Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1923 — Page 1

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PAT HARRISON gives address HERE TONIGHT, — I Mississippi Senator Feature On Chautauqua Program | At 8:30 O’clock YESTERDAY’S PROGRAM I arge And Appreciative Audiences Attend Chautauqua; Band Pleases i Friday's Program AFTERNOON 3:oo—Concert— The Weber Male Quartet— Well known concert and , Chauutauqua artists of New York City. EVENNG 7:3o—Concert— The Weber Male Quartet— An enjoyable blend ing of the old and new, the classical and the popular. B:3o—Lecture "The Destiny of Democracy'!—Ft*e.d G. Bale sound in philisophy. United States Senator Pat Harrison, from Mississippi, one of the youngest members o fthe Senate, and a promising orator, will be the feature, attraction of the Decatur Independent. Chautauqua this evening. Mr. Harris-1 on will speak at 8:30 o'clock, on the subject, "Problems of the Day.” One of the largest audiences of the Chautauqua is expected to greet Mr. Harris on tonight. His address will be preceded by a concert given by the Gibsonians and Fisher Shipp company. This concert will begin at 7:30 o clock This same company gave a concert this afternoon beginning at 3 o’clock. Fine Program Yesterday. Large and appreciative audiences attended the Chautauqua yesterday afternoon and evening. The Sidney Mil-] nicipal Band, from Sidney, Ohio, gave' a splendid concert in the afternoon and another in the evening.. The! evening concert was given before the entertainment bv Mr. Burgderfer in order that the band members could■ motor to Sidney, Ohio, last night. The band is composed of twenty excellent musicians and are very capably directed by B. O. Worrell. In addition to several numbers by the entire band, a raxa phone solo and vocal solo added, much to the entertainment. Several | encores wepe necessary to quiet the applause. The last number plaved last night was a march written by Mr. Worrell. Meub Pleases Audience Albert Phillip Meub. a dialect reader and impersonator of much ability, entertained the audience yesttegday afternoon for an hour with a series of very interesting readings and impersonations. Mr. Meub is a master of Italian, Irish. Yiddish and Yankee, dialects and his program was highly interesting. He received great applause from his audience. Burgderfer A Real Fun Maker Mr. Burgderfer. whose profession is making people laugh., provided the closing number on yesterday evening’s program. He lives up to his title, “Apostle of Fun,” and his numbers last night were very humorous. Mr. Burgderfer told funny stories impersonated funny people, and made funny faces until even the gloom spreaders, had to smile. His last number, in ' which he imitated the noises made by various animals and machines, was one of his best. So good were his imitations that a number of dogs in around the tent be- ! gan barking and nearly spoiled the' entertainment. Intersperced among his fun provokers, were breif moral-1 izing talks on important questions of the day, which were greatly appreciated. Tomorrow's Program Another entertaining program is scheduled for tomorrow’ afternoon and evening, in the afternoon, beginning at 3o’clock, the famous Weber Male Quartet from New York, will give a concert These singers have been together for several years, and have received very favorable comment from highly critical audiences. Their rePertore is varied, including many old favorites in new grab, as well as new and interesting novelties. The quartet will give another concert tomorrow evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. I 8:30 o'clock tomorrow evening, Bales ’ at one Dine the young(Contlnued on page four)

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Miller’s Bakery Has New Bread Wrapper A modern bread wrapping machine has been installed in the Miller, bakery. The machine, which is made in Battle Creek, Michigan, was in-, stalled at a cost of S9OO, but the local ' firm always desirous of keeping the I pace with the times, decided to make the purchase. The machine wraps and seals twenty-four regular steed loaves 'in one minute. It. is operated by electricity. The oiled paper in which the bread is wrapped, is fed into the machine from a roll. REV.H. H.' HOCK ER RECEIVES HONOR 1 Former Adams County Man I Is Making Good In Rodondo, California Rev. H. H. Hocker, former Adams county man and a brother of C. E. Hocker. of this city, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce in Redono California. Rev. Hocker left the Indiana conference of the Methodist church and went to California about twenty years ago. He has made good as a minister and public spirited man. The following account of his election as president of the Chamber of Commerce in Redono. was taken from a Redono news ■ paper: "The recently elected board of 'directors of the Redono Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon at the Elks club and organized. Rev. H. H. Hocker, pastor of the Firs'. Methodist church, was elected president. He made strenuous objections, declaring that his work took up most of his time. But the other directors insisted tbat he assume the position. O. A. Mercer was elected first vicepresident and C. E. Perkins, second vice-president. Harry Cooper was named as board secretary and Georg i Anderson, as treasurer.” o— — Mr. Blackburn Sinking A report from the bedside of Wil'Ham Blackburn, one of the oldest and , respected citizens of the city, today stated that he was gradually growing weaker. He has been unable to swallow for several days. SELLEMEYER GIRL IS DEAD Catherine Sellemeyer, Popular Little twirl, Dies At Fort Wayne Today Catherine Elizabeth Sellemeyer, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Albert Sellemeyer, died at 2:30 o’clock 1 this afternoon at the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne, of ptomaine poisoning. The news of her death was conveyed to relatives here over the telephone. Little Miss Catherine was one of the most charming and talented girls of her age in Decatur and was known to nearly everyone in the city, having taken part in public entertainment many times. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Sellemeyer. She attended the fair last week and be- ! caine poisoned by something which I she ate on the fair grounds it is thought. She took sick on Friday night and her condition grew worse until she was taken to the Fort Wayne I hospital at midnight Monday night, i The best medical attention possible was given her in an effort to save .her life. The remains will be brought back to i the home on North Fifth street this evening. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Many Small Thefts Much petty stealing has been reported to the local police recently and in nearly every Instance, the work has been done by young boys, it is said. Unless the thieving stops, it will be necessary to resort to court action, Joel Reynolds, chief of police, said today. Most of the articles taken ■ consist of bicycles, bicycle tires, and i other small articles which can be obi tained easily. A bicycle was stolen I last night and police believe they can J soon locate the thief.

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Wreckage of the automobile (piled in rear of truck) which was struck by a Pennsylvania flyer at Liggott, Ind. crossing. All the occupants of the car were killed. The same train, shortly before at Highland, 111,, had struck another auto, killing four persons. LIGGOTT. Ind. —A New York-St. Louis flyer, running at fifty miles an hour in an attempt to make up lost time in an earlier auto crash, hit the automobile in the picture and instantly killed nine persons. The bodies of the victims were carried a distance of 200 yards, while the wreckage was strewn along the track, for three-quart-ers of a mile. It was the second 'ragedy of the day for this particular train, it having hit andki lied four other persons at Highland. 111., more than 115 miles from the scene of the second crash, which occurred at Liggott, Ind. The engineer of the train had a record of running the flyer twenty-five years without an accident of any kind.

PLANNING FOR COUNTY RALLY Methodist Churches Os The County Expect Big Gathering Here August 8 The rally of the Methodist churches of the county, which will be held at Pellmcnt Park on Wednesday, August .8, promises tn lu- a .vary successful and enjoyable event. Every Methodist church in the county is expected to be represented with a large delegation. J. D. Coopes. of Nappanee, and Dr. L. C. Bentley, of Anderson, have been selected to deliver speeches at the r.aUy here. They will speak during the afternoon. Rallies are being held in every county in the state, beginning last Tuesday and continuing until September 1. They have planned as a forward step in church organization by which Methodist activities may be carried on with each county as a unit, in addition to the district and conference organizations now such away that churches only s tew existing. Under the present system one county may be divided by Tines in miles apart are not in the same district or even in the same conference. A committee including both ministers and laymen and representing each Methodist Episcopal church lias been appointed in each county. This committee will act as hosts during the rallies, many of which will be held in parks or groves, with picnics at noon hour. Recreation including baseball, tennis, and swimming is being offered by a number of counties. Other counties have announced automobile parades, while still others have planned to bring together all church organizations with programs of special music. In addition to ths program planned by each local committee. speakers of prominence will be sent out by the state headquarters. Among church matters to be discussed by the speakers will lie the state-wide evangelistic program for the coming year; the need for paying in full the quota of the Centenary, now in its closing year; and plans looking toward the future activities of the church. "Business Principles in Religion” and the need for an area headquarters building from which center the affairs of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Indiana would be directed will also be discussed. The Adams county rally will begin in the forenoon with a recreation hour, followed by a big dinner at 11.30 o'clock. There will be various kinds of music anil speaking, with something of interest for children and adults. New Corn On Market Home-grown routing ears made their appearance on the local market yesterday. They were retailing at 30 cents a dozen. —<y Mrs. George Cramer, of east of the city, was a shopper here today.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 2, 1923.

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United States Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, who will deliver a lecture on the subject, "Problems of the Day,” at the Decatur Independent Chautauqua at 8:30 o'clock this evening.

PRESIDENT IS MUCH IMPROVED SAYS BULLETIN Attending Physicians Are Confident That Harding Will Recover HAS RESTFUL NIGHT Physicians Say Complete Recovery Will Inevitably Take Long Time San Francisco, Aug. 2. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Conisu!lting physicians issued this statement at 9:45 a.m., after seeing President Harding: "The president had several hours of restful sleep during the night and except for marked exhaustion of an acirte illness, expresses himself als feeling easier this morning. The temperature is 98.2 degrees; pulse 100 and respirtation from 32 to 40 The lung condition shows definite improvement. Small quantities of food are inevitably taken and elimination remains satisfactory. While recovery will inevitably take some time, we are more confident than heretofore as to the outcome of his illness.” $ With President Harding's Party, Palace Hotel San Francisco, Aug. 2. — President Harding (spent a restful night and awoke this morning feeling much refreshed, his physician reported at 10 a.m., today. The physicians were markedly cheerful as they left the room where the president lies ill. They appeared extremely well satisfied with the substantia] progress their patient is making. The president slept later than usual. There was little activity about his chamber after he fell asleep in the night. His usual breakfast of warmed milk, two soft boiled eggs, and toast, were taken to him.

LLOYD GEORGE COMING TO U.S. Plans To Visit This Country To Become Personally Acquainted V T nlf<»d Pre«M StiifT Correij)* nilent London. Aug. 2.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—David Lloyd George will sail furJSe* A’oi'i in September on a tour which will take him into many of the cities of the United States and Canada. His purpose, as he expressed is in making his plans known to the United Press, is to thank Canada for its “magnificent services" to the empire during the war and to become personally acquainted with the United States—its cities, its people and its political system. Britain's wartime premier—out standing figure in Europe during the world war conflict —will make a num- j her of speeches during the trip and will visit America’s national shrines. His first address will be delivered in Montreal, where he will go immediately after his arrival in New York. He will travel by motor as well as by train, as he wants to get. close to the people in the cities and towns throught which he passes, and to use his own words, he desires to visit several of the smaller "Main street” communities. I.lord George was busy today sifting thousands of invitations from practically every state in the United States and the provinces of Canada, and arranging his itinerary. This itinerary is, tenatively, as fol'ows, subject to extension of curtailment. depending on the time at his disposal which is still uncertain: He will start for New York late in September and will leave New York "or Montreal the night of the day of his arrival. To Speak in Indianapol's Tn Montreal, the first speech of his tour will be made. Thence Lloyd George will go to Ottawa. Toronto, Winnipeg, St. Paul. Minneapolis, Chi•aro. Springfield, 111., Indianapolis, nossibly St. Louis, and Cleveland and then to Pittsburgh. Washington and Richmond. Va. From Richmond he will go on a motor trip over the Virginia battle fields and then to Philadelphia. Gettysburgh, and New York, whence lie will make a side-trip to Scranton. Pa., before his departure for home. Lloyd George will be accompanied bv his wife and daughter, Miss Megan Lloyd George, and sis private secretary. A. J. Svivester. He will travel from New York through Canada on a Canadian Pacific private car and through the United States on a pri vote car subscribed for by American Welshmen whose invitation was extended personally by Secretary of Labor Davis. o Don Brown of Ft. Wayne, and Miss Moore, of Springfield, Illinois, are guests of the S. E. Brown family.

School Text Books Are Higher This Year, — School books here will be higher next year, according to a list of book prices just received by school officials. The state board of education every five years lets the contracts for the text books to different firms and the prices do not change in that time. 1922 was the last year for the i contracts let -in 1918 and a new contract was recently made. For exam-| pie one book that last year retailed at $1.15 is now selling for about $1.60. Several changes were made in the' , t< xts to be used. BUYS INTEREST I IN STORE HERE Dee Fryhack Buys Third Interest In Beavers Furniture Store A third interest in the Beavers Furniture Store of this city was sold by E. A. Beavers to Dee Fryback, well known local young man, who has been 1 associated with Mr. Beavers in the furniture business for nearly two years. The new partnership, which Itegan August first, will be known as Beavers and Fryback and the furni ture store will be known by that name. Mr. Fryback, who is a son-in-law of Mr. Beavers, is an excellent and courteous young man and has made many friends since his connection with the Beavers store. The same policy of carrying good furniture as reasonable prices will be followed by Beavers and Fryback, Mr. Beavers stated. Mr. Beavers has been connected with the furniture store for fourteen years, the present store being established when the firm was known as Meyer, Scherer and Beavers. Store At Montpelier Mr. Beavers and Frank Wagoner, bookkeeper at the Bowser plant, of Fort Wayne and a former Decatur , young man. will open a furniture (store at Montpelier. Indiana. The stock for the new and up to-date store has been ordered and a large business room In the center of the town has been leased by Messers. Beavers and Wagoner, the second floor being used as a stock room. The Montpelier store will be known as the Beavers and Wagoner Furniture store and will be a distinct and separate concern. They hope to open tile store within a short time. o -* TWO BUSINESS FIRMS MOVING Hyland Plumbing Shop And Ace Battery And Tire Shop Change Location The P. J. Hyland plumbing shop and the Ace Battery and Tire shop will occupy the two rooms in the north half of the Charles Sether building on North Second street, it was announced today. Mr. Hyland will occupy the south room and the battery and tire shop the north room. A partition was erected, dividing the lower floor in half, and another partition divides the north half. The two firms will move within the next two days, part of the battery and tire shop being moved today. Mr. Hyland's plumbing shop has been located in one of the lower rooms of the citizens' telephone building on West Monroe street for several years, but recently the telephone company decided to move its offices to that room and Mr. Hyland was asked to move. An increase in business made it necessary for the 'Ace Battery and Tire Shop now located on Second street, to seek a larger room. The owners of the business, Joe Brennan and | Adrian Lenhart, are two of Decatur’s enterprising young men and both are hustlers. They handle a complete line of high class tires, oils, gasoline, accessories, and Prest-O-Lite storage batteries and service. Their Secret Discovered. Men who have the reputatron of knowing their business have not wasted their time meddling in the business of other people.—Boston Transcript Crocked Road of Wickedness. Wickedness is a wonderfully diligent architect of misery, of shame, accotnpuined with terror, and commotion. and remorse, and endless perturbation. —Plutarch.

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BRITISH STRESS NEED FOR UNITY MONG ENTENTE The Expected Break With France And Belgium Not Announced I Today TO PUBLISH NOTES Bri’ain Proposes To Publish Correspondence And Force World Pressure (United Press Service) Paris, Aug 2.— In anticipation of a definite break with England over reparations, as a result of Premier Baldwin's statement in commons, the French franc went tc mbling to the lowest levels it has touched since the war. The Eritish pound, normally 24 francs, opened at 79.90. London, Aug. 2 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Failing to announce an expected break with France and Belgium over reparations. Premier Baldwin in commons anil Marquis Curzon in Lords, delivered today ideatic statements that expressed a hope that unity of the entente that won the war may yet lie possible in the division of the spoils. Bit the British statesmen stressed the i| ed of prompt action and declared if it. having failed to reach agreement with tier allies on reparations, Britain proposes to publish recent correspondence and thus bring world pressure to bear on France and Belgium. With permission of the allies, Baldwin proposes to tell commons of the recent interchange of notes on reparations. But he made no threat of separate action. “We are still hopeful of securing allied unity.” the prime minister declared, while a crowded house that had exacted to hear of a rupture of the entente, cheered. While Baldwin was urging that discussion which would lead to a final conference be started at once. Curzon was warning the lords that Europe is sinking rapidly towards ruin and there might not be time to wait while statesmen argued. There is no prospect of a joint reply at present, however, nor of an early settlement of the Ruhr dispute. Baldwin said, intimating refusals of Franec and Belgium on this point had been definite. Curzon remarked in the lords that the continental allies had even neglected to refer to the draft of a proposed joint note to Germany sent to .them last week. Considerable astonishment, especially in French circles, was expressed over the fact that neither Baldwin or Curzon intimated Britain would reply separately to Germany. Rather, the British plan seems to be to enforce her views through publicity and bring France and Belgium into line through force of world opinion. —— Whitfeld Ready To Make S*and In Trial Today Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 2—(Special to the Daily Democrat —John L. Whitfeld was ready to take the stnd today in his own behalf in his trial for the murder of a policeman. After a few hours, the defense was to call on the mulatto prisoner himself for his story of how Patrolman Dennis Griffin was shot by accident. Efforts to have Griffin’s police gun brought before the jury were to be made today. Rusted from several weeks in the mud of a creek bed, where it was found by boys in swimming, it was turned over to police by a farmer last night. Whitfeld parked his car near where the gun was found, following the shooting. It is also probable that the conference will result in the ai.nointment of a federal agent for southern Indiiyv*. he (office has been vacant since last November when WaJJter Franke resigned. Weather Generally fair and cooler tonight, preceded by local thunder showers in extreme soutli this afternoon or tonight; Friday generally fair; moderate temperature.