Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 10 January 1930 — Page 2
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930.
THE POST-DEMOCRAT & Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County.
Entered a» second class matter January 16, 1921, at the PostoflLc* at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March S, 1879.
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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, January 10, 1929.
Tell Us Quick, John!
Aw, shucks! Star says she has quit running, “If I were Mayor.” Good stuff, she says, but doesn’t want to embarrass the mayor. * Please, please don’t quit. What could the mayor have done the first week without it, and what will he do in the days to come? Of course it embarrassed him greatly, he’s thin skinned thataway, but why not keep it up? Purty time to quit a feller, just when he needs advice the most. Expect Star readers will miss it, too. They all enjoyed it thoroughly. How will they know whether the mayor is going right or going wrong unless *the. Star has a new rule for his conduct each day? Like to hear ht least one more rule from John Teapot Dome Shaffer, editor and owner of the Star. Witness said Teapot Shaffer generally got half of the graft money he asked for. Star editor should advise mayor whether he should use his plan or insist on getting all he asks for. A business administration like this one needs advice from real business men like Shaffer.
THEY’RE CLOSING UP.
Mary Anderson Miss Mary Anderson, who has acted as secretary of the board of works for the past twelve years, was mechanically perfect in the performance of her duties. Little details, as well as large ones, which might have been overlooked by others, were never overlooked by Mary. When the present administration relieved her of her j duties and appointed another to her place, one who has yet to familiarize herself with the routine of the office program, it was with a deep sense of regret. Yet, it seemed to the administration, personal feelings had to be subordinated to the desire to submerge sentiment and render practical service in behalf of the general wel-
fare.
Mary Anderson is scrupulously honest. It was her duty, performed in a manner that was pluperfect, to merely record the proceedings of the board of works, and attend to the details of her office. But her point of view always has been that the editor of this newspaper, who is also mayor now, was utterly wrong in his conception that the dissolved paving trust deserved censure for monopolizing the contract business here. She felt that the gentlemen of the paving trust, experienced and amply equipped to do the work required, should be given the preference over others whom she conceived to be less quali-
fied.
That she still retains that viewpoint is undoubted. She is too honest with herself to change her mind, regardless of -the effect it might have on personal interests. She believed what she said and the present mayor was just as firm in his convictions that she was wrong. Since the new administration holds to the theory that
As far as appearances go the gamblers’ and bootleggers’ trust has shut up shop and is preparing either to depart for greener pastures or to wait until it makes sure there is no hope tor a spring opening. It has been customary for the boys to shut down when a new administration goes in, stay shut for a month or so, and then hop to it again. Some of the short card and flat dice boys and the hootch peddlers don’t know exactly what the new mayor is going to do. They have heard so many of them talk tnat way that they’re ail from Missouri. Chief of Police Massey told reporters this week that he expects to put a permanent wave in the gambling and bootlegging trade. He talks like he means business. / One of the most notorious booze joints in Muncie, operated by Sam Bloom in a ground tioor room in the 300 block bn East Main street closed it doors promptly at noon Monday, just as the new mayor was sworn in. That boy seelned to think that the new mayor’s campaign pledges were going to be kept, so thank you, Sam, you paid the mayor a rather high compliment. “Peanut” Templin, more or less mixed up in booze transactions here since the eighteenth amendment took our foot off the brass rail left a written resignation at police headquarters promptly at noon Monday. “I’m quitting with the rest of them,” said Peanut, as he laid the paper on the sergeant’s desk. The memorandum was addressed to “George R. Dale, Mayor,” and said, “I hereby tender my resignation.” Fred Werts was another who good humoredly accepted the situation. Fred had slot machines scattered all over the city. By the time the clock struck 12 Fred had gathered them all up and carted them away. “Dale said he was going to do it,” said Fred, “and take it from me that bird generally means wnat h'e says. I am not going to embarrass Dale or myself by going contrary to his wishes. The thing to do is to take it smilingly and help him keep his promises, for he’s on the square and those who think differently have something yet to learn.” Billy Robertson is another who closed his gambling annex voluntarily and declares that he also, is going to be a “good Indian,” and stay good. There are others yet to be heard from, including two fraternal societies that are said to have been operating regular “check off” gambling games, one of them also being suspected of having a regular bar, where drinks were purchased. It may take a little time to get the boys all in the right Trame of mind, but they seem to be coming to it rapidly.
UNCLE SAM NOT TO BE USED AS MAIL BOX POST
Washington, Jan. 10.—The figure of Uncle Sam as a pedestal for mail boxes was ruled from rural roads Thursday by Postmaster General. Brown. Instead the Postmaster General ruled that all mail box posts must he plain of design and painted white, for the sake of visibility.
WILL STAMP OUT DREAD DISEASE
SANITARY SEWER
(Continued from Page One) why the members of our Board of Works should not be members of the distriot sanitary commission. Opportunity for doing great things for Muncie, is/knocking at our door. Let us heed the call.
HOOVER REPORTS BIG 1930 OUTLAY
New Council Holds Its First Meeting Monday Evening
SEEK SOLUTION PARKING PROBLEM
Greenville, Ohio, Merchants and Employees to Use The Side Streets.
Greenville, Ohio, Jan. 10.—Members of the Greenville Retail Merchants Associtaion meeting in monthly session recently at the Service Restaurant, South Broadway, again decided on a oleal campaign for increased motor car parking facilities in the downtown business section on Saturdays. Merchants and employes have agreed to park their cars on streets otner than downtown thorhugofares on Saturdays during the coming j*ear, and the cooperation of otner local residents is urged, so that out-of-town .shoppers may be able to park and do their trading here without exacperating trouble and loss of time. Last year the parking campaign was waged vigorously for several weeks, and brought decided good results, and this year it is hoped that the scheme will be carried out for the entire twelve months. During the meeting the merchants expressed warm appreciation to home owners, and store proprietors, for their cooperation in beautifying the city proper during the past holiday season, and for ! courteous consideration shown | store clerks in general during the ! holiday business rush.
] Oil Replaces Coal For Kiln Burning
The first meeting of the new direct slap
contracts should be let to the low bidders, and not to favored; council was called to order Mon-jthe mayor, but it happens that the contractors who meet in secret and divide up the work at (la .v “isht at 7 : 30 o’clock by Mayor:mayor doesn’t give a continental
Dale, who presided as temporary jabout the matter, except that he chairman of the body until it or- [does have an ingrowing objection
their own prices, it would have been manifestly improper to retain a secretary of the board of works who was out of sympathy with the sentiments so frequently expressed in
this newspaper.
While it personally grieved the mayor to sponsor the change in that department, we believe that Mary Anderson herself will hold no grievance against him for the attitude
hd has taken.
The Star Thursday morning expressed concern over the fact that the mayor, carrying out his platform pledge to “clean house,” made such a complete job of it in the matter of the park board. It held to the belief that Arthur Ball, at least, should have been retained, because of the things members of his family had done for the city of Muncie. It seems to us that the Star would have touched a more popular chord by finding fault with the mayor for relieving Miss Anderson, a poor girl, of a position that meant her ac-
tual livelihood.
Mr. Bell is a millionaire, but in spite of that he is a “regular feller,” and it is hardly likely that he is asking for sympathy from the Star, or that he feels he should be retained in this democratic administration because of the numerous benefactions made to Muncie by the wealthy family to which he belongs. Incidentally the new mayor wants to be just to all people and sometimes the administration of justice for all means cruelty to individuals. “The greatest good to the greatest number of people,” is still a worthwhile philosophy.
Indianapolis Authorities Make Survey of City to Stop Meningitis. Indianapolis, Jan. 10.—(U. P.) — Sanitary officers turned to a survey of housing conditions in districts where spinal meningitis cases have developed in efforts to stamp out the epidemic. The city deatn toll remained at 43, with eight outside deaths making Indiana’s total 51. The Indianapolis City hospital admitted two new cases yesterday, making the number of persons under observation 23. Butler university will not open until next Monday, Dr. Robert J. Aley, president, announced. All • city schools, parochial schools, preparatory schools and colleges in tlie city are closed for
the week.
Indiana Central college is continuing classes, but is taking utnkist precautions against the dis ease. The basketball game with. N. A. G. U. scheduled for tonight nas been cancelled. Attention to ventilation, overcrowding and violation of the building code is being given by sanitary inspectors, according to Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer. — oIMMEDIATE FUND FOR SCHOOL AID TO BE REQUESTED Shoals Committee to Ask Leslie Today to Clear Deficit; Session Is Suggested.
Indianapolis, Jan. 4.—Southern Indiana school men will ask Governor Leslie today to take immediate steps to pay distressed school units $1,080,000 due them from the state. The committee named at the Shoals school conference last month met yesterday at the Claypool hotel and decided to make this request. The members declared the increase in the state aid fund to care for this year’s expenses does not eliminate the deficit created during
the last three years.
In some sections of the state the burden of this school deficit is a ser ions economic problem, they declared. Teachers, merchants and banks are unable to continue carrying this load, in their opinion.
To Limit Suggestions
Thomas L. Jones of Corydon, chairman of the committee named by the Southern Indiana County Superintendents’ Club to confer with Governor Leslie, said he personally will suggest that special
Construction and Improvement Will Exceed 1929,
Survey Reveals.
CONTRACTS FOR STATE ROADS TO BE LET JAN. 21
Washington, Jan. 4.—President Hoover said Friday that the drive for increase in construction and improvement work to take up unemployment was showing most encouraging results with indications that the undertakings would be larger in 1930 than in 1929. His statement, made at the regular Friday press conference, was based upon surveys and report from a number of state Governors and the railway and public utility industries, which show a total contemplated expenditure of $4,700,-
000,000.
Returns from 29 States Complete returns from sixteen states and partial returns from thirteen others showed that the total value of the public works to be undertaken by those states and counties and muncipalities within them, together wish Federal government public works, would total $1,550,000,000. In nearly all cases, the President said, the state, county and municipal expenditures would be larger than in the past year. Surveys are coming in daily to the Department ''f Commerce and are expected to C mpleted by mid-January. FIRE DAMAGES ONE SECTION OF THE U.S. CAPITAL
State Highway Commission Flans Extensive Fro-
g-ram for 1930.
ganized by electing Hubert L. Park- to the sanitary district plan of dig-
inson president, and Robert Tum-lging the sewer, if the project is to and officials of the company leson president pro t,em. ibe carried out. j nounced that if the success
Brazil.—Oil has replaced coal as a fuel for kiln burning of various clay products in the plant of the Hydraulic Press Brick company
here. All but four kilns of the plant | sess i 0 ij ]j e called to apropriate the
money to pay the state’s obligation. Other members of the committee
The
Large
two vote over Clarence Hole, of the eighth ward, was later described
election of Councilman at I It was also given out, and we
Parkinson by a eleven to
are now equipped with oil burners
anob-
Itained with them so far is maintain-
Helping the Poor
Township Trustee Hawkins has employed an additional investigator for his office, to look up the needs of those requiring help, and his office is kept busy taking care of the
employment situation.
Mrs. Hawkins, wife of the trustee, was selected for special duty, on sanction of the county commissioners, and she has been assigned by the trustee to work in conjunction with the city police department in looking up worthy cases need-
ing assistance.
Mr. Hawkins is giving much of his time and attention to the duty of caring for those who are in want and is doing more than his part to relieve a serious situation.
More Drunks Are Taking the Cure
j through the Chicago County Jail i during the year numbered 2,667. The next most numerous class were thieves, numbering 2,469. i There were 213 murderers confined.
have been in formed that council-1 e ^' c ® al v ' iil be < ' oin l>h>teij dismen had been so advised by local P . .. .. •. . ,.
— “sanitary sewer experts” that the! lh .f company ia the first in the by local daily newspapers as a sanitary district method would take | ;P azi ( Is n,ct t0 US . <1 °! e< ? U P f 11 ‘ “defeat” administered to the may-|the whole matter out of the hands lhe Kalamazoo plant at Carbon
or, since the latter had indicated |of the/mayor and lodge all power
that in his opinion the presidency .in the council.
ot the council should have been; Since the mayor will be pracgiven to a Southside councilman, tically empowered by statute to
where the largest democratic vote
was cast.
The council, however, thought differently, and voted the way they wanted to, which is the way councilmen frequently do, and the way they have a perfect right to do, and the way the mayor wants
them to do.
Seven democratic members of the council, voting with the four republican members, went somewhat beyond the bounds of what was expected of them, however, when they voted to override the veto of ex-Mayor Hampton on the sewer repeal matter. When the Unity League element of the old city council, led by exCouncilman Frank Budd, sought to “clear the slate” for the Dale ad-
napie the sanitary commissioners, without consulting any member of the city council such a plan would have an exactly opposite effect, lithe sanitary district plan is employed the council would have no more to say about its construction than the man in the moon, while under the board of works plan the council would have something to
say in the matter.
If the mayor were selfish in the matter, and was looking out for some easy medley, like the sanitary sewer experts of the old regime, he would favor that plan, as against the board of works plan, since he would be able to organize a sanitary commission of his own liking, whether the council opposed their
selection or not.
Without the knowledge of the
c.t V on„.o„e,. or cUy attor-
it* ne y au ordinance was introduced
and passed to third reading appropriating the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to fill the depleted
fore the body and opposed its passage. ' A • , The ordinance was passed, or at
least those who voted for it thought g enera j f U1K i
they passed it, and it was vetoed ^ Cjty Attorney Taughinbaugh, in-
cases of the ne^dy who are in want due to the deplorable un- DemocraT fa^week Ihe^sent jo&ate^ter utaTLen
^ r ; presented, arose in protest and ad-
Chicago, Jan. 10.—More persons I WINCHESTER MAN HAS were treated for drunkenness and[ STROKE OF PARALYSIS
the drug habit at the Keeley Insti-
mayor publicly commended Hampton for his rather unexpected act, consepuently it was somewhat mystifying to the public to discover that seven democratic councilmen should perform to the satisfaction of Budd and his Unity Leaguers. It was immaterial, however, whether the veto stood or was overriden, since the ordinance repealing the resolution did not pass, but
failed of passage.
The law plainly states that it requires a majority of the council-men-elect to pass an ordinance. The vote of the old council stood six in favor of the repeal ordinance to
four against.
Since it takes seven votes to pass an ordinance on? vote w^s lacking, so the ordinance still stands. Tlie v new council could have discovered
vised the council to go slow. “Why not wait until we find out for certain whether we need it or not?” he urged. “This is our first day in office and here we go starting to borrow one hundred thousand dollars without stopping to find out from the controller and heads
plant
has been jusing gas made from
coal for some time.
WOULD RESTRAIN CITY OFFICIALS
Connersville, Because Conduct of Affairs Recently.
Connersville, Ind., Jan. 10.—(UR) William Deutlinger, Connersville’s new Democratic mayor, and members of the city council will appear January 24, in Fayette circuit court here to show why a temporary restraining order issued by Judge G. Edwin John, forbidding conduct of city affairs by special committee of the council should not be made per-
manent.
The order was granted on petition of Ernest A. McKneight, Henry W’ Lotz, Dora W. Sherry and Mervin M. Shellhouse as citizens and taxpayers of Connersville. Back of the litigation was an apparent attempt by the oytgoing administration to dictate the system under which the new regime would
function.
Only a few days more than a month before Deutlinger took office, the city council repealed ordinances which set up tlie special committee form of government, which had superceded control of various matter previously handled by the board of works and hoard of public safety,
abolished these two
of our various departments wheth-
er or not we are actually in need' ancl i tllis
of money and how much is needed [bodies.
by the different departments. All > Deutlinger, declaring that when we know about the city being broke the city council passed the ffi-din-^ is by newspaper statements and ances abolishing the hoards and
lute at Dwight last year than in any year since 1907 and Prohibition Law violators out-numbered any other classification among the 13,014 prisoners in the county jail here during 1929, figures just made
public revealed.
The Keeley Institute treated 754 patients in 1929. Business and professional men comprised the majority and the percentage of women increased it was stated. Liquor law violators passing
Winchester, Ind., Jan. 10.—S. E. Williams, widely known bandmaster of Eastern Indiana, suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday night, causing him to lose the use of his right side. He was removed from his apartment in the Ward block to the Randolph county hospital in the Fraze ambulance. He is somewhat improved at this time.
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Try Oiie-Ceut-a-Word AUs
rumors that have not been vended and before the new city controller has had time to enter his office and take off his hat.” Notwithstanding this very sensible advice -by the city attorney the ordinance went to its third
this by consulting the city attorney | reading by a eleven to two vote, but apparently such a course of pro-j The ordinance was prepared by cedure was not deemed necessary. | former City Attorney George Koons Of course the council may, if it a week or so prior to the inaugura-
setting up the committee form, it exhausted all authority which it was invested by legislative enactment and that therefore the committee form was still in effect. Therefore, he named a special committee, composed of two Democratic and one Republican member of the city council, to serve during his
administration.
sees fit, remedy its blunder by initiating and passing g. hew ordinance, but the entire proceeding, including the “passing” of the repeal ordinance, the veto by the former mayor and the overriding of the veto by the present council, means
nothing ,so to speak.
It was given out in the daily
( ~ ~~ prior to the inauguration of the new city officials, and brought to the attention of the present council by Councilman
Hayler, republican.
RUM RUNNER CAUGHT.
said they were of the opinion a special session of f,he Legislature is necessary to provide the money, but they intend to limit their suggestions to the Governor to a request for immediate payment and refrain from suggesting'to him a method for getting the money.
U.S. TIGHTENS UP ON DRY VIOLATORS
More Stringent Court Ruling Sought—Industrial Alcohol Production Is Cut.
Washington, Jan, 4—More stringent prohibition enforcement policies were undertaken Friday by the justice and treasury departments as the capital’s controversy over the liquor situation continued to seethe. The Department of Justice asked the Supreme court to rule that when a person gives a bootlegger an order requiring transportation of the liquor, he is guilty of conspiracy with the bootlegger to violate the prohibition law. Prohibition Commissioner Doran announced that an agreement had been entered into with the industrial alcohol manufacturers to reduce this year’s output by 15 per cent. Leaks of industrial alcohol have been pointed to by dry leaders as the main problem of prohibition enforcement. Mellon Defends Guard Secretary Mellon returned to his post and announced that lie was standing behind the coast guard crew which killed three men on the rumrunner Black Duck in a chase off Newport last Sunday. He insisted the guardsmen acted wholely within the law. At the Senate where the quarreling of Republican drys over the Hoover administration enforcement policies started the agitation over prohibition, the statement making ceased as eacli side watched developments. o GARY HAS THE YOUNGEST CITY ATTORNEY IN STATE
At one entertainment given by George Washington, the candies to light tlie banquet hull cost $10 an
press that this action, also, by the hour.
Gary, Ind., Jan. 10.—(I/P)—Roswell B. Johnson. 26, appointed by his father Roswell O. Johnson,
Greenville, O., Jan. 10.—Thomas [Gary’s new mayor, to he city attorWalsh, 36 year old Toledo rumjney, is believed the youngest man runner, drove his automobile over,in Indiana holding such a position.
a six foot embankment, was thrown through the windshield and landed in jail here late Wednesday afternoon.
The son is a member of a law firm
But Few Documents Are Burned; Water Seeps Into Office Rooms.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Fire blazed for more than thirty minutes Friday night about the dome of the Capitol of the United States. Originating in the room of a Capitol artist on the fourth floor, it damaged the documents of the House and sent flames shooting toward the great figure of liberty on its top while thousands within the great parkways stood by in fear that the historical building would be destroyed. More •than tvyenty fire companies were called to fight the stubborn blaze which at first/smouldered beneath t-he roof and then broke through to shoot shafts of reddish hue into the air. The blaze could he plainly seen all along Pennsylvania avenue and from the White House itself, where a Christmas eve blaze burned President Hoover’ executive offices. Through Revolving Door Carl Moberly, the artist, was found almost suffocated in the room which is reached by a winding staircase leading off from statuary hall. He was removed to an office of the building. The Capitol officials immediately began an investigation to determine whether a carelessly tossed cigartette might have caused all the damage. In older to reach Moberly’s room firemen first battered through a locked revolving door at the east entrance of the rotunda through which .thousands of tourists pass each year. Out.side, on the spacious east plaza, dozens of fire engines, hook and ladder companies, fire pumpers, fire supply cars, fire aid wagons jj-nd police reserve patrol wagons were parked. Beyond this hastily formed battery of fire-fighting and first aid apparatus, district and Capitol police held back thousands of spectators. Here and there on the granite floor way over which those prominent in public; life for more than a quarter of a century as well as millions of American citizens have walked, were pools of water.
Kiwanians To Unveil Tablets at -Riley Hospital Indianapolis, Jan. 7.— (U. P.) — Unveiling of three memorial tablets as a part of a program dedicating the Kiwanis wing of the Riley Memorial Hospital today will feature the midwinter conference of Indiana Kiwanians here January 7 and 8. The tablets are from the Kiwanis district; Mrs. J. L. McCulloch, Marion, widow of the first district governor, and Mrs. Carl Semens, whose contributions equipped the research laboratory. Ai^stin E. Kreuss, Terre Haute, will preside at the dedicatory exercises and speakers will include Horace W. McDavid, Decatur, 111., international president of Kiwanis and Fred C. W. Parker, Chicago, international secretary. Governor J. Raymond Schutz, North Manchester, will tender the building to Hugh McK Landon, Riley hospital board president, who, in turn,( will deliver it to the state. Dr. William Lowe Bryan Indiana University president, and Gov. Harry G. Leslie, will participate in the program. The formal conference of club officers will be held here Wednesday. —o J. RAYMOND SCHUTZ MAY MAKE RACE FOR CONGRESS
North Manchester—J. Raymond Schutz, Manchester college, Indiana Kiwanis club governor during 1929, was urged by friends to seek th^ nomination for representative in
jwhich includes his father and Har- congress, opposing the incumbent, ry Long, former counsel for the I Albert R. Hall, Marion, who is exUnited States shipping hoard. jpected to seek re-election.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 10.—(Special)—The third pavement letting for 1930 State Road construction will be held Tuesday, January 21, when the highway commission opens bids for improving 75 miles, John J. Brown, director, announced today. When contracts are awarded for the mileage, the commission will have contracted 245 miles so far in this year s program to pave 500 miles, Brown said. Road officials pointed out that this year’s paving program is four months ahead of the same number of miles contracted in January 19'29, and seven months in 'advance of a similar amount under contract in January 1928. The total of 245 miles to be under contract by the last of this month is more mileage contracted in advance of starting construction, than was built by the commission in any one year excepting in the years 1928 and 1929. William J. 'fitus, the commission’s chief engineer, lists projects of the January letting as follows: Road 43, from Brookston south 6.6 miles, in White and Tippecanoe counties connecting with pavement built last year. Roads 24 and 30, from Ft. Wayne to New Haven, 4 miles in Allen county. Following the commission’^ policy to widen ^pavement at the edge of larger cities to relieve traffic congestion, 3 miles of this project will be 32 feet wide. Road 7, from Wirt to North Vernon, 16.5 miles in Jefferson and Jennings counties. This road is paved from Wi.it to Madison. This is the short route from Indianapolis to Clifty State Park, and Roa-d 7 connects at North Vernon with Road 50 pavement op which will be completed this year between Seymour and Cincinnati. Road 43, from Brookston to Pulaski Co. line, 12 miles in White and Pulaski counties. Road 54, from Sullivan east to the Greene Co. line, 9 miles in Sullivan county. This project completes paving between Indianapolis and Sullivan via Bloomington and Bloomfield. Road 67, from Sanborn to Switz City, 12.8 miles in Knox and Greene counties. Road 40, widening from Indianapolis to Bridgeport, 5.8 miles in .Marion county. Five miles of the present 18-foot pavement will be widened to 4b fort:; tveifiUifil("V' widened to 30 feet. The 40-i'oot stretch will be from city limits to entrance of new municipal airport. Road grade will be lowered under Pennsylvania subway to give a 14foot clearance at the edge of the pavement. Trucks now are forked to use the center of the road to obtain clearance under the - arched subway. The road will be kept open to traffic while the major widening work goes on. Road 36, from Montezuma across Wabash river to Illinois line, 8.1 miles in Parke and Vermillion counties. This road is paved in Illinois to Decatur and Springfield and points west excepting a short distance west of tlie state line, which Illinois will pave this spring. Elimination of two railroad crossings, one now contracted, are involved in the Indiana improvement plans. Roads 2 and 30, for 1-4 miles just northwest of Ft. Wayne in Alien Co. This is a relocation project to avoid three dangerous reverse curves where numerous accidents occur. It' also involves a new bridge in straight aiightment with the highway.
Four Children In Year Born to Adams County Couple
(Decatur Democrat) Many newspapers of the country have been carrying news accounts and editorials concerning the birth of four children in a year to a Lancaster, Ohio, woman. It was learned by a Daily Democrat reporter Thursday that the same thing had occurred in Adams County. On January 4, 1919, a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Moser of near Berne and on December 25, 1919, three baby girls were born to them making a total of four children in less than a year. All four children were normal in every respect. One of the baby girls died March 15, 1920 from pneumonia, but the other three children are well and in the best of health at present.
CONSTRUCTION BEGUN ON $55,000 SORORITY HOME 'Indianapolis.—Construction work has begun on the new $55,000 sorority home of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Butler University. Kappa is the first Butler sorority to erect its own home on the new Fair view campus, although two fraternities have erected houses and two others will have houses ready by fall. The new structure will be of English country house design, arranged to accommodate 28 women beside guest and house mother’s quarters. The house will be on Fraternity row.
Fifty years ago, ninety, out of every 100 Texans lived on a ranch or farm; bat the next census is expected to show that at least fiftyfive out of every 100 now live in towns.