Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 7.

THE FIRST SALE WAS BIG SUCCESS Students at Auction School Entertained a C rowd at Friday Night Sale ■- MANY ARTICLES SOLI) Effort Will be Made to Hold Auctions for One Hour—Athletic Notes - I Th l ' first sale conducted by the ■ Rjtedci:' jat the Rpppert auction school was a decided success, and Mr. Reppert and his faculty are more than pllfesed with the result, and the st a j f lusts and spectators had the time ot 'j their lives. I’The sale started promptly at 7 mO*cl"' k and continued one hour, and S it is the desire of the managers of th" school to impress upon the publii .Uni I the students that promptness i« one of the essentials in the conduct of the school, and any business for that matter. ■ Not all the students had as oppor tunity to wield the hammer last even Sag. but enough of them had a try jgut and they were so successful in disposing of the articles offered, that g the crowd soon decided they would some dfty be experts at the gems | Mr. is well pleased with th« Idea suggested by charitably j*< liaed persons, which is that here are probajiy many people who would like to gp" to the United Charities of Deca S fur for local purposes, sah who lisv-- » nit the ready cash, that perbapu there Kifc an old rug or an old ebnir. aa ■Ucffiik, or some other article that be of some value to hbmc oo ying around your horn*, which It hirned into cash would yr wide jn> Kie donation for charitable work it EKe articles are takea to the Moosic k er room, affd designetch that the received shall go for that prflbse, the clerks at the saWv will torn ■1 over to the United ChwiHesc een ■ffiittee, or turn it back to yes to o ■■ven over, or handle she cm* io soy Hs-ay you suggest. The public ia asked h’» remember there is oo charge fts the g selling of the articles brott.bt t th" ■sales room. I Promptly at 8:30 the room will be ■cleared of spectators and turned over ■to the students for athletic purpose* ■ Wrestling matches, boxing. pinching ■bag work, and many other stents are ■ pulled oft'. Miles Drije, of Chicago, i« ■ a real punching-bag artist, and he ■ displayed wonderful ability last even- ■ Ing. J. O. who has had ■ some experience with the punchine ■ bag, also gave a good exhibition, as did ■ several of tho other students. With K the boxing gloves, several of the men ■ took a hand, and Mr. Sellemeyei | showed that he had not forgotten this | art. In a wrestling match Dr, Eilis | of Chicago and J. O. Sellemeyer en | tertained the student body and facul'v | several minutes. It was rather hard [ work for J. 0., who is not hardened I to the task, and he is quite sore and I stiff today, but everyone knows he is I no quitter, and by the time the term : is over, he might prove a contendei for a championship with some of the best men at the profession. The athletic hall is one ot the most popular places of instruction and the : students are kept busy from 7 o'clock 1 in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. Everybody is enjoying it—sac ulty, students and the public, and when these men leave Decatur thiy will do so with the thought that this is one of the most hospitable places on earth, and that the month of January, 1921, was the most profitable one of their lives. OFFICERS WERE ELECTED At a meeting of the St. Agnes Sodality of the St. Mary’s church held yesterday, the following were electdl as officers for the ensuing year: Mary Alberding, president; Marie Gass, secretary; Rose Neswald, treasurer. COAL DROPS IN CHICAGO (United Press Service) Chicago, Jan. B.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Coal prices started to fall here today and Monday is expected to sell a general slashing, according to dealers here. One of the largest coal retailers an nounced a. reduction of from $1 to $2, effective today. A lot of boys still in hospitals would be glad to pay a 1920 income tax. How about yours?

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■■ CITY HAD “CAVE-IN" Street commissioner and his force of mon were busy today repairing a cave-in on Adams street in front of the i •A. Lxfwei residence. The "hole" In the pavement was noticed nt J o’clock this morning and Street’Coinj misstoner Thomas Dowling Was nailed from his slumbers and the necassgry danger slngals VRere hung out. The cave-ln was caused by tfle breakisg of I the sewer and drain tile. It is conI sidered fortunate that, some vehicle I did not fall into the “crack” in the street, which was large hnotrgh to j instruct a fair-sized cistern. A FINE MUSICAL The Irene Stolofsky Company Pleased a Large Crowd Last Evening WAS EXCELLENT MUSIC — Miss Stolofsky and the. MacGregors Proved Ability as Artists One of the largest crowds that ever assembled at the Masonic hall beard the Irene Stolofsky Concert company last evening agd one of the best, most pleasing and enjoyable entertainments ever given in this city was furnished by Miss Stolofsky and her assistant j artists, Vawter AfacGregor and Lulu Tow» •ml MacGregor. The musical was given under the auspices of the Woman's club of this city and the president of the club, Mrs. J. S. Peterson, introduced the entertainers. The company of artists with Miss Rtciofsky giving a violin selection. Mr. Vawter singing and Lulu Townsand MacGregor at the piano. Mis--Stolofsky pleased her audience with her excellent violin selections and her ability as o®e of the best violin players ever heard in this city. She played several difficult pieces and every cross the violin .bow made brought I e sweet,iMßbicai note to the ear. Her impersonation of bag-pipe was truly' wonderful and perfect and mord than pleased the largo crowd. Vawter MacGregor sang a number of solos sud th, n uppeared in a Scottish costume and impersonated Harry Louder, the great Scottish artist. He eng "Roamin’ in thff Gloamin'” and Tkmaie Sweet Bessie.” His song, Here Comes the Americans,” “That Eat Little Fellow” and several others were excellnt to say the least, and truly appreeiated. . Lulu MacGregor was an artist at the piano. Her playing was beautiful and her pianologues were catchy, and well worth the applanse given her. The Woman's club Will give another entertainment in this city next March when the Fine Arts company will appear here. The proceeds from these musicals go toward th buying of a piano for the club. Mrs. Anderson of Geneva Is here to meet with the hospital board. The Baughman five and ten cent store is prospering, as a new National Cash register was installed this morning. Mr. Silky who is attending the International Business collete at Fort Wayne, returned home this morning ] to epend the wWek-end. - ' | FOR HEAVY HAULIWG Lyman Sipes. Gilbert Stucky aid Vincent Nussbaum warn arrested and brought before Mayor < agtr during , tho past few days • » a cfcargS at heavy hauling. Sipes wa» flndd »2.0|. Stuckey, $24.90 and Nussbaum, $24.M David F. Lehman who was brought in on the same charge was released. , WHAT PLANS ARE (United Press Servlce)> Paris, Jan. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—'The conference «f antibolshevik lejde.g> called here today by Alexander Kerensky gained additional significance hourly as the suit of semiofficial advice regarding the scope of Russian military plans. According to dispatches to the French foreign office the political objective of the military preparations of the bolsheviki is a restoration of “Great Russia.” These reports were that the red offenses had been planned will not stop until all of Russia’s last territory are once more included in the French frontiers. Not ail of us can be heroes, but all of* us can be patriots. Payment of your Income tax helps to make you one.

MARKING TIME FOR FEW SATS , ♦ Members of General Assembly Discuss Two Big Questions Sure to Come BEFORE THAT BODY Coal Commission and Moving of Reformatory Are Being Much Talked of (United Press Service) Indianapolis. iffd.. Jan. 8 — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Apparently awaiting the views of Governor-elect McCray, members of the general assembly spending the‘week-end and adjournment in town mtkPked time today. Two questions however, furnished conversation. The first was whether to continue the special coal and food commission beyond legal expiration; and the second was whether to follow the recommendation i»f Governor Goodrich-which urged them to remove the state reformatory, from Jeffersonville to a more centrally-located place. '.ln connection with the coal question. Jesse Fischbach, chairman of. the commission, is expected to tell the legislature next week that the commission reduced the price of coal to such an extent that the people of Indiana saved more than a million dollars on their fuel bills during the winter. He is also expected to say that no investigation was made of food prices because no funds were made available for- this-work. The governor's recommendation for removal of the reformatory from Jeffersonville, however, Will be the cen ter'of a big fight as such proposals always-have been in pMt assemblies. Already' 'he people so Jeffersonville are on the job here trying to. prevent such action. HARDING MAKES TWO DECISIONS Harry M. Daugherty to he “Col. House” of the Coming Administration AND IN CABINET TOO George B. Christian of Marion, Ohio is Appointed Private Secretary (By Raymond Clapper, United Press staff correspondent) ' • Marion, Ohio, Jan. B.—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —Two final decisions have been made by President-Elect Harding, it was learned in authoritative quarters here today. 1— George B. Christian, Jr., Marion, will be secretary to the president. 2— Harry M. Daoighe.rty, Columbus, wfll be the “Colonel House” of the Harding administration. These are the only two certainties ® , • which stand out from the confusion which shrouds the cabinet situation today. Harding appears farther from a final decision on his cabinet now than at any time recently. His slate 1 was virtually settled two weeks ago in all Hut a few posts. But influences now beariig down on hi mwith Mieir , full strength, financial, economic, racial and geographical, have undone his selections a»d he now appears tjnesriai> as t» what to <h>Manry <. DttShaity h still expected to go Uto tie <«hi«»t opposition yWiieh is baiaft »w«if|>s'aed. , He is expected to become att<*»ay general if he letters the cabinet. is identified with a leading law firm in Columbus, although he has done little court work in recent years. CHICAGO MARKET CLtJSE (United Press Service) Jan. S—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wheat: Mar. $1.74; May $1.66%. Corn: May. 74%; July 75%. Oats: May, 48%; July 48. FORI) GAINS IN RECOUNT (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 8— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The recount of votes in the Ford- ' Newberry senatorial election in 398 of 2.200 precincts today gave Ford a net gain of 357 votes, the senate election coin- ■ inittee announced.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 8, 1921.

MOTOR DRIVEN ICE SAW USED TO HARV EST CROP.

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An invention that bids fair to simplify the cutting of ice this season is an ice saw driven by a gasoline motor. An automobile engine was used in the building of this model shown in the photo. The operator m •. y directs the course of the machine, the saw teeth themselves drawing t ahead at a speed sufficient to make, a clean cut through the ice. The. next cut to b« made by the saw is marked by the marker shown on the swivel arrangeme.nt in the foreground.

WILL PUT ON SALE Knights of Pythias Lodge Will Have Auction Sale Saturday, January 22 AT THE PYTHIAN HOME Colonel Reppert Will Give Hampshire Pig, and It Will be Given Away Member/ of the Knights of Pythias lodge have decided to put on an auction sale, with the members of Colonel Reppert’s auction school as the auctioneers, On Saturday afternoon, I January 22. Friday afternoon after the arrival here of Mr. Reppert. who had been out of the city a day or o the matter was pin up to him. and me with his hearty approval, and he agreed to donate to the l<»dg ■ a pure )>red. pedigreed.' Hampshire- pig> th< lodge to do with it as they pleased. I It is planned to give this away to some one attending the sale, .and the I public is a'sked to watch for furfhei (Continued .on page four) THE NEW OFFICERS —, Were-Installed by the Poca- 1 hontas Lodge at Meeting on Friday Evening MEETING IS CHANGED From Friday to Thursday Everting—Mrs. Agnes Linn is the New Pocahontas The new officers of the Pocahontiw : knlw were installed last evening by Mrs. Rosina Lord, installing officer. The elective offices will b« filled by the following: ® , Pocahontas-Agnes Liat Wononak -Blanche Knodle. P»wh*.tat-4. M. Breiner. i fropleteat Celia May*. teafttt <* •>»<■■«•»- naw be Whi , rißlii. • I (••per of Wimpi*t--l<>rif. , <u«tcian-®lrene Sfrele. 1 Trustee —Kanftfc Fristoe. i Appointive Officers. First Warrior —Hertha Buffenbarger ] Second warrjor—Rebecca Eady. ( Third -Warrier—Anna Mylott. 1 Fourth Warrior —Nora Railing. t First Scout—Grace Reynolds. ; Second Scout—Elizabeth Gregory. < • Guard of Teepe—Frances Smith. Guard of Forest —Maude Bennett. < First Runner —Clara Breiner. 1 Second Runner—Jennie Miller. 1 First Counselor —Reuben Lord. Second Counselor —Fred Blosser. 1 All of these officers, with the excep- ‘ tion of keeper of records and keeper ; 1 of wampum will serve for a term of | ‘ six months, and the two mentioned will hold over for the year. The meeting night of the lodge was also changed from Friday to Thursday night, each week.

HOUSE FS SOLD The two-story house located on th< ‘St. Mary's.church tot on Monroe str* ■' west of the Christian church ai d for nierly occupied by the Roberts Tamil' has been sold to John Chronister, sex 'ton of the Maplewood cemetery. Mr Chronister will move the house to on of his lots in the west part of the ' city. THE TAX ARE HELD GOOD i . Supreme Court of Indiana Holds That Tax Board Has Final Jurisdiction OVER BONI) ISSUES i In Case Appealed From St. Joseph County — Lower Court Decision Reversed . Indianapolis, Jan. B—(SpecialB—(Special fo' Daily Democrat)— Reversing a. decision in the St., Joseph's county superior court the -supreme court of Indiana today upheld -the constitutionality of that section of the, tax law vesting in the state tax board final jurisdiction over bond issues.- It also held constitutional the Johnson “home rule” amendment which restores this power to county councils. The amendment became effect iw Jan. 1, repealing the first main section. * * At the same time the court upheld a decisiqn of the St. Joseph’s court which decided the county unit road law was constitutional. The case was that of Leo Van Hes. a tai payer against the board of commissioners of St. Joseph county to enjoin the commissioners from is suifg and selling bond* to improve six and one-httff miles of highway u»der the county unit law at a "cost of $210,000 and from levying and colhkftillt tees to pay tbs Honda and iateiyest. VanHes' guit ••’ flled t» fore’'the special session of the legislature which adopted the “home rule” amendment. rtij The ruling was considered especially significant in view of Governor Goodrich’s recommendation that the legislature give the tax board appelate jurisdiction tjver bond issues on a contemplated similar stand by Gov-ernor-elect McCray. Van Hes contended that too board of commissioners intended to issue the bonds without approval of the tax board. He also contended the county unit law was unconstitutional because it carried faulty and incomplete title and because it gave the commissioners both judicial and administrative powers. +♦+*+ + + + + + * THE WEATHER FORECAST + Fair and colder Sunday.

TICKETS SELL RAPIQLY Tickets are selling, rapidly for the , charity card party given under tin auspices ot the Della •'Wieta Tan sorority next Wednesday evening at the * f, K. of C. hull. Five hundred and ilium will bo played. Tickets are selling for twenty-five cents, ami miiy be secured from any member of tlfe sor ority,, and for tho conveniente of the public Miss Mayme Hurting will have them on sale at the cashier’s ffesk at the "Eats" restaurant. A good tim< is assured. MR, FIIIIER HOME Trip Around the World is Completed by an Adams County Young Man LEFT HERE IN 1919 Ltft With Capital of Twenty Cents and Brought It Back With Him Ralph Fuller, well known Pteaiant Mills young man. son of Mr. and Mrs'. A. M. Fuller, arrived here Fri day morning from a trip which took him complete! ■ aro tad . the wot Id. •The peculiar part of it is the fact, that. Mr. Fuller, who is a graduate of tho Decatur high school, made the trip entirely alone, and without any capital, leaving with the small sum cf twenty cents, and bringing the same twenty cents back with him. Os course he- came back with a little more, but the trip was made with the idea of making his expenses. • . He left sere September 21. 1919, following his discharge from the United States navy, and later the marines. where ho had enlisted for service in the late war. He left San Francisco, and worked his way the entire distance as quartermaster on tho steamship Calera. The first stop was at Honolulu, and from that point Mr. Fuller visit-ed the following points, and made inland trips from ea<h city; Yokohama and Koba. Japan;. Darien, Shanghai and Hong Kong, China: Manila, Philippine Islands; Singapore, Straight. Settlement; Calcutta^'lndia; (jolumbo, Ceylon; Bombay, India; Port Said, Egypt Alexandria, Egypt; Smyrnei Turkey; Bizerta. Africa; Marseilles, France; Barcelona. Spain; through the English < hi to Bolougne, France, and from there back to the'good old U. S. A., a.distance of 34,000 miles by ship. Counting the inland trips, over railways. interurbans and street- cars h’e traveled a distance of more than • twice around the world, and ttee cost from the city -of New York to any one paying their way would have exceeded SB,OOO, . ■ • Mr. Fuller made. a specialty of three things ' While . on the trip—making a complete diary, takinfc kodak pictures, and traveling inland from - seaboard cities as much as Ms finances would permit, and ho has a wonderful story to tel],. Ho will probably furnish the readers of tljis paper With a putt of his experiences iti the course of a few weeks. ' He will remain here for the next ■Several months, not .having definitely made up his.mtnd at this time just whore lie will locaa' and whaf business ho will pursue. His experiences gained in this trip will be of inertimabfr' value in future years. « ♦ TODAY IN CONGRESS 4-1 <)OeeSQB' l i l 9®‘)<)9O3o FiSam» commlttl n» f « h « i*as OS etserArfb y tariff ti 11. ,j } luterstatff coSißieroe committee r->- ■ Aline, hearings on Clayton act vi-so. Joint senate nffd hott-ie commit)* on IWeific naval leases meets to reach decision. House. Continues consideration of postofilco appropriation bill. Ways and means committee continue tariff hearing representatives of the V- - drug interests Appropriation sub-committees consider th® navy, agricultural and deficiency bills. t Rivers and harbors committee considers inifibr rivers and harbor bills. Agricultural committee hears Benjamin C. Marsh of the fanners’ national council on the proposal to prevent speculation on grain futures. Indian affair committee to consider miscellaneous legislation.

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A. J. SMITH IS MADE CHAIRMAN e ® ® ii , Board of Hospital Trustees Organised and Elected Officers This Morning TERMS AR?] DECIDED Mrs. Anderson Secretary—i Intend to Build This Year —To Visit Hospitals • V bus I’m ■ proposition was never ■ taken- hold of with more i;eal interest, nor was there more’enthusiasm displayed by a-board of trustees or directors in a project under way, than that shown this morning at the fitst meeting of the board of trustees of the 4datna county hospital. The tnmtees, ) a. j. Smith, of Dotatur Ed M Borne,* Frank- Heiman, . Washington townahlp and Mrg. Clara Anderson, Geneva. together With Atty. H. B. I lei* ley, met this morning at about ninethirty o’clock at the Smith & Bell ofin the Bro in building- and proceeded to organize and elect the required officers. 1 ; A. .1. Smith was unanimously chosen ’ chairman of the.board, Mrz. t iara B. Anderson. M*eretary and Ed. ,\l. Ray, f vice chairman. The hbard then pi<>ceeded to draw lota for their reepective terms, it being the law that one term ball expire each year. A. J. Smith drew the one, year term, Ed. B M. Ray, for two years, Mrs. Clflra B. tndereon for thre< years'and Frank Heiman for four years. •• • Everyone ot the trustees entered , upon his official duties with an ear--3 nest desire to do what was right and to accomplish those thlnfei'that - benefit to th< comity, the peo-. j pie and the hospital. For several hours preUminary plans i were discussed and excellent sy i tions offered by the members. One t , f the'plans offered was that before j the exact spot for the hospital in tli«> i 1 old county fair grounds be selected -I that a landscape artist be employed ; to assist in selecting the best site. Anotht r was that the members should ■ visit a number of the hospitals in that ■ part of the' state, a fetV in Ohio and I get the best ideas possible about the build-h - l ii hos pitals. .. •it w.. rotid that .the members <tf ■ the board, sometime during the week 1 of January 17th make a trip to a ■ number of cities, including Van Wert Ohio: Huntington. Wabash, Bluffton and i’orfiand. Indian::, for 'ho purpose of visiting the hospitals there. It was also voted that the regular jneetings of the board "be held on the last Saturd&ys oi the mofith at the Smithy Bell office in't’his city, this office to tie used uujtil a’pluce was definitely selected • It is the intention of the trustees to tftiild the hospital this year and plans will be made accordingly. The bends, $100,600. must first he sold and other details disposed id' before tho contract can be awarded. As yet the trustees have not engaged an architect. it being some time before such s,-i vices are required. The trustees ask< d that County Attorney Henry B. Heller meet with them ;,t i very moetiii: . nd Mr. Heller vohintei tod to do ?.o. With stu b :f irupnhlc. board of iru ■ I? .. :,' the amount of it’t rest (licv do in th- buihfin . of th hospital. I Adai»s county is assured of getting liter monoxs Worth and one of the I best count' i " >1 n e■* i lite ami Util < xpegded. gINN IM PLOT (Unit- A Wres» Sh-rvlce) LdUdoa Jan. 8.- (Special to Daily ' Democrat) Evidence that the Sinn Fein plotted with Germany during the war was given out by the govprnmeiit today in a fifty-nine page whits book containing 100 documents. Tlte evidence indicated the Sinn Fein plotted with the enemy fqr the landing of all ammunitions In Ireland to be used in a rebellion there. The book contains many passages sent by Count Von Bernsdorff then German :i> Ici sudor to the United States These ’ show the wide ramifications of tho plot. BANDITS MAKE BIG HAUL Chicago, Jan. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Auto bandits today held up and robbed Jacob Klein's jewelry store of $20,000 in cash and jewelry. Klein and three employees including a girl clerk were bound and placed in a rear room while the bandits rifled the show cases and safe.