Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 11.

the sugar plant IS CLOSED DOWN Even Field Men Are Indefinitely Laid Off Awaiting Action in Washington H AI) BIG CAMPAIGN But Loss of About $1 on Each Bag of Sugar-Out-look Discouraging. The local P ,ant of thp Holland-St. Louis Sugar company is completely closed, every employe being out ami even the field men laid off, the first time since the big mill opened here in 1912. This action has been taken on orders from the general offices at Holland. Mich., pending future developments in congress and the trend of conditions. If the plant is reopened it is assured that the contract for beets will have to be lowered so far as the guarantee is concerned. Local managers feel that the farmers who raise beets should be given the advantage however of any increase In the price of sugar and if it is decided to re-open the local plant, this clause will be included in contracts. Mr. C. M. McClain, general manager of the company, is now in Washington making an effort to secure some protection against the influx of foreign sugar and some assurance for the fu ture which will give them a chance to continue. During the campaign which just closed the company lost approximately one dollar on each bag of sugar turned out but in the face of that condition they met promptly on the 15th of each month every payroll, the total being about $400,000. Besides this vast sum the companyemployed two hundred men in the plant here, the pay roll being more than $5,000 per week for seventy days and in addition between 700 and 80C men were used in the- fields for harvesting the crop. The final payroll of $35,000 to farm ers is being made ready tB day and will be forwarded promptly. During the seventy day campaign the local mill manufactured 15.030,000 pounds of fine granulated sugar, cutting up 65,000 tons of beets to produce that amount. Just now the company is un decided as to the future and every thing is at a standstill awaiting word from Washington. It is assured they can only continue by the co-operation of the farmers and others and by being protected against the cane sugar barons. RELATIVES HERE Marietta and Ronald Imler, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Imler, victims of the crossing accident near Van Wert Tuesday, were relatives of Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon, of this city. The children were favorites in the school, and neighborhood in which they lived, and their death is greatly regretted. three big games. The Warren high school basketball team, accompanied by a number oi rooters will visit this city this evening and will clash with the local high school varsity five at the Athletic hall Besides the big game of the evening two other good battles have been ar ranged, the first preliminary to be Played between the St. Joe eighth graders and the Catholic eighth grade of Port Wayne, and the second gam< between the St. Joe high school team •*nd the C. C. H. S. freshmen team also of Fort Wayne. The locals fans are assured of a real contest tonight as the Warren •earn comes to this city with an envi able reputation. Out of the fourteen games played so far this season they have not lost a single one and are out or more. The locals also feel quite chesty and are also planning to con " n,le their march. Come to the gym ’onight and root for the locals. ■ • VAN WERT LAWYER DEAD. Mord was received here today of 'he death at Van Wert, O„ of W. H. “Hey, well known attorney of that ' > y, his death occurring at 7 o’clock " s morni ng. He contracted an aggravated case of the grip, which de°Ped into pneumonia, and caused s death. He was a cousin of C. D. b P !? 0 anti was related to the mem'■onnfOf the Dalley families in this nty. Arrangements for the funeral not complete this afternoon, but Pountjr relatives will attend.

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l 4*4*4* + 4>4 < 4* + *4*4- + 4*4>4'4- ♦ NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY + + Some fine winter weather we 4- ♦ are having. With real winter* + here you need clothes, wearing 4- + apparel and clothes. A num- + ♦ ber of local merchants are hold- ♦ ♦ ing their annual January sales + + during this month and splendid * + bargains are being offered to the + + public. The wise shopper will + ♦ take advantage of these sales. + + Among the merchants who are + + giving January sales are: Dry + ♦ goods and ladies ready-to-wear, + + Niblick & Company and E. F. + + Gass & Son; Dry goods and 4 + shoes, I. Bernstein; Shoes, Gay + + Bros., Charles Voglewede and + + Anna Winnes shoe store; Cloth- + ♦ ing, Holthouse-Schnlte company, + ♦ Vance & Linn, John T. Myers + + Teeple A- Peterson. Take ad- + ♦ vantage of these sales and pat- + ♦ ronize the merchant or business + ♦ house who invites you to trade ♦ + with him. Watch and read the + ♦ ads in the Daily Democrat and 44- then do your buying. 4- ♦ 4>4*4>4-4*4>4-4.4>4-4>4.4>4>* further' action In Berling-Moltz Receivership at Bluffton Awaits Filing of Inventory TO PAY IN FULL Action Does Not Affect Decatur Produce Co. Ow ned By H. R. Moltz. The receivership petition filed at Bluffton yesterday by H. R. Moltz ami William B. Frisinger is for the BerlingMoltz company and in no way effects the Decatur Produce company which is owned entirely by Mr. Moltz. The suit was filed in the Wells circuit court and Judge Gordon appointed W. W. Rigers cashier of the Studebaker bank as receiver, who furnished bond of $50,000. Moltz owns fifty (hares and Frisinger twenty-five shares of the stock. The story as told from Bluffton follows: In the receivership complaint it is averred that the company has indebtedness amounting to an aggregate of $45,000 and assets are listed to the same figure. William H. Berling of this city, secretary and man ager of the company, said he thought creditors would be paid in full. The company operates plants and owns real estate of the same in Bluffton, Warren. Montpelier and Hartford City, also has real estate leased for a plant at Ridgeville, and operates branches of the Bluuffton plant headquarters of the company, such branches being located in Redkey Gaston, Amboy, Swayzee, Lafontaine Upland and Bluffton, the latter is known as the Bluffton Produce company. The plaintiffs set out that the re ceivership was asked because of dis sensions among the stockholders and due to former litigation instituted by Bay C. Berling and Joseph J. Berling of Decatur, owners of 49 percent, of the stock, who in a suit filed February 14, 1921, which has never come to trial, asked an accounting and receiver. The suit, under which the receiver was appointed, represents that the attitude of the earlier litigants is such, that the later receivership suit was brought to con;erve the assets of the company for the benefit of creditors. They ask that the receiver be authorized to wind up the affairs of the company. The first duty of the receiver is to file an inventory, the receiver having been appointed on a vertified petition without hearing of evidence in detail, and furthr action will .be ordered by the court following filing of an invent ory. In one former action Helen Berling, of Decatur, asked partition of certain real estate, including lots in Bluffton and Warren, but other stockholders aver that the real estate while taken in the names of individuals, is company assets. The company began business here in 1919. Eichhorn & Edris, local attorneys filed the receiver suit. ■ > MR. KIRBY HERE SUNDAY X * Rev. William H. Kirby, a student in the McCormick Theological seminary at Chicago, will be here Sunday and fill the pulpit at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Kirby is greatly interested in the work of young people, is himself an all-around athlete, and plays basketball with the “boys.” His sermons will interest all, and the members and friends of the congregation are urged to attend the services,

ACCEPTS OFFER Raymond Poincare Will Ferm Cabinet and Succeed Aristide Briand WILL BE PREMIER Several of Old Officials Will i Continue Under the New Organization. Paris, Jan. 13. — (Special to D.iilv Democrat) —Raymond Poincare, former president of France, today formally accepted President Mtllerand's invitation to form a new cabinet to succeed that of Aristide Briand. Poincare’s formal acceptance is taken as indication he has been successful in his efforts to complete a ministry. Official announcement today of Poincare's acceptance was taken in political circles to mean he would undoubtedly head the next French government. It took him less than 24 hours of private inquiry among potential ministers to secure the necessary members of a cabinet which he will head as premier and probably as minister of foreign affairs. The political correspondent of the Agence Radio predicted today that the following ministers of the Briand cabinet would retain their portfolios. Andre Maginot, previously minister of pensions, will take the war post, he said and the newcomers are likely to be ex-premier Doumergue, justice; Senator Francois Albert, public instruction; ex-Premier Leygues, whose preceiled that Briand, navy; De La Steyrie, finance; Jean Durand, agriculture; Manqury, interior, and possibly Perriot as minister of pensions. K. OF P.’s AND G. E. WIN. Two Industrial League basketball games were staged at the Atletic hall last evening, a large crowd of spectators being present. The first game was staged between the K. of P’s and Fisher & Harris team, the former winning ms game by a score of 18 to 5. The second game was played between the Ford garage team and the General Electric five, the G. E. proving the winners by a score of 14 to 6. oiedlasFnight Paralysis Causes Death of Conrad Doehrman, Well Known Farmer FUNERAL ON SUNDAY Lived in County Entire Life -Wife Died Three Years Ago This March. Conrad Doehrman, residing near Friedheim, and a resident of Adams county, and living on the same farm his entire life, passed away Thursday evening at 5 o’clock, after an illness of five weeks following a stroke of paralysis, which, however did not render him entirely helpless, and he was able to help himself and sit in his chair, but his speech was greatly impaired. He had not been well otherwise previous to the stroke, and his condition was so weakened that his remaining strength was soon exhausted, the end coming peacefully Thursday evening. The deceased was born January 9. 1849, a son of Conrad and Minnie Zwick-Doehrinan and he grew to manhood on the farm where his death occured. He was united in marriage to Miss Louise Reese, and her death occurred three years ago this March. To the union were born eleven children, two of them having preceded the father in death. Those living are: Mrs. Minnie Kleine, wife of Louis Kleine; Mrs. Lydia Carrier, wife of Joe Carrier; Conrad H. Doehrman, all of Gingen; Henry C. Doehrman, Ernest, Fred and Adolph, all of Preble township; Mrs. Louise Marhenke, of Natoma, Kans., and William D. Doehrman of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Sophia Hockemeyer, of Root township and Mrs. Fred Buck of Marion township, Allen county are sisters. There are also forty-five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, leaving the home at 1 o’clock, and from the Friedheim Lutheran church at 1:30 o’clock standard time, the Rev. C. B. Preuss preaching the German Berman and the Rev. A. W. Hinz of this city preaching the English sermon. Burial will be in the church cemetery nearby,

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 13,1922.

++++++■(•+ + + + + + + + * THE WAY TO BUY 44- + + “1 wouldn't know how or + 4« where to buy my groceries and + •b good things to eat if it wasn’t + 4* for the Market Basket ads. in + * Friday’s Daily Democrat,’’ said 44> a well known and good house- + keeper to a member of the Dem- 44* ocrat staff the other day. 4> 4* "When Friday's paper is deliv- 4> 4* ered I glance at the head lines * * on the front page and then turn 4- » to the ads and read every one of 44" them and then make a list of 4> 4» what 1 want.” Many women + 4« are doing the same thing every + + week and we know from exper- 44- ience that you’ll save money and + 4" get good groceries by buying 4- + from the grocer who advertises. + 4« Shop the easy and systematic 4> 4 1 way by shopping from the col- ♦ * umns of the Daily Democrat, 44» Read the ads tonight. + 4-4>4-4-4>*4-4>4>4>4>4>4-4*4> SECURE COMPANY OF REAL ARTISTS Principal Cline of High School Contracts With Big Opera Co. for AN ENTERTAINMENT At Masonic Hall Next Wed-nesday-Pelletier Players Had Mix-up in Dates. Professor J. D. L. Cline, principal of the Decatur high school, yesterday closed a contract with the advance man for the Pelletier Players, absolutely one of the best lyceum and Chautauqua companies on the road, for an entertainment to be given at the Masonic hall in this city, Wednesday night, January 18, and people of Decatur will have the opportunity of enjoying one of the best entertainments that has ever visited this city. The number, which is a S2OO attraction, was unfortunate in having a mix-up in dates, and this left Wednesday night open. Being in this neighborhood, and the expenses piling up anyway, the advance man made an attempt to have his company play in this part of the country that a part of the expenses might be made up, and knowing Mr. Cline personally put the proposition up to him. After a consultation with other local school officials, it was decided that the Athletic association take hold of the proposition and put on the entertainment. The company consists of five members and they put on a number of repertoire plays. Here they will play “The Newly-Weds” and “A Complicated Affair.” Tickets for the entertainment will sell at fifty cents for adults, and thirty-five cents for children. The Masonic hall should be filled to capacity for the event. The proceeds from the entertainment will be used to make up a delicincy in the athletic fund from last fall’s football games. funeral’ today Last Sad Rites for Late Samuel Brown Held at 10 at Hartford Church. Berne, Ind., Jan. 13. —Funeral serv ices will be held this morning at 10 o’clock at the Hartford church west of Geneva for Samuel Brown, who died January 10th. Mr. Brown had been ailing for nearly two years and recently has been taken to a sanitarium at Kalamazoo, Mich. Samuel Davis Brown was born on June 9, 1871, and died at the age of 50 years, 7 months and 1 day. The greater part of his life was spent in Adams county and vicinity. He was married to Miss Henrietta Runyon, his wife surviving him. One daughter is also left to mourn the departure of her father. Besides the wife and daughter, Mr. Brown is survived by a brother, Morris Brown, of Berne and two sisters, Mrs. Smith Shoemaker of this place and Mrs. Anna Evans, of Ohio. The greater part of Mr. Brown’s life had been spent in farming. For many years he and his family have been living on the Smith Shoemaker farm, west of Geneva. Mr. Brown was well liked by his friends and neighbors and leaves a large number of acquaintances. He was for many years a member of the Hartford Methodist church, west of Geneva,

A NEW milliner; « « Mrs. Grant Fry Purchases . the Bowers Stock of Mill- • inery and Fixtures _______ 1 WILL OPEN STORE « About February Ist -Has , Been an Employe at the . Store Some Time. «. ■■ ■.... I A deal was closed Thursday after- • noon whereby Mrs. Grant Fry became ' the owner of the stock of millinery and fixtures of the Bowers millinery , store on East Monroe street, Mrs. < Bowers retiring from the business. ' The store is one of the well estab- « lished businesses in Decatur, and has ( been doing an excellent business in , the dozen or more years of its exist- 1 ence, and because of the great amount ’ I of time it would take from her home duties, since the daughters in the Bowers home have recently establish ad homes of their own, Mrs. Bowers feels that she should give up the business and the sale was completed yes- > terday. Mrs. Fry is a well known Decatur girl, and before her marriage was Miss Lena Dellinger, daughter of lenry Dellinger of the fire department. She was born and raised in this city, and received her education in the city schools. During the war she enlisted . for duty as a nurse, and did special work in that line. She has been employed at the store some time, and stated today that the store would be re-opened about February Ist, and every effort will be made to cater the ladies in the very best Way possible at the lowest cost. During the busy seasons an expert trimmer will be employed, jind service, at all times, will be the slogan of the new proprietress. She will be pleased to have every lady in Adams countycall on her, and definite announcement concerning the opening will be made later. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Wheat: May $1.11%; July $1.01%. Corn: May 53%; July 54%. Oats: May 38%; July 39%. THE NEW OFFICERS * I Knights of Pythias Had Busy Session at Meeting Thursday Evening EIGHT CANDIDATES Given Rank of Esquire— Bowling Alley Now Property of the Lodge. The Knights of Pythias lodge had a very busy session at the meeting on Thursday evening, and in addition to ‘he regular business, eight candidates were given the rank of esquire, and it the conclusion of the rank work, with all the new officers present with one exception, and at their request, the installation ceremony, which earlier in the evening had been postponed one week, was carried out, with Lodge Deputy Charles Burdg, act’ng as installing officer. The new officers for the next term are: Chancellor Commander — Wilson Lee Vice Chancellor—Joe Linn Prelate —Carl Fisher Master of Work—M. E. Hower Master at Arms—Ben Hoagland Inner Guard—Frank Mclntosh Outer Guard—Jesse Leßrun Keeper of Records and Seals—Joe Hunter Master of Finance —John Parrish Master of Exchequer—W. A. Lower Trustee (three years)—J. H. Stewart. The keeper of records and seals, the master of finance and the master of exchequer each hold office one year, and the remainder, six months. The. bowling alley, which was installed and operated by three trus- > tees under the caption of The Kekionga *Bowling association, with t”e understanding that the property was to be turned over to the lodge as soon as it had paid out, is now the property of the lodge, and will be operated under the direct supervision of the t lodge trustees, James L. Gay, • Roy Mumma and J. H. Stewart. The trustees will probably have a new plan of operation, and announcement will be made within a day or two. The affairs of the lodge are in excellent condition. I

4>4>4> + 4>4-4>4>4>4-4>4>4>*4> + THE FIRE DISTRICTS ♦ * * + The fire districts In the city 4* 4* of Decatur, which should be 4-' 4> 'dearly in the mind's of every 4> 4* citizen, have been under discus- 4>, 4> sion at various times, and that 44> all may be advised, the districts 44* are again given the public. 4> + Dist. No. 1 (One blast of the 44> whistle)—All of that territory 4> 4- east of Fifth street and north of 4 1 + Monroe street. 44* Dist. No. 2 (Two blasts) —All 44* of that territory east of Fifth 4-, 4* street and south of Monroe. 4* 4 1 Dist. No. 3 (Three blasts)—All 4> 4* of that territory west of Fifth 44* street and north of Monroe. + 4> Dist. No. 4 (Four blasts)—All 4> 4* of that territory west of Fifth 4- + street and south of Monroe ♦ 4* street. 4> 4" Cut this from your paper, and 4- + paste it in a convenient place 4> 4- so that you may know in what 44- part of the city a fire is located 4> 4- when the whistle blows. 4> 4.4. + NEW RECOGNITION ■ M. M. Dunbar, Adams County Boy, Head New Department, Offices of JNION TRUST COMPANY At Indianapolis-NowEstate Tax Clerk in International Revenue Bureau. M. M. Dunbar. Adams county young man, son of L. L. Dunbar, of Linn Grove, former school teacher, and at one time a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney in this county, has been offered and has accepted a responsible position with the Union Trust company at Indianapolis, and will assume his new duties April 15th. The announcement of the recognition of the ability of the Adams county boy appeared in today’s Indianapolis News, showing a cut of Mr. Dunl/ar. The News’ story reads as follows: "Announcement was made Thursday by the Union Trust Company of the formation of a new office in the company and the appointment of M. M. Dunbar, wiio is now chief estate tax officer for the bureau of internal, revenue to take over the duties of > the office, which will be known as estate tax advisor. Mr. Dunbar will start his work with the truust company April 15th. He will oversee all matters pertaining to income and inheritance tax. Officers of the trust company said it was necessary to establish this new office at this time because of the frequent changing in the tax laws and the need for a competent man to handle estate tax and income tax cases. The company is trustee for a large number of estates in Indiana. "Mr. Dunbar entered the revenue service in December 1917, and for two years was assistant to the head of the estate tax division in Washington. D. C. He was appointed as chief of the division for the Seventh district in 1919. He assisted in the organization of the New York office of the division and he will leave Sunday for Cleveland, where he will be assigned for a ninety-day period before leaving the bureau’s service, in organizing the Cleveland division. “Mr. Dunbar is thirty-five years old. He lives at 2702 Bellefontaine street. He was graduated from the Indiana University Law School and the Liberal Arts School in 1912.” SIX YEAR OLD CHILDREN CAN START TO SCHOOL All children who are or will be six years of age on Monday, January 6th will be permitted to enter the first grade in their respective wards. Parents please take notice. —Martin Worthman, Superintendent of Public Schools. ANOTHER CHILD DIES Josephine Stegeman, aged fifteen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stegeman, and sister of August Stegeman, whose death occurred yesterday, died at 12:30 o’clock this morning at the Van Wert hospital, from the effects of injuries received Tuesday in the grade crossing accident. This is the sixth death, and in each case there have been two members from each family taken, the Imler, Fackler and Stegeman families being sorely stricken. Miss Anna I Stegeman, aged seventeen, is in a critical condition. Other victims are I holding their own today.

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CLEANING UP SUMMIT CITY Fort Wayne Police Chief and Department Heads Cleaning Up the City RECENT BURGLARIES And Hold-ups Cleared Up in Wholesale 'Arrests Made Thursday Night. The city of Fort Wayne, which for the past several months, had seemingly been the home of a gang of hold-up men. automobile thieves, ami numerous other law breakers, is in for a general shaking up by the new officials who were placed in charge of the city government by the people of that city last fall. For some time Fort Wayne had been slipping from the high morale plane it had held, and the police department had not been able to cope with the difficulty, through lack of indifference or otherwise, and crime was on the increase, with no signs of diminishing. Thursday afternoon the arrest of Hugh McKean by Bailiff Krabill, after McKean had fired at the officer who was but fl few feet away, paved the way for the arrest of a number of men who had been carrying matters at a high hand since last October, and the police have been able to clear up practically every robbery that had been committed in the Summit City since last October and many others over northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. The men had stolen automobiles, pulled off hold-up jobs, including the street car robberies at the end of car lines, entered business houses and homes, in fact pulled off most any job thy desired and at most any time they wished. The arrest of McKean and a thorough grilling by the police brought a confession from flie man. and he implicated many others, all of whom were arrested and are now in jail with the exception of George McCulloch, owner of a garage at 128 East Superior street, who gave bond in the sum of SI,OOO and was released. The men arrested other than McKean and McCulloch are: Morton Birkimer, 319 Sixth street; Edward Skinner, 1721 South Calhoun street: Frank Nicholas, 534 Wagner street; Charles Rogers, an assistant at McCulloch's garage; Jesse Ramsey, 342 Nussbaum avenue, and Russell McCulloch, brother of the garageman. McKean was attempting to get away with a big Marmon car, alleged to have been stolen in Fort Wayne when Krabill stepped on the running board of the machine and fought the man barehanded. McKean fired an automatic pistol during the fray, which missed its mark, and the officer, continuing his fight, overpowered the alleged robber. By this time assistance was at hand, and McKean was taken to headquarters, where he told his story. A second confession was made by Rogers, and other arrests are expected. Th people of Fort Wayne are commending the action of their servants and indications are that the city will soon be freed from the yoke it has borne several months. STATE GETS MORE LAND. Indianapolis, Jan. 13. — (Special to Daily Democrat).—Two hundred and forty acre of land adjoining the Clark county state forest reserve, have been added to the forest tract. It was announced by the department of conservation today. On this 100 acres was brought from J. A. Smith of Indianapolis for $5 an acre and the 14V acres tract was bought from two Shelbyville banks for S2O an acre. The addition brings the state reservation to 3,577 acres. It is the largest experimental plot of its kind in the United States devoted to growing hardwoods. IS AT MARION David J. Schwartz, president of the Adams county bureau, is at Marion attending the Farmer’s Federation meeting which is in session yesterday and today. A T T E N DEO~UN C LeY FUNERAL J. H. Carmody, manager of the sugar plant, has returned from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he attended the funeral of his uncle, Mr. James Morrisey, an aged citizen of that city who has been in ill health for a number o£ years.