Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1924 — Page 1

Khiine XXII. Number 128.

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN Reaching corps of city

Mr - . - JtHOOL BOARD ■employs NEW I H.S. PRINCIPAL | ■ve High School Teachers ■ Resign; Walter Krick New Principal ■ KENNEDY IS COACH » e || Known Coach From ■ Central Indiana Hired; Miss Tyner Leaves ■s<a< rnl important changes in personnel of th*' teaching K V ps ol llic Decatur citv schools eonsumaled al the niecl((f the school board last lK|il Among the changes are K principalship and head ol K athletic department in the ■gli school Principal Paul \V. Mjiloii and Coach 1.. C. Ilovvw having resigned. ■Waller .1. Krick, a Decatur | Tiling man and a son ol Henry IKj.-k' will succeed Mr. Linton IK principal of the high school. ■Mr M "irice Kennedy. of Cra \- IKrdsvillc. wlm has made a ESmih r!ul record al the .teller-, high school in Clinton during (he last three will succeed Mr. Howard ll# l " :ul ' "* athletics ami dil’ecK- ( .f bovs’ physical training. K. Hh..|- high St h M'l teachers wh* resigned are Miss Martha A Hi>r. head of the history dip.n' Miss l.tteille Pugh. dotn-sn. feather; and Miss Mary M it jS the commercial *»*pt»r»w*ft» Kh>b Tyndall. Decatur young man Mil sii. i-. ed Miss Tyn-r. and Naom: Krit.n. who w it be graduated fr* ■ Kr-bi.- Iniveralty next month will Miss Pugh A smtt-sor Wilhite has not b* t n < ho-n Mr. Krick Experienced Kilt Krick is a silt■< -sfttl t. • K principal of five years’ *xp* ’ HEct He Is a graduate of Pttrdm Hfciv-rsitv and hopes to obtain hir A degree from Columbia I l.i this xumm*-r 1 hiring the to Mr. Krick inis been principal large consolidated st liol at h* in Wells county Mr l.lntoi -.| Ids position here to take work with the Central tv Chautauqua company !'■ E<! his family left this week tor tn where Mr I.inton wi I for a few days before start |Kg on the road. Mr. I.inton »'■ of the local school for l» Kars an matte a large number white here. Mita Tyner To Huntington UtLic lota] high school feels a : in the resignation of Miss Tv to Ko has been an instructor h-r-3 •“"*<) on P“No ,wo > NAME OFFICIALS FOR CONVENTION I'-' >. Ellingham Named I Secretary Os Democratic Convention Hfadlanapoli*. Mar 2*-l.*« 1 ■ Blitichaui. of Fort Wayne. « t ■ Sl’CHtury of Ute Ih fliol tali' to be held here Jun' 1 5, It was announced at a "" ' |K n •übeommßtc* of the st <'■ other selections lint""' KiflL'hn D. Rhea. Indlnnapolin'arms; James Mcnd-tib.i: ■Kt'i'tlshurg. chlif doorkeeper .O' I Himtnon*. Bluffton * lib f " > ' ■ E Lhi. latter three oflli-luls will in >■"!! each appoint three »"‘'i“ ! " J Meh congressional *H“""' I ■tte.e assistants are to be n.-mm*' ■K> *•»* district chairman ■ ** "“•d to he a slipport'r "t I y ’ urlton it. McCtillm h M. nd" ■ K ll •» Identified with Um r.u*.-« f 1 ■natnr Joseph M Craven-* ..n't l lln, l Kllltutham wer h the campaign of Hale Ctltfu

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Revival Meetings Open At Antoich Next Sunday Revival meetings will open at the Antioch church on Sunday, June 1, and continue until June ir>, inclusive The Rev. J. A. Beery, of jet, Oklahoma. will do the preaching during the series of meetings, while Professor Adolph Gerber, of Fort Wayne Bible Training school, will have charge of the song services. The public is invited to attend the service. WILL HOLO LOT SALE SATURDAY Fifty Lots In Beautiful Bellmont Park Addition To Be Auctioned “I have sold subdivisions in nearly ’ every state In the union during the past fifteen years and unhestltating say. the one we are offering at Bellmont park next Saturday afternoon, exceeds in beauty and location and natural advantages, any we have ever had.” declared Mr. Walter Scholl, of the School Realty Company, Indian- ■ apolia, who is here to conduct the sale of fifty lots at Bellmont park. I Mr. Scholl is considered the oldest and best town lot man In the United States and each week conducts a sale of real estate somewhere. He came her about a month ago. lookd the site over and recognizing the wonderful opportunity for home building, purchased ten acres and announneed the sale for Saturday afternoon. May Stet, at which time these beautiful lots wtW~be offered ft auyliou. Col, Claude Madden, of Danville, Illinois, , will do the selling, assisted by Col. Carl Gartin. of Greensburg, and Col. Rov Johnson, of this citv. , The ten acres have been laid off In .fifty lots all good size and each located to the best advantage with plenty of shade and there is no doubt that a number of pretty homes will soon dot the northeast corner of the park A i number of prominent citizens have declared their intentions of buying and It Is expected that a large crowd ’ will attend the auction. • I As a special feature. IJOfl In gold i' will be given away to those who at- > tend whether they hid or buy. and I Mr Schroll today Is completing all I preliminary arrangements to take ■'care of the sale. A large stationary I haloon. 3W feet in the air, anchored •'on Monroe street just west of the • Niblick & Company store announces ’ the sale today. r The lots offered are located on the concrete road, the east road and the main drive, all ideal for bullldlng pur I poses The terms are one fourth ■ cash and the balance in four equal ' payments In four. six. nine, and twelve months Those who linllil in the addition will have access to the park with It* beautiful drives, lake, shade*, ’he advantages of a country borne and at th* benefit* of living »o close to the city which means elrrtrlety. sax and other |'conveniences. B Is quite pos.lMe I that the Bvllomnt addition will soon be a happy and delightful neighbor II hood Os escellent people enjoying life to the limit and Indications are 'that the sale Saturday will be a I xuccessflll one. Bluffton Gets Traction Mail Service To Ft. W ayne I Itlufftnn. May Tr » fUo " ” , ‘ l ■nrvici' tetween Bluffton and Fort I Wayne will be Wednesday morning. , . Mail frnm Bluffton tn Fort Warne wll |h. earrtod on ’»”• « r “ f ,h I ’* l‘ mana Service Corporation line. te.vr’lng Bluffton al 1" •■ m / n *’ ™ , m Fort Wayne at H:8" "" . ln« mall wIH be carried on ■ <- Iwsyne at 2 o’clock -nd will I arrive here at 2:H P' nt. r >, f 'onlv one delivery of mall • f ioae al nlshi.

D.WERTZBERGER DIED YESTERDAY Son Os Michael Wertzberger Os This City Died At Rochester, Ind. Dennis M. Wertzberger, 44, son of Michael Wertzberger. of this city, died at Rochester, Indiana, yesterday after an illness of two years, resulting from a nervous breakdown as the resist of business worries. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Rochester, the father leaving today to be in atendance. Dennis was born, reared and educated in Decatur and when a young man worked at various places of business here. He left hire about twenty years' ago. going to Elwood where he was employed In the tin plate mills for several years. From there he went to Chicago and then to Oklahoma where he had charge of rig building for a large corporation, his work, covering ■ three states. A nervous breakdown followed months of hard work and he was taken to Chicago for treatment and later brought to Rochester. Indiana, former home of his wife. A stroke of paralysis last week was the inime. diate cause of his death. The deceased is survived by the w'dow; two sons. Howard. 15, and Joseph William. 11: four brothers, Edward. of Elwood; Dalas and Clay, of Oklahoma; Will, of Benton Harbor, Michigan; two sisters. Mrs. H. S Walters. of Marion. Indiana, and Miss Harriet. of Indianapolis; and the father who resides here. Dennis was a splend!d young man and very popular here. —— MM I ■ — James .1. Moran Speaks At Bar Convention Terre Haute. Ind.. May 2R—<Special tn Daily Democrat! —James J. Moran of Portland, president of the Indiana Bar association, and Roger Sherman of Chicago, president of the ItHimte eiigii igtlngh wk— the priacipal speakers this morning at the opening buelneM sessions here of the two-state convention in session here today and tomorrow. Nearly ROO attorneys of the two states are attending the sessions, which will close tomorrow afternoon with the election of officers for the two sessions. Today’s were joint session*. while those of tomorrow will he separated. Today's speakers Included Floyd Thompson, judge of the Illinois supreme court; Robert V. Chicago. and the two state presidents. n, -n - —- GIRL MOTHER ROBS A BANK Holds Baby In Arms While Holding Up Cashier; Captured Later (United Press B>>rvlce| Peoria, ill . May •».—Dragging her 20-ntonth«-old child by the hand. , while in her other hand she gripped a long barreled revolver, pretty Nor- , ma Anderson. ITyearrdd Farmington > girl, held up and robbed the Sternberg hank In Farmington, near bore, late Tuesday afternoon and escaped with 11,148 of the bank’s funds. When she was seized at Hanna City, after a f«"t automobile ride. I Norma simply »»ld the bank owed , her money. The girl, who lives on a farm about three mile* ft’ o ”’ here, entered th* hank and ordered Isaac Bteenburg. rasher. Io hand over his money Th* girl had a henderrhlef over her far*. * The baby was betenc»d no one «rm. Htcrnburg thought ah* was joking 1 and taughod Norma thm pushed her revolver a Httte eten*. mended that h* turn over thr cash on the counter. ' Sleenbttrg pushed over thr money. '■ Th* girl »*l**’l •' ""d' winning to th* str**' forced U»vld Hotties, son of th* town marshal to drive hrr out of town. In th* meantlm.' Stemburg gave the alarm .nd Marshal Hettle, enter rd another car and citizen. In other nt.chlnM «.** cha.e Norm, kept her revolver pointed at ynung Hettle, until the car reached I Hanna wh*n she ordered him to stop | Aw she leaped from the car. the pur suing cars arrived an raptured the * '*** * * **** (Continued on page •*”> |

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 28, 1924.

I Firemen To Take Action Regarding Convention The Decatur Volunteer Firemen will meet this evening at the city hall for the purpose of taking action relative to going to Ft. Wayne to attend the nineteenth annual convention of the Northern Indiana Firemen’s association which will be held there on June 18th and 19th. The firemen will more than likely attend, but the question to be decided tonlslit is whether they will take a hand with them. As yet no word has been received when the new American l.u France truck and pumper outfit will be shipped here . SCHOOL TRUSTEE TO BE ELECTED I , City Council To Elect Member Next Tuesday; Mr. Falk’s Term Expires The city council at Its regular meeting next Tuesday evening will elect a member of the Decatur school board, the term of John S. Falk, president of the board, expiring. Mr Falk has been a member of the board for the past nine years and is a receptive candidate for the place this year. He stated that he would- take the office ff the council reflected him. Mr. Falh has served in every capacity on the board, being secretary treasurer and president. He was treasurer of the board when the new high school building was constructed and has been an advocate of better schools and has always taken an active Interest in the management and welfare of the institutions. He was I first elected in 1915 to fill the tin I expired term of J. Fred Fruchte and re-elected for three terms. 1 The other two members of the I board are Mrs. Carrie Hutltold. J secretary, who was elected to the hoard two year* ago. and Dr. Burt Mangold, treasurer, who was etected a year ago. The reorganization of the hoard will take place in August at which time the new niemlter will take office. Other men who are min Honed as proiynectlve candid’/es for the ap- ; pointment are O 1.. Vance. C. D. Dew- i ton and M. E. Hower, who are residents of the third ward, the ward from which the member must lie selected. ♦ Tornado Hits Oklahoma Atoka. Okla. Mav 28 — Five persona were known to lie dead and several injured in a tornado which xwept across the open country north of here during th* night. J U Jott. and four members of his family were crushed to death when the storm demolished their home five miles north of Stringtown. L’FB LLETTE NOT TO ATTEND MEET Says He Will Have Nothing to Do With Third Party Convention Washington. Muy 28—Senator Robert M. Ikt Follette today d"cter*«l h* will have nothing to do with the uo called third party convention al Kt I Paul, June 17. He requested his friends to stay away, giving as hl» reason th* participation In th* St Hull convention of communist organizations. Al th* (fiim* tim*. lai BAilletl* made clear that after Isith elder party conventions have been held, unless on* or both shall "purge Itself of evil In fluence*.' and name truely progress Ire cnndldatea. an Independent pre* Identlnl ticket and platform will be offered to the voter* i This I* taken to Indicate that at a conference of pr'.gneislv* »t «B parties in Cleveland July < Senator fat Follette will take the field for a nation wide fight. I lai Follette's atatement today take* the form of a tetter to Attorney General H. L. Ek*rn of Wisconsin Weather I Generally fair In north, unsettled In south portion tonight and Thursday; probably shower*; not much ihanse lln temperature.

LAWYERS CLASH IN BOMB TRI AL I I Bitter Clashes Feature Os. Trial Os Montnelier Striker Tuesday Hartford City, Mar 28—(Special to Daily Democrat I—Sharp, bitter i clashes between attorneys was the chief feature of the William Davis trial. Tuesday, which Is now slowly grinding away to a finish in the clr | cult court here before Special Judge A. L. Biles, of Winchester, and a jury, composed of two women and ten men. Davis is the first of the fifty-two Montpelier strikers indicted as a re sult of the terrific explosion at Montpelier during the early hours of January 9th. 1924. to be brought to trial. Tuesday was the sixth day of the trial. During the day Mrs. Harris Martin. James J Ward of Chicago. HI., and Ozzie Wimmer, of Ridgeville. Ind., were called to the witness stand by the state. So fare the state has introduced no direct evidence which would tend , to involve Davis or any of the strikers In the placing of the bomb, or with responsibility for the explosion. Their have proved that there was an sion. and that the men indicted were banded together In a strike some for-ty-five days precedng the explosion. Further evidence which will he introduced by the state is expected to be more sensational. The day was featured by sharp clashes between the attorneys on both sides over questions of law, and the I attempt to introduce certain evidence. Judge Bales was kept busy ruling on objections interposed by attorneys on I both sides. At one time Attorney Feighner requested Judge Bales to admonish AtI tomey Emahwiller. hut this Judge Bales refused to do. O' John Ekroti* Dies At Home Os His Daughter I John Ekrote. SO. died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Fred Miller, one | and one-half miles north of Linn Grove lat 8 o'clock last night Death was due I to senility. Mr Ekrote hud lu-en In failing health for some time. The deceased (s survived by three son*, i Jesse, of Linn Grove, Harve, of near Geneva, and Louis, of Minnesota: one daughter. Mrs Miller, und one brother, Joseph, of near Geneva. Funeral services probably will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Linn Grove, it was stated today. WILL RECEIVE I, 11. DIPLOMAS | Seven From Adams County To Be Graduated At 'i State University I Bloomington. Ind. May 28 (Spec!al to Democrat) Thr tentative Hat r of students who will participate In ’ the ninety fifth annual commencement exercises of Indiana university here June II contains 814 Pamrs. including four front Decatur ami •even from Adam* count v Th* clnaa I* th* tergeat In the bls I tory of thr state university and •* 1 cemls bv f>» the number which re celvnl degree* In June and October of 1923 Os the total number nf landl dates for degree* in 1924. 683 ezpmt I to receive their sheepskins* next 1 month, wtillr the remaining 62 will not be granted their diploma* until October but will participate In th. 1 r»»r .motile" and enjoy the nrlvllegea of thr regular graduating clana. Twn week* of gala event* are ldann.il In honor of the graduate* their vlaltlng friend* and relative*, and hundr.il* of I U Alumni who will make their annual pilgrimage to Bloomington for rta»» reunion* Dr, Jamr* Albert. Indians’* "grand old | man." Who I* retiring fhl* year a* head of the history department, will give the commencement addreaa. and Blabop Frederick D. l/i*te. of th* Methodist Episcopal church .Indian 1 apolla. will prea.h th* baccalaureate sermon Reception, concert*, banquet*. Big Ten baseball, reunions an exhibit of ! the work of Indiana artteta. theatric ala. a circa*, and th* awarding of depre* are all crowded Into the 1921 (C.miinu.d On I’ag* Four)

BLAME INTERURBAN CO, AND CREW FOR WRECK

A. J. Briggs, County Councilman. Recovering Word has been received at Geneva from Hattie Creek, Michigan, that A. J Briggs, prominent resident of that town and n member of the Adams county council. Is recovering nicely 'from an operaton which Mr. Brigg* underwent at a hos|dtal in that city recently. Mr. Briggs’ family has returned to the home nt Geneva. 0 SMOKER TO BE HELD MONDAY Interesting Meeting Os Industrial Association Is Planned Here Next Monday being the regular meeing day for the Decatur Industrial Association, the committee in charge has arranged a "smoker” for 7:30 p m. A program made up of local speakers will be give and the members are urged to attend. W. L. Linn, chairman of the membership committee, will make a report on the success of the drive for new members and the renewal of the old memberships in the association and the meeting will lie opened to discussion of any plan or movement which any member wishes to bring before the association I There will be plenty of good "smoke*" and the directors of the association would like to have every I member present Ideas and suglfeslions are wanted by the board of t directors and if you have an Interest in furthering the progress and wel- ' fare nf the city vott are urged to attend the "smoker" IndianaD<»*)K Minister May Become Head Os DePauw Indianapolis. May 28 The name of Doctor O. W. Fifer pastor of the Central Avenue M E. church here wa* ledng mentioned today a* a sucessor to Doc tor George H Grose, a* president of DePauw unlversitv. Ixs-al tmateea of the university, said Doctor Fifers name had been .suggested but that no definite steps (Will lie taken until after the June I meet ng of the trustee* In Greencastle. Doctor Grose I* leaving, the call to ( become a blshnp of the Methodist church with SMlgnmeSt to China. Mt’Adott Win- More ('(invention Delegates ~WCAO. Texas, flay 28 — The state democratic convt-nMon which adjourned her* Ist* Tnooday instructed the Tex** delegation in favor of William 0. MrAdoo for the deimxra tic presidential nomination; re-elect 'ed Thoma* B. l«ove. national nun mltteeman. and endorMd Senator Mayfield Governor Bat declln ed a place a* d*legate-at large he cause of hi* opposition to an instructed cb-legallnn Reno. Nev,. May 2* Th* Nevada delegation to th* demoetatte eouven tl<>n will support William G- Mi Adoo tor th* presidential nomination at I though it I* not formally pledged Re 'solution* endorsing McAdoo were iid'iptnl at th* democratic state eon vention bars last night I HI I'aul. Minn. Mav 2k It will i b* William (I McAdoo against th* field when Minnesota democrat* meet In state convention her* Rntur.day. Report* fmm eountv ronventhm* 'till over the state Indicated today that McAdoo will have about enouah d* legate* on th* floor to c<*ntr«d th* | convention, should it com* tn * show down Forty Known Ih’ad In Southern Storm* New Orleans. May 2* The known death list of forty reeulting from the tornado which alru<k Mississippi. Ala ham*, and other saetton* of th* south Mogday night and Tun*dav la expect *d to be Increased when wire c-nm . munlciitlons Is restored with ouHylnt 1 districts *tlll cut off frnm the outslcb world.

Price: 2 Cents.

BOTH ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN ROANOKE CRASH Public Service Commission Indicates Both Parties Will Be Blamed CREW VIOLATED RULE Coroner Good, Os Huntington, Also Indicates Both Are To Blame *j H’nltfl’ Pre*** Servh***) liuliunnDolis, M;ty *2N (Sbccial tn Diiilv Democrat) Resfyonaihility for tl»«* Roanoke InternrlNin wreck will lx* placed ■ointlv on officials of Ihv Intlionn Service t*on>or:ilion and Hu 1 crew of the en»t*M>un<l »|X'cinl it wits ind'ented todav. “Tl'c* snec-ial did not give tin flv<«r f’ve minutes to <’l*’:ir :ts reI «’>iired hv the repidatinns of th* rottd." Snmuel B Arimtin. ' t<i>)i|ir service commissioner. — »id lodnv noon his return fr<>'n henrinc on the wreck al Ft. 1 , \V-»vnr ’’C'slcrdtiv. "It was brought out that the crews 1 were in the hahlt of violating the five minute rub' and officers of the com pnnv unpar* ntly acquiesced." Coroner Good of Huntington hn« Indicated he will place the responsibility jointly on the ctew of the extra and the company officials. Sen. T. J. Walsh Winning ■ • flretff Fall*. Mont, Mav flt— Senator T. J. Walsh candMnte tor democratic ngiunal convention d» lee-itea yjv running far ahead of f other contestant*, returns from I Montana's primaries showed today. J Druce Kremer, vice-chairman of - the democratic national committee. ' wsa running second Calvin Coolidge »nd William G. ' McAdoo, unopposed <>n thel- r*-»rw-c---five tickets were given endorsement •I i,.0- i — - Prt*shvteri»n General Assembly Nears (’lose ’• Grand Rapids. Mich . Mav 28 The I* j Presbyterian general assembly mav (lie able tn wind up Its *e»-.lon* here tonight. Dr. I. H Mudge, clerk, de (dared today. Dr Mudge said that the aaaemhly wa* ahead of It* ache2 dale The ca«e of Dr Harrv Emerson , | Fosdick whn«e libera) ld*n* on thus , logy an orthodox do* trine have been the target* nf fundamentalist assaults f : Is du* tn come up thl* aftemon. Th.- assembly so tor at thia meeting h»s manage.) tn steer dear nf the modernist controlersv a» a ah*»l* . shut the Fosdlck case, whic h caused ! plenty nf firework* at the 1983 a*•emldy. will again unleash the dog* of doctrinal war. NAVALBUILOING PROCRAM URGED — Houm* Taken I n Proooßftl To Spend In Conntruetion d’nlt.il •‘rem Hervleet Wsshlngton. M*v 3* Fns* tmenl of th* proposeil IlMi.iHMi.timi nsvaf. tonsirudlnn program will pul -the American navy in first place among th* navi** nf the world. K*|>r*sentaliven lltitten. Illinois, republican, told the hottse today In opening debate on (be bill. i Tit tea *•)<! the United Kt ate* was now at a ratio nf “4” In a 6 4 3 line *up with Great licit lan and Japan i With th* program adopted he said sJh* ratio wnuld beentn* 6-4 8. with i I the United Ktatea leading with five h to Great Brltlaa's tour and Japan’s l three I- Britten declared thia coald It* tlone g without violation of either th* letter I* nr the spirit cd th* arms llmltaitoa treaty.