Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1925 — Page 1

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Vol. XXIII. Number 130

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FOGARTY DENIES HE WAS FORCED TO RESIGN POST Claims He Resigned As Prison Warden to (Jive Time To Real Estate DALY ACTING WARDEN Fogarty Appointed Warden When Marshall Was Governor Os State Michigan City, Ind., June 2 tl’nii'd Press)—Edward J. Fogarty,' who tesigned late yesterday as want (n of the Indiana state prison here today denied that pressure from Governor Jackson had forced hint opt. -| am quitting to give time to my real estate interests in Georgia." Fogarty said. "The action, however, may relieve the governor of some political embarrassment." The hoard of trustees of the prison appointed William Daly, deputy warden, as acting warden until Fogarty's resignation becomes effective on September 30. In the meantime Fogarty expects to lie away from the prison for a considerable period and management of thr institution will practically he in the hands of DalyBeard members indicated Daly will be permanently appointed warden in September. Fogarty, who was three times mayor of South Berni, was appointed: warden by the late Thomas R Marshall when Marshall was governor, and had directed affairs of the prison for 15 years. Reports had been current Ln Michigan City for weeks that Fogarty and Governor Jackson were at outs and that Fogarty would quit. — 0 Indiana Motorists Paid $632,500 In Tax In May Indianapolis, June 2 (United Press)- Indiana motorists paid a total of $6.22.500 in gasoline taxes during May. the first month of the operation of the new three cent gas tax rate, reports showed today at the auditor of state's office. Tile collection represented an increase of $234,000 over May. 1924. when the two cent rate was in effect. FORMER MONROE MERCHANT DIES Burt Bailey Dies At Home In Fort Wayne Monday Afternoon Hurt Bailey, £>s, for many years a leading merchant at Monroe and one of the best known men in the county. t •lied at his home on the Lima road.' Fort Wyane, yesterday afternoon at | three o’clock, following an illness of two years from cancer of the throat ' Annias Burton Bailey, was born at Berne in July, 1869, and lacked a fewweeks of being fifty-six years old at the time of his death. He located in business at Monroe when a young man and continued there for a number of years. He served as a justice 1 °f the peace and took a prominent Part in the affairs of his community ' and his county. He moved to Fort 1 Wayne sixteen years ago and for a ■ long time just prior to his illness, was a watchman at the knitting mills. Mr. Bailey was a member of the • Simpson Methodist church. the Knights of Pythias lodge and the Knights and Ladies of Security. Snr- ' viving are the widow, one son. Archie, of Fort Wayne, and three sis- I ters, Mrs. Charles McKean of Wash- • ington township, Mrs. Lillie Grim, of this city, and Mrs. Letha Elston, of Huntington. ' Funeral services will be conduct- i p d from the Methodist church at Monroe, Thursday afternoon, at two i o'clock, the Rev. J. C. White of Fort Mayne, officiating, assisted by the ; Hov. E. M. Foster, of Monroe. Interment will be made in the Ray cemetery.

McManama Not Seeking Truant Officer’s ,|,>b I G II McManuma, of Monroe, stat,-s' I that he is not a candidate for the! J office Os county attendance Officer as! was stated recently. Mr MeManama' | held the office of attendance office,! 1 I' w years ago. There are invent] candidates for' the office this year, to fid the varan- 1 ey created by the resignation of I Frank S. Armantrout, who resigned l a few weeks ago. An examination for [applicants will bs held within a few! day- and the selection of an attend-! |ance officer will be made by the 1 | county board of education as soon as! the grades from the examination are' iiecpjved from the state board of ; * (huntion. o - — MASONIC LODGES TO HOLD SOCIAL Masons And Eastern Stars To Have Fun Festival Friday Evening Another potluck supper and fun ■ festival has been announced for Ma- 1 sons. Eastern Stars and their fatni- ■ lies, to be held at the Masonic Hall. Friday night. All members of the two organizations ami their families have been invited. A program is being aranged by .Mrs. H. B. Heller and R. 1). Myers. The Eactern Star lodge will hold an initiation ceremony alter the pot-'.in-k supper, after which dancing, cards and I other games will be on the program i I lor the rest of the evening. The two lodges expect to have this ' sort of parties at intervals of about l six weeks during the year. One was | held about six ago at which I time about 150 [>ersons enjoyed the > party. The last party was in charge of the Masonic lodge and the present one is being given by the Eastern I Star lodge. The supper will be held about six o'clock. Dancing will occupy the lime during the initiatory ceremonies for those who are not members of the Eastern Star and .immediately following the ceremonies, cards will be played ami other games; will occupy the evening. o Resume Efforts To Secure Release Os Morton Hawkins Indianapolis, June 2 ICfforts to se I cure the release of Morton Hawkins. Portland loan socitey organizer, from the Marion county jail were to be resumed this afternoon in federal court J. J. M. Lafollette. attorney for Hawkins expected to attempt to get an- I other hearing before Judge Baltzell. Bond of the former president of the Mortgage company as fixed last week at. $30,000 and Judge Baltzell refused security offered by Hawkins sister. INDUSTRIAL ASS'N HAS 134 MEMBERS Membership Committee Expects To Enroll Several More Soon At a meeting of the board of directors of the Decatur Idtistrial association last night. William Linn, chairman of the membership campaign committee, reported that to date. 134 members have been secured for 1920-26. 26. Indications are that many mote will be obtained the next few days Mr. Linn said, and it is highly probable that last year’s membership will be topped. A total of 186 was enrolled in the association last year. The Industrial Association, which is an organiliation protecting and advancing the welfare of Decatur county, has been instrumental on sponsoring the Adams county farm clubs this year. The farm clubs have been highly successful under the tutelage ot County Agent L. M. Busche and the Industrial Association. The asociation has. sponsored several other community movements, assissting recently in riding thecounty „f several "quack" salesman who were disposing of their wares in this | county. |

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 2, 1925,

COMMISSIONERS AWARD PD R DUE SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships Again Awardi cd To Richard Davis And Maver ('ampbell OTHER BUSINESS UP Petition l or Drain In Blue ( reek Township Filed V\ ith Commissioners Richard I. Davis, () f pleasant Mills, I and Maver Campbell, of Geneva, again I [received the county scholarships at j | Purdue University awarded by the i onnty commissioners in session this ' I morning. These young men are now . attending Purdue and will return next | fall to resume their studies al the I slate university. Harvey lai Contain, superintendent | of the comity infirmary, filed his quar-1 tel ly report anil was approved, by tin ' I Commissioners. Requisition for supi plies for the next three months, begin- I filing July I. was also tiled and bids j w ill be received at the July meeting, i The superintendent was ordered to sell wool at not less than market I firice and to report at the next meet I ing of the board. The viewers on the Milton Girod drain petition in Kirkland township were granted an extension of time iin1 til June 25 to file their report. The petition for the William C. Gil! : spie drain improvement in Blue Creek j township was filed and docketed. Frit | elite and Litterer are attorneys for I the petitioners. I The <-mntni,ssiqnt;r. ; cfmtinued the • bill from tli eßiley Memorial hospital, Indianapolis, for the sustenance cost of three patients arniitted to the hospital from Adams County. The charge per day for the patients is $3.86 and as no appropriation was made by the county council a its recent meeting, the bill could not be paid. Mark Noble is the only patient at the hospital now. Margaret Zerkle and William Schafer being dismissed. The Noble boy was the first child ad(CONTINUED ON CAGE TWO) o — BAUMGARTNER STORE ROBBED Jewelry Store At Portland, Owned By Former Decatur Man, Robbed Thieves broke the plate glass window of the John A. Baumgartner jewelry store at Portland and escaped with two diamond rings and pearl I necklaces valued at about SSOO. according to word received in this city from Portland. Mr’. Baumgartner was formerly a resident of this city and for many years was employed at. the Pumphrey Jewelry store. The theft occurred about 2:30 o'clock Monday morning when the Portland police were at the morning G. R. & I- train, and was not noticed until about 4:30 o’clock. No insurance was carried on the stolen goods, but the Baumgartner store was a member of the Jeweler’s Society Alliance of the Pinkerton Detective agency. Mr. Baumgartner, for an unexplainable reason, left the diamonds on display in his window instead of locking them in his safe, which is the usual precaution taken at night. The Baumgart net' store was established in Portland several years ago and is regarded as the leading Jewelry establishment of that city. Mr. Baumgartner is well-known here, having lived here until a few years ago. Weather Indiana: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Probably local thunder storms. Lower temperature in west and north portions. Fresh to strong south and southwest winds.

—■ — — —— | ANNOUNCES DATE OF WEDDING VIA RADIO Radio fans who tuned in on | I.Oili, vllle last II phi received quite | li surprise. It win in the form of : the announcement of an approach- 1 ing wedding, that of Miss Agnes I Kohne, of this city, to Arthur Lutz. I of Louisville. This is the first Decatur wedding to be announced by radio. The receiving set at the Kohne home was tuned in on the stat on and the several guests there listened with surprise at the annoflncement of the approaching wedding. — o — — HOLD RITES FOR MARSHALL TODAY — Body Leaves Washington For Indianapolis Immediately After Funeral Washington, June 2. — (United[ [ Press.) -Brief funeral services for! Thomas R. Marshall, former vice-. I president, who died here suddenly | yesterday will he held at -I p. m. to-1 I day and the body will leave for In-1 i dianapol s immediately afterward/ President and Mrs. Coolidge will -at I tend the rites. The funeral party will reach In-1 •lianapolis at 11:32 a. m. tomorrow. Masonic services will be held at the Marshall home there at 10 a. m„ Thursday. The body will then be i placed in the receiving vault at Crown Hill cemetery pending final interment at Marion, Ind. The body will be accompanied to Indianapolis tonight by Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, widow of the j former senator from Colorado; Mark| Thistlei wuite. former secretary toj Marshall and probably John 11. Cow I les, head of the Scottish Rites Masons here. Pall bearers include Postmaster General New. former Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware; C. C MeChord, interstate commerce commissioner; John Hays Hammond, associate Justice Mcßeynolds of the United States supreme court; Secretary of Labor Davis; Senator Swanson of Virginia; Frank S. Hight, hotel man ager; Judge George E. Downey of the [ United States court of claims; J. Fred [ Essery, president of the Gridiron club; | Janies P. Hornaday, correspondent of I the Indianapolis News, and James M. Baker, secretary of the senate during , the Wilson administration. Indianapolis, June 2 — (United Press)—Arrangements to escort the body of the late Thomas Riley Marshall. former vice president of the United States, from the union station to the Marshall home here tomorrow (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SCHOOL TRUSTEE TO BE APPOINTED City Council To Elect Member Os Board At Meetting This Evening I At the regular meeting of the city council to be held this evening the election bf a trustee of the Decatur • school board will take place. 1 The term of Mrs. Carrie Thomas- - Haubold expires next August. Mrs. ■ Haubold, it is understood, will accept the appointment again and as far as • known no one is a candidate against her. According to law one of the three members of the board must be of opposite political faith. Mrs. Haubold is the republican member of the board while Dr. Burt Mangold, president, and M. E. Hower, treasurer of the board, are the democratic members. Mrs. Haubold has served two years as secretary of the board and one year as treasurer. She is the first woman in Decatur to be elected to the school board. The council also will receive bids I this evening for the improvement of ' South First street and Jefferson street. Bids for the construtcion of ! the Sudduth sewer in the west part of the city will be received also.

HARTFORD CITY BANK CLOSED BY STATE EXAMINER ——- ■—! — Losses On Loans To Farmers Causes Blackford Co. Bank To Close DEPOSITORS SAFE Stockholders Say They Will Make Good All Deposits In Bank Hartford City, June 2—Doors of the | Blackford county bank here were I ■ closed today by Thoma- Barr, deputy i | state ban); examiner. I zlnability of the bank to collect on heavy loans to farmers who were hard hit by depressions was given as tea[son for the banks’ failure. Barr is temporarily in charge while the accounts are examined. Stock holders announced they will make up every dollar of tre losses and that depositors will be paid in full. The bank had long been under direction of A. G. Lupton, fromer president of the Hoosier slate auto assn, ami his son. Del Lupton. The father has been ill in a hospital here for many weeks, his illness being attributed to worry over the bnnks losses. Th eson said that practically all property of the family had been turned over to the bank in a fruitless effort to keep it from closing. The bank is Capitalized at $75,000. o i Fort Wayne Youth Had Romance With Follies Girl New Haven, Conn . June 2. (United Press.) —A secret romance lias been brought to light as a result of the automobile accident in which Helen Barnes, a Zh'-i-tield Follies girl and John M. Griffin, son of a Fort Wayne. Ind., manufacturer, lost their lives here yesterday. Despite the fact Miss Barnes was six years his senior. Griffin was deep ] ly in love, had wanted to marry her. I according to friends of the couple. BETTER MAILING WEEK JUNE 1 TO 8 Post Office Department Stresses Importance Os Proper Addresses "Every person knows his own address. if not that of his correspondent. Put it in the upper left hand corner.” This is the slogan adopted by the office of the United States Postmaster General for the I campaign just launched amt the week of June 1 to 8 has been identified as I "Better Mailing Week.” Astounding figures regarding misaddressed letters have been sent throughout the country in an effort to do away with the Dead Letter department of the postoffice. More than 21.000,000 letters went to the Dead Letter office last year, according to official figures. About 803.000 parcels sent from all parts of the United States, make their final resting place al the Dead Letter office. More than 100,000 letters are mailed in entirely blank envelopes each year. The figures further show that $55,000 in cash is removed each year from letters at the Dead Letter office and $12,000 in stamps are removed. More than $3,000 000 in checks, drafts and money orders never reach their intended owner because of insufficient address or failure to place any address on the envelope. Other astounding figures will be announced later this week by the post office department in an effort to curb the influx of misdirected and un-addressed letters that reach the department each year. Local postal authorities have been asked to cooperate with the national movement and all persons of Adams county have been asked to put a return address on all letters sent through the local office.

; Brother Os Decatur Woman Died Sunday Jacob Thompson, age 72 years, a brother of Mrs A. N Hamond, of thin | i lly, died at his farm home, two miles I west <>f Bluffton Sunday morning. He | Lad been stricken with paralysis and lived only eight hours utter lie was stricken. Mr. Thompson is survived by his widow, three chldren, Mrs. Oliver Gordon, Oscar Thompson and .Mrs. Harry Inskeep, of Wells county; anil three sisters, Mrs. Hammond, Beil Thompson, anti Mrs. Eli Captain. Ftui era! services were held fro mt he First M. E. church of Bluffton at 2:3') o’clock this afternoon. Burial in the Fairview cemetery. COURT HOUSE CONTRACT LET Commissioners Let Contract To IL F. Linn To Make Improvement The contract for building and making the outside entrances to the men's comforts tation in the basement and to the ladies rest room on the first floor of the court house was awarded to H. F. Linn on his bid of $813.00, submitted to the county commissioners in session this morning. One other bid. that of Moon and Butler. for $920.00. was submitted to the board. Architect (' N. Christen has prepat ed the plans and specifications for the improvement. The entrance to the men’s comfort station will be made in the southeast corner of the court bouse. The toilets are located in the basement. The entrance to the ladies rest room, in the center of the building, will be opened and smaller doors installed. It is not necessary to make any improvements to the rest rooms. Concrete walks will also lie constructed around to the entrances, Mr. Linn’s bill including that work. His bid for building the entrances was $711,011. while the cost for the walks was placed at $102.00 The county council recently appropriated $1 000 to pay the cost of making the improvements. o Condition Os Secretary Weeks Reported Improved Boston, Mass. June 2—(United Press) Secretary of War John W. Weeks "lias been sleeping comfortably since 2 a m." Dr. D F. Jones, surgeon, announced at 8:40 a. m today. "Secretary Weeks had a restless night until 2 a tn. Since then he has been sleeping comfortably. Condition is not entirely satisfactory, but is better than last evening Temperature normal, pulse 90." FUNERAL TO BE HELD WEDNESD AY Funeral For Mrs. Dorothy Cordell To Be Held At 2:30 p.m. Tomorrow , Funeral services for Mis Dorothy 1 C. Cordell, who died at her home in ! this city yesterday, will be held Weil- | nesdav afternoon from the l-’irst Pre-- ! byterian church in this city at 2:30 I o'clock after a short service at the ' home. Burial will take place at the De ‘ catur cemetery. Mrs. Cordell was a daughter of I • t t p er anil Ettpbemia Conrad She wa.- • born at Columbus, Ohio. October 12 ' 1808. On September 29. 11)24. she mat' ried Emmerson Cordell, at Hoagland 1 Recently Mrs, Cordell has been livin; > | with her father in this city, and Mr II Cordell has been employed at For e[ Wayne. She had been in ill health so 1 some time. Besides the father. ste[! >• mother and husband, r.he is survive, t by an infant sou. Conrad Waldo ard : e sister. Mrs. Lucille Earhart, of North s ville, Michigan. The Rev B. N. Cover tl of the Presbyterian church, will hav ' charge of tin* funeral services

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Jplansb.de to I LAND MEN FROM I : AMERICAN SHIPS Landing Force Os 2,000 Men , At Shanghai Arranged For By Counsel RIOTS AND STRIKES t » Several Casualties Result When Police Repulse Striking Students • Ciilld l-resw s, r- l< < > W’tisltiiigloii, .June 2 (Speci:tl to Daily Deiiiocrat) C.onidilions at ('.anion, China, tire "vcfy critical," American Counsel General Douglas Jenkins, [there, cabled Ihc slate depai't- • inent today. " rite government has issued a denial that it is communistic, but it shows every indication of J a determination Io fight the mmaitese troops, who are an-ti-bolshevik in sympathy, according to the slate announcement based on Jenkin's report. f 1 Washington. Juno 2 — (United Press) —A landing force of 2.00 D men 'I from American ami foreign naval vessels at Shanghai has been arranged by American Counsel Cunningham ! and other representatives at Sluing bai. the state I partment announced 1 today i The action was taken to protect American lives and interests and tl'.csq of other nationalities at Shanghai in connection with the ' rtoYS’ and strikes whi«-h have caused disorder there. j The Essenden of the municipal couneil. an American, has requested X ' the senior American naval officer to land 500 men Police have twice repulsed witli casualties bodies of sttlt . • CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) t o — ■ Former Governor Os Kansas Died Last Night Marion. Kan . June 2. E W. Hoch, governor of Kansas from 1905 to 1909, died at his home here last night I from a heart attack Hoch, who was ■ 76 years of age, had bee nin ill health I for several years. predicts rain : WITHIN 24 HOURS t Weather Forecaster Promises Relief From Intense Heat Soon Intense beat that struck this county a few days ago continues and the I mercury has been soaring around th|9o mark for some lime Indications , are that the hea’ mav lie broken for Da few hours, at least, b> a rain, predicted Io hit this part of the stale within the next twenty-four hours Record heat waves for the year hnve y been recorded in many adjoining n states and counties the last few days. 1- . The temperature has held ( lose to 9'l - ! in this city, but a slight breeze for •• ' a few hours last night brought dm ~ mercury down a few degrees a | This morning, the sun was throw- | ing the hottest rays of th-' year on tin* I county. Farmers say that all crops ’■ need a heavy rain in a short time or a s large part of the grains and vege2 tables will be burned out. J. II Armr ington state weather forecaster at Indianapolis, has predicted rain, but refuses to forecast how general the K showers will be or bow heavy the r. ruin will be. , rt All roads in the state are thicl I ir covered with dust. Hundreds of perJi- sons have been seeking all available '•1 swimming and bathing places in an a effort to keep cool the lust several h- days. Poo's tit Bertie. Geneva and rt Bluffton have been, opened for the ve season and large crowds are convening at these places daily.