Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 156.

INVESTIGATION OF CITY LIGHT RATES ORDERED Public Service Commission' Asks City To File Inventories And Reports REPORT FILED TODAY Water Rates Not Mentioned In Notice Received By City Officials Included In its program of investigations and hearings on the rates of the utilities in the state, the Public Service Commission of Indiana has ordered the City of Decatur to file inventories and reports of revenue and operating expenses in connection with the operation of th* City Light and Power Plant. X® mention is made in the noti««C received this morning for the water rates as charged by the city. Complying with the law. M. J. My-| lott, superintendent of the city light and power plant filed a report with the commission relative to the operations of the plant during 1922. The report showed a net earning of $24,962.16 for the electric light and power department for the year. Rates Fixed Two Years Ago The present electric light and power rates were fixed two years ago by the commission and are as follows: Electric Light--9c per KWH for first 100; 6c per KWH thereafter per month. Discount of 1c per KWH on ( first 100 KWH if paid on or before the 20th of each month. Power Rates —Minimum charge of 50c per | H. P. per month. 5c per KWH for first 200; 3c per KWH thereafter per month. Mayor Huber M. DeVoss, Superinf tendent Mylott or members of the council have not received farther word, more than the notieo from the Public • Service Commission, which reads: “State of Indiana. Public Service Commission of Indiana. “In the matter of the Investigation of the Electric Rates of the City of Decatur, at Decatur, Indiana. No. 7132. Approved June 29, 1923. “Van Auken, Commissioner: “IT IS ORDERED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA that an investigation be. and it is, initiated concerning the revenues. operating expenses, rates, service. and facilities of the City of Decatur, at Decatur. Indiana, and that said respondent utility prepare and furnish within a time to be fixed by the Commission such Inventories, reports and statements as may be required by the Commission directly or through its departments, in order that the commission may determine the advisability of holding a formal hearing, and the time, place and purpose of such hearing. “All concur. “Approved June 29, 1923. “Attest: L. C. Loughry, secy.” Investigations Elsewhere The Public Service Commission has ordered an Investigation of the rates of nearly every private and municipal utility in the state. A week ago the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric com-jany was ordered to file a similar repo>-t. Bluffton, Fort Wayne and other cides were included in the investigation - —» . Divorce Court Must Work Fast Nowadays Terre Haute, July 2. —The wheels of' the gods may grind slowly, but ths machinery of the divorce courts must run at a faster speed to keep up with the times, the clerk of the superior court mused as he looked over his records at closing time the other ' . evening. A suit just filed showed that a girl bad been married in Paris, 111., the day before, and then, before the ink on the marriage license had hardly had time to dry, she appeared in court to ask that the marriage be an- | nuled. She gave as the reason the fact that rhe had changed her mind and deI cided she was still too young to assume the responsibilities and obligations of matrimony. ■ o New Hats ■y of the newest hats show the ■s or ribbon bows directly in The poke shape is very

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STATE FAIR PRIZES Total Os $110,981 Will Be Given Away In Cash Prize* Indianapolis, July 2.— Cash prizes at the Indian* state fair this year will be the history, of the event, according to the announcement of 1. Newgt, aecre'tury of the state board of agriculture. | A total of $110,981 will be given in premiums and special awards. This is an increase of S3OO over the prize money for last year. The amount of the prizes has been gradually increased each year until this year they are just double what they were in 1913. Winners in the state fair races will receive $32,000, the largest stake being $5,000 for a spec lai trotting event. Liberal awards are also in store for prize hogs, quilts, chickens, pies, cattle and silos. o— -» GENEVA PLANS A CELEBRATION Program Arranged For AllDay Celebration On Fourth Os July ■ Geneva. July 2. —Preparations have been nearly completed for the big Fourth of July celebration here. This will be the first celebration of the kind there for some ten or fifteen years, and the business men are trying to make up for the lack of former years by showing everybody a real good time this year. There will he something doing every hour from 9:00 o’clock In the morning to 11 o'clock at night beginning with the industrial parade 'and ending with the fire works display. At 9 o’clock the different business and industrial institutions of the town and surrounding country will be represented by floats it, the big parade. I At 10:00 o’clock the games and con/tests will begin. The committee has . arranged for the following list of con- , tests, and to the. winner of each will go a liberal reward. I Catching the greased pig. The one ,' succeeding in catching and holding I the pig will be presented with the anima! as a reward for his prowess. ■ The pig is almost a year old, and will be hard to catch, but well worth the trouble to the successful person. Climbing the Greased Pole. A cash prize will be placed on top of the . pole. Wheelbarrow- Race. Three Legged Race. Pie Eating Contest. Shetland Pony Jumping Contest. First Prize will be $5.00; second prize $2.00. ' If the contests are not finished by , 12:00 o’clock, those remaining will i be held in the afternoon during the ■ base hall game. At noon Hugh Moy- ■ er will give a balloon ascension, and ijbetween that time and 2:30 will be I taken for dinner. The school grounds ■ will be fixed up as picnic grounds and everything will be ready for eating a basket dinner there. At 2:30 the Geneva Boosters and the Fort Wayne Kips will engage in a baseball game at the ground in the i south part of town. The Kips have i been playing some good ball this I' season and the locals expect to have . to play hard to beat them. 11 At 6:30 or the close of the ball i' game, another balloon ascension will : be held. The Geneva Band will hold a concert, beginning at 7:30, and the day’s celebration will close with the big fireworks display at. about 10:30. Turned Turtle ■' Near Montpelier I w ti When he was going to Montpelier i' Sunday afternoon to attend the base •, ball game at that place Finley Kelly i and one other party, whose name we • were unable to learn, drove off the ] levy on the state road about two I miles east of Montpelier, the car > turning completely over and landing : in the ditch below’, which was about ' seven feet deep. The ditch had sevi eral inches of water in It and it is ■ miraculous that both persons were | not killed. The Ford was completely t wrecked, but other motorists soon • came to the aid of the unfortunate • victims. Loose sand is said to have - been the cause or the accident. — o Fancy Sweaters White wool sweaters are adorned s with bands of cross-stitching in the i gayest of colors, that decorate the ’ cuffs and hems and sometimes the belts.

FRENCH TROOPS BEGIN ADVANCE IN RUHR TODAY Move Is Believed To Be In Reprisal For Deaths Os Belgian ./Soldiers KRUPP WORKS SIEZED Occupied Areas Cut Off From Rest Os Germany Business Houses Closed (United Press Service) Berlin. July 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Advance of French troops in the Ruhr and Rhineland began at dawn. The move is believed here to be in reprisal for the tomb outrage at Hockfeld bridge Saturday, in which many Belg'an soldiers lost their lives. Westofen was occupied by the French at 4 a. m. Reports from Schwerte were that a detachment of GO French cyclists was on its way to that city, while cavalry and infantryadvanced in the direction of Hagen. It is reported that the entire Krupp works in the Ruhr have been seized and all work stopped. The occupied areas have been cut off from the rest of Germany as a result of sanctions following the Hockfeld outrage. Traffic, save in foodstuffs, is allowed the Germans. A typical example of the form the reprisals are taking is found in the s tiiation in Duisburg. Twenty citizens were arrested am] held as hostages; coffee houses and theaters were closed; vehicular traffic is prohibited; pedestrians must keep off the streets from ten p. m. until 5 a. m. The French occupied several important divisions of the Krupp works: at Essen. Including smelters and' boilers. They seized electric loco-1 motives also, It is ftot known wheth-l er they desire -to- Confiscate locomotives, etc., or intend to occupy the works permanently. o MRS. ANDREWS DIED SUNDAY Mrs. C. M. Andrews, LifeLong Resident Os Adams County Died In Ft Wayne Mrs. Mary F. Andrews, 57, wife of C. M. Andrews, a widely known resident of Adams county until a short time ago, died at her home, 427 Westj Wildwood Avenue, Fort Wayne, at 7:40 o'clock yesterday evening .following an illness of five months' duration, of complication of diseases. Mrs. Andrews became ill on January 27, while enroute to Middletown, Ohio,, to attend a funeral of a relative. She remained in Middletown for eight weeks before being removed to her home, south of this city. She remained here for two weeks and was then removed to a hospital in Fort Wayne, where she.remained for three weeks. In the meantime, Mr. Andrews moved to Fort Wayne and eight weeks ago Mrs. Andrews was removed to the home on Wildwood avenue. Mary F. Andrews, a daughter of Adam and Elisa Pease, was born in Adams county, April 4, 1566. In 1885 she war married to C. M. Andrews, also a native of this county. She was a member of the Methodist church and a highly esteemed lady. All of her life, with the exception of the last tew weeks, was spent in Adams county. The husband, twelve children and seven grandchildren survive; besides] the following brothers and sisters: I Vina Pease, Bluffton; Charles Pease, Indianapolis; Mrs. C. D. Weldy. of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in this city at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. J. C. White, assisted by Rev. Payne, officiating. ' The funeral cortege will leave the residence in Fort Wayne at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment will take place in the Maplewood cemetery. Relatives request that flowers be omitted. ■ . I II ■ft I .111. ,1 ■- 1 ■’■ ■ ■ ■—* Tapestry Coat Frock A novelty in Paris is the coat dress made of tapestry. It is a wraparound model, showing a lining of green that harmonizes with the green in the dress fabric.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, July 2, 1923.

SMUGGLER? E B - RUTH ELLIS San Francisco, Cal. —One of the most beautiful girls ever dragged in-] to the dope smuggling net is the distinction accorded Ruth Ellis, a manicurist here. Miss Ellis was caught in the act of attempting to smuggle a package of narcotics to a prisoner in the county jail. The girl is being held in jail awaiting trial. FIVE HURT IN I AUTO ACCIDENT — Large Car Crowds Smaller One Off Road; Girl Is Seriously Injured Five people were injured, one seriously, about 5:30 o'clock yesterday evening, when the Ford tonring car. in which they were riding, was crowded off the road and overturned in the ditch by another car. eight miles north of this city. Gwendoln Agler, age 13 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Agler, of near Willshire, Ohio, suffered a broken arm, broken nose and many cuts and bruises. Her parents and two uncles, Harry and Roy Belden, also of near Willshire, were, i the other occupants of the car, and | they suffered numerous cuts and bruises of a less serious nature. I The party was enroute to Fort 1 Wayne when another car approached from the rear. One of the Beldon men was driving and he pulled his car to the side of the road to permit the other car to pass. It was a large car and was travelling at a high rate of speed it is said. When it was nearly past the Ford, the driver suddenly steered it in front of the smaller car and struck the hub cap on the front wheel. The small car was thrown in the ditch and overturned against a telephone pole. The Agler girl was riding in front with the driver .and it is believed she struck the telephone pole. The large car did not stop, but continued at a high rate of speed . A party enroute to Winchester came along the road and brought the injured people into this city where they received medical attention. The gill's rigiit arm was broken between the elbow and shoulder and her nose was broken, besides many other less serious injuries. It is not believed she suffered internal injuries. (Continued on page three) G. A. R. TO SHARE LEGION ROOMS Will Sell Fixtures Os Old Rooms On Saturday; Will Move Soon The Sam Henry Post, G. A. R. has accepted the generous offer from the' American Legion,, Adams Post, 43, to, use their rooms and will move such of their furniture and equipment as is necessary to conduct their work to I the rooms above the McConnell tobacjeo store this week. The G. A. R. has been losing membership rapidly during the past few years, and now has i but twenty-six on the roil. It became impossible for them to continue the expense of maintaining quarters of their own and the offer of the Legion solves their problem. They will con-1 duct a sale of most of their fixtures , and furniture Saturday afternoon at one o’clock and will hold meetings hereafter in the new quarters. Weather Generally fair toniht and Tuesday; probably local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight In extretfte north; not much change in temperature.

GREAT CROWDS OF IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE IN U. S. Greatest Rush Os Immigration Since New Law Went Into Effect MOST ARE GOOD CLASS Eighty Per Cent Likely To Be Admitted; All Stations Are Crowded (nlfrd Prewß SinfT Camapadent Ellis Island. N. Y., July 2. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The lid of the i melting pot was opened today to the greatest rush of immigrants since the new restrictions went into effect two years ngo. Dawn found a staff of officials had labored throughout Sunday once more at work, passing the first of the i 2500 immigrants who are expected to gain admission to the United States today. Two thousand and seventy four, first of the human cargoes 'dumped here by a dozen trans-Atlantic liners the moment the new immigration year began were admitted Sunday. The rush of foreigners seeking homes here, lured for the most part, according to their stories, by high wages—such as the sl2 a day paid to 1 bricklayers—is expected to be over by Tuesday afternoon, when the larg’est number of immigrants that ever has sought admission at one time will have been passed. Commissioner of Immigration Henry H. Curren said that in his opinion the present rush of immigrants was of an unusually good class and that at least 80 per cent would be admitted. I In spite of the record number to be handled. .Curran said there was no 1 serious congestion as the newcomers | were swept through the necessary J channels of inspection and examination. (Continued on page three) GETSHONORAT CULVER ACADEMY Truman Johnson Appointed Chief Trumpeter At Noted Military School Truman Johnson, who has been visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw, here for a week past, left Sunday for the Culver Military Academy where he will attend the summer school and will be graduated this term, having been awarded his second free scholarship at that famous military school. He is a member of the Culver Military Band of fifty pieces and a member of th e Culver orchestra. He received a telegram from Captain W. J. O.Callahan, band master at Culver. Saturday informing him that he had been appointed chief trumpeter for the entire school of 1,200 pupils and to report a day ahead of the school opening which he did. The honor is a deserving one and by no means a small one, for the position of chief trumpter is the center about which the entire system of Culver is constructed. it being up to him to see that each call is made at the proper time which keeps the boys moving (front the call to get up in the mornling until taps in the evening. Tru'man is seventeen years old and has made excellent progress in all of his studies wherever he has been. —. BUMPER WHEAT CROP Crop In Bartholomew County Estimated At 700,000 Bushels Columbus. July 2.—A bumper wheat crop estimated at about 700,000 bush- | els is predicted for Bartliolomew I county agent S. R. Miles. The crop will average 20 bushels to the acre, , it. is said. The lowest price since the war will be paid for the grain, according to grain dealers of this city. The opening price will be around 80 cents a bushel with the maximum price at 90 cents, o Mr. and Mrs. Ned Howey are visit- ■ ing at Alma, Michigan for several days.

ATHLETICS AT WINONA One Big Feature At Lake* This Summer Is Athletic* Winona Lake, .lujy 2. —Athletics are Io be made one of the features of Winona lake ihls summer. H. A.' Rlutz, director of athletics for the I Huntington, W. Va., public schools, li.-’h taken charge of the sports program and is making preparations for a tenn'x tournament. Roque, quoits, swinirhlt.g golf and baseball will be featured. A baseball team is now being organized. Athletics from Winona Normal College will pursue a course in coaching under Don White, former Purdue University basehall captain. Entries in the tennis tournament will include Parhill, who won the tournament here last year and McNeal. | former Chicago city singles champion. TEACHERS ARE NAMED AT BERNE Few Changes In Teaching Force For Coming Year; Still One Vacancy Berne, July 2 —There will be only a few changes in the teaching staff of the- Berne schools next year. The board of education has practically completed its list of teachers, there being only one vacancy left. A successor to Miss Leia Randall, who taught domestic science has not* yet been named. Neither Misses Randall or Atha Pinnick of the high school faculty, will return here next year. In the grades there will also be two new teachers. Miss Mary Meyers, who taught the fourth grade last year will not return to this place, she having accepted a position elsewhere. Emory Chamness, teacher of grade 8, who left before the close of the past term, is the other grade teacher failing to return The tebchers chosen at this time are: High School C. O. Lehman, Superintendent. F. D. French, Principal. | Miss Caroline Hirschy, Mathematics. Miss Edna Neaderhouser, Latin and English. Miss Nellie H. Knipe, English and Botany. Edison Sprunger, Manual Training. Grades ,Bth grade, Howard Hoffman. 7th grade, R. B. Hause. Gth grade. Miss Elda Sprunger. sth grade, Miss Pearl Atz. 4th grade, Miss Esther Eichenberger. 3rd grade, Miss Hilda Lehman. 2nd grade, Miss Rose Sprunger. Ist grade, Mrs. R. L. Butcher. Miss Knipe, who succeeds Miss Pinniek, comes from Noblesville, Ind. She is a graduate of the Indiana Central college at Indianapolis. She comes highly recommended. Miss Sprunger, who will teach the sixth grade, has had considerable experience in teaching, having taught in the schools of Mon-oe township. She was formerly a student at Bluffton College, is a graduate of the class of 1915 of the Berne high school. Miss Eichenberger has had previous teaching experience in the schools of French township. During the past year she attended Heidelberg Univer-] sity where she was a sophomore. She j graduated from the Berne high school in 1920. Bees Swarm On Ford Bluffton. July 2.—A swarm of bees belonging a L. A. Linn, left their hive at his residence at 220 East Washington street, about 9:30 Saturday morning and Mr. Linn, after following them all the way to the uptown district, finally found them settled on the top of a Ford sedan belonging to Oscar John son. parked on the north side of the courthouse square. The bees hanging in a great bunch on the side of the sedan top. attracted a great deal of attention, and a good sized crowd remained to see Mr. I.inn and County Agent Salisbury get them buck into the hive again. Mt. Salisbury proved he knew how to han- | die bees by picking up large handfuls and putting them in the hive without getting stung. Two youngsters were stung, howI ever, while attempting to duplicate Mr. Salisbury’s feat.

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COMMISSIONERS I BUSY AS JULY SESSION OPENS County Dads Allow Bills And Approve Reports Os County Officials ORDER BRIDGE BUILT David Depp Appointed As Justice Os Peace In Monroe Township Today The county ( ommissloners were busy today rechecking and allowing bills and approving the reports filed by the different county officials. Today was the first day of the July session of the board and many matters were disposed of by the commis- ! sioners. The proceedings of the joint meet- ■ ing held with the county commissioners of Mercer county, Ohio, on June 29th. relative to the construction of the John Bollenbacher bridge in Liberty township, Mercer county, and Jefferson townships, Adams county, were filed and approved, and County Surveyor Dick Boch was ordered to prepare plans and specifications and an estimate of cost of the improvement. Harry P. laFountain, superintendent of the county infirmary filed his report, showing the receipt of $542.36 for the quarter, which included $507.50 derived from the sale of cattle. Mr. LaFountain’s report also showed that the infirmary had 35 inmates in June 30th, twenty-one men and fourteen women, and that one woman died during the month. County recorder Joe McConnell fll- ■ ed his quarterly report showing the collection of $649.40 in fees. The receipts for the quarter ending March 31 were $718.35. It was shown in Mr. . McConnell’s report that 166 deeds, 130 mortgages. 92 chattel mortgages, 7R , releases and 23 assignments were filed with him. County Auditor Martin Jaberg reported the receipt of $812.09 for the quarter, which included the fees re- . ceived on the mortgage exemption blanks and other legal fees collected I by the county. I Sheriff John Baker reported the I collection of $63.69 in fees for the quarter ending June 30th, which included fees in the matter of sheriff in the sheriff's office during the past sales, executions, etc. Legal matters three months have been light and Sheriff Baker stated that not a penny was charged to the county last month ■ for the board of prisoners in the jail, except in one case, that being a woman who has been confined there for nearly 5 years on account of insanity. County Clerk John T. Kelly filed i his quarterly report, showing the col- . lection of $812.09 in fees, an increase of nearly two hundred dollars over ■ the last quarter. Included in these tees were SBO.OO for marriage Keenited an assessment roll in the matses. The auditor of Jay county credter of the William Wullman ditch and it was placed on record. County Treasurer Hugh D. Hite reported that the balance in all funds belonging to the county amounted to $84,096.50. The greater part of this was gravel road bond and Interest money. Justice Os Peace Appointed Homer Schug, of Berne, filed his ' resignation of justice of the peace in Monroe township, which was accept!ed and upon the petition of Phil Schug and others, David Depp, well known citizen, was appointed to succeed him. 'Applications of Millard Cowan and William Trout for the justice of the peace office, in Washington township, were filed but at press time the com- , missioners had not appointed either man to succeed G. F. Kintz, who ten- ( 1 dered his resignation last month. To Receive Bids The commissioners will receive bids for the furnishing and installation of , the steel shelving, counters and 11l ing devices in the office of the county i clerk. Bids will ako be received for . the construction of the G. E. Macadt am road. The engineer’s estimate on this improvement is $23,594.68, which ;. includes the improvement of numerI- ous street intersections. i. —• Very flat envelope purses, some- ’- times a foot long and nearly half e as wide, are carried under the arm by the smart Parisienne.