Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1923 — Page 1

va..me XXI. Number 39.

PLAN TO BOOST STATE APPROPRIATION

SENIORS show GREAT ABILITY ON THE STAGE Tailor Made Man.’ AN INTERESTING PLOT lowell Smith Star in Lead ing Role; Miss Tyner Gets Much Credit One thousand people or more witnessed the annual senior class play. Th* Tailor Made Man.” produced in the new high school auditorium last night. The big auditorium was tilled almo-t to capacity. A few more chairs could have been placed lu the IdM, hut no more chairs were available in the building. Th» play was a tine success in | wery way. The production lias a very interesting plot and the acting of the amateurs was exceptionally good. .Much credit for the success of the play must be given to Miss' Martha Aide Tyner, public speaking twher in the high school who coach-' rd the play. Miss Tyner had only three weeks in which to train th.' characters. Music was furnished previous to the start of the play and between acts by the Feature Five orchestra, composed of Ralph Krill, Charles Fike, Mr and Mrs. Ed Coffee, and L. B Sawyer. The members of the or cbwtra donated their services to the icalor class. Other features were songs by the high school quartet composed of Oail Korn. Robert I Myers, Harold Devor and Robert Helm, and duets by Gall Kern and Lydia Boeger. The quartet and Mr. Kern and Miss Boeger were called ■ back tor encores. Lowell Smith Stars Lowell Smith, president of the senior class, as John Paul Bart, the tailor made man. delighted the audience with his wonderful acting Mr. Smith was well-adapted to the part and his clear forceful voice coupled with his fine stage personal ity made his acting a real treat. James Downs as Mr. Huber the tailor; Katherine Dorwln, as Mrs, Staiilaw, wife of a millionaire; Helen Andrews, as Corrine her daughter; Gordon Engler, as Dr. Sonntag, a’ German scholar; Harold Devor as Peter McConkel, the tailor’s first assistant; and Gertrude Chronister, as Tanya Huber, the tailor's daugli- ■ tw, were very good in their roles, I The other characters had lighter rolce but they all handled them in fl ne style. Miss Dorwln was 111 all day yesterday and she deserves much credit for her performance under the sr»at difficulty. There is a tine moral to be gleaned from the play, that it is what a man <umes to rather than what he comes from that really counts. The first wne of the play is laid in the tailor shop ot Mr. Huber. John Paul is wnployed as a tailor’s helper in that s.op. The young man is very nnibltious, always taking advantage of Wy opportunity he has to in'r«ase his store of knowledge. He ot society, business and world-

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HAVE PAINTING DISPLAY Gaffer & Son have a display ot their painting in the show window-; at the Smith. Yager & Falk drug store and you may be interested in taking a look at it. Peter Gaffer has been in the painting and wall paper business for many years and Is a veteran. His son has worked with him the past several years and they expect a larger business than ever this year. Take u look at the display which is very unique. LENTEN SEASON BEGINS TODAY Today Is Ash Wednesday, The First Day of Lent; Continues 10 Days Today Is Asti Wednesday the first day of Lent, the season continuing until the Saturday noon before Easter The season of Lent Is forty days, exclusive of Sundays and the. faithful of several religious denomination* observe the period by fasting, prayer and doing f>enence tor their sins and in preparation for the Joyful feast of Easter, on which day nil Christian ' churches celebrate the resurrection of Christ from the tomb. I Prior to the reformation, all Chri; tian believers conformed to this ancient ceremonial. Its use has been abandoned in later days by the r< formed churc hes, and is now retained by the communicants of the Catholic phurch alone; in those places of worship ashes obtained from the burning of palms blest on Palm Sun day of the year previous are thrice sprinkled with holy water and cense I There after the officiating priests the sign of the Cross upon the forehead of communicants with the thumb dipped in blessed ashes, li; toning the words; "Remember, man, that thou art duet, and unto dust thou shalt return.” This custom date;, back at least to the early days of the Eighth century. Among the reformed churches, the Church of England marks the day ba comminution service, parts of which are taken from the Benedictus Cinerum in the old Sarum Manual, and u distinctive element of which is the reading of God’s condemnation of im penitent sinners from the Book o. Deutronomy. The Prayer Book ot the Episcopal church provides a spe cial Penitential office for Ash Wed nesdya which includes the more anclent part of the combination service It is an impressive service of penitent confession and supplication, and is said kneeling. In the Angelican and Lutheran! communions as well as in the Roman Catholic, however, the Lenten fast is still maintained; and though through j the year the period of fasting has' frequently varied, by common accept ance among all Christian commun ions the forty day period is now oh served; and not without reason since’ ’forty’ 1b a acriptual number. For | forty years, for illustration, the chil i dren of Israel, were under discipline in the wilderness. Moses fasted forty days in the Mount. Elijah was forty days in the wilderness. For| forty days Christ fasted before enter ing upon his public ministry. Begin ' niug with Ash Wednesday the Lenten season really covers a period of forty six days, but as Sunday has

BIRDS OF PREY - * «<y* « . —** ,♦ . , • ■ •• ■■ I '' < • ■ y-’> . ’ T \ --'a , L \ .i .... • • ’ '" J ’ ~~ Torpedo planes are now an established fact for the l'nit<-d states navy. In this picture Is seen a squadron hovering over the fleet off the coast near Los Angeles. In recent maneuvers they n««w a course of 1> miles and theoretically sank five buperdreadnaughtv.

FIRE DESTROYS OSSIAN STORE General Store of Oscar Stewart Burns After 11 O’clock Last Night Bluffton, ind., Feb. 14.—Fire destrwfed tba-sH-nee-k-store owned by Oscar Stewart and threatened other business buildings in the town of Tocsin, northeast of here, shortly after 11 o'clock last night. The Bluff ton fire department was called to the scene when it was feared the high wind would destroy the entire town. She department was not needed, however. The Stewart loss Is placed at 513,000 with insurance to the amount of ?S,OOO The store occupied two business rooms, one owned by Sain uel Kimmel and valued at $2,500 with insurance of ssvo, and the ut.u r by Theodore Hall and Mrs. Maggie Garton, '.alued at $1,500. The building of the Tocsin bank and others in the town were on fire at different times, but the flames were extinguished with small loss. The fire is believed to have started from a defective Hue or stove. o-—— Hawkins Company Moves Trusts to Portland Portland, Feb. 14. —A statement given out this morning by Mr Mor ton S. Hawkins president of the Hawkins Mortgage Co., will be of inter est to citizens of Portland as presaging the removal of all the impor*ant building trusts to Portland, with assets of around five million dollars and employing from fifty to one bundled men and women, mostly local people. The offices will be. In the old Schwartz building which will hereafter be called the Hawkins Annex. This will mean thousands of do! lars to Portland and her citizens and merchants. PLEASANT MLS LYCEUMCOURSE Delewre Duo to Appear for Entertainment on Next Monday Night The Delaware Duo, composed ot two young ladles, versatile and talented, will give an up-to-the minute program of music and entertalnme.nt at the Pleasant Mills high school building on the night of February 19, under the auspices of the high.school lyeeum course. Both of the young ladled are talent ed musicians of extensive training and experience. In addition each of them la possed of fine entertaining qualities Miss Bryant is an excellent reader and Miss Corelli assists creditably in an original sketch.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, February I t, W 23.

PIGS IS PIGS Two pigs with one head is a freak of nature possesed by C. H. Curry, of Keystone. The mon stroslty, according to many who have seen it, is the only one of its kind known in this part of the country. Mr Curry found the piga dead and they probably died at birth. They were part of a litter of thirteen bcm to a Duroc sow The sow will save but seven of the thirteen. The freak represents two well formed pigs with the exception ot the head. There are four ears, however, two being in the natural position and two others being in the center of the head. The bodies jofn from the head down as far as the navel. They had eight feet, the hind lege being perfectly formed. They were male pigs. AGED GENEVA LAST EXPIRES Mrs. Rebecca Rynearson Dies at Home of Nephew in Linnsburg, Ind. Geneva, Feb. 14 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—Mrs. Rebecca Rynear-I son, age 76 years, well known and highly respected Geneva resident, died at the home of her nephew, Joe Pease, in Llnnsburg, Indiana, at 11:30 o’clock last Sunday morning, following a stroke of paralysis which she suffered on the preceding Tuesday. The remains arrived at her home here Monday afternoon. Funeral, services were held at 2 o’clock Wed-! nesday afternoon at the U. B. church [ Interment was made in the West Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Rynearson came to Geneva with her husband some fifty years ago and has made this city her home ever since. Her husband, who was an auctioneer and fanner, died in 1908, but ’’Aunty” Rynearson. as she was known by young and old, continued to live here. An they had nc children of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Rynearson took a nephew. Joe Pease into their home and cared for him as their own. For many years Mrs. Rynearson has spent most of her time caring for the sick. The de<'ea»ed had been staying at the Pease home at Llnnsburg this winter and apparently was tn fairly good health until Tuesday morning when she suffered the stroke of par-, alysls. She remained unconscious until death came Sunday morning, * . ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ « WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ , Fair and colder tonight: Thursdayfair and continued cold. R. L. Shirk, ot Monroe, was here on business this morning.

WILL DRILL FOR OIL NEAR BERNE Rockford Oil Company to Begin Operations in Blue Creek Township Tools and riggings for oil drilling are being moved to the Joe Mahoney I farm In Blue Creek township. The I EJockford (Ohio) Oil; aompany has leased over 30 acred of land iu Blue Creek township, near Berne. The derrick for the first well is now erected and drilling will bo startl'd win thin 10 days. About 20 years ago the Blue Creek fields were great producers, but were abandoned. Three weeks ago an oil company was organized in Berne and three wells were sunk tn Blue Creek township, but these failed to produce. MOTHER DIES YESTERDAY Sarah Jane Castle, 83, Mother of Frank Castle, of Decatur, Dead Sarah Jane Castle, 83, died yesterday at the home ot her daughtf r, Mrs. Alice Moore. 2308 Bowser Ave., In Fort Wayne. Death was due to senility. She was a member of the Free Methodist church. Surviving are three daughters. Mr.'.. Moore, at whose home she died; Mrs. Cora Miller, also of Fort Wayne, and Mrs l<la Nichols, of Wichita. Kan.; two sons, Charlie, of Fort Wayne, and Frank, of Decatur; two brothers and one sister in Ohio, 16 grandchil Oren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Fil day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Free Methodist church. Rev. J. A. Watkins, of South Bend, officiating. Burial at Lindenwood. BEN HOR WILL SEEK MEMBERS Supreme lecturer to be Here Friday Night; to Organize Teams Dr. Walter Mansell. Supreme Lee Hirer of the Tribe of Ben Hur, will visit the local lodge on Friday eve nlng of this week. At a meeting on that night, teams will be organized, under the direction of Dr. Mansell, tor the purpose of launching a campaign for a large class of new members. Dr. Mansell has been in Decatur before on similar missions, and be always has a treat in store for those Who hear him speak. A pot luck supper will be served and every member is urged to attend and bring a filled basket.

OLD Nl WBPAPCR QUITS Pittsburgh, Penna.. Feb. 14 -The Pittsburgh Dispatch, one <>i ibe old eat morning papers west of the Alleghenies suspended publication today with this morning’s issue. The plant and good will of the Dispatch was sold to the remaining news papers hero. Sam Simionson, the well known banker of Berne, attended to business interests here yesterday. THREE JURORS ARE EXCUSED Three Men Unable to Attend Court; Judge Moran on Bench Today Three members of the petit jury, which whs drawn for the present term of the Adams circuit court, were excused from service during the present term by Judge John (’. Moran today. They were Edward 1.. Arnold. Jesse Erb and Vernon Pon this. The grounds on which they wereexcused were sickness or inability to attend court. The court in structed the jury commissioners to meet and draw three more names. A suit on an account in which judgment In the sum of S3SIP is demanded, was filed in the circuit court yesterday evening by Harry J. Row ell against the Rezilite Manufacturing cinopany. Attorneys Somers and Kennerk represent the plaintiff. The assignment for trial of the case of William E. Fisher against Clyde Ramsey was set aside by the court today. The case had been n?t for trial on February 21. In the case of Wilson Rhoades and Katie Rhoades against James It. Armstrong and Martin Jaberg, audi tor of Adams county, suit to quiet title, the defendant Armstrong has tiled a motion for a change of Judge. The motion was sustained In the ease of the Bank of Linn Grove against Pearl Buekmaste? and Amo.s D. Buckmastei| Attorney C. L. Walters appeared for the defendants . John M. Andrews was appointed administrator of the estate of Perry Andrews today. He filed bond in the sum of $3,000. The court has set March 5 as the date on which the inheritance tax report in the estate of George Keller will be heard. Judge Moran, who has been acting as special judge In a criminal case at Bluffton tills week, spent today in the local court. The ease at Bluff ton was adjourned yesterday evening until tomorrow morning on account of one or the attorneys being unable to be present today. It is thought that the case will require two more days. - Wolfe Funeral to be Held Thursday 2 p.m. Funeral services for Solomon C. Wolfe, age 61, who was found dead in his home near Salem Monday evening, will be held from the Steele church at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon . Burial will be held in the Trickor cemetery. Mr. Wolfe is survived by the following children: Curtis, Clifton and Sherman Wolfe, all of Fort Wayne; Dora Wolfe of Indianapolis; Bertha and Lulu Wolfe, of Fort Wayne.

Motts Says Cards and Cussin’ Must Go Well-Known Proprietor of Soft Drink Establishment on N. Second Street Hegins a Clean-up Campaign in Ernest

"Boys, when you finish that game of cards, you are through and so am I," said Mathias Set her. proprietor of the Sether soft drink parlors last evening. Motts, as he is familiarly known, then explained that he had made up his mind not to allow any card playing or dice throwing in his place from this time on. They smiled until they saw he was in earnest and then protested, declaring he could not do it but Sether remarked, "alright boys If we go broke, we will close up, but while the place runs it will be conducted iu a manner which will make it one where women and children can come, and to show you I mean business I will publish j

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REPUBLICANS WANT TO ADD TWO MILLION — Propose Power Houses for Purdue and Muncie Normal College EXPECT BIG FIG H T Bill Likely to Pass Senate But Bitter Fight Expected in House (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Administration forces in the stale senate prepared today for a determined effort to add approximately $2,000,000 to the pending $16.000,000 appropriation bill. It was learned authoritatively that amendments to be attached to the bill with the sanction of enough members of the republican majority to assure their adoption are: 1—51,000,000 for construction of power houses at, Purdue university, the Muncie normal school, the soldier home at Lafayette and the Riley hospital in Indianapolis. I 2 —Restore the appropriation for completing the reformatory at Pendleton to $2,000,000 as requested by Governor McCray. It was reduced to . $1,500,000 by the house of representatives*. 3—lncrease the ajovprnoi”:; emergency and contingent fund to SSOO, , 000 from which it was reduced b> the house. , if the amendments successfully run the senate gauntlet the bill in i its revised form will be returned to the house where it precipitated the most serious partisan break in recent sessions. The democratic minority walked out when they were refused a voice tn Its consideration and re- | publicans whitled down the figures. — i Indianapolis, Feb. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Endorsement of the public service commission was indicated in the senate today when it refused to deny the commission's authority and voted to indefinitely postpone a bill to place Fort Wayne municipal utilities under the control ! of the board of work there. The bill was introduced by Senator Hartzell. The vote on the measure was 30 to 13 and was made on a motion by Senator Swain to Indefinitely ’ postpone further consideration . Daylight saving in Indiana recelv- ' ed a death blow in the senate when ! it pnssed Senator Hodges’ bill prohlb.Siting cities or towns from adopting I daylight saving ordinances. The vote was 32 to 4. The measure now ; goes to the lower house. A measure to provide that motor bus lines be operated under a certificate of convenience issued by the public service commission that the rates be fixed by the commission and that the busses be taxed on the basis of mileage traveled and passengers carried was introduced by Representative Eikhoff. Abolition of the state department : of conservation failed when the house approved the report of the committee on natural resources recomhending indefinite postpoument of a bill introduced by Representative Peterson After having been defeated in bls efforts to establish an all time health (Continued on page six)

it in the paper." Motts bought the soft drink parlor from Charles Weber several months ago, the rooms being located on North Second street. He will try operating a soft drink room where there will be no cards, dice, profane language or any of those things which are supposed to make such a place attractive. He will handle fruits, confectionary goods of all kind and in the spring will arrange hie rooms as an Ice cream parlor with tables for use of guests. He wants the people to know that he will conduct a clean arid wholesome soft i drink and refreshment parlor.