Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1925 — Page 1

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•SfEEDW BILL DIES IN LOWER HOUSE Rill To Prevent Sporting F ents On Memorial Day h Is Killed NUMEROUS new bills Both Houses Hold Long Sessions In Disposing Os Measures Indianapolis J an - 22. After killing the “speed way" bill the state house of representatives i today turned its attention to passage of measures up for third reading- . , . Both houses of the legislature held long sessions in which they ean-ied out the program of speed in disposing of many bills. Numerous new measures were also thrown into the hoppers. Another religious education measure started oft debate in the senate when a majority report for passage of the Senator Dickerman bill to permit public school pupils to take two school hours off a week to receive religious instruction was adopted. The bill now goes to engrosement. A new angle in the Ohio-Indiana motor truck way was drawn in the senate when Senator Hill, of Carthage. introduced a concurrent resolu- - lion for the arrest of the drivers of ill trucks operated in Indiana by Onio concerns. Senator Hill declared that the Ohio Piblic Service Commission bad ordered the arrest of the drivers of the tracks of Hiner's Red Ball Transit Co., of Indianapolis, operating in that state. He asked adoption of the resolution to retaliate the commissions action and prevent further ar rest of Indiana drivers. The resolution was referred to the committee when Senator Dailey, of Indianapolis, declared that all parties involved should be given a hearing before action is taken. The "speed way" bill killed by the house would have prevented holding (Continued on Page Sit) MTEOPREACHER COMES TO BERNE Dr. A. Torrey, World Noted “ Evangelist, Opens Services Sunday Herne, Jan. 22.—-Dr. Reuben Archer 1 Torrey, one of the nation’s greatest tmd world noted evangelists, of Pass■>ena, California, will be in Berne next Sunday to begin and conduct the English series of the twentieth annual 'inion evangelistic meetings of the r p rne churches. Dr. Torrey’s meetlng ’ will continue from next Sunday morning through the following Fria >. January 30, with thfree services .« the opening day and two servicefa'h day for the remainder of the •wies. Berne can surely expect grejit llngs with the coming of Dr. Torrey, 1 * ho win se rve the people of this com“"niit) with thirteen spiritual feasts, though the coming of the great ” a «gelist is being keenly anticipat|J many of the local people, few b. S i!' y rea l‘ x ® the true greatness of h .. Orrey and the rar e treat that he v. “ “ store f °r this community. ' Kerne an *l its community u < reap the blessings of his minrfg here next week, but the enh»Lm Unty ° U * ht t 0 Bhare ln th e M ' s that h p will bring. The large , ennnnite church in which thp t«-n .T be held and which will seat housand persons, should be fill- ' reive fT’' m<,etinK with people to rehodv 1 Tnrre y’s messages. Everyth! m 1,1081 cordially invited to athav„ t P meetings and no one should t 0 It is ex(Continued on Page Six)

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Democrats To Organize • In Cities February 7 Indic.Dapoils, Jan. 22.—February 7 was set as the date for holding city conventions throughout the state by the Democratic state central committee here yesterday. The committe.- specified that the city chairman schall call the convention and preside over the meeting. In the absence of the city chairman his dut'es are to be assumed by the county chairman, the committee ordered. Q — 8080 INSTITUTE HELDYESTERDAY Three Interesting And Instructive Sessions; Officers Re-Elected Three interesting sessions were held yesterday by the St. Marys Township Farmers Institute. The institute was held in the school 1 building at Bobo, and the attendance ; was good at all sessions. A basket dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour. Many farmers brought their dinner . with them and all spread their food together on a big able in the school building. Interesting talks were given during the morning and afternoon session by H- R. Muller, of Cedar Grove, Indiana, and Mrs. Carl Tuttle, of Pleasant Dake. These two speakers from th# extension department of Purdue L’niversi’y, delivered interesting and instructive talks on farm topics. In the evening a miscellaneous program was given, including songs, moving pictures, recitations and talks. During the business session f the institute the old officers vjjye -©■elected. They- are Kermit Bowen, u-esident; Wilson Gulick, vice-presl-lent; Ed Koos, secretaiy; and Austin ‘(•Michaels, treasurer. The Geneva farmers Institute was leld at Geneva today. One session -.-as held this morning, another this ifternoon and the closing session vill be held this evening. Two institutes will be held in the •ounty next week- On Tuesday the Hartford township institute will be leld and on the following day. Wednesday, January 28, the Kirkland ownship institute will be held. General Fire Alarm Is Sounded At G. E. Plant Through a mistake the general , ’ire alarm at the General Electric •lant in this city was sounded at about two o'clock Wednesday afternoon. One of the workmen noticed a small fire at the building and intead of sounding the bell inside of the building, the siren, which is "for the general alarm was sounded. No inmage was done, bn*, many people wondered if there was a fire at the G. 'E. plant when they heard the siren o Powerful New Radio Station To Be Built Chicago. Jan. 22 —(Special to Daily | Democrat) —A new 5,000 watt super power radio station, replacing the 500 watt equipment now in use is to; be built in the open country within 50 miles of WIS, Chicago, by WIS. according to an announcement made today by Charles M. Kittle, president of Sears, Roebuck and company. Two 200 foot sending towers will connect giant antennae and the new station is to be built in the open station will reach two and one half times the distance now touched. The country to avoid interference with I Chicago broadcasters. Twin studios in downtown Chicago will inaugurate the first new programs within three aonths. - — o *« Resort Proprietor Found Guilty Os Serious Charge 1 Antigo, Wis., Jan. 29. — Warren Boucher, summer resort proprietor at Summit Lake, was sentenced to ten years in prison when found guilty by <a jury in court here of statutory charges involving Marjorie Skeel, 16-year-old domestic. The jury found Boucher guilty on five counts.

INVESTIGATION IS WELCOMED ST 'PHONE COMPANY Ask Public Service Commission To Probe Service At Berne — PETITION UNEXPECTED — Company Though Service ' Was Satisfactory; Willing To Co-operate The Citizens Telephone Company I has written the Public Service Com- : mission urging that they proceed with the investigation of the charges mode I in a petition filed by a. number of] farmers in the vicinity of Berne. Mr. Leo Yager, president of th»- company, i said last evening that the company would welcome such an investigation I for they declare they have given the I very beat service possible unde- all I circumstances and since the ma ter ! has been brought up. wish it to b > investigated thoroughly. When the rates were advanced I here a year or so ago the commission , ordered the rural rates equalized i over the county and this made an in- | crease of fifteen cents on th? P.-rncl lines, the rental being advanced from $1.35 to $1.50 which was the amount charged on the rural line out of the city. As tn the complaints in the petition that the service has not been as good recently as before the rates were increased. Mr. Charles Heare, manager at Berne, says there is no grounds for this. He says they have had considerable difficulty on the rural lines because many of the patrons neglect (Continued qp Page Six) FINE PROGRAM FOB INSTITUTE Kirkland Township Farmers Plan Interesting Sessions For Jan.2B The complete program for the Kirkland township farmers institute, to be held at the Kirkland high school building on Wednesday. January 28, has been prepared. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions will ba held and talks will be made by state speakers. A musical program j will also be given in connection with the institute. Homer Crum is chairman of the Kirtland township farmers institute ( and a feature of the meeting will be j the awarding of about 75 prizes to I the successful winners in the different departments of exhibits. The program arranged for the day is as follows: Morning Session 9:30 Piano Solo —Nina Shady Song—High school chorus Invocation —Rev. J. F. Porter Address —"Clothes for health and happiness” — Mrs. L. T. Pierce. Knightstown, Ind. Piano Solo—Gladys Spade Address—“ Hog breeding and feedIng"— Mr- J. P. Prigg. MiddletownInd. General disscussion and announcements. Noon —Basket Dinner Afternoon Session 1:15 Song—High school chorus Report of nominating committee Address —“Food elements properly selected and balanced” —Mrs. L. T. Pierce. Reading Address — "Legumes and their uses” —Mr. J. P- Prigg. Report of premium judges Secretary’s report Announcements and benediction. Evening Session 7:30 Song—High school chorus Farmers Debate, “Resolved that capital punishment should be abolished”. Affirmative: Jesse Byerly, R. K. Sovine and August Schlickman; Negative: Joseph D. Smith, John D. Baker and Sam Henschen Duet—Zimmerman sisters. Moving Pictures —L. M. Busche.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 22, 1925.

Awards Made In Drive For The Gibault Home Announcements of the recipients of I ! awards in connection with;the recent j I fund drive for the benefit of the Gibi atilt Home for hoys at Terre Haute, I conducted by the Knights of Colnm- ] bus councils of the state was receiv|e<s in this city yesterday. The awards made were as follows: Marmon automobile — William i Keough of Brooksville, Ind. Haynes I automobile- F. J. Newton, of Indianlapolis, and Cole uutomoble- Mayme I Ryan, Indianapolis. The awarding ■ of the Ford sedan was not completed. The awards jyere made Saturday. o JURY DISAGREES IN LIQUOR CASE . Unable To Reach Verdict In New Jersey Rum Running Case (UNITED PRESS SERVICE)) Jersey City, N. J.. Jan. 22. —The Jury in the trial of ten policemen and two civilians charged with rum running along the docks of Weehawken, I reported disagreement today. The jury stood for 15 hours 9 to 3 j for conviction. , Tfiis development probably means that the men indcited will not be plac ed on trial again by the Hudson coun- ' ty prosecutor, bnt will be turned over to federal authorities. Os almost equal interest to the jurors inability to settle on a verdict was the announcement of Prosecutor ; Milton that U. S. Senator Edward I /Edwards probably will be summoned •before the grand Jury to reply to | testimony developed during the trial ] that he had accepted $3,800 in a liqour i transaction. The men on trial were William F •Griffin, Jersey City real estate ooersI tor and alleged "master mind" of the I conspiracy; Harry J. Stearns, conni oilman and chairman of the police i commission in Weehawken and »e" i police, three of them officers. Indictment of the men followed decision of the Rev. George Bennett. Catholic priest, to “clean up the docks.” On the witness stand he told a story of seeing uniformed , policemen unloading liquor from a vessel, but was unable to identify | I Griffin as the leader of the gang, al- | though he saw a man on the scene j who was called Griffin. Senator Edwards was implicated by the testimony of Lionel Wilson and Charles Hurlbut, federal prohibition •enforcement agents, who said $3,800 .was paid to Edwards for 100 eases of I Scotch whiskey Griffin was to supply, but that the senator returned the i money the following day. HELPFUL CHURCH SERVICES HELD 1 “Win My Friend’’ Services At U. B. Church Are Interesting The services held Tuesday and j Wednesday evening were the most ; interesting held so far in the “Win i My Friend Week’’ services being held at the United Brethren church this week. The speakers, Mr. C. D. Teeple and Mrs. Frank Downs, brought most helpful addresses. Tonight, Mrs. O. P. Mills will be the leader and the Rev. B. N. Covert, will be the speker. Mr, O. P. Mills pastor of the Presbyteran church, will be the leader on Friday evening and the Rev. F. D. Whitesell, pastor of the Baptist church, will be the speaker. The meetings are evangelistic in character, giving opportunity to accept Christ or volunteer life service in the work of the church. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Weather Generally fair tonight and Friday.' Colder Friday and In north and central portions tonight.

TWO HOUSES IN THIS CITY ARE RANSACKED Vandals Visit Homes Os A. I). Hunsicker And Mrs. I). I). Heller FEW ARTICLES TAKEN Intruders Changed Clothes At Hunsicker Home; Police Investigate Local police are seeking the identI ity of a gang of marauders who broke into at least two residences of the city and ramsacked every room from basement to attic during the last few days. The houses known to have been entered by the intruders are the A. D. Hunsicker, residence, at 503 W.. Adams street, and Mrs. D. D. Heller’s residence at 121 South Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Hunsicker are spending the winter in Florida, and Mrs. Heller has been living with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. | John W. Tyndall since before ChristI mas. The work of the marauders was not discovered until yesterday afternoon.' Mrs. D. J. Hensley, a daughter of Mr. I and Mrs. Hunsicker, and Mrs. Herman Ehinger, went to the Hunsicker ; residence about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon ar.d made the discovery there. Every drawer in the house had been removed and the contents I emptied on the floor. The intruders | had evidently slept on the bed in an upstairs room and had spit on the 1 walls of the room. They had exchanged their own dirty clothing for WIITTRY COMER : IN HIGHER COURT Van Wort Jnrv Expected to Indict Man For Harmon Robbery — Van Wert. Ohio. Jan. 22. —Roy F. Comer. Fort Wayne, was held for the I common pleas court yesterday under I bond of $2,000 at the close of a hearI frig in Squire Gilpin’s court on a : charge of being one of the men who robbed Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon, aged people who live near Wren, on June 14. 1924. The hearing came to a close on its second day after witnesses for Comer, which his sister. Mrs. Eva Rauner, of Fort Wayne, said she would testify, fa’led to appear. Prosecuting Attorney John I. Miller issued a call for the January term grand jury yesterday to resume its session Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Although Miller did not issue a public statement, is is believed that the i jurors will be asked to indict Comer. When Comer was taken back to jail ;in the custody of Sheriff H. W. i Johnson and Constable Samuel Baxter, Mrs. Rauner accompanied them as far as East Court street and held a close conversation with her brothi er. She assured the officers that she I would be back here today with a satI isfactory bond of $2,000. Mrs. Rauner was probably the most i interested spectator in the court room during the hearing. She was 1 in consultation with Comer several times during the proceedings under the watchful eye of the sheriff. Recall Harmons When the hearing was continued Wednesday afternoon, the court first' took the testimony of Deputy Sheriff, Fred Boley at the hospital then returned io the common pleas court 1 room. Witnesses which defense had declared would be there, failed to . show up. William Fostnaught recalled both Mr. and Mrs. Harmon to the stand and questioned them at length. He inquired about their trip to Marion. Indiana, last summer to] see Comer when he was held in jail! and quizzed them again about the ] amount of money stolen from them. | Both Mr. and Mrs. Harmon stuck to their previous statements that they; (Continued cv ('age Six)

Alaskan Cold Wave Creeping Southward Chicago, Jan. 22. —The cold wave from Alaska is creeping southward, reachig Saskatchewan and Manitoba ! this morning, the weather bureau here ; announced. At Prince Albert, Sask., the temperature had sunk to 28 degrees below zero, while at Minnedona, Mun., it was 14 below. Fair weather is prevailing over the middlewest, save in the upper lakes region and the far northwest, the bureau stated. RADIO FUND REACHESS3OO Additional Donations Reported Today Boost Total To $305.95 The radio fund to purchase receiving sets for the blind residents of this city passed the S3OO mark today. Charles Colter and R. J. Harting, leaders in the movement, reported •additional donations of $73.75, making the grand total $305.95. Dallas) Hunsicker and Burt Hunsicker, two Decatur citizens who are sojourning in Florida this winter, sent donations of one dollar each for the fund. The (Continued on Page Three) o — Judge Sirtton Appointed Special Judge In Case Bluffton. Jan. 22 —Judge Hamilton today declined jurisdiction in the case of the Goodrich Rubber Company vs. Lavergne Heche and others a complaint on account, by reason of his having been on counsel. Judge Jesse C. Sutton, of Decatur, was ap- ; pointed special judge. o, j n ’a"v Injured In Falls On Tee T a°t Few Dav<-"’"--nt- s<x ner’ens were patient’ • »»,o A(]em’ Cnnntv Momoria 1 hn" nttal ted’v Fleven of the pat'en‘9 are suffering from fractures of arm” and legs, which they broke in fa’ls; on the icy walks within the last week. Monroe Farmer Hurt In Fall Off Load Os Hay Monroe, Ind., Jan. 22. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Ambrose Durbin, of Monroe, fell off of a wagon load of hay this morning and fractured his shoulder blade. He was removed to the Adams County Memorial hospital at Decatur where he is receiving medical treatment. o Purchase Os New State Parks Sought In Bill Indianapolis, Jan. 22. —A bill authorizing purchase of two new state , parks and creating a one mill tax ] levy for each, effective in 1925 and . 1926, was introduced in the house to- j day by Representative Knepper, of , Warsaw. One of the parks would be known ] as the Tippecanoe river state park in Kosciusko, Marshall and Fulton counties. The other, to be known as the Pigeon River state park, would be I located in Lagrange county. The bill was sponsored by the Isaak Walton league. Another bill to be sponsored by the 1 league provides for increasing the state conservation commission from four to five members at the option of the governor. o Mrs. Michael Burns Dies At Fort Wayne • Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Burns, age 67, whose death occurred Tuesday following an illness of heart trouble, will be held Friday morning at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Burns was the mother-in-law of Dr. Elizabeth Burns, of this city, and was known to several people here. Mrs. Burns is survived ; by her husband, four daughters and | four sons, namely, Mrs. Fred Schoppi man. Mrs. Anthony Hilker. Mrs. Geo. | Gerrkin and Mrs. John Hilkef, at whose home she died, Frank Burns, i of Kansas: Thomas, Mac and Michael I Burns, of Fort Wayne.

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HIGH SCHOOL SECTIONAL IS ASSIGNED HERE High School Athletic Association Announces Tourney Centers EIGHT REGIONALS Sectional Tourneys Scheduled In 64 Cities For March 6 And 7 Anderson, Ind.. Jan. 22— (Special to Daily Democrat) — Secretary of the Indiana Stale high school athletic association today announced (51 sectional centers and eight regional centers for the 1925 state high school basketball championship tourney. Team entries will close Feb. 23. The state final tourney will ■he held in Indianapolis March 20 and 21. Regional meets will be held March 11 at Anderson. Evansville, Fort Wavne, Frankfort, Kokomo, Martinsville and Richmond. Sectional tournevs will be hold March 6 and 7. Sectional tourneys will be held March 6 and 7. There were four regional meets last year. Decatur and Montnelier designated for one of the sectional meets. Assignment of teams to the sectionals v.ill be made later. Although the teams to play In the Decatur sectional have not been asj signed, it is presumed that the Adams ad Jaj’ county teams will play here. The teams from those two counties played at Portland last year. The Wells countj- teams likely will play at Montpelier as they were grouped with the Blackford county teams at Hartford City last year. The last sectional tournament held in this city was in 1922. when the Wells and Adams county teams played here. Liberty Center won that tournament. Pennville won the tourney held at Portland last year. o SECOND STREET BUILDING SOLD Mrs. B. J. Terveer Buys Building Occunied By Gass & Son Store A real estate deal which has been under way for sometime, involving the sale of an up-town business building. was closed at noon today, whereby Mrs. B. J. Terveer purchased the Burns building on the east side of North Second street, from Frank minis, of Los Angeles. Calif., former Decatur citizen. The building is nowoccupied by the E. F. Gass and Son ready-to wear store. Mrs. Terveer recently sold her two buildings across the street to George Morris, of Bluffton. These buildings are now being remodeled and when completed the Morris Five and Ten Cent Store will occupy the south room and the back half of the north rooral The front part of the north room will be occupied by the bj Iler Jewelry store. The exact amount involved in the sale of the Burns building was not j made known, but it xvas stated that it I was a little more than SB,OOO. The building has a frontage of 20 feet on Second street and extends back 120 feet. The second story extends back 80 feet and there is a basement under the entire building. No changes in the brick building are contemplated at this time, it • was stated, by Bernard Terveer, who represented his mother in completing the real estate transactions, E. F. Gass and Son have occupied the first floor for several years, while • the rooms up-stairs are rented for ofi fices.