Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 171.

MINERS PLUNGE 170 FEET DOWN SHAFT

TWO ACCIDENTS OCCUR AT DAILY DEMOCRAT OFFICE Fred Foos. A Carrier Boy. Breaks Leg In Accident Yesterday BIC PRESS IS BROKEN Break Made It Necessary To Print Part Os Paper At Bluffton Within fifteen minutes of each , other, two accidents, one a serious and I jegrettable affair happened inside and j outside of the Daily Democrat office ' at about 4:30 Thursday evening. The first accident happened to Fred Foos, carrier hoy of the Daily Democrat, fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foos, who had his right leg broken when a large stone make-up table top fell on him, breaking the h mur. or thigh bone. The stripping of a gear a few minutes later made! it impossible to operate the big news-: paper press. The carrier boys had gathered, as usual, in the alley back of the office. | waiting for their papers. Several of I tiie boys had already obtained their papers and started on their route. Years ago when new equipment was installed in this office, the stone top off of a make-up table was removed i and replaced by steel tables and the ' stone slab, six and a halt feet long by ' two and a half ft. wide, and two inches . thick, was placed outside of the office I against the building, where for seven or (eight years it served as sort of a rail for the boys to sit on. Probably in some manner the stone had been loosened from its hold and when Fred, Foos was in the act of climbing upon I it. the stone slab slipped. leii ovei and caught his right leg under it. He was carried into the press room where it was seen that the leg was broken. Although the injury was most painful the Foos boy. one of the best carier boys on the force, prompt and courteous at all times, bore the pain like a brave soldier until Dr. Frank Lose arrived on the scene and took him to his home on North Seventh street. The accident happened so quickly that it was almost impossible to believe that such a serious injury had befallen the boy. Several of the other carier boys were near the scene and with the help of others lifted the heavy stone, weighing several hundred pounds, off of Fred’s leg. The flesh was not lacerated in the least, it was found, upon later investigation by the physicians in charge. Taken to his home, Fred still stood up under the pain like a Trojan. Seeing the seriousness 01 the break, Dr. Lose called in Dr. C. C. Rayl to assist him in setting the leg. The leg was broken at the lower third of the femur bone. An anesthetic was administered previous to the setting of the leg. It was placed in a splint and at the end of three weeks will be placed in a plaster paris cast. The physicians in charge stated that it would be at least seven days before the leg would begin to knit, and that the injured member would have to be kept perfectly quiet during the time. It will be several months before Fred is able to walk. The physicians stated that the setting was perfect, as far as could be seen, and that in their opinion the leg would knit without any bad desalts. The best of care and attention will be given to the injured boy and the sympathies of everyone in this office including Fred’s pals, the carrier boys, are extended to him during his suffering. The accident was unavoidable as fat as known. During Fred’s confinement, his younger brother will pass the papers on his route in the west end of town and until he is able •o get about and walk again tho «. connected with the Democrat will hope for the best. Gears Break On Press Sounding like the big Goss newspaper press was going to be wrenched from its foundation, the gear on the big fly wheel shaft broke, tearing several teeth out of the wheel and (Continued on page four)

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Will Hold Church Services In Grove The regular services of the Union Chapel church next Sunday, July 22, will be held in Albert Bailey's grove, northeast of Decatur. The services will be a home-coming affair and many former members of the church are expected to attend. The Union Chapel church was dedicated last Sunday, after being remodeled and enlarged. The public is invited to attend the services next Sunday. ROTARIANS HEAR GOOD SPEECHES Dr. Patterson And State Representative T. A. Gottschalk, Speak The Rotarians at their regular luncheon meeting last evening, greatly enjoyed talks given by Dr. Patterson, and Thurman A. Gottschalk. of Berne, state representative from Adams and Wells counties, and i democratic floor leader in the last i session of the legislature. Dr. Patterson completed his report lof the Fourteenth International convention held at St. Louis, last evenl ing, reading and explaining the dif- | ferent resolutions which were adopted or rejected during the convention. ,He also read the address made by President Warren G. Harding, who happened to be ini St. Louis on ThursI day of Convention week. The President’s address commended the Rotary spirit and Rotary's aim of “service.” , Mrs. Harding and members of the i presidential party were present at the convention, also. The President is a member of the Marion. Ohio, and Washington, D. C., Rotary clubs. Representative Gottschalk, although i not claiming to be a silver tongued orator, is gifted with the ability of a good speaker and, confining remarks to his experiences in the last session of the general assembly, pleased the Rotarians and their guests with his wit and humor. Jokingly he stated that he was allowed only a few minutes to make* a “speech” in reciting the accomplishment of the last legislature, and stat- ■ ed that it would take him only a tew minutes to tell of the good things passed in the sixty days. He told a few stories and explained how the budget bill originated and was passed over the lower house's objections. At this point he recalled that members of the lower house, including both republicans and democrats staged the famous walkout from the state house. He told of the appeals and remonstrances receivd by legislators for and against certain bills, and how difficult it was to get an intelligent opinion as to what the people wanted. He objected to the criticism heaped upon public officers and stated that with few exceptions the majority of public officials were honest and upright men, who endeavored to serve the public and wanted to act in the best interests of the public in general. Fred Bell, of Fort Wayne; Charles Dailey, Ed Reynolds and Ray Brown, of Bluffton, attended the luncheon. Leave For Vacation Rev. and Mrs. B. N. Covert, of the First Presbyterian church, left today, for a month’s vacation. They went to Chicago, from where Rev. Covert will go to Mount Vernon, lowa, to spend a few days with his parents, ami Mrs. Covert will go to Cambria, Wisconsin, to visit relatives. Rev. Covert will join Mrs. Covert in Cambria within a few days. There will be no preaching service at the Presbyterian church during Rev. Covert’s absence. 0Wheat Threshing Begun Wheat threshing is in progress on the Park View farm east of Bellmont Park. Col. Fred Reppert, owner of the farm, said today that the wheat was making an average of more than twenty-five bushels per acre. The grain is of a good quality also. Practically all of the wheat in the county has been cut and threshing will be in full swing next week, providing the weather is favorable.

HAVE PROGRAM I FOR OPENING OF NEW HOSPITAL Trustees Announce Tentative Program For Opening On Sunday, July 29 PROGRAM IN A TENT Tent Is To Be Erected South Os Building; Excellent Speakers Are Obtained A program has been prepared by the | ' board of trustees oi the Adams County I ! Memorial hospital, to be given on' Sunday, afternoon. July 29, in con-1 nection with the opening of the new hospital in the south part of the city. Since there is no room in the hospital large enough to accomodate a large audience it will be necessary i to erect a large tent on the lawn,! south of the building. Providing the tent for the Chautau- [ qua. which is to be held here week after next, arrives before Sunday, July 29. it will be used for the hospital opening. If the chautauqua tent does j not arrive in time for the opening, an ! effort will be made to rent one of the ■ tents which will be used at the fair, next week. The program will start at 2 o’clock, I with the audience singing "America” Dr. Fred L. Patterson will lead the audience in the singing. Dr. C. H. Good, of Huntington. president of the Indiana State Medical Association, and Dr. Harry G. Hill, of the Indiana I College of Fine Arts and Music, Indianapolis. will be the principal speakers on the program. Dr. Good is widely known throughout the state and is a fine speaker. Most Decatur , people are acquainted with Dr. Hill' ami know oi his wonderful ability as] a public speaker. The hospital trustees are fortunate in obtaining two such able men to speak here. The program for the opening of the hospital will be announced in all churches in the county next Sunday. Since the hospital was erected from funds provided by taxation, and since it is to be used for the benefit of all residents of the county, a large attendance from all parts of the county is expected at the opening ceremonies. The hospital will be opened io the public from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the day of the opening, Sunday, July 29. Following is a copy of the tenta(Contiuueu ou pise twoi 0 PETITION FOR DITCH IS FILED Wabash And Monroe Twp. Citizens Want Wm. Farlow Ditch Established A petition for the establishment of the William Farlow ditch in Wabash and Monroe townships and j emptying into the Blue Creek ditch, and serving as a drainage ditch for j the sewerage system in the town of j Berne, lias been prepared for the petitioners by Attorney Dore B. Erwin of this city and will be presented to the judge of the Adams circuit court at the opening of the September term for action. The petition was filed in tho circuit court today. William Farlow and 67 other property owners have signed the peti-| tion for the ditch which, according to the petition, will commence in | Wabash township and run in a, northeast direction emptying into Blue Creek. The proposed route of, the ditch is about five miles, including the intersection in Berne. The main course is about three miles long. The proposed ditch includes part of the present Blue Creek ditch and the petitioners will ask that this be dredged. The publication of the petition and notice to property owners in the proposed improvement will lie made next week, Mr. Erwin stated today.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 20, 1923.

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1 SPENDS EASY MONEY—With cut .. Louise Groody, Who Is Making Paris Her Rendezvous While Hubby, Convicted Stock Bucketeer, Languishes in New York Jail. Paris —Ijouise Groody (above), prima donna, is said to be spending 'some of Husband McGee's easy money in Paris, where this picture was recently taken, while McGee, convicted stock bucketeer, and his partner. Edward Fuller, are spending their hours in Ludlow street jail. New Yo k City, facing terms in Sing Sing.

SuiT FOLLOWS AUTO ACCIDENT Man Seeks SSOO In Allen County \Court; Accident Occured Near Here • A suit for damages in the sum of SSOO has been filed in the Allen Superior court against Robert Schultheis by Ray Beldon. as tlie result of an automobile accident which occured about five miles north of Decatur on the night of Sunday. July I. Beldon. accompanied by a brother, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Agler and daughter, Gwendolin. were driving toward Fort Wayne when Schulteis, it is alleged, approached from the rear in his automobile and. in passing Beldon’s car, struck it and turned it over in the ditch at the side of the road. Peldon alleges that Schulteis did not stop h's car following the accident, but continued on toward Fort Wayne Gwendolin Agler was seriously injured in the accident and the other occupants of the car received minor in juries. Beldon alleges that his automobile was damaged and a new suit of clothes, valued at S4O. was ruined. ‘The Beidons and Aglers now reside in i Fort Wayne, but until recently lived Hour Willshire, Ohio. Local Men Attended Republican Gathering E. Walton John, Dan W. Beery, Ferd L. Litterer and Barney Kalver were at Indianapolis yesterday, where I the attended the reception accorded ' State Republican chairman, Clyde E. IWalb. Harry S. New, postmaster-gen-eral; former governor James P. Goodrich; former chairman Lawrence Lyons; Governor McCray, and other reI publican leaders were speakers at the meeting. Wall) succeeds Lyons as state chairman of the republican parity. The meeting was a regular get--1 together affair for the boys and it was thoroughly enjoyed. Weather Generally fair tonight and Saturday; little change in temperature.

AVIATOR FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO SPAN CONTINENT Leak In Oil Pipes Forces Lieut Maughan Down At Rock Springs, Wyo. NOT TO TRY AGAIN NOW Officers Os Air Service Say That Maughan Must Wait I’ntil Next Summer P>-e»« <s*rvlce) BULLETIN Washington. July 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Although army air service headquarters announced this morning that Major General Patrick, chief of the air service, had officially called off the dawn to dark flight attempt of . Lieut. Maughan for the rest of this year, it was indicated later the gallant flyer might lie given another try. Secretary of War Weeks stated he saw no objection to Maughan having another try, and that he would confer with General Patrick on this point. _ Patrick issued orders for Maughan to bring the Curtiss plane back to McCook field from Rock Springs. Wyo., within the s next few days. A third attempt, he said, depends largely on the weather. Rock Springs. Wyo.,July 20 —(Spec- ’ ial to the Daily Democrat) —‘‘I’ll have s a third try, and make it, if they'll let me.” r i Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, army i flier whose second gallant try at spanning the American continent between dawn and darkness ended in heartbreaking failure here late yesterday when the airman was within a few hours of his goal, awaited orders from ’ I Washington. Glumly surveying the little plane which had sprung a mechanical defect that alone prevented his triumph, Lieut. Maughan declared emphatically * he wanted to try the flight again. It was his duty, he said. Meanwhile, he wants also to be permitted to start again for the coast, f at the hour at which he landed, 5:08 - p. m. Mountain time, and prove it s possible for a plane to be flown from i New York to ’Frisco between the I hours of dawn and dark. (Continued on page five) 1 REPORT VILLA ASSASSINATED r 1 Erstwhile Hero Os Mexican Rebellion Is Reported i Slain By Own Men United Pr«w MufT Cow*pondent Mexico City. July 20 —(Special to ( Daily Democrat) —Pancho Villa is reported to have been assassinated. The erstwhile hero of the Mexican I rebellion, the bandit and rebel chief who defied the American government and led the famous raid upon Columbus, New Mexico, is reported to have been shot down by his own men near ’ Parrel. , Villa has lived the quiet life of a r farmer during recent years. His name 3 has not figured in Mexico’s political 1 affairs. El Mundo, a local paper says the . report of Villa’s assassination is . officially confirmed. News of the re- . ported slaying of Villa created a tre- . qtendous senisation in Mexico City. 1 • Case Is Dismissed By concent of the plaintiff, the - charge of assault and battery, pending i in the mayor's court against Vere Welker and Herbert Oakley was dismissed today. The charge was filed against the two boys by Earl McConnehey, who claimed that the two boys threw his son, Donald into the - lake at Bellmont Park. The case was set for trial today.

Bee-Keepers To Hold Meeting At Fair Friday All people interested in bee-keeping are invited to attend a meeting of tile ulams County Bee-keepers' Associa--1 .ion to be held in the big automobile show tent at the fair grounds, next Friday morning, beginning ,ut 10 o’dock. C. O. Yost, chief inspector, of apiaries, will he present at the ' meeting and make an interesting talk on the subject of bee-keeping. Mr. I Yost will be at the fait each day. HEAR PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPING Many Farmers Gather At Chronister Farm For Meeting Yesterday A large number attended the “home beautification” meeting held at the Ed Chronister home in Washington' township yesterday afternoon under the leadership of C. L. Burkholder, orchard specialist from Purdue. The meeting was arranged by county' agent Bust he„ in 'cooperation with Mr. and Mrs. Chronister, and was' occasioned by the fact that it was! deemed the best way in which to take care of the many inquiries which have been made concerning landscaping. The first plantings in th e landscaping plan furnished by Mr. Burkholder for the Chronister home were made in 1918 and a wonderful change in appearance has been made in the intervening five years. Various kinds of shrubs and other perennials have .. served to blend the dwelling with the general landscape, and privet has g 1 been used to form a border ot a f ; beautiful drive and to separate the | I lawn from the roadway. Vines of ' varions kinds cove outbuildings thereby screening unsightly objects as well 1 as serving as objects of beauty them- ’ selves. Shrubs and flowers have been 1 so arranged that the bright colors of 1 some blooming plant may be seen in ‘ various places in the surroundings at practically any time during the growing season. Visits Spray Ring ' In the forenoon Mr. Burkholder vis- ‘ ited members of the spray ring he was ’ instrumental in forming among farmers of Monroe township this spring, and found that excellent work had ’ been done. It was stated by the farS mers interested that the work was ‘ also more economical than where the 1 old barrel outfit was used. Another visit was made by Mr. Burkholder to a residence in St. Mary’s township where advice was given concdrning the location and care of plantings. | C. E. Program At The I Pleasant Grove Church A Christian Endeavor program will I be given at the Pleasant Grove United Brethern church, next Sunday evening, July 22, beginning at 7:30 o'-1 clock. Miss Marguerite Burger will be leader, f’ollowing the Christian , Endeavor program there will be 3 preaching by the pastor, Rev. Weyer. J The program is as follows: i; Recitation, by Jimmie Harkless. f Reading, by Ruth Burger. II Discussion topics Number one, two -1 and three, by Frank Harkless, Vernon ■ Fairchild and Mabel Mumma. Duet, by Lilah and Mabel Mumma. Bible studies, by Hubert Butler, i Thural Stults and Harold Burger. j ’ i Discussion topics number four, five I and six, by Ruth Burger, Faye Hark- ‘ less, Ralph Welch, Lilah Mumma and i Urcel Miller. ’ Discussion topics number seven and • eight, by Rev. Weyer and Hubert - j Butler. Collection. Quartet. * t AMERICAN LEGJON NOTICE 3 •j There will be regular meeting of the 1 Adams Fost. No. 43 of the American ■ Legion, in the Legion Hall, at 7:30 5 o’clock Monday night, July 23. Im--8 portant business. All members urged 8 to be present. 171-3tx V. J. BORMAN, Adj.

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SEVERAL ARE SAID TO BE FATALLY HURT I I . Thirteen Men Figure In Accident In Mine Near Terre Haute Today CAUSE UN DETERMINED All Available Doctors Called To Hospitals; Broken Backs Reported (United pre°s Terre Haute, Ind.. July 20— 'Sneciul to Daily Democrat) Thirteen coal miners were plunged 170 feet down the shall of the Vermilion mine near , New Goshen, Ind., today, when the ct'ge fell. Several were rei ported fatally injured at hosoitals here, where they were (brought. J. E. Pagel I. engineer, collapsed alter the cage drooped. j The cause of the accident is a mvst°ry. Secretary Church ol the Vermilion Coal company, declared that the cabi“ had not broken, and that the cage was I operating again five minutes after the accident. All available doctors were railed to the hospitals here today tn care for the injured Several are reported to have suffered broken backs, 'flic (least injured man. Alex Revn- , olds, of Fairview, suffered a .sprained ankle. 7~ Receiver Appointed For The Pollings Company Indianapolis, July 20—Judge Linn , D. Hay, in superior court Thursday appointed Bert Mcßride, president of the Continnental National Bank, receiver for the R. L. Dollings Company land the International Note and Mort- , gage Company, two Indiana concerns. The appointment was made on the application of Herbert L, Fink, a stockholder. I The allegation that the R. L. DollJ ings Company of Ohio, majority owner of the stock of the two Indiana concerns, is involved in receivership ' proceedings was the basis for the re- . quest. A hearing on a petition for ! the appointment of a receiver for the Ohio concern will be held Friday, the ’ suits said. ’ The Ohio concern, the suits alleged, 1 said that $300,000 of the $550,000 common capital stock of the International Note and Mortgage Company and 3,210 of the 3,410 shares of the common stock of the R. L. Dollings Company of Indiana are owned by the Ohio corporation. o Seeking Bernice Felts | A letter has been received by Catherine Kauffman, city clerk from tho National Bankers’ Service Co., asking for information concerning the where--1 abouts of Miss Bernice Felts. Tho letter states that Miss Felts is a former resident of this city, but letters addressed to her now are being returned unclaimed. The bunkers' service company claims to have infor- | mation which is decidedly advanta--1 geous to Miss Felts. Mrs. Kauffman. 1 not knowing the address of Miss Felts, ■ has called upon the public for information. Roy Couch Arrested I Indianapolis, Ind., July 20 —(Special I to the Daily Democrat) —Roy Couch. ■ former custodian of the state house, was arrested today on a warrent charging embezzlement of $9,771 from the state’s funds. Couch was taken into custody by (Claude M. Worley, special investigator for prosecutor Evans. He was taken to police headquarters where > his bond was set at $5,000. i' He was discharged by the state ) several weeks ago, and examiner of . the state board of accounts reported I that his accounts were short nearly , SIO,OOO. A bonding company made good the shortage yesterday.