Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1924 — Page 1

I K’ohime XXII. Number 126.

IMMIGRATION BILL SIGNED BY COOLIDGE

Jobbers igot IH6LEY AND TOCSIN STORES Lot Valued At S3OO Taken By Robbers In Two Towns Sunday Night make investigation Burglar Alarm At Magley Fails To Sound: Visited Tocsin First It was learned this afternoon that the license nuni|M r on the car seen al the north edge of Tocsin at 1 a. in. ttwliiv. was issued to the I Akron Motor companv. of I Akron. Indiana. Sheriff Noah Frauhiger. of Bhiff|nn. went Io Akron this asI it rnoon to make an invesliI gation. I Rohlx'rs who have been prey-, Lo d|M»n the small towns of section of the slate recenlL fell noon Maglev and Tocsin ksl night and carried away loot al apnroximately HL3OO. | ilic store an<l postoffice al MagL which are Combined, and line stores at Tocsin including lie oosloffice. were looted, sheriff Jnlin Baker, of Adams foiinty. and Sheriff Noah Fraubiger. of Wells countv. ma«l< in investigation nt the two Lv ns this morning and are following what few clews they rnive. I ( pair of tons handled pller*. exaclL like those stolen from the hard-. Lire store In Tocsin. were found in hr store at Mauley indicating that he robbers had visited Tocsin before loinr to Mauley. [ The stores entered by the Robber* It Tocsin included the Oacnr Stewart Lneral store." Abey Brother* hard Ln- store, the Kreish nnd Kreigh In.-ral store nnd postofficc and the hummer and Kreigh general store I The store at Mauley in owned bv E!<n Chronister, who recently pnr Ih.ix. ( | it from the Miller Brothers, rhe robhera broke the gins* in the Iron! door and unlocked the night Lk by reaching thmu-h the broken Liss Two automobile tires wer< musing this morning. Between 11* bad 12" were taken from a penny Blot marhine and 117 in stamps and eash was secured from the postoffice The Lie was hadlv battered, but the robber* were unsuccessful In opening It. Mr. Chronister has an electric Mnlar alarm connected with the L«>r to his store, but It failed to bound list nlaht. although it was in piking* condition when tested this Lorn ng (Continued On Page Four! f'BEATH RAY" IS DEMONSTRATED [Terrible Force Os Destruction Is Invented By An Englishman tl'nltcd Press Service) I I/union. May 26—flomewhere Is puttand there wan demonstrated F* v to air service and government Plbclals the mysterious "death ray Intsatlnn of Grlndell Mathews which par prove the most terrible force «f P' dructlnn tn case of another war I Time and place of the demonatri Rb>n were kept n jealously guarded Pt*ret, (eat foregin spies observe th" fest. I Prance wants the invention nnd n hem hman who has offered Grind'll Mathews funds U»r a partnership to La-leet the ray insists he has binding ' ■ - I The British government decided to r nl ’ 1 the testa to determine whether l^* 1 •‘■F. claimed capable of killing r” n and destroying machinery «' patancea. la in reality th" moat potlhlo weapon of war yet invented, f* • ‘false alarm "

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COTTAGE TO PALACE .c TO’' .'' r ’U sLJL w life I i i Im Ina— James Biown. formerly a Scottish miner, Is appointed ruler of Holyrood palace. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May 11.06; July $1.08%: Sept. $1.09%. Corn: .May 786fcc; July 77%c; Sept. 77%c. Oats: May 46%c; July 44 %c; Sept. 40'4 C. CHRIST MUSSER EXPIRED SUNDAY Well Known Road Contractor Died At Hospital Following Operation Christ Musser, age 48 years, well known road contractor of Adams county, died at the Adams County Memorial hospital about 6:30 oilock Sunday morning, following an illnes.r of six weeks' duration. Death was duo to an obstruction of the gall duck duo to a cancer of the pancreas. Mr, Musser underwent an operation two weeks ago. Mr Musser was horn In Wayne county. Ohio. July 16. 18>5. but came to Adnms county when n boy of two years, lie spent the remainder of his life In this county. H" w«» ongagod In the contracting business w'th Philip Sauror. of Union township. Mr Mu’sor was a «nn of Jacob and Katie Musser. His mother Is living her home being at Monroe Besides the mother, Mr. Musser Is survived by his wife. Minnie 11. Musser; one daughter, and six sons The children are Mrs. Frod further, of Berne; Eli Musser, of Fort Wayne; Jacob Musser, of Deeatur: and Ed Fred. Raymond ami Harry, all at home. Mr Musser la alnrvlvod by the following brothers and sisters. I also; Mrs. Dan Moser, of Marshals vllle. Ohio: Peter Musser, of Berne; i Joseph. Frances. Mary nnd Adeline Musser, all of Monroe Funeral services »11l be held from ’the Zion Reformed church of which ithe decaMed wan a member, at io I o'clock Wednesday morning, the Rev 111 It Klllker. pastor. offirlntlM. 'Burial will be mad. la the Maplewood I cemetery. Poincare Not IMiriiif , , f From Political Life t t’nlled Pr*- Hervlrel Bar fe- Dur. France. May— In a speech tn the general council of th" Maus*. I’remler Rdn«n* announced today that ho 1. not retiring from I policial life when h * b I premier ship nett week. Poincare dectamd ho would con tinuo to defend hi. previous pnllrloa. K aaawwas " 11,1 " • Chautauqua *"jL Chairmen Meet ThursiLi. The officers and rh.lrmm •’<M* different cominttt*** I Community rbwtnuqaa arc trial rooms on Thur w

CLASS OF 57 INITIATED 81 K. OF C. LODGE Forty-three Decatur Men And Fourteen From (Jarrett Are Initiated MANY VISITORS HERE Fort Wayne Degree Team Confers Second And Third Degrees One of the most successful and impressive initiation ceremonies ever held by Decatur Council, number 864 of the Knights of Columbus, took place in this city yesterday, the program beginning at eight o'clock In the morning with the conferring of the first degree on the candidates by Joseph C. Ijjurent, grand knight and staff of the local council. A class of fifty -seven candidates wore Initiated 43 being Decatur mon and 14 from Garrett. Indiana. Between four and five hundred men attended the initiation ceremonies in the afternoon nt the K. of C. Hall. Visiting knights were here from Ft. Wayne. Huntington. Portland. Bluffton. Geneva. Van Wert. Convoy. Delphos, and Celina. Ohio. Practically three hundred nfen. including the candidates, marched from the K. of C. hall to the St. Mary’s Catholic church to attend the special high mass at ten-thirty. Rev. J. A. Seimetg. rector, was celebrant of the mass nnd Rev. Lawrence Monighan. of Indianapolis, state chaplin of the ’ Knights of Columbus, delivered the s< rmon Rev.'Monighan chose for his subject thte text. "He ye doers of the word and not hearers only”, "James 1 22nd verses." Rev. Monighan is an eloquent (Continued on Page Three) LONG DISTANCE FLYING POPULAR Another Frenchman Enters Race For Honors; British Plane Is Wrecked (L’nited Pre-s Servlcel Paris. May 2«—Another long distance flight attempt was made from Paris today. L'etiL lYiveret In a 4W horsepower I‘oteg plane taking off lit 9:85 a. m. in an effort to reach Prague without stopping.. The distance (rom Paris to the CgechoSlovakian rapt lai Is approximately f.on miles. Rangoon. May 26. -Major Mac-' Luren's amphibian plane Is a wreck and the Brltsh round tbe world flight Im halted al Akyah unlit another machine reaches him. according to advices from Akyah today. The British ttyer made a foread landing In the harbor at Akyah after taking off for Rangoon and badly damaged hi* plane. An extra plane has been prepured for his arrival •• Toklo nnd this my 11 lie sent to Akyah. The monaOOO season one of terrl tie and consiani storms. Is at hand, however, and It Is feared Major MurIntron mav be unable to ptuceed for a long time, even If ■ nr* pl""" 1 rt’iuh*** Toklo. Mav 26 Expressing keen aympsthv for Mslor MncUren. Ihitish round th* world airman, who I. stranded at AkUb. Burma, the American flyers *1» 0 •"«" * HI hoping off r°r »*»•’ l«« ,h ” worW pmimsed lodsy to wslst their gsllnnt rival It was suggested by th.-m that an American war vessel mKhi carry to Akyab an extra plan.. which was being held here pending MacLaren's arrival Iztndon. May !6 -Lleul»nanl« L C , Schulte and « K Cumrlne. Vnlted Slates grmy. ba»» arrived at PlyJ mouth, enroute to Ireland and Green r land to arrange bases for •**•- Amerl I can round the world Ayrra. The airmen *lil erne* from F-ngland to Am-rlcg by Ibis northern route.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday May 26, 1924.

Alleged Murderers And Governor Use Same Chair tV. P. Staff Correspondent! Indianapolis, May 26 -The defendants chair In the Marion county criminal court here has hr-en used by two silleged murders and one former governor in the last few months. One of the murderers Is awaiting death in the electric chair. Gladys Ellis, self-confessed slayer of an aged woman teacher at the Indiana's Women's prison has been the latest to occupy it. It was occupied recently by former Governor Warren T. McCray, who was found guilty of violating the postal laws. Less recently it was occupied by John Thomas Shaw, who will be sent to tbe electric chair for the murder of Mrs. Helen Whelc hel. MOOSE FAIR ISASOCCESS Lodge Realizes Larire Sum From Fqn Festival Held Here Last Week The Moose fair and fun festival.) . which was in progress all last week under the* big tent on Liberty Way in this city, was brought to a nucceggful close on Saturday night with tho awarding of the six grand prizes. | The Overland touring car was awarded to John luiutzenhelzer. of Pleasant Mills; the electric washing machine to William Blee. of Decatur; the radio set to John Myers, a resident of Eleventh street. Decatur; the suit of cio'hes to Raymond J. Harting. of fills c'ty; the vacuum sweeper to Jess Nelson, of Geneva; and the I parlor suite to J. F. Frohnapfel. of | Caragenthia. Ohio. James Touhey drew the tickets at eleven o'clock and the results were ( announced by Walter Wilkinson. dlc- ( tator of Decnntr lodge, number 1311, of the Ixiyal Order of Moose. The Moose nre grateful Io the pub-, j lie for the patronage given the booths j I A nice profit was cleareil. the exact | figures not being tabulated yet. It I* thought that between fI.MN) and IL2<"* was cleared. The money will In- plac ' e<l In the building fund and used In' building a new home for the local Moose within a few years Tbe Moose "Jazz” orchestra, nt Bluffton, was here again Saturday and helped entertain the big crowd. True Friatoe'g orchestra also furnished music during the evening und following the awarding of the prices a dance was given at the K. of C. hall. Mr. Wilkinson gtated tho Moowe hud u small supply of articles and com module* on hand and that they would be sold to anyone for cost plus ten per cent. PRESBYTERIANS OPPOSED TO WAR General Assembly Adopts Resolution Favoring Outlawing Os M ar Grund Rapid*. Mich., May 26 -The Presbyterian general assembly In so* slon here today passed a> resolution favoring the outlawing of war and went on record for participation by the l’nited State* In an international court of ju»tlce. Stops toward mmdlng th* "achUm between the northern and southern branches of the Presbyterian church.' exiatlng alnce civil war day*, may he taken 'some Hine this week at the 186th general a»»embly of the Proshy terlan church In the Vnlted States of American. iNorthernt. It wna bellev-. rd here today. Hillsdale—Two* men charged with stealing nearly 100 chickens from Vermillion county farmers were sentenced from on* to fourteen year* at the Indiana alate reformatory Weather Unsettled tonight and Tuesday; prnlmbly show era, warmer tonight.

SEARCH FOR BOY’S SLAYER NEARS CLIMAX Police Order Arrest Of Every “Known And Suspected Prevert” “CONFESSION” MADE One Of Boy’s Teachers Said To Have Admitted “Acts Of Perversion” (United Press Service) .¶ Chicago, May 26—Orders to arrest every "known and suspected pervert" in Chicago were flashed today to all district police stations in the city as the search for the slayer of Robert Franks neared a climax. .¶ Arrest of the man who attacked and murdered the 14 year old school boy may be made at any moment, it was indicated at police headquarters. .¶ Decision to round up all perverts was made at a conference today between Chief of Police Morgan Collins nnd Chief Justice Coverly of the criminal court. It followed the alleged “confession'' of Mott Kirk Mitchell, an instructor at the private school which Robert attended, that he had committed "acts of per version." .¶ Intense activity was noted throughout the police system. Scores of persons were picked up and questioned Three men.speeding in an antombile near Summit, Ill., were over taken h ya [by a] motorcycle policeman, and taken to central headquarters. The car, it was said, answers the description of the one near the school at the time .that Robert Franks was last seen The three men. Paul Aening. Joseph Klon, and John Pergo, denied any knowledge of the murder and kidnaping. They offered no reason for their speeding and attempted flight from the pursuing officers AWARD LETTERS : AT HIGH SCHOOL i ■ — Seholar-ihin Letters Given To 27: Track Letters Given To Six Scholarship letter* ’were awarded to twenty-seven pupils and nthleilc letter* to six members of the track team at the final meeting of pupils of the Decatur high school of the present school year. Saturday afternoon The awarding of letter* to those winning honor* In scholarship I* a new i-ustnm In the local high *chool. this be ng the first Jim* they have been awarded. The letter I* different from the athletic letter*. It (•being of the old English style. To win u scholarship letter, a pupil [ muM maintain an average of 9u per 'cent or more for the entire s.hnol '! rear The high school fscnlty and member* of the school board feel that those above the ordinary In scholar I ship should be rewarded as well a* ' those w'nnlns honors In athletic*. Those who received scholarship ' tetters were Iretg Fisher. Herrelta F.l*ey. Mary Katharine Behug Helen Kocher, le-nh Cnlmr. t’larenre Hpul 1 |er. Marcella Nelson. Gladys (lllpen [ Jeanette Mteele, lllcherd t’natln Her noire Nelson. Margaret Haley. Edna , Haugh. Karl t'haso. Cordelia Engle man. Marilvnnc Wherry. Katherine ' Hyland. Lucile Enale. la-e Anna ’ Vance, Doris Peters. Helen Christen. Lester Hunt. LHuh Mumnia. Eloise ! Lewtee. Henry Nolrelter. Floreme . B’ggs and Glennie Klcey. Make excellent Record Miss Blags nnd Mias Elaev mad" the excellent record of not falling b<-low ninety per cent in any subject during their entire four years In high school, Trsek letter* were awarded to Captain Don Farr. Nile* White. Deane Derwtn. Paul CaMle. Ervin Hteele and Clarence Merrvnian The track let tors are the largi hlmk letter*, nne halt being purple *nd the other half (Continued on page three)

CHURCH LEADER 1 • w| W.. 1 ||l v\ tIJ I CLARENCE E McCARTNEY ' Philadelphia. Pa Tin Fundamentalist* scored over the Modernists of the Presbyterian church at their 1924 1 genital assembly at Benton llurbor. Mich., on May 22. bv the election of Dr. C'ar»nce E. McCartney of Phlla dilphia as moderator Ills opponent was Dr. Chalies It Erdman of Princeton Theological seminary. Dr. McCartney Is the leader of the Fundamentalists, and h s election wa« the first test of the strength between the two tactions of the church. HOUSE PASSES NEW TAX BILL Measure Now Goes To President: Bill Gets One-sided Vote Washington. May 26—The new compromise tax bill today received final conventional approval by the house. It now goes t<» the president. Passed by the senate Saturday by a 6e-to-6 vote the house lidded its over- i whelming endorsement to the measure forecasting success In overriding :i veto If President Coolidge disapproved It. The teihnical action came on a vote tn accept the report of the conferees who drafted th» compromise The vote wa« 376 to 9 The measure provides an Immediate 25 per cent reduction in taxes due and payable this year on 1928 Incomes, the democratic normal tax rate* rung Ing front tw<» to six per cent, with sur taxes scaling from one |u-r . eni on 110.(Mui to 40 per cent on ItM.M* In creased e*tate«and gift taxes and approved authorising publicity of the ■mount of tale* paid by Individuals nnd corporation* but not of their return*. —v— Two Men Injured In Auto Wreck Near Here Two men were Injured, one aertott* , ly It was stated. In an antomoMle ar-, rldeni which occtti red al about four o'clock Ntindav afternoon at a point ‘ about five mile* north of this city on the Decatur Ft Wayne road. In front of the lane leading to th" Hobmck farm Atllnlsta along the road staled thai a rar *a« making the turn lead | ns to the Hobrack lane when a Ihalgr sedan ran Into II The sedan was thrown over There were five men In It und one of the men received ■ deep cut arr»M»s the back of his hesil. a'most from rar to oar, He was rend ered unconscious, One of the other men was Injured slightly. Th" men were h«lp«sl ogt of the sedan and a soi-ond car with several Portland nt n n < in II volunteered tn take lh" Injured ’ man tn the hospital here However, no patient was admitted at the hns piial and the name* nt the men were not learned —»ra—im millamoramrammrara» *■ iwra ■APTIBT* TO BUILO CHURCH Muncie. Ind . May 26 -Plans have been completed by the congregation of th" First ItaptlM chnreh here for the erection of a now thunh building to cost ItSO.Ofln Work on the build [ Ins will bo started In the fall 1

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JAPANESE ARE EXCLUDED FROM UNITED STATES Quotas Os All Countries Fixed At Tw o Per Cent Os IS9O Census EFFECTIVE JULY IST Immigration Is Limited To 150,000 A Year After .July 1. 1927 BULLETIN (By A. L. Brawfnnl) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, May 26. President Coolidge today signed the immigration bill providing for exclusion of Japanese effective In addition to the Japanese July 1. The bill becomes a law. exclusion clause, the measure also provides: Quotas of all countries are fixed at two per cent based on the foreign Itorn population in this country’, according to 1890 census. After July 1. 1927. Immigration will lie limited to 150.000. each country getting a quota in this figure, according to the national origin* of the forel«n population in the l’nited State* a* shown by the 1920 census. To prevent congestion and other difficulties at American pots consular officers abroad may not issue visas to more than 10 per cent of a country's quota in any month. Alien seamen on vessel* touching at American port* may not land except for medical treatment. Wives and children of American citizens and citizens of Canada and I all western hemisphere republics are ' exempted from the quota provision The president Issued « statement expla'nlng his action, saying that how ever much he regretted th" Japanese exdusnn claiise "I must consider the bill as a whole and the imperative need of the country for legislation of a general character ” "In signing thl* bill.” Mr. Cmdldge said, ‘which hi its main feature I heartfly apptove. I regret the fmpnssl btlty of severing from It the exclnalon provision which In the light of exist Ing law. affeeta especially the J:i|>m Japan, through her envoy here. Ambassador Henlharn. at first protested last winter against the measure acted upon Imlay by the president Hani hara sent a communication to Seentary of State Hughe* proteottag agalnat the bill then pending in con gte*r, Thl* letter never was made lul-lle. latter Hughe* sent a letter to eongres* riving th< state ilepcrtnient'* view* on different phases o' tne bill The letter contained strong ohjec(Continued On Pa«e Four I SET DATE FOR COMMENCEMENT Cnunty Eighth Grade Commencement Likely To Be Held On June 7 The annual iounty lommencetn* nt of the eighth grad" arsduates In the rural school* will l»- held in Dmatwr thl* vear, probably on June 7th. K H Christen, iounty superintendent of «t iMwila stated thl* morning Th" exact date ile|ienda on whether the speaker and tntmlrtan* ran he hero on the above date, Mr Christen H i-n<ie*vnrlng to M>cure llonj J Burris, ■tale superintendent of public inatrac Ihm. to deliver the lommencrtnent address All of the eighth grade gradustra in the rural school* wilt partlrlpsf* In the rawrehw* whb h will b* held in i the mornlrg Tbe lowuehip iruideve wtll »lso participate In the exercises Ms) year IM pupils were graduated The chrss this year will be smaller. Mr Christen stated. The final v*am Inal ion papers have not all been •graded, It was staled.