Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 111.

JACKSON’S MAJORITY STILL GROWING

IDEMOCRATS win I FINAL VICTORY I IN TAX FIGHT I Senate Democrats Write Levy On Gifts Into New Tax Measure BLOW AT WEALTHY Levy Aimed At Large Gifts From Rich Men To Wives And Children ■S , Cnit.-.l Press Stnff rorrespomlenl) Washington. May B—(SpeI (i.il t<> Daily Democrat)- Senfll ate democrats won the linal fl dash on thr lax hill today win n II ih< v wrote into it a levy on |H gifts. fl This final victory gave them fl| ;i ,T aii sweep of all important 11 items in the new revenue hill S and made it virtually a demofl cralic measure. Senat> r Walsh democrat Mass.. Igß cfitml an amendement which would ■fl tax Rifts nt a nite scaling from 2 fl| p-r cent on $25.1)09 to 3ti per c nt gfl ~n eun.990.000 w hich was accept' d |fl without a record vote. M Wnlsh declared that wealthy men the dviled part of their income tax ■fl hv < renting trust funds of large ISO amounts for their wives and cird.lien. fll Th. Walsh amendment would exempt gifts up to $25,900. fl| Washington. May 8 Senate ndmin BB i (ration republicans made peat •• Mb overture* to the progressives todav H In a final effort to save G. O I’, tax tales. fl| Republican leaders let it be known |fl that they would act favorably on pro M gressive farm relief legislation it ilm fl progressives would vote for a 37’*_. MB |ht eent maximum surtav. Progress Ives are said to have refused feeling fl| that thev <nn pass their farm relf -f ■R plan without help from the regular* fl If some arrangement could he made Mat If would mean defeat fnr the demo |fl eratic rate* now In the tax bill ■ jus; a* they nre now approaching Hl final adoption. Democrats, however, j fll could stifle the new movement l>v fll making some promises to progresses fll themselves as to how many demo fll cratlc votes can be swung to vote for fll the progressive train relief program ■- —a ■ CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ■ Wheat: May 11.039,; July $1 "'X ■ Sept. |1.0C%. Corn: May «<’: J" l '’ ■ 76f$e; Sept. 7C«4c. Oats: May 47c B July 44c; Sept. 40c. I BOYS TO iiOlF ELECTION FRIDAY Ballots Being Printed Today; Three Tickets In The Field ■ Ballots for the Itoys Election nr" I being printed and will be reatlv for I the hlg election Friday afternoon I The election booth t are arranged In ■ the lower room of the Library and ■ the polls will l»e opened from ’ll ,3'' E Pm. tn 4:30 p m An election hnard I <'<>m|MMod of scbiMil Itoys will be In ' I charge of the election I There are three tickets In the field, i I ths fieri, White and idur. the ticket I receiving the highest number of vo'rs I *l’l b« dectnred elected and the ,andl ] I dates cm that particular ticket will I take over the dty office* for one hour I on Thursday afternoon. May IRth • The laws are out working anil I several platforms have been announi ] j ed by th«m. Th* boys of the fifth. and eight grades In] the public. Catholic and Lutheran I schools will participate In the elecI t|on. The election commissioners f have ruled that n ••split" ticket can-' I not be voted The throe tickets am nr ‘ t ranged on one ballot and the ticket i [I can be voted by placing an "X” In the I I square above the classification of _ f the ticket. |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Dead Man Received 192 Votes In Primary HTnifw! Pf-hmr Seymour, Ind., May B—(Special to I Dally Democrat)—Count of ballots in i the Jackson county primaries today showed that George U. Manuel, who . committed suicide three weeks ago, received 192 votes for renomlnation |as coroner on the democratic ticket. I, Official ballots were printed before Manuel's suicide and it was impos- . sible to change them after h's death. FORD GARAGE CHANGES HANDS Purchased By Fred Kolter. C. S. Niblick And L. C. Waring Today A business deal was officially closed this morning, whereby a company compost-d of Fred Kolter, manager of the American Security company; ('. S. Nbllck. president of the Old Adams County Hank, and L. C. Waring, of the Waring Glove company, purchased the Shanhan-Conroy Auto company. together with the Ford Agency and will operate the garage and agency under the same name of the Adams County Auto Company. Possession was given this morning. The business was formerly owned by Harold Conroy ami W. P. Shanahan. who purchasefl the garage and agency from I. A. Kalver and Clyde Noble about five years ago. Mr. Shanhan has been employed by the new owners to manage the business, assisted by Fred Kolter. However. Mr. Kolter will still continue to he the manager of the American Security company and will give only a part of his time In looking after the garage busim-sa. Clyde Noble, well known mechanic and a former owner of the business, has been employed as foreman of the Mechanic and repair repartment. Harry Danhla, well known auctioneer. will continue to be one of the (Continued on Pago Three) MRS.ANDERSON NOTTO CONTEST Feels She Was Fairly Beaten Although The Margin Was Only 49 Votes Mrs. Clara H. Anderson of Genevu, the only woman candidate for public office in the county, and who made an excellent race for the democratic nomination for county recorder, stated this afternoon that "As far as I am concerned I will not contest the result of the vote cast for me nnd my opponent in the primary Tuesday. Although not nominated I feel that | was fairly beaten nnd I intend, with out question, to support Mr Green and the democratic ticket at the fall election.’' Mrs. Anderson lacked only 49 votes] of being nominated. She carried about half of the precincts In the county nnd received a total of 1 390 votes. Mil Green was nominated, securing 1.439. n majority of 49 over Mrs. An derson's vote. It was slated that many ballot* were ihrown out and ' not counted 111 pract'rally every pre cinrt In the county. Home of the vot-| I eni tried to vote a "straight" ticket | hy placing an "X” at the top of the] column, other mistaken found were I thni voters triad to vote for two or imre candidates. where only one] i could be voted for. Others placed] ] the "X" «n the lefthand side of the ballot Instead of on the right-hand, | side of the name, and other mistaken, ! were made It was stated that in ] one praclnet 38 billiota were Mt i counted. It was reporteil that If Mrs. Ander ' sen dW not content the vote, prob | i nhlr some of her friends would do no. .hut this In not likely, as the petlt’ou I era for a recount must pay thr cost «»f cendnctlni the content Os course. I mistaken nUlht he • ,uh '’ r I nnd It it thought that, although the totals might be changed, the result | would be the same. |

HOSPITAL MAKES A FINE SHOWING / ) Report Shows Institution Is > Almost Self-Support-ing Already Since August 1, 1923, when the Adams County Memorial hospital was first opened to the public, to May Ist of this year, a total of 400 people have been patients at the instituI tion .according to tlie report made by ) Miss Emilie Christ, superintendent of the hospital. During the month of April, the receipts were within $12.90 of the total operatng expenses, a wonderful showing. The expenses during this month were $2,136.08 an dthe cash receipts were $2,123.18. The month of April was one of the busiest months at the hospital and It seems that the patronage continues to grow every month. Since August Ist, the total income from patients has been $13,897.63 The cmintv appropriated $5,700 on January 1. 1923. nnd $7,000 on January Ist, 1924. as a working balance nnd to pay expenses, other than real operating expenses, making total receipts of $28,597. 63. The expense* during this same period were $22,109.34. leaving a balance of $6,488.29. out of which $1,090.01 was paid previous to the opepipg of the hospital for supplier npd other equipment. leaving a net working balance on hand of $5,398.28. In other words, since August Ist. the revenue has been within $6 210.71 of the operating expenses and Indications are that within a short time the hospital will bo practically self-supporting. Much eoulpment amt suplies had to he purchased at the start and it was expected t’haf'flurihg the first few years the hospital would not he self supporting. Among the 400 patients, the cases wore divided as follow*: major operations. 122: minor operation. 32: tonl-h cases. 110; fractures. 13; medical cases. 76: maternities. 23 and new Imrn habea. 24. There were It deaths at the ho-pital since August Ist. On May 12th. National Hospital dnv will lie observed at the Adams lOnunty Memorial hosiptal and <>nen house will bo observed during the afternoon. The public Is Invited to visit the hospital on the above date. — 49 1 Mother’s Day To Be Observed Next Sunday Sunday. May It. will be Mother's . Day throughout the nation. Special tribute will be paid to mothers from ’ the pulpiis of the churches, both In : the regular services and In special programs. The custom of wearing 'curnut ons on Mother's Day—a pink ' on« It the mother la living and a ■ white one If she has passed away—will be observed as usual.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE “Comr in. Folks and Get Acquainted," is slogan of Adams County Memorial hospital; Preparations beinu made for observance on Monday. May 12; Purpose of oltservance is to acquaint public with hospital facilities of their community.

Editor'* note: Mi** Emllle C. Christ, superintendent of th* Adams t’cninty Memorial hospital has written the following Item In regard to National hospital day which will tie observed In Decatur und throughout the nation on May I!. In hope* that Adam* county cltlscn* will take part In the observance und visit their own hospital In thlw city: Our slogan. ’Tome In, Folks and Hot Acquainted?" I’repsrstlott* for National Hospital ' day are being made al the Adams County Memorial Hospital as well at In about Moo hospitals throughout the t’nitad States and Canada, The 12th of May. blrthdav of Miss Florence Nightingale, "mother of mod I ertt nursing." a memorial to one of the great women nf the HMh century, designated as National Hospital day lt> order tn tiroes the wider aspect of •he relation of the hospital to public health. On thin day united efforts are being made to familiarise the public with the working* and aims of hospital* and to bring attention of Indivlriu|al clthtens to the hospital facilities

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 8, 1924.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a ]♦ CONGRESS TODAY ♦ (I'nlted Press Service) ’ ] Senate Discusses tnx bill. Teapot Dome invest igatlxm re- ’ snmes. Daugherty Investigation continues. Mayfield election investigation begins. Muscle Shoals hearings continue. House Routine business. SWILL OPEN NEW MOVIE THEATRE C. M. Spray To Open Theatre On Madison Street; To Close Crystal I C. M. Spray, owner of the Crystal theatre, has leased the east room in ' the Haugh block on Madison street from Julius Haugh, now occupied by the "D. and M" restaurant and Rittner’s bakery, and will open a movie theatre there sometime before the first of July. A new name will be given the theatre. Mr. Spray stated, nnd in all probability the public will be given the opportunity to nnnie it. The Crystal theatre, now located in J. G. Niblick's building on North Second street, will go out of business. Mr. J Spray stated. The equipment, chai’s, moving picture machine and other ar- : tides in the Crystal will be moved to the new theatre. I The Haugh building is 22 hy 132 feet in sire and Mr. Spray stated that 450 chairs would be placed in the theatre. A small stage will also be i built. Work on the remodeling of th-» theatre room will begin in about two weeks. Mr. Spray stated, nnd he hopes to have the place ready for opening hy June 15th or July Ist. Coolidge Doubles His Lead In California San Francisco. May B—(Special to Daily Democrat)— President* Coolidge doubled his lead over Senator Hiram Johnson In the California primary election coti-e in overnight returns. The count today with a few less than 600 precincts missing gave Coolidge a majority of 40.424. The count for 6.370 out of 6.974 precincts r in the state was: Republican — Coolidge 294.895; ’ Johnson 254.471; Coolidge’s majority 1 40,424. 1 _ ii""-—- ] Weather I •“~- i Unsettled tonight and Friday. Pro baldy rain in east and north portions continued cool.

, possessed by their communities. President Culvln Coolidge is notub-1 ■ ly a man of few word* so Miss Emllle ■ Christ, superintendent of Adam* i County Memorial Hospital was pleas 11 eq to receive Information from the ' National Hospital Committee. Chlca- 1 go. that In a recent letter commenting i on hospital service. President Coolidge said: j "The development In our hospital I j work and equipment In our country in ■ the last quarter century is surely on* I of the striking accomplishments of i advancing civilisation." > It will be of Interest to those who II are looking forward to the tth annual observance of. National Hospital day t on May 12 to know that President Coolidge In past year* ha* taken au 1 active Interest in hospital work. Rev- • eral years ago. while governor of i Massachusetts. he delivered the grad I Mating address at the school of nurses : j at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. NorthII Hampton And on this dav may wo again state • that the doors of the hospital will be • thrown open to the public from i to 1 11 pm and an Invitation eitended for.

ROTARIANS TO ” HONOR MOTHERS — Appropriate Program Arranged For Regular Meeting This Evening The Rotarians will have their niothers as their guests this evening (and an appropriate program has been arranged hy the monthly entertain- j I ment committee. French Quinn will ] deliver n short talk and dm- honor | will be paid to the dear mothers. 1 Next Sunday. May 11th. Is '["Mother’s Day” and the progarm this evening Is given in keeping with the observance of the one day in the year on which special honor and respect Is paid to mother. Special services will also bo held In many of the churches on this day. Where it is impossible for a Rotar1 [lan to bring his own mother, the comasks that ho invite his mothert In-law or someone else. The singing y of a number of songs will he one of . the features of the evening’s proJ gram. Says Immigration Bill Was L’sed As “Football” (United Press Service) Washington. Mav B—Charging that j President Coolidge used the imtnlgra- ■. tion bill as a "political football." Rei. presentatlve Sahath. Illinois, demo- ■- crat. today announced his determln- > ation to fight adoption of the conference report on the bill in the house 2 tomorrow. t Sahath declared ‘‘politics wa« piay- " ed nl| through the conference" on the r bill. He refused to sign the confer‘ence Y*port He will demand in the * house the reason for the sudden chance of front of house conference*. ’ ] some of whom announced on Tues- : day that they had no Intention of I granting the postponement of Japan ■ese exclusion asked hy President I Coolidge, and on Wednesday ngreisl I tn the postponement after talking | with the President. » ] Total Os $100,168.40 Paid In Taxes Monday ’ Monday was one o the biggest _ ] days In the history of the county treasurer’s office. $199.168 41) l»eirfg I collected In taxes. Not more than the , usual numlw-r of taxes went delln- ] quent this spring. The taxpayer has I until next November to pay this back , tax by paying the ten per cent penalty in addition. Taxes went delinquent In every township. Miss Gold la Gay. deputy treasurer, stated, but most of It was for personal property. The total amount of the spring taxes will not lie known until the close of the book* for the month.

I you to make yourself acquainted with the protective resources of your community. You can protect your fu- ! tore by taking ml vantage of National Hospital day to Investigate yutir ho*I pltal. by taking an active lntr**t In I seeing that the best equipment th* hast and modern methods of car* and treatment are employed. This I* the privilege which observance Os National Hospital day offers every eltlaen. H I* not only a privll- ' eg* hut an opportunity for service. Hy taking an Interest In your hospital you ar* not only protecting -ourself but you ar* protecting other*. That the hospital In your city and county I* your Institution, built In a large measure by you and for you. Tn display an active Interest In this ho* ; pltal I* a civic responsibility Import ant enough to be understood and asmimed by each and every cltlsen ' Hospitals constitute a necessary part of the material equipment for saving human life. As citlsen* you are InI terested In seeing that adequate equipment of this kind esists in your 1 community and that It l» the best that can be procured.

Offers Substitute For World Court Plan! Washington. May B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A sulistitute for tiie Harding World Court plan was Introduced in the senate today by Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations committee. It authorizes President Coolidge to call a world conference at the Hague to organize an international court of justice entirely divorced from the league of nations. NOT GUILTY IS PLEA OF YOUTHS Four Celina, Ohio, Young Men Plead Not Guilty To Murder Charge Celina. Ohio. May 8. —Pleas of not guilty were entered to the charges of murder, burglary and larceny by George, James and Wilbur "Dtck’’ Fetters and Jesse Smelser. Celina young men. when they were arraigned before Judge H. A. Miller In common pleas count late Wednesday afternoon. The youths are charged with the murder of Ed. Moyer, farmer. who resided nenr Rockford, on the night of August 22. 1922. and with burglary and larceny of the premises of Jacob Eichler, in February 1923. Thev were Indicjed by the Mercer county grand jury Monday. The court annointed Rav Younger attorney for George Fetters; John Pierce, attorney for James Fetters: E. J. Brookhart attorney for Dick Fetters; and Ed. I* Bryson attorney for Jesse Smelser. The prisoners were taken back to the county jail to await trial. Their trial Is expected to ho held within the next two or three weeks. Tlie vonlhs confessed last week that thev kl’lisl Mr. Mover. In a running hattie which followed Mr. Mover’s iliscovery of them In an attempt to steal chickens on his farm They will contend in their trial that thev are no- gtiilfv of first degree murder, as charged by the grand jury, it Is said. MAYER FUNERAL FRIDAY, 2 P.M. Funeral For Veteran Publisher At Monroe Methodist Church Funeral services for John J. Mayer, veteran publisher, of Monroe, who died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 2 30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, will be held from the Methodist church In Monroe at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, the pastor, the Rev. S I Zechiel. officiating Hurlal will] be made In the Maplewood cemetery at Decatur. Mr. Mayer had been a patient at i the hospital for the last few weeks Ifla death waa due to heart trouble and a complication of diseases. He had been In falling health for nearly ] a year. John Jacob Mayer, a son of John Frederick and Catharine Ruckle Mayer. was bom in Staton Isle, New York. October 39. 1854. being <9 years, six months and seven days old at the time of hl« death Hl* parents came to this country from G-rmany Mr Mayer spent severs! years In Greenville ! Ohio, before coming to Decatur In 1899, While In Greenville. Ohio, he learned lhe printers' trade, which he followed for man* years. After coming io Decatur. Mr Mayer was cm ployed on the Decatur Dcmm-rat fnr twenty years. He worked on the weekly paper and then the Dally Democrat, after the paper was converted Into a dally. From Decatur Mr Mayer went to Kendallville, where he was engaged In the newspaperbusiness for three year*. In 1911 Mr. Mayer purchased tbe Monroe Reporter, a weekly paper published at Monror. He published that paper fnr eight years, discontinuing II In 1920 While a resident at Mnnrne. Mr. Mayer was correspond ent for the Dally Democrat and the Fort Wayne papers. (Coutlnuad on Page six)

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PASSES 35,000 MARK;RETURNS ARE INCOMPLETE Klan Candidate Holds Big Lead Over Rivals In Gubernatorial Race M’CULLOCH LEADS Continues To Hold Substantial Margin In The Democratic Contest li)(liaiui|x>liN, May B—(SueHal to Daily Democrat) Tlie niaioritv of Ed Jackson, klan candidate, passed the 35.000 murk in unofficial tabulations, ♦his afternoon on the results in Tuesday’s primary vote for the republican nomination for governor. Mayor Shank. Indianapolis, who made lhe race upon an an-ti-klan platform, was running nnproximately 120.000 votes behind Jackson. Jackson’s vote wns 201,182 nnd Shank’s 85.088 with more •han 100 precincts still to be heard from. President Coolidge's lead over Hiram Johnson In the vote of republican presidential preference was more than 235.999. Coolidge had 299.097 and Johnson 53.686 with 199 precincts unreported. Dr. Carlton McCulloch was 49.999 votes ahead of Mayor Durgen. of in the democratic race for gubernatorial nomination. McCulloch had 99.620 and Dnrgen 48 955. in tho result with approximately 300 preclim*4s still unheard from. Other gubernatorial candidates on both the republican and democratic ticket* were holding the same ratio of strength they had shown in the early returns. Indianapolis. May B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The vote on other candidates early this afternoon with from 199 to 299 precincts unreported eave republican governorship: Toner, 51.711; Bush. 20.954; Davis. 9.1*9; Dullwrg<-r. 3.907 Democratic governorsh'p: Cravens. 43.268; Holt. 30.. 790; Crittenbergcr. 27.774: Batt. 20.830; Priest. 6.502; Risk, 5.821. Funeral For Ralph McCrory On Saturday Funeral services for Ralph McCrory. formuer Decatur resident, who died at his home in Bluffton yesterday morning, will be held from the hitue In Bluffton at 10 o'clock Saturday morning Burial will be made In Bluffton. Mr McCrory's father. J. S. McCrory, one sister and one brother, live In thia city. GIRLS TO HOLD ELECTION ALSO Not To Be Outdone By Boys Os City; Nominating Convention Friday Not to lie outdone hy the boy*, the girls of thr rSy ’will hold a "city rlection" and the winning candidate* will rule the <ity hit our hour at ' Mint’ date to Im* decided upon *<M>n. recording to an nnnouno-mmt made today by the Mague of Womru Voters. s|H>*M>r of the plan The gt’la of thr public, Culholle nod l.uilu run school* wII hold * "l onveniiun ’ at thr Central whool building Immediately after the close of s< hnol Friday evening, nt which time candidates will be nominated, the elect n n dale named, and lhe hour and day upon which lhe winning candidate* will rule the city, selected. [ The boys will hold thrtf election | tomorrow afternoon from 3; 30 to 4:30. Th- winning cnndldatra will rule thr city for one hour on Thursday afternoon of next week. Sine* women now have thr right of suffrage the gtrla and their mother* believe that It l» no more than right that they too should participate In s "city elrctlAn" and learn a few of thr er points" of politics. I