Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1925 — Page 1

KTxaii*' Numher 77,

ME NUMBER gIFENROLLMENIS ■ IN FARM CLUBS ■ Lily ,Wt ltq>«rts Total ■nf ||- \ I ready Enroll- ■ ed In Clubs industrial Vs<K'iati«n Holds 9V Interesting: Meeting; H Last Night ■ (Wll . ,V .nt 1. M- report-' |H ,„:)»■ rnnuh - ”f th.- Decatur In-, ■B. ~j \ -tn Intere-ting, ■ A--oci;ition held last t1 ... that 148 applications for clubs, w hich are I> catnr industrial' |H | .i . I'-aov h. en receiv-' |K U,>!l iti.rh president of the '..<■■: and a smoker enjoyed. ■■yr Hu-ilc -is rd that he expect-j ■ lu ,,rc t.-t-li- ' "ns today and to- ■ Lrr..«. to- ..' Iritis’ the last day for >je.s tn twi the uy.-s of 10 and to M w . torn chili leads w ith 7*l on!m , nt-, th calf club is next with K and the sugar hoet third with 32 ■puM- I I ill ' including edll<‘lul,a: I uinouiii ing to about S7D<i be awaid. d to the winners in' different club-' Oh Mr HiiS'he also reported that some iilt> » . xjn-ri'-nced in getting foi it" members of the calf I t |ub. How. ver. he is in touch with ■ iwral hr. , ders in Wisconsin and ■ Ohio and hopes •<> be able to obtain ■ t-nough calves for all members. H The A -o, iation also voted in fav ■nr of per madly helping the junior, I farm chib memb-’fs and for .each j ■ Berner tn m ’ in touch with on.- or 1 , B t*o nf 'lm tiovs and visit then: durfl tag tin'- summer and fall. ■ The A-soeiation voted against a ■ r.ovettictit Io t'l iv b -n.-hes ill. Illa. B bmrt house lawn, the m tubers feelfl ing that loafers would occupy the fl Doilies most of the time and that it I (would rain the grass in front of the' ■ (court house. The Woman’s Chib] ■ iwked that the matter be presented ■ 'tilths Association for approval or ■ 'rejection and sentiment was against Bit. ■ The malur of taking action rela- ■ Itire to convi rting the old cemetery ( ■ on Winchester street into a park, was B(iisi-tissed amt the belief was expressfl rd that action would be taken in the B Bear future. ■ President Burk appointed several 1' committee?, and the members discussI Hi neveral projects of interest to I bwatur and community, including I j roads, an onside entrance to tbe j I , court house, so that the basement II could be used as a public comfort I station. I Meet in Two Weeks P The motion was made and carried. I that another meeting of the Association be held in two weeks at which! time reports will be made and other, mutters disposed of. COUNCIL ORDERS M RECTIFIERS Takes Another Step To Eliminate Radio Interference At City Plant — The city council held a special session last evening for the purpose ( d ordering the new G. E. type rectitiers at the City Light and Power flaut, which will be used in dislribut,n K the current for the arc lights scattered over the city. M. J. Mylolt. superintendent of the power plant, w as authorized by the council to place H'e order for the rectifiers. •t was found that the old style reclificrs at the city plant were causing '"'vtl'-rgnce to radio reception in Delatur. Expert engineers from the icneral Electric company. Fort a yne, together with local men, made -u inspection several weeks ago and v 'CTe convinced that the old rectifies were causing the trouble. The •Jstenj used at the plant was the t“rnating plan of reducing the current f °r the arc lights, while with the fIPW type rectifiers, direct current will l,p furnished. The change will cost the city approximately $(00, a credit of $75 be'B ° u| lowed for the old rectifiers.

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“Aerial Bootlegger” Is Captured In Rum Row By I ncle Sam’s Crack Coast Guardsmen

| Nev. York, March ill (Special tot Dally Democrat) For the second I I time in seven months an “aerial Ihoettgg r” has been captured ini Hun. How. While . stutdi-hing communication! I with a liquor ladr-n vessel anchored ; IM nii.es olf shore, the giant sea-| piano I.orrain II anti its crew were scl -.ed by const guardsmen and will; arrive hrrr today. Adi- pa.ch from the cutter Mojaw-. I.ii a 1- briny In" its quarry to this on. said *he Li.r.a.n was being used | .» —... ■

1 . Red Men To Hold District Meet At Et. Wayne, Apr. 8 i Seven 1 D.-catur lied Men are plan- . niny to attend a district meeting of i the Improved Order of lied Men, to Ibe held at Fort Wayne, on April S. .The meeting will begin at 3 p. m„ and will end with a night session. i Tribes from several surrounding I counties will be present and I’ocotal- ' Igo ’l’ri’ic, No. 2<*3. of Decatur, will be repre sefiied. lhe ofiiceis of the ocal tribe request that us many ! Brother- is possible attend the reg.i- --! lur meeting of the lodge Wednesday I night tn ni; l.e arrangements to attend the dist-lct meeting. fiOUNTY'S OLDEST CITIZEN IS DEAD William Drew. Well Known Attorney, Dies Os Apoplexy At Geneva Ceneva, Ind., March 31. —(Special ' o Daily Democrat.) —William Drew. 111, well known attorney and former ‘ justice o. the pence here for many > vea's, bntlevr-d to !>■' the oldest citizen of the county, died .it the home of his daughter. ..Irs. Anna Lindsye, here. Sunday ni ht. following a stroke of upoglesy jj hh .lasXJTitutt day. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the I'nit ed Brthrcn church here with interI nient in West Lawn cemetery. Mr. Drew would have reached his I ninety-second birthday July 5, and it was his desire to live to round out his full century. He was born in Ting i county, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1833. He moved from there to Steiit ben county. New York, where he was ■ educated in the common school-, and later took a course at I nion AcadIjmy et Knoxville, Pa. .When a young •Tnan he moved to Ohio where he clerked in Pickaway and Fayette conn- . ties until 1855, when he moved to , Randolph county, Indianj, and taught school several years. While there he served as a justice of peace. He enlisted in Co. E, 84th Indiana infantry, and served one year, being discharged because of illness. He came to (iemva in 1874 and has since resided here. Ha pricticed law many years, <erve« as trustee of the town of ! Geneva and as justice of the peace. ! He was married in 1856 to Miss Rebecca Vorhis, of Randolph county, and six children were born to them. Mrs. Drew died many years ago. Surviving are two (laughters, Mrs. Lindsey, of Geneva, and Mrs. Robert Black, I of Oklahoma, and one son, Thomas, | of this place. Dore Erwin To Address Pvthians At South Bend J Dore B. Erwin, of this city, who is >Grind Chancellor of the Knights of I Pythias lodge in Indiana, will go to South Bend Wednesday to attend a I meeting of the South Bend lodge, which is the largest Knights of Pythias lodge in the world. Mr. ’ Erwin will speak ala banquet to be I held al 6 o'clock in the evening, i Supreme Chancellor John Ballantyne, I of Boston, ami Senator Jitnes E. Wat- ■ son are expected to speak at the banI quet, also. • I 0 Small Pox Epidemic Is Greatly Improved ) ————— I Bluffton, March 31.—The small pox . epidemic in Union township of this . county is greatly improved. School >' was resumed yesterday after all stu'dents had been vaccinated. Several > cases of the disease had been report 1 ed at homes near the school, whirl caused dismissal for several days. Al -old cases arc said to bo improving • and no m-w ones have been reported for tbs last, two days.

|to transport whisky from Rum Row |to N< w York. | According to prohibiti( n ofiuial-', under the liquor treaty with Great j Britain, it may be possible for th“| i government to n-izo the vessel with which the Li.riain was ost.ddl. hing I communication, oven if the rum run ! ! ner were ififi miles oh' shore. The Lorruin was caplatired whll< it wa< tied a one-idea bootleg ship ti Rum Row, according to word from II h»- Mojave.

BANDITS LOOT < LAKETON BANK Two Unmasked Men Get ‘ Between SI,OOO And sl,500 Near Wahash 4 — 3 Wabash, Ind., March 31 (t'nlled; f l*ressi Two unmusked bandits rob- . bed the State bank at Ixvketon, ten miles northeast of here of between ' . .fl/tOe and $1,500 in cash today. | The bandits drove up to the bank in an automobile and one of them I covered J. L. Bright, cashier, and Mrs. Violet Ogden, assistant cashier I with revolvers while the others too'; I the money from the cushied’.s cage. The bandits overlooked SI,OOO in bonds and made their escape in an ; auto. — — (>.- 1 Mrs. Jacob Barkley Dies At Her Home In Hoagland Mrs. Jacob Barkley died at. her I home in Hoagland. Monday evening. . Death was due to apoplexy, with; r which she was stricken a week ago. i Mrs. Barklev was born in the vicin ily of Hoagland and lived there al! her life. Her husband died twelve k I years ago. His death was cansed by apoplexy also. Mrs. Barkley Is survived by thret ;• romr’Ttm! IHW .->v-rtr ‘ more disant relatives and many friends reside in Decatur and vicin ity. Funeral services will be held from the Hoagland Methodist < hurch' ’ :-t 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon J 1 with burial in the Antioch cemetery 1 SECOND WEEK OF ' SERVICES OPENS ‘I ——- Attendance Good At PreEa iter Services At Presbyterian Church Thepre-Easter services at the ’ Presbyterian church began the sec- > olid week With a large congregation 1 j last night. The sermons which Rev. ■jAllston has been preaching have been f plain, yet forceful and direct. Much favorable comment has been heard ' concerning his ability as a preacher. • “The Rejection of Jesus —the Re•ijection of Life,'' was the subject upon •|which Rev. Allston spoke last night ■| “Jesus brought to humanity what • all mankind is seeking.” he assert- - ed. "J -sus brought to the world *bo e things essential to real life. He brought to the life of humanity a vital consciousness of the presence and blessing of God the Father. He i brought to mankind a spirit that I makes for purity, purposefulness, .'peace, liberty, and love. Without j. these things there can be no real 1 life. Man can exist without these things. He can struggle and strive !* and fight and hate and backbite and j, devour and kill, but he cannot do these things and really live. It is to ‘ emancipate himself from these things e that he is constantly struggling. But .here is only one. way to freedom ’’ from this life of disappointment, and failure. Jesus is that way. I am the 1 way, the truth, and the life.' He said. The tnan who rejects Jesus is rejecting the very thing he is seeking. Ho is rejecting life itself. The man who I rejects Him must die in his sins. He must continue to miss the mark, x to transgress the laws of God, to s violate the laws of life, to stand in 1 opposition to the universe itself.'' i- This evening Rev. Allston will 1 speak on the subject, “The Magic ol t- Grale” or “How God Saves." The h nterest in the night y services is 11 glowing, and judging from the at g tendance at last night's tervice, large d audiences may bd expected durint I the week. '

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March, 31, 1925.

CROWE DEMANDS AN EARLY TRIAL OF W.D, SHEPHERD Wants Case Tried Before “Defense Can Poison Minds of the People” FIGHTING. FOR BAIL Defense XttorneysSay They Can Discredit Faiman’s Charges (I Nt rt:i> PRESS SEIiVK’I?) Chicago, Mar. 31. Immediate trial j of William D.. Shepherd on lhe charge i that he murdered his wcatliiy ward. Billy McClintock, was demanded today by State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe at the r< opening of the defense i fight for bail. William Scott Stewart, chief de- j sense attorney, asked Judge Jacob. Hopkins to place Dr. Herman Bund-, t-ph. city health commissioner, on | the stand. "I can show through Dr. Bundesen ■ that it was impossible for Shepherd] or anybody else to obtain typhoid fever germs from* the health departnriii.” Stewart said. Dr. C. C. Falman, chief state witness, insists that he secured typhoid (cinis from the health department, and (hat he turned them over to Sheplit rd for the avowed purpose of kill:n McClintock. Crowe objected to placing Dr. Bind 1 i ‘-ent on the stand. ■ I refuse to have this case tried by piece-meal,'' Crowe shouted. "Let's have this trial go on at once before the defense can poison the minds of th“ people. I demand that a jury be j summoned ami the trial started immediately." S.ewart refused to acquiesce to the , 'demand and argument continued on] ■ the question of hearing Dr. Bnndesen. I ! Steward declared he "would blow the | I case out of lhe wafer" If Judg.- Hap- ' .(•(whf allow bi witnesses to l I testify. Judge Hopkins adjourned the hearI ing until 11 a. m. tomorrow, refusiling to bear Dr. Bundesen and his ' two assistants, summoned by Stew- ! art. "You will have to file affidavits beI fore me tomorrow and then I shall ! decide whether to reopen the bail hearing,” Judge Hopkins said. INDIANAPOLIS LLIND MAN IS ARRESTED FOR OPERATING BLIND TIGER I Indianapolis, Ind., Match 31 — (United Press) William H. Brosins, a blind man, was held today on a charge of operat ng a . "blind tiger.” His arrest followj ed a police raid on hit heme in which a quantity of liquor was , l i found. It is the first time in the bis--11 tory of the Indianapolis police i department that a blind man has I rneen arrested on such a charge. BERNE BOOSTS ] RELIEF FOND — Sends Total Os $334.02:' Total For County Has ‘ Reached $520.20 f Adams county's donation to the Red | 1 Cross relief fund, being raised for re-' - lief work imong the victims of the j 9 tornado in southern Indiana and 111-: 1 inois recently, took a great boost to-] 1 day when T. A. Gottschalk, in charge ( J of the relief fund at Berne, reported i s to Miss Anna Winnes, secretary of the | I Red Cross chapter in this county, that II citizens of Berne and immediate viein-, ' ily have contributed . tot il of $331.02 i B to date. Mr. Gottschalk sent two' '■ certificates of deposit, totalling that amount. He stated that most of that i amount was from voluntary donations 0 and that very little had been added ’• from the regular relief fund. The to- ‘ tai for the county has reached $520.20. 0 Donations from citizens of Decatur 11 and community continued to pour in today and as a result the total of the ii; —L— —-— >f: (Continued On Page Five) Weather g Fair tonight and Wednesday am! not much change in temperature.

Memories Os Broken Engagement Cauae Lillian Gish To Shed Real Tears In Court |

New York, March 31 (Special to i Duly D> ino< rat i "Th< pubing throb] ol tn iib’iidous sil uni Ions” is being I enneted ns fervently within the narrow confines of Judge Mack's federal (•mittroom as ever il wan in Hollywood Lillian Gl-h has flu d real ] tears. As Chur.ei 11. Ihte.l. Jr. who is. (ting th- actress to compel her to fulfill a contract in which she bound] tiers* if .o ft for him only, testified that b-fcrc somethin." or other hap , i>< ned. they had Im-.i-ii engaged. Lillian pul h'-r face in her hands and

C.&O.OWNERS : VOTE FOR MERGER Stockholders Deliberate For 23 Hours Before Taking Vote i H.NITED PRESS SEItVK’I'i Richmond. Vu.. March 31. - After . 23 hours in continuous se.-sion, unpreI indented in financial history, stockI holders of the Chespeake & Ohio rail--1 road toted to enter their railroad in (the gigantic Van Swearingen railroad merger. The vote was 5(15,542 .-hares favoring the merger, 152,818 shares opposing it and 225,882 shares not voting,All roads parties to the projected consolidation now have approved it and the next steps are up to the interstate commerce commission and the Virginia and Ohio courts. The roads involved are the Chospcake A Ohio. Erie. Pere Marquette. Hocking Valley ; nd the new Nickel Plate, key- ' stone of the merger. The Van Sweringen brother >, eni gineers of the consolidation, who sftt | all night with the other tot khuld. rs. I >xp.essed pleasure at the outcome of pile vole and announced that no move I «out:a be rrrtwtw-to carry (hit the merc- ' er until approval bad been leceived j from the interstate commerce commission and the btate courts who have entered the situation. — o — _ . — NEW LAWS AFFECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Several Bills Passed By Re- ( cent Legislature Affect Curriculum Several bills passed by th< recent , session of lhe Indiana General Assembly have a direct bearing on the cor- ] riculum of public schools and also l are of interest to school officials, I teachers and students. House enrolled act No. 257 directs the state superintendent of public instruction to provide, by proper rules, for the teaching of a course of diet and nutrition in all elementary and high schools. Failure or refusal to comply with the rule shall be cause for revocation of license. The act was approved March i 9. : An act approved March It directs I that the state, ind Federal eonstitu- ! lions shall be taught in al! schools in I the state, as a part of the history course in the elementary grades and part of the civics course in high schools. Schoo) officials who fail or refuse to provide for the work shall I be subject to a tine of not less than . $lO or more than SIOO. Senate enrolled hill No. 35 amends ] an act of 1911 ami makes in man- ; datory for township trustees, hoards I of school trustees and school com- | misssioners to buy United States flags, | four by six feet iti size, for schools i The old law provided that tings could i b" bought on petition of a majority lof school patrons. A house enrolled 'act provides thut all schools shall display the American flag on all natI ional and stale holidays that are I I designated as such by the President Lor governor. For violation of this ' act there is a line of from $lO to SIOO. ' | A line of from $25 to SIOO also is | incorporated in the law for anyone 1 who muti at.es a school flag. Another house bill provides thut credit shall be given to students enrolled in high • er edm a’iona! institutions for any study cf the Bible done either in that school or iu religious schools in connection. These credits can be, sub 1 siituted for any required work for graduation.

I <>bbcd. The “otllclul" engagi IIICIK came in I .him 1923. Druell -aid. their feeling for each other having been styled unofllcial” prior to that time because the producnr'M first wife hud | not obtained a complete divorce | from him. j | Duell said the ongag<iuent was broken "by mutual consent." ' Duell told of loaning Lillian large: i sums of money and said he was ] ichosen as executor of her because: | her financial affairs wt-re in hud shape and she asked him to straight■en them out

Knights Os Pythias To Donate To Relief Fund The local lodge of Knights of) Pythias has received a communica- 1 tion from the Grund Chancellor, ask-1 Ing for donations for the n -edy la the j recent cyclone district. The lodge | has decided not to make u personal ■ ' ( invass for these funds, but it is requested that any Brother wishing to; , donate to this Pvthian relief fund mav ' ■tend the same or hand it to W. A. Lower, at the Peoples Loan 4t Trust company, or F. V. .Mills, at his store or Second street. AH funds thus received will be forwarded by Joseph * Hunter. Keeper of Records and Sen!, to the proper officer. RESIGNATION : IS SURPRISE Gary Officials Surprised By Resignation Os R. O. Johnson As Mayor , The resignation of R. O. Johnson as mayor of the city of Gary, last Saturday was a sensational surprise even to many of his closest friends. 1 After a two year strain he seemed suddenly to decide to end the mutter . by retiring from the po: t ho has so ■bly filled. The entire official family of Gary I had gathered at the lake iron! pavillion to discuss a proposes issue of ’mtid: for $15(1.mu.) for park improvo- | meat purposes and they had gone ov.r tne pi-position thoroughly, thmayor taking no part in the discus-] ion. Finally lie arose and spoke as follows: "1 think this bond issue of $150,000 < for park improvements this year is one of lhe lust investments the city can make. You cannot see where] your money has gone when it is spent iu digging and cleaning sewers and in cleuiHug .streets and alleys. But your beautiful parks ami boulevards ( are investment." that can be seen and are increasing in value every year. "Now I have an announcement to j make. Tomorrow 1 shall hand in my] resignation as mayor of Gary to take euect Monday, when the city comptroller, \V. J. Fulton, will become I mayor.” The mayor's voice trembled slight- ■ ly but he continued: "1 have given up the light.« I am going to lock the ] door and throw away the key. I am going out of office bearing no malice j or hatted against any man. 1 shall go out holding enmity against no | man ami hoping that none of my fel- ] low citizens will hold enmity against ' me. Several of those present expressed, regret at the mayor’s action amt a ] rising vote of confidence in him was ] taken, every person present rising to his feet. Mr. Johnson told newspaper representatives that his case now be- ' lore the supreme court had been postponed until sometime in April and he is still hoping for a reversal, but he concluded to resign his office. He will remain in Gary until the case is disposed of and will then decide upon his future plan: . —o Price Os Gasoline Will 1 Advance Cent Tomorrow ( liidianu.]>ol:s. March 3! The Stamls ard Oil company of Indiana will in r crease gasoline prices one cent 1 throughout Indiana tomorrow, it was . announced by company officials today r The -increase is to absorb the one t cent increase in the state gasoline i- tta, which becomes effective tomorrow > Other oil companies are exjwcted r to follow the example of the Standlard Oil und boost one cent.

Price 2 Cento.

FRANCE REFUSES TO TAKE PART IN AN ARMS PARLEY iNot Interested In Disarmament Conference Proposed By Coolidge — - PARLEY IS UNLIKELY l State Officicals At Washington Surprised By Attitude Os France By A. L. Bradford, (IL, I’. Staff Correspondent > j Paris, March 31. The Fn nch for- ] eign office has instructed AtnbassaI dor Emile Daeschaer to inform the Fnited States government officially tha Frame is no! at present interest- ' ed in proposals for a new disarmament conference. The attitude is ax.umod iu Qua! I d'Orsay that Fiance has. jimiled her cruisers and other war implements as fur as possible under lhe present cir- ; cumstances and that provisions for her security must be settled before | further land and air disarmament can be discussed. These statements were made up rm the official authority of th.’ foreign office this afternoon. By Ludwell Denny, (P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Mur. 31- There will be no Washington arms conference this year unless France can be induced to • change her hostile attitude as exi pressed in official reports from Paris today. State department officials were so'I prised by the Paris report that Ambassador Daesehner had been imtructed to notify this government officially that France is not at present in- ; terested in President Coolidge's proposal. "We have requested no opinion of Fruiu’u ujnl i an make no further comment," Secretary of State Kellogg said. France's unfriendliness to the proposal has caused much uneasiness iu official circles here for two months, as exclusively reported by tne I nited Press. But officials have hoped until the last minute that the French foreign office could be converted to the ! desirability of another conference. Sime France at the first Washington conf.-reni e blocked limitation of cruisers, submarines and auxiliary naval craft, which is the primary pur- : pose o’, the propsed conference, unofficial negotiations with Paris for I'urthei arms limitation have been an ’ uphill task. italy. though in favor of the conference. feels that she must Imlanc - i French sea power in the Meditemn(Continued On Pane Five> ELECTION BOARD MEMBER NHMED Attorney (’. L. W alters Appointed Republican Member Cf Board L. A. Graham, republican county ' chairman, notified Mrs. Catherine i Kauffman, city clerk and chairman of ithe city election board, this morning | that C. L. Walters, well known at- : torney of this city, had been named as the republican member of tbn ] election board. Tire other member (besides Mrs. Kauffman, is Fred V. ] Mills. The commissioners will meet within the next day of two and arrange : plaus for holding the city primary. , j Legal notices must e published and i'the election commissioners must also 'look after the printing of the bali lots, including the absent voters : ballots, which must be printed about 115 days previous to the election. Saturday is the last day for can- | didates to file their declarations of i intention to run for city offices. So ■ far. no republican candidates have | filed. With the democrats, candit ! dales have filed for every office exsjeept that of councilman in the third ! ward and several men are being a i mentioned for that place. The demo--9! crats have two candidates for mayor v and us far as known there will not be il a third candidate. The city primary I- will be held on May 4 and the general .lection will bo held in November.