Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1922 — Page 1

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I WANT LOOSES I here endorse I MEN MOVE 8 local Fratenal Orders Exfl tend Their Sympathy E and Support I F.AVOK PHILANTHROPY I Believe in the High ideals ■ Fostered by Brotherhood I of Yeomen Resolution Whereas, The Brotherhood of Amer i lcM Yeomen are about to establish hd Orphanage, to be known as a City of Childhood, located in United States of America, location of which) i S yet undetermined. Indiana, being favorably considered, and Decatu., Adams ounty. within the State ot Indiana. is looked upon with most pref tfenct. Ami. whereas, the far reaching hu juMtarlanlsm ot Yeomanry in establishing such a city has touched the hearts of our Citizens and aroused I them to feelings ot human sympathy for such a spirit ot Philanthropy on the part of Yeomanry and in behalf of their unfortunate, and action being taken by the Yeomen Lodges of Decatur and the vicinity cooperated Io by local citizens to secure said locanon at Decatur, Indiana. Therefore be it resolved. That DeStir Lodge No. 571 Free and Accepted Masons declare themselves to be in full accord with the intent and purposes of the proposed philanthro- j * ! Ud be it Further Resolved, that j aid Decatur Lodge No. 571 Free and Ituped Masons give its support, cogpnnon and assistance in securing Station of the Yeomen "City ot 1 atddhood," at Decatur, Indiana. ■ fessed and adopted Aug. 9th, 1922. EARL B ADAMS JOHN T MYERS C. C. ERNST ' l&aD Committee Di Roy Archbold, Decatur, Indiana. Gentlemen. In the matter of lo ' eating the ‘City of Childhood”. by‘the Brotherhood of American Y’eomen providing homes for Yeoman Orphan (bilddren of America, beg to submit for consideration and your action the following: Whereas, The Brotherhood of Amer kan Yeomen are about to establish an Orphanage, to be known as a "City of (hildhoodV’ located in United States of America location ot which is yet undetermined. Indiana being favorably considered, and Decatur, Adams ounty, within the State of In•hana. is looked upon with most preference. Whereas, certain action has been but h<- the Citizens of Adams County, "■operating with Yeoman lodge and their active membership to secure the location of the aforesaid “City of Childhood,” at Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, And Whereas, Options are held on ecreage in the vicinity ot Decatur, Adorns ( ounty, Indiana, already sub(Continued on page three) Watch the Scoreboard result of drive for yeomen CANDIDATES TO BE INITIATED AUG. 22 Yesterday 192 j Today 205 Galn 13 [

Band Concert Tonight Is Last One Os The Season

Series of Ten Concerts To End With One at City Park Tonight roL* 16 * ast t * le Ber * es of band cona given by the Decatur City Band " L SUmmer wlu be given in the city comm * OD!g “ t ’ Tlle concert tonight for P ( etes the contract which called m 'T concertß ' The band comeanu tK? 118 conc - rts two weeks ana -L , 8 year ’han last year, 2 tW ° concerts May. Thia t , he Beason earlier and elimlnP aying in the extreme hot

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♦♦+♦+++++++++++ ♦ SEND YOUR RESOLUTIONS ♦ ♦ . + ♦ Practically every church and ♦ 14 other organization in Decatur + ♦ has forwarded their resolutions ♦ ♦ of endorsement for the Yeoman + )♦ "City of Childhood.” A number + ♦ of churches from over the coun- + 4 try however have failed to re ♦ 4 spond and as the time Is short ♦ 4 now we will appreciate it if you 44 hurry. This Is our final appeal + ♦ to assist in our etflorts to prove 4* ♦ that this is the best county in all + + the outdoors and our people, a + 4- peace loving group which be + ♦ lieves in giving the children a 4> 4 real chance. It's a big task but 4> |4> we are making progress. Please + 4 send in your resolutions at once. 4- ♦ ROY ARCHBOLD, 4> 4- Chairman resolutions committee 4-*4-*4- + 4-4>4-4-4-4-4- + 4-4-LIST OF CITI TEACERSH HAS BEEN FINISHED Superintendent Worthman Announces List of Teachers in City Schools MANY NEW FACES Schools to Open on September 5; High School Registration Begins Aug 31 A complete list of the teachers for the Decatur city schools for the comI ing year, with the exception of two | departments in the high school, was announced today by M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the city schools. Several new faces will be seen in the various buildings this year, especially in the high school. Instructors for the Science and Mechanical Drawing departments have not .been obtained yet but the school board has several applications under consideration, it is said, and it is thought that those positions will be tilled soon. Miss Cordelia Riesen, of Berne, a graduate of Goshen College, will have charge of the Music and Art department in the high school this year. Miss Riesen comes here high ly recommended. Miss Lucile High, who will teach domestic science here this year, has been domestic science instructor in the Angola high school for the past year. Miss Maude P. Doan, of Portland, has been engag ed to teach Latin in the local high school. Miss Doan has been Latin instructor in the Portland high school for the last six years. Miss Mary Wilhite, of Columbus, will be an instructor in the Commercial department of the high school. Miee Wilhite has a state reputation as a shorthand teacher. Miss Serena Hornada, a Decatur girl, who has been teaching in Michigan since her graduation from the local high school in 1917, has been engaged to teach the third grade in the North Ward schools. The city schools will open on Tuesday, September 5. High school students are requested to register on Augnst 31 and September 1 and 2, in order that a full day's session may be held on Tuesday, September 5. The list of teachers as announced today are as follows: Riley Building First Grade Ru!h Vizard Second grade ....Noll Winnes, Prin. Third Grade Florence Haney Fourth grade Ruth Parrish South Ward First grade Eva Acker. Prin. Second grade Marie Daniels (Continued on page two)

weather. The band is practicing hard for the Yeomen Day celebration here on next Tuesday. The management of the band has made arrangements to obtain ten additional musicians from Ft. Wayne to play with the local band on that occasion. This will make a band of thirty pieces and one which will deliver the goods. The band will hold a final rehearsal in the rooms over the Daily Democrat office on Monday night. An excellent program has been arranged for the closing concert • of the season tonight at the city park in the north end of the city.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 17, 1922

DECATUR TO BE A FIFTH CLASS CITY IN 1923 Valuations in City $600,0(10 Less Than Requirements for 4th Class TOWNSHIP VALUATION Board of Review Completed Work of Adding on the Increases The city of Decatur will revert back to a city of the fifth class in 1923 ac■ordiiig to the valuations fixed by the board ot review, the valuation being 56,958,00.00. including $815,000.00 of he state’s assessments of railroad, pipe lines, less than 1921, about six tundred thousand dollars are needed o make a fourth class city. The val tation needed for a city of the fourth ■lass is seven and one-half million lollars. The 1921 net assessable valtation in Decatur was approximately 17,900.000.00. , The assessed baluations for 1922 n the towns of Herne, Monroe and leneva, exclusive of the state's aslessments of railroads companies, etc., ire as follows: Berne — $2,109,310.00; Monroe — >355,90.00; Geneva —$550,340.00. The net taxable valuation for 1922 n the county is $42,061.980.00, or nine nillion dollars less than 1921. The valuations in the different ownships, which valuations also in hide the valuations in the city ami owns within the townships are: Union township —$1,830,480.00. Root township—s3,l92,o2o.oo. Preble township—s 2 784,160.00. Kirkland township —$2,569,330.00. Washington township J? 1,003.09000. St. Marys t0wn5hip—52,744,560.00. Blue Creek township—sl,92o,B3o.oo. Monroe township-^56,636,570.00. French township —52,192,500.00. Hartford township—s2,o73,o6o.oo Wabash t0wn5hip—93,359,320.00 . Jefferson township—sl,7s6,o6o.oo. Total valuation in county, $42,061,- • 80.00. The board of review complet'd their work last Saturday .adding m the horizontal increases ordered by he state board of tax commissioners. The increases are included in the ibove valuations. REGRETS HE CAN NOT BE PRESENT A. N. Farmer, Secretary of Children’s Home Committee is For Decatur Brotherhood of American Yeomen Manteca, California. August 12. 1922. j •'red French Quinn, Decatur, Indiana, Dear Mr. Quinn: It would be dis-1 flcult for me to express my regret in not being able to accept your very ■ordial invitation to be present with you on August 22nd and to participate in the celebration in honor of the Yeoman “City of Childhood.” I have tried in every possible way to change, my program so that I could be with you but in this I have been unsuccessful. Meetings have been scheduled and the appointments cannot be postponed. Will you please convey my greetings and best wishes to the men and women of your good city whom it was my pleasure to meet when with vou. some months ago. I recall with the greatest pleasure the day spent in Decatur although I have attended many similar meetings since then none has show a finer spirit or im pressed me more deeply. Hoping that your celebration may be the greatest possible success and that you will impress members of our Board of Directors and other Officers who may be present as deeply ns you did those of us who were with you before. I remain, Cordially and sincerely yours, A. N. FARMER •> Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will have its annual mite box opening at the home of Mrs. John Vail, Friday, August 18th at 2:3 o’clock.

Yeoman Dai» program DECATUR, INDIANA August 22, 1922 8 to 9 A. M. —General Electric and Decatur Bands —Parade and Concert, Down Town Streets. 8:30 A. M. —Inspection of Site; by Visitors and Committee. 9to 10 A. M. —Formation of Parade in Accordance with Published Particulars. 10:00 A. M. Parade —Review by Visitors. 11 to 11:30 A. M.—At Bellmont Park—Concert—Community Chorus and Bands. 11:30 to 12 M.—Children’s Pageant at Bellmont Park, assisted by Chorus and Band. 12 to 1 P. M. — Picnic Dinner at Bellmont Park. 1:00 P. M. —Assembly—Auditorium at Park. Music —Chorus and Bands. Clark J. Lutz, presiding, a Invocation—Rev. U. S. A. Bridge b Address of Welcome behalf of State—Governor Warren T. McCray. Response—Harry C. Evans, Editor "Yeomen Shield.” c Address—Hon. Ed Jackson, Secretary of State d Address —Ex-Governor James P. Goodrich e Brief Addresses by R, L. Hill, state manager for Indiana Brotherhood of Yeomen. W. R. Shirley, Chairman Board of Yeomen Directors Mrs. S. E. Malone of Indianapolis, District Manager. The above program will be interspersed with music by bands and singing by community chorus. 4 to 5 P. M. — Initiation of Candidates at "Gym", City. 7:3C to 10 P. M. —Band Concert and Community Chorus —Liberty Wav 10 P. M. —Public Library and Liberty Way. GOOD NIGHT

DIED SUDDENLY AT NEW CORYDON Everett Walter Life Long Resident of Jay County Died Yesterday Everett P. Walter, 72 years old, and lifelong resident of Jay county, died instantly Wednesday morning at the breakfast table in his home in New Corydon, where he had lived for many years. He had partaken of the morning meal, and seemingly had been in good health, when after being out. of the room, the aged wife returned and found the lifeless body lying over the table. He was born on a farm south of New Corydon, seventy-two years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Walter, tlie mother being a sister of the late W. H. Reed of Portland. He was married to Miss Rosa Afholder of near Bryant ami to this union was born one son, Charles A. Walter of New Corydon. Besides the widow and son he is survived by three brothers and one sister, W. P. Walter of Enid, Oklahoma; Bert Walter of Mercer county, Ohio; Henry Walter of Wabash town ship and May, wife of Freeman L. Jones of near Bryant. (Continued on page live) io investigate GASOLINE PRICE Three Companies Said to Control Three-fifths of World’s Crude Oil Washington, Aug. to Daily Democrat) —Ramifications of an alleged gigantic oil monopoly ex tending throughout the world will be probed by the senate committee investigating high gasoline prices, Senator Smith, South Carolina, ranking democrat, declared today. Charges have been brought before members of the committee that three monopolistic companies, with extensive holdings in America, Mexico and Europe, had acquired, directly or indirectly, control of about three fifths of the world's crude oil supply, ac cording to Smith. With these vast holdings, the com panies, through an alleged interlocking arrangement, are able to fix arbitrarily the price of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil and all petroleum products, it was said. INDIANA — Fair and continued warm tonight and Friday.

,4> BUNTING IS HERE + t + I + The green and red bunting to + i be used in decorating for Yeo- + I + men Day has arrived at the Dry + 4- Goods stores. The decorating ♦ + committee! requests that all peo- + r pie desiring bunting go to the <fr + stores and get what they want + !• as soon as possible in order that 4I more may be ordered at once. •< ❖ if the present supply is insuffi- { F cient. The decorating commit- + ♦ tee r~anxious fiiat all homes <i> + and business houses be decorat- + ' + ed for Tuesday. + + + + + + +-F + + + 4- + + + :l i ROTARY CLUB MEETS TONIGHT f' 1 ■ The Rotarians will meet this eVe ming at 6:15 at the Rotary rooms and a short program will be given. Every ‘ member is urged to be present. '• I e EXCURSION ms I’ ( FINE SUCCESS - -—— Approximately 1,000 People Went to Toledo on Ex- . cursion Yesterday Approximately 1,000 people went to Walbridge Park in Toledo, Ohio, ! yesterday on the excursion run over the Clover Leaf route under the auspices of the Methodist Sunday School of Decatur. A total of 847 tickets were sold and about 150 chil 1 (Iron were, carried free making a 1 I total of 997 people. There were ' | fourteen cars in the train when it left Decatur at 6:30 yesterday morn ing, but two of the coaches were left > at Delphos, Ohio, since there were not enough people to fill them. Every one had an excellent time yesterday | and the train arrived back in Deca-' , tur about 8:30 o’clock last night. There were no accidents on the trip. ’ The following letter was received at this office this morning from C. H. ' Goiter, superintendent of the Metho- - (list Sunday School: - Daily Democrat, < Decatur, Indiana. Dear Sirs: » Will yott please accept through me > for the Methodist Sunday School of j . Decatur our many thanks for the ] I many announcements yen made concerning the excursion to Toledo. , I wish also to anounce through The I Democrat and thank the people of j Decatur. Pleasant Mills and Willshire and vicinities for the splendid patron I age given us. This was a day of real pleasure and profit to many and a very enjoyable I time. Again thanking you we are, Respectfully yours. The Methodist Sunday School of Decatur, Indiana: C. H. Colter, Supt. e Fred Baker of west of Decatur I was a business visitor in this city today.

A TEACHERS FOR JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SELETED BY TRUSTEE With the opining of schools near at. hand the township trustees are Retting their teachers fur the coming I year chosen and are filling vacancies. ' Most of the trustees have already hired most of their teachers and have only details to arrange for before school opens in September. Trustee, J. A. But kmaster, of Jeferison township, has hired the following ) corps ot instructors for the centralized schools at Jefferson Center. High School ;J. C. L. Whiteman —Principal. j Ervin Doty Arveda Rumple. Grades i Jesse W. Snyder—Grades 7 and 8. | Amos Ketchum —Grades 5 ami 6. j Helen Kenney tirades 3 and 4. | Claudia Buekmaster— Grades 1 and 2. INDIANA MINE OWNERS IN LINE FOR PEACE NOW — Accept In vital ion To Meet Union Scale Committee at Terre Haute 16 MINES OPERATING ’ I Some Miners Refuse to Re- . enter Pits Until Guardsmen are Removed . Terre Taute, Ind., Aug. 17.—(Spec- . al to Daily Democrat)—Mine owners . >f Indiana came into line today for • settlement of the coal strike under • terms of tile Cleveland peace treaty. . M embers of their scale committee ■ will meet with scale committeemen • I >f tlie union here next Monday nt inI litaticn of John Hessler, president ol ■ nited Mine Workers in Indiana. • .Sixteen mines resumed operation: 1 ! today on the basis of the Cleveland ■ settlement. Eigilt of them were r 1 presented at Cleveland. Owners of ■ the others have signed with union chiefs since the peace conference adjourned. Miners in some sections of tlie state mar here are refusing to re-enter the tits until national guardsmen' are re moved from Clay. Green, Sullivan and )wen counties ami martial law is it'ti d from tlie territory around Stuun ; on. I The strikers tire still full of fight after four'and a half months' in idle-? less ami insist that "There are many Chings that must be ironed out" he-j 'ore they go back to work, in every case, however, the disputes are of a Local nature and will be loft to 10-1 ■al unions to settle. When production is resumed on a •opacity basis throughout Indiana iolds, an annual tonnage of 36,000,000 will bo added to that represented by signatures of operators already at- ■ tached to the temporary treaty. The Indiana operators were leaders of the faction opposed to meeting the miners. Chicago, Aug. 17.—Hope of early' 1 peace in the Illinois coal mines faded today with announcement of Frank Farrington, president of the state min et'S that he would oppose the opera I tors’ demand for arbitration. Farrington said that, there was lit tie hope ot' a settlement unless tin ■ operators would agree to tlie term: . of Cleveland compromise. Operators will meet with Earring ton here tomorrow-. Philadelphia, Aug. 17. —Delegates of I hard coal miners and operators arrived today tor a conference which is (Continued on page five)

Siege Gun At Park Has Been Donated To County

Large Cannon and Carriage Now Located on Court House Lawn The large cannon which has been in Bellmont Park for the past year. 1 1 has been donated to Adams county, and now adorns the northwest corner of the court house lawn. The cannon was moved from the park to the court house lawn yesterday evening. The cannon, which is a number 5 seige gun, model 1898, was obtained

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.DIRECT BOVES IODAYTOEND ; TWIN STRIKES t) I . Rail Groups Met in New York and Mine Groups at Philadelphia HARDING IS WAITING Decided to Postpone Message to Congress Pending Outcome of Parleys Two direct moves to end the jntperillin ■ coal and rail strikes were to be made today as tlie administration indicated it would withhold its hand ami give opposing parties one more chance. Brotherhood leaders wire to meet with railroad execu- | lives in New York, while officials of I tlie United Mine Workers of America j and anthracite opera! >rs confer at j Philadelphia. t President Harding had planned to I i carry to congress a message on the situation but indicated he might await outcome of the conference. Miners' leaders stated the coal par- * ley would bring speedy’ peace, while rail workers’ officials predicted early settlement as a result of the New York meeting. 1 The coal strike was in its 139th day, tlie shop crafts walkout in its 48th. as the definite steps to bring them to n speedy close weer taken. Fuel supplies of the nation were reported at a perilously low ebb while the country’s transportation systems were being steadily demoralized by i tin 1 twin wage wars. The first 24 hours of peace in • central soft coal fields witnessed en thusi.isth preparations for immed- . into resumption of mining, as reports , from ("Kicago, Kansas City and Indianapolis indicated the optimism of miners’ leaders that tlie settlement would spread to other fields was ill-founded. Operators representing . than 11>0.(tffit.Mfi annual output indicated acceptance of the Cleveland . agreement. . j "Big Four" leaders, in New York '’for a meeting with T. DeWitt Cuvier ? and twenty other carrier heads, guarded jealously the:r settlement proposal against the hour of coni'erI enee. It was understood, however, licit they had what tiiey were confi--1 ' dent was an acceptable plan for settlement of the difficult seniority | issue. Miners’ leaders who went to tlie ? Philadelphia conference were optim- | istic. "Settlement is certain" one of : tlie union spokesmen declared. Washington, Aug. 17— President ; Harding has decided to postpone his ; message to congress on tlie rail strike situation, ponding the outcome of peace negotiations between the railway executives anil leaders of the non-striking railroad labor organization:', which opened in New Y’ork today . Th.- President announced his decision to withhold tlie message temporarily in a telephonic conversation with Senator Watson, Indiana, republican leader in the senate. Tlie message, however, will be delivered later even should the rail strike he settled as tlie result of The New’ York negotiations. Violence in California ' San Francisco, Aug. 17 —Resumption of traffic over the Western Pacific and Union Pacific on one hand, and renewed violence on the other, . marked today in the Pacific coast 1 railway strike situation. San Bernardino. Calif., where the Santa Fe's main simps in Southern ! California are located, was the scene of rioting. Two bombs exploded and a third (Continued on page two)

from tlie government about a year ago. It was shipped from Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook coast defense, New York. It is mounted on a varriage and makes an excellent, ornament for the court house lawn. It is said that the cannon will be mounted on a concrete foundation soon in order that it will not be moved about and damaged. It will be painted also. The gift was accepted in behalf ot the county by the board of county commissioners.