Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1923 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY T)EN()cp A m Slumber 155. " ““ “ V 1 ■ ■ — Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 30,1923. ——..

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bible school COMMENCEMENT IS INTERESTING Urge Crowd Attends Closing Exercises Os Daily Vacation Bible School FINE RECORD MADE Attendance And Interest Fine; Excellent Results Are Accomplished Commencement exercises are always Interesting, but the event Mhlch marked the dosing of the fo<lr week’s Daily Vacation Bible Softool nt the Prebyterinn church last evening was unusually so, for it surprised those who attended, the program being a rehearsal of a day’s work in the school, and the boys and girls showed a marvejous knowledge of their work to have been gained in so short a time by students so young in years. A large crowd attended the exercises. H>venty|seven children completed the work an dthe report read by Rev. B. N. Covert showed that of the seven-ty-seven enrolled, 24 attended every session and the average attendance was 61. He called attention to the fact that the school had passed through the extreme hot weather, the fishing season, the carnival and even firemen’s day without a decrease in attendance and he praised the students and their instructors for their faithfulness. There were twenty teaching days, opening. closing and picnic day in the term. Miss Elizabeth Peterson was principal; Miss Naomi Meyer superintendent of primary grade; Miss Jirene Gregory in charge of music; Mrs. Martin VanAlsberg. calisthenics and girls craft work, and Rev. B. N. Covert, boys craft work. The average attendance 'secured here was equal to 91 per cent, and Rev. Covert, to show how splendid this record, is called attention to the fact that Washington won state honors last year with 92 per cent. The school included 28 girls and 49 boys, from nearly every church in the city. The daily routine included: Memory work, song period, Bible study and dramatization, calisthenics, craft periods. Closing exercises and salute to the American and Christian flags. The hours were from 9 a.m. to 11:30, and the interest manifested during the entire term is the best proof of the success of the school. Roll of Honor The roll of honor which includes twenty-four who did not miss a session includes: Richard Steele, Sherwood Price, Tommy Burk, Edward Linn, James Engeler. Jesse Sutton, Billy Hoffman, Richard Sutton, Bob Hite, James Moses. Katherine Engeler, Rose Mary Linn, Sara Jane Kauffman, Miriam Haley .Vivian Thomas, Laura Alice Christen. Ruth Lough, Frances Hoffman, Jane Murray, Dora Shossenhtirg, Dorothy Pierson, Virginia Hite, Dorothy Christen and Dorothy Haley. Special Mention Given Mrs. VanAlsberg called attention to the fact that the five who made best grades in basktry were Vivian Thomas. Dorothy Haley, Mildred Marchand. Mae Stogdill and Gladys Teems. Best work in mat making was by Dora Shosenburg, Dorothy Haley and Helen Francis Chrissnuln. Special mention was given to V irginia Hite .Dora Shossenburg, Fae Stogdill and Lillian Gordon for cleaning the kitchen. A crowd of girls were also asked to stand and accept thanks for a gift of a dozen towels to the Aid Society, the towels having been made by them during the school. Boys Talk Features A feature o fthe exercise was the stories told by two little chaps, Sher-| wood Price and James Engeler who Blood before the audience and without notes told in a most interesting manner, stories from the Bible, showing remarkable composure and ability. Work is Displayed The work done by the students was displayed in the lecture room and attracted much attention. The gir s made baskets, flowers, fans, towels and other articles, and the boys showed ability in making coat hangers, toys, jig saw puzzles, etc. The entertainment last evening in eluded a demonstration of memoiy work by the primary, junior and intermidiate (Continued on page four)

Delegate To National Convention Os Merchants Dan M. Niblick, of the Niblick and Company store, has been elected delegate from the city of Decatur to the convention of the National Retail Dry Godos Association to be held in New York city from July 2.1 to August A merchandizing fair will be held in connection with the convention. Mr. Niblick was elected a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association at the annual state convention held in Indianapolis this week. GOITER CAUSED DEATH OF LADY Mrs. Nola Mathewson, Daughter Os Mr. And Mrs. Jesse Steele, Dies Mrs. Nola Mathewson, 36. former resident of Adams county, died in the Lutheran hospital at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mathewson was taken to the hospital from her home in Waterville, Ohio, ten days ago. to undergo an operation for goitre, but her condition was too serious to permit an operation. Mrs. Methewson, a daughter of Jesse and Nissie Steele, of near Pleasant Mills, was born in St. Marys township, Adams county, August 19, 1886. She was the eldest of a family of thirteen children. Besides the husband, George Mathewson, and three children. Raymond. Flossie and Meriam, Mrs. Mathewson is survived by her parents and twelve brothers and sisters. Mrs. Mathewson resided in Adams county all her life until a year ago when she and her family moved to Waterville, Ohio. Murray Holloway, a brother in-law of Mrs. Mathewson, was a patient in the Lutheran hospital at the tihie of her death, he having undergone an operation on Thursday night Tor appendicitis. Mr. Holloway, who married Zola Steele, resides in Fort Wayne. He formerly lived at Linn Grove. He is said to be getting along

as well as can be expected. Funeral services for Mrs. Mathewson will be held from the Methodist church in Pleasant Mills at 10 o'< lock Monday morning. Burial will be made in the Mount Taber cemetery. The body was removed to the parent's home near Pleasant Mills this forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau arc planning an auto trip to Canada where they will visit relatives. COMMISSIONERS MEET MONDAY Several Important Business Matters Are To Come Before The Board The county commissioners will meet in regular session next Monday morning for their regular July meetin- and a number of important bustLess matters will come before the ’’“proposals will be received for the furnishing and installation o '< metallic cabinets, counter and filing devtices in the office of the county clerk, the county council having appropriated the money for this neede imyrovement in the clerks oftici. Proposals from contractors for the buildwg of the G. E. macadam road will also be received. This will be the last road to be constructed in the county this year. The road begins at the end of North Seventh street in the north part of the city, and extends west to the corporation line where the Chicago and Erie rad road crosses the Bluffton road. The road opens a new district in Decatur. The engineer's estimate of the cost is about $23,000.00 including the improving of street intersections, installing sewer connections and bulkheads. . It is understood that a petition wil be presented to the commissioners for the appointing of a Justice of the Peace in Washington township, to sudceed G. F. Kintz, who resigned some time ago. It was stated that two petitions, one for the appointment of William Trout and the other for Millard Cowan were being circulated and that both petitions contained a number of signatures.

B. I®. W ■ I• A u wi, < Pacific and Atlantic Photo) House top ripped off building and blown over a passing “L” train BROOKLYN—One woman was killed and six persons injured in a severe Windstorm which swept over New York City this week. The greatest damage was done here, where trees and walls were blown down and autos carried away.

FIGHT BACKERS HAVE NEW HOPES: !< Tourists To Dempsey-Gib- j bons Fight Expected Soon < Say Money Is Raised 1 (United Press Service) Great Falls, Mont., June 30.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —No change will be made in the date and Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons will go into the ring in Shelby on July 4. < George Stanton. Great Falls banker ( who has assumed charge of the fight, 1 said today. ! Stanton said he has the money to pay the third installment of the Dem-' 1 sey purse but he declared he would I not turn the money over to Jack i Kearns until Monday. I Shelby, Mont.. June 30—(Special I to Daily Democrat I—A warm sun and , an eastern breeze brought new hopes| to Shelby today, dyrfng the mud of the town’s streets, and nearby country roads, which had been nearly impassible for a week. This will enable the first tourists, who have been mud-bound along the. roads, to get through for the Demp-sey-Gibbons fight. The big hope of making a financial success of the fight, if it is possible! to make it a success, rests in the tourists, as it is considered improbable that very many customers will come a long distance at this late date Some feelers were sent today to Eddie Kane, manager of Gibbons, for a postponment of the match with Dempsey until July 14. Kane said he was willing to do most anything to help out the promoters but he felt he could be compromised if he accepted a postponment. “So many things have happened during the promotion of the show that I figure I have lost $150,000, Kane said. “When the match was made, it looked like a $750,000 show, and it would have been. As it now stands, Gibbons won't get one cent for tile fight.” Great Falls, Mont., June 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Although George Stanton, banker, claims to have received pledges for SIOO,OOO from 20 wealthy Montana citizens, with which to pay Jack Dempsey the final installment of his guarantee. There is considerable doubt as to whether the money will actually be paid. Unless the money is exhibited in a store window, it will be hard to convince Great Falls that it lias really been raised. Stanton .insists that the DempseyGibbons bout will be held July 4, as scheduled, and the cash will be turned over to the champion by the time ft Is due. which is next Monday. However, the question of whether the fight will ever be held is still on the knees of the gods. There are not enough ticket reservations to anywhere nearly fill the great arena on the edge of Shelby and the time is too short for people to travel from (Continued on page four)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 30, 1923.

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New Street Lights The new ornamental street lights i on Second street between Madison : and Jackson streets, were lighted last • night for the first time, and the improvement evoked many favorable | comments. The lights between Mad-,, ison and Jefferson streets were not J completed yesterday, but they will be ready to be lighted this evening. The posts are being painted today. o Fresh Stone Causes Spill Two men in a large Stutz automoble • were injured when their car turned ' over on the Fort Wayne road several ( miles north of this city Thursday , afternoon. They wore taken to Fori ' Wayne and their names have not been learned. The automobile was travelling at a high rate or speed in the di- i rection of Decatur when it struck fresh stone. The heavy car skidded i for several feet and then turned over. It was badly damaged. ERECTING MEMORIAL Monroe County Builds Memorial To Soldier Dead Bloomington, Ind.. June 30—A memorial for the thirty-four boys from I Monroe county who fell in the world war is under construction in the Rosehill cemetery here. The contract price, $2,242.80 was ' raised in a unique manner. Every mother who had a son or daughter in the war assisted in giving a porch party at which a silver offering was taken. This raised the amount of $1,765.81 already subscribed to the fund. It is hoped the monument will be finished in time to be unveiled July 4. o BRITISH LABOR PARTY IS MODEL Third Party Enthusiastics Plan To Organize At Meeting Next Week (United Press Service) Chicago, June 30. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Efforts to form a third 1 political party modeled after the Brit ish labor party will be made at a meeting of the Farmer-Labor party and other minorities here beginning , Tuesday. ) ' | Parley P. Christensen, Farmer ' [jtbor candidate for presidential elecItion. will be one of the leaders in the 'convention, it was announced. Sev- ' eral thousand delegates have been ' r invited to attend. After the minorites arc moulded in'to one organization, it is the Intention ’ of leaders to hold a later convention 1 to nominate national candidates sot 1924. ’i The impending convention will last r ,hl ’ ee Weather 1 Increasing cloudiness with probab ’ ly local thunder showers late tonight a or Sunday; slowly rising tempera ture.

HARDING RESTS IN PARK TODAY President Stops In Yellowstone National Park For A Two Day’s Stay (United Pfcrf Service) WITH PRESIDENT HARDING IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, June 30—(Special to the Daily Democrat I—President Harding and his Alaska bound caravan today entered One of America's playgrounds. Turnling aside from the beaten path of cheering crowds, speeches, and hot !Pullman cars, the president came to i Yellowstone Park for a rest. Even here, far from ordinary surroundings of life, the impossibility of having a real vacation while he is president was borne in on Mr. Harding. The retinue that attended him into the park this morning was as numerous as the entourage of many ancient kings, and there will be many witnesses at all times —even when he goes fishing.

The president, however, will make ( [the best of his two-day vacation in , the park. Practically every minute of , his time has been divided up by schedule long in advance. Instead of just taking his rod and fishing stream in solitude and contentment, he will be | allowed to fish just so long, and then he must ride in an automobile just so long, and se e this and that natural wonder at a certain time. The president's next speaking date is Spokane where he will arrive July 2 Last night, he dilivered an ad,lreßS on social justice, women and labor in Helena. • — Will Install Heating Plant In K. C. Building The contract for installing the heating Plant in the Knights of Columbus building has been awarded Ito P. J. Hyland, of this city. His bid was $5,600. Two other heating firms submitted bids on the contract. A modern vapor heating plant will be installed, to supply heat for the , three floors. Work on installing the , plant will be started at once, it is . said. . I "Workmen are now busily engaged , in putting in the elevator shaft Th s will be completed some time ’ I next week. The building is being re I modeled from top to bottom, and J when completed will be one of the .'most modern business buildings in ,!the city. ——a — “Vigilantes” Re-Organize i Rochester. June 30—The shooting u Os Chief Os Police William King, of r Rochester, by automobile bandits he [ wag attempting to arrest has resultt ed m the reorganization of the ••V'gilantes" an organization that in • early years of Fulton county greatly assisted county and town criminals to justice. The reorganization of the “Vigilantes" was proposed by the j- mayor and members of the city coun,t cl ], who have offered a reward of 1- SSOO for the arrest and conviction of the men who shot King. /

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the tension of the last t ‘ ° ns^r uction was given significant i pretation. s - I valu o 1K1,, y as compe] LUTHERANS US ant marine,BIC CONVEl»ohibi fion tie An Iss Delegates Leave For Service) St. Louis Is The p ;.; a ' Convention Ch p ar(v t| Dlanis, ch-il Fort Wayne June 30 -One ti, (ional ( delegates and guests of tlie.y teenth annual convention of thcranging ; gelical Lutheran synod of Mi-epiihlf ( , ai | Ohio and other states depart. I ' l Bros], their respective homes foliowin, *‘ l '* ’’ close of the final session of the 11 some at Concordia College yesterday By evening the greater number or ailI p„ 'churchmen had departed and toirte,). with the exception of members amthe deaf mute mission who will m<| main over Sunday, tile entire deof gallon will have left the city. The closing session yeilterdti marked the termination of one of th most momentous conclaves of tin body in years, according to many oi the visiting delegates. During the nine days in which the convention was in session, church policies, doctrinal matters and financial problems! of great weight were settled. Ap-, propriations nearing five million dol-| lars were made and a Plan devised ’ by which that sum shall be raised. 1 1 One of the final business to come before tbe convention yesterda mornitig was the selection ot 4 St. Louis. Mo., as the scene for the f next convention to be held in 1926. J St. Louis was considered the logical choice for the convention since the < new seminary to be constructed there . will be nearing completion at that J ’ time and since the meet has not been ’ held in that city for a number of II years.

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