Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 193.

CONFIDENCE IS EXPRESSED IN GOVERNMENT Reichstag Gives Vote Os Confidence To New German Government js firmly~Tn POWER Chancellor Stressman Has Reins In Hand; Delivers His First Speech ( By Carl D. Groat, United Press staff correspondent) | Berlin. Aug. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat 1- Chancellor Stresemann’s ■ new coalition government appeared firnilv in power today after its pre-| sentation to the Reichstag yesterday and a strong vote of confidence by that body. A majority of the middle groups of public opinion seemed in full accord . with the government and ready to | back it against the communists and, extreme reactionaries — the only groups in open opposition. Meantime the internal situation showed signs of calming, despite new outbreaks yesterday in Aaschen (Aix la Chappelle) and vicinity, in which ten were killed and upwards of 100, wounded and extension of the strikes in the chemical and electrical indus-' tries at Frankfort. The new chancellor's opening speech in the Reichstag, during which he boldly downed communist heckling, showed the new govern-' ment will follow out the same broad lines as the preceding cabinet of Dr. Wilhelm Cuno. Stresemann declared himself in favor of consolidation of the political and economic situation as an indispensable preliminary resumption of reparations payments, continuation of passive resistance, which, he said, was fully justified in the last British note to France, and an internal gold loan to provide funds for adjustment of wages as demanded by the workers. The chancellor appealed to the agriculturists to relieve the food situation. admitting the government could not expect the workers to remain quiet unless they were assured an adequate food supply. In a general interview, following his appearance in the Reichstag. Stresemann told newspaper men Paris is deceived if it thinks the change in German governments indicates an end to Germany’s power of resistance. The chancellor said his new tax program was expected to ameliorate internal finances considerably and reiterated the policy that Germany considers the Rhine provinces as inviolable. Regarding the Ruhr, Stresemann said it will always remain the soul of industry and a necessary symbol of the nation’s material accomplishments. The chancellor attributed Jnternal confusion to a breaking of the popular nerve. “Nothing is so bad for a nation as not to.'know its future,” he said. "But a people with the great past of Germany need not fear. We still have the power to carve our own destinies.” Throwing a warning to France, Stresemann said it would not be safe to press the German people too far. Disruption, he said, would mean bol(Continued on Page six)

~ — — Over 600 Attending Methodist Picnic Car Load of Candy, Ice Cream and. Pop For The Kiddies On Outing ~~ , .

Approximately 600 excursionists from this city and neighboring towns ''■ft at 6:10 o’clock this morning on Hie Clover Leaf special train for Walbridge park, Toledo, Ohio, where the Decatur Methodist Sunday School is having its annual all-day picnic today. More passengers were expected to board the train, at Pleasant Mills and Willshire, and it was estimated that the train carried more than 700 People to the famous park this •horning, A program, including boating, bathing and sight-seeing in Toledo, had been previously arranged by the Methodist Sunday School officials, and a day of fun and frolic was anticipated by the children and grown-ups that boarded the train, with their Picnic baskets this morning. More

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Amerine Girl Injured At Columbia City Columbia City, Ind.,—Marjorie Am erine, of Decatur, daughter of Earl Amerine was knocked down here last Friday night by an automobile driven by Welty Henline of this city. Are port today from her father stated that ( she was not improving as well as was I expected. She is unable to stand on her feet, and her face is swollen. It is probable that an X-ray examination will be held this afternon to ascertain the. nature of her injuries Doctors who examined the little girl at the time of her injury thought at that time that no bones were broken but another examination will be held today. NEWBOOkSAT i PUBLIC LIBRARY Several Volumes Received; Circulation Monday Is The Largest Ever 1 The circulation at the public library i Monday, the opening day after being (dosed for interior improvements, was the largest of any day since the library was first opened. The total circulation for the day was 250 books, j A number of new books have been received at the Decatur Public Library. Among them are several volI urns of law books .which were a gift , from the Rev. H. S. Thompson, pastor of the Christian church. The library wer re-opened Mpnday after being 'closed for three (K>eks, during which time the interior wjs re-decorated and the lighting system changed in order to furnish light for several new shelves which were placed in the library recently. Following is a list of the new books received at the library: j Tomorrow About This Time, Grace Livingston Hill: For Love’s Sake. Zimmerman; North, Hendryx; The Trail of White Mule. Bower: The Fascinating Stranger. Tarkington; Rimrock Trail, Dunn: Laramie Holds Range, I Spearman: Rangy Pete, DeMorgan: ' The Mine With The Iron Door. Wright The Welps of the Wolf, Marsh: Ironheart, Raine; North of 36, Hough: The Scudders, Bacheller; Lonesome Town, ■ Dorrance: Man Size, Raine; The ! World Outside, McGrath; Time is Whispering. Har. Robins; The Nigger of the Narcissus, Conrad; The Alaskan . Curwood: The Voice of Johnny Water, Bower. Indiana Reading Circle Books Pinocchio. Collode; The Crock of Gold. Stephens; The Earth and Its ;'Life. Seers. Adventures of Ulysses, • Lamb; Told Under a White Oak Tree, I Hart; Little Folks of Many Lands, • Chance; Siegfried, Cox; History of - the World War, Benezet; Dutch Twins Primer. Perkins; Good Manners-Righ i ) Conduct, Me Venn; A Little Gateway I *to Science,, Patch; Prince Jan, Hooker I Trail'Makers of the North West. Ha- ■ worth; The Young Wireless Operator Afloat, Theiss; Barnaby Lee. Bennett; 1 Men of Iron. Pyle; True Story of ’ George Washington. Lathrop. Gift of Rev. H. W. Thompson ’ Principles of Equity. Btspham’s; • New Criminal• Law, Vol. 1.. Bishop; r Law of Torts, Pollock; Leading Cases 1 Upon Law of Torts, Chase; Law of 1 Contracts, Lawson; McDonald’s Treatise, Schroeder; Precedents of Indict- ’ ments and Pleas. Wharton; New Crim- ’ inal Law, Vol. 2„ Bishop: Treatise on Preparation and Trial. Elliott; Armat- ‘ ated Indiana Statutes. Burns; Twenty Years of Congress, Blaine.

than half of the tickets sold, were purchased by children, it was announced today. The special train will leave Walbridge park at 5:00 o'clock this evening, and will arrive in this city about 8:30 o clock, Clover Leaf officials said. The picnic is an annual event, and children, from all other Sunday Schools in the county are always invited to make the trip. Walbridge Park is about 110 miles from this city. A coach carrying candy, ice cream, pop and other confections was attached to the train in this city, to assist in providing a good time for the kiddies. This coach was conducted under the auspices of the local Methodist Sunday School.

DECATUR MAN TAKES HIS LIFE IN FORT WAYNE 1 .Clarence Holthouse Drinks Strychnine And Dies On Way To The Hospital FUNERAL ON FRIDAY Body Brought To This City And Taken To The Starost {Home The body of Clarence Holthouse, age 39. former well known Decatur man who committed suicide late Tuesday afternoon by drinking the contents o', a one ounce vial of strychnine was brought here from Fort Wayne thiy afternoon and taken to the home ot Mrs. Holthouse’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Starost, 220 north Sixth street. Insanity, brought about by worry and ill health is given as the cause of Mr. Holthouse’s drastic action in taking his life. A charge of forgery was placed against Mr. Holthouse earlier in the day and he was taken to the city hall for an examination. His clothes were searched, but no signs of the poison was found. However, the officers did find a two-ounce bottle of spirits o', ammonia and a dollar and a few cents in his pockets, which they took from him. He complained that he was sleejjy and stated that he desired to lie down and was 'placed in a reat cell. A few minutes later the officet went in to awaken him and he wasj found in a semi-conscious condition The small bottle of strychnine was found on the floor alongside of the cot. He was rushed to the St. Joseph Hos pital, dying just as the institution was reached. Besides tile wife, who before hei marriage was Miss Alma Starost, of this city, the deceased leaves a fam ily of five children, namely, Evelyn age 10; Frances. 8; Clarence. Jr.. 3; Mary Grace, one year old. He is also survived by two brothers, Lewit and Felix Holthouse of this city and one sister. Sister Mary Grace, of the, St. Agnes Order, stationed at Victoria Kansas. Mr. Holthouse moved to Ft. Wayne about six years ago. He at one time conducted a case in this city and was well known here and hie, many friends are grieved to learn o( his untimely death. (Continued on Page six) GENEVA SELECTS HER TEACHERS Grade And High School Instructors Chosen: School To Open September 3rd Geneva, Ind., Aug. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Geneva school board has selected the teachers for the coming school vear and the teaching corns is now complete. AU of the instructors in the grades are local young ladies and are as follows: Room 1. Blanche Aspy; room 2, Garnet Cooper; room 3, Ivy Miller; room 4. Catherine Fravel; room 5, Ruth Linton, and room 6. Addie Hoskinson. Two of last year’s high school faculty will return this year and two i new ones have been secured. The latter two are Miss Edythe Gunder of Marlon. Ohio, and Mr. O. A. Klendworth of Saratoga, Ind. Mr. Klendworth will be the principal. The , two teachers who are returning tor . their second term or more in the local school are Supt. Don Collom and Miss Forkncr. These two have proven their ability as high school teachers, while the other two come . very highly recommended. School will open on the first Monday in September. | o Monroe Car Damaged . In Auto Smash-Up Bluffton, Aug.. 15.—-A Ford touring car driven by Harry Johnson, of Mon roe, son of C. E. Johnson, North Williams street, had a fender and wheel smashed in a collission with another car at Liberty Center yesterday.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 15, 1923.

o 1 , o' War Veterans Are Invited To Anderson o o Fall in members of Company 11., old 160th Indiana Volunteers. The annual reunion of the veterans of the 160th in the Spanish-American war will be held at Anderson next Monday, August 20th and plans are complete to give all n good time. Major Ed Miller, formerly of this city now doing newspaper work from the National Home at Danville. Ills., sends the bbys here it greeting and : asks them to meet him at Anderson) next Monday. He will be there ant', hopes every one of the boys will join him. It's just twenty-five years since this group of brave men offered their ser vices to Uncle Sam and served for a year under the colors. Those were striding days and once each year tht boys meet and talk it over. Next Monday at Anderson is the time ttnd the place and the outlook is for a dandy good time. SCRATCH FATAL TO SMALL BOY Blood Poison Results And Richard Spuhler Dies Early This Morning Monroe. Ind.. Aug. Ig—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Richard Spuhler. 7-year old son of Mr. and Mrs James Spuhler, of Arcola, Indiana, who with his little sister had been visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Essex, of this city, since last Thursday, died at nine o’clock this morning from blood poisoning, resulting from a small scratch which he received above his eye last Saturday. The two Spuhler children, together with several other children were playing hide-and-go-seek at the Essex' home last Saturday afternoon. Richard was hunting the other children, and In some manner ran into a stick which scratched his forehead above bis eye. The scratch was not thought to be serious until yesterday, when a doctor was called and declared that blood poisoning had been contracted. The lad was placed immediately under the care of physicians bu the poison had gone through his body too rapidly and he died at nine o’clock this morning. The funeral of Richard Spuhler will be held tomorrow’ afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Monroe Methodist church, and burial will be held in the Decatur cemetery, it was learned this afternoon. o Mrs. Will Patterson and son Maynard, of Fort Wayne, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Helm, of east of the city. TEACHERSWILL HOLD INSTITUTE Annual County Institute To Be Held At H. S. Gymnasium August 27-31 - -_ » Letters are being mailed to all teachers in Adams county, inviting them to attend the annual Adams county teachers’ institute which will be held in the new high school gymnasium, in this city, during the week of August 27. All teachers are required to become members of this institute by paying a fee of two dollars However, if it is more convenient teachers may furnish records of attendance at other institutes and still pay their membership fee here and receive full credit. Others in normal schools are urged to finish their courses. Two excellent instructors have been secured for the institute this year Dr. E. E; Jacobs, present of Ash land College, Ashland. Ohio, and Miss Choie Spray, of Beloit, Wisconsin, will be here to furnish instruction. There are approximately two hundred teachers in the county. Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; cooler in extreme south portion tonight.

NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE D. H. S. GRID PLAYERS Twenty Complete Outfits Have Been Received By • Athletic Association NEW COACH IS COMING Lorn Howard Will Arrive Shortly; Capt Wichten- i feldt Will Be Here » Twenty complete football uniforms for the Decatur high school gridiron team, have been received by the J. T. Myers Clothing company, and will be turned over to the Athletic Association. The outfits are being displayed in the Myers window this week. The new paraphernalia includes sweaters, trousers, socks, shoulder pads, shoes, supporters and footballs. The outfits were purchased I by the Alumni association and the High School Athletic association. Coach is Coming Prospects for a ehampion football team this year are very goods, according to local followers of the sport Practice will start about September 3. i twas announced today. L>rr. Howard, newly appo'nted athletic director for Decatur high school will arrive in this city from his home at Mondovia. Wisconsin, in about a week, according to a letter received from him this week. The local high school has had a grid team for the past four seasons, and has always been able to put a first class high school team into action The schedule this year, which includes eight games, has been cut down to meet the state athletic association recommendations. Number of Recruits About 60 recruits are expected to t answer (,he first call for players in September, officials stated today. Probabilities are that the 1922 Decatur high school team will weigh close to 180 pounds. Word has been received from Captain-elect Wichtenfeldt, who has been spending his vacation in California, that he will be on deck when the first practice is held. The new captain tips the scale at close to 190 pounds. ( No word has been received from Jack Teeple, last year's quarterback, who is in Oklahoma, but players that have remained here this summer declare that Jack will be back in time to play this season. Rumors are (Continued on Page six) FIRSTI923TON LITTER WEIGHED Litter Os Twelve Poland China Pigs At Rushville Weighs 2,140 Pounds The first Hoosier Ton Litter of pigs to qualify in the 1923 contest was officially weighed August 4, by Farm Advisor. D. D. Ball, of Rushville, Ind. for Jesse G. Gray & Son of that place. The litter of twelve pure bred Poland China pigs weighed 2,140 pounds on the 180th day. The official weights for different periods follow: Date Weighed Weight June 28 - - - - 1.284 July 5 • - - 1.434 July 12 1.580 July 19 .... 1,716 July 26 - ... 1,942 i August 4 - . • - 2,140) The litter was weaned when twelve weeks old and during the past 38 days two pounds per head per day were put on them with ground wheat and ground corn with soaked corn and skimmed milk. The total cost of feed was $120.00 The entire litter will be sold for breeding stock as they are not overfed and stand well on their feet according to Advisor Ball. If the litter had been marketed at pork prices August 4, ($7.00) they would have returned $149. 80. or $29.80 profit, being twenty-five percent on the cost of production. There is money in hogs in 1923. This was the dams’ third litter. She has farrowed 38 pigs in three litters and has raised 34 of them The granddam farrowed a total of 60 pigs in six litters.

Canadian Wheat Crop Has Favorable Outlook Condition of the wheat crop in West ern Canada remains generally favor ) able, according to advices just received by the United States Depart- I ment of Agriculture from the Dornin- ; ion Bnreau of Statistics at Ottawa. Some rust is reported in certain sec j tions Inn present conditions do not indicate widespread damage. | The report does not indicate any I considerable change from the condition of the wheat crop at tile beginning of July when the Canadian Bur eau advised that the crop was 106 per cent of the ten-year average yield. | Wheat harvest began the first week, of August and will lie general by the middle of the month. NEW TAX RATE MAY BE HIGHER Budget Figures Indicate A Slightly Higher Rate In This County | Figures for the annual budgets of the county are being compiled for publication this week and indications are that the tax rat’' for general purposes in the county will be a little higher next year than that assessed this year, for the reason that the bridge repair and building program is larger, the expense of conducting the primary and general elections and the registration in 1924 must be levied | for, and a certain sum appropriated , for the malntainance of the county , hospital, until that institution becomes . self supporting. it is estimated that the expense of - tlie primary general elections and the registration will be between $7,500.00 and $9,000.00. Last year the cost was ovei $9,000.00. but two registraI tion days were "held in 1922. while • this year only those voters who have 1 changed precincts or have become ot • age treed register and it is thought ’ that one day will be sufficient. At 1 least $7,500.00 will be appropraited for the expense connected with the elections and registration. It is estimated that about ten bridges need to be repaired or "rebuilt 1 next year, several of the bridges being large ones. It is estimated that the bridge levy will be between thirty I and forty thousand (tolars. Provid- ’ ing tor an emergency a certain sum must be levied for the operation of the ’ county hospital, until the revenue from that institution is sufficient to pay all operating costs. The proposed budgets will be published between now and August 24th and the tax rates will be fixed in I September. The Highway Levy II Charles E. Magley, county superin- | tendent of highways, will ask for a - levy of twenty-eight cents on the hundred dollars which figured on the I county's net valuation of approximately forty-one million dollars would yield sll4 837.27 in money for road repair work in the county next year. Mr. Magleys budget includes the foli lowing amounts, Superintendent's per (Bern, $1,890.00; expenses, $200; , per diem for assistants. $5,200.00; labor and teams. $28,000.00; bridges land culverts, $1,000.00; tools and maI chinery, $2,000.00; stone, gravel and ! road material, $76,547.27. Last year | the highway department asked for a lew of twenty-eight cents, but the I I state board reduced it to twenty-three I cents. The money raised this year for road repair amounted to $90,193.03 which is has been said, is not suffi- ! cient to keep the 750 miles ot improved macadam roads in repair during ' the year. The Misses Madgelene and Vir1 gin'a Miller are visiting friends at Kokomo for several days.

Band Concert To Be Given Thursday Evening ■ Free Concert Will Be Given At Water Works Park Beginning At BP. M.

The Decatur General Electric band will resume its weekly concerts at i Water Works park this week, accord , ing to announcement made by Dir- | ector, W. R. Lawson, yesterday. Tin I free concerts will be held on Thursday • nights instead of Wednesdays. The concert will be held every Thursday during the month of Augs ust, and possibly the first two weeks J in September it was learned . The 3 September concerts are not in the contract, and will be held only provid-

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MINE GIVES UP NINETY-SEVEN . | DEAD BODIES All But Three Miners Entombed In Kemmerer Coal Mine Recovered RESCUE WORK SLOW Two Miners Brought To Top Refuse To Stay Back And Help In Search (United Ppprs Service' Kemmerer, Wyo., Aug. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ninetyseven dead were accounted for at 7 a. m., today, in the Kemmerer Coal company's mine, No. 1, where 137 I men were entombed. Eighty-six bodies had been taken from the shaft and eleven more located in the workings. After a complete check-up. mine officials said 137 men entered the shaft Tuesday. Os these, 37 were brought out alive, which would leave three still missing. Bad air on the 13th level made rescue work slow. The ventilating system was put out of order by the explosion which caused the disaster. Every precaution was taken to protect rescue crews from poisonous fumes. Virtually all wreckage caused by the blast was cleared up during the night. Alex Anama and Peter Pierpo, “just miners." were outstanding heroes of the tragedy which brought to light the stuff of which each man’s , soul was made. i The men were working in a lower level when the explosion occurred. They were buried in a mass of <le- , bris, but managed to dig way to k a clear tunnel where they were found by the first rescue squad and brought to the surface at 3 p. m.. after having faced death for hours. Despite their exhausted condition, the men both demanded to be put in I the rescue squad immediately to go i to the aid of their entombed mates. i Kemmerer, Wyo., Aug. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The toll of ’ I lives losfi nthe explosion in Frontier mine No. 1. of the Kemmerer | Coal company Tuesday morning, is 1 expected to exceed 100. ’ More than 50 bodies have been brought out. ’ Dawn found wearied rescue workers still toiling in the tumbled shaft ' where bodies of helplessly trapped 1 miners lay piled in a gruesome mass I against the tons of wreckage that formed a barrier against the escape after the blast. Most of the lives were lost nearly I 'a mile below ground. There was a 5 1 terrific explosion which resulted in s .a cave-in on several lower levels and ’' poisonous gases swept through the II shafts, snuffing out lives of the itnI prisoned workers. The victims were charred beyond ’ recognition, indicating that an in--1 tense flame had shot and seared its way through the underground shaft, turning tunnels and passageways 1 into an inferno. Removal of the victims to the Odd I Fellows hall turned hastily into a I morgue, in Kemmerer, was slow. As , the cars came up the main shaft from below w th their tragic freight, the 1,500 watchers—mothers, sweethearts, wives and fathers—surged through the guafd. The cargoes were more grim because on several caps of dead miners the electric mine lamps still burned, casting wierd shadows about. While women sobbed above, the rescue crews worked doggedly below (Continued on Page six)

ing the weather permits. The original plan was to hold ten open air free band concerts, five of which have already been held.. The concert, tomorrow night will start at 8 o'clock, and will last one hour. The program has not yet been completed by Director Lawson, but. it will ((insist of several new selections. Tomorrow's concert will be the first for several weeks, they being discontinued temporarily about 4 weeks ago.