Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1923 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

■Volume XXI. Number 268.

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I LARGE CLASS I INITIATED BY I MOOSE LODGE ■ Class of 115 Taken In Yesterday; Ft. Wayne Degree Team Gave Work. I BANQUET WAS SERVED I Another Class To Be Initiated On Nov. 30; Many Visitors Here. I Loyal Order of Moose, Adams lodge ■ number 1311, hold a wonderful meetfl inc Sunday afternoon, enjoyable, profl fitable and interesting, at which time fl 115 candidates were initiated and the fl meeting closed with a chicken I banquet and talks by a number of 9 the distinguished visitors. | Walter Wilkenson, dictator of the ■ Adams lodge, was in charge and was ■ assisted by the officers from the Fort ■ Wayne Moose who brought a large I delegation and their drill team, which ■ by the way, is one of the best in the country, and was complimented highly by M. M. Mahoney. stAte. supervisor. who attended the meeting. The Fort Wayne crowd was led by the dictator and by James E. Ford, an old time Moose booster of that city. The meeting was held at the K. of (' lodge rooms and the initiatory work began at three o'clock. Mr. Jesse Hurst was the candidate selected to take the ritualistic work which is very beautiful and which was given splendidly by the Fort Wayne team. Will Continue Drive Mr. Mahoney extended the time for securing members at the open special rate until the evening of November 30th, when a second class will be taken in and when Rodney H. Brandon, of Mooseheart, the supreme secretary. and other national and state officials of the order will be here. The drill team was composed of twenty-four men, all wearing beautiful uniforms and headed by Mr. Robert Stetter. The degree team was composed of eight men. headed by Mr. James Majors. The members of the degree team wore the formal dress suits and made an impressive appearance. Tlie purpose and principles of the great order were explained by members of the degree team and following the initiation other told of the work of the Loyal Order of Moose. In supporting and maintaining Mooseheart. the home of 1,187 orphan children, the members are doing one of the most wonderful and charitable acts ever undertaken by any lodge. The Moose are the first to undertake such a worthy cause and guided by James J. Davis, secretary of Labor in President Coolidge's cabinet and di-rector-general of Mooseheart, the work and accomplishments of the I Moose is reaching a high plane, and is known throughout the country. It is a wonderful and Christian-like cause and is supported by 600,000 , Loyal Moose, members of the 1,700 subordinate lodges in the country. The emblem of the lodge is the ma jostle moose, the king of the forest and protector of his kin. Dinner Served at 6 P. M. Following the initiation work a number of the candidates were called upon for a few words. At about six o’clock the dinner was served, the candidates being seated at long tables arranged in -Hie lodge room. During the evening Mr. Ford. Moosehaven Regent, and Mr. Mahoney delivered talks. They told of Mooseheart and Mr. Ford explained i what the Moose were doing for the aged and infirm Moose at Moosehaven, Florida. The day was an enjoyable one and with the initiation of 115 men the membership of the local Moose lodge was increased to 345. Thirty-six of i the candidates were unable to report for the initiation yesterday and on ■ November 30th these men together with fifty or sixty more will receive the work and affiliate with the Loyal Order of Moose, sponsors and originators of Mooseheart, the home of, children. The class yesterday was' (Continued On Page Four) |

Ft. Wayne Catholics To Build Community Center A campaign was launched in Fort Wayne today for the purpose of milling $575,000 for the Catholic- Commtin’lily <'enter an<| already nearly two hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed towards the fund. The Knights of Columbus, of Fort Wayne pledged $100,000.00. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Neizer gave $25,000, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nidi, $15.0 u). Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Foil, $7,000. Several contributions for five and six thous- ) and dollars were also received at the organization meeting held yesterday. . i Charles Neizer is chairman of the j | campaign. ARMISTICE DAY : MESSAGE GIVEN B ' Dr. Naftzger Urges Particif pation In Peace Move; M. E. Revival Notes. E? R At the services at the Methodist church vesterdav the Evangelist, Dr. Earle Naftzger preached two great ft sermons and delivered a wonderful ? j lecture. The church was filled to capacity 9 for the Armistice Day services. Chris- , tian. Martial and patriotic songs were I sung. The song. ‘ The Flag Never | Touched the Ground," was most exC cellently sung by Dr. and Mrs. Naf- . I tzger. The doctors’ lecture on the I "Greatest Battle of the War." whicii .'was one of the highest order and i 1 was thrillingly delivered. For one . hour and forty minutes the largo » audience listened to his account of exciting and thrilling incidents. H" spoke in the highest terms of the r American soliders and told how th *y 1 triumphed over the greatest temptar tions. His indictments of the Ameri- • can politician as well as those of . other lands was severe. America's • failure to do her part in making peace ' and outlawing war was made accountable for present conditions in Europ* 1 and elsewhere. If war is to be abol- ' ished which is the prayer of all peo ■ pies, co-operation of America is indis--1 pensible. There will have to be • some brotherhood of nations to effect such a result. I | Dr. Naftzger’s morning and evening sermons were str'ong, searching and effective. Almost the number of the ) afternoon were present at the evening service. Everyone is enjoying the fine sing ing of Dr. and Mrs. Naftzger. Mrs. Naftzger, who is a highly accomplished pianist, is getting excellent serv- , ice over the fine Packard piano, which has been furnished by the Packard Piano Company, of Fort Wayne, , through theXirm of Beavers & Fry- . back. With the exception of tonight, services every night this week at 7:30 , o'clock. , | Tuesday will be church night. All 'members of the church are expected to be present and to bring a friend. Wednesday is fraternal night.*Members of all fraternities and the Rotary 'club are invited. Members of sororities are also invited. Thursday is family night. All are requested to come as families and be seated as such. Friday is high school night. All members of the high school, graduates of recent years and others of like age are invited. A luncheon will be seryed at 6 o’clock, after which a play hour with Mrs. Naftzger in charge will be held. At 7:30 a re> viva! service will open when Dr. Naftzger will preach a sermon for young , people. 5 Saturday is recreational night and Jis known as boys’ and girls’ night, i There will be many attractive features by the boys and gills. Dr. and j Mrs. Naftzger will have them in practice after school Wednesday. Thursday and Friday evenings. I All meetings of this revival are for i everybody. The public is most cor'dially invited. . : • CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $1.02%; May $1.07% j July $1.05. Corn: Dec. 76%c; May. 74’zic; July 74%c. Oats: Dec. 41%c;l May 44%c; J-uly 43%c. j

0. H. S. TRIUMP KEO OVER HICKSVILLE SATURDAY,2O-0 Yellow Jackets Ended Home Season With Victory Over Ohio Team. BEGUN SCORING EARLY Locals Opened Up Strong Attack and Scored Twice In the First Quarter. | Launching a strong attack at the opening kickoff, the Decatur high j school football team swept down the i field for a touchdown in the first six minutes of their game with th** Hicksville, Ohio, high school eleven * on Ahr’s Field Saturday afternoon and continued the attack until tw< f more touchdowns had been pushed t over, winning the game by a scor* , of 20-0. All of the locals’ scores were made in the first half. : ; Hicksville presented a fairly strong i . lineup here Saturday. After piling i ( up a 20-point lead in the first half. L the Yellow Jackets seemed to ease ( up in their playing in the second half, | and failed to score although they ecu- | tinned to outplay the visitors. Dur- ■ ing the game. Decatur made twelve , first downs to five for the visitors f The locals also completed three for ward passes, one of which accounted , for a touchdown. ( Locals Strong At Start The best football shown by the lo ( cals during the game was in th» j first few minutes of the game, when , they received the kickoff from Hicks- , ville and marched down the field on , straight football, for a touchdown. Bud | White carrying the ball over the ■ chalk mark. White failed to kick , goal. Just before the first quarte ended, the locals gained possession , of the ball on the five-yard line when the visitors fumbled on the fourth down. Whjte skirted right end for another touchdown and then kicked goal. Decatur's third touchdown ’ came in the second quarter just be- < fore (he half ended. Frisinger blocked a punt and Captain Wickenfeld re- , covered the ball. It looked like tliJ Yellow Jacket captan would get a wav ‘ for a touchdown, ♦ but a retj-shirted < visitor caught him on the 18-yard . (Continued on Page six) 1 UNITEO BRETHREN ' WILL BUILD SOON Local Congregation Votes To Build Immediately $1,467.93 Raised. Sunday was a great day in the history of the United Brethren church of this city. II was mid-year cash day . and also the time of making final decision with reference to building in 1921. Twc hundred and sixty-eight were present at the Sunday school and tlie majority remained for the cash offer- I ing service and for the vote concern- d ing the new church. Without any ex- < tra effort and with no individual v pledges, the different classes of the f Sunday school together with the v I .adies' Aid laid down in cost for the t building fund, $1,467.93. This amount t was subscribed just six months pre- a vious. a When tlie proposition was submit- I ted to ail present whether the build- t ing program should go forward, the t proposition was voted for with an a overwhelming majority, amid tears I and bursts of joy. Thus a new day has dawned for the " United Brethren church. With a fl membership of well over 300 and a ° large constituency, and a Sunday 11 school overtaxing the capacity of the w building, this program was almost a = necessity. Ihe officials board will proceed at the earliest possible date to erect a church that will be a credit to the city of Decatur and to the | church of the. United Brethren in T | Christ. «

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 12, 1923.

True To His Name Auburn, Cal.. Nov. 12. —An elderly Chinaman was brought before Justice of the Peace Davis, charged [ with selling.liquor. "What's your name?” the court asked, "Gin Sling,” Gin?” Judge Davis asked. "No, wine," said the Chinaman. He paid the $l6O fine. GREGGM. BALL DIED SATUBDAY Former Decatur Young Man Died At Home In Fort Wayne; Burial Here. Gregg Merrell Ball. 20. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. ('. Ball, former residents of Decatur, died at his home. 3404 Hoagland avenue. Fort Wayne, at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, follownig an illness with a complication of diseases. The deceased was born in Decatur. I March 27, 1903. He lived here for ' sixteen years and the la.-q four years I of his liie were spent in Fort Wayne i and Denver Colotado. At the time , of his deatli he was a student in th" Fort Wayne schools. He was a member of the United Brethern church. . The parents, two brothers and two sisters survive. The brothers and L sisters are Mrs. Herbert Wilding ant! Mrs. Luther Hower, of Fort Wayne: ( Fred R. Ball, of Denver, Colo.; and Clelland J. Ball, of Kansas City,-Mo. Funeral services will lie hehl from the home of Mrs. Herbert Wilding, in Fort Wayne, at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, the Rev. B. F. Dotson, pastor of the Decatur United Brethern church .officiating. The body w be brought to Decatur for burial in the Maplewood cemetery. There will b< j no church funeral in Decatur. • — __ McDowell Sawmill At Bluffton Is Damaged Bluffton, Nov. 12 — Fire, which started in the haymow of a large < barn at the Frank McDowell sawmill Saturday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock? * caused damage to the extent of about > $3,000, it is estimated. Three otherjt small barns belonging to property, ’ owners living near the mill were alsoL destroyed. Several horses and two | automobiles were saved from the burning buildings. The new Settergren piano factory was threatened, but workmen were successful in beating out burning embers which fell on the roofs. 0 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower are at Indianapolis on business and pleasure*. FIBE DESTROYS MONROE HOUSE Residence Occupied By E. 1 0. Osterman Burned Sunday Afternoon. Monroe, Nov. 12. —(Special To the , j Daily Democrat.)-—The frame rest- [ ;| dence in this town, occupied by E. C). Osterman. Monroe rural mail carrier, 1 5 was destroyed by tire about 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. When the fire 1 11 was discovered it was burning around 1 the chimney on the roof. The volun- •' teer fire fighters of Monroe were tin- s able to gain control of the blaze and s a call was sent for the Berne fire de- I* partment, which made a hurried run to Monroe, The Berne firemen were a too late to save the building, but they e aided in preventing other buildings I from t atching fire. All of the contents of the building 1 were saved, through the diligent es- a forts of neighbors. The building was t owned by Mr. Osterman’s father, Haro mon Osterman. Very little insurance L was carried' on the building. 0 - - — ii Weather Indiana: Fair and warmer tonight, a Puesday increasing cloudiness and j warmer. f

AMERICA PAYS HONOR TO HER MANY HEROES Fifth Anniversary of Ending of World War Celebration On Sunday. MANY PARADES HELI) President Coolidge Places Wreath On Tomb of Unknown U. S. Soldier. (United Press Service) America has not forgotten. On the fifth anniversary of the end ing of the world war, hundwds of thousands of boys in khaki, nurses. Salvation Army workers and others who participted in overthrowing Germany’s military might, joined in par tides in all parts of the United Static I Millions of citizens cheered them. At 11 a.m. in every community in <the country, all activity ceased foi I two minutes and people stood at at[tention in honor of those who never name home from "somewhere in Fran< efi' Dispatches to the United Press today told of Armistice day celebrations ranging from Imposing parades with crashing hands and artillery salutes, in the big cities, to simple littje church services with sermons on "peace" in the hamlets and villages. In Washington. President Coolidge Jilaced a wreath on the tomb of th* unknown soldier. Gold Star mothers and other mourners filed past the sepulchre all day. A mile or so awav 5.000 people jammed the street in front of Woodrow Wilson's home ami heard him—-choking with emotion which at times almost overcame him —call the American army of 191 S "the most ideal army that was ever thrown together." He defied those who oppose America entering the League of Nations mid said: "Tha we shall previal is as sure as that God reigns." In Ixmdon King George placed n wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in West Minister Abbey, while thousands filed past tlie Cenatuph ,i: Whitehall. in Paris, General Per- 1 siting stood at attention while his aid. put a wreath on the unknown's tomb (Continued on page five) ETHEL C. OKLEY - I EXPIRED TODAY .Mother Died At Home of Sister In This City This Morning. Mrs. Ethel Okley, 28, died at the home of her sister. Mrs. Charles Knodle, on Mercer avenue at 6:30 o’clock this morning, following an ill ness of two years’ duration of tuberculosis. Mrs. Okley had been living in Fort Wavne until about two months I ago, when she came to live with her sister and brother-in-law. | Mrs. Okley was a daughter of Mr. t and Mrs. G .W. Ruckman. and was f born in P.oot township, Adams county f Marcli 22, 1895. in September. 19i5, c she was married to Fred Okley. who t survives. She was a member of tin* l First Methodist church of this city., r The father, one son, Frederick Dal", f age 3 years, and the following brothers and sisters survive: William. | Delma and Mrs. Adda B. Knodle, till of t 'his city. Funeral services will he f held from the Kncdle home on Mercer avenue at one o'clock Wednesday at- a ternoon, the Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor c of the Evangelical church, assisted t by the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor i of the F.rst Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be made tn the t Decatur cemetery. | •_ Felix Holthouse, Charles Holthouse and Dick Ehinger motored to Portland j yesterday afternoon to witness the | football team. i

Telephone Users Pay Federal Tax On Messages Local telephone users staid $22 ).95 to Uncle Sam during tlie month of | October, this being the amount o the cheek sent to the Internal Revenue department by H. F. Ehinger, minitiger o fthe Citizens’ Telephone company, of this city. The war tax on telephone messages is five and ten cents depending on the amount of the total toll charge. On a tnessag ■ from five to fifty cents the tax is five cents. Over fifty cents tlie tax i< ten eets. Telephone users in this county |ay over s2.<>o9 a year in tax to the government. LONG ILLNESS IS ENDED TODAY Susanna Hower Breiner Succumbs To Long Illness of Cancer. Susanna Hower Breiner. 73, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at her home, 127 East Monroe street, at 10:15 o’clock this morning, following a lingering illness of earner. Mr*. Breiner had been in poor health for the past few years and for the last six months had been seriously ill. Mrs. Breiner was the daugter of John and Barbara Hower, and was born in Adams county. July 6, 1850. September 27. 1868 site was married to Reuben Breiner. who survives. She was a member of the Zion Reformed church of this city. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Breiner. three of whom preceded their mother in death. The four surviving children are Mrs. S. G. Fairer, Ervin Breiner anil Mrs. Elgin King, all of th:|. city, and Mrs. L. J. Kase, of Huntington. There are two grand) hildren. Arthur Breiner and Mrs. Al Lewis, of Decatur and one great granddaughter, Betty Lou Lewis. Owing to the fact that the Reformed church is torn up preparatory to moving into the new building, the funeral service will be held in the Presbyterian church, Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. R R Elliker. pastor of tlie Reformed church, officiating. Short services will be held from the home on Monroe street at 2:30 o’clock. Interment will take place in the* Maplewood cemetery. — — — » Mrs. Ehinger Believed On Road To Recovery Mrs. E. X. Ehinger, who was operated on several weeks ago at St. Joseph Hospital and who was brought home a week ago is getting along along nicely and is on the road to complete recovery it is believed. This is splendid news for the* hundreds of hundreds of friends of this good woman here. -— Walton Will Continue Fight On Ku Klux Klan — t ßy Frank Getty) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Oklahoma City. Okla., Nov. 12. "The fight will go on." Seated in the modestly furnished I living room of his executive man sion, undistinguished from his neign- ’ hors in tlie capital's residential s**--1 tion save by the stars and strip* s floating from a tall flagpole* in the front yard. Governor "Jack" Walto i of Oklahoma today pledged his liiti’r** to war on tlie Ku Klux Klan regardless ot' the outcome of the impeachment proceedings brought again > him before tin* state .senate. The suspended governor expects to lie impeached. His counsel, however may carry -the issue to the United Stales Supreme court. Although tlie house board of managers, acting as the prosecution, has completed its evidence in hut two of the 22 counts against Wilton, tin* mail who told state Employes: "Remember I ant the governor," talks of the possibilities of Ihe count being found against him. • - — Miss Esther Sellemeyer Is lecturing in Illinois this week and is dated from now until next April, speaking in various parts of the country.

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ORAL SCHWARTZ MISSING SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT 1 Abandoned Automobile Is Found Near Bluffton Sunday Morning. BLAST STONE QUARRY ' j Tw'n Brother Tn Be Ouestion°d: Fnnl Pbv Susbrated In Nation. f KnlJetin ■> l ife hour ibis nflernoon i <■».Linet ’*ttrf' n S w<*pn gfill ■<>:*r/*bir><f for Onil Scb’varf. I***l no irticc h-’ul b<‘en found. ' | CMTicipls stated fbal Oh(*d | <: '*bwa»'f’z a twin broth'** of ((’>.> niisscntr man w»n|d be ! m>'*»tiop'*'l concerning b<« mv*--i fnr : c*iiq dis;in’''*:irance. f)he(l is [mof-intr no c'H’ovt In aid in Ihe ennv/.t) i’.>r b's broil'"' - and is - onrlo'l Jo b'"’o *.••>;<! ibat h<* ...,, K ~( ( oopprlscol V be” b” b.■.>>•(! of bls brother's aisan- ■ i noornpro fi i s helicved Ihal a Vi'b-H es loalol'vv existed >«*- i,vno., !>•■. bvo brothers on the r carl of Obed. ’ I . . I $f *> o’clock tb's altern'WM’ I oo i r .c**n bad I'een found of Oral * Cobn.prl-z. DC, son o f John I s;,.i-,v<ri-* livin” one tni’" ° - >st ] .-n«i on- .b-ilf mile north of Vera ,W’rn< wbn nu'slc-rio'cslv llis-**'-i. 0.„ tr ...| |.>sf K-ifnrd:'” \ti‘ , ''f. i Ke;’* - bii’n nr»rti<*« worbed dil*- ■ ctonflv vestordav ] >«| niubf and | b n | ;|t] efforts have proved l'"|i|e. Schwartz's abandoned automob”'* was found Snndnv morrine a nil’” southeast of Bluffton. Mr. Schwtir'’ wont to Bluffton enr]v Saturday evor- . ine. cashing a small chock, made s'** - , oral prrcha?es nr*t denarfe*' for ,- 'c . horn** abon’ 9:30 o’c’oek. That w” , the last that he was seen ns fa- as *« known. Two other men. Pen Kinf‘“ r ■ and Sam Reinchill. were wl<h Schwartz whf’.o bo was in Bluffton . Saturdav evening. They stated t'*"t Schwartz parked his enr near the . Stovers Grocery near Main street. I They were with him until ho started home. Samuel Kaehr. a farmer, st t'c*d that It" saw Schwartz's car standing alongside the road where it was found at 10 o'clock Saturday night. Searching parties were formed Suni day morning aft«r the abandoned an' i was found and blood bounds were ob tained from Ohio City. Ohio Ono theory advanced was that Schwar';' had drowned himself in an old sto"o quarry, one mile south of Bluffton and this quarry was blasted sover - '! times in the hope* that the bodv would ''rise to the surface of the water. Theory Os Foul Play Many friends of the man believe that he* has met with foul play. Deep scratches on the floor of th" j front seat of the automobile indicate (that Schwartz had struggled to r*- | sist removal from the machine, iTracks of another person led from the ! ear to the stone quarry, it was T"- ' ported. Sheriff Noah Frauhiger an* l .Chief of Police Henrv Gehrett, of Bluffton, followed the footprints which led from the car through a corn field to a creek SO rods south of the highway. They believe that the footprints were made by Schwartz and that lie followed the creek a short distance west to the large stone qua"ry and there drowned himself. Hov ever, the footprints were* those of someone who wore rubbers, whi'e Schwartz, to the* best of the know! judge of relatives and friends, did n > (wear rubbers Saturday night. A pair of attic overshoes, which Schwartz bad purchased in Bltiff'on were found in the car This leads to the belief that someone other thin . Schwartz drove the car to where it was found. Disappointed In Love It has been learned that Schwartz was disappointed in love recently and I this strengthens the suicide theory. I Relatives, however, could give no reaI (Continued on Page six)