Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1923 — Page 4

DECAFUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publi.h.d Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. ,Y H. Hellcr—Pres. and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kainpe*-Vicc-Prcs. & A<lv. Mgr. A. ft Holthouse —Sec y and Bus. Mgr Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 1U cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail ..SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail .....$3.09 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and Second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) 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 begins to look as though if we expect to get the fronts painted we will have to slip in between showers. Well if we have to we can. The main thing is that it be done some time or other and as soon as possible. Indiana is advanced in many ways and it is not surprising to hear that, an accident like the one which took seventy-three lives at Cleveland, South Carolina during a school commencement entertainment could not occur in this state. Our laws provide for electric lights instead of the old fashioned hanging lamp and the events can only be held in build Ings equipped with exits. The accident was one of the most terrible ever recorded in the southern state. Elmer Goss, a steeple jack, fell fifty feet the other day at Los Angeles, got UP and brushed himself off and smiled. He is evidently used to this kind of exercise, this being his sixth fall of that distance or more. He has never been hurt though four of his assistants have been killed. Asked why he didn't change occupation he answered “I get $50.00 a day.” A good many people take chances in one way or another to make a little money, trusting to luck to miss the undertaker or the sheriff. The commencement exercises at Berne last evening were most interesting and showed a progressive spirit worthy of notice. The speaker was Senator Samuel M. Ralston whose address was worthy and tilled with excellent advice for the graduates as well as all others who heard him. The entire program was high class and the banquet following the exercises was one of the most enjoyable affairs ever given in the coun ty. Judge Sutton introduced Senator Ralston in well chosen words. The event was a very happy one. The state republican committee Las been called to meet at Indianapolis next Tuesday and sufficient interest has been aroused because of the Lyons fracas with the Ku Klui Klan to assure a good attendance, it is expected that Lawrence will tender his resignation at that time and his successor be named. Mr. Walb who lives up in the lake region somewhere and who has evidently never taken much part in anything seems to be the favorite but it is rumored that he is a "blind” and that Watson has a dark horse to spring on the boys. Whoever he is. he may feel sure he is assuming a real job. New York City is out after the next democratic national convention and with au evident pre-arranged determination to land it. The World and the women organizations are putting up the scrap and have already secured the promise from the committeemen from a number of states. The convention in 1920 was held at San Francisco and it looks like going from one extreme to the other. Why not Cleveland or wme central city? At that the big city of the e««t • handle the job nicely, take care vs the visitors and entertain them in most any way the delegates might desire, eexept interest is greater in cities of less population. In a v»rv earnest, though somewhat

rambling address delivered Friday at the Union League Club of New York cfty.s Frank Hendrick, directing bis remarks to Republicans, traces iftost of our woes to the senate, as at pre*- .' ent constituted, and to the scaate '• bosses who thrive under the system . as it now exists. It Is urged that it is unfair that small states have in the seuete equal representation with » the large states—an old complaint—j and Mr. Hendrick would cure the " evil by introducing proportional rep- ) 5 rcsentation in the senate.. He favors 1 “a provision for the choosing at au I election when none but national of- . flees are to be voted upon of one senator for a given number of congressional district, without regard to state lines or state elections, under national primary and election laws, for a two-year term.” This would in- . volve the repeal or modification of ■ Article V of the Constitution —which, of course, would have to be effected ! through a constitutional amend ment —which provides that "no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of ,-qual suffrage in the senate." If the proposed new amendment should be ratified by every state in the Union but. say, Delaware, Nevada or Rhode Island, it would apparently be ineffective as against the dissenting state, since the change could not be made without its consent. and it would not have consented. Indianapolis News. Q Mail Sack Stolen From Portland G. R. & I .Depot Portland, Ind., May 19—Parties Who stole a mail bag from the G. R. & I. station some time Tuesday night, after the 1:27 train bad gone through, have not yet been apprehended and if the officers have any knowledge of the guilty party or parties, they are nut making it public although it was said this afternoon that the theft was the work of local talent. Inspector Kelley, of Winchester, for the postoffice department who has been working on the, case with local police, has given up the case, it be in shown, it is said, that the fault that sack was stolen lies with the railroad company. Railroad Detective G o. Allen, of Van Wert. 0., but for nierly of this city, is working on the case. hornet liiug like forty pieces of mail have been received, part of it be ing found in the vicinity of Haynes park on Middle street, and "a part was recovered yesterday afternoon in the stockyards in the north part of the city. All of the letters had been rifled. The greater portion of the letters found were for Pennville residents. It seems that it has been the habit for employees at the G. R. A L depot to leave the mail sacks on the platform at night, and this made it easy for any one to make away with them. This custom w ill likely be changed. I — o STOUGHTEN FLETCHER RESIGNS (United Press Service) ILndianapoiis. May 19.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Stoughton Fletcher resigned this afternoon as president of the Fletcher American National j Bank and of the Fletcher AmericanCompany giving as his reason per- i <onal losses suffered when war tim® I contracts of the Midwest Engine Co., of which he was a member, were cancelled. He declared tbe move was "a step toward an effort to as quickly as possible discharge his liability to per sonal creditors." In his statement Fletcher e» piaiued that his financial difficulties were entirely personal. He made, plain that the bank was in no way involved. The stockholders voted to increase tbe capital stock of the baak from $2,900,000 to $3,000,000 and of the Fletcher American Company from $1,500,000 to $1,750,000. — —o —- »«*» — —• More Autos In County; Horses Show Big Loss (Continued From Page One.) man is now tabulating the assessments according to the townships and hopes to complete tbe task within the next ten days. The List of No. linpletneßta .> 1663 Automobiles 2520 Horses 5087 Mules 282 Cows .., 8915 < Hher -Cattle ;......... ■ 4951 Sheep . gfl34 Sows '. .... 5549 Other Hogs 22350 (Household goods 4‘.M>9 Ihaniotids 127 Money Merchandise Total .........

; I Circuit Court | REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS J , t Joe L> McConnell to Frank L. Mei Connell, lot 858 in Decatur, for sl. j Frank I* McConnell, tot 7? tu Decatur, for sl. Lewis A. Graham to Fritz Koeuig. 3.48 acres In Washington township, • for $3,500. i Elmer C. Johnson to Abe Ackerj man. 120 acres In Wabash township. for $9,977.39. Amos D. Buckmaster to C. L. Walters, lot 13 in Linn Grove, for sl. Elmer C. Baumgartner to Franklin ’ Buckner. lot 23 in IJnn Grove, for $1,200. Sarah J. Rice to .Raymond B. Kohue, lot 584 in Decatur, for $2.39*. , Simon V. Hartman et al to G>» Scott. 84 acres iu French township, for $8,490. Walter F. Cable to Rose C. Voglewede. lots 483 and 481 In Decatur, for sl. Sarah M. Take et al to John W. Brown Jr.. 20 acres in Kirkland township for $1,200. Samuel Steffen to Peter 3. Steffen. 80 acres iu Kirkland township, for |sl4.oos. Joseph C. Bell et al to Cyrun C. Brown, lots 601 and 602 In Decatur, for sl. ■ — ■ In the estate of James Breuuan. Nellie Brennan, executrix, filed a fin ' al report which was approved. Estate settled aud executrix discharged. In the guardianship of George E. . Fiedler, Lawrence E. Fiedler and Mary A. Windmiller, a current report has beefi filed by the guardian. Charles W. Windmiller. , The case of Cirgil C. Messner vs. Myrlea Messner, suit for divorce, was , tried in the court before Judge Jesse Sutton yesterday afternoon. The j court found for the defendant, that j the plaintiff pay the «um of $25 for the defendant's attorney fees. ( The case of Hofstetter Garage vs. . Flemming McKinnie. et al was dis- | missed today on motion of the plaintiff. Costs were paid. 1 The case of the Hoithouse Garage vs. Mary Ireland was dismissed to- ( day on motion of the plaintiff. Costs were paid. Case of Ametta Kurt. Miuaie Burr ct al vs. Martin Lord, for appointment . of a guardian, appearance by defen , dant in person and by attorney L. C. ( DeVoss. Answer in general denial , filed. Cause submitted and evidence heard. Finding for plaintiffs on com plaint that defendant is incapable of managing his estate and business affairs on account of old age and infirmities aud that a guardian should be appointed . No guardian has been iappointed yet. $n estate of Rinehart Leimenstoll. executor atthorized to sell at private sale five shares of stock in the Fanners State Bank of Preble. — 0 Doctrinal Controversy Among Presbyterians (United Press Service) .Indianapolis, Ind., May 19.—(Special to Daily Demotjhit)—Doctrinal controversy was at a crisis iu the 135th assembly of the Presbyterian church today. Following the definite ailignment of Dr. Charles F. Wishart. new moderator. with the laberalist camp in an address last night in which he challenged the anti-evolt4ionary forces. Win. Jennings Bryan today issued an ultimatum that he would wage war to the bitter end on the “brute theory" aud other heresies which “have insolently invaded tbe pulpits add robbed ministers of their belief iu every principal of Christianity.” CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.17%; July $1.15%; Sept. $1.14. Corn: May 80c; July 79%c; Sept. 78%. Oats: May 42%c; July 42%c; Sept 40',$c. o—•— I s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s--$ ■$ $ l-WANT ADS EARN—S-■s—s |— 1 I IJ - Assessments Amount Average Gain No. Loss No. $207,569 sl2*Bl 50 515478 196.7$ 228 411,943 79. W 711 19,530 74.22 17 t > , 4119f»9 841 126,118 22.70 267 132.872 5.79 5660 651,237 164.92 37 5,466 43.00 79 1,770.388 in dollars $51.376 1.306,403—in dollars $317,069 $5,556,262

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, MAY 1(1, 1923.

GENEVANEWS Fred Calllban. of Detroit, il visiti ing at the heme of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Calllliaa. I). J. McWhirter and wife spent last Sunday nt the home of their son, Forest and family at Wolcottville. Keel Halwggai aud two daughters. Agnas and Batter, of Berne, were cal lets in Geneva Tuesday. Miss Christine Bolds aud several girl friends, of Fort Wayne, were guests at the home of her sister. Mrs Ina Briggs, of this place for a short time Tuesday. Mrs. D. G. Degler is visiting at the home of Mrs. S. V. Bcaghler at New Corytion this week. Dr. C. P. Hinchman and Dr. L. L. Mattax motored io Berne last Tuesday night and attended the meeting of the Adams County Medical Association. whit h was held at the office of Dr. France. Miss Catherine Morrical is visiting with relatives iu Huntington this week. Miss Julia Wegmiller. a nurse of this place, went to Portland Wednesday morning where she will take charge of patient iu the hospital th" re. Jim Nelson, abo is employed at Fort Wayfle, returned to his work Wednesday morning after a short visit here with his family. Harold Pyle spent the first part of this week here with his parents, Mr and Mrs Fred Pyle, and returned to his work at Muncie Wednesday. Mrs. W. W. Briggs left for Muncie Tuesday afternoon »icre she will join her husband, who is employed at that place. Miss Mary Ethel Whiteman is spending this week in Fort Wayne with her parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Her schel Whiteman. Mrs. C. N. Brown went to Muncie and Albany Tuesday afternoon where she will visit with old friends. Ray Cooper, who has l>een working in Chicago for some time, arrived here Wednesday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Josephus Martin, and other relatives aud friends. Mrs. Dorothy Houser, of Portland, is spending a few days at her parental home here. Mr. and Mrs. John Sinder went to Decatur Tuesday afternoon where the latter had her eyes treat d. Guests at the home of Perry Fields this week have been Mcsdames JaV per Spoilt), of Bainwell. Mich., and James Van Gundy, of Rosebush Mich., sisters of Mrs. Fields. Mrs. Pearl Weaver and little sou left for Mcndoa. Mich last Monday afternoon where they will spend some time at )he home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mingcr. Win. Niles has gone to Plainfield. New Jersey, where he win attend the golden wedding anniversary of his parents. Mrs. Susan Pontius, who lias been spending some time in Cleveland. Okla., returned to her home here the first part of the week. Miss Elizabeth Greeue went to Fort Wayne Tuesday morning to work. Charge was filed against Zach Aspy the first part of this week for pasturing his cows along the streets and alleys, but the case was dismissed iu Squire Staley's court Tuesday evening. The ordinance against this reads “ staking out animals." and Mr. Aspy was holding his. The town board held a meeting after the trial and drew up a npw ordinance. Mrs. Charley Fields and sou. Eugene, who have been with Mr. Fields at Oilton. Okla, for the past year re turned to Geneva Wednesday night. Mrs. Albert Dehoff was a business caller in Bryant Thursday. Mrs. J. L. Mattax and two children went to Decatur Wednesday afterNotke to Farmers I, the undersigned, will stand my stallion at my farm the coining season. I have a good, full-blooded. Pedigreed Belgian stallion, “Bob WliUe.’ 7 No. 12038. He is a sorrel roan, with light nttine and tail. Will be careful to avoid accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Formers should always call .up before bringing their mures ie be bred. n i■■ i-:/ 7. Ben Habegger Berne Phone: Y-2DI 3% miles south of Mooroe and a mile east, 2% miles north. 2 mile* east from Berne.

uoou wbure Huy Juiuod their Lmsbaxd snd father, «'ho ip obi ployed at that place. Tbe eaae against Wm. Cooper was . heard in Squire Staley's court last Tmmdtiy evening, but as no decision could be made, the case was cont in- . tied. There are two charges against Cooper, that he bo pul under ti peace Iwind, aud also a charge of intoxication. —e— — CARD OF THANKS 1 We want to thank the neighbors and friends for their kiuduesa during the sicknes sand death of our beloved daughter and granddaughter; also Mr. Peterson for his kindness aud the singers fur their soloe, and friends for the beautiful flowers. MRS. MARY SHIVELY, MR. 4 MRS. GEO. OGG AND FAMILY. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • TWCNTY YUM AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ —— ♦ A Fram tha Dally Democrat AIM ♦ * M yaara ago thia day ♦ Harvey Rrohaw, conductor on find train over G. R. A I. Christmas 1871. visits here. W. A. Kyle of Bluffton loses vaiu iMe team of horses when they slip into stone quarry while drinking Kyle has narrow escape. A. Gillium sett', residence at Fifth and Madison streets to L. Dishcr. Famous IJken diverse case opens in court. Liken is rich oil operator. Indiana Brewers announce advance of SI.OO per barrel on beer. C. C. Cloud home destroyed by fire. Piano lost with furniture was second brought to Decatur. Citj council adopts resolution, pro viding free water, lights and taxes for five years to industries which locat here. Deputy Auditor C. D. Lewtou ill with typhoid symtons. (.). Y. Vriw-p and Miss Sellemeyer married at bride’s home by Rev. Grether. Decatur has eight streets under improvement — Mbtrrth. Sixth. Thir-

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Mr. .nd Mr. Georg? Haml.t, and Clark 6 lebokl / ion. will arrive thi. eV e ß i ug (0 Sunday with Dr. Buras and