Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 113

NEW CONTRACT FOR TEACHERS is More Binding Than Ever Before — Copy is Sent Out by the State Board RULES OF DEPARTMENT Os Education Require Thir-ty-six Weeks’ Approved Elementary Training More binding contracts have been inserted in teachers’ contracts for the coming year of 1921-22, making it compulsory for teachers to give the school board and trustees at least fifteen days' notice before seeking a resignation. County and city superintendents over the state have been notified of the new ruling by Superintendent Hines and the state board of education. Blank contracts furnished by the state, will be used this year. Heretofore, every school board and trustee had used his own form, at the expense of the respective boards. The new contracts contain a stipulation requiring school boat ds and trustees to pay teachers during the time schools are closed, providing the teachers are not responsible for the closing. This ruling would apply in cases of quarantine, sickness, etc. The state superintendent also sendi the following letter, which is of inter est to school officials and teachers: To the Superintendent of Schools. Some of the requirements of the state board of education for holding a commission, certificate or accredit ment of a high school are: 1. Thirty-six weeks of approved training for teachers who teach in the elementary grades. 2. Seventy-two weeks of approved training for teachers who teach ir, high schools. 3. Graduation from a standard col lege of normal school for the principal of a high school and for one other teacher in a commissioned high school. 4. Thirty-six weeks of approved training for supervisors or special teachers in the elementary grades an : 72 weeks of approved training foi supervisors or special teachers whe teach or have, supervision in high schools. Because of a scarcity of teachers for a time it has been impossible t< fill all positions with teachers wh< meet these requirements in every re spect. For this reason the state board of education has authorized the state superintendent of public instruction to issue some permits on training foi the school year 1921-1922. The superintendent of schools will please read this letter very carefully and explain the same to his schoo' board of township trustee. Recom mendations is made that the county superintendent send copies of this letter to his township trustees with out delay. Basis for Granting Permits or Ex tension of Time on Training of Teachers. A. For elementary grades. 1. Requests should not be made for permits for beginning teachers 2. Requests should not be made far teachers who have taught but one year unless they will attend school this summer and will have at least 24 weeks of training by September first Only the teachejs in this classification who have unusual ability should be given consideration for permits. 3. Permits may be given to teachers who have had more than one school year of experience as follows: (a) To those who have but 12 weeks of training, provided they attend school for 12 weeks during the summer of 1921. (b) To those who have 24 weeks oi training but can not attend school this summer on account of sickness, lack of funds or support of dependents. 4. Teachers of special merit in the elementary grades who began to teach prior to 1908 may be given permanent exemption on training by the state superintendent of public instruction if they first obtain the approval of the township trustee or all membets of the school board and the superintendent for whom they expect to teach. Application blanks for permanent exemption may be obtained from the state department of public instruction. B. For high schools. 1. Permits on training or for extension of time may be given to high school teachers in emergency cases on account of sickness, lack of funds (Continued on page five)

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MEETING MONDAY The meeting of the Adams County Ministerial association will be Monday morning at 10 o’clock, instead of Thursday as announced In hist evening’s paper. We confused the dates of two meetings, and the day of the ministerial meeting was wrongly stated. It will be held at the Evangelical church in this city. TWO BIGFREE ACTS Booked by Northern Indiana Fair—Dare Devil Wilson Has a Thriller in HIS “LEAP OF DEATH” Okura’s Japanese Wonders Will Appear Daily in a Program of Juggling Amusement at the Northern Indiana fair. August 2,3, 4 and 5 will not be lacking, the fair having already contracted for two of the biggest acts in the country, and both are free, one of them occurring twice daily, and the other twice in the afternoon and twice in the evening Both are secured from the United Fairs Booking association lot Chicago, and cost the association a snug little sura of money. The greatest thriller is thp feat of “Dare-Devil Wilson,” who will climb to the top if a seventy-two foot lad der, plunge head foremost, and land ing on his chest on an inclined platform. then shooting out into space, alighting on his feet an instant later. The booking association declares all other sensational feats sink into sig nificance when compared with this marvelous feat. An illustration ot the act will be run in this paper within a day or two. Mr. Wilson offers to jump from the top of any uptown building ami perform the feat. The second big act booked is Oku ra's Japanese wonders, the company consisting of three people, who arc proclaimed to be the cleverest jugglers touring the country. This com pany’s work is divided into two acts. The first is made up of foot juggling in which Okura manipulates a barrel, a pyramid of boxes, Japanese lattice work and juggles one of the ladies as if she were an inanimate object. In the second act the Japanese mastei of Equipoise performs on the slenderest of wires, a routine of tricks distinctly characteristic of his race. The Japanese artists will have a rich lisplay of marvelously hand-embroid-ered costumes, which deserve special mention. There are two ladies am one man in the company. The jugglers will appear four times every day, and "Dare-Devil’ Wilson appears twice each day. Misses Martha and Edna Schauman of Frledheim were in Decatur shopping today. ENFORCE THELAW Is Position Taken by An-heuser-Busch Company Amazing Dry Leaders HELP MAKE A FIGHT Favor Sale of Beer Openly But Not by Prescription at the Drug Stores (United Press Service) Washingtin, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—One of the coum try’s biggest brewer’s today demanded stricter enforcement of the prohibition law and a ban on beer as a medicine. A congressional investigation into charges that many breweries are being allowed to make real beer despite the Volstead law was asked before the house judiciary committee by representatives ot Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewers. While the drys in the committee gasped in amarement the AnheuserBusch representative urged the passage by congress of a legislation that would adequately prohibit the use of beer as a medicine. The position of the. brewers in these respects put them in the same boat as the "radical drys”. Oliver Renners, Anheuser-Busch attorney, said his company desired strict enforcement of the law and that this would be impossible it the prescription of beer is allowed. The company made it plain that it believes the sale of 4Mi per cent beer should be allowed openly but not through tfresqriptions and drug (Continued on page six)

SECTIONAL MEET f To be Held in Ten Indiana » Cities to Determine Par- » ticipants in the STATE TRACK MEET At Franklin May 21—Prediction That State Rec- ’ ords Will be Broken Indianapolis, May 12. — Thin clad ’ high school athletes from all parts of Indiana will gather on Muy 14 at ten centers for sectional truck and field meets. Winners of first or sec- ' ond place in any of the events win qualify for the state championship . meet to be held at Franklin field May 21. The ten centers selected by the Indiana state high school athletic association for the sectional meets here are: Anderson, Crawfordsville, Bloomington. Evansville, Connersville, In- ’ A dianapolis, Fort Wayne, Greencastle. Rochester, and South Bend. I-ast year Manual Training high school oi Indianapolis won the state meet. Manual's winning of tire Franklin invitational meet in which 19 high schools took part two weeks ago stamps that team as a real contender for the state honors. Real competition however will be , met at Manual when the Northern Indiana schools send their speedy run ners to Franklin May 21. Wabash . high school has some men who are sure to win first places in certain events, such as the hurdles and pos sibly the shot put. Rochester and South Bend each have some fact track men. Northam the Sheridan star, has jumped 22 feet in the running broad jump this year and will ; break the state record. The state record will be sure to be equaled in some events and broken in others. Philip Rushville, winner of the mile run last year, will break the state record if pushed. Schwietz- ■ er, the Crawfordsville 400-ynrd run(Continued on page six) EXHIBIT TONIGHT > I • “ Manual Trainins and Domestic Science Departments to Display M ork AT THE HIGH SCHOOL I r School Patrons and Public Invited to Inspect Work of the Students The manual training and domestic i science departments of the city schools will be exhibited this evening at the high school building, between the hours it 7 and 10 o'clock, ■ and an invitation is extended the ' school patrons and the public to inspect the work, a special invitation being given to those who have no children in the schools, or those ■ whose children have not yet reached the grades where the work is taught. The seventh and eighth grades will have a special corner in the dis- , play, and this, too, is interesting, for ’ the work done in the grades is very creditable for children that age. ' The exhibit of the high school will be in the second floor rooms and the hallway. A living room has been furnished entirely with the furniture made in the manual training depart- , ment under the direction of E. L. Minch. An advanced class has been at work during the year on special pieces, and it is said the articles manufactured in the department are 1 equal to those made in any furniture factory in the country. ’ Miss Maude Howard, domestic 3 science teacher, will have a display of dresses, waists, hats, etc., and the 3 costs of the material used in complet- ‘ ing the articles will be taged to each I one. that the public may get an idea of the cost of some of the articles. 3 | This of course dies not include an estimate of the labor required in the '' making. The articles'made by the J girls in the sewing department ranged anywhere from $2.00 to $ll.OO. In addition to the sewing, the cooking II and baking departments will , have e various articles of pastry in the exhibit. I A visit to the high schoil building II this evening will be well worth your time. 6 Miss Howard will have a fashion show at the school building in the lt morning during chapel period. This 1 show is open to the public, and any '* one is invited to the school Friday ® morning, the show starting at 8:15 and lasting thirty minutes.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 12, 1921.

♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana Cloudy tonight: probably ! showers in east portion; Friday cloudy, no change in temperature. Lower Michigan —Probably showers' tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. Upper Michigan —- Unsettled with | probably rain tonight and Friday; colder in west portion Friday. WOULD BLOCK~ AUTO THEFTS New Law Passed by Legislaturep Effective Early in June Will Protect Cars ABSTRACT OF TITLE Virtually Required by Stat-ute—Re-register the Car With State Secretary — The following information sent out by the Hoosier State Automobile association is of interest to every motor car owner, and if conditions of the law are complied with, it will un-1 doubtedly reduce to a minimum the , theft of autos in the state. Those' owners who have felt the loss of cars | by thieves, will especially see the' value of the law, and those who have not, should at once investigate its value. The communication follows: For the purpose of blocking the commercialized theft of automobiles in Indiana, a new law which will be effective when the governor proclaims the new acts early in June, will require every motor vehicle to be reregistered with proof of ownership, according to a statement issued by A. G. Lupton of Hartford City, president of the Hoosier State Automobile Associatipit. It is import-' ant that owners of automobiles or, other motor vehicles in Decatur and Adams county should understand what the law will require them to do, 'ThLs new law is virtually an abstract of title law," Mr. Luptin states. "The owner must prove his ownership with an affidavit and for this purpose our association is co-op- j erating with the secretary of state in selecting registrar agents in every county of the state to make it convenient for owners to comply with the law. A period of 90 days is allowed after the law is proclaimed. A fee of $1 is required to be paid the secretary of state and the usual i notarial fee of 25 cents is required . in addition. The $1 fee creates a 1 perpetual auto theft fund and pays for the printing and other expense required in putting the law into effect. Fifty cents of this fee is for the abstract of title, or deed, and 50 cents is for a small, flat, aluminum shell x having a celluloid face which (Continued on page six) LIVE IN CHICAGO Miss Frederica Hubbard Becomes Bride of Mr. R. H. Fricken of That City IS A NEWSPAPER MAN Mrs. Fricken Will Continue Musical Work—Wedding Occurred Saturday Cards announcing the marriage of i Miss Frederica Hubbard, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hub--1 bard, of Ottawa, Ohio, to Mr. Rpy H. i Fricken, of Chicago, on May 7th. have 1 been received here. An enclosure also announces that they will be at ; home after May 15th at 19 East ’ Pearson street, Chicago. > The wedding which was a very ■ informal but impressive one occurred 1 at seven o’clock last Saturday eveni ing at the family home after which the happy couple left for Chicago i where they both return to their work, > Mr. Fricken as a writer and Mrs. 3 Fricken as a singer. The bride is well known here and i during the past few years has gained : a reputation as one of the sweet sing--3 ers of Chicago. She is well educated - and very popular. Mr. Fricken is one of the bright young newspaper I men of Chicago, a graduate of the r University of Michigan and with the outlook for a brilliant future. The 1 couple begin life with the best wishes 3 for wonderful careers which seem so s promising. f A note from Mr. Hubbard says the r old folks are still located at the same 5 place in Ottawa and requests that their friends do not forget that fact.

PLUG ALL LEAKS Is Desire of Prohibition r Leaders — Will Supplement Volstead Law STEPS ARE TAKEN To Amend the Law and Prevent Use of Beer as a Medicine Under Ruling j (By Herbert W. Walker. United Press staff correspondent) Washingio.’, I). ('., May 12—(Spei cial to Daily Democrat) -Congress to- . day started the work of plugging up ■ the leaks in the enforcement ot national prohibition. [ The “plugs" are found in q supplement to the Volstead law. proposed by Representative Volstead. Minne- ' sota, which has the. united hacking of the anti-saloon league and most of i the drys in congress. Hearings on 1 the supplement were commenced toj day before the house judiciary com- ' mittee of which Volstead is chairman. The primary object of the drys in demanding legislation in addition to the Volstead law is to administer a i knockout blow to the ruling of form'er Attorney General Palmer that I beer is a medicine and may be pre- [ scribed in unlimited quantities. The drys want to make sure the new proj hiljition commissioner will not put the ruling into effect. The action today marks the first step toward the amendment of the Volstead law, since it was enacted in October 1919. The main provisions of the Volstead supplement are: Absolute prohibition against the prescribing of beer as medicine. An embargo on the manufacture and importations of liquors until J the "amount of such liquor now in ; distilleries or other bonded ware- | houses shall have been reduced to a I quantity that in the opinion of the prohibition commissioner will, with liquor that may thereafter be manu(Continued on page six) ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? State Vocational Supervisor Will Line Up Injured Men and Women in STATE OF INDIANA I That They May be Trained for Useful Vocation—L. B. Job in C harge Indianapolis, May 11. —The work of finding persons eligible for state vocational training w ill start within the next two months, according to Leonard B. Job, who recently assumed his position as state supervisor of vocational rehabilitation. Those who are eligible will be found with the assistance of the state industrial board, the board of health, the state board of charities and the vocational department. It is the duty of the department according to the law passed by the last legislature to find those who are permanently injured and provide means for their usefulness in industry and social life. Persons who have been injured in industry will have their choice of oc cupations in the vocational schools. It a inap is injured in a Wlow works, and desires to continue in that line the state department will first attempt ■ to convince his former employer that • he has a place for him in his factory ‘ or plant. Should the employer refuse ’ to take him back, it will be the duty ' of the department to locate a new' place in which he may work. “In some sections of the state it will be very hard for us to explain 1 what vocational training is.” Job said. “In some localities a good salesman 1 will be required to explain what voca 1 tional education really is. ’ "There are quite a few people in the state who believe that vocational I training means to put a book under I your nose anil make you study. This j is not true. It is to train men in I industry.” j Last year 42.994 persons wore inr jured in industry in Indiana. Os this , number 291 were permanently in- » jured. Os the 42,994 injured, 60 per 9 cent, of these were injured in fifteen 3 industries in the state. The automdj bi(e industry ranked first with 4.295 coal mining second 4.222, railroads 3 third, 3,454 and the iron and steel j trade fourth with 2,741, or about t thirty-five per cent, of tho total in- . jured.

INDIANAPOLIS MARKET Indianapolis, Ind.. May 12. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Ilog receipts 8000, market 10-15 c hgiher; best heavies $8,65-18.80; medium mixed $8.75-$8.85; common choke $8.90 $9; bulk sales $8.75-$9.00; cattle receipts 700, steady; steers $5.75-$9.25; cows and heifers $2.50-s9.o<); sheep receipts 25, market steay; ops sl.-$4. STARTS FRIDAY Conter Ice Cream Company I Will Begin Operations in Fine New Quarters CAPACITY INCREASED An Ammonia Refrigeration Plant on North Second Street Ready for Use Friday morning the Conter Ice Cream company will begin the manufacture of its ice cream in its new quarters in the Noah's Ark building on North Second street. Tho two floors of the building will be utilized for the manufacture and storage purpt ses of the company. The new refrigeration plant, which is one of the bent in the country is on the first floor, and will be of great value to the company in the manufacture and storage of the delicious ice cream manufactured by this well known company. The same force of employes will be retained but the capacity of the plant will be doubled v.-ith the use of the new equipment, and the down town manufacturing plant will be much more convenient for the concern and the public than the old location on Fornax street. The same telephone number, 92. will get the office, which is located in th° front of the new quarters The second floor will be. used for the storage of cans and tubs, of which the company has a new supply. Other small rooms have been partitioned off for the supply of ingredients used in the manufacture of the cream. The public is cordiallj- Invited to call at the new establishment and inspect the plant and see j.ist how the product of this well known firm is make. It is planned to remove the bottling works of the company to the new location later, and when this is done, the Conter company will have one of the most complete plants in the country. I BUY MAXWELL PROPERTY I nitrd PrrsM >i*rvicc. Detroit. Mich.. May 12.— (Special to Dialy Democrat) —Properties of the ' Maxwell Motor (’ar company were pur chased this afternoon by Walter !’. Chrysler, vice president of the Willys I interest and Harry Brennon, chairman | of the board of directors of tin- old Maxwell organization for $10,915,100. TO VISIT DECATUR Quartet and Orchestra of Reformed Mission House. Franklin, Wisconsin WILL GIVE CONCERT Here June 29—A High Class Musical Organization Touring Country Musical loving people of the city of Decatur and Adams county will be given a treat when the quartet and orchestra from the seminary of the Reformed church, known as the Mission Housd. located at Franklin. Wis.. will appear here and give one of its high class concerts, on Wednesday evening, June 29. Arrangements have been completed through the nu n's organization of the church for the company of nine men to appear here on the date mentioned. They will arrive in Decatur from Canada, and leave hero for Dayton. Ohio, where their next concert will be given, so it will be seen that I Decatur gets the same high class en- ' tertainment that is secured in the larger cities. Their program is varied, some of it sacred, and part of it of the popular variety, and the entire program is ! one that will please the most critical.! The Mission House of the Reformed | church is one of the leading religious! seminaries in the country, and the i students there reside all over the ' United States, and it has an excellent chance of picking un the best musical talent obtainable, and when (Continued on page six)

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TO STRENGTHEN GERMAN CABINET Is Effort of Chancellor Wirth Who Expects to Continue in Power DEEDS, NOT WORDS j Is to be the Slogan—Will Try to Make Good—Big Losses in Silesia (By Carl D. Groat, I'nited Press staff correspondent) Berlin, May 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Polish insurgents suffered heavy losses in an attempt to take the upper Silesian city of Kosel from German irregulars and Italian soldiers, according to dispatches hero today. The Poles were said to have lost 500 in killed and wounded. The fighting at Kosel was severe. Both “armies” were equipped with light artillery with which they did much damage. Officered by members of the Italian detachment, the Germans cut great holes in the insurgent ranks with accurate (artillery fire. The Poles were less successful. Dispatches here said Polish officials are anxious for an armistice which would leave the insurgents in possession of the territory they have seized. Berlin, May 12. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Chancellor Julius Wirth today devoted most of his time to ccmpleting his hastily formed cabinet. Wirth apparently did not agree with those who believed his ministry Is to be shortlived. He contlnu. d hi 3 search for strong men to relieve him of Iris duties as foreign minister and minister of finance. The latter post was filled, but with several other member" of the cabinet, that appointee probably will be replaced. “This is to be a cabinet o' deeds, not works/' he declared' in an interview. “We will honestly and uprightly do our utmost to meet the obligations we have assunfed. Our deliveries to the allies will correspond to our utmost capabilities.” THE COURT NEWS John Braun was today placed on trial before Judge Moran and jury on a charge of violating the liquor laws of the state, of Indiana. Braun was arrested February 17, at his rooms on East Monroe street after the officers had conducted a raid, where they obtained about six gallons of white mule, a quantity of mash and a complete still in which the white mule is alleged to have been made. The greater part of the morning was consumed in securing a jury, and but one witness. Marshal Reynolds was examined before the noor hour. It is not expected that the case will be finished before some Time tomorrow. R. C. Parrish appears for Braun, and Prosecutor Lenhart is being assisted by J. Fred Fruchte. ROTARY MEETING TONIGHT The Rotarians will meet this evening i.t 7:90 o’clock at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms. A good program has been arranged by the committee and every member is urged to be present. AGENCY FOR LEGION JEWELRY C. C. Pumphrey has been appointed the authorized (toiler for the American Legion jewelry in this county, word to this effect having been received by him this morning from the legion headq'Wrters at Indianapolis. Heretofore when legion members wanted anything in the jewelry line, such as plus, medals ot emblems they had to send to Indianapolis for it. Mr. Pumphrey will now carry a complete lino of legion jewelry and can sell it at the same price as charged by the Indianapolis office. FIRST ASSESSOR TO REPORT A. M. Fuller, assessor for St. Marys township came in this morning and was the first to renort this year. Th" | law requires that the reports bo filed by the 15th of May and there will I have to be some hustling if this is I complied with. The personal properjty appraisement of the county will I show a decline over last year of perhaps two million dollar:', due to tho decline in markets. Tho total this year trill be about seven million dollars as compared, to nine million last year. •