Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 227.

REOUESTS grand JURY PROBE OF M'CRAY TANGLE Marion National Bank ‘ Seeks Action By Marion County .Grand Jury. G. o. P. MEET MONDAY State Committee Plans To Go Over Entire Situation; Leaders Gathering. Pre«« ft»rv«"») Indianapolis, Sept. 2.) —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A request has been made that the Marion county grand jury investigate the private financial affairs of Governor McCray in connection with notes endorsed by the governor, it was learned today.) Ihe request came trom Gus Condo, of Marion, Ind., attorney for Ihe Marion National bank. That bank has pending a suit for $3,500 against McCray in a court at Joliet, 111. It was felt that there were circumstances which should receive grand jury consideration. Condo said. Request for the grand jury probe was made of William P. Evans, Marion county prosecutor. Judge James A. Collins of the criminal court, has been told that neither Evans, who is a son-in-law of the governor. nor the governor would stand in the way of an investigation. In event an investigation is ordered it is understood that Evans will consent to the appointment ot special prosecutor to handle it. Judge Collins has not indicated what action if any he will take on the request made by Condo. Meantime plans are befhg made for the meeting of the republican state committee next Monday at which McCray's financial affairs will be discussed . Clyde A. Walb, of LaGrange, republican state chairman was expected to arrive in Indianapolis today to take up matters preliminary to the session. Republican leaders denied there was an organized attempt on the part of republican workers to oust (Continued on pace two) NIGHT SCHOOL GETS STARTED Seventeen Enroll On First Night; More To Enroll; Cost Is Very Low. With seventeen enrolled on the oppring night, four more enrolled today and others signifying their intention of enrolling at the next meeting, the night Commercial school at the high school building appears certain to Prove a big sucess. The first meeting of the classes were held last night in the rooms of the commercial department of the high school. The classes will meet from 7 until 9 o'clock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings during the winter. One of the outstanding features °f the night school is the low cost °f the instruction to the students. The instruction will cost one dollar a n hour for each class, the one dollar to be pro rated among the students in the class, For instance, if there are twenty students in the class it will cost five cents an hour, which is remarkably cheap. The instructor will be the Misses McCrory and " ilhite, instructor in the commercial department of the high school. Instruction will be offered in book-keep-ing, typewriting and short hand. The typewriting class will meet from 7 to the shorthand class from 8 to 9 nnd the book-keeping class from 7 to * and from Bto 9. Each student tnay take either of the first two subjects and the last one or both of the first two. The school board is donating the use of the school building including the light and heat and the instructors are doing the work for the minium amount of compensation. There was about an equal number of men and women enrolled last night.

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Illinois Oldest Woman Dies At Age of 112 Years (United Press Service) Abrora, 111., Sept. 25.—Mrs. Mary Vermitt, said to have been the oldest . woman in Illinois, is dead here at the age of 112 yeflrs and nine months. She was horn in Cork. Ireland. She is survived by three children, 174 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren ami five great-great grandchildren. GOOD SPEAKERS ARE OBTAINED Great Talent Secured By Northeastern Indiana Teachers’ Ass’n. Some of the greatest talent avail able has been secured for addresses during the annual meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Teachers’ As sociation, at Fort Wayne on Thursday and Friday. October 11 and 12. Among the speakers will be Hon. Aaron Sa pine, the International attorney-at law. of New York City; Hon. M. L Burton, president of the University of Michigan, and Dr. M. V. O'Shea, school of education. University of Wisconsin M. F. Worthman. superintendent o' the Decatur city schools, is secre ganization. C. O. Lehman, superin intendent of the Berne schools .is a member of the executive committee All teachers in Adams county will attend the sessions of the meeting School will be dismissed on thosi two days and all teachers are requir ed to attend. The public is cordially invited to attend all sessions of the meeting E. S. Christen, superintendent of the Adams county schools, has a number of tickets for the meeting, which Adams county people may obtain. The season tickets sell for J 1.50. The meetings will be held in the new South Side high school building and other large auditoriums with J M. Scudder. Huntington, who is president ot the Association. The firs' session will begin at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning. Hon. Benjamir J. Burris, state superintendent of pub lie instruction, will give an address during the Thursday forenoon session. “That Mind of Yours," is the sub ject of an address to be delivered Friday evening at the South Side high school by Hon. M. L. Burton, president of the University of Michigan A. L. Trester, secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association will #peak Thursday afternoon. Dr. O'Shea of the University of Wisconsin, will speak Friday morning. Mrs. Dan Tyndall, of this city, will sing a group of primary songs at a meeting of the kindergarten section to be held at the Plymouth Congrega tional church Friday morning. Ad dresses of much interest will be delivered by able speakers at all ses sions of the meetings. COMMISSIONERS HOLD CONVENTION County Commissioners Mel At Evansville; Plenty of Entertainment. Evansville .Ind., Sept. 25. —Plenty of entertainment and little business was the program for the twentieth annual convention of Indiana county commissioners, which opened here today. Due to this being an “off year,” there being no session of the legislature, the convention finds little work to do. The convention will last through Thursday. The main session will be held tonight at which the 1924 officers will be elected. Acting Mayor Griese was to give the welcoming address this afternoon. State Senator Harold Van Crman and B. E. Alnut, banker, also were on the program The program for tomorrow will include a tour of roads in the “pocket" and a banquet, followed by a smoker at night. John W. Carlyle, Marion county, secretary of the commissioners' association, arrived late yesterday and has been assisting local workers in arranging the program. The number of visitors was expected to reach six hundred by tonight. Henry Schulte is attending the clothier’s convention at Chicago this week.

OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR DEFIES LEGISLATURE l ~ 1-1— -- jkiu 1 . oh. 1 K. * y ..... x v... - — g . 1 . (Pacific and Atlantic Photo) This picture of Gov. John Galloway Walton was taken as he was signing proclamation putting state under martial law. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—State legislators are gathering in the capitol n defiance of Gov. Walton's "martial law" restrictions, openly criticizing and condemning the governor and preparing lor the extraordinary session of the ower house, which has been called for next Wednesday to start impeachment proceedings. The legislative situation is running away from the executive control, despite martial law. and unless he can find some way to stem the tide, legal or ortherwise, the "people's governor” may find himself driven from office for illeged misuse of his power. Sixty-eight legislators have signed the call for the special session, rhese include Republicans. Farmer-Labor, Democratic, and Conservative Democratic. A majority in the house is 54. W. D. Mcßee, member of the lower house from Duncan, took the iniative in issuing the call after he had been informed that the governor, in a conference, had determined to cal! a special session himself, and thus invalidate his one and make impeachment impossible to consider. Following this the “rebel members." led by a dozen or so country members who know the use cf guns, sat around their headquarters in the Hotel Skirvin, a block from the military headquarters, and invited arrest.

Mrs. Sorg’s Funeral Wednesday Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Sorg, mother of Michael H. Sorg. >f this city, who died at her home in Fort Wayne Sunday night, will be held from the St. Peter's church at o’clock Wednesday morning. Burial will be made in the Hesse Castle ■emetery. . I ', o MUSCLE SHOALS PROJECT FAILS Project Considered Failure As Result of Sale of the Gorgas Power Plant. Wash ngton. Sept. 25—(Special tO ( Daily Democrat t—Official Washing-[ *on believes Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals project has fallen through as he result of the sale by the war de-' lartment of the Gorgas power plant »o the Alabama Power company. The sale of the property was an-' uounced late yesterday by Secretary if War Weeks. The Gorgas plant was included in Ford's Muscle Shoals bid. He said he would not bid for Muscle Shoals without Gorgas. He has not replied to a request by President Coolidge and Secretary Weeks that he eliminate the Gorgas plant from his offer. The only word that has come from him on it was indirect. Weeks yesterday got a telegram from W. B. Mayo. Ford's chief engineer on the Muscle Shoals plan, expressing surprise at the sale and stating that Ford was away from Detroit on business. Some officials were inclined to th’nk that Ford would fight, in whatever way is possible to overturn the of the Gorgas plant to the power company, basing his objections on an opinion rendered months ago by Attorney General Daugherty, that the contract with the Alabama Power company giving it an exclusive option to purchase of the plant was made without due authority. o — Balloon Forced Down Brussels, Sept. 25. —The British batloon Margaret, one of the entrants in the James Gordon Bennett cup race which started Sunday, was forced to descend in the sea near Portska|gen, Denmark, a message to the Aero club said today. The balloon and 1 crew were rescued and taken to Gotlijenburg. 1

Decatur, September 25, 1923.

GERMANY PUTS SELF AT MERCY OF THE ALLIES Premiers Approve Decision of Government To End Passive Resistance. ■ ADMITS HER DEFEAT (Germany Ready To Admit She Has Lost the “War After the War.” (United Press Service) Berlin, Sept. 25-(Special to Daily Democrat) The German I stale premiers, in their conference with Chancellor Stresemann today, fully approved the decision of the government to 'abandon passive resistance in | the Ruhr without further conditions. The official statement issued latter the conference between Stresemann and the premiers said: “A complete agreement was reached that passive resistance, for internal political and above all financial reasons, must be broken off." Approval of the state premiers fol-| lowed that of the Rhine and organizations, given at their conferences with the chancellory yesterday. It was interpreted as the final step before Stresemann's public pronouncement. which will be Germany's, acknowledgement to the world that -he has lost the “war after the war” and virtually throws herself on the mercy of the allies. Rockford M. E. Church Had Home-Coming Sunday A large crowd gathered at the Rochford Methodist Episcopal church Sunday at a home coming. In the forenoon a quarterly meeting was held, and Dr. W. B. Freeland, the district superintendent, preached. At the noon hour a basket dinner was served at the Red Men's hall and the crowd re-assembled at the church for an afternoon program, which included an oldfashioned “love feast," in which former members took part. The program also consisted of songs and readings, and Rev. C. H. Smith of Bluffton, delivered an address.

WOMAN’S WIFE £-* (Pacific and Atlantic Photo) MRS. WILLIAM TAYLOR LaCrosse. Wis. —The weird story of William Taklor, whose death here Friday. Sept. 14. revealed that the husband of forty years and the Mississippi river laborer was a woman, was emphasized by the statement of William Taylor’s wife that she had | not known that her husband was not a man. Mrs. Taylor was located recently at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mar--1 cus Ames, at Viroqua. “I never knew he was a woman," she said. She then related an amazing story of a relationship super-platonic, of a friendship that, because of its nature, was more than idyllic. “His life was mine and my life was his,” declared this strange woman whose widowhood turned in a moment to spinsterhood. Mrs. Taylor testified that each ■ slept in separate rooms. I. U. Trustees Consider Erection of Dormitories Bloomington. Ind., Sept. 25. —A 1 committee of three members of the • board of trustees of Indiana university today began an investigation of the possibility of the university constructing dormitories to house the rapid increasing student body. Erection of dormitories was seen by some members of the board of 'rustees as the best solution of the housing problem, which is becoming i acute every year with construction of privately owned rooming quarters lagging behind the increase in enrollment. POTATO FIELD DAY PLANNED Potato Raisers of Indiana To Meet At Farm Near i Akron, 0., Sept. 27. i The first Indiana Potato Field Day will be held on the W. WX Stauffer farm, near Akron, Indiana, on September 27. Stauffer has an average of 300 bushels per acre for the past four years, a state record. His Early Ohios and Irish Cobblers | will average 250 bushels or more ( this year while his Rurals bid fair to , go above tire 300 bushel mark. The meeting will begin at 10:30 , oclock by inspection of these different fields, followed by a big potato dinner at noon on the farm. In the , afternoon Prof. G. 1. Christie, of Pur|due will give the principal address. .1 Plans are going forward to have three -'of the leading potatoe growers wn« J have averaged over 250 bushels per- . acre to tell how they do it. H. ('. Moore, in charge of potato work in i Michigan will tell how Michigan . growers are producing 300 bushjels i per acre. Fanners in northern Indiana should ’ plan to attend this big potato day ( and see what real potatoes can be grown in Indiana a, nd when o|nce grown the prices that can be obtained for them. Roads leading to Akron will he marked to direct everyone, to the meeting place. F. C. Gaylord, potato specialist from Purdue and County Agents Tom Parker, Warsaw and R. S. Lundin, Rochester are in charge of the arrangements for the meeting.. Akron is located in the extreme eastern part of Fulton county. Weather Indiana —Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with probably thundershowers in north and central portions Tuesday night; not much chaige in temperature.

Ward Fails To Have Murder Charge Dismissed i (United Press fervhe) White Plains N. Y„ Sept. 25.—Motion for the dismissal of the first degree murder charge against Walter' S. Ward, alleged to have slain Clar-, ence peters, was denied today by Justice Robert F. Wagner. The was'made when the state rested its ease shortly after court convened today. o DEAD RESTORED TO LIFE AGAIN Son-In-Law of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas Aids In Unusal Feat. Dr. J. J. Vega, son-in-law of Mr. • and Mrs. Henry Thomas of this city, j I who is a hospital surgeon in the National Military Home, at Dayton, 0., has had the novel and unusual experience of assisting in bringing a man back to life after he had been dead ■ tor fifteen minutes. The following account of the experience is reprinted from the National Tribune: “Charles Netts, of Springfield, 0., Adjutant of Springfield Camp, U. S. W. V„ has had the experience of passing the portal of death and thenj 1 returning to tell his friends all | about it. Having been pronounced ■ dead by physicians at the National ( Military Home. Dayton, Ohio, he was returned to life by the administration of adrenalin. Comrade Netts was apparently dead for 15 minutes before the drug was injected into his heart by Maj. ' C. P. Grover and Dr. J. J. Vega, hospital surgeons at the Dayton institution, and was unconscious for two hours after life had been restored. , During the two hours following the administration of the adrenalin into . his heart, and while the two physic'ans and other hospital attaches , were trying to restore him to life. Nett’s heart was beating but 40 times ! per minute, and he was breathing , only eight times per minute. Taken to the Dayton institution Aug 13, suffering from double her--1 nia. he was in such a weakened condition that it was impossible to operate upon him at that time, but the attempt was made a week later. on Monday. Aug. 20. Following 'he operation he was taken back to his room and after coming from under the influence of the ether, his body stiffened, and he died, physi- | cians say. I A nurse who was in the room at the time immediately called the operating surgeons, both of whom pro- ! nounced him dead. Following a concultation. the physicians decided to inject the newly found drug, adrenalin, into the heart of the patient in in effort to restore him to life. The 1 drug was administered 15 minutes (Continued on page two' MAYOR OF FORT WAYNE IN CITV I — ——- Mayor Hosey and Board of Works Inspect Light and Power Plant. Mayor William J. Hosey and members of the board of works of Fort Wayne were visitors in the < it” Monday afternoon and inspected the Det catur light and power plant. They came here to see the new boilers that are being installed at the city plant. Mayor Hosey stated that Decatur had a mode! little plant au<i .'that the improovements now being (made were just the tilings, as the additional boilers and equipment would increase the capacity of the plant. The Fort Wayne officials went to, Bluffton from here. A number of improvement are being made to the ( city plant at Fort Wayne in order to keep up with the rapid growth of' the city. Q , E. V. YOUNG WOMAN'S MISSIONARY CIRCLE TONIGHT The Young Woman's Missionary , Circle of the Evangelical church will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening at the home of the Misses Zelma and Bertha Fuhrman, ’ just at the north edge of town. All • members are invited to attend. A - very interesting and instructive book ■ la being studied at this time by the Y. W. M. S.

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LEGISLATORS IN OKLAHOMA DEFY = GOVJ.C. WALTON Stand Steadfast In Determination To Meet In Extra Session Tomorrow. SITUATION IS CRITICAL State Faces Most Critical Moment In Its History; Troops (Jet Orders. (Unite') Press Service) Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 25. — Members of the Oklahoma legislature leading the movement to start impeachment proceedings against Govlernor J. C. Walton held steadfast t<>I day in their determination to meet Wednesday noon despite the executive's orders to troops to “shoot to kill" of necessary to prevent the sesseion. The governor issued instrutItions to adjutant General B. H. Markham to stop the legislature for meeting “at any time and any plac’ in Oklahoma," and use all of the noli tary forces in Oklahoma needed to carry out the order. At the same time Gjveiner Walton I commanded all citizen soldiers in the 1 state between the ages of 21 and 45 Ito hold themselves in readiness for I service in the open warfare between Ute visible government and the invisible empire. Expects 70 Legislators "At least seventy members of tin legislature will be here tomorrow an ! we will make every effort to meet peaceably," said W. I). Mcßee, chief agitator for impeachment of the governor. The citizen soldiers were instructed to be in readiness with such arms as "they may possess or can obtain." These instructions, however, wire practically superfluous because every man in Oklahoma who has any kind of a gun, or other weapon has it oi'ed amt ready for action. Very Critical Moment Oklahoma, whose history from the time of settlement of the “strip" to the warfare over the location of the state capitol at Mushogee or Oklahoma City has been marked by tense situations, has never witnessed a more critical moment than the eva of the scheduled meeting of the legislators. All of the surviving famous peace (Continued on paeo ’wo) — o PIONEER FARMER EXPIRED TODAY Wm. Gallmeyer. of Freidheim, Died At Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. William Gallmeyer, 80. one of the pioneer residents of Preble township, died at 6:30 o'clock this morning in tlie Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, of bladder trouble. Mr. Gallmeyer was taken to the hospital at Fort Wayne a week ago last Saturday and had undergone an operation. Mr. Gallmeyer was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gallmeyer, he was born in Germany, February 26,1843, but came to this country with his parents when three years old. His parents settled in Preble township in the Freidheim community, and William spent the remainder of his life there. He was married to Louise Prange. who preceded him in death, eight years. He was a member of Ihe Freidheim Lutheran church. A son. Henry Gallmeyer, resides on the home place and had been making a home for his father. Besides the son at home, Mr. Gall- ' nteyer is survived by one daughter, | the wife of the Rev. August Buuck, !of Fort Wayne .and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Grash, of Kansas. Funeral services will be held from the Freidheim Lutheran church at one pin., standard time, Friday, Rev. Preuss, officiating. Burial will be I made in the Freidheim cemetery. I , Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Marshall who I have been spending the summer in . this county, left today for Anthony, : New Mexico, where Mr. Marshall ■ has accepted a position as teai het in | the high school there.