Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 306.

NO RIDS PLACED ON ELEVATOR AT RECEIVER'S SALE No Bidders For Elevator And Equipment Os Equity Exchange OTHER PROPERTY SOLD — Warehouse, Scales, Office Furniture And Merchandise Are Sold Not a single bld was received on the elevator, machinery and real estate' of the Adams County Equity Exchange in thia City, when they were offered for sale at the receiver’s sale at the court house this morning. Although there were many men present and several bids offered on the other property of the Equity, none appeared willing to pay the appraised value of $11,442.35 for the elevator. According to the court order, the elevator, equipment and the two lots on which the elevator is situated, must be offered for sale at 10 o’clock each morning until sold, if it is possible to sell ft. If, after reasonable time has been given, the elevator can not be sold, the court order will have to be changed. However, it was stated today that several persons were Interested in the purchase and that a bid likely would be received before tong. Buy* Warehouse And Scales The sale this morning was i ondm ted by Attorneys Fruihte and Litter er. who are counsel for the receiver Charles S. Niblick James Brown purchased the hay shed and scales located at Peterson, paying sllO for the property. The warehouse at Peter«on was sold to Henry Breiner for $167. Julius Haugk purchased the office furniture In the Decatur office, paying S2OO for the equipment. Charles Arnold paid slvs for the accounts receivable. The an ounts totaftW! more than $1,300. but much of it is said to be disputed account-. A quantity of merchandise, including several barrels of salt ami a quantity of seeds, was sold to Julius Haugk for SBS. When the Equity Exchange was organised in IMO, the elevator building located on West Monroe Street, Just west of the Pennsylvania tracks, was part based and several thousand dollars expended in addition- and improvement. There are 162 »tm khold era in the company and all stand to lose their entire investment, it is said. A number of the stockholders' who aigned surety bonds at the three j local banka will lose much more, it la said, as the three banks have received judgment for the amount of money loaned to the Equity on these surety bonds New Long Distance Radio Receiving Record Chicago. Dec. 28—Radio program- | broadcast from Scotland and El | land wer* heard by A. P- Combs Enid. Okla, and M It Norman. Buck* Center, Win., according to reports to Chicago radio offlies today. Both men. using three tube recelv-. Ing seta, are believed to have eslubl , Ished a long distance receiving re cord. The Instruments were designed bv Dr Fulton Cutting and Bowden Washington. Minneaplosl. Minn. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheal: Dec $1.01: May $108%: ( July com: Dec 67%c; May 73%c; July 74%c. Oats: Dec. 4IVI May 44 Tie; July 4t%f. . U — ammawumnawmwwoaaoao-aswows"""" 1 "" 1 *" - Keep Your Eyes Peeled For Robins Mr*. P. O. Hooper, of north Second street, read the dlamitche. from Huntington. Columbus Richmond. Lsbamrn. Omenfield and other phteoo whsre flowws were In bloom and t‘” mediately called u* to s»F **»•*’ l ”' 4 | tur wag right up with all th*- o' 1 '" 1 * For day* each morning she h*s P“ •*, ed violeti and pansies h,,r **' 1 a doxen dandelions art in id""'" ther* and even thia morning she I’ 1 ' ed eight pansies .frozen stiff but I beautifully For Christmas day «he ( had several boqurts of flowers from her own garden.

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! Lansing, Michigan Has Costly Blaze I Lansing. Mich.. Dec. 28-A fire Istnrting in n theater dressing room , early today destroyed a six story • t Office building directly opposite the state capital grounds and caused a loss of from $25(1.000 to $300,000. , Aided by a high wind, the flames ( spread rapidly before fire men reach-i |od the scene. I A milkman in his early rounds, discovered the blaze. 11 KOKOMO HAS COSTLY FIRE I Half Block Os Business Building Burn Causing Loss Os $750,000 I (United Press Series) ' Kokomo, Ind., Dee. 28 —Damage es- ' tlrnated at between $500,000 and $750.000 was caused by a fire which desItroyed a half block of buildings in 'the business section of the city early today. I The fire was fanned hy a high west wind and explosion of oils and paints , In a hardware store fed the flames. The fire was discovered shortly . after one o'clock this morning in th',I Armstrong-Landon Hardware com- , pany's building a three story strucI ture. Explosion of large supplies of paints and oils stored in the biuldi ing fed fresh fuel to the fire. . ■ The building occupied by the Arm- . strong-lJindon company, the itatt our ■ price store, the Bergan grocery com i pany and the Pictureland theater , i were destroyed. ■ A call for aid was sent to Peru and Logansport. Both places sent eqttip- ' ment. | The strong west wind carried em- ' hers from the burning buildings for half a mile. 1 Residents of the entire east end of town were kept busy throughout ' the night putting out small blase- ' started on shingle roof* by the em hers. Ember* set fire to the Strand tftea ter. a block east of the hardware ■tore, hut the blaze was quickly put out. Mayo Baker, a fireman, was seriously injured when a fire truck ran over him. Origin of the fire has not heen determined e John Tyndall Is Named Convention Delegate Indianapolis. Dec. 28.—Twenty-four delegates to represent the state of Indiana at the eleventh annual convention of the National Drainage com gress at St. Louis. Jan. 16 und 17. were appointed by Gov. McCray today. The delegates included John W. Tyndull of Decatur. Quarterly Meeting At Antioch Church Sunday The quarterly meeting of the Anti <u h church will I* held ov?r Sunday ‘services Will I* held on Saturday I evening Sunday morning and Sundae 'evening, by the presiding elder thI Rev. H M. Motxger. The public I* cotdlally invited to attend all "f the service*. 0 Stolen Car Found Here A Ford car. stolen from E. B Schult*, of Huntington. Rural Route 'No 6 wa* found by night pollconM Hephu* Melcbl. on North Third street. The car bad been abandon led in good running condition Mr. Mntohl notified the Huntington police department and Mr. Schult* eaffit * after hi* car today. I —— —o— Rain Falls On 16 Days Os This Month Rain ha* fallen on I® «f *•"' s * day* of December this Re"* w ' ibltnt • California whMer cllmtf* rain ha* fnllnn altno*t dally f«* • ‘week During that Um* th* previpßa IUM h.. only been an tmh and three ! tenth*. Rainfall for th* month to 1 The total .now fall ha* la-en an Inch and »b» f 1 .average temperatur* I* «♦ ' Th* warmest mean temperature for ’iMc-mhor ever recorded her waa 4 in 18M

COOLIDGE TO REFUSE PART I IN KLAN FEUD President To Steer Clear Os Controversy Between Klan Leaders —l—- — UNDAUNTED Ex-Imperial Wizard To Seek Conference With President Next H’nltPti Pro«ts stnfT Cnrreßf»nn<lent) Washington. Dec. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) President Coolidge will decline to be drawn into fractional controversy between klan leaders. He and other administration leaders resent Intentions to em-' harrass the government by attempt-1 ing to mix them in a private squabble. This, it was learned today, represents the administ-'alion's attitude towards ths efforts of Edward Young Clark, former head of the klan, to get Mr. Coolidge's co-< p« ration in a movement to stamp out the organization. Clark, a letter from whom was given to Mr. Coolidge’s secretary yesterday and in whose behalf a statement was issued later, was said by Edgar Fidler, his agent here, to be recovering from a cold somewhere in Washington. Clark's office in Atlanta said he was still there last night but would be in Washington today. Clark's nqxt move will be a request for a conference wi'h President Coolidge. Fuller said. Claik has documents. Fuller said, to substantiate charges in his ■ letter that the klan is being twisted • IO political uses by its present con- ’ trol and that It is becoming a menace. Among documents Clark intends to show if he get* a chance, are many I letters from klansmen and klan offloors. One of these i sa request to I Clark to grant a special dispensation sltowma-auaJuef u£_uolU:e ui a Urge j western city to beeorae a klan memI her and stating the chief promised to appoint sixty klansmen to the po i'ce force at once, or to permit the klan itself to name the sixty. 0 ■■■■— More Divorces Than Marriages This Year Muncie, led. Dec. 28—(Special to Daily Dem<« rat) A marriage in Delaware county no longer ha« even n fitly fifty « hanc»Kof making good, divorce and marriage record* for thl* I year ahow. During the year 829 II I c-enae* w-re iasu-il. and 545 divorces and aMUhnenta cf marriage auli* ’ were tiled. Decrees were granted in 60 per cent of the cases. EVANGELIST TO HOLD MEETINGS Presbyterian Church Announces Series Os Evangelistic Meetings A scries of evangelistic meetlngs.l continuing for two week*, will open at the Prrahvterian chunk. Tuesday evening. January Bth. and R*». B. N Covert and others who are interest rd. ar* looking forward to a most Interesting time Th* m«*tlng» will be conducted by the noted Evangelist Rev. B Frank White, and hi* singer, who while unknown In this territory ' I comm highly recommended and has ' hern employed by the Prrabytertan 1 ' committee of Evangelism for some ’ time. Rev. whit* racMtly conducted s similar meeting at Marlon. Ohio, with aplendld rcaulta lie I* a Burnt ' and earnest speaker and Die church Uh<mld be filled to overflowing each evening A large chotus choir will be organ and under the direction of th* singer who comes with R*v Whit* will assist In nnkina th* meeting* Impressive and •njoysble. An exhaustive religious cuttvu** I* now being made by members of thchurch »ud ußoclal Invitation* will be extended to non church member* to *ttmd these m-ctiug* Prayer meeting* will be held at homes in varioua sections of the city, the w**k prior to th* evangelistic aervlis*. «u no<in<rmrnt* of place* und dal** to ■ be made later. I The public I* Invited to attend any or all of the mcnilug*.

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FOR HUMANITY’S |AKE Wabash, Dec. 28. —A few persons In Wabash realize that patrons of the Wabash postoffice should thank Chief of Police Bolte that their Christmas mail reached them on time and In safe condition. It was the eversolicltous chief who requested Dickson brothers, for the sake of hunamity, to (over the bill poster of beautiful Gloria Swanson in her ballet costume, who danced there on the hillhoard. fuilng the postoffice. Chief Poke insists that the swivel chair of Posunaster D. E. Purvlance was conipletely worn out, from his constant turning to look at fair Gloria and that patrons of the postottice bid lair to be without Christmas presents, if the poster remained. Two dkys ahead of schedule, poor Innocent Gloria and her slim legs were covered by a less fascinating pkture, and peace reigned again in postal headquarters. K. OFF. ELECT ! NEW OFFICERS I Frank Mclntosh Elected Chancellor Commander Os Local Lodge Frank Mdntoch was elected Chancellor of Kekionga lodge. No 65 Knights of Pythias, at the annual, election of officers' held In the Pythian home on Third street last niaht. The other officers elected last night were; Freeh* Hower, vice-chancellor commander; Clover McClure, prelate Howard Weller, master at arms Charles Brodbeck, Inner guard. Ed. Beery, outer guard; John Parrish, master of finance; Joseph Hunter, keeper of records and seals; W. A. Lower, master of exchequer; Hen Hoagland, master of work: Roy Mumnia was re-elected trustee tor a period of three years. The newly elected officers will be Installed at the next meetin* of th* lodge, next Thursday night It ls probable that a social affair will l>e held In connection with the Installa tion. although no plans for such an affair have lieen formulated. The “bird degree was ccjiferesl al the meeting last night, also. ' — -O Chicago Packers Must Have Books Audited (United Press Borvien) Chicago. Dee. 28 — Government machinery moved today to compel three Chicago packing concerns to submit their book* and record* for audit and inspection by the depart-, ment of agriculture. All three Hw' t and company. Wil •on and company and the Cudshy Pa< king company, were made defendant* yesterday In a mandamus suit fill'd hy Attorney General Harry M Daugherty. The *ult tollows th* packers’ refusal to Marauder th*tr i*<oks for| examination under pro»l*i»n» of the l stock yard act. of I*2l EASTERN STARS ELECT OFFICERS Mrs. L A. Graham Elected Worthy Matron At A Meeting Last Night Th* annual eletthjn of officer* <>< tn* Dmatttr chapter No. 127. Order of the Eastern Mar. held In ih* Ma> •onto Hall last night. Mr*. I. A Oraham wa* fleeted Worthy Matron. Other officer* ••!*< led were G T Hurk Worthy Patron; Mr* H H Heller, AMwrlate Malrtra: Mr*. Earl Cover dal*. Condm Irras; Ml»» Z*lm» Steven*. AsMulatr Coadurtreaa: Mr*. J s. I'eteraon, aucratary; and Mr*. 11. M DrVoaa. treasurer. There was a grsw| *ttendan<e nf the member* of the order I**l night and » very later rstlng meeting was held Th* la*t*l latlnu of officer* will lab* P l *'* •’ ' the next m**'ing whl<b will be held on Thursday ni«ht. January l« • - ■ Weather Fair tonight and probably Haturdsv; rising tcmperstiir* Saturday.

SCHAFER CO. EXPERIENCES ■ I » LARGE GROWTH ; Salesmen Os Local Whole- ! sale Hardware Concern I ( In Conference i BANQUET TONIGHT Salesmen And Other Emloyes To Be Entertained This Evening "The year 1923 brought a splendid growth in our business and we are antl< ipating and milking plana for another 40 per cent increase during the year 1924." said C. C. Schafer, general manager of the Schafer Company, wholesale hardware tomern of this city, in an interview this afternoon, j | Increased business will also mean | , expanding and adding salesmen, of- , ' flee help am| men in the shipping de ( pertinent and plans are being made aciordingly. it was staled. At least ( four new salesmen will be added to ( ' the present force of twenty salesmen ( who (over Indiana. Ohio, Eastern 111 Inols. southern and central Michigan. ( Salesmen Conference Since Christmas the salesmen have ( been here assisting in the taking of the annual inventory and when one coni-ders the amount of stock <ar , rled by thl* well konwn wholesale . , coni era. a person can appreciate what a task It is to list and itemize the thousand and one diffenent item- , carried in sto( k. Beginning this morning a conference of the salesmen was opened and will he in session until Saturday evening. This evening a banquet will ! be served by the company for the salesmen, members of the office force und the nten In the shipping and harness manufacturing departments. At present betweM 70 and 75 people are employed by the Schafer Company and plans are being made to serve that mSir-- ratrrt-rung in the Industrial rooms. Joe lx>*e bring in cbarire Business and "shop talk" will follow and a most happy and profitable time Is antli i|>atrd. The Si hater Company which moved Into it* modern three-story building on First street just three year* ago • this month following the fire which destroyed the S< hafcr Saddlery tom pany building, northwest of the city, are wholesaler* of hardware, auto supplle* and saddlery *<hhl« and manufacturer* of harness and wood i ware items. The company also orcUple< considerable Other floor spat e It Is one of the most progressive ton.eru* In thl* part of the state and headed by a splendid management (Continued on Fare *lx» FELL 20 FEET FROM SCAFFOLO Frank Spangler, Os New Corydon, Suffers Painful Injury To Ankle Frank Spungler. a New Corydon m-r-hunt. goffered very painful and proi.ubly permanent Injuries Wednes I day aflernoon when he felt front ■ I M-affoldin* on whit h he was worklm 'at the Hardnagle home near New | Corydon Mr. Spangler fell a distance of about twenty feet, alighting on his feet. He right ankle was di*lo<nt«l the ligament*, mnacl** and »kln IoIng lorn away. The bare end* of th< log lion.-s were euffoued The attend Ing physician experienced much dlffi rulty m »«'tling th* l*<ne» In place a* the ligament* were torn an badly It Is very likely that th* joint will ' be stiff and there la danger of Infer- ' Him. whlilt i.-ilgbt make It necessary Io amputate the foot, Mr. Harnagle is rreiHng a new barn tn replace the one destroyed by fire n short time ago and hi* neighbor* 1 vohinteet'il to assist him The build 1 ing won up and ready for ’he roof when Mr Spangler went to noth. Wednesday morning While working ' th* iH-afoldlng gave way under hl* weight and permitted him to fall I" , the ground OrPAUW PLAVB CHICAGO •M* <**■■» Chit *gie-th't'u'iw fiulvrr»liy. fresh ; from a victory over llllnol* inneta th" t'hlcagu Maroon eager* here tonight |

Eighteen Known Dead In Hospital Fire Chicago. Dec. 28.—With 18 person* known dead and 1:1 Inmate* still mi* wing, a coroner's Jury today started an investigation of the fire which swept the Chicago Slate Hospital for the Insane Wednesday night. In a tangled mass of ilebrl*. police la-t night found the charred body of another man. bringing the total known dead to 18. The body was too badly burned to make identification possible. o . WILL CONDUCT ALFALFA DRIVE County Agents Agree To Urge Farmers To Raise More Alfalfa At a recent meeting of the county agent* from the 12 counties comprising the Ft. Wayne districts, a resell tion was unanimously passed whereby each county agent a- a major project, agreeii to londmt a <ampuign for mote alfalfa. Although L. M Busche, county agent of Adams county. states alfalfa has been receiving a fairly good percentage of attention in agricultural extension work In the county, yet but little headway has been made in comparison to what .should be done. It seems Adams < ounty farmers fail to realize the good qualities of al ralfa since there i- a iom|sirativel« ■ mall acreage in this Icoallty. Some farmer* claim it cannot be grown here, evidently thinking It should hi .» volunteer crop. But just a* fine crops of alfalfa a- are produced any where in Indiana, are grown in this <ounty. As a general -rule, however more preparation is needed for the rop than is generally realized. But >ne can afford to make extra prepara 'ion for a crop which will last uudvt proper < onditions. for 5 or 6 years while the ordinary crop lasts only one or two years. Valuable Dairy Feed Alfalfa is espei tally valuable as • feed for dairy cows, proving aluiut equal In feeding value to wheat bran In fact, no dairy farmer* can affor I o be without it. especially if he must use timothy hay. whhh la about equal •o excelsior as a fend for cow* giving milk Alfalfa Is a surer < rop that, red clover. This fact ha* been proven it> numerous Instances during the la«t two year*, when many seeding* o. red clover were failure*, but alfalfa (allures are hard to Clod, in some < n*e» where red clover and alfalt* were sown in the same Held under equal conditions, the red ' lover fail <>d and the alfalfa Is In good londl tion. Grimm alfalfa I* proving superior to common alfalfa in spite ol some seed dealers' statement* to the con 'rary Good tile drainage I* the first thing to be considered With alfalfa sellins at It* to 833 ;wr ton and another short hay «rop in sight, why should not every farm er resolve to start a Held of alfalfa neit spring' — -■ i -Q Ofhcen* Have Warm Clue In Cntifville Robbery

Officers continuing th* probe of the robberies and attempt'd roblwrles s' t'raigville on Christmas morning stat •d tielay that they had some import :mt additional inlormathm but with held publieuilon of fait* other than to »t*te that they are working on the theory that home talent In th* vl-in Ity of Crslgvlllr was responsible L'ttls Loot For Thi*v*s Th'- thieve* secured nothing of any vnlue Io them other than a hum of meat stolen at the Homer Funner home The »<<•* note, and dshare* nf stiu k tnpPTted Os « lace value nt ahimt tI.MM. belonging tn Ml»*v* Mn set and Mary Ann MissN. ar* of n» value to the thieves, and the Mieses Mom-r are laser* *•( nothing through the fg'i that the thieve* tarried them away, as all will be fully revovorod to them An attempt tn dtopooe m the paper* simply would have meant ♦uro dlsiovery for the thieves, " —s^imm- •-• ■ i ■"! '«•" Coolidge Accept* (United Pr**n H*rv* *i Hierro. H D fbu !• FruoMrat Calvin Coolidge today Hied hl* for mal atceptanre of the Rppubltcah majority selection for president i In his detlaraiion of acceptance he 1 adheros tn the alate Republican plat form at ih* conrrnttop Doe. <

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G.O.P. LEADERS WARN AGAINST HASTY ACTION Prevailing Opinion Is That Affair Should Be Handled Easily SCORES AT MEETING Party Workers In Conference; Chambers Makes Statement (I’nlieil I*' **" Ht»tr Correapondi-nt > Indianapolis, D«c, 28 —tßpedal to Daily > Democrat) Warning against undue haste In taking action against •overnor McCray was scunded by a lumber of party workers < ailed into ■inference by Clyde A. Wulb. state chairman, over the question of callng the *ta-:e committee to demand ‘he governor'* resignation Ihe prevailing opinion among nany of these in conference with Walb yesterday and today is that here should be no action that might react unfavorably against the governor In hl* trial oft the charges return'd acalnst him by the Marion county •rand Jury. Walb nalil this morning he would nuke no decision regarding calling he state committee until after he hud seen other district chairman and .votkers today. Indianapolis. Dec. 28 — t Special to 'tally Democrat f - Scores of Indiana •epi'blicans crowded the corr'dors of b* sixth floor of the Severin hotel •iwlay for the conference* being held by Clyde A. Walb. state chairman, ver the rttuation growing out of the ndii-tment of Governor McCray. The party workers maintained trict silence concerning the dellber it ion. Only a few member* of the |egi«'attire were on baud including Speuk ■r Morgan of the hou»e of represent•live* amt Senator Fitch, of Muncie Indianapolis. Dec 28 tßpecial to tinily Democrat i—'Blame lor th* >re«ent difficulties of the republican tarty In Indiana doe* not rest entirely on the shoulder* of Governor McCray." Senator Walter 8 Chamber*, if New Castle, democratic alate i hairnan. dei-laied in a statement today. "The whole hunch I* trying to hide behind the skirts of McCray.” Cham t-ers said "We know those skirts over a multitude of ;>ollli<al and ealslatlve sin* but thev are not big nough to hide all the short coming* ind responsibility nf the republican najonty In the house and senate. "The governor of Indiana cannot • pend a dollar of the state's money • hat the legislature dM* not give him -"The republican party ha* had a majority In the legislature ever since McCray took office. The legislature of 1 *2l appropriated about $4 6M.M* more than 'he state's Income tor the two f< ar* covered by the appropriation " Hall Elected Chairman

Os interstate CommisMon Wa»hin«t<>n. Der. !* fommlaalon er II s Hall. Colorado Spring*. Colo ha» been tMtanlmoualjr ••!"«ted «holt' man of the Inter atate romawrw «*mr miaaion tn aertr daring !•!<. H •»» innnuni ttelay The relet thin nt Hall la ptirrnant to the polity adopted by th* tomml* .lop Jan 11. I»tl. that the term of iiftl.r of <hairmail ahall be tailed from year »« roar in the order ot aenlnrlty of aerrlte . ... *"* Gasoline Going Ip Two Cento Tomorrow chhago. f»m t" An lacraaao of tan ri'Bla a gallon for gaanllne. *f fi t Ute In bn tinier nfthtmilddlewett tomorrow *a» ann<«pn<ml today by the Standard <HI Cntapaay of Indi aaa. Preaent prbea tnry from H to 17 tenta a gallon The Inirea**. Il ••• "aid. due to adratoed price of erode oil. Th* ntatea allotted at* IHinnit. Indiana, lowa. Wlaconaia. Minneaota Kanaaa. Ml< htgan, North tlalbda. S<mth Pakota and Mlaaottri, Northern OhlabniM la al<m affeeied. SUGAR MARKtT New York H <gar -January »« M to If, J-. May Iktt tn |6,M Rennert |iuttha«ed li.OtMl baga.