Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1922 — Page 1

Volume XX. Number 106

TYNDALL NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS

BEVERIDGE BOOSTED FOR PRESIOENCY BY FRIENDS PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS ARE VERY HIGHLY ELATED OVER VICTORY OF THEIR LEADER IN CONTEST WITH SENATOR NEW.

By Fred C. ohnson I'Bltrd Preus Stuff Correswomlent Indianapolis, May 4,—(Special to Daily Deomcrat) — "Beveridge for President in 1924," was the battle cry of the Hoosier Bull Moose today flush from victory of their leader orer Senator Harry S. New. Albert J. Beveridge's defeat of the close friend and supporter of President Harding for the Republican nomination for United States senator, was the most astounding upset in In (liana's political history. A realign ment of political forces in the state Is sure to follow. Messages of congratulation received by Beveridge from former Bull Moose leaders convinced his close followers that if he is successful in defeating Samuel Ralston, Democrat at the November election, his candicady for president would receive wide spread support from progressives of both parties. Practically complete figures on the election, unofficially compiled today, showed Beveridge winner by a majority of approximately 20,000. The vote wtih 142 precincts out of 3392 yet to heard from, was: Beveridge 187,783. New ...168,753 The Old Guard Republicans, sup porting New, in looking for the cause of the startling defeat of the senator for renomination, stoped their search on turning on James Eli Watson, the other Indiana senator. Watson’s ambition to control the republican organization in Indiana and not divide the control with New as i he has been doing, caused him to knife his colleague. New's support ers biterly claimed. The. New leaders claimed they saw Watson's hand in the fact that Beveridge carried all but two counties in the sixth congressional, in which Wat son lives. Every county in the ninth district, home of John Owen, Watson’s political manager, went for Beveridge. Watson's followers indignantly deny the charge of treachery, saving they did all possible to assist New. An anaylsis of the vote, showed Beveridge unexpected strength among every class. The farmer vote, which he had been conceded, gave him an endorsement far greater than his closest followers had dared predict. Beveridge’s stand on limitation of (Continued op page five)

School Children Invited To Visit Riley Homestead

Old Home of Hoosier Poet Now Open to Children As Public Shrine AU pupils in tlie Decatur schools have been notified that the homestead of James Whitcomb Riley, on Lockerhe street, in Indianapolis, is now open to them as a public shrine, and they are invited to visit the old homestead. The hours set aside for school children to visit the old homestead of the Great Hoosier poet, are from 10 to o clock in the forenoon and 2 to 4 ° clock in the afternoon of each day during the week. They may also visit the homestead on Sunday afternoons fr om 2to 4 o’clock. ( hildren accompanied by their teachers are admitted free but their

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

CONTRACTS LET FOR IMPROVING HIGHWAYS HERE County Commissioners Award Contracts on Six Roads in County / „ ~... . MANY BIDS RECEIVED Twenty-Nine Contractors in Contest at Letting Held Yesterday While the force at this office wai tabulating the votes cast in Tuesday’ primary, County Atorney Henry B Heller and the board of Adams Count: commissioners were busy yesterday recording the bids submitted by twen ey-nine contractors for the construe tion of six macadam roads, totaling about six and one-half miles in length The estimated cost of construction sot the building of the six roads was SSO, 850.47 while the contracts totaled only $32,326.46, or approximately $5,000.01 per mile. The roads sold yesterday were: Th. Bolsiger road, French township length one mile. The Janies Murphy Washington and Root townships length one mile. The Pleasant Grove road. Union and Root townships length one mile, the Albert Shell road St. Marys township, the Etnanue 1 Sprunger road, Monroe township and Simeon Sprunger road, Monroe town ship. Bids and Contract. The following bids were filed and the contract awarded as follows, the name of the successful bidder being listed first. The Bolsider Road. Charles Arnold, $4189.00, Albert Baumgartner, $4785.00; L. O. Bears. $4775.00; Chris. Eicher $4638; Albert Smith, $1595: Geo. M. Schlenghauf, $4 396; J. F. Lesh, $4500; W. M. Striker $4350.00; Fung and Luttman, $5352 ,00; Arthur Zehr, $5600.00; C. F Bragg, $4837.00; Earl Odgen, $4937 YContinued on page two)

teachers should notify the Riley Memorial Association, 1503 National City Hank Building, Indianapolis, when they want to visit the Riley homestead, giving the date and hour. An admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged adults to cover expenses It is hoped that tlie school authorities of Indiana will show an interest in the Riley homestead which ha: been reopened just as is was \yhen Riley wrote his famous verse there. Perhaps some of your schools would like to visit the Riley homestead in conection with their commencements. Great efforts are being put forth by the Riley Memorial Association to preserve the old homestead of the great poet. The Association has the backing of many great men.

EXHIBIT BY CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN Annual Exhibit of Decatur City Schools to be Held Next Week An exhibit of articles representing the work done by the students in the Decatur city schools during the* past school year, will be shown in the annual city schools exhibit, to be held soon. The exhibit bids fair to excel any exhibit yet held by the schools. The high school exhibit will be held first. Tiie date for it being Thursday, May 11, beginning at 6:30 o'clock in the evening and lasting until 10 o’clock . This will be a very intersting exhibit. The domestic science class will exhibit about 140 dresses which have been made by the members of the class during the school year. This is said to be the best domestic science exhibit in the history of the school. The manual training class will also place on display a group of articles which are fine pieces of workmanship. The high school exhibit will be held in the high school building. The exhibits of the other schools will be held in their respective buildings. On Friday, May 12, the Central school will have their exhibit. The display will be open at 3 o'clock Fri day afternoon and remain open during the evening. The ward exhibits will be held on Thursday. May 18. in the afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock and in the evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Emery Hawkins R. R. 10 was a bus iness visitor in this city Hi’s morning Ed France of Pleasant Mills spent he day in this city on business. WILL RECEIVE BIDS IN JUNE County Commissioners Will Let Contracts on Two County Roads Bids for the construction of two roads, one the William M. Striker concrete road impovement in Wabash township and the other the W illiam L. Ray macadam road in Monroe ownship will be received by the board of Adams County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 6. The viewers’ report on the above road improvements approved and no ■emonstrances of objections were filed against them. The Striker road improvement commences in Geneva and •tins a mile and one-half west, onohalf mile of the road being in the town of Geneva, the road commencing at the intersection of the brick street. If the Striker road is sold and constructed as petitioned for it will be the third concrete road in Adams County, the other two being the Bellmont and M. R. E. Cemetery roads. To File Reports. Albert Reppert and W. D. Hower were appointed viewers on the Nathan Meachberger road in Hartford township, they are to make their report on May 25th. The petition for this improvement was tiled and no objections were offered against it. Jacob Schindler and John Yoder, viewers on the Abe Bebout road in Jefferson townhip were granted an extension of time until May 25th to file thier report. To Buy Coal Supply. Bids will be received on June sth for the furnishing of between eight and nine cars of coal for the countys use, same to be delivered to court house, county infirmary and county jail. Inmates at Infirmary. Harry P. LaFountain, superintendent of the county infirmary reported that the average daily population at the infirmary was thirty seven, twenty-three men and fourteen women.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 1, 1922

THE NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS JOHN W. TYNDALL Life long resident of Adams county, citizen and business man of Decatur and well known in this part of the state who was nominated by the democrats for congress from the eighth i.tngressiinal district by a plurality of $37 votes. His thousands of friends in this county and throughout the district believe that he will be elected in November.

444444444444444' 4 MR. TYNDALL GRATEFUL 4' * 4 4 You do not knbw how grateful 4 4 I feel for the splendid vote giv- 4 4en me in Tuesday’s primary 4 4 election. Plain words fail at 4 4 this moment to express my ap- 4 4 predation for the support given 4 4 my candidacy and I want to as- 4* 4 sure each and every voter that 4 4 I greatly appreciate the confl- 4 4 dence placed in me. It means 4 4 much to a man to receive an en- 4 4 dorsement by the people of his 4 4- home community, such as ex 4 4 pressed by you at the polls and 4 4 I shall never forget the debt of 4 * gratitude I owe to good Old Ad 4 4 ams county and the Eighth dis- 4 4 trict. Confidence trust or pub- 4 4 lie office means service in re- 4 4 turn and if I am elected to con- + 4 press I will honestly strive to 4 / 4 merit the respect of my friends 4 4 by rendering service whenever 4 4- called upon. 4 4 JOHN W. TYNDALL. 4 *+*++ + 4 + * i HUNDREDS PAID THEIR RESPECTS I II To Dr. D. D. Clark at the ' I 1 Funeral Services Held I I This Morning Hundreds of friends paid their last,' I I respects to Dr. D. T). Clark this morn-, ing when funeral services were held - ] at nine o’clock from the St. Mary’s]] Catholic church, Father Seimetz offi- I dating at Requiem High Mass. 1 Many relatives and friends from a distance were present and the partIng was a very sad one indeed. The Knights of Columbus and the ■ Elks, of which orders lie was a faith- ' ful member, attended in a body, 4 marching from the house to the f church. The physicians and dentists , attended the church services. Inter- < ment was made in the family lot at < St. Joseph cemetery. The floral of- ■ ferings were beautiful indeed. 1 I

BOYS SAY THEY ARE NOT GUILTY To Charge of Entering Myers Clothing Store and Stealing Suits When arraigned before Judge J C. Moran in the circuit court short ly after 1 o’clock this afternoon, to answer to a charge of grand larceny. William G. Fisher anil Silas Burk , each entered a plea of not guilty to , the charge and asked for legal repre sentation. Fisher and Burk, both local young men, the former 18 years old and the 1 latter 19 years, were arrested in Fort Wayne last week by a member 1 of the Fort Wayne police force. 1 They were charged witli breaking ■ into the John T. Myers clothing I store here on the night of April 24. 1 and stealing four suits of clothes, I two extra pairs of trousers, four < caps, four shirts, four ties, and an umbrella. The suits worn by the ( boys at the time they were arrested were identified by Mr. Myers as those taken from his store. The oth i_ er articles, which the boys had in their possession when arrested wore also identified by Mr. Myers. Tiie grounds on which the boys will seek their freedom are not known. The boys were, not able, financially, to employ an attorney. The court appointed Attorney L. C. DeVoss to represent them. Mr. DeVoss will hold a conference with the boys ami they will be given a hearing at a i later date. 4* d* + 4* + 4« 4* '4* *l* 4* *E* 4* + 4* ' 4* YOUR BEET SEEDS « 4* + 4* Farmers are notified that beet 4> 4* seeds can be secured at the 4* + Holland St. Louis Sugar plant, + 4- Decatur, for fifteen cents per 4* 4* pound instead of tyenty-five 44* cents as seems to be the itnpres- 4* 4* sion among some. The outlook 4* 4* for the season is bright. Get 4* 4* your beet seed. 4* + + + 4.. J. + + + + *i*4**!*4*4*

LOCAL MAN VICTORIOUS WITH PLURALITY OF 837 OFFICIAL RETURNS TODAY SHOW HIM WELL IN THE LEAD IH COHTEST FOR WHICH HE DIO VERY LITTLE CAMPAIGNING.

ALLEN COUNTY DAMAGE TRIAL IN COURT HERE Port Wayne Woman Seeks SIO,OOO Damage for Death of Husband WA S ELECTROCUTED Plaintiff Alleges Death Was Due to Negligent Acts of Defendant Damages in the sum of SIO,OOO are demanded by Martha Byall, for the death of her husband, Israel Byall, is her suit aginst the Indiana Service ('irporation, which was begun in Lhe Adams circuit court this morning. Tiie case was venued to this county from Allen county. The case is being tried before g jury and will likely last two days. Mrs. Byall, who is the administrix for her husband’s estate, claims that her husband.'s death was caused through the carelessness and negligence of the defendant. Mr. Byall was found dead in his garage at the tear of his homo in Ft. Wayne on the morning of March 27. 1921, a few minutes after he had entered the garage. When his body was fouml .it is said that it was badly burned. The plaintiff also alleges that electric wires in the building were charged with a high voltage of electricity. The plaintiff says that the defendant had permitted the electric transformer, located on a pole at the rear of the Byall home, to become dirty, had failed to oil it, anil that the porcelain was cracked thereby permitting the high, voltage from the primary wires to pass through the transformer into lhe wires in the building. It is claimed that when Mr Byall took hold of the light bulb to switch on tin* light in Hie garage, the high voltage passed into his body. The plaintiff is represented by attorneys Barrett and Barrett, of Fort Wayne anti C. J. Lutz, of Decatur. The Defense attorneys are Colerick and Hogan of Fort Wayne and L. C. DeVoss of Decatur.

Decatur Beautiful Plan Launched By Women

Civic Section of Woman’s Club Plans to Beautify City with Flowers The Civic section of the Woman's ’ Club is in the midst, of plans to clean ! up and beautify Decatur. At its last ! meeting held in th;* committee room of tiie Old Adams County Bank. Tuesday evening, a campaign for a Decatur Beautiful was definitely , launched. This campaign includes the planting of bulbs, beautifying our water-1 works park, railroad grounds and ■ other spots in Decatur which lend! themselves to landscape effects. . The Club has purchased Gladiola bulbs which will be distributed and later on there will be a flower contest with substantial prizes. Infor-

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4- 4* 4 4 4 4 + 4 4- 4 4 +4- 4 4 4- THE OFFICIAL VOTE 4* 4 + 4* County Ball Mellet Tyndall 4 4- Adams 163 136 3568 4 4 Delaware ..1764 105 133 + 4 Jay 1700 450 864 4 4 Madison ....1562 2357 1285 ♦ 4 Randolph ... 635 151 192 4 4* Wells 1008 338 1627 4 4 4 4- Total 6832 3527 7669 4 4 Tyndall's plurality over Ball, 4 4 837. ♦ 4 44444 4 44444444 , John W. Tyndall honored and admired by his “home folks," as shown by the vote in Tuesday's primary election, and well known in this part of the state, was nominated by the democrats for congress in the eighth congressional district, the official returns from the six counties in the district giving him a plurality over Claude C. Ball of Muncie of 837, and 4133 over Jesse H. Mellet of Anderson, In. The vote given Mr. Tyndall in his home county, good old Adams, was splendid and is evidence of the high esteem in which he is held among those whom we tiling know him best. The vote here was almost unanimous he receiving 3568 out of the 3867 votes cast, there being only 299 votes cast against him. Wells county also gave Mr. Tyndall a good plurality, he carrying the county over Mr. Ball by 619 votes. In Jay county he was given half the votes rolled up for Mr. Ball. The vote given him In Adams county is (ini' of the largest ever given a home man running for a state or congres--1 sional office and Mr. Tyndall is more than grateful for it. He made practically no campaign over the district and the honor of being the nominee for congress from tlie eighth district comes to him largely 'through the earnest support of his 'thousands of friends in and around Adams county. Mr. Tyndall is a business man of ptionuly ability and has made a success of the tile manufacturing business through fair dealings with the public and hard and earnest work. Mr. Tyndall was born in Blue Cleek township, Adams County. Was educated in the country schools and at Valparaiso college. He taught several firms of school and when a woung man was nominated and elected coun(Continued on oage five)

mation regarding this will be given later. An auction sale featuring furniture and house furnishings is proposed. Housewives are urged to set aside I such articles as can be given to this i sale. The proceeds of the sale will be applied to the Clean-up campaign. The city council is Installing light posits, cutting out defective tjrees, and cleaning up the Waterworks j Park and the club will proceed to adorn same with flowers and plants. I Public tennis courts are also planned It will be remembered that following suggestions made by the club to the city council last year, arrangements were made for the disposal of garbage. Mr. John Schelmann will ' remove your garbage if you will co(Continued on Page Four).