Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI- Number 199.

(MR GRANTING FRANCHISE TO NICKLE PLATE tt ““ Patterson Street OBJECTIONS voiced Railroad Must Pay All Damages To Persons And Property Along Street Tho Judiciary committee, in a port mad? to the city council last evening, recommended the granting of a franchise to the Cloverleaf division of the Nickle Plate railroad to occupy and run a side track on Patterson street, providing the railroad company pays all damages and costs connected with the condemning of the land or the closing of the street. Two weeks ago the railroad company filed a copy of a franchise cov- « ering the proposed route and requested the city council to grant it. The matter was referred to the judiciary committee and their report was made to the council last evening. The ground wanted by the Nickle Plate railroad lies on the south side of the tracks and the proposed route covers part of Patterson street. A number of local manufacturers, in eluding the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, the I*l Fountain Handle company and others are desiring of getting the extra side track in order | to provide parking space for freight cars. Property Owners Interested Joe Hower, Clint Fisher and Mr. Gilbert, who live on Patterson street or adjacent to it and who would be affected by the closing of the street, appeared before the council last evening and verbally objected to the granting of the franchise. They were informed that the right-of-way had not been granted, but that the committee had made the following report: “Decatur, Ind., Aug. 21. 1923' “Comes now the Judiciary commit- ■ tee to whom was referred the matter! of granting franchise or right to the Nickle Plate (Cloverleaf) railroad company to lay side tracks on Patterson street and report that we have Investigated the matter and recommend that the said Railroad company file with the city clerk a release or receipt for all damages to persons and property along the line of said proposed side track and upon such action by said railroad company the franchise and right to occupy said street be granted.’’ “Signed—Judiciary committee, GEORGE M. KRICK, E. A. BEAVERS. O. L. KIRSCH.” It was stated that the interested property owners would be willing to waive action if the railroad company guaranteed the paying of damages to their property. It is not known what action the railroad company will take in regards to the matter. — o To Make Modern Flat Graham & Walters, who recently purchased the Berry business block on Madison street, announced today they would convert the second floor of the block into a modern flat and it "ill be ready fay occupancy by the middle of next month. The room* "ill he steam heated and the flat will he strictly modern with bath, lights water, etc. — Broken Leg Improving An X-ray picture of the leg which f’red Foos, Democrat newsboy, had broken recently when a stone fell o y er on him, catching his leg, shows t'e femur bone in good position and at a callus has formed around the 'oken bone. The physicians are en-' roiuaged over the way the broken ° ne is knitting. The boy has been Sl,t ">g up since last Friday. -o An August Cold Wave Aug. 22.—An August cold over the northern iniddlewest r , a - v ' ,r i n Bing chilly north winds, a,D « and sharp temperature drops. Top coats were comfortable in t where the mercury dropped ° degrees. In Milwaukee the mperature went down 21 degrees nd a low of 45 was reached in Detroit.

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No Reduction In Force At Local G. E. Plant Reports current for a few daja pact that the force nt the Genera) Electric plant here had been ordered reduced, were denied by Mr. E. W. manager of the local plant this morning. He said the force at present is 380 and that no more will he. added for a few weeks. However it is expected that later In the year this number will be considerably increased. This is the slow season of the year In all business but the G. E. is continuing its production of 5,000 motors a week and no orders for a reduction of force or production have been received or are expected. CANADIANS VISIT FARMS IN COUNTY Party Os 101 Attend Meetings Held In Root And Union Townships In spite of the cold drizzling rain which fell practically all afternoon, approximately one* hundred .Viams county farmers attended the soybean and hog production meetings held in Rot and Union townships yesterday afternoon, and welcomed the party of Canadian farm tourists, who are travelling over this part of Indiana. The Canadians were about an hour late in arriving, due to a late start from Auburn, where they spent the night, and to two extra stops during the forenoon. They took dinner at the First Methodist church at New Haven and made four stops in Allen county. The tourists, who are from Essex county, Ontario, were led by L. E. Hoffman, assistant county agent leader of Indiana. Their county agent, J. Miller, accompanied them. There were 101 people in the party, of which about one-fourth were ladies. There were 22 Canadian automobiles in the party. The first stop in Adams county was at the Andrew Fuelling farm, located six miles north of this city. Between fifty and sixty farmers had gathered at the Fuelling farm, to inspect the soybean field and variety plot,, and were much interested in the discussion of soybeans given by R. S. Thmoas, of the agricultural extension department at Purdue. It was found on this farm that the soybeans had made their best growth on the higher and less productive soil. Some soybenas had been cut for hay and it was estimated that approximately one dollar's worth of acid phosphate on each acre had increased hay yield one-half ton. Much interest was manifested in the difference in growth of the Ito Sans. Manchus and Midwests in the variety test plot. The second stop made by the Canadian farmers in Adams county was at the Otto Hoile farm in Union township, where hog production was the attraction. Several Adams county farmers had gathered here when the Canadian farmers arrived. Mr. Hoile explained in detail how he had succeeded in producing his 116 purebred Chester White shoats which now average 140 pounds at 5 months of age. Answers to questions propounded by those present brought out the fact that Mr. Hoile is a firm believer in purebred hogs for most economical production. He also stated he would not attempt to feed hogs without tankage or some other protein concentrate to substitute for the skimmed milk which he admitted to be superior to all other feeds used in balancing corn. Records kept by Mr. Hoile show that enough corn had been saved by the tankage fed to far more than pay the cost of the tankage. F. C. King, of the agricultural experiment station at Purdue reviewed results obtained in feeflinf experiments in which it was found that tankage costing S7O per ton would make soybeans worth $1.50 per bushel when the latter is fed as a substitute for tankage. The Canadian farmers resumed their tour before the end of the meeting, passing through Decatur, Monroe, and Berne on their way to Hartford City, where they planned to spend the night. They were heard to pass a number of compliments on the farming methods of this locality but showed surprise at the small number of alfalfa fields and silos in what is at least partially a dairy section. (Continued on page three)

COOLIDGE ACTS IN PREPARATION FOR COAL STRIKE I Calls Officials Into Conference In Regard To Approaching Emergency PLANS ARE DISCUSSED I * Production Os Bituminous Coal To Be Speeded Up To Meet Emergency Washington, Aug. 22.—President Coolidge today took active steps tc. prepare tjie country for the emergen cy of an anthracite strike. He called to the White House or a conference on the situation Chief W“. R. Wadleiglu federal fuel <|is tributor and Clyde B. Aitchison, of the interstate commerce commit stoners. Wadleigh and Aitchison. respectively. handled the distribution and priority orders for coal during the soft coal strike last year. These men probably will be called on to supply the country with bituminous coal as a substitute for anthracite. Wadleigh told the president in the discussion of plans to meet the anIthracite strike, that there are now about 75.000,000 tons of bituminous coal above the ground. Mining of bituminous coal is now running at the rate of about 10.500 000 tons a week and Wadleigh said this production would be speeded up to 15.000,000 tons if an anthracite strike develops. Miners Prepare For Strike Atlantic City, N. J.. Aug. 22.--Min ers today made final arrangements for suspension of work in the anthracite fields Sept. 1. | Following collapse of the negotia .tions between miners and operator; ' which came when they were unable ,to agree on a 20 per cent wage in j crease, the union chiefs rushed to .complete all details incident to the I walkout of 155.000 men. I No further orders are necessary. jThe suspension goes into effect auto matically Sept. 1, unless it is specifi cully called off. o Ben Gerke. of Root township, was a business visitor here this morning | Mr. and Mrs. Ed Report and familj of Magiey, were visitors in this citt | today. EIGHTH GRADE DIPLOMA TEST Pupils Who Failed On The Spring Examinations To Have Another Chance Pupils who were in the eighth grade in the Adams county schools last year and who failed to make a passing grade on either of the three county diploma examinations held last spring will receive another chance to win a diploma entitling them to entrance into high school this fall. E. S Christen, county superintendent of schools, stated today that a special diploma examination would be held in this city one day next week. Mr. Christen stated that giving an examination just previous to the opening of the fall term was an expert I ment here, as this has never been in 'this county before. Only 170 pupils received diplomas at the county com'mencement held at Monroe on June 114. This was the smallest class of graduates in the history of the county it is said. Since there were so manv I pupils who failed and who asked for I another chance, Mr. Christen decided to hold another examination. I The examination will be held in this city, likely in the Central school building. The day has not been se Jected. Only those pupils who have reviewed during the summer, in the subjects in which they failed last spring, will be permitted to take the examination. The pupils must pre'sent a certificate signed by a com | petent instructor showing that they ( have conduced a review. The same rules which governed the examination in last spring will govern the exam-1 ination next week.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 22, 1923.

Lightning And Cyclone Tear Roof From Bank (United Prm Service) St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 22—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The old Mullan- , phy bank building on Broadway has , no roof today. A bolt of lightning i yesterday loosened the roof from the I walls, and a cyclone gust of wind loosened the roof structure weighing • several tons, and dropped it in the middle of the street. Several persons in the street had miraculous escapes from injury as it dropped about them. Damage was about ’57,000. > Cloudburst At Washington Washington, Ind., Aug. 22. —A cloud burst stiuck Washington and vicinity t late yesterday, causing heavy proper'ty damage. The rainfall between 5 . and 6 o’clock, was 3.81 inches, one of tlie heaviest rains ever recorded here. o EMORY CHAMNESS IS FOUND IN IOWA Missing Berne School Teacher, Wanted For For- , gery Is Apprehended (United Press Service) Richmond. Ind.. Aug. 22 —(Special to the daily Democrat) —Police Chief 'jEveraman has gone to lowa to bring Emory Chamness back to this city for trial on charge of forgery. Cham- ’ ness was formerly a preacher. Chamness was a teacher in the Berne schools last spring when he disappeared and left unpaid bills there •.amounting to SSOO. A charge of issu- ' ing a fraudulent check is pending in the Adams circuit court against Chamness. A number of fraudulent checks were cashed in Decatur. Berne and r . other places by Chamness. Nothing ’ concerning his whereabouts had been heard by local authorities of those at Berne, until the above dispatch was • received today. If he is convicted on ? the charge of forgery at Richmond. he will likely be brought back here to 1 face the charge in the local court ' after his sentence has been served. o — Three More Operations Two patients received at the county hospital yesterday afternoon and another this morning for operations made a total of twenty-eight since the hospital was opened on July 30. Kenneth Tricker. son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tricker. 219 North Ninth street. «nd Russell Jaberg. son of County Auditor and Mrs. Martin JaI berg, underwent operations for the 1 removal of their tonsils yesterday 1 afternoon, and Joyce Riker, 214 North Seventh street underwent a similar operation this morning. All are doing nicely. > o WILL SPEAK ON EGYPT TONIGHT ’ Keith C. Seele To Give Talk > At Presbyterian Church This Evening f Keith C. Seele, formerly professor I of English and history at Assuit Col i lege, Assiut Egypt, will speak at the | Presbyterian church this evening i His subject will be “Some Observa ■ tions of Egypt.” Mr. Seele was graduated from Woo i ster college in 1922 and sailed imi mediately as a missionary under the • employ of the United Presbyterian .'church. He has visited many of the f ancient tombs of the kings, including - that of King TuVAnkh-Amen; also . the famous Pyramids and the Sphinx. Mr. Seele is a very fluent and in I teresling speaker and was a very I close observer during his Journey. The lecture will begin at 7:30. The ' public is cordially invited to hear him. > Mr. Seele is a relative of Mrs. Clyde ■ Noble and is visiting at the Noble home. i Weather 1 Fair tonight and Thursday; slightly cooler tonight in extreme southwest portion; rising temperature- | Thursday.

MAIL SERVICE AVIATORS MAKE NIGHT FLIGHTS Letter Mail Service Between New York And San Francisco In 28 Hours SUCCESS IS GREAT Experiment Os Post Office Department Proves A Wonderful Success (United Press Service) Guided by great beacons that blazed a route through the darkness. United States air mail service aviators today completed Initial night flying trials that are expected to result Ln New York and San Francisco i being linked by letter in 26 hours. Night flynig is a greater success than was ever hoped for. Colonel Paul Henderson, assistant postmaster general, told the United Press. Mail planes that are relaying across the country completed the trips that entail night flying. Then Lieut. Harold Lewis, east bound, left lowa City at 6:32 a. m. (central time) and Pilot Boonstrau, westbound, hopped off at Cheyenne, Wyo.. at 6:06 a. in. (mountain time). Lewis arrived at Chicago at 8:40 and Lieut. R. L. Wagner began the lap to Cleveland at 8:44. Fogs that came shortly before dusk and at dawn in Wyoming were the only difficulties experienced by the flyers. Henderson's aides pointed out that these delays, because they came in daylight, cannot be attributed to night flying and might not happen again in a score of such flights. While the initial trials of the postoffice department for 28 hours mail from coast to coast were continuing in mid-continent, witli both eastbound, and westbound planes fighting toward their destinations, a second attempt was launched from the Pacific coast and New York this morning. The plane whicli left San Francisco at 5:26 a. m. Pacific time, is the second of the five planes scheduled to depart eastbound this week, under the postoffice department's plan to give the new scheme a thorough tryout. Another left New York. The same relays will be in effect today and tomorrow with the second batch of coast mail as held yesterday and today for the first shipment. o Mrs. Amanda Schenck, of near Pleasant Mills .spent the day here shopping. o OSCARW. BLACK DIES SUDDENLY Brother Os S. E. Black, Os This City, Dies At Home Near Bryant Tuesday — Oscar W. Black, 62, well known Jay county farmer and a brother of S. E. Black, local undertaker, died suddenly at his home three miles south of Bryant at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Death was due to acute indigestion and heart trouble. Mr. Black was ill only an hour. A family gathering was held at the Black home Sunday and a large num her of relatives were present. Mr. Black appeared to be in fine health that day and Monday. He apparent ly was in good health when he arose yesterday morning and partook of p, hearty breakfast. Sloon after the meal he was seized with the fata! attack and died within an hour as terwards. Mr. Black was born in Fairfield county, Ohio. August 30, 1861, the son of David and Mary Black. He was united in marriage to Miss Ollie Gehart on October 10, ISB3, and since that time had been a continuous resident of Jay county. Besides his wife he leaves the fol lowing daughters. Mrs. Lola Heath and Mrs. Bertha Heath, who married brothers, and Mrs. Mabie Rogers and Mrs. Gladys Rogers, both of whom married brothers. i Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Burr Oak Evangelical church. Rev. Stedke in charge. Interment in the Gravel Hill cemetery.

Yeomen Day Held Here One Year Ago Today A year ago today we were upon our toes. It wns Yoeman day in Deca | tur and we had a great crowd and as special guests the president, secre- | tary and every member of the Imard of directors and others and promin 1 enie in the order. Evidently the joh of deciding upon a site for the home and school has proven a biggrt . one than anticipated for the time Jim- | it has been rearranged several times and so far as we have learned, hmf not been definitely fixed yet. The ideal was one that captured the pen pie of the country but the delays an< the scarcity of information has tended to cause many to lose interest. WANT LIGHTS ON MONROE STREET Petition Filed With Council; Other Business Before City Council The Citizens Telephone company and fifteen other property owners filed a petition with the city council last evening asking that ornamental | street lights be erected on both sides of Monroe street from Second to, Third streets, the property owners' paying their proportionate share for j the posts and lamps, the city to in i stall them and lay the cable necessary to .connect the posts. The same kind qi’ single standard posts as those erected on Second street, were asked for. The petition was referred to the electric light committee. Reports Are Filed The electric light committee filed its report of the adoption of the plans and specifications for the installing of the ornamental light posts on the north side of Madison street from Second to Third streets, recommend ing that the same style post be erected as Second sreet. The clerk wasj also authorized to advertise for bids for the furnishing of the lamp posts. | bids to be received on September 18. The street and sewer committee reported the completion of the Mercer Avenue sidewalk from Rugg to Winchester street and the preliminary assessment roll was filed and the clerk authorized to give notice to property owners that objections ot remonstrances agains the asses* ments would he heard on September 18th. City Engineer Haruff reported the completion of the Albert Minnicl; sewer. The preliminary assessment . roll was filed ami September 18th set as the date on which objections ; against the proposed assessment/ would be heard. Street Commissioner Ed Augen baugh filed his monthly report and a report of the amount of stone placed on the streets in the city, the report being referred to the street and sewer committee. The Garbage Collection The councilmen brought up the matter of collecting the garbage in the city. F. J. Schmitt was recently awarded the contract for another year to collect and dispose of the garbage within the city and the councilmen stated numerous calls had been received within the last week or two from residents complaining tlmt their garbage had not been collected ot taken away. The city clerk alsc stated that she received many com plaints and Mayor DeVoss stated that complaints had been made to him. The matter was referred to the Pub* lie Safety committee with the power to act. the council giving the committee the right to concel the existing contract if desired. The contract price Ids year is only $350.00. To Start On Street It was reported during the council session that Colchin Brothers would start on the construction of the Tenth street improvement next week. The contract for the improving of the street with brick and cement sidewalks was awarded to the Colchin Brothers several weeks ago. , To Build Cement Walks It was reported to the council that Henry Krick and Hunsicker Brothers desired to construct a cement side walk in front of their buildings on the souh side of Monroe street, providing the city .would pay for its cost at the corner of Third and Monroe greets. The city agreed to pay the costs. The finance committee allowed the regular bills and an executive ses(Continued on page three)

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FRANCE STANDS I PAT ON POLICY ; OF REPARATIONS Reply To British Upholds Present Policy Toward Germany REPLY IS SARCASTIC i Contains Little Os Conciliatory Tone Which Had Been Forcasted By WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent Paris, Aug. 22. —France stands pat. Tlie reply of Premier Pointarc tc. the British reparations note, made public today, inflexibly upheld the French policy toward Germany, refusing evacuation of the Ruhr until payment is made and rejecting any proposal for reduction of the amount of the German debt. The reply contained little of the conciliatory tone which had been forecast and in many passages was bitter and sarcastic. Starting with the first British point. Poincare said: “I regret we cannot see the effort ' England says she has made toward ■ approachment witli France's ideas, that is, execution of the treaty ot peace.'* Reparations Are Essential “Our resolution has been repeated a hundred times not to renounce one centime of reparations, which are sacred,” tlie premier asserted, declaring England has taken no heed of what Frame considers essential, and that the Britisli note is basically un conciliatory. “I avow that we cannot understand the British reasoning regarding Ger many's capacity for payment, for Ger many's capacity now is zero, by her 'own will.'' the reply declared, adding I that a commission of experts to pass u)M>n the capacity of the reich would 1 be useless. “Does England wisli entirely to suppress Germany's debt on tlie pretext her capacity to pay temporarily is zero?” Poincare asked. Referring to tlie British allusion to tlie “rights of others.” the reply said: “France does not need lo be reminded of her duties.” Regrets Lack of Accord “1 regret our lack of accord with England,” Poincare said, referring ' briefly to the British claim that occupation of tlie additional German 'territory is illegal. He dismissed th< 1 idea of referring the reparations questions to the permanent court of international justice at The Hague by asserting: "We have no need to defer to the jurisdiction of anybody.” Poincare dismissed tlie chrage that occupation of the Ruhr is endangering Europe by declaring: “We have destroyed nothing in the Ruhr. Its capacity for industrial production is stronger than ever." Poincare only envisaged continuance of negotiations by suggesting that if they were carried on either immediately after or before cessation of resistance by Germany, it would be preferable tluit < onversa tions be more discreet and given less publicity. Combination Public Sale Near Library Saturday Boy S. Johnson, the auctioneer, is arranging to conduct a combination public sale on the lost just opposite the library, beginning next Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The plan is to receive concignments of property including household goods, farm implements, any thing you may have that you don't need and want to turn into cash. It will also give many people an opportunity to buy just what they have been looking for at a bargain and will prove a popular sale in every way if lie right cooperation is given. If you have anything to sell, list your goods with Mr. Johnson by tele- | phoning 6(16 before Saturday noon. J and if you want to buy any article be sure to attend the sale. It may be offered and go at a bargain. Similar sales are held in many cities over the country and i tls believed this plan - may develope here into a real business. Your assistance is urged