Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1923 — Page 1
Volume XXI Number 300.
MEXICAN REBELS LOSE IMPORTANT RAILWAY CENTER Federal Forces Victorious In Battle For San Marcos Is Reported BRIDGES ARE BURNED President Obregon Returns To Mexico City From Eastern Front Laredo, Texas, Dec. 20—Revolu. tionary troops under General Castro and General Reis stormed the important towns of Abizace, according to dispatches from De La Huerta headquarters at Vera Cruz, received here. Two hundred men were killed and wounded in the battle. Three machine guns were captured. i I'nlted Press Staff Correspondent) Mexico City, Dec. 19, 9 p. m. (Special to Daily Democrat) —General Obregon’s forces completely defeated the rebels in the battle for San Marcos. The insurgents, retreating from that important railroad center, burned bridges and tore up tracks behind them. The federals, however, expect to turn their attention to the Jalisco front ones more and to launch a de- < Islve attack Thursday or Friday. Scores of rebel prisoners were taken when the De !>a Huerta forces were defeated at San Marcos and these were to be released tonight. President Obregon returned from the east front, apparently in good health, although he had a slight cold. He received the Mexican and foreign press in his office at the national palace and announced the success at San Marcos. Obregon said the rebel general Figueroa stilt was operauag is - the state of Guerrero, but that in view of the fact that he was isolated ami doing no harm, his activities were not considered important. Explaining the victory at San Marcos, an official war office announcement said the rebels retreated under cover of darkness early Tuesday morning. The federals captured 46 prisoners on that occasion, ax well as two pieces of artillery and a quantity of war material. The insurgents had concentrated a large number of troops, drawn from the Vera Crux district, for the attack upon San Marcos, which failed. i. " —o— Pay Bonus By Heavy Tax On Big Incomes Is Plea tt'nlted Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. Dec. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Pay the soldier bonus by heavy taxes on big incomes —then cut taxes on small earned Incomes to the bone. That rougly sums up the tax program of Representative Henry I Rainey, of Illinois, member of the ways and means committee, and chairman of the democratic caucus of the house. Rainey is serving his tenth term in congress and was ranking democrat on the committee when defeated in the Harding land ■slide of 1920. — -o Arthur Sapp. Rotary Governor, Here Tonight Arthur Sapp, district governor of thy twentieth district of Indiana R" atry, will arrive in the city at about six o’clock this evening from Hunt Ington. He will be the guest of the Decatur Rotarians at their luncheon this evening and will make an address. The club is trying to get out a one hundred per cent attendance for the meeting and extend a heart) welcome to Mr. Sapp* What A Lazy Life Muncie, Indiana. Dec. J n wont wash the dishes. Judge, sometimes lets them set for two or three days at a time Tucker explained when arraigned in city court for beating his wife The explanation failed to satisfy the judge and ho set the case for trial. I
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j Funeral Services For Mrs. Hain Saturday I'iinerni services tor Mrs. Simeon J. Hain, whose death oceured Tuesday evening, will be held Saturday I morning at nine o’clock at the St. I Mary's Catholic church. Relatives from North Dakota will not arrive in thi‘ city until tonight or sometime toI morrow. Mrs. Hain’s depth oceured at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. following an operation ami the developing of peritonitis. Mrs. Hain is survived by a husband and six little children. PEASANT BALE PLANS PROGRAM Church To Give Interesting Christmas Program Sunday Evening A Christmas program is being prepared to be given at the Pleasant Dale church southeast of the city, on Sunday • evening. December 23. The program will include musical numbers, recitations, and a play. Gifts will he presented following the conclusion of the play. An interesting entertainment is promised and the public is cordially invited to attend. Following Is the program, which will start at 7 o'clock: Song, congregation. Scriptural reading, Isa. 9:2-7. Prayer by Young People. Song by Class No. 1. Christmas greeting, Ruth Yake. Our Missionary Activities in Africa William Yaney. Song by classes Nos. 2. 3 and 4. Play: Scene I—David1 —David annointed king. Characters: Samuel. Frank Yaney; Jesse. Jesse Byerly; Seven sons, Victor Byerly, George Yaney, William Bryan. William Yaney, Lloyd Byerly. William Griffiths, and Arden Arnold; David. Jerald Zimmerman. Song. Ciass No. 5. Scene 2—Rabbi Teaching Concerning the Messiah. Characters: Rabbi. Frank Yaney?* Students. bwighT Byerly. Chester Byerly, Homer Yaney ami Harley Olwin’s class of boys. Song by the girls of Class No. 7. Scene 3—Shepherd Visits the New Born King. Characters: Mary and Joseph. Viola and Joseph Baumgartner; Shepherds, five married nten. Duet. George and Editl) Yaney. Reading. Jeanette Wilson. Presentation of gifts. Song by girls of Class No. 3. Add.vss and benediction. Russell Wenger o — Another Oil Bubble Is Burst; Promoter Held Chicago, Dec. 20 —Harry E. Daly was held under *15.000 bond here today on a Los Angeles warrant, charg ing he promoted a 1500,000 fraudulent oil venture. Postal Inspector R- B- MacLachlan arrested Daly last night aft* r a year's pursuit. Daly, federal authorities say. entered a contract with a drilling concern whereby he was to make fa'-se reports on a well in Los Angeles counWhen the “bore’’ reached a depth of 4,316 feet investors subscribed 1500,000. Daly, federal officials said, promptly dlsapeared. , 0 ’ Expects Another Probe Ol Bolshevik Propaganda (By A. L. Bradford) P Staff Correspondent) Washington, Dec. 20-A new congressianal investigation of allege) Russian bolshevik proaganda in thUnited Staten today aecnietl Jk« 5 as the result of Secretary Hughes publication „f instruction from Mos,.ow to communist workers In America to organize for a social levott Gon here. , Senators favoring Russian re-ogne tlon prepared to take up what th*, termed Hughes’ ''chidlemn ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦** CONGRESS TODAY ♦♦♦++++ +++ ,By United Press) senate r. jzr-'i — head of the shipping board. reaport Dome Invest!; tlon c ntln-m-s before public lamia commHt ’ HOUSE Meets ami a)lJourus for holiday*.
SCHOOLS BEGIN i XMAS VACATION I FRIDAY EVENING A ll?catur Catholic And Public k Schools To Close For i Two Weeks RURAL SCHOOLS CLOSE i Only One Week’s Vacation! In Country; Flags In Hartford Township j The city and rural schools in Adams tounty will close tomorrow for the Christinas holidays. The pub ■ He and St. Joseph Catholic schools, i in this city, will he dosed for two | weeks, opening again on Monday, Jan. | 7th. This will give the pupils and . teachers Christmas week and New t Year's week, for a vacation. i The rural schools will have only • one week's vacation, the schools op- - ening on Monday, December 31st. c They will also have school on New - Year’s Day. ; The schools In Berne, Monroe and • Geneva, will more than likely, be . closed for two weeks, the same as 1 those in Decatur. Floating Old Glory From the top of the four school houses in Hartford township, the American Flag proudly waves in the breezes ami attracts the attention of passersby. Daniel. Studler is trusi tee of Hartford township ami with the ■ cooperation of the teachers, had 01)1 Glory erected. The other townships are figurin'.; on following the exam- . pl)' ami within a short time, the Am- ; erlcan flag will be soon at the top • of every rural school house in the i county. , A Happy Time The Christmas vacation is one of j the most enjoyable of the year and I the school children enjoy it to the I - limit. In the event that a heavy , snow should fall between now and '- Chrtslinas tlie vocation period will ; be all the more enjoyable, as nothing j equals getting out in the snow and i having a good time. : o 1 Highway Commission To Build Much Pavement tt'nlted Press Staff Correspondent) Crawfordsville. Ind.. Dec. 2t>—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The state highway commission will maintain I 4.000 miles of highway and pave 1.000 miles in the next two years. Earl Crawford, member of the commission. announced in a speech be- | fore th)- Rotary Club here. At the end of the two years, state highways will reach every town in the State of over 5.000 population, he , . said. BERNE ELECTS ! TOWN OFFICERS .1. A. Schug Re-elected Town Marshal; George Braun New Fire Chief Berne, Dec. 20 Jesse A. Schug. who has served as town marshal of Berne during the past year, was reelected last Monday evening nt the I regular monthly meeting of the board lot trustee of Berne. Mr. Schug s preI sent term will expire on the last day 'of this year after which he will eon tinue In his new term of office. Mr. , Schug, Monday evening was elected . on a two year term. William Baumgartner, who has been serving as deputy marshal ami night watchman, was also re elected Mr. Baumgartner’s present term will also expire with the year and his two year term to which he was appointed Monday evening will begin with the new year. ~ I Three other important offices were filled by election of the town board Monday! The offices are pertaining Jo the Herne Volunteer Fire Depart- ' meat Which ar". chief, assistant chief and truck driver and mechanic. , Georg)- Braun was elected as fire chief. Frank Amstutz as assistant. » chief. Leonard Baumgartner was appointed truck driver ami mechanic | for the year of 1924. Beautiful art c-alanderg were being distributed this morning by the Cloverleaf Creamery of this city.
Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 20, 1923.
' ii Christmas Services On Saturday the Daily Democrat will print programs of the various Christmas services to be held in the churches in Decatur and over the county. Pastors or those In charge of the services are urged to I send in the copy of their pro- | gram on Friday in order that all may appear in Saturday's addition. Those too late to be printed on Saturday will appear in Mondays edition. DISMISS SUIT FILED IN 1913 Suit For Damages Against Clover Leaf Railroad Was Dismissed A suit for damages file)! in the Adams cirucit court more than ten years ago by Helena Berling against the Toledo, St. la)ulb and Westerau railroad company, was dismissed yesterday, The suit was filed through the law firm of Peterson it- Moran on May 26. 1913. Judgment in the sum of S3OO was demanded by the plaintiff. for eggs damage)! in shipment over the railroad to New York. The case has been carried on the docket since the date of filing but no action had been taken in it.. Judge Jesse ('. Sutton is making an effort to have many of the old cases dispose)! of in some manner, either brought to trial or dismissed. o CHICAGO CRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec. 11.03%; May *1.08%; July *1.06%. Corn: Dec. 71%c; May 73%c; July 74%c. Oats: Dec. 42c; May 45%c; July 43c. MAIL BUSH IS AT ITS HEIGHT Local Postoffice Filled With Christmas Mail And Packages •Today Within the last 24 hours 124 sacks of mails have been received at the Decatur postoffice and the Christmas -ush is now at its height. The sale of stamps has also Jumped considerable, proof that local people are sending many letters, packages and parcels to out-of-town friends and relatives. The sale of stamps on Monday was *384.27. On Tuesday it was *283.96. The cage at the postoffice was filled to the top this morning with mail ami parcel post sacks and it. was necessary to open the door to throw, some of them into the office. Fiftysix tie sacks, containing parcels were re( . P | T ed at the office this morning, this being about one hundred per cent more than the usual number. Extra Help Tomorrow Tomorrow Thetus Hocker and Christian Macy will assist in the delivery of mail and parcels in Decatur Members of the force are working overtime in distiftbiitlng and delivering the Christmas mall mid Post master Fritzinger stated that today, Friday and Saturday would be the r-cord days. For the first time in the history of the postoffice department no rural delivery will be made on Christmas day, the Po imaster General. Harry New. granting a holiday to th'- carriers. There will not he a delivery In th)- city on Christmas, but th)- fiostoftlee will be open until noon and all l>:irc)-is will be delivered up to noon The railroads will run tho regular mull trains on Sunday, thus lushing tlie delivery of Christmas mail throughout th)- country. Weather Occasional rains probable tonight un)l Friday; continued mild temperature. Christmas 5 W® Days rt£ SfAA TV MAW
ELKS DONATE SSO TO GOOD FELLOWS CLUB Local Lodge Boosts Fund Well Over S2OO Mark With Contribution DISTRIBUTE BASKETS Christmas Baskets To Be Given; Good Fellows’ Club Ends Fri. A fifty dollar contribution from the Elks' lodge today sent (he total in the Good Fellows' dub well over the S2OO mark. The Elks at their regular meeting last night, decided to give *SO to the Good Fellows' Club I and also follow their usual custom of | filling baskets with food for the poor | families. Christmas dinner. The lodge-will fill twenty-five baskets and tag them, and then turn them over io tlie Delta Theta Tau sorority, which is sponsoring the Good Feb j lows' Club, for distribution. The sorority girls were very glad to distribute the baskets for the lodge to I show their appreciation for tlie splen ; dis donation to tlie Good Fellows ) Club The total on the contributions as. reported today was *238.23. To- • morrow is the last day for contribution to the Good Fellows' Club, as the sorority must get the ehopping done and the gifts arranged for . distribution. Many families have been visited already by the committee in charge, ami many delorable conditions are reported. Many young children are in need of much i clothing to keep them warm and it is estimated that at least 125 children would have no Christmas cheer if it I were not for the Good Fellows' Club. I A year ago today, the total amount contributed to the Good Fellows (Tub | , was *192.69. The total amount j I raised suit expended ism year to make the kiddies happy was, *257.50 It is hoped that the fund this year will reach yu). . Cort Theatre Installs Expensive New Organ Tlie Cort Theatre today installed a handsome new and modern organ at a cost of *2,6)10. It is an entire orchestra and one of the treat machines on the market, known as the Simplex and made by the Worlitzer company, of New York. It will be used for the first time tonight ami ■ Manager Jesse Leßrun is justly proud of the acquisition. Th)- organ can be start'sl or stopped from the machine room ami can be regulated to haromonize with any kind of a film. MANYENROLLIN AUCTION SCHOOL Nearly Forty Are Already Registered For Annual Winter Term Nearly forty enrollments have al- . been made In the Col lleppert School -of Auctioneering ami indications are that the number of students who will | I attend th)' animal winter term, be I ginning December 31st. will exceed 1 any previous enrollment. T Col. Fre'l Repperl announced yea- ■ terudy that one man was toning 'I from British Columbia ami several '! from Canada. Th)' other prospectl • J students will come from about every 'state In the Union r | Th'' school will be held in the Nile ! lick building, )'orn)'r of Monroe ami 1 Second streets, formerly the Ohl Adams County Bunk Building. It was held in the same |da< •• Inst January. A stuff of eight instructors l»'sl)les C"l Repport himself, will insirtict th)- auctioneer students. I Several new instructors will be here this year, it was stated by Col. It'-p I P'-rt. "I The term opening ou December 31. will be the seventh term in th- his tory o( the school. Within the last three years many students have been graduated from the s'bool and have become leading auctioneers in their Imalltle** and throughout the state. A cordial welcome will be extend ed to th)- students by the citizens of I Decatur.
L. C. DeVoss Shows Much Improvement L. D)V)):;s. well known attorti-y of this city ami father of Mayor Huber DeV'iss. who suffered a stroke of paralysis last week, is feeling much better today and is able to! be up in the house. The stroke of | paralysis left his throat partially paiallzed. Init today hi- was able to ! talk to members of bls family and that he was feeling much Improve)!. FIRST DAY OF WINTER FRIDAYi Temperature Today Registered 55 Degrees Above Zero; Rain Coming Tomorrow, December 21st. is the first official day of winter and if there is any truth to. tlie old saying j that "a warm beginning means a : cold ending,'' we are boun>l to get a 1 ! share of cold weather before March 21sst. The temperature today, one ;of the warmest of the season was | I registered at 55 degrees above at the government weather bureau at Bluf- i i fton. A year ago today, according 'to the record kept by Fre'l V. Mills! •the temperati.je was 22 degress abovt- On December 21, a year I ago. ft registered 22 above in the morning and rose to 37 in the afternoon. I On Christmas a year ago the temperature registered 23 degrees above and at 3 o’) lock in the afternoon dim >-d to 4o above. Rains and continued mild temperature are predicted I for tomorrow and indications are that we will not have the desired blanket of snow for Christmas. Mrs. Ford Glad That Henry Is Out Os Race ' Albany, N V Dec. Henry Ford by announcing he Is for Fersldent Coolidge for President, and apparently out of the presidential race him I self, lias evidently made Mrs. Ford a jChristmas gift that is m> e till pleasing. "I know it is best, I am glad " she said when informed here of the announcement of her husband. Ford, who was enroute to Troy to attend a Christmas ) elebration at th'- college her niece is atte-ul Ing. left today for New York. Bet before she left she said she, too, is a supporter of President Coolidge an-i added she didn't believe Ford ever Intended to become a candidate Gov. Small’s Cook Is Found Guilty Os Assault Edwardsville, 111, Dec. 20 -"B“ Gits" Zeidler. Governor Len Small's cook, was found guilty of assault i with intent to kill by a jury in circuit | court here at 9 a m. tiwlay, in conue»--1 1ion with the robbery in 1918 of the Tri-City bank here Zeidler, who was arrested two months ago In th)- executive kitchen nt Springfield, has ten 'lays to perfect an appeal. The conviction carries a sentence of from one l'> 14 years in th>' penitentiary. Sentence will lie passed by Judge L')uis B'-rnreutw, who pre--1 sided at the three trials at the end of the t'-n day Hp|a-al period.
Had Holl Hidden In Coat Sleeve; Coat Is Stolen i |<t*n|i«*<l Prrw Kt.iff < •>>rre»t'<>n<l. nt > St l.oiils. Itec. 2«»—(Special to Dally immocrati William Burleson. | Kansas City. Kan.. negro. cook on | Wahaah tlinlng chi snickered when he too held ti|t here last night, (or 1 ' the rohbers couldn't tint! his roll lie lim<l It secreted In u hlddi-n pocket in his overcoat sleeve. i The bandits wer< ho *ore nt not milking a that they took hl* overcoat along with them. i Bandits Rob Passengers tl’nited Preus Snrvleri ihliitgo, l*> 2n Rialroad detei I fives Hided by city police searched i the city today for a during bandit * who last night robbed three passenr ger» and a Bagman on (he Pioneer | Limited ir.u k Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train 23 miles south of f Milwaukee. The bandit secured I uproxlmutely s•><>!* and aonio Jewelry.
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'EARTHQUAKE IN | COLUMBIA TAKES I TOLL OF 3,000 Twenty-three Thousand Are Made Homeless As Result Os Disaster DESTROY FOUR TOWNS Full Detail Os The Disaster l Reaches Capital Os Columbia Today )!'. P. Staff Correspondent) Bogota. Columbia. Dec. 20— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Three thousand are dead and twenty-three thousand homeless as a result of the earthquakes which devastated the volcanic region along the frontier between Equadore and Columbia, it was learned today as reports of the full extent of the disaster reached the capitol. I One lake near the town of Tulcane was completely swallowed up when the earth was I rent by tremendous shocks. Four towns were wiped out. -oTry To Keep Bollings Officers Out Os Pen i ' United Pt e*'- Staff <’<»rre«p<»ndnnt) Columbus. ().. De-'. 20—(Special to Dully Democrat)—First steps to keep Dwight Harrison, vice president of jthe R L. Dollings company out of the penetentiary got under way today. A Jury of nine men and three women late lust night convicted Harrison of misrepresenting to prospective stockholders the holdings of the Phoenix Portland Cement company, a Dollings subsidiary. His counsel today prepared a motion for a new trial which they said ) would be filed within three days. Receivers are in charge of the parI ein company and eighteen of its sub- : sld'ary manufacturing concerns. William Benham, president of the Dollings company, is awaiting trial ou indictment charging fraud in ad f ministering the company's affairs. —o " — Fate Os Klan Editor Rests With Jury Today (By J. P Beaman) ,(' p. staff Correspondent) Atlanta. Ga.. Det. 2D- The fate of I'hil E Fox. K K K publicity tl ri ector, charged with the murder of W. S Coburn, will rest with tlie Jury • this afternoon | Arguments to the Jury will be con- ' eluded today, after which Judge <l. H. Howard will deliver his charge i W, S. Howard, attorney for the I family of Coburn, opened the argu , ments to the Jury with an attack on II the defense tor not s'-'king a lunacy j I commission and for failure to pat D Newdigate Owensby. a noted alienist, who mad)' a detailed • g , Htsn'l amination of F< x. on the witness o — — i Five Still Missing In • Ruins Os Texas Hotel Huston. Tex , l»‘« 20 After an nil night search of the ruins of the ) aptI to!: .hol’d. )lestr<"'-)l by tire early - Tuesday, the death total remained at f six today Fl>. are still missing.
GOOD FELLOWS ( LI B Sponsored By lad's Flteta Tan Sorority For Purpose Os Bring Ing Christmas Cheer to the Poor Kiddle*. Tomorrow Ih the last day for the Food Fellows club membership. If you want to answer this call of the kiddles for a merry Christmas thia Ih your last opportunity. The Deltu Theta Thu sorority member# nro busy with plaits and Monday evening .the SuntHH selected by them will IIH- [ siwt in the dlatrllmting of the gift*. I 1 1s a fine work ami deserves your I help. The fund; 1 Announced >l7* '-’ I Elk» lodge John ami Mary Terveer 1 Fred Kolter 100 Bev J A St Imeta 6 n,) , A friend :l "" Total .... UM-23 Remember tomorrow' la your lust i hun< e Io help. Make It |3OO.