may seek to milI lify the action of Tuesday night. When Davis left the city early in May it was reported by publication without contradiction that h e had been granted a two month's leave, at which time he was to notify the council if he would return to Bluff ton or would establish a residence in California. — o — The Misses Donna Parrish. Helen Swearingen Messrs. Bill Linn and Bill Lenhart motored to Bluffton last evening.

Lad Kicked By Horse Earl, the slxteen-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Sipe of Blue I Creek township, was painfully hurt I Monday when he was kicked In the mouth by a horse. Earl was currying the horse when It suddenly kicked him. A number of his teeth were ■ knocked loose and his lips cut. | The impact of the kick also threw jthe boy against the wall and cut a I wound in his scalp. Although the i scalp wound is about three Inches long, it is not considered serious. It is expected that he will soon recover ’ from his injuries. [VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CLOSES Commencement Exercises At Presbyterian Church At 7 P. M. Friday Tomorrow evening. June 29th. will occur the Commencement exercises of the Daily Vacation Bible School at the Presbyterian church. The ex-' ercises will begin at 7 o'clock. This school has been in session since June 4th and has continued for twenty teaching days. These ses-1 sions together with enrollment day, picnic day and commencement make it a standard school in every respect, approved by the National Daily Vacation Bible School association. De-' spite the intense heat and many

counter attractions an average attendance of sixty-five has been main tainecL Tlie children have been faithful and enthusiastic in their work. The work of the school has been varied. Following is the schedule of one class for a morning's work: 9:00 to 9.10 Devotions; 9:10 to 9:30, Bible memory work; 9:30 to 9:50. music period; 9:50 to 10:10. Bible story or dramatizat’on; 10:10 to 10:30. calisthenics; 10:30 to ll;lu, craft period; 11:15 to 11:30, closing exercises. Tomorrow evening, at the commencement exercises, the program of a morning, with each period shortened to five or ten minutes, will be given. It is the desire of the faculty of the school to have the parents and all those interested, to know the quality and nature of the work done, hence this program has been arranged .

Appellate Court Reverses Decision Os Local Court i A decision rendered in the Adams circuit court in the case of Nelson May vs. Walter L. Ross, receiver of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad company, has been reversed in the Appellate court at Indianapolis. The case was tried before a jury and special judge. R. H. Hartford, of Portland, in the local court on February 16. 1922. The verdict was for the plaintiff and awarded him damages in the sum of $1,150. The defendant appealed the case on September 4. 1922. Following is the decision made* by the Appellate court: (1) Appellee sued for injuries suf sered when injured by a telephone ( rolling off a handcar on which he was riding while performing his services as servant of appellant. The com plaint is in, two paragraphs, the first under the state employers' liability statute ami the second under the federal statute. The second para graph was sufficient to withstand demurrer. (2) The federal law being subject to the rule of assumption of risk, it was error to give thirteenth instruction, containing the following: "The plaintiff assumed the risk of the general service in which he was engaged. but not those which were not reasonably and fairly incident thereto.” The court holds that the latter part of the quotation is erroneous, as he assumed the unusual risks of which he was acquainted and appreciated. (3) Appellant's requested in striations were not such that it was error to refuse any of them. Rud Storm In Nebraska Omaha. Neb.. June 28—(Special to Dailv Democrat I—Claude Long;. 20, Tahnadge. lowa, was killed, more than" SIOO,OOO damage was done to crops and property, and communication was demoralized by a 60 mile wind and rainstorm that swept over Eastern Nebraska last night and early today.

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DISMISS CASES ACAINST COAL MINERS TODAY Attorney-General Gaujjherty Dismisses Criminal Cases Against 127 PENDING SINCE 1921 Operators And Miners Charged With Efforts To Control Coal Industry (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind, June 24—(Special to Daily Democrat! — Criminal .cases against 127 coal operators. ’ union officials and miners and 99 I corporations connected with the bituminous coal industry were dismissed in federal court today on motion of Harry M. Dangherty,United States attorney-general. Tho cases had been pending since the return of indictments by a federlal grand jury Feb. 25. 1921. Charges that operators and miners had com- ' bined to control the soft coal IndusI try of the country In violation of the

Sherman anti trust law were contained in the indictments. Belief that a conviction could not be obtained was the basis of the motion to dismiss the case, according ' to a statement read by Daugherty to Judge Anderson. However, the attorney-general admitted in his statement that many things done at the joint meetings of operators and miners constituted a conspiracy. One of the reasons for making the I motion to dismiss the action was to make it impossible to say that the legal branch of the government was unnecessarily impeding the progress of legitimate business. At the same time, he denied the government was making a backward step in enforcing the Sherman act. In the future he said the government would give more attention to the I rights cf the general public iu affairs of this kind. J The list of defendants under indictment read like a blue book of the bituminous coal industry of Indiana. Pennsylvania. Ohio and Illinois. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and William Green, secretary of the miners' organization, were among , the men under fire in the indicti ments.

o Dunn Is “Blackballed” Indianapolis, June 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The name of Wil liam M. Dunn, former city judge of Gary who 5s now serving a sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta, was today stricken from the list of attorneys authorized to practice before the supreme and appellate court of Indiana. Dunn was one of the men sentenced in the Gary booze conspiracy case. Corn Grew 13 Inches In Five Days Last Week Extreme Hot Weather Put Pep Into Young Crop | The past week, although miserably hot for human beings, was great torn growing weather in Adams county. and the farmers could almost I stand and watch the stalks shoot up. County commissioner B. F. Breiner, who lives south of Decatur in Washington township, has a splendid field of corn and remarked to someone that he could “see it growing", so he went about to prove it by keeping a record for five days. On June 21st a certain stalk measured two feet, ten inches in height. In five days it grew 13 inches taller. On June 22 a growth of 2 inches was recorded. June 23 two and one-fourth indies. June 24. three and one-eighth inches, June 25 two and three- eighths indies, then it kept on getting "hotter” and on June 26, it grew three 1 and one-fourth inches, being three feet and eleven inches high on the last day It was measured. The corn was planted on May 26th and indications are that Mr. Breiner and other corn growers in this county will have a bumper crop. The rain today is just the thing for corn and with a few days more of warm weather a I persons will not be able to see ovet I the top of the stalks.