Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1925 — Page 1

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II AMERICA MAKES NEW PROPOSALS FOR DEBT TERMS French Receive New Offers \ s Debt Commissions ' Resume Negotiations N 0 agreement yet Mellon Denies That , Tc . rms Have Been Reached,iAs Announced By French (fKITEP PRESS SRnVICR) Washington. Oct. 1— (Spc- ■ 1 t 0 Daily Democrat)—A M I of American proposals) Sr fumiinfi the French debt to the l mted States ".■re to the I-reach ,|,lil mission today when the ( hv „ drill bodies resumed negotiations in joint session. 1 ' Bulletin \V:.ihint--ton. Oct. 1. (United Press) .iaIV es (lie Treasury Mellon. ins a .enferenee with President j ( ,„.ii ( 1p,.. today formally denied that ( a tentative agreement for a refunding Os the ft c'ItO.OOO.OOO French debt to tlll . I'niri il States Has been reached a. announced at the French embassy l, y a personal representative of Fln;nt>. Minster CaiUaux last night. On the contrary. Mellon said, the French were informed at yesterday’s mating that their proposals “were not likely to he accepted.” He added that “no proposal has been nia.j, acceptable to the Amor.cau commission and none has been submitted to the president for his approval or disapproval. His statement follows: •The representative in the press on tV supposed authority of a member of the French commission that agreement has tieen reached and purporting to give the terms as satisfactory is not true. i Such a statement obviously did not I) come front Mr. Caiilaux, because bei (ore adjournment of the ftWHWMUt- * i tees last evening the French members were informed by the American membrs that their proposals wre not likely to be accepted. "There lias been no differences of Opinion whatever among the Amerii ran commission. The visit to the pres'dottt this morning was to inform him 1 I n of the negotiations. ’’ i No proposal has been made acceptAmerican commission and none has lieen submitted to the president for his approval or disapproval.’’ David Studahaker Now Suffering From Pneumonia Word from Fort Wayne this afternoon that David Studebaker, Decatur man. who is- critically ill following an nporat'ou in a Fort W'nyne hospital. | Pneumonia has set in following the operation. Mr. Studebaker was unconscious all last night but today he regained consciousness and attending physicians feel tha the is slightly improved this afternoon. Little hope, howpver, is held for his complete recovery. BRICK COURT BEING BUILT Improvement Being Made In Front Os Central School Building Several workmen, under the d’rection of Superintendent M. F. Worthn|on. started this morning to ereot a 'iriik coifrt in front of the Central school building in this city. The brick , I'cing used for the new walk is being taken up from the old sidewalks along •Jefferson street in front of the school. The building of the cement walk olong Jefferson street made the old ’rick walk useless and the bricks " , re token up. The court w ill extend t om the school building to the new cement walk and will be about 25 tu t wide, it will be used as a play Frouritl on rainy days- and also will ’* nsei * l ’ or a drill ground for physical training classes. 11 if estimated that It will take a >0l! * fo,l r days to complete the new court The old narrow brick walk to e front entrance of the school is taken up and the ground is ' "K levelled in preparation for the of the bricks. The workmen ,0 have the court completed the first ot next week.

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Dunbar Band To Play At Geneva Friday Night The Dunbar band, of Berne, played a free concert at Wiltshire, Ohio, last night. Wiltshire Is the home of the director of the band. Otis J. Danner, and one other member. Rox Stetler. The Dunbar band will play a free concert at Geneva on Friday evening. The concert will start at 7:30 o'clock. Following the concert at Geneva, the band wi.l take a month's vacation, before starting the winter rehearsals. GEORGEW. PYLE DIES AT GENEVA I ! Pioneer Resident Os County Expires At Home Os Daughter Last Night (Special to Dully Democrat) Geneva, Oct. 1. —George W. Pyle. age S 9 years, one of Geneva's oldest I and most prominent pioneers, died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Charles Pontius, of Geneva, at 10 o’clock j Wednesday night. Death was due to i paralysis. Mr. Pyle was ill only a few days. George W. Pyle was a son of Robert. and Mary L. Pyle and was born In—Wayne county. £hio. April 5. 1836. and uied September 39. 1925. ltis parents came from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Wayne county. Ohio, about 100 years ago, being among the early settlers of that locality. They moved their family to Jay county, Indiana, when George W. was a small child. George curne to Geneva about the time the G. R. & I. railroad was built through here and had been a resident of the town ever since that time. He was one of Geneva’s most prominent business men for many years, owning a saw-mill and lumber yard. He laid out t'ae G. W. Pyle addition to the town and built approximately 22 houses here. He also laid out the West' Lawn cemetery, one of tite most beautiful rural cemSleries in this part of the state. Mr. Pyle held several patents of various kinds. Probably the most important of his patents was one for a cement post mould. He was one of the seven charter members of the United Brethren church of Geneva. Mr. Pyle retired froi« active business several years ago. His wife died 25 years ago. Mr. Pyle is survived by three chiliren. Mrs. Pontius and Mrs. George Shoemaker, of Geneva, and C. S. Pyle, of Tampa. Florida; and one brother. John Pyle, of New Corydon. Three children preceded him in death, i Funeral services will be held from the Pontius home at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be made in the West Tarn cemetery. GENEVA WATER WORKS REPAIRED System In Operation Again; Well Clogged Up By A Sand Cave-in (Special to Daily Democrat) | Geneva, Oct. 1. —The Geneva water works is in operation again, after beI ing closed down for several weeks. The new well did not furnish a sufj fielent amount of water and an ex- ! animation showed that the well lias ' filled in about twenty-four feet with sand. A contractor from South Bend undertook the Job of cleaning out the well. After some delay the work of cleaning out the well was completed. A large screen was placed in the bottom of the well to prevent the sand from stopping up the well again. Experts differ as to the life ot the screen. Some say the screen will last for several years and prevent further clogging of the well, while others claim that the well will lie clogged again within a short time. The greatest difficulty with which the water works is confronted at present is the high cost of the electric current, with which the plant is operated. There arc IS patrons at present, and new ones are being added at present. Tha plant was installed at large expense and has proven a great improvement for the town. The lire protection afforded by the water works has been badly needed in Geneva for several years,

NAVAL AVIATORS: CONDEMN PRESENT AIRCRAFT SYSTEM i i t Demand Creation Os Sep- | arate Air Corps In Navy (i At Aircraft Hearing t THREE PILOTS HEARD Flyers Declare That Pro* 1 1 gress Under Present System Is Impossible i Washington, Oct. 1 — Naval air pilots returned a stinging indictment | against the present system before the I aircraft board today and demanded creation of a separate air corps in the navy. Three naval aviators told the bogrd that progress under the existing ' system was impossible and off ered a proposal of the only avenue to development | Reports to the bouid that navy pi ots were reluctant openly to ex- ' press their views on aviation were confirmed by these three. Each said he knew of men who were unwilling t to state their opinions before invest!- ( gating agencies. , To bring the naval air arm to the strength of that of other nations, witnesses agreed that real air men must j lie placed in absolute control. They Insisted that aviation was a new art j and could not be administered successfully by men of the senate. _ a o t Rushville Man Becomes High School Inspector Indianapolis. Oct. 1. —(United Press) —Dr. Henry Sherwood, head of I* ll * state board of public instruction, an- I nounced today that E. B. Butler, of | Rushville. Ind.. and former principal j of the high school there, will take office tomorrow as chief high school Inspector. to succeed E. M. Ramsey, who recently resigned to take a position at Indiana state normal. Ramsey is a resident of Bloomington, Ind. NO BELL PHONES: ADAMS COUNTY: 1 Proposed Rate Increase Does Not Affect Telephone Patrons Here f i Willie citizens of other cities, < towns and communities in Indiana are j “up in arms” over the petition of the ( Bell Telephone company for an in- 4 cregse in rates. Decatur and Adams county residents are sitting on the sidelines, looking on. The Bell company does not have a line in Adams j I county with the exception of toll ( I lines, and the proposed increase in ( rates does not apply to those lines, l In many cities where the Bell com- ( | pany owns apd operates the tele- t phone system, the city officials. | chambers of commerce and other t civic organizations have passed reso- ( lutions against the proposed rate in- ( crease and th e state is being organ- ) ized for a unified fight against the , ' petition. The petition will have a , hearing before the public service com- ■ mission in the near future. i . The Citizens Telephone company, ] of this city, owns and operates the , telephone systems in Decatur. Mon- ( roe, Berne and Linn Grove and the , surrounding communities. Other rest- t ' dents of Adams county are served j Iby privately ow’ned and operated sys- , .Items at Geneva. Craigville, Monroe- , ! ville and Wiltshire. Ohio. In prac- ] tically every instance, the’ rates now I in effect in Adams county are lower ] than the present rates charged by ( ! the Bell company in neighboring j I cities and communities. For instance. • the party residence line in Bluffton. , ' where the Bell company owns the I telephone system, is the same as the i private residence line in this city. ,i — 0 ; — Bryant Mail Carriers 1 Cover Route In Afternoon • | The time for leaving the Bryant I postoffire by the four rural route 1 carriers out of that place, has been i changed from 8 o’clock in the morn- ! ing until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. • The change is caused by the taking i off of trains on the Pennsylvania railroad.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 1, 1923.

Wabash College Men Resent “No Auto” Ban, Threaten To Walk Out (Tiwfordsvllle. Ind., Oct. 1. I United Press) Students at Wabash College were prepared today to walk out If an order from the rttecutive committee of the college trustees Is enforced. All student automobiles were ordered off the campiiA immediately and out of the city by Oct. 3. The students still retain their cars and showno indication that they will dispose of them. Committee from the student council has been named to meet w ith the I trustees committee in au effort to, change the riding peacefully oil the ground that the college is not coeducational arid the automobile ruling is therefore too strict FLOOD IN JAPAN TAKES BIG TOLL Thirty Hour Rain Causes Loss Os Life And Creat Property Damage By Miles Vaughn l United Pres> Staff Correspondent) Tokio. Oct. 1. —(United Press)- A thirty-hour rain with resultant floods have taken a heavy toll of life and property in central Japan. Twenty are known to be dead in Yokahama. six in Yokusaka and three in Tok o. A thousand houses have been demolished and another thousand inundated. Traffic has been crippled and light and power cut off in many parts of this city. The Imperial hotel is partly flooded. Rtftilo towers on Atago hill are leaning dangerously.' D.N. ERWIN SELLS LOAN BUSINESS Veteran Decatur Business Man Retires; Sells To * Suttles-Edwards Co. A business deal was completed today, whereby D. N. Erwin, veteran business man of this city, sold his real estate and farm loan business to the Suttles-Edward company also of this city, of which A. D. Suttles is manager and director. Mr. Erwin has been connected with the loan department of the Union Central Insurance company for forty years. Mr Erwin stated this morning that, for the time being, he would retire from active business, but he would complete his pending loan business and would probably deal in some real estate. He and Mrs. Erwin will prole ably spend the winter in Florida, he said. Veteran Business Man Mr. Erwin has Tieen engaged in various businesses in Decatur for almost forty years. He owned the first Bicycle store and first music store in Decatur. He was a building contractor for many years hnd during that time he built and remodeled more houses in Decatur than any other contractor. In 1898. Mr. Erwin was elected sheriff of Adams county and. after serving four years in that capacity, he opened a real estate and farm loan office which business he has followed until today, when he retired. Mr. Suttles has lieen in the insurance, mortgage and loan business in Decatur for several years. He will move his offices from the second floor of the Morrison building to the present location of Mr Erwin’s office, in the Western Union building. Mr. Sultlos stated this morning that he would continue his present business and also conduct that purchased from Mr. Erwin. The present rooms of the SuttlesEdwards company wil be occupied by a Tailoring shop. Mr. Suttles will lie in his new location after today. Margaret Nichols Dies Late This Afternoon Mss Margaret Nichols, invalid daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alva Nichols of Mercer avenue died at '! o’clock this afternoon. Death was due to pneumonia from which the girl suffered only a short time. Weather Cloudy tonight, probably showers in extreme south portion. Cooler in west and south portions; Friday generally fair and cooler.

CRANES AGAIN FAIL TO RAISE SUBMARINE S-51 Failure Comes After Work Os Hoisting Wrecked Ship Is Started WEATHER IS QUIET Hope for Life Aboard Sunken Ship Abandoned By Rescue Workers New London. Conn., Oct I—The1 —The two wrecking cranes. Monarch and Century, have failed in their latest effort to lift the submarine S-51. This information was contained in a message received here this afternoon. Aboard U. S. S. Camden, (By .Radio to the United Press) Oct. 1 — The sa’-vage derricks Monarch and Century started lifting the sunk*en submarine S-51 to the surface of the water at 11:45 am. today. Favored by quiet weather, the derricks, which were brought out from Newport to the scene of the submarine disaster during the early morning. were able to make fast to the shackles which divers had thrown around the stern of the sunken 1 craft At 11:45 a.m. the order to begin ■hoisting was given and the f.rst.l slow, steady strain was put on the sunken hull The two derricks will lift the hull by slow stages. It probably will he several hours before the stem is brought to the surface. New London. Oct. I—Renewed1 —Renewed attempts to rescue any who qiav be l'ving aboard the sunken submarine S-51 progressed favorably up to noon , today. S iugs were adjusted beneath the craft and attached to the huge crane Monarch. j ’ When Admiral Christy sent Ills * message at 11:25. the smaller crane. Century, was being swung into position. o KELLOGG WARNS 1 AGAINST “REDS” Makes Thrust At Communism At Opening Os Interparliamentary Union By Paul R. Mallon (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Oct. I—(United Press) Press) —A sharp thrust at dbmmunlsm was delivered hv Secretary of State Kellogg in his welcoming address to the inter-parlianientarv union today. Without mentioning the name of Shapurji Saklatvala. communist Brit-1 ish delegate, barred from entry into the United States by Kellogg, the secretary took occasion to sound a warn--1 ing against encroachments upon constitutional government to the 270 delegates assembled from forty nations in the house of representatives. Kellogg expressed the opinion of 1 the American government as follows: “Parliamentary government, used in its broad senses as including all forms of representative democracies, is today facing as grave problems as at 1 any time within the memory of any ' man now living. “There are forces at work for the 1 disintegration of orderly representa- ■ tive government ami for estbllshment j I of class rule which may give us ser- ■ lous thought.” Saklatvala Presents Letter Washington, Oct. I—The1 —The Saklat- ' vala incident was placed squarely * before the interparliamentary union of 40 nations at its opening session today. Barred from this country by order I] of the state department, the British communist delegate, Shapurji Sak--1 'atvala presented through Chairman s Borah of the senate foreign relations «] committee, a letter demand’ng inves--0 t’gation of the “outrage.” declaring * the United States had violated “the time honored usage respected by hosts for all international assemblages.” S mulaneously Secretary of State s Kellogg in an address to the union n warned against encroachments of i- “class tyranny” upon representative governments.

Kosciusko County Tomato’ Growers Get Large Returns Pierceton, Ind., Oct. l. — (United Press.) —More than $50,001) hus been paid to Kosciusko county farmers in only u few days by a packing plant here which is converting hundreds of tons of tomoatoes into catsup. More than 1.200 acres of tomatoes were grown this summer in the Immediate , vicinity of Pierceton. About 20<) acres of tomatoes are now being gatheied In the vicinity of Packerton and Sidney. REORGANIZE COW TESTING ASS'N — Adams County Organization Closes Successful Year; Much Benefit Derived Members of tha Adams County i Cow Testing Association met at i Berne last evening and organized for i the year beginning October 1. Ofl'i- 1 oers of the association were e’ected as follows: President. Noah Rich;! vice president, Sol Mosser; secre-' taiy, Frank Habegger; treasurer, I Peter D. Schwartz. John I). Mason.' Jacob 3 Schwartz and Burkhart Lehman were elected to serve as directors. The association was organized on October 1, 1924. Although it is im- 1 ! imssible to state the exact amount of j I benefit derived in that time, accord-j I ing to individual statements front a number of members at the meeting,' I much progress has been made. The i Dairy Feeding School, which was he’d ! at Berne last December, was a direct result of the association. Action was taken last night to obtain another Dairy Feeding School during the coming winter. The association is made up of 26 members. Roy L Price, who has successfully served as tester for the past year, has again been employed and wi l begin his duties immediately. He spends one day each month with each member of the association. In hi# report last night, he brought 'out the fact that, during the year. 39 “boarders” were disposed of by mem-' hers of the association. Nine mem-1 beis were induced to feed partial grain rations during the summer thereby, keeping up production in a way that has been impossible to do | before. A number of other members modified their rations in order that' more milk might be produced, at 1 less cost. Pronounced tnedency for members to keep part of their silage supply for summer feeding is also seen. In four cases faulty cream 1 separators were discovered through the efforts of Mr. Price, and by their repair or replacement considerable saving was affected. During the year, 15 pure-bred calves and about 12 pure-bred cows and 5 pure-bred bulls were bought by members of the asso- < iatlon. CITY DEFUSES TO OBEY COMMISSION Greenfield Officials Buy Light Plant Equipment, Disregarding Order Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. I.— (United Press.) —Members of the state public service commission today prepared to seek the advice of Attorney General Gilliom on possible action against the city of Greenfield for refusal to obey a commission order. After the commission had issued an order refusing the city authority to purchase $19,800 worth of equipl meat for the municipal light plant, ! thp city officials went ahead and contracted for the equipment. This action, according to the mem-' hers of the commission, may make thej ■ city subject to action under the penal) clause of the state utility law. Claim Authority Exceeded, i The action of the Greenfield officials was taken on advice of tile city ’ attorney, who declared the public i service commission had exercised an - authority that was not even implied i: under the utilities law. t City Attorney Reeves told the -j Greenfield cnuncilmen that the city fj had the right to buy the new equip•j ment without even consulting the pubvi lie service commission. in denying the original petition to purchase the equipment, the comniis--8 sion held that the price was excesi sive and that the city "could buy elecf tricity cheaper from a private utility e than it could operate its own light plaut.

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FOUR MINERS KILLED NEAR CLINTON, IND, Two Others Seriously Injured In Fall Os Slate In Mine Today ANOTHER MAY DIE Three Men Killed When They Rush To Aid Os Another Clinton, hid., Oct. I.— Four miners were killed and two seriously injured in a fall of slate at the Binkley Coal company mine, number 3, near here today. The dead are Frank Morris, 48, of Clinton ;William Richards, 42, of Clinton; Albert Nolan, 36, of Clinton, and W. J. France, 37, of Terre Haute. Archie Crosley, of Terre Haute, and T. I» Ball, of Chicago, were injured. M. H. Stark, superintendent of the mine, stated that Albert Nola, one of ! the men killed, was working in the I room of the mine when a full of slate caught him. Hearing his cries other ( men rushed to his aid when a new j fall caught them. Crosley was rushed to a hospital i where it was said lie had a broken back, right arm and leg broken and 1 other injuries. His condition is critj ical. Ball was taken to Vermillion | County hospital, here, where it was j stated that he is in a dangerous conI dition. —► o ■ — Sen. Watson Pleads For Party Harmony Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 1. —(United Press.) —Referring to results in the Wisconsin election in which Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., was elected to the senate to succeed his father as the result of inter-partv friction. Senator Janies E. Wutsou pleaded for party ■ harmony in fndlana at a rally here | late Wednesday. Speakers emphasized the necessity of elminating all possibility of con- , test for United States senator in lu- ( diana in the next election when Wat- , son will bid again for his senate seat, j ‘ Party fights always cause trouble ( and we cannot afford to take the , chance. 1 * declared Joseph It. Kealing, , republican national committeeman of Indiana. I , » John Thomas Scopes Wants To Know More About Evolution Theory Chicago. Oct 1. — (United Press) — i John Thomas Scopes wants to know istill more about evolution, and so he has enrolled for the series of lectures on tlie subject to be given by Prof. H. H. Newman of the University of Chicago. Scopes, central figure in the Dayton, Tenn., evolution trial, is attending the university for post-graduate work. Today he announced he had decided to j go more deeply into the study of evo* ] lution. SPRAY FUNERAL SET FOR FRIDAY Final Rites For Former Decatur Theater Owner At Frankfort Funeral services for Charles Spray, former owner of the Adams and Crystal theatres in this city who died at the home of tils sister, ' Mrs. H. Maxwell, in Frankfort, at 112:30 o'clock yesterday morning, will be held from the Christian church in I Frankfort at 2:30 o’clock Friday morning. Mr. Spray’s death was due to tuberculosis, with which he had suffered | since last January). He had been at the home of his sister in Frankfort j for the last few months. Mr. Spray was born in Frankfort, j February 25, 1884, and was the son of Mordecai and Louvira Spray. 1 After beiffg graduated from the Frankfort schools, Mr. Spray worked for some time in Ills brother’s ’ grocery in that city and then accepted a position as mail clerk on the Clover Leaf and Lake Erie railroads. Leaving the maiE service, he took y t employment with the Liggett and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)