Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1923 — Page 1

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nstitute at MONROE WILL RIVAL A FAIR — I Farmers’ Institute on Janu.|> 1 ar> 24 Wil! Furnish , Many Fine Fef‘<ures if... I premiums offered Numerous Prizes Will Be Given in Corn and Domestic Science Show The Monroe Township Farmeri* In rtitute to be held in the Monroe high K hool auditorium on Wednesday Jan- , 24. will rival county in verd way ß - Tbe ,u * ,way un<l liorfie racing be niissin &- bul ,lle oxhibl, s D i corn, and domestic science articles will be there in large quantities and fine qualities. Three sessions will be given at the Institute. The forenoon session will' hegih at 9:30 o’clock, the afternoon j |eS sion at 1:30 o’clock, and the evening session at 7 o’clock. Interesting I and important lectures on farm sub jects will be given by William Madigan. of Veedersburg; Mrs. John W. Spindler, of GrabiU and local speakprß g. H. Rice is chaiman of the institute. Cash premiums ranging from fifty rents to three dollars are offered in the l»ys' and girls' corn show. This show is not confined to Monroe town ship residents but is open to anyone in the county. Prizes to be given in the men's corn show are varied, consisting of chickens, seed corn, hair-cut and shave, soybeans, telephone rent, and similar articles. Valuable and attractive premiums will be given in the domestic science show also. The exhibits must be in place by 9 o'clock on the morning of January 24. according to the rules of the institute. Following is the pro gram to be given and the premium lists for the shows: Forenoon Session —9;30 Music—Monroe Orchestra. America—A ud ience. I-ncation —Rev. S. I. Zechiel. Producing a marketable product." Wtn, Madigan. Veedersburg, Indiana. Music by Orchestra. “Our present day house-keeping and borne making." Mrs. John W. Spindler.! GrabiU, Indiana. Chicken dinner, prepared by Monroe | Ladies' Aid. Afternoon Session —1:30 Music—Orchestra. Music—Male Quartette. “'Farm Management”—Mr. Madigan Music—Male Quartette. “What are your worth to your com nuinity"—Mrs. Spindler. Election of Officers. Report of Committees. Evening Session—7:oo Music—Orchestra. Reading—Mrs. Ollie Heller. “The Community Bank" —E. W. ! Brsche. Music—Orchestra. Debate High School Agricultural | Class. Music— Male Quartette. Agricultural Motion Pictures. Discussions will be led by George I Num and E. W. Busche. Premiums for Corn 1- Open to boys and girls in Adams County between 10 and 18 years of age. | Wears yellow—lst., $3.00; 2nd., &W; 3rd., $1.50; 4th., $1.00; sth.. 1.50. W ears white—lst., $2.00; 2nd., N-W: 3rd., $.50. Single ear yellow—lst., $.75; 2nd.. 125. Single ear white—lst.,s.so. —lO ears in boys' class, : yellow or white, will receive 1 pure-1 bre d Duroc-Jersey gilt, given by Fred | Blische, - Open to men in Adams county, j Wears yellow—lst., purebred Rhode iland Rod cockerel, given by Jess R. Bert; second., 1 bu. yellow (leantseed corn, given by Fred Blum; " an< bu soybeans, given by Continued on page four I

PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO U NIVERSITY TO retire soon to complete investigations

„ (By The United Press) n Cago, dan. —(Special to Daily y Oerat ' , ~~ Harry Judson, for 16 will 9 pr ® 9i dent of Chicago University re# rMire on February 20. His suebeaT ** ll Ernest Dewitt Burton, i n 01 ** le department of new testa dt id ear ]y Christian literature. 6 title of President Emeritus was

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

CRIES SALE AT AGE OF 83 Father of Col. Fred Reppert Performs Unusual Feat at Vera Cruz Although 83 years old, Fr«d Reppert Sr., father of t'o). Reppert, noled auctioneer of this city, cried the house sale of the late Mrs. Jacob Baumgart ner. at Vera Cruz, last week. Mt hep pert handled the sale well and the -goods brought a very good price, causing Mr. Reppert to be greatly elated over his work. This was an unusual feat for a man of Mr. Reppert’s age. RECOMMEND BIG CUT IN PRISON APPROPRIATION Minority Report of Budget Committee Cuts $2,000,000 Down to $750,000 EXTRAVAGANT PLANS Legislators Say Tile Floors Have Been Provided for Engine Rooms I sited PreMM Staff Correspondent Indianapolis, Jan. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Recommendations that the appropriation for completion of the new reformatory at Pendleton be lifted to $750,000 instead of $2. 000,000 as asked by Governor McCray and that numerous other reductions be made in the state's expenses were contained in a minority report of the budget committee submitter! to Governor McCray today. "We cannot reconcile ourselves to the appropriation of $2,000,000 in addition to the $1,000,000 already appropriated to apply to the building of the reformatory at Pendleton," th” report said. “Under the present extravagant it would take still an $1,000,000 to complete the situation and possibly S2,VUU.tMH) making a total cost of between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 when the reformatory is completed.” The report declares that tile floors have been provided sos- engine rooms and that floors have been elevated to accomodate pipes. It declares the industrial buildings will cost $150,000 each as compared with $25,000 for ! similar buildings at the state prison. I The reformatory, the report delar ! ed is costing $3 a square foot of floor space while the state prison cost for-' ty cents' The minority also referred sarcastically to the SBO,OOO cost of plans and speifiations and $30,00u paid the architect for supervision. Other features of the report, were; 1— Refusal to sign the budget for banking and insurance departments i which it declared could be combined I with the auditor's office at a saving of I $75,000 a year’ 2 — Recommendation that the offices i of reporter ami clerk of the supreme j court be combined, as recommended I also by Governor McCray. 3— Refusal to sign the budget for automobile title registration and aut-j omobile license departments of the [ office of secretary of state, criticizing! the work of the departments, the j j large number of employes and othei | j features of the departments. It rec, . ommended that the automobile regisI tration work be done at the state re-. i formatory. ' 4 — Recommendations that the col-1 I ony for feeble minded adults at But-. i lerville be combined with the colony “ for feeble minded youths at Fort Wayne at a great saving. 5— Refusal to sign the highway commission budget of $9,000,000. 6— Recommendations that the in-. [ heritance tax and the three cent levy J I now- going into the highway fund be (turned in to the general fund under, an increase in automobile and truck license fees. 7_Assertion that a gasoline tax ot ! 2 cents a gallon would enable a six cent reduction in the state tox levy. The report declared that $1,500,000 would be sufficient for the highway commission inasmuch as that sum would be matched by the federal govj (Continued on nags five*

conferred on Judson by the board of trustees. ’ In resigning Judson declared the ’ responsibilities of the position were so great that he could not find time to . ‘complete certain investigations 1 am interested in and to prepare for publii cation several articles. ’

'— — , ■ Officers and New Director of Trust Co.

K fl Mathias KIRSCH, President

At the annual meeting of the stock holders of The Peoples Ix»an & Trust Company this morning Messrs. Kirsch and Lower were re-elected to manage the bank ant| C. E. Bell, well known manufacturer, was made a director-

SON OF LOCAL MAN HELD UP I Irvin Merry, Son of H. L. Merry, Has Thrilling Experience in Chicago Irvin Merry, former Decatur young . man, son of H. L. Merry, the G. R. & ' I. agent, had a rather thrilling experience in Chicago recently. Irvin is employed in a studio there and was I walking down one of the main streets when accosted by four young men who had driven up in a car, leaped out, pußed revolvers and demanded his valuables. They took his overcoat. watch and twenty dollars in cash, leaped in the car and dashed away. A day -or two ago the four young men were captured by the police and property valued at more than $20,000 recovered. Irvin got his coat back but the watch and moneyhave not been located. The men were all considered fine young men but got started in the game and found it an easy way to get money so kept it up as a regular business. AUCTIONEERS ORGANIZE HERE Sale Criers of Adams and Wells Counties Form an Organization An organization of the auctioners j of Adams and Wells counties was per-| fected at a meeting held in this city, (Saturday. J. A. Michaud of Berne, ‘ was elected president of the body. 1 The purpose of the organization is to (further the interests of the auctioneer-( | ing profession. The organization numbers nearly twenty members already. The aucI tioneers are attempting to unite the reputable auctioneers of the two counI ties in one body in order that the business interests and efficiency may be I furthered. The next meeting of the organization will be held in Berne on FebrtlI ary 27, at which time a good delegation from both counties is expected. I The other officers elected Saturday 'are: First vice-president, Harry Daniels, of Pleasant Mills; second 1 vice-president, J. N. Burkhead, of Mon[roe; secretary-treasurer, Roy Runyon, of Decatur: and sergeant at arms. John Baumgartner, of Bluffton. i FAMOUS HOTEL TO GO 'I . i Palmer House In Chicago To Be Replaced By $12,000,000 Structure I lilted I’reßx Staff Correarundent Chicago, Jan. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Palmer house, one of the best known hotels in the country, is to be rebuilt. f The famous hostelry, once considered the finest hotel In the w-orld, is to be torn down and a $12,000,000, twenty-three story structure erected. The new hotel will be built and op- ’ erated by the Palmer estate and will > I retain the name of the Palmer house. -1 It will have 2,000 rooms to replace >560 in the present hotel.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 16, 1923.

/I A w w. A. LOWER, Secretary

TRUST COMPANY HELD ELECTION Peoples’ Loan and Trust Co. Elects Officers and Declare Dividend : Stockholders of the People’s Ixtan & Trust company met at the banking rooms in this city this morning and the t session was a very pleasant cm*, the reports showing a splendid years business and a bright outlook for the future. The usual dividend was docltf--1 ed and the election conducted. Mrs. I Lafollette, of Portland, acted as chairI man of the stockholders meeting and proved a very pleasing and efficient presiding officer. Among those pres- ' ent at the meeting were from out of I I town were Mr. North, J. A. Long and Mrs. laiE’ollette, of Portland, A motion to reduce the number of stockholders from eight t> seven that the board might be c imposed of odd number carried. The nhw board includes Mathias Kirsch, H. M. Gillig. W. A. Ixiwer, E. E. Zimmerman, C. L. | Walters, C. E. Bell and Charles £ (Schwartz, of Portland. Mr. Bell is a i new member of the board succeeding I Mr. Leichtensteiger who disosed of his ■stock during the year. Mr. Barney I Ford of Portland also retires from the (the board. I At the meeting of the new :oard the I following officers were elected: Mathias Kirsch, president; H. M. Gillig. I vice-resident; W. A. Lower, secretary land Miss Fanny Hite, assistant secre- ! tar--The trust company has enjoyed a 1 continuous and steady growth since I its organization and the officers are (enthusiastic about the outlook for fitI ture business. They are good boosters for the community, taking active | art in all municipal movements and all efforts to help Adams county. Mr. Kirsch said this afternoon that he believed Decatur and this community ! and county will make splendid strides | the coming year and that general busi-1 | S brighter than for some! time. Mr. Bell who becomes a direc- [ tor of the bank is the owner of the LaFountaine Handle company, a splendid business man and citizen whose advice will be wholesome and helpful. COURT GRANTS A DIVORCE TO MRS. MORRIS Parties in Fort Wayne Divorce Case Rach Agreement This Afternoon NO EVIDENCE HEARD Mrs. Morris Gets SI,OOO Alimony, Custody of Child, and Attorney Fees After one day and nearly half of another had been consumed in conferences in an effort to effect a settle ment, an agreement was reached by th» nerties in the divorce case of Samuel L. Morris, Fort Wayne attorney, against Helen G. Morris, and at 12 (Continued on page five)

j v J| CLARENCE E. BELL, new director

FREE LECTURE GIVEN TONIGHT . C. M. Ripley, of General Electric Company, Speaks at Athletic Hall Modern accomplishments, brought ; about through the aid of electricity, . will be discussed at Athletic hall to- > night by C. M. Ripley, of the Schen- . ectady, New York works of the Genera! Electric. The lecture is _ given • under the ausices of the General Elec- . trie company of Decatur and is free • to the public. The lecture' starts a* I 7:45 o'clock. Mr. Ripley is well versed in the ■ I subject of electricity and is an inf teresting lecturer. The subject of his I lecture is: "The Wonders of EJectncity." It is of much interest Tb the young and adults alike. In addition to Mr. Ripley's lecture, there will he a motion picture entitled. “The King of the Rails," and music by the Decatur General Electric orchestra and the Fort Wayne General Electric male quartette. The public is cordially invited to attend the lecture. NEW TEACHER IS EMPLOYED Miss Ruth Gleim Begins Work as Science Instructor in High School Miss Ruth Gleim, of Ashland, Ken tucky, has been employed by the city school board to succeed Harold Walker as Science teacher in the local high school. Miss Kleim began her work today. Mr. Walker resigned his position here at the close ot the fall semester. Miss Gleim is j a graduate-of Ohio State University ( and has three years' experience in ! teaching. The extra teacher for the spring term has not been employed. The school board always adds another teacher for the second semester to take care of the new pupils which enter the high school at the beginning of that semester. Work on the new gymnasium is said to be progressing very slowly at present, and it is not known for sure if the dedication can be held on 'January 23, the date previously set. The seats will be completed today with the exception of painting. Th e glass blackboards came yesterday and were put up today. The most of the work remaining consists of small details but they will require considerable ' time. I' o h Auto Licenses to Be Issued Here All Year Rumors have it that the local automobile license-issuing office will be closed after this week. This is not true as the office here will operate through the year. The office, which is located in the Schafer company’s hardware store, is open from 8 until 11 a. m. and from 12 to 5 p. m. AU auto owners are warned to obtain their licenses at an early date if they have not already done so, as they are now liable to arrest,

I GOAL FAMINE AT MONROE Bins of all Dealers Empty and Several Residents Are Without Fuel Monroe, Jan. 16. — (Special to Daily Democrat.) —Monroe Is in the midst of a coal famine at this time. All bins of the dealers are empty. Three cars of coal are sidetracked at Winchester, Ind., it is said. On Saturday several of the citizens were seeking coal but not. a pound could be had. One carload arrived here Saturday morning and was assigned to Christ Beer of near Berne, which is being hauled at this time. —o FRENCH PUSH DEEPER INTO RUHR VALLEY Virtually Isolate Richest Industrial Region of Germany Today GERMAN MARK FALLS Germans Sullen as French Troops Push Foward in Their Conquest (Ry The United Press) Frances pushed her conquest of the Ruhr today until her troops had virtually isolated the righest industrial region of Germany. As the French advanced nearly 40 miles into the Ruhr basin taking control of Dortmund and crossing the river Lippe, the reparations commission in Paris found Germany in further default and Poincare asked additional penalties. The German mark tumbled to tin imagined low levels, more than 18,000 to the dollar with those developments. Citizens of the Ruhr valley were sullen as the French inarched on. There was trouble at Steele, where a French flag was torn down and at Buer where crowds stoned the troops. No repetition of the bloodshed at Bochma was provoked, however. Berlin, Jan. 16. —Lithuanian irregular troops held Memel, east Prussian border city, under jurisdiction of the League of Nations, by force of arms today, having defeated a defending French force in a “bloodless battle." Berlin, Jan- 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —French troops in the Ruhr pushed further forward over a fan shaped area today, and it is believed the invaders will extend their occupation beyond the river Lippe, as far as Hamm. The outer area of the occupation reached this forenoon passed through Recklinhausen, Hern, Castrop and Bochum. Complete occupation of Dortmund was expected to be announced at any moment. Germans at Buer stoned French troops as the latter marched into the town. The French general in command ordered his soldiers to shoot if the attack was repeated. The police chief was ordered punished for the outbreak . Uprisings throughout West Phalia and the Ruhr were feared momentarily as the temper of both invaders and civilians became uglier with an increasing number of incidents such as this. Agitation was under way in Bavaria today to reate a new "an wohnerwshr”, (citizen guards), hitherto forbidden by the allies. It is indicated that the occupation . will include virtually all of Rhenish West Phana's mining region, representing about three-fourths of the whole German output. This will take French troops into th® heart of the West Phalia region, These were indicated when Germans at Steele tore down a French military flag and shredded it to ribbons . I* WEATHER ♦ INDIANA —Fair tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight.

— — — — . .i—ii I. , i— - . ■ —. FIFTEEN THOUSAND DELEGATES ATTEND GOOD ROADS CONGRESS BEING HELD IN CHICAGO

(United Press Service) Chicago, Jan. 16.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fifteen thousand delegates from all parts of the world were here today for the thirtieth annua! good roads congress of America. The convention is the largest held in Chicago since the world’s fair. The congress was opened today with an

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DECATUR GETS H. S. SECTIONAL NET TOURNEY Principal Linton Receives Letter of Notification From Sect. Trester ON MARCH 2 AND 3 From Eight to Sixteen Teams Scheduled to Meet Here in Tournament Decatur is to hold a sectional bas- | ketball tournament again this year. Paul W Linton, principal of the Decatur high school received a letter today from Arthur L. Trester, permanent secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. ■ stating that Decatur had been chosen as one of the sectional centers for the state tournament. Contracts for th® tourney were enclosed in the letter and will be filled out and signed at once’ The tourney will be held here on March 2 and 3 and there will be from eight to sixteen teams to compete here. The Decatur school can handle the tourney much better this year even than it has in the past, since the new high school gymnasium, with a better playing floor and larger seating capacity will be completed in plenty of time for the tourney. The tournaments here have always been fine successes but the tourney this year is expected to be even greater. The seating capacity of the new gymnasium with a balcony which may be erected, will be 1350. Without a balcony it will seat 1000 persons comfortably. The seating capacity of the old gymnasium was approximately 800. Decatur high school has a splendid chance to win the sectional tournament again this year. It is not known definitely what teams will compete in the’local tourney. Mr. Linton will receive the rules and regulations and further information in the near future. Following is a copy of tho letter received today by Mr. Linton: Anderson. Ind., Jan- 15, 1923 To Tourney Principals: We are enclosing contracts in duplicate for a sectional basket ball tourney under the auspices of your high school on March 2 and 3. Kindly sign and return the copy at your earliest convenience. The definite number of schools that will participate in your tourney cannot be known at the present time but the number will be somewhere between 8 and 16. This information will enable you to make most ot your arrangements now. You should begin now to get your gymnasium and tourney organization in good working order. Choose your assistants with the greatest of care and place responsibility definitely on i them. Scorers and timers should be ' men, not boys, and they should be ■ chosen on the basis of merit for the positions to be filled. Be sure about all of your assistants if you desire no ! trouble. The permanent secretary desires to J carry on all correspondence with the principals and your questions and suggestions will be welcome. An announcement will be sent to all schools on or before February 1, giving complete details of the tourneys. The eligibility of all players, the entry blanks, the major officials and the entry fee will be taken care of by the permanent secretary. Your immediate job is to get all local elements i in fine working order so that you will be ready at tourney time. Courtesy is our slogan for all tourneys. Yours for real sportsmanship at your tourney by all. Very truly yours, ARTHUR L. TRESTER, Permanent Sec’y. I. H. S. A. A. Portland Gets Tourney Word from Portland this afternoon stated that a sectional tourney had been awarded to the high school ot that city. This indicates that the Decatur section last year haa been (Continued on ]'«('«» six) ii i ——HMM**

address by Thos. J. Wasser, preaident of the American Road Builders association. Wasset urged uulfe rm s| B nals speed on national bighways an 8 ilar svstems ot’ policing in 8,1 8 8 Included in the exhibition was more than $5,000,000 worth of road building machinery.