Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 20-

COMMUNITY IS SADDENED BY DEATH OF E. X. EHINGER

LOCAL BANKER EXPIRED TODAY AT FORT WAYNE Death Results From Weakened Heart Action And Poison In System DEATH UNEXPECTED Appeared To Be Recovering From Operation; Funeral Likely Sat. A blanket of profound sorrow covered this community today following the announcement of’ the death of Edward X. Ehinger, age 62, cashier of the Old Adams County Bank, prominent business man and one of the leading citizens of Decatur, who, for the past forty years, had been actively identified with the business and civic life of this community. Death occurred at 6:35 this morning at the St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, and resulted from weakened heart action and a poisonious condition of the system. brought al»out by the bursting of the gall bladder. An operation of a trippie nature was performed on Mr. Ehinger last Saturday, the appendix, gall bladder and several rail stone* being removal. Mr Ehinger took ill only a few days before going to the hospital and his illness watt not thought to be serious at first. He wan able to walk, and stopped at the bank before going to Fort Wayne. Entering the hospital. an X-ray was taken and a diagnosis of his condition was made, lie rallied from the operation and seemed to have passed the crisis on the third day. was "holding his own." and hope was extended for his recovery. Turn For Worse Set In Mr. Ehinger became weaker last evening and a turn for the worse developed between twelve and one o’clock and his son. Leo Ehinger. who had been at his bedside, informed the members of the family here. The sad word was received too late for them to take the mid night train on theG. 11. & I railway and it was found impossible to make the trip by auto, owing to the snow drifts, and Mrs. Ehinger and son. Thomas, were unable to leave for Fort Wayne until 5:45 this morning on the Interurban. They arrived at the hospital just a few minutes following Mr. Ehinger* death. The good wife was grief stricken and was cared for by the Sisters and kind friends. Body Returned Home Accompanied by Mrs. Ehinger and son. Thomas, Mr. Ehinger’* body was brought to this city at two o'clock this afternoon via the Interurban and taken to the Ehinger home, corner of Fifth and Monroe streets. The two sons. Rev. Father Vincent, of Wray, Colorado, and Herbert Ehing •T of Ranger. Texas, have been advised of their father’s death and word has been received from the latter, ’tating that he was enroute to Decatur. Anticipating the arrival of lather Vincent by Friday, the funeral services will be held Saturday morning at nine o'clock from the St. Mary's Catholic church, and If Father Vincent Is physically able, he will officiate at the service*. However, the funeral will not be held until both »ons arrive, even If it Is necessary to postpone the services until Monday. Death Causes Sorrow lew deaths have caused the sorrow *ntonj the people of Decatur an that " f Mr. Ehinger. Although living his three m . ore un(| nt , Br)y threv vt<arH "“•w who knew and admired him look " upon him as a young man. due to Ms alertness, actlveness and ambl°n tor work and his death removes “ »ng familiar figure In the business ’of Decatur. Words of sympathy 11 ’’apressions of sorrow were heard n every hand this morning because ant** 10 ' la,W admired ”" 1 respected him Is o. * fading Citizen — of Edward X. Ehinger. Continued on Page six)

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Miss Sellemeyer To Speak At M. E. Church ■■ — ■ The Woman’s Foreign and Home I Missionary Societies of the Methodist church have Invited Miss Esther Sellemeyer. missionary to China who is spending a furlough with her parents, i Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Sellemeyer here.! to speak nt the Sunday evening scrv- ■ ice, January 27. The public is cordially Invited to attend this service. o FARMERS PLAN BIC INSTITUTE Corn And Domestic Science Show To Feature Monroe Institute Jan 30 — Programs have been printed, prizes ; announced and all arrangements com pleted for the annual Monroe Township Farmers' Institute, which will be i held in the Monroe school building on i i Wednesday. January 30. Nearly 110’t in cash and merchandise will be award ' ed as premiums in the corn and domes- ; , ! tic science exhibits. J. F. Rupert is chairman of the' Monroe institute. He is being assistI ed in making arrangements for the 1 i institute by several committees. There ! i will be three sessions of the institute ‘ Jone starting at 9:30 a. m., in the as ternoon and one in the evening. F. L Kent, of Marion and Mrs. William | .. Goldsmith, of Spencerville, will be the j . principal speaker*. Corn Show Planned There will be a corn show open to I ■ boys in Adams county between the ’ i ages of 10 and 18 years and another tor men of the county. There will be exhibits of ten ears yellow corn, ten ears, white corn, single ear yellow, single ear white in each show. Prizes will range from 50 cents to ft in cash i and in merchandise of various descripI tions. Domestic Science Show The domestic science show wifi j be open to girls and women of Adams county. Prizes will be awarded for white bread, corn bread, white cake, devils' food cake, angle food cake, and , doughnuts. For girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years, there will be a (Continued on page five) — o — YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOYING SNOW Many Bob-sled Parties Being Held On Streets; Highways Blocked —— There*'* a silver lining to every [ cloud, says an old maxim, and this has been proven true once more. While scores of people are complaining about the snow and ice which is blot king the highways and inter-' sering with many activities, the young people of the city have been having i "the time of their liven” Each night ‘ untl late, tne voices of merry makers ' t an be heard all over the city as bobsled parties "do their stuff.” Many odd-lcnking sleds have been manufactured within the Inst few days anti it is no strange sight to see nn automobile going down the street at a rapid rate of speed while a sled loaded with young people, trails, weav ing from one side to the other. Some of the sleds hold us many a* eight anil ten people und many pedestrains' hold their breaths as the auto swings the sleds around the corners. Home (line* tile sled goes over und strikes the curb on the turn, but so fur, no one ha* been seriously hurt. The streets are‘ln excellent condition for sleighing parties and the young people are taking advantage of it. In the country the highways are bloc ked in many place* by deep snowdrifts. Farmers experience much difficulty in reaching the city and towns after provisions und It has been nec essnry for st least one farm sale to be postponed. Another bright side of th* mutter is the fact that the snow is of great benefit to the wheat crop. The blanket of snow protects the wheat from the extreme cold.

RECENT INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS IN LOCAL POST OF G. A. R. PROBABLY WILL BE LAST ONE One of those heroes of the great Civil War have heard the sweet tones of the bugle sounding taps; last record shows that only sixty-six xeterans out of several hundred from Adams county still survive; names given.

Recently Sam Henry Post, Grand Army of the Republic, had. perhaps its last Installation of officers. From one view point it was sadly pathetic. From another view point it made the I pulse beat quicker and the emotions throb richer. Just a handful loft of those old heroes. For eight and fifty years, one by one the veterans of the great Civil War have been mustered I from service and the sweet tones of I the bugle sounding taps have echoed above their last resting place. It Is well that we know that heroes never die. Always their spirit shall live. To love those who are still in 1 the flesh and to honor the great purpose for which they fought, is a most happy duty. Lincoln said: "It is for us the living. rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work whi< h they who fought hero have thus fur nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remainI ing before us —that from these honored dead we take increased devotion NEWBRIfiSH | GOVERNMENT BEGINSWORKi First Act To Attempt A Settlement Os Railway Strike CABINET IS FAVORED MacDonald’s Good Judgment Commended; Fair Play Manifested London, Jw* SI. —Hum ay MacDonald presided over the first meeting of i Britain's new labor cabinet at the historic residence of Premiers at No. 10 Downing street this afternoon. This new prime minister walked to the meeting from the foreign office. Tom Shaw, minister of labor, reported on the railway strike situation to I his new colleagues. (By Ed. L. Keen I (General European Manager, I’. P.» Ixindon. Jan. 23. —The first ait of the MacDonald government even beI fore it was quite formally In office.] was to attempt a settlement of the rail strike. • While the government of Great Britain was passing into the hands of representatives of its laboring] I class, every effort was le-ing bent to] I bring an end to theAilowly spreading ! industrial paralysis of the tr-tirport-ation tie-up. Men chosen by Premier Ramsay . MacDonald for the nation's flrVt• ilulsir cabinet were early at the various government offices. Their retlr-. .ing predecessors, the conservations, I showed them “the ropes" before l . leaving. Arthur Henderson already has assumed his duties a* home secretary !although a seat in commons must be found for him before he can be offidi ally given the seal* of office. It is characteristic of MacDonald. , however, that he instructed liender-Is-m not to wait, but to "get busy and Compose the differences of the engineer* and firemen and their employer* " Th* British spirit of fair play I* manifesting Itself In the public and . press reception to the luborite*. Today's newpaper*. regardless of j iwdltic* are practically unanimous In - commending g<ual judgment In hi* I selection of a cabinet. Even the Tory Morning Post ndI mite: "It might easily have b*en worse." | - —o - Moscow Prepares To Bury Nicolai Lenin IH'LIETIN (By John Graudene) (United Press Correspondent ) Moscow. Jun. 23.--While Moscow I* a city of black, prepared to receive I today the remains of Nicolai Lenin, the dead premier's fellow leaders urgled worker*, peasant* and the red army to stand firm • Final victory of our party will be the beat monument to Lenin." a proclamation leaned by the central executive committee said.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 23, 1924.

to that cause for which they pave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have lived in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Just a few years ago there were within the boundaries of this county several hundred veterans of the Civil War, Now there are. according to the records at Washington, D. (’., but sixty-six. Recently Commander W. ' H. Myers, of the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R.. wrote the department of interlor for a list and the complete list was as follows: Herne —George Cook. FrattCi* M. Cottrell. John S. McLain. Henry Michaud, Howard Parr. Decatur—Eleazar Biggs. Lyman R. Blossom', James M. Boyer. James Brunnegraff, Georue I'. Cline, Samuel , Chronister. Robert A. Davis, Hetirv Dearman. Robert A. Drummond. Will-.] CALLED BY DEATH E. X. Ehinger. cashier of the Old Adams County Bank and one of the city's most prominent citizens, who. died at the St. Joseph hospital in Ft. Wayne, early this morning. DR. EVANS GAVE FINE LECTURE Lyceum Course Number Was Very Interesting; Next Number Feb. 19 Although the auditorium at the | high school building was not filled last night. Dr. Arthur W.ilwyn i Evan*, noted lecturer who delivered a very inspirational address, paid the ’ ; audience a fine compliment by saying j that the " Decatur audience is much* more than the average audience in * Interest and uttentivenes*." A good | sized crowd heard the lecture and everyone present wa* very enthusiastlc over it. I “I wish every man. woman and child In Decafur could have heard D. Evans last night " said M. F. Worth mu n superintendent of the city, school*, this morning. The lecture I wa* Inspirational .instructive. and very Interesting. The subject disensu'd by Dr. Evan* was "What America Expect* of Ma." Dr. Evans is a native of England und he came to America about twelve year* ago. The local school was fortunate In; necurlng this noted speaker for the iyceurn course an dlt It i* unfortunate that more local people did not hear him The next number of the lycctim course will be given on February i 119. when Emory Parnell, "The One Mun Band.” will give an entertain meat in the high school auditorium ( Mr. Parnell i* a great musical enter-I tnlner and hi* program I* full of f«a-1 ture attractions, Weather | Fair tonight; somewhat colder In extreme north portion. Thursday In < teasing cloudiness probably followed by snow in north and ran or snow |in south portion.

iam D. Drummond, John j'Edwards, 'Perry Elzey, Jonas Kline. Martin lord. William Lord, John Mumma, William H. Myers, Samuel T. Niblick, Simeon B. Fordyce, James W. Darkless, Josephine Heim. Jacob Holling er. Daniel Kitson, Benjamin Pillars, Washington Pyles. Jacob Railing. Samuel Reed. Elisha Reynolds, Daniel K. Shackiey, Albert Shell, Benjamin W. Sholty, Michael Wertzberger, John H. Williams. Geneva Lemuel O. Bears, Martin Robenmoyer. Albert Burris, William Drew. Ambrose Durbin, George Kiss-, ler. John Engle, William Fields, Geo. W. Ford. Silas W. Hale. Martin MJ Herr. Andrew Idlewine, John L. Judav, Eli Krouse. Edward W. Larue, Eli McCollum. Jonathan Orndoriff, David Point, William Pee). John P Scheer. i Magley—Nathan Ehrman. Monroe -John Hendricks, George I W. Keller. i Pleasant Mills—David Baker, Wm. i Johnston, Leroy Place, Jehu Smith, William W. Place. RADICAL MOVE I IN MEETING OF MINERS KILLED Vote Favors Negotiations On Long Time Wage Contract Today MAY REDUCE WAGES Report Favors Meeting To Consider Reduction Os $2.50 Per Dav Indimspwb- Jan 23 —The float' radical move on the floor of the United Mine Workers convention was [defeated today when the delegates i • approved the report of Philip Murray,! vice-president of the organization | aroubu which the anti-administra- • tion on forces centered their attack. | (In motion of Wm Mitch, of Terri* Haute. Ind.. Secretary of the committe on officer* report*, the report of John K Lewi* was accepted with(Out opposition thus placing the convention on record as favoring negotiations of long time wage contract*. Murray in hi* report endorsed the expulsion from membership In the Pittsburg district of Thoma* Myerscough ami several other* who It was charged had attempted to aid the operators during the strike of 1921 , I by calling a meeting at Monongahela .City. Penna,, to consider a wage re-1 • duction of 12.50 a day. Murray charged that Myerscough I who is secretary of the "Progressive committee nnd outlaw organization • within the miner* rank* hatl at(tempted to create di*entation and ! ultimately to compel) the miner* to I accept a wage reduction. Men Meet This Evening A meeting of the men of the st Mary's Catholic church will be held at eight o'clock this evening at the , Knight* of Columbus hall at which ‘ time arrangement* will be made by , the Knight* of Columbus for uttend--1 ing the funeral of E. X. Ehinger und plans disctiaaod for the opening of Hie campaign for fund* with which to build the new Catholic school. —o— Light Plant Explodes Vim ennes, Ind . Jun 23.—Adplph Wallen. 45. <|le<( at n boapltul here from injuries received when the car- . bide light plant of the !>»■ ker high si hteil exploded. Wiliam Purucvll. 23. who was injur ed seriously at the same time, I* still In the hospital. Marriage Licenoe* Bernard Kinta, clerk. Decatur, ug>* 20, to Martella M. Teepie, Decatur. **•• 19. n— ABOUT THE BICK Mr*. Harry Butler, who hu* been oerloualy 111 since lart Friday w»* taken to (he Adam* County Memorial hospital this afternoon where «he will undergo un operation for the repnovnl of the appendix and gull atone*

VOTE ON TEAPOT DOME OIL LEASE PREVENTED TODAY

i Hawkins Auxiliary In Hands Os A Receiver Marion, Ind.. Jan. 23.— John I). Ferree lias been appointed receiver I for the Welfare Loan Society of Marion .formerly a Hawkins MorVag''" company auxiliary, by Judge J. Frank Charles in circuit court. Petitions for the receiver-hip was filed by Will Williams. SAYS PROMISE WAS BROKEN Sarah Ayres Demands 55,000 From Ahe Bebout For Refusal To Marry Alleging that she has suffered great mental anguish and worry and has been greatly humiliated as a result of his refusal to marry her, Sarah 1 Ayres today filed a suit in the Adams 1 circuit court against Abe Bebout. de- ' mantling judgment in the sum of *5.- I boo for breach of promise. The com-1 plaint was filed through Attorney R C. Parrish, of Fort Wayne. The plaintiff says that the defen | dant asked her to marry him last year and that she accepted. They were to be married on October 25. 1923. the plaintiff states and on that date she asked him to marry her but he refused and has since refused to do so. She says that she has relied on his promise and remained single since he P"o---[sised to her. The plaintiff says that | the defendant wa* married to Mary I E. liohlinger on November 2. and that they are now living together in this I city. Rebel Blocade Os Tampico Lifted Today Washington. Jan. 23. —The rebel i blo< ade against the |u>rt of Tampico , has been lifted temporarily, according to a dispatch to the state department today from John Wood. Amer!tan consul ut Vera Cruz. Secretary of State Hughes now Is taking steps to verify the consul's report anti if it is confirmed, the American entiwer Richmond will bi- withdrawn from Tampioca, the state department announced. WILL GIVE HOME TALENT PROGRAM Pleasant Mills High School To Give Entertainment February 1 A home talent lyceum program will be given at the Pleasant Mill* high school on Friday night, February 1 The program promise* to be highly Interesting It will con*l*t of a song ' "Our High SchtNil.” by senior*; a reading, by Robert Munn; instruim-nl al music, by Miss Helen Walter*: a play, entitled "Sewing for the Heathen*' one-act comedy which require*: forty minutes for staging: u »ong. "The World i« Walting for th.' Sun rise,” by Beryl Merriman. Pauline |Rteele und Evangeline Steele; "The | i Pipe* of Pan."hy a chorus; "If Wlnt-I er Comes." solo und chorus; rending' J by Robert Mann and v«»cnl Mdection* I by Miss Helen Walters. The characters in the play will be Muble Tague, l<enu Hawkins, Beryl I Merriman. Helen Du v I son. Murguret Schenck, Evangeline Steele, Mtrett* ' Tlnkham, Pauline sie.de and Delight Aspy. Single admission will be fifty and twenty five cent* The public is i.ordtally Invlt.sl to patronize the en . tertnlnment. 1 I • O—Urban Shocker Signs With St. Louis Browns i — ■ St. L"Ut*. Jutt 23Vtl.uti Shn. k *r. premier spithall pitcher und tronh |e maker In the St Lout* Hrowus baseball team last year, after Ironing out his trouble* with Commissioner Lun dts In Chicago, signed a 1924 contract with the Browns, he said on hts return today.

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SENATE RULES PREVENTED A DECISIVE VOTE Former Secretary Os Interior Fall Charged With Treason WILL VOTE TOMORROW Much Sensational Scandal Is Growing Out Os Sen • ate Investigation Washington. Jan. 23 (Special to Daily Denioct'al) Senate rules today prevented a decisive vote on abrogation of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve lease about which the most sensational scandal since the Ballingcr-Pinchot controversy has arisen. Senator Caraway, of Arkansas. demanded that the senate, in view of evidence already disclosed regarding the circumstances surrounding the leasing of Teapot Dome to Sim lair inlcrcslss bv former Seeretarv of the Interior Fall, at once take :up the question of killing ttic lease. Senator Unroot. Wis.. chairman of | the senate committee investigating Teapot Dome invoked senate rules to | put action on the motion over until i tomorrow. Caraway will call it up then. Dut*ing the discussion Carawny < harg.t;d Fall wtth treason and Senator McKellar. Tenn., demanded Se<retary of Navy Ihmby resign because he approved the lease. Washington. Jan 23 —(Special to | Daily Democrat i —The fight to invaliI date the lease of the Teapot Dome * naval reserve grunted by former Secretary of the Interior Fall, broke out on the senate floor today. Senator Caraway. Arkansas, jlemie crat. who charge* “corruption" in connection with the lease, moved that . the public lands committee la- re- ' lieved of further con*idera|joti of his resolution abrogating (he lease and that the senate take it up. Caraway based hi* plea for abrogation on three points: 1. President Harding "had no I authority" to issue his executive I order transferring jurisdiction over I the leases from the navy to the interior department. 2 Former Secretary Fall had no I j authority to negotiate for "the sale of any government oil reserve" especially without a public sale. 3. IToceed* derived from tj|.. I lease were not placed in the treasury as the law provides but went for departments of the navy. Caraway also charged that the lease was entered into •■corruptly." Fined For Intoxication Fred Engle was fined 11 and costs by Mayor DeVoss in city court yesterday evening when he ph-udod I guilty on u charge of public intoxication Engle was arrewti-d S'i*id»>j night hy policeman Sephus Mvlchi I when h>> was said to be raising a disI turhunce on the streets Mrs. Mel Butler Is Critically 111 Today Mr*. Mel Butler. 243 North Fifth st. i* critically II! at the Adam* County Memorial hospital. Billowing «•> operation performed about 5 o'eolck yesterdny «<v>>nlng for obstruction of the bowel* with general peritonitis appendicitis, Mr* Butler wa* taken seriously 111 at midnight Monduv I night and was very seri<»t« all day yesterday. Her condition grew I tttiidimlly worse und she wa* removed to the hosptlal at 4 o'clock ;! yesterday afteriwton She yallhd ' following the <iperatlnn and some hope* are held (nr her recovery. ! Fred lint hr. ;>f Waterproof, lai., fs |enroute hom n io itl* mother'* lw<lI side The other children. Dick, and Mr*. Claude Coffee, of Fort Wayne; Mr*. Allen Stulter and Mr*. Forest Vail, of Waterproof. Ixmielana. und Miss Mildred, at home, are horn.