Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1924 — Page 1

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PRESBYTERIANS WILL HOLD BID MEETING HERE Spring Session Os The Fort Wayne Presbytery Convenes On Monday many delegates Twenty-eight Churches To Be Represented At Two-Day Meeting Members of the Presbyterian ehiinii of this city are making extensive plans for entertaining the annual spring session of the Fort Wayne Presbytery next Monday and Tuesday. April 21 and 22 There will be between fifty and sixty delegates at the meeting, besides a large number ( ts other visitors. The visitors will he entertained in private homes while in the city. The Fort Wayne Presbytery includes all Presbyterian churches in a district bounded by the Michigan state line on the north, by the Ohio ; state line on the east, by Hunting ton and Elkhart on the west and by Decatur on the south. Each church will send one delegate beside the pastor to the meeting. There are about twenty-eight churches in the presbytery. Attorney Clark J. Lutz, of this city, is moderator of the Presbytery He was elected last fall at the meeting held in Fort Wayne. He is one of the few elders ever elected moderators ■ Opens Monday Evening The meeting will open on Mondav evening at 7:30 o’clock, at the Presbyterian church. The opening ados he session will be marie by the Rev. James Sloan Corkey. D. D.. of Logansport. Indiana. His subject sill Is- Presbyterian Simultaneous Evangelistic Campaign." Talks will b« made by Mr. W. M. Elliott, of Garrett. the retiring moderator, and Mr Lutz, the new moderator. The local church will furnish some special ntu«ic 'luring the evening. The business session of the meeting will open at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. The program for the forenoon is as follows: Presbytery Constituted with Prayer. Roll Cali Reading Engrossed Minutes. Appointment of Committees 1. Business-five members 2 Sessional Records—two members Miscellaneous Business Calls, Resignations. Communications, Filling Vacancies, etc. 10 Minute intermission for exatnjnfng Sessional Record* and meeting of Committees. Reports of Permanent Committees 1. On Program and Field Activities —W T. Angus • tCcntinued on page three) ANOTHER STORE ADDED TO LIST National Five & Ten Cent Store Company Buys Store In Wabash charlas Vogl*w*cle has returned from Wabash, where the formal de tails »( a deg, ( |, r purchase of h’eedham Variety Store were clos -d yesterday, a nd the ,tore added to the list of five and ten cents stores own*d by the National Five and Ten Ont [ Store compare* j>« Aetwrn Hhelhv I *IU» and Hoopeston Mr. Vnglewede ■’ Pf**idcnt of the company and R D R'evsns, formerly of Bluffton but t«'» located at Rhelbyrllle, la the gen *f»l manager of the corporation C art Metg h*s been transferred from the Shelbyville More to Wabash sad will He in charge of the new •tore following its opening In about •wo weeks, The stock In the store wnhased will be disposed of at a sale tn be opened next week and •he week following the More will be restocked and opened for bugloes" store will be known as th» Antlnnal Five and T*n Cent Store it lg IncatM at 78 Canal street building In which lhe store la •2byhv jJO f nl >( tnslge Vogiewsde la proprietor of a •h°e store here and several years agn iaumhed his first five and inn cent ‘More al Auburn.

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Thirteen Apply For Absent Voters’ Ballots Thirteen applications for Absent Voters’ ballots have liei-n filed with County Clerk John E. Nelson. According to law the ballots cannot lie mailed out until after April 21st. Begaining next Saturday, April 2Gth, those voters who will not be in the city on election day can vote at the County Clerk’s office. Application c for an Absent Voter's ballot must be sworn to u person who Is confined to his home an account of aiegness or who is out of the city, but who holds his residence here, is emitted to a ballot. All applications must bo in by Saturday. H. S. PUPILS AWAIT OPENING OF MEET Entries For Athletic, Musical And Literary Contests Announced Seven of the nine high schools In Adams county will be represented in the track anil field meet to be' held as a part of the annual Adams County Field Day here Saturday. Monroe and Monmouth have not entered the track and field meet, hut lioth will he represented in the baseball game in the forenoon and in the literarymusic contests in the eveningIndications are that the Field Day will be a great success. The weather today was excellent for a track and field meet. The day's program will open at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning with a baseball game at Bellmont park between the north and south halves of the county. The schools from which the north team will be picked are Monroe. Kirkland. Monmon h. Pleasant Mills and Decatur, while the south teain will be picked 'rom Jefferson, Hartford. Geneva and Berne. Coach L. C. Howard, of De vatur. has been named by Clyde W. Hendricks, in charge of the athletics of the day. to take charge of the mtr.h team, while O. A. Klend worth. of Geneva, has been selected to manage Lite south team. The other officials selected by Mr Hendricks are: time keepers—Edison Sprunger. Berge, and France Confer. Decatur; tape men—Howard Gllliom. Berne, and Howard Michaud. Monroe: scorers —Don Collom. Geneva and Floyd Gibson. Decatur: umpires Harold Mattax. Geneva, and France Confer. Decatur, Principal Paul W. I.inton will hove charge of the evening contests nt the high school building. Every high school In the county will be repre sented in the evening contests with he exception of Jefferson. Following ere the entries for the track and field meet: lOOyard dash -Thomas and Burgess. Hartford: Smith. Pleasant Mills Marshall. Jefferson; Rice and Reus cer, Berne; Renner and Van Skyrock. Geneva; Merryman and Steele. Decatur; Corson and Zimmerman. Kirkland. 230-yard dash- Thomas and Buri gees. Hartford; Fogle and Snyder. Jefferson; Fox and Berne; Renner and Pyle, Geneva; Furr and Dorwin. Decatur; Schlickman and Zimmerman. Kirkland Half mile Run —- Holloway and Schlagenhauf. Hartford; Marshall. Jefferson. Mhmaß and Habegger. Herne; Charleston and Severance. Geneva; Holmes and Beal. Decatur; Arnold and Andrews, Kirkland Mile run—North and Heller. Hartford; Anspaugh. Jefferson; Blum and Gla«»bt|tu. Geneva; Lehman and Habegger. Betne; Holmes and Lightfoot | Decatur; Vatter and Arnold. Kirkland Running high jump-Monee and Huttoway. Hartford: Homtraaer and Snyder. Jefferson; LMC and lx ' h ’ man. Heme. Renner and Pyle. Geneva; Dornin and Steele. Decatur, Shady and Yager. Kirkland Running broad jump—Smith and Robin. Jefferson; Rice and Kiev. Herne; Can Skywk and Reverence Geneva. Steelo and castle. Decatur; Shady and Scherry. Kirkland Shot put Horniraaer. Jefferson. Kiev and Smith. Berne; Striker and Blum. Genevas; White and Castle, , Decatur. Corson and Byerly. Kirk land Pole vault—Moure and Clark. Hart fnni; Snyder and Marshall. Jbffer non: 1» lohmsn and Ixrng. Bern*. Pyle and Reverence. Geneva; Fart 1 and Castle. Decatur. Yager and Cor son. Kirkland Evening Contgata ’ Following are the entries in th* l w „.. i ■ ■ >■* - ■ (Conlitiurd on page three)

BUSINESSMEN ARE COMMENDED Ministers Praise Merchants For Closing Stores For 3 Hours Today Ministers of the local Protestant churches and Rev. J. A. Sclmetx, pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, In statements made today, highly commended the many business men and proprietors of local I stores for their splendid action in dosing their doors from twelve to Ii three o'clock today, commemorating the three hours which Christ, the son of God. spent on the Cross on Mt.| i .Calvary. ITactically every store was closed I during the three hours today and, where jtissible factories and professional offices were closed. Several ’ of the cigar factories were closed throughout the day. Local ministers stated that it showed » very Christian like attitude on the part of a good people and that it was edifying to see i so many people turn their thoughts from business to the sufferings and death of the Savior. On Good Friday the Christian , world commemorates the death of , Christ on the Cross. Several years 1 ago the custom the business houses hero was inaugurated and the practice has been followed by many. The stores In Bluffton and • Huntington and many other cities . were also dosed during the three I hours. Special services were held l in many of the churches and on I every hand dtte reverence w-as being 1 nald to the King of Kings and lhe 1 Savior of Mankind. ■ u Begin Preparations To Boost Sen. Ralston i (United Press Service) Indianapolis. April 18 —Under the ( direction of Meredith Nicholson. ! Hoaster author, the Ralston for preai- ’ Idem ent'iiarivtie of the democratic . state organization today started pre paratirtns to boost the Indiana senaor fcr th • presidential nomination. i Nii bolson was nam«l chairman of the publicity committee which will . distribute Ralston literature tn all de • legates to the democrat!* national lonvi-ntion, • Other members of the republican • committee are John K Jennings, of Evansville, and Fred Van Nnys. Mrs. • John W Kern and Grace Julian Clark • of Indianapolis. i CANTATA TO BE . GIVEN SUNDAY Zion Reformed Church Choir To Render “Jesus Lives", Sun. ’’ The choir of the Zinn Reformed ’ church, under the direction of Mr. ! lam Kirsch, will render a cantata en 1 titled. ’’Jesus Idves." at the < hurch Sunday evening. The cantata will begin at 7:3V o'clock. The choir con tains a large ntzaber of well trained ’ voices and a splendid rendition of that * beautiful caniata la assured. The pub 1 jic ia cordially invited to attend Fol towing Is the program of the cantata: . opening chorua Rejoice He ljvaa I (holt ' Base Rulo. Tenor Holev-"He Was . Despised’’ * ( **nlr Rev. Hlllker; 11. Weldler . Duct, Tenor and Alto—’’O Hac red • Head" ,ho ‘ r Ella Mutschler: l»<» Kirsch Tenor Holo-’ Worthy Is the Lamb" i heir Leo Klrrch Soprano Holo—"At Calvary Mrs. Hon Shroyer ’■ Tenor Recitative. Women’s Voices ' _"The crucifixion" ... Choir lam Kirsch ' Quartet. Women's Voices—" Bolls of Kaaler" rh "' r Alto Recitative "The Reaurrec ‘ lion r *«'' Elia Mutachler Soprano snd Alto Duet— Ha Li'es ► <boif Mrs. Elllker. Mr» Goldaar r ' Tenor Racitatiya. Mea a Valcaa—r "Jesus Commsod choir Now it Christ Risen ’ Cboh Hnp r an o Recitative-’ Rong o I ;■ rrit) „o ncolt Hrs Ben F. Rhrnyer

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 18, 1924.

Knights Os Pythias To Attend Meyer Funeral Members of the Knights of Pythi.is are urged to attend a meeting this evening nt ,the home at which time arrangements will be made to at'tend the funeral of Eli Meyer. Mr. Meyer has been n member of the j local K. of I*, lodge for many years. The meeting this evening will be held ui 7:30 and on Saturday the members of the lodge will march to the home to attend the services. The funeral services will be held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon from the i home. MARY ANN SMITH DIED YESTERDAY Well Known Resident Os St. Marys Township, Dies At Pleasant Mills Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, aged 74, well known resident of St Marys township died at her home in Pleasant Mills at 8:30 o'clock last night, following an illness of eight or nine weeks’ duration. The exact cause of Mrs. Smith's death is not known. She appeared to be suffering from an Inward growth, probably a cancer. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of John W. and Hannah Peterson, and was born in St. Marys township. July 2S. 1849. She spent her entire life in St. Marya township, and had lived in Pleasant Milla for more than fifteen years. She was known to her manyfriends as "Molly." She was married to Jehu Smith, who survives. Besides the husband. Mrs. Smith is 1 survived by three sons, two daughters. and one brother. Sylvester W. Peterson, of Decatur. The children are Robert and We«ley Smith of PleasI ant Mills; William Smith, of North Carolina; Mf*. Harry Rry, of Pleasant Mills; and Mrs. Peoples, of Brunswick. Michigan. There- are several nieces and nephews residing in this city. Funeral services will be k*M Irenes the Baptist church in Pleasant Mills at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning Burial will be made- in the Mt. Taber cemetery. o Man ‘Blows Up’ And Bursts ■ Redwing, Minn.. April 18—I Special ( to Daily Democrat) —BaceUlus poisoning from a hog bite caused Emamu* Johnson. ’•». to “blow up” und di*. Dr. H. E. Johnson announced to day. Johnson, a farmer, living near Diamond Bluff. Wis„ litterly blew up. His body which had lw-en swollen and disscolored since he entered lhe hosplital last Wednesday burst from lhe pressure of the poisoned gas 1 O Avaitors Burn To Death I San Antonio. Texas. April I* Lieutenant W. A. Frederiiks and Flying I’adet R H McCully were burned to death when an airplane In which they were practh ing night flying at Kelly Field, crashed Fruderleka' home was at George White. Texas I . ■ - --O DEMOCRATS CALL t FOR SHOW-DOWN Demand Views Os I’resir! dent Coolidge On Pending Bonus Bill ri t United Prwut Service) Waahinaton. April ll.—The senate democrats after a aeries of conferr etires today called a showdown by President Coolldg,' on hi* views tie ward pending bonus proposals In ornate Senator David I Walsh. Mas* in r charge nt lhe drmts rallc bonus bill announced b<- would not press for lhe cash paym-nt plan If •" aasuranrea were received front repuMlcans that the President will r tetn the republican inaurance police plan —'-!■ 1 -- .JI -■ 1- IJ Weather r r Indiana Fair tonight and Saturday f Not much change In temperature r Probably light fmat tonight in low land*

LOCAL CITIZENS GOING TO PERU To Attend Meeting In Interests Os Harding Highway This Evening Avon Burk, president of the Decatur Industrial Association, a number of the directors and several other business mon. will motor to Huntington this evening and then take a special interurban cur to Peru where they will attend u meeting In the interest of the Harding Highway. Two special cars will leave Huntington at |6:30 this even<ng for Peru. HuntlugI ton will send a delegation of fifty or more men and the oilier cur will be occupied by Decatur and Markle business men und others picked up along the line. # The meeting is being held with the purpose of getting the proposed Harding Highway routed through Decatur as originally planned and as many men from this city as can are invited to join the local delegation and attend the meeting. The Huntington Herald has the following to 1 say elative to having the road routed through Decatur: "The Harding Highway committee of the Chamber of Commerce wants ' at least sixty men. should have a hun- ’ dred, the more the better to go to Peru. Friday night to attend a meeting with reference to the proposed route of the highway. 1 "When the route was first proposed we were assured it would go ' through Huntington, from Decatur to North Manchester. The fact that 1 this road is not under state supervi- ' slon and for the further reason that It Is not in the best of condition has 1 caused a part of the association to ’ t onslder going to Fort Wayne from 1 Van Wert. Ohio, and using the Yel- ■ lowstone Trail. Some are still inter- ■ e«ted in going through Indiana via ’ Dei-atur. Huntington. Wabash. Peru. I I CKUfti-port and Kentland, and if I nouMi interest is shown by these HsanMe «w-4MMtw every reason to be t lieve we will get the road. "Remember we say if enough Inter-1 ' est is shown. So now is the time to I act." . fi — —._ , i Notorious Outlaw Dies I Little Rock. Ark.. April 18.—" Diamond Joe" Sullivan, last of the south--west's notorious outlaws, went to his I death in the electric < hair here today I —Good Friday—without an outward sign of the "yellow streak" atlrlbutr ed to him by underworld associates. WITHDRAW FROM PRIMARY RACE Several Republican Candi t dates For Committee- » man Withdraw r • >■ Several of lhe republican candii date* for precinct committeemen have withdrawn thdr de< la rat lons of can dldacies with the county clerk and their names will not appear on the Itallot. At first, in iwctically everv pm-lnct in the county there was op position for the commit teeoMUt'a I place and In several of the precincts there still is opposition Many of •he committeemen wen- urged to run as a result of the fight being made for the tepttbllvan cbaitmanship in this , "ounty. The republican candidates who have withdrawn are. Clarence Davis. Middle Monroe; John F. Felty. West Jefferson- Lre Reffwy, second ward H" tn-isuir Rim Burk, second ward "A". Decatur; Frauds Howard, first ward "H" Decatur; C, A. Bitnla. r first ward "A". Decotur; Otto Klick 1 man. French; C. A. Barnett. Houin Washington: latrrn Yager. Rot.ih Kirkland; James <’ Hnrkleaa. K»»t ’ Root; Charles C Rabbit. East Hoot: 1 Rolland A Halley, Ka-t Union sad f t'halmer Brodbeek. East Union. Wil- • I'am Yager, father of lairen Yager I* a candidate for the place in Routh I Kirkland and much speculation was » being mad" who was going to win between father and son. P Ths republicans have landlds l ** for the committeemen pla>e* In avyty prc< ind but only a few of the town ships have candidataa for advisory board pUces In th* third ward in ftei atur. John Lenhart and Judson *’ Teeple are candidates tor committeet- run.-.- -j--.- -- - --r- —a (Continued on page two)

Richard Davis Eited For Fine Record At Purdue Lafayette, Ind., April IS. —Richard P. Davis, of Pleasant Mills, an engineering student at Purdue University, has been cited for his exceptional scholastic records, according to die complete summary of last semester’s erniles recently Issued by dean of engineering. Davis had 6 As and 1 B a record which is very creditable und speaks well for his earlier scholastic, training. He is a junior in Chemical Engineering and was graduated from , Pleasant Mills high school in 1919.' One of the Purduo scholarships was awarded to him by the Adams county commissioners recently. CHANGED PLANS INTHAWTRIAL Counsel Busy Making Plans For Resumption of Trial On Monday •By Frank Getty) (U. P. Slats Correspondent I Philadelphia. April IS.- The entire aspect of Harry K. Thaw's sanity trial has l>een (hanged by collapse of the original plan to have the millionaire lunatic testify in his own behalf and tell his story to the jury. More is now going on behind the scenes than on the surface and the ensuing three days until the hearing is resumed Monday morning will b* busy ones for the opposing counsel. There is, of course, no possibility of compromise on the main Issue involved; the jury must decide the original three questions: 1. Is Harry K. Thaw is sound mind at the present time’’ 2. is he safe to be at large among his fellow men? 3. Is he capable of managing hl* estates? But there are cross-currents in the turbulent waters into which Thaw has launched his move for freedom and these . become of increasing importI ance as a result of his failure to prove in person to the jury that he la <rf apparently sound mind Not that it was Thaw's fault; he had si honied himself for months and intensively, pawing through paper* In his place on the front row of benches I for two days preparing for the teat to which he asked his lawyers to submit him He was ready to match wit* with Arthur Dickson nnd “Billy” Gray, attorneys for parties opposing his release from Kirkhrides. —o—— Says Speaker Gillette Got Trunkfull Os Liquor tl'nllMl Press Hiatt <'<>rre<-pon4ent) Washington. April 18 -(Special to Daily Democrat)—Speaker Gillette got a trunk full of liquor seized by the department of juatiee in 192'1. , t'apt II L. Scalfe, former department of justice agent, charged today before the senate investigation coml.nittet- today. Scalfe'a charges brought a sharp I -ebuke from Senator Wheeler. Mont.. I when the witnesses said his ettslmony was based on "reports" and an allleg'd newspaper statement by Gil •jlette acknowledging having received the liquor for a constituent I Rotarians Hear Three Instructive Addresses 1 Instructive talks pertaining to their 'I business or profession were given by '; Martin My but superintendent of the I city light and power plant. James i SEnmnier*. tn the Rotarians at their ' | Kocher, coal dealer, und Dr L K him h*on meeting last evening These ’ thr«>e men recent!) le-came niemliers • of the club Their talks were Interest. I I Ing und greatly enjoyed Mart Mylott ' j told of the operation nt the power H plant and eommended the cltv < <Htn< II- • men ofr their work In seeing that the • plant was placed on a earning basts The Improi etti.-nts made at the plant 1 last year and which are twins rntnplel- ' ml now have all been paid for out of 1 th* earning* of the plant for the last two year*, Hugh Hite was in chart* 1 of the program. Sen. Watson's Mother Reported Improved Today I Winib'ster, Ittd. ‘|Wl> i* Mary Watson, mothm nt Heuatot ' Jammt E Watyon. was reported im ' proved by h»r phyabians Hb» ba* been seriously 111. and sot several daw, praaticglly gl| hope *••• 1 ib*r recovery was al«e#dt»n*d J I Senator Wntsrm left for Waahingtot . ila"t night after Iwing at hla mnthcr’i |bedside mmrt of lhe wek.

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EXPECT PASSAGE OF IMMIGB ATION BILL BY EVENING ■»e ( U gseewu* Quotas Will Be Based On Two Per Cent Os Population In 1890 EXPECT NO CHANGES Congregational Leaders Believe President Will Sign Neasure Washington, April is.—The new Immigration hili, tn much the same shape as it Is expected to become a law, will be passed by the senate before night, leaders feel. Immigrants quotas will be based on two percent of the foregin population of the United States In the census of 1890 and Japanese will be exeludei) under provisions already accepted in the senate. Both these important features are embodied in the house bill and Inasmuch a* republican congressional will not veto the bill, theyhave reason to bellve it will become a law- in leaders believe President Coolidpu its present state Tokio, April 18. —Here is no present intention on the part of the Japan ese government to recall M. Hanihara Japanese ambassador to Washington. formally announced today. Possibly of his tecall has been discussed by the Japanese press as a result of his letter to Secretary of exclusion measure. Prime Regent Hirahito began taking a lively Interest In the situation today. Following a cabinet louncil. the prince regent called Lord Steward Chinda to the palace and questioned ! him at length on the situation. Chinda told the prinne be was bop. ful for an amicable settlement. , latter Foreign Minister Matsuj. went to the palate and submitted a , detailed report to the prime regent. Woman Carried Unborn Baby For 51 Years ' Toledo. Ohio, April 18. —One of the most astounding discoveries In inc-di--1 cal history wg» made in St Vincent'" ' ho"pital here when an operation for a “tumor" revealed that an aged Toledo woman had carried for 51 yearn th* perfectly formed ta»dy of an un born baby girl. • , The woman. 74. died shortly after the o|>eration Her death was caused bv a cotnlcination of diseases du* to • old age DcM-lora said ' | The baby's body when taken from ” the woman, was in a shell or capsui '■ of flesh, weighing six pounds, Hlood vessels leading from heart and other r organ" ceased functioning shortly after the scheduled time of birth MBS. WHITE TO SPEAK SATURDAY I Noted Woman Politician i And Club Woman To Speak In This City r - ’ .Much interest centers In the ad- • dress to b* given bv Mrs. Edward I Franklin White, of Indlanapolia, ’ deputy aliornev-genetal of Indiana. Haltirdav evening at eight o’colck. in > the lower room of th» Decatur 14- ' brary Mr*. Wlilt* will sm*ak <>n “The Divorce Evil and Ila Holution" and lier address is on* c>f great inter- ' *"t. It Is educsitonal and Is worth hearing Mrs. White Is om of the republican I'sndldiMes for Attorney-General of Indiana and h*r nam* will b* present's| to .he stale convention negt f mon'h Hhe la a deputy under At> tieneral U. H lx>ah and In a • fitient ami pl*«glng speaker Hh* la Uponsoring a bill which. It la believed, i would correct th* divorce evil and |ls presenting It tn aevrra) states to f have It acted upon Mrs, Whit* la also active in club affair* tbrnoghoui lhe »ut* and I* 1 ge # *rai chairman of legislation for 1 , th* Federation nt Wotgrir clubs i Mr* Whit* t om** here at the lovlta r Ilion of th* local chapter* of tha r Leagu* at Worneg Voter* *bd a rorI'Hal inellatmo I* extended to th* pubn pic to h*ar h*r Hh* will b* th* guest ‘a iof Mr* John R r*tet*on and »ev*ral i other ladles while In the rlty.