Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1920 — Page 1

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ADOPT BY-LAWS OF ASSOCIATION Decatur Industrial Board is Now Ready for Business—lnterest Shown — — AND MANY ATTENDED Finance Committee Named to Work With City Council on the Power Plant — Keen interest was shown nt tlie 1 meeting ot the Industrial A ociation lust evening, attended by a crowd tint filled the eity hull and remained until the close. The constitution and by laws as pre pared by the committee was report >d by Dr: VV. E. Smith, was read and then taken up section by section and approved. Various sections were di. cussed in a friendly way and each di posed of satisfactorily It was decided that the regular tnectints he held the second Monday of each month with special sessions as called by th.' president. The annual meeting will be held the second Mondav i n January. The board of directors wi- in creased to nine and mad.' to include the secretary and treasurer. Three members of the board will be ,-lect d each year. The hoard of directoi - uiM name their own officers at a me ting to be held immediately following the annual session. The chairman named a committee ~ three consisting of A. Dugan, E X. Eh in ger and M. Kirsch to serve as a finance committee in co-opt-lation with Messrs. Linn. Miller and Marlin, id the eity council and to eon-id.-r the matter of financing the new power plant. They will report at the next meeting. It was reported that the solicitorfor signers to the petitions for octa mental lights are getting along nic-ly and that one or two petitions will be ready for presentation at the next meeting of the council. A communication regarding the proposed canal was read by Mr. H J Yager of that committee but no action taken Representing the physician- of Adams county Dr. S. D. Beavers, chair(Continued on Page Three) ROAD PROBLEMS Surveyor Harruff and Supt. Hendricks Attending Road School PURDUE UNIVERSITY Prof. George Martins. Director of Course—Subjects of Interest. Lafayette. Jan. 27— (Special to I"”) Democrat)—Road problems within tin’ state will be discussed from evu) angle at the sixth annual road school conducted by Purdue university which . opened here today. Supervisors and engineers have . made up the heaviest attendance dating recent years but the coms’ th.year has been enlarged to include subjects of interest to contractors as well. That there is a scarcity of road contractors is apparent to nearly all cominanities, according to information a the university. This scarcity is due to recent reverse- in tin- bn. m The scope of the course w.tInglv extended to instruct the 11,11 tractors- how to meet present business conditions and to urge ih. m turn to their vocations. Professor George E. Martins. ' served with the 23rd engineers France will direct the com s< Winthrop E. Stone. ' th I Purdue, -conted tlm mad men to university. Dr. M . I the civil engineering <lepar >» • delivered an address of- - McCaskey, president ed. The course win ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦** Cloudy ami colder tonight and t louoy . 811 ows Wednesday, probably north portion.

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FINE IN MICHIGAN Eli Sprunger. former Adams county ' man, says they are cutting 18 inch Ic? Saginaw, W. S.. Mich. Jan. 23. Y Decatur Daily Democrat. Decatur, Ind. • • Gentlemen:-— Inclosed find check for $3.00 for renewal of the Democrat, for another year. We have been having tine winter weather so far until today we had a 1 tierce snow storm from the northeast. I'he coldest morning -we have had was yesterday when it was 6 below zero, i but for two week it has been hanging dose to the zero mark. We put up ic ‘ I this week 18 inches thick so you see 1 we arc having some winter, but very pleasant so far. Yours truly, Eli Springer halt" in trial Unable to Select Jury in Newberry Trial as Defendants are Unable to REACH GRAND RAPIDS Are Snowbound — Senator Newberry There—Want Entire Panel Changed Grand Rapids. Mich.. Jan. 27. (Special to Daily Democrat) —Selection of a jury in the trial of Truman H Newberry and 134 associates on election fraud charges was postponed at the opening of court today due to -everal of the defendants being snowbound and unable to reach the city Judge Clarence W. Sessions announced the missing defendants may reach the city at 2 p. nt. and another •ffort would be made at that time to proceed. Attorneys for the defense presented 1 motion changing the entire jury panel because of the manner of draw- ( ing the jurers. Judge Sessions objected to the petition on the grounds that it contained untruthful statements. He said the order summoning the jury was read to all attorneys while chief counsel Martin W. Littleton declared he had no recollection of hearing the summons. Frank C. Dailey in charge of the prosecution hopes to see the jury completed by tomorrow afternoon Dailey will be assisted in the prosecution by his fellow townsman. Judge W. A. Eichhorn, of Bluffton. Indiana. Dailey enters the ease with a record of successful prosecution of election frauds behind him. He was in charge iof the prosecution of the notorious ' Don Roberts gang of Terre Haute. Ind. and also of the later Indianapolis elect ion frauds. Other government attorneys include H Dale Souter, former United States -attorney for. the Grand Rapids district. Oliver Pagan, of Washington. D. C The bureau of investigation experts headed by Earl Houck, of Fort Wayne. Ind., will assist the government. About 40 attorneys are expected to participate in presenting the defense’s case. Martin W. Littleton, of New York City heads the defense’s legal array. George E. Nichols will have charge of tjie defense's case during the jury selection. Senator Newberry, accompanied by the other main defendants, arrived in Grand Rapids last night. Included in the party were John Newberry, brother of tht senator and Paul H King, secretary of the Newberry campaign. TEACHERS WEEK MARCH 7 (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. 27.—Special to Daily Democrat) —In the view of -he scarscity of school teachers in In diana Gvernor James P. Goodrich today issued a proclamation designating the period of March 7 to 14 as teachers week. He asks the public to observe it by considering the number of teachers in the state and their compensation. He also urged that .“the i press, the pulpit, societies, clubs and educational and social agencies lend every encouragement tnd aidsetting aside an appointed time dining the week for this purpose.” TO DIE THURSDAY NIGHT • (United Press Service) , Albany, N. Y. Jan. 27.- (Special t< > Daily Democrat) —All is in readinesi for the electrocution of Gordon Faw I cett Hamby who a year ago last De i cember shot and killed the teller o | the East Brooklyn Savings bank.

JHAPPY AT NINETY Bruce Niblick is Proud of His Aunt Adaline Dailey, Pioneer of This Section r _ 1 HEALTHY AND HAPPY I'L. T Sister of Late Jesse Niblick, Whose Parents were “ Ninth Family in County 1, ’ Bruce Niblick of this city is proud of tlie picture of his auut. Mrs .Adae k , line Niblick Dailey, received today and taken on her nintieth birthday at the home of her son. John Dailey at Tocsin, where she is now living. Mrs. Dailey is a sister of tlie late Jesse Niblick of this city and will be • 1 remembered by many of the older citizens for she lived in this county I many years. Her parents were the ninth family to settle in Adams county and they were among those who helped to pioneer this swamp into one cf the greatest counties in the mid- ; die west. The picture shows Mrs. Dailey with J her three sons and two daughters. She is in excellent health, a handsome lady and the occasion of her nintieth birthday, was evidently a very happy one. Her parents located when they Lame here on the Chapman farm, now | (.wned by A. M. Bowman. ANNUAL BANOUFT I And Election of Officers will be Given at Masonic Hall Monday, Feb. 16 BY THE T. P. A. BOYS Post is Growing Rapidly and Now Has a Membership of 90 Workers John S. Peterson, secretary of the T. P. A. has sent out letters to each l member announcing the annual meetj ing of the order, to be held at the j Masonic hall at 6:30 on the evening I of Mondav. February 16th. I At this time will occur the election of officers and the planning for smother year. The T. P. A. is one of the best organizations in the city and they have some splendid times besides giving excellent protection to its members in the way of accident insurance. Mr. Peterson has served as secretary of the local post two years and during that time, has written thirty-five new- members, the post now having a membership of ninety and recognized as one of the best in the state. The letters sent out at this time announce that the treasury is heaping over with cash and that consequently there will be no charge for the members or their wives or ladies to attend the banquet. A progam. 1 guaranteed to entertain is being : planned and the usual good time is ■ in store. I T. M. Reid is the president. WANT ROUTE ( HANGED (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. 27. — (Special to ! Daily Democrat)—-An appeal was before the state highway commission today asking it to re-route the state highway so as to include the improvement of the Pendleton pike as part ■ of the system. Under the present plans the highway is from Indianapolis to Greenfield to Anderson to ) Muncie. s Commissioners of Marion and Madison counties desire the change be- '■ cause it would make the route approxi- ■ mataly four miles shorter than if it s continues through Greenfield. 0 UH. Wright, director of the comr mission, told the delegation asking the (■ change that the commission will ask e the next legislature to increase road 'I taxes. ,1 g INDIANAPOLIS MARKET e (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Hog receipts, 11,000; market 15 to 25 lower; best heavies [email protected]; medium mixed, 0 [email protected]; common choice $16.00 ■ s @16.25; bulk sales. [email protected]; v-1 cattle receipts 1100. steady; steers, e-' [email protected]; cows and heifers, $5.00 if @14.00; sheep receipts, 200; market [steady. Tops s9@lo,

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 27, 1919.

f 4-4 > + + + + + + + + + 4 < + + + + ' + IS IT HARD TO DO? + ♦ 44« Washington. Jan. 27 tSpe + 4- * lai to Daily Democrat) Daniel 4* ' 4- C. Roper, internal revenue com + 4* missiotier, today extended tin- 4* + til Feb. 10 the time for tiling in + 4* ventories b> persons possessing + , + liquor or other tiuids containing + 1 j F one-half of one per cent or more + j 4- of alcohol suitable for beverage + - F purposes. + ■F Today was to have been the 4•F last day for the filing of returns + F since the Volstead enforcement 4■F act stipulates such returns must ♦ 1 4- be filed within ten days after + ■j 4> the constitutional prohibition 4J 4- became effective. + 1 I MEREDITH TO THE CABINET Editor of the “Successful 1 Farmer” will Succeed Sec. Houston who Takes THE TREASURY POST Will Urge Appropriation of Millions for Starving People of World (United Pre.rs Service) Washington, Jan. 27.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson j today s e n t to the senate the nominai tion of David Houston to be secretary of the treasurery. Edwin Meredith, of lowa was nominated to succeed Houston as head of the agricutural department. Washington, Jan. 27 (Special to Daily Democrat I David S. Houston, secretary of agriculature is to lie appointed secretary of the treasury by President Wilson, it was learned today at the white house. Houston will be succeeded by Edward T. Meredith ot lowa, editor of the paper '•Successful Farmer.” Meredith is on his way to Washington from Miami, Fla., and it is understood he will take up his new duties at ohce. The n°w secretary of the treasury claims St. Louis. Mo., as his home and he has been in the cabinet since President Wilson's first inaugera- | tion. Before that he was chancellor of Washington university at St. Louis and has been president of the University of Texas and of the agricultural and mechanical college of Texas. Houston is a keen student of political science, which he taught at Texas university. Meredith is president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America and is regarded as one of the conntrys foremost farm journal editors. Washington. Jan. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson, it became known today, will recommend that congress appropriate $150,000,000 to be used in feeding the starving people of Poland and other states on the “bolshevik frontier.” This appropriation has been urged by Herbert Hoover. General Bliss and others in cloge touch with the situation in that part of Europe. The matter of making the appropriation is before congress at present. , I Wilson is not expected to send a . note to congress, but will suggest to individual members that the appropriation be authorized. WILL “GET” THEM ) Local High School Basket Ballers are After Scalp of Kendallville H. S. t PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT ' Opponents the Only Team i Which has Defeated Locals on Home Floor The local high school basket ball team will journey to Kendallville Friday evening where they will meet n the high school team of that city 'it Us return game. The game no doubt * I will prove a good stiff one. as it will be remembered that the Kendallville ® outfit is the only team so far this • season that has defeated the locals on ’■ their home floor. The locals believe n things will be in their favor in this t -— I (Continued on Page Three)

►OF NORTH SIAM F [. Rev. Hugh Taylor, a Mis- >• sionary, Will Lecture at Presbyterian Church r I ..... ■- ION WEDNESDAY EVE U . . i- \\ ill Give Interesting Story of Life and Wonderful [. Work Now Being Done *■. l At the regular prayer service of I, the Presbyterian churcli. Wednesday l evening, the time will be occupied by i the Rev. Hugh Taylor. D D. mission ary. who has served in North Siam, since 1888 and who will return there to continue his services next June. This field is in entire charge of the Presbyterian church and Dr. Taylor is to speak in all the larger churches in this Presbytery, this being his first lecture in this section. He will tell a most interesting I story of work in North Siam where natives are making wonderful leath er goods at a very small cost. Shoes equal to tlie $15.00 American quality are made there tor $2.40 and Rev. ’ Taglor will t< 11 how. He will also describe the leper colony and how these stricken with this dread malady are cared for and made as happy as their condition will permit. His talk should be heard by all who can get there and the public is most cordially invited. Remember the date, tomorrow evening. GIVES OPINION Attorney General Says Catachism Can he Taught in German After 3:4(1 FOR AMISH CHURCH Opinion is Rendered on Petition of Rev. Schwartz of Adams County Indiana State Capital. Jan. 27. ! The German langua ;e may be taught in parochial schools after the adjourn j ment of the school at ;>:3O p. Tn . with j cut conflicting with the Indiana staute ! forbidding the teaching of German ki tlie elementary schools of the state, according to an opinion by Ele Stans- I bury, attorney general. The opinion was addressed to Gov- I ernor Goodrich who had been petition- I ed by the Rev. David Schwartz and Rev. Jacob J. Schwartz, ministers of the Amish Christian Church at Berne. Ind., for information relative to the teaching of the Amish catechism in German in the church’s parochial schools. The ministers said that the schools meet from 8:30 a. nt. to 3:30 p. m.. for the teaching of the state prescribed course of study in English ! and that the plan was to teach religion in German for an hour each day i after 3:30 p. m. Opinion Given In the opinion the attorney general i says"They teach the required length of ! time —they convene their school at 8:30 a. m. and adjourn at 3:30 p. m. that is tlie school in which no German can be taught and can not lie taught in the German language. When that is completed the obligation to those children has been fully fulfilled. If it 3:30 p. m. the teacher dismisses the school and dissolves the assemblage and surrenders all dominion over the pupils as a teat her. I can see no reason why these same children could not assemble for some other purpose in the same room, but such assembly should not be convened or enforced bv • virtue of any power vested in the teacher as a teacher of the school which adjourned at 3:30 p. nt The two assemblages must be divorced. The teacher as a teacher of the school ’ must have no power or dominion over the pupils to require them to attend I the meeting which is to assemble after 3:30. There is no law prohibiting the teaching of the Amish catechism in the German language not against the teaching oftlie German 1 language. Inti such teaching of the • catechism in German and the teaching t of the German language must lie e.nilttrely separate and apart from the t i school conducted by the Amish people I [in compliance with our public school > laws." Indianapolis Star. s ) Five hundred thousand people died J from influenza during the epidemic /3n this country, according to esti--I mates of the United States Public • Health department.

I MAN OF MANY BRIDES ■ . (United Press Service) Detroit. Mi< li . Jan 27 (Special tn Daily Democrat l Wallis Carl Acker- * man. soda clerk and by his own idmission a mini of "many brides.” today was Io be arrainged in police coffrt on a charge of bigamy. The i ( warrant charges that Ackerman mar- ‘| t ied Mabie Florence Clarke, in Syracuse. N Y.. Oct. 3. 1914 and without j ’ divorcing iter contracted common law j marriage with Miss Louise Cody here ! Dec. 26. 1919. Ackerman called Miss Cody by pl phone one day telling her he had a • minister In the telephone booth with i him ami asked her to consent to a [ marriage. Knowing it was quite all I right in the movies. Ixtuise said ; "Yes.” Five days later site regretted iter , action, site said. THE SCHOOL FUND January Distribution of Common School Fund is Now Being Made MAILING OUT CHECKS Includes the Congressional School Interest—Over Fourteen Thousand The checks for th* January distribuition of tlie common school fund and : tlie (ongressional school interest -ire I being mailed out from the county auditor’s office today by Deputy Auditot j Martin Jaberg. to township trustees and school trustees of B-rnt. Geneva and Decatur. The grand total of sl4. 137.51 was received from the state, ill eluding the congressional school in terest. The county remitted $14.80(1.29. : I the difference being kept by the state i land placed in a deficiency fund The amounts received by tlie differ- , | ent township and school corporations! hire as follows: . Union $ 648..>5 i Root 889 50 . Preble 667.82 . Kirkland 633.04 Washington . 1029.12 | St. Mai v’: 740.57 I I due Cre 'k 729.n2 | ! Monroe 1603.35 I French 765.6. r i Harford 815 19 Wabash 1047.' ; | Jefferson (>91.33 I Herne 864.731 (Geneva 599.0(1 j j Decatur 2954.49 I 4-«F4>4-4’ + 4> + 4> + + + 4‘ + 4- + F ABOUT THE SICK ♦ 4•4•4•4•4•4•4• + + + 4•4 , 4•4• Two nurses are in i nurge of tlie i Fred Reppert home on North Second steet. where Mrs. Repnert. son. Rolland and the maid. Miss Wilma Stauf j I far. have been very ill with the flu. i Rolland became sick F'riday. Mrs. 1 Reppert on Saturday tnd Miss Stauf If >r on Sunday. Th'>y are all report- , ,ed better today. , O. L. Vance was at his store yesI terday afternoon after a week's seige [ot the tin. Mrs. Vance is also recovering. Mrs. Gene Lutz-Smith who has been sick with flu for several days . is some better but her babe is now j ill and the older son who is with his 1 | grandparents here is also. suffering from flu. j : Carl Pumphrey, jeweler who has I, been very sick with influenza is | , j some better today though not en-, | ' tirely out ot danger. Hi* lias been I ; (sick since last Friday and for sever-1, al days his condition was serious, j. Mrs. Otto Reppert is suffering from , rheumatism and has been helpless several days. | I'he Albert Sellemever family on , Fifth street are victims of the flu. but reports from the home are that , everyone is getting along fine. | . Misses Agnes Kohne and Jesse , I Holthouse returned yesterday from ;. I several days visit at Sacred Heart ; ! aeadanty. Fort Wayne. Omar Peterson went to Fort Wayne! this morning to attend to business. The Isaac Raber family lias return I ed to Decatur and will live in the I rooms over the Sihniitt meat market. The local basket ball team will go to Kendallville. Friday evening and I will meet Warsaw here Saturday ; night. R. Earl Peters, attorney, of Fort • Wayne transacted business hero yes I terday afternoon. ■ Tlie snow is slipping away and a few - days like this will (dean tlie side walks C better than you can do it witli the 1 furnace shovel.

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LEGION STAFF FOR NEW YEAR 1 Post 43 of American Legion Elected Officers for the Year Last Night l THE POST COMMANDER Elmo Smith is Re-elected President—To Conduct Membership Drive Complying with the national byI laws tlie annual el-ction of officers of Post Number 43 of the American Legion of this citv was held last evening at their temporary headquarters in tlie Maccabees hall, the following young men being elected: Elmo Smith Post Commander, reelected. Dallas Brown Vice Post Commander. Joseph Laurent P ist Adjutent. Leo Ehinger Post Finance Officer Joe McConnell War Risk Insur..nii Officer. .Martin .1 Smith Delegate to National Convention. Members Executive Board Ed Bokuecht. Albert Colchin. Norbert R. Holthouse. Last fall when the Li-giou was organized in this city ofl'ners were elected to serve during the balance of the calandar year. Plans are also under wai for the conducting of a membership drive In this city and county. At a meeting last evening a committee was appointed to work out tentative plans and report at the next regular meeting. It is thought that the membership drive February and it is the earnest hope of every one now in the organization that every ex-service man in the county joins Tlie American Legion is growing with leaps and bounds over the eiitir< (•< untry and the work they are doing is an example that they ate still 'h> >ame brave men of a year of two ;ig» WANT HOSPITAL Dr. Beavers Presents Plan to Business Men —Election May be Held WITH THE PRIMARY On May 4th—Committees Named to Investigate and Report Next Meeting At the meeting of the Industrial Association last evening Dr. Beavers who has been chairman of the com mittee of physicians ot Adams county. urging this improvement for sev oral years, presented a plea that the ognnization as well as every other in the county get earnestly behind the movement. He set out the needs for a hospital and said the plans are to build same on a portion of the old fair grounds, start witli 25 rooms but with heating, kitchen and other equip ment oversiz * so that additions can be added when needed. It is proposed to fix a limit of x|mi.ooo on the amount to be expended for building and equipment and to erect as modern a hospital as can be found anywhere. He told of the success of similar institutions in ■tlher nearby counties and he itn pressed those present with bis argument. H. B. Heller, county attorney, explained that to secure the improve ment. an election must be held and recommended that this be done in connection with the primary in May thus saving the cost. He said the amount appropriated would be tai< en care of in bonds extended over twenty years and would scarcely effect the tax rate, the estimate being i very small. : The chairman appointed Dr. Beav- | era as chairman of tlie committee of ■ physician members of the associa- ' tion to further inv ‘stigate and re port as to the actual cost of such an ( improvement, the management, main tainence, etc. John T Myers whs appointed as chairman of a committee of the business men to co-hp<*r ate with the physicians, each to name the other two members of their committees. Charles Voglewede is looking after i business matters in Ohio. He will be gone several days.