Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1924 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

XXII. Number Ifi.

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I BIERS ISSUE | | SUBPOENA FOR I SINCLAIR TODAY I Deride To <’all Hi,n Beforc I Committee Early Next ■ Week, Is Report sE X. WALSH RETURNS Chief Investigator Returns from Brief Vacation This Morning fn- Staff <'.>rr»«n<»nd'-nt) Wirin’ nylon. I<l>. 22 (Special to Daily Democrat) The senate Teaiiot Dome probers to,i.|V ( |eci<le<l to issue a subpoena • t’oncc for Harry F. Sinclair. Icsre of Tcajxit Dome. Tin’ decision was reached at a conference lx Iweeii Senator Lniroot. Wisconsin, chairman of the committee, and Senator Walsh. Montana, chief investigator for the committee, who nturned Io Washington today from a brief vacation. More th'- <cinferenclt was intir:af <! S'nclair might not be permftt,l to testify, on advice of the presij.nt's special counsel. Atlec Pomerfseanrl Owen J Roberts. Walsh and l/'O’not Mid. however, that they rcrwii Sinclair's testimony ought to betaken. "We will have S'n.’lair on the stand within a week.” said Walsh. A subpoena will be served on Sinclair in New York today calling for Ks appearance early next week when tke'cotnmittee resumes public hearSags. He will be questioned regardax stock' transactions jn Sinclair Oil and a reported $1,000,000 "slush foil' raised by international intertsi« for use in Washington. o (By Paul R. Malian) (I'nited Press Correspondent) Washington. Feb 22—Harry' F. Sinclair. leasts of Teapot Dome, may b» excused from testifying before the treale commttee on advice of the President's spec lai counsel tn the oil Hsing cases Though Sinclair la tetilativelv Xbniiibsi to appear Monday. Senator lanroot. chairman of the committee no subpoena has been Issued for Ea. Unroot has talked with Sinclair hr telephone, but det-lined to say *hat arrangement was made with him Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Ro hwts. the special counsel, are under Mood to have suggested It might lx better not tn permit Sint lair to testify ib"y advised the committe to excuse Albert It. Fall, former interior secretst). They advised the committee tn ex'we Albert B. Fall, former interior s*cr»t»rv, , n ( e (( >uld not claim Imtnuity in court Walsh returned this morn(Continued on page two) BOYS' CHORUS TO SING HERE Haynr Chorus Coining March 7; Directed By • red C. Church The Boy* Chorus of Fort Wayne, of sixty vohea. wilt give a _ -Ml at the First Methodist church '•'» city on the night of Friday. The recital will be free. „ ’ offering will be taken to f the expenses of the chorus. f'htir r k r,,, * rW '* ** ’" r ’ r '«‘ *’T C. t*ii> rn,o|,n l |l *d as the greateet dl- * !nd| Ur ***** , ' h, ’ rtt *' M, ,n ,h " state tud.t *»* Mr ’ ** M,,rh •» " PlP* of t«f tT ’’* l w * r ” ~,,,, mß °y l*’*'*lh v* pl " • u, »» heard him play. He Is Weottluh RHe *• 0 * ,,Wt "•Tne. The chorus tier, * m “ ,n| y Os young boy* but Ul„' r * * ’*• • <lu >' voices mlt to lots,, **** music. Local music •hi, tn ,h '. • rare treat when tlty ofganiantlon visits the

Information Wanted On Tourist Camp In Decatur (). L. Vance, i liairinun of the com Imiit.ic named to plan and open u I free tourist camp in or near Decatur, is receiving requests for information from agencies which route and furnish information service to th' travelers. A card from the I'nitei S ates Touring Information Butrau Inc., of Waterloo. lowa stated theil Camp Site Guide is now being rt vised and asks details. They wan to know: ''Has your city a tonrisi camp? If not free, states charges; is permit required? where obtained' Is there a time limit? what equip ment?” Mr Vance replied to th< card furnishing information to what he feels sure we will have. Work of building the camp will start as soon as the weather permits. RICHMOND MAN HEADS ROTARY Rchert Huen Elected District Governor At Annual Conference West Baden. Ind., Feb. 22. —Robert Huen of Richmond was elected district governor of Indiana Rotary clubs at the annual conference here today. His formal election will take place at the annual convention of Rotary International at Torento in June. Guy Cundaker of Philadelphia, president of the Rotary International, de livered the conference address this morning. Some time this morning was given to a discussion of club prob letns by club executives and delegates Raymond M. Havens of Kansas City immediate pavt president of the Inter national, was to speak this afternoon on "Rusiness Methods," and Arch C. Kluinp of Cleveland, a past inierna tionale president, on "World Wide Res tary." Fifteen hundred reservations have been macle for tonight's banquet. White Actress To i*lav Opposite Negro In Movie cl'nlte.l Press Stnff Correspondent) New York, Feb. 22—(Special to Dally Democrat! —Art stepped across the color line today, and Mary Blair, white actress, consented to play the lead in Eugene O'Neil's forthcoming clay opposite Paul Robson. full bicoded negro. Action of the piece calls for .Miss Hlair to kiss Robson, who is first her over, then her husband, as the drana of mixed marriage. "All G<xl's 'htilun Got Wings." unfolds. JACOB N.KEIFER EXPIRED TODAY An Aged Farmer Os Preble Township Died At His Daughter’s Home Jacob N Kiefer. S 6. one of the old *»t retired farmer* in Adams county, died at 9 o'clock this morning at the home of hl» daughter. .Mrs. Henry ' Fuhrman, near Freidhelm. Death was due to u complication of disease* -omnion to old age. Mr Keifer as born In Germany, coming to thia country when he was hiyears old. Ilia wife. Elisabeth Werley Keffer, dl"d in 1919. The fol•owing children survive: Mrs Henry Fuhrman. Mrs Chris Gehackel and Mai tin Kelfer. all of Preble townchip. ur.d Otto Kelfer. of Decatur. There are ten grandchildren and Ilfi teea great grandchildren. Funeral services will lie held at 1 yclock Monday afternoon, from the home. nnd 1:20 Lorn the Preble , Lutheran church Burial In the Preble Lutheran cemetery. t Basketball Tonight k i The Catholic high* avhol first and I second and girls' basketball trams » will play the Klrkland-tnwnsbip high • school teams In lh« old high school i gymnasium here tonight. The arc- « one! tram game will hr played first, starting at 7 o'clock.

SERMON TO BE BROADCASTED • Sermon By Gypsy Smith To Be Broadcasted From Los Angeles Sunday Charles C. Colter today received a letter from J. O. Sellrmeycr. of Los Angeles, California, formerly of De■utur. tolling Mr. Colter to tune in its radio on the Los Angeles station text Sunday afternoon about 1 o'clock' u hear the sermon preached by Gyp.y Pat Smith, the noted evangelist vho is conducting a revival at the Methodist church in Los Ange-j es. The services will start at 11 r'clock Pacific coast time and the ser-j non will be preceded by a half hour >rgun recital. The First Methodist -butch from which the sermon will >e broadcasted, was completed last •tine at a cost of one and a half mil'ion dollars and was paid for on the lay of dedication. Services are croadiasted from this church every Sunday morning. Mr. Sellemever stated in his letter . hat he read tri the Daily Democrat ibout Mr. Colter hearing the Los \ngeles station trying to reach Lonlon recently. He stated that he was iso listening in on the prog-ant. Miring the program a wire was re••tied from New York saying that hey were getting the violin solo here tine, it was impossible for London to get the program that night however, owing to air disturbances »n the Atlantic ocean. Moose Will Attend Davidson Funeral A special jneeting of the Moose AMtge of thia city will be held at ':M o'cloc k this evening for the ptitpone of making arrangements to atend the funeral of Brother Joseph Riley Davidson. of Kendallville, vhose death occurred here W.-dnes lay night. AH members are urged to e present. Mr. Davidson's funeral rill be held Sunday afternon at 2 .'clock at Berne. Walter Wilkenson. dictator ..<> FARMERS HEAR ALFALFA TALK Forty Brave Weather Yesterday And Attend A Meeting Here About forty alfalfa entlmiasts braved the cold weather and snow-imped-ul r»wd» and attended the alfalfa meeting held at the county ,gent's office where W A. Ostrander for many years a member of the soils and crops department at Purdue and now a representative *d the seed department of the Michigan Farm Bur eau. ably discussed this wonderful .•rop and answered the many questions propounded by those present. According to present indications, inanv farmers of the county are coming to realise the advantages of hav- . Ina a field of ulfalfa as hay Insurant-e ' and are going to start many new fields of the , rop thia year. A number of | farmer* who have grown alfalfa test! • fy to Ita ability to stand severe weath ’er conditions better than red clover, especially If the Grimm variety Is 1 US.'d. • Althrouxh there are some who stat" ■ It Is practically Impossible to start ' slfilfs here for one reason or nnothI er. those who have given It a fair trial ■ say it is no more likely to fall than pra- tically any other crojp. It seems the chief difficulty has been that proper methods have not been used. Mr. Ostrander ..mphaslxed the fact ' that every farmer should have protein ' rouaha*.' and that It in pruc tlcully Im ' possible for the dairy fanner to do without It. It was ixilntwl nut that after some time It becomes very difficult to secure a good stand of red clover and that alfalfa must b" subatltu I ted. However, many different var i ietlfo of alfalfa are being sold. »ome i of them being varieties which will fail I to stand local weather conditions. A history of Grimm alfalfa was given . which shows how It is pecullarily adapted to severe weather.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 22, 1924.

— Washington’s Birthday And His Mother ißy Rev. Francis C. Young, Chii'iigo'a Poet Priest) With thrilling songs and words of praise. The Nation's grateful voices raise And blend in wondrous harmony To honor him who made us free. Today, the Father of our Lund Would kindly have us understand That it would be of greater worth I To think of her who gave him birth. , he left a sacred memory, i This Mother of our Liberty. Then sing, as we have never done. To her. who gave this noble son. (Copyrighted F. C. Young. 6015 i Justine Street. Chicago. Illinois, ■j m °- ! ADAMS COMES TO ASSISTANCE OF DAUGHERTY II Chairman Os National Republican Committee Enters Fight TO MAKE STATEMENT i Says It’s Absurd To Talk Os Dismissing Attorney General Now il'nited Preu Service) Washington, Feb. 22—(Special to , Dailv Democ rat)—The republican na - tional committee through its <hair-| man today came to the defense of Attorney General Daugherty, whose' resignation Senators laid go and Popper.' administration leaders, and Senator Wheeler. Montana, democrat, ire seeking because of his connection with the oil scandal. John T. Adams, chairman of the committee, in announcing that he would Issue tonight a statement deending Daugherty, said: “It is absurd to talk of dismissing : i man who has not had a fall hearing and all opportunity to defend self. Washington, Feb. 22 —(Special to Dally Dpflioerat)—Senator LaFollettel •oday took command of the senate effort 'to oust Attorney General Daugherty from the cabinet. At the same time, the belief grew 'n administration circles that if 1 President Coolidge dome not yield this] week to the senate's pressure'on him | to dismiss Daugherty, the president will stand by hl» attorney general mill Duugherty has had u full hear 'ng Iwfcire the senate* committee. Iji Follette's first slip was to ar--1 range with r>*publlcaii l< aders for adoption on Monday of the Wheeler resolution to investigate Duugherty md appointment of a committee to onduct the investigation. A meeting of the audit and control committee was called for today to report out the Investigation resolu tton. M Follette, however, bellevea avion by the senate should go over ’ until Monday because marly a down ■enatore whose help Is needed are not In town Senator Wheeler, Montana, author of the resolution and the others lending the Investigation, scoffed at lh" defy 'he attorney general Issmsl yesterday in a letter to Senator Pep per, Pennsylvania. In that letter Daugherty said he would carry hl* case to the country in a spvaklnti i tour. M Follette lodlvves Daugherty will "not have must time for cam paignlng when the senate investigation get* under way the middle of •ext week. V heeler will preust the report of , he New Yo.k investlgn'O" wh». he tat'il yaaterday, diacovered that . Itaugli' rty had speculated In oil (Continued on pw ' Weather i 1 - i Halo in south and anew or rain In ’ north portion probably tonight and Saturday; rising temperature.

MANY SPELLERS STILL IN RACE Central School I'liable To Pick Teams After Spelling Three Hours Efforts to select the spilling teams to represent the Central schools in the county spelling match yesterday afternoon fell far short, as there were 39 left In the seventh and eighth grade division aniTTW in the fifth and sixth grade group when the spelling was halted at 4:3:1 o'clock. The contest will be continued one day next week. The contest started at 1:15 o'clock i yesterday afternoon and the pupils I spelled continuously until 4:30 I o'clock. A team of seven spellers is! ito he selected from each group to I represent the local schools fn the county contest. This afternoon the Central school I pupils gave a Washington's birthday] progiam at the new high school gym-1 I I'Hsium. This is an annual affair and i the members of the G. A. R. and W. j R. C. were especially invited guests. Must Have New Auto Licenses Bv March 1 —* Chief of Police Joel Reynolds today issued a warning to automobile I owners aguinst further delay in purchasing license plates for thvit passengi r ears, trucks and trailers. After March 1. all motorists op°rat ing their cars without 1924 liiense plates will he placed tinder arrest Chief Reynolds stated. The state and local police throughtout the state 'agreed to extend tile time limit fori I'purctiasing tbe new license plates I front February 15 to March I. owing! Ito the supreme lourt’s decision holding the new license law iim-mstllu. i tlonal. but ’hey do not feel obligated! to extend the time limit furtm r. BIRTH A baby born to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Burghoff, of Fort Wayne, has liven named John Patrick Mrs. Burghoff formerly was Miss Mabie Corbett, of ] this city - ■ o ROTARIANS HEAR HEALTH NURSES Nurses Give Fine Talks; Urge Employment Os County Nurse The Misses Mina Davidson and Ed M Grarnlvl. stale nurses, sent here by the Extension department of Indi ana I’nlversity. to Investigate Health conditions and lecture on better health in this county, gave an Interesting talk of their work before the Rotary , club lust evening, urged the employing of a county nurse, and stated that j It was unnecessary to be a victim of Scarlet Fever. Dipthvrla or Small Fox - if a person would take the precaution and be vaiclnsted The nurses stated that It was not their purpose to alarm parents over ■ the condition of their children, that , no ease was reported unless It uveded i attention, and that the rvi-ommcnda-[.lion was made merely for the bene .' fit of the child and to cotc.-cl an tin ' healthy condition i The nurses strongly urged the em- ] ; ploying of x t ounty nurse In the county and explained dhow kchhl results could toe obtained for her work. Her. . erul years ago this county hud a <otinf|ty nurse, the tounty Red Cross chapter defraying the expense. I Mrs D B Erwin. Mr* Henry Heller , and Mrs. Will O'Brien were also ! guests at Ihe meeting The nurses I were Introduc'd by M F Worthman.! superintendent of schools, and Wai Wenthoff In the absence of the president and vice president of the < tub. heralded at lb" meeting The nurses spent today at tb" schools in Hertford township end In i 1 Geneva They have been here all II week and visited many of Ihe schools | In the county.

Revival At Calvary Church Opens Sunday The revival servic.-s which were to have opened nt th * Calvary Evangelical church, five and one- half miles east of Decatur, he it Tue sday. liui were postponed on account of the inclement weuther. will open S mduy The Sunday School will convene at 2 o'clock standard time and there will be a preaching service at. 3 o'clock. There will lie no service Sunday evening, but a service will be held m Monday evening ut 7 o'clock and every evening of the week • ,\< •p. Saturday. The Rgb. It. W. Loose pastor of the church, will have c ha rat >f the meetings. Rev. Loose and the members of his society invite the hearty cooperation of the eommimity. FOURIINGERS ARE AMPUTATED William Blythe Suffers A Painful Injury At Sugar Factory Yesterday William Blythe, Sls Walnut street, stifl'ered th* loss of all four fingers on' | 'h's left hand in an accident at the lolland St. Louis Sugar factory yes-i tetday afternoon. He was taken to the Adams County Memorial hospit-. a) where his injuries were dressed and today he was reported to be geting along nicely. Mr. Blythe was working mar a grinder which was grinding potbsh ind in some manner his feet slipped end he fell towards the grinder. His! I left hand caught in the grinder andj ; ill four fingers were taken off. The ! I thumb was injured, but physicians! ■ay he will not lose that member o Epworth Leagues To Meet At Pleasant Mills The Epworth Leagues of the Decai ur sub-district will hold their quart rly meeting at Pleasant Mills. Sun lay afternoon. The sub-district Includes all of the Epworth leagues in \dams county. The meetings will open promptly at 2 o'clock. There ■vill be music by the Geneva orches ra. an address by the Rev. Williams, of Geneva, and readings and music • by the different leagues. At 4 o'clock, i mit-luck supper will be served. W F. Beery, of Decatur, will have li; ige of the singing. John E Nel|«>n. who is president of the sub disI trict. urges all leagues to be well L-xp. esented at th" meeting. CLUB WOMEN 18 HOLD MEETING District Meeting At Anderson May 1: Convention In California The eighth district nt' »tlng of ih ] Fmlerat'on of Clubs will be held in Anderson on May I Mr*. E i Barrett, of Muncie. Is very unxio tc, |>hat th" club* of D>*catiir and other; cities of the district hav. a gm d I showing at th" meeting. a good program is being provided The |x’cater clubs are requested to appoint 'delegate* to lb- mrctlfg. Many chib women ur< planning to hike advantage of the Blentt'ul ('"it iventkm to lx* Hein in Ansel' i t'ulJfornla. from htti • 3 t" 13 Rail-j I road rates from (‘hlcug" to lx>* Attg'o’s and return. g*dng one route and returning anotiier, will Iw I*#, i Stops will h" made a" Denver, Colorado Bprings, going thruigh th’*. Royal florae In the daytime, to G’-nn-i wood Spring*, nnd stepi In* nt Sull 11/ike city. Club women Hvlr.n In Ln* I jAug'de*. who formerly resided in lothxr stnt'"». h.ive lt«*rn nnpoln'-d I member* of th" hoste** rommittoo i for the reception and rntcrtulntnmt of women from th' lr re perilvc States Ticket* lor the return tf'o will be good until October '"I Mr E W Blockdale 2931 Central Avenir Indiana poll*. I* the transportation ihairmiitt for Indiana. |

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REFUSES TO CONFIRM OR DENY REPORT Secretary Os Agriculture Is Said To Have Trouble With President OVER RELIEF BILLS Failure Os Coolidge To Approve Norris - Sinclair Bill Is Cause Washington. Feb. 22.—Secretary of Agriculture Wallace toi day refused confirmation or denial of reports that he was about to resign from the cabinet as a result of differences with President Coolidge over the administration’s farm relief program. Wallace’s only comment on the repoi-t was this statement: "1 have not resigned.” The reports grew out of a | split which developed during the recent conference here of northwest bankers and farmers’ representatives on the relief measure for wheat farmers and for 1 banks affected by depression in , the wheat growing states. President Coolidge endorsed the [ Norbeck Burtness bill, providing for u fund of $50,000,000 to lend to farm ' era to enable them to diversify crop. Wallace and some of the northwestern I farmers thought he should also have I approved the Norris-Sin. lair bill creat- | ing an export corporation Io dispose of eufofttfj farm products abroad. His failure to do so caused a- rump c on- ! vention" of support rs of the Norrisi Sinclair bill in which Wallace joined. Sentiment in the midcilewest and j northwest is umierstood to he ever- . whelmingiy for the Norris-Sinc lair ; measure. 1 ‘ ® -w —I 111 I Bluffton To Hold Auto Show In .March Bluffton. Feb. 22 —Autoists of Wells cmrttty nnci surrounding territory have u c hance on Mar. 13. 14 and 15. '<> S' • all of the ci.il'.r. nt mucic Is of l |, 'ir* o.Ts'ied for sale by local deal-rs 'at Ihe county auto show, which will i l>e held ut ihe Old Blue garage on Last .Market itr et. The* local dealers decided to hold I th" show at a meeting held recently and plans are now underway to mak * I the event one of muc h interest. Special tnuek* will be furnished every afternoon ami evening. Sen. Greene Expected To Recover From Shot Washing.on, F' b. 2'.' iator | Ftrnk L. Greene. V* rmont. r. ar death for several days. Is slightly improv.■d, it «.i. announced tmlai Ni>|x‘ tfer hl* ultimate recovery are •om< > - : what brighter. Gr, i t:., was shut during a pistol ' Imttle lic twe' tt prohibition agents and | suspected bootleggers a week ago. while en his w.iy to h.i'ho(<*l. WOODS CHAPEL HOLDS REVIVAL Evangelistic Services Arc In Progress: Fa angelist h Assisting Evnnge||*tc>' meting* ere In pres ••re** *t the Wood* chapel church. These- meeting* will continue the remalnder <f this w<*»k »t 7 o’clock i'Mich evening. Th- Rev. Arthur Valentine, of D<’l|br>s. Ohio, Is assisting th- pastor, the R»-v Charles Rex i <>n Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'chx k. Rev. Vsb-ntln - will -.p'lik tn the nun . I only in the school limtse just across 1 the road fcom th" from the church. ■ on th" S'hiest. -The White Life kt , 'h* same hmir. Mr. Valn*»lr>e will speak to th* ladle* only in the church » The public Is invited to each wad i •■very set vice during the week and | the special uervice* for men ami woInion Sunday afternoon.