Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 81.

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gS-O® 3 ® enthusiastic MEETING HELD INK. OFF. HOME First of Series of Banquets of Industrial Association Held MR. NIEZER SPOKEj Prominent Ft. Wayne Man Cave Fine Address Com plimenting City Wal Wemhoff and his committee. 11. J. Yager. Herman Ehingen Lawrence Kleinhenz and John Carmody made good on the first program for the Decatur Industrial Association. The meeting was held at the K. of P. home last evening with a dinner at 6:30 o’clock, and promptly at that moment, the doors to the dining room were opened, the big hall filled and the singing, in charge of Dr. I'red Patterson, started. .Mr. Wemhoff was in charge of the evening and did his part splendidly, fir. Patterson led the crowd in a number of songs especially written for the occasion. E. W. Kampe presided at the piano and the crowd joined in for all -they were worth. Rev. Seiinetz asked the blessing. After a most delicious dinner served by the Pythian ladies, and thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Wemhoff introduces! Han Niblick, president of the (Industrial Association, John Carmody of the sugar company, and Attorney J. Lutz, each of whom made five minute talks, happy and pleasing Hon. Charles M. Niezer, president of the Port Wayne Chamber of Commerce, vas then introduced and gave a most interesting and entertaining talk along lines of interest to those who have the welfare of the community at heart. Mr. Nlezer Gives Talk Mr. Niezer said that he had kept in close touch with this community and had many friends here, that in all his life he had never known of a movement for the general uplift of our people which had failed to receive the whole heat support of the people of Decatur, a reputation worth having. He declared he had often wondered how it was possible, but that he understood it now after being such a splendid organization of m p n. He dwelt at some length upon the many benefits to be derived from organization and said the big thing is to have such a body as the Industrial club in order that we be prepared to do things when the opportunity arrives. He said that when the International Harvester company signed a desire to locate in Fort ayne, provided certain things were one there was no organization tould meet them and accomplish results excepting the Chamber of Com mer< e which performs the same unctions there as the'lndustrial club does here. Mi. Nlezer said it was a great ting- that there was friendly competition between cities for it inspires every community to do its best. Ho " '.■'ted by telling a story' of a rooster which wandered out “• h‘S pen one day ar)d foun() au s rii egg jj e ro ]| ed j n t o cafn p fa 'Mng the hens about him said, 'tris I don’t want to complain but Just want to show what they are otng in other places.” Mr. Niezer > erspersed his talk with a number soiies and the crowd enjoyed his Mdress completely. He discussed the It ll9 to acquire and hold property ’ ' ’fid that right given to individs >s the saver of the world. “Were not tor that privilege we would not " a .. living ’” he declared. He adn ‘ thrift and care and industrious.l’’ 11 a contin uation of the wonpu" together” attitude alwavs h,*° nßtrated here. Mr. Niezer was t >,. ® Bsed hy the talks, the singing, and to Bticl{ for the old town tion *i Hplendld feeling of co-opera-"oeiatioi B T rt ° f the Industrial aB ’ "carrv urged the members to she lick, and Continued on page two)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Mrs. Mary WemholT Is Seriously 111 Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, one of the best known ladies of Decatur, is quite ill at h<T homo on Fourth street, having [suffered a severe heminorhago of the lungs this morning about six o’clock. The children were summoned, and Frank and his sister motoring down from Fort Wayne. At noon Mrs. Wentboll was resting easier with hopes for her recuperation and recovery. LUTHERANS TO EXPAND SCHOOLS Pastors and Preachers in Convention at Fort Wayne This Week A resolution to the effect that the preparatory schools of the Missouri synod of the Lutheran church be expanded to full colleges by adding a course of two years was adopted yesterday afternoon at the annual conference of Lutheran pastors and teachers of northeastern Indiana, meeting at Emmaus hall. Ft. Wayne. At present practically all of the 12 preparatory schools of the synod have a course of six years, supplemented by a three-year course at Concordia Seminary. St. Louis. According to the overture adopted yesterday, a separate school centrally located is to be started. Graduates of the various preparatory schools, like Concordia College, can attend ths school for a period of two years and at the end of that time receive theirj degrees. The plan provides for the use. of the present Concordia Seminary buildings at St. Louis for housing this new school. The seminary has become inadequate for the large number of students attending, and in view of this fact the Missouri synod is at present building a now 11,000,000 seminary in the western part of St. Louis. As soon as the present seminary is vacated, it is planned to use the buildings to house the new school, which will function as a joint senior college. The resolution of overture asking that the above action, be taken will be presented to the general convention of the Missouri synod for final adoption. This convention will be held at Fort Wayne June 20 to 31) of this year. Favor Pension System The meeting yesterday also went on record for the establishment of a pension system for the aged servants of the (church. A benefit fund will be provided to take care of these teachers and preachers, for which they may make application at the time they have reached the age of 68 years, should they wish to retire from active duty at that time. The vote of the conference was in answer to a request for action on this matter from the general board of support. It was stated last night that in system, the synod has always mainaddition to the proposed pension tained a relief fund for disabled servants of the church. If the present pension plan is adopted the relief fund will only be used to aid those who have not reached the pension age. The final decision on the establishment of the pension plan will also be made at the general convention in June, it was said. Another feature of the meeting yesterday was the report of Professor Floering, of the Fort Wayne Lutheran Institute, on the progress of that school. He stated that the campaign being conducted at the present time to raise SIOO,OOO for a new building was progressing very well and that $40,000 of the total amount to be pledged was already subscribed. Building will be started as soon as the sum of $75,000 has been reached. Preble Minister Speaks The conference opened yesterday morning at Emmaus hall with divine services. Rev. Robert Gaiser, of Preble, Ind., delivered the convention address. Immediately after the, service in the church the meeting adjourned to the hall and the conference was organized with the (Continued on page three) •

COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT FOR , STREET LIGHTS Expect New Ornamental Lights to be Operating 1 by July 1 COST IS NOT HIGH Approximate Cost to Property Owners Is $lB Per Lot ■ — : BY JULY FIRST M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the electric light department stated this morning that it was hoped to have the new ornamental lighting system on Second street in opera--1 tion by July 1 and, if possible, to ) dedicate Decatur’s “white way” on July 4th. | The city council in executive session last evening awarded the contract for furnishing the 32 single standard ornamental light posts to be erected on J both sides of Second street from Jack- • son to Jefferson street, to the Auburn [Foundry company. Auburn, Indiana, 'the contract price for the 32 posts being $1549.84 or approximately $48.40 leach. The Auburn post was adopted I after due investigation and consideraJ tion by the councilmen and it is bellieved that it will prove most satis- » factory and ornamental to Decatur’s I main street. The Cost Per Foot t The estimated cost per front foot for the posts, including the wiring of them I with cable, will be between eighty and . eighty-five cents. The average lot s on Second street is approximately 22 , feet wide, making the cost to the 1 property owner between SIB.OO and s $19.00 and not more than S2O 00 on the 3 above size lot. The city will pay for r the instsrthrtMn of rhe cable along the i street and the labor required in erectr ing the post. The cost of lighting [and maintaining the posts will be paid 1 . by the city also. Beauty to the Street i Without doubt the ornamental light n posts will add beauty to the street i and. when lighted, will be of great service to all who use the street. The ’ posts will be erected at a distance 1 ranging from 72 to 80 feet, the ma- ■ jority of them being 74 feet apart. ’.The block between Monroe and Madi--1 son streets on the east side and the (Continued on page four) YOUNGPEOPLE TO GIVE PLAY Young Peoples Society of St. Johns Church Present Play This Week “Deacon Dubbs,” a comedy drama, I will be presented by the St. John’s Young Peoples socety on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, April 6, 7 and 8. The play is in three acts. The first act takes place at a country auction and the Deacon arrives from Sorghum Center, West Virginia. A country wedding takes place during the second act. while an oldfashioned husking bee provides much merriment during the ast act. lu the final act the Deacon takes unto himself a wife. The cast of characters for the play is as follows: Deacon Dubbs—From Sorghum Center, State of West Virginny—Arthur Schroeder. Amos Coleman, His Nephew —a Young Lawyer—Hem. Uulmahn. Rawdon Crawley—A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing—Otto Bradtmiller Major McNutt—Auctioneer and Justice of Peace —Oscar Boerker. Deuteronomy Jones — A Country Product—Edwin Kleine. Rose Raleigh—The School Ma’am— Ida Reiter. Miss Phiipena Popover—With both eyes on the Deacon—Hattie True!zsok. Emily Dale —The Richest Girl in I Town—Julie Seheumsnu | Trixie Coleman—Full of Mischief—[Adelaide Truelzock. Yennie Yensen—The Swedish Hired Girl—Florence Scbeumann.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April I, 1923.

A Fiery Cross Was Burned at Monroe Monroe, Ind., April 4.—(Special io Daily Democrat)- A fl. ry cross was burned on Main street here about Ht o'clock last night. The cross was placed a hurt distance from Tablet's h-staurant. Nobody saw the <r« s light, d and apparently nobody knows anything about it. The charred cross Was taken down this morning READY TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT [Catholic High School Pupils Present Plays Tomorrow Night Following a series of diligent rehearsals during the past two weeks, the Catholic high school pupils are now ready to present their entertainment in the public high school auditorium tomorrow night. The entertainment will consist of a song of greeting by the pupils; a musical sketch in one act. entitled: Uncle Sam’s Ruys in Camp"; and a drama in four acts entitled: "The Heart of France.” The entertainment is to be given under the auspices of the ; senior class. o MASONS PLAN FOR INITIATION Royal Arch Masons Have i Class for Friday and Monday Evenings > Attention of all Royal Arch Masons 1 is .ailed to two important meetings to > be held soon. The Royal Arch degree r will be conferred on three candidates > Friday evening of this week and next • Monday evening three more candl- ; dates will receive the work. At that I time Herbert A. Graham, of Indianapolis, state inspector, will be present and a banquet will be given at : ix ; o’clock. The lodge will convene each night at 7:30. A crowd of Chapter Masons will go to Bluffton tonight - where six Decatur men will taka the Council degrees. 0 North Ward Children Selling Play Tickets Children of the North Ward school are selling tickets today for their spring pageant “The Shut-up Posey." The playlet will be given at the high school auditorium Friday evening of this week at eight o'clock. The tickets are selling at ten and fifteen cents each and the proceeds will be used for play ground equipment and to help the school. Your patronuge is solicited. — • ■■ — ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WEATHER ♦ INDIANA — Cloudy tonight aud Thursday; probably rain. Somewhat colder tonight extreme south portion. ELKS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS Installation Exercises to be Held at Regular Meeting Tonight The newly elected officers of the Elks lodge will be installed at a meeting to be held this evening. The officers to be installed are: D. M. Hensley, exalted ruler; Fred Schurges, leading knight; Andy Foos, lecturng knight: Joe Brennam loyal knight; Charles Weber, outer guard; Vincent Borman, secretary; Charles Niblick, treasurer. Charles Christen will be installed us a trustee to succeed himself. All of the officers to be installed this evening were reelected with the excepton of Mr. brennan and Vincent Borman, they being new officials. Following the regular lodge meeting tonight, a meeting of the stockholders of the lodge corporaton wllff be called and the matter of letting the contract for the construction of the new Elks home with be discussed.

DEMOCRAT IS | NAMED MAYOR OF CHICAGO William Dever Chosen to Succeed Thompson by Plurality of 103,748 A COMPLETE CHANGE Thompson Machine Swept Out of Power; 38 of 50 Aidermen Democrats Chicago. April 4.—(UP.)—Results of Tuesday’s municipal elections: Democrats gained complete control of Chicago city government through election of William E. Dever as mayor and thirty-eight of fifty aidermen. Morton B. Hull, Republican, elected to represent the second congressional district succeeding James R. Mann. Bond issues totalling $20,000,000 for improvement of south shore park system approved. Sunday movies banned in Oak Park, a Chicago suburb. Victory for the “Silk stocking element in Evanston with the reelection of Harry B. Pearsons as mayor. Chicago. April 4.—William E. Dover. Demo, rat, was chosen mayor of Chicago to succeeu William Hale , Thompson in Tuesday's municipal election by a plurality of 103,748. Morton D. Hull, Republican, was elected congressman from the Second district to succeed James R. Mann. He defeated Barrett O’Hara With Dever was elected a ticket of city officials that, with the exception i of two aidermen, swept out of office f -- the last remnants of tho Thorn pnn organizaton once regarded as the most powerful political machine that ever dominated Chcago and Illinois politics. Thirty-eight of fifty aldermen are Democrats. The election brings about a complete new alignment of political power. The victory firmly establishes the right of George E. Brennan to succeed Roger Sullivan as Democratic "boss" of Chicago. He directed Dever’s campaign and united the Democrats behind the ticket. (Continued on page three) o SEVEN GAMES ON GRID CARD 1923 High School Football Schedule Announced; Three Home Games Seven football games have been scheduled for the 1923 Decatur high school football team. Four of these games are with teams in the Wabash Valley High School Football Conference, which was organized last fallThe members of the conference are, Logansport, Peru, Huntington, Fort Wayne South Side and Decatur. The champion of the conference will be determined on a percentage basis and will receive a silver loving cup. Officers, of the conference are L. E. Singer, of Pent, president; C. B. Steruen, of Huntington, vice-president and R. M. Gibson, of Logansport, secretary and treasurer. The first game of the season will be played at Portland on September 29, and the season will close on November 17 with a game in Peru. The schedule is as follows: Sept. 29, Portland at Portland. Oct. 5, Fort Wayne South Side at Decatur. Oct. 12, Huntington at Decatur Oct. 20, Offered to Warsaw at Decatur Oct. 27, Logansport at Logansport Nov. 3, Richmond at Richmond Nov. Peru at Peru ... o LATIN CLUB DANCE »» »—• There will be a dance at the Masonic hall Friday evening, April 6, the event beng given by the Latin Club of the Decatur high school. The admission price is twenty five cents per person and everybody is cordially invited.

BUY FURNITURE FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Democratic Editors to Meet One Week Earlieri Indianapolis, Apr. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The summer meeting of the Democratic State Editorial [ association at Vincennes has been changed from June 1 and 2 to June 8 and 9, George Purcell, president of the association, has announced. The Republican editorial meeting will be held at South Bend. June 7, 8 and 9. PLAINTIFF GETS SMALL lUBGMENT Jury Awards Blufl'ton Man $330; Other Circuit Court News After deliberating for more than eight hours the jury which heard the evidence in the case of Paul Smaltz, administrator of the estate of Olive Smaltz. against Robert Werling. returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and fixed his damages at $330. The case was given to the jury shortly before 12 o'clock noon yesterday and the verdict was reached at 8 o’clock last night. The plaintiff demanded SIO,OOO for the death of his wit’n which resulted from an automobile accident in Fort Wayne a year ago in which the defendant figured. However, owing to the ommission of the word "as" be--1 fore the word in the title of the complaint, the plaintiff i was entitled to recover only for the » doctor bill and funeral expenses. It i is not known whether or not the • plaintiff intends to file another comi plaint as administrator and demand ■ judgment for the death of his wife. The case was venued to this county from Wells circuit court. Judgment Is Awarded In the case of David E. Studebaker vs. Ina M. Meyer and W. E. Meyer, the court has awarded judgment in favor of the plantin' in the sum of $85.21. Case Remanded To Allen Connty Hy agreement of the parties, the case of Charles Wilding vs. Eugene P. Fitch has beery remanded back to the Allen Superior Court. Final Report Os Guardian Wilfred S. Smith, guardian of Wilda. Forest and Wilfred Ray has filed a final report, as to his guardianship of Wilfred Ray. The court approved the report and discharged the guardian of Wilfred Ray. Wills Are Probated The will of Elizabeth Depp was probated today. The document provides that all just debts be paid first. All of the remaining property is to be divided equally among the children. David Depp was ,hppoin)ted [ executor of the will. The will of Margaret Sphar was filed for probate today. After all just debts have been paid, the balance of the property, lioth real and personal, is to be divided equally among the three sons, Orphus. Clark and Dale, with the exception of S2OO which was bequeathed to the husband. Clark Sphar was appointed i executor of the will. The whereabouts of one of the witnesses who signed the will. Florence B. Dewitt, was not known, but Attorney E. Burt Lenhart was familiar with the writing of the deceased and he swore t<» a statement that the signature on the paper was that of Mrs. Sphar. Tlie other witness was Richard Erwin. New Case Filed A complaint on a note was filed in the circuit court today by the Bluffton Implement company against Earl ' E. Arnold, demanding judgment in the sum of S2OB. Attorneys for the plaintiff are Fruchte & Litterer, of Decatur, aud Eichhorn & Edris, of Bluffton. Inheritance Tax Report An inheritance tax report was filed in the estate of Gottlieb Christener I yesterday afternoon, showing the total net value of the estate to be $13,248.25. The entire estate was inherited by the surviving widow, Magdalena Christener, and since she Is entitled to an exemption in the (Continued on page three)

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TRUSTEES BUY I SURGICAL AND OTHER SUPPLIES Much Time Consumed in Considering the Various Bids Submitted LOCAL FIRM BIDDER [Remainder of Furnishings to he Purchased at Regular April Meeting After spending much time in going over the bids submitted for furniture for the new Adams County Memoral Hospital, now under construction in the south part of the city, the board of trustees decided upon a large number of purchases late yesterday afternoon. The board decided to purchase the refrigerators. irrigating stands, light fixtures, and small supplies at the April meeting. Tlie supervising nurse and janitor likely will lie selected at a spec ial called meeting of the board sometime during the latter part of April. Max Wocher & Sons, of Cincinnati, were the successful bidders on most of the surgical furniture purchased. The four furniture pur chases were divided among Gay, Zwick, &• Myers, of Decatur; Dierie , H Yager, of Berne; Tlie I’rogr-'ss Store, of Tiernc, and the Bcrn<- Sup- , ply company. The following pieces of surgical furniture were purchased from Max \V ocher & Sons: one operating tabie, $405: one combination mounted sterilizer. $1,343.56; one bed pan sterilizer, $171; one instrument and dressing table. $52; one- instrument and dressing table. $6): one two bowl immersion stand, sl2: one threeunaesthetic- stool. $5.90; one surgical bowl immerson stand, $14.40; one stool, $5.90: two anaest. table, $13.5u each; six infants’ bassinettes, $13.75 each; two nurses' desks, $52 each. The? following pieces were pure based from the 1 Hospital Supply company, of New York; one obstetric table, $82.50; one electric blanket warmer, SBS. The following pieces were purchased fom F. O. Sc hoedinger, of Columbus, Ohio; two invalid chairs, s:’,! each. Two wheel stretchers were? pur chased fom the H. B. Daugherty Company, of Philadelphia. Pennsyfvania. for $52.50 eac h. Other bidders on the surgical furI nite.ro were: Kny-Secheeror, of New York and the? Scanlin Morris company, of Madison. Wisconsin. All of the surgical furniture 1 is to be finished in whte enamel. The furniture purchased from Gay, . Zwick & Myers, of this city, consists of the following pieces: 24 over-bed tables, $6.25 each; 21 mahogany dressers. $39.50 each; 21 wardrobes i (mahogany finish), $34.10 each; 5 wardrobes (mahogany finish,) $19.25 each; 1 reed library table, goldtex finish. $22; 2 reed, rockers, goldtex finish. tapestry uphol|itefled|h $25.90 each; 2 goldtex finish chairs, tapestry upholstered. $25.90 each; 1 mahoganyl library table for rest room $23.50 3 folding floor screens $5.90 each. The following pieces of furniture were l purchased from Bierie & Yager, of Berne: 15 square post beds with Fowler springs. $21.25 each; 3 round post beds with common springs [ sl3 each; 1 square post bed with coropion springs $18.50; I 25 rnatr I tresses, 35 pounds each, $11.95 «c>aeh! 40 pillows, 2'i pounds each, $2.10 each; 1 6-ft. davenport, blue leather upholstered, S7O; 4 48-inch davenports, blue leather upholstered. $39.50 each; 1 7-t’t. dining room table. I mahogany finish, 44; 12 dining room [chairs, blue leather upholstered. $7.25 each. The pieces purchased from the Berne supply company were: 1 office safe, SB6; 2 dozen waste paper baskets. $22; 2 window guards for de(Continued on page three)