Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 99.

senate turns ATTENTION TO TAXREDUCTION — Bonus Bill Safely On Its Wav To Becoming Law; Passed Yesterday long tight AHEAD Leaders Predict That Fight Over Tax Rates Will Last Over 3 Weeks (United Press Service ) Wushingion. April 24 The tax reduction proposal. with Its Marling rates that affect every earning person In the nation, was to conn- up in the senate today to face a long anti uncertain fight. With the bonus bil jiafely upon its way to becoming a law. Chairman [teetl Smoot prepared to call tip the Mellon bill ns reported by his finance committee. Kven the most optimistic leaders predicted that the ficht over ratei eonlil not be concluded for three , The final outcome still is in doubt hut Impartial observers foresaw a victory for the democrtilic income and surtax proposals. The bonus bill in its passage dis played potential strength enough to become a law even though President Coolidge affixes his veto, a* congressional leaders expect. |!y amending the bill, they provid el that no payments can be made to ■a soldier until after July 1. 192.1. By that time, the administration and contress elected next November will have taken office ami will have hid plenty of time to put over a cash measure. The bonus will go to conference before Friday, when slight differcures between the sehaUi and house hills will be ironed out it will get to President Coolidge by the first of next Week. The Bonus Bitl Washington, April 24 —Here is what the bonus bill as pasctl by the renate and house provides; CompenMtlon to veterans on the hc«r t of $| a day for home services and $1.25 a day for overseas service, with maximum , basic compensation nf an<l *fl2s respect ivelv for the two (lasses of service. The first sixty days of service are not counted in computing basic compritaition. To veteran* due $.lO or more, the Finance of 20 year pnld «P endow tncßt Insurance pull* lea The face value of the policies is figured hv tn (erasing the basic compensation due the veteran by 2.1 per cent plus com pound interest on the figure so obtainrd nt the rale of 4*4 per cent for 2'l rears. The resulting figure Is multiplied hr an arbitrary number derived from accepted a< tuurial principles. For example. the multiplying figure for a (Continued on page two! JUNIOR CLASS PLAT TONIGHT "The (’harm School” To Be Staged At H. S. Auditorium, K p. M. The annual clans piny given hy the Ins lor class of Decatur high school will he staged In the high school audl ’orinm this evening and Frtduy eveni«g The title of the play is "The Charm School" The curtain will rise •t » n clock and a full house Is expect•si tn greet the amateur actors. "The ('harm School" la a very t ier•r *»tnody tn threw acts. The third " r t has two scenes, The story «f th" blay (omerns a young man who in 10-rlis a girls' school and he lmm**dl»'»ly decides that the loading subject •hat should be taught In the school is •harm, Many amusing Incidents nc*®r »hl<h are guaranteed to keep the •‘tdienra in a good humor T he play in directed, by Mias Mar •ha A, Tyner, high school Instructor and guradlnn of the class. There In 3 >arge cant of characters and all are fate actors, according to the few who have been privileged to witness the •••hcarsals The admission will be 'hlrty f|y t ln( | neijr cents.

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i Riley Hospital Ready For Patients In Sept. Indianapolis, April 21. The Riley Memorial hospital for crippled children will bo ready for patients by the I middle of next September. It was announced today by members of the executive committee of the Riley Memorial association, who inspected the I construction work on the hospital yesterday. STOP PRINTING 0.0. P, BALLOTS Candidates For Delegates Have Until April 30 To Withdraw All of the democratic halots for the primary election. Tuesday. May Rih have been printed and work on the printing of the republican ballots was stop s! today by the election commissioners and the- remainder of the ballots will not be- printed until after April 30th. According to Jaw. delegates to the state convention can withdraw their names up until the evening of Wednesday, April 30th and in view of the several contests among the republican candidates for delegates to the state convention the commissioners have decided to postpone the printing of the remainder of th<- ballots in case any of the candidates, where there arc contests wish to withdraw. This week two candidates. Frank Butler and David M. Rice, withdrew their names. According to law. substitutes can lie filed up until Wednesday. April 30th and in the event that other candidates withdraw and new ones are filed it Is necessary to holdup the printing of the republican liallots. The state board of ek-ction advised the local hoard to print just enough of the halots to take care of the absent voters and then to postpone the printing of the remainder of the IscUots until after April 30th. The republican state convention will be bebl in Indiaanpolis on May •Ist and May 22nd. Adams County republicans will elect seven delegates and in about half of the districts ithere Is opposition between the candi- ; dates. The total number of delegates in the republican convention will be 1.350. There ate six candidates for the republican nomination (or governor and in each case the names of the candidates must Im- rotated un equal number of times. It takes considertable time tn print the ballots. mil '■ S—--David Camnhcll Secures .. Agency For Texaco Oils David II Campbell, well known oil man of this city who resigned hl* position with the Standard Oil Company last l-vbmnry. has secured the distribution of Texaco oil* and gas In Adams and Wells counties. Mr. Campbell was connected with the Standard company fnr ten years, six years of which he was, connected with the sale* department and four year* with the production division He ha* secured a number of dealers • in the two counties. It was toted i that Mr. Campbell would move to Decatur In the near future. He now lives st Bluffton. > m— Seven Balloons Drifting Northward In Big Rare (United Press Service) San Antonio. Texas. April 24 — . Haven hallon* drifted northward to- . day fnr th*’ notional elimination coni test race after taking off here at f. p. ■ Im. yesterday. Air currents Indicated •hat the pilots should ba over south- ■ eastern Missouri today. I, Weather conditions were consider- • rd Ideal fnr Inns and possibly record ■'breaking flights. All pilot* were .well equipp’d with food and clothing ' and expected tn reach Canadp. 1 ' . Hiram Johnson Is 111 rttetted Press »«•<». Corrstomriant! ■ indlsnapolls- April 24— (Spacial •*» t'Daily Democrat! — Senator Hiram i Johnson, of California. Is in poor • health and there Is some question as > to whether he can make his schedul- > rd speaking lour In Indiana next . week. Clarence Marlin, his campaign | manager said today

Proclamation I The ambition to have a clean and healthful city is a splendid one and will become a reality only by the co-operation and assistance of air our people. It is not a one man job, but is everybody's job and each individual can lend assistance by giving personal attention to some particular part of the clean up work. Our former clean up campaigns have resulted in many benefits and advantages to community and individual life. We need this cleanliness for the health, safety, pride and happiness of our citizens. Therefore be It known that the Common Council has designated lite week beginning Monday. May 5, 1924. as clean up week in the City of Decatur and us Mayor of the City, I earnestly request the | help, good will and lipport of all civic societies and each individual I in the City. | IL M DeVOSS. Mayor City of Decatur.

WHEELER WINS POINTS TODAY Defense Piles Up Points In Probe Os Indictment Os Sen. Wheeler Washington. April 24.—The “defense" continued to pile up points today in the senate investigation of the Indictment of Senator Wheeler of Montana. William (J. Feely, a Washington attorney. gave Wheeler “a e’ean bill of health" so far as his alleged appearance before the interior department in land permit cases for (Jordon Campbell of Montana was concerned. Feely said he had been retained by, Campbell to look after his permit j cases with department here, that he had never consulted Wheeler in any way about them, and that he had never seen Wheeler at t|ie Interior department. • ■ . BULLETIN. Wallington. April 24- The McNary Haugen bill which would create a t'.’oo.iHMi.iuMi corporation to buy and *e| bnsfe’ftrrm prodnet. in an effort to maintain preward price level* was recorded out hy the house agriculture committee today astthe outstanding farm relief measure to be left for passage nt thin session of congress Used Mails To Defraud Texarkana. Ark.. April 24.—Pat Marr. Fldorado oil promoter, convict-, ed of using the mails to defraud, was fined 41.000 here today and sentenced, to five years In the federal peniten-. tiary at Leavenworth. Marr, aceord-> Ins to testimony, victimized several thousand persons through oil schemes, nmt massed a fortune of more than S7S.MP. MONROE SENIORS RECEIVE DEGREES Seventeen To Be Graduated This Evening: Largest Class In History The eleventh annual commencement exerrinaa of the Monroe high school will be held in the Methodist church at Monroe at 7:45 o'clock thl* evening. The graduating class this, veur I* the largest In the history of the school, there being seventeen graduates Instead of thirteen, the number .formerly announced Th* commencement address will be given by the Rev. 11. C. Kirchner, of Al ‘ bion. The Monroe high school ori heatrn will furnish music for the occasion ...» • | The grad'iuie* gm; True Andrews. Alton Andrews. t>tlUa llurkhend Grace Butler. Marie Kaaex. Alta Hahnrrt. Metier Hendricks, laiuva I lend i ricks. I.uclir Lalsure. Marguerite *ll>n. Vera Marts. Minnie Mills. John Moore. I neg Parrish. Ferdinand Kmlth. Gottlieb Htanffer and Helen Thomas The program for the, romim-nce-ment la as follows; Orchestra—The White Flower Orchestra—Class March — Happy Days Invocation-Rev. Whl'enaik Vocal Holo—Dr Fred Patterson , Address— Harry C- Kleckner i Vocal 3«>lo— Dr. Fred Patterson • Presentation of Class — Principal i rlvde Hendricks .t I’tesentallnn of Diploma*—Btipt. K i 8, Christen 11 RettMllctltMl- Rev. Zcchlcl I Orchestra—Dear Heart.

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Liberty Woman Elected Matron Os Eastern Stars 1 tl'nit’-d Press Service) Indianapolis. April 24 .Mr*. Alice i i V. K. Kennedy, of Liberty. Ind . waj elected grand matron of the Indiana ; I grand chapter, order of the Eastern! | Star, nt the golden jubilee convention 1 here yesterday. SB PRESIDENT STRUCK KEYNOTE ■ — — 11 Advisors Believe His Foreign Police Will Be Gen- ' erally Acceptable —— ; Washington. April 24—President , |('isdidge has struck the keynote of I an American foreign policy that will be generally acceptable to most of the country, even If it offends two large group* of opinion, his advisers lielieved today. This policy, based on the long list of achievements by Secretary of State Hughe* will neither satisfy the isolationists nor the pro league element* of the Vailed States, it Is admitted. However. Mr. Coolidge caa answer these main si h(«ds of cpp«.sili*»n as 11 follows: To the irreconcilable element, ' which also is fearful of the American people brihg called on to foot the j hill for Europe, the President can ( (mint to th>> uneqidvocal language I in his New York speech declaring the , ‘ league of nations dead so far as the - | I'nited stat -a i* concerned and to his statement that he expects foreign nations to pay. their debt* to I’nited States. i Those railing for < omplete cooper- i atloll between the Called States and the rest of the world, President Coolidge cun turn to hl* speech where he Is on record as approving nartlclpulion of American finance in the International loan to Germany under the Dawes reparVion* sentiment plan’ and where he favored the calling of another disarmament «<»nf«-rence wb.-n I the reparation settlement is establishI ed. The Coolidge-Hughe* foreign policy now la fairly well formulated and it Is expected to have a prominent place in the republican platform Briefly. It Is: 1. Co-operation with Europe when practicable, hut avoldanir of participation In European polltlca. e<onomic and extra-offl< lais co-opnrntlon being favored to political alignment* • 2. A* a fundnm-’ntnl ba»e of this i policy, all poaslble effort* to further world dlaarmament. The Preaident I and Hughe* are understood to feel ' that If another smj-essfi/ <|*armnment conference cun be held, the administration will have done everything |M»«slble In the lnterr»t of world . peace. , | The results nf this pnUcy are hellnved likely to servo as Ihe fulfill- ' ntent of the late President Harding's promise as •'association nf nations “ ■ .O'. - e-e— Ilijth School Teacher 111 Miss Ann*-* Hellcmever. Instructor Inf mathematics und German In th" ftecutur high schcail, In enntoad to her home on account of illness Hup erintendent M F Worthman has been liold’ng %er classes the last two days. It Is likely that Mias Hrllomeyer will , not be ahi* tn resume her work be fore next week. . Weather Increasing cloudiness snd wsrmor tonight. Rhnwer* Friday cooler In nfternoon or night

RE-TRIAL OF THAW UNLIKELY — Believe Petition For New Trial Will Never Be Filed Philadelphia. April 21. Tlu-re Is n reason to helieve that the motion for a re trial of Harry K. Thaw's petition to lie declared came und released from Kirkbride's never will be filed. | In that event, the millionaire probably will go free at once by court order. I The trustee* ot the Thaw estate gave notice today they will not oppose freedom for Harry and attorneys for Evelyn Neshit wen- conferring with the dancer today as to what she want* I to do. When the jury's verdict In Thaw's favor was made known Tuesday night William A. Gray, representing Russel' Thaw. Evelyn's son. gave notice he' would file a motion for a new trial. I Owing to a disagreement with Evelyn, however, this may not be done. James Wagoner Fined For Violating Auto Law James Wagoner was fined $1 and ( costs by Mayor DeVoss in city court at I o'clock this afternoon, after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of driving his car on the wrong side of the street. The tine and costs amounted to sll. Two other charges against Wagoner, one for exceeding the speed limit and one for operat*: ing his car without a title container,' were dismissed by the prosecutor. Wagoner was arrested on an affidavit filed by Michael Sorg. following a collision between cars driven by the, two men on the river bridge at the north edge of the city a week ago last Monday morning. — ——• _ France Enters Race For Flying Supremacy Paris, April 24 France today entereil the race for long distance flight supremacy. A military airplane took off secretly from Villa Coublay and headed for Japan. The flyers hoped to establish a record for sustained distance flight The llrnt jump was to be un unprecedented one. a non stop flight to Constantinople. 1.9. r >o kilometers. The air ministry did not announce the di-uurture ocicially becaum’ It is planned, unless the plane succeeds in reaching Constantinople In one jump, to call it a false Mart. The most careful preparation* have hern made to show France's predom (nance in the air. Atcomohile men are selling a number of new curs this spring. WILL GIVE PLAT MONDAY EVENING Young Peoplcß* Class Os Concord Church Will Stage “All A Mistake” The Young Peoples' (’las* of the i Concord Lutheran church, north of ' the city, will give. "All A Mistake." I a farce comply In three acts, at the Mnnmouth school house. Monduy evI ening. April 2H. 1«24. beginning at k | ! p.m The patronage of the public I* solicited. Tickets are living sold by members of the das* for fifteen cents for children and twenty five cent* for adults. | Th" cast of characters Is: rapt, Obadiah Skinner, retired sea I captain Richard Johnson Lieut. George Richmond, his nephew Marlow Rchleferatein Richard Hamilton, u county gentle- | man Charles Magley Ferdinand IJghthead. a neighbor I Thurman Rehieferatein Nelli ’ Richmond. Oeorge’s wife i Miriam Myers Nellie Huntington. A friend Esther Magl<-v Cornelia (Nrllfc-t Hklnner. Obadiah s I Mister Lulu Faulkmliurg Nellie Mi Intyre, a servant Edwina Wilder Ths play rakes plsce tn th* present time, at tbs bouse at>d ground* of Captain Obadiah Skinner, otherwise known as "Oak Farm." Westchester, and adjoining the atate Insane asylum Time ,*f playing I* ahmit two years. | Evervbodv I* cordially Invited tn attend.

Hiram Johnson To Be In Fort Wayne Monday Night I I'nited I’res* Service) Ft. Wuyne, April 24 —Harry Brown, of Auburn, dlsiriit chairman of Ui<Hiram Johnaon campaign, was making plan* today, for a "tremendous wdconie” for tin- Californian when lie r<.iiles to Fort Wayne next Monday night for a campaign sp- edi. KIRKLANOWILL 1 GRADUATE TEN Eighth Annual Commencement Exercises To Be Held Monday Evening The commencement exercises of Kirkland township high school were not held last night, as was announced ; yesterday, hut will be held on next I Monday night. The day of April 23 I was first announced us the date for the commencement, but the date was changed later to April 23. The graduating class numbers eleven this year. The commencement address will be given by the Rev. IL C. I Kleckner, of Albion. The Tocsin orchestra will furnish 1 thi- music for the commencement.’ The graduating class Is the largest ever graduated from the Kirklnnd high schonl. Th.- Baccalaureate services will be held at the Christian I nion church at Honduras on Sunday evening. April 27. Th.- Rev. Gleason, ! pastor of the church, will deliver the sermon snd the Berne Quartet will sing. Thia I* the eighth annpal commencement of the Kirkland high school. i The graduates are: Rhea Hope Byerly, Mary Edith McKean. Edith Lucile Crum. Kenneth William Yager. Charles Albert Yager. Robert Kenneth Sautbine. Larwell Joseph Shady. Alton Blythe Corson. Chester Clifford Byerly. William Griffiths. British Flyers Halted My Minor Defects Today (United Press Service I Simla. April 24.—The British 'round the worid iligbt. now at Karachi, will not get under way again before Friday or Saturday, according to advices here today. j Some minor defi-cts develitpi-d in the big amphibian plane when It reached Karachi yesterday, it was said, nnd Stuart Madairen. commanding the British expedition, decided to overhaul his plane. From Karachi the British flyer*, now will head for their United Stales utmy competitors, who are held up in Unulaska. will fly to Nasirabad nnd then tn Calcutta. — .I e--German Nationalist Leader Dies In Wreck Berlin. April 24—Dr, Melfferlch. leader of the German nationalist party, was among a score <d person* |kllled when the Enrich and Milan ex- ' presses collided m-ur Bellinsona, Wednesday morning In the mo*t disastrous train wreck In Swiss history. It wus confirmed today. The ststenian's wife und mother i were without word from him fnr 24 hours following the cra»h. but hud hoped asulnst hope that he wa« not - on either of th«- wrecked trains. Con firtnution of Herr llelfferich'* death was received here thia afternoon • Says Labor Government In England Must Resign tamdnn April 24 The labor sov eminent has only a few mor* week* in offic - before a vital division come* j that will necesMiate Its resignnHoii i and a general election Sir Kingsley Wood. M I’,, writing In th* Wesley un Methodist, declares. His opinion is •hun-d hv many ' political nlmervers who |siint (Mt that Rnmsay MacDonald now Is in ' dally need nf nt least sixty liberal votes in the house to protect him from over throw • Plague Killing Many Thuosands In India Allabud India . April 24.—More than 17,*M persons have died of th • piMgae. which baa beeti ravaging the Punjab sime the first of the year, during the past tnrinitht according t tn statistics made public Wednesday. (if "o.imm! cases repor'sd sin- • Jun I. &4.(Miu have been fatal.

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NOTES' VALUE LAID ONLY IN M'CRAY'S NAME |5200,000 Worth Os Notes Valued Only By Govnor’s Signature END OF TRIAL IN VIEW Government Expects To Close Case On Monday Or Tuesday < United PreRM Staff <'<>rre«n(>ndent) lii(li;in:i|)Glis, April 21 (S|M’- ( i;il hi Dnilv Democrat) Nearly $200,000 worth of notes flouted by the Meyer-Kiser bank of Indianapolis for Governor Warren T. McCray represented practically nothing but McCray’s own responsibility. J. J. I Kiser, vice president of the bank, leslilied today in the federal court trial of the governor. McC.ray is charged with using the mails in a scheme to defraud. Although many of the notes bore the signature of various men and firms, the governor’s signature was the only thing that gave them value. Kiser testified. Ih» Mid thal on Jan. 1. 1922. there was outstanding a total of $196.01*11 In McCray's own paper and notes given a* collateral. The bank handled the paper for McCray as a broker. Kiser said. He testified that McCray told him. when the bank first began disposing of the notes that they representisi “cattle paper." "Later the governor admitted to me that in practically every cane the notes represented nothing but his own responsibility." Kiser testified "He told me that when I called hi* attention to fifteen or twenty names signed to collateral notes given our customer* as aecurity for the governor's own note*." Indianapolis. April 24 —(Special io Daily Democrat) — The government will complete its case against Governor Warren T. McCray, on trial in federal court on charges of using the mail* in a schemi- to defraud, next Mondav or Tuesday. District Attorney Elliott said as court opened todav. If thia xchcdule Is adhered to, the case will reach the jury Thursday or Friday of next week. The def.-ns(- will use only a '** witnesses, attorneys for the governor Mid. McCrav is expected to take a stand for himself He says he has the utmost confidence in his nhllfty (o ex-j-li-.'n • t’isfa"»i>rilv the financial transactions which led to hl* Indictment. Martin Martz Files Suit For A Divorce Martin Marti, of 192.1 West High street. Fort Wayne, has filed stilt for a divorce from L v *lla L- Martz, alleging that she d<-*eited him In Fort r Wayne and returned to her former home In this city. Mr. Martz said hit wife refused to care for him when he waa ill and he wa« compelled to go to a hospital. . „ I 0* . — - O.C.H.S.PHY IS POSTPONED Date (’hanged To May 6; Conflict With Central School Play The Decatur Catholic high acbool play. 'The Mert hunt ot Venice up to date." ha* bee# poatponed from Aplri 2*. Io Tuesday, May fl on account of the Central achool play t*-lng Riven durini next week The |d»y will bo given tn the new high school auditorHum nnd a caat of about fifty boys snd ' atria will take part. Sinter M. Vera la the director of the play and for • sometime the pupil* have been pra<* » Veins for the big event The pro- , (-(mm|* derived from the play will Im I Riven to the new school building t. fund and a cordial Invitation is exI, tended to the public to attend. The cast was selected sometime ago.