Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII- Number 13(5.

STORM KILLS TWO PEOPLE IN INDIANA

KLANDEFEATED W <>EMQCRATS IN CONVENTION Powerful Bloc Os Klan Delegates Fail To Make Itself Felt LOSE ALL CONTESTS Delegates To National (’onvention Pledge Support To Ralston Indianapolis. Ind.. June •’> —Ku Kins Ktansmen foun lit,tie cauae to re-J joice todny over their accompli y| nients in the democratic state convention. The powerful bloc of klan del’pates which was heralded before the convention an being ready to run things failed to make itself felt. References to religious freedom brought repeated applause from the hulk of delegates and a plank that was decldely anti-klan in sentiment thought it did not specifically mention the invisible empire was put into the platform amid a storm of cheers. In the balloting for governor the klan was unable to rally strength enough to block the nomination of hr. McCulloch. Attempts were made in the balloting on several other state officers to put over candidates bearing approv-I al of the klan without success. While some of the klan delegate* | Mid at the close of the convention i that they were democrats first and klan-men second and would stick by | the party, some others were more belligerent and announced their Intention to bolting to join the hannerof Ed Jackson, backed by klansmen as the republican candidate for governor. Though the delegates heeded the request of Senator Samuel M. flat ' ston and refrained from InstHu 'inc ' the Indiana delegation to the national convention to support him for the presidential nomination, the convet tion from beginning to end was an ovation for Ralston. To Support Ralston Indianapolis. June 6—The Indiana delegation to the democratic national convention today pledged Itedf to support Senator Samuel M. Ralston for the presidential nomination The action was taken voluntarih bv members of the delegation after | (Continued on Psge Eight I EQUITY EXCMKE AFFAIRS CLOSED (’. S. Niblick Discharged As Receiver After His Report Is Approved The affair* of the Old Adams Coon ly Equity Exchange were brought to an end todny In circuit .court when Judge Jesse C. Sutton approved th* final report and all acts of the receiver. Charles 8. Niblick, and discharged Mr, Nlltlick from his dudes •s receiver. Mr. Niblick reported that the disbursement* and payments had been made according Ike recent order of the court. The equity exchange was thrown Into receivership a year ago laat May when Paul Reiter, manager of th* con »ern. filed ■ petition in the circuit court There *«i a large number of stock holders In the compnnv and their loss together with the l"*» •" creditors Is estimated at »rv*r«l •i'ousand dollar*. N At the receiver's sale « group of former stockholders purchased !("• elevator, equipment and real estate, which are located on Monroe street. »n the west side of the Pennsyl'»ni» railroad track*, and *ln<o then have reorganlxed. The name of the ne* firm I* the ’ r »rm*r* Equity Exchange Th* elevator, and equipment wa» leased to the Zimmerman Carper com P»ny. which company now operate* d»e elevator. |

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, ( . E. Bell Reads Paper At Rotary Club Meeting • . E. Hell read tin interesting paper tin the relation between employer anil employee at the regular meeting of the Rotary club last evening. The June committee, composed of W. A. tower, chairman. M. J. Mylott, James Kocher ami Dr. L. E. Summers wits in charge of the meeting and they put on a clever entertainment, surprising the Ixiys with a souvenier at 'each plate. ATTEND K. OF P. MEETINC TODAY Local Lodgemen Go To Ft. Wayne For .lune Rally And Initiation Several members of Kekionga lodge No. 65, Knights of Pythias went to Fort Wayne today to attend the June Rally and page rank < lass initiation to lie held at the Strand theatre this evening under the auspices of Fort Wayne lodge No. 116 and Phoenix lodge. No. 101. The program was scheduled to start at 3 o'clock this afternoon with a reception and regia-1 tratlon of all visiting knights and I the large number of candidates. Dore H. Erwin, of this city, who is tlie grand vice-chancellor of the lodge in Indiana, was one of the visitors and he will assist In the conferring! of the rank page this evening. .Mr. Erwin attended a similiar meeting in Evansville on Tuesday. A sight-seeing tour was planned I for this evening, beginning at 4 I o'clock. Among the places to be visI ited were the General Electric plant, . South Side high school. Samuel Han'na homestead. latkeside park and many other Interesting places. Following the sight-seeing tour, the Knights will return to the Plymouth Congregational church . where the Pythian sisters and ladies of the church will serve supper from 5 until 7 o’clock. The grand and supreme lodge officer* and the general 'committee in charge of arrangements I will lie served dinner at the Keenan hotel nt 6:30 o'clock The Strand theatre will lie opened at 7 o'clock and the password will be taken nt the i door. Impromptu entertainment will 1 be furnished from 7:30 until S o'clock 1 All candidate* will report at the Knight* of Pythias hull on Washington boulevard at 7 o’clock to lie checked up by the credential committee and will march to the theatre in a body. j *——l,„ I. HOI i Committee Plans For Firemen's Convention Ftort Wayne. June 6 Further plans I for the nineteen'li annual convention of the Northern Indiana InI .lustrial and Volunteer Fir. men's a* Isoclatlon to be held In Fort Wayne. *JHM 13 nnd l». were discussed by the general committee yesterday morning nl the fire hredquaytciw at the Urnoral Electric plant . Manv outdoor sport* »•>'• c«nte»»s nr* being planned to lie h Id In Swinney P««rk on lh« **>«wd day of th* convention. *hi<h nil Include hnaehvlnx contest*. »ni-r battles truck races, ladder raising contest*, exhibition drills, demonstration with a. rlal apparatus and pnmp-ra by the citv diriment and a number of other f-nture. It Osler, chairman of the oxerntive beard of the 'association. has »m*n cho»en chair man «f th* grounds committee f»r the tnnrnament In th* park. W. J. Bryan To Vote For McAdoo In Convention I Sow York. June 6-iHpo-l*’ "• l W |v D-motrail- Wiliam Jennlng* Htvan will v<»«r for William OMe Adm. at th* democratic nation*it con v-ntion and will not nominate Dr- A A X!h'-' Pomldent of Florid, uni„,.w... e »«"•<"’ “251ftorn Fort \ alley. «»• last evening, enroute o A(| entailed h* Is inatrnrted for MeA I. Itn t •will Ma* *" h h "? *' * jbe romaine in Ht* race

UNITED BRETHREN BUILDING NEW CHURCH HERE

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i Above is pictured the architect's drawing of the new church building which is being built by the United | Brethren congregation at the corner of Ninth and Madison streets. The building will cost, fully equipped, ap- ( proximately $45.0tt0. Appropriate services will mark the laying of the corner stone ot 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. A. ('. Siddall. DD.. of Dayton. Ohio, will deliver the prin-clpal address. — ——— ■ ■ — ■ —— l -—— ■————

OBSERVE LAYING OF CORNERSTONE Appropriate Services Planned At New United Brethren Church Site Appropriate service, marking the corm rsfrme*tnving of the new United Brethren church, will be held at the church site corner of Ninth and Madison streets. Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:10 o'clock. Rev. A. Siddall. I). D. of Payton. Ohio, general secretary of the board of church erection of the United Brethren church will officiate at the services. Rev. Dr. Siddall will also have the honor of placing the corner stone at the northeast corner of the church. Rev. I'. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Methodist church, president of the local Ministerni association and re-, presenting that a aoclatlon. will also deliver an address at the cornergtone laying. Special services will be held bv the congregation at. 10:"0 In the morn-1 (Continued on Page Right) NO SET DATES FOR OBJECTIONS Board Os Review Changes Plan For Bearing Objections Os Taxpayers Certain days for the hearing of objections of taxpayers In the twelve townships and In the towns of Herne. Geneva and Monroe and in the city i of Decatur will not Ire set, as here-j tofore. members of the board of review stated this morning. It was . .|,.,t if anv propeiu - objections to offer against his as-1 sesament of personal property, the'] objections would be heard when he appeared before the board members. It was Stated that, although certain i days were fixed formerly by the , board on which days taxpayers from J, the different corporations or town r ships were asked to appear and offer f their objections If they hud any. the rule was not observed and enforced ( and that If a property owner ed a week after the time set for ob- ( jectlons from that particular taxing ( unit, the board heard him anyway The board of review has tabulated ( most of ’he assessments and will. * f within a few days, take the average ( in the different townships on certain ( ctaaMn of property and where <er- . tain township*, towns, or city of Decatur are too low on certain property. the averages will be adjusted The board w lll ln fnr thirty days from June 2nd and objections from property owners will I not he heard until the tabulating ( work la completed. Il

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .lune (5, 1924

DEMOCRATIC TICKET Governor — Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch. Indianapolis. Lieutenant Governor — Lew O' Bannon, Corydon Secretary of state—Arthur J. Hamrich, Greencastle. Auitor of State —Robert Bracken, Frankfort Treasurer of state—Harry L. Arnold. Gary Attorney-general — Harry Harmon, Princeton Superintendent of public instruction—Samuel S. Scott, Jeffersonville. Reporter of supreme court— John W. Kern, Indianapolis Judge of appellate court. First district—John C. McNutt, Martinsville. Judge of appellate court, Second district —Valentine E. Livengood. Covington Judge of supreme court. First district —George K. Denton, Evansville, Judge of supreme court. Fourth district — John H. Anken, Fort Wayne The convention also named eight delegates-at-large to the national convention, each vested with onehalf vote, as follows: Thomas Taggart. French Lick; William B. O'Brien. Lawrenceburg: William M. Cronin. TSVre Haute; Mrs. A. P. Flynn. Logans port; Mrs. A. R. Erskine. South Bend; Mrs. M. B Leary. Indianap oils, and Mrs. Fred Lauenstein. Evansville. Alternates-at large to the national convention were named as follows: Frederick VanNuys. Indianapo He; John Dignam. Bedford: Fate iue Gwinn, Shoals; Howard Ger seheidler, Hammond: Mrs. Harry McMullen. Aurora; Mrs. J. F. Rude. | Liberty; Mre. Rachel Harris, Sullivan; Mrs. Catherine Dlnklage. Ft Wayne. Delegates Return From Democratic Convention All of th” delegates. rx<"pt J II Heller, end Ute vl (tore nt the democratic convention. returned last night from Indianapolis The voting for judges had just started when the deleantes had to leave, in order to catch the train and mak" Connerlions st Richmond Several democrats from thia city and county attend the convention and those who were there stated It wan one of the largest conventions ever hdd Tnmll eon hall wa» crowded to capacity and much Interest was shown thmugout the session, Weather Increasing cloudiness with probeh |y showers In southwest port'on tonight and In south pottion Saturday Slightly cooler In south and east por Ilona tonight.

WIFE AND SON GIVE TESTIMONY ! I h 11 State Expected To Rest Case In Trial Os George Fetters Today Celina. Ohio. June 6—(Special to , Dally fremncrttfl —Mrs. Ida Moyer’, and John Moyer, wife and son of the late Ed. Moyer. Rlackcreek township farmer, were among the first witnea-l sex called to the stand yesterday In the trial of George Fetters, local I youth, who is charged In a grand jure indictment with the murder of Ed . ( Moyer in August. 1922. Several wit-1 nesses were examined yesterday. The slain man's wife described In 1 detail the events of the day and ev- 1 ening prior to the killing of Mr. Moyer. She described the return of the family from Rockford In the evening and of arising In the morning and no- ' tiring a lard can in (he yard, with a ham of meat in It. and the smoke 1 house door standing open. Mrs Moy-I er said she called her son. John end.] (Continued on •u-ge 'hrwel I, LARGE AUDIENCE | HEARS ORATORIO Church’s Boy Choir Pleases In Rendition Os “The Messiah” Ahhough weather conditions were far from favorable . a large audience - heard Frederick O. Chnrcb'a boy . choir, of Fort Wayne. render that sacred and outstanding oratorio. ''Th-c Mi-ssuh" at the First Methodist church here last night There were I some seventy voleea In the choir and 1 In their ensemble work the church rang with the unison of ihelr voices I which Idmded In mighty and beautl , fol harmonies. The .<do parts were- - I all extremely well handled and Mr.l I Chim b is deserv'ng ol much praise II for the admirable manner In whlchi 11 he trains and dlrecis lhe choir. • j There were onlv four aololato. In j <! chiding Frank Blonder. Archie Spl<”: and the Masters Robert Flory and ■ | George McComb Mr Stouder waa In .' exceptionally fine voice last evening. 11 the r'ch full tones nf his deep voice . at all times at their best In his solos. . I "Thus Salih the Lord.** "Ilui Who ,t May Abide," "The People That I i Walked In The Darkness" and "For Hehold. Darkness Shall Cover the, • Earth." Mr Spits. tenor, waa also doaorvlug of praise by his excellent rendition of "Comfort V« My People and "ICv'ry Valley Shall be Kxalted.** both solos being presented with et- ' ceptlonally fine Interpret at tmr, Masri ter Flory. « bov contralto, proved (Continued on Page Three)

Baby Burns Lips With Muratic Acid The two-year-ol son of Mr. and .Mrs. Henry Getting. of north of the clty,| wis burned on the lipa yesterday, when the little tot found some mur-1 lutle acid In the smokehouse and put it to his lips. The child did not swal-1 low any of the aeld, the physician stated. The parents were greatly alarmed for fear that the baby had swallowed enough of the acid to be fatal. CONFIRMATION SUNDAY MORNING Services At The Lutheran Church In Decatur And At Fuelling Confirmation services will be held Sunday, pentecost Sunday, at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church In this' city and at the Fuelling Lutheran church, north of the city. Rev. A. Moeller Is juistor of the Fuelling church and Rev. A. W*. Hinx, is : pastor of the local church. Only one will be confirmed at the Decatur church, he being Herman | Lankenau. son of Mr. and .Mrs. Eno : Lankenau. A class of six. two hoys and four i girls will be confirmed at the Fuell- ; Ing church, thev being. Uouls Fuell- i Ing. Theodore Webber. Irene Gerke. i Ida Gerkem. Flora Whitfeldt and | Margaret Miller. Appropriate services will mark the ceremonies.. Pentecost Sunday Is one nt the Important feast days nbserv<xl by the churches Pastor Explain* Rite "The following Information Is riven respecting thin rite, bv Rev. Arthur W. Hint: •'Confirmation, as practiied In the | Lutheran Church, is of hmrfold sign ificance. "In the first plac». it Is a public proof and testimony of the accomplishment of the duty enjoined upon the Church by Christ, the Head of the Church, In the charge: •• Go ye and disciple all nations baptising them Into the name of the Father and of the Son ami of the Holy Ghoat. teaching them to observe all thin** i whatsoever I have commanded you!" “Confirmation Is. secondly. a solemn reassertlon on the part of the ’ rat>.humen* of the covenant <»n<-e <-•• tabllshed between them and (Sod In I Holy Baptism, a covenant In which I they individually renemneed the devtl i land all his ways and all bi« i»<mn. and entered most Intimate relation to God bv faith In Christ Jeans This I* ' not a repltllion of th* Sacrament of ! Baptism, or of a part thereof, hut an assert ion of firm and faithful ad herence to the baptismal covenant. I which, on God's part, remains firm | forever." "A third significance of Confirmation is that of a public exhibition of the fitness of the catechumen-, to lie admitted to the Sacrament nf th* ' I xird'a Hupper ' ' "Finally. Confirmation is also a public avowal of adherence to the • IKvangelleal Lutheran Church'* Th* foilawing la the ordet ot asrvI Ices for Sundav morning at th* Zion Lutheran Church: Hymn 61 Altar •ervlcea. choir No 43. Ilvmn 411. Examination lectins' Choir Nc> t. puttt‘ f" Hermon Choir No 4 page •? Act nf (•oniltn.s , i«»n Chctlr No 3. page 33 »lvmn 433 Celebration of Holy Commimlnn Ilvmn 40* Benediction Rum And Druif Treaty Signed With Canada Washington. June <— (Special w» Itolly Demo-ratt—A treaty was aign ml Imlay between the Vnlted Htale* and Canada, provldl.ig for Canadian < <»o|H>ratlon In combatting rum and drug smuggling along the northern border*.

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WIND AND RAIN CAUSES LARGE PROPERTY LOSS Farmer Killed By Lightning Near Noblesville; Boy Killed At Clinton CROPS ARE DAMAGED Storm Covers Path From Bloomington North To South Bend <”nt'»d Pres- Staff Correspond*"'l ln<li:iß:i|H>lis. June fi (S|Meitil to Daily Dcinocnil) Two ileulhs and nrojicrty damage running into (he thousands of dollars were re|M»rted todiiv in the wake of the severe wind anti rain storm which sweot central and northern Indiana hist night. Arthur Maple. I>X. a farmer, was struck bv lightning near Noblesville and killed. A twelve year old Imy, the son of a foreign bom coal miner. was kill' tl by lightning near Clinton. Five persons were stunned bv the liolt which kill<■•l lhe lad. The storm swept a path extending from Bloom'ngton north as far as ! Warsaw and' South Rend. Tree* were uprooted, htilldlnlts uni roofed and telegraph and telephone communications were Interrupted by I the storm. The down pour of rain which accompanied th* "T'ml flooded fields and damaged growing crops. Hundreds of fruit tree* were blown down In Clay county and fallen trees In Br.nll blocked traffic for hour- The city was plunged into darkness when high tension light pole* were blown down. A number of houses and barns were unroofed. A torrential rain that covered com fields into lakes was reported from Frankfort. Much replanting of the crops will be necessary. Interurban traffic on the Winona interurban line near Warsaw was demolikhnd. Old residents at Warsaw said the ra n was the heaviest in their memory. Storm In Illinois Rprlngfleld. 111.. June 6-tHpecial to Dally Democrat*—A storm of lornadlc Intensity, killing on*, injuring two. destroying houses and barn*, uprooting tretMi and laying low I miles of electric light and telephone poles, swept central Illinois late yen(Continued on Page Eight! LEOPOLD AND LOEB INDICTED «m—sis—» Wealthy Youths Formally Charged With Murder By Grand Jury ißy Edward C Derr! (V. B. Htaff Correspondent I Clihago. 111.. June 6 Indbintent* i against Nathan l-eopnld. Jr. and Rlihanl !<neb. formally charging ■ them with murdering Robert Frank*, j 14-year-oM school boy. were returned | in o|>*n < ourt today The Indictment* whhh were vol. ed late Thnreday by the Cook county I grand jury. a>«used the two sons of inllllonalie*. with kidnapping Frank* for r*n*om and with the actual murIder of lb* south Both >harg** carry death penalties In efforts tn destroy any pnsathlHty of the case being thrown out of court loxause of faulty Indictment, the grand jury returned II counts la the tnnrder Indi* ttn*nt and 16 count* In 'he kidnaping charge Th* murder rnnnt* charge I and lawk with alnvln* Frank* by l»triking him with <lil»*l or rtub. by ' smothering him with hand or doth gag. bv p«l*on, by totnbiuaHon* of * these Instrument* and by "vdteat mean* inflict mortal wounds" *| All I* kidnsptng counts charge the 1 pair with holding for ran»om each being worded slightly different (Continued on I’M* EigbQ