Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1925 — Page 1

Vol. XXIH- Number 250.

GRECO-BULGARIAN WAR IN FULL SWING

LOWER IS HEAD OFPYTHIANHOME SHE COMMITTEE; — ( Decatur Man Elected Chair- ' man Os Group To Select i Site For Building i D B. ERWIN IS ON BI ILOING COMMITTEE j \V, A. Lower, banker of thin city, yesterday watt elected chairman of the eotiimi'tee of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Indiana, to select the site for the State Pythian home. The committee is composed of nine members, the ( ,ther< tiring W. H. Eichhorn. Bluff ton; Claude S. Kitlerman, Cambridge City; Charles S. Pulliam, Terre Haute; Royal B. Cox, Darlingotn; A. C. Wise. Washington; A W. Moore. Kokomo: It. R. Tash. Indianapolis, and Walter I' Huthsteiner, Tell City. Mr. Tash was named secretary. The committee will meet at the Claypool hotel, at Indianapolis, on November 9. and wll make the selec- | tion of the site within the next six weeks. Ten proposals were submitted and each of the cities will be v ited by tile committee, so that all < advantages may be taken under consideration. The offers came from North Vernon, I<afayette, Muncie, Shel- 1 byviile, Hanover., Rushville, Green. I wood. Martinsville. Seymour and 1 Logansport. The amount of cash of- < sered, the conditions and possibilities t of schools, churches, railroad facilities, streets, roads and all other things £ which would tend to aid the home will 1 be considered. I The Building Commission I Dore B Erwin, of this city. who recently retired as grand chancellor of I the state lodge, is a member of the 1 building commission which is com- 1 posed of five men who will have entire charge of the building. Other members of this committee are Henry Wade. Indianapolis, president of the insurance department, chairman; El- ’ mer Bassett. Shelbyville, former grand t chancellor, vice-chairman; Charles ) Howe, Greensburg; Senator George i Celts, Muncie. Three others are ex- s officio members, they being Nathan J. Line, Darlington, grand chancellor; , Carl R. Mitchell, Indianapolis, secre- t tary; Henry Kammerer, treasurer. 1 The lodge has on hands at this i time. $122,000 and the first duty of | tne liutiding commission will be to secure $30,000, the estimated cost of | the home being $200,000. They will < start this job at once and hope to (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ' ALLEGEO FORGER FOUND NOT GUILTY : t Llovd Biberstein Acquitted When Defect Is Found In The Affidavit A verdict of not guilty was returned I by th? jury in the trial of Lloyd Biber- 1 stein, on a charge of forgery, in cir- 1 cult coifrt Wednesday afternoon, after the court had instructed the jury to acquit the defendant. These Instructions were given to the jury after a technical defect in the affidavit had been pointed out by counsel for the defense. Biberstein was arrested here during , fair week last month. He presented 1 a check at the Hoosier store, asking that 1 the cashed. The check was made out to Biberstein for $13.20 and signed. “Bert Evelator Co.” Lee Lawless, manager of the store, became 1 suspicious when he read the signature : on the check and he told Biberstein t that he would call the Burk Elevator i company here and ask if the check < was good. When he stepped to the telephone, Biberstein ran from the t store. Charles Ault, a special police- i man, gave chase and caught Biberstein near the interifrban station. n Pour witnesses had testified for the I state before the question of the valid- I i'y of the affidavit was questioned. Biberstein is a young married man re- I siding in the southern part of Adams I county. t

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C. S. Niblick Undergoes An Operation At Gary Charles S. Niblick, president of the Old Adams County Bank and leading citizen here, who has been at Indiana Harbor for several wrecks, receiving treatment for an unusual ailment, effecting the glands of his neck was operated on yesterday afternoon at the Gary hospital and Hie infected portion of the gland removed. Word of I lie operation was received here lust evening and Mrs Niblick hft at once for Gary. The friends of Mr. Niblick and tile family here are anxiously hoping for good as to Mr. Niblick's condition. — o— — — MELLON MAKES NEW INCOME TAX RATE SCHEDULE New Schedule Is Forwarded To House Ways And Means Committee — SLASHES 25 PER CENT., FROM PRESENT RATES ■ Washington, Oct. 22—A new schedule of normal income tax rates, slashing about 25 per cent from the present schedule was set out in a letter Secretary of the Treasury Mellon forwarded to Cha tman Green of the house ways ard means comin t tee. The new schedule would provide an income tax of one per cent on $3,000; two per cent on the next $1,000; three per cent on the next $4,000, and five per cent thereafter. This compares with the original Mellon suggestion of one per cent on $3,000; three per cent on the next $4,000 and five per cent thereafter. Washington. Oct 22—Following a series of political tilts with members >f the lowa Tax club, the house and ways committee today ordered pol - tics barred from discussion at its hearings, and instructed future witnesses to confine themselves exclusively to taxes. Representative Oldfield, democrat. Arkansas, raised the question when, Hie committee met for their fourth hearing on the new $300,000,000 tax reduction bill and asked that no more political arguments be indulged in “Pol.ticai discussion Is net in o-dor before the committee." Chairman Green, republican, of lowa, ruled. Several speakers denounced communism and referred to opponents of the Mellon p an as “radicals” R. B. Lowden, Lowden Machinery company. Fairf'eld. lowa, today asked reduction of th" present 12% P<‘ r cent capital stock tax to six or eight per cent. He endorsed the proposal to combine the capital stock with the corporation tax. o ————— Luther Burbanks Made A 33rd Degree Mason Washington. Oct. 22.—Luther Burbanks. famous naturalist ami scientist of Santa Rosa, Cal., today was made a 33rd degree Mason. “EFFICIENCY" IS ROBINSON’S AIM New Senator Plans to Make Efficiency Keynote Os His Tenn Indianapolis, Oct. 22. — (United Press)—Arthur Robinson, new United States senator from Indiana, will attempt to make "efficiency;’ the keynote of his service in the upper house of congress, he said today. Robinson is casting aboqt for a secretary, though the appointment will porbably not be made until next week. “The principal qualification of the appointee will have to be efficiency,” Robinson said. "I want efficiency to be the keynote of my term.’’ Robinson reiterated that he would be squarely behind the policies of President Coolidge and the national administration.

i . . War Hero Blind in One Eye I , m l 11 - ’ 'll- ■ . rafaleH r < 1 I HAR&AfeET > . < “Mocker,” currier pigeon of the Signal Corps, who carried fifty-one messages through the din of battle in the Argonne, , losing his right eye from a bit of shrapnel, was a visitor at the . Electrical Show in New York. .

Lew Shank Expected To Return To Vaudeville Stage Indianapolis. Oct. 22. — (United Press)- Rumors were Revived today that Lew Shank, auctioneer mayor of Indianapolis, will step out before the I footlights when he leaves the mayor’s chair. The mayor is expected to go to New York at an early date to discuss final terms of a contract with a vaudeville circuit. Shank went on the stage at the end of his first term several years ago. TEACHERS TALK POLITICS TODAY —. I Selection Os President Of 1 State Association Occupies Attention Indianapolis. Oct. 22. — (United , Press) —Political gossip filled the air as the 14.0(10 Indiana school teachers gathered here today for the annual convent'on of the state teachers’ association. 1 A boom for Miss Martha Whitaker of Richmond, who was one of the strong candidates for president of the association last year, was started early. Last year Miss Whitaker and R. U. Graff, superintendent of the Indianapolis schools, were deadlocked for many ballots and finally Dr. W. P. Dearing, of Oakland City college, was selected to break the deadlock. Another candidate mentioned for the presidency of the association is Dr Henry N. Sherwood, state superintendent. Tlie present convent on i will be one of the mosth important in the history of the association. The teachers will be called upon to decide two vital questions which threaten to cause a bitter fight. Those questions are the plan to abolish the present state-wide gathering and subst’tute concurrent regional sessions and Hie matter of establishing a delegate assembly system. Twenty sectional meetings will be held this morning and this afternoon with the first general session scheduled for tonight. — o Severe Snow Storm Strikes Minnesota St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 22.—A snowstorm of midwinter tcsembunce descended upon the twin cities at noon today Forecasters said it would continue throughout the day and night. 1 Warmer and generally fair was the prediction for tomorrow.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 22, 1925.

ELKS TO STAGE MUSICAL REVUE Cast For “Cheer Up’’, Nov. 17-18, To Include Two Hundred Local Persons i November 17 and 18 will lie the big days for the Elks for on those days they will present “Cheer Up." a very ■ successful Musical Revue with a cast of more than two hundred made up of the best talent in Decatur. The production will lie under tlie management of the Bock Producing i Company, of Chicago, which furnishes stunning costumes and elaborate scenI ery so the production will have all the ’ appearance of a real professional one. 1 Committees from the Eks are now inis,, iuakiiife ihv preliminary ar-ange-ments before the arrival of t’ e Company’ director. France Conter has been ’ made general chairman. This affair is expected to be a most brilliant social event as well as a big financial success. The proceeds to be used for the Christmas Charity ADAMS COUNTY PIONEER DIES .. Frederick Stahr Dies At Daughter’s Home In Monroeville; Age 92 Frederick Stahr, 92, a pioneer of 'Adams county, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Erwin, in Monroeville, north of this city. He was an uncle of .1. S. Falk and Mrs. D. N. Erwin, of this city. I Mr. Stahr was born in Germany, September 12, 1833, and came to America When about It) years old,' with his father, mother, one'brother] and one sister, all of whom preceded j him in death, witli the except on of . the sister Mrs. Longbrake. who re- j sides in Ohio. Mr. Stahr celebrated his 92nd birthday last September in company with several relatives and friends. He was married to Eva Swartz, of Hancock county. Ohio, in 1856. Mr. and Mrs Stahr moved to Union township. Adams county, short(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Weather Indiana: Increasing cloudiness with ’ probably rain late tonight or Friday; not so cool in extreme south portion | Friday,

SELECTION OF JURY TO TRY TRIO IS NEAR Eleven Men Selected to Hear Trial Os I). C. Stephenson And His Aides FINAL AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED SOON Noblesville, Ind., Oct. 22. -After eight days of ceaseless bickering between state and defense attorneys, prospects were brighter today’ for | ?urly selection of the jury to try D. ; C. Stephenson. Earl Klenck and Earl I Gentry, charged with murdering j Mudge Oberholtzer. Duripg the morning session, the jury was passed by the state to the defenes and returned to the state with only one change in the jury box. It was thought that final agreement on the personnel! of the jury might be near. — Noblesville. Ind . Oct. 22. — (United Press) —A round-up for additional veniremen for the Oberholtzer murder trial was started today by Sheriff Gooding, of Hamilton county. Prospects of obtaining a jury this week to try I). C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, and Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry on an indictment charging them with first degree murder for the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer had almost vanished. Toledo Newspaper Man Dies Os Heart Attack New York. Oct. 22. (United Press) —William K. Stewart, btydnes manager of the Toledo News-Bee, died early today following a heart attack at tlie home of William H. Dodge in I Pelham, N. V. Stewart was in New York on a business trip and spent the night at the home of Dodge, who is president of Allied Newspapers. Inc. o — FUNERAL WILL BE HELD FRIDAY Final Rites For Mrs. Lucy E. Rout To Be Heid From Schirmeyer Home Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy E. Rout, 82, well-known Decatur resident. who died at the Adams County Memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon. will lie conducted from the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M l , Schirmeyer, with whom she made her I home, at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, the Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Bur’al wi’l be made in the Decatur cemetery. Mrs. Rout was born in Wooster, 0.. March 24. 1843. She was married to John W. Rout and they resided in Van Wert, Ohio, for many years. Mr. Rout died several years ago. Mrs. Rout made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Schirmeyer here for the last 27 I years. She was taken ill about ten ’ days ago and was removed to the , hospital Tuesday evening. Mrs. Rout i was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Van Wert, while she i resided there, and later she moved ; her membership to the First PresbyI terian church of this. city. Mrs. Rout is survived by one ■ daughter. Mrs. Schirmeyer; one son, | H. T. Rout, of Nashville, Tennessee: and one brother, A. P. McConnahay, of Van Wert, Ohio. o Pythians To Hold Big Meeting At French Lick French Lick, Ind.. Oct. 22. —What is expected to be one of the largest fraternal conventions ever held here will convene on October 28, when Pythians from the four districts in southern Indiana meet here. The Bicknell degree team will exemplify the rank of page for a large class of candidates.

Gilgian Inniger Dies At Home In Michigan Gilgian Inniger, 50, former resident of Adams county, died nt his home in Hesperia. Michigan, last week. I Death was due to an ulcer of the lungs. Mr. Inniger formerly resided on a farm near Berne He was born in Canton Bern. Switzerland, and catne to America forty years ago. Surviving are the wife. Selina Izeichty Inniger; six children, Cora Inniger. Luce, i Ezra, David. Anna and Mrs. Ida Drake, and one brother, Abraham, of Berne. Funeral services were held in Hesperia last Sunday afternoon. FARMER SLAIN BY NEIGHBOR Huntington County Farmer Confesses He Murdered Andrew' Stouse Huntington. Oct. 22. Charles Fair-1 child. 41, who lives across the road ] from Andrew Stouse. 41, bachelor- | farmer, who was . found slain at his i farm northeast of here last Tuesday n ght, confessed last night that he mt’j dered Stouse. Fairchild, who has a wife and six children, told the officers that the murder was prompted by Stouse’s threates to kill him and derogatory remarks alledged to have : lieen made by Stouse concerning Mrs. Fairchild and her daughters. Fairchild said he went to the Stouse barn about daybreak Friday morning, carrying his shotgun loaded with two shells. He is quoted as saying that he made the trip with the intention of killing Stouse. He said Stouse I was not there, so he divided to await his appearance. He waited about half an hour, affording to his story to the officers, and when Stouse entered the barn, about fifteen feet from where Fairchild was standing, he lifted his gun and fired once. Fairchild said his victim staggered j and fell and when the form was still, he dragged the body to the pile of straw, carefully covering it. The body was found Tuesday night, in the spot described by Fairchild, by three neighbors who had become uneasy over Stouse’s continued absence. Examination of the body disclosed 14 pieces of shot in the right side of the head and ■ in the neck. There had been no words between the two men at the time of the shooting. Fairchild told tile officers. He said lie went to the place with the intention of killing Stouse and did . not Intend to give the victim a chance . to talk or fight. , The arrest of Fairchild and the subsequent confession of the murder was [ brought about through Chester A. “l Lincoln, prosecutor of the Whitley- ' Noble circuit court, who recalled that ' Stouse and Fairchild had had trouble. Stouse having been called before the • Whitley circuit court on September 24, - when it is understood he told of be- • ing struck by Fairchild with a gas r pipe while lie was at Fairchild’s home visiting the family on account of the ■ illness of Fairchild’s son. The blow 1 on the head had caused a deep scalp 1 wound. ; ELECTION BOARDS ; NOT APPOINTED 8 i City Chairmen Have Not Announced Appointments For Election This Fall e ’’ The members of the city election ; boards have not yet been appointed, Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, city clerk stated today. The city chairmen of the two political parties appoint the [ members, the democrats having the priviledge of appointing the inspectt or. The salary of election board mentt bers, as fixed by law. is sl2 for the e inspector: $9 for the clerks and n judges aud $6 so rthe sheriffs. The n members are paid for only one day. Yegardless of the time it takes tc t- complete the compiling of the bal e lots. Meals are also allowed for tht members of the board.

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ARMIES OF BOTH NATIONS REPORT MANY CASUALTIES Diplomats Os Both Countries Work Frantically To Stem War Spirit MUCH ANXIETY LEST THE TROUBLE SPREAD ((’. p. Staff Correspondent) Greek and Bulgar are locked in combat near the rim ol Macedonia, and reports out of J the Balkans today say that numerous casualties have alIready occurred. A Sofia t’niled Press message recounted that the Hutgarian cabinet was called to meet tonight to decide whether or not Bulgaria could declare war on Greece. Meantime diplomats at Sofia and j Athens were reported frantically (trying to stem the war spirit. But i neither nation had even answered the i other’s sharp demands, arising from what the Greeks call a Bulgar an invasion of Macedonia and the Bulgars call Greek invasion of their territory. No report of league of nations action to consider the situation had come to early afternoon. The Bulgar village of Coula was occupied by the Greeks following their taking of Petritsi yesterday and f ghting was in full swing when the cablegrams were fled. Bulgaria, thinking of declaring war. is ill-equipped to wag& it, since her armament is practically nonexistent as a result of the allied conditions imposed upon her. However, London messages sa’rt that there was a great deal of anxiety. lest-the present trouble spread through the Balkan “powder keg” at a time when Europe was dreaming of peace as a reshlt of the Locarno ] safety agreements. Athens. Oct. 22—Fighting is in full swing between Greeks and Bulgarians. Having occupied Petritsi yesterday, the Greeks followed this up today by occupying the Bulgarian village of Cuba. Fighting ensued aud is nowprogressing. Tlie double occupations are part of tlie Greek course of compelling Bulgaria to end the alleged raiding of Macedonia by guerilla warriors (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FALL WEATHER PREDOMINATES Mercury Climbs Few Notches Today. But Cool Wave Is Due To Stay Fall weather predominates in Adams , county. , After several attempts of old man weather to chase the summer temperature away. Lt appears that lie lias finally succeeded in ushering autumn in, especially in northern Indiana. Last week's cold weather is still in I our midst and tlie trees are quickly assuming their colors. Fewer leaves have fallen so far this year than usual. but it is predicted that the early morning frosts will soon cause them t to fall. Today, the mercury was slightly higher than yesterday, but weather predictions ..re to the effect that he j cool wave will remain. Snow flurried for a few minutes last night and then changed into rain. 4 A slight frost was reported this f morning, but there is very lille vegee tation which can be affected now- by B the Hosts. The last few days have set a record for cold weather in OcI. toiler, at least for recent years and e this leads many to believe that this <] part of the sae will htave a cold wine er. Cool weather usually holds off until .o the first or second week in November, il- lint this year furnaces were being ,e renovated and started as early as three weks ago.