Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1924 — Page 1

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I fe CHURCH IS ■dedicated for I SERVICE HERE l-C'l Sra ■ Christian ( hurcn I I debt nearly PAID |B at .,r C Audiences Attend || Sen ices; New MemI hers Received ■ A .„ i ,|.- ! ooh'iil and impressive i.i*-< ((tended by about four H,,n.lrad p-oplr at each of the serv)l,|l| .luring the -lay. the First elutr-b of ’>>*» ‘“X* ’seated ,i, P , ..i-ii.T of Jefferson and See■K,.,. s tr was dedicated Sunday. h , l; . H.ir.v W Thompson, pastor H. 3> - -atory ritiul -and offer|H,< th lu-aiory prayer as the large "ti silently and reverently Sunday evening. ■■ Piping the pledge service in the afslTiitiO of the remaining JIT„f the entire $40,000 spent in and furnishing the church. ■ >< rai-.'d l.y subscription and cash Honations. The Ladies' Aid Society. Bluhicli pledged $4,500 towards the Kihunii. mined in a pledge for $3,000, Hos the total subscription, S2OOO had Bilready I --n paid by the society. Sev-H-r:>l si.'.i't subscriptions were given Mat the Sunday service and the ffi»w Hr,l In .'itit'i’l ehitch was dedicated Mnitli a Petit of only $3,000 remaining Mautstanding. S Dr. C. W. Cauhle. of Indianapolis, ■liras in charge of the morning, afterHnoon and evening services, but the i of formally dedicating the ■church was given to Rew Thompson. ■Sunday evening. In the morning Dr. ■ fpttble delivered an excellent ser- ■ mon on 'The Worth of the Church,” ■ bringing out the point that in order ■to maintain the standard of Ameri- ■ can homes, the schools and the state dn general, the church was a necessary part in carrying out the present day program. A musical program was also given at the services. Dr. Fred Patterson and others taking part. Miss Josephine Anderson, a member of the church choir, sang a number of solos during the services and Miss Isabel! • loud also favored the congregation with a solo. New Members Received At the evening services, following the dedication ceremony. Rev. Thompson called for the dedication of souls and twelve persons stepped forth. Three more people will affiliate with the church this week. Rev. Thompson stated. This new membership is equal to more than a ten per cent, increase over previous membership of 130. Rev. Thompson and the congrega(Continued on page two) YOUNG MOTHER STRANGLES BABY Kills Two-weeks-old Baby Because Husband Refused To Claim It Clevland. 0.. Oct. 27—“1 did not believe my baby would have a fair chance in this world—because my husband refuses to believe the child legitimate.” With this explanation, Mrs. Blanch f'diias, 21, of Wooster, admitted to'l'D to authorities there she strangl*t her two weeks’ old baby Sunday. Prosecutor J. o. Fritz, of Wooster, today tiled a first degree- murder fgainst the mother. Admission of the killing came, according to Fritz, after Mrs. Tobias ' ns ‘' onf ronted with a physician's ''“rtificate which indicated the child ■TI been strangled to death. 1 Pinched my baby’s nose and press ' his throat. He died right away,” ■ tv Tobias told Fritz, he said. “My 1 would never have had a fat. li? ‘ n this world ; he didn’t look like his father.” Jhe husband. George'Tobias, deniParentage of the child. wo months bbfore the baby’s birth ‘ ' gf ‘ “ nd hia father. Joseph Tobias, the ' arge d with brutally beating moth « r - The chaarges (l opped when a reconciliation •as apparently effected.

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Marion Has $25,000 Fire In Business Block i Trilled Press Service) • Marlon, Ind., Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) Damage estimated today at $26,000 was caused by a fire which swept the Whistler block hero yesterday. The heaviest damage was suffered by Flrinn brothers, whose stock of women's wearing apparel was ruined by smoke and water. FUNERAL FOR WALLACE TODAY Capital Pays Homage To Late Secretary Os Agriculture Today (United Press Service) Washington, Oct. 27—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Government business halted today while the capital paid official homage to the late Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, yho died Saturday. Funeral services were to be held in the east room of the white house at 11 a. m. Government offices were closed from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. by formal proclamation. The services will be attended by President and Mrs. Coolidge, members of the cabinet, who will act as honorary pall bearers, high army and navy officers, the diplomatic corps and friends and relatives of the Wallace family. At 3 p. m. today the funeral party wi.l leave for Des Moines. lowa, where final irrerment will take p’ace. —o Baptists To Be Guests Os Training School The Decatur Community Training School will meet on Tuesday evening of this week. Every scholar who has joined the school is urged to be present, no matter If they have missed several sessions in the past. The school will bring a great help to them. This week the people of the Baptist church are invited as special guests of the school. o Incendiary Blamed For School House Blaze (United Press Service) Brazil. Ind.. Oct 27.—Bloodhounds were brought here today from St. Elmo, 111., to trail an incendiary who sot fire to the two story brick school building at Bridgeton last night. The structure was destroyed with a loss of $25,000. A couple seated in an automobile across the street heard a window raised and saw a man run from the building just before the flames broke out. The odor of coal oil was strong about the building when fire fighters arrived. Just a month ago the SBO,OOO high school building al Bridgeton was burned under circumstances that indicated incendiarism. School trouble is believed to be at the bottom of the incendiarism. Since the high school fire classes have been held in the M.E. church and, this building will be closely guarded The town lost over $50.00<l in the | high school fire as only a small amount of insurance was carried on the building. o Two Killed In Auto Accidents At Muncie (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind.. Oct. 27—Two are dead here today as the result of automobile accidents late Saturday evening. J. A. Broyles. 72. of Gaston, Ind., died at a local hospital early Sunday morning from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile driven by Miss Evelyn Nelson. William Love, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Love, of this city, stepped in front of an automobile driven by Harry F. Owen and suffered fatal injuries. The drivers of both machines have been exonerated of all blame. o « He’s Still Sleeping (United Press Service) Elwood. Ind., Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat»—An overdose of chloroform which he had been in the habit of taking to induce sleep was said today to have caused the death of William H. Whittaker, retired photographer, who was found dead in bed Saturday.

TO CELEBRATE DAVIS VICTORY BAY SATURDAY Adams County Democrats To Join In Nation-wide Celebration GREAT RALLY HERE Parade, Bands, Torches And Banners To Feature Evening- Here — Next Saturday is to be celebrated all over the country as Davis Victory. Day and in this county the democrats | are planning a big rally to be held at night. The speaker for the occasion will he the famous blind statesman. Senator Gore of Oklahoma, who will address the voters at the court room immediately following the parade. The program will open with a band con-1 cert in front of the court house at six) o'clock. At 6:30 the parade will; start, forming on First street and will begin moving shortly after seven.' There will be bands, drum corps,' special features. horns for the boys, and girls, red fire torches for everyone. The chairman of the various coni-i mittees met this morning. Advertis-| ing will be put out over the county, today and tomorrow, bands contract-1 ed for. torches put in condition andj plans completed tor the event. Henry Thomas, chairman of the committee on special features, has named the -following as members of his committee: William Linn. Fred Schurger. Will Cowan. A. I). Suttles. Ar- ’ thur Kleinhenz. Leo Ehinger. | cis Schmitt. Ralph Tyndall, Otto i Kirsch and Fred Ashbaucher. They , will meet this evening to discuss their I work. Delegations are invited from every, Aiwnship Rig bp your own features I and join the parade. Thin is the dosing political meeting planned by the, democrats, excepting the homecom-1 ing in Union township. Monday nightl at Kohr school house. o Fire Destroys Factory Rochester, N. Y.. Oct. 27 —Fire early today destroyed the plant of the American laundry Machine Co., here. .The loss is estimated at $50(1.000. E. A. MERRIMAN DIED LAST NIGHT Oldest Resident Os Blue Creek Tow nship Died At Midnight Elisha R. Merriman, age 77. old resident of Blue Creek township and former county truant officer, died about midnight last night at tiis home about ten miles south east of this city. Mr. Merriman had been ill for about four weeks and the exact cause of his death is not known, althought it was thought that he was suffering from cancer of the stomach. Mr. Merriman was born in Harrison county, Ohio. December 16. 1864. He was a son of John and Mary J. Merriman. He came to Adams county with Ills parents in the fall of 1849 and the family located in Blue Creek township, i where Elisha resided until the time of his death. Mr. Merriman was married to Amy Clauson more than fifty years ago. He was a member of the Methodist church, having united with that body more than sixty years ago. and was affiiliated with the I. O. O. F. lodge in 1887. Besides serving as truant officer of tile county, for several years. Mr. Merriman was justice of the peace in Blue Creek for two terms. He was well known over the county and always had a good word for everybody he met. Mr. Merriman is survived by his his wife: two sons. William and Lemuel Merriman; one daughter, Mary E. Myers; three brothers, John W. Merriman, of Decatur; Jonathan Merriman, of Shawnee. Oklahoma and Ebner Merriman, of Indianapolis; fifteen grandchildren and one great-grand-child. Three brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held from the Salem church at 1(1 o'clock Wednesday morning, with burial in the Tricker cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 27, 1924.

WARM OCTOBER BRINGS SECOND CROP OF BERRIES The fine October days have served as a second spiing for 1 many plants and flowers and on nearly every hand some proof that ,'Spring” is here Is in evidence. Al the C. R. Hammell home, south of Decatur, several of the raspher- ' ty bushes are yielding a second I crop of led berries. The berries are Juicy and it seems that the recent heavy frosts did not injure them. CHAMBERS SEES SURE VICTORY Democratic State Chairman Says Majority Is Only Question it’nitc.l Press Staff <’.>rre-*pon lent > Indianapolis. Oct. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —- Democratic state chairman, Walter F. Chambers, to day to'd candidates and oilier members of the democratic state committee in session at lhe Claypool hotel that a democratic victory was assured at the polls November 4th and that the majority was the only question from now until election day. Practiepl’y all candidates were present with the exception of one or two who had speaking engagements. All members of the state committee were present. From statements from committeemen there isn't a district in the state that does not look good from a democratic standpoint and all declared the election of McCul'och assured. While not so optimistic as to the vote members of the committee declared there was a distinct swing towards Davis that would not roach its peak until election day. I Announcement was made at the meeting that Thomas Taggart, democratic chieftain would arrive from Boston Thursday noon.

Taggart is recovered from a recent operation for appendicitis. Indianapolis. Oct. 27—(Special to' Daily Democrat) — ''Marion county looks better for us than it did in the] Ralston campaign two years ago. | Russell Ryan, Marion county democratic chairman, declared today. He. predicted the democratic national and state tocket will go over in the county by a big majority. Catholics Dedicate New Church In Fort Wayne The new St. Joseph Catholic church ut Brtmklyn and Hale avenues. Fort Wayne was dedicated Sunday morning with Solemn and impressive ceremonies. Rev. J. A. Seimetz. pastor of tlie St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, assisted in the dedication services. Hundreds of people attended the higlt mass, which was celebrated at 10:30 in the morning. Delegations front Kendallville. New Haven. Hesse Cassel, Roanoke and Sheldon attended the services. O’ — War Is Condemned By Lutheran Church (United Press Service) Chicago. Oct. 27.—A resolution epndemning war hut recognizing the right of the Christian to fight for his country after all attempts at peace have failed was passed by the moral and social welfare committee of the United Lutheran chrueh of America convention here today after a heated discussion of two hours. An organized effort to.have the convention outlaw all wars as rtnholy wag ,ed by ,)r - Pa,l! Scberer of Holy Trinity church. New York City, who declared that in all events “love is a better weapon than the sword " Wars even in self defense, would have been outlawed by the resolution he presented. -' Professor L. S. Keyser of. Wittenberg college. Springfield, Ohio sponsored the resloution as passed. He declared “If congress finds it necessary to declare war I'll go out and fight. Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature.

CANDIDATES IN I FINAL DRIVE FOR VOTES THIS WEEK Spellbinders Os Three National Farties Hard At Work In State MANY NOTED ORATORS Both Jackson And McCulloch Confident Os Winning Election (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Oct. 27 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Candidates and spellbinders of the three national parties today plunged into the Last strenuous week of the Indiana campaign. Major Ed. Jackson, Res»ublican nominee for governor, left for Lafayette to make his final appeal to the voters of Tippecanoe county this afternoon. He will speak at Kokomo tonight and move southward through the state. closing with a inass meeting 1 at Evansville next Monday night. Jackson was confident of victory j at the polls, saying the interest , shown in every county he had visited indicated a Republican victory. Senator Watson Rtrjner Senator* Beveridge. Postmaster General New 1 former Gov. Harding of lowa and’ other orators will be in the field* during ’he week tor the Republican l party. i Dr. Carleton McCulloch, Democratic nominee for governor will 1 -peak at F/iwler and Renssaller to-,' morrow and will e’ose his campaign with a mass meeting in Cadle Taber- ' nacle here next Monday night. Walter Chambers. Democratic state ', chairman, predict: d McCulloch wil j carry 70 out of the 92 counties in the state.

William Jennings Bryan. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. Senator Robutson of Arkansas, and Representative Crisp of Georgia will speak tn Indiana during the week for the Democrat it party. Lonn Ga’e. the author. Daniel I Horne, socialist mayor of Milwaukee land W. P. Henry once candidate forj governor ot Indiana on the socialist I ticket will appeal for votes tor the LaFollette independent candidacy. o —- — STATE CONGRESS ] OF U.B. CHORCHES Local Pastor And Delegate Expected To Attend Meeting The program of the Indiana State Congress of the I nited Brethien church to be held at the First United Brethren church in Indianapolis Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, is tin nounced by Bishop H. H. I* out. who presides over the northwest district of the denomination. The purpose of the congress, as given by the bishop 6 , is to unify the work of the three conferences in the state in the promotion of the state and denominational program. Rev. B. F. Dotson, pastor the local U. B. church and a delegate front the church more than likely will attend the convention. The congress will plan the goals for the year, including the completion of the sum of $200,000 that is being raised by the state for Bonebrake Theological Seminary at Dayton, 0.. ■and the raising of about $200,000 for usual benevolence funds. The state membership includes about 70.000 persons. The congress will bring together at least one delegate from each congregation in the state and already there have been enrolled close to 1.000 delegates. Bishop Font »aid. The state officers include in addition to Bishop Font. Dr. J. A. Groves, Logansport, first vice-president; Dr. .1. B. Parsons, University Heights, second vice-president, the Rev. W. H. Lutes. West Baden, third vicepresident and the following secretaries: The Rev. M. F. Dawson. Veedersburg: the Rev. L. L. Shaffer,j Warsaw, -and the Rev. C. H. Ivy, Leipsic. The Rev. Roscoe F. Wilson, of Tyner, will act as chorister during; the congress, and Dr. J. Balmer. Showers, of Dayton. Ohio, will be the. chaplain.

Forty Hours Devotion To Open Friday Morning The Forty Hours devotion services will open at the st. Mary's Catholic church at nine o’clock Friday morning. October 31st. The services will close on Sunday evening, at which time a number of out-of-town priests wil) participate. A Franc Isclan Mis sionary will conduct the services during the three days. VAN WERT LADY HURT NEAR HERE Auto Turns Over On State Road South Os This City Sunday Mrs. V. 1. Rinenrson. of Van Wert, t Ohio, was painfully injured about 4 i o'clock Sunday afternoon when the| automobile in which site tend her Ims i band and young daughter were riding was struck )>y another car. driven by Herman t'olc-hin. of this city, at a' cross-roads on the State Road No. 21. three mile s south of this c itv A piece : of glass, splinter of some other piece', of the wreckage penetrated through the calf of one of her limbs end onearm was bad y lac erated. She was | removed to the Adams County Mem orial hospital, but was able* to be dis charged front the hospital this after- , noon. The other occupants of the two cars escaped injury. [, i Mr. and Mrs. Rinearson ami daugh-' ' ter were enroute to this city and Mr. 1 I Colchin was going east. It is said I that the front of Mr. Cnlchfn's c.ir| I struc k the* rear of Mr. Rinearson's ear. hurling it into the ditch where j .it turned over. Mr. Rinearson was I thrown out of the c ar, but his wife 1 and daughter were pinned beneath. /Tong War Breaks Out In Omaha; One Killed (United Press Service) Omaha. Neb.. ()<t. 27. The tong I war between the Hip Sing and On

Leong tongs, which has been raging among Chinese in big ea-tern < ities. broke out in Omaha today, with the | slaying of Ung Len. waiter at a Chinese restaurant. I Ung was killed by a bullet in tin* back by a mysterious assailant who escaped. I f-ii'ce are holding the case cook. Chin Hin. for investigation. I “Get-Out-The-V ote” Sunday, November 2 (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Oct. 27- Sunday November 2. has been designed as I "Get out the Vote” by the Indiana i League of Women Voters, it was announced today. Ministers ot' all denominations throughout Indiana have requested to observe it by Mrs Ella Kehrer. of Anderson, chairman of the committee ih .’co-operation with the clergy in the ! I.eagne's “Get Out the Vote" camI paign. W. J. Bryan Sees Swing To Support Os Davis (United Press Servicet '• St. Louis. Oct, 27 The voters are I • coming “in droves" to the support of, ■ | John W. Davis, democratic presi-1 I dential candidate William J. Bryan | said here today after a speaking tour ’.that took him through eleven western 8 ' states. ’] The recent decision of the supreme (court upholding that part of the Clay--4 ton Act guaranteeing laboring men a '.jury trial in contempt cases. Bryan. 4 said is a big factor in added democra “itic strength, especia'iy because of] 1 ■ Davis'work in framing, tin* lull which : ’(was passed by the democrats over Republican opposition. ' Bryan announced he was in vigor- 1 o)is health and well prepared to : carry on his windup speaking campaign in lllinoi-. Indiana. Ohio aud West Virginia before election day. Lonesome For Husband; Woman Attempts Suicide (United Press Service) Mun, ie, Ind.. Oct. 27. -Ixtnesomeness for her husband. Fred Rubaeh. now serving a term on the state peual farm for violation of the liquor laws, 'caused his wife Io attempt suicide at her country home near here Sunday I afternoon. She swallowed fifteen .tablets of bichloride of mercury and .; atatebos at the Muncie hospital have I no hopes <or her recovery.

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CAMPAIGN FUND INVESTIGATION IS SPEEDED UP Counsel For LaFollette Plans To Seek Night And Day Sessions GET Midi EV IDENCE Believe Little Evidence Can Reach Voters Before Election (By Fraser Edwards) (United I ress Staff Correspondent) Washington. Oct. 27. In an effort to finish the campaign fund investigation the senate committee today ■ will speed up its investigation of Senn tor La Follette's slush fund charges. As a means to that end, Samuel Untermeyer. counsel for La Follette, announced he will ask day and night |sessions and even if his request is gt anted, he belives only a small part ,of the evidence he and Frank I*. Walsh have assembled can be* placed before the voters by election day. j Walsh and Unterinyer spent the week end in New York gathering evidence to substantial the "startling I c harges" laid before the committee in , secret on Friday. Neither would lis- , < uss the results of their mission, but said the- committee had “barely ! scratched the surface" of evidence .they have in hand. I Chairman Borah slid today the committee was making an independent | investigation of secret charges which i Untermyer said would “injure the* republican campaign” if proved. If the committee* decides to go into the* charges. Borah said, they would be (aired in open session. ' Washington. Oct. 27. -(Special to | Dally Democrat) For the first time* since the senate investigation of campaign funds opened the republican national committe was represented by attorneys today. When the hearings resumed this afternoon, Weymouth Z. Kirkland, of Chicago asked the privileges of appearing for the republican organization and to cross examine witnesses, lie emphasized that he was not present to defend the republican coin . mittee. but to aid the investigators. Chairman Borah readily granted i the request. i' - — o — — LaFollette Predicts He VV ill Win In Election (United Press Service) i I Aiken. Md.. Oct. 27 In a statement ■ today predicting an independent victory at the polls next week. Senator i Li Follette declared analysis of (n- --> creased registration figures tn various - sections showed that the new regts- ) (rations have been heaviest in wards ? and precincts where* his support is • strongest. RALLYDAYHELD ] AT MONROEVILLE Three Interesting Services Held At M. E. Church Sunday Hally Hay was celebrated at the Monroeville Methodist Episcopal church Sunday in three large* and enjoyable sessions. The forenoon session was planned especially for the (older people of the* congregation and as eac h of the* older members entered the church a flower was pinned on them The Rev. Hnllepeter preached the sermon during the morning service. At lhe noon hour a pot-luck dinner was served in the basement of the church. The basement was only recently completed. Attorney C. L. Walters. of this city gave an interesting address at the afternoon session on the subject. ‘Unpoßsessed Possessions.’’ The session was entbnsiiastic and highly interesting, A luuch was served in the basement of the church In the evening. A. B Cline, of Bluffton, delivered the address at tlu* evening session. • The attendance was fine at all three i sessions. The music, furnished by 1 the church choir, was exceptionally P good. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters of Jthls city, were guests st dinner.