Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII- Number 22.

DEMANDREPEAL OFSYNDICALISM LAWS AT ONCE Miil ers Hectare Such Laws A Menace lo Right Os Free Speech CO-OPERATION ASKED Convention At Indianapolis Moves Rapidly Through Work Today ,i r,lte<l Press Staff Correspondent) jndiunut Jan. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lmmediate repeal nf criminal syndicalism laws now in force in a number of states was demanded in a resolution unanimously adopted by the United Mine Workers of America convention today. The resolution declared such laws were a menace to the right of free speech and assemblage in time of pr-ace and were used to, intimidate the progressive element of the working class. Cooperation of the various state federations of labor was asked in bringing about repeal, of the laws. The convention, in contrast to the stormy session yesterday, moved rapidly through its worn today. Very few propositions occasioned much debate. While the “reds'' sat silently in their seats, the convention aproved a resolution refusing to recognise the Red Internationals of Labor Unions. “The international has been bitter in its renunciation of the American labor movement,” the resolution said. The United Mine Workers have on more right to affffiliate with it than they have to affiliate with the National Coal association or other organizations opposing our union.” The convention commended the international officers for taking over the organization of district 19. Ten--8.-nsee and Kentucky. front. Jjte district officers, and instructed Duncan MacDonald and other minors of subdistrict number five. Pana. 111., to "keep hands off,” the affairs of district 19. The resolution involved a complicated political situation in the two districts. Bitter fight Near End Indianapolis. JJan. 25. —A long and bitter struggle within the ranks of the United Mine Workers was approaching a climax today. Alexander Howat. former head of the Kansas district, appealed to fight for reinstatement in the union. ‘I have been waiting twenty nine months to get a square deal”, Howat told delegates who gathered around him when he entered the convention hall. “I expect to get ft now. "I'm demanding nothing but justice from the miners. I shalll fight for the right to appear before the convention and defend my case. That right has never been denied any other miner who was expelled.” Howated charged that he was ousted "because Lewis knew he couldn't handle ihm.” He declared Lewis had been bitter against him since the American Federation of loibor <*| *ction a few years ago in which Lewis * a ’ a candidate for president. Howat was put out for his refusal to obey (he international executive committee. The convention two years ago approved the expulsion. The resolution to restore Howat to membership will be the final rallylri point of the radicals and anti-ad n’lnlnfstration delegates. At present th • 'opposition” Is prac ’lcully leadorirea, Howat was a "t«nn eenter in previous conventions, ’'rank Farrington. of IMinois. another opposition leader of firmer conveuhas reconciled hla differences ••th Lewis and la now drawing the l,r * of his former associates for "climbing on the band wagon" Lewis was Riveln a big ovation a* mterday. spsaion closed when he ''"'ended himself a g H |„ M , chary- *s of dcliherateiy giving up the check-off In 'he negotiation which ended the Inst anthracite strike. T| t* men who utter •<! those "n»rgeg lied and they know they lied”. * Mid. "You hear and you always nr that the miners' leaders are "♦'•’ng them out. w a got a 144.00Q.9M wag ) In't*«H* for the anthracite miners. Go o, n the antharclte fields u nd yon *" n JL ,lo< ’ * m " n W * M ’ WBI ' (Continued on page two)

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Lizzie Isch Suffers Painful Injury To Knee Bluffton. Jan. 25.—Miss Lizzie Isch suffered it painful injury to her right knee yesterday when the knee gave 1 way and she fell. The accident oc--1 curred at the John Isch home east of 1 the city. Joe Steffen happened to be near by and he helped her to the office of a 1 > physician in town. It was thought . at first the knee was dislocated or I that the ligaments were only slightlytorn and the point was sprained. ’ Miss Isch is well known in Adams i county. ; O DRAMATIC CLUB : TO GIVE PLAYS 1 r i Dramatic Section To Have Program At Woman’s Club Mandav Night i The Dramatic department of the f Woman's (Tub will have charge of the program following the business meeting Monday evening at th" Library. The first play. “Tehiperment." t is a one act musical tragedy in two scenes, the first of which is laid in , the library of the country hame of the Irwins', and the second in a stuf dio apartment in Greenwich Village. New York. The characters are. Hugh Irwin, a musician, Mrs. Laj verne Elzey; Annabelle, his wife. ( Mrs. Faye Holthouse; and Gladys , Huntington. an actress. Miss Lois Connell. r The second play Is a one-act Ger j man play "Hattie," with the setting I na room of a cheap boarding house. ! Miss Marcella Kern takes the part of ) Hattie, who works in a laundry; Mrs. Scroggins, keeper of the boarding house. Mrs Cora Downs; Tim. with whom Hattie is in love. Fan Hite; (Continued on page two> r o MORE AMAZING DISCLOSURES • Counsel For Harry Sinclair Testifies In The Teapot Dome Affair (United Press Rsrvtrs) f Washington. Jan. 25 —(Special to - Daily Democrat)—ln further amazing disclosures of former Secretary r of the Interior Fall's dealings. J. W- , Zeverly. counsel to Harry F. Sinclair. today told the senate committee in- , vestigating Teapot Dome than Sinl clair advanced Fall 225.000 In June. I 1923. Zeverly said Fall had been hired by Sinclair to go to Russia for him and needed the money IxMore he went. [ Sinclair Ordered (25.000 in bonds cashed and had the money sent to Fall. Zeverly said. Fall, Zeverly, said 1 told Sinclair that he must go to Washington and consult "the administration.'* about entering Sinclair's einpolye. Fall said he hail been formerly ' connected with the administration and that he thought to he ought to ' find out whether there was any oh 1 jectlons to his going to Russia for Sinclair. ’ Zeverly said he obtained personal- • ly from Sinclair II 15.000 worth of • Sinclair consolidated stock which he cashed to buy a home for himself > Archie Roosevelt, son of th* for- ■ met president, and G. D. Wahlberg. employes of Sinclair, recently told th" committee that their suspicions were aroused by actions of Zeverly i and Sinclair. They said there was no apparent r reason for the transaction in which . Sinclair Instructed Zeverly 'to eash , 3,500 shares of Sinclair consolidated , stock along with 125.600 in Liberty' , lamds, ■ - —o " — — i Mrs. Mel Butler Is Slightlv Improved r i Mrs. Mel Butler, who underwent a i serious operation for obstruction of the bowels with general perltlnitia • and appendicitis at the Adams County Memorial hospital Tuesday eveni Ing. was reported to be slightly Im- , proved today. Iler condition remains very critical, however.-She la . kepi undur the Influence of an , anaesthesia most of the time , ( William J. Meyers, living In Wash- , Ington township. was it business visitor here today.

MANY BANKERS CALLED FOR A M'CRAY PROBE Federal Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas For 150 Bankers To Appear STARTS WORK FEB. 6 Judge Collins To Make Ruling On Motion To Quash On Feb. 1 <i’nltd»d Pres** Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis. .lan. 25 (Special hi Daily Democrat) A sweeping federal investigation lof Governor McCray’s dealings -with banks in every part of the stale was foreshadowed today when it became known that more than 150 subpoenas are out for bankers Io tippear before the grand jury. The investigation, it is understood will center around the question whether there was fraudulent use of the mails in statements made by Me- ' Cray concerning his financial stand ing. The federal grand jury will start its work February 6. The bankers ' have been summoned to appear at various dates after the grand jury convenes. Men called include bankers from every part of the state. Ruling Due Feb. 1 Indianapolis. Jan. 25 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Judge James A. Coll'ns will make his ruling on the motion to quash indictments against Governor McCray Februrary 1. Attorneys for the governor and Special Prosecutor Nichols will file briefs before the ruling is made. At the oral arguments on the mo tion yesterday, McCray's attorneys said it would be impossible tor him to be given a fair trial the way the in(liutments .wiitd JiiawnNichols maintained there was sufficient judicial precedent for drafting indictments with numerous charges tu one indictment. o Ma-.-iage Licenses Joseph F. Kortenber. chauffeur. Decatur. age 32. to Hazel Tumblesou. Decatur. age 28. INSTITUTE WILL BE HELD TUESDAY Fine Program Prepared For Hartford Farmers’ Institute Next Tues. That Hartford township citlsens ar* 1 going to have an interesting and prof 1 liable farmers' institute next Tuesday I is Indicated by the excellent program which has been arranged for the occasion. During the forenoon F. L. Korn of Grunt county, and Mrs. Wm. Gold smith, of Dekalb county, will deliver addresses of local interest. At th" 1 noon hour a cafeteria lunch will be served bv the domestic science < lass of the high school. A torn and domestic science exhibition will be put nn in connection with the Institute, liberal prizes being provided for the winners, snd durin-t the noon hour those attending will be able to view the products brought in In the corn show division classes have been provided for both men and boys, single-ear and b‘-»ur samples being allowed. Mrs Goldsmith and Mr. Kent will deliver uddreaoca In the afternoon. In the evening nn Illustrated talk on "Soil Fertility" will be given by Joseph Gayle, nf E. Rauh and Sons F< rtllize:* Co.. Indianapolis. Mr. Gayle was formerly connected with the school of agriculture at Purdue and has done considerable work In Indiana along the lines of soil fertility, especially relating to sugar beets. Mr. Gayle will discus* commercial fertlllz er us supplements to livestock form Ing and the growing of alfalfa, soybeans and clover and will not represent commercial fertiliser ss being a panacea for all low crop yields. The evening program will bn large ly literary and musical in nature. lo cal people furnishing tbs talent. Agri cultural motion picture! will also be shown. Ralph Myers, young fanner of Hartford township, la chairman of the institute and has been In general < Imrg* of arrangements.

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Radio Squeaked; Oiled It « His radio squeaked when he tuned in. So William Forkner, son of Lawrence Forkner. of Blackford county. familiar with the squeaks of tractors, mowers and binders, went for the oil can. The oil can. applied in the usual way. put the whole thing, squeak and all, out of business. William took his outfit to Sam Jarvis, telling the oil can tale. All parts of the outfit were given frequent prolonged and thorough baths in gasoline. The squeak came back, the ether responded, the oil can went to the barn. ZERO WEATHER DUE TONIGHT Snow And Sleet Accompanies Cold Snap Descending From Alaska Chicago. Jan. 25. —Michael Battigliere, landlord, is in a prison cell today for failure to provide heat for his tenants. Buttlgliere was convicted on a charge of allowing his apartments to go without fire during the recent cold snap. When the landlord refused to pay a fine of $l5O. he was sent to jail. If he serves out his fine and costs, he will stay in jail for 390 days. Chicago. Jan. 25. —Snow and sleet c ame to the middlewest today on the wings of a gale from the northwest. Temperatures throughout the central dates and Great Igckcs region will drop to zero and lower tonight, according to the weather bureau. The new cold snap will be a "back slap" of the frigid wave during the early part of the week, the forecarter seated. Th»cold wave in Eagle, Alaska, will decend over the middlewest within 24 hours, th" official weather forecaster predicted. It is now 62 degrees below zero in far-off Eagle. WOULD CREATE FEDERAL COURT Bill Designed To Form New Court At Ft. Wayne Up In Congress Adams county will b" in the eastern division of the northern district of the new federal court, the, bill establishing a second federal court in Indiana being passed by the lower house of congress recently. The bill was introduced by Congressman Andrew J. Hickey, of LaPorte. Congressman Albeit IL Vestal, of the eighth district, which Includes Ad urns county, voted for the bill It now goes to the senate and It Is said it will meet much opposition there. Adams county attorneys and mem hers of the local bar no doubt favor the establishing of the second court. It Is likely to be established In Fort Wayne and this eliminates going to Indianapolis In federal cases. The bill designates 45 counties as a northern district and the othet c'ountles as the southern district. Judge A. H Anderson would be judge of the southern district and a new judge and other officials would be appointed (or th» northern district. Fort Wayne. South Bend. Hammond and Terre Haute are designated a* th» seats of the new court Four Divisions in District The northern district la divided Into f< ur divisions, the western. Routh Bend southern and eastern, with Fort Wayu* h» the seat of the latter division. The bill prescribes the counties tn each division and the court terms us follows; Eastern division lacgrana*. Steuben. Nohle. DeKalb. Whitley, Alien. Huiithigion. Wells. Adams. Grunt. (Cnntlntted nn pries two) —S^WS—I ■■■» — Weather Fair tonight and Saturday; mid wave tonight; temperature zero to five above In north and five to ton above In south portion; continued cold Saturday. (

FRED BUUCK, WELL KNOWN FARMER, DIES I I Pneumonia Is Fatal To A Prominent Adams Co. Farmer Today HOME AT FREIDHELM Spent Entire Life In Preble Township; Funeral To Be Held Tuesday —— Fred E. Butte k, s!i prominent far‘imr of Preble township and widely known throughout Aduns cohnty. died nt his home at 9:31) o'doi k this morning, following n short illness of pneumonia. Mr. Bum k was taken ill only last Satin (lay night, lie was , in Decatur only a f 'w days ago and was in good health at that time. Mr. Puuck was a progressive* far- ; iii( i' and took a great interest in the I affairs of his ( (immunity and the * county, He spent his entire life iu the vicinity of Freidheim. Fred E. Buuck, son of Dierich and J Mary Buuck. was born near Froid-1 helm. Preble township. December 9. , 1861. On August 19. 1888 he was! married to Miss Louiese Becker. The wife, mother, three sons and on •' (laughter survive. The children are Rudie Buuck and August Buuck of near Freidheim: Albert Buuck. at home; and Mrs. Murtha Gallmeyer. of ’ Freidheim. The following brothers ' ’ i and sisters also survive; Albert ; Buuck. of Fort Wayne; the Rev. I j August llunek. of near Fort Wayne; ‘Paul Buuck. of New Haven; Otto' Buuck. of Freidheim; Adolph Buuck. who made his home with tli ' deceas-1 ed; (’hailes Buuck was a member ot ths Freidheim Zion I ".th ‘ran church ■ ' Funeral set vices will be held from , .the residence at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday ' j afternoon and from the Freidheim ' TtMrvh a*- U e'etnrk with the Rev. B. Druess, offieiatir.g Burial will be ; made in (he Freidheim cemetery. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May 41.09; Judy $1.17% ;j ! Sept. $1.06%. Corn: May 80%c; July ■ 80%; Sept Sl\c. Oats: May 4S’ 3 c; [ ! July 46c; 43Vs<‘LOSES FINGERS IN AN ACCIDENT Geneva Man Has Four Fingers Amputated By Lumber Planer Geneva. Jan 25. Paul Nelson In-1 Jtired his hand so severely Monday; i forenoon at about 11 o’clock w hile at . work at the Geneva I umber * Supply . Company's yards that ail four fing'-rs ' had to be amputated. Paul and Merril Nichole were plan- ' Ing down some boards in the mill, i Nelson feeding the boards into the planer and Merril off-bearing them i and handing them back to blm. Net- . ther one knows how the accident occurred. but it Is presumed tlwt his i. glove was ca'.ight, drawing his hand I Into the knives. Nelson said he had i * finished feeding a board through and ! started to reach over the planer to 1 get it when his hand caught. Nichols says h*< did not know there was anything wrong until he saw him jump buc k and hold out the bleed Ing hand. I Nelson went to « local physician's office where first aid wus administer I ed. and then he was rushed to the Lutheran hospital ut Fort Wayne where th* opc-rutton wa < pewformed at once The middle, third and little fin , gers were amputated nt the knuckle joint and the Index finger at the middle joint. The last digit In so badly mangled, however, that It Is supposed I that the knuckle joint will he stiff The palm of the hand was also badly 'ent. hut will !»<• alright unless infer- ■ tion set < In, which Is not likely. Young Nelson lx 21 yearn old. and a graduate nf the local high school. He has hem employed In the office nf the yard of the O*n«va Lumber XSupply Cn. since ls<f April, and lives with his mother, Mrs. Mary A Nelson, on Railroad street. Paul la bring held at tile hospital for a few dnyj while his wound In bang cared for. hut will hr allowed j tn cotna home some time this weak.

Two Basketball Games At New Gym Tonight The boys' basketball team from the Decatur Catholic high school will 1 meet the Geneva high school quintet in the new high school gymnasium heie tonight. The preliminary game, | starting at 7:15 p. m„ will be played by the I) C. IL S. girls' team anti tlie St. Augusta girls’ team from Fort Wayne. Tile boys’ game promises lo be a closely contested game, with the odds slightly in favor of the local team. The D. C. H. S.‘girls defeated the St. I Augusta girls at Ft. Wayne recently. o — BLUFFTON PHI BELTS COMING Leaders To Meet Old Rivals Here In Net Game, Tuesday Night Fred H. Kolter. manager of the Decatur leaders basketball team an'nounced today that a game lias been | scheduled with the Bluffton Ph ! Delts to be played in the new hits! ' school gymnasium here next Tues I tlay night. January 29. This is wel;come news to local tans as the mem ory of those other two exciting games between these two teams this season is still fresh in their minds. The Leaders triumphed over the Phi D°lts in both of the other games, but only by one-point margin In the sceou'. ieontest, played at Bluffton. The thlrf ‘game p-omises to be a hard tough' contest. Mr. Kolter is negotiating with the ■Hartford City Athletics for a gam* [to b" played here February 5. an< with the Berne Athletics for a game lin Bern • a wee k from tomorrow night. It is likely that the LeaderI will meet the Muncie Meadowgolds .at Muncie soon also. ROTARY CLUB ENJOYS MUSIC — Orchestra And Vocalists Provide Music At Meeting Last Night Tli" Decatur Rotarians enjoyed a [ musical program last evening. Thom as .1. Durkin, chairman of the even i Ing's meeting, having arranged for a local orchestra to play. Vocal numbers were given also by Miss Agnes Kohne. asalsted by Mrs. L. A Holt- [ house at the piano. The* orchestra was composed of Mr i and Mr*. John Gage, Fred Stauffer, Clarence and Cornelius Durkin and ’ for nearly an hour they played and i pleased the Rotarians with a variety of muxh al numbers. Mis» Kohne sang three song*. The music and singing was fine and the program was greatly appreciated. Ml** Naomi Durkin and her brother Cornelius al<o gave several separate numbers on the piano and saxaphone. Reports concerning the annual state conference of the Indiana Rotary dub to be held on February 21 and 22nd at French Lick and West Braden w■•regiven by W. A. Klepper and Dr Fret! Patterson. About u dozen of the Rotarfhns are planning to go to French Lick, taking a pullman truln from Decatur on the night of February 20th. In the absence of John Carmody, the president of the dub. who is attending a conference of the sugar beet men at Mnslng. Michigan. George Kilck. the vice president of th* club, presided. Mr. Kennedy, "f Indianapolis, was a special guc’st of the dub. I Young Woman Says She Is Princess Olga* — Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 2’> The ar-| rival of » young woman ay* she is Prince** Olga, daualiter of the lute czar of Russia Is urouxing Interext throughout llriczll. The woman bears a strong rexcunblonce to photoaraplix of th<> princess lonu believed dead and tdls a plauxihlc* story. She says she exrapod into Germane with th* aid of a few faith ful CMsscks after being wounded by th* Rdxhevlki and finally made her wav tn Holland, where she supported hrt-'olf bv dam Ina. The- woman exhibits deep m arx nn her hreaxt which she auys were inflicted by the Bnlshevlkl.

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ENROLLMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL IS GIVEN INCREASE Twenty New Pupils Begin Work At Opening Os Second Semester CENTRAL HAS MORE Nearly 45 Enter Central School While Only 15 Are Graduated There arc* twenty new students in die Decatur high school this semester and about forty five new ones at the Central school, according to figures just compiled by the school officials. Fifteen pupils who were graduated from the Central school at the close of the* first semester, entered the hi'.'li s< hool, mid there were five pupils from outside the city entered at tlie beginning of the* second semester, making the total enrollment in the high school 263 at present. The pupils who completed the grade work at the Central building and started their high school courses are Geraldine Andrews Jaunita Baumgartner. Mary Chronister. Betty Erwin. Helen Kirsch. Lois Ogg, Hazel Peter con. Edna Thieme, Luella Werst. Lillian Worthman. Dan Aughenbaugh, Russell Baumgartn'r. Billy Bell, Dick Graber and Orlo Johnson. Paul Castle, who was in high school hist year, re-entered this semester and will complete his high school course next spring Other new student* in th" high school are Gerald Clifton. Glen Barkley, Curtis Hill and Gerald Grandstaff, who came here from Fort Wayne. There were a few pupils who had enough credits to graduate from high school at the end of the first semester. but none of them quit school. There were a few pupils who did quit school, however, and the total enrollment was not im reused twenty, althottifh That many new- pupils entered. Central Building Crowded The Central School building is crowded this semester More than usual. Principal W. Guy Brown said today. The total number of pupils tak *-n care of then* is approximately 42"» now. at least twenty-five more than were Caere last semester. Forty-five pupils who completed their work ut the ward building* entered the Cc n tral school. There were no new teachers at the Iceginning of th* second semester whic h sturtecl la t Monday. There were no beginners in the ward build ing*. as all children who were six years old at the opening of *choo) last fall or who will be six by February of this year, were admitted at tin* opening of the* first semester. C. L. Walters To Speak In Ft. Wayne This Eve. C. L. Walters. Decatur attorney, will address the Men's Chib of th* Lakeside M E. Church at Ft. Wayne, this evening on a subjec t relative to men’s (lull work In a community The club was organized last week with the following F. C Bean, president; A'. J. Newel, secretary and E. M. Osborn, treasurer. —o — ' -—- Craiffvillc Man Loses Two Fingers In Accident Homer Fenner, of Cralgvllle, un employe of the II C. Bay piano factory at Bluffton, suffered sue h a severe hoeration of his left baud yesterday that it wax necessary to remove* th* second finger at the second joint. The end of the Index finger was also rut off Fonner accidently got his hand lin a jointer in the mill-room of the fa< lory. i —-o— —■- Court Baliff li.iprovcs Time During Vacation William Kliamerluh. well known c ourt baliff of the Adams circuit court ha* been Improving the* time* during the short vacation between the* No ; vemher and February terms of court Mr. shainerloh has completed turn Ixhlng ull nf the chair* In th* jury Icnx. the railing around th* jury box, the chair* and table In th* jury room. . and the jtitlge'x chair Th* chairs and jury box have a dressed up appearance now and Juda* Je*»e <*. Sutton ■ and th* various attorneys and court I attaches will notice * msrk*d change* In th* *pn**ran<* nf the court room i when court convenes for ths February term, s work from Monday, on February 4.