Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI- Number 01.

WIND STORM SWEEPS ACROSS INDIANA

INCHDAMAGE JONE HE wind STORM TODAY Decatur and Adams Louni; in Path of High U md Early Today barn made roofless Telephone Service Badly (rippled and Interurban Service Delayed \ wind storm struck Decatur and lh , uoilu-rn hall oi Adams county earl) this morning. causing heavy pro pert) damage, and crippling telephone service, demoralizing interurban traffic between here and Fort Wayne, and endangering the’lives of people. The wind, travelling with great velocity, struik Adams county before daylight this morning and continued, more or less unabated 1 , througout the day. In the country, telephone poles were blown down, trees uprooted, and roofs torn from buildings. John Everhart oi Monroe, was enroute to this city in a covered wagon this morning, bring ing a quantity of produce to market, win n the strong wind caught hi-'; wagon, hurled it into the side-ditch, and turned it over on its side. Mt. Everhart was injured about his head and one arm was strained, but his in [ juries are not believed to be serious. Eggs which were in the wagon, were broken and thrown over Mr. Everhart and his wagon. The wagon was not , badly damaged. The ae«-idei«t_aucur<fd ! about one-half mile south ot this city | near the Andrew Miller farm. Few cars were able to operate over the E'ort Wayne-Decatur line tills- | forenoon. The car due into this city I at S o’clock did not arrive until 10:3P and the 10 o'clock car did not arriv. until 12 o'clock noon. Three trolley poles were blown down, hut the great e;,t difficulty on the line was in get ting enough power over the route. Heports from Herne, Monroe, Geneva. and other communities south of here stated that little damage had been done in that locality. The dam age was confined to a few telephone poles being blown down. The full strength of the storm was f -It in Hit nothern part ot the county. Windowe Blown In The miniature cyclone caused more or less damage in this city, the high wind tearing off roots, blowing down smoke stacks and blowing in a num her of window’s in up-town business stores, a big window in the Gay. Zwiv-k and Myers furniture store, and one in the Miller Bakery building were blown in. Bart of the roof on the south side of the Central grocery war torn loose. House Damaged Here William "Billy" Bell, residing on South Winchester street, reported this afternoon that the wind blew the kitchen away from his house anti moved it a distance of a few feet. Ihe wind also blew a door off of Mr. Bell's garage. Bi g Damage To Phone System H. !•'. Ehinger manager of the Citizens Telephone company estimated *hat at least 200 telephone poles were blown down over the country this "mrnlng, carrying the wires with, them. From the Hoagland vicinity, d was reported that thirteen poles of ’he local telephone company had blown over. A majority of the toll iines were out of commission the Kt eater part of the day, but Mr. EllinKer stated that a crew of men was busy reairing the lines and that it "as hoped that long distance calls “>uld be dispatched by evening. Tim '' lephone company also suffered a " SK in the south part of the country iiuil it Is estimated that the loss from te storm will total at least $1,000.00. le Citizens Telephone company has H -i poles scattered over the county so >t can be seen that when a storm Ps this section it can do more or 3S damage to Its property. The ° rin did not damage much of the proT y in Decatur for the reason that e company has displaced the ovlarhead wires with cables. H ontlnued on page five)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

France Conter Is Improving Today Word received hero today stated that France Comer, who is seriously 111 with bronichal pneumonia at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L Conter, in Gary, passed the crisis in his illness at 3 o'clock this morning, ami that he is now believed to be on the road to recovery. France went to Gary a week ago yesterday and has been seriously ill since that time. AN INTERESTING EDITION COMING C. N. Alleger to Have Charge of Special Edition of Daily Democrat The Democrat has completed arrangements for the early publication of an edition which promises to be more than ordinarily interesting to all residents of Adams and surrounding counties, ami which, in many ways, completes an ambition that had its inception in the Democrat twentyfive years ago. At that time C. N. Alleger, youngest son of Mr. anti Mrs. C. F. Alleger. formerly of Decatur and now of Marion. Indiana, complet ed his apprenticeship as "devil'' in the Democrat office, when it was edited by L. G. Ellingham and the present owner, John Heller. Alleger, known to the kids of those days as "Tom.'' attended school here; worked three years in the Journal and Democrat offices, and has been in journalistic work ever since, aside from his collegiate work. He has been on St. Louis and other metropolitan papers, and enjoyed a wide range of experience in repertorial and business office work throughout Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Those were the days of “Places Creams,” the greatest base ball team - Decatur ever had (Tom says)—Minnehan. Bolie, "Duinmie” Klhm. "Chick” Stahl, etc. Those were the days when Decatur had no water, works; when the fire department hail, a hand engine; there were, of course, no automobiles, or interurbans. Short! Sixth and Court, streets were the only, paved streets; Millard Cowan, as, marshal, chased the kids in at curfew. and when the little white kintergarten school sat in a corner of Central High grounds. “Spooler” bell. Walt and Miles Neiman. Tod Lynn J Art Suttles, Chad Schaffer, Jess Peterson, Harry Leßrun and a dozen or more other kids formed the “gang" that played • buckeye-I-o around the court house, and hooky from school. Alleger has been engaged by the Democrat to take charge of an edition which will be adapted to interesting reminescences of former days, and which will be featured by numerous articles concerning local business establishments. He will compile data showing the improvements made; the wonderful progress made in business circles, and present the numerous reasons why everyone should feel proud of their home city —Decatur. Alleger is prepared to, do this, for be sees these improvements from a stranger’s eye, but a; stranger who knew the Decatur of 25 years ago—through the eyes of a 1 former resident. He arrived from St. Louis this morning and is now engaged in calling on business men and renewing former acquaintances. The Democrat is just as enthusiastic as Alleger over this edition, for “Tom” sure can write, and everyone will take great interest in the edition, which will be featured by this com plete business and social write-up of Decatur, after the lapse of a quarter century. * MILLION DOLLAR SNOW (United Press Service) Kansas City Mo., March 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A million dollar blanket of snow covered the southwest today. Rain followed by snow, covering the country southward from Missouri to Texas was of untold value to' the winter wheat crop. The storm, paralyzed wire communications and seriously interfered with railroad traffic.

BOND ISSUE IS GRANTED FOR STRIKER ROAD State Tax Commissioners Decide That Concrete Road May he Built ENDS A LONG FIGHT Fennig and Son, Contractors, to Begin Work on Road in Near Future The state board of tax commissioners has granted the issuing of $36,800 worth of bonds with which to build the Warren Striker concrete road in Geneva, running west to the township line. George W. Fennig & Son have the contract and the road will he con strutted this year. The contract price is $35,450.00. Over two years ago the petitioners took steps to have the road constructed and each time remonstrances were tiled against the improvement which prevented its construction The state tax board also upheld a remonstrance some time ago against the issuing of the bonds, but this time, reversed its decision in the matter. A certified copy of the action taken by the state board was received by county auditor Martin Jaberg this morning, the notice reading, “that after a hearing held at Geneva last Tuesday by Commissioner Philip Zoercher, the board of state tax commissioners hereby allow the issuuiKJH’ s36.Btw uo worth of bonds with which to construct the Warren Striker road." The Striker road is one and onehalf miles in length, and when constructed, will be the third concrete road in Adams county, the other two, being the Bellmont road in this city' and the M. It E. cemetery road in Berne. Fennig A Son will commence work on the road after they complete the building of the Butcher macadam road in this city. SIXTEEN TEAMS LEFT IN RACE High School Basketball Teams Plan for Finals in State Tourney Indianapolis, March. 12. —The 16 high school basketball teams, sutvivors of the semi-final round of the state tournament played off Saturday in the three regional centers, Bloomington, Ixat'ayette and Fort Wayne, were resting today, preliminary to a week of vigorous workouts In preparation for the finals of the meet, which will be played off here next Friday and Saturday. Most of the teams went through the first stages of the tourney without injury to the players, ft was reported and all are expected to l>e in good condition for the final meet when a state championship will be decided. The schedule for the finals here next Friday and Saturday follows: FRIDAY 0 a.m. —Frankfort vs. Muncie. 10 a.m. —Columbus vs. Richmond. 11 a.m. —Bedford vs. Warsaw. 1 p.m. —Crawfordsville vs. Martinsville. 2 p. m.—South Bend vs. Huntington. 3 p.m. —Sullivan vs. Anderson. 4 p.m.—Franklin vs. Perrysville. 7:30 p.m. —Vincennes vs. Lyons. 8:30 p.rn.—Winner 9 a.m. vs. winner 10 a.m. SATURDAY 9 a.m.—Winner 11 a.m. vs winner 1 p.m. 10 a.m— Winner 2 p.m. vs. winnner I n P-in. 11 a.m. —Winner 4 p.m. vs. winner 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m.—Winner 8:30 p.m. vs. winner 9 a.m. 3 p.m.—Winner 10 a.m. vs. winner 11 a.m. 8 p.m.—Winner 2 p.m. vs. winner 3 p.m.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, March 12, 1923.

BUSES BROKE LINE Newark, Ohio, March 12. — (11. I’., -The firs( electric interurban line in the world will be abandoned here tonight. Motor bus competition has driven the Columbus, Newark and Zanesville Traction Company to operate its line between Newark and Granville at a loss. So It has 1 decided to quit. The road, a part of the Ohio Electric system, was built in 1888. DOG TAX FUND REPORT MADE! I Total of $1,135 Paid Out for Sheep, Hogs and Fowls Killed A total of $1,135 was paid out in Adams county during the past year for sheep, hogs, and poultry killed by dogs, according to the surplus dog fund report just made by the township tustees to county auditor, Martin Jaberg. The amount collected in dog taxes was $4,596 leaving a I surplus of $13,457. Os this surplus, $1,200 was kept as a balance in each 1 township. five per cent or $172.85 sent to the hydrophobia fund, and the remainder returned to the township school funds. Last year there was a total of $1,068.10 paid out for losses, and $4,691 collected in taxes. There were no losses in either iPreble or French townships. The largest loss in the county was in 'Washington township, where the sum of $401.5m was paid out for aai imal.s killed. A balance of SIOO is kept in each township at the beginning of each year to meet the expenses of the losses before the next tax is paid in. Most of the money -paid out tor losses was paid for ‘ sheep killed. Several ho£s» geese, laud other fowls were either killed or | maimed, also. Following is the re-1 port showing lhe amount of dogs tax collected in each township, and the! amount paid out for losses: Township Collected Losses Pd.j ■ Union $ 295. nu $ 10.00 Root 476.00 7.00 I Preble 312.00 I Kirkland 196.00 32.00] i Washington 653.00 401.50' I St. Marys 286.00 74.00 Blue Creek 379.00 174.00 .Monroe 588.00 113.00 French 280.00 Hartford 299.00 30.00 Wabash 469.00 285.50 Jefferson 363.00 ,8.00 Total $4,596.00 $1,135.00 REPORT GIVEN BY ASSESSORS - Township Assessor Make First Weekly Report of. Their Work The township assesssors made their I first report to County Assessor Wil ; Ham Zimmmerman last Saturday. l showing the average on the personal property to be lower than the final valuations fixed by the board of review last year. However, the first week's work canuot be taken as a criterion, us only a few property owners were assessed during the first week, the reports for the week being an average of about one-tenth ot the total canvas. The averages reported by the assessors for the last week are: Farming implement*, $110.50; Automobiles, $179.50; horses. $80.00; Mules. $71.25; milk cows, $37.00; other cattle, $21.50; sheep. $6.60; sows, $21.50; other hogs. $6.46; poultry,s6.l6 per dozen; household goods. $134.50 per house. Last year the total value of personal property was $6,420,657.00. Tha assessors are required to make a report to County .Assessor Zimmerman every week. A week from next Saturday the assessors will meet at Berne at which time the averages of the value of personal property will be discussed.

MISSION OPENS I AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH HERE Attentive Crowds Attend I Opening Sunday Morning; Eloquent Sermon TO LAST TWO WEEKS Meetings for Women This Meek and for Men Next Week; Public Invited I Fervent and attentive crowds at'tended the opening services of the! ■holy mission which opened at the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city, I Sunday morning. The mission opened witli the celebration of a high mass at 9:45, Rev. J. A. Seimetz, lector, acting as celebrant. Although the first week ot the mission is set aside for the women of the parish, both men and women were privileged to attend the high mass. Father Daniel, the Franciscan missionary, delivered an eloquent and instructive sermon in which he exI plained the purpose and reason for .holding a mission. He took for his text, “As the Father hath sent me so 'also I send you,” and stated that i missions were not new and that the i missionaries had nothing new to tell ' : lhe people, but rather that they caine here to repeat the word and ■ teachings of God; that they did not come on their own account or to dis- ‘| cuss business affairs or topics of the i; day, or to give expression of their ‘! individual opinions), but that they were trjiut. U>fulfill the- mission comi manded by God of His disciples, to go ■ forth into the world and teach all ■ men that they might be saved. Missions are not new, stated Father Daniel, for we read in the Bible that • 'Noah was a missionary, St. Paul was a missionary, the disciples and prophets were missionaries and later . i Christ, the son of God, was and re- | mains the greatest missionary that , | ever came upon the earth. Father Daniel in his introductory | (Continued on page five) SISTER EXPIRES IN INDIANAPOLIS Mrs. Estella Ellis, Formerly of Decatur, Dies From Heart Trouble Mrs. Estella Ellis, age 55 years, a former resident of Decatur, died at her home in Indianapolis at 8 o’clock yesterday morning following an illness of two years’ duration with I heart trouble. Although Mrs. Ellis j had been suffering tor a long time, ideath was sudden. j Mrs. Ellis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burdge. She spent her childhood days in this city but since her marriage to Marion Ellis, i she has resided in Indianapolis. Mr. j Ellis who was a policeman, was killed lone night during the winter of 191 S ■when he stepped into a dark cellar- ! way. Mrs. Ellis was a sister to Al Burdge and Mrs. Bertha Ellis, of this city. Resides this brother and sister, Mrs. Ellis is survived by a daughter. Miss Violet Ellis, nineteen years old. who resided with her mother at the time of the latter's death. Funeral services will be held from the home in Indianapolis at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and burial will be held in an Indianapolis cemetery. Mr. ami Mrs. Al Burdge, Mrs. Bertha Ellis and Mrs. Erwin Butler went to Indianapolis this morning. Mrs. E. G. Coverdale, a niece, will bo to Indianapolis tomorrow to attend tlio funeral. Rushville —Tire world is getting better and better, according to Rush county records, for not a single application for divorce was filed in Rush county during February.Miss Sue Mayer, visited friends in Fort Wayne yesterday.

iii Other Words, He’s An A No. I Speller Roann, Ind., March 12 E. T. Seitn. r of Roann challenges any speller or any number ot spellers to a match. Hcitner knows the contents ot McGuffey's speller s> well that he can rejeat the woids on any oage if anyone will mention the number cf the page. Hugh Moyer, of near Decatur, is visiting al the home of Orvnlle Sod doth for a few days. FIX RULES FOR CO, FIELD DAY Committee Announces Eligibility Rules and Other Data on Meet At a recent meeting of the committee in charge of the Adams County Field Day, to be held in this city on April 27. a list of rules to govern the eligibility of contestants was made out. The names of all contestants must be handed in at the office of the county superintendent not later than I April 13. The admission prices to I the track and field events will be 10 i cents to all school children and 15 cents to all others. The admission 1 to the evening program will be 15 cents to school children and 25 cents to all others. The basis upon which the contest- ! ants in the oratorical and musical ! contests will be judged was establish’[ed. The committee, which is compos- , ed of Superintendent E. S. Christen. . C. O. Lehman and Don Collum, will hold two more meetings before the , date for the Field Day. to make final I arrangements. Much interest is being shown in the event by the various . schools in the county, and indications are that the day will be a great suej cess from every standpoint. Following are the eligibility rules land the basis upon which the con[testants will be judged: Eligibility Rules 1— All entries or names of the respective contestants must be received at this office by April 13. This includes merely the name of the student and the name of the event or contest entered. 2 — Each school should send in a list of alternates contesting in orations. music and readings; none required for track events. 3 — All trophies Will bo awarded at the evening session. 4— Admissions. All school students will be admitted to track contests for 10 cents and to the literary-musical contests for 10 cents additional. All others (non-students) will be admitted to the track meet for 15 cents and to the literary-musical for 25 cents. Judging Oratorical: 1— Thought and composition 30% 2 — Delivery and stage presence 70% Readings: 1 — Choice of selection 10% 2 — Memory technique 30% 3 — Interpretation and expression 50% 4 — Stage presence 1(0, Musical: Instrumental: 1— Choice of selection 15% 2 — Stage presence 1(1% 3— Technique 40% 4— Interpretation and expression 35<;; Vocal: Solo 1 — Choice ot selection 15% t 2— Stage presence 10% 3— Technique 35% 4— -Interpretation and expression 25% 5 — Voice quality 15% Quartette: 1— Choice of selection 15% 2 — Stage presence n>% 3— Technique 25% j 4—lnterpretation and expression 25% s—Ensemble5 —Ensemble 25% Memorizing musical numbers will not add to the total grade. Tickets will be sent to you in due time for sale to your pupils, parents and friends. Schedules and prog-rams will be I made at one of the later meetings and will be mailed to each principal. —— .« Mrs. John, Kohne, of Washington township, called on friends this morning.

Price: 2 Cents.

SCORES HURT IN STATE BY STRONG GALE Traction Lines Tied Ip; Wire Communications Disrupted GREAT LAKES REGION Gale Traveling 80 Miles an Hour Sweeps Mississippi Valley Indianapolis. Mar. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat I Scores ot persons were hurl and heavy property damage was done in a gale that swept across Indiana last night and this morning. Wire communications were disrupted. Traction lines wore tied up with broken trolley wires, windows were broken, roofs lifted, chimneys torn down. In some instances pedestrians were picked up by the gale, curried a short distance and slammed down again. Several sustained broken legs and were bruised or hurt otherwise. Over Great Lakes Chicago, Mar. 12—A gale which reached SO miles an hour, accompanied by rain, sleet and snow, swept up the Mississippi valley and across the Great Lakes region during the night causing heavy damage. Many cities were isolated. Hundreds of miles of wires were blown down. Railroad traffic was demoralized . ' Twenty were injured in Chicago alone in accidents due to the storm. A large part of the city was in darkness when main lines supplying electric current were snapped by the wind. Thousands of people spending Sunday evening at down-town theaters and cases, were caught by the storm and unable to reach their homes. Street car and elevated line traffic was tied up by a heavy snow fall. Automobiles were .stalled along all drives, unable to buck the high wind and snow drifts. With hotels crowded, late revelers spent the remainder of the night in restaurants, lobbies, or sitting in stalled cars. The sudden fall of wol snow and rain clogged drains, flooding cellars. The snow (ontinued today although forecasts were for fair and colder weather tonight. FARMERS' MEETINGS HEM) Three Interesting Meetings Held In Cot nty Last Week Three agricultural meetings of interests to the farmers were held in IT,-Ide. Wabash and Jefferson townships last week. The atttendence wo fair in each case although many were prevented from being there because Os lhe extreiiiily bad condition of the read. Two reel:- of agricultural motion picture:- were shown in each case, one showing c.rchard .spraying and poultry culling. The orchard film shewed a power spray outfit in operation and explained the different sprays Which are to be applied. There was niticli interest manifested in the pic tures, (speciality since it is now the proper time to apply the dormant spray of lime-sulpher, probably the most essential spray ot. the season. All-regional Team at Ft. Wayne Meet Fort Wayne. Mar. 12—The following all-regional team was selected by Messrs. Reagan. Crown and Morrison the officials for the regional meet here: Yoos, Huntington, forward Miller, South Bend, forward Beckner. Muncie, forward Nyikos, South Bend, center Calkins, Kendallville, center Prentice, Kendallville, guard Mattox, Richmond, guard Kennedy, Richmond, guard The following were given honorable mention; Stanates, Wabash; White, Mooreland; Hodges, Shelbyville; Wade, Culver; Frdmuth, Fort Wayne; Norris, Fort Wayne,