Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1924 — Page 1

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M’LEAN ADMITS PART IN OIL SCANDAL

HITE IN 1923 TAXES appears UNLIKELY NOW "SKEKH-H gent Request SAY TIME TOO SHORT Members Os House Say) President Waited Until It Was Too Late Washington. Mar. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat I—The 25 per eent tax cat asked by President fooiidjo would mean a saving of 14M.M5.241 to the tax payers if I their Income* in 1923 were the tame as in 1922. In 19’3 tax payers paid a total o( 11.535.552.966.22 on their In- j | Mnes for 1922. If the retroactive I I rebate goes through congress, tax- | payers could lop off one entire i ■urtrrly installment. (V. P. Staff Correspondent I Washington. Mar. 12—(Special to Itai'y Democrat I—A curt refusal to- ! day appeared certain to be congress’ n-ply to President Coolidge's urgent i Bluest for au immediate 25 percent nia<tion in 1923 income taxes. ’ Ai a result, tax payers must pay th* full amount of their tax. for un be tonrress acts, the treasury de-' pr’mrnt will be powerless to rebate' I p»any of the revenue, officials Her* stated House leaders were unmoved hy Mr Coolidge's message yesterday | eting immediate adoption of the rnsnlntion permitting tax payers to Hurt a quarter of the tax. He pointel out that many had delayed male j tag returns in expectation of the re-1 taction. Representative Orees, chairman ofj tW bouse ways and means commit-j be. said today that "the plan is Imfosilble." We < annot pass ths* res’•ii'ion in rime to affect the taxpayer Bust begin paying on Saturday Th house has already adopted the ffwision in ths* tax bill and is unwiilist to consider it as a separate' aruure." , II i®me members of the house, includ-, ■t Representative Garner. Texas.! said the president waiter! with his* until it was too late for his srlion to be had - "It is hard to understand." said, Cirner. "why the president did not ’ bp thia matter earlier. In view of I th" importance he attaches to it." The house a unwillingness to act I ’> bswd o n the fear of many mem ! ‘"s that If the 1923 taxes were re 1 * M. the president would veto the ’ " ntlnued on Pag.* Five) o RETORT ON DOG TAX FOND MADE Animals And Fowls Killed By Dogs Are Valued At $1,360.95 ot 11.3<0.»5 was paid hy I ’"‘•’it' trustee* to owners of sheep, ta* J*****' geese nnd ducks who . ?' 'Wr fowls or nnlmals killed hy I luring 1923. The sum of 14 “ut th"' ,n fsxes dur y * ar Bni * <*>e county received A ] ol ,h " annu *l <H*tribullon < f •tut to law the township < Mm**’ * rrV * of »ioo on 1 •M * W ’ hr , tor i# ih/" b " Un “' •• over ' » ’ r *””»iy treasurer. In other tJ » s * Art " m " tlch-r hy ».3.552.0r, from dog •*mL h r* l * W too ,0 ,owl * 1 IwZL - d< ”* ,n Washington wj, 0 ?** ) 10 ***M Paid to the twwjv M ... ’**' r *"‘ ot ,h * tO, • , "»U Za . ' h * WM ‘ ntr ,rt ,h * tv M " Wared tn the Hydrophobia ’’usls the state re'’"itinued on page three)

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I CAUSES THREE DEATHS - __ * 4'. I > ■ f i-- < ■ * e- ▼ I— —. . Berlin. Germany According to the j Berlin Tageblatt. no fewer than three | young Viennese young men have kill|cd themselves for love of a lady— I made of wax! This beautiful model was exhibited In the window of a Viennese hair- | dressing firm. Soon afterwards two ■ students. named Rohrbach and iS< Inn id t, poisoned themselves, leaving a note that they both loved the model, and as they could never hope to know her in real life, they preferred oblivion. A repoii of the case appeared in the papers, with th» result that an artist named Ci ein shot himself in the street in front of the shop window exclaiming. "It is well to die while feasting my eyes on such loveliness.” FINISH GENEVA “ ' SPELLING MEET — Teams Picked To Represent Southern Half Os The County Friday The spelling teams to represent the southern %alf of tb<* county in the county spelling match to be held in the Decatur high school building Fri- , day nixht. were selected in a sectional mat< h held at Geneva Monday afternoon The match was started last i Friday night, bnt after spelling until |after 11 o'clock about half of the i pupils remained In th» contest and it | was necessary to postpone the mutch until Monday, The teams tn repre sent the northern half of the county were picked her * last Friday night. The Class A teams, composed of i seventh and eighth grade pupils, will i meet in the high school auditorium. | Friday night, and the Class It teams, i composed of flf.h and sixth gra<le pupils will meet in the new gym- ' nasitim. Folowing are the person on [the teams to represent the southern half of the county. "B" Team Agnes Marshall. Jefferson; Walter C. *neva; Robert Fields. Geneva horothy lack. ETenth; Sarah Kaeh|er. French; Minnie Flaher, Blue I Creek; Marshall Shoemaker. H.i (( Iford; |x>we|! Sprnnger. Monroe; Rhoda Baumgartner. Monroe; Irwin I Monroe. Wabash: Luellu i.iechty. I Monroe; Ellen Ray Geneva: Helen Parr. Blue t rees; Wilma Roe. Wa bash; Ist alternate. Luella Hostetter. Wabash; 2nd alternate. Gettts Snyder. Jefferson; 3rd. alternate. Adeline Brown. Geneva. ••A" Team Madonna l’ak»r. Jefferson: Margaret Rawley. Wabash; James Land era. Geneva; Eliaabeth Krsner. Geneva; Fsluti Lewis, Wabash; Emma Clark. French; Waldo Aspv. Geneva: Mary K. Bucher, Geneva; Abla Mason. Wabash; Lillian lech. French; Vera Hnser, Monroe; Anna Sprunger, Herne; Lllah Nelson. Geneva; Vesta Mattax. Monroe; Ist alternate. Jewel* Con ell, Geneva: 2nd alternate, Orphn IJechty, Monroe: 3rd alternate, Amelia Inch. French CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May »1.06%; July Sent. 31.07 Tb. Corn: May ROMic; July ROMc; Sept. some. Oats: May. 4«'<c; July 45c; Sept. 41%c.

DAUGHERTY PROBE OPENS — First Witness (’ailed Before Committee Late This Afternoon (t'nlted Pr#>«« Staff r-<>rrr«pnntlent I Washington. Mar. 12— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Roxie Stinson. divorced wife of Jesse W. Smith.' will be the first witness late today be-' fore the senate, Committee investi-j gating Attorney General Daugherty,] Senator Wheeler, a member of the corunithe announced. Washington. Mar. 12—(Special (o Dail/ Democrat) —The Daugherty’ investigating committee today order‘■d telegraph companies to produce all telegrams received and sent by Jesse Smith, friend of the attorneygeneral who committed suicide in Daugherty's apaftment. Messages passing between November 4. 1920. and the time of Smith's death were asked for. in making this announcement. Senator Burton R. Wheeler, democrat. Montana, who has ( barge of the investigation, said that the cotnmit- | tee had taken up a new line and inI (Heated that the relations of Daugb erty and Smith might prove the initial point of attack instead of the Cantu revolution. o Erwin Files Petition Indianapolis. March 12- —Dore B. Erwin, of l>ecatur. today filed his petition with secretary of state for the democratic nomination for Judge of the Adams Circuit Court. Third Partv Convention Wil! Be Held On .lune 17 St. Paul. March 12.—The call for a I national third party convention in the I Twin Cities June 17 went out today. Almost any political group subscribing to the platform adopted «'«■ secure representatives at the convention under the (all. The convention is not limited toi farmer-laborer, progressives of non-, partisan delegates. More than I.ooo] delegates from all states are expected to attend. E.A.MALLONEE EXPIRED TODAY Former Well Known Farmer Os Root Township. Dies At Hospital Emory A Mallonee. sfi. former welll known farmer of Root township. I but lately of Rome City, died at the j Adams County Memorial hospital here ] « 8:30 o’clock this morning, follow i Ir.g an extended illness of paralysis • Mr Mallonee hud suffered his third . stroke of paralysis. He was brought to the local hospital t>o weeks ago; 'ast Monday. Mr. Mallonee was a son of Thomas W. and Susanna linker Mallonee. and ( was born In Root township. Adams, county. November 21. 1867. He grew to manhood In Root township and i later purchased hia father's furm. wkiik formrrly had »“•*" owned by] his Grandfather. He was married to Rachel E. Stephenson. January 23.1 1393. and the happy couple resided on the farm In Root township until! four years ago when they moved toi Rom* CHy. Mr. Mallonee had been j ill for the lust two years No chlldrio were born to Mr. snd Ml.t Mallonee, Resides the wife. Mr MalloMM Is survived by a step-imrth er. Mrs. Sxrah Ellen Mallonee. of Ft. Wayne, an adopted half-sister Stella Brut*hwlller. also of Fort Wayne. One half-hrnther preceded him io death. The remains we/e removed tn the home of Mr. sod Mrs. S F Kb**ts in Root township *hi» morning Mra. Sheets la a sistrr to Mra Maimnaa Fuuetal aetvicaa will ba held Friday aftarnoou. short services at th* Sheets hum* at 2 o'clock and from th* Mt. Pleasant hureh at 8:8® P tn th* Rev. I* C- Wisn*r, officiating Burial will be made in the Maplewood cemetery. Decatur.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 12, 1921.

Championship Baskethall Came Ot New Gym Tonight , Hoti) teams are nnixottsly awaiting | the start of the city championship i I basketball game at the new high j school gym this evening between tin- | Decatur Leaders and the General | Electric team. Rivalry between the I two teams and the followers of both i has become keen during the last few days and a merry battle is expect]ed. The preliminary game, between the Linn Grove eighth grade team and | the Deintur Midgets will start at 7:15 o'cloi k and the big game about 8:15 ] A largo crowd is expected. " o — MOOSE TO HOLD i A BIG TENT FAIR Lodge To Stage Big Event During Week Os May 19th To 24th At the regular meeting of Adams lodge, 1311. Ixtyal Order of Moose, last evening, it was definitely decided to give a tent fair, the profits to be used as u building fund. The event will occur May 19th to 24th and committees have boon named to look after the program, provdle amusements, music and sea- , tures. secure the tent, look after advertising and conducting the affair. During the week a number of gifts will be distributed, including an Overland car. parlor suite, radio set. electric washer. Hoover vacuum cleaner un i a fifty dollar suit for lady or gentleman. The lodge has grown so rapidly dur ing the past few months that larger quarters are necessary and th* members of the Decatur lodge will make I several efforts during the year to ; . raise money and at the same time provide the public with good and ; . clean amusement. Details of the progarm will be | I published from time to time and •fforts made »n arouse sufficient inter- ' Jest in the proJett to make the event , I a real success. •I ~ * Senate Votes To Probe Internal Revenue Bureau (United Press Service! Washington. Mar. 12 —(Special to [tally Democrat) —Without a dlasentling vote the senate today adopted a I resolution by Senator Couxens. Mich- ' igan. providing for an Investigation ; of the bureau of interna) revenue. Couxens in a speech charged that I • gross Inefficiency and improper, orgunixutiona handicapped admlnis-] , ration of the bureau.” Senator Wati «>n of Indiana, wag named chairman I >f the committee. House Adopts Garrett Resolution Late Today il'nllett t’re»« Staff Corr**pondefit> Wushlngtou. .Mar. 12 (Special 10l ftaily Democrat (—The house today; 1 idoph-d the Garrett resolution provld i f nx for a full investigation of the! charge* before a Chicago grand Jury I ; that "two congressmen” had ini ' uoperlv accepted money -" ■ — — CHANGEABLE COMPLECTIONS Chicago. March lI—To be In fashion this year, woman must ‘ change her complexion with every i gown, the Faaklon Art league convention declared today. There is some difficulty Involved for the "smart" women, as the convention holda the two really fashtunable colors this year are black and white. Likewise plaids and stripes also will be vogue. Petticoats arc absolutely dead, | th* convention holds, largely because th* "tuba dresses ' will not j neimlt anything more 'ban th* flimsiest of undergarments. i Weather Clnudy tonight and Thursday. Probably snow by Thursday night; not much cliange In temperature.

LARGE CROWD | HEARS SERMON First Os Series Os Lenten Sermons Given At St. Marv’s Church The St. Marys Catholic church was filled to overflowing last even ing witli members of the congregation anxious to hear the Rev. Father Nicholas Heummer. assistant pastor of St. Peter's church. Fort Wayne, deliver the first of a series of five , sermons during the Lenten season.. Father Heummer is an excellent speaker and his subject was most I interesting and convincingly told. The subject of his first sermon, was , "The institution of one true < hurch ! by Christ." he dealing with the Catholic church and used for his argument the words of Christ, “Upon this Risk I shall build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her." The series of sermons will treat in an instructive manner on the history of the church. The subjects of the series of sermons as announced by j Father Heummer are as follows; 1 March 18th. "How can we know the one true church?"; March 25th. "Th* true church must be holy"; April 1 'The true church must be I'niversal". April Sth. "The true church must be Apostolic." No sermon will be held on Tuesday of Holy Week. Rev. Father Otto Peters, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church, recited he Litany of the Blessed Virgin, pre■eding the sermon, followed hy Bene diction of the Blessed Sacrament On Friday evenings during Lent. ! the Way of the Cross and Benediction I will U: held. The services begin at 7:M>. Father Heummer Is a graduate o! i S:. Joseph's college. Rennselaer. am. j es St. Minrod's Seminary, and is *>!’ I .iiowii in this city. o Miss Josephine A. Malley vi<it<(l I 'riends at Fort Wayne. Tuesday. TO GIVE PLAY AT KIRKLAND Senior Class To Present “Yimmie Yonson’s Yob” Friday Night The senior class of the Kirkland high school will present a clever I three-act comedy drama entitled. I '’Yimmie Tonson's Yob" at the high school auditorium Friday < evening. March 14. at 8 o'clock. The cast has been holding rehearsal* for the past tew week* *nd a splendid produc bin t» promised. The cast of character* and a brief I lynopai* of the play follows; Ylinmla. from "Mannusota"—-Charles Yager Pal. the detective Alton Coraon Frank, the cletk—Chester Byerly i M'cky. the farm hand -Larwell Shady Mr. Kent, the father— Wm. Griffith Belle, the foster daughter--llo|>* Byerly I Sylvia, the niece—Edith Crum '•eg. the cook - E*ta Brown vlttle. the helper—Rachael Yager I Mrs Kent, th* mother Alta Krltx | man. Synopsis Shortly after Mr. Pent accused hl* on of stealing a hundred dollar*, the boy disappeared, uttd a curse aoetned to have fallen upon the Kent house-1 hold. It ws* reported that th* plscel was haunted, nnd that th* ghost of|t Hob had beet; seen st night Ytmml* 1 Yonson. who ' han lookin' for yob,"l I* employed tn help with the farming. ' and tncura the displeasure of Frank . snd Hylvtn beratisa of Id* curo«lly < lover Ih* mystery. In his quiet, good , j natured way find* who ha* the ml* i *lng ht|ndr<sl dollar bill, and th* ho* p tlllty <4 th* crafty eotipl* ha* n« • mor* effect on th* ' lumber yack ‘ | titan water has on a duck H* shields I ( B*ll* (rout their attempt* to sl*and*r , her. and a delight fully amusing ro* L mance develop* hut th* otttiom* is , a situation that is whnllv un*xp*ct ( *d. yet perfectly satisfying. PLACE The living room of Kent's faint home. TIME- Th* present.

TO PRESIDE T. BLAKE KENNEDY News Editors—This photo shows] T Hlake Kennedy, judge of th* I’nitd States court for the district of Wyoming, who will preside at the trial of the government's suit for] cancellation of the Mammoth Oil ompany (S'nclairt lease on the Tea-, >ot Dome naval oil reserve. The first bearing takes place on March 13th. Judge Kennedy Is 5U years old and ha* been federal judse for three years md heard oil II igation involving nany millions of dolla-s. He owns no oil stock and was ever, prior tn h’s appointment to the 'tench, counsel for an oil corporation LOCAL P YTHIANS GOING TO MARION Great District Meeting Os Lodge At Marion Tomorrow A large number of Decatur Knights of Pythias will go to Mar’on tom* ■ow to attend the great meeting of Indiana Pythian* to b* held In that .dlv. Other cities in this part of the <ta’e are planning to send large delegations to the meeting, renor.s Peru and Waliush stating that 3">o and I<M) Knights respectively will ati’nd from those cities. It was originally planned to charter a special interurh in car to carry the local delegation to the meeting, but It was Impossible for enough local men to make a trip to obtain a special ear The local Knights likely will drive to Bluffton and take the traction from there to Marjon or take the Clover U*af railroad mute from here to Marion. Dore B. Erwin, of this city. I» I x-and vice chancellor of th* lodge in : Indiana, and he will have an important pari in the meeting More than 2<wi new mcinb rs or page* from this region are to be trtv- | (l.-grce ut this meeting, whtch will be on* of the largest Pythian I gstberlng* held In recent year* mor. 1 than 3O'W Knight* are expected •«’ | attend. Wabash will hsve ten cardl I date* to r<M *lve first degree, Thl* meeting Is one of five which i will h* held In the state In March a' ' I uft.’-'ett” Redford. Marlon. Mlsh • wsks and Indiwiaptdl*. *'Hh 7.f<mt | Knight* attending In the** meetings j 1 k’nlvh’s • 111 P*Y tribute to th* or- J der’s most screed relic*—the Rathbone ' Itlhle on which th* Knishts or I' ganlxed were sworn Into th* new or- p I order. The Rathbone Bible reserved In]’ the Pythian archive* was *h* gift ttt |’ Justus Rathbone, rounder of the or ; derby hi« mother, and was'hy him 1 when he nhligatid the original thirteen men. forming ih* first lode* Washington. D. ‘ . on Fob 19. ‘1361. Thr bff'k I* In th* custody nf H crrv I lx>ve, supreme keeper of record and , »e*ls. MinncMfnUs. who will attend th* reginnsl tn'*ting* and administer the obligation In th* rank of pas* | to th* large clavses being formed hy ' Indian* Pythian traders, Ttcp»’rt|> from utate heSdn iKYti fig stat* that approximately fi.mtn < andl- | (Continued on Png* Five) |

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SAYS HE TOLD FALSE STORY AT FALL'S REQUEST Millionaire Publisher Testifies In Teapot Dome Hearing SORRY FOR HIS PART Regrets That He Did Not Steer Clear Os The Entire Affair Washington, March 12.—Albert B. Eall asked E. B. McLean to tell the senate oil committee I the false story he recited concerning his SIOO,OOO loan. McLean revealed today under cross examination when he took the stand. Fall called McLean to Atlantic I City and asked him to say the SIOO,OOO loan was made in cash, ; McLean said. "He told me it had nothing I to do with Teapot Dome,” McLean added. "It was in acceding to this request front an old friend, who was plainly ill. that I got my self involved in the old scandal.” McLean said. He denied, with all the emphasis he could (ommand. that he was involved in snr ether way. Showing signs of deep nervousness, th* millionaire publisher 'appealed to the committee not to question him I about irrelevant matters, as he sought Ito explain the floo<| of code messages ; that recently have featured the com--1 mittee hearings. He expressed regret that he had not had the foresight to steer dear of ] the matter, saying that if h* had been ] ■’•is* he would be "farther away from , it" than Fall's ranch is. Prior to examining McLeag, the ,| committee put P. E. M( Kenna. door | keeper at the white house executive offices; E W. Starling, white house secret service man. and E. W. Smith | ers, white house telegrapher, on the ! stand to explain telegrams they sent to McLean at Palm Beach. Washington. March 12.—Edward B. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post, denied before the senate oil committee today that he bad handled any olf stock or that he was In any way connected with the naval reserve leases under investigation. In a lengthy statement to the loves, tlgators, M.lcan declared: 1. That he never knew Harry F. Sinclair, leasee of Teapot Dome. or ever in any of the Sinclair stock. 2. That he does not know E. L. i Doheny and never speculated in any (Confinned on Page Five) TRY “SPANISH ! SWINDLE" HERE I). M. Hensley Gets Letter From Spain Offering Him Big Fortune Itavld M H"nsl*y, well known | lo< SI jeweler, its* (*<eis*d line of me nnmeron* let'ers sent to this country bv parties In Spain, which are sent out In hope* of securing victims of the (>ld fraudulent practice known us the "Spanish swindle." Report* from other cities state that mores of prom Inent cltlxens have received <epie* of th* letter wlthlu the Inst few day*. Mr Hensley received hi* letter Inst Friday. The writer tells how fortune* reaching slmoHt n half million dollars In 'be I'nßed Stste* waiting for th* reI !<-»** of the owner from prison In j Spain. The papers bv which these large sum* inav be obtained ar* ' nerreted In * hidden pm ket nt s • raveling bag .th* l-ttera say The 'grateful Spanish prisoner tells hl* in- ] tended victim that he will generousIly reward hint f nr hla aid by giving I him 8120.0 M. | (Continued On Page Four)