Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1924 — Page 1

volume XXII. Number 17.

SECRECY IS SHIELDING MEXICAN POLICY

mooseheart co. 1$ GREETED BV CAPACITY HOUSE Approximately 1,500 Heard fine Program By The Mooseheart Company GREAT ENTERTAINERS -4—— Program Also Included A Movie And Talk On Mooseheart lii art. Illinois, not only develops and makes good men and women citizen*, but in the opinion of the 1.500 people who heard the concert given at the high school .auditorium last evening, under the auspices of Decatur Lodge. No. 1311 of the Loyal Order of Moose, some of the lust musicians and entertainers in the country are turned out from this, the greatest home and city of its kind in America. Every member of the company was reared at Mooseheart. A half hour before the concert bepan. the auditorium was comfortably filled. At eight o'clock, the ushers began to seat the steady stream of (hi. pie, two In a seat, and a few minutes past eight, standing room and even admittance to the auditorium. was at a premium. It is estimated that at least two hundred people were turned away because they could not gain admittance to the auditorium. The crowd present was the largest ever seated in the high school auditorium. z The concert and entertainment giv-’’ eg by the six men- of the Mooseheart Concert company wan splendid and each man proved himself an artist with the instrument he played. They were clever and entertaining and produced many thrills which the large crowd loudly and enthusiasticdlly applauded. Encores were many and the boys were always willing to "come back.” and give the crowd another selection. The crowd was responsive to the fine playing and entertainment and practically every one present regretted that the concert did not last longer. A Silent Prayer But the crowd was not given altogether to laughter and entertainment last evening. At promptly nine o'clock, the retiring hour for the 1.3"" little children at Mooseheart, Walter Wilkinson, dictator of the local lodge, stepped to the stage and in a few wards told that it was the custom of the Moose to turn their thoughts to the little tots, who at that hour were kneeling tn prayer at Mooseheart. The Moose arose .anti for one minute said a silent prayer fnr the children and asked the guidance of the Almighty in carrying out what the Moose lodges were trying to do. "suffer little children to come unto me." Member* Introduced Previous to the concert, a movie feel, showing the scenes and children of Motisehturt. was shown. The reel was interesting and gave the audience •an idea of the gigantic program being carried out by the Moose. Mr. Wilk ihsen then introduced the members °f the concert company. Messrs. Louis llsrveson. saxophone; Paul Dibotia. cornetsit; Fred McFate, trotn l«me; eg,| Garret. clarinet; Frank '•uFlamme. drum* and xylophone, and l'.dw*rd Quackenbush, pianist. The music started anti the crowd became iuippy. They enjoyed the different •elections immensely und applauded in fine style. The clarinet solo and tylopbone selections by Messrs. Oar tell and latFlainme were excellent. 11 would be hard to distinguish which »»* the best, each select I on- being no »>w>d and so well received. They! J’t*t made those musical instruments. I ’"'ludlng the pi.no talk and made y n «f old blood tingle The songs. **** and entertainment hy Dlhona ■*nd UFiumine were also greatly eti-1-uFlamme In the makeup of Hunk." a colored person, was "rich" *" h hl* ators of witty joke* ami kept crowd In laugbtsr Told of Moosehtart •h ’ ***' " orlhn ’ a n. superintendent of 1 ••’hools. who was sent to (Continued Front Page One)

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Beavers & Wagoner To Close Furniture Store Beavers A- Wagoner, furniture dealers, have deerdeu to < 10.-,e out their stock lu-re anti consolidate the store I with Mr. Beavers' Decatur store. The announcement in being made today I in a full page sale advertisement. ; The sale will continue for a week at- | ter which time all remaining sto -k ! will be moved to Decatur. —Mont pel | ier Herald. E.X : EH!NGERHAS AN OPERATION Prominent Decatur Banker Undergoes Serious Operation This Morning E. X. Ehinger. cashier of the Old Adams County bank, and one of the! best known business men in the ; county, underwent a triple operation at nine o'clock this morning at the | St. Joseph hospital. Fort Wayne. The appendix, gall bladder and sevi eral small gall stones were removed Iby the operation. Thomas Ehinger, ■ son of Mr. Ehinger. returned from Fort Wayne before his father rallied j from the anaesthetic, but members of the family are hopeful of the outI come. Dis. Brttggeman and J. E. McArdle performed the operation. Mr. Ehinger was taken ill a week - ago last Thursday and on Monday of this week was taken-to the St. Joseph hospital. A diagnosis of his condition was held and an X-ray taken, which showed the cause of Mr. Ehtnger's suffering and trouble. Mr. . Ehinger also suffered from hernia, but on account of his weakened condition. the operation for this canse I was not performed today. The many friends of Mr. Ehinger, I sincerely hope that his recovery will - be rapid. AUCTION SCHOOL GIVES DIPLOMAS Thirty-one Graduated By Reppert School; Graduates Leave City The seventh semiannual term of the Reppert Auction School came to a very successful dose at I o'clock yesterday afternoon with commencement exercise* were held in the school South Second street. Thirty-one diplomas were awarded by Col. Reppert. president and founder of the school. Col. Reppert made an interesting, address to the graduates, giving them ! much valuable advice, which they undoubtedly will follow In their careers as auctioneer*. Talks were made by each member of the faculty and each of the graduates. In addition to the thirty-one graduates, there were three former graduates of the school here i at various time* during the term, ro-' hearsing their work. The member* of the faculty and the graduates departed for th«-lr home* In various parts of the county last uighl. und today. Before leaving they all expressed regret „t the parting company with each other and with their many friends they have made in I Decatur. They were ail high In their praise for the treatment and net* of courtesy accorded them by the local people. Col. Reppert. today stated that he was grateful to the Decatut people for their treatment of the *tu dents and for their patronage and at tendance at the dally auction sale* The next term will lie held during Ithe month of August. Following lr 1 the* personnel of the faculty of the term just • lowed: Col. Fred Reppert. Decatur, Ind.: •‘Uncle" John le-tham. Lake Geneva. Wls.; Col. Harvey Iglehart. Elizabeth town. Ky.; Col. Earl Gnrtln. Green* burg. Ind.; Col Cty Petit, Bloomfield. O; Col. Guy Johnson. Columba*. O.; Col. 11. B Kneisley. Decatur. Ind.; ’ Col. Roy Johnson. Decatur, Ind ; Col 1 t Don Gorrell, Hicksville. O. The name* und addresses of the (Continued on png# two)

U. S. CRUISER GOES AGROUND ~~ ~T' Ml W—' 1 \ 1 < j > id 1 fl I1 I I I 11 i \ LtfT_ tJP Jmw Jw 1 ♦ " " Jr* Radio messages from the V. S. Cruiser Tacoma staty ih.it it is nvround on Blanquillu reef, sixteen miles from Vera Cruz. Distr<-s calls have been sent out and ships dispatched to the ctulser’s aid, Washington. I). C.—-The scout cruiser Richmond, one of the fastest of the navy’s modern vessels of that type, is I speeding from the region of the Panama canal to the reac of the V. S. 8. Tacoma, which went aground on Blan- ; quilla reef about two miles outside the Vera Cruz breakwater, it was announced at the navy department Wednesday. ! A wrecking tug Is also bound for Vera Cruz fron Colon t assist in the effort to float the Tacoma, and two other tugs have been dispatched from Pensacola, Fla.

TO GIVE HOME TALENT PLAY Christian Endeavor Os U. B. Church To Stage Play On January 31 “Little Miss Jack" is the title of a four-act comedy drama to be presented in the high school auditorium on Thursday night, January 21, by the Christian Endeavor Society of th" United Brethren church. The play : will he a benefit for the new United I Brethern church which will be erected during the pregent year. A cast of eleven characters has been rehearsing for the past two ' week*, under the direction of Mr*. James R. Blair. The play has a very ' interesting plot ami should wttract . a large audience. The east of chari actera is as follows: ‘ Margie—(a girl from the Bowery)— Gleny* Elzey ■ Jimmie—(with no taste for "woik") R. E. Mumma » Julia Trevors—(who ha* been a mother to Jack) —Mrs. Hubert Gilpin. I Jacqueline (little Miss Jack)—Peg- > gy Chronister Dr. Carlyle <a successful physician) —Hubert Gilpin Paul Sanborn (his assistant) —Rus-, Sell Deßolt Neena —(the doctor's adopted daughter)—Zelna Stevens Aunt Kathte -(the doctor* sister)— Marie Hill Rider—(a social hanger-on) Benjamin Hoagland Drake—la Justice of the Peace) — Rev. B. F. Dotson Jones -(of th" police)—Frank Bonk" REVENUEOFfICER VISITS DECATUR — ... Leaves Blanks For Taxpayers To Use In Filing Income Tax Report Charles (’. Lucus, a represmitativ*' of the Fort Wayne office of the Internal revenue departmeat was in Deca-j tur yesterday und left a large number of blank'' and form* of all kind* on which taxpayers can make their Income tax r"|mrL at the F'lrst National Hank. Mr Luca* will return to Decatur and spend a week here, aiding taxpayers In filling out their reports souiiime between February 15 and March 1. One day during that week will be spent In Herne. * Mr. Lucan caled especial attention ■ to one Important change which has 1 been made in the blank* thl* year, Heretofore, all taxpayer* with an In com* of las* that |&.aoo. need the *ume form in tiling ihelr raporl. This year a taxpayer who has an Income, regardle** of th" auimiui. derived from {a profeeslot) or buslu***. ipcludlug I (arming, will use large form, known, lae Form lo<o. Those having an in come of Ice* «huu derived from salaries, wage* commissions. Inter(Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, .January 19, 1924.

BLUFFTON CASE IS VENUED HERE City Injunction Suit In Linn Grove Power Co. Affair Sent Here Bluffton. Jan. !9 Change of venue to Decatur was* granted in circuit J court Friday tn/the injunction suit filed against May<" F. G. Thompson anil the Bluffton*X’ity administration to restrain themifom cancelling the liaht and power Attract between the Bluffton municipal light plan and the . Linn Grove Light 1 Power company. The suit which mm brought by An- ‘ drew J. and Noena J. Monroe, tax- ' payers living frrtlfk west part of Bluffton. was to have been heard before Judge Frank Gordon here Saturday. Ten day were given in width to perfect the < bange. The change of venue i was prayed by the plaintiff*, through their attorney. George Mock. BEET GROWERS ' HAVE A CHOICE i OF CONTRACTS i Holland-St. I,ouis Sugar Co. Announces Contracts For 1921 CONTRACT EXPLAINED Several Acres Already Contracted For; Much Paid Out I or Brets I i Beet growers for the HollandSt. I.otiis Sugar conipaiiy will Im l given the privilege of accepting one of two contracts for the season 1921. John 11. Carmody, I manager of the ><»c4il plant stated today. The first con tract i* like the 1923 agreement, the -ugar company guar tintwing a minimum of 17.00 per ton for the lieet*. pin* a bonus, based on I th" average price for beet sugar, proi riding th* price I* more than six (cent* per pound The average price paid for heej sugar for the month* of Octoh 'r, November. December and Januarv I* th" bu*f< tor this bonu* and the price ha* been Mufflciently high. »o far thl* year, io Insure a bonus over and above the guarantee of 17 00. paid for the 1923 beet*. Thl* bonu* to th" 192:1 grower* will be announced after the Aral of February, . Mr. Carmody *tated The New Contract • The new contract which will be offered to the farmer* thl* year I* term "d n "partlelpatlng contract," th" sugar company imyltiK the grower an amount equal to 15 per cent of the value of the siigar packed fmm an (Continued on Page *ix) . -"..."J. -r Weather [ Unsettled tonight; probably snow In east and »<uith portion*; Bunday generally fuir and colder.

DEMOCRATS TO ! MEET IN MUNCIE Eighth District Party Workers To Have Banquet January 29. , Muncie. Jan. 19. —Initial plan* for an Eight District Democratic conference to be held at the Hotel Robert* in this city on the evening of Tuesday. Jan 29. were announced yesterday hy Obed Kilgore, chairman of the Delaware County central committee. A reception wil be held at the place of th" conference ut 6 o'colck that evening, followed with banquet at 6:30 o'clock this to be followed with ten minute addresses by r •presentatives of the six ibnntle* t-omprlslhg tfm dtsfrl'f and an address hy Fred VanNuya. Indianapol|* attorney and former United State* district attorney. The Eight district is made up of the countie* of Adams. Jay. Randolph. Wells. Madison anil Delaware, and I through Jarno* R. Fleming of Portland { district chairman, it I* the plan to communicate with all county or ganization* und bring to the confer en< ea represenative crowd from each county, including both men and women voter* and party workers. Committee Are Named Committee named include that on general arrangement* of which Olu-d I Kilgore is chairman. Mrs. E. W. Barj rett, Mrs. Margaret Harrison. Homer 'Study. John McPhee and Charles F. Bowden are on thl* committee. Ticket* for the banquet will be 11 * each, other expenaaa being Imrne by I the local committee. Plan* are lieing • made for the entertainment of per I ! haps 300 or more party worker*, the ' local committee announce*. J TO SELL MUCH LAND FOR TAX 65 Pieces Os Land Valued At 5143330 To Be Sold Here Feb. 11 Sixty-five parcel* of land, valued nt $143,830.00, with improvements listed at $31.000 00. will be offered for sale for delinquent taxes at III" am nuul sale of delinquent property to be held on February llth. 1924. ut the «n*t door of th" court house in thi*| city. County Treasurer Louie* Khdne will be In charge of the sale. The amount of delinquent tax on thia property I* listed at $3,71*30. with owretit taxes duo of $3,593,34. Personal property Hated ut $4,110.#® Is also contained In the notice, which Tlio property I* listed In Union. Root. Preble, Washington. St. Marya. French, Hartford, Wabash «nd Jefferaon townships. In the city of Decatur and the towns of Berne *nd Geneva. Blue (’reek. Monroe and Kirk land townships are th* only township* that do not h»vo any property on which delinquent tax I* due D* ' lln<iuent tax I* fnr the year 1*23 and ‘the current tax I* that du* fnr 1933 Mn»i of th" delinquent tax will be paid before th" day of »«|e. It I* be Beved. th" owner* generally looking .after thl* matter before the final day.j

Security Co. Postpones Election Os Officers The annual election of officers of the American Security Company was I not held last evening due to the fa t that It was impossible for all the <|iri« tors to lie p. esent. The directors who wire elected lust Monday are. C S. Niblick, L. C. Waring. Herman Gillig. C. J .Lutz. W. A. Ktiebler. W. A. ; Kl« pp< r and Ros McCulloch of Fort ! Wayne STOLEN PARTS ARE RETURNED Parts Os Movie Machine Taken From Mecca . Thursday Returned The parts for the moving picture I machine, which were taken from the Mecca theater Thursday evening, were returned to the Crystal last I evening, undamaged. No note was left with them. Mr McCormick, manager of the theaters, has a "good Idea" who took the lenses mid gates, which prevented the showing of the .■eel. "The Traitors Within." at the Mecca on Thursday and Friday. According to bills passed last night, the film will be shown at Bluffton today, a bill being issued reading. "Antiklan interests steal important parts for motion picture machine at Mecca theater. "The Traitor Within" forced to leave Adams county?’ etc. No attempt will ho made to learn who the person was who took, the machine part*, it is said. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.08>«; July »!««*? Sept. sl.os**. Corn: May 78’«c; July 79c: 8-.-pt. 80c. Oats: May 47c; July 44%c. —o REVIVAL CLOSES SUNDAY EVENING Presbyterian Revival Nearing Close; Special Men’s Meeting Sunday The Program Tonight—“l am ready." Sunday morning. I#:3® o’clock — "A wireless for everybody." Afternoon, 2:3# "What's a Man Wort hT‘ Sunday night. < Insing meeting "My Big Sin." Every man anil boy in this community is cordially invited to hear Rev. I! Frank White at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon on the subject. "What's a Man Worth?" The sermon I* one which has attracted much attention wherever de livered und is different from the uh- j ttal one of thl* kind. It I* hoped that till will take advantage of the opportunity to hear him The sermons by j Rev. White have been the most in •plring heard here in year* and we are sure you will enjoy and u|tpre,-|ut. the one Sunday aft' rnoon Even though there were several counted attraction* last evening « large number heard Rev White. How ever, he did not deliver hl* sermon, I “My Big Sin." considered hl* most convincing one of the serie*, decidin’:, to save that for Sunday evening when it is cxp«< ted the < hur< h will be filled ! Tonight he will preach from th" *uh ' je,t. “I Ant Ready," and tomorrow morning on. "A Wireless For Every body." The two week* series will close tomorrow evening This morning prayer servfces were held In th" !■<< tine room at the church and was th" best held so far during the campaign R*v. Whit* Cfftetlv* Rev. White Is ■ <>m hiding a two week’* • ampatgn here whli h has re suited In great good • Not only have a number of people signed the church (Continued on page two)

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UPREPARES TO CARRY OUT POLICY TODAY Lives And Property Os Americans In Mexico Will Be Protected TROOPS CROSS U. S. Texas Governor Grants Permission For Federate To Cross State Austin. Texas. Jan.l9. —ActI ing Governor T. W. Davidson today reversed his decision not to permit Mexican federal troops to cross Texas territory and an(nounced that 2.000 Mexican 1 troops would be permitted to cross from the New Mexico state line to El Paso, a distance of 19 1 miles. His announcement followed receipt of a telegram from Secretarv of State Hughes in which the latter declared the government would appreciate it if the Texas executive would grant permission for the troops to en- . ter Mexico via El Paso because of the urgency of the situation. Washington. Jan. 19.—Coria M. Underwood, believed to be an I American citizen, has been murdered ne n r Panuco, in the gulf coast oil fields of Mexico, accordi 'ng to a dispatch to the state department from American Counsul James B. Stewart at TampiIco. The receipt of this report "fmm the counsul wh< made known at the state department today. (By A. L. Bradford) (United Pre** CorresiKind'-nt i WiiMhlngton. Jan. 19—Behind a ; heavy curtain of *eire<y drawn by exi prcHH order of Secretary of State ■ Hughe*, the government today proj ceed'ul to develop and carry out it* Mexican policy. The decision reached | yesterday by President Coolidgi' and ! hl* cabinet to send warships to Mexican waters when that la-comes nece«jsary to protect Anmerican lives aid property and keep American commerce free from Interference *till | stands. Whether that decision has been can led out, or whether action upon it has b'-en postponed for the present, i all high official* of the government j refused to say From Secretary Hughes down, off!cfal* said there was 'nothing we can ' give out now." | Something happened late yes’erday Ito stay announcement of tlo plan to send American warship* to prevent the De la Huerta blockade es Tampico {causing interference with American commerce. The only *ort of explanation that iioitld be deduced from the fragmentary answer* of official* and other* (concerned wa* that American oil Intereats with heavy holding* In the Ttllpbo field* of Mexico advised 1 Hughe* against precipitate action. It" ■ pre*"Utatlve* of th"*e oil interest* conferred with Huslie* late ye*tet"d:i) {and Immediately th«t "after every government official concerned adopted an attitude of *trt< te*t *ecre»y. Ju*t le-rore lip* secrecy order he. -came effective the navy de|uirttn, nt had Hout word to nil Washington cor{respondent* that Secretary Denby would have a siaiemeni regarding Mexico nt 4 |> m. It was *tntrd fnmk ly by a subordinate official of th" de- ! liurttnent that Denby’* atatenumt i would deal with "‘the warship* w„ are going tn *,-nd to Mexico" About th" name Hate Secretary llitghi's told corre* pond ent* he would have *omethlng "very goon." Th< n representatives of the Atiterie*n »il interesi* notifed newMpapcr men that they would give out n formal Istatement nt u downtown hold at (iilwuit the sum* time Denhy'a alateni'h' was ready. It had previously been stated on iiighe*l nuihnrlty In two govermnent department* that the .cabinet at a two hour *e**loti hud de(Continued on Page alx)