Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1922 — Page 1

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STATE TH MEN HERE THIS WEEK Will Meet With County Board of Review in Regard to Assessments Word was received here this morn Ing by William Frazier, county assessor, that N. K. Todd, a representative of the State Hoard of Tax Cora missioners, would be in Decatur on Thursday, July 6, to meet with the county board of review in regard to the assessments of corporations The letter also stated that Commissioner Hough, also a member of the state board, would be here some day this week to meet with the board ol review. He will take up the equali zation of the assessments in th< county. It is expected that Commis sioner Hough Will recommend a horizontal increase in the assessments. FINE SERVICES AT THE REVIVAL Large Audiences and Fine Interest at the Christian Church Yesterday Splendid services were held at the Christian church yesterday, where re vival services are in progress. A Znt Sunday School in the morning was fol lowed by communion services and th morning worship. The Rev. Martin, evangelist, spoke on “Tho Necessity of a Close Fellowship in the Christiai World.” He emphasized the need o. keeping well-informed as to the needs and plans of the church. In the. evening there was a splendit audience to hear the sermon oi i “Heaven.” The Rev. Martin pointei out that there is the cloest possibk connection between the life we live here and the life in Heaven. “You can not enjoy a land of no tears and no sorrow if you never help and symnath? with fellow creatures here in this life,’ lie said. A selfish life on earth will not result in an unselfish life hereafter, he continued. Miss Lois Martin, daughter of th< evangelist, sang solos at each of the services yesterday. The audiences enjoy Miss Martin’s singing very much. There will be a service at 7:30 o’clock tonight, but will be no services on Tuesday, July 4th. Mr. C. J. Lutz was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Bowers at dinner yesterday. After dinner the party drove to Rome City where they will spent several days.

under the ago limit set by the law, and were compelled to file with the • clerk a written consent of their parents. Three of the five were males. i Seventy-seven marriage licenses have been Issued in Adams county during the first six months of this year. They were distributed over the 1 six months as follows: January, 3; February, 15; March, 3; April, 16; May, 16; June, 24. POST OFFICE PATRONS t\" The office will be closed all day July 4th, National Holiday, same as Sunday. ■ No rural or city deliveries. ’ J. W. BOOSE, P. M.

OBSERVANCE OF THE FOURTH TO BE QUIET HERE All Noise Making Will Depend on Children of City Tomorrow CONCERT A T I’ AR K Sunday School Picnic at Berne; Several to Go to Lakes and Races Independence Day. commonly known as the Fourth of July, will be quietly observed in Decatur this year. No celebrations have been planned by any local organization. It will be up to the kiddies to make the day a glorious one with their firecrackers and various kinds of fireworks, and from present indications they will carry out their part. Large quantities of varied assortments of fireworks have been displayed in the show-windows by several local merchants for the past several days and already many pre mature celebrations have been held by the youths, and some who were not so young, who could not resist the temptation of “shooting just a few.” The annual unday school picnic of the Protestant Sunday Schools of the county will be held at Berne, bo'h morning and afternoon, and many local people are planning to spend the day there. The picnic will be held in tj;e Lehman grove. Harold Bachman’s Million Dollar Band will give two concerts at Bellmont Park tomorrow. The first concert will begin at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and the evening concert will start at 8 p. m. The band will also give a concert at 8 o'clock tonight. The concerts will very likey be attended by large crowds. /Ml of the stores and business houses will be closed all day tomorrow, with the exception of restaur ants. The postoffice will also be closed all day in t observance of the Natiinal Holiday and there will be no city nor rural deliveries. Following the usual custom, there will be no issue of the Daily Democrat, in order that the employees may enjoy Ihe holiday. Several Decatur people are planning to attend the automobile races at Winchester while many others will motor to various lakes in Northern Indiana, to spend the day in fishing, boating and swimming.

REPPERT SCHOOL OPENED W Fourteen Men Present for Opening Lecture; More Expected Soon The Reppert Auctioneering School opened at 10 o’clock this morning with fourteen students on hand for tlie opening lecture. More men are expected to arrive within the next day or two, as twenty have enrolled. It is thought that several of the men stopped in Indianapolis today to attend the meeting of the Auctioneers’ Association of Indiana. Col. Reppert and Col. Gartin are attending that meeting. The school opened this morning with a lecture by Mr. Jesse O. Sellemeyer, manager of the school, who told the students what they could ex pect during the course, made several announcements, and gave the men various instructions. He was followed by Dr. Hill, who outlined the ground to be covered by his course of instruction. Dr. Hill is the instructor in voice culture, public speaking, personality, and character building. Col. Purdue had charge of the men this afternoon. He teaches several different phases of the auctioneering profession, including real estate salesmanship and advertising. The classes meet in the Art Hall at Bellmont Park. A compete list of the names of the men enrolled for the summer term will.be published as soon as all have arrived. ” elksTnotice The regular meeting of the Elks lodge will be held at the hall Wednesday evening at the regular time. Business of importance relative to the new home will come up and all members are urged to be present.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 3, 1922

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN REGULAR SESSION TODAY Robert Schwartz, Ernst Conrad and B. F. Breiner, county commissioners were in session today at the auditor's office, it being their regular monthly meeting. The morning was devoted to checking up and allowing of hills and the signing of the bonds on the Simon and Emanuel Sprunger, the Albert Shell, Halsiger nnd the Pleasant Grove macadam roads. Wednesday bids will be received for the building of several new roads. CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, July 3 — Wheat: July, $1.16%; Sept. $1.16%; Dec. $1.20. Corn: July 63%c; Sept. 66%c; Dec. 66%c. Oats: July 36%c; Sept. 38%c Dec. 41%c. AGEDWIf DEAD AT HOME NEAR WILLSHIRE Mrs. Laurette Elston, Resident of St. Marys Town ship is Dead FUNERAL AT WILSHIRE Two Sons, One Brother, and One Sister Survive the Deceased Lady Laurette Elston, age 74 years,'died at her home in St. Marys township, Indiana, two miles west of Willshire. Ohio at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, following an extended illness with dropsy and a complication of diseases common to old age. Funeral services were held from the Methsodist church in Willshire, at 2 o’clock this afternoon, and burial was held in the Willshire cemetery. Mrs. Elston was born in Greenville, Ohio, October 19, 1848. She moved to the home in St. Marys township, at which she died, thirty years ago. Her husband died in 1912. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Elston, two of whom are now living. They are Harry and R. O. Elston. They both resided with their mother in St. Marys township. Clarence Elston, a son, died in April 1922, while the other child, died in 1901. Mrs. Elston is also survived by one sister and one brother. They are Mrs. P. M. Garland, of Eaton, Ohio, and William Van Tilberg, of Plain City, Ohio.

Relatives here to attend the funeral include Mrs. Harvey Lipp, of Colfax, Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wise, of Ansonia, Ohio; and Dan Clark, of Union City. Indiana. ASSISTING AT ST. MARY’S Rev. Eat her Felician Wachendorser, of Rennselaer, Ind., is serving in the capacity of assistant pastor at the St. Marys Catholic church during the absence of Father Seimetz. Father Peters is the acting pastor while Father Seimetz is on his tour of Europe. SCHEDULE FOR UNION SERVICES Ministerial Association Announces Schedule for Union Services At the last meeting of the Decatur Ministerial Association, a schedule was arranged for the annual summer union services for this summer. There will be four union services this summer and the speakers will be the min isters who have recently come to this city. This was agreed up’on in order that the Decatur people might become better acquainted with the new pastors. The first service will be held in tile United Brethern church on July 23, and the Rev. B. N. Covert, the new pastor of the Presbyterian church, will deliver the sermon. The members of the different churches are looking forward to the union services with anticipation of much enjoyment. Following is the schedule to be observed: July 23, United Bretheren church, Rev. B. N. Covert. July 30, Methodist church, Rev. W. R. McClaflin. August 6, Baptist church, Rev. U. S. A. Bridge. August 13, Reformed church, Rev. F. D. Whitesell.

STATE SCHOOL INSPECTOR TO BE HERE SOON To Meet With the County Board of Education in Forenoon of July 13 TO EXPLAIN SYSTEMS State Man Will Make Explanation of New Method of Scoring Schools — July 13th, is the date selected by S. Leroy Scoles. assistant state high school inspector, for holding a meet Ing with the Adams county board of education. Mr. Scoles will be in Decatur in the forenoon of July 13, and will meet with the Wells county board of education in the afternoon of the same day. The main purpose of the meeting will be to make an explanation of the new method of scoring the schools. E. S. Christen, county superintendent, said today. The various report supplies will be given to the trustees at this meeting also, to be filled out and returned to the county superintendent at the August meeting of the board of education. It is also understood that when the township trustees meet here on July 13, witli Mr. Scoles, they will he informed that at the present time there are far too many elective subjects in the rural schools ot the country. , Among the topics Mr. Scoles will discuss with the trustees at the meeting are the following: Scoring schools reduction of operating costs of schools, readjustment of curriculum in small high schools wih a view of reducing teaching staff and school sanitation. The matter of changing the curriculum of rural high schools, which will be covered by Mr. Scoles in his talk, will be a discussion of methods for reducing the variety of subjects which are now optional witli the students, thereby making it possible to lessen the number of high school teachers now on the payrolls of the various counties, and also obtain better results from commissioned high schools which have the minimum number of three teachers. Under the present system the curriculum is so large and varied in these small schools three teachers are not capable of doing justice to the work (Continued on page four) EIGHTKILLEDIN A TRAIN WRECK Holiday Seekers Sent to Death When Flyer Hit an Open Switch 444444444*444*44 ♦ Atlantic City, N. J., —U. P. — 4 4“ (Special to Daily Democrat) — 4 ❖ “My God, I have sent No. 33 on 4 4- the wrong track.” 4 4 John DeWalt, signalman at 4 * Winslow Junction, hammered out 4 4 the above frantic telegram to the 4 4 dispatcher's office at Atlantic City 4 4 a few moments after the Mid 4 4 night Flyer passed his tower. 4 4 Atlantic City made desperate 4 4- but. unavailing eorts to raise De- 4 4 Walt after his message had been 4 4 received. He had fainted. 4 4444444444 4 4 4 44 Winslow, Junction. N. J., July 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Eight persons were killed, 12 others are missing and 37 holiday seekers were seriously inured when the Midnight Flyer, a Philedalphia and Reading express plunged from the rails while traveling at high speed on a curve here early today. The bodies of the dead were removed to the Camden morgue. The injured were rushed to Atlantic City and Hammonton hospital by relief trains. The train was completely wrecked and it is feared the tangled wreckage over which working crews worked frantically, held other victims. Deep yellow mud lay beneath the train. The known dead include: Walter Westcott, Glouchester, N. J„ engineer of the train. William T. Sautter, Atlantic City, N. J., fireman. (Continued on page tour)

RAIL SHOP CRAFTS UNION NO LONGER RECOGNIZED UNITED STATES RAILROAD LABOR BOARD DECLARES MEN NO LONGER EMPLOTEES OF RAILROAD AND ARE NOT GOVERNED AS SUCH.

DIVORCE GIVEN TO MAY ANDREWS Resident of City Charged Husband VYiih Cruel and Inhuman Treatment A divorce was granted to May C. Andrews by Judge John C. Moran in the circuit court here Saturday alter noon. She alleged that her husband Russell Andrews was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple has five minor children. The care and custody of the children was given to the mother. ■> The defendant contested tho divorce proceedsing and was represented in court by attorney L. C. DeVoss. Several people attended the trial which was begun on Saturday morning. The couple resided on Eleventh street, previous to the separation. FORDS DAMAGED IN COLLISION Two Decatur Cars Figure in Mix-up on Ft. WayneDecatur Road ' Two local Ford automobiles were badly damaged in a collision on the Fort Wayne-Decatur road one mile north of the Nine Milo house about 11 o’clock last night. No one was seriously injured although Harold Gilpen, who was driving one of the cars, was badly shaken up. Gipen was returning home from Ft. Wayne, it is said, when he experienced motor troche. He was accompanied by Mrs. Chan Wilder and daughter of Monmouth. Gilpen says that he stopped his car in a driveway at the side of the road preparatory to fixing the motor, and was standing on the running board when another Ford, driven by “Pud” Miller, taxi driver, of this city, approached from the north and collided with the Gilpen Ford in the rear. The rear axel on the Gilpen Ford was badly bent and the body was damaged. The other car was also damaged. NOTICE TO AUT OMOBILISTS When Bachman’s Million Dollar Band comes to Decatur July 3 and 4th special arrangements will be made to park your car in sight and hearing of the band. Can you imagine a more pleasant way to spend the evening or the Fourth than to sit in your car and listen to one of America's finest bands.

Small Grain Crops In The Central States Are Poor

Harvest This Summer is Below Average of Last Ten Years Indianapolis, Ind., July 3.-—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wheat and rye crops in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. Ohio, and Wisconsin will fall below the average of the last ton years, according to a semi-monthly report of crop conditions made public today by George C. Bryant, agricultural statl* tician for the federal governmentaly “Red rust, is prevalent ov A entire region,’’ the report,, on \ growth is slow bid

By Charles R. Lynch I nlted PrewM Stull' CorrrNpondrnt Chicago, July 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—The railroad shop crafts union which called a strike Saturday, 1 lost all standing before the United States railroad labor board today. . The board declared the striker’s orI ganizaticn would be no longer recognized and urged that men who remained in the employment of the railroads together with newly employed men, form an organization to take the 1 place of the shop crafts union. The board declared that the shop craft workers were no longer employes of the railroads and therefore not governed by the transportation I action. , The ruling will be applied to all I union organization ordering their mon .Ito strike. The board reiterated the statement that every resource at the governL ; meat's command would be called upon ,! to protect men in the employment of , the railroads. By Charles R. Lynch United PresM Sinti’ <’orrenpontlent Chicago, July 3. — (Special to Daily i Democrat) —Eight hundred thousand men may be added to the ranks of the [[striking railroad employes by action of Union leaders today. Maintenance of way leaders will [ meet in Detroit to canvass the strike . vote recently taken by that organization. President ' Edward I'. Grable, announced before leaving Chicago for tho meeting that indications were lie would “be forced” to call a strike. ’ It was learned, on good authority ' that a strike call issued by the maintenance brotherhood would result in ; like action by the brotherhood of rail- [ way and steamship clerks, stationary firemen and engineers and signalmen. Slightly more than 250,000 men would be effected by a maintenance ' strike call, 400,00 by a walkout ot clerks and the remainder in the two I smaller organizations. This would bring the total on strike to nearly 1,200,000. , The new strike crisis developed nf- ■ for a long conference between Grable, i Bert M. Jewell, president of tho striking shop crafts: E. H. Fitzgerald, president of the clerks; Timothy Meely, ! president of the stationary firemen and [oilers and D. W. Helt, president of the i signalmen. Union chiefs refused to make a statement but it was understood Jewell made an Impassioned plea for a united front against the carriers. Jewell claimed he had made little effort to influence the other union heads to order a walkout. “The women will win this strike,” Jewell said. “They will work and pinch and save and wo will win. The}’ always back us up., If the wives and daughters complained it would he all over—but they won’t complain.” (Continued on page five)

■ good and all fields are well cultivated. “Oats wore benefit ted by rains during the past two weeks. The crop will not amount to much in Southern | Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Some al- ■ ready has been out for hay and some • I pastured. Michigan and Wisconsin show a much bettor condition although the final outturn is expected to be l | below the average. | “Barey will make about the average [crop in Michigan. ‘ ■’•’in but S ' r and WlS- \ » Jilt is go- \ aia and Ohio.

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