Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 75.

METHODISTS ASK RETURN Os Pastor and District Superintendent in Resolutions Adopted Monday IN CLOSING” MEETING Os Conference Year—H. B. Keller Succeeds John Niblick as Secretary The fourth quarterly meeting ot the Methodist church was held Monday evening at the church and was presided over by the'district superintendent. W. W. Martin. Matters pertaining to the church are found to be In the best of condition, and the congregation is anxious for the return of the pastor and officers who have made the record for the church, and kept it in its excellent condition. At the meeting of the official board last evening, John NiblickT who has served continuously as secretary of the board since 1881, asked to be relieved. after forty years’ service, and the request-was granted. Henry B. Hel'er was elected to the place held by Mr. Niblick. The following resolution was adopted, expressing the appreciation of the services of the district superintendent. W. W. Martin: “Be it resolved by the Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Decatur Pastoral Charge of the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana Con ference, that we desire in this manner to express our sincere appreeia tion for the most excellent and efficient service rendered to our church by Rev. W. W. Martin, as district superintendent, during the past years; each department In each charge in the district has felt the in spiring, noble influence of Dr. Martin; through his careful guidance our church, as well as each of the other charges in the district has shown such remarkable advancement and uplifting that body, the Fort Wayne district stands in the front rank among all Methodism; “Be it further resolved that this quarterly conference adopt these resolutions as the representative opinion of all the members of the charge, and that Dr. Martin may know that he has their prayer for God's richest blessings upon him and the members of his family, and that it is the desire of the entire charge that his labors may be continued among us; “Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Annaul Conference, and that the same be tendered to the Bishop and his Cabinet as a request that the Rev. W. W. Martin be returned to the Fort Wayne district as district superintendent. ■*- “Read and unanimously adopted at the fourth quarterly conference at Decatur, Indiana, this 28th day of March, 1921.”

The board also adopted the following resolution, asking the district superintendent to use his influence in securing the return of Rev. and Mrs. Tinkham to the Decatur church: March 28th, 1921. To W. W. Martin, District Superintendent and Members of the Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Decatur, Indiana. In recognition of the fact that nur church is now in the best possible condition from the standpoint of membership, harmony among its members and energetic, enthusiastic work in all its departments as well as in its financial condition, we regard it as due our pastor. Rev. Clias. Tinkham to express our appreciation of his splendid efforts to bring about such a condition. Our ihembership has reached its highest point, our Sabbath school has surpassed all former records, our Epworth Leagues are In fine working condition and all the other societies of the church are at the high tide of efficiency and Christian fellowship. Also we feel that his good wife. Mrs. Tinkham should share in this testimony of appreciation for her sympathetic and intelligent co-opera-lion with and support of her husband at Decatur. Therefore, be it resolved by the Fourth Quarterly Conference in regu lar session assembled that the district Superintendent W. W. Martin he requested to ask the annual conference at Elwood, Indiana, to return Rev. Tinkham to Decatur for another year. JL

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CLOSED FOR INVOICE i • O. L. Vance has been appointed by Judge Moran as appraiser for the Teeple, Hrandyberry & Peterson partnership and tiio Arm has selected Hugh I). Hite. They begun their i work this afternoon and It Is expectled the store can he reopened by I Thursday or Friday, Definite announcement will be made tomorrow. SCHEME WORKED - Decatur Business Men Easy Victims to Clever Idea in Securing Goods GROCER. MEAT MAN And Baker Furnish Supplies for Dinner to a Stranger and Bis Family Three Decatur business men are smiling to themselves and now and then confiding to a friend of a clever scheme pulled on them a week or two ago by a stranger who happened into their places of business and got away witii a bundle of goods. Neither of the men knew for several days that any one else had been a victim, and now that they know other “Suckers” live, they consider it a good joke. Whether the same man visited all three business houses is not known. The scheme worked like this. Tile man would go into a store ami order a list of goods, and then after most of it was wrapped up and laid on the I counter in front of him, he would stop and study, remarking that lie would have to go to the machine and ask lib j wife what other articles she had told him to get, At the butcher shop however, the meat man caught up with him in getting the articles ready for him and he ordered two pounds of lard, saying lie would carry the ar tides to the machine, while he wrapped up the lard. He carried them out all right, hut never came back. At the bakery several articles were wrapped up, and there was one on his list he could not remember, and he carried what he coflid and said ho would be back in a minute, and get the remainder. He did not come back. At the grocery, the same stunt was pulled, but on the way out he met a man who knew him. After he failed | to come in, the grocer asked the gen-1 tleman who greeted him who lie ha-1 met at the door, and later a clerk saw the stranger in an up-town business place, and under threat of arrest he came across with the cash to pay for the goods lie had secured at the grocery, It is said the clerk who waited on him at the butcher shop would not know the man if he saw’ him again, but the baker and the grocer would be positive in identification. It was a clever stunt, and on one which any business man would have fallen for, as men folks often go to the auto or buggy at. tile rurli to ask the good wife what else she had requested him to get.

GETS INCREASED RATES Dlulfton. March 29—The Mt. Zion Telephone company was granted an increase in rates by the public service commission following the hearing of the petition in the little court room here last week. The rates authorized by the company, to take effect Apri 1 are as follows: Single business lines. $1.75 net, per month; single residence lines, $1.50 net; party line, rural. $1.50 net. These rales apply to Mt. Zion. Petroleum, Keystone and Roll. The company shall pay to each subscriber owning his own instrument a rental of 25 cents per month. The increased rates arc to bring into the company additional revenue of SI,OBO per annum. A value of $9,500 was placed on the pfoperty and the audit of the company's books showed receipts in 1920 of $5,490.24 and disbursements of $4,594.51 leaving a net receipt of $1,095.40. The company was ordered to set aside annually, 5 per cent of the value of depreciable property, for depreciation. MRS. PULLMAN DEAD Chicago, March 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The body of Mrs. George N. Pullman, one of the wealthiest women in the world, is to be brought back here for burial. Mrs. Pullman died yesterday in Pasadena, Calif. The dowager of Chicago society was 82 years of age. She was the widow of the founder of the Pullman Car Co., and the mother-in-law of Frand O. Lowden, former governor of Illinois and late presidential aspirant.

TEN ARE DEAD IN EXPLOSION “Bloody Nineteenth” Ward I of Chicago is Rocked by Bomb Attack Today BLOCK IS WRECKED Hospitals Received Many Wounded — Information and Facts Slow to Come (ITnited Press Servieo) Chicago, March 29. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ton were torn to death and fifty injured touay when an explosion rocked “Little Italy” in the heart of Chicago’s tenement district. Investigation leads authorities to believe the blast started in the paper warehouse of Joseph Weil & Co. Damage will run close to a million ihillars. police estimated. This included the loss of several building** and homes in the vicinity that was splintered. One hundred families were made homeless. Harry Weil, son of the owner of the paper hoftse, and N. Schaffer, part owner of the Finger-Sohaffer company near the scepe were taken to police headquarters for questioning. The cause of the blast is undetermined, hut the three theories advanced are labor, feud, political sued or leaky gas mains. Only a few of the mangled bodies pulled from the ruins have been identified. Chicago, March 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Several were reported killed today in a bomb explosion in the “bloody nineteenth" ward on the west side here today. All ambulances and police reserves were rushed to the scene. The "bloody nineteenth” ward has been the scene of many battles lately between opposing political factions. Several persons were injured recently when a hall was bombed in which a political candidate for city council was making a speech. Ten were killed in the explosion, (Continued on page two)

BILLION A YEAR Is What Jettlauck Claims Inefficient Management Costs the Railroads OF THIS COUNTRY Will Answer Atterbury’s Claims and Appears for Railway Employes (United Press Service) f Chicago, March 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Inefficient management is costing the railroads of the nation a billion dollars a year, W. Jettlauck, consculting labor econo mist, told the United States Railroad Labor Hoard today. Lauck appeared for rail employes to show why national shop agreements, between employers and cm ployes should not lie abrogated as ask ed by rail executives. Lauck said the rail tangle was due to “the inadequacies of management and not national agreements.” “If railroad management was characterized by reasonable efficiency and had available for its use a proper amount of credit or capital, labor costs would have shown a radical decline under national agreements,” said Lauck. He oharged that the carriers’ arguments to have national agreements abrogated are to prevent the establishment. of human standards in industry. shall demonstrate that the railroads are now consciously and deliberately taking advantage of a temporary industrial depression to destroy human, standards which are sanctioned by the thought and practice of the leading industrial nations of the world,” Lauck stated. Attacking the claim of W. terbury, vice-president of the Pennsylvania lines, that national agreements produce inefficiency and waste Lauck declared: “We will soon submit evidence to show conclusively that the output of employes, or their productive efficiency, has greatly increased as compared with the pre-war period and that a :..u h creator volume of traffic has been handled by fewer employes working a fewer number of hours.”

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening,March 29, 1921.

♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana-Fair tonight an,l Wednesday warmer. Lower Michigan — I’art cloudy to- | night and Wednesday probably rain or snow in tbo extreme north portion, warmer. Upper Michigan —Cloudy with prob ably snow tonight and Wednesday, warmer tonight and in east portion Wednesday. TO INVESTIGATE Newton County Grand Jury Starts Probe on the Gruesome “Death Find” RUMORS ARE HEARD Os Confession and Threats of Uprising of the , Negro Population (United Press Service) Covington, Ga., March 29. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Preparation for starting an immediatje investigation were being made by the Newton County grand jury of an alleged plot to arraign negroes against white residents as a climax to the unearthing of a “death find" on the John S. Williams plantation here. Decision to present the matter to the grand jury followed receipt of a threatening note by the people warning them tq beware of a negro uprising. officials stated. Persistent reports in circulation here tell of an alleged confession said to have been made by a white man revealing a plot through which public opinion would be turned against the negroes in an effort to aid the cause of Williams who is. expected to be placed on trial itere for the alleged murder of negro farm hands on his plantation. While no official announcement lias been made of the confession, it was said the negroes would attempt to wipe out several sections of the county. The situation both in Jasper in ! Newton counties was quiet today notwithstanding continued circulation ot inflammatory rumors. FROST DID SLIGHT DAMAGE (United Press Service) Wabash, Ind.. March 29. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Damage to fruit in Wabash county from freezing temperature last night was slight, according to a statement by County Agent H. L. Royce today. Advanced fruit buds on cherry and peacli trees were damaged in some instances, but as a whole the crop was not affected. The Wabash river which yesterday overflowed its bank, damaging crops and killing some live stock in the lowlands was slowly receding today. The river lacked one foot of reaching the high mark of 1920. GAVE RECEPTION

Methodists at Pleasant Mills Held Delightful Session for the Members AT THE STULTS HALL Refreshments Furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Steele—A Good Time Enjoyed Rev. Maupin of the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills conducted a wonderful revival during the month of February and'as a result a large number of new members have been added to the church. A reception for these members’ was given on the evening of the 23rd of this month at the Stubs hall at Pleasant Mills and the occasion was a very happy one. A vote of thanks was given to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Steele for the refreshments which were delicious and nicely served. The members present were Messrs, and MeSdames W. E. Steele, Jesse Case and daughter, William Evans, C. O. Davis, George Foor, Glen McWilliams and son, Grant. Syphers, Clay Green and son, Dick Ritter, Brice McMillen and children, Charles Schenck, J. D. Winans, William Martin, O. J. Suman, Pierce Hilyard, Asa McMillen, M. O. Aspy, Samuel Durbin, George Mathewson and children. Frank Stjjele, Wilson Guilick, Misses Manice Smith, Dolly Green, Mrs. D. B. Roop, Mrs. Victoria Beam, Mrs. John Clack, Mrs. IJessle Suman and children, Mrs. Esther Riley, Mrs. A. M. Mauller and Messrs. Amos Smith, E. H. McClymonds, Andrew Miller and Rev. Maupin.

JOHN BURROUGHS DIED ON TRAIN World Famous Naturalist Expires While Enroute Home From West EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS Body is Being Taken to Poughkeepsie Where He Lived for Many Years I ullnl |'rt*NM Ser\lee. New York, March 29 (Special to Daily Democrat) John Burroughs, famous naturalists, died at 2 a. m. today on a train on which lie was enroute from California to his home at West Park, N. Y., according to a tele gram received by Dr. Walter Gray Crump here. , The telegram was sent from Buffalo, N. Y.. by l)r. Clara Uarrus, tlie naturalist’s secretary and indicated Burroughs death occurred shortly lie fore the train reached that city. Dr. Crump said the body would lie brought on to Poughkeepsie immediately. Burroughs home, where he lived for years, is on the opposite side of the Hudson a short distance from Poughkeepsie. Friends and relatives will meet the body at Poughkeepsie. Dr. Crumps information was that Burroughs who spent the winter in Pasadena. Calif., became ill after his train left Chicago on tlv* eastward journey. A telegram was sent to Dr. Crump by Dr. Barrus requesting him to meet Burroughs at Poughkeepsie When Dr. Crump was making preparations to start for Poughkeepsie, the second message arrived, advising him that the naturalist was dead. Burroughs had planned to celebrate liis 84th birthday with Henry Ford, H. S. Firestone and Thomas A Edison, April 2 and was returning from the coast with this idea in mind. Burroughs death removes from American life its best beloved naturalist and one of its most prominent essayists and critics. It was the unconventional in writing and in nature that appealed to him. Burroughs was a close friend of (Continued on page two)

YOUR TAXES DOE And Unless First Installment is Paid by May 2nd, Penalty Must he Added CAN SAVE TROUBLE For Yourself and Officials by Making Inquiries as Soon as Possible With but little more than a month in which to pay the spring installment of taxes, Hugh 1). Hite, county treasurer, calls attention to the fact that unless the payments are met, the delingquenl penalty must be attached. Under the law the treasurer is required to add ten per cent, if tax's are not settled on or before the first Monday in May. The second installment falls due oil tlie first Monday in November. The last days before installments are due are usually very busy ones in tlie treasurer's office and the treasmor advises that property owners look after the spring payment at once. Many property owners write to the, treasurer for statements as to the amounts due and it is urged that inquiries be filed without delay. Property owned on March 1, 1920, is what is listed for taxes this year, wlien an inquiry is made of the treasurer as to the amount due tlip property owner is asked to give the exact location of the property and the name in which it is listed for taxation. The name of the city or towmship in which the property is located should also he given so that mistakes can be avoided. If a property owner has sold property since March 1. 1920, on which he does not wish to pay the tax or has purchased property since that, date on which he. pays the taxes, full explanation should he made in the first letter asking for statements. A great deal of needless worry and trouble can be avoidsd by following the simple requirements of the treasurer’s office, it is stated. It is importaut that inquiries be made soon for later it may be impossible for the treasurer and his force of clerks to accomodate property owners who call in person at his office and also answer all the correspondence.

HEALTH MEETING CALLED Dr, J. ('. Grandstaff lias called a meeting of all physicians uml health j officials for Friday evening of this week at eight o’clock at tlie city hall,to discuss tin, smallpox situation. The cases though mild, are spreading, it is said, and decisive action may lie necessary lo avoid a real epidemic, and the quarantine of tin- city and county. The meeting is important. BUY THE CRYSTAL , - Messrs. Spray and McCormick Also Close Deal With M. E. Hanley for TRANSFER OF MOVIE Hanley Buys Grand Opera House at Blullton and Will Rebuild Theater Charles Spray and Louis McCormick. who yesterday took charge of the Mecca theater, closed a second deal during the afternoon whereby they get possession of the Crystal moving picture house, Mr. M. E. Hanley, who has owned the place the past few months selling them. The deal had been on several days. Messrs. Spray and McCorltiick will conduct the two theaters in an up-tp-date manner, showing at all times tha very lest pictures obtainable, and keeping the houses up to the high standard in which movie houses should be kept. They come to this city from Bluffton, where they had operated the Grand theater, and which lease they disposed of some time ago. Previous- to that they had operated picture shows at Frankfort and other cities. Mr. Hanley has also closed a deal whereby he becomes the owner of the Grant theater building at Bluffton, and he expects to spend SIO,OOO in remodeling, repainting and redecorating, and will make it a theater that would he a credit to any city in the state. At present it is leased to another party, and Mr. Hanley cannot get posession of the show house for his own use. Previous to purchasing the Crystal from Frank White last fall. Mr. Hanley had been the owner of theaters at Marietta, Gallon, Shelby and Bucyrus, Ohio, owning the latter three theaters at the same time. Ha was also at Tiffin two years, Canton four years, and for seven years before coming to Decatur had successfully operated the show at Kent, Ohio. He is an old show man, knows the game, and soon sees the desires of the city in the theatrical line, and it is with a feeling of regret to the business men and citizens here that lie disposes of his property. He will not move from Decatur for the present. He likes the people here, and says he never met a more friendly bunch of people anywhere, and predicts great things for Decatur in the future. Messrs. Spray and McCormick are fine young men. and will soon lie permanently located here. They will endeavor to give this city the very best in the show line, and the new arrangement whereby botli shows are controlled by Hie same management, will work to the best interests of both public' and operator. HAD ARM BROKEN Frederick Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Schafer, while playing at the gym Monday evening, slipped and fell when he attempted to jump a hurdle. ' In the fall both bones of the forearm were broken, and also the lower third. The injury is quite painful, and Frederick will he detained from play the next several weeks.

FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE BY MR. NIBLICK Last evening at the last quarterly conference for this conference year, that was held at the Methodist church, a very touching incident occurred. V’hen the time came in the conference to nominate a recording steward for the coming year, Mr. John Niblick arose and nominated Mr. Henry B. Heller for the position. This brought out the fact that Mr. Niblick was just closing his fortieth year in that office in the church. In the spring proceeding the dedication of the church, on July 4th. 1881, he was elected to that position. At that time and lor years after he did the work that is now cared for by three officials and in many places requires the attention of five officials, but on account of the loyal work of those in the positions in the church in Decatur is cared for by three. In ail of these years Mr. Niblick has been most painstaking and efficient in every cal! of the • church upon his time and attention. By a unanimous standing vote the conference gave Mr Niblick a token of appreciation of his work for the church and his faithfulness to it. The Methodist church holds Mr. Niblick very high in its esteem for his labor for it and in the way that the church’s every interest is upon his heart.

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TYNDALL HOME SOLD TO CHURCH Beautiful Residence and Lot is Purchased by the St. Mary’s Church 'ACQUIRING PROPERTY For Building of the New School House and Church —Deal Closed Today A real estate deni was closed today whereby one of the city's most beautiful homes and residence sites passed into the possession of the trustees of the St. Mary's Catholic church, the John W. Tyndall home on West Monroe street being sold to them as one (if the sites for the building of the new Catholic church and school. Tlte home which was lately remodeled by the Tyndalls is one of the most modern and beautifully decoratled and finished residences in the city. The lot on which it sets is in the heart jof one of the best residence districts in the city. It has a frontage |on Monroe street of 6(1 feet and is 132 feet in length, running back to j the alley that separates the church and school properties on Madison street from those on Monroe street. With the acquiring of this property | the St. Mary’s church congregation lias a total frontage on West Monroe street of two lots each tit! feet wide and 132 feet in length, with a twelve foot alley running between them. They also own a frontage of fit! feet on Fourth street which forms an ‘L’ with the Monroe street properties. In other words the congregation owns all that ground from the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets to tho property line alongside of the E, X. Ehinger home at the comer of Fifth and Monroe streets, except for that plat of ground at the corner of Fourth land Monroe streets where the Chris- | tian church stands. The congregation also owns the | buildings and ground from Fourth to Fifth streets on Madison street. At present no statement was given out by the trustees or the committee composed of Charles Niblick, John \C. Moran and Joe Heiman %ho closed the deal with Mr. Tyndall, as to what would he done with the newly acquired property. It is an assured fact however that the beautiful home will not be wrecked, it being mentioned that probably after the build ing of the new school and church it would be moved back and he used as a Sister’s home or faculty house. The congregation is now raising money to build a new church and school house and the establishing of an accredited high school but it is not thought that any steps towards the building of them will be started this year. Several hundred thousand dollars will be expended by the congregation in the building of the church and school. REPUBLICANS MET A number of republicans met at tho office of Smith Ai- Bell last evening and framed a ticket which, it is understood, will be filed during the week. The matter is said lo lie in charge of a committee to attend to the filing of the declarations, The ticket as given out by several present is as follows: For mayor, Charles IH. Colter; councilman first ward, C. E. Bell: second ward, J. L. Kocher; third ward, H. F. Callow ; at large, H. R Moltz and \Y. A. Klepper; clerk, Mrs. Wid Dorwin; treasurer, Mrs. Frank Downs. No new eandiadtes had filed on either ticket with the city clerk up to 2:30 this afternoon.