Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 269.

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STATE OFFICERS ABE CALLED IN MW PROBE Davies, State Treasurer and I’rbans, Deputy Treasurer Testify. PROBE NEARLY END Indications Are That Grand Jury Investigation Now Reaching Climax. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Indications that the • rand jury investigation of Governor McCray is rapidly coming to a head were apparent today. The inquiry took on new gignificonce with the appearance of Ora J. Davies, state treasurer and Benjamin 11. I’rbans, deputy treasurer, before the grand jury. Davies and Urbans were before the grand jury all morning. Urbans carried a large package apparently records when he entered the room. Davies re-appeared this afternoon for further questioning. At the* state house a report was current that I. Newt Brown, secretary of the state board of agriculture had been summoned to appear. It was the first time state officials had gone before the grand jury during the course of the investigation. Indianapolis, Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Marion county grand jury investigating Governor Th UfhyV financial ‘affairs Whs ordered today to hear some of the most important witnesses yet called,in the quiz. Ora Davies, state treasurer, who appeared befbre the state repu-ldi-ean committee when it held its “informal" investigation was understood to be called today. This was taken as the first indication that the jury is making an investigation of the handling of state funds. Witnesses called thus far have indicated that the inquiry involved only the governor’s personal transactions with banks. , Davies told the republican state committee that a check for SIOO,OOO to be deposited to the account of the Discount and Deposit bank at Kentland. of which McCray was president was deposited to McCray’s personal account. Charles Ziegler, a member of the state highway commission and a number of bankers were also expected >o testify today. The grand jury, after numerous delays, is “stepping on it” under the direction of Clarence W. Nichols as special prosecutor. The grand jury today began holding all day sessions to hasten the work. Another clash over the $155,000 which the governor maintains he borrowed from the funds of the state board of agriculture seems likely to result from the meeting the board will bold early next week. o Rome City Woman Gets Sentence In Prison Kendallville. Ind., Nov. 13.—Mrs. Edna Haney of Rome City was given a 60-dny sentence in the woman's prison at Indianapolis when she pleaded guilty today to selling moonshin ■ liquor. Her ease is one of thirteen to be tried this week following raids by a squad of deputy dry agents in Noble county. — o Crude Oil Drops Again Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 13 —(Special ♦o Daily Democrat)—The seventh cut in the price of Pennsylvania crude oil this year brought it down 15 cents to $2.35 a barrel today. A LARGE HAUL Omaha, Nov. 13. —The “largest” haul was made by local police last night. She was Laura McHenry, 475 pounds. Laura was charged with illegal possession.

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Two Hoagland Women Hurt In Auto Accident . Autopiobiles driven by Gotleib Welling and Miss Esther Gallmeyer, both of near Hoagland, collided about noon | Sunday on the Schuman bridge, north | east of Tocsin. Mr. Werling escaped injury, but his sister. Miss Werlitr.-, who was a passenger in his car and Miss Gallon yer, who was the only or cupant of the other machine, were cut about the face and arms ■by flying glass. Doth machines were badly damage tl. The road leading to the bridge is very crooked, causing both drivers to fail to see each other until too late to I avoid a collision. PLAN FIGHT TO i ENFORCE LAWS County and City Officials of Ten Counties Meet At Ft. Wayne Thursday. Judges, sheriffs, police chiefs, prosecuting attorneys, mayors and other officials from 10 northern Indiana I counties will meet in Fort Wayne next Thursday in an all-day session to give impetus to the movement for more rigid enforcement of the federal and state prohibition laws. Announcement of the conference was made today in letters received by Decatur and Adams county officials from Bert C. Morgan, federal prohibition director for Indiana, and U. S. Lesh, attorney-general. The meeting will be in accordance with suggestions made at the recent conference of governors with President Coolidge. Governor Warren T. McCray, the attorney general, and prohibition director are co-operating in arranging district meetings in eight cities, the Fot Wayne meeting to open he series. Officials and citizens of Wells, Allen. Adams, Whitley, Wabaslt. DeKalb. Steuben, Lagrange and Noble counties will gather in Fort Wayne Thursday. In the evening a mass meeting will be held for all persons interested in better law enforcement. The morning session, according to the announcement, will be devoted . to the problems of peace officers and , will be attended by sheriffs, their .deputies, police chiefs and officers . and the federal prohibition officers. In the afternoon the session will be devoted to the work of the courts and a discussion of legal phases. Among the speakers at the conference will be Mr. Lesh, Mr. Morgan, a representative of the antisaloon league, a representative of the W. C. T. U. and representatives of ■ various church bodies. Ihe meeti ings probably will be held at a convenient church. i The letter says that “as the problem of law enforcement was of such public interest that the president of . the United States .called the govern- . ers of the states in conference, we J hope that the local officers and the public will manifest such an interest that will make these meetings helpful. We urge you to be present and to invite others, interested.” Similar conferences will be held at South Bend, Nov. 16; New Albany, Nov. 21; Evansville, Nov. 22; Terre Haute, Nov. 23; Logansport, Dec. 4; Greensburg, Dec. 5; and Indianapolis, Dec. 6. Bahv Killed When Struck By Skyrocket Bedford. Ind.. Nov. 13.—A fireworks display in celebration of Armistice Day ended in tragedy here last night. A skyrocket struck the small child of Earl Fields which the father was holding in his arms to watch the display. The child died before medical aid could be summoned. Man Kills Father As He Tries Out New Car Sullivan, . Ind., Nov. 13. William Normen was hitting it up fast in his new auto to show’ it had the stuff. He had the speedometer at 60 miles and [ was’still shoving on more gas when his machine crashed into another far. His father, Joseph Norman. 53, was killed iu the crash. Four occupants of the other car were slightly hurt.

PLAN“BOOSTER SLIPPER" NOV. 29 Industrial Association Plans Dinner At K. of P. Home; Auburn Men Coining. A "Booster Supper" will be enjoyed by the Decatur Industrial Association I and those who wish to join with them at the Knights of Pythias home next Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock. Special guests will be a delegation of Auburn business men, representing the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, and a very pleasant evening is antic ipated. Cal E. Peterson is in charge of the sale of tickets and will start his campaign tomorrow morning. The tick ets are one dollar eac h and it is ex- , pected that more than one hundred wi(l participate. A special invitation is extended to the farmers of the j county and others whether they be-1 long to the association or not. The Auburn association is one of the best in northern Indiana and has I assisted in many improvements for; the city and county. Several months ago a delagtion from Decatur visited Auburn and at that time plans were made for this visit which has been postponed from time to time for one reason or another. Now it's fixed. The date is next Tuesday evening, November 20th. at the K. of P. home. Buy a ticket and be there. The association hopes to have several delightful events during the next few ' months. The members of the board of directors of the Decatur Industrial Association will meet this evening to discuss important business. Dan Niblick is pres’clbnCand is planning 1 a busy winter program. Only Two Failed On Teacher’s Examination Only two individuals were unsuccessful in obtaining licenses on the teachers' examination held recently, which was the last teachers' examination which will be held. In the future teachers will obtain their license on training credits and past experience. There were about thirty-fiv? teachers and prospective teachers who took the last examination ami E. S. Christen, county superintendent, has received word from the state board of education that only two of them were unsuccessful. H.S. NET TEAM IS PRACTICING Wealth of Material For Quintet; First Game With Fairmount, Nov. 30th. Basketball practice at the high school is progressing nicely all reports say, and Coach Howard is expected to make a cut in the squad in the near future. Approximately thirty candidates for the team are practicing each evening in the high | school gymnasium. The basketbail players who are members of the football squad are not practicing baketbaU yet and will not start practice until after the close of the football season. There is a wealth of material for a fast basketball team this year. There is at least one veteran for nearly every position and indications are that there will be a lively battle for a position on the quintet. Captain Deane Dorwin. was threatened w<"i appendicitis recently, but. he is improving and is beginning light work outs with the rest of the squad. "Dizzy" Steele, the big back guard, is out now and working hard to get into condition for the opening game. The first game of the season will ' be played in this city on the night of. ■November 30, with the Fairmou'nt | high school five furnishing the opposition. Fairmount has already played. four games and won three. Although the Fairmount team will have a big juf vantage in having played several games before they play Decatur, th' (Continued on page two) |

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 13, 1923. %

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JURIES DRAWN FOR NEXT TERM Grand .Jury To Meet During November Term Adams Circuit Court. Juries for the November term of 'the Adams circuit court were drawn Iby the jury commissioners yesterday. I The jury commissioners are Jonathan i Ilian and E. W. Johnson. The draw-, ing was held in the clerk’s office in the (.presence of John T. Kelly. c>rk. The 1 November term will open next Monj day morning, November 19. The ! grand jury will be called into session I during this term for the first time this: I ' ear. It'is not known that the grand jury has any important cases to investigate, but the law requires the grand jury to meet nt least once eat h year. The jurymen drawn are as fol-1 lows: Gram! Jury— Levi 11. Schindler. French township; Edward Reppert, Preble township; Julius Heideman, Washington township; Elbridge Butcher, Jefferson township; Charles Fetters, Jefferson township; Chariest H. Zwick, Hoot township. Petit Jury—John M. Jlyer, Blue Creek township, George Chronister. Decatur; Howard J. Allison, Union; I Martin Blambery, Preble; Peter Fox, Hartford; Benjamin M. Smith, Monroe; Aaron Reams, Washington; Albert Huser; Monroe; Robert Gerber, Wabash; James A. Manley, Kirkland; Lewis Harmon, St. Marys; Russell Long, Wabash. LEGION PLANS FOR ELECTION Local Post To Hold Election of Officers on Monday Night, Nov. 26th. Plans for the annual election of of--flcers of Adams Post No. 43, of the American Legion were made at th? regular meeting of the post held In the Legion hall last night. The election will be held on Monday night, November 26. Nominations for Ihe officers were made at the meeting on October 22, but nominations are still open and will remain open until too election begins. Already about IS or 20 nominations have been made. Officers of the post are making arrangements for an interesting meetiing on November 26. Talks will be [given on the bonus situation and th? alleged graft in the veterans' bureau lat Washington, by interesting speakers. A large per cent of the membership of the post is expected to be present at the next meeting. The regular meeting of the Rotarians will be held Thursday evening lat the Industrial rooms.

FINE SERMONS ARE PREACHED Rev. Bragg Delivering Inspiring Sermons At Church of God. Good attendance, excellent interest and inspiring sermons are reported l at the revival in progress at the Church of God. An especially inspiring sermon was preached by the evangelist, Rev. E. W. Pragg. of MarJon, on Sunday evening, his subject being. "The Destiny of Man." Another fine sermon was preached bv Rev. Bragg last night on the subject, "The Broadening of the Way." The speaker gave about twenty differents reasons why the way was broadening. The revival will continue for two more weeks, at least. I The interest is increasing and many decisions are expected soon. Rev. Bragg is well known here having cem ducted three previous revivals at I ’ ■ local church. Services begin at 7:20 p.m. throughout the week and at 17 p.m. on Sunday. The public is I c ordially invited. TEACHERS hold COUNTY MEETING Meet. In Berne Saturday; Will Got Day Off Following Thanksgiving. Adams county school teachers will meet in Berne Saturday for the annual convention of the Adams Coun ty Teachers’ Association. The teachers will be given the day off following Thanksgiving for attending this meeting. A very interesting program has been arranged for the meeting. E. L. Long, a professor from Tri-State College, Angola, and A. L. Trester, secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, will be the principal speakers. The morning session will open at 9:30 o’clock and the afternoon session at 1 o'clock. The afternoon session will be adjourned: in time for the teachers from Deca ' tur and the northern part of the county to catch the G. R. & 1. train leaving Berne about 4 o'clock, it is said. Don Collom, superintendent of the Geneva schools is president of the association and he is desirous that there be a one hundred per cent attendance. Wabash High Lost To Sheridan Saturday, 29-0 Wabash, Nov. 13.—Before a crowd of more than 1,000 persons, Sheridan trampled on Wabash 29-0 in Hie homecoming game Saturday. Preceding the game the Old Grads of Sheridan ran through some signals and showed surprising pep lor old timers.

Matinee Musical Is Organized At Bluffton Bluffton, Nov. 13. —The Matinee Musicale was organized Monday during a noonday luncheon at the Illis- . where thirty ladies wore in attendance. Mrs. W. It. Barr, temporary chairman, is to appoint a nominating committee to select officers. Mrs. Henry Schuman, state president of the fed *ratcd music clubs was pres' nt and gave an address, and Miss Margaret M. Streeter, of the Victor Co., gave an address on music . ppre< ial.on. The next meeting will be at the 11 I brary, Monday afternoon, Nov. 26. RED CROSS ROLL CALL ON FRIDAY — High School Girls To Solicit People In City On Friday Afternoon. Owing to a number of reasons, it has been found necessary to make a change in the plans for the annual Red Cross roll call in Adams county, it was announced today by Albert i Sellemeyer, director of the roll call. I The campaign for members will be | held in Decatur on Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Girls from the public high school and from the Catholic high school will make the house to house canvas. The official solicitors in the roll j call will wear a Red Cross arm band during the campaign and can be distinguished in that manner. Where the solicitors find no one at home they will leave a little Rod Cross pamphlet, showing that they have been there. Those who are not at home when the solicitors call and who wish to become members may leave their money with the secretary. Miss Anna Winnes, at the Winnes Sho store. The membership in the Red Cross is $1 per member. Last year there were approximately 700 members answered the roll call, and those in charge this year hope to; secure 1,000 members in the county. People are asked not to confuse the annual roll call with the Japanese Relief Fund drive, which was held recently, following the earthquake in Japan. That was a separate drive, caused by the urgent need for immediate help in the devastated regions of Japan. Great good is being accomplished throughout the United States through Lhu Red Cross. Wounded soldiers are being cared for and assisted in eaining compensation and work When a great disaster befalls any city or community the Red Cross is ready upon very short notice to ren I der assistance In caring for the wounded and needy. Laying Water Mains A! Berne; Labor Is Scarce Berne, Nov. 13.—The digging lor the water mains for the water work a system that is being installed in Bern ' is progressing nicely. The hilgw ditching machine is steadily going , ahead with the digging and is being followed by a number of workmen . who "are cleaning the ditch and putting in the steel pipes. I A difficulty in getting sufficient help ■ is somewhat delaying the work. It i-> . hoped that a number of workmen mav ■ be gotten while the weather is nice, i to complete the work as quickly as I'possible. A fair wage is being pall and workmen can afford to work on ■ this job. II The reservoir has also been comi pleted and is ready to be connected I with the pump and lines. ' A Real Runaway The Kirkland high school basketball team defeated the Wren, Oh' > five Saturday night. The final ronnt I wis 6S to •). Kirkland greatly out classed her Buckeye opponents. 1 In the preliminary, the Kirkland i sophmores defeated the Debolt five • 25 6. The first half was close and ; interesting, ending with Kirkland in i the lead 6 to 4. But the Sophs had 1 things much their own way in the sec ond half.

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RECEIVES HIS PASSPORTS TO ENTER GERMANY Restoration of German Monarchy On Dec. 4th, Being Predicted. ALLIES WILL PROTEST American Government, Not To Join In Protesting His Return. iU P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Nov. 13 (SpeIcial Io Daily Democrat) The ' Amt rican government will not I loin the allied powers in any I protest to Germany against r<i turn of the former kaiser or the x-crown prince or the restoration of a monarchy, it was stated al the While House today on behalf of President Coolidge. Paris. Nov. 13 (Special to i Daily Democrat) Ex-Kaiser I Wilhelm has received passports irom Chancellor Stresemann ol Ccrmtiny to return to the ftith|i‘i)and. Brussels dispatches reported today. (A United Press dispatch from Berlin, filed there shortly before noon today, said the German government denied ruI more that the former kaiser is n turning.) Bulletin Berlin. Nov. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) Ihe government today denied reports that the former kaiser is returning to Germany. It was reported the ex-kaiser yesterday received J H. Kan, secretary general to the Dutch foreign minist.’, at Doorn for a long conference o: the question of the war lord's return. The former German monarch also received friends from Germany and discussed the situation with them. Dispatches from The Hague received in Paris by the Agen.c Radio said the ex-kaiser had been granted passports to permit himseif and members -of his entourage from Doorn to pass the frontier. Dutch newspapers were reporol printing stories that the German monachy would be restored on December 4 with the kaiser himseif on tie throne. What steps tile Allies would lie al ' > to take to prevent the rumored return were discussed today. Franc,, would have the strongest objei ion", j to the ex-kaiser's return, it was said and the French government lieliex, that Great Britain and the other Allies .world agree on this point. Europe Is Startled (United Press Service I London. Nov. 13. —Rumors of exKaiser Wilhelm s return to Germat.y following his son's dash into t’l ' fatherland, startled Europe, today. Movements were on loot today in all allied capitals to restore sufficient war-time unity to head off the retur'l of the war lord. Reports from Brussels and The Hague that a German emissary had handed the ex-kaiser 12 passports for himself and h’s entourage at Doorn set officials feverishly searching for means to keep the ex-kaiser out ol Germany. The news came so suddenly British ministers bad to decide today what policy would be followed, it was sai l. The British objections to the return of tlie former crown prince were onlv a slight indication of its objections to any attempted return by the exkaiser. it was said. ' . Berlin. Nov. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, enrouti from Holland to (Continued on page two) Weather 1 Mostly cloudy tonight and Wedneo I day, probably showers Wednesday and in west and north portions to> night; warmer tonight.