Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1923 — Page 1

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bonus bill passed by senate today

tourney won UHIBERTY CENTER FIVE Team From Wells County Takes Honors in Baskethall Tourney Here MANY SEE C 0 N TEST Gym Crowded at Final Game; Officials Pick All* Sectional Quintets Following are the first anil second all-sectional teams chosen by the officials of the sectional tournament held here last Friday and Saturday, and also the ten players given honorable mention by the officials: First Team Forwards: Alton Meyer of Lancaster. and Myers, of Decatur. Center: Walker, of Union Center. Guards: Landis and Huffman, of Liberty Center. Second Team Forwards: Hoopengardner. Ossian. and Early, of Bluffton. • Center: Lammirnan, of Monroe. Guards: Teeple, of Decatur, and Kessler, of Monroe. Honorable Mention Kelly Moore. Liberty Center; Hunter, Ossian; Clowser. Bluffton, Thotna, Union Center; Dorwim Decatur; Fryback. Ossian: McBride. Union Center; Dyar, Ossian White, Decatur; Monroe. Best Mental Attitude Dean Dorwih. of-Do«*uir.

Liberty Center high school’s basketball team, one of the pre-tourna-meat favorites, won the sectional championship of the Decatur district by defeating the fighting Union Cen ter quintet in the final game of the tourney, here Saturday night, by a score of 21 to 9. The champions will go to Fort Wayne next Friday to play the Kendallville team, whichwon the tournament held in that city, in the first round of the regional tournament to be held in Fort Wayne The final game of the tournament here was interesting in spite of the difference in the score, The first half, which ended in a score of 6-2. was exceptionally close, but the Union Center team weakened in the second half, due to the strain of previous games, and the winners pulled away for a comfortable lead. Union Center A Darkhorse Union Center proved to be the socalled darkhorse of the tournament. The “Gymless Wonders," as they are often called because they do not have a gymnasium in which to play at home, played a nice brand of basketball throughout the tournament and eliminated Geneva and Lancaster from the running, by good margins. The new high school gymnasium was filled to capacity for the final game Saturday night. The rooting appeared to be about evenly divided. Liberty Center entered the game a favorite as far as strength was concerned, although the-, runners up were expected to put up a fine fight. Neither team spent much time in warming up, as the players were getUug tired from their strenuous Playing. , At the close of the game, Referee Geller announced the all-sectional ‘earns, as selected by himself and heteiee Murray. Dean Dorwin, cent*r on the Decatur team, was named es the player showing the best mental attitude during the tournament, a ’igh honor. Dean also received hon enable mention for his playing. First Half Was Close The first half of the final game was exceptionally close, neither team s owing much advantage in strength, a-t ough t |j e Ijjberty Center team a 6-2 lead at the rest period, goals by Sills and Kelly Moore. Liberty Center, and Walker, of , nion Center, during the first min°f P ' ay> put the champs in the 4-2. Gindley fouled but Kelly 01 * failed to score on the two free rows - Landis came down the floor — fie ld goal for Liberty (Continued on page two)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Bahy Born to Mr. And Mrs. I. VV. Macy Mr. and Mrs. I W. Macy, llfet Portage avenue. South Bend. Indiana, are the parents of an eight pound girl baby, born Saturday evening nt eight o’clock at the Epworth hospital of that city. Everybody is fine and happy. The daughter has been named Martha Alice. Mr. Macy is the oldest sou of .Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Macy of this city and Mrs. Macy is the daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Heller. Mrs. Heller went to South Bend Saturday night. WILLRECRUIT FOR 0. S. NAVY Traveling Recruiting Offi cer to Visit Decatur at Regular Intervals Lieutenant O. O. Kessing, recruiting officer in charge of the state of Indiana, has devised a plan whereby an experienced man will be sent to Decatur regularly according to Herbert H. Lilly, chief boatswain's mate, who has been picked to visit Decatur. Lilly arrived in the city this morning. Lilly will stay in Decatur two days and will be ready and willing to explain to all men interested the unlimited opportunities of the United States Navy. He will consider it a favor to explain fully to the parents of any young man, the healthy life, sureity of being taught a trade, of how fully Sunday is given over to devine worship throughout the navy. Lilly can tell all about China. Japan, the South Sea Islands. Old Panama, and other places. He will inform the public when his next visit to Decatur will he.

JURY TRIAL IN CIRCUIT COURT Plaintiff (lets Judgment: Wefel Will Case Settled Out of Court After deliberating for about two and one-half hours, a jury in the circuit court today returned a verdict awarding judgment in the sum of $74.14 for the plaintiff in the case of Louis H. Spiegel vs. Benjamil Riddner, a suit on an account. Judgment in the sum of $125 was demanded by the plaintiff The case was begun in court this morning and the verdict was report-d bv the jury about 2 o’clock this cfterncon. Divorce Granted Today A divorce was granted in circuit court today to Raymond Hogshead from Leota Hogshead. Attorney R. C. Parrish represented the plainti’f and Ed Young, of the firm of Colerlck and Hogan appeared for the defendant. Wefel Will Case Settled A settlement between the parties in the Wefel vs. Wefel will case, which was tried in the circuit court last fall, was -eached outside of court. A motion for a new trial was filed by the defendants some time ago, after the juty tnd found the will of Henry J. Wefel invalid. After the settlement had been reached, the parties agreed that the motion f->? a new trial could be submitted to the court. The court sustained the motion for a new trial slid the case was submitted without a jury. The court then found the will valid and executed judgment against the defendants for the cuts of the trial. Appointed Guardian Dr. Burt Mangold was appointed guardian of Helen Catharine Mangold, ten year old daughter of the late Arthur A. Mangold, today. He gave bond in the sum of $2,000. The state has filed a charge against Joseph A. Schwartz for failure to cause his child to attend school. AGED LADY BREAKS SHOULDER Mrs. Henry Rodenbeck received word Saturday that her mother. Mrs. Anice Merlca, age 84 years, was in a hospital at Dayton. Ohio, suffering from a broken shoulder. Mrs. Merica suffered the injury in a fall which was the result of heart trouble.

DEMONSTRATE ICE THAWING DEVICE HERE Device Used for Thawing Frozen Fire Hydrants Is Tried Out in City CITY MAY PURCHASE Device Is Great Aid in Fighting Fires During Cold Weather A successful demonstration of a 1 Ross Hydrant Thawing Device was| given this morning in the alley back of the city hall by Captain Jack Freit and Charles Fisher, of the Decatur Fire department, to the members of the city council and a representative of this paper. The device, small but mighty, melt ed its way through a sixteen inch cake of solid ice in nineteen seconds, following the turning on of the pressure in the little Presto-lite compressed acetylent gas tank, which can be operated by one person. The device is for thawing out fire hydrants, which regardless of care am’ precaution, will freeze in zero. weather, causing delay and inconven-1 ience in fire fighting. At a recent meeting of the council. | the board of safety was authorized to purchase such a device which if accepted, will be placed on the fire truck, and in case of fire, when it is found that the hydrants are frozen. I with the use of such a device, a hy- ‘ drant can be thawed out within two minutes, thus saving much time in getting the flow of water on the fire. The tank is filled with an equal amount of water and alcohol which passes through the cttils, similar to those in a gas heater and within 20 seconds after the heater is lighted, the superheated steam, rolls out. And it is not just ordinary steam, but is so highly superheated that the temperature is greater than that of ordinary steam of 1,000 pounds pressure, yet a low pressure, only 20 to * (Continued on page two) GENEVA SCENE OF COMMOTION Samuel Renner and Findley Kelly Furnish Excitement While Intoxicated Samuel Renner and Findley Kelly, of Geneva, were arrested by Marshals Shepherd and Hollingsworth, when they were arousing a great commotion on the streets of Geneva Saturday night, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The men were in an automobile and Renner was driving. They struck three automo-l biles and a buggy before being apprehended . Renner was arrested on three! counts, namelyi public intoxication, driving an automobile while under I the influence of intoxicating liquor.' ami carrying concealed weapons. Renner carried a revolver in his pocket. Kelly was charged with public intoxication. The men were given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Staley Sunday morning. Renner was fined $5 and costs on the j first count. $25 and costs on the second count, and S2O and costs on the third count. The fines and costs amounted to SB6. This was the third offense for Kelly and he was fined $25 and costs. Kelly paid his fine but Renner was brought to Decatur yesterday evening and is being held in 1 the county jail. Renner returned to his home in ■ Geneva on February 1, after serving a term of thirty days, on the state penal farm for violating the prohibi-1 tion law. Yesterday morning the marshals J raided the building where Renner has some pool tables stored and | found a two-gallon jug filled with moonshine whiskey. Today a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor was filed against Renner in the Ad ams circuit court

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Morning, March 5, 1923.

THIS CLOSES ANNUAL FIRST ROBIN CONTEST Orland Brown, who resides northwest of Decatur, says, on his solemn oath,that he saw at least twenty-five robins in one flock while walking through a wood yesterday. Since it is difficult to correctly count any more than twenty-five of the red breasts, we will call the annual early bird contest closed. OBTAIN MUCH GOOD LUMBER Colchin Brothers Get !(>,• 090 Ft. of Good Lumber From Old School House Colchin brothers, Joe and Fr?d, who recently tore down the old frame school building on Second St., said today that they had secured Hl.000 feet of excellent timber from th? structure. The building was built about seventy-five years ago and accordng to Judson Toepie, who recently look up the records, it cost S4OO. Most of the timber has been used by Colchin brothers in erecting a large building on Rngg street, just east of the home of their motht •. The new structure will ho used as a garage, a workshop in which th. y can work their trucks during the winter, and a section of the building will be used as a carpet renovating and cleaning shop. Modern machinery is being installed, and I they will be ready for work with two weeks though it will be a year before they have ail their madumuy installed. They plan to make it as good a plant of its kind as there is in the country. They will dean rugs and carpets by driving the dust through, using a twenty-five horse power motor with air compressor attachment. Lai er they will repair rugs and carpets, wash and daundry. them in the newest and most scien< title manner. The boys are hustlers and hav? made good in the trucking g.im *. They will ask your support on the carpet cleaning business and will have a patronage over this part of the state, it is expected. Thermometer Put Out of Commission by Boys Fred V. Mills the grocer was feeling guite badly this morning because som > boys, evidently not realizing that they were doing any injury, had put out oi' commission the thermometer whir 1 ' had registered the heat and cold in front of Mills grocery' store for many years. The boys had evidently used about a box of matches to run the thermometer up and down and nrelteu, the mercury. The thermometer ha' 1 been used by many people because it registered almost exactly with the report from the government bureau. ANOTHERDOES NOT WANT JOB Postmaster Job at Ossian Evidently Not Attractive to Citizens And now comes Harry Beaty, of Ossian, with the declaration that unless the term of postmastership there is given him for a four-year period, he will not consider the place. Beaty said that he had no official information that he had received the temporary appointment. He said that he has a good job with the General Electric company at Fort Wayne and a temporary job does not appeal to him very much. And the Ossian job goes begging * WEATHER ♦ *♦*♦♦♦+♦ + +♦♦ + ♦ + Unsettled with probably rain Tuesday and in south portion tonight. Warmer.

FOUR COUNTY ROADS TO BE COSTRUCTED Commissioners Order Highways Improved With Macadam at Meeting TO GET BIDS IN APRIL Commissioners j Ado p t Specifications for New Road Grader Today Four macadam roads, totaling four land twenty-eight hundred miles, the! 'estimated cost of which is $25,079.42,1 were ordered constructed by the 1 county commissioners in regeular monthly session this morning. The roads are: Philip Sauer. Root' and Union township. 1.01 miles; esti-J mate $5,925.42; the A. N. Sprunger road, Monroe township, 1.27 miles, estimate $7,844.01; Ross Hardin road. Union township, one mile, estimate $5,672.79; Ulman and Gase road. Union township, 1 mile, estimate 1 $5,637.20. Bids for the construction of these ' four roads will be received at tlie | April meeting of the board and will be constructed this year, unless the i ‘ Road holiday bill" prevents their ! construction. If the 2% bill becomes a law it is believed that these roads can be-constructed this year for the 1 reason that legal action on the pro- ' posed improvements had been taken | previous to the passage of the bill The commissioners this morning | rechecked and allowed bills and this i afternoon adopted specifications for It wo hew graders which the comntis- ■ sinners will purchase for the use of the highway superintendent. Tuesday will be a busy day for the comhissiorers. the sale of the David Zimmerman road, the John Ludy and I the Badertscher and Braun roads being up for sale at ten o'clock. The commissioners will also order the Lewton and Alpha bidges at the session tomorrow and it is likely that bids for the construction of these two bridges will be received -'t the April session. o Lilli! STEVENS BIEG SUNDAY —— Former Resident of Decatur Died in Ft. Wayne; Funeral Here Tuesday Mrs. Lulu I. Stevens, age 33, former Decatur woman, wife of Edwin Stevens, died at her home, 1918 Weisser Park Avenue, Fort Wayne, 1 at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, fol- ! lowing an illness of throat trouble and complications, resulting from an i attack of the influenza. Mrs. Steele | took sick about two weeks ago and I had been confined to her bed since that time. Prior to her fatal sick--1 ness, members of her family were I victims of diphtheria and the home j was quarantined for sometime. The body will be brought to this ! city Tuesday afternoon and funeral , services will be held at the Metho : dist church at 2:30, the Rev. U. S. jA. Bridge officiating. Burial will be I made in the Maplewood cemetery. The W. R. T. and members of the j Ladies Auxilliary of the Methodist | church of Fort Wayne will accom pany the body to this city. Mrs. Stevens was born at Pleasant Mills on January 28. 1890. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Steele of Lake Otis, Michigan. When a young girl she moved to this city and on April 17. 1908 was married to Edwin Stevens. To this union four sons were ! born, they being, Robert. Edwin Jr.. ! Bruce and Adrian, all of whom sur- | vive, besides, the husband and two ■ brothers, Marion and Hubert Steele, I of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. IW. K. Hughes of Springfield. Ohio, and Mrs. Fred Bliss of Kalamazoo, I Mich. Mr. Stevens is a son of Henry [ Stevens of this city. Prior to leaving Fort Wayne with the body short funeral services will be held at the Stevens home at 12:30 o’clock.

I. I’, lias Man Leaders in Educational World Indiana university number.) among her alumni more than stio men who! nre now lenders in tlu> <educational 1 world, Amon;' them are 2ii pre. tdents or ex-presidents of institutions lof higher learning: more than 2<» principals and heads of school sysItems in such cities a Cleveland, San Antonio Pueblo, Fort Wayne; 3'lo professors in universities and colleges such as Harvard Yale, Princeton. and Columbia; ami 29 of the most eminent scientists of America. CORNGROWf RS TO GET MEDALS — Winners in Five Acre Corn Contest Receive Awards on March 13 Four medals for high yields in the i 5-acre corn contest carried out in Adams County last year have boon I received at the county agent's office .and will be presented to those winning them at a meeting to lie held Jat that place .March 13th, When R. |S. Thomas, chairman of the commit-j tee in charge of the contest in In- j diana. will be present. It is expected that a number will be present at i the meeting, since Mr Thomas in- ■ ' tends to discuss various problems rel-1 • ative to corn growing, including the ear-to-row method of corn improvement, which was conducted with success by farmers of the county last year. Anyone who desires to attend the meeting is invited. Those who will receive medals are |as follows: Fred Blum, Monroe I'township; Levi Stucky. Monroe town-! /ship; Albert Ewell. Preble township: j Clyde Harden. Union township. RETIRED FARMER EXPIRED SUNDAY Wi 11 ia m Hockemeyer, Former Allen County Com., Died Yesterday William Hockemeyer. age 65 years, a well-known retired farmer and I former Allen county commissioner. I • died at his home in Madison township, Allen county, on the Hoagland j road, at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning. I Mr. Hockemeyer had been recover- i ing from a short illness with influ- i enza and was on the way to complete recovery when pneumonia set in. causing his death. I Mr. Hockemeyer had lived in Maili'son township since 1559 and was well known throughout Allen county, hav ing served as commissioner several years ago. He was a member of th,' | German Lutheran church at Flat | j Rock for many years. I Surviving arc two daughters. Mrs. j Paul Hollman and Mrs. Carl Wieg- ; mt’iin. of Allen county; two brothers I Herman and Fred, of Allen county; i anti three grandchildren. Mrs. Hock-1 i enieyer preceded him in death two ' years ago and his daughter. Mrs. .Fred Schroeder, died five months ago. I j Funeral services will be held Wed- ' nesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the residence, and 1:30 o’clock at the | Flat Rock Lutheran church, the Rev. E. Gerken, officiating. Burial will be. made in the church cemetery. ..... — • ~ —— County Field Day Committee Met Today The committee in charge of arrangements tor the county high ’ school, field day and oratorical contest to be held in this city on April ! 21. held a meeting in the office of j i County Superintendent E. S. Christ en today. The members of the committee are Mr. Christen, Don Collum. lof Geneva, and C. O. Lehman, of i Berne. The basis schedule for grad- ' ing the contestants in the various! , events was worked out today and ar- ! rangements for the success of the event were made. The committee will meet again on March 17 and on i [ April 14 to complete the arrangeI ments.

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LESH REPORTS ON MEMORIAL DAY MEASURE Gives Confidential Report to McCray on Constitutionality of Bill DIFFICULTY IN HOUSE Lower House Refuses to Accept Amendment to Auto License Bill Indianapolis, Mar. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The state soldier bonus bill passed the state senate today 27 to 19 and was sent to Governor McCray for his signature. It provides $lO a month for every month served in the world and Spanish-American war to veterans with a maximum of $250. The question, if (he governor signs it, will be submitted to a popular vote in the next generai election. Adjutant General Smith estimates the bonus will cost the state approximate'. $20,000,000 to be raised half hy a general property tax and half by poll tax. Indianapolis, Mar. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor McCray today received a confidential report of Attorney General Lesh on the constitutionality of the bill passed by the legislature to prohibit the annual 1500 mile automobile race here and j other commercial sporting events in {lndiana on Memorial day. Neither the attorney general nor i the governor would disclose the opinion. It was reported however that the original opinion had conflicted with one submitted to the governor by a practicing attorney and that McCray returned them both to Lesh. Difficulties over the administration auto license bill arose in the iegislai ture when the house of representa- . rives refused to accept Senator ' amendments to the measure. The amendments fixed the licenses i at almost twice the figure set in the i house and provided that the proceeds ! should go to the state highway <lej partment. The house had enacted the hill to provide half the money should : be returned to the county. On motion of Representative GottI schalk, democratic floor leader, the house instructed its conference committee not to accept the amendment : providing all the money should go to [ the highway commission. It appeared certain that a fight on the measure would occur before sine die adjournment tonight. The dunes park bill was passed by ' the senate and sent to Governor Me- | Cray for his signature as the legisla- ! ture cleaned odds and ends. It appeared likely the proposed sol ! ilier bonus of $lO a month and a max- ! imum of $250 to veterans of the I world and Spanish American wars j would be taken up by the senate this ‘ afternoon. The bonus and park bills were the only outstanding ones on the legislative slate. The park hill appropriates $500,000 to buy 2,000 acres of land in the dunes of the Calumet for a state park along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan. The money would be raised by a half cent tax levy extended over a period of years. A bill carrying a fine of SSO and imprisonment for one year for driving an automobile wlfjle intoxicated I passed the house today. For second offense the bill provides imprisonment on the penal farm from 1 to 5 years. House lobbies were crowded with ! women today awaiting the calling ! down of a '-ill which would give women equal representation on political parties. The bill however did not I even come down in the morning sesI Sion. Women voters mot defeat in the house when the Senator English bill to amend the present election law so it would not require votefs to state (Continued on page two)