Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1924 — Page 1

Volume XXII. Number 303.

■ BELLS TO RING I US CHRISTMAS ■ PROGRAM OPENS ■ |('|iil(hc» To Sing Carols ■ Around Big Christmas ■ Tree Wednesday I TO GET A TREAT ■ |Tr<“' To Be Left Standing ■ \nd Lighted Until New ■ Years Day HH vifilM nvnta huv- l>>»-n .-t;,;,'. HM,,, ■ ihp community Chri ii.i:to be •>•<<! uromd :i ergMil,. tree on Liberty Way W.-d-M,........ evening. The tree was to be I on Liberty Way lo<Li> ami fIH # ;|i i,, lighted w ith color .1 • !..((,. jH81,..,,.. The tree will ha left un the HB street until New Years. |Kn i|i,. Christmas ohservan. .■ pro IBM grain = iari at o’clock Wednesday BH , by the ringing of bells in the |BB Vo .Hi'V of the tree. Following iltiti ■H . pool children will join i',.188 : o - three Christmas carols BH e.:,|,.||, Night.” *’O Little Town of ■B Js ■!'.'.cm." and "Hark' The li.-rul.l HB u,, Sing .” The winds to tn. so B» il’t' ‘t iigs are printed in a in»l tn-r Bm of the Daily Democrat u lay. H| I'ollowitig the singing, all i lnhiien ■B beb V. high school age. will mat. it MB I' -' t'aiila clans and a treat will !>.- jM,' ii ii.tiled among the ehil.lt. 't b.MB I’iw ‘.outs will be on hands and t 1 MB i'i tee of handling the crow.l ami mart h. Mg Ta., community Christina- <I- -n MB I-’ being sponsor.-d by Ml ~ .ter Woman's Club. The < >i.l \.i M|B am-. County Bank donated a -mtn Ml m a v to be used in providing a bin ■ Ml ev.-rgreen tree and the Cvti.'r 1 ' |M| ft.am company donated a ttu.i, and |B| im-ii to haul the tree from the , ,itn|S| tty into the city. The city light de|k| partment furnished men to erect the |M| tree and string the electric lights, K I f rpp of charge. H The public, and school in parti, oi.tr Bl are invited to take part in th.9|| mas observance. The program will BH start promptly at 5 o'clock and will Ml last only a few minutes |H| — 0 ■ I To Make Improvements S To Reservoir At Celina ■ 1 •■linn. Ohio. Dec. 22—The state is M| at lasi taking cognizance of its big H| pis' public works, namelv th.- Grand BE I Reservoir and extensive improveM | nientn are planned for the coming ■HI year. H Fit st and foremost the west bank. H I lln "’ one of the most thronged ■ I thoroughfares in Ohio is to be widen- ■ I ed four feet as a measure of suite) ■ | and convenience. K The bridge at the old waste weir is K I to he torn away and a culvert will reK I Nace it. The narrow bridge with its ■ I dangerous turn has always been a B I source of danger, but fortunately no B I accident has yet occurred here. B Also the land so long in litigation B I along the west shore of the Grand, it B I is hoped its rightful title will soon 1..' B I settled by the courts so that its fur- ■ I Iber improvement can be made and B I more sites’ secured for cottages. The B I improvement contemplates the reB I inoval of old buildings that shall be B I replaced by better structures that B I shall be in keeping with the beauty of B I the Grand. ■ The state dredge will be skidded B I across the west bank and put to work B I reclaiming the waste _ land whose B ■ frequent overflow prevent its use f.u ■ I cottages sites. B The state purposes to make the ■ I Grand Reservoir the greatest and ■ I grandest public park preserve in ail R I Ohio. Because of its size, its historic R I °rgin and impart to its ease of access I I Us location with railway and paved ■ roadways reaching it. from every side I I its highly improved parks along its I I shores, are things now combined to I [ make the Grand Reservior one of the I chiefest points of interest and reereaIB lion <" Ohio. M * o I Fur Store Looted Os I SIOO,OOO Worth Os Furs | Chicago, Dec. 22— The fur store of | | Nathan Teitleboum was looted of | 5100,000 worth of furs last night, by | robbers who ~ chopped their way | through the wood and cement floor to ■ [ enter the vaults without ringing the I burgler alarm.

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Township Trustees Hold I Regular Meeting Today! The township trustees met at the office of County School Superintendent E. s. Christen this morning and » discussed matters of interest to the H schools. The benefits o f educational weeky, were discussed and writing ; '’barts for all grade schools in the J county were purchased by the trns'•■es. The charts will be placed in the school buildings throughout the year and show the style of writing that is taught in the school. WOMEN TO HOLD COUNTY ROUNDUP “Achievement Day” To Be Held Here By Members i Os Economic Clubs As a climax to the clothing project which has been carried out during the past year by Home Economics clubs of Adams county to co-operaton with the Extension Department at Purdue University, a “county roundup” meeting will be held in Decatur. . January 8. At that time it is planned to have each lady exhibit some article made as a result of the home economics work during the year. The meeting will he exclusively for woi men and the program, which is now i in Hie making, will be of interest to . every housewife in Adams county. • All ladies are invited to come and ■ bring a lady friends. Members are • asked to note that the date has heen changed to January eighth. Tile meeting will be held in the i First Christian church. ■ o Sundav Was Shortest Day Os The Year 1 I Sunday, December 21, was the ’ shortest day of the year, according ’ to the calendars. Although there will ' be no appreciable different in the • length of the days for a few weeks, it won't be long until there will be several minutes more sunshine each ■ day. The present cold wave reached I its climax Saturday night too. accordI Ing to the weather reports. The mercury climbed several degrees today and warmer weather is predicted although the temperature likely will reI main below freezing for several days. CHRISTMAS WEEK I IS USHERED IN 1 Special Services Held In Churches Sunday; Services Wednesday Special services in the church Sun- , day ushered in Christmas week in this city and large congregations at--1 tended the different programs. ’ About twenty-five members of the Christian Endeavor Society of the ' Presbyterian church and Rev. B. N. ! Vovert visited a number of homes Sunday afternoon and sang Christmas carols. The singers also visited 1 the Adams County Memorial Hos- ’ pital where they sang carols tor the ’ patients. The party started out at ' four-thirty and visited homes until 1 six in the evening. It was the first f time that a party of singers visited the homes and the carols were great- ' ly enjoyed by all who heard them. ' Pageants were given at the Pres- ! byterian and Evangelical churches r last evening and the programs rendered were excellent. Large congre- ’ gat ions were present and the services 1 were beautiful. The Sunday school 1 pupils of the Reformed church iu this = city "ill also give a pageant this s week and practically every church in ' this city will have special Christmas s services on Christmas eve or on ’ Christmas morning. At the St. ’ Marys Catholic church nine masses 3 will be celebrated, the first being at five o'clock. With the snappy weather and sk of snow over the ground this morning even' one was S etli “ s 1 e r ® a 5 Christmas spirit and preparing for the festival next Thursday. f The Good Fellows Club Santa Claus will make his visit to the homes f 'Wed-sdav and the Elks, a number of churches and charitable orgamzaJ tions will see that Chnstmas cheer is ’ spread to the homes throughout the city.

FETTERS TRIAL NEARING CLOSE Murder Case Expected To Go To Jury At Celina Sometime Today Celina, 0., Dec. 22—At noon December 19. the State rested its case, in the ease against James Fetters, on trial for murder, in the Common fleas court before Judge Barnes. Following the noon intermission the defendant called in his behalf the first witness E. E. Jackson, who had acted as coroner at the inquest over the body of Edward Moyer. Court was in session Friday night until 9:30. Then they called witnesses to attempt to establish an alibi for James Fetters, claiming that he was at the Clark Bros, circus, which was in Celina on the afternoon and night of August 23. For this purpose they called Lowell Roebuck, Sylvia Jordan, John Sielschott and Nobel Muther. Their testimony was along the line of having seen James Fetters al the circus two and a halls years ago. Nobel Muther, who belongs to the navy as a first-class sailor on the steampship Nevada was brought back here on a furlough along the first of November and was one of the principal witnesses. It will bo remember ed that the first time the case of the : State of Ohio vs. James Fetters, was ' set for trial it was postponed on ac- 1 count of not having a material wit- ‘ ness for the defense and time was granted until he could be brought ! hero or his deposition taken. Muther claimed that he was w : th 1 I Fetters at a circus in Celina on the | night of the murder. An echo of the George Fetters case was heard when the defense called the same witnesses that tstified in that case to establish an alibi for George Fetters on the night of the murder, to substantiate the alibi o? James Fetters, on account of them being charged jointly. The witnesses were from 1 1ma and were foremen, timekeepers and chief clerk of ths Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company at that place. Saturday morning the defense continued along the same line calling others. Over 25 witnesses for the Charles Blossom. John Helstan and othesr. Over 25 witnesses for the defense testified up until noon recess. It is thought the case will probably go to the jury some time today. Fire Destroys Boston Store At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Dee. 22—Damage esI timated at $350,000 was caused by fire w hich destroyed the stock and interior furnishings of the Boston Store. 614 Calhoun street, and ruined goods stored in the basement of Meyer Brothers drug store, comer Calhoun and Columbia streets, late yesterday afternoon. The loss on the stock of the Boston Store is estimated by Jacob L. Goldman, manager, as $300,000; damage to the Boston Store building is given at approximately $25,000, and Merer Brothers figure their loss at $25,000. Early investigations by fire department officials indicated that the blaze originated from either the furnace, crossed electrical wires or from steam pipes in the basement. The flames were carried from the basement to the upper floors, it is believed, through the elevator shaft which had its terminal near the furnace. It is thought that the elevator shaft provided an excellent flue, which caused a draft of sufficient strength to force the flames upward. Bluffton Moose Lodge Purchases New Home Bluffton, Dec. 22.—The Loyal Order of Moose, which has enjoyed unusually rapid growth since its organization in Bluffton a number of years ago. took a further step in their progress at a meeting Friday night when it was decided to buy from Fred McBride the large brick building on South Main street in which his undertaking and furniture establishment is house. The consideration was $22,000. Mr. Mcßride in the sales agrees to give the lodge possession of the building in sixty days. He stated today that he would use temporarily the residence next door north of the building in conducting his business. It will be completely remodeled and redecorated to make it suitable for the undertaking firm until plans are definitely decided upon.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 22, 1921

County Agent Has Farm Record Books A supply of the new Purdue Farm Record books has been received at th« county agent’s office and many copies are being distributed to farmers of the county who are interested In keeping record of their financial affairs on the farm. The book is printed under the direction of the farm management department at Purdue and represents the result of several year’s work aong that line. It contains space for entries of all receipts and expenditures for the various crops and branches of livestock. The books are being distributed at fifteen cents each, this representing the cost of printing LEGION POST TO HOLD ELECTION Ex-Service Men To Hold Important Meeting Tonight; To Have Feed An important meeting of Adams z Post, No. 43. of the American legion will be held in Legion Hall on North Heiond street at 7:45 o’clock this evening. The election of officers for the y< ar 1925 will be held, and it is desir■ed that a large per cent of the mem ; bi-rs be present. Among other business to be disposed of tonight will be the discussion of plans for next year. The activities of the Post for the year will be i outlined In a general way. A feed , will be held following the meeting to- ' night. Q Youthful Slayer Hanged (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Carlinville, 111., Dec. 22. — lister Kahl, Shipman's youthful slayer, was hanged here today for brutally murdering his wife early last month. Kahl was tried and convicted here two weeks ago O Petrified Body Os Baby Is Found By Doctors — Owosso, Mich., Dec. 22. —The petrified body of a baby that remained unborn for 48 years was discovered by, doctors performing an autopsy on' Mrs. D. D. Patterson here. Physicians, declared it one of the most unusual Jases In medical history. 0 TO GIVE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY NIGHT Annual Christmas Entertainment To Be Given At Reformed Church The regular annual Christmas entertainment of the Sunday School of Zion Reformed church of this city will be held on Wednesday evening. December 24 at 7:30 o’clock. The program consists of two parts, songs and recitations by the primary department and a cantata by the Junior, Intermediate and Senior departments. The public is invited to this service. The program is as follows: Prelude—Miss Lulu Gerber Song. “O Come AU Ye Faithful” — Congregation Scripture Reading and Prayer—M. F. Worthmann Song, “Christinas is Coming”—Primary Children • Recitation, “Greetings" — Milton Hoffman Song, "Hurry Santa" —Primary Children Exercise, “Not Afraid of Santa" — Bobby Ashbaucher, Frederick Schroyer, Richard- Brodbeck Exercise, "Christmas Candles” —Jira(Contlnued on page three, ; ■ ’ — Weather I Snow in- north portion; rain or : snow probable in south portion to- • night and Tuesday. Not so cold. i - —-|

ANOTHER COLO WAVE IS COMING 1 1 Weather Bureau Says Uold Wave Will Strike Lake Region Tuesday (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) , Washington. Dec. 22.—Another cold wave is following on the heels of the mild spell due to bring relief to the : east from freezing temperatures today and tonight. The new cold wave will hit the lake region and the I Ohio valley Tuesday night and Wed-1 nesday and sections further east and | south shortly thereafter, the weather | bureau said today. I Chicago, Dec. 22. —After suffering • from sub-zero temperatures for more than 4S hours, the middlewest today was relieved by higher temperatures. iThe total death list in the middlewest from the recent storm was estimated at thirty. Pittsburgh. Dec. 22 —After the coldest weather in 25 years oyer the week end, the mercury rose gradually today and at 7 a. m. snow began falling. One woman died as a result of pouring oil on a coal fire. Kansas City, Dec. 22 —More snow for the southwest was predicted by local weather observers today. The blanket of sleet and snow j which now covers the territory will | be added to either Tuesday or WedI nesday. the report says. Fears have been expressed for cotn- [ munication facilities which were Just being restored frem damages of storms of last week. Temperatures were slightly higher i today with clear skies. i St. Paul. Dec. 22 —Continued cold I today and uesday was the weather ' promise today. It was S'helow iero here at 7 a. m. with prospects of warming up some iduring the day. The sky was clear. , North Dakota points reported 12 to 18 below zero and It was 16 below at . Duluth. Extreme temperatures in .'Montana were tempered today to six ! and twelve below. It was 44 below J at Miles City last Friday. ‘ m 0 Two More Deaths From Poison Liquor Tn N, Y. New York. Dec. 22—Two additional 11 deaths from poison liquor over the' week end brought the months toll 'lto 25. From midnight Saturday to midI night Sunday, 21 persons were admitted to Bellevue suffering from aljcoholic ooisoning. —o GOOD FELLOWS CLUB , Give Your Bit And Make Some , Poor Child Happy On December 25 J The Good Fellows Club Christmas . fund took another big boost today' . when the donation boxes were opened 1 and the results of the tag day held' Saturday were made known. The grand total has reached $283.79. - Members of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsors of the Good Fel.I lows Club, raised $62.55 through the' j sale of tags on the city streets Satur- ■ day. The amount found in the do ! nation boxes today was $20.80. Emi ployes of the Adams County Memorial hospital gave a t,otal of $12.501 - to the fund. It is thought that the, fund will reach the S3OO mark by - the time the boxes are closed Tuest day. In the meantime, members of the sorority are busily engaged in • investigating the needs of the poor children and families in the city and , in purchasing toys, candy, nuts, clothing and various articles which will bring happiness to many hearts when they are distributed Wednes- , day evening. The new members of the Good Fellows Club are: Previous total $200.64 , Mary Matlaline Coverdale 1.00 Dr. Ben Beavers 3.00 Dr. Frank Lose 2.00 Adams Co. Memorial Hospital 12.50 j A Friend 1.00 , A Friend .... .25 | A Friend .50 ' A Friend .55 Tag Day . 62.35 Total $283.79

■ ■■■■■■ ■ - » i ■■■■ i. ■ ■ Bread Price May Go Up In Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22.—Indianapolis bakeries have been sounding out grocers upon the advlsibillty of a one-eent Increase u loaf tn bread prices after Jan. 1. it was learned today. Leading bakers denied that they have agreed upon any increase but they willingly discussed the advance of $1.50 a barrel In flour in materials as factors which have caused them to consider u price boost. o ALMON SHAFFER DIES AT 8080 Resident Os Adams County • For Many Years; Dies Os Dropsy Almon Shaffer, age 78 years, a resident of Adams county during most of his life, died at his home in Boho, at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night. Death was due to dropsy. Mr. Shaffer was born in Pennsylvania. April 27, 1864, but came to this county when lie was a boy. He was well-known and held in high esteem in his home community. Mr. Schaffer is survived by his wife; one sou. Irwin, of this city; one daughter. Mrs. Ida May Miller, of Martinsville, Illinois; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one brother. Levi, of Bobo; and three sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ershman. and Mrs. Levina Heath, of Bobo, and Mrs. Tena Schmlth, of Columbus. Ohio. Funeral services will be held from the Bobo United Brethren church at one o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial in the Mt. Taber cemetery. o Muncie Waging War On Christmas Bootleggers (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Muncie, Indiana. Dec. 22. —More arrests were expected today by police In their war on bootleggers here which threatens to wipe out the entire Christmas liquor business. Eleven men and two women were arrested by the county sheriff and de- ' putiea and federal prohibition enforcement officers during the past few i days. The arrests followed a long list of indictments recently returned by the ! Delaware county grand jury and are expected to continue for several days. o POSTOFFICE IS A BUSY PLACE Extra Help Is Employed: To Remain Open Three Nights This Week The Christmas rush Is on at the Decatur postoffice and Postmaster’ ‘Harry Fritzinger announced this ■ morning that the local office would remain open until eight o'clock in the evening on Monday, Tuesday and i Wednesday of this week in order to ' accomodate the patrons of the local' | office in mailing of parcels and I I packages. Regular mail service will not be given. Sixty eight pouches of mail and parcels were received at tlie Decatur office this morning, this number be- , ing three times the usual receipts : . Extra clerks are employed to help ‘ distribute and sort the mails. Postmaster Fritzinger also stated this morning that Christmas parcels and ! packages would be delivered on | Christmas morning, up until twelve J o'clock. A half dozen carriers will j lie employed to deliver the parcels, throughout the city. Letters and | cards will not be delivered, it was stated. There will not ba any deliveries on 1 the rural routes in the county on Thursday. A year ago Postmaster-1 general Harry New granted the car- , rlers a holiday on Christinas and the same regulations are in force this year. The trains over the Erie, Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate are carrying i extra coaches in order to take care, ,of the Christmas rush. Extra men, are also employed at the stations to I help load and unload the malls. Many of the trains are running late, i but an effort Is being made to keep up with the regular schedules. Bad weather and snow storms throughout the country have hindered train (Continued on page two) f I

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COUNTY CAGING TOURNAMENT IS BEING PLANNED Principals Os Co. Schools Decide To Hold Spelling Match Also DEBATES ARE PLANNED — Committees Appointed To Make zkrrangements For Different Events At a meeting of the school principals of the county, held at the office of County School Superintendent E. S. Christen. It was decided to hold a county basketball tournament of the rural schools, a spelling match and a debate among the schools in the county. Committees were appointed to arrange plans for the events and to report to Mr. Christen after the Christmas vacation. The cointnutee on the basketball tournament include E. V. Shierling, of Pleasant Mills; Paul Graham, of Monmouth, and F. M. Null, of Kirkland. AU the rural schools and possibly Decatur will enter the contest, it has been several years since a county basketball tournament was held iu the county and much interest is shown In the plans for the proposed tournament next month or in February. The committee arranging the plans tor the .spelling bee is Paul Graham, Walter J. Krick, of Decatur, and Clifton Striker, of Geneva. Spelling bees have been held in the county for several years and last year the contest waged tor several weeks before the county winner was decided. The members of the committee arranging plans for t..e county debate !is composed of Charles O. Johnson, of Kirkland and K. V. Shierling, of Pleasant Mills. The gMtzuniltaes will decide on the rules for the different contests and also tlx the time for holding the events. County Field Day Another meeting oi toe school principals will be held after the first of the year at which time plans will be discussed for holding the annual county literary, music and field day event, sometime in Apr... The school principals report much Interest In school work this semester and are making plans for the open Ing of the second semester after New Years. The contests are held with the Idea , of keeping up and arousing new inI terest in school activities and at the same time train tile pupils mind and body. Plans for holding the contests will be announced as soon as the committee reports. 0 Charles Colter Heard Foreign Station Broadcast j Charles H. Colter, well-known resident of this city, today received a certificate showing that he was one of the radio fans who successfully l tuned in on a fore'gn station during ! International Radio Broadcast Week, held recently. The certificate was ! sent to Mr. Colter by the Radio Broadcast Magazine. Mr. Colter heard a program broadcast from the station in Paris. France, on the night of November 25. o — ■ —■ Six Robberies In One Hour In Chicago Today Chicago. Dec. 22 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Chicagc.s heaviest i holiday crime wave was experienced j today when six robberies were re- , ported to police within an hour. More than $150,000 loss was sustained by merchants in outlying districts. Nathan Teitlebaum, reported that ! SIOO,OOO worth of furs had been removed from his vaults. Applepaum M Kahn, jewelers, were bound and gagged when well grootned bandits raided their shop of SIO,OOO in gems and $1,500 in cash. Other jewel seekers made Leo Krony open a safe and took SB,OOO worth of gold and I platinum valuables. Abraham Begun, manager of a I clothing company, was the victim of - the boldest thieves. They entered his store, locked him and two customers in a closet, backed a truck up ! to the door and carted away $6,000 worth of men’s clothing Two shot stores were in the hours orgy of banditry loosing SI,OOO worth ! of footwear. Other smaller robberies were reported to police-