Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 276.

LOCAL BUSINESS MEN GAIN IDEAS FROM VISITORS fourteen Auburn Business Men Met With Industrial Association Here. FINE TALKS GIVEN Visitors and Local Men Speak Regarding Boosting For Community. Fourteen livewire business men from the Auburn Commercial Club joiftmi with about 1.35 Decatur citizens here last night in a very enjoyable and profitable banquet held in the Knights of Pythias home on Third Street by the Decatur Industrial association. The banquet was .ailed a "Booster Supper" and there was a lot of real boosting done for Decatur and Auburn during the- evening. The banquet was served by the Pythian Sisters and consisted of three courses, with chicken furnishing the meaty part of the repast. The men were seated at 6:.30 o'clock and the delicious meal was topped off about an hour later with “made-in-Decatur” smokes. Preceding the first courses and between courses. Dr. Fred Patterson led the gathering in a number of old-time and popular melodies. Dan M. Niblick, president of the Decatur Industrial Association, presided at the banquet as toastmaster. Mr. Niblick opened the speech-making with a very appropriate talk welcoming the Auburn visitors. He introduced Mr. W. H. Willepar, prominent manufacturer of Auburn, who responded for the visitors and delivered a highly interesting address, telling of the underlying principles upon which the Auburn Commercial Club is founded. Club Makes Great Growth. The Auburn Commercial Club was organized about twenty years ago with a membership of thirty-six. Mr. Will enar stated. Today the organization has grown until nearly 700 names are included on its membership roster, and it is noted throughout the state as one of the greatest organizations of its kind. The 1 speaker said that a few years ago the members of the organization realized that the club should not confine its ac tivities to the corporate limits of Auburn, but should he a community organization in fact. Among the things necessary for a successful commercial organization in any city, Mr. Willenar said that th*members must be willing to sacrifice several of their own personal ideas; they must go about the work with the idea of bettering the community rather than the community bettering their own business; that co-operation is the main road to success; and that every member must be willing to work himself instead of expec ting the officers and board of directors to do it all. The necessity of having officers and directors capable of handling the big questions of the community as readily and efficiently as they handle questions in their own business was emphasized by the speaker. Talks were made by several other Auburn men, who further explained Ihe workings of their organization and expressed their appreciation of the entertainment afforded them by the local men. French Quinn Speaks. French Quinn delivered a very forceful talk, expressing the delight of the Decatur business men in having the Auburn citizens present and hearing their many fine points of advice. C. A. Dugan, John farmody and W. A. Klepper also spoke for Decatur. Mr. Carmody, of the Sugar Company, and Mr. Klepper of the Cloverleaf Creameries, told the Auburn business men of the co-operation they received from the Decatur community in supporting their industries. Mr. A. D. Stone, field secretary for the Harding Memorial Highway Association, was introduced by Mr. Niblick, and he gave a very interesting address. He told of the Harding Highway, its progress and future plans, and announced that Decatur was definitely located on this route. He also spoke briefly in regard to what could be done to improve the t'ity of.Decatur. Co-Operation Pledged. ! Following Mr. Stone's address, a motion was made and carried unanimously thanking Mr. Stone for his (Continued on Page six)

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Naomi Christen Elected To Honorary Fraternity Miss Naomi Christen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Christen, and a [senior at Purdue university, recently , was honored with election to Em j chapter of Kappa Delta Pi. This Is J a national honorary Educational fraternity. Membership in the organiz e tion is dependent upon superior general scholarship with special emphasis placed upon a high standing in education. The Purdue chapter now has twenty-seven members and fl is an honor to Miss Christen to be' included in the number. o Gerald Cole and Cornelius Durkin left this morning for Chicago to attend i the Radio show at the coliseum. i o LEADERS ROUT BLUFFTON FIVE — I Outclass Bluffton Phi Belts and Win 36-21 Before Large Crowd. — In one of tho fastest and most exciting independent basketball games ever played in this city, the Decatur Leaders completely outclassed the I highly touted Bluffton Phi Delts in; the new high school gymnasium last night, winning by the score of 36 to l ■ 21. The attendance at the game surpassed all records for independent games, the big gymnasium being nearly two-thirds filled. It is esti mated that there were nearly two hundred rooters from Bluffton and vicinity. The first half of the game was exceedingly close, the score being tied on two occasions. The Leaders were on top of a 11-9 score at the end of the half. In the second half the Leaders ran away with the game and at one time were leading. 34 to 14. “Tabby” Andrews, the Monroe flash, was the high scorer_ c>f thy., game, making six field goals and one free throw. Bluffton had very few close shots during the game and their long attempts at the basket were hurried. | Andrews started the scoring soon after the start of the game with a ! pretty field goal. Yager tossed a free throw when Johnson fouled him. Kyle made a long shot and Yager dribbled in for an .easy one. Andrews dribbled in for another field goal making the score. 7-2. During the, remainder of the half. Cummins scored a free throw and a field goal. Rippe and Johnson each dropped one in from the field and Byerly looped a long one and a short one, sending the score to 11 9 in Decatur's favor at the end of the half. The Leaders started out the second half with a vengeance and Andrews dropped in three field goals in ; rapid succession. Johnson made a free throw and Byerly added two points on Rippe's foul. Yager shot a , field goal and Andrews made one , point on a foul on Cummins. Bryan i contributed two field goals to Decatur’s score and then Kyle scored Bluffton’s S first field goal of the half. Andrews slipped under the goal for an easy one and Johnson dropped in a long one. Rippe committed his I fourth personal foul and was forced to leave the game. Byerly made two points on the foul. Buckner substituted for Rippe. Bluffton scored five , more points on fouls. The score j stood .36 to 21 when the timer's gun i cracked. The Leaders will go to Bluffton next Tuesday night for a return game with the Phi Delts and a large i crowd of rooters is expected to ac-j . company the team. The Leaders have one of the fastest independent teams in this part of the state and they already have a good following Lineup and summary of last night's game: DECATUR 36 BLUFFTON 21 Byerly F Kyle Andrews F Johnson Yager C Cummins Bryan G R| PP e Crist G Shoemaker Substitutions: Bluffton Buckner for Rippe. j Field Goals: Byerly 3. Andrews 6, ’ Yager 3. Bryan .3, Kyle 2. Johnson 2, 1 Cummins 2. Rippe 1. Free throws: Byerly, 4 out of 7; Andrews 1 out of 2; Yager 1 out of 1 5- Kyle missed 1; Johnson 2 out of 1 5; Cummins 3 out of 6; Buckner 2 out of 2. Referee: Geller. Fort Wayne. Miss Effie Patton attended the show 1 “Abie's Dish Rose,” at the Majestic theatre last evening at Fort Wayne.

COUNCIL HELD SHORT SESSION LAST EVENING ' I 1 . ~; — 1 City Councilmen Disposed of Routine Affairs; Assessment Roll Filed. NEW STREET LIGHTS iTwo Petitions For Street Lights Granted and One Is Refused. A short session of the city council was held last evening, the council-, men disposing of the routine affairs before them. Engineer Orval Hurruff filed a preliminary assessment roll in the matter of the Line street light improvement and uppon motion jit was adopted and the clerk authorized to give notice that objections i against the assessments would be I hea-d on December 4th. The assess | ' ment against the property affected by the improvement Is only 28% | cents per front foot, making a full lot. 66 feet wide, cost only $lB.Bl. The cost of the posts and globes are the only items assessed against the j property owners, the city as a whole l paying for the cable and installation. I The ornamental posts have been erected from the intersection of Adams street south to the Chicago and Erie railroad tracks. The same kind of posts as those in front of the high i school building, with novalox globes, have been erected. I Two New Street Lights M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the electric light department. reported that the street light at the corner of Tenth and Adams streets, petitioned for by Ed Whitright and one at the corner of Eighth and Madison streets petitioned for by Will Butler, had been erected. The committee recomended the placing of the lights at th,-M» pomtwr Th*-(H>titH»ii of Mrs. J. W. Hill for a street light on Scheiman street was not allowed by the committee at this time. | The report of Street Commission(Continued n’t page five) HIGHWAY i ROUTE SELECTED Decatur Definitely’ Located On New Coast To Coast Highway. Decatur is definitely located on the Harding Memorial Highway, according to an announcement made here last night by A. D. Stone, field secretary of the association. Mr. Stone in an address at the banquet ot the Industrial Association, made the first announcement in Indiana ot the route which will be followed by the highway across this state. Mr. Stone has personally supervised the selection of this route and its selection is delij nite. He stated that the amount of money raised through advertising by local merchants for marking the road would have nothing to do with the route, but merely the amount of ad , vertising the city will have along the I route. I The highway will come to Decatur ' from Van Wert, Ohio. From here it | will go west on the H. M. C. trail to l Huntington. It is not definitely de- ' elded which route will be followed to 1 North Manchester either the H. M. C. or the road west connecting with No. 27. From North Manchester the road will follow state road No. 1 for 7 1-2 miles to the county line road. , thence east to the road entering Cuiver on the west side of the lake. East from Culver on Road No. 50 through North Judson to village of DeMotte; thence north of No. 8 to Crown Point; thence north through St. John, connecting with the Lincoln highway at the east end of "The Model Highway , on Model Highway to Dyer. 1 From Dyer two routes will be used into Chicago, but the highway proper will continue west to Joliet, Ottawa, LaSalle and Davenport. This route will not only he the shortest route from Pittsburgh to Chicago in mileage, but several hours less time will be required to traverse it. When comI pleted the Harding Highway will be ' one of the finest routes in the country, it is said. Its western terminal will be San Francisco and its eastern ' terminal, Washington. D. C.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 21, 1923.

McAdoo Forces Claim Victory In South Dakota Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 21 (United Press.) Forces supporting the candidacy <>;' William G. McAdoo for the presidency today claimed a convincing victory for conservative democracy I on practically complete returns from I the county proposal convention held throughout South Dakota Tuesday. Returns from approximately threefourths of the total vote of the state showed delegates instructed to support McAdoo had won by about two to one over delegates pledged to Henry Ford. In the republican proposal conventions most of the delegates were uninstructed. but scattering votes went to supporters of President Coolidge and Senator Hiram Johnson of California. o — THIRD PARTY FORCES CLASH Attempt To Combine Factions To Back Ford Fails In Conference. Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 21.—Attempts to form a national third party by uniting the progressive forces of the- middlewest under a “Fold for president" banner failed in political conferences here today. Fifty delegates, called by Roy H. Harrop. an avowed booster of the candidacy of Henry Ford for president, threw the conference into heated debate on the question of endorsing Ford and finally divided into two opposing factions. While llarrop and his followers clung tenaciously on. reaffirmed their support of Ford and laid plans for •> national convention of the people’s progressive party, the opposing delegates held a conference of their own. announced the endorsement of any candidate at this time and adjourned. J. A. H. Hopkins, chairman of the “Committee of 48," brought discord to the conference in attacking the proposed endorsement of Ford. “Senators lai Follette and Borah ar iust as progressive as Henry Ford and are just as much entitled to our eon sideration,'’ Hopkins declared. "We don't know now whether anv of these men are available to lead a third party. We should wait until our national convention to pl< dge out support to any candidate." Harrup's group continued its co” ference today. The meeting will de cide whether to hold the party's naional convention at Denver or Ohamr. the only two cities bidding. Slot Machines Removed Noblesville, Ind., Nov. 21.—One hundred “nickel-in-the-slot" machines were removed from Noblesville business houses today on order of Mayor Irown and Prosecutor Waltz. The slot machines were ordered out betause of numerous complaints from parents of high school boys that they were spending a good part of ,their time gambling on the machines. TENTH STREET HAVING FINISHED Street Paved From Monroe To Adams Street; Sidewalks Not Built. Colchin Brothers have completed the improvement of Tenth street, from Monroe street south to Adams street, with brick and cement curb. Owing to the lateness of the season the cement sidewalks will not be constructed until next spring, it was stated. Work on the construction of the street was delayed somewhat, but the present improvement was rushed to completion when work did start. Property owners are well pleased with thb Improvement and their only regret is that they will not have the cement walks for this winter. However the street can bp used. Heavy traffic is forbidden on the new street and any truck driver caught with a heavy load going over street will be prosecuted. Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight and in extreme south portion Thursday.

MANY KILLED IN FIGHTING IN THE RHINELAND Terrific Fighting Reported In Dispatches From Cologne Today. 130 ARE KILLED Separatists Dragged From Automobiles and Killed By Peasants. — BULLETIN. United Press Staff Correspondent. ' Berlin. Nov. 21.—Terrific fighting in I the Rhineland, in which more than ' 13(1 separatists were killed in the | last week, was reported in delayed I dispatches today from Cologne. Seventy were reported killed in one ' battle between separatists and citizens loyal to the German rcich near Aegidienberg. Serious fighting was also reported in the Sieben Gebirge district. Six more separatists were reported beaten to death by peasants near the town of Ronnef, where fighting was reported Saturday. They were dragged from automobiles, it was reported. Delay in revelation of the fighting was explained by the fact that the district is almost entirely cut off from communication with the- outside world. Honnef was reported freed ot separatists following a. tion of the French authorities in disarming many of them. Heavy fighting, was said to be go- ' ing on in K'oenigswinter. In a battle in Hoeval, peasants stirI rounded 30 separatists and killed 23, It was reported. Citizens were said to have hastily organized defense groups who were using every means to drive the separatists out of the Rhineland. ! In unemployed riots in Silesia reports today said two were killed in Lignitz in fighting in which police for a time were held powerless. Un- ! employed were reported plundering in many plac es. HIGH OFFICER OF MOOSE IS COMING Supreme Secretary To Attend Initiation of Class Here November 30th. Walter Wilkenson, director of Ad- ■ ams lodge. No. 1311 of the Loyal I Order of Moose, has received a letter • from Mr. Rodney 11. Brandon, su-| ' pretne secretary of the Moose lodge, assuring him that he would attend ; the initiation of a class of lot) candi-1 1 dates to be taken into the local lodge on Friday, November 30th. The ' class will be named the "Rodney H. Brandon” class. Mr. Brandon w*'l ; give* an address at the banquet to be served following the* initiation ceremonies. Members of the Moose lodge* hope to secure at least 100 candidates for ' the class. At the* initiation on No-1 vember 11th. a class of 115 became members of the* local lodge. Thirty-six I of the* Candidates were unable to report and everyone of them has signified a willingness to join the Rodney Brandon class. Adams Lodge of the I Loyal Order of Moose now has an active membership of 347 and it is , hoped that with the initiation of the class on November 30th this number | , will be* increased to 450, giving the . Moose the largest membership of anv I ( lodge in the city. The* initiation will j ’ he held at the K. of C. hall and th? Fort Wayne degree and drill teams i will exemplify the work. Mr. M. M Mahoney, state* supervisor, and James I Ford, of Fort Wayne, Moosehaven | Regent, will attend, also. The local Moose- members are active and public-spirited citizens and several community projects are now be- - ing considered by the officers. The Moose home, neatly furnished and - comfortable in every respect, is located on Third street and a welcome ■ is extended to all Moose to attend the meeting Wednesday evening. Mrs. Frank Shirmeyer spent the - day in Fort Wayne visiting friend c. »! E. B. Adams made a business trip | to Fort Wayne today.

Noted Chemist Will Address Local Rotarians) Alexander- Williams, secretary of the* American Chemical society with office in New. York City will address the Rotarians nt their luncheon meeting Thursday evening at the Industrial rooms. Mr. Williams is making a tour of the state and the local Rotarians consider themselves fortunate in securing him for the regular meeting Thursday. Reports from those* cities in which he has spoken I recommend him very highly and his 1 address here will no doubt be warmly received by the Rotarians. If he arrives in the city in time he will address the high school students Thursday afternoon, his subject being "Chemistry and its relations to bus! - nes stoday." AUBURN LADY INJURED HERE Mrs. Charles Babers Suffers Broken Shoulder When Struck By Car. I Mrs. Charles Baber, age 65. of Auburn, who was knocked down by an | unknown driver of a Ford sedan a' the Madison and Second street cor I ner, in this city Monday afternoon I had her shoulder broken in the ac cident, an X-ray picture showed y*»s terday. Mrs. Bahar, with her daughter My- . Sherman Bahar, also of Auburn, wain tlie ac t of c rossing Madisan streefrom the K. of C. corner to the tour house corner. A machine* was com ing from the west on Madison stree and Mrs. Baber and her daughtm stopped to let it pass. The machine that hit her came from the north oSecond street and turned west on Mac' Ison street, ft is said. Mrs. Babi did not see it. In all probability, th driver did not sec* her until it watoo late. Mrs. Babar was knockot down. The driver oi the machine stopped his car a few feet beyond the scene of the accident, but it ’• stated by her husband, that lie di' not get out to see how badly bis victim was injured. Mrs. Baber wa picked up and a Imai physician wa c alled and it was found that her shoul tier was injured. An X-ray pict ir taken Monday night after the famih returned to Auburn showed that the shoulder bone was broken. Mr. and Mrs. Babar and Mr. an* Mrs. Sherman Baber were drivinhome to Auburn from Day'on wlier they had visited over the week-eir Arriving in this city. Mr. Baber stop* ed his car along Second street an the two women got out. Mr. Baber it was stated, saw a crowd gather around the scene of the accident, but did not see the machine* hit his wife IHe did not know that she- was injure*! j until they brought her back to th car. Mr. Baber and his son were in the ’city yesterday trying to find *> it th idenity of the driver of th*- Ford s dan. As far as known Hie idenit of the person was not learned las [evening. It was stated that th driver on the American Express com party’s truck wogan saw the machine and tile Babers were trying to get ii touch with him. The* driver of th I Ford sedan, in all probability doe | not know that he severely injur** Mrs. Baber. Any information as tthe name of the driver of the car will be greatly appreciated by Mr. Baber The Babers are well known people m Auburn. Mr. Balter was for four i years treasurer of Dekalb county anil has now retired from active* business. o Judge and Mrs. Sutton At Berne Last Night I I 1 Judge ami Mrs. Jesse C. Sutton went to Berne last night where they attended a meeting of the Berne* ParentTeacher's Association, which was held i inconnection with the National EduI cation Week. Judge Sutton delivered 1 an address on the constitution of the* United States, anti his talk was great, ly appreciated by those present. Other interesting numbers were given on the program. The meeting was held in the community auditorium. i Dr. Smith To Take Trip Dr. W. E. Smith will leave the city Friday on a business trip and will be - absent from the city until sotnetlin" ( Sunday evening.

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GOVERNOR LOST LARGE AMOUNTS IN AGRICULTURE Suffered Losses of Nearly $740,000 In Last Three Years. DEFENSE IS BEGUN Governor’s Attorneys Seek To Show He Was Principally a Farmer. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind,. Nov. 21 —(Spe- < lai to Daily Democrat) -Governor Warren T. McCray suffered losses of nearly 1740.000 in the operation of lis agriculture interests during tin lasi three and one half years, according to his testimony today at the bankruptcy hearing before Harry C. Sheridan, referee iu bankruptcy. Every year since the beginning of 1920 lie went deeper in debt us his iperating losses increased, his testimony revealed. These lossses where he referred to as "debtor balances." were: $76,771 in 1920; $260,070 in 1921; $192,486 in '922. and $209 272 from January 1 to Uigust 15. 1923. McCray gave his total indebtedless as $3.144.118. He explained how the indebtedness was incurred hrough his different financial transactions. He gave $69,000 as the cost *f his campaign for governor. Relatives amounts of time spent mil money invested by Governor Mc?rav in farming amt in the pure bred ■attle business assumed great Imo lance in the hearing. Sheridan made a number of atempts to get McCray in his testinony to differentiate between the wo branches of his business. Invariably the governor's answer was that it was impossible to sepnrvUw two aetivilfes as they were oo closely linked together. He admitted however that a great tart of his time and money had been iven to the cattle business and that iis losses in the cattle business repesented a good part of his total osses since 1920. Ex-governor James P. Goodrich ami Newt Brown, secretary of the state board of agriculture were primipai vitnessrs today before the Marion ounly grand jury investigating aleg* d irregularities in Governor McCray's financial dealings. It was thought they were quizzed onceining the $155,1*00 loan in vhich the governor, the board of agriculture and the Kentland Discount md Deposit State bank were involv'd. ami its connection with the pool raised to assist the governor from vhich the loan was repaid. James W. Noel. McCray’s attorney, >n cross examination of the govermr. attempted to show that McCray’s principal occupation is “tanning. Noel Introduced a map of th** Orhard Lake Stock farm, containing Kites written in McCray's handwriting. concerning rotation of crops, •rop yields and other farm statistics. "To what extent was cropping directed ami attended to by you'.’" Noel ■asked. “I always made plans for crops myelf after 1 had conferred with W. J. Hendry, my farm manager,” McCray ■eplied. “Did you watch the work?" “I always kept in close touch with it.” Referee Sheridan asked McCray to explain the term "farm activities" which he had used frequently throughout his testimony. "That means- everything connected with farming." McCray said. “Do you Include buying anil selling cattle?” “Yes.” “You refer to the 'pure bred cattle business.' Were you engaged in it extensively.” “Yes, hut it's hard to say how extensively. Farming and cattle raising go hand in hand. We sold as high as $500,000 worth of cattle a year." "Dill part of the indebtedness listed here arise out of this business?” "Yes." "Did you give it a great deal of your time?” "I gave it almost all my time." "Do you raise or buy cattle?" "Both." McCray told the story of his start, in raising pure bred cattle. ”1 always a lover of Hereford cat(Contiuued on Page six)