Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 3 September 1924 — Page 1

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I JFPROPRIATION I FOI REST ROOM J |$ ELIMINATED ■ (ounty Council Cuts sls,- ■ 000 Appi‘»P riatl<,n 1 ’ om B County Budget I chance other items S Majority Favors Rest Room I But Other Expenses Make ■ it Prohibitive ■ The §ls 000 appropriation for | the proposed improvement to H the court house, including the ■ installing of a comfort station ■ and ladies’ rest room, was elim- ■ inated from the county budget ■ bv members of the county coun- ■ cij when thev finally adopted the ■ budget for next year and fixed ■ the tax levies under their juns- | diction this morning. The dotal ■ rate, including the levy for high- ■ way repairs iis 56 cents on each | SIOO valuation. ■ The county councilman used the ■ pruning knife on the proposed budget ■ and had it not been for the decrease is the assessed valuations tn the B county this year, the total tax rate ■ for next year would have been lower I than the one in effect this year. The councilmen reduced the tentative levy for the county general fund from 295 cents to 23 cents on the SIOO. The bridge levy, which was tentatively fixed at 2.5 cents, was increased to 4 cents on the SIOO. the levy including $5.(100 for bridge repairs and $10,200 for new bridges, the ones listed for construction being, the Engle bridge. Washington township. $1,200; .Johnson bridge, Root township. $2,000; McLain bridge. Monroe township. $5, 000. and the Crownover bridge, St. Marys township. $2,000. The appropriation for the Adams Comity Memorial hospital was reduced to $7,000. the same amount as appropriated this year. The hospital trustees had asked for SIO,OOO for next year. The 1925 Tax Rates The tax rates for 1925 as fixed by ' the county counciimen are as follows: General fund on SIOO .... .23 Bridge fund, on SIOO 04 Bond and Int., on SIOO 04 Highway repair, on SIOO 25 The total of the county general levy for this year, based on a valuation of $41,500,000 00 is 29 cents. The rate for next year, including the general, bridge and hond and interest funds, figures only 31 cents on the SIOO. Less money will be raised by the higher rate next year for the reason that the valuation this year is onlv $40,513,030. Fa v or The Improvement It was said that a majority of the member of the county council favored the proposed improvement to the rourt house and opinions were voiced that some kind of Improvement be made. It was suggested that matter bee turned over to the county commissioners. they to investigate plans and obtain ideas as to how the present toilet room under the southeast corner of the court houge coul(J be remo(Jel . ed into a public comfort station and installed, with outside (Continued on page two) ■— -o TWO MEN FINED FOR INTOXICATION ee d And Forrest Addy Fined In City Court; Reed Re-arrested eaV 1 4 aee< l. truck farmer residing the- ° f - ,1,e f ity ’ anti f ' orreß t Addy, of each Were fined 85 anrt costs milt i S '" orninK when they pleaded y ° “ Charge of public IntoxicVos, C ° Urt of Mayor H - M - De Was r " y Pald their fineß - Reed i '‘' arrested on a charge of violaton ,aw ' n boing "bating ifXr e d "’ ay " BO1 " A<i? W e” Ma J its aminst Reed She nii ’Sned by Irene Lyons. ‘“toxica'te'd 1 1 th t at th ® tWO men were were P i a<:ed Friday n ' Bht Tbay Sephus Mj C h" der arrest by Offlcer Mayor De Vn yesterd ay evening. Reed, on a n * Set the Case against bibition law T? °! vlola,ing the P r °’ ’ for trial September 8.

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Accepts Post With Reparations Committee (United Press Service) Paris, Sept. .3.—Seymour Gilbert, former attache of the American treasury department, has accepted the post of agent general of the reparations commission. Gilbert will succeed Owen D. Young. American lawyer and business man. appointed to the post temporarialy last week. CAVERLYGETS MANYTHREATS .fudge Deliberating Fate Os Leopold And Loeb Heavily Guarded tt'nlted P’-ess StnlY Cori esnonilent 1 Chicago. Sept. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Behind a bulwark of policemen, bell and elevator boys? Justice John R Caverly today attack-, ed the last 600 pages of testimony in the murder hearing of Nathan Leo I pold and Richard Ixteb for the mur-j der of Bobby Franks. On Sept. 10 the judge will impose sentence on the youths. | Justice Caverly hopes to conclude reading of the testimony by Friday, wh<n he plans to depart for the home of a friend about 100 miles from Chi-j cago. There he will make his fateful decision. An extra policeman was added to[ the guard at the justice’s hotel suite" today to make doubly sure that cranks and casual visitors do not disturb him. Likewise, hotel at- ( taches have been instructed to guard j against visitors getting to the judge’s floor. Today the telephone was removed from the Caverly suite. Cranks have been . writing letters to Justice Caverlv, some demanding death for the slayers, and others ask-! ir.g for mercy. Seme of the letters contain threats. Yesterday Mrs. Caverly received a telephone call from a person purporting to be a police captain, who told her that Justice Caverly had been shot and killed in a cemetery where' lie was atetnding a funeral. Mrs. j Caverly beeam# hysterical. A pv’co guard drove her to the cemetery where they found the judge unharmed Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Haynes Auto Co. (T’nD»d T»re«» Service) I’ dianapolis. Srjt. 3—(Special tc D.’ilv Democra” —A petition to have the Haynes Automobile company, one of the oldest auto factories in the country, of K'kcmo. Ind., adjudged bankrupt anl a petition for appointment of a receiver were pending in federal court here today. The petition alleges the company’s liabilities exceed $4,600,000. The company has been operating at a loss of $60,000 a month for the last eight months, the petition says. Elwood Haynes is head of the company. He is credited with building the first auto in America. The petition was filed by the Chicago Tool and Kit Manufacturing company, the Grinding Wheel Clearing House of Detroit and H. M. Merrifield. Chicago. o Three Mexicans Arrested For Attempted Holdup Meade. Kan., Sept. 3.—Three Mexicans were under arrest here today in connection with the attempted holdup of the Rock Island’s crack passenger train, “The Golden State Limited,” westbound here last night in which two deputy sheriffs were wounded in a revolver battle with the bandits. One of the Mexicans was captured last night as he attempted to escape and the other two were arrested this, morning. The wounded deputies, Roy Lewis' and L. V. Keeney, are not seriously hurt, physicians said today. The robbery of the mail cars, said to contain, more than a quarter of a million dollars in registered mail. was ( frustrated by a sheriff’s posse waiting here when the train arrived. Railway officials bad been “tipped off , that the holdup attempt would be staged. _ — o — CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Sept. $124%; Dec. $1.29%, May $1.35%. Corn: Sept. $1.19%; > Dec. $114%; May $1.15%. Oats:) Sept. 47%c; Dec. 51%c; May 57%c.

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR New Tax Rate Is 83 Cents; Increase Os Seven Cents Over 1924 Rate VALUATIONS LOWER Lower Valuations Cause Os Boost In Rate; Few Items Changed The city council In regular session last evening adopted the budget of estimated expenses for next year and' fixed the total city tax rate. over, which the coucil has jurisdiction, at 83 cents on the SIOO, an increase of| | 7 cents on the SIOO over the rate this! ( year and 4.2 cents higher than the tentative figure proposed. Reasons For Increase Three reasons were given for the | increase. First, the assessed valuaI tion of the city dropped off between $300,000 and $400,000 this year, making it necessary to increase the levy * in order to raise as much money for I next year as was raised this year.: I The total of the 1925 budget is only I $146.14 higher next year than that I raised by taxation this year. Second. it was necessary to raise the appro- ' priation for ornamental and general i street lighting, the city maintaining i more than 100 lights this year over I the total for last year. Third, the appropriation for fire hydrant rentals’ i was increased because 18 new hy- 1 j drants were installed throughout the city this year. The lights and fire hydrants are figured at so much each, bringing the appropriations in these two funds up ,to a higher figure. The appropria-' i tion this year for street lighting was, ■ $6,659, while the levy for next year is $7,654.50. The appropriation for fire hydrants this year is $6,759. while the levy is $7,788. In addition to these ! increases. $588.17 was appropriated as the city’s share of installing the ( , light posts on the different streets in I the city. The appropriation for new fire equipment was raised from SIOO to S4OO. Figures In Budget The total amount of next year’s budget is $54,618.17. less a credit of $2,013.43 for revenue not derived from taxation, leaving the total to be raised by taxation at $52,804.74, which includes $4,309.77 for the sinking or bond and interest fund. Several bonds on the old ward school buildings and (Continued on page two) BOSTON IS NEXT STOP FOR FLYERS U. S. ’Round-The-World Flyers Nearing Their Home Country (United Press Service) Hawkes Bay, N. F., Sept. 3. America’s round the world flyers, now withir. two dayh easy filing time of their home country,, jumped from Hawkes Bay to Pictou Harbor, N. S., today preparatory for their final dash to Boston. The airmen flow yesterday from Ice Tickle Harbor, Labrador, to this port, swooping down labrador and Newfoundland through fogs and head winds. They tuned their machines and refueled last night and were in readiness for the getaway today as soon as weather conditions were reported favorable. Both Lieut. Smith and Erie Nelson, the only two of the four original airI men to make the continuous flight. I ’.. ere anions to get to Pictou Harbor I today to greet their comrade. Lieut. Leigh Wade, who will re-join the I flight there and continue with it back to Santa Monica from which the world girdling effort started last March. I Wade lost his plane on the flight I t om the Orkney Islands to Iceland but received a new machine at Pictou. | Yesterday's flight was without incident except over the Betle Isle straits and along the coast of Newfoundland, where the airmen encountered rain, fogs and a strong head winds. They drove through; . however, end were given an enthusiastic greeting as they alighted on the bay here.

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Hanged Today For Murder Os Former Sweetheart Ixmdon, Sept. 3. —Patrick Hahon was hanged nt 9 a.m. for the murder: of Emily Kaye In his bungalow on East Bourne Bench last April. I Mahon, according to evidence at I hi R trial, entertained a number of I other women in the bungalow, which was in a lonely and secluded spot, while the body Kaye, his former sweetheart, was sluffed in a closet. He murdered the girl during a quarrel after she had demanded that he marry her. o COMMISSIONERS LET CONTRACTS I ‘Yost Brothers Successful Bidders On Bridge And Retaining Wall The county commissioners concludi ed their session this afternoon after ' disposing of much routine business during the two days. The contracts ( for constructing the Lyebarger bridge in Wabash township, and the Bailey Retaining wall, in Union township, were awarded to Yost Brothers, the low bidders on both improvements. | Two bids were filed on each improvement. they being: Lybargeri bridge. Yost Bros., $11,600; W. M. , Striker, SII,BOO. Bailey retaining wall. Yost Bros.. $1,250; Charles Arnold. sl.350. The commissioners awarded I contracts to the low bidders. Henry Dehner was awarded the con- ( tract for furnishing fertilizer at the i county infirmary on his bid of $34.40 , per ton. Three or four other bids were filed, but Mr. Dehner was low bidder. The county auditor will receivve bids up until October 6th for the fur- . nishing of the quarterly supplies at I the county infirmary. i The county commissioners accept-j ed the Ross Harden road in Union; township, the road being inspected by. , them last Monday. I An extension of time was granted to the viewers to file their report I in the matter of the Bowers drain in Root and Union townships o Dawes To Speak In Milwaukee, Wis., Next Chicago. Sept. 3.—General Charles G. Dawes, republican candidate for vice-president, will speak next in Milwaukee. Wis., on Monday, September 15, it has been decided at national party headquarters here. Conferences are held between! Dawes, Congressman Everett Sanders of Indiana, head of the speakers' bur ! eau. and Roy O. West, national sec-j retary, on further speaking dates for the general; but definite decisions were withheld, pending return of William M. Butler, national chairman from Washington. A trip to Pennsylvania and New York will be included in the itinerary. LARGE JUDGMENT ASKED IN SUITS I ■■■ ■ Judgment For $27,000 Asked By Local Bank In Four Suits On Notes Tolal judgment of $27,000 is demanded in four suits on notes filed ( in the circuit court today by the Peoples Loan and Trust company this city. The defendants in the; cases are Daniel Sprang. Christena B. Vail and Aaron T. Vail, in one; Chrltena B. Vail and Aaron T. Vail, in another; the Decatur Supply company and Christena B. Vail, in another; and the Decatur Strawboard company. Daniel Sprang. Chrisitena B. Vail and Aaron T. Vail in the fourth. The first suit is for $9,000 and. each of the other three for, $6,000. The first note was dated May 4, 1924; the second, December 24, 1923; | the third. December 24, 1923. and the ( fourth. March 30, 1924. Attorneys for the hauik are C. L. Walters, of this city, and the firm of McGriff. Schwartz and Bechdolt, of Portland. Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday; warmer.

GHAS.MEIBERS DIES IN LAKE AT ROME CITY Coroner Returns Verdict Os Accidental Drown- , ing This Afternoon FOUND LAST NIGHT , I 'Body Found In Three Feet Os Water; Fell From His Boat Charles L. Meibers. age 59, well known resident of Decatur, died, either from heart failure or drowning while to start the motor attached to the rear of his low boat in his boat-house on Sylvan Lake at Rome City yesterday afternoon. His body was found on the : bottom of the lake, in water about ( three and one half feet deep, about : 7:15 o’clock last night. It is thought . 'that the body had been in the water , ; nearly five hours. * Dr. L. F Frurip, of Kendallville, : coroner of Noble county, who was ; | called to make an investigation, re- ; ' turned a verdict of accidental drowning this afternoon. Dr. Frurip stat- , 'ed that it is probable that death was ; due to heart failure or appoplexy. but since no autopsy was held he : was inclined to return a verdict of ( I accidental drowning. He also stated ] 'that death might have been due to ' an electrical shock from the motor. Spent Summer At Lake I Mr. and Mrs. Meibers had been spending the summer at their cottage at Rome City having gone there on June 15. They were intending to re- : turn to Decatur Sunday and Mr. ( Meibers was going to resume hi» | work as motorman on the Decatur- j Fort Wayne interurban line next j Monday. Their son. Robert Meibers, , an<l\Fr<‘tl Sehurger drove to Rome I City yesterday afternoon, intending to reniftin there the rest of the week ; and bring Mr. and Mrs Meibers home Sunday. ; When Robert and Mr. Sehurger ar- ( rived at the lake about 4 o'clock, Mrs Meibers stated that Mr. Meibers , had left the cottage about 1 o’clock . and had not returned yet. She was j becoming uneasy about him and j Robeit proceeded to make a search ( for him. Robert took the boat from < the boat house and rode about the < lake for awhile, looking in other boats, in hopes of seeing his father, ] I fteing unsuccessful in finding him. ( ' Robet t returned to the boat house | and put the boat away, thinking per- , (Continneil On Pace Four) O GRANT FRANCHISE TO NICKEL PLATE I — —1 'City Council Passes Ordinance Permitting Railway Extension —— j. Tile city council in open session ; ( last evening passed the ordinance ( granting a franchise to the New York, I Chicago and St. Louis Railroad pany, (Nickel Plate) to extend their | tracks on Patterson street and to build a switch to the LaFountain Handle Factory between Tenth and j Eleventh streets. The ordinance was 1 passed by the unanimous vote of the | council. Several property owners i were at the meeting and an objec- I l tion was made hy Isaac Chronister, I former city cpuncilmen and a resident in tbe district in close proximity I to the district affected ity the track extension. It is likely that Mr. Chronister, James Hower and others may carry their objections to • court, providing tlie railroad company accepts the < franchise. Three other property < owners, directly affected by the t i franchise, William Gilbert. James, Chilcote and clint Fisher have signed release waiving relief from all dam- ] 'ages upon the promise of the De'catur Imlustlral Association to pay them so much per front foot as damages in the matter will he sent to the t above property owners B s soon as the T railroad company accepts the franchise. S Now Up To Railroad Company | a C. J. Lutz, attorney for the railroad . } company in this < ity. forwarded ai f copy of the ordinance to the railroad ij z (Continued On Page Four) * s

Parochial Schools Os County Opened Tuesday The Freidlteim. St. Johns, Preble, IHleeke and Fuelling parochial schools in Preble, Root and Union townships opened yesterday for the full and winter term with a Rood attendance at each place. Tile schools in Herne I'Jso opened yesterday. The rural' schools In the different townships will open net Monday. INQUESTS AT I HERRIN START Widow Os Slain Man Accuses Klan. Leader Os Murdering Her Husband H’niteh p-ess staff Corre«non<lcnt) Herrin, 111., Seplt. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In a courtroom fill-1 ed with heavily armed national yuardsuen. Mrs. Chester Reid, widow of one of tlie men slain in> Saturday's street battle here, today accused John H. Smith, Herrin klan leader, of murdering her husband "I tell you John Smith killed Chester,” she tried. “We were parked near his garage and Chester got out and went over there. Smith met him with a sawed off shotgun. Chester tailed to hijn not to shot, but he did and Chester fell in the street.” Tlie inquest began at 9.30 a. m. in the city courtrom on the second floor of the city hall. The place was heavily guarded. _o — LaFollette Control Os Wisconsin G.O.P. Intact — < t’nlted Press St ,*f < 'nrrc'-norHlcnt) Milwaukee. Sept. 3 —(Special to Dail;, Democrat) —LaFollette control of the republican party in Wisconsin is intact, it was indicated today by returns from yesterday’s primaries. In reports from 1.701 out of the state's 2.678 precincts Governor John J. Blaine, endorsed by Senator La Follette for re-election, was leading his nearest opponent. A. R Hirst, by 45.000 votes. The standing was 149.891; Hirst 102 455 and George F. Comings 23.001. Fred R. Zimmerman, endorsed for secretary of state by LaFollette. held an overwhelming lead ever Theo. Demmann. endorsed by Governor Blaine, and two other candidate Returns from 1,292 precincts gave him 94,996 Deatnann 27.850. Johnson, 17,899 and Davidson. 17,009. Sol Levitan, endorsed hy LaFol-' lette, apparently had a safe lead over Henry Johnson for the republican nomination for state treasurer. The count was Levitan 53,610; Johnson. 42 986. o Adams County Boys Ninth In Stock Judging Contest Indianapolis, Sept. 3. — (Speciaal to Daily Democrat) —Three Henry county boys won the premier honors of the Junior Live Stock judging contest at the Indiana State Fair here today against 45 other county teams from over the State. They scored highest in judging all classes of livestock and also in judging dairy cattle and as a result will represent the state in the non-collegiate contest at the international live stock exposition in Chicago next December. Adams county team was ninth on judging dairy cattle. I 0 Thousands Throng State Fair Grounds Todayj Indianapolis. Sept. 3.—Special to : Daily Democrat)—Turn styles at the State Fair Grounds turned rapid!' tody’an dofficials of the fair predicted another record breaking crowd I They predicted the Wednesday attendance of $19,890 cxtablidied ini 1919 to be exceded by 10.1)96. Today was Indianapolis day. Citv officials including Mayor Shank and Chamber of Commerce representatives attended during the afternoon. O Henry BleekeTo Be Ordained Next Sunday Henry Hleeke. former Adams Conn- i ty hoy who- was graduated from the Lutheran Seminary at St. Louis last spring, will be ordained next Sunday, September 7th at the Trinty Luther an church. Milwaukee. Wisconsin His father who lives northeast of De catur. is planning to attend the services and hear his son deliver his first sermon.

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FRENCH LAND NAVAL FORCES IN CHINA TODAY Take Steps To Protect Residents Os Shanghai From Civil War FIGHTING IS HEAVY First Casualties Os Fighting Arrive In Shanghai Today BULLETIN Paris, Sept. 3.—French sailors have been landed in Shanghai it was announced officially here today. Shanghai, China, Sept. 3.— The first casualties arrived in Shanghai at 9:30 p.m. tonight from the Quinsan district which was the scene of heavy fighting i during the afternoon. A number of airplanes passed over the city bound for the front. They presumably were from the big aerodrome at Hangchow. Anglo-American sailors were preparing to co-operate with the ; Shanghai voluntary force standing by in readiness to protect foreign lives and property. Washington, Sept. 3. —The French I government will laud naval forces in 1 Shanghai at 5 p.m.. today to protect ' its residents in tlie city from the civil war which is now waging .tear there. I the st ite department was advised to- ' day. .i dispatch fr >m American Consul General Cunningham .>t Shanghai reported that the Japanese. Italian. American and British naval contingents in the harbor were prepared to follow suit if necessary to protect the foreign quarter of the city. The information that the French forces would be landed was conveyerT th By file French consul general. The dispatch also informed the de- ' partfnent officially that hostilities had broken out. this morning at Hwangtu, 15 miles west of Shanghai between the armies of Military Governor Chi and Commissioner of Defence Ho. — o ' Fugitive Bank Cashier Surrenders To Officers Indianapolis, Sept. 3.—Haunted hy fear that he would be caught. Alphonse. Shaerer. former cashier of the Citizens National Bank, of Tell City. Ind., surrendered to federal authori- ; ties today. He had been a fugitive front justice tor three years. Shearer left j Tell City in September 1921. with between $25,000 and $30,000 in cash and bonds, belonging to the bank, it is I charged. Shearer walked into the office of Patrick and Sclimellinger, lawyers, and arranged with them to surrendei to federal authorifie.-'. He said he had wandered all over the U. S. He had between S7OO and SBOO in bonds left. Cases Dismissed The case of HiiTand Stapleton vs. Sam Whitright was dismissed today on motion of the plaintiff. The case of Russell Klock vs. Edmund V. BryI ant, was dismissed on motion of the I plaintiff, also. THREE DECOME U. S. CITIZENS Two Berne Men And One From Geneva Naturalized Here Today Adams county has three new citizens today. WilJi i n Marion Kelley <>f Cineva. and Ernest Dro and Christu.n Muselman, buth of Berne, were naturalized in circuit court here this [morning. They were the only ones aiplyhig for citizenship. M:'. Kelley is a native Americau, but he went to Canada several years ago and was naturalized in that country, making it necessary tor him to become naturalized here to become an American citizen again. Mr. Dro ts a native of Switzerland and Mr Muselman was born in Germany.