Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXH Number 286

CONGRESS PROVIDES CASH FOR BONUS

I COUNTY COOUCII I APPROPRIATES I TOTAL OF 56,050 I Council Votes To Buy XI Ray Machine For MemI orial Hospital I OTHER ACTION TAKEN B (ouncilmen \ ote To MainI tain Bed In Irene Byron ■ Hospital H Appr' ipriat'ions lotnling stl.9s<i to B tali? i-.ii-- of '!< fici< nc’es in several of. 9 th? count.' funds for this year were B mad' 1 *'> ,l "’ A,lam9 County Council B in sp-< i.tl session this morn ng ThB Council also appropriat. <1 s!•>••<> for. B th- purchasing of a portable X 1t... B machine for use at the Atlants ConnB ty Memorial hospital: $1,170 for on? B M in th? Irene Byron Tuberculosis B hospital, in Allen county, anti reap B propriated $6.050 00 out of th? 1925 B county general funds for the comple- ■ sion ot the Lybarger bridge in W.. B hash township. This latter item was B ii|>prcpii:it< <1 last year by the connB til i'lt'l h? money raised by taxation. but .is th? bridge is not completed I tint! will not be completed until next I spins, it was necessary to re-appro-priate the balance needed or it would I revert to the general fund after January 1. 1925. Members of the county council who were present at the meeting were. M. Kirsch, chairman, William Baumgartner. Frank Mclntosh. H-nrv J. :ma t-mi frank ( >. ■ • councilman signed the ordinance appropriating the above funds ami will I convene again tomorrow to formally ratify their action. Appropriations to cover the deficit ; in the different county funds for thyear included, Adams County Mentor-i ial hospital, general operating exponses, exclusive of the' appropriation for an X-Ray machine, -2.1100: county clerk’s offjee expense, $75; '•otirt house expense, $1,800: county jail $150; county infirmary maintenance. $1,000; board of guardians. $4.70; election expense, $1,250; pule, lie printing. $100; Irene Byron hos-| pital. bed in hospital for balance of 1924. $125. Bed in Hospital Adams county will maintain om 1 bed in the Irene Byron Tuberculosis! hospital in Allen county, beginning immediately, the county council appropriating sufficient funds with which to engage the bed at ’once and lor the paying of the cost during 1925. A charge, fixed by the govern ntent of $22.50 per week, is mad? for I each bed in the hospital and any money received from patients for i use of the bed reverts back to the (Continued On Page Five) LARGE CROWO AT REVIVAL MEETING Baptist Church Filled On Opening Os Revival; Good Preaching Ihe Baptists revival opened last I Right with a crowd that filled the i church, except the gallery. Re' ; R. Antrobus, brought one of the finest . and most heart-searching messages I p ver heard in local Baptist church. H? spoke on the subject of the surrendered Christian, declaring Hint r hert could never be a revival in any vhurch until the Christians had fully •""Tendered to God. Some people want (; od to save their souls, but, want to I beep their bodies for their own us?. be said. Too many Christians at on? time presented their bodies a living sacrifice to God, but then took their bodies back off th® altar and thus ex berienced the bitterness of backsliding. Backslidden years are wasted I JPar s, and a grief to the. heart of a [ loving Savior, declared * th? evanI Relist. The meetings will continue every WiCu tlds week at 7:30 o’clock. L

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I Pershing Does Not Want Active Duty Again Indianapolis. Dee. 2. General John I .1. Pershing today notified .lames A.! ■ ’"‘'in. national commander of the' ’ American Legion, that he does not i want the legion to make any move to have him nstoied to active duty in the army. Following a , omen-me of national | officers and stat? commanders here | I last month, it was announced that | I the legion would ask the present I session of congress to pass legislation necessary Io restore Pershing to duty. "My retirement took place in accordance with the law and it is my opinion that no exception would be made in my favor." Pershing said in a letter to Drain K. OFC. HOLD FINE MEETING Clarence Dinkin Entertains Knights With Wire Walking One of the largest and most enjoyable meetings held this year by the Imai Knights of Columbus was held , at the hall last evening, more than on? hundred members being present. A clever program was arranged by, I the committee composed of Joe Lose, chairman. I >e l iman. Charles Miller and David Teeple. Clarence Durkin, well-known young, ' man of this city, furnished the main' attractions of the program, he perlforming several wire-walking stunts. A wire was stretched across the lodge room and for thirty minutes Mr. Durumlience in aoed h*m*r and provided several thrills during the evening. He performed like a I regular (irons high wire-walker. Sevi oral of his stunts included laying ! down on the wire, getting up* without ■ falling oft' the wire, kneeling down, ! jumping through hoops and other i clever accomplishments. Talks were made by the Rev. J. A. Seimetz, rector of the St. Marys Catholic church. Martin Mylott. Herman Gillig and Joe Laurent, on the t (campaign for funds for the Gibault ■ home for delinquent boys. Two men | present pledged to take SSO worth of I tickets, but subscriptions were not I taken at the meeting. It was report- | ed that approximately SI,OOO ot the 1 $4,000 quota for Adams County had I been raised through the sale of ( 'tickets and 'hods of bricks, tor the ; Gibault home and those in charge of the campaign are encouraged as to the success of the results of the drive. Th? public is invited to purchase tickets and thus make it possible for the trustees to carry out their plans of < arins r '"' hoys. The next meeting of the council will be held in two weeks and the same committee will be in charge. m an attendance contest. Vinco Yurkovic was awarded the prize, a gold K. of C. button. ! Wed Invalid Burns To Death At Jort Wayne Fort Wayne. Ind,. Dec. 2- (Special to Daily Democrat)— Fire starting from sparks fmnt h* PiP« , h( . death of Alphonse Rebbs. 78, an invalid. at bis home here yesterday according to th? coroner’s verdict tOd K ebbs was alone in the home at th? time and was seated in a whee (h air His body was burned almost ■ hevond reqogni. on when firemen '.. oh., down the door and entered the room. Mrs. E. X. Ehinger Enters St. Joseph Hospital F X Ehingen of this city. „ has been visiting with her daugh- ’ , \ s Will Berling. at Bluffton, tor te’- ' |, taken Io the . the past two « wavne, for i;,..,! treatment toaaj. about a year ago.

SEEK TO FORCE EARLY ACTION ON' MUSCLE SHOALS Southern Democrats .loin W ith Midwestern Senators Today UNDERWOOD HAS PLAN Senator Introduces Bill For Disposition Os Muscle Shoals (United Press Service) Washington. Dec 2—(Special to Daly Democrat.)-- Southern demo erats joined with midwestern sen., tors today in a determined effort tol (force action on disposition of Musch'. I Shoals beginning tomorrow. Senator l’nderwood, Alabama, democrat. and leader of the southern* group, announced he would vigorous-1 ly oppose any effort to sidetrack the] question by having it referred back; to the agriculture committee and; served notice that he would make a' point of order against such action J Washington. Dec. 2—-(Specal to Daily Democrat) —A new plan for disposition of tn? gigantic n'trate and power project at Muscle Shoals l ! Alabama. was laid before the senate, (today in a bill introduced by Senator ( l’nderwood, democrat. Alabama. J which is understood to be a substitute forth? pending Norris govern- • ment .ownership plan. The measure was drafted by L’nderwood after consultation with southern and western senators and he will endeavor to press it to a vote in th? J upper bowse whtHr begins consideration of Musch' Shoals legislation tomorrow. The bill provides for lease of the project to private citizens before July 1. 1925 under specified conditions. If not leased by then, the government would undertake out and out government operation of the properties Private leases would be bound to produce a minimum of 4" t'Ort tons of nitrates within four years and sub'ject themselves to terms under which surplus power may be sold. The government, if it took over the project, would) operate it through the "Muscle Shoals corporation" appointed by the president under the same conditions provided for private operation. — -♦ Ford Motor Company Announces Price Cut Detroit. Dee. 2.—Price cuts on all models of Ford automobiles became effective today. The reductions are from $5 to $25 on different models. Dodge Brothers cats were cut from $4 to $l4O on various models today. WALES' BULL IS BEATEN IN SHOW — Missouri Bull Wins Prize Over Animal Owned By Prince (United Press Service) Chicago. Dec. 2.—A Missouri bull ruled superior to a "pampered " white shorthorn, fed in the royal feed box of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, at the International Livestock exposition today. Columbian Bruce, owned by the Columbian stock farm of Kansas City, had been judged better than the Prince of Wales’ entry from his ranch at Pekisko, Alberta. One of H. R. H 's subjects. Walter Bigger, of Scotland, did the judging. Wales' entry was unbeaten in competition through the Dominion. The great bull. King of Fairies, thought a perfect specimen there, was forced to bow to three superiors in the International exposition. Shadow Lawn Modle was judged grand champion of-the breeding shortborn division. The animal is owned by Dubes and Ohlson of Aurielhi, lowa. Tbe entry ot Miller and Sons, Granger. Mo.. Oakdale Staumore. was Judged junior shorthorn ( humpion.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, December 2, 1921

RED ( ROSS ENROLLS IKS MEMBERS FOR THE YEAR More Names Expected When Mopping-Up Committee F nishes Canvas A total of 468 members have b. . n enrolled in the American Red Cro s .in Adams county for Un- year, so far. and more members lire expected asIter the final reports have been made by the committees making the drive for members. No reports have been I received from Berne, Preble and Pleasant Mills. Following is the reports made so far: Peterson 13 , Linn Grove It, Monroe 12 ■ Geneva 23 ‘ 1 Decatur 404 l Total ..4 468 U. B. CHURCH TO HOLD A REVIVAL Services Bejjin Tonight; Pastor To Have Charge Os Meetings Revival services begin tonight at |7:30 in the new l’nited Brethren .church. The pastor will have charge and perhaps will be assisted in part by Rev. M. K. Richardson, of Fort Wayne. The public is cordially invited to all of the services that will be held nightly for several days. o Fifteen Passengers On Leviathan Are Injured i l’nited Press Service) New York. Dec. 2. Fifteen passengers of the giant l’nited States liner Leviathan wore taken to hospitals suffering from injuries received during a two-day storm, when th? big vessel docked today. Among th? mor? severely injured ’ was II H. Putman of Chicago, who was returning from Europe with his wile. Putman sustained a deep gash on his head from broken glass, when windows on the promenade deck were crashed by the seas. All the other injured were from New York City. Captain IP rhert Hartley said it was the worst storm he had encountered, with th? seas breaking over the bridge. 90 feet from the water line. o Comptroller Os Currency Intends To Resign Soon Wash ngton. Dec. 2 —-(Special to Daily Democrat)--Henry M. Dawes of Marietta. 0.. comptroller of the currency, intends to resign shortly, it was said at the white house today. CONGRESS TODAY (United Press) , Senate: Considers deficiency appropriation bills. Couzens committee investigation of Internal revenue bureau continues. Republican caucus for committee allotments. House: Budget message to be read. Interior department bill to be reported. Weather Fair and warmer tonight; Wednes- ■ day increasing cloudiness and Un ' settled. —rr— . .. ----- - - * i IT it z ; -.L

MORE ECONOMY IS URGED BY THE PRESIDENT Coolidge Forecasts Big Surplus In Treasury At End Os Year (. DECREASE IN BUDGET, Budget For Governmental Expenditures Transmitted To Congress By Dale Van Every. i United Press Staff Correspondent I Washington. Dec. 2. President Coolidge in his annual budget message laid before Congre-,< 'odav |or>‘-| cast a $373.7-13.71 1 treasury surplus' at th? end of the next fiscal v.-ur and urged a program of dra-lic governmental economy to permit another' cut in federal taxes. , "1 am for economy." Ihe President* declared. "If we continue the cam-j paign for economy, we will pave the ■ way for further reduction in taxes."* Mr. Coolidge, however, jiroposed | that consideration of further tax re-1 duction legislation be deferred until; the effect of the present revenue law ; has become more apparent. The budget of governmental ex-1 penditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926. transmitted by the' i President, totalled $3,267,551,378. a I decrease of $266,532,430 below esti- ' ' mates for the current fiscal year. Re--1 ceipts were estimated at $3,642,295.092. an increase of $39,326,795. which.! with the -67.884,489 surplus estimated at til? end of th? current fiscal year, would bring the unusually large | surplus foreseen by Mr. Coolidge 19, * months hence. "For those tilings which we are* • now required to do we are fast re-j ■ (lining our expenditures to a mini-' * mum consistent with efficient ser-j ■ vice.” said tile President. "V»'e have before us an estimated surplus of' $67,000,000 for the current fiscal year' I and $373,000,000 for the next fiscal i year. * i i "Shall we embark upon new pro i jects involving expenditures which i j will prevent the ai cumulation (ff ■ I these expected surpluses or shall we ( | continue the campaign for economy? i ; I am for economy. | "If we continue the campaign for ■ economy we will pave the way for ■ further reduction in taxes. This re- ■; duction cannot be effected immediately. Before it is undertaken we should know more definitely by actual operation what our revenues will lie I under our present tax law. But the I I knowledge of our revenue under tbe J existing law will avail us nothing if we embark upon aiiv new large exe (Continued on pege three) - o — MAY GIVE EASIER TERMS TO FRANCE ■ President Considers Great ! Britain Less Hard Pressed Os Two (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 2. Difference ot opinion has developed among members of the debt funding commission over til? suggestion that in refunding her $4,000,000.1)00 debt, France be given bitter terms than were grant- - cd to Great Britian. . Members who favored a lower interest and longer term payments for France at the commission's session yesterday were understoo* to claim ( . the support of President Coolidge. i_ Tin* president let if be known lie considers Great Britian less hard - pressed financially than Franc- and intimated easier terms might be considered in tbe latter's case. JUNIOR CHAUTAUQUA A meeting of the Junior Chautaucita will be held at. the ( hristian church Wednesday night at seven o'clock Carolyn Acker, counsellor.

Many Candidates Have Not Filed Expense Accounts i United Press Service) Warsaw. Ind.. Dec. 2 Willi D-(-■inlx-r 4th. th? last dai tor eanilidates at the general ele(tion in Novli mber to file their expenses accounts j Iwith (lie (onnly clerk, les. titan half | jef tli( m have complied with tin law . today. ’ihe names of liiose who fail to file 1 in time will he turned o'er to the] |i(,iinty prosecutor by the clerk for ( prosecution. The accounts already filed show , ! I flat much less money was expended!' b> candidates during the camiiaign . |thu nduring campaign in previous ' 'years. A. J. HANEY DIED THIS MORNING i __ ;! Nephritis Caused Death;' Was Invalid For Seven Years | ] Alliion Joseph Haney, age 57 j | years, well known resident of tills I I city, died at his home. 104 North | ! Fourth street, at 9:31) o'clock this i morning. Death was due to neph- ( Iritis, which developed following a . I stroke of paralysis seven years ago. *, ! Mr. Haney was stricken with par- , I alysis on December 8. 1917 and had I been an invalid since that time. He , gained strength at times and showed ■ considerable improvement, but never regained his health sufficiently to resume his work. His last illness dates ( from October 7. Mr. Haney remain-. led cheerful during his long period of helplessness. I Mr. Hanev was a son of Jesse It 1 and Catherine F. Haney, and was 'born in Huntington county, February !7. 1867. lie spent his boyhood days jin Huntington county On October ; 21. 1891. lie was married to Nellie i Zora Crowl, at Hicksville, Ohio. SevI oral years ago Mr. Haney was engag- ( ed in Hie co operage business in Ohio , Eight years ago he moved his family, here from North Baltimore, Ohio j \t the time lie was striken with par-' 'alysis. Mr. Haney was employed by the Smith A.- Bell Lumber company. ,1 as buyer and manager of the saw I mills. t Mr. Hanev was a member of the 1 i Methodist church, of the Masonic I lodge, ami the Order of Eastern Star. I He is survived liy his wife; four children. Fonce V. Haney, of St. Catherine. Canada, and Douglas M.. FlorI ence P., and Maurice C.. all at home; » II two brothers. William, of Arapahoe. , Colorado, and Jacob, of Hastings ■ Michigan: and one sister. Mrs Henry Plasterer, of Huntington. One daughj. ter. Mrs. Fred Dennis . died a few > months ago. Fonce V. Haney, a son. . arrived her from Canada last Saturday and was at his father's bedside when death came. Funeral services will lie held from (he residence at ID:31) o'clo.ek Thurs-j day morning, the Rev I'. S A. Bridge, ■ pastor of tile First Methodist chun h. ■ officiating. Following the funeral “ the remains will be taken overland to Hicksville. Ohio, for burial in the Forest Home cemetery t( Bandits Murder Seven Persons With Axes (United Press Service) 1 Siegen. Germany. Dec. 2. Pandits ' with axes murdered seven persons at 1 a lonely villa near here today, burnI ed an eighth alive and fatally wound ’ ed the owner of the villa, a quarry ■ director named Angerstein. when he ( arrived on the scene. They fled into ' nearby woods without the loot they ' had come to obtain and posses are * searching for them. Koretz. Will Plead (iuilty Chicago. Dee. 2— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Lee Koretz will plead guilty to charges of swindling his dupes in the $2,000,000 Bayano Oil Laud deal, it was officially announce.!! I today by State's Attorney Crowe Koietz will be arraigned within -two or three days i Koretz is being examined in an i effort Io discover more assets to pay Ito Ins dupes. So far the receivers have found approximately $1,000,000.

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LARGE AMOUNT IS APPROPRIATED FROM TREASURY Senate Appropriates $136.000,000 Almost Without Debate INCLUDES TAX REFUND Provides For Scrapping Os Naval Ships And For Irrigation In West tl'nlted Press Service) Washington. Dec. 2 (Sjmcial Io Daily Democrat) The first act of congress in its second dav ot the session tixlay, was to provide cash for the soldier bonus, the scrapping of naval ships under the disarmament treaty, the payment of the 25 per cent tax reduction refund and the promotion of irrigation projects in the west. With its first swift stroke, the senate adopted practically without objection the second deficiency appropriation bill, providing for the appropriation of SIX(i.(HMMMH* from the Ire.'tsurv for these projects. The action was taken in 15 utes almost without debate. It was tlie first measure to be finally acted upon at this session and had reuia u ed on the calendar since tbe lasi session when a one man filibus»r b' ,Senator Pittman. Nevada, prevented its adopt on ' Washington. Dec 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congress got down to business today and. with its final stroke, planned to parcel ont $lB6 ■ 000.01)0 tn pay the soldier bonus, tbe recent U.x reduction) refunds, the snapping of the navy and promotion of irrigation and reclamation in tbe west. Agreenu nt was real bed lor ibis step in the senate by adoption of lb? Conference report on the deficiency appropriation bill which has lain dor inant on the calendar since adjustmerit was taken six months ago R?- ! publican leaders agiee this is tba ,' most pressing piece of legislation , 1 now before congress and Senator : Charles E Curtis, new republican leader, announced the hill would be passid before night. | Acting with speed the house startled its business of paring government ' expenses. ■| Tile first of II dozen appropriations that must be passed -the interior department supply bill—is to he re ported out of the appropriations coaijmittee and will be brought up for ' |consideration tomorrow. Adding furtlter to the business-like , atmosphere of tlie second day's ses(Continued on page three) KLAN DONATES TO NEW CHURCH Nine Robbed Klansmen Give sl3l At Dedication Os U. B. Church During the pledge services held Sunday evening in connection with the dedication of the new United Brethren church, nt the cer»er of Ninth ind Monroe streets, nine memI’ners of the Ku Kltix Klan, dressed in full regalia, entered the church and made a donation of $131.00. Gue* man carried a Bible, in which the money was placed. He handed the cash to the, minister. Rev. B. F. Dotson, who accepted it. Members of the congregation ware surprised when the robed Klatv>u)en entered the church No we«l» were ipoken and the Klansmen di<i not 1 participate in the ceremouiea. but ! left the (hurch imnie-Jiataly. It w’ B3 I stated that the minister was «s!sed previous to the dedication if bw would i accept a donation from th? Klan* ( men and it was stated that h* re- < plied, "that donations fronS aybooe would he accepted.