Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 15.

mother great air DISASTER IS averted today —- —e - it s Naval Dirigible Shen andoah. With 22 Aboard, Torn From Mooring • * I SAFE IN HANGER NOW Beat Way Back Through Storm; Proves Self Mistress Os Storms * ■ • 11 Washington. Jan. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The navy dirigible Shtnendbah has "made good." for its coming flight to the North Pole. Secretary of the Navy Denby said today. Denby said: "The midnight flight of the Shenandoah has demonstrated that tho navy department has always believed: first, that the mooring facilities are adequate in most unusual weathci; second, that so long as she Is fueled and provisioned, the Shenandoah is safe in her natural Clement, the air. "From all our information, it may be asserted w|/h positive certainty that there is hardly a possibility that this ship will encounter on her Arctic expedition any test so severe as that she has already met successfully.” I-akehnrst. N. J.. Jan. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat I —Another terrible disaster of the air was averted today when the giant United States naval dirigible Shenandoah with 22 officers and men aboard, torn from her mooring mast and swept into the night by a seventy mile gale, beat her way back against the storm and was nosed into her hangar at 3:53 a. m. For nine hours, the airship, partly disabled, fought the elements that threatened her destruction. The night air was aTTve tfTtii wireless messages as anxious officials followed the progress of her struggle. Then, after being carried as far as Newark, sometimes at a speed of more than a mile a minute, the Shenandoah proved herself mistress of the storms. Under the guidance of Captain An, ton Heinen, a veteran German Zeppelin expert, the ship was nosed back into the teeth of the driving rainstorm. Slowly her propellers gained headway against the diminishing winds. Hack at the aviation field, where her commander, who hud been at mess when the airship was whipped off into the night, officials of the naval air service waited, straining their eyes into the inky darkness latter today, after hot coffee und tnlich congratulations. Captain Heinen said seriously: "We narrowly escaped the fate of the Dixmude.” The French naval dirigible Dlxmudv was carried from her course by a storm December 20 and was lost In the •Mediterranean with all hands, a crew of 50. 1 ■Jo -— - —— o ■ CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.0»H: July SLOTH: Sept lI.MH. Corn: Muy 7»%e; July **‘»c; Sept 81c. Oats: May 47#e; July 45%c; Sept. 43%C. -* ■—■(►■ -Mulholland Chosen An Officer Os Utilities S E. Mulholland*, vice-president und general manager of the Northern Indiana Gas und Electric company, was re-elected first vice-president of •h* Indiana Public Utilities association at the conclusion of the two-day hieetinn of Utilities uffclals at Uftty•tte yesterday afternoon. L. Henry, "f Indianapolis, was elected president; F. j, Haas. Evansville, second *lce president: Marshal V. Bobb. Indlsnapolls. racretary. and C. F. PerT- lndlana|S»lls. treasurer, o— ■■■ Dressed Hogs Stuffed •With Real “Hootch” H'nlfcd Press service| "flrton W. Va.. Jun. 17—(Special Hally Democrat I—Mary Tolpovich “’urtrd to market today with a load drra.ed bogs. Hut before aha got there, police took a look at the hogs and found were stuffed with ten gallons of nootch.” xtary awaits the pleasure of the raurt.

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G. A. R. State Meeting To Be Held June 3 to 5 Frankfort, Ind., Jan. 17. —Jam- 3. 4 and 5 an- the dates Tor the Indiana state G. A. 11. encampment to be held in Frankfort this year, it was announced following a conference between Caption A. J. Hall, state G. A. commander and city officials and representative of interested organizations. Captain Ball expressed himself as peing pleased with the progress of the committee in charge of the arrangements. Appropriations will be asked soon both from the city and county councils to help finance the gathering. —o NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SOON Telephone Company To Issue Directory In March; More Names A new telephone directory will be issued sometime in March by the Citizens' Telephone company, and copy for it is already being compiled by H. F. Ehinger, general manager of the company. The directory will contain at least 2.500 names this year, in increase of about 150 over the old oue. The names of patrons of the Decatur. Monroe. Berne. Preble, and Linn Grove exchanges will be listed in the directory. together with their street addresses and business classifications of the different business houses and manufacturing plants. The directory will contain the usual advertisements of the Adams county business and professional men, but the space is limited and those who desire to have their advertisement inserted should arrange for it as soon as possible. The directory will be issued about the same time as the new telephone jxysUtm.iu jnsipiiswt aud wULJ**-‘orrtxi. up to the day of publlcaiion. Those who have made changes In address, in the name of their business or those who contemplate < hanges within the next thirty days are urg ed to notify the Imai telephone office at once. All changes should lie reported by January 25th. Work on the installation of the new, system is being rushed and as soon as all the equipment arrives it will be installed and steps taken towards changing the old phones for the new and more modern kind. n Have you renewed your subscription to the Decatur Daily Democrat* Now is the time to do it. Receive one of the genuine F.versharp pencils as a gift. WILL OBSERVE FAMILY NIGHT Tonight Is Family Night At Presbyterian Revival; Good Results Tonight will he "Family Night” In the revival at the Presbyterian church, and Evangelist Frank White cordially Invites parents to come and bring their children, even the smallest of the bairn as well as the largest. He promises to give a present to the wee-est one of tile largest family present, provided there are eight or more. He ulso promises to give a present to the boy that look* most like his father, the congregation acting gs judge in the contest. Lust night's service was the beat of the aerie* in visible n-sults At the close of the sermon, In response to the evangelist's appeal, many came forward around the pulpit and reconsecrated themselves for more loyal and active church membership. It was a great scene long Io lie remembered by all present. In his opening remarks lust night Mr. White called attention to the fact that time Is rapidly passing and the campaign will soon he over, urging all to renew their efforts to make 'the meetings a success. He thanked those who have worked faithfully | during the past and pleaded with every one to Jolu heartily tn the remaining services in order to make them a great success. | The subject of the evangelist'* sermon this evening will he. "Home Men 1 1 .Meet in Every Town."

THREE SHERIFF SALES IN FEB. I Sheriff Baker Busy Since First Os Year; To Sell Three Farms Sheriff John Hiker has been n busy man since the first of the year, court I orders having been given him for ! the holding of three sheriff sales The sales include selling of real estate and personal property and. al-' though an estimate of the value of such property is not given in the notices. it is known that both the real estate and personal property have considerable value. • During 1923 Sheriff Baker conduct-, ed only four sales, the value of the transfers being listed at $16,840.00. The sheriff sales advertised for this year are the outcome of certain suits flit d by creditors of the defunct par-' ties. The sales advertised now are the case of Otto F. Hildebrand against • Jacob and Catherine Krutztnann. . which consists of selling real estate f in Preble township. This sale will be held on Wednesday, February 6th. in the suit of the Lincoln Tryst 1 company against William annd Elizabeth Timm, the sale of real estate will 1 be held on Saturday. February 9th. 1 The sale of real estate in the suit ‘ of Rernardina Rodenbeck agianst ' Henry F. Rodenbeck and Ida A. Rod--1 enbeck will be held on Friday, Feb- ■ ruary Sth. All three sales will be held at the! » east door of the court house in the I city of Decatur between ten o'clock! ia the morning and four o'clock in ■ the afternoon. x According to law the original owners have seven years in which to re- » deem their property and all property . sold at sheriff sales is sold without t relief from valuation or appraisement laws. t ° ~ GOOD SPEAKERS : FOR INSTITUTE Root Township Farmers To Hear Excellent Addresses January 31 The Root Township Farmer*' Instittute will be held St the Monmouth I school January 31. 1924. The institute will be in *• salon all day and con Unite in the evening. Everyone i* _ cordially invited to attend Dinner ♦ and supper will be served at the „ school. „ Mr. F. M. K?mt of Marion. Indiana, will speak on "The Future In Farm Organization" anti "Who Sodul Farm and Who Should Not Farm". Mr. Kern will give onr, address in th« morning and one in the afternoon. He was rear ■ ,-d on a farm in Huntington county. Before entering Purdue Univerai V School of Agriculture in 1916 Foi the following three years he was a member of the Purdue Agricultural I Extension Staff, and for two years was manager of a number of farms in Grunt. Huntington and Wabash conntie*, comprising 250$ acre*. Since n then he has been engaged much of the „ time, in judging livestock ami field products at many full* and Mock shows. Mr Kern haa had much experience in speaking before agricultural l- organizations and hi* clioaen subject* I- are of vital interest to farmer* t Mrs. Wm Goldsmith. Spencerville, t Indiana, will speak on "Economy, es- * flctency and enjoyment in the home." ’ and "Meeting th- need* of our farm * boy* and girl*." Mrs. Goldsmith I* a ’l farmer's wife, the mother of children 'and therefore Interested In what ever ' pertain* Io the comfort and develop- ’ m-nt of the home. Sb* ia especially ' interested In the growing of poultry j an dher success In that line has won „ the recognition of the county agent of , All-n County, in which county Mrs Goldsmith resldea, although her post office address I* In Ih'kalb county. Alt still a young soman. It la believed that a Mrs. Goldsmith ha* a message that I will he nf interest and value to every !• farm woman and to farmer's daughter. » She has been for several yvura an 1 efficient Farmers' institute speaker, f Recitations, aong* end drill* will b* 1 given h* tb« school pupil* of Root K town«bip throughout the day and ev- * entng An rnjoyabl- and instructive day and evening la guaranteed to nil who I | (Continued on Pug* S*v*n)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 17, 1921.

Miss Tyner’s Brother Died In Peru Mondav I Mias Martha Tyner will return today from Peru where she was called Monday on account of the death of i her brother, Samuel Tyner, which occurred Monday evening. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Mr. Tyner wa* a well known resident of Peru and the many friends of Miss Tyner, who is the history teacher In the Decatur high school, will be grieved to learn of his death. ———— — • ■ W. A. Klenper will return this ev,enlng from a several days business trip to Youngstown and Cleveland. O. D.H.S. SMOTHERS OSSIAN H.S, FIVE! Win 40-17 Victory And Obtain Revenge; 1). H. S. Girls Beat Kirkland In u great second half offensive, during which tint- 25 points were scored. the Decatur high school bafketliall eagers smothered the strong Ossian high school team under a score of 40 to 17, at the new gym last night. The second half offensive gained so much momentum that it did not stop until the final whistle sounded, although four second string players played the last four minutes of the game. The first half ended with the locals leading ' 15-8. The victory was sweet revenge for the defeat that Ossian gave D H ; S. in the tonreny last year. In the preliminary game the D. IT. S. girls defeated the Kirkland township girls' 13-5. Ossian sent word on Tuesday night that their girls' team had dis banded and Principal Paul W. Linton secured the Kirkland girls to play the preliminary game. Locals Show Class The Yellow Jackets showed continued improvements last night and their playing especially in the second half was gratifying to the local fans The Ossian team was not the weakest team that has played here this season by no means. The Wells county lad* displayed some clever passing and basket shooting, but they were unable to penetrate successfully the Decatur five-man defense. Hunter forward was the star in th- visitor* lineup. The Decatur four-man offensive worked fine last night. When Andrews Captain Dorwin. Landman and "Dizzy” Steele came down the floor with thball in their possession the score keeper usually marked up two points as one of the four wound up on the shooting end of some pretty team work So lieauttful was the teamwork (hat credit for each ha«ket equally divided among the four. While those four were passing and dribbling around th(Continued on three' D.C.H.S. TO PLAY I. B. 0. QUINTET Ft. Wayne Team Coming For A Game Here Next Friday Niu r ht Arrangements were completed today for a basketball game to Im- play ed In thi* city Friday night between the Decatur Catholic high school team und the quintet (tom th- International Business Ctdl-g-. of Fnrt Wayne. Owing io the fact that the I MosMhenrt Concert Company, of Moos-h'-art. Ililnoia. will be giving n -oncert in th- new high school auditorium Friday night, the basketball uame will hi' played In the old gymnasium. corner of First und Monro* streets. A preliminary gntiu- will hr played starting nt 7:30 o'clock, I. H. (' ha* a strong team this year. Itolding a one-point victory over the C U. H S team of Fort Wayne ThC. C, H. S. tram defeated the local Catholic high boys twice thia season, but onee bv a one point margin andj the nth-r time Ity three points. Tin ! Decatur high school hum defeated the I. If. C. train here before Christma* by a score of 29 16. Weather Grorrally fair tonight and Friday; 1 colder tonight Ln ritrrtne east pnr Hunt slowly rising temperature Friday.' ,

BACK FROM TRIP TO MOOSEHEARTi M. F. Worthman Enthused Over Home; Concert > Here Friday Night M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the Decatur public schools has ari rived home from a visit to Mooseheart and is overflowing with praise for that wonderful institution. He is boasting for the concert to be given by a company of graduates from titschool tomorrow, whin he will tell, in brief manner, of his visit to the great home and school. For the benefit of the school chil-1 ilren of the city and county, two spec-, ial entertainments have been provided, free to si hool students, and at extra cost to the local lodge. At ten o'clock tomorrow morning all grade children from the public and parochial schools are invited to meet at the auditorium when a concert will be given, and nt two in the afternoon the seventh and eighth grades anti high sihools will be given a free entertainment. Mr. Worthman as well as those interested in the local Moose roder. are anxious that all children hear the company. Walter Wilkenson. dictator, received a message this morning, that thcompany will not arrive until midnight. Earlier plans were to reach here at 3:45 this afternoon anil arrangements had been made to entertain the visitors tonight. The program for the concert tomorrow evening is complete a tai will include several features of interest. Tickets are fifty cents. Don't miss it. The field men of the Holland-St. Ixtui* Sugar Company will go to Lansing. Michigan next week to attend a several days’ conference at the Michigan state agriculture college. AUCTION SCHOOL CLOSES FRIDAY Annual Winter Term Will Close After Very Successful Session The Reppert Auction Schoo! will colse its annual winter term to-mor-row following the regular auction satin the school room on South Second street. The closing term has been a very successful one from every stand point. More than thirty student* will receive their diplomas showing that they have successfully completed the work and that they are full-fledged colonels John L-than. on- of the instructor*, left today for his home in latke Geneva. Wisconsin, h- havinu completed his work at the school. Guy I'ettlt, another instructor, wll leave for his home in Bloomfield, lowa, tomorrow mmnl The other Instructors who do n<>t live in D-eatur. will leave for their home* tomorrow night or Saturday. Several of the students have latok-d tale* since they have been in school, although they never tried sales before. One student report* that he has seven rales booked already, another has tour tnd a third has three booked. ♦ Activities Os Lobbyists To Be Investigated i United Press Servicei Washington. Jan. 17-(Special to Ihtlly Democrat>—"Lobbyists" activities swill b- InviKttgated bv a special senate committee under authorUatlon given today by the senate. Th- R-ed resolution demanding an J inquiry into alleged pitlillcitp campaigns regarding the Mrllpn tax nlan. the bonus and the league of nation* was adopted without objection. Th- Bok peace plan also will come under th- reaolution. o Labor Makes Move To Gain Power In England Loudon. Jan 17.- laibor'a move tn overthrow the Baldwin government made in conitnop* at 4 p m. today J ft Ciyn-a. laborHc M P tu»v*d an amendment to a motion approving the kins'* sp-eth. in which he called the "utientinu of your majesty to the fact that your majesty's present adviser* have not the confidence of this house "

| Howard Wisehaupt Will Address Hardware Men Howard .1. Wisehaupt, of Cleveland, I but who always calls Decatur his I home, will lie one of the principal 1 1 speakers at th- Indiana Retail Hard- I ware Men's convention to he held in 1 Indianapolis. January 29th to Febru- ' ary Ist. Mr. Wisehaupt recently conI ducted a business survey lor one of t’te largest hardware firms in Cleveland. He is known throughout the country as the "Pep" man. and will, I no doubt, have ait interesting message for the hardware men. Several Decatur hardware men are plann-1 ing to attend the convention, CAPTAINS NAMED I FOR K. OF 0. DRIVE Directors Os Drive For The Building Fund Name Their Assistants Precinct and dtotrh t captains for the drive to be mad- among the members of the St. Mary's Catholic church congregation for the purpose of raising additional funds for the building of the new grade and Catholic high school 'building were appointed last evening by Joseph Laurent and Julius Heideman. general directors of the city and rural districts. In the rural district. Mr. H -ideman selected the members of ills advisory committee as captain* in th- different township*, they to apportion the territory to the best advantage. Those who will act as captain* in the rural distr'i t are: Andrew Wolpert. Julius 11'rite, Root town*!' »; Ed Ulman I Union township; Pete I?oshe, St. Marys and part of Washington; Will Faurote, John Kintz und Theodore I. Washington township and adjacent territory. In the city of DeCat tr. Mr Laurent divided the territory according to the iti-gular voting preeints and api*>ini.‘.*d I * the following men: First ward "A". I T. J Durkin; first ward "B", E. F | Gass; S-contl ward "A”, H.- J. Vag'-r; second ward "B", Clem Kortenber. Th rd ward "A". J. G. Niblick; third ! ward "B". Herman F Ehingi r. The campaign for funds will lx- made in I (he very near future, possibly during I the w—k of January 28th. It is hoped that sufficient funds canb- raised, which add'-<l to the cash on hand a! the present time will Insufficient tn warrant the building of the new school house th-s year. Mr. Laurent's advisory committee is cum-! |H>s»d of (’. S. Niblick John F Fisher. 1 J. Voglewede, ('. N. christen und it J. Smith and they ar- working witli | the general captains to help make the I ! campaign a success. HAWKINS STOCK IN ADAMS COUNTY i' ——— Belief Expressed That Indicted Company Sold Much Stock Here ' Although the amount is not known : ami no id-a could be ohiained. th- be 1 lief was i-xpr-ssed today that niiin; thousand dollar* worth of th'' stock > of the Hawkins Mortgage company, of Portland, wa* owned in this conn : tv. Neveral years ago salesmen for' I 1 the company visited this county and it was stated that considerable stock I was sold in th- north and south part.; ’| of the county. I.ocal banker* were' ' unable to even guess nf the amount , I owned here, but on- banker stated 1 ’.that he Itell-Ved the amount to 111- ' large. 1 , Morton Hawkins, president and a-v -ral other offli er* of the Hawkins Mortgage company, was Imlli t-d yesterday by th- federal grand jury on | a ihurge of fraud. It Is nol known • wliat the stock is worth, nor v.hnt th< I loss to the stockholder* will lie. --o—- ■ Mrs. Burdgc Hurl In Fall Mrs. Kale Bitrdg, of the llurdg MH lln-ry Store, is suffering from an Injured hip. which she received In a full wbm she slipped on the sidewalk ye* terday sh* *•*» taken to the home ' of her daughter. Mr*. Harry Helm, wher- ah* will remain several day*. I as.. .. ..■■■■; . f> --in I A crew nf t-n men are *oll<itlng 1 subscription tn the Farm Journal in ' thi* county.

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HOUSE WORKING OUT COMPROMISE TAX PLAN TODAY A d m i n i strati o n Leaders Seek Compromise To Save Mellon Plan — ACCEPT HIGH SURTAX To Incorporate Part Os Democratic Tax Plan To Keep Harmony (By Fraser Edward ) (U. I’. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Jan. 17. Details of a compromise tax plan which will not destroy Hie Mellon program were being worked out oday by the administration lenders in the house. Republican chiefs plan to accept the high surtax rates proposed in the Democratic plan by Representative, c.attier. Texas, but fix the brackets so 'hat incomes below $2 to.iHtit wiil not b- hit by the Maximum rates. By doing tills. they believe the compromise will satisfy th- democratic progressive coui(t ffm/now In ooun< il of the house and yet lie satisfactory to President Collidge. who is opposed to any compromise on the principle of the Mellon plan Instead of the Mellon 25 per c< nt maximum s.;rtax on income over $!<»(».- mtn. or th- Garner 14 tu-r cent maxi mem on incomes in excess of s92,(>mt ‘he compromise rate is understood io he be'w-en 35 anil 4't per cent on $2 >o. pmt Incom-. The present maximum of 50 per cent on ini ome over $200,000. Leaders in the “no compromise plan" expressed the opinion today that a* 35 per cent maximum on incomes of $200,000 would -t-p investments in tax-free securities Student Threatened After Making Talk Against Klan i United Pres* Sarvtcel Ann Arbor. Mich. Jan. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —"Leave now wh'ie your friends know where you are." said a warning letter to Lyman J Glasgow, Spencer. lowa. University of Michigan junior, following a ' classroom talk in which he denounced tile K. K K. The letter was signed "K. K. K ." but Glasglow declines to take it ser tously He is junior cheer leader at the university. o — I. U. Students Argue Over Their Home Towns Bloomington. Ind.. Jan 17.- A half 1 dozen Indiana university students iM j a rooming house here started an argttj ment last night over the advantage* of the different towns from which I they came. A free for all fight followed. Sam Human. 18. a student from (jury. Ind. was in the city hospital ' today with a serious knift wound in ! the bai It and Guy Pierce. 22. of WindI fall, was held In jail < barged with | stabbing Human during the fray. Police are hunting the other purticl- . punts In the fight. 17 Operalions At Hospital During Last Four Days Seventeen operu..oU hove been performed at the Adams t'ouniy MentorHa! hospital withiu the last four day*, itiine of which wet,, performed In the lin t two days, and five of them toilny Twenty-six |Hople. the highest num 'her aofnr admitted to the hospital, lire new patients ut the hospital. I.r Hhm fcteton. of kaium.izoo, Mich., performed an operation at the hospital this motnlr.it and he was high in hi* praises for the lot al Institution. Those wim underwent operation* today were Mr*. Oilte Swovelund. Monroe, major iip tutlon; Mrs. Reuben Bony, Peterson, hernia; Miss Ihrtha Hamrick, ‘illy, minor op. ration, Mr Euinm I : Tlli'itips'iti. i It v . ms ", opetat tot; . Mf* I Ala Wt'iat, i Ity major opet Htlofi Tho-.. 1 who were operated upon yesterday ■ were Maty June Fo«s. city, removal ' of tonsil <; Mrs. t iara Drum, city ' major operation. Mr*. Eldora Btiicher eliy. major operation, Mr .Mary Glen ' denning, rtty major operation All of it he pat tents are getting along a* welt ; aa could !’*■ expected Mis* Christ , and the other nurses have been quite busy this week earing for them.