Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 51.

DAUGHERTY SAYS HE IS NO QUITTER

WANTED OSCAR UNDERWOOD TO “WORKON"WALSH McLean Wanted Him To Keep Walsh From Questioning About A Loan TO QUIZE PALMER Former Attorney General Is To Be Called For Questioning iVnlled Pre** Staff Correspondent) Washingion. Feb. 2<S dal to Daily Democrat) An-! i.llicr presidential candidate. I Senator Oscar W. Underwood,! of Alabama, was definitely in-i vn’ivctl in the senate’s inquiry, into the oil scandal. Underwood’s name was first liroughl •» when the senate (•oininiltcc found a telegram to E. B. McLean. Washington publisher. from one of his em-j ploves. lure, staling that A. Mitchell Palmer, former attorney general, was going to ask Underwood to “work on’’ Senator Walsh, leading investigator of the committee, to get him to refrain from questioning Me-' Izan about a SIOO,OOO loan Io Fall. Walsh at first denied that Under-: wood had ever mentioned McLean to* Mm bat this mornins revealed a conversation he said he had forgotten rtieh Underwood reminded him of I I'aderwood in that conversation askid Walsh whether .McLean would be | called. Walsh said the committee anthorizied him to ko to Palm Beach tn question McLean. Underwood was! named again in a telegram to .McLean : (rom an employe on the Washington j Post. McLean's paper, saying that : Seniors Curtis and Lenrcmt had ad-, vtasd that Underwood be seen in an • ■•lfort to have Walsh called off. In this telegram it was added, however, that the effort through Underwood j was not considered of any use. Production of this evidence thus definitely putting Underwood's name among those who were t<x be approac h rd in an effort to halt the oil investigation at the very time it was on the eve of the disclosures which later open’d up the whole scandal, name just after the committee had decided to question Palmer about his part in' *h*t some committee members feel I »*» a definite attempt to stifle the ] ’hole inquirv. Washington. Feb 38—A. .Mitchell | Palmer, attorney general In the Wilson 1 rabinet. w i|| t*. , U mm one ,| hy the ‘“•ate oil committee to tell whether • !l helped E. It Melman. Washington Publisher, try to stifle a senate In’••tigation of McLean’s dealings with j Albert R. Fall. The committee today decided to | »uhpo,. na Palmer, whose name ap-i*ari-d i n telegrams exchanged be'’"sr McLean and Ills employes, ’hhh were submitted to the com•’■lnter, in some of these te|y- I was reported to MeLaan ns I Pfparlng to -work on" Renator Walsh Pfev'-at Melman being questioned. Aj - Beveridge To Speak In Bluffton, March 9 J'luffion. F>h 23—Mr. Albert J.! former United States ®*'«r front thia state, will speak at omunlty service to he held In thia | ®» Sunday evening. March »th. I ■•ch time he will deliver a Im ' Th " A " ” The <>n to give thia lecture In Bluffth i-!." <« Mr. Beveridge by * Wndly Bible Ulus, of the First TOO SPOOKY J«wwsrk. N . J.. F tb . 28.—John . „ a. “fdortakor. can hang aiu * w,,h •• much as hr wh.. * M ”bb«dy earea. But t«o * ew " ,K to ahroudo. that's ttm >< * , Sbbors secured a *®’«ry Injunction.

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U. B. Revival To Close Next Sunday Evening The tide of interest is growing at the revival in the United Brtdhern I church. A number have publicly conI fessed Christ or expressed their need o (prayer. Tin- sermons and hymns are directed to the point of making it easy to take a stand for Christ. The date for closing the serivce is Sunday night. People are urged to get into these meetings before they close. Each service is preceded by a short prayer service in the basement of the chart h. Also an enquirers service is held following the regular servI ices. • To al services of the revival i the public Is invited an durged to . come. PLAN FOR BIG ■ K. OF P. MEETING Knights Os Pythias To Hold Great Gathering At Marion March 13 One of the largest ami most important meetings ever held by the Knights of Pythias in this part of the state, will take place at .Marion, i • Indiana, on Thursday, .March 13. I i when Supreme lodge and Grand local ofticeis will be in the city to i take part in what will be known as a | Rathbone Bible Page rank meting. (When a large class of candidates will -be given the first or page rank, using .the Rathbone Bible, which was used by Justus H. Rathbone in founding the first lodge at Washintgon. I). C. on February. 1861. Dore B. Erwin of this city, grand | •ny-e-c b t»--.-«dle». cw Uim M'IP bls M > Pythias was at Marion last evening ! where he assisted in perfecting arrangements for the district meeting. I • Many of the local Knights of Pythias, I and several from Geneva are planning j j to attend the meeting. Five similar meetings w’ll be held in the state that week, the citi-s hav- . Ing Ix-en selected by the Grand Conn(ell. These meetings will be held at 'latfnyette on March 10; at Bedford. March 11, Indianapolis on March 12: Marion march 13 and at Mishawaka on March 14. The Supreme lodge and Grand lodge officers will be at each meeting. Many Invitation* Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythians are sending out invitations to every K. of p. lodg«> within a ratlins of 50 miles of Marion and several lodges (have already sent word that they will | be well represented at the meeting The work is to be given on the ev•ening of March 13 at the Orpheum the ater and the dramatic team from Swayxee Lodge. No. 451 will give the I full Pythian drama. Supreme Keeper! lot Records and Seals. Harry N. Love,! ,of Mlneajiolis Minn, will bring the I famous Rnhboune Bible to Marion I which will be used In the exemplifies-1 ;tlon of the work of th«« page rank.' Music for the event will be furnished j by the Appollo Glee Club from Appal--loxlzulg.- No. 62 of ixigunsport and. Prof. K B. Riley and his famous Luna.• .Lite orchestra of Marlon VDitlng Knights on their arrival tn Marion are requested to go to Castle hail of the Marlon lodge, where they will be registered and secure official hndgee. The Pythian Sisters will serve i supper at th* banquet room of the i Castle hall from five to seven o'clot k op that evening. Many Offlcsr* Coming In addition to Rupreme Keeper of I Record* and Reals. Harry N. latve | Supreme Chancellor. Georg* C. Cabell of Norfolk. Virginia will also attend, na will the foliowin* Grand Ixttlgn officers; Khner Bassett. Shelbyville. Grand Chancellor; Dore B. Erwin. Decatur. ViccGrand Chancellor; Nathan J. Lane. Liberty. Indiana Grand Prelate; Carl R. Mitchell. .Mar tinavllle. Grand K*ep*r of Records and Sea!*; Henry Kammerer. Logan|sport. Grant! Master of Exchequor; Lgwig B Elmore. Remington. Grand Muster of Arms, Dolph E Farr, nf EdInburg. Grand Inner Guard and Bam !u*l L. Trebur. Rushville. Grand Out -r Guard. Henry Wade. h<-ad of the in- 1 arance department of the KnUhts of (Continued on Page Raven) I

D.H.S. READY FOR TOURNEY Local Basketball Team Reported In Good Condition For Play The Decatur high school basketbull team was reported today to be in first class condition for the opening of the district tournament at Portland tomorrow morning. Coach "Buck" Howard and Principal Paul W .Linton and eight players will leave early Friday morning via bus for Portland. The eight players to represent the local school in the tourney are Captain Dean Dorwin. .Andrews, I animintan. Steele. White. Beal. Farr and Bogner. The Decatur team will la- housed in ptivate homes at Portland during I the tournament. The players will be in homes close together. They will remain in Portland Friday night. The players ail realize the big task they have on their hands to win the district championship and they will enter the tournament with a determination to fight hard until the last To win the championship they very likeily will have to play Portland. Kirkland. Pennville and Dunkirk, considered the four strongest teams in the dis- ! trict outside of Decatur. There will be no high school classes ■ n Decatur tomorrow. There were so many excuses turned in by the pupils and so many have purchased season tickets for the tournament that the school board det Med it would be best to dismiss the high school tomorrow and make up the duv next spring. Scores of fan. are planning to attend the tournament and the Purple luqt! wU, have plenty o> support All teams in the district were re- | ported In condition for the tourna- , meat and <»ne of the best tourney* ■ever held in Portland I* expected. —-— o — — Gray vearfs of *iik atei wool are worn effective! ywita sport coat* of suede. ASSESSORS TO MEET SATURDAY To Receive Supplies For Assessment Os Personal Property A meeting of the township assessors and their deputle* will be held Saturday morning with County Assessor William Zimmerman in the I- basement of the court house *t j which time supplies and blanks will i be issued to them for the assessing ■ and listing of i>er*onal property In | Adam* county. The law provide* that j personal property shall be assessed «nch year. S'xty-flve days I* allot! ■ ed to do the work. The townaiiip assessor* with the 1 , uaaistaace of County Assessor Wil . ; liant Zimmerman have appointed; | -lepiitivs In the different townships In Decatur Ben Schrunk and A. It Bell will do the assvMlng. while In Berne. Noah Rich, a»se»«or of Mon-' me township, will do the work A* t mnoMn E. K. Ca'lahun will do the **., sc. sieg In flenevs. Th«- assessor* and the deputies who will do the work this year ara.| Union township Jacob Ulman, aaars-i •or; Edward Miller, deputy Root township. Dsvld Rice, assessor Preble. Ed Gallmvyer. assessor. Kirkland. Chari** Arnold, assessor. Washington. Jonah nine, assessor; Ben Bchrank. A. R. Bell and George tAelllnger. deputies. St, Marys. D B Roon. ssse*«or. d ‘ptity not named Blue Creek. W. H. laiiighrey. asses sor. Montoe. Nosh Rich, assessor; John I obslger, deputy. French. Clifton Knblor. •*»e«*or Haitford. Joseph Yod«r. nw»wr Wabash. E 8 Callahan, assessor; Jess M*nn. deputy. Jefferron. Jstnes Snyder, assessor. ' Deputies may be appointed tn those .township* where appointments have i not yet been made,

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 28, 1921.

To Pave Yellowstone Trail During This Year U Fort Wayne. Feb. 2S "The paving of all of the Yellowstone trail from the Lincoln highway in Allen county to Warsaw during the present year is assured". W. G. Zuhrt. local member of the highway commission, said last night. The highway commission has already awarded tiie contract tor all of tile road except the st-, tion from ' Columbia City to the Allen County . line. The contract for this section t ' which is 7.69 miles in length was not awarded* because "no apporved bid below the engineers estimate’ was received on it. I 0 ASKSSI.OOO FOR ONE HUG > — Fort Wayne Girl Seeks Damages From Greek Confectioner . One thousand dollars for a hug is . what Miss Martha George, 17, and , pretty, of Fort Wayne, is demanding ’ from Nick Dimitroff, proprietor of a ■ flreek confectionery at 1104 Broadway Fort Wayne, in a suit which went on trial in the Adams circuit court here , this morning. The case, which was I venued to this county from the Alien I I circuit court, is being tried before a ' jury and Judge Jesse Sutton. ‘p Miss Martha alleges that one day 1 last March, while she was employed as a waitress in Dimitroff's confectionary. Mr. Dimitroff approached her from the rear, placed his arms beneath her arms and around her, hugging and otherwise becoming familiar with her. All this happened within i the space of about one minute's time. > sb* testified today, while Dimitroff's ■ partner was talking on the telephone in the front end of the store. On the witness stand this morning. Miss George testified that the alleged ' attack occured about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and that she was afraid to leave the store for fear that Dimitroff would pursue her. She said she called her father, Calvin E. George, to call for her in the evening and that he came after her about 8:39 o’clock. Although her father remained in the store for about an hour talking tu her, the girl said she did not tell him of the alleged attack, but waited until they were on their way home, before she informed him. The testimony showed that the girL cousin, s married lady from South (Continued on Page Seven! KITSON GARAGE IS SOLD TODAY I I "" ' j Floyd Libby, Os Monroe, Purchases (Jarage And Sales Agency — - A business deal was closed today noon whereby Floyd Libby, of Munroe, became the owner of the H. F. Kitson garage and the Studabuker and Chevrolet sale* agencies. Mr. Kitson retain* possession of the building In which the garage and agency is |o< ute.l on the west side of South First 1 street ant! has given Mr. Libby, th*» new owner, a tlve-yeur lease on the building. Mr. Lihby took possession of the I business today. Mr. Kltson will remain with him until June Ist at which time Mr. Kltson and hl* wife expect I to take an extended motor trip to tbn west for the benefit of the latter'a health The building occupied by Mr. 1 Libby Is «« x 132 feet, giving ample room to pork 80 enra. Mr. Kltson started lhe garage nn First street several years ago and a cordial Invitation la extended tn th" ' motorists and auto owners to call on 1 th* new proprietor. Mr. Libby will continue with the H'udabaker and Chevrolet agegeiea. Weather • • Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; rising temperature.

PROGRESSIVES SWITCH TODAY Make Sudden Turn To Administration On Federal Tax Bill Washington, Feb. 2x -Progressive forces in the house today switched suddenly und avreed to join adiministration tn a compromise to make the tax bil) a "republican " measure, if their demands for - normal Income tax rates are met. At a conference of the progressive bloc it was agreed to support the Ixtngworth compromise of 37’i percent as the maximum surtax rates, jf the organization leaders would yield to a five percent normal rate on in ' come between 84.000 and fS.Oott in •tend of six per cent at Longworth proposes. Republican Leader Longworth will meet the progressive leaders later today. If the compromise is effected. I the Garner democratic rates will be knocked out of the bill in the final ' vote tomorrow. The Longworth plan provides tor a I flat 25 per cent cut in income tax rates I The maximum rate of 37*i percent is ' on inc omes of 12.000.090 or more. Th< , Garner maximum is 44 per cent on in ‘ come* over 894.000. — o Confessed Girl Slayer Awaits Grand Jury Action Indianapolis. Feb. 28. —In solitary confinement Gladys Ellis, confessed slayer, today awaited action by the Marion county grand jury. Her confession that she killed Missi Ixtuise Richards, matron at the Wo-1 man’s prison when the matron at- j tempted to stop her flight from the; prison was placed before the grand lury this morning with other evidence ■ gathered by police und detectives. The girl, with a criminal record dat-; ing back to her childhood, told prison | officials who questioned her that she wanted to "go to the chair and get it over with." SPELLING TEAMS TO BE SELECTED Central School Pupils To Finish Contest Friday Afternoon The spelling teams to represent the Decatur public school" In the county spelling match will be rhosen In a contest to be held at the Central school building Friday afternoon. The contest was stnrted last week, but a large number of pupil* were still in the contest after spelling all afternoon and It was necessary to po. tpone the contest. There will he two teams selected, one representing the aeventh and eighth grades and one the fifth and sixth grades. There were thirtynine left In the seventh and eighth grade contest and thirty-five in the fifth and sixth grades. Those- remaining in the seventh and eighth grade contest are: Elght-A—■ Helene Haubold. Helene Davis, Helen Myers, Kether Beery. Edith Dayer. Della Johnson, Feme Scrour, Vivian, Thomas. Laura Bovine. Virginia Hite. Pauline Niblick. Gerald Koos. John DeVoss, Charlotte Everett; eight B Charlotte Elxc-y. Dorothy Johnson. Isabel Beteroon, Harry Dailey. Glee, Krt)gh. Mary Ault. Ixieile Gay. Dorothy Haley. (Mlle Werst; Seven-A Wilma Chronister. June Miller. Florence- An 1 derson, Robert Butcher. Mary Jun*DeVor, Melvena Smithley. Betty Macklin. Francis Grim. Helen Draper; Seven B Anna Ellxsbeth Wlnneoe. Roland Parrlah. Virginia Bteele. I .'llian Johnson. Marie '.inilth. Onlta Rey-, noMo. Crystal Roop Th.- name* still In the contest from : the fifth and sixth grade* are: Mie*l Spangler s room—Fae Stogdlll. Lu-1 geno Koch. Francis Lynn*. Dsn S-haL! er. Harold Btr|ck|e>r. B'iOadlne Scbraluk*. Francis M< Cot>o"hey. Ar go Sudduth. Luetta Rcffv, Msffdelin* Miller, Dori* Shosenburg, Sanford Richards; Miss Brandyberry’s room (Continued on Puge Seven) |

Portland Bank Sues Wells County Sheriff Bluffton, Feb. 28. The Farmers' i State bank of Portland, today filed (Cult in circuit court hen- against She riff Noah Frauhiger of Wells county, to make the sheriff settle with the bunk in the payment of SBOO secured <n a salt- of property to satisfy a judgment of the- bank against Orville D. Arnold, in the sum of $2,441. The- plaintiff avers that the- sheriff's sale- was held last November, but he has not made settlement. Judgment is asked also for damages of SIOO, due to the delay. From the sheriff's office, it was learned that the sheriff has delayed settlement clue to a controversy over certain papers in the case. PORTLAND MUY LOSE FACTORY Berne And Other Cities Are Seeking Knocker Shirt & Overall Company Pottland. Feb. 28 —A statc-ment was j made last night by a person closely | connected with the J. A. Long comi oany of thic city, that Mr. Long was i oasldering the removal of the Knocker Shirt and Overall Company to an Oh'o city which hud made- an offer of a factory building already -quipped with machines, and as u further inducement off. rs the coin puny a 820.1 MM) bonus. It was learn ••d today that offers from Hartford City and Berne- has also been made j Mr. Sprunger. of Berne, being in this i :ity yesterday. Ftom the same source comes | another statement that if the com I pany decide* to stay in Portland; a ' erne-story building will be erected on ’he lot where the former factory food, and this would be used temi -s rarily for manufacturing purposes i until sue h time a* a large building ■ -ould Im- erected on the corner of the i lot where the garage was. at the cor ! w of North Ship street and West Walnut street Nothing confirming or contradicting these reports has been given out •it the office of the J. A l-ong company. Mr. I.ong is said to he await ing the arrival of C. C. Cartwright md son. Earl, who have l>een spend tn* the winter in Florida. Mr. C F. Headington came yesterday. It is known that Mr. Long is not entirely satisfied with the attitude of many of the- citizens of this city. Kecording to information coming to this office Mr. !x»ng is said to have iverheard remarks made by persons It the fire Sunday to lhe effect thut Mr. Long and the Cartwright* and Mr. Headington could afford to lose, ind that but little sympathy was expressed for them. This attitude is resented by a good many a* being wrong. While it is no doubt true that the owners of the company can stand the loss without greatly Inconven lelicing them, the other aid* of the ' question I* whether the people employed ill the Knocker-slid the meri chant* nf the city can afford the los* j The payroll of the plant during th« | -iimrner months ran up tn gtuai per i week or more, quite- an item, when j It i» considered that practically every j cent of this was spent in this c ity. | Some of the employees had saving* ■ accounts, some of them were huving ■ pic-perty. tnnklng payment* thm-on lout of the wage* received for their I •nl-nt at thl* plant and to take tht* indtttary awny from the- c ity will | ' mean a great deal, not going into I Ither aspec ts of the case. Train Kills Throe School Children Today Kenton. Ohio. 28 Two girls | and a boy were Instantly killed lodny I and another youth, brother of on- | (of till vhtlins. wan sevemly Injur’d when a Big F*t»i»r freight train demolished 110-lr automobile ala grade I’rnssing in Ridgeway. The automobile party was return- 1 ; Ing ftom a school party wh’-n the accident happened. All lived in llidg way. | Alta Btri> kJatid. 15; Lena Mae Shuster. 15; Howard Strickland. I'.’; were killed an-i IJoyd Strickland. 17. , driver of the machine’, was terribly -bruised. He- may die.

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GOES TO CHICAGO FOR CONFERENCE WITH OFFICIALS To Remain In Office Until He Has Had Congressional Hearing EXPECTED TO RESIGN President Coolidge To Ask For His Resignation After Hearing (United Press Service) ClitCiigo, Feb. 28 (Special Io Dailv Democrat) “I'm no iiiittcr.” \ttomey General Harry M. Daugherty told lhe I'nite<l Press when he arrived here •oday for a conference with federal officials conducting the grand jury investigation of the United States Veterans’ bureau. Daugherty was greatly heart•ned by telegrams of conlidence from all parts of the country. "A winner never quits: a quitter ■ever wins.” one telegram stated, -end Daugherty showed it with pride. "That's my position," he said. 'l'm no quitter.” Da ugh-tty arrived in Chicago at 9 c. m and went at once to the federal building for conferenc-e with his ■tides. He put up at the Union League club, where he probably will remain until he leaves Chicago for Miami. Fla., to visit his invalid wife. A small army of photographers and ncwspujM-r ir.--n greeted the attorney ■t’-neial on his arrival here. He laughingly pdsed for a picture with .Julius Crim, special prosecutor lor In* government in the Veterans' bur eau case. Daugherty showed impatience- with the whirl of questions hurled at him by the newspaper men. "I will issue a statement later." h«i said. "I mn here on government business and therefore I cannot dis-li-s it.” *8 When asked whether he had an appointment with Silas K. Strawn. Chicago attorney, who was selected and 'hen rejected ns government attorney In the Teapot Itome scandal, he replied sharply: "Gentlemen, there is no use cross examining me. I shall say what I have to say later." To Have Hearing Washington. Feb. 28 (Special to , Daily Democrat> — Administration , leaders will put Attorney General Daugherty on trial before some con-ire-’sloiial tribunal without delay After he has hud a hearing. Pn silent Coolidge will ask him to rosier., on th’ 1 advice of his closest political i lieutenants. , F’om official sources. It was learn•d that this ts the president's present I 'ntentlon r -guiding the attorney general who left Washington with dra- , mafic suddenness yesterday. "It Is not my purpose even to eon |der temh-rttig my resignation a* attorney general until a lair hearing >n charge* preferred against me.’ he said Whether Itaugherty will be Investigated by a senate committee under h- Wheeler rose lutlon. or called to the bar «f the senate In impeachment irmi. ding* I* to Im- decided today. Black Attends Meeting Os Embalmers At Marion 8 E Black, local undertaker, went I ’<> Marion yesterday, where he altendd a meet Ing of the Indiana Stat" Board of Embalmers. The meeting was held In the- Marion Public- LibrarySpeakers at the meeting were Prof. I <’. G. Askin and Prof. Ivan I* Bowsh | or, of Cincinnati. President F. E. 'william*, of the State Association: ; anci President Harry M. Allen, of th<- ! State Board. The embalmer* were welcomed by the Mapor of Marion. ••TEAPOT" ANO TRUBBEL" New York. Feb. 28.—Harry Payne Mas claimed the name •■Tespe*” for a towyearold bay filly by ■roomvtiek. The dam I* Mr*. Trubpet. i