Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1924 — Page 1

■Volume XXII. Number 198.

■CONFESSION OF MRS. SWEETIN BARRED

■ifflUAL MEETINC ■OF INDUSTRIAL I ASSN.JAN.I2 II Election Os Directors Plan--11 ncd: Program For Year I Comes Up I PINNER IS PLANNED | [President Burk Has Sugges- | tions; Association Pub- | lishes Book ■Bl Th' 1 annual meeting anil «•!«•< timi nl inrs of tin* Decatur Industrial HBassih ialion will be held on Monday. Hjaniiarv 12. at which time a dinner will be held and the oven devoted to maping out tic it. I .’, [■program. [M i• st evening at a meeting of the tors. Mr. Francis A. Markov, [fl presenting the United States <’li.hu Washington. D. <’.. told those pre of the activities of the National ■Chamber and how the organization working for better business, [fllsuh among the business men. mam: ■flfar timers and farmers. Mr. Markoe that the U. S. Chamber of ■fl t'onimerce had sponsored the Dawes ■fl Reparations plan and also told of other activities of the Chamber. The purpore of the organizations is to 9 bring about better business and good ■B times throughout the county, he stat ■ cd. The local association took a club |[ membership in the I’, S. Chamber. |[ the membership fee being only Jlu.iiu B a year. I France Confer, secretary of the |-[ Decatur Industrial Association., is I [ preparing his annual report for the [ January 12 meeting and will show in 1[ detail what the organization hns a< - l [ cornplished this year. Avon Burk. I president of the Association will subi I nut several matters to the meeting I for discussion, their adoption or objec I tion, including, the employing of a

paid secretary by the Association, the erecting of large road direction [ signs on the main roads in and out of I Decatur, the continuing of the program of river bank beautification tlie eardying out of a program for the junior boy and girl farmers and the awarding of substantial prizes to the winner of the contest, and the fixing of a budget for the new year. Book is Published The survey book. “Facts about Decatur and Adams County", as prepar-, ed by France Conter, will be distri- [ I buited at the January meeting. The ! book contains facts and figures and other date pertaining to Decatur ami also a list of the members of the De(Continued on Page Six) o PREPARINCTO DRILL OIL WELL Derrick Beinff Erected On J. N. Burkhead Farm East Os City Monroe, Ind., Dec. 16. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Work on erection of the derrick on the J. N. Burkhead farm east of here is well along now and drilling is expected to start within a week. The well is being drilled by the Jacob Rawley company and the stockholders are anticipating a good one. They believe they have selected the right spot and that an oil boom will follow the shooting of the well early in 1925. o — Many Hunters Planning To Attend Game Dinner W. A. Fonner stated this morning that a number of local hunters an I their families were planning to at tend the game dinner and entertain ment to be given at his home north of Decatur on Thursday evening A number of hunters will take to th>' woods today and tomorrow in the hunt for rabbits and other game and a big feed will be served Thursday. Hunters from all over the county at* invited, Mr. Fonner stated.

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< airy Hull, Former Adams County President, Is Dead Judson Toepie received word today Os the death of Carry Hull, former! Adams county resident, whose death occurred December s. at Maysville, ■Mo. Mr. Hull was about 78 years old and moved from this county in 1870. He formerly lived in St. Marys township and was well known to the older residents of this county. He served two terms as treasurer of De Kalb county, Mo. Mr. Hull has several relatives in this county, in i eluding Mrs. Catherine Teeple, who is an aunt. K. OF P. START ' DRIVE FOR HOME Local Lodge Co-operating In Drive To Build A State Home "Build the Indiana Knights of Pythias Home in One Day,” is the slogan adopted by the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias at the convention in October. 1921, and interest in this! proposition has awakened the Knights of Pythias in this city and county as no other project heretofore has ever done. The local lodge has begun the drive to secure its share of the funds necessary for the erection of a Pythian Home for aged members, and widows and orphans of Knights of Pythias. Every member of the order Knights of Pythias in Indiana is asked to contribute to this fund an amount equal to one day’s wages, or earnings. It is not expected that all j contributions will be limited to one; day's income, but that is the minimum amount upon which the drive Is based. The plan for creating this fund pro-1 vides for the donation of each member being given Into his subordinate lodge, before February 14, 1925. The Pythians of Indiana have been working for many years to erect a Pythian Home and there is no doubt but that the necessary funds will be raised

and the Home erected under this plan. The question of the location of the Home will not be taken up until the! next session of the Grand Lodge! which will occur the first week In October, 1925. When the fund is raised, the Grand Lodge Committee! will then receive offerings which may be made from various communities | that are seeking to have the Pythian Home erected in their local ly. The immediate interest is centered! upon the securing of the donations i from the members of the Order. The I Knights of Pythias in the United! States have at this time fifteen | homes in operation, taking care of several thousand widows and children. and aged members of the order. J There are eight other states that are at this time preparing for the erec- ■ tion of Homes. j In addition to receiving a Home these children are given an education Hj n the grade and high schools, and | such as desire and are capable of I securing a college education are glvi en college or trade school training. This is a great work for the benefit of humanity, an dthe order of Knights of Pythias deserve the commendation and support of all good citizens. o — Nebraska Has First Zero Weather Os Present Year 1 Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 16-(Special to Daily Democrat) - The first zero weather of the winter prevailed in Nebraska today. The mercury was hovering around the zero mark in western and northern Nebraska this morning and will extend to every section of the state by night, Forecaster Robbins said. Valentine, Neb., . reported four below, Norfolk, two below and Kearney four above. ——-—o —— i Two Auburn Girls Are Missing From Homes ' . (Uni 1 t s’ Dec 8 of : today asked local ’ authorities to watch for two rnna " ay , girls. Doreas Duffner, 15. and Mabi Bowman, 16. ; The girls are believed to be ' their way to Indianapolis.

PROBE CHARGES OFCORRUPTION IN PENITENTIARY Officials And Employes Os Atlanta Federal Prison Face Charges WARDEN IS REMOVED Deposed Warden Declares He Is Victim Os A Frameup <United Press Staff Correspondent) Atlanta, (la.. Dec. 16 —(Special to 'Daily Democrat) —A special grand jury met bore today to investigate sensational charges of coirupt.on' 'aga ut officials and employes of Atlanta federal penitentiary. Tho investigatici’ was orderel b' - Attorn-y General Stone almc-t si I multaneously wilt the removal <1 Warden A. E. . Sartain. Sartain was displaced by T. 11. • White, a special representative of the department of justice, after an extended investigation of conditions at the prison. Other officials and employes of the penitentiary are also involved in the investigation and a general! shakeup was reported imminent. Sartain today charged he had been the victim of a frameup and that his removal was "solely for the purpose of paying off old scores on the part of certain individuals." Appointed by Daugherty He was the appointee of former Attorney General Daugherty, coming here from Columbus, Ohio, home town of Jesse Smith, Daugherty confidante, who figured prominently in the senate investigation of the department of justice. , j "My resignation was requested by the attorney general,” Sartain said, “on grounds I was too lenient with ( bootlegger inmates of the prison. “For the past ten weeks investigat(Continued on Page Six) I « _

o —. DISTRIBUTION OF TAXES APPROVED County Auditor Announces Checks Will Be Ready December 22 The state au<V tor has approved the December distribution of the November taxes, collected in this county. County Auditor Martin Jaberg stated this morning that the checks to the township trustees and treasurers of the different taxing units in the county would be ready next Monday, December 22. The November taxee totaled $449,559.48, including $4,481.17 of delinquent taxes. The delinquent taxes carried over after December 1 amount to $10,63168 which Is a little higher than usual. The November taxes, or one-half of , the total collected for the year 1924, is (1 yided among the following funds, state tax, $6,319.51; benevolent institutions. $24,000.53; state school, $14.704.12; state educational Institution funds, $10,000.72; vocational educational fund. $1,001.06; state highway tax, per cent of the old delinquent tax. 83 cents; state soldiers memorial $1,200.10; agricultural experiment station. $800.00; state teacher’s pension fund. $2.099 99; Dunes Park, S4OO 01; agricultural board. $499.96; county tax. $57,912.01. including fund for bridge and hospital bonds and interest; gravel road repair, $40,003.39; township poor, $9,705.93; tuition tax. In county, $61,780.73; special school fund. $72,154.71; road tax, $3.724 93; bond and interest on gravel roads. $99,340.67; township poor. sl,540.50; corporation tax for Decatur, Berne, Monroe. Geneva, $39,696.13; library tax, $1,796.47. It will be seen from the above distribution that schools and roads receive the greatest part of the taxes collected. The distribution of the taxes collected last May was made last June and the total was a Iftte higher than the December distribution.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 16, 1924.

No Clues In Mail Pouch Robbery In This City No clue has been obtained as to the guilt of the person or persons 'who stole the mail pouch from the Pennsylvania railroad station a week ago Monday night. The Pennsylvania detectives are working on the case. Postmaster Fritzingtr stated that as far as be knew no valuable mail was contained In the, pouch. LODGES BUY HEALTH BONDS Masons And Eastern Stars Aid In Fight Against Tuberculosis BThe sale of two more Health Bonds was announced today by W. Guy Brown. county chairman of the annual Christmas Seal sale. The Decatur Masons purchased a |lO bond and the Order of Eastern Star purchased a |5 bond. The Woman’s Club voted to purehas- ’ ed a |5 bond at its regular meeting 1 1 last night .also, but the money has I not been turned over to Mr. Brown. I yet. Several more lodges and clubs 1 . usually purchase health bonds and ’ it is thought that several more bonds ' will be sold before the sale ends this year. The sale of the little Christmas Seals is progressing nicely, also. The sale being conducted by the ’ school children In this city and * ' throughout the county. Serve yourself packages of Christmas Seals are ' available in the postotfice. Envelops jcontaining five seals or may be secured by people at the postoffice and a box Is provided to receive the money ’ | for the seals. COLD WAVE IS

DUETONIGHT Weather Bureau Predicts Lowest Temperature Os Season (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 16. —A cold wave and lowest temperature of the season thus far were predicted today by the local weather bureau for tonight and Wednesday. The cold wave which brought zero weather to the northwest will strike the state late today and tonight, according to the weather bureau. The temperature in the northern port of the state will drop to 10 degrees above zero and in the southern part of the state to 15 to 20 above it was predicted. Warmer weather is in sight late 'Thursday. — o lowa Man Kills His Wife And Himself Council Bluffs, la., Dec. 16.—1 n a fit of temper, J. H. Long, 55, storekeeper at laike Manawa, summer resort near here, today shot and killed his wife, aged 50. Turning the gun on himself, he emptied it into his chest, dying within ten minutes. Weather Partly overcast and somewhat unsettled tonight and Wednesday; much colder with a cold wave and . lowest temperature ten degrees above north and 20 degrees south I portion. OnlyQP ll ' 7\ >) I

POSTAL SALARY INCREASE BILL AGAIN BLOCKED Filibuster By Republican Senator Prevents Adoption Over Veto , ADVOCATES STRONG Senate Refuses To Adopt Smith Amendment To Muscle Shoals Bill (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Dec. 16.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Republican senators today successfully prevented adoption of the senate of the postal salaries increase bill over the Presi-1 dent’s veto. A filibuster led by Senator Sterling, South Dakota, republican, prevented a vote being taken when advocates of the measure had gathered enuogh votes to be near the twothirds majority necessary for adoption of the measure, over the veto. Despite the efforts of Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, and several other democrats. Sterling succeeded in keeping the floor for nearly two hours until the parliamentary situation automatically defeated the advocates of the bill. Washington, Dec. 16 —In the first test vote on the Underwood bill the senate refused the Smith amendment by a vote of 32 to 49. Washington. Dec. 16 —Republican leaders ip the senate who two weeks i ago announced they intended to put Muscle Shoals legislation through at this session, have changed their minds and defeat of the Underwood bill now pending some probable. Their plan is now to adopt the proposal of Senator Jones of Washington, which would put the question of whether the governmen or a private

(Continued on Page Six) j o j THREE CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Another Badly Burned When House Near Fort Wayne Catches Fire Fort Wayne, Dec. 16 —The timely act of Leander Rawers, laborer at the block factory on the Decatur road, saved little 2-year-old June Dunlap from the fate of her two brothers and sister. Von Glen, 4; Vera Aline. 3. and Norman. 7 months old, when they were burned to death in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dunlap, in Gardendale, four and a half miles southeast of the d.ty yesterday about noon. Rawers went up to the blazing building, when the heat from it was so intense that one could not stand ’ comfortably within 25 feet of it, and pulled baby June from a blazing bed through the window to safety. The child was taken to the Lutheran hosjf.tal where last night it was reported that she probably would i recover. , The charred bodies of the other three children were removed from the dying embers of the home by neighbors. They were taken to the Mungoven undertaking parlors after an investigation of the fire by Cor- . oner Harry G. Erwin. Mr. Duslap is employed by the I Olds Coal company and was at work , at the time of the Cire. Mrs. Dunlap left the house shortly before 12 o'clock to go to the home of L. V. Deßemer, about two blocks ! distant, to get some milk. She was talking to Mrs. she noticed the smoke froirt' her burning home. * She screamed and ran to save her babies. Mr. Rawers. who lives directly across the street from the DeRemer home, was attracted by the fire about the same time and rushed to help. He got there in time to save (Continued on Page six)

Many Attend Funeral Os Mrs. H. F. Kitson I A large crowd of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Mrs. H. F. Kitson. held from the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon. The ; Rev. Fred F. Thornburg, pastor of the j Grace Methodist church in Kokomo, and a former pastor of the Methodist chruch, officiated at the services. I Special music was furnished by the I Ever-ready class of the Methodist Sunday School. Interment was made In Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Kitson died early Saturday morning, fol-1 lowing a long period of illness. DAIRY SHORT COURSE OPENS Interesting Lectures On Program At Meetings In Berne Berne, Dec. 16. —This afternoon at one o'clock, the dairy short course, given by the American Milk Company opened at the company's con densery here. The short course will continue this evening, Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. Prof. G. A. Williams, of the extension department at Purdue and in charge of the cow testing work in Indiana will be the speaker of the two-day course. Prof. Williams is considered an authority on dairy work and it is certain that he will bring valuable information to the farmers of this community. The subjects on which he will speak are; "Dairy Feeds and Their Uses;" "More Milk from Leas Feed;” "How II to Feed the Dairy Cow.” and "Calf Raising.” In discussing the first subject, Mr. ■ Williams brought out the fact that I the efficiency of the dairy cow will depend upon the content of the feed glv- ■ en her and will show bow the dairy • fanner may make up his rations en--1 tirely from feeds grown on the farm. ■ In the next two subjects he will dwell upon the amount of feed to feed dus-

ing the different periods of lactation The last subject is self explanatory. In at least two sessions opportunity will be given those attending to ask questions they may have relative | to milk production. Mr. Williams will use a blackboard | lin showing how to compute rations I I for different conditions and will pre-! sent the matter in away easily under- j stood by any farmer. He will have I various feeds on hand in order to (Continued on Page Six) GOOD FELLOWS CLUB Give Your Bit And Make Some Poor Child Happy On December 25

The Good Fellows Club’s ChristI mas fund received a big boost today jwhen a donation of $lO was received from the Moose lodge. Other donatons found in the boxes at noon to day made a total of $14.60 which, ad--1 ded to yesterday’s total, makes a 1 grand total of $120.74 now in the fund ' which will be used by the Delta Theta Tau sorority in bringing Christmas cheer to the poor children of the city. This is a fine start but the sorority, which is sponsoring the 1 Good Fellow Club, needs at least that much more to make the rounds of the poor children of the city. Time is growing short and the public is urged to contribute to the fund at I once. All of the toys, candy, clothing and other articles to be purchased for the kiddies, must be purchased within the next week and turned over to Santa Claus who will distri-

' bute the gifts to the children on I j Christmas eve. Following is the list I I of new members of the Good Fellows ’ j Club. ’ Previous total $lO6 14 I Moose lodge 10.00 Central Grocery ... 2.00 Kathryn Eileen Davis 1.00 i Nelle E. Winnes 1.00 ! A friend 50 1 A friend 10 > Total $120.74

Price 2 Cents.

COURT RULES IT WAS MADE UNDER DURESS Ruling Is Big Victory For Woman Accused Os Poisoning Husband WOMAN ON STAND Declares She Confessed Only After Hight Had Frightened Her (United Press Staff Correspondent) Mount Vernon, HL, Dec. 16 —(SpoI cial to Daily Democrat) —The confes- | sion of Elsie Sweetin. in which she admitted poisoning her husband Wilford Sweetin. was ruled out as testimony In the case today by Judge J. C. Kern. Judge Kern ruled that Mrs. Sweetin signed the confession under duress and that her constitutional rights had been violated in obtaining the document. It was a smashing victory for Mrs. Sweetin's attorneys—not for the complete defense, as she and Lawrence Hight, indicted with her. are fighting separate battles for their freedom. For two days Mrs. Sweetin's attorneys have tried to block every move of the state to pi esent the confession Monday Mrs. Sweetin was on the I stand twice and testified that she • signed the confession only after Hight had frightened her by saying a mob was outside waiting for them. ——o ’ Mail Beginning To Grow f Heavier At Postoffice 1 People in this city are beginning to ' mail their Christmas packages and sending greeting cards to friends and relatives in the distant states. Postmaster Fritzinger stated today. The ‘ malls are becoming heavier and next L week an assistant will be placed cn 1 the force. i-

o BULLETIN Pekin. Dec. 16—Twenty picked American marines were ordered tn proceed to Kalgan. 125 miles northwest of here to protect lives of American citizens endangered by a mutinty of i Chinese troops. The Chinese government assured the American legation j that the situation was “well in ■ hand,” but the unusual action of rushing the marines to Kalgan was decided upon, regarded of the assurances.

TRIAL OF JAMES FETTERS STARTS Last Os Four Celina Youths Indicted For Murder Goes On Trial Celina. Ohio, Dec. 16.—The trial of James Fetters, the last one of the four men implicated in the killing of Ed Moyer, in August, 1922, began on Monday. The trial of George Fetters, the first one of the four, resulted in a verdict of murder in the second degree and he was sentenced by Judge H. A. Miller to the Ohio penitentiary for life. A sensational turn to the cases of the three remaining prisoners was taken when Jesse Smelser made known his desire to enter a plea of

guilty. This was followed Thursday, December 11. by Wilbur (Dick) Fetters also preferring a plea of guilty. Jim Fetters, the last one. is standing trial, as did George Fetters, the first of the quartet who were arrested and indicted for the killing of Ed Moyer. Blackcreek township farmer, while the four Celina residents were said to have been engaged in a nocturnal chicken stealing raid. Judge Barnes, of Sidney, is the prei (Continued on page three)