Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1925 — Page 1

~.„,n n. XXHI- NunilierliO.

SHAKE UP IN STATE HOUSE EXPECTED

ft(STOF ATTORNEY REMAINS! ■IIFILIED TBMY ■ I’or Cabinet Post I woTIIKKSOOX ■ |> rt >i(!ent ( ot'lidgc E Xpert(.(I'l'o Submit Ne* NomH iiKifiihi At Once ■■ rr s . . i.K*.-non)- ■ - l! W ’ ,!r "" ■■ i- li"- sixth 1 •>.'!> am eier to he ‘"k'l ■■ tl'r • lI.Hl’ ' l lu ‘ ,ast I 1 " ” li „ h Stanberry. ■ „ tl ,. 1.. .!'••>■!•.•)• zenetal in HH.. isis MBl ''"l I'!’-' S.’ivi.-cl ■■ \Va im Mu 11 H President ■B I'K.lnl: " “‘I ~-l’t>:ilil ;i I l ''"' UOmill ■■ ■ •I" it! I.' Hi' ' ■ ■H .. j.'..:'ll*. repuhlii a:i ■MB IK!,:-. u.il.r.. aftei a inn ■KB i,T>*n>e «H? "lent at tin* MM While House. Ml f.,.-..,. ..|. an.ll of S.-u |M a.: lowa, it will be a? ■ pr.0.,1 ir. -Il" senate at Hi. s extra ■M st"-:..i. A l .-r Hie likelihood el’ t lie ■M ~ . '.: ! ;ilt..lg the imine if i!ijrt>.. i. V>.... i.-n. who was refused RS a.. ': i: ,:i di ainalieSession of ■M I:. ysterday. Cummins ■MB sti<l: HH "It would 1..- hopeless with the ■M [.tr-ent liia-up m the senate. I don’t ■M la-A . : .ill. wli.l might be expected ■M lio« '' eli t.-.e I heir vote of yeslerBM titty." ■H i!i. I'reuit.-nt will reserve his de BN ii-uiu on his next step in tilling the BM ’■< rnei general until he has ■H omi’.iTed with Warren, it was imlitatril at the White House. Bn Warren is understood to have been ■ “dad tu ,otifer with the President at BB Hie White House tomorrow. MB 1 Seiiiii.'i t'uinniins ventured his eonM ’irt: :i iitiei- President Coolidge had K suminmn.ii idtn. as well as Senators H Uno ■. Hampshire; Heed. Penn .'.ili'aitia: Sumo 1 . Utah and Watson, Indiana. for a conference at th" Hi White House. He declined to say. BB however, whether or not the PresiH <l*-nt had indicated he has considered ■ r *’itbmitting Warren's name. M There will be a new attorney-gen-M eral before the present session of H Hie senate adjourns,” was the only M positive light Cummins would throw H on the situation. ■ Detroit, Mich., Mar. I^—Charles B. ■ Warren, who was rejected by the senHr al « yesterday as attorney-general. ■ left today for ;l conference with Presi- ■ ’lent Coolidge at Washington. WarH foil said his presence was requested M by the President. PIANO PUPILS TO GIVE RECITAL I upils of Mrs. Carrie Thomas Hau bold To Give Recital On March 19 °n Thursday, March 19, two recit- , * "ill be given in the Masonic Hall ! 1 »“ inano pupils of Mrs. Carrie omas Hanbold of this city. At •" P- m., the pupils in the intergrades will give a recital, 1 ,u 8.15 o'clock, twelve of the an'h a ? vanced Pupils will present our s program which promises to mn» Vf>r ' ‘ n^prpgt 'ng to lovers of good fell' r . i Tlle evenln R Program will be , by dancins ' tlle mus:c to be tra t- by a popular >ocal orchesseliin ? clcets for the recitals are (teni. g ° r twe “tyfive and thirty-five Mr n'" ° an 1)6 sec,lrp d from any of ,lrß Hanbold’s pupils.

DECATUR DAII.Y DEMOCRAT

(’ommuiiity Meeting At A her School Thursday | An Ir.icresting program has been I | prepared forth" communiiy meeting Io be held at the Aber school house, in Union township on the evening of j Thursday, vlari h 12. Three short | plays will be given and a debate will bi hdd. The patrons of the school wIH debate the question, "Resolved: that there are greater advtintages tit.d pleti.-'ures in country life, ’hat, in city life.” The program wi'l be. gin at seven-thirty and the patrons n Ct be school and the residents of the community are invited to attend. Several interesting eomniunity meetings have been held al (he school houses ilurlng the winter months and much pleasure is obtained from them. INCOME TAX RETURNS DUE’ I Sunday. March 15, Is Last Day For Filling Returns With Government ‘‘iinday, March 1;- is the last day j for income tax payers to get their 1924 blanks in the hands of the collector at Indiant’.polis or Port Wayne | if they nave been tiling their returns with that office. March 1.5, being Sunday, those who are mailing in returns should do it not later | than March 14. it is urged. It is e.ilimnied that approximately I .500 people in Adams County will 1 file returns for last year. In 1922. i the department received 142 returns I from individuals in this county. Os i this number 428 had incomes under $5,000, While 13 had incomes of between $5,000 and SIO,OOO. According to the figures given out by the department only one man in Adams County paid a tax on an income more I than SIO,OOO. Corporations and part-i nerships must also file their tax re-1 turns not later than March 1.5. All J corporations are taxed a flat rate of IS’,2 per cent, on all net income-, while the tax for individuals varies with the amount of income, the lowest rate being 2 per cent on incomes not over $4,000. Before the blanks are sent to the collector of internal revenue they must be sworn to and acknowledged before a notary public. , i _ Grandson Os Adams County People Dies Earl, the 3-yea Y-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chamberlain of Rushville, died Saturday after an illness from pneumonia, according to word received here by relatives and friends. Mrs. Chamberlain, the mother, was formerly Miss Carolyn Gerber, who for several years taught school In Wells county. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Gerber, living east of Berne. 0 _ Inclement Weather Keeps Many Away From Service Inclement weather kept many people from attending the regular Tuesday evening Lenten services at the St. Marys Catholic ghurch last evening. Rev. Otto Peters, assistant pastor of the congregation, delivered the second of his seties of sermons on Christ’s Agony in the garden, his subject last night dealing with the sin of avarice and Christ's antonement of this sin. Rev. J. A. Seimetz, pastor of the congregation held the Benediction services following the sermon. Alleged Head Os Auto Thieves Held At Capital Indianapolis, March 11--(Specfal , to Daily Democrat) —William H. i Taylor, alleged head of a gang of : auto thieves, today was held on i charges of grand larceny and vehicle ! taking. i Taylor was arrested by detectives ( i yesterday after a four years' search. ( ■ Two of his sons were arrested and i sent to prison when the ring was ( • broken up but Taylor eluded author- ’ itfes. He is said to be wanted on charges of vehicle taking in Bedford.

ISTATEFINALLY I PAYS BID DEBT TO LOCAL MAN .Julius Ilaugk Gets $40,000 For Stone Quary Sold To State Lonjj Ago WAS SOLD IN 1922! — Quarry Near New Reformatory At Pendleton; Valuable Property Perhaps no one in the State ami certainly no one in this county is more pleased that the Indiana legis- 1 | lature is over than Julius Hilugk | well known local contractor ami coal ! dealer. Included in the a’ppropria-' tion list is an item providing for the , payment of s4ii.mni due Mr. Hangk | i from the slate, and for which lie has | been patiently waiting more than a ! v,>ar ’ i When the reformatory was located 1 lat Pendleton, the Commercial Club of that city insisted on taking over the stone quary properly of Mr. Haugk, located near Ingalls about i two miles away. Governor McCray, members of the various boards and the trustees of the prison, all insist- | ed it was a duty of Mr. Ilaugk to I ; dispose of his quary. which was just , ! becoming valuable because <>f con | i tracts with the Big l-’our railroad i for the furnishing of stone for ballast and finally Mr. Haugk and his sons i Robert and Harmon gave in and ’ agreed to sell. This was in 1922. The siate purchased and tutid for the - -'W "f-v - -. »»-■ ' -.-. V (Continued On Page Five) MORE ENROLL IN CLUB WORK Several Farm Boys And Girls Ask For Calves; List Os Prizes According to a report from the county agent's office this morning the enrollment in the boys and girls club j work is progressing very satisfactorily. l T p to date, fourteen boys and girls have requested calves for the calf club. Union. Washington. Monroe, Hartford, ami Wabash townships all having representatives. Requests for Holstein calves thus far predominate. Quite a number have also enrolled in the corn and sugar beet club. It occurs that some questions have developed regarding the number of clubs in which any one member can enroll. There is no limit in this respect, since if one boy or girl is qualified to go into all three of the clubs, there is no restriction. To assist in explaining the club work to the pupils of the schools, the local farmers committee, consisting of Rudolph Weiland. Ed Miller, Clyde Harden and Henry Dehner, together with E. J. Fricke of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co., Geo. Krick, of Decatur, and the county agent, are visiting the schools of Union township today. It is planned to visit the schools of Root township tomorrow, when the local farmers committee will again assist. Plans are alos being made to visit the schools of Preble and Kirkland townships next week. Due to the fact Huit some confusion has been shown in regard to the premiums to be awarded in the various clubs, they are again listed below. In the beet club 1,2, 3, 4 and 5. prizes shall receive free educational trips, valued at sls each. 6 —slo cash; 7—57.50 cash; B—ss cash; 9— $2.50 cash; 10—$1 cash; 11 to 30 shall 1 receive $1 each. The same scale of awards will be given in the corn ’ chib. l : In the calf club the two members 1 . in each township placing highest in j final grade will be awarded free trips 'ito the national dairy show to be held Vin Indianapolis, October 12 to 17, 1 1925. One hundred dollars in cash *1 will also be awarded. Answers to any other questions i (Continued On Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 11, 1925,

Many Bills Await Action By Governor Jackson Indianapolis, March 11. —A total of 117 bills passed by the seventy fourth Indiana general ass r nibly, just adjourned, awaited action by the governor today. Thu bills, passed just before adjournment have not been officially received by the governor. Under the constitution the governor may refuse to sign them and then i give them a “pocket veto ". Governor Jackson has until Saturday to set on them. He was resting at his farm yesterday but is expected to be back at his office today. lie has disposed of 113 measures passed by the assembly. PIONEER OF COUNTY OSES Mrs. Anna Dullagham. Resident Os Adams Co. For Many Years,ls Dead M,s. Anna Dullagham. age Gil years, former well know resident of Adams 1 county, died at the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne at 10:3d o'clock Tne...lay night, following an illness of two years duration. Complieaiion of ’ diseases caused her death. I Mrs. Dullagham was born in Hunt ! 1 ington. Indiana. February 22. 1859. j I She came to Adams county when a f i child and resided here until about i fifteen years ago. Her husband. Wil-1 liam Dullagham, died in 1901. She was a member of the Precious Blood Catholic church in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Dullagham was the mother of Sar geant F. L. Dullagham who lost his ftfe in rhe World War in 1918. Surviving are five children ami one sister. Margaret Tucker, of Byron Center. Michigan., The children are: E. J. Dullagham, of Fort Wayne; C. D. Dullagham, of Troy. Ohio; W. A | Dullagham, of Newport, Kentucky; M. A. Dullagham. of Chicago, and J. T. Dullagham. also of Chicago. Funeral services will be held from the St. Marys Catholic church in this city at 10 o'clock Friday morning Burial will he made in the SI. Joseph Catholic cemetery. o — _— Shoots Former Wife And Her Escort; Kills Self Omaha. Neb., March 11. —(United Press.) —Roy Rayfield, Atchison, Kan., shot and probably fatally wounded his former wife, shot her escort. Floyd Walton in the elbow and then killed himself here last night. The shooting of Mrs. Rayfield and Walton occurred in Walton's automobile as it speed through a downtown street with Walton struggling with Rayfield for possession of the revolver. The car finally plunged into a laundry building. Rayfield sprang from the wreckage and started to run. but finding escape cut off by crowds, he shot himself through the temple. 'Mie Raylields were divorced two mionths ago. Mrs. Hayfield was shot under the right eye and has only a slight chance for recovery, physicians say. Bandits Fire On Auto Bearing American Tourists Athens, Morch 1! —(United Press) Bandits fired on an automobile containing five anglo-Atnerican tourists near Epirus, according to a message here today, wounding one man Fiften shots were fired, the message said, the bandits evidently planning to seize the tourists and hold them for ransom. All the angloAmericans escaped. London, March 11 —One man named Logan was wounded dangerously when Greek bandits fired on a party of anglo- American archaeological students near Arta, says' a Central News dispatch from Tthens. Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday except probably rain in extreme south portion. Not much change in temperature. —

STORM CAUSES MUCH DAMACE IN THIS STATE Wind And Rain Storm Tuesday Causes Loss of Many Thousand Dollars LIVE STOCK KILLED I Kosciusko County Hard Hit By Storm; Western Illinois Also Hit (I’ntvMl Press Se.vi<» ) Warsaw. Ind. March 11 — (Special] io Daily Democrat) —With the re-! establishment of telephone communication in the southern part of Kosciusko county today, damage from yesterday's wind storm was found to lie much heavier than first reported. The total damage in the county will be from $50,000 to $75.(100, it was estimated. Livestock on a number of farms | was killed by flying debris as barns! and sheds wore blown down. Henry Hue. a farmer living near Packerstown was caught in the wreckage of his barn and-was hndly injured. • The Decker box factory at Clay-' ! pool was practically demolished. — Indianapolis. Mar. 11. — Property; I damage in thf path of the violent j wind and rain storm which swep: i I sections of Indiana anil eastern 111i inois late yesterday was estimated today at between $250,000 and s3oo.oo<>. A score of persons were injured, iCuUtmqed on Page Six) o JUNIOR ASSEMBLY MEETS MARCH 23 State-wide Interest Shown In Junior General Assembly Meeting Indianapolis, Mar., 11— Statewide interest in the Indiana Junior General Assembly whi< h is to convene in Indianapolis during the week beginning March 23. has been greatly augmented by a statement issued by Governor Ed Jackson and by resolutions of endorsement passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last week. Governor Jackson his pledged his cooperation to the State Department of Public Instruction which is sponsoring the Junior Assembly. He has consented to deliver the annual Governor’s message to the Assembly on the opening of the session and to assist in »in> other way possible in making the project a success. Lieutenant Governor, F. Harold VanOrman, of ICvansville. has arrang ed to preside over the senate, and Hairy G. Leslie, of Lafayette, speaker of the house of representatives has consented to preside in the Junior house until its own organization is perfected. Frederick Schortemeier. secretary of state, has also offered his services to the department of public instruction. Zell C. Swain, secretary of the sen-1 ate, and W. T. Lytle, principal clerk I of the house have volunteered their services during the session of the Junior Assembly. Dr. H. N. Sherwood, State Superintendent of Public Instruction and promoter of the Junior Assembly stated today that the final plans for the Assembly were rapidly being completed. “Everything will be in readiness for the opening of the session at 10 o’clock Monday morning, March 23. Practically every county in the state will be represented among the embryo lawmakers and we greatly appreciate the co-operation which the 1 various state officials have pledged us in this movement,” he said in discussing the Junior Assembly. In pledging his support to the movement Governor Jackson said, “It seems to me that much good will re- ’ suit from the Junior Assembly. Pol- ( itical training among our school chil(Continued On Page Four)

! Dolicnv May Sell His Extensive Oil Holdings Now York, Mar. 11.- (United Press) | —Sale of E. 1.. Doheny's extensive i Mexican nil holdings to a syndicate | headed by the Standard Oil company] of Indliinu, and Blair and company, Now York, financial concern, is a | possibility. A spokesman for Daheny today re- | veuled thut such a gale was in the ] negotiation stage. The deal, if carried through, would made Hie Standard Oil company of Indiana one of the largest foreign oil operators, although at present it has practically no foreign holdings. Doheny. it was stated, would retain his California oil properties. SENATOR HEARD IN LEASE SUIT Wyoming Senator Testifies In Suit To Break Teapot Dome Oil Lease j Cheyenne, Wyo.. March 11 John I E. Kendrick. United States senator | from Wyoming, was the first witness : called at today's session of the covi ernment's suit to bre.J, the lease of | the Mammouth Oil company on the I Teapot Dome naval oil receive. Kendrick testified lie received a ’ I telegram from Leslie Miller of ('hey-1 - enne, on April 7. 1922. asking Keud-] ! rick to inquire of former secretary of ’ Interior Albert E. Fall If the department of interior would consider application for a lease on a part of Teapot Dome. Kondrlck said he brought the mat tor to the department’s attention and on April 14. Miller wired him again I asking him to again inquire of the interior department about considering an application for a lease on part i of the reserve. Kendrick was questioned by Allee i Pomerene. former United States sen I ator from Ohio.. Kendrick said lie did ! not know of the Teapot Dome lease I at the time of Miller’s telegram and I said that a letter from II Foster Bain, ] I director of the bureau of mines on \pril 10, stated that no definite contracts had been made in connection witli naval oil reserve members one and two in California and number three in Wyoming. Warns Against Heavy Hauling On Highways Indianapolis. March 11— John I>. Williams, state highway director today issued a warning against hauling heavy loads over roads which have been damaged by recent freezes and thaws. Most of the state roads are in condition to stand normal traffic but maintenance men report serious damage to a few sections of road over the stale . — o King George Recovering London, March 11. (United Press.)] —King George, recovering front an attack of bronchitis, is progressing "splendidly.” Sir Nilson Reese, throat specialist, said after visiting Buckingham palace today. Doctors have forbidden the king to ] leave the palace until the weather I gels warmer. Present plans call fht the king to ' leave London for his Mediterranean cruise next Tuesday. New Harmony Bank Is Robbed Os $6,000 (UNITED PRESS SERVICE?) ...w Harmony, Ind. Mar. 11. —Four 1 bandits who robbed the New Harmony 1 Bank and Trust company of SG,OOO ' late yesterday were hunted through- ' out southern Indiana today. The bandits entered the bank a few ' minutes before closing time and 1 knocked Frank Steelman, cashier, unconscious, when he refused to open the vault. J Mrs. urace Schultz was forced to 1 open the vault and two customers ' were locked in a back room while the bandits worked. l ' The robbers fled in an auto toward Evansville.

Price 2 Cents.

GOVERNOR CALLS CONFERENCE FOR ' THIS AFTERNOON I • Governor Expected To Ask For Resignation of Highway Commissioners JACKSON IS QUIET Refuses To Comment On Conference; Jobs Os Many Endangered (United Pn'FM Ftervler, Indianapolis, Mtti'ch 11 (Special Io Daily Democral) Tlte long anticipated shakeup in the stale house was expected to materialize this afternoon ala conference calied by Governor i laikson with members of the i state highway commission. Persons close Io the governor ] tutid Jackson would ask for the resignation of John I). W’ili liams, director and till members with the possible exception of Alvan Burch of Evansville. Jackson admitted the conference was called hut refused to : comment on reports of the im- ] pending shakeup. Williams, who is under indictment iharged with embezzlement in the sale of war materials by the commission, said lie did not think the governor would ask h.m to step out. Earl Crawford, another commission member under indictment, indicated fie thought the governor would demand the resignations. It was reported rhu( Harry Leslie of Lafayette, speaker of the house of representatives, had been offered the job of highway director hut had refused. If the present personnel of the commission is ousted jobs of 1.500 employes of til" department loyal to Williams will he endangered, it was said. o Thirty Automobiles Are Damaged By Fire Ko’komo, Ind.. Murch 11. — Tliirty automobiles were damaged by a tire in the Henry Mortzolf garage here early today. The building was saved and most of the autos were removed before tiiey had been badly damaged. | Loss was estimated at SIO,OOO. o Funeral For E. B, Ball Muncie. Ind. March 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Funeral servces were to be held this afternoon t'er Edmund B. Ball, glass manufacturer and philanthropist who died Sunday. A special car brought high officials of Indiana Masonry from Indianapolis for the services. FLYER STRIKES AUTO; 4 KILLED Youth Drives Car Into Path Os Train; Three Are Injured Dowagiac, Mich., March 11 —(United Press)— While taking six companions home shortly before midnight, last night. Roy Winehell drove his automobile into the path of an eastbound Michigan Central liver artd four of tlrem instantly killed. Two others are in a critical condition while Winchell is suffering sei vere shock and cuts about the face. The dead: Frank Powers,2l. Russell Powers, 19. I Ross Wilson, 17. Marvin Taylor, 17. ! Charles Marshall, 21, had both legs broken and is suffering internal inj juries. , Basil Carpenter was cut about the j neck and hurt internally. The flj’er, which does not stop at 1 Dowagiac, catapulated the machine 300 feet.