Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 53.

KING BASKETBALL MOUNTS THRONE

SENATE FROWNS ON BONUS BILL TODAY

■CATIONS ARE THAT BILL WILL BE LOST Upper House Refuses to Suspend Rules and Give Final Consideration TAX BILL APPROVED Lower House Passes Amended Tax Measure; Sent to Governor (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Mar. 2 (Special to Daily Dcmocr.it)-Re-fusing to suspend the ru|es anil put the soldier bonus bill up for final consideration, the stab* senate today indicated it will not approve the bill. Twenty-two senators volet! in favor of disposing the bill immediately and sending it to Governor McCray. Thirty-four votes are necessary to suspend the rules. Twenty voted against it. Seven did not vote. The movement to bring the measure up for passage was quiet and orderly in contrast Io the heated efforts of friends ol the bill to force the finance committee to surrender it late yesterday. Senator Baxter, chairman of the committee, complied with previous senate instruction and submitted the bill without recommendation. Senator Ernt of New Albany moved the rules be suspended. The roll call for suspension proceeded without debate. The vote was interperted as showing the bill has 22 positive, friends, 20 enemies and seven who are "on die fenco.’* When this effort failed administration leaders succeeded in suspending the rules and passing Governor Mc-‘ Cray’s recommendation for changing the "blue sky” law to make it more effective than It is now. The vote on the measure was 20 to 8. It now goes to the house of representatives. The administration tax bill, so radically changed even its friends! could not recognize it, was approve <l' (Continued on page eight) 6AVEACCOUNT OF CONVENTION Rotarians Who Attended District Convention, Gave Interesting Talks A splendid and interesting account n f the wonderful Rotary conference held jn Michigan City last week was Riven :n the regular meeting of the local du), |. lßt night, by Henry B. Hollar, secretary, and other members "ho attended the two day’s session. Air. Heller told of the inspiring calks mads by former governor Everhart of Minnesota, Mr. Rice of Detroit, Isadora Alnrx, of Huntington, and other caWble and well known speakers. He lohl of the visit to the state prison, "hat an impression the band made on ' ,ltl Rotarians and their guests, and l 0" the meal was served by the in,nal,‘s of the prison. lalks were also made by Dr. Fred Raymond Harting, C. N. 'ihten, James Elbe.rson. Francis ‘ l onitt, James Arnold, and a number others. 1 ceviou s to the program, the names ’iv men were nominat’d tor directwin 0 ' t * le C ' U * > ’ The annual election ,a ' ie Place on Thursday, March >< at which five directors will be elected.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Epworth League Rally At Pleasant Mills The Epworth League of the Pleas-1 ant Mills Methodist church will give ' a rally program at the church on ; i Sunday evening, March 4. A report ’of the nominating committee will he | i read, also. A largo attendance is. urged, following program will I be given: talk, John Nelson:solo, i Helen Davison; talk. lu>weii Smith; special number. Monroe; special number. Pleasant Mills: Christian i character. C. L. Walters. JUDGMENT IS GRANTED TO CONTRACTOR I _ __ . Court Awards 3,297.87 io Henry F. Linn in Suit Against Root Township I i CASE AGAINST CITY ► Court Takes Dis-annexa-tion Suit Under Advisement; Moy ar Guilty > The case of Henry F. Linn, conJ tractor, against the Root School Township, was tried in the circuit I , court this morning and judgment was granted in favor of the plaintiff in the stun of $3,297.87. Mr. Linn . brought suit to collect the sum of . $3,200 which he claimed was due him i for remodeling the school building in ■ district No. 1 of that township, known as the Dent school house. The $97.87 was interest on the contract price. i After hearing the evidence in the i case of John W. Melbers against the j 1 city of Decatur in circuit court yesterday aftewioon. Judge John (’. Mo- : ran took the case under advisement. Meibers brought suit to have thirty acres of land dis-annexed from U’e city. The land is located along the Archbold road just west of the site of the old Schafer saddlery in the I northwest part of the city. The land i was annexed altont three years ago lat the time the Holland-St. Ixmis sugar factory site, the General ElecI trie company’s plant, and the FounI dry company were annexed. At that I time the sugar company filed a rel monstrance against the annexation but the court, after hearing the ob- ■ jections, granted the annexation. Twenty acres of the land owned by Mr. Meibers is in woodland and the other ten acres is in cultivation. Remand Case To Fort Wayne The case of the First National Dank of Fort Wayne against the Fort Wayne Smelting and Refining Works, which was sent to this county on a change of venue, recently, was remanded to the Allen circuit court after a written request to have the case returned to that county had been filed by both parties. Moyer Pleads Guilty Max Moyer entered a plea of guilty to the charge of purchasing junk from minors without having the written consent of their parents or guardians, when arraigned befora Judge Moran in circuit court this morning. He was fined one dollar and costs. Moyer, who is connected with the Maier Hide and Fur company, was indicted by the Adams County Grand Jury last fall, when it Was found that he had purehosed junk which had been stolen from the old north grist mill by two youths. Suit On Note Filed A complaint on a note in which judgment in the sum of S4BO is demanded, was filed in the circuit court today by Joseph K. Yoder against Fred F. Liechty and others. F. M. Cottrell is attorney for the plaintiff. The case of Gladys H. Souders against Hugh M. Souders has been set for trial on March 10. (Continued on page seven)

NEW CABINET DISCUSS DUTIES f* K XW ■■ a senator Harry S. New, left, newly named postmaster general, and Dr. Hubert Work, who moved tn. post to the vacant secretary of the interior chair, discussing cabinet duties in postmaster general- .

Two members of President Harding’s cabinet, as it was recently reorganized, are busy these days becoming familiar

MEMORIAL TO “ i ALL ROTARIANS ——* Ward Building of Riley Hospital Will be Memorial to Work of Rotary Local Rotarians have received word from Indianapolis that one of the ward buildings of the Janies Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, on which construction work is now going forward in Indianapolis,l has been set aside as a memorial to all the Rotarians of the state, in recognition of their efforts in behalf of ■the hospital movement. Clarence E. I Bell, president of the local club has called a meeting for Tuesday after--noon at 2:30 to discuss plans for the campaign. The Riley hospital, which will be made up of a group of buildings, will be a $2,000,000 institution, a memorial to the Hoosier poet and for the care and treatment, of the thousands of sick and crippled children of Indiana. The Rotary memorial building will have a capacity of eighty, child patients. The 1923 conference of Indiana Rotarians at Michigan City, which was participated in by a number of members of the local Rotary, went on record as favoring the Riley hospital movement and also urged that every Rotarian of the state contribute as liberally as his means will permit to the hospital building fund. Pledges will be payable over a four or five year period. Although the Rotary conference set no definite sum to be raised by the clubs, as such action is contrary to Rotary rule, prominent Rotarians who attended the conference expressed the belief that a sum of $300,000 could easily be raised. Members of the Indianapolis Rotary club recently subscribed more than SBI,OOO for the hospital and it is expected that this sum will be increased to SIOO,OOO in time. This will form the nucleus of the sum to be raised by all the Rotarians of the state. A committee of seven, representing each of the seven Rotary groups of the state, will soon be named to have active charge of the hospital campaign among the Rotarians. The committee will have headquarters in Indianapolis. The care of the "under-privileged” I child has long been one of the prime ■ activities of the international Rotary! organization. A recent survey ofIndiana has given basis for the estf-1 mate that there are at least 10,000 children in the state who are serious-1 ly In need of medical or surgical attention. It is in the Riley hospital for Children that these unfortunates will find relief from their suffering.

Decatur Indiana, Friday Evening, March 2, 1923,

with their new duties. Harry S. New, retiring Indiana senator, named postmaster gene, , is taking over th. duties being laic

MANY PLAN TO HEAR CONCERT •I . I Fine Program to be Given! in Chicago Under Direction of .J. B. Kai ver i , Many Decatur people arc planning to "listen in" on the radio conceit to 1 be given in Chicago tonight under the > direction of J. H. Kalver. son of i| Harney Kalver of this city. The i-on-I cert will start at 10 o’clock Decatur J lime, and will be broadcasted t'r.-m the K. V. W. station. Mr. Kalver is manager of the Chicago branch of the Jerome 11. Remlck J& Co., music publishers. The program lis to be given in conjunction with J Chicago Evening American. One of j the numbers of the concert will be ,’given by The celebrated Polite Octette 'of Chicago. They will sing a few J numbers like, Carolina in the Morning." and some of the Remit k hi.fl. , The Industrial Association clubrooms . will be open ami the public is invited lo hear the program over the as oI elation’s instrument. DEMONSTRATION OF HOME WORK Home Economics Leader Gives Demonstrations in Adams County According to word which has been received at the county agent’s office, Miss Leila Gaddis, leader in home demonstration work in Indiana, is planning to visit this county March | 1-lth. for the purpose of determining the amount of interest in home demonstration work here. In many counties of the state the ladies of the townships have taken up work in and about the home designed to help them in the same way the extension department is helping farmers. Specialists along various lines visit meetings of the ladies and give demonstrations in the making of dress forms, selection of ready made clothing, the construction of clothing at home selection of foods, canning and other subjects which are of in I terest to farm women. All farm | women are invited to attend the i meeting and a good attendance as'certatned. The meeting will be held 'ln tho afternoon at the county agent’s office in Decatur. O. GUllom, of Berne, attended to business interests here thin morning and went on to Fort Wayne to an eye specialist, Dr. Burson.

aside by Dr. Hubert Wort. ■ from that chair to take tl.e - taryship of the mte: vacua by hall’s resignation

ELKS WILL LET CONTRACT APR. 2 Work on New Elks Home to he Started Early in Summer Bids for the construction of the new and beautiful Elks home to be | built by the local lodge of II. P. O. E will bo received by the Board of Directors of the Elks building a so elation up until seven o'clock p in. on the evening of Monday. April 2nd and the contract will be let as soon as the figure.; are tabulated. As soon as the tontract is awarded, work on the construction of the home, which will be erected at the corner of Jackson and Second St.. will be started ami it is hoped that that buildin', will be ready for occupancy by fall. The Elks home will be a two storyj brick structure, modern in every reaper t ami will also be used as a lodge room by the local organization. Last fall the Elks gave a big carnival and indoor fair and at that time the Daily Democrat published a complete description of the building and of the history of the local lodge |of Elks. Legal notice of the receiv- ' ing of the bids will be published in Saturday's Daily Democrat anil contractors are notified that plans and specifications are on file at the architect's office and at the D. M. Hensley Jewelry store. Bids will also be received for the plumbing and heating systems, either separate or together. — >• HAS SERIOUS OPERATION | Mrs. E. C. Clevenger Operated on for Gangrenous Appendicitis Mrs. E. Clevenger of. near Pleas, ant Mills underwent a serious operation last evening at four o'clock, at the Magley hospital in this city, for gangrenous appendicitis with fibroid tumor. The appendix had bursted and the abdomen was full of puss when the incision was made. Her condition was so serious last evening that it was doubtful if she would survive during the night, but at ten o’clock this morning was resting better. Mr. Clevenger is the well-known traffic expert. ABOUT THE SICK. Elmer Tricker, of Schmitz & Tricker. garage, had Ills hand very painfully injured yesterday while working on a Ford. It was necessary to have the hand treated by the doctor, who said there were no bones broken.

LIBERTY CENTRE WINS FIRST TOURNEY GAME

Pallbearers Strike; Funeral Postponed Indianapolis, March 2. — Mike Schenk’s funeral was postponed for a day when a floral design bearing the letters "K. K. K.." was placed on his coffin just as six Catholic pall bearers were preparing to carry Ihe coflin out the door. The pallbearers went on strike and $350 collected among Catholic neighbors for Mrs. Schenk was not given to her. I IRWIN ACKER DIES; PIONEER OF ADAMS CO. Highly Respected Citizen Dies at Home in This City This Morning FUNERAL ON MONDAY Survived by Wife Who Is : 83 Years Old; Came Here When Six Months Old Irwin Acker, age 85 years, a pioneer of Adams county, died at his home. 227 South First street at 2 o’clock this morning. Mr. Acker had I been in ill health, due to the infirmi-j ties of old age, during the last threei years, but was not bedfast until altouf two weeks ago. The death of Mr. Acker marks the! passing of one of Decatur’s and Adams county’s respected pioneers. Born in Seneca county, New York. March 15. 1838, Mr. Acker came to Adams county with his par ! ents. Samuel and Catharine Acker, when he was six months old. The. trip was made from New York.state to St. Mary’s township. Adams county. in a covered wagon. The elder Mr. Acker settled on a farm which is still owned by the family. The family lived in the covered wagon fori some time while the father dug a| well and built, a house. Mr. and Mrs. Acker continued to live on the farm in St. Marys township until anont twenty-seven years ago, when they moved to Decatur. Mr. Acker was a member of the Christian church. Sixty-three years ago, on January 1, IS6O, Mr. Acker was married to Miss Jane Smith. Mrs. Acker, who is S 3 years old, survives. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs.! Acker two of whom died in infancy.! Those surviving are: Eva, at home;, L. W. and Samuel Smith Acker,! both of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Dora A. Myers, of west of Geneva; and Mrs. Frank Blissner, of San Jose, California. Adaline Smith, of this city is a sister of the deceased. Sam I tie! Acker, of this city, and Mrs. Albert Hurtld, of VanWert, Ohio, are half-brother and half-sister respec-1 lively.. Funeral services will be hold from! the residence on First street at. 1:3(1 o'clock Monday afternoon, the Rev. Thompson, pastor of the Christian church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. ♦ ♦ + ♦ + + ♦+ ♦+ ♦♦ + ♦ + ♦ WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦♦ + ♦+ + +♦♦ + ♦ + Partly overcast tonight anil Saturday, becoming somewhat unsettled in north portion Saturday; much colder Saturday and in northwest portion tonight. SPRING* iV ’HERE "Jim” Fristoe rushed the sea- [ son a little today and appeared on the street wearing a straw* hat a left-over from last summer.’ "I wanted to beat Fred Mills and* Or. Boyers,” said Jim.

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LARGE CROWD SEES OPENING GAME PLAYED Eleven Teams in City to Contest for Championship of Section TWO GAMES TONIGHT Gymnasium Expected to be Filled to Capacity for Night Contests Liberty ( enter 24, Berne 5. King Basketball was ruler throughout Indiana today. In I iorty-eighi cities in the stale, sectional high school basketball tournaments, the process of elimination to decide the slate ‘championship team, were startled. Alter tomorrow night there will be forty-eight teams left in the running and on iF-xt Saturday these quintets will meet at three different centers. Indiana University, Purdue University and Fort Wayne, where another elimination will be held, j There will be sixteen teams left latter next week-end which will • j.’iy at Indianapolis the folloving week-end for the cham- ! pionship of the slate. ! Eleven teams gathered in Decatur today to decide which team will represent this district at Fort Wayne next Saturday. Seven of the eleven teams are from Wells county ami the remaining four from Adams county. There were three games this afternoon. Tnerc will be two games ■ this evening, two Saturday morning. II wo Saturday afternoon, and the final game on Saturday evening. The team representing the Union Center high school in Wells county, was the first team to arrive in the ‘city. This team arrived about 9 ! o’clock this morning. The Liberty ‘ Center team, also of Weils county, arrived a few minutes later. Several of the teams arrived this forenoon. The Decatur high school team won (Continued on page eight) DEATH CLAIMS TWO RELATIVES Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Glendenning Receive Twa) Death Messages Mr. and Mrs Roscoe. Glendenning of this < ity, were saddened yesterday (by receiving two death messages. I Mr. Glendenning received the first , message informing him of the death of his grandfather, James Glendelining, prominent and wellknown farmer of Geneva, whose death occured Wednesday evening from pneumonia. Late Thursday afternoon Mrs. Glendenning received a telegram informing her of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Cornelia Claycomb, whose death occured at Fostoria. Ohio at 3:15 p.m. following an illness with plural pneumonia. Mrs. Claycomb was well-known in this city, having visited here with the Giendennlngs for three months during 1922. Her home was at Portland. The body of Mrs. Claycomb was taken to Portland today where funeral services will be held Saturday morning at ten o’clock and burial will be made at Union City. Funeral services for Mr Glendenning will be held at two o'clock Sat urday afternoon from the Hartford church, church I