Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIII. Number 129. .

THOMAS R. MARSHALL IS DEAD

OREGON SCHOOL Lffl KILLED EV SUPREME COURT Document Held Unconstitutional; Would Abolish Parochial Schools ADOPTED IN 1922 Court Rules State Cannot Abolish Private And Church Schools t United Pr» s.H Service) \V:isliini»lon, June I (Special to Daily Democrat) A state cannot abolish private and parochial schools, the United Slates supreme court ruled today. The high court held the Oregon public school law which did away with such schools by requiring all children between the ages of eight ami sixteen to attend public schools, was unconstitutional. An Oregon federal court decision fiving tlie schools an injunction re-1 straining the state officers from en forcing the law in September. 192 t». ■ hlnii it was scheduled to go into es feet was affirmed,. The law. adopted in a general state election, under the initia tive in November, 1922. affected about 12.000 children now in privateand church schools. Governor M. M. Pierce, Attorney 1 General Isaac H. Van Winkle ajid District Attorney Stanley Meyers of Multnomah county, who were "named in the injunction, appealed to the supreme court to dismiss it on the grounds that the law was a constitu tional exercise of the police power of the state. —— -— —o Local Store Buys Stock Os Fort Wayne Store The Eeconomy Store of this city bought the entire stock and fixtures of the Fashion Department Store in Fort Wayne at a bankruptcy sale held last Friday. The stock and fixtures amounted to $25,00t). There were many bidders at the sale, some be' ing present from Chicago and oilier large cities. Mr. Sam Brooks, proprietor of The Economy Store, stated today that the entire stock of merchandise bought at the sale, will be brought to this city and sold in the Economy Store, j The stock includes ladies' ready to'wear apparel, tnillipery, hositary and many other articles. Further announcements of the sale to he put on by The Economy Store to dispose of the large stock, will lie made in the Daily Democrat soon.

COMMISSIONERS HOLDING MEETING Allow Bills And Take Up Routine Business; Receive Bids Tuesday County Commisioners Ernest Con 1 rad, B. p. Breiner and George Shoemaker were holding their regular session today at the county auditor's office. They adjourned for an hour during the morning, during which time the township trustees used their office as a meeting place for electll|R a county superintendent of f'hools. At noon the commissioners allowed bills and this afternoon took ap routine business. she last legislature passed a bill 'hanging the system for clean ng ditches along the public highways, taking the power out of the hands of the township trustees and vesting in the hands of the county commissioners, the cost to be assessed “gainst the roads running along the itch. County Attorney Henry B. jder was looking up the law and '" nft ‘ ri 'ing with the commissioners on (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

J2ECATUR.PAIEV DEMOCRAT

I ire Occurs Today At Indianapolis Speedway Indianapolis, dune |_p ilP p lo | ):iblv liirted by a smonld. ring r. t d.niroyed the lodges, pro.- and timing ■■lands pt the Indianapolis Vo’oi • pef-dway. Thousands of persons flocked to the scene as reports s|wead that the grand(stands at the track were on tire. The property loss was SIO,OOO. Ex'pensive timing devices used Saturday lad been removed from the stand MEMORIAL SAY SWWRUTELY OBSERVED HERE Beautiful Memorial Services Held In Decatur Cemetery Saturday REV. LIGHT SPEAKS Graves Os Soldiers Decorated With Wreaths; Veterans Take Part Decoction Day wa , observed by ".ev lend hundred Decatur citizens who l gathered at the Decatur cemetery al II o'clock Friday morning to pay re I peel to the veterans of all wars who ■ have answered final taps. The members of the Decatur post of the Ameri Scan visited all lhe cemeteciet in Decatur previous Io the Memorial services and decorated all soldiers' ■ graves. 't he service was h< kt in a hadr ( s|<ot of the Decatur cemetery and wes a beautiful and titing observation of I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — — o COMMENCEMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT Graduation Exercises For Catholic School In New Building — The itnnual commencement oxer cises of the Decatur Catholic high school and of the St. Joseph Grade schools will lie held Wednesday evening, June 3, in the auditorium of the new high school building on Monroe street, it will be the third annual commencement of the high school and a class of six young men will lie graduated. Exercises will also be held for the grades, and 25 pupils will receive their eighth grade diplomas, the majority of whom will enter higli school next fall. It is the forty-third annual commencement of the grade schools, the school being established in 1881. Seven boys and girls will also be graduated from the Commercial department at the commencement exercises next Wednesday. Rev. J. A. Seimet’z will deliver the address at the exercises and an excellent program has been arranged. It follows: (laneion March ... Orchestra • How Do You Do” Chorus Zelma Scottische Orchestra "Blossom Time” Girls’ Glee Club • Sweet and Low” Girls’ Glee Club Medley Waltz Orchestra COMM ENCEMENT PI.iALYET "A Wild-Goose Chase" Processional Address Rev. .1/ A. Seimetz Distribution of Diplomas Edina Polka Orchestra “The Gypsy Trial” Boys’ Glee Club "In Spain” Orchestra Class Day Exercises The class day exercises were held at the Catholic school Frdiay afternoon. Programs were given by the ; children and among the features was | the play given by the freshmen and , sophomores in the high school. Reception Tonight The junior reception for the seniors will be held in the high school auditorium this evening and a dinner will be served, followed by a prograr...

I FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES DIES I 1 Jl' ■ dWW/' FROM PHC/roCoPYSIGHT IB Mr" Pnc ' 2i ' ’.THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL. Former Vice-President, Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, died suddenly at his hotel in Washington, at 9:30 o’clock this morning. Mr. Marshall, who was believed to be convalescing from nervous exhaustion and a cold with which he was prostrated on hjs arrival in Washington last Tuesday, died without warning from a sudden heart attack.

FORMER DECATDRi YOUTH SENTENCED Four Young Men Sentenced At Toledo, Ohio, For Various Robberies Chalmer Sheets, former Decatur youth, and three other young men were sentenced to serve from two to fifteen years in prison at Toledo, Ohio, last week, after they tiad been found guilty of several robberies. The four youths were arrested early last month and four or five charges were filed against them. They were charged with holding up several people and robbing them of money, jewelry and clohting, of stealing automobiles and of breaking into houses and stores. Tile youths were said to have a wellorganized gang. One was said to be a gunman, another an expert mechanic, another an automobile driver and the fourth a salesman, who disposed of their stolen property. Officials local- 1 ed their room where the youths had been staying and are reported to have found loot valued at several thousand dollars. The youths were said to have stolen two automobiles, on high priced car and the other a cheap one, and with changing the bodies on the two ears, driving tile car with the | cheap motor and chasis and the high | priced body to a suburb of Toledo and burning it along a river. Two of the four youths sentenced were believed to be the two men who held up and robbed the Niblick & Co , store in this city several weeks ago. but they were not definitely connected up with the local robbery. Their pictures are said to have corresponded with the two men who held up the local store.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 1, 1925.

Telephone Rates Are Boosted In Terre Haute Indianapolis. June 1 — (United Press) —Citizens of Terre Haute today faced a telephone rate boost effective the first of July. The state public service commission late yesterday authorized increases averaging 25 cents a month on all phone rates. In ordering the increase Hie commission took into consideration the fact that the telephone company granted employes wage increases totaling $36.0(10 early this year. MRS. CORDELL EXPIRES TODAY Dies At Home In City After An Illness Os Tuberculosis Mrs. Dorothy Conrad Cordell, who lives at 339 North Eleventh street in 1 this city, died shortly y.fter noon toaster an illness of several years. No 1 day Death was due to tuberculosis arrangements have been made for the funeral services. Though it has been known that Mrs. Cordell has been in a serious 1 condition for some time, death was unegpKte.l at the time it came. Mrs. Cordell had been feeling better for ' tlie last several days until this morni ing when she began to get weaker. She had another sinking spell shortly before noon and then died about, one o’clock. 1 Weather , Indiana: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Probably thunderstorms by I Tuesday and in northwest tonight. ■ Lower temperature Tuesday or Tuesday night.

SEVERAL AUTO WRECKS OCCUR Occupants Os Cars In Accidents Escape With Minor Injuries Several accidents occurred in Adams county over the week-end, but none of them were of a serious nature. Probably the worst acident happened east of Decatur yesterday afternoon late, when the Ford touring ear belonging to Arthur Clark. Decatur night policeman, and the Dodge car belonging to Mose Myers, of Berne, coll ided. The Clark car turned completely over and pinned the occupants beneath it Mrs. Clark was Injured about the head and medical aid was necessary. Her two sisters and Mr. Clark however, escaped with only a few scratches. Mrs. Clark was brought to this city where her injuries were dressed. Her condition is not regarded as serious. Two persons from Lansing. Michigan, driving home after attending the Decoration Day races at Winchester, were slightly injured late Saturday night, near. Monmouth. The car in which they were riding hit the rail of a bridge and threw the car into the creek. The two occupants, whose names were not learned, were pinned in such a manner that the weight of the car did not rest on them and they crawled out of the wreckage uninjured. The car was taken to the Monmouth garage for repairs. It was badly damager. 1 A Buick roadster, driven by Howard Liniger, of Fort Wayne, hit a ditch southwest of Decatur late Saturday. The occupants of the car were unlnI (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Condition Os Secretary W eeks Still I Unsatisfactory Boston Mass., June i The condi lion of Mr. Weeks continues still in ailsfactmy bin not alarming, i: wa aid at 2:15 pi.i. today. Tim bulletin signed by Dr. Daniel Flake Jones, who operated on the secretary last Thursday for removal of gall Stones and by Dr. F. G. Brigham added that temperature continues nor mai and pulse at 90. CLIFTON STRIKER ELECTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Principal of Monroe Schools* Receives Majority On Fifth Ballot FOUR CANDIDATES New Superintendent Assumes Charge Os County Schools On Aug. 16 Clifton E. Striker, principal of the schools at Monroe, was elected County Superintendent of schools in Adams county at a meeting of the township' trustees, held this morning in the commissioner's room in (tie county l auditor's office. Mr. Striker received a majority, seven Votes, on the fifth ballot. Throughout the balloting he led the other three candidates, R. ,|. Maun, pr.ncipal of the schools at Pleasant Mills; Clyde Hendricks, tea. her aH Fort Wayne, and former principal of the Monroe schools and Don Collum (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX I DROP PROBE OF JACKSON DEATH Wayne County Officials Drop Investigation At East Haven The investigation of the death of f.attdy A. Jackson. Adams county man, at the Eastern Hospital tor the insane at Richmond, apparently lias been dropped by the Wayne county officials. Harold C. Feightner. a staff correspon dent for the Indianapolis News, lias visited Richmond for the purpose of I getting all information possible on the situation and has written the fol-i lowing story for his newspaper: Richmond, Ind., June I -As far as I Wayne county officials are concerned the investigation into the death of Laudy A. Jackson, an inmate of the Eastern Hospital for the Insane,l who died, May IS, as lhe result of! burns and shock suffered while in a bathtub full of hot water, has been I dropped it seems. C. Edgar Bond, the coroner, has filed a report, recommending that Claude Williams, the attendant directly in the charge of Jackson, be held for involutary manslaughter, and is now enroute to California. Williams if that is his correct name has left Richmond and authorities do not know where he is. Z. J. Stanley. Prosecuting attorney, has taken no steps to have him apprehended. G. J. Hoelscher, judge of the Wayne circuit court. Is not disposed to act on the coroner's recommendation that the grand jury be called to “care fully probe into any possible carelessness” at the institution, because of a well-founded belief that the hospital, under the direction of Dr 1* F. Ross, superintendent, has invoked every possible safeguard to prevent similar accident. The prosecutor inclines to a similar view. Report Exonerates Heads Prosecutor Stanley says he is awaiting the report of the board of state charities, which has investigated the affair, before taking tiny action That report, which has been written by (CONTINUED ON PACE TWO)

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DIES SUDDENLY IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING Former Vice-President Seized Bv Fatal Heart Attack At 9:30 a. m. A FORMER GOVERNOR Served As Vice-President During Both Administrations Os Wilson A complete obiturary of Them as R. Marshall will be found on t page three of this edition. Washington June I.— (United Press.)—Former Vice-Presi-dent Marshall died at his hotel here today, at 9:30 a. m. Marshall. believed to be convalescing from nervous exhaustion and a cold which prostrated him on his arrival here last Tuesday, died without warning front a sudden heart attack. Marshall was sitting up in bed reading the Bible when lhe end came, his nurse said. Mrs. Marshall was in an adjoining room. The late vice-president came here to rest following a lengthy ! speaking tour in the middlewest. The body will be transported to Morion, lud., for burial in the grave , yaid where lii-< mother and TaChrt lie. Arrangements, however, have not yet been i-onipleted. Marshall waa vice-president from 1913 to 1921, during both Wilaoa administrations. He had spent a restful night, according to those with him and apparently was well on the way to recovery from the illness which compelled him to remain in bis hotel room from the lime of his arrival here. As li,, was resting in bod this morning, however, his heart gave way and lie died without a word. Thomas Riley Marshall was a Hoosier, born at North Manchester, Indiana, on March 14, 1854. After graduating from Waliash college In 1573 he .stal led 1 he” bract ice of law at Columbi.i City. Indiana. His first political post of major importance was that of governor of Indiana. to which he was elected in 1908, and which he held for four years, 1909-1913. He was nominated vice-president at Hie Baltimore democratic national convention in 1912 on the ticket with Woodrow Wilson and was nominated (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) VALUATION OF : LAND IS LOWER Assessments Show Loss Os sll Per Acre; Board Os Review Meets Tile average assessineiil of real cs tate in Adams county per acre, including improvements (hereon tor 1926 . as appraised by the township assessors, is s9G.uu per acre or a loss of $14.00 per acre, as compared with SIIO.OO this year. The county board of review, composed of William Zimmerman, county assessor, chairman, Martin Jaberg auditor; Ijouies Kleine, treasurer; John Snow of Decatur and John Brown of Waliasb township, met this morning al the assesor's office and organized and then began their session to check the assessments and make changes as the deemed necessary. The farm lands in this county are appraised at $17,040,408 or an aver- | age of $80.37 per acre. The assessment i on improvements totaled $3,293,440.00 or $15.60 per acre and iti round figures ’ $96.00 per acre for both or a total of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)