Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1924 — Page 1

EmeXXH- Number 255.

■EMOCRATS 5 BILLY HERE ""BIIIPIIGN TO ■ DE ENDED WITH I 0! 9-TIME RALLY K(,! l ire, Bands, Parade XB And Speaking To Fea- ■ lure Program Ju SEN. GORE TO COME Blind Statesman ■E |j-oii Oklahoma To B Be Principal Speaker HB Tij. democratic rally i<r’l i ;i up ‘ii Admit jKnituiv. Will >.e held next SaturK- eveiiiw. S’uvemher 1, in IHKhn rif when Senator Thomns SKrvnr (.ore. the great blind -n 1 i! from Oklahoma, will the principal speaker. M The occasion will be made an one, among the Ke -J' the night’s program i!" -i mir.ide with several hr: 11 red ■ of torches, red |K'''" Tb • .Jefferson (’lni', the ■H.I ' I •>no<-r;,t ie ('I'll). (le]e- ■ n >he various townKth'ts a'd (Vh-.’-s will particiM| Th.' ci.mi.l. tn progra->i will lie an ■BB nniincc in »i;iy«. Phil 1. I:i haiinr.iu (if tin* gen leininiii. .■ Other committee ■Mrhai".' a : • F. E France. music ; ■Mi. A lli.li liuuse. pirnrb; c .1. Lutz. BKn ■ "Heli On. I'.aMT, torches; Wai■Bl.r Veii.'iM.ii. advertising; Wilbur ■■Y’.iC'-' banners: Henry Thomas. . ne- ■■ via I features. ' ■Bm Enthusiasm Is High iBB l,! ‘ ' chairmen of the committee ■■■uillh."' loniulit io discuss plan ■ and IBB'.irh will announce the other inetn|Bß>”' of their committee. The various ®B kinds in the county will be invited «Mr- |l ‘" in which will iBB 1 '" : ' n "id fashioned one with plenty; jBH "( red fire and genuine ettIHB ’liir iasni. as f ording to the interest [■■ manifested. The democrats have IHH (h' l ' l several meetings in eac h townduring the camgain ' and Ijj^B"' 1 ' ‘"ii'inue these during the next (e '(lie rally here will close the ■■ cainpuign in the county except for tneeiing to be held at the Kohr ' ■» ..liool house in Union township on 9H Monday evening. November 3. Senator Gore was born in Missis|K Ni ni'i December 1(1. 1870. and was' graduated from Cumberland Uni--varsity in 1892. He moved to Texas |H in IN9G and to Oklahoma in 1910. He. ■■ "as a member- of the territorial' SV "Mate, member of the Rural Credits B iContinned on Page M*A> IID JUDGE CORN ' I HERE NEXT WEEK I Franklin Man To Estimate E 4 ields Os Five-Acre | Corn Contest Plots I A.cording to word which ha s been I I received by L. M. Busche, coiinty. I j ''Kent, plots O s Adams county farm ] ! | ,x in the five-acre corn contest this I " i! ' * ,e Judged on Wednesday, I „ next w «ek, G. L. Kerlin, of FrankI m being official Judge. Due to the i j Px ' ’edingly bad corn weather this ■i Mar only a part of those who enter- !.‘ ,he Col Vest last spring will finish. I “ ,8e whose eorn yields will be estimated are as follows: Adolph. Scham- . mloh, of Union township; C. O. Man p y and Mrs. Chas. .1. Jones, of Blue l I "(k township; Carl E. Amstutz and • M. Leisure, of Monroe township. r. Kerlin is an experienced John I i! ollll^y forn man and undoubted--1 Wil. be able to offer many valuable 1 nggestions along the line of seed se- . eetions and corn growing in general “ invitation has been issued to the ct that anyone wishing to accomany the Judging party on the trip iw' J he < ‘ ounty welcome to do so. I ' trt? ”° f * he sche<iule of the Judging I> may he learned by inquiring at “e county agent's office. B

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TO HOED BIG NOVEMBER 1 ' ——— Boy’s I ejf Is Broken U hen Kicked By A Cow Alvin Aeschliniau. 8-year-old son of William Aschliman. living eist of Bluffton, suffered a bad fracture above the knee of one of his legs when he j was kicked by a cow Thursday. The boy was letting the cows in the I barn when the accident occurred. As . lie was tieing one cow another one I became fractious and kicked the hoy. who suffered no pain at the time. I.nter his leg began to pain him and a J physician's examination revealed the fracture. ANNUAL COUNTY S.S CONVENTION Excellent Speakers Secured For Meetings To Be Held Oct. 30-31 I The annual Adams County Sunday School convention will be held on Thursday and, Friday. October 30. and 31. The Thursday sessions will be held in the First Mennonite church in Berne and the second day sessions will be held in the First Evangelical church of Decatur. A splendid program has been arranged for the convention and the commit’ee in charge has succeeded in I securing several excellent speakers. D' II E. Tralle, of New York City, a noted and int'lunct';:! religious educator. will be the main speaker of the convention. He will address the sessions on Friday at Decatur. The Rev. H. G. Rowe, superintendent of the Young People's work of the Indiana Council of Religious Education, and | Miss Nellie C. Young, superintendent | of the children's division of the State Sunday School Association will also be speakers who appear on the program of the convention. Dr. Tralle, Rev. Rowe and Miss Young are an excellent trio of speakers and messages that are worth hearing are certain to be given. I

| The county convention opens in Herne at the First Mennonite church on Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock with a Young People's Rally. Various Sunday schools of throughout the county will be represented on the program. The first address of the convention will be given by Rev. R. , VV. Loose of Decatur. The principal address of the evening will lie delivered by Rev. H. G. Rowe. He will | speak on the subject, "if I were the I take myself to be." This subject sounds very interesting and Rev. ■ Rowe is known to be an eloquent j speaker, so surely his address will be . worth hearing. It is expected that a large crowd will attend the Herne session from all parts of the county. The convention on Friday will continue at Decatur in the First Evangelical church throughout the entire day. Three sessions will be held that day. Dr. Tralle will speak at each of the sessions in Decatur. Miss Young will also speak at two of the sessions and Rev. Rowe will give two addresses. In addition to these Sunday School experts there will be many others who will give time and self to make the county convention a great worth. The spirit will be high. All Sunday school people whether s : istors, superintendents, teachers or members are urged to attend The Adams county convention will be held in conjunction with the Hunt.ington and Allen county conventions, the threg together being called the Great Trf-County Sunday School Convention. The Huntington county convenes on Tuesday. October 2S and 29. and the Allen county convention will be held on Ooctober 29 and 30. The thrqi! speakers who will serve in the Adams county convention will serve in the other two conventions, also. Rev Rowe and Miss Young are both quite well known to Sunday school people of Indiana and no doubt much more so than Dr. Tralle. He is known as a lecturer, pastor, writer and teacher and is a man. of marked ability, whose counsel and advice Is sought wherever problems of religious education are given attention. His talks will be of particular value to Sunday school workers and religious teachers. (Continued On Page Hve)

CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED SUNDAY * j^Bß®bk*** j - llwSiaißßw W K mSS ullHlßiSifl fl b fl Hr SI n iHSi BWfi " " ll* ? i BM " fop. .* ’«■ iosl ■■ FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF DECATUR This beautiful new church of the Christian Congreg lion, located at lhe corner of Second and Jefferson streets wi I be,, d“dieajed with appropriate ceremonies S inday. October 26th. The church was ejected at a cost of $40,000.00. Rev. Harty VV. Thompson is the pastor - ' ' |

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN HOLD ( BIG MEETING I! More Than Two Hundred Attend Meeting Here Last Night JWO FINE ADDRESSES C. J. Lutz And Mrs. A. P. Flynn. Os Logansport, Discuss Issues More than two hundred women attended the democratic meeting nt .headquarters last evening and listened to interesting and convincing ad- i 'dresses by Hon C. J. Lutz, of this city ] Mrs. A. P. Flynn, of Ixigansport. j member of the democratic national ! committee. Mrs. Fred V. Mills presided and in- ' troduced the speakers. Mr. Lutz ■ first devoting a halt' hour to instrue- l tions as to how the women can help i and urging them to post themselves < (Continued on page two) o . . ( ABSENT VOTERS ' CASTING VOTES! c I Thirteen Persons Already Voted At 1:30 o’clock This Afternoon , < At one-thirty today 13 persons had , voted at the county clerk's office ami , a total of 120 voters have applied for ( absent voters' ballots. County Clerk , John E. Nelson has 'arranged a booth , and table in the record room of the clerk's office and those voters who, will be out of the county on election day. Tuesday. November 4th. can be making application vote at the clerk’s office. John R. Horton of this city, was the first person to cast an absent voter’s ballot today. All of the national and state ballots have been received by County Clerk Nelson, the shipment being made by express and arriving here this morning. I.ast Wednesday Mr. Nelson went to Indianapolis and brought back 500 absent voters’ ballots so that applications for ballots could be filled. An equal number of younty ballots have been printed and work on the balance will commence at the! Dally Democrat office Monday. Approximately 14,000 ballots will be printed, it was said. Tbe national and state tickets are on one ballot. Six tickets arc on this . ballot. On the county ballot there, are only two tickets, the Republicans and Democrat's. Next Saturday is the last day on which a voter can vote an 1 absent voter’s ballot ait the clerk’s office and it Is also the last day to make applications fur a ballot.

Decatur, Indiana, Satruday, October 25, 1924.

Adams Co. Farmer Files Petition In Bankruptcy j A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was ti ed by Alpha C. Elzey, farmer.' of near Decatur, yesterday in the. United States'district court at Fort | Wayne. Ills total of debts was listed as $2,580. ami his tota 1 assets at S4B >. The amount of lhe a-;e's was claimed as exemption. FEW HEAR THIRD PARTY SPEAKERS Ft. Wayne Men In Charge Os Meeting: Henry Fails To Appear A LaFolle'.te-Wheeler po'itcal meeting was held at the court house 1 last evening. The speaker. William H l' Henry, of Indianapo'is. organizer for the LaFollette campaign, who was billed for an address was not present , and several men from Fort Wayne ! took charge of the meeting it was ' stated. John S. Cramer, county chairman of the LaFollette campaign in Adams county, did not attend tli>> meeting because of his work at the sugar factory. It could not he learned who presided at the meet jig or ■ who delivered the talks. Two men spoke on political is- ' sues. The republicans were attack-’ ed and mention was made of the Fail* and other scandals which have taken place in Washington. One of the speakers said that John W. Davis was an excellent man. but an attack; was also made on him. One of the. speakers stated that the progressives, did not hope to elect LaFollette this year, but that the election results \ would show that they would be able j to do things in the future. An aud-| fence of about 65 attended the meeting. I o __ — . FOOTBALL SCORES First Quarter Ohio State, 0; Chicago. 0. Harvard. 0; Dartmouth. 0. Yale. 0; Brown, 3. Columbia, 7; Williams, 3. Penn State. 0: Syracuse. 7. Penn I J.. 7; Virginia, 0. Army. 7; Boston. U., 6. Colgate, 14; Robert, 0. First Half W. & .1., 0; Lafayette. «. Centre. 3; West Virginia, 6. Notre Dame, 6; Princeton. 0. - O CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $1.41%: May $1.46%: July $1.30%. Corn: Dee. $1.02; May $1.05%; July $1.05%. Oats: Dee. 48%j Mayj>3; July 51. _____ Weather Fair tonight , and Sunday: slightly ' warmer tonight in west central por-, tiou.

NEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS READY FDR DEDICATION Appropriate Ceremonies Planned For Dedication Tomorrow BEAUTIFUL BUILDING Total Cost Os $40,090 Nearly Subscribed For By Members The beautiful new Christian church in this city located at the corner of Jegerson and Second streets will be ‘formally dedicated with appropriate ceremonies Sunil iv. October 26th. services being held in the morning, afternoon and evening. Dr. Hun MangoM, a member of the official board of the church will act as master of ceremonies. Dr. W. Cauble. of Indianapolis, will deliver the dedicatory sermon iml will officiate at the services, assisted by Rev. Harry VV. Thompson, pastor of the local Christian church. Possibly it is not too much to surmise that God •from His Heavenly throne will note with pleasure the dedication of this beaut 1 fill house of worship, where in future years, a devout congregation will gather to pay (Continued on page three) —— o LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS CONCERT H. S. Auditorium Filled For Concert By Mooseheart Concert Party An audience which filled the high school auditorium enjoyed the concert given last night by the Mooseheart Concert Party, from the Mooseheart Home. Illinois. The entertainment was varied ami every number was appreciated. The. program opened with two reds ‘of moving pictures, showing scenes land activities at the Mooseheart home; j for orphan children of members of the Loyal Order of Moose and Moosehaven. the home maintained for agei. members of lhe Loyal Order of Moose and their wives near Jacksonville. , Florida. Following the moving pictures, the; I members of the Moose lodge stood and gave the lodge ceremonial, which was impressive. Next. Mr. French Quinn Introduced the mem hers of the I concert party and the concert opened. There were five members of lhe jconcert party besides the manager. | who played the piano.' The members ‘ lof the party were all expert musicians, j [One member of the party gave a short [talk in which he gave a few ideas reI warding life at Mooseheart.

SECRETARY WALLACE IS REPORTED NEAR DEATH

G. E. Road Improvement lias Been Completed i The. (1. E Rc-.d. one of the largest I single- m.icadam toad Improvements| , in the county, is now completed and I will be submitted to the board of I com y comtniss'cnei's a week from Monday for acceptance. The road ImI movement, which tu'giin at the north tend of No: th Seventh street and runs west to the Erie rii'road crossing i vest of Ib'cati i is about two and one-half miles long, in hiding the apipro.tehf s and < onm'i't Ing strep's I which were improved with the road. The cost of the road to the township v is s2ji.l'm. Phil Sg'ter was the con- ; trai tor. DAVIS CAMPAINS IN NEW YORK CITY Democratic Nominee Hopes To Swing State’s 45 Electoral Votes (By Paul N. Mallon) I (United Press Staff Correspondent I New York. Oct. 25 —Breaking his topic campaign precedents John \Y Davis today opened his final ten day drive upon New York City. Hoping that he mas yet swing the ominous 45 electoral votes of N"w York state, the democratic presidential nominee set out on a whirl around the town with three speeches on his first day schedule. j Coincidentally, h's friends let it he I known that the motives behind his i strange decision to desert the middlewest at this critical point in the campaign and concentrate his effort.* in one place included: 1. A belief that with the aid of ’far.imany Hall and Governor Al Smith, the democratic candidate even at this late day by intensive campaign ing succeed in parrying the largest

city in the country. 2. A conviction that if he can carry the. citv he will receive enough scattered votes in upper New York state to swing lhe 45 vot >s--worth as much as ten small western stales —Into his own column. 3. That if Davis can prevent Presid< nt Coolidge from carrying New York he is retrain to throw the election into the house of representatives it he does no! eld-t himself. It is confidently asserted by both Davis and La Follette leaders that if these 45 electoral votes are ledm-ted from the Cooldige total, tbe president cannot ■ hope to obtain the 266 necessary for I election. •I -<> American Legion To Hold An Important Meeting Members of Adams Post. No. 43 of the American Legion will hold an important meeting in the Legion Hall, i North Second street, at S o'clock I Monday evening. Plans for the ensuing year and methods of increasing I the membership of (he po t will be I discussed, along with other important ; business. The election of officers will ~.. . >. .

be held on tbe first meeting night in ; December. Light refreshments will be served at the meeting Monday ev- ( ening. All members of the post are urged to be present. Q Prince Os Wales Goes Home Alfnost Unnoticed New York. Oct. 25. -The prince of Wales passed out of the picture today . practically unnoticed . slipping I through New York yesterday and aboard the Olypmic and sailing for home early this morning while everyone was talking about the income tax

returns. One New York paper comments editorially on the prince's deI nature, saying his visit "strengthened , tlhe amity between the English speak- , ing peoples." ) : o Decatur Man Undergoes Operation At Ft. Wayne Richard Speakman, of this city, who is employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company in Fort Wayne, underwent an operation on one of his arms at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne yesterday.

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EXPECTED TO LIVE THAN AN HOUR Secretary Os Agriculture Suffers Relapse Following Operation IS UNCONSCIOUS I F ■ Operation Is Performed For Removal Os Appendix And Gall Bladder Washington, Oct. 25— i (Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary of Agriculture Henry R. Wallace died at the naval hospital here at 4 p. nt. today of i toxemia, resulting from an intestinal infection which developed after an operation ten days ago for removal of his appendix and gall bladder. Washington, Oct. 25— (Special to Daily Democrat.—At 2:25 p. m. the physicians attending Secretary Wallace expressed doubt that he would live an hour. Wasliinton. Oct. 25 (Special > Dailx Democrat) lhe condition if Secretary of Agricul'■ire Wallace still in the naval hospital here following an op- . ration for the removal of (he , UUWJvLix a>Hi gall bladder, was reported today to be “most unfavorable” by Dr. .1. T. Boone, l white liotise physician. “The toxemia which caused , 'iis relapse has become more intensive.'’ Boone said after a . t._ : ’ ... LkA.ii

physicians exaimnntion today. "The toxem'a which set in follow iug the operation resulted in an in'eeted condition of the intestines." Boone said Wa’laee became uneon- « ous again this morning after bavng been unconscious most of yesterday. Wallace's lapse into unconscious ness yesterday were followed by consciousness‘for brief periods, hut he faded to rally and hospital attaches said his recovery was very doubtful. Dr Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the church which the Wallaces attended, was summoned to the hospital during the morning. Mrs. Wallace is thq only person allowed at the bedside. Ruth Wallace, daughter of the secre tary; James T. Davis, director of the railroad administration: Mrs DaV,s . ind Dr. Radcliffe remain in an ad-loin-'gtg room. M. E. CHURCHES TO HOLO RALLIES Annual Fall Rallies To Be

Held In Decatur Group Next Week The annual fall cliun h rallies of the Methodist churches in the Decatur group of tlie Fort Wayne district, will be held from October 27 h) November 2. The rallies will In-Kin on next Monday at the churches on the Decatur Circuit. Op Tuesday a rally will be held at Bobo; on Wednesday, at Pleasant Mills; on Thursday, at Geneva; on Friday, Geneva Circuit; and Sunday. November. 2. at Decatur and Monroe The program for each rally will be

as follows: 2 P- m., devotions; 2:20 p. m., “Conserving Our Investments in the Mission Field ."; 2:45 p m.. “The Christ ian’s Use of Timo and Money"; 3;to p. m.. Misfonary Address; 3:40 p. m., "Saving Souls Our Chief Business"; 4 p. m.. Children’s Hour; 5:30 p. tn., Pot-Lock Supper. After Dinner Address. 7:30 p. nt.. Devotions; X p. tn.. Missionary Address The speakers for the rallies in the Decatur group are O. J. Briggs, 1 . S. A. Bridge, D. V. Wiliams, J F. Cottingham. L, E, Dustman, S. J. Zechiel, F. A. Shipley, and L. C. Murray.