Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 151

BONDS ARE SOLD TODAY FOR THE DELLMONT ROAD COY TRUST COMPANY TAKES $40,008 ISSUE —WORK WILL BEGIN ON THE GRABE WORK WITHIN A WEEK, CONTRACTORS ANNOUNCE.

j. Dwight Peterson, representing the City Trust company of Indianapolis, this afternoon purchased the $40,000 bond issue for the Bellmont hard surface road, for which Gordon & Brinneman, a Bluffton firm have the contract. The contract was awarded April sth but the bonds were not sold until today when the City Trust company bought them at par and Mr. Peter son gave the county treasurer. Hugh D, Hite a check for the amount. The contract price for the road is $38.546 and the balance of the $40,000 will be used in paying the necessary expenses outside of the contract. Mr. Brinneman, who was here to day announced that they would begin work within, a week but that the road would be so graded up as to make it better for the fair and will not be closed until after the Northern Indi ana fair and Chautauqua which opens August 2nd. The bonds are being printed this week and will be deliv ered within a few days. Gordon & Brinneman also have the contract for the M. R. E. road east of Berne, also a hard surface highway. The Bellmont road will be of concrete and will be twenty feet wide the entire distance about one mile. From the Monroe street bride ti> the Ahr corner a five foot macadam extension is to be constructed on each side and from there to the Bellmont Park entrance a three foot extension. From that point on there will be a dire extension on each side of the conerete. Commencing at the Monroe street bridge the proposed road runs northeasterly to the intersection known as the Beckineyer road and connects there also with the Mnmma road The specifications provide for the highest grade of Portland cement, crushed stone, gravel and other materials and Dick Boch is tSe engineer in charge. The road will be completed by early autumn and will be a line improvement as it is one of the roads most used in the countyThe auction school, the county fair, the various sales and other events at the park make it necessary as this is in addition to the fact that the road is one of the main leads to this city. Work on the hard surface road near Berne is dgoing forward nicely an both these roads will be turned over to the county within the next few months. itai Jon cabinet quits. Rome. Italy, June 27.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —The resignation of the Italian cabinet was announced in the chamber of deputities late today. Premier Giolitti's ministry stepped out following votes of confidence yesterday which were sso close as to be regarded as unfavorable. The Premier in closing debate yesterday on his policy challenged the members to vote him down. “We are ready to RO if the chamber is dissatisfied with our Policy.” he declared. The socialists he declared would not tolerate one days strike in public utilities if they were in power for only a single day. ++++++++ + * * o + * * ♦ ARE GRATEFUL + ♦ 4 ♦ The management of the Rep 4 ♦ pert School of Auctioneering * ♦ feels very grateful to the pen- 4 ♦ Pie of Decatur for opening their 4 ♦ homes, and rooming and board 4 ♦ tag the students, and also for 4 ♦ the many acts of kindness that 4 ♦help to make the strangers in 4 ♦ °ur midst feel what we in Deca- 4 ♦ tar know it to be—the best 4 ♦ town in the world. Every one 4 ♦ today expressed himself appro- 4 ♦ cative of the hospitality thus 4 ♦ f ar extended. Help to make 4 ♦ them feel this way all through 4 T the school term. ■* ****+**ttt++4++<

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A NON-STOP TRIP From California to New York Started Early This Morning by Two Flyers DAVIS AND SPRINGER Hope to Eat Breakfast iq New York Tomorrow— Land at Mineola, L. I. (United Press Service) Riverside, Calif., June 27—(Special :to Daily Democrat)—David Davis and Eric Springer ‘‘hopped off’’ at March field at 5:32 this morning on their trans-continental non-stop flight from Riverside to New York. The big cloudster biplane circled 1 March field several times climbing higher until it reached an altitude of about 3,000 feet. At 6:05 the aviator dipped a signal “goodbye” and headed in the direction of El Paso. There was not a cloud in the sky and no sign of wind, the plane had been lightened to about 9,000 pounds. Before the start Davis said he hoped to land at Mineola, L. I. within a limit of 30 hours hut would make every effort to make the flight in 24 hours, which means if the flight Is successful the two daring aviators will breakfast in New York tomorrow morning. The big motor was in perfect condition. NATIONAL MEET Os the Delta Theta Tan Sorority Will be Held This Week at Fort Wayne BEGINS .JUNE 28TH And Lasts Three Days— Organization Now Has Twenty-five Chapters A meeting that will interest many Decatur young ladies this week is the national convention of the Delta Theta Tatr sorority, which will convene at Fort Wayne on the 28th, and continue through the 29th ami 30th. The first Delta Theta Tau sorority was formed at Muncie, in 1902, witli ten members, which was afterwards known as the Alpha chapter. During the past nineteen years the organization has grown rapidly, ami there are now twenty-five chapters. The Fort Wayne chapter which now has the honor of entertaining* the national meeting of the sorority was in stituted in May. 1920, the J*™ tur chapter. The chapter started I with ten members, and after a year the membership has grown to thirty- ‘ six. and it is one of the strongest in ' the national organization. The convention proper starts 1 uesI dav afternoon at 1 o’clock with I registration at the Phi Delta Kappa ■ ( . lub r o Om s. A business session w . be held at 1:30 at the Chamber of At •’ o'clock a reception Commerce. At . .... he given at the home of Miss [ Violet RelnwaM, on Oak 5.x h 29th at 9 o’clock, a business I- „ i’ b e held at the Chamber session will be I. th( , re of Commerce. At & ► •> „ Dessauer tea toon . panoramic I’ 111 "" n(I sight-see- <■ be Sh °" “ eveXg Th" convention ball the same ever g parkers ‘ col- * Columbus. Ohio, * will furnish the 4 (Continued on pas o 10111 '

| A Dark of Bewildering Beauty May Be Given Decatur’s Children ]

(By F. Q ) I s,, veral years ago the attention of the writer ami his wife was '| called to a place of remarkable natural beauty just adjoining the city limits of Decatur in the north | I west part of the city, that In our | | opinion is iIK beautiful a spot as can be found anywhere in level | j country like ours. This beauA | spot has been practically unnoticII '■<! by almost every one here and it is all the more strange that it is so when one realizes the very |, large number of nature lovers among our residents.. There is perhaps twenty or twenty-five acres out there and it is part of the Nuttman estate now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hanna of Ft. | Wayne. To reach the place one should drive west on the road that runs past the old location of the Schafer Saddlery company until they come to the Numbers creek about a half mile out and the beauty spot lies on the south side of the road. The creek meanders through It, the level of the

ELEVEN ARE DEAD — At Mayfield, Kentucky and Evidence Leads to Belief They Were Murdered HOUSE WAS BURNED Traces of Bloody Wounds Found—Five Gallon Gasoline Can in House (United Press Service) Wayfield. Ky„ June 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Police today were working on the theory that the two entire families consisting of eleven persons who were found charred beyond recognition in their homes early yesterday was the result of a wholesale murder plot. Fire which destroyed the log dwelling of Ernest Lawrence, near Hickory Grove, six miles from here, started at midnight and burned until dawn Sheriff McCain stated early today that evidence points that every person in the house was brutally murdered before the house was fired. “One of the baby's dresses was drenched in blood which prevented it burning." said McCain. “An axe was found in the bed of one of the women. A five gallon gasoline can was found inside the room in which all eleven of the persons were sleeping." Neighbors who lived a mile away from the lonely little death cabin said they heard sounds “like mon. women and children screaming.” The dead are: Enrest Lawrence, 35. Mrs. Lora Lawrence, 30. (Continued on page four) A SONG SERVICE Choir of the Zion Lutheran Church Gave Good Entertainment Last Night NO MORE REHEARSALS Until September—Rev. W. 0. Bischoff of St. .Johns Gave Short Address The Zion Ey.’ Lutheran church choir gave its first song service last | evening. Though lather late in the season for It the service was well attended. Circumstances had prevented giving the song service before. There will be no further rehearsals of the choir until September when the work will again be taken up. it is hoped, and the choir will prepare for a Christmas Cantata. The following program was given last evening: ••0 that I had a Thousand Voices —Choral. . Scripture Lesson. _ . ‘.Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore Thee , — Freylinghausen. .. llo w Amiable Are Thy Taber , n acles"-Reichardt. ' . T o Ever Dwell in Jesus"-Compos- - er unknown. „ Solo. "Good it Is to Trust tn Jesus i -Miss Margaret Zwick. . “praise the , All(lr ess-Rev. W. O. Bischoff “Make Joyful Noise Unto the Lord —Scheumann. (Continued on page ,wo *

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, .lune 27, 1921,

ground is perhaps ten feet lower than the highway, is surrounded by the creek bluff on the south and east, a bluff of a branch creek on the west and the grade of the highway on the north. The whole plot overflows in the spring, the creek never dries up in the summer and the vegetation is lovely. Forest trees, shrubs and bushes of peculiar formation, haw trees and thorn trees of queerest shape, the variety of shrubs and bushes bewildering It is a natural home for the birds, the shrubs and bushes being full of nests in the nesting season and it seems as it every tree and shrub and bush has a nest. It is astonishing the number of kinds of birds which live there and while the writer makes no claim to knowing much about birds yet we have counted fifty-two kinds of birds out there. Without trying to over estimate the writer is quite sure that away from the lakes and outside of Turkey Run there is not a more charming little spot in the state.

BROTHER-IN-LAW DEAD Word has been received by Mrs. E. F. Miller of the death of her brother-in-law, Wayland Wood of Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Wood has been suffering for several years with tuberculosis. He was born near Willshire. Ohio, and remained there until about sixteen years ago at which time he went west with his parents. He has many relatives and friends in this vicinity. NEED THE GOODS And Payment of European Billions May Thus be Made Instead of in Cash CONSIDER THE PLAN Secretary Mellon May be Questioned About It by Senate Committee United Prenn Service. Washington. June 27. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Payment in commodities instead of coin may solve the problem of getting from the allies the $10,000,000,000 war debt owed the United States. Treasury department officios, it was learned today, have considered such a solution. Secretary Mellon in appearing before the senate finance committee on the debt situation this week probably may be questioned on the possibility of obtaining payment in goods. Payment of world debts in coin is creating havoc in the international exchange markets. Settlement of the foreign debt to the United States was deferred three years by the Wilson administration because of the danger of throwing the exchange market into confusion. The United States needs millions of dollars worth of goods annually from Great Britain, our greatest creditor, her colonies and from France, Italy. Greece and other nations which owe money to the United States. board of guardians The regular monthly meeting of the board of guardians will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All members are urged to be present. SALE A SUCCESS First Sale Conducted by Adams County Hereford Breeders’ Association met expectations Os the Promoters —Many of the Fine Animals Remained in Adams County The sale of the Hereford cattle at public auction Saturday at Bellmont park was a decided success, and the ambitions of the promoters were fully realized inasmuch as many of the cattle sold remained in Adams county. The cattle sold dt various prices, ranging from S4O to S2OO, and many entirely new herds of Herefords will be started as a result of the sale. Since the close of the sale on Saturday many farmers have bought cat tie at private sale from several of the (Continued on page four)

When one realizes that, our forests are almost gone, that owing to the high state of cultivation of the country side in this county that the natural beauty spots are even now a thing of the past, steps ought to be made to preserve this exquisite place as a public play ground ami that it should be- . come the park property of the city. Children do not get to know the real beauties of nature as they should and with an opportunity right at our doors to encourage such appreciation in our young people it would be a pity to see this place destroyed. It has been suggested to Mr. Hanna that if he would make a gift of this tract to the city that the city no doubt would be glad to appoint a park commission and make a small annual appropriation for its upkeep ami protection. Mr. Hanna Is now considering taking such a step and we are rure that a generation or tw, hence the possession of this spot will be thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated.

ASSIGN TICKETS ' Committee to Callon Those Who Pledged for Chautauqua Tickets Tuesday HAVE CHECKS READY If You Signed to Take Them—Everybody Busy With Plans for the Week if you signed for tickets to the 1921 Chautauqua, get your money ready. The ticket committee, J. S. Peterson. C. E. Bell and Dan Tyndall will call on you tomorrow and since their services as are all others connected with- the annuity event, are given free, you should be ready for them with your check book handy. The big independent Chautauqua will open here July 17th with a wonderful five day program. There are 71t> tickets pledged and the commiti tee hopes to dispose of them tomorlow. Those who did not sign can se- ■ cure tickets from those who bought i them in lots of five and ten. The big tent will be pitched on Liberty Way just south of the court house and i plans to make this the best ever held are now being made by Hugh Hite and his assistants. Every one is busy now completing arrangements and the co-operation of the public is asked that the week may lie of greater benefit. Lectures, music, entertainments of real merit are included in the big program, so get ready. And don’t forget to be ready for i the committee when they call tomorrow. FROM FT. MONROE Guns Secured for Bellmont Park by Congressman Vestal Will be Shipped AT AN EARLY DATE A Five-inch Seige Gun and ,j Two Gatling Guns Will Soon be in Place . Manager Jesse Sellemeyer of the J Northern Indiana Fair Association, today received a letter from the chief clerk in the ordnance department of r the United States army, informing him of the ncion of the department in granting the request of Congressman Vestal for guns for display at Bellmont park, and instructing Mr J Sellemeyer how to proceed to have the guns shipped at the earliest date. r Following is a part of the letter received by Mr. Sellmeyer: “The Chief of the Ordnance Department directs mo to inform you that in compliance with the request of * Congressman Vestal of Indiana, and in I pursuance of the provisions of the act e of congress, approved May 22, 1896. e the commanding officer of Fort Mott f roe, Virginia, through the adjutant s general of the army, has this day been s instructed to turn over to you on your d order of the city of Decatur, Indiana, s a five-inch siege gun. model of 1890- >. '9B, with carriage. “The commandr- ing officer of the Middletown ordnance t- reserve depot has also this day been e requested to turn over to you on your (Continued on page two)

1 JULY TERM OF REPPERT SCHOOL OPENED TODAY NICE LIST OF STUDENTS PRESENT AT OPENING SESSION OF FOOR WEEKS' COURSE - MEMBERS OF FACULTY ARRIVE FOR THE OPENING DAY.

TO GO TO WINONA Seventeen Young People Leave Wednesday Morning to Attend Conference OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE Os the Presbyterian Church —One of Twenty Conducted in United States Wednesday morning at 9:18 over the Grand Rapii(s & Indiana railway, seventeen young people from the catur Presbyterian church will leav«* for Winona Lake, where they will attend the annual conference of the Young People's Department of the Presbyterian oliurchi ,The ‘conference at Winona is but one of twenty conducted by the department in the United States, and the course consists of studies in missions, methods -of work, Bible, choice of life's work. etc. The mornings are spent in close application to study, and the afternoons in recreation, when picnics, water sports, ball games, tennis, etc., are enjoyed. In the evening a great inspiratioiralnservice, is given, when some big speaker will address the young people, is held. The first year ten delegates were sent from the Decatur church. Last year seventeen attended the conference, and the same number (Continued on page four) TO GREAT BEYOND w* Mrs. .1. F. Bulkhead Died at Family Home in This' City This Morning BLOOD CLOT ON BRAIN Given as Cause —Husband and Six Children Survive —Operation Last Week The death angel at 9 o'clock this morning entered the home of J. F. Burkhead on Patterson street, and took the wife and mother, the cause of her death being due to a blood-clot form ; ing on the brain. Mrs. Burkhead had undergone an operation last week for cancer, amt it was believed was recovering nicely from the operation, i when the sudden attack came on this j morning. Mrs. Burkhead was born November 8, 1881, near Baltimore. ().. a daughter of Mr. an 1 Mrs. Samuel Steele. She was married-to J. F. Burkhead. May 27, 19(14, and they had resided in Decatur, the past eleven years Besides the husband, six children and five brothers ami sisters survive, Th<‘ ! children are Goldie R. Okeley. Decatur; Mabel Annie M., Merle E Herman L. and Mary E., still in the . ters are Correl Steele, Grand Rapids.' O.: Ida Johnston. Hicksville, O.: Bert; Steele, Ohio: Willard, Ohio; Harvey Steele, a half-brother, living at Fort Wayne. The time oY holding the funeral has not yet been arranged, pending word from some of the relatives living at a distance. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. Miner, pastor of the United Brethren church, of which denomination the deceased was a member. Burial will be at the Decatur cemetery. »♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana — Local thundershowers Tuesday, except fair tn northwest portion Tuesday; not much change in temperature. 8 Upper Michigan—Unsettled with loi cal thundershowers this afternoon or ■ tonight in east and south portions; ■ cooler tonight in northwest portion Tuesday; generally fair. ‘

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The second or July term of the Reppert School of Auctioneering opened at 9 o'clock this morning at the Bellmont park, with a nice list of students present for the opening session. Many of those registered however, ha<l not yet arrived, and Colonel Reppert and Manager J. O. Sellemeyer were well pleased with the outlook of die school for the summer term, and believed that within a few days the number of students will very nearly reach that of the winter term. The school opened at 9 o'clock in the building at the park entrance which is conveniently arranged for the classes. Manager J. O. Sellemeyer called the students to order, ami exj plained to them the various business matters connected with the school, and instructed them as to what will lie expected of each man in order that he may get all from the classes that it is possible to get. Following Mr. Sellemeyer, Colonel Reppert talked to the students regarding the school and introduced the members of the faculty separately. Every member of he faculty was present at the opening session with the exception of Col. Purdue of Denver, Colo., who will be here within a day or two. Colonel Hull Des Moines, la., wax the first to arrive, coming on Saturday. Dr. 11. A Hill, of Indianapolis; Col. Earl Gartin, of Greensburg; Mr. John Letham, of Lake Geneva. Wis.; Fred Gray, Mr. Reppert ami Mr. Sellemeyer of course on hand. The real class work and instructions in all orf*the branches of the course ware begun with the afternoon’s work and from now on until the dose of the school there will be lively times at the school in Bellmont park, and at the auction room in this city whree the sales will be conducted, which will give the student the actual experience in the selling end of the game. The students who were present this morning when the school started off, were: F. H. Neville, Lowell, Mass.; Fred Schurger, Decatur; L. E. Sedgwick, Christina. Mont.; Roy M. Coon, Bryant, Ind.; Harry J. Gold Ida nt, Cincinnati. O ; H. P. Turin, Kiron, la.; K. B. Gorrell. Hicksville, O.; Earl A<ler. Chebanse. 111.; Aden Long, Odon. Ind.; F. D. Schappaugh, Peru, la.; S. E. Ward, Brunevieh, Neb.; George Nitz. Larrabee, la.; George Robinson, Berne; A. L. Esterdahl, Winona. 111.: Frank Bryne, Lnkevile, Minn.; Hugh 11. Logan. Somerset. Hy.; Maurice Vinks, Sllvcrwood. Ind.; I Mervin Denton. Millersville. 111.; WilI bur J. McFarland, Boonville. Mo.; O. M. Cook. New Knoxville, O. Several others were expected during the afternoon and tomorrow ami the July term of the school will be a most profitable one for the students. At this afternoon's session of the school Mr. John Letham showed the students how to judge cattle, having some of the sale cattle of Saturday in the lecture ring. T-he big pavillion used last year at the fair as an eating | room has been arranged for a class I room for the live stock judging, and quite a bit of this will take place here. The building can be opined on three sides, and plenty of ventilation, light, etc., is available. The students are more than pleased (Continued on page four) ++ ++++++*++4++tt . 4 YOU ARE WELCOME 4 I + ♦ i 4 To the Students of the Reppert 4 4 School of Aultioneeriug: 4 4 We, the citizens of Decatur, 4 ♦ welcome you to our little city, 4 > 4 and know t|iat your stay will be 4 » 4 both pleasant and profitable. It 4 * ♦ is a pleasure to have you with 4 4 us. and we hope that your stay 4 4 with us will give you the foun- 4 j 4 dation for a successful career. 4 + If at any time any of us. in tiny 4 ’ 4 wav, can be of assistance to 4 r + you, just let your wants be- 4 ' 4 come known. ♦ 44444444444*f44“»