Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 26.

SHERIDAN SAYS M’CRAY IS BANKRUPT

DEMOCRATS OF EICHTH DISTRICT hold big meet Enthusiastic Meeting Held \t Muncie Last N n;ht; Candidates Out back crittenberger Pledge Support To Anderson Man For Gubernatorial Nomination Muncie. Jan. 30.-TM® Eighth Indiana district Democratic -love feast" it the Hotel Roberta here last night Developed Into an enthusiastic -coming out" booster meeting for Dale J. Crlltenherger, Anderson publisher, the district's candidate for the nomination of governor of Indiana The affair was on? of the largest Democratic gatherings held in Muncie for ycar« There were nearly 400 diners, mmprisine men and women from over the entire district, and when the afterdinner speaking started others crowded into the hall. Numerous state candidates wer> in attendance, along with men prominent in the affairs of the Democratic party. Charles S Batt, of Terre Haute another candidate for governor, was in attendance, with Harry M Gardner of Logansport, candidate for sercetary of state; Judea Ix*tt, of Marion, and Henley, of Bloomington, candidates for membership on the state Supreme Court bench, from the fourth and first district respectively; John W Tyndall. Decatur. and Alfred Ftlison Anderson. each us whom have been memtioned for the congressional race, and John A. M. Adair Portland Would Get Oct For Adair That Adair may again be the it'oniinned on page five) VETERAN PRINTER DIED LAST NIGHT Edward A. Phillips. Formerly Connected With Local Publications, Dies Edward A. Phillip*, age 71. veteran newspaper men and printer and for nearly half a century a citixen of Decatur. died at his home on North First street at 8:30 last evening, after an Illness o (about (our weeks resulting front an accident which occurred nearly a year ago when he was (truck by an automobile. At 'bat time he wan knocked to the street and received several severe wounds abou the head. He recovered apparently, hut a few weeks ago became ill with pains In the head be-li'-nsi to have resulted from the accident. He was unconscious moat of ’he time during bls illness and death reliever him lust evening Mr. Phillips was born at St. Mary's ”hln. July j|, jg'2 and W#M geared »nd educated there learning the printers trade ||* came to Decatur n ’B7B and the following year beassmlatml with W. 8. Contis'°a. starting the Decatur Free Press, '"'■"nd Republican paper in Adams '<mnty. Three years later Mr. * hillijis became the owner of the locator Journal, which he condust'd until |mi when he sold out and Purchased the Geneva Enterprise, r> maining there two yearn, and then rH ‘" ,, '*d to Decatur. He was (or '"«ny years employed with the Deca"»r Democrat, the Journal. Herald •b othw local publications and tor ' feral yearn just panned served an '’"man at tfeo Commercial Print rbop , iMbelle Miesse, of thin city, th* ,W ” »««»". Will and * n ** of Uma. Ohio and tvle grandh«,llr ’ n * wrv * v * *»l«n. He win a tnentthi <lf Methodist church of The funeral services will ’"ld Friday afternoon at two *'*k from the home.

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L. A. Jackson Family Returns From Louisiana Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jackson, son Harlan, and daughter, lb ne, have moved hero from Delhi, La . and will make their homo in this county, being located at present on route three. Mr. Jackson has not decided as to what business he will engage in. For four years past he has been engaged as the yard foreman at the Delhi plant of the Cardwell Stave company, owned by the late J. \V. Vail, and this is his first visit back to Indiana-xlur-ing that time. Prior to moving south he was employed at the Schafer store. The family are happy to bo back in Adams county. NEWSPAPERSTO GET PREFERENCE To Be Handled As First Class Mail In Future; Means Much As a result of Severn] qjonths of investigation and study by exports of the Post Office Deportment. Postmaster General New today issued the first definite, concise and complete program that has ever heen put out by the Department for the mailing, trans . mission and delivery of newspapers. His order is most important. It is far reaching. It gives the same expedition to newspapers as Is accorded to first class mail. • The order is the result of painstaking effort on the part of the Post I Office inspectors, under the direction of First Assistant Postmaster General Bartlett. Carefully worded and minute Instruction have been Issued to nil employees engaged in handling the mails .so that there will be no possibility of misunderstanding the importance of getting newspapers to I the reader with a minium of delay. | To Handle Newspapers Separately •The essence of the order is that enwspupeys shall not he mixed with parcels post at any point in their dispatch from the publishers' offices until their delivery to tiff* addressees. Papers shall be handled by them- • selves, and kept in constant transit, not being sent to railway tremlnal* to Im- reworked. In other words, they are to be handled in the same manner as first class mall. An important feature of the order is that no publication shall be given any lean efficient or less expeditions featment than at present. That means that publications other than newspapers will not suffer one iota from this progressive innovation, made by the Post Office Department Another striking feature of the order is the elimination of sacks of mail which are known to the business world as "mixed mail”. Sucks of mixed mall some times contain letters, papers and parcels post, and often times entire contents were j treated us parcels post. This order I will prevent a recurrence of flint condition. Another important feature of th* order la that postmasters are required (o notify publishers in each in stance when they do not hit the dispatch which they advertise to hit; also notify publisher* when tney are sending to wrong addresses or dMMMted persons. Publishers will also Im* notified when they arc putting up their mull in an Incorrect manner. Mean* Mueh To Public Vader the ney system, newspaper* will Ih> idhde up In separate sacks plainly landed with the word “Newspapers.". If there are only a few copies of newspapers nt the point of dispatch. they will be placed In pouches with first class mull or In separate sacks even though the sac ks are only partially filled. This order means much Io the American public. It Is the must Important and fur reaching ! steps in post office history. It is for ,the benefit of those who desire to have • bdr newspapers placed before the mat as early a moment as possible. Thia should keep both the city and rural population In closer and quicker touch with their several tlclds of activities.

PROBERS NAME PHYSICIANS TO EXAMINE FALL Not Satisfied With Report That He Is Unable To Be Questioned DISSENSION ARISES Trouble Between President And Congress May Deby Investigation | Washington. . an. 30. —The senate public lands committee today decided to ippoint three medical experts to ; determine the actual condition of former Secretary of the Interior Fall, central figure in the naval rcserv* oil scandal. Four personal physicians who hate been attending Kall told the committee in executive session that Fall was in a condition boardering on nervous prostration. Members of the committee, however. were not satisfied with this testimony and decided to employ *hree impartial experts of their own to make an examination. Denby Approved Policy Washington. Jan. ;(t Sec retary Denby approved a policy of using royalties from the Teapht Dome and Elk Hills naval oil for a program of building naval oil bases to cost $50.000.000. This was revealed today before the | house nava; affairs committee which plunged into an investigation of th® legality of the navy converting the oil royaltuu* for a building program instead of turning the money into the (Continued on Pace slxt INSTITUTE WAS WELL ATTENDED Interesting Addresses Given At Hartford Farmers’ Institute The Hartford Township Farmer's Institute which was held in the Hart ford high school budding‘yesterday was well attended. This was the first institute of the present season in Adams couny. The Monro*- Institute was being held at Monro*- today. The addresses delivered by F. M Kem. of Grant county, and Mrs. William Goldsmith, of Dekalb county, were filled with interesting and Instructive Ideas and they were well received. A>* ?arge number of exc*)L < samples of corn were exhibited hy the boys of Hartford township. The 1 winners In the 10-ears yellow corn exhibit were: Albert Chrisman, first; Gilbert Glendening. second; Lewis Martin, third; Norman Zimmerman, fourth; and George Lindsey, fifth The winners in the single ear yellow corn exhibit was George Morgan, hi the 10-eur white corn exhibit were: Ray Thoma*, first; Jessee Clark, second; C. A .Meshberger. third; C. Meshberger won th- prize in the single eu rwhlte exhibit. Them were several fine articles of pastry exhibited by the Indies also The winners wet; : loaf of bread from White Lily flour. Mrs. Charles Pusey. first; Mrs. Courtney Heller, second; Miss Martha Ficher. third. Bread baked from Turkey Red flour Mrs, Dorn A. Myers, first; bread baked from Linn Grove Equity Best flour: Herthn Chrisman; Cnke baked from White uiy flour; Miss Martha Eicher, first; Mrs A. 11 Hhoemaker. second; Mrs N A I’tisey. third Cnke baked from IJnn Grove Equity Heat flour, Mrs. Dora A. Myers. Cuke from Oeneva Equity Puritan flour: Mis Dora A Myers Officers Elected The officers elected to serve the ensuing ythar were: Eugene Lindsey. chairman; Ralph Myers, vicechairman: Charted N. Puney, secre lary; Courtney Heller, treasurer.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 30, 1921.

FOUND GUILTY i William H. Anderson, superintendent of the Anti Saloon League in New York state, was found guilty of forgery In the third degree by a Jury last night. Anderson now faces a I sentence of from two and a half to five years' imprisonment. Prominent , "clrys" and divines, reformers and rector* of leading New York churches and supporters of the Anti-Saloon , League are rallying to hl* support. ipl.m#kesT~ GIFT TO HOSPITAL > Local Post Votes To Buy Shelving For Hospital; Not To Hold Banquet Post X. the Decatur branch of the ' T, P. A., will not hold a banquet this 1 year, but instead will furnish the glass shelving in the operating room at the Adam* County Memorial hospital, at a cost of sllO installed. '(About a month ago cards were sent • to the members who live here asking > a referendum on the question of whether to* hold a banquet, as has been the c ustom, or to make a present to the hospital. Of'the eighty card* sent out sixtysix answers favorable to the gift were received and not a one in opposition, j John S. Peterson, the secretary, accordingly notified Mis* Christ Os the I decision and the glass shelving will he installed at one e. It was originally i planned to donate u gas machine, but . investigation disclosed the cost of ! thi* machine, to he HO®, which was ’ above th® possible limit, so the change was made to the shelving The ac tion I* a very commendable one and the fact that the vote was unanimous is most pleasing. The T. P. A. has gained five mem hers during the pa«t few weeks and 1 now has a total of H. Mr. Peterson Is bending his efforts to muke it an | even hundred before the state meeting Io held in' Muy. GERMANS FREE : LIEUT. GRIFFIS - American Jailed For Attempt To Kidnap Bergdoll, Released Today Washington. Jan. 30.—Corliss Hoo1 ven GrHfts. former American army 1 lieutenant, who wan jailed in Germany ; following his attempt to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Philadelphia draft dodger, has been unconditional-1 |y relensed, the state department was officially advised tculny. BULLETIN (By A. L. Brudfurdt United Press Correspondent > Washington. Jun. 30.—Germany han decided to pardon nnd release from prison former Lieutenant Corliss Hooven < fls. of Ohio, and the other j foreigners who some time ngo attempted, to kldnnp Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Philadelphia draft dodger. It wan learned here today In authorltai tlve quartern. The release* of Griffin which hns been the subject of considerable ngiI tntlon In this country. Is exported to take place uny day. II According to authoritative Informs-1 (Continued on page two) Weather Fair tonight and Thursday: not muc h change* In temperaturee.

FRIENDS WILL FIGHT TO KEEP DRY CHIEF FREE Fight To Keep William 11. Anderson Out Os Jail Opens Tomorrow WAS FOUND GUILTY Anti-Saloon League Chief Faces Term Os From 2 1-2 to 5 Years Prpeo Service' New York. Jan. 30. —A fight to keep William IL Anderson from Jail will be launched tomorrow, counsel for the Anti-Saloon league superintendent. who was convicted last night of third degree forgerv and faces a j Jail sentence of from 2*4 to F> years wa« annotince‘d today. Ex-Governor Whitman and his | assistants, who defended Anderson ' will confer tomorrow on plans for an immediate appeal. ' New York. Jan. 30. —Prominent "drvs" and divine*, reformer* and rectors of leading New York churches and other supporters of the AntiSaloon league flocked today to the sunport of its state superintendent. William H. Anderson, convicted by a jury last night of forgery in the third degree. i "This is just the beginning of a great prohibition fight in this state.” Dr. Ch'hrles Ross, pastor of Anderson'* Central Methodist chuA-h in Yonkers, declared Throughout the city, as new* of Ander*on's conviction spread, opin(Continued nn png® two I HOME TALENT SEASON OPENS Christian Endeavor Os U. B. Church To Give Play Thursday Night The home talent pltfy season in Decatur will be opened Thursday ( night when the Christian Endeavor Society of the United Brethern jchurch presents. "Little Miss Jack." I !a comedy drama in four acts, at the' j high School auditorium. The play lis given as a benefit for the new United Hretbern church to he erected at | the corner of Madison and Ninth I streets during the present year. The cast ha* been rehearsing for 1 the play four weeks. The play has a I very interesting plot, which concerns la young girl who was stolen from her parents when she wa* a baby, by a I jealous woman. The girl's father j *nds her a* the lady who stole her. a former sweetheart of the child's i father. Is dying. The remainder of | the play deals with the life of the igirl after she has been taken Into her j father's home, during which tlm<* a suitor attempts to kidnap* her and I forces her to marry him. She is rescued by two ft lend* from the Bowery, her early home. The scene of the first act is laid In a tenement home in ’he Bow|ery. New York city; the scene of th” second act In th<* library of l»r. I Carlyle's homo in a fashionable quarter of th* 1 city; the scene of the third act the same a* th® second; nnd tin*, scene of the fourth act In a mtnerabl • room In an oast side tenanient. Fol- j I lowing Is the cast of charcters: .Maggie. A girl of the howery (Hennls Elxeyl' Jimmie, with a taste tor "wolk" Roy Mnmma. Julia Travers, who has been a mother to Jack Mrs. H fllipett ' Jacquenllne. "Little Mis* )a< k".... | .... Grotrude Chronln’er. I Dr. Carlyle, a suc< ensful Physician ! Hubert Gilpen. ■ Paul Hiinliorn. ’h® doctor’s assistant Kuasell Debolt Ne>*na. the doctor's adopted duugh(Continued on pugs two)

Tri Kapna To Give Benefit Card Party The Tri Kappa Sorority will give a Benefit Bridge, Mah Jonng and Five Hundred Party at tile Masonic Hall at 8:00 o'clock Thursday night. January 31st. Th® proceed* will he used for charitable purposes and th® girls ar® putI ting forth every effort to make the affair a success. The Tri Kappas have heen very active in the charity work of Decatur for many years and they heartily solicit the patronage of the public. Those who do not play , Bridge. Mah Jonng or Five Hundred, are urged to buv a ticket anyway, and help the girls along. The tickets are 50c and can be purchased from any member of th® Tri Kappa Sorority. I SENIOR CLASS PLAY FEB. 11 I D. H. S. Seniors To Give “Come Out Os The Kitchen” Soon The senior class of the Decatur high school has selected a three-act comedy entitled. "Come Out of the Kitchen." hy A. E Thomas, for the annual class plav. The tday will be staged in the hieh school auditorium on Mondav night. February 11. The cast has been chosen and rehearsals have been in progress for the past week under th® direction of Mrs. Floy Blair. The play is based on the story of the same name, written by Alice Duer Miller, and is very humorous and interesting. The senior class of th® Huntington high school is staging the same play on Wednesday and Thursday nights of next week It ha* proven very popular in Indiana high schools and is . on® of th® most up-to-date plays published by the Samuel French com-1 pany. Story of the Play The story of "Coni® Out of the Kitchen” I* written around a Virginia family of the old aristocracy, by the n>me of Daingerfield, who finding i themselves temporarily embarassed., decide to r®nt their home to a rich Yankee. On® of the conditions of the lease by the well-to-do New Eng I lander stipulated that a competent 'staff of white servants should be en- j ! gaged for hi* sojourn at th's stately home. This servant question pre--1 sented practically insurmountable difficulties and one of the daughters of th® family conceives the madcap j idea that she. her sister, and their' two brother* shall act as the domestic I staff for the wealthy Yankee Olivia , Daingerfield, who is the ringleader in . the merry scheme, adopts the cog nomen of Jan® Allen and elect* to ' preside over the destinb'S •<>(' the ■ kitchen. Her sitter. Elixabeth. Is appointed housemaid Her eld‘*r brother Paul, the butler, and Charley. . th® youngest of the group, is appo’nt Iml to the position of bootboy. When] Burton Crane arrives from the North . accompanied by Mrs. Falkner, h**r (laughter and Crane's attorney. Tuck ; er, they find the staff of servant* to >; jtoaaeaa so many method* of behavior, i out of the ordinary that amusing com plications begin to arise Immediately I Olivia's charm and beauty impress, .1 Crane above everything else *'"l 'merry story continues through a 1 max® of delightful Incident* until th® , real Identity of the heroine I* hnally i disclosed, hut not until Crane has, ■ professed III* love f’>r hi* charming' 1 cook., and the play ®nda with the hrigthv*t prospects of happiness for these two young people "Com® Ont of the Kitchen." with' I Ruth Chatterton In the leading role, made a notable succeM on Its pro-j I duction by Hoary Miller at the Cohan theater. New York. It was also a I great success at the Strand theater.! i Ixmdnn. Tin' cast of characters for the) | play here Is as follows: Cast of Characters Olivia Dsngerfleld. Allas Jane Ellen Helen K»< her I Elizabeth Dangerfield, Alius Ar Htninla Lucile Enxle Mrs. Falkner. Tinker's Slater Juanita Thoma* Cora Falkner. Her Daughter.... Margaret Zwlck (Continued on page two)

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REFEREE FINDS GOVERNOR WAS i NOT A FARMER Most Os Debts Found To Havp Been Made From Other Enterprises DECLARED INSOLVENT Ft. Wavne Hanks Win Fight Against Executive* Report Goes To Judge I T'* ( lL|n*,nr<lis Jilt). 30 (Sim 1 - ci:i| f > Ili'ilv G»>'- ■ ®n<>A 'V-o-cc’t T. McCray should be ■•-iiii(Lj(-(| n bankrupt cc- ■ (‘ordin!’ t<> a finding inndc l»v ■ n..v®v c. Sheridan, referee in i h:inkri' , 't''v. to<l.-»v Tlu* tx>- .*,.*•( vv’H ] v . e"|>p)i|f<-<| Io liu’f’e ' lb<-rt B. Anderson tor approved In r’->l.-!n<« flv. fb’dimf Slicr'void ♦»*•*• f!*« ((eve-nor. n| lip*., nf the Clino of ||u' neHlinn '« bankeiintcv bv three Kort Wavno banks, '’"'s not a l-dwtr-.® r*® a nersnn eliicf'” en(f..o..«| ;•* farming er the lillag” . of »h<* soil. This was th® main po’nt at fs*t«e nt th® nine div hearing before Sheridan in November. Found to be Insolvent Sheridan al*o found that th® governor was insolvent and that after h® had conveyed all his pronertv to creditors hv trust deeds and other means his only occupation was that of governor. t MeC'uy's attorneys had h<-hl that he was primarily a farmer and that his being governor was only incidental. Th® report, which was fifteen ; pages in length, went into th® entiro I history of McCray's activities for (Cont'ntied On Pace Four) WOMAN SEEKING COUNTY OFFICE Mrs. Clara B. Anderson. Os Geneva, Enters Race For Recorder I 1 ' The first Official announcement, 'coming from a prospective candidate I in this county, wa* made today in a i j letter received from Mr*. Clara B. I Anderson, of Geneva who announced ’lher candidacy for the Democratic ' I oominatlon for county recorder, sub--1 ject lo the decision of ’he voters at I the primary election to la- held. Tues■j day. May ®th. I Mrs. Anderson's announcement I read*. "Please announce my name a* la candidate for the office of County Recorder, subject to th® decision of ' the Democatlc voters of Adams County at the May election Clara IL I Anderson" Mr* Anderson I* a daughter of 'Silas )V. Hale of Geneva. She Is one of the trustees of the Adam* County I Memorial hospital, being one of the i first members ai'iailnted to the board mid recently, at the January session of the county commissioner*, was |ro-appolnted a trustee. She nerves us secretary of that organisation and ha* taken un active part In the buildI Ing.of the county hospital. She is 1 well known throughout the county and has taken an active part in Demo jcratic circles, Mrs. Anderson is the first woman in Adams County to announce herself a* a candidate for a I county office. Others May Announce It was stated that George M, T. I Houck, former trustee of Kirkland ! township wa* al*o considering announeelng us a Democratic <andi<lat® tor County lt«*« order, hut as yet Mr. ' limit k's offictel announcement ha* nut been tnarfa. B,me Are Ready To Announce ‘j Attorney Doro H Erwin, who was iu candidate at the last electloft for '.th® Itemocrutlc nomination for judge (Continued On Pago Four)