Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1925 — Page 1

Volume XXIII. Number 6.

TERMS OF SUGAR BEETCUNTRACTS WE ANNOUNCED Participating < on tract fieldmen IN MEETING Fnioy Dinner at Hotel Here, Go To Toledo For Short Course M , b( , annual meeting of the Held m(n of the Holland-St. Ixmis Sugar company Held at the Hotel Murray lhis afternoon, John Carmody, local manager announced the terms of the IS'>-, sugar beet contract. The price of the beets for this year wjll bl . the same as last year under the • participating contract.” which th,, company will use in its territory this year Under the terms of this contract the grower will be paid a guaranteed minimum of sfi.oo per ton for the beets, in case the participating provision of the contract does not give him a higher price. The participntini contract will be the only one Offered by the company this year For an example, under the terms o f the participating contract, the grower is given 45 per cent of the value of the sugar packed from a ton of beets. with the guarantee of receiving at least $6.00 per ton. In other words if a ton of beets produces «f,O pot mis of eianulated sugar, the 45 per cent value would be llt’Vr pounds If the p-!re c.f sugar, whob- < ~ was S cents net pound, the grow* r would receive s’.*.oo a ton for Ms beets. Most sugar companies in the w»st nnd in this s.-ction of the country u#e

fcrm of e-min-ct.' Last y-arl ■m.inr <f tho grw<r« used the ; (?ntract. «!‘>ei'V they were! ■j.-.! a guarantee! price of >7.00 ;”-r j 3B on fo' the boots, but did not par’ I '’!- ■pate in the sugar content of tin jMbets. The sugar content of the I ■ >,.its vas higher than usual last year ■ aia! -lisoe who used the participatingj •■<ctor:.. • profited by it. Through the .■i j:ti. gating contract, the grower be- ■ i "ni. a a mutual partner with the SUR■ar company end if the sugar content' Jes the beets is high, although the I ■ tonnage is smaller, he will profit, by ■it. The sugar company wishes to' ■ gh" the glower every advantage and ■ therefore has decided to use the ■participating contract this year. Go To Toledo Tonight gl The fieldmen and Mr. Carmody will ■ leave tonight for Toledo, where they ■will attend a two-day short-course of ■ the Indiana and Ohio fieldmen, which I is conducted by the University of, Ohio, in cooperation with the beet I sugar companies of these two states. Dinner at Noon A dinner was served to the field ) men at the Hotel Murray at noon' and subjects of interest to the 1925 crop were discussed .by them. The twelve fieldmen who attended the meeting were: E. L. Haracher, Defiance; R. J. Cummings, Ft. Jennings; C. J. Yarger, Ohio City; Harry Overmeyer. Woodburn; Arthur Gilliom, New Haven; Ed Zachrich, Waterloo; (Continued On Page Five)

BISTHS EXCEED DEATHS 111 CITY Health Officer Reports 115 Births And 68 Deaths In City In 1924 The number of births exceeded the number of deaths in Decatur during 1924 by 47, the total births being 115 and deaths 68, as shown in Dr. J. M. Miller’s annual report to the city council last evening. The males lead in both the number of births and deaths, there being 68 male births a nd 38 male deaths. The female births numbered 47 and the deaths totaled on The Health officer's report also showed of the 68 death. 14 were children under 2 years of age. According >o the city health officer’s report. 33 cases of mealses were reported to him during 1924 and only one case of • carlet Fever. No other contagious diseases were reported to the health officer during the year and Dr. Miller ho’ed on his report that the general health condition in the city was good.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Mrs. Harry Knapp To Spend Winter In Florida Several Decatur people will spend the winter in Florida and among those who will leave this week are Mrs. Harry Knapp. She will go to Gainesville, Florida, to spent! the winter with her mother, Mrs. Amy Bockman. formerly of Berne. Mrs. 1. A. Hirschy, of Chicago, will accompany Mrs. Knapp io Florida. Mrs. Bockman has purchased the Wehmeyer home on West Monroe street and when she returns from Florida in the spring will make h«r home in this city.

RE-ORGANIZE BOY SCOUTS OF CITY New Troop Committee From Rotary Club; Scoutmaster Appointed A complete re-organization of the Decatur Boy Scouts was held last night. A ne w troop committee from the Rotary Club was appointed by the President of the Club, Henry Heller, and the new committee met with the scouts at. the Central school building last night. The new committee consists of Eno Lnnkenau, chairman. Avqn Burk, Carl Puntphrey, R. J. Harting and T. J. Durkin. The Scout committee appointed Bryce Thomas Scoutmaster and named Richard Frisinger and Cornelius Durkin as assistant scoutmasters. Harry* Dailey, was appointed Scribe, and Hanold Zwick will serve as senior patrol leader. AH of the Scouts are reregistering anil they will he organized into four patrols of eight members each. Each patrol will select a patrol leader. M. F. Worthman. superintendent

of the city schools, and W. Guy |Prown, principal of the Central I school, are honorary members of the | Roy Scouts and they will s«we as-*J- • visors. The Scouts have fixed up rooms in the Central school building and have a fine place to hold their meeting. The Scouts have a basketball team and have played several games already this season. Mr. Thomas Served as Scoutmaster last • summer and proved to be a great i loader for the Scouts. Recently he returned home from school at Muncie land will spend the remainder of the winter and next summer at home.

KRICK ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEM Chosen To Preside Over Council In Mayor DeVoss’ Absence Councilman George Krick, chairman of the Electric Light committee of the City Light and Power plant, was elected mayor pro tern to preside over the council meetings in the absence of Mayor Huber M. DeVqss who has gone to Huston, Texas, on account of his health. At the regular meeting of the council held last evening the motion was made, seconded and carried that Mr. Krick preside as mayor during the session. Mr. Krick accepted and the meeting opened with the reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meetings. The waterworks committee reported that it purchased an IngersollRand air compressor for the city plant and the street and sewer committee reported favorable on the monthly report filed by Street Commissioner Ed Augenbaugh. Proposals from the Decatur hanks as depositories for the city’s funds were received and read. Each bankagreed to pay the city 2 per cent interest on daily deposits of six month’s duration and 21-4 on daily deposits for a year. The matter was left in the hands of the finance committee to distribute the funds. The Peoples Loan and Trust company agreed to take up to $40,000, the First National Bank up to $30,000 and the Old Adams County Bank up to $50,000. A short round-table discussion meeting was held following the regular meeting, during which time the councilmen discussed matters of interest to the city and the improvement of the city light and power plant.

BERNE FARMERS INSTITUTE WILL BE HELD JAN.2O Three Sessions To Be Held; Institute Will Open Series In County TO HOLD CORN SHOW Prizes To Be Awarded For Exhibits In Corn And Other Articles At a meeting of the officers and directors of the Berne Farmers Institute at the Bank of Berne, Monday evening, further plans were made for the institute sessions to be held January 20. Three sessions will be held during the day, Mrs, Tuttle and Mr. Muller being the speakers representing the extension department of Purdue. Complete programs of the sessions will be made public later. Members of the county boys’ corn club will exhibit 10-ear and bushel samples of corn in connection with the institute. In addit on, schools of the county are invitfd to enter the competition for prizes which are to be awarded for the best exhibit from tne school. It is specified that the school exhibit shall consist of ten different articles, containing one 10ear sample of corn, one peck of oats and one peck of wheat. The other seven articles of the exhibit shall have been made in connection with school work and may be maps, compositions or other school material. Prizes to be awardeu in this section shall be five doil rs for first place, tnree dollars for second place and two dollars for third place. Any common country school in Adams county* is eligible to compete. Frank Habegger will head a committee which will arrange these exhibits and schools wishing to enter the cnmpefWon-may obtain details from him or from one of the members of his committee. A reception committee consisting of Levi Stucky, Jerry Liechty, John Mason and Fred Blum and a membership committee consisting of Ed Gilliom, Rufus Huser, Joe. D. Schwartz, Lee Neuenschwander. John C. Soldner, Menno P. Steury and Dan Lehman was also appointed at the meeting Monday evening. On Wednesday following the Bernd institute the Bobo association will have their meetings and on Thursday the Geneva farmers institute will be in session. Hawkins Released From Jail At Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Morton S. Hawkins head of the defunct Mortgage Co., of Portland, Indiana, today is reported at Marion, Ohio, in conference with his attorney, Fred W. Warner. He was released from custody last night when two Hamilton, Ohio, men signed the $20,000 bond which, was approved the federal court. The bondsmen are Dr. Milt Milliken and David O. Fierce. Weather Indiana: Cloudy and unsettled tonight; followed by generally fair Thursday; somewhat colder Thursday and in west portion tonight.

John Hendricks Os Monroe Has Been Subscriber Os Decatur Paper Since 1861

The Decatur Daily Democrat has many loyal and long-time subscribers, who not only have taken the daily paper since it was establised in 1903, but who were subscribers to the old Decatur Democrat Weekly, which was first published in 1874, succeeding the Decatur Eagle. It is a pleasure to hear from these subscribers and learn that they have taken the paper for fifty years or more. Among those who have taken the weekly and daily Democrat for more than 60 years are John Hendricks, prominent farmer of Monroe. Mr. Hendricks, in renewing his subscription to the Daily Democrat to 1926, stated that he has been a subscriber of the weekly and daily paper since 1861. The paper was then known as the Decatur Eagle, and was published from 1859 to 1863 by A. J. Hill, who in that year resigned as editor to jUn the Union Army. The “Daddy” of

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 7, 1925.

C. E. Os Evangelical Church 'To Meet Thursday Night The young peoples society of the Evangelical church will hold their regular monthly business and social meeting In the church parlors tomorrow evening at 7:30. The meeting is being held on this date on account of conflicting dates next week. Some special business will be brought before the members nnd every member should bo present to give his opinion on these matters. Afier the business session a social time will be enjoyed. MEXICAN COUPLE MARRIED TOBAY High Mass Celebrated at St. Marys Catholic Church This Morning The marriage of the second Mexican couple since Christmas took place at the St. Marys Catholic church this morning, a high mass being celebrated at eight-thirty and the .occasion was a solemn one, not only for the participants but for the 20 or 25 Mexican friends who attended. The parties who were married were Mr. Enrigue Costellano and Miss Apolonia Conde, members of the Los Aiexicanos villages in Adams county, ti e groom being employed in the .sugar beet fields in this and Wells | county. Rev. Father Michael Abraham, of Michigan City, a student of several i languages, including the Spanish and the Mexican dialect, officiated at the wedding ceremonies this morning 'and received the vows from the couple. The bride, age about twenty years, wore a white dress with long 'white wedding veil, while the groom was attired in the conventional blue suit. The couple was attended by two of their friends, both Mexicans, the best man being John Gouregui and the brides-maid. Miss Luisa Gouregui, also of this county. The groom is a son of Trindado 'and Trindada Costellano, while the bride’s parents are Simon and Appalonia Conde. They have lived in this county for several months and have been employed in the beet fields. Following the wedding mass the ' married couple, their attendants and guests remained in the church and prayer. They were very devout and ; religious and after kneeling in prayer I and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, stood up and gave a prayer of thanksgiving. An elderly man. whom they called “Grandpa.” led in prayer and in the thanksgiving service which they held. Several colonies of Mexicans are located in Adams and Wells coun- : ties, they coming here to work in the 1 beet fields. They speak the Spanish ’ language, with the Mexican brogue ; thrown in. The first wedding of a Mexican couple to take place in the St. Marys Catholic church was held on December 26. , 0 Wells County Man Asks For A Pardon Today Indianapolis, Jan. 7. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The petition of Lawrence Vardanian, sentenced to imprisonment from Wells county for | forgery was among thirty-nine peti[tion for clemency on file today with I the state pardon board.

• the Weekly Democrat and the Deca- ■ tur Democrat first was published on February 13, 1857, as the Decatur , Eagle, H. L. Phillips being the editor and owner. A few months later W. i G Spencer became a partner in the ■ paper. Joseph McGonogle became the publisher in 1874. i The old Decatur Democrat Weekly was published until about. 1913, when it suspended publication and made 1 room for the fast growing Daily Democrat. The present Daily Democrat , was established January 12. 1903 by . L. G. EUingham and J. H. Heller and ■ has not missed a publication, except , on holidays and Sundays since that ■ time. i The support given the paper is ap- , predated more than words can express and the publishers of the paper are grateful to the many loyal suh- . scribers who are again renewing I their subscription for another year.

NEW BOILERS TO BE INSTALLED AT CITY POWER PLANT Council Will Purchase Two Boilers And Stokers At Earlv Date TO GET BIDS JAN. 20 Addition Will Increase Capacity Os Plant To Meet Demands Two new boilers, together with stokers, will bo purchased by the city of Decatur for the City Light and Power plant, the council in regular session last evening deciding to advertise for bids to be received on Tuesday, January 20, 1925. The legal notice to bidders, published in today’s Daily Democrat, calls for bids on two 500 and two 400 Horse-power boilers, together with stokers and other equipment necessary for the operation of the boilers. It has not yet been decided if the council will purchase the five hundred or four hundred horse-power boilers, but the matter will be determined by January 20. The alternating bids are being received so that the council may have the advantage of the selection. Must Increase Capacity The new boilers are being installed in order to increase the K. W. capacity at the city plant.' The one old 400 horse-power boiler, installed 14 years ago, has been condemned by the insurance company and it is dangerous to fire. A capacity load cannot be placed on the boiler. At pre sent the city plant is manufacturing a peak load!of 1350 K. W.. while the capacity of the present equipment is 1500 K. W. or equal to 1800 horsepower. With the installing of two new boilers this rapacity can be increased to 2500 K.. W. .Increased demands for power from the G. E., Cloverleaf Creameries, Krick-Tyndall Tile Company, the Decatur Casting Company, the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company and other manufacturing 'plants in the city makes it necessary to install the new boilers in order to increase the capacity. Paid Out Os Earnings As heretofore, all the equipment installed at the City Light and Power Plant will be paid for out of the earnings of the city plant. Within the last three years more than $’5,000 of the earnings of the plant have been put back into the plant. The plant was operated at a profit last year and part of the 1924 earnings will be used in purchasing the new boilers, stokers and other equipment necessary to keep the Decatur light and power plant in first class shape and to take care of Decatur's splendid growing industries. On December 18,1924, a total of 17.020 K. W. were manufactured for Ihe 24 hours, the peak load carried at the plant for the year. Dr. Mattax Reported To Be Sinking This Afternoon Although rallying for a short tjpie this morning, nr. L. L. Mattax, of Geneva, county coroner, was sinking this afternoon and it was stated at the Adams County Memorial hospital, where he iw patient, that it was doubtful if he would live through the day. He was very weak at three o'clock. Dr. Mattax took ill about ten days ago from blood poisoning and several days later suffered a heart attack. Dr. Mattax is about 62 years old and on January 1 started his third term as coroner of' Adams County. o Liechty Residence Near Berne Almost Burned The country home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Liechty northwest of Berne, came very near burning early Monday morning. It is thought that the fire originated from the handle of a carpet sweeper that happened to be near the stove pipe. The fire burned a hole into the floor and had also gained a flaming fire at the ceiling. Fortunately the flame was dis covered just in time to save it from burning to the ground. There will be considerable smoke damage to household goods. The children were taken to Berne by G. C. Moser at whose home they will remain until the Liechtys’ have again straightened up their home.

Son Born To Mr. And Mrs. Harvey E. Everett Robert Carlyle is the name of a seven and one half pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Everett, of Akron, Ohio, at the Adams County Memorial hospital tills morning. This Is the second child and second son in the family. Both mother and babe are doing nicely. Mrs. Everett .formerly was Miss Frances Dauer, of this city. Mr. Everett Is expected to arrive in the city today to spend the remainder of the weep with his family and his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Isace Everett, of southwest, of the city. COMMUNITY BIBLE SCHOOL ENDORSED Ministerial Association Unanimously Favors School For City A Community Vacation Bible School for Decatur was unanimously endorsed at a meeting of the Decatur Ministerial Association held Monday. Provision was made for refering the matter to the church governing boards of the different churches of the city to ascertain if they desire to back tile movement. Under the plan proposed, the various churches of the city would unite in holding a Bible school during the summer vacation. Three of the churches, namely, the Presbyterian, Baptist and Evangelical, held separate vacation Bible schools last summer. Community Bible schools are conducted in many cities and have proven to be highly satisfactory. Different committees were appointed at the meeting Monday, also, to serve during this year. The committees consist of: Program—B. N. Covert and R. W. Loose; Religious Education —R. W. Loose and B. N. Covert; Interchurch Activities—B. F. Dotson and A. R. Fledderjohann; Uniou Services—F. D. Whitesell and 11. W. Thompson; Community Welfare—ll. W. Thompson and B. F. Dotson; United Charities—A. R. Fledderjohann and F D. Whitesell. The Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, through his office as president of the association, is an ex-officio member of each committee. The Rev. R. F. Dotson led an interesting discussion of the book, "Why 1 Am A Christian.'' by Frank Chance. o

OL LIKELY TO GET POST Lake County Senator Appears Certain To Be President Os Senate Indianapolis, Jan. 7.— Election of Senator James J. Nejdl, of county as president pro tern of the senate appeared probable this afternoon when Nejdl took personal charge of the campaign. His supporters said a careful canvas of the republican senators showed that Nejdl had eight votes more than the seventeen necessary for election. Reports again were current that two members of the Marion county delegation would bolt their support of Senator Thomas Dailey, Nejdl’s opponent. Harry Leslie, of Lafayette, appeared to have at least seventy votes of the eight-four Jiouse republicans in the speakership' race. Support for Charles Clark, point representative from Johnson and Marion counties and an aspirant for the speakership appeared to be dwindling following Clark’s attendance at a meeting called last night by Walter Bossert, grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan of Indiana. Practically Jail members of the legislature had reached Indianapolis at noon to participate in the caucuses tonight. On the democratic side of the house Thurman Gottschalk, Berne, was to be floor leader with Herbert Kenney, of New Albany, or John Kitcli, of Plymouth, as caucus chairman. Possibly the sixteen democrats in the house will have more of a voice in legislation than has been sought was uiscussed today by politicians thronging the Claypool awaiting the (Continued On Page Four)

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BOYS FOUND IN FRUIT CAR NOT DECATUR BOYS Report Current Here Today That Two Decatur Boys Were Found Dead REPORT IS UNFOUNDED Bodies Identified As Ontario Youths; Local Youths In South A report was widely circulated in this city last night and today that the two boys who were found dead in a sealed fruit car on a railroad line in Chicago last Friday were Darrell Brothers arid Cletus Railing, of this city, but the story proved to be unfounded when it was learned this afternoon that the bodies of the two boys had l>een identified as Earl Hoskins, and Edward Turner, of Ontario. The Brothers and Railing youths left here a week before Christmas, intending to go to Florida. They are still out of the city, but .Mrs. Railing stated today that she received a card from her son a few days ago, postmarked. Birmingham, Alabama. It was thought that the local youths had decided to return home after going south and had “hummed" their way to Chicago on a freight train. The fruit car in which the two bodies were found was reported to have been billed to a city east of here, and it was supposed that the Decatur boys had boarded the car with the intention of returning to Decatur. The report circulated here even went so far as to say that one of the bodies found in the car was clothed in a suit bearing the trademark of a local clothing store, and that Mr. John Brothers, father of the Brothers youth had gone to Chicago to identify the bodies. However, Mr. Brothers did not go to Chicago and relatives of the two youths stated today that they were confident that the two boy s were in the south. The following dispatch was printed in the Chicago Tribune: "Police Chief Mclntosh of Wallaceburg. Ont., yesterday identified one of two boys found dead here in a sealed fruit car last Friday as Earl Hoskins. He is wanted at Wallaceburg for burglary. It is believed the other boy may be Edward Turner, also sought by the Ontario authorities.” 0 - Semester Examinations In j City Schools Next Week The first semester examinations will be held in the city schools next Monday and Tuesday. The schools will be dismissed for the remainder of the week and the second semester will open on January 18. The teachers will be busy grading manuscripts and filling out grade cards during the last three days of next week.

WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Knights Os Columbus Will Hold Banquet On 25th Anniversary Decatur Council, No. 864 of the Kinghts of Columbus, is planning to observe the twentieth anniversary of the establishing of the order in this city witji a, banquet and suitable program, Joe Lose, being appointed general chairman in charge of the plans. The anniversary of the founding of the Decatur Council comes on Feb. 26 and it is planned to hold the anniversary meeting sometime between February 1 and that date. The citer of the local council will have been received twenty years on February 26. The council started with about twenty-five members and now the membership is 300. The council also owns the big three story building at the corner of Madison and Second 1 streets, the lodge room being located [on the third floor. The building has been remodeled and a vapor heating plant and office rooms on the second floor have been installed. The late EdVard X. Ehinger was the first Grand Knight of the local council and a committee has been appointed to purchase a suitable memorial io him, which will be placed in the lodge room.