Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1923 — Page 1

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tMPETITION IN SPELLING SEES IS KEEN Good Attendance at Secional Matches in Decatur and Berne FINAL MATCH APRIL 20 Every Township and School Corporation Represented in Final .1 ■"» Keen competition by the different town hip* :>o<i school corporation in tte county featured the annual sectiunal spelling matches at Decatur M d IVrne last night. Each township aid school corporation In the county seeded in placing at least one pupil on the teams which will enter the county match here next Friday light. was a good attendance at both matches, it required two hours to eliminate all but fourteen of the fifth and sixth grade spellers here, and two hours and ten minutes to , pick the best fourteen seventh and eighth grade spellers. Kirkland township and Decatur spellers carried the highest honors in the seventh and eighth grade eon test here, each placing five pupils on the "A" team. Kirkland and Decatur each have one alternate on this team, also. Kirklaud township also led in the fifth and sixth grade match, plac - ing four spellers on the “B" team Decatur and Washington township I each placed three spellers on this I team. The pronouncer for the “A” team contest here was Attorney C. I. Walters, and the Judges were Dallas Spuller. Herbert Foreman and Lulu Falkenburg. The pronouncers for the B" team c ontest were Mrs. John Par risk and Martin Jaberg and the Judges were Miss Xarlffa Barkley and Hilda nice. Match at Berne Geneva won highest honors in th"A" team contest at Berne last night, placing four spellers on the team. Hartford and Monroe townships were second with three each. The Jefferson township spellers outclassed their highly touted Geneva opponents in the "P>" team contest, placing five on the team to Geneva’s two. Berne also placed two on this team. The county match in the high school building here next Friday bight promises to be a very interest lag one. The southern section boasts at a number of excellent' spellers, the northern section belit.es it ha ipeilers who are just as good. Gerald Zimmerman, of Kirkland township, northern section, has won the “B" team match for the last two years and this year he is out to capture first honors in the "A” team contest. Following is the personnel of the teams selected in the northern seellonal here last night: Team “A" Name Tp. of Corporation Teacher T. Fuhrman, Preble tp., M. Werling R. Preuss, Preble tp., B. Dettinger K. Heiueke, Preble tp.. E. Jaberg I Hildebrand, Kirkland tp., E. Brown T. Bauer, Kirkland tp.. E. Brown I’. Byerly, Kirkland tp., W. Bryan G. Zimmerman Kirkland tp., W. Bryan M. Marchaud, Decatui, G. Coffee J . Beery. Decatijr, G. Coffee Niblick, Decatur, A. O. Moore 11. Dailey, Decatur, M. Sellemeyer K. Schuepp, Union tp.. X. Barkley f. Wellder. Root tp., W. Oerke A. Reinking. Union tp., X. Barkley Alternatee E - Hager, Decatur, Mr. Greider M. Geisel, Kirkland tp., G. Goldner Team “B” I- McGill, Decatur, Miss Stevens Bien Fee, Decatur, Miss Stevens If Shiraluka, Decatur, Miss Moran R Andrews, Kirkland tp., E. Brown h “ Leyse, Kirkland tp., Roll Hauk E - Zimmerman Kirkland tp., W. Bryan s - Schladenhauffen, Kirkland tp., W. Bryan ®eu Ray, st. Mary’s tp.. Mary Ray I Reppert, Washington tp., T. Burkhead I- MeCahren, Washington tp-, T. Burkhead I'. Marchand, Washington tp., T. Burkhead R. Workinger, Union tp., G. Barkley c - Ramsey, Union tp., Mary Clem e - Englenun, Preble tp., E. Jaberg Alternate# H- Busche, Washington tp. A. Coppess Kirkland tp., Wm. Beery (Continued on page two)

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P. J. Schmidt St. Charles, 111.—When P. J. Schmidt, retired cashier of a local bank, heard stories that his retirement was due to errors fouud in his books, he dropped dead. Physicians said his death was due to a broken heart. Directors of the bank said that Schmidt’s books were in good coed it ion.

MAY ORGANIZE BOYS' BAND HERE Marion Man Visits City for Purpose of Forming an Organization Ralph Bailey, ot Marion, Indiana, was in the city yesterday and told Os his plans to organize a "boys' band" in Decatur. Mr. Bailey, Just recently organized a boys band in Bl oft Lou and iw nearly 50 boys, be tween the ages of 12 to 15 years, enlisted. He also directs an indusrial band at Anderson and is a band director of much experience. Mr. Bailey stated that a boys' band would not in the least interfere with the Decatur City Band, but on the other hand, would help promote it - success, for the reason tha with a boys' band, new musicans would be coming on who could later join the City Band. Mr Bailey will visit Dcatur again Monday and in order to find out if the young boys of Decatur want to organize and join a band, be asks that they turn their names into, this office, writing them on a piece of paper. If a sufficient number is secured Mr. Bailey will then arrange to organize the band and will hold pra< tice a least two times a week. Boys, if you are interested, send your names to this office. The age limit is 12 to 15 years, and boys going to school are preferred. One More Chapter in Last Deer Story Writer Says Garrett Voglewede Killed Last Wild One in 1873 ; Uncle Sammy Frank has seemingly captured the prize and the deei stories are now at an end. 1 woulugladly concede the honors to him but a doubt arises in my mind whether the Wagoner deer killed in the eighties could really be identified as a wild deer. It happened that just al the time when this particular deer was killed a tame deer had escaped the herd of one Baldwin Corson. It is therefore not improbable that the one shot by James Wagoner was the one that had escaped from the herd of Corson. But since we have entered the tomb of did King Tut. permit me to bring to the light of review what 1 actually believe to be the closing chapter of the deer contest. The killing of the last deer in Adams county is accredited to Garret Voglewede in the month of October, 1873. The deer was shot, as nearly as can be stated, on the place where now stands the residence of Julius Kohne. The deer was started in Grim's prarie pursued by Joel Roe's dog until the old trusty squirrel rifle in the hands of Gerret Voglewede pierced his vitals, and thus the last of the one-time many ruminant mammals known as the deer paid the penalty for evading the Pref "J (Continued on page six)

GOVERNMENT CANNOT STOP SUGAR GOUGE I I Helpless to Stop Sugar : Gambling Although Evi- ’ dence in Our Hands . I LAWS INSUFFICIENT; Z •- i Present Laws Do Not Cov- ( er Such Operations; Con- ( tinue Investigation 1 (United Press Service) Washington. April 14—(Special to Daily. Democrat l The government is | helpless to prevent the sugar gouge I which is costing the American people! a huge sum every day. The government officials have evidence of the operations of sugar gamblers. They have a conspiracy law. They cannot bring the gamblers under the law. That is the exact situation today, | while sugar prices continue to climb. The trouble is that the existing law does not seem to cover such operations as the evidence in the hands of government officials shows are being carried on. There is no doubt in officials' minds of the guilt of certain individuals, but they cannot find what they call “a point of departure” in the law, from which to begin a prosecution that, will stick. This explains the reticence of officials, from President Harding down, on the government’s plans for relieving the American people from the sugar robbery. The only plan there is consists in: 1 — Continuing to gather evidence covering operations in sugar. In New York today members of the sugar exchange were called on by federal investigators lor their records. 2— Continuing a search for some way to slap the law on them Indianapolis, April If— Sugar prices in indian.upoW# today were the highest since 1920. Cane sugar was quoted retailed at 9% cents to 12 cents a pound. The lowest price was considerable be.low cost dealers prefering to stand a loss to increasing the charge. ”A few gamblers" in New York were blamed by L. A. Jackson, head of the standard grocery company here for the high prices. WILL PROVIDE MUSIC KT PLAY Local Women to Sins at Woman’s Club Play Monday Evening Several musical numbers by well known Decatur ladies will be given in connection with the play, "Madam Butterfly." which jwill lie produced in the high school auditorium on Monday evening by the Dramatic section of the Woman’s Club. The play, itself, is a very interesting one- : act Japanese play. An admission charge of twenty-five cents will be made. The public is invited to attend this play. The cast for the play is as follows: Cho-Cho-San (Madam Butterfly)— ' Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp Suzaki. her servant —Mrs. Marie Porter Mr. Sharpless, the American Con 1 sul—Miss Martha Tyner Lieut. B. F. Pinkerton—Mrs. Gertrude Hite. ( 1 ' Yamadori, a citizen of New York —Mrs. Floy Blair ’ The Nakodo. a marriage broker—- ' Mrs. Cora Downs 1 Kate, Pinkerton’s wife —Miss Marcella Kern ’ “Trouble" —Katherine Acker Knapp ; Mrs. L. A. Holthouse will sing, ' “A Japanese Cradle Song,” by Faitf er, and “ A Japanese Love Song," by ■ Thomas. She will be accompanied • on the piano by Mrs. Carrie Haubold. i Mrs. Dan Tyndall will sing, “One , Fine Day," from the opera of Madam , Butterfly. Mrs. Tyndall will be ac- > companied by Mrs. Rev. Covert. The w'orst thing you can say about 1 most of us Is the truth. o—- ' » WEATHER ♦ • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ fl INDIANA— Mostly cloudy tonight; I Sunday generally fair and continued I cool weather.

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t > Old Man Sprinkle and Son Sprinkle to Quit Sprinkling Peru. April 14.—The little town of (lalvestoA. 20 miles southwest of l*eru. probably won't get to sprinkle Ilk streets this summer bemuse Hilt Sprinkle and his son, Sam Sprinkle, to abandon the village sprinkling works. The Galveston water Work# department started functioning 2:1 years ago and the Sprinkles have run it ever since. Now they say they can't live up to their moist cognomen imd are not making any money, so they have asked the state public service commission for permission to abandon the plant. RANDOLPH CO. BOV IS WINNER Local Girl Finishes Fourth in District High School Discussion Contest Miss Florence Biggs, of Decatur high school, represented Adams county in the district High school discussion contest at Bluffton last night and finished fourth. William Hoisted, of Ixtsantville. representing Randolph county, finished first in the ranking by the, Judges. The contest was held in the- Reformed church in Bluffton. Only a small audience attended. Music was furnished by the girls’ glee club of Bluffton high school, which sang four selections. Two of the counties in the district. Blackford and Deleware, were hot represented last night. The four “contestants entered in the contest finished as follows. William Hoistead. Randolph county, first; Ralph Settle. Petroleum. Wells county,see oned; Berneice Money, Portland. Jay county, third: and Florence Bigg*. Decatur, fourth. Miss Riggs did very good in the contest and local people who heard the contestants felt sure site would win first or second before the Judges announced their decisions. Tile judges were Superintendent Potters, of Warren; Principal Croninger, Fort Wayne Central; and Superintendent Kelley, of Montpelier. Superintendent Allen, of the Bluffton schools presided at tile contest. The winner will go to the Indiana University to compete with the other district win ners for the championship of thstate. Principal Paul W. Linton, and Miss Martha Tyner, of the local high school, accompanied Miss Biggs to Bluffton last night. They stated that she di<l exceptionally good. Miss Higgs is a junior in the local high school. DECATURK. OF P. MEN AT OSSIAN Twenty-Five From Here Attended Banquet; Gave Third Rank The third rank degree team of the local Knights of Pythias .accontpan ied by a number of local members, about 25 in all, motored to Ossian last evening where they conferred the third rank upon a class of three candidates The Decatur men and delegates from other nearby lodges, including Bluffton, were also guests at a banquet served at 7 o’clock by the Ossian lodge. Fully 125 men attended the banquet and initiation work. A number of local Knighs of Pythias are figuring on going to Bluff- . ton next Wednesday to attend the presentation of the drama, Damon , and Pythias which will be given by the lodge of that place. Twenty- ■ seven people, including, Dr. C. J. Blackman, John French, John Neff, Mrs. George DeHaven, C. W. Robison, Ernest Pyle and George Pow i ers are members of the cast. i • WOMEN FAVOR WORLD COURT (United Press Service) Des Moines, lowa, April 14. —-(Special to Daily Democrat)—After many attempts at amendments and substi- ' tutions had made the resolution en ' dorsing Angelica's entrance into a world court was first voted down and then reconsidered and passed by the ■ national league of women voters convention today.

SIX ADMITTED BLIND TIGERS. IN GARY CLOSED Judge Anderson Says He Will Shut Up Whole Town if Necessary HITS LANDLORDS Aims Blow at Owners of Buildings Where “Booze Joints’’ Were Located (United Press Service) nr-ziaE .lelfl bkwiidrt tiyOgew Indianapolis. April 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) “i ll shut up the whole town of Gary if we cannot stop liquor law; violations there any other way," Judge Albert B. Anderson said in federal court today. The statement was made before lie issued injunctions against six admitted blind tigers in Gary. The buildings were ordered vacated ami cli*ed. Twelve defendant owners and operators of the places were named in the injunction. Six were among the fifty-five residents of Lake > county convicted of conspiring to violate prohibition in federal court, March 31. In ordering the buildings vacated Judge Anderson struck a blow at owners of property rented for illegal purposes. “I am not going after those bootleggers and blind tiger operators and let the owners of the property off." Judge Anderson said. “We have tO| enforce the law for Gary down in ' Indianapolis. “Property owners will have to see I to it that their property is lawfully used if used at all. Just because you are a property owner you cannot violate the law or let others do it by renting your buildings and going south and living off the. rent. “As long as pen and ink hold out and there are enough marshals to serve processes we are going to keep utter places that violate the laws." o Many Fail to Complete Their Naturalization Warsaw, April 14.—Records iu the office of the clerk of Kosciusko county today revealed that a total of 4C6 persons who since 1864 took out their first naturalization pajiers have failed or neglected to complete their citizenship. RADIO STATION LOCATED HERE Complete Receiving and Broadcasting Station Operated by G. Cole Decatur has something new in radio. A complete receiving and broadcasting station with the call 9DRS. The station is owned and operated by Gerald Cole, a member of “ the C. &C. Radio Shop. It was entirely built by the operator am! is located at 215 South Fifth street.) The receiving aet is a three circlut variometer and coupler set with du - tector and two stages pf audio ampli- . flcation. Stations on both coasts of i the United States have been heard 1 on this receiver. The transmitter or j sending set uses two five watt tubes 1 for power and is operated on two , hundred meters wavelength. The s Surefire or Reversed feedback volts >• A C for plate voltage. The key alone ■ is used at present, but the set is be--1 Ing fixed so that four may also be ( f used soon. The ariel system at 9DRS consists b of a four wire cage two feet in dlanii eter, sixty feet long and ten feet hUh y and buried copper plates are used as •• a ground for* the transmitter. A one . wire aerial and iron pipe ground is !, used for the receiving set. The sigI- nals of 9DRS have been worked. - After making a few improvements a range of 800 to 1.000 should be obtained. Several messages of the American Radio Relay League, of which the operator is a member, have been relay- ’■ cd through the station. Anyone Y wishing to send messages of greet- !■ ings, by radio, may do wj free of h charge by seeing or writing the opi erator. ( Anyone desiring to see the d station may do so at any time. Ree ports on the signals of station SDRS i- will lie greatly appreciated by the operator.

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Gen. William B. Haldeman New Orleans, La. —Gen. Williutn Haldeman of Louisville. Ky„ is the new head of the United Confederate 'Veterans. He was elected at the 'annual convention here. A proposal that the confederates unite witli the G. A. R. was defeated.

YOUTHS LEAVE HOME AT BERNE Three Boys Run Away; Relatives Think They Are Headed for Canada Three boy's left Berne Thursday without telling anyone of their destination. It is thought that they have gone to Canada where the father of two of tlie boys resides. The boys are Clifton Neuenschwander, Wilbur Habegger. and Leland Nem*ns< iiwander. Adam Neuenschwander, father of the two Neuenschwander boy#. Jives in Comber, Ontario, Canada. The three boys left Berne Thursday. coining to Decatur on the De-catur-Portland bus, and from there they took the interurlsin to Fort Wayne. They have uot been traced beyond that city. Clifton came to Berne from Canada a few weeks ago on a visit. His brother Iceland, 15, has been staying at the Eli Habegger home near Geneva tor a number ol years; also a younger brother. Two weeks ago Clifton and his cousin, Wilbur Hubegger went to Muncie to work. Wednesday night the tw'o boys were at the Eli Habegger home. They left for Geneva soon after breakfast. Leland and his younger brother went to school as usual, but after they were at tlchool, Lelaud bade his brother farewell, telling him that be was leaving. At Geneva he joined his brother, Clifton, and cousin, Wilbur. The younger brother went home at noon and notified Eli Habegger that the three hud left. Undoubtidly they have gone to Canada. i We Have the Gun Which Killed Last Wild Deer —• Well, we have the proof—the gun with which Garrett Voglew-de claims i to have killed the last wild deer hi (Continued on page five)

PLAN TO ATTEND DOMESTIC SCHOOL — Daily Democrat 'will give four day course at old min beginning Tuesday afternoon with many features for the ladies of the community

It opens Tuesday afternoon at two I o’clock at the old gym and every woman in this community is urged to . come. Its the four day short course or domestic science school to be given by the Daily Democrat and will be in charge of Mrs. Brown and Miss Johnson, two experts who have just concluded a most successful cooking school course at the Majestic theater i[at Fort Wayne. We have arranged for many inter- • eating feature* for the four days and . wo are sure those who go Tuesday , afternoon will need no further urging .I tn go the rest of the week. The ; ' Aurentz company will give away J candy. There will be distributions lef other samples, valuable gifts of

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PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF G. E. ROAD Petitioners Want Street Paved West From Seventh Street FUNDS ARE ON HANDS Improvement Would Open Up New Residence District; Oter Road News Steps have been taken towards the improvement of Dayton Avenue and Derkes street, a petition being pub'listed in today’s paper for the. macadamizing of the "G. E. road." starting at the north end of Nortli Seventh street and running west across the G. R. & I. track# to the corporation line near the Chicago and Erie tracks. Dayton Avenue and Derkes street were opened and extended by the council several w'eeks ago and on Tuesday evening, objections or remonstrances against the assessment of benefits or damages iu the proposed improvement will be heard. Sufficient funds, under the new 2 percent road limit, exist in Washington town ship to build the road. The petition for xhe G. E. road Improvement, covering the above route i was presented to the county commis- | sioners at their April meeting but uo action was taken al that time. Yesterday the commissioners granted the publishing of the petition and will hold a hearing thereon on Tuesday May Sth. With the opening and improvement of the “G. E. Road" a new residence district will be opened. The Decatur Home Builders have 34 lots in this district and if building conditions permit, it is possible thni several new homes will be erected there within the next year. The new road ruus between the O. E. factory and the Decatur Casting Coropau, s pilM-l. May Delay Other Rpads Advanced copies of the Acts of 1923 have been delivered to Governor McCray and other state officials and according to the Indianapolis News it i) j redicted tlval the promulgation of the laws will be issued between May 10 nr.d 15th. If such is the case, the Governor postponing his proclamation until that date, it is possible that tli>seven roads, namely, the BarkleyBurk, Charles Schenck, Edward Qerber, F. S. Armstrong, Fuelling-Hark-ley, Henry C. Buettner and Sam Fetters will be constructed next year under the old four percent road bond Lniit. The above roads were peti- , tior.ed for last V.arch and legcl details pertaining to their construction • are being disposed and and if the new “Road Holiday Bi!’,” which reduces the township road Loud indeWedne.s L to 2%, does not become effective until May 15th. it is thought that they cat be built next year, under th# provisions of th’ old >i>ad law. o Missionary Societies to Meet at Elkhart J The forty-seventh annual meeting lot the Presbyterian Woman’s Home I Missionary society, of the Fort j Wayne will be held in the (First Presbyerlan church of Elkhart ion Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 (and 25. The meeting will begin al 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The i local society is sending a delegate and as many as possible are. urged to attend the meeting. There is always a great inspirational value to b# gained from these meeings.

[ tlour and baking powder and other articles. The lectures and demonstrations will be more than worth your while. You will be instructed in the best and latest methods of making salads, sauce, cake and other delicious foods and Mrs. Brown and Miss Johnson are qualified to conduct the short ; course. ’ The gym is new befag prepared for the big occasion. Watch for the first • program in Monday's paper «d f <*>’«• 1 day to day after that itrlng your note beokS aatl pencils Ji for you will want to jot down ®anv ? et the reetpes and make net*c es a what yrn| boar that you eta th* the f suggestion! in your home