Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1924 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

C XXII. Number 209.

RIVAL armies start fighting in china

ISOLS OPEN I JIS MORNING I fOR FALL TERM 1*1!="' ■ ent Buildings ■ FEW new teachers ■ Enioilnient At < atholic ■ School Is Largest ■ In History ■ A l! schools in the city of Decatur, ■ inciting the public grade and high ■Xi and the St. Joseph Catholic ■ pade and high school, opened for ■ the fall term this morning All re- ■ port a slight increase in attendance the opening day started off smoothly. ■ Enrollment will not he complete in ■ the schools for a few days yet, hut ■ indications are that all of the schools ■ mil have the largest enrollment in ■ their history. ■ a total of -Jb pupils had enrolled ■in the public high school this mornling This is th-? same number that ■ enrolled on the opening day last ■ r-ar. Several mote are expected to ■ register this week. Superintendent ■ jl g ’Vorthman stated that abount M one hundred pupils were expected to ■ enroll in the various public schools ■ of the city yet. ■ Several New Teachers H Several new leathers started work ■ in this city today, including Walter ■ Krick, who succeeds Paul W. Linton ■ as principal of Decatur high school ■ Th? other new teachers in the pub- ■ lie schools of tli" city are as follows: ■ Maurice Kennedy, head of the ■ fhysieal training department and | coach of athletics. I T. E. Marshall, of Fairmount, instructor of physics and mathematics in the high school. He has an A.M. degree from Penn State College and several years of teaching experience. Miss Helen Dugan, of Decatur, instructor in girls' physical training. A graduate of Vassar College where She took a three-year course in phyi£ ical training. She succeeds Miss Lena Rutledge, -esigned. Sigurd Anderson, of Hartford City, instructor of short hand and typewriting. Graduate of Indiana State Normal. Muncie branch. Naomi Christen, of Decatur, instructor of domestic science. Graduate o' Purdue University. Succeeds Miss Lucille Pugh, who resigned to get married last July. Ralph Tyndall, instructor, in history and assistant athletic coach. Graduate of Purdue' university and teacher in the Central schools last fear. Succeeds Miss Martha Tyner, resigned. Migg Mary Callow, teacher of the fourth grade in South ward school. la ’ e Madame Blakers. SuctContlnued on page two) SHOWING FOWLS AT STATE FAIR Monroe Men Have Large Exhibits Os Poultry At Fair This Week fan / l! " pert - w ell known poultry ° f Conroe, is exhibiting the ' en nf llia choice birds at X' n,lian a fair at Indianthe m WRek ’ M* - - Rupert shipped morni" r enS fr ° m Monr(>e Saturday both Inch “ led in the bunch are hen« th' 08 an<l 01d fowls ' One of the isinn, l won first prize ,aßt year ohickeiv Un<?ll ' Mr ' Rupert says his than II” , a ' e m ”ch better this year carried W ® r ® Ust yi>ar and he Prizes ““tiber he x ßar ' This 18 lhe ’ argeßt state tai? eVer exhibited at the there kJ He bad e( Bl’teen birds ‘■‘st year. exhibiting 'l,®’ a,so of Monroe, is '‘’’tokens aCk Cornish game Leisure L i?® Btate fair Mrexcellent ' ® ens are also said to be nt specimens.

1 Train Hits Automobile Killing Six Occupants New London, Wis., Sept. 2.—Six persons were killed near here last ’ night when their automobile wa s demolished by a Chicago & North West-| ern passenger train, southbound. The dead: William Haen, 40. Mrs. William Haen. their children, Raymond, 16, and Ruth, 3. Peter Koene, 35, and his wife, all of the Sheboygan. Wisconsin. o COUNTY VISITED BY RAIN STORM One Os Heaviest Rains Os Season Fell Here Sunday Night The rain storm which visited this city and vicinity Monday night was one of the heaviest of the season. The rain began to fall about 7:30 and continued until nearly midnight. This morning the St. Marys river was out of banks and last night water was over the state road between Decatur and Fort Wayne. Between Monmouth and the G. R. & Irailroad crossing five automobiles in attempting to drive through the high water went off the road and ran sideways into the ditch. None of the cars toppled over, nor was any serious accidents or injury reported. Several of the occupants of the cars were seen in barefeet out in the road trying to get their cars back on the right track. The electric storm Sunday night did much damage to the city electric light and power lines. Many of the light circuits throughout tha city were put out of commission and M. J. Mylott, superintendent, and his assistants worked nearly all Sunday night and all day Labor Day in repairing the wires. One ' transformer on the Mercer avenue circuit, was struck by lightning and hundreds of fuses in the residential districts were blown out. making it necessary for people to use a candle or an old ’ coal oil lamp for light. The city line- ’ men were able to yet the lines in ret pair again and the rain -storm last night did not do so much damage. The electric storm Sunday right was one of the most severe ever wit- , nessed here. The storm kept up for two hours and the thunder and lightning kept things “popping" for an hour or two. Sunday was one of the warmest days of the summer, the thermometers reaching the hundred mark at about two o’clock in the afternoon. The rains brought cooler weather I yesterday and today the tempera- ' ture had a taste of the fall brand. Elks Enjoy Picnic ! The Elks’ stag picnic was held Sunday afternoon in the Zeaser woods \ southeast of Decatur. At noon a big chicken dinner was served to all members. Several out-of-town Elks s were in attendance, including one or two from Fort Wtyne and several from Marion and other nearby cities. This was the first stag picnic to be given I by the Decatur Elks for several years. School Board Adopts Budget For 1925 Today The proposed budget for the School City of Decatur, published recently, was finally adopted without any . changes by the city school board in . session this morning. There were no ’ objections to the proposed budget. The budget adopted today calls for I a total of 153.725 and the tax rate is . $1.40 per SIOO valuation. A small In- , crease in the rate was necessary this , year, owing to a large decrease in the . property valuation in the city. ’ “‘Kid 7 ’ McCoy To Go On Trial On October 20 ’ Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 2. "Kid 1 McCoy will go on trial October 20 3 charged with the slaying of Mrs. s Mors, his naramour. The date was set today by Superior * Court Judge Crail. 5 The "kid” pleaded "not guilty” to . the murder charge three others charg--3 ing assault with intent to kill and four of robbery. »

U. S. AIRMEN NEARING HUME Hop Off From Labrador Today For Cartwright Harbor (t’nlteil Staff Correspondent) Aboard U. S S. Milwaukee Indian Harbor. Labrador, Sept. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States army’s around the world flight was resumed again today. Planes two and four, the remaiuhig machines in the flight, took off at 111:20 a m. and passed out of sight to the south at 11:25. Lieutenants Lowell Smith’and Eric Nelson were pilot’ng the machines. Aboard U. S. S. Richmond. Ice Tickle. latbrador, Sept. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —America’s round the world flyers, back on the North! American mainland’ for lutbor Day after their perilous flight around the globe, hoped to get away today for Cartwright Harbor. If weather conditions are favorable the flyers may be in Boston be’fore the end of the week. The plans call for a short jump. 40 miles, to Cartwright Harbor today and thence to Boston via Victou. N. S.. where they will be joined by Lieut. Leigh Wade, who was forced out of the flight on the jump from Orkney Islands to Iceland Predict Record Crowds At Indiana State Fair Indianapolis. Sept. 2. —Predictions that attendants at the Indiana State Fair would break all records this year were made today as the second day crowd gavva. .promise of an attendance double that of Tuesday of last year. A bright sun during the morning dried the ground soaked hard by rain Mondav night. FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE AND BARN House Near Monroe Burned Saturday; Barn At Monmouth Burned The seven-room dwelling ocupied by Zack and Susie Merryman, located one mile mu th and two miles west of Monroe, was destroyed by tire about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon. The fire is thought to have stat ted from a defective chimney in the kitchen, as Miss Meriyman was engaged in baking at the time the fire was discovered by a passing motorist. When discovered the fire had burned only a small hold in the roof, but before help could be summoned and ladders procured, the blaze had spread until it was useless to attempt to save the building. Most of the furniture was removed from the downstairs rooms, but all of the furniture on the second floor was destroyed. Included among the articles which burned were many relics prized highly by the aged brother and sister. Practically all of their clothing was burn ed. The damage was etimated at $3.500. Insurance totalling about $2,000 was carried on the building and contents. Fire At Monmouth Fire of unknown origin destroyed a barn, small shed, a coal shed, machinery and hay and a Ford automobile at the Mrs. Winnie Wilder home at Monmouth, at about two o’clock Sunday afternoon. The Decatur fire department was called and Jack Freit, captain, made the trip with the new pumper and succeeded in keeping the flames from spreading to the house. Two cisterns wctc pumped dry and the water played on the flames. Mrs. Wilder did not estimate her ’ loss and it could not be learned this i morning how much insurance she carried. The Ford car belonged to a Mr. Porsiug, of Sturgis, Michigan, who ■ had been visiting at the Wilder home. It was standing near the barn and ef- > fort was made to push it away from -I the flames, but the blaze was so hot I that the rescuers were forced to give |up the work.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 2, 1924.

' ' "BUTTERMILK COWS” It would seem that everyone in 1 a small city like this ought to I know something about domestic i animals, but there are yet some ! who are evidently ignorant of the uses of some of these creatures. A few days ago one of the local dairies received a telephone call from ; a certain young woman in this | city, asking the dairyman how many "buttermilk cows" he had at his dairy farm. Inquiry of the party telephoning developed the fact that she was serious ahont ihe matter, and really thought certain cows produced buttermilk and perhaps others produced noth- i ing but butter. —Portland Sun. COUNTYCOUNCIL ■ PRUNING BUDGET Appropriation For A Rest Room At Court House Is Doubtful Although favorable expressions for j the proposed improvement to the [ court house in this city, including the building of a comfort station and rest room were made by members of the county council in session at the’ auditor's office today, it is doubtful [ if the appropriation for $15,000, with which to make the improvement, will be made at this time. Certain members of the council i stated that they did not have sufficient information in regards to the proposed improvement and that they would like to investigate the matter before voting for the appropriation Others discussed different plans as to where and how the rest room should be constructed. Nine petitions. containing more than 250 signatures and asking that the appro ! priation be made were presented to the board. The budget will not be finally adopted until Wednesday, it was stated. This morning the councilmen and County Attorney Henry B. Heller chicked the figures in the proposed budget and where the appropriations could he cut down the councilmen pruned thbni down to the lowest, tnin(Continued on page two) MRS. FAIRCHILD DIES IN STURGIS Mother Os Decatur Man Dies This Morning; Was 89 Years Old Catherine Fairchild, age 89. well known in the vicinity of Geneva and Bryant and the mother of Amos Fairchild of this city, died at 8:30 o’clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Viola Williams, in Sturgis. Michigan. Death was due to infirmities. She had been in poor health for the last six or seven months. Mrs. Fairchild was born in Shelby county, Ohio, October 1, 1834. She was married to Enoch Fairchild in Ohio and shortly afterwards came to Indiana to reside, settling in the vicinity of Bryant. Mr. Fairchild died about twenty-seven years ago. Since that time Mrs. Fairchild has spent her time with her children. She went to Sturgi s four months ago. Surviving are three «ons, Amos, of . Decatur; Gris. of Astabnla county. O„ and Robert, of near Bryant: one daughter, Mrs. Williams, of Sturgis, and fourteen grandchildren. The body will be returned to Bryant for burial, leaving Sturgis tomorrow morning and arriving at Bryant Wednesday afternoon. Funeral ar- • rangements have not been made, but . the services likely will be held in Bry ■ ant some time Thursday. - . .. .. ~ Weather I ■■ , Indiana: Fair and continued cool i tonight; Wednesday fair and warmer.

COMMISSIONERS ARE IN SESSION Consider Buying Flag Poles To Place Around Court House i The county commissioners meeting in regular session this morning devoted the .forenoon to checking up and allowing bills. Yesterday and the commissioners made a trip of inspection over several road and bridges in the city. | The commissioners considered the proposal from the representatives of Adams Post of American Legion for I installing uniform flag posts and and sockets in the sidewalk alongside of the crub around the court house. The cost of the flags, poles land installing the sockets is $5.00 each. It was suggested that sixteen of the poles be erected around the [court house, but the commissioners [believe that eight of the flag poles will be sufficient and it is likely that they will purchase two for eaih side of the court house. Ernest Conrad, president of the | board stated tint the commissioners [were trying to eliminate and cut I down expenses as much as possible, i "We would like to do things, but you I know it costs money to do this and .that. It pleases some people if we |do and others thinks that we should not spend the money. We want to he .progressive but at the same time we Ido not wish to increase running exi penses anymore than we have to." The eight flag poles would conform . with those erectecl in front of the local business houses on Second. .Monroe. Madison and other streets in jthe busiries-i dfstflct. Chicago'"grain close Wheat: S“pt. $723: Dec $1.28; [May. $1.34’4. Corn: Sept. $1 17%: J Dec. SII3H; May $1 14. Oats: Sept , |47%c; Dec. 51%c; May 55%c. 'PHONE COMPANY IS REORGANIZED Old Directors And Officers Re-elected At Annual Meeting Monday The thirtieth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens Telephone company was held Monday evvening at the office of the company in this city, the following the reading of the financial reports by the secretary, the annual election of directors and officers took place The old board of directors was reelected, the members being, Leo 1 Yager, S. E. Hite. C. J. Voglewede, C. |E. Bell and H. F. Ehinger. The directors then re-el.‘(’ted the same officers, : 1 11. F. Ehinger being named • e rej tary and general manager, which position he has held for the last three ' years. The other officers are: Loo I Yager, president; S. E. Hite, vice--1 [ president and C. J. Voglewede ,trea'surer. | During the last three years much progress has been made by the 1 Citizens Telephone company in the improvements of the telephone systems in Decatur, Herne and , 1 throughout the county. ! I The new central energy systems t have been installed at Decatur and I Berne and two new' toll lines have been installed between this city and [Fort Wayne, thus offering better facilities to the toll patrons of Decatur and vicinity. The rural lines out of Decatur, Berne, Monroe and Linn Grove are now being rebuilt and the managetJment hopes to have the work complet--Jed by January Ist. Telephones of the t newer type have been installed at Monroe and much new cable has been |placed throughout, the circuit so that • the patrons of the local telephone system might enjoy as good service a s is possible for human efforts and modern equipment to gh<. The Citizens Telephone company 1 now has a total of 2.515 telephone .-'patrons in the county, 1.414 of the I‘plrones being in Decatur.

Mildred Elzey Enters Nurses’ Training School Miss Mildred Elzey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Elzey, left Sunday for Ft. Wayne where she will enter the Lutheran hospital and take up a nurse's training course. Miss Elzey is a gradute of the Decatur high school, being a niember of the 1924. She was accompanied to Ft. Wayne by her mother. Mrs. Janies Hurst and the Misses Wanda Elzey and Esther Mclntosh. THRESHERMAN IS RELEASED I Marion County Justice Os The Peace Tries A Cleanup Game Attorney Dore B. Erwin* has returned from Indianapolis where he appeared for SJeve Longenberger of Pleasant Mills, in a suit filed against him by a Marion county constable in Justice of the Peace court of Marion county, relative to carrying liability and ccripensation insurance on members of his threshing ring. It seems that Justice of the Peace Raney, of Marion county, and the constable are taking advantage of a aw passed by the last legislature whereby the heads of local threshing rings must take out compensation insurance. The constable travels over the state and makes arrests ’.n nearly every county and the cases are filed in the Justice of the Peace court in Marion county. Mr. Longenberger had taken out the insurance, but the bonding company had failed to send him the pol-' icy. Upon investigation it was found that it had gone to Pleasant View Indiana, instead of Pleasant Mills. Ind. Mr. Erwin took the case and got in touch with Mr. Ramey, prosecuting attorney of Marion county. It was stated that Mr. Ramey was not aware of the activities of the Justice lot Peace .Mr. Erwin had the charge against Mr. Longenberger dismissed and Prosecuting Ramey later had all of the cases dismissed, according to a news item in an Indianapolis paper. Several arrests of heads of. the threshing rings have been made in this county, it was stated, and rather than go to Indianapolis, the victims have pleaded guilty. It was stated that one man at Berne paid a fine of $29.50. he entering a plea of guilty. The constable attempted to arrest Frank Martin and Ed Rotli on the same charges, but later changed his mind. t 0 Boy Is Hurt In Auto Accident Near Berne Berne, Sept. 2. —Forrest Balsiger 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Balsiger, who resides several miles northwest of Berne, is suffering from serious injuries which he received in a peculiar automobile accident neat the Peter Fox school house in Hart Three automobiles figured in the accident. The cars belonged to Ben Habegger, Joe Yoder and Jesse Balsiger. Two of the cars collided and the third ran into the ditch to avoid striking the other two. Young Balsiger was thrown from the car in which he was riding and he suffered a fracture of the outer table of his skull at the back of his head and a laceration of the scalp. His left knee was sprained and he was badly bruised —— oTwo Men Engage In Fist Fisht At Berne Berne. Sept. 2.—As a result of a fist fight Sunday evening between Hugo Steiner and Menno Hanni, an affidavit was sworn out before Squire Depp yesterday by the latter's father, Fred Hanni. against Steiner. Young Hanni being a minor, the affidavit was filed by his father. The fight started in John Emery's pool room and was carried on in the street until both men were severely battered and bloody. The cause of the fight has not been learned. Marshal Schug, served an arrest on Steiner and the men are to appear before Depp within a few days, it is said.

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MOVE MADE TO PROTECT LIVES OF FOREIGNERS Americans In War Zone Not In Immediate Danger Is Report ADVANCE ON SHANGHI Rival Armies Open Hostilities; Situation At Shanghi Is Tense I Sanghi, Sept. 2. —Civil war in China broke out this afternoon. Rival armies of Generals Chi Hiscn Yuan and Lu Yung Haisiang. which have been facing one another 30 miles ( from Shanghi for nearly a week, began an advance and scattered fighting wa s reported from all along the line. The situation in Changhi was tense Tin re was great fear that General Chi s airplanes would bemb the big military arsenal in or.i of the surburbs. A" ed n;nal vessels l.a the harbor landed a force of 6CO rr irines including a eontengent f'-om American vessels BULLETIN Washington. Sept. 2. Representatives at Pekin of the United States, Great Britan, Japan and France today moved to assure protection of foreign lives and property in the civ il war zone around Shanghi, according to advices received by the state de- ■ partment from American Charge de Affairs Bell. I The Pekin government has been asked to issue a declaration of neu- , trality in respect to the whole Yangtse I river and its mouth. Meanwhile American Council Gent oral Cunningham at Shanghi reports t that American citizens in the war zone > are not in immediate danger. , o This Age Os Speed > I .ewis Hoile, well known farmer ■ living in Root township, called at the 3 Daily Democrat office Saturday evenI ing and told'a story about this age of • speed. One day last week Mr. Hoile ■ needed a stocktank and, calling a In's cal hardware store, asked if it could 3 be delivered soon. He was informed f that it would be there within an hour. ° Much to his surprise the truck with II the tank drove up to his farm within 1 22 minutes of the time that he called the hardware store and in another minute or two the tank was placed in position and filled with water. Mr. e Hoile lives six and one half miles from Decatur. : SARAH WHITRIGHT J is BURIED TODAY 1 Decatur Lady Died Ot Par- , alysis Early Sun- , day Morning Mrs. Sarah J. Whitr'ght, age 66. wife of Abraham Whitright, died at her home. 510 Patterson street, at - 12:15 am Sunday. Death was due to paralysis. Mrs. Whitright was a daughter ot Elias and Katherine Smith, and was born in Allen county, February 1, 1858. She spent most of her life in Decatur and Adams county. She was a member of the Women’s Relief Corps and of the Christian church. Surviving are the husband; three sons. John Overly, of Wenton. West Virginia; Frank, of Fort Wayne, and Edwin, of Seattle, Washington; and three brothers. John Smith, of Bluffton. and Charles and Jesse O. Smith, both of Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held from the home at 1:30 o’clock and from I the Evangelical church at 2 o'clock i this afternoon, the Rev. H- W. s Thompson, assisted by the Rev. R. , W. Loose, officiating. Burial was s made in the Maplewood cemetery, a The W. R. C. conducted services, also.