Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 15.

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melchi named NIGHT COP TO FILL VACANCY Ex-Sheriff Appointed Policeman to Succeed Bremer; One Fireman Named ONE vacancy yet Irvin Elzey Becomes Member of Fire Department; Other Applicants Sephus, Melchi. former sheriff of Adams county, was appointed night policeman for the city of Decatur, succeeding Mat Breiner, who resigned, and Irvin Elzey, fireman at the city plant and a former member of the department, was appointed to fill one of the vacanvies in the personnel of the Decatur fire depart ment. caused by the resignation of Henry Dellinger, former chief and captain, and Charles “Pop" Fisher, for 26 years a member of the department. The resignation of Messrs. Breiner, Dellinger and Fisher were accepted by the board of public safety and the members of this committee reported to the council last evening that the above men had been appointed to fill the vacancies. The appointments were approved and the newly appointed city employes started to work last evening, Spehus Melchi taking the "beat” at eight o’clock, while Mr. Elzey also assumed his duties. No one was named captain of the fir e fighters. Jack Freit is the other member and it is likely tha. he wifi 1* appointed. OMLjfttaacj' still remains in the personnel of the force, but as the board of public safety has several men in view and a number of applications for the place, it will not be difficult to select the second new member. About ten days ago the board of public safety requested the resignation of Messrs. Breiner, Dellinger and Fisher. Mr. Breiner was appointed night policeman early in 1922, while Henry Dellinger, after serving as fire chief during Mayor Yager's term of office, was appointed captain last year. He has been a member the department for 19 years. "Pop” Fisher before being appointed a member of the regular paid fire department force was a member of . volunteer department force. Sephus Melchi, the new policeman, is known to practically everybody in Decatur and Adams county, having just retired as county sheriff the first of January. He made an excellent record as sheriff and will see that the law is enforced in Decatur. Joel Reynolds is the day policeman and carries the title of “chief.” o HAD BLOOD POISONING Berne High School Basketball Player Is in a Serious Condition Hirschy, a substitute player on the Berne basketball team; is reported in a critical condition, suffering from Wood poisoning. A few days ago the youth wore a blister on his foot while wearing ne w basketball shoes and socks. Blood poisoning developed in the foot and has enveloped his body. — • Mrs. E. B. Adams went to Ft. Wayn e to lie the guest of friends. ,—

PHYSICIAN recommends dutch treat for CORRECTING MORALS OF BOYS AND GIRLS

(United Press Service) Chicago, Jen- 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) — “Sheba” and her "Shiek” will go it 50-50 on all bills for amusement, if the recommendations of Dr. H. N. Bundesen, Chicago health commissioner, are followed. Bundoaen today declared that the rf, turn of the “Dutch treat” between hoys and girls would be one of the greatest factors in correcting the taorals of the modern flapper. Girls should pay their own way," hindesen said. “Mothers and fath(|s should not allow daughters to go out with young men unless they have' eno ugh money to pay for half of the antertainment. We know the greatest temptation 1

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Indiana Ranks High in Honey Production Indianapolis. Jan. 17. —Indiana rank's among the leading states in the rais | ing of bees and production of honey, according to Frank N. Wallace, entomologist in tile state department of I conservation. Wallace said today that this is due! to the fact that Indiana laws encourage bee keepers. The laws provide' I for inspection of hives by state in I spectors to prevent disease. FIGHTS OPENING OF DAYTON AVE. H G. R. & I. Railroad Files Remonstrance; Other Action at Council Meeting 1 A remonstrance against the proposed opening of Dayton Avenue, running west from north Seventh street over the G. R. & 1. railroad tracks 1 was filed with the council last even- ■ ing by the Pennsylvania road through i its attorney, C. J. Lutz. Mr. J. E. I Jones, general superintendent of the ■ I road also appeared and offered his I objections to the proposed street ex- ■ tension He stated that the railroad I company was not against public inif provements or progress and •'that he wished success to Decatur, but he did not believe Hie opening of the street was a public necessity or that it was i needed at present. Upon- motion the i matter was referred to the street and . I sewer committee. ; I A petition for a public sewer to be i known as the Minnick sewer, at one ; I time petitioned for under the nam > I of the Gaffer sewer, was filed and referred Lq the street and sewer com . mittee. The petitioners stated that the present Gaffer sewer did not drain properly, was unsanitary, and not of sufficient size. Plans for the Jacob R. Hoffman i sewer were filed and the resolution • ordering the improvement and fixing February 6th as the date on which . objections would be heard, was pas.-. i ed and adopted. ! j Inventories of the stock on hand were filed by Supt. Harruff of the water department and Ed L. Augen baugli, street commissioner and upon motion referred tc the proper committees. City Clerk Catherine Kauffman read the minutes from the previous meeting and Mayor Huber DeVoss presided. The finance committee allowed the following bills and the meeting ad-1 ' journed: i Knox Coal Co.. $841.85; Proteetivi ' Elec. Co., 121.75; General Electric Co. 1301.64; Union Steam Pump Co.; $2.66; Service Coal C0..5545.19; Kono who Valley Coal Co., $161.10; Fori [ Wayne Oil Supply C0.,535.78; Holt- , house-Schulte Co., $7.00; National I Mill & Supply C0.,596.53; Jesse Hurst ! $22.50; Bissell Co., $23.15; Lee Hdw. Co., $6.59; Myers & Lenhart. $7.13; /Schafer C0.,52.80; American Ry. Ex- ■ press $6.01; Standard Oil Co.. $14.96. Tribby Coal Co., $313.20; Porter & Beavers. $1.25; Schmitz & Tricker, $3.00; Acker Cement Works. $5.63; I ! Theo. Rolver Heir, $20.00; T. St. L. XV. Jr. R. Co.. $705.44; Smithley & Bau- ' man, $32.50: Electric Light pay roll, ! $240.00; City plant pay r 011,5475.00; ! D. F. Teeple, $7.30; General Elec. Co., $170.82; Water Dept, pay roll.$118.33; I Lee Hdw. Co., $2.68; Acker Cement Works, $19.50; Schmitz & Tricker. tCnntinned on ‘)“ c ’

a girl has is caused through lavish young men who shower gifts upon her. ‘ Such attentions place her under an obligation. This obligation ‘ should be removed. “The average girl earns enough to defray her expenses and if she cannot pay for her amusements she is living beyond her means. “I talk to thousands of girls, social outcasts, and 1 know that if they had paid their own ways their lives might have been different. “Its the girl today who has the distorted values, who places a bit of ! jewelry or a dress as more important than her future or her life.”

SOLDIER BONUS BILL GOES TO HOUSE TODAY Methods for Raising Money for Bonus Changed in Legislature Today BILLS PRESENTED More Measures Presented to Legislators for Consideration Today Indianapolis, Jan. 17. —(Special io Daily Democrat) —The house of rep . resentatives today amended the soldier bonus bill to provide that half the money to pay the bonds raised by a poll tax and halt' by a property tax instead of all property tax as originally provided. Plans to pass the soldier bill in the house of representatives under suspension of rules were abandoned ihis afternoon following a poll of the house by friends of the bill. It was announced that there will not be sufficient votes to suspend the rule but supporters of the measure were con fident it would be passed later. The measure which would give exservice men $lO for each month m I the service was considered by the house in a committee of the whole . after an hour for lunch consideration , taken up again at 1 o'clock —the se< • ond afternoon session since the assembly convened January 4th. A few amendments were made by , the committee of the whole. One removed the provision making . brothers and sisters of deceased exservice men beneficiaries of the bonus. Wives, mothers and fathers and children were named as b neficiaries. Another removal, the provision that the ex-service men be given preference as employes of th e board which would administer the bonus. This amendment was introduced by Representative Steele, who said the provision would make the bill unpopular. An effort by Representative Barrison to have Spanish war veterans included as beneficiaries was defeated 49 to 48. The bill was amended to provide that money left from the (Continued or. page six) PLAN MEETING IN OPEN AIR Evangelist and Methodist Chorus to Hold Gospel Service Out-doors Dr. O. T. Martin, an evangelist of great ability, and the Methodist male chorus will conduct gospel services in front of the court house at seven o'clock, Thursday evening, (tomorrow night). They recognize the fact the weather is cool for outdoor meetings but the very unusualness is expected to add to the interest. The men will sing a few snappy gospel songs and Dr. Martin will give a brief talk in the interest of saving souls. He be-. iieves as do others interested that the i way to help people along religious lines is to get to them. The meetings inside the churches usually attract those who are already worshipers and it is hoped to attract many to this meeting who otherwise do not hear the gospel. If they can be interested in the songs or the short sermon they may accept the invitation to go to church and hear more. Don't mind the weather. You can stand it fifteen or twenty minutes if the singers and speaker can. It is the opening of a campaign for creat i ing religious interest and a betterment of the community through the i churches and all church people are urged to assist in making the meeting l a success. ■ • i Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller of Indianapolis will be guests at the J. H. , Heller home several days next week. ' They will go to Fort Wayne Saturday : where Mr. Miller will address a bankers’ meeting.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, .January 17, 1923.

Spencerville Cancels Game; Rockford to Play Through a misunderstanding in ! dates, the Spencreville, Ohio, Inde- | pendent basketbail team will not plav I the General Electric five here on to- ■ morrdw night. The fast Rockford, Ohio, Independents have been obtain|ed to fill the date. Rockford has a I strong team this year and a good game is assured for tomorrow night. The G. E. girls' team will play the Super Six girls' team from Fort Wayne, in a preliminary contest. The girls' game will start at 7:45. NEW CHARGES AGAINST CLINE Local Youth Charged With Wife and Child Desertion; Gives Bond Two additional charges were filed today against Lewis Cline, a young man employed in a Decatur factory, who already faced a charge of fraudulent marriage. The new charges allege wife and child desertion. Cline's bond was fixed at SSOO in each of the affidavits filed today. He furnished bond and was released from custody. The case against Cline for fraudI ulent marriage, filed by Ida Cline, of near Geneva, was set for trial today. I Cline did not appear in court when j the case was called and it was ' thought that his bond for S6OO would be forfeited, but investigation disclosed the fact that Cline was at work in the factory, owing to a misunderstanding regarding the date of his trial. After being informed that his 1 case was up for trial he hurried to the court room. Through his attorney, L. C. DeVoss, he filed a motion for a ’ change of venue from this county. The court sustained the motion and the case was sent to Wells county. Immediately after his case had been venued to Wells county Cline was arrested on the new’ charges. The first charge against Cline was filed on > November 20. Mrs. Cline charges that Cline married her to escape prosecution on a paternity charge, and that soon after their marriage he abandoned her. Judgment in the sum of S6OO is demanded in a complaint filed in the circuit court today by Joseph Schmitt, through his next friend Hubert Schmitt, against Avon Burk. The judgment is demanded to cover damages alleged to have been inflicted to the plaintiff's automobile in a collision with a car driven by the defendant at the intersection of Mar I shall and Second streets, in this city.! |on December 14, 1922. The damaged I car was owned by Joseph Schmitt and ! was being driven by Hubert Schmitt, l ! the complaint states. Attorney R. C. Parish, ,of Ft. Wayne, has been em ' ployed by th e plaintiff. Judgment on Note Granted The case of Benedict Liniger against: (Continued on page six) ELKSTO HOLD” DISTRICT MEET Decatur Lodge One of Nine to Meet in Fort Wayne on January 25th Members of the B. P. O. E. from nine northern Indiana cities will meet in district session in Fort Wayne, Thursday, January 25, it was announced last night by Charles Crum, district deputy grand exalted leader. Great plans for the meeting are I being made and each of the nine j lodges will have one or more candi--1 dates in a big class that will be initiated during the afternoon The meeting will open at 1 p. m. and will continue during the remainder of the j afternoon and evening. Dinner will I be served in the West Berry street temple at 6:30 o’clock and at this time there will be a program consisting of music and vaudeville. Numbers from the Redpath Lyceum bureau will also be included. The lodges taking part are as follows: Fort Wayne, Hartford City, Portland, Decatur, Huntington, Garrett, Columbia City ana Kendallville.

! ADAMS COUNTY TAXPAYERS TO j PAY $913,392.06 L I County Auditor Completes 1 Compilation of Annual 1 Tax Disbursement Sheet VALUATION IS LESS Taxes in County This Year are $90,000 Less Than Those of 1922 . The total taxes to be paid by propI erty owners in Adams county during i 1923 for all purposes, state, county, U city, or towns, townships and school I cities is $913,392.06. including $7,721.- \ 30 delinquent taxes for 1922, leaving | the tax bill for this year at $905,I 670.76, or approximately $90,000.00 , less than last year when the total taxes, not including the delinquent, which was $995,549.66. Including the . I delinquent taxes the total tax bill in . ' 1922 was $1,002,382.89. County Alld- , itor Martin Jaberg has just completed I compiling the annual tax disbursement sheet and much information .! can be obtained. The total net assessed valuation in Adams county in 1922, upon which , taxes are paid this year, is $41,563,i 610.00 or $8,302,810.00 less than a I year ago. The state will receive $115,534.95, . divided as follows: State tax: General . fund —$9,968.22;; state benevolent in- . stitution fund, $33,250.93; state school, 5 i $30,750.06; state educational funds, $20,781.83; vocational education funds, $2,078.19; highway funds, $12,469.10; j' state memorial, funds, $2,493.79; agriculture experiment staiion, $1,664.61, I state teachers’ pension fund, $2,073.19. Total, $115,534.95. ! ' The county will receive $220,287.30 , I for the general fund, bridges and , , highway repair fund, divided as fol- , lows: Bridge and general fund, $130,- • | 094.27; gravel road repair, $90,193.03. The taxpayers in the different town- : ■ ships will pay the sum of $205,349.31 .; for redeeming road bonds and the | paying of interest on them. The hos- , pital bonds will lie paid out of the ~ general fund. i The city of Decatur will receive (Continued on pag“ six) HOG FEEDERS TO MEET HERE — County Agent Hal Charts Showing Results of Feeding Experiments In order to get more information I concerning hog feeding before those j who attend the meeting at the county I agent's office next Monday afternoon, i a number of large charts have been I made up under the direction of the j county agent which show the results of various feeding experiments and I herd records which have been kept jby farmers over the state. One chart | has been made up to show the relaI tion between the size of litters raised ■ and the economy of gains of the same litters in the fattening lot. Another shows the results which can be expected by feeding hogs on corn alone, corn and tankage, corn and soybeans, corn and milk and corn and soybeans with a mineral mixture added. The above and other charts will be explained at the meeting. It is also planned to present the medals to the Adams county men who won in the contest last year. James R. Wiley, of Purdue, will present the medals and review the accomplishI merits of the contest during the past year. It is planned to have the conI test again this year and a few have I already entered. January 31 is the closing date. Motion pictures of the show winners in the 1922 state fair and National Swine Show will be shown. Everyone interested in hog feeding is invited to attend the meeting. Although forty or fifty people can be accommodated with seats in the above office, arrangements have been made for a larger hall if necessary.

Urges Better System of Handling Juveniles Muncie, Ind., Jan. 17.—“A more human gn<l intelligent system of curing for juvenile offenders than is now being followed is absolutely necessary if the children are to be helped,” declared Judge Clarence Dearth, who recently took his seat on the benoh here. > Judge Dearth had called a public meeting of church and civic organizations to obtain suggestions for improving the system. LARGE CROWD HEARD RIPLEY More Than Five Hundred 1 Persons Heard Lecture by G. E. Man Last Night Speaking before an audience comI posed of from five hundred to six hundred General Electric employes, ■ school children, and other local citi1 zens, in the Athletic hall here last night. Mr. C. M. Ripley of the ' Schenectady, New York, works of the General Electric company, gave his 1 famous lecture on “The Wonders of Electricity.” 1 Mr. Ripley's address was of great 1 interest to the large audience. He ' contrasted the conditions of labor, in 1 the early centuries of our country with the modern methods, made pos- > sible by electricity. He showed how I it required from five hunderd to one ■ thousand persons to do a certain • amount of pumping for irrigation • work in a certain length of time , which onn now be done with a little five horse power electric motor in • the same length of time or less. Mr. Ripley touched upon the wire- - less telephony and the electrification of battleships. In fact, the speaker ) followed the many improvements and I advancements from the early centur- • ies down to the present day and then went ahead to give the prospect for . still further advancementin the future. ■ He predicted that in the future the steam locomotive will give way to ■ the electric engines in transportation . Mr. Ripley spoke for about an hour . and he held the intense interest of his audience throughout the sixty > minutes. Mr. E. W. Lankenau, manager of the local G. E. plant, stated today that he was making an effort to have Mr. Ripley return to Decatur to give another lecture during the latter part of February. Mr. Barnes Spoke Mr. E. A. Barnes, superintendent of the Fort Wayne General Electric w-orks. spoke for a few minutes. Mr. Baines stated that the purpose of having Mr. Ripley speak here was not to advertise the General Electric company, but to give the employes of the local G. E. plant and other Decatur citizens, an idea of what was being accomplished in the electrical field. The lecture was given from an educational instead of an advertising standpoint. Another very interesting feature! of the meeting last night was the. moving picture film entitled. "The King of the Rails." This picture fol lowed the course of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, showed many scenes in the Rocky Motin tains, how the electric engines are: used to pull a long string of ears up! the steep mountain where it former ly required three steam locomotives to pull three cars. The male quartet from the Fort Wayne plant of the General Electric company sang four or five selections last night and the Decatur G. E. orchestra played several selections. The meeting was a great success and those who made the arrangement are highly elated oVer the result. No admission was charged, the expenses being borne by the General Electric company. The city school board donated the use of the gymnasium for the meeting which was greatly ap-1 predated by Mr. Lankenau and the, other General Electric officials. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * WEATHER ♦ Unsettled weather tonight and I , Thursday; probably rain or snow in I north and central portions; rising ■ temperatures; fresh to strong southjern winds.

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COUNCIL VOTES » I IMPROVEMENT ■ FOR SECOND ST. I Decide to Illuminate Principal Street in City in Near Future PLANS ARE PREPARED Estimated Cost for Properly Owners Is Two Dollars a Front Foot As soon as bids can be received, the I contract let, and the work started. Decatur will have ornamental street ligts on both sides of Second street from Jackson to Jefferson streets, the preliminary steps towards the illumination of the principal street in Decatur ‘ beig taken by the city council last , evening. Following Mayor DeVoss’ recoin- • mendation in his annual report to the , council on January 2nd. the street and sewer committee was quick to act and i requested City Engineer Orval liar . ruff to prepare plans and specifications lor tile erection of the light posts on [ both sides of the street. , Engineer Harruff filed a set of plans i last evening, and although referred to , the street and sewer committee it is . understood that they will be adopted • and steps taken immediately for the ■ erection of the light posts. i Engineer Harruff’s plans provide i for light posts the same as now erected > on a part of Second street, on Mon- ‘ roe street and other streets in the II city. The posts, commonly called a [five cluster poet, have four lights at /angles and one large light on top. The 1 same kind of posts as now erected on Second street will be recommended ‘ for the reason that the council wishes | the new posts to conform in style and '(size with those already up. As this ! style of post has also been erected on other streets near the business dis- > I trict the new posts will match them I ’ and add to the beauty of the streets. Two Blocks Are Lighted J The block between Monroe and Ma ison streets on the east side and 'he I court house square on the w est tide • of Second street already have the or namental light posts and therefore it ,! w’ill not be necessary to erect additionJal ones in the two blocks. Cost Will be Small According to the plans drafted by I Egineer Harruff, assisted by Superintendent Mylott of tile Electric light department, fourteen posts will lie I erected within a block, seven on each ' side, including one at the corners on both sides of the street. Following this p’an it will be necessary to erect | only thirty-four new posts wit'Vn the ! three blocks and it is estimated that the maximum cost per post will be $25.00 or about $2.00 per front foot. This does*not include the laying of the j cable or installation, this cost to be paid by the city, the same as any other | street or sidewalk improvement According to the provisions of the law under which tile council is working, the property own yr pays only his proportionate share for the posts, ac- | cording to the frontage on Second street. As most lot® en See.-, d street have 20 or 22 feet frontage, the cost to the individual property owner will be around forty or forty-five dollars. Several property owner.; in the resiece district have signified a willingness to lake steps to secure tlte ornamental light posts on the different streets and it is likely that before summer one or more of the streets in tlte residence district will be lighted by the ornamental lights, which would mean a step forward for Decatur. BULLETIN Indianapolis, Jan. 17—(SP e ’ cial to Daily Democrat) House todav voted that a n’ajoritv of the votes cast in ' J election be necessary t 0 prove the soldier bonus rat than a majority cast on thf • This virtually means death of the measure. ~ the legislature passes it. admitted- Half of would be paid by poll half by property tax.