Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 106.

CMLITION IN SENATE WINS POINT TODAY Democratic Progressive Element Scores Point In Tax Bill Fight EARLY ACTION SEEN Democrats Reach Agreement Expected To Speed Up Measure Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, May 2— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The democratic progressive coalition won its first Important victory on the tax bill in the senate today. Te coalition defeated an amendment proposed by republicans which they have charged would adversely effect tax exempt securities. Te votte was 37 to 38. Only six democrats bolted to vote with republicans while seven progressives voted with the democrats. The amendment which was defeat ed provided specifically that a tax payer cannot deduct in capitol loss or Interest paid except these funds] which exceed his Income from tax exempt securities. Agreement Reached Washington, May 2— (Special to Daily Democrat I —Agreement to ex-’ podite the tax bill reached at a democratic caucus which lasted late into | last night has revived hopes for an early cleanup of the measure iu the senate. i'nder the agreement the democrats will today put forward their substitute sliding scale corporations tax and a slight revision of the inheritance tax. Democrats now claim that nothing remains but to explain the issues briefly and vote. The democrats appear to have mended the split In their ranks. Sen-1 atnrs Glass. Bruce. Edwards and Bayard. with one or two others. were reported outside party lines on the hill. But developments of the last f,-w hours indicated they might return, within the fold. Senator Smoot, chairman of the linn ice committee. has threatened night -vseions of the senate unless the bill Is soon disposed of. —■! - • Death List Os Storm Mounts To 120 Today Atlanta. Ga.. May 2. — The death Hat In the storm which swept six southern states Tuesday und Wednesday mounted to 120 today as additional reports of casualties were recoved Appeals for outside assistance have hero received from several towns devastated by the wind. R--d Croat anils wer» rushed to these plat ea. The dead Include: Routh Caroline. 7*. Georgia, 14: Alabama, 21; North Caroline. S; Ijouisiana. 2; Arkansas, 1; and Virginia 1. NAME RECEIVER FOR BERNE FIRM Swiss Accordion Company In Hands Os Receiver; Unable To Pay M ages Ervin Rtmkey was apnolnt>-d receiver for the Swiss Accordion com fany. o* Berne, by Judge Button In circuit court late yesterday afterfnon, following a hearing In n petition for receivership filed by Christ Zucbar. nt Herne. Judgment for 1199 W. alleged to be due for wages, was awarded to Kucher. In his mt it ion for appointment of a rece'ver, Kucher asserts that the company in Insolvent, that for the lust three months, lb* company has been unable to pay Its employes; that the company ha* liabilities totaling about |3.000. and \hat the ssaeta are valued at approximately The assets of the company •re said to constat of office furniture •nd fixtures, tools, machinery, equiptient. ard material for the construe, bon of accordions Attorneys foe Mr Puthei are Mnhart * Heller, of !*catur. Attorney Feed L Ll’tersr enpeared for the defendant co up.'tty. Tile Rwtsa Ar cord lon com nan* hen be-n operating nt Home, manufac •’•■‘•g acentdlons, fnr the past sevt tiissttllasa

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I f DENMARK TO DISARM Copenhagen, May 2—(Special to | Dully Democrat)—The new social- ■ Ist government proposes that ! Denmark shall be the first nation [ In the world to disarm completely, i The government next intends to introduce a bill providing for re- 1 duction of the army and navy to 1 a few necessary frontier guards. Only a few soldiers and boats will be retained. Military and naval apropriations will be reduced to one-seventh the present budget- ’ t farmeTdies OF APOPLEXY John M. Andrews, Os Washington Township, Dies Last Nigh! John M. Andrews, age 52, well known farmer and stock raiser of Washington township, died at his home one-half mile south of the Washington township M. E. church, at 8 o’clock last night, following a stroke of apoplexy, suffered at 2:30 p. tn. yesterday. | Mr. Andrews suffered a stroke of apoplexy last September and had I been in poor health since that time, although he had suflicently recovered to assist in the farm work. He was lin Decatur Wednesday and yester.day morning made a trip to Monroe. I Yesterday afternoon ho and his hired man were working in a woods on his farm when he was stricken with appolexy. The hired man and Mrs. Andrews removed him to the house and a physician was summoned. Death occurred about 8 o’clock. John M. Andrews was a son of Perry and Matilda Andrews, and »w< | Imrn in Adam.* county, September 30. 1871. He had spent his entire life in Monroe and Washington town- ' ships, lie formerly resided In Mon- . roe. Ou March 5, IM6. . Mr. Andrews was married to Hattie M. Fri<. The diseased is survived by his wife, who lives southeast of Decatur, his jmother, two sons, two daughters, four brothers und one sister. The children, are: L--o D. Andrews, of Canada; Mrs. Florence Frlsinger. of Rockford. Ohio; Pierce and Pauline Andrews, at home. One daughter. Electa, is deceased. The brothi-rs and sister tire Arthur and Ralph, at home; Eitward of Monroe; Rex. nf near Peterson; and Miss Carrie Andrews. at home. Funeral services will be held from the home at 2 o’clock Sunday after I noon, with burial ut the Pleasant iVale cemetery. Meeting Os Jefferson Club This Evening Fred Rchurger. president of the Jefferson club, has called a meeting • Os the club for thia evening at eight (o’clock in the office of fichurger and | Democrats are urged to at(tend the meeting. Reports of the membership drive will b< made Those who ere not members, but who (wish to join, are also urged to attend the meeting thia evening. i Federation Os Clubs Elects New Officers Anderson. Ind . May J- (Special to {tally Democrat)—Mrs. C. C. Dean. ! Bluffton, was elected president of the eighth district. Indiana Federation of Clubs at the annual convention here Other officers elected were: Mrs. A. Il Taylor, Pendleton, vice pres'dent: Mrs. J E. Reynolds. Mun eta. swretary treasurer. Mrs. Edward W. Barrott. Muncie, was unanlmmtaly elected delegate to (he national convention Representative Knutson Acquitted Os Charge Washington. May 1-Aequlued by , a jury of • rharge filed i aganat him. Representative Harold - Knutson. Mrnneaota. today waa the receplmt of the warmest congratua , Hons of hla coHcaguea In the house. They are planning to stag* » demon . atratlon when Knutson appears on . the house floor •» ,OT , ‘ r *‘ > time Since the accusation, of which . he has been cleared waa made a»alnst him weeks ago i Knutson was acquitted by a j«ry ( al Arlington Courthouse. Va.. within ( . »n hour late yesterday, after the evl ( dtace and arguments u.re presented

BOYS SELECT TICKETS FOR CITY ELECTION I Nominating Convention Being field At Library This Afternoon ELECTION ON MAY 9TH All City Offices To Be Filled By Boy Officers For One Hour Al) the boys In fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades in the public, Catholic and Lutheran school in this city were holding a ’’convention" in the lower room of the Public Library building beginning at three-thirty this afternoon. The purpose of th? meeting was for the boys to nominate three candidates for each city office In Decatur, the successful candidate at the election on May 9th to serve in these offices for one hour on Thursday, May 15th. The program is being carried out in keeping with the National Boy's Week observance, whereby the cities and towns are turned over to the Itoys for an hour and the duties of the various offices dispatched by them. Local city officials are co-operat-ing with the Rotarians, who are sponsoring the movement, in carrying out the details of the program. At the meeting this afternoon the nomination of three bovs. one from each school for the different offices, front mayor oh down to Fire chief will take plate. On next Friday. Mty 9th, the election will take place and on the following Thursday the program will lie observed. The young boys are very enthusiastic about the program and much interest is being manifested by them. It will be Decatur's first program along this lintami for an hour on May 15th. the city will be run by thg. off leers. The program will be arranged so that each officer will have some .thing to do during the time that ho is serving. I. U. Republicans Pick Coolidge For Nominee i Bloomington. May 2. —The republican club of Indiana I'niversity at a mock convention nominated President Coolidge to make the race to succeed himself anil former Senator Bevnridge for vice president. INITIATION OF K. OFC. MAY 25 Forty-two Candidates In (’lass Already; Many Visitors Coming The Knights of Columbus Initiation will he held in thia city on Sunday, may 25th at the K. of C. hall. Joseph Laurent, grand knight of the local council, stated this morning. Forty-two candidates have already petition.d to In-come m.-mleri. of the doss und it Is expected that at least fifty men will take the work The second and third degree work will be In charge of C. Hr yon Hays, district deputy, and his staff of Fort Wayne. As Is customary, the first degree work will lie In charge of the local team. Visitor* Art Coming Several hundreds Knights of Columbus from this part of the Stale are expected to be in attendance and the program for the day is now being arrang-d. In all probability a bunqtwt will be served to the candidates following the Initiation. It has lw-eu several years since the local Knight* nf Columbus held an Initiation here und th" Im ai committees are pl inning a suitable program. • The men bers of the counlrl will attend a high mass at the HL Mary’s Catholic church In the morning and rltulastlc work will be given In the afternoon The Decatur council has a membership of 2(<> and with tbe Initiation of the new class the total member ship will lie over three hundred The finishing touches have been given the Improvements In th" K. of C. hall and It la now one nf the moat commodious and convenient lodge 'rooms in the ritv. being equipped ( with a kitchen, dlshea and other conveniences.

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NO. 17,746 Atlanta, Ga., May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Warren T. McCray, former governor of Indiana, who arrived here yesterday to begin a ten year term in the federal penitentiary, has given up his name for a number. Today the man who 48 hours ago held the highest office in the power of Indiana citizens, is merely federal prisoner number 17746 Prison officials when questioned about McCray, said he would be given a few days to get acclimated, then put into the regular routine of the prisoners. .. COUNTY WILL REBUILD BARNS Temporary Sheds Will Be Built Now To House Livestock; Big Loss The county commissioners, Ernst Conrad. George Shoemaker and Frank Breiner, together with County Attori ney Henry B. Heller and Superintendent Harry made an inspection of the fire ruins ut the County Form this morning. The final check-up of the loss has not' yet lieen made, but the loss Is estimated at from 912.000 to 915.000, with Insurance payable to about fifty per cent of the actual loss. Three barns, including an annex used as a cow barn, a large hay barn, a gralnery and a corn crib burned to the ground. To Build Temporary Sheds The commissioners decided to build temporary sheds for the housing of the cattle, hogs and other livestock on the farm and according to plans will receive hids this month for the erection of one large barn to be completed by harvest time or ns soon as possible. The county council will be called In the meantime and asked to make an appropriation for the new barnAdjusters Are Hera Mr. R. H. Manny and Mr. J. F. ' Kingston, of Fort Wayne, representing the Western Adjustment and Inspection company, were here today inspecting the ruins. It was found » that 98.500 was carried on the barns, grain, hay and live stock, but that ' only 98 700 was applicable to the loss. 1 Policies on which the county will col--1 lect the entire amount of insurance ’ are. 91.009. carried with the Michigan ■ Fir-- and Marine Insurance company, Detroit, local ugent. Decatur Insurance company; 92500. In the FrankI'n Fire Insurance company. Philadelphia. Lenhart and Heller, local agents; 1500 of a 91l«» policy carried In the Columbian National Fire In | fiurunOe Mnsing, Mich . Philip Rcbug and Son. Berne, agents The other six hundred dollars of this policy covered the cattle and live * stock and according to the check up only two »he<p and one or ’wo hogs were homed in the fir*. Another policy for 91700 carried 91200 on ths i main infirmary building. 9500 being on barns only. This policy was car X ried In the Liverpool IXHMIpa snd I Globe Insurance company. Another policy in the Franklin Fire Insur , ancc company for 91.000 will be paid r and another policy for 91.2U0 on grain . hay and implements will tea |>aid. Il was stated. The large barn was built man* years ago and It la figunsl that th» , Insurance will cover at least half <M , tbe loss, figuring on th* value of ths old buildings However. It will lak» much more than that amount to re place them with new buildings. Rr-allotinv Ditches In County To Be Cleaned L Work has started in the county surveyor’s office in reailoting the .dlii-hea to be cleaned In county this | spring and summ n r U L. Baum gartner. former county aurvevor. l» * I assisting Engineer Dick Hoeh In com piling the list of property owners ' along the routes of the dH< h>-s to be ' [cleaned The liata arc then turned over tn the township trustees who ( will a«-e that tbe ditcbea are cleaned Quit-* a number of ditches will be ( cleaned thia year and <b« abutting property owners or those whose fsrtni drain Inin tbe ditches will dn lh«Weather I I- Ful- tonight and Raturduy; moder ate temperature

EIGHTH GRADE ACTORS STAGE ANNUAL PLAY Performance Os “An OldFashioned Mother" Is Very Gratifying REPEATED TONIGHT High School Auditorium Filled For Performance Last Night The fiist performance of th- - eighth grade play, staged ut I 1 the high school adutorlum last night I by the pupils of the Central school, was a decided success and was witnessed by an audience whi<h filli ed the auditorium. The manner in which the youngsters handled the difficult production. "An Old Fashioned Mother.’’ was gratifying to the t many people present. The play will lie repeated this evening, the perr • |formanee starting at 8 o'clock, and ' I another large audience is expected. | The play is difficult and much 1 (Credit should be given to Miss Grace I Coffee .teacher In the Central schools, who <oached the play and trained tbe members of the erst so efficiently Several members of the cast were t caled upon to impersonate old p.-ople and they did it remarkably well. The plot of the play concerns the everlasting love of a mother for her children, and the return and Reformation of a wayward son. The part of I De bora h Underbill, the Old Fashionper Mother, was taken by Helen HauJ bold, and she looked end acted the s part as though she were a person several years her senior. Her role | was extermely heavy, but she never s faltered once during the entire pro(duel ion. o Two Good Comedians v Tbe wayward son, John Underhill, was very ably port rayed by Vacilla CIIfIMS, John DeVn~« look the |>urt ’. of Charley Underbill, the elder I-1 brother .and he did very good. There e'were to excellent comedy parts. Jurey miah Gosling “Jerry", a merry heart, il and Lawizy lx>ving Oustard. plain i. sewing and gossip, and they were t pluytsl almost to perfection by lOaorge Klnzl - and Helen Rhroll. reI- speitively. They kepi the audience ’’ in an uproar nearly every moment n they were on the stage. ’•| Chester I'randylierry was very r * good as Brother Jonah Quackenbush. iContinued on Page Eight’ MURDER TO BE PROBED MONDAY p ■ 111-111 “ Sppcial Grand Jury Called • [ To Investigate Case At gi Celina, Ohio rd j Celina. 0.. May 2.—Tbe Mercer -r.county grand jury will meet here r- Monday. May 5. to investigate the d murder nf Kd. Ifoywr. farmer, who I. resided near Rockford, on August 23. It 1923, to which four local young men confessed Wednesday. The grand T jury for the April term of court was * duly dismissed following the romplcnf Its work some time ago. and '•;a special grand jury will have to he * called. e 'i The four youths. George. Dick and | Jim Fetter*, and Jesse Smelzer. are jbrin ghrld In the county jail here. , George ton fessed to fliins the fatal d shot, after Mover had been overpowered and hl* sun taken from him * In a liallle which occurred In the * lane leading tn the Moyer home * Public Interest centers In the development' that have been made dur- * Ing the past several daya. Chicken ®’ stealing has been a common feature * nf lawlessness in Mercor «<»untv The ” [youths now being held forth - mnrder of E Mover were arrested three " weeks ago for stealing chb-ken*. Il Is the general belief lhal the four ** young men went tn the Moyer farm. 8 Intending lo steal chickens, und when 18 they were detected by Mr. Moyer. ’ they murdered him tether than be arrested for stealing * They semreil tbe confession from the oung men, one nf the detoctlvoa working on the case disguised him self as a Mexican aojoutninz In r- Celina, ami obtained ihe .onfiiU-ii-* |n( Ihe youths.

ELECTION RETURNS “Il Arrangements are being made by the Daily Democrat to receive complete returns from the primary election to be held In Indiana next Tuesday. May 6. Returns will lie received from every precinct In Adams county, from the eighth district and from nil parts of the , state. The United Press news service will send dispatches covering | the state-wide election, beg nning 1 at 8 o’clock. Those interested are invited to visit the Daily Democrat | office Tuesday niklit to follow the I trend of the election or to call ' ( | telephone 1009. SECRETARYir SCOUTS SPEAKS Francis I). Chadwick, Os Chicago, Speaks To Ro- 1 tarians Last Night Francis D. Chadwick, regional field ' i Secretary of Boy Scouts, of Chicago. ■ was the guest of the Rotarians at i their luncheon meeting last evening 1 and delivered an address on the Tloy Scout organization. He gave an interesting outline of the plan to or- 1 ganize the counties of Adams. Wells. 1 Blackford and Jay counties into a Boy Scout district. He told how the organization stood for building and citizenshp training among the boys. Mr. Chadwick opened his address with some remarks on the Boy Scout organization telling how it has spread over the entire .world. ‘I believe.” he said, ’that in time the Boy Scout organization*will become a big factor in bringing about world peace. It is not a military organization It simply teaches the hoy to do his duty to God. help other people at all times, and to keep ] himself physlclully strong, ment.dly , awake and niiually straight.” Following this Mr Chadwick gave a complete odtltne of the plan to organize this district into a nnlt in the Boy Scout organization. He gave ] complete figures for a budget, and urged that his bearers join In the movement. The matter was referred to the board of directors, they lo report to ! the club at the next meeting To Observe Mother's Day On several different occaaslons the Rotarians have had their wives and sweethearts as guests at their luncheon and on next Thursday evening. the members of the cluh will Invite their mothers to the luncheon. A week from next Sunday la "Mother’s Dny" and a program In with the <la v wilt be glv.-n Quincy Dailey, Former <1 Adams County Man, Dies Quincy Dally, aged abort 83. a former resident of St. Mary’s township. r Adam* county, died at S’Sit o’clock thia morning at the home of ht« r daughter, Mra Bertha Vofaw. In n Hastings. Oklahoma .accordtnnx to a I telegram received this forenoon by B Charlea D. T.rple. of this city. Mr. ,1 Dailey waa a veteran of tbe civil war I M and wa* well known among the older u resilient* of the i-ounty. He moved | ,1 his family from Adams countv to „ Kankaki-e. Illinois, several years ago rs Dailey dh-d at Kanliikee. whm I their three daughters and »n* son were all young Mr Dailey kr|H tbe family together until the < htldron I grew up and married For the last few yeara he has lived with his | |( ! daughter in Hastings Htneral *«rv- * Iren will be held In K«nkak«* on Monday. > Two-thirds Maioritv Is Not Rcquircd| (United Pro-s Rervlcel i Ji-ffcrson city, Mo,, May t—Tbero i Is no tuck thing as a rule requiring r a twothlrds majority of the lh,m» i, cratlc national convention tn nomint ate a presidential candidate at the , present, and a bare majority will be • sufficient unless ’he convention sdo|Us a rule tepaHtaq ’wo thirds. \V> » II Hollister, executive secretary ot a the deni'4 retie national commider i from 1918 to 1920 contended today, a H-dllster .an avowed McAdoo sup- » potter. U a delegate lo th*- natlotul convintlon from the eighth district.

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INJURED MAN DIES DURING AN OPERATION William Luttman Injures Hand At Casting Plant; Shock Is Too Great WAS ROBUST YOUTH Operation Almost Completed When Breathing Ends; Lived In Root Twp. Williitiii Luttman, age 26 yettrs, it son of Mr. tint! Mrs. Henry l.utlnitin of 800 l township, died on the operating table <it the Adams County Meniori;d hospihtl ut 111 o'clock lust night, just us physiciuns were completing the amputution of two fingers on his left ho nd. mude necessury by tin accident which occurcd ut the plant of Ihe Decatur ('.listings company about 7:45 o’clock last night. Paralysis of Ihe respiratory center in the young man's brain probably induced by extreme shock, which caused him to stop breathing, is given as the cause of his death. Young Luttman was employed as an operator of a sand cutting machine at the factory and was working on the night shift. He had been working at the factory for about two months, but had been operating the cutter for only two weeks While at his work, the glove on his left hand caught in the cog wheels on the ma* chine and drew his fingers into th<* cogs. The second, third and little fingers on the left hand were drawn into the cogs. The young man jerked his hand from the cogs. The third finger was tons completely off he tween the second and third joints, tbe flesh was all torn off the Upto fingm* from hack of the third Joint, U> the Up ot the finger and the sec- ■ ond finger was badly mashed. Rushed To Hospital Harry Youag. foreman at the factory. hurried young Luttman to a physician’s office is his automobile, where first aid was administered The injured man was then taken to the host>ital where the operation wa* started about 9 o’disk Owing to the fact that the young man had eaten a hearty supper only a short time l»efore tbe accident, the physicians deemed it advisable to wait as long as possible before starting the operation. The young man waa placed under nn anaesthetic and the operation waa pro<edlng nicely. The third nnd little finger hud been ai-ipuUted. the second finger dressed, and the physician* were preparing to bandage the Injured hand, when suddenly, voung Luttman ceased breathing The physicians worked diligently for I thirty minutes. In an effort to revive the patient by mean* of artificial respiration, hut without avail William lam man was born in Root township. Adams county. July 28. 1897, and had spent hla entire IK* in this community. He was a robust youth, atsndiag six feet, five snd onetrnntinued on Par* Eight t FEAR FLYERS WERE KILLED Search For Major Martin And Serueant Harvey, U. S. Flyer*. Fails it* I* H’aff t’orr*»nondent) t’ardova Alaska. May 2 Fear that Major Frederick I. Martin nnd Rer grant Alva Harvey U. R. may have sum their live# In their efforts lo 'make the Klara and Rtrlpes the first flag to hr csrrtrd around the world by air was growing thia afternoon Although more than a score of cut tors small boats, ferry tenders aQd watches ar* awrrplng the route betwern Chljnlk and Dutch Harbor In their search ’h»v have pgacbMl no trace nf the daring aviators resume plight Washington May i -The army aviators of Duuh Harbor were directed by the war dßpartqHM *«• resume their roiiad the world flight despite • the fact lhal Major Frederick L. I Mattia, lommander has not base found.