Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1923 — Page 3

head of g. e, firemen ♦ .m|f< Sh Jites B "**' ■ wHJ lß|p> WILLIAM F. MELCHING president of the Fort Wayne General Electric Firemen. Goshen College To Be Closed For One Year Goshen College Is to be closed until the fall of 1924, when is will be reopened as a Mennonite church school, it was decided yesterday by the Men nonite Board of Education, in annual session at the college. A committee was appointed by the board to outline a program, engage a facluty, recommend a president, pro-

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• ufp finances and make other arrnn-e---ments In connection with the enter prises. Thh committee will | n duo time Proceetl with plans for the school | which is to be a Mennonite Institu- 1 tion In the full meaning of the term it is said. Decision of the board to close the college for a year mine after u tiny of discussion. It was practically unanimous, but few members standing opposed. Students now enrolled at the college will go to Bluffton college, Bluff ton, Ohio, a Christian church college at Eureka, 111., and other schools, is was said today. It is proposed to transfer Goshen College Alumni association to Bluffton intact. It was said today that the financial condition of the college is quite satisfactory, with the exception of the 60-acre farm, situated east of the buildings, which is heavily mortgaged. Ihe tract was purchased several •years ago and has not been used for a dairy farm as was planned. It is 1 leased for general farming purposes - and has no connection with the col- , lege course. •| Buildings and land owned by the 1 college (the Mennonite Board of EduI cation I are not encumbered. They • are valued at from $150,000 to $250,i 000. -I At one time the college was in debt

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1100,000. This obligation was lifted Iby bequests, annuities, and funds of various kinds. Resulting from the strife within the i college management, the faculty and i the student body, smite financial support has bi en withdrawn, notably that of the alumni association. Goshen college, formerly Elkhart | Institute was opened In the fall of ] 1903. It wa t moved here from Elk ! hat; Growth of the school has been; steady A few yours ago it became standardized, meeting all state re-1 qulrements. Under the conservative; policy to be followed by the Mennon-i ite Board of (Mention when the colJ lege la reopened in the fall of 1921. It’ is not expected it will ho fully stand-1 ardlzed. - * 0 o | .Most Divorced People Keei) Oou Os The Jail 0 : 2 q — Lincoln, Neb., June 20—If you want to keep out of the Nebraska state penitentiary, get a divorce. At least; this is the conclusion that can be, gathered from the last statistical re-j . port by th. warden. Os tile 411 p cams received by the ■warden within die year 217 men wire single ami thf e of the women were 1 similarly situated. Married men numbered IG2 aril married women 11. while tliero were sixteen widowers and two widows received. Not one j divorced p r.-'Mi was registered. Six min college graduates and one woman with ;> diploma were registered. Throe high school girls and I (ighty-flve boy graduates were regieIti red, while 2.79 men and ten women ! said they net r had more than a common school education. Fourteen men and two women had no education at ’all. Laborer and farmers contributed tin large: ’, representation, 100 of the former and cighty-five soil tillers. Mechanics to the number of thirty-five fell into the law's clutches while thirteen ehauff'utrs registered. Cooks ■ num! ered sixteen porters eleven, IwFtir.t eleven, while the others were of vtriet! occupations. Os tii.. number received 371 were first offendais, twenty-five were giidI ing behind the prison liars for a seemil time, thirteen for a third time i mil tv. for a fourth. — o-» I. U. Presidon 1 : Head.; , S-Jcday Stb.ooi Workers Indianapolis, Juno 21. V. ill min Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana uui verstly. was elected president of the Indiana Religious i-Mucation at the animal conver.tion of the orgairtzathm here. Other officers elscted are: Vice presidents, George E. Beugnot, Ai burn. Ind.; Rev. Chari s I! B. Lewis, of Evansville. Ind., and Vho Ilev. C. C. Gobi’, < f Ind :in;i;io’is: recording secretary, E. C. Boev 11. Ini'itnapolis; rcas'trer, I’reil M. Dickerson, InTo apoli.. Thi-.e of the four executive comnilt imcn whose terms expire this year were re-elected. They are L. A E.tr.i.ig' r, H i’itington; !•’. H. Himenvir, I’F iw'o.id. and I. E. Woodward. Inclir.nrpoiis. John Andres, of 'van ville. the remtiining committeeI ,0-111 -1; -e Im - he lie rc'niov ' I from, the bo; rd and E. M. Bartlett, of irci ni istlo. w.is elected in his place. Mr. Be ignot'anil Rev. Gohn are at '-.resent vice-presidents and were re ; .lected .as-war E. <’• Boswell as recording seeretary. J. F. Wild, of Indianapcl'.s, who wi> treasurer last year, resigned several months ago ■ind Mr. Dickerson was chosen to fill bis place. John N. I'easey, Indianapolis. president, and Harry J. Schuldt, Evansville, vice-president, are the outgoing etiieers. , | o Decatur G. E. Band Is Making Fine Progress o -o Decatur has a band of which its ■itisens may well be proud. A survey of available musical talent indi■ated that it would lie* well for the ■ity and the local G-E Works to combine their effort;, lienee the band has which is shown as the "Decatur G-E ; 'a:i<l." While the organization has been in training only since the late cummer of last, year, their weekly | practices are showing good results hinder the able direction of W. R. I -iwson. The first public concert was given in this city last, week and the entertainment was greatly appro dated. The Decatur-G-E Band will lead the Decatur city and local G-E fire departments in the parade. The members of the Decatur G. E. Band are: E. W. Lanlcenau, president; Roy Mumma, secretary and treasurer; W. R. Lawson, director and manager, anil Thomas B. Reid. Homer Ransom Zechiel, Ralph Crill, Fred Stauffer, Lee Mattax, •

FORT WAYNE GENERAL ELECTRIC BAN!) 0;' FORTY-EB E PIECES TAKES PART IN FIREMEN'S BAR HIE TODAY; GIVE CONCERT TONIGHT • ' »,.X. ■ A . ’’ 1 ’ * ® - 1 •< WMWMWafcji' - Uh ' idr'' v ~’‘A Jral * ; ■ ■ & * ••• \ ■, < • a.? ‘ F* VW 1 "' - *7 ‘A '* • i '•- M '

i The .General Electric's Fort Wayne . delegation of fire fighters in the big parade was headed by the famous forty five piece G-E Band. This baud Is without doubt one of the best in- - dustrial bands in this section of the country*. This wonderful organizaI: tion is under the direction of John L. Vi rweire, who received his early i, musical education in t lie Royal Conservatory of Ghent, studied harmony i and theory under Nevejans and Boe-

FORT WAYNE PLANT OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY IS WELL EQUIPPED FOR FrGIHTNG FIRES; OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS ■ —■"> — ■ - ——— —— ff W? 1 ■M- s 9 . .. •• - J —————— ■ Mil —I. . ■■! ■■—■ ■■ —l——— ——— —— — — — Members of the G. E. Fire Department, Fort Wayne, win \v■:• > ' 'ay lor lit bii< convention.

The General Electric Company at its Fort Wayne and Decatur plants maintains a volunteer fighting | force of forty-eight men all welli trained in the use of modern fire 11 fighting apparatus. The Volunteer . ‘ Fire Department at the Fort Wayne plant was organized in the year 1595 at which time the personnel consisted orly of eight men and an equip nient of only a single hose cart. i The present chief. William Wurtle, has served with the department ever since its organization in 1595, and for ■ ! practically all this time he has been lin charge as chief. Nineteen of the J G-E volunteer firemen, including 'General Superintendent E. A. Bajnes, i wear the Volunti er F're Department ' Ten-year Service Badge. That so many of these men have ten o- more ! years of service to their credit, is an ! Indication that membership in the ’ i Volunteer Fire Department is a much ; I ‘desired thinp,.

I Glenn Beavers, Harley Osterman. ] I , I Lloyd Ahr, Walter Miller, Herbert ■ I ! Fuhrman, Freeh Hower. Lew Sawyer, ' Arthur Fruec hte, Naomi Lawson, Geo. Stultz, Fred Engle, f Harold Lawson. Cornelues Durkin, Ferd Peoples. Homer Elsworth, George Philippi, Donald Fahr. Automobile Wrecked When Steering Wheel Locked Richard Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of north of the city, narrowly escaped death this morning when the steering

gait, and the cornet under Theo Sauveur, Europe’s greatest trumpet and cornet exponent. The big majority of the members of this G-E hand have been with the organization for a number of years and have developed under Director Verweire's instructions until they play with case the most difficult band compositions. While the band is ever ready to play the popular marches and fox trots, a feature of every concert is the one or

The General Electric factor ' s at J both Fort Wayne and Dec ttur uv ; equipped with automatic* sprinkler; ■ systems. These are literally thou i sands of these little sprinkler headI located advantageously about th ■ plant always on guard to check any i fire that may start sufficiently t > •I cause the sprinkler heads to open. ■ The General Electric buildings ar ; also equipped with modern four-c;r-Jcuit electric alarm systems. 85 lire ■j alarm boxes being located at strata • pic points in the Fort Wayne plant. At the Fort Wayne plant's tire liead- ■ quarters there are two hose carts, an ; extension ladder, a 'u , illoit foamitc. ,i engine, and a number of small fire, extinguishers ready for instant ser- , vice. At the local Decatur G-E fat lory i 1 the same general arrangements for • fire protection ex’st. There i a i local volunteer fire lighting force of I eight men under th" direction of

I wheel of his machine locked, turning I the car completely over, pinning him und* r lite machine. The lad received' only a few slight scratches But the machine was smashed to pieces, ff’ was on his way to Kukelhan's c heese factory when the accident occurred.t Wisconsin Wet Bill Killed (United Press Service) Madison. Wis„ June 21 (Special to the Dally Democrat i The Tuck-r bill to repeal the Wisconsin prohibition laws was sent to the' legislative "graveyard" today. The repealer, recently pas ed by

I mt ♦ classical numbers which are ‘ only undertaken by the bands of professional standing. At 7:00 o'clock this evening the G-E band will give the following onehour program: 1 March ' t'oa. Dykeman'' E. Williams. 2—Suite "Bandanna Sketches" — C Cameron White (a) Chant "Nobody Knows do Trouble I've Seen"

(’apt.. !l. Lutz and ' tstaut F.| Braun. This n.rie is ii . .ped with Hl gallon foamite tank, ; era! 2’y gallon tire extinguishers. , . urn guns e.i'il l.Oat feet of standird hose eon ne, t <1 to a reserve tank of 75,000 Ilan capacity. Regular inspect ms of ail lite service valves pumps a'ul other equipment insures that , "Vi 'hi ng is in rt a.line a- for use if it should be needed. That the G neral Electric fire fighting personnel stands well in the i iii'a:t!o:i of the state tire inspection serv'-cc Is borne out bv (he following ' 1,-i r hit dy rec. iv: dby Chief Wurtle ’ from I'vtttin T Miller, state fir’ i.iarsliatT June 1. 1922. Mr. Wav G. Wurth'. i Chief of Fi.'" Depl.., Central Electric Co., ’ . rt Wayne. Indiana. Dear Sir: The article in the May , ne of "Fir" I’rnFctio’i" whl"’>

the assembly, v.a killed by tin senate late last night by a vote of 19 to the upper house. 12. tlte usual wotrinddey a’igr.ment of 0 'Sundav School Convention In Michigan City In 1924 ct’nltecl Press Service) Indianapolis. June 21. - (Special to Daily Democrat) Michigan City will bo the 1921 convention city for the Indiana State' Sunday School Convention, tlio exec utive committee of the ’ Indiana. Sunclay School council of re-h-.'on:: c due alien decided today.

(bi Lament 'l'm Troubled in Mind' ( I Slave song "'Many Thousand Gone" til) Negro Dance "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child." ! - Cornet Solo "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling." Tate-John L. Verweire t Grand Fantasia "Albion"—-Beaten March "American Legion”—John L. Verweire

. v» a brief resume of most efficient service during your term of office as chief of the General Electric company's fire department, has just come to my notice and I want to add just , wil l', li. t in hearty commendation of all the nice tilings said, and sec- , ml. to what has been written by in ■ 1 vidi al appreciation of your work . nd also the tine spirit of interest and co-operation with the state department you have shown. It ha - been a source of pleasure to i'• t you on occasions when the fire fighters of th" state have fore-gather-ed a.ul I wish for you many more y ,;rs oil your capable and highly efti.i' ut mumigeniont of the General :i i tr.e.' i department. With kindest personal regards and IhM wishes. 1 am, Very truly yours, NEWMAN T. MILLER, State Fire Marshall

V, Im :ia Lake and Michigan City wit' Hu two cities consitlered, John N. l-eaney. stale president, said. o The Wise Rich. Tlie rich people are wise. They lilhe poor people raise tin' fam'pe.vl'ilo the' »' « gg Too dose a shave IMENTHOLATUM I and heals.