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

Volume XXII. Number 19.

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LENIN, LEADER OF REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA, DEAD Bolshevik Leader Passes Away As His Party Is Meeting Success BLOW TO FOLLOWERS Millions Were Looking Forward To His Recovery And Return d’nlK'il Press Staff Correspondent I Moscow. Jan. 22 (Special Io Daily Democrat) - Lenin is dead. The man who led the Russian revolution and overthrew the I king eslablis'licd onler of tho| czars, passed away at a moment when his party is beginning to nap the fruits of his labors. 11l for many months, the bol-i shevik leader’died while others' carried on the soviet government he founded. Lenin had become an enigma to his countrymen, living in seclusion, his condition carefully concealed from the world. it was known thut he had suffered a form of paralysis and that famous rpwialist has come from far lands to treat him. Reported To Be Recovering Only a fortnight ago. it was reported to Russia at largo that l^ni* 1 was getting well. He had been out hunting rabbits on Chrsitmas day—the Christmas o? the “capitalistic” countries he scorned —and again on New Years day. . . Ills early return to participation iu Russian affairs even was rumored. No one from the outside world was permitted to see Lemin. He was kept , closely guarded, while others carried on the affairs of the government and the country that had followed his lead awaited his return. Today came word of his death — many times rumored and as often deBled. Hailed At Great Man The Russian leader, hailed as one nf the greatest men of modern times, died at ten minutes to seven Monday night. Rl» death took place at a little town called Gorky, not far from Moscow, The funeral will be held on Salur day. On that day the body of Lenin will be interred in the Kremlin hall, beside thut of Svartloff. one of his fellow leaders in the great upheaval of Russia. Blow To Hi* Follower* The death of lx*nin came as a blow to his millions of follower*. Heipite hi* two yearn absence freffn the Kremlin he was first in the heart* of the Russians who rone behind him and overthrew the Romanoff dynasty. They hud alway* looked forward l« his return. Some few, who knew the worst, may have given up hope. -j. ’L-.-.-wuvu-ir.--sz* ( it’ontlnned on Page Five) UNION TOWNSHIP FARMER IS DEAD Joseph .Miller, A Lifelong Resident Os Adams Co.. Died Sunday Jus.-ph Miller. a lifelong realdeat i ulnn township and a prominent Adrnns county farmer, died suddenly his home Sunday morning at 11 "Hmk. of heart trouble. Mr. Miller i •* 4 d Just finished peeling potatoes for ' Mer when he was stricken. He »d be« n | n spimrvni good health. Mr. Miller was known In the comwhere* h«* rvnld**<t an a brrt«d* <»< Nrctea term and irnroc H * * a * 8 vott»in of Dore B. '**" Rrwln o’ »hla city. Re baa ' rßla,1 »*» In thia vicinity, also. I fsiri JT” I'*' 1 '*' * in ** h " w r ' t »' n <*• , . H Br * lhr *o church at East Lib i in> « o'clock Wednesday morn*lth burial In the |. o. O F. i •«*rr at Monmevllln,

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Lewis Offers Plan For Stabalizing Coal Industry (i'nlted Press Stuff Correspondent) IndiunapoliH. Jan. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, today advocated a mine wage contract covering u period of years instead of the usual one year contract as a certain means of stabilizing the coal industry. The recommendation was made in his annual report to the mine workers' convention. “Were such an agreement possible, it would demonstrate to the coal consuming public that the industry itself was making a sincere attempt to place its house in order,” Lewis said. “Such a policy, if carried out. would eliminate the necessity for coal legislation by the federal congress or the various state legislatures." CLOYD GERHART BURIED MONDAY Many Pupils And Teachers Os City Schools Attend Services Here A large crowd of city school teachers .pupils of the city schools, and many other friends in this city, attended the funeral services held yesterday afternoon for Cloyd Gephart. former teacher in the Central schools here. Owing to the extreme cold weather it was impossible l for the many friends from here to go to Wren Ohio, for the funeral, and the l relatives decided to hold short services in the Methodist church, here following the service* at the United Brethern church in Wren. it was H*M»wt 4 e'elock when the funeral cortege reached the Methodist church here. The Wren minister preached a short sermon here and the Misses Riesen and Rutledge, teacher* in the 1 city schools, sang a duet. The body was viewed by the friends here, scores of them being his former pupils from the Central schools. The pall bearers were Superintendent M | F. Worthman; Paul W. Linton, principal of the high school; W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central schools; Floyd Gibson. John Parrish and Ralph Tyndall, all teachers in the city schools. The flower girls were Helen Schroll, Golda Johnson. Isabelle 1 Peterson, Dorothy Haley. Catherine Kauffman and Margaret Mills, all pupils of the Centra) schools. Burial was made in the M»plowood cemtery here. THREE CONFESS IN BOMB PROBE Confessions .May Disclose Plot Against Montpelier Strike-Breakers Montpelier, Jan. 22—Three more confessions said t»» have been made to official* Investigating the recent explosion which wrecked the Columbia hotel here, may show the ex plosion to have lieeu a plot to terrorize* the SI strike breakers housed in the hotel, it was learned here* today. These confessions are said to have come voluntarily from William J Davis. Clyde penrod and Harry Me Hetiryv- *ll of whom uro being held in various jails in this section as prin clpala In the conapiracy to blow up the hotel building Penrod's statement I* said tn explain the details Os the alleged plot In that be tells the officers that Dick Starr told him personally that "he'd Riven them a shaking." Starr I* nlso reported to have told Penrod that he had mude 'propositions” to Duvls uncl McHenry. Dari* is vicr-presl dent and Mc Henry secretary nf th* 1 Moulders' union at Montpelier. Starr was previously an oil field worker and an adept at handling M'plosive*, according to officers. In ad Idltinn to the information furnished 'ln the sworn *tatement of penrod. be Ils quoted ** having said that Starr Hold bim he had a supply nf nitroglycerine which he had brought from Michigan shortly after Christmas.

Samuel Rugg, Founder of Decatur, Was A Genius; City Owes It To Him To Mark FI is Resting Place InCemetery “F. Q.” gives an interesting biography of city’s founder: was a Stephen Decatur enthusiast, and named the city after that great man; founder’s final resting place in Maplewood cemetery not marked in any manner. Opportunity for a patriotic deed. By F. Q. Perhaps n philosopher, philosophizing as is his had grit, individuality, persuasion, and great executive wont, might reason thus: "man is of few days and ability.

full of trouble”, and add—"what do folks amount to anyway?" A babe is born and years arc- added io his little 1 history, he dies grey bearded and'tls as a stone cast into a placid pool, the tiny wavelets soon disappear and all is quiet again. We humbly do not subscribe to such reasoning. The quotation stated, that he might have philospohically used, meant something else altogether. Man Is of some consequence. lOn August the 28. in the Year 1805 One* hundred and eighteen years ago. four short years before Abraham Lincoln's birth and he was of some c onaequenconne Satnud L. Rugg wa; born. Down in Oneida county in the state of New Yotk this event happened and then and there started something thut has had a profound imluence on some of us and others of us who live in the capital of Adams county. Indiana. Samuel was a genius. He was ambitious, a worked and a stuffeffT and he was most certainly one with a

vision. Until 1831. Samuel did one thing and another, fled with the location Other* felt satisfied also but In 1832. Indiana claimed him a* her own. Samuel l-ttause, you know. (Turn to last Page Please)

HOOSIER MEETS HOOSIER IN WEST; less Sellemeyer And Ed Eicher. Former Decatur Men, Meet This In a small old world after all. To prove it all you have to do Is to 1 ret away from home and notice how | many old Adams county people you bump in to. Ever make a trip in your, life of any consequence when you, didn’t meet some one you knew hack home* Well here in a story of interest on the meetinK of Jena Selle-' tneyer ami Ed Eicher. two old friends of ours, both former Decatur boys now living in |j>s Angele*. who met the other day after talking with each other and doing business by telephone for over u year. The following is an excerpt from a letter which A. 11. Sei-' lemyer just received from hi* son. I J. O “Enclosed And card of E. E. Elchar.J Th I* I* the Informant man at the Bradstreet office here. For the past year I have been calling him practlc-' ally every day and getting credit information <m prospective customers. We knew each others voices the minute we salt) ’hello’, but hud never I seen each other. The other day we kidded each other over the phone ami lomething was said about the frosts we had here In comjiariaon with the weather back east, I asked him If he i-niiie from the east und he said ’Yes.’ Then I naked him whut part and he said Indiana And then I asked him what town and judge my surprise when he suld Decatur ’ You can also imagine his thought* when I told him who I was and where I was from. He let out a yell and said he knew ine well. This was about II A. M and at noon we had lunch together, lie is a brother to Margaret Eichar, who used to chum with Dolly Brittson. ll* apok* of Mrs. Fred Heuer. John Heller and others there. He sure has a busy job. ha* fl'" phones on bis desk snd live girls who do nothing hut get reports out of the flies for him as th* calls tome in. He then reads the credit information to the man calling."

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, .January 22, 1921.

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TEAPOT DOME PROBE GROWS Fall Summoned To Appear Before Investigators Today lPictures on Page Two) Washington, Jan. 22.—Albert B | Fall, former secretary of the interior. was today subpoenaed to appear before the senate committee investl- • gating Teaptd Dome. The Vnited States marshal at New , Orleans has been notified that the subpoena for Fall has been issued. (Continued ou page Are) NEW PAPER FOR COUNTY OFFICES — Offices Os County Recorder And Auditor Are Be- ♦ injf Cleaned Ip i Dun Cook and a force of men were j busy papering the county auditor’s I office >• the court house today. The ' commissioners, at a meeting Saturday. decided to have the auditor'* and recorder's offices cleaned up and papered and Mr. Cook was awarded the job. Sometime ago the treasurer's und clerk’s offices were repapered and the electric wiring placed In conduit, adding much to the up-|w-uram eof these public office* The offices In the court house had not been papered for several years and the paper bad come loose In several place* and made an untidy appearance. '—■' Weather Indiana: Generally fair in south: somewhat unsettled In north portion tonight and Wednesday; warmer tonight: colder Wednesday in north west and at night In cast snd smith portions; strong southwest wind- tonight

He could out sing the birds and talk nil negation into positive Hess. He was irreaistable and unresisted. He had vision and ills favorite sentence was. "Koine on boys." He landed in Allen county. Intending there to stay, but that county was to crowded. To the south of him was a stretch of territory that was without home- or name I or mother. That appealed to Samuel. Forthwith he waded streams, forded inland lakes, traversed the wilderness and reached Indianapolis. Indianapolis had authority those- days like unto that of this day. He told those- fellows there convincingly that he wanted to mother, name and inhabit certain territory uud as a Ivance intormation lie wanted that county named Adams county. They agreed. He got his county. He journeyed back anil marked his responsibility by length and hreitih and put up his stake*. Now. h“ had a county, named to be sure but with no more capital than a rabbit. Confidently he pie ked a spot, felt satls-

CATHOLIC MEN TO PLAN DRIVE — Meeting Os All Men Os (’onmma'itiii At K. Os (’. Hall Wednesday A meeting of all the men of the St. I Mary's Catholic church will he held Wednesday evening at the Knights of Columbus hall at which time plans for the Anal arrangements for the campaign for funds for the new Catholic school building will be completed. Joseph Laurent and Julius Heideman are general directors of the campaign, the latter being In charge' lof the rural district and the former! In charge of the city. Both men have appointed their district or precinct captains und workers and at the: I meeting Wednesday night it will be i Anally decided when the campaign. ! will start. It is thought that the I opening date will be Monday. January, 28th. the drive continuing for one week. I Mr l-uurent. with the assistance of the precinct lieutenants has appoint-' ed the following worker* who will i solicit the members of the congregation living In their respective precinctH The personnel in the three ward* are us follows: City Solicitors First Ward Precinct A T. J. Durkin. Lieut in charge; Wm Klepper. Wm. Parent. Wm. Lose. Frank Glllig. Fred J. Colchin. Leo I'lmiin. I Precinct B -E. F. Guss. Lieut, in charge; M. J. Mylott, Chas. Lose. Wm. Schumacher, Jos. Malley. Second Ward Precinct A John Baker. Lieut. In charge; Frank Schmitt. D. F. Teepla, Adi lan Wemhoff. A. C. Foos. Geo. Appb mnn. P. J. Hyland. J. M. Bretn- • tkatnp. II J Yager. Lawrence Vnglewedc. Precinct 8- Clem Kortmber Lieut In charge; Jos Wolpert Third Ward Precinct A—J. G. Niblick, Lieut in charge; II J Conroy. H. M Gillig. C., F Herher, C J Carroll, Theo OralIker. fl. O. Guss, Joe Lore. (Continued on Page alt) |

Charlie Chaplin Gets Black Eye In Fist Fight (I'nlted Press Staff Correspondent) Hollywood. Calif.. Jan. 22 (Special to Daily Democrat) Gossips were agog today witli the story of Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy—a fist fight in a Hollywood cafe* in which the noted comedian received a black eye. Chaplin was sitting at a«table in the restaurant dining with Mary Miles Minter and two other friends. I At an adjacent table were two couples, including Mildred Harris. Chaplin's former wife. One of the men i made a slighting remark to Chaplin j and a free for all fight resulted. After the fight Chaplin announced' that he had been attacked unawares and. climbing onto a table, challenged any of his opponents to do battle. None responded. COUNTY GAINS' IN DISTRIBUTION Adams County Gets More In School Fund Than It Collected Adams County received more I money from the state in the dlstrlbn-, tion of the comon school funds | tion of the common school funds th* l county being .82.42ff.70. County Auditor Martin Jaberg has received a check from the state treasurer for sl9 Nfik l-i which vrtll I be distributed as soon as the proper , blanks arrive, among the townships. and school hoards in th* 1 corporations in this-county. Adnms County sent only $17,441 4S. Including interest on' the M-hitoi, funds, to the state. The money is distributed on the basis of the num her of school children in the county according to population and in this manner Adams County receives the advantage. The last census showed that there were K.ti.ls children of school age in Adnms county. The comon school fund in this county, which is loaned on real estate I mortgage at six per cent, amounts to a little over $1M,OOO.<»O. This fund was created many years ago wlv*u land owned by the county was sold. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.09: July $1.07\; Sept. $1 itN s » Corn, May 79 , *c; July • 79’sc; Sept 80»*c. Outs: May 47’»e, j July 45Uc; Sept. 43’4C. LYCEUM NUMBER AT H* S. TONIGHT Dr. Artliur Walwyn Evens To Give Lecture At Auditorium Tonight Arthur Walwyn Evans will lecture 'this evening at the high acliool auditorium under the auspices of the Sen | lor Class lyceurn course. Dr. Evans la one of th* 1 moat successful lecturI era of the present era. In spite of th* fact that he haa been on the platform but a comparative short time lie has a real messag*. la very sure of his •object and delivers It fearleasly. In “Our Uncrowned Klnas", which la th* 1 aubject of hla lecture to be given tonight. Dr Kvana calls the roll of the truly great, and tears th* l tinsel from much of the tomfoolery In our histories of nations lie l places grandeur where ft belongs and service above self. Born In Wales Ml years ago. young | Kviins lived In England 24 years, reDriving his education al prominent universities of that nation. On hla graduation from one of the largest Scotch rniveraltiea hr was sent as a special evangelist by the Church of Scotland to thy Shetland Islands, and fnr several year* preached In all parts of Grout Britain. At Ball*strr ho addraanecl King Edward's Guard of Honor. Including M>rd Knnllya and many notable men. During th* world ,fam**d Welsh revival h<- »pok** night ly to audlnrces of Boot) in the Music Hall at Aberdeen. I I Continued on Page six)

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BALDWIN QUITS AS PREMIER OF GREAT BRITAIN King George Calls On Ramsey MacDonald To Form Cabinet SETS PRECEDENT First Time In History Os Country That Labor Held Power (I’nilt-tl PreMM SUiIT <"oi I’p-sponih-nl) London, .Inn. 22 (Sprcinl Io Daily l)c inocrat) Gre;tl Britain grottiest of the few remaining nionarcltisls. placed its affairs of state and industry today in the* hands of a government built i of its laboring class. Stanley Baldwin, leader of the conservative party, representing the old order of things in England, tendered his resignation and those of his ministers to his sovereign al noon. A few uiinutec later. King George l I '-ailed upon Rumsey MacDonald to I form tile first labor govc-rntuent in | the history of Britain, the first of its kind in the world. Power Changes Hands Without a shot having been fir' <l. or a blow struck, the power and authority of affairs in Hritain passed from the most conservative group of i ministers guiding (he destine of a nation to the most advanced that have been called to th* 1 helm of u l government recognized by all powers. King George, figurehead of what I may well be the last of th'* old onler I summoned to office a man. in Rainaay MacDonald, who has stood frankly and openly for a levy upon the nation's capital and putting an end to the system that has maintained the monarchy where it is today. To many in Britain, watching th* 1 (rapidly changing panorama as it was played out. act by act, in Whitehall and Buikingham palace, the inviiaitioo to the leader of the labor party ‘to form a government and take the helm, marked th* 1 taking of a st -p 'which this count y never can retrace. Passing Is Quiet The passing of the Baldwin govern- , ment was accompliahed without undue excitement, shortiv before midr !night in the house of commons Moni day. The vote of the house was antii climax to what had gone before. Wlien the members arose for th* l (livision. the result was a foregone conclusion. It was taken <>n a labor I motion to the effect that Baldwin and j his ministers hud not the confidence of the house. By u majority of 72 I votes the motion , arried and the cooI aervatlve government wus swept from power. This morning the formalities that accompany a change of government in Great Britain were gon*- through 1 U 'lntinuoil on page fivn) JUBILEE SINGERS WILL SING HERE Noted Concert Company To Appear Here Feb. 4; Benefit U. B. Church The Wotiuma Aid of the United Brethren church has secured th* 1 Pee lessJtlbil* 1 11* 1 Concert Company. II company of colored entertainers, to give it concert at the high schiHtl auditorium on Monday night. February 4th, at X o'clock The procrods go to the siM'lety for th** new church , building fund. The company enmos highly reco I mended as a troup of iinqueatlonuble eharacler. :iq<l their program will be I su< h ua would puss in any chttrch in I the celintrv These people have dope •■vungelistii singing, opening and * losing < hue* h con sere !><••*. Bible In stliutcH and like gatherings. The I’uuse for which It Is held and the D hura* ter of the entertainment hi* |speiiks u large enthnalastlc hearing.