Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR v KUJIY DEMOCRAT r ■ ■ i I, PllftllaltMl £v«ry Evening Ea?ept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller— Prea. and Gen. Mgr. I). W. Kxmpe—Vice-Free. * Adv. Mgr. A. K. Helthouae—Bac’y and Bum. Mgr. Entered at the Pnatofflce at Decatur, Uilana, aa aecoud class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 1 cents Osa Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier....,.,,.... 16.00 One Month, by mai1........ 15 cents Three Months, by mail JI.OO 6lx Months, by mall $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prlcos quoted are within first and aeeond zones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. It is now Judge Jesse C. Sutton of tile Adams circuit court. His commission arrived Sunday and lie took llie oath of office and became judge in fact this morning. The automobile drivers of this community are trying to be careful. Yon can tell that by the fact that few accidents occur and by watching them any evening or during any day and that's tin- proper thing. It saves trouble any way you look at it. Don't get reckless. Let's make a record in Adams county this year by having fewer accidents than any other county in the state. ..I i ■— » Alter Senator Watson had everything straightened out and running smoothly as to the successor to I Larry Lyons aa republican state chairman, that gentleman who recently r< tired from the Ku Klux Klan declines to burr, his resignation and doe,, not seem at all eager Io quit under orders. Now they are trying to figure out how to get a t hairman out of office when he don t want “git.” T’ne clean up week ends tomorrow but we hope you don't quit tin re. keep on cleaning up. If you haven t started yet, get busy. If you have, keep busy. Only a few of the business house fronts have been bright ened, due to the fact that it has been difficult, to secure painters. That s a good sign for it shows that the two or three dozen men who follow that trade are busy some where about town. Wo can't do it all in a day but we can keep it. in mind and do it as soon as possible. J’or a year it has been claimed that too many young people are being sent to college, that most of them have no business there ami go only for a good time rather than to secure an education, the result being a burd ll to college; and of no valm to the student or to society. A few mitl'e hazing incidents like that at Northwestern will do more titan any thing else we can think of to prevent p, opb Horn sending their children to college. it’s a disgrace and those who took part deserve severe punishment. Boycotting is not a comforlabh way to control pric* ; ami we doubt success of the light against, the price of sugar. It’s Hue to talk about and alright, until it really effects ourselves, then how many actually do without what they want to It-Ip a common cam-".’ We don’t do it and we know it but we waul the other fellow to do it so we can have the advantage of a lower price, llemcniber how we used to complain when we had lo coax for sugar during th* wat 4 Now when we can get it by paying a little more than we feel we ought to. how many will do without.' The many Decatur friends of Tom Hilderbrand were shocked' by the news that lie had embezzled a great forltnm from the bank at CXdunrbia City where for a quarter century Inhad been a most trusted employe, lb- was a magnetic fellow, well mannered, handsome, educated, a banking nml business expert and had the confidence of ail who knew him. Hud this not been true he could of course

I uut have gotten away with the em*bezzleineut for fourteen years. To think that he has during that time I deliberately done this seems iniI possible ami the saddest thing about it is that it makes people lose faith in mankind. “Heaven," comments u paragrapher lately, "is probably a place where I th-- back yards are us sightly as the trout lawns." The back yard is part lot the householder’s capital from | which rich dividends In contentment ami considerable spiritual case arc p- rmunently available. To many city dwellers the garden represents the one aspect of nature which remains, with trees and a few birds, in the busy metropolis. It is the tenuous thread that binds most of us of the iiy to the soil. When it is broken there is no gainsaying the fact that the pi rson responsible has ireeidedly I.- t something. A city without gardens is a dreary dream. A city with gardens is rich in one of those things which constitute a normal existence. Soim- cities with nothing particularly to I heir credit save gardens enjoy w ide fame because of them. \\ hen y m add to the satisfaction accruing io the owner out of their simple pres- - nee the ineffable joy the creator -.'.•els in ids work you have establish1 th*- case of the garden. The hours I . nt in their creation arc never , ,>. l. Their return is intangible, but ~ i that of all line human activities which together compose a full, con t Uted life. Rock Islam! Argus. PLAN SALVATION ARMY CAMPAIGN -Umbers ot ( ommittccs in Adams County Named; Progress Being Made The organization work for the i late-wide campaign of the Salvation . \rmy is rapidly nearing completion There are three distinct units it \dains county. Decatur. Berne, and Geneva, each having separate organzations. The Berne committee is as i ollows: C. 11. Spruuger, chairman; Mrs. F. S. Erne, chairman woman s commit : Mrs. M. M. Baumgartner. Mrs John Abnett, Mrs. L. L. Yager. C. H Mussellman, C. L. Habegger, C. O. Lehman. L. L. Yager and Eli Bierie. The Geneva committee is compos- I •<! of the following: Harold Mattox, chairman; Kenneth Shoemaker. F. E. Dcitsch and Mrs. I "lara Auckeson. Th- plans for the campaign in De itur arc not entirely completed ut H.i time, but one feature will be a huge tag day. This will be under the direction of Mrs. C V. Connell and - Mrs. J. S. Peterson, who will be ably is-e-t--d by a number of the local i- opl- and also by camp lire and high cliool girls. The girls are going to men women and children in •very section of the city, while a group of Imys will tag all the offices aito'ies, places of business and Hit-mobiles. Th>- Advisory Board of the Salvation Army in Adams county has reenfly been reorganized. The representatives from Berne and Geneva have not yet been nam'd, but they will be elected from the .impaign committees in both places. i'lie advisory board system of the Salvation Army was inaugurated in llitm, ami lias been extended into every county in each of the states. These boards arc thoroughly familiar with tlie various activities of the army and their methods of procedure in serving and reclaiming humanity. In adopting this method of work 'he Salvation Army lias not only greatly extended the scope of its activities, but lias brought two of its most outstanding classes of services into every village and hamlet as well is city in the United Slates, that is its rescue and prison work. Hundreds of girls froju the country’s smaller communities were afford'd shelter in the Army’s Rescue Homes last year, and they and their babies given the best of care and protection in their hour of need. This means that more than ninety percent of these girls were saved; from lives of shame and are now self-supporting, self-respecting mem* bers of society. For the most part they are bravely meeting the responsibilities of their mothM'hood, but somfi have given their babies out i fob adoption. The Salvation Army prison work is too well and widely known to be commented upon. Less than teu

percent ot the nine thousand prison- 1 ers parolled to the Army last year, have failed to make good. This means that more than eight thousand ot the men and women do-, Ing time at an annual expedae to their respective states of thousands I of dollars are an asset to their community. In other words instead of being tax-consumers they are taxpayers. It has been said that the greatest thing about the Salvation Army is its spirit. “Its ability to impart to those it helps, a spirit to reach those like circumstanced with themselves." No wonder, realizing this truth, that “Wherever there is a broken hopeless man or woman, wherever there is an outrageous open offender, a persistent drunkard or drug fiend, u har lot. a poor girl in trouble, a bastard babe doomed to neglect, misery or death, a starving stomach, a silly blaspheming wretch, a thief, a planner of iniquities, a would-be suicide, an ignorant, untought or tortured child, a victim of superstition or mental terrors, a reviler of all that is holy, a doer of all that is ill, z a wandered in darkness, a dweller in the pit of despair - there in peace or , war, almost from Pole to Pole is the , Salvation Arun- to comfort, to uplift. . to feed the body and the spirit, to ] show that until everything is lost ( everything can be regained, and to . declare by countless examples the', truth of the old saying that ‘out of , the foulest sinners may still be fashioned the most perfet saints'.” ( , » Silk Canton Crepe and ftgur- 1 ed silk dresses Monday, 7th and; Tuesday- Bth. $lO and sls. Niblick & Co. Portland Wins in Track .Meet (Continued From Page One.) . tied for first; Arbaugh |P» third. I Height: 9 feet 11 inches. Broad Jump: Blowers il’i first: Ehrhart (P) second; Ambromson < il’i third. Distance: 19 feet in. Bluflton Man Shot in This City Sunday (Continued From I’age One.) look him back to their tent. He call ■ •d Chief of Police Jwl Reynolds, who •r.ad« a hurried trip to the tent. Seeng the seriousness of Swathwood's ondition. Chief Reynolds called Dr. f. M. Miller and made arrangements lo take the injured man to the coun-i ty infirmary. The Gay. Zwiek &; Myers ambulance was called and' 1 Swathwood was hurried to the coun- : y infirmary. In the meantime Straub and Me - 'onnehey had hurried to town and ocated Sheriff John Baker. They told him of the trouble and wanted > him to arrest Godfrey and Swath- i wood before they left town. He said :i he had shot Swathwood and would 1 surrender himself in the morning, sheriff Baker hurried to the tent - northwest of the city and after talk - ing with Chief Reynolds, he returned I to tin- city and placed Straub and Me i Donnelley under arrest. After plae- t mg them in the county jail, he relumed to th-- camp. When Swath ■ wood bad been cared for Sheriff Bak- •• mid Chief Reynolds brought God ■ frey to the jail. All Had Been Drinking All of the men had been drinking, according to the officials. Straub wa the only one who did not receive an injury in the fray. Godfrey received •in ugly wound on one side of his head and MeConnehey also suffered a number of cuts and bruises. Mrs. Swathwood went to the county infirmary last night to care for her husband. He suffered great pain during the night and his temperature was vriv,- high. Tills morning his temperature was back to normal ami he. appeared to be resting easier. Early this morning. Mrs. Straub visited the office of Prosecuting At tornoy E. Buri Lenhart aud wanted to file an affidavit against. Swathwood and Godfrey for public intoxi cation and tresspassing. Mr. Lenhart refused to file an affidavit at that time, saying that flic three men would be held in the jail, until the outcome of Swathwood's injuries could lie determined. ■ - —9 ■ ■ - —— — Commissioners Award Purdue Scholarships (Continued From Page one.) ; bridges span ditches in the above townships. To Order Bridges Five new bridges, spmlniiig ditches in tlie.townships in which they are located w ; ili be ordered cofistructml tomorrow by tlie county commission ers. they being: tlie Burkett. Root ,j township; John Soldner and Fred H. ..Meyer. Monroe township and the | Augsburger and Joe Graber, French i townships. The estimate on the • Burkett is $1,800.00. Soldner and i - Meyer, $1,200.00 each, Augsburger,

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'5900.00 and Graber. $300.00. Eugi--1 ncer Dick Boeh has filed his plans j and apeeifiVations ou the bridges. 111 ~ O— — iLinton ami Brown at Angola Meeting Saturday Principal I’uul W. Linton, of thDecatur high school, aud Principal W. Gus itrowh, of the Deeatnr Ven tral schools, attended a meeting ot tlie schools principals and superintendents of northeastern Indiana nt Angola last Saturday. E E. itumsey. state school inspector, ami Charles M. Curry, director of tin- teachers' training Ihiitiiu. made interesting nd dresses at the meeting. The visiting principals nnd stiliorintendents wenentertained at dinner at Tri Stall College. Begin Repairing Building Damaged by I'ire Recently Worhmen started this morning to ii-pair tin- damage done by tlie lire which started on tlie seconed floor of tile Dan Beery building on West Madison street over two weeks ligo. The rooms which are lensed by Hie Rotary chili will be re-papered and painted ami tlie Rotarians hope to hold their regular weekly luncheon there a week from next Thursday. Tlie insurance adjuster was here last week and Hindi settlement with Mr. Peery and the liotariaus for the damage done. u Small Fire at Laundry This Afternoon \ small tire oveuretl in the dry-i-loaning department at tlie Decatur , I anndi-y tills afternoon, but it was exlinqnisheil liefore any dnmiige result -d. Tlie fire is believed to have start cd from spontaneous combustion. The lire department was called, but Mr Farr, owner of the launtlry, had the lire almost extinguished by means ol hot steam before tlie fin-men arrived. The dry cleaning department is fully i quipped for lire protection. •_ OBITUARY Irs. Rosanna (Horn- Baumgartner v as born in Stark County Ohio, on .Marell 27th. 1812, and peacefully fell . sleep in Jesus Sunday morning, \pril 29th, 1923; having attained the 1 age of 81 years. 1 month and 2 days. On December 9th. 1862, she was married to John Baumgartner, who passed to his reward 29 years ago. The following children are left to mourn: L. L. Baumgartner of Decatur; Rev. E. H. Baumgartner and .Mis Mary Opiiger of Berne; Charles Baumgartner and Emma Rohn of South Whitley; Ida and D. A. Baumartner, at whose home she died; also 15 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The following children preceded her in deatii: John M. Baumgartner in i!ml: Caroline Meshbergcr in 1910. and Noah Baumgartner in 1915; also five died in infancy. In early life she became a member of the Reformed church, but later she with h<-r husband united with the Evangelical church at Linn Grove, where she remained faithful to the end. She was a devout Christian nioth--r: words cannot express tlie hartlships she endured and comforts she -1- nied herself in behalf of her large family. Sin- will In- greatly missed by many, especially in the home, where because of her advanced age, she was compelled to remain almost eon stantly for the past few mouths. But our loss is her gain. For many limes during her illness she expressed her desire to go to be with Jesus, saying she was ready, yet was very submissive to the will of lier Heavenly Father, saying at one time we'll just h-t Him have His way. Pythian Sister Will Meet at Wabash Tuesday Wall- 11. In-1.. May 7. -The annual - ouventiou of Pythian Sisters of Dis trict -I will In* held at North Man Chester, Tuesday, ami more than 5W members of tlie lodge are expected to attend. A 'special program will be given to celebrate the limth anniversary of tlie writing of "Home. Sweet Home," written May 8, 1823. Lydia J L'-verton. district leader, yill have charge of tin meeting. North Manchester, Huntington. Portland. Bluffton, Decatur. Peru. Andrews, Pennville, Ossian. Redkey, Roll, Jonesboro, Marion. Converse. Warren, Vanßureii. Tocsin. Montpelier, Wabash, Bunker Hill and Gas City will be represented. Officers of Hie lodge are: Lydia J. - Lelcrton. 'Huii-tlngttfn; L. A. Sluitnp. i Decatur; Tln;i Paxton, Redkey; BerI tha Retinecker. Converse; Hazel Wilson. Ossian: Cleo Molcnhottr. Pennville; Allie Sebring, Portland; Flo . Otis. Marlon:' Daisy Banks. North ‘ Manchester: Mabel Lefl’el. North Mani Chester; Lulu Johnson. Vanßureii: ! Carrie McCord. Warren: Minnie Kell ley. .Montpelier, and Hattie Graves, , Bunker Hill.

0< **«*«««-»***4>« * TWENTY YEARB AGO TODAY ♦ ,- — 4 * From the Daily Democrat file* ♦ * 20 yoara ago thia day * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Council orders Improvement of Tenth. Thirteenth and Rugg streets. French Quinn ami A. Van Cump go to Geneva to invite L. L. Dunbar to move furniture plant hue. John Wingate, of slate tax board here to check work of assessors. Decatur baseball dub org inizi-d. C Marty Is manager and Huber DeVoss First liasemau. Ladies Minstrel, with lo local stars, under direction of Miss Pearl Kogers announced for May 21st. Charles Yobst awarded phiiiibing contract for Harry Moltz houic on Fourth stn-et. Crowd of Decatur ladies attend Ben Hur convention at Fort Wayne. Mrs. C. K. Bell and Miss June .MerryniHii return from visit at bVrt Wayne. Miss May Niblick entertains the Bachelor club. Joseph Knapke and wife aud MYs. William Hurting go to Marie Sten. Ohio, to attend Knapke family re- j union. * — DO YOU REMEMBER WAY BACK WHENDee Niblick flew kites with a lan tern on tlie end of tin- tail? i Frank Miesse <<mdiieted a grocery near Hie Monrue street bridge? Frank France and Adolph Hart formed the battery for the old Shindigger base ball club? A big dinner was served in the mechanic's factory for the officers of ♦he Cincinnati. Richmond & Fort Wayne railroad and the feature was the carving of a roasted young pig? The old school building contained but four rooms? Decatur's first daily newspaper, i'he News, was pubisbed? The Frank Brothers conducted a | brick yard near the residence of Judge Clark Lutz? Ike Rhodes, the blacksmith, was marshal and carried drunks to the calaboose? Phil Stoops and others set out Hie irees aroutid the court house square? Fred Meitz conducted a wagon maker's shop on Madison street? 0 Meeting of National Parks Association Today Turkey Run, State Park. May 7. — "Ours is the responsibility of conserving and husbanding these wonderful God given gifts of life, health and happiness that generations to come may praise our stewardship and enjoy tlie natunil heritage we have preservct!-«not wasted or destroyed," said Governor Warren T. McCray here today in welcoming delegates to the third annual conference of the National Parks association. A i/J I k I Time il I® V® Re-tire? H’Uv' R a \ / (BovFxii) FOR SALE BY Durkin’s Carage

“Conservation of our uatural resources and the inculcation of love and pritlo in our forests, our lakes and rivers and our primitive beauty spots, is the patriotic duty of every citizen," continued the governor. "The history ot the progress of our state will be reflected in the record of this stewardship or tilings not made with hands that have been committeed into our cure and keeping.” Richard Lieber director ot the state conservation department gave a brief history of Indiana's park development and of Turkey Run in par titular; how it came Into being and how the conservation department is tirelessly endeavoring to establish a ■ linin of parks throughout Indiana. Tlie purpose of the conference in I

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I,UII “ throughout America. The sesaion today Uow , d pointtm-nt of committee,, meetings, g(lieril | dl|)u w showing of conservation (1 “ * M motion pictures. DINED WITH QUEEN~^ TOR|a Menton, May 7.-M rß . El| lunds, 82. who died ut her hllln ' . Hul ' held tlie distinction „ t having with Queen Victoria of Gn . at . J Mrs. Holland was a native of E land, having com,- here r, | ago. kor many years she se rve( i u missionary of the Methodic En “ copal church in the Dakotas. Ray McCullum of this office att.-na ll " 1 "’ h ': ':■■ ■at toddy