Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1922 — Page 1

|Liiine XX. Number 133

WORE RAILROAD EMPLOYES’ WAGES CUT

SIDS SUBMITTED TODAY ■OR ROAD IMPROVEMENT Ihree contractors wanted con--11 TRACT FOR THE CONCRETE ROAD IN I WARASH TOWNSHIP WHILE NINE [1 SOUGHT RAY ROAD CONTRACT.

I I Only three bids were received by ■hn county commissioners for the I of the Warren M. Strik concrete road in Wabasli township in the town of Geneva, I F. Buckley of Montpelier, was • Mhe lowest bidder, his price being or approximately s26.mm [ At press time the con [ had not yet been awarded. I I The other two bids were. Moeller I Kng Construction company. Fort Kv’ayne $39,438.00; Brineman & GorI Ron. Bluffton. $41,232.00. This will Knake the third concrete road to be in Adams county, the Mother two being the Bellmont road in ■this city and the M. R. E. cemetery Koad in Berne. The Ray Road I Nine bids were received for the 3 i (instruction of the William L. Itav ■macadamized road in Monroe town ■ship and the contract was awarded to ■ F.inley Striker of Berne, on his bid ; But $5,250.00. The other bids received ■ were: Colchin Brothers, $6,300.00; 1.. ■P Fennig, $6,350.00; J. L. Sisk. ! Bss 996.50; Thomas C. Guldin. $6,588; . Be. E. Stauffer, $6,492.00; Charles Ar Bnold, $5,989.00; Fred Mathys. $6,231; ■ j F. Leah, $5,489.60. The road is Bone mile in length and the estimate I of the cost was $6,887.96 ■ martin LOSE AND FRED HANCHER PURCHASE OVER DEAR BAREJER SUPPLY HOUSE A business deal which was com plot ■ed last Saturday made Charles Bose I the sole owner of the barber shop loSeated on east Madison street in the I Peoples Loan and Trust Company I building and Martin Lose became the ■ sole owner of the shop located in the ■ Anker Cigar store on Second street ) ■ Heretofore the two shops were owned lin partnership. Martin Lose and Fred I Handler, who have been with the Lose I Brothers for a number of years have I purchased the Overdear Harber Sup I ply house of Fort Wayne, the oldest I business of its kind in that city. Both | Messrs. Lose and Handier will move I to Fort Wayne to take charge of the I wholesale house. Forrest Elzey will I be in charge of the Martin Lose bar I ber shop in this city.

I Lillian Russell, Famous I Staae Beauty, Died Today

| “Woman Who Forgot To Grow Old” Succumbed to a Number of Diseases (United Premi Service.) Pittsburgh, Pa.. June 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Lillian Russell is dead. The former stage beauty succumbed early today to a complication of diseases believed the result of a fall on board ship while returning from Europe where she studied immigration conditions for President Harding. The end came at 2:20 a. m. after an illness of ten days. At her bedside was her fourth husband, Alex ander P. Moore, Pittsburgh publisher. a daughter by a former marriage. Mrs. Dorothy Russell Calvit, and a niece, Mildred A. Martin. Plans for the funeral which is ex Pected to take place Thursday have not yet been definitely completed. Lillian Russell, who first made the beauty of American women internationally famous, was born, as Helen (Nellie) Louise Leonard, in Clinton, lowa, December i, 1861. She was

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

LADIES AUXILIARY TO ENTERTAIN BOY SCOUTS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING 1 All members of the Decatur Boy Scout troop are invited to attend a Patriotic Party in the Legion hall at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening as I the guests of the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion. All members ' of the troop are urged to attend as a good time is assured by the ladies. CONTRACTS LET FOR BUILDING FIVE BRIDGES Total of the Five Contracts Let Today Amounted To $13,714.15 BELOW ES TI MAT E S I • Estimated Cost Was Over $6,000 More Than Amount of the Contracts Contracts for the construction of five bridges were awarded by the county coinmissioners in session at the auditor’s office, Amos Fisher ot this city being the low bidder on three, while one contract was awarded to Joe Ellenberger and one to Charles Arnold. The cost of the bridge improvements totaled $13,714.15, while the estimates on the five bridges was near $20,000.00. The bridges are to be constructed at once and are as follow's: The Abnet Bridge Contract awarded to Amos Fisher on his bid of $2,457.90. Bridge is on township line between Wabash, Jefferson, Blue Creek and Monroe town ships. Other bids filed were: Homer Arnold $2,693.00; James A. Crosby. $2,740.00; Joe Ellenberger. $2,847.00, | (Continued on page fnuri

| the daughter of Charles E. Leonard, newspaper proprietor. She was educated at the Sacred Heart convent in Chicago and there began the study of music in 1877. making her first appearance on the stage as an amateur, Christmas, 1877, in "Time Tries All.” Her famous beauty on which time seemed to set no mark, earned her the sobriequet of "The woman who forgot to grow old.” She was besieged by thousands of letters every year from all over the world from women anxious to acquire her secrets. For some time she wrote for the newspapers and magazines on the keeping of one’s youth. She was honored by President Harding last January and appointed after a fight in the senate, ns a special commissioner of immigration. She made an inspection of immigration conditions in Europe and returned here last March strongly recommending more stringent regulations. As a regularly enlisted top saigeant of marines, she performed valuable recruiting service during the war several hundred enlistments in the navy and marine corps being ascribed to her efforts.

MISSING MAN LOCATED • WORKING ON FARM NEAR THIS CITY YESTERDAY Mrr. Joe Tepper today received a letter from her brother. Ralph Crist, informing her that he is working on a farm near Decatur. Readers will remember that a search was begun for him last week, when his brother, Carl, who is employed al Huntington, auked the Huntington police to aid in a search for him. He had been staying with Hie brother, but had been absent for some time, and no word had been received from him. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Christ, of Craig ville. BUYERS FROM MANY PARTS OF COUNTRY HERE To Attend Hereford Sale at Fonner Stock Farm This After n o o n MANY CAME MONDAY Thirty-Three Buyers Came From Wapakoneta, Ohio, Sale Last Night Prominent cattle men from many parts of the United States gather in Decatur today to attend the second an nual sale of pure bred Hereford cattle it the Fonner Stock Farm north o: this city. The sale was started at 1 I’clock this afti rnoon, witli Col. Fred Reppert cf Decatur. and Col. Earl Gar tin, of Greenafiurg. as the auctioneers Thirty-three prospective buyers were brought to Decatur last night from Wa pakoneta, Ohio, where they atlendei i sale of pure bred Hereford.: held bj lames V. Hill yesterday. Among hese men were some from Canada Virginia, West Virginia, Colorado Michigan, and Tennessee. Following lie sale here today, a majority of tin men will go to Kentland, Indiana, where another large Hereford sale will be conducted tomorrow by Governor Warren T. McCray. A special inter urban car will be run from here to la> gansport to transport the men, it lia been announced. Forty three head of Hereford* were entered in the catalog and were sold today. The Fonner Stock Farm hat ■i herd of about 150 line Hereford# headed by the herd bull Richard Fairfax, Jr., a full brother to the Worh renowned 50,000 Richard Fairfax. Mr \. J. Smith is the proprietor of tin farm ami W. I’. Shroek ic the managel WERE MARRIED THIS MORNING i Marriage of Hubert Schmitt and Marie Hoffman Solemnized in Ft. Wayne The marriage of Mass Marie M. Hoff man, of Fort Wayne, and Mr. Hubert p. Schmit, Decatur business man. was idealized at tho St. Mary’s Cathoik hurch in Fort Wayne at 9:30 o'clock his morning by lit. Re'. Mgr. J- •• Aechtei’ing. Seventy-five guests at tended tho. wedding-. The church was beautifully decorat ed with palms, ferns, red ai.d whiti lights, and flowers. The double ring ceremony was used. Professor I’ll: played the wedidng march and Mr. J. 11. Hoffman, gave the bride away Tile bride was very pretty in her wed ding gown of white canton crepe Bombay trimmed in French < hincliilla lace and silver ribbon. She wore a veil made of Dutchess effect caught with ?rango blossoms and silver rosettes. She wore white embroidered gloves, white kid pumps, and lace hose. A beautiful bouquet of American Beauty roses and Swanson in shower effect was carried by the bride. Etiphamia Hoffman was the brides maid and Zhusnelda Hoffman was maid ot honor. The former wore a (Continued on page four)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, .lune 6, 1922

A SCHEDULE I ANNOUNCED FOR TAXPAYERS TO APPEAL TO BOARD OF REVIEW Period From June 19 to July) It Was Allotted To Objectors A schedule for hearing the objections of assessed valuations from the taxpayers of the various townships and corporations in the county was] prepared by the Board of Review’ yesterday afternoon and announced this ! morning. The first hearing will bel held on Monday, June, 19 and there' , will be a hearing on practically every ' day from then until Tuesday, July] 11. At these hearings the taxpayers' who thinks his property has been as ' sessed too high may appear before the Board of Review and make an appeal. The members of the board will examine the assessment and make ' an adjustment if they find that the assessment is not correct. Following is the schedule for the ' hearings: Union township. Monday, June 19. Root township, Tuesday, June 20. Preble township, Wednesday, June 21. , Kirkland township. Thursday, June 22. Washington township, Friday. June 5 23. St. Marys township, Monday, June 1 26. 1 Blue Creek township, Tuesday, June 27. Monroe township. Wednesday, June ■ 28. French township, Thursday, June 29. Hartford township, Friday, June , 30. Wabash township, Monday, July 3. Jefferson township, Wednesday, July 5. Berne corporation, Thursday, July 6. ’ Geneva and Monroe corporations, 1 Friday, July 7. Decatur corporation, Monday and Tuesday, July 10 and 11. CHANGE MADE IN BY-LAWS Industrial Association Held An Important Meeting Monday Night By a vote of two-thirds of the members present, the by-law governing the membership in the Decatur In- | dust rial Association, was changed l last night so that membership in ' th* organization is not limited to corporations or firms, but now is vested in individuals. This matter has been ! discussed for some time by the mem bers of the organization and was placed to a vote at the meeting last night. A membership drive will be conducted by the Industrial Association within the next week or two and it is hoped that many new members will be added to the list. The body has a number of important matters under consideration at the present time and more members are needed badly in order to be successful. Ono of the important things which will mean much to the city and which is , being backed by the Industrial Association at present is the securing of the new million dollar home for orphan children to be erected by the National Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Other things which will mean nearly as much to the city are under consideration but are not 1 ready to be announced to the public. ’ The matter of establishing a tonr- • Ist camp in the vicinity of the city (Continued nn_pagi‘ four! ■Rtf Hr? sag. i Generally fair tonight and Wednes- , day; somewhat warmer tonight in northeast portion.

TRUSTEES ARE NOT PAID FOR VOTE ENUMERATION Township trustees are not entitled Ito extra compensation for eiiumerat Ing voters, Hie appellate court held in effect in affirming the Howard circuit I court's denial of the case of Charles B. F. Ulark, ‘ who nought to c illect $218.25 from the county for money I paii l by him a:i trustee of Center township to assistant’, t.i enumerate , voters in 1919. Clark claimed the money under the I law of 1565, but tho court said that the 1917 law fixed the salaries o r I trustees and specified their duties I including that of enumerating voters ROTARIANS TO PLAY BLUFFTON IN BASEBALL Bluffton Rotary Club Meet Decatur Club in Bluffton Next Friday WILL SEEK REVENGE Decatur Men Will Endeavor to Get Even for Gaines Lost Last Year A challenge issued by the Decatur Rotary Club to the Bluffton Rotarian: 'or a baseball game to be played in Bluffton has been accepted by th< ainffton manager and the game will be played on next Friday, it was re sorted today. The local Rotarians lave not played any games yet this mason but have been organising and they are determined to get revenge if possible for the two game which the; ’ost to Bluffton last summer. Threi ?ames were played last year with Jluffton. Each team won a game and he third game which was played in Portland, was won by Bluffton. The Bluffton team has two victories >ver the Indianapolis Rotarians to its credit already this season and tlu players are confident that they can ame the Delatin' team just as easily Will Klepper is the manager of the Decatur team and John Carmody is ■aptain. In telling of the accepter challenge, the Bluffton Banner has tin oilowing to say: "Dr. "Fitz" Blackman, captain of tl)< 31uffton Rotary team, this noon a< ’epted a challenge from the Dei-atui Totary team for a game of baseball t< be played on the local diamond I'll lay afternoon of this week. The Decatur fellows say they will (Continued on page four) BOY NOT TAKEN TO REFORMATORY Portland Lad No t Old Enough to Be Received at State Reformatory Portland, June 6.—Wliat to do with Robert Silvers, 9, youthful slayer of Bernard Teeters, 9. will place local authorities in a quandary in event an Ippoal to Hu- attorney general and Governor McCray fail lo resell In ail mittance of the youth to the reformatory at Plainfield. Judge McGriff Monday afternoon called the reformatory authorities by telephone and asked them to waive the age limit and admit the youth. They said they would take the matter up with the Governor through the attorney general. In event admittance is refused the youth, Judge McGriff says lie does not know what to do with the prisoner. The 1919 session of the legislature amended the law governing the admittance of prisoners to the reform school and changed the age limit from 8 years to 10 years. The Sliver youth is a little over nine years of age, being born on May 10, 1913, and under the law cannot be admitted to the reformatory. Funeral services for Bernard Teet(Cotiilnued on page four)

RAILWAY LABOR BOARD REDUCES SHOPMEN’S PAY GUT Os S6O,COU.aeO EFFECTIVE JULY FIBST CUTS PAY FROM FIVE TO NINE CENTS AN HOUR-EFFECTS OVER 500,000 EMPLOYES.

— A SUIT ON NOTE SENT TO THIS COUNTY FROM ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT A suit on a promisory’ note in ‘ I which the plaintiff demands judgi ment in the sum of $450, has been : venued to the Adams circuit court i from the Allen superior court, and the complaint was filed here today. | The plaintiff is Mina Lindemuth and the defendants are Ella Beemer anil Ed. Beemer, THIRD DEFEAT OF OLD GUARD IN ELECTIONS Occured in lowa Senatorial Primary Which Was Held Heid Yesterday SIX C A N I) I D A T E S Progressive Candidate Far in Lead Over His I’ive Oppon e n t s $1 niletl PrrmM N»»rvlw.s Des Moines, lowa, June 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) lowa has apparently handed the “Old Guard" of the republican party its third consecutive defeat in senatorial primaries. Smith W. Brookhart, progressive on the basis of present relations, has been named republican candidate for United States senator from the state, polling more than the required 35 per cent of the total vote in a field of six candidates. The other two primaries where the "Old Guard" went down in surprising defeat, were Indiana where Albert Beveridge was chosen candidate and in Pennsylvania where Gifford Pinchot was successful in trumphlug over the old Penrose machine. In 1,206 precincts reported out of (Continued on pui’p six'

Supreme Court | Decision May End Miners’ Strike

Officials Say Releasing of Union Funds May Hasten A Settlement I Washington, Juno 6 (Special to Daily ])< mocr.itThe Supremo Court! decision releasing 1750,000 United Mine Workers’ funds may hasten the i end of the strike, miners’ officials said today. i The decision released for use of the mine union the funds v.hl< h have been ’ tied up for years, in connection with the Coronado Coal Company's damage > suit. The Supreme court yesterday i ruled in favor of the United Mine' Workers. Release of this sum and the virtual 1 ’ certainty that as a result of the de-• ' cislon the mine workers will recover another $350,000 tied up in an Idea-' 1 Heal suit brought by the Ponnsyl1 vanlu Mining company. The holding of the court that coal mining is not in itself interstate commerce may cause the injunctions pending against the coal operators and miners in Judge Anderson’s court at Indianapolis to be dropped, some

Price 2 Cents

<1 Prraa Service. I Chicago, June. 6.—(Special to Daily ■ Democrat)- Wages of railroad shop employes were cut $60,000,000 a year today by’ the United States Railroad Libor board. Five hundred thousand men, under normal conditions, are et- ' feeted. The board's decision follows closely the one reducing maintenance of wavs employees $50,000,000 a year. Under the decision which is effective July 1, seventy cents an hour Is the minimum rate of pay for mechanics. The largest divisions of shop and equipment maintenance employes--machinists, boilermakers, blacksmith and electricians ure reduced seven cents an hour. Pay of freight carmen is cut nine cents an hour and car ! cleaners five cents. In petitioning for a reduction in pay of shop workers, the carriers told tho board that a cut would mean that more men would be employed to repair I tho equipment of the roads. I Carriers contended that because of ■high prevailing wages, rolling stock iliad deteriorated for lack of funds to hire men to do the work. The board said it Its opinion that 'the cut represented a decrease in the I cost of living. In dissenting opinion signed by A. Wharton, Albert Phillips and W. L. McMonimen, representing labor, it was pointed out that the old scale of wages does not enable “shop craft families, with the most economical canagement, to procure enough food. "The labor members were In favor of an Increase. "At the current prices an increase in pay would be necessary to enable these employes to secure a standard of living expressed in goods. "The failure of the majority to consider the real merits of the case has created a wage structure which has no relation to existing standards.” The decision, which has been anticipated for some time, will soon mean a strike vote of railroad employes Involved. Bert M. Jewell, president of (Continued on Pago Four).

labor ’lli ialr, here believe. The injuncth was. against an alleged concpiracy to restrain Interstate comi merci* now pending in Circuit court 1.1 appeals in St. Louis, will so tretighen tlse miners (hat the’coal ioperators! may be willing to meet them its a conference to settle tire trike at once, according to opinidti expressed at Union lienrquarters. It wa., a great victory for the United ’dine Work, rs, said Ellis Searles, |editor of the United Mine Workers Journal. \fter a conference with attorney for tlie organization and a talk witli John L. Lewis, president, over pong distance telephone, Seat les said iho United Press account yesterday of Hie decision was accurate In every detail. The same statement was made by expert legal attaches of the Supreme court. Some labor authoritiea here claim that court In holding that unincorporated labor unions are unable under anti-trust laws and that their strike funds are subject to seizure for dam ages Imposed Important restrictions which do not make this declaration so sweeping as was first assumed.