Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1925 — Page 1

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FOUR arrested IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY man Restaurant yX PLEAD NOT GUILTY j ! Charges Os Burglary And Malicious Trespass F iled Against Them Williams. Railing and nnithers withdrew their ; E, or n.,t guilty t° the charge of malicious trespass this afternoon and entered pleas of guilty. They were fined *lO and costs and sentenced to the slate penal farm for three months. The sentence was susim ntletl in each case. The charge of burglary was dismissed as to Williams. Bailing and Brothers. Titus has pleaded not guilty to both charges and announces that be will light the charges. He was | released at noon today after providing bond in the i 1 sum of $l,lOO. He claims I' (hat he sat in the automobile while th.; store was I' entered. I Pour arrests were made late yesterday afternoon in connection with the robbery of the Appleman restaurant on West Monroe street, on De-| cembiT 1.1. Those arrested were U»ren<e Williams, 32. Wesley Titus, I IS: Cletus Ruling, IS: and Darrell I Brothers. 17. Titus resides in K'rkland township, amt the other three lire in this city. The men were arraigned in circuit | court before Judge Sutton this mornin-. Ead: entered a plea of not i'lilly to a c harge of malicious irespass, a charge cf burglary has been I tiled against them. also, and Williams pleaded not guilty to that charge. The other three have entered no plea Io the burglary charge. The bond of ) each was fixed at Sltni iu the malicious trespass case and SI,OOO in the! burglary case. Railing and Brothers were arrested first, their arrest being made by Night Policeman Sepus Melchi, who has been working on the case since the rtfibery They were locked in jail and affidavits charging hurghry were filed in the circuit court. Judge Sutton issued warrants for the arrest of Williams and Titus, and Sheriff Baker, accompanied by Officer Melchi, drove to Kirkland' township and arrested Titus. Wil-1 Hams was placed under arrest by Sheriff Baker and Officer Melchi later in the afternoon. All four were taken into court late yesterday afternoon and arraigned on the burglary charge. Williams plead- " not guilty, but the other three did not enter pleas yesterday. Wien arrested, Railing, Brothers and Titus all confessed to the charge, H is said, and implicated Williams’ ey said they were riding with Wil'ms in his car on the night of the > I lery 1 ] lPy sa jj became oxicated on "white mule.” which .uin.s had in his car, and that ey were so drunk that they did not °* what they were doing. Brothand Titus claim that they sat in b nt-X WhUe Williams and Railing of fl P glass from the front (loor bnttcM* rPS,aurant and entered the • S ng - Llttle Was taken from ‘he front dX the plite glass in the floor was valued at sls. w° pieces of a Urge blade Un ' in the (!oor “ ‘he resan „ .. When Offlcer Melchi made ing. Th ‘ Ba m ° n early the next morn ' the mJ r°" Cer iearned the name of together h , two pieces of the blade knife w aD< the ” learned wh ere the after thn the Clty two da ys and did ’’ estauran ‘ was broken into until last' was hXn i n tL day - T ‘ le reStoUrant er 13 hnf nt ° once sinc - Decemball rtenv » 6 f ° llr arres ‘ ed yesterday p ntered on UIB &F r Col ”P a ny was and tnorj entered ‘he last time ! worth nf f th a hun d r ed dollars Att ° f furs Were stolen. tain C(1 ? C ‘ L ’ Walters has been reTitus h Co ’ ,nß6l by Rro ‘hers and court'th./ aPPearp " for ‘hem in 1 thia morning.

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Rotary Clubs Holds Interesting Meeting An Interesting program was given at the regular meeting of thn Rotarians held last evening. Co. Reppert acted as chairman of the meeting and I called on several of the boys for a two minute sj>e<>ch, Including Will Klepper, who guve his in German. Nearly every Rnturian is planning to go to South Bend on February 23 and 24 to attend the state conference of Rotary clubs. TO HOLO “WIN MY CHUM WEEK” I United Brethren Church To Hold Special Services Next Week The Christian Endeavor society of the United Brethren church will observe "Win My Friend" week begin- ■ uing next Sunday and continuing thioughout the week, with appropriate services. Meetings will be held every night except Saturday night. There will be a leader for each night chosen fro mamong the young I people who will direct the program ! along the line of the topic for that (lay followed with an address by some | speaker secured for the occasion. The meetings will bo evangelistic in character. All the churches and young people lof the city are invited to attend the I services. o ■— Zurber Gives Bond For Release From Jail Today t'ash bond in ‘he sum of $2,000 was given this morning by Hugo Zurber for his release from the county jail, where he had been hold since WedI nesday night on a charge of assault with criminal intent. Zurher is charged with attacking two small school £jrl.' near Monmouth about elgWTferi "tnontlW ngo. Tlo i has "SnTer-" ed a plea of not guilty and his case will likely come up for trial during the February term of court. Senate Votes To Take Up Postal Bill Thursday (UNITED PRESS SERVICE! Washington, Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate today ( voted 55 to 10 to take up the Moser' postal salaries and rate increase bill next Thursday, indicating overwhelming sentiment in favor of the measure. , o NEW COLD WAVE IS IN PROSPECT Illinois, Indiana, And Kentucky Due To Have Lower Temperature (UNITED PRESS SERVICED Chicago, Jan. 16 —(Special te Daily Democrat) —A new cold snap is in prospect over Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and northern Kentucky tonight and Saturday, the United States weather bureau here announced today. Snowfall, varying in extent over | the area, will accompany the lower temperatures, the bureau indicated. lowa, Wisconsin and Missouri will feel the effects of the cold wave but it will not be so pronounced in these states, the bureau's statement said. Snow is falling over the Chicago area today. o Mrs. Henry Heller Is Painfully Hurt In Fall Mrs. Henry B. Heller was painfully injured in a fall last evening and iff a patient at the Adams County Memorial hospital, where she was taken immediately. She was leaving the Tyndall home, Third and Jefferson streets, about six o’clock and just as she stepped from the last of the concrete steps, she slipped and fell. It is believed she hit the steps in the fall and her back was so badly injured that she could not move. She was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. where and examination disclosed the injury was just at the left of the back bone in the small of the back. She had a restless night, but was some easier this morning and is believed to bet getting along alright.

CLASS OF 36 GRADUATED AT CENTRAL SCHOOL Complete Work In Grades; Enter High School Next Monday HOLD CLASS PARTY Principal Walter Krick Weicomes New Pupils Into High School — Thirty-six pupils of the f'enrtlal school have completed their grade school work and will begin their studies in the Decatur high school next Monday morning, which marks the opening of the second semester. The list of those finishing the eighth grade work was announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school. The pupils who will begin their high school work Monday morning are: Josephine Archbold. Isabel Cloud, Charlotte Elzey. Delorer. Elzey. Dorothy Haley.'Jsabel Hower, Josephine Jaberg, Marian Banish. Ireta Shackley. Gertrude Te< tn::, Ralph Butler. Ixntis Butche-, '— V.. Beery. Thurman Elzey. Robert H< Iler, Everett Sheets, John Engle, Tl.or.i Archbold. Mary Ault, Robert Passwater, Wauneta Click, Catherine Eady, Margeurite Flngland. Lticils Gay, Helen Gerber, Dorothy Johnston. Margaret Kern, Isabel Peterson. John D. Aber, Vac-ilia Clifton. Robert Cole, Harry Dailey, James Gilbert, Glen Hilyard. Walter Kiess, and Joe Krick. While the Central school loses thirty-six pupils at. the opening of the second semester, thirty four new ones will take up their studies at the Central building for the first time. The north ward school sends fifteen tWmrSr"the ftHoy building sends ten and the south ward building sends nine. The enrollment of the thirty-six new pupils will increase the high scehool attendance to about 270. The Central school pupils who will enter high school next Monday held a partv at the Central building last night. Their teachers and Walter I Krick, principal of the high school, (attended the party, also. A pot-luck supper was served at 6 o clock. The supper consisted of sandwiches, lurked beans, potato salad, pickles, ice cream and cake. The teachers did the serving. Delores Falk and Josephine Archhold had charge of the evening's entertainment. Mr. Brown made a short talk in which he- officially turned the thirty-six graduates I over to Mr. Krick. Mr. Krick gave a talk in which he welcomed the new pupils to the high school. The remainder of the evening was spent in games. oLegislators P” f On Anomynous Literature (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis. Jan. 16.— Anonymous literature favoring or encouraging legislative measures was under the ban in the house of representatives today. A motion of Representative Harris of Gary, was adopted yesterday prohibiting such literature from the I chamber. “If persons are interested in bills before the legislature and want to air their views they should come out in the open." Harris said in presenting the motion. “The kind of influenc that wants to work in the dark is not the kind that should make itself felt here." ——o Chicago Millionaire Divorces His Wife (UNITED PREISS SERVICE) Chicago. Jan. 16.—Theodore Dickinson. millionaire president of the Marquette Cement company, has obtained a divorce from the wife be married 45 years ago. Dickinson, well over sixty, surprised his business associates and Mrs. Dickinson’s friends by the action. Desertion was the ground for the suit. Dickinson testifying his wife had decided to live most of the year at St. Joseph, Michigan. Mrs. Dickinson receives $500,000 in cash and securities as alimony.

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Would Put Teachers On Civil Service Basis! Indlanapolla, Jan, 16— (Special to Dally Democrat) A bill to put public school teachers of the state on a service basis and to make thn educational system more stable was introduced in the senate today by Senator Sims, of Terre Haute. > Under the bill teachers would he on a probationary basis for three tars, subject to dismissal only after lonvfction on charges submitted to he school board in writing at. a public hearing. o GOSPEL CHORUS WILL SING HERE Men’s Chorus Os Thirty Voices To Appear At Evangelical Church i A Men's Chorus of thirty voices from the Fort Wayne Bible Training School will render a sacred concert at the Evangelical church of this city next Sunday evening at seven o'clock. This chorus, which is under I the able leadership of Professor C. A. Gerber, teacher of voice in the ' school, has been giving a number of ■ sacred concerts in Fort Wayne and • -ui rounding territory and everywhere has received highest com- . mendation and appreciation. The purpose of the Chorus is to build up a positive Gospel message in song . fitch as well h“ the equivalent cf a . strong evangelistic program. They Mtig nothing but Gospel songs. The public is cordially invited to this service. The evening's offering will go to the chorus Following is the i program: ' Piano Prelude., Selected —Miss Rosina M. Ramseyer ' Chorus (a) Come with Adoration. Lorenz: (b) Have You Such A Friend, Wilson. ! Boy's Quartet. That Sweet Story of Old. t Chorus (al The Same Old Way, Morris;’ (bl- Redeemed. Towmer i Solo, Selected—C. A Gerber . Chorus (a) Win Them One by One. I Miles; (b) My Mother’s Old Bible , is True. Geibel. Missionary Men's Quartet. Selected. Chorus (al Sweeter as the Years Go By, Miles; (b) Motto: I Want My Life to Tell for Jesus, Lorenz Offertory Chorus (a) My Soul Sings Hallelu- • jah. Harris; (b) Because I know, 1 Lorenz. “ Boy’s Quartet, Serving Jesus, Gerber - Chorus, (a) On the King's Highway. > Creswell; (b) The Blessing In My | Soul, Miles. . Benediction. VERA CRUZ MAN J ! IS ACQUITTED 1 Sam Gehring Found Not Guilty Os Malicious Trespass Yesterday k Bluffton, Jan. 16.—After deliberating for only ten minutes, a jury in i the Wells circuit court late yesterday I returned a verdict of not guiltydn the ' case of the state vs. Sam Gehring, of ; I Vera Cruz, who was charged with i malicious trespass. Two ballots were 1 were taken by the jury, the vote • standing 11-1 for acquittal! on the ’ first ballot. Mr. Gehring was alleged to have ’ participated in the act of vandalism ’ on the night of Oct. 31, 1924 in which ' the front window of the Weterick : store at Vera Cruz was broken by a rock, which was thrown by seme one 1 in a party of men of which Mr. Gehring is alleged to have been a member. Harry Heche, also of Vera Cruz, was tried on like charge in the circuit court on Dec. 9 and was found , guilty. The jury in the Heche case was out about 10 hours and finally returned a verdict of- guilty and as- - feess a fine of S3O and costs. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May $1.85; July $1.59%; Sept. SI4S%. Corn: May $133%: July $1.34; Sept. $1.34. Oats: May. 61%c; July 61%c; Sept. 59%cWeather Indiana: Rain, sleet or snow tonight and probably Saturday morning. Colder.

TWENTY-ONE GET DIPLOMAS FROM AUCTION SCHOOL Semi- Annual Commencement Os Reppert Schoo! Held This Morning BANQUET TONIGHT Graduates Decide To Hold Farewell Banquet Here This Evening Twenty-one more auctioneers stepped forth today into the world as salesmen with the stamp of approval from the Reppert School of Auctioneering. Diplomas were given to twenty-one students at the semi-an-nual commencement exercises of the Auction School this morning. The graduating class had as its motto, !"Efficiency.” The work of the midwinter term closed yesterday evening. The graduates decided to hold a banquet this evening to have a final good time together before they denart for their homes in the many different states of the Union. The term lust closed was one of the most successful and the class was one of the finest ones in the history of the school. The diplomas were given out this morning, at the school room in the Niblick building, corner of Second and Monroe streets, by Col Fred Reppert. president and founder of the school. The names of the graduates are: IL Earl. Wright, Centerburg. Ohio; William Vilhauer, Tyndall. South Dakota Rt. 3; Charles W. Poling. Piqua, Ohio. Rt. 3; Staffoid Winberley, Kearney, Nebraska; R. L. , Compton, Wilmington. Ohio; Floyd Vaughn. Allen Nebraska: Clarence J. Meyers. Petersburg. Michigan: Mark fWtteaaa. S- Merdlan Y»U Indianapois, Indiana: Henry E. Piepho. Dyer. Indiana: Urban Hemmelgarn. Burkettsville. Ohio; Robert iC. Smith .Seymour, Illinois, in care of B. F. Harris Farms; G. A. Busch. Orleans. Nebraska: J. M. Bergquist. "Central City. Nebraska; Bert Hanson. Williamsburg, Iowa; Earl O’Brien. Elwood, Illinois; Arrie R. Hayes, Saltillo, Indiana; Everett L . Stevens, Loraine, Illinois; Neil E. Nelson. Westby Wisconsin; Otto 11. Kowen- , horst, Orange City, Iowa; Elmer Studer, Austin, Minnesota; and Louis iEgensperger. 523 South Broadway, I Dayton, Ohio. — o Two Men Burned To Death In Explosion C.iirago, Jan. 16.—Two men were I burned to death here today in a fire caused by an explosion of chemicals which razed the Frank S. Lewis varnish plant. The dead: Frank avarda, 35, nignt watchman. Henry Watson. 29, employe. Twenty men were at work when the explosion occurred. Several are still mising. A salvage crew is combing the debris for more bodies. Damage estimated by company officials at $50,000 was caused by the explosion, which is believed to have originated in a store room used for keeping highly inflammable chemicals. o Six Miners Killed In Explosion In Kentucky Providence. Ky., Jan. 16.—(Special •to Daily Democrat) —Bodies of six miners killed in an explosion at Diamond mine Number One here late Tuesday were found an dremoved from the mine today. The explosion occurred shortly after the regular crew of 125 miners had left for their homes. 0 Alexander Cavins Becomes District Attorney Today (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Alexander G. Cavins. formerly special assistant U. S. district attorney, was sworn in as district attorney today immediately after Judge Anderson received word from Attorney General Stone that he resignation of Homer Elliott as dittrict attorney had been accepted. Cavins will serve until Elliott's successor is named- Elliott is taking up the practice of law.

' McCleater And Fry Are Taken To Reformatory 11 Sheriff John Baker took Cleo McCleater and Elwood Fry to the state reformatory at Pendleton yesterday, where the two youths will serve sentences of from one to fourteen years 1 for holding up and robbing Homer P. Crum, storekeeper at Honduras, on July 26. 1921, McCleater has served more than four months of his sen-1 tence, but was brought back here to testify in Fry's trial. o — PROHIBITION IS FIVE YEARS OLD Author Os Eighteenth Amendment Discusses Law’s Progress (By Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas. Author of the eighteenth amendment. Written for the United Press). Washington. Jan 16 —January 16 marks five years of national prohlbi i tion. In every national election since I nation-wide prohibition went into effect, the people has signified their ■ approval of prohibition by increasing the dry majority in both house and ' senate. The congress has evidently reflected accurately public sentiment of the nation in adoption, first, of the national prohibition to enforce the eighteenth amendment, then the supplemental, prohibition act to strengthen it, the appropriations to sustain the prohibition cenforcement department, a measure to rehabilitate the <»>ast guard and support it in its efforts to prevent rum smuggling, the concentration warehouse measure. Legislation is now pending to put prohibition agents under civil service and co-ordinate enforcement activities This legislation has passed the house by a large majority and is now before the senate. During lh*> operation of proldldtion the decreased arrests for drunkenness have numbered 500,000 annually. There have been 250.000 fewer industrial accidents, a decreased mortality rate has developed which adds three years to the average, human life. The 275 drink cures of licenses days have dwindled to 27. Lowering drink-caused poverty is saving $74.000,000 annually. Prohibition ha:, closed many orphanages and crowded the colleges and schools. It has doubled the number of investors and made it possible to save $30,000,000 out of the daily wage of $200,000,000. With nearly 16.000,000 automobiles on roads, we must choose between (Continued on Page Seven) o ANOTHER ARMS PARLEY PLANNED President Coolidge Decides To Call Another Conference Soon (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington. Jan. 16 —(Special to j Daily Democrat) —President Coolidge has decided to call another Washingi ton arms conference early in the new’ 1 administration. The world-wide ten- ( dency to lapse into competitive arming. non ratification of some of the first Washington Conference treaties | and America’s low rank as a third. rate power in naval cruiser strength, ’ caused his decision. , The president is even less disposed than the retiring secretary of state, Mr. Hughes, to participate in the league of nations arms conference next spring and has decided to call one here instead. Great Britain and Japan are said to have agreed informally to this. The date cannot be set until Mr. Coolidge decides whether there is to I be an extra session of congress as it ■ is not held desirable for the two to meet concurrently. Probably, however, the conference ) call will go out in the spring for the - meeting in the summer or autumn. 5 Coolidge Signs Indiana 7 Federal Judgship Bill i ) (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington, Jan. 16. — President Coolidge today signed the Indiana fe- - deral judeship bill which provides > fo/two federal district judges in that state.

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STRICT"BLUE L»W" SOUGHT IN A NEW MEASURE State Representative From Columbia City introduces Measure KLAN BILL INTRODUCE Compulsory Reading Os Bible In Schools Asked In New Bill Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16.— ! Stringent "blue law’’ for Indiana was sought in a bill introduced in the state legislature today by Representative Kissinger, of Columbia City. At the same time what is supposed to be one of the first of the Ku Klux Klan measures was introduced by Senator Sims, of Terre Haute. The bill provides for the compulsory reading of the Bible in the public schools. Twelve bills were Introduced |in I the house of representative and | seven in the senate. 1 The Kissinger bill would require all motion picture shows, theaters, pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls, saloons or other amusement places to close on Sunday and would assess a heavy fine for its violators. The Bible bill would revoke the license of teachers refusing to read the Bible and penalize school officials heavily for violation of the provision of the measure. The b'.ll would not require pupils to read the Bible if parents or guardians object. A bill to establish a two-mill state levy to encourage re,orestration and broadening provisions of the law permitting tax exemption on forest land were introduced in house oy Representative ,_.afuze, of Liberty, Indiana. •The duties of attendants officers throughout the idSt* -wmrtrt «.ven-«<-to the police and township trustees under a bill introduced by Representative Chrisney, of Chrisney. After bitter debate which took up the greater portion of the morning session the Indiana senate today voted to amend the senate rules as reported by the rules committee to ali low reconsideration of measures indefinitely postponed by a vote of 23 to 21. Senator Saunders, of Bluffton, was applauded when he declared the minority never was more serious than at th’s session and that it intended to have a hand in every matter. Indianapolis. Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Dry forces won their first victory in the present session of the state legislature today. A favorable committee report was made to the senate on the bill introI duced by Senator English of Indian--1 apolis to provide more stringent penalties for drunken auto drivers. The English bill would fix a penal ty oti drunken driters of a fine of not more than SSOO cr imprisonment of from "0 days io six months for the first offense ami cue to five years Imprisonment for the second offense. Favorable action of the house morals committee on Representative Duncan's “bone dry" prohibition bill was also expected today or early next week. i The senate committee on banks 1 and banking reported favorably on I the bill sponsored by the Indiana ' Bankers' association to strengthen i and codify state banking laws. c 1 Bill Would Designate 1 Dec. 11 As “Indiana Day’’ (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Jan. 16.—December eleventh will be designated as "Indiana Day” throughout the state if a bill introduced in the senate by Senator English of Indianapolis becomes a law. While the bill does not provide that the day be set aside as a holii day. it would require observance of ,'the day in all schools of the state on , proclamation of the governor. I McClure To Publish New Magazine Soon New York, Jan. 16. —A new McClure's Magazine, with Samuel S. j McClure as editor, will make its appearance April 1, having the welfare of children as its primary motive. Louis E. Myers, of Valperaiso, Ind., will be associated with McClure.