Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1923 — Page 2

— J FIREMEN IN RURAL DISTRICT „ A Construction of Herd-Burfacsd Roads Enables Fire Department to Protect Farmers. Dullivs county, Texas, baa made It possible for the rural districts R> obtain protection from the Hie department in Dnllaa through the construction of modern hard-surfaced hlghwtiytt. A contract executed recently between the Dellas City commission and the county commissioners provides for fire protection to farmers on all paved roads within a radius of 15 miles of Pallas. When a farmhouse or bam along a paved road catches fire all the funner has to do is to telephone the Pallas department aid It *>v»» I•‘ . . Fre Apparatus co Hard Road in , Country. will respond at forty to fifty inllos an i hour with a chemical engine or a steamer as occasion may warrant. Italia* county is one of the first in : the country to make such an arrangement. Several tires have already been extlngul'-'y'd with small loss. A general re-I,Won in fire Insurance rates In the snrnuer towns and farming districts hus been the result. The service ' will be made more ■. xtensive when the big road building p: ogram now under way in Pallas count) Is finished. Fanners affected by the errangement are reported to be delighted with the protection afforded. CRITICISM MOST NECESSARY However, It Should Be Intelligent and Constructive, Net Destructive and Detr mental. Roads ere seen the most, used the most, and needed the most of any public utility. It is natutal that they should be talked about because they are continually it evidence. Every now and then we hear criticism of i the road building program. Now crit- j icistn is one of the most necessary requisites of success providing ft is Intelligent and constructive, but erlticlsn. that has no basis in fact la, to say the least, destructive and detrimental. While a well-aimed shot may bring down the proper objective, a stone thrown at'random will do much damag nnd no good. If you wan’ your criticism to do good be sure you know the farts. Think before you speak.— Department Public Works. Nebraska. KEEP ROADS FROM CRACKING Heavy Sheets of Steel Fabric Are Now Imbedded in Most Improved Types of Concrete. Flat sheets of heavy steel fabric are now imbedded In the most improved types of cbricrete roads to Increase their life. The state highway departments of both Ne-tr York and Pennsylvania have been so thoroughly convinced of the value of the innovation that hereafter the fiat reinforcements will he specified in all contracts let by them, says Popular Mechanics Magazine in an Illustrated article. Os even greater significance Is the use off, contraction joint in the center of the rond. HARD ROADS BENEFIT HEALTH Among Other Th'ngs It Is Possible Now for City People to Enjoy Outdoor Life. The extension of hard roads has not only benefited the'rural district, and its people, it lias brought health, and all its blessings, within easier reach of -he people rtf the crowded city. It has taken the country, the great outdoors, with Its rush of pure fresh air, and sur.shinf. and health, to the very edge of the cliy. The motor and the road take the mother and tlir bahy away front the smoke, the grime, the dust, and the disease of the heat-baked community out to tlie park, the field nnd health. To Open Last Link. The last link in the «.S»W»-mlle scenic motor highway through western Cuntit'n and the United States is to he thrown open to tr-nic June 30. The read, h.l miles long, passes through the Rockies and virgin mountain and forest country. Tax to Build Highways. The proposal to place i< tax on ever- gallon of yeeoHai* consumed by motorists for the purpose of raising funds to build new highways Is gaining ground throughout the country.

T rue I :: Detective Stories | BROKEN GLASS I 1 Copyrtfht by Th« Wheeler ntifcat**, Ibc WHEN Herat. Juhu F. Brennan of New Ybik's police force ranched Sixty ninth street and Park avenue shortly after the accident which caused the death of John McHugh, he found practically nothing which could come under the hend of "evidence." McHugh, It appeared, hud been driving along In a light buggy, shortly after dark. An automobile, speeding from behind, had struck the buggy and smashed It to bits, killing McHugh instantly. Apparently the only living witness to the tragedy was the horse, but, as Brennan said, ‘‘there's no way of makin' a horse talk.” So the sergeant set to work to collect wluit bits of evidence he could gather from the surrounding street. <'aught on one of the spokes of the buggy wheel, where it had evidently been torn off by the force of the collision, was a nickel-pitted lamp rim bearing the name of the “Ham Lamp Company, Rochester, N. Y." That, and a small fragment of automobile tire about three inches in length, appeared to be tlie only results of the damage which the automobile hod suffered. But Brennan figured that, as tlie lamp rim had been torn from its socket, the lens of the lamp would naturally have been shattered, so he set to wprk to pick up the bits of glass. When he returned to headquarters that night he brought witli him nn envelope containing twenty one pieces of glass, together with th? nickeled rim. the buggy spoke on which it had caught and the Jagged piece torn from the automobile tire. “What are you going to do with' that Junk?” inquired his associates on the force. “If Sherlock Holmes had had those he could have told you the I make of the ear. the complexion of ■ the man who was driving it. the 11-I cense number and bow many gallons ; of gas there was in the tank —but, | outside of a book, what good are ■ they?" "Maybe none at all," admitted Brannan, “but if you’ll use some brains when you look at 'em you'll note several things that may he of help In locatin' the car that killed McHugh and then drove off into the night. I never did take much stock in the Sherlock Holmes stories —It's easy enough to fix it so that your hero can solve a problem that you know the answer of —but here's one case in which I think that his deducin' theories will come in pretty handy. “See that smudge?" and the sergeant held up the buggy spoke and pointed to what appeared to be a worn place on the wood toward tlie end which had been nearest tlie wheel. “At first I thought it was merely where the paint had worn off and tlie wood showed through. But the rest of the buggy was spick ahd span. Only a few days out of the shop. So 1 examined it more carefully and found that it was a bit of gray paint, scratched off tlie body of tlie death car itself! “Take that lamp rim. now. There ' are fourteen cars on tlie market that are equipped with lamps made by that company. So that reduces tlie number of suspects that much more. We've got to look for a gray car of one of those fourteen makes, which eliminates more than 70 per ebnt of the cars in the city.” "But what about those pieces of glass? What are they goin’ to tell you?” "Eventually, the name of the man who owned the car.” replied Brennan. “There are three kinds of glass there —one plain glass, one mirror lens and one concave-convex lens. If you'll fit 'ent together you’ll see that the ear carried eight-inch gas headlights and six-inch oil sidelights. Therefore it was an old model. The bit of rubber was very evidently ripped off a fourinch tire. Now, you members of tlie traffic squad, what kind of a car answers those specifications?” “A 1909 Packard, model 18." came in a chorus from several of the men who had lieen trained to recognize the make and model of an automobile from the appearance of its head lights. “Right!" snapped Brennan, “old Sherlock Holmes wasn't so far out of the way after all. Now all we have to look for is a 1909 model Packard', painted gray, with at least one gash along tlie paint on iJie right side and badly in need of repairs. The headlights are gone, so tlie car couldn't have traveled very far. Get after the garages around Sixty-ninth street and we ought to have* ottr man liefore morning I’ve done enough work for one night and I’m perfectly ‘willin’ that one of yon boys should have the credit for t lie arrest!" Tt was less than fin hour Inter that, the headquarters' phone rang and Brennan was notified that the owner and driver of the car had been arrested and had confessed, giving as an excuse the fact that he hadn't seen McHugh's buggy until he had been right on top of tt and then it was too late to stop the machine. But lhe fart that lie had driven on, without stopping to See what damage he had caused, was bnotigh to convict him of manslaughter and send him in the penitentiary for an s itemie<t visit gj) <>n accouijt of* a fH pieces of <»asß, a bit of ruhner and a smudge nt paint, nltp the ingenuity es th* deierthe «h« njoes.-sfull.r ’ a eve the«e objeets into the strongest kind of a chain of evidence. • %

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY. MARCH 10. 1923.

I GOOD ! HIGHWAYS V ******>•** ROADS LEAD TO EVERYWHERE Demeet.cated Cow Is Orsdlted With Having Boon Engineer to Lay Out First Road. The first domesticated cow le credited with having been th* engineer who laid out the fest rood. Not ah ancient city In Europe but testifies, In i lie tangled iitlrieartvs of its afreet a, to the vagaries of that cow's descendants. writes Samliol Hopklas Adams In Leslie’s. Man improved progressively upon the bovine method of highway establishment until his chosen pathways were bedded In rock, lined with steel aud pa trolled by monsters that outsped rtie winds <rf heaven. With the railroads, "said prideful iuhk, had come the last word in the spread of highway*. Then the automobile loomed. And where thia modern engine of Mercury goes, roads unroll before it like the magic carpet before the feet of the djinn. From Greenland to Patagonia It Imperatively demands passageway to Its unknown goal bexond the ridges. American-lit-spired associations In Japan, In Australia, In the Argentine, at the Gape of Good Hope, preiach the gospel of th* wheel-bearing pith to everywhere Propaganda, this !« pure propaganda, primarily In the Interest of business but by Indirection, and more Importantly. for that solidarity which hinds communities together and dissolves barriers between nations. The historyold engineering which began with milk, ends with gasoline. FUNDS FOR ILLINOIS ROADS Sub-Committee of Bankeiw’ Association Report Bufficie. t Money to Complete Plant. The sub-commitiee on good mads of G* Illinois Bankers' association, : fter careful Investigation, re]>brted to that body that there are approximately sufficient funds available to < ompl-te the S,OM miles of highway yet to be bailt of rhe original 4.70 R

A Section of the Dixie Highway. miles in the Illinois plan wllhin five years, without issuing any more bomls., or increasing the motor fees. It Is believed that the Increase in motor vehicles may increase the high way revenue to such an extent that the stale will be able to finance the improvement of th? connecting roads on the “pay as yon go" plan and avoid further debt and further interest payments. $7,000,000 FOR GOOD ROADS Oregon State Officials Complete Eetlmatea of Highway Department for 1923-24. Oregon state officials have completed estimates Indicating that the Income of the sUte highway department f<>r tlie 1922-24 blennlutn will aggregate S2l,soff,oWt. This will give S7.<XM).OOO for new roSds. the remainder of the estimate receipts having already been obligated for fixed expenses. The trunk-line highway program ’argeiy has been completed. The highwav depertinent eipects to concentrate on"laieral and market roads a« soon as work on the trunk roads now in progress Is cleaned up. LONG TREE-LINED HIGHWAYS Roads Dedicated to Sold,ore Who Fell In World W»r to Be Bigun in New Yo.'-. State. A "Road of Uhiiethfirance'' dedicated to sMdtefs wim fell In the Vljork: war is to be begun At New York on a large scale, and it will he carried on under competent he;.ds. ThAt will insure th<* health and longevity of the trees. The plaril lag when cotnplvtml. according to f>rt<*r.'.t plan*, will be more than -uxt miles In length. Money for Gotter Roads. More than was. raised by the various cortMies of the state of Pennsylvania -luri' g the -last four yem*' a«:rMit' c;-vrlbutloir fowarH making the hlghwa; sytiAm M-;P»nh-svlvanih .the finest th“ mqirtry. ' i—— . ' Big Pis "a „ iteiy. Italy is plniifiiiiti tfit th* ennstrue tiori of a giant hiffc' ay between Milan tgig itt’ian ink- ‘llrrirt far th* melnsl-» u** ■'f ua*t-*igßr satemabHog ) and busses. The r0.,-! Is to be comI pleted Ln 1028.

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One by one they're dropping out of the race. At 10 o'clock tonight there | will be only sixteen left. Those six-j teen will have a chance until next ' week-end. and then all but one must fall. Who will that ONE be? I Richmond bunded Marion n good beating this morning at Fort Wayne, 30 to 12. The Marion Purple Whirl [ wind probably missed the services of their floor guard. Vigus. Frankfort exhibited much strength in downing the Emerson five from Gary yesterday, 17-11. Frankfort will down Greentown today. South Head high looks good. John Mkos and his gang should cause some trouble down at Indianapolis next week-end. Indiana vs. Minnesota, and Purdue vs. Northwestern tonight. Both games are being played in the northland. (‘bine on. Hoosiers, lets win 'em both. Word from Bloomington says Mike has one finger in splints. Thifc may Inndicap the scoring ace on the Crimson machine tonight. Wonder whether Mike or his brother Johnny will score the most points in tonights games. Johnny got six field goals in the game against Culver yesterday. * 0— - I’ISTITIOS FOR A MACADAM HOAD State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, Estate of Indiana. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident adult free holders and voters of Jefferson townshin, in Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct ami complete a free Macadamized stone mad, in said township over amt upon the public highway on the following mure, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty-nine <29) in township twenty-five (25) north of range fifteen (15) east in Adams county, Indiana, thence east over and upon the pubnc highway on the line between the cast half of sections twenty-nine (2?») and twenty <2O) and between sections twenty-one (21) and twentyeight (28), townsiiip and range aforesaid. and terminating at tlx* northeast corner of section twenty-eight (2b) township twenty-five (25) north of range fifteen (15) east in Adams county. Indiana. Your petitioners aver ami say that the improvement prayed tor is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends ’with a Free .Macadam Kuad in said township, and that a ’United States Rural Mail Route passes over the highway sought to be improved. Your petitioners further # aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established ami in use and Is one of lhe public highways of said Jefferson townsiiip. and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said pubic highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings; Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of forty feet and ; that said highway be graded to a width of twentv-four feet and that broken stone be* placed thereon to a width of ten <10) feet and to a depth of eight (8) incites at the sides thereof and to a depth of ten inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four inches upon such broken stone; that said improvement be made a double track and that tlie name of the same be ’The Bartley Burk Macadam Road.' That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the psyment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Jefferson township in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due That said improvement be made and constructed and said bonds be issued, and said tax be levied upon the taxable* property of said townsiiip. in accordance with the Acts of the Lcgisature of the state of Indiana passed in the year 1905 beginning on page 550 and as amended in the Acts of V.. 07 and as amended in the Acts of 1909 now in force providing for tlie ♦ xtenslon of free gravel or macadam rords.and al lother and any and all amendments thereto: We further ask tlie Board to take all the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement ernstructed and made as petitioned for herein without submitting the quosthe State of Indiana, providing for extension of Free Gravel or Maeauj.ia Roads, by Township taxation. Respectfully submitted, Chas. M. Fetteffi, Bartley Burk, c. Sehaadi. J. P. Preston. Sam Fetters. J. L. Yaney, J. T. Crash, Jonathan Rian, Frank Stomp. Frank Spangler, Jacob Stuber, Joseph Robin, Jess** W. Snyder, .Ricoh Bbllcnbachur. L. 1). Booher. J. F Teeter, Jos / M. Pee!. S. I). Hill. Philip Irvin, Amos (his x marki Lindley. John Tpult, W. N. Keer, Homer Charleston, J. A. Buckmaster, S. J. Fogle, W. V. lluvkniastei , Auam Miiier. it oy Huey. Isaac Teeple, Frank Hisey, John T. Kelly, Frank D. Brewster, I»avid S. Uebolt, Frank Fetters, I >avid Zehr, Abe Bebout, W. Johnson. Geo. B. axM.art.-r. Willi i n Ai. Adang, ‘hover C. T'ettcrs. John Adang. Cathrltie J. Adnng. Vernon Miller. Charley <’. \bn.et. Jesse jl.,Knglv. Jacob Alt. I‘Mla (.’harlcston. Philip BrcwsteK Ambrose Harbin, Fred Arn. W. K. ‘his x mark) Ketcham. Jane E. Reinhart. Wm. liars! hogu. Janies Kenny, Atlclia O. Buekmaster. Belle Wcndel. . Itacin l Bn water. Dan Burley, A. E. Morehotis. Theo, j’ettefs. B. C. Fetters, Celia 1 Ault, Mrs. Tenn Wpndlc, W. F. Foreman, Jesse Ray Miller. JaeOb llillu. John M. I’><>ll'-ii lgk 'h i'. Kinib' P.i uniter. 1,. M. Foye. C.‘E. Simons, 1). Brewster. 1 V Sapp. C- Lankiwrt, Win. G. I’oilenbaehcr, John Jlnffinan, Frank Riznn. Jaines I*’. Ryes. J W. Fitters, c. F. Adams. Otis Burk, John. Martin. Peter Kinney, D. F. Adarhs. E. <J. Bqtoh* r, E. WbodruiT, Wm. H. Fogle, B. Woodruff. This petition will be presented to tlm Board of Commissioners yn Tuesday, April. J, 1923. at which time lite taxpayorfi of Jefferson township may appear am) make such objections as the law may provide for. MARTIN JABERG. Auditor. 1 r.U'Me & Litturer. Attya. 19-1 i (JCiPoHP SftfZK* sump hrd hifilth I—»—l-WANT ADS EA|N—l-l-l

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Saturday Pythian Sisters Rummage Sale— K. of P. homo. Loyal Daughters Christian Church —Gladys Thompson. Monday Research Club—Mrs. Mary Eley, 2.30. Research Club Banquet—Masonic hall, 6:30. Pythian Needle Club -K. of P- home. SOCIETY Delphian Club-Mrs. W. E. Smith, 7:30 Tuesday Tri Kappa Miss Leona Ilunslckor, S o'clock. Thursday Ladies Aid Society of Presbyterian church —Mrs. John Schafer. 2 p.m. Auction Bridge—Miss Madge Hite. 6:30. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the home of Mrs. John Schafer. The ladies are requested to meet at the church at 2 o'clock and cars will be provided to take everyone to the Schafer home. ♦ Fred Smith entertained the Men of the Presbyterian church last evening at his home on Mercer Avenue with thirty present. C. J. Lutz gave an interesting talk on “Sunday School Attendance," and Charles Teeple talked on “Church Service Attendance,” while Mr. Covert responded to Mr. Teeple's talk. Mr. Noble, president of the society, presided during the business meeting at which time the trustees distributed the cards for the annual subscription drive. Roy Runyon was appointed chairman of the section for the next meeting w hich will be held sometime during this month. Mrs. Smith, assisted by Mrs. Covert, served delicious refreshments, during the social hour. ♦ The Pythian Needle Club will meet Monday evening after lodge at the K. Os P. Home. * ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Waring, of Dubuque. lowa, visited here over night with their cousin. Mr. U Waring. They left at noon. Mrs. Waring for a visit with relatives at Greenville, Ohio, and Mr. Waring for a few days at Pfttrtnrg. Joining Mrs. Waring the middle of next week, when they will return home. Mr. M aring is the secretary of tw-o'Jarge fire insurance companies. ♦ There will be a plan-making meeting of the members of the team from the Christian Church, of which Mrs. Charles is captain, on Wednesday evening. March 14. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles. 127 north Second street. The work ers are Mrs. Ertman, Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Albright. Mrs. Eady. Mrs. Ruble, Mrs. Exley. Mrs. Kohls, Miss IJchenstiger, Mrs. Squire, Mrs. Titus, Mrs. Teeters. Mrs. Jenny Miller. and Margaret Daniels. This side will be known as the Red Side. * Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keiffer. of Preble, shopped here today. — • One new 8 foot Deerinij binder, 3 mowers, 5 sets of harness at John Henry Hogg’s Wednesday, March 14. 1

There is only One Way to Restore the Power in Your Motor If the cylinders are worn and scored, have them reground and fitted with oversized pistons and rings, as smooth straight holes are necessary for effective compression and can be obtained only by grinding. All the power will be restored and the saving of gasoline and oil will quickly pay for the repair. In our repair department We have a new Landis Cylindci* Grinding Machine on which wc can re-grind any automobile, truck or tractor cylinder block. We are prepared to give prompt arid satisfactory service on all kinds and makes of cars. Interesting Facts on Regrinding Will be furnished upon Request Hoffstetter Garage I’honc 7G3 g. Monroe Si.

Kendallville—"Neither of us assuined the role of boss," was their), receipts for martini bliss given by)) Mr. and Mrs. John Ross. < Gray is to be one of the popular) i colors for spring in millinery, as well i as iu gowns and in shoes. It is fre- ■ quently combined with a more vivid 1 ' color, or shaded into orchid or blue. < Rochester —Washington’s birthday was celebrated by farmers near here ; with one of the largest wolf hunts in i the history of Fulton county. Connersville —For the first time in 11 more than a year the Fayette county I jail is empty. Sheriff George Haley | stated. |‘

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