Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1922 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER ...Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Ano. elate Editor and Business Manager J. R. BLAIR City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance Single copiee 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier SSOO One Mouth, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Fix Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mall $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising rates made known <jn application. Entered at the postofflee at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Planning your vacation? Be sure to remember that the first week in August is tair week, that we will have a big chauatauqua here the week of the 24th of July, that we will give a big Yeomen day celebration the last of August and we want you to attend all of them and more than that to boost them. Such events make a community and the more we pull together, the better we all get along The Yeomen day to be given here the latter part of August will be of state wide importance for it is conceded that if the home comes to Indiana we will get it. Fortunately we are located Just about right forth? home, near the center of population, w-ith the right seasor , with a beautiful location and wl'.n the right kind of boosters. We will make an effort to convince the directors of these facts when they come here and with the united support of our people we can do IL We want your help. A few days ago we drove over two hundred miles of wonderful roads in the south part of the state and found they were still building more in that section. One of the unfair things about the state highway law is the fact that-because the north has built their roads and paid for them the commission is now taking the taxes from the north section and expending it in the south part of the ttate. Looks like they ought to build their own roads as we did, don't it? The democratic editors enjoyed one of the most delightful sessions in history last Thursday and Friday as guests of the city of Madison and Joseph M. Cravens, lovingly known by his neighbors as Mr. Joe. Madt-

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/won IstrikeJ \X/‘it's Cigarette It’s toasted. This one extra process gives a rare and delightful quality _.Urnposslblo to duplicate. Guaranteed by I teon is a wonderful city, boasts of the first railroad, hotel, flour mill and ' many other firsts in the state. It is ;the home of the southeastern asylum. Hanover college, Cllfty Falls park, beautiful homes and the most wonderful scenery to be found anywhere. Her hospitable people quit work for , two days and helped the editors have a good time. ■ i i .j The county council with but one dissenting vote granted the additional $25,000 appropriation asked by the hospital board, thus permitting them to proceed with the work and without | < urtailing the plans for a thirty-six room hospital. While it was argued ;by some that the additional amount should not be granted the argument that it is wiser to build now so that ad addition will not be necessary for many years won. It is. believed that i this will furnish sufficient funds to j complete the building and equipp it in modern manner with the assistance of those individuals who will help by furnishing some of the rooms. Adams county will have a j hospital unexcelled anywhere. They may head off the railroad strike but the coal miners continue to maintain their posiiton and in the meantime the supply on hands dwindles to nothing. In a mouth or two from now the situation will be serious and there will be more trouble and the worst of it is the fact that many innocent people will suffer next winter. Why not do something now? Congress golfs, Mayflowers and wobbles while the country faces a crisis that may be most disastrous. There is a right way to settle labor troubles and that could be reached now as well as any time if they wanted to do it. The chase for dollars by those m control has much to do with lit.

The wool tariff is already raising prices of many commoditise. Trade papers tell us every day of new advances. Ths boost in woolens, for instance Tanges from twenty cents a , yard to SI.OO. The proposed tariff of , thirty-three cents a pound on wool is ; the cause, even though it has not yet i become a law and for the same reas on all other lines are now being boosted while efforts are made to ' pound down labor and prevent the I fanner and small business man , from making a living. Prices will go ; up still more if such a high wool tariff goes into effect. If you don't want to pay more, tell your congressman ■ and senators to vote against the wool schedule of thirty-three cents and i some others. We are sure that almost every citizen of Decatur favors the efforts of those who are trying to provide tennis courts and play grounds for the children of the community but it ' requires more—-your personal aid. I either financially or otherwise. Your assistance will sure be appreciated. Shannahan & Conroy of the Ford Agency recently furnished a tractor and a driver and plowed the grounds at the corner of Monroe and Third streets, a real help to those in charge and 'sincerely appreciated. Such assistance is the best proof of real co operation and that's what makes any good community better. If you are willing to work in any capacity, please notify the women in charge and rest assured you will have their sincerest thanks.

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The People’s Voice THE PEOPLES VOICE Just a line for “The Peoples Voice" It is true that It would be very tine to have a third story on the new hospital, in fact wd might well use in the future a fourth and fifth stories. But it's not a question of what we might use In the future but what we are able to pay for in the present. We are all complaining (and very justly too) about our high taxes, but some of uh are like children, we want everything and then we howl about the pay. We need a hospital and have needed it for the last ten years and might have had a modest one ten years ago and had the good of it all this Lime but the trouble with most of us Is we are not contented with what we can really afford. It seems no more honorable to run our county horribly - in debt than to run ourselves in debt. It the coining generation needs a third story on the hospital they can very, likely afford to put it there if we don't leave them too much in debt. Also it has always been a very noticeable fact that people who have nothing to tax, when it comes to raising money, are invariably in favor of the greatest expenditures. "One Who Voted For It”— And also pays big taxes.

PARALYSIS WAS CAUSE OF DEATH OF MRS. SMALL (Continued from page one) "Thank God, she lived to see mo vindicated,” he said. “My enemies have brought this other great sorrow upon me.” In addition to the governor, those at the side of the first lady of the state, when she passed away were: Mrs. A. E. English, a daughter; Bud and Claude Small, sons. Death came at 9 a. m. Crowds had stood along police lines outside of the governor's mansion throughout the night waiting for physician’s bulletins of Mrs. Smalls condition. The governor had refused all appeals of physicians tliat he sleep. He also refused to touch food. He sat crushed and broken at her bedside. • “Saturday was the happiest day of her life,” the governor said. The Smalls were acclaimed by thousands of people in Kankakee on their return from the trial Saturdaynight. They had lived in Kankakee since their marriage in 1892. Mrs. Small was a native of Illinois, having been born in Livingstone county in 1861. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore. As the first lady of the state she was a popular leader with innumerable friends in all parts of Illinois. She had been closely associated with her husband’s political and business success. He often attributed a large part of his success to her advice and counsel.

TELEPHONE CO. OBJECTING TO CITY ORDINANCE (Continued from page one) cated within the city limits of tha city. In 1913 the common council passed an ordinance compelling the telephone company to pay a license fee of twen-ty-five cents on all telephone poles set in the alleys or streets in Decatur. The telephone company for a number of years paid this fee, but within the last two years no license has been paid. Recently the matter was turned over to City Attorney J. Fred Fruchte with the result that payment was demanded from the telephone company and the telephone company in turn filed a bill with the council for serv ices rendered during the year, such as maintaining and ringing the police bell, the taking rare of the fire alarm calls, calling the water works and the firemen. The bill was not allowed. In the petition to the Public Service Commission, a copy of which wan left at this office, the Citizens Telephone company charges that: "Your petitioner would represent and show’ that the following ordinance does, in part, interfere, placing a burden upon the company of paying a license fee that is unjust, unreasonable and is also not permitted by the statutes." Surrenders City Franchise The Citizens Telephone company has-also surren4hre(d jtsj city? franchise and will operate under the’indeterminate franchise granted by the Public Service Commission, of Indianapolis, the same as enjoyed by the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company and the Fort Wayne and Decatur Traction company. - # - Donald Patterson spent Sunday at Rome City.

♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CLUB CALENDAR Monday Young Women's Missionary Circle —Mrs. Robert Garard. Tuesday. Martha and Mary Class of M. E. church picnic at home of Mrs. Harry Butler. “500” club will meet at the home of Mrs. John Wilson, 12 N. Second street at 8 o'clock. Wednesday St. Vincent De Paul —Mrs John H Bremerkamp, 2:00. Ass’t. hostesses. Mrs. Chas. Christen and Mrs. Anna Droppelman. Thursday. Ladies’ Aid Society of Presbyterian church—Mrs. Ed Ashbaucher and Miss Margaret Hoyer. Friday Zion Lutheran Aid Society—School House. The Young Women's Missionary society of the Evangelical church, will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Garard. second house south of Hollhouse garage, on First street, this evening for the regular monthly study period. All members invited to attend. * A birthday surprise party was given for Mrs. Frank Conroy at the home of her parents in Ft. Wayne yestei day. Several Decatur people attended Mrs. Conroy was presented witli many beautiful gifts, including a diamond ring from Mr. Conroy. ♦ The Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the school house. AU members are urged to be present.

A double wedding wa? solemnized at the M. E. parsonage here this morning when Miss Myrtle Potts, of Decatur and Carl Schug. of Fort Wayne, and Mliss Mjable Burkhead and Nile Butler, both of Decatur, were united in Marriage by the Rev. U. 8. A. Bridge. The young couples were accompanied by Mrs. Sarah C. Potts. Mr. and Mrs. Schug will reside in Fort Wayne where Mr. Schug is employed by the Dudlo Manufacturing company. Mr. and Mrs. Butler will live in Decatur. ♦ Miss Ardene Whittredge. of Pleasant Mills, and Russell Fortney, of Muncie, were united in marriage at 1 the Methodist church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning by the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses R. Longenberger. of Pleasant Mills were present during the ceremony. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Fortney will reside in Muncie where Mr. Fortney is engaged in the manufacture if ice cream. ♦ Entertain at Chicken Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Lee Meyer entertaini ed at a chicken dinner yesterday, at their beautiful country home south of this city for the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J. Miller and children; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ulman and bhildkeh: Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Miller and children; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Miller, Edward Miller and i Miss Edna Miller of this city, ami Bernard and Clark Miller of Fort Wayne. ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Goldnbr. of Preble, were pleasantly surprised and - entertained at their home Sunday, it being their twenty-sixth wedding anniversary and Mr, Goldner’s birth day. * Friends and relatives began 1 arriving at 10 a. m. The entire day was spent in merry-making and friendly conversation. At 1 o'clock a delightful dinner was served. Their friends' love and esteem, em phasized by many beautiful floral 1 gifts, is highly prized by Mr. and Mrs. Goldner. About forty guests from Decatur, Fort Wayne. Elkhart and Preble united in wishing Mr. and 1 Mrs. Goldner many happy returns of the day at the close of the party. ♦ The Ladies' Aid society of tiie ' Presbyterian church will meet Thurs- ’ day afternoon with Mrs. Ed Ash- ' baucher and Miss Margaret Hoyer on Winchester street. MR. BARTHOL IS IMPROVING l Mrs. W. A Kuebler received word this morning that her brother, Frank Barthol who was operated upon a few weeks ago at the St Mary's hospital, Chicago and who has been in a serious condition for several days showed signs of imprivement. and was resting easy. GENEVA CHAUTAUQUA TODAY WITH PRESENTATION OF “SHEPHERD THE HILLS” A five days' Chautauqua program opened today at Geneva. The opening entertainment was the presentation of “The Shepherd of the Hili,” played by a high class operetta company. Much interest in the Chautauqua is being shown by the resident of that town and surrounding community.

MAN AND CHILD OPERATED UPON Clem Lengerich and Stanford Wagoner U n d e rwent Operations Mere Clem Lengerich, well known citizen of Adams county, residing south of Decatur, was operated on at the Decatur hospital yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock for acute apendicitie. Mr. Lengerich had a severe attack yesterday morning and it was thought best by physicians to operate at once. Dr. Frank Lose ami Dr. C. 8. Clark performed the operation at the hospital on North Second street. Reports from there today are to the effect that Mr. Lengerich is recovering. Stanford Wagoner. 13 year old son of Mrs. Nick Wagoner had his left leg amputated just below the knee at the Decatur hospital last week. Dr. Frank Lose and Dr. C. S. Clark were the attending physicians. Five years ago Stanford had his leg injured so that the bone protruded through the flesh, and it was found necessary then to amputate it just above the ankle. The leg never healed properly and for fear of infection it was decided to perform another operation. The lad is rapidly recovering from the second operation and will be able to be about in a few days.

WERE MARRIED THIS MORNING Miss Vera Clark and George Baker Married at Catholic Church Today Miss Vera E. Clark, daughter of Mrs. Mary V. Clark, of this city, and George L. Baker, of Anderson, were united in marriage at the St. Mary’s Catholic church at 7 o’clock this morning, the Rev. Father Scinietz officiating. The single ring ceremony was used. The church was decorated with baskets ol roses. Lohengrin's wedding inarch was played by Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Miss Leona Boose was the bridesmaid. John W. Clark, a brother gave the bride away. Miss Clark was very becoming in a gown of brown satin with an overskirt of chintilla lace and side panels of georgette crepe which hung from the waistline. She carried a bouquet of Ophelia roses. Miss Bosse wore a blue georgette crepe dress heavily beaded with irredescent beads and she carried a bouquet of Columbia roses. Mr. Elmo Smith acted as best man. Following the wedding ceremony, twenty-live guests were entertained at a dinner at the bride's home. The home was decorated with beautiful cut flowers. The couple left, on a wedding trip today, the destination of which was kept a secret. The bride is the third child of Mrs | Mary V. Clark and the late Dr. D. D. (lark. She is a very popular young lady. 1’ or some time she lias been employed as a stenographer at the Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper company Mr. Baker is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker of Decatur. He is the proprietor of a delicatessen shop in Anderson. He is well-known here, having resided in this city until re cently. The newly married couple will be at home after July i, a t 18 West Eighth street, Anderson, Indiana.

ELIMINATE WAR TAX ON TICKETS TO CHAUTAUQUA (Continued from page one) was located last summer. Anyone wishing to secure tickets for the entire- program may do so by getting in touch with any member of the ticket committee or any of the following persons who have sobscribed for five or more tickets: W. A. Lower, Martin Jaberg, H. D. Hite. C. W. Knapp, D. F. Quinn. E. W. Johnson, R. J. Harting. Bert Lenhart, F. V. Mills, H. B. Heller, Fred Reppert, F. I. Patterson, O. L. Vance, F. E. France, C. L. Harris, W. A. Klepper, J. F. Arnold, D. F. Leonard, W. A. Fonner, A. R. Holthouse, Goldie A. Gay, Daily Democrat, O. F. Shanahan, Arnold & Harting, John T. Meyers, M. E. Hower, Cal E. Peterson, Mrs. B. R. Farr, John Niblick, E. S. Christen, D. J. <larkless,’. P. B. Thomas, H. D. Wyant, Robert J. Mann', 11. O. Davis, G. W.Evegett, L. L. Baumgartner, James Westveld. James’ Elberson, C. J. Lutz. C. S. Niblick, C. H. Colter, L. R. Meyer, Dan Ervin. Dr. W. E. Smith, Dan Tyndall, W. L. Linn. C. E. Bell, W. P. Schrock, S. E. Shamp, T. J.i Durkin. D. E. Studebaker. • A. J. Smith. J. S. Peterson. C. L. Walters.

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You Are Wanted For a Bigger Job t — Today —- somewhere in Adams county two young men are working on adjoining farms; at similar jobs in the factory or at other city nork. Solid Neither, has “money’’—‘‘influential friends”—or “unusual ability.” Reliable Ten years from today one of these men will own his farm or be Tir<vlncs< holding a highly responsible posiiitvicbb fj on j n c j| V _ —While the other vill be plugging The Explanation He who wins, works hard, spends his idle hours in study and knows now to save. We Invite Your Account Old Adams County Bank The Friendly Bank Nev Bank Building

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