Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 176.

FAIR GOERS BEGIN ARRIVING EARLY

RULES FOR NEW , HOSPITAL HERE ARE ANNOONCED i i Hospital Trustees Adopt Regulations And Prices To Be Followed hours for visitors I1 All Bills Due And Payable Weekly In Advance; Dedication Next Sunday The rules, regulations and prices for rooms and services in the Adams County Memorial Hospital have been adopted by the trustees and superintendent nurse, and pffigited cards, hearing the rules, will he posted in the hospital by Saturday. Liberal visiting hours have been arranged the schedule being: Visiting hours for visitors and relatives— , 9:30 to 11:00 a. m.; 2:00 p. m. to 4:30 *. p. in.; 6: SO to 8:30 p. in. Schedule of Fees The schedule of fees, charges and I rentals of rooms are as follows: Three bed ward. $17.50 per week; two bed ward, $20.00 per week; priv- 1 ate room, without bath. $25.00 per week: private room with bath, $30.00 1 * ; per week; corner room with bath. $35.00 per week. Operating room: Tonsil case, including first 24 hours' service in the hospital. $10.00; each additional day. ' $5.00. Minor operation, $7.50; major operation, $12.50; obsteric room. $5.00; care of babe, including the 1 furnishing of clothing needed, SIOO' ] per day. The above charges for op-jl eratfng room include the medicines. and dressings, except special prescriptions. All bills are due and payable weekly in advance. Reservation for use of oprating room should bemade at least one day prior to day of. 1 operation so that superintendent may arrange schedule. Other Regulations Other rules and regulations are: The patient will he required to employe his or her own physicians or surgeon; none will be furnished by the hospital. The officers, employees, agents and servants of the hospital will not administer service or treatment of anv kind or character except upon the advice of the physician or surgeon in charge and the hospital does not assume any of the responsibility or liability of the result of such treatment or service. Patients will be entitled to the services of the nurses on their respective floors. Meals will be served so the pa tients in their rooms. No contagious or highly infectious case will be accepted and if such a case develops in the hospital the patient will be isolated and a special nurse put in charge. Patients will pay for all services of special nurses to such special nurses I and will also pay hospital SI.OO per, day for her board. Relatives and friends of patients will not be allowed to remain in the room over night, unless patient is dangerously ill or is under 14 years of age, and then only with the consent of the superintendent. No meals will be served to relatives or friends of patients. Eatables cannot be brought into the hospital for patients, except on consent of the superintendent. No smoking allowed in the building. The hospital will be formally opened to the public on Sunday afternoon and the public is invited to attend the services. •— - State Food Inspector Enforcing Law At Fair State food inspectors are looking over the stands at the fair grounds this week and seeing that all the laws, designed to protect the health of the people are obeyed . Yesterday they discovered that in some of the stands sanitary drinking glasses were not in ~Re and while several of the out-of-state men declared the law a nuisance it is to be rigidly enforced.

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SEPARATED FOR 57 YEARS Brothers Meet at Columbus After Long Seperation Columbus, July 26 —After being seperated for 57 years, two brothers, Charles Daugherty, 78. of Amity, and David Daugherty, 74, of Kansas City, were reunited here. The two did not recognize each other at first. They seperated in 1856, but corresponded for half a century. Addresses became confused and. not hearing from each other, each concluded that the other was dead. The two were reunited through an effort of David Daugherty to find a trace of his brother. MUCH INTEREST IN AUTO SHOW Dealers Have Different Models On Display In Big Tent At Fair The Auto show is a very interesting feature of this year’s fair program, and there are many models of fine cars there for the patrons of the fair to see. Demonstrators accompany each car and explain all of the mechanical operations of the motor, and give any information that an observer should care to know. The show is placed in the big tent on the midway and every patron of the fair is invited to attend, free of charge. Shanahan-Conroy, of Decatur, have on exhibition seven different types of the Ford. Sedans, Coupes. Roadsters, tractors and a chasis which enables the people to see the lower side of the Ford. Two men are kept busy answering questions of the people who care to learn about the Ford. These cars were brought from Indianapolis especially for the fair. Vaugn Murray has on display three beautiful types of the new Maxwell. He exhibits the touring car, a sedan and a coupe. Mr. Murray will be glad to demonstrate any part of the Maxwell, and explain the newer car, and give the new discoveries which makes this car excell the old model. The cars are situated on the north side of the tent and are shined to a high polished finish. The Berne Nash Company is displaying two Nash touring cars and a Nash chasis. The touring cars are artistically situated and are among the finest looking cars at the show. The Nash chasis was shipped from Indianapolis especially for the fair and is a wonderful display of mechanism for the spectators. It is so constructed that one may see every working part of the machine. The working parts are exposed under glass and electric lights enable one to see the parts which are practically impossible Ito see otherwise. The motor is electrically driven and runs very slowly ( in order to give the interested party a chance to see how and what works to make the various combustions and explosions. This mode of the chasis has been on display at all of the big i Auto shows including New York and l Chicago. It is undoubtedly the most interesting feature at the show. The chasis was constructed at a cost of SIO,OOO. C. E. Raker of the LoseyNash Motor Co. is anxious to explain the working parts of the Nash to everybody. | E. W. Steinhart, of Fort Wayne has on show a beautiful maroon Oakhand. This is a specimen of the new model and Is a beauty. There will be several more cars on I display as soon as they arrive. There is room in the tent for three of four more models and a number of cars are expected to arrive from Fort Wayne. | — o ATTEND FUNERAL OF MR. BYERS Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer returned this morning from Freemont, Ind. | where they attended the funeral of Moses Byers, formerly of this city, ( which was held yesterday afternoon ( at 1:30. Mr. Milton Byers, who is 1 now at Detroit, Mich., in the employ- j ment of the government, sent his regards to old Decatur friends. o — Miss Marie Louise Voorhees, of Ft. Wayne, is the guest Miss Lois Peterson this week.

FINE PROGRESS ON NEW CHURCH Foundation For The New Reformed Church Edifice Is Nearly Completed It is possible that the foundation for the new Reformed church at the corner nf Third and Jackson streets will be completed this week and that work on the laying of the bricks can start next week . C. N. Christen, of this city, has the general contract for the erection of the new beautiful church edifice and hopes to have it completed i before real winter weather sets In. 11 The foundation under the church; is about 65 by 68 feet. The basement besides providing for the coal | and furnace rooms, will contain a 1 ■ modern kitchen and dining room,) where the Aid society of the church: will serve dinners from time to time and where it will be possible to hold other social affairs, rest rooms and ; ' a study room. The parsonage, which : ■ stood on the corner, has been moved i west on Jackson street, near the alley which runs north and south back of , the property, making it possible to erect the church on the corner and, I according to the plans will be made on Jackson and also on Third streets. , The new church will cost between . $40,000.00 and $45,000.00. The Reformed church has one of the strongest congregations in the city. o • BATTLE OF HORSESHOES Parties To Be Given For Winners At State Fair This Year > , Indianapolis. July 26 —The battle of , the horseshoe is on in nearly every | ! county in the state, preliminary horse , shoe bouts are being held under the , direction of the county agents. To pick the contestants who will ' I seek the honors at the state fair , I this year prizes totaling $325 will be j awarded to the winners of the state competition, the state board of agri ’ culture has announced. John H. Skinner, dean of the school ( of agriculture at Purdue University, | l will he in charge of the contests and i H. L. Clevett will be the referee. National rules are to be followed. Sixty-five had teams in the , I competition last year RECORDER HAS FILED BUDGET 1 First County Official To Complete Estimates For Next Year ’ * -( Joe McConnell, County recorder, is ; the first county official to file his I budget for the next year covering exi penses necessary in the operation of his office for 1924. All the county officials must file their budgets of estimated expenses , for 1924 with County Auditor Martin ■ Jaberg, who will present them to the county commissioners at their meeting next month. The budgets are i then published and presented to the j county council which will meet in regular session in September. Jhey will then be approved or adjusted as/ the council sees fit, and the tax rate : in the different political divisions in 1 the county will also be fixed in September. i The county recorder, by virtue of 1 the law passed by the last legislature, | receives 60 per cent of all fees collected over and above his salary, I | which is $1,300.00. His estimate calls for $700.00 in fees, making a total ) salary of about $2,000.00. t The town councils at Berne, Monroe and Geneva, the Decatur city council, and the school boards in the above corporations and in the town-|' ships, must also prepare their bud- I gets next month. It is not known i ■what the total valuation of assessable property will be this year and therefore it is impossible to state what the tax rates will be. Mr. Jaberg has mailed the necessary blanks to the different county officials for the filing > of their 1924 budget. »

Decatur, Indiana, Thur»/ay, July 26, 1923.

AN ADDED THRILLER The fair management, anxious to more than carry out their part of the program at the big show this week have added sveeral features. Among them is the appearance of the famous aviator Art Smith, recognized as one of the world’s greatest airplane drivers. He circled the grounds several times yesterday and today it is announced st about two o’clock will make an ascension, carrying a partner who will leap from the plane in a parachute. Friday is Ford day again and there w.ll be a number of attractions that ought to fill the grounds. jurTfortriaiT OF WHITFELD IS INCOMPLETE YET Eleven Tentative Jurors Are Chosen; Marie Price On Hand Ready To Testify DELAY IN STARTING Lillte Hope That Hearing Os Testimony Will Be Started Before Next Week Cleveland. Ohio. July 26—The iury which will hear the trial of John Leonard Whitfeld. the mnilato alleged |to have killed Patrolman Dennis Grifi fin in this city, was still incomplete ' this morning. Eleven tentative jurors were still in the box. The defense - had exorcises seven of its peremtory 'challenge and the state two. The arrival in Cleveland of Marie Price. 16-year-old companion of Whit feld during his flight following the ; death of Patrolman Griffin, and the receipt bv defense attorneys of a letter from Peter Milan, the musing deI fenso witness. furnished the most important developments today in Whit- ; fold’s trial for the alleged murder of the policeman. All hope that testimony would begin before next week was shattered when the defense announced it would use all of its 16 poremtory challenges and that it would request the court to send the jurors to view the scene of the alleged crime. This would mean traveling many miles by automobile. I Attorney Arthur H. Day. chief I counsel for Whitfe'd. declared that ( the letter he received from Milan (stated that Milan had met Whitfeld on the morning of Griffin’s disappearance and Whitfeld had told him he wanter to take Griffin to the hospital. Milan fContinued on page six) AUTOS WRECKED NORTH OF CITY Dodge Strikes Ford Five Miles North Os Decatur; No One Injured A collision of a Ford and a Dodge 'car five miles north of here last night about eight o’clock resulted in both 'cars being badly damaged. Both cars were headed south and were driven ;by Fort Wayne men. The Ford driven by John Stemen was parked along the (road, while Stemen and another man were trying to repair it when the ' Dodge, driven ’Jby Thieor<|ore (Pegg, (came along at a good rate of speed and struck the Ford. The Dodge went on across the ditch and was badly demolished while the Ford was also wrecked. The occupants of the cars were scratched and bruisdd but no one seriously hurt it is reported. Sheriff Baker and Officer Melchi were summoned and went to the scene. jWeather Generally fair Thursday and Friday, not much change in temperature.

RACE PROGRAM HAS THRILLS Plenty Os Action In Races At Fair Wednesday; Dead Heat In 2:20 Pace There was plenty nf room for action in the race program Wednesday afternoon and none of the winners got away with straight heats. The I first race was the ’2O pace for horses 1 three years old and under and five ( well matched horses got away when Starter Caskey gave the word. Matrice took the first heat and the third and won the race, in the second heat Leola Hall and Nutwood Peter were so even when they went under the ■ ( wire that the judges were unable to I decide and called it a dead heat. As a result the second and third money was added and divided between the 1 1 owners o» these two horses. Five heats were required to settle the 2:17 trot. Sweet Susan owned by I Billy Grant of Van Wert finally winning. She won the first heat but -(Kentucky Jay got the second and | third when Sweet Susan came back | and beat him the next two. An even dozen horses started in the 2:27 trot which was taken by Jack Frost after four good heats. Lady Knight made Jack travel each heat > ( and took the second. ! The free acts were again well re ;; ceived jmd several exhibition flights by Art Smith in his famous army r plane added. The attendance was i satisfactory and hundreds attended I 'he big night show. The race summary: > 2:17 Trot—Purse S3OO , Alacer B (Myers) 6 5 6 > Sweet Susan (Grant) 111 2 11 Binmore (Covuult) 7 4 4 3 B. Tregantle (Putman) 2 2 5 4 > Axie (Goodwin) 5 6 8 . Kentucky Jay (McGeath) 3 1 12 2 > Jimmy Tokes (Valken) 4 3 3 > Chestnut Dawn (Page) 9 77 . May Flexo (Dell) 11 9 9 . Nellie the Great (Quick) 8 8 10 . Ben Manchester 10 11 11 The Time: 2:16’/;; 16Q; 16’4; j [ 2:27 Trot—3oo I Rex S. McKinney (Koover) 11 8 6 . Baron Mac (Covault) 4 6 7 I Adeline N. (Clark) 2 7 8 3 (Continued on page two) SCHOOL FUND DISTRIBUTION I County Auditor Has Mailed Checks To Various Officers In County* County Auditor Martin Jaberg has mailed cheeks to the township trusteas and treasurers of the school boards in the county for the setni--1 I annual disbursement of common school * funds, totaling $17,599.79 of which sl6 696.59 is common school | revenue $557.30 congressional rev- , tie and $3,345.90 dog tax. The money is apportioned to the number of school children in the respective township .town or city in the county. The last school census gave ' Adams county 6,355 children of school age in the county and the rate per 1 capita is $2.76 and a fraction. 1 The following amounts were re- ( 1 ceived by the different township, the ( 1 first number being the number of ' ! school children in the different town- j 1 ships: | 1 Blue Creek 275 $ 761.60 j. French 26S 792.06 ( Hartford 345 *955.46 ( Jefferson 302 836.37 . Kirkland 296 819.75 , Monroe 654 1.811.21 Preble 300 830.83 I Root 374 1,035.77 St. Marys 296 819.75 Union 284 786.52 Wabash 436 1.207.48 Washington 423 1,171.47 Berne 401 1.110.55 Geneva 266 736.67 Decatur 1,417 3,924.30 The money is placed in the township funds of the above corporations and used for tuition purposes.

“KISSING BIGS” Pests Are Making Life Miserable for Summer Vacationists North Webster, July 26—June bugs, or "kissing bugs" as they have been dubbed at north central Indiana slimmer resorts, ate making life miserable for resorters and vacationists. In fact they have supplanted mosquitoes in attacks on anglers and bathers . The bugs are appearing in large swarms and are said to be as “thick as molassles" on Tippecanoe. Champan. anil Wa • w.-'.see lakes. Smudge fires appear to I be the only successful method of driv | -Ing the Insects away. AWARDS PRIZES I IN FANCY WORK Local Ladies Make A Fine Showing In Art Department At Thu Fair Mrs. A. E. Ross, of Marion Indiana, judge of the Art Department, awarded 6’l premiums for the entries of hemstitching. sewing and home economics exhibitions. She stated that it was indeed a very hard job to decide the winners because there were so many fine articles of equal quality and skillful work, that she had to examine j each with exceptional care to be fair in her awards. Mrs. W. S. Sands and Mrs. P. J. Scott, of Kokomo, carried away the most first premiums, having won 26 and 18 firsts respectively. It is understood that these two ladies are proi fessiona! exhibitors and have won many firsts on their handiwork. Although they are not local women, they , are to be congratulated on the wonder- | ful outlay of finery that they have ■ on show. Good Showing by Local Ladies The showing made by the local ladies was very good and in several instances they outshowed the professional exhibitors. Mrs. James Bain, r f this city, was given eight decisive first places and the judge commented ion her work very favorbly. Mrs. ('. I). Lewton and Mrs. Jess Burdge wore awarded five first places and their work has caused many people at the fair pause and admire the skill and technique they applied in making the articles. Mrs. Dr. J. M. Miller easily won six first premiums, and Mrs.

S. F. Ward, of this city, won four firsts. Mrs. Mabel Cole of lowa City, lowa, was the only lady to exhibit paintings and she won four first ! places. Other women to win first | premiums are, Mrs. Paul Edwards, [four; and Mrs. Walter Bloom ami Mrs. Fred Ahr one each. In the Juvenile Art Exhibit, Eloise Lewton. of this city, won nine first premiums, having won a first in everything that she entered. The Juvenile Exhibit was started tor the first time this year and it is hoped that there will be more entries at that fair next year. Mrs. Cleo Linn. Supt. of the Art Department, is very well pleased with the exhibit. “All women are urged to come to the Women's Building and see this wonderful display,” she said Many Younff Drivers In Races Here This Year While there are many faces among the race horse drivers at Bellmont park this week, it is also a noticeable fact that there are several new ones and among them a bunch of youngsters. In the 27 trot yesterday Ernest Turner, a seventeen year old boy from Fairmount. Indiana, drove his first race. He handled his horse, Maxtell. in a manner that satisfied old drivers that he is a comer although he took two fours and a fifth in the race. He was up in the bunch all the time and is a heady youngster. He ligs four horses which be has trained and will race this summer." In the 20 pace, a lad named Phillips. 19 years old, was in the sulky and proved himself a driver. A twenty year old boy named Harding, from Warren, is also driving here this week and is making good. He took third with Victory Bond Tuesday in the 30 pace. Miss Elva Platter, of Ft. Wayne, attended the fair here yesterday.

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FAIR WEATHER FAVORS LARGE CROWD TODAY Usual Larffe Thursday Attendance Indicated At Early Hour Today EXHIBITS ALL JUDGED Track In Fine Condition For Fast Races This Afternoon ; Two Bands Thursday, the big day for the Decatur fair, started off with a bang early this morning. By 10 o'clock about 2.000 people had arrived at the fair grounds, and the Decatur streets were lined with cars, indicating that a record breaking crowd would be on the grounds by noon todav. A good card of race events, and ten free acts will be the big features of today's program. The track was in good shape this morning, and several drivers took i advantage of the early cool weather I and warmed up their entries for this afternoon’s card. The track will be dragged and watered at noon. The races are scheduled to start at 1:30 this afternoon. Most of the exhibits have been judeed. and the ribbons have been

placed on the winners, so that the d’splays are complete for the big crowd today. A big stock parade is scheduled for noon today, which will exhibit the winners in the various exhibits. The two midways opened early today, and started to do. what promised to be a big day's business. Several of the shows are proving popular i places. They all have been examined by fair officials and have been pronounced clean and worthy of patronage. The mechanical shows, where the minature people are controlled by machinery, are the most popular with the kiddies. The Style show, being given by Vance and Linn and The E. F. Gass company, is drawing a large crowd every afternoon and evening. It is scheduled to start at 2:30 this afternoon and at 7:30 this evening, in the large tent acioss from the main office. The show lasts about one hour. The Decatur band started off today's program and will play at different parts of the midway all day. Free song concerts are being given by a victrola record concern in front of the style show tent. The three amusement rides started at eight o'clock with good crowds, and will run until late tonight. The Berne band is furnishing music at the fair I today. The Geneva band will be I here Friday. With the thousands of other people who look forward to Thursday of tair week as their vacation, the Decatur branch of the General Electric will take a half holiday and take in the fair this afternoon. Officials stated that all indications pointed toward the biggest Thursday in the history of the Decatur fair association. The large parking spaces were filling up quickly and it is probable that another field will have to be opened for the afternoon crowd. Tomorrow, the last day of the fair, will be featured bw the giving away of a Ford auto and tractor, ami the usual number of free acts and horse races. The fireworks will put a finish to the 1923 Northern Indiana fair late tomorrow night, with a great display of lights that light the entire territory. — o To avoid penalty, returns and payments must be made on or before July 31, 1923, of the miscellaneous occupational taxes, the special tobacco manufacturers' tax and tlie special tax on the use of boats, provided for by the Revenue Act of 1921. o Silver Map. a stiver map of the world, exhibited at the Royal Geographical society, England, is said to be the best of four guHi maps in existence. It Is a thin circular plate of silver about three Incites in diameter and commemorates Drake's voyage around the world.