Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 307.

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TRUSTEES OF HOSPITAL END 1923 BUSINESS — Memorial Hospital Has Enjoyed Wonderful Patronage Since Opening TO APPOINT TRUSTEE Term Os Mrs. Anderson. Expires; Commissioners To Name Successor The board of hospital trustees of the Adams County Memorial hospital. held a meeting yesterday at the Smith and Bell office, in this city, allowed bills and disposed of business needing their attention before the end of the year. Since the opening of the hospital on July 30th a wonderful patronage has been given the institution, and yesterday eight nurses, besides Miss Emllie Christ, the superintendent, were in charge Indications are that the month of December will be the largest month in the history of the hospital. Everything is running along smoothly and the people of Adams county now wonder how they ever got along without the hospital. Term Expires Next Month Rotating as they do. the three-year term of .Mra. Clara R. Anderson, of Ceneva, necretary of the board of trustees, will expire next month. The county commissioners will appoint a trustee at the January session. Mrs. Anderson was appointed as one of the first trustees and drew the threeyear term. She has served most efficiently and diligently in the work and has been of valuable assistance to the board. In an interview with her thia morning she stated that as yet. she had not asked for re-appoint-ment and was not sure she would. (Continued On Page Four) ACCOUNTANTS FINISH WORK State Accountants Complete Wark Here And Go To Wells County State Accountants K. H. Pritchard and Charles Rales have completed the task of checking and auditing the boo|(H of the county officials, town ’hip trustees, school board trustees, town and city officials and Justice* of the Peace, and next week will begin work in Wells county The accountants have been here since O< tuber 18th and have b*’w» going over two years’ work < heck Ing the reeorda for !92l an* l *••** They completed the audit of the city of Decatur and of the city light and power plant thia morning. While here the book* of the county auditor, treasurer, recorder, clerk, sheriff, surveyor. highway superintendent county Infirmary record* and all other books and records and report* were examined, as well the books and re< ord* of the township trustee*, the trustees of the school board* at Berne. Geneva. and Monroe, the trea* urtr’a and clerk'g book* of the town* of Berne, Monroe and Geneva, and thclerk and treasurer* book* of the. City of Decatur aa well a* th* ••o»'k» pertaining to the municipal light ant power plant In thia city. In *®' <ssea the book* of th- Ja«“'* of Pence were checked back a* far a* right years All of Ike reporta and findings have been sent to Uwrenc* W »»rr. chief of the state hoard nf accountants, ami within a abort tfm» the departtm-nt will make known th- flndinga " far a. known everything was checked up O. K In thia county. Ma«»r* 11 chard and Bale* are excellent men. hard worker* and accomodating and ( In view of the amount of work con pl.ted by them in th* three »««<*• it ahows that they know how to compliah thing* k They will go tn *’ * •nd check the records In XX**ll* • " , ty

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More Long Distance Radio Broadcasting i London, Dec. 29 -(Special to Daily Democrat) The British Broadcasting I company announced today that last 1 midnight It received and relayed 1 throughout England a concert and Boy Scout lecture from Station KDKA Pittsburgh. , The teat was carried out despite ; atmospheric obstacles and was 1 clearly audible In the cheapest ama:tear sets. New teats will be made tonight. D,U.S, DEFEATS DISTRICT CHAMPS Local Boys And Girls Win t From Liberty Center. 35-29 And 12-1 i In one of the fastest and most in- i Wresting basketball games played in 1 Decatur this season, the local high 1 school team triumphed over the LL berty Center high school quintet, , - district champions, in the new high , school gymnasium last night, by a , score of 35 to 29. The game was , played before a large holiday crowd Which was kept rooting wildly , throughout the contest. The I). H. S. girls defeated the Liberty (’enter girls’, 12-1 and the Central School team won from the Linn (’.rove Eight I Graders. 13-12. Although the Decatur team out)classed the visitors in team work the Liberty Center players had »x---centlonally good luck in shooting . from mid-court and th!* kept th?m in the running. Practically all of iMskvt. ikwre-Ufudc W» Jone or medium long shot*, while) n-arly all of Decatur s scoring wa done on short shots. Coach Howard Absent The* Decatur team played without the guidance of Coach Buck Howard last night, as *!r. Howard I* rp>-nd-1 Ing hi* vacation at his home In JI-> dovla. Wisconsin. Superintendent V,'. 'Worthman and Herman Myers had 'charge of the team They seemed to find a smooth working combination | last night, after a few substitution* I The quintet which worked beat to-1 gather was composed of Captain Dor I win and Andrew*, at forward, laini--1 mintan at center; White and Steel' | 'at guard*. Liberty Center has a well balanced | team. Boltin. Strand end Moore ' exceptionally well, Captain Dorwln displayed great ability in evading the guards la*t night and he caged five field goal* and two free throw* during the contest. Visitor* Start Strong laimmiman scored tor Det atur on j a foul, ahoitly after the "tart of th* game. Moore. Huffman anil Bol’on■ each snagged » field goal from mid | '{court. giving the visitor* at 81 lead I .Thus* three bnaketa were ao aenautiionai that they bewildered th* spectators The local* got together then and Miller and Lammimsn drop ped in u field S"al earh. Then MmI Continued on page lbe> COMMISSIOT.'ERS 10 RE-ORGANIZE Meeting To Be Held luesday; To Take Inventory At Co. Infirmary The laMcrd of county commissioner* > assisted by County Attorney Henry lit Heller and t*« appraiser*, will take the annual Inventory of personal property at the <m»nty * Monday. December 3i*t. On J"*" day morning a abort session * • held »< which Illite the board will r* organ:** and elect » president for lb* loming year. KWI ' ""i*. mi.-loner, from the fir.! dla.rh . a 1 president of the board and II probability, be re*le.t*d. I „ther two member. Os the board ere Frank Brother. from th* •*•«"•' third district- Mr C««r.d will begin jhl, second term on January I*l.

RIOT STAGED BY INMATES OF GIRIS' SCHOOL Disorder Breaks Out At Deleware, Ohio, When Girls Arc Punished — TEN GIRLS MISSING School Authorities Unahle To Control The 120 Girl Inmates 't’nltr.t Pre— Staff Corr-*pon.lent) I Delaware. Ohio. Dec. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Seventy-five girl' inmates were under guard of special j deputies in the institution's gymnas- j him and ten other* were missing to-. day following a night of rioting at the state girls’ industrial school on! the outskirts of Delaware. Disorders which broke out when inmates of cottag* No. 11 declared, two of their companions had heen too severely punished for a minor infraction of the rules, rapidly spread to) cottages No. 5 and fi. School authorities lost control of girls in all three* cottages and riot calls were flashed to the police department and the sheriff'* office. | When police arrived, approximately 120 young girls were running about in the school yard throwing stone* through windows and defying school guards to stop them. Much Damage Done Sewing machines, chairs and talking machines were flying through windows of the upper stories. police <vo X»-i<re «fv» j — THOSE BLOOMIN’ FLOWERS | Danville. 111. Dee. 2k. 1923 Editor Dally Democrat: Your story from Greenfield in Thursday evening'* Democrat, conernlng th* blooming of pansies, recall* to mv memory that on the Friday afternoon before the Christmas holiday* thirty-two years ago —in 1891—1 took a goodsized ' bouquet of pansies, picked in our front yard in Decatur, to my teach j er. Mis* I*ll Se ur. Rut. just to take the joy out of life, will add | that on the New Year's eve fed lowing, a heavy snow fell, remaining on the ground until early in March, during which time we had real winter weather. Very r<*«i>*ct fully. ED. P. MILLER. Hoap'tal. National Home. I Danville. Illinois.

FIRST TRAIN ENTERING DECATUR MARKED GREAT ACHIEVEMENT InUrtsline account of first steam proneHed traina entrance into ’Jecatiir is »«W h 'J Q.: HappeMd one sunny day in IK71: Operated over G. R. K I. line, Da> had hern looked forward to for many months. - ....

(By F. Q I Th* find train entering Into Dee-;-l t nr Wonderful Incident ———' gpoehai marvol Magniflc*nt achievement — fl*a** do not litugh. It l» and wan no laughing mat ter. A real train, l*d by a real M< am engine and a wood burner to boot, by go»h Seven flat car*, each al least twenty feet lung and at their tall a eahcMMc --a rad cabana* ™— And I mark th* engfß*. marvel of marvel* on* and a half 'lm** «•»•«** ,h " M Ft rd touring car. with a aiimk* atark. laillnwlng nui liiill'Hinii ally and with •{ fire box guarunteed to tak*» In regu I lar cord wotsl rd «1» f**< nl » length n**s A fl’* hog w'lh an Insatlafkbl* appetite, yet with epicurean la*i*. preferring walnut, quarter sawed oak and ax* handle h'c kory. disdaining: anythin# l*»* •’•••'ty P*r<hed pr* ( carb u«ly ahoul that engine was a chaffi’ur of ptonow mi*n and a m**| , hanle'nn wl'h splinter* In his hand* In *h* came w»h fial* and red ca | boon* following obcdlen’l* b*h«nd albeit all a Hl’l* wobbly, and with a Miueak of finding brake* applied by) sturdy musrbd lad*. Imth fore and, aft, th* lieh* noth parked according tn rifilailnn* ut th* farthest north of th* rail*, seventy mH** from Rt‘h m<ind and with Wlnrh*»t*r mor* than twenty mll«» «*»y*

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 29, 1923.

Fijjure Bootlegger's Profit? Good pure, unadulterated, groin | nlccdicd can be purchased for hos- ' pital use for ninety cents per gal | ion according to bills tiled by one I of the distiileries at lutwrence- , berg. Indiana, the alcohol being | used for medicinal purposes in the | Adams County Memorial hospital. , With bootleg whiskey selling from | |6.00 to 110.00 a quart—that's I what they say—you can get an I idea of the profit made by the i person who sells the adulterated I stuff. AUCTION SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY — School To Be Held In Graham & Walters Building On Second St. —- Everything I* r-ady for the open ing of the Reppert School of Auctioneering here Monday inoruing Col Fred Reppert, founder of the school, wilt l>e on hand* to conduct the annual winter term. Approximately forty student* have registered for the winter term and a fine session I* | expected. | Owing to the tact that the f.tra»c»-' in the bni'.diug on the corner of Second and Monroe street*, formerly occupied by the Old Adam* County Bank, where the school wa* ccuid. ct-; ,ed last winter, is broken, it was ne<' iessary to find a new location for the* auction school. The Graham and Walters building on Second street, just vacated by the Beaver* and Fryback (urinture store, has beeu leased for the •chool. The (acuity w-tl include several of the old Insireclur* and » few new one*, it is said. T’le term will last for on* month. The first two student* arrived thi* afternccon. They are William Moore, of Ziousville. Indiana, and Russell Gilbert, of lai Fountaine. Indiana. An other wa* expected lute this evening. Others will arrive Sunday and Mon day morning. O' — Messrs L. A. Graham. W A. Lower. H. J. Yager. H. R. Molts and W A. Klepper have been invited to attend a chicken dinner at Lake Everett next Thursday. WcoDier UMOttod tonight and Sunday Probably rain in south; rain or snow In north; warmer in south |»or tlon; mm h colder Sunday afternoon or night.

Thia all happened on* sunny dayi' In th* year of Ow Icord. 1871. For month* and month* and month* the great dav had been looked for-1 ward to Slowly and with everlaat , Ing hardship th* 'wo ahlnlng strips! of iron (not steeli had crept th*lrj sinuon* way arrow hill and dal* : aero** clay and muck, gcros* the ■lrcadi d Limherloat. and now. prai** he. had rest h*d Decatur, a* far a* Madlron street, and th* popular-* wnaj shouting. Folk* had reason to shout. Th* I Cincinnati. Hichmond and Ft Worn*' I railroad in run frem Rldhmond to Ft Wayn* wa* «nm* undertaking Monoy? O' bnv, mon*' *»• nonrr* i Fn*l* William Parry of Richmond waa a wonderful old Quaker gentleman and by th* asm* token was a •am* old son*' Wna m»t afraid to im„*t, Wna not afraid tn "h'trh hl* I vagin tn a star 1 ' Not he, and h* »*• ; pho Imikhom I Hckon you might | ny, of th* whole proj*<l. and bis •nthu*!asm and tremendntia en*rgv I ' eui th" forwarding looking tad* all ! Bong ih* lln* tn work and a Hk* crowd of booster*, worker* and spend , «*r* ha* b*en rarely seen in old In dlnna. Money? You tot they had to have money. I'o*l* Parry knew how to aak for money. H* nnd hla comps

GOV. M'CRA Y IS I INDICTED AGAIN BY GRAND JURY Seven More Indictments Returned Against Indiana Governor Today MANY CHARGES MADE Charged With Larceny. Embezzlement. Forgery And False Pretense < United Pree« Staff Cnrre»tnondenO iiitlianttpolis. Dec. 211 (Sjm'c’ittl to Daily Democrat) Seven l indictments charging Governor i Warren T. McCray with larceny. emlu zzlemt nl. issuing fradulenl checks, false pretenses and forgery were returned 1 today by the Marion county grand juty. The indictments were supple-1 mentary Io the eight true bills relurned against the governor, the last of November after a long investigation of his fintincitd o|MTalions. | “These are iusl additional ; indictments which were intend- ' oil to lx* brought down in the oriffinal reporl," C.larence \V. Nichols. s|>ecial pros<*culor said, “'lliey are based on s|»eciflc ' charges each including one in-i ' stance.” One indictment charges the gover- [ nor with larceny of 1155.009 from the fund* of the stale hoard of agricul (Continued on Page six) Get Out The Heavies For Winter Is Coming ■ Washington, Dec. 29— (Special i io Daily Democrat! —Winter will arrive in earnest next week. Th* new year will be ushered by a cold snap, which will extend from coast to coast and bring freezing ’ t*(n|wrature« a* far south a* Flor Ida by Tuesday nleht. the weather . hi reau forecast today The .old w.ather will be preceded in many part* of the country by rain or snow Sunday, the 1 forecasters said The tempera lure will then take a decided drop and the cold spell will continue for several day*. Every section of the country Is tn feel the cold weather. „ In the Great luike* region snows i are forecast during the ,-oiuing , week a« well *« In th* Rocky v mountain region*.

,'trint* had th* everlasting nerve to | isk poor little old Adam* county of I th* year 117* to dig down amt pul I the awful sum (awful la right I of on* i hundred and fifty thounnnd dollar* I Into th* pot and ink* therefor a little bum h of steel engraved stock certlfi ' catea, that now. ala*, repos* dustfulb ' in ih* archive* of th* County Court Homie at Decaiur. with none »n poor i*>to do them reverence Adams j inuntv n*v*r got a eent »f the* money I hack but ah* got that first train and ' tunny trains thereafter and a bully | (ham* lo *lwuil on (h*t nvely dav of i 7l ' For twarly two week* word h»d ; to*n pa»**d around that •»*'« umn*r that grand entry would be mad* H»m* <*«cit*m*nt ? Hom* an tlrlpatmn* You better believe then ; »as N'>w aupimsr* fur inntniwe; >oti and voui * were a family In habitation ; seven and a quarter miles due east hv nor' *a*t from Deratur Between you ami said lowa was a <tearing II ailed by rourteay a highway, ma* ad ’ amlaed ai'N mud eleven f**i d**P You and the wife ami th* kids only gn( to town nn th* tfh of July and at tax paying tim* and your n*ar**t neighbor lived in tn* n*«« townahip ' You were perfectly aware of what I ««>»»»>******** a*******» (Coutinued uU page three)

Lower Named Trustee j. In Murphy Bankruptcy W. A. Lower, of ibis < ity. has been I appointed trustee in the matter of the Lewis W. Murphy bankruptcy case, and will on Thursday, January 3. 1924, offer for sale In lot number 772 in the Joseph Crabb's western addition to the city of Decatur. Murphy was declared bankrupt in the feder- .1 al court sometime ago. The stile will be held ut the Peoples I oan A- Trust company. BONUS FORCES , START DRIVE Predict Bonus Quickly Pass In House; Seek Right Os Wav — ‘ x (By Fraser Edwards) < it’. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Doc. 29—Soldier bonus forces In congress today opened their offensive for the five way compensa- < tlon bill. World war veteran* in the house <’ are directing the movement They • predict the bonus, defeated in the < last congress when the senate up- 1 "go over the lop" in the house in jig I held President Harding's veto, will time. i 1 The fir»t move in the bnttle is t > * force G. O. P. leaders to call a < ~d< us 1 Ito give the bonus the right-of-way. J I To this end a petition Is being circu- ; lated by republic an soldier* engross I men. They expe.t to have more than ' enough signatures tor their purpose ' before the end of the day. despite the 1 ab*ent e of many members over the ' holiday recess. Once the bonus question come* up tn caucus, even opponent* concede j t the adoption of a program giving it I priority over other measure*. Bono* ' advocates < lain, eighty per cent of ’ the house Is pledged tor the bill. 1 Thev say presldeutial veto can be j overridden. It,.> tesentatlve Johnson of So-i'h | i Dakota ha* already prepared the row* I lution, to be precentcd to the republF jt an caut u» It would put th* «aucu* 'on n*cord a* favoring reporting bon us bill from the way* and mean* committee on or before January 21 for immediate <on«id*rntlon by the* bon** It further declares that passage <rf I the leinu* I* not inconsistent with a tax reduction program The bonus bill being pressed Is the Identical hill vetoed by President Harding II provid ** for <a*h |.ay j meet*, rertlfbate hrrowing plan, hum* and farm aid and »■eallonal trainIna The ciwt of the bill Is In dispute. 1 Treasury expert* last year eetiasatod I the total cost *t about I t.ium.iHHi (i at and the fir* tyrsr'* outlay at about 1*11,1(0(1 (tear He, retery Mellon ha* I «in< • d*> la red It *lll be man' times i that amount. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: De. 9t«3%: Mav »t«7%. July 91 OS's Corn Dec. 7ntbc; May Jul> 75Hc. Ont*: lb* M*: May July «S9bc BETURNS FROM PASTORS' MEET I i Rev. L yonn Home From r Church Os God Ministcru’ Meeting • i r| |i M Idfona. pa'tor of th* Devat’ir • Church of tlod. has J’i*t returned i from • Ihreedsy was ion nt th* Ind ' lans M‘ni«ter» meeting ”f the Church. lof (ped at Anderson Five **««u>n • were held each dav and Rev, Ly*m* I report* splendid ati*mUm <• and in I InmM Hetniwu- were delivered l»v ‘ very able mlnl*l*r» Sbd » deep spirit lus I ntmoaphM* prevailed through ' uni. r | The Goapal Trumpet the offldaht 1 public ati.yi nf th* Church of Gnd. 1 «hl<h I* published at Anderson, ba* 1 just ccmpt*le»l* a spmial campaign *|fnr subscribers and report* that • (Continued Ou Page Four!

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LAW GRANTING BIG INCREASE IN FEES IS HIT .Judge Oars In Superior Court At South Bend Makes Decision Today WILL BE APPEALED Decision As It Stands Will Save Car Owners Many Dollars (f’nOeil Press Serviret South Bend. Dec. 29 (Spct’ittl to Daily Democrat) The Indiana motor license fee law was declared nnconstitntional hen* today by Judge l.cnn J. Dare of the superior court. The law was passed al the last session of the legislature. The decision will be appealed Io the stale supreme court. If the decision stands motor car owners will save from Io Cdi ner cent in their fees, it was estimated, as it would necessit:’te issuance of licenses under Hi" old law. The Soufh Rend Motor Hu* compan v brought the action in superior court, making Secretary of State Edgar Ju*k*on and Resetta B. Nye. St. Jocc-i h county representative of Jackson defendant*. The company made application for 10 license* at (he old rate This was d<-nle<l aud the company appealed to the court Tie- ease wa* heard 10 days ago. but decision was deferred nwtW torts v Dare dec-tares that the final hour passage of (he license law joined In hcsly with the inheritance tax law. was unconstitutional and that the omnibus united the friends of both m<-a»uro9 and wa* passed without (Continued on P*«e *lxl GOODRECORDS IN HOG FEEDING l ive Adams C<»unh Farmers Have Won Gold Medals In 2 Years Adams county hs* five farmer* who have won gold medal* in the Hoo«|er ton litter contest In the two year* the hog feeding <ewitest ha* lieen In for. * In Indiana The ** men gr* Cert K. Amslux. rural route No. Berne; F W tin** h*. rural rout*. N“ 3. Monroe, c. W It Hc’bwgrt*. rural rotiL* 4 ‘Bern*, into Hoile, rural route No. 9 tbu atur. and John E Helman, rural I tout*. No. 5. Dec atur, H hwarl* and Heiman won gold medals last year lor tonlitKr. and Schwartz held the national record last year for ’h* 3.#4*pound litter of II Poland China Helman had jthe alate Durov Jersey record with a Utter «f Ik weighing 3,35* pounds, Am*tut*. Ruse h<* and Hothi wem gold medal* (hi* year. Amstutz fed a Utter of Id Ibiroc* to 2,000 pounds, , linac he, a IRlar nf 11 Dorms tn 3,15(1 ' tnuind*. and ||»!l«. a lit*** of 12 cheater While* to 3.H* pound* Amstutz I* a |» year-old hoy. formerly in etoh work. He wop * silver i medal In th*, ftv,-a< re corn contest .till* ye»r with a rldd of 92 bushel* jt,i the sen Holl* ha* a *iai* record in raking 117 pl«» to maturity front ||3 purebred *'>«• this spring 101 of J whl'h acre put •«'! ih* market al ‘lea* than I*o day* M *o*. weighltg 11(0 p.uittd* on th,, average Th* ton Utter he fed was In th* drove (if 103. City (’mincil Holds Sprcidl Session Today A ape«l«l meeting of 'h* city "mtn- '' ell wa* held thl* aftontoM at th* rtty hall during which tim* bill* wra allowed and unfinished bualneaa dla- ' pew-d of Th* ne«t regular meatlag ‘ of the council will b* h*H on Tu*«day. January lat.