Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1923 — Page 1

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START HARDING MEMORIAL WEEK IN THIS COUNTY ♦ Postmaster Harry Friizinger First Contributor To Memorial Fund (HARIMAN APPOINTED Chairman Named In Decatur, Geneva And Berne To Handle Gifts The First Contribution Postmaster Harry Fritsinger, of this city, county chairman of the Harding Memorial campaign, has made the first local contribution towards the fund being raised throughout the country to build a suitable resting place for the remains of President Warren Harding and a shrine for the mementoes of his life. Mr. Frltzlnger donated $5 towards the fund. _____ l Harry Fritzinger, county chairman of the Harding Memorial campaign. 1 has appointed a chairman at Rerne, 1 Geneva, and Decatur for the receiving of contributions towards the fund being raised by patriotic Americans for the building of a suitable resting , place for the remains of Warren G. | ! Harding, late president of the United 1 States, at Marlon, Ohio, and to per-,' petuate his home as a Shrine for the ' mementos of his life. Judge Jesse C. |' Sutton has been appointed in this city i Menno Burkhalter has been appoint- 1 ed chairman at Berne, and O. A. Pot ' ter has been named at Geneva. Mr. Fritzinger also stated that contribu-] tions would be received by the banks I' and trust companies in Decatur and throughout the county, at the Decatur Postoffice and also at the Daily 1 Democrat office in this city. The committee, co-operating with , 1 the ministers of all churches, lodges, schools and chibs, will asfr- that subject of contributions be taken up by these heads. This week is known as Harding Memorial Week. I 1 Outlining the plans of the Harding ' memorial campaign committee. Har- ' ry Fritzinger, said the commitee will : make an effort to obtain as large a number of contributions as possible, 1 rather than attempt to obtain fewer large subscriptions. Mr. Fritzinger said it is the desire of the committee to make the campaign a movement in which the general public will be Interested. i' "We wish only voluntary subscriptions to the fund," Mr. Fritzinger said, "and for that reason the committee. will welcome contributions in any amount. We wish the general public to be represented in this tribute to the former president. The 10-cent piece of the school child will he just as welcome as the large check from the banker." Message From Washington A message received from the national headquarters of the Harding Memorial organization in Washington said every contributor of $1 or more Is to receive a handsomely engraved certificate of associate membership in the Harding Memorial Association. The certificate is to be suitable for framing, and will bear a picture of President Harding and a facsimile signature. Larger certificates are to be provided for clubs, lodges and business organizations that contribute the equivalent of $1 for each member. All local comipittees have been asked to keep a list of contributors to be sent to Washington. The names of the contributors also will be placed in the Harding Memorial. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++ CONGRESS TODAY ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (By United Press) Senate Meets to complete organization. House Committee of committees to continue work on committee organizatlon. House to begin series of three day recesses. Watson And Moores Favor Mellon’s Plan Indianapolis, Dec. 10 —Senator ; James E. Watson and Congressman Merrill Moores are in favor of the plan of Secretary of the Treasury ; Mellon for a reduction in federal tax- . es, they said in reply to a question sent out by the state chamber of commerce, it was announced today. I

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Alfred Boyd To Move To ' Michigan Soon; Has Sale Alfred Boyd, who lives on the Ells- | worth farm southeast of this city, will move to Michigan soo n He will have l a public sale Wednesday Col. Roy Johnson In charge, and will dispose of his live stock and personal pro-1 perty, He has many friends here' who will regret he Is leaving the county anil hope for him great success in his new field. The sale Wednesday of this week promises to be a . good one, * I D.H.S. DEFEATED 1.8. C. FIVE, 29-16 Local Bovs Win First Victory Os Season: D. H. ; S. Girls Win 52 , -2. Showing a marked improvement over their playing in the first games of the season, the Decatur high school baskethall eagers won their first vic-1 torv of the present season Sa’urdny night defeating the International College five from Fort Wayne, in the new high school gymnasium here, bv score of 29-16. The D. H. S. girls won from the College girls, swamping them under a score of 52-2. In the first ' game of the evening, the Central school hoys defeated the St. Joasph schools hoys by a score of 9-6. Two special cars on the traction lino wore chartered hy the Business College | students and they brought a Hvelv i crowd of rooters. The big gymnasium was more than two-third filled, although it was a rainy night. The visitors were headed bv Jonr.s Tritch, a former Decatur citizen, who is now principal of the business college. Santa Claus accompanied Mr. Tritch and his students and distributed a number of presents to the Decatur and Fort Wayne people al! of which produced much merrient before the games started. D. H. S- Girls Spring Surprise I The U H. & Girls surprised the local fans with their fine exhibition Their pass work was exceptionally good and Helen Farr did some wonderful basket-shooting. Miss Farr made 17 field goals during tile game and added four points on free throws. | Eleanor Pumphrey made two field goals and two foul goals and Mildred Worthman made four field goals. The Decatur girls lined up as follows: H. I Farr and E. Pumphrey, forwards; M. I Lankenau and J. Clark, centers; M. Zick and R. Castle, guards. In the second half M. Worthman and G. Elzev. substituted for Miss Pumphrey and Miss Castle, respectively. The first half ended 22-0 in favor of the locals The big crowd let out a rousing cheer when the visiting team scored their only two points on a fitld goal. D. H. % Boys Lead All The Way The Decatur boys jumped into the lead early in the game on a field goal hy Captain Dorwin and they held the lead during the remainder of the game The visitors started their second team, hut they saw the folly of the move and the first team was sent into the battle after Dorwin had scored the first basket. Miller made two points on free throws and Steele tipped in a field goal, sending the score to 6-0 before the visitors scored on a field goal by Rex Steele scored from the field again and Rex dropped one in. At the halfway station, Decatur was leading, 14-7. Second Half Rough The second half of the game was rough, several fouls being called and several permitted to go uncalled. Steele dropped in four field goals during the half, while Drowin and Andrews each contributed one each. Andrews entered the game for Lammiman Farr for Dorwin, and Swearinger tor Steele, in the second half, but all three were returned to th game after a few minutes rest. Lammiman And Wood Hurt Late in the second half, Lammiman Decatur center, and Woods visiting forward, collided in the center of. the floor, their heads hitting together. Both players droped to the floor and Lammiman walked off with the assistance of two players after laying on the floor a little while. Lammiman suffered a bad cut below the right eye and another above the eye. It required five stitches to close the wound. Woods sustained a bad cut I above his left eye. Both players were rendered unconscious by the force of the collision. Andrews finished the game at center for Decatur and Wolf j substituted for Woods. I At one time, in the on puge two) 1

ENGINEER TELLS STORY OF FATAL WRECKOFTRAIN • Drives Train 25 Years Without Mishap; Nine Killed In Wreck TRAGEDY IS PROBED Officials Soek To Fix Blame For Wreck Os 20th Century Limited * <l’nitp«l Press Stnff Porrpßpondenf) Elie. Pa„ Dec. 10—(Special to Daily Detpoc-nt) Charles Patterson,j a veteran engineer, who for 25 years I I lias piloted fast trains without inis-j hap. was the pathetic central figure today of preliminary investigations into the wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited. | Early Sunday old Charlie Patterson, sitting nt the throttle of a section of the "Century" shot past signal flares and a danger lantern waved hy a frantic flagman and his loco-' motive jammed into the combination observation-compartment car of anI other section of the crack train, standing at a grade crossing. Nine persons died and 30 were injured. The railroad places the blame on Patterson. Patterson, who was uninjured, was | taken to the headquarters of Superintendent Brogan here and made a detailed statement. He declared that lie had onlv about a quarter of a mile in which to check his train, after he saw the first flare. There was not I time enough in which to stop, he said although he was able to materially reduce speed so that he was not going more than twenty miles an hour when the collision occurred. Tried To Stop Train The veteran engineer was. of course, tremendously shocked and ericve(l_at the yllaaster. but he stoutly insisted that he did everything possible to bring his train to a halt. | The night was murky and the rails*) slipperv. making his task the more I difficult. The enginei r's story will be checknil against those told by the flagman sent back f out the standing section and those told by others of the train • crew. | Testimony will be taken in an open ■ hearing tomorrow, under the supervision of Coroner Bind and Coroner (Continued on page five) NEW ROAD MAPS ISSUED IN STATE Daily Democrat Receives New Map Showing Making Signs New maps of the Indiana state road system conatining recently adopted . mileage and showing renumbering of approximately 20 per cent of ail state , reads, have just been issued by the . state highway department. Slightly tn excess of 4.000 miles are shown. ( The Daily Democrat has received one of these maps which will lie displayed in the ot'ice and the public is invited to call and make use of it whenever they have occasion to seek information on state roads. This office also receives from John D. Williams, director of the state roads body, a weekly traffic bulletin showing the condition of all state roads, detours in force on account of construction, and other information. Persons contemplating distant automotive travel over the state should acquaint themselves with road condition prior to departure. The new map also shows the types of surface an all state roads. I Mr. Williams informs the Democrat that the Standard Oil Company ot Indiana, Inc., has placed highway maps in their 238 filling stations in this state, and that the Indiana road maps have gone to the leading hotels of not only Indiana but Illinois. Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio. I State Roads are now practically all numbered and marked with new danger and information signs. When one wishes to make a journey it Is very simple to consult the highway , map. locate the destination by road number and then follow that number to be found on telephone poles and I signs enroute.

Decatur, Indiana Monday, December 10, 1923.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE URGES TAX CUT nA t| JI 1 Il ■if ■ Wr I Ml « |sg < SW-' • v <- P ’■Ur ‘ ~ * President Coolidge in his first message to congress endorsed the Mellon tax reduction and opposed tlie soldiers' bonus.

HEALTH BONDS RECOMMENDED Chairman Os Xmas Seal Sale Urges Lodges To Purchase Bonds W. Guy Brown, chairman of the annual Christmas Seal Sale in Adams | county, announced today that he was I sending letters to the various lodges and social organizations in the city | and county, urging them to purchase the health bonds. The names of those

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who purchase health bonds will bo published. The health bonds resemble real bonds very much. Coupons are attached to them and they are very nice to hang on the walls of the lodge or club rooms. The health botjds, in reality, are receipts showing that the individual or organization has purchased a certain amount of the little seals, and aided in the fight against the great white plague, tuberculosis. In the meantime the school children of the county are busy selling the little Christmas Seals. The sale is expected to be completed by the end of this month. 157 Arrests Made Indianapolis, Dec. 10.—Round up of suspects by police over the week end netted 157 arrests. Fourteen women were held. Sixty persons, seven of them women. were slated with vagrancy. Weather Indiana: Partly overcast tonig and Tuesday. Probably rain iu extreme south portion tonight. Colder tonight. CHRISTMAS ML 15 DAVS Auffi&Z A

l Little Chance That Miners Will Be Rescued Scranton. Pa., Dec. 10 —(Special to- Daily Democrat) —No real proI gress l»s yet been made towards reaching five men entombed iu the Mount Jessup Coal company's slope at Jessup. 10 miles from here, since Saturday. Officials say it may be tomorrow before the men are reached. OflUuaJa who have been at the mine since Sunday say there is hardly a chance that any of the five workers will be found alive. They believe the tueu men almost instantaneous death iu the full of the roof that occurred in the grassy vein ■ covering an area of 150 feet. —— oTwo ('peralions Today Two operations for the removal of tonsils were held this morning at the Adams county Memorial hospital, the patients being Miss Naomi Dur'.in and Miss Ella Weber, both of this city, CATHOLIC HIGH WON TWO GAMES First Team Defeats Monroeville, 42-14; Seconds Win, 14-12. Catholic high school's first and second basketball teams returned home from Monroeville Saturday night with victories over the first anil second teams of the Monroeville high school the C. IL S. first team winning easily by the score of 42 to 14, while the local seconds pulled their game out of the.fire in the dosing seconds winning by a score of 14-12. The second team game was more interesting to watch than the first team game, owing the the hard fight put up by both teams and the equality of their strength. The Monroeville seconds were leading 6-4 at the eml of the first half. The C. H. 8. Hopefuls forged ahead in the second half, but Monroeville tied the score on a field goal within a few seconds of the close of the game. The Decatur team then won ante on a field goal Just before t ante ended. First Te’ v ins Easily The C. IL r- team had little difficulty in <1 •: of the Monroe•lie varsity first half was r y 'os - ■ re nt the rest perout Coach Center's g up a score early in the sot Jud. half and swamped the Monroeville eagers. Wemhoff, C. IL 8. forward, led in the scoring with five field goals and one point from the free throw line. Every member of the 0. 11. S. team scored from the field except Laurentf who entered the game as a sub for Gass. The game was rough, owing to the small size, of the floor. The C. H. 8. first team will play (Continued On Page Four)

Validity Os New Auto License Law Questioned Indianapolis, Dec. 10.—Validity of the new state auto license law. in < reusing license fees from 66 2-3 to 300 per cent was under question to day. Secretary of the State Jackson will ask Attorney General Leah for an opinion as to the constitutionality of the a< t providing for the increase, but will not act to prevent collection of the fee when the sale of 1924 license plates rtarts Wednesday. (AUDITOR MAKING DISTRIBUTION Preparing Checks For December Distribution of Revenue In Co. County Auditor Martin Jaberg is completing the compiling of the annual abstract sheets of tax valuations for every township and corporation in the county utid is also compiling the final figures for the December distribution of taxes Cheeks ;or the- December distribution ot es will be ready after December 20. Mr. Jaberg stated. Approximately $417,000.00 was received in November through taxes and it is the duty of the Auditor to distribute the money according to | the different funds and at the current rates of taxes in each tax division. including state, county, city or town, township, school, or road tax. The abstract sheet of assessable property will show that Adams county has between forty aud fortyone million dollars of assessable I property. I ! Masons Will Elect » Officers Tuesday Night > > The annual election of officers of ) the Decatur Masonic lodge will be - held Tuesday evening of this week J It is desired that all members of the - lodga be present for this meeting and > aid in the selection of officers for the ’ ensuing year. Issue Warrant For Arrest ' On Grand Jury Indictment A bench warrant for au arrest on gtand jury indictment No. I 2 was ' issued in circuit court this afternoon 1 ' it was said that the arrest would b' j made this evening or tomorrow ■ morning. The nature of the indict-’ ment was not disclosed. This is the . first warrant issued on any of the sixteen indictments returned by til'' ■ county grand jury several days ago — —• ~~—o • Esther Sellemeyer To Make Trip Through Ohio Miss Esther Sellemeyer left today for a trip through Ohio where she will visit and speak at several Re- . .ornted churches, telling of her work as a missionary in China. She will' speak at Rohertsvfllp, < Canton and other places during the week o Volley Ball Classes Change Meeting Nights The business men's volley ball classes will meet at the new high school gymnasium each Monday and , Wednesday nights instead of each i Tuesday and Thursday nights, in the future, it was announced today Icy C. . C. Pumphrey, captain The- classes will meet at B:lift o’clock and will have* the use of the gymnasium for one hour. GOOD FELLOWS CLUB I / \ Sponsored By Delta Theta Tail 1 Sorority For Purpose Os Bringing Christmas Cheer to the Poor Kiddies. Won't you help provide a fund with which the Delta Th«ta Tau can 1 provide a Merry Christmas for the poor kiddies of this community? 1 They have* not near enough to do ' what is necessary to make the chil- ' dren joyful. They need your contribution. Please be as liberal as you ' can. The fund: Announced $38.84 f Friends 7.66 Elutani Camp Fire Girls s.o‘t I \ Total $51.34 1 The fend is over the fifty dollar mark. It should trippie this week. ' Please help do it. $166 is wanted before Saturday night.

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COOLIDGE ASKS CONGRESS TO REDUCE TAXES President Delivers Special Message Trahsmilting Budget For 192.5 FAVORS MELLON PLAN Budget Calls For Lower Expenditure Than During Current Year (By William J. Lesli. Un'ted Pless staff correspondent) Washington. Dec. 10 -(Special to Daily Democrat I- President Coolidge in a special message transmitting the budget for the 1925 fiscal year, todav called on congress to reduce taxes at once. He endorsed in full the Mellon program to cut taxes $323,000,000. He onnosed the soldier bonus as c’endlv to all hopes of tax relief and n« not a proper ohllamtion to the ve’e’-ans. The time has come ho said, to share* the benefits of governmental economics, past and In prospect, with the neople. but reducing the tax hn-<’en. Rtcroroiis adherence bv contrross to budget estimates will permit Immediate and continuing relief: enaetrnent of oxtraordinarv apnronrfntion measures not contemplated in the budget will be defeated. Mr. Coolidge ! deejared. For ’’ls nart'. he w'M guarantee that executive departments responsible to him will “how to the line.” ho told I congress. Expenditure Is Low The hudeet transmitted bv Mr. ■ Coolidee provided for government J rvnenditu-es of $3.298 080 444 during the 1925 fisc'll wear. $266 957.644 less jthnn during the current year and the lowest vearly expenditure of the* gov- ' ernment since before* the war. Spec'flcallv the executive asked for ap nr opriations of $3.018.069 946. the difference between pnpropriaj tions and expenditures being due to the fact that congress makes some | nnnt-onriatlons which carry over from voar to year Estimates Larger Surplus 1 A surnlns of $3*»R 681.634 in the j government's financial operations for the next fiscal year was estimated, a« 'comnared w<th an estimated surplus of $329,639’624 this vear and an actual surplus of $309 657 460 in the flsIcal vear which ended June* 30. 1923. These figures. Mr. Coolidge told I congress, “certainly justify the view ] that we can stand a reduction in our ! ordinary receipts and still achieve a balanced budget." The total receipts of the government during the net fiscal year were estimated at $3,693,762,078. as com- | pared with $3.894 577.712 during the current year, ac decrease of $201.00(1 non These estimates are based on profit taxes and include a back tax collection of approximately $250,000,finn. Outstanding Appropriations Outstanding among the estimates for appropriations for the fiscal year [1925 was tlie item of interest on the 'nublic debt, amounting to $890,000,000. Second only to this wax tlie estimate* for the veterans’ bureau of $349,065,000. Next in size* were the appripriations asked for the war and interior departments respectively $336,441,092 and $299,312,600. The navy estimate stood fifth at $278,499,054. With the exception of the postoffice 1 . commerce and justice departments which obtained increases, estimates submitted for the executive departments and independent offices were slashed far below appropriations provided them for tlie current fiscal year. The veterans' bureau suffered the greatest cut. its estimate being placed more than $80,000,000 below its cuq-ent appropriation The principal appropriations asked j and notations of the approximate inI crease or decrease from nppropria- ! tions provided for the current fiscal year follows: Logßlativ-r pstahlisbuo nt, 515.783,• 1 S3O, decrease, $700,000. Department of agriculture. $69,590,- ‘ i 575. decrease. $15,000,000. ’ Department of commerce. $24,048.1 (125. Increase. $3,00»>,0(M). Department of the interior. $299,- * 312,600, decrease, $26,000,000. 1 Department of labor, $6,702,565, de- ' crease, SBOO,OOO. (Continued on puge five)