Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 149.

DEMOCRATS GATHER FOR CONVENTION

butler awaits ACTION BY U. S. FEDERAL COURT I formal Arrest Bv Federal Officer Expected Late Today Or Sunday IS HELD IN JAIL Must Await Action Bv Federal Grand Jury: Trial At Indianapolis The formal arroßt of Mel J. Ilutler, tilv mail carrier, on a charge of cmbw>ng. unlawful opon'-ng anil rifling „[ the United Staton malls will be made as soon as a United States Marshall arrives from Indianapolis to serve the necessary papers. The officer was expected to arrive in the city sometime today or tomorrow. Mr. Butler is still confined at the Adams county jail. Evidence supporting the charges irainst Mr. Ilutler was placed before T. J. Logan, TT. S. Commissioner at Kurt Wayne, late Friday afternon bv Asahel S. Kelly, postmaster inspector tntl Harry Frltzlnger. postmaster of the Decatur postoffic?. The United Stated marshal at Fort Wayne, not having Jurisdiction or authority to make arrests outside of Allen county. It was necessary for Mr. laigan to notify tho federal office at Indianapolis and request that the proper officer he sent here to place Mr Rutler under arrest. Inspector Kelly charged Mr. Rutler with embezzling and unlawfnly open ffitr'a letter which was mailed in this city to Miss Peggy Anderson, of D< n ver. Colorado. The letter was a decoy or “tea 1 " letter and contained ten Me dollar hills and live J cent stamps The money was found on Mr. Butler's person upon Investigation conducted hy Mr. Kelly. Following Mr. Butler's arrest, lie will tie taken to Fort Wayne, for a preliminary hearing before Commistioner Ixigan and that official will decide on the amount of hond required '9 order to nhtaln hi* release from the Adams county jail. He will then he tiound over to the fedora) court. Indictment Wdl Follow It was stated tha - . the next step would he to have the federal grand Jury at Ind'anapolls return an indvi went against Mr. Butler. The grrnd Jury. it was said, would not meet for «ome*ime, probably two months, and in the meantime. If hond was famished hy Mr. Bn'.ler. he would be at liberty. The ca*e will he beard by Judge A. B. Anderson of IndlanapoIi». Judge of the federal court. Penalty for Offense It was stolid that the maximum penalty for such an offense was a nn«> of not more than SIOM nod a prison (Continued on Page Five) D. V. B. S. WILL HOLD EXHIBIT Boys And f.irl Os Presbyterian Church To Exhibit Their Work The pup*|a of the Presbyterian Dntly Vacation Bible School wilt hold »n exhibit on Monday evening, •" ■lnning at 7:80 o’clock They w > give an exhibition of the »"rk <*"" far# done in th-i school including memory work, music and iruft wc "'‘ ( The exhlbl|stn will close with ■ P** trill he shown. The school has been very successful It will close on ne*l \Vedm» dgy. after having been <in session f"r three weeks und three days, A toi dj of 7t pupils have been enrolled in lll ‘ school and the attendance record ha" •men remarkable considering the hot weather. Although the Dully Vacation Bible Hehool is underwritten In the budgof Ihe church, those who wish to » 11 In bearing the etpensos of the school «wy do so at the exhibit on Monday •rening, j

®iATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

CANDIDATE H .. - ■ HP Jjf Ife Av^ I GOV. ALBERT C. RITCHIE Hero is Maryland's entry for the 1 ; presideWial nominee at the corning i 'Democratic convention. Gov. Albert U.l i I Ritchie of Maryland. He was the' only member of the conference to pi meat against the plans for the eniorct nu-Rl of die Volstead uct. NEW PLATFORM ~ IS TAKINQ FORM Group Os Democratic Chieftains Busy Working Out Flanks O’ltMcd Pr#**** Sorvice) N’ew York. June 21—I Special to Daily Democrat) — While rival far- ' tions whoop it up for their pot candidates, a group of democratic chiefmins is bnsily hammering into shape | the platform on wh'ch the party nominee must stand. On the main plank—“clean governmPnr_there is no division among the leader" nr the delegates, hut lines were being drawn today on three big issues for the democrat*. | They are: 1. The Ku Klux Klan 2. The league of nation*. 3. Ptohibition. All concede that these question* must be met In the platform hut the task of meeting them in such a man- . ,„. r as to satisfy all elements of the | party '* perplexing the ' best minds" |t‘f democracy. - — O Demand An Enumeration Recount At Fort Wayne Indianapolis' June" 2! (Special <° Daily Democrat)- the Evansville chamber of commerce today sent a i written demand to Benjamin Burris. I «*ate superintendent of public its i struction demanding a recount of the school enumeration at Fort Wayne At the request of L. «' Ward, sup j ertateudect of the Fort Wayne school ; the cl. psmue.it recently «hek.-d th* Evansville count and ordetud a new enumeration there. In iU»* ywir * Fvansvllle nosed Fort Wayn« out of j representation on the state board of education hy a narrow margin of I»« ! children. Reynold* Funeral To Be Held Sunday Afternoon Ftmeral prices for UeynoMs. pioneer resident » I ,-lty who dM Thursday nlahi. la. held from the t hurch of God .t -..-clock Sunday aftern.mn, -h, I. » ! llragg. of Marion ofUctaUPg .ervl'e Will he frnW ,h '’ nee at 1:80 O'clock. Interment *IH | k , made In the Reynolds cemetery I The remain. nrrired occurred. »t •«l-l«'* h ‘ ■ It»t nlah* _ Masons To Gather In Indianapolis Sunday .ndlanapollg. jTtne’ ;ini , T he program of ttm g M *•" Uhermemorial "ervlces In j uncle- • _ " *

FOUR KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS AT INDIANAPOLIS Six Seriously Injured As Result Os Wrecks In Last 18 Hours SPEED IS BLAMED One C’ar Hits Freight Locotive; Woman And Children Hurt Indianapolis, June 21.—Four mpn are dead and six persons are seriously injured as the result of auto accidents in the last eighteen hours. j Alonzo Whitaker. 22. was instantly killed today when a truck of freight' cars struck the Ice wagon on which he was riding. Fred Haynes, 37. riding with hlm,| was fatally Injured and died a short time after being taken to a hospital. I Outer Anthony, of Kokomo, was kill-1 e.l and Oscar Seeholts, also of Kokomo, was seriously Injured near Fortvile. Their auto which was said to be go-! ing at high speed struck a stretch of ( fresh gravel skidded to the side of, the roa.i and turned over. Anthony was crushed beneath the car und died; Instantly. William Lowes, 17. died when his . brother lost control of an auto speeding down hill on the Michigan road south of Indlanapois. The auto overturned and neck was broken. The brother escaped injury. An automobile driven by Mrs. Amy Kelly, 27. smashed Into the side of a freight locomotive. The front ..I the I automobile was ground to piece* be-1 neath the driver* of the locomotive and Mrs. Kelly and her four children were seriously injured. Rain Brings Relief From Terrific Heat It was 10 to IS degree* cooler at one o’clock thin afternoon than It wn* at the < orreapondlnr hour ye*-t.-rday, according to the thermomel ers In thl* city, they registering from so to 84 degree*. The rain last n!*ht brought relief from the sweltering temperature which held It* grip for two day*. The thermometers yesterday registered at high as >7 degreea In the sun and as high us 94 degrees In the shade. PLANS MADE FOR CO. INSTITUTE Speakers Chosen For Annual Meeting Os County Teachers In Aug. plan* have been completed for the annual Adams county teachers Institute to be held In the circuit court room of the county court house during the week of August 25 to 29. Kv; christens <oun|y su(p*rinie«denr. announced today. Adam* iwinty ha* united with four other counties of northern Indiana, namely. Allen, Noble. DeKalb and rtteuhen. and the name speaker* will appear »« '* each of the live countie* during the week of August 25 to 29. following the rotation p:un ..**l by chautauqua. in addition to the Use speaker* ok mined In this manner, the local Inatltute will have two other speaker* for the entfre seek. TheV will he Ik O <• .Mvers psychology profe*»or off the Cleveland School of Education, and Mis. t'hloe Spray, of »-»*'». sin Ml** Spr«y. who ha* charge of lh „ music instruction **• « larirac tor in the county InstMnln here last vear and proved to be very popular ! among the teacbera. The Instructor* secured to *ppe#r I ln i, of the nve counties nre: AL. I Kehtweter. of Indlsna Ualvnrtilr: John Hariaoa, vie prerideat of Ohio I so.them University. •< Ada. Ohk*. ' Paul Voelker. presideat Os Oliver Col 1 olivet. Mt-higaa; *nd Harry O. „f the University of llllool* | The filth speaker Is ye* *« be cboaeß

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 21, 1924

! T SUPPORT THE CHAUTAUQUA On next Tuesday even Jig the i annual chautauqua season opens. Much time und effort has heen given by those In charge of tills ( years program to bring to the home community an entertainment that will reflect credit on t'hose who love the beautiful and good. I huve great faith In ihe folk of this splendid community. Faith enough. Indeed, to be confident that' great numbers will take advantage of the extraordinary cultural advantages that our Chautauqua brings to us th s year. 1 know of noth'ng that brings the diverse in crests of a community into harmony as does the Chautauqua. Our program this year Is called the Community Chautauqua. Won't you add your mite of influence and support to make It so? HARRY W. THOMPSON. WREN ROBBERY “ SUSPECT FREED — Lima, Ohio, Man Released From Charge: Physician Is Questioned | The afihfivit again;\ H,»-nry MoCread.v. Lima. Ohio, charging him 'with robbery in connection with the robbery of Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon. of near Wren, was withdrawn late yesterday, according to word {from Van Wert late this afternoon. ! McCready had been released under bond and hla case set for prelimln | I ary hearing at 9 o'clock Monday morning It Is «ald that there Is insufficient evidence against McCready I Dr. L. M. Glthens. prominent physician of Wren. Ohio, ha* been arrested on a charge of adultery. Dr Glihen*. It <s claimed ha* been living with a woman at Wren, who I* not his wife, while his rea) wife i* now in Fianklin county. Ohio, and Is *u ing for a divorce. Before being arrested on the adultery charge. Dr Glthens was questioned for several hour* by Van Wert | county officials regsr.f ng the robbery of Mr and Mr* John Harmon, aged couple residing east of Wren, early last Saturday morn ng The couple were robbed of about II .200 by four men who hound and gagged them at thtHr home. | The purrhaaa of a large reel of two inch adhesive tspe. a site seldom used excent by physician* In dressings after abdominal operation*, may be the solution of the robbery William Brown, clerk In Young's (Continued on l*ag* Three) American Flyers Half Way Around The World I Unit-d ITe** :terVice I Rangoon. India eastern gsle* over the Hay of Bengal. Lieut laiwell and hla companion*. Lieut* ledgh Wade and Eric Ne|«on, made per feet landings here Thursdsy. having flown from Avoy Thev were enihtisl ustlcallv received At Akvab. where the American* pluu their next stop. I* Major Maclairen. who has been kept from the air bv the mutual monsoon which make* fixing Impaaslbh. This has now abated, wherefore MacJgtren expert* to proceed to Rangoon j The American* placed In good luck In arriving Juat a* the stormv *ea*oa » passed m—■■— imi i ft"*— * "*■ "■ ™■ Kirkland Ladies Club To Meet Next Wednesday, , On next Wednesday June 26. will | b« held the June meeting of the Kick land Ladles' Club, when Mr* H D f Dense hen will ent.rtstn tb* ladle, at . her home Home good features are I being provided Matter* of Interest ■ to all member, will be brought before the meeting Mrs Jess Bverly. pce« . Ideut of the » | l | ixe"ite t Weather Oauerally fair tonight and Himday. warmer In uoriiweai and rHMral port tuna

CHAUTAUQUA TENT ARRIVES IN CITY TODAY Tent Large Enough To Seat 1,500 People; Platform Manager Coming TICKET SALE GOOD Boy Scouts, Sorority Girls And Ladies Aid In Selling Tickets The big brown oval tent for the Community Chautauqua, which will open in this city Tuesday evening, arrived In a special baggage car on the Pennsylvania railroad today, in the charge of Mr. W. E. Waybrlght. who will look after the details of having It erected. Tent On Liberty Way The tent will he located across the south side of Liberty Way und partly on the government lot, south of the court house. The tent is a large one. 98 l»y 98 feet and can accomodate l.- 1 200 or 1,500 people. Chairs anil benches sufficient to seat at least 1,000 people came with the tent. One feature of the sea’iing capacity wi'l he a small section of reserved sats for physicians, mothers, or those might he called from the chautauqua dlring a performance. A fee of ten cents wilt be churged for a reserved seat. The Platform Manager Mr. Bradley, the platform manager, w-ill arrive In the city sometime Monday or early Tuesday, previous to the opening ul the chautuuqnn program in the evening. Tickets Are Selling Tickets for the chautauqua are selling rapidly. Within the last two or three days, the sorority girls have been a*sl*tlng Miss Hulda Grisemer, of Indianapolis, who has lw-en helping the local guarantors in the stile | of the 500 season tickets. Boy Scouts and Women Helping Today the boy scouts, who believe in “doing one good deed each day," were aiding In the sale <>f the Junior tlAte'- Those children up to the nee of 14 who w'sb to attend the Junior chaulauuua In Ihe mornings, must have a junior ticket An adult (Continued on Page Klvei SOLDIER BONUS BLANKS ARRIVE Earl B. Adams Receive* Supply For Former Service Men Here A supply of the application blanks for the adjusted compensation or insurance bonus, granted hy Congress *%> all soldiers, sta lor* and mar no* who served In the world war. have been received by Foild It Adams, chairman of the home service division of the American Red Cross Mr Ad am* will be glad to furnish the blank* tu any former serv'.e man wlm u«k* for one I A supply of the blanks will also be sent to the officer* of Adams P'*«l off I the American letlna and to o'her legion post* throughout the stale. It was stated The blanks must lie filled nut by every former servlre msn who wishes tv* obtain the Insurance bonus ■ranted hy act of ninares*. ■ Th- blank* are a double slt.-et BS* 'll inches, perforated across the cen ter Hoi It sides of llie blank must be nut and sent to the proper mill * tpry department at Washington In atruetton* are given on the blank*. Questions relating to branch of aervlee. where spent, when and how long, must he answered on the blanks, together with manv other quesfon* and proof* The name of the servlre man's beneficiary must also be given on the blank Adam* county bad about *"<l men in the world war, each of whom •« entitled to the insurance bonus, ex . a ,pt m mae* where ihe lo al eyed I I la less than |6t>. In which case H will I be paid In cash,.

CANDID AT E i Cl , i CARTER GLASS Here Is u poss ble candidate for | Pres .lent on the Democratic ticket. I Carter (.lass of Virginia, former «er ‘ rotary ol the treasury. CHILDREN ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT _____ Sixly-six Attend First Scsion Os Pre-Chautau-qua Program ! At least fifi children from the age of '3 to 14 year* will vouch that on- off the real feature* of the coming Chautauqua I* the junior department conducted by Ml** Hulda Grisemer. that number attending the first nro-c>aq-taiiqua entertainment given them Frl.day afternoon at the high sehonl nidi toiiiim and ihe Central school ground* bv Miss flrisemer. assisted bv a number of Decatur young wo- I men. , The children fell In lov,. with Ml«* C.risemer and took a gr>nt Interest ‘ ,in the entertainment furnish.il them Mis* (!rl 'enter outlined the entertain ment for the several .lavs, told lb m I stories, gave them the "fourteen points of good siM.rtntanship" and i supervised ihelr game* and ptsvnd w'th them She tnnght th< m s.mis. yell* and entertained them In many j wav*. j Two teams, the Red and Hlue. were orranlied In an attendance i-ontest j land the winner* will he awarded a 1 , prize at the close of the chautaouna, j This afternoon and again on Mon- I duv anil Tuesday afternoon. Mis* itlrlsemer will entertain the children The meetings on Monday and Tues idav will he al the high school audl [tor I uni lj Big Psrvd* Tuesday • in * .the opening of the chautauqua. the : children will give a parade Evert ; i child between the age* off 8 and 14 .; vear* is Invited to take part Ml** ,!Orlaemer would like io have a« many t children a* possible to wear ■ ustom* . Thev will march to the Chautauqua , lent i ] Junior Proqrjm* lo Mornings Beginning Wednesday morning at ijnine o'clock the first regular Chau i tunqoa program will to- glvrn the |rhlldren under it*» M* tent <»n l.iher * tv Way, Mis* Orlaemer will he In l charge On Monday afternoon. June j ' 30lh the .bild'-n wilt *!*e » p-o gram under the tent Several fe« ! I tfires and eirnles* ■ are planned te ' ihe tuntor aupervisnr. mh a- com ( in i > j contests and rlean. whelesovu a*d ■ iuptffltpg ent* rtalnment wilt he fur- | n(shed the llttl ’ ones 8* all time* 111.- \ ' ' I .Iren to ihe Chautauqua session* i Up until Wednesday morning, «t Jadmlsgon will ho charged the rhll d*en The enterialnments furnished I ' them now are part of the program j given hv Ihe Community chautauqua r Children under the ago of atx year* i r I need not h.<ye a ticket for Ihe Wed ! 1 nesday morning and other dally ao« Liona under the tent throughout the •I. * A i week Children beta i n the age* of to 14 are required to have a junior 'ticket Whl'h sell for |t.SQ ea>h and ,| which will admit them to the re- ; (Conunu'-I on Page Mre)

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BANDS PLAY AS CROWDS REACH NEW YORK CITY — Compromise On Man Issue Expected; Not To Name Itody In Plank CANDIDATES AT WORK Gov. Smith And McAdoo Hold Strategic Positions In Lonj; List Pnitwl Press 11.'iuli|ii:ii'lt'rs. Walt tort Until. New York i’.itv. liiiit* 21 (Sinriiil Itt Daily IVinoerol) Ittimls hlarrd. Itimdrvtls of men anil women milleil iihoilt ill llot.-l loliliics. cotifirt'es ettnferretl seeretlv, tmtl 1 oolieics iM'jttili to Like tlefinile form tori,'tv us ilenioernta Riillienul for their mitiotml oonvenHon. AHhoiiph Ihe adiitil convention is still three (lavs nwtiv it p'n.-irrst llie ktflii ItLfli4 " hi.-|| (liircrl mi with llie nrri'nl • r Ihe lirsl deleo-tle w:is xvorki ins t<‘wnr*t :i solnliop. A mm- ; nromisf i" exnecte' I. While ! -irons fiielioos will continue their efforts to lt:ivr the klan .Icnottpeerl l»v mime in th»* f*s»rtv I‘lulform. learlers snelt :is Geofce Hrennnn. of Illinois, nre nnrirrstontl lo Ih- pretuireil lo accept :• nlnnk Hint will do* nminre rehiiiotts nml racial inlolleranee liut avoid direct reference lt» the klan. Gosnior Smtlh and William MrAiloo held Sictr strntvglc p.**iH"fl i" so far as candidates irs conconxul jby virtue of their preponderance "f j •’lede.-d delegate*. The dark hor«e supporters realize that McAdoo and Smith will not give !np until every political maneuver d*»- | - ici,«*l to ga n vote* has lw*en exI hausted New York. Jun- 21 kfter two dw- ; cades of team work with the democratic "obi guard.** Tow Taggart Jof Indiana torlav found himself al ■rids with the last survlrlpg member |**v,. him self, Georg# E. Brennan of Illinois I Taggart not onlv Is supporting Samuel M .Ralston, senator from In* ;(Ug«L fnt tii nomination, wklb i'renn*n Is harking Gov A HinitN of N.’W j Votk. but he I* not in sympathy with the vigorous altitude the Chleago I*,** |s taking on the klan question Neither has Targert entered Into the mueb h> raided combination to defeat William (5 Mi Aden. I Although Taggart, who arrived last night, and Brennan occupied rooms in the same hotel, they did not m-et j The Hooiiier • hi* f went directlv to lC,.i,'ln'ie,l on page two) DISTRIBUTION OFTAXESMSDE County Auditor lla* Chuck* Remit For Thu Various Taxinit 1 nitb ! Cheek# fur the Jun. disltllmtbm of Hie May laxea have !>.».•■ made out hv County Auditor Martin J,*t»«rg and J*i»uld Is* *>t»t lined at the Audttoria 'tiffii* The May taxes roUrntrsl totaled | Iks 2ff3 ?t Unhiding the deltuqu-til* ; end rrwNb from the eouaty ti easurer .Hhi>h la a Mile better than 61 per cut »f the total taxes for the year, the total lielltg BMJM.O The state will rerelye |M.2*4 M lU • lading Ihe arhoot fund Ini'"tml The lailanee of Ihe distribution b. divble.l am»nd the townships, school teutrda. ; library Hoard and town nml dis treasurers The Ik iatur s. hoo) heard bad 82*.• ■ 0A)l advanced • ul of Ihe |>aymeiil The , figure* b*-low showing the total amount due The *tnte also received an adrane.*! of lx.nnn N j 'Continued on Page E»vei