Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 10.

CRAWFORD TELLS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN INDIANA

STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER GIVES ADDRESS Adams County Good Roads Enthusiasts Enjoy Talk Here Yesterday (.001) PROSPECTS HERE Says Adams County Is Not On Hard Surface Program But Is Near Mr. Crawford expressed delight and pleasure at the reception given him here and said in answer to question from Mr. Dirkson: —"I would rather surprire you than disappoint you." The meeting was a success and is sure to result in benefits for the entire county. Mr. Earl Crawford, member of the Indiana Highway Commission, visited Decatur yesterday, addressed a large audience at the court room in the afternoon and made a happy after dinner talk to the Rotary club last evening. He was accompanied here by Mr. Harry Miesse, a former Decatur man and their visit here was thoroughly enjoyed by those who mot and heard them. The meeting was called for the purpose of getting acquainted with the ideas of the commission and to ascertain first hand what they were doing and why. Mr. Crawford -expressed his apreciation of the reception given him here and when told that we felt this the best county in the state and that the only thing we need to complete our progress Is some hard surface roads, replied that getting acquainted as he feels we have would not injure our chances for that. The meeting al the court room was called to order by John H. Heller, who stated the purpose of the meeting and presented Mr. E. M. Ray. of Herne, president of the Adams County Better Roads association, who acted a* chairman, and who introduced Mr, Crawford. Road Building Old Business The commissioner expressed his pleasure In being given the oportunity to come here and tell the people of Adams county of their efforts and (Continued On Page Four) TRUSTEES' FIGHT STILL UNSETTLED X Fight Over Councilman’s Seat At Geneva Likely To Reach Courts Geneva. Jan. H.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—-Th* controversy over the trusteeship of the second ward. Geneva, Is *tll| unsettled, and will, without a doubt, come before the courts before the matter-ls straightened out. At the new year's reorganisation meeting held Monday at noon an unsuccessful attempt was made to nettle the matter. R. A. Briggs, coun (liman-elect tor the first ward, was first sworn in. then the Heeler-Wells matter came up. Mr. Briggs voted to neat Mr. Heeler and Dr. Price, the other councllmsn against it. With the vote tied. K. K. Hhoemakcr. (own clerk, cast the deciding vote for Heeler. So Heeter wan declared a memreather of the board, over the protests of Wells and Dr. Price. Hut Wells has refused to relinquish his seat and Heeter declares he will '•he hi» place a* trustee at the n»xt m»ettng night, next Tuesday night. *ells refuses to relinquish bis seat. *o. no doubt somebody Is going to hsve to ask ths judge who really is r *u*c<lm*n The station was a pretty stormy ""e, with gome pretty warm language Hying back and forth, but no one got hurt.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

KIRKLAND PLANS FOR INSTITUTE Committee Appointed For Farmers Institute To Be Held Feb. 7. Officers of the Kirkland Township 1 Farmers' Institute met Wednesday evening and appointed committees I which will have charge of the various ! duties connected with the annual j meeting to be hold «t the Kirkland I high school on February seventh. This year's officers of the institute | are C. M. Zimmerman, chairman; Mrs. ‘ S. D. Henschen. Secretary; Wm. Ya- ! ger. treasurer. Two speakers from Purdue will ati taend the sessions of the institute and I each will deliver an address during i forenoon and afternoon. Committees ■ which have been appointed are as 'follows: Program committee, C.'M. ■ Zimmerman. Mrs. S. D. Henschen. Miss Curtis; Reception. Mrs. August Schlickman. Mrs. Wm. Scherry, Mrs. D. M. Byerly. Homer Crum: Membership, Lowell Arnold, Blanche Fugate, Jeanette Wnlson. Lloyd Beery; Premium soliciting committee, /Mrs. Roy Heller. H. A. Olwin, Miss Victoria Stoneburner, Mrs. Fred Bracht, Harve Beery. Wm. Yager; Service,. Mrs. Frank Fugate. Mrs. Ed Arnold. Albert Aronld. Ed Arnold: Floys’ corn show. Thos. Griffiths, Frank Fugate. Ia M. Busc-he; Domestic Science exhibit, Mrs. l.ena Olwin. Mrs. Thos. Schlickman. Homer Crum. S. D. HenI schen. In the boys' corn show, Wear and ■ single-ear classes in both yellow and white varieties will be provided. AU hoys under eighteen years of age are eligible. Similar arrangements will be made for the domestic science contest concerning which plans will be announced later. In any case the person exhibiting shall re«,<de in Kirkland township. Mrs. Carrie Haubold and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the Morning Musi- , cale at the Packard auditorium. SALESMEN ARE IN CONFERENCE Schafer Co. Calls In Salesmen To Acquaint Them With New Goods Branching out Into a larger merchandise field and in keeping with a I progressive spirit, twelve of the 25 | salesmen who cover Indiana and part of Ohio, for the Schafer Company. , wholesale hardware concern of thia I city, were called to the home office | today for a few days' conference for the purpose of acquainting themselves with the merit* of Monarch Paint, manufactured by the Martin S*nour company, of Chicago and which has been added to the large line of goods handled by this well known whole- | sale concern. Thre<> representatives of the paint I company were also here from Chi--1 cago and took part In the conference, stressing the national slogan of "save J the surface and you save all. ' Monarch Paint Is one of th* best known -1 paints manufactured. Recently the Schafer company ac- | qulred the output of the Gerber Lgd--1 dor company, manufacturers of wood- ' on ware, Including step ladders, washing machines and the like, and sine* the first of the year several carloads ' of step ladder*. mad* In Decatur, have baon shipped to the large cities Many other orders have been filled in the •xteosiva territory covered by Ibe Hchafer Company. i lha year |934 ia started vary brisk i ly. :b* salesmen report, and Indira turn* are that th* coming mnot|m will be the banner ones In the bistory of i the company. The Rchafer Company employes about 75 people. Including the salesmen.

F.M. RAILING DIED IN OHIO Local Man Died At Sister’s Home Following Illness Os Five Years Frank Martin Rolling, 51, whose home was at 511 North Second street j died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of his sister. Mrs. I Harlan Hershey, at Kalide, Ohio, following an illness of five years duration of tuberculosis of the! spine. His wife and family were at ■ his bedside when he died. Mr. Railing was born in Decatur, September 2. 1992. He was a son of Samuel and Lettwildn Railing. Mr. Railing was a farmer and farmed in - Washington township, until forced to retire on account of his health five years ago. He spent two years in Colorado, hoping to regain his health before going to live with his sister j in Ohio, where he spent the last two I years of his life. Mr. Railing was a member of the Modern Woodman’s Lodge and of the Evangelical church , of this city. | Mr. Railing is survived by his mother, Mrs. Leuwllda Potts, of Fort Wayne, his wife. Nora Railing; one (laughter. Miss Mildred Railing, who is a student nurse in the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne; one son. Cletis, at home; two brothers. Fred (Continued On Page Four) SALESMEN VISIT LOCAL G.E. PLANT Fractional Horse-power Salesmen Make Tour Through Plant Today I Sixty fractional horsepower motor salesmen, representing the various districts of the General Electric company. made an inspection tour through the local G. E. plant this morning.! The salesmen arrived over a special I interurban car from Fort Wayne ati 10:13 o'clock this morning, and were , shown through the plant by Enos' Lankenao, superintendent. They noted the workings of the plant and* paid particular attention to the new conveyor system which was Installed* recently. They returned to Fort Wayne on their special car leaving i here at 12 o'clock noon. The salesmen have been holding a" convention In Fort Wayne this week. I Many interesting meetings and no-’ cial affairs have been held. All »m-j ployes of the local plant and their> families were Invited to a dance held at Fort Wayne Wednesday night and three special car loads from here at ' tended. Tonight the meeting will | come to a close with a banquet at; the G. E. Works Restaurant in Fort Wayne. Mr. Lankenau will attend this banquet.

STORY OF PIONEER LIFE IN ADAMS COUNTY DURING CIVIL WAR DEPICTS SUFFERING WHICH WAR ENTAIUS Pioneer settler answered call of his country and left his wife and family to fight on the front: had mighty struggle between duty and love of home; life was spared and he returned home to find wife and family well.

Editor's note; At this time with the whole nation discussing the ttok pence prize and the solution offered and when the terrible cruelty o* war and It* awful suffering Is »o earpestiy sought to be forever eliminated, we may be Interested In n little story «< pioneer life In Adams county durin_ th» civil war. Th" story bring* out. we believe, the suffering wsr entails «nd at the same »lme the wonderful way our pioneer* responded to high duty. i Hy F. Q.l Abraham IJneoln said: "Our common country I* In great peril, demanding the toftieat views and boldest action to bring a speedy . relief. Once relieved. Its form of government Is saved tn the world. Its be* 1 Inved history and cherlshM mentor* ! les are vindicated, and its happy future assured and rendered ioconeeivi ably grand To you. the p>ivil*ge la given tn assure tbut happiness and swell that grandeur and to link your (own natns therewith forever" l.in'oln also said: 1 1 am sot *ccu*t(>uied to th* use of tb» larguage of eulogy. I bavh lever studied the «rt of paring compliment* to women, but 1 tuust say that If all that has bee a I said hy orator* and poets, since the

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January, 11, 1921.

+ CONGRESS TODAY ♦ ♦♦++♦+♦+ + + + + + ♦♦ (U. P. Staff Correspondont) Senate Not in session. Confines consideration of interior I department bill. Committee on foreign affairs considers shipment of arms to Mexico. House Ways and means committee con- • elders tax bill. | Agriculture committee considers farm relief. PYTHIANSPLAN A BIG MEETING Marion To Be Scene Os Big Gathering On March 13; Other Meetings Marlon. Jan. 11. One of the largest ■and most, important. Knight A of Pythias meetings ever held in MarlOn will take place in this city on t Thursday. March 13. when the j Supreme lyulge officers will be present, bringing with them the Bible known as the Rathbone Bible, which was used nt the foundation of the order in 19fi4. A pnge ranks class, to he given the work on that night, will take the obligation over this Bible. The week beginning March 10. will he known as Pythian Week in Indiana and five big meetings will be held in the state during that week. They will be held at Marion. Indianapolis. Bedford. Lafayette and MishaIwaka. The Marion meeting will be one of the five to be held during that I week. The ritualistic work to be given the page rank class on that night will be given by Supreme and Grand lod-e officers who will be present at the meeting. The dramatic work will h° arranged for by Grant lodge of this city. Members of all lodges within a I radiou.s of fifty miles of Marion are expected to attend this meeting and members of the Marion lodge will make preparations to entertain a •number of Knights on that day. Dore n Erwin, of this city, who is Grand Vice-chancellor of the lodge, .will attend the Marlon meeting, as ■ well as the other four to be held durihig that week. I o ■ - «■ BASKETBALL TONIGHT The first and second bovs'team and I the girls' team, from the Catholic .high school will play the teams front the Kirkland township high school I in the new high school gym here to- | nc'hL The girls' gume will start at 1f.:45 o'clock. ; Weather Cloudy tonight; somewhat colder. Saturday probibly fair; slightly warm--1 er in south portion.

creation nt the- world, were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduc t during thia war. I will dose by saying. God bless the women of America.” Wc l presume that most of u« love to have brought to our attention Inspiring little bits of the simple life and perhaps an additional flavor ia added when the life period brought into view Is of the early pioneer time of our ow n neighborhood Pioneer Ilf* In Ame rica was a very wonderful thing und in our own locality, was lived suc h exquisite samples of It that w* with our halting pen hestltate to attempt to descrilK l them. May we try, however to give you on* little story that U of heart interest to us? perhaps it Is not dramatic, maybe with none of thrills, no doubt quite commonplace, nesyhaps no stirrer of the emotions. Well that is for you to judge. We shall t*ll th* otory. As * setting for lit* s’ory may we remind ourselves that *u<* upon a time there was a Civil War in America? A terrible, c ruel and bloody war? Ou* that left America all but prostrate and undone? That war. oC course, had It* grim and unhappy features, hut by the same token there cam* to the surface In our beloved land such

BIDS RECEIVED ON NEW CHURCH (Four Contractors Submit Bids On New Christian Church Contract — I At a meeting of the building committee of the Christian church held In the reception room of the Adams ■County Bank. blds of four contractors for the general contract on the i proposed new church building, were ; received. The contract has not been let yet. but will be awarded, it is thought, within the next two weeks. Bids on the plumbing and lighting •contracts have not been received. The contractors who submitted bids on the general contract were t'. N. Christen and company, of Decatur; 11. F. Linn, of Decatur; Moon 'and Butler, of Decatur; and Hisey and Bebout. of Ohio City. Ohio. The bids ranged from $30.00(1 to $33,000 The estimated cost of the entire building, including the general contract. plumbing and lighting, was between $33.00'1 and $34,000. I Blds on the plumbing and lighting contracts probably will be received i within two or three weeks it is said. The new church will be erected at ! the corner of Second and Jefferson i streets, on the lot recently purchased ity the church congregation. The congregation sold its old church building at the corner of Monroe and Fourth (Continued On Page Four) JACOB MARTIN SERIOUSLY ILL w ' Underwent Operation In Hospital At Little Rock Arkansas, Monday Jacob Martin, veteran retired business man and former city councilman of this city, lies seriously ill In a hospital at Little Rock. Arkansas ; where he underwent an operation Monday night for strangulated hernia Word that the operation was held vat received here by his daughter. Mr*. C. V. Connell. The message staled that Mrr. Martin had taken seriously i ill Monday and that it was necessary ' to perform an emergency operation that nfeht. No word has been received ns to the outcome of the operation. Owing to Mr. Martin's advance age, he being 90 years old last July, a local anesthesia was administered. Mr. Martin went to Little Rock on December 2't to spend the holidays with his daughters. Mrs. E. E. Dennis and Mrs. George Maddy and Intended to remain for an extended visit. The many friends of the veteran

hope that his recovery will be rapid and that he will be able to make the trip back home in gocul hucilth.

noble examples of courage and self sacrifice that history's page* show, we eonfidc-ntlv believe, non* that ever excelled them To complete the l picture then, we add that here in Northeastern Indiana waa * youthful county, a county in th* wlldernci* a*, with It* as* sharp and it* muscle* hard and strong. Its people were industrious, patriotic' and God fearing. Its citizenry had promptly ro*|Mmded to th* calf for volunteers and Its quoto h«d been more than filled. Ninety year* of Nationhood was trc'mbllng in the balance The* Routh waa winning and th* whole country was troubled Mr. Lincoln had begun hl* tired pa> <ng back and forth in thc< still hour- of th* night snd th« Whit* House wa* In gloom. Th* pioneers nf Adams county sen*' (•d th* situation. Adams county was tru«ly pioneering. I’nor. straggling, inured tn hardship. ye*. and still enduring hardship Mo tnf its land whs a wild»rn*as. Cabin* of Its settlers were far from each other and the little (|*arlng» that w> r* cnltlvated around them were a* tiny oasis tn * desert Highways were lent trail* Frugality had become an art. "Doing without" was a luxury enjoyed (Continued on Pag* six)

STRIKERS SEEK COUNSEL BEFORE BEING ARRAIGNED

PRAYER SUBJECT , OF EVANGELIST Rev. White Delivers Convincing Sermon At The Presbyterian Service Subject—" What makes a man a Christian?” Members of all lodges are es- > pecially invited to attend tonight’s services. Though the weather was. an* thing but inviting last evening, the I Evangelical church was well filled with people, anxious to hear Rev. It. ’ Frank White preach on "Does it pay , to pray?" His sermon was convinc- j Ing and powerful and the music , added t<> tlie interest of the meeting , Rev. White is one of the most con ( vincing men who has ever preached ( in this city and the public is invitee' , , to hear him. He is here under the I ( auspieces of the Presbyterian church ■ Rev. White said in part: "Does It pay to Pray?" Have you ever had 1 a prayer answered? Do your prayera accomplish anything'* Do you ; pray to get result or to get a sort of, mental spiritual exercise. The little church in Jerusalem had lost one of Its importnat members L and it was atvoiit to lose another one Peter the fire-brand of early Christ- ! ianity. whom Herod had seized, lodg- j ed in jail intending |to take his head off after the Passover season waover This chur< It could 111 afford to lose one of its valuable members so It set about to save this one. I have ■ never known a church that did not I have a few Indispensable members, who when they got sick caused a spell of blues to overcome the pastor less he lore his standby. Well, how did they propose to save ' Peter? They could not over powc r the Roman guard and get him out it ■ was a very dark hopeless situation i but not absolutely so with one Christ-j ian for he proposed that, they pray < liim out. Thank God for that brave (Continued on Page Eight t BLAST KILLED WILLSHIRE Vernon W. Passwatcr Killed When Locomotive Boiler Exploded Vernon W. Passwater. 25. son of I Mr and and Mrs. Judson Passwat* r. of Willshire. Ohio, was killed at Valparaiso Wednesday night when a freight engine on the Nickel Plate railroad blew up Mr. Pass water »»* the head break man on the train. Another man A. G. ifettenre of Chicago, fireman was killed by the blast, and a third Engineer D. D Shearer, of Chicago was seriously injured. Vernon Paaawater made hi* hom< j at Idm Richardson *tr< “t Fort Wayn • i He was blown many feet by the explosion and badly scalded by steam | ||e was taken to a hospital in Vai-1 pitralan. where he died noon after bo j Ing admitted. Hls parents ut Will ' shire received a telegram telling of, th eaccldent »""ti after It happened' They |«ft tor Valparaiso soon after recelvlap the mesutge Vernon is survived by hl* wife, hi* parent*. twr»| slaters and one brother all renldina Ut Willahlre, ••x<ept the wife The engine, which was standing * near the lornl passenger station, was demolished and the station wa* wreck'-tl by the force of the explo Irion, which aim < mined the derail mi nt of the entire train nf 13 box- ! cur*. A hotire ii abort distance from | the station waa set on pre and frag menu of iron were blown through resident** scve.al hundred feet away • Several N'likei Plate wreck train* I and one from the Pennsylvania t"‘<d itnniedlgtely l«««tin ’• IrnHts in order Hist traffic could l« te*tim>-d The i u'tse of the explo ion ha* not been determined definitely, but It If hellved that low water In th” boiler wax the cause.

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COURT PLANS HALTED TODAY DY DEFENDANTS Wheels Os Justice In Montpelier Bombing Case Temporarily Halted NO CONFESSIONS YET Prosecutor Conducts Another Inquiry At Montpelier Thursday Hartford (’ity, Jan. 11.— (By United Press). —With court officials all set for the big task of arraigning the 48 strikers who are charged with conspiracy to commit a felony in the Blackford circuit court, Friday morning, the strikers themselves slipped a cog into the expected grinding of the wheels of justice when part of them at least, told Sheriff George Goodrich that they wanted to consult their counsel before being arraigned. Prosecuting Attorney Hugh G. Maddox and Sheriff Goodrich and hi* deputies held a consultation early Friday morning as to the method to he used in bringing the strikers to the court house for arraignment. It was first announced that the men would be brought to the court house from the jail one at a time. Later it was decided to bring several ovef at a time and Sheriff Goodrich .lrft.tQ start the work. Court officials, attorney* and reporters were on hands at the circuit i court room anxiously awaiting the : the* first batch of strikers. It was geni erally believed that the men would ' enter a plea of not guilty to the i charge but the arraignment was ' awaited with keen interest. Time • passed. Tedious moments —when i suddenly word came from the jail of the request of the strikers. Prosecutor Maddox immediately called Sheri iff Goodrich on the 'phone and told 1 him to keep the men at the jail. He • stated that they could stay there now •HWil they had conferred with their . counsed. Just who the counsel will Im- was not known early Friday. Prose, ciitor Maddox stated that he heard (hat a firm of Cincinnati attorneys | had been retained by the strikes but I this could not be variffed. I Cont'lined On Page Four! COUNTY HIGHWAY REPORT IS MADE Charles Magley. Superintendent. Makes Annual Report Os Expenses Tlie annual report of Charlo* E. Magley. county highway superinI tendenL shows that 139.539.13 was I spent for labor and that $<>4,295.40 - spent for material in repairing , and keeping up the 749 miles of imj proved road* in the county during | the year 1»23 On January L 1923. the supcrin tcndcttl had s29.«’>4X.mi on hands and ‘ from the tax distribution received sU‘i.44s 94, making a total of lilt.UM. ; out of thia fund the above ex|>en*> » for labor and material end the sup. , <>tlntenclent'a salary of st.9X*> 22 ar* , deducted, leaving a balance 1 nt 913,i 383.23 Io begin the new year with The appropriation this year for highway repairs and upkeep In thia emintv I* only sN2.oonno. giving the : highway superintendent only $95.(m0. rnr th* year 1924. as compared with ; $119.094.n0 for 1923. On January Ist. 1924. th* highway ''iepartnp'ni hsd s|n.>9o,oo of material I snd imc< binery on hands, Most nt the district mad superintendl no will eoatinue to serve durIng 1924. Hupt. Magloy stated th's moinlng. It being n<-((-Mury tn appoint only one nr twn new superintendents.