Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1922 — Page 3

■an oak trek will NOT CONFINE IT- ■ SELF TO A FLOWER POT—THE ■ NIAGARA TORRENT WILL NOT ■ ACCEPT THE DIMENSIONS ■ OF A WATER TANK—- ■ Nor will our principal of merchandising that I sayes people money, that gives proper fitting I or NO SALE bide for long in Decatur in I Adams county or even in the state of Indiana I This week we sent shoes to Roanoke, Indiana' I Toledo, Ohio and Ocean Springs, Louisiana! I Charlie V oglewede nm * £ „ i _ Fits Feet.

I ABOUT TOWN » Kenneth Schafer arrived home rom Wooster, Ohio, where ho has ceil attending school, to spend his unnner vacation. He was accompaned to this city my four students of hat place, they being McCameron, larysville, Ohio; Gordon Plieley, ’errysburg, Ohio; Theodore Franks, (Vooster, Ohio and Wm. Montgomery, >f Sidney, Ohio. The boys are drivng through to Lake Geneva, Wis., o attend a Y. M. C. A. sutdents couerence and spent the day at the ichafer home. Linn Kern will arrive home today rom Kalamazoo where he has been ittending Kalamazoo college. David Hensley will leave tonight for b week-end trip to Rome City. D. M. Hensley returned yesterday from a several day business visit at Portland. Miss Leona Hunsicker and Donald * Hunsicker will leave tonight for Rome City where they will spend the remainder of the summer. Miss Josephine Myers motored to Bluffton thi% afternoon. John Appleman of west of Decatur was here today on business. Walter Bloom who resides on the Bell-View farm was in this city yesterday evening. Rudolph Wciland of Union township spent today in this city. Mrs. Samuel Workinger of east of this city spent today shopping here. August Khlerding of Preblbe township was a business visitor in Decatur today. Fred Kinzle, proprietor of the local news stand will leave tomorrow' noon for a week's vacation at Webster lake, lie was awarded this trip by the Indianapolis Star in a subscription contest. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cook, Miss llirdie Bergman, and Mr. 11. E. Cook, will motor from Indianapolis this evening to be the guests over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Vail, 610 Madison street. Miss Angeline Firks and Byford Macy will leave tonight for Elkhart where they will spend the week-end visiting friends. Fire destroyed a small one story house at Wllshire, Ohio, last evening about 8 o’clock. Miss Margaret Zwick will visit friends at Rome City Sunday.

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Mr. and Airs. Harold Conroy will go to Rome City tonight where they will look after the construction of a now cottage on Pleasant Point. Aliss Lucille Butler and Allen Stal tor will motor to Rome City tomorrow where they will spend the day. James Plessinger and Ralph Travis of and Misses Helen Swearinger and Donna Parrish of this city will spend the week-end at Rome City Mrs. J. Ewing Bond, daughter ol Air. and Airs. L. G. Ellingham of Ft Wayne, is recovering from an opera tion for appendicitis, performed last Tuesday at the St. Joseph hospital Air. and Mrs. T. F. Wells of Ft. Jen nings motored to this city today for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Render Rev. G. H. Alyers of Greencastle is here visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Myers. Robert E. Shirk of this city was at Ft. Wayne last evening. liob is e candidate for committeeman of tin Railway Clerks Brotherhood. The election will be held June 26. He has two opponents and will leave Monday for Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Vicks burg and other terminals of the G. R & I. to call on the boys who have a vote. Airs. Vernon Bantel and children ol Ft. Wayne are visiting with Airs. Ilantel's parents, Air. and Mrs. J. A Smith of this city. The local Yeoman celebration com fittee will have a special meeting ir the Industrial rooms this evening a! 7: 30 o’clock. Airs. R. L. Longshore and Miss Rutli Parrish are visiting with Air. Long shore in Chicago. Alisses Florence and Irene Holthouse spent this afternoon in Fort Wayne. Barney Kalver will visit over Sun day with friends in Chicago. Air. C. A. Garett returned today from a two-week training camp at Camp Knox, Kentucky. Jacob J. Schwartz of Berne, was in the city today. Air. and Mrs. George Eby and daugh tors, Elizabeth and Alargaret, Airs Oexman, of Hammond; and Miss Han nail Koeneman, of Freidham, were guests at the home of Air. and Mrs. Henry Schanerloh, on North Fifth St today. Aliss Helen Andrews, who has been at the Alagley hospital for the past ten days was removed to her home ou AA incliester street today.

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JOHN JONES IN BAD AT MARION Charged With Obtaining Money Illegally from (Jrant Co. Treasury Marion, lnd„ June 17.—John Jones republican chairman of the eleventh congressional distrbt and Will Williams brother of a county commissioner, were charged with obtaining sl,704.400 illegally from Grunt county in a report of the state board of accounts today. Stato examiners said the money was paid for stone to bo used in road construction which was never used. A similar charge of $1,728 was Hied against Ferlie McCracken assistant higfihway superintendent and Marie Blinn, a contractor. AUTO DRIVEN BY ADAMS COUNTY LADS RESULTS IN INJURY TO HAHN GIRL I Staff Correspondent Hartford City, June 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gerturde Hahn, fifteen year old daughter of Alat Hahn, residing southeast of this city is in a serious condition as the result of an accident which occurred lust evening. The Hahn girl while driving in a horse and buggy was struck by an automobile driven by Charles Lassiger of Monroe, demolishing the buggy and throwing the girl out. Lassiger was accompanied by Sherman Essex, also of Alonroe and Wm. Wolf, of Decatur. PLANS FOR CONVENTION OF DISABLED WAR VETERANS IN SAN FRANCISCO MADE San Francisco, June 17.—Complete dans for the national convention of the disabled American veterans of the World War were discussed at an executive session here today, in which he disabled vets’ local committee, Mayor's Citizens’ Committee, and Fraernal Liason Committee participated, taymond J. Greelman, national exeutive representative of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, rom national headquarters of the organization at Cincinnati, was present it the conference, following which all letails of elaborate entertainment md military programme are to be anlotinccd during the next few days. Keen interest was shown in the numerous events of the Convention, which is to be held here J une 26 to 0, at which the “Living Hall of Fame” s to be presented. The “greatest iero’ of every state in the Union, oficially designated by the Governors >f the respective state, will participate n tiiis great proect, which lias atraeted nationwide attention, and is o be one of the big features of the ;rcat conclave of America’s wounded tnd disabled veterans. The entertainment programme for lie week of the Convention will open Saturday, June 24, two days before the ipening of the Convention proper, and will continue until Saturday, July 1. lie day following the close of the Conclave. Announcement was made yesterday hat Colonel Charles Forbes, head of lie U. S. Veterans Bureau, has granted permission to all wounded and disabled American veterans in training md vocational schools, to tako leave rom their classes, to atend the Ilisiblod American Veterans national convention in San Francisco during the last week in June. This ruling will lugment considerably the number of disabled men who will be here for the sessions of the national conclave. The entire Pacilic fleet, of the United States Navy, has been ordered to assemble in San Francisco harbor for the Disabled American Veterans’ convention, Secretary of Navy Edward Denby issuing the order before his recent departure for the Orient. Admiral E. AV. Ezerle, U. S. N„ will be in command of tile fleet, which is to take part in several manoeuvres as well as social function for the officers and men of the fleet, during the week of the Conclave headquarters at the St. Francis Hotel report big daily arrivals of hotel reservations for the week of the convention. 86 PER "CENT OF°l. U. YOUNG MEN SIGN NO DATE PLEDGES FOR FALL Bloomington, Juno 15. —A few boys attending Indiana University here will have a whale 'of a time next fall. J They will be in groat demand among the do-cds. For eighty six per cent of the students h;*ve signed "no date" effective when the football season opens and lifting when it ends. This leaves only 14 per cent of the male student body to entertain the. hundreds of co-eds.

MONROE NEWS C. W. Hendricks left Friday morning for Chicago, where lie will take a six weoka' course at the Chicago University. Miss Eleetu Oliver who has been u clerk at the Home Store for several .weeks lias resigned. Mrs. C. AV. Hendricks bus accepted the position in her place. Rev. and Mrs. Mont Oliver of Upland, are the guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Oliver and family on u week end visit. Ransom Zechlel, a student at the De Pauw University at Greencastle, arrived here the foreport of this week, to spend his vacation with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. I. Zeehicl. Choster Kessler, Sylvester Everhart Elect Oliver, Cecil Meyer and Thelma Burkhead left here Saturday morning for Muncie, where they will attend the summer course of the Muncie college. Mr. and Mrs. Ollio Heller were visitors Berne, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. It. J. Meyer and Mrs. J. F. Hoeker were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Lenhart of Decatur last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shirk and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shirk were visitors in Fort AVayne Friday. Sixteen members of the Eighth grade of the Monroe school attended the graduating exercises last Wed uesday at Decatur and received their diplomas. W. S. Smith, C. R. Smith of this place and Albert Reppert, of Preble, attended the Banker’s district meeting held at James Lake last Wednesday. Marshal Andrews on Wednesday evening completed the task of putting 4,000 gallons of oil on our streets. This adds greatly in relieving our people from the dust. Now is the time to cut weeds. Many vacant lot owners are neglecting this. . It should be looked after to prevent sickness. Get busy and see that the weeds are destroyed. Mrs. J. P. Johnson, who has been very ill during the past week, is reported as being somewhat improved. Preparations are being made here by our Sunday Schools to attend the picnic at Berne on July 4. A largo number of our people will attend the Epworth League meeting to be held at Bluffton on next Monday and Tuesday. The delegation is to be headed by the Junior League drum corps composed of young Junior boys, ranging from 5 to 6 years. SHORT COURSE ON SOILS AN CROP WORK FOR COUNTY AGENTS AND INSTITUTE SPEAK Lafayette, June 17,—A three day short course on soils and crop work will be conducted for Indiana county agents and farmer’s institute speak--1 ers at Purdue University, June 20-22. ! The course lias been arranged to give these extension workers the latest information on soil improvement and crop production as revealed by the research work at the Agricultural Experiment station. The men will be given laboratory work on the identification of weed seeds and plants, identification of (lit ferent crop varieties in reading a modified rag-doll tester for seed corn and such work. Trips have been arranged over the different experimental farms in Lafayette and different speakers will tell $f the various lines of work being done in Indiana to improve tlie soils and produce better crops. One of tile new features to be discussed will bo tlie growing of newer crops , such as Lespcdeza, Sudan Grass Kudzu. Practically every county agent and institute speaker in Indiana is expected to attend. DRYING HAY BY ELECTRICITY A process of drying hay by electricity has been worked out successfully in Switzerland, according to advices to the department of commerce. The newly-cut hay is packed in silos between metal sheets. The sheets are connected to an electric circuit so that an alternating current of from 200 volts to 500 volts is passed through the hay. The effect of the current is to kill the microbes, which cause damp vegetation to decay. From 100 K. W. Hr. to 200 K. AV. Hr. is required to complete the drying process. KILLING RATS WITH AID OF AUTOMOBILES IN WELLS COUNTY NOW j f r Bluffton, June 17.—“They’,ro killing rats with the aid of automobiles in Wells county. , A garden hose run from the exhaust pipe of an automobile under the barn of John Studebaker s farm near Vera Cruz drove 101 rodents out into the open where they were killed by a; crowd of men with guns and dogs.

PREMIUM LIST FOR Bid FAIR IS OFF PRESS (Continued from page one) and will be gruutly enlarged Sensational fireworks will lie displayed every evening during the fair. Tlitß wonder of last year’s fair will be one-third greater (his year, according to the management. The exhibition is put on by the same company who gave the wonderful show last yeur and the public Ib guaranteed a bigger and more wonderful display this year. The fair management takes great pride In the agricultural Chautauqua, which is a feature of the Northern Indian i fair which has been copied by several county und state fairs. The big educational feature Is free and contains something of interest for every member of the family. Speakers and educators of national fame will be on the program. The merchants and business men were extremely liberal in placing ad vertlsing in the catalog and rendering tlie kind of support necessnry to make the fair a howling success. The programs for the fair is indicative of four big days and nights of fun and enter tainment, and the management extends the invitation "come early and stay late. Bring your families ami all your friends. They will enjoy it We have pleased thousands and will please you.” Funds Do Not Permit Building of Hospital (Continued from page one) cost of the refrigerating system anc ice boxes, elevators, architect and engineers salary, tlie equiping of at least fifty per cent of the rooms, kit chen, surgical and operating rooms, furnishing of nurse’s rooms, sun par lors and other rooms in tlie liuspita tlio beautifying and cleaning up of the grounds, tlie gross cost of all the abovt items being estimated at $21493.01 bringing the total estimated cost up to $120,068.00. The bids lor the rofrig i orating system, and elevators were re jeeted by the trustees for the reason that bids were not made out oil the proper blanks and if tlie hospital is built the trustees will re-advertise foi bids on these two specifications. May Build Two Stories. , if the additional appropriation can not be made tlie trustees, much against their wishes and business judg ment will accept the bids for tlie twe story building and proceed to build it. The low bidders on the three story building are also the low bidders on the two story building, the bids for the construction of the building, the installing of the heating and plumbing systems and the electrical work totaling $82,496.00. To this must ' be added the other items mentioned above in tlie completing of the three ■ story building, bringing the total cost for a two story building up to SIOO, I 320,000 or three hundred dollars ovei , the orgininal appropriation. To build . a two story building, with only 25 rooms thus marring the looks of tlie building very much,” members of the board state, “It would be necessary to obtain an additional appropriation and after tlie hospital was built it would I look as if our work was only hall completed and instead of the hospl tal being a Memorial or a place that every person in the county could pint to with pride, wo fool that a majority of the people would fool t hat tho money was foolishly spent.” “Os courso we want to build the hospital and will build tho two story building if it is impossible to obtain tho additional funds, but with a twenty per cent additional outlay the capacity of tlie hospital can he increased fifty per cent,” stated the trustees. The public can readily see that the additional third story could bo erected at this time ut less coat than a few years from now. To build an addition on the side or at the roar would be much more expensive than building tho third story now. the trustees aud architect contend. County Counoil Called. Tlie trustees, A. J. Smith, Clara Anderson, Ed M. Ray and Frank Heiman met at Berne last evening and decided to ask tliut the members of the county council be called in special session on Monday, June 6th for the purpose of determining if it was possible to appropriate tho additional funds, the maximum being $25,000.00. Every member of tho board of hospital trustees favor the granting of the appropriation and it is understood that one or two members of the county council have already consented to tlie appropriation. It was stated that if the appropriation was made and the money raised by taxation, it would only necessitate a levy oi hve cents for one year, figuring that the total valuation in the county will be forty million dollars. If payable in live years a one cent

levy each year would be sufficient. Until action Is taken by tho county council, (lie trustees will not enter into contract with the low bidders. GENEVA NEWS C. D. Porter of Rome City arrived in this city Friday afternoon und will spend tho week-end utteudiug to business matters. Russell Miller of Portland gave his violin lessons hero Thursday afternoon. Muck Burdg of New Castle, l’a., who has been visiting ut tho home of AV. D. Cross, left Friday morning. Mesdames J. D. Briggs and C. P. Hindi wont and Fort Wayno Friday where they spent the day shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Lynch of Hartford City arrived here Thrsday afternoon and will spend tho remainder of the week ut tho home of the latter's parents, Dr. und Mrs. L. L. Mattax. Mrs. Jim Barr spent Friday attending to business matters in Berne. Walter Price left for Darlington. Ind., Friday morning whore he will visit with his father and sisters. He was accompanied as far as Portland by Mrs. C. R. Price. Miss Velina Sprungcr of Berne, who has been visiting Mrs. Chester Roth ind family, returned to her home Thursday afternoon. Miss Opal Fetters, who is employed in Fort Wayne, returned to her work Thursday afternoon after spending soevral weeks’ vacation at her parental homo near here. A meeting of the farmers’ aaaoclaion of Hartford township was held Thursday evening in the central school building of that township. Motion pictures of interest to both the men ind women were shown. Miss Addle Hoskinsou shopped in Portland Friday morning between trains. Ersel Chrisman returned to his work n Celina, 0„ after spending a Week visiting with his father, C. M. Christian, and other relatives in and near lie re. Sam Bailey was taken to the luitli?rau hospital in Fort AA’ayne Friday morning w'here ho underwent an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Bailey has suffered with this disease for some ime and it was found that an operation would be necessary to give him permanent relief. He was accompanied to Fort Wayne by his wife. Miss Josephine Martin went to Ft. AVayne Friday afternoon and will ipend tho week-end there. Miss Ida Bergman went to Bryant Friday afternoon where she will be he guest of Mrs. Fred Wilson. Miss Veda Ames was a business calir in Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. WHEEL BARROW PULLMAN IS THE LATEST MODE OF TOURING CONVEYANCE l’apauee, June 14. —The wheel-bar-ow Pullman is the latest touring conveyance. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Leddy arrived here carrying their baggage and one baby on a wheel barrow. They had travelled all the way from Orlando, Florida. They started Oct. 11, 1921 and had walked 1,210 miles. Tho husband Is premancntly injured. They make a living by selling postal cards. ■ s—■ . — DUANT STAGES A “COMEBACK” IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY William C. Durant lias staged a '"comeback" as one of the big figures In the automotive industry. It wasn't many months ago that Mr. Durant was forced out as tho dominating figure in tho General Motors corporation, und the wiseacres regarded him as “all through.” Then the Durant Motor Car corporation was organized and begun production. Still there were predictions of failure or at most only moderate success for the new vonturo. Recently Mr. Durant's new company bid in ut auction sale for $5,525,000 tho properties of the AVillys corporation at Elizabeth, N. J.. which is in receivership. The plant covers 37 acres and had an estimated valuo of about $11,000,000. The second highest hid wus $5,500,000. by the Maxwell Motor Car company. The financial statement of the Durant cor poration on April 30 showed total assets and liabilities exceeding $33,000,000.—Chicago Daily Tribune. ——-—• NOTICE ODD FELLOWS All Odd Follows are requested to meet at tho I. O. O. F. hall this evening at 7:30 to make arrangements for attending the funerul of U. S. Cress in a body. ’ GALE TICE, N. G. a C. J. Lutz will leave tonight for a week's business trip to New York city.

LOCAL CITIZEN HAS SUCCUMBED U. S. Cress Died at His Home on Winchester Street this Afternoon U. 8. Cress, age 56 years, died at his home at 940 Winchester street, at 12:40 o’clock this afterneon, following an Illness of two weeks with u complication of diseases. He had been very ill since taking to his bed utid his condition gradually grew worse. Mr. Cress was horn In Jackson township, Allen county, on April 10, 1866. Hla mother, Mary A. Cress, is still living. On October 25, 1898, he was united In marriage to Miss Armlntu E. Marckley, of Monroeville, who survives. No children were born to this union. The deceased wits a mechanic by trade. He affiliated witii the Evangelical church of this city during the pastorate of the Rev. D. O Wise several years ago and Ims been a faithful member ever since. He was also affiliated with the I. O. O .!■’. and Ben Hur lodges. Mr. aud Mrs. Cress have resided in Decatur since their marriage. The mother, wife, aud three brothers, survive. The brothers are E. J. Cress, of Cincinnati; C, B. Cress, of Sturgis, Michigan; and G. M. Cress, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held from Aj the Evangelical church at 2 o'clock 5 Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Haney ofdelating. Burial will be held in tlie -5i Old Fellow's cemetery ut Monroe- ' ville. o MRS. E. N. WICKS, FORMERLY OF THIS CITY, DIED AT HOME '* IN ANDERSON THURSDAY r Word lias been received in this T city announcing the death of Mrs. E. /- N. Wicks, of Anderson, a former resident of this city. Mrs. Wicks died > on Thursday morning and funeral ji services were held In Anderson at 1 -e o'clock this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wicks came to Deca-*S tur in 1883 and resided here for sev- 7 eral years. Mr. Wicks is a lawyer t| and during liis residence in Decatur Y wus engaged in business with John Jj AV. Vail and J. C. Patterson. Both J Mr. and Mrs. Wicks were active in fl the church work of the Methodist eTittrch here and were members of 1 the church choir. They have many y friends in Decatur. Mrs. Wicks is yj survived by her husband and three sons. V I THE CRYSTAL |] TONIGHT “TRUMPET ISLAND” A I>i|4 Vitagrapli special fl production fcaturim; an eg t All-Star Cast. “Wlial would von do” B’ij il' you were Hie wile ■■ of a man you despised H w ami lie was being worst- H oil by two Hulls'.' II by death ol Ibis man you E& were I'm* to marry lor H low, bow would vou St J art ? Wlial did she do? B‘J The answer is found My! aiiiono the llmills and I’ daring sronos iu Ibis j*reut picture. “Solid Concrete” A two reel comedy lea- H turini', Larry Scmon. H V Admission 10c and 20c. H * y. • I y.