Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1924 — Page 1

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■schools close I IN THIS COUNTY I ON NEXT FRIDAY I _ l' B ■■■ ■rive H'K h School Com- ■ mencemcnts To Be Held ■ I During This Week 1 1 E ' i |n\D SUCCESSFUL YEAR ■Schools Os Decatur. Berne,' ■ Geneva And Union Township Close Later ■ A number of the high schools nn<l Ldo schools of the county will, Kosc on Friday of this week anti high Euhoid commencement exercises will W. held in d’ e townships this week. Kginning with Kirkland township ■his evening. The ITnion township ■chools. which have eight and one-, ■ct months, will not close until n ■reek from next Friday. The schools . Kt that township opened one week, ■earlier than the other schools of the , Kwntv which had only eight months. 1 , ■The Decatur. Berne and Geneva , Kehools will not close until later. Kerne and Decatur having nine ] Konths of school and Geneva having ] ■eight and one-half months- ■ The semester examinations were ■eld in the grade schools of the ■county on April 16 and 17. while the ■final examinations in the county high * ■chools were held yesterday and to- ' ■toy. I Krktand Commencement ■ The Kirkland township high school Ktanniencement will bo hold in the i ■hirh school auditorium this evening. ■There are eleven graduates in the ■Kirkland school. The commencement ' ■address will be delivered by the Rev. , 111. C. Kleckner. of Albion. I The members of the senior class at , ■ Kirkland are Hone Byerly. Chester ■Rvcrly. Alton Corson. Edith Crum, ■W'lliem Griffiths. Marv McKean. I.arLuU Robert SaUhllUu. , ■ Yager and Kenneth Yager. Monroe Commencement I The Monroe high school commenceIntent will be held at Monroe Thurs- ' ■ day evening. There are thirteen seniors at Monroe. Rev. Kleckner will ■ deliver the commencement address a’ I Monroe. The baccalaureate sermon 1 |»a« given last Sunday night by the lib” V. S A. Bridge, pustor of the 1 ■ Fira M. E. church of Decatur. R The senior class at Monroe is comI posed of Alton Andrew*. Letitia i IlMhi-ud. Grace Butler, Marie Essex. i I Alta lluhnert. Ixntvfa Hendricks. Lu- 1 I'l'le I.a I sit re. Margaret Lewellen. I Vera Marta. Minnie .Mill*. Inex Par I ri-h. Fred Smith and Helen Thomas. Hartford Commencement The commencement exercises for I Hartford township high school will , he held on Friday evening, in the high school auditorium. There are , nine graduates at Hartford, they being. Harold Anderson. Milton Aug*- , herter, Gerald Burgess. Marie Felber, Lectio Martin, Joseph North. Ray Thomas and Clarence Zimmerman. [ R»v. Kleckner will give the Comi tnencement address. The haccalaur-' ! me address was given last Bundav night by the Rev. F. Glendenlng. of ! —. • t'onttnned mi Pare •!»» PATRONSPLAN BASKET DINNER Dinner And Program To Mark Close Os Pleasanl Milk Schools An »njnyablr> day Is anticipated at th* Pleasant MUI* school* Thursday *hen the patron* will visit the "'hotls, taking with them baskets ’’ll'ul with all kinds of gnod foot). Ater the pupil* and patrons have , •“'‘taken n t (he big dinner, the pupil* * H Riva * program consisting of , hlsvlet*. musical selections, recitetlon* and dialogue*. Th* Pleasant •Mill* school* will closs on Friday There *re nine gradual** In the ’l<a«ant Mills high School this year, h” commencement exercises will b* "•Id on Friday evening, the Hon J. A '• Adair, of Portland, being the ■Maker. The baccalaureate sermon fflvsn last Bunday evening, by **v. F. A. Shipley, Vocal music ’• furnished by Mr*. Dun Tyndall. Mr » C. F. Bell and Mia* Helen Wai ’"f". or Decatur, accompanied on the Watio hy Mr*. Avon Burk, also of Decatur.

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Auto Contained 110 Gallons Os Alcohol (United Press St.'ifT ''orrespoiulent) I Indianapolis, April 2:1 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Court Asher of Muncie, Ind., was released today on $10,00(1 bond following his arrest on a charge of transporting liquor. An auto owned by Asher's wife was seized iu the garage of George Shirroll here. The auto contained 110 gallons of grain alcohol. Shorrell was arrested but declared I the alcohol belonged to Asher. Asher immediately filed an nffidaflt charg- [ ing that the auto was stolen from his home In Muncie. Asher has been in court a score of times on liquor law charges. TYPING CONTEST NEXT SATURDAY D. H. S. Pupils Will Take Part In District Typewriting Contest Decatur high s< hool will be represented In the district type-writ- |tg' contest to bo held at Central high school. Fort Wayne, next Saturday, April 26. beginning at 9 a. m. Other schools in the (’{strict which Will be represented are Angola, Auburn, Butler. Columbia City, Fort Wayne, (Central and South Side), Garrett. Huntington. Kendallville. b,Grang«. Os«ian. Petroleum, Portland, and Sidney. The school winning the meet will be eligible to go to the state contest to he held in Muncie in .May, Team winners will be awarded p nni.nts and individual ribbons. There will be two < lasses of route t•ints. namely, novice and amateur. The novice class will consist of any regularly enrolled student who had no experience c.r instruction in the use of a typewriter before September 1. 1923. and who has not had mote than 16(1 regular instruction hours. The nmateur class will consist <»< Manila* ean-llad eviidests in tvpe writing (for credit! except those who have had typing In a business school, or poet grad nates. The number of in s'Hict'on hours Is not retarded. Contestants must Le making favorable grades in at least three prepared subjects. The contestant* will write for 15 minute* on printed nntt-r furnished by th" manager of International Contests. New York City. Papery will bo graded according to International rules The district contest will be hell under 'bo direction of M. H. Northrop, of Central high school Fort Wayne. The Decatur novice team is composed of Josephine Suttles, Evangeline Spahr and Mary Macy. The local amateur team consists of Mildred Mildred Butler and Helen Beard. All did very good in tryout* held recently and their inalrustor. Miss Mary Wilhite, i* optimistic over their chance* In the district contest. ___ ,— O-Twenty-five Killed In Foreign Train Wreck Geneva. April 23.— Twenty-five persona are dead a* result of the worst railway wreck In years near Beilinzona, capital of the Canton of Tinlc. according tn word here today. Two train*, running at high speed, crashed Into ea< h other in the darkness and many passengers were ■mashed completely. Th* dead include the engineer* of both train*, according to report* here. Dozen* of passenger* were Injured. r McCray Appoints.l. H. Heller As Koad Delegate It'eite.l Pres* Staff i-orrespondentt Indian imdis. April »3— tßpoctal to Dally IMumriii -Gov McCray today nppnlnted »» dclegnl •* to represent the stale at th* twelfth convention of the United State* good road* association* at Albuquerque. N. Mex.. May 26 to 31. Included in the delegate* was John H H*ll*r, of Decntnr. Editor And Publisher Dies Knoxville. Tenn,. April x3—George Fort Milton. editor and publisher of th* Chattanooga New* and Teaneoae manager of th* William G. McAdoo for president campaign, dropped dead in a hotel at Mtirfree»boro at 1 d- m. today. H* had Just addressed th* Rotary club. Milton was formerly editor of the Knoxville Sentinel.

BRIG. GEN. DAWES PRESENTS HIS REPARATIONS REPORT r ■ .lift ■ ' ' ■»- - . j / A If £ A- -- K< W x ■- Hrsr. E ■@lm I« Irk '' Four of the leaders in the task of fixing German reparations are here shown. Left to right: M- Barthou of France, president of the reparations commission; Messrs. Stamp and Kindersley. British economists, and Brig. G< n. diaries G. Dawes of Chicago, chairman of the experts committee. The report of Brig. Gen. Dawes to the reparations commission was one of the most significant facts in the economic history of Europe recently.

HARRY K. THAW i GAINS FREEDOM 1 FROM ASYLUM I Jury Finds Millionaire Slayer Sane Following SixDay Trial NEW TRIAL IS ASKED Parties Opposing Freedom For Thaw Make Appeal For A New Trial «l'ntr*»l •--»«« «'nrr>-*e»n<lent> I'kiladeiphiu. April 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Once more the doors of th ’ asylum swing open for Harry Kendall ’’’hew. After a period of seven years ineat cepition !n a Fhiladelnbia madhouse. Thaw has been adjudged sane by a Jury of his peers and probably soon w‘ll be free. The jury that heard the six day trial of his petition for release from Kirk brides asylum was out for nearly seven hours la c Tuesday before they returned with their verdict for the millionaire plaint!*. Notice of motion of appeal for a new trial was immediately given by parties opposing freedom for Thaw and this technicality will slightly. delay complete freedom for Harry. Th* first act of the ecentric millionaire, who has seven times been (Contlnn-d on Page Ftvei CHARLES 0. ROE DIED YESTERDAY A Former Adams County Resident Died At Battle Creek. Michigan Charlca C. Roe. age 42 years, for-1 tner resident of Adams county, died at Battle Creek. Michigan, nt 10 o’clock last night. .Mr. Roe had been suffering from a nervous breakdown for n-arly a year and was In a aanllarlunt at the lime nf his death. Mr Roe wad a son of Isaac and Catharine Rnc, and was born In I Wa-liineton township. Adam* county.] May 4. 1880. He spent ino»t of his ( life in this county, solns to Buttle Creek, about fifteen years uro, where he was employed as a machinist in] a factory. Mr. lU»* waw married to Daisy Roebuck, who died about elgh teen year* ago. latter Mr. Roe mar tied again, to u Montpelier lady. Mr. and Mrs. Rne resided at Montpelier] for on* year before going to Buttle Creek. Tbe de<*a*ed Is survived by his w’fe. Zora Ito-; one son by hl» first ! wife. Clarence Roe. of Huntington, a son and a daughter hv hl» second wife. Clinton *nd Aldeetj Roe. at home; ond the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Eleaan Archer, of Fort Wavne; Mrs Ann Smith, of Adam* county; Mls» Ros* Rn*. nf Niagara Falls: Mrs. Linnie Easteriin. of Bat tie Creek. Michigan; William Roe. of (Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 23,1924.

Mrs. Lewis Speaks To Audience Here Today Mrs. Olive Belden Lewis, of Indianapolis, state woman manager for the candidacy of Dr. McCulloch, talked to a few women who met at the Industrial looms at ten o'clock this morning. Plans for getting out the vote and securing a favorable Impression for McCulloch were talked over. Mrs. Belden is ave-y pleasing and attractive lady and believes that Dr McCulloch will be nominated at the primary. LOCAL DOGS WON PRIZES Three Are Winners At Fort Wayne Show: Joseph’s Dog Big Winner Three Decatur dogs carried away prize* in the Fort Wayne Dog Show which was held the first three days of this week. Speed King HI. a Boston Bull Terrior. owned by John Joseph, brought horn* a silver loving cup and eight prize ribbons, including three first*. An English Bull puppie owned by Jess I a-Bron won a first prize and a Boston Bull Terrior owned by George Kinde won a fourth prize. Speed King HI proved to be one of the finest dogs entered in the show. He won a beautiful silver loving cup. awarded by the Fort Wayne Boston Terrior Breeders’ Association, for being the best Boston Terrior entered in the show He won three blue riblions (firstsl, one yellow ribbon (2rd). three green ribbons (special prizes) and on* white ribbon (reserve prize). In addition to cash prizes for his owner. Speed Is only one year old and wa* purchased hy Mr. Joseph in Chicago a few months ago. Mr. Joseph had several ihance* to sell his dog at a much higher figure than his cost. Briarcroft Perfection. Amerhsn bred Airedale terrior. owned by the Briarcroft Kennels, of Youngstown, Ohio, was given the prize for th< best animal entered In the show. Watland's Tannell. a whippet, ownad by Mrs. Frank H. Addytnun, of Pekingese. Ho Ting, owned by Mr*. E B Johnson, of Bellevue. Kentucky, was adjusted th* best top dog entered. ■ - ■ —•-- British Fivers Comnlet'* Another Lap Os Flight B«ndur Abba* Per-la. April 23 Britain's round th* world flyer* were to get »w*y today for Karachi after • o’ti plot Ing aureessfnlly another lap of tbelr effort to beat the American army's effort to be the Jirst to circumnavigate th* slob* tn the air. The big British machine arrived here late Tuesday from lluahlr*. having revered 4,172 mile* In ft." hours. f>f> minute* (emulative flying ttm* ■ln** leaving Caltriiet uerorlrome, Southhampton, March 25 A stop may be made at chaibar on th* lap to Karachi. Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; rising temperature.

SAYS VETERANS WILL HAVE TO PAY OWNDONHS Sen. Underwood Says Taxes For Bonus Will Hit Veterans Directly ! CALLS BILL A FRAUD Senator Says Insurance Policy Is A Crude Political Trick VVn-diingtwn. Awrit ‘2s s - War veterans will have to pay their own bonus ' ’ in taxe . Senator Oscrr Underwood <- f Alabama,' democratic presidential c-nrl'date dec lan d in the senate today in an attack on the insurance policy Ironus bill. As the cost of the measure will be levied on industries and farming and all gainful occupations, the entire scheme will work againat the soldiers, t is intended to hdn. Underwood declared. “This bonus bill will only add an- • other burdcu of taxattou niton the al- 1 ready overtaxed people and th<- ' soldiers In the end will have to pay 1 , It.' said underwood. Underwood, u strong opponent of I any bonus, announced he would vote for the cash option substitute (Continued on page two) DR. M'CULLOCH HERE YESTERDAY Candidate For Democratic Nomination For Govnor Visits This City Dr. ('. H. McCulloch, one of th* . tight candidates for the democratic | - nomination for governor, dropped In- I ■ to Decatur l»*t evening unexpectedly and spent the night here He call- . t *d on a number of the workers and met many people. A* hl* visit here w»a unannounced no mee’ing wn* .held. H* left thia morning for Bluff-. [ ton ind w'll meet with worker* there. nt Hartford Citv. Miin>-I» and Ander- I son dui Ins the day. He will have , bv tonight, visited every one of the ; 'ninety two (-onntlea of <he atnte, a ' iecord perhaps not equalled l»y any .Other candidal* tascissing to • duties | of d-moerats In thia campaign, he de Irtsred th* big thing la a rcdmtlon 'of taxe* and * lessening nf ih* ■ I burden on th* people, H* pointed nut that bv reducing i abolishing and <-neu<dldalfn* board*, (omm’aslons and deportment* forty per cent savin* could he nmpli-h ed in Elate taxes, especially If com blned wl'h n genuine determination that new < (instruction nf public build ina« simitar enterprises should he held rigidly down to the ah»otnte eecenrlHes lie said further savings could he made hy cutting out many • OVVVWMSaVUA/sAAAAAe MMMUO. *r«U***W* (Continued on pagn two)

Says Klan Business In Kansas Is Illegal (United Press Service) Topeka, Kan , April 23- The Ku Klux Klan is doing business Illegally in Kansas, according to n report submitted to the supreme court hy S. M. Brewster, referee appointed to hear evidi tie l in the attempt to oust the klan from the state. Brewster said the oganization could not transact business in the state without being licensed a* a foreign corporation. The commissioner overruled th 11 charge that the klan was guilty of intimidation. saying that point had not been proven. YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE PHY -- - St. Johns Young Peonies Society To Stage “Diamonds And Hearts" — „ “Diamonds and Hearts" is the title I of a three-act comedy-drama, by Effie, i W. Merriman, to be presented by the Young Peoples Society, of the St. Johns Lutheran church north of the city, on Friday, Saturday and Sundav nights of this week. The performance' will begin at 8 o'clock each evening.' The plav is very amusing and has an interesting plot. Following is the cast of characters and synopsis: Bernice Halstead, a young lady of I eighteen, with an affection at the jhea-t. a love of fun and a hatred of ari’bme'lc —Had wig Truelsch. Amv Halstead, her sister, two years , .-rmneer fond of frolic —Marcella j ITobrock. Inez Cray, a voune ladv visitor, wll-' 11'"" to share in the fun —Lena Berning. | Mr*. Halstead a widow, and steni mo’her to the Halstead girl*—Amand ' Fterning j Hannah Mary Barnes, or “Sis", a maiden Lady who keens house for her b-ntbee - Adelaide Tnielacb. Dwight Bradley, a for'une hunter, and M*«. Halstead's ron hv a former (P*rr|*w* —Herbert Mailand Dr Burton, a yonng physician— No-bert Koeneman Sarnmv. the darkey bell-boy in the Hnl'tead house —Edwin Kleine Ahmham Barnes, or "Bub", a Yankee fanner «til) unmarried at forty. A diamond in the rough—August Sei king A'tornev Wilbert Scheuinun Sheriff—Oscur Hobrock Synoptic Act I—Dr. prescribes for B*rnice. .The hidden will. The diamond* di* , appear. Act H—Unde Abe appears. Her-! nice a model teacher. Can't »olve the problem. Dr. Burton can B»-rnlce accused of the theft. Act 11!—Dwight, the vlllian. comes to grief. Sammy knows —inform* Abe' -The duimond* are found. Army Dirigible Missing I (United Pr*»* Staff t'orrepondent i Muskogee. Okla.. April 23 -Flying I field official* h*r* today were trying to locate the TC-3. army dirigible. Th* guint ship left her* Ute yes I terday enroute from Scoot field to' ' Sun Antonio, but returned and hoveri ttd over th* landing field near midnight after swinging *■ far MMthward ! a« Atoka, Okla 11. S. Pupils To Exhibit At Indiana State Fair Th* State Board of Agriculture I* I broadening It* plan* for Art exhibits | lat Hi.- state lair ami ha* < rented a I new ht«h school division S«-ho»d officiil* throughniit th* state have received c*mmtincl»’lon» in r”su r d tn 'th* exhibit*, urging a* many high *<h<s)l pupil* a* possible tn exhibit th*ir article* Th- premiums ' tn be given in thl* dlvl*inn are IIM, ISO. 21&. 115 and 110. Kxhlblts must , be unforni in *i*e, maximum allow : nnce fnr each exhibitor hetna »ix , ! feet by fen feet, the rectiingb’ so | I formed being pereodlcular Entries wit) dose on AugOMt tl and th* >•* hiblt* must h* In th* exhibit build Ing by Auß'tst 2t> Exlilblt* should be shipped ’o tbe D*p*ttm*tH dtree- I tor. Thoma* Grant. Woman* Solid Ing atuig r»lr Grounds, Indlanapnlta, Indiana ... __ Mr and Mr*. F. L. Miller and rbUdren. of Root township, were shopper* here today.

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PAPER OFFERED BY M'CRAY FOR LOANS ATTACKED Government Centers Attack On Paper Given By McCray As Collateral BANKERS ON STAND Indiana Bankers Questioned By Prosecution • Throughout Day < United pro km HtnfT (’orrewnondent) Ittdianiipolis. April 23 (Sprcittl to Daily Democrat) The tiltack of the government in the frittl of Gov. MeCmy, on trial in frtlenil court on chttrges of uspng the mails in :t scheme to <le- ' fraud. w;ts ccmcentniled today ion the chnracter of the paper offered hv the governor as collateral for loans or for discounis to hanks. The prosecution was laying the foundation Io produce evidence intended to show that many of the notes did not represent legitimate business transactions and that in many cases i th* notes were forgery. | Questions asked banker witnesses by District Attorney Elliott revealed that they did not know the "cattle paper" offered for discount hy the governor was in reality his own obligation. Repeatedly Elliott asked these questions: "When you took this paper did you have any knowledge that Warren T. McCray was the sole owner of the • farms whose name appears on it? “Did you know th- note was in fact hi* own obligation? ‘ “Did you have any knowledge that the note was executed by McCray and did not represent any actual transaction?" In practically every Instance wit , ******* answered In the negative la ' dicating they thought the name on the notes were those of the bona fide ■ company which had bought cattle fiom Mi Cray. Scores of conditional letters written to banks by McCray were placed in evidence today by District At--1 torney Elliott. Many of the letters written by the -overnor represented to the bank* that he hud on band note* which he I h id taken for tbe sale of cattle and • that h- had carefully investigated the j iiiakei« and found them financially ! responsible. (Unitiul Press Service) Indianapolis. April 23—More than ' Hut banker* were sworn In a* witness e* for the government as court open.ed today in the trial of Governor 1 Warren T McCray on * federal 'charging him with using the malls in | a scheme to defraud. The linker* were sworn In n group They comprised the bulk of the courts room crowd. In rapid *u< e»*ion. District attorney Elliott called the banker wltne**** to the Stand and qui»»ed them brief(Continued on Page ri»*i CONFESSED WIFE KILLER ENDS LIFE Jumps From Third-Storx Window And Crushes Skull On Sidewalk I Cbl’ugo. April 23 James De Joy, who confessed to killina his wife, leaped from the third floor of the detective bureau today and landed head first on the <-on<r»t* pavement. Ill* skull *■« trashed and hr dl*<| on hl* way tn the hmapltal. D*Joy wa* to-ln* posed for a photograph. wh*n be broke away from a detrcUv* ami dived head first out of the window, taking moat of the win | dow with him. Th* murder of Mr* Anna D* Joy. 38 was particularly brutal. The wn min waa stabbed, h-i throat < nt, her •yea Rouged <mt and otherwise mull- . fated De Joy bad told . how l>« stabbed I and slashed bls wife in a Forest pre serve near th* city. H* *a» being pre I pareq for newspaper photographer*, •nd at the **me Gm* detective* wer* ( *sking him to tell why he gouged out . 1 the wnMi'i eyes, when he leaped * from th* window.