Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1924 — Page 1

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fcIITION IN ■senate warns I AGAINST VETO I Serve Votive That Same I I Rates Will Be Included I In Any Tax Bill I I SET VDJOURNMENT | Sei-H'inent Reached Today I |Wherehv Congress Will | I Will Adjourn By .June 7 I Bulletin Staff c..rre«|."n.l"nt) ] I W .-bin ■l«»n. May I I (Six|H:l| Io Daily I)inmcr:il) The I ■ inotT.ilic progressive conliB Holt In.ttlv moved nearer Io I iw■H- freight rates. H] S, lltor Brookhearl. active I fi ssive lender, who lold Hie I Kiuje on the “long and short I Kiel bill" • laimed he had more I Kan - nough voles to tack the I Hr iisiire upon the war rlcp.irl- ( I Hitiil appropriation bill as |H] tßy Dale VanEvcry) MH; . r 1* Staff Correspondent» ■■w .-’-in-ton. May 11 The d.-tno-IK. progressive coali'ion in the senserved notice today the in the President Coolidge vetoed the bill, the same rates would be in-|Hg.|.-l ji any tax reduction propose,, aiistration leaders as a sub M]>. . Simmons, author of the bill | K. : by the senate, said today he I offer his rate schedule as an H|Mn. raiment to the 2". per c ent redm I • ..intion if an attempt was m i ■ o,i,.iiiHte that for the tax bit' IIIj.d enough votes were lim-d U" insure the adoption of such an house and semi » «onL r. their first meeting on the 'ax today. It was not expected great would be encountered in' I ' on' differences le-twe -n Oin the house and senate bill - the Simmons and Longwor'are approximately «-<|:c. - Hl] lmbl,< itv of tax returns pr<>nii<ntstandini: dispute Hems. , ,-n are determine I to reje. t itsection providing for ruble i'' s.-nate coalition leaders eV|>-• n equal determination Io retain provision. Some predicted Ui.it , 'inference might break up on il" and return to the two hours for. The house confer. .•> Av. will stand firmly for various - ..im'v 'd lion plan which the house a l", ..nd which were «nll to prevent ' m,. amounting Id'' ■tialh The-e were stru. k out Io (’> ' B 1H To Adjourn Jun* 7 |BB Indi, miens to,lav wre that the t.,\ BHU (Continued on Put* “is* Bschoolsplan I FOR EXHIBITS ■ i»v Schools Announc' The Bates For Their Annual Exhibits HB The public selliwds of the 'll' l -tiring for their ur.'iunl . vlolm Central school m:pll* will their work to the public fir t of this week Patrons iml public In general may vl-U the building and see th. exhibitp m. on Friday Mjß TTo high school exhibit will inkon Monday evening of t"’*' Visitors are Invited to »'•'• exhibit between the horns of 7 R:3o Monday evening i|H On Thursday afternoon and • v u May 22. th" three ward •' ll"'d« H 1 " fcoMI * hp,r Visitors Invited Itetwen the hours of 2 s3B Each Os the teachers will have JMhc-.i own exhibit, and they will !«• to explain the work done Übv their pupils Many surprises n:to those whn visit th" "« ■^■ !, dts this year a s many excellent am In he placed on ex ■libit

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Methodists To Build Parsonage At Willshire Kids for the construction and completion of a. Methodist parsonage building at Willshire, Ohio, will be received by the secretary of the building committee. Mrs. J. \v. Chilcote, on Saturday, Muy I’.lst, Plans and specifications for the new parsonage are on file with the secretary. Sometime ago the congregation voted to erect a new parsonage as a horn-' for the pas'or and it Is hoped that the home can be constructed before fall. ’■•■"■‘■■w - 11 ■ " 111 ■W ■' .... 1»„ W.II MANY ENTER CORN CONTEST Much Interest Already Is Shown In Five-Acre Corn Contest Here According to the number of farmers who have already entered the five-acre corn contest .that annual event Is going to be the center of much Interest this year. About I twenty-five men and boyg have handed their memberships to members of the five-acre committee or sent them to the county agent’s office, and prospects are that there will be many more before the time limit arrives. The contest is planned for th* purpose of giving the farmers an opportunity to study their com production and determine how their yields per acre may be increased. It naturally results that higher yields mean lower cost per bushel with consqttent greater pro r Jt During the past few years many contestants have benefitted from changes in their methods brought about by having been in the contest. ; Requirements for participation In the contest are that the farmer he a 'memlter of the Indiana Coro Growler's Association, the fee being fiftv cents. A brief labor record nl-o is kept of the field in which the five .acres are located. ! It will be remembered that C. W. R. Schwarts, of Monroe township Won the contest last year, with Clyde Harden, of I’sion township, a <lose second. Much rivalry is already being noted as this years p-oltable winners. Farme-s wishing to enter the con- I test should net into touch with one of the menihers of th" five-acre I committee or with the conntv ac-n» Members of the committee are. W T Rupert. Fred Blunt and Clyde Harriet}. Crittenbcnrcr Favors An Anti-Klan Blank irnt'ed Pr-ss Servlcet I fndianapolia. May H.—Dale Crßtenberger of Andejaon. candidate for the (democratic nomination f"r governor. I today announced he stood for an anti-klan plank in the democratic statu platform. Crlttenlwraer favors insertion nt n plank for •’purity of courts, supremai v of law *nd religious liberty.” In th" platform. - ■ — McCrav Writes To Gov. Branch Making Request Indianapolis. May U.-Former Governor McCray ha* written from the federal prison In Athnta asking Governor Itranch to approve the appointment of ttsear Smith, the public service eommlrslon The appointment was made Jnst before McCray •’”’•••• «"•* »«" h ” w Invalid In an Informal opinion by the attorney g"n< rnl ft la understood that Branch will not observe the former governor’s request ■ . t "• —* 1 ■ G>n*p Wardens Obtain Ninety-two Convictions Indianapolis. Muy !♦ - Ninetytwo convictions were obtained bv game warden, of ths Hti t- ton.ervatlon department last month tn th«li fight against violators of ths state fish and game I**'- o»<*ge Mannfeld .(Umrintendent of fish and game, an nounced today. During the month the wardens made 114 arrests. Two case, were dlamtsed and 2« are pending . | i-Tnes and costa amounted to 31g|R. Mannfeld said i Fifty-six persons were prosecuted for seinlgn and for fmataanfon of It legal alxed nets.

CITY COMPLETES I' CLEAN-UP DRIVE Trucks Have Made Entire Circuit Os City; Started May sth Street Commissioner Ed Augenbaugh announced this afternoon that the trucks nnd wagons had completed their circuit of the city in the cleanup campaign and ihat 207 loads of old cans and other rubbish had been hauled to the city dumping grounds. The men employed by the city to do, the work tried to pick up box or | pile of rubbish from the alleys and | streets, but it is possible that a few places were skipped and these people who have not hud their rubbish gathered up by the city trucks are asked to call the city hall and Mr. Augen- | baugh will see that it is gathered up.' The clean-up campaign started on May sth and the progress of the cam- j paign was delayed a few days on account of the rains nnd the entire job was completed tn about six working days. Hauser Funeral To Be Held Thursday Afternoon I Funeral services for George Hauser, aged inmate of the Adams county infirmary. who died yesterday afternoon, will be held at the Infirmary at 2:30 ' o’clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev. 1 R. W, I-oose. pnstor of the Evangelical church, officiating. Burial will he made in tlb- Maplewood cemetery. Three Children Lose Lives In Residence Fire riTnltct Press gervlcel Bemidji, Minn.. May 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Trapped* in their hope when a htnp exploded early today two children of Mr and Mrs. Enevilde A-rungelnnd of Nymor". were burned to death and a third lost her life in a vain attempt to save them. The three dead are: Anna. 12; Mcivin. 11: Norman. 7. Oilier members of the family were bunted, one hoy lieing in a critical -ondrtion at Bedmldji hospital. ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION St. Marys Township Sunday Schools Will Meet Next Sunday The annual St Marys township Sunday . School convention will Inheld 'n the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills next Sunday. May Ik There will lie two aeasinns. one In the afletnoon beginning at 2 o'clock, nnd another in the evening beginning at 7 o'clock. During th«k afternoon session, addresses will be thude by the Rev. R W. I.ooae, pastor of the Evangelical church of Decatur, and Rev. Shipley, panlor of the Methodist church In P'.-nsant M Ita. In the evening. Rev. Murray, of Bobo, and Rev Weir, of Van Wert, will give the prim Ipul addresses The Mennonlte church choir of Ib-rne will furnish music during the afternoon session. Music will be furnished by various Sunday School* of the township, also. Follow ng Is the program for the convention: Afternoon. 2 R. M. Sons -Congregation. Itevotlonal— Rev. Shipley Song or Mu»lc—Alenmmiie S. S,, Berne Address: "Importance of Knowing the Pupil." Rev I arose. Decatur Fong I" II Male Quartet. Bobo Addreua: "Methods of Building t’P 1 th" 8. B."— Rev Shipley Song or Music—Meunonlte 8. R. Business: Election of Officer*: Pennant, tvsnlng. 7 P. M. Rons t’ongrrgatlon Devotional Be* Shipley Song Baptist 8. S-- Pleasant Milla Address: "How Does a Child's Belief Compare With His Belief In Older Ager—Ruv. Murray. Bobo Male Chorux -Calvary 8. 8 ' Addrntui: "Value of Spiritual Train mg of Children”—Rev Weir. Van Wert Song- Mt- Tabor M. E. 8. 8. Collection: Awarding of Pennant. Benedhiiun. |

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 14,1924.

FAMOUS MOVIE STAR DIES | SUDDENLY r < 'd j / ‘ i i r KATE CLAXTON New York—Kate Claxton, sometimes called "the Sarah Bernhardt of America." best known for her roles in "The Two Orphans.” "Camille,” and "East Lynne." died suddenly Monday. Mav 5. in her home here. The famous actress of a generation ago who was the heroine of the great Brooklyn theater fire on Dec. 5. 1876. in which 239 lives were lost, died as she would have wished, peacefully and without any illness. Miss Claxton, or. as she was known in private life . Mrs. Charles A. Stevenson, was found dead In bed by her sister. Miss Josephine Cone. Miss Claxton, who was born in Somerville, N. J., in 1850. the daugh- | ter of Spencer Wallace and Josephine Martinez Cone, made a fortune playing for a de<ade In “The Two Orphans" and lived comfortably since her retirement in 1911 in her Man- , hatten apartment in the winter and in her home in Larchment Manor during the summer HENRY HITE HAS EYE OPERATION Well Known Grocer Os This City Undergoes Operation In Detroit A preliminary operation so rthe removal of cataract* on the eyes was pe-fnrmeil at five o'clock last evening on Henry Hite, w-11 known retired wholesale grocery man of this city, at th" Harper hoaiptal. Detroit. Mich The operation vraa performed with the view of forcing the growth of the cataracts ro that they could l»e removed from th- eve* within the next thirty days. At the end of thia period the operation for the removal of the growth will be performed Mr. Hite's daughter. Mi** Madge Hite, ia with him at the hospital and word from her last evening wzt encouraging a* to the out come of the operation Mr. Hi’e ha* goffered from eye trouble for sometime and last summer wa« forced tn give up active lnmta»*a on account of hla eyesight —a—, i — Billy Sunday Suffers A General Breakdown Memphis. Tenn . Mav 14—(Special tn Dnilv Democrati BUy Sunday.! evangelist. wa» enroute to Rochester ' Minn, today for treatment at the M.'Vo hospital for a general breakdown brought on by ptomaine poison ins. A revival meeting being con ducted here by Sunday will be continued by hla aides. Mrs. Sunday, who has been In a hospital here «us ferlng from injuries received in an auto accident, I* aceompunlying her hnrlmnd Henry Ford To Referee Memorial Day Races it'elfe-t !»••••• a-s<r , ""D Indlnnnpoll .. May 14—I Special to Dully Democrat)— ll'-nry Ford De Irolt auto manufacturer, will referee the annual bog mH" race at the Indianapolla motor speedway on May 30. It was announced Imlay by the speed way manageffi'-nt Weather [ Gvnsrally fair In south; unsettled ' In north portion tonight and Thur* day. probably light rain; continued ! cooler.

WALK RE-ELECTED BY REPUBLICANS Again Heads Republican State Committee; Dispute Is Settled | Indianapolis, Muy 14.—The republican state committee today voted to seat George Elliott, of Newcastle, as chairman of the sixth district organization over Harry Haynes, of Richmond. The vote was reported to be 10 to 2 in favor of seating Elliott. The district chairman re-elected Clyde A. Walb. of Lagrange, as state chairman, and Frederick Schortenieler. of Indianapolis, as secretary of the state committee. | Walb state chairman, instructed the district chairman to proceed with selection of a chairman for the sixth district after two hours' deliberation behind closed doors over the situation growing out of Tuesday's district con . vention at Newcastle. Harry Haynes, of Richmond, was selected chairman by the convention after it had refused to accept the vote of a proxy for the Rush county chairman. Friends of Elliott claimed the vote would have been a tie if the Rush county proxies had been permitted to to vote and appealed he sta’e committee. ( (United Press Service) Indianapolis May 14. —With the reelection of Clyde Walb. of Lagrange I a sreptiblican state chairman virtuali ly assured. District chairman selected at yesterday's conventions in each I congressional district met here today to complete the party organization. Ten of the district chairmen were reelected . The fight over the chairmanship in the sixth district convention at Newcastle. where rival (uttions of the K. K. K. exerted their full strength to capture the party organization, assumed n place nf almost more Im- . portance than the reflection of the (state chairman. After a stormv session in which blows were exchanged by rival repro «en tat Ives of the klan. Jacob Hayes of Richmond, was s-lect'd chairm n over Ceor’e Elliot, of Newcastle. rr'ontln'ied no Psge sis) MANY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEET More Than Three Thousand Take Part In Parade At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Muy 14-—Two parades with mor-» than throe th'msand marchers. 15 bands nnd some of the highest cffltlals of the Knights Templar Grand Encampment of the United State* marked the public events of the *ev-ntleth annual conclave of the grand communderv Knight* Templnr nf Indiana. In Fort W*vne tndav. IThe conclave began yesterday when an escort from the Fort Wavne I rnmanili-rv »»« formed at th" Scot I fish Rite cathedral of conduct the jmsnv delegates from the rallwav ate- ! Hon* Various conclave committee* held their prollmlnarv meeting* In the Rrnttlsh Rite cathedral In the . efie-noon nnd a pa*t commanders' . dinner, nrrsent nfUcera’ dinner end »n ertertwlnment at the Country club forth« wives nf visiting Knights i Templar* sere riven by Mrs Gaylord ■ M l.esll • Inal nigh' At 4 o’clock thia afternoon th*' Indies will nssemhl" nt the Hote>X Kerman, where the Fort Wavne Ma*nn* will have their cars In rradl ( Mat* to jnfcr them on n trip about the I historic parts of Fort Wayne. White ' thia Is taking place the knighta will • tw entertained bv witnr>a*lng »h" von- ' fnrrlng of the Order of Malta In full .form In the auditorium of th" Root ■|tfoh Rita cathedral by Itap-r com | mandery No I. of Indianapolis. This Is the trial time that thia cerrmonv ’ has taken place In FMrt Wayne for | about forty years. The Sft-vnice choir that Indianapolis la sending In em boll*h thia degree will also render | a few selections al the ladle*’ lunch . al Wolf ff Dessnuer’a nnd during the I evening entertainment* nt the Scottish Rite cathedral.

French Airman Finishes Original Flight Today (United ITcss Service) Purls. May 14—Lieut. Pelletier D'Oisy. French airman, lias completed hi* original flight from Paris to Hanoi. French Jndo-f’hina. accotslIng to an official announcement today. It is believed th S( owing to his | success In outdistancing all other l flyers in the eastward race. D.Qisy undoubtedly will continue on to Japan. He had said be would do an if successful in reaching IndoChina. ORDER TO SAVE SHIPPERS MUCH 1 — 1 Cut In Freight Rat**< In Indiana To Save Million Dollars Annually (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Mav 14 -Indiana ship- i pers will be saved $1,000,000 annually though a freight rate cut ordered by ' the interstate commerce commission. ] it was estimated today by George , Mosser. managing director of the state chamber of commerce. The rate cut. ordered in a decision ' handed down in the Twin Cities and the Missouri river rate cases, affect Indiana shippers to St. I*aul nnd Minneapolis and other northwestern points. | The decisions place the Hoosier shippers on a parity with shippers from a'lioining states. I). C. H. S. To Stage Play At Monroeville The home talent play. "The Merchant of Venice Up-To-Date." which was staged by the Decatur Catholic high school pupils here last week, will be staged by the same east In the

Catholic school building at Monroeville nest Sunday evening. The play la a parody on the great Shakespearean play and la very humorous throughout. A large audience witnessed the production here and another large audience la expected at Monroeville. Coolidge Again Japanese Exclusion «r i» Staff Cnrre«oo"dont» Washington. May 14 —President Coolidge today started another attempt to modify the Japanese ex elusion provision In the immigration hill. The president called into confer ence at the white how e Secretary of State Hughes. Representatives John sou. Washington, chairman of the house Immigration commlttey; Ixmg worth. Ohio, republican floor leader Snell. New York, chairman of the rules committee, all republicans; Garrett. Tennessee, democratic floo* leader, and Garner. Texas, another de mnerntlc leader. ......... -—» — X-.—... Bar Gives Roses To Judge Jesse C. Sutton When Judge Jesse C. Sutton return ed to his desk in the court house yesterday afternoon, after a few minutes spent on the street, he found a beau tlfitl bouquet nf rosea there to greet him. On a card tied to the roses was the following: "One year, Judge Sutton. From the members of th* Iter" Judge Sutton has Just completed hl* first year a* Judge of the Adams circuit court being appointed a year ago to fill th* nnexplred term of the late Juda* John C Morttn. H* Is very prn-’d nf the rose* and todvv they nrcopied a prominent pla<* on th* court desk ♦ Swollen Rivers R< , rcdi”g . fVelte.l PesePittsburgh Mnv I* The swollen waters of th* All*»h»n* Mon nngahela rivers todav were *low|v receding, leaving In their wake pro perty damage estimated In the millions As the turbulent streams return *d toward their normal depth, river front resident who were forced tn |evacuate their h n m*s yesterday foe the third time thia vear. ware re'turning to their dwelling I The All*ghanv and Monongahela, where thev form the Ohio river nt th* point bridge, reached « crest of Nt feet Flood ctage ot thia point jla It Mt

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ANNUAL MEET OF REFORMED CHURCH OPENS Local Church Entertaining Members Os Fort Wayne Classic OFFICERS ELECTED Renorts Show Church Is In Prosnerous Condition; Meeting Tonight With a fine represenlation of pastors and elders present, the second annual session of the Fori Wavne ('.lassis of the Reformed church convened at the Zion Reformed church in this citv last night. A meeting was held this forenoon and another one this afternoon. A big meeting is scheduled for this evening and it is expected that the business of the session will he comnleted by noon Thursday. The features of the service tonight will be an address hv Dr. .1. M. G. Danns, president of the Mission House College and Theological Seminary, at Plymouth. Wisconsin. The meeting will begin at 7:45 p. m. The Rpv. J. F. Tapy. of Culver, was elected president of the elassis last night, succeeding the Rev. W. A. Alspaugh. of Bluffton, who has been president for the past year. The organization of the Classis was completed at the moning session today. The other officers elected were: the Rev. W- H. Sauerwein. of Berne, vice-president: the Rev. Paul Snyder, of Three Rivers, Michigan, corresponding secretary: and Mr W. M. Hand, of Culver, treasurer. The Rev. R R FJllker. pastor of the local church, is tbe state clerk of the classis. He continues to hold office. Rev. Alspaugh Speak* Rev. Alspaugh delivered the sermon at last night’s meeting. He choose for his text “Witnessing For Christ." and he delivered a very in terestlng sermon. The devotional service last night was led by Rev. Tapy. the newly elected president I c'assical communion was held last ! night, also. The devotional service this mornIng was led hv the Rev. C. Rufener. Report* on the work done In the church dnr ng the past year, given by the pastors and elder*, showed that ♦he church Is in a prMfferou* condition and that splendid growth has been made in membership Church I* Prozperoui One of the main items under discussion during tbe session I* the (forward Movement, whit h is being con ducted In all Reformed churche* In the country. The fund* of this movement now total more than three mil RETURN FROM CLUB ROUND-UP Two Kirkland Township Girls Spent Week At Purdue University Tbe Mis*"* Margaret Henschen and Hope Byerly, of Kirkland township, tetu-ned Friday evening from Purdue Unlverdty, Lafayette, where ■h»v spent the week st the Boys' and Girls” Club Round up The girls' trip was Hn«n<ed hy the Kirkland laidte*' Club this being their reward for barns obtained the greatest number of new membel* in th" duh In a contest conducted last snmMar. The girl* ti«>d in the number of new members scared The girl* report that over eighteen hundred boy* and girl* attended the round up. this exceeding last year'* record by six hundred. Practically all of those In attendance won tta' trip In cluh work of various kinds, banks, farm bureau organization* and other agencies financing It. ♦ School Board Meeting Postponed One Week The regular meeting of tbe city sthool oard. which wa* scheduled for last night, was postponed until next Tuesday night, owing to the absence of on«' member of th* board, who wa* called out of tbe city.