Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1924 — Page 1

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I MOST (IF NEW I OFFICERS TAKE I OFFICE IAN. 1 || Xcw | y Elected County ()f- --! * fleers Preparing To I Assume Duties I NINE re-elected II o n |v Two. Prosecutor Anti | Recorder, Are New I In Office El With the ,!tl( of t,IP ro:!<1 ' ■ in,, n. wly o fflw ‘ r:s in ,his ■coiinty are getting ready to assume I!' « (!'' l <> PS ,M cin w * rv ' n *' Mflp.ir second term. All ’ the of- ■ who "ill tako !n this ■ democrats, with the exH r . p'icn of .1 idue Jesse C. Sutton. Hv.l.' ill'- <xcpHon« of K,! Green, recorder elect. and John ’I !'"c.sei : tor-elect. all the officers Hr'"’"'l T'ip scry succeed themselves. H Tlr.irnu.n V Cott ■•. chalk, of Herne. H'vl'" ''.b ' levied joint state repreHsrniaiiie from Adams and Well connHiiev will begin his fourth term in the ■|, ' vl ' en 11 convenes next ■january. J[r - Gottschalk served Hin tic x-Torr of IMS- I''2l and 1923 ■] n tin 1 lust session he was the minor- ■ itv bailer in th«- holts? and this honor| Hiaay he giien to his again next year. J H .l"hn T. Kelly, newly elected nro-■sri-tinr. t.tlorney will assume of■fc, Ja>'iU'i'V I. 1925. .succeeding E. l.r'hrri. »•'■•) has served six ■ years as prosecutor. Mr. Kelly re- ■ tin. l Itecemhi r ill. 1923. as clerk of ■dw Adams Circuit court. I Manin .1. berg wi’l begin his second ■torn) as auditor of Adams count’.' on J St January 1. 1925. He is now serving ll.is first term of four years. [ John Haker will begin his second I term of two years as Sheriff of I Adams County on January 1. 19217- He I began his official duties January 1. I 1923. Ed Green will assume his duties as I county recorder on January 1. 1925. ■He will succeed Joseph L. McConnell. ■ Mr. Green served four years as ■ sheriff of Adams county and the re■corder's office is for the same period. | Dick Boeh will succeed himself as gSStirveyor of Adams county. He will ■begin his third term on January 1. [■ , 925. Ho was elected twice before ■and assumed office January 1, 1921. I- Matfax. of Geneva, will begin coi'-her' of Adams •Btwintv. jje first assumed office as ■coroner in 1921. t I H F. Briencr, commissioner from ■the second district, will begin , his [■second term of three years on '■January l. 1925. George Shoemaker ■of Genova, commissioner from the ■third district, is now serving his ‘■second year on the board, will not ■begin his second term until January ■l. 1926. I I-onise Kleine, county treasurer, is ■now serving his first year and will trnnttuneil on Psge Xt»A» MANY VIOLATE I POSTAL LAWS ■ Practice Os Putting Letters ■ In Parcel Post Packages Is Unlawful ■ A large number of post office pa■trons inclose letters and newspapers ■ ln IJIIIl Jlll1 dry bag s and cases, Postmast- ■ '-I' Harry Fritzinger stated today. This I ls in Vl °lation of the postal laws and the parcel or case to the ■ irst-i lass rate of two cents per ounce. ■ - ’anipaign against this practice is B" n at this time ami these parcels and ■ ’?" s are being opened at the office ■°f address. ■ Another matter the department is ■ '.-nig io bring before the public is 3, spl|lin ß of parcel post packages ■ ac a B®B cannot be sealed Without ■ ainig the first-class rate of 2 cents ■ ounce, unless the following is r -nted on the address side of the ■Patiiage: ■ “Metchamlise—Fourth-class mail, ■postmaster: ,Tbi H parcel may be op- ■ t] . 1 ' ’ ‘“specl-ion if necessary.” ■ n>s statement must be in printiug ■ T vannot be written or typewritten. Hth n eSe materß are being brought to | a a, ‘ ent >on of the public to better | oaint hem wih the postal laws.

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More I han Million Shares I Os Stock Change Hands (United Press Service) Nov.- \ ork. Nov. R. More thnn a million shares of stock changed hands in the short day trading on the New j 5 mlt stock exchange t.iki moraine, the third line,* th" election. I he market closed strong with buyt ers at attention to take any art-ant-.age ot any recessions anting the lead- ■ | ers. fraders anticipated with the j public so active in the market that I there would be 3,m)ii.omi and possibly 14.000.000 share tins next next week. Stock sales lor the two hours i period today totalled 1.166.41)0 tliares. FINE MEETINS AT FREIOHEIM Farmers Os Preble Township Hold Another Interesting Meeting Another highly successful and interesting meeting of farmers was held in I’reb'e township last nigh,.! the meeting being held in the Freidheim school house. Approximately 350 people attended the meeting, incltid'ng several from Decatur. The meeting opened at 7:30 o’clock with two selections by the Freidheim' band, under the leadership of Mart] Blomenberg. The music was greatly 1 appreciated by the audience. The | band music was followed by two mo 1 I tion picture films, entitled “Tale of Two Bulls." and 'From Seed to Sugar Bowl.” The first reel was an - animated cartoon, showing good results of using purebred dairy cattle, and the second dealt with the sugar • Continued on nage two) FATHER AND SON MEETING IS HELD I Baptist Brotherhood Entertains Boys; Methodist Plan Banquet A very enjoyable evening was, spent yesterday evening by members of the Baptist Brotherhood when they observed Father and Son night at the church. Each member of the Brotherhood *ook his son. or if he had no, son of his own he took another man's! son. The principal speaker was the. K .. v ;; vi . SpHji ../ Jt'mi'i in. Re j freshmen’s were served. At a meeting of the men of the | First Methodist church last night, it I was decided to hold a Father and Son banquet in the church basement next Wednesday evening. A number, of speches .will be made and an interesting evening is promised. Each man in the church will be expected to bring his son or sons, and those who have no son will be asked to bring another man's sen. _— a— Police Here Asked To 1 Watch For Stolen Goods Chief of Police Joel Reynolds received a letter from Sheriff Charles |< Creeden, of Celina. Ohio, asking local officers to be on the look-out for several articles that were stolen, from the Fox & Hess company ini] Coldwater. Ohio, on the night of No-p vember 3. The articles stolen include ' about $25 in cash. 21 notes receivable ' amounting to $2,248.40, ten insurance , policies amounting to $62,500, two ’ stock certificates and all deeds, etc I of the Fox & Hess company. The i officers are also asked to watch fol the fol'owing/articles stolen at Fort Recovery. Ohio, on the same night, five gray inner -tubes, size 30x3%: 1 one red inner tube, size 30x3%: one dark brown horse hide robe with I black cloth lining; one solo design 1 lease, brown le'ather cover. It is ad- 1 1 Heved that the thieves will throw the ' 1 papers of the Fox & Hess company 1 away as they are of no value to any- 1 one but that company, and the com- ’ ' pa nv is anxious to have the same re1 1 1 turned. — o- * Forest Fire Threatens Town Os Ridgeway, Ohio : Ridgeway. O-. Nov. 8,-Guards were thrown -around a six-hundted acre tract near here today to prevent • a forest fire raging in the thick timberland from spreading to the town..

EDUCATION WEEK TO BE OBSERVED IN THIS COUNTY I Schools To Hold Program Each Day During Week Os November 17-22 TO BE NATION-WIDE National Education Week To Show Great Good Schools Are Doing ' I'lr.ns are being made throughout Adams county for the observation ol National Education Week. November 1 117 to 22. E. S. Christen, county superintendent of school-, stated to day that a program in keeping with | the nation wide celebration would be held in the schools of 'he county em h day during the week. The purpose r s National Education Week is Io impress upon the school I patrons and all citizens the import lance of the schools of the country and the great good that is being accomplished by the schools. In addition to the programs to he held In the rchools of the county, the (churches and other organizations | the city and rural communities will have special sermons ami addresses in keeping wi ll the observance. 1 Following is the proc'amation on National Education Week by President Coolidge: From its earliest beginnings. Amer-1 ica has been devoteci to the cause of. education This country was found I ed on the ideal of ministering to the ’ .individual. It was realized that this' must be done by the institutions of ! religion and government. In order ! that there might be a properly edit | r ated clergy and we 1 trained civil | magistrates, one of the first thoughts of the early settlers was to provide for a college or liberal culture. , whi e far Luineral <1 fi'usiuo of I knowledge, primary schools were established. This course was taken as the necessary requirement of enlightened society. Such a policy, once adopted, has continued to grow in extent. With the adoption of the Federal Const:- ' tution and the establishment of free governments in the States of the I nion, there was additional reason for broadening the opportunity for _ education. Our country adopted the ! principle of self-government by a 1 free people. Those who were worthy ! of being tree, were worthy of being [educated. Those who had the duly (Continued on page two) RURAL TEACHERS HOLD INSTITUTE Regular Monthly Institute Held At Monroe High School Today The teachers of the rural grades I and high schools in Adams County, exclusive of the schools in the towns of Herne. Monroe and Geneva and in 1 the city of Decatur, met today at | Monroe for the regular monthly inistitute, which was held at the Monroe | high school. More than 100 teachers .attended and County Superintendent iof Schools E. S. Christen was in charge. The extension course given the I teachers [was in charge of three instructors from the Muncie Normal school. Classes were held during the forenoon and this afternoon was devoted to studies in rural education. The extension course is the same as that given in the State Normal and the opportunity is given the teachers to obtain from one to two credits during the year taking the tests and making the proper grades. This enables rural teachers to obtain certain credits without going to Normal schol during the summer and if they do go, it gives them extra credits for the year. The present system of county institutes was inaugurated this year, it being one of the provisions of (he new teacher's training law. The institutes are held every month and so far the sessions have been hi Id at Monroe. F. S .Christen conducted the session this afternoon and subjects of interest in rural education were discussed.

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i Seven Air Mail Planes And Hangar Are Burned Cheyenne, Wyo. Nov. 8. ll'nlted i Preset. Seven air mill plant's mid the hangar in which they were stored burned her? early today. 1.05.-' was expected to reach s2f>o.tmo. I Fir,- started when nit electric light i globe broke and Ignited the ga-i>Hnr-| striked floor of the hangir. Itnmediat ly after u huge storage l ink of ' gasoline exploded, spraying the Imlld i in;- with, gasoline. fir mall today will be carried w--st ; I -om Cheyenne in the eitne p’ane I that brings it from Omaha. Al) reserve planes from Platte. Neb.. Rock Suring-, and Rnwllngc Wyo. have j been called in to Cheyenne. HARRY LESLIE TO BE NEXT SPEAKER Republicans Decide Uponj House Leader In Next Legislature — U'liited Plrss Servl/e) IndianapoCs. Nov. X—(Special to! i Daily Democrat) Harry G. Leslie of Lafayette has been decided upon as speaker of the next house cf representatives by republican leaders inc uding Ed Jackson, governor elect, it. I was reported in political cire’es here today. It appeared today that there would -be no opposition to Thurman Gott- 1 I sclialk of Berne, as democratic floor . leader. j Because of his experience. James I Nedjl. of Whiting, may again be se-i lected as presideni pro tern of the; senate although Senator Thomas , Daily of Indianapolis, will make a i bid forth? leadership of the upper house. Senator Joseph Cravens of Madi- 1 son. a candidate for governor during the primary campaign, will lead the democratic minority in the senate. o , Former Pastor Os Local U. B. Church Dies Mr. and Mrs Tom Fisher received a telegram shortly before noon today. announcing; the death of Rev.' Imler, former pastor of the I’nited Brethren churi.h in this city, who d ed at his home in Rochester. Indi ana. at 7 o'clock last night. The tele-; gram did not contain any details re-, garding the cause of death or the, funeral arrangements. Rev Imler was :>as!>" of the T'nited Brniireii I’TluiT 1 ?/' ilei'e" lur.* -u’-.f" l-r'.*.-■, ' here about twelve years ago. o FOOTBALL SCORES First Quarter Indiana. (I; Ohio State. 0. Syracuse, 0; W. Va.. 0. Yale, 7; Maryland. 0. Boston College. 14; Marquette. 0. Brown. 0; Haskell. 7. Navy, 19; Vermont, ft. First Half Harvard, 0; Princeton, 10. Williams, 14: Weslyn. 0. Georgetown. 0; Penn. 0. HUGHES WILL RETIRE MAR. 4 Secretary Os State Will Retire To Private Life (By Ludwell Denny) ll'nilei] Press Staff Correspondent I Washington, Nov. S.—Secretary of State Hughes today was reported definitely to have decided to relinquish i his post March 4 tin 1 retire to private ! life. Coincidentally, George Harvby. I former ambassador to Great Brilian was spoken of as a likely successor to Hughes at the helm of the state department. Hughes' present intention to resign was said to be based upon a wish to resume his private law practice and recoup bls personal fortune which has been depleted by long public service at relative low salary. Weather Fair tonight and Sunday; some cloudiness; rising temperature Sunday. I ,

CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING PLAN APPEARS LIKELY Expected To Be Recommendation Os New Agricultural Commission MEETING NOVEMBER 17 President Coolidge Appoints Special Commission To Aid Farmers • I’nited Press Service) ; Washington, Nov. B—(Special to | Ila'ly Democrat) A comprehensive ; plan of co-operat’ve market Ing was / 'ooked for today as the most proh- ' aide recommendation of the special agricultural commission appointed ! last night by President Coolidge to I draft a program of farm legis'ation | for subiniss'on to congress next I month. I No plan by which the government i would be called on to furnish money for relief measures wi.'.l likely (receive consideration The first meeting of-the commission will lie held Nov. 17 here. Land grant colleges, whose officials are to meet here about the time the commission gets down to work jprobab'y will lie asked to offer advice. | The commission is headed by Rob ert D. Carey, former governor of Wyoming, Careyhurst. Wyoming. Other members are O. E. Bradfute. I president of the American Farm fedi elation Chicago: Charles S. Barrett, irhii'rman national board of farm or- ■ anizat on. I’nion City. Ga.: Louis J Tabor, master national grange. Columbus. O ; Ralph I’. Merritt, pres:I dent Sun Maid Raisin Growers' as- ! ■ociation. Fresno. Cal.; R. W. Thatcher. d'rector. New York Experiment station. Geneva. N. Y.; W. ('. Coffey, dean of rlre Aerirultnral college. University of Minnesota. St. Paul, and , Fred H. Bixby, president of the I American National Livestock ; eiatio'h. Long Beach. 0 — Trial Os Hawkins Case I Not To Open I-ntil Tuesday Indianapolis, Nov. X. (Special to' Dailv Demoera* i -Trial of Hi - Hawi J I kin|l fraud c ase in federal court sehed- . tiled to start Monday will open Tuev.'day, Homer Elliott district attorney announced today. Judge Geiger of Milwaukee who will ; a v. :!! L,. l„. .I .. 1 s; -1. Tuesday. BIG MUCK FIRE NEAR PORTLAND Property Menanced On ' Farms Along Lob Drain Northwest Os Bryant Portland. Nov B—A serious fire in muck ground, covering a wide area, has wrought considerable damage and is menacing property on a number of farms along thb Lob drain, northwest of Bryant The fire which started Monday afternoon, when it is alleged, the ground was set on fire on the James Wilson farm, when boys I were engaged in smoking out some bees, was sti’l raging this afternoon despite the efforts of a large crowd of farmers and others, who are making every effort to prevent tlie tire from spreading to farm property Scoops are being used to scoop up trenches about the burning area and | large tanks of water are being haul|ed in qfforts to extinguish the burn , ing ground. It seems to be a hard, I matter co extinguish this kind of a : fire and it must be permitted to burn itself out. according to word from that locality. The fire was menacing property on the Etna Glendenning farm this afternoon. The Alva Swdigart family are tenants on this farm More than one acre of tine pasture land has been damaged on this farm and efforts are being made to save more pasture land. In the James Wilson farm, the old farm dwelling, one story and a half structure, was burned down when it was set on fire by the burning mm k. Damage is also reported on the Gus LeFavotir farm, in that locality. Mr.j Lek’avour is engaged as a teacher in (Continued On Page Four) I

American War Veteran ! Freed From French Prison I I’nited Press Service) I Cherbourg, Nov. s John Ayette. un American world war veteran from ' [ ChihoMiin, Mich., suited for home to i day after two years spent in i French pristin for arson. • President Douniergne pardon")! j Ayvtle leiause of considerable <ioi bi ns to his guilt. i Tlie American riirried u French' girl ami afterward : qnnrr/'led with ' h.s fatjier-in law. The latter's barn i f was burned down and Av. tie accused ! of (ho crime, which is a mo t serious' , one in France. FORGET-ME-NOTS ARE SOLD TODAY Tiny Flowers Beinj* Sold For Relief Os Wound1 cd Ex-Service Men ) 1 Several girls, l.oi and young men ! 1 were busy today selling forget-me-nots . on th? streets and in the business ‘ bouses. Today was National Forget-', n.e-not Day throughout the nation, and the tmy hand made, flowers were | sold for whatever the purchaser wished to give, tlie proceeds to lie used for the relief of wounded ex-service men. T. J Durkin, well known be,sine-" man. was handling the sale of the i flowers in this city. No particular organizations were selling the flowers, lint several people volunteered their f services to Mr. Durkin. SEN. LODGE NOT OUT OF DANGER Condition Remains Unfavorable: No Change During Night — I (I’nited Press Service) , Cambridge, Mass.. Nov. X Senator , i Henry Cabot Lodge passed another I " night without material change in his condition which continues "unfuvor able. according to ajmlletin issued r this morning by Dr. John 11. Cunningham, his physician. ! Dr. Cunninghan) incidentally denied suggestion that Lodge was suffering Iron) tlie same illness that resulted in the death of Woodrow Wilson. If he recovers, the physicians said, he will . . not necessarily lie paralyzed as was , the war president. , , "No real change dnrir'g the night The general outlook must be eonsidi'ied as unfavorable." the bulletin declared. 1 The physician said his patient bid been aide to take some liquid nouri lt- , Intent and that be had been conscious during (lie night. “He smiled and squeezed my hand several times when I asked him for an admission of recognition lie said. “It is quite I possible if be can maintain the resistance lie lias been showing that lie .will recover and be the same as usual I hut ho ijj in such a condition now that , the slightest relapse might bring about the end. ' e’ — <’ Detroit Man Arrested For Murder In Cleveland ti s Cleveland. ()., Nov. X. Walter >? Sadawski. 33. Detroit, was arrested s here today for the murder of Mrs. e Elizabeth Tvasko. 42. a few hours ! n after she had been shot to dentil. I Mrs. Tvasko was shot near the - heart in her home about mid night. She stumbled into the bedroom of a daughter and died in her arms. i < i Revival Opens At First i Methodist Church Sunday ‘ I A three-weeks' meeting of evangel- ' 1 istii- services will begin at the First 1 1 Methodis church Sunday, at 10:45 a ' 1 m. The Rev. E. H. Lane, of Toledo, 1 ■ Ohio, will do tlie preaching. Rev 1 Lane is known as the drummer evan- 1 gelist. lie having been a triveling 1 . salesman before he entered the min- * ist.y. Rev. igine is an excellent speak- 1 er and an earnest worker. It i s ex- ’ , pected that lie and his wife, who will 1 I also assist in the services, will do much good while they are here. A eordia.l invitation is exended to the public to attend the services. The services will lie held each evening of , the week, beginning at 7:3)1 o'clock. | except on Sunday, when the service I i wly open at 7 o'clock, and on Monday, | when (there will be no service.

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RECOUNT OF VOTES ASKED ! FOR BY DENTON Democratic Candidate For Judge Os Supreme Court Is Not Satisfied MARGIN IS SMALL Latest Figures Show Willoughby Leading By Only 173 N otes il nlte.i Press St rvlre) Iml'anapolNov. B—(Special to i Dail) Democrat l George Denton of . Evansville, democratic candidate for justice of the state supreme court from the first district, asked for a recount of the vote in Tuesday's I election, it was stated today. Denton was at democratic bend- ; quarters confeif'ng with W. W. | Silencer, democratic member of the .board of election • oinmissioners over I the unofficial returns of the election, i According to the latest returns i Judge Benjamin Willoughby, repub- r lican candidate has a lead of 173 vo'es over Denton. In Sul'ivan county a recheek showed a mistake which gave Denton 148 more votes. Denton is ■ irticularly disat sfied with tlie vote as sent in from Lake county where lie received 13,72-5 against 29.611 for Willoughby. The election law provides for a lietition for a recount to be fi’.ed v.ith the clerk of each county within [ten davs after the first Thursday folllow'ng election. Should the state board of canvassers sit before the ten day period is up Denton may not file, but if thero |is de'ay he may file a recount petit on and withdraw it following the result of the official canvas _ o .. - Finds That Advertising In Daily Democrat Pays | (Charles Zimmerman, of the Zimmel tnan-('arper company, stated this morning that it pays to advertise in the Daily Democrat. laist week Mr. Zimmerman published a small nd in tlie Daily Democrat to the effect that bis company would have a carload of apples to sell. Tile add ran twice and from eleven o'clock in tlie morning until five In the evening s<)(i bushels of apple- were sold — o - — Condition Os Mrs. Harding ' Takes Serious Turn Today .... (I’nited Press Service) Marion, ().. Nov. x Complications which resulted in alarming reports ' from White Oak farm where Mrs. • Warren G. Harding is HI. have in creased in severitv. |ir. Car! Sawyers statement on Mrs Harding's conditio)! said today. "Mrs. Harding has not been so well the past 21 hours." the bulletin said. "She slept poorly last night and is taking' a small amount of nourishment. "Tlie complication, have Increased in spvcrit.v.” RUM SHIPS ARE BEING SEIZED Valuable Cargoes Being Captured By U.S. High Speed Motor Boats (I’nited Press Service) Washington. Nov. S. The Atlantic j■?board rum fleet is demoralized and reduced to a smaller numb) T than al any time in the past IX months, the treasury department announced today. A careful 30 day campaign directed from Washington brought surprise after surprise to the rp.ii) carriers and resulted in the seizure Os seven large I’ritish and one Norwegian ship with cargoes valued at $4,300,000. It was the greatest haul of foreign vessels since prohibition. AU were captured outside the 12 mile limit from 20 to 30 miles off shore under regulations qf the liquor treaties betwon government and the countries from which tlie ships were registered. The rum ships were taken oompletely off their guard when new high speed motor boats which hitherto had not ventured into ocean waters around them. ■ /