Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 275.

LIMIT HEARING TO OCCUPATION AND SOLVENCY Harry Sheridan, Referee In Bankruptcy, Limits Scope of McCray Probe. NEW LIABILITY LIST Governor Makes Out New List of Liabilities From Memory Today. il'niteil Press Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis. Nov. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Scope of the hearing of the bankruptcy petition against Governor McCray vas limited to the questions of the governor’s occupation and his solvency by Harry C. Sheridan, referee in bankruptcy today. When attorneys for the three Fort Wayne banks seeking to have McCray declared bankrupt asked Me Cray what representations he made in securing loans from banks. Sheridan sustained the objection of McCray’s attorneys to the question. Sheridan held it was not “pertinent to inquire whether McCray was criminally or morally wrong or whether he had obtained money by fraudulent or immoral means." Indianapolis, Nov. 20. —Governor McCray declared he gave $125,000 in notes as security for the state board of agriculture loan of $155,000 when he took the stand today to complete his testimony in the hearing on a petition to have him .thrown into bankruptcy. The governor asked permission to correct a statement he made in his testimony Friday when he said he had given only about $86,000 security for the loan. “The notes amounted to $125.000,. if I recollect rightly," McCray said today. “I overlooked one batc-h of notes Friday.” Indianapolis. Nov. 20. —A new list of assets and liabilities prepared from memory by Governor McCray, will be submitted to Harry C. Sharidan, master in chancery at today’s hearing on the petition to have the governor declared bankrupt. The governor, aided by his attorneys, spent most of the day yesterday making up the list. It was nn derstood he had great difficulty itt making up the accounts because of absence of many records in connection with his business. McCray's connections with the Discount and Deposit bank at Kentland will be delved into during the hearing today, it was understood. In particular, an effort will be made to bring out all the facts in connection with the $155,000 board of agriculture loan. Members of the state board of agriculture in executive session yesterday decided to resist any effort to deprive the board of the $155,000 it the governor should be declared (Continued on Page six) GOV. WALTON TO CONTINUE FIGHT Ousted Executive Announces Plans; Charges Trial Was Unfair. (By Frank Getty) (IT. p. Staff Correspondent) Oklahoma City. Okla., Nov. 20. “The people of Oklahoma wanted Governor Walton removed. We carried out their mandate." With this statement given th" United Press today, the house board of managers which prosecuted impeachment charges against Walton, answered his assertion he had not received a fair trial. “Jack" Walton, whose meteoric career reached its heights in war against the K. K. K., was found guiltv by the senate on 11 of 10 impeachment articles and removed from office late Monday. “I got what I expected from that particular court,” the ousted executive said today, announcing his attorneys will carry to the supreme court of the United States a fight to replace him in office.

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Council Meeting Deferred j Until 7:30 This Evening In order to give the mayor, councilmen and other city ofllciala an opportunity to attend the "Booster Supper" to be given by the Industrial Association this evening nt the K. of P. homo, the regular meeting of the citv council will bo deferred until 7:30 I this evening. Mayor DeVoss stated this morning. At least eight business men front Auburn, members of the Chamber of Commerce in that city, will attend the dinner and over 100 Decatur men will he in attendance. Mr. Stone, a representative r of the Harding Highway association, will make an address at the meetin:''. FORMER ADAMS J , CO S MAN DIES B. C. Kelley, Former Merchant At Geneva and Berne, Died Sundav. t Bluffton, Nov. 20. —Basil C. Kellv, 60, a retired monumental shop proprietor. died at the Well County hospital at 2:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon after an illness of more than a month. He was taken from his home on South * Bennett street to the county hospital four weeks ago last Wednesday, while r suffering from pneumonia and asth ma. Complications developed, and a week ago it became apparent that he could not recover. Mr. Kelly had a large acquaintanceI ship in Wells and Adams counties. Born in Zanseville, Ohio, April 30. 1857. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick i Kelly, Basil C. Kelly was 611 years, 6 months and IS days old at the time of his .death. He came to Geneva ( while a young man and spent his early days on a farm. He engaged in the monumental business at Geneva and in Berne in 1890. operating one shop and his sons operating the other. On September 5, 1906. they disposed of their shops in , Adams county and came to this city, where they engaged in the monumental business. The firm name was B. C. Kelly & Son. In 1916 Mr. Kelly sold his interests in the shop and moved to a farm in Union township, thinking that he would enjoy better health in the open. He .grew wores instead of better, and in the spring of 1919 lie returned to Bluffton. For two years he was con needed with the monumental work" which is now known as the Kelly Monumental Works others having f been taken into the partnership. Two years ago he was forced to retire from business, although, then down town among friends anil business asI sociates. Mr. Kelley first married Rebecca J. Nelson at Geneva. To this union six children were born, four of whom are living. They are: Anna, deceased; John W. Kelley, city; George Kelley, Plymouth. Ind.; Mrs. Louise Klug and Mrs. Susan Boseker. of Ft. Wayne; and Basil, who died in in- , fancy. Mrs. Kelley died in August ,- 1892. Previous to his moving 'o ! Bluffton. Mr. Kelley married Corinthi Chapman. To them three children were horn. They are: Clarence ami Isabelle, of Fort Wayne; and Hugh who lived with Tiis father. Also surviving are three of five brothers. They are: James Kellev, 1 of Sciense Hill. Ky.; George H. Kelley. of Topeka. Kan.; and John W. Kelley, of Geneva. Mr. Kelley was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic church. The funeral service will be held at 19 o'clock Wednesday forenoon at the Catholic church in charge of Rev. Nicholas Keller. Burial will be at Fairview. The body was taken to the home m the son, John Kelley, at 1011 South Main street today and friends may view the deceased at any time. Democratic Leaders Fail To Meet At French Lick French Lick. Ind., Nov. 20.—The expected gathering of democratic leaders here this week during the stay of ■ Charles F. Murphy, Tammany loader. ■ has thus far failed to materlaliz". After George Brennan and his followers returned to Illinois, it was report-j - ed that chieftains of other neighbor- | ing states would drop in in a few days for a friendly visit with Murphy. At present, Murphy and Tom Taggart are the only big leaders here. ■ Taggart is tending to his business > and Murphy is left to play golf to his heart’s content.

Auburn citizens GUESTS OF LOCAL INDUSTRIAL CLUB A r ra n ff e m cuts C o mp lete For Big “Booster” Supper at K. of P. Home. PROGR AM AN N OUNCE I) A. I). Stone, Field Secretary of Harding Highway Ass’n. To Speak. Arrangements were complete today I for the big "Booster Supper,” Io be held in the Knights of Pythias home on Third street this evening by the I Decatur Industrial association. Sev- ■ eral members of the Auburn Cham- ! her of Commerce will be invited guests at the supper and approximately one hundred local < itizens are expected to be present. The banquet will begin at 6:15 o'clock. Dr. Fred Patterson will lead the men in a number of lively songs and Cal Patterson will make a few announcements. Dan M. Niblick, president of the Industrial Association, will preside at the banquet as toastmaster. He will make an address of welcome, welcoming the Auburn business men to the city. A member of the Auburn party will be called upon to make a talk and another Decafitr citizen will speak a few words. Mr. A. D. Stone, field secretary for the Harding Highway association, will then deliver an address which is guaranteed to be of much interest to all present. The banquet is being given for the Auburn business men in appreciation of the entertainment accorded a number of Decatur citizens recently by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. The Auburn citizens who will be present tonight, according to word from that city, are: F. J. Nebelung and H. B. McCord, president and secretary of the Auburn club: L. G. Whitten, C. M. Brown, W. H. and C. A. Schaab, Judge Dan M. Link, W. 11. Wiilennar. A L. Murray. H. L. Brown and John R. Bishop. Bright Lights To Blame. Owensville, Ind., Nov. 20- Blinded by the lights of another car. Winston Thompson. high school boy. drove his machine into a ditch. Thompson was killed and three other occupants of the car were badly injured. ROCKFORD WILL PLAY G. E. TEAM Locals Cancel Game With Franks Dry Goods Co., for Thursday Night. Believing that the men's basketball team from the Franks Dry Goods company, of Fort Wayne, would not give the local General Electric quintet a close game, the management of the G. E. team has cancelled the games between the Franks company’s men and gills' teams and have scheduled the fast Rockford. Ohio, independents to meet the G. E. men’s team, in this city on next Thursday night. The G. E. girls are without a game for that night, but the G. E. second team will play the team from the Fisher & Harris grocery in a preliminary game, starting at 7:15 o'clock. The G. E. team is one of the fastest teams that has ever represented! the local factory. After the game I was scheduled with the Franks Dry) Goods team it was learned that the | Fort Wayne team was not composed i of as fast players as the locals. The Rockford team is playing under the | management of O. L. Disher, who is known to many local fans. The team is the same one which played the G. E. five here last year, losing by a two-point margin. On November 29, the Bowser girls | team from Fort Wayne will play the. G. E. girls here and the G. E. men will meet the fast Overland Red Bird quintet, also from Fort Wayne. The | Red Bird quintet is composed of for i I mer Fort Wayne high school net | stars, including Hosey, captain of last year’s Central high school team and a son of Mayor Hosey. Negotiations are under way, also for a game between the G. E. team and the Berne A. C. five to be played in Berne soon.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 20, 1923.

■ “Professional Bondsmen” Connersville, Ind., Nov. 20 — i Names of citizens who signed . bonds of persons.charged with violation of the liquor laws were I placed on the list of "professional bondsmen" anil their names will I not he taken as surety In the future, Judge E. Ralph Hlinolick ruled in circuit court here. "Bootleggers’ bondsmen are in the same class as bootloggers," Judge Hlmellek said when he made the announcement. He approved bonds of seven of fifteen i defendants Indicted for alleged liquor law violations. tomakFcoal - SILOS LARGER — Capacity of Silos At City Light Plant Likely To Be Increased. In all probability, the two coal silos now under cons;ruction at the citylight and power plant will be made ten feet higher, thus giving the city one-fourth more space than original!;planned for the storing of coal needed at the plant. The addition of ten feet on the silos will cost but a few hundred dollars and members of th" electric light committee and members of the council favor the enlarging of the coal storage devices. The original contract called for 19foot silos. Two 46 foot silos would hold approximately 300 tons each and by making them 50 feet high the capacity of the silos would be increased about 150 tons making it possible to store about a two-mouth's supply of coal at the plant and not scatter it over the ground. A conveyor system is also being installed and this device will unload the coal into the silos ansi the boilers will be fed from this point. There are certain periods of the year when steam coal, such as will be usetl bv the city under the new boilers, drags on the market and can be bought at a saving and it is the intention of the councilmen to take advantage of this saving, should it occur, ami store sev eral hundred tons of coal in the silos. To Fire Boilers A fire will be put under the new 400 H. P. boilers today, M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the electric light department., stated. A test of the boilers and stokers will be made for a day or two and towards th° latter part of the week the new boilers will he fired and used in generating the powler necessary in the operation of the municipal plant. The city plant is enjoying an excellent run of business and the plant will show a substantia) profit for the year 1923, it is said. GRAND JURY IS EXAMINING MANY Large Number of High School Boys Provide Bulk of Testimony. The Adams county grand jury continued its investigation of alleged law violations today with high school boys furnishing the bulk of the testimony. Twenty-four boys were summoned as witnesses today and nearly all of them had been examined late I this afternoon. Several other boys were examined yesterday. It is understood that the grand j jury is seeking to determine if cigar- ■ ettes have been sold to minors and if minors have been permitted to play j iiool and loaf in the pool rooms of the city. Other misdeameanors may be i investigated also. Indications are | that the jury is only well started in , its work and that it will not adjourn ! for several days. Michael J. Wertz- ' herger is bailiff for the grand jury. Several members of the So Cha Rea Club will attend the show «'Abie’s Irish Rose” at the Majestic at Fort | Wayne this evening. Weather Indiana: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat warmer tonight in south portion; colder Wednesday in north and west portions. j

YOEMAN HOME SITE WILL BE I SELECTED SOON George M. Frink, National President. Says Decatur Still Has Chance. SIX SITES IN RACE Decision To Be Made In December And Announced On New Years. Mr. George N. Frink, president of i the Brotherhood of American Yoemen. I who with Mrs. Frink is touring IndiI ana at this time, were guests In De-1 Icatur. last evening and today. Ask | I ed about the progress being made by ' the order in working out plans for the location and building of a home for children. Mr. Frink said the big. job is nearing the end and the decision will be presented to one of the contesting cities as a New YeaV gift. At the meeting last week it was decided that no more delegations will be heard and no other propositions considered. Mr. Frink says that more than 700 sites have been considered. These' have now been reduced by elimination to six towns and four states —Indiana. Illinois, lowa and Missouri. Decatur is one of the six. Early in December the board will meet and at this time will decide the problem which has required so much time and attracted so mu< h attention for nearly two years past. President Frink says that from a standpoint of community spirit, no town or city came near the showing made by Decatur. Judge Sutton To Speak At Berne This Evening Judge Jesse C. Sutton will go to Berne this evening to deliver an address on "The Constitution of the United States," in connection with the oßWY'rva t : rrn of National Educa-' tion Week. This will be a meeting of the Berne Parent-Teacher Association. but will be open to the public in general and all who are interested in the future welfare of the Berne schools are urged to attend. The Berne schools are observing open house this week and parents are being urged to visit the schools. The meeting, tonight will be held, in the community auditorium and will open at 7:30 o'clock. NEW OFFICIALS TO TAKE OFFICE Two County Officers Begin Terms Next January; One Succeeds Self. Two county officials will begin their terms and one will start on the first year of his second term on January 1. 1924. Louises Kleine will assume office as county treasurer, succeeding Hugh D. Hite, who has been treasurer for the last four years. John E. Nelson will become county clerk, succeeding John T. Kelly, who has held the office for four years. Ernst Conrad, county commissioner from the first district, will begin his second ter: i on January Ist. Mr. Conrad is now president of the board. The commissioners serve three years each. At* the primary election next May, candidates for Judge of the Adams circuit court, a county auditor, a county recorder, county representative i sheriff, a coroner, a surveyor, two commissioners, a prosecuting attorney and a county treasurer will be uoiniulated. Even though Mr. Kleine begins i ilils first year of a two-year term In. I January, it will be necessary for him Ito be a candidate at the May primary |if he wishes to be acandidate at the .November election. Members of the, advisory boards in the twelve townships will also be elected next year. In fact all county officials except a commissioner from the third district and a county clerk will be elected next year. In addition to a president of the United States, governor, state officers and congressmen will be elected next year. o Dan Weidler lias moved from route eight this city. The family now resides on Indiana street.

I Local Rotarians Going To Funeral In Bluffton Dr. Fred Patterson was notified by telephone this morning that the fit-' neral services for James Sale, promin- 1 ent citizen of Bluffton, who died at 3:30 Sunday afternoon, would be held at 2:3t) o'clock Wednesday afternoon. I Mr. Salo was a member of the Bluffton Rotary club and the local Rotarians were invited to attend the fit-1 , neral. The Rotarians will meet at | the Bliss Hotel nt two o’clock and ■ I then go to the Sale's home, Mr. Sale i was 65 years of age and for manv I tears was active in the business and , social affairs of Bluffton and Wells county. Several from here are plan- , nine on attending the funeral. DECATURLEAVES GRID CONFERENCE Great Distance Between Cities Too Great A Disadvantage. Owing to the geographical location of this city. Decatur high school will not be In the Wabash Valley high school football conferenct next yea:'. I Kokomo and Wabash have been add' d | to the conference and these two high schools, together with Loga’.ispor j. I declared that the distance between l them and Decatur was too great and [ for that reason refused to schedule games with the local high school. If , it had not been for the great distanc-, I these schools willingly would have I scheduled games with the locals. The Wabash Valley conference was formed at the close of the football season last year and was composed of Logansport. Peru. Huntington. South Side, of Fort Wayne and Decat ir I Peru won the championship this year by defeating Decatur hist Saturday. I The other four members of the conference this year and the Kokomo and Wabash will make up the conference next fall. . Although Decatur will not be in the conference next fall, the local team in all probability will have games with Peru an<l Huntington. Agreements have been made for games b dwe.'ct the locals and Portland and Centr'l of Fort Wayne, also. The schedule is being drafted and will be completed within a few days, it is thought. Al though there Is some advantage of th.' football conference, the local school officials found that the expense attached to bringing the teams from Logansport. Kokomo or other cities in that vicinity was very great and more than the attendance at the local gam 's would really justify. The schedule for next year will include four or fiv' games on the home gridiron, it is said. Two more games remain on the 192'1 schedule. The local team will go to Van Wert. Ohio, next Saturday and on Thanksgiving Day will play the Paulding. Ohio high school eleven on Ahr's Field. Decatur fans have always turned out good for a Turkey I Day contest and as Paulding has a fast team, the season is exptected to close here with a real battle ami a large crowd on the sidelines. — • “Uncle” John Schurger Reported Better Today "Uncle" John Schurger. veteran attorney and abstractor of this city.' who has been confined to his home for the past two weeks, is reported to be getting along nicely. His many friends sincerely hope that he will be able to be up town within a short time. Mr. Schurger is 85 years old and is one of the best known residents in the county. Leaders I’lay Bluffton Phi Delts Here Tonight I Basketball fans will have a real treat this evening when the highly touted Bluffton Phi Delta Kappa quintet meets the Decatur Leaders on the high school gymnasium floor at 8:15 o'clock. As repairs are being mud" at tlie old gymnasium on First street. I ..Manager Kolter, of the Leaders, was, able to obtain the new gymnasium I fr r the contest. Tile Bluffton team 1 will be accompanied by a number oc fans and indications are that, the Leaders will be well supported. Neither team has lost a game so far this season and both will fight hard to keep their slat eclean. The prelim- ' inury to be called at 7:30 will be be- ■. tweeu the Fisher & Harris team and [the West End Monkies.

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FEAR ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE OFSTRESEMANN Extra Police Guard Reichstag As It Convenes In Germany Today. WANT A DICTATOR • Germans Believe They Will Get Food If Dictatorship Is Formed. By Carl D. Groat U. P. Staff Correspondent. I Berlin, Nov. 20.—Extra police guarded the reichslag when it opened today in fear of an attempt to assassinate Chancellor ' Stresemann, President Loabe [ revealed to the United Press. He said it was feared someone 1 might fire at the chancellor as i the assassins of the late Herr i Rathcnau did in the chamber. By Carl D. Groat United Press Staff Correspondent Berlin. Nov. 20.—President Ebert is prepared to empower Chancellor j Stresemann to dissolve the reiebstag I if a vote of "no confldem e" is passed I against him in the session beginning | today, according to an unconfirmed I reports here today. ! If true, this would give the ehani < ellor the whip hand in meeting opposition to policies he considers vital, it was poined out. Want Dictator. Berlin. Nov. 20.—Germany is crying for a dictator. The question of putting the Hohenzollerns or any other royal family on a restored German thrown worries people outside Germany mu< h more than it does the Germans themselves. What the Germans want is food. They think they may get it if a dictatorship is established. This is the situation as seen here today. With meat costing more than a dollar a pound and bread ami potatoes proportionately high and s< arcely obtainable at any price, the average German only wants a strong central government which will bring prices under control, stabilize the currency and get work re-started. ■ < i —— Am bassadors’ Conferenco Postponed By British (Vnited Press Scalf C’oi-respnenl.-nt) Purls. Nov. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)- With the fate of the Anglo French entente still undetermined the ambassadors' conference was postponed again today at the request of the British representative because his government had not vet agreed to the tejfts of the notes, it was learned. The meeting was scheduled for tomorrow. •— New York. Nov. 20- The raw sugar market was steady. Dec : $5.40 to $5.46; Jan. 5t.95: March: $4 41 to $4.42; May: $4.49 to $4.50. NO HEAT AT COURT HOUSE Leak In Flues of Boiler Makes Repairs Necessary; Heat Tomorrow. County employes who have their offices in the court house find all visI itors to the court, house were shivering around kerosene stoves today tend sitting in the sunlight, in an effort to keep warm. There was no fire in the heating plant at the court house today on account of repairs being made to the boiler. Two of the fines in the boiler sprung a leak yesterday and it was necessary to obtain new flues from Fort Wayne and have them ill- ' stalk'd today. Mat Breiner, custo- ' dian of the court house, stated that it was necessary for him to dip water out of the fire box several times yesterday and he permitted the tire to die out last night. The repairs will be made by evening. Mr. Breiner t stated, and the heat will be on again i tomorrow morning Mrs. Doak-Fry. returned to A’an II Wert today after a week's visit with [.Mrs. John Bollinger.