Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1921 — Page 1

DECA. TUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XIX. Number 90.

I SCHOOL LAWS I OF THE STATE M • - I Affected in Forty-three | Measures Enacted by the | Recent Legislature I THE SEVEN-CENT LEVY I Most Important—Southern | Counties of State Are Especially Benefitted ■ (By Charles Kettleborough, director I <if th Legislative Reference Bureau) I Indianapolis’, April 15, —The General I Assembly of 1921, which adjourned on | March 7. enacted 43 measures which I directly affect the maintenance, conI trol and operation of the public I schools and higher institutions of I learning of this state. As ths total I number of bills and resolutions passed I aggregate only 299, it is obvious that I the schools of the state received gen- | erous and well-merited attention. HowI ever, with some two or three rather I inconspicuous exceptions, no new edI ucational policies were incorporated I into law. although there were several i notable examples of the extension and I amplification of policies which have f obtained in the school system of the state for a number of years. The laws enacted embrace a variety of subjects and will materially affect the administration of the school system of the state. Among the school measures, the following may be enumerated as of greatest and most widespread consequence to the people of the state: Prescribing the qualifications and fixing the salaries of county superintendents; providing a more practicable method for the sale and supply of school text-books; establishing a new basis for the calculation of the percapita cost involved hi the transfer of school children, requiring teachers’ contracts to be in writing, stipulating the terms of such contracts and penalizing teachers who reI stgn without adequate notice; amplifying and extending the vocational system of the state and providing for the vocational rehabilitation of persons who have been injured in industry; strengthening the compulsory school attendance law and providing a better itegrated organization of school attendance officers; providing for the sale and purchase of school property; establishing a better and more adequate system for inspection of high schools; fixing a state levy for the support of the common schools; facilitating the consolidation of schools; providing for the transportation of high school pupils; re-establishing the state teachers' pension on a sound acturaial basis; and providing more adequate support for the higher institutions of learning. Undoubtedly the most important school law enacted is the measure which fixed the state common school tax levy 7 cents and provides that 70 per cent, of the revenue accruing by virtue of the levy shall be apportioned among the several counties of the state in proportion to the number of school children enumerated therein. and that the remaining 30 per cent, shall be used as a relief fund to afford direct state aid to those school corporations whose taxable valuation is inadequate to raise the necessary school funds. The enactment of this law will ultimately enable the southern counties to develop greatly improved school facilities. For the purpose of affording more immediate assistance to needy school corporations, a seend law was passed which will enable the state su perintendent of public instruction to add $200,000 to the state efficiency fund in June, 1921, and an additional $200,000 in January 1922. The compulsory school attendance laws were entirely re-enacted with the addition thereto of several changes and modifications. DANCE APRIL 21 The_Delta Theta Tau dance next week will be one of the society events of the year. The profits derived from the dance will go to the charity fund of the sorority. Good music, and some surprises will feature the program. Be there. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ the weather forecast 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< Indiana—Showers tonight and Sat urday; cooler Saturday, much coolei Saturday night. Lower Michigan—- Rain in south anc rain or snow in north portion tonight and Saturday, colder in southeast portion tonight.

announcement received —- Tlie Schafer Hardware company re- ■ | IvcJ tli" foilowing announcement to B 'lay from the International Harvester company:) “.n view of the reduction in steel prices made public April 13th C tit ■ international Harvester company announced today a straight 10 per cent, reduction on its products in which steel is the |1 incipai raw material f need. This reduction appli s chiefly to the harvesting machine lines cover I, Ing grain and rice binders, shot kefs reapers and push machines, mowers, | hay rakes, side delivery rakes, tedders, combination side rakes and tedriders, corn binders and pickers, huskj ers and silo tillers." I; YOUR EXHIBITS f For Northern Indiana Fair i Will Help to Make it the 1 Best in America t GET THEM READY NOW Call at Association Office, i Talk it Over W ith Offii cials —Counting on You i ' To she People of Adams and Adjoin ing counties: Do you want the Northern Indiana Fair, August 2, '3, 4 and sth, 1921. to be a decided success as it was last year? Do you want to favorably advertise this county her people, and her products? If so, prepare now to j exhibit something at this great show. Remember that you exhibit small as it may seem to you will be of as great or greater interest to the visitors and your neighbors as their exhibit is to you. To make the fair a success we must have your co-oper-ation. If you have anythnig to sell, there is no better way to advertise it than to place a sample of it before the thousands of people that will attend the fair. We are doing everything in our power to make it the greatest county fair in America, we have added large sums of money to all the prizes, the race program is one of the best ever given at a county fair, was appreciated by so many last year will be enlarged, more speakers and more demonstrations added. The same clean moral way in which the 1 fair was conducted last year that meet with your approval, is the standard that set for this years fair. We want and must have your help and are depending on you to exhibit something; more than that wo want your advice suggestions also your criticisms. Come to the office, talk it over with u.~, call us up. or I drop us a line, remember above all j things it is your fair and will be just what you make it. We are counting on you, do not disappoint us. NORTHERN INDIANA FAIR. TRAP SPRUNG AT 9:07 A. M. United Preu* Service. Carmi, 111., April 15.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—While hundreds oi > curiosity seekers gazed through knot- ■ holes in the stockade to get a view of . the first scene of its kind. Frank i Lowhone, murdered of a Carlin work . man. has hanged here today.’ I The trap was sprung at 9:07 a. m. i i Lowhone’s body hung from the gal.lows more than thirty minutes before j physicians would permit it to be taken •; down. Mt. and Mrs. Eugene Lindsey of . Hartford township were guests today i of Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Conner of ■ Oak street. 444444+444444444 ,|4. TOO MANY WANTED IT I 4 4 Chicago, April 15— (Special to 4 ■, + Daily Democrat)-One hundred 4 3 4 persons were sorely disappoint- 4 ,4 ed here today—they were refits- 4 * ed their request to “catch" the 4 4 scarlet fever. 4 The John McCormick Institute 4 4 called for 12 volunteers who * 4 were willing to be inoculated 4 4 with scarlet fever germs for ex- 4 4 perimental purposes to isolate 4 n 4" the germ. •' 4 The quota is filled now and 4 4 experiments have started, ac- 4 ’’ 4 cording to Dr. George F. Dick. 4 4 Seventy dollars will be given 4 14 each person inoculated if he 4 * 4 fails to get the disease. One 4 J 4 thousand dollars is the reward 4 4 for getting scarlet fever. t . ! 4 The volunteers will receive 4 !i- 4 free hospital treatment but his 4 4- estate must sign away any claim 4 <1 4 for damages in case death re- 4 '*■ a, suits Jt 4444444444444444

WILL FIGHT IT TO A FINISH 1 I Congressman Hill of Baltimore Introducer Bili to , Repeal Volstead Law THE FIGHT STARTS 1 Does Not Fnvor Open Saloon But Wants Light Wines and Beer Cy Clarence DuDocc. United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, D. April 15.— (Special to Daily Democrat!. The battle i j to bring back beer and light winos i j will be fought to a finish in this con-, gress. It was declared by both wets i land drys today. The fight will come 1 to a head in the house as noon as the I tariff and taxation program can ba I cleared aside. Preliminary preparations for then clash were commenced today by the drys, whose ranks were bombsheled by a new member from Maryland, I representative John Philip Hill, of Baltimore who unexpectedly tossed in 1 a bill to repeal the Volstead act. Representative Volstead accepted Hill’s challenge. He Is chairman of the judiciary committee that will report on the repeal bill. He made it j clear that while hearings will be full and fair every effort will be made by him to throttle the "booze bill.” Incidentally the new congressman may ruin his own business if he suc- ; ceeds in legalizing beer and light 1 wines. He owns a drinking water , | company in Baltimore. Hill is a fighting world war veteran who won the Croix de Guerre at Verdun and went through the Meuse-Ar- ' gonne offensive with distinction. He j began as a private in the Massa-1 ; ehusetts milita some years before the war and came out of the European conflict a Colonel in the Twentyninth division. He is the author of several standard books on government and has been speeual lecturer on gov- ■ eminent at John Hopkins university , and assistant at Government at Harvi ard university. He has practiced law I at Boston amt Baltimore and was the I Republican nbminee for mayor of Baltimore in 1915. “I want to repeal the Volstead law principally because it is an utterly un-American principle of government,” he said. ■ A VACATION TRIP -- To be Provided Boy Scouts by Mr. Reppert, Mr. Sellemeyer and Rotarians WILL HOLD BIG SALE — In Near Future and Funds Thus Raised Will Send Them to Rome City The Boy Scouts of Decatur are ■ sure going to have a vacation this : year. Plans were started several days ago by Colonel Fred Reppert and J. O. Selemeyer to create a fund that • would provide the Decatu/ young- ■ “ sters a real vacation, and at last 1 night’s meeting of the Rotary club. the boys’ committee took action pro-: mising the backing of the Rotarians 1 f in providing away to furnish the nec-1 ■ fessary funds for the trip of the lads j I to Rome City sometime during the coining summer. It is likely that a big public auction |> • will be staged sometime in the next > few weeks, which will be conducted > along the lines similar to the one put {. on by the K. of P. lodge during the! 1 auction school term here in January. [, The public will probably be called on • f to donate some article that has been discarded and which might bring a [, small sum, and the articles thus donated will be collected by the Boy j. Scouts and assembled at some central l> j place, where a public auction will be I. held, and the cash thus derived will jjbe used for the vacation fund. Fur- >. ther plans will be announced later, j, | Mr. Reppert will be one of the aucj, tioneers at this sale. I The Scouts had a vacation trip a j, few years ago under the direction of j, I Dr. Fred Patterson as scout master, j,' and Carl C. Pumphrey as assistant, j,; and they remained one week in camp J, I near the Gene Stratton Porter home ’at Rome City. The boys have not *' forgotten the many happy moments J, j spent there, and Mr. Reppert, Mr. . ' Scllemeyer and the Rotarians will * strive to make the coming vacation + (Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, April 15, 1921.

AUNT IS DEAD Mrc. Sur.an ('. Garard, 50 year:: old, died Thursday morning at 2:45 o'clock at her home in Fort Wtiyno. Death was at'rlbuted to dropsy. Mrs. Garard wan torn in I/rlto township, Alhn i ounty, and died al. the hoilic, 825 West Main street. The smvlvors Include: her husband, M. G. <: rard. one son, Coril, one daughter. Miss Leliu Mav.l 1 one andchihl, two brothers, W. A. Clapesattl. of this city, and one sister, Mrs. J. H. Ilehrer. of Fort Wayne. Deceased was a member of the Woman’s Relief Corps. Funeral services will be hold Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from th.’ home. Mrs. Garard was an aunt of . Mrs. M. 11. Fee and Robert Garard of this city. BANDITS WORK IN CHICAGO Cicero Bank Held Up— One Bandit is Killed— Capture Three Robbers CHECKS ARE TAKEN From Clearing House Messengers—Board Train and Pull Guns Chicago, April 15. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —One bandit was killed, a policeman shot and three robbers captured when five mon attempted to hold up tlie Cicero State Bank at Cicero, HL, a Chicago suburbs today. The five men drove up to the bank in an auto about 9:30 a. m. Foui bandits entered the bank, covered four employes with revolvers, swep' all cash in sight into bags and started returning to the -uto S. B. Witoska, cashier of the bunk, proved his courage when he followed the bandits and staitod a revolver battle before Mie robbers entered the auto. The cl.t'Uffeur left sitting in the machine, started the avto and fled, leaving his pals. Witoska’s shots killed one bandit. He held the other three off until reinforcements arrived from the town hall station nearby and the remaining robbers were captured. One policeman was shot but not seriously wounded in the fight.The money taken from the bank by the robbers was recovered. Chicago, April 15. — (Special to Daily Democrat).—Four bandits held up two messengers for the Chicago Clearing House today and escaped with $638,000 in negotiable checks. The two messengers left the Clearing House offices at 9 a. m. to carry the checks to outlying banks. They boarded an Illinois Central train at Van Buren street planning to go first to the Woodlawn Trust company. The four bandits, who apparently had followed them from the Clearing House offices, boarded the train immediately after the messengers. When the train reached Twentieth street, all four bandits pulled level vers, two covering the five passengers and the other two covered the mess engers. The satchels containing tjio checks were snatched from the messenger’s hands. (Continued on page five) WIN A VICTORY Board’s Ruling in Ordering New Working Agreements is Ordered A GRE A T VICTORY For the Rail Workers— Present Contract Expires July the First (United Press Service) Chicago, April 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—"Rail workers of the nation have won a great victory" This was the comment of Bert M. Jewell, president of the railroad department of the American Federation of Labor today in speaking of tlie decision of the United States Railroad Labor Board in ordering present . working agreements abrogated July , 1 and a new set of rules adopted, i “The decision upholds the principle i of working argreements.” ho said. Union rail officials are to study the i decision of the board minutely today. I Chicago, April 15 — (Special to i Daily Democrat) —Wartime working (Continued on pago two)

YOUNG AND 018 ENJOYED EVENT Rotarian’s “Big Brother Night” a Great Success —Each Adopt a Boy EXCELLENT TALKS By Mr. Quinn and Others —Willingness Shown to Help the Boys Ccltcr I oy.: t da;, m;: 1 .:. better men j tomorrow., Such in tlie attitude taken by the Rotarians of this city and last evenling they proved their wfllin-.ne’s to help the boys of Decatur ;:-i 1 in fact everywhere. It was “Big Brother Night" and every Rotarian invited a bay to attend the program given at the Decatur Industrial association rooms. Between thirty-five and sooty Rotarians and that many young boys were present at the meeting and after, routine business was disposed of,; President Wa! Wemhoff turned the, meeting over to Will Klepper, ( hair-; man of the April (ntertainment committee. Mr.« Klepper spoke a few words to the boys and then called on French Quinn, who was tlie principal speaker of the evening to give a talk to the boys and to the Rotarians as well. Mr. Quinn, whom the community knows so well for his interest in behalf of the welfare of his fellowmen. read an excellent paper pertaining to the boys. He stated that if it were not for the hoy, there would not be a world today, for you all know that Jesus was at one time a boy. Every boy is born equal, he said. Christ) was born in a manger and of poor parents and proved to be (he greatest person that ever lived on eat th. If a boy ha tlie ambition and tlie right thoughts he can (accomplish anything, the speaker said. Mr. Quinn’s talk, although of a serious nature, was enjoyed and appreciatedby not only tlio young fellows present. but by the Rotarians as well. Mr. Klepper announced that it was the plan of tlie Rotarian- to "adopt" a boy for three months and to act as a "big brother" to him during tiiat (Continued ou page four) SWT DISMISSED Charge Against Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company for Stream Pollution TAKEN FROM DOCKET On Suggestion of Northern Indiana Fish and Game Officials —Other Notes Prosecuting Attorney E. Burt Lenhart, in circuit court today made a motion that the case of tlie State of Inditfna* vs. The Holland-St. Louis Sugar company be nolle pressed, the court sustaining tlie motion, and tlie case was dismissed. This suit vas filed last fall by Mr. Koenemann ot Fort Wayne, representing the Northern Indiana Fish and Game Protective association, the claim being made that refuse matter emptied into the St. Mary's river killed the fish in large quantities. The suit is dismissed at the suggestion of the Fish and Game protective association, on the information that the sugar company is planning to install a Alteration plant here that will overcome any objection heretofore existed. The matter lias been a serious one for the sugar com pany, hut when the new plant is installed the trouble will be ended. in the estate of Catherine Chronister, petition is filed by the executor asking the court to, fix time deter mining the cash value of the estate and to fix time when same will be heard. Petition submitted and sustained, and the court fixes May 9th as the date. Notice is ordered given all proper officials and interested persons as by law’ required. Joseph' G. Miller et al., vs. Frank E. Miller et al., to set aside will. Appearance by D. P. Erwin for defandant Catherine Miller. Rulo to answer. Louis A. Graham and Clement L. Walters vs. Jacob Neuenschwander et al., account, is the tile of a new complaint filed by Attorney L. C. DeVoss. Isle Wilson vs. Henry Garringer, (Continued on page five) x «

NAME WAS OMITTED In publishing the list of stockhold- ' ort: in the Niblick <<- Company dry goods firm, the name, of Dan M, Nllillck was omitted In correcting the proof. Mr. Niblick is also general manager of the store and i.t one of the best known dry goods men in the | state. He lias been with the firm of Niblick 61- Comi any since he wa -a young man and lias always be n one •of the stockholders. • Plans for the remodeling of the Old Adaimt County bank building, purchus d by Niblick Company last Tuesday are now being made and as soon tis th.' bank moves into its new home. Niblick & Company will start work on the now addition to their already large store, i HOLD TRACK MEET Bij; Athletic Attraction Will be Held During the Fair This Summer SCHOOLS IN CHARGE Running, Jumping, Bicycle Races and Other Big Events to be Featured The big Adams county annual championship field and track meet should prove to boa great event this runt I tiler. The committee in charge is planning to hold this big event during fair week. This will be held on Wednesday the same day set apart for the educational exhibit. Application blanks will soon bo sent to cat h school in the county ami invitation given to each boy now in school to compete for individual county honors. Entries can be made by any boy now in school in any of the field or track events. A fine medal or ribbon will be given the winner showing that he. is the champion o’ that event in the county. Three places in each event will receive county honors. A bicycle race is also planned. Any boy under 20 years can enter this "event. If found inter sting there may be one under 14 years of age. Individual (ounty honors siiould be sought for by each red-blooded boy in Adams county. Arrangements are now being made go thi:: will prove a great succ?ss. This early application will also enable the contestants to keep in training in ! their special events and thereby be in tlie best of condition next summer. Watch the paper for more interesting news on the big county championship meet during tlie week of the fai.-. NOTICE, JUNIORS The Junior Endeavor society of the Presbyterian churih will have a candy , sale in front of the Mecca theater Sat- ! urday afternoon. ■ -■ ■ SPELLING BEES TONIGHT The cqunty's best speller will be detei mined tonight in this city. Fourteen teams from the north and j south half of the county will spell here. Tlie representatives of the fifth and sixth grades will meet at the gym. and the seventh and eighth grades wil ispell at tlie court house. a large crowd is expected. TO PREVENT SHIPMENTS Wa hington, D. 1)., April 15.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Power to pievent the shipment cf arms and war munition from the United States into any foreign country to help forces engaged in civil war or revolt has been sought of congress by the admintitration. Tlie senate foreign relations committee today considenc l an amendment of an existing law which e/nipowter.- (lie president to banish arms shipments from tlie U • S. to any other American country. This law was passed in 1912 and was ■ meant to apply chiefiy to Mexico. Now ■ it is desir<‘d to make it apply to such ■ countries as China. Ireland and other places where Internal strife is going ( on. SHIPMENT OF LETTUCE The Moses Greenhouse company to- ' day made a large shipment of lettuce, the consignment of 1.500 pounds going to Fort Wayne, 1,160 pounds going to ■ one firm. The company is shipping a great deal of lettuce to out of town patrons at this time. Public school records indicate that ! at least four persons in every thousand stutter.

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TRIPLE STRIKE : IS CALLED OFF I Lloyd George Makes Official Announcement That Miners Renew ORIGINAL DEMANDS Strike Was Set for Tonight —Rumored That Hodges Has Resigned Job By Ed. L. Keen United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, April 15—(Special Ito Daily Democrat). —The 1 triple alliance strike set for to- | night has been called off, it was officially announced today. This announcement followed Pemier Lloyd George’s statement in commons that the striking miners had renewed their original demands. This was taken to mean at first tat efforts to effect a settlement had failed. The official announcement came a short time afterwards. London, April 15. —(Special to Daily Democrat).—Premier Lloyd George waited at the Board of Trade forty-five minutes today for the miners representatives to resume negotiations for settlement of their strike and to avert. the threatened indusrial revolution. There was no word from the miners. Tlie situation was becoming increasingly tense. It was persistently reported that Frank Hodges, secretary of the miners union, whose statement to parliament members last night was to form the basis for today's renewed negotiations, had resigned. If this were true it might mean that Hodges did not have the support of the miners in his attempt to sette the strike. Meanwhile the house of commons was in session, its members anxiously awaiting word 'from the new negotiations which were to be attempted. After the premier and the colliery owners had waited forty-five minutes for word from the miners. Austen Chamberlain left for commons. His appearance there was the cause of great excitement, his message was disappointing however. He merely reported that the premier and mine owners were waiting and that there had been no sign from the union heads that they had approved Hodges proffer. “However," Chamberlain went on, “we are confidently expecting an answer from the miners within a half hour. There is no reason to believe they will ignore the prime minister’s I invitation to meet him again.” , Nothing in the appearance of the miners’ leaders this morning indicated they were preparing for settlement. Most of them were up to a late (Continued on page four) TO HOLD EXAMINATION. Indianapolis. April 15. —The state board of Certified Public Accountants is sending notice to till candidates that an examination will be held in the state house May IS and 19th. The examination will be held by Jesse E. Eschbach, chief examiner of the state board of accounts, Lawrence Orr and Walter Owens, deputy examiners, who constitute the state board. 4. 4. 4. 4.4‘* + ** + 4 + *4 , + 4’ 4. IS WELL SUPPLIED <■ 4 * 4> Grand Island, Neb.. April 15 — 4* 4 (Special to Daily Democrat)— 44 Another love triangle became a 4’ 4 parallelogram today when two 4 * husbands of the same pretty 44 woman mobilized and were on 4 4 their way east to catch a “love 4 4 bandit.” 4 4 This came when the hubbies 4’ 4 <ame home to tlie flat and found 4> 4 this note from Mrs. Frances 4 4 Smith Yates McCracke: 4 ♦ “Dear Roy and Guy: I'm leav- 4 4 ing with George McDonald and 4 4 going east to be happy. Roy, 4 4 the war left vou disfigured and 4 4 Guy, you haven’t got a job. I 4 4 love George." 4 4 Frances married Roy Yates 4 14 before the war. He went to 4 4 France ami was *'ej>orted killed. 4 . 4 Then she ajarriHd Guy Me- 4 ■ 4 Cracke, affTl* trifldft Roy came 4 ' 4 marching home froth war and 4 1 4 denied he was dead. 4 4 While Roy and City were argu- 4 4 ing about the possession of 4 I 4 Frances, she left with McDon- 4 4 aid. a railroader of Chicago. 4 4444444444444444