Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1924 — Page 1

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FARBERS HELO GREAT MEETING ATMONROEH.S. Corn Growers. I’iK Raisers; \nd Others Enjoyed A Fine Banquet T A. COLEMAN SPEAKS Purdue Man Gave Line Talk; Many Others Talk; Music Given (By Staff Correspondent) Corn and P*lts were kings at the Hv<- Acre corn and Ton Litter Club 1 meeting and banquet held in the base- ■ ramt of the Monroe High School. Monroe, last evening and as T. A. Coleman, assistant director of agriculture extension in Indiana, staled, •it was one of the most wholesome ind enjoyable meetings. I have ever attended, in fact as perfect as it | etuld be”. Mr. Coleman, who came I here from Purdue University. taking , flare of Prof. <1- I- Christie, made) the principal address of the evening I on Balanced Production" and throug- , oat the evening good fellowship and | friendly rivalury between the corn , ami pig raisers was at its height. A Big Chicken Dinner The meeting opened with the servin’ of a big chicken dinner, by the women of the Ladies Aid Society of the Monroe .Methodist church. 60 men and young men being seated at four long tables neatly anti attrat lively decorated in Valentine colors with i small wanietihe at each plate. The meal was delicious and consisted of three courses and the plates were betped with many good things to at. County Agent Presided County Agent. L. M. Busehe. predth'il as toastmaster of the evening and everyone who knows ''Mart" a* ho is called, knows that he can fill the chair to perfection. Tactful is his way sad all the limo making his guests ”(»*1 at home." Mr Busehe preside in excellent fashion anti kept the crowd in good spirits. Program Os Music The meeting, however was not confined to talks on corn and pig raising a varied program of music and songs feeing rendered dining the evening. As the guests were eating. the Monroe orchestra furnished music and proceeding each speaker, a quartet (Continued on page two* HE REMODELING LARGE BUILDibIG Schafer Company Making (hanges In Building On First Street io’t Brothers, contractors, have •'»rted work on the remodeling of 1 * two story brick building at the '■"rtter of Madison and First streets, h) Schafer Company. Ex’"•'xe improvements will be made ° th* building to make it a duplicate. '« the interior, of the new building ..Y ,lv Kor ‘ h ~r «■ U»'*r the M r or of the building will iw> made to * !!!! ns * building, it to T n* addition of new lines of prohandled by the company and a (|.. a „ V , ln ' r * Me ln business made ad"♦ockroorn vpttc# Qt*< A *!<ary. „ * building has been u«-d recently ~ attire room and garage space. •utlldZ * ' ,lrt •" nnrt. l * basement will be placed »| r / 1 " fe”’ilriln« and the first floor tour B *’* , * ,t *’* *>f from three to the n""' ’’’"•‘•tig it on a level with nnrth" nr 2 n U "‘ *"** b " ,l ’ l| t’< to the IM ..., *' ll <«<’>Htat*s loading -franc Oartlnit frora trucM " * n ' hl ’ toUitaa* A n, ‘* •‘'** Blo r will he cnnmi * h *‘ n building la tXTrlr- h **" h* practically as bu,,rt,nr Th, ‘ tnr nt OrHbl 'Veto have the improvewlttilu ninety day*.

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Another Discovers It Pays To Advertise! Ben Eitirg ran a elasaifled ad in | the Daily Democrat recently advert!*- ■ Ing that ho had some clover seed for | j sale, lie sold the seed before the adj I had been published three times and this morning he received a post card, which lien considers his Valentine, advising him to sell the seed to a i well known Chicago mail order house.! Th o card bore the initials of J. C. G. .Mr. Kiting stated that if the person who sent the "valentine" wanted y> sell som ■ of his seed, he should advertise it -in the Daily Democrat or to call him for he has more orders that he can fill. Hen enjoyed the joke anyway and this morning stated, "it sure pays to advertise." Bien for' LICENSE PLATES Total Os 313 Issued At The Local Office Since Saturday Morning (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Feb. 13—(Special j to Daily Democrat) —Hope for immediate refund of the excess motor vehicle license fees arising from the decision of the state supreme court holding the 1923 law unconstitutional appeared stronger today. Officials at the office of Attorney General U. S- Lesh, while unwinding yards of legal red tape, believe that a possible means exists for the prompt return of approx mately $1,000,000 to Hoosier automobile and truck owners. Since Saturday morning when the ; 'old and lower auto license fees went 1 into effect as a result of the Supreme , court’s decision, holding the new lie- i lense law unconstitutional. 343 plates i for passenger cars and 16 for trucks . [have been issued by Miss Nova Yost lin charge of the local office of the i Hoosier State Auto association, located in the Schafer building. On last Saturday. 109 license were ■ issued, Sti on Monday. SG on Tuesday and up to noon today 63 plates ; had been issued. .'Although some auto owners a>- I J said to be getting bac k part of the ' excess fees paid hy them cancelling ; their present license and then ap- | i plying for new plates Mias Vos’ stated that she could not refund any .money to them. Application* for •••». batea must be sent to Indianapolis. The plan of refund accomplished h 'relinquishing to the state the plates ■ taken out this year, suffering the , floss of two-twelfths of the amount I (mid. phis notary fees, and bein': nai< I the retnainedr as a refund, obtaining the refund they proceed to take out I licenses again, this time at the price ! in eff« t last year. The cancellation of the new plates and the subsequent taking out of I others /ifter the refund has been made, however will not prove only I costly to the automobile owners, but Jto the state. It was pointed out by 11. D. McClelland Approximately 130.tw0 persons were issued licenses under the new law and all cancelled would be taken out of circulation, it Is understood This would necessitate the state obtaining more plates Some license* purchased under the new net coat sl4 each, while under 'the old law they cost but 15. Platea J may be surrendered any time In Indiana. the car owners paying only for the amount of time he used them I'ml-r thia plan, persons paying sl4 for a license, which formerly coat $5 may cancel ut a loaa of 11.16 2-3 a , month, or $3.34 for January and February. It Is understood. With th* refunded money, new plate* cnuld be obtained at the old price--15 In this instance—plus n 25 cents notary fee leaving a total refund of $6 42 it was raid. ) Thu* the total loss' to the unto owner would be $2 59 J ~ ■ , —e — Decker—A large black panther Is reported tarrorislng farmers’ families i near here. Efforts to kill the beast | have proved futile. Plana are being • made for a concerted move to capture 1 1ho animal.

NEW OFFICERS OF INDUSTRIAL ASS'N NAMED Avon Burk Elected President By Board Os Directors Yesterday CONTER IS SECRETARY New President To Appoint Members Os Committees This Week Avon Burk, manager of the Burk j. Elevator company and well known' business man of this city, was elect- j I ed (.resident of the Decatur Industrial ' Association by the board of directors at a meeting late Tuesday afternoon. Oscar Lankenau of the Kuebler company was elected vice-president. Hugh D. Hite, of the H. and B. Dry Goods company, was elected treasurer, and , France f’onter, manager of the Confer I Ice Cream company, was reelected ! secretary of the organization. Mr. Confer begins his fourth year as secretary of the association and he has proven his interest in the welfare of I the city by the service rendered by I him. Dan M. .Niblick, past president of the association, was made chairman of the meeting yesterday and the election of the above officers was made unanimous. The other men who comprise the i board of directors are Mr. Niblick, C. ! E. Peterson. John Curmondy. William j Linn and A. H Holthouse. ~. PresidMu Burk will call a meeting jof the board this week and will ap-I ' point me mbers on the different com- ’ mittees and start things going for the 1 year. The board stands for a progresI sive polic y in keeping with the progress that has been made within re- ' c ent years in Decatur and the co-op-eration of every citizen is asked. The retiring officers and directors of the industrial association are, A. 1). Suttles. Dr. Hoy Archbold, French Quinn, M. A. Kirsc h. H. M. Helm and (Continued on Page Five) PROSECUTION OF GiIILTY PROMISED President Coolidge Promises Justice In Oil Scandal Probe (United Pre** New York. Feb. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Coolidge| left with .New Yorkers today—the t<-o thousand who could get into the Republican club here, and the thou- 1 sands who heard him by radio—some emphatic opinions on current sub-i jects. The president's visit was brief and without gieat ado. He arrived late vesteiday afternoon t>nd was given a warm welcome, visited the women's Republican club, rested briefly at his hotel, dined and spoke at the men'* Republican club and then left on a late train for Washing'on. Prime interest In his speech centered in what h» might have to suy regarding the oil scandal*. The high spot of hi" dl»coiirse* on this was: , "There will be an Immediate, ude-i quate. ttn“hlrklng prosecution, crim-' ln«l and civil, to punish the guilty, and protect every national Interest. In ttol* effort there will be no politic* nor pHrtlsanwiiip. It will be speedy; it will be Just." "I wont no hue and cry. no mingling of Innocent and guilty In unthinking condemnation ” Os Hie soldier bonus "it would mean th* Indefinite postponnwnt nf any tax reduction: another Increase tn the cost of living." The Mellon tag bill—"it is not bec«u»e I wikb i" rritnvn tbs wealthy; but bec aus* I wish to relieve tbs I country. I ur«s ths public to further tnsnlfsat their approval of the measure." The democratic tax counter proposal—"it Is political in theory: it la Impossible in practice." j

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 13, 1924.

HEALTH NURSES / Miss Edna Gialde! (above) and Miss Mina Davidson (below) two public health nurses sent out by the ex tension division of the Indiana University, who will conduct health education work in Adams county uext week Both are registered nurses anc’ experienced in public health work. BETTER ROADS BODY TO MEET Adams County Better Roads Association To Meet At Monroe Thursday A meeting of the Better Roads Association of Adams County will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Enterprise Store, Monroe, Indiana, John T. Myers of this city receiving nottew of the meeting today. Mr. Myers lias been named a memI her of the finance committee, taking tile place of the late Edward X. I Lhiuger. The appointment was made j ■he L<l M It.iv. oi I- i' ii. pn nd.-ut I (Continued oil page five) DAVID BAKER BADLY BURNED Receives Bad Burns About Face And Neck When Acid Splashes David Baker, son of Sheriff and Mr*. John Baker, was severely burned on the face, neck and left hand Tuesday afternoon when a quantity of muratic acid splashed on him as he was trying to cork s bottle at the cloverleaf Croamery plant in this <lty. A local physician was called | immediately and an alcohol dressing | cptdled and It I* thought that the i burn* will not dl«6g«r» him or leave I any scars Mr. Baker Is employed nt the Creamery and was filling * bottle with the add and tried to push the cork Into the neck of the bottle, the prccsurc' making the add splash over him. The burns were pery painful ' tend several plac e* the acid cut deep. This roon he was resting real well and the attending physician doe* not think that the add will leave any cur* on bi* face. » ■■g-g1... """ Weather Light rain or snow tonight, slight , ly warmer in south portion: Thur* day partly cloudy, colder in north- | west portinn.

SENATE WIDENS SCOPE OF OIL 1 SCANDAL PROBE Investigation Now ('overs International Dealings Os Oi! Companies ATTACK DAUGHERTY Resolution Calls For Probe Os Attorney General’s Activities cl'ntteii Pres* Stiff Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)- The senate today broadened its investigation to cover, interiiiitiob.il dealings of b'g American oil companies. The resolution of Senator Dill. Washington, was adopted calling on the state department "concerning in ternational activities of American oil men.” It is aimed particularly ut Harry F Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome who recently made oil leases in Persia and w-ho is reported to have 1 been negotiating with German and Russ'an interests and Edward L. Doheny. who has Mexican oil. Simultaneously Senator Wheeler. Mont., democrat introduced a revised resolution calling for Investigation of the activities of Attorney General Daugherty in connection with the ‘‘wait fraud prosecution and other matters.” This was a substitute for the original Wheeler resolution expressing the sense of the senate that Daugherty should resign. Dill's resolution covers the entire oil world. It requires the state department to submit all correspond>nce in i(» field relating to oil. Dill wants to fihd out. he said. I How much of our foreign policy it in oil policy ” —, ■ o CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.19%; July sl-10%; Sept. $1.11%. Corn: May 79%c: July SO’ic: Sept. 80'*c. Oats: May 48c; July 46c; Sept 43c. COURT DENIES AN INJUNCTION judge Sutton Makes Decision In Suit Against City Os Bluffton At the conclusion of the hearing of evidence last yesterday in the petition of Andrew J. Moauroe el al for a temporary injunction to prevent th** I, tty of Bluffton from breaking * contract with the Linn Grove Light « Power <<»mpanv. whereby the city furnished electric current to the company. Judge Jesse C. Sutton dissolved the temporary restraining order, previously issued in the Wells circuit court, and denied a temporary Injunc tion. The next step of the plain tiffs likely will he to have a hearing for a permanent injunction. The defendant* in the case are Mayor Frank G. Thompson anil the mem bent of the Bluffton city council. Thu action was bused on allegations of the plaintiff* that the cancellation of the contract was being contemplated by the city council. — , 0 ——— Democratic Editors Meet At Indianapolis Today Indianapolis. Feb 13.—Democratic editors and politic al workers began io arrive in lndl»nu|wdl* today lor ••••’ annual winter meeting of the demo crattc State Editorial assoclatloa. Keg--Ist rat loti ws« the program for the afternoon with « theatre party at Keith’s tonight. Business session* will ba bold Tbur d iy and the niouting will Im cop eluded with a banquet at the Claypool In the evening Speaker* at tb» banquet will Includa Alvin Owsley form ■ er national commander of th«» American h-sgue. Homer Cumming*, former national chairman and Robert J Airy, president of Butler university.

Society Editress Os Journal-Gazette Dies Mrs. Igtiato White Limecooley, society editress of tin- Fori Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette, and wife of Louis Limecooiey, manager of the Hotel Keenan. Fort Wayne, died suddenly at 12:30 last night at her home on West Washington boulevard, Fort Wayne. Mrs,! Limecooley took ill two weeks ago with pneumonia and last evening it was thought that she would re; over. , She is a daughter of the late Dr. It. j Parks White, of Fort Wayne, and was known in this city and her friends re-1 gret to learn of in r death. She was j 35 years of age. o Mrs. Louis Gardy is spending a few I days with friends at Anderson. FLOWERS FOUND ‘ IN TUT'S TOMB Scientists Making Many Discoveries In Ancient King’s Tomb 11 (United Press Service) I lamc’on. Feh. 13 —AUentral N.ews dispatch from Luxor declare< that Howard Carter, head of the expedition digging in the tombs of .the Parach has announced he Is closing the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen and discontinuing Ills scientific investgations owing to the Egyptian government discourtesies and restrictions. < United Press Staff Correspondent) Luxor. Fob 13 tSpecial to D.'ily Democrat)—A pathetic little wreath of fiowe:s was crumbling into grey d'seolorcd dust today beside the gold and glitter of the gorgeous mummy 1 case that contains the body of Egv’pUs once most pompous pharaoh. Tut Ankh-Anten. These flowers were fresh and frag- ■ rant thirty thr-e centuries ago. when 1 they were placed upon the golden, jeweled headpiece of the monarch as the final tribute, it is believed, of hi* wife. Queen Ankh Nes Amen. Scenes on the painted ea-k- t walls done in the wierd. unrelieved lines of ancient Egyptian art. tell of the affection of this beautiful queen for her great lord. Her simple flowers, until expoced to the outer air. persisted in tribute to the ancient king as defiant of Ume as the masses of gold and Jewelry that banked his tomb. Preparat'bna -w'e-.-e continuing no-<i-v for the- removal of the three delicate and intricate layers of eovc-iu.g that have- covered the mummy. All so far seen hy the scientists - Itself a sight never before- known by modern man-Is the mummy casket, an affair of gold and Jewels, the most marvelous and lavish thing of its ■ kind ever unearthed Within this, under a series of swathing*, the body that once ruled , all the then known world, is con tained. With breath batted a«e. with some j thing even of fear ut their intrusion upon a death that had brooded in the j Valiev of King* for more than ten centuries before Christ, the scientists | tip-toed Into th-' tomb yesterday and | set in motion specially devised machinery that lifted the great stone lid from the golden couch where Tut I Ankh Amen has remained undlsturb- , cd so long Auto Runs Off River Embankment Near (teneta Three- young people, a vounv man. and two young l«dles. had a narrow | esc ape from serious injury almut 5 3u I o’clock yesterday evening when the automobile in which they were riding skidded on the state road and run off the enbankment just north of the river bridge a few mile* north of Geneva The occupant* of the enr werea son of County Commissioner George Shoemaker, of G-ni-va. and two) daughte-rs of Mr. and Mrs, Orlando Whiteman. of Geneva The- young pe-ople were coming north on the road and had crossed th- bridge when thcar skidded cm the run off the embankment The car did not turn over but it required two trucks to pull It out of the ditch. The car did not reach the water of the river, but several men had to steady It tn keep it from Hpplnc over In the- river when It wu* pulled nut.

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ATTORNEYSPICK INDICTMENT FOR TRIAL MARCH 4 Choose Charge Resulting From Dealings With Agriculture Board HASYIIIRTEEN COUNTS Governor Contends That The $155,000 Was Loaned To Him (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Eel). 13 (Spei -ial to Daily Dcnioer.il) Gov. Warren T. MeCrav will be 1 Iried on charges of einbezzlcI inent and larceny growing out lof his dealings with the stale Uiotird of agriculture, Clarence W. Nichols, special prosectilor j announced today. The annotinceincnt followed | instructions from Judge Janies \. Collins to Nichols Io choose which of the various indictments against the- governor w< aid he pressed first. The trial which will-'start March t will be confined to a hearing on this indictment, the center of the greatest controversy in the entire case aga'nst the gover::< r. Th- indictment contains thirn—n counts. It charges that McCray did "unlawfully, knowingly and felonjusly appropriate- and convert to his own use" $155,000 of the money of the state board of agriculture. It also charges that he did "uiil.iwfwßy. knowingly and fetononsly < »kv. steal and carry away" the incrnc y of the board of agriculture. The governor contended from the start that the money was loaned to him by the state board of agriculturewith the Knowledge and full consent of I. Newt Brown, then secretary of tht* board. Bloody Fighting Breaks Out In Germany Today IBy Carl Groat) (United I r-M Cot respondent > Berlin .Feb. 13 B.oody fighting lias brokonout between separaticts and German* loyal to the reich in Ptrmasens. Bavarian. Palatinate, ac cording to dispatches here today. Herr Schwab, separatist leader, was lynched by a mob of infuristed loyal Germans. Twenty of Schwab’* followers «• < ’ burned to death in the city hall The separatists had taken refuge in the building which was stormed by , the loyal Germans and set on tinTO TRY LEE UN POBBERY CHARGE Decatur Man, Wounded At Lima During Attempted Holdup. Recovering Lima. <>. Feb. 13 A charge of atI tcnipt robbery will be against I llo** lx*, of’ DFcatur. Ind., son of i Henry U-v. 4«9 Bast Wayne street. Fort Wayne. Police Lunker | announced today L<-<j is alleged to have iittemptc-d to holdup and rob I John Dawson, keeper of a ganoUne I oiling station, failing when Dawson I opened fire with hl< revolver. One of the bullets from Daw«on‘» aun struck Lee. messing through his body Just In-low hi* heart la»<- now claims that ho had no part in the attempted holdup, but admits he was jin the bandit automohile, He < lalm* >I h* was asked to take n ride by u stranger sad that the other man tried I th<- holdup. ■I Ully hospital offl< I*l* -aid today ] Lee would he able to leave the Instl ; tutlou within two weeks HI wound , Is healing rapidly A policeman i* being k-'pt on guard !at Lee’s room constaiitly. Chief Mnki er said relatives of Lee are said to tie planning tn furnish him with money to make n fight for hl* freedom.