Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1924 — Page 1

Bfoluim- XXII. Number 92.

11APANESE EXCLUSION APPEARS CERTAIN

■modification I OF BONUS BILL I APPEARS LIKELY Plan To I nite fie With Democrats To ■ Bring \hout Change II WWT ( \SH OPTION ■ h.inm U ould Give Veteran ■ I Option Over Insurance B Or Cash Payment MB - ~ • '..rr. -I-■•nd*-nt > • . April 16-(Special to F-r-.r-.--iv.- r. pub |K . . today planned to democrats to modify poli, hill. , - f. •! that they would mocrats to put over a .. - - n plan so that Veteransj |K. twenty year |M., , u insurance policy or. v This situation de |K. .. r. publicans prepared |K ■’ ■>>. i! bonus bill for action |K „t- sought to rally sup ■■ n their own ranks to put their plan. MB 1 otdv hitch that dc-nioc ratii . that anti I'onus sen . ■ . ir side of the chamber pt.rtv ranke in an effort - I onus bilk front le-ing K..ted | BH '■ ■ bve democrats and per •- • iav vote atain st both I^Bit ir.av Is tied in a knot and Mn..-|. v- with their balance of K a.r may be helpless. ■MonTs Muscle Shoals I Offer Is Laid Aside HH il'nilcsl Pre** Service) M| Xpril 16 I ivinr a-iy |HI- tf.i .nb.. hill providing (or n< Heniy Ford's offer and i ■: Hanis' measure tor gov operation the senate ‘ IMu- . ..mmlttee todav at hear ...siHon-of Xfusil. Shoals ...iisider.-ition of Senator |M*'.e!«« rt'i\ lull io lease Hie Ultra' • 1 to Finn H Hocker and J (' | <4 New York and W. XV After- < |M*rv of Philadelphia. ■9 to.!.- Wadworth'* measure. ||o<k |H*’ Wine and Atterbury would or | |Mrsuu.. ip,. I nlted State* Muscle | SMKltruis Power corporation.” with a I |Mr«t’i' di/.c ion of $1,000,000 and b»«se le Shoal* for fifty year*. I NO OPPOSITION P IN THE PRIMARY ■No Contest On For Delegates To State Democratic Convention HI I’, tins rath candidate* for delegates | M !< ‘ the *tale convention In June will J 1 "" have opposition at the primary. 9th>re being „n|r eleven candidate* ■ far the eleven district* In the county ■ A'lani* county I* entitled to eleven ■ 'tH.*ai,. s ln p,,. democratic convrn Bl 'l**' county chairman *o.«>e ■j 11 ""’ “Ao apportioned the district* a< H crrhlina to the vote ca*t at the last ■ ("neral election Six Os the eleven 1 ■ candidate* are township trustee* «■ Those who filed a* delegates are, I Martin Moe*,hlwrger. French townI ‘hip. John Felty. Geneva and Wabash j B '"•nship. Vance Mattox. N. Monroe. I Middle Monroe and North Blue Creek; 1 Amo* Mtrton, Union ami Root town ■ ‘'"I 1 ; John Rollenbacher. Routh Tllur| s ' '*•'< and JelTeraon township; W. H 1 •‘-"inter. N. Kirkland and probl* 4 township; John Heller, first ward, city I" f He<atnr; John Tyndall, second I • p fd. city of Decatur. Charles N. I *hri*ten. third ward, city of Decatur. 1 J Vlaard. Washington and St. ’ Marys township* Wesley MononI ••hesnder. town of Berne The democratic state convention ’ill be held on June 4th. Several n 'her». besides the delegatee, are a Planning to attend the convention. ■ t

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No Course Left Open Tor Belated Candidates ll’nited Press Staff Corresnondent) Indianapolis, April 16—(Special to Dally Democrat) -Belated candidates who did not Ret their names filed with the secretary of state or with county cletks before expiration of the time limit for filing for the state primary have no course left open to them to get in the race, according to the ruling of Judge leathers in superior court. Judge Leathers dismissed the mandamus suit of Finley Gray, of Connersville, seeking to compel the secretary of state to place his name on the ballot as a candidate for the dem- ; ocratic nomination for congress. Gray maintained that he mailed his! declaration in plenty of time hut that It was delayed in the mails. COUNTY DIPLOMA TEST SATURDAY 1 wr-n Eighth Grade Pupils \\ ill Take Examination For Graduation A total of 1524 pupils in the elem jentary schools of county are eligible i 'to take the county diploma examlna- - tlon for graduation from the eighth grade, to bo held in the various town ships next Saturday. County Super , 'intendent E. S. Christen announced I today. Nearly all of this numlier are I expected to take the examination For those who do not make pass- j ing armies In all subjects on the ex- i amination to be given Saturday, an- j lothbr examination will be held on the j third Sahinlay in May. The teachers or trustees in the different townships i I will have charge of the diploma ex lamination next Saturday. Tlie places where the examination ■ will l>e held in the different townships were announced today by Mr. Christen as follows: T'nion township nt District It; Root J township at Monmouth; Preble at No.' IS; Kirkland nt Central; Washington I lat Central llulldlng in De<-alur; St. I I Mary’s at Pleasant Mills: Blue Creek |at the Kimsey School House. No 5: | I Monroe Township at the echool build- | I Ing in the town of Monroe and at Distrlst No. 8; l-'ren« h township nt (the Election school home; Hartford Ist the Central school; Wabash st J Ceylon; Jefferson at the Central building. ■ —a 1 '* Clothing Stores To Close Friday Afternoon The clothing store* were omitted from the list of business house* which will close Good Friday afternoon from twelve to three o’clock, in commemoration of the three hour* spent iby Christ <>n the Cro*». The clothing store* will done at twelve and prac | tlcally every business house In thcity will observe the custom of do* ling their place of business. .. 0 — U. S. ’Round-The-World Flyer Forced Down Chignik. Alaska. April ll.—Major Frederidt U .Martin, commander o<| the United States army’s air fleet attempting a flight around the world, who »**« for< eA down in the vicinity of Nlalagvlk bay. Alaska, ws* .ought by two I’nfted State* destroyer* to-1 I dav but so far no «?«rd ha* been re-. I reived as to hl* fate. The rocky «hore line toward which I Major Martin was ««*n heading by i hi* three flying companion* late ye* terday In seventy mile* from any communication station *ml until destroy I era reach the *pot and find the plane jh will be Impossible tn learn whether he landed safely. Bandits Get Payroll Akron. Ohio. April i«-Thre ban dlta held up payroll messenger* of the American Hard Rubber company today and "scaped with a ll*.o°<> puri roll. Three shots were fired. I Tha bandit* fled in an automobile. ► heading toward Canton, with the police in dose pursuit.

AUBURN FIRM WILL FURNISH LIGHT POSTS Council Lets Contract For Furnishing Ornamental Light Posts PETITIONS GRANTED Second Street Pavement To Be Extended; More Street Lights Granted The Auburn Foundry company of Auburn will furnish the ornamental light posts fc-r Fourth street and West ; Madison atreet. their bid of 883.78 for I the posts complete, f. o. I). Deeatur, bein'-' the lowest received by the coun- ■ I <ll last evening. The Auburn Foundry I has furnished the other ornamental j posts erected on the streets here last year. Other bidders were the West- j I inghouse Electric company. thefFf prices being $.16 per post. Forty posts . will he erected on Fourth street and i ]22 on Madison street. The cable Is j i already here an<| the work of install- ! I ing the twists will begin within a short J time. Date For Hearing The plan* and specification for the i oiling of High street. Mercer avenue. : Winchester street. Nuttman avenue. Eighth street and North Seventh ] street were filed by Engineer Orval I llarruff ami approved by the countll • and resolution was passed setting Tuesday. Mav 6th. as the day on which objection* or remonstrance*, I would Im* heurd on the proposed Im provement*. Want Cement Sidewalk The petition of property owner* for 1 a cement sidewalk on St. Mary’s street' wa* filed and referred to the atreet I and sewer committee. Grant Improvement Petitions The petition of Samuel Acker and j (Continued on Pare Five! HOME TALENT SHOW PLEASES — Generous Apnlause Greets “Turn To The Right" Cast Last Night The home talent play. "Turn to the Right.’ glvbn at the high *rhi*d auditorium last night under the auspices lot th* Work and Win (Ta»* of the United Hrethern church. wa» greeted with generou* applause from the crowd which comfortably flllml the auditorium The play wan a good siiccea* and was greatly enjoyed by the audience. The principal fun-making role waa Sammy, the grocery boy. played by Frank llohnke. Ralph Okeleg. a* Migg*. and Fred Okeley. a* Gllly. two crook*, did very good in their role* Harry Tollng took th* part of the detective and Russell |wl*dd waa th* <-lty fellow, theater Morgan, and both did fine. Clarence Drake, played th* ' role of Dem-on Tllllnter admirably I well. O’la Baker wa» very good a»| the <<»untry runalwmt. Je**le Schlich- > man. a* Elsie Tllllgger: Mr* Ralph Okeley. a* Je**l* Strong, and Mr* llUßsell Delhdd. a* Betty Tllllnt'-r were strong character*. Mr. Snedeker i who directed the play, took the part of Joe Bn*<simh «nd Mra. Sendeker plaved Mother Tllllnger. Th" finish •mI acting of Mr and Mr*. Snedekcr added much to lb" Play. Th«» vamlevlll" given between the ( act* was greatly enjoyed Mt i Sned< her and company gave a com»dv ■ act which produced rnaay laugh* Ml** Helen Walter wng three (MR* Which were greatly enjoyed Mr. Snedeker Went to Portland lo«lay where he will stage the same ' play under the auspices of the Amerl can txglon. on April 22. He will stag* a play in Willshire. Ohio, on April 21. also. The Work and Win Ctoea will realise a a»at sum from the plav last al(«b. which sum will go toward the financing of the New United Hrethern church, which I* to he greeted soon

Decatur, Ind., Wednesday, April 16, 1924.

V CLEAN-UP WEEK IN MAY Clonn-up week, May slh to Mav 12th. Last evening the city council in regular session designated the first week in May, beginning Monday. May sth. as clean-up week in Decatur. The annual drive on tin cans, bottles an ( ] rubbish will he started then. Every eltlxen is urged to co-operate in the cleanup movement, clean-up the hack yard and alley, have all the cans and bottles which have been piling up during the winter months placed in a box or barrel or In a pile and the city i trucks and wagons will haul them i awayv Street Commissioner E<l. Augenbaugh will be in charge of the work and it is the desire of every public-spirited citiaen to have the city looking spick and span during the summer. Help get rid of the unsightly things and join in the clean-up movement. SMITH “SPLIT" WITH DAUGHERTY Gaston Means Says SIOO,OOO Was Realized From Whisky Permits Washington. April 16.—Jess Smith "split" gIOO.tMHI obtained from New (York bootlegger* from whiskey permits. with former Attorney General Daugherty. Gaston Means, former department of justice agent todav told the senate Daugherty investigating ‘ committee thnt Smith had informed • him. The bootlegger* were demanding 'return of the money, Mei,,i« said and {Smith told him that he could not return it because he had split it with Daugherty. "Everybody knew that Jess Smith and Mannington were splitting with Attorney General on liquor withdrawals. Kvi-rybodv knew that Jen* smith and Mannington were working with Daugherty to get whiskey p»rImita, Mean* said. Howard Mannington. once resident of the “little green house on K street." was "paged" in vain todav Iby the senate committee Investigating former Attornev General Dangh-'.-rty when the hearing* were reaumed. Mannington. yesterday through hl* attorney, challenged the constitutional authority of the committee it* investigation and flatly refused to respond to the subpoena i**ue<l for him Fine Interest Shown In Pre-Easter Services Splendid Interest I* being shown In the pre Easter service* being held at the Presbyterian church this week. The pastor, the Rev. B. N. Covert. I* delivering a sermon each evening on *ome phase of Christ'* life. On Friday night there will be communion and reception of new member*. On Easter Sunday morning there will be the regular Banter *ervlce with *pe< iul music by the choir Baptl*m of infant* will take place Sunday morning al*o. The pastor's sermon th)* evenIna will be. "Tha Devotional Life of 1 Jetua." On Thursday evening he j will speak on “The Fellowship of Jnsum." and on Friday evening will 'une an hl* subject. "The Suffering of Je*u*.“ The public I* luvlted IA4TKR ANNOUNCEMENTS Ail churche* wishing to hnve the program* for their *pe<inl Enster ■ service* printed In the Dally ti-mo ■ rrat on Friday or Saturday are re 1 quested to have them at till* office j a* early n* possible on the day b* fore they are to be published All churche* are invited f<> have their program printed in th* Daily Democrat. Weather Raia tonight «nd probably Thur* d*v tnnrniag Warmer In northeast portion tonight. Colder Thursday and in southeast portion loulabt; strong shifting wind*.

EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR BIG FIELD MEET I Adams County High Schools To Tak" Part In Annual Field Day Saturday AN ALL DAY AFFAIR R’«r Ball Game In Miming; Track Meet In Afternoon ; Contests At Night Practically all arrangements have been completed for the annual Adams county high school field day to be held In this city Saturday morning.! afternoon and evening. Providing the wepther is favorable, the day prom-| fses to be one of the biggest ones in , the history of the county schools, as, every high school in th* county has ' entered at least one or more of the .dav's events. The day’s program will open at 9 o’clock Saturday morning with a baseball game at Bellmont Park between I a team composeiFof player* from the south half of the county and a team from the north half. The southern team will be picked from Jefferson. Hartford. Borne and Geneva high schools, while the northerns will be composed of players from Monroe. Kirkland. Decatur, Pleasant Mill* and Monmouth. There will be no admission charged for this game Track Meet in Afternoon The track and field meet will be hold at Bellmont Park, starting at 1 , o’clock in the afternoon The event* j to be held consist of lOOyard da«h:| 220 yard dash; half mile run: mile run: high jump: running broad jump; ne'e vault and shot put. Teams have been entered by Decatur. B«*rne. Geneva. Hartford and Jefferson high i *< hool* Clyde Hendrick*, principal of the Monroe high school, will have; charge of the meet. Ho will choose, (Continued on pare two) SMITH SAYS HE IS A CANDIDATE New York Governor Makes Public Utterance On The Question Albany. N. Y. April 16— (Special to Dally Democrat I—Governor Alfred E. I Smith of New York state I* a can-! dldute for the democratic presidential i' nomination. I Making hl* flrnt public «tt|rance on the question, which ha* been agl- ’ tated with varying degree* of strength I for over a year, the governor of the empire state. *peiiking before the democratic designating convention * here, announced hl* po*iti<m In thi* 1 language: - “If other delegate* to the national t convention feel the *ame way about * It ■« you ,h> and the ro**ilt I* a tri r .umph. you can tell them that I pledg "led you here befor* God Almighty him f.self that they will never have eaose 'lto regret their action through sny •|act of mine " A few minute* before Smith made hl* speech, th" convention, which { was called Io select delegate* and alternate* to the national convention had adopted unanimously a rosolut’on that the delegate* be instturied to present the name of Governor Smith to th" convention a* the empire state'* choice tn lead the democratic party In the nation fcmlth said he had not raised hi* hand "either ln»lde the elate or out »tde of it" to help the present situation along and h" did not Intend to. But he admitted "the man who ■ lia«n t that ambition (to be pro*ldent of the United State* > h** ■ dead h*art." Smith today was resting at the executive mansion and I* not expert 'rd to amplify hl* remark* in any ' way. He will probably leave hl* cam- { | palgn In the hand* <4 hl* friend* and ' political adviser*.

Says Apple Crop In ( Wells County Is Ruined , Bluffton. April 16 Wi-lls county's I apple and peach crop will be very | poor tills year, according to Dick | Porter, a horticulturist living near Tocsin.* Porter says that only a few apple trees which did not bear last year have any fruit prospects this year, while the peaches were entirelyfrozen out. Porter believes that the I long cold winter has meant the I failure of the fruit crop in general He is authority for the statement that u temperature, of 15 degrees below zero means the los of a peach crop In Wells county. On the other hand. Porter says that cherrie* are not hurt to a great I extent, and that chances ‘are there will be an average crop. ■ 1 " ' ■ O ’" CONTRACT FOR WIRING IS LET Indianapolis Firm To Do Wiring In Catholic School Building The Meier Electric and Machine company of Indianapolis was awarded the contract for the installim: of the electric wiring in the new Cat ho-j lie High acbool buflding. their bid of J $4,587 on the co;>tra< t being the lowest j of three proposals submitted to the ■ trustees and the Old Adams County i Bank. The company whs awarded the contract for the installing of the aig-j ral system and fire alarm wiring in the building and for running the pow | I er circuits to the manual training and ( domestic science rooms, also. The signal svstem and fir* alarm wiring i totaled 8397 and th* power circuit was , $12.’.. The wiring is exclusive of fixture*. except in those canes where th* snecification* provided for drop cord I attachments. The Meier company will submit a i ; nro»<»»nl or estimate on the cost of in- 1 stalling the wiring for the electric | I timer In the different cteas rooms In • I the building. Other hlddcr* who filed proposal* ' on th* general electric wiring coni tract were the Edmund* Electric ConI strut tlon company, of Fort Wavge, I | proposal. $4.(50: and the K M. Electric company. al*o of Fort Wayne, hid $6,267. Heating B>d* Thursday J Proposal* from contractor* for the. Installing of a low prenmire *team system will he received by the trustee* I snd finance committee membt-r* at ten o'clock Thurad*' morning at the I Old Adam* Countv B*nk It 1* exnected that from four to «lx contrsc I tor* will submit blds on this work. ■riek For Gvmnaaium 1 A light colored glaxed brick was { selected hy the trustee* for the wall* | »{ In the gymnasium The glared hrh k , wall* Will extend up about right feet. Waiting On Material ' C. N christen and Companv of thia> ' ■ city, who ha* the general contract for ’j th* construction nf the building, will | i: begin work a* som» a* the stone and | ! | steel material arrive. Mr. Christen I stated thi* morning that he expected j l | the atone tn arrive here within a month. The general contract for the construction of the building exrig*lve nf the foundation. Which I* *1- - : ready Installed, waa lITfl-EW*. , I o Frri«rht Train Derailed Near Peterson Yesterday The Imai frelaht train on the { Clover Ixaf. (idn* east In the for* | ! noon, hud seven car* derailed near Peterson yesterday About 6<m (■••■( { of track waa damag"<l ami the west hound paaaanger train leaving here at 1):I5 a. m. had to detour hy the way nf Kingsland The track waa I cleared for the enstbntind pasaanger due Intn Decatur at 2 n'« Im k No noe | was Injured In the wreck. A Incnmn five jumped th* track in the vicinity i of Peterson about i«t »r <ka ago Loganbporl Boy Drowns Logansport. Ind April IE- Herbert Harriott. Jr., five-year old *mj nf a I ngansport architect. »»« drowned In the rat • at th" waterwork* plant here late y»»terday Th* child Inst hl* balance and felt Ittln ten feet nf waler

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SENATE VOTES 71 TO 4 TODAY FOR EXCLUSION Congress Has Served Notice On Administration Os Determination VETO IS UNLIKELY President Not Exoected To Veto Bill In Face Os Overwhelming Vote Washington, April 16.—The senate today re-affirmed its deeesion to include a Japanese exclusion provision in the pending immigration bill by a vote of 71 to 4. Unon the protest of senators Sterling. South Dakota, and Colt. Rhode Island, that they had been absent vesterdav when the oral vote on the provision occured a reconsideration was ordered and a record vote taken. (By Fraser Edward*) <T T . P Staff COTesenndeUt) Washington. April 16.—Congress | served notice, on the administration of I its determination to exclude Japanese I from the United Staees fn such terms i that it was considered unlikely here | that President Coolidge woul<f vote , the bill containing the exclusion provision. The senate's action in putting the drastic house exclusion provision in i the senate hill without even the formality of a record vote, coming on ' top of the house action of passing its j bill by a vote of more- than four to I one waa expected to deter the president from disapproving the measure ' Secretary of State Hughes will con fer with the president on his return i from New York today but despite Hughes' profound opposition to the {exclusion clause, they were no > authoritative indication* that he would counsel a veto Overwhelming . support obtained by the proponent* of ' Japanese exclusion Indicates sufficient ' strength to pass the bill over any veto and officials hardly helieve that j Huehe* and the praaMent will risk I opening a breach between themselves and congress over the matter. Mr. 1 Coolidge ha* been warned by Senator I Ixslgr against doing ho. British Comment London. April 16.—The British presstoday see* in adoption of the Japane«e exclusion amendment to th* im- | migration bill by the congress In I Washington "grave danger" to peace' i In the Pacific TO HOLD PEACE MEETING SUNDAY Fine Program Planned For “Peace Observance" Meeting At M. E. Church Meeting At Church Men and women of thi* community (are cordially invited to attend a ["Peace Observance" service to lie 'given at the Methodist church, in thi* II P.v. next Sunday afterno<m. April |2"th. at three o'clock, when a suitable{.end delightful program will be rend cred . The observation I* tn be given und -r the* supervision of the Woman’* t’lnb unci the- Shake*tw>are club nf Decatur locdir* in charge are Mr* C F. Bell unci Mr* Cor* Down*, fnr 11 he Woman’* club, und Mra. D. D. | Heller und Mra. E. 11. Adam*, for the I Shakespeare club The follow ing I* I the program tor the afternoon the* I Rev. U 8. A Hrldge. presiding i Hong "America”—Audience, I I lev nt lona I* Rev. H N. Covert. | "Calling c-ongre** to prayer—lent w« forget" Mr*. Faye SmlthKnapp. I Vocal Duet Mra. C. E Hell and Mr*. Dan Tyndall Address Hon. C. J Litt*. ! Munir - , ( Pro ver Rev Bridge. , j Under th* Indiana Federation nf Chiba, similar event* will he given all nver Indiana next Hunday. a attliI (Continued on Page Five)