Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 29

CHEESE FACTORY BUNS EVERY DAY ex o s*Sf floes to 6-Day Schedule make good CHEESE Three Hundred Pounds Are Slade Daily-Hope to Increase Size of Plant. One of the most flourishing and promMive concerns in this county, and |lO e that gives promise of becoming die an Institution within a very few ’ pars is the Hillside Cheese company, operated by the Kukelhan and Bohnke brothers on the Kukelhan farm, north of the city in Root township. Peginning yesterday the cheesemaking plant started to operate on a sixday schedule and will continue to operate every day. except Sunday, as long as the supply of milk and cream comes in and keeps them going. Charles Kukelhan, one of the brothers. called at this office Thursday aftemoon and stated that beginning yesterday 300 pounds of whole milk cheese was manufactured from the j,OOO pounds or approximately KC.O gal lons of milk received at the plant. The supply of milk was heavier yesterday that it has been for some time, Mr. Kukelhan stating that several gallons being received from parties on the oth er side of Berne. The cheese plant has a daily capacity of making 56C pounds of cheese a day and Mr. Kukel han stated that if a sufficient supply of milk was received that they hoped to be making that quantity within a »ery short time. The cheese company practically has orders for all cheese it manufactures the product being sold in Decatur. Fort Wayne. Van Wert and other nearby towns. The Hillside Cheese company was established about a year and a half 40 and Mr. Kukelhan stated that it ns the hope and ambition of the ownffsto enlarge the plant as soon tis the present one reached its capacity. The six Kukelhan brothers, Charles, William, Harmon, Edward, Otto and Henry, and the the two Bohnke brothers, Ous and Charles, are interested it: the company. The Kukelhan brothers have a herd of about seventy head of Holstein cattle while the Bohnke brothers have forty head of cattle from which a good supply of their milk is obtained. The Hillside Cheese company is one the good concerns of the county, and is worthy of the support of every citizen in the community. When buying cheese ask for the whole milk cheese mad by the Hillside Cheese company, and you'll be boosting a home concern. —• ♦ the weather forecast » ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦M M H 4 Indiana: Fair tonight and Saturday not much change in temperature. Lower Michigan: Cloudy tonight and Saturday, probably local snows in west and central portions, not much rhange in temperature, fresh westerly winds. Ipper Michigan: Cloudy tonight and Saturday, probably local snows near Lake Superior, somewhat colder tonight. —— • REV. GOVERT WILL RETURN Word has been received from Rev. H. N. Govert of McCormick seminary, Chicago, that he will be able to fill •he pulpit for the morning and evenbig services at. the local Presbyterian church next Sunday. Rev. Govert preached here last Sunday and he h(> impressed the members of the church that an invitation was extended to him to return next Sunday.

Congress to Accept Mellon’s Special Tax Plan House Ways and Means Committee Indicate They Will Adopt the Tax Plan to Raise Money to Meet Bonus Bill—Some Changes.

Washington, Feb. 3—(Special to J aily Democrat)— Secretary Mellon’s nieand that special taxes be imposet to raise funds for the soldier bonus hili will be accepted by congress members of the house ways and means committee framing the bonus 15,11 virtually decided today. "here to place the special taxes 'he difficult problem which the foramittee A ,ow faces. This It was “ would be worked out by a pro8s of elimination through which f . Onirri - ss - aa hopes to hit upon so tn aXeS W " 1 h ® ' east objectionable j le peo Ple and the easiest to colT be Proposals that a tax of fifty

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PLANS ARE COMPLETED Indianapolis, Ind , Feb. 3- The Indiana Anti-Saloon League has about | completed its arrangements for tin State Law Enforce merit convention t< Ibe held in Roberts Park Methodls. church. Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb 8. "The program includes a numbei of federal, state, county and city offi cials who have made good in law en . forcemeat." said E. S. Shumaker, stati j superintendent of the Anti-Salooi loeague, today. “No more distinguish ed federal olfielal could lie heard than Major Roy A. Haynes, federal prohi bition commissioner, who is to be pres ent and tell what success the govern ment is having in enforcing the Vol stead law. He will also indicate what the problems of enforcement from a federal point of view are, and how tc I solve them.” MADE GOOD TALKS — Legion Officers Were Guests of Rotarians and Talks Were Made By THREE MEM BE R S — Laurent, McConnell and Borman Told What American Legion Stood For. I The Rotarians had as their guests last evening a number of the officers of the local post of the American Legion, including Commander Joseph Laurent, first vice-commander, Dallas Brown, second vice-commander, Chas. F. Starost, adjutant, Vincent J. Borman. finance officer, Leo E. Ehinger. sergeant at arms, H. V. Aurand insurance officer C F Herber and Chas C. Langston, a member of the executive committee. A luncheon was served by the February entertainment committee and after the club’s business was disposed of the legion oft! cers were called on to make talks. Vincent Borman took for his sub ject, “Public Sentiment” as it affected the solder and stated that some people sentment towards the solder had been changed since the war an' cited a few facts, showing that in many cases the soldier was not giv en a square deal after he returned home from camp or from across seas. Joe McConnell told in detail what the American Legion was trying to do for the disabled soldier, what the 1 Legion was fighting for now and how the Sweet bill affected the disabled soldier now. He stated that during the first two years following the wai it was almost impossible to get aid for the needy or worthy veteran and that at the present time thousands of disabled soldiers were awaiting ad mittance into government hospitals or in vocational educational schools. Commander Laurent made a stirring speech on why the ex-soldier wanted and was entitled to adjusted com pensation or a bonus as it is most commonly called. Mr. Laurent made an excellent talk and pleased the crowd with his witty remarks, back ed up with facts and the truth. He stated that the ex-soldiers were not looking for or expecting a gratuity but that they were asking for ad justed compensation. He was emphatic in his remarks and stated that the soldiers would keep on fighting for the bonus and would get it. The meeting was thoroughly enjoy ed anil those present enjoyed the talks very much. • FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO. Yesterday we failed to mention the fact that Titus Ersnt. one of the best known citizens of Decatur, arrived here fifty-seven years ago by stage ! coach from Fort Wayne. He came here on Ground Hog day, 1865 and has since resided in Decatur. He has been in poor health for a year or so ! past.

cents per horse power be levied on automobiles and one of two cents a gallon be put on gasoline will be discarded by the bonus framers it was indicated. The committee will also decide it was forecasted that a two cent tax on bank checks would be too much of a nuisance and the overhead expenses too grate to make the tax a practicable one. This leaves the proposition of the three cent first class mail, an increase in charges for second class mail, taxes on documents, cigarettes, tobacco and chewing guni and possibly an increased tax on inherited wealth and gifts as sources of revenue most likely to be taxed.

GENEVA CITIZEN AIMERS CALL: 1 John Runyon One of Ihe ' Best Known Men in South i Pari of County Died t OF TUBERCULOSIS * — ( Had Been 111 for Several Months-Was ’SeventyFive Years of Age. ( (Special Correspondent 1 Geneva, Ind., Feb. 3—John Runyon, j seventy-five years old, and one of the ■ wst known citizens of this plate, died ( it noon today following several j Months’ suffering from tuberculosis. He had been in very poor health the last month or two and within the past 'ew weeks his condition was such that leath was expected any day. Last week his sister, Mrs. William Peel, lied and It was feared that lie would not live more than twenty-four hours. Tlie deceased was horn in Linn Trove February 6. 1847. and had he ived until next Monday would have ( been seventy-five years old. He was n son of Benjamin Runyon and moved ( :o Geneva when a boy. and made this dace his homo ever since. He was a member of the Geneva school b->arl or a number of years, and at the time if his death was the justice <-t the ' peace for Wabash township. He was an excellent citizen and his leath will be mourned by his hunireds of friends and admirers. He is survived by a wife and five I children. Leon and Pearl Runyon, whe 'ive here; Clifford of Montana; Mrs. Stella Ballbuke of Trenton, Mich., and Mrs. Leona Spitler of Eldorado. Kans. , Two sisters also survive. , Funeral arrangements have not been , nade. pending word from the children , vho live in Montana and Kansas. , HIT E APPOINTED Hugh I). Hite is Selected by Court as Receiver for the Home Store at Monroe BOND IS PLACED At $50,000--Takes Charge of Business Immediately:— Well Qualified. Acting upon a motion filed yester- , lay in the case of Andrews & An- ( Irews vs. Home Store Co., at Monroe that a receiver be immediately ap- ( pointed by the court, a hearing was held this morning at nine o'clock before Judge J. C. Moran, and which ro- , suited in the selection of Hugh D. , lite, county treasurer, to fill the ap- j jointment. j This action came as a culmination ( to a suit filed on January 24th, by ( Cassius M. and Mary F. Andrews igainst the Monroe Home Store, a ( corporation at Monroe, demanding , payment of a note, of $3,500, plus the ( nterest and attorney fees, bringing the total to $4,000. The plaintiff ask- ( ed that a judgement be rendered . igainst the store company and that , a receiver be appointed. ( Tlie appointment of Mr. Hite as ( receiver met with the entire approval of everyone concerned in the case as he is recognized as being one of the most üble and efficient business men in the county. For a number of years. . prior to his electiin as county treas- ( urere he was the junior member of ( the Vance & Hite clothing firm. He is also a member of the Everett & Hite Co., wholesale grocers, and is well qualified in every respect to guide the future operations of the Home Store. When approached for a statement in regard to any changes that might be made in the present con- | duct of the business, Mr. Hite stated that as yet he had not had time to outline the future policy of the store but that he thought there would be a number of changes made. Taking of the inventory will probably be started Monday morning. I A receiver's bond of $50,000 was filed and approved by the court. PLAY HUNTINGTON TONIGHT. The high school varsity basketball five accompanied by a number of rooters will journey to Huntington tonight where they will clash with the fast Huntington high school boys at the high school gymnasium. The Huntington five are considered as one of the strongest aggregations in this section of the state and as the locals have been going full force, a real bat--1 tie for the honors is looked for.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 3, 1922.

PARENT-TEACHERS' MEET The regular meeting of the South Ward Parent-Teachers' club will he held In Hie South Ward building this evening al 7:15. Attorney ('. J. LnU will talk to the parents on tlie second floor of the building. while lantern slides, of an educational nature, will be used to entertain the children, on the lower floor. Tlie program will contain other features, and the par ents are urged to attend and bring tin children. —— i ... i a VAN WERT OFFICIAL HERE. Deputy Sheriff Baxter of VanWert. Ohio, arrived in the city this noon and with the assistance of Deputy Sheriff Baker, took Clyde Beam Into custody. Beam is wanted by the Van Wert county officials on the charge of issuing fraudulent checks. NO CHOICE MADE Two Ballots Today by Cardinals of Sacred College Without Election CHOOSING A POPE Only Information to Outside World is Revealed by the Puffs of Smoke. •>* + + ** + + + * + * + + * + 4» TWO VOTES TAKEN ♦ ♦ + 4* Rome. Feb. 3 —(Special to + 4> Daily Democrat) —The second + + ballot of the Sacred College for ♦ + a successor to Pope Benedict + * XV was unsuccessful this aft + ■fr ernoon. a puff of smoke from the ♦ + chimney of the sistine chapel + + indicated to the world. + + The smoke issued from the + 4« chapel chimney late this after- ♦ * noon and waiting crowds dis- + * pursed knowing there would ♦ + now be no result of the Carl- + ■P inal's voting before tomorrow. + »♦•> + *♦♦ + ♦♦ + ♦ + *♦ (By Henry Wood. United Press staff correspondent Rome, Feb. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A puff of smoke from the little chimney of the Sistine Chapel today told watchers outside the Vatican that the first ballot of the Cardinals of the sacred college, walled up in the secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XV had been unsuccessful. Every effort has been made by Cardinal Gasparri as Cardinal Camerlengo, to prevent an untimely “leak” of information. While within the walls of the conclave, each cardinal spends much of his time in his private apartment. Meals are served separately, and masses celebrated by each cardinal daily. According to Custo, the members of the sacred college were sum moned to assemble in the Sistine chapel for the first ballot at 10 a. m. today. For each casting of ballots, the cardinals take up their places at chairs and tables which have been arranged around the walls of the Sistine chapel. Over each cardinal’s chair there hangs a silken canopy and these are so arranged that at the moment the vote is shown . some cardinal has been elected Pope, the canopies of all the other chardinals will drop, that of the new supreme Pontiff remaining up. Cardinal O’Connell arrived at Naples today and hurried to Rome, where he will enter the secret conclave immediately. His presence in the conclave will make 54 cardinals present for the balloting tomorrow. HELD GREAT SALE State of lowa is Coming Back Strong-Indicated by Pole Hereford Sale HELD AT DES MOINES Stock Brought S3OO, Buyers Pay Cash —Outlook is Much Brighter There. Adams county men who attended the National Pole Hereford sale at Des Moines, lowa, this week report that state, hardest hit of any in the union, now coming back. The sale was held Wednesday and Thursday and was attended by stock buyers from nearly every state, Canada, Australia and Old Mexico, and was the best held in that section for eighteen months. (Continued on page five)

ARBUCKLE JURY IS DISCHARGED After Deliberating 42 Hours —Ten to Two in Favor of Conviction COULD NOT AGREE Was Final Report of Fore-man-Fourteen Ballots Taken by the Jury. lulled PreNM NltHl' <«»rreN|»ondvnt Sait Prancisco, Calif., Feb. 3—(Spprial to Daily Democrat) —The jury trying Roscoe Arbuckle on charges of manslaughter in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe, failed to reach an agreement and was discharged today. They stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal, members announced. This was the second jury trying the comedian to disagree, the first voting 11 to 1 for acquittal. The jury called a bailiff at 11:20 a. m. after more than forty hours deliberation and announced it wanteil to see the judge. The judge took no action in setting a new trial. Court will convene Monday for that purpose. There was a deep murmur of relief as the. foreman announced the disagreement. "It is absolutely impossible for this jury to agree,’’ he said. The judge inquired how the vote stood. “Ten to two,” was the reply. Juror Nate Friedman stated that fourteen ballots had been taken and that the final vote stood 10 to 2 fbr conviction. — > Miss Cora Ijawson of Portland is tlie guest for,several days of relatives on Eleventh street. ESTIMATES LOWER Engineer’s Estimates on Macadam Road Building $2,000 Mile UNDER LAST YEAR Bids Will Be Received on Four Roads and Competition Will Be Keen. From the engineer's estimate of tlie cost of construction of macadam roads to be built in this county this year, it is shown that the price of road building has dropped from twenty to thirty per cent per mile. Last year the average price was between $8,500.00 and $9,000.00 per mile, while this year Engineer Dick Boch’s highest estimate for a mile of road is $6,974.00. which includes extra expense for hauling stone and materia). • Next Tuesday bids will be received for the construction of four macadam roads namely the Broadbeck road, St. Marys township; the Ray rdad, St. Marys township; the Felty road, Wabash township and the Abe Beiberstine road. The engineer’s estimate on the Broadbeek road is $6,398.90; the Ray road, less than one mile, about sevent-tenths, $4,298.00; the Felty, one mile, $6,702.65 and the Beiberstine, one mile, $6,974.00 The bids will of course be below the engi neer’s estimate. From the amount of interest shown it is expected that a half dozen or more proposals will be filed on every road and that the bidding will be keen. Tlie county commissioners will also hold a hearing on the granting of the petitions for other roads, and the meeting next week promises to be a very interesting one. _< WILDE BUYS THE BONDS The $97,000 bond issue of Lancaster school township sold yesterday afternoon to J. F. Wilde & Company, of Indianapolis for par and accrued in terest. The bonds are 5 per cent paper. The Wilde bid was the only one filed .the bid being accepted, pending the approval of the transcript. The $97,000 bond issue is for the construction and equipment of a consolidated school, and for the purchase of the site, five acres of land about one-eighth of a mile east of the old center school in Lancaster township. The land was purchased from Charles Hilholland, Hisey & Bebout, of Berne have the contract for the heating and plumbing, and Ed Paul, of Markle for the wiring. Bluffton Banner.

QUEEN ESTHER PROGRAM The Queen Esther Circle of the Pleasant Mills M. E. church will give the following program, Sunday even.lng, February 5: | Music—Senex Orchestra. I Song—Congregation. Prayer -Rev. Maupin. ' Special Music —Quartet. Address, “Queen Esther” —Mrs. O. L. Vance. Special Musli —Quartet. j Address —Mrs. W. W. Martin. Pityio Solo —Mary Gulick. Missions —Rev. Maupin. Special Quartet. Address —Mrs. O. L. Vance. Offertory—Music by Senex Orchestra. Benediction—Rev. Maupin. Tlie public is cordially invited to attend. A free-will offering will be received. MORE MEMORIES From R. O. Weisell, Formerly in Newspaper Business in This City LOCATED IN IOWA Writes Mr. and Mrs. E. A. i Phillips and Tells About His Long Career. Corning, lowa, Jan. 30, 1922. My Dear Mr. and Mrs. Phillips: • About Christmas Mrs. Weisell and I received a Christmas greeting from you, and were certainly pleased to receive it, and it at once brought up many old and pleasant memories, way back in 1881 and 1882. That is a long time ago, and none of us are as young as we were then, though I must con fess I do not feel like I then supposed a person would feel at 57. ■ The last time 1 worked for the Journal the office was located on the street, opposite tlie north of the court house. While I was working there we moved the office to the upstairs room , over Brock's tin shop. That was in 1883. I believe. Went to Hluffton in the spring and worked on the Chronicle. and then to Van Wert, where 1 worked on the Republican ,a new paper, edited by Milt Evers. Afterwards worked on the Decatur Democrat for N. Blackburn. Then I attended school at Danville, Ind., and worked at lotgrange and Warren and other places and In May. 1886, went to Ness City. Kans., where I published the Sentinel with D. E. McDowell of Bluffton. I remained there until the hot winds drove me out in 1889. From there I went to Kansas City in a palace car, and came out in a side-door sleeper. My next venture was Neosho, Mo., where T was one of the owners and editors of the Times from 1890 to 1899; then came here in 1900 —and here I am. Married Miss Alma Riddle at Bluffton in June. 1897 ,and we have one daughter. Martha, who is in school at Cerad Falls, lowa, taking primary work. Never got rich, but have always made a living. My health failed me and I sold tlie paper here in 1917. but remain with it at a small salary and I do what I can. My trouble is spinal —cannot walk, only with two canes, or when I have hold of something. No ache or pain. i Some time ago I wrote to the pastor of the Presbyterian church at Decatur and asked about certain trees I helped to plant in 1882. in front of the | church. Had a very nice letter from him .and from appearance it seems some of my wanderings in that letter [ got in the paper, for had a card from , some one who failed to sign his name, but who is in Washington and said ["Devil on Democrat in 1884.” Can’t imagine who it is. If there was any- , thing said in the paper, would like (Continued on mure five)

The “Milk Campaign” Committee is at Work

Survey Committee Investigating to Find Amount of Milk Being Sold In the County and Amount Being Used by the School Children of Adams County.

During the past week the Survey Committee of the Adams County “Milk Campaign" to be put on from March 13 to 24, has been busy getting the questionnaires out to the milk distributors of the county. The distributors are being asked to report the amount of milk being distributed at this time. The same report will be asked of the distributors after the campaign in order to determine the amount of increase in the consumption of milk sold to the people. The Survey committee has also sent out cards to be given to each

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FT. WAYNE AND DECATUR QUIT Ft. Wayne High School and Decatur High School Sever Relations Over BASKETBALL GAME Scheduled for This City Last Evenings—Disagree on The Official. AU athletic relations between the Ft. Wayne higli school and tlie Decatur high school have been severed, according to action taken late yesterday afternoon by Superintendent Cronlnger and Coach Strum, of the Fort Wayne high school. Tlie action taken by the Fort Wayne high school officials Is based on the cancellation of the basket ball game scheduled in tills city for last evening, between the local varsity boys and girls and the Fort Wayne high school boys' and girls' teams, Fort Wayne officials cancelled the contest late tn the afternoon over the disagreement on the referee. The Fort Wayne high school officials charges that Decatur was given tlie choice of officials in tlie contest played in their city and they feeling that they should lie treated in like manner for the return game had submitted the names of Griffith of Pleasant Gellur and Cleary, of Fort Wayne, for tlie contest here last evening, all of which were refused by the liecatur high school officials. As a matter of fact in the game at Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne high school submitted the names of three Ft. Wayne referees, the locals protesting and suggested a referee from outside the city, naming several. The morning before the contest they notified Principal Cline that the men mentioned would not lie aide to take charge of tlie contest, which was not true, and gave him the choice of three Fort Wayne officials, Flaherty being chosen, and who handled tlie contest in a very satisfactory manner. For the game in this city the Decatur high school authorities expected the same privilege as shown them, and selected Fisher West, of Auburn and Harry Coolman of Liberty Center, both of whom were refused by Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne suggested the names of Griffith, of Pleasant and Geller and Cleary of Fort Wayne, who were refused by the local authorities, in order to even matters Decatur then offered Fort Wayne the privilege of bringing their own umpire, using two men to officiate at the contest, naming the umpires as Griffith, Geller, Peters and Greeley, tlie latter a member of the Fort Wlayne high school faculty—which was also refused, stating that they would not be satisfied unless Griffith was used as the referee. The Fort Wayne officials have no right to object on the services of West or Coolman, as both are stale certified and nationally approved officials and may be picked by tlie State Athletic association to referee at a district tournament somewhere in the state next month. Fort Wayne brought the charges that neither West nor Coolman would do, though they called Auburn, where they received the highest recommendations from the Auburn high school on West, and then announed that he was not capable of handling a grade tournament and had their mind set on Griffith. The names of West and Coolman were submitted to the Fort Wayne high school eleven days ago. The game between the two girls' teams was also cancelled. Ft. Wayne stating that the locals refused to notify them of the arrangements. This statement is also untrue and as regards tlie referee of the contest, Sutnontinu“<l on nage tour)

school child above a certain age in the county. These cards, when tilled out, will show the amount of milk consumed by each child per day, whether or not milk is drank regularly and whether or not coffee or tea are used. This work is being done among the school children of the county with County Superintendent Christen in charge. A like survey will be made after the campaign in order to determine the effect of the campaign in the way of causing more milk to be consumed by school chll dren. j 1