Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 299.

JOHN W ; VAIL IS CALLED BY DEATH TODAY I Widely Known Manufacturer and Business Man Died At Home Here HEART TROUBLE Held Extensive Interests In South; Funeral Sun- I day Afternoon Death today removed one of the most prominent and widelyknown residents of Decatur. .John W. Vail, age 64. whose name is associated with those of successful business men and manufacturers, not only in Decatur, but in several other parts of th p country, died at his home, 609 West Madison street, at 5:30 o’clock this momine. Death was due to heart trouble, with which he had been seriously ill since last Saturday nierht. Mr. Vail had suffered with diabetes for the last year or more but had been in fairly good health recently, until seized with the attack of heart trouble Saturday night. Since then a trained nurse has been in attend ance and every effort expended to save his life. Mis son Dan, of Chicago. had planned to bring a heart specialist from Chicago to see his father today. His other two sons. Hugh T. and Forest E. and his faithful wife, were at his bedside when he (lied. John W, Vail was born in Wells county. Indiana, May 10 1859. He was a son of Thomas and Martha Shepard Vail, both deceased. His parents were natives of New Jersey, meeting in Ohio and later coming to Fort Wayne where Mr. Vail took a contract for building a section of the, Pennsylvania railroad, known at that time as the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne, and Chicago railroad. Later the; edler Vails moved to Ossian, where] Mr. Vail built a large section of the Lake Erie Railway. John W. Vail was reared in Wells county and educated in the public schools there, coming to Decatur. June 21. 1881 and since that time has resided in this city. Various enter prises occupied bis attention until | 1898 when lie developed the Decatur Egg Case Company's plant and busi , ness here. He continued in that line until .1911, when he built the large hoop plant located at present just west of the of the G. R. & I. railroad tracks on Adams street, and which is one of the flourishing industries of the city at present. A Successful Manufacturer In 1916, Mr. Vail purchased what was known as the Decatur Straw Board company, which is operated at Marion. .This was sold later, however. Mr. Vail was interested in the Card well Stave company of Missouri, which lias extensive holdings In Missouri, and Louisania. The company owns many thousands of acres of land bearing native timber. As this timber Is cut off and manufactured into staves and egg crates, the land is sold for farming purposes. Ute company owns its own railroad line twenty-eight miles long, known as the Tensas * Gulf line, which hauls the timber from various parts oi the holdings to the factories. The Cardwell, Shave Company manufactures 40,000,000 staves annually and enough eggs crates to handle 45,000,00 dozen eggs annually. Mr. Vail's son Forest E. is manager of the plant at Waterproof. Louisania Allen Stalter, a Decatur young man is also connected with the plant at Waterproof. The distributing point for the products of the company iDecatur. Father of Three Sons In 1882, Mr. Vail was married to (Continued on page two) ♦++♦+ + + + + + CONGRESS TODAY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (By United Press) SENATE Resumes balloting f° r chairman ship of interstate commerce com mittee. Public, lands committee hesumes investigation of Teapot Dome HOUSE Not In session. , Ways and means committee b g consideration of tux bill.

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Hr. Connell Attends Veterinarian Meeting Gr. f V. Connell, local veterinarian, attended a meeting in pt. Wayne Indiana Veterinary association at which Mr. 1., p. Doyle, pahologist of .Purdue University, delivered an exI cellent talk. Mr. Doyle treated on Jhe diseases of poultry and the control thereof. The meeting was confined strictly to the discussion of; poultry and the diseases from which poultry suffered. About twenty-five i veterinarians attended. The talk and demonstrations by Mr. Doyle were given in the assembly room of the Court House. I — 0 GLEE CLUB TO GIVE PROGRJM — Girls Os I). H. S. To Give Christmas Musical Tomorrow Night The members of the girls' glee club of the Decatur high school will do their bit to help the public catch ! the real Christmas spirit by presenting a Christmas Music Festival at the high school auditorium tomefrrow night. The girls have been work ing hard to get the program in shape to please the audience and a splendid entertainments is assured all who attend. The program will begin at 8 o'clock. Among the special features on the entertainment will be a cantata, the words of which will lie recognized at once as those by Clement Moore. I “The Night Before Christmas.'' The 'girls hope to impart the spirit of Christmas, past present and future. Miss Cordelia Reisen, music instructor in the high school, is directing ; the girls and Miss Mary Katharine Schug will be accompanist 1 .The public is cordially invited to attend the entertainment. Tickets are selling for ten and twenty cents each and may he purchased from the ! members of the glee club. FollowI Ing is the program for the entertainment: Carol—“ Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” Mendelssohn Caro] —“O. Sanctissima” Sicilian Carol—" The First Nowell” .. Traditional Glee Club Anthem—“ Calm on the Listening I Ear of Night" Harker Natnoi Helm—Alto Solo. I Mildred Elzey. Mary Bauman, Janet Clark Piano Duet—“ Christmas Medley" Hewitt Ruth Castle, Mildred Butler Reading—Selected Mary Patterson Cantata—“'Twas the Night Before Christinas" McCollin Glee Club Pantomime —“It Came I pon the Midnight Clear" Sears Lee Anna Vance, Kathryn Hyland i Ruth Castle, Harriet Myers Mary Jo Vonk : Vocal Duet—”o, Little Town of Bethlehem” Margaret Zwick, Mildred Butler Violin Oldigato by Doris Peters I Vocal Quartet— “Silent Night, Holy Night" Gruber Parks , Josephine Suttles. Naomi Helm Ruth Castle. Harriet Myers Carol— "Joy to the World' Handel Carol—"Adeste Fideles” Reading Glee Club ■•A Merry Christmas To Everybody! * • v ■ .. Was UdTvl On Christmas; Girl Diev Monroe, - I B *®** l has been received /here that the death of Miss Lenon, l, ona F r all z, age 23, daughter of -D lp na j Oslmn. of Auburn, and a , granddaughter of Mrs. Ell Ray. " this palce was caused torn S< rheumatism. Nine weeks ago .IFranz. who was a teacher schools at Freenmnt. was ’ and returned to her home in.A „ she was to have been m a I Christmas day to Roger V Gio w g. Auburn. The deceased was a daug ' te r of the late Otto Franz, of Bern • is survived by her mother, stepfather and four brothers. Harold. ■ home Funeral senttea living at horn* K will be held from the I irst " D ,>„ ... 10:00 o'clock J church in Aubmn at ! Thursday morning.

COUNCIL HEID SHOUT SESSION TUESDAY NIGHT Petition For Ornamental Street Lights For Madison Street Filed MEETING NEXT WEEK Council To Hold Special Meeting Next Week To Close Up Year The petition of C. L. Walters and 21 other property owners on Madison , I street, between Third and Seventh streets, for the installing of ornaI mental light posts within this dis-1 Uriel was filed with the city council i last evening and upon motion referred to the electric light committee. Action on the petition will more than likely be carried over until after the first of the year. The preliminary assessment roll in the matter of the South Second and Madison street light improvements were filed and January loth set as the date on wh’ch objections or remonstrances would be heard thereon. A petition for the installing of an electric light in the alley alongside of the Breiner Feed barn was filed and referred to the electric light committee. The matter of installing a police bell in the citv hSll was discussed, but no action taken. A special meeting of the council will be held next week for the purlose of cleaning up unfinished busiI ness for the year and allowing bills which should be paid out of this, year’s appropriations. Those having, bills against the city should file them at once. The finance committee allowed a number of bills ami upon motion the session adjourned. »- ■ — o— Nine Below Zero A Year Ago This Morning According to Fred V. Mills, local grocer, who keeps a record of the tempera ture throughout the year, said the thermometers registered 9 degrees below zero a year ago this morning. Today the mercury hovered some where above the freezing point and the weather forecast predicted rain tonight. Mt. Pleasant Church To Give Christmas Program A Christmas program consisting of recitations, exercises and songs hv the children and members of the choir will be rendered by the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Sunday School. Sunday evening, December 23, The program wil begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock. All are invited to lie present at tins program. FAMOUS CONCERT COMPANY COMING Mooseheart Concert Company To Give Entertainment Jan. 18. The famous Mooseheart Concert company, from the Mooseheart home in Illinois recognixed as one of the best in the country, will give an entertainment at the hfgli school auditorium in this city at eight o'clock Friday evening Januar 18th. ■ The same afternoon they will give I a free enterlainm tint to the school 'students at the auditorium. Admission for ihe night entertainment will be fifty cents, the proceeds to lie I divided among local Moosbheart charities. The public will enjoy tim affair ami all are urged to support it. included will be a movie of the activities at Mooseheart. At the regular meeting of the lodge last even ing. the concert was put in charge of a committee including Jesse Hoop, chairman and A. Schafer. T). M. Hensley, J. H. Heller. R- J Harting. G. A. Hahnert of Monroe. Fred Stauffer of Herne. L. C. Heim and M. Freitag. The auditorium can ke arrange'! seat 1.206 people and it is hoped th? isale of tickets, which will began at , once. Will meet a ready response. The Mooselieart Glee Club is a good one and you will enjoy every number Watch for further particulars.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 19, 1923

May and December Wedding on Rocks Newark, N. J., Dec. 19—Sixteen year old Burton S. Tucker, of South Essex. Mass., can evade legal punishment If lie has his marriage with Mrs. Susan 'O. Simpson-Tucker, bis 50 year old ride, annulled according to Assistant Prosecutor McMahon. This desp’te the fact that five indict- | merits charging fraud have been , returned by the Hudson county court against persons aiding in the marriage. The indictments are based on the fact that the boy pretended to be 21 and that the license was issued immediately after the application was made, whereas the law requires 48 hours to elapse. FARMERS AGREE TO POOL WHEAT I Plans Made To Increase Membership Os Cooperative Marketing (United Press Service) Indianapolis Dec. 19 —Members of a committee in charge of the organization of a co-operative association for the marketing of the Indiana wheat crop were making arrange merits today for a state-wide member ship drive to secure enough farmers for the association so that it can control at least 40 per cent of the crop. Three hundred wheat growers, attending a meeting here yesterday, addopted the plan proposed by Aaron Sapiro, co-opei alive market ing expert. for the organization of the asociation and signed an agreement to pool their wheat. , A special committee headed by Wil Ham E. Settle, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau federation, was appointed to complete the organization and start the membership drive. Under the agreement each member of the association will sell hi.s wheal to tile association .which will poo! the grain and dispose of it at the best possible figure. The contract will be effective for five years, lint does not become binding unless enough members have been secured lor the association by May 24, 1924. to insure control of at least 4t) per cent of the crop O.C.H.S. LOSES TWO CONTESTS Boys Lose To C. C. H. S., 14-10; Super Six Team Beats Girls, 13-6 Decatur Catholic high school's has ketball teams meet defeat at Fort Wayne last night in two well played games, the boys losing to Central Catholic high school, 14 10, and the girls' team meeting defeat at the hands of the fast Super Six girls' team 13-6. Both games were interesting throughout. In the preliminary game the D. C. 11. S. girls led at the end of the first half, 6-2. This half was played under girls' rules. The second halt was palyed under boy's rules and the Super Six girls ran away with the game. The local girls play very good when playing under girl's rules, but cannot cope with other teams playing boys' rules. The boys' game was rough at times At the end of the first halt ?he winners were leading, 8-3. latte in the last half. Decatur staged a rally that brought them to within two points of (’. ('. H. S., but they were unable to overcome tit 1 ' lead. Wemholt a.id (Continued on page two) Weather Hain probable tonight ami I hursday; continued mild temperatuta. M l RM | b Days to Christmas

KING AND OUEEN j' OF GREECE HAVE |. LEFT COUNTRY!: 1 Flee To Bucharest Follow- . ing Demand Os Sub ( jects For Republic REPUBLIC PROBABLE J N Ex-Premier Venizelos Sum- i moned From Exile; MayHcad Republic I if’. P. Staff Correspondent) Athens. Dec. 19 (Special to Daily' i Democrat) —Driven from Greece by, I an uprising of their subjects demand-. • ing a republic. King George and ' Queen EVzabeth fled today to Buch- a iarest aboard the steamer Daphne, i Immediately after their departure. I Premier Gonatas. in the name of the j people, the army and the navy, cabled to Bietttherics Venizelos to return to Greece. The banished ex premier may head | a republic. j George 111. win succeeded his fath- ( er. King Constantine, to the Greek ; throne, remained formally king, even I ( in his exile, and his regular appro-j . priation will be sent hint until the na-. j tional assembly decides upon what ( form of government is best for ] Greece. | j The Greek sovereigns may never ( again reutrn to the throne, for even if the republicans are not altogether; f successful at tills time, it is that a new king will he chosen. | , Unwilling departure of George II . from his domains shatters a dream of | Queen Marie of Roumanla for a j Balkan federation dominated by iterself and her children. Queen Eliza- { heth of Greece was Queen Marie’s ; eldest (laughter and others of her] ( children occupy various thrones in . the Balkans. . It was reliably reported today that ( . the supporters pf former Premier ■ Venizelos have won a majority of seats in the elections to the national ( assembly which were held last week. J If this is true, they will insist the ( once-banished statesman return to ( ■ Greece and power, either as presi- ■ dent or premier. o_ One Woman Killed And I Three Girls injured (United Press Staff Correspondent) Barrington 111.. Dee. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat I One woman was kilted and three school girls were perhaps fatally injured when a C. KI N. W. passenger train demolished | their automobile at a crossing near here today. The three girls, all unconscious, were placed on the train and taken ’ to a hospital at Palestine. 111. The car is believed to have stalled on the track. DEATH HALTS WEDDING PLAN Typhoid Fever Takes Life Os Fiancee Os Decatur 1 Business Man r ’ The typhoid fever epidemic in Fort Wayne claimed Its fifteenth victim 5 last night when Miss Gertrude Hone f lek, 29, known to many Decatur peo- , pie. died at 8:45 o’clock. Miss Hone s lek was the fiancee of Mr. Wilbur Porter, member of the firm of Porter s and Beavers, local automobile deal- . era. and one of the prominent young Imsim’ss men of the city. She andi l Mr. Porter were to have been mars ried during the holidays. It became ~ known today. ,1 Miss Honclck was first attacked by the malady three weeks ago During the last few days she showed Improve- ‘ mint and it was believed she would recover. She had been employed ill the law Office of Creighton Williams and was a member of the Concordia ( Lutheran church and the Walther *' League of that congregation. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Honelck, one brother. Arnn, and three bisters, Mrs. Elnora jcrisseli. Miss Dorothy and Miss Caroliue. all of Fort Wayne. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. The many friends of Mr. Porter and Miss Honelck in this city are greatly grieved over the untimely death of Miss Honelck.

Estate Os C. Seabold Appraised At $5,626 Bluffton, Dec. 19- Inventory filed in the estate of the late Christian P. G. Sealiold by l»ora Seahold, administratrix. shows that the persona) property is worth 14.682.50, with a checking account of $943.92. h total of $5,626.42. The estate was appraised by Herman W. Thoma and J. L. Goodin. A petition to Hell a Cadillac auto at private sale was filed and granted. Upon the filing of a petition to determine the inheritance tax the estate was referred to County Assessor C. W. Marshall. Eichhorn & Edris are the attorneys. MOTHER OF SIX CALLED BY DEATH 111. I, .1. I Mrs. Anna M. Hain Died At Hospital Here Yesterday Evening Tile untimely death of Mrs. Anna M. Hain, age 36. wife of Simeon J. Hain, of this city, which occurred at 5:10 Tuesday evening at the Adams County Memorial hospital, left six little children motherless and (hanged the happy home, in readiness for a happy Christmas and the looked for visit from Santa Claus, from one of joy to a place of real sorrow. The little tots, nke all children, loved their good mother with a love only known to them and it will be difficult for them to understand why site will not he with them on Christmas Day. But God In all Ills mercy and goodness, had a reason for calling sinh a good woman at this time. Apparently Mrs. Hain had been enjoying good health up until last Sunday. On Saturday she was up town and on Sunday morning attended services at the St. Mary's Catholic church. During the day she took ill and seemed to he suffering from an acute attack of appendicitis. Het' condition did not improve and on Monday she was taken to the hospital, where an operation was held late in the afternoon. It was found that the appendix had burst. Septic peritonitis developed and. mingled with other complications, caused her death last evening. Mrs. Hain had been a resident of

this city since her marriage to Simeon Hain, on September 30th. 1907. her wedding day being her twentieth birthday anniversary. She was 1 married at her home in Jamestown. ' i North Dakota. Her maiden nam ' 1 was Miss Anna M. Bertel. Mrs. Hain was horn on September 1 30th .1887 at St. Paul. Minn., ami was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 1 B rtel. Her parents later moved to Jamestown and following her graduation from high school, taught school at Jamestown. Word has been received that her mother and one ' sister, are on their way here to athnd<4he funeral. Pending the arrival of relatives from North Dakota, the day of the funeral has not been set. However, it will be held either Friday or Sat | urday morning from the St, Mary's Catholic church. The six little children who survive are. Bernard, age 13; Alice. 11; Helen, 9; Albert. 7; Herman. 4; and Simeon. Jr.. 2. The two children. Carl

tlivtrii, •> i •« and Mary, are dead. The deceased . is also survived by her husband. Simeon J. Hain: her father and mother. I Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bertel, two sis ters, Mrs. Frances Schimith and Miss Florence Bertel, of Jamestown. N. D ; Jaeob BefiiT. O.t !-■>:. Angetles. and Carl Bertel, of Jamestown. The deceased was a member of the St. Vincent De Paul and the St. Mary’s sodality of the St. Mary’s fath olle church, and was also a devoted member of that (ongregation. Burial will be made tn the St Jos eph Catholic cemetery of west ol this city. () ■ BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT i The Decatur Leaders and the Berne , A. C. basketball team will meet in • what promises to be an exciting game lln the new high school gymnasium | this evening, at 8:15 o'clock. Two teams from Hie high school squad l will plav a preliminary game. . —-o- ■ 1 ' CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE c Wheat: Dec. $104%: May sl.<»B-%; n July $1.06%. Corn: Dee. 7144 c; May yi73%c: July 75c. Oats: Dec. 42%(•; I May 45%c; July 43%e.

Frice: 2 Cents.

SENATE STILL DEADLOCKED BY PROGRESSIVES Thirteen V otes Swing Back To Couzins in Chairmanship Election CONSIDERING FESS Ohio Senator Is Mentioned I For Chairmanship Os Important Committee Washington, Dee, 19.—Thirteen votes swung back to Senator Couzins, on the senate’s 24th ballot for chairman of the inter- ' state commerce commission today. There was no change in the dealock. (By Paul R Mallon) (U P Staff Correspondent) Washington, Dec. 19.—Unwilling to vote for a democrat if it can be avoided. Senate progressives today considered Senator Simeon D. Fess, Ohio republican, for the much sought after chairmanship of the important interstate commerce committee. A meeting of progressives was (ailed for this morning to decide whether to switch from Senator Couzins. Michigan to Fess in an effort to attract more regular republican votes and break the deadlock. Senator Brookhart. lowa progressives. is In favor of Fess, and will sound the opinion of the other "LaFollette followers.” . Fes- favors repeal of Section 15-A of the Eseh-Cummifis rail act, it is said, and was backed in the recent election by the big four rallroaM brotherhoods. lsf the decision is not reached at today's caucus, than the progressives will continue to back Senator Couzins. Adjourns Tomorrow 1 The senate adjourns tomorrow until January 4 and in the interim many of the senators plan to go home and send out their constituents. Henrv Ford Announces In Favor Os Coolidge

United Press Staff ''orrespondent > Detroit, Dec. 19 (Special to Dail) Democrat)— Henry Ford today declared himself in favor of President Coolidge’s election. "I'm for Coolidgil." the manufacturer said casually, and in that brief phrase effectively disposed of his own presidential boom. Ford some time ago asserted ho would support President Coolidge if he enforced prohibition. Since that lime Im has visited the executive at the white house. His statement comes at a time when Ford boomers are preparing for a conference next month to carry out (loir plan of running the manufacturer for president A conference of Ford for president clubs that was to have been held here hist week was called oh at the last minute at Ford’s request. — —o i —"1

GOOD FELLOWS ( LI B ' Sponsored By Delta Theta Tali Sorority For Purpose Os Bringing Christmas Cheer to the Poor Kiddies. If contributions continue to come in the Good Fellows Club fund will lem it 1200.00 bv Friday evening, the close of the cainpnlgn. Today fifteen dollars were- donated towards the , fund, bringing the total up to $178.23 Tlie P I lota Xi sorority, at a meeting he'd hist evening, donated $5.00 and the Wnbansee Camp Fire Girls also gave $5.00 to the fund The contributions received Io date are: Previously reported $183.23 • D. 11. Erwin , LOO t Psi lota Xi 500 ■ 1.0 Yeager LOO i Helen Barthel LOO > Central Grocery "00 I Wahattsee Camp Fire Girls 5.00 Total $178.23 The Delta Theta Tan girls prepare the baskets and gifts for the p.edy children and families over the ; weekend and will see that they are y distributed on Christinas Eve. You I still have time to add your contrlbuI tion to the fund.