Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 297

CONGRESS PAKS SOLEMN TRIBUTE TO WILSON TODAY Dignitaries of Nation Honor Memory Os Nation’s War President MRS. WILSON PRESENT House Os Representatives; Crowded; Ceremonies Broadcast Washington, Dec. 15. — (United' Press.) —In the chamber of the house of representatives where Woodrow Wilson delivered his famous war message to congress, dignitaries of the nation today held simple and solemn services in his memory At the stroke of noon, President I Coolidge, flanked by members of his | cabinet, filed into the crowded r-h;unb-| er where members of congress, the ( diplomatic corps, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, the widow, and intimate friends! of the war president were already assembled. The scene was not unlike that seven years ago when Wilson, from; the same rostrum.) summoned the nat on io war. Most of the personages who graced that occasion were present, even including half a dozen members of the old Wilson cabinet who returned to pay tribute to their chief. Those high in official ar.il social life of the capital were crowded into! the galleries where admittance was given only upon invitation cards.: Hundreds were turned away and stood in the halls outside. Several million others in distant cities were present at the services through the! radio. Nine stations broadcast the ceremonies. The services consisted of the opening prayer by Rev. James S. Montgomery, chaplain of the house; an eulogy by Edwin Anderson” Alder man, president of the University of Virginia, and benediction pronounced by Rev. J. J. Nulr, chaplain of the senate. Tracing the life of Wilson from its; early youth, through his term as president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey and then . president, Aiderman said: "He had the heart to match the memorial hopes of mankind against their passions. He sought to give the twentieth century a faith to inspire, it and to justify the sacrifices of mil-: lions of lives and if there was failure, it was humanity's failure. "To make him the one undaunted advocate of those hopes, the scapegoat of a world collapse, is to visit! upon his injustice so cruel that it must perish of its own unreason. "Therefore, I do not envisage i Woodrow Wilson as a failure as he came back to these shores bearing in his hands the covenant of the league ( and the imperfect treaty itself. 1 envisage him rather as a victor and conqueror as the returned to America,! untouched by the sordidness of dis ! honor, unsurpassed in moral devotion and offering to his country leadership in the broadest and worthiest Cause in all the history of human struggle for a better life. “What statesman in the history of the world adjustment in defense of a code of shining if unattainable idealism, had ever borne himself; (Continued on page two) GREATINTEREST IS MANIFESTED Best Meeting Os Baptist Revival Held Sunday Evening The revival meetings at the Baptist Church will go on through Wednesday night of this week. The meeting J n»t night was the best of the series. A large crowd was present, and all were conscious of the presence of the Spirit of God as the saved rejoiced and the hearts of the unsaved were touched. There Is a prayer meeting each evening at 7:00; and the services begin at 7:30. The pastor will do the Preaching. The ordinance of baptism will be administered to candidates this evening.

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iE• E. Christen Receives Honor at Purdue University T F Christen, son of County Superintendent and Mrs. E. <3. Christen, has been selected to be chairman of the 192* Junior Prom committee at (Purdue University. To be chosen chairman of the committee for that event, which Is one of the leading social events of the entire school year, is a coveted honor. The date for the Prom will be set by Mr, 1. hristen and the other members of Ibis committee The Harlequin Show is always given on the same week .' nd as the Junior Prom and many of tiie fraternities and sororities choo.se that week end to hold house parties. — 0 FINOS PROOF OF CUBIST'S DIVINITY Leading Authority On Biblical Law Announces New Discovery (Copyright 1024 United Press) Florence, Italy. Dee. 15—(Special 'to Daily Democrat)—“T believe I I have succeeded in finding proof of the divinity of Christ which is to be formulated in a law based upon facts which all mankind knows," Giovanni Papini, author of the “Life of Christ” and one of the foremost authoriites on biblical law. declared in an exclusive interview with the United Press. "Differences which divide I Chr'istian fefths in America —the fight between the fundamentalists and mod- ! ernists over the virgin birth, the miracles and the vicarious sacrifice of Christ—all wi ll be. composed once the : divinity of the saviour is proved," Papini said. The author stated he w ill announce the new law in a book he is prepaitng. a book which will contain material supporting the scientific validity of his claim. BULLETIN Fort Wayne, Dec. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dunlap were burned to death and a fourth was probably fatally burned when their house, on the Decatur road, four miles south of here, was destroyed by fire today. The dead: Von Glenn. 4 years old: Vera Aline, 3. and Norman 7 months. A daughter. June, was probably fatallv burned. She was two years old. The mother had left the children alone when she went to the home of a neighbor to get milk. A man passing the house saw the flames and rushed in and rescued June. It is thought that the children accidentally spilled coals from a heating I stove on the floor. Henry Meibers Seriously 11l At Home In Michigan Charles Voglewede left last night for Ludington, Michigan, to be at the bedside of his uncle. Henry Meibers. who is seriously ill. Mrs. Henry Voglewede. a sister of Mr. Meibers, received a telegram Sunday informing her of his serious illness. Mr. Meibers is well-known here. He formerly lived in Decatur and has other relatives here besides Mrs. Voglewede. they being, J. W. Meibers, Mrs. Anna Droppieman, Mrs. C. S. Clark and Mrs. Joe Tonnelier. Martin Glynn, Former New York Governor, Is Dead (United Press Service) Albany, N. Y., Dec. 15 Martin H. Glynn, who rose from poverty to be governor of the empire state and one of the best known orators in the country, is dead at his home here. Seized witha heart attack Sunday afternoon, he died before medical aid could reach him. Prominent in Irish affairs in this country, Glynn was credited by David Lloyd George with doing more to bring abhut settlement of the dispute, between Ireland and England than any other man. It is genera. y believed that as a direct result of Glvnn's efforts, following conference with Lloyd Geoige when he was prime minister of England, the Irish ( Free State was established.

'BUY M'ADAMS IS ACQUiTTED t — —— Found Not Guilty Os Being Party To Criminal Operation After five ballots were taken a ' jury in the Allen circuit court found Ray McAdams, Fort Wayne attorney and former lieutenant-colonel In the U. S. Army, not guilty of bein# a party to an alleged criminal operation held on Miss Esther Werling, 1632 West Main street, Fort Wayne, which resulted in the young woman’s death last January. ' The jury retired at 5:10 Saturday evening and at 8:45 the verdict of "not guilty" was returned. Special Judge Phil M. McNagny heard the , case. McAdams was indicted by the grand jury last February. Prosecutor Samuel Jackson, and R. C. Parrish. formerly of this city and deputy I prosecutor in Allen County represented the state. Mr. McAdam's attor- , neys were Judge John Aiken and Elmer I<eonard. The case opened in the Allen cir--1 cult court on December 5 and for I eights days the legal talents of FT. ■ Wayne fought for and against th-’ <’-• ( fendant. The case was of Interest here as Miss Werling was known In this county. ■ Attorney McAdams was indicted by a grand jury in February of this - year, largely on evidence furnished . by Mrs. Clara Ormiston. 1324 Swinney avenue, at whose house Miss Werling died. Dr. Thain had been , indicted by the grand jury In Febru- , ary, 1923. on a charge that he per- . formed the operation. , Mrs. Ormiston was indicted at the same time on a charge of perjury. I She said that Dr. Thain had never . been In her house during the time that Esther Werling was there. of them testified that they had seen Thain go Into the house several times that week. In February, 1924, Mrs. Ormiston was again called before the grand jury ■ and this time she implicated Me ‘ Adams. She charged during the trial 1: that McAdams caused her to commit . perjury. He and Dr. Thain were ■ Jointly indicted. They asked sepa- , rate trials and the case of Dr. Thain II has been venued out of the county. (Continued on page two) S. E. EMPLOYS MOREWORKERS I — Increased Demand For Motors Causes 50% Increase In Production The increased demand for G. E. • fractional horsepower motors, received from dealers throughout the country, especially manufacturers of washing machines, has made it uecesl sarv to increase the production of motors at the Decatur factory of the : General Electric company and to i place many new employes on the payroll, Eno Ijinkenau. superintendr ent of the local plant, stated this , morning The program of Increased production calls for the manufacture of . 6,000 fractional horsepower motors i each week, instead of 4,000, an increase of fifty per cent. Last week fifteen additional employes were placed on the payroll and Mr. Lankenau slated that another ten or fifteen would be employed this week. Preference is given' to »he I feimer employes who were laid off during the recent depression psri.id. Al'cr.t 275 persons are now employed" at the local G E. works and by the time the plant is running at capacity and turning cut 6.000 mofois a week, more than 200 people will be emp’c yed. — Clothing Stores Will Remain Open Evenings The four men's clothing stores in this city will remain open each evening until Christmas beginning Wednesday evening of this week, for the accomodation of Christmas shoppers, it was announced today. The jewelry stores have been remaining open evenings for the past week or more and other stores are planning to rei main open evenings later on.

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THIEVES LIKE HIS TIRES I Thieves evidently like the brand of tires that County Auditor Martin Jaberg uses on his flivver, as they paid him a second visit last night. During a campaign speech r here before the election a good cord tire was stolen off Mr. Jaberg’s car. As the car was insured against thefts, the insurance company replaced the tire, Mr. ’ | Jaberg receiving a new one only 1 1 three weeks ago. Last night that new tire w-as stolen The thief . entered Mr. Jaberg's garage, removed the tire and rim from a rear wheel and look the tire, rim and lock nuts. Mr. Jaberg used his car after 10 o'clock last night , and when he started to his office . this morning the tire was gone. — o — ■■ — ■■■ : SUGAR FACTORY NEARING CLOSE Slicing Os Beets Expected To End Wednesday Or i Thursday The Holland-St. Louis Sugar com- • pany will finish the slicing of sugar . beets about Wednesday or Thursday of this week and the mill will be closed down the first of next week, 1 it was stated this morning. I Between 900 and 1,000 tons of beets ( are finding their way through the big | mill and are made into fine granulated sugar each day. The thirteenth annual sugar mak- ( ing campaign opened about October 10 and has been running 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The total tonnage of sugar beets received at the local factory will reach about 60,000 tons, it was stated at the of- ' flee today. ■ ■ oi REPENTANCE IS » : PASTOR'S TEXT 1 Revival At Church Os God Enters Upon Its Last Week Ths revival which is in progress , at the Church of God is growing in interest and attendance. Sunday eventing. Rev. Marsh spoke on the! subject. "Repentance” Several were touched by the message which was indeed heart-searching. ■ The Rev E. A Ball, of Ansonia. O, J will be present to assist Rev. Marsh ' in the services this week. The oldtime gospel is being preached at the revival and it is expected that much ■ good will be accomplished. The service will begin at 7:30 o’clock each evening this week. The revival is expected to close next week-end. ■ ■ ■-o — ' — • Mrs. Sweetin On Stand In Murder Trial Today Mount Vernon, 111., ec. 15 —(Special 5 to Dally Democrat) — Mrs. Elsie 5 Sweetin took the stand today—with 1 the jury out of the room—in an attempt to show that she was ill and ’ did not know what she was saying when she signed the confession admitting the'murder of her husband. f Mrs. Sweetin was called to the 1 stand when the state presented as a witness, Miss Sarah a Chicago newspaper woman. Miss Lewis wrote an interview which she claims to 1 have gotten from Mrs. Sweetin the night after the miner’s wife made her * confession. 5 "I never saw her before,” Mrs. 1 Sweetjn said on the stand, referring ' to Miss Lewis. Weather : Rain or snow in north portion, rain in south portion probable tonight and Tuesday. Warmer in south portion tonight; colder by Tuesday night. J ——————— OnWTWays l- ('Jef Zi p Shop Y 8

DAMAGE SUIT COES ON TRIAL John Elzey Seeking $2,000 For Injuries Suffered Last Winter The case of John Elzey against Joseph Myers, suit for $2,000 damages. went on trial in the circuit court before a Jury and Judge Jesse C. Sutton thia morning. Mr. Elzey alleges that lie suffered serious tinjuries last winter when he was struck by an automobile driven by Mr. Myers. Mr. Elzey was walking at the side of bis wagon which was loaded with wood and claims he did not see the automobile approaching. He says the lights on the car were not bright enough. The accident happened on the road leading into Bluffton, a few miles east of this city. Mr. Elzey was the first witness placed on the stand. He testified UN'S morning and this afternoon the Bluffton physician who attended Mr. Elzey, was called to the stand. He was cross-examined by attorneys for the defendant. Mr. Elzey had not been cross-examined yet this afternoon. Members of the jury hearing the case are: Russell Long. Henry Beibrich, Godfrey Lehrman. Martin Kiefer, Alfred Bollinger. Ed Chronister. Wiliam Mitchell. Samuel Buhler. Harvey L. Smith. David Coffee. Alex Brandyberry and William B. Trout. Three members of the regular panel were excused, and the last three named above substituted. The attorneys in the case are W. W. Walbert, of Decatur, for the plairftiff. and the firm of Ei< hhorn. Gordon & Edris. of Bluffton, and James T. Merryman, of Bluffton, and Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur, for the defendant. o . Given Life Sentence • For Slaying Sweetheart (United Press Service) rvanstUTe. Ind.. Dee. 15 —Tom Evans was under sentence cf lite imprisonment today following conviction Saturday of killing his sweetheart, Ruby Mauzy, last September. Evans claimed that the confession he made at the time of his arrest ■Ms given to police in ignorance of what he was signing. The girl was found dying in a vacant lot with her throat cut. 0 A. V. YOST GETS FIRST LICENSE Local Bureau Begins Issuing 1925 Automobile License Plates A. V. Yost, local contractor, was issued the first 1925 auto license here today, the number of the license plate being 224,051. Mr. Yost has received the first license issued in Alams County by the local bureau of the state auto association for the last three years. Miss Nova Yost is in charge of the auto license bureau, now located in the Graham and Walters office, on Second street, east of the Court House. The office was moved from the Schafer Hardware company building to the new location last week and today was the first that the new 1925 licenses were issued. Others who secured their licenses for next year were E. F. Gass, W. S. ) Porter. W. E. Meyers and Graham and Walters. The number slotted to Adams County begin with 224,051. The plates have a cream colored background, while the figures and letters are of a crimson color. Big Business in 1924 Ending with December 14, 1924, the local auto license bureau issued 2.928 pasenger car-licenses, 328 for trucks, 16 for motorcycles and 75 for chauffers for 1924. During this same period 47 duplicate plates were issued, 100 licenses for trailers and 293 transfers were made out. The total amount of business transacted by the local bureau was $27,0501.00 less the rebate made last summer when the increased auto license lav was held unconsitutional. The rebate In this county amounted to about $5,000.00, it was stated. The license fees are the same for next year, there being no increase or decrease. i

C. G. Egly Recovering From Severe Injuries C. G. Egley, injured four weeks , ago when his car collided with a truck which was running after dark without lights, and who has since I ) been a patient at the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne, writes the Dally Democrat note that he is got ting along nicely but slowly and will | be confined to the hospital several weeks yet. He received a fractured ' shoulder, two broken ribs and sev : eral bruises. He sends a dollar for i the Good Fellow's club and wishes his many Adams county friends a i merry Christmas. i oSNOW PREDICTED IN MIDDLEWEST 1 Weather Bureau Warns Os i Storms Sweeping Dow n From Canada (United Press Service) , i Chicago. Dec. 15.—Snow and sharp-’ . ly lower temperatures for the middle west were predicted today by the: .I United States weather bureau here. | Storms now sweeping western Can- , ada and Alaska are bound in this , direction, the bureau announced. Harve, Mont., and many Canadian points reported sub-zero temperatures today. The mercury stood at 11 de : grees below zero at Harve, 20 below at Prince Albert and Swift Current.' : Sask., and 32 below at White River, Out. The northwestern disturbance ( ; will advance southward and to the ’ east, accompanied by a snow and de-( - cidedly colder weather, the weather ' bureau said. Storm warnings for shippers were posted on all the Great Lakes. Domestic Y oung Man Is Fatally Crushed Frank Blocher, age 24. of Domestic. was fatally crushed between a moving train and a platform at Fort' Wayne Saturday afternoon at 4 . o’clock He died in the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne at 11:10 o'clock last night. The body was re- [ | turned to the home of hid mother. Mrs. Sarah Reinhard, near Domestic, today. — o CONGRESS TODAY — (T’nited Press) Joint session in the hall of house for memorial services for the late President Woodrow Wilson. Both houses will adjourn out of re- ! sped to his memory immediately | i after services are concluded. I GOOD FELLOWS CLUB Give Your Bit And Make Some Poor Child Happy On December 25 > 4 1 The Good Fellows Club Christmas f fund passed the SIOO mark today t when $8.26 was collected from the contribution boxes about the city. , The total today is $106.14. Members 5 of the Delta Theta Tai| sorority, who r) are sponsoring the Good Fellows t Club, are making an investigation in |the city for the purpose of ascertain ing how many poor children are to ( share in the Good Fellows Club Christinas treat and to find out just what each of the children needs Much more money is needed by the ! . I club before the proper amount of! 1 good can be accomplished. The I t largest contribution today came from some persons who signed the I envelope as Good Fellows. The amount was $1.26. Following are the new members of the Good Fellows Club: Previous total $97.88 I Mrs. Charles Fletcher ...’ .50 , Lyle Mallonee .25 . Ellen Brothers .50 t Ralph Andrews .50 , Just To Help 50 ! J. S. Neville , Ora Baker .25 I A Delt's mother 1.00 j A wood Fellow 25 . A friend .25 C. G. Egley 1.00 A friend .25 , Good Fellows 1.26 , A friend .25 I Dave Overman 1.00 Total $106.14

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SEEK TO CURB HEAVYTOLLIN AUTO ACCIDENTS Secretary Hoover Declares Nation Demands Safety Measures SUGGESTIONS MADE 'Huge Toll In Street And ' Highway Accidents Cited By Hoover (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 15. —An awaken(ed nation demands in no uncertain ! terms that the annual carnage in ( American streets and highways due : to recklessness and incompetence of both motorists and pedestrians be checked. Secretary of Commerce Hoover declared in a speech to the National Conference on Street and ! Highway Safety here today. "It is high time that something : should be done about this" Hoover said. "We must find constructive measures to meet the crisis of tens of thousand of deaths annually, with hundreds of thousands of serious personal injuries and millions of property damage, accomplished by an economic loss of some staggering sum such as $600,000,000 yearly." Hoover proposed three lines of approach to the remedy: 1. Prevention and safeguard. 2. —Much stronger punishment for (violation of the right of others. 3. Public education. “Remedy cannot be accomplished overnight." Hoover warned. “It is I only the preparation for a long setgo which will eventually free the American people from much of the manace of (raffle. "The annual death loss from traffic . I accidents is one third the total of [ American deaths In the World war." " Hoover pointed out I The blame for present traffic eondii tions, however, cannot be put on any I one class, emphasizing the fact that - the safety conference brought to- , gether every one interested In hlgb- , way safety. “If we were to analyze the facts presented as to the cause of the enormous death toll, we would find that in competence carelessness and recklessness are the . largest of the 5 contributors to this ghastly toll" he ? ,said. "Wo would find in a lesser degree ■ the lack of preventative measures. f We would find u considerable contribution from the confusions over the regulations in force. We would find also that prevention of accidents ! are in part involved in large problems of difficult solution in the plan- , ning of our cities, the construction of highways and generally the handling •of these new traffic problems that 'have been thrown uixm cities and country wholly unplanned for such . use.” - — - — i Bank Bandits Get $3,200 In Oklahoma ’ Carney. Okla.. Dec. 15—(Special to ! Daily Democrat)—Four bandits scoop- ' : ed up $3,200 in cash iu the F rst Na- ' | tlonal bank here today, locked two clerks in the vault and shot two men I In ecsapiug George Jones, cashier and S H. i Wright, deputy sheriff, were atnbush|ed by the bandits and seriously wounded. _o J. W. MEIBERS LEASES HOTEL Takes Charge Os Madison Hotel; Changes Name To National ’ J. W. Meibers has leased the Hotel ' Madison from Peter D. Steiner, of ' Berne, and has changed the name of ’ the hotel to the “National.” He has ' taken possession of the place and • Ray Baker Is in charge of the matt- > agetnent of the hotel. ' The interior of the hotel has been 1 redecorated and newly papered and 5 Mr. Meibers also proposes other 6 changes in the near future. T lie 5 hotel contains 14 bed rooms and each 0 one is heated by steam heat. The - National is located at the corner o 4 Madison and First streets.