Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 11.

DENBY’S RESIGNATION BELIEVED NEAR

teapotdome probers halt ACTIONTODAYi Future Action “SLUSH FUND” NEXT Investigators Will Do Into Million Dollar Fund Report Next Washington. Feb. 16-l Special to Pally Democrat) —Teapot Donjo in- . today paused to decide the reaction and scope of their forth-, er inquiry into leasing of naval oil , reserves. Hearings have been adjourned until February 25. when the $1,000,000 “slunk fund" reported to have been . used here, will he gone into. Edward n. McLean, millionaire , Washington publisher, who is coni-1 Ing up from Palm Beach, was notified , that he need not appear to answer his subpoena at present. McLean was to be asked about million dollar fund, but questioning of Melman was thought unnecessary at present. N’o congressional investigating seated such a variety of sensations' committee in many years has pre-; with such rapidity as this committee; has. The evidence thus far presentEven committee members are a litcd makes a mountain of documents. ■ tie confnscai at times in trying to keep dear in their minds just what the ■— WlrtWlltteo" fins dcvekiped- — — Washington. Feb. 16—(Special to! Daily Democrat)—Progressives today i won their fight to have the senate i consider in open session the nomination of Owen J. Foberts. Philadel-' phia and Atlee Pomerene. Ohio, ns presidential counsel to prosecute the oil leasing cases. After i long struggle* both in open and closed sessions of the- senate 1 Senator Dill’s motion to open the doors prevailed It was vigorously nppo-c-d bv Senator Lodge, adminin- ; • tr.uion leader. Four Convicts Burn In Prison Fire Today — lll (United Press Correspondent) Birmingham. Ala. Feb. I«— Four ’ •■oaricts were burned to death and lIuO.'KMI damage was caused whe-n fire destroyed them in a prison building *< Hut Top prison near here last night The fire was not of inclndlary origin . There were no escape and no panic. ME WILL AID BEET GROWERS Holland •St.-Louis Sugar • ompany Bringing Man From Denmark The Itnlland st txgils Sugar rowof this i sty has secured the rrlces of Mr. Harmer, n I mulsh ijji'idtiirtst, to assist and acquaint i ~ Wfowers in this county and 1 •rrtory with European methods and «< growing Ms Harmer ta now on bls way to tb.™. roUnlr ’ r a,l< ’ come direct to i-. h " r will remain In this C,-J*7 ' ,lr<lll, hotit the year. John t>. l ”* ni,| ter of the local augur " n *y stated »n<f I* • University graduate W1) '(** **** ,h * «>••«»*»»•. English <#aw L** n He will, no I»m .*" ,n * tt iunhlv service to the '■rrt l w"*''n "*”* fl * rm ‘' rH 1,1 ,hl * ni. t ' j "*" an au, horlty on the 1 •M hl * B ' l ’ u ’ ,lva,,, ’ a of sugar beets ’ ** rvlr ** "b' l advice will no b-Wttg ,hoM wh " are tb-ir *’* “b ll who wish to Increase M ™t> through the scientific way. the J.?,"’"’’’ *“ «"iva hero about mwdl " of March, e*

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Neighbor Testifies In Plymouth Murder Probe (Vnited Proa-. Service) Plymouth. Ind., Feb. 16 A neighbor I whom Huy It. Smith charged with intimacy with his wife, today entered , I the grand jury investigation of the i killing of Mrs. Frances Sweet. 83. Smith planned to kill both Mrs. Smith and the neighbor, according to I charges said to have bee n made by ! Mrs. Smith. The neighbor has denied' any intimacy with Mrs. Smith. He was called to testify before the grand | jury. • j Mrs. Smith will appear before the jut y today, it is believed to repeat charges made in her thirty page state- i tn< nt to Alvin .Marsh, prosecutor that Smith killed his grandmother. CREAMERIES CO, ELECTS OFFICERS L_ Company Decides To Affiliate With Indiana State Farm Bureau At the annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., held at Huntington I recently, officers and directors were ' I elected, they being. E. L. Martin.' ' Huntington. president; W. A. Klepper, ; Decatur. vice-president and general ; manager; H. P. Market Huntington. ! treasurer: N. R. Holthouse, Decatur. 1 secretary, and H. H. Humbarger, De-; , catuf, plant superintendent. The I {above comprises the board of direcI tors. At this meeting it was agreed and .voted that tin- company affiliate with! the Indiana Farmers' Bureau and in ’ I an interview with W. A. Klepper this •moaning. the following statement was , issued by him. “It has always been the policy of , the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., to i foster and approve of any movement I that would be beneficial to the farm- , era. This movement has been sponsored and approved of by President j Coolidce and we feel proud to cooperate with this organization and hope that those who belong to the organiza- 1 ! tion will participate in the profits on a profit-sharing plan of the Cloverleaf ’ Creameries, Inc. “Mr. C. R. George, who is the sec--j retary of the Department of the Dairy I j and the Produce Bureau informs us that he expects to have all the counI ties in this in this territory organised i 'luring the year 1921. Should he be; ; successful it will mean that the Clov-1 erleaf Creameries, Inc., will be one! of the largest manufacturers of butter In the middle west. "As Mr. E. L. Martin, our president Stated that we must try in every way to work with the farmer so that his profits will be equal to that of any other business. So for tjjat reason the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc , has found It feasible to enter Into a working and co-operative agreement with the Indi-1 ana Farmers* Bureau of Dairy and ■ Produce Exchange "It was also voted upon at this meet- ! I Ins to make Decatur the General Os- . I flee of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc.. ■ with plants at Decatur. Huntington I and Marlon. Indiana "At the present time the cooperation at Marlon is known by the name S. Tudor Company, but It will soon bo I taken into the Cloverleaf Creameriea. Inc.” . I— 111—I Ml— . • —— Hospital Busy Place Twontyvflve people were patlentn at the Adams County Memorial hospital today. Both the first and second floors are filled and within the past few wee ks the nurses have boon busy caring for the sick. Mrs, Freeman Bchnepp. of this city Mrs. Marie Christo of Monroq; and j Mrs Emma Hnffstetter. nf Berne I underwent major operations at the hospital yesterday. Four mothers and four lubes are patients nt the hospital All ore do ing fine Mrs. Mel Duller of thia city, who tut-j tltrwf nt a serious operation several | weeks ago. wil Im removed to her home tomorrow. She is feeling much Improved nnd It Is thought that she will continue to progress.

D. H. S. DEFEATS KENDALLVILLE ■ I ' Locals (’lose Home Season By Winning Ninth Consecutive Game, 33-16 Decatur high schools'* fast traveling basketball team closed its home season last night by winning its ninth straight victory, defeating the KendI allville high quintet. 33 to 16. The largest crowd of the season attend] ]ed the game. The 1). H. S. girls continued their winning streak by 'easily winning from the G. E. girls. The first half of the last night's j ganip was thrilling, and exception-] ally well played. The locals exhibited |as fine teamwork as ever seen on the local court during that period. With short, snappy passes they swept the |hull down the full length of the floor and obtained many easy shots at the basket from short range. Although several of these shots were missed, it was great to see the locals ’carry the ball through the visitors' defense. The first half ended 21-S. The second half was rather poorly played, the locals showing flashes lof good team play at times. Two ■ substitutes played a portion of the i second half, however, and this In part accounted for the less effective teamwork. Prentiss Is Stopped The Decatur players stopped the ] highly touted Prentiss, floor guard 'on the Kendallville team. The white haired c-aptnin failed to get a field goal last nighL although he made !deaperate attempts from long range. ■ When thst I<m ala .played at KendallTvlllc. Pr<-ntiss caged seven field goals and his work spelled defeat for Dec atur. Last night's game was the- last one on the hnmc- floor for Captain Deane I Dorn in. Charles Lamminian. Irwin Steele, Bud White and Don Farr, as they will la- graduated next spring. All had a part in last night’s victory. D. H. S Leads Throughout Decatur was out in front at the start of the game when Steele caged a short field goal and Andrews dropped in another torn Hear the foul line a little later. Ihi’Van scored the I first for Kendallville, on a field goal land then Captain Dorwin dropped one iin from the side. It was a beatiti•ful field goal. Henry made the score (Continued On Page Four) OLD REGULATIONS GOVERN HIGHWAYS Under New Auto License Law Change Would Have Been Made The holding of the new motor I ; license invalid no’ only threw out I the higher feet but al»o plac ed the matter of governing traffic and ; weights on the highways In thawing j weather under the old law. The •same regulations that have been In I j force for sometime are still in force, j county Attorney Henry B Hel*r. ( stated today, Embodied in the new motor th enae . 1 law was a provision that the slate. I Icounty uno township ea>h mak* their! own laws an ' l regulations concerning j traffic over’the road under their last j juriMllctlon nnd the county com miasionen at their last aeaalon were considering the adopting of regulations forth" county roads, fnder thia new law it would have twen necessary for each township troateo to regulate the weight that might b- c arried over the townships roads and th* state ! would al«o have had aeveral regula- | I Hons, making considerable trouble ami ’ ImistHicicrstamlina to th* motorist* or I i truc k owner However no action was taken In thin ; county and th* supreme court b-ld th.-1 new law uncrmatltutional. making it 'unneceasat v tn adopt • get of regnla (HOM. Th* old law therefore stands Voder th" old la* tb* •»•«*» way department makes the regula Hons and th* locale offlcera t-nforce them. I

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February, 16, 1921.

NO ARRESTS UNTIL MAR. 1 No arrests of automobile owners who operate thedr cars with the old 1923 license- plates will be made until after March Ist. Chief of Police Joel Reynolds stated this morn- | ing. On account of the delay occasioned by the repealing of the auto license law. a majority of the [ cities have extended the time from February 15th to Marc h Ist for the auto owner to get thc> 1924 plates. After that date arrests will lie made In Decatur of all'those who operate their automobile without displaying the new plates. MANY PRIZES Monroe Man Wins Loving Cup With Poultry At State Show J. F. Rupert of Monroe, carried off the state cup for having the- beat exhibit of Rose Comb Rhode Island Red chic-kens and also won fourteen ribbons. including three first prizes, two second pt lies and one third prize. He had eighteen chickens on exhibit and the secretary of the show stated "that the J. F. Rupert exhibit of Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds was one of the beat that has ever been exhibited In the 51 years existance of the- show,’’ and backed up his statement by award* ing the state cup to Mr. Rupert. Mr. Rupert' returned home this morning from Indianapolis feeling justly proud over the showing made with the chickens. Pc lies were awarded as follows: Seeoud and third ceek; first hen. first whole pen. second (Hcllet. and first young pen. Fourteen of the* eighteen chickens won ribbons. Mr. Rupert engageci In the sane y c-hic ken business several years ago and in 1921 made his first exhibit Since thut time he has won many prizes at fairs and poultry shows. This is the first Uni" he had his chickens exhibited at the state show. Think Ft. Wayne Man Was Killed In Wreck tUnited Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 16-~<Spec ial to Daily Democrat) Belief that William J. Davis. 65, Fort Wayne traveling man. perished in the Fortville interurban wreck, was atrs-ngthened today. A J. Davis, brother, and G. E. Davis, son of the missing man. re- | mined here after viewing the remaining unidentirted bodies in th* morgue ut Anderson. They said they had Identifled por tic.ns of the torse of a large man aa thut of Davis. A few trinkets which mtcy have belonged to Davia were : found. LYCEUM COURSE NUMBER TUESDAY Emory Parnell, The One Man Band. To Furnish Varied Program Another number nf th* hi«h school Lyrottm Course will be given in U)» ’ high school auditorium Tuesday nishi The attraction will hr Emory Parnell known throughout the Lyceum world as "The one Man Band ’’ Mr Parne ll presents a program full of feature attractions and It I* hard for his audience to realise thut he doe* it all alone, according to report* from cities where h<« ha* appeared i He play* a number of musical ln»tnt I meats and in addition la vocal artist. I He has a five quality baritone voice, thoroughly trained. Mr I’atnell gives ! a number of fascinating chsracter ! mpersonations, also. Weather Know and rain tonight and Sunday; warmer In northeast portion tonight; tolder in south portion Sunday.

WHEATPOOLING PLAN EXPLAINED Large Number Os Farmers Attend Meeting Here This Afternoon Nearlv one hundreci farmers atI tended th" meeting at the court house l ■ this afternoon and heard Anthony Lehner, of Morgan county, explain the plan for pooling the wheat crop of the state, as advanced by the Indiana Wheat Grower's Association. The meeting was culled to order by, U M. Busche, county agricultural agent. Tile pain was throughly explained ' by Mr. Lehner. The* purpose of pool- i ' ing the wheat is to prevent flooding i . the market and obtaining for the farmer a just price for his product. Under the plan, the farmer will enter Into a five year contract to pool his wheat. The wheat will he stored at I threshing time and money will be advanced the farmer on the crop, if Ihe needs it at that time- The wheat i wil be marketed in an even and systemetie manner. A card was given to "jrrh farmer present this aft<-rnon and he was ask. led to indicate on the card, whether or not he favors the- wheat pooling ! plan. — o ■ — New Bank Building At Ft. Wayne Opened Today Fort Wayne had its first view of the magnificent interior of the new 1 home of the First National bank at i 3 o'clock this afternoon when the solI id bronze doors w<-re thrown open to admit the public- for an inspection of c very detail of the great bank and office building. Expressions of keen anticipation have been heard on 1 every hand as the building neared ; completion. — U. S. Senator Is Shot <1 nfted Press Service) Washington. Fab. 16 (Special to ; Daily Democrat)—An X-ray photoIKtaph was taken today to locate a I bullet whic h struck Senator Frank Greene of Vermont last night a* lie i was returning to his hotel with Mrs Greene. The bullet, believed to have J been fired by a prohibition agent pur •suing bootleggers, struck Greene over the left eye. FREIGHT RATES GN COAL REDUCED Decatur Consumers Will Benefit By Reduction. Effective April 1 Indlanapolia, Feb. 16 Reduction of Indiana coal freight rates, which will result in an annual saving in freight t lLiris**< of mor** thmi wb* ordered Friday by the public service (ommission. according to Oscar Ratts. vhe-chalrman Tit* order will be effective about April 1. since it ia nee essary to give thirty days' notice to railroads affected Th- order applies entirely to shipment of Indiana coal to points within the state. Indiana used approximate Iv ”6,000,000 ton* of coal a year, nnd of this amount M per <*oi I* Indiana coal. For the purpose of establishing new *< h'clule* the commission designated coot producing group* a* follows: Drasil Llnton tai: Linton Sullivan th): Princeton (cl; Booneville EvansVille, id). Th* state wan divided into ntm- destination group* and rate* established for the principal town* and cities of the destination group* from the coal prodm ng centers Th* c ommission's order catahllshed a maximum rat* from each o the coal prodm ing group* tn th* destination groups. Nine D»»U*itlon Group* Th* principal tnwns and cities included tn th* nln* desilnatlnn groups 'ar* ns follows: Group 1— Points near the «?hlef coal (Continued On Page Four)

52 Suspects Indicted For Montpelier Blast Hartford City, Feb. 16 —Announcement was made- today that an indict- 1 !no tit, c harging conspiracy to cause ! Hie explosion whic h damaged the front of th" Columbia hotel at Montpelier and a number of other buildings on th" morning of January 9. was returned by the Blackford counI ty grand jury late Friday. Os tin' 52 named in th" indictment.; ! 48 previously have been arrested and are either held on bond or are still in Jail. There an- four new defendants named in the true bill Th" grand jury is meeting from; time to time as tin- evidence is gathered by th" prosecuting attorney.' Just how soon arrests will be made in tile case has not Iceen made public. WORTHMAN LAD INJURES EYE — “Bobby” Worthman Tears Eyelid In Fall At His Home Today — "Bobby" Worthman. fouryearold son of City Sc hool Superintendent and Mrs. M. F. Worthman. of North Sixth street, suffered a most painful ac-c-l-! d*nt this morning when he he'd the ] eye lid of the left eye nearly torn off . whe nhe slipped on the couch on which i he was standing trying to rent h his ; hat that hung on a hook on the halltree in the corner of the room, it ! happened so quickly that “Boldiy" , couldn't explain in detail, how he hap- ] pened to slip, but it is thought by members of the family, that when he reached to get his cap his foot slipped ( causing him to fall forward and in doing so caught his eye on the steel , hook. Due to the fact that the hook ! or hanger was blunt on the end. tile face was not cut altove the eye lid. Physicians were called and "Bobby” wag taken to the Adams County .Memorial hospital. An anaesthetic was given him nnd several stitches were required to sew the lid in its place. The eye ball was not Injurecl and the attending physicians do not believe that the sight will be intoaired. Mr. Worthman. the father, is in Detroit with Frank Parrish, where they are consulting an eye specialist. Paul Burkhalter Found Sheriff John Baker, received a telegram from Elida. Oh'o, yesterday evening stating that Paul Burkhalter, Adunts county man who esc aped from the Faistern Hospital for the Insane at Richmond, recently, was 10-ing held tlw-re. Sheilc linker and his deputy, D. H Hower, l'-ft for Elida this afternoon. to return Burkhalter here Rockefeller. Jr., Is Victim Os Swindler (United P'-e** Uervteel Chicago. Fob. 16 (Rpeclal to Dally Democrat)— Boasting among his victims Rockefeller. Jr.. T'-x Rickard Senators Henry Cahol Ixtdge. Mnssuchtisetts; and George W. Pepper. Pennsylvania, and a ocor* of minl«i I er*. Ralph W. Howard. confesH'sli , swindler, waited identifii atfon in a police cell here today. “I've been averaging to a week.” Howard admitted with a] grin, "and let me tell you. gentlemen. I’ve picked oom* big fi-l> - - —o - -~ ——— Prisoner Escapes Guard (United Pr.-«* Service) Pendleton, Ind, F'*b U» Officials of the state reformatory today asked i police throughout northern Indiana to la- on the lookout for Edward Thomas ! of South Bend, who escaped from a guard white tedna brought to th* re, I tormatory. The sudden illnoMg of the gourd ' gave Th"ma« the opportunity tn '•sen I*. Caseys Trounce Badgers Wllwaufcee. Feb 16.—The K of C.-Lln"Mn Ltfeo won from the MH wauke* B.idgers here last night, 25 tn 13, before u large crowd. The Caseys had th* gam* pretty well in hand at all stages, the first half end ing 13 to 7.

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CODUDGECALLS OFF NORTH POLE DIRIGIBLE FLIGHT Think Coolidge Did It To Give Denby Chance To Quit Voluntarily ALL PLANS HALTED Flight To North Pole W;S A Pct Project Os Secretary Denby — WiishinjJton. Feb. 16 (Simcinl l<> Ihtily Denioenit) KcsigI’tition of Secretary of the Xavv Denbv ;is a n still of lite abrupt bulling bv President Coolidge 'of the dirigible Shentindtnih I North Pole trip, wits reported I in navv circles Io l>e ininiinenl. Denby, it was said among n;iv;>l officers, felt this more keenly than he did the adoption of (he senntc resolution con]d<imiing him in connection with tlie naval oil reserve s and demanding that lie resign. In other quarters it wan intimated ] that Mr. Coolidge may have taken I this step to afford Denby an upper--1 tunity to quit the cabinet voluntarily, 'that in compliance with orders from the presid'-nt. all p"»paratory work lor I the flight had b"*n sitmuiHrily stopped IMr Coolidge ordered this done. ;IH nby's st itement said because of opposition to th* "necessary expend!turn of No further steps l> ■ 'taken, he ordered until congress has : passed oa the naval appropriation I bills and had been given an opportunity to express itself concerning the 'flight. ! This mystified member* of congr -s for two reasons. First there has ' been very little opposition in conI gross to the flight, and such as Las arisen was based on doubt as to the value of the exp> ndition and the danger it involved, rather than on the er.pens*. Second. Denby personally told the house naval affairs committee the (tight would cost slx3.'i'Hi Now it is stated it will cost The dis-•g-epsney is not understood in (on gress. The polar expedition of th* giant dirigible was Denby's pet proj'-i t. Recently he made a stirring appeal to th* hour* naval affairs committee not to throw any obstacles in the way , of the trip —— —- -o— — Warren Beats Bluffton ] Warren high school d<•l'-nti-d BliiTton in a basketball gam* at IMuffj ton last night by a score of 33-1". MEN'S MEETING | SUN.AFTERNOON Rev. Loose To Address Men At Evangelical Church At 2:30 I’.M. A *|w lai mass meeting for nu n will Im- b*ld ut th* Evangelical church ■it 2.. in o'clmk Sunday afternoon, in connection with th* revival services which hat* hen In progress nt that ; ■ hnrch for th* punt two we ( .ks. Th" I'HHtor. the Rev. It W lx>o«e. will iiddri'HH the men on a subject of vital importance to all, In addition to th* I pastor's address there will b* grmd 1 slnaing and god fellowship All men 'of th* city and community arc inviticd to attend th,, meeting Th* r*vlv'al is expected to close tomorrow night. There ha» been splendid at--1 tendance nnd interest manifested at ! the revival. —— .n — —...» Commercial Club To Give Dance Tonight Th" < ommcrelnl dub of th* De*a- • tnr high school will give a dant* In • the Masonic hall this evening, i "Billy's Hymopstors" will furnish the music for th* dancing. Th* public |la cordially Invited to attend.