Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1922 — Page 1

vy Number 192 Volume a •

■ANNUAL county budgets ■and levies are fixed

■ figures PREPARED BY LOCAL TAXING I OFFICIALS SHOW DECREASE IN THE I taxable valuations in county I THIS YEAR OF 59.106,210.

l+ + +*+++ + * * + ♦ * * * ■ + Facts and Figures + I 1 Net assessed valuation of all + | f>.,sable property in Adams coun- ♦. I Itv exclusive of mortgages, but + I + including the state's assessment ♦ ■ t of railroads, pipe lines, etc., the + ■ ♦figures for 1921 being taken-* E $42,061,980.00 * ■ * Net taxable property for 1921 + | * $51,168,190.00 ♦ I ♦ Decrease in taxable valuations + I + (or 1922 $9,106,210.00 + I ♦ Estimated Expenditures + I ♦ Total of all budgets, and town * I ♦ ship gravel road funds in the + I ♦l2 townships for 1922 $477,870.00 ♦ I ♦ Total of expenditures for 1921 + I t $438,978.99 ♦ I ♦lncrease in estimated expend! + I ♦ tures. including township * I ♦ road bond funds (levies and + I ♦ amounts vary in each town + 1 ♦ ship) $38,891.01 * | ♦♦♦++* + + ♦ + ♦+ ♦ + + I The county budgets, the general I rtget. the gravel road repair fund ■ ud the township free gravel road ■ tai levies have been prepared and ■ Ration of the legal notices set- ■ Cjgjut every item in detail, the as- ■ tai! valuation in every township ■ a the amounts of the proposed ■ hues will be made the last of the J **■ ■ The general budget covers such I items as the paying of salaries of I rnntv officials and deputies, office I eipense. expense of assessing properI ty. expense of aiding the poor, the I maintaining of call munty instit|iI tons. including the court house. Jail, county infirmary, and the county hos , pltal. the building and repair of I bridges, and prosecuting attorney’s 1 office. The General Budget Improvements, the paying of interest, and the refunding of bonds take the bulk of th? budgets, which according to the estimates total $477, ’ 870.02. The salaries of the officers arc fixed by law. Including in the items in the general budget are: Expense of poor, $4,400.00; county hospital, salary- of officers, matron and labor, $3,150.00; supplies and i maintenance, $2,550.00; orphan's fund $2,500.00; assessing property, $4,-. 854.00; hospital bonds and interest, 810,400.00; Smith bridge bonds and interest, $7,400.00; building and re j Pair of bridges, Including $30,000.00 for the building of the Lewton bridge, $56,554.00. The total of the general budget, including the above items is $155,316.00, based on fortytwo million dollar valuation and re-' rtaAtat-> »■» —m— (Continued on page six) Watch the Scoreboard RESULT OF DRIVE FOR YEOMEN CANDIDATES TO BE INITIATED AUG. 22 Yesterday 184 Today 192 Gaj n 8

Casey Shows His Nerve And Breaks Speed Record

G- R. & I. Passenger Train ' Makes Record Run 1 This Morning ' Hailroad strike troubles were forRotten and all fear of danger was i <a st to the winds by Engineer Me- t oanlela and Fireman Coby, of the ay Fever Limited G. R. .ft I. passe.) - R e - train this morning, and ail previous speed record’s on the route were shattered. tne Hay Fever Limited, a southnd fast train due into this city ol [ y . in lhe “oruing, left Fort Wayne ““ hours late. The run from Adams,'

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

DISCUSS PLANS FOR NEW SEWER SYSTEM IN CITY Council Considers Means ! of Improving Present Inadequate System SEVERAL PLANS GIVEN Not Likely to Constuct New System Before 1924 It Is Understood The construction of a new sewerage system in the city of Decatur is being considered and discussed by the councilmen. Last evening after routine business matters were dispo ed of the councilmen discussed that important Question. It should be understood that the sewer will not and cannot be constructed this year, probably not next year but possibly in 1924 It’s a big problem and cannot be disposed of in a hurry. Thought and consideration must bt i given the matter. The subject was brought up following the filing of a petition for the bricking of Jefferson street from First to Seventh streets. One of the councilmen stated that before this pe- . tition was granted or the street improved the possibility of using this ' street, the only unimproved street running east and west in the city, ax a route for the proposed sewer should be considered. Several of the councilmen expressed an opinion that if a new sewerage system was constructed, (and we all know that the city needs it), the sewer should run along Eighth street from Nuttman Avenue, south to Jefferson street and that a big sewer front six to ten feet should be constructed on Jefferson street, beyond the G. R. & I. tracks, then east to I the St. Mary's river, and that all the i territory west of Eighth street would 'be drained into the Eighth street I sewer and then into the proposed Jefferson street sewer. That territory I south of Jefferson street could drain in this sewer. Another plan was to run a big sewer on Eighth street from Adams street or even further south if preferred, then north on Eightli ' street across the city and have it I empty into the river near the Holland ' St. Louis company factory. One or two councilmen stated that ' this plan would be more expensive than the first plan. It was also stated that jf the city was planning on constructing such a sewerage system it might be well to get an opinion from a sanitary engineer as to how the sewer should be constructed. The finance committee stated that if steps towards the building of a sewer would be taken (Continued on page four)

the place where the train switches from the Pennsylvania track to the G. R. & I. track at the south edge of Fort Wayne, to the R. I. tower at Richmond, Indiana, a distance of 8G.6 miles, was made in exactly 100 min utes. This is the fastest time ever made on the line, according to local officials of the company. One stop was made between Adams and Richmond. and that was at the railroad crossing at Lynn. The distance between Decatur and Monroe, six miles, was made in six minutes, or at the rate of one mile a minute.;

MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED IN LARGE CHORUS Large Number Attended Rehearsal of Yeomen Day Chorus Last Night MORE VOICES WANTED All Who Sing in Chorus Must .loin This Week and Attend Rehearsals More than 250 people attended the rehearsal ot the large community chorus last night which is being organized to sing on Yeomen Day next Tuesday. The enthusiasm ran high and everyone present seemed anxious to cooperate with Mr. Charles Tingle, community song leader from the Community Service Incorporated, New York, to make the chorus a grand success. Mr. Tingle is a very capable song leader and he fills everyone with a desire to sing.

Several songs were gone* over last night and the members of the chorus familiarized themselves with the words and tunes. Two songs eon•erning Yeomen, which are paradies o "Yoo-Hoo" and "My Hero,” and written by Mr. Tingle, are proving very popular and are sure to make a hit with the large crowd of visitors next Tuesday. Another song rehearsed last night, which is always popular, was "Indiana.” It is planned to hold a rehearsal of the large chorus tonight, one tomorrow night, and another on Friday night. The men will rehearse at 7:30 o'clock tonight and the women at 3:30 o’clock. Mr. Tingie is anxious that many more join the chorus this week, but he stated that only those who have practiced this week will be expected to practice on Monday night md to sing in the chorus on Tuesday, ft is necessary that those who sing n the chorus meet in the rehearsals because If hr pnrrTfrtrfly impossible ’or a large number of people, to sing ogether properly without rehearsing together. The children will meet again on Thursday and Friday afternoons to rehearse the songs and will meet with the adults on Monday night. >t is thought that there will be aboht three hundred children and about the same number of adults to take part in the community singing on Tuesday. Others are urged to join the chorus and swell the number to 1,000. TO SEll BONDS AMONG MEMBERS Knights of Columbus Ratify Purchase of Large Business Block Here At an enthusiastic meeting of the members of the Knights of Columbus 'ouncil, No. 964 held last evening the ■ouncil members ratified the purchase 3 f the Big Store Block, including the three story building at the corner of Madison and Second streets and the wo story building on Second street, .he deal for which was made about ten days ago by the trustees with the jwner of the buildings, Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Macke of Birmington, Alabama. Bonds will be sold for the paying of the buildings and a committee of seven men composed of Dan M. Niblick, Frank Heiman, 11. J. Yager, P. J. lyland, J. P. Braun. J. K. Ullman ami Ben Kiting was appointed to solicit members of the council for bond pledges. It is thought that the enire purchase price and the cost of installing a heating system and the put ing on of a new roof can be obtained rom the sale of bonds among the members. It was understood that one member signified a willingness to subscribe for $4,000.00 worth of bonds'. The details of this bond issue have not been worked out by the trustees, C. N. Christen, Dynols Schmitt and grand knight E. X. Ehinger. who were authorized by the council members to proceed with the plans and arrange the matter of finances. The soliciting committee will call on the Knights of Columbus and obtain subscriptions for the building bonds is soon as possible. The bonds will be non-taxable and will bear the (Continued on page two)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 16, 1922

***********+*** + TO ADVERTISERS ♦ * + + The Daily Democrat will pub- + 4 llfdi a special edition next Tues + + day, honoring Indiana's Great *j 4 Yeoman Day. We havi received + 4 orders for advert! -ng from many + 4 ol our merchants, manufacturers * + and others and would like tc * 4 have as many displays as possl + * ble. * 4- The time is growing short + 4 however and It is necessary + 4 that all copy for advertising be + + in this office by Saturday and + + sooner If possible. If you are * 4- interested and will cal) this of 4 4- flee, we will see that an adver + 4- tising man calls upon you to + 4- give any assistance we can. We + 4- find it will be impossible to call + *on each of you. Please phone + + 51 and we will get to you imine + 4- diately. We appreciate your + 5- splendid support. * <■ E. W. KAMPE, Ad. Man 4- + ***+ + * + * + * + + + + VETERANS AND SCHOOLS SEND ENDORSEMENT Ex-Service Men of Two Wars and W. R. C. Endorse City of Childhood SCHO OL S IN LINE Decatur City Schools Extend Sympathy and Admiration for Movement Sant Henry Post, Grand Army of the Republic, Decatur, Indiana To the officers and directors of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen: Whereas; Your great order has enrolled upon a crusade to help hu inanity with a noble philanthropy; And Whereas: We know you have in mind to educate and train children in the principles of true citizenship: And Whereas: In our own patriot ic City and State will be found that co-operation and support needed: Therefore lie it Resolved: That Sam Henry Post No. sixty-three ol the Grand Army of the Republic will stand shoulder to shoulder with yau in this great endeavor and joins in the hope that this wonderful effort may march on to final victory. W. H. MYERS, Post Com. S. B. FORDYCE. S. V. C. M. J. WERTZBERGER, Patriot ic instructor. Com. on Res. “To the Brotherhood of American Yeomen": — On behalf of the members of Adams °ost No. 43 of tho American Legion we take great pleasure in commend ing the high ideals and lofty princi pies so clearly manifest in your es forts to establish an institution t'oi •he proper cate and protection of cliil dren, having in mind the philosophic view that the children ot today are tlie parents of tomorrow. As an organization founded on truly American principles and being pledged the support of hese princi pies, we see n this worthy movement, i benevolent opportunity accorded the less fortunate of children in sur (Continued on page six) LINN KERN GETS AN APPOINTMENT Will Be Athletic Director and Science Instructor at Van Buren Linn Kern, who graduated from Decatur High School in 1920. received the appointment yesterday as Athletic director of the Van Buren schools. He will also act as an instructor in the science department. After graduating from high school, Mr. Kern entered Kalamazoo college where he attained a good record as an athlete. He received a reserve sweater in football and a letter in basket ball. He is also a valuable base ball man. Mr. Kern will have charge of the varsity teams in the Van Buren high school and will start his work the first of September. He formerly lived at Van Buren before moving to this city several years ago.

FILE PETITION FOR PAVING OF JEFFERSON ST. Property Owners W ant Street Paved From First | to Seventh With Brick SEVENTH ST. FINISHED Several Other Matteis Disposed of By Council in Meeting Last Night A petition was filed with the city council last evening asking for the paving of Jefferson street with brick from First to Seventh street and for the building of cement sidewalks along the street. The petition was signed by George Chronister and others and upon motion it was referr ed to the street and sewer committee. Jefferson street was macadamized during the war and the intention of the property owners at that time was to brick it but the cost of the improvement was too great and the matter was dropped. Jefferson street is one of the very few streets in the city that is not bricked. John Niblick and W. H. Foughty objected to the building of the Mum ma sidewalk on Thirteenth street from Adams to Madison street, slat ing that they favored the building of a sidewalk from Adams to Monroe street and that they were against the improvement of only one block of sidewalk. Mr. Foughty stated that the original petition called for the building of a walk from Adams to Monroe street. The matter was referred to the street and sewer committee. Seventh Street Completed Orval Harruff. city engineer, reported the completion of the North Seventh street improvement and the Nuttman Avenue sidewalk. The reports and preliminary assessment rolls were accepted and the clerk was authorized to advertise that objections against the assessments would be heard by the council on Tuesday, September sth. The clerk was authorized to adver tise that the councjl would receive proposals from contractors for the | building and repair of all sidewalks I irdered by the council, bids to be re ceived on September sth. The clerk was ordered to give notice to property owners along the west side of North Third street from (Continued on page six) JUDGE MOR AN IS SERIOUSLY ILL Suffering From an Attack of Pneumonia Contracted Since Monday Judge John C. Moran, judge of the Adams Circuit Court, is seriously ill at his home on Marshall street, suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. Judge Moran was taken ill on Monday night ad his condition has rapidly grown worse. He was at his office in the court house on Monday and appeared to be feeling very well with the exception of a slight stiffness in his neck. Judge Moran re j turned home from Mount Clemens, I Michigan, on last Friday night, after | spending two weeks there. Much anxiety is felt over Judge Moran s condition. A trained nurse is attending him. NEARLY 650 PEOPLE WENT ON SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION TO TOLEDO About 850 people wont on the excursion to Walbridge park, Toledo, today. About 650 people boarded the special train in Decatur and about two hundred were picked up at Pleasant Mills and Willshire. Tho train left at 6:30 o’clock this morning ar.d is expected to arrive here this evening between 9 and 9:30 o'clock. The excursion was run under the auspices of the Methodist Sunday School. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Former Senator James K. Vardaman, bitter foe of Woodrow Wilson today was leading in the Mississippi senatorial primary by fewer than 20 votes on returns from 71 out of 82 counties.

LITTLE HOPE FOR PEACE IN NEW RAILWAY PARLEY BAGGING SKEPTICAL OF AN EARLY PEACE IN CONFERENCE THURSDAY PREPARES TO DELIVER SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

OPERATORS IN INDIANA STILL STANDING FIRM Indiana Coal Mine Operators Refuse to Sign New Wage Scale Agreement MINERS OPTIMISTIC Believe Indiana Operators Will Open Mines If Other Operators Do Washington, Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indiana operators will sign the Cleveland conference agreement for ending the coal strike agents of the department of labor in Indianapolis reported today. Encouraging reports to the effect that operators in other fields also would sAgn have been received. Scores of coal operators who did not attend the Cleveland peace meet ing have signified their intentions of joining in the strike settlement, Secretary of Labor Davis announced. Davis estimated that operators who signed the agreement represent an output of 2,000,000 tons of coal lyRepresentatives of the labor department he said informed him that priducers of another 2,000.000 tons weekly who were not represented at the conference will adhear to the agreement reached there within a few days. An anthracite settlement is imin ent Davis said. Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 16. — (Spec ; al to Daily Democrat) With Secro tary Phil. Penna of the BituminousOperators’ association <’ daring that the "stand of the association will re main unchanged” and with ofiiUals of district 11. United Mine Workers, in sisting that 19 coal companies will sign at once and that opor-.ter, representing in all more than SO per c< nt of tin- coal in Indiana will aid pt the Cleveland wage agreement shortly, it was up to Father T>ii'io today to prove “What's what" wilh 1. gat’d to the resumption of mining in tho coal fields of Indiana. The operators’ scale committee was called here to meet at ten A. M, Penna said that, th me-'ting was scheduled primarily to take up mat ters referred to the committee at c (Continued on page six) INDlANA—Generally fair and con - tinued warm tonight and Thursday. I

Weekly Band Concert At City Park Tomorrow Night

Plans to Have Community Chorus Sing There Abandoned The weekly band concert will be held tomorrow evening as usual at tlie city park and a goo<V-program has been arranged. Plans to have the big chorus take part in the evenings program have been changed owing to fact that continued (rehearsals are necessary. The band will give a de lightful program tomorrow evening and you are most cordially invited to enjoy the evening at the park. The program as outlined by Director Gart Sliober follows: March —“Yeoman Day”—King.

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Washington, Aug. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Skeptical of an early settlement of the rail strike at the new peace conference of executives and brotherhood leaders In Now York, Thursday, President Harding today prepared to place the critical transportation situation before congress in a special message tomorrow. Harding expected to spend most of today in conference with congressional leaders and other advisors. He -ealized that the situation is charged witli political dynamite anil is seeking advice from all quarters before finally deciding upon the text of his strike message. Administration leaders are inclined to the view that the disputants in agreeing to the third meeting in NewYork, simply are jockeying for public favor. There can lx- no settlement. unless one side or the other is I prepared to make radical concessions . Pessimism regarding settlement was found in the flat rejection of j Harding's proposal by the leaders of : the 460,000 striking shop craftsmen, 'i The strikers’ leaders demand un- | impaired seniority rights and the II railroad executives’ stand just as i firmly against the demand. I Swift action is necessary to head > I off h serious breakdown of the roads, • it was made known in a report on de--1 fective rolling stock by the Inter 1 state Commerce Commission. This ■ was said to show that about sixty per I cent of the 70,000 locomotives in the • United States are in need of repairs. 1 Harding declared that the law rei quiring railroads to withdraw bad t order equipment from service must ' be enforced., i With motive power and other equipment deteriorating, the burden of moving the increased amount of coal that will be mined now that some of the operators and miners have agreed to end the strike will be i heavy one for many railroads. Conflicting views arc heard in congress as to what legislative action can ho taken. A large majority are ready to back any request that, the president maymake. Chicago, Aug. 16—Rail executives here expressed pessimism over the outcome of the conference with brotherhood leaders to be held in New York Thursday. “All of the executives I have seen agreed with me that if the brotherhoods wanted another conference the roads should accept the suggestions.” Hale Holden, president of tho C. B. & Q. declared. "However the consensus of opinion was that there seemed little ground to believe that adjustment ; could be reached.” In the meantime service over the trans-continental lines was slightly improved and rail officials expressed tlie belief that traffic would he nearly normal within a few days. (Continued on page six)

Waltz —"Country Maiden"—-Biro. A Couplet - (a) "While the Years Roll Ry” —Austin. (b) "Don’t tiring M. Posies" - I Rose. Two Hits—(a) "Three O’clock in the Morn>1 ins” —Conrad. (b) "Swanoe Bluebird" Wil iams. , Selection —“Martha”— Flot.ow. > Song—" Let the Rest of the World ■I Go By.”- Ball. t Plantation Medley "Sunny South" — Lam pe. I’inale.