Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 151.

TO DEDICATE NEW COUNTY HOSPITAL ON JULY 30TH

APPROPRIATE EXERCISES TO MARK OPENING Efforts To Be Made To Obtain Governor McCray To Make Address TO BE FINISHED SOON Details Os Program Os Dedication To Be Worked Out By Trustees The beautiful Adams County Memorial Hospital will be formally dedicated and opened to the public on Monday July 30th, appropriate ceremonies marking the dedication. A. J. Smith, chairman of the board of hospital trustees, is making an effort to secure Governor Warren T. McCray, and Dr. C. H. Good, of Huntington, president of the Indiana Medical association, to deliver <the addresses at the ceremonies. As yet the details of the program have not been worked out. It was first hoped that the hospital, elected by the taxpayers of Adams County at a cost of $125,000.00, and which will be dedicated to the memory of the men and women, who either at home, in camp or on the battle fields, served their country during the world war, could he dedicated on July Fourth, but owing t*-» delay in putting the finishing touches to the hospital, this was impossible to do. Meeting at the Smith and Bell office yesterday, the trustees first decided to dedicate the hospital on Wednesday, August Ist, but as this date interfered with the Decatur Chauqauqua, which opens on July 31st, the trustees willingly agreed to set the dedication day two days ahead and decided on Monday, July 30th. Thirty-three rooms furnished The furnishings for thirty-three rooms, including three sun rooms, the dining room and the superintending nurse's bed room and twentyeight single bed rooms have been donated by Decatur individuals and organizations and by those splendid people who formerly lived here. Including the 31 bed rooms, 3 sun rooms, the dining room and the two nurse s bed rooms, a total of thirty-seven rooms are to be furnished, leaving only four rooms not donated. Those people and organizations who donated the furnishings for the rooms are: Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schrock; Mr. and Mrs. James F. Arnold: Dallas Wertzberger, Tulsa, OUla; Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Erwin, Mrs. John O'Brien. Marion: Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schafer: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Schafer, Dallas, Texas; Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller; Mrs. S. A. Fry, Van Wert, Ohio; Mr and Mrs. G. H. Wellmeyer; Mr and Mrs. F. E. France; "No. 17 Unknown," The Schrock Children; Judge David Studabaker's heirs; Pythian Sisters; Loyal Order of Moose; Rebekah lodge; Catholic Ladies of Columbia; Eastern Star. Knights of Columbus; B. P. O. of Elks; Masonic lodge; Womans club, Rotary club; Decode Girls; G. E. Athletic association; W. <■ T. • Evangelical church; Methodist church; Tri Kappa: Psi lota Xi, and the Delta Theta Tail. Nurse is Here Miss Emilie C. Christ, the superintending nurse of the hospital, is now located here and is looking after the details of getting things ready lot the opening of the hospital. Miss Christ, for a number of years, was located in the Panama Canal zone in charge of a government hospital. She is a former Adams County gbl I'" other nurses are Rowena Shoaf, j Naomi Butler and Irlene Franz, all trained and experienced nurses. Mt. and Mrs. David Eckrote. the former being the janitor, while Mrs. Eckrote 1 will be in charge of the kitchen, are > also located at the hospital and g<t ■ ting ready for the opening of the institution.

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I. O. O. F. Meet At Mancie (United Props Service) Munde, Ind., June 26— (Special to the Daily Democrat—Four hundred patriarch militant of the I. O. O. F. .and members of the auxiliary are in Muncie attending the annual dapartI ment council. Competitive drills will be the feature of today’s program. The council will close Thursday. ’ SAYS COUNTRY NEEDS RELIGION President Harding Replaces Politics With Religion; An Evangelist I nlteil Pre«* Stuff C«*rrenpoi»«lr»»t » With President Harding, Salt Lake , City, Utah, June 26 —(Special to Daily ■ Democrat) — President Harding has , replaced politics with religion. Mr. ■ Harding is today one of the most ac-i • tive evangelists in preaching the 1 doctrines of Christianity. His progress across the country offers the remarkable spactacle of the ruler of a nation preaching, like ' any circuit riding preacher, the gns- ’ pel of Jesus Christ as the greatest 1 remedy for modern economic, social and political evils, national and inter- ' national. ' In every speech he has delivered thus far, Mr. Harding has mentioned. not casually but with emphasis. 1 his conviction that what America and the world needs, is good old fashioned Christianity. He speaks of God frequently in all his speeches. He does it reverently and sincerely, for President Harding, the evangelist, believes most earnestly just what he is telling the American people—what they need is not a political, social or economic reformation or revolution, but spiritual revival. Races At Van Wert At a business meeting of the executive committee of the Van Wert County Agricultural society, Saturday evening the American Legion hand was employed to provide the music for the races to be held at the fair grounds Wednesday, July 4. An athletic team from the Van Wert Y. M. C. A. will stage stunts between reces on the free act platform in front of the grand stand. Drinking fountains will he installed this week and the race track will be given a finish that will assure excellent racing. There will be four harnass races and one running race. Dr. Fred F. Sheets, formerly of this city, but now of Fort Wayne, will be official starter of the races. Says State Trucks Have Been Misused (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 26.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charges that state trucks are used on tax payers time for private work of state efficiuts wrere made in an affidavit sworn today by Harry Marsh, a former employe of the state highway commission. Marsh alleges that he was "fired because he talked about the highway commission.” His affidavit cites one instance where four state employes were required to Turkey Run and bring back a load of Wood for n state official. _ —o Attend Sigma Chi Meeting Herman Myers and Free Frisinger, of this city, and Elmer Wilkins, of Fort Wayne, left yesterday to drive to West Baden, where they will attend the thirty-sixth grand chapter | of the Sigma Chi fraternity, which, will be in session today. Wednesday ( and Thursday. More than one and members of the fraternity from all parts of the United States are, expected to attend. The speaking program includes addresses by Post-| master General Harry S. <', Lee Trinkle, governor ot Virginia | Booth Tarkington, George Ade and, John T. McCuthson. I

1 MERCHANTS GO I TO CONVENTION | Mr. And Mrs. Dan Niblick J And E. F. Gass Attend Retailers* Meeting ,| Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick, of The 1 Niblick and Company store, and Mr. '. E. F. Gass of the K. F. Gass & Son 1 . B tore, left this morning for Indianapolis, where they will attend the convention of the Indiana Retail Dry • Goods Association, to be held in the Lincoln Hotel today anti tomorrow. Mr. Niblick has been a member of the association since its organization. 3 here will he several addresses during the convention, by noted I speakers in the retail business. One of thp oustandlng features of the convention will he the banquet In the Travertine Room of the Lincoln , hotel at 7 o'clock this evening. The * banquet will he followed by the style show, given by the Cleveland Garment Manufacturers Association of Cleveland, Ohio. The models will he members of the Delta Delta Delta sorority of Butler College. Special k music will be furnished by the Lins coin trio. Directors of the Association will he elected on Wednesday morning. , Mr. Niblick is one of the twelve men I nominated by the nominating com- | mittee, from which six directors will v be elected. f . The convention will come to a close 3 on Wednesday afternoon. The convention is of great benefit to retail 1 dry goods and ready to wear mer- * chants as they learn many valuable points in buying and selling, which also benefit their customers. 1 CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE 1 Wheat: July $1.02%; Sept. $1.02%; Dec. $1.05%. Corn: July 83%c; Sept. 79%c; Dec. 67%c. Oats: July ' 41 %c; Sept. 39%c. / PHI BELTS GIVE FIFTY DOLLARS Local Chapter Os Fraternity Makes Pledge To Riley Hospital Fund The local chapter of Phi Delta 1 Kappa fraternity pledged SSO to the Riley Memorial hospital fund last 1 n'ght at its regular meeting. The pledge will be turned over to the 1 county chairman for the drive in 1 Adams county today, Joe Brennen, ' president of the local chapter said. Solicitors were active today and will continue throughout the week, 1 until the drive 51s completed, gather * ing Decatur’s share of the fund for ' the completion of the Riley Memor- • ial Hospital for crippled children, i The Phi Delt gift raises the grand “ total to about $l,lOO for Decatur. The local chapter of Tri Kappa, pledged S2OO to the fund, hut their pledge will not be counted in the Dei catur fund, since the various chapters of Tri Kappa throughout the state are placing their gift in a separate list. At the meeting of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity last night Joe Brennenl, president of the chapter, and John Clark, were elected dele-1 gates to the' national convention of the fraternity to be held In Dayton, Ohio, next month. Alternate delegates elected were William Linn and Felix Maier. Several local Phi Delts are planning to attend the convention. Money Not All Raised For Dempsey-Gibbons Go Shelby. Mont., June 26—(Special to ■ the Daily Democrat)—They have'nt raised the third hundred thousand necessary to insure the DempseyGibbons championship battle, and 'from all indications the money is not 'in sight. Dan Tracy, manager of the big | fight, admitted today he has not yet found the SIOO,OOO which he hoped to 'deposite to the champion’s credit today or tomorrow and said that while he had "several strings out," no deals have been arranged. In response to an order calling id I all tickets and money to enable the j promoters to see where they stood, it is reported that more tickets than J money are coming back.

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The late Phillip L. Andrews Fortner teacher, editor, lawyer, postmaster and citzien here who died at Fort Wayne Friday evening, June 22nd. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church here yesterday, Rev. John C. White of the Simpson church at Ft. Wayne, officiating with services by the Masonic lodge of which he had long been a member. Mr. Price of Fort Wayne, sang a solo and u special choir consisting of Mrs. Vail and Mrs. Butler. Mr. Walters and Mr. Beery with Mrs. Walters at the organ rendered several selections. The funeral services were held on the 15th wedding anniversary of Mr. Andrews to Miss Lilly Lewton. | I)r. Rayl Recalls Trip Made On “Vaterland” Now The Leviathan j The publicity given to the Leviathan. the large German liner which the United States has overhauled for use in its merchant marine, recalls to Dr. C. C. Rayl ,of this city, a trip which he made on the same vessel in 1914. The liner, at that time, was still owned by the Germans and was known as the “Vaterland.” Dr. Rayl had been studying in the University of Berlin for nine months. On June 28, 1914, Dr. Rayl sailed for the United States on the “Vaterland.” Late that afternoon, the announcing the assination of the Austrian Archduke, which was the immediate cause of the World War. No one on board the liner paid much attention to the message, Dr. Rayl says, except a few Hungarian officials who were enroute to the United States. They were noticahly alarmed. When Dr. Rayl left Europe, he says there was no indication or thought of war. When the “Vaterland" docked in New York on July 4, 1914, the newspapers bore large headlines about the war. The “Vaterland.” now known as the Leviathan, has been worked over and now is the largest and most luxeriously furnished liner on the seas. While Dr. Rayl was a student in the University of Berlin, he saw Germany in all of her glory. He saw the former Kaiser and all the Royal family several times and also saw the king and queen of Roumania, when they were in Berlin to visit the Kaiser. o , ■- * O Wuxtry! LJnited States Marble Championship T Tournament Being Held o ° (United Press Service) Ringside, Atlantic City. June 26Special to Daily Democrat)—All the pomp and ceremony incident to a world’s championship fight or a baseball series marked the United States Marbles championship tournament which opened here today with forty youthful! entrants from all parts of the country. There was the thrill that comes once in a lifetime for the hoys, for they were not only witnesses to a gorgeous pageant, including a band and Mayor Bader in a high hut. hut principals as well. All styles in freckles were sported by the contestants and there were a couple of dusky urban champions who were all grime in the front row as boys lined up for their picture. o— America’! Flrat Almanac. The first almanac published in America appeared in 1639, but no copy of it Is extant. It was compiled by William Fierce, a mariner from New England. William Bradford’s almanac was published in IWS- - Fair tonight and Wednesday: cooler In North portion.

DEMONSTRATE FIRE ENGINE Ahrens-Fox Pumper Demonstrated To Mayor Devoss And City Firemen A demonstration in water throwing from an Ahrens-Fox combination pumping engine und hose carrier was given this morning on oast Monroe street by Mr. Ahrens, representative of the Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine com-] pany of Cincinnati. The engine! mounted on a six cylinder, 92 horse! power truck, is enroute to Dunkirk. N.Y., where it will ho used in fire fighting. The tiros under the truck are 40x8 Firostono truck tiros. Connecting the pumpor with the fire hydrant in front of the Porter and Beavers garage the water waa | delivered to the pumper at a thirtyi two pound pressure and when delivered at the nozzel, came out at a pressure of 150 pounds, two streams being thrown In the air. It took three men to hold the nozzel and a stream of water was carried several hundred feet. Seven hundred fifty gallons of water per minute can be pumped and played on a fire. It is claimed that the Ahrens-Fox combination pumper threw a stream as high as the Woolworth building in New York city, a distance of 796 feet. The demonstration was given this morning to Mayor H. M. DeVoss, Engineer Orval Harruff, Fire Chief, Amos Fisher, Captain Jack Friet and other members of the Decatur fire company. A conference was held with Mr. Ahrens following the demonstration. Th e city will he forced to purchase a new fire fighting outfit in the near future and as much information as possible is being sought. Last week at the firemen’s convention the Stutz and American LaFrance trucks were demonstrated here. It Is possible that the expense of a new engine mal he included in the city budget for next year SEEKING CAUSE OF T" ACCIDENT Seven Dead And Eighty Injured In Elevated Accident In Brooklyn New York. June 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Seven dead and between 70 and 80 injured—various-j ly estimated because most of the less, badily hurt disappeared—was the. toll of Brooklyn’s sensational “L" ac 1 cident yesterday, in which a two-car train toppled from a 35 foot trestle and crashed into the street below. Investigations by the transit hoard, the newly incorporated BrooklynManhatten Transit company, and other agencies were under way today to fix the blame for the accident. The train, leaped the rails and plunging through a guard rail, fell into one of the busiest intersections of ( Brooklyn. One theory still held is that the Intense heat caused a ra:J to spread or become otherwise defective. — o Three Seriously 11l In One Family At Ossian Three persons lay critically 111 in , the Frank Roush home at Ossain today. Mrs. Roush, whose brother Lewis Garrett, is near death with tu- | berculosls, suffered a fifth stroke of paralysis yesterday morning which left her throat and mouth useless. Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Garrett suf sered a nervous breakdown which ( made her temporarily helpless. < The death of Mr. Garrett Is anticipated as being only a matter of , hours. • —-— Conservatives Win In I 1 Election At Ontario < i Toronto, Ont., June 26 —(Special to , the Daily Democrat)—The conservative opposition will have substantial , working majority over all groups in Ontario as a result of overwhelming .■ defeat of the United Fanner govern- | ment under Premier Drury in the i provincial election yesterday. Returns early this morning show 1 the standing: 1 Conservatives elected 77; Liberals. I 13; United Farmers 10; Labor 2; In dependent 2; still to hear from 7. I

DRY LEADERS LAY PLANS TO GURU WET ONSLAUGHT

Jane Adams Is 111 (United Press Service) Chicago, June 26.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Jane Adams, noted welfare worker of Hull House, Chicago, is ill In Japan and will probably undergo an operation according to word rej reived at Hull House today from Miss | Mary It. Smith. Miss Adams travelj ing companion. WILL DESTROY DISEASED BEES Deputy State Inspector At Work Among Adams County Stands “All bees not treated for foul brood during the present summer will he burned next fall," said Mr. W. J. Miller, deputy state bee inspector, who Is inspecting bees in the north half of (he county this week. Mr Miller spent lust week in the south ern half of the county und he stated I today that he found many stands dis eased. The diseased bees were burned, that is, all that could not he cured. At one place one out of eleven stands were burned. The inspectors will return to the county ncxi fall aud destroy those stands which are diseased. All bee-keepers who wish their bees inspected are requested to notify L. M. Busche, county agent. The bee industry in Indiana, Is much larger and more important than many people believe, laist years the production of honey in this state amounted to approximately three million dollars. The foul brood disease among bees is very disasterous. Five years ago. when the practice of in specting the bees was started by the state, thirty-five per cent of the bees in the state were diseased. I«ist year there were only three per cent of the bees diseased. ■ o - — Heat Wave Broken By Rain And Wind Storms tlTnt'ert P-ea.o Service! Chicago. June 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An 8-day heat wave that i took scores of lives was broken by rain and wind storms over a wide [area of the middlewest today, j Heavy damage from rain and wind that approached tornado velocity was reported over night from Wisconsin. The same storm hit Chicago, doing considerable damage and driv ing temperatures down 33 degrees. Similar drops were reported elsewhere. lowa, Illinois, Indiana. Minnesota, the Dakotas and adjacent territory with exception of Missouri and Kan sas reported lower temperatures with cooler breezes. Heavy rains fell over northwestern lowa. The Wisconsin and Chicago storm was reported today heading into Indiana amt Ohio. In Wisconsin it centered at Milwaukee and cities north and west. Midwestern heat and drowning casualft'es In the last 24 hours in eluded: Chicago 6; Detroit 5; St. Louis 1; Indiana 4. « Church Beating Movie Theatres At Own Game (United PreMH Service) La I’orle, lnd., June 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat)--The church is competing with the moving picture houses and beating them at theli own game. Every Sunday night the Rev. F. W. Bostick, pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city, puts on an open air moving picture performance, show ing films of an educational nature, and Stlt) to 100(1 attend, while the reg ulur picture houses are practically deserted. Besides a film, the programs consist of short religious talks touched In baseball terms, and various musical numbers. The performances are staged In a public square, the screen being placed on the side of a building, and city officials have aided by closing the streets to traffic during the services. Collections and donations pay the expenses.

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PLAN TO MAKE LEGISLATURES IN STATES DRY New Fight Aimed At Repealer Proposals In Different States Os Union FIGHT “WET” PLANKS Dry Leaders Flan To Prevent Inclusion Os Wine And Beer Planks (United Press Service) Westerville. Ohio, June 26.— (Special to Dally Democrat)- The nation's "dry" leaders today made plans to throttle “the inevitable onslaught of the wets.” Steps to “dry pick” every state legislature against the following New York in repealing its prohibition enforcement code were taken by high officials of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Forty state superintendents and ten other officers sat in war council and outlined the first nation-wide camoalgn to curb “hack tracking" on prohibition. 1. Re-adopt a strict enforcement ■ode in New York and combat repealer proposals in other states by packing the legislature with "dependable drys.” 2. Make certain at least a 90 per •ent dry congress by stamping every congressional district in the country before The next election. 3. Prevent the inclusion of a wine and beer plank in the next Democratic Tational platform. N. A. Baker, general superintendent. declared the league is convinced that Governor A1 Smith of New York and several other Democratic leaders are preparing to force across a wet undulate for president. “The onslaught of the wets is now inevitable," Baker asserted. "We are confident that Mr. llardlne, who, in all probability will nin again vill remain dry. "Many more state legislatures would have attempted to repeal their enforcement code had they been in session after the backward steps in New York We know a real fight confronts ns when the legislatures meet again this winter. "We are prepared to match their strength, dollar for dollar, and not 'ei up until the operation is effectudlv whipped." .. . .. ,— m , — — Americans Win In Tennis Wimbledon, June 26.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Vincent Richards, American, today defeated Jean Washer, Belgian tennis champion, in Hie Wimbledon tournament, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Billy Johnson, of California also won Ids match, defeating England's boy wonder. E Miggs, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1, the scores telling the story. o — BULLETIN Sheriff Bobilya, of Allen countv, telephoned Ihe ofTiee of Sheriff John Baker at 3 o’clock • his afternoon, that John Whitfeld. alleged slayer of a Cleveland Ohio, policeman, who has been a fugitive from the law for several weeks, was headed in this direction, coming from Celina. Deputy Sheriff Dallas Bower, who received the call, immediately conveyed the information to the city police and Sheriff Baker and a sharp lookout was being made. Sheriff Bohilva did not describe the car which Whitfeld was driving and he did not state whether he was alone. Whitfeld is known by several local people, having been in this community several times as an automobile accessory salesman. Marie Price, a voting girl who was with Whitfeld at the time the policeman was killed in Cleveland, is now at the home of her mother in Fort Wayne.