Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 262.

hungry mobs RIOT IN EFFORT TO OBTAIN FOOD Hunger Crazed People of Berlin Attack Food Dealers and Foreigners. POLICE POWERLESS Unable To Prevent Rioters From Attacking Straggling Dealers. (Ry Carl D. Groat > (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Berlin, Nov. 5. (Tying "kill them" crowds rioting in the Jewish quarter of Berlin today. Furious men and women ton 1 clothes from residents of the district idling their foreign money. A Jewish butcher stood his ground with a meat axe and severely injured several In a mob that tried to raid his hop for food and foreign currencies. Squads of police called out to protect the Jews fired point blank into the crowd and drove them away. The crowd quickly gathered again in the Alexander Platz near police headquarters, crying "kill the Jewish stock exchange dealers." Police were unable to prevent rioters from attacking a few straggling dealers from the Bourse. (By Carl D. Groat, United Press staff correspondent) Berlin. Nov. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Danger of a bread rebellion in big cities menaced Germany today as the army completed preparations to combat any aggressive moves by Bavarian "fascisti.” Thousands of families were in desperation as they found themselves unable to buy bread today. Long lines of hungry "people waiting for bread early today broke in despair and rushed the shops. Many had been without bread since Saturday, owing to the erroneous fixation of the price at 140,000.000,000 paper marks instead of at the lower official figure. Five hundred desperate men and women rushed bread wagons in a factory district. Having been out of work for a long time their despair led them to attack so furiously police were helpless before them. Finally a commandment of storm troops took control of the police, took them into formation and sent them dashing against the crowds. The hungry unemployed fell back and scattered, many of the bolder ones still struggled helplessly in the hands of the police. Many bakeries kept the price of bread at 140,000,000,000 marks over the week end. following an erroneous report that the price had been fixed at that. Bread Costs 33 Cents It represented 33 cents, according to Berlin's official mark quotation. A week's wages averaged only between 250,000,000.000 and 500,000,000,000 and the sudden jump left many families unable to buy even two loaves for u whole week. The federal government continued to move secretly to place its troops in defensive positions along the Thuringian border. If the threatened march of the illegal military organizations, scattered along Bavaria's northern frontier, developed, it was expected the first rush would be into Thuringia. New Legion Commander Visits Indianapolis Indianapolis, Nov. 5. —John R. Quinn newly elected national commander of the American Legion was to arrive in Indianapolis this afternoon for his first official visit to national legion headquarters. o Local Knights of Pythias Going To Berne Tomorrow About twenty-five members of the Decatur Knights of Pythias lodge will go to Berne tomorrow evening to join with the Berne lodge in a meeting. The local Knights will leave the Pythian home on Third street at 6:45 o'clock. Carl Fisher, of this city, recently was appointed deputy grand chancellor for Adams county. Weather Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; somewhat colder tonight.

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Mrs. Adaline Smith Is Greatly Improved Now Mrs. Adaline Smith, who was operated on at the Memorial hospital some time ago, is greatly improved I and was taken to her home today. Her ion, W. F. Brlttson, who has i been here two weeks past, will leave! tomorrow for his home at Dallas. J Texas. HDME-COMING IS GREAT SUCCESS Splendid Audiences At Evangelical Church Sunday; Pledges Are Made. In spite of the very rainy weather ■ of yesterday, the Home-Coming and Anniversary celebration at the Evan--1 gelical church was a great success. I The members were determined that the day should be a winner. Splendid I audiences were present at each of the I thrse services. A sumptuous chickt en dinner was served under the supervision of the Indies' Aid. and I he noo" - hour of good fellowship delighted al’ ' The rainy weather led a great many to remain at the church all day and a i delicious supper was served to all. ’ The subject of Bishop S. P. Spreng's i morning sermon was. "The Function of the Church." In the evening his t theme was. "Growth." Both messages • were masterful presentations which gripped and inspired every auditor. In the afternoon Rev. I). O. Wise, of Celina Ohio, for four years pastor of the local ehurtji, gave an inspiring reminiscent address; greetings from 10-1 1 cal sister church were voiced by their | pastors; letters from former members and pastors were rend and talks |of the days gone by were given bv ( old members. At least three members were present who were at the .first dedication fifty years ago. The I men's club rendered a number of 1 songs at the services to the delight of all. J The Four Thousand Dollars needed ( to meet the present obligation Of’the , purchase of the new parsonage was r most beautifully met with cash offerings and subscriptions totalling over I $4,300. The Indies' Aid subscribed j $1,400. Besides they had already f paid S7OO in cash into the fund at the r time of the purchase of the parsonage. , The Sunday school pledged S7OO. Just ,a few weeks ago at their Rally Day 1 they also donated nearly S3OO raised [ at that service. The Men's club pledg. ,ed SIOO and also the Evangelical , League of Christian Endeavor, gav I a slotl pledge. About forty Individ i ual pledges, mostly by the melbbert ship, were given. I There are additional Improvements f on the finances more fully justified r the expenditure but now. by the time j every member of the society has been 1 solicited for their help, it is believed I these additional improvements can be 1 made promptly. The trustees and ; pastor thank heartily all who helped . in making the day a success and who helped in the financial offerings, and 1 especially friends not members, who • showed their interest and goodwill, t The church is greatly encouraged tJ I go forward into the greater program I of the church of Jesus Christ to these > great days of service and urgent need 1 . Bryce Thomas Gets a t Military Promotion t ~ Lafayette, Ind.. Nov. s.—l*. B. Thomas. of Decatur a student at Purdue university, has been promoted to Ire a second lieutenant in the University *iK. O. T. C. This corps is the largest I university field artillery unit in the ' country and promotion is given ou'v f to those who show special attitude tor the military training work. Thom--1 as a junior in the school ot Elec- ' trical engineering, and is enrolled in the advanced military training course. The work is compulsory for the first two years and optional tor juniors Hand seniors. J , i $84,000 In Taxes Paid In Here Last Saturday j The sum of J 54.000.00 was collected • in taxes on Saturday by County I Treasurer Hugh D. Hite. This is one of the largest amounts ever collect- " ed in a single day. Today is the last day for the fall installment ot taxes without the ten per cent penalty being added and Mr. Hite estimated that $75,000 to SIOO,OOO would be paid Into the treasurer's office today.

COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT SEVEN BRIDGESTOOAf — ■ Final Report of Completion of Bridges Erected During Summer Made. WANT J. P. APPOINTED Petition Requests That A. I). Suttles Be Made a Justice of the Peace. Final reports of completion on seven bridges were tiled by Engineer Dick Boel) before the board of county commissioners iu regular session today at the auditor's office. The bridges were constructed during the summer and fall and span ditches in the different town-hips. They vary in size from a thirty foot span to a span of fourteen feet. The commissioners after inspecting the structures approved them. The bridges accepted as completed are: George Burkett. Washington township. 16 foot span; J. W. Meibers. Root township, 30 foot span; Holthouse, Kirkland township, 20 foot span; Geo. Ringger, French township. 20 foot span; Fred 11. Meyer, Monroe and French townships, 14 foot span; John Soldner, Monroe.and French townships, 14 foot span; John Bollenbacher, Jefferson township, on state line, 20 foot span. Want Justice of Peace Appointed A petition signed by ten Decatur citizens, asking that A. I). Suttles be appointed Justice of the Peace in Washington township, was filed before the commissioners this morning. Following the resignation of Gabriel F. Kintz as Justice of Peace in Wash ington township the commissioners, upon petition, appointed Millard F. Cowan to the office. Mr. Cowan refused to qualify and since June of this year the office has been vacant. lu. July A..4J£sjUi>tl wag presented to the board asking that William Trout be appointed, but the board did not act upon it. Mr. Trout informed Auditor Martin Jaberg that he was .an applicant for the place and that 1 his petition should be presented to the board at the November session. The commissioners will probably make tile appointment before they adjourn. To Meet Van Wert Board This afternoon the commissioners (Continued on Page six) MRS, FISK CAME FRBM VERMONT Noted. Cartoonist-Lecturer To Give Entertainment Here Tonight. From a scheduled nook in the Vermont hills comes Marion Ballou Fisk, the noted cartoonist-lecturer, whose appearance here tonight is creating considerable discussion among local lyceuin folks. She lived a modest little New England home with a decided literary atmosphere and it was here she first began her career as a cartoonist. At the age of eighteen she took up her studies at Leland and Gray Seni inay. Late she took up iter work at the Black River Academy and thee follower further study at Dwight 1,. Moody's School for Girls at Northfield, Mass. Through Dr. Moody's influence she became Interested in city mission and slum work in Chicago. Site continued in this work for several years and was unusually successful in bringing happiness and comfor to the tenement districts. She left the slum work enriched wit It human experience and with abroad vision of life to take up her work on the lecture platform. Possibly Miss Fisk's personal experiences are reflected in her platform efforts; at any rate, she is an expert in portraying "types" not only iu her crayoil work, but in her lectures as well. She portrays life's tragedies and life's sunshine with equal facility and her lecture abounds in humor and pathos. In her color work she uses more than twenty different shade*. Her drawing is done with an amazing delicacy and her shadings perfect. She will appear here this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the high school audit orlum in one ot the star numbers of the present course.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 5, 1923.

AGAIN ON STAND IN DIVORCE CASE r BOMB Ra I Wojlßr ■H s ■ I'lf I (Pacific and Atlantic Photo) MRS. ARTHUR MILLER New York Being near death in a Cincinnati hospital, it was impossible ' for Mrs. Stokes to visit E. T. Wai- , lace’s apartment as previously testified, her mother, Mrs. Arthur Miller, 1 swore while in the witness chair, Tuesday. October 30. IMMIGRANTS LAND HERE ON PAROLE Four Thousand Admitted To U. S. On Parole After Quota Is Filled. :j New York, Nov. s.—Landing of i nearly four thousand immigrants, ad--1 mitted to the United States on parole after quotas of their countries had been tilled, was started here toj day. The groups included 1.3G7 imnii--1 grants who arrived on the Leviathan just after the q-ioßis tor the. im> h had been exhausted. They are mostly British. Decision to admit the home seekers came after a conference between Se"1 retary of Labor Davis and Immigrant Commissioner Curren, who spent yesterday going over the situation at Ellis Island. , Davis, in a formal statement, said the immigrants were being admitted "for reasons of humanity" under boar;! powers given the secretary of labor by the immigration laws. The county treasurer's office was a busy place today, this being the last day to pay th§ fall installment of taxes. FARMERS PLAN FOR INSTITUTES Seven Institutes To Be Held In Adams County During This Winter. I According to a schedule which has been received by the chairmen and secretarys of the township farmers 1 , institutes during the coming winter, 'seven one-day sessions will be held 1 | in as many different townships of .the county. The schedule, with the ''names of the chairmen, follows: ■ | Hartford township school, January -. 29th. Ralph Meyers; Monroe, Janu- ' ary 30th, J. F. Rupert; Monmouth, January 31st, C. I). Kunkel; Geneva. . (Wabash township) February Ist. Alonzo Long; Bobo (St. Marys township) February 2nd, Wm. W. Miller; Kirkii-nd township, February 7th. C. M. Zimmerman; Koher school, (Uni ion township) C. S. Mumma. Each . institute has a full set of officers who ; arrange the meetings. Six different speakers will address the institutes during the day meetings and it is supposed night meetlings will be arranged, as is usually the custom, when local talent it used.

MURE FUNDS FOR M'CRAY PROBE IS REFUSED TODAY — I Marion Co. Commissioners, Deny Further Appropria- | tion for Grand Jury. “COST ENOUGH NOW”I Hearing On McCray Bankruptcy Petition Likely To ■ Be Held On Nov. 15th. Indianapolis, Nov. s.—The Marion county commissioners to-, day refused to approve an appropriation of $5,000 to pay the expenses of a grand jury investigation of the financial affairs of Gov. McCray. The amount was stricken from the special appropriation bill to be presented to the counsel Tuesday. "I can’t see much use for this appropriation,” Commissioner John Kitlcy declared. “McCray has cost the people enough already without adding $5,000 to the cost.” | Commissioner Harry I). Tutewiler said if the stories generally current throughout the state about McCray are true it would not be necessary to spend $5,000 to obtain evidence against him. "1 am not worried," said Judge ' Collins who asked for the appropriation. "It will pass the council." Hearing on the bankruptcy peti- , tion against Gov. McCray filed by three Ft. Wavne banks probaldy will be held in Indianapolis on Nov. 15 I Harry C. Sheridan of Frankfort, I referee in bankruptcy said today. Investigation Postponed. Indianapolis. Nov. 5. (United Press.l —The grand jury investigation of the financial affairs of Governor Warren T. McCray was again postponed to- | day because of the Illness of Chas. E. Moores, special prosecutor. Moores, whose illness has caused a number of delays in the probe, became suddenly worse this morning shortly before the grand jury was to go into session. Witnesses gathered outside the grand jury room were told not to report until they received further notice. Judge James Collins, it was under (Continued on Page six) LEGION NOT TO HOLD OBSERVANCE Local Post Not Planning To Participate As Body On Armistice Day.. Adams Post No. 43, of the Ameri- ’ can Legion, will not participate as a body in the observance or the giving of a program on Armistice Day program. Several of the members have accepted an invitation to attend church services at the different churches, the ministers inviting the veterans to attend the services on 1 Armistice Day which falls on SuuI day this year. | The annual election of officers of local Legion Post will be held on No- > vember 26th. Officers were nominated at the last meeting in October and according to the by-laws of the organization thirty days must elapse before the election is held. Charles ' Langston is the present commander of the post. I O Tritch Lad Fractured r Leg In Unusual Manner » ■ '■ Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas r Tritch, of Fort Wayne, have learned -of an unusual accident which happen- , ed to their six-year-old son a short , time ago. The Iwy was playing with , a neighbor lad in the yard and was - trying to touch his forehead with his foot. Assisted by the playmate the youngster had almost accomplished . the feat when the bone in his leg be i tween the knee and the hip was > twisted and fractured, requiring him to spend several weeks in the hoss pital. He is improving bow and will • soon be able to walk, it is believed, - but it is likely he will not continue ■ his efforts to be a contortionist for . some time. i

Don Farr Pledged To Sigma Chi Fraternity - Don Farr, senior in the Decatur, I high school and a member of the D. H. S. football team, was pledged to! the Sigma Chi national college frater-! nity at Indiana University during the , weekend. Mr. Farr will enter the 'state university next fall. BISHOP SPRENG I SPEAKS TONIGHT Noted Evangelical Church Worker To Lecture On Conditions in Europe. i Bishop S. P. Spreng, chief speaker at the Anniversary Home-coming at the Evangelical church yesterday, will give a popular lecture in the auditor ium of the church tills evening al seven-thirty. The subject of the lecture will be "Present-Day conditions . in Central Europe and Germany by One Who Has Been There." This lecture, which is given under the aus pices of the Men's Club of the church will be free to all: however, an offer ing will be taken. The club especial ly extends invitations to all the men’; brotherhoods of the churches to enjo? this le. ture. Both men and womei are invited. Bishop Spreng is recognized in the intellectual world and by the platform as a man of scholarship, a student of economic and social problems of the day ns well as the religious issues, : speaker of virile force and of natura eloquence. He has visited Europe- si times; three times before the- Work' War and three times during the re construction. He therefore has hac ample opportunity to observe th< trend of affairs in that country. Hi has conversed with the high and low. experienced the difficulties of the alt normal conditions of today, especially the inconvenience- in travel, occasion ed by the collapse- of the mark it Germany. In the light of the presen current interest in the German sit nation this lecture is most timely am should pack the church with men am women keen in the world issues. Higl school students are- also especially in vited. The bishop's trips to Europe hav. been in the interests of the- Evangel cal church in Europe. For sevent years the Evangelical church, a strict ly Americ an church, organized in the state of Pennsylvania in 1800. has operated in Germany and Switzerland Since the World War, the work ha. extended into France, Poland am Latavia. There are three annual con ferences with a membership of 30 (too and a Sunday school enrollment of 55.000. The church operates twe publishing houses in Europe, theological seminary, six hospitals two orphan's homes and two old peo pie's homes. It has about 250 preach ers. It sustains one- of the largesdeaconess movements in Germany, witli over 600 deaconesses. The work of tlie church in that country received high government recognition before the war ami the general superintend ent of the deaconess work had beet decorated by the imperial superin tendent of the deaconess work hm' been decorated by the imperial gov eminent in recognition of the dis tine five social work rendered. Dur ing the reconstruction period the American church has taken care ol the church in Germany. At least $250,000 in food and clothing has beer sent, which work was formally recognized and commented on by Mr Herbert Hoover, who had charge ol tile American relief. Additional hell will have to be given this winter. After the lecture- tonight the Men's Brotherhood will repair to the church parlors for a short business meeting and reception to Bishop Spreng. The Misses Emma and Lena Guth. German twins, who have been resi dents of this city for a little- more than a year, will sing a German song a' the- services this evening. • M. E. Official Board To Meet This Evening The official board of the First Methodist church will meet in regui lar session at the church at 7 o'clock i this evening. All members are urged - to be present. I The Sunday School board of the , Methodist church will meet on Tues- - day eveniug after the revival service, r Important business is to come up and I every member should be present.

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EXCELLENT TALK ON CONDITIONS IN CHINA GIVEN Miss Esther Sellemeyer Gives Interesting Address Last Night. MANY HEARD ADDRESS High School Auditorium Filled by Local People To Hear Missionary. ' • "Tonight I have come here not to •ntertain you. to amuse you. nor to atisfy your curiosities concerning he Chinese people, their characteristics, or living conditions. But 1 have come to give- such tac ts and information as will help you to appreiatc- and to plan intelligently with ne respecting the colossal task of linking the Gospel of Jesus Christ cot only heard but felt in every ilghway and byway of all China.” With the above remarks. Miss Esther Sellemeyer, daughter of Mr. md Mrs. A. H. Sellemeyer, of this -ity, who recently returned flom misionary work in China to spend a furough in this county, opened a won'erful address on China at tin- high school auditorium last night. The ddress was scheduled to be given in he Zion lie-formed c hurch in connection witli the- annual thank offering service of the woman's missionary society of that church, but owing to he large- audience which desired to 'tear Miss Sellemeyer's remarks, it vas deemed advisable to hold the ■ervice in the highschool auditorium. The auditorium was filled almost to -apacity. The talk given by Miss Sellemeyer was said by many local mople and ministers to be one of the ■nost frank and interesting accounts if life in a foreign country ever -iven in this city. Miss Sellemeyer caid in part: "A Few Chinese Sufferings” "Endeavoring to comply with the visiles of those who have requested ■ne to tell about some of the terrible ■xperiences of Chinese life, and believing that a presentation of this dde of Chinese existence- woul'l nori- readily convince you of the -nonnous need for carrying on the vork of foreign missions, I have hosen to speak on the subject, ‘A Few Chinese Sufferings.' “China has an area of 4.277,000 equare miles with a population of '00,000,000 —four times as many peo>le as are found in the United States. The province- of Hunan, where all of he work of the Reformeel church is 'ocated. has an area equal to the ■date of Minnesota; but whereas Minnesota in 1920 had a population if approximately two and one-half nillions, Hunan had 24.000.000. Th“ Schenchow district in which 1 have been working covers an area equal n size to the state of New Jersey, but holding a population of two and >ne-half millions, a population equal o that of Minnesota. Ami in this treat area, where transportation fa■ilities are very meagre, we aro 13 nissionaries at work "The size of the homes and their ■rowded conditions are deplorable. The streets vary from 4 feet to 12 'eet in width and are whirling, quiv•ring witli a great solid mass of humanity which resembles a thick hoard of ants wriggling from spot to spot. "So much for the magnitude of the task Now for a few concrete examples of Chinese sufferings." Following this, there was a discussion. interspersed by numerous illusrations taken from the experiences of the speaker, or some of the most -omtnon causes for suffering, namely, childhood engagements, foot-binding, superstitions, disease, famine, misgovernment and bandits. The address was concluded with a brief reference to the progress that had been made and a plea for workers and means. She said. "True, it ! s a large program, yet small when (Continued on Page six) t Throw The Lifeline ik Oklahoma City, Nov. s—Play in (I I the Guthrie-Oklahoma City high school footbul) game was held up e l ten minutes while Gross, a Guthi' rie player, was rolled on a barrel , I after being downed in a pool of d water on the field. I