Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1924 — Page 1

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I CITY THING i MUCH BESS [ FOR I YEAR [City Ad ml ■on Plans :•(. "’' O s< ram ib- • && | FIRE TiOEEDED * City May flt Fighting Erect Having nc< much in the > I way of bet^Himprtrvements. , and progress same time’ jtft aho-Aing saving m> the] Waxpay -r-. tl^B idm.nistral urn ?*/Miters the the de’-r j jninatinn people of gJßtecatnr an progr- <«.ive O fengraui • The the city li"hl and power betw ■ u S.'iti'Hlo and praciieu 17 •nmpleted «c the way the Thoughts end mayor ar *‘ "' ,J '' r ed on the the new year. The (® Truck One of topics under discussion purchase of a new fire r nnl * outfit for the city The council hhp-s to be to purchase this new th* sum tner p bly within the or two With I in re<ent different kinds of trucks liav> be«: de nonet rated ilm<>n ami the merits "fB lck explained and gone en will obsolete. It has nerved Br *o speccK has Ing been tn or 14 years. [ Recently Bluff pup | chased a uet^H>i„ n (l^r udnutr I outfit made Fire Engine I ctmipai ' andK« officials look opinion that 4g large us thl I nuuldne l» the want* an>. mean, of thaMhat It would be wi bet let to smaller trucks. With a capa dtf ,M) gallons per j mta'ite. 'i :■ trut . k wouii. i always be if two serious I ilre» too* same time and Uiv city WOI She In M losltlori u> answer < B i| 4 ror h,.|p In 1 it ontinßnage IWel

NAnnty Officials Assume Office

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■ John E We and Lnuimt Klein-', who assumed office '«duy •• Ad Emm county Hr nd count* trevsttfer, rMP«etfv*ly. They succeed Jnh.i |t Kelly and H D Hit- to lhm« offices. »♦<»«* Mr. Nrtoon *nd Mr. BU*in<> urn fan tin ■MftS" ' ’ ■ »«>*"*'**.. ’ . e . K -- • ■ • .

Treat In Store I ? or | Rotarians Thursday I A treat is in store for the Rotarians on Thursday evening when they will have as their guest. Mr. Tasman Carey, psychologist of Ft. W»yn<> who will make an address to the ' members of the club, following the liini lieon at the Industrial rooms. Mr. Carey comes very highly recommended. His subject will be “Personality , —the power of Prosperity." Mr. Car- 4 ey makes a specialty of < haracter f ( analysis and personal survey work for large institutions. The Rotarians r did not meet last Thursday and the 9 | January' committee is planning to t I have a one hundred per cent attend- « ' ance on Thursday. Word has been < , re<-elved here that the Bluffton Ro- | I tary club had three one hundred per < ' cent attendance meetings last month. < fl - -- „— , 1 LOCAL MASONS INITIATE FOUR I Hundred Masons Enjoy Initiation And Banquet i Here Yesterday < A hundred mcmliers of the Ifecotur lodge No. 571. FYM and Accepted I , Masons enjoyed a delightful after-1 'noon and evening yesterday when three candidates, Dick D. Heller, Theotus Hocker and .Murray Sutton . j were initiated in the Master's degree. The initiatory work was conferred ' on all three candidates during the afternoon anti the lecture given to these three and to Herman Myers in the evening Mr. Ora Baker taking I the part of lecturer for the first time and in a creditable manner. At six o'clock the Eastern Star ser--1 ved dinner to more than a hundred I Masons, a half down from the Will I shire. Ohio, lodge, ie-tng in attend ( an. e. The lodffa under O. U Vance, as Master. Is com hiding a very suei itMwiful year and the outloo',/ ,f‘tr IK*4 l« very bright. John Shirk went to Monroeville to [spend the day whh his brother. C. A. Shirk. Weather Fair and continued cold tonight. Increasing <loudlne»» Wednesday with slowly rising temperature. |

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GOODFELLOWS MAKE REPORT Report Shows That 112 Children Were Made Mappy On Christmas Christmas cheer was brought to 112 children in twenty six families in Decatur through the Good Fellows Club according to a report made public today by the Delta Th'-'.a Tau sorority, which sponsored the movement. A total $276.56 was contributed to the fund by local citizens and organizations and the money was expended by the sorority in purchasing clothing, dolls, toys. <andy. nuts and omnros for the kldiE*. who otherwise would not have had the visit i from Santa Claus, owing to the poverty of the r parents. The sorority gills are grateful to all who donated to the fund, to Messrs. R. J Harting and William I Simpson. Dr. Burt Mangold and Dr. j Roy Archbold who. acted as Santa | Clauses; and to the following persona j wfeo donated automobilea for deliver-1 ing the bs’kete: W. A. Klepper. (ire- ‘ tchen Schafer. Naomi Durkin. Mary Katherine Schttg. j Mrs. J. R. Blair. Margaret Niblick and Dr. Burt Man- 1 gold. / De'ivery On Christmas Eve The delivery whs mnde l>et*een 4:30 and 7:00 on Christmas eve. The committee in charge of buying and distributing the articles was composed of Mrs. Joseph C. Laurent. Mrs. J R. Blair and .Mrs Raymond Kohne. This committee personally visited the homes before purchasing the articles, to /ee whnt was needed at each p!a«e. The cMUnittee in > harge of collections from the boxes and dlst-.butvment of funds, wus toni|M>aed of ’he Misies Florence lloltho'.tav. Lots Connell and Agnes Kohne. A liberal discount was made by the merchants wh-re the articles were tCnntlnned on nave Hvet

Pioneers of Decatur Had Real Courage In Road Building Samuel L. Rung and Joseph D. Nuttman Built Plank road from Willshire, Ohio, through Adams county to Fort Wayne; Would cost million dollars to build it now; Charged toll of all travellers; Built of dear white oak, without knot or knothole.

(Editor** note—Jnat at this tlniei when grind mads are Important and I th- subject ore of Interest. It is well: Ito remind ounndve* that nearly a hundred yearn ano. a few mtn had the courage to construct a road of oak planks, between Willshire and Port Wavne. th*migh a dross wilder MM. That toad built today would coat a million dolls *u and mor- than the coat of a hard surface road through the entire county. What winced la a il’tl-' Os the courage of those Mtly pioneers ) « •Ry F QI One of the things that Interests us re hans mor- than moat all other • hintra la tba» everwhl"* worth while I dm* or const rooted. had to originate In some oa* f -llow s thought and that ifeßow har* the everlasting nerve to ils'tt -dyht (Hit In mee’llt' Io such good •pu*r»omt that fo'ks would bcl'ere him i n"<l set on h's suggestion and la' .nH b-hold'. the thins would M» a. rompllshrd Wonderful. Irn't It? Now this ntw*t vat'.on of ours In not at nil sta-Hlng not at all. any one v-i'l admit that worn* one han to start things. hut nevertheless, for us to ehltovoph'se about It corrugate* our ernv matter. Rome one had tn think Mia pyra mid*, the fflvver. th* telephone and the thousand billion other thing* that

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 1, 1924.

HAPPY NEW YEAR Amidst the shrelking of whistles. ringing of bells, firing of guns and happy voices of scores of merrymakers. the infant year, 1924. was ushered in at midnight last night. Shortly before the big clock in the court house tower tolled the hour of twelve, whistles started blowing and bells in various parts Os the city began ringing. Reports of pistols, shotguns and other flrerrms rang out in the night, proclaiming the advent of another vear and the parsing of 1923. The air was very cold, the temperature falling several degrees during the evening. LOUIES KLEINET ’ AND J. E. NELSON ASSUME OFFICE i I -ceed J. T. Kelly And H. I). Hite As County Clerk And Trcas. BOTH ARE DEMOCRATS i Mr. Kleine Well Known Farmer; Nelson Comes From Monroe Two new county officials assumed office today, they Iteing John E. Nelson. county clerk and Douise Kleine county treasurer They succeeded John T. Kelly, county clerk, and Hugh D. Hite, county treasurer. i'oth of the new county officials sre democrats. They were elected in November 1922. and both sre well qualified for the important duties connected with their offices. They will be assisted by efficient and accomodating deputies Miss Goldie ' (Continued on Page Seven!

I have advanced tia poor mortals on I the way to eaaa and comfort. Rom* one bad to think the Cumberland i road from the Potomac »n Illinois ' amt while he thought It aoon after the landing of Columbus, congress quarreled about It until th» year IX.IC and while 'tia true they splurged some at lt« dedication they forgot to give •h* original thlnlu-r mt* credit at all ■ One could argue that It I* a sort of u •hike'* mixture of thoughts that pro duces th'ngs hut wo Insist that the "wtv back behind" idea la everlaat ' Insly Individual. Here In our own i -ountv of Ada ns them ha* been tndl ; Mdual* the? have done such Individ i uaPs'fe thinking and idea starting ■ and accomplished quick results, quit* unl’k* the Cumberland road propoal n'lon, All thia above prologue bring* , I j us down to the meat that we have Men Intending to carve, to witThe rear IRM had Iwsun tn bla**n Ila tmthwuv acrna« the ms»>- of pin 1 .e»r ••nthuslasm*. Adam* county was t 'n what one might wy, Its moulting ) dare a-«f it was moulting at a tight l «tnart pam This and 'hat had i><*u . from time to time augge*t«o but th* • sugrestors did not imlong to th* lass, that we have above indicated and their following aggregated In moat I instances themselves r.niy. I "Howaomeever" M they said In

J. T. KELLY TO PRACTICE LAW Rctirng County Clerk To Open Oflice Here In Near Future After enjoying a short vacation and taking a needed rest, John T. Kelly, who retired today as county clerk. i after serving more than four years, and who has held many other public offices from township trustee up to state representative, will open an office in this city and engage iu the profession of law. Few men are as I widely known throughout the county as Mr. Kelly and few men have served as efficiently in public office and , honored public trusts as much as he. | Being honored with the office of township trustee of Jefferson township. deputy prosecutor for the JayAdams circuit, clerk in the house of representatives, serving as a member of that assembly, representing Jay ■ and Adams counties, and then as jdeputy cl-'rk. and since Dctolter 24th, 1919 as county clerk. Mr. Kelly has I never left "pleasure come before bus'.ness" and has at all times end in al! places set ved in an efficient manner and to the interests of his constituents. He has always honored and respected a public office and served accordingly. To dwell on his integrity and honesty would be repeating that which every person knows about John T. Kelly. Mr. Kelly was admitted to the Adams County Bar in 1891 and la one of the oldest members of the county law association Although he has not practiced law within recent years, he is well read in law and after he opens his office in thia city will be glad to receive his patrons. Mr. Kelly's career la an interesting one and in an interview with him last evening we obtained the following facta abcuft his life; John T. Kelly was born In Jeffer(Continued on Page Fivei

those days, our old friend Samuel L. Itugg had a mentality that ordinarily lurked at fever heat. He had been, a* you know, for a long time ‘County Recorder tnd likewise altnul* taum-nslv County Clerk and to be truthful those dual occupations were not so fatiguing tn Samuel as one might think, for he had time to It* administrator executor guardian, counselor assign**, trustee, attorney at | 'aw. r.-feiee, saw .tiller, flourmiller. * dnam laut operator. land speculator. • promoter and very, vmy much i etcetera Hamuel had listened for nigh onto fourteen weary years to hourly com nlalnta nf all and sundry regarding everything that was potcnt'aly unsat •sfactory In th* fledgeling county and I mor* particularly to violent expression* of lurid expletives every I'm* th- highways and byway* of th* youthful county ware mentioned (Here out? we paren ihetlvatly stat* that those boys had some right to kick, the highways wet* very very awful I. Hnmethlug had to b« don* and R»mmd was th* tad who could think bash-atty and , fundamentally and originally. HamMl euMUltUd his fljleml. Jnspeh It. Nuttman Mr. Nuttman at that Hin* (Continued on Page alx)

Two Basketball Games At H. S. Gym Tonight The big New Years attraction tn Decatur will be the basketball games at the new gymnasium between the lieeatur high school team* and the Alumni teams. The high school girls will play the alumni 'girls at 7:30 o'clock and the high boys will meet the alumni boys immediately after that contest. Both .games promise to be very interesting. | In addition to witnessing two very interesting games, local fans will very materially aid the financial condition of the high school athletic as- i sociation by attending the games tonight. The expenses of these games will be small and therefore, a majority of the receipts will go into ths treasury of the athletic association to meet any deficit which may occur during the season. Geller, of Fort Wayne, will referee the boys' game. HOSPITAL NURSE MAKES A REPORT Report Os Miss Christ Indicates That 221 People Have Been Patients Since the Adams County Memorial hospital opened on July 30th. 221 people have been patients at this wonderful institution. Eleven births and eight deaths occuretl at the hospital during the five months it has l>een In operation. Including Mis* Emilie C. Christ, the efficient superintendent of the institution. eight nurses are employed st the hospital to care for the sick. Miss Christ. In making her report for the year 1923. listed- the following rases. Major operations. 61; minor operations. 17; tonsil cases. 72; fractures. 9; medical. 41; maternity, 100 ami births 11. a total of 221 cases in the past five months. * The trustees and those connected with the hospital, and those Interested in its success, are more than pleas ed with the patronage given to it. Although it was not expected that the* hospital could Ire op<-rat<*<| the first few years on a paying basis the amount of revenue derived so far Is very encouraging and the Institution It being economically managed. No special program marked the observance of the New Year's at the hospital today. . o - ———-— GtVE CIGARS AND APPLES John K. Nelson. n« w county clerk, and his deputy. Mrs. Vincent Borman were passing out cigars aud apples to their many friends who visited tly court bottse today A "Happy New Year" was sdded to the "treat." — . o 1 Harry Yahno went to Fort Wayne * to spend the day with relatives.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS , With Christmas greetings past hut with gladness at our hearts. We all make our vows before the Now Year starts; We wish ourselves as good or a llttl* better still, With Joy and with pleasure we may th* other* fill. 1*24 Is here, the best year of our lives, You can do your friend *om<- good If you h*lp him whll- he sUives; ( Pe his neighbor and hia helper if *-it *lsh It ♦* **'t”-n; Mak* the present year a pleasure; just to live and tn learn. I Our gnats ar* highly *et just to do »ur level heat, ( To make nurse Ives a living and a blessing tn the mat; Mbmt'nmtnga air not repent' d only good deeds will be used; Friendship will be pra<tl«ed and • favor hot refused. I- ll'l- * I"-' I" 1 A. I- • I' I. -..-I •••■!> ..II V..IU ”~'' . 1 ' ’ a R"i I. n> .li IN ti»i Het * v i iiiiMfeir

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CONGRESS FACES MUCH STRIFE IN COMING SEASON Returns To Work This Week With Stormy Struggle In View MANY MATTERS UP Tax Reduction Big Item; Senate Political Bloc Strong IBy I’aul R. Mallon) tU. F. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Jan 1. --Congress reI turns this week to a new year tiiai promises little but strife and pottical ■ struggle. When the two houses take up their work on Thursday, the situation they will face as to the principal legislation of the session is this: Tax Reduction The house ways and means com mittee Is to begin hearings immediately with proepeefs thraf Iffe bill wftt .be reported within six weeks Demo- | eras in the senate have drawn a bill ' which may tee pressed as the official Democratic substitute. Senate deadlock over the chairmanship of the interstate commerce committee continues. Smith. Democrat. will be elected unless sufficient Democrats are "late" in returning from their Christinas vacations. Iu this case Cummins, the regular Republican. Will win. work to rejteal th** E«<'h-('uaimins law will be undertaken early. Farm Relief Nothing in sight In either house. Pc «sian Recopnltton Senator Borah will be appointed chainucn of the special xub-cemmlttee of the senate foreign relations committee iinme-diately to "find the truth" about alleged circulations of aicp|w»«cd ’Ted" propogands in th • United States. Hearings will be began before the end of January and state department witnesses will be called first to present their charge* against the soviet*, upon which ‘ Secretary Hushes based his refusal Jof the r>-eotnltfon to Russia. Bonus Will Ire rushed through as '-arty as possltele in both hoiisee. May be made a rider to the tax reduCliM bill to forextali u veto. No hearing* will Ire held Impartial senators and observers brdtere that it will not pass over a veto, Prohlblton '| The light wines and boor 140* lx 1 planning a campaign ot apMetoex ’ Nenutnr Edge will prtns for hear ing on Lets mcMßficatton hilla. Sena tnr Edwards, with It.-presentatlvo Newton of Minnesota, will seek inI Continued cm page five)