Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 271.

FRANCE CONSIDERING MILITARY MOVE

IMWY TELLS I STORY OF HIS I AFFAIRS TODAY ■ Gov. Tells How He Gave Notes To Himself At Bankruptcy Probe. ■ QUESTIONED C LOSELY ■Attorneys for Fort Wayne Banks Fire Many Questions At Governor. ■ Indianapolis, Nov. 15.—The ■story of Governor McCray giv■ing himself notes and of using ■ state house policeman as a go■hetween to secure a mortgage, ■was told this morning when he appeared as the first witness ■in a hearing in which the feder■ai court is being asked by three ■Fort Wayne banks to adjudge ■ him a bankrupt. i The hearing opened before ■Hairy C. Sheridan referee in ■bankruptcy at the federal build■ing. In his testimony McCray ■admitted that the Camby Cattle ■company of lowa was not a comjßpany but only a name he, used ■for his personal holdings. II He admitted that he had sign■ed notes payable to himself with ■the name of the company. He ■claimed on examination that he ■could not remember how many ■notes he had signed in this manHner or their amounts. K The loan secured from the state ■pioiisc- policeman was :i mortgage for on land in Newton county. said he gave the mortgage to policeman whose name he said Wilson, and that Wilson transferee! ■Jit I" the Washington Bank and Trust of Indianapolis. ® The governor referred to Wilson |Bas a "go-between" in his financial Sts T lie governor was asked about the ■ p -r. base and operation of farm lands ■in lowa jjnd Minnesota. Under the ■ insistant questioning of W. .1. Vesey, for the Ft. Wayne hanks, the admitted that the Camby Catcompany was a concern owned by the governor, and that it ’■bad given him notes payable to him. |S "What was tile idea of executing ;■ notes of the company to yourself, was ■it to sell th6m?” he was asked. ; '4l "Not necessarily. As I said to my ■ creditors in August I f?lt my respon ■ sibility was great and it was my enof notes upon which the ■ banks depended. 1 was worth many ■ times the notes.” "Then no one had any interest in ■ this company except yourself. No ■ such concern existed except in your ■ own mind?" Vesey asked. McCray did not answer the ques- ■ tion directly. “Do you remember writing to pur ■ chasers of paper of this company, ■ saying the company was easily worth ■ $100,000.” ■ "No." t "Is your memory good?” jp | "I think so.” 1 In reality then the company own■ed no property. Why did you not ■ write your own personal note?" ■ ‘Because banks want two names ■on tlie paper. They were in reality ■ interested only in.the name of War- ■ ren T. McCray and I knew I was ■ worth several times the face of any ■ notes of this kind." McCray answered. Referee Sheridan sustained ohjec■tions of McCray’s attorneys when ■ they opposed Vesey questioning Me- ■ Cray on the contents of a note in ■which it was said he told prospective ■ investors, the company was easily ■worth SIOO,OOO. ■ Indianapolis, Nov. 15—(Special to ■Daily Democrat)—With the governor ■himself called on to appear as star ■witness, the hearing in bankruptcy ■against Governor Warren T. McCray ■started today before Harry C. Sheri- ■ dan, master in chancery. VV hen the governor testifies before ■Sheridan it will be the first time he ■has been called on to give evidence ■since his financial difficulties became ■known. (Continued on Page Seven)

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Pennsy Kills Four Men BULLETIN Frazeyburg, Ohio, Nov. 15.—Four men wore killed here today wh >n a | Pennsylvania passenger train strut k f the automobile in which they wore ril - ing. The dead: Harry C. Watson, .1. E. Turner, O:'- > 1 car Norvllle, Henry Campbell. The men were from Co’ijnbtts. OFFER REWARD FOR SCHWARTZ Father of Missing Vera Cruz 3 1 Man Off ers S2OO For Discovery of His Son. ’: -I A reward of S2OO has been offered by John J. Schwartz, of Vera Cruz, for information as to the whereabout ! \iof his son Orel Schwartz, 26. wh’ S disappeared last Saturday night. A’l a I efforts to locate the young man or his “ body have proven of no avail so far. " I Having failed at every turn in the J search, police and relatives hoping ! today that Orel would come back n« .mysteriously and suddenly as ho dis- , appeared. a ! Postcards bearing a description of “ i the missing young man were broad- | i cast among police departments. Distant relatives living in Now York state probably will be notified of h's 1 disappearance. B l Chief of Police G<’hrott. of Bluffton. B was working on the theory tha* . Schwartz is wandering about the conn .try. having disappeared of his ow.: ‘voilition. He was still investigat'fit’ e the possibility that the young man left r j Bluffton on the last ear SntMrch’V night and ho has asked the Union o traction officials at Muncie to sumd mon the conductor serving as an evil tra'on the car leaving Bluffton Sat t urday night at 11 o’clock, so that he ,may he questioned. n [ Ohed Schwartz stated that lie ha I il no idea where his twin brother Orel , might be. He said that when h“ o.went to church Sunday morning h‘ s took the road north of the river rathe ier than the one south of the river and 'therefore did not come upon his e brother's empty machine south of th t- city. He said he would have recog d nized the machine at sight. Ohed it i declared he intends to give up hi’ (job at the piano factory, return to g his home and help his father in every s way possible to find his brother. He said that he had not been in the comy pany of his brother for several years, t- Coroner William Mcßride yesterday v afternoon called the coroner at Plye i month, Ind., by long distance teley j phone and inquired as to the possibility of the body found there in a woods a last evening being the body if o Schwartz. r The coroner replied that the body there was decomposed and it could i- hardly be that of Schwartz since Schwartz has only been missing four r- days and a body would be but little L decomposed in that time. h o Evangelist Sneaks To City School Children Dr. Earle Naftzger. evangelist, who 1 is conducting a revival at tlie First Methodist church, talked to the pitS pils of the Central schdol this mor" * ing. Dr. Naftzger spoke to the high school pupils yesterday morning. H“ S is very interesting for the young poo- ' pie and he takes great delight in en tertaining them. Mrs. Naftzer accompanied him. a a e Bandits Get $20,000 y Collinsville, Ills., Nov. 15.—Five o bandits armed with sawed off shotrjguns held up two clerks and escaped r in the office of the Consolidated Coal y company here today and escaped with y the company payroll of $14,000. I- The money had been brought from a Collinsville bank a few minutes bee fore. e The bandits left by automobile on e the National trail headed in the di e rection of St. Louis. 20 miles west. An alarm was broadcast to St. Louis and adjacent cities.

ANNUAL ROLL CALL FRIDAY Arrangements Completed For Red Cross Membership Drive In Decatur. —, — ■ Arrangements were completed today for the annual Red Cross roll call which will be conducted in Decatur Friday afternoon. Giris from the public and Catholic high schools will make a house to house canvass of the < ity. Business men will be solicited at their place of business, but they are requested to leave a dollar with their wives to pay her membership. Rural citizens will be solicited on Saturday. The American R“d Cross will spend approximately $12,060,000 in humanitarian service during the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 1921. The budget for carrying on the National , and international program specifically allots $5,543,077.81 for the work of advancing the welfare of people and communities through American Red , Cross services. The remainder of the ; money will be spent locally by lhe 3,000 Chapters of the organization. American Red Cross resources, it is pointed out. are not held to a hard and fast budget when calamity be , falls a people. For example, the Jap- , anese earthquake disaster of Sept. 1 when President Coolidge directed that the Red Cross should be the agency through which American contributions were to be sent, tailed for a very large and varied service. Not one dollar of the over $10,000,000 contributed will be spent by the Red Cross administration of‘this • large operation. All such expenses will be met from Red Cress funds. The National budget for the year, excluding the Japanese operation cuts $4,195,370.41 from the total of last year's expenditures, which reach- , ed $9,738,448.22. This reduction is , due to the completion of large foreign operations. The extensive relief accorded nearly 900,000 refugees driven one of Asia Minor last year cost the ! Red Cross $2,605,696. Thanksgiving Services At ihe Antioch Church , There will he an a!l-day meeting at the Antioch r hurch on Thanksgiv , ing dav. There will be preaching , services in the forenoon and in the afternoon. The Rev. Jacob Hyvma. of Fort Wayne and other ministers . will speak during tlie day. The publice is invited to attend these serv ices. There will be preaching at thAntioch church next Sunday mornin.". , and evening by the pastor. Rev. War . ren Manges. ASKS FORBES TO PROVE WCES Former Director of Veterans’ Bureau Asked To 1 Prove His Charges. BULLETIN Washington, Nov. 15. —General John , F. O’Byan, counsel for the senate ( committee investigating‘the Vet ’ran".' ( bureau, today challenge'd former D’rector of tlie bureau Charles R. Forbes to prove charges of conspiracy to ] "destroy” him. which Forbes has , made in defending himself before the investigators. O'Pyan resumed his cross examination of Colonel Forbes. He asked if the cause of Forbes’ quarrel with Mortimer in the fall of 1922 had not been the discovery by Mortimer oi I'orhes 1 and Mr. Mortimer together in tlie Mor- 1 timore apartment. Forbes angrily denied I his and repeated his charge that lie had broken 1 with Mortimer because he had stir ' peeled Mortimer of b ’ing a bootlegger. ■ 0 CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $103: May $1.08%; July, $1.05%. Corn: Dec. 74%c; May 72%c; July 73%c. Oats: Dec. 42c; 1 May 44c; July 43%c. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 15, 1923.

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PM’L P. HARRIS Racine Wis. —Uninue in that it honors a living man as the founder of an international movement, Racine Friday, Nov. 9. dedicated a bronze tablet in its most ijnnortant public nark to nroclaim the fact that Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary, was born here. The ceremon'es were conducted bv the citizens of Racine, under the leadership of tlie local Association of Commerce and the Racine Rotary club, preceded by a luncheon at the Association of Commerce where Guy Curdnk r n f Philadelphia, international president of Rotary, was guest of honor together witli other Rotary International officers, delegations of Rotary clubs in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and other states. Paul P. Harris, founder of Rotary and at, present a resident of Chicago and president emeritus of Rotary International. was born in Racine in ISfiS and lias lived to see the organization he started in 1905 with the Chicago Rotary club grow to more than 1.500 Rotary clubs in twentyseven countries with a total membership of 95,000. In a special message of acknowledgement for the honor done him Friday Mr. Harris said that carrying forth the idea of world wide friendship. and good will to the end of universal peace is not confined to Rotary hut has found magnificent expression in Kiwanis. Lions, Exchange. Gyro. Optimist. Civitans. and other similar organizations to whom ho paid h's compliments. He wished them all success and welcomed them to continued work in the field he started as a pioneer with Rotary. He said, the mist has given great promise and inspired the hope for a future of universal peace among nations. ROBBERSWORK AT LINN GROVE Enter Garage and Carry Away Eighteen Automobile Tires; No Clues. Robbers broke into the Puboc•!> Brothers’ garage at Linn Grove ruesday night and carried away eighteen automobile tires and afew tools. The robbery was not reported to Shcrifi John Baker until this morning. Tlie robbers entered the garage through a rear door .which they opened with a key. They attempt'd •<’ force the safe open with chissels but they failed to get it open. Thev damaged the safe so badly that the owners of the garage have been unsuccessful in an attempt to open it. No one hoard the robbers at work and no cine as to their idenity has been obtained. — — G. E. Team Plays Wabash Valley Five This Evening Tito General Electric basketball team will play the Wabash Valiev five from Linn Grove in the old gymnasium on First street this evening. The G. E. second team will play the team from the Fisher Harris frocery in a preliminary game, starting at 8:15 o'clock. Weather Indiana: Cloudy tonight: slight ly cloder in extreme west portion; Friday probably fair.

JOHN SPANGLER DIED YESTERDAY Well Known St. Marys Twp. Farmer Succumbs To Attack of Cancer. John Spangler, 70. will known far I mer of St. Marys township, died a: I his home at 10 o’clock last night, following an illness of three weeks of cancer of the stomach and liver. Mr. Spangler had been bedfast for three weeks. John Spangler was born in Mercer county, Ohio. March 16. 1853. He was married to Miss Amelia Kahlig. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler had resided in | St. Marys township for about twenty years. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church of this city. The widow and twelve children survive. The children are Frank, Michael E. and Miss Celia, of New Corydon; Joseph, Mrs. Mark Koenig Mrs. Earl Tricker. Peter J.. Mrs. Peter Miller, and Mrs. Otto Miller all of Decatur; Anthony. Leo and Miss Agnes at home. One sister Mrs. Sebastian Uleman. of Fort Recovt ry. also survive. Funeral services will be held fro-i the’ St. Mary's Catholic c hurch in th : " city at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, the Rev. Father J. A. Seiinetz. officiating. Burial will be made in th’ St. Mary’s Catholic church cemetery in Jefferson township. Sen. .Johnson To Announce His Candidacy Real Soon Chicago. Nov. 15—Senator Hiram Johnson of California may announce his candidacy for the republican nomination for president either today or tomorrow, according to political sup porters who have been in constant communication with the Californian since his arrival here Monday. Johnson has been conferring with politicians from all parts of the conn- j try. — • Clerk’s Office Beinjj Re-Wired For Lights The office of the clerk of the circuit court in the court house is being re-wired for electric Tights. New lights will be installed to light up the new files which were installed recently. With the room re-papered, new counters and files installed and new lights, the clerk's office presents a decidedly improved appearance, to say nothing of the improvement in the method of handling the valuable court papers and records. LEADERSWON FROM OSSIAN Local Net Team Won Second Game; Bluffton I’hi Delts Next. The Decatur Leaders won their second straight basketball game’ of | the season last night at Ossian, defeating the’ Ossian Maroons by a score of 27 to 23. The Leaders were trailing in a 13 to 11 score at the encl of the first half, but they came back strong in the second period and put the ganpe on ice. The Leaders experienced difficulty iii hitting the basket during the first half, many of their shots going wild, while the Maroons were 1 making their attempts count. Andrews, Decatur forward, was the high scorer of the game, contributing five field goals to the score. There were many fouls called on both teams, the referee’ calling them close. The Leaders had nienteen free trials from the fouled line while the Maroons had seventeen. With victories over the Berne A. C. and Ossian Maroons to their credit, the leaders will begin preparation at once for the game with the fast going Bluffton Phi Delts here next (Continued on page five)

Escaped Convicts Taken Jefferson City, No., Nov., 15. Tw> convicts who attempted to escap” from Missouri prison by wading through a sewer were- captured when they were almost froze n from stan I ing neck deep in the cold water. Bars placed across (lie mouth of the sewer prevented their escape. They were Dave Bartlett and Thomas Seminary, both serving life sentences, irain boom IS UimCHED Virtual Announcement of His Candidacy For Presidency Made Today. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—What politicians considered as a virtual announcement of William G. McAdoo's candidacy for the democratic nomination for president came here today from Judge David Rockwell, manager of McAdoo's Illinois headquarters. McAdoo “will offer for the presidential nomination of the democratic party, in the’ opinion of his friends." Rockwell’s statement declared. The statement followed a three clay vl/it here by McAdoo, during which lie conferred witli leading democrats. Judge Rockwell is from Ravena. Ohio, and opened the headquarters here several days ago. The statement described Judge Rockwell as “managing the campaign of Mr. McAdoo's friends to secure for the former secretary of the treasury the ! democratic nomination.” With the country calling "aloud for leadership,” Mr. Mc Adoo is the’ one’ great figure now available in our party. Rockwell stated. McAdoo is not now ready to speak for himself on the question of his candidacy, Rockwell said. McAdoo has indicated that “he would carefully consider every phase of the situation and dekcuminc’ for himself if his i service’s are really desired by his party and country,” Rockwell stated. “It would be presumptuous for any of his friends to attempt to speak for him,” Rockwell's statement said in part'. “It would not be candid, however. with many press representatives who have asked me if important political developments are not probable, should 1 seek to disguise the fact that Mr. McAdoo's friends believe’ that he will offer himself for the presidential nomination, that he will be nominated and that he will be elected. “We have heard in the last.three days from more than 40 states. "Mr. McAdoo's supporters in 48 states have made their decision already. They intend to nominate him and elect him.” McAdoo Add Nothing Omolia, Neh., Nov. 15. —Declaring he had nothing to add to the statement issued by Judge Rockwell. Wiliam G. McAdoo today admitted that Judge Rockwell's statement accurate, ly present the situation. McAoo was shown the United ITess story from Chicago on his proposed candidacy so rthe presidency and h” read it witli great interest. o Wants U. S. and England To Proceed With Parley BULLETIN London. Nov. 15—General Jan C. Smuts, prime minister of South Aterica, wants the United State, ami Great Britain to go ahead witli the proposed reparations inquiry ie-.ir-' less of France's attitude. In an open letter published in the London Times today, he again urged Great Britain to co-operate witli the United States in calling tlie confer once. B was General Smuts who foreshadowed negotiations for the proposed inquiry that ended abruptly when France adhered to her conditions limiting its scope. „—- —o BIRTH Mary Ann. Is the name given to the eight-pound girl baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Voglewede. west ol the city. Tlie mother was formerly Miss Mary Meyer.

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DEMANDS THAT CROWN PRINCE RE CIVEN UP Threatens To Seize Great ” •* of Hamburg Unless ( tn Liny Complies. WASHINGTON ASTIR Such a Move Would Cause Serious Crisis, Is Belief of Officials. I (I’nlted Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. Nov. 15 (Spe- ! cittl to Daily Democrat) France is considering seizure ’ of the great German port of ‘[Hamburg to force Germany Io | deliver the former crown prince, according Io an official 1 report which reached informed 1 diplomatic quarters here lodav. 'lhis information, which is tmtkrslood to reflect directly (he attitude of Premier Poincare of France, was Io the effect that if lhe support of Great Britain cannot he olil.ainto sm h a drastic action, France will proceed alone. The report today brought the Hirst confirmation from official h authority of the rumor circulat'd in Europe that France was planning the drastic mo\<* of s' l/ing Hamburg. Washington has been astounded a’ this news. Some diplomatic circles here have expressed the belief that 1 should France seize Hamburg, a crisi s of lhe first magnitude might he developed between France and Groat Britain, because of tlie larg ' British [trade witli that port. J The attitude of I’oincare as contained in the information received here it that the Fr 'nch government is absolutely determined Io secure tlie do * .! livery of Friedrich Wilhelm by Ger'many and will tn'-e any slips m . < ■ ? sarv to achieve this. r With Friedrich Willi‘lm's return to , German throne remained on his is'.unity to capture him, which did not . exist while the former heir to the . German throne remaine don Ills ist I land exile, it is explained. ’! s France is Determined r Paris. Nov. 15—(Special to Daily e Democrat! France regards expnl--1 sion c.f the former crown prince from Germany as the first step necessary > to keep the Hoh”nzo)lerns from seizing power in Germany and starting 3 a new war, it was learned today. If Great Britain decides to do noth--1 ing. France will strongly consider taking independent military action, it was said. ; Premier Poincare will first try to . I spur the ambassador's conference to . action, the United Press learned. Stresemann Ministry May Fall Berlin. Nov. 15-“ The brutal stoppage of unemployment relief in the Ruhr" may be the death of tlie Stresl maun ministry. Socialists indicate.' today that they would make this tlie rallying point of a fierce attack on Chancellor Stresemann when the reichstag opens Tuesday. They strongly condemned the chancellor for his decision to leave two million workers and their three million dependents in the occupied areas to the mercy of France. I The decision of t the Stresemann ■ cabinet to quit trying to support the Ruhr population was made at a conference with representative’s from • the Rhineland and the Ruhr Tuesday, I " '' (Continued on Page Seven) KILLS RED FOX i(I Robert Marbaugh, of this city, n who is employed by the county as ( . a truck driver, shot and killed a beautiful specimen of Red fox while hunting rabbits near the Schnepp school house east of the city this afternoon. The fox P weighed eleven pounds and its fur p was exceptionally fine. Mr. Mar,f baugh expects to have the animal ~ mounted.