Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1924 — Page 1

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■celebration ■ WILL BE HELD I HERE JULY 4TH ’lloose To Hold Old FashI I ioned Celebration On I July 4th And sth I TO HAVE RACING H’roKrain To Include Fire- | Works, Horse Racing And Free Acts ■ ■ ihcHtur will have nn obi fasliiom-d Kourtli "f July celebration, it was K.tiir'J'. decided last doping. and Kill |„. conducted by the Adams ■ . i. , ;1 | Order of Moose, continKnx also on Saturday, July sth ITI1 T1 P , ItiOß has been dio naaed veral weeks and was definitely deK'led upon last evening. Henry Ko :as will be general chairman of K committees and Walter Wilkin K't will secretary and general Kanag' r. Mr. Wilkinson will take K'nediate charge of the work and Kvote his entire time to putting it Ker The celebration will be held K Bellmont Park. Ktlip morning program will include K> adihess by a notable speaker. Kills by Moose teams and other At noon a big picnic dinner le given with several surprises ait. i noon will inc lude a program c .. ..I horse races, special leatur. s tr.-e acts, and the big midway Kill be n full swing. At night there K'H he tireworks, with a number of features, good music and a time. |K Tt - Fourth t omes on Friday this i" >< I'h will make Saturday a holi K-. a'.so for factory employes and and it was decided, therefore. make the event a two-tlay cebbr.i Friday anti Saturday. July 4ih Mh wth racing each day and MHMerent programs. An automobile Kill lie given away free on Saturday Further announcement will made in tomorrow’s palter and lime tn lime between now and dates. Watch for them. |K The profits will be turned into the -use hoim- fund. It being the desire tile organisation Io bit Id a bean' l Kil tii.Hlcrn and complete lodge fun: the next few year*. Your <<> Kpo’.'tm'i for a good time and a sin celebration is urged. K o ll'ifshyterians To Meet In Columbus Next Yem BS Grand Rapids. Mich.. May 29.—C0Ohio, was picked as the 1921. Kh'-’ing place for the Presbyterian assembly just before the iHlISth general assembly, which has lKe.ll tn session here adjourned lat. |K Th,, assembly also disposed of the case, although taking no def action other thun to invite Dr Emerson Foadick. a Baptist Ktoldmg u Presbyterian church pttlpi’ New York, to become a member of Bfi- Presbyterian denomination. ——■ i ■a> - Khas. Greathouse Coming To Indiana For Meeting jK 'b'lisnttpoll*. May 29 —Churl, •* \ house, democratic national < from Indiana was etm>mKs” "ashltiaton today to the nw 1 -"- ■»» June 3 of the subcommittee mi M' "tn.'l of the national content •>» jjm ~r plana were to have Hi'' Khtr.-tiitg nt French Lick. Ind.. Satur K** a > but thia arrangement w.i« nlt-r- 1 K*»t#rttay. n - - FIGHT RESULTS S The Dally Democrat will rec. lv K the complete "blow by blow in |l count of the Olbbona Carpentt. r K pr,w ftaht which *lll bo h. hl K Ml. lilgati city Saturday aftoruomi K The fight Will Start at four "Th" » K ,n 'l Bl a fe* minutes before thl“ K lime the United press Will ' ring II ’ n at thia oflite and wh-n th'- first H blow la struck It will be sent nv.-r fl 'he •pocisi wire to the Dally I’""" fl erat. There will be a delay of K nnly a few seconds between th.' »' ■ count of the fight and the actual H ”«hting The prise fight fans are K| invited to call I’hone 1000 for r■l attlta or come to the office and k"ur the report# from Michigan fl Oty read.

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I , Henry Blakey Receives ( all I o Milwaukee Church Henry Binkey. a son of J. H. Blakey, of I n ion township, has received a call to become assistant Io I Rev. Grueber, pastor of a Lutheran church in Milwaukee. Henry will be graduated front the Concordian Lutheran seminary In St. Louis on June 4. His father received a telegram from him today, telling of his call to the ministry. \ ASKSREPEALOF PROHIBITION LAW i Resolution Introduced In , House Today Asks Rei peal Os The Law , . (United Press Service I Washington. May 29.—The first res- | olution offered to repeal the eighteen- . the amendment was introduced in r the house today by Representative [ O'Sullivan. Conn., democrat. O'Sullivan said he realized it had I no real chance of passage as it would > "he stiffled by the anti-saloon league I which dominates congress.” t o — 1 French Airman Again Resumes His Flight' • (United Press Service) r Ixvndon. May 29.—Captain Pelletier ' D'Oisy is in flight once more accord- • ing to Central News Shanghai dist patches. The French airman who fle w ’ from Paris to Shanghai, left the latter A city at 5 a. m. in a borrowed Chinese ' plane. His own was damaged beyond r j repair when he landed on a muddy 1 1 race track anil skidded in a ditch i D'Oisy's destination was reported to ’jlie Nau Chou and at G:45 a. m. his j 'plane was seen flying high over Nank , ' ,ing. >! » Rotary Club Invites Civil War Veterans il , The civil war veterans have been t Invited tn attend the regular meet ng lof th" Rotarians this evening. The I program will t>e in keeping with MeI mortal Day. the day on which the country commemorates the memory , of those who fell In hattie or who , served their country In time of war. Attorney Don* B. Erwin, a member of , the Rotary Chib wII address the members and their guests this evening o — Church Services To Be Held In H. S. Auditorium I The members of the Christian .Ichurch inngregation will meet in the • high tu hool auditorium for their ret guiar services for the next two SunJdays. o — HELD ON BAD * I CHECK CHABCE I 1 Illinois Man Charged With ('ashing Four Fraudulent Check* Here >| Lennli Curd .of Herrter, Illinois, who han been making hla home with ' the Pferaofi family ••h' * u l Hr factory, was arraatevl by Mttht ‘ Policeman Sephuw Melchl last night. ‘ on a charge of Issuing n fraudulent 1 check He was l«"lae«l In the county jail hat night and thia morning wav ' arralgnwl In city mtt« Imfnre Mayor H M Ih'Voaa. Ourd entered a pl*« 1 of not guilty and hla «aae wal ton f tlnutwl until next Monday. He was returned to the jail Joe Ixnt*. proprietor of the Eats Restaurant, holds three checks, the 1 total value of which la 140. which h« ;ca«h.'d for Curd and which have b~n protested by the Hrrsher State Bunk, nt iterator. Illinois, on which they 'were written. D«n Beery, proprietor 'of tbv Murray Hotel, 'ashed a cheek Ifor »in f«T €•«'«•• ,hb h ‘* proWtod. It I* claimed. Mr. tx.se stated that ho cashed a ten dollar Zu for Curd on May U .ndd£. i then ho has cashed another t-n dollar check and a twenty dollar cheek Last night Curd appeared at h Murray Hotel and Lheck whlfh "" * s "‘ wl Mr , Bl * ry cash Mr Beery called Mr. Ix'.e and ah nfildavlt was filed against turd The defendant has sent wnr.l tn hl» 'tether In Herabor. Bllnola. and th. l. W.rrWe here soon.

' - MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM R. 0. Myerx. marshal of the day. 9:00 a. m.—Autos and Veterans assemble at Legion Hall, North Second street. 9:15 a. m.—Procession to cemeteries. First to the old cemetery on Winchester street; second, to the Catholic cemetery and then to Maplewcod cemetery. Graves of Veterans will be decorated at all three cemeteries. 10:15 a-m.— Memorial services at Maplewood cemetery. Cenotaph exercises in charge of G. A. R. and W. R. C. Bugle taps—Saluting the dead —Firing squad. Memorial services by American Legion and SpanishAmerican war veteransPrayer by Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of Presbyterian church. Decorating of graves. Salute by firing squad—Bugle—Taps. Benediction —Rev. Covert. Singing—" Star Spangled Banner.” Return to Decatur. (Note—Thor.' will not be any services or program given up town. The strewing of the flowers will take place in the lake ut Maplewood Cemetery.)

SUNDAY MEETATMAGLEY Preble And Kirkland Township Convention On / Sunday, .lune 1 The annual convention of the Preble and Kirkland township Sunday schools will he held Sunday. June Ist.' at the Reformed church at Magley and an Interesting program has been ar ranged for the afternoon and evening sessions. All of the Sunday schools in those two townships will take part in the program anti the members are invited to attend the services. Judge Jesse ' C. Sutton ami Daniel N. Erwin, of De--1 catur. will deliver an address at the I convention. The afternoon session will begin at one-thirty and the evening services will starfat 7:Bt. Following Is the program; Afternoon Session Prelude Miss Amanda Frucht# Song—Audience. Invocation—Rev. O. Englem.an. Vocal duet —Martha and I<ela Reppert. ( Address —Daniel N. Erwin. Song—Magley quartette. Aditress Rev. C. D. Gleason, subject: "Spiritual Power." Song—Buelah Chapel Sunday school choir. Announcements Mr. C. O Lehman, county superintendent. Offering. Benediction. Evening Session Prelude- Miss Amanda Friu hte Song—Audience. Invocation. Address—Judge Jesse C, Sutton Song—Girls Class. Mughy Reform<‘d S. S. Address—Rev. F. 11. Rupnow. Fort, Wayne, subject: "The Alm of Bible Teachings.” Song Magley qnartette. Offering. Report of Nominating Committee. Plano Duet—Mixa Alta Kruetiman and Mlaa Irene Peck. Benediction. (► * United Presbyterians Open General Assembly Richmond. Ind.. Muy 29 —Under the leadership of Rev. Charles H. Robinson. of Wheeling. W Va.. aa modera tor. the United Presbyterian aasem bly today launched Into a program of routine bnxineaa. Rev Robinson was elected moderator at the opening session of the assembly last night. He was opposed by Rev. M O Kyle, of St. latnls 1 Rev. W Sawhall, retiring moderator struck a fundamental note for the assembly In hla opening address I Questions of church doctrines ara not expected to come up until near the close nf the aanembly. which will he In session until June fourth More than »«« commissioners, thurch officials and laymen are In ab tendance. Fifteen Firemen To Attend Convention The IWatur Volunteer FlrateaE will send a delegation of at leaat flften firemen to the Northern Indiana Volunteer and Industrial Firsmen's convention to be held at Fort Wayna. June llth ami 19th A meet Ing of the firemen was held last evening and It was voted to take a hand nl<mg With the firemen If the proper arrangementa <an lie made

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 29, 1921.

• ••••••• • •. • CONGRESS TODAY » | (United Press •[ • Senate • • Debates Child labor amend- * ( • tnent. •, • Daugherty investigation. • Mayfield investigation. * • Muscle Shoals hearings. • • House * • legislative appropriation bill. • • • NOT CANDIDATES . ! FOR SCHOOL JOB — i Lewton And Vance Say They Do Not Want The School Board Position C. D. lewton. well known resident of Ibis city, who is being mentioned . as a "prospective” candidate for the appointment of trustee of the Decatur , School board, very emphatically de- ' nies that he is a candidate for the place and goes on record as heifig ( "perfectly satisfied With the present regime.” and complimenlx Mr. M. F. Worthman as being "the beat superintendent in the state." Mr. letter to the Daily Democrat follows: "Editor. Dally Democrat. "Decatur. Indiana. "Dear Sir: I noti<cd In last night's Issue of your patter under the heading. 'Sehool Trustee To Be Elected.' that the city council will be required to elect a member of the school hoard thia year. You say that I. with other men of the third ward, are receptive IContlnued on Pate Five) HOME BUILDERS ELECT OFFICERS i Consider Turning Company Into Building And Loan Association ■MsexesUß* The Decatur Home Builders held their annual meeting last eveniug heard reports, discussed plans nn*> elected a new board of directors, who . will have charge during the year. The reporta show the company in excelnot flnan< condition with 'vaulable aaaeats Including valuable properties and building lota Sug gestion was mad.- that tin- company f to converted In to a building and loan orsgulxatloa and a committee composed <>f Char Isa Vuglswede. Jamen rowan. Roy Archbold and r <’. Schsfer will Invsatlgata the proposl- ' tlon. A meeting of the new Ixmrd 1 will be held within a few days when 1 some definite plamt fnr procewlure will be made The directors sleeted last night In elude Burt llunalcker. W A latwer. ! Hugh Ik Hite. J. L Itorher. H «. 'Michaud. C. N. Christen and J, II Heller |< The board met Immediately after, the buxines# aeaalon of the stock (Continued on Page Ftaet Weather Rain and coolyr tonight, cooler' dowdy In southwest portion Friday ' prnhaMy fair; nailer In extreme lemith portion. ( j

REV. FOLSOM TO ' SPEAK AT GRADE COMMENCEMENT I I Well Known Fort Mayne ' Minister To Speak Here On .lune 7th CLASS IS LARGE More Than Two Hundred Pupils In County To Receive DiplomasRev. A. J. Folson. pastor of the Con gregatlon church at Ft. Wayne, will deliver lhe address at the eighteenth annual commencement exercises of the Adams County Common Schools t to he hle.l In this city, at the Central School building, on Saturday. June i7th. beginning at ten o'clock In the morning. Rev. Folson Is nn elopuent speaker and is mni'li in demand throughout the state In making commencement addresses. i Class Is Large The class of graduates who will receive their diplomas as evidence of having completed the eighth grade work In the common schools of the county Is one of the largest in the ] history of the county. Two hundred , pupils so far have paased the final tests and are eligible to receive , diplomas. County Superintendent of : Schools E. 8. Christen stated this morning that several pupils would take the tests today and that in all i probability the class would be over two hundred. | Hartford township, with thirty-two graduates, has the largest class of i any township in the county, with Monroe township i econd. with i twenty nine graduates. I The presentation of th.- diplomas will be made by Mr. clirist.-n and an interesting program !• being arrange d forth.- exercises, -— - • Postoflire To ('lose Friday; No Deliveries The postoffice in this city and the towns throughout the county will be rinsed on Friday. May 39. in observance of Memorial Day. There will ,be no city or rural deliveries. The lobby of the local poxtoffice will be open all day and the mails will be dispatched as usual. - - - - ♦ First Funeral Held In New Reformed Church Funeral services for Christ Musser, well known road contractor, whose death ocegrred Bunday morning, were held from the Reformed church Wed nesday morning. The funeral was the first one to In- held In the new Refortm-d ihtirch. The pastor. Rev. R. R. pjlllker officiated, and burial was made In the Doeatur cemetery The Hefonn.-d church was dedicated Mun-h 30th uud Mr. Mauser had long been a member of the congregation ——sen HI Miss Gertrude Moses Reported Seriously 111 The condition of Mlm Gertrude Mose*, daughter of Mr. und Mrs. K B Mimes, of Nort Second street, who I took seriously 111 Monday evening, nI mains about the same today. Mias Moses, who has suffered from chronic | rheumatism for aoveral yers, was feeling quits well Sunday and on Munday evening became 111 and suf[fared a collapse Hine# that time she I has been unc onsc loue. # O. L. Vance Attends Grand Lodge Meeting O L. Vane*, worshipful master of th# Decatur Masonic lodge, attended[ the Grand U-dge iin> , iina held at In Tuesday and Wednesday. .Mr. Vane# reports that »n excellent meeting waa held. Thomae R Marshall, former vice preaident nf th# United Htat#a. made an address. I Mrs. Fred Althoen Dies At Willshire Mra. Fred Althoen. wall known resident of Wllllshlre. Ohio, died at h»r home there Tuesday afternoon, after lan Illness of only a few days' dur atlon. Hh» Is survived by her hue bund and four daughters. Dorothy* [ Lata, Etain# and Betty. Funeral eer* lies were heM thia afternoon at the jWillshire M K. church, at 2 o'clock. |

Industrial Association Membership Reaches 108 — | William Linn, chairman bf the membership committee of the Deca-[ tur IndiiHtrial Association, reports that 10k Individuals have joined or[ renewed their membership in tho ( crganlxation. A "Smoker" will be given by the association next Tues ! day evening and all the members are urged tn be present. WEATHERMAN NOT| READY FOR RACE Drivers Await Start Os Annual 500-Mile Automobile Classic Cl’nlte'l Prexs Servle«‘> Indianapolis, Muy 20 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Weather conditions favorable to a fast race at the Indianapolis motor speedway tomorrow were forecast today by the local weather bureau. The ra nstorm which has centered over Indiana anil Illinois ' will pass over during the night and Friday will dawn cloudy and cool, according to (he forecast. H’nlie.l P-f-ss nervl-e) Indianapolis, May 29—tSpec'al to Daily Democrat) —Everybody except the weather man was ready today for lhe start of the fiOlbmlle auto race at the Indianapolis motor speedway at in o'clock tomorrow morning. The most encouraging word the weather bureau held out was "prole ably” unsettled Friday." adding that | the regular forecast wou'd lie made later today. Only once In eleven years has the race been posiponed because of rain Unless the downpour continues until j the very start of lhe race. It will st II be possible for the drivers to get away on time. Two more cart wore quallfi-x! yesterday. bunging th# number of certain star ers up to twenty-two L. L- Corum qualified the (art of the Duesenberg* at 93.87 miles an hour while Fred Harder put the thin! Barber Warnock special through an 5277 miles pet hour pace Mechanics were working on the Wells Hornet to replace a connecting rod burned out yesterday in the hope ihat they would still Im- able to qualify the car. Ascension Dav Service At Lutheran Church Axsenslon Day services will Im- held nt th# Zion Lutheran church in this city at 7:30 o'clock this evening. The Rev. A. Moeller, of the Fuelling church, will preach the English eer mon. CHAUTAUQUA BACKERS MEET Season Tickets To Be Distributed To Guarantors This Evening Th# offleera and directors and the chairmen of the different committee* of the Decatur Community Ctoutauqua. together with th# ticket guaran tors, will meet thia evening at 7:30 o'clock following th# Rntury meeting at th# Decatur Indtiatna! rooms Rev. H. W. Thompson, president of th# local Chautauqua association, urges all officer# and committee chairmen to attend th# meeting Much of the advertising material. Including th# printed programs for th# chautau qua have arrived and have been turni #d over to William Linn, chairman of this <-omniltt#e. An advance man from th# Indianapolis office will ar- * rive In th# city, probably next week, to assist In placing and distributing th# advertising material. Th# entire community wlk b# b'lled. Th# alxly men and wnm#n who! signed the pledge* agreeing to sell &oo a#BM>n ticket* ar# also urged tn attend th# meeting tonight and re ceiv# th*lr quota of tickets. It I* Im portant that th# guarantors secure these tickets st one# and start selling them because If th# minimum of 500 season tickets ore not sold by the op suing dsy of the chautauqua they will lie liable for the difference Season tickets for adulta sell for 13 each ami ■ hildren'a tickets at 11.60 each No war tax Io attached tn th# | (Continued on Fage Fl vs)

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PROTEST NOTE ' FROM JAPANESE ARRIVES TODAY I — High American Officials Are Anxious Over Nature Os Note CONTENTS GUARDED Japanese Fear Cnsequences Publication Os Note Will Have (United prenffi Service) Wnsliington. May 29 (Special to Daily Democrat) Japan's note making a “solemn protest’’ to the t'niled Slates against the immigration law. excluding Japanese arrived al lhe emhtissy here today. As soon as decoded, translated and put in shape. Ambassador Hanihara will present il to the state department, probably today. Certain considerations, may, however, hold it up until later. High American officials are anxiously waiting to learn the nature of the note which Is expected to be worded n strong terms. Before Secre'.ary Hughes replies to it. he will discuss with President Coolidge the serious situation that has developed In relations between the United States and Japan Secrecy * maintained at the Japanese embasiy concerning the con- | tents of the communication. It Is be'ieved. however, that Its purpose Is to p oduce a response from the American government so that an exchange of notes can tie published and i the exact positions of he two nations clarified. In private conversations. Japanese f utikly confess fear of the couse oueneea publication of the note and .the possible American reply may have lon public opinion In the two conn tries. No decision ha« been mad# yet regarding puhl’cation of the note, however. State Needs $2,500,000 To Pay Off Note June 30 Indianapolis. May 29 The state of Indiana today was faced with the necessity of borrowing gt.sUo.noo to pay of a note for that amount due th# Union Trust Co., of Indianapolis on June 30. According to state law the state cannot renew the notes, but must pay It off at the end of the period. The stale finance board today set June Sth as the date to consider action on the loan, Government Operatives Tried To Kidnap Bergdol Washington. May 29—(Special to i Dully Democrat) The war depart ment today officially disclosed that th# two Americans who attempted to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. notor ous draft dodger in Eberbai h. Germany. In the summ--r of 1921. wet# operatives of th# department of criminal iniestigatlon attached to the American army in Germany. In requesting congress to appro prlute 1290 for payment of damages to a German girl shot during the k dnapping, the uur department admitted to the attempt G. E. Employes Get Two-day Vacation The employe* of th# General Electric company will enjoy a two day vacation. lieglnning tonight Th« <l. F factory will dosed og Friday. MeO'.iirlul Iwv and will also remain duaotl on Satttrdai Employes will report back t» work on Monday. TO FRCSBSARLY FRIDAY Due tn lhe tact that Friday's pa I per slwuy* carri#* a special Massage to the trading public from the grocers and other retail stores In Decstur. the Daily Democrat will Im- published early Friday after ( noon, probably about noon. Rel«>rt* from the sd(» mil* auto race at Indianapolis will be received 1 here up tn pree* tlpie and a complete summary, giving th# winner ’ and "high spots" of the race claeelc. will b# received over the Unit- ! ed Pres# wires following the race. '! It to thought that the race will b# " completed by four o'clock. I