Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXH. Number 260.

BRITISH LABOR PARTY NOT TO RESIGN AT ONCE Decides To Hold Office Pending Probe Os Zineviev Letter wa \T CLEAR RECORD J atest Tabulation Os Votes * Shows Consevatives Have 401 Seats (United Press Service) London. Oct. 31.-The labor government today decided to retain offt has investigated the authenticity of the Zlneviev letter.) ,n,. of the causes of its overwhelming | defeat at the polls. The cabinet appointed a committee ln investigate the source of the Ithvctsivo document, so.that Ramsay MacDonald and his colleagues ran |,. ave a char record in the matter. Tl>.. committee will report Tuesday ;nd the government probably will re-i sign Nov. 7. Puffing his customary cherry wood pipe, St inley Paid win. who will beconic prime minister when Mac Donald resigns, visited conservative headquarters today and congratulated his staff . The landing in the general election returns at 2 p. m. was: Seats Net Net won gain loss Conservative 401 153 I ahor IS4 42 liberals 40 111 Independents 4 4 Constitutionalists 3 3 I Com num is . s 11 'Olive Beldon Lewis Will Speak Here Saturday Night Mrs. Olive Beldon Lewis,, of InTTianapolis, one of the most capable women speakers in the state, will deliver an address in connection with the Senator Gore meeting to be held Saturday evening following the big tally and parade. As seats in the, court house will be at a premium, those who wish to hear the famous blind Senator from Oklahoma and'; Mrs. Lewis are urged to assemble at the court house immediately after the parade. The meeting tomorrow night in this city promises to be one of the biggest democratic rallies held in the state. Banks To Close All Day Next Tuesday Next Tuesday, November 4. is election day and therefore a holiday. The banks in this city will be closed all day and patrons are asked to take notice. Several industrial plants are planning to close for a half day next Tuesday in order to give the employes 1 an opportunity to vote. LUTHERANS HOLD WIDE OBSERVANCE < hurches Join In Observance Os Publication Os Luther’s Theses 3he Lutheran churches of Adams county together with the Lutheran •hurches throughout the world held services today in observance of Luthers publication of the celebrated 95 theses, which were sentences •hallenging to a debate on the question of selling indulgences. Luther’s 95 theses were published October 31. J sl7 ’ and inaugurated the Reformation and its great principle, that the ible is the sole authority in njat,Prs of faith and life. Through the courtesy of) Messrs. »avid Hensley and Chalmer Steele II special Lutheran program broadcast from the Congress Hotel, Chicago, was heard in the local Lutheran church last evening. Rev. H. B. iemmeter, D. D. delivered an eloquent address on "The Lutheran turch and Democracy.” Station WHK, Cleveland, will foadcast a Reformation Day proRram Sunday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Central Standard time. children of the Lutheran day 100 render a program in the '"ite Sunday morning.

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1 Truck Drivers Start War In Wells County Bluffton, Oct, 31.—Indiana and Ohio truck drivers are waging a war that has at last enveloped Wells county 1 as No-Man's Lund. The battle grew hotter today ns state motor police were called in to artest Ohio drivers on a charge of J lack of chauffeur's licenses ami incomplete license plates. The trucks Involved In the contest are from Fort Wayne and certain point s in Ohio. It is claimed that the I Ohio trucks are hauling stone from the Erie stone quarry north of Bluffton at a price much cheaper than the price set by the Fort Wayne trucks. The Fort Wayne men claim the Ohio truck owners can do this because they do not have to pay Indiana licenses and are at less exvense. For that reason they are asking state police to enforce the automobile license law. BELL TELLS OF TRIP TO EUROPE Local Manufacturer Gives Interesting Talk To Rotary Club <’. E. Hell, well known handle manufacturer of this city, gave an account of his trip to England and France at the regular meeting of the Rotary club last evening. Mr. Hell visited in London. Birmingham. Paris and several other places of interest in those two countries. He state that Eng- | land was drifting rapidly to a democracy and that many Englishmen expressed the opinion that King George would be the last king to rule them. I Mr. Bell expressed alarm over the moral conditions in France. He compared the ways of doing business in England and France with the customs in America and stated that the United States business man Or manufacturer had "them beaten in a million ways." o— Contractor Entertains U. B. Church Officials Charles S. Rickel, contractor, and his assistants, who are building the ' new and beautiful church for the L'nited Brethren congregation in this city, will give a banquet in the church parlors this evening, the guests being the members of the official, board. I The church will be dedicated on Sun- , day. November 3<>th with appropriate services, the program to be announced soon. The church is one of the most attractive in the city and a modern House of Worship, both as to design and convenience. o— Fornax Mill Stockholders Have Not Held Meeting The formal meeting of the stockholders of the Fornax Milling Company has not been held, Herman Gillig, general manager of the corporation stated today. It is not known if the stockholders and directors will decide to rebuild the mill which was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. The company carried $19,501) worth of insurance on Hie building and contents and the total loss is estimated at about $40,000. It is possible that a new location for the mill mav be secured, if the stockholders decide to rebuild. Fortnight’s Truce In Tong War Begins Today (United Press Service) New York, Oct. 31.—A fortnight’s truce in the ton§ war began today. The order for cessatioif of hostili- | ties bet ween the On Leong and Hip iSing tongs is effective throughout the country, wherever east meets east. To Consul General Ziang Ling ’ Chang belongs the cerdit for the lull in the murderous warfare. He brought leaders of the warring factions in together. Motorist Speeds Away After Killing Boy (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Oct. 31 Police today several clews which may lead to the i arrest within a few hours of the driv er of an automobile which struck and I fatally injured Meyer Hassler. 7, last . night, as he crossed the street in front of his home. The driver looked back at the injur• , ed boy. then increased the speed of . his machine and disappeared in the darkness.

.COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLDING ANNUAL MEETING Good Attendances At AH Sessions; Closing Ses- , sion Tonight EXCELLENT SPEAKERS Fellowship Banquet At 5:30 This Evening; Election Tonight With good attendances at the sessions all ready held and a capacity audience expected here this evening, the- annual Adams County Sunday School convention bids fair to be a big success. The convention opened last night with a session in the Firs: Mennonite church in Berne. The morning and afternoon sessions to | day were he.d in the Evangelical church of this city ami the evening session, beginning at 7:30 o'clock this evening will be held in the Zion Reformed church. The large Mennonite church at Berne was about half filled last' night. The Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor of the Evangelical church in this city gave an address on the subject,' “Greatest Asset and Liability of Sunday School." The Rev. H. G. Rowe,' state superintendent of the Young Peoples Division, spoke on the subject, “If 1 were the Man I Take My- 1 self to Be." Music was furnished by the Magley male quartet, the young peoples choir of the Berne Menno-) nite church and the L'nion Mens Chorus, of Berne. The) attendance) at the morning session here today was small but a good sized crowd attended the afternoon session. This morning Rev. Rowe spoke on the subject.) "Stop That Leak.” Miss Nellie Young, superintendent of the Chi!-I drens Division of the state association. spoke on tile subject. "Needs of Childhood." Dr. H. E. Tralle, of, (Continued on page two) BOYS BREAK OUT OF GENEVA JAIL Two Geneva Boys, Arrested For Intoxication, Break Jail The Geneva Herald lyves the following account of the escape of two Geneva youths from the town jail last Tuesday evening: , “A s a climax of an evening's celebration. John Ford. Jr., of east of town, and Roscoe Eckrote, of this city were locked in the city bastile Tuesday evening by Marshal Hollingsworth on charges of public intoxication. The boys had been loafing about town all evening apparently considerably under the influence of liquor and Eckrote was making himself disagreeable by his offers to fight) and boasts of what he intended doing to the marshal. Right in the midst of the big talk, up walked Hollingsworth and told him to get off the street in a hurry. Roscoe tried to explain and was taken into custody. Just a few minutes later Ford joined his companion in jail. Hollingsworth went home about four o’clock Wednesday morning to snatch a few- hours’ sleep before the expected hearing and when he came back a little after six. the jail was open and the boys gone. Harl says he carelessly left his tools lying within reach from inside the cell, never supposing the hoys would be foolish enough to try to get out. They had taken a crowbar and broken the locks off both cell doors. “Harvey Eckrote. father of the one lad. hunted him up and brought him back to town Wednesday forenoon, but at noon young Ford was still at large. Both boys are quite young. Ford is barely of age and Eckrote is still in his teens. Ford, however, has been arrested in Geneva two or three times before. Eckrote has never been in trouble before and has had a’ good reputation until the present time and his disgraceful actions at this time have greatly surprised his frlemjs. "Eckrote was tried before ‘Squire Barr and fined $5 and costs, amounting to $14.75, on intoxication charges. Marshal Hollngsworth did not file any other charge against him.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 31, 1921.

■ William R. Mathews Buys I Newspaper In Arizona I Mr. and Mrs. William R. Mathews | are moving this week from Santa Barbara. California, where they have I lived several years, to Tucson. Arizona, where they will make their | future home. Mr Mathews for several (years has served as manager of the | Santa Barbara Morning Press. With a young man named Ellinwood he has ’purchased the Tuscon Star and they | will take over the paper tomorrow morning. The Star is the leading paper in Tucson, a city of Jtt.imo and growing rapidly, with a circulation I of about 5,000 The city Is one of the best in that section of the country and the property purchased in considered very good. Mrs. Mathews was formerly Miss Bessie Boyers of this city. EPWORTH LEAGUE TO HOLD RALLY Interesting Program For Sub-district Rally Here Sunday Afternoon A sub-district Epworth league l rally will be held at the First Methodist church in this city Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. All Epworth leagues in the county are exipected to be represented at the rally by large delegations. | A feature of the rally will be a dejbate between the Geneva and Pleasant Mills leagues, on the question. i“Resolved. that the Epworth League |does more for the young people than ’the Sunday School." [ The playlet. "The Sacrifice of Isaac ’by Abraham” will be given by W. Guy Brown's class of the boys from t|ie Methodist Sunday School of this city. The boys have been giving this playlet at several of the local churches ’and have received much praise for (their presentation. Special numbers 'will be given by each of the Leagues represented. All Epworth Leagues and the public are cordially invited to attend. o - NO MEDALS WON IN CORN CONTEST Yields Os Fields In FiveAcre Corn Contest Below 75 Bushels No medal winners were found among the five-acre corn contestants checked up Wednesday by G. L. Kerlin, of Franklin, according to word from the county agent's office this morning. Although five contestants residing in five different townships were checked up during the day. it is thought none will reach the 75-bushel mark. One or two contestants remain to be checked. Yields will be made public when Jmoisture Nests ’are taken. Although about twenty-five farm ers entered the contest last spring.) due to the bad corn weather only (the small number indicated are finishing. I Those whose yields were estimated Wednesday were as fol ' lows: Adolph Schamerloh, Union township; Chas. J. Jones, Blue Creek; township; Carl E. Amstutz. Jefferson township; John K. Mazelin, Monroe township; W. T. Rupert, Washington township. —o WHO’S ELECTED? See the election Returns flashed on curtain opposite Daily Democrat Office next Tuesday night. COMPLETE RETURNS Os the National, State and County election will be received by leased wire at the DAILY DEMOCRAT Call, ’Phones, 1000, 1001 or 953 or Come up town and read the I bulletins. i 1 i _ ... - I I Weather . Fair tonight and Saturday: cooler Saturday.

SUIT FILED JO CONTEST WILL OF MICHAEL MILLER — Widow Os Well Known Contractor Claims Entire Estate of $40,000 SAYS WILL IS VOID CUlaims Will Was Made Prior To Her Marriage To Mr. Miller A suit to contest the will of the late Michael Miller, well known Decatur contractor, was filed in the I Adams circuit court this afternoon by his widow. Mary Miller. The defendants named in the suit, who were the beneficiaries named in the will which was probated on September 30, 1924. are Charles S. Niblick, exe- | cutor of the said will. Julius A. Seim-' ’etz, Mary Catherine Kurber. Margar et Kurber. Anthony H. Heckman,’ ) William Gass ami Gladys Becker. I 'The estate is valued at $40,000. The plaintiff states that at the time the said will was written, name-, ly, July 7, 1922. Mr. Miller was unmarried; that Mr. Miller was married to her on October 29. 1923, and that the marriage thereby makes' the will null and void. Mrs. Miller ( claims that Mr. Miller had no living children at the time of his death and that she is the sole and only heir at 1 law. Mr. Miller died September 20, 1924. Attorneys Fruchte and bitterer are couiisel for the plaintiff. * Local Real Estate Firm Is Incorporated Today ludanapolis, Ind., Oct. 31. —(United Press).—Articles of incorporation of the John S. Bowers corporation of Decatur. Ind.. captitalized at SIO,OOO to deal in real estate were filed with the secretary of state today. The incorporators are John S. Bowers, Samuel E. Shamp, and Martits Mayes, nt! of Decatur. OBSERVING FORTY HOURS DEVOTION Annual Services Open Al St. Marys Catholic Church Today The annual Forty Hours devotion opened at the St. Mary's Catholic church at nine o’clock this morning with a solemn high mass. Rev. Cyril Goergel. a Franclscian Missionary of Cincinnati, being in charge. The Missionary Father delivered a sermon during the high mass. He outlined the purpose of Forty Hours and made a comparison similar to a home-coming when former residents came back to their old home for a visit with relatives. With Forty Hours, the opportunity is presented to come to the Lord and pray before the Blessed Sacrament and thank Inim for His many graces and blessings during the year In connections with the Forty Hours, services will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic church beginning itbis evening and on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The services will commence at seven thirty and will consist of a sermon and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The solemn close of the Forty Hours will ibe held Sunday evening at which time I the procession with the Blessed ISacrament through the aisles of the ’church will take place. A number of )out-of-town priests and the school (children will participate. This afternoon a prayer hour service was to lie observed from three Io four o'clock. The church will remain open during the day for those who wish to gather before the Blessed Sacrament in private devotion. Mass-, 'es tomorrow morning. All Saints day. a holy day of obligation will be held at five, seven-thirty and nine o'clock. Members of the congregation are requested to take note of the changes in the hour of the last mass on Saturday, the hour being changed from nine forty-five Io nine o'clock. Masses on Sunday morning will be at five, seven thirty and nine fortyfive. Distribution of Holy Communion will take place at the first two masses on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Several parishioners received Holy Communion all the every masses this morning.

McCulloch At Big Rally In Michigan City Tonight (United Press Service) Michigan city, Ind.. Oct. 31 Democrats of Michigan City today were I completing preparations for a big . rally tonight when Dr. Carleton McCulloch. candidate for governor. | makes the final speech of the campaign here. ’ The speech tonight will end a strenuous day for the candidate, who was to appear at New Carlisle in the morning, at Culver Military Academy at noon and at the town of Culver in the afternoon. McCulloch in his speech at Mishawaka last night urged republican (Voters Io join the democratic party and "clean house." ( “The democratic party can face the voters and ask their support on the records made by the Ralston and Marshall administrations." McCulloch said. MONROE YOUTH i WINS HONORS i — Stanford V. Wagoner Wins Honors At State Normal School At Muncie Tn a recent election. Stanford V. , Wagoner, of Monroe, was elected senior athletic manager at the Muncie . Branch of the Indiana State Normal 'School, in this capacity. Mr. Wagoner will sit on the Athletic Board which rules on awards, schedules, athletic standards and the like, and will also i manage the football, basketball, baseball and tennis teams of the school. During the summer session of this year Mr. Wagoner was president of the Triangle Club, the leading men's . social organization on the campus. , and he is at present a member of the | executive committee of that club. Mr. Wagoner is also a charter member of Tau Lambda Kappa, the school debating society, which is a member of the Indiana Intercollegiate Debating League. That Mr. Wagoner is popular on the campus is attested to by the fact th it h( lias won these positions against stiff opposition, and has also been made circulation manager of "The Orient," the school annual. With all of this on his hands, Mr. Waeoner has had time to work at the . city Y. M. (’. A. and thereby pay his own way through school. There is no doubt that when he returns to his native county to teach, he will be more than ordinarily successful. , —, o Night Policeman Chases Prowler Through Alleys Night Policeman Sephus Melchi had a merry chase through the alleys last night after a prowler dis covered at work near the business section of the city. A citizen report I ed to Officer Melchi that he bad no ■ ticed a stranger prowling in the al- : ley at the rear of the Murray hotel and the Knights of Pythias building on Third street, and that he had seen • the man climb the fire escape at the > rear of the hotel to peep in at a ; window. Later the man crossed | Madison street and wont south in the I alley. The officer and his informant I hurried to that locality and saw the ] man creeping along the side oi a > house on Fourth street. Ihe !"•’" I ler heard the officer approaching in . the alley and started to run just be- . fore the officer reached him. Officer Melchi fired two shots at the fleeing man. but he soon disappeared tn a , dark alley west of Fourth street and could not be found. _ 0 _ ( Gov. Donahey Refuses To Send Troops To Niles, 0. I I (United Press Service) Columbus, O. Oct. 31 In line with his general policy of holding local authorities responsible for local conditions. Governor Donahey has refused to send troops to Niles "in nnticipa tion of trouble." Replying to a request from Mayor Kistler of Niles, the governor del clured that no troops would be sent tiniest actual disorders broke out. Kistler, fearing riots as a result of the meetings here tomorrow of the Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the Flaming (’ nit', anti-klan organization said he. thought at least one company of state militia should be on duty, at 8 a. m. tomorrow.

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LABOR ENDORSES JOHN W. DAVIS IN NEW YORK CITY Swing From Sen. LaFoL lette Brings 700.000 Votes To Davis EFFECT IS GREAT Democratic Leaders Believe Davis Will Win New York’s 45 Votes i l’nited Press Service) New York. Oct. 31 — (Specinl to Daily Democrat) Poi litieal prognostic:) I ions as to the disposition of New York's (millions 15 electoral votes ,were thrown into confusion today by the sensational turn in the campaign brought about ’ when the New York city labor lcouncil switched its endorse- , ment from LuFollette Io Davis. ; Friends of the democratic nominee are confident that the (move will swing the entire vote (of the labor council about 1700.000. according to its own .estimates to Davis. I Besides the local effect, his leaders believe the effect upon the labor vote of the rest of the nation will be tremendous and they confidently expect that before Tuesday other organizations within the American Federation of Labor may also switch i their endorsement. . I The action was attributed by memliters of the council to the fact that i they believed "Senator LaFollette ■ now has no chance of election and i that a vote for him in this state or anywhere in the east is a vote cast > for the enemies of labor-Coolidge | and Dawes." The. New York Central Trades and > Labor council, which w the official t t.tle of the organization, claims to > represent one-fifth of the entire .membership of the American Federa- > tion of Labor. t Wh’le there is some doubt as to t the exact force of the change, even i Davis opponents privately admit > that the sudden acquisition by him of 700,000 votes in New York City would place him in an admirable po3 sit ion to carry the state. s It' he should capture New York's s 45 votes—worth 15 times as much as s the state of Arizona —his friends e further reckon that with his strength from the solid south and border states he could at least prevent election of Mr. Coolidge if he could not elect himself His opponents, however, fnd one or two flaws in the 8 switch They contend that even its effect in New York City is diminished because it conies so late before election day and that the labor vote ’’ through the country will pa.v no a,_ s tention to it. ’ TORCHES READY ■ FOR SIG RALLY I Plans Going Forward For Big Democratic Rally Saturday Night I -Ora Biker, in charge of the torches for the democratic parade here Saturday night, has named eight assistants. They are William Barrone, Ben Eiling. Ed Ashbilueher, Dick Tonnellier. Dick Eliinaer. Edgar Gerber and , Jake Keller. They will give out the I torches and light them. The torches to the men will be distributed from [ the Holthouse garage on First street at 6:30 o'clock. The red fire torches will be lighted as the marchers reach I the interurban station corner coming south. A hundred women voters and perhaps more will march in the Saturday night democratic parade. A number of boys and girls with a banner “Coming Voters," will also have a place in the order qf march and horns will be furnished to them. Plans for I the big demonstration ar(< going forward rapidly now and the event will he the big one of theh campaign in f this county. Senator Gore, of Okla- » homa. will arrive here tomorrow from > Portland where he will speak tonight, a With the party will be a well known i i woman speaker. Thurman Gottn 1 schalk. of Berne, will preside at the | meeting at the court house.