Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 93

I historical I CLUB CLOSING I f.reatly Enjoyed Tuesday Evening at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed J. Ahr I excellent dinner Served to the Members Und Husbands and Guests — Short Program The closing dinner given by the I members of the Historical club to I their husbands, or guests, in instances : I wh ere the husbands could not be presI ent for the occasion, and Mr and Mrs. I True Fristoe, as special guests, was I an occasion of Tuesday evening, the dinner being given in the commodious I home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. J. Ahr just I east of the Monroe street bridge. L The dinner served at 6:80 o’clock' I was a very sumptuous affair, and I faultlessly served with Mrs. Maude ■ I Dorwln as caterer and assisted by the I Misses Mary Burk, Kathryn Dorwin II and Dorothy Durkin as waitresses. I Following the dinner a social time . I was enjoyed in visiting and conversation, and then the program committee took charge of the entertainment. Mrs. James Fristoe gave a brief history of the club, telling of the work and study period beginning with the year 1888, when it was organized. The part of the history concerning the formation of by-laws, or rules and regulations, was an interesting part of her talk. She welcomed the men folks as guests, and was glad of the fact that tho women had not overlooked them in the closing meeting of the year. The response to Mrs. Fristoe’s talk was made by J. H. Stewart, and then several of the other men, including County Superintendent of Schools E. S. Christen, Jarnos Fristoe and FTed Hancher. Mary Catherine Schug gave a pleas I Ing piano solo, and Mrs. Edgar Ger her and Mrs. Clyde Noble followed I with several piano duets. The evening was very pleasantly spent, and the husbands and guests agreed that the ladles of the Historical cl"h were some entertainers. Those who attended the closing meeting and dinner were Messrs, and Mesdames Ed Ahr, Walter Beane. W. F. Beery, Bryce Butler, E. S Christen, Ben Devon, James Fristoe, Edgar Gerber, S. E. Hite, Joe Hunter, Fred Hancher, Martin Jaberg, Wilson Lee, Clyde Noble, Roy Runyon, J. H Stewart, John Shaffer, Tom Vail, J M. Miller, Mrs. J. D. L. Cline and son Eldregde, Mrs. Lena Franks, Mrs Charles Burdg Mrs. Frank Hower, Mrs Paul Edwards, Mrs. J. H. Schug and daughter, Mary Catherine, Mr. am Mrs. and Mrs. True Fristoe. Thre< of the club ladies, with their husband were absent, being Mr. and Mrs. E Beery, Mr. and Mrs. John Magley an Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Teeple. The past year has been the mos’ successful in the history of the club, according to the statement of Mrs Fristoe in her talk, and she also stated that the next season’s work promise' 1 to be more profitable than the present, the work assigned to the various members being of a very interesting nature. The closing business session of the club was held this afternoon, at which time the programs were given out, and the business matters for the year closed. Mrs. Agnes Devon is the president of the club, Mrs. Mary Ahr, vice presi dent, and Mrs. Kannle Fristoe. secre tary. The calendar for the 1922 28 season follows: September Nineteenth Picnic Supper Mrs. Hattie Beery—Hostess September Twenty-Seventh Mrs. Vail—Hostess Mrs. Hite—Leader Paper—Cradle of Liberty October Fourth Mrs. Shaffer—Hostess Mrs. Cline—Leader naper—Unappreciated Wonders of United States October Eleventh Mrs. Magley—Hostess Mrs. Vail—Leader Paper—Historic Houses October Eighteenth Mrs DeVor—Hofitess p„ srs ' Flower—Leader per Passion Play Oberammergau October Twenty-fifth Mrs. Noble—Hostess Mrs. Schug—Leader aper—Bible as Good Reading November First Mrs. Christen—Hostess —F’ ri a toe—Lead er (Coriinueti on pgge four)

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CONCERTS HEARD HERE Musical concerts were heard last night by the members of the C. 1). & C. Radio company and several Decatur people. These concerts were from W. W. J. (Detroit and K. D. K. A. (East Pittsburg). The music came in very clear and the announcing of the numbers was very distinct and plain. The members of the company hope soon to secure a loudspeaker so that they may entertain ‘large crowds with music, etc. by radio. PETITION FILED With City Council for the Oiling of Winchester Street-Reports Made BY THE COMMITTEES Objection on Gaffer Sewer Will be Heard May 16 — To Collect Accounts A petition was filed with the city council last evening by Ed Green and twenty-one other property owners for the oiling of Winchester street from the south side of the Toledo. St. Louis and Western railroad tracks to the corporate limits of the city and upon motion was referred to the street and sewer committe. Il will be remembered that several petitions were filed with the former council by these property owners asking for this improvement, but no action was taken. The above committee will more than likely make a report on the petition at the next hearing. Reports Are Filed. The water works committee report ed favorable on the building of the Gaffer sewer and the resolution setting May 16th as the day on which objections would be heard against the proposed improvement was passed and adopted. The water works committee reported that a contract had been entered into with John Barnett for the sprinkling of the streets In Decatur during the summer months. The electric light committee reported that the lights ordered placed at the Erie crossings had been erected by the railroad company and were lighted according to schedule. The finance committee reported that the report of Mayor Huber DeVoss was found correct and recommended that same be accepted and approved. The purchasing committee reported as having closed a contract with Thomas Durkin for the purchase of two Dodge trucks and the trading in of the two old Ford trucks belonging to the city. A credit of $245.00 was allowed for the old trucks. A petition for a sewei was filed by Harve Sprague and James Moses and the same referred to the street and sewer committee. The matter of disposing of an old road grader was referred to the street and sewer committee with power to act. A petition for the street light on irth Second street was referred to the Electric Light committee. The quarterly reports of the superintendents of the Electric light and water departments of the city power and water plant were filed and referred to the electric light and water committees. The quarterly report of City irias urer Flora Kinzlo wan also Hind am referred to committee. Improvements Approved. The street and sew'er committee reported favorable on the building of the Mary Reckard sewer on Twelfth street and for the Improvement of the S. S. Champ alloy and Instructed City Engineer Orval Harruff to pr ceed with the preparing of tho plans and specifications for the Improvements. Must Pay Accounts. The matter of collecting past due accounts from electric light and water consumers was referred to City Attorney Fruchte with instructions to collect the accounts, or bring suit where necessary. Tho Gas Mains. The council Instructed lhe c"y clerk to notify the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company to the effect, that if the gas company was contemplating installing gas mains or connections on North Second street to do so before the street was improved, thus preventing the tearing up of the brick street after the improvement was made. (Continued on page four)

IS OUT OF LUCK Fatty Arbuckle is Barred j from Screen by a Ruling of Will Hays OVER HIS SIGNATURE Affects Contracts Valued at More than Two and a Half Million Dollars New York, April 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Movies of Roscoe (Patty) Arbuckle, lately acquitted of complicity in the death of pretty Virginia Rappe during a party in his apartment at San Francisco, are banned from the screen until bls case is thoroughly investigated, theatre managers all over the country were notified today by Will Hays, head of the motion picture producers and distribution of America. Hays older, issued over his signatude, affects contracts valued at $2,500,000 existing between the Famous Players-Laskey corporation and hundreds of theatre managers. Banishment of the pictures of the comedian followed announcement of the production company that they would soon release one of the Arbuckle films to “feel’’ public sentiment. Hays’ order follows: "After consultation at length with Nicholas Schenck, representing Jos eph Schenck, the producer, and Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky of the Famous Players-Lasky corporation, the distributors, I will state that at my refuest they have cancelled all showing and all bookings of the Arbuckle films. They do thisi that the whole matter may have the consideration that its importance warrants and the action is taken withstanding the fact that they had nearly ten thousand contracts in force for the Arbuckle pictures.” PROVING 'POPULAR Boys and Girls’ Beef Cattle Clubs Meet With Favor Over the State THE YOUNG FOLKS Will Enter Calves in Baby Beef Contest at State Fair This Year Lafayette, Ind., April 19.—80 y and girls beef cattle clubs are proving un usually popular this year in Indiana club work and many calves have been or will be given out during the next few weeks in a number of counties all of which will send some entrants to the baby beef contest at the state fair in September Some of the counties in which clubs have been formed are '1 ippecanoe, Delaware, Gibson, Hancock, Parke, Jay, Morgan, Montgomery, Bartho lomew, Plackford and Huntington Local fair associations, county beef cattle breed associations, banks and others vitally interested in the agri cultural development, are financing the clubs, thus enabling tiie boys and girls to buy the calves. County agricultural agents or vocational teachers in most cases are supervising the club work except in Deleware county when Charles Koontz vice-president of the local banks, is doing the work himself as part of the agricultural extension work of the bank. In other counties breeders are doing tho work them;elves or giving valuable assistance in helping the young stockmen along. >_ —u ANOTHER ONE QUITS * New York, April 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Prohibition flickered out of the white lights of Broadway tonight when Shanley famous restaurant closes its doors to repcan soon as a dance hall. Already the Volstead act has dimmed lights at Rectar's, Healey’s and Churchill's. “We are notplayingthecrybaby “We are not playing the cry baby act,” explained Thomas J. Shanley, owner of the famous resort, “but we can’t go on at soft drink profits.” ROTARY MEETING THURSDAY The regular weekly meeting of the Rotarians will be held Thursday evening at six-fifteen in the Rotary rooms. The names of the officers will be made known and a good program has been, prepared, including the entertaining of an out of town speaker.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 19, 1922

+++++++4-+ + + + + + + + 1 '♦ AMERICAN HISTORY + + DAY BY DAY. + + By T. P. Green. + + * <• April 19. + + Edmund Burke's celebrated + + speech, opposing taxation, the + + colonies, was made on April 19, + <• 1774. ♦ ♦ — ♦ + Band claims were ceded to the 44 United States bq Massachusetts 4 + on April 19, 1781. + + Independence of the United 4- States was acknowledged by Hol- ♦ 1 land on April 19. 1782. + + — <•! 1 4< First blood of the Civil War ♦ ! 4* was shed by Massachusetts + + troops in Baltimore on April 19, •> ♦ 1881. ♦ , ♦— 4 1 4" Funeral services for President 4 4’ Lincoln were held in the Capitol + 4 1 nt Washington on April 19, 1865. + + Diplomatic relations with the 4 4> United States were resumed by 4 4- Italy on April 19. 1592. ♦ ' + + + + + + + 4.4.4.4, + 4.,]> t RALSTON FRIDAY 1 Former Governor to Speak at Court Room Friday Afternoon at 2:30 iMA N Y ARE COMING i To Hear Him Speak—ls a Candidate for Democratic Nomination as Senator , Word from various parts of the > county indicate that the Ralston meeting at the court room Friday aft- • ernoon at 2:30 will be well attended,! delegates coming from various parts, of the county. At that time Samuel ; M. Ralston, former governor who ■ made the record of paying off the ! state debt the first time in eighty years is now a candidate for the; democratic nominatioin for United i States senator and is making a tour , , of the state. * He is an old time campaigner and will bring a real democratic message ’ which every voter should hear. John T. Kelly, president of the Adams County Jefferson club will have charge of the meeting and will preI side. Other candidates for the nomination will be here between now and the primary and the voters will I 1 thus be given an opportunity to make I 1 their own choice. t The court room should be filled for I the Friday afternoon meeting. Mr. ) Ralston knows the economic condij tions of the state and nation and is prepared to give you valuable in--3 formation. •—. NEW COMERS Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Dunifon are , the proud parents of a baby boy who ] made his appearance at their home on East Jefferson street last Thursday. The new arrival has been named Jack Keith. o —— FIVE GRADUATES r Wil! Receive Diplomas from Kirkland Township ! High Friday Night * REV. FOLSOM SPEAKER Good Program Arranged for Big Annual Event 0 —Tocsin Orchestra The annual commencement excery cises of the Kirkland Township High ’’ schools will be held at the auditorn ium of the high school building next Friday evening, at eight o’clock. t- Rev. A. J. Folsom, pastor of the d Plymouth Congregational church of Fort Wayne, will give the address. He Is an eloquent speaker who will y bring you a message of thought and r> wisdom and the public is most core dially invited to attend. The Tocsin orchestra will furnish music. Rev. Scherry will give the opening prayer and the benediction. Tho graduates are five well known and splendidly qualified young people e Mr. Floyd Ehrman, Mr. Lloyd Bryan, 3 " Mr. Floyd Grandstaff, Miss Mae y Shoaf and Mr. Everett Tullis. Miss II Catherine Christen is principal of n the school. There will be no admls- -- slon charge and a large crowd Is ex r.jpected to attend the exercises.

TO 00 CLUB WORK Miss Catherine Christen is Appointed Assistant Supervisor of Clubs IN HAMPTON COUNTY Will Begin New Duties at Springfield, Mass., May Ist—To Leave Soon Mias Catherine Christen, (laughter of County Superintendent and Mrs. E S. Christen of Root township will leave here the latter part of tho month for Springfield, Mass., wher ■ she has accepted a position as assistant organizer and supervisor of county clubs, a position for which her training in I Purdue University has specially fitted her. She will enter upon her new j duties May Ist and expects to conI tlnue in that field of labor. The Hampton County Improvement I League is doing a great work in that , section of the country and the bays and girls dubs are a part of that gen oral organization. The club idea is similar to that of the “Pig Clubs" in thi ssection of the country but in 1 Springfield and Hampton county tile ' work covers ten different lines, namely: baby beef, pig, corn, potatoe. I garden, poultry, home economics, bee. ’ canning and sheep clubs. Miss Christen Is well qualified and is deeply interested in the boy and 'girls club movement. She is a grad I uate of the Decatur high schools, (class of T 5 and a graduate of Purdue j University, class of 21. She has : served as principal of the Kirkland township high school the past year and ■ her many friends predict a splendid > future in her new work. conter elected A Former Decatur Man Chosen President of Jefferson Club of Gary CLUB IS REORGANIZED Will Secure Permanent Quarters —Expect to do Some Important Work Permanent officers and the board lot directors for the Gary' Jefferson I club were elected last night at a meeting held in the office of Joe Morris, 28 West Bth. Those chosen to head the organization were: Herman L. Confer, president; John C. Wells Mrs. W. P. Melton anil James Sweeney, vice-presidents; H. I. Snyder, record ing secretary; Z. I. Kerhin, financial secretary, and C. M. Carpenter, treasurer. All of the officers were chosen by acclamation. Those elected as directors were: Mrs. Joseph Murrie, Mrs. Emmett N. White, Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Mrs. H. L. Arnold, Joseph Redman, Tom A George, P. J. Finerty, A. P. Melton, O. L. Wildrmuth and Allen T. Naive. These officers and board of directors will be installed at a banquet to be held very shortly at which an address will be given by a prominent Democratic speaker. A committee was also appointed to find permanent quarters for the club and to make a report on its work at the next meeting which will be Ir'ltl the second Monday in May. This com mittee consists of William H< Itzle Ralph Papich and Z. I. Kerhin. _ > HE LOST A MILLION. Chicago, April 19. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Everette R. Peacock, 32, laid bare to authorities today that he had borrowed a million dollars and then lost it. Peacock, former president of the Milwaukee-Orving State Bank, confessed to assistant stale's attorney Jonas after a shortage of $468,000 was dicovered at the institution. Directors and stock-holders of the bank made good the srortage, depositors will not lose. , “I'm no more guilty than, other officials of the bank." Peacock said. , .They're just trying to make he the > goat.” , Peacock said the $468,000 shtortago > was caused by loans. i • • t O. L. Vance of the Vance & Linn - clothing store who has been confined to his bed for the past week, is some better today.

RESIDENTS COMPLAIN. Residents of the rlorth-end of the city are complaining about the dumping of rubbish along the banks of the St. Mary's river, between tile mill and the north bridge. The good people of that part of the city have spent conisderable time cleaning’ the river’s bank, and now with the spring cleanup campaign considerable rubbish has been dumped there, and the people have a just complaint. The practice should be stopped, and the river hank should lie kept as clean and attractive as possible. A RURAL COMEDY In Four Acts. “Where the Lane Turned,” Wil! be Given by Young People OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH Thursday, Friday and Sunday Nights—Play Will be in School Hall The Young People’s society of the St. John’s church, on the DecaturFort Wayne road, will give a play on ' Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve-1 nings of this week. The production will be a four-act comedy drama, entitle “Where the Lane Turned.” and as the young people have had excellent success in previous undertakings it is predicted that the play this week will add still more complments to their work. The cast of characters: Caleb Brandon, a Farmer—August Selking Mrs. Brandon, the wife—Amanda Selking Jasper Fernby, a millionaire — Arthur Schroeder Laura Fernby, his daughter—Mario Bulmahn Marie, Laura's Maid —Paula Ross-1 man Dr. Roger, the physician—Elmer Koenemann Sir Biashington Ingleby, an Englishman —Edwin Kleine Mrs. F. A. Smythe, a summer boarder —Laura Scheumann Thomas Algernon, her son—Clarence Koenemann Vincent Graftton, a scoundrel— Oscar Hobrock Speedmore Gassaway, the chauffeur —Herman Kleine Joyce Carmody, a trained nurse— Ida Reiter The setting for the first, second and third acts represents the country home of a millionaire near Hartford Conn., while the last act takes place in the millionaire’s home in New York City. The play is a good »ne, and all who attend will be well entertained. o — Kermit Bowen from east of the city was among yesterday’s business callers. o 4+4 + 4 + LIGHT FROST TUESDAY + + 4 + A light frost covered the + + ground in this section this morn- + + ing, but according to statements + +of farmers and others who + + know, it is not believed that any + + damage was done to the fruit, + + unless it would be the early + + plums. The other fruit + + are not considered far enougli + + advanced in bud to be affected + +by the light freeze. It was fear + +ed during Tuesday afternoon 4« + and evening that the frost + + would be quite heavy, but a + + change of the temperature early + +ln the evening dispelled this + + fear. If another frost doss noi + + visit northern Indiana it is prob- + + able that there will be an abund + + ance of cherries, apples, peaches + + pears, etc this year. + +++++4* ++ + + ++4 + +

Clean-Up Week In Decatur May Ist to 6th.

Remember the dates. May 1 to May 6th inclusive, will be CLEANUP WEEK in DECATUR. Last evening at the regular session of the City Council, at. the suggestion of Mayor DeVoss the above dates' were fixed as general cleanup days in Decatur. Mayor DeVoss will is-, sue a proclamation to that effect within a day or two and every public spirited citizen in Decatur Is expected to join the movement and help give their premises and alleys a general clean-up. Property owners or tenants are requested to gather all the tin cans, bottles and rubbish, not Including ashes or garbage and

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THE LAND VALUES IN OUR COUNTRY Assessors Submit Schedule to Representative Todd of State Tax Board WANTS THEM EQUAL Highest Average Twenty Farms sl28 —Personal Assessment Good N. K. Todd, representative of the state tax board was here today con forring with County Assessor William Frazier and the township assessors. A meeting was held in tho rooms of the Decatur Industrial Association and schedules of the twenty best farms in the different townships were submitted to Mr. Todd. The real setate values ranged from $128.00 to $91.00 per acre and Mr. Todd suggested that the assessors get together and equalize the assessments, expressing the opinion that he thought there should not be so much difference between the best farms In one township and those In another, although he did not wish to infer that the best land in one township should be worth as much as In another, stating that the best land in , Wabash township would not be worth as much as that in Monroe or Kirkland townships, which he said were the two best townships in the county, as far as land values were concerned. Mr. Todd then left the meeting and went to the auditor’s office where he looked over the personal assessment sheets of the assessors. The township assessors remained and named Charles Arnold of Kirkland township as the chairman 'of the meeting and for an hour then discussed land values and equalization : but did not arrive at any conclusion, expressing the opinion that they believed that they had assessed the land at its true cash value and that ft would be difficult to equalize | the assessments right off hand. However they expressed a willingness to cooperate with one another and to do their best to equalize the assessments. Mr. Todd stated that he thought that after the value of improvements on the farm were raised that the general average would be a good one and intimated that he would be pleased with the assessment as a whole if this were done. As for the personal property assessments, Mr. Todd stated that the assessments ; and valuations were good and well assessed. He state that farm improvements were averaging only $13.00 per acre and should bo higher. As for the possibility of the state board ordering a horizontal increase in the county, Mr. Todd stated that such action would be taken only If the assessments were not equalized by the assessors and the board of rei view. He stated however that if a I horizontal increase in the whole ' county was ordered, that it would 1 not affect the township where the land was appraised at its true value, j The work of the assessors is about ! two-thirds completed and every man j is exerting his best effort to take the correct assessments. The assessors, every one a taxpayer in the respective township, are all first class citi zens, conscientious and trust worthy and want to do the right thing in the matter of taking the assessments. They will conclude their work on May 15th and the county hoard of review will meet on June 6th. Richard Deininger returned today to his studies at Notre Dame after spending Easter vacation ns the guest of hirf mother. Mrs. Magdalene Deininger and family.

place them In the alleys so the city trucks, tn charge of Street Commissioner Ed L. Augenbaugh can pick them up and haul them away. It should be remembered that ashes ami garbage will not be hauled away by the city trucks. Nothing reflects on a city or its good people so much as unclean alleys and premises and it is confidently hoped that every ' citizen will get the spirit, of Clean-up Week and aid the city officials in giving the alleys a regular old fashioned ' ’ cleaning up. Spring is here and it is also a good time to paint and clean . up. All set for Clean-Up Week, May J1 to May 6th.