Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1925 — Page 1

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lecioe upon I ffi'o ITEMS OF I STATE BUDGET l&S ~ ■ ticallv Fixed I OBSTACLES EXIST Ihpar. nit nt Asks ■ H L 515.000.000 For ■ Next Two Years ■ ■ n:h srim, | ■ Indianapolis, lan. 21 O'!" - ■ |„ Dail'. Democrat) ln- , of lhe highway coniaivl cons, rvalion <<- M. ~d im i.ls limit r ■|, ll .„ l iii.s t . l | 1 Ihklocl wasi as ~i mliciilly ■ |H ]( was l. arm il at the attor- ■ ncV oil ice had in- ■ v . .'dih. bii'lyt t ' ommitlec Mn,..! -no I-cal obstacle now e\Hists ill such action. |H gurney Cieneral Gillioin ...T; cotill r< lice with memMbtrs a! the budget committee Mtbrt.uJiout tie morning over K.; tu'lim ' .i. : t\ involved in Kiir proposal. gM ? ..mmmi-mn and d-partment ar<‘ 1 i' l having their ■)..<-- under budget con- . ~ • '.tom numerous Uh»s to uphcl.l ilvii' position. ■■ i e..i •• it was said. folH8b;.... 'll" "'l..' vme -ii'- largely "1 IMm "imaginative nature." HH 0f.;...:.- highway eommis(■Let ■'l'-lf opposition to r.i «.i -ns." beligerant ■MI.. its practicibil Hit' |M T’c .r?U" that budget control 1-■■Kt/iaronv-'t! sff thst'twr* nittP vt- tax. the inheritg|H.e f'-c-s anil other |M<i ■- - r-’.er.ue now going direct■■lyM the commission can bo used as |Mi turltisx balam e for the stalo genBMml fund. ■S "'-ties K'-i .. borough, director ot QMlln- legislative- reference bureau, ■■saiil he believed all of the highway ■■'C--t-’i.-i.t 0.-vonuo could bo divert■■el tn the general fund with the pos■■tib!" exception of the gasoline tax R 9 "I’tri.-r the program proposed the ■■lttgi-kitiife would inspect and ap|Mpr(ire .he building program of the ■■Eisliway -ntnu'-iiui for the next two and appropriate from the genfind for the department.” Ket- ■ tlfborough saidM "The legislature would then dehow many miles of construction |Hiii'l repair would be undertaken durthe year.” H Estimates submitted to the budget |H fl), ' ,m itteo by the highway eommiscall for an expenditure of ap- ■ miniately $18,000,000 for road con- |■ s, and maintainence during next two fiscal years an increase ■ about s3,OiH).t)oo over what was ■ ’Pent during the past two fiscal years. gH '■“* —oIKMTUR PEOPLE I HATCH ECLIPSE I hundreds See Phenomenon H * rou Kh Smoked Glasses ■ This Morning I total V CIiPSe ° f the 8un ' altho 'iKh not H Peonip ier .t’ WaS Seen by hundreds of ■ then rough smoked glasses be|ir n Md Dine °’<*“ k time ot the eciipse par - ■ itapp “i*. 8 611 ° Ver the c ‘ ty and ■ tarl v P ‘ ’ d - t o>e eveni ng, instead of Hantl io T The Bky was blue H to tia^?± Ur th€ Bun waß o»' y ■’l Kia a ' e ' Throu Sb the smok- ■ 4en ,t PerS ° n COuld Bee a Bmall I oa, ly grew*? 6 ° f the BUn ' Whirh grad ’ ■ e d on itc • rger as the mo °n passI a ’P«rancr o ? e a ‘ t™ 6 Sky gaVe the H but by ni„„ ~a Rtorm approaching, ■ th e sun ° ° ° ck il had cleared and ■ motnT 8 C \ early vißible a f? al n. ■ and the >. P Sed bet Ween the earth ■ l| to movoml n^ nd those who waf ehed I thrt1 '. which -n f the planet 3 Kot a I Io “ r hundred aga ' n II 1

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Mother Love Braves Pitiless Publicity (t'NlTr.n rrtERH SIinVICTJI Tiffin. 0.. Jan. 24. — Mother love braved pitiless publicity today when ! Miss Fraud* bong. 22, Knoxville. Tenn., heirless, started a court batI tie to regain possesaion of her "love chllil” born lheree years ago in a | Cleveland maternity hospital. Led by State Senator L. 0. Colllater, Cleveland attorney. Miss Long’s counsel, through habeas corpus proceedings, sued to take the child from Mrs. Fail Mawk, of Attica, near hero. Although not appearing in court I herself. Miss Long was represented I by her sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alden, ot Cleveland. COUNCIL BLITS NEW BOILERS I Get Two New 400-H. P. Boilers And Stokers For City Plant The city council, in special session last evening, selected two KingsfordI Webster water tube high pressure ♦OO horsepower boilers aud Westinghouse Electric stokers for the city light and power plant and empowered the electric light committee to enter into formal contract with the manufacturers for the furnishing of I (his new equipment. Owing to ttte fact that several provisions were contained in the contract. such as deductions for changes of minor equipment, the kind of brick, etc., and extra charges for other equipment or brick not included in the original price, it was impossible to obtain the exact price paid for the boilers and stokers to day. However, it was stated that the two boilers would cost approximately J 23.000. while the stokers would cost about SIO,OOO. These prices include the boilers erected, all brick work and labor furnished by the company (r and the same with the_stol;ers, Jhls equipment to be IpstalleS and ready for use. Blds from manufacturers were received by the city last Tuesday evening and previous to the meeting last evening they were tabulated and the (Continued On Page Four) -— o - ‘ - HAWKINS BEGINS HIS FIGHT TODAY * Former Portland Financier Seeks Writ Os Habeas Corpus (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Morton Hawkins of Portland. Ind., head of the defunct Hawkins Mortgage Co., was his own attorney today in habeas corpus and removal proceedings before Judge Hickenlooper in federal court hereHawkins who is fighting removal to Indianapolis to stand trial on charges of fraudulent use of the mail sought postponment of the hearing until Tuesday when Fred Warner, of Marion, Ohio, his attorney, failed to appear. Judge Hickenlooper refused further postponment but offered to provide a lawyer for Hawkins. Hawkins refused the offer and conducted his own case taking the stand and detailing the history of his family and the formation of the mortgage company which failed in 1923. Hawkins denied any wrong doing in connection with operation of the company. Alexander Cavins, of Indianapolis, United States district attorney, represented the government in the proceedings. Indications were that the hearing would last until a late hour. (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 24.—Morton S. Hawkins was to begin his fight for freedom here today. Consel for the Portland, Ind., financier will question validity of indictments against him when his petition for a writ of habeas corpus is heard at that time in United States district court. Hawkins is charged with using the mails to defraud in connection with his activities as president of the Hawkins Mortgage Loan company which failed in Indianapolis. Alexander Cavins, assistant district attorney at Indianapolis, will argue for discharge of the writ. 1

CONTRACT FOR FT, WAYNE ROAD TOBELET SOON Highway Commission Will Advertise For Bids Within Week Or Two TO BEGIN WORK SOON Railroad Crossing At Monmouth To Be Eradicated In Near Future The improvement of the road north j from Decatur to the Allen county line will be made as early this year las possible. A representative of this I paper spent an hour with the com-, | mission yesterday and was informed [that plans are now being made to ad- 1 ve.rttse the road within a week or jtwo so that the contract can he let I the latter part of the month. The > bids will be for the construction J work without the bituminous coating I which will be let for the entire disi trict at one letting. I The commission is planning to eventually eradicate the railroad . crossing north of Monmouth but as , this requires considerable time, the ~ road will be improved up to a short : distance each side of the railroad ' and that change made as soon as [possible. The members of the com .' mission expect to visit here soon to i take up the matter of securing right ■ of ways through Monmouth and ar.'ranging details necessary to proceed . with the work. At that time they . will also take up the matter of de- , ciding upon a route from this city east to the state line, to be taken over as a state and federal road. The commission is more than pleased with the cooperation given by the people of Adams county which they sasy was a real assistance. o Find Oid PosdHge Stamps Worth SIOO At Warsaw ■ i (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Warsaw. Ind., Jan. 24. —Cbu postage ■ stamps worth more than SIOO were ; found lying in a gutter in the business district of Warsaw where they had been thrown by persons cleaning a basement. * i In the lot were several hundred specimens, including three cent envelope stamps of early United States, issues. There were full specimens of 1 the issues of the early sixties. New Pastor Os Reformed Church To Be Here Feb. 1 — Rev. A. R. Fledderjohan, newly appointed pastor of the Zion Reformed church in this city, will assume the local pastorate on Sunday, February i 1, according to word received here by members of the congregatipn Rev. 1 Fledderjohan is the pastor Os the Reformed church at Linton. Indiana, and ■ was selected as pastor of the church following the resignation of Rev. R. R. Elliker who was here for several i years. Rev. Frank Ruf. of Fort 1 Wayne, has been filling the pulpit at the Reformed church since Rev. Elliker left to accept his new charge last November. Auditor Makes School Fund Distribution County Auditor Martin Jaberg has [ completed the distribution of the' . common school fund and the congres-' . sional fund interest among the town-1 ships and school units of the county. I The total distribution is hear $18,000.' , The checks to the trustees and treasurers of the school boards will be ready Monday, Mr. Jaberg said.

LIFE OF SODA-JERKER IS GROWING EASIER; IMPROVEMENT MADE HERE

The days of the soda-jerker are I getting easier and the details pertain- i . ing to the profession are being ploced I on a higher business standard. A ! few years ago the new type soda fountain was installed and now-a-days all the man baek of the counter must dot it to press the syrup pump and up comes the favor for the soda.. The old dipped style of dishing up flavors has been discarded. Now the newest convenience to be installed in -ice cram parlors in this city is the “Nlzer Automatic Electric ice-cream cabient” which doth away with the extra work and muss of packing the ice cream cans in ice, the handling and chop- , ping of ice and in fact docs away with ■

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 21, 1925.

Small Fire At Macklin Residence This Morning About $25,00 damages was done to the roof on the I’. L. Macklin homo on First street this morning when sparks from the chimney set fire to j the shingles at the west end of the | roof. The fire department was cal) r d and with the aid of chemicals the blaze was exilngtiished before much i damage was done. TOTAL OF RADIO FUND IS $356,45 — j More Donate To Fund For Purchasing Sets For Blind Citizens The fund being raised to purchase I radio receiving sets for the blind residents of this city and community reached $356.45 today when $18.50 additional contributions were reported by Charles Colter and R. J. Harting, the solicitors anil leaders in the movement. The employes of the creamery company contributed sl4 to the fund. Although a large sum has been uon ited already, considerably more isF needed before sets can be purchased for the nine blind people on the list. The citizens have responded liberally so far and those yet to be seen are expected to give equally as libetally. The American legion post has donated a receiving set to the fund. The set has been used recently b - James Toughy, one of the blind residents of the city, and he has received untold pleasure from the set. The new contributors are: Previous total $337.95 A. D. Artman 50 John Schug 2.00 Rev. U. S. A. Bridge 1.00 Creamery employes 14.00 Amos Yoder 1.00 Total $356.45 o— —— Tax Collector Cannot Extend Date For Filing (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Jan. 24.—Extensions of time beyond March 15, the final date for filing income tax returns, cannot be granted by the collector under the 'new internal revenue law, Bert Thurman, collector of Internal revenue for Indiana, announced today. “Any requests for extensions of time must be filed directly with the commissioner of internal revenue at Washington," Thurman said. The law requires that every person 'having a net income of SI,OOO or more i and every mafried person, or single person who is head of a family, having a net income of $2,500 or more must file a personal income tax return before March 15. o Scores Os The County Basketball Tournament Grade Tourney Berne, 24: Preble, 11. Monmouth, 7; Monroe, 5. French, -17; Hartford, 10. Decatur. 10; Kirkland, 15. Berne, 13; Monmouth. 7Kirkland, 14; French. 12. H. S. Boys Tourney Kirkland, 43; Pleasant Mills, 8. Monmouth. 13; Jefferson. 8. Berne, 29; Monroe, 10. Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday; < warmer tonight. Colder Sunday in west portion and at night, in east portion.

' ice altogether. One of the new automatic ice I cream cabients has been installed in I the Elgin King Ice Cream parlor. The cream is kept in a frozen condition by the vacuum system used in refrigerators. A small motor operates the system and the mercury is kept at an even temperature. The cabinet, having space for six large cream cans, is arranged under the counter and the motor and other mechanical devices are placed in the basement. The freezer is the newest thing out and dealers say that ice cream is kept at its finest when placed in one j of the vacuum type cabinets.

ECLIPSE OF SUN IS WATCHED BY MILLIONS TODAY Scientists Study Magnificent Spectacle; Sun Completely Hidden WEATHER FAVORABLE Total Eclipse Lasts More Than Two Minutes This Morning ) I - (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) New York, Jan. 24. —Watched by | millions, the sun went into total eclipse behind the dull, slate-colored disk of the moon today and its flaming corona in the blacknes of the morning sky furnished part of the country with a thrill not to be repeated for 200 years. Wiered shadow bands raced across the earth as an almost complete darkness fell over the stretch of the country from Duluth. Minn., to Montauk Point, N. Y. i It was nearly night in the territory through a stretch between 85 and 120 miles wide, over which the moon's shadow raced eastward a.t the moment when the eclipse became complete. The greatest mobilization of scientists in the history of heavenly phenomena trained telescopes and cameras on the eclipse from 13 large ob- • servStories in the path of the moon's shadow, while millions of lay observers braved zero weather to watch the ■ passing of the moon across the sun. i They were rewarded with a sight i unequalled in splendor by anything in I the skies. I ’ Dr. C. L. Boothroyd. astronomer in i charge of observatory of Cornell uni- ■ versity at Ithaca. N. Y.. reported, that ■ conditions for observing the phenomeinon were perfect. “The siin's corona, flaming around the edge of the moon at the moment of totality was beautiful.” Professor ■ Caroline Funess of Vassar said. "Long streamers shot out, assum- , ing unusual shapes such as have not been observed hitherto. "We saw but few ‘prominences' the jutting knobs on the moon's edge 1 ! observed in previous eclipses. "AU the exposures taken here were most satisfactory.” Aboard the U. S. Dirigible Los Angeles, enroute from Nantucket, Mass., | Jan. 24.— (By Wireless to United [ Press.) —Lifted a mile closer to the sun by the navy dirigible Los Angeles, the U. S. navy observatory astronomers had a perfect view of the total dclipse. During the two minutes four and six-tenths seconds of totality not a cloud marred 'the magnificent sptectaele of a sun completely blotted out by the moon. The ghostly radiance of the eclipsed sun turned the ocean horizon and . the clouds below into a vivid picture in yellow, purples and grays, while observers, drew pictures of the corona for science. A battery of four astronomical cameras secured 18 I photographs and two motion picture ' cameras and a spectograph were in operation. The latter instrument recorded the spectrum lines of helium gas which holds the Low Angeles afloat. Hydrogen, which helium superseded, was also recorded, since both helium and hydrogen occur in the outer layers of the sun. o Confirmation Os Stone's I Nomination Is Opposed i ! Washington. Jan. 24.—A bitter fight ' broke out in the senate today against confirmation of the nomination of Attorney General Stone to be a supreme court justice. Began in open senate by a speech by Senator Heflin, a democrat, of Altjiama, it was continued in executive session marked by speeches of six i other senators who denounced Stone i for “persecuting Senator Wheeler, of Montana." ■ ) No conclusion was reached in the i secret session and leadej-s agreed to a truce over an hour of arguments. The controversy will be resumed i ‘Monday. :—o I CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May $1.95%, July $1.70%, ' Sept. $1.57. Corn: May $1.53, July ' $1.34’4, Sept. sl-341.4. Oats: May, 61%c, July 62c, Sept. 59c. f

Col. Reppert Returns From Trip Through West Col. Fred Reppert returned yesterday from Denver, Colorado, where he uttended the annual fat stock show I held there this week. While there. Cob Reppert conducted a Hereford cattle sale. He states tlmt the fifty head of Herefords sold brought an average price of $338. which was SSO per head more than the average of the sale held last year. This was the best sale held in the last three years. Col. Reppert states that the ranchmen are optimistic over the outlook for the future and the conditions in the west in general are prosperous. 1 _o SENIORS IB GIVE PLAY NEXT WEEK Rehearsals For “Billy” Improving; Many Laughs Are Promised The rehearsals for the play, "Billy"; to be given by the senior class of Decatur high school next Wednesday and Thursday nights, are rapidly improving and indications are that the cast will stage the play in a flawless manner when the time comes for the first curtain. Many laughs are promised for all who attend. The play is a farcial comedy. The story deals with a football hero who is compelled to wear false teeth after he loses several front teeth in a football game. He loses his false teeth and then follows the fun. as he tries to talk without the teeth. He is thrown in many, embarassing positions as his sweetheart is on board the same ship with him. bound for Havana. It is expected that the high school assembly room will be filled for both performances. Tickets are being sold by the members of the cast. oMrs. Otto Kirsch returned from Fort Wayne this afternoon after visiting relatives there — o MAKING GfiOD IN INSURANGE ‘Clarence L. Ayres Gives Interview Concerning Insurance Business The success of a former Decatur boy is shown in financial statement published in a half page advertisement for the American Insurance ■company, of Detroit, in tonight’s Daily Democrat, Clarence L. Ayers, well-known here, being the president and general manager of the insurance company. According to the financial statement published in tonight’s paper, Mr. Ayres’s company has assets of $9.200,-: 893.88. The Detroit Times publishes the following interview with Mr. Ayres relative to the insurance business. “Insurance companies, having their home offices in Detroit, are third in invested resources in the city, according to Clarence L. Ayres, president of the American Life Insurance Co. Mr. Ayres places the motor car companies first, and the banks sec- i ' ond. “The insurance companies have! 1 been going about this program of | building up their 1 , business In a i quiet, dignified way. as befits the 1 nature of their business, so ,'that indeed I do not believe the average citizen of Detroit and Michigan real izes the importance of insurance as a business enterprise in their midst,” said Mr. Ayres. “These companies have branch agencies throughout the several states of the Union and they bring millions of dollars every year into Detroit and Michigan, where a large part of it is invested to the benefit <of the people and industry in this state. Even every mercantile house in the city is indirectly benefited by these millions of dollars being put into circulation here. “Our own company is licensed in 19 states, mostly in the northern tier of states running from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Ocean. We receive daily reports and daily reImittances from all these offices, and are proud of the fact that we in common with the other insurance companies of the city, have bad a great deal to do with financing the immense bu'lding activities and growth of Detroit.”

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KIRKLAND AND BERNE TEAMS GO TO FINALS Semi - Finals Finished In • Grade And IL S. Girls Tourneys INTERESTING GAMES Berne And Kirkland 11. S. Boys “Doped” To Play In Final Game Kirkland high school hoys won their way into the final game tonight by defeating Hartford township in a hard game this afternoon. 21 to 18. Hartford led at the half. 9-7. Kirkland township and Berne ' schools are sure to play in two I of the three final games of the county basketball tournament at ■ the high school gymnasium here tonight. Indications are that the Kirkland and Berne teams ■ will play in the other game this evening also. The semi-finals of the high school boys’ division were being played this afterj noon. The Kirkland and Berne high 1 school girls' teams won the right to . enter the final game for the county ! championship this evening by defeat- . ing Pleasant Mills and Monroe girls . respectively this afternoon. The Kirkland girls were victorious over Pleasant Mills by the score of 19 to 11. while the Berne girls swamped the Monroe lassies, 64 to 4. The first game was close throughout, while the Berne girls exhibited fast and clever playing in piling up the big score on Monroe. The Kirkland and Berne grade 1 school teams won their way into final game of that division by defeating French township and Monmouth, respectively, in Lhe semi-finals this morning. The store of the KirklandFrench game was 14-12, and the Berne edgers defeated Monmouth, 13-7. Kirkland met llaxtford township in the first game of the high school boys' semi-finals this afternoon. The game started at 3 o'clock. Following that : game Berne and Monmouth teams I will play. The Adams county basketball tourj nament got under way with four I grade school games at the old high I school gymnasium here last night. The games were interesting and a good sized crowd witnessed the contests. The high school boys division of the tourney opened this morning at the new high school gymnasium and the high school girls played their first round this afternoon. The grade school teams played their second round this morning and the Berne and Kirkland teams won the ! right to play in the final game at 6:45 o’clock this evening; Berne defeated Monmouth and Kirkland won from French township in the semifinals this morning. In the first round of the high school boys’ games. Kirkland swamped Pleasant Mills, 43 to 8; Monmouth defeat(Contfnned On Page Four) TO GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY Interesting Program To Be Given At United Brethren Church The Ladies’ Aid Society of the , United Brethren Church -will give a ’ musical program Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the church. A silver offering will be taken. The public j is cordially invited to attend and enjoy the fine program that has been [ arranged. The program is: Song—Audience. Prayer, Rev. Dotson. ! Solo. Miss Zelna Stevens. ] Piano duet, Misses Schroll and , Kauffman. , Song—High School Girls’ Quartet. Vocal duet, Mrs. Eugene Runyon I and Mrs. Henry Adler, j Reading. Charles Mills ? Solo, Pauline Hakey. , Duet, Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mrs, , C. E. Bell. j Offering. Plano solo, Mrs, H. H. Lammiman.