Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 9.

JUTO OWNERS URGED TO GET LICENSES NOW Secretary Os State Assures Refund If Law.ls Held Invalid ROAD POLICEMAN HERE C. H. Ayres Finds This Locality Farther Behind In Numbers Issued Miss .Nova Yost, who is in charge of the local branch of the Hoosier State Auto Association, issuing automobile licenses plates, has received a letter from the state office of the Secretary of State, assuring her that all motorists who purchase licenses now and write "paid under protest" on their application blank, will receive a rebate if the Supreme court alinns the decision made in Superior court at South Bend recently, holding the new licenses law. which increases the license fee many pet cent, invalid. The letter In part rtates: •The Superior Court of St. Joseph County recently held the 1923 automobile license fee bill invalid, but tlnal decision tn the case rests with the Supreme Court of the State. The Attorney General will appeal the use to the Supreme Court, but it no doubt will be several months liefore a decision is given. Pending the decision, all branches will continue to issue auto licenses at rates provided in this bill. but. if the applicant devices. he may Write or stamp the »ord. 'Tee paid, under protest." on the margin of his application. If a refund is then allowed by the court there will be no question about the application receiving it. This department cannot give out pny opinion »« to the validity of the act. as that Is a question that will be decided by th- Supreme Court. Persons making inquiry concerning such matters •houM be informed that nothing will be done until final decision is handed down." State Road Policeman Here From the foregoing It Is evident that motorists need not hesitate to secure their licenses plates because It is almost certain that there will I* no decision by the Supreme Court before the time limit. February 15 expires. <' H. Ayers, of Portland. tXad road policeman for this district, wa la Decatur yesterday and he stated tha> this community was farther be hind m securing the 1924 license plates than any oiler locality in his district, which includes Bluffton. Portland and Fort Wayne Mr. Ayers stated that automobile owners should consider the fact that there »re not many days left before the expiration of the time In which to secure plates uD d that the work will have to move faster at once or It will be impossible to take care of the ••rk Itefore y, bruury 15. Mies Yost "•les that she will do everything in h*r power to K | ve service In Issuing 'he license plates. Only <2B llcemuI'll"** had been Issued at the local *•** up until noon today. * r ’ Ayers called particular attenIo chauffeur license. All dtattf'•UN who do not have licenses ye! »»e violating the law. .. tb .. t | TO e "Mt for obtaining these licenses wan "tt-nded and all were expected 'O have their licenses by January I. h- ••oat of chauffeur licenses was *'* ' this year, the price being the aatne sa last year « •Motorist, m Michigan pay $10.75 Utense plats, for Fords or small Oklahoma pay. s|) ; Kentucky sl4; Flordla pays lit au d Ohio 7’" ”• <""t of license platen Fords in Indiana under the 1923 ’’urduc (JetM Seven 5-Ton 1 factors For Un R. 0. T. C. Ufayette. Ind Jan jo -Raven ftvr . ”• were received recently uni, ’ *" ,Urx WWUBMI of Purdue • ' oui « »* Wits ngd one ten ton tractor «lu. n 7* ,W Io the Pur mn .. 1 T C Two reconnaissance tr»" *’ r * bm » h ’ '• *“b urn bo ,h c only motor I

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Another Large Crowd At K. Os C. Bazaar Another large crowd attended the bazaar and indoor fair at the Knights of Columbus hull last evening and many beautiful prizes were awarded Miss Winifred Kitson was awarded the door prize; Andrew Wolpert was awarded a wool blanket, while Miss Bertha Voglewede won a dress. The booths and stands are well stocked with presents and those who are attending the bazaar are having a good time. On Saturday evening flf teen big prizes will be given away, Including several tons of coal, automobile tubes, rocking chair and other useful presents. assessorsTo MEET ON FEB, 9 — County Assessors To Meet At Ft. Wayne To Discuss Assessments A meeting of the county assessors of Northern Indiana is being planned for February 9th at Fort Wayne. ! and assessors from a dozen or more counties are planning to attend and the township assessors in the different townships will be invited to attend also. A representative of the state board of tax commissioners will meet with the assessors and an effort • will be made to arrive at a basis for uniform assessments of household goods, farming implements and other articles of personal property of county. County Assessor William Zimmerman wll) attend the meeting anti will also invite the assessors in the townships to attend. The meeting will l»e held in the Allen county court house. CONCERT WILL BE INTERESTING I Mooseheart Concert Co. To Be Here Jan. 18; Worthman Defers Trip Details of the program for the Mooseheart concert to be held at the high school auditorium Friday even lug. January 18. are going forward and It is assured that the event will be one of the most Interesting ever held here .Mr. M. F. Worthmau will not go to Mooseheart until Monday. He will be home in time to make his report at the concert. The local lodge will give tb'-ir “Niue o’clock ceremony.” a very impressive one, and the concert we assure you will be as good as you have ever heard. It is hoped that the big auditorium will be crowded. Tickets are now being sold at fifty cents each. It is planned also thut a free coo-, cert to the school children be given, one tn the morning for the grade children of the city, and one in the afternoon for the high school students Several delegations from over the county are coming for these events. The company will arrive here the evening before and will be entertained by the Moose. The proceeds will be given to charity, divided equally between the Mooseheart school and some local organisation. Kenneth Shafer Member Os Literary Society Wooster. Ohio. Jan 10—Wooster' College han six literary societies In which students muy develop" liter- i ary abilities. Three of these are ex | cluslvely for women and three fnr men Cl. Kenneth Hchafrr. of Deca fur. Is a member of the Athenean society which la one of the exclusive societies for men. Kach society has a hall of Its own Meetings are held every Friday even Ing during ih* school year The pro grams are combination of reeky a. oration, debates and musical numb-re N"w officers arc elected every *l« weeks Blizzard In Nebraska Omaha. Neb. Jun. 10—A bllzMrd raged throughout Nebraska today. a< com pa nlrd by alert and enow Train and street car service in the state was at a standstill and wire commttnica .Hons wan almost entirely destroyed.

■1924 TAXES IN : COUNTY AMOUNT TO LARGE SUM i Amount Pavable This Year Is $933,081.62, Including Delinquent Tax STATE GETS BIG SUM Taxes Payable In 1921 Are Based On Net Valuation Os $41,013,700 The total taxes, including $6,487.22 of delinquencies and penalties, to be paid in 1921 bv the taxpayers of Ad I ams county for ail purposes, includi ing state, county, township, school, city or town corporation, amounts to i $93:1,081.62. based on a net valuation |of $41,013,700, These figures were obI tained from the abstract sheet prepar ed by County Auditor Martin Jaberg. i Os this amount. $126,198.10 will be paid for state purposes. in< luding all : funds, namely, state general tax. sl3, 882.62; state benevolent institutions. $49,216.47; state school. $30,288.10; state educational institutions, $20,506.87; vocational education. $2,050.68; state soldiers memorial, $2,460; agri culture experiment station. $1,640.54; ■ state teachers' pensions, $4,306.43; Dunes Park, $820.28; board of agri I culture, $1,025.31. • The following will be paid for county purposes. including bridges, hos pita! and bridge bonds $118,939.84. Foi gravel road repairs; highway depart nu-nt. $92,027.44; for road bonds and interest on road bonds. $203,601.97. For township tax. general fund. sl9. 766.57 will be spent in maintaining the township governments. Tuition Tax High Next to road bonds and interest or road bonds, comes tui Jon and special school tax. the tuition tax in the 12 townships aud incorporated towns totaling $127,961.39. The specs ial school tax. which Includes paying i iMtnds and interest on new buildings I and other special appropriations, totals $149,781.04. The special road taxes in the 12 townships totals only $7,549.12. The township poor funds total $3,160.00 This is for aid extended to poor families in the different townships. To maintain the civil governments in the city of Decatur, and in th* towns of Monroe. Berne and Geneva $83,829.89 is appropriated. The ap , propriation for the public library ir Decatur is only $3,778.35. The tola' taxes exclusive of the delinquents and poll taxes, is $926,594. to. Foil (Continued on Page Seven! MUCH INTEREST i IS BEING SHOWN Many Attend Presbyterian Services; A Booster Chorus Is Planned Another large audience heard Bev B. Frank White, evangelist. deliver a great sermon at the Presbyterian evangelistic sen he. held in the Evan gellcal church last night. Rev. White delivered sn Inspiring message. The •inning, under th* dire* Hon of Clar enev Mills, noted singer, was also very good The Interest is increasing rap- | idly. It in expel led that the heating plant In the Presbyterian church will be re--1 paired within anoth- r day or two and I that church will be In shape for the ’ services by Saturday night or Sunday. In the im-antlm* the nerviees will be held In the Evangelical church. I Mr. Mills announced last night that he will organise a Booster Chorus, to , he composed of boys and girls Im tween the ages e s six *nd sixteen yearn of nge. Friday afternoon at 4 oi lmk. The boys and girl* are ask ed to meet at the Evangelical church Mr. Mills always organises Meh a ihnrus and sH“r the members have met certain requlrriueuts, ba presents e«rh «i'b * besutifal diploma, showing 'hat they bsve completed tb» work of the t b*»rus He In de/irous of hav ing a large number of boys and girls out tor tb* meeting Friday afternoon -o . » Mrs. Francis McClanahan, of Fort Wayne, spent the afternoon here vlnlitlng friends.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 10, 1921.

Compiling Report On Harding Memorial Fund Harry Fritzinger, county chairman of the Harding Memorial association. is compiling his report of the contributions made by Adams county people towards the Harding Memorial fund which was raised throughout the country shortly before the Christmas holiday. The final report from Geneva has not been made yet. It is estimated that the total ontributions toward this fund will •■each .between $150.00 and $175.00. Nnyone wishing to contribute toward the fund should see Mr. Fritzinger at the Decatur postoffice or send it to him. 0 MANY ATTEND ROAD MEETING Good Road EnthusiastCome Through Rain To Hear Earl ('rawford Many good road enthusiasts of Adams county came through the rain t tis afternoon to attend the good roads meeting, held in tho court room at the county court house. Karl Crawford. members of the slate highway '■ommission, was tlie principal speak■r at the meeting. The meeting start’d at 2 o’clock. Mr Crawford came to Adams county to discuss with local citizens the conditions of the roads In the county and the possibilities and means of them b-ing improved He is one of the most active members jf the highway commission and his 'alk this afterncon was of preat bene.it to Adams county citizens. Harry Miesse, Indianapolis tax expert and a former Decatur man. attended the meeting today, also. Mr Miesse is secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers' association. He was corn und raised in Decatur, his father having owned the Miesse house now the Murray Hotel, at one time Mr. Miesse was at one time deputy ounty treasurer. ILLINOIS BOOZE WAR IS SERIOUS I Federal Government Orders Further Raids Under Deputies Stopped tl’nited Press Service! Marlon. 111.. Jan. l<t Williamson -ounty came to an intpas«<- in Its booge war today when Sheriff George lalligan after a nine hous all night ■onference with Ku Klux Klan leaders “efused to request state authorities to withdraw troops Galligan called for three comiwnlesif troops which are now stationed ter* at Herrin after repeated raids by Xian flying aouadron*, directed bv S •lenn Young, former federal prohibition agent, had brought about what he called "a riot condition’’ The federal government Intervened today with orders that no further aids be conducted under •‘federal de putlzation" as have been staged under Young •■prohibition czar" of Williamcon county. W W Anderson, director of federal dry enforcement for Illinois cent word he would arrive to conduct a personal survey of the situation Fr! day. Adjutant G«-n»ral furies Black left here early this morning for St. Louis or an unknown ml»»lon. His chief of <taff. Colonel CtilherMon. took over harge of the troop*, which are held indoors under strict regulations. The federal government took « hand In the tenw situation wh»n W. W Anderson, division • hl<-f of federal tirhhlbllion enforcement In Chirnwi. ordered thut no more llq-toi raid* Im st»sc-<l in Williamson county Chlestt' fcsleral agents superintended the fir”* Klan raids and deputlged (Henn Young "prohibition czar’’ who l‘d the recent rule! a, The condition of John A.- Mumma who la suffering from kidney and bladder trouble. Is reiwrted as alight ly improved today. — Weather Indians Unsettled tonight und Friday; prohaMy rain tonight, turning to snow Friday. Mitch c-nlder with strong shifting winds.

i REVISION OF ESCH-CUMMINS j LAW PLANNED Interstate Commerce Comi mittee To Start Work Within A Week JISEN. SMITH CHAIRMAN fl Democrat Elected Chairman Late Yesterday; Not Enthusiastic 't'nl'ed I > "c.-ch Staff <'-'t-re-cponclont) .| Washington, Jan. 10—(Special to ■ I Daily Democrat) The senate interstate commerce committee will meet within a week to begin revision of the Ksch-Cunimins rail law. ’ This assurance was given progressives today by Senator Ellison 1). | Smith, of South Carolina—the only | democratic chairman of a committee • in congress. i Smith was elected chairman late i yesterday by a coalition of progressive republicans and democrats with the- tacit consent of administration r republicans. Having prevented Senator Cum- . mins, conservative, from taking the , chairmanship, progressives indicated I they will not try to oust Dim from ( the committee entirely. . Smith himself is not enthusiastic over h’s new office. "All I want to say now is that I was elected without any action on my. >art.” he said today. While Smith will be formal chair-j man of the committee Senator La - Follette will be the |x>wer behind the! throne. LaFollette has assurances from ' Smith which will give the progres--1 dves an advantage- in the committee. They now claim enough votes' to •ause a favorable report on the proposal to repeal action 15-A the clause in the rail law which progressives •ay guarantees earnings of railroad*J lat Fol let? e ‘ alrea d y has mapped out, h’s plan of action and wishes to be-, :in hearings under a slogan of "reluced freight rates for the farmers ’I i »s soon as the committee can be J organized. Technical details of or 1 xanlzation will require two or three Isvs. Smith said, and the first meeting of the committee may be held ’ Monday. Smith's selection broke a senate deadlock that has lasted since congress met It occurred on the thirty sei-oud ballot taken when Smith got one more than a majority of the senate. An absence of several adminis-, trat on republicans who didn't care how the fight ended, made it possible n elect Smith ANOTHER CIVIL WAR VET DIES Frednian Voight, 82. Dies Al Ft. Wayne; Formerly Lived Here Fredman Voight, 82. a Civil War voterun und for many years a farmer in Adams < ounty, died ut the Method Ist hospital In Fort Wayne early Wednesday morning, of senility. Mr. Voight hail been a patient ut the ho* pltal since last February. His liome was at 729 Michael avenue. Ft Wayne Mr. Voight served during the,- Civil War in Company C., Fifty-ninth In 1 diamt Volunteer Infantry and »■»» a number of the Sion S. Buss post. <l. A It He was itorn In Germany and spent many year* farming in Adam*j <uunty.» Later he moved to Fort Wayne ami spent the remainder of bis life there. He «-nllsi< , <l in th*army In the fall of 1861 und served - with Company (‘ until he suffered a wound at Buzzard Boost In flu- advance on Atlanta, May 9. 1861 After his dbeharge from the hospital three I months later, hi- was .stationed at ; Camp Morton. Indianapolis, guarding (’onfederate yriaoners until the end 1 of th« war. I Mr. Voight is -urvlved by ott« I daughter. Mr - Sam Lcyse. livlnji three mil** smith of Magley. Atjsm* conn l ty. Funeral service* will he held a* 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon from the resilience in Fort Wayne and front the st John's Itetormed c hurch at 2 o’clock. Itev. F 11. ftupnow officiating. Burial in the Lindenwood cent jCtery.

Postoffice Business Here In 1923 Was Large The total amount of business done! by tlie Decatur Posioffice during tin-1 year 1923 will show a large increa e | over former years, postmaster Hurry ■ I Fritzinger stated today. Mr. Fritz- ' Inge r is now compiling the report for I | the year and tlie totals will be- given) out tills week. Business at tie local c-tl'ive during tlie- holidays was • avv and the volume was one of the laig-c.-t c-vc-r enjoyed by tli'' offi-e. Increased postal sales show (lint bus.ness in general is good. Postal business throughout the country has increased greatly during tlie past year. COUNTY COUNCIL . TO MEET FEB. 4 To Hold Joint Session With I County Coinmissioncis On That Date | Auditor Martin Jaberg will issue a call tor a spec ial m"eting of the mem bers of the county coutic il for Mon day. Febraury 4th. The council men will hold a joint --«-ssion with the | board of county commissioners whirl convenes on the same date. Several additional approrpiatlons to |cay billcarried over front 1923 will be made by the council. It is estimated that I tier total appropriations will not l>* over six or seven hundred dollars. Roller Skating Rink Is Moved To Bluffton Coulson Edington has moved hiportalile skating rink from this city Ito Bluffton, where he expects to put it in operation. The rink has beer located in a tent on South First street since last fall. O.H.S. NET TEAM GOING TO STURGIS Play At Sturgis, Michigan. Friday Night; Garrett Here Saturday Memhera of the Decatur high school I basketball teain. accompanied It' Coach Howard and Principal Paul W Linton, will leave on the- G II At I train at 3: 15 o’c |c»<-k tomorrow utter noon for Sturgi*. Michigan, where the local team will play the Sturgis high ' school cpiintet tomorrow night. The team will arrive in Sturgis at 6:15 p m. and leave on the return trip at 10:15, arriving at home about 1:30 a.III. The Sturgis game- was added to th' I schedule: this we -k a* no game had I been scheduled fur Friday night. (' C. H. 8.. of Fort Wayne, defeated I Stiirgis by a narrow margin last Sat Ittrday night, and the local* are ex petting a hard game. (tn Saturday night of this week the D II S bove and girls will play the- boys' "nd girls' team* from the Garrett high whool, in the- new gym nasium here. The girl* game will start at 7 o'clock and the big game at 8 o'clock. The Icaal boys defeated the Garrett Icoys at Garrett recently but the Garrett girl* were- victorious over the D. H. S. golrl Two good xatne-s are e*pe< ted here Sattirda> night. Esther Sellenwyer To Speak At Berne Sunday Ml** Esther Rolli-t'iryer. of thi* city who I* enjoying a furlough from her uilsslcmaty work In t’hina. will d I liver an gddrere at th" regular morn , Ing servic e* nt the B-rm- Il -formed church next Surdcc. Th- (I. M. (I girts of the c hurch have secured Ml >- Sc-llc-meyi'r io apeak Mies S'-l- no-v er ha - bc'c-tt a l.i-<l to speak in it rm before Inn hn been utialdc- to do to on account of conflicting dnlcc, A spec ial offering will he taken nt the service Sunday morning in behalf of the mi-elccc.ary cause. ' ■im i ii iiHiiiiwii .....» Chicago Wins Net Game Chic ago, Jsn io i'hlcaun b -nt Nortbw c sirrn 2'l io |k nt Evanstcyi btst night in a Wewlrril t'optorc-nec-haskrthsll game- fontcirecl hy Its ape—cl and the accurate shoting of Alyre. Chicago right forward, who go! mor« than liaif th" Maroons points.

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STRIKERS FACE BLANKET CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY I Charges Filed Against 48 Men As Result Os Montpelier Trouble STRIKERS ARE QUIET Maintain That They Are Innocent; Blackford Co. Grand Jury (’ailed I _..... | cFnlte l Press Staff c-,.t-re-pccn,h-n( > | littrll'ortl C.ily. Jnn. 1(1 (Speci;il to Daily I hincKT.it) C.linrges of eoll.spinic-y Io comniil a felony we re- filed in tlieBlackford circuil court llinrsd.iv morning against forty-eight of the strikers lodged in the •otinlv jail as a result of the bombing of Ihc Columbia hotel 11 Montpelier early Wednesday morning. The c harge- was made ti a blankc I affidavit signed by Win. B.' ('.lark, a deputy sheriff who was in the- htdcl when the ■xplosion occurred, and Prosepuling Attorney Hugh (i. Maddox. Warrants were issued imiicdialely and .ludgt- Simmons eel tlie bmid al s.*».(l(M> for each ’ndividual named in the affidavit. Tl:osc> named in th" affidavit are: Harry McHenry. Clyde McHenry, tert McCullo-h. Plenny Mcl'itlloch. let aid Englehart. Scott Dugan, "barle-e Garrison. Tim Sullivan. Tom lehnson. Harry Johnson. Gerald Michuel. Fred Michael. Andy Cochan. Will'am Davis, Ed Krause. Frank ’Yot-neliue. Everett Carr. John Schuler. Carl McDonald. Georg" Holtzipple. l-'d Lippit. M. C. Walker, Clark Sett*. Balp.i Hawk. Flank Hart, ’heater Brenner. Elmer Huddleston, lect Beeves. William Cook. J Me•herson. Samuel Carey, Albert Cot•ield. Leo Sample. Chutb-s Foy. \Vi|'iam Foy. John Hartley, John Rohlcon. Claude Sprowl. Emmet Sldev, W. C. Rogers. Walter Hounael, Pete Boex. Harvey Jackson. William Mey•rs. Mac McDonnel, Dick Star. Clyde Penrod ami Joseph Grimes. Conspiracy Charged The affidavit sets out that the nu-n named did "on the 9th day of Janucry, 1924. unlawfully, knowingly and felcnously combine, conspire, confederate and agree to. and with each ether, for the objeet and purpose and with the- unlawful und felonoun at-c-nipt to then and there place and deM>sit ii *’.ell and bomb, containing lynamlte and other nitrate explosive ■oiupcitind. upon, against and about he pitanis-s iif Harris Martin, situatd in t!.<- ctilumliia hotel building, in dontpelier. and to expliwle the same .vJh'Ut the consent <>f Harris .Martn. with intent to Injure and destroy he building and premises." Aside from denying thut they are n any way responsible for the exptoalon. the strikers who wen- round•d up at Montpelier immediately af-«-r the blast and lodged in jail, are II nt regarding the Incident. IToseutor Mit'ldex. when asked Thursday nornlna if any of **••' strikers had ■opc-nM up" i.-gardimi th" explosion -eplled that they had not. Prisoners Given Sweating Those arrested were given a sweatng Wi-dm-sdac atoning in an at-c-nipt to Hud out who was responsible* or th*- placing of the bomb and setting fire to the fuse. A problem ot housing the prisoners s a Idg alii' tor th" sheriff and his leputto*. Stveiul prisoners wore inwht in during the niiffit and there Is now a total of fifty one strikers in h<* Jail. Marshal Resigns W It Ji-trv Engl", city marshal at Mutitpelii-r. \\ ■ dtiesday evening hand(Continued on I’am- Re ven I *<s>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ CONGRESS TODAY ♦ (V P Rtiift Curri'spcmdi'nt i Senate Foreign relations committee meets.Government reorganization committ>.-«- eontlatten hearing*. Agriculture committee continues hearing* Mousa Ciittslttors Interior appropriation • b'H I Ways and means committee continues tux consideration. • Agriculture committee conllnuea heuritiK* mi farm relief bills.