Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 144.

NEW HIGHWAY LIKELY TO FOLLOW PRESENT ROUTE

STATE SEEMS TO FAVOR OLD ROUTING HERE Geneva Citizens Make F ine Progress In Regard To Proposed Paved Road SURVEY IS PROMISED Geneva Residents Agree To Purchase Right-Of-Way For New Highway It will be of more than passing interest to the citizens of this county who are interested in the new stale road project, proposed throught this part of the state, to know that very satisfactory progress is being made, and thanks to the efforts of those citizens in and around Geneva, it now looks like we would secure the routing through Adams county that we are entitled to expect from the state, namely the present routing, excepting that the new road will remain on the west side of the G. R. & I. track for the mile stretch just north of Monroe and for the mile just over the Jay county line, which stretch will also be kept to the west of the track. By doing this, four railroad crossings will be eliminated in the two counties a thing highly commended by the public in general, since the automobile has come to play such a wide scope in the industrial world. Three Members In Favor Two parties from Geneva visited in Indianapolis last week and conferred with the officials there concerning the route just south of Geneva. They were informed that three members of a board of five, favored condemning the ground in Jay county and coming on through Adams county as the road does now. excepting the strip north of Monroe, and that the other two favored the route which would take the road a mile and a half west of Bryant and then straight north for over thirty miles striking the Fort Wayne road at a point about where the St. John's church is located and missing every town and city in the county. Refuses To Buy Right-of-way The board refused, however, to spend a penny in the purchase of the condemmed right-of-way, and when they were informed that if necessary the land would be purchased through popular subscription of citizens of this county, and presented to the board provided the route the road as desired, they stated that in all probability this would be satisfactiry. Immediately upon the return of the two men from Indianapolis, a hurried investigation was made, special meeting called and the deci sion was reached to mail Mr. M illlams, state Superintendent of road again of the situation and explaining construction, a letter telling him once that the citizens of this county were willing to buy the land from Jay county farmers and give it to the state rather than have the road changed. Will Survey Route In a telephone call from Mr. Wiliams to David Cross, of Geneva, Saturday Mr. Williams stated that lie had received the letter, and that he was forwarding to him a guaranty bond, which must be filled out by enough responsible citizens to guarantee the purchase price of the condemmed land, and immediately returned to him at Indianapolis. Conhurried investigation was made, ed at once and the route immediately surveyed, Mr. iWlliams stated, providing the bond was signed and returned. These citizens in the south part of the county are to be commended for their untiring efforts in securing the route as proposed and they dr serve the support of every tax-payer over the county who will be benifitted in any way by having the road pass through the towns of the county and while only a few will be expected to sign the guaranty bond, those who assume this obligation rightfully jsx(Continued on page four)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Senator Watson And Clyde Walk In Decatur Sunday United States Senator and Mrs. James Watson, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Wall), spent an hour in Decatur yesterday afternoon. Senator Watson and Mr. Walh, who is chairman of the Republican State Committee, spoke In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Saturday night, in the interests of the Republican candidate in the district cpngregational election to be held tomorrow. Senator and Mrs. Watson were on their way home and Mr. and Mrs. Wall) accompanied them as far as Decatur, and then returned to their home in LaGrange. While in this city, they visited for a short time with Postmaster Harry Fritzinger, former county chairman of the Republican party. THREE LODGES HOLD MEMORIAL K. Os P., I. 0. 0. F. And Rebekah Orders Honor Deceased Members Impressive memorial exercises were held at the Maplewood cemetery yesterday afternoon by the members of the Knights of Pythias, I. O. 0. F. and Rebekah lodges. The three orders combined their programs and made one joint affair. Mr. W. C. Bush, of Colfax, Indiana, was the speaker for the I. 0. O. F. and Rebekah lodges and French Quinn spoke for the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Bush ipoke on fraternalism and his address, although short, was very impressive. Mr. Quinn made an excellent talk, although he spoke for only ten minutes. He said in part: “Let us not forget that our brothers whom we this day honor are neither dead nor sleeping. The clay that rests here in this beautiful place was but the momentary home of immortality. Their mortality was bqt a dream —their immortality is the god given fact. They are more alive today than when we communed with then) in Pythian Castle Halls. They have not died —they have entered into fuller life. In the infinite plan of an Infinite God his children enter into His house of many mansions and an Infinite love envelops them. Why should we weep for them when the promise tells us they are nearer the Throne? Alas, the time is not vet here when our hearts may rejoice. we seem to be yet of the earth earthly. The tender handclasping, the brotherly affection, the joy of honorable association, the mutual striving for high purpose, all seemingly at an end, casts its shadow of sorrow. And so at times like this we gather in loving memory and call to mind the virtues and the good of them we loved and in so doing render unto them a homage that returns to us a benediction. 1 ' A total of forty-one members of the Knights of Pythias lodge have died since the local lodge was organized in 1876. Approximately sixty members of the I. 0. O. 1 • oidu have passed away since its organization . bulletin (United Press Service) Rome. June 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Chinese bandits surrounded the Roman Catholic mission near Hankow, China, and captured Father Malotto. the missionary. and 500 Chinese converts. according to cables received here today. The brigands demand a ransom of $1,000,000 threatening to kill the priest if this is not paid at once - _ . Hope Pius has cabled Father Wilhelm Leufers at Hankow to do his utmost to effect the release of the captives. —•- — The Misses Angie Firks, Bee Leonard, Messrs. Byford Macy and Bnce Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. James R. Blair motored to Fort Wayne last evening.

WHERE CHINESE BRIGANDS HELD CAPTIVES * - • I. ~ . ''Wa ' < x'-. J ■ < ’ . aK (Pacific and Atlantic Photo) A view of the Shantung mountains in which Chinese handits imprisoned foreigners kidnapped by them from a railroad train. They were finally released on the payment of ransom. This view of the natural fortress was taken looking north from outside of the mines at Tsae Chuang near the quarry, by Mr. Charles Dailey, a staff correspondent of The Chicago Tribune. SHANGHAI, China.—As a result of the payment of ransom for the re ease of foreigners kidnapped from a railroad passenger train, foreigners here fear similar kidnappings. China is spilt up into military factions and many ex-soldiers have taken up bandtry as a ca-eer. With the rece it kidnapping as an example—the bandits received close to 1100.000 in cash and a large number of them gr inted amnesty through admission to the Chinese army—it is feared other bandit bands will raid trains and kid lap foreigners for ransom. The situation has been called to the attentio.i of their various governments by so Bigners throughout China.

COLLEGE GHOMS I WERE MARRIED Miss Anita Swearinger, Os Decatur. And Horace James Oldham, Wedded i l A college romance was brought to a happy climax yesterday afternoon when Miss Anita Swearinger, daughter of Mr« l.trTn ifresringer, of this | city, became the bride of Mr. Horace James Oldham of Greenfield. The wedding took place in the Brown ' County cabin. Brown County, with Rev. R. E. Jones officiating, the single ring ceremony being used. Miss Jo-1 1 sephine Rich, of Converse, a soror-1 i ity sister of the bride, was maid of honor and Paul Summers also of Con-! 'verse, attended the groom. The bride wore a < harming dress of orchid ■ 1 georgette trimmed with ecru lace and carried bride’s roses while the maid of honor wore a simple gown of tan georgette. Th e cabin was attractive in its rustic decorations. The wedding dinner was served following the cere'mony to thirty-five guests. 1 Miss Swearinger is a graduate' of the Decatur high school and of Indiana University. She is a member of 1 the Sigma Kappa sorority and of the Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Phi honorary sororities. She taught in the high school at Scoby, Montana, last winter. She is also a pledge of the Psi lota Xi Sorority. I Mr. Oldham is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. N. Oldham, of Greenfield, and is manager of the Greenfield Discount Corporation. He is a graduate of Indiana University and a I member of the Phi Delta Theta fraI ternity. The young couple will take an automobile trip through the southiern part of the state and Kentucky land after July 1 will be at home at 19 Walnut Street, Greenfield. Among the guests who attended the wedding were: Miss Josephine Rich and Paul Summers of Converse; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cougill, of Lordsville, New Mexico; Susie Kamp, 'william Hutchinson and Johp Turpin. Indianapolis; Mary Shoemaker, of Bloomington; Josephine Myers and Mrs. Lulu Swearinger, Decatur; Bob Gough, of Muncie; Mr. and Mrs. R. S. N. Oldham, of Greenfield. - EXPECT 10,000 VISITORS AT KNIGHT TEMPLARS MEET Winona Lake, June 18. —According to an announcement today by the coni-j mittee in charge of reservations for tin annual state conclave of the Knights Templar, to be held at Winona lake, June 20-22, indicate that fully 10,000 visitor.-' will attend. Probably the largest delegation will come , from Indianapolis. Howard Kimball, representing Raper Commandery of that city, visited Winona Lake, and engaged the entire second floor of the Winona hotel for the delegates from that commandery.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 18, 1923.

MAIL CONTRACT I AWARDED AGAIN I William E. Teeters Gets Contract For Transferr ing Mail In This City Postmaster Harry Fritzinger received word from the Postoffice Department Saturday that the contract for transferring mail in this city, had jbeen awarded to William E. Teeters. Mr. Teeters' contract will become effective on next Saturday, June 23. The contract for transferring the mail has been held by Lawrence Williams since the first of April, but he resigned the. position saying he was I unable to make expenses under his Icontract price of $1,200 per year. Mr. j Teeters’ contract price was not made 'public. A number of local people ap- | plied for the position. The contract (•alls for the hauling of all mail from the postoffice to the railway stations and from the stations to the postoffice. Mr. Teeters formerly was a rural mail carrier on a Berne route. He now resides in this city. He will I furnish a one-ton truck in which to haul the mail. DRIVER SLEEPS; CAR IS WRECKED Portland Man Has Narrow Escape In Accident North Os Monroe Sunday Monroe, Ind., June 18.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—A Ford Coupe, driven by Vern Metz, of Portland, struck the side rails on a small bridge one mile north of this town, about 9 o’clock Sunday morning, and was totally wrecked in the ditch whic< the bridge spans. Metz, who was riding alone, escaped with what appeared to be only minor injuries. Metz, who is a representative of the Rub-No-More company in Michigan, received word Saturday that members of his family were ill and he left Michigan Saturday evening to | drive to Portland. He drove nearly, all night and it is believed he fell asleep just before he reached the bridge north of Monroe. There was no other car approaching or any reason for Metz being forced into the railing. The ear fell into the ditch on the east side of the bridge. There was no water in the ditch and Metz crawled from the wreckage. Another 1 resident of Portland came along and took Metz to that city. He was bleeding badly, but it was thought that ' none of the injuries would prove serious. ' The coupe was broken, twisted aud bent beyond repair. The front axel which truck the bridge railing, was Wit into a "V” shape. The wreckage ■ was pulled from the ditch yesterday i evening by a tractor owned by Frank Faroute.

FRED SCHAFER HURT IN FALL 1 Veteran Business Man Received Many Cuts And Bruises Saturday Fred Schafer, veteran business : man and hardware merchant o( this city, who fell at least ten feet from a wall ladder in the Schafer hardware company store Saturday afternoon, is resting easy today at his home, corner Monroe and Fifth streets, although suffering much front the cuts and bruises sustained in the accidents. It is considered almost miraculous that he was not killed or left badly crippled as a result of the fall. Mr. Schafer, known for his untiring energy and willingness to help, always has taken an active part in the management of his business and Saturday afternoon, during a rush hour, was waiting on his trade and had climbed up on one of the ladders which is fastened to the ceiling and runs on a track on the floor, to get a brush for a customer. When he got up about ten feet, he states that he became dizzy that everything became black and blurred before his eyes and then lie fell. He probably struck the counter below and then to the floor. Casper I.ang an electrician employed by. the company, was standing within a few inches where Mr. Schafer fell. Mr. Schafer's face was cut in several places. One deep gash cut under the left eye, requiring three stitches. His upper lip was badly lacerated. His legs, hip and other parts of his body were badly bruised and cut and when taken to a local physician's office, was j covered with blood. No bones were broke, however. He was removed to his home and this morning was able to get out of bed. ' His many friends hope he will be able to come down town within a few days and trust that he will not stiffer from any internal injuries as a result of tlie fall. Introducing A Delicacy Miss Lulu Milligan, of Portland, of the rights for the sale and manufacture of "Frozen fruit punch" a new 'and delightful delicacy recently put on the market, was here today arI ranging to introduce her goods in . Decatur. She carried a supply of the fruit with her and we are willing to assure you. after a liberal taste, that it is all that is claimed. The article will be found on sale here Thursday, during the firemen’s convention and within a short time will be regularly handled through some jobber here or sold from one or more of the stores You will sure like it. As the name implies the new ice is frozen punch, flavored with fruit and prepared as is ice cream. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell, of Richmond, were Sunday guests of i Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butler.

FLAMING LAVA WIPES OUT FIVE VILLAGES IN SICILY

Interest And Attendance At Tent Meeting Growing A tent meeting is in progress in a grove near Antioch church three and one-half miles southwest of Decatur. The interest In the meeting as well as the attendance is increasing. The preaching which is being done by Evangelist C. T. Moore, is plain and instructive. Rev. Moore is an able speaker and can inlerest all. The sermon this evening will l.e on. ■ "Devine Healing." On Friday night j a specian sermon will be given sor 1 the young people, ami all young pen-1 pie in the community are invited to attend and bring their friends with I them. On Saturday afternoon a children’s meeting will be held. There i will be Bible study on Tuesday, Wed I nesday and Thursday afternoons. The public is invited to attend all of the services. G. E. DONATES 100 PER CENT Athletic Association Gives Furnishings For Room In New Hospital Th« employes of the General Elec trie company of this city have answered the appeal of the hospital trustees one hundred per cent, the gifts of the furnishings for two of I the bed rooms in the Adams County Memorial hospital being donated by them. The latest donation comes from the G. E. Athletic Association Last week the Gecode Girls club announced that they would furnish a room and together with the gift of the Athletic Association, practically the entire membership of the General Electric employes will be incl.’.ded as dono'f to the hospital Thirty-three Gifts , Including the above gifts, thirtythree donations for the furnishing of rooms in the hospital, including three sun rooms, the dinning room and twenty-nine bed rooms have been made by individuals and organizations in this city. Three of the d< nations came from former residents of this city. Only two bed rooms, the superintendent nurse's bed room and the nurses' rest room remain unfurnished. The W. C. T. U. Gift The gift of the Adams County W. C T. U. organiaztion was announced Saturday and in order to give credit where credit is due, our attention has been ca'Hd io the lact that the nrtion of the orgauUation originated among the membership of the Decatur union and that Mrs. L. A. Thomas, president of the local union, notified Mrs. Clara B. Anderson, secretary ol the hos pital trustees, of their action. Mrs. Thomas brought the matter of mak ing a gift of the furnishings for on< of tile bed rooms before the Decatur jjnion several months ago and witli the local women was instrumental in seeing that the gift was made. o 0 Poor Fish Suffer As Local Anglers Open Up The Season o o The lakes and most any place where t sh might be found were invaded Sati r.rday and Sunday. Rome < tty and other northern Lakes were dotted witli fishermen and from stories told the poor old fish in their attempt to get something for nothing were | hooked. | Right here at home, in the old Haugh stone quarry, Albert Acker's fifteen-year-old son (aught five fine bass Saturday. We have proof for this story. Joe Jones, who was numbered among those who went to Rome City, "caught the limit” of bluegills. I’ernard Terveer, secretary of the Schafer company, his wife and children and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne, of Fort Wayne, spent the week end at Rome City and the largest bass,—“Old King Tut"—caught [this season was landed by Mr. Terveer. o Mrs. Tony Voglewede is visiting relatives in Fort Wayne.

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MORE VILLAGES THREATENED BY GREAT VOLCANO Mt. Etna Volcano In Eruption, Hurls Tons Os Moulton Lava Into Air NO DEATHS REPORTED Outpouring From Old And New (’raters Grow Greater Everv Hour (United Pre** Service) Catalania. Sicily. June 18. — (Special 'o Daily Democrat) —Hurling thousands of tons of flaming lava high into the sky from its main crater while Ive new craters were belching moulten destruction with reports like those if a thousand canon, Mt. Etna is in •rnption and already has destroyed ive villages ami threatens a score of nhers. A great wall of moulten lava thirty to forty feet in height slid over the pot where the little town of Lingua Hossa had stood and advanced in a laming line three hundred yards across upon neighboring Hamlets. The village of P.oscoragate disappeared. Inhabitants of the threatened town warned for days by rumblings of the treat mountain volcano fled to safety n time; no casualties have been reported but roads are clogged with rude carts and peasants and their amiiies staggering along beneath oads of household belongings snatchart from in front of the fiery masses that inundated their homes. Outpouring from Etnas old and new ■raters grows greater each hour. Thunders of new crevices renting the vails of flaming Issues come to watchers on distant hills through the dense >la<k smoke that hangs over the nonntain top. Now and then great bursts of flames shoot higlt above the nky pal) and flare against the sky lighting the haze with a red glow. At each new demonstration of the wakened giantess, new flights are begun by the terrified Silicians. Mrs. Woods Says Daughter Is Not Staying With Her Mrs. W. E. Woods, Decatur route Sight, mother of Mrs. Lewis Murphy of this city who left her home sometime in April, called at this office this morning and denied that her laughter was taking a needed rest at her home. She was indignant over the fact that someone called this office Saturday and stated that Mrs. Murphy was resting at the home of her mother. She said this was not true. However. Mrs. Murphy was located and last Sunday visited with her mother for a few hours, going to Fort Wayne the same day, Mrs. Woods said. Mrs. Woods stated that the did not know where her daughter is rooming or working, all mail being addressed to her at a postoffice box in the Fort Wayne office. Following Mrs. Murphy's disappearance, the mother instituted a search for her in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Murphy has a husband and seven children and it is said that she does not want to re•urn here. o - — - Aged Lady Breaks Hip Mrs. L. D. Brown, of Pleasant Mills, who Is 76 years old. suffered a broken hip in a fall in her home yesterday morning. Mrs. Brown was found lying m the bed-room floor between seven Hid eight o’clock. Owing to her age. •he Injury is considered very serious. O — Bluffton Indianapolis Club Indianapolis, June 18. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—One hundred and fifty former residents of Bluffton now indanapolis citizens picniced at Riveride Park Sunday afternoon and "ormed a permanent Bluffton Indianapolis club. Addresses were made by Frank C. Daily, former U. S. district attorney, Charles W. Jewett, former mayor of Indianapolis, and W. A. Marsh.