Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 6.

WATCH WORD IS ECONOMY I [" i [ Mayor Christen Delivers First Message to Decatur’s New Council. POST STREET LIGHTS Should be Plased on Several Streets — Recommends Other Improvements. | At the first meeting of the newcottn- | rll last evening. Mayor Charles N. read the following splendid message: Detnur, Ind.. January 6. 1914, To the Common Council of the City of Decatur. State of Indiana: v Gentlemen: You have now taken full chaigc of all the civic duties of the city of Decatur, and will lie answerable to the cithens thereof for tall your actions during your term of office. Your every act will be carefully •cnitinh.ed and many unjust criticisms will be made against you, hut investigating all question* thoroughly. acting as your conscience dictates. trying to do right and Justice to all the citizens, you nets! fear no one. You may be mistaken at times but the good you accomplish will by far overbalance these mistakes. The council before you. by judicial and j economical management has turned j the city over to you in the best finan-j »h»! condition it has Iteen in for twenty years and at the same time they j mad < as many Improvements as it was advisable with the limited fi-| nam » at hand. They did exceedingly | well hut there remains much to do. 1 As the duty of the mayor requires! 'flat, at the first of each ybdr. to set j out in writing to the council, some off the things to be considered during the year, I will herein give you some of the things done and some that are to be taken care of by the present council. The finances are in my estimation always the first consideration. Eight years ago the city indebtedness was approximately $114,000. tarrying six per cent Interest, and thin debt and Interest has been de< reused until now tha Indebtedness of the city is as fol lows: $26,000 city refunding bonds; Interest 4V* per cent. flt.ooo city refunding bonds; interest 4Vi per cent. IJ.OOO city bonds: interest 6 per cent. fv.ooo Non it Ward school bonds; interest 4 per cent. Making the tidal indebtedness of the city at this time $3*?.000. which Is $4,000 lee than the limit of i per rent aet by the law of the state of Indiana. Almost all the money received by the city treasurer is < oflectad by the taxes on city propen v and comes direct from the people and the council should see that for every dollar they speed the city receive* an equivalent in return Economy should be your watchword, but not to such an extent that Improvements are stopped and the live* and health of the ritlsens endangered liy economy the money dr | rived from taxes is made to go as far aa possible, at the .ante time It is ad viaable to find other means whereby the Inrotm Is increased or the Uvj levy lower. .I All mom v belonging to the city Is deposited In bunk* which were made l city depo itorle* by the financial j Iswrd and which pay two tier cent on dally hnlum-ea. H« the sooner the money coll.* ted by the county treasurer la plated la the banks to On credit of the city the larger will he the Inter.*-' return*. The law gives the city treasurer power to collect Iht* money as soon a* It la collected by the county treasurer and this should lie done. As it has been done In the past the city losan from two t< three hundred dollars a year In In tere*t which goes to the county. This i* not right as the citizens of Decatur should Itsve the full benefit of the money they pay as taxes. The electric light snd water plant Is the source of part of the Inrome of Ihe city, hut si the present time it Is almost Impossible to figure exactly what the Income is. hut under the pub lie utility law passed hy the last legtr Isture It will he necessary to Insult s new system of bookkeeping for these plants snd when this Is done It will be very easy to find nut what these plants are earning the city. Until this

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Is done and we know exactly what will be required. I believe it would be best not to make any changes at these plants. 1 will consult with the state utility commission as directed by a former council and will report what they advise Imt in the meantime any ink reused amount of business for these plants or any saving in the running of the same will add to the profits. The expense of delivering coal to the plants Is by far too large, but cannot be decreased as long as It I . delivered by wagon. There should be a switch put in at the plants so cars of coal could be delivered and un ' (Continued on rtge 2) DROPS THEAPPEAL J Charles Murray Has Case Certified Back to the Mayor’s Court. A SUIT ON NOTE Filed in Court—A Quiet Title Decree — Probate Court Matters. Tlte trial of the case of the State v*. Charles I). Murray, (barged with keeping and operating a place where intoxicating liquors were sold, did not conn, off this morning in the circuit i court as scheduled, nor will it txi tried there. Mr. Murray's motion to- : dismiss the appeal of the case and ' I certify the case hack to the mayor's! J court where it was tried, was sustain 1 I ed. Tile case will thus he sent back : | there. On trial there some time ago j j he was convicted and given a fine of j SIOO and costs aud a sentence of thirly days in jail. From title he appcaljed to the circuit court. The certify I tng rtf the rase hack to the mayor. I thus leaves his standing under the sentence pronounced there by Mayor | Teeple, _____ B A divorce was granted Bertha Eley from Joseph Eley and judgment was rendered against the plaintiff for costs. The Bauer Company vs. Runyon. En-gel.-r et ai.. on account. Appearance hy C. J. Lutz for the defendants. Rule to answer. A decree of quiet title for Joseph D. Durbin et al. against Mary Johnson et al., was entered, all the defend (Continued on I‘age 5) BAIL FOR THAW Public Hearing to Determine Whether He Shall be Admitted to Bail. SIGHTED OKLAHOMA Spanish Steamer Searchts Wreck for Survivors and Then Leaves Scene. t United I'ress Service 1 Concord. N. 11. Jan. 7- (Special to IHtlly Democrat) The public hearing to determine whether Harry K. Thaw I ahull be admitted to ball, adjourned shortly belur■ noon without giving any decision. The slate of New York <»iied no wlMMaqa. The Thaw com mission wired William Jerome, special deputy attorney general of New York, that It deslrmi the cooperation of all parlies concerned In the collection of evidence. The telegram read: "If you feed that yon have any material farts but not opinions bearing on Thaw's mental condition, we would hr I pleased to have you submit them *o > the commission Friday at 11 o'clock. Boston. Mass. Jan. 7-lHpedat to i Daily Democrat ) The Spanish steam F er Manuel Cairo, which sighted the i wreck of the Oklahoma off Sandy . Hook early Sunday morning, "footed . around, put a boat "*er “»* * tde fool ' . ed around some more, finally took ur | the boat and went away." according , ,o one man who. with seven survtv | Lrs arrived today nbngrd the Mam • burg American liner Bavaria During J (OwtttMh on I’M* 2)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, January 7, 1914.

MR. ME HERE Well Known Indianian Will Act as Judge of the Corn Show Now on. HAS NEW HONORS Chosen Yesterday as Mem-' her of the State Board of Agriculture. — Senator L. B. ('lore, corn king of| Indiana, well known polittrinit and [ splendid citizen, generally. ;*rlved! this morning, to act as Judge of corn. 1 at the show now In progress in the' Spangler building on Madison street. | Mr. ('lore has served In both houses of the state legislature, was a prominent candidate for lieutenant-gover-nor two years ago and is frequently mentioned as a possibility for the governorship in two years from now. Though a resident of Franklin, Mr. (Tore Is temporarily living at LaPorte where he Is the county agricultural agent under the new law. He car.te here from Indianapolis where he won quite a victory when he was elected to be a member of the state board of agriculture. At the meeting of that association It was decided to hold the state fair during the week of September 7th. Mr. (Tore will lecture at the high school at four ! o’clock this afternoon. He is recog- ' nized as an authority on modem tanning and his services are very I much in demand. He is an interest- ! ing gentleman whom it is always a ! real pleasure to meet. SITE! SELECTION For Federal Building in Decatur Will be Known Soon After June 30. — TO BE INSPECTED By Dunlap Wakefield, Who Must Report by Aforesaid Date. Decatur will probably know soon after June 20. what site In Decatur will be chosen for the federal build Ing site. Isrnls I.udlnw, Washington correspondent »or the Fort Wayne New*, say*: "Great activity In the selection of | public building sites In Indiana and j other states will be displayed In the near future. Congress has authorized j the purchase of about 300 public | building sites t;Aoughout the country and lias provided an appropriation to pay a force to Inspect the sites offered and to make recommendations to the treasury department. "All of these proposed site* must lie inspected and the report* must be in by June 30. the close of the fiscal yeer. or otherwise the appropriation to employ the force will lapse. Consequently no time will be lost in dts patching the agents to the various towns that tiro to secure public build ings. "In Indiana sites are to be acquired, according to an announcement of Ihe treasury department, at Mt. Vernon. I.lnton. Salem. Greensburg. Decatur. Inrhamm. Nobleerflle, Plymouth and Warsaw. The uuthorigution for these (Hies are for the purchase of sites only. In addition authorisation has been made by congress for buildings on land not yet purchased at North Vernon. (Union, Shelby villa. Bluff ton. Valparaiso. Huntington. Kendallvltlr and Rochestvr. Ind. Laud also Is to be purchased for extensions of the post office buildings at Evansville and New Albany. “Dunlap Wakefield, of IstulsvlUe. former secretary to Representative Shirley, is the agent who will inspect the sites offered In Indiana and Ken lucky. • 'ln every Instance the Inspector will report to Byron Newton, assistant secretary of the treasury hie first. I second and third choice. Front these three Mr. Newton will meke e selec tlon. His choice I* not final, however, until the attorney geenral of the Un(Ccntlnued on Pago B)

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OBSERVES WEEK OF PRAYER 1 Service* at the Presbyterian Church Each Evening. Each evening of the week of prayer services at the Vresbyterian church Is hliowliir an increased attendance, larnt night Kev. L. C. Hessert of the Reformed church delivered an in .plr ing and helpful sermon on "The He ; rolrtu of Christ." At this evening's service, beginning at 7 o'clock, Mrs. ' E. D. Kngeler will sing a solo. The 1 sermon of the evening will lie dellv • red by the Rev. William E. Hunter, pastor o' the I’reebyterlan church of i Columbia City. The privilege of avail ing yourself of the opportunity of re cefving renewed strength as you pur-j sue life’s way is yours. Do not pasthis privilege by. Come and enjoy the help of this hour. A cordial wel come awaits you. OPENS OFFICE 1 1 Newly Elected Justice of the Peace G. F. Kintz Locating His Office. ■ WITH WILL HAMMELL Above Interurban Station— Will Soon be Ready to Care for Business. Uahrlef F. Kintz. the newly appoint ed Justice of the peace for Washing , ton township. Is locating his office in j the Morrison block, over the Interur j ban station, with Attorney Wiiltatu, Ham.n.ll. As soon as he *< fully commissioned. Justice Kintz will I*.-; ready for any and ail kind of bust ness pertaining to his office. Mr. Klnta Is nearly a life long rest dent of. Decatur, coming here wlilij his parents, In 1868. He lias served; eight years as county surveyor, four years as city civil engineer, and l«; a member of the Adams county bar. He Is well >iusllffed to make a spien did Juatlce of the peace. Since the death of (he late J. H. Smith, this township has had hut one Justice, J. H. Stone, who still continues in office. < -'-O- —- MOVING INTO NEW HOME. George Krlck aud family are moving Into their line, modem new home In the Eullenkamp addition on Line street. The residence la a handsome brick, with steam heat and ail mod- j era e<|ulpmet.'

44444444444444444444444 * HAVE YOU A SAND PILE? 4 + 4 + I observed a locomotive in the railroad yard one day; 4 4 It was waiting at the roundhouse, wh*re the locomotives 4 * stay: 4 + It was panting for *he journey, it was coaled and fully 4 4 manned, 4 + And it had a box the fireman was filling full of sand. 4 + 4 + It appears that locomotives cannot always g e t a grip 4 * On their slender iron pavements, 'cause the wheels are 4 + apt to slip; 4> + So when they reach a slippery spot, th«ir tactics they 4 4 command. 4 + And to get a grip upon the rail, they sprinkle it with sand. 4 * 4 4 It’s about this way with travel along life's slippery 4 + track— 4 4 If your load is rather heavy, and you're always sliding 4 + back; 4 4 If a common locomotive you completely understand. 4 + You'll provide yourself in starting with a good supply of 4 4 sand. 4 4 4 4 If your track is steep and hilly, and you have a heavy 4 4 grade, 4 4 And if those who've gone before you have the rails quite 4 4 slippery made, 4 4 If you'd ever reach the summit of the upper tableland, 4 4 You'll find you'll have to do it with a liberal use of sand. 4 4 4 4 If you strike some frigid weather, and discover to your 4 4 cost, 4 4 That you're liable to slip upon a heavy coat of frost. 4 4 Then some prompt, decided action will be called into 4 4 - demand, 4 4 And you'll slip 'way to the bottom if you haven’t any sand. 4 4 4 4 You can get to any station that is on life's schedule seen, 4 4 If there's fire beneath the boiler of ambition's strong 4 4 machine; 4 4 And you'll reach a place called Flushtown at a rate of 4 4 speed that's grand, 4 4 If for all the slippery places you've a good supply of sand. 4 * —Selected. 4 44444444444444444444444

TO BE DEDICATED New “Church of God" Will be Dedicated Next Sunday. January 11. —" « On CLEVELAND ST. i 1 Brother Barney Warren of Springeld, Ohio, Will be ' in Charge. The new church ou Cleveland street, known as the "Church of God." has | been completed aud is ready for the . dedication services which will be held next Sunday, January 11. There will be services at 10 o'clock in the morning; 2 o'clock In the afternoon and 7 ■ o'clock In the evening. Brother Harney Warren of Springfield. Ohio, will have charge of the exercises, assisted by other able ministers. Every one is Invited to be present. The committee makes the following . statement: “We take this opportunity to thunk all who helped with their means in building this place of worship. Also, , we desire to express our hearty appreciation to Kumey 4ti laird, contra.I tors and builders, for the expedient, masterful and honest manner In which they have completed their contract." o * DECATUR BANK IN THE LIST. Washington, Jan. 7 The following | Indiuna batiks applied for admission Ito tile regional reserve system: lir.it i National bank, Owen*villa; First National. Marion; Merchants' National, | lafayette; Holland National, Holland; I CRlaens' German National. Huntj motid: Continental National, Indiana!*j oils; First National, Oakland City; j First National, Corydon: First National. Decatur: Kushvllte National. | Itushvllle; First National. Lebanon. I'niun National. Richmond. o —■- FOLICE COURT Motion was filed this morning by the state before Mayor Christen to de stray the liquor confiscated In the raid made upou Joseph Totiheller last summer and which has been stored in the cellar under the Graham 4k matter Is notWaltersdntltkdoH. uoB Walters' efflets, Mr. Tonnellor'a al toruey claims that according to law tlie notice cannot be acted upon for thirty days after date of filing and j Just what coursp will be taken in the matter Is not known at present.

FALLS DOWN STEPS Yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o’clock while going up the cement steps leading to the house of J. S. McCrory on West Monroe street, Mrs. Hurry Fulirnmn of Pleasant Mills slipped on ,the ice and injured her little daughter. Myrtle, whom she was carrying. Mrs. Fuhrmau has been visiting in the city with the FrnnK Hurst family and was going to spend the afternoon with Mrs. McCrory where the accident occurred. A stitch was required to knit the gash that the little child received In the fall. Fhe was cut on the nose. ELOPE TO STURGIS Josephine Ilower and Harri- j son Hakes go to Michigan and Are Wedded. SURPRISE FRIENDS Parents Supposed They Had Gone to Fort Wayne for a Visit. — A young Decatur couple who eloped to Michigan on New Year's Day, were married at Sturgis, and visited there with relatives, have returned | to Decatur and have been restored to forgiveness hy the bride's parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph Hower. whose only objection to the marriage at this time is the youthfulness of the bride. The happy bride is their youngest i daughter. Miss Josephine Hower. and I the groom Mr. Harrison Hakes. They I left this city on'New Year's day for i j Fort Wayne to visit with the bride's j j aunt. Mrs. Margaret IsMithan. The 1 first inkling tiiut iter parents bad thut 1 "Tlire <lm ml go there, was a lette. . ; received from them, postmarked Michigan, in which they said that their train did not stop at Fort Wayne so they went on to Michigan. It was surmised that they had gone there! to get marled but the details were j not leuriicd until they returned and { announced their wedding. They were married last Friday evening at 8:00 o’clock at the Baptist parsonage by the minister, und were accompanied there hy the groom's brother snd wife, who live at Sturgis and whose guests they were. Mr. Hakes, the groom, al* > formerly lived there. The wedding comes as a surprise to the friends of the couple. SESSION CLOSES Board of County Commissioners Concluded Busy Two Days’ Meeting. ROADS ARE ACCEPTED Auditor Ordered to Adver-|i tise for Bids for Big Roller for the Roads; The hoard of county commissioners completed u very busy session btst evening und adjourned. During the two days meeting a large amount of road business was transacted and the outlook for a busy year along the line of road building is very bright. The certificates of the superintendents of the following macadam road* were filed and uproved; /wick, Charles Bennington, lieu Hchrauk and the Jacob Htts*r * The auditor was ordered to advertise for hid* for the purchase of a road roller, bid* to be received on February 3rd, The county council appropriated the sum of $2,300 for that purpose at the spevtal meeting Monday. It Is believed the roller a 111 prove a valuable Investment, In keep Ing up the roads of the rnunty, O'- ■ Mosdamcs A. B. Dunafee and N. 8. Anderson returned today to Gideon. Mo., after attending the runeral ol 1 their mother. Mrs, John M erica. at Wren. Ohio. They were accompanied home by their father. John Merica.

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iTHENEW COUNCIL t ■ And Mayor Christen Held First Session—Re-elect L. C. DeVoss 1 'AS CITY ATTORNEY 1 _____ Bonds of New Officials Are Approved—A Splendid Body of Business Men. Mayor C. N. Christen and Councilmen Jacob Martin, Fred Linn, James Hurst, L. L. Baumgartner and I'eter Kirsch took the reins of the city's affairs in their bunds Tuesday evening and transacted all business matters that were up before them. It was the first session of the council to be held under the new admnistration. but as the meeting went along it looked a-. if they were “old hands*’ at the business and did everything “up in fine shape." The session was proof tiiat the men knew how to conduct the important affairs for the city of Decatur und would make good. Mayor Christen made a splendid showing in the mayor’s chair and his ability to act in this capacity for the next four year* will not be doubted in the least. On account of the absence of Clerk Huber I DeVoss, Mayor Christen appointed L. IC, DeVoss to aet in that capacity. The certificates nnd proofs of the election of the five count Ilmen, the mayor, and city clerk were filed and I placed on record. The reading of the minutes from the last meeting I was next in order, and a motion made j and carried for their approval. The bond of City Treasurer Joe Mr* j Farland for $40,000 was approved and a motion made to have it spread of I record. Mayor Christen’* report, in 1 w4h-h he named the different commtl- | tees on the council, already mentioned In the Democrat, was filed and approved and spread of record. The ' bonds of City Engineer Harrnff for. $2,000: ity Marshal Melchl for $5,000 and City Street Commissioner Citronlister for SI,OOO were filed and approv. ed. and placed on record. The board of safety filed Us report, in which I they sanctioned the appointment of George Smltlev as nigiit policeman, was read and spread of record. Mr. Smitley's bond of $5,000 was also filed' und placed on record. The quarterly aud yearly reports of ex-Mayor Judson Teeple were filed. The yearly report was placed on record. while the quarterly report was I refererd to the finance eommltee, us It is the custom in.doing this. Mayor t'hristen's message to the council was read aud placed on record. The message can be found In another article of j this paper and should he road by every one. It shows the forethought of Decatur's new mayor, und the interest lie takes In the city's affairs. The annual report of ex-Clty Health Officer H. E. Keller was filed und placed on record. Tlie appointing of a City Attorney then took place and upon the motion of Jacob Martin and second of Fred Linn. L. C. DeVoss was reelected for a term of another four years. A petition from the Cl, R. * I. rail- | road referring to some light, was read and a motion math-to fer the matter to the electric light r omit tee. A petition from the trustee* of the Church of God. asking for an arch light wns also referred to the electric light committee. Mr. Myers of the firm of Myers l Richard, asked the council if they could give him an estimate of the money dun him for work done on tie* reservoir. The juutter was referred to the waterworks committee, which will look after the matter and report at the next meeing. The bylaws of the city firemen were filed hy their chief, Wal Wem hoff, and were referred to the board of safely. The proof rtf publication to hear re monstrances on the preliminary nssessment role on Indiana street was hied. No one was present with oh Jectlons. The street and sewer committee J was Istnructed to took after the pen tlons for a brick street on Ku«t Adams. South Third nnd Fifth street snd the David Steele sewer? and to re- I port at the next meeting. The Judiciary commitco was ;tt- .L , struct«t to look nfter the ordlnam *>« * that were revised ny lt'« city attorney 9 snd get them In shape for the printer, ■ 1 The purcha- tug committee was era(Copvnued on t’xge 4)