Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1924 — Page 1

volume XXII. Number 78.

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dedication of deformed church (EIY IMPRESSIVE Beautiful Services Mark Dedication Os New Edifice Here Sunday THREE SERVICES HELI) Former Pastors Deliver Sermons; Services Continue This Week * " With three beautiful and impressive services held yesterday, ntli-nded bv large audiences. I tin Zion Belonue<l church building corner of Third anil Jackson streets, was dedicated and opened for church service. Throughout the day hundreds of |M<onle visited the edifice anil I remarked aliout its beauty and ntanv conveniences. The pastor. Rev. R. R. Elliknr, anil the members of the congri-eation were Justly proud of their new place of worship At the noon hour and »3in in the evening, the ladies of the church served a delicious meal In the line dining room in the basement of the chtir< h. There were no charges made for the dinner, but a silver offering taken during the meals netted a seat sum for the ladies. Dedicatory Service* The dedicatory services opened at 9:4S a. m. when brief services were b<-ld on the steps of the nt*w building Just before the key was inserted in the lock and the door opctlPt! The morning service opened at 10 o’clock Following the opening songs and Inruatlon by the pastor, the dedicatory rerenmny u provided by the Reformed rhurch. was carried out in charge of the pastor. Rev. Elliker This ceremony was very beautiful. The first dedicatory sermon was d<hered by the Rev. 1.. W. Stolto. «f Dayton. Ohio, who was pastor of the local congregation from 1915 to ISM. His sermon was very interesting and inspirational, dealing with the presence of God in the < huroh and congregation. Rev. Stolte stated that the presence of God caused in'plration. resulted in education and ■as a protection. "God must be Ptv-s-nt in the congregation If good is tn be accomplished." he declared. The second dedicatory sermon of the morning was delivered by the l*v, George Grether. of Verona. Wlsrnnsin. who was pastor of the local rhurch from 1901 to 190fi. Rev. Greth*r spoke of the delight one takes in th- new house <>f God and he dwelt ** th- temple of old and the delight ■bleh David had In the new house 1,1 the U>rd He took for his text. Who Win Th| H jjgy Consecrate Him (Continued on Page Ft«*t MOTHER DIES IN MICHIGAN Mrs. Samuel Amrine Received Word Os Death Os ■Mother, Mrs. Johnson 'lr» Samuel Amrine received a tele- *»• Sunday from her sister. Mrs. announcing the death “' 'heir mother, Mrs. A. J. Johnson, ■hich ocenred at Allegan. Michigan. *'«rtay night, heath was dur to >“■ it« mon la, Mr »- Johnson was a former Adams ri '" l "’ ,nl ’ l ’“' | ng spent much * Ilfs in th* vicinity of Decatur "" Willshire, Ohio. She left hum Jr * ,r » onto to make her homo n her daughter, Mrs. Uughnry. In mo-'u* 11 M,rh, <" n Mr*. Johnson is h? **** h! ' **" ‘Jauithters. Mr*. Am Mr "’ u "* b «' r y- •*" *»• -M t ' ,ohn * oa - Marlon. Indiana tw JohM " n - Os For ' W ' n ** I " y *’* Kfond children and fiftyB at grandchildren. Two daugh- * l * r ,n death. They were j las ■a *” of Allegan. Michl w... ’ I'fhlel Troutner. us H J>»blre. Oh|„ hswi" •’><l not slate the fu

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Found Not Guilty Os Robbery At Bryant A jury in tho Jay circuit court at | Portland Saturday afternoon returned a verdict of not guilty In tho case of tho state against Roy Hammitt. I who was charged with burglary and grand larceny in connection with the robbery which oecttred at the Fred Ilastaln store in Bryant early on the morning of December 26. 1923. The jury received the case at 11 a m. Saturday and returned a verdict at 2:3 i p.m. Donald Snyder was jointly indicted with Hamniitt for the robbery. D. C. H. S. Will STAGE A PLAY “The Merchant Os Venice Up-to-date” To Be Given On April 29 "The Merchant of Venice I’p-to Date" Is the title of the rollicking five act comedy to bo given by the students of the Catholic High School April 29. 19M. The play chosen is a clever parody on Sh:tkesp< are’s time-honored drama of that name. The scene is laid in I Decatur instead of in far-away Venice. The character* are local celebrities who have 'adopted the names of Shakespeare's heroes Antonio, instead of heipg a merchant is the capatin of a football team Hassanio is afflicted with sadness due to the fact that he despairs of winning Portia. This fair lady, like her namesake, is curbed, in her choice of a husband by the will ut bet <aUw-r H-- ba» decreed that her suitor must make 95 per cent on an examination in Caesar. Cicero nr Virgil. These fatal paper* arc concealed In three caskets from which her suitor must choose Hassanio opens his heart to his friends anl Salanio advises him tn borrow a pony to aid him in his translation Antonio sneered* In getting one for him from Shylock, but only after he has signed n bond to forfeit a pound of his hair to be cut off nearest his brain. If he does not return it on tlm • . All roes well with tho examination hut, alas. Ditssnnio forgets to return the pony. Shylock Is determin<-d to take revenge for wrongs Inflicted on him hy Antonio. tin the day of n famous football game. he ha« Antonin arrested In the midst of the game, to demand from him the forfeit of the bond. The loss of his hair will cost Antopio the game, as his strength, like 8a ni peon’s Iles In his hair . The court scene is as famous a* the one In Shakespeare’* play, und Shylock a* Inexorable as the Jew of old. Al a tragic moment Portia and Neri**a, disguised a* Doctor* of the Law. enter, and. after apparently yielding to Shylock’s demand. Portia determine* that it will be necessary to have expert testimony on the local loa of Antonin’s brain. Pro feasor Schwelgcnh<tugenbhimenhe|. mer. Is called In, and after a thorough examination, he declares that the victim ha* no brains Hhylock Is foiled; he lose* his opportunity for revenge The jdav ends In a return to the football game, so rudely Interrupted . The play I* full of wholesome fun from the first scene to the last, snd nmny a heartv langh Is In slot' for those whn come to see "The Merchant of Venice Up-to Date " Mrs. L, A. Holthouse I* In charge of the musical end of the program which will plsv no small part in making the evening an enjoyable one. , | To Pull Sedan Over Street Bv His Teeth On Wednesday evening nt fl o'clock. Lew Nelson will give a demonstration on Second street, pulling a Studebaker Special Sedan filled with penpie. with his teeth. The combined weight of th- sedan and occupants will ba four ton* while Mr. Nelson'* weight only 131. He •ay* he will use no spikes or rope* In pulling the car, but will use only hl* teeth Ho will start from tho. court house.

'SINCLAIR IS INDICTED BY FEDERAL JURY I. Oil Magnate Indicted For Contempt Os Court In Oil Investigation LONG FIGHT EXPECTED — Legal Fight Involving Many Questions Expected To Follow Washington. March 31. Harry F. Sinclair was indicted , today hy the federal grand jury on a charge of contempt of the senate oil investigators. Sinclair refused to answer the questions on the ground that the committee—or any congressional committee—was without constitutional authority to compell him to divulge his personal affairs. Involved in the long legal fight ' which I* expected to follow I* tho important point of authority of congre*i atonal investigating committee —a I point which never before has been j finally decided by the court*. Sinclair must appttar voluntarily bo. , fore the court for an arrangement of ' ball ot a warrant will be issued for his arrest. " a Presbyterian C. E. Has Postponed Play — | The >u*x» latent tdav *Dndd.V lam glees”. whiih was to have hern given by the Christian Endeavor i Society of the Presbyterian church on April sth. ha< been post|>on<>d in'definitely. Several other function* ,in which member* of the cast will take |utrt are scheduled for the near future, making ft almost ini|M»s«llde for them to pet the play in shape i for staging by April 9th. it I* said Mark Twain pointed out that man i is the only animal thut blushes. RECEIVE BIDS THIS AFTERNOON Finance Committee Onens Bids On New Catholic School Building Hid* were to be received at three o’clock this afternoon at the Old Adams County Bunk bv the ‘member* of the St. Mary’* Catholic church congregation of the proposed new Catholic high and grade school building. The member* nt the committee I wfl also select the color of brick to go Into the conHtruction of the new *chnol building. If price* are at nil reasonable the general contract for the liuildtng will be awarded tn the low bid er this evening and work «n the construction of the *<-hnol start etl nt ones The foundation for th* school ; building I* already |nsttill“d on th" ‘ site at the corner of Fourth and Monroe street* D'ds for the plumbing, beating and electric wiring will not lie received until sometime tn April, pro’/ Mi' ’ about the tenth nf the month and If the general contract la awarded to , day the plumbing, healing and wlr Ing will th**n be awarded to the low bidders. It is hoped that work on the building ran begin «• once and that the modern n-» school building will he ready for occupancy hy the opening of achool In September. 1123 Thu j building I* being flnanr-sl hy m«m hereof the St Mary’s Catholic church congregation, a campaign f"r fund* recently resulting In obtaining , more than giO.tWn Mr. Gaul, of Chicago. I* the *r<hltect for th* buildiag. which. *b»n constructed. «HI be two *toriea high, with a ground floor b«»*ment md will contain a gymnasium, auditor I him ami many large class r.tomn. i

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 31, 1921.

TELLING OIL STORY ■9 pRK, , r J ' L '1 Washington. D. C. —This photo I shows Al Jennings, former train robber. as he appeared before the Teapot Dome oil Investigation committee to 1 tell what he knew about the use of i money hy the oil interests at the last 1 Republican convention. I The above photo snows Al Jennings i testifying on the stand before the probers, M.E. PASTORS GO l TO CONFERENCE Annual Session Os North Indiana Conference At Marion This Week The Rev C. B. A. Bridge, pastor of the First Methodist church, will I leave Tuesday morning for Marlon, 'where he will attend the annual s. .-«• , . ion of the Northern Indiana Cons rjence of tho Methodist Episcopal church. The opening session of the main conference will not bo held until Wednesday, hut Ruv. Bridge Is a member of the board of examiner* and I* the conference registrar, nicking it necessary for him to arrive I earlier. Th ■ other Methodist minis- j tern in the county, from Geneva. | , Monroe. Pleasant Mill*. Hartford and Decatur circuit will attend the con- j , ferenie, also, as well a* several lay- , , men Rev. Bridge ha" been the confer- | once registrar for the last fifteen .years and ha* been a member of the , hoard of examiner* for the last ' eight een year*. It I* the duty of the . iMiard of examiner* to conduct an j examination for candidate* for the \ ministry, previous to the opening of ■ the confer*##*. Mwh business of great Importance will come before the conference this year, especially since It la the last conference lie tore the General Conference of all Methodist thurches whlnh convenes in May. The assignment of pastor* for tho next year will be ma<l* next Monday The local <on ■regatlon through th* ofllrlal lei*rd. bus requested the return of ReV i Bridge to the local pastorate iji .. -■ ti ii 0 nA mi Dynl lace la us.st on colored linen handerchlef* to k**p th -m consistent ly all In one ton* I <»rt Wuvnc Mlniater Is Fined For Speeding: tVnlted pre** Servicei Port Wavae, Ind., March 31 Row 1 laiuls N. Koron, pastor of the Trln Ity Episcopal church, today appeal**) I to the circuit court from a sentence imposed In city court for spoedins The minister acted as hl* own at* ; I torney and lost the css*, lie was ' fined lio snd coat*. mmoi is ■■■ ttw it terland ha* hullt a sun sihonl high in ths Alps for the treatment of alllag cfallgrao Weather 1 Partly cloudly tonight ana TuraHay; continued cold.

HOOVER HIT BY CHARGES IN Oil PROBE Witness Says He Diverted Food To Aid Revolution In Russia MR. HOOVER ANSWERS Says Charges Are “The Most Complete Bunk;” Says No Diversion (By Fraser Edwards I I (United Press Staff Correspondent I 1 Washington. Man h 31— Charges made by Captain 11. I. Scaife. form- j ier depaitment of justice agent, that i the Ameri ,‘tn relief adminief ration | in 1919 on orders of Herbert Hoov ’r ■ now secretary nf commerce, divert*ej g 1.000.000, worth of supplies in • tended for starving Russian civil I ians to the counter-revolutionary leader. Admiral Kolchak, at Archangel, may be investigated by the senate Daugherty committee. Caife. In hi* testimony before the committee Saturday, made passing | reference to a "diversion of funds bv the administration to finance a r> j volution in Russia" and later ampli-; fled his statement . Secretary Hoover today ridiculed ’the charge* and termed them "the 'most complete bunk” "The relief adminstration never i dealt In motor trucks nor medicine*. . those artji les b> Ing distributed by , the army and Red Cross, nor did it , I over send a" prtlind ot food to Arch■angel in it* whole history, nor to Admiral Kohhak.” ho said. , ...... n - Phi Delta To Meet Member* of the Phi Delta Kappa : fraternity will hold a banquet and meeting In their club rooms over the i .Mill* grocery thi* evening. All m mi berg are urged to be present. ;—o FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING ■Cold Weather Causes St Mans And Wabash Rivers To Recede The waters of the St. Mary* and | Wsliash river* were receding •**t.iy I 1|I«I 111 View of the colder WM*k*r, Indication* are that the water will | continue to go down throughout 'h ■ j day i,ud ntght The stream* are swol«n und out of banka. The St. Mat vs river overflowed Into the field* Friday night and Saturday At the Monroe afreet bridge In thia city the water I* within 4 or 3 feet of the an he*. The overflow on the cast rover* the footlmll field Up stream, south of the Chicago and Erl* rallroul tracka, the field west of the river I* aulimerx «*l and yesterdav the overflow wa* near Men er avenue Near Pleasant Mill* the St. Mrya ■ la *l*o out nf Iktnk* and Is causing not a little inronvenlence to Ray Smith. ’ mall carrier on Route alx nf the Dealtur (Mice, fast Saturday and again today It wa* Impossible for Mr Smith ,to cross the river. Mrs Smith deliver- ■ d th*- mall on one ,*lde of the river i and her husband covered th» route j on the other aldo. It was Impossible to get over the ' road both at the south and north ends I nt Geneva Isst Saturday and as far as . known the waters wore too high tn ‘ day to permit travel over the highway. The water la moving swiftly and al eleven o’clm k this morning a person I could sop from the water marks <m ■ tree* and posts that the wafer had (Continued on I'age slit LaFollette Is Improved i Washington. March 31—Improvement in the condition of Senator !*» Follette continued today. 1-aFnll . ette spent a comfortable day Sunday land rested well last bight. 1

Hawkins And Associates Plead Not Guilty Today Indianapolis, Ind . March 31. — Mor- 1 ton S. Hawkins of Portland. Ind., president of the Hawkins Mortgage company and eighteen other persons indicted with Hawkins on charge* ot using the mails to difraud were arraigned today in federal court. All pleaded not guilty. Efforts of tile defense to cause further delay of the tiial were scored by Judge , Anderson. The trial date was not H-t. BERNE VOTERS MUST REGISTER \ oters Os All Three Precincts Are Required To Register October 6 1 According to the opinion rendered bv Attorney William Spemer. of the legal committee of the state board of election commissioners, it will be necessary for every voter in Berne to register again at the October r«--t gistratton in order to qualify for the November election. I The established of a new precinct I* Perne and the re-districting of the other two precincts makes the new : registration ne<e**arv. Mr. Spencer state* However, onlv o#e registration. 29 dav* before the election, on |Or»nber flth. will be necessary. J The letter received hv t’oiintv Auditor Martin Jahere. who wrote to the eicctin-i commissioner* for an opinion in the matter. I* ns follow*: Indianapolis. lndi»e* March 29. 1924 "Mr. Martin Jala-re. Andpor Adam* County, nerntur. Indiana. D*-*r Sir: | "Vo-r letter of l®th Inst, has heon referred to mo to answer n* a member of th*- I.e*r->l Committee nf th*' State Board of Election Commission. era. : "Von n«k: •’Wb»re n change of r>r»*dnct« <« naked for and where th*' Posed of Commissioner* erant same. I* |t n*'«e*«nrv tn have n enmnlete rn<«l><trulinn nf the t'*-w n»e*-ln*-t* a* petitioned for. and should this »-•«•. I |cn last or lie held on the 59 and ”9 j dnv* prior to the election onlv? tn our Instance we formerlv had n feme A and Der#e B precincts. b»t there are now will tie three, which will mean that some that are now In Perne A will remain in same, some , mar he in It or even the C nreclnct* .should a new reglstratinn lie made Os the entire three?" "in our opinion, as we Interpret your question, there must Im* a comi plete r*-glstrat(on of each of these new precinct*. Herne A. It. and <’. hut there will be only one day In iwblch to do It. the 29th day Before election, unless there la s petition i filial by more than 3t*d voters of the .’county ft, a new and complete registration. In which event there will , In* the customary two dan for re- [ glstratlon. but every precinct in the county must have a n*-w rcglsira ; tlon. , Hlnierrly yflura’’ WM W. SPENCER I "I 0 City Council To Meet Tomorrow Evening i The citv ctuincll will meet in regular session tomorrow evening n’ which time routine snd special matter will be dl»po*ed of. It was stated today that » petition wa* being i circulated and Would be pr*** 'U'**l ; tomorrow evrhlng asking that the ■ north end of North Second street, north of the old mill toward* tho Holland St lain Is H*dm* lompsny factory I** bricked Samuel Acker, on*' of the resident* along th*' street and other property owner* are deslroit* of having the street Improved. Hnwever. it I* ilisibtful it »nv action .could tn* taken In the matter this I 'rar, th<»re living no spiiroprfatlon for tbn clty’g share of the iflnt of the improvement*. Il wan stated Hats with very narrow brims and very high * row#* are threatening the popularity of the thoroughly estab Hished cloche.

Price: 2 Centa

EX-GOVERNOR TESTIFIES IN M’CR A Y TRIAL James P. Goodrich Tells Os Raising $350,000 To Pay Governor’s Debts TO PREVENT DISGRACE Says He Told Governor He Had Violated Nearly All Banking Laws Indianapolis, March 31.—Dotails of the information of the “Goodrich pool” of? 350,000 to "save McCray from the gravest personal consequences” were related today by James P. Goodrich. former governor in the trial of Governor Warrent T. McC.rav on charges of larceny and embezzlement. Goodrich was on the stand for two hours telling of the efforts he made to raise the pool which went to repay the $155,000 of the hoard of agricuture monev that had been turned over to McCray pnd to nav $155,000 to the Discount & Deposit bank at Kentland. Goodrich testified he told the men who ral«ed the pool the money must be provided Immediately to save the state from disgrace. He said ho told McCray the sooner he faced the fact* the sooner the whole tangle would be straightened. tn answer to McCray** declaration that he had don*- no wrong. Goodrich testified he told th*' governor ho hnd violated nearly all tho federal bank Ing lnw» in existanco. After Goodrich completed his testimony I Newt Brown, former secretary- treasurer of the board of agri culture resumed the stand to tell of the transaction* between the board of agriculture nnd the governor Goodrich wa* questioned a* to the "noid" he raised late In Augu«t in an effort to prevent the McCray financial crash. He said the conference wa* attend o*l bv Frank C. Muncie; Joseph G. Oliver. South Rend; Henry Mar shall. Mfayette; R c. Schaaf, Gary: Maron* Sonntag. Evansville; Governor McCray ami hiUMelf. "I tol,| these men that I called them together to lonslder the pnsslbllitv of raising S3M.MM) for Gov McCrae.” Goodrich said "I told them that 1155. mm of thi* amount was to go to the Discount *r Deposit Bank: 9185.000 tn the board of agriculture and Jlu.nwi to the Indian* National Bank, nf Indianapolis. *’| told them these thing* must be taken care of. I told them they were (Continued on Page Five) SEED COBN IN POOD CONDITION Germination Tests Show High Percentage Os Dead Ears This Year For some time local farmer* have heen complaining about the pimr seed i imdlttim nt the nerd < orn gathered last tall *nd Indication* are -hat many who have not texted their com find I it nece**«ry to look further for »r*<l | Most nt those who gathered their i.<rn *»»rly and took pain* to dry it I well find hut a small per* entage I* bad. Stalk selected corn, well taken <*re of. I* pr-ivlng tb* best, especial ly with early 'arletle* Some late varl“tle* aro found to have'wry poor ger minatton. even when stalk mtlected and well-dried. It I* said this extremely poor seed eigidltlnn was canaed by the ex* eptlnually king growing *en*<m last year, but very little corn maturiu* properlyl The excess moisture reused (b* * old weather to be very dextru* live to iota whtih was not luiilv dried Many are rushing for old <nm hut teat* *kow that even thi* source of seed I* uncertain, since It falls to ger . - . - - - - - - - - •- ' ■ ■- " " I (Continued on Pa«o all)