Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1924 — Page 1

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DAUGHERTY PLANS COUNTER ATTACK

I JOHN A. M. ADAIR I killmakerace I for congress I Well Known Portland Man! I Announces His CandiI dacy Today I AX EX-CONGRESSMAN i I Served Five Terms In ConI gross. Rrepesenting Sth I District ■ In a personal letter to the Dully I [kw-mt today. John A. M Adair. I rfiwtlMXt. announced that h<> will la* ■ /.andidate in th'' May primary for ■th democratic nomination f>" c»nI p>, s from the eighth district. He ■ m been mnsidoring tnnkine th" rar ■ fvwral weeks and at tho district I tanqj.pt at Anderson recently all I ntH.-r nroposed candidates. including I John Tyndall, of this city, who lus the candidate two years ago. I i*r<*d to support him. |[ Mr. Adair says he will issue a stateI ati>M and n declaration of principles I When he file* his petition P candiI »i'h the secret arc of ..rate which I till probably be within a condo of ■ weeks. g Mr. Adair need-’ no Introduction to ■ ike voters nf the eighth district. I l .' I ms Portland citizen and was born in ■Ttr mantv in IMI. H” c’’v fcd-rLh tSSS and county elerk In IS*O I n. vied ed representative in 19"2 I ad served f’ve terms In -engross. I twirirr in ISIS when he became a I candidate for governor of lurivinu I Re rreelvfsl th" nomination o'it was I Muted hv Mr Goodrich In the I Sereniher election after a close I tettl*. I Ai a member of congress Mr. A la'r I I Jtwted a most efficient m-rvrnp. |’» I vu a friend to the soldiers, looked | Mtrf. Hr after the interests rs ulf of I tkr people of his district, pervert f.ihh-1 I Wl' and efficiently and his rote ha ! thtays cast on the right side <«f the teporfant questions He !< known to mon. people <n tho district than t»"v ! chiton of the six counties and h's ' raadida. y will receive state-wide at-' toal'nn His declaration will bo tatkr.l fo r with interest by the voters only of this district, but of th •Mie «« well for he has been in Wash baton several months studying conditl«mii. He will probably oppose Aiken II Vestal, of Anderson, who to< served i n congress the l-*t four hna« • Army Aviator Killed pres* stuff Cnrresnnndentl I Utboa. 0. Z. Feb. 21-t Special to n»iv Democrat! _-Pt«vate Edward Alrruthy. r. s. A . was killed and ft,h, r ' were injured when their *•* Ml at Cristobal Wednesday. Representative Dies C"rre«n<»ndent! ' sshlitgttot. Feb. 21-(Special to ■' B"mnc-rat)- Representative Duff- Os Lotti. tana died thia morning. Stflckeu a Week ugo with ” r wcxy, hehing for KGSINO6IRLS B's Time Promised For The ' aildren At The U. B. I hurch Saturday iJ.To 1 n ** UB * ,or '*”• «•"' ’’X'Sht * *”* *’ iim. 4 ’ at the United •tan ? ‘*" rrh Th * meeting will , chare/ n ‘ lm,k aml win »"• in * Mr and Mrs. Oliver Roberts !% „ 1 . 8 " l " lln * *° revival sorv--8 bl * * inK “ fksfs.t n< *"”•> will he .dine of tfe a 7*’ ° B ,b T program and a big I tad *1 children who atetl 1 "* Mr *‘ are verv 11 ‘hildron wherever they

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Celebrate Birthdays With 6 o’clock Dinner Mr. and Mis. A. J. Smith ami their Mtn-In-law. Will P. Schrot k, celcbrnt. it! their brlthdays lust evening with u six o'clock d'inr. r at the Hotel Murray. Mr. Smith and Mr Shrock have the sumo brithtlay and Mrs. Smith's anniversary day is tomorrow. , Washington's birthday, making it I possible to celebrate on the same day. I Guests besides tho family members i were Mrs. Sunforrt Ort. of t'h- rubusi co. who went to school to Mr. Smith, land Mrs. George Zimmerman, of i I Petulena. California, an ol<l school I mate of Mr. Smith’s. It was a very , j happy event. PUBLISHERS SUE F. A. VANDERLIP Owners Os The Marion Star Brim? Suit For $600.000, Charging Libel \'ew York. Feb. 21 —Ixoiis 11 Brush and Hoy n. Moore, owners of the Marlon. Ohio B’ar “co little dlfferrt»ce lietwcen "broadcasting a rumor" ami "broadcasting the fact that rumors are ,'being broadcast." particularly when these rumors are directed at a fo-rncr president of the I’nited States. The two publishers therefore, have 1 brought suit for ffiu > non against Frank A Vnndt rllp. New Vo -k t'nnncier, nnd former nresident nf tho National Cltv Bank, charring b's snecch of F<‘b. 11. In which ho Hollared the Marion Star was purchased from President Harding at a figure twice* ifT laTvn?'*Tmpnene<r nor" n*’v their own charse'er. but the character nf the late President Since Vsnderlp has not retracted i his ntterarees bevonil explaining 'hat ■ he did not disseminate tim rumo- Imt 'rnerlv the fact (F it a rimor was be lag rtis‘:oni!nH’o<| prtsh ami Moore stov j’bey have no o'her course hut the on<I taken to clen» their own names and I that of Mr. Hardirr —— n— — - Linn Crov« PnstmaMor Has Resigned His Job i Albert Yrrrtv. well known Unn Grove resident who has served a«postniar’er In that villaff* for seven! years, tendered his resignation recently. Mr. Yo*dv is working In !>■ triot as a meat cutter at pre ent. Peter D. Hirer is acting postmaster until a new appointee takes charge. Fripbi® To Sail For Honolulu On March 5 M. M. Friable, of Bluffton, who with Miss Alma Brown, of this city, und Mrs. Anna Patton, of Topeka, motored to California last fall, hits written from Modesto. California, to friends that he wt|| sail for Honolulu on I March S on the S. g. Maui. He will spend two week* on the island Returning to Cahfoma. he wll spend a few weeks 'here before returnilg to hl* home in Blnfiton. in July. Mr. Fr'sble has pnrchised property In Modesto and i» considering making •hut city h‘s home. Boy Born To Mr. And Mrs. (’. I>. Flanders A fine hoy haby we* bom to M-. und Mrs. C. I> Flanders, «f Fort IWhyne last night The toung—’er I has Iwii named Pierre David Mr and Mr* FlaMter* formerly resided lin Decatur, moving to Fort Wayne last fall. Mother and hahv are doing fine . p 0 Infant Rohrer Dies I Mr and Mr*. A. R I’ell received ! word yesterday of tho death of the twimonths-o'ri daughter of Mr* Willard llohror of Detriat The baba had been 111 with pneumonia j only a few da)a. death occurring Monday. Tha funeral services warrondneted yesterday with burial at Grass Lak*. Michigan, where they formerly lived The parents ’'nd Obe brother. John, survive. Mrs. Bohrer was formerly Mtss Margaret Bell of this city.

OBSERVE BIRTH OF WASHINGTON Decatur To Pay Honor To “Father Os Our Country” Tomorrow The one hundred and ninety-sec-ond birthday anniversary of George AVashlngton. "the Father of our Country,” will be observed by the nation I tomorrow. February 22m1. The banks and postoffice will be I closed in Decatur and throughout I tho county in observance of the legal I holiday. No nia’l deliveries will be I made on rural routes or in the city. Appropriate programs will be giv'en by the Decatur Publie and St. • Joseph Catholic schools. The pupils iof tho Central building will give a program in the afternoon at 2:15 in ; the new gvinnaslum and a special in vitnt'on has been given the members of the O. A. R and the W R. C. to , attend. The pupils in the high school ' will give a p'ogram at the Chapel I exerciser In the morning. The orl ehestra will play and Attorney C. L. j Walters will speak. j Frldav evening the debating team of the Decatur Catholic high school will contest with the C. C. H. S. team cf Fo-t Wavno. the subject of debate J bejne “Resolved: That the I’nited i C'ates shou'd Join the League of Na- . t'nns without reservations.” The lo- \ cn] school will take the affirmative j •’de. Cerge Washington, commander of tho American a-mles in the Revolnt'onary war and first president of the United S’a’es was born on Feb- J •n,i’v 22. 1722 near Bridges Creek. Westmoreland County. Virginia. He ' •' id on Dm-c-ebor Uth, 179 H. at the are of 6" years. , Am- ■ ■■■ I.*— Baskethall Tonight The men's amt girl’s basketball teams from the General Electric plant will play the Red Triangles and Blue Triangles team* respectively, from Van Wert. Ohio, at the new kymnasium hero tonight The girls gain* will he played first, starting at 7:00, i o't lin k. Central Capers To Play Huntington Five The Central school baskethall team will play the eighth grade team from Huntington at the new high school gymnasium Friday night. Recently.! the local graders lost to the Huntington team on the Huntingitta floor and they are anxious to avenge that defeat. TO SEE “DAMON AND PYTHIAS" Decatur People Plan To See Play Stared At Bluffton On March 4th Several Ih-catur people are plan - ning to go to Bluffton on March 4th to see thu Bluffton Dramatic Clubj present the play. "Dnmon and Pythias” The play will be given In the Grand theater und will he much better than it was when presented lu*t year, mtneber* of the club sav. ' The entire cii't has been reorganised t'nrf- atrvngtheu'd. Many new must-1 fol uco'eu will ba introduced and the cu»t will at this time wear the new i • t.gtwt set of cwiumea. h arc by! far the heat ever shown in thia vicinity in the nlay. "Damn* und Pythias." The complete ca«t for the play I? *u follows: Damon John Neff . Pvthlaa John M. French 'DtonyalnsDr. Chas. E. Blackman : Geo. A. Powers , Proi'lea Ernest Pyl* i Phllltiiis K. E White t ucullus William Wile. Jr. Calunthe Mrs. Geo Ih liaven Ifermion ....Mias Lillian Trullendevi Child Lewis Farling j Herald Iteudsmin 0 O BUtet Senators—W E Simon*. Eitia Maa--1 sick. Morri* McCray. Charles R Mowery. Homer Msrkloy. Lyold CoI wrn*. K*nt Sturgla. I Soldier* l»r. Ray Knnff. Warren Hfnckbeck. R. D. Gay. Unn Gregg. Ic. E. Howard*, Harry Easton. |

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 21, 1924.

MAY GET POST r ***' t i r. FRANK O. LOWDEN Washington. I). C.—The President it i* stated, has no Idea a* yet to whom he will offer the navy partfolio. It i« clear, however, that It will not lie offered to Col. Roosevelt. Some ! thought it might go to Charles B. Warren, but the White House was i authority for the statement that i M'chiran would not get the place , That dispose* also of former Con- ' gressman Kellev of Michigan. Former Gov Frank O. latwden has been mentioned. Mr Harding offerel him the navy place in the cabinet, but Mr. Lowden declined it. after ! 'vh'< h Secretary of War Weeks b>oueht his friend Denbv to the atI tent’on of the president-elect. WhethI er Mr. I-owden would reconsider now : is not known here. REFUND HERE TOTALS $5,500 Auto License Issuing Bureau Here Estimates Amount Due Owners Flats Number 201.444 Auto license plale number 204.444 was issued to Fred Schuraer. well known abstractor of this city, yesterday by Mias Nova Yo«t. In charge of the local bureau of the Himsfer State Auto Aaaoelatlon. Mr. Schurger also secured plate , number 203.3-13 at an earlier date. Fred likes to have things correapond and in auctioneer style like* to rattle off a string of figure*. His license plute number gives him I this opportunity It Is estimated that the auto own i er* In this county who secured their i 1524 auto license* previous to the time that the new license la*’ wds held invalid, and whn paid the excess und higher fees, will have a refund of approximately |5.5<m.»0 coming to them Mis*» Nova Yost In charge of the lo 1 i al bureau of the Hoosier State Auto ' Association, stated this morning that 1.318 licenses for passenger cant and 13<? for truck* were Issued under the new law on which the Im leased fees were paid by the owner* Figure* In her office show that the passenger enr owners paid $12,372 "•* and the truck owners. 11.953.0 n Mis* Yost cMtimates that the pissenger car owners will have upproxi tnalely OOil comitia io tin 111 in the | way of refund and that the tru< k owners will receive about $475.00. A total of 2,131 license* have been Issued for this year. I.9t< being l«ailed to owners of pasMdnger car* and isx to truck owner*. Since the repeal nf the new license law the rush nt the Imai license bureau has been a steady one. The local office will be closed nil day tomorrow. Friday, February 22. In observance of Washington'* birth- 1 day. , * Nud* und tun shade* in the puler tint* are the proper thing io amart spring hosiery. Weather Fair tonight; Friday Im teasing cloudiness with rising temperature, j

ELKS TO HOLD A CARD PARTY Second Os Series Os Social Events At K. Os C. Hall ' February 25th Plan* are lieing complet'd tor the , second social event and first card i i party to be given by the Elks lodge of this city for their membe-s. member* of their families and inviied friend*, on Monday. F.-hritary 2." h. at the Knights of Columhus hail. J. E. Arnold, the general ch i riil'tn assisted by Herman Ehinger. <’. N. iChristen and Mat Harris are making j pains for the party, which promises ito be one of the enjoyable social i event* of tho season. During the evening refreshments , . will b* served und Mrs. L. A. Holthouse will favor the guests with a number of song*. The musical pro- , gram will consist of a number of ”Ye| Old Tytne Melodies” and other delightful ultra-) lons. Bridge. Five , Hundred, and Rhurn will be played , and a dozen excellent prizes will he I awarded to those having the hich scores. The hall Is beln? decorat- , ed by the wives and sister* of the Elks. i The Elks will also rive d >t>'<, on | March 4th at the Masonic ha’.’. — o 11 - Grows Tired Os Jail Life; Wants Early Trial Judt-e Jesse C. Sutton, of the Adams cir< uit court, yesterday received a telegram from Carl Cotton, who is confined in the county jail at Bluffton. that he is ready to stand trial at once. Cotton was arrested in Fort 1 Wayne two weeks ago and returned to Bluffton to answer charges of child neglect. Judge Sutton has been appointed special judge to hear the case. There have been three cases filed against Cotton, with bond fixed at sl.t*hi in each case. When the first two cases were filed. Cotton gave bond, but when the third one was filed he was unalde to raise bond and hi* Imndsmen withdrew Since* then Cotton has .been in jail and. evidently. he is growing tired of the solitary confin. meat. Dr. Rayl Out Os City Dr C. C. R:.v| left thia afternoon for Chicago to attend an X-ray meeting. H" wll] be home Friday evening BRITISH DOCK i STRIKE ENDED Settlement Handled As Victory For Premier Ramsey MacDonald (By IJoyd Allen (United Prt as Corr* pondent t l.ondon. Feb 21 ~Th.- I'rlttah do>k strike was nettled today. Settlement waa handled a« a victory ( for the general ship of Premier Ram--1 sev Me Donnlcl. The entile nation heaved a alth of relief when morning pup<r< announc|cd th- national strike* of dock work•*ra which ntarted Saturday m»»n was prn' tleally at an end Wmk will be r<’*'im"d wh«n th--workers' d.legato* acc.pt ’<-rii*c i agreed lo by their lender* it* a result of intervention by th" labor government If th" d"legut"« ratify th" nettle-, no-nt. the gtrik. r* will permit removal 1 of foodstuff* from the cj inysidc* tee j morrow but general resumption of work In not likely before Monday. i After secret conferences Wednea day, th" employe* aar. "'l to th" w n’s idemand for a two shilling a dty In create*. They ntlputated that th* in erraae should .onto lo I** cpial tn-. stallmeoi* *nd agreed to impilry Into question* of tiinluteuaili'* sttd rteadv enipioytuent Th* doc k worker'* delegate* conference which meet* ton'ght must *p prove these tettu*. to which their louder* agreed. Lenders are .onfld- | ent that ihi* will he done.

“Star Spangled Banner" Denounced In Wisconsin Madiron, Wis . Feb. 21-—(Special |to Daily Democrat l Anonymous letters rec.-ived by all Wisconsin legislator* and many state officials today denounce the "Star Spangled Hanner’’ us the song of the Irish to show hatred for Plot, slant England. The word* of the. song are termed I “blood-thirsty'” ant tit" music; as “bar room rnuale" in the letters, which ate signed "100 Per Cent American." The poem Is ess'-ntial- . ly un-Ameri. an and tinds no response • xcept among aliens, the letter* state. KENDALLVILLE MAN OSES HERE Joseph Riley Davidson. Brother Os Berne Man, Dies At Hospital Joseph Riley Davidson. 56, of i Kendallville, a brother of James S. ‘ Davidson, of Berne, died at the AdI am* County Memorial hospital at 8:30 o’clock last night. A post mortI '-tn held th s morning showed that I death was due to cancer. I Mr. Davidson entered the local hospital for treatment seven weeks apo. Previous to coming here he had beep a patient nt the hospital at Kendallville. The disease failed to yje’d to treatment ard his symptoms were somewhat d'ffer*nt to those of the usual cancer patient, but the post ' mortem this morning revealed a canieeroua growth in the vicinity of the bowels and stomach Tlceubrceased was a son of Mr. and , Mrs. Hiram J Davidson. He formerly resided at Berne. Previously to beiccm'ng 111. Mr. Ihcvidscn was emnloyed as a seciton hand on a railhead ut Ker.daJlville. Two brothers survive. Funeral services will be held .at Berne at 2 o’clock S-nd-v alteruion with burial in the M. R. E. i cemetery. o — Frear Amendment To Tax Bill Considered <l’e|»"d n — • S—V'»*t Washington. Feb. 21 (Special to ; Daily Democrat! The progressive c'emocrat'c coulf'lon In th" house today forced consideration of the Frear amendment to th" tax bill imposing a tat on the undistributed earning* of o-poratlon* after it had been ruled out of order. By a vote of 164 lo 15" the house ! overrode a ruling by Representativ I Graham, presiding as chairman of 'th* committee of lh« Whole house, i; that tin Frear amendment « ' not in Ijorder j Th" progressive* claimed in debate !n ecd'ng th* vote that Graham s ruling waa contrary to th" Bberullaatlon ‘I of house rules which they obtained ‘ nt the beginning of the session. —- —-o — Sen. Greene Improving (I’nited ITe* Sery'ee' Washington. Feb 21 Senator FTnnk L. Gre*"" Vermont. fivhtl*g ! for Ilf" I" Emergency hospital h< re. I was »llgh’lv Improved today. Senator Greene wa* shot Frl.lay nigh' wull" reluming to hl* hot.-i •The shot w»< fired either by a h«»t logger or a prohibition ii*' nt In a flrht , ! 'u an all‘*y rear Gr. 'tie's ho -l »» 1$ For Secretarv Os State ,l — - lUnited Pre*- H-rvlc". indbinaiH.lf*. I'. tt 21 111 « . J W I’torr.'. I'llnt.m editor. Frederick S. horn mel.T. secretprv of th" r*Ipubilean *••:*• committee, i.u aninounerd hl* candidacy for the republican nomlmi'l.nt ft»r aaetwtury of ! alate. B. -I. Smith Improving: It J Smith, well known druggi** I and a member of th* firm of Smith Vagcrb Falk, who ha* been confined to hl* home for tli« iwt eveial d*v* I with M severe at'a-k nf app"iidlcf*lH. ,1a reported much better today • Slipper straw nntlf* make the trimming on *nv.rt little elockca of hlac k | satin or tuffetu

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CHLSINW.I, BUNK TO HELP ANSWER CRITICS No Developements Expected Today In Regard To Resignation Demand SAYS RECORD IS GOOD Resolution Regarding Resignation To Be Taken Up Tomorrow Washington, Feb. 21.—Attorney General Daugherty today called in William J. Burns, head of the department of justice secret service, to help him pre pare a counter attack on his critics. i Burns and Rush Holland, assistant to Daugherty, who recently has been “sittin in” at hearings of the. 1 senate Teapot Dome committee, spent several hours in Daugherty’s apartment. It was intimated there might be a statement later replying to the attack on Daugherty by Senator Wheeler. Montana author of a resolution for investigation of Daugherty’s administration. At the White Hou .- it was Ktat.-d no developments were . xpe. ted today in connection with the reeommen.lation of administration , - suitors that President Coolidge ask Daugherty to resign. Senator Wheeler's resolution will he taken up in the* senat • today or tomorrow. White House officials :-aid. Washington. Feb. 21. —Attorney ’ General Dacgherty today wa* fa. ed ■ with the alternative of resigning 1 from the cabinet "to relieve President I Coolidge from an embarrassing post- ’ tion" or undergoing senate condemna- ' tion in a resolution similar to that adopted in the case of Secretary of the Navy Denby. Daugherty, perhaps the most plain I spoken executive in the administration. has taken the attitude that hi* record is dear, that he doesn’t cere > what the senate, or in ta.t. any one , .-Ise thinks; that he know* what he's . about; that he's already to fight it r out with his accusers, and that he t wouldn’t resign unless the president , ask* him to. Washington. Feb 21 (Special to » Daily Democrat) The senate Teapot Dome committee today was prepared f fur two Pi:<« of inquiry when public . hearings ar. r<-u:.i> d .Monda- Tb< - 1 are: I 1. Questioning of Harry F. Sin- » elair, let-see of Tea|w>t Dome, concernI- iug the make of that base with All b l II Full, former secretary of the I interim and financial transaction* 1 with Fail and other* growing out of I the leasing ?. Investigation to disclose, stock jd'sls b.' other government official* ile -'de I'avis Elkin*, senator from ■ West Virginia, who admitted market operation* In Sinclair oil. bat «ai< he had no tip and mad" no profit. if’entln.ied on Psge two. ROTARIANS OFF FOR CONFERENCE Local Delegation la*ft At Midnight; Dr. Patterson Unable To Go on account of the illness of Mra. Patterson who la a patient at the Adam* County Memorial ti.i-pllnl. In*. Fred Patterson, group representative of th.* Rotary duh* in this district was um.hlr to attend the conference 1 ut Frem h Li. k and West Baden which opened tndsy. Mr Patter.on had I planned tn attend th* rnnterrti.e and 1 ipd’ided on the program for a '- «h"rt ta'k Several other D*< atur Rotarian* and Mr* W, A Klepper and Mr« John Caraindy left at midnight • f«r French Lick where they will att tend the big state meeting today and | Friday.