Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 166.

DECATUR BOY A MIDSHIPMAN Additional Honors Come to Decatur School and to (ity of Decatur FRANCIS R. COSTELLO Gets Appointment Through Congressman Fairfield of Twelfth District Announcement is made from Washington today that Francis R. Costello eon of Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Costello of this city, has been appointed by the naval board for appointment as a midshipman to the Annapolis naval academy. the appointment having been made up on the recommendation of Congressman Fairfield of the Twelfth district. "Pat," as we know him here, graduated from the local high school last May, and soon thereafter went to Fort Wayne to work with his brother. Den, in the office of the Wayne township trustee. Here he met Congressman Fairfield, who was very much interested in him, and that official immediately took steps to get for him ; an appointment to the naval school, i The work of the Decatur high school is thus further recognized, in that , young Costello has had no further , school work, and his credits received ' here in the commissioned high school < were found sufficient to meet the re- , quirements of the naval board. | The many friends of the family here t are pleased, and the very best wishes < of all will follow the becatur boy to ( the Annapolis school. He has been appointed by the Adams county com- t missioners as one of the hoys from t this county to attend the Purdue uni- I verslty this fall. It is now probable t another selection will be made. The Washington dispatch says: t "The navy department has accepted ' Francis R. Costello, of Fort Wayne, 1 3° a midshipman at the naval acad- c emy at Annapolis after reconsidera- c tion of his certificate of graduation from the Decatur high school. It was believed at first that the graduation ' at the school did not give him the required number or credits. Costello | was nominated by Representative | Fairfield. "Francis R. Costello, whose application for entrance into the United States naval academy at Annapolis was approved by the naval department yesterday afternoon is a graduate of the Decatur high school, and Is just 20 years old. 1 “He is a resident of Fort Wayne, where his brother, Daniel Costello, is 1 chief clerk in the office of the township trustee. Practically all of his education has been received out of the city. “A great deal of attention was at- t tached to his business ability display- j ed at school when he became the bus- f iners manager of ‘The Ravelings,” the c Decatur high school paper, and elevat- s ed the periodical from a position of [ financial Instability to a money-mak-er for the various athletic funds of f the school. The first profitable year f of its existence was found to have , passed when its books wore audited in t May. £ "Costello is strongly built for his < age and is popular with his fellow i Etudents. He is known to be a hard t player in the field. The admiration of . his class mates was won by his prow- s ess at football and baseball. 1 "He was highly recommended by his | principal when he applied for adnds- | eion to the naval academy. His rec- > ord for studies is said to be very ; good.” 1 Tony Andrews of Washington town- | ship was in Decatur on business today. | ♦♦++♦♦♦+*++++*+ + SAVE YOUR MONEY * + + + You can do it by doing your + ♦ shopping from the pages of the + + Daily Democrat. The Market ♦ ♦ Basket Page ami other pages + ♦ are filled with bargains today ♦ ♦ and if you want to save on your + ♦ grocery and meat bills, clothing + ♦ or other articles, do your shop- + ♦ ping from these pages. ♦♦♦♦+♦+++++++** , , — —■ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana—Fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. Upper and Lower Michigan hair tonight and Saturday; slightly cooler in north portion tonight.

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. PICNIC SUNDAY The choir of the St. Paul's Lutheran I church will give a picnic Sunday aft ernoon, July 17. in the Grote grove, one-half mile north of Preble. Plenty of entertainment features will be provided, and music for the occasion will I be furnished by one of Fort Wayne’s best orchestras. Everybody is invited to attend and enfoy a visit with friends. GUNS ARE HERE Two Gattling Guns Donated to Bellmont Park by the U. S. Government ARE UNLOADED TODAY Given Space Near Fountain Until After Fair— Will Then be Mounted The two gatling guns which were given to the Bellmont park for exhibition purposes have arrived in the city, and are today being unloaded and • taken to the park, where they will be given space near the fountain until after the fair. The large siege gun has not yet arrived, but Is on the way, and will be here in plenty of time for 1 the fair, August 2,3, I and 5. The guns arrived already set up. and the exhibit at the fair will be 1 most interesting. The two gatlings 1 were shipped from the Middletown • ordnance reserve, at Middletown, Pa., ' while the big siege gun comes from 1 Fort Hancock. N. J., headquarters for the coast defense of Sandy Hook, and ' of course it necessarily takes long- I er in shipment. i After the fair it is expected that the i guns will be mounted perhaps in some 1 sort of a concrete foundation, and a t bronze tablet erected, giving the historical record of each. 1 The guns were secured for the park 1 through the efforts of Congressman ' Vestal and also by the aid of Harry Fritzinger aud other local men. Some ' of these days Bellmont park will be one of the finest in Indiana. i —• Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker were Fort 1 Wayne visitors Thursday. t GAVE GOOD TALK : t )r. Harry G. Hill Made a ' Splendid Talk to the Rotarians POSTPONE MEETING < Next Week’s Meeting to Friday Night on Ac- ' count of Chautauqua 1 The Rotarians, about forty in number, heard Dr. Harry G. Hill, of Indianapolis, a professor at the Reppert School of Auctioneering give a won- j derful talk last evening, with the result that he made everyone feel happy and glad that they were living. i Dr. Hill said that it should be every man’s ambition and desire to reach a goal, to accumulate a little of the worldly goods so that he could keep his family and live respectable and be J able to help his brother if called upon; but that a person should not live ] merely for the sake of massing a fortune and making gold his god. He should get enjoyment out of life and said that the stone mansion nor the large estate did not always mean hap- ; piness afer they got it. He said the . person who had a good home to go to ( where he could pick up his children and romp with them was much hap- i pier than the one who lived for gold. . His talk was an excellent one and ( greatly enjoyed by the Rotarians. ( It was ifioved and seconded that j next week's meeting be postponed ; until Friday night so that every mem- i ber could attend the closing program , at the. Chautauqua. Jimmy Arnold reported that plans i were going forward for the outing a, Rome City, a joint meeting being planned between the Kendallville and Decatur clubs. After the meeting Jesse Sellemeyer and "Teedle” Harting entertained tiie crowd with a wrestling match with the result that "Teedle" had to buy Jesse a new pair of trousers this morning. The athletic exhibition was greatly enjoyed. — — Mr. and Mrs. F. E. France returned yesterday from Lake James where they enjoyed a couple of weeks at their cottage. Mr. France will supervise the erecting of the Chautauqua tent, work on it starting this afternoon-

, JAPAN WANTS TO HELP IN PLAN , Premier of Nippon Government Says Every Es- , fort Will be Used for DISARMAMENT SUCCESS Many Governors Endorse Plan — Friends Want Borah on Commission (United Press Service! Toklo, Japan, July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Japan will spare no effort to help toward the success of President Harding's disarmament conference," Premier Hara of Japan told the United Press in exclusive statement today. “Japan welcomes the opportunity to vindicate her position before the whole world and show once more how thoroughly she is in sympathy with new world spirit," the premier said. . Washington, July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—lnfluential friends of Senator Borah have set to work to have him named as one of the American commissioners to confer on disarmament, it was learned here today. They have done so on the ground that Borah, as the senatorial pioneer on disarmament, has given the subject such deep study that he by right belongs among the American representatives. There is also another reason why, which in effect, is that it is hoped that Borah would be able, if made a member of the American commission i and given some freedom of action to bring about results which could obtain the approval of the senate. Borah holds no official position of leadership in the senate, but his friends and foes alike amit his ability to "handle” that body. (By Harold D. Jacobs, United Press staff correspondent) (Copyright 1921 by the United Press) New York. July 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governors of sixteen states representing more than twenty million persons, today 1 endorsed President Harding’s disarmament conference. In messages to the United Press, 1 these executives declared for arma- ' ment limitation on the following 1 grounds: Prevention of wars Relief from taxation burdens Improvement of the general world economic situation. i Governor Percival D. Baxter of ( Maine, summed up the general atti- . tude of his colleagues when he declared that "the nations of the world , must disarm or go into moral and .

(Continued on page two) A NARROW ESCAPE • Steering Wheel on Fisher & Harris Truck Breaks and Turns Over IRVIN BUTLER INJURED Raymond Harting Who Was Riding With Him Remained on Truck Irvin Butler, driver of the Fisher and Harris truck and Raymond Harting who was accompanying him on a trip to Van Wert at noon today had a narrow escape from serious injury when the connections on the steering wheel broke and the big two ton truck went over into the ditch on the Bellmont road north of the park. The truck went into the ditch just a few feet south of the bridge that spans the creek at the north end of the park. Mr. Butler was driving and seeing that the steering wheel would not work, told Mr. Harting to jump. Harting was in such a position that he could not jump, unless he jumped to the side on which the truck was tipping over. Butler shut off the "gas" and jumped and cleared the truck, but sprained an injured his ankle in the fall. He was taken to Dr. D. D. Clark's office where the ankle was bandagged. Harting remained on the truck and went into the ditch with it and came up without a scratch. He feels pretty lucky and is glad tKat he is able to tell the story. The truck was loaded with groceries that were being sent to the Fisher and Harris grocery at Van Wert.

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

Wlb & g ; c it lis 1 i$ A' 1 ■ > | X Mr « j X | ’ - " ?' ...A ~ C San Francisco's Pretties Girl—Miss Florence Selby of the Golden Gate City will head bevy of beauties who will welcome thousands of Knights to the Knights of Columbus convention in San Francisco, August 2,3, 4. TAX COLLECTIONS During First Half of July Are Two Millions a Day Ahead of Last Year THINKS IT GOOD SIGN Senator Watson is Against Plan to Extnd Credits to the Allies (By Ralph F. Couch, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tax collections of the federal government showed an increase of 12,000,000 a day for the first half of July as compared with the same month last year, an official treasury statement showed today. This indicates the nation now is making real progress in working out the economic depression. For the first half of the month the total ordinary receipt of the government were nearly $130,000,000 as compared with only $09,000,000 for the same month of 1920. In July 1920 economic depression was at its peak as far as the big nation wide buyers strike was concerned. Coinciding with the commercial optimism indicated in the rising tax returns are reports to several government departments and the federal reserve board of the re-opening of scores of factories closed during the winter, a reduction in unemployment, a shortage of farm labor in the great western wheat belt coupled with reports of a bumper harvest in many crops and a general feeling of confidence.

Washington, July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congressional leaders have refused authority sought by the executive departments to lend further money to foreign powers, it was disclosed today when Senator Penrose told the finance committee that he had in his possession a bill granting such authority which he had not introduced,. Penrose indicated he did not intend at present to present the bHI. Penrose and Senators Watson, Indiana, disclosed the fact that Secretary of State Hughes as well as Mellon, has been active in consideration of the foreign loan situation particularly with respect to paying further money. Committee members asked that Hughes be asked to appear. He probably will be Invited for some day next week. Most of today’s hearing was devoted to discussion of the report originating in New York and cabled to London that the United States had agreed to defer British interest for 15 years. Categorical denial of any such agreement or plan was made by Mellon and Elliot Eadsworth, his assistant. EARTH IS ROCKED (United Press Service) Bristol, Tenn., July 15— (Special to Daily Democrat) — Severe earth disturbances at Mendota, Va., were reported here early today. The reports declare that several acres of ground were heaved up in some places and sunken in others. Large breaks in the banks of the river skirting the small town occurred, it was stated.

A MODERN COAL UNLOADING PLANT E. L. Carroll & Son Have Latest and Best Equipment in New Yards READY FOR BUSINESS Saves Much in Labor and Time—Unload From Hopper or Flat Bottom Cars The new and modern coal unloading plant of the E. L. Carroll & Son coal company is now ready to operate. This plant which is located just off of Seventh street, and abutts the property of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway company, is one of the very latest and up-to-date plants in the country, having been installed by the Conveyor Corporation of America, at a great cost to the local men. It is so equipped that the coal can be unloaded from a hopper bottom dump or a flat bottom cjr. The clam shell bucket used for unloading the flat bottom cars will be here in a few days. Coal will be unloaded from the hopper bottom cars with an automatic one-ton dump bucket, which can be dumped into the hopper bins which have a capacity of twenty tons, on either side of the track, or into storage, as is desired. This coal < then be picked up by the clam shell bucket and delivered to the hopper bins or reloaded to truck wagon; or the operator may go over the track with the clam-shell bucket and unload flat cars, placing the coal in lhe hopper bins or into storage. A track is elevated over the yards for the purpose of carrying and swinging the buckets as desired, and many tons of coal can be stored in the new yards. Several car loads of coal have 1 already been unuloaded and it will be i interesting to know that an entire car 1 of coal may be unloaded in an hour to < an hour and a half. To unload a car < of coal with a shovel, requires the i hard work of one man for a day and i a half to two days, or two men one day. hence it will readily be seen the advantage in unloading the coal from ! the cars. 1

The Messrs. Carroll have made every effort to make their plant modern in every way, and it is believed the people of Decatur will appreciate their efforts. It will mean a saving on every ton of coal to the consumer. A new twelve-tone type registering beam is included in the new equipment, and when a load is weighed it puunches the weight on a duplicate ticket, hence it is impossible to make an error in reading the scale bar, or in putting down the weight—the ma(Continued on page two) chine does it all. The new yard will be enclosed by a THE BEST SELLER Gene Stratton Porter is the Queen of the Best Book Seller Says BOSTON "PUBLISHERS Over Eight Million of Her Books Have Been Sold in Recent Years The Chicago Tribune conlalned a featured article today, together with a picture of Mrs. Gene Straton Porter, entitled "Queen of Best; Eight million read her.” The article states that according to a Boston Publishing house, that the books of Mrs. Porter are the best sellers on the market today, 8,132,432 books having been sold in recent years. The books written by Harold Bell Wright rank second 7,250,000 of them having been sold. The Tribune says: “Gene Stratton Porter is the Queen of the Best Sellers, Harold Bell Wright follows her a close second. The information is furnished by Herbert F. Jenkins of Little, Brown & company, the Boston publishers. Wright up to the first of the year had sold 7,250,000 of his books and Miss Porter has a record up to date of 8,132,432. And both are still going strong.” Mrs. Porter is an Adams county woman, having lived at Geneva a number of years. She now makes her home at Rome City where she has a beautiful cottage. _• J. G. Niblick was a business caller in Fort Wayne Thursday.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL The Mt. Pleasant M. E. Aid society i will give an Ice cream social this evening at the home of Albert Yoeman, one mile west of Decatur, on what Is known as the Archbold road. Good home-made cake will be given with each dish of cream. A special musical program will be given and everyone is assured of a good time. Everybody is invited. Remember, its to night, July 15lh. COMING MONDAY Representatives of Home Decorating Company Will Consult Business Men WOULD DECORATE City for Fair Week—Buildings and Grounds at the Park to be “Dolled Up” The grounds and buildings at Bellmont park will be "all dolled up" for the Northern Indiana fair which will be done by the same company which so beautifully decorated the city and park grounds, and which put a smile on every arrival as soon as he caught sight of the city’s streets and buildings, and that smile and good feeling remained until the visitor again arrived home —end for wfeeks thereafter as he told his neighbors of the kindly hospitality that existed here during the entire week. A telegram to the fair board yesterday afternoon gave the information that a representatvie of the Home Decorating company of Chicago would be here on Monday to arrange for the decorations. Besides arrang ing for the decorations at the grounds, the representative will call on the business men in an effort to have them decorate their places of business as they did last year. The Home Decorating company is one of the besi concerns in the country, and the cooperation of the business men will surely be appreciated by the fair association. It helps the looks of the city, your place of business, and teiis the world we. are a live bunch of boosters. Make arrangements to decorate your building.

TO HAVE EXHIBIT Extension Department of Purdue University Will Have Attractive Display AT FAIR "THIS YEAR „atest Ideas in Animal Husbandry, Poultry, Dairy, Horticulture, Etc. The Purdue Exhibit, prepared by the Extension Departmnt of the University will be one of the special features of the Northern Indiana Fair. August 2,3, 4, and 5. The exhibit has been prepared and sent to the Northern Indiana Fair association at tjie request of County Agricultural Agent Busche. The exhibit is both attractive and instructive and should be the mecca for all those interested in the gospel of better agriculture. The latest and best ideas along the lines of animal husbandry, poultry, dairy, horticulture and soils and crops are set forth in the Purdue Exhibit. The animal husbandry section is on hog feed and brings out the value of a supplemental feed with corn, in producing pork. Positive results of experimental work done at the Purdue feeding plant are given in a graphic, forceful manner that will appeal immediately to the casual observer as well as those vitally interested in hog raising. The poultry section admonishes to “feed before you cull.” Many poultry keepers cull out hens as poor producers that have never had an opportunity to show their laying ability, due to the scant and unbalanced ration fed. The dairy section recommends the 4-2-1 grain ration as ideal for the dairy cow on farms where legumes and silage are available. The 4-2-1 grain mixture consists of 400 pounds ground corn, corn and cob meal or hominy feed, 200 pounds wheat, bran or ground ’ oats, and 100 pounds cottonseed meal or linseed meal. Any combination of feeds from these groups fed in proportion as indicated, and with legume roughage, will make a well balanced ration. In the horticultural exhibit is found plans, ideas and suggestions for the (Continued on page five)

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COL.IGLEHART CONDUCTS A SALE For Instruction of Students at the Auction School— Copy of His Talk is GIVEN TO "STUDENTS For Reference in Their Future Work—Miss Costello Furnishes Us Copy Miss Co'tello of Reppert’s office reports Colonel Igleheart’s opening talk and address to the students. Have you ever listened to an auctioneer, especially an old veteran that is hitting on all eight and exceeds the speed limit. If you have, then you will get some idea of how fast and accurate a stenographer must be to put these words down on paper. This is the first time that any stenographer has been able to keep up and get a correct report of the Colonel’s opening talk, although they have tried many different times and simply proves that the Reppert school has experts in all lines, and the management will take all bets that no one can exceed her speed and accuracy. A copy of the speech is prepared for each one of the students as a motto to go by in their work after they leave the school. While the words and thoughts are put down on paper it is necessary to see the Colonel in action and to hear his eloquent pleas to get the full meaning of his great work. Colonel Igleheart is a natural born orator coming from that state (Kentucky) that is famous fcr public speakers and he captivated not only the entire audience but the many visitors that attended the afternoon session. Amongst them were five ministers from the city who enjoyed his work immensely. In opening up the mock auction sale Colonel Reppert produced a catalog of a sale that Colonel Igleheart and himself had conducted in 1908 for H. B. Giiffith of Bowen, 111., and both seemed to enjoy rehearsing the battles of foimer days when they were struggling for recognition as auctioneers. The following is the address made by Colonel Igleheart:

Indies and Gentlemen: If we can have your attention we will proceed with the work that we have at hand for this afternoon. It is one of the real pleasures of having handed to me a catalog of the noted sales of Duroc hogs that Colonel Reppert and myself conducted in 1908, it being a world’s record sale and meant much to us two struggling auctioneer who had worked hard to equip ourselves in the auction work in order to make sales that would be pleasing to the owner and bring future business to us. This sale was one of the milestones from which time on our business increased so that we were unable to take care of all of the men that wanted dates. I will try to give you as near as possible the same opening talk that I made on that memorial day and I assure you that if you will apply ourselves here at this school under teachers that have spent years of time in the great school of experience bring to you in a condensed from ready for your use the advantages gained in their years of experience; also the big failures that they have encountered during this work, I am sure that you will bo well repaid for the time and money that vou have spent in coming to this, the "World’s greatest auction school." I am not going to take very much of your time. One of the most imyartant professions in the world is the auction business, the pure-bred auction. I want you to keep in your mind the position 1 want to take in this auction this afternoon. A purebred livestock industry has more to do with the uplifting of n community than any other business. It is indeed a privilege to work for an.l with a man that is engaged in an industry of this kind, and it has always been an ambition that I have sought in life to assist him in reaching the front ranks of a pure-bred bteeder. There is many a man who begins the breeding of pure-bred livestock who think they have been eliminated from the ranks of the breeders that are not in a special class. This is absolutely not the case, for a breeder of live stock of any kind helps to promote the livestock industry of any kind. We have been very careless along that particular line of work hut we have had more dealings in that line than any other in America. I want to ask, “What is a pure-bred animal?” I know that this is a very common question and perhaps easily (Continued on page four)