Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 270.

Iman killed in I AUTO ACCIDENT I NEAR THIS CITY — ■ Thomas 0. Clements, of Bobo, Fatally Injured In Crash Last Night. I WAS REPAIRING TIRE ■ Struck By Another Car As He Crouched Behind His Automobile. Thomas O. Clements, 57. ■ former postmaster at Bobo and ■ veil known resident of that community, was killed instant■lv about "»:30 o’clock yesterday ■ evening when struck by an autWoinobiie driven by Luther ■ j unk, on the Piqua road, one ■ imd one-half miles southeast of. ■ lliis citv. His skull was fraclur-' ■, ,| anil several bones were Hbroken. 5; Mr. Clements was driving to ■ Decatur where he has been , ■ working on the night shift at ■ ih<- Holland-St Louis Sugar factory. ( isl when he reached the scene of- the acfl ( idem he discovered he had a punc- ■ lured tire and he stopped at tlie ■■ right side of the road to repair the fl tire. He was sitting behind his car fl fixing the tire when Funk approached fl front the rear. Another car, driven fl by Harvey Brod beck. was approach fl htg from tin* opposite direction ami Funk turned out to meet this car. fl Funk stated that the lights from Brodbeck's car so blinded him that I he ditl not see Clements’ car until fl too late to prevent hitting it. There I were no lights on Mr. Clements’ car. fl Mr. Funk's' car crashed into Mr. fl Clements’ car, crushing Mr. Clements I between them. When the car came fl to a stop, the body of Mr. Clements fl was lying beneath it. Riding with jfl Funk were Arnold Crouch, Gifford : I Bunner and Vernon Bunner. The *fl f° lir men removed Mr: "Clements afl from beneath the ear. but the unfor- < fl innate man breathed once and passed away. H Thinking that there was still some fl chance to save the man's life, an effl fort was made to start Mr. Funk's fl car ami bring him to the hospital in I this city, but the car had been dam ! fl “fed in the collision and would not fl start One member of the party ran fl to a nearby house and called an amfl balance from the Black untiertaking fl firm and the body was brought to the fl undertaking parlors. I Mr. Funk and the three men with fl him, who were also enroute to the fl stigar factory to work, were acquaintI ed with Mr. Clements and were greatfl b’ shocked by the unfortunate accident. Coroner L. L. of Geneva. I was called last night atflhe made an ■ investigation of the accident. He I found that death had resulted from a fl fracture of the skull on the left side I of the head. Mr. Funk and Mr. Clements were I both driving Ford cars. The rear of I Mr. Clements' car was caved in and, I the radiator and front end of Mr. | I Funk's car was bent back by the I force of the collision. Mr. Funk statI eil that he recognized Mr. Clements I just before his car struck him. but I he was helpless to avoid the accident. ■ Although the blame for the accident I has not been definitely fixed, it is I thought that no arrests will be made I as the accident appears to have been fl unavoidable. Thomas O. Clements, a son of I Thomas and Susanna Cleland Clem- | ents, was born in Crawford county,! | Ohio, March 16, 1866. On January I 11. 1894, he was married to Miss Ger-1 | trude Alma McGill. After their mar-; ■ riage Mr. and Mrs. Clements resided I in Van Wert county, Ohio, until ten I years ago when they moved to Bobo. I For five years, Mr. Clements was I postmaster at Bobo and conducted a I general store there. He owned a | small tract of land there and was I held in high esteem by all who knew I him. He was a member of the Mt. I Taber Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Clements and three daughters I survive. The daughters are Mrs. I Lester Tumbleson, of Pleasant Mills. I route 1; Mrs. Glen Chronister, of De- | catur route 6; and Miss Myrtle, at I home. One brother, John Clements, I resides in Kansas, and on sister, Mrs. I Ada Switzer, resides in Van Wert I county, Ohio. One sister and two I brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held from . (Continued on page two)

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iMrs. Catherine Pine Buried This Morning| Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Pine, 79, were held from the Methodist church at Domestic ut 10 o’clock this morning. Burial was made In I the church cemetery. ’’Grandma'’ I Pine, as she was known, had lived iin Adams county nearly all her life. For the past eleven years, she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Coons, northeast, of Polingtown, in Jay county. She is survived, besides the daughter, by three granddaughters, Mrs. Ed looper and Mrs. Charles Harman,, of Portland, and Mrs. Clyde Nelson, of Geneva; one i grandson, Roy Coons, of Geneva, and «ighl great grandchildren. ROAD MEETING IS HELD HERE Bluffton Men Ask Co-Oper-ation of Adams Co. Men In Obtaining Road. | Six members of the good road ; com mittee of the Bluffton Chamber ol Commerce visited here last night and held a conference with the directors of the Decatur Industrial Association and officers of the Adams County Better Roads association. i The meeting was held at the Industrial rooms and Mr. Shaffer, of the Bluffton Ford agency, announced the purpose. Indications are that the state highway commission will soon take over the H. M. C. route as a state road. The present route runs from Huntington to Markle and on to this city and then east through Wren to Lima, Ohio. The Wells county mon were asked to urge proper organization here so that details can be taken care of when the time comes and the Bluff ton men are trying to secure the road for that city, running from Hunting ton there and then to this city over a route to be selected probably straight east to a point west of Mon roe and then north and east, hookin'’ on to the state road, north and south. The Bluffton men made it plain, how lever, that they wish to do every thing to secure the road on either route and asked the co-operation of Adams , county people. E. M. Ray. president: "Dad’’ Cross, vice-president and Thurman Gottschalk, chairman of the executive committee of the Good Roads association of Adams county, attended the meet ing which was an interesting session. I Upon motion by Mr. Dugan, the president of, the Industrial Association was authorized to appoint a special committee to work with the county road association in securing the best route through this county for the proposed new road. The committee had not been announced to day as Mr. Niblick, president of the Industrial Association, is absent from the city for a day or two. 1 85 Tickets Are Sold for “Booster Supper" i j Cal Peterson, . chairman of the ticket committee for the Industrial Association's "Booster Supper to be given next Tuesday evening. November 20th at the K. of P. home, reports that 85 tickets have already been sold. The limit has been fixed at 100. this being the maximum number of plates for the dinner. Members of Auburn Chamber of Commerce will attend the | banquet and those fro mthis city who wish to enjoy the evening should purchase their ticket immediately. o Pinchot Calls Conference On Hard Coal Question ■■ ' « Harrisburgh, Pa., Nov. 14. —The coal question was placed squarely before the anthracite-consuming public today by the letter of Governor Pinchot to the executives of 29 states, inviting them to a conference to formulate a definite program of relief. A plan has been already outlined for national legislation and state action, i Pinchot advised the governors. Considerable data on coal prices wer ■ gathered and investigation of practices as the basis of extortion charges made by the governor, was proceeding under direction of Chief of Mines J J. Walsh. The conference will be held in the governor’s office Thanksgiving week, starting Monday. Nov. 26, at 2:30 p.nt. I Indications here pointed to a large representation of the various states j invited.

PAN-GERMANS WANT A BREAK WITH FRANCE Urge Stresemann Government To Effect Break Even At Risk of War. CEASE NEGOTIATIONS Pan-Gc-rmans Would Let France Do Her Worst In Ruhr and Rhineland. (Unite.) Press Staff Correspondent) Berlin. Nov. 14 —(Special to Daily: Democrat)—Members of the pan ! German party today were pressing the Stresemann government to break with France even at the risk of war. it was learned from well informed j sources. Stresemann’s plans to quit supporting the Ruhr population forthwith and place responsibility for its care on France, as announced yesterday, were considered attributable directly to influence of pan German leaders, and let France do her worst, according to the pan-German plan. Germany would cease negotiations Though this step might mean loss of the Ruhr and the Rhineland, the government would neveb admit their separation from the reich and all Germany would consider their loss only temporary, it was said today. The last of the subsidies to the population of the districts will cease by November 25, it the plan adopted yesterday in a conference between Chancellor Stresemann and representatives of the occupied regions is carried out. The new minister of the interior, Dr. Jarres. told his subordinates confidentially that this course would mean temporary loss of the districts, the United Press was informed. United Germany In Future "But a united Germany will come agjtiu in LUnJumra." he reported to have added. The return of the crown prince to his castle in Gels was considered by Germans a closed incident today. The government's flat denial of the ex kaiser’s reported intention to return caused most people to forget the rumors. General Erich Ludendorff, one of (Continued on page five) 100 PER CENT FDR PED CROSS Two Firms Enroll Voluntarily; Annual Roll Call Here On Friday. Two local business firms have voluntarily enrolled one hundred per cent in the annual Red Cross roll ca'l. They are the Peoples Loan and Trust company and the Winn’s Shoe store , Other firms likely will follow the ex ample before the roll call is held on , Friday afternoon. Girls from th' high school and the Catholic high school will make a house to house canvas in the city on Friday after- , noon. They will wear Red Cross arm ; bands in order that the residents o the city may know that they are offi- • cial solicitors for the fund. i Membership in the American Red ■ Cross is strickly voluntarily. No one is obliged to join the organization, but the fine work accomplished by the Red Cross makes a strong appeal to everybody to give tit least a dollar to the cause. On Saturday the rural people will be solocited. A number of girls will be on the streets wearing the Red Cross arm bands and they will give Red Cross stickers to the rural citi- ■ zens, signifying that they have enroll ed. in the organization. It is impossible for a house to house campaign , to be conducted in the country and it is hoped that a large majority of the ■ rural residents may be reached in this city on Saturday. i It is not known when the roll call will be held in Berne and Geneva. Those towns always manage their own drive, the comity officers turning over ■ 1 the supplies and literature to them. . They usually conduct the roll call through the schools, and always come ■ tip with their quotas. Albert Selle- • meyer is director of the roll call in Adams county.

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I Eugene V. Debs, Labor Leader, Seriously 111 Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 14. —Eugene V. Dobbs .the world's best known In lair leader and many limes socialist candidate for president of the United Slates, is Dangerously ill at his home here following a country-wide speaking tour. D< In was brought to his home here j several days ago from New York fit) where he suddenly became ill. Mrs. Debs said this morning that her husband was suffering from e heart attack. Theodore Debs, a bro- 1 ther, said that it was overtaxation. According to Dr. M. P. Stephens, j Debs' chief physician, some improvement in his condition was noted early today. GOV. WALTON WINS A POINT I — Court To Try Him For Im- , proper Proclamation of Martial Law. Oklahoma City. Okla.. Nov. 14.— By a vote of 21 to 18 the Oklahoma court of impeachment decided today , that Governor Wulton shall be tried ( on charges involving improper pro > clamation of marital law. A motion to suspend action on those I charges was defeated. ( i The vote was a victory for the governor. It means he will have art opportun- ’ ity to present his defense on these charges involving the testimony of i two hundred witnesses who have beer, • summoned from all parts of the state ’ to tesstify regarding alleged outrages on the part of the Ku Klux Klan. Oklahoma City. Nov. 14. —Names of 1 55 members of the Oklahoma house ' of representatives who. he charges, are members of the Ku Klux Klan, were made public today in a signed statement by Governor J. C. Walton. 1 The governor gave out the list in issuing a flat denial to testimony, of ’ Dr. W. T. Tilly of Mueskogee that Walton himself was initiated into the klan, paid dues and took the oath February 13. —•_ Pig Obtained For r K. of P. Pig Roast Attorney Dore B. Erwin announced today that he had obtained the pig for the Knights of Pythias pig roast to be held in the K. of P. home on Third street Friday evening. Mr. I Erwin is furnishing the pig for the i occasion. All Knights and their families are invited to the pig roast. o Bernard Schug and Morris Kressner of Plymouth. w*ere visitors in the city today. FRATERNAL NIGHT AT M. E.CHURCH Few Organizations Planning To Attend In a Body; Attendance Is Good. t Tonight is fraternal night at the Methodist revival and a large num- ■ her of fraternal and lodge men and women are expected to be present to I hear Dr. Earle Naftzger, evangelis, ' deliver his inspiring message. A ■ few lodges and sororities are plaint- ' in to attend the service in a body, it 1 is said, while others will attend •!“ ' individuals. The service will begin at 7:30 o'clock. I Last night was known as church I night at the revival. A large audiI erne was present and heard Dr. Naf ’ Izger speak. The theme of his se- ■ mon was that those who would be • master must be servant, also. The • Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the t church, was absent from the meeting t last night, he having gone to Indian • apolis to attend a meeting of the State i Council of the Methodist Episcopal I church, of which lie is a member. In I terest in the revival is growing rap.'idly and much good is being aecompi lished. - hi - " — Weather ) Cloudy tonight and Thursday, probi ably with rain; somewhat warmer tonight in east and south portions.

MORTIMER LIED FN TESTIMONY SAYS FORBES Former Director of Veterans’ Bureau Makes Sensational Charges. EVIDENCE SUPPRESSEI) Forbes Also Makes Further Charge That All Evidence Was Not Presented. Washington. Nov. 14. Face to face with his principal accuser. Colonel Charles R. Forbes, former director of the Veterans’ bureau, testifyed before the senate investigating committee today, charged that Elias H. Mortimer. had lied throughout bis testimony. Washington. Nov. 14. Furthei charges that there had been suppression of evidence in the presentation of testimony before the senate com mitten investigating the Veterans' bureau, were made by former Director Charles R. Forbes, testifying in d" sense of his administration at th'* hearing today. Counsel for Forbes demanded that Genera] John F. O'Bryan, counsel for the commitee, submit in evidence a report drawn up by General Drain. American Legion officer, on the Per y ville, Maryland, sale. (By Dale Van Every) (!’. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Nov. 14. —Having hirdefense to charges of official misconduct in management of the Vet erans’ bureau, Charles 11. Forbes, for mer director, was prepared today to reply with equal vigor to seripus charges of personal miscond let. His defense against the charges o( mismanagement and waste in the hu reap was summed up in the words “politics ami Sawyer." which fie said were the principal impediments in the way of a good administration. Forbes declared that political pressure hampered him aX every turn during his administration of the bureau and that General ('. E. Sawyer, personal physician for President blanket authority vested in him by Harding, blocked his plans under the Mr. Harding. PATRONSAND TEACHERS MEET Hartford Township PatronTeachers’ Association Met Last Night. The regular monthly meeting ol the Hartford township Patron-Teach ers’ Association was held at tht Hartford township central schoo Tuesday evening. The attendant was good and much interest was manifested in the plans which art being made for the improvement ol the school surroundings. Tire mem bership is increasing steadily whicl reflects the co-operation which exists between the school and the com munity. After the regular business hat been conducted a motion picture filn entitled, "Water by Wire," dealing with water systems in the fam home, was shown by County Agen Busche. A discussion of the possi bilitiy of having a course in vocation fal agriculture in the school, given bj E. S. Christen, county school super intendent. was well received. Prof. Oswalt, of the school, an nounced that a meeting was belli) planned which will be held durin) "American Educational Week." No vember 18 to 24. Chairman Ralph S. Myers, who was in charge of the meeting, announce, the township farmers’ institution which will be held during the latte: part of January, stating that accord ing to present plans a corn and do rnestic science products show will bi held in connection with tite institute He urged that the men and boys o the community begin selecting see, corn from which samples for exhibi may be selected. There will be jur ior classes for both boys and girls. o Dan Niblick is attending the stat meeting of dry goods dealers at Ind anapolis this week.

“Big Three” Pow Wow At French Lick Ends French Lick, Ind., Nov. 14. (United Press.)- The pow wow of the "big three" of the democratic party came, . to an end today. George E. Brennan, Illinois democratic leader, went back to Chicago, lialled home by the death of a friend. Tom Taggart put aside politics lor a time and was in Indianapolis on business. Charles F. Murphy and his liencli- ) men were tile only politicians left at French Lick, it was reported that leaders from other midwestern states r might drop in to see Murphy during j his stay here. CROWN PRINCE IN INTERVIEW — Friedrich Wilhelm Says He Will Have Nothing To Do With Politics. BULLETIN. i (Copyright 1923 by United Press Associations.) (Copyright in Canada.) Gels, Silesia, Nov. 14.—Friedrich r • Wilhelm, former crown prince ot tiermany. declared today he is abstaining i from having anythin:; to do with the ( ' politics of his fatherland. I In an interview granted the United r ' i Press, his first authorized utterance i since his return from five years exile in Holfand, the heir to the Hohenzollern throne indicated that lie was following a policy of keeping "hands off" the turbulent political situation, wit hits monarchist and communist plots and counter-plots. [ In opening the interview, the former crown prince said: "i’lese don’t ( ask me about politics. Don’t press me for political utterances." The next moment, however. he opened a lively tire of questions of liis own about affairs of state through out the world, asking them with all s I . the enthusiasm of a news hungry reporter. j "How about the British elections?" Ihe demanded eagerly. "Has Lloyd George a chance to win the premiern i , . , I shin again ' I"I like his book,” he added. r “After five years in Holland. I’m isolated from my own folk so long I have lost direct touch with the 1 I world,” he said, explaining his lack of information. I have nothing but the I warmest praise for my treatment in Holland.” he remarked, and then he I looked around the room, smiles and remarked, "But there is no place like rhome.” I As he spoke, two of his children 1 entered the chamber and rushed into j his arms. He gathered them in. with . a look of paternal pride. "I last saw them in 1915," he said to the correspondent. The tall, lean man whose return to f Germany has created a furrie in the allied nations, patted the children’s heads affectionately and then turned le to the business of being interviewed, e' * IS ' Triplets Receive Gifts •p 1 Roscoe George. Robert William ami Raymond Homer, the triplet sons <>: n. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Raudenbimh. h have each received a Bible from th’ Is Woman's Home Missionary society n- of the Trinity M. E. church, of Foil .Wayne. The triplets have been id made Jewel Life Members of the W m 11. M. S. of the church, also. ig • 1,1 Community Cenier Fund ’’i Is Mounting Rapidly n- 1 |y The securing of $43.5()() yestreclnv r brought the total of the Catholic ('outI munity Center fund in Fort V.'ayn" n . 11(1*0 $333,210. <The organization has lg set its goal at $575,000. and contri |g buttons Hinging from $25,000 down to q. several dollars have been received ,A community house will he erected l 8 by the organization. ■d . — "! King Tut Died of T. B. ?r d- (United Press Staff Correspondent I o- Indianapolis. Nov. 14 (Special to )e Daily Democrat i King Tut Anklic. Amen was one of the earliest known of victims of tuberculosis, according to id a statement received here today from fit the National Tuberculosis assoeian- tion. If physicians in those days had I known how to treat the disease, Tut might have lived at least 50 years te more to spin through the streets ol li-1 Thebes in his golden chariot, th< I statement said.

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SISS,OODLOAN TO GOVERNOR IS UNDER FIRE NOW President of State Board of Agriculture Was Before Grand Jury Today. OTHERS TESTIFY Ora Davies. State Treasurer, Before Jury; Board’s Records Locked Up. Indianapolis, Nov. 14.—The state hoard of agriculture “loan" of $155.000 to Gov. McCray was under fire before the Marion county grand jury today. Appearance of Harry M. Moberly, president of the grand jury, confirmed rumors that it was going to hear the whole story of the transactions by which $155,000 of the board's money passed through the hands of the governor. Moberly and Brown went into the grand jury room at the opening of today's session. A shorV time later Ora Davies, state treasurer, went into the grand jury room. Records of the slate board of agriculture were impounded, today by or der of Judge Collins of the criminal court today. They were placed in a safety deposit vault and held subject to the order of the court. The records were taken over by the court on motion of Clarence Nichols special prosecutor in charge of the investigation. Indianapolis. Nov. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat.)—While the Marion county grand jury called additional witnesses today in its investigation of Governor McCray’s financial transactions, subpoenas were being served on witnesses who will appear in 1 the bankruptcy hearing tomorrow. Reports that the grand jury would go into Governor McCray’s dealings with the state board of agriculture were confirmed today when Harry Moberly, president, and I. Newt Brown, secretary treasurer, entered the grand jury room at the opening of today's session. The governor himself lias been called to appear before Harry (’. Sher- ’ idan. referee in bankruptcy. when the case is taken up tomorrow. The governor's attorneys will seek to prove that his chief occupation is a farmer and that he is not subject to - the bankruptcy laws. James P. Godrich, former goveri nor, will be there to tell about the i $350,000 pool he organized to aid the i governor just a few weeks the governor’s finances struck the rocks. I. Newt Brown will also appear car- , rying the records of the state hoard , of agriculture to shed what light he . can. as secretary-treasurer of the I body, upon the $155,000 of the hoard's money which passed through the governor's hands. Attorneys for th' Fort Wayne bank's which are seeking to have the governor declared a bankrupt were preparing an amended petition alleging additional acts in bankruptcy on the part of the governor The grand jury yesterday listened for several hours to the story of Ora Davies, state treasurer. It was re ported Davies told the grand jury the same story he told the republican state committee in October to the effect that SIO,OOO of state funds intended for deposit in McCray's bank Imd been deposited to the personal account of the governor. Charles Ziegler, chairman of the state- highway commission, was the last witness heard. It was said the trand jury was investigating charges that tlie commission had, bought crushed stone from a company in which McCray was interested. Stoc k in the company was listed in a schedule' of McCray's assets filed in the- bankruptcy case, but the goverI nor insisted he had disposed of this I stock. Stock Breeder Fails Chicago. Nov. 14 (Special to Dully h | Democrat) "Worthless" notes of II Warren T. McCray, governor of Indi- ° ana. caused the financial failure of " Anthony Messman. stock breeder of ’’ Homer, 111., according to Messman's 11 petition in bankruptcy on flic- in district court today. s McCray and Messman were part'Lners in the A. Messman and company j (Continued on page live)