Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1924 — Page 1

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FARMERS’DAY WIL BE HELD HEBE OCT. 20 • I Industrial Association To ' Foster Cattle And Dairy Show ERIE SPECIAL COMING ' Committee To Work Out A , Program Epr All Day And Evening • For oomo time plans have been dis- < cntMd bv the Decatur Industrial Association for giving a farmer's day I Here, but because of the late season and the fad that the farmers have unusually busy, it has been | thought best to postpone it until such time as the fanners could really enjoy it. Recently, a committee was appointed to work out the details and after several meetings they decided last evening to get behind the movement to make October 20th a big day for those interested in cattle and dairy farming. On that day the Erie spe- . cial train, carrying about seventy head of cattle, will be here with T. ( M. Palmer, farm products agent, and others in charge. It is an interesting . train and it is believed that by mak- , ing special efforts additional exhibits , can be secured. ( The local committee will cooperate . with Mr. L. M. Busche. county farm ( agent, and with those interested in making this a big cattle day and it is possible the plans may include a cat- ( tie show open to owners of cattle in ( this county. The day will close with , some sort of entertainment, yet to be , worked out and the day will be filled with interesting events. The com- i mittee in charge includes Avon Burk. . president of the Industrial Associa- ( tion. Carl Pumphrey. W. A. Klepper, John H. Carmody. Hugh Hite, Wai B’emhoff. Col. Fred Reppert, Martin J Busche and J. H. Heller. They Will , meet Tuesday night to work out a program and to name assistants from ( over the county who, it is hoped. 1 will assist in making the day a real success. I Veteran W. C. T. U. Worker Is Dead Upland, Ind., Aug. 16. —Funeral ar- ; rangements are being made here to- : day for Mrs. Culla .1. Vayinger, 57, ; president for seventeen years of the i Indiana \V. C. T. U. and director of i Americanization work in that organization. who is dead at her home after an illness of several months. She was the wife qf Monroe Vayinger. former head of Taylor University. : o—< i Mrs. Henry Eiting Breaks Hip In Fall Mrs. Henry Eiting, who -resides at the west edge of the city, suffered a fracture of her right hip yesterday evening when she fell at her home. She was removed to the Adams County Memorial hospital. Mrs. Eiting is nearly 70 years old. — o FIRE DESTROYS FARM RESIDENCE House Near Linn Grove Burned Early Friday Morning A large frame house, summer kitchan(l w °od shed combined, located < on the E. t. Haecker farm about three and one-halt miles west of Linn '■rove, in Wells county, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The farm is owned by E. T. Haecker, " Berne. The Frank Fosnaugh fam- - 15 resides on the farm and lost much 0( their household goods in the fire. The origin of the fire is unknown. Neighbors who passed the house be "<en 11 and 12 o’clock in the evenlnK saw, no signs of fire. Between 12 a o 1 o clock the family was awaken- ..' y the noise of the flames eating le r way through the roof of the Sumer kitchen. The fire signal was thided on the rural telephone and 1 a large number of neighbors' Wthered at the scene of the fire. "e flames were beyond control when ' e neighbors arrived, however, i inJ^- been no lire in the Bum 'i r kitehen since last Tuesday. I

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Sell Half Interest In Oil Lease For SIO,OOO Messell Bros., of Geneva, who arc operating oil leases about one mile south and east of Bryant, have sold a half-interest in the leases held by* them on Bergman and Jeffries farm.' The consideration was SIO,OOO, a Chicago nian making the purchase. A number of good wells have been drilled in on the leases owned by the Messell Bros., a wgll on the Bergman farm drilled in last week starting, off at a hundred barrels. 1 If the price of oil should advance a few cents it is likely that much drilling will be done in the territory south and east of Bryant, as oil men believe, by developing this territory, a good oil field will be the result. o VEGETABLES ANO FRUIT PLENTIFUL Cantaloupes And Roasting! Ears Scarce On Local Market Today A fine stock of fresh vegetables j and fruits was displayed by the local, groceries today. Canning peaches continued to occupy much space, the price remaining practically the same as a week ago. Elberta peaches were selling for $2.75 and $2.85 per basket. There was an abundance of celery’, cucumbers, new potatoes and cooking apples. New potatoes were quoted at 38 and 40 cents a peck. Watermelons continued to be plentiful, the price showing a slight i decrease over a week ago. Nice mel-1 ons were quoted today at 45, 50 and 55 cents each. Cantaloupes are still scarce, several dealers not displaying any today. Most of those on the market were below standard in quality and above the average in price for this time of the year. One dealer stated that the wet spring'was dis-1 astrons to the cantaloupe crop, both i in southern Indiana and locally. Mel-1 ons usually sold from ten cents each > are now selling for 15 and 18 cents each. Indications are that there will be few home grown melons on the market this year. Roasting ears are extremely late in making their appearance on the local market and growers say that there will not be an abundance at any time this year. The crop has not grown as it should this season, owing to the late planting and unfavorable weather conditions. A few truck gardeners have been selling roasting ears in small quantities for the past week or two, but the grocery stores' have not stocked up with this favorite food. Home grown tomatoes have been made their appearance on the local market. They were retailing for 13 cents personnel today. There was plenty of cabbage at five cents per pound. Local grocers were also displaying sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips and other vegetables today. — o Indianapolis Shriners To Hold Open/House Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16. — (Special to Daily Democrat)— Believing that the general public and members of Masonic bodies especially will be interested in an inspection of the magnificent new ‘mosque” as recently enlarged by Murat Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Charles J. Orbison. pontentate of the local temple has arranged for a series of open house receptions to be given at tire mosque on Sept. 2,3, and 4, o’clock in the afternoon until 9 p. m. “The people of Indianapolis are familiar with the theater portion of our Shrine property” Orbison said today. “but only a limited number of our own residents have ever been privileged to inspect the entire building. Much less have people of Indiana outside of this city had such an , opportunity. During the first fewdays of the Indiana state fair we anticipate there will be many visitors in the city and we are now broadcasting an invitation for all and singular to come up and look us over. —o Annual Picnic Os St. Rose Church Sunday, The congregation of the St. Rose 1 ' Catholic church of Monroeville will I hold its annual picnic in Giants wood. I (north of Monroeville, Sunday. There (will be a chicken dinner and supper. I The public Is cordially invited to attend. I

ARTHUR HYLAND SERIOUSLY ILL — Undergoes Emergency Operation For Appendicitis Early Today Arthur Hyland. 23-year-okl son of Mr. and Mrs. p. J. Hyland and well known young man of this city, dies seriously ill at the Adams County Memorial hospital, and it was stated that his recovery depended largely on the developments in his conditiot.l within the next 24 or 48 hours. Mr. Hyland took ill Thursday morning and at mid-night last night became seriously ill and en emergency op-ration was performed upon him, his appendix being removed and a drainage tube inserted. The appendix was in a gangrenous condition and greatly inflamed which produced a fluid in the abdomen and it was necessary to drain this poisonous fluid off. before relief could be expected. Mr. Hyland had been enjoying good health and since returning home from Notre Dame University to spend the ( summer with his parents has been , 1 working steady at his father’s plumb- ! 1 ing shop. ' The attending physician stated at tw-o o’clock this afternoon that if com- < plications did not develop within the next 48 hours he had better than an ‘ equal chance for recovery. . “Pat", as he is known to his many I friends, has completed his third year j at Norte Dame University and had planned to return to the university ] . this fall. < o Mrs. LaFollette Launches Attack On “Defense Day” (United Press Service) Madison. Wis., Aug. 16. —Mrs. Belle .Case La Follette, wife of Senator i Robert M. La. Folette, independent 'candidate for president, today launch- ■ led an attack on “national defense I day”, declaring it to be a “move by the war department to create a little war hysteria.” Public sentiment. “Mrs. Bob.” said kept compulsory training from becoming a law at the last congress. Quoting General Pershing as de- , daring “this test will show the preliminary steps required to the prompt utilization of our large reserve force of patriotic citizens." Mrs. LaFollette, in an article in La Fol-; lette's magazine, commants. “Herein is revealed the real incentive, the , underlying motive of mobilization , ' day.” , O : 1 Blossom Family Reunion The annual reunion of the Blossom , family will be held at Bellmont Park. Sunday. A number of relatives from a distance will be present. All relatives of the family are invited to attend. ( o • i ELKS TO HOLD : t PICNIC AUG. 24 ■ Lodgemen To Entertain Families At Zeaser’s Woods, Near City i - ( Plans are being completed for the j big Elks picnic to be given on Sunday afternoon. August 24th in the Zeaser ( woods, southeast of Decatur. The picnic is for the Elks, their families and sweethearts, and a happy time is anticipated by the “Brother Bills' and their guests. It has been several years since the ’ local lodge has given a picnic and following their custom of being royal ( i hosts, the Elks will arrange a clever , program of entertainment for their , guests. J. F. Arnold is general (hairman of the picnic and L. A. Holthouse has been appointed chairman of the ipusic committee and he is endeavoring to secure an orchestra for the , afternoon. < To iyaeh the Zeaser woods by [automobile from Decatur, autoists ' should take the Mercer avenue route, it was stated. The Ft. Wayne Elks will give their , annual stag picnic at Elks Country club on Sunday and several of the Elks from this city are planning on attending. 1

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BATTLES “BOB" 1 ■ ~ i ******** ® nil OIK T. P. ABEL Sparta, Wis.—All responsibility of the G. O. P. campaign in Wisconsin rests on the shoulders of T. P. Abel. Sparta, Wis.. attorney who heads the Coolidge and Dawes Republican club of Wisconsin as president and chairman of the state G. O. P. executive committee. His immediate aids in what will be one of the stiffest batties ever waged against La Follett in his native state are an advisory committee of six and twenty-two vice presidents, representing the eleven congressional districts of Wisconsin. Attorney Abel has set up state headquarters in the Republican hotel. Milwaukee, where he is in personal charge. DAVIS SHUNS FIGHT ON KLAN Waves Advice Os Eastern Leaders To Campaign Against Order (T-nitP't P-ess Staff CortP-noTvlprit) New York. Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Having planned to carry the fight to President Coolidge on “the honesty in government” John W. Davis, democratic presidential candidate, today waved the advise of eastern leaders to wage a vigorous campaign against the Ku Klux Klan. Some djemocratio strategists now gathered here believe that Coolidge should be maneuvered into a position of favoring the klan or forced to denounce the order as vigorously as they are urging Davis to do. In either event they figure that the president would be weakened politically. o BULLETIN (Special to Daily Democrat) Mexico City—loo bandits held up a train netfr San Salvador late yesterday derailed in wrecking the locomotive and two coaches and then turned a deadly rifle fire into the cars. Some twenty pasengers on the train were killed according to first reports of the attack received here today. o — BERNE MAN RECOVERS AUTO An automobile stolen from Martin Eisenhart, of Berne, while at Fort Wayne last Saturday afternoon, was found at Roanoke. About S2OO worth of radio supplies and fishing tackle had been stolen from the car. — o— —— “Miss Alice Pau!” Won Second At Portland “Miss Alice Paul.” former Decatur [ race hose, won second in the 2:12 pace at the Portland fair Friday. After finishing sixth in the first heat, the grey pacer braced and won second in the next two heats. The race was won by Homefast, a Portland horse. The time of each of the three heats was 2:12 1-4. ————o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Sept. $1.33%; Dec. $1.38; May $1.44 Corn: Sept. $1.23; Dec. $1.19; May $1.20%. Oats: Sept. 55%c Dec. 57%.c; May 61c. Weather Partly overcast tonight and Sunday; cooler in north portion tonight..

LEOPOLD-LOEB CASE NEAR END Argument In Sensational Murder Case Expected To Start Tuesday — (United Prews Siaff nn-respoe’ent) I Criminal Court Room. Chicago. Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With only two more witnesses left to testify, the Leopold-Loeb murder hearing today neared a close. State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe expects the closing arguments to start Tuesday. Dr. Harold D. Singer, state alienist. took the stand today for cross examination by Clarence Darrow, chief defense attorney. Darrow expects to finish with the doctor at to-1 day’s short session, Monday the state will call its fourth and last alienist, Dr. W. O. I Krohn Crowe said the state would j finish with him by noon and Darrow’ believed the defense can conclude its cross examining before the end of the court day. Criminal Court Building. Chicago, Aug. 16 —(Snecial to Daily Democrat)—Chief Defense Attorney Clarence Darrow indicated today he would demand that, most of the state’s medical evidence be stricken from the records of the Leopold-Loeb murder hearing on the ground that the youths were examined under compulsion. While cross examining Dr. Harold D. Singer, state alienist. Darrowbrought out that the youths were questioned under the direction of State’s Attorney Robert Crowe, despite the fact that the boys had been taken from Crowe's custody and placed in that of tlie sheriff. Several squabbles between Darrow and Crowe occurred during the first few moments of the session. Darlow charged that Crowe had violated the constitutional rights by bringing the state alienists and “forcing the boys to answer under compulsion.” “I did not compel them to talk.” cried Crowe. “Once they started talking it was hard to stop them: they just wanted to show how’ smart they were.” Darrow then brought out that the boys had refused to answer practical- , ly all questions asked by Dr. Singer, stating they refused to talk on the| advice of counsel. Darrow then brought out that Dr. Singer's statement that the boys appeared normal was based on a “superficial” examin-, aion. Darrow took up the statement yes ' terday by Dr. Singer that a “split personality” was no indication of mental disease. The doctor admitted to Darrow, under a severe grilling, that a split personality may mean the presence of a mental disease.) The doctor explained that in his opinion a split personality means the splitting away of certain emotions of the memory of certain things from the intellect. “Have these bovs a normal mind’" (Continued On Page Four) o GASPRICE NOT REDUCED HERE Cut Two Cents Per Gallon In Ft. Wayne; Reduction Here Rumored Although the retail price of gasoline dropped two cents in Ft. Wayne yesterday, as the result of a local war between the •operators of the filling stations, the price remained at 20.4 cents in Decatur today. The gasoline was being sold at the filling 'stations in Fort Wayne today for 18.4 cents. The Standard Oil Sinclair Refining and the Indiana Refining companies reduced their retail price and the independent companies followed the action. The price cut in Fort Wayne is being made to meet competition of Ohio stations and points cast ot that , city in Indiana, where gasoline has , been selling for 17 cents a gallon. 1 There is no state tax on gasoline in < Ohio while it is taxed two cent per | gallon in Indiana, making a differ- t ence ot two cents per gallon. It is < alleged that Ohio oil brokerage firms have been “bootlegging” gas over the. f state line at reduced prices. v It has been rumored in Decatur for I several days that the Standard Oil | Company will make a reduction in (Continued on page two) |

I I Seven Small Boys Killed In Chicago I (United Press Service) Chicago, Aug. 16 Seven small boys were killed in a series of accidents here during the past 18 hours. I Two boys died from suffocation j when a three year old girl with whom they'were playing locked them in a 'trunk. Tv.o 12 year old boys were killed by a passenger train while walking on the railroad right of way. Their I heads were bent together, reading a newspaper, and they failed to hear the whistle. A two year eld boy swallowed lysol I and died; an 11 year old boy imitating telephone linemen, fell from a pole and fractured his skull; and one year old boy died from burns when his mother's gas stove exploded. MICHIGAN TOUR ' STARTS AOG. 26 E. .1. Fricke Is Pilot For ' Three-Day Tour Os Adams County People Mr. E. J. Fricke, Adams county field manager for the Holland-St. Lcuis Sugar company, will pilot a f bum h of Adams county autoiaebiles , through northern Ohio. Indiana and ) southern Michigan, leaving here at three o'clock on the morning of August 26th and returning the even- ' ing of the 28th. I 1 Mr. Fricke formerly lived in Michi- ' gan and knows the trip and the * places of interest. It is planned to 1 spend several hours at the Michigan * Agricultural College, at Lansing, visit the capitol and other points of interest, make a drive along Lake i Huron, see the beet fields and the 1 stoclj farms and other agricultural : industries. , *4l A number have already expressed a desire to join the party which will include business men. bankers and farmers from all over the county tuul those desiring to join the <Towd should notify E J. Fricke at the Madison Hotel in this city at once . in order that plans may be complet- ; ed. Those going should state whether they will take their own car or wish to go with some one else. It is planned to divide the expense which will be tery low among the occupants of the various cars, thus making it easier for every one. Several delightful events will be scheduled . along the tour. County Agent Busche had planned to take a number of Adams county I farmers on a similar trip to Purdue thi s year but. owing to crop condi-) tions lias called off that trip. Local linen interested in the Michigan trip met last evening and the Berne men will meet Monday night to check up their crowd. It will be a very delightful outing and those who join the crowd will be more than pleased. o 1— Find Two More Checks Issued By Arthur New Two more checks forged by Arthur A. New, of Pendleton, who passed two worthless cheeks in this city recently, have been found, according to a report from Columbia City, where New faces a charge of forgery. These checks were for $49.50 each and were , issued at Van Wert, Ohio. They were given in payment for a couple of dresses which few alleged he was buying for a sister. New's relatives from Pendleton, through Columbia City attorneys, are making good all checks written by him. The Elzey Shoe store and the John T. Myers clothing store here recently received payment for worthless checks which they cashed for New. The man was released from jail recently when relatives furnished bond in the sum of SI,OOO. Bank Bandits Escape — , • > b (United Press Service) Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 16. — ) Sheriff Armstrong and a heavily armed posse scoured Sugar Creek town- f ship yesterday afternoon for the I bandit who held up the Citizens bank 1 at Farmersburg earlier in the week. * Reports reached the sheriff that the bandit had taken refuge in a cabin seven miles south of here. The cabin was surrounded and searched but no trace of the bandit was found. I * MARRIAGE LICENSE Clifton 11. Sprunger. Y. M. C. A secretary, Lima, Ohio, to Mary Naomi I Haecker, nurse Berne.

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END OF LONG REPARATIONS FIGHT IS NEAR Conferees Meet This Evening To Sign Agreement On Settlement NEED APPROVAL YET Action Must Be Approved By Governments Involved London, Aug. 16.—At a plenary conference of the allied and German representatives tonight, protocols putting into operation the Dawes report on means of paving reparations were signed. The session was called at the close of a day developed to feverish conferences ironing out the few remaining obstacles to ending at last the five-year struggle for a basis upon which the allies might collect their war bills from Germany. (United Press Service) London. Aug 16. Tht end of the long struggle to solve the reparation problem growing out of the peace of Versailles, is at hand. Barring eleventh hour hitch, the conference on application of the Dawes report will meet in a plenarv s'ssion at 6:30 o'clock this evening sign in part and initial part the protocols providing the basis of and machinery for payment of Germany'.? war penalties. Announcement of the plenary session was made the German representative had finally capitalated and accepted Premier Herriot's French proposal that evacuation of Ruhr occur within one y ar. Witji signatures or initials affixed to the several protocols, the confer-w-uhc- -witt frrrm nfftctSTfy CHUfpletod it? task. There will then remain legislation of approval to be passed |by the parliaments of the alii al i powers and Germany — and the reparations question, which has been the issue of many cabinets and has result'd in the fall of not a few. will have been definitely disposed us. American Airmen Expect To Resume Flight Today : Reykjavik, Iceland. Aug. 16. —The homeward lap of America's 'round-the- ) world flyers is expected to start today when Lieut. Lowell Smith and Lieut. Eric Nelson take the air enroute to a base 20 miles north of Angmaglisalik, Greenland. The new base for the flyers was found by Lieut. Schutze, reconnoitering expert for the flying expedition. It will do away with the flyers having to battle the ice packs which surround the Bay of Angmagsalik. Only report of bad weather between here and Greenland will prevent the flyers from getting away today. — ♦ — COOLIDGE BACK HOME TO REST President Arrives Back In Vermont For 12-I)ay Vacation I I’nltecl Press Slaff C »-iesnnndent) Plymouth. Vt.. Aug. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Tired, but happy to be free from the cares of state for a while, President Coolidge arrived “back home” today to enjoy a 12 day vacation on his father’s farm. It is his first vacation since he left here for the white house just one year and 13 days ago. He has allotted himself less time for his relaxation, members of his party pointed out, than the government gives tq the lowest clerk in its employ. The presidential special which brought the president. Mrs. Coolidge and their son, John, from Washington, arrived at Ludlow, the nearest railroad station to Plymouth about 3 o’clock this morning. The family and accompanying party, however, did not arise until a more reasonable hour and then were driven here in one of (he white house limousines which had been sent up in advance.