Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1924 — Page 1

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TWO INDICTMENTS AGAINST M’CRAY

COUNTY TO GET OVER $7,500 IN GASOLINETAXES A( | ams County’s Share In Distribution Will Be $7, 612.76 DISTRIBUTION MARCH 1 Each County Gets $2,717.39; Rest Based On The Number Os Miles Adams County will H'ceive $7,612.--j in the distribution of the gasoline tax. which will be made shortly after Marsh Ist. The distribution is based on the amount of improved gravel or ucndam roads in the county stud Adams County is credited with 679.77 miles, exclusive of the 2N.1 miles of state road, on which no credit is given. Everyone of the 92 counties in the states will receive $2,717.39, in addition to the distribution according to the numls-r of miles of improved roads in the county. On this basis Adams | County will receive. 14.N96.37. The law provides that one-half of *Hie sr>nft.lMHi must he distributed i-quall y among counties. and on thi* hnsis Adams county will receive* $2.717.39. The same as all other counties. . The law provid-s that the other half of the ssc*i.tlcHi shall he distrihut ] M in the proportion which the num-! I*t of scd-n if free duauil—dam and county unit roads in the I osinty l*>;ir. to the whole number of I Biles nf such toads in the stain, and en this basis Marion county will re"ive s.*, 177.x5. making (ho total $7.«»f. 27. $2,717 to Each County I nder the equal distribution of |:sn.c**c each county will receive <2Hi '9 to which will be addod the prol«<tlon for each county on the rehtion that its mileage bears to the total mil.age of .74.714.91. Sometime ago engineer* from the state highway <lepar:ment camo to this county an<l checked the number id miles of roads in this county. Previ- "<:* tn the check-up. th® county highway department had the county ■reilited with 749.7 miles, hut the state esgiaeers found a number of dupllea- ”'■* and this number was reduced Io W9.<l, miles exclusive of ip,. 28.1 “"les of State maintained roads, mak a total of 77 C 2 miles. The distribution of the tax. in nd-1 dHism to the $2,717 .19, i n the nearby c'sutths, is n * f O n OWB: Adame. |4 ’»«; Allen. 700.76. $5.(146 46; Black- ' tilled (in Pace Fewer! MASONS COING TO FT. WAYNE •acai Degree Team To Give"' Initiatory Work Tuesday Evening — ■ in i. The .l. g 5,,,, t| , tm of .[ ssig... accompanied by a nttin-i / “f. 1 "*I*'* 1 *'* members, will go to Tuesday where. In the M , ' hp h **m will confer the **r Mason degree on a class of ’nudldatea. ./' ' 1,1,1 "’brshlftfttl Master of rrss t ,W * ,n head ,h 0 a .„ AlHHlt twenty five men "•ber* of the degree stuff, s« ii ?' rl V '“ > ' n ’’ **»*<«*• I" planning ! and in view of the i,si * uirn, **‘ r ”f Masons who will ath ' 'he initiation will probably be Th. ,ll,p Temple. :3n " "“"" n wnrk * m bn « ,n "• “ ,h " “ r ' , r noon and the Fort rmT ham bav *' pbar *’’ *>r the' '••trees*, the Decatur team the third decree. tw» ' OCI, ‘ Masons will leave on the ' "7 ‘‘’’d •’•’•"tlMrty Interurban Its , * h * of 'he lodge SstluT’ 1 * 11 ’ ln * ,,p ’’ ,o Jo ,n 'he dele. " “ml attend the big meeting.

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Pneumonia Caused Death Os Word Baby Saturday Ciena Huth Word, two-months-old' daughter of Mr and Mrs. Harvey j Word, residing two miles west of Do-i i uiiir, died at :!: 17. o'clot k Saturday afternoon. Pneumonia was th> cause of death. The thlld was born December 9. 1922, She is survived by her parents n:d three brothers, Richard, age 7,’ Arthur, age 4; and Robert, ago 2. The grandparents are living also. Funeral services were held from the r si<b;,<c at 2 o'clock this afternoon,, the Rev. li. F. Dotson, pastor of th" United Brethern church of Di-eatcr, officiating. Burial wnw mad * in the Maplewood cemetery. TOURNEY TICKETS READY TUESDAY Decatur’s Allotment For District Tourney To Be Here Tomorrow Season tickets for the district basketball tournament to be held at Portland Friday and Saturday of this week will be here tomorrow. Principal Paul W. Linton, of the local high school, i stated today. All who want season tickets are requested to purchase them from Mr. Linton at the high school be- ' tween Tuesday noon and Thursday I noon. Mr. Linton must return all tin-1 I sold tickets and settle for thosd sold by Thursday evening, according to the 1 ruling of |he state high school athletic ’ nssncWi fen tiffs year*" Principal Weller, of Portland, stated 'hut Deintur fnns could have ns ninny tic kets as they desired, from present indications. Mr. Linton sent for 159 season tickets. Many have already placed their order with Mr. Lin ton for seats. Several Monroe high echoed pupils and other residents of that town have asked for seats with the Decatur delegation, as two former Monroe high players. Lammiinan and Andrews, are playing with the local team this year. Coach Howard took the local players to Portland this afternoon for a practice session nn the Armory floor where thv* tournament will he held. Dr. Ray! Reported To Be Resting Easy Now Dr. C. C. Rayl, well known physi l cian and surgc-on of this city, who underwent an operation in Chicago Saturday for removal of gull bladder land appendix, stood the operation fairly good and was resting easy Sunday, ac cording ,to word received here from Mrs. Rayl and Mis* N'nomi Butler nurse In charge, today. Dr. Rayl was attacked with appendicitis auddenly on Friday evening while attending an X-ray meeting in ' Chicago. The- operation vine perform-1 cd at the Augustanu Hospital. 2043 Cleveland avenue, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning Dr. Ruypa many friend* in Decatur and Adams county are deeply concerned over his 4 condition and hope for his immediate recovery. Board OT Guardians Will Meet Tuesday Th<' llotird of Children's Guardian* will hold a meeting in the public library nt 3 o'clock Tueaday afternoon, All memlcere of the tmrd are urred to be present. Emery Mallonee Enters Hospital Here Today Emery Mnllonec. former well known citlimn here and who baa resided at Rome City for some time, was brought tn th® Adams County Memorial hospital thia morning in the R. K Black ambulnnee. He ha* been In poor health for nearly two years ! past and for a' month hl* condition I has been so much worse that It waa decided to bring him here for treatment. Mrs. Mallonee accompanied him and will remain bore while har husluind la In the hospital. He la suffering from a nervous collapse following a slight airoke of paralysis

WILL TRY AGAIN TO SELL EQUITY Receiver Os Adams County Equity Exchange To Receive Bids March 8 Another attempt will be made by! I the receiver. Churl, s S. Niblick, to ! i sell the property of the Adams County | Equity Exchange in this city. I’ro I postils from prospective purchasers, will be received by Mr. Niblick on 1 I Saturday, March Sth. nt the Court House In this city. Lust December, just before the close of the year, the Equity Exchange was floored tor sale by the receiver, but no bids were received for the purchase of the elevator, warehouse anti real (estate in this city. The property] is loc.Vted at the coroner of Eighth I and Monroe streets, and has a switch' track connecting with Fen! nsylvania lines. -I’pon the petition of Paul Reiter, former manager of the Equity the pro-1 js-rty was thrown into the hands of a recover last summer ami Mr. Nile 1 lick, president of the Old Adams County bank, was appointed trustee. The property is owned by a number of farmers and a mortgage is held by ] a number of snr ty or bondsmen. The bondsmen will suffer a financial loss by the time the matter is finally adjusted. Newspaper Boosting Danic’s For President Ws-hreetMl Feb 25 One figure; emerges unstained from this foul oil mess. It I* that of Josephus Daniels | for eight year* secretary of the navy, i declares the Washington Daily News a Scrtpps-Hownrd newspaper, in an, editorial today suggesting the former; secietary as the democratic presiden-; tial nominee. Quoting a letter from Daniels which was read into the congressional reccord by Senator I aFollette in April, 1922 .in which Dainel* told of the continued effort* that were mad* to obtain the naval oil reserves through defraud and otherwise while he was in office, the editorial declares: "This letter seems to provide a per-' feet platform for Josephus Daniels as , the democratic presidential candidate, should the democratic party hav* the Intelligence to nominate him." -o , Sullivan—Walter Harrison has ask Jed for u divorce, alleging hi* wife will not move with him to Anderson, where he says he lias a better job. TRAIN WRECK AT PORTLAND I ’ G. R. & I. Passenger Train Struck A Nickel Plate Freight Saturday The southlmund Grand Rapids and I Itidlana |>a»senger train, which left here shortly after noon Saturday, crashed Into a west bound freight train on the Nickle Plate or t«kel Fr'e line where the two lines cross.: In Portland, about 2;31* o'clock Saturday afternoon. No "«• «• eerlouslv Injured in the wreck, which might have proven very disastrous. Th<- Nivale Plat* engine was struck broadside and turned nearly crosswise of the truck. The cab of the! engine was demolished and the eginei crew, who remained with the engine When the crash c*m». narrowly escaped injury One of the brakemen on the freight train was slightly Injured. Track on both line* was torn up Tor several feet. The engine on th* freight train was damaged most. Th* engine crew on the passenger train stated that the gate was open for th* passenger train. The fact that the passenger ttslti was running slowly, merely getting s'setud stt*r tbs stop st 'he Portland station. pr«» vvotml s tu«re serious wreck. Nona of the ears ot cither train left the track. Trattic was delayed on h*»h lines for several hours before ike tracks could hu repaired

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February, 25, 1921.

PAGE METHUSALEH Brussels. Feb. 25—A wedding in which the ages of principal parties total 329 is forecast in announcement of the engagement of Eloise Dupont, 73 years old, a widow, and Henri Nevremont, 78. The bride will be given away by her father, 102. Her sister, 76, will be bridesmaid. SLEMP GIVES “ TESTIMONY IN INQUIRY TODAY President’s Secretary, Testifies In Teapot Dome Investigation MET FALL IN FLORIDA Says He Advised Fall And McLean To “Make Clean Breast Os It” — (United l*re** Service 1 Washington, Feb. 25— (Special to Daily Democrat! C. Bascom Slenip. secretary to President Coolidge met both E. B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, and Albert B. Pali., former secertary of the interior, at | Palm Beach. Fla., between December 1 16 and January 14. he told the senate oil investigating committee today. Slemp was called shortly after the i roniaiitte resumed hearings after a , week’s recess. In an effort to get th* I full truth about the natal oil leu- s. I suspected "leaks" from the committee : to men named In secret sessions ol I th* committee, stock speculations by ■ government officials and a million: (dollar slush fund reputed to have j been used to cover stock lease s by ! public men. Slemp told th* committee h • ad I vised Fall and Mclxan to "make a clean breast of everything" to the! senate and straighten things out. tContlnued on Pat* «lx» BUCKMASTER j FILES MOTION Ex-cashier Os Linn Grove Bank Seeks To Have Indictment Quashed A motion to quash the Indictment returned by th* Adams county grand i : jury last November against Amos D Buckma*t*r. former cashier of the Bank of Linn Grove, charging him | with overdrawing hl» bank account I while an officer of that bank was til *d by Mr. Bu< kmaster', attorney*, j |c. L. Walter* «nd C. J, Utt* this i morning The motion contain* elav«n| ' paragraph*. 1 It I* charged In the motion to qu»*h ;th»t the grand Jury had no authority in Inquire Into the offense charged in th* Indictment; titat th* fact* in. each of the five count* do not ton Ltltut* a public offense; and that each of the five count* do not »tate the nff*n»e charged with »ufflcl-nt certainty. Two other Indictment*, returned by 'th* grand Jury In November 1922. are ] still pending against llmkmaster One | charge* larceny and ambexalrment and ' th* other contain* practlcnlly the same t harge* a* contained In lhe Indictment returned la«t November, tllnt of «n officer overdrawing hl* Imnk ' account However, th» court has ',*ustaln*<l a motion to quash all but one of the count* in th* flret Indictiment for un officer overdrawing Me bunk account JLJ ■ I 1" Weather i Fair in norib portion, partly cloudy i la »outb porting tonight aad Tuee > day. not much chungw In tempera* turn.

G.E. DANCE TO BE BIG AFFAIR! Lorenz’s Orchestra To Furnish Music For Dance Tuesday Night The public is assured a real treat I Tuesday night when Lorenz's eightl dece orchestra will furnish the music I or the last O. E. dance of the season. I Lorenz's orchestra is well known ' throughout the surrounding country i* the orchestra which furnishes the i I music for the cabaret dunces given ■it the Summit City Restaurant, in Ft.! I Wayne. The program for the evening, under] | the able supervision of Frank Braun.] will prove to be very entertaining. j One of the big features will be a ' balloon dapce. This being the night on which the Fo*t Wayne General Electric team ■ will play the first of the series of throe basketball games with the local] General Electric team, there will be I a good sized crowd come from Fort Wayne in special cars, and after the ruim- the crowd will go to the dance Ths will l> -a big G. E. night in Decatur and the public is cordially 1 Invited to participate In the big fete, Mr. Cash Lutz will act as floor man-' •iger. The dance will be held in the Masonic hull. - .. Montana Governor May Be Denby’s Successor tUnitert Press Service! Washington. Feb., 25—Governor | Thoma* Dlxow. Montana I* being < on ddered a* sin-ces-or of Edwin Denby i i* sccertary of the navy, according to Information from sources close to (•resident Coolidge. Dixon is known ] is a ''HtronK navy” advocate. Hiram Johnson Confident Os Winning Two States I Chicago. Feb. 2. r > Senator Hiram I Ic-hnson. candidate for the republican ] presidental nomination, is confident i lhe will win the Dakotas and Nebraska I*n the presidential primarien, JohnI -on returned io Chicago last night (fter a «p<aking tour of the three Mtatea. ' The outlook I* splendid", he said i •| had overflow meeting* everywhere, j I ex|H*ci to carry all three »tates," The North Dakota primary is March ilk. South Dakota March 27> and NeI brnska. April 8. BIG BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT Berne A. C. Team Plays Leaders; H. S. Orchestra To Furnish Music Arrangement* are <-ony>lete -for one ] if the biggest liusketbull game* nt th* season In Decutur. which will be played In the new high school gymnasium tonight between the Decatur la-uders and the fast Berne Athletic Club quintet A preliminary game between the Decatur Midgets and a lenm from the St. Joseph Catholic aetoota will start at 7:3# o'clock and I 'be big Kime in ncheduled to b< Kin ! promptly at B:3a. Ff«d Kolter. manager of th* Lend- 1 . era. has arranged for a few extra feature* for the entertainment of the fan* ahi* evening. The Decatur high , school archeafra will furnish munlc ' before the game* and during the Intetmlsslon*. Barney Kalver ha* consented to lead the member* of the Leader* team onto the floor and put them through u warming up proc***, Berne I* sending a large d*lmtu Hou of fan* to the game. Rivalry between the two team* and the fol- , lower* of each I* very keen Th* Leader* defeated the Bert* live In 'b» Iret game betwtwu the two team* (hi* reason, but the Berue au'ntei was vlrtoriou* In the o*xt ' two and now bold* the edg* In the ■ eerie* The Leadet* will be out to > even up lhe iouut tonight and regain a portion ot ihelr luat gloty.

Million-Dollar Follies Manniquin Is Married Chicago, Fob. 25.- -Jessie Reed, Flo ] Ziegfeld’s mll lion-rlollur manniquin, Is I married again. Altliougli regarded as I i connoisseur of millionaires. Jessie's ' husband is William F. Young, a copy I reader with an advertising concern here. Young is 26 and his bride gave her ace as 24. They were married early | Sunday by a Justice of the peace at Weukegan, a suburb of 4" miles from here. * Friends of the bridegroom said it was a whirlwind courtship; that he met Jessie Saturday afternoon and pur< hased the engagement ring a few ' ] hours luter. Young, however, said 1 he met Jessie four years ago in a ; Long Island home. DEATH CALLS F. LICHTENSTEIGER Prominent Resident Os Wren. Ohio. Neighbor, Died Today l-Yed M. Lichtcnstelger. 62 resident of the Wren. Ohio, community and ;• former director of the Peoples Loan i ind Trust company, of this city, died | it his home in II irrision township j Van Wert, county, hio. at 10 o'clock I this morning. Death was due to th- ' flu, with which he had l>een ill for ■ the past three days. Mr. Lichtenstein •r had been confined to his lied only two day* and yesterday he appear-1 : ‘d to he improving. At five o'clock I i thi* morning he took a turn for the T worse and he died five hours later i Mr. Ll'htensteiger was born in ; Mercer county, Ohio. October 6. IM»1. He was a farmer and was hel l in high esteem all who knew hint He wa 1 .1 director of he Peoples !*>an and • Trust company for four of five years, retiring last year. He wa* niaried to Belle Ev< r.-U n, I sister of John Everett, of this ci'.-' j Mr*. Llchtenaietger survive*. There I are three children, living They ar» Paul and Miss Dorothy. »• home, and i Mis* Lucille, of Pomeroy. Ohio Tw< brother*. Henry of Decatur, and I'hfi of Fairfield. Nebraska, and one sister I Mr*. Elias Sheet*, of near Wren. Ohio ] also survive. No funeral arningem»nts have b«ci> 1 made yet, except that the funera' j will be conducted from the Pleasant View Baptist church. ——————<> — —_ McCray Plays Hide And Seek With Photographers I United Pre** Service! Indianapolis. Feb. 25—(Special !n (Dully* Democrat)—Governor McCray 'duyt-d hide and seek with newspa-, I per photographer* today end out-' : witted them. Photographer* were on the lookoiit | it every point of vantage to cutch a ! snapshot at the governor as he enter si th* federal building to atirrender -! >u the indictment* returned ng*ln*t , i him Saturday He du shed from the office of hl* .j attorney* In the Lenu-ke building .! ind drove hurriedly to the federal ,! building. Hi* uuto clrcle<l th* build- , Inga couple of time* with the photo- . I craphera running behind I Then II *hoi into the mull wagon J drive and the governor disappeared 1 through the back door before the , cumoiu imm could catch up with him —' -O ii' G. E. Teams Meet Here In Big Game Tuesday The long looked for basketball <am» between the tram from th» local General Khactrlc plant and Uw Furt Wayn • General Electric plant will ! ho played in the n>-w high school gym here Tuesday evening tn’<-re*t In the I game I* running hlsh a« th* Io -al plant ha* <>oe of the strongest teams In It* history. The Fort Wuyue plant , alao ha* a strong t<*um. It loading th ■ : industrial l<-aif>io In Fort Wayne at present with *ti undofuatod recor’l , Following th* gam* n danr» will be > riven by the local g E employe* In i th* Ma*»nlc hull. Loren*'* f»rch*«tr* of Fort Wayn-- will furnleh the music.

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GOVERNOR IS INDICTED BY FEDERAL JURY Using Mails To Defraud And Violation Os Banking Laws Charged 170 BANKS DEFRAUDED Governor Surrenders Voluntarily To U. S. Marshal Meredith Today Indianapolis, Feb. 25.— (United Press). Warren T. McCray, governor of Indiana, voluntarily appeared at the office of United States Marsha! Meredith today and surrendered to two indictments returned by the federal grand jury Saturday. The indictments charge the governor with using the mails in a scheme to defraud, with violation of the national banking laws, and with conspiracy to violate the national banking laws. Arno* I). Morris, former cashier of 'h(> Discount and Deposit bank at Kentland, and a life long business associate of Governor Mi-Cray, wa* jointly Indicted with M -Uray on the indictment charging violation of the 1 national bunking laws. McCray will be arraigned March 11. He gave two bond*, one of slU.i«m> jon each; indictment- They were signed by Suite Senators William E. English and Robert L. Morheud. Fied 1 (Tine, member of the board of park •ommissioners; Eban H. Wolcott, j state banking lommissioner. and ' Clarence W. hMwards. Representations as to his financial I condition and as to the validity anil character of “cattle paper** on which the governor obtained loans from banks throughout the middlewest are mude the basis for the indictment* I < barging use of the mails in a scheme ( to defraud. Many Bankflt Defrauded One hundred and seventy banks, the | indictment* charges were i ileiratnleded. The National hank Indictments is bused on a ts said to have been committed by the governor while he was president of the Discount and Deposit bank at Ken land, from which he resigned Just before bi* financial crush last August. McCray I* charged with misrepre- ! sentaiion of the funds of the hank, falsifying record* and report* to the fed- ' encl reserve hunk in Chicago and abstraction of notes held by the bank. The scheme by which McCray I* 1 auted to have used the mails to defraud (Continued oa i'age six! PORTLAND HAS 5300.000 FIRE Blaze Os Mysterious Origin Destroys Shirt And Overall Factory Portland. Ind. Feb 25-—Fire of mysteriem* origin destroyed the Knocker -hlrt *nd ( ,v»*rn|| factory and the building adjoining it on tl>>< west which house* the state and county highway truck*, and badly damaged four frame structure* on Main and Depot street* here Bunday morning ! The damage* I* e*timaU4 at |3oo.<H> i partially covered by insurance. So fur a* I* known no live* w»re lost, although right families lived in | the flats on the necond floor of th<* factory building Many of tltese resident*, drmmetl only In their night : clothe*, w«*r* carried down ladder* to safely hy firemen. Se veral received slight burn* and the hair was mtrtlv burned from the h>-ad* of * few Two women were slightly burned by fly lag ember* but no serious injurttn were reported. Those who lived on i the lower floor* were able to mak* (Continued on Page ata)