Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1924 — Page 1

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DECATUR WILL HAVE BIG FAIR IN SEPTEMBER Bellmont Park Leased Today To John Iscnbargcr. Os North Manchester DETAILS INCOMPLETE Exact Dates Not Selected; Race Program For July Ith Is Likely Decatur will have a fair some time the latter part of September Col Fred Reppert. owner I of hellmonl Park today leased l|„ grounds Io John Isenbarger. tlic well known North Manduster lair manager, who put on Hie big event here last year. I The exact dale has not Im’cii determined. but will lac announeI ed within a few days. Tlio fair last year was a splendid I om . but Mr. laenbarger says that hy I fixing later dates he will have more i time io plan for the event and experts ' to make this year’s fair the best one i rver held in this seetion. Mr Isenbarker is an old tintt* at the fair business having put on numerous ones during the past twenty years and Cor a long time was a member of the state agricultural hoard and assisted in the state fair. He will immediately start his plans for the Decatur fair, arrange his speed program, get out premium lists and make every effort to put over a fair that will be a credit to this live community. Further details will be publishe<l in a short time. It is expected that races of some kind will also be put on at the park on the 4th of July, as several parties are trying to lease the grounds for that purpose. Mr. Isenharger feels that, because of the fart that his own fair at North Manchester was dated sd close to the one here last year, he did not y+ve the Decatur fair as much time as he should have but he expects to be on the job personally this year and to make it a hummer. ‘ O '— Council To Contract For Ornamental Lights Th,- city council will meet Tuesday evening ar which time bids for the furnishing of the ornamental Mght posts on West Madison street nnd Fourth street, from Adams street, north to Marshall will be received. These two streets will bo improved with light posts this spring The cable in here nnd work will start as soon an possible. l i't Killed In Auto Accidents In Chicago Chicago, April 14-- Five persons wire killed nnd more than 3> injures! in automobile accidents here over Week-end. Two of the victims were children. One of them. Virginia Pearson. 8. was the daughter of Ray Pearson, •porta writer on a local newspaper GREEKS VOTE FOR REPUBLIC Vote Is Overwhelmingly In Favor Os Republic: Election Likely In June A'hena. April 14 — Rigorous measures were Instituted today to Award the new horn Greek republic ' "nrinne«| by an overwhelming n«> jorhy In Bunday's popular plebiscite. The government announced that formal discussion regarding the change In regime Is forbidden for a l*rlod of five years and that actlvlagainst republican rule will be Put down without merry, h la forecast that the first Greek President will be elected In June, al’hough a date has not yet been determined definitely, * Eangicy’g Trial April 28 Washington. April 14 —Trial of RepTeaentattve Langley of Kentucky, republican. Indicted for conspiracy to violate the prohibition lawn, today war *’’’ for April M. Early hoarins of Bingley's case was granted by the fourt on pica of the congressman's at 'orney that bls "political future, hon or and liberty are at stake.“

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To Receive Rids On Minor Contracts Tuesday IliiN will ho received tomorrow, at the Old Adams County Bank, for the Installing of the pumping, heating plant and electric wiring in the new Catholic school building. It Is expected that proposals will he riled. C. N. Christen and Company have the general contract for the erection of the hulldlng, the price being »175,000. Work on the construction of the building will begin as noon as the material arrives and it Is to be completed until by .Inly 1, 1025. ' n PALM SUNDAY DULY OBSERVED Many Churches In County And City Held Appropriate Services Sunday Paint Sunday was observed with beautiful services in many churches in this city and throughout the coun- 1 ty yesterday At the Zion Reformed church in this city- the Salem Ro-1 formed church, Magley; the Bethlo-, hem Lutheran church. St. Paul Lutheran church. Preble; Froidhoim Lutheran church: St. John’s Lutheran church and ar the Flat Rock Lutheran church, confirmation services were hold in the morning. Palm Sunday ushers in Holv Week. t during which time the Christian world commemorates the crnciflxnt<on nnd death of Christ on the Cross. At St. Marvs Catholic Chureh At the St. Marvs Catholic church tn this city palms were distributed. before the 9:45 high mass, Dnring; the early mass the Passion wtt« rend bv Rev. Ottn Peters, assistant pastor. while Rev J. A Seimett. silentIv read it nt the altar. Palm Sundav was also the regular monthly communion day for the members of the Holy Name and St. Joseph societies and a majority of the monos the congregation participated in the services Announcement was made yesterdaVj that on Faster Sunday the annual offering for the seminaries of the Fort Wavne diocese will be taken at the St. Marys church. This fund is used ( in educating those students who nre studying to become priests. Holv Week services will he hold nt the St. Man's Catholic chnrch nn Tuesday evening. Thursday morning. Friday morning. Saturday and on Easter Sundav three masses will be said, they being at five, seventhirty nnd nine forty-five. The Three Hours will he observed by many of the congregation on Friday afternoon front twelve to throe o'clock. Five Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Greencastle Greencastle. Ind . April 14—(Special to Daily Democrat!— Mrs Mary Smythe, Fflmore, was probably fatal-1 |y hurt nnd four other persons were seriously Injured In the collision of two automobiles on the National road near here yesterday. A car driven by Henry Smythe, husband of the Injured woman, was struck by an automobile driven by Jack O'Brien. of Ziegler. 111. Witnesses said the O’Brien car yaa going at ti high rate of speed. The Smythe car was hurled around and thrown against an abutment. All of the occupants of the cars were Injur rd. ——fl — Silas Fisher Died At County Farm Saturday Silas Fisher, age 66. former resident of the Monroeville neighborhood died at the Adams county Infirmary at n<>»n Saturday. Death wan due to dropsy. Mr. Fisher had been 111 for about n week. He entered the Infirmary about two weeks ago. He was never married. Funeral arrangemenu have not been completed yer. ■ Q William Johnston Will Probated Saturday The last will and testament of William Johnston, late of I’legsunt Mill*, was probated In court here Saturday. The document provide* that lion bn given to Alexander Johnston and that the remainder of the estate Ih> divided equity among Alexander Johnston. Ruth A Right, and Margret Eley. The estate In valued nt »1.25<' . E W. France was appointed ex- | editor. He filed bond In the num of ( >SOO

LODGE ATTACKS HUGHES'STAND ON IMMIGRATION, Senator Savs U. S. Must Not Yield To Japan’s Protest To Bill 1910 CENSUS FAVORED Bill Passed By House May Be Changed; Japan Expresses View ■ —■ w (United Press Service! Wasrington, April 14—Definitely | allinging himself againsti secretary of State Hughes and the administration on the question of Japanese exclusion Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mass., chairman of the senate of Senate foreign relations committee today declare,] in the senate that if I the United States yields to Japan's protest against exclusion legislation it will cease to boa soverien nation. | We should let the whole world know that the United States and the United States alone is to state who ’can come into this country. Lodge said. Washington. April 14 —A 'majority of the republican conference today ( voted in fhvor of a one per cent of the 191st census quota for the new immigration law. This would cut the limitations of the Reed hill in half nnd completely alter the bonus bill which was 2 per cent of the 1 S*H> ccnslwi. f Tok la. April 14 -Japan views the action of the American House of Representatives in passing the immigration bill excluding Japanese immigrants as involving to Japan “a matter of honor and international prestige." Raron Sakatnni. former finance commissioner anjl_J|fad<-r of public .opinion, told the United Press in an exclusive interview. I Count Shihusawa. an equally prominent loader, added that Japan "still trusts that the fairness of American public op inion will solve ho problem, i Both expressed “deep regret" at the passage of the bill. —o - • — One way of softening the rather severe lino of the cloche Is to wear one of the smart little veils that just extends over the hrim. or hy using a hit of Inch-wide lace imm<-diately beneath the brim which gives the effect of a veil. SENATE FACES BUSY PROGRAM Republican Leaders Hold Conference To Find Way Out Os Maze (United Pre** St* IT Correspondent( (By Paul It Muilnnt (United Pres* Staff Correspondentt Washington. April 14—The republican majority conference called 'today to plan the legislative program ' regarding Immigration, taxes. bonne. ! dodged every one of the major ques- ' tlon* nnd "passed the buck" to the senate and then finance committee. When the conference failed to eX press any preference as to whether iwiiius or taxes should come first before the senate, Chairman Smoot call'.nd u meeting of his finance comI mlttee to deride luter In the day ■,whlch bill should be given the right 1 of way. '! Washington. April 14—Special to Dully Democrat!—A closed confer- ' ence of senate republicans was called ' | today In un effort to find away out ' of the legislative mate enveloping th* upper house of congress. Immigration, bonus and taxes are the rhle' measures under consider*- - Hon and th* republican louder* want to decide: 1. Whether they should attempt tn adopt the Japanese exclusion amendment In th* pending Immlgn, Hon bill. In open defiance of the *ug 'gestlon of the state department, 2. Whether the bonus bill should be given the right' of way over taxes In defiance nf the suggestion of President Coolidge .1. Whether compromise should b* sought on the tax bill In defiance of (Continued On Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 11, 1921.

SPECIAL COUNSEL VFRANCES J HENRY Washington. D. C. - The peuce of the senate special committee investigating the internal revenue bureau was shattered when Senator Cott z<-ns (Rep.. Mich.) was joined by committee Democrats in a successful effort to employ Francis J. Heney of California ut the Michigan senator’s expense. as special counsel to conduct the committee inquiry. SOLD“OBSCENE” MAGAZINE; FINED Huntington News Dealer Is •Fined For Selling Literature Banned In State Huntington. April 14—A fine of >lO and costs was assessed William Sunderman by Squir- G. W. Stults Friday on a charge of selling "lewd, lascivious and obscene literature.” The judgement fallowed a verdict of guilty returned by n jury hearing the case at 7:10 o'clock after mor., than three hours deliberation. According to a report, it is said that the case will be appealed to a higher court. In the afternoon session the state tailed Its only witness. Philip Baker, chief of police, to whom Sunderman was alleged to have sold the ntagazine, on which the suit was based. Arguments were started Immediately after the cross examination of Chief Baker. In hl* testimony Mr. Baker told of serving notice on Sunderman In which an order prohibiting the sale of certain magazine* after April 1. because of their objectionable nature. He also told of buying a copy of "Hot Dog" one of the banned maguixnes <>n April 3. After Mr. Baker's examination. the defense moved for dismisat but this was overruled by the court. Cato Hurd, for the state, read the law under which the prosecution was brought, and read passages from the hook and pointed out a picture to (Continued on page three) Portland Newspaper Sends Out Prlxe Fish Stories To Open Season A certain ardent fisherman, living In the cast part of th* city, says that last fall h* put u nice lot of night crawlers" in his cellar, so as to be ready for early spring fishing. H* fed them on raw meat all winter to keep them growing and In good condition A few day* ago ho reached into the box Io get a handful of the crawler*. Intending to go fishing. The darn things were as big a* snake*. In- said, and attacked him viciously, and It wo* necessary to club them Into sttbmlslon hetorc be could get hold of them. And then John Arnold, a wellknown rural route carrier. that last fall he had put a handful of angle worm* In a cistern at hl* home in the w**t port of the city, and now when he waul* tn fish h» pump* 'em out by the quart' Next —Portland Sun. Weafher Fair In north and probably showers la south portion tonight or Tuesday; not much change In temperature.

MELLON PROBE IS THE CAUSE OF A BITTER FIGHT President And Senate In Conflict Over Senatorial Investigation CONFERENCE IS HELD ■-—— i Mellon And Sen. Watson Hold Conference With President Today Washington. April 14 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Senate republicans today rallied to the support of President Coolidge In his stand against alleged illegal investigating methods in the senate. A new attack on the democratic posltioin was opened hy Senator Edge. New Jersey, who defended the president's message nnd denounced the democratic "mania" for Investigations as an "indefensible” effort to break down the morale of government departments. - (By Fraser Edwards) (U P Staff r'ore' , stM”’dent) Washington. April 14.—Renewal of the bitter conflict between President Coolidge and the senate over the right of Investigation hy senatorial committees into the doings of government departments was promised today, with hoth sides to the argument as determined as ever to enforce their views. | Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Senator Watson. Indiana, chairman of the internal revenue bureau Investigating committee, called at the white house today and reviewed the whole situation with the president. After the conference Watson said no definite conclusions weTe reached except that he would reply to critics of the president's action on the floor of the senate today, if the legislative situation permitted. , Senator Reed's resolution to expunge from the record the message of President Coolidge to the senate assailing the Cotitens resolution of the Investigation for the internal bureau as outside the bounds of legal inquiry still Is pending before the senate and dehate on it can be started at any time. Reed said he would demand action on the measure today. " —O'* - CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May >1.01%; July *1.03%: Sept >1 04%. Corn: May 77%c; July 7S%c; Sept. 78c. Oats: May 4fi%c; July 44c; Sept. 40c. TWO AUTOMOBILE WRECKS REPORTED Balmy Sunday Brought Out Hundreds Os Cars; No Injuries Reported Every owner of an automobile of some make, model or sl*« yieldetl to the strong temptation w. the bright balmy day Sunday to get out the old boat and put her through u spring try-out. The result was that gasoline dealer* had a big day yesterday, garage men were busy last night and this morning pulling In wrecked cars and the dry cleaners were doing a landoffice business today. Two serious wrecks were reported In here last night and thia morning. A Ford touring cur driven by Harold Myers, of Bluffton, ami a Ford touring car driven by R W. Carney, of Decatur. collldiMl at a point near th* Nine Mlle House on the Fort Wayne road yrelerday tvenlng. Roth car* were badly damaged, but the OMttpunt* id hoth care escaped Injury. Myers was accompanied hy a lady while Carney was alone, Mr. Carney's car was turned over In the ditch at th* side of the road, the top'broken off. and the front end badly beat and broken Mr. Myers' car did not turn over, but th* two left fenders were bent. !h* front axel and radius rod bent and broken and the radiator ( punctured. Tb» windshields In both tare were broken At 7:30 o'clock this morning, a Ford touring car driven by Michael Borg collided with a new Ford coupe driven by James Wagoner on the river bridg’ at the north end of the city. The cars were headed In opposite directions. Th* radiator nn Mr. Horn's car wo* driven back over the motor and the entire front end was bent and (Continued Ou Page Four)

Bishop IL J. Alerding 78 Years Old Sunday fit. Rev. Herman .1. Alordlng. bishop of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, observed his “Bth birthday anniversary yesterday and many of the priests and members of the dioceses called at his home on West Washington boulevard. Fort Wayne. On December Ist. Bishop Ab-rding will enter upon silver jlbllee year'ns head of the Fort Wayne diocese. .There nre 161.042 Catholic* in the Ft. Wayne dioceses, which comprises Northern Indiana. GOV. PINCHOT FALLS IN LINE I — Makes Peace With Rock* Ribhed Renuhlicans On Prohibition Issue U’nitrd pro««« RtnfT nr»« , r/'»pnn<lrni> Harrisburg. Pa.. April 14 -(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Gifford Pinchot. loading exponent of prohibition enforcement and long considered nn insurgent In the ranks of j rock-ribbed rcpublicnnlsm In Pennsylvania, has made his peace with the organisation. i Bv conceding the renuhllcnn nomination to President Calvin Coolidge nnd relinquishing whatever thoughts of ft ho mnv have had for himself. Governor Pinchor has served to solidify the republican party—on dry en- . foeoomont. Recognition that Mr. Coolidge *-nnld bo the republican choice nt Cleveland In June enm* In nn adroittv wo*dod nnrarranh of n statement »>v the governor last night In which ho acknowledged he was at the hottnm nf Frnncls J. Honey's retention bv Senator Cnuzons ns counsel to aid the senate committee Hnv*’srlgntine prohibition enforcement. Ev n ''ctc r ’ At Play Tuesday Evcniner Judelne from the Interest dtsnlavo-t over the homo talent nine which wHI ha st»*od at the hl-h school n"-’ ! tn* fem tomoerow nl"ht. hv tho Work and Win class of the United nrothern church, n l*»reo audience wilt ho n*"sent when the curtain eno* nn on the I Hrst not. The tit!* n< the n»nv l«. “•Corn to the R|*ht " The sent *nl» ononod nt the Hnlthmtse dru» store this mornine nnd the hoard Is welt dented with reservations The float rehearsal will take nlnco nt the t nn<l|torium this evening. The n!nv ,1* in rood shan*. according tn Mr. M. Par Snmleker the director In charge of the rehearsals. | The following local young p<-nn|e will take nart in the rdnv. Mr*. Russell D*BoM. Mare Pollne. Ratnh nkelov. Clarence Drake. Mrs, Ralnh j nkelev. Mis* Jennie RcMlckman. l Fred O. Kell*' - . Frank Bohnke. Miss 1 Violet Dtihnis. a professional actress I from out-of-town and Mr. Snudeker the director. Mr. Conowav. a former vaudeville partner of Mr. Hnetle- ’ ker. will give a clever vaudeville act. ‘ Mis* Helen Walter*, well known local 1 voting ladv. will sing. "Where I* Mv 1 Bov Tonight." a* the curtain raise* : This song I* salt! to be th-- inspiration for this beautiful nlav. The curtain will rise at 9 o’clock. A band con- ' rort will be given on the court house 1 tutnan* at 7:30 o’clock, hy the Will.shire. Ohio. hand. • —ETL. Savs Danrhrrty Aided In Having Wheeler Indicetd I tt’nlted Pre*s Rer lcet , Washington. April 14- Information ) reaching Senator Wheeler twlav 1 , from Montana convlnctel him that . former Attorney General Daugherty played a part In securing hl* Indict > ment nt Great i-'bll*. Mont i A confidential report tn Wheeler ; stated that John S. Pratt, a *!»'•■ lai assistant attorney general, appeared before th* grand Jury nt Great Falls nnd urged Wheeler's Indi, tment after 1 th* first ballot failed to result In nn I Indictment. Several ballot* were re,qulred to secure th* 12 vote* nveunaary tn Indlt t. acmrdlng tn the report O—i i Kin Os Napoleon Bonaparte Ih Dead (United Pre** Service) I Pnrl*. April H—Prince R<d»nd Bnnaparte, grandson nf Lucien Bona 1 parte, a brother of the Great Nn pnleon, died here today. He was a '. noted geographer and a member of lhe m'ndemy of nclence*.

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BONUS TO GET RIGHT OF WAY OVER TAX BILL Tax Bill Sidetracked By The Senate Finance Committee Today BONUS UP THIS WEEK Consideration Os Tax Bill To Be Delayed For At Least Ten Days (United Press Service) \V;ishint»ton. April 1 I (Spe- < i;tl lo Dtiily Dfiiioertil) Shouldering lull responsibility republican members of lhe Semite finance committee lodav decided to give the bonus bill the right of way over the lax bill in the senate. C.hairmtin Smoot announced the l)onns would Im* taken up Wednesday or 'Hiursday ami that the (ax bill will not be considered until after the bonus is disposed of. This will delay consideration of , the tax bill for at least ten days. In order to get action on the bonus first the republican members of the committee were forced to take all responsibillty upon their own shoulders. The republican conference failed to decide the question earlier in th* day and most of the democratic member* of the committee refused to vote. o — . .... Mathias Liechty Died Near Berne Late Friday Funeral service* were held from the Christian Apostolic church south of here at lb o'clock this mornin:; for Mathias IJechty. aged 70. who died at his home northeast of Ib-rne late Friday afternoon. Death was due to complication* following an attack ut influenza several weeks ago. although Mr. IJechty had been lu poor health for several year*. Mr. Leichty was born August 10. IS*>3, in Switzerland, a son of Christian !x>i<-hty. He was marrfe-d in Switzerland, and came with his family tn this country many year* ago. and ha* lived in Adams county almost the entire time since. Hi* wife and youngest daughter. Ida. died a number of years ago. Another daughter. Mrs. Sam. Keuabaum, I* also deceased. Surviving ure eleven sons and daughters. Mrs Jacob Roth, nf Monroe; Mrs. Eli Beer, living seven mile* east nf Bluffton; Joe Leichty. nf Adams county Joel Leichty. of Berne; Fred of Willshire: Curl. Ed. and Johti la-lchty, of Fort Wayne; Mr*. Ervin Stookey. living south of Berne. Mrs. Harvey Beer, of Herne, and Mrs. Ed Neuensi-hwander. living at homo. o Bootleg Gangs ('lash Indianapolis. April 14—One man is - dead, another is in the city hospital . seriously wounded uml ten men are I under urrest today following a ■ lush - between two rival bootleg gangs. u<cording to police SHANK OPENS CAMPAIGN HERE ■"■■■ Candidate For Nomination For Governor Mixes Humor And Politics Mixing humor and politic* Inta an entertaining uddres*. Mayor Mw Hhunk. of Indianapolis, a candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Indiana, fired the open lug gun in the primary campaign In Adams county Saturday afternoon when h* spoke to an audience In the circuit court room of the county court home al 2:3« n'clo, k. The large court room »■*« übotrt half filled J»tn*« F. Arnold presided at the meeting as < halrtnun aud Introduced the speaker. Mr. Hhank'* addres* was preceded by a humorous talk by 1 G. Carlton Guy. known to many De- • atur people through hl* connection with lhe Guy Htuck company. Mr ’ Hhunk spoke at Berne at 4 o’clock '* Saturday afternoon aud at Portland b Saturday night. » tn his declaration of prloclplen. f .... * (Continued on page two)