Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1924 — Page 1

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franchise is ACCEPTED BY nickel plate Stockyards In ( ity PLAN EARLY ACTION Work On Track Extension Begins At Once; Build Stockyards Soon Attorney C. J. Lutz. who represents thP Nickel l >la,p railroa<l in I>catur reived word yesterday that the railroad company would accept the franchise granted to it by the city council recently and that the proper officials representing the railroad company would be affixed to the instrument and the copy forwarded to him to present to the council soon. The ordinance was passed by the city council on September 2nd and thirty day’s time was given to, the railroad company in which to accept or reject ■ the franchi -e. The franchise gives the railroad company the right to extend its tracks on Patterson street, between Tenth and Eleventh street and to construct a switch to the LaFontain Handle Company's factory. The railroad company has also agreed to construct modern and sanitary stockyards south of the main track*. It is thought that work on the proposed track extensions wi’l begin at once and that the work on the stockyards will start as soon as plans can be completedThree of the four property owners directly affected by the track extension signed releases waiving all claims to damages in the matter. These property owners, namely James Chilcoat, William Gilbert and Clint Fisher will be paid a certain amount as damages by the Decafur Industrial Association and checks will be forwarded to them as soon as the franchise is received from the railroad and filed with the city. It was intimated by other property owners that the matter might be carried to court in order to secure damages against the railroad company, but as yet no action has been taken. o Beverlv Harris To Let Bygones Be Bygones Prp«ie staff r'O'Tospnndont ) New York. Sept. 26 —A charge of third degree forgery against Mrs. Eleanor Blaine Harris, Memphis beauty, was dismissed by the grand jury here today when Beverly Harris, her banker ex-husband appeared before the jury and asked that the case be dropped. Harris said it would be extremely distasteful to him to have his former wife sent to prison and that he was wi ling to “let bygones be bygones.” Thu charge grew out of a letter Mrs. Harris submitted in contesting the banker's action for annulment of the marriage. The letter, signed Your own true blue Beverly,” said that charges Harris had made against his wife were untrue. It was address’d to an unknown woman and Harris declared it a forgery and the court sustained him. The banker finally was awarded an annulment and Mrs. Harris filed an appeal which is pending. NEW PASTOR IN ONION TOWNSHIP * Lev. M. J. Frosch Becomes I’astor Os Emmanuel Lutheran Church next Sunday, September 28, the '' v - M. J. Frosch will be installed as Pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran 111,1 li in Union township. The Rev. ■ Miller, pastor of the St. Peters '’ttheian church, of Root township, in,luet 'he new pastor into office. B rosch comes to the Em- ! 101 ” th® foreign mission ■ having spent nineteen years in 11 Lutheran missionary field in °'“h America. There will be no at the st. Peters church M H Un^ th o ahspnee of Rev. ten i, P I® invited to at- ' t e services at. the Emmanuel “Birch.

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Mary Neptune Undergoes ’ Operation For Appendicitis Miss Mary Neptune, 12-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. was operated upon at about seven o'clock last evening at the Adams County Memorial Hospital for acute appendlctls. Miss Neptune took seriously ill Inst evening and was taken to the hospital where an finer- | gency operation was hi Id. She is resting quite wtdl today and the attending physician is hopeful of her recovery. o — IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE FORMED Twenty-four Men Sign Petition For Charter For Chapter Here Mr. C. F. Polk, organizer for the Izaak Walton League, stated today that he had succeeded in arousing great interest in the organization here and that a petition for a charter for a local chapter had already been signed by twenty-four enthusiastic out-1 doors men. Another meeting will be held in the near future at which time a permanent organization will be form ed and all who join the local chapter up until the time of that meeting will be considered as c harter members of the chapter. A temporary organization *has been formed with Charles W. Knapp as chairman and Earl D. Colter as temporary secretary and treasurer. Any-j one wishing to join the league may do, so by seeing either of those two men J It is the policy of the organizaion to hold two or three meetings of the chapter each year, at which time there always are splendid moving pictures shown. The pictures deal with outdoor life, hunting, fishing, etc. The public is invited to the meetings. 1 Each member also receives the magazine. “Outdoor Life." which is published by the national organization of the Izaak Walton IxagtiC. The men who have already signed the petition for a charter are Clyde Beery. Leland Franks. E. D. Colter, 1 Paul Reynolds. C. W. Knapp. Sim Burk. Harry Daniels, J. Henry Graber, E. C. Clevenger, W. S. Bowers. W. A. Klepper. Forrest Elzey, Harry Fritzinger. E. A. Straub. Louis F. Mai- '■ nd. Fr°d T. Schurger, H. E. Kirsch Hugh L. Hite. .1. M. Breiner. John E. Nelson. John H. Heller. Leo Kirsch, Edgar Mutschler and Harold Swartz. The last written words of Emerson Hough, author of "The Covered Wagon,” and many other noted books, were: “Meantime if you really wish to save a little shooting and fishing for yourself and your boys, go out and do what you can to put two million members in the Izaak Walton League. "When this thing is true you will have won your fight. You then will see, safe forever, a great part of the I most wonderful out-of-doors country | that ever was put down on any part of the earth's surface. “I should like to live to see that day but shall not. That is of no consequence. Others will —you and your sons. “Join the .Izaak Walton Leagueget everybody else to do so. Do your own thinking and then act." o ————————— Great Britain In Trouble With Turkey Bagdad, Sept. 26.- -A battalion of native British soldiers, under British officers, is retiring on Amadia. 65 miles northwest of Mosul, in the face of a Turish advance. England jisterday made representations to the league of nations , council at Genev. claiming Turkey was violating the Lio.-anne treaty by I ' mlitary maneuvers near Mosul, disputed oil center. The difficulties between Grat Britain and Turkey center around the question of a border line for the British dependency of, Iraq. The British want Mosul included in their teritory. while the Turks claim the Vila yet. . — Community Sale Saturday The Johnson and Brunton community sale will be held Saturday, September 27. on Ahe Methodist church lot, corner of Fourth and , Monroe streets. Many items will be sold and the sale will commence at 1:30 p. m. A list of the articles to be • sold will bo found in today's Daily De I mocrat and the public is invited to atItend the sale.

HOAGLAND IS SCENE OF BIG FARM MEETING Town Visited Last Night By Largest Crowd In Several Years EXCELLENT TALKS ■ 1,1 "" I Subjects Os Dairying And Growing Os Sugar Beets Discussed A crowd even larger than that which attended the agriculture and I community meeting at Linn Grove i Wednesday evening was present at Hoagland last evening when a similar program was given. The meeting was held at Flaugh Brothers garage ami it is estimated that at least 500 people were present. It was stated that it was one cf the .largest metings that Hoagland has I had for several yeari. Mr. Carl Hassold. cashier of the Hoagland Bank, presided a s chairman at the meeting. The program started at 7:30 and it was eleven o’clock before the meeting broke up. A. D. Suttles of this city acted as assistant chairman. The talks delivered by the I speakers were excellent and each one discussed a different subject and .brought out facts of interest to the I farmer and business man in general. I Professor Gregory of the • Extension I department of Purdue University ■ talked on the subject of dairying and stated that there never could be overproduction of butter and butterfat, because the - demand exceeded the supply. His talk was instructive and warmly received. I Mr. W. W. Fitzpatrick cf the American Guernsey Cattle Club, spoke on the advantage of raising graded cattle and how good cows helped increase prudmUuiu.—Air. -KUnpatrick said that it was not a question of more cows, but better cows. | John W. Tyndall of Decatur discussed the advantages of draining the soil and told how the farmers in Michigan had taken up a systematic plan of putting in tile on their farms. The banks loan money to the farmers for this purpose and extend them a credit on sugar beets, Mr. Tyndall 1 said. He also told of the trip the farmers from this county made to Michigan last month. County Agent Burbank, of Allen county, spoke on agriculture and activities of the farming and said that , much benefit would be derived from ■ this kind of meetings. He stated that it was the first meeting of its kind that he had atended and that he was well pleased with the interest*and enI thusiasm shown. h FCnntinned on Page six I 'I o SCOUTS HIKE INTO COUNTRY Hold Farewell Party For Scoutmaster Bryce Thomas Yesterday Scoutmaster Bryce Thomas and twenty-five Bey Scouts enjoyed a hike to- Robinson’s sand pit northwest of the city yesterday evening. A winnie and marshmallow roast was enjoyed at the sand pit. One group of the Scouts left the city at 5 o’clock and marked their train. The remainder of the Scouts left at 5:15 and trained ithe first bunch. They all arrived back in the city about 8 o'< lock. The hike was a farewell party for Scoutmaster Thomas, who will leave Saturday for Muncie where he will enroll in the state normal college. A {successor to Mr. Thomas who has ,been Scoutmaster since last spring, has not been chosen, but As istant Scoutmaster Dick Frisinger likely will have charge cf the Scouts for the time being. The Scout committee of ’ the Rotary Club will name t'.ie Scout- ! master. Mr Thomas has been a highly effllcient Scoutmaster and the Scouts 'and others regret to see him leave. The Scouts will hold a benefit mov- . ling picture show at the Adams ■ Theatre next Wednesday evening. The picture will be “The Mailman.. ■ featuring Ralph Lewis. The Scouts s hope to raise money in this manner • to finance their camping trip next summer.

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Stenographer Sues Her Employer For Injuries Received In His Embrace (United Press Service) Chidhgo, Sept. 26. Suit for SIO.OOO damages for broken ribs and one dislocated wrist, all due to an alleged embrace by Dr. Samuel W. Latham.' chief examiner of the state industrial board and former mayor of Eldorado,; ■ I’l. has been filed here by Mrs. Nellie lO'Rielly. 25, a stenographer. Mr '. O'Rielly charged that the . .doctor entered her office and made ad- i vances. In fighting him off she sustained three broken ribs and a disj location of the left wrist, she chang-1 ed, FINE BUSINESS ‘ TALK IS HEARD C. C. Pumphrey In Talk To Rotarians Discusses Buyer And Seller In an instructive and entertaining talk on the relationship between buyer and seller. C. C. Pumphrey, j well known jeweler of this city, compared the retail section of Decatur to a big department store in a large city and brought out the fact that anything which could be pur- { chased in a department store was : obtainable right here in the city, only , instead cf going up the elevators you had to visit the different stores. Mr Fumphrey brought out the advantages of • ommunity cooperation, told how local retail merchants could cooperate in tr'nring trade to the city and making it worth while for the shopper io purchase here. Mr. Pumphrey told o’ 11.e position Dc-l-l by the retailer and 1-c w b came into direct contact with the customer and th” * distributor of th” finished product. “What would commerce be if it wa« not for ;he retailer," he said. The f'nished product piled'np in the ware houses would do no good. ; The retailer must sell the produce , and the customer who comes into | your store is the person who wishes' to purchase it.” “The retailer occupies a unique posi: on in the community." said the speaker. “Stop and consider why is a town? Why is Decatur? The be-{ ginning of nearly every town was a ' trading post or buying center. First a small store started where the peo j pie in the neighborhood brought in j produce that they could raise and ' sold it or exchanged it for the things they could raise or make. So the big cities grew and the large city :s just a multiplication of the smaller cities. Advertising is one way which the big business or successful busk, ness estab’ishment draws trade to, its store. Second, by studying con j ■ dit on-, as they exist and meeting | them. Third, by always presenting the positive side of salesmanship. Don't be frightened that outside influences are going to destroy your business.” Speaking of advertising, the speaker said. You can cooperate on advertising. By that I do not mean.' everybody advertise. Don’t do like > the merchant who waited for his, competitor to run a full page spread i in tlie paper, well written and a real selling ad, anti then take this ad, out oft his competitor's name and paste it in his window as being his own ad. That won't get you any-, tiling. If one merchant is constantly telling the people of Adams conn- ( 1 ty what he has to sei', or what he wants to buy, how much better it would be if forty other merchants were all. doing the same thing and, making the people realize that he lias a real town anfr could su’.ip'y their wants at the right price. Com-j pare Decatur to- a large department store Each class'fieation is repre sented here and each owner can be the head of that department. Make ’ your place of business clean and at- ' tractive. Have attentive and courteous help. Fifty per cent of the loss in sales is due to discourteous, I \azy o!r inattentive help, a recent , survey showed Don’t resort to trickery in your business.” ; i Continued on Page Three! > Weather — ’ Generally fair tonight; Saturday, s probably showers or thunderstorms; | - cooler in northwest portion and at 1 night in east and south portions; , winds becoming strong southerly. (

SEN. FESS FIRES OPENING GUN OF G.O.P. CAMPAIGN Ohio Senator Addresses Meeting In Court House Here Last Night ABOUT 200 PRESENT I Speaker Discusses Taxation, Tariff And Foreign Policy Os U. S. Tlie questions of taxation, tariff, the foreign policy of America and I the pre ervation of the constitution were the leailing issues discussed last light by Senator Simeon I). Fess, , of Ohio, who opened the republican .campaign in Adams county with an 'address in tlie circuit court room of the court house here. About two hundred attentive listeners heard Senator Fess' address. Senator Fess came here from Fort j Wayne, having accompanied the Coolidge-Dawes Caravan from i’ly- ■ mouth. Vermont, the president's boyhood hornet to Fort Wayne, arriving there Wednesday. Oscar Foellinger, manager of the Fort Wayne ' News-Sentinel accompanied the Senator here. He opened his address at ’ 7 o’clock in order to be able to catch .a Nickel Plate train at 8:49 p. m. The senator spoke for an hour and a half. The speaker was introduced by French Quinn, prominent citizen of Decatur. Several people were late in arriving, owing to the early hour of the speech. Senator Fess opened his address by devoting several minutes to a description of the trip of the CoolidgeDawes Caravan to Fort Wayne. He declared that an enthusiastic wave cf sentiment for the republican standard bearers hud been shown all along th- | Taxation was discussed in detail ,by Senator Fess, who strongly supI ported the tax plan of Secretary of .he Treasury Mellon. Senator Fess classed Mr. Mellon as one of the ' greatest business men who has ever been in the employe of the federal govrnment. Tlie speaker discussed j the Dawes reparation pan and the steps that have been taken to liquidate the war debts owed Amer ica by foreign countries. Senator Fess discussed the immigration problem and cited recent legislation to regulate immigration as republican achievements. He praised the foieign policy of the administrat’on. Several minutes were devoted to a discussion of the tariff issue, the (Continued on Page Five) STORE ENTERED INSCHUMM,OHIO * Nothing Is Missed From I Store; Believe Intruders Frightened Away I Robbers broke into a general store at Schumm. Ohio, east of Willshire, I sometime early this morning. Nothing was missed from the store, and 1 it is thought that tlie robbers were 1 frightened away before they completed (he r work. Shirts, overa .1 and other articles were arranged in piles on the floor, indicating that the intiuders had planned to take much ' loot from the store but had been frightened away. The robbers gained entree e by unlocking the front*loor with a large skeleton key. which was found lying on the floor near the doof. The at tempted robbery was not discovered . until the store was opened for business this morning. Sheriff Terry, oi Van Wert, was notified end the Nickel Plate staiton agent in this city was asked to watch for strang ers on a freight train due into this city about 9 o’clock th s morning. The station agent called Chief of, Police Joel Reynolds and Mr Reyn-! ‘ olds and peputy Sheriff D. M. Hower searched the train when it arrived. | Two strangers were found on train, but they were released after t they had been searched and they had {proven that they were in Delphos all night. Sheriff Terry came to Deca-{ ' tur. also, after Investigating at 1 Schumm.

{Suicide Claimed To Be Au Austrian Baron I Chicago, Sept. 26. —Rudolph Von Berghoff, 37. who claimed to be a baron and the last of n noble family ' of his name In Austria, committed suicide last night by leaping from the | .tenth floor of the South Clark street police station. I Von Berghoff was under sentence > of ten days in jail for passing a worthless check. The pri* oner was being measured I in the identification bureau when he I broke from police officers and leaped . from the window. —1 o ] CITY TEACHERS ARE WELCOMED. Epworth League Members Give Banquet For Teachers Last Night < i New friendships were made and ( old one s renewed last night at a ban- ( quet given by the Epworth League of ( the First Methodist church for the j city school teachers. The banquet ( was served in the basement of the j church and was attended by about six- ( ty guests, besides members of the . Epworth League. ; A delicious two course banquet was , served by the leaguers. A small “D” ] made from cardboard covered with purple and gold crepe paper, served , as a favor at each plate. The dining . room was attractively decorated for | the occasion. Songs of welcome . were sung during the meal by members of the Epworth League. A copy ( of several songs was placed at each , plate and all joined in singing at var- . ious times during the banquet. H irry Magner, president of the Epworth I.eague, presided a« toastmaster. He first < ailed upon Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Methodist church, to deliver the welcome to the teachers ami other guests. Rev. Bridge gave a very interesting talk. He compared the school teachers with the Great Teacher, and recited the many duties which the teacher is called upon to perform. The next speaker introduced was M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the city schools, who gave the response in-behalf of the teachers. Mr. Worthman spoke of the splendid co-opera-tion between the patrons and public in general with the teachers of the city lie emphasized how much the hand of friendship extended by the Leaguers meant to the teachers and said that the te tellers demand such friendship in order to be altlc to put the rbe t efforts into their work. Everything hinges on friendship, he said. A violin solo was given by Miss ' Doris Peters, accompanied by Miss Bernice Nelson. Mr. Worthman then introduced the teachers each one standing as his name called, in a humorou s way. Mr. Worthman told what connection each had with the" city schools. After Mr. Worthman had finished Mrs. Bridge arose and called attention to the fact that Mr. Worthman had failed to introduce Mrs. Worthman. Mrs. Bridge proceedI ed to introduce Mrs. Worthman, presenting iter as the superintendent of the superintendent 'of the city schools. Walter Krick, principal of the high school, nude an interesting talk, in which he discussed the high standing ’ of the Decatur schools. He stated that the state school examiner had said 1 this week that the Decatur schools ' ranked above all schools in the state in cities the size of Decaiur. Following the banquet, the guests 1 retired to the church parlor s above where a nunilter of games were en--1 joyed. The evening was one of much ' 1 enjoyment for the teachers and Leaguers as well. t ♦- —— ‘{Medical Missionary To Africa Speaks Here Tonight I Dr. LE. Smith, medical missionary 1 ■ to' Africa, arrived in th- city last ' night and will deliver an illustrated ■ lecture nt the First Presbyterian i church at 7:30 o’clock this evening. This morning Dr. Smith spoke to the high school pupils and thi s afternoon lie was at the Central building. The pitplls were greatly pleased by Dr. ' Smith's talks and they accorded him applause. In his lecture tonight ; Dr. Smith will discuss the many hard- ' ships to K'liich the natives of Airica { are subjected and the great work being done by the medical missionaries as well as all other missionaries in , the country. He has 130 stereopticon slides to illustrate his lecture, the will be free to the public.

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GOV. AL SMITH RENOMINATED IN NEW YORK STATE Democrats Renominate Acknowledged Leader By Acclamation Today OPPOSES ROOSEVELT Roosevelt Resigns As Assistant Secretary Os Navy Today Syracuse, N. V. Sept. 26- (Special to Daily Democrat)—Tammany hall will pit its strength against the house of Roosevelt in the New York State campaign this year. Al Smith acknowledged head of the democratic party in New York state, was nominated by acclamation by the democratic state convention here today and will begin at once a strong campaign for the governorship running on a plaftrom supporting democratic national program but denouncing the Ku Klux Klan by name and demanding modification of the Volstead law to legalize the sale of beer and light wines, “under such careful restrictions as were imposed by the law passed in New York in 1920" The republican convention at Rochester nominated Theo. Roosevejf as its gubernational candidate and Roosevelt tendered his resignation as assistant secretary of the navy to Presidi n’ Ccolidge tx>day;and announced he will start campaigning at once. The republican platform al-'O denounces the Ku Klux Klan by name but disposes of the prohibition ques tion witli a law and order plank pledging the party to uphold the constitution enforcing all laws. n— Davis Campaigning In West Virginia Today (United Press Service) Williamson, W. Va., Sept. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Somewhat tired, but happy over his visit, John W. Davis, democratic presidential candidate, today started on his last day in West Virginia, his home state witli a dozen rear-end platform speeches before him. Davis tonight will speak in Bluefie'd. W. Va.. where LaFollette followers are admittedly numerous While he adm'ts that the progressive movement is formidable, Davis will emphasize that the only real relief in sight for those who want a real change in government is to vote the democratic ticket. o — Chances Look Good Says Walter (’hamhers I Indianapolis. Sept. 2>i (Special to ■’Daily Dunicrat)—Walter S. Chant--1 hers, democratic state chairman de--1 elared today that optomistic reports of democratic success in all districts 1 were turned in at the meeting of the ' state committee. "The chances look good" Chambers said. "Blit there will not be a let-up in fight. We do not want to ge overconfident." o MRSJOHNKRUC HIED THURSDAY Native Os Adams County Died After Long Illness Os Dropsy Mrs. John Krug, age 74 years, a native of Adams county, died at her home near Flatrock, northeast ot Hoagland, yesterday afternoon, after a lingering illness of dropsy. The dropsv resulted from the effects of a case of small pox four years ago. Mrs. Krug was born in Adams county. October 25, 1851. She was a brother of Fred Koeneman. of Preb’.e. Other relatives who survive are: two daughters. Mrs. Sophia Franke and Mrs. Lizzie Meyers, of Flatrock; two sons, William Hergerhorst and Ernest Hergerhorst, or • Flatrock; thirteen grandchildren, ! and three great grandchildren. 1 Funeral services will be held from - the F’.utroek. (Lutheran church, at 2 9:30 o’cloeM Sunday morning, the j Rev. Gerken, officiating.