Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 191.

THE ROAD BONDS TOTAL BIG SOM Various Townships in Adams County Float Bonds Aggregating $1,007,571.37 MONROE IN THE LEAD Closely Followed by Washington—Levy Must Care for $207,352.80 County Auditor, Martin Jaber*, has completed his report on the bonded indebtedness for macadam roads in every township in the county, together with the amount to be paid next year on the principal and the inter est, and the total on every road in the county which has not yet been paid out. The figures are interesting. The report shows that Monroe township will have to raise the largest amount of money for the next year, with Washington a close second. The macadam roads of the county come high, and are a great item of expense to the taxpayers, end yet each year many petitions are refused because the county commissioners cannot exceed the constitutional limit of indebtedness. A summary ot each town ship follows: Union—Payment of the bonds for the Bienz, Drummond, Hart, Fred Kreuckeberg, Henry Kreuckeberg, Miller, Schamerloh. Thieme.Lehrman. Fred Thieme and Wolfe roads, will be made. The bonds outstanding total $2,879.39. ■ On this amount the sum of $9,159.09 will be paid, and the interest totals $3,618.53. Total $12,777.62. Root —Bauman. Beckmeyer, Brune graft, Drummond. Christen. Fritzing er. Frank, Fuelling, Fuhrman, Heck man, Hoile, Holthouse. Kukelhan. .Mumma, Steigmeyer. Wojfe. Out standing bonds, $82,495 14. To be paid next year, $13,022.91; interest. $4,228 21. Total $17,251.12. Preble —Buuck. Conrad, Doehrman Eblerding, Crallmeier, Heckman. Peters-Rupright, Scheuman. Salem Reformed church, Zwick Outstand ing, $71,294; to be paid next year $lO,766; interest $3,415.14. Total, $14.181.14. Kirkland —Adler, Ed Arnold, A. Arnold, Beavers, Beavers Addition. Bowers, Ebrman, Engle, Crist, Fugate, Goldner, Kirkland Central, Mankey, Miller, Peterson and Prairie, Reppert, Shoaf, Scherry-Arnold, Stoneburner, Worthman. Yaney and Yost. Outstanding $74,487.04; to be paid next year, $11,293.82; interest, $4,103.75. Total. $15,397.57. Washington—Appleman, Bell, Beavers, Beavers Additional, Coppess, Bellmont, Christen, Crist, D. and M. No. 6, Frisinger, Fugate,, Hessler, Hite. Haugk, Holthouse, Geels. John son Jackson, Lenhart, Lose, Lenger lek, Magner, Parrish, Patton. Roop, Stoneburner, Steele, Sheler, Sellemeyer, Schrank, Tucker, Wemhoff. Yellow Creek, Yost. Biting, Zimmer man. Outstanding, $128,589.54; to be paid next year $24,024.86; interest. $7.075 69. Total, $31,100.55. St. Mary’s—Baumgartner, Brod beck, Bollinger, Carpenter. Cowan, Cowan, Durr, Davisson-Shaffer. Gep hart, Hilpert, Hoffman, Jones, Mt. Tabor, Suman. Tucker, Welker. Whitridge, Hoffman Additoinal. Outstanding, $59,964.46; to be paid next year, $10,108.16; interest, $3,251.92. Total $13,360.08. Blue Creek—Bevington, Bllderbeck, Davison-Shaffer, Durr, Eley, Foreman, Merryman, Roop-Wagoner, Tlnkham, Tyndall, Teeple, W’echter, Whitridge. Outstanding $69,641.94; to be paid next year, $9,505.56; interest $3,027.06. Total $12,532.62. Monroe—Andrews, Bollinger. Brunner,. Biberstein, Depp, Girod. Harrison street, Hirschy, Huser, Inniger, Kerr, Kaehr, Keller, David Lehman, Enos W. Lehman, Lalsure, McClain, M. R. E„ Peter Rich, Nicholas Rich, Reusser, Roop-Wagoner, Steiner, Shirk, Stuckey, Spring Hill, South Berne, Dan Smith, Fred Stauffer, Stauffer, Schwartz, Teeter, A Oder, Joshua Yoder, Parrish. Outstanding, $180,300.28; to be paid next year, $25,744.19; interest, $8,811.09. Total. $34.555.28. Hartford—Aschliman, Biberstein, Engle, Fuhrer, Heller, Miller, Mosser, Pearson, Pusey, Shoemaker, Shepherd, Schroll, Stuckey, Stahley, Watson, J. K. Yoder. Outstanding, $67.770.80; to be paid next year. $lO.281.68; interest, $3,136.65. Total, $13,418.33. French—Amstutz-Neuhouser, Adler, Engle, Fox, Isch, Meyer & Kich, Mertz, John Smith, Dan Smith, Peter Steiner, Seigrist. Ringger, (Continued on page three)

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THE GERMAN TREATY (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Aug. 13—(Spe | clal to Daily Democrat)—A treaty with Germany is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready for signature ‘almost any day." it was learned today. President Harding has told senators that the treaty is taking shape -rapidly." Rapid progress is being made towards concluding the negotiations now going on between Ellis Loring Dressel, American commissioner at Berlin and the German government but it is unlikely that any treaty agreed on will be submitted to the senate before the December session of congress. ENROUTE TO CAMP Members of Hamilton, 0., R. O. T. C. Stopped in Decatur Short Time CAMPED AT CEYLON For the Night—Eighty-five Young Men in Party—W. S. Porter Took Photo Visitors in this city this morning for a short time were eighty-five members and officers of the Hamilton, Ohio, R. O. T. C., an organization of young men. mostly of high school age, enroute from Hamilton to Camp Roosevelt, Muskegon. Mich., where they will remain two weeks in a camping trip. Accompanying the outfit was the Hamilton high school band of thirtyfive pieces. The boys stopped in this city for a short time, and made things lively on the down town street advertising their town in great shape The party which is traveling by auto truck with trailer, left the Ohio city at 7 o'clock Friday morning, ex- ■ pecting to reach Fort Wayne last evening, but they stopped for the i night at the Ceylon school, one mile north of Geneva, where they remain i ed for the night, and breaking camp : they arrived here shortly before eight o’clock. They expert to reach i Muskegon some time Sunday after i noon. i The camp at Muskegon is managed i by several Chicago business men especially for high school boys and I R. O. T. C. organizations. The happy | Ohio boys attracted considerable attention here, and W. S. Porter, the photographer, held them long enough to get a picture of the truck and trailer loaded with the lads clad in khaki. The following from a metropolitan paper says of the camp: “The third period at Camp Roosevelt closed today and 100 boys, including the Joliet high school band, will leave for home tomorrow morning. Three hundred and fifty boys are expected Sunday for the final period, including ICO from Hamilton, O. The Hamilton band will be the musical organization for the final , period.” 1 — • CAN’T RANSACK HOMES (United I’renx Service). Washington, Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) Protection of the home against search and seizure by prohibition agents without warrants was approved by the house judiciary committee today. WOOD CAN’T SEE IT (lulled I’reHM Service). Washington, Aug. 13— (Special to Daily Democrat) —General Leonard Wood, who has been investigating conditions in the Philippines, is understood to have advised against independence for the islands in the immediate future. Secretary Weeks said today he desired to have General Wood in the position of Governor-General of the Philippines (dqring the next year, and that there was no possibility independence would be granted within that time. «_ CHARLES SNITZ VERY LOW Charles Snitz who has been quite ill at his home on North Second street, is reported in a dying condition this morning. ATTENDS BROTHER’S FUNERAL County Assessor William Frazier is at Stoutsville, Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his brother, whose death occurred a few days ago.

LEGION IN CHARGE I* f Body of Private Roy Hart Reached Parent’s Home at Early Hour Today FUNERAL TOMORROW I brom the United Brethren Church—Legions From i Neighboring Cities r ’ Funeral services for Private Rov Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton , Hart, will be held Sunday afternoon. , from the Decatur United Brethren , church at 2 o’clock, the Rev. C. J Miner officiating. The body arrived over the Grand Rapids division of the Pennsylvania railroad this morning at 12:35 and was taken to the home of the parents on South Eleventh street, where it is under guard of members of the American Legion, two men being at the home from the time of the arrival during the night, and two others took their place during the day. There will be two during tonight and two others will serve until the time of the funeral Sunday afternoon. Invitations have been extended to the posts at Bluffton, Markle, Ossian and Willshire, and it is probable Fort Wayne will send a -delegation of soldiers, as Private Hart enlisted in that city. Willshire will furnish the guard of honor for the funeral services. Members of the American Legion and all ex-service men are urged to meet at the Legion hall on North Sectond fi((reet at 12:30 o'clock, and march to the home in a body. They will also march to the Ignited Hreth/ren church, and from the church to the square between First and Second streets, where cars will be provided to carry all the soldiers from this city to the Clarks Chapel, east of the city, where the ceremony at the grave will be held. Pall bearers will be selected from the membership at tbe Adams post, No. 43, and it is probable that honorary pall bearers will also be named from the ranks of the Grand Army. The service will be according to all the rites of a military funeral, and it is quite probable that a large number of soldiers and citizens will attend the obsequies. IS ON WAY HOME Mrs. Stone, Wife of Former Purdue President is Glad to be On Way i MET BY TRUSTEES Representatives of Purdue Alumni Also Met the Widow at Chicago (I nlted PrenM Srrvlre). Chicago, AugL 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —‘‘I am glad to be on my way home after this terrible ( experience,” Mrs. W. E. Stone, j widow of the president of Purdue University stated on her arrival ( here today with the party accom- , panying Dr. Stone's body. , Mrs. Stone, weak and frail from ( the torture she experienced when , she spent eight days on a narrow ( rock ledge, where she became ma- , rooned while looking for her hus- , band’s body, was hurried to a hotel where she rested pending start of , the trip to Lafayette, Ind., where the ( funeral will be held. She was supported when she left the train by Mrs. W. W. Smith, a ( close friend from Lafayette and Miss ( Caroline Shoemaker, dean of women at Purdue university. Accompanied by Richard and David , Stone, sons of the dead university ( president and Harlan Stone, a ( brother-in-law, Mrs. Stone made the , trip over night from the Twin Cities. On the arrival at the Soo Line station, the party was met by the trustees of Purdue university, deans and friends. i Among those who met the party were: Joseph D. Oliver, James No- . well. John Hildebrand, C. M. Hobbs ; and David E. Ross, trustees and ■ Deans Stanley Coulter, J. H. Skin- i tier, George Christie and A. A. , Rotter. Six representatives of Purdue ] Alumni association of Chicago were also at the train, including E. C. 1 Dewolf and Frederick J. Mason. < The party will leave for Lafayette i at noon on the Monon. < The city of Leeds utilize sewage in making ammonia.

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+ + + + *4> + 4-* + ***4> + * ' ♦ EXPRESS TAX REPEALED ♦ ♦ Washington, Aug. 13.—(Spe- ♦ + clai to Daily Democrat) —Feder- ♦ ♦ al taxes were reduced still low- ♦ + er by action of the republican ♦ ♦ members of tbe bouse ways and 4* + means committee today. ♦ + The present tax on express ♦ ♦ rates was repealed. * + The committee, having prev- ♦ + iously eliminated the passenger,* + pullman and freight taxes, this + + makes a complete repeal effec- ♦ + tive Jan. 1, 1922, of all the 4> 4* transportation taxes, with the ♦ + exception of the levies on oil + ♦ and gas pipe lines. Under the ♦ ♦ existing law the express tax is ♦ ♦ one cent for each 20 cents ♦ + charge. 4> ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SAMUEL‘FETTERS DIED YESTERDAY Former County Commissioner, Township Trustee and Community Leader ILL FOR MANY YEARS Suffered From Rheumatism Twenty-two Years—Funeral This Afternoon Samuel Fetters, 74, one of the best known men of the county, died at his home in Jefferson township yesterday, after an illness with rheumatism from which he suffered twentytwo years, being confined to his bed during most of that time. Prior to being stricken with that disease he was one of the leaders of the served as trustee of his township for eight years, 1887 to 1895 and his record was such as to secure for him the nomination for county commissioner. He was elected in 1894 and was re-elected two years later. In 1899 he was chosen justice of the peace and held the place for many years notwithstanding his bad health. He was for years the largest man in the county, over six feet in height and weighed 340 poundl His long illness reduced him however to half that weight. Mr. Fetters was born in Stark county, Ohio, May 30, 1847, of French and German parentage. When a babe he came with his parents to this county, his father taking up a 160 acre tract in section 21 of Jefferson township. He was educated in the schools of that township and in 1863 enlisted in company E, 55th Indiana regiment of volunteer infantry. Returning from the war in i 1865 he rented the home farm but in 1872 he bought an eighty acres of I his own nearby and erected a log cabin He held public office from 1875 when he was made justice of peace until his health would no longer permit it and for years he was recognized as one of the strong 1 leaders of the county. As trustee * of his township he erected the first 1 brick school house in Jefferson, the Buckmaster and he stood for pro- ' gress always. As county commis- 1 sioner he was a pioneer in better < road building but he was always a 1 careful watcher of the people’s fund, strictly honest and always < careful. His home was for years the i meeting place for neighbors. Sever- < al years ago he united with the t Lutheran church. He was a great t reader and student and a man of character. i He was married July 30, 1871, to t Miss Lavina C. Woodward and to < them were born seven children, five : of whom are living, Frank. Charles, t James, Emma and Grover. The t'une|ral services were held t this afternoon at 2:30 from the Luth- t eran church at New Corydon in t charge of Rev. Grove. Interment at ( the New Corydon cemetery. j TO GIRLS’ SCHOOL Judge Moran, in juvenile court this morning, gave orders to take Marie < Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hess, to the Indiana school for f girls, at Clermont, near Indianapolis. < The girl was picked up on the streets at Lima, Ohio, and turned ‘ over to the probation officer. Officials here were notified, and Marie was J brought to this city yesterday by Sheriff Melchi. She had been be- ( fore the court before on a delinquency charge, and had promised to < remain at home and obey her par- * ents. It is stated she ran away from ' home a week ago last Friday. The Hess family resides on Elm street, in the south part of the city.

’ WORK ON BUDGETS > General Budget and Bond- » ed and Gravel Road Estimates Prepared ; FIGURES ARE GIVEN ’ The Proposed Levies and , Budgets Will be Published Next Week > Auditor Martin Jaberg, County At- > torney Henry B. Heller and Superin- > tendent of Highways Jim Hendricks ■ have completed a tentative draft of • the free gravel road and bond levies, • the general county levy and the high- - way maintenance fund and according to the orders of the state board of accounts these proposed levies and estimates of expense and maintenance will be published next week. The county council which meets on Tuesday, September 6th, will pass on the proposed levies. In the budget covering free gravel road bond levies a total of $208,722.16 must be collected and tbe rates In the various townships vary from fif-ty-eight cents to twenty-four cents. The general budget calls for $133,000.00, which includes bridges and a tax rate of twenty-six cents on the hundred dollars. The highway maintenance estimate is for $170,000.00. and a rate of thirty-three cents. Adams county now has between six and seven hundred miles of macadam roads which must be kept up and repaired and the expense of doing this is more than any othc. single item. According to the new orders of the state board of accounts these proposed levies must be published and when the county council meets on September 6th objections to auy item will be heard. Township Reports The different township trustees are publishing their annual estimate of expenditures and the proposed levy for next year and action in these cases will be taken by the township advisory board. City’s Tax Budget City Clbfk R G. Christen is busy at work getting the figures compiled for the city's budget and hopes to submit his report to the council next Tuesday evening. No statement as to what the total of the budget or : what the city’s levy would be could be obtained today. u. sTloses trade 1 With South American Re- 1 publics—Laxity of American Concerns is Cause SAYS REPRESENTATIVE ( Os American Foreign Bank- ’ ing Corporation — Lose t Prestige Gained in War I < i Buenos Aires, Aug. 13. —"Most Argentine firms have only a small stock of American goods left, and when (hat is gone no more will be ordered." This opinion on American trade * with South America was given to the ' United Press by Wi. K. Ackley, head J of the American Foreign Banking cor- ' poration here. “In general,” said Ackley, “it is the 1 old story of the laxity of some Amer- 1 ican concerns who have not yet learn- c ed that the great essential in foreign trade is that orders received must be filled with exactitng care. The United States manufacturer must realize that if he promised to t fulfill an order within a certain length , of time, and the goods do not arrive . at their destination until long after the period agreed upon, the South American customer will not give an- ] other order to that house, but will turn in preference to some other con- ( cern —probably English, German, or other European —upon which exper- . ience lias taught him he can depend, ( and right now these European houses ( are doing everything they can to sat- 1 isfy with good service, constant supply. low prices, etc. .for the purpose , of regaining their pre-war business. ( “During the war while the European ] nations were helpless to defend their ( commerce in South America, tlie United States, without effort, secured a brilliant and imposing position in South American trade. It might have been better if she had had to struggle harder for her victory and so realize the value of her triumph. She would thus be less likely to allow her easily obtained position to slip front her simply through lack of care. “It is a regrettable fact,” continued Ackley, “that of the American bus(Continued on page four)

I MILLIONS FOR SHIPS <1 nltrd I’reHH Service). Washington, Aug. 13—(Special t( Daily Democrat)—By a vote of 15! . to 87 the house today passed an addl tlonal appropriation of S4Bh6OOX>O(J for the shipping board. The bill also provides that only three employes of tbe board can be paid more than $12,500 and that all salaries paid special attorneys shall be approved by the department ot justice. - - -a NEW ASBESTOS PLANT Montreal, Que., Aug. 13. —it is reported that the Canadian John Manville company will establish a $2,000,000 plant at Asbestos, Que., for the manufacture of asbestos rooting, shingles, etc. brother' is dead Carl Shamp, Forty-three Years Old, Passed Away at Warsaw Family Home EARLY THIS MORNING Had Been 11l Since Monday —Mr. and Mrs. S. Shamp Will Attend Funeral • S. E. Shamp, local Clover Leaf agent, was notified by telephone during the morning that his brother. Carl Shamp, had died at 5 o'clock today at his home in Warsaw, death being due to what is known as Miller’s consumption, caused by constantly inhaling the dust which usually arises around a mill, Mr. Shamp having been a miller by trade. He had been seriously sick since last Monday. The deceased was forty-three years old, and is survived by the widow, one son, Shurrel, aged sixteen, and a daughter, Juanita, aged fourteen. He had visited here at different times and was known to several Decatur people Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the Warsaw M. E. church. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp will leave this evening for the brother’s home, and will remain with the family until after the funeral. VINCENNES MAN NOMINATED < ( ulleil Preen Service). Washington, Aug. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding today nominated Holl D. Ridenour, Vincennes, Ind., to be United States marshal in Panama. EMPLOYMENT FOR 800 MEN (United Preen Service). Martinsferry, 0., Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Employment will be given 800 persons here Wednesday when the Laughlin plant of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company resumes operations after 3 months shutdown. — • MISS GAY IN CHARGE Miss Goldie Gay, deputy county treasurer will be in charge of the auditor’s office while Auditor Martin Jaberg and his family enjoy an outing at Crooked lake. Mr. and Mrs. Jaberg and their children motored to Crooked lake today and will enjoy a real vacation for the next fourteen days. — • UNLOAD CASES OF BOOZE (United Pres* Service). Detroit, Mich., Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Canadian rum runners today apparently succeeded in eluding prohobition enforcement agents after working throughout the night to bring hundreds of gallins of liquor across the border. Free from the interference of Canadian officials, the rum runners plied back and forth across the river in launches and other craft and prohibition agents were without sufficient forces to deal with the invasion. The Canadian liquor was freed by a decision of Canadian courts, that custom agents of the dominion had no right to interfere with shipments of liquor into the United States. SMALL HOLDS CONFERENCE (United Press Service) Chicago, Aug. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Len Small, Illinois governor, under indictment for alleged misuse of public funds while state treasurer, was in conference with Chicago attorneys and political advisors here today. After spending Sunday at his Kankakee home the governor intends to continue his. road inspection trip.

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TEACHERS WILL o HOLD INSTITUTE 0 ' In Central School Buildi* ing in This City August ii 29 to September 2 f GOOD INSTRUCTORS Secured by County Superintendent E. S. Christen for Annual Gathering s The annual session of the Adams county teachers' institute will be held this year from August 29 to September 2, and the sessions this year will be held in the central school building in this city. County ' Superintendent E. S. Christen has secured a competent corps of instructors for the week, and the pro- > gram will be more than interesting for every teacher and school official of the county, as well as those interested as teachers and officials in former years. Dr. E. W. Chubb, acting president and dean of Ohio university, Athens, Ohio, will be instructor in English; Tom Sawyier, A. 8., director of handwriting instructions, Indianapolis public schools, will be the writing , instructor. Miss Edna G. Snyder, supervisor of music in the city schools, will have charge of the music. Miss Georgia Herr, of the Victor Talking Machine company, will also have a part in the program. Representatives of the state department of education, of the state board of charities and state teachers’ retirement will also be here at some time during the week, am! the program this year will be better than the average. Miss Catherine Christer, principal of the Kirkland township high school will be the recording secretary of the institute, and the Misses Ruth Parrish and Margaret Moran will act as enrolling secretaries. The following is the program for the week: Monday Forenoon) ' x v Inf 9:00 —Devotional—Rev. C. L. Haney 9:20 —Writing—Mr. Sawyier. 10:20 —Intermission.’ 10:40 —The Teaching of English— Dr. Chubb. Monday Afternoon 1:00 —Writing—Prof. Sawyier. 2:oo—lntermission. 2:20 —Tlie Religious Element in Poetry—Dr. Chubb. Tuesday Morning 9:00 —Devotional —Rev. O. E. Miller 9:20 —The New Poetry—Dr. Chubb. 10:20 —Intermission. 10:40 —Writing—Prof Sawyier. Tuesday Afternoon I:oo—Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter —Dr. Chubb. 2:00 —Intermission. 2:20 —Writing—Prof. Sawyier. Wednesday Morning 9:00 —Devotional —Rev. Elliker. 9:20 —Music and the Talking Machine —Miss Herr. 10:00—Intermission. 10:00—Writing—Prof. Sawyier. 11:00—Intermission. 11:10—An American Lover of Nature Thoreau —Dr. Chubb. Wednesday Afternoon 1:00 —Music and the Talking Ma-chine-Miss Herr. 1:50 —Intermission. 2:00 —Writing—Prof. Sawyier. 2:50 —Intermission. 3:oo—An American Novelist, Howell’s —Dr. Chubb. Thursday Morning 9:00 —Devotional—Rev. Tinkham. 9:20 —Music —Miss Herr. 10:00- Intermission. 10:10 —An American Humorist, Mark J?wain —Dr. Chubb. 11:00—Intermission. 11:10 —Writing—Prof. Sawyier. Thursday Afternoon 1:00 —Music —Miss Herr. 1:50 —Intermission. 2:oo—Tlie Education of Great Men —Dr. Chubb. 2:50 —Intermission. 3:00 Writing Prof. Sawyier. Friday Morning 9:00 —Devotional —Rev. Saunders. 9:20 —Music—Miss Herr. 10:00 —Intermission. 10:10 —Writing Prof. Sawyier. 11:00—Question Box and Discussion —Dr. Chubb. Friday Afternoon 1:00 —Music—Miss Herr. 1:50 Intermission. 2:oo—Writing—Prof. Sawyier. 2:50 —Intermission. 3:00 —The Experimental Life—Dr. Chubb. ♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana—Showers tonight and Sunday, cooler Sunday.