Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number til.

GOVERNOR M’CRAY PLEADS NOT GUILTY

JLLDT QUOTAS IN COMMUNITY FUND FOR CITY Each Finn’s Or Individual s Assessment From S 5 To SIOO GOAL IS $4,000 Soliciting Teams To Start Work Soon; Many Projects Are Planned Theodore firallker, < hairman. and ’ numbers of the finance committee of ((,.• Decatur Industrial Association met I jjst evening and prepared a budget of approximately |4,OW) and apportioned the assensrn"nts among the manufacturing plants. business bouses, professional and . business nvn. regardless whether they were members of the association or not. The assessments range front |5 to 1100. several of the large manufactur ing plants being alloted this amount The Community Fund The fund will be known as th ’ -Community Fund” and will be used in promoting the general welfare of the rommunity such ns apying Decatur's onotn in the securing of the north and smith state highway through the rotutty, the locating and maintaining nf a tourist camp and in advertising the merits of Decatur. To Solict By Thursday Charles D. Toepie. M. A. Kirsch. J. 1. Kocher and C. S Niblick, members of the finance committee, were turned team captains and they will •elect one or two wolkeCa who will *««ist the solicting for the Community Fund it is thought that the teams will start out Thursday. I Th.* committee classifier! the assessas to business classifications •nd the quota allot”) each firm or Individual was made i n a systematic •«v. It is hoped that at least 24.000 **• he secured in the drive. Avon Burk, president of the Decatur Industrial Asociatloa. recommended in his message to the Association that thin amount be raised so that the prorrnm for 1924 could be carried out. Sixty Days To Pay Members of thf aolicting teams will »«k the individuals or firms to sign a HMge card ami they will have the Fiviledge of paying one-half of their *MWBent in cash and the balance within SO days. The directors of the Decatur Industrial association met last evening •M discussed subjects of interest to the city, but took no action on any of the projects, pending the outcome of ihe present drive for funds What*w Is the outcome of the drive, the '“’ll raised will Jh. alloted for the different projects under way and a budget made, n t H hotter! that enough "t” 11 '' ran be secured to carry out •»*»al of tne projects this year. FORMER MONROE WOMAN IS DEAD W. H. Oliver Diet In Hospital At Kalamazoo, Michigan Monro... Mar. 11-tßpeclal to Daily i*m W ratl-Mrn W H . Oliver, age ...* daughter of Mrs. Mae Hells, of died at a hospital in »Uma«oo. Michigan, at 3 o'clock •»t»rday afternorm. Mrs, Oliver . ' undergoing treatment for u 1 ’’neumonla at the hospital w last two week*. remains wilf be returned to ntir.ir and are expected to arrive ”*d«y afternoon The funeral rvircs will be held here sometime '“ r "'l»y. the exact hour not having n decided upon today. Mrs. Oliver formerly was Mae tn u. hwrw. before going hl ” rh,On Hhp >■ survived by her in i*' ,w ® r,,, >dren. Harriet, age Rnhwr ‘ 1>: h*r mother; u brothers. Grover and HerMr,* - '* and-Jesse Holla. Rapids, Michigan.

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here Scores Os Coal Miners Lost Their Lives fe'i k WaEsk ~ 3. .5? jM B i i - * Sc.ip*-KdWtwl — -JHbw. V ,i >r u*i * 1 . , » V* ■ w i • *v ■ - " ‘ * 1 L BBr' ** Photo shows a general view of the mine of the Utah Fuel company, at Castle Gate, Utah, where 17.1 miners were entombed. Saturday, as a result of explosions. Afore than fifty bodies have been recovered, while rescue crews are endeavoring to account for the remaining victims. The train in the foreground. which passed just as the photograph was being taken, hides the tipple of the mine, but some of the buildings are visible. P and A. Photos.

Washington Has Big Snow (United Press Service) Wnsrington. March 11 —Waehin.ti ton was blanketed under six inches of slukh and snow early today and the'j worst storm the capital experienced this winter showed few signs of abating. Driving rain turned the night’s heavy snowfall into a morass. HEAVIEST SNOW IN TWELVE YEARS ! Weather Bureau Reports Total Os fi Inches During Last 24 Hours (United Press Service) Indianapolis. .Mar 11 —(Special to I Daily Democrat)—The weather bureau today reported the heaviest' snowfall in 12 years. A total of six Inches fell during the: 2* hours ending at 9 o'clock Inst night, according Uo the bureau. The ! himi* was genera! throughout the I state, according to reports. The heav-| lest snow was reported at Anderson, where it reached a depth of eight, inches. Interurban traffic wa* nearly normal yesterday tn spite of the drifts. There was some delsty on the Indian-; apolis A Cincinnati traction lines. Stenin roads, practically without exception, kept to their schedules, this lines found it hard to speed over the drifted roads, and some of the; less used country roads were blocked . The snowfall for the twenty four hour period ending at 7 o’clock last night was the heaviest since March 24. 1912. Four Operations At The Hospital Today One major nnd three tonsil operations were hel<l at the Adams County Memorial hospital today. Mrs. I Nellie pierce, 334 North Ninth street, underwent a major operaton. Mt.. Pearl Cable of Preble. Mrs. Clara Hoffman, of Decaur route four, and • Miss Anne Itelmrlck. of Magley. had 1 their tonsils removed. Twenty-one ' people wore patients at the hospital i today and mine nurses ar* <>n duty. I Km»ry Mallonee. former Decatur ’ cltlr.cn. who moved to Rome City, sometime ago. Iles seriously 111 at the ' hospital. leases Ehinger Residence Francis Schmitt has lensed the E i X. Ehinger homo. comer of Fifth and | Monro* streets, The upstairs, which , was mad* into n flat sonietlme ago. , will be rented and Mr and Mrs. Sch- . mitt may move into the lower floor. . Mrs. Ehinger will move Into the north aide of th* double house owned by . her on Fifth street ahd which In being vacated by .Mr, ami Mrs. Albert Hellcmcyer.

APPOINTMENT OF POSTMASTER AT BERNE REPORTED Renorf Sava Menno Burkhalter Is To Succeed Vilas Schindler OBJECTION IS MADE American Legion Post And Others Object To Naming Burkhalter BULLETIN fVnftM Pre«« Washington. Mar. ll—(Sfiejcial to Daily Democrat) 'Hit* nomination of Menno Burkhalter as postmaster at Berne has lu-cn sent Io the senate. Il has not vet been confirmed. Berne Inti,. Mar. 11 (Spcjoitd to Dailv Democrat) Much I interest centers in the appointment of a Postmaster of the Berne PogtofTiCe. anti in the unofficial announcement that Menno Burkhalter, proprietor of a the and ten cent store. w»»ul«l be annointed to succeed Vilas Schindler, present incumbent. Several weeks ago the postoffice department sent a representative to this place to investigate th* reasons for the objections filed and made against the appointment of Mr. Burkhalter. It was stated here today that word had been received from Washington that Mr. Burkhalter would be appointed regardless of these objections. th* government representative reporting •’favorable" In Postmaster General New. Th* Borne Witness In Its editorial column said: "The report mad* to Postmaster General New by the postnfflce Inspector who toys sent h»re from Washington to Investigate the objection* made tn the appointment of Menno Burkhalter as postmaster and th» charges made against him. shows thrtt the objections were unfounded and th* charge's untrue. President Coolidge therefor* Immediately ap 1 pointed him and he will receive his I commission In time to take the officel April Ist." Legionnaires Objected American legion Posts, Including Adams Poet number 4.1. of Decatur. I an<l several others In th* Eighth district. Including those at Portland,. Winchester nnd Muncie and headed; by Dr. Harry O. Jones of this place. I who served a* a medical officer with I the rank of captain In th* world war. have wired and written to Congress man Vestal objecting to Mr Burthalter’s appointment, on the grounds that an ex-service man. H. L. Burdg. was » candidate sad should have tb* place. At a district meeting last Tpeeday at Anderson the matter was (Continued mi Page Five)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 11,1924.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦ CONGRESS TODAY ♦ (United Press Service) Senate Routine business. I Teapot Dome committee. ' Finance committee on taxes. House Routine business. BELIEVE ILL OF MINERS PERISHED I Rescuers Still Laboring In Wreckage Os I’tah Mine; Find 77 Bodies J Castle Gate. Utah. March 11— Tired . and worn rescue crews worked dog- j I gedly today clearing the wreckage i , from the underground passage of the . Utah Fuel company's mine No. 2 ‘ where 17.1 men were trapped by a gas j explosion Saturday. Although all Indications are that I non* nf the workers survived, the re- | ,'acue crews have not entirely given up | ■ hope that possibly a few of the men j . were able to build a safe barricade • against the deadly gases and may bo j ’ found alive Seventp-flve bodies. gome burned. I broken beyond all possibility of id- ■ entification. were lying In the Knights ; of Pythias hall todrfy. Official* in charge of th* rescue work believed ' they could roach the remainder of 1 the bodies during the day. 1 > , ■■■ Q «i ' i —■ Berne To Have New Business Concern Soon Bern*. March H—Berne has a new 1 Jbusinooa concern. which will very j 1 likely b* known In the future as the Fulton Machin* Company, of which Paul Felber Is the proprietor laist Friday. Mr. I’wlbcT. one of ( Berne's foremost machinists porch#.- i *d the Bern* Hardware machine shop which Is locates! on Fulton, just south nf the hardware store Mr. F*lil>er has been contemplating to pur- • chase the shop for som*tlm*. but not ■ until last Friday was th* deal elot si. I In th* purchase. Mr. Felber became | the owner of th* equipment of th* shop tools nnd all th* stock »n hand. | !An Invoice of th* stock has been I I taken for th* consideration of th* pur-1 I chase Mr. Felber will continue with the ’ 'business In the asm* mom as In th* | i past, however th* business will h* J done independently from th* Hard- | ' war* The business In this shop in : ’ elndi-s repair work on practically anv ' kind nf machinery. i Weather 1 Cloudy and unsettled tonight; snow • In north portion. Somewhat colder ' near leak* Michigan Wednesday pro buhh fair.

OIL COMMITEE HAS NEW BATCH OF TELEGRAMS Searches Through Messages For Additional Facts Today MEETS RESISTANCE Future Os Investigation Hangs In Balance: .May Halt Prohe Washington. Mar. 11 (Sjm*cittl In Daily Democrat) Senator l.ciirttol. Wis.. today resigned as chairman of the senate public lands committee, which lias been investigating the naval nil reserve. l.enr<M»t who has been at Southern Pines. N. C.. for a week resting sent his resignation to the committee. The following statement was given out on his behalf by the committee late today. ‘‘Since coming Io Southern Pines I have not recuperated as I had hones and it will not lx* |x>ssible for mi* to continue my work on the committee on public lands and surveys. (United Preus Service) Washington, March 11 —Th* senate oil committee todav searched through a new batch of telegrams, tracing ud ditional facts to show the ramifications of Albert 11. Full's relations with other principals in th* oil scandal. In executive session the committee studied message* which pa«M*t twe*n Fall and hl* associates, while h* was at his ranch at Three Rivers. N. M„ The telegram* found pertinent to the Inquiry will be read into th* record publicly later on Th* slubpnena that brought these telegrams for all sent to or by Fall. Harrv Sinelalr. to whom It* leased 1 Testsit Dome: J W. Zeveiy, Sinclair's attorney; II M lllarkmer. president <if th* Midwest Refining company, and Robert Stewart, president of the j Standard OH company of Indiana. Washington. Mar. ll—(Special t« j Dally Democrat)—Faetag a stonewall j on every aide, th* Teapot Dome com I mlttee may he forced to close It* In-1 j vrstigalion within two weeks. Th* weight of high pressure from i various sources Is being f*lt and In- ! vest Iga tors let Is b* known today (hat unless aom* mean* can b* devised nf hr*uk'ng through th* obstacle* their Inquiry mav fall Many reasons are ascribed for fall ur* nf th* committea tn ascertain th* facta concerning multifarious reports, rumors or direct Information that have come to It. They include: (Continued on Page six)

Triple Funeral Today At Liberty Center A triple funeral was held at one o'clock this afternoon at the Method | Ist Protestant chart h at Liberty Cm- ! ter for Mrs. Marion Rohr and an in ' fant child, nged 12 hours, who pr ■- ceeded his nfother in death, and for 1 Mrs. Edward H. Bays, an aunt by I marriage of Mrs. Ilohr whose death . occured Just two and one-half hours before Mrs. Bohr passed away. The I death of both women was caused ‘ by t onipllcaEon following ehildbrith | : Mrs. pays' baby survives and aP- ' I pears to he a healthy child. NEW PRECINCT CAUSES QUERY Berne Voters May Have To Register Again As A Result The establishing of an additional voting precinct in Berne, including part of Monroe township, brings up a' question concerning which County Auditor Martin Jaberg has written to the State Board of Election Commissioners asking that body to solve and • make a decision in the matter. Heretofore Berne has had only two | vot’ng precincts, namely, ‘ Berne A", and “Berne B”. ami two months agoj lat the request of several voters in j the town of Berne, the county comtnissioners granted a petition for the establishing of a third precinct, name-■ lly "Berne C." The boundaries of the! I ’wo former precincts were changed • and extra territory Included in the new precinct. The law states that when a voter changes bis place of residence Crum •'nne voting precinct to another that he must register again in the precinct | I where he maintains liis residence. For this reason Mr. Jaberg wants to know if every voter in Borne will. have to register or only those who ; come under the < hangea. including j the new precinct. Only one registration will be held j n the county this year unl«e* a petition signed by at least three hundred , voters I* presented to the Imard of, county commissioners asking that the first registration be held on Sep-1 tember Sth. 59 days before the fall • election. If such a petition Is not filed the regular stated registration will be held on October Sth. 29 days! pievlona to the November electioni which falls on November 4th. Mr. Jaberg also Inquired of the state election commissioners if It would be necessary to hold two regi.'-trations in Berne, or whether those who changed their precincts could register at the October registration. A voter need not be registered to vote at tile primary on May Sth. The changes in the voting precincts xt Berne are as follows: Precinct BERNE "A” All that part of the incorporated town of Berne, lying east of the ten ter of Sprunger street and north of ’ the center of Main street and all that part of .said Monroe township outside | of the Incorporated town of Berner lying east of the Grand Rapid* and Indiana railroad and south of the half I section line running east and west I through the center of sections 25. 28.1 27 and 28 in said township. »h»H stitnte. and be known as Preclnci "Berne A.” Precinct BERN’K "B“ All that I«rt of the incorporalml j town of Berne, lying west <»f the center of Bprtmger street and north of the center of Main street and all »ha' part of Monroe township outside of the incorporated town of Berne lying west of the Grand Rapid* and Indiana railroad and south of the half • section line running east and west through th” center of sectioti 28. 29 and :io In said township, shall const I tule and b” known ax Precinct •Berne B." Precinct BERNE "C” All that part of the tncorporafd town nt Rein” Ding sooth of the ern ter of Main street shall constitute and be known as Precinct Bern” "C ” Ptrcinrts North aud Middle Monroe Th* boundaries of North and Middle Mnnroe shall be and remain the same as heretofore established p . D M. Hensley mad” u business trip to Fort Wayne this morning.

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ENTERS PLEA TO TWO CHARGES IN FEDERAL COURT Denies Using Mails To Defraud And Violating Banking Laws AWAITS HIS TURN Governor Gets No Preference In Federal Court Proceedings Indianapolis, Ind., March 11. —White faced but clam, surrounded by self-admitted criminals, bootleggers, automobile thieves and white slavers and | operators of fake matrimonial ! schemes, Warren T. McCray, governor of Indiana- stood before Federal Judge Anderson today and pleader! not guilty to , indictments charging him with using the mails to defraud and violation of the national banking laws. In a room reeking with the unmistakable odor of jail disinfection. the governor of the state of Indiana sat Patiently throughout the morning and waited his turn to lie arraigned. No preference was given McCray in i court proceedings because of his of- . filial position. The governor pleaded only after demurrers to each indictment, filed by James W. Noel, his attorney, had been overruled. Judge Anderson set April 21 as the Hute for McCray to go on trial on the indictment charging violation of thu I imstal laws. A serimis blow was dealt the govI ernor’s case according to those faI miliar with the situation when Amos , D. Morris, former cashier of the Dis- • count & Deposit bank at Kentlan*l pleated guilty to violation of the na I tional banking laws and to conspirI acy with McCray to violate the hankI ing laws. Morris, a life long business asso- { elate and ft lend of McCray’s was in- ! dieted jointly with him. It is understood that Morris will he the star witness for the govern- . ment in the event the hunk case is I tried. Whether the governor vril! go I to trial on that charge depends it is l>ointed otit on whether he is convicted on the indictment alleging ' frudiilent use of the mails. Th” governor himself, asks no ’ special favors from the court anti receives none. His case was treated by Judge Anderson just the same ns 1 that of any other defendant in federal court. The bank case was called fully half an hour before the postal case ■ »tnl a plea had been entered i in the first case. Noel said: • May the governor’s other case l>« (Continued on Page six) FINE MEETING HELD AT BERNE Earl Crawford Addresses A Large Crowd Os Good Road Boosters Berne, Indiana, March ll—(Special to !hilly Democrat!- More than three hundred bualMPa men and farmera of thia community braved th” anow covered roads and attended the meet Ing at the auditorium last night, under the auspice* of the Berne neaa Men's Aaaoclatlon ami enjoyed It immensely The principal speaker of the oreaslon wax Mr Earl Crawford, nf the State llighwuv Cnmmlaxinn. who explained In detail the work nf that hndv and their hopes fnr a road av»t-m 'hat will p!u< • Ind’anu at the head of I 'he column in the United Stat**. Ills address wax similar in that delivered at Decatur a few weeks ago and he Impressed th” people who heard him with hla honesty and (Continued ou Pago Five)