Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1923 — Page 4

DBCATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Fubllzhxd Every Evenlna Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Prez. and Qen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vlce-Prec. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse—Bec’y and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Poatofflce at lecatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies ...... 2 cents Ono Week,by carrier ....... 10 cents One Year, by carrier 16 00 One Month, by mail ....... 36 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by Mail $1.75 One Year, by mail 3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. The public will feel that the verdict in the Herrin murder cases was one of fear rather than justice. Conditions are serious and the citizens of that community have some job if they ever get back in popular favor. All over the country during the next few weeks Farmers Institutes will be held. These are always enjoyable affairs and to those who give attention to the talks and lectures, prove profitable. The man in any business who refuses to learn and to progress is injuring himself as well as his community. Attend the institutes and take a real part. Tiie Indiana legislature is only about two weeks old but the appropriations already in will boost the state tax rate ten cents on the hundred over the present rate. Economy is apparent to every one except a few cranks who persist in putting over pet schemes. The people are opposed to any increase and are hoping for a decrease that will give them a chance to get a breath. The lleppert Auction school today graduated thirty-five auctioneers and these men will return to their homes all over the country. Better prepared to tackle the jobs and to do the work to which they have assigned them selves. They are a fine lot of fellows and have made many friends here who wish them all the success in the world ami hope they will reach the topmost round of the ladder of fame. The senate has passed a bill to prevent the holding of sport events

Mips teaspoonful relieves scratchy. congestedfeeling in your throat Phlegm loosens, inflamed tissuesaro soothed. Follow the directions on the bottle. Such welcome relief! Your cough eases — your cold breaks up. Now —not when it's serious—ask your druggist for I -asytUjp far c(mgf ts& colds J I THE MECCA I U TODAY ONLY || § William Fox i» presents W IH William Russell • || HI m 8 g “A S SELF-MADE MAN” O Proving lliat a worth- ■ while man doesn't need E| 1 money to secure success K fe —Also—- ■ “PERILS OF THE | YUKON” ■ Vniwisal Chapter Play. I| ■ 10c—20c S Monday & Tuesday ■ ur CRYSTAL B DREAM STREET” g *

at which an admission foe i» charged on Memorial Day, Muy 30th- The bill hits the speedway particularly for the auto races there on Decoration Day !' have been the big sport event of the ’• country for the past several years. The duy is set apart to pay respect ’» to our fallen heroes and the speedway kings cun surely find some other ( day on which to hold their races. If , tile bill passes they will have to. ) ... esrst ' Portland is having quite u klan > war and one of the late developments J Is u notice to A. A. Kist that he is I to be airducted within a short time. Evidently the idea is to frighten Fred into letting up on his attacks on the klan but he has been notified several times to shut up and it never "took." if they kidnapped hint It is possible he will have an interestinf story and won't be afraid to tell it. Klan activities are bad for a community for they break up the work--1 together spirit which is necessary in every town and county if it is to progress. More than a hundred members of the legislature went with Governor McCray to Pendleton yesterday to see ■ just where he proposed to put the two million dollars in addition to that already expended on the new prison, a total of more than three million. The governor says he is building for a hundred years from now but many of the law makers feel that even at that tile floors in the engine room and marble baths all over the build ing is a little fancy for Furd thieves and other law violators. Senator Chambers thinks $750,000 is plenty with which to complete the building ami it is probable that a majority of the assembly members will agree with hi. At least it is to be hoped that there will be no further waste of funds. The state owes nearly three million dollars. It's time to start for shore boys. Mau, O man! what's going to be the end of this radio thing? One night last spring, H. B. Thayer of the New York Telephone company picked up the phone receiver in his hpme, twenty miles or so out of the big town, and calmly asked the operator to please ‘‘give him" a certain captain who had sailed out into the Atlantic with his ship twenty-four hours before. In about thirty seconds he was talking with the sailor. About nine months later, on the evening of Jan. 14, 11)23, Thayer yawned a bit and. taking down his phone, desired the young lady to connect him with some parties at a station in New Southgate, London. England. Which she did. By wireless. The conversation was as distinct as a telephone talk by wire to the next block, reports Thayer. If you have an acute imagination, don't let it run riot over what science is likely to do with the great unknown before she gets through. It may alarm you.—lndianapolis Times. A NEW TALE OF (WONDERFUL LOVE AND LOVERS With hands that well know their way into the secret pockets of life, David Wark Griffith has built a new tale of love and lovers, which will be shown. “Dream Street," at the j Crystal theater Monday and Tuesday. I It is a story of the unusual. The 1 very winds of beauty seem to blow | i across it. Mystery and high adveni tare lurk along the dim streets, folded ;in fog. Lovely and haunting pictures swim before the delighted eyes. The ' quick action swarms to a sudden busI sense. Even the breath neglects its | even measure to race with the thrills. I and again relax in sympathy with the sighing sweetness of the two lovers, who only know they are in love.

WA N T ADS EARN—DANCE K. of C. Hall Tuesday, Jan. 23 Beginners class 7:30 Assembly 8:45 Good music assured YOU are invited Fred Schurger, Mgr. *■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20,1923

GENEVA NEWS I Mrs. Luther Martin of went of 1 Geneva was called to Ft. Wayne op Thursday to help care for her daugh ter. Mrs. T. W. Ragan, who is quite ill with pneumonia ”Mr. and’"M?s7"'A’ G. ißriggs Thursday morning for an extended trip thraugh the west. Miss Celia Connor was sick the fore-part of the week with a severe cold, but Is üble io attend to her duties at the store at present. Mrs. Merle Teeple and little daughter. who have been visiting this place, returned to their home at Cambridge City Thursday afternoon. Mack Macklin and family visited relatives in Decatur Thursday. MTs. Milton Liechty of Ft. Wayne is visiting’ her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hutton, at present. Mrs. George Perkins of Portland attended to business here Thursday and also visited with Mrs. F. C. Deitsch. The M. E. Ladies’ Aid held its regular meeting last Tuesday after noon at the home of Mrs. George

3% Building Limit for Macadam Road Construction for 1923

Based on the 3 per cent limit, over one-half million dollars would be available for road building in Adams county during 1D23 according to the estimates made by County Auditor Martin Jaberg. Os course this amount of money will not be and cannot be spent for the construction of roads this year, for the reason that one or two of the townships have no roads to build. In Washington township the sum of $238,515.70 is available and practically every road in the township, with the exception of one or two miles in Decatur is already improved, making it unnecessary to raise the limit oi money available. in Kirkland township the sum of $49,891.38 is available, but every mile of road in this progressive township has already been improved and therefore there is no need to levy for it. By being available it does not mean that this money has already been raised by a tax levy. It means that the townships could raise that much money for road construction if de-

Group val. on Outstanding Amt. to be Available Township Jan. 1, 1923 3% Limit Bonds 1-1’23 pd-on bonds 1-1-1923 Union $ 1,g31,170.00 $ 54.935.10 $ 54,234 04 $13,190.43 $ 13,901.49 Hoot 3,150.350.00 94,510.50 81,468.82 17,632.50 30,674.18 Preble .' 2,690,850.00 80,725.50 70,528.00 14.154 41 24,351.91 Kirkland 2,412,350.00 72.370 50- 63,146.22 13,25484 49,891.38 Washington .. 10,763,040.00 322,891.20 111,499.28 27.223:78 238,515.70 St. Marys .... 2,595,370.00 77,861.10 64,782.30 14,587.11 27,66591 Blue Creek ... 1.971,41000 59,142.30 73,373.70 13,615.09 Monroe 6,732,730.00 201.981.19 182,92374 34,924.69 53,982.14 French 2,245,300.00 67,359.00 66,209.20 12,785.72 13,935.52 Hartford 2,074,140.00 62,224.20 70,129-12 14,107.35 6,202.43 Wabash 3,336,280.00 100,088.40 75,147.49 17.062.16 42,003.07 Jelferson 1,760,620.00 52.815.60 63,444.52 11,955.63 1,329.71 $41,563,610.00 $.1,246,907 59 $976,886.43 $204,493.71 $502.453 44 NOTE— Blue Creek township is overdrawn $616.31 over the 3% limit. FARMERS INSTITUTE Monmouth High School Thursday, January 25, 1923 MORNING SESSION Devotional Rev. U. S. A. Bridge Song - School Chorus ' Talk .. -Rev. U. S. A. Bridge I Recitation Ralph Wilder , Producing a Marketable Product William Madigan, Veederburg, Ind. Recitation Helen Davis Recitation Inez Troutner ‘‘Our Present Day House-keeping and Home Making"a ,Mrs. John W. Spindler, Grabill. Ind. Recitation , Olive Biebold Recitation Miriam Meyers AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 Song School Chorus Recitation Myrtle Fuhrman Piano Solo * Mrs. Erma Lewton Our Rural School as a Community Center William Madigan Recitation . Mary Jane Kunkel Recitation Helen Noll Playlet . Primary Room "Making the Country a Better Place to Live In” Mrs. Spindler Recitation Dorothy Rabbit t EVENING SESSION, 7:30 Song Girl Quartette Recitation Louise Gage Violin Duet Sherman Kunkel, Irma Gage Recitation Betty Scheiferstine Selection ; Poe Quartette Moving Pictures County Agent Busche Reading . ... Mrs. Howe Baker Solo Mabel Hill Talk .' o. L. Vanee Selection Poe Quartette Recitation . Marie Weidler Solo „ Merle Merhanke Recitation Irene Gerke Songij» ,Ma,rlq . Violin Solo ~ Catherine Weidlpr Recitation Luella Brokaw Selection Poe Quartette Report of Committee. Dinner and supper served by the Home Economic Club. Served in the basement. You are invited to attend. C. D. KUNKEL, Chairman. MRS. E. S. CHRISTEN, Secretary. I x. ■

Iqelchen, on Lint street. Thirty-three members and six gueate answered roll call. During the business hour three new names were added to the list of members. At the close of the meeting a lunch was served which consisted of sandwiches, baked beans, brown bread, pickles and coffee. It was announced that the next meet ing will be held on January 30th at the home of Mrs. Ina Briggs. Russell Miller of Portland was a business caller in Geneva T bursday afternoon. The equipment in the domestic science department of the local school is gradually increasing. The class itself purchased a number of new cooking utensils this year arul the school boafd has just recently added two new Singer sewing machines to the equipment. A large number from Geneva are planning to attend the basketball game at Berne Friday evening in which the Penney team and the Berne A. C.'s meet. The former team now has three of the old G. H. S. stars in its lineup, Juday, Whiteman ami Striker, and Lidy and Shoot, both from this vicinity, are listed with them, making the game an fnteres

sired. The total net assessable valuationtion in Adams county is $41,563,610.00 and figuring 3 per cent on this amount the sum of $1,246,907.59 would be available. Bonds for road improvements in the sum of $976,886.43 have been issued by the townships and during 1923 the sum of $204,493.71 will be paid on outstanding bonds, including interest, leaving $502,453.44 available for new road building. Blue Creek township has already exceeded its three per cent limit and is overdrawn $616.31. If the road build ing program is limited to 3 per cent of the total valuation in the township, the limit set by the commissioners several years ago, Blue Creek township will not be able to build any new roads this yaer. The table prepared by Auditor Jaberg, showing the grouped valuations in each township, the amount that the 3 per cent limit would raise, the outstanding bonds, the amount to be paid on bonds, and the net available sum in each township is printed below:

ling one to the old7in>in>M of th» Geneva high school team of t e years 17-18 and 18 19. I. N. Wright, section foreman l<J‘t Thursday afternoon for Oklahoma City and other plages in Oklahoma, where he will visit his daughter and other relatives for some time. MONROE NEWS Messers. W. S. Smith, <’■ W. Merryman, J. E. Nelson and several others of this place were in Decatur, Iriday, on business. Rev. S. 1. Jechiel was called to South Berni, to the bcdsle of his brother, Mr. Charles Zechchiel. who is lying at lite point of death. The revival meet > ings at the M. E. church here, which Rev. Zechiel had in charge will be supplied with ministers of the var-i ious churches in this district nutil Rev. Zechiel, the pastor, returns. The Enterprise store at this place ou Thursday held tlieir annual stockholders' meeting and reelected the same board which lias served duiii-s the past year. R. U Sprunger, who, during the past four years, has served as manager of this establishment. was again appointed to till that position for the ensuing year. The Enterprise store was established fourteen years ago, under the name of "The Dutch Store,” under the firm name of Lehman & Sprunger, and from the beginning enjoyed an excellent patronage, which held for about four years, when this firm emerged into a stock company abcui. nine years ago, when Mr. Sprunger took charge as its man ager. The Enterprise store has been doubly enlarged and is today one of the best equipped department stores of any town of the size of Monroe in the state and is complete in every department. The stockholders of this concern remain the same, excepting Mr. Gilbert Stuckey, who assumes the place of Mr. Rufus Sprunger. who disposed of his stock to Mr. Stuckey. The Home store is also one of the leading general stores. It is conducted by Mr. J. A. Hendricks, and is also a department store, is well stocked and also enjoys a large trade. Mr. Hendricks has recently embarked in the above line of business, but is no stranger in this community, being a life-long resident of this community and has many staunch friends and supporters. The Home store is well stocked from cellar to garret, and you can find anything you need there. Mr. and MrS. J. R. Badders, Mrs. John Johnson, and Miss Mabel Smithson, were visitors in Fort Wayne, Thursday. < The scarcity of coal at this place has been greatly relieved by several carloads of coal being sidetracked fol the Berne Lumber company, which was highly appreciated. The remaining coal dealers are expecting tlieir shipments of coal to arrive in a day or two, when the town will have enough on hand to supply this community. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Rupert, a fine girl baby on Thursday night. It is rumored about town that we will lose our fellow-townsman and family, Mr. ami Mrs. Ben F. Shirk, and daughter. Miss Ruby. It is said that Mr. Shirk has secured a lucrative position at Fort Wayne and that they will move to that city in a short time. While we regret to lose tins esteemable family, yet we can highly recommend them to the people of Fort Wayne as being among our best citizens, and worthy of all who may form their acquaintance. Be sure and attend the Monroe Farmers’ Institute and corn show at the school house on next Wednesday, 1 Jan. 24. It will pay you to be present. Miss Mabel Smithson will leave Sat- I urday morning for her home in Ridgevjlle, after a several weeks' stay at .-the home of John Johnson and FainI ily. | o HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL West Point. 36; Clark s Hill, 18. Otterbein, 23; Fowler, 8. Waynetown, 25; New Richmond, 21. Colfax, 23; Waveland, 17. Thorntown, 23; Darlington, 17. Wingate, 25; Udoga, 22. New Ross, 7; Bowers, 4. Veedersburg!), 17; Hillsboro. 12. Jefferson (Clinton county), 43, Mulberry. 9. Montmorenci, 39; Brook, 15. Frankfort, 32; Jefferson (Lufayette), 51. Muncie, 40; Shelbyville, 20. Vincennes, 48; Bloomington, 20. Valley Mills, 33; Shortridge (Indianapolis), 22. Edinburgh, 26; Broad Ripple. 13. Columbus, 53; North Vernon, 9. Ldntpn, Jamestown, 17. Richmond, 28; Newcastle, 20. Elwood, 40; Pendleton, 10. Anderson, 44; Logansport, 37. Greentown, 38; Windfall, 26. Van Buren, 37; Jonesboro. 27. Fairmount High, 31; Warren. 28. Whiting, 26; Emerson of Gary, 8. Madison, 11; Crothersville. 10. South Bend, 32; Valparaiso, 12. Portland, 32; Noblesville, 20.

Finale l> w“dH*v»iinu»« )>■>»"• place by u, e „„ We'll never forget your scenic smile Anti soul charming eyes beaming sweetly 'rhe ocean may roar, waves lash the.shore Our last morning dmyn exit in night \n<l the robes or death cover us o er Bui life’s impressed soul uill keep the sight. Copyright. 1923. By Bev. Leonard W. A. Luckey, Ph. I)., N. y. q H. B. Kneisley Auctioneer . % Decatur, Indiana Years of experience as an Auc- By V , tioueer enables me to render you service that will pay you In dollars I and cents at tho close of the sale. My : terms are reasonable. iJNghFjla Office—Room 1. jfflapt Peoples Loan A Trust Co. fftgt ’ Phone 606. 3™®* I- — You Are In Partnershipwith your boy even though he is only one year old. Can you afford not to make his a Financial Success? If he learns to save money he is bound to succeed. A Savings Account will show him the way—this bank will help him—he cannot begin too early. Will you give him the start today? SI.OO OPENS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. We pay 4 percent interest on savings. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. BANK OF SERVICE If Your Battery Lacks Pep We Give It Neu) Life When your battery lacks pep do not conclude that you need a new one. More often than not it can be repaired. No one can tell this, however, without opening the battery. We will test it for you without charge. Our experts working with scientific instruments quickly locate the trouble. If we have to open the battery we do it in your presence so you can see what repairs are needed. Our repairs are guaranteed for six months. Drive in today and let us examine your battery. You can’t drive in after your battery fails. v ft Decatur WjL Battery Co. ’"’’MS'C E. Monroe St. ~ Phone 763 I CONSULT USIf you contemplate opening a business, the building of a home, or if in need of financial help to any end. If you are not one of our customers, don’t hesitate. Weave always eager to secure and help new ones. You will always find our off icers in a friendly, helpful attitude. Old Adams County Bank