Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 253.

GOLF COURSE AND COUNTRY CLUR PLANNED Enthusiastic Meeting of Decatur Citizens Held; Name Committees. SITES ARE. SUGGESTED —7 „ n I Another Meeting To Be Held On Next Thursday Night; Prospects Good. Twenty-five substantial citizens, enthusiastic for a country club ami golf course, interested in continuing Decatur the best town in the middle west, and believing that much benefit qn<l pleasure will be derived from su<h an institution, met last evening at the Industrial rooms to discuss the probabilities and possibilities. Dr. Roy Archbold was made chair man of the meeting and announced the purpose of the call, expressing his desires and the reasons therefor. Every man present favored the effort | and the outcome depends on whether a sufficient number can be secured to guarantee the purchase of the ground, erection of a club, a good golf course and tennis courts and the maintenance of such a place. Information from other small cities' is that seventy-five members who will make a modest initial investment and pay fifty dollars a year dues, will maintain the club in a very satisfactory manner. It is desired eventually to have a chib house suitable for afternoon or evening social events which, with the golf course, tennis and other outdoor sports, should make the club a very popular place. This will not be done at once, but during a period of years, the members and their families enjoying the benefits in the meantime. I’pon motion the ch&irman appointed two committees which will report next Thursday evening at eight o'clock at a meeting to be held at the Industrial rooms. These committees are: on Location- —John W. Tyndall, F. E. France, J. L. Kocher. Rev. J. A. Seimetz. Harold Kirsch. Rules and Regulations—C. C. | Schafer. C. .1. Lutz. John H. Carmody , and Dan M. Niblick. Several sites have been suggested and the committee will be glad to consider any others. If you have a small farm for sale within a mile or two of Decatur, suitable for a country ( club, the committee will appreciate it if you will notify them. The land should have a small grove, some natural hazards, a creek or ditch, some rough land and some level ground, and any amount from forty to 100 acres will be considered. Much interest is manifested and it | is believed the club can be made a real source of pleasure and an asset to the community. Work on preparing the course would start as early in the spring as possible and improve- , ments made as rapidly as possible. The organization is just in the making but the prospects are bright and the meeting Thursday evening should . be well attended. o Old-Time Hallowe’en Party At Yoeman Hall Tonight There will be a big time at the Yue. man Hall tonight. An old-time Hal i lowe’en party will be held and all members of the lodge and their friends are invited. A program will start at 8 o'clock. The hall has been decorated for the occasion and everything is in order for a good time. An orchestra has been obtained to furnish music for the evening. Prizes "ill be awarded for those best mask- * I Charges of Intoxication - i i Berne, Oct. 25. —Charges of intoxication havebeen filed by Andrew Coos teacher o( the Hirschy school, southeast of Berne at Squire David Depps' office against Melvin Hirschy, Albert' Kirchofer and Martin Stucky. Mr. Cook states that these are three young men who caused the distrubance at his box social last Friday ev-I ening. Warrants were served on the hoys Monday evening by Marshal Jesse Schug. At a hearing last evening before Squire Depp, the boys pleaded not Kuilty, an d win face trlal the date for which has not been set.

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Basketball Game At Old Gymnasium Here Tonight, The first gasbetball game of tho season in Decatur will be played in the old gymnasium here tonight b - tween the high school teams of Kirkland and Bryant. The girls and boys teams will both play, the girls' game beginning at 7:30 o'clock. This is the first game of the year for both teams, although they have been practicing hard for several days. RETIRED FARMER DIES AT BERNE Joshua Sprunger Died Suddenly While At Work; Apoplexy Is Cause. — Joshua Sprunger. 64. prominent retired farmer, died in Berne Tuesday afternoon. Death was sudden and was due to apoplexy. Mr. Sprunger, j was at work, carrying bricks and mor-1 tar at the Harve Nussbaum home in the northwest part of Berne, Peter Mazelin, who is doing some mason work on the new home. I No one witnessed the death and it' is impossible to determine just in | what position Mr. Sprunger was when the attack came upon him. It was 1 reported at first that he was attack-. ed while he was ascending a ladder | and fell to the ground. The position j of the material and his body as it lay or the ground appears that he had I just wheeled a wheel barrow load ofi bricks to the foot of a ladder that led to the top of the porch roof. He had already filled a clamp with bricks and was just ready to ascend to the roof when death came upon him. His i body evidently fell against the wheelbarrow as it had been spilled when he was found. His lifeless body was discovered by one of his little grandsons who happened to be at the new house, evidently very few 'seconds after Mr. Sprunger had died. The lad at ones notified Mr. Mazelin and his mother, i Mrs. Otto Stuck’y, who lives near the Nussbaum house. Help was immedi- ( ately gotten, but life had faded before ! the body was found. An ambulance was summoned and the body was taken to the Stucky home where he I had been staying. 1 Mr. Sprunger had apparently been • in good health and no one had expectled an attack of this nature. He had never complained about his health and | was evidently feeling well or he would not have ventured to do such tremendous labor. I Joshua Sprunger was the son of David Sprunger and was born in 'Wayne county, Ohio, on Dec. 24., 1859. Much of his life was spent in Ohio, until he moved to Berne. On May 15. 1882. he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Habegger who preceded him to the grave 23 years I ago, having -died on June 21, 1900. Since her death, Mr. Sprunger has remained a widower. To this union i were born 11 children, all of whom survive to mourn his sad departure. | Following are the children: Mrs. John von Gunten of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Emanuel Neuenschwander, -Mrs. | Otto Stucky. Mrs. Rufus von Gunten . of Berne; George of Fort Wayne; I Mrs. Walter Liechty, Andrew of Berne; Alfred and David of Fort Wayne; Clinton and Mrs. Clifton Giiliom of Berne. The brothers and i ■ sisters are; Isaac of Fort Wayne; ' Philemon and Amos of Dalton, Ohio; ' Mrs. Judith Lehman, Mrs. Joel LehI man and Mrs. Amos Burkhalter of Berne; Mrs. C. C. Moser of Fort Wayne. Half-brothers and half-sis-ters are: Caleb and Martin U Sprungi er of Berne; Mrs. E. Baumgartner and Mrs. David Sommer of Fort Wayne; i Mrs. Frank Amstutz. Mrs. Wilbur Nussbaum of Berne and Mrs. Adolph Sprunger of Monroe. Twenty-six grandchildren also survive. The funeral services will be held , Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Otto Stucky home and at 9:00 ' o’clock from the Mennosite church. — —o Not Held for Murder — Ft. Wayne, Ind., Oct. 25. —After a coroner’s investigation, Willis Green, held in connection with the death of Carl Piepenbrink, was released from custody today. | Green was arrested when it was reported that Piepenbrink's death was indirectly due to injuries received in a fight with Green. | Ralston Sowers, of Portland, will . be the guest of friends here this evening. 1

FIST FIGHT IN LEGISLATURE OF OKLAHOMA TODAY Lively Session Occurs As Impeachment Charges Were Discussed. WALTON IS DEFIANT Walton and Trapp Both Claim Power of Governor; Court To Decide. Oklahoma City, Oct. 25.—A j fist fight in the house of rep- ' resentativeg to(l;,y interrupted ■ impeachment proceedings now 1 against Gov. Walton. J. P. Callahan speaking against approval of the charges against Walton declared: “Dragon Jewett of the Ku I Kfux Klan is dictating the action of this legislature.” I Cries of “liar” arose from va- , rious parts of the house. A | dozen representatives rushed , upon Callahan. Several blows were struck I before “neutral” legislators i could lead Callahan from the i room, his clothing torn and disarranged. Both J. C. Walton and M. E. Trapp today claimed tile right to exercise 'the power of Governor of Oklahoma, i With the justice of their claims in volved in a legal tangle, there appciired little hope of obtaining a defiuiu understanding until all issues are Jo cided by court. | Walton, who was suspended by the state senate following starting of im peachment proceedings, was governor ■by right of possession of the chiet executive's office and by an injuncVon issued by Judge Thomas Chambers preventing Trapp from assuming d ities of the office. Wnltotf,’Tlffl»Pty wrrnttnded by his bodyguard of gunmen, occupied the executive offices. | Walton declares he cannot be removed from office until the senate has acted upon the impeachment charges: while his opponents beclare he may be suspended upon filing of ih | charges. I Trapp was-declared acting governor by the senate at the time Walton was ousted. j The supreme court meets at 1:30 (Continued on page two) LLOYD GEORGE MEETS HUGHES Ex-Premier Discusses the Hughes Peace Plan With Its Author Today. 'United n resp Washington, Oct. 25—(Special to | Daily Democrat)—There is no doubt of the “complete readiness of the ' American people to support any step J their government may take towards bringing about an European settlement,” Lloyd George asserted on his arrival here today, after a tour on , which he has talked with men of | every shade of political opinion. I Just what step the United States government should take, Lloyd George said was not for him to say at this time. He obviously wished to save any suggestions of that sort for his conference with Secretary of State Hughes. With Lloyd George. Washington, 1 Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) 1 —Lloyd George came to the Ameri- < can national cap’tal today to discuss I ' with its author the Hughes plan for saving Europe by setting the reparations problem upon a business basis, i Arriving at 8 a. m., Lloyd George j was met at Union station by an as- : sistant secretary of state and a rep- ( resentative of the British embassy? l I The program arranged in advance < provided tor a call on Secretary i Hughes within an hour after arriv- < ing in Washington. I < Lloyd George manifested great - I eagerness for this conference with ■ Hughes. He wants to tell the secretary of state his impressions of the American state ot' mind as he has , I seen it on his present, tour. He wants to get from Hughes the latter’s opin- , j ion -as to the possibility of American , I (Continued on Page six) I 1

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 25, 1926.

OKLAHOMA’S SHIFTING EXECUTIVES

/*** w 1 Gov. J. C. Walton, whom the legis-1 lat.ure has voted to Impeach and who is automatically suspended dur-1 ing the trial.

FRANCE HOLDS FIRM IN COURSE Will Ignore Germany's Latest Request for Reparations Negotiations. - (By John D. Groat, United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—France will ignore Germany's latest request for resumption of conversations for a settlement of the reparations problem. Premier Poincare told the cabinet today. There will be no weakening in the French attitude of uncompromising firmness toward the German reich, Poincare indicated. Despite the grave internal situation in Germany France will hold to her program of complete enforcement of the treaty of Versailles. With France in complete control of the reparations commission there seemed little doubt that the commission will reject the German appeal, declaring Germany's inability to pay at present and asking appointment of a commission of experts to determine her future capacity. — o Probe In Veterans’ BureautfMarks Time (United Press Service! Washington, Oct. 25. —Investigation into alleged “scandalous conditions" in the veterans’ bureau marked time today, while both investigators and defenders sought additional supporting evidence to bring before the senate committee when it resumed the hearings next Monday. Former Head of the Bureau Colonel Charles R. Forbes, broken in health, weakened by illness and worry, was kept in deepest seclusion today. Medical advisers ordered that on account of the dangerous heart affection from which Forbes is suffering he be protected as much as possible from excitement and exertion. His place of retirement was kept secret even from most of his friends and former accosciates in the bureau. GENEVA TO HOLD TOWN ELECTION Tickets Nominated by Democrats and Republicans; Election November 6. Politics are astir in Geneva these j autumn days. Tickets for the town j election have been nominated by tin Republican and Democrats and the candidates are busy lining up their forces. The election will be hold on , Tuesday, November 6. The tickets nominated by the two parties are as follows' Republican candidates —Clerk, Earl Shepherd; treasurer. Dr. J. C. R. I Campbell; councilman First Ward, W. I W. Widdows. The Democratic candidates are: Clerk. Kenneth Shoemaker; treasurer. E. B. Giiukeh; councilman First Ward, R. A. I riggs and councilman Second Ward, William Teeter. Weather Indiana: Generally fair tonight it.id Friday; cooler tonight in north nortion and in extreme south portion Friday.

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MILLION POUNDS OF SUGAR MADE Holland-St. Louis Factory Running Near Full Capacity Now. —— | Up to six o’clock this morning 7,812 tons of beets had been sliced and ■ macle into sugar at the Holland-St. Louis Sugar factory in this city. The ' mill is being operated near capacity , production and within the last few . days 900 tons of beets have put through the mill. > A total of 1.363.5(h) pounds of fine , granulated sugar lias been manufactured at the factory since its opening on Monday, September 15th, The beets are coming in from all directions , and faster than they can be taken care of at the mill. The crop this year is splendid and the beets are f grading good. Indications are that . the 1923 campaign will be one of the . best in The history of the local plant. About 30<> men are employed in and r around the- mill leesides the one or f two hundred men who are stationed > at the weigh stations scattered over the territory. The mill will operate between 90 and lot) days this year and, in view , of the heavy crop of beets, the sugar production will probably exceed previous years. The price paid the far- • niers for the beets is one of the high- • est ever paid and those who have a few acres will realize a good return on the investment. I • I. NEWT DROWN NOT TO RESIGN Secretary-Treasurer of the State Agricultural Board Denies Rumor. Indianapolis, Oct. 25. —Reports ot his forthcoming resignation as sec- " retary-treasurer of the state hoard <f agriculture were vigorously denied ,o day by I. Newt Brown, who has been at swords with Governor McCrav over tile question of whether the governor actually borrowed $155,000 trom the board of agriculture. Rumors of his resignation had boon current about the state house ever since Brown challenged the governor's statement, given at a bankruptcy proceedings in Fort Wayne, that the board of agriculture loaned th. governor $155,00.' I "I leave no intention whatsoever, of 'resigning.'' Brown said. lie reins ■ ! to discuss the case further than l > reiterate his original statement tii.it the loan was not made to McCray. Old Man Is Assaulted (United Press Service) j Indianapolis, Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Search was being made today for two thugs who brutally assaulted Oscar McCurdy, aged recluse, because they found only $7 when they held him up and ransacked his home near New Bethel. , One man covered McCurdy with a revolver while the other searched for money. Disappointed at the small sum obtained, he walked over to McCurdy and struck him over the head with the butt of a revolver, inflicting a severe scalp wound. McCurdy is 82 years old.

Hears Lloyd George’s Address Over the Radio The address given by David Lloyd George in Pittsburgh last night was heard over the radio by Gerald Cole, of the Star Electric company. The expt einier's talk was broadcasted by station KDKA in Pittsburgh and came in very ilearly here It was enjoyed very mud) by* Mr. Cole. E. F. Dornseif heard the address also, over the radio in his music studio. FIREMANSAVES ENGINEER'S LIFE, Engineer On G. R. & I. Passenger Has Narrow 1 Escape Near Here. — . Heroic efforts by Fireman G. E Jackson, on Southbound G. R. .'<• I. j passenger train No. 12, probably save<| the life of Engineer F. E. Nikoi lia. when the right back connecting rod on the locomotive broke when the 1 train was running thirty miles an hour, between Decatur and Monroe about 7 o'clock this morning, and the drive rail was thrust up through the cab. Nikolia escaped with a badly broken and crushed right hand, and several bruises over his body. ! The train left Decatur shortly beI fore 7 o'clock, being on tint?. When it reached a point about two miles , north of Monroe, tlie connecting rod . broke. The heavy side rail strm k ■ the bottom of the cab where Engint eer Nikolia was riding, tearing a large hole in the cab. Nikolia tell into the > hole and would have fallen to the . track and probably met death be- , neath the wheels had it not been foi , Fireman Jackson who grabbed his j mate and pulled him to safety. i The flying pieces of iron broke the s steam pipes and automatically stoppa ed the train within a distance oi t about 500 yards. Word was sent to . Decatur and a switch engine and ca boose were dispatched to the scer.w lof the accident. Irf the meantime i- an ambulance was called and was I waiting at the station when the train r was pulled back to the local station. However. Nikolia was able to walk l about and did not go to the hospital i here, but returned to his home in 1> r Wayne. .lackson also resides in Ft - Wayne. Jackson has been firing for seven . years anil thought very little of hii heroic act this morning. The -m---1 ine was No. 9551. Another engine was obtained from Fort Wayne and the train proceeded on its journey southward. Will Fight Extradition I (United Press Service) ' Cedar Ixike. Ind.. Oct. 25. —-Every effort will be made to prevent extradition of Walter Stevens and Tommy - Hobin to Chicago .friends of the tw< men stated today. Stevens and II > bin were arrested here late yesterday by Chicago detectives searching for I bootleggers. Stevens has been a fugitive from ( justice since jumping a SIO,OOO ca-di bond given for his appearance at the i appeal of his trial for alleged shoot- • ing ot' an Aurora. 111., policeman. . i Both Stevens and Hobin are believi cd to be implicated in the recent "beor war" murders in Chicago, police sa.d i today. ■ Stevens told detectives last night . that he had not been in Chicago within the past year and declared li.* knew nothing of the "beer war." • I Alleged Dope Peddler Heid (United Press Service) Terre Haute. Ind., Oct. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) Lee Summers, 19. wanted in Columbus, Ohio, on charges of dope peddling and white slavery, is held here today without bond awaiting arrival of federal authorities. He was arrested last night on in- ' structions from Washington. •— — Driver Blamed for Wreck Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 25. Coroner Inlow today returned a verdict holdi ing that the grade crossing accident • in which nine persons were killed by I a Big Four passenger train at Brook- - Held on October 14. was due to the I failure of J. W. Means, driver ot the 5 death car, to look for an approach- - ing train. Means was one of the victims.

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COMMUNISTS MARCHING ON BERLIN TODAY Serious Trouble Expected In German Capital; Fire on French Soldiers. UNEMPLOYED MARCH Five Thousand Unemployed Marching To Reichstag To Demand Doles. BULLETIN. London. Oct. 25. (United Press.) —Communists are now marching on Berlin, says the Central News. Large bodies of them were converging from many districts, it is said. One body of them assembled in the suburb of Lichtenberg, where police formed a cordon to prevent their march on the capital, dispatches say. Serious trouble is expected. BULLETIN. Paris, Oct. 25. (4:20 p. m.) (United Press.) —German communists and nationalists at noon today opened fire on the prefecture of police at Wiesbaden, in which French soldiers were quartered, according to a dispatch to the Temps. The attack was immediately repulsed. This is the first instance of the Germans having attacked the troops of the army of occupation, since the present revolt in Germany started. Separatists Re-Occupy Treves Separatists have reoccupied Ti'evei. a Central News despatch from Berlin said today. French colored calvary were reported patrolling the street;. Forty Persons Killed Paris. Get. 25.—Forty persons wsre killed, including the chief of police, in tierce fighting at Crefeld between Germans loyal to the Berlin government and separatists, a dispati li .'rom that city stated today. Tile separitists were in complete control of Ctefold today, the dispatch said. Unemployed On March BULLETIN (By Carl D. Groat) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Berlin. Oct. 25. —Five thousand unemployed began a march today from the suburbs of Berlin to the reich stag to demand renewal of the unemployment doles stopped on account ot money stortage. Police reserves were rushed to intercept them before they could reach the capital. The men were in rebellious mood because the lack of paper marks < >n? polled authorities to suspend pav ment of relief which is their scle means of livelihood. Berlin. Oct. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The former German crown prince has urgently requested that he be allowed to return to Germany, it was learned today. After vigorous correspnodence between the prince and Chancellor Stresemann. the chancellor laid the matter before one ot the recent numerous sittings of the cabinet for a decision. Socialists are considerably embarrassed by the appeal and no decision has been reached yet. Some of the members of the cabinet admit, however, they cannot advance any especially good reason why the prince should not return. The Dutch government has agreed to the prince's request to leave Holland. it was understood, on condition he will not ask to return to his refuge In Wierengen. In his new application, the crown prince, as he still is called by most Germans, urged consideration of his former arguments. Would Enter Quietly As a German citizen, the prince argued, lie cannot be refused a shelter in his homeland. The prince said he would enter Germany quietly by motor car. avoiding any oviations. In addition the prince said, in substance: . “In these trying times, as a loyal German, 1 want to be in my home | country to participate in the reconstruction of the fatherland.” Foreign observers said it was conceivable the application might be (Continued ou page five)