Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1924 — Page 1

Llume XXII. Number 114.

Blllflß MARTIN ■ AND AIDE ARE ■ FOUND ALIVE loiind-The-World Flyers ■ I'nhurt When Plane i Strikes Mountain RESUME FLIGHT Government May Give [ T Thein New Plane To I Pursue Comrades I U W;i'hi"gt'*n. May 12.—Major, IjSLniTal Patrick, chief of the air ( | Krvice. todav ordered Maior. I ■rede' k I. Martin, commander I the American ’round-the-I Korld fivers and ’'is serpeantI Hie hanie. Alva Harvey, to reI 1" Washington immediate- | W Both will rejoin the army Hoii’id-the-world flyers someHlb re in Europe or A s ia. deon where they can reach traveling eastward from United States. They will be ■ Hent with planes to some noint he determined later, from Hhieh they will complete the Hight with the other flyers. BULLETIN ■B Ttro”--. re n. Wash.. May 12— Major rii k 1,. Martin, missing rum- ■ -,.1.- of till' United Staten nrnn's j th" world fliglit expedition. h unh hi s niocltnnii ian. S.-rpe.,-i- - Harvey. ■H T«" \tmrican airmen report",l bv that their plane crashed info a it ..in top after they took off ft • ■•hL-, k I, week ago last Wi dtic-il, IH Th. v have asked the war depart for instructions. HM Martin and Harvey underwent '""W*' mnl-hips th. v r"P<>ri"d in i radio, and owe their lives to food and nerve " ■| The Seattle, in which they took off | Chignik in a vain attempt to h up with the other three shijr- ■■■■ (light. was completely wre. k-■! Mh9 Word that the missing men had found was received with tr<relief in atinv air circb as hope for them pmcticullbeen given up. Martin and II mßvco reached a trapper's cabin tin of May 7. worn, exhtni-.-l SMlnd suffering greatly from th- odd foot through the Artic storms HE * ll 1,1 came raging down out of lie r ■ill shea and which were the cause o| ■Mtheir disaster. Bjß avaltors staved at the Iraiqu i ■ BBral.fn, at the head of Port Moll, r li.it • 'lays, resting. and 'hen started wHiking the beach while they wuil-d ■Kfor expected aid to arrive. The air men reached Port Moller |B*' ’ ,|M I”” Saturday. with a thrlllinu* HI "'*-rv of hardships In the Artic wild that they were safe* was sent 8B“"' immediately .1 May Continue Flight B Washington. May 12.— Major I*r< d S (Coot'ntied On Pare Poor! I TRIBUTE PAID ~ I TO MOTHERS I Large Audiences In Local Churches For Mother’s Day Services Sunday ■ Mother's Day was appropriately oh served in Decatur Sunday Wonder ■ ful tr'butas to mothers and mother B ** r *’ delivered by the various B PaMora of the city. In honoring the B hers who have ao wnndorfitllv B Well executed their part In life, the B pastora calhd upon the young moth B er« and girls to realtxe their reaper B Uve responsibility and to so execute B tte tasks atoned of them that they B may be honored In years tn come ■ In the sermon*, the home was Ilk rH **ed to a university. with the mother H *• 'he trustees, president nnd probs- «■ dW. and to a Mate with the mol Iter H Alling the legislative. Judicial and ■ executive offices. S Attendance at the churches was 9 •» r Ke In every Instance Those whose ■ Mother Is living wore a pink or red B tower, while those whose mother had B passed beyond, store a white flower 3 her honor. Rpeclal music -IrdlrntB ••• »o Mother's Day was on the proB num In the churches. I

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BACKED BY KLAN ' \1 B M I B v. > tL BBBS 9 lv' V FVi ■w I .Jaß I w / EDWARD C. JACKSON The secretary of slate in Indiana, was nominated in the Indiana primary 'as the Republican candidate for governor. He was supported by the Ku Klux Klan. Former Pastor To Speak I Rev. H. Hollingsworth of Lynn, who has served as pastor at the Pleasant Valley church for several years, will preach thtbe May IS. at the morning anti evening services. Everyone is invited to attend ImiHi of these services. ANTON SIMON DIED SUNDAY — I Native Os Italy Died At Home Os Son Near Berne; 111 3 Years Herne, May 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat I —Anton Sinton, age. 78. died at the home of his son David, near here, at 4:15 p. m Sunday. Death was due to hardening as the arteries. He had been ill nearly three yean. Mr Simon was born in Italy. While a boy be moved to Switzerland and there he was married to Marie Hurry, in ISi'fi. Mr and Mrs Simon came to America and settled near Berne in ISHI. H« was a member of the Defensele s Mennnnlte church. Mr. R’mon l« rurvlved by hi« wife, two brothers, five sisters and the following children- Joseph Simon, of Domestic; Arnold Sinton, of Bluffton; Mrs Sam Liechty. David Simon and Mn William Thompson, nil of Perne; Henrv Simon, of Windsor, Colorado: Mrs H»nrv (Wlier. of Gary; Edward Simon, of Ohio; and .Mr*. Dan Gerber, of Fort Wayne. No funeral arrangements have been made. . e—- — mooning Thro't"h Indiana In New ('mine Suddenly Interrupted Hcnevtnoonlng through Indiana in a brand new Ford Coupe wa» proving highly enjoyable «« • newly married couple from Hillsdale. Michigan, until the Hu id coupe came Into too clour proximity with a brother fllwrr, at the St John * Lutheran ihurch corner. north of this city, about 4 o'clock Sundav afternoon. R.-sult: new coup*') broken, torn and twisted out •>f i sliuiw; a few scratches and brulHes., hMevtnoon resumed by rail; and an Inc dent to help remember the honey moon Th<* young couple were going north on the road greatly enraptured in one another, the bride doing the driving, when smMenly Herman Kleine, son of County Treasurer Istules Kleine. In his Ford speedster, loomed up on the ro«d from the east which connects with the Fort Mayae. Decatur road near the church. Both <wrs speeded to the west «lde ot the read In an effort to avoid a crash. Th" result was the opposite the planaad.* The coupe turned over In the ditch- Vonns Mr, Kleine received a fracture of his left arm. The n< w aonpa now occupies s stall on the second floor of a iooU aarnge. young Kleine la rarrvlM hl» arm In a Ulina -nd the newly weds are again or,toying their honeymoon-It to hop | od.

HOSPITAL DAY OBSERVED HERE Public Invited To Visit Hospital And Note Work Being Done National Hospital liny was being , celebrated throughout the county to- [ day. At the Atlants County Memorial hospital. In this city, the public was Invited to visit the hospital nnd note the wonderful work being done there. 1 Many people took advantage hf the opportunity ami spent several minutes in the hospital. They wore shown | over the building by the nurses, who explained the work carried on there. ■'National Hospital Day, merits the closest observance on the part of the public.'' says a bulletin issued by the Publicity Bureau of the Indiana State Medical Association. “The hospitals are your Institutions," says the bulletin, “built in a large measure by you and for you. To display active Interest in the hos--1 pitals of your communities Is a civic responsibility important enough to be i understood hy each and every citizen. Hospitals constitute a necessary part of the material equipment for saving human life. As citizens, you are Interested in seeing that adequate equipment of this kind exists In your . community. "National Hospital Dav provides you with nn opportunity to familiarize yourself again with your community need in the matter of hospital facilit'es and ascertain how these needs have been filled. “May 12 was selected ns the moat I fitting date for National Hospital ■ Day." says the bulletin, “because it is I ,the anniversarv of the birth of l-lorence Night Inrale, the pioneer in modern hospital and nursing methods." The results obtained from /the observation of the day each year have amply rewarded the time, the thought and ffie effnrt expended in this endeavor, the Publicity Bureau finds, and the approach of the anniversary finds hospitals generally determined to outdo their record of pant years. “Many people think that nearly any building can be converted Into n hdstdtal." cotninues the bulletin | "Such belief* nre dne to a lack of information In regard to the essential requirements of ls»th the site nnd •he construction of n ho pftal building. If people wil stop* to think a moment, they will rendllv perceive that the site for n hospital, for Instance. must have siirmundlnes th -t nre sanitary both in summer and winter. "There must be In addition an ■ hitndnnt su*»n|v of good water, a cheerful outlook. a satisfactory weather exposure, and the site niu-t lie In a quiet section, yet not too fur removed from t-ansnnrtatlon facili(Continued V>n Page Three! ■ ■■ssMHwassabmwß—— —■——» FINE CONCERT GIVEN BY CHOIR Sacred Concert Given Here By Fort Wayne Choir Well Attended 1 The auditorium and most of the Sunday School room of the First Methodist church was filed with an appreciative audience Stimlny afternoon to hear the aacred cotoeert given by the chnlr nf the Simpson Methmll-t ' chunh of Fort Wayne The Rev. IT. IS A Bridge. pMtor of the local ' I church, was pastor of th" Simpson 1 (church bafore coming to thia div. Th" program given Sunday consisted ' of anthems, duets, and wiloa. Mr. B , Fn«ll»h Is the director, under I whose loader ship and Instruction p mtalitv that ihsy gave Sunday There are thirty-three perrons in the choir. ‘ of whom twenty-alx were hers yesterday, They were accompanied by near- ( ly nne hundred other members of the , Hlmpron church. Uev Bridge and family were great- , ly »urprlaed on seeing amh a large i number of former parishioners ami . friends Tbsr vsry much enloyed the > mingling in so isrge a degtes of the i J two congregations Ths program was presented as announced except the i omission of one duet and on account i nf lh" absence of one member a duet -'waa sung instead nt the number by |lhe ladles' quartet.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 12, 1924.

Graduate Nurses To Meet Here July 12 Fort Wayne. May 12 Nearly one hundred graduate nurses of the lii-. t I Indiana district were in attendance Saturday for a regular meeting of the organization, held for the first time at St. Joseph'* hospital here. .Miss Anna M. Holtman, principal of the nurses' school at th<‘ Lutheran hospital, presided at the meeting. | The next meeting of the graduate .nurses of district No. 1 in Indiana will be held at the new Adams Coun- , ty Memorial hospital, Decatur, on Saturday, July 12, It was announced. SLOGAN PICKED FROM BIG LIST Mrs. B. N. Smith Wins First Prize In World Masters Cigar Contest Ist prlxe, 110.00 In gold—" The , name tells it all.” Mrs. B. H. | Smith. 715 Elm street, city. 2nd—15.00 in gold—" Master of ' ’em all"—Ralph J. hoop. 339 N. 10th street, city. 3rd—slo0 —"One of the Masters" —Robert Garard, city. 4th—ll.o0 — "They speak for i . themselves”- Ellery E. Johnson. I 122 North sth street, city. Sth —ll.Oo —"Lite anti tielight"— Miss Gert mile Moses, 429 Nirth 2 street, city. 6th —$I.oo—"Wise Men Choose." F. W- Holthouse. Rugg st., city. 7th—sl.oo—"Masters four, that call for more." Velma Walters, N. i j Second street, city. With more than four hundred slog-j ans from which to select, the work of | the Judges in the World Master's cigar slogan contest became a real job. After several hours of elim'nat'on th" above winners were announcer anil the following given honorable, mention being in the final elimina-, lion: "Smoke World Masters and Master the World," James W. Brown. “Oh boy, what a Joy,” Ralph J. ■ Roop. "Vision the Idea and unfold the ideal," Amelia Tunneller•'For masterly men” —Nora E. Rallying. "Others do, why not you?" Ralph Oakley. > "Enjoy that distinctive flavor.” A.: J. Romary. Fort Wayne. "Whose fame | K Hung whilst yet' they live." J. A. Sei met x A number of Interesting letters accompanied the slogans. Rev. Seiinetx said:—The great masters of the* world were rarely recegnlxtsl t'll after their death. I predict this shall not be the cuse with your 'Muster* cigar luit Its merit.will be sung from the llrat moment of its existence." I Mr. Romary writes:—"Having smoked White Stags for six years, know your product* possess s distinctive flavor." Sloaans were received from Fort I Wayne. Huntington. Berne. Gen *vu I Wilshire. onme Columbus, and many other points- Some Idea of the I interest was shown by the fact that alxty-thri-e suggestions for sloauns ‘ were recelvetl thia morning, from i Berne and Geneva, too lute to Im* eonI sldered us the t onteat closed at six o'ctock Saturday evening. Mr. Henry Tbomaa. of the White Stag cigar company, feels the campa lan was a success ami la u(spret-ia-tlve of the Interest muitlf"*tt<<| Manx of the other slogan* were splendid nnd the World Maatt-r will have many auggoat've llh"s for advertising purposes. It la known by name to hundreds of people In this anil surrounding territory. Mr. Thomas asks that prise win ners call at bls factory to receive the awards, The Judges were C. H Niblick, president of the Old Adams County bank: W. A. Klepper. of the Clover Leaf Creameries, and Avon. Burk, I prealtlenl of the Det-slur Industrial a»wo< lutlon, I Miss Mildred Leonard has re'rrn-tli frmr Greencastle where she visile I j Mis* \noml Ha*kleas and attend" I the Depauw University May Fget'val. Weather Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler T tti*sdßy to northwest | ■ portion

FIFTY YEARS OF WEDLOCK Mr. And Mrs. Perry Elzey, Aided By Children, Celebrate Anniversary With their children ami imedlate famlles, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Elzey I highly esteemed residents of this city, observed their fiftb*th weddink anniversary todav nt their home on North Sixth street. A family d'nncr was served at noon anti for the first time In twenty two years all the children were nt home on the same day. it was n happy occnssion not only for the venerable couple, but also for the children who were grateful and happy that they hnd their father and mother with them nnd could jsin in observance of th" golden anniversary. Mr. anil Mrs. Elzey have been resid°nts of this city for the past thirty years and have always lived at their I present home nn Sixth street. The couple was married on May 1 12th. 1574. the ceremony being perJ formed hy Justice of the Peace. Jeremiah Archhold at the home of Mrs. Elzey's father. Jesse Butler, one of the earlv farmers of Root township. A simple ceremony was performed. | the double ring ceremonies of today Itelng unknown at that time Mrs. Elxey'a maiden name was Miss Edna A. Butler. For nearly twenty years Mr. nnd Mrs. Elzey lived on a farm, .except for a period of two years j when they lived In Ft. Wayne. Coming hack to Decatur. Mr. Elz»v took einIplovnient at the Moses Greenhouse and worked there until his health prevented him from doing active work. A Civil War Veteran Mr, Elzey is a veteran of the Civil i War. He enlisted in the services of I hi* country when onlv seventeen years old and served throughout the I war. He waa wounded in the battle I of Nashville, which was tough l on i NovemWb TWahtl Ifith A hurst I ins shell injured hi* left leg and hip and ho was confined to the hospital , (for sometime. However, he waa not discharged until after the close of the war. July 1945 He was a member of Company "I”. S9th Indiana Regiment of Infantry, anil saw real service and endured many hardships I durin. his two >- •a'-s of service. Mr | Eltey is one of a few Civil War veterans living in this city and It has always been a pleasure for h'm to ■ join in activities of the G. A. R. or I take part in the parades or nroatanis I riven ou Memorial Day ant' on the Fourth of July. He to a ret'l p.itrod and now nf those who believea in fighting for his coumry nnd when 'h" RAISE LARGE SUM FOR NEW CHURCH Ca«h Dav Services At IT. B. Church Not Nearly SI,650 in Cash Sunil.-tv was n rood day at the United Itrethern church It was the annual “('a- h Dov" aervire. Nearly $1,430 In ca«h waa laid down which regTMMted a drive of »lx months, i and over s3.<hmi for the year There were 245 In Sunday School . prat tlcally all remaining for the Cash i Dny program. Thin make* over $* ' <mn in cash raised at these annual services The next la to move th- old structure to th" rear nf the lot and pro cred with the new building Th" corner atone laying la set for Ijrne 9th. and unl«*a something unfnraeen happ-na It will take place at that time Rev. J M Philips. 0 D. I Telescope. Davton. Ohio, has tw-en naked to lay the corner stone There ‘ I w|l| be services that dny In the .church and the atone will be la'd In Uhe afternoon Thun a new day has | , dnwnetl for the congregation I Thia churches dales Its history ' from a small ties Innina All nf thn members are willing to i | .hare what thev love with the Klug idom of God. They are doing th" heroic thing and deaerve the help and , sympathy of the rotnmtiuliv Any and every person In the city | or elsewhere giving the sum nf It "« may have their names placed In the corner stone of the new structure |hv seeing the building committee or the pastor. Rev. It F Dotson,

RESIGNS *•**► WILLIAM J. BURNS Washington. D. C-—Another figure . long under attack in senate Investigations passed from the public stage Friday, May 9. in the resignation of. Wlll'ain J. Burns ns chief of the bureau nf tnvestigation of the department of Justice. Mr. Burns submitted his reeignation. and it was accepted effective . immediately. Mr. Stone has no one in mind to succeed .Mr. Burns at present and may not decide for a week. In the meantime, the bureau will be under direction of J Edward Hoover, assistant director. The suggestion that Mr. Bhrns was quitting because of criticism directed 1 at him when Attorney General Daugherty was tinder fire were laughed awav bv the chief, who aaid he had twice asked Mr. Daugherty to release him. and each time was request»-d to remain. EARL PETERS IS NAMED RECEIVER — Former Decatur Young Man Appointed Receiver Os McCray’s Assets Earl Peter*. Fort Wayne attorney and former Decatur young man. was ! named receiver for ail the property | and assets of former Governor Warren T. McCray Saturday afternoon, by Harry C. Sheridan, referee In bankruptcy. Mr. Peter* will have charge of farm* and other a»«et* of the former governor. He was also instructed to take charge of all liooka, paper* nnd record* of the bankrupt and hold them in safety. It I* estimated that the value nf th" pro|>erty which will poo* Into the hand* of the receiver is approximately three million dollars. It includest ■ thouKund* of acre* of farm land in ‘ six state*. Attention to the affair* connected I with the bankruptcy will Involve heavy responsibility on th" part of the receiver and the Imnd of Mr. IMera was fixed at ss(t.oon Referee Sheridan instructed the re’l reiver to do everything which is nec Manry for the protection and preserIvation of the property and asset*. Th" receivership was a*k"d by the I First National bank, the Citizen-* Trust company and the Farmer* Trust company, of Fort Wayne, yea I it-ralay following the action of Judge I A B Andernon'an Friday In dollar--1 Ing McCray a l<ankrupt. j Ori"htel‘cy*T rutTrast now I theian ~• Mrs. Butler Reported Improving Slightly A slight lmproven<*-nt waa reportltd I'riav In *h*< rendition of Mrs. M -I Butler. ;4.1 North Fifth street, who ' lih« Itern serlouslly ill for Ihe ;*»*t week Iler t"iiir**-ratiire had Inwerwd somewhat and the pain was less | severe Mrs Butler l» suffering from alwlomtnal rmnpllrattooa which d*velwp—l foilowitia a severe case nf the lai Grippe I o ' Poincare Likely T<> Resign Following Defeat Paris. M»W 1?- Premier Polnrarej has decided that he must resign as a I result nf the defeat of the National | I Ph* In the parliamentary election the' United Pre«» learned today. He probablv will retain office, however until th" new chamber of deputies which will have a maporlty of members of the left meet* In June.

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DR. M’CULLOCH TAKES STAND AGAINST KLAN Declares Democratic Party Should Accept The Challenge CALLS FOR PLANK Savs Reoublican Party Has Ceased To Exist As A Political Party Indianapolis. May 12 —Dr. Carleton McCoJloch. candiate for the democratic nomination for governor today continued his fight to line up delegates to the state convention as an avowed anti-klan candidate. In a formal statement Dr. McCulloch. who had heretofore no part In the struggle between klansmen and anti-klunsmen. declared: "The republican party hns ls'en relied hy the klan as a political pnrtv has ceased for the present to exist in Indiana. "The democratic party must accept the challenge and fight for the principles of religious liberty and the constitutional guarantees of the state and nation." Itrz McCulloch’s stand was n blow to the forces of Mayor Durgan of Lafayette, who are booming him for the nomination n* nn anti-klan candidate. * t McCulloch with n plurality in the primaries behind him. goes k’to the convention In a stronger position a* the result of hi* stand on the klan issue, it Is generally agreed. Earl Adams Resigns As Republican Secretary Earl B. Adams, local attorney, who was elpeted secretary of the Republ'can central committee of Adams coun ty at a meeting held Saturday after noon, has tendered his resignation tn 1,. A. Graham, newly elected chairman nf the republican party In this conn ty. Mr. Adams stated that his resignation was handeil to Mr. Graham last Saturday As yet a successor has not been appointed. The precinct i-oinm'tteemen met Saturday afternoon and elected Mr. Graham chairman and Mr. Adams' election as sec retary followed. — ■— w Shank Fires Employes Who Work Against Him Indianapolis. Mav 12—tSpec'nl to Dally D*-iiiocrjt)—Vengeance descend ,ed todav upon the city employes who failed to work for the nomination of : Mayor Shank as the republican candidate for goveinor in the primary race. Twenty city employes were discharged tinlay and another was reduced in rank for an "unmanly attitude" toward the .Mayor's race. At th" sani" t me Shank began rewarding the faithful. Upon Will K. Penrrd of IxHigootee. I»i» cumpaigu manager, he bestowed a city Job paying $175 |a-r month. • BREAKS HIP IN FALL IN HOUSE ■ . "Aunt” Jane Crabbs Has A Painful Accident; Patient At Hospital "Aunt" Jstt" Urnhbs. known nnd loved bv hundreds nf |M*op|e In this city. Is a patient at the Adam* Countv ‘Memorial himpltal. being taken there Sunday following nn accident Saturday evening In which her left hip was broken. Mrs, Cruhlia slipped over a rug In h<-r home on South Third street and tn the full hntkr her hip Iler housekeeper came to her assistance, th" fnmlly physician waa called and she was removed to the hospital ye*t«r> day. Mrs Jessie Deem, a niece of Mrs. ! Crabbs', who had been visiting' In Chicago, returned home last evening In nrd»r that she might help rare for I her aunt i The fracture Is a serious one sad du* to Mrs Crabbs' advanced age It may be Impossible to set It. Word • from the hfspltal today was to the f effect tbat Mrs. Trabba waa resting as well as could be expected. •