Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1924 — Page 1

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appropriation BILLS TO HAVE RIGHT OF WAY Farm Legislation And Other Measures Must Take Sidetrack ROA!) BILL APPROVED Senate Approves Appropriation For Federal Aid For Highways (United Press Service) Washington, Dee. 9—(Special to Daily DemocratJ-yAppropriation bills must have n»ecee(lence over all other measures and farm legislation must wait until the President’s agriculture committee reports, the republican steering committee of the senate decreed today in announcing its legislative program for the short session. Washington. Dec. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The interior department bill, the first of the regular supply measures carrying appropria tions aggregating $238,138,126 was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. As finally adopted by the house the total appropriation was $30,819.(118 less than appropriations last year. Washington, Dec. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Appropriation of $150.000 000 to provide federal aid in the construction of rural post-roads was approved today by the senate postoffice committee in a “good reads'' bill recommended for immediate passage. The bill carries a clause authorizing additional expenditures of $15,000 000 for building of roads and trails in the national forests. The appropriation would be distributed over a period of two years. Washington, Dec. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A bill providing for voluntary consolidations of railroads for a period of five years and relieving the Interstate commerce commission from the duty of preparing a plan tor merging the carriers into a limited number of systems was introduced in the house today by Representative Winslow, republican of Massachusetts, chairman of the interstate commerce committee. o Electric Signalling Device Installed Here An electric automatic traffic signfiling device was installed over the intersection of Second and Monroe streets this afternoon and is now ini operation. The device is similar to those in operation in Fort Wayne. The red light means stop and the green light means go. The device was sent here on approval and if it proves to be beneficial in aiding the traffic situation here, it likely will be purchased by the city council. ■ TOTAL OF 517 JOIN RED CROSS Increase Os 72 Members Over 1924 Membership In This County An increase of 72 members in the Adams County chapter of the American Red Cross was obtained in the annual roll call for Miss Anna "'■tines, secretary of the local chapter reporting 517 today. Os this total, 418 are from Decatur, is r-ext with 29, and Geneva, th| rd, with 23 members. Other enrollments in the different districts in ,h « county are as follows: Peterson, 13; Linn Grove, 16; Monroe, 12; treble, 6. Last year, 455 people enrolled in ' he organization and with the reaching of the 500 mark, the local officers aie gratified with showing. H. Vernon Aurand, well-known young man 01 , ' 3 ‘ s city, was in charge of the annual county campaign, assisted by Miss Winnes. Half of the money raised through 'be niß -nberships remains in the ° cal Red Cross treasury and will be llß ed as the demand is made for it.

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Rich Tennessee Distiller Is On Trial For Murder (United Press Service) St. J.ouls, Dec. 9.—citing ar g U . menu in the trial of Lem Notlow. 11 wealthy Tennessee distiller charged j with murdering clarence T. Pullis, a Pullman conductor, will be made today. It is expected the Jury will have . (he case by afternoon. Motlow was the last witness presented hy the defense. The millionaire distiller told his version of the shooting. He said he had been insult- ) ed several times by Ed Wallis, negro porter, and that finally the porter at- , tacked him, with a chib. He said he drew his revolver after Mallis started choking him. and that the revolver was discharged. He said he never saw Pullis while he and ( the negro were scuffling. HUGE CHARITABLE GIFTS ANNOUNCED George Eastman And J. B. Duke Give A wav Total Os $52,000,b00 (United press Service) Announcement of the huge gifts to charitable and educational institutions by George Eastman, head of the j Eastman Kodak company of Rochester. N. Y., and J. B. Duke. North Carolina tobacco and power magnate, bring the total recent benefactions of wealthy Americans to well over the 1 billion dollar mark, according to figures obtained by the United Press 1 today. , Eastman yesterday announced gifts of $12,500,000 to four education • al institutions in his native state, while Duke announced creation of a ■ trust fund of $40,000,000 for similar ' purposes in North Carolina. The Eastman gift brought his total bene- ' factions to the stupendous sum of 1 $58,602,900. A list of huge gifts in recent years includes: ' John D. Rockefeller, $575,000,000. Andrew Carnegie, $350,000,000. Henry C. Frick. $85,000,000. Milton S. Hershey, $60,000,000. George Eastman, $58,000,000. James B. Duke. $41,500,000. Mrs. Russell Sage, $40,000,000. Henry Phipps, $31,650,000. Benjamin Altman, $30,100,000. John Stewart Kennedy. $30,000,000. John W. Sterling. $20,000,000. George F. Baker. $11,900,000. Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness. $9,000,000. William J. and Charles Mayo, $7,- > 900,638. J. Ogden Armour, $6,000,000. John Jacob Astor. $4,000,000. Lotta Crabtree. $4,000,000. —o “Elevator And Grain Burn: Loss $1,000,000 (United Press Service) Port Huron. Mich.. Dec. 9.—Fire of an unknown origin early today de- ' stroyed the Grand Trunk Elevator company's elevators and barge Alexander Maitland here, with large stores of grain, at an estimated loss spread to the barge. Efforts of tugs of $1,000,000. The fire started in the elevator and I'to break the cables hold the Maitland jko its dock proved futile. Six hundred thousand bushels of grain was destroyed in the elevator and a grain cargo valued at $150,000 was lost on ’ the Maitland. The Alxeander Maitland was built in 1910 with a gross tonnage of 3,351 ■ tons. 5 — Expect To Bring Oral , Davidson Home Today Oral Davidson who was rendered < . totally blind in an accident on Friday . ' afternoon which occurred at the De- ] I catur Casting Co., in which he splash- , ed liquid iron into his only good eye. i, still in Indianapolis under the care ’ of an eye specialist. Ills mother and = Xter, Miss Velma, are with him at 1 burned beyond aH hopes of recovery. Although he I still suffering very intense pain, it s [thought that he can be remove to the home of his parents. Mr. and M • ' Tames Davidson in Berne, today. ' Decatur physician and the of the Decatur Casting Co. « g | Indianapolis today and “ cco^ any Ahe unfortunate young man to Berne «>.«■ .«««■

GERMAN CABINET NOT CHOSEN YET Large Number Os Parties Makes Selection Difficult Matter (United Press Service) Berlin, Dec. 9. —Owing to the arithmetical acrobatics involved in selection of the coalitian government from among ten or more parties, constitution of the next German cabinet remained in doubt today, 48 hours after the genera! election. Concrete results of the voting Sunday in which 85 per cent, of the German electorate took part, now are known, however, to be as follows: Those parties which campaigned on a flat basis of unqualified maintenance of the republic gained over . 2,000 votes compared to the elections in May. Parties who flaunted the colors of the monarchy — nationalists, folks party and fascists, as well as some smaller parties whose monarchism is in question, gained about 22,000. The strict republican parlies, there fore, have nearly 1.000.000 more popular votes than the monarchists. As for the formation of the next cabinet .negotiations began today which may last several weeks. The democrats want a "great coalition" with both folks party and socialists included, while the nationalists are clamoring for a bourgeois- nationalists, folks party, centrists and come of the smaller groups. o- — Elephants Stampede In Streets At Peru, Indiana Peru. Ind., Dec. 9 —Escaping from their trainers during a rehearsal in a theater here Monday afternoon, five circus elephants stampeded through the business district, scattering panic and destruction in their wake. After leaving the theater, the elephants entered a rear doer of an auto repair shop crashed through partitions and emerged into the street through a plate glass window. While the trainers made frantic efforts to capture the beasts, a large crowd of residents followed them as they rampaged. After making several mad rushes at their trainers, the elephants finally took refuge in the Wabash river, where they remained for several hours before being captured and returned to the winter quarters of the circus Snow, Hiph Winds And Near Zero Temperature (United Press Service) Chicago. Dec. 9. —Snow, high winds and near zero temperatures invaded the upper Mississippi valley today, bringing the first taste of winter to many sections of the middlewest. The mercury fell to five degrees above zero at St. Paul, nine above in lowa and Nebraska, and 20 above in Chicago and northern Illinois. Winds blew the snow into great drifts near Sioux City, lowa, and there was moderate fall in many places. Except in Nebraska, where- wire communication was almost completely demoralized and train service was behind schedule, no serious damage was reported. 0 Farmer Dies At Home Near Berne Yesterday Berne, Dec. 9. —William Jacobson, well known farmer, died at his home northwest of here shortly before noon Monday. Mr. Jacobson became ill recently, due to a tumorous growth. He was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital for treatment, which was to no avail and he gradually grew worse. Mr. Jacobson resided with his two maiden sisters, on the Peter Steiner farm. No funeral arrangements have been made. o—————0 ————— Zuppke Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Today St. Joseph, Mich., Dec. 9. — Emil Zuppke. 24, today was sentenced to life imprisonment for choking his sweetheart, Cora Rober, to death. Zuppke pleaded guilty to the murder and declared he planned to marry Mfss Florence McKinney, 18. who helped him carry out the murder by driving him through the country while he choked the victim in her automobile. She will be sentenced later.

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I | GOOD FELLOWS CLUB rGlve Your Bit And Make Some Poor Child Happy On December 25 S The total amount donated to the Good Fellows Club Christmas fund reached $73.48 today when a total of $1.45 was removed from the contri- . button boxes in the three banks and the Daily Democrat office by reprej sentatives of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsors of the club. The new contributors to the fund are: • Previous total $72.03 r J. O. Fisher 1.00 A friend .20 . A friend 25 > Total $73.48 Q 'ATTENDANCE IN : SCHOOLS DETTER I —■ ‘ Shows Improvement In General During Last > Six Weeks The attendance tn the schools of I the county is improving in general, , according to an announcement made • today by County Superintendent E. • S. Christen. Punctual attendance 1 means greater interest and more rapid progress of the students in their work, Mr. Christen pointed out. It k means not only greater efficiency of both school and individual but economy as well, he continued, since the cost is the same whether all are present or not, and greater educational i benefit is therefore derived from att tendance in the school. . The attendance figures for the last , six weeks of school are as follows. . the number preceding the teacher's name being the number of the school district, the first numbers following , the teacher’s name being the average daily attendance and the second set of figures following the teacher’s , name Oing the per cent of attend- , ance: , Union Township (Rurolph Weiland, Trustee) I—llo1 —110 C. Johnson 31.4 93.3 2—May Jewell Falk _ 23.2 97. 3—Marie M. Brodbeck 23.4 95.1 6—Xariffa B. Walters 31.5 95.5 Parochial —G. J. Schmidt 58. 98. Root Township (A. J. Lewton, Trustee) I—Gladys S. Crownover 19.2 95.9 2 —Lois Fuhrman 15.9 99.9 6—Paul Graham and Liona ix-ach 27.3 98. Mary Kenny 25.5 96.9 Dora Marie Magley .27.9 97.51 ( 7-B—Florence Rice 12.6 9 (Continued on Page Eight) o— ————— TO HOLD A GIFT DAT IHJAMMY Merchants To Give Away S4OO In Coupon Books January 31 > Members of the Decatur Advertising association met at the Industrial rooms last evening and voted to hold another Gift Day in Decatur on Saturday, January 31. Trade books to the value of S4OO will be given away by the merchants of Decatur on this day. On next Saturday, December 13, the pre-Christmas Gift Day will be held on Liberty Way, south of the Court House, and will begin at one-thirty p. m. Those people who have done their Christmas shopping in Decatur and the public in general are invited to attend the program. Four hundred dollars in trade books will be given away and the local merchants extend a hearty invitation to all to attend. Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly colder tonight. 1 ======================= Ebglh’ «

MINISTER SAYS WORLD IS WICKED Preacher At Baptist Revival Says World Is Corrupt And Sinful Another capacity crowd filled the Baptist Church at the revevial last night. Rev. Antrobus preached on tile subject, "Jesus and This Wicked World," showing from the Scriptures that this world is entirely corrupt, sinful and opposed to Jesus Christ. He said, “This world killed the only perfectly holy man who ever lived in it. This world crucified my Saviour." He will preach tonight on lhe subject, "When a Man Comes to Himself." The men's chorus will sing. Afternoon meetings will be held in the church at 2:30. on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. Noon meeting I will be held at the Tile Mill Wednes|day. noon, and at lhe Hoop Mill on I Thursday noon. —————o Split Is Seen In Senator Watson’s Political Machine Indianapolis. Dec. 9. — A split in the political machine of Senator Watson was indicated today when it was learned from an undisputed authority that Arthur Robinson, Indianapolis attorney, would be a candidate for the Indiana Senatorial toga in 1926 against Watson. Robinson, who has been designated as a "Watson man." is understood to have the backing of Ed. Jackson, governor-elect, and George Coffin, Marion county republican chairman. o Coolidge Sees Signs Os Peace In German Election — Washington, Dec. 9, — President Coolidge believes the results of the German elections are a hopeful sign tor future peace and prosperity so' far as they indicate continued support for the Dawes plan, it was made known at the White House today. Increase In Activity Os Farm Lands Market Indianapolis. Ind.. Dec. 9—(Special to Dn'ly Democrat) —There has been a reassuring increase in the activity nf the farm lands market throughout the country, and particularly in the Great Lakes region, it was declared tndnv in n survev eomnleted bv the, Nntionn] Assoc’ation of Real Estate j Ben rd s Tn I"dtnnn and other state In the Groat Lakes region the selling price of land increased 84 per cent over, the previous year, according to the report, but the number of sales of. land was not as groat as in sections where the pree increase was smaller. A lively market during the winter and active trading in farm properties during the spring and summr is predicted by the survev. Would Eliminate Grad* 1 Crossings In Indiana Indianapolis. Dee. 9.— Elimination of all railroads and traction grade •crossings in Indiana is provided in a bill to be introduced jointly in the 'house at the coming session of the legislature hy representatives Borns and Dunean, of Indianapolis, it was announced today. o CONGRESS TODAY (United Press Service) Senate: Debates Underwood Muscle Shoals bill Couzens committee continues investigation of internal revenue bureau. House: Expects to pass interior department appropriation hill and then take un agricultural supnlv bill. Apnronr'ations committee cons'ders treasury, army and navy supply bills. Nnval affairs committee considers omnibus land bill. Immigration committee considers Johnson deportation bill. Banking and currency committee considers report on duplication of bonds. Interstate commerce committee ho’ds regular mooting. Sh'nnin”- board Investigating committee with James W Boring, advertising manager of the board, on the

Work For Passage Os Salaries Increase Bill (United Press Service) Indianapolis, I nd., Dec. 9.—A general committee of Indianapolis postoffice employes today began active i campaign to help bring about passage of Edge-Kelly salaries increase i bill now before congress. A statement issued by the committee declared that the postal workers are on a lower salary scale than any of the other large groups of governnent employes. Through the do-operntion of every employe in the service the large deicit in operating the department has been practically eliminated and it is now almost on a self sustaining basis the statement declared. — o PROHIBITION LAW VIOLATOR FINED John DeVlieyher, Geneva, Fined SIOO And Sent To Penal Farm John DeVlieyher, of Geneva, known as “Huncky John." today entered a plea of guilty to a charge of violation of the prohibition law when arraigned in circuit court before Judge Jesse (’. Sutton. The court fined the defendant S2OO and costs and sentenced him to serve a sentence of thirty day on the penal farm. DeVlieyher was fined and sentenced on an affiidavit brought to the circuit court from a justice of peace court In Geneva. Another case, against DeVlieyher .containing the same charge was dismissed today after the prosecuting’attorney had filed a nolle. Sheriff John Baker stated today that he would take DeVlieyher to the j penal farm tomorrow. “Fiction Triangle” Wins Divorce For Californian (United Press Service) Oakland. Cai., Doc. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Revelation of a “fiction triangle" won a divorce here for Walter L. Runyan. Berkeley business man. 1 Runyan read the court a letter he said he had received from his wife n which she confessed that his refusal to allow her to have children caused her the "keenest torture” and that she had persuaded another man to attempt to father the child she wanted. "I dedided I would be cheated of I'fe no longer.” the wife's letter said, "and that I would have a child of my own. “I deliberately selected the man who had the characteristics of; strength of character I would like in my child. “I went to his office and brazenly asked him. He fell.” In his complaint Runyan stated : there were "no children." o Temperature Takes Big Drop During Last Night i (United Press Service) i Indianapolis, Dec. 9. —A twenty > two degree drop in temperature made i Indianapolis “dig in" for the winter j > today. > The thermometer dropped from 47 ; degrees yesterday afternoon to 24 de- > grees at 9 o'clock this, morning. The lowest temperature tonight was expected to be about 16 degrees. No snow was in sight, according to the weather bureau. President Entertains 19 t Congressmen At Breakfast 1 (United Press Service) J Washington, Dec. 9—President t Coolidge today had 19 house members i with him at. breakfast at the White f House, continuing his practice of get- t ing personally acouainted with repub- ' lican legislators over the coffee cup. I He previously had entertained all re- . publican senators. i Those present today included. Speaker Gillett, Massachusetts; Representatives Longworth, Ohio, republican floor leader; Snell. New York: i Madden, Illinois: Anthony, Kansas; 1 Sandors. Indiana; Sinnott. Oregon; |Tincher, Kansas: Green. Iowa; Winjslow, Massachusetts: Graham. Penn’ sylvania; Begg. Ohio; Wood. Indiana; Scott, Michigan: Haugen. Iowa; Rogers, Massachusetts; Magee. New York: Anderson, Minnesota, and Darraw, Pennsylvania,

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SUIT TO TEST TAX PUBLICITY LAW IS OPENED — Baltimore Post Goes On Trial In Baltimore Today BAKER ARGUES CASE Former Secretary Os War Is Counsel For The Newspaper By Paul R. Mallon, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Baltimore, Md„ Dec. 9. —The second step in the government's effort, to determine legally whether the public can be informed of income tax returns through the newspapers, was taken here today when the test case against the Baltimore Post, a ScrippsHoward newspaper, came to trial. All the evidence being conceded by both sides, there remained only to conclude the legal arguments of opposing counsel on the constitutional freedom of lhe press before Federal District Judge Morris A. Soper hands down his decision. The Post is one of the three newspapers indicted by the government for publication of income taxes paid by citizens. The case against the Kansas City Post-Journal is now being carried to a higher court after a verdict dismissing the indictment in the district court. The third case, against the New York Herald-Tribune, is to come up in the New York district court today. By Paul R. Mallon, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Baltimore, Md., Dec. 9.—ln a striking analysis of the privileges of the press under the Constitution, former Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, today urged the demurrer of the Baltimore Post, a Scripps-Howard newspaper, indicted by the government for pubilsning income tax figures. Appearing as counsel for the Post before the United States District Court here. Baker maintained that the mewspaper was fully within its Constitutional right in exercising its prerogatives of freedom of the press, when it printed the taxes paid by Baltimore residents. . The basis of Baker’s arugment was that the collector's lists were not “returns" as defined by the revenue bill and that since the law diiecled that collectors make the t ix figures available for public inspection, such •availability was in fact "publication.” Were any other construction placed on the law, Baker argued, “we would a have congress authorizing freedom of speech and denying freedom of the press as to the same data. This congress has no power to doubt the freedom of the press means the right Ito print whatever anyone may lawfully say. Neither can be restricted Where the other is permitted.” Quoting the first amendment of the (Continued on Paee six) OFFICE OF AUTO CLUB IS CLOSED Hoosier State Automobile Association Discontinues Office Here A representative of the Hoosier State Automobile Association called today and asked that a correction be made of the statement that their office had been moved to the Graham & Walters office. The representation of the secretary of state, automobile department, has been transferred from the Hoosier Association to Graham & Walters making it necessary to close the office maintained for two years past by the Automobile Association. They hope to establish a local tourist bureau here soon and to assist in maintaining the roads, marking "them and helping to secure license numbers and plates will be issued from this time on nt the Graham & Walters offices where Miss Yost will be in charge of that department, but they will not have charge of the Hoosier Automobile Association Bureau, it was announced today by Mr. Hutchins, representative for this district. The furntiure was removed from the Schafer rooms today and taken to Fort Wayne.