Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1925 — Page 1

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rescuers toil th IN EFFORT 10 reachcoluns cred: Ends Abruptly GI IICIAL STATEMENT leaders In Rescue Work Hope To Reach Cave By Saturday Afternoon lit-LI.ETTN ’ Sand Cave. Ky.. Feh. 13.— “Floyd Collins still lives. I t . r ept into the original j crawlway and distinctly heard him breath and poan." This statement was made under oath at 3 p. m. today | iy Edward Brenner, of Cincinnati. Brenner said he passed along the tunnel to the point where the crawlway had been blocked by a cave-in. Here he said he heard the sound of Collins breathing. —— U'XITED PRESS SERVICE) > Give City. Ky.. Feb. 13— Special to Daily Democrat) — : At the mouth of Sand Cave [ Dig on.” That was still the word at the shaft being sunk toward Flovtl Collins' living tomb to-' .*V. Tense excitement caused by dbcuwry of a pocket ctexite ' Ifi inches wide, caused reports Io be flashed over the country first that Collins had been heard loculi and later that he had been taken out alive. Red Cross nurses and doctors! were told to be “ready to do Rnvtliing.” Then a rescue worker entered the shaft. He crawled along it for twenty-five feet. Then lie met a blank wall. So the excitement died and diggers wot back to work. They were Iwrtened by the hope that another mvice might prove more fruitful. Text of an official statement issued at 1:25 p. m. said: “The shaft bottom now has reached a depth of 50 feet from the top of the timbering. The explorations of the original diamond drill bore made from the surface of the opera - (Continued On Page Five) o———— FRENCH QUINN GIVES ADDRESS Speaks to Rotarians On Life Os Abraham Lincoln Last Night French Quinn, in his able way, Painted a wonderful picture of Abradant Lincoln, whose natal day the 'niintry silently observed yesterday, ln a talk to the Rotarians at their regttinr meeting last evening. The Program given by the Rotary Club W evening was in keeping with the 116th observance of the birth anniversary of the martyred president an< leader of the nation during the vivil war. Mr. Quinn pictured Mr. Lincoln, of as a hero or war president, but a 'iy man whose greatest attribute ’’ lis love for mankind. “Love The foundation of his character, nri was particularly evidenced in ove for country, love for his felma„ and hig )ove for r an(j an . ÜBneSS ’' BaW Mr. Quinn. In the Way Mr ' Quinn P‘ cture d Si r ’ w fAbraham Lincoln to Gento th n Camp ' bow he Inquired as X wnr Pr ° S r tS Ofa close of that it C | an ' that his one concern was in 'order Tin '"d S °° n “ 3 Poßßible grtsf Pare as muc h sorrow and t a stone ®an anil through “ he accomplished what he ’’ s he speaker.

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Speaks to Rotarians On Life Os Abraham Lincoln Last Night

French Quinn, in his able way, painted a wonderful picture of Abratlam Lincoln, whose natal day the 'niintry silently observed yesterday, a talk to the Rotarians at their rapnlnr meeting last evening. The Program given by the Rotary Club ast evening was in keeping with the 6111 observance of the birth anniversary of the martyred president ’"Header of the nation during the Uni war.

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i Coat Cook Celebrates His 84th Birthday While Americans throughout the nation were observing the 116th an- ' niversary of the birth of Abraham j Lincoln. Coat Cook, well-known Decatur citizen, was celebrating the ; S4tlx anniversary of his own birth.' Mr. Cook has lived in Decatur for the last seventy-live years. He was •born in Ohio. Mr. Cook's wife is still living and they celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary last fall. They Iraue six children, all of whom'arc married with the exeepj tion of one. They have twenty-two grandchildren and feur great grandchildren. - — o WANTS MADDEN NAMED SPEAKER Race For Speakership In Next Congress Takes Dramt ic Turn BULLETIN By William J. McEvoy. (IT. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 13. —The race for the speakership in the next congress took a dramatic turn today when Representative Britten. Illinois, manI ager of the candidacy of RepresentaI live Martin B. Madden. Illinois, in a | statement urged Representative Longworth. Ohio, to withdraw to permit the Illinois member to achieve the “capital stone” of his long political career. Britten said if Longworth would I "gracefully" retire from the contest I ami maake certain Madden's election I Madden would retire from congress I at the expiration of one term as preI siding officer., Britten, however, maintained that enough votes already were pledged to elect Madden on the first ballot I of the Republican caucus February 27. He claimed 119 votes had been i corraled by the Madden forces, with the possibility of ten additional. With a number of absentees from the meeting, Britten believes 105 votes will be sufficient to elect. “Madden desires the speakership,” said Britten, “to round his political career. I know of nothing that would meet with more favor in the house, nor that would do Longworth more good than for him to gracefully retire from the contest in Madden's favor with the positive assurance that he would receive the speakership mantle when Madden steps out. "This gracious action by Nick," Britten declares, “would make him the most popular man in congress and would at once be a recognition of Madden's long services, his age, his health and his splendid characteristics and ability." ' Representative Begg, Ohio, manager of the Longworth forces, is claiming to hold 129 sure votes for his candidate. Begg believes he may add 10 to 15 additional votes when the caucus convenes. 0 Premier Os Jugo-Slavia Reported Assassinated •(UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Athens, Feb- 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Premier Patchitch of Jugo-Slavia is reported in unconfirmed dispatches from Salonika to have been assassinated by an unidentified Croat. Hundreds of arrests took place in Jugo-Slavaia during the recent elections in which Premier Patchitch’s followers won over the combined opposition by a narrow margin. Rioting and bloodshed were general and there was much talk in Belgrade dispatches of an attempt against the life of the premier. o 'To Build Bridge Over Wabash At Vincennes Washington, Feb. 13.—1 n the presence of Senator Watson, Indiana, Senator McKinley, Illinois, and several members of the Indiana and Illinois house delegations. President Coolidge today, signed the bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the ’Wabash river at Vincenens, Ind.

BONUS TO BEET GROWERSTOTALS ABOOTSIOO.OOO Bonus Under One Contract Is $2.57; Is 58 Cents Under Other Plan NEW CONTRACTS MADE! Approximately 2,500 Acres Already Under Contract For Next Season — Checks amounting to approximately SIOO,OOO will be mailed by the I Holland-St. Louis Sugar company of I this city Saturday Io the beet grow ; era in the local territory, that sum representing the bonus due the grow ers on the 1924 beet sugar contract* The bonus will be distributed among 1,500 growers who furnished beets for the local sugar mill last fall, of whom 350 are in thia county. i The bonus, based on the average ' New York market price for sugar for! I the months of October. November. I ’ December and January, represents a , Jlftv-eight cent bonus on the flat guarantee contracts of $7.00, making a total of $7.58 per ton for the hoets.' while on the participating contract. I baser on the sugar content of the' beets, the bonus re...»sents $2.57 per ■ ton. or a tor.il payment of $8.57 per ton for the beets. The sugar price last fall was not (Continued On Page Four) HOG FEEDING IS DISCUSSED Conference Os Farmers Held Here Yesterday Was Well Attended An interested group of farmers attended -the hog feeding conference held at the county agent's office Wednesday afternoon when J. A. Wiley, who is in charge of ton litter work in Indiana, led a discuaison of interest to all farmers. During the meeting it was brought out that a period of practically two years of relatively low hog prices has caused farmers as a whole to gl-eatly reduce the number of brood sows and that, consequently, fewer hogs are now' in the country than will be needed this year. Accordingly, although the cornhog ratio as it stands at present does not encourage hog feeding, Mr. Wiley predicts that farmers who resolve to push their spring pigs through to an early fall market will reap a good profit, even if corn must be bought. It also developed that corn can be obtained in the county by those who wish to buy it. Mr. Wiley also emphasized the addition of tankage to the Cation, where skimmed milk is not used, since one hundred pounds of tankage will replace about ten bushels of corn, where actual weights are kept. This statement was substantiated by several tanners who were present. It is especially advisable to feed tankage now. in view of its relatively low price when compared to corn. Farmers present had Mr. Wiley dis-' cuss the various home-grown and com-1 mercial feeds and their relative | values were computed. Ton Litter Club Planned In the course of the meeting the plans for ton litter work in Adams county for the present year were explained. Otto Hoile? of Union township. was awarded the Schmitt trophy for the heaviest litter fed in Adams county in the year 1924. He also received a gold medal from the Indiana Livestock Breeders Association for having produced a ton litter. Amos Kirehhofer, of Wabash township, was presented with a silver medal by the same organization for I having produced a litter weighing 1,945 pounds. Enrollments for the 1925 ton litter contest are now being taken and must be In the hands of the county agent by March first. Sereral have already enrolled.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 1.3, 1925.

GOT TIRED WAITING Clev< land, 0.. Feh. 13—-(United Press)--Charles Ford, one of the lei lets of the sect that f irecast Hie end of the world, waited a week f.,r fulfillment of the prophesy and then died on Friday the 13th. He hanged himself to a rafter in his home here, police saM. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER OF FIVE Man Who Killed Family For Debt Os sl2 Is Put To Death Today Wheaton, ill., Feb. 13. — (United Press).—John Kammerer, 47, Bavarian waiter, was hanged here today for the murder of a family of five because <-f a debt of sl2. The trap was sprung at 10:39. Kammerer was pronounced dead at 10:53. Kammerer's neck was broken by the drop of eight feet. He maintained his composure to the last. His last words were: "I want to thank all the people who haave been kind to me," Sheriff Hestermann sprang the trap. Only a handful of men were permitted to witness the execution. The parade from Kammerer's cell started a few moments before 10:30. In the parade were the sheriff, a priest. Deputy Sheriff Lyle Grange, father of "Red” Grange, the football star, and a few others. A white rose and a white cap were placed on Kammerer. Kammerer was clean shaven, having removedi the long beard he wore for several weeks. Kammerer slept soundly throughout the night until 5:30 a. nt, when he awoke. He looked at his watch and then went back to sleep. An hour later he was awakened. He had a meager breakfast of rolls and coffee. Kammerer killed Mr. and Mrs. Otto Eder and their three children following a quarrel, largely over a matter of sl2. Kammerer said Eder refused to repay him the loan. A hatchet and a knife were used by the slayer. The killings occurred in the Eder home at Villa Park, near here. The slayer escaped to Chicago, where he was detected. He then confessed. Mrs. Agnes Hieslaw, sister of Mrs. Eder, came to the jail and asked that she be permitted to witness the hanging. Her request was refused. Mrs. Hieslaw said she intended to see the dead body of the slayer and waited at the undertaking parlor which is to dispose of the remains. Man Hanged At Decatur, 111. Decatur, 111. Feb.l3—John Stacey. 54 died on the gallow's today as penalty for the murder of Hamen Rubenstein killed during the holdup of his store. The trap was sprung at 11:57 and Stacey w-ent to his death calmly. One In Californiaa San Quentin Penetentiary, Calif. Fety 13 —Francisco Cascade was hanged here today for the murder of traffic officer Oscar Longfellow in Los Angeles Nov. 29, 1923. ‘Monroeville Lad Killed By Pennsylvania Train Monroeville, Ind., Feb. 13. — Carl Sponseller, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sponseller, was instantly killed when struck by a fast Pennsylvania passenger train at a crossing in Monroeville late Thursday. The boy had been playing marbles near the tracks and attempted to cross in front of the train which hurled tils body 100 feet. Weather Generally fair north portion, prob«ubly unsettled south portion tonight and Saturday; colder tonight in north 'and west portions.

W. GUY BROWN NAMED DEAN OF BIBLE SCHOOL Opening Os School Set For •lune 1; Term Continues Until July 3 APPOINT COMMITTEES Committees Named To Select Location And Further Plans For School The Community Daily Vacation I Bible School, sponsored by seven of I the Protestant churchs, will oi>en in this city on Monday. June 1 and continue to July 3, the officers and members of the central committee, who | were named last night, fixing the] date at a meeting held at the Evangelical church. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school was selected as dean of the Bible school and this afternoon he informed the committee that he would accept the position and take active charge of the school next sutm mer. w Children between the -ages of five | and up to those in the eighth grade in ( school will be admitted to the Bible i training school. Rev. B. N. Covert | of the Presbyterian church is president of the school. Members of the central committee who were appointed last evening consist of the ministers of the different churches and a layman representative from each church co-operating in the conduct (Continued On Page Four) SCHWARTZ HERD AGAIN IN LEAD Jacob J. Schwartz’s Herd Os Cattie Highest In Butterfat Test 1 Jacob J. Schwtfttz, of Monroe town : ship, again has the honor of having ' 1 the herd making the highest butterfat average in the Adams County CowTesting Association for the month of January, according to tile report of I Roy Price, tester. Mr. Schwartz’s eight cows in milk averaged 42.5 pounds of butterfat for the month. Other nerd owners -are ranked in the order of average production of their cows as follows: second, Jos. D. Schwartz. 41.9: third, David J. Mazelin, 40.6; fourth, Dan D. Schwartz, 39.0; fifth. Sol Messer, 38.8; sixth, C. P. Steury, 38.7; seventh, David F. Mazelin, 37.5; eighth, Rudolph Steury. 36.0; ninth. Sain D. Nussbaum, 35.1; tenth, Peter D. Schwartz. 34.6. All the above herds are Holsteins except that of Sol Mosser, whose herd consists of purebred Jerseys. "Goldie,” a Holstein owned by Joseph D. Schwartz, led the association far the month by producing 75.1 pounds of butterfat. The ten high cows in the association averaged 62.2 pounds. Two hundred twenty-two i cows were under test in the 25 herds, | while 21 cows were dry. One hunj dred fifteen of these cows produced more than one pound of butterfat daily, proving that the proper methods of feeding used by members are getting results. Four unprofitable or "boarder" cows were sold during the month. The largest herd on which records were obtained for the month was that of Burkhart Lehman. whose 16 cows averaged 30.4 pounds of butterfat,' proving it is possible to get good production even when a large number of cows are being cared tor. A herd of 14 cows owned by C. W. R. Schwartz averaged 29.3 pounds. . “Members of the association are gradually improving their feeding methods," stated Mr. Price when interviewed concerning the progress of the work. “I am sure it would pay other farmers of Adams county to take notice of what our members are accomplishing by using the properly balanced Purdue grain ration, instead of throwing the cows a few ‘.nubbins’ and some whole oats," he continued.

i Lady Burns Eveball With Red Hot Poker Bluffton, Feb. 13. — Mrs. Noah i Neunsehwander living east of the city, received a painful injury Wednsday evening when a red hot stove poker struck her in the left, eye, burning a large spot on the eye ball. Mrs. Neunsehwander was fixing the fire in the stove and in some manner struck, herself in the eye with the stove poker. She was brought to this city for 'medical attention. The physician statd her eye sight probably would he saved. She is suffering intense pain. 0 REPUDIATES CONFESSION Man Who “Confessed” To Murder of Mrs. Sheatsley, Retracts Statement Birmingham, Ala.. Feb. 13. —After confessing to a crime that resembled the murder of Mrs. Addie Sheatsley in Columbus last November, an unidentified prisoner held by police here, today repudiated his confession. He declared that his claim that he killed a woman and then stuffed her body into a furnace was "foolishness." I The police were inclined to think so from the start. ( Columbus. 0., Feb. 13. — (United Press). —Columbus police were skeptical today of the alleged confession In the Sheatsley furnace mystery at Birmingham, Ala. Police Chief French and County Prosecutor John King said they believed tlie unidentified man who told Birqiingham authorities last night he stuffed Mrs. Addie Sheatsley's body in the Lutheran parsonage furnace, is crazy. His story, however, will be investigated. Finger prints and photographs have been ordered from Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 13.—(United Press.) —Finger prints and photographs of an unidentified man who! “confessed” to the murder of Mrs. J.; L. Sheatsley in Columbus. 0., last November, were being sent to Columbus today. He will be detained until police there are satisfied he is not wanted. Authorities are skeptical of the man's story and believe him an amnesia victim. Medical -experts believe he is suffering from an old injury and the crime story is a hallucination. 0 FRIDAY, THE 13th (United Press) Ottawa, Ont. —Friday the 13th proved a jinx for bachelors. A hill providing a heavy tax for all single men was given parliament today. Herbert Marler, its sponsor, said if the bill were passed there’d be no unmarried men in the dominion. Brooklyn, N. Y. —To avoid walking under a ladder that spanned the sidewalk. George Martinez. 55. stepped into the highway. As he did so a taxicab hit him and he was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull. Brooklyn, N. Y. — A burglar who] was captured while robbing the home] of William Burrell, told the police he'd have got away all right if it hadn't been Friday the 13th. White Cloud, Mich. — Friday the 13th! Quincy Branch discovered his radiator leaking! Stopped his automobile —lighted a match! Radiator contained alcohol! Doctors said Branch might recover. Chicago. — Charlie Daniels got both barrels of jinx day. He lost his girl, got shot in the hand and then landed in jail. All because he quarried with bis sweetheart who called the police who did the rest when Charlie .ran. 0 "1 want a loaf of bread, please!” "You are a penny short. The price has gone up since yesterday! Fben give, me one of yesterday’s loaves!" —Klods Hans, Copnhagen

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AMENDMENTS I TO MEASURE ARE DEFEATED Opponents Os Bill Offer Many Amendments In Senate Today ON SECOND READING Further Action On Chiropractic Bill Postponed Until Wednesday (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Feb. 13. — The house “bone dry” bill withstood a storm of attack in tne state senate today when, amendments I i were introduced on second reading. All of the amendments, which would have seriously affected . provisions of the measure, were defeated. The senate also defeated a motion for indefinite postponment of further consideration of ' the bill. The provision of the bill to make a search warrant valid if it contained an error was atI tacked in an amendment introduced by Senator Branaman, of Brownstown. “As the bill stands now even the I constitutional rights of Um defend- ■ ant who violates the liquor law may i be violated." Brenaman declared. He said the legislature cannot make a provision effecting a citizen's consti- ’ tutionat rights. Senator Hodges, of Gary, said howI ever that the provisions would not ‘ affect a man's constitutional rights. ' but would eliminate the possibility of 1 ■ a liquor law violator being released i on a technical flaw in the warrant. Senator Harmon, of Princeton, at'l lacked the provision of the bill which would make the pouring of any fluid ' hy any person during a raid prima facia evidence for conviction. Ho I also attacked the provision making '! any vessel that might have contained I liquor prima facia evidence. Both these amendments were defeated. Second reading of the bill was contained until this afternoon when more amendments are expected to be offered. Further action on the DeHaven chiropractic bill which was to have come up as a special order of business in the house today was postponed until next Wednesday afternoon. PLANS MADE FOR SPELLING MATCH Committee Announces Details For Annual County Spelling Bee Details for the annual Adams county spelling bee were worked out yesterday evening at a meeting of the county spelling bee committee, which is composed of Paul Graham, principal at Monmouth. Clifton Striker, principal at Monroe and Walter i 1 J. Krick, principal of Decatur high .| school. The committee met at the : | office of County Superintendent E. i S. Christen at 4 o'clock yesterday asj ternoon. ■ The preliminary contests will be held in each township and school . corporation on March 13, veginning at 1:15 p. m. A chairman was apt! pointed for each township to have charge of the preliminary contests. The purpose of the preliminary contests is to choose a team of two ! spellers in each division to represent the townships and school corpora- . lions in the final contest, to be held 1 in the Decatur high school building s ion the night of March 20. e i There will be three classes of I spellers. The “A" team will be composed of pupils from tbe sixth. " seventh and eighth grades. The “B" 8 team will be composed of pupils in 3 grades below tbe sixth grade. The third team will be composed of high 0 (Continued On Page Four)