Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1924 — Page 1

■y„| lin u- XXII- Number 1)1.

SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN OIL PROBE

■EAR TROUBLE I OVER QUESTION I OF IMMIGRATION 1111 l te ‘1 ■diplomatic Washington Dis-' E cusses Possibilities Os ■ Trouble With .Japan II SENATE VOTE READY ■Overwhelming Vote In Fa- | vor Os Excluding .lapI anese Expected isS r j..i I’r. st.tff <'.errespondent ' 19 V.„-hi’if’.Ti. April 15 (Special to B9f r i ii. "ju rat i As the senate toju . pared tn adopt by an overSB,-. ■ ■ v a.- the provision excludSllra Japanese immigrants, the air of ■^h -ui .m<l diplomatic Washington ■ with portends of trouble |H>vr the manner in which this ques- j has been handled. ER ii ■ - pinmts preceded meet°f 'be senate: KI t The cabinet discussed the probI9 l '"' r . ...ini/, das presenting grave < of misunderstanding |Hgith Japan. I Ml : S.-mitor Lodge, chairman of the 19?'' ’•'<turns committee. conLrrwith President Coolidge. ■ I 2 Senate r Reed. Pennsylvania. ’lior .1 a compromise exclusion |9’ ir ' I '■ .onferr.-d with Secretary State Hughes. HH At the capitol there was a strong |9 i, i' l ' 1 " '" n 111 criticize- .Secretary of 19t1.1i. Hughes for precipitating th-' 9 11 "' 1 .1, he did. Diplomatic circles . 1 w..ni Ir. iu i\ I9 9 '" 1 ,h> feeling was that Nasanao' the Japanese ambassador J resign or be recalled. 9| P'>r th. time being, all official and |9‘l ||, '”" l -' :i ' quarters were extremely |9"'- to. alive. Considerable sym was expressed, however, for who. In presenting to 19'bighrs 'he views of the Japanese regarding the proposed ■•v '"'il'ii. was understood to be actHisv an.h r deflnitic instruction* from ■r.k'.. ■ McAdoo Wins Delegates In Missouri Convention E Springfield. Mo. April 15.--Dele-fl**’'"' from twelve districts favorable ■'» ,h - candidac y of William G Me flfor the democratic presidential mm nomination, were chosen at the Misfl »csirf state convention today. M They will be uninsrtic-ted however. ■ In th<. other four district*, delegate* 1 fl Fcvur.il,).• to Jamon A. Reed. United 9 States senator from Missouri, were 9 rl 'osen IFIRE DAMAGES I HELLER HOME' I Blaze At Home Os Mrs. I). I). Heller Causes Damage Os Nearly $2,000 g Fire caused a loim estimated at s!.■ 9 S*» m 12.000 a t fbe home of Mrs. D. 3 b Heller on Routh Fifth street, at , ■ »lne o'clock thia morning, The blase I started In the tank room over the kitg f ben and when discovered hy neivh <1 •"*». the flames were bursting through tbe roof. Difficulty In securing ceni| tfnl to turn In the alarm caused a de- ■ *ny of several minutes and by the J *<m* assistance arrived the entire I east section ng the roof was ablaze I he fire company did excellent work I »ti<| saved the main part of the house J *lth a N little loss to th* contents as The roof waa almost totally Hinted off and the rafters and the »"lc destroyed. while water did slight 'liimage The firemen worked with SreateM care and moat of the furnl ' Ur * and contents were saved. Mrs teller suffered a slight collapse apd * 4 * taken care of at the A ft Suttle* home and later taken to the Tyndall Miss Serena llomady. school '•scher. who lived with Mrs. Heller, fainted end was taken In to the Car ni °dy home where she was attended ( hv s physician. The damage, to the' tease was covered by Insurance. i

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. Too Many Relatives Cause Os Downfall' Kansas City. April 15. —"Too many | relatins" was the explanation given Iby bank examiners today for the downfall of John M. Moore, bank . president accused of having defalat- I e <1 $500,000 from the Fidelity National Hank and Trust company. I Moore's private life was declared to be flawless. lie* did not speculate, gamble or patronise the bright lights. He lived modestly. Seeking an explanation of why he took the money and what he did with it, official* could find only one answer relatives. They were his one weak- I nes*. o LATIN CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Adams County Pupils Fail To Win In District Contest At Muncie I Adams county pupils entered in the district Isatin contest held nt Muncie a week ag last Saturday. I failed to win the coverted medals and i the right to represent the eighth disI trict in he state contest to be held at Indiana University on April 25. according to the report on the grides received here today. Five Muncie ■pupils, one from Bluffton. and two from Eaton were the winners. Five Decatur high school pupils and one Berne pupil took part in the contest. I The winner* of first and second . piooee in meh or III* Gmt* 1 lev’ ■ will be awarded medals and the win- ! ners of first place In each division ’will represent the district in the state, meet. Those who will reveive medal* and the grades they recived follows: Division I—Enin Allred. Wilson high school, Muncie. 99 3 per cent; Catherine Saitrer. Bluffton. 97 8 p«*r cent; division 2—Aarles Leah. 9t>.3 | |ivr cent and t'orlictt McClellan. 94.4 | per cent, both of Muncie. Central I high school; division 3 —Mabel Jones, I Muncie, Central. 93 per cent, and ‘Carroll Filer. Eaton. 83 per rent; 'division 4—Grace E. Green. Muncie, Central. 95 per cent and Caroline Is- | grig. Eaton. 88 per cent. The grade made hy Miss Allred was the highest of any received in any division in the district. The questions of the first division were based on beginning lactin. for | freshman students: division 2. on for sophomore students; division 3. on Cicero, for junior students, and division 4. on Virgil, for senior students. Troops On Duty In Kentucky Coal Fields Louisville. Ky.. April 15.—Both th* I eastern and western Kentucky coal ; fields are in the grip of strikes wltn troops on duty In Hell county where thi miners of the Liberty Coai company are out. a strike order calling out lO.otte men has been issued by Lonnie Juckaoa. president of Dlstrl-1 23 United Mine Workers of America, which include* all the western Kentucky field. The order followed fruit les* < onferonce* of a month to agree •on a wage scale. The miners insisted on the Jacksonville scale. The op erator* wanted » ?5 P’T •*’” rflurtlon. ————o —- Wahash Railway Has Lance Business Growth St I oul*. April 15.—Net income of the Wabash railway company in U»S3 was $5,410,873. un Increase of 14.300.- ' 485 over 1922. according to the annual report today. ' Itul'istriiil development In Chicago. Buffalo. Drrolt. Toledo. Fort Wayne. St. Ixuils. Kansas City. Omiihu nnd Des Moines, general Increases in freight revenue and passenger traffic were given ks the reasons sos the 400 per cent Increase In profits. ii o — *— CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheats May li«IH: Ju<X II MHI Sept. $1 04'i. Corn: May ?*Mc: July Sic: Hept, 77%cc Out*; May 4«Mir; | July 43%c; Sept. <Pc.

GREAT BRITAIN WILL SUPPORT DAWES REPORT Government Entirely Satisfied With German Reparations Plan GERMANY ACCEPTS Accepts Plan For Settlement In Principle; Forward Acceptance (United Press Staff Correspondent) Ixindon. April 15 —The British government is entirely satisfied with ! the Dawes report on German reparations. Prime Minister MacDonald ' ; said in the house of commons this | afternoon. Great Brltian will support the Dawes recommendations In their entirely provided other parties concerned adopt a similar course, MacDonald said. Berlin. April 15. —Germany’s acceptance in principle of the recommendations of the Dawes Committee as n basis for settlement of the reparation question will go forward to ’ the reparations commission in Paris probably today or tomorrow, jh' United Press is informed. Both the cabinet and the conference of state premiers have agreed to accept the report and the only s-tep left Is notification of the reparation commission, which probably will be in the form of a written document forwarded to Paris. - AT Ik* TUtme Mill* • dteroteh from Dusseldorf said the industrialists had agreed to prolongation of the so-caller "mlcum" agreements for two months and that documents were rendy for signature. Paris. April 15.—Germany is surprised that the Dawes committee of experts did not recommend her an übsolute moratorium. Herr Schacht. German financial expert, is quoted as saying in an interview printed in the Eohe de Paris today. The newspaper** Berlin correspondent quotes Schacht, who lias represented Germany in various negotia-1 Hons, as declaring the Ihiwes recommendation* over-estimate Germany's capacity to pay. LOCATE BOOTHS FOR ELECTION To Be 34 Election Booths In County At Primary Election; Few Changed There will bel election bMth* In ■ the county at the primary election nnd the location of each booth has i been estuldlshisl. With the establish- ’ Ing of the new product* In Berne. It was necessary to change the location I of the other two precinct a there und ' the new precinct “C” will be located In the Town Hail, formerly the plus'of precinct ' B''. The booth for pre- ' clnct "A” will be located at the Jeffenmn guruge. and the booth for ' precinct* "B“ will lie located in the 1 Herne t'ommunity buildin* One ‘ change was made In Jeffernon town ' ship A majority of the voting booths in the townships tire located at the M-hool house*. None of the votln* places in Decaturr were changed. I The location of the voting booths in the 34 precinct* are as follow*: East Union. Itrodbock school house West Union. Kohr. nckool house. Kust Root. Aber school house. West Roof. Monmouth school house. North Preblo. Freldhelm school. South Preble. ** bool district no 6 N Kirkland. Peterson school bouse R. Kirkland, dwelling house at Honduras store N. Washington. Beu Kiting* reel1 dence. 8, Washington. Ilelneker school houa* N. Bt. Mary*. Bobo arbool house. R Ht. Murys, Prune*'* h*H. plcssant Mill*. N Blue Greek, *chool house. No. 7. (Continued on p*g* two)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 15, 1921.

CRABTREE—STUMP Conrad Victor Crabtree, of Fort Recovery. Ohio, was married today to Miss Hilda Marie Stump, of Geneva. The ceremony was performed in the clerk's office at the court house at 10:00 o'clock this morning, by Judge Jesse C. Sutton, of the circuit court. Mr. Crabtree is in electrician and is employed in Celina. Ohio. The newlyw’eds will reside in Celina. MANY WANT TO BE DELEGATES Republicans Have 2 Lists Os Candidates For State Delegates As at sequel to the fight for the republican chairmanship in this county, I an < ffort Is being made by the two qp- , posing factors within the republican rank*., known as the 'regular"* or | ‘standpats" and the "progressive" wing, to control the republican de- i legates from this county to the state convention next month Two slate* of delegates have been I filed with County Clerk , John E. Nelson. John R. Peterson, present re- i publican chairman filed one list, and I. A. Graham, who is a candidate for the office, filed the other ticket. The republicans from this county will have seven delegates to the convention, hut It cannot be officiate said which candidates the Pwo sides are supporting. It is thought that the Adams County delegates will first sKWe for Edward r Toner, of Anderson, candidate from this dis- ' trict. In the event that Toner fails to 1 be nominated. It Is not known who 1 the local delegates wilt vote for.. The candidates for delegates to the state convention flbsl by Mr. Peter eon are. Adem Miller. Geneva, representatives Hartford. Wabash and Ji ffrrson township; Z. O. LawellM. Monroe, representing French., Mon roe and Blue Creek townships; D. E | (Continued on page two) STORES TO CLOSE ON GOOD FRIDAY Most Business Houses To Close For A Period Os Three Hours Commemorating the three hours 1 during *vhlch Christ, the Savior of 1 mankind, spent and died on the I'rnw.w IBSf fJcally every business ' house in Decatur will be closed from twelve to three •'dock. Good Friday afternoon. April 18th. A (ommlttee called, on lim-uI bttsi | nes* men this morning and the fol lowing stores, chisified a* to business I will observe the three hours by dosing their store*. They are: Dry ' Good*, Groceries, and shoe store*. | r< staurant*. hardware, drug store*. 1 cigar and pool rooms, five and ten 1 cent store*, confectionaries, hunk*. I millinery, ready-to-wear, meat markets ( bakeries .lumber und coal yards, service. photographers, j< wlery. furnl- ; turo. second hand store*, soft drink parlor*. Imtber shop* and. where possible, grragea will clo*e. Althougli It is Impossible to slim down the bu*lno**, the office of the Dally Dr : mortal will be clo*rd during the three hour*. Heveml year* «g<> the custom of cloning the place* of hti*lnra« dnrlox the threw hour on Good Friday »i« inaugurated and where possible every bunlue** obnrrvra th' 1 pructlce Heveral of the ehtirdi will hold i tlod Frida/ nervlces. Al the He Mary'* Catholic church bunded* of pvopla will spend the three hours in prayer. Weather Increasing cloudiness tonight; prob ably followed by abowers hy Wedncs day night, Hotnewhat warmer in «k-! tretne north portion

TELLS OF BIG LIQUOR PLOT IN WASHINGTON Sensational Story Told Os Plot Engineered By Ohio Politicians PERMITS PURCHASE Paroled Federal Prisoner Gives Testimony To Daugherty Committee (United Bres* Service) Washington. April 15. —A senational story of a gigantic liquor withdrawal plot alleged to have been engineered by Ohio politicians at Washington 'was related before the senate ; Daugherty investigating < ommittee today by Cecil M Kerns, of Colnm- | I bus, a paroled federal prisoner. Kerns named Howard Mannington. > once resident of the "little green i house on K. street." Ralph Cole, form i ler member of congress, and Abe Un- , gerleider. Columbus broker. and . William Haley and the men who furnished the political influence to obtain perm Is.t Abe Ungerleider told him. Kerns 1 said, that he had contributed SSO.- I (On to the republican campaign fund and that he had an understanding that if he gave this sum "he could get all the liquor permits he wanted or got his money back.” Sen. Wirtson Returning Tn His Mother’s Bedside Winchester, Ind.. April 15.—Sena- 1 tor James E. Watson will leave Washington late today and come to the bedside of hi* aged mother, according to a message received by members of Ills family. He I* taking the trip in response to ii message sent him by his mother. Monday; that if he wants to bear her i voice again he had better come Senator Watson's mother. Mr*. Mary M. Watson, is 93 years of age I and she has been suffering a gradual decline during the past few months. ' Iler death I* expected at any lime. ELKS PLAN BIG DANCE APRIL 22 Committee Promises Most Elaborate Dance In History Os City The most elaliorte und enjnyable done* ever given In Decutur h* th* I wily the dunce committee de*' ribe* the Easter Bull to be given by the 'Elks l/idgr for menilier* of the l/nlge and their tarn Illes und the Masonic Hall next Tuesday evening. April 22. The member* of thcommittee are sparing neither energy nor money In completing lhefr plan* 'for the dance Duval'* entered dunce orche*tra. of , lndhinu|M>ll>. known throughout thi* 'state and surrounding state* forth dr I wonderful dance rnnalc. win furni*h ) the music next Ttmsdux’ night The I orchestra censlst* of six piece* and 1 1* one of the moat entertaining orchestra on the road Mirny und benntlfiil favor* will be given out during the evening The grand Murcb will start promptly *t o'clock and from then on until the dosing dance. * program of feature dance* will be given Refreshments will be served during the evening The Elk* have been having a big social event *o(h month for the |od*e member* und their families and j»w«rth*arts for the past few month*. I mid *ll have been very enjoyable affair*. Th* lodge I* known for Ila many < barilable act* and for It* j ability to do thing* Jamea F Arnold f» chairman nf the committee In < hurge or th* dance. He is assist--Isd by several good worker* who are | determined tn make thia dance un jevent long to be remembered.

Naval Officer Murdered , At Great Lakes Station | (United Bros* Service) Chicago. April 15 A board of Inquiry at the Great Lakes naval train- 1 ing station today questioned witness- | es to the murder last night of Daniel B. Wentworth, chief petty officer, by F. W. Helmer, another chief petty I officer. In a mess hall, in the pre- , sence of scores of fellow officers, i Helmer fired six shots point blank at , Wentworth. A bullet pierced Wentworth's heart ’ and he fell at Helmer's feet. A quarrel over Wentworth's alleg-| e<| attentions to Mrs. Helmer caused j thi- tragedy, it was stated. RECEIVES LIST OF CANDIDATES .: Secretary Os State Certifies , Names Tn Be Printed On Ballots Ed Juckson. secretary of state. 1 has certified to John E. Nelson, conn- 1 ty clerk, the names of the candidates which will bo printed on the county , ballots for the primary election. Tnesdav. Mav fith. _ i President Coolidee anil Hiram I Johnson, of California, will be the onlv ‘two presidential candidate* to be voted unon. there being no domorrotlc candidates named on the ballots. Indiana delegates to the national convention will present the name of a "favorite son." Senator Samuel Ralston, as a candidate for president.! The Republican Candidate* The republicans have »lx candidate* for governor and four for conI cross man from the Eighth district. Tho candidates for governor arc. Edward C Toner. Anderson; Ora D. Davis. Terre Haute; Samuel Lewi* Shank, Indianapolis; Edgar D Bush. R-'lem; Ed Jackson. Indiananolls. and Elias W. Dulberger. Indianapolis. The republican candidates for conpressman are. Charles A. Clevenger, Anderson: Geo. W. Winfrey. Alexandria; Albert II Vestal. Anderson and Clarence E. Bonadum. Muncie The Democratic Candidate* The democrat* have a-ight candidate* for governor, namely. George R. Dtiean, Mfayette; Carleton B Me Culloch. Indianapolis; Dale J Crit ! tenherger. Anderson: Joseph M. Crav- ! eng. Mndison- Charles 8 Butt. Te*r« > Haute; Janie* K. Risk., Lafayette; Frank A. Priest. .Marion, and Olin It I Holt. Kokomo John A. M. Adair, of Portland. I* •■opposed for the democratic nomination for representative from the j Eiahth (-ongresslonul district. The election commissioners. John K. Nelson, chairman; Enrl B Adam* and Bruce Christen, will meet Wedneaday evening and compile the 11*1 of candidate* for the different pre clnct*. The work of printing the ballot* will begin at the Dully Ihmcrut office next Monday. Where four or more candidates are Iteted forth" *«me office the name* mu*t be rotut. ed. Tht ballot* for the democrat* will he printed nn pink paper, while th* republican ballot* will be printed t on vellow paper, the name color a* ii*ed ut the l»«t primary election ...i.. —■- - - - All In RpadincßM For Home Thlcbl Play Tonight All I* In reudlne** ter the home tai I lent play. "Turn to the Right." to be i given in the high »cho»d auditorium I I thi* evening by the Work and Win i cteas of the United Brethren church , The final rc<h*ar«al wa» held teat night nnd the special scenery was be Ing arranged In place tndav. Th" I WlUahlre. Ohio, hand will give a concert nn the court house *qtiaro at i 7’3t> o'cloc k thi* evening and will I furnish mu*lc *t<ihe auditorium during the lnt"|ml**lon* Several car, lewd* nf visitor* are expected Hom Willshiir. Pleasant Mill* and Rock 1 ford tonight, a* Mr Hned*k*r. the’ d’rectnr nf th* play, ha* *tag*d th* |««me plav in those place* recently. I A raat from Portland, which I* now working on the mm* play tn he slag cd lher* under the auspice* of the Amelcan Legion, will be here tn witnes* th* production. The play will start at 8 o'clock thi* avenin*.

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CONSPIRACY IN CONVENTION OF 1920 DESCRIBED Witness Says Fall Was Bought And Thrown Into Cabinet Office BIG SUM INVOLVED Jake Hamon Paid $150,000 ('ash; Sinclair Was To Furnish Money t Stn*T r<»» rc«r»on<U*nt) \V;isliini!fon. April 15 (S|M‘citil Io Dailv Democrat) Sensational testimony concerning t»n alleged conspiracy al the 1920 rcniiblican convention to nominate a candidate for president who would consent to leasing of the naval oil reserves featured the session of the '.senate oil committee which was resumed today after a week's recess. 11. \V. Ballard, oil man of Los Angeles. Calif., told the '•oinmittee that “it was generally known” al the Chicago convention .“that there was a conspimcv to select a nominee who wmild lease Tea Pot Dome.” He also said that the late Jake Hamon of Oklahoma had told him that Albert B. Fall was "bought like a steer and thrown into office." The appointment as secretary of intet ior h'-ing worth $500,000 to Fall to be paid $150,000 down in cash and j the balance over a period of four years. ' Ballard said he believed Harry F Sinclair was to furnish the money. 11. F. Clonton. Ardmore. Okla., hotel proprietor, testified that he overheard a conversation between Hamon and others at hi* hotel after Hamon returned from the convention from which he understood that Hamon had paid tH>S.O(M> and "put over" th" nomination of the late President Harding ——<9 *iin "i '■» Man. Woman And Four Children Are Killed Danville. 111.. April 15— (Special to Dully Democrat) —Two investigation* were started today to determine th" blame fur the railroad crossing crush here last night In which Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and four of their six children were killed Their automobile was struck by an express train on the Waba*h railroad crossing at West The Wilsons were from t'lnclnnuti. Police and railroad official* are Icarrvln# on aeperate investigations REST ROOM TO BE CONTINUED Woman’* Club Decides T<» Hold Recital For Benefit Os Project The Women's Club h«ld » very im : portant btislnes* meeting test even ling nt the Library, at which time the 'matter of the maintalnenco of the Public Rest Room was dl»cu**ed. The club deckted to have Mr*. Horettro Spitingc-r Hturr. former Decatur girl, now of Bluffton, who I* well known in musical circle* ter her brontlfnl soprano voice. Io give a recital here. Monday evening. Mav 5. Th* event will Ice given at the High School Auditorium and ticket* will he aold at fifty cent*, each, the proceed* derived therefrom to Ice used In mainI talnlng the Rgart Room at the Library during the sitmer month*. Mr* C. F. Hell, chnlrimin of Hie I Fa»ter program committee, report [cd that the committee had <onferred I with * committee from th» Shake* , peace Ultib. and a program has been ■rranged and will b» held nt the | Methodist Uhurch al three o'clock j Sunday afternoon Thi* movement 11* being sponsored by ibe National '' Feder*tten* of Clubs, the objoct of I which I* «o create sentiment for II — - (foot I sued on page two)

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