Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1923 — Page 1

Volums XXI. Number 260.

preparing for SECOND ROUND IN M'CRAY CASE Governor’s Attorneys Prepare Evidence l or Case Before Sheridan. GOVERNOR CONFIDENT Says He Is Confident That Things Will Turn Out All Right. Indianapolis, Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Defeated In their first skirmish over bankruptcy proceedings in federal court against Governor Warren T. McCray, attorneys for the governor today prepared evidence to bolster up their cont»ntion that McCray's occupation is that of a farmer when the case is' heard before Harry C. Sheridan, of. Frankfort, referee in bankruptcy. Judge Anderson yesterday over-! ruled the motion of his attorneys' seeking to have the question of the' governor’s occupation considered 1 separate from the main issue of whether the governor is bankrupt. "I am not going to put any strings on the referee," declared Judge Anderson. “This case must be treated I like any other case, and everything the governor has done during his lifetime must be taken into consideration in determining his occupation." Judge Anderson then referred the case to Sheridan and instructed him to set a date for holding the hearing. Liabilities Placed at $3,000,000 Attorneys for the three Fort Wayne banks seeking to have the governor declared bankrupt filed a' statement of the governor's financial condition in which it was charged that his liabilities are $3,000,000 while his assets total only about $2,000,000. McCray, in the statement of his condition Which he presented at the' meeting of his creditors some time ago. admitted liabilities of $2,500,000 but maintained that his property could be disposed of for at least $3,000,000 if he were given a chance to liquidate his estate under more favorable agricultural conditions. It was further charged by the bank’s attorneys that some of the liabilities of the governor were incurred through an “imaginary partnership created in the bankrupt's mind.” The charge referred to notes endorsed by the governor and others under a partnership agreement and disposed of to banks in many parts of the state. Banks Are Elated Attorneys for the Fort Wayne banks regarded the action taken by. Judge Anderson yesterday as a decisive victory in their efforts to have the governor declared a bankrupt. James Noel, the governor's attorney, expressed confidence in the result of the hearing before the referee in bankruptcy. McCray Is Confident Governor McCray, at his office last night, said he was confident that “things would turn out all right." The list of assets as given by Governor McCray includes 15,817 acres of land, various securities and bonds and notes worth, according to the governor's figures, about $3,000,000. Tri Kappa Hope Chest Drawing Is Postponed Owing to the fact that several members of the Tri Ktinpa sorority who are in college at present have not returned stubs held by them in the hope chest drawing, which the sorority is staging, it has been necessary to postpone the drawing. The drawing will be held from the court house steps at eight o'clock the evening of November the 10th. The chest is filled with many beautiful, and useful articles and the total value of the chest and contents is large. The proceeds to be derived from the affair will be used for charity purposes in 'his city. Mrs. Elmer Tricker Has Operation for Goitre Mrs. Elmer Tricker, of this city underwent an operation for goitre a* the Adams County Memorial hospital yesterday. Mrs. Tricker had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past two weeks, to prepare her for the operation. She is getting “long as well as can be expected.

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Stockholders of Bollings Subsidiary Meeting Today Indianapolis, Nov. 2.—Bert A. McBride receiver for the It. L. Dolling* company of Indiana and his attorney Harold Taylor were in Anderson today for a meeting of the stockholders of the Anderson foundry and machinery company a subsidiary of the Boilings company. It was understood Mcßride was prepared to present a plan for re-or-ganization to avoid a receiver sale. Meanwhile it was expected that attorneys for a group of stock heolders of the Hugo Manufacturing company j at Warsaw would file a petition in bankruptcy in federal court here against the Hurgo company. ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM GIVEN Rotarians Heard Talks From War Veterans and French Quinn Last Night. i The month of May has its Memorial | day; June its flag day; July, Inde- > pendent e day, and November. Armistice day. Everyone, even the tots know something about the first Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. Although a little in advance of the memorable anniversary, but in keep- 1 ' ing with the spirit of the occasion, the ' Rotarians at their regular weekly meeting last evening gave an Armis-1 tice Day program. Veterans of the Civil and World War. and French Quinn participated. Michael Wertxberger and Daniel Kitson, who fought for the Union from 1861 to '65 and Charles Langston, commander of the local American Legion ' i Post and Joe McConnell, present coun--1 ty recorder, who was one of the first Decatur boys to enlist in Company, "A”, were present and gave splendid I accounts of the old war days. | i French Quinn, in his remarkable ' and movable way, gave one of his I original patriotic and emotional talks ' which not only brought the boys to their feet but rekindled that love in their hearts for the Constituion drawn ' up by our forefathers, endowing us | with those rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Mr. Quinn told how the constitution was born and so clearly did he depict the scene I that his audience felt as if they could see George Washington and the othei’ signers of the famous document standing before them. He then told how the boys of '6l and the boys of 'l7 and 'lB fought to preserve the ' rights granted to them by the Constitution. His talk was an inspiration, and greatly enjoyed. The Rotarians rose to their feet when Mr. Wertzberger, Mr. Kitson, 1 , called on to make a few remarks and Mr. Langston and Mr. McConnell were their talks added greatly to the impressiveness of the occasion. The committee in charge of the program was H. F. Ehinger, Wilson Lee, Otto Kirsch and A. R. Holthouse. Ft. Wayne Coming Thursday. The Fort Wayne Rotarians will be the guests of the Decatur club on Thursday evening, November Sth. Between 75 and 100 men are planning to attend the dinner and program to be given at the K. of P. home. The Ft. Wayne club will conduct the meeting , and following the program the guests ( and the members of the Decatur club ( ■will be taken to the Holland-St. Louis I Sugar plant and shown through the big factory. : • Epworth League To Hold Cafeteria Supper Saturday The Epworth League of the First Methodist church will hold a cafeterin supper in the basement of the church, corner of Monroe and Fifth streets from five until seven o’clock. Saturday evening. The public is invited to patronize the affair as an excellent meal is promised. The fol lowing menu will be served: Cream chicken, veal loaf, escalloped oyster s, gravy. noodles, mashed potatoes sweet potatoes, baked beans, potato salad, fruit salad, cold slaw, pickles, ( sandwiches, hot rolls, cake, pie, ice cream and coffee. Gillip 'Funeral Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Conrad Gillig, well known resident of this city who died at her home ou Mercer Avenue very suddenly early yesterday morning, will be conducted from the St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, Father J ( A. Seimetz officiating. Burial will, occur in the St. Joseph cemetery.

SOCIALISTS IN GERMANY RESIGN FROM CABINET Action Taken When State of Seige In Country Was Not Lifted At Once FOOD SITUATION BAD Prices Treble Over Night In Berlin; Eggs and Butter Not To Be Had. Berlin. Nov. 2 (Special to j Daily Democrat) The socialist' members of the Stresemann coalition cabinet offered the chancellor their resignations today. Their action was in accordance with the demand of the socialist party yesterday that unless the state of siege in the country was lifted and drastic action taken at once against Bavaria, the socialists would withdraw from the coalition. BULLETIN (By Carl D. Groat) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Berlin. Nov. 2. —The food situation overshadowed politics in Germany to day as prices soared to new high levels. Brices trebled over night. Eggs and butter could not be purchased in Berlin today for any money. Merchants either were holding back supplies for higher prices or had been unable to replenish their stocks. Separatists Cause Disorder Berlin, Nov. 2. —More than one | thousand separatists stormed the city hall in Aix-lji-Chapelle today, cutting the water mains and flooding the in ner part of the city, dispatches said. I The city hall employes demanded that all bells and whistles in the city 1 be sounded to call the populace to their aid, but they finally succumbed. ( Separatists off iff’’ mayor and some other officials, it was re ported. Dispatches from special correspondents in the Rhineland said bodies of I separatists from Coblenz. Dtlisberg. Frefeld and other towns were brought in for the attack. Members of Philippine Constabulary Are Murdered Washington, Nov. 2. —All the members of a Philippine constabulary detachment have been killed by Moros, Major General Leonard Wood, gov- | ernor general of the Philippines advised Secretary of War Weeks by cable today. REVIVAL BEGINS TUESDAY EVENING Noted Evangelist and Wife To Be Here For Meetings At M. E. Church. The revival services at the First Methodist church will open next Tues. | day evening, November 6, at 7 o'clock . Dr. and Mrs. Earl Naftzger, of WinI ona Lake, will be here to assist the pastor, the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge in the service. Dr. and Mrs. Naftzger have been conducting a meeting at Montpelier and it h"s became necessary for them to continue the meeting at that place a little longer than was planned originally. It will be closed Sunday night. A few years ago Dr. and Mrs. Naftzger held a successful meeting at Pleasant Mills and many Decatur people had the pleasure of attending several of those services. The were very favorably impressed. Their meetings this season are resulting well the one at Orange, New Jersey, being especially successfulDr. Naftzger is an able and entertaining preacher. He and his wile are both trained and gifted musicians. The music in their meetings is onof the helpful and attractive features. Mrs. Naftzger is an excellent worker among women and young ladies also. Everybody is most cordially invited to attend the revival services. Cottage prayer services will begin in the homes as announced Tuesday morning, at 9:30 o'clock. There services will continue thirty minutes. All neigh- [ bors about the respective meeting I places are invited to attend them.

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EVANGELIST COMING Dft. EARL NAFTZGER. of Winona Lake, who will be here to assist the ( pastor in the revival services which , will open at the First .Methodist ( ■hurch next Tuesday evening. COUNTRY CLUB | BOOSTERS MEET Several Proposed Sites Under Consideration; Committees To Report. Quite a number of golf and tennis enthusiasts met at the Industrial rooms last evening to continue plans for organizing a country club here. The committees will report in a tew days. The location committee is stjll receiving offers of land and a, dozen or more are under < onsidera-, tion. The experts who visited here' yesterday designated several as suitable. The rules committee is securing information from other cities and will be ready soon. | A new plan is now being considered whereby membership will cost about fifty dollars and it is believed this will develop into something real. Other cities like Portland and Van Wert. Ohio, have similar clubs which are popular and growing each year. There is no sound reason why Decatur can't have a country club unless we are just too “tight" to do it'and we don't believe that for a minute. C.C.H, S. PLAYING HERE THIS P.M. Ideal Weather Favored Fast Football Game On Ahr’s Field Today. Ideal weather was offered today for the football game between the Decatur Catholic high school team and the Central Catholic high school eleven of Fort Wayne, to be played on Ahr's Field. The game was scheduled to start at 2:30 o’clock. Linn Kern, former Kalamazoo. Michigan player, was the referee, and Ralph Tyndall, of Purdue, was the umpire. " The local players were in fine physical condition for the game. However, their inexperience was against them. The C. C. H. S. team from Fort Wayne is composed of veterans in the game and is considered one of the fastest high school teams in this part of the state. This likely will be the I last game of the season for the local team, as no more games are on schedule. State To Borrow $500,000 To Pay Highway Bond Indianapolis, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The state board of finance today voted to borrow $500,000 to pay the state highway commission on the $1,250,000 which is owed the highway department by the general fund of the st|te. State Auditor Bracken was preparing to negotiate a $500,000 loan with the National City Bank of New York. The loan if completed will be at a 5% Interest rate. The present loan will increase the | general funds indebtedness to $3 900.000. 1 John D. Williams, director of the highway commission, told Bracken yesterday that the commission was in immediate need of the funds to pay contractors on state road work i Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer tonight.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET AT GENEVA FOR CONVENTION Annual Adams County Sun-' day School Convention Is In Session. WAYNE HILLER SPEAKS Dr. W. O. Trueblood, of Indianapolis, To Give Address This Evening. 1 — The annual Adams County Sunday School convention opened at 7:39 o'clock last night with a session in • the United Brethern church at Geneva. ■ C. O. Lehman, of Berne, conn■tv president, presided at the opening session. i Many Decatur people attended th» I convention today and a large number ■ire planning to attend the Fellowship Banquet to be held in the Geneva | Methodist church at 6 o'clock this evening. The convention opened with a selection by the Berne high school orchestra. Following a song service, the Rev. L. C. Wisner, pastor of the Decatur M. E. Circuit, gave the invocation. Music was furnished during the evening by the Reformed Sunday School of Berne; Mrs. Dan Tyndall, of Decatur; and the Berne high school orchestra. The main address of the evening was given by Wayne G. Miller, ol Indianapolis, who is state superintendent of the young peoples' departmen' | Mr. Miller gave a very interesting address. Reports on the state conven-1 tion were given in an interesting manner by Kenneth Shoemaker, of Gen eva, and Inda Sprunger. of Berne. ' The second session of the convention was held in the M. E. chur'h jit Geneva this morning, opening at «30. The Rev. Jesse Byerly pre-1 sided. The high school girls' quartet of Geneva gave a selection at this session. Round table discussions and five-minute talks on various subjects j of interest in Sunday School work occupied a major portion of th? forenoon session. Another session was to be held in , the United Brethern church this afternoon and tile closing session in the' Methodist Church tonight, starting at ' 7:30 p.m. Dr. W. O. Trueblood, pastor of the First Friends church of In ' dianapolis, will give the principal I address of the evening. Dr. Trueblood lis a gifted speaker and is noted for, his stiring convention addresses. The new officers will be elected this evenj ing. BODY ARRIVES FROM LOUISIANA Funeral Services for Oliver Gottshall Here Sunday Afternoon. The remains of Oliver F. Gottsha!'.. 19. former Adams county youth, who died in Delhi, Louisana. last Wednes-[ day morning, arrived in Decatur over the G. R. & I. railroad at 7:30 a.tn. j today and was removed to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bigham, northeast of this city. Funeral services will be held from the First Methodist church in this city at 12:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor, official-' ing. Burial will take place in the | Middle Creek cemetery, in Paulding county, Ohio. Mr. Gattshall was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gottshall. He was I born June 19. 1904. His deatli followed an illness of several weeks ol , typhoid fever.. His parents survive, i Home-Coming At Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church i I A home-coming will be held at the 'Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal church Sunday. November 4. There will be a service in the morning, i basket dinner at noou and a program in the afternoon. I A former pastor will give the adI dress in the afternoon. Many peo pie are planning to attend and a great day is expected. An invitation is extended to one and all to brig their basket filled with eats and enjoy the day.

Election Machinery Not To Be Used for Vote on Bonus Indianapolis, Nov. 2. —The state Itoard of election commissions today rules thut use of the states' election machinery or a referendum vote by | ex-service men on the question of a soldier bonus would lie illegal. The ex-service men's anti-bonus (league which has headquarters in New •York City petitioned the board for authority to use the state election machinery for the referendum. "There is no authority reposed by law in the state board of election commissioners which would permit I the board to authorize or assist in such an election" the opinion declared. MONROE DREW LARGE CROWD Hallowe’en Celebration On Wednesday Night Was Largely Attended. Monroe, Nov. 2. (Special to Daily Democrat.)—The Hallowe'en celebration raid in Monroe Wednesday night was one of the best ever held in that town. Early in the evening groups of masqueraders were seen on the' streets, ami at 7:30 o'clock the large 1 double room building in which the festivities were held was crowded to overflowing with people from Decatur. Bluffton. Pleasant Mills. Preble and other nearby towns. This event was in charge of the four high school classes, who also conducted refreshment stands consisting of hot wienies, hamburger, soft drinks, pop corn and candies, a wheel of fortune, old curioI sity shop and a “wild animal show." | was also staged. A large number were! masked and many different types of characters were represented. A box social was held at 9 o'clock when the boxes were sold. The crowd was so large that it was difficult to 1 pass through. This, no doubt, was the largest gathering of its kind ever held at this place and it appears it has become a fixed annual occurrence, i The people are taking more interest in this matter each season and aim to I make it a leading yearling feature. I This event Wednesday night clearly j demonstrated that Monroe needs a i community hall wherein such occaI sions can be staged with comfort and . now is the time to start a movement I toward that end, so as to lie ready for the celebration in the year 1924. , Officials of Gas Company Visited Decatur Factories Mr. McKehey, industrial engineer, and M. F. North, sales manager of the I Northern Indiana Gas and Electric | company, were in Decatur yesterday i making a survey of the various IndusI tries as to the future possibilities of gas usage in these plants. Among the local factories visited were the j General Electric company. the Mutschler Packing Co.. Decatur Cast ing company and the Holland-St. i Louis Sugar company. They expressI ecl themselves as believing that a ' big opportunity in their line was open in nearly every factory visited. Gas has more titan 1.200 uses and the 1 great majority of these are in the in--1 dustrial field. Practically every in- , dustry has some use for gas, they state. —o— Big Day Expected In This City Saturday Saturday is expected to be a big iday in Decatur. The merchants have j | their stores filled with new merchandise and they have made arrange-’ ments to give away a Ford touring, car. Tlie car will be given away at 1:30 p. m. The stores have been well filled every Saturday throughout the. summer and fall, but records are ex- ' pected to be shattered tomorrow. ;Mrs. Stokes Says She Never Had Happy Day I New York, Nov. 2. —“I never had :t happy day with W. E. D. Stokes in my life after I married him," Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes said today when she resumed the stand in the trial her aged husband has brought for di- ; vorc e. : "I regretted my marriage to Stokes almost as soon as the ceremony was over." she said. Mrs. Stokes’ statements were made while she was under cross-t xamina- ■, tion by Max I). Steuer. chief of Stokes' (counsel.

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ATTORNEYS FOR WALTON RENEW LEGAL BATTLE Supporters of Oklahoma Governor Have Little Hope In Fight GOVERNOR CONFIDENT Some Hope For Vote On Charges By Night; May Adjourn For Week-End. Oklahoma City. Nov. 2 (Special to Daily Democrat) A stir which temporarily upset the impeachment procedure against Gov. .1. Walton, resulted today when a page haml'ed (he executive a package containing a note which he said I was insulting. I After opening the box Wallton left the senate chambers 'visibly disturbed. He ret used to further discuss contents ol the package. (By S. A. Barker) • (U. P. Staff Correspondent) | Oklahoma City, Okla.. Nov. 2. —At tomeys for Governor J. C. Walton today began a second 'lay legal jockeying in an effort to block or prevent t vote on the executive’s impeachment in the state senate. When the senators, meeting as a court of impeachment, reassembled :it 10 a.m„ they began consideration of a demurrer filed by the governor's le gal staff against six of the twenc. • two charges faced by the executive. Supporters Have Little Hope Walton supporters had little hope that the maneuvers would change th u attitude of the senate, plainly shown in the preliminary voting. Aggressive moves designed to aid the case of the governor were defeated with only one m two supporting votes. The governor appeared as <onfident as ever and clung to his determination to stay in the fight until the finish. i Opinion of the senators on meeting today was that the preliminaries should be gotten over with as quickly as possible and the actual trial started. Some hoped to have the 'vote on one of the charges by night Upholding of only one of the many accusations against Walton will b.> ‘sufficient for his removal. Prosecutors, under the leadership (of W. E. Disney, expected themselves ' as desiring to give the defense suffi- | cient time to answer the charges, so ' that there would be no basis forth" ' claim that the governor was being • “railroaded." As a result, the senate . acting upon the demurrers, may adjourn over the week end. J Attorneys for Walton, in asking that the leading charges be dissolved. < on- , tended the prosecution was the result of a conspiracy on the part of the K. K. K. to oust the executive because of his fight against that organ! . zation. I The demurrred petition declared that more than sixty per cent of the legislators were members of the K. K. ■ K I o High School Football Team Goes To Richmond Eighteen football players from the Decatur high school. Coach Howard, Principal Paul W. Linton and about thirty local fans went Co Richmond this forenoon where the local team | was to meet the Richmond high school ■eleven on Reid Field, at Earlham college this afternoon. The team, !Coach Howard anil Mr. Linton left on the G. It. & 1. train at 6:50 o'clock tliis morning. They are due to ar- ; rive in Richmond at 10:20 o'clock ■ tliis morning. The game was to start at 2:30 o'clock. A large number of fans motored to Richmond, leaving I Decatur about 9 o'clock. The team , will leave Richmond about I) o'clock I tonight and arrive at midnight. The , Daily Democrat will get the results , nf the game about 4:30 o'clock anil local fans are invited to telephon ' j 51 for the rbsult. r J * Bank Bandits Get $25,000 s I Ottawa. Kan.. Nov. 2—Five bandits s held up the First National bank her ‘ I today and escaped with $25,000 in el cash. The robbers compelled ten i | employes of the bank to lie on the s' floor while they scooped up all the (silver and currency iu sight.