Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1925 — Page 1

Volume XXIII. Number 12.

I JURY FINOS FRY I milty of grand I LARCENYCHARGE ■ I'arli.ipat- ■ ing In Holdup H |.| s S ‘ ! 1 YEARS II sent To ’atl To Await Sen- ■ V. rdict Returned ■ At S :30 P.M. ■ \i o'clock this afternoon, ■ i. ,|... Sutton l ined I'ry $75 and ■ s, .It. need him to serve ■ ||l|Hl , , !r to fourteen years m ■ e. i lorinatory and dis- ■ .. iu.n for:. of ■ ~u . tl s . Ihe youth broke ■ nd cried when he was ■ n, ; iui-d end agiiin declared ■ tth.it in ioreed to take part ■ ~ He- holdup. I'ry and Mc- ■ (I, ,n who «:is returned hen H f,,r IL- trial, will be taken to ■' ;.,fm.l.os soon by Sherill Baker. ' H, Union township HB guilty ot grand larHI returned by a Jury KI '.ii'iit court at 8:30 HB The jury dellberMH in leaching averMH, :1m reading of the HI ...i,: |.'rv was ordered county jail, where ■. linked im. b- en passed in MB ’Hing Attorney MB .1 :mated that lie Snßv. tl .. . "ti soon to have the verdict. The HK.;.,' larceny is a sent reformatory of MM years and a fine HHH' taino of the goods stolen. jB | : .-<1 with taking part K| . and robbery of Homer KB ' - per at Honduras. MiH' .■ l I'ry and Cleho Me-HBu-y-t . : Uns city, were jointly B:H' • crime. Mcf'leater MH ’ ‘ Hie charge of grand MH 'ben four months ago |H -m-h >-d to serve from one K| .-in the reformatory. MH v '' 11 " :i brought, back here 9K: ■ reformatory to testify for KH“ it: Kry -, trial. The affidavi HH : 1i y was tried charged ■H' . ti l robbery. The pen BBS.:.- robbery is a sentence of twenty-one years. K Ury's trial started in circuit court KI• Jndte Sutton and a jury last »| warning. The state rested its BH' " l ' ]; '!;.y evening and adjourntuken until Monday morn HI"- Tli. re was great interest In tht HI ' ■•*“* 111 art room was well fill BB' : - >'d spectators through the hearing of the case. Me — — ° ■mcidentally I SHOT IN LEG I |Sh( iir>;tn Kunkle Painfully 1 Injured In Butchering ■ Accident Today K dU rtii.-m Kunkle . of Monmouth BH" ' Painfully injured about 7 o'clock Hl'"’" warning when he accidentally himself in the right leg. This was KB tiering day at Sherman's, on the SI" 1 ' Kunkle farm, and he had just BH f,n ' s hed killing two hogs and stuck ll' levolver, a3B calibre automatic, EH bis hjp pocket. As he removed his ■ p an, l he gave the pistol a jerk and it I g lloilcd, sending a bullet crashing BH >n '° Hie calf of his leg. I I Tl' p bullet follower! a course along B | ,h " boi,e ’ a distance of about eight E Blaches and came out just under the I I ° n the inner slde ot the foot ' B B ,\ erinan was hurried to this city and IB nto the office of his physician B ■ dressed the wound and gave him || 1,1111 treatment to prevent tetanus ■ In, kjaw which is considered the B| th ' ‘ knger ln SU( ’h cases. When ■ ‘' 9lw was removed the bullet I I entJTi ° Ut ° n the noor ' The bu,let ■ I the | 6 USt below the fleshy part of I I "own it *? n, L Went a ' mOSt Btral ßht ® | alright 8 believed he wil > 8«t along

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Chancellor Os University Os Kansas Is Reinstated ts NiTFn sr.pvtrr» Ijiwrence, Kan., Jan. 14. —Dr. P. H. Lindley is back at his desk as chancellor of the University of Kansas this morning. 1 The chancellor was reinstated late yesterday by the state board of administration at Topeka after it had 1 been asked to do so by Hen S. Panion. Kansas' new governor. MASONS HOLD FINE MEETING Wives And Families Attend Installation Ceremonies Last Night i The members of the Decatur Masonic lodge held one of the most in- , teresting meetings held by the order, | last night, when the wives and famdies of the Masons attended the joint nstallution ceremonies held for the newly elected officers of the Chapter ' tnd Blue lodge. Following the installation ceremonies a social hour was enjoyed. The evening's program opened at 7 o'clock with the regular lodge meetng. At the close of the lodge meetng. the lodge room was thrown open md the wives and families of the dasons. Eastern Stars and their famlies took seats in the large room to wfttch the installation ceremonies. The officers of the Chapter were installed first. Cal E. Peterson was the installing officer and John Tyndall was the mirsbal. Following the installation of the Chapter officers, Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang a beautiful election, accompanied by Mrs. Avon Jiirk, ar the piano. The Blue Lodge ifflcers were installed next. R. D. lyers was the installing officer and O. Porter the marshal. Mrs. Tyndall sung another selection folowing the installation of the Blue i -odge officers. After the completlon~of the instalatlon ceremonies, the only two surviving charter members of the Deatur Masonic lodge, Dr. C. S. Coverlale and Dr. R. W. Sholty, were givjn seats at the front of the lodge tall. O. L. Vance, retiring Worsh.’pul Master of the lodge, made an imtressive presentation speech, pre- ■ -.enting Dr. Coverdale and Dr. Sholty 'ith beautiful, highly decorated pure ambskin Masonic aprons, as gifts (Continued on Page six) o 30Y ACQUITTED IN HAZING CASE Hartford City Youth Found Not Guilty Os Manslaughter Charge Hartford City, Jan. 14—William Duff, 18, a high school youth last sight was acquitted by a jury in clruit court of manslaughter in con■ection with the death of i Raymond Morris, 18, who died after a fist fight 'n which the two boys engaged last September as a result of an argument over high school hazing. The ury agreed on the eighth ballot. The verdict was reai-hed after two and a half hours of deliberation. The 'ury retired at 7 o’clock after receiving instructions of the court and the xgreement on the verdict was reach’d shortly before 10 o’clock. The murt was called in session to hear ’he verdict immediately after the ’urors notified Judge Victor Simmons, who presided throughout the trial, that a verdict had been reached. Manslaughter charges are still nending against Raymond Stump. Phillip Holden and Enoch' Fuller, companions to Duff and Morris, who refereed the fight. It is believed the Indictments, which were returned in October will not be pressed. The case, which has been followed : with intense interest owing to the i prominence of the boys involved in i the fight, began on Monday, January i 5. Duff took the stand in his own de- ‘ sense and described the fight which i led to the death of young Morris. Ho ’ expressed regret over the outcome of the battle, but contended that he was f forced into the fight to show his comt panions and the other boys in the ; crowd that gathered that he was not “yellow.”

I UNDERWOOD PLAN WINS OVER JONES PLAN IN SENATE Senate Passes Underwood Plan For Muscle Shoals Project VOTE IS 46 TO 33 i Plan Pulls Through Deadlock Into Which Senate Had Fallen (UNITED PRESS SERVICR) Washington, Jan. 14. —(Speetal to Daily Democrat) — The underwood plan of disposing of the big $1.*>0,000,000 government power project at ■ i Muscle Shoals pulled through the senate deadlock today victorious over the Jones commission plan. Washington, Jan.*l4. —For the second time wthfn the week the senate today adopted the Underwood plan for disposing of Muscle fthoals by private lease. I Only yesterday the senate went on jrecord in two votes as favoring both government operation and reference ‘jot the whole problem to an export! 'commission. The vote was 46 to 33. I Senator Jones immediately re-in-troduced his commission plan, which I I i was both passer! and defeated yesterday. leaders are unable to see the breaking of the circles of votes in w’hich the senate has become entangl- ’ cd. o “King Os The Ivories” Bids Farewell Tonight Harry M. Snodgrass, known to radio fans throughout the United States as the “king of the ivories.” . will give his last concert over radio . station/ WOS. Jefferspn City, Missouri. this evening;. _Sjiodgress, who has been a prisoner in the state penitentiary at Jefferson City and who . has given a piano concert at station WOS eve/y Monday night for many weeks, has been released from pris- , on. He will make a short talk over the radio this evening., expressing his appreciation for the many gifts of every description that have been sent to him by his many admirers. His program this evening will start at 8 o’clock and many Decatur fans are planning to tune in on his program. o Democrats Begin Plans For Next Campaign (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington. Jan. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first move to “revive” the democratic party from its overwhelming defeat in the last election and discourage dissention among its members, was taken today by Representative Wiliam B. Oldfield of Arkansas, newly elected chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. Oldfield was elected to head the congressional campaign committee and he initiated steps to build up a powerful campaign organization for the congressional elections in November 1926. 0 Raw Oysters Put On Black List In Chicago Chicago, Jan. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Raw oysters were put on the black list here today. They were banned by order of Isaac N. Rawlins, state director of health, in the fight on typhoid fever, prevalent <n Chicago and other parts of the state. More than 120 cases of typhoid fever have been reported here during the past three months and most of them were caused by tainted oysters, accor ling to Dr. Herman Bundesen. Chicago health commissioner. Placards were placed in all public dining rooms, announcing raw oysters were not on sale. Consumers we e warned to boil ovsters at least 20 minutes. 0 T City Firemen To Have Chicken Supper Tonight The Decatur Firemen will enjoy a chicken supper in the basement of the city hall on Monroe street this evening. The regular and volunteer firemen are invited and urged to attend. The dinner will be served at' seven o’clock.

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Elected Vive-President Os National City Bank I Gordon Rentschler, president of I the Hamilton Foundry and Machine I company, of Hamilton, which owns the Decatur Casting company of thin city, and well known here has been elected first vice-president of file National t'ity Bank of New York City. | The National city Bank is one of the I largest banking institutions in the country and those who know Mr. Rentschler will vouch for his ability as one of the leading business men. in the country. — o NORMA BLEEKE DIEDTUESDM Former Decatur Girl Died At Home In Fort Wayne Yesterday — Miss Norma Bleeke, age 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke if Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, died at two-thirty o’clock Tuesday afternoon, of tubercular meningitis, following an illness oj three weeks. F moral services will be held Friday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock at ! the Bleeke home. 602 Meyer Avenue ai.d at two o’clock from the Emmaus Lutheran church. Fort Wayne. Rev. Fred Wambsganas officiating. Burial will be made in'the Concordia cemetery. , | Miss Bleeke was born in this couniy and lived In this city several years. Her father was clerk of Adtms county for four years and the familj’ lesided in this city until about foitr years ago when they moved to Fort Wayne. Fire Department Has Run This Afternoon The city fire department was call- • ed to the home of Mrs. N’ade Haley, on Kekionga street at 1:30 o'clock .bis afternoon, to extinguish a blaze ‘.hat started beueath the stairway near the chimney. The fire was extinguished by the use of chemicals before much damage was done. The damage was estimated at between SIO and sls. ARAMS COUNTY MEN AT PURDUE Several From This County Are Attending Agricultural Conference Several Adams county farmers are attending the annual agricultural conference at Purdue University this week. The conference formerly was known as the farmers’ short course.i Many topics of interest to farmers are discussed and explained during the conference- Every phase of the farming business and homemaking is covered by the conference. There are meetings for both men and women. A card was received by the Daily Democrat today from L. M. Busche, county agent, w’ho is attending the conference} Mr. Busche stated that the attendance was large and that everyone was enjoying the conference greatly. The following Adams county people are registered at the conference: L. M Busche. County agent; Peter D. Schwartz, Simon M. Schwartz, Franklin C. Mazelin, Enoch Habegger. Amos Steury and Oscar Sprunger, all of Berne; Roy Price, county cow tester; Leland Ripley, of Pleasant Mills, Clarence Spuller and Chauncey Clem, ot Decatur.

Recognizes Pictures Os Friends In The Daily Democrat; News In Pictures And Type

The fact that photos of many people who are known and are friends of Decatur and Adams county people appear in the columns of the Daily Democrat from day to day was demonstrated again today when Mrs. Peter Pearson, who resides at the north edge of the city, called the Daily De- ] mocrat office and stated that she wasi well acquainted with the people in ] the picture which appeared in the Daily Democrat advertisment on the back page of Monday's issue. The, people in the picture reside In Illinois , • and they represent six generations. |

PAPERS SIGNED FOR PAYMENTS OF REPARATIONS Agreement Whereby U. S. Shares In Payments Signed By Nations U.S. CLAIMS UNLIMITED Phrase Limiting American Claims Is Stricken Out Today (By A. I* Bradford) (United Press Staff Correspondent) I Paris, Jan. 14. —Accords whereby the United States shares in the proceeds of the Dawes plan to collect reparations from Germany were signed at a plenary session of the confer once of finance ministers today. Twelve nations affixed signature to the protocol which comprises agree-1 . meats on all outstanding reparations questions. Colonel James A. I-ogan, who. with Ambassador Frank B. Kellogg and Myron T. Herrick, represented the United States, announced at the last • moment that the conference had 1 agreed to strike out the phrase of! i the protocol w’hich limited American i . war damages claims to $350,000,000. Instructions from Washington were responsible for this change. American Charge d’ Affaires Whithouse ■ rushed into the conference hall and I halted proceedings just before the • signing. The plenary session convened at 9:15 a. m. and by 10:50 a. m. the 1 signatures were completed. Three nations, Brazil. Rumania and Italy signed with reservation. Owdng to the unusual early hour at which the conference began, many of| •the delegates straggled in unshaven . and without having had breakfast. . One Japanese delegate hurried in half : an hour laie. ! Under the protocol signed today, r the United States will receive 55,- • 000.000 gold marks annually, starting i Sept. 1. 1926, until the costs of our “ Rhine army have been paid. These i payments will be in cash and will be priority payments, taking precedence over everything except fixed costs of the reparations work. The protocol provided that American war darins shall be met in part from the Dawes annuities, the United States receiving probably 2’4 per cent, of the annual receipts for the next fifty years. While the participation of the United States in these receipts naturally cuts down the share of some of the allies, every one is satisfied because it brings America into a partnership with an interest in seeing that the Dawes plan works out effectively. o . Wreck Victims Continue To Show Improvement A slight improvement was reported again today in the conditions of Mrs. Robert Chronister. Mrs. Frank Baker and son, 'Walter, who were seriously injured Sunday morning when a Pennsflvania passenger train struck the automobile in which they were riding at the Adams street crossing in this city. Funeral services for Thomas Baker, age 9, who was killed in the crash, were held from the St. Mary’s Catholic church at 9 o’clock this morning. Burial was made in the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. Weather Fair tonight. Thursday increasing cloudiness. Not much change in i temperature.

Part of them reside in Martington. Illinois, former home of the Pearson family. Mrs. Pearson asked where the Daily Democrat obtained the picture. thinking that perhaps the family had relatives in this city. There are no relatives here, as far as 'known, and the picture was merely lone of the hundreds sent to the Dally I Democrat each year by the Pacific and Atlaintic Photos Inc. Pictures of I notables, accidents, unusual occurrences and other happenings appear Jn the Daily Democrat, adding to the |news value ot the publication.

Foster Bill To Stop • Fishing Through Ice Indianapolis, Jan. 14 — (United Press)—A bill to prohibit fishing through the ice in Indiana lakes and I streams is being fostered by the Fish | and Game division of th'* stale department of conservation. The bill Is being pushed by John A Funk, of; Liberty Center, who was urging in- ‘ traduction of such a bill In the house. I PASTOR SPEAKS ON PROHIBITION Rev. Loose Talks At Meeting Os W.C.T.U. Held Tuesday Afternoon The Voiien’s Christian Temperance Union held a very helpful and . enthusiastic meeting in the Library Auditorium Tuesday afternoon. It ; was the fifth anniversary of the adop-1 ( tlon of the eighteenth ammendment: to our constitution. Rev. R. W. I • I Loose, pastor of the First Evangelical Church, gave an inspiring address words of encouragement to persevere in the work to have the law ■ enforced, when so much lias been accomplished in the short time of five years, when its enemy the outlawed i .: liquor traffic was entrenched in : ;every avenue of life in this country i since its foundation. He expressed his belef that when this law reaches I its maturity of twenty-one years, it | will be the best enforced law on the i statue books. Rev. Ijoose said in part: “Its enenmies are working over’ time to have it repealed or nulified, because they claim it can never be i enforced. Wliy don't they include the’ law against murder and stealing?; Are they not broken more generally? Shame on such American citizens to , j claim this rich Christian government I can't enforce its own but must let the liquor traffic take possession again; to destroy itspeople for their uwney again. Wc r -j Joice at the good report of our city , J police over the New Year celebration.. no arrests, empty jail. Compare these ’ conditions with the time when twen-ty-two saloons were here, and a Mayor's court was held every Monday morning to take care of the jail (Continued on Page Six) MONROE FARMERS INSTITUTE FEB, 4 Prizes Offered For Exhibits Os Corn And Pastries; Good Speakers The Monroe Farmers Institute will be held at Monroe. February 4. according to Chairman Jess Rupert. ; who reported some of the plans today- Good, substantial prizes will be ■ given both men and boys who enter ’ either 10 ear or single ear samples of yellow corn in the shows to be held - ’n connection with the institute. Farm women and girls are also advised that the time is ripe to hunt • up the old cook book and review the recipes for baking bread, doughnuts. ■ cakes and other palatable products i of the farm kitchen which will be I included in the premium list. i The Monroe institute will be held iin the Monroe school building. Atp 1 morning and afternoon sessions Mr. V. V. Clark and Mrs. Milton Fordice will address the audiences on subjects of interest and offer instruc- 1 tion which will be valued. An evening session of a popular] , nature will be held, plans being made , I to have district schools near Monroe I compete in a program contest. Much ; interest is already centering in this ' particular feature. The corn show has been opened to j any farmer or farm boy in Adams county. Boys under eighteen will “ show in the junior class. Corn shall have been grown in 1924. by the farmer or his boy showing it. Several prizes will be given for the best ten ears and the best single ear. Yellow corn only is eligible, since the show- ’ ing of practically no white corn in ’ previous years has made this ruling r advisable. r Complete premium lists of both ’ corn and domestic science shows f will be announced shoTtly as will • also the names of members of the f various committees which will be in 3 charge of various parts of the institute. /

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IMPORTANT BILLS ARE IN TROD HOED IN LE6ISHTUIIE Co-Operative Marketing Bill And Bill To Regulate Motor Busses OTHERS INTRODUCED Varied List Os Measures Introduced For Consideration Today (UNITED PRHSS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Jan. 14.—Two of the most important measures to come before the present session ; of the legislature were introI duced today. The co-operative marketing I bill drafted by the Indiara farm ! bbreau federation for state I authorization of co-operative ' marketing association for farm ' products was introduced in both ! houses. ( Senator Moorehead, of Indian- ! apolis, introduced an adminisi tration bill to place regulation (vs motor busses in the hands of ! the state public service comI mission. Recommendation that the I state regulate buses through the public service commission was made by Governor Jackson in , message to the legislatre yesterday. i This co-operative marketing bill ' lias been redrafted to eliminate the ’ uncyistltutional features which re- , suited in its veto by Governor MeI Cray in 1923 according to Senator ; Lindley, of Kingman, chairman of ; the senate agriculture committee who ' sponsored it in the senate. Repre- ! sentatives Hull and Murden introi duced the bill in the house. It provides for the organization of ion-profit making co-operative assoI ciations by ejexen or tnore residews 'Tjf Hie State or ni.ifk'etiiig all kinds I of agricultural products. The companies would be permß ted to borrow money without limitation as to the amount of corporate indebtedness or liability to make advances to members. Senator Barker oitroduced an ad- ; ministration bill providing for the I revaluation of real estate this year instead of next. A bill to give school credit for week day religious education was in- ! troduced by Senator Dickerman. The measure would permit pupils to take ; two hours each week from their school work for religious training outside the schools, it was introduced i to parry a klan sponsored measure j to require teaching the Bible in pubj lie schools. | Stringent penalties for drivers of (Continued on Page Six) —1 o — NATIONAL BANK HOLDS ELECTION Old Directors And Officers Re-Elected; Dividend Declared No change was made in the board I of directors and officers of the First National Rank of the annual meeting of the stockholders and directors held in this city yesterday. The old directors were re-elected, they being, j I’. W. Smith, of Richmond, chairman lot board; C. A. Dugan, XV. A. Kuebler, J. W. Vizard, Daniel Sprang, Theodore Hobrpck and Dynois Schmitt, j The directors met. last evening an 1 re-elected the old officers, namely, (;. A. Dugtlu, president; W A. Kuebler. j vice-presideht; J. XV. Vizard, vic&l presidenit; T. F. Grailk"r, cashier, and R. E. Glendening, Assistant cash- ; ier. The bank enjoyed a good year | and it was shown from the annual .report that the deposits had increased more (han $72,000 over the previous year. The usual good dividend was declared. The First. National Bank was first iorganized at the Decatur National 'j Band in 1883. In 1903. with the grantling of a new charter, its name was ( changed to the First National Bank ( iand in 1924. a 99-yea.r charter was [’granted to the bank by the national ,igovernment. It has a paid up capital Jof SIOO,OOO and a surplus of $20,000. jit is one of the strongest financial tn|stitution in the county.