Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 164.

BRITISH DEMAND EVACUATION OF RUHR

FARMERS STAND TO LOSE MUCH ON WHEAT CROP Estimated Millions Os Dollars Will Be Lost If Crop Is Sold Now PRODUCING COST HIGH Only Hope, Leaders Say, Is In Storing Crop Until Prices Go UP 1 nltril Prenn SfnlT <orre«ponil<nt Washington, July 12— (Special to Daily Democrat) —American farmers stand to lose from $250,000,000 to $600,000,000 on their 1923 wheat crop if forced to dispose of it at current falling prices, farm leaders estimated here today. With the cost of producing wheat ranging from $1.20 to $1.60 and the farm price per bushel now quoted throughout the wheat belt at 80 to 85 cents with prospects of it going lower, economists say farmers this year will have to take loses, from 35 to 60 cents per bushel, unless means are found to hold the crop. Based on the estimated crop of 821,000.000 bushels less 90,000.000 bushels for seed .or a net crop of 731.000.000 bushels, at 35 cents loss would amount to $250,000,000 while the 60cent loss would aggregate the ruinous figures of $600,000,000 for the entire wheat belt. The sole element of hope in the situation. many leaders say, is the warehousing of much of the present crop until conditions for its disposal are better, the storage to be Jinaflbed by the new agricultural credit machinery provided by the last congress. The following prices of wheat, it was explained here today, are not due to the domestic situation-so much as to the world situation. Three important factors of this situation. 1. A carry over of about 300.000,000 bushels for the entire world at the beginning of the present crop year, far greater than any carry-over before. 2. Huge crops in Canada. 3. The return to production of European countries. \BpecUsatorjs are capitalizing the situation brought about by increased wheat production in Canada and foreign countries,” said Gray Silver, head of the American Farm Bureau Federation. o ' Building- And Remodeling In Residential District Splendid progress is being made on the two story frame house being erected by Stephen Seigrist, on North Third street. The outside frame work ; is already up and the roof has been | placed on the house. The house will he modern in every respect and when completed will be occupied by the Seigrist family. — A brick porch is being constructed, in front of the D. F. Teeple home on First street and other improvements are being made to the house. Mr. Teeple is also building an addition to his storage and warehouse at the rear of his home. The remodeling of the Wilson Lee home on Mercer avenue has been completed and included in the many improvements is the beautiful brick Porch. Miss Mildred Kimmell and George Kimmell, of Ligoni'er, are visiting here with their brother-in-law ami sister, Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Andrews, of tlie Philadelphia Shop. FIGHT RESULTS The Daily Democrat will obtain ‘he final result of the WillardFlrpo prize fight in Jersey City, New Jersey, tonight. The fight is scheduled to start about 10 o’clock Eastern Daylight saving time, or about 8 o'clock Decatur time. It scheduled to last for twelve rounds and the final result will not lke| y be known before 9 o’cock.

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Present Rates To Stand (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., July 12—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —That the Indiana Bell Telephone company will I be obliged to content Itself with a continuation of present rates and ! tolls, or may even be forced to accept I reductions, is indicated in rumors current today in the offices of the public service commission, where an order on telephone) rates of the Indiana Bell company will be issued soon. GIANTS READY FOR BIG MEET Willard And Firpo Meet In Important Bout At Jersey City Tonight (United Press Service) Jersey City, N. J.. July 12—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Four of the biggest mitts on the American continent will flail through the night, air here for a shot at the million dollar heavyweight championship, when Jess Willard, the giant of North America and Luis Angel Firpo, the mainmouth of South America, pull their hulks throirgh the ropes in Boyles Thirty Acres tonight. Before a crowd that probably will run close to 100.000, the former heavyweight champion and the caveman from Argentina will battle 12 rounds to decide the next opponent for the discredited world’s champion. Jack Dempsey. Exepcting the biggest and perhaps the greatest heavyweight fight of year*. thousamls sw-armed..iuto Jtarsey. City today and thousands more were waiting across' the Hudson in New York to take a late dash through the tubes for the scene of the battle. The quest for tickets was much greater than on the previous occasion here, when Dempsey and Georges Carpentier, were getting ready for the first "battle of the century.” Willard and Firpo were both resting this morning in their training camps., Because neither of the principals has to make weight the boxing commissioners suspended the rule forcing them to weigh in this afternoon and will allow them to step on the scales just before they go into the ring. Willard will probably weigh around 240 pounds and Firpo is expected to be about 214. Firpo still rules as a favorite in the betting although some sentiment has been switching over to the former champion. Odds of 8 to 5 were being offered this morning on the South American. MANI DIE FROM HEAT IN EUROPE Terrific Heat Wave Grips Southern England, Germany And France (UnJ’C't Press Rervl-e' London, July 12 —(Special to the ■ Daily Democrat) —A terrific heat , wave gripping Southern England took i a toll of 16 lives here up to midnight last night, at which time the temper- , ature was at an unprecedented height ; of 90 degrees. i Throngs, unaccustomed to such temperatures even at noonday sought vainly for relief on the housetops and ■ along the banks of the Thames. Se- , vere storms of tropical intensity the past week have failed to relieve the : situation. ; Ten Die In Paris < Paris, July 12—Ten deaths were ] reported here today as a result of | the unprecedented heat |wave that j gripped Paris and its environs. , Because of the heat the government has ordered the military parade t scheduled for July 14, France’s “Jour de Gloire,” abandoned. Fifty-six Germans Die Dusseldorf, July 12—Fifty six Germans, driven by stifling heat waves to bathe in the Rhine have been ; drowned since Saturday.

ORDER AGAINST RAIL SHOPMEN IS PERMANENT Daugherty Injunction Restraining Violence Is Permanent Order GRANTED OCT. 5, 1922 • —, .... Although Practically Settled, Strike Still EffectOn Many Roads (United Press Service) Chicago. July 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Judge James H. Wilkerson, in federal court today, made permanet the temporary Daugherty injunction granted in the shopmen's strike of 1922 restraining the shopmen from committing violence or interfering with mails and the transportation system of the country. The court said that although the strike has been practically settled, I it is st'.ll officially effective on 62 percent of the roads of the country.' The temporary injunction was granted October 5, 1922. Attorneys for the railway department of the American Federation of Labor and the shop crafts union were not present in court today. They withdrew from the case several weeks ago on orders of the union officials. oFour Miners Are Killed Birmingham, Ala., July 12 —Four miners were killed and sixteen in-' jured today when a string of cars ran wild down the slope of a mine i near here. Th e men were riding the cars when the coupling parted and twelve cars ran down the remaining 800 feet of the slope and crashed. Honor For Gen. Hackleman Rushville, July 12 —A monument in ' honor of General Pleasant A Hackle- ' man, the only Indian General killed [ 'on the battlefield in the civil war, will) !be erected in the court house yard I here. o TROPICAL STORM WRECKS VESSELS Tremendous Property Damage In Chile, Argentina And Uruguay (United Press Service) Montevideo, Uruguay, July 12 —, (Special to the Daily Democrat)— Four large steamers ami scores of smaller craft are wrecks, still lashed [ by furious tropical storms, sweeping Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Hundreds of houses are roofless, tremendous property damage has been occasioned, while the harbor is a tangled mass of confused shipping. Four vessels were aground, driven high on the rocks by the terrific storm that whipped up and down the coast for three days without cessation. The Tuscany, out of Liverpool, one of the stranded vessels, finally disappeared altogether in the storm, her crew believed safe. Three hundred and nine passengers from the German steamer, Rugia, were landed with the aid of life boats near Santa Rosa, A .French steamer, the De Bonier, and another, the Mont Ferland, are aground. The British steamer, Trefusis out of Bahia Blanca, bound for Europe, sent out S. O. S. calls during | the height of tho storm, giving her latitude as 37 south, longitude 54.10 west. Damage to property will run well towards $1,000,000. — o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: July 99%c; Sept. Dec. $1.02%. Corn: 'July 83%c; , Sept. 75%c; Dec. 62%c. Oats: July 38%c; Sept. 34%c; Dec. 36%c.

DecaUir, Indiana, Thursday, July 12, 1923.

A LITTLE CONSOLATION St. Paul, Minn., July 21—The flower prices dropped In sympathy with wheat today and new low records since 1916 were reported from all big markets of the country. Fresh Spring Patents fell to an average of $6.55 a barrel on the four major markets according to j reports to the Northwestern Mil- , ler. Minneapolis prices ranged from $6.25 to $6.85. This flour from which best bread is made sold at $16.20 in May 1920. 0 BEERY BUSINESS BLOCK IS SOLD Graham And Walters Buy Two-Story Building On Madison Street For $5,000 Dan Beery has sold his two story brick building on Madison street, opposite the court house, to L. A. Grai ham and C. L. Walters, the consideration being $5,100.00. Messers GraI ham and Walters will take possession of the building as soon as the deed ' is received from Mrs. Dan Beery, who is visiting in Los Angeles, California, with heF daughter, Mrs. J. O. Selle-i meyer. The original copy was sent to her yesterday for her signature. The building has a frontage of 21 feet on Madison street and is sixty feet deep. The second story has been occupied for a couple of years by the Decatur Rotary club. The first floor has not been occupied since the BakeRjte Bakery vacated it some time ago. Messers. Graham and Walters also own the two story brick building ad- ■ joining the Beery building on the west. This building is being remodel'ed and a steam heating system is being installed therein, and it was stated that the Beery block would also be remodeled, a steam heating system installed’ and other improvements made. The downstairs room will be leased for business purposes. Dr. Elizabeth Burns has leased the upstairs in the west building, and it lis being remodeled into a modern apartment. The first floor is occupied by the Fenn cigar store. Within recent months a half dozen uptown business buildings have changed' hands, among them being, the Knights j of Columbus building, the Schmitt 1 meat market, the Voglewede Shoe I store and the Beery building. Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Robert Neptune and Burt Lenhart returned today from Three Rivers, Michigan, where they spent the Ipst few days fishing. They report that they caught a large number of fish. WIND CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE Most Os Damage Occasioned Yesterday Was Few Miles North Os Decatur Considerable darnage was occas- 1 ioned in Adams county yesterday afternoon during the rain, which was accompanied by a strong wind. Many trees were uprooted and the oats and 1 wheat were blown down. The wind appeared to do most damage in a strip north of Decatur near I the farm of Louis Kleine, county I treasurer-elect, about six miles north of this city. A large wooden silo on Mr. Klein’s farm was blown over by .’ the wind. The silo was connected to I the barn and a portion of the barn and 1 roof were taken with the silo when it < fell over. Several trees near the St. 1 John's church W'e blown over. A < hay loader in a Held on the farm of 1 John Magley. north of the city, was t blown over and broken. — —■ I Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday, except probably local thunder show- i ers this afternoon or tonight in ex- < treme south portion; cooler tongiht f in extreme south portion. i

PROPRIETOR OF “THE FOUR MILE HOUSE” CAUGHT f Federal Agents Raid Notorious Resort East Os Fort Wayne Today PROBE IS CONTINUED Defendants Finding Difficulty In Securing Bondsmen For Themselves (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind., July 12. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Federal agents today arrested Ernest C. Haynes, proprietor of “the four mile house,” notorious resort of the city on the Lincoln Highway. Prohibition enforcement men regard this as one of the most important arrests made as; Haynes is reputed to be the “biggest bootlegger who has ever operated in Fort Wayne and Allen county.” The federal dry squad today continued its probe into Fort Wayrte officialdom participation in the liquor scandal here, the first sensational de- j ivelopment o fwhich was brought to light yesterday when special officer William Vachon, head of the vice squad of the city police department, was arrested and temporarily jailed on charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. At noon today a total of 43 alleged violators had been arrested. Defendants are finding difficulty in searching bondsmen for themselves. One person who appeared before U. S. Commissioner l»gan this morning remarked "If Uncle Sam keeps locking up all the bootleggers where are we going to get bondsmen?". According to George Winkler, chief of the federal squad working here, Fort Wayne has the "highest class bootleggers and bootlegging dientiel”| of any city in which he has worked. "Usually" Winkler said, “bootleggers are a tough lot but in Fort Wayne j they all appeared to be of a higher type." o WILLSHIRE H. S. TEACHERS NAMED i One Hundred Pupils Expected To Enroll For New Four-Year Course The board of education for Willshire Special School District has secured contracts from Jwo teachers for high school, in addition to Supt. Allender. The high school faculty, when completed, will consist of four members, and as four teachers are necessary in the grades, the school will have a corps of eight teachers. W. A. Highshew of Wauseon, Ohio, has been secured as principal of the high school. He is a young man. 27 years old, and unmarried. His training has been secured in standard universities including the University ot Illinois, and he is at present in Columbus completing a twelve-week course of study at Ohio State university. He has majored in several subjects and has had considerable practical work to augment his scholastic knowledge. Miss Dorsey Watson of Clay City, Kentucky, a young lady with two years’ experience in high school teaching and commendatory references, 1 has also been tendered a satisfactory ( contract. The board has a number of applicants for the remaining place on the high school faculty, while the grade teachers were chosen some time ago. The high school teachers will not be assigned teaching subjects by the board, but will make their own choice , at a conference to be held before school opens. School will open September 9, and it is expected that at least 100 students will be enrolled for the new four-year high school. Commencement will occur in May.

Alienation Suit Ended Chicago, July 12 —(Special to the ) Daily Democrat) —The $600,000 alienI atlon suit filed by Edward E. Bach.! i wealthy automobile man. against Da- . 1 vid Gage Joyce, millionaire lumber-; man. has been settled and the petition ■ I withdrawn from court), it was an- j nounced today. I Joyce is a brother of J. Stanley Joyce, former husband of Peggy Hop-| kins Joyce, and the dismissal ended 1 another turbulant love affair involving the wealthy brothers. TO DECLARE WAR ON LOAFING HENS Poultry Meeting And Cullnig Demonstrations Are Planned For August A formal declaration of war will ■ , soon be made in Adams county. The , ; innocent subject will be the loafing > hen, the old sit-in-the-shade who doen't earn her board. Every flock in Adams county has some of the abovementioned parasites although the flock owners who have been culling systematically and using their own I eggs for producing young stock find ' their flocks are improving. Although : ’ a bunch of loafing hens will probably j not cause bankrutcy of make anyone a fortune, the business methods which these strenuous times for farmers de- , i niand make it necessary that efficiency be practiced in every branch of . farming. Open season on the slacker hen will begin about August 15th. for the most part, and last for several weeks. The ! . county agent has volunteered his services in helping with a “prepared-‘ ness” campaign. In order to assist farmers and their families in learning to do such work, meetings will be scheduled in various parts of the conntv. Flocks will be actually culled and those at the meetings will adsist. I Feeding will be discussed anil rations explained. Care will also he taken up and best methods described. Those interested in seeing the work done should make inquiry at the county agent’s office as to location and date of meeting closest to them. Circus For Bluffton The Gentry Bros. Famous Shows combined with James Patterson's big 4-ring Trained Wild Animal Circus ' will exhibit in Bluffton on Wednesday I 4 July 18. This will be the 31st annual | tour of this popular firm and many 1 improvements have been made in their already excellent show. An entire wild animal arena has been added , since its last appearance and a stirring new patriotic spectacle will also be seen for the first time. CHAUTAUQUA TICKET SALE .1 Season Tickets Are Being Distributed Among The I’ Subscribers Today Season tickets for the Decatur 1 , Chautauqua are being distributed by 1 1 J. S. Peterson, chairman of the ticket I committee and local manager of the < Chautauqua, assisted by Earl B. Adams. The Civic Section of the Woman's club, through the chairman, Mrs. A. D. Suttlds, will distribute tick- j lets to those who subscribed for one or ■ more tickets and up to. five. Mr. Peti erson and Mr. Adams are distributing j | the blocks of five tickets and are meet I ing with great success so far. Any person who subscribed for tickets last year should call Mr. Peterson or Mr. Adams and their tickets will be sent to them. Now is the time to sell them. The Chautauqua opens in this city on July 31st. I I —"— Mrs. Joel Reynolds left today for Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she I will spend ten days or two weeks visiting with her two brothers and their families.

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BRITISH LEADED TELLS OF PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT Calls Upon Allies To Unite In Fixing Fair Amount Os Reparations PEACE IS HIS AIM Favorable Reply From The French Will Avert A Break, It Is Thought (United Press Service) London. July 12. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Great Britain, through Premier Baldwin in Commons and Marquis Curzon in lords today, demanding that occupation of the Ruhr | come to an end and that the Allies ■ unite in fixing a fair amount for reparations and asking Germany to pay it. This was tho gist of tlie lonfeawaited statement of British policy towards the reparations problem. I Stanley Baldwin was cheered to the echo as he pleaded for allied co-opera- | tion as well an an end ot the Ruhr i venture. A break with France is considered I averted if the French government re- , turns a favorable answer. "The essential factors of settle- ; ment of Europe's ills." Baldwin told a i crowded house, are: “First —Payment of reparations. “Second —Settlement of inter-allied : debts. “Third —Security of Europe.” Italy, the prime minister said, is [understood to be in agreement with I Britain on these points. Referring to the last German reparations offer. Baldwin said that whether the late enemy’s offer was adequate or not. it should not be ignored, but i should be examined to discover if there were any possibility of progress. “Our proposals have no other aim than pacification of Europe and the recovery of an exhausted world.” Baldwin declared, while commons cheered. The British reply to the latest German note, he said, is to be forwarded forthwith. It will be first submitted to the allies, however, in the hope of securing joint action. This will be the chance for Franco and Belgium , to renew the bonds of the entente. Unity of action, co-operation by the allies, is a vital necessity. Baldwin dei dared. Germany, he said, is rapidly apnroaching economic chaos which may i well be succeeded by social and in<lustrial ruin. In the meanwhile, genuine apprehension exists as to food [shortage conditions, which are causiing serious alarm to Great Britain. — Man'lobp Votes Against Public Sale Os Liquor Winnipeg. Man.. July 12—(Special to the Daily Democrat)'- —Manitoba province voted against sale of beer and light wines in public places by a majority of 32,000, according to returns today from yesterday’s referendum. The referendum was on the light alcoholic beverages to be sold in hotels with meals. With sufficient returns in to make defeat of the project certain, the vote was: Against public sale 52,561. For 21,632. The province recently voted for government supervised sale of liquor by a majority of more than 35,000 and this will be made effective by the legislature when it meets July 25. WATCH YOUR STEP When you get up tomorrow morning, be sure you get out of bed on the right side. On your way to work, be sure to carry a brick in your pocket to kill all b’ack cats ' that try to cross your path. If you have a rabbit's foot, you'd better carry it in pocket all day tomorrow, because tomorrow is FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH. a