Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 145.

distribution OF MAY TAXES i IS APPROVED — ( State Tax Board Approves Settlement Sheet Submitted By Auditor CHECKS READY SOON County Auditor Is Making Out Checks For The Various Funds The Btate board of tax commissionera have approved the June settlement sheet of the distribution of the May taxes In Adams county, which blanks were sent to the hoard last week by County Auditor Martin Jaberg. The abstract sheet shows that the total tax due for the year lg $934.655.65. including $6,698.87 of delinquent taxes carried over from the previous year. A total of $168,268.21 was collected in May, Including $4,167.06 of delinquent taxes. The county treasurer who personally receives six per cent, of the amount of delinquent taxes collected, received $250.02 for the six months. In one township, Kirkland, his fee was only 9 cents, the amount of the total delinquent tax In that township being only $1.51 and It was paid previous to the May settlement The May taxes are distributed among the state funds, county, town ships, school, corporation*, road and road bond Interest funds. The state will receive $66,294 96, including interest on the common school fund and the permanent endowment fund interest, divided as fol lows: State tax. $6,641.75: benev<e lent institution fund, $24,804.66; state school, I15.S40.10: state educational fund. $10,365.19; vocational education fund. $1,037.08; state highway com mission, $53 89; soldiers' memorial fund. $1,243.83; agricnltnrsl experiment station. $829.24; state teachers’ pension fund. $2,166.84; dunes park fund. $410.98; state agricultural board. $513.78; common School fund interest, $2,567.37; permanent endowment fund. $188.27. At the request of the a fate, the county advanced sß,ihw to the state treasurer several weeks ago. The county, township, school, cor poration. road, township poor, library poor and other taxes were divided a* follows: County tax, including bridge* $60,118.07; gravel road repair fund. $41,491.47; township taxes, levied separate. $9,986.07; tuition tax. for townships and school corporations. $64.648 96; special school tax. f° r townships and school corporation*. $75,402,19; road tax. $3,803.25; road bond and Interest. $103.27595; township poor. $1.688 92: corporations. I* catur. Berne. Oeneva and Monroe, $42,047.65: library. $1.*63.34. Mr. Jaberg stated that he would make the distribution of taxes ibis week and thnt the checks would he ready by Saturday. ROBERT FALK IS 6RADUATED Son Os Local Man Lots Degree From ankton College, S. Dakota Announcements have been rerei» ed here telling of the gr*du»lM< <’f Robert Halley Falk, at Yankton. Co leg,. Yankton. Routh Hekota I* n son of Joohn B. Falk. r '' ' Ing member of the IVcatm board, and formerly resided h.rr Robert attended school here prior l'» | removal to Yanhton. where he reMd- s with his uncle. Professor l» M , who Is no Inslroclor In the colics*. This graduation will entitle to n state license lo leach snvw h, ' n within the atate of Bouth lt«k"ta which he expects to do next wlnt- r Me has been •elected bv the < dl"*" faculty to travel In DuM* »"* Joining stales during Ihe months In the Interest of the ro . v for the coming school ye»f Whether or not Robert will b*. «b'* t« visit his old home town before *» Ing lo work, and greet his obi 4 has not determined Wsrv Robert's sister, and hi" *"®' ; r " Fred-Reynold*. bolh of fort Warn*. attended the commencement ,v ' class at Yankton this week

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Meredith Stewart To Be On Radio Program Tonight Meredith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stweart of Dayton. Ohio, former residents of this city, will broadcast three violin solos from the SMK Radio Corporation station in Dayton, at g o'clock this evening, (7 o'clock Central Standard time. Miss Elizabeth bantu will be his accompanist. Mr. Stewart is an accomplished violinist and was well known in local musical circles before moving to Dayton with bis parents two years ago. ROBBERS VISIT VAN WERT, OHIO t ~ Four Places Broken Into; Large Sum Os (’ash And Securities Taken Van Wert, 0., June 17 —Some woolen threads left on the ledge of n w'.ndow and a new flashlight were the only clew* left by the robbers who broke into four places here over the week-end. These places were broken into: Qrumback Public Library, Lorber Lumber company. Slagle Lumber company and the Harry Reid garage, corner Jackson and Shannon streets. Approximately $9,000 In cash and paper securities was taken at the Lorber Lumber company’s ofTice Saturday night by thieves who entered through the north door of the yard, broke the glass Inside the office door and then ransacked the safe. The flashlight was found here. The safe had not been repaired since the former robbery of two weeks ago and so the money and valuable papers were kept Inside the safe in a small sSeel box. Only about S4O in eash was among the papers. Hidden Under Brick Monday morning approximately $9,000 in notes were found under a bri« k on the steps of First ward school house when Thief of Police W K. Jackson was called. One note alone was for $5,000 It Is known that they were not there during the day Sunday. Harry Reid called Ihe police about 7 o'clock Sunday morning and re ported his garage hud l»een entered by forcing the lock on the large door on the east side. The robber* then smashed a window to enter the office. The cash register was hndlv dam aged hut nothing was missing. Traces of a gray wool sweater could be seen on the window ledge here. Library It Damaged Considerable damage was done at the llrumhack TubHc Library by the thieves in tlteir search for money The building was entered by a window on the north being sma.h«L The window lock was then unlock.sl and the window was raised. Several doors were damaged hv „om. Instrument being used In an attempt to pry U |rm • nrt things were thrown In every direction during the aearrh. Kv.n tlte fornnee *•" ' , ' >ar, • h " ,, by the thieves, and the «»•«•" * the Chimney »n* opened. This a ,„ WW | considers Me dirt to fall «P»» ihe floor. Two 1). H. S. Boy* Form A Business Partnership $ business partnership •»» formed Imre this morning *Jen MR llin Swearingen and J.m*» Leojard. , ‘ Mr shingle telling the pnhlle *l*l u roman «•* mowing mner words the boy. are golns to lawn, to "or* ** i j-rsrj^V? ln this they deckled lo enter bust ness for themselves. It.s.tl« Cswtstcr Cmud'l , „ 'g? ar,!%£'»«•». -Ss-sssars :r~ s-ssss rjr <"*" **" h'ssstsa.j--* , between Ihe l*® «•»«« April I

START MARKING HARDING HIGHWAY Directors Grant More Time To Adams County For Raising Money Enthusiasts, boosters, directors and a hundred others interested in the Harding highway held a meeting at Rochester. Indiana, last evening at which time reports were heard and , plans discussed for pushing the road along. , It was decided that the work of marking the h-ghway through Indiana will begin this week, In chargo of Mr. Ohllger. of North Manchester. All counties have practically completed the work of securing funds, excepting Adams and the directors agreed last evening to grant an extension of time here for a month, owing to the fact that several of those in terested will be absent for a part of that time. Mr. Ball, of Huntington, was named to have charge of the preparing of a strip map to be used by members of the association and it is expected that the road will be one of the most popular in the United States Organ!- 1 zation by states has been completed from Ohio to Colorado and hy cities from Pittsburg to Trinidad. Mr. L. M. Vaughn, secretary of the Markin chamber of commerce and VVTlium Holverstott, banker, vicepresident of the Harding If ghway Association and a good road booster, also from Marion, Ohio, were here 1 this morning enrou ta home from the meeting and expressed delight as Ihe progress now being made. There Is absolutely no charge for promotion ami the organixst on In each state controls the expenditure of the money. Efforts to raise the quotoi for this city and county will be made next month anil the assistance of all interested in better roads and in boosting this community by placing t on a coast to coast highway Is urged. Blake Baby Dies In I’nion Township Monday The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John lilake. of Cnlon township. I died shortly after birth yesterday ev-’ ening. The baby was named Kntma M. Blake. Funeral services were held at the home at l:3u o'clock this afternoon. ASSESSMENTS MAY BE RAISED Members State Tax Board Say Averages Are Low On Certain Items James Hhowuker. representative of the stale tax hoard who was In the city yesterday confering with mem hers of the county board of review. Intimated that the assessments on uiitomoblles. household goods and farming Implements were too tow and gave an expression of ht* opinion *• to what the averages on these three items should be. According to the assessor's repirts the average on farm'ng implements whs $l3B and Mr. Hhowsller express ed the opinion that Ihe average should be $l6O On automobiles ihe average was $197 31 and It was slat ed that tlte average should be about $216. On household goods the average was SUI and Mr. Hhowalier slated that the average should be shout 1206 Opinions of the board members differ as to Ihe proposed increases. Home of the townships are high and some are low and loday the board members were trying to ••quail*" the property ae*e*«meti* n» near a* poaslble. The total aaseaement* of personal proper! v in Adam* county, exclusive of (tie state's assessments, will he over a half mllM dollars. It was stated. r Adult Department Os M. E. Sunday School Meet* ji meeting of the adult department of the Methodist Sunday achool wttl b„ held at Ihe church tbta evening A splendid program has been prepared tor theh meeting and sa Interesting evening Is anticipated The committee in charge of the meeting urged a large attendance

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 17,1924.

Phi Delts Hold Feed And Interesting Meeting Members of the Phi Delts Kappa | fraternity held an interesting meeting in their club room* last night. A feed was enjoyed at 7 o'clock and this was followed by the business meeting. Plans for a picnic to be held hy the members of the fraternity and their lady friends in the near future, were discussed at the meeting. A committee, consisting of Hurry Knapp and David Hensley was appointed to make arrangements for the picnic. Among those who attended the meeting last night were several Phi Delts who have returned home ■from college for the summer. HOME TALENT PLAY FRIDAY (’act For “Daddy Longlegs" Making Splendid Progress In Rehearsals Rehearsal* for the home talent play. "Daddy Longlegs." which will he staged in the high school upititorium Friday evening hv the Christian i Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church are showing marked improvements and only a few finishing touches remain to he given the cast before Ihe perofrtnance Is given for the aproval of the public. The case hus held two or three rehearsals in |the high achool auditorium, already, and the different characters have accustomed themselves to the stage arrangements. The story of the plav .which Is a four act comedy. Is highly Interesting Mis* Helen Kocher take* thhe role of [the leading feminine character, an im 'mate of an orphan's home, whits 'Charles loimmlman Is cast as "Daddy 1 Ixwglegg." who real name I* Jarvis Pendleton. These two young people did remarkable well In the senior class play a few months ago. They wilt be supported by a cast made up of people who have bad considerable experience in home talent productions Mr*. Floy Itlalr is coaching the play. I The members of the C E. society are sell ng tickets for the play. The proceeds derived front the entertain ment will tie used hy the society in ftnaaclng the trip to the Young Peoples Conference at loike Winona this summer. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat; July $11545; Kept $117; Dec. $1,19. Corn: July 83'«c; Bept 824$c; Dec 75'„c Oats: July 46V; I Sept. 42 V: Dec. 44 V. |AGEO LADY DIES AT MONROEVILLE Mary Ann Riley Dies Os Paralysis At Age Os HO Years Monday Mary Ann Riley, age 80. well known resident of Monroeville, died at her home yesterday evening, after an Illness of paralysis Mrs. Riley was the widow of the late John Rtley. i who died twenty-three years ago Mr*. Riley was a daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jacob tlrussly, and was born In Pennsylvania. November 2«, . 1143. She came lo Allen county. In- . dl*na with her parents In a horse i and wagon, when she was seven years old. She is survived by the f.d , lowing children Jesse F. Riley of Monroeydie; John K Riley, of Fori | Wayne; J W. Riley, of Madison town I ship. Allen rountv; KHubeth Natl, of . Janesville. WJs ; (His Riley, of Stuf gls. Mkb,; and Reids M Van Ru. kirk, of Monroellle There are sev I enteett •grandt-hltdtx’tt and fffteed • areal grandchildren , Funeral aervtcea will he held from , kite h* me nt I:3® o'clock and from the Lutheran chnrch in Monroeville at 7 o'clock Thursday afternoon the Rev M J Fennl*. affiliating Inter ment will take ptnrn la Ihe 'hunk * cemetery. ■ Weather i „ i Partly overrent tonight and Wed i ne*dar. probably local thunder alotm warmer in northeast portion tonight

THIRTY-ONE MAIL SACKS RECOVERED, " H $2,000,000 Os Mail Robbery | Loot Found ln Abandoned Automobile i Joliet. 111.. June 17—(Special to ( Dally Democrat!—Thirty-one of the , forty-two sacks of registered mail j stolen from the Chicago. Milwaukee Si St. Paul mall train at Roundout, , 111., last Thursday were found In an abandoned automobile at a picnic I grounds near here today. Postmaster Bolton estimated that some: $2,600,000 of the $3,000,000 | worth of securities taken by the bandit* are In the recovered sack*. Chicago. June IT—(Special to Dally Democrat!- Dr. Spencer Brown, recently convicted In connection with the st.ono.ooo Werner warehouse rob bery. Is under arrest in connection with the $3,000,000 mall train robbery ( near here last Thursday. Police to- | day also sent out descriptions of Cr.rloe ami Ernest Fontana, brothers. 1 and Anthony A. Klssane. war veter l an and recently acquitted of a murder charge. 1 Chief of Police Collins has ordered that Brown be held Inrnmmunl- i cado. Collins said he believed Brown was one of the leaders in the daring ' robbery of the Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul mall train, and thati he (Ires sod Ihe wounds of the bandit shot down hy a co-worker In mistake for a mall guard. o Burglars (let $100,0(H) At Edsel Ford’s Homo Detroit. June 17.—Burglars have broken Into the home of Edsel Ford son o» Henry Ford and escaped with Xtoo.ooo in Jewelry. It was knraei today. Ih< home has lih l temporarily va net while the Fori- are to the east. The robbery orcurel within the Um •area days. Edward Jones Is Dead Edward Jones. 62. former Adam* county resident, diet! Sunday at Battle Creek. Michigan. He formerly lived at Oeneva. F. L Jones, of Clen*va. 1« a brother, and Mrs daunt, of Pennville. I* a sister of the de ces.ed Funeral services were held ln Battle Creek today. CHILD WELFRRE LECTURE TONIGHT Parents Urged To Attend Meeting At The High School Auditorium The serlea of Child Welfare Con lerenrra. to be held In thin county, opened last nlaht with a lecinre In ibPbasant Mill* high school auditor lum. Children were being examined liv representin '* of the atate board nt health at Pleasant Mill* today, and Knight a lecture will be given In th" ILs't school andHotiim In thl* rlty. An entertnlniee-il will be glv *n Ip connection with the lecture here this . v -nleg The children will have tHi**r* of the entertainment There \,»R be a moving gir'wre Itlui *howq in i unaectton with the lecture Fslh er* ami nod hers ire especially Invtt. id ;» the meertu*. whl'h will statt at 7:4* o'clock. Exam Inst too of Labies will be held at the mibßc Hb»vry in this city all day Frllat a® I ttulurdav. June .“*• ktul IL AM chll Otto ®»dc* *e*ji y*®r* of ar« will re examined .*<s»t t»i chart" **•'♦ ‘he mothers will be advised as to tee betterment of th« child's health On Wednesda; -hlldrot. will be eti mined in Hoot townahip nt 'he Mot mouth school hu'ldlne On Wtd eesday evenin'. Ht" lecture will be given at Ihe K.’k'jml towusMp high , bool bttlldmr nl ex tmin.itMr wHt se hHd In Kt'k.tn*: town*klp all dtiy 1 T?ittr*4ay. ■ a. i —■ ■ '■ ■ K«di*t«m At Court House Are Itron/ed , Mat Prettier, mstodlan of the Adams county court house, has Juat com pi.ted the bronxtng of the radiators In the conrt lumse Hie decoration is an ntlrnrtlve one The radiator* were formerly peinted In the silver color snd the coat of bronte given them adds murk to the o***neta of thing* around the conrt house

Tires Stolen From Bicycle Last Night While Kenneth Runyon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Runyon was attending the stock company show on First street lasi evening tomeotie look both tires off of Ills bicycle. The bicycle was locked, evidently the person who took the tires bail u wheel, hut lacked the tires. One of the Urea was a uew one. Any Information lending to Ihe apprehension of the thief or the return of the tires will he appreciated, RALSTON SPECIAL! LEAVES SATURDAY Five Hundred Ho osiers Determined To Nominate Indiana Senator < I*n91e»«l | , i , p 4» Ker\h **» Indianapolis. June 17 Five him dred Hooslers determined to capture the Democratic presidential nomination for Senator Ralston or know the reason why. will leave Indianapolis Sa.'prday afternoon for Ihe Democratic convention In New York. Meredith Nicholson, chairman of the publicity committee spreading the Information on Balaton to the demo-j cruts of the nation is already In New York. Tom Taggart under whose gublunre Ralston's boom has developed will reach New York Wednesday or Thursday for a series of preconvenlon caucuses with leaders of other states. It has not been definitely decided whether Ralston will be formally | placed in nomination. The course of campaign will be determined at the laat moment in New York. If Ralstim'a name Is formally presented to the convention Frederick Van Nuya. keynote orator at ’he recent Democratic state convention will probably make the nominating speech. If Ralston's name I* not placed In nomination Ihe Indiana deieg.t on will vote solidly for him and work to rally strength to his cause as the ballot!inc progresae* Ralston himself will not lie In New York. He wIM stay at ht* country home near Indianapolis during the convention and accord ug to nil indi ca tons will continue to refuse to make any move that might he Inter preted as formally getting Into the race. With Hags amt bunting and banners proclaiming the Ralston boom, the llooaier special will pull out of the t'nion sta'Jon at 4 p. tu Saturday ufteruuon It wUI make stops at Richmond and Fort Wuvne lo pi< k up delegntton* and will reach New York at 2:og o'clock Sunday afternoon Twelve year* ago a Hooater spe dal went from Indianapolis to the Baltimore convention to bison Thom as R Marshall f<ir the presidency |r came back with the vh e-presidestlal nomination for him, State Fire Marshall To Speak To Rotary Club W. A Lower, ihalrman of ihl* entertainment committee of the Mo tary club, has secured Newman T Miller, Indiana state fire marahal. to ( address the Hotarlan* at their lum h 1 eon meeting Tbnrwdav evening. June 19th A program Is being arrnnged l hy the committee and the Kotarlans r are anllrlpa'*®® Mr Miller's address With murh interest It la thought I that Mr Miller will attend the fire men's convention at Ft Wavne dur I mg the dav and come here In the ev . ening for the meeting 1— ' Large Amount I*aid On Road Benda And Interent During the month of May a total 1 of $91,911 was paid on the road bonds and interast la Adam* county, nc.ord ing to the monthly balance sheet com piled hv County Auditor Martin Ja berg The total In J«»* *'H several thousand dollars as the bond | holders do md always get thetr coupons or bonds to the bank before the ■ first of tho month. The Interewi nnd • bond paving dates are May IHh and i November IHh The county la paving • on over 3®® mad bopds Issues. Ihs • total amount being nearly one mil r Bon dollars Thl* tots! will be lurree* Led lo some etteiH thla year as rhrm f Issues of bonds will he Issued for he* I road coo street lop during I**4

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THIRD PARTY MEETING GETS STARTED TODAY • ** ■ ® Three Hundred Delegates Meet At St. Paul To Form New Party KEYNOTE IS GIVEN William Mahoney, Os Minnesota, Sets Forth Aim Os Proposed Party CONVENTION HALL. Bt. Paul, Minn., June 17. —(United Presai.— The western revolt against existing economic and political condltloti* was concent rated in a picturesque setting here today when the “third party” convention —representing all the si (failed radical group* of the nations—held Its opening cession. The assembly summoned to organIze a new third party nnd give Its support to Senator Robert M. UFollette as presidential candidate was inlled to order by Temporary Chairmutt William Mahoney, representative of the Minnesota farmer labor party. I About 30(1 delegatea. representing ' a score of states, with a small bloc of | com in un'.st * who threaten to disrupt the ((invention were present at th* opening. There were all description* of delegatea tn the hall when Mahoney began hla "keynote" addreaa netting forth the aims of the new national farmer-labor parly. Farmer* Just in from the fields, la>ior organizers with their cont* off. girls In knickerbockers, fat old wu- ( men and muntached foreign balking men all applauded enthusiastically for Mahoney, a quiet white-ha'red lit--1 tie man who described himself as a I "dreamer." There were about t® women among the delegates. No Arrests In Wren Robbery Case Yet Although Vaa Wert county, tl. of Retail are working on what appears to lie strong clue*, no arrest* have been made in connection with the (add robbery at the home (»f Mr. and Mr*. John Harmon, east of Wren. Ohio, early Saturday morning Deputy Sheriff Fred Holey, of Van Wert, went to Bowling Ureea. Ohio, yesterday intending to bring hack a man suspected of the rubbery, but he returned without a prisoner. He was busy today and left Van Wert again, but hi* destination was not known. The exact amount of money obtain ed by the robbers, who hound and gagged the aged couple still la un known It la vrmusly estimated at from $1.20e tn sl».mm Included in the loot Were I w.-ts V three cheedfit which Mrs Harmon had received In | payment for cream. PRE-CHAUTAUQUA WORK IS STARTED Miss llulda Griscmer Is In City To Assist I .oral (’haulautiua Workers Mia* Hnl.l* Orlaetner, ticket and children* worker for the Community Chautauqua arrived In the city loday and started Immadlatelv upon her taak of assisting the local i haatawqua boosters In laying plana tor the big week's entertainment which wilt open nett Tuesday evening. June 23 The • haatauqua wttl he held in a large lent to he erected OU liberty Way sad the governmant lot opposite the library Mis* firlsi met wrtll open a pre ! <haulauqiia achool for the children .m Ftiday afternoon of thla week The children will meat nt t n'clork each afternoon nt the Library until chautauqua open* During chsutan , qua week, there will be a Junior I i hautauqqa e*>h day for the children Mia* firlaemer wtshea to meat alt , who have pledged themaelve* to tell 1 aeasqn ticket*, at the fttdeatrial Aa | aoclatlon room* nl 7 - 3fi oMorb 'ht* g evening All who find lmpoa*lMe •« a Wtand the meet inf are reqHealed to l telephone a report a* to the nttm * 1 hey of tlcheta already aold The I" tbket sale will he cheeked up aed w ' plans made for eoatlaota* the ante at I the meeting tonight