Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 5.

telephone men BRAVE COLO TO COMPLETE WORK Two Employes Os •Phone Company Work 30 Feet In The Air MANY W IRES BREAK Cold Causes Extra Work; Nearly Ready For New System With the mercury dropping to from fifteen to eighteen degrees below zero th ls morning and with the temperature hovering around the z< ro mark throughout the day. it was bad enough t 0 bl . out on the sidewalk, much less working thirty feet In the air. boxed in a little canvas covering attached to the telephone cables and wires. Harold Albright and Joe Hunter, employe* of the Citizens Telephone company, did not let the zero weather ( bother them in going ahead with ( their work, and they climbed the thirty foot pole at the corner of Third [ and Monroe streets, crlwled into the, little canvas coop, and proceeded to ( splice the cables and make the ne-j ceuary connections required in .hanging the lines for the new cen ] tral-energy system which is being installed. Have Heat and Light For heat, the men have a gasoline, torch and being cooped in as tight they could he. they'have made a connection with the city light line and have an electric light burning Today t the job of making the 8.000 connections and changing the 900 pairs of single wires into the one hig cable which now runs into the telephone company's office was finished and it is now ready to be connected with the new switchboard and other equipment as soon as it is installed Messrs. Albright and Hunter have been at work for three weeks and as they saw their way clear today, they decided to work even if it was fifteen er eighteen degrees below zero and have it over with. During this time they have made about B.UOO splices in the cable, each splice reqiring a separate operation and the wrapping of each one of the tiny wires with insnlation. I Wires Are Snapping The extreme cold weather, like that of today, causes the telephone wires to contract and then snap in two. The one line to Fort Wayne, the one at Berne and the other at Geneva snapped this morning and by •even o'clock. the repair crews of the Citizens Telephone company wer»« busy at work and had the line* in operation within a short time. It was cold, but in order to give service, the hoys braved the weather and repaired the broken places. , New Equipment is Promised A representative of the telephone manufactures equipment companies' was here yesterday and informed H. F Ehlnger, manager of the Citizen* Telephone company, that the new equipment would he here by February i I*. It is estimated that it will take! • month to install It and another two! weeks to make the new connecfomJ time period. The score was tied lit' 'ha m-w central-energy system wilt '•* in operation In Decatur. A number Os splices and changes have to be made on the different line* tn the c ity this month. x Two Died Os Injuries Recieved In Explosion t» SC H *rvicet •• in. ill. Jun (Special to Dnlly moerst)—Two more of the mm Mured tn the dry dust explosion of * Corn Products plant here Thur*died today making the total •"town dead. ten. Theodor. nckw , Hnd K-r| (jrlf " died |„ a ho.plt a | her „ pbrg| '«• that .other,, uwon< thß -I*o win succumb. h roW ' 20 »*»••». In rain 'k* ,b * -‘'-rching the mi»L* h *’* ”** many of the ‘ ,ln « -re hurried, . * a .. Auburn Beau Kendallville i ~ Po,h hoy *' “ nd '*•»« Th"'*’'* *“ b »ng ’A to f- V,r,tty bO F- nt Auburn '• > cm. Wh * ,b * ” Hl* s«a. *° f ’ h * *••**•* crowds of *" witnessed the content.

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[Charged With Selling Diseased Swine Here —a— Fred Schafer, who resides on Line Rtroot, was arrested yesterday evening by chief of Police Joel Reynolds, on a charge of selling disejscd"sw'ine. He entered a idea of not guitly when arraigned before? Mayor 11. M. DeVoss and hfs case was set tor trial at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon. The affidavit was filed against Schafer by Dan Haley, who charges that Schafer sold a hog to him which was diseased. DECATUR WINS FROM ANGOLA Local Hiifh School Net Five Hands Visitors First Defeat, Playing their l>est game of the pre-isc-nt season, the Decatur high school basketball players outclassed the fast Angola high team, whic h held a reJ cord of eight victories and no defeats, at the new high school gymnasium here- last night, and won the contest ( hy a score of 43 to 20. The first half ended 18 6, Decatur leading. A large t crowd attended the game, including | th* student body of the Reppert .Auction school, which occupied one [section in the big gym. in the preliminary game the* high school midgets defeated the Central School eighth graders by the score of 20 to .17 in a thrilling overtime contest. I The score was tied 14-14 nt the end of the game and 10-10 at the end of the first half. | The high school team was playing excellent ball last night and they were never in danger of defeat after the first few minutes of the game. It would be injustice to say that there were any individual stars in last night's contest, as every one on the team was up on toes. Nearly all of the locals' points were made on shorts shots which resulted from fine teamwork and passing. The boys showed a splendid spirit in aacraficing shots when a teammate was a little nearer the goal. Decatur Scores First 1 Andrews scored one point on Steifel's foul shortly after the game started Dorwin missed an easyunder the basket shot. Miller made 'one of two free throws good, and Dorwin dropped in a short field goal, score 4 0. White missed a free throw Poth teams were missing many shots Angola took time out to talk thing, over. Steifel and Owens both missed chances to score an free throws Steifcl dropped in a field go.,] and Owens tied the score at 4-4 with a field goal. Andrews missed an easy one. Steele substituted for Miller Andrews dropped in a short field goal, giving the local the lead which they held during the remainder of (Continued on page five) o MINISTERS TO MEET MONDAY ;i I Regular Meeting Os Ministerial Association At Evangelical Church Monday being the occasion of the regular meeting of the Decatur Ministerial association, the meeting will he hold in the Evangelical < hurch at 9 am. instead of al the Library at 1:30 p.m. the usual time and place The members of the association are . asked to make notes of the change ’ tn time and place. Many important matters will come l before this meeting among them being the report of the committee on Inter-church Co-operation. Following i* a list of topics and the name* of | those to whom they were assigned December -"The (’hurch and Com1 munily Affairs,’’—ll. N. Covert. ’ January -"The Church and Evan- ' gellsm."—F. D. Whitesell, February—"Voung People and the Church.”—l| w. Thompson March— Who Preacher and Hl* Job’”—R R Blliker Job."—fl w Loom April—"Thr Church in Decatur: IHndersn' *a and Help.”—R R Elllk •r. The minister* are urged to clip thia Hat and flic It away for future reference

Secretary Os Industrial Association Sums Up Work Os Past Year And Outlines Program For The Year Os 1924

(By France Conter) (Sect. Decatur Industrial Ass'u.l The Decatur Industrial Association .as it closes its books for the year 1923, and optimistically opens a new page for the year. 1921. wishes to take u few minutes of your time in thanking you sincerely for the co-operation you have extended us through our four years of existence. And It has been four years, we believe, filled with many good things for the city of Decatur. • In reviewing our past year, it Is well to call to your mind a few things which we want the citizens of Decatur to know concerning the organization. in the first place, it is your organization. Only the organized and concerted effort of our progressive citizens cun make such an organization possible. Our efforts to extend the membership to every citizen of Adams (ounty will continue In the! hopes that some day the city of De ! catur will boast a real self-sustaining Chamber of Commerce in a Chamber of Commerce building. Secondly, that the Industrial Association is not an I organization for the manufacturer, i

TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE AT KENOALLVILLE One Girl Killed And Three Others Injures In A Crossing Accident i ALL BASKETBALL FANS 1 High School Pupils Were Returning Home From Game Last Night (United ITess Serviced Fort Wayne. Ind., Jan. s—(Specials—(Special |to Daily Democrat I —One Rid la. dead, and three others injured, one perhaps fatally, as the result of a railroad cro sing accident at Kendallville. Ind., shortly before mid-1 I r when an automobile driven by Aaron Satovsky. Auburn, in which six others were riding, was struck by a New York Central through westbound freight train at the Riley I street crossing. The dead: Irene Diehl. 17. Auburn high school | girl, who was instantly killed when her head and chest were crushed. The injured: Lucile .Miller. 19. Auburn, believed fatally injured; hurt about head and cheat. Mvonta Squires. 17. Auburn, cut and bruised. Ruth Squires. 1«. Auburn, cut and bruised. Those who escaped injury or were onlv slightly hurt were: Ethelyn Flatter. Auburn; Cyril Griffith. South Bend, and the driver of the car. The seven hud attended a basketball Kame at Kendallville and were enroute to Auburn when the crash occurred. The car was halted when it approached the trucks, but no train , was heard and the driver went on. As be saw the approaching train he turned down the track to avoid It. but the locomotive crashed into tb"i rear of the automobile Those In the ' front sent escaped Injury. The train did not atop. I Portland Man Swallows Tack; Lodges In Throat , ■ Portland, Jun 5. laiwrem Shirk , of thia city suffered a peculiar, and | i what might have been very serious I accident Wednesday when a bill i , poster's tack lodged In the vocal ’ chords In his throat I Mr Shirk, who wits tacking Up .calendars for the peerless Cleaners | m i.ii-.iiu ■ lei- "I Um • > ii.Mt 1 and in some manner swallowed one I ■of them. The tacks are about half [ ■an Inch lon# and very sharp ll* haatcndcd a' once t« 'he office of Dr Mark M- Mnfso. who attar several trials succeeded in removing th* ta< k , by m»«0» Os a |nn « ra'f of «edl<all forceps Th* tark was found to he wedged tn th* muheles of th* throat which was hadly cut- Mr. Shirk was > unable to tulg when be readied th- ■ doctor's office and still ha* great dlf- i ■ ficnlty In making himself understood t

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, .January 5, 1924.

wholesaler and banker. It is an organization for the farmer, laboring man. professional man. and in fact, every citizen of Decatur who Is Interested JR. Bk cL 1 w France Center | I in making Decatur the best city of its i size in the world.

Boilings Co. Official Sentenced And Fined tl'nited Press Service! Columbus, O„ .lan. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Dwight Harrison, vice president of the defunct IL 1.. Dollings company, today was sentenced by Judge Duncan in common pleas court to serve a minimum of three years in the penetentiary and fined $5.01)0. Harrison was convicted of misrepresenting to prospective stock holders properties of the Phoenix Portland Cement Co., a Dolling’s subsidiary. MANY ATTEND [ DISTRIBUTION Hundreds Brave Cold To Attend Merchants’ Gift Distribution < Although Hi - tempera I are was well ; below the zero ina'k. hundreds of , neople braved th* cold ami attended i the gift distribution held in thin city today by the Decatur merchants. The distribution wus held on the court | house lawn und the streets and th* northeast corner of the court house lawn were tilled with people Scores 1 of others found shelter from the cold in the court house hallways, stores ( und offices in the vicinity of the distribution. Th* attendance at the dis- ( t ribtit ion was gratifying to the mer- , chants, who had feared that there would not be many present on ac- | count of the cold weather. ( The gifts were distributed today as follows: sloo coupon book. Dan Sherry. SIOO coupon bok. John Baumgart- , ner $7.1 coupon book, Oliver Walters $.lO coupon hook. Naorl Butler $25 coupon book. Civ de Hendricks. sl.l coupon book. William Harting $lO coupon book. Robert Insley One $1 hill each to le-slle Samples. Sue .Mayer. Herman Werllng. Lowell 1 Smith und Jess Edg'd. The next distribution of gifts will ' be held on February 2. at which time I the following gifts will be distribut- 1 ■>d: two SIOO coupon books, one $75 1 coupon book. on>- s.lu coupon book, one $25 coupon book, one sls coupon book, one $lO coupon book, and five $5 bills, totalling SI<M. 1 . !»'■ - 1 BILLETIN Dur to (he fact that the boiled* in the heating plant at 1 the Presbyterian church burst today, there will he no Sunday School or church service* held by the congregation Sunday. The heating plant being repaired for the services next week. ■■if —— <■■—■■ ■■■ Th" hank statement* for the (losing of business on December 21st ar* being published today. The state nv nt* shew a good financial < mdi tlon ...J 1 .. . J! - I - Weather --- - Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly i (older tonight In extreme south nor- i tion; not so cold Sunday.

The town of Decatur is located in one of the richest agricultural districts of Indiana, and consequently is i first of all, an agricultural center and [ market. Upon the farmers of this ((immunity the merchant must depend tor Ids biggest trade, and to the farmers of the community, the Industrial Association wishes to extend its best wishes for a prosperous new year, if is to make a bigger market and a better market for the farmer, as well as the merchants, that the- Industrial Association exists. Through our merchants we shall ut all times endeavor toward a closer co-operation and a better understanding of the farmers financial and marketing problem*. The fact that Decatur is an excellent railroad town, has caused several manufacturing plants to locate here tend these- plants at this writing are I running full force. A prospectus made , last year of the city shows that a [ score of manufacturing plants here I have an aggregate payroll of $15,000 weekly, and produce annually several cf’ontltimcl on Page «ixi

WELLS CO. JURY DELIBERATING IN LOCAL SUIT Damage Suit Os Klopfenstein Vs. Kosht And Wagoner Near End IS SEEKING $2,000 Jeff Klopfenstein Seeking Damages As Result Os Auto Accident BI'LLETIN ... Bluffton, Jan. 5.—A verdict in favor of the plaintiff was returned by the jury in the cast of Klopfenste'n vs. Kosht and Wagoner in the circuit court here at 4 o’clock this afternoon Wagoner was eliminated as a defendant. The damages wen assessed at $220 for property dahages and $494 for personal damages, Kosht to pay all. Bluffton. Jan 5 (Special to Da I' Democrat'—The case of J If Klop enfetistein v*. David I! Kosht am Ihivid W Wagoner, suit for d.imae--.-venii'-d to this county from the Ad am* circuit court, went to the jurv at noon today and the jury was still deliberating at 3 o'clock this after noon. The plaintiff i* asking dam ages in the sum of $2,000 as the re suit of an automobile accident which occured on the Decatur- Preble road August I. 19'.*::. I.uti- yesterday, the d -tense rested its case A short recess was them taken By agreement each side was allowed 45 minutes tor argument. The plaintiff concluded his case during the forenoon. with the excep tion of the testimony of Dr. Waldo E. Smith, of Decatur. Dr. Smith, who attended Klopfenstein. was unable to come The defense then began the Introdm Hon of testimony. Five or six witnesses were heard during th' morning and a number were called for the afternoon. In a former trial of the case her* verdict In favor of the defendants *as returned by the jury, but a mo (lon for a new trial was grunted on account of u technical error In the other trial ——— o— ■ ■ —— G. E. To Equip Fifty Interurban Coaches S( h'-ne< tady. Jan. 5 The I An g'-le* office of the General Electric Company ha* received an order for about a half million dollars lor the complete electrical equipment of fifty n« w all-steel high speed Interurban electric pnawneger tar* to be used by th* Pai llic Electric Railway Company on th«lr Pasadena lin* These (*rs are th* Ust word In *l*ctri< car <caatructian sod all th* elec trbal equipment "n them is 'be latest type fine of th" safety Irstitres of their mntrol ts that If. for any reason, th* motorman releases hi* grip on th* controller, th* ear la automatical ly brought to n standstill.

More Improved Roads In Adams County Than Allen - ' According to the annua! report ~ made: by the highway superintendent. Allen county has 700'7 miles of Im- ' proved roads In the county. Tills is s less than Adams county has, the- total J In this county being between 73S and s 75(1 miles of improved macadam roads. '■ In Kirkland and with the exception '' of a half mile in Washington town- - ship, every mile of road is improved. I Other townships luck only a few miles vof having the* roads improved. [ ANNUALNOTICE TO TAXPAYERS County Treasurer Publishes J i Notice Today; May 5 Last Date To Pay ' The annual notice to taxpayers, giv- I 1 *n by the county treasurer, is publish-! ( •<! in today's paper, the notice being I I given by County Treasurer Louie s' Kleine. The notice contains the tax nites for tile state, county, township. 1 •owns, and city of Decatur. together; with the amount of poll tax due in thedifferent taxing units. | The not'ce states that Monday. May 7th. 1924 is the last city on which the I ■pring installment of taxes can be j mid without the ten per cent penalty being added. The taxes although pay-11 tide in 1924 are the holdings and as. I sessnu nts placed in 1923. Monday.! November 3rd. is the last day of the- I year to pay the fall installment of- - this year. The total of the 1921 taxes Is a lit- ' tie over $990,004. being forty or fifty 1 'housand dollarc less than the amount paid during 1923. The county and road repair rates are lower this year. However, the state rate has been inreused and in some? < ases thr township or school rates have beep in reused this year. — o- — I Monroeville Lady Dies c — - - J Miss Claru M. Marr. 41. sist«*r of c lev. Charles W. Marr, pastor of the At. Rose Catholic churc h in Monroe-; t vllte, and well knowu in this city. - ■lied of complications, at 4:34 o'clock Thursday afternoon, at thr Knripp i ani'arium. Rome Citv. where she had ' been taken for treatment a week ago. I ’ Hi sides her brother, she Is survived t Icy her mother, who has been a pa- ' tent of the sanitarium. Funeral servcrs will be held from the St R>se ( > "athollc church in Monroeville at 9 3ct ' o'cloc k Monday morning. Several De I catur people plan to attend the- funeral. I • ... ——— CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ' Wheat: May $1.1'8; July *1 utD,; Sc-pt. $1.05%. Corn: May "Cc; July I f< T sc: Sept. 77%c Oats: May 4.7' s e, t July 43%c; Sept 42*»c ROAD MEETING NEXT TUESDAY » Earl Crawford, Os Stale , Highway Commission, To Be In This City 1 i Mr Eur| Crawford, one of the most " active members of thr state highway c eommlcalon. will he in Decatur next I Thursday. January loth and will hold o a public ncreting either In the after noon or evening, the details of the 1 meeting tn la- announced Mondav r Hr prefers an afternoon meeting so t that more farmer* cun attend hut If thr court room or some other pl.ire <-nn not l>r sc-c-urc-cl will remain lor r i thr evening. He will address the t Rotary dub at «.t,7 Mi. Crawford will tdl of the problems of the i-nm mission and how Adems county |w-o- > • pie can beat assist ih<tusc-lvoa gs‘,4 • we-)) a* thr c nmmlsalnn 11 It la hoped to make this u general: • county meeting and those inter'sted • ■ in ledter toads urr urged tn rnm» tel ' the meeting, hew Mr Ctawfotd ind I a*k him question* on th*ir mind \vn I ■ should he able to ttoeff nut just where I • a stand «n Ihs road proposition attd • 1 thr meeting should be a good on* < [ Plan to < ome, ' French Quinn returned from a Imai • nrs» trip tn Fort Wayne this morn Ing.

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SEVERE COLD WAVE SWEEPS OVER COUNTRY Mercury Falls To Many Degrees Below Zero During Night MANY ARE SUFFERING Many Places Report Temperature As Low As 30 Degrees Below 'l'lic I'etlc-I'til lliiTinomehT al Bliitltiiii registered 12 degrees liclow at 7 o'clock this morning. At 12 o'clock noon today Ihe mercury stood al ."> degrees hi low. Private thermometers in Decatur registered Irom 12 to IX degrees below this morning. (United Press Servicel The coldest weather gripped the midwest today bringing a frail of deaths, lire and inlerlei'ring with transportation facilities. Eau Clair. Wis.. reported a temperature of 31 degrees below zero. In Nebraska the thermometer stood at all the way from 10 to 2"> degrees below. In St. Paul it was 30 below. In ('.hitago it was 15 below; Kansas City 15 below and Ohio 5 below. I'ivc persons were frozen to death, four in Chicago and one in St. Paul. Scon s of till s were reported due to overheated stoves and furnaces. Wire facilities suffered particularly In Illinois. Indiana and the northwest. Transportation facilities also suffered, trains being reported variously 1 to 14 hours behind schedule. The intense coll cause«l suffering among passengers. Some relief is on the way the weather bureau in Chicago staled. Sl'ghtly warmer weather is on th" way from the Canadian northwest. The high pressure area now is centered in Northern Illinois cud Wisconsin. Chicago. Jan. s—l-owest5 —I-owest temperature in a decade struck the middlewest early today, bringing »uff< ring to thousands in tenement districts of the large cities. tjt The mercury stood at 15 below zero In Chl< ago at G a. m.. the loav-t mark since 1912. when it was Di below Similar low temperatures wern reported from pratieally every section of the Great Lakes region and the middlewest Chicago firen.cn were kept h tsy. answering calls tn fire in 24 hours believed to be a reiord for this city. Slight relief is in sight, weather bureau officials said Some what higher temperature* are on the way from the Canadian northw« st Fait Clalro. Wis Jan s—The mercury here touched 31 degrees bt*low zero this morning Indianapolis. Jan .7 A biting wind from the northwest and a temperature of I” degrees belnw zero early today caused the first nnl stifferlrq from cold in Indianapolis this winter Tim coldest weather reported pet vlously this winter by the weather bureau wa* seven degrees above zero <>n New Year'* morning. Freeport. 111,, Jan. s—The mercury leaf st cred 30 degrees below zero this morning. Sterling. 111., Jan 5 ■ The mercury registered 3* degrees le-lou z«ro this morning I'orttnoiith, t».. Jan 5 Clearing »ki“* and Intense cold checked flood dangers at many Ohio and Kenturky points nlnntt the Ohio river today Ashland. Ky,, reported the flood waters were receding. Ik-s Main**, lowa, Jan Jan 5— The l«y grip n( * new <nld wave atrmk Dos Moines and !•«» last night and »*nt th* mertury from zero yesterday tn t below this motalng This la the < nltpM-f |t Ims been for several vinter* Kansas City. Jan i>-Intense suf(Cnntlmted on Faga alx)