Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1924 — Page 1

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■ODLIDGE URGES I REDUCTION IN I farm products ■rodent Tells Farmers ■ Over-Production Hurls Agriculture IeAKS AT CHICAGO lesident And Wife Enjoy | Visit At Livestock Exposition S (United Press Service) ■•h'.-ago, Dec. ’i— Reduce prodiicwas the advice President Coolgave to farmers in a speech last night ar the international exposition. ■ Most of the ills of agriculture from over-production, Mr. Cooldeclared, and not from failure of K povernt to devise panacea. is not front anv lack of govern■t t activity in these directions that y. ( . farmer is suffering.” Mr. Coolidge Hlared emphatically. “The troubles ■the farmer are on the farm and in ■ market. They come largely from Hr production. We are searching remedies. ■"Th? sound remedy is to reduce Hdnction and that is a remedy ■:.-b will automatically apply itself | is no artifical interference." Hdr. Collidge declared that the. Hl come when this country will be-| an importer of food stuffs and ' U question will he under-production ■ her than over-production. But tinH that time comes the farmers for I K r own good, should produce B tgh to feed this country and Hve a marketable surplus. federal government is doing I ■prything within its power to help attain a secure footing. B Coolidge said pointing out that Moott.oo* has ben placed at the disHal of the War, Finance corporation Bn ihV 'tlgrtcrrttrfrat deporunemt «Mtr= B" the past three years. This ■ney was used to help deflated H'icultqral districts. ■•Looking to the future, the govern■n must aid generously in developten a national agricultural policy and B>adiy constructive lines.” he said. Bi will support any sound program ■ release the farmer from the in■ridnalistic competitive conditions Sider which agriculture has been Radix ted. It must encourage orderB and centralized marketing as a BBt>stitl|te for the haphazard and tsteful distribution methods of the st. We must help the farmer to rece his taxes, broaden his foreign M'ket and keep freight rates as low possible, while keeping the railads efficient.” Politics cannot cure agricultural s. the president said. The quesm is purley economic, he said. He edged his administration to a arching study of the needs of the rmer and the enactment of Laws r their application and observance. General business and commerce de’e great benefit from a prosperous riculturai community, the presint declared in intimating that all siness men ought to jump in and ip the farmer. o WO MORE WEEKS OFSUGAR-MAKING Last Os Beets To Be Shipped To Local Factory This Week I The annual sugar making campaign f the Holland-St. Louis Sugar comhny will close in about two weeks, ohn Carmody, local manager, statld today. The last of the beets will je loaded today and tomorrow at Geneva and shipped to the factory kere. The mill has been running at Rapacity speed and many millions of Bounds of sugar have been manufactured this year. Between six and Eleven thousand tons of beets are now (Piled up at the yards and the total tonnage of beets will be between 60 Bind 65 thousand tons, it was stated. ————o — CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE I Wheat: Dec. $1.55%, May $1.61%, guly $1.42%. Corn: Dec. $1.18%. Blay $1.24%, July $1.24%. Oats: Dec. p4lic, May 60%c. July !-B%c. ,v; -v r ’ r

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Increase In Gasoline Tax Favored In State Indianapolis, Dec. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Indiana High- , way and Motor association today i was on record favoring an increase ) in the gasoline tax. Resolutions adopted at the dosing session ot the annual convention , here proposed the gas tax boost as | ’ a means of providing additional revenue for the state highway construe j tion program. Other resolutions proposed retenI >tion of the present auto license fees and taxation of autos by cities. | The association recommended control of common carrier motor vehicles by the state highway commission, rather than by the state public service commission. o MIDDLEWEST IN GRIP OF STORM Train Service And Wire Communication Crippled By Sleet And Snow (United Press Service) Kansas City, Dec. 5. —The first storm of winter gripped the middlewest today, demoralizing wire communication and crippling train service. The storm, accompanied by sleet through Colorado, Nebraska. Kansas, I snow and a driving wind, swept ■ Missouri, Oklahoma and into the i Texas panhandle. I In western Kansas, trains on ! I branch lines were blocked by a heavy i fall of snow which drifted badly. 1 I Transcontinental trains from the ■ west were running from one to four : hours late. Farmers were rejoicing as the preciptitation over the belt will insure the crop for the winter. In many setcions there had been no rain for weeks and wheat was suffering from lack of moisture. The weather bureau here forecast clearing skies for Kansas an<l Missouri this afternoon. o President Quits Riding As Common Passenger Pittsburg, Penna., Dec. 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Abandoning his program of riding as a common passenger President Coolidge is returning to Washington today by specjal train due at the. Capitol at 8 o’clock tonight. The B. & O. railroad here admitted ' that the President had been compelled suddenly to switch his plans after leaving Chicago last night on a regular train and agreed to a special for 1 the remainder of the return trip to Washington when it developed the train was too long and heavy for one engine. _ — o ASKS COURT TO CONDEMN LAND State Brings Condemnation Suite Against James A. Hendricks The state of Indiana today filed a suit in the Adams circuit court against James A. Hendricks, Adams county farmer residing near Monroe, I seeking to have a strip of land along the west side of the G. R. & I- railroad tracks condemned in order that the state highway commission may re-locate the right-of-way of State ’ Road No. 21. The highway commission wishes to move the right-of-way of the state road from the east side to the west side of the railroad track I for the first mile north of Monroe, in ' order to eliminate two dangerous > grade crossings. • There is 3.02 acres, more or less, • in the tract of land affected by the II condemnation suit. It is stated in the d complaint that an effort was made by t the officials of the highway departs ment to reach an agreement With Mr Hendricks in regard to the value 1 of the land and the amount of damv a geq to be allowed, but that it was 1 impossible for the two parties to 0 reach an agreement. The appoin • I. ment of three disinterested freeholders to appraise the land is asked in the complaint. A similar suit was filed by the , state against Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Par- „ r ish recently, they owning land ~ where the highway department | wishes to re-locate the state road.

'INJURIES PROVE FATAL TOAOAMS COUNTTFARMER Harvey Ward Dies At Noon Today Os Injuries Received Yesterday I WIFE HAS BREAKDOWN Young Wife In Serious Condition At Hospital; Three Children Injuries sustained early yesterday morning when he was crushed between a farm wagon and a corn crib caused the death of Harvey Ward, 28. young Adams county farmer, at' the Adams County Memorial hospital lat 11:50 o'clock this morning. ConI gestion of the lungs brought about death. Mr. Ward was badly crushed about the shoulders and chest and he had hemorrhages of the lungs following the accident. He did not appear to suffer much pain last night bnt little hope was held for his recovery. The. accident happened about 6 o’clock yesterday morning at his home one and one-half miles west of the city on the D. N. Erwin farm. Mr. Ward, had finished loading a load of and started to drive the team hitched to the wagon through the corn | crib shed. He attempted to climb ! onto the wagon but he was caught i between the w'agon and crib and crushed as the horses pulled the Wagon on through the shed. Three young children are. left without a father as a result of the tragedy. The young mother suffered! a nervous breakdown this morning • and is now a patient in the hospital.' Her condition was reported to be serious this afternoon. Harvey Ward was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ward, who reside east of the city. He was bpra near Craigville, March 10. 1896, He was married to Miss Cleo Steele. Four children w’ere born to the couple, one of them having died a few months ago. I The three children who survive are. Richard, age 7; Arthur, age 4 and Robert, age 2. Besides the wife and three children. Mr. Ward is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Ernest Messick, of Tocsin; Francis Vail, of Gary; Henry, of Decatur; Harley, of (Continued on page two) KORETZ ILL AS HE STARTSTERM Broken In Health, Crushed In Spirit And Big Fortune Gone i Chicago, Dec. 5. —Broken in health | crushed in spirit, and with less than $5 of his $2,000,000 left, Leo Koretz, fake oil stock swindler, today prepared to start serving his prison sentence of from one to ten years. Sentence was imposed late yesterday by Chief Justice Hopkins. | Sentence was one to ten years ceach of three indictments of larceny in connection with h • swindling ac--1 tivities, the terms to run concurrent- ’ ly. Physicians indicated that Kore'z ' would not live more than six ir cribs, ’ as he is suffering from an advanced : case of the diabetes, along with other ailments. Justice Hopkins declared that in ’ view of Korentz’ illness, his refusal .to fight extradition from Halifax, where he was arrested, and his plea : of guitly, the end of justice would be 1 well served if the sentences would run concurrently. I Koretz, accepted his sentence with J little demonstration. He grinned wisely and said he was ready to go. " r Koretz will be taken to the Joliet state penitentiary late today or to- ' morrow, State’s Attorney Crowe s said. Eleven months after he enters the , jail, Koretz will be eligible for parole. , However such sentences usually run six and a half years. Crowe said, even though there is exemplary be--1 havior, unless unusual circumstances develop. 8 If Koretz lives to serve out the .. terra, the federal government will 1 be waiting for him with warrents t charging evasion of his income tax and using the mails to defraud.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 5, 1924,

HAVE YOU HELPED? C Y Christmas ) c s t m s// j ' The annual Christinas Seal sale lias opened In Decatur and Adams county. Have you purchased your quota of the seals and thereby aided in the fight against tuberculosis’ if not do not delay longer. qi TWO PAY DEATH PENALTY TODAY ■ f Two Youthful Slayers Are Electrocuted In South Carolina (United Press Service) State Penitentiary, Columbia, S. C. Dec, s.—Frank-Harrell and Mortimer King paid the death penalty today l at dawn for the murder of Major Samuel M. McCleary of the United States Army. Roth of the youthful slayers marched calmly to their death in the state’s electric chair their final plea for a commutation of sentence having been denied by Governor MeLeed. \ Harrell died first, protesting to the ' last that King was the actual slayer ’and that the crime was not premeditated. ‘‘l never intended to kill anyone, it is not fair that I should die," were his last words as he was strapped In the death chair. The current was applied at 6; 24 a. m. Harrell was pronounced dead four minutes and 20 seconds later. I King was le<? from the death chamber at 6:36- Before seating himself in the death chair, he singled out an ex-marine in the small group of official witnesses whom he recognized and addressed him briefly: “Tell all the boys I died like a man.” King was an ex-marine. The clamps were quickly adjusted and the current snapped on at 6:30. Four minutes later King was declared dead. Only the usual witnesses, including prison officials and newspaper men were allowed to witness the I electrecutions. o— — ' Annual Misionary Program To Be Given Next Sunday The annual Missionary Day of the Christian Ladies Missionary Society will he held in the Christian church Sunday evening. A special program is being prepared for the occasion and an interesting meeting is anticipated. There will be recitations, special music and an address by the pastor, the Rev. H. W. Thompson. o Rotarians Hold An Interesting Meeting , The Rotarians held an interesting . meeting last evening, the speakers on the program being members of the club O. L. Vance gave an excelI len< talk on the meaning of service, and articles printed in the Rotarian ’ Magazine on the subject of Rotary , clubs and Chamber of Commerce I were read by Dr. Fred Patterson, James Elberson and C. J. Voglewede. i ——. Weather Unsettled tonight and Saturday; s nrobaldy rair in north portion; not much change in temperature. '. {JjDaystoShop r J --

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PROGRAM OF ECONOMY IS THREATENED Songress Already Showing Signs Os Bucking Presdent’s Program SURPLUS ENDANGERED House Over-Rides Recommendation For Abolishing Offices (United Presse Service) Washington, Dec. s.—Congress already shows signs of bucking President Coolidge’s economy program to an extent that may wipe out the $57,006,000 surplus expected this year and threaten future tax reduction Action by the house in disregarding the president’s recommendations before his message was a day old, by putting a $235,000 appropriation for 39 land offices back in the interior bill Is regarded as an omen of its temper. Secretary Work and the house appropriations committee recommended that the offices be abolished as a means of saving money but the house speedily over-rode both. Many similar plans for reductions in offices and positions to save money are contained in the appropriations bills coming up. Unless both houses are willing to co-operate with the president and the budget bureau, not only will the surplus disappear, but plans for more lax reduction will be endangered. This prospect faced the house managers today when debate on the interior bill was resumed. Strenuous measures are to be taken to h»ad off other extravagances. The senate today continued to plod along with debate on the Muscle Shoals bills. No decisive action is expected until President Coolidge returns tonight and expresses the position of the administration regarding the Underwood compromise plan. * Dick Fetters To Go On Trial For Murder, Dec. 29 Celina, Ohio. Dec. s.—The case of Wilbur Dick Fetters, indicted for first degree murder, has been set for Monday. December 29. by Judge H. A. Miller. The jury was drawn on Thursday afternoon. CLAIMS HEWAS HOLDUP VICTIM Marshall Smitley Says He ' Was Robbed Os S4O And Then Shot Marshall Smitley, told a story last night and today of being heldup near the home of his father-in-law. William Trim, on Johns street, between 11 and 12 o’clock last night, robbed of about S4O and then shot through the left wrist by one of the holdup men. The police officers are inclin- ! ed to discredit the holdup theory, but Smitley has a wounded left arm to back up his story today. Smitley rushed into the Trim home last night shortly before midnight and told his wife and other ' relatives that he had been held up and shot. His arm was bleeding profusely. Night Policeman Sephus Melchi was called and a revolver was found lying on the lawn near the woodshed. Smitley declared that two men had followed him to this city from Fort Wayne, where he resides, and concealed themselves in the woodshed, where they waited for him. When he neared the woodshed, he said, the men stepped out of the darkness and ordered him to hand ’ over his money, which he did. One of the men shot at him, the bullet striking his left arm near the wrist, and then the two men fled. ‘ Mr. and Mrs?Gra!iker Parents Os Baby Girl Elizabeth VirginiT'is the name of a six and one-fourth pound girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Graliker, at the Adams County Memorial hospital this morning. Both mother and baby are doing nicely. This is the first, child in the family. Mr. Gralikdr is cashier of the First National Bank and his face was decorated with a broad smile today as he passed out the “smokes."

Dr. Martin To Retire As Dist. Superintendent Bluffton, Dec. s.—Dr. W. W. Martin, district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church of the Fort Wayne district, meeting with the official board of the First M. E. church here In the third quarterly conference, announced that the next conference would see th? end of his term as district superintendent. A new ruling limiting the service of the district superintendent to six years has made this change necessary as has served nine years. Dr. Martin announced that he is glad to get back Into the ministry again as he finds the district work very strenuous. He says he will not ask for any certain pastorate and will go wherever the bishop thinks he can serve best. o FANNY BERGEN DIES IN BOSTON Famous Writer Was Related To Local People And Well-Known Here Newspaper clippings announcing the death of Mrs. Fanny DickersonGergen at her home in Boston, reI cently, have been received here and recall the wonderful life story of this famous woman who was well-known here where she had numerous relatives. She was a cousin of the Dorwins and Kunkies, and in her younger days visited here frequently. Mrs. Bergen was reared near Mansfield, Ohio, taught school there several years and married Prof. Joseph Y. Bergen, former Harvard University instructor. Though an invalid for fifty years of her life, Mrs. Ber-

gen, in colaboration with her famous | husband, wrote many books and she < also wrote many works of merit In- . divldually. In recent years her writings had been for the American Folklore association and Scribners. She was in her 79th year. Mr. Bergen died seven years ago. He was reared at Peoria, Illinois. While attending college at Antioch, Ohio, he met Miss Fanny Dickerson to whom he was married in 1876. He became one of the greatest authorities in America in botony and biology and was an instructor in Lombard, Boston Latin school and Harvard. He published a number of text books which are still in use and published numerous works on his research work which included four years in Italy. The last years of his life were devoted to work in the Harvard botanical gardens where he was lovingly referred to by his many friends and admirers as “Saint Joseph.” Both Prof, and Mrs. Bergen i will be long remembered among the students of America. o—ELIZABETH KERN ; DIED THURSDAY t 1 Widow Os Late Washington ■J Kern Dies After Brief 1 , Illness I 1 l * Elizabeth S. Kern, age 78 years. 1 widow of the late Washington Kern, p died at her home in St. Marys towns ship, at 7 o’clock Thursday evening, r following a brief illness of congesr tion of the lungs. Mrs. Kern had 1 been in poor health for some time , S but had been bedfast for only one a day. r Mrs. Kern was a daughter of Eli; !• and Polly Zimmerman and was born in Washington township, near De-j 1 .catur, August 24, 1846. Her entire .life was spent in this county. On t November 7, 1861. she was married to Washington Kern, who died Sep--1 tember 24, 1921. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kern, three of I whom survive. They are Ella J. f Dailey, at home; John E., of Midland, t (Michigan, and Mrs. Iva Shock, of , Lake Forest, .Illinois. One son. Davis -D„ is deceased. There are five I grandchildren and one great grands child. Four brothers and three slst- - ers preceded Mrs. Kern iu death. I Funeral services will he held from 1 the home at 2 o’clock Sunday afteri- noon, with burial in the mausoleum aat Willshire, Ohio.

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LARGE NUMBER SENTENCED BY JUDGE ANDERSON Fifty-Three Persons Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Are Arraigned M. BUTLER SENTENCED Former Decatur Letter Carrier (Jets 18-Month Sentence • (Vnlted Rervlc*) Indianapolis, Dec. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The state reformatory system was wrapped repeatedly by Judge Anderson, in federal court today, as young men who had been released from state schools came before him for arraignment on other law violations. Fifty-three persons indicted at the ■ November session of the federel grand jury were before Anderson for arraignment. Forty-one pleaded guilty and twelve not guilty. ’ "I want to keep track of all these ■ young men who have ‘reformed’ over ■ night and who come up here for law I violation,” Judge Anderson said as i Robert Wilson, 18. of Dayton, Ohio, i pleaded guilty to robbing the post ’ office at' Underwood ‘T'll give you three years and then we will know where you are.” Judge Anderson told Wilson. Sentences of others who pleaded guilty included: Melville Butler, of Decatur, letter I carrier, stealing from mails. 18 . months.

William Clark, postmaster at Riverside. Fountain county, shortage in accounts. 2 years. Clarence Bridgeman, 36, of Muncie was given three years on a plea of guilty to stealing letters from the mails. Among those pleading not guilty were; Walter Kleckner. postmaster at Vistula, charged with embezzlement of postal funds. Leroy Brlckley and Bernice Clark. Fort Wyane, charged with forging government compensation checks. Butler will be taken to the federal prison at Leavenworth. Kansas, to serve his sentence at the same time others who pleaded guilty and were sentenced today begin their terms. The trip will probably not be made until the first of the week it was 'said at the United States marshall’s this afternoon. [ Trial dates for Brickley and Bernice Clark will be set later. Mel Butler. Decatur man who was sentenced today, was arrested on June 20. following an investigation conducted here by A. S. Kelly, of Winchester, postoffice inspector. The i exact amount of money taken from the mails by Butler was never learned. o — MRS. ARCHBOLD HURT IN A FALL Well - Known Resident Os This City Fractures Shoulder Mrs. Angeline Archbold, well-known woman of this city was removed to the Adams County Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon after an examination showed that her right shoulder had been fractured in a fall Wednesday night in the hath room at the ! home of her son, Dr. Roy Archbold. The examination showed a fracture of the right humerus. 1 At about midnight Wednesday Mrs. Archbold got up to go to the bath room. Being crippled as a result of an accident five years ago this month, when she fell and broke her hip, she stumbled and fell to the floor. Members of the family were awakened by the sound and rushed to her assistance. She was able to walk back to i her room and did not complain of any • suffering until Thursday afternoon - when local physicians were called I and the examination showed that her l shoulder had been fractured. Reports '- from the hospital this morning were a to the effect that she was resting as | well as could be expected.