Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1923 — Page 1

XXI. Number 27.

ENGLAND ACCEPTS WAR DEBT TERMS

WOMEN VOTERS FORM LEAGUE IN THIS CITY Twenty-five Ladies Attend Organization Meeting Held Last Night T WO SPEAKERS HERE yfrs Charles Knapp Is Elect- ‘ ed President; Plan Monthly Meetings Twenty-five ladies met at the home of Mrs J I- Kocher, on Adams "tree! last night and organized a lo ■ league of the National League of Women Voters. Mrs. Charles Knapp waß appointed temporary chairman and presided at the meeting. Miss Grace S. M. Zorbaugh of East Cleveland, national organizer o t the league, and Mrs. I. J. May. of Anderson. Bth district chairman of the League of Womens Voters, were the speakers of the evening. Miss Zorbaugh, told of how a hun (irfd years ago. only men who were property owners could vote, how the ballot brought about the enfranchise mP nt of all men, how the ballot brought to us our public schools, how the ballot as a weapon or tool, can do more for our community and country in which we life than any other thing "Now that the women are enfranchised. we must fit ourselves to be worthy of the trust that has been given us, be enlightened on all pub lie affairs, and the way to do this is' to organize," she said. It is not a woman’s iMrty, ij is not a club. It does not limit its member ship to certain, groups. It is not exclusive. It concerns itself with women as voters and invites to member ship all women who want to be useful voters and citizens. The League of Women Voters is not allied with any political party; it is not opposed to any political party; it does not endorse any political party. It recommends that its members enroll as voters and affiliate themselves with the political parties of their choice. It has adopted certain social, civic and political standards which it hopes eventually to see transformed into custom or written into law. it stands for low enforcement but believes that in a democracy good government can be achieved onlythrough good citizenship. It helps women to become useful citizensMrs. May then spoke on the bills the league of Women Voters were back- ' ing in the legislature. The following officers were elect ed: President, Mrs. Charles Knapp; vice-president, Mrs. J. F. Arnold; secretary. Mrs. J. S. Peterson; treasurer, Mrs. Alva Nichols. Although the officers met to plan their future work, a social time was had also, and the hostess served fine home made candy. It is hoped to secure the commercial club rooms for a meeting place. ' aud it was voted to meet once a month. The dues are fifty cents a ( fear, and every lady over twenty-one is invited to be a member and receive its benefits. — — o "illiam D. Barrone of route nine "os a business caller here this afternoon.

FOOLISH wives with social ambitions do more to WRECK POLITICAL CAREERS THAN MEN’S VOTES

Washington, Jan. 31—(Special to a >ly Democrat) — “Foolish wives "'th social attbitions do more to "reck political careers than their husband's foolish votes.” That cryptic comment came today rum Miss Alice Robertson, “the lady r °nt Oklahoma,” on the latest social sensation in ocicial circles here. •Hss Alice had no criticism for • "*■ Miles Poindexter, wife of Sena- • Miles Poindexter, of Washington, 'ose naive gossip for a western “•‘"spaper on the ways of Washing- • rs - Poindxeter was “dead right on °n set the capital buzzing. She said •W things." th ?° men w h° are ambitious for / r husbands’ political success °u d remember that in politics the "' s more dangerous than the »word.

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE I Bill Before Illinois Legislature Would Create New Language | Springfield. 111., Jan. 31—The llli- . nols state senate has before it a bill i to create the "American language.” j Its author is Senator Frank J. Ryan of Chicago. Ryan is "fed up” on the ; speech of the people of the United States being called “English.” In fact j Ryan doesn't care much for anything : labeled “English". So he has subi mitted a bill providing: “Whereas, our government, laws, i customers and ideals as well as our | language differ materially from those I of England, now therefore, “Section 1- Be it enacted by the p«>ople of the state of Illinois represented in the General Assembly; “The official language of the state ' of Illinois shall be known hereafter as the ‘American language, and not jas the ‘English' language.” - • WEDDING WILL : OCCUR TONIGHT Oscar Lankenau, Local Busi • ness Man, Will Marry Miss Emma Guenther At 8 o’clock this evening, at tho home of Mrs. Catherine Lankenau in Fort Wayne, will occur the wedding I ]of Oscar F- Lankenau, prominent business man of this city, to Miss Emma M. Guenther, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Guenther, of Petawawa, Canada. The Rev. Frank Lankenau of Napoleon. Ohio, a brother of the bridegroom, will receive the vows. i The bride will wear a gown of blue taffeta silk. There will be no atI tendants at the wedding. Miss Guenther is a professional nurse, having been graduated by the Lutheran hospital training school with the class of 1912. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs. Bertha Guenther, and is a popular young lady. She has been making her home in Fort Wayne since her graduation. Mr. Lankenau is the junior partner of the Kuebler Company, owners of the Boston Store in this city. He has been associated in this company for a number of years and is popular and well-liked among Decatur’s busi ness men. He is a son of Mrs. Catharine Lankenau, of Fort Wayne, and a brother of E. W. Lankenau, manager of the Decat'ir plant of the General Electric company. Mr. and Mrs. Lankenau will be at home in this city at 707 North Thin, street, after February 20. o ♦ ♦♦♦ + ++ ■!• + + + ♦♦ + < ♦ WEATHER 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦ + + + ♦♦« INDIANA —Unsettled tonight and Thursday; probably rain. Not much j change in temperature. - - HELP! HELP! ———— Welch, W. Va., Jan. 31.—While awaiting the hour for her husband's funeral, Mrs. George Oiler, of Twin Branch, secured a marriage license and married William Walk, another resident of the town. The marriage, however, was solemnized in Jackson, O-, where Mrs. Oiler had taken the remains of her husband for interment. I

> ‘ “The man on horseback usually i, rides to power. A few scratches of 1I a wifely pen and his mount may ■ throw him. “Champ Clark used to be fond of ■ [ saying public men dig their graves 1 with their teeth. He would have t been nearer the point if he had said ‘their wives drive brass tacks in their ■ husbands' political coffins with news- • paper articles.’ , “Congressional wives should learn i this because they feel defeat much “Since I am an old maid," she adi harder than their husbands. I ded with a smile, “I’ve got to take my defeat for both sides of the family.”! • “Too many wives of congressmen i come to Washington looking for ‘the ■ s prerequisites of office’ in Miss Alice’s ) opinion. Her advice to them is “tend to your knitting and children.” j

RE DUCTION IN RAILWAY FARE ORDERED TODAY Interstate Commerce Commission Orders 20 Per Cent Reduction EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 Affects All Persons Whose Travel Bill Exceeds S9O Each Year (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 31 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — The interstate commerce commission today ordered the railroads of the country to issue non-transferrable interchangeable tickets in the demonination of S9O , ; to be sold at a reduction of twenty j [ per cent of the face value of the ticket. Such tickets were strongly urged by the commercial travelers of the country and congress recently passed I a bill authorizing their issuance. The railroads were ordered to issue the new tickets on and after March 15. For persons whose travel bill exceeds S9O a year the order amounts to a reduction of 20 per cent in passenger fares. No estimate was made of the number of persons thus effected but it is known that rhe cr-ler w'.ll affect a large saving to the traveling public and particularly to the business interests who employ large numbers of traveling salesmen. The tickets will be good for one year from date of sale on all passenger trains except that in the use on special or extra fare trains owners will be subject to the payment of extra fare. Railroads issuing the tickets were ordered by the commission to keep a record of the use of the tickets for the first year to determine their effect on passenger revenues. Rules and regulations for issuance of the tickets will be issued by the commission about March 1. A S9O ticket will cost $72. The order applies to approximate(Continued on page five) DAN NIBLICK ENTERTAINED Director of Industrial Association and Invited Guests Were Present Dan M. Niblick, president of the Decatur Industrial Association, entertained the members of his board of directors and a few invited guests including his old Joseph M. Rice, of Cincinnati and Indianapolis, at his home on Fifth street last night. It was one of the most pleasant evenings the fortunate guests ever spent, beginning with a six o’clock dinner, in four courses and most delicious. Afterwards interesting talks were made by Mr- Rice, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Dugan and others and this was followed by a general discussion of affairs of interest in Decatur. It was decided to make every effort to push this community during the coming, year and it is probable that the next i few months will be very active in an ! industrial way. Several meetings of the association with outside speakers j will be held during the next few weeks and more interest will be manifested in every public enterprise. Before adjourning the guests adopted a resolution unanimously thanking Mr. and Mrs. Niblick for the delightful evening. The directors include Roy Archbold. C. A. Dugan, Harry Helm, France Confer, A. D. Suttles, Cal Peterson, M. Kirsch and French Quinn. Others present were Mr. Rice, John Niblick, C. S. Niblick. E. X. Ehinger and J. H. Heller. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May. $1.16%; July $1.11%; Sept., $1.09%. Corn: May, 73%; July, 73%c; Sept. 73%c. Oats: May, 44%c; July, 42%c.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, .January 31, 1923.

MOTHER SERIOUSLY ILL — Mrs. Lewis Kelley Dangerously 111 With Pneumonia Near Monroeville Mrs. Ed Whitright received word ! this morning that her mother, Mrs. . Lewis Kelley, was dangerously ill ; with pneumonia at her home northj east of Monroeville. Mrs. Whitrigbt ; has gone to her bedside. Mrs. Kelley 1 has been ill with pneumonia for : about four weeks but appeared to be i improved when Mr. and Mrs. Whit--1 right were there last Sunday. The message this morning, however, stated that she was much worse. Mrs. Kelley is about fifty-two years old. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley formerly lived east of Decatur and are known here. FRANK BOGNER DIES SUDDENLY Succumbs Last Night While Sitting in Chair at Home on Monroe Street While sitting in a chair at his home. 1104 West Monroe street, Frank Bogner, age 60 years, night watchman at the Decatur Casting company’s plan!, a former business man. and for twentyone years a resident of this city, died suddenly at 9:10 last evening from a heart attack. Although confined to his home since November 19lh when he first suffered from an attack of the heart. Mr. Bogner was apparently feeling very well yesterday and after partaking of the evening meal, remained downstairs and engaged in conversation f'l members of his family. He was seated in a chair and suddenly his head fell to one side and within a few min- ' utes he was dead. Mr. Bogner came to this city twentyone years ago from Seneca count;.’, Ohio, where be was born, July 3. 1862, being 60 years. 6 months and 27 days old. Early in life he married Mis-; France Reinhart, also of Seneca county, and severe! years later they moved to this city. Mr. Bogner was tho father of nine children, who, beside:: the widow, survive. They being: Lee Richard and Louise Bogner at home; Mrs. Curtis Reynolds and Mrs. Doy Lhamon, of this city; Mrs. John Horn er, Pitco, Pa.; Ed Gruber, Fort Wayne; Albert Bogner, IjOß' Angeles, and Otto Bogner, of Detroit. The following brothers and sisters also survive: John Bogner, of this city; Michael Bogner. Detroit; Ben l Bogner, of Oklahoma; Mrs. Barbara I Keller, city, and Mrs. Jacob Orenlish, Bellvue, Ohio. Seven grandchildren also survive. The deceased was a member of tho St. Mary's Catholic church and funeral services will be conducted from there on Friday morning at ten o'clock, Rev. J. A, Seimetz. officiating. Mr. Bog ner was also a member of the Moose i lodge. Burial will be made in the St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. ENDEAVORSTO HOLD MEETING — All Christian Endeavorers Urged to Attend Meeting at U. B. Church All Christian Endeavors in the city are urged to attend an observance of 1 Christian Endeavor Week to be held )at the United Brethren church on Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock. ■ Mr. Evans Williams, state field secretary of the Christian Endeavor, will be the principal speaker at the meeting. Mr. Williams is thoroughly acquainted with the work of the Christian Endeavor throughout the state and he will have a message full of interest to local Christian Endeavors. He is a wonderful speaker, full of pep and energy. A large attendance at the meeting is expected. f UNUSUAL DEATH ——— Chicago, 111., Jan. 31.—While washing clothing in the bathtub in her home late yesterday, Mrs. Regina Tossman, 71 years old, fell Into the water and was drowned.

, PICK SPEAKERS I FOR DEDICATION ‘ OF NEW ANNEX rI , ' E. E. Ramsey and A. L. Trester Are Speakers at H. S. > Annex Dedication OPEN HOUSE PLANNED *1 Plans Being Made for Bin Day in City Schools on February 9th E. E. Ramsey, Indiana state high i school inspector, and Arthur L. Trester, permanent secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, will be the principal speakers lat the dedication of the new high “ school auditorium and gymnasium here on Friday, February 9, according to an announcement made today by the local high school officials. Both men will speak in the new auditorium during tho afternoon and will ( remain for the basketball game in the evening between Decatur and Auburn high school. ( The program will begin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In addition to the addresses to be made by Mr. Ramsey and Mr- Trester, there will be music ‘ and other short talks. All of the public schools in the city will be closed at 1:45 Friday afternoon in order I * that the pupils and teachers may at--5 tend the exercises. To Hold Open House Open house will be held in the city schools all day on Friday, Feb--1 ruary 9. The parents and school pa- ’ trons are invited and urged to visit the schools on that day and get ;.n • idea of the work being done this . year. Open house will be held in the . grade and high schools that day. : City school superintendents of ■ | neighboring cities have been invited to attend the dedication exercises I and it is likely that a number of them ■ will be present. ; All of the equipment for the new > auditorium and gymnasuim has arrived now and is being put in place. . Everything will be in readiness bei fore the day of the dedication, it (Continued on page six I o ADAMS COUNTY 87 YEARS OLD • — County Organized on January 23, ’36; Formerly Part of Allen County It was eighty-seven years ago this month that Adams county was official |ly organized, the governor issuing a writ on January 23, 1836 declaring tho i the organization of the county and ordering an election held on the first | Monday in April of that year. The legislature of 1835 passed the bill provid- | ing for the organization of the county. Until that time this county was a part of Allen and Randolph counties. I What is now the northern half of the | county was called Root township, Allen county and part of the southern . half wa3 known as Randolph county. I The counties of Jay, DeKalb, Steuben. I Whitley, Kosciusko, Fulton and a '.number of other counties were orIganized. From 1818 to 1823 the south- : ern half of the county was a part ol Randolph county with the county sea* at Winchester. From 1823 to 1836 it was a part of Allen county. During these years the legislature passed bills changing that boundary lines of the counties and in 1852 the present boundary lines were established by tlte legislature. In the election of 1836 the first county officers were elected, they being. Joshua S. Rea, Samuel Smith and William Heath, county commissioners. Samuel L. Rugg was chosen county clerk, and David McKnight was chosen sheriff. The first meeting of the commissioners was held on May 9th, 1836, and Jeremiah Roe was appointed first county treasurer. During the same year Decatur was selected as the county seat of Adams county. How many of our readers remember when Adams county was organized?

MAY HAVE WOMEN POLICE Pending Bill Calls for Lady Cops Where Three Police are Employed Indianapolis, Jan. 31. —All cities in I i tho state having a police force nfl I more than three members will have to] maintain at least one woman police i i if a bill introduced in the legislature . by Senator Buchanan becomes a law. ! The measure affects nearly every city in the state. For cities having a force of three to I five members, one woman police would be required. For forces of five ; to twenty, two police women must bo > employed and any force of more than ! twenty must be supplemented witli the number of police women equal to ] one-tenth tho number of policemen. 1 Their duties would consist chiefly . in social service work and inspection and special investigation. : EXPLAIN NEW 1 f 'PHONE SYSTEM i Telephone Officials Explain ’ Proposed System to Berne Citizens ‘ ■ ’ At a meeting of Berne citizens held in tho Community building with H. F. > - f Ehinger, manager, and F. C. Morrell.: I: engineer of the Citizens Telephone company, the proposed new telephone system for Berne and this county was | explained and discussed. The two , systems, the central energy and auto- , malic, which are under consideration by the local management, were ex- .: plained by Messrs. Ehinger and Mor t rell and at the suggestion of Jett j Lehman a vote was taken and those , present at the meeting voted in favor . of having the automatic system installed in Berne. f The Citizens Telephone company. I which is making every effort to im--5 prove the service and give the patrons i a more up-to-date and better telephone ■ system, will do so if the patrons ar? j ■ \ willing to pay a small increase for the - 1 service. The installation of a new sys- . tern would cost thousands of dollars , and naturally an increase in rates would be ndbessary. The management ; and directors have inspected a nur.i---i ber of telephone plants in this secj tion and are of the belief that the I central energy system would be more I practical and useful for the people of this city and county. | ' The telephone company wants the ! expression and opinions of the patrons and will act accordingly. o A Chinese typewriter would have ■ to have about 20000 keys on the board. Sunflowers in the form of silage are said to be a good food for dairy cows. < MAY IT BE CLOUDY , I Friday, February 2 is the day | that many persons in Decatur are I watching. At that time the ground ; hog will step forth, walk around for a little while aud then scoot back for another six weeks sleep. If he sees his shadow it means six more j weeks of winter. In the event he does not happen to see his shadow there likely, will be six more I weeks of winter anyway, and it is I just advisable to order your coal now as it would be to wait until after Friday. ' i

AND THEREBY ENDS THE MYSTERY OF THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF “LIZZIE" FROM HITCHING POST

Portland, Jan. 31 —Local police cir- j J cles suffered a shock late Saturday I night when it was reported to Night ; Police Harry Wood that a Ford roadI ster had mysteriously departed from ! the quiet strets of Portland. Irvine , Butcher, of Geneva, accompanied by two friends came to this city for the purpose of tripping the light fantastic down on Depot street. After they 1 had satisfied their Terpsichorean desires they sought Lizzie, but Lizzie was not at her hitching post where she had been parked earlier in the evening. The men hurriedly sought Officer Wood and poured out their tale of woe. As the car had been borrowed for the evening their anxiety was great. No one could be

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AGREES TO PAY I BIG DEBT UNDER TERMS OF U. S. Official Announcement of Decision by Premier Bonar Law and Cabinet SETTLE IN 62 YEARS Debt of More Than $4,000,000,000 to Be Completed Then; Interest Set London, Jan. 31.—Great Britain today accepted the American terms for payment of the debt to the United States. This decision was reached after Stanley Baldwin, chancellor !of the exchequer, had made a report to Premier Bonar Law and his cabinet on the negotiations he conducted at Washington for settlement of the debt questions. The full cabinet hat! been in session for only a few minutes at No. 10 Downing street when the official announcement was made. The terms of settlement of the ! more than $4,000,090,000 British debt ! to the United States follow: Settlement in sixty-two years with interest at 3 per cent for the first ten years and 3% per cent thereafter, a one-half of one ner cent amortorization charge at the same time being paid to provide I’or extinguishment of the principal. Between the time debt was contracted in 1917 and tile date of final settlement of the funding terms, tin British will be charged only 4'* per ' cent interest instead of the 5 per cent specified in the demand notes held by ! the government. o TWO TEACHERS ARE ILL Misses Helen Everett and Ruth Parrish Unable To Hold Classes Miss Helen Everett, fourth grade teacher in the South Ward school, is confined to her home with mumps. Mrs. W. A. Lower, substitute teacher, is filling her position. Miss Ruth Parrish, teacher in the Riley school, is also unable to hold her classes on account of a)ckn(“w. Mr®, John Parrish is substituting for Miss Parrish. o KEEP VIEW CLEAR Highway Commission Asks Railroads to Keep Crossings Clear Railroad companies, operating .in Indiana, have been asked by the In- ! diana state highway commission to aid in reducing accidents at points where highways cross railroad tracks by seei.’.g to it that cars are not let': standing on siding so close to highway crossings as to obstruct the view of the tracks, A. H. Hinkle, chief of the maintenance division, said. Mr. Hinkle pointed out in a letter to the safety department of the railroad companies that thousands <>l vehicles pass over the state roads every hour, and that nothing should be left undown which would increase the safety of highway travel. e J. F. Dailey, of east of the city, was I here on business today.

i found who bad seen Lizzie slip her halter, so it was the consensus of opinion that professional auto snatch- ■ ers had been at work. Roscoe Hough, of Geneva, is the owner of a Ford roadster of ancient | vintage. While passing along the streets of Portland late Saturday evening Roscoe .discovered his Ford, and . without pausing to look into the facts of the case, stepped in the car, turned on the juice, and pointed the Ford toward Geneva. Arriving home, he turned the Ford out, and retired. Yesterday’ afternoon, Chief Huey was notified that the mystery of the missing Ford had been solved, and thus ended the reading of the first lesson. —Portland Republican.