Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 125.

I high school I DIPLOMAS ARE I GIVEN TO 58 I . iri rcst Class In History Os Local High School Is Graduated A FINE ADDRESS Instructive And Interesting Address Given By IL J. Wisehaupt J.:f y, -ight young men and women.| nting the larffeat graduating. ,l in th.' h'story of Decatur high ~1m..1 n reived diplomas last night, fignifying that they had completed lh»ir high school course of training and are now ready to continue their education in colleges an< universities. or to enter upon their life's I work. Th*' annual commencement b ..< were held in th.' high school auditorium, and a capacity audience was present. A commencement address, filled ( with valuable advice nnd entertaininc wit. was delivered by Howard .1 Wisehaupt. a son of Mr and Mrs. .1 p Wisehaupt. of this city, and a tradnate of the Decatur high school, who h.is become famous throughout the nation during the last few years, as a business analyst, efficiency < x ■ p.. and lecturer. I' was a home town M hoy speaking to a home-town and: ■ H1..., ..nd the atmosphere was itid "I Bl highly pleasing. R Pleased To Return HE Mr. Wis. hanpt. who was graduated B| from the local high school with the B| <las> of 1910. opened his address b. B| tellinc of the high honor accorded B| him rc ntly when a commit** fr.e B| the (hatnber of c ommerce of H n • |B lulu ..tat" out to his vessel to w*l<*tnB| him to ’be <itv and Island, nnd then Bl de hired that that honor was inslguif |B leant to the honor accorded him when BH b* was invited back, to his home, B l() <,n to deliver the c omment oni> n' : H address, lie said he had had hopes B| that some clay when he was an edd |B tnan 'bat he would ho asked to speak B| here, hut he was very thankful tha' H h<* wax Invited b<*tor<‘ h»* was worn |||l <w,t ’ Bl Th" subject of Mr Wlwehaupl's a ' Bl dress was. In The Day's Work " B |B taking care of the tasks of each da B| pr -i. r!v one will sue eeed he d < l.e • flfl Even though the tusk* are small anU B| rather insignificant at first more dit |B * liul ' ’asks will <ome later if tho—|B H'tle ones ate properly taken cat" ■ B| " r Wisehaupt praised th* dream' B| who worked bard nnd nude thdream a reality. Lack of sympath' Bh ‘Cgguflnnwf **** Pua»** I MANYVACANT I FARM HOUSES I Postmaster 11. Fritzinucr ■ Finds 65 Houses Vacant | On Ten Rural Routes B| Ham Frltrlnger. po»tma«t.r "t ’’>■ BE. tWc-atur office. has completed Ids n B| Baal inspection of .the rural rout--' 1 B In the survey fia unoccuph-d B housra were found on the ten re'"' - B >n average of nix and one-half t" B fr-tte Some route*, however, had B doable thin number, while others h;* l B ’*•» «*. two or three UUIM cupled B bounen. B Th * movement to the city b» th" B Young men In the pant few month' | bdt many farms unocciipi.sl through twt the county Within recent week the tendency neems to ho back to th" farm and the Atlanta count' fatmi-r* •»»»• Mated that they have had sever »l “ppllcatlona for help rec 'fob' I' •« thought labor wilt be more plentiful during the coming harvest month* Applying the above averag* of tin "cupled farms to ail of the rural font"' In Adama county, four out of Seme, four „ut n ( Geneva, three out **• Monroe, one at Magley tend on* at Meaaant Milla, a total of 21 route., in eluding the ten Decatur route*.. 'lt’’ •Pproxlmate number of unoccupied f *rm bouaea In the county would he •*’»een 100 and 160. It la not thought •bat the Decntur average would be •hPllcahle to the Derua route* a- “ *dJwlty of the farm* In thut com "unity are Individually owned and m■’ '•ttanted. The arernge out of (h-neva * n d Monrne may be lighter than th* •umber on the Decatur route*

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Says U. S. Navy Is In Deplorable Condition Washington, May 24-(Special to Daily Democrat)—The V. S. Navy is in a deplorable condition, weaker! I than both Great Britain and Jupuii.i | Hept esentative Britten, Illinois, rankling republican member of the house naval affairs committee declared in the house today. Britten urged members to study the recent report of the secretary of the navy in order that they might be prepared to vote wisely on the |]5U.000,01)0 naval construction program whin it conus up before the house Wt dnesday. VETERANS WILL ATTEND SERVICE Will Meet At Library And Go To Presbyterian Church Sunday A. M. The veterans of all wars and the auxiliary organization., such as the |W .R. tmd the Lotion auxiliary, i IW. R and the Legion auxiliary. | have accepted the Invitation extend ed to them by the Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the First Presbyterian j ichurch in this city, to attend the Memorial Day services to be held at I the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning at ten-thirty o'clock. Veterans of the Civil war .the Spanish- | American war and the World war will attend the services. I The veterans and auxiliary members are asked to meet at the Decatur Library at ten o'clock Sunday j morning ind then march to the Presbyterian church in a body. W 11. Myers commander of Sam Henrv . Post of the Civil War veterans, stat-1 <4l this morning that If a member of 'the post was unahle to walk to the | jthttrch that he should call Phone 301 land an automobile would lie sent for him. Mr Myers should be notified by eight o'clock Sunday morning. It ha. a: annual Ct)otMl to bold memorial services in one of the , Ithurches in this city on the Sunday i before Memorial day in order to pay !due respect and honor to the men and women who served in the aervlice of their country. Last year services W'-ro held at the Methodist I church.. Rev. Covert will deliver the *er I men Sunday morning nnd all veterans are Invited to attend. Mrs. Mel Butler Has Operation This Morning Mrs. Mel J Butler. 343 South Fifth street, who has been seriously 111 for the past throe week*, underwent an ! operation at her home at in o'clock | this morn ng for an abdominal ahcess. 1 Jin. Butler rallied from the operation | nicely and the attending physicians are pleased with her condition. Her many friends are hoping for her speedy recovery. Farmer Missing From Home Near Rockford Thomas McHugh has been missing I since last Monday from hi* home two miles west nt Rockford. Ohio. Last winter h* fell from a load of hay and suffered Injuries which It' 1s thought may have affected hl* mind. An effort la being made tn locate the man. Mr. McHugh la described a» being five feet and four Inches tall weigh Ing from 130 t" I 5- •«*«* 53 ’"' ar *' blue eyes, hslr turning gray, lame In I |,,ft knee, second finger nail on right hand rough, been masked Wore army ‘ wool short and shoes, gray trouser*, mucklnuw cnet. blue lined, gray sum--1 mer hat. and carried small bundle of ' clothing Any one seeing Mr. .McHugh 1 Is asked to report It to the Rockford ‘ authorities. i a—- — Martinsville Resident* I * Vsiting In This (ity ! Mr and Mrs J W Anderson and Mr Phil Moesaer. of MurtinarUe ; inklsna are here for a few days vl df ' with the J D B*»Yy family Thrv will next s-k sot Fun Ftiinrlsco to I m- h 0 their nttun* home am 4 unth-b i drive through o*er ' mute, .leaping at Yalta* »«•* ” rk nnd other places nf Inter.* Mr A« . derson served as mayor •» eight rear, -nd to •in central Indiana -s one of thoo , / Mio*, with « thW»” | steam

STORM TAKES TOLI OF LIFE IN MISSOURI — Eight Killed In Southeast Missouri In Cyclone Last Night MANY ARE INJURED Homes Blown Away And Destruction Spread In Wake Os The Storm l rolled Pi'.-.-s I -h ( Washington.- May 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A storm of marked intensity if central over Lake Ontario, moving swiftly eastward, the weather bureau announced today in ordering storm warnings displayed on the Atlantic coast from the Virginia capes to Eastport, Maine. St. Ixuils. Mo.. May 24 —Eight were ikilled in eouthea-t Miu-ouri, in last . night's cyclone, a meueage by H. H. Jordan, of the Southwestern Bell Tele- , phone company, from Popular Bluff. Mo., stated today. I Seven were killed eart of Essex. In Stoddard county, ande one wa* dead ' and between seven and nine injured in the vlcinitv of Caruthersville. Pein isco county, the message said. The cyclone hit Poplar Bluff at ,11:30 p. m. and spread destruction |in Its wake. All line of communication are down and all business is hlo< ked. Many homes In Cantthersville were literally blown away. Jordan's message said. A gnra."* was blown down :and completely wrecked. Another telephone company mess age from L. V- Rondol. snid seven | nersons wore Injured nt S keston. in .Scott county. A man and his wife and baby were burled under the ruin* of their farm* house at Gray'* RidgA ( 12 miles west of Sikeston, anil critic ally injured. The roof was blown off I the postoffice at Morehouse. Mo. Wil- | Ham Carson, another farmer near here, was blown W> yards by the g»’> (Continued nn Page Fivn) SIWDAYSCHOOLS MEET AT MONROE — !>»n Os Rh’ffton C<»llcne Tc Snp«k At Sunday School Convention The spring session of the Monroe township Stindsv School convention will be held Snnduv evening st 7:Sn o'clock nt the Methodist church at Moarne. The Monroe township I assneiNtion Include* several of the largest Sunday Schools in the county. whl<h usually put on very Inter.estlng conventions. I The member* of the program comtn It tee. who have arranged a program |whi<h Indicates a splendid session for Sunday evening, wns very fortunate In getting the lonMot nf Dean S'oah F livers, of lluffton College. Bluff ton. Ohio, tn deliver the address tn the convention Ik-an Byers is the Professor of Phtlo«onhv at Bluffton College and Is well known among the Mennonlte* nf th'* coontv Dean B«'ers will use ns hl* sub' I", t The s<'" School A Real Rriiool" Ifo I* un interesting apeak er and I* well vcr«od on the anhlert on whhh hl* discourse will he given and the tund*v schoml people of Monrne townwhin are urged tn attend and hear hl« nutsMe Speci-I mesic for the ronventlon J will he f>'tni*hrd bv th* MennonH* Hnndav school »ttd the Monroe high Lehonl nreh* I’m. The sin-lnv bv th* * audience will I* Iml by Manna*** j ehmwti »f Monroe. Following Is th* program that has been ar-anged for th* convention I Music* Monrne High Bchonl OrchmtI trw Hone Service ls*d hy M-nnaa e Mh I man Invocation _ Mu*ir«~M*nnnnlt» Sunday School. Addrc*»- "The Hundav I# bool- A Real School bv Dean N E Br-r* or Bluffton College. Bluffton, ohln. Hong Offering, while orchestra playa. Remark* I'tong Benedict ton

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 24, 1924

Legion Planning Aid In Distributing Claim Blanks ll'nlted I'resn Service) Indhtniipolls, .May 24 (Special to Dally Democrat) —Preparations to aid the government in the task nt distribution of claim blanks for the sold er bonus were being made today at naj tional headquarters of the American I Legion. Application blanks will be distributed to all of the 11.000 legion posts throughout the world. Legion officials will assist the veterans in making out their blanks and Forwarding th< tn to Washington. ANTI-WAR MOVE BY METHODISTS Adopt Resolution Calling For Conference Os Religious Workers H'nlteil Pres* Service) Springfield. Mass., May 24 —(Special to Dally Democrat I —A special antiwar resolution, calling for a conference of all the religious workers to fieht the evil* of war, was adopted unanimously bv the Methodist gener al conference today. The expected fight over the resolution did not materialize. The lesolution was drafted hy a special committee of 1" delegates, after failure of the or'ginal anti-war resolution. The resolution adopted today besides calling for a world wide conference of religious workers urged America's entrance Into a world court of international justice, favors President Coo'idge's calling another disarmament conference and implies faith in the league of nations This resolution wa* drafted after resolution condemning war had been defeated after bitter argument on the floor of the convention. —a Ada County Bankers To Attend Annual Meet Kendallville. Ind.. May 24 —The fifteenth annual session of Group One of the Indiana Bankers' association will convene In the community building here June 11. Some 2.-0 bankers are expected to be present from over the district which comprise* Adams. Allen DeKalb. Huntington Kom iuskn. Steuben. Well*. Whitley. MGrange ami Noble counties. Member* of the Noble County Rankor*' a**oclatton will act a* host*. J. D. Winteregg. of Berne will preside at the meeting with A M. Jacobs, this city, si ting a* secretary. Sever al noted apeaker* nre to be on the procram and a round table discussion following the banquet will he held MEMBER STATE TAX BOARD HERE James Showalter Says Personal Pronerty Assessed Too Low Here Jami* Khownller. representative, of the State tax hoard, wa« In the city Friday afternoon and visited with William Zimmerman, county assessor. Mr. Showalter looked over the a**eoMnent* of persona! property and stated thnt “In comparlaon to other counties of tbl* class a»»e*r uumti of farming Implement*, uu'o mnblle*. sheep, poultry and household good* were ton low," However, he did not order an Increase made. H« Ntateil that the average a**i'«»emcnt for horse*, mule*, cows and other cattle were about Hah*. He did not «ny anything ahnttt the »«ae *m>nt* of meri humll»e or njonay The a*eo«*ment of personal P"O---petty In thl* county thia year will Ibe greater than a year *go. The | board of review will meet nn June 1 2nd nnd In some townt'tlp* the a**e*sment* will be adjusted, The total assessment of personal property In th* county test year including the state'* assessment* of rallrwyte and other utilities, was 19.716J.16" Weather FMIr tonight ond Sunday; cooter tnntght tn extreme south portion; probably frost tonight. Not so cold Sunday.

J WAR OVER KLAN ; CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE IN ILLINOIS ’ Bloody Williamson County Is Scene Os Ano<her Shooting Affray i 1 KLANSMEN GATHER Heaw Police Protection Ordered For Klan Parade In Indianapolis | 11'. P. Stuff Corresnf,*(l<>nt) Marion. May 24—War over the Ku Klux Klan ami it* anti bootlegging » activities today caused another death I In ''bloody William-on county." Following wortl of the shooting of Glen Young. Klan raid leader here I members of the "constabulory” * Young organized. stationed them ■ selves on the Marion Herrin road and ■> stopped all cars in the hope of arrestII ing the flight of their leaders assailants. | James Skelcher and Carl and Earl - Shelton known antl-klansmen <lid not | stop their cars until It collided with J another. They started to run and '• Skelcher was shot and killed. r . Gather At Indianapolis | Indianapolis. May 24 —Heavy police ' protection for the Ku Kbtx Klan parade tonight was ordered bv police * chief Rikhoff after representative* of business men on the west side of the down town districts warned him a riot might result from the parade. | All detectives and traffic men were ordered to remain on duty through- ! r cut the parade and the regular day * I shift of ptarolmen will he held ready ■ * ( for any emergency Rikhoff said ! Rikhoff was attempting to reach Klan officials to get them to change the line of march so that It would not lead through the negro and forefos f district on the west side of the city. | Kkinsmen bv the thousands were gathering at the state fair ground * for the ceremonial. 1 CHOOSE SPEAKER FOR GRADUATION ———— — Rev. J. C. KelUr. Os Hartford (’ity. Chosen By Catholic High II Rev. J. C Keller pastor of th* ’ Catholic church at Hartford Citv. will deliver the commencement address at the annual commencement exercises of the St Joseph grade and Decatur Catholic h’gh sthool* to he held *• i the Knight* of Columbus hall on Ttteaday. Jun* 3rd. ■ The presentation of the graduating * class nnd the d'xtributlon of the dl ■ ploma* v 111 be made by Rev Father J A. Helmets. Three young women.’ | Mnrle H. Foo*. Anna L. Baker and ' Anna R Dowling will lie graduated ( I from the Catholic high school. The ! final test* In the grade* are beingi • held this week. There are twenty-! two camllilales for diploma* In the ,‘eighth trade ami the result* of the I examination will determ n* the num , her nf graduate*. r ’ John Alberding and Raymond Wertxbcrger will be graduated from , th* commercial department, having completed the two-year course. There are six young men In the I Junior class In the high school and each one ha* successfully passed the cxum'nutinn* anti will be promoted so | the Senior class The young m*n are. Earl Christen, >'r*d Hehulto. , Robert Voglewetle. (Jerald Mvlott. Hugh Holthouse and George Laurent * ; There are <• ght boys and six girl* la th* Hopbomore class and seven boys nod five girls In the Freshmen 1 t lass. In the first year Commercial I class there are twelve students. An excellent program has been ar- ’ ranged for the commencement oxer- ’ claes a« follows: Chorus by graduate* ‘ (singing, “Tn You"; "A Necklace of Lnve." and “By the Water* of MlnI nelonka." by Mis* Anna Dnwllng; I Chorus. "The Sweet Girl Graduates." I I by the high school student*; “On (he Mountain Height," hy the Junior Boys' t hnrn* Mr* I. A Holthouse t* (he directress nf ntus'.c ~ Tn Hold Reunion A reunion of all rhe graduate* of I | (Continued on Page rival

1 I To Receive Bids For Bluffton PostofficeJ Bluffton. May 24 —Sealed bld* for the erection of the new Bluffton postoffice will ho opened at the office of the supervising architect at thej treasury department nt Washington , at 3 o'clock on June 19. official notice to this effect was received here today by Postmaster Charles Van Horn. With the notice came plans and] ; spec'flcations for the new buildlnp! , which I* to stand at tin’ southeast i corner of Main and Washington: I streets on the vacant lot whhh was' recently cleared bv government order.' ASK SI 3,000 IN DAMAGE SUITS — E. J. Fricke Defendant In Two Suits Resulting From Auto Accident Two suits for damages, totalling SIJ •>«•. were filed in the Adam* circuit court today against E. J. Fricke, well known field man for the Holland St. Ixnito Sugar company, as the result of an automobile accident on the Decatur- Fort Wavne road, on the night of April 13 One complaint demand* Judgment for 110.000 for per manent injuries to Hugo Wengert. r minor .and the other asks 13.000 for damages to the automobile driven and owned by Gottlieb Kroemer Both suit* wore field bv Gntlßeh .Kroemer. It I* stated thnt the accident occured st a point aho'tt *f-e anil one-half miles sm-th of Fort Wavne. between the hour* of II p m ,nnd midnight The nlain’iff allege* .tha' the accident w*« caused bv the . carelessness nf Mr F-icke. who was | driving 35 miles an hour, according to the complaint. The Wengert lad suffered an InJury to one eve. it is stated, and the injury left him partially blind Mr. Kroemer says in his complaint that hl* car was worth 4300 before the accident. hut that it was entirely destroyed. He demand* judgment for 19 000. William Fruechteulcht. of l-i Wayne. Is attorney for hoth plaintiffs. who are resident* of Ft. Wayn*. j Ask That Stavo Cnmpnnv Be Adiudired Rankrunt A netl'lnn askln- that the Card ! well Stave company, of thl* city he i sdlndaed l>ankmi»t. wa* filed In the Cnlted States D<strlct court at Fort Wavne yesterday afternoon bv th--, 1 three following creditor* Old \dnm« I County Bunk of Decatur Xuron T ; VaR. representing the Vail Cooper age comnanv. of Fort Wavne: and William J. Vesev, of Fort Wavne The local bunk claim* it hold* an unpaid note for 12 |H"' Mr Vail’s 'claim Is 41.49* M, and Mr Vesey j claims that the company owe* him 4M» attorney fee*. It Is alleged that i ' a« ts of bankruptcy wer* recently <<>m milted bv the Stave company when | I It paid other credltorn a total of m-ar | Ilv six thousand dollars The compans | hue holding* In l»ul*lnna and Mis* ottrl | Crawford Fiirhanks 111 At Terre Haute Torr* Hunt**. Inti <‘rn* fnrfl Enirbiinkn. mplialHt and < I/ , *m<MTH*l<* unwß* In IndlaiUL l< ‘II in liotni rtwmw. Pnlrlmnkii hn» •»»*d»n ln»l|wt»oiM'il fnr •*V*ml j fl* In *1 v •»*•«» nld iifid In in j | th»* w**»|ihl«Htt mntt In Imllunn Seven Burn To Death I '’nkap,-** M*** M*v 24 Hev, n |w-rw>n* were burned to death tndsv In * fire which deatrnved th* horn* ' of Vincent D' Annsstath- > Mrs D‘ Annn-tsclo and h*r »lx (Children, th* youngest two and th* oldest 12 were trapped In th* ttamtnr; building and dl<*l Father Os Slain Boy h Threatened Today Chlrago. May 34. Two threats t made io«lay »galn*t the Ilf* nf Ja« >b Frank*, millionaire, whose son, Robert! aa*d 14. was ktdnap|H-d and slain. gatvanl«*d p<dlce into new activity In. the hunt for the slayer*. Squad* nf, I p,dl< *m*n and detectives were detail . ,-d tn guard the Frank* hum* other off), *rs ar* working with I postal authorities In an effort tn trace Ithe letter received fmlay by the father.

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PRESIDENT IS DEFEATED ON FOREIGN ISSUE Foreign Relations Committee Accent* The Pepper World Court Plan KILL HARDING PLAN Coolidge Had Taken Stand Firmly Behind Hard-ing-Hughes Plan BCLLETIN Washington, May 24.—The Pepper plan for American adherence to the world court to-» day was reported out by the senate foreign relations committee by a vote of ten to six. The Harding-Hughes plan was defeated by a vote of ten to 8. The committee’s action ia a defeat for President Coolidge, who veslerday made it plain that he stood firmlv behind the Harding-Hughes nlan. considered himself committed to it and would go tn the countrv for it. The comnulsory arbitration protocol of the courl also would lie eliminated. The committee amended the Pepper plan to provide that any nation having a treaty with the signatory power could appeal to the jurisdiction of the court. The roll call on the Pepper plan follows: For—(10) Republican* (9) I.mlge, Massachusetts; Brandegee. Connecticut; Baroh. Idaho: Moses. New Hamp shire: McCormick, Illinois; Wadsworth. New York; Lenroot. Wisconsin: Willis. Ohio, and Pepper. Pennsylvania. Farm labor <i) Shlpstead. Mnneaotn. Against—(4i Republican* Johnson. California: democrat; <sl Swanson. Virginia: Fittman. Nevada: Rohinwon. Arkansas; I’nderwood. Alabama, ami Walsh. Montana. The roll call on the Harding plan: For the plan—(ll—Republican* (1) —Mnroot, Wisconsin. Democrat* <7l • Swanson. Pittman. Shield*. Tennes- ’ see; Robinson. I’nderwood. Walsh and Owen. j Acninst < 101—Republican* (91— Txslge. Borah Brandegee. Johnson McCormick. Moses, Wadsworth. Willi* nnd Pepper. I Farm-labor (l> Shlpxtead. I Senator McCormick was not present hut hi* vote was <a*t by proxy Aition of the committee bring* the Pepper plan to the floor of the senate sos debate although final action seem* somewhat In doul>t Chairman I <><lg<- of the committee wbmltted the , resolution a* »<win •• th* senate con (Continued on Png* F***) WILL RENDER “THE MESSIAH" Fort Wayne Choir. Directed Bv Fred G. Church. To Appear Here June 5 Th* boys' and men's choir, of Fort Wayne, under the direction of Mr I Fred (I. Church, organist »t the Scot ! tl*h Rite Cathedral In that etty, will ! render th* oratorio. “The Messiah." in the Flr*t Methislist church of thia • Ity. on Thursday • venlng evening. ' Jun* 6. Thl* *am* choir gave a concert here almiit two months ago and the large audience present at that time was greatlv pk-a«»-d There w»rc sixty boy* and men In th* choir at that time, hut now th* membership has b<*en Increased tn eighty and th* entire choir l« vested Th* Messiah Is said, hr musical criths, to be the greatest oratorio ever written. The llaltelujah chnru» i with which It concludes l» such • mtj l»*rb and holy thin* thnt In all th* yearn dnlng lt« rendition, king*.. po t*nt*tM and vast audience* have rev crcntly stood The choir which wilt i render the oratorio her* has bean t pre, th Ing nn It for mouths and will ; give It first In th* M> ottiata Rite Ca- , thedral In Fort Wavne. on Juns I Mr I Church and the choir were so well j pl*ns*d ,wlth the fin* reception ari corded them on their first visit here that he gave a hint of a possible return date It *aa generously second ed hy the audience. . . —- - ■ -