Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 76.

DAUGHERTY RESIGNS FROM CABINET

SAYS M'CRAY KEPT SIO,OOO SEVEN MONTHS Bank Cashier Seys Governor Failed To Deposit All Os State Funds PASS BOOK IS SHOWN Cashier Tells Os Conversation With McCray About The Matler (United Press Service) Tn<li:in:i|><»lis. Mar. 28 (Special |n Daily Democrat) Governor Warren T. McCray failed Io turn over to the Discount and Denosit Bank of Kentland, of which he was then nresidenl, #IO,(MHI <>f stale funds elven him for deposit in the bank until seven months after he receiv-' cd the money. Amos D. Morris, former cashier of the bank, testified this afternoon in the trial of McC.rav on larceny ami cmIm »7|< int nt charges. Judge Chamberlin ruled that the slate could introduce this evidence hut warned the jury that it anplied only to the intent of the governor ami not to ’ th fuels in the case at issue. Under the ruling the state was permitted io show a pass hook Issue,! I Is (he slate treasurer in which tli * tlaie was credited with a deposit of (lu.iHHi j n the Kentland hank on Fch. IX IM3. Morris testified entry was in MeCravs hand writing. Special proMMiitor Nichols asked Morris if he had a conversation with McCray legarding this transaction on. "I asked the governor what the ! • airy in the puss book was" Morris I testified 'We had no record of it on mir books.' "McCray aaid he had received a Hnrit from the State Treasury and depoeiti-)! it in an IndianapclV ( lank and that, through error, it j Bt»t have la'en deposited on his ! •(■count Instead of the hanks acoitnt. . “I didn't talk to the governor i thoat it again, but I later wrote him Nntking was done until sometim* in September when McCray sent its lhe money to deposit to the state's account", , "How did he send It?" “By cheek" t "Was || his check?" Th • defense objected on the trmind that it made no difference »ho»e check Is was. The witness was Bfl * permitted to answer the question. * Decatar Girl Wins In County Latin Contest bveatur hitch school is assured of •hree representatives in the district lastin contest to he held nt Muncie "on. Word was received today from ''"inty. where the manuscripts ‘‘ county contest were graded, 'hst Miss noris Peters of Decatur »»» one of the two highest contest “Us In the Rophomore class contest. Tie other contestant wan not named 4 *" the letter received here. Owing •n the fact that none of the other "• bools in the County had entrants In '•'e Junior and Hoplmmore contests, 'he two Decatur entrants were assurof the right of representing the "itntv In the district content. They " p * Mary Poling. Junior, and Helen Kneher. senior. The results of the| "t"»hman contest are expected to be t">e|vrd noon, ( al Yost Purchases Interest In Garage 'fl Yost, well known contractor a member of the firm of Yost rnUtSHh han purchased a halffm"rest In ths uhy Oarage on South r ’’ *' r ’et. Floyd IJby purchased ’ < a r»te from H. F. Kltnon a few *** l ‘ ago Mr Yost and Mr Llhy will to hold the Studekaber sales ’Ben,v Bn( t wj) | „• netierul r *Palr and accessory shop.

D ECAT UR DAI i A DEMOCRAT

Mechanical Soldiers Must Fight Next War Copenhagen, March 28. — Mechanical soldiers, directed by wireless rays, will fight the next war, j if the claims of Niels Aasen, Norwegian scientist and inventor, prove true. Aasen claims to have Invented a soldier automaton which can fire 2,000 rounds a minute, thus virtual- 1 ly doing away with human "c-an-non fodder." The* invention has been offered | to the Danish governmentBEDICATICN OF NEWREFOFMED CHURCH SUNDAY Beautiful New Edifice On Third Street To Be Opened For Service WEEK OF SERVICES Three Meetings Sunday: Former Pastors Will Be Present With appreciation ceremonies be-, I ginning Sunday morning and continuing each evening up to and iclnding | Friday evening. April 4th. the beautl-j fill new Zion Reformed church will be dedicated, the main services being held Sunday morning, afternoon nnd evening. Four of the former pastors of the congregation, namely Rev. L. W. Stolte. of Dayton. Ohio; Rev. Geo. I (Irether. Verona. Wis.; Rev. L. (’.[l llessert. Crestline. Ohio; and Rev. E. W. Kruse, of Kenton. Ohio, assisted by the local pastor, Rev. R. R. Elliker.; ! will participate in th.- services. At the evening services. Rev. I'.. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the First Meth odist church and president of the De-1 | catur Ministerial Association, will do-' liver a short sermon. ' The bountiful new church, c onstnictI ed of red brick, trimmed with Bedford! ' atone, is located at the corner of Jack-' son nnd Third streets, having three main entrances. two on Jackson street * and one on Third street, with a side entrance on Third street to the c hoir loft. At the northwest corner of tho chnrch an entrance is located to the. i pastor's study. The parsonage was moved some ■ time ago from the corner, where the church now stands to the west line facing Jackson street. The edifice It constructed along the American Ec-; clesiasttcal lines of architecture, and I (’. N. Christen, of this city, was the’ general contractor. The cost of the I new house of worship, including the | furniture and equipment, was npproxt mutely IW.OM. Following is the program for the Sunday services and a cordial Invlta-j lion is extended tn members of the other Reformed congregations In the county ami to the public to attend: Morning Service. 10:00 s.m. Prelude Miss Lulu Gerber Gloria Pntrf .. Congregation Standing Invocation The Pastorj Hymn Congregation Scripture: Panini 84. Dedicatory ceremony, by pastor. Anthem • /| Choir Dedicatory Sermon . Rev. L. W. Stolte (Moratory Miss Lulu Gerber Anthem Choir ( Dedicatory Sermon ..Rev. Geo. flrether i Hymn Congregation Standing i Benediction. : Doxology. Afternoon Service 2:00 p.m. Prelude Miss Lulu Gerber, Gloria Patrl .. Congregation Standing Invocation The Pastor Hymn Congregation | Scripture Rev. N. E. Vita Prayer Rev. George Grether Dedicatory sermon. Rev. L. C. Hexsort Anthem , ' ho,r Dedicatory sermon. Rev. E. W. Kruse Anthem Choir Offeratory Mies Lulu Gerber Hymn congregation Benediction Rev R R Elliker Doxology. , _ , .-■*l (Continued on Page Eight)

ATTORNEY GENERAL RESIGNS J • Wk >1 1 - ■■ -Hr ■ • I 4 ’’' ■ yQi , .a. Hany M. Daugherty who resigned as attorney general of the United States today upon request of President Coolidge.

JUDGE SUTTON WILL MAKE RACE Files His Declaration As A Candidate For Republican Nomination Jesse C Sutton, judge of the Adams Circuit ccurt. today film! his formal declaration as a candidate for •the republican nomination for judge 'of the 26th Judicial circuit it was understood that Judge Sutton would : a candidate for the nomination I and. as fnr as known, he will be unopposed at the primary. Judge Sutton was appointed judge of the Adams circuit court on May ! 3rd. 1923. by Governor Warren MeI Cray, filling ths- vacancy caused by 'the death of Judge John (’. Moran, which occurred on April 19. 1923. Judge Sutton was born in Lincoln. Illinois, in 187&. and early boyhood i time to to this county with his parlent < who located in Wabash township. Judge Sutton was admitted to the icont*nn*d On Page Foor) DR. ROBERT MILES TO APPEAR HERE ' Famous Lyceum Headliner To Give Lecture Here Tuesday Ni«ht Although Charles Paddock, famous I California athlete, han found It necI esnary to cam el his engagement to appear here under the auspices of the 1 high school lyceum coursa Tuesday night of next week, the lyceum bureau has substituted one of the headliners In his place. Hr. Robert Miles, noted lecturer. who han interevlewed great personages such as Arthur Rrl*imne, Gladstone, Balfour. Binmark, Leo XIII. President Carnot. King Edward. Kaiser Wilhelm and others, will fill the engagement. Mr. Paddock found It necessary to cancel his remaining lyceum dates In order to start training for the Olympic games In France-. Ills heart and snul are set for the glory of America's World, the champjem for Ute United Ulates Olympic games. He Is one of the greatest sprinters ever j produced in this country. The local school was very fortunate in -securing Dr. Miles to fill the engagement. Dr. Miles will give his famous lecture, "Tallow Dips. Thin lecture has been given more than 6.mat times during the past twenty years, In every slate of the Union. in every Province of Canada, and In every English speakins country of the world With rare platform gift*. Dr. i Mlles conjures up vivid pictures of I the great men he has visited.

Decatur, Indiana, Friay, March 28, 1921.

Famous Birth Control Advocate Becomes Mother (United Press Service) , I-eath<-rhead. England. March 28— Mrs. Marie Stopes, world famous birth control advocate has just given birth to a baby boy weighing eight land three q iarters pounds. I "Our only disappointment Is that be ki t twins." said 11. V. Roa. Mrs. ’ j Stopes, husband. 'We would have " | liked a girl also." r "Astonishing js-ople imagine that -i we don’t want children just because Jmy wife advocates Idrth control. Me , 11 desire as many as w<- can afford to i; bring up properly." DR. L. L. MATTAX IS A CANDIDATE i Geneva Physician Seeks Reelection As Coroner t Os Adams County ’ ! Dr -L. I* Mattax. of Geneva, who | has l»een coroner of Adams county for the Inst four years has entered the race for the democratic nomination for that office again this year, he having filed his declaration with the i county clerk yesterday evening So i fur. Dr Matlux Is the only candl--1 date for the nomination on either ticket. I Other candidates who filed their ’ declarations yesterday and today: Fred Kohler. French township demo- ‘ crat. for committeeman; Herman Reese Preble township democrat, com i mitteetnan; R. W. Jackson. St Marys - township, democrat, for committee- > man; James M, Peel. Jefferson town • ship, democrat for committeemen; r Frank Ormdorff, Jefferson township. • democrat, for committeeman; C. N. • Brown. Geneva, democrat for com- . mitteetnan. o CONGRESS TODAY ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ —— ■ - (United Press Service) > Senate • tn-hate B'treum Spanish Veteran’s pension bill, I Teapot Dome investigation ton t Innes. p i Daugherty investlgvllnr continue*. ' Internal revenue bureau Inv-stlga tlon continues. House Bribery Investigation committee begins hearings on Langley case. ‘ House considers army npproprla1 tlon bill. Weather \ • M Unsettled tonight and Raturday; . probshly rain Not much change In temperature.

BRUMLEY WINS SECOND PLACE — Local High Schoo! Orator Wins His Way Into District Contest Howard Brumley. Decatur high j ! school i ‘presenatfve. won second ; i place in the sectional oratorii al con- i | test on the Constitution held at . Portland yesterday afternoon, and thereby gained the right to compete i i in the district contest to be held nt I Rli limond next Friday to determine , who shall represent the district in I . the state contest to be held at In- I dianapolis. Miss Evelyn Robinson. :of Bluffton high school, won first . place in the contest at Portland yesi terday. She and Mr. Brumley will !»e the only ones from this section to compete in the Richmond contest. There were five contestants at Portland yesterday. The other three liesides the two winners. were Russell Rosencrans. of Redkey: Elizabeth Baker, of Portland: and Lucille Garlinger. of Bryant. These three were not rated in the final standing. The judges were Ex-Judge J. J. Moran, of Portland: O. H. ’ Greist, superintendent of the Ran- | dolph county schools; and Attorney Clark J. Lutz, of Decatur. The con •est was held in the auditorium of the court house before a large crowd. ! Mr. Brumley was the third speaker on the program yesterday. H ■ de- i llvered his oration in fine style anil 1 . with another week's work on it. un iim M i,i,. of Miss Martha Tyner, instructor of voice culture ip the local high school, he is expect- 1 ing to finish hich in the contest at 111, hmond Miss Tyner deserves much credit for the showing ma.'t by Mr. Brumley yesterday as she has given much effort toward improving his delivery. The winner of th" con est at Richmond, in which there will be six contestants, will receive ■i cash prize of $?»(• and a free trip to Indiana to represent the district In he Siate contest The national con •est on the Constitution is b»inc spoMored In Indiana by the Indian ' i|M>lis News. a, nil! — I nQ. »— British Flyers In Borne Rome, March 28—Major Ma<' i lairen and his companions of the I British arnund the world-flight ex- : pedltion arrivep at Cantocelle air- ‘ ' drome at 7:4# a. m. today, landing j their big amphibian plane without I mishap. They left Lyons France I -esterday. FORMER GENEVA MAN IS INJURED Andrew E. Shoemaker Suffers Fractured Skull In Accident In lowa Geneva. Man h 28.—(Special to the Dally Democrat*.—Andrew E Shoemaker, 21, former Geneva young mini, was seriously Injured last Sunday when struck nh the hetid by it loading i pip,, while filling a tar tank at the gu» I plant In Davenisirt. lowa. Mr. Shoe j maker la tn the Mercy hospital In DavI enport-z suffering from a fractured i skull, n wrenchwl shoulder nnd a had \ rut over his left eye, Mr. Shoemaker had just finished the Raiding operation nnd tho car whs being run off when h« was struck by the heavy pipe and knocked to the ito the hospital where he received ground. He was immediately ru»h«>! | medical aitentlon. His condition i« reported as serious. The Injured mnn In a brother of Guy | . T. Rhoomaker. chief electrical engln ••er of the United light A Power compnny. Andrew Is married and has one child. He gold hln farming equipI ment and moved from Geneva to DavI enpor* las’ laat fall when hl» brother I offered to get him employment. Hln , wife and ihlld spent the winter here with her mother, Mrs. Henry North I .ind left for Davenport on Saturday, j Mnrch ifi.

“Anaesthetic Kiss” Latest Thing Out Chcago, March 28. —The "anaesthetic kiss" was introduced today . with the filing of a suit for 1100.- I ’ 00# by Mrs. Evelyn Siegan. 25. . against Dr. Ixmis M. Myers. While undergoing examination in the physician's office, Mrs. Siegan charges Dr. Myers put her under 1 an anaesthetic and performed his ■ osculatory operation. the Bill i i charges. OFFERED TO BUY APPOINTMENT AS FEDERAL JUDGE An Ex-Representative Says Member Os Republican Club Made Offer P RICE WA S §35,000 New York Man Gives Important Testimony To Senate Committee (United Press Service) WtishinßtoiL Mur. 28 (Spc-| I rial Io Daily Dcmorral) Former Representative J. Vativeclilen Olcoll, of New York. Itnlay told the senate eotninillee investigating the department of iilstlrc that Wnvne Wilson. :f memlx r of lite National Republican eltih. two vears ago offered Io secure his appoinlment ■is :i federal judge for $35,000. (Ik'oll said he rcjectetl lhe goffer and fell that il was his duty to inform the commillee >f the incident. So far as h.- knew. Olcott said. Wilson did not represent anyone in | the department of justice. Olcott Is u republican He served 1 two terms in congress. 1904-19#8, Iftom the fifteenth New York district "When this man came to me and 'old me that my name was promin lently mentioned for a place on the 1 bench I was naturally flattered." said I Olcort. “After we talked the matter over, j he said. ‘You know a little money will jbe necessary,’ "I told him that I was highly appro- ’ dative of the honor, but I could not ■ understand putting up any money. Turbulent Session Washington. Mar. 2»-ln a turhulent session of the senate oil commit I tee today. Senator Thomas Walsh, ; Montana, charged that Senator Sei- , den Spencer, republican. Missouri, a | member of the committee, had »nbII poenued John Walsh, his brother, "to cast malicious suspicions upon me" John Walsh was put on the stand b.-fore the . omrnitn ■■ t...l i \ Senator Walsh Insisted, but Spencer questioned him only perfitnctlonly. de. clailnc h»* wm* w** r«*n<ly for • thor ! nuxh examination. Lord Airlie’s Horse M ins t United press Service) liivorpool, England. Mnrch J 8 ‘ | Lord Airlie'S Master Robert won the (Grand National Ste*'ph'< tin*" over ■ I the difficult (M-mlle course «' .lAintree today. T W I aidlaw « l*!v | j Mask was sectMMl and W H Mlh I'wood's Silva third Thlrtv ran The betting was 25 to 1 iut»in«t | , tho winner, ino to 7 analnet Hv , Mask and ino to 7 against Hilvn Uonjour 111. the favorite, fell. Maple Syrup Is Flowing The maple trees on the A J Smith farm In Michigan hnve boon tapped ■ nnd a gnnd flow of svrup In being ( obtained from the 17#0 trees A • ffuainty nf syrup has been shipped • here and is being sold at th« Smith ' and Bell office. Mr Smith han • t several large farms In Mlchtnan > , .0.. i A Colorado young man had to mar , ry before Armistice day. 1D23, nr In»r n furlune ( »f |12,W9.

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QUITS POST AS U. S. ATTORNEY GENERALTODAY — Resignation Is Announced Following Request Os President Coolidge RESIGNS UNDER FIRE Was Intimate Friends And Political Advisor Os Warren G. Harding (United Press Service) Washington. Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —AtHornev General Harry M. Daiteherty. intimate friend and political adviser of the Harding administration, was forced out of office today hy the fire of a senate investigating committee, which prompted President Coolidge to ask his resignation. The man who more than anx other effected the nomination of the late President Harding, went out onlv after a long i struggle in which he defied the senate and house committee to find him guilty of wrong doing in office and opposed the counsel of senatorial friends to resjm his post voluntarily. The ouster of the attorney general • ante with dramatic suddeness after i weeks of speculation as to how long ! Pres Went CooHdge would reuial the • (demand that he put him out ■I Daugherty indicated he still was in I i fighting mood, after his resignation. Asserting that President Coolidge's ‘ I action was "most untimely. Daugh > erty. in u seven page letter to the ' inresident, given out today at the de- : nartment of justice said Mr. Coolidge I was following "a dangerous doctrine" I I in suggesting that "an attack upon a | cabinet officer disqualifies him for 1 further official service" Leave* For Atlantic City Washington. Mar. 28—(Special to I ! Daily Demon at (—Former Attorney General Hurry M. Daugherty left i Washington for Atlantic Chy imm.-d • lately after resigning from ‘the cabinet today. • Solicitor General James M. Beck ’ will become acting attorney general. i.iording to statute, until u succes- ■ «or to Daugherty is appointed by the ' "resident. ' Daugherty intends to roat for a I few days In Atlantic (Tty before re • turning here to dose up a few per- ' -onal matters, •| Washington. March 28.—At the re ' quest of President Coolidge. Attorney " General Daugherty today resigned I I from (he cabluet. The resignalion was announced 1 from lhe white, house where Daugh- ' i erty's letter accedipg to lhe presi ■ dent’s demands was given out. Duueh ( erty'* letter follows: 1 "My dear Mr. President: ••I hereby acknowledge receipt ot your letter Os March 27 by the hand I of your secretary, requesting my resignation as attorney general of the •’Koh’ly out of flef»*rt n< «» nnd in com* pllanre therewith. I hereby tender my resignation While you do not state when you desire my resignation (o become effective. I must respectfully request that it becomes effective i forthwith. "Yours very turly, "H. M. DAUGHERTY. "Attorney General." Ask Cut In Wage* Os 10,000 Coal Miners (United Press Service) Knnsua (Tty. Mun h 28 —Demand for a cut in wages of (u.ihui coal miner* employed in the southwestI «rn states was presented by mine i operators to union representatives In i k Join' ronfer*tj< e her* today. The present explrffil April 1. , f. o - - — ■ c High grade diamonds have heen scarce in Europe the past year.