Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1924 — Page 1

Number 245.

■WK BREAKS ■(HIT IN CITY OF I shanghai. CHINA Heated Soldiers Attempt E To Break Into French I Concession ■ HOMES ARE LOOTED ■Chinese Business Men Raise II Money To Send | Soldiers Home Ki H'nitwl Press Service) ■I Shanghai. Oct. 14 "(7:50 p. mJ— Kiot.ng and looting have broken out HL Shanghai and 1 .'»<»•» soldiers of the Chekiang army tried to rush ■L barrier al the French concession this afternoon. EH Th( > !r(l ()|>s were driven back by a machine gun corps without but later they quarreled D d battl'd amon," themselves and were killed. EB Disturbances of the sort most fearby Americans ami foreginers Hs ir ,H (i.-h-ral Ln fled -lawlessness panic among the leaderless Mtroep-- made it an anxious day in the . fwrity. LI Tile native districts were io toted ■by Chekiang soldiers who, poured inShanghai ahead of advancing • forces. I l Panic st ickm Chinese business ■men are hurriedly raising money to expenses of the trctops to their ■homes in the Chekiang province to them out of the city. B The .■ettluuent boundaries and Itobariiprz defending thousands of ■ thousands of American and foreignHers were heavily guarded hy marines ■ and sailors from warships throughout ■ the day. I Americans outside the settlement ■ have been advised to hurry' within pro- ■ tert ion of the harriers. ■ All available militatS’. JAIUL M>’lU (■forces have been summoned to proiß tert foreign lives and property. Victorious generals of Chi Hsieh (■ Yuan's armies are arriving -at ■ Shanghaai to co-operate in protecting ■ the foreigners. Marshal Chi himself ■is remaining at Quin San. The attack on the French settlefl nient was not organized, but was a B desperate rush on the Chekiang fl troops who thought they might find B safety behind the harriers, fearing a ■ massacre when their enemies reach ■ the city. I Training School To Meet This Evening The Community Standard graining I School will meet in the Central I school building at 7:15 o’clock this I evening. The school regularly meets I on Monday evenings, but will meet on I the second and fourth Tuesdays of I each month in order not to conflict I with meetings of the Woman's Club. | The attendance at the training school I has been excellent. — — NEW OFFICERS (REINSTALLED District Manager Installs New Officers Os Yeoman Lodge Here Mem hereof the Yoernan lodge held «n interesting meetings last night. Mr ' R. E. Parker, of Fort Wayne, distfh't manager of the Yeoman lodge, was present and installed the new officers of the local lodge. The new officers are: G. c. Steele ; foreman; h.irles Ward, master of ceremonies; fharleg Niblick master of accounts; '■ R- Kosht. correspondent: Fred " st overseer; Mrs. Lawrence Wai'erH sen 'inel; Mrs. Alta Smith, watchl"un ' Mrs. Fred Werst, Lady e lecca; Lawrence Walters, guard; ' rs - Dr. Charles chaplain; Mrs. Irene Steele, pianist. M ith a good set of officers, and a > r , B t class degree team, backed by a niembership. Decatur Homestead ”' 1608 is looking forward to a sucS fu‘ ye#r - On next Monday night, <>w ng lodge, there will be a social " t a nd on October 27 where will be thJ "'J' 1 "' n 8 festival, at which time I lildren will gi ve a program. “ Public will be invited to hear the I Pegram,

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' Red Men To Have Degree Work Wednesday Evening Members of the Ped Men’s lodge will have an interesting meeting at their lodge room next Wednesday (evening, at which time the Adoption jdegree wilt be conferred on two candidates. After the initiation a big feed, will he given. Several Red Men from Fort Wayne will be present for the meeting. An evening of enjoyment is promised to all who attend the meeting. ——— ——o • TOUT MARL AS FERTILIZER John S. Bowers To Ship Marl Here For Local Farmers To Try Out John S. Bowers has arranged for sh« shipment of two cars of marl from the sixty-seven acres he recently leased from the C. C. Byer 8 farm near Winona Ijtke. The marl should arrive here during the next few days ami will be distributed among those farmers who wish -to test it as a fertilizer. The cars will be unloaded at the sugar factory and farmers desiring to use it will be given one wag.on load free from the first car. The second car will be sold at a very reasonable figure to partially cover the expense. The sugar plant will use -a half car as a test. It is claimed that marl is the best fertilizer that can be found, makes poor land productive and is the salvation of worn out ground. It contains a large amount of nitrogen and Mr. Bowers belieyes it will prove a great thing for the farmers. He expects to dispose of a large amount dining the coming year as his supply i R inexhaustible end he is arranging for machinery to take the marl out at the least cost and in a rapid manner. o Holstein Breeder Spends Monday In Adams County C. W. Newman, veteran Holstein breeder of Culver, Indiana, and now president of the Indiana Holstein Breeders’ Association, spent yesterday in the county in the interests of the "Better Bull Special," which will be in Decatur next Monday. Mr. Newman in-terviewed several prospective buyers of the bulls which will be on the train. The Holstein bulls which "have been selected by Mr. Newman are from the best herds of the state and only those animals with ancestry indicating the highest production have been accepted. —o Connecticut Senator Found Dead Today Washington. Oct. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Senator Frank Brandegee. ConSecticut, republican was found dead in the bathroom of his home here today, apparently a suicide. Brandegee’s body was found fully clothed in a sitting position on the bathroom floor, with a tube leading from a gas jet to his mouth and the gas turned on. He apparently had been dead several hours. Dicovery of the body was made by a doctor who responded to a call from the house at 9:40 am., presumably made by Brandegee’s secretary, who is said to have been in the house at the time. The police locked the house and forbade all visitors entrance to the grounds as soon as detectives reported the supposed suicide. No information was allowed pending arrival of the coroner. - Negroes Are Warned Against Voting For “Flying Hen” This Year Indianapolis, Oct. 14.— Negro politicians. who are trying to accomplish the unprecedented feat of changing their illiterate followers over night from Republican to Democratic voters, are telling them to pay close attention to the party emblems on the voting machines election day. "When you-all voters" one negro orptor said, “vote for that rooster. Don't go votin for the flyin hen what says klux klux." The ‘‘flyln’ hen” reference is to the eagle, the symbol of the Republican I party, while the rooster is the tradiItional Democratic symbol.

REV. ELLIKER HAS RESIGNED POSITION HERE Pastor Os Zion Reformed Church For Four Years Goes To Ohio ACCEPT RESIGNATION — j New Charge Includes Churches At Robertsville And Paris The Rev. R. R. Elliker. pastor of, the Zion Reformed church in this city for the last four years, tendered his resignation to the official board' of the charth at a meeting of that body he d in ‘he chinch last night. The board accepted the resignation. The resignation becomes effective on the first Sunday in November, which will be November 2. Rev. Elliker has accepted the pastorate at Robertsville, Ohio. The pastorate includes the church at Robertsville and at Paris, the two churches being located three miles apart on the Lincoln highway, about ten miles from Canton, Ohio. He will move his wife and child to Robertsville in the near future. The new position carries with it an increase in salary. There are modern buildings and /conveniences on the new charge. Rev. Elliker came to Decatur from Tames, Illinois, four years ago next December. He has served his church well while here and has made a host of friends. It was during his ministry here that the n.-w church building was erected at the corner of Jackson and Third streets. The church was dedicated last spring. The resignation of Rev. Elliker came as a surprise to many members of his congregation and his friends. The resignation must be acted upon by the Fort Wayne Classis of the Reformed church, of which Rev. El Irtter is secretary. the-secretary of* the official board of the local church! has sent out letters to the different* churches in the Classis, telling of the resignation and of the action desired. If no objections are received within ten days.- the executive board of the Classis will accept the resignation. The vacancy in the local church will be published in the church and prospective pastors will be invited to preach trial sermons in the local church soon, it is said. New York—James Hocking, of Yonkers was 69 yesterday and following his custom of years, celebrated the day by walking a.mile for each year of his age. He did 69 miles in 14 hours. 5 minutes —55 minutes less than the time he took to walk 68 miles last vear. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE Ephraim Clawson, Former Adams Co. Man, Killed Near Fort Wayne Ephraim Clawson, age 63, former resident of Adams county, was fatally injured yesterday while he was cutting timber in the woods near the Irene Byron sanitarium, near Fort Wayne, when a falling tree struck him and fractured his skull. He died soon afterwards at the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne. He was employed by the Charles Hilker & Sons Lumber company, of Fort Wayne. Mr. Clawson had been working in Fort Wayne for the last two years. Ephraim Clawson was born in Blue Creeg township, May 6, 1861. His mother, Mrs. Zoa Clawson, who is nearly ninety years old. resides in Blue Creek township near Salem. Mr. Clawson was never married. He is survived by his mother and one sister, Mrs. Charles David, of near Salem. Harve Davis, u nephew of the deceased. and S. E. Black, local undertaker went to Fort Wayne, after the body this afternoon and will return it to the Charles Davis home. Funeral services will be held from the South Salem M. E. church at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. F. A. Shipley, of Pleasant Mills, officiating. Burial will be made in the Trickcr cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 14, 1924.

PASTOR RESIGNS JI Rev. R. R. Elliker, pastor of the | Zion Reformed church in this city. , presented his resignation to the official board of the church last night. Rev. Elliker has accepted the pastorate at Robertsville, Ohio. He will preach his farewell s Q rmon here on Sunday. November 2. AUTOS CRASH AT STREET CORNER Two Cars Damaged In Accident At Noon; Two Trucks Overturn Two Ford touring ears met in a collision at about twelve o’clock this noon at the corner of Fifth and Monroe streets. One of the occupants was injured. One car, going north on Fifth street. wa s owned hy Mardon Reber and driven by his son. Byron. while the other car was down and driven by Walter Shady. The Shady car was damaged more than the other cars, it hitting the Reber car. The radiator was knocked in. the top broken and the wheels were damaged. The other car. a new one. Aad the one front wheel and one rear wheel broken. It was stated that t neither owner carried insurance. • Hubert .Myers was an occupant in j the Reher car. A man by the name of Hitchcock was riding in the Shady car and it was stated his leg was slightly injured. Trucks Turn Over Two accidents were reported to local automobile insurance men today. One of the Mntschler Packing company's trucks turned over near Hartford City and one of the Frank McConnell and Son's trucks turned over near Portland. No one was injured, it was stated. Thieves Are Active J. L. Ehler, agent for the State Automobile Insurance Company, stated today that many were being received from onto owners that parts from their automobiles were being stolen. An investigation i s being made and it is hoped that the guilty parties can be apprehended. Motometers and the like are being taken from the cars, it was stated. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $1.46%; May $1.51%; July $1.33%. Corn: Dee. $1.12%; May $1.14%; July $1.14%. Oats: , Dec. 54%; May 58%; July 55%. 0 WILL ORGANIZE STATE RETAILERS Dan Niblick, President Os Dry Goods Association, Calls Meeting Dan Niblick, president of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association, will go to Indianapolis tonight to attend a meeting which he called Ye centiy and which will be held at their headquarters in the Merchant's Bunk building with the hope that a State Council composed of representatives from al! the retail trade organizations in the state, can be formed. Similar associations in other states are doing a great work and Mr Niblick hopes to build up one in Indiana second to none. Representatives from the shoe, grocery furniture, clothing, jewelry. dry goods and drug associations will 1 attend this meeting. Weather , Fair tonight and Wednesday, i Slightly cooler tonight nealr Lake Michigan.

EG JACKSON MAKES PLEA • FOR ECONOMY — Candidate For Governor Sneaks At Court House Here This Afternoon ROOM WELL FILLED Meeting Draws Largest Crowd Os Republican Campaign In County , | The appearance of Ed Jackson, republican candidate for governor of • Indiana, here this afternoon brought out tlie largest crowd that has attended a republican campaign meet- ( ing in Adams county this year. Mr. Jackson, and Mrs. C. W. Boucher I spoke in the circv’t court room of the court house. The meeting opened at 2:3ft o'clock. Attorney L. I Walters, of this city, presiding. The • court room was well filled and a few I were standing at the rear of the I room. Mr. Jackson pledged himself to I efficiency and economy in state affairs if elected. Mr. Jackson confined himself mainly to a discussion of state issues. "Taxation should be considered as a 1 business and not a political quesc tion,’’ he said. He discussed the disJ ferent branc hes of taxation. He advocated improvement ot the public school system from time to time “as 1 we find from our experience that ■ improvements are clearly justified." Mr. Jackson macle a plea for law 1 enforcement, saying that the many a laws on the statute books that seem 1 to be generally ignored should either r he enforced or repealed. • I Although declaring that farmers of ‘ the state have suffered by the eco- • [nomic conditions that have prevailed r| in recent years. Mr. Jackson admittt ed that he did not know the exact I solution ot this, great problem, but I hoped, if elected, to be able to bring '! relief. ■ i In speaking in behalf of the slate a I government, Mr. Jackson said that I the per capita cost of tile state govI eminent in Indiana was 33 per cent - lower than the average per capita • cost in the other states. In touching upon the religious is- ’ sue. Mr. Jackson said. "I am uneom- ’ promising.y' in favor of the separation r of church and state. 1 am unquali- • fieclly opposed to any religious de nomination, either Protestant or Catholic, using its religious organiza- ■ lion to secure control of our governII ment or any branch thereof. [I (Continued On Page Five) , | o BALLOTS TO RE PRINTED SOON Uounty Clerk To Have County Ballots Printed In This City County Clerk John E. Nelson, chairman of the election board, stated today that the absent voters’ ballots for the general election would | be printed next Monday. October k!2oth. On October 22nd. Mr. Nelson will go to Indianapolis to receive the county’s allottment of the national P and state ballots. The county ballots • i will be printed at the Daily Democrat office and Mr. Nelson will begin mailing the absent voters’ ballots on October 23rd. Applications for <• ballots are now being received by the <’ county clerk. Approximately 15.000 ballots ot ’ both the presidential and state ballots and the county ballots will be 8 required for the November election. a Tile law provides that one and one- ' Jialf times as many ballots be printed e .an there were votes cast forth" two ®|Candldates for secretary of state at n the last, election, but in view of th" ''(large registration, more ballots will e the required, it was stated. ' | The names of the presidential ' electors and the names of the candiy dates for state offices,' beginning with 11 governor will be printed on Hie presidential ballot, while on the county " ballots the first names will be the candidates for congress in the eighth district Severn! of the townships , will need separate ballots for the elecj tion of members of the advisory Itoards,

Gives Report Os Holy Name Society Convention , M. J. Mylott who was a delegate of the local society to the national! convention of the Holy Naim- society in Washington last month gave a report of the convention at the regular meeting of th • society held last' evening at the K. of hall. A 1 splendid account of the meeting was<| given by Mr, Mylott and a large I crowd attended heard him. WOMAN'S CLUB OPENS SEASON I Opening Meeting Attended By 125 Last Night; Work Outlined One hundred thirtyifive members were in attemlar.ee at the opening meeting of the Woman's (Tub which was held in the high school gymnasium la-t evening. At six thirty o’clock a picnic supper whs served from four long tables decorated with baskets of roses and foliage. Mrs. Mary Mills, chairman of the literary department, gave an interesting outline of the program of her department for the year. Miss June Ossenburg was introduced as a new member of that section. In a brief way Miss Delta Sellemever. chairman of the music department. announced (hat German Composers would be, studied by her department. The first regular club program will lie in charge of th" music section. Mrs. Bernice Carmichael Miss Ruth Mayer and Miss Georgia Vachon are new members. The dramatic department has become affiliated with the Drama League of America and will study drama during the winter, at separate meetings, the first to be held with Mrs. Alta Arnold. October 30. Mrs. Lucille Stalter was introduced as a ne w member of the department by Mrs. Cora Downs, who gave the report. Mesdames Bertha Ashbaucher, Bertha Christman. Agnes Devor and Rachel Mangold were presented by Mrs. Ruby Carmondy as new members of the Civic department. An interesting resume of the work of the past two years and plans for the ensuing year were given. The departmen expects tej go on with the playground work. Miss Gladys Butler. Mrs. Celia Kb-pper. Mrs. Hattie F. 1 ewton. Mrs Mary Niblick. Mrs. Minerva Niblick. Mrs. Edith Shafer. Mrs. Garnet Sutton and Mrs. Grace Vail are the new members of the associate department. The Woman's club will send one delegate to the annual state convention of the- Federation of Clubs which will be held at Indianapolis October 28. 29 and 30. Man Badly Injured In Fall At Berne I Be»ne, Oct. 4 Benjamin Habegger well known Monroe township farmer, 1 was painfully and seriously hurt last Saturday morning when he- was thrown backwards to the ground from his milk cart at the American Milk Co., in Berne, receiving several broken ribs and severe huriges about his back and on the back on his head. It is also possible- that there may be internal inpuries that may develop" j i as time goes on. ' Mr. Habegger had just unloaded | several cans of milk that be had hauled to the condenscry that morning. ’ when the accident occurred. He had waited for the cans to go through the regular process of steaming and 1 after they were finished he started to place them back on his cart. He was standing on the- back end ot the- cart while- the cans were being handed to him. Suddenly th" horse- became restless and took a step forward, causing Mr. Habegger Io lose his balance throwing him backward to the ground. ,. .. .. o Berne Young People Married In Michigan Berne, Oct. 14. Word has reached Berne that the run-sway couple. Miss Ida Hendricks and Lloyd Hiberstein, obtained a licenses in Michigan and that they are married. Mr. Hendricks. the girl's father, was strongly opposed to the marriage but it is said (bat Mrs. Hendricks offered asistance to their getaway. None of the newly-weds' future intentions are known but it is expected that they will not return to this place very | soon.

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ZR-3 NEARING COAST OF 0. S. THIS AFTERNOON Giant Dirigible Expected To Land At Lakehurst Early Tomorrow MAKING GOOD SPEED Martial Law Goes Into Effect When Dirigible Lands At Lakehurst (Ry United Press) (Special To Daily Democrat) Holding steadily to her new and northernly course which she was driven by adverse southwest winds from Bermuda the Zeppelin ZR-3 with all on board well was speeding at 75 knots an hour toward the New Foundland coast this afternoon. At 3 p.m. the dirigible was approximately 1.000 miles from Lakehurst, N. J., where she will descend after an exhibition flight along the North Atlantic seaboard. The zeppelin was on a direct line between the Ozores over which she passed at 2 p.m. yesterday and New Foundland. Reaching the coast she will turn south and cruise over New York and probably over Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Lakehurst, N. J.. Oc t. 14.—Martial law goes into effect at Lakehurst uavil station the moment preparedness orders to the landing crews on edge to receive the ZR-3 become effective. The zeppelin now is expected between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. tomorrow, according to Commander Pierce. His estimate was based on the changed course Os the ZR-3 which now is headed for New Foundland whence it will swing down the coast to New Jersey. Weather conditions are ideal with brilliant sunshine and a slight northwest breeze. Elaborate precautions for the safety of the airship and a couple of small airplanes which will act as observers during the landing are at the station. New York. Oct. 14. —Picking up speed, the ZR-3 was making 75 miles an hour at 2 a.m. (G.M.TA today and reported to the Radio Corporation of America’s station a( Chatham. Mass., that it had reached the position 47.20 west. 42.30 north. This latest bulletin from the ZR 3 indicates that the zeppelin is far off ■ her original course and presumably is headed directly for Ne,v York, without going to Bermuda. The new position is north even of the direct line between Azores and Lakehurst, and nival men said it might be the intention of Dr. Eckener, , piloting the ZR-3. to take a northerly t course .towards New Foundland and come down the coast where winds i would be more favorable. o— BEGIN BUILDING NEW SWITCH HERE Construction Work Started By Nickel Plate Railroad Today Construction work was started this morning by the Nickel Plate railroad company in extending the tracks of the Clover Leaf division in this city and in building a switch to the LaFountain Handle factory. Fifteen men and five teams were put to work this morning, operating plows, scrappers and other tools. The construction work is under the direction of M. L. Roop, section foreman. The ground is being excavated to a depth of eighteen inches in order that balast may be laid and the new tracks leveled with the main line. Sim Shamp. local station agent, stated this morning that it was planned to have the entire improvement completed within four weeks. The tracks are being extended on Patterson street from Tenth street to the west boundary of Eleventh street in or- ' der to provide additional trackage ’ for loading and unloading freight and to the handle factory to facilitate shipping to and from that factory.