Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1924 — Page 1

■mmeXXH. Number

SELECTING JURY TO TRY GOV. M’CRAY

fiooo OF B A 0 I CHECKS STRIKES I CITY SATURDAY ■yin And Woman Pass f Worthless ( hecks At I Eiijht Local Stores I VALUED AT $275 ■(hecks Passed Saturday I Xiirht: Connie Left City I During The Niirht I Xo less Hum citfhl Decatur ■xhiness houses were made vicKjnis (l s two clever fraudulent ■fluek artists last Saturday uf■tcnKHin and evening, it Ixcame ■known today. The amounts of Ijnoncv and merchandise oblainLl.it the different stores ran«e«l Ifmin two to three dollars to and totalled approximately «7.*>. f 'Die work of the swindlers [Jiil not become known until ■ this forenoon when different |n»rcliants were conversing Lilli tach other, and when the .•hecks liegan coinin'’ in at the Peopls Loan ami Trust company. on which bank the checks were written. The Hut of stores where the swindfees tn* known to have been at work, ht'iide Gass A- Son. ladies ready-tn-yrar store: John T. Myers cloth intt tiMC; Teeple A Peterson clothfnit «««*»; Holthouse. Schulte & Co., ektthfnr store; I. B**rnstein. dry piwh store; Gift A Hat Shoppe; Mrs. KjU' Burilee. millinery store;" nhd Bn Shoe store. Stayed At Hotel last Tuesday a man. woman and little boy registered at the Murray betel. The man gave his name as WH. Sherman. He paid up their mom rent at the hotel in advance and Mated that they likely would be ! there for two weeks On the name day. the man deposited 810 at the Peonies Loan and Trust company. At tin- hotel, the nun stated that he was > detective, but that he did no wish the fas t tn become gcn>*rallv known bn*. A« tar m known the couple did not ■art the check writing campaign tin til Saturday after the banks had rio»M for the day, although they visbed a number of stores earlier In the »tvk where they tries! on suits, coats. (Continued on Page Five) lie MY NETS NICE SUM HERE Total Os $94.38 Raised For Work Os Volunteers Os America ftecatnr folk opened their hearts **'* pm**** on Saturday to help care ,nr the destitute women with children ’ w n f the Volunteers of America ' f " Bl ’’thuting the generous sum of •MM to that worthy cans* Every "** '•"nt'ected with the affair wan *' l! pleased and deeply grateful tv “ »*»o in any way helped make the •*f otlcressful. A Malemeat Issued by the organl “t en s representative says: “To the ‘ ll officials, the newspaper, the mor t ‘ who furnished the Incentives * 'he children's efforts as well an to farolyn Acker's capable leader- "■ full credit Should be given; Wih,. r public's generosity ’ patronising the youthful workers omitted. From early in the morn until late m the afiernott each of m * ****** ***'* * m * b"** played the ** rrr tatne of Competition for the “ PHie, and tickets and at th" rl "** ° f 'b* 11 ••• found John Edward Cook wna entitled In , fl 1 *’ pr,w ’- having collected r Th " •’■‘'"’’d prise was won by a "rise llchble who had 110.06. **■* ** r ‘" atlrt «***!*' t ' ' hirrt The fourth, and fifth wot * hr K| trna Uu<h an(l All the other children were * happy with the movie passes.

D ECAT U R 1) AU A I )EM( )CRAT

Mr. and Mrs. John. A. Mumma, Well Known Residents Os This City, Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Anniversary At Their Home Today

I Today, March 17. is marked St-, Patricks Dey on the calendar, hut it sat; more than that to Mr. and Mrs ■ John A. Muatnia. well known real-1 dents of 421 Johns Street, who celtsj hinted their fiftieth wedding afinlver-j . r;,ry tedav The happy couple spent I the day at their home and this even ! 1 ing wi;l entertain, at u sumptous 0 !<•< k dinner. tn >mhern of their Imr.ied’ate family and Rev. and Mrs. R. ‘ W Loose, of the Evangelical church. Mr. and Mis. Mumma had planned; r to have open house today and entertain all of their friends and relatives.! . lint on account of their recent illness |lt was necessary to cancel those arrangements Mrs. Mumma has been I* a sufferer of diabetes for several - years and has been in failing health' | this winter, while Mr. Mumma has tieen suffering from bladder and kid-. | ney trouble, which has kept them ''both in the house all winter. I | John Ager Mumma was born June. j ( - 26. 1861. in Tuscarawas county, Ohio.] II the son of David and Anna Mumma. » ( he being 72 years old at present. His I- pood wife. Drusilla Mumma. was born in Root township, Adams county. - October 19. 1854. she being 69 years I old. She is a daughter of John and

•l 1 George Frisinger Is Buried At Rockford, O. Funeral services for George Frising- I 4 er were he|<| al two o'dock this afterI- noon at Rockford. Ohio. Mr. Fritting- I • or was a well known retired Griner , c of Rockford and also was known as t a horse dealer. His death occurred ~|’ast week. Jlo was related to the y Frisingers in this city and Maynard , i- Fiisinger was planning to attend the I funeral. ABRAHAM GROWN : DIED YESTERDAY E* r* Pioneer Farmer Os I’nion Township Died Os Apoplexy Sunday "j Abraham Brcwn, <9. a poineer I farmer of Adams county, died at his i home three and one half mile s sonthl east of Decatur In Union township, at '• 5: lu o'clock Sunday afternoon. followp Ing an Illness of apoplexy. Mr. Brown '• had hern bedfast for the past two weeks. Abraham Brown was a son of John and Elisabeth Brown, and was latrn rear Wooster. Ohio. August 31, 1844 He came to Adams county when a lad ■ of about five years ami the remainder i of his life, with the exception of • about two years spent in Wayno county. 0.. was spent in this county. He was married to Samantha J. Orr. f who died March JI. 1923 Sine* that time Mr. Brown has resided with hi« son. C. O. Brown and family. Mr. Brown was n member of the Preshy- , tort in church for nearly fifty years. ; D The deceased Is survived by seven ft children, four brothers, four sisters, ft twenty grnnd-rhildren and fourth n f 1 great-gr:ind-< hlldr.-n The children /are Jay W Brown and Grant Brown, s of Omaha. Nebraska; L D Brown, j of Warren; Bessie f'atterson and ' i-J Mary Weaver, of fort Wayne, i Amernla Helm and cliff Brown of DeI- eatur. e Funeral services will lie held from ’• the home at 1:3« ©’clock ant from • the t'nlon Chapel church In Vnlon » township at 2:oo o'clock Wednesday , *• afternoon The Rev. Blauwell. of 5 Monroeville, will have charge nf the y services. Burial wll be ntado in the • Salem cemetery. f) „ Bahv Born To Wilhhirc t Couple At Hospital Here i if A bouncing boy baby was born to 1 Mr. and Mrs. Mills Brandt, of Willy shire, at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, at eleven o'clock this morn- I ing. Everyone getting along splendid- • ly and all are'ffappy. Mrs. Brandi la s a daughter of W .A. Colter. Will-hire e banker and garage owner, and is a | niece of Charles H. Colter of thia city.

w ; . BIT SBB H The above photo of Mr. and Mrs. Mumma was taken at their home on ohns street, on Thursday of last w eek.

lariah Rrown. Mr. Mumma is one I a family of twelve children, while Irs. Mumma is one of u family of xteen. Mr. and Mrs'. Mumma were married

DECATUR WILL HAVE SIX-BAY CHAUTAUQUA Arrangements* Completed For Great Program Os Entertainment BACKED BY CITIZENS City Fortunate In Securing Central Community Chautauqua Decatur is to have a real six- ‘ day chantauqua next July. I At a meeting held Saturday afternoon in the office of French Quinn, a number of the direc-j tors appointed last year to secure or make- arrangements for a Chautauqua if they deemed it advisable, adopted and passed a resolution recommending that the Central Community Chau-; tauqua Im- secured for Decatur and that all arrangements be-, tween the Loar Independent Chautauqua association be dropped this year. The resolution as adopted by the board read: "At a meeting of the Chautauqua directors held March 15th 1921, it is recommended to the people of Decatur to enter iuto an agreement with the Central Community Chautauqua, of Indianapolis, for a slx-day entertainment to lie given dating the month ’of July, 1921." The resolution was signed by French Quinn. Rev. Harry Thompson. John |B. Peterson. Otto Kirsch. Mrs E. G Coverdale and A. R. Holthouse Mere Than 50 Sign Guarantee More than 50 people have signed; ■ the agreement with Mr. J. F. Evra 1 i eta, representative of the Chautau--1 qua association, guaranteeing the I Mie of iioo season tickets at |3.w. i emT> or In other words, underwriting. i three fourths of the total expense I |2,(MO, of Printing the chautauquu talent to this city. Decatur Is Fortunate Decatur secured the • hnutauqun; ! because of the fact that a city wa» wanted between Gary and Toledo and aa this city had no arrangements for a ihautauqua this year. Mr. Kvraets, ' took the matter up with the local p*>- ' I pie. Plays In Big Cities The Central Community Chautau • I qua plays In the larger cities and De- j r Mtur will get the same talent as Gary., East Chicago. Toledo. Dayton. Spring field, Detroit. Cleveland, Oberlin. Champagne. 111. Indianapolis. Cincinnati and many of the other larger cities. The company has an office Ini New York City and from there the big cities In the east are booked, such as Buffalo. Syracuse. Philadelphia (Continued on Page Five)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 17, 1924.

March 17. 1874. at the Brown home, by the Rev. O H. Bonnell, pastor of the United Brethren church at that time. The happy couple resided on a farm in Root township until seven

Colored Woman And Five Children Are Burned (United lhess Service) Indianapolis. Mar. 17 —Mrs. Sussie ) Slovak 41. colored and her five chil- i dre-n ranging in age from 2 months to | fourteen years were burned to death today in a fire which destroyed the ■ house in which they were sln ping. i Pcry Stoval. the father, and one I child escaped. He said he was awak- ! oned by the smoke and broke open * a window leading to (be rooms HIGH SCHOOLS NAME SPEAKERS Rev. H. C. Kleckner. Os Albion, To Give Commencement Addresses Rev, H. C. Kleckner. of Albion, a former minister of Portland and nl present a noted lyceum speaker, has been selected to give the commencement address at the Kirkland. Monroe. Hartford and Jefferson high school 1 commencements next month. Rev. Kleckner comes highly rec ommended. I The dates for the four above named commencements were announced i today by County Superintendent E S. Christen as follows: Kirkhind. April 23; Monroe. April 24; Hirtfprd. i April 25; and Jefferson. April 26. The final examinations will be held just ■ proceeding the commencement exer- ' I ci sea. There are eleven seniors In the Kirkland high school, thirteen seniors at Monroe; nine seniors at Hartford, and twelve seniors at Jefferson Whether or not ull of these will be graduated depends upon the grades made in the final examinations. It is -.nd The first annual eighth grade dip [ lorn# examination was held in Indii anu last Saturday, but none was held in Adams county, because of the fact \ that the pupils have not completed all of the work yet and .Mr. Christen de- 1 i < filed that it would be useless to hold an examination at this time. The' first diploma examination here wilt I be held on Saturday. April 19, and the j second one on Saturday, May 17. >< 0 Republicans Held Meeting Saturday About fifty republicans attended the meeting held nt the Industrial rooms I Saturday morning on call by J. S, Peterson. county chairman. They re- [ ported a very good meeting and dis- 1 j c iiHied plans for the campaign and the selection of a ticket for county office c. Another meeting will bo hold 1 in u sh<>rt time, it »»« reported Weather Unsettled tonight nnd Tuesday; J probably snow or rain; little change in temperature.

jTars ago when they moved to this city and took up their residence on Johns street. Nine children were born to Mr. anil Mrs. Mumma. four of whom nre living They are Mrs. Anna Lewton, of Hoot township; Charles Mumma, of Warren. Ohio;’Mi < Mary Wilhelm, of Fort Wayne; mid Mrs. Josie Garard of Decatur. The' five deceased children were Willard David Mumma, M r s. Cora Kern. Mrs. Clara Aber. Aurilda Victoria, and Iva Ruth. There are twenty-three grandchildren and seven gnat grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Mumma cared so- twenty-three* other children in their home at different times, being great lovers of bibles and young people. Mrs. Mumma is a great lover cf dishes and had on the table today a sugar bowl that her grandmother owned and which is possibly more than Hit) years old and a cream pitcher that her mother used at her golden i wedding anniversary. Rev. Loose will perform a re-mar-rying ceremony prior to the dinner | this evening, providing the happy j couple are able for such a ceremony, i They were presented with SSO in gold I today from the children and relatives.

DAUGHERTY IS ! IDENTIFIED IN MOVIE AFFAIR Said To Be Man Behind Plan To Show Prize Fight Films W. L BURNS INVOLVED G. O. Holdridge, Ex-Agent Os Justice Deoartment, (Jives Testimony 1 Washington. Mar. 1/ (S|mcial Io Daily Democrat) Attorney (tenerai Dauglieitv was identified as the man behind the plan to exhibit Dempsey-Car-pentier light films hi more than a score of slate by .lap Mnmti. on" of th*' promoters of the plan. <». O. Ilokh'itlge. former agent of the department of justice. tcsiifietl today Iwfore the senate committee investigating Daugherty. HoldrfdK** said un*l*r oath that Mum* toid him Duughcrly and William J. But ns. head of the department'* secret service, were both Involved . “He accused the attorney general with being th" head of the conapiracy and Hurns with aiding and abetting It." Hohlrldge teatlfled. Holdiidge also brought in the name of E. B McLean uttd related a story Mitina told him ot the occasion on which the fight pictures were given a private showing at McLean's bouse in Washington. Mutna said, ac cording to Holdridge. that at tliat time, in (he presence of "cabinet members, diplomats and congressmen." there was a general discussion cf the law against prise ffaht pictures ■■■ ■■ w4i Q - - Fire Destroys Barn And Contents Sunday A hav storage barn on the Studebaker farm. ju«t southeast «f the city . was destroyed by fire of unknown • rlgtn about 2 n<l<sk Sunday after noon. It In thought that the tire was started by hoys plavittk lit the barn with niafches The barn was valued at IL<mm and farm tools owned by Albert Rum**'hlag and stored in the bora were valued at |MHt The barn *»« Insured | for 1200 and the lottls for B®W In the I Suitles-Ktlwards company. The burn ♦ was a mana of flames when the fire ; was discovered and It was Imposslhlr to save a”? °f I 1 "' eonlents. This I* > the se< ond fir*, on Studebaker farm this year, a supply l«nl> bona* Itavlnn | burned on New )• *r » I'“' in i——O— - — e» — Three-pi*' * costume* are held In j great favor In f’arla and very long i coats ar* the most advanced typ* i shown. .

Nebraska Covered With Deep Blanket Os Snow (United Press Service! Omaha. Noh., March 17 —Nebraska is covered witlt a blank t of from half a fi ot to several fi*et of snow toI day. The snow begun falling Sunday morning and will continue over most . of tile state today, weather bureau j officials said. In the central, northern and west- ’ ":n part-, of the stale th* storm was J I accompanied by winds whic h caused ' It to drift, reusing delayr in railroad | schedules. i RECEIPTS GROW - AT POSTOFFIOE f ’ 1923 Receipts Largest Ever Known At Decatur Postoffice i. Postmaster Harry Fritzinaer an- ‘ nounced this morning that the 1923 rer ccipts of the Decatur Postoffice were the largest ever known in the history I of the local office. The receipts • totaled 127.035.2 d. which was an increase of about 11.400 over 1922 The parcel )H>st department showed a big IncreaM as well as the first class 1 mail department. The salary of the local postmaster is $2 800. The increase in business is •ak'-n as an indication of goorl busiI n*--* in this <-Ity. | Tlie local postoffice is planning to make the annual inspection of the 1 rural routes next month. Postmister I Fritxinger and Deputy Charles Hocker. going with the carriers on the route* tyul inspecting all I»>x<x3 ajud •other matters pertaining to the* delivery of mail I Ten rural routes run out of the loc"t|

office ami the average number of I patrons on a route is about one him- I tired. 0 CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE '! Wheat: May 81-4)6%; July |1.<»7%; ‘ Sept. 1108. Corn: May 78%c; July. ' 79’sc; Sept. Kot,c. Outs: May 47',c; ’ July 45%c; Sept. 42%*. J ABERG SEEKS OFFICE HOUIN Present County Auditor Is Candidate For Renomination I I/M-al political activities were enI livened today when Martin Jaberg. ( , 1 present auditor of Adams county, an-1 nounced that he was a candidate for. . the deinorratlc nomination for cwn , ty auditor, subject to the decision of , the voihers at th.* primary election on . I Tuesday. May 6th , Mr. Jaberg Is serving bis fourth ‘ year as county auditor, being elected I I In 192't and taking office. January 1. J 1921. Previous to being elected coun .' ty auditor he served for four year* i as deputy auditor under John Mosure, He I* a former school teacher nnd mall carrier of this couaty. Recently |he took an examination before th* stat* board of account* and was glv '' en a deferred appointment. Two other men announced some I time ago that they were candidate* j for the democratic nomination for ' county auditor, they belna Walter Wllkenson. of Decatur, and Frank Neusshatim. <»f Linn Grove The race for the nomination will no doubt b* one of Interest. It was rumored today that Dl.k Hoch, present county surveyor, would be a candidate again for th* demmi cratlc nomination lor that office. To j h* a county surveyor a person must shave a state license to practice as an engineer and a*, far a* known Mr.' Hoch and Orville Harruf. rlty *ngin ! eer. are the only two men in the coun ily who ar* licensed engineer* However, several others are qualified to ...cure such license. It was stated Th«* tim* limit for filing as candl 11 dates > xplre« on April 6th and In the t > meantime other announcements and ■ declarations of candidates are expect- |' 11

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TRIAL OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE GETS STARTED TODAY (Governor Facing Charge Os Grand Larceny And Embezzlement HUNDREDS AT TRIAL Governor Unaffected By Stares Os Snectators In Court Room ItuldiiittDolis. Mir. 17 <inl to Daily Democral) Efforts to obtain a jury for (he trial of Governor MeC.ray. charged with grand larceny anti cinbezzleincnt progressed slowly at the opening session of the trial todav. Michael A. Ryan, attorney lor the defense went into minute detail as to the knowledge- of each prospective juryman concerning the case. lie asked each man particularly whtit newsnaper stories he hail reatl of the bankruptcy hearing against the governor and of the efforts to have him ousted from office. H<* also asked each man about his banking connections. McCray sat among his attorneys as the questioning progressed. There was hardly a change of expression on his face. When ho entered th- court room Just before the case was calh-il he was apparently oblivious to the sfare of hundreds of person** whn Jammed corridors to the court room. Spectators wefe not admitted to .w a It« Iwakll**

the- court room during the first hour of the hearing. Later the doors were ; opened and the room filled immediate | ly. Many persons stood. St. Patricks Dav Is Celebrated Here Today j The feast of St. Patrick's, the | patron Saint of Ireland, was observed •it th« St. Mary's Catholic c hurch tojday with a high mass at seven-thirty, j Many of the Irish and those of Irish lancestory in this city were displaying I the little green Shamrocks and some ' were seen wearing a green necktie-, j Judge J (’. Sutton was "sporting" a I new green necktie and Martin Mylott. I superintendent of the City Light i plant was singing 'St. Patrick's day i in the mornin," nnd feeling as happy a a could lie. FIGHT AROUND WORLD STARTED I’. S. Army Planes Begin •Round-The-World Flight Today ! Cloverfield. Calif. March 17 l-eav I ing the field in a perfec t take oft the Uiree U S army airplanes i-ommew - ins a flight around the world sped Into . the air here at 9 32 a m. Heading his flyers Major Frederic k L Martin In Ship No. 1. waa the first to take off The big air < rosier spoil down the field for But yards and on a slight rise at the west end «f the field took the air with assurance and atendlneea. Clowe Icehind him was Ship No. 3. with Lieut. I.elgll Warte at the "atl< k." I met to leav,. was l.ieut 1 newel I Smith in Ship No. 2. Eac h of Hie junior of fleers handled his plane with all the certainty of their lommander. . ■■.,!.1. Q— Kirkland Parents And Teachers Meet Friday The Parent Tes> here club of Kirk lard township will hold a meeting al the school house Fridav night. March •21. The Bev I C Wisner, pastor of •ho |t»«atur M E. circuit, will he the • principal speaker of the evening The l program for the meeting will be nti nounc-od later