Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 217.

SPANISH REVOLUTIONISTS IN REBELLION

SPEAKER GIVES STARTLING FIGURES ON AGRICULTURE

SAYS CONDITION OF FARMERS IS VERY SERIOUS A. R. Kroh Delivers Wonderful Address at Industrial Rooms Last Night. must aid the farmer Advocates 80 Acres for Each Farmer and Practice of the Golden Rule. HIGH SPOTS. 3.000,000 left the farms last year. | 5.000,004) will quit this year. Average age of farmer today is 46 years. We have seventy-eight hillion dollars in agriculture and thirtysix billion in business. The thirty-six billion is being juggled on the cost-plus plan. The way to help No. 1 is to do something for No. 2. Thure are 75,000 idle farms in New England. Indiana has 10,000 less farmers now than ten years ago. The only cure for onr ills is to really help the farmer. The farmer must do his own work and SO acres is enough. We must live the Gohlen Rule more. _____ "Last year three million Americans left the farm and this year five mil- I lion more will quit. There are 75.000 ; unoccupied farms in the New England states, New York and Pennsyi- ' vania. This condition will probably continue several years and if it does . something terrible is going to happen in this country.” This and many other statements as i startling were made last evening by , Mr. A. R. Kroh, of the Goodyear Tire | company, Akron, Ohio, in an address at the Decatur Industrial Club rooms, and he was not a pessimist but an optimist declaring that the country will be saved and our people continue to be happy, but he appealed for a recognition now of the fact that the farmer is the basic producer of all wealth and substance In this wonderful nation. Mr. Kroh’s address was perhaps the most unusual ever heard here and the hundred who heard him. including a , few farmers, listened attentively for niore than two hours and wanted more. Mr. Kroh believes that the way to help number one is to help number two, which just now happens to be the farmer, and his company be- , lieves that the way to prosper is to make prosperous the man who produces the basic material which the , rest of us juggle. Mr. Kroh is a wonderful speaker with a natural power to drive home shot after shot, to sail i nthe clouds of oratory and to keep his audience in a good humor by interspersing numerous stories to prove his points. He calls a spade a spade and spares no man. He contends that most of us are on the wrong track and the sooner we get back on the main line, the better it will be for all. He thinks every business man can afford to fight for the farmer until he comes into his rights and says that ho difference how good the farmers of Adams county are, their position can he improved to the great benefit of every business man. Political Parties Helpless. “I don’t like to see a man praying for more when he doesn't use. what he has 100 per cent" said Mr. Kroh. Political parties will not solve the problems. Before we can pay dividends on business we must pay dividends on agriculture. There is invested in this country $78,000,000,000 and in business thirty-six billion and (Continued on page eight)

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Girl Injured In Wreck On Fort Wayne Road Fort Wayne. Sept. 13. —Malinda Schieferstein, daughter of Henry Schieferstein. 1229 Winter street, sufI sered a severe frontal fracture of the | skull and cuts and bruises about the head about 7:30 o'clock last night when an Auburn automobile driven by Edgar Scheimann, 141 Esmond street crashed in the the rear of another automobile on the Decatur road, near the Philley school. The girl was brought to the Lutheran hospital where a skull operation was performed in an effort to save her life. . Schiemann and two girl companions. said to be Miss Devona Doehrman, 316 Kinnaird avenue, and Miss Emilie Kaiser 1315 Hugh street escaped with nothing more serious than slight bruises Mrs. May Robinson went to Fort Wayne this morning. ROTARIANS MAKE PLANS FOR YEAR Local Men Attended Executive Meeting At Indianapolis This Week. Indianapolis. Sept. 13. —Preparation of a new program for Rotary | clubs in Indiana during 1924 and district administrative work were discussed by executives of forty-eight lof the fifty one Rotary clubs in Indiana at the annual executive con I ference of the Twentieth district. Rojtary International, which began MonI day at the Claypool hotel. Arthur H. , Sapp, district governor, presided. New group representatives were {appointed as follows: Roy Misener, |of Michigan City, group No. 1; Dr. I Fred Patterson, of Decatur. No. 2: John H. Beales, of Winchester. No. 3: i Willis B. Dyer, of Kokomo. No. 4.: ! Robert Williams, of Crawfordsville. No. 5: Eugene C. Pulliam, of Franklin No. 6: and Henry Davis of Vincennes No. 7. Breakfast At Clay pool A breakfast was served at the Claypool hotel for the opening of the session. Adresses by the new group representatives occupied the forenoon Committee reports on Rotary matters were made in the afternoon. The conference accepted an invitation of the Bedford Rotary Club to entertain the 1924 conference at French T ick and West Braden hotels February 21 and 22. An inspection of the first wing of the Riley | Memorial Hospital was made Monday afternoon under the direction of the memorial , hospital executive committee, with Robert Frost Daggett, architect, in ! personal charge of the trip. Clinical | work to be performed in the Riley . hospital was demonstrated at the Robert Long Hospital by Dr. John H. Oliver and the hospital staff. A colllection of $35 was made to buy toys | for crippled children at the Long Hospital. John Carmody, president of the local club and Henry Heller, secretary, also attended the meeting. Band Concert Tonight The regular weekly ba.hd concert will be given at eight o’clock this 1 evening at Water Works Park on North Fifth street. A good program has been arranged and the public is invited to attend. This month wjll mark the close of the band concerts tor this season. Plans i are being made for the reorganization of The band for next year and the council has appropriated $500.00 for public concerts next summer. Roy Mumffia is also receiving contributions from, business men for the paying of the expenses of the band members.

DEATH OF DON ANDREWS LAID TO A MURDERER Investigation Shows That Monroe Young Man Was Stabbed To Death. MAN IS SUSPECTED Evidence Gathered Leads To Guilt of Wife’s Former Employer. Investigations conducted by relatives and officials have proven almost beyond doubt, that Don Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest M. Andrews, of Monroe, was murdered in Lakeville, Ohio, on September 3. All evidence leads tp a certain man ■ who is believed to have committed the murder. Th father of the young man, had a post mortem held over his body after it was returned to Monroe for burial. The physicians who conducted the post mortem, declared that death was due to a knife wound through the heart and not to a bullet wound as was at first reported. The physicians said that there was i no powder burns on the flesh and that the wound was in no man-; ner similar to a bullet wound. Mr. Andrews the father, made a trip to Lakeville following the funeral at Monroe last week, and he together with detectives and the prosecuting attorney began an investigation of the affair there. It was discovered that a former employer of Mrs. Andrews I Don's wife, had been missing from his home since the death of Don. This man is said to have been calling upon Mrs. Andrews since her marriage, during the absence of Mr. Andrews. On the night of the murder, Mr. Andrews had made known his intentions of leaving Lakeville on an eve-I ning train and had gone to the sta-! (Continued on page eight) SHOETOURNEY IS COMPLETED Melvin Thomas Wins City Championship In Horseshoe Tournament. Melvin Thomas is the name being engraved on' the silver loving cup offered to the winner of the city horseshoe tournament. The young man won the title of city champion-! by winning the final match of the tourney on Tuesday evening from E. W. Carmichael. It took five games to decide the winner of the match. Much interest was shown throughout the tournament. More than thirty players were entered and the tourney was played in leagues, the w'nners of each league meeting in the finals. The games were played on the courts at the corner of Monroe and Fourth streets, which were constructed by the civic section of the Woman's Club. I'he cup offered to the winner was doriated by this same organization. Plans are being made to conduct another tournament next year. Other cities in this part of the state have teams which represent the city in inter-city contests, and it is hoped that such a team may be organized next year to represent Decatur. —o Raiing Funeral Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Railing, who died at the Adams coun-| ty hospital yesterday afternoon, will be held from the First Methodist church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. | The Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of , the Methodist cuhrch, assisted by the Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor of the Evangelical church, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. 1 J. T. Myers made a business trip | to Piqua, Ohio, this morning.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 13, 1923.

FAMOUS PIANIST I AJ / i > W? Prof. Alvin W. Roper, noted pianist. of Winona Lake, Ind., who will give a sacred recital at the First , Methodist church here next Sunday ; evening. SACRED RECITAL AT M, E. CHURCH Prof. Alvin W. Roper, Pianist, of Winona Lake, To Appear Here Sunday. On this coming Sunday, the 16th. Alvin W. Roper, pianist, of Winona : Lake, Ind., will be in the city, and in the evening will give, at the First Methodist church, at the usual hour of service, a Sacred Recital, to which : the pulllie is cordially invited. The ! recital will be given on the free-will l offering basis. Mr. Roper is one of .the most widely known pianists in I America, having appeared in hundIreds of cities in every state in the Haitian and in all Canadian provinces least of Detroit. His public appearlances have embraced recital, concert. | summer Chautauqua and Bible conferjences, pastoral and tabernacle evangelistic campaigns, conventions, etc. j—and in all of these lines he lias be- | come widely known, and in several of them he is nationally and internationally famous. Mr. Roper has given recitals, bofli of tlte character of the one here anil those of a more secular nature midweek in literally hundreds of cities all over America, and these appearances have invariably been successful and given before large and enthusiastic audiences. His work has been very favorably commented on by the ] music critics of the daily press and trade journals. His programs are invariably interesting, and high-class. Mr. Roper will also be present in the morning services, and have some _ (Continued on page eight) BULLETIN (United Pms Service) Indiunupois. Sept. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Forty ' thousand dollars worth of U. S. certificates were taken from the desk in the Indiana Nation- 1 al hank this afternoon by a 1 th,iefj who walked from (he 1 bank without detection. The certificates were negoti- 1 able government securities. The certifuVtcs were on the desk of Edward Moore, vice- t president of the bank. According to Frank Stalniaker, presi- i dent of the bank. Moore left his i desk to answer the telephone i and when he returned the se- < curities were missing. “Other bank off icers were ’ silling at their desks surround- < ing Moore’s desk but they saw i no one whom they suspected,” i Stalniaker said. 1 Policemen and private detec- t lives were put on the trail of the robber immediately after ; the theft was discovered but < they had no clue as to his , identity. s ] Weather ■ I Fair tonight and Friday; probably ■ light frost in north and cooler in ex- , treme southwest portions tonight.

ANOTHER WAR IS AGITATING EUROPE NOW Possibility of 11 a I o-J ug o Slav War Within 72 Hours Is Seen. ITALY IS AMBITIOUS Premier Mussolini Demands Acceptance of Ultimatum To .Jugo Slavia. I 1...., London. Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily i Democrat) — Possibility of an Italo- I Jupo Slav war within 72 hours was ag'tating the chancellories of Europe 1 todav while thev awaited anxiously for the terms of Belgrade's reply to the ultimatum of Premier Musso- ' lir/ of Italw demanding acceptance of the Italian thesis for settlement of the Fiunie controversy by Saturday It was understood the Jugo slav reply already has reached Rome and is being studied by the Italian foreign office. The decision of war or peace will depend on the Italian view of the communication. Great Britain, for the moment, is not directly concerned in the dispute and there is little likelihood she will be personally involved, although statesmen realize the dangers of a new general European conflagration. France is in the most delicate poV.tfidn of the outside powers. > since she has close ties with both the little entente and Italv and is sure to create bitter resentment, whichever side she supports. It is almost impossible for Premier Poincare to remain neutral. The chief danger, as viewed by statesmen hjere. lies in the i unrestrained exercise of Premier Mussolini's enthusiasm for entrance into a campaign of Ital'ian prestige and expansion. . This is the program France wants to curb. Some British circles charge Musso(Continued on Page Eight) RELIEFFUND NEARS QUOTA Local Citizen Offers To Give SIOO When S9OO Has Been Contributed. Adams county is making rapid strides toward raising the quota set for the American Red Cross Japanese Relief fund. The contributions today reached a total of $698.77. The officials of the county chapter of the Red Cross are striving hard to reach the SI,OOO quota within the next two or three days. A letter was received by the Daily Democrat today from a prominent local citizen, stating that when the total contributions reach S9OO he will give the remaining SIOO to make the SI,OOO quota. He requested that his name be withheld. The letter is as follows: “Editor Democrat: —You may make I this statement: When the amount of 1 the Japanese Relief Fund reaches t tile sum of. nine hundred dollars I will 1 give the hundred to make up the one 1 thousand as the amount set for De- 1 catur.” 1 This is a very commendable spirit. The cause is certainly a meritorious i one and the manner in which the t people of Adams county is supporting it is gratifying. A total of $225.- i 77 was reported in today from Monroe 1 township. The officers of the Red Cross have appealed to lodges, clubs and other organizations to donate a sum to the relief fund, and it is expected that several will heed the call. The following contributions were reported today: Previously reported $470.00 A friend 2.00 Mrs. Lizzie Able 1.00 Monroe township 225.77 Total $698.77

ALL TROOPS TO RESIST R < Chicago Mayor Starts War ; On “Beer Traffic" Today Chicago, Sept. 13. Mayor William Hover. Chicago, today announced war against a "syndicated beer traffic" to save the city from "poor beer." "Beer is being sold illegally in Chicago at SSO to S6O a barrel, and it isn't the best beer either," Dover charged. “In erder to carry on the traffic, this money is being distributed among federal and municipal officers and the consumer must pay from 40 to 50 cents a glass for poor beer. "We have therefore decided that manufacture of beer must be stopped and I am going to see to it that no brewery operates. "I am not a prohibitionist. I would like to see the people of Chicago get good wholesome beer at a moderate price but it can’t be done and so we’re going to stop the manufacture of the had beer." OTHER VESSELS RAN ON ROCKS Nine Instead of Seven U. S. Destroyers Hit Rocks In the Pacific. San Diego, Cal.. Sept. 13. —Nine destroyers. instead of seven, as first re-, ported, ran on the rocks at Point Arguello Saturday night, it was learn-1 ed today. The Sommers and the Farragut | limped into port here during tlit| night ; badly crippled, pumps working to) keep water out of their holds and , with tales of their thrilling escape from the fate that overtook their sister ships of the destroyer flotillas. The two destroyers tiiat escaped, damaged, from the peril of the rocks were following in single file the seven that piled up. Plowing through the seas at the rate of 20 knots an hour on the fatal night, the lookout on the Farragut perceived something had gone wrong with the vessel ahead. ‘‘Man overboard," was his instinctive <ry and acting on standing instructions to destroyer fleets in battle formation, the Sommers and Farragut veered off to the right and left in order not to hit the man they believed to be in the water. It was this action that saved the vessels and possibly the lives of the crews. ! Struck Other Destroyers Tiie pilots were not quick enough however, to avoid the impending danger ahead and the Farragut collided with the Fuller, one of the ves-1 seis now left to die on the rocks, while the Sommers hit another vessel, which the crew believes to be the ill-fated Young. The Young later capsized and is believed to contain within its hold the 19 seamen still missing. After tlie Farragut struck the Fuller, it ploughed on through the melee of ships and struck the rocks. Quick | action on the part of the commander caused it to reverse its engines and j the boat managed to drag itself off to safety, although a large holo was torn in its side. The Sommers grounded after striking the other vessel and then also I made its way to safety off shore. The crews and officers escaped injury. So serious was the damage suffered by both vessels that it took I them from Saturday night nutil yesterday afternoon to reach port. •— .. SPORT FANS NOTICE The Daily Democrat has made arrangements with the United Press Press Association to receive blow by blow returns from the Dempsey-Firpo world's championship fight at New York Friday night. The fight will start at 10 o’clock eastern daylight saving time, which is 8 o'clock Decatur time.

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CALLED OUT EBELS’ MOVE STATE OF WAR IS DECLARED IN BARCELONA Revolutionists Direct Rebellion Against Present Government. SITUATION SERIOUS Spanish Government Order Naval Squadron To Proceed To Barcelona. (United Press Service) Madrid, Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) — At four p. m. today conditions in Madrid were normal and communication bad been re-established with the provinces. Paris. Sent. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Spanish government has ordered a naval squadron to proceed immediately to Barcelona, the Madrid correspondent of Le Temps telegraphed this afternoon. Madrid, Sept. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) The captain j general of Madrid told newsnapermen this afternoon the local was disposed to respect the orders of the govieminent. The captain general awaits the arrival of the king to obev (he orders of his monarch. The captain general this afternoon informed the sub-sec-retarv of war he will accept resnonsihilitv for the discipline ol the local garrison. The 'minister of war talked with Captain General Primo De Riveira. leader of the revolutionists - in Bracelona. Ihe minister said Primo De Riveria told )him the rebellion was not directed against the slate institutions but against the present government, which the army has asked the king to remove. Reports dial General Cavalcanti has been arrested were denied this afternoon. State Os War Madrid. Sept. 13. The council of j ministers at 3:40 a.m. today declared "a state of war" in Bnrrselona as the result of the Catalonian separatist movement. The deeission of the cabinet came after an almost continuous session beginning at 2 p in. yesterday, during which the ministers were notified of a threat of armed movement by the army unless immediate steps were taken to down the Catalonian separatist and take energetic measures to push tlie Moroccan campaign through to a successful conclusion. Rumors of a coup d'etat by the military persisted throughout last night. Army officials have been bitter for weeks against the government because of its alleged dilatory policy in ! the campaign against the Moroccan rebels. Military garrisons in Madrid were ordered to be ready for immediate duty and all tropps and men on leave recalled. j An immediate mobilization of police and the civil guard was ordered. (United Presß Service) Paris. Sept. 13 (Special to Daily i Democrat) —Official) advHces at 3 p. m. today confirmed reports of a military coup in Spain. Tim United Press today received the following message. which evidently had been closely censored, from its bureau in Madrid: | “The Spanish cabinet in an extraordinary meeting last night and early (Continued on page two)