Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXI. Number 287.

GILLETT IS ELECTED SPEAKER OF HOUSE

DISCUSS PLANS FOR A TOURISTS CAMP]NDECATUR flood Crowd Attends Meeting Held By Industrial Association. A. I). STONE SPEAKS Representative of Harding Highway Association Gives Advice. Considering the bad weather a very pood crowd attended the meeting of tin Decatur Industrial Association last evening and enjoyed an snappy hour. Representatives of the Hoosier Automobile Association told of the work they were doing and urged support. This was followed by an explanation of what a tourist camp is and how to get one, by Mr. A. P. Stone, field scretary of the Harding Highway Association. Mr. Stone has traveled over all the principal roads of the country and he visited hundreds of camps, good anil bad. He explained the advantages to a community and declared that a poor camp is of no gain to a town, in fact a detriment, for the visitors at the camp talk things over everywhere they go and soon spread the news. He advised that a proper camp site he selected and then laid out in lots like and addition, fifty lots being his suggestion to start with hero. He recommended an attendant he placed in charge who looks after tin registering of visitors, enforcement of camp rules, gives information and sells necessary supplies. The camp should each day be in charge of some business man, whose duty it is to visit the grounds and extend a welcome to the guests, offer assistance and give service as is possible. lie explained the installation of the oven where the tourists do the cooking, advised water, a free telephone, proper sanitation and various other necessities to make the place as comfortable as possible. Many Profitable Returns In connection with this work. Mr. Stone explained how many happy and profitable returns can be secured by courteous treatment of tourists when they stop down town and suggest that at the close of the season a letter be written to each person who lias registered here. It is easy to plan so that several hundred people will camp often, meaning much to a city. He gave Delphos as an example of a city which has profited by their progressiveness in arranging up up-to-the minute camp and told of various others over the country. At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Stone answered a number of questions and a motion that a committee be named to work out a plan and recommendations and report to the association was carried. President Niblick appointed O. L. Vance ar chairman of the committee and lie has selected to work with him, Messrs. Oscar Hoffman and Charles N. Chris ten. It is hoped to secure the Vesey Property at the corner of Thirteenth and Adams streets for the camp and •o arrange it in n manner which will attract attention of tourists and secure big results. Evansville Mayor Backs Shank In Fight On P. S. C. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 5. —Mayor William Elmendorf of this city has announced he is in favor of the fight of Mayor Lew Shank. Indianapolis, against the public service commission. if Shank's fight means the abolishment of the commission. "HoA-ever, if Mayor Shank's objection is merely to turn out of office •lie present commissioners, I am not if flavor of it," the mayor said. "We nre not in love with the commission, but we do not think turning the present commissioners out is the right way to go about the matter. “I shall write to Mayor Shank ami endeavor t 0 get his plan explained."

DEC ATIJR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Illustrated Lecture On a Familiar Hymn An illustrated lecture on the hymn, "Jesus Savior Pilot Mo," will he given this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the I Zion Lutheran church, on West Monroe street by the' Rev. Fred Wambsganss, of L nrt Wayne, pastor of the Lutheran church In that city. The I public is cordially invited to attend. No admission will be charged and the lecture promises to be entertaining and instructive. Rev. Wambsganss is one of the well known Lutheran ministers in this part of the state and is an ablp Ip* turer. o LEADERS LOSE CLOSE CONTEST —————— Local Net Team Suffers First Defeat of Season, By Score of 37-21. The Decatur Leaders suffered their first defeat of the season here last night, losing a close and exciting contest to the Huntington Ruddies, by a score of 37 to 31. The game was a fine exhibition of the basketball sport and kept the crowd rooting wildly throughout. The Rudies, with "Biz” Miller, former University of Michigan star, and his brother, Ray “Candy" Miller, former star back guard at Purdue Uni verAity and all-conference guard, in their lineup, presented the most formidable aggregation of eagers that the Leaders have played this year. "Biz" Miller , at forward, ably assisted by Cozad, formed a strong of;'e sive .while the big Ray Miller at hack guard performed with all of his former ability which won him wide recognition throughout the middle west while at Purdue. "Riz" Miller dropped in ten field goals during the game. many of them from difficult angles and onehanded shots. Andrews Is Star For the leaders, "Tabbie" Andrews led in the attack. He scored seven field goals besides breaking up play after play for the visitors. Rill Cris* at back guard played a fine game and Linn Kern, who substituted for Byerly during the latter part of the first half, contributed some very clever work for the Leaders. The Leaders played a nice game against their flashy opponents and with a little more luck in basket shooting, might have won the game. Andrews put Decatur in the lead shortly after the start of the game with a pretty field goal. Miller tied tile count a little later and shot two more goals from the field. About the middle of the half, Andrews tied the score at 12-12 with a pretty field goal. The fans went wild, but Cozad broke away and soon put the Buddies ahead with two pretty field goals. The Ruddies were leading 23 to 17 at the end of the half. Second Half Fast The second half was very fast, and the scoring was evenly divided dining the period, each team counting 14 points. The Leaders scored 7 goals to six for the Buddies in the last half, but the visitors scored twice on free throws. Kern dropped in three field goals, Yager two and Andrews and Bryan one each for the Leaders in the second half, while "Biz" Miller scored four times from the field and Cozad and Ray Mille’’ once each. With the score. 34-31. a few minutes before the end of the game the locals tried desperately to ' win the game, but (Continued on six) — 0 +***+ + + ** * CONGRESS TODAY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (United Press Service) Senate Meets and adjourns until house oron committees continues executive sessions. 1 "eanort Dome investigation eon"select committees resumed invest.- . gation of Veterans' bureau. House ! To complete organization and notify president.

NEW EIRE ALARM AND POLICE CALI SYSTEM PLANNED City Council Considers a Change In Method of Calling Firemen. OTHER COUNCIL NEWS Councilmen Dispose of a Number of Matters During Regular Session. The city council met in regular i session last evening and disposed of routine matters, including reports and committee matters. Not a single objection or rontonj strance was filed against the preliminary assessments in the matter of the Line street light improvement. The assessments were then adopted by resolution and ordered turned over to the city treasurer for collection. The cost to the property owners on this street for the installing and erection of the light posts is only twenty-eight and one-half cents per front foot, making the assessments against a fill foot lot total only $lB.Bl. The city pays all costs connected with tile installation of the cable ami the lights. The posts have been erected on both sides of the street, south from the intersection of Adams street to the Erie tracks. Fire and Police Call Bell The members of the board of safety, of which A. R. Ashbaucher is the hairman. was authorized to make arrangements or install a new system for the ringirg oTilie police bell and and the sending of the fire alarm to the water works plant. Mr. Ashbaucher reported last evening that the Citizens Telephone company had (informed him that with the installing of the P"w switch hoard, it might be impossible to handle the police call and relay the lire alarm call to the water works, due to the fact that the telephone company wished to eliminate as many extra wires as possible. The council may install an electric button for the police call in the city hall and instead of central calling the water works and the lire department when there is a tire, a regular call may be given to the fire department (Continued on Page six) JAMES 6, SMITH LOSES ONE HAND Former Decatur Man Suffers Severe Injury In An Accident. Judson Teeple, of this city, visited James G. Smith, former well known Decatur resident, at the St. Joseph ; hospital. Fort Wayne on Sunday, and reports him resting as well as could be expected, in view of the suffering Mr. Smith has been enduring since losing his right hand in a planing machine while at work hist Friday. Mr. Smith went to work about 7:30 o’clock Friday morning 4nd was op erating one of the planing machines in one of the big wood finishing mills at Fort Wayne. It was stated that he tripped on a pipe near the planer and fell forward, running his right hand into the cogs of the machine, mashing it to such an extent that It had to be amputated above the wrist. He suffered extreme pain. The planer started to pull his body into the machine and Mr. Smith took Ids left hand and removed the right hand be-fo'-e more serious injury was inflicted. The many friends of Mr. Smith in this city regret very much to learn of his serious injury. Mr. Smith was a resident of this city for many years and at one time was street commissioner. being appointed by Judson W. Teeple, then mayor of Decatur. He was employed in the Smith and Bell Lumber yards for sometime and was also engaged in railroad work in this city. He is 57 years of age. His daughter married Ray Teeple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Teeple.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 5, 1923

Red Cross Roll Call . Total Now S 101.15 Miss Anna Wlnnez, county secretary of the American Red Cross, today announced that the amount of mono) raise,! in the county during the r< <ent Annual roll cal), now totals $401.45. The contributions are divided as follows: Decatur membership $297.00 Decatur donations .90 Lit.n Grove membership 22.0 n Berne membership 80 ■ Borne donations 1.55 Total $401.45 FOUNTAIN FOUND GUILTY BY JURY Punishment Fixed At Minimum Fine and Sentence; Judgment Withheld. A verdict of guilty was returned by tile jury in Hie trial of Alfred Fountaine on a charge o (violation of the prohibition law. Tile verdict was reached about 1:30 o'clock this morning and was read in court at 9 a.m. Tile jury assessed the defendant's punishment <ut a fine of minimum dollars and his imprisonment at a minimum number of days. The defendant filed a motion in arrest of judgment ami judgment lias not Iren made. The minimum fine for first convie.ion cf violation of Hie prohibition law is SIOO and the minimum per.oil of imprisonment in the county jail is 30 days, accordin'; to Hie statutes, 'file minimum fine upon second conviction is S2OO and the minimum period of imprisonment in Hie county jail in that ease is (io days. Fountain was lined $lu() and costs when he pleaded guilty to a charge ol violation of the prohibition law lasi February, but there seems to lie a contention of opinion as to whether or not lie was convicted this time for a second violation of Hie same section of the prohibition law as his ;irst conviction covered. Fountain was arrested in October when local officers raided a race horse barn at Bellmont Park and found a still in the hay loft. He contended in the trial that the still did not belong to him and that he did not have possession of the barn at that time, although he entered the barn during the raid. Dr. 11. E. Keller made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Harry Moltz was a business visitor in Fort Wayne this morning. — GOOD FELLOWS CLUB Sponsored By Delta Theta Tan Sorority For Purpose Os Bringing Christmas Cheer to the Poor K’ddies. The Good Fellows Club is getting started and you can drop your contribution in any time. Maybe later you will want to add a little to it and that will lie that much better, but help start it off now. Every penny will go to make some children here happy on Christmas who otherwise would not have their letters to Santa Clause answered. Tile fund to date: Announced $30.00 W. A. Lower -25 E. H. Pritchard -50 A Friend .25 Harry Meshberger .25 Total $31.25 Weather Indiana: Fair probably tonight and Thursday, mixed with snow flurries: slightly colder tonight.

I DAYS TO JkA'

PARTY LEADERS WEIGHING FATE 1 OF GOV. M'CRAY Special Sub-Committee Met With Chairman Wall) At Capital. FAVOR RESIGNATION i Governor. However, Savs He Will Stick His Term Out. — I Unite,] Press Serv'ce) Indianapolis, Dec. s—(Special to j Daily Democrat) —Members of a special subcommittee of the republican state* committee met here today with Clyde A. Walb, state chairman, to 1 weigh the fate of Governor McCray. AVhile Walb is the only partv leader who expessed himself befor ■ the conference as favoring the reaigna-' tion of McCray, a good many of the party powers with whom Walb has been la communication since the gov ernor's indictment last week, have ! privately expr> used the view that the time is ripe for McCray to walk the I plank. McCray says he will stick his term out unless hf dies in the meantime. I The main problem will be for ‘h<> committee to determine what steps are possible to oust McCray if it is agreed that such r.cticn is imperative for the "ood of the iarty. Little Chance To Remove Him Some lawyers with whom members of the committee have consulted are of the opinion -that McCray can be r< moved on'.' in case he is tried and found guilt’’, in which event he would ante niaHc ally be disfranchised and disqualified front holding public office Impeachment. they say, is out of I lie question because the power to convene the legislature in extraordinary session rests with the governor. 1 Other lawyers are of Hie opinion that tie re are two possible loopholes of attack upon the governor: | 1. If congress passes the congressional apportionment bill a special session of the Indiana legislature would be necessary to re-d ! strict the state. - |. 2. The porter to summon the legis(Continued on Pave six' o S. DAKOTA VOTERS NAME CANDIDATES Coolidge, McAdoo and LaFollette Selected As Presidential Candidates. Pierre. 8. I).. Dee. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —South Dakota to-1 day leads the other states of the union in the* selection of a list of candidates for the 1924 presidential elections. Here are the majority slates adopted by the republican, democratic and farmer-labor parties of the state at their “proposal conventions" here: I ' Republican: For president. Calvin j Coolidge; for vice president. Senator| Arthur Capper, Kansas: for United States senator. Governor W. E. McMaster of South Dakota. Democratic: For president. William i G. McAdoo, son-in-law of Woodrow] I Wilson and now of California; for i vice president. James W. Gerard. New York City. | 1 Farmer labor: For president, Sen-, c ator Robert M. LaFollette, Wiscon-1 sin: vice president. Senator Frazier, i North Dakota; for United States sen-| ator, Tom Ayers, leader of the farm- | er-labor movement. The republicans and democrats also prepared minority tickets which' will have Senator Hiram Johnson of California and Henry Ford of Detroit, as their heads. Coolidge received approximately; 511,000 votes compared with somewhat more than 27.000 for Johttimn. McAdoo was given 39,9?2 votes against 5,192 votes for Ford. Tile farmer-labor party gave La Follette 31.999 votes while Ford re-1 celved 7,346.

G. E. Net Teams To Play At Home Thursday Night Tlic General Electric men's basketball teain will meet the strong Van Buren Independents in Hie old high school gypinasium here tomorrow night tn what promises to be a dose game. The Van Buren team won a three-point victory over the- G. E. quintet earlier in the season, over coming ii lead which Hie locals held at the end of the first half. In a preliminary game, the G. E. second 'team will slack up against the Kirk- , land township Independents. The | curtain raiser will start at 7:15 and the big game about 8:15 o'clock. FIVE BRIDGES TO BE ERECTED Co. Commissioners Take Steps Toward Proposed Improvements. Before adjourning last evenin'' the county commissioners took the initial steps towards the construction and improvement of live bridges and one retaining wall they authorizing Conn ty Surveyor Dick Boch to prepare plans, profiles, drawing and spec ideations for the Franc e, I .ybarger. Davis, Aspy Number One 'ind Aspy Number Two bridges, and for the Bailey retaining wall. Estimates of the cost of these structures have been made by the county surveyor and are oil file. Blds for the construction of the tuidges will he received sometime early next year so that they can he constructed in the spring or early in the summer. When the budget for next year was prepared a levy of 11 cents on the hundred dollars was proposed for tiie building of new bridges. However the state tax commission reduced this levy 5 cents on t'le hundred dollars, cutting the proposed levy from $15,001) to approximately $25.00u.im. Ten bridges and one retaining wall were* include cl in the proposed bridge program for next year, but in view of the reduction in the bridge fund only about half of the number can be eon str'icted. it is thought. The I.yliarger bridge in Wabash township is the largest of the propos'd improvements'. The estimate on th's bridge was $12.OOtl.Oii. The Davis bridge is also in Wabash township and the, estimate on it is $7,500.00. The France bridge is in St. Mary's township and the estimate is $(.000.00. The Aspv bridges are estimated at $1,200.00 and $1,300.00 each, while the estimate on the Bailey retaining wall is $1,400.00. To Buy Machinery. Bids for the furnishing of a portable weighing instrument for the use of Hie highway superintendent will be received by the commissioners on January 7th. Bids for the furnishing of an adding mac hine to the county school superintendent will lie received on Jami ary 7th by the commissioners. No action was taken relative to the appointment of additional Justice of the Pence in Wadilngton and Wabash township, two applications for these places being on file with the board. Maior Operation At Memorial Hospital Today A major operation was held upon Mrs. Mary Reynolds, of this city, at Hi" Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning Reports from the hospital at noon were that Mrs. Reynolds was getting along nicely. Miss Mabie De Armond. of Berne, who underwent an operation for a ruptured appendix tiie first of Hie week, is getting along nicely, reports from the hospital state. — o —— Farm Products Hold Stage At International Show Chicago. Dec. 5. Champion farm products were pushed into the spotlight at the International Livestock exposition here today. Grains, fruits, vegetables and fodders from farms in all sections of the | United States and Canada drew the close scrutiny of judges. University and college exhibits drew special attention. I Judging of pure bred and thoroughbred livestock continued.

G. E. Net Teams To Play At Home Thursday Night

Price: 2 Cents.

PROGRESSIVES ARE VICTORS IN DEADLOCK Two-Day Deadlock Ended In House Today When Demands Are Granted. MESSAGE TOMORROW President Coolidge Likely To Deliver Message On Thursday. Pr».v« staff Corrp»«n<»n Imt) Washington. Dec. .”> (Speeitil Io Daily Democrat) Bep- ; resell la tive Gillett. Massaeliu|si lls, today was elected speaker of the house of representatives on the first ballot of the day, the ninth taken since the balloting began Monday. Gillett’s | election ended the deadlock which lasted (Mo days following the successful demand of •trogressivi s for free debate and 'hance to vote on liberalization I f house rules. Gillett's election was announced by the clerk of the house, Tyler Page. The vote was: Gillett *215; Garrett 197: Madden ‘2: not xciting I. Total voting 117. Number required to elect 20S Gillt It’s margin 7. Gillett was sworn in by William F. (iic'cii. Massachusetts, one of the oldest members of the house. As sociii as the house met ut # noait today, Represc-ntativc' Nelson , Wisonsilt, progressive leader, read to the hou. <■ a statement covering Hie progressives' understat cl ng of the proposal made yesterday by Representative Longworth, majority floor leach r. Provides to.’ Debate. This statement provided that the fullest opportunity for debate an.l amendment of the rules would lie pres c Hied after thirty days of conside ration by the rules committee of amendments presented by :n lividaal mc tn--I>< rs. Duri.ig that thirty d.i'-s. the rules of Hie la t house will govern. immediately after the- reading Representative Garner. Texas, democrat, asked Representative Longworth whether lie agreed "wittingly." The democrats rocked with laughter. "I agree with the interpretation just read by Ihe gentlema nfroin Wisconsin." said Longworth Then Representative Cooper, progressive candidate for speaker, asked permission Io withdraw from the contest. In a brief speech, he said progressives were not seeking to be obstructionists but merely wanted ;i 'haltce to vote on the rules. "Anything else is tyranny." said Cooper. There was a c heer us Bee k. Wisconsin. the first of the progressive s, voted for G'llett. This was repeated a moment later when Browne, also of Wisconsin, another progressive, swung 'o Gillett. There was a storm of applause when Nelson Hie I regressive leach r. voted tor Gillett. Fourteen progressives who have been voting for Cooper switched to Gillett and mad" his election c ertain before file ninth ballot wa, completc-d. A committee consisting of Representative Longworth. Ohio, Cooper. Wisconsin, Madden, Illinois and (lerrett, Tennessee, informed Gillett of his , elec lion and escorted him to Hie speaker's rostrum. After the oatli was administered, Garrett. Hie democratic leader, escorted Gillett to the speaker's chair. Message Likely Tomorrow. Election of G'llett means that ; President Coolidge probably will deliver his opening address before a joint session of the house anti s« note tomorrow. Lodge told the president arrangements were made for organization of the house Immediately and that a joint committee of both houses will call on him this afternoon and inform him that congress was ready to do bukinesH. Mrs. Mary Miller was a Fort Wayne visitor today.