Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1925 — Page 1

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IfUrtllfOUKS I makes profit I 0FJ4.543.59 ■ On Investment | |lA \T N IMPROVED IMI UUM» ess """ e , ~ ‘v ■ Phntln 1924 Amounted ' To 825,907.88 ' Th e water department of the City Ifi.ht ami P |:,n ' maile “ n *l l ‘ . of $4 r>43.5«) in 1924. or 2.83%. 'X invested capital of $160.20872, .. shown in the annual report filed kv orval Harruff. city engineer and of the water depart-, msnt with the <oun< il Tuesday evenit„ The profit in 1923 was $5,904.46. | ThP showing is a splendid one and! b evidence that the water depart-1 inent is managed in a businesslike, M ,l systematic way. Every bill. ex-| ff p, a charge of $3,383.50 to the clty| electric, light department for current; w .d in pumping water, was paid on; January 1. Not a cent was owed for| purchases and open accounts, the I report shows. The charge to the elec-| trie light department was not due until after the first of the year. The report showed that the water, department did a total business of j tjS.9W.SS. including $19,096.00 from' wter sales. $11.759 00 from hydrant! rentals and the balance from mis-, eellaneous sales. Included in the deductable expenses was a charge ot $5,223.94 for! depreciation on an invested plant equipnunl of $147,958.72- The total! value of the water department is placed at $100,208.72. which includes $12,250.00 for grounds, on which no I depreciation is taken. During the year. $16,187.67 was added to the plant's equipment, the value ot the plant on January 1, 1924 being only $144,021.05. The report shows that the general operating revenues were $25,907.88, and that the general expenses were $16,500.30, the depreciation. $5,222.94, making a total of $21,723.24. which when deducted from the earnings, leave a balance of $4,184.64, plus $358.95 from sundry sales and service charges, making a total net revenue of $4543.59. On January 1. 1925, the water department had $6,677.13 in cash and current accounts due to $5,878.50. These accounts were paid in January. During the year the water department paid $1,500 on a bond issue of $10,500.00. issued several years ago and $570.00 in interest, which items ’ere taken out of the cash balance of the department and not charged to the taxpayers in the way of a (Continued on page two) — o- — I. OFC,PLANNING FORANWVERSARY Local Council Making Plans To Observe Twentieth Anniversary Feb. 18 Plans are going forward for the observance of the twentieth annivertar' ot the Knights of Columbus •oune.l in this city and committees bove been appointed to arrange for “e banquet to be given at the K. of ■ ball on the evening of Wednesday, February 18. The Decatur Council, No. 864 of ' e Knight ot Columbus, will be enty years old on February 26, but °’ing to the fact that Lenten season P ns on February 25, it was thought est to hold the banquet and enteriPnnient a week earlier. The Cath- (|," I ' a<lies of Columbia will serve a 'inner at the hall at six-thirty and ""mg that a program will be givA speaker's committee has been ■ Pointed and an effort is being made secure a man of prominence in K. • circles. John Carmody, W. A commo 1 ' and E ' F ' Gass com Prise thf sneak V appointed to secure the speaker f or the evening. '”>rtngT l ev?i ram WIU b# 6iVen Prime nu evening and an approanniv Bervan C9 of the twentieth 0 ' the ,ocalcouncll is he -

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Wants .lob Os Extra Night Policeman Here R. E. Elzey, of this city, wants the job of extra night policeman, in ease the council appoints a man to patrol the west and southwest parts of the city. Mr. Elzey filed a written application for the appointment with the council lasi evening, and, upon mo tion, the matter was referred to the committee on public safety. Although sentiment exists among the councilmen for the appointment of an extra policeman, it was stated that no appropriation was made hist September and that no fund existed for the employment of an extra man, unless the money could be taken from another fund. The opinion of the city attorney will be secured in the matter, it was stated. LOCAL PYTHIANS ATTEND MEETING Large Delegation Goes To Wabash; District Meeting Here Tomorrow Headed by the local dramatic team, about twenty-five Decatur Knights of Pythias left this city at 1 o’clock this afternoon to motor to Wabash, where they will attend a district meeting ot Pythians tonight. The Decatur degree team will give the dramatic story of Damon and Pythias with the first or page rank degree, which will be conferred on a class of candidates at. Wabash tonight. The same dramatic work will be given with the page rank tomorrow night when a big district meeting of Pythians will be held at the Pythian Home in this city. 4 The members of the dramatic team have been working diligently for several weeks in order to have the work in splendid shape. New paraphernalia has been purchased for the team and the work to be given by the local team is expected to be very impressive. The members of the cast are: Dionysius, commanding general chosen to be king. Roy Mntnma. Philistius, president of the ' senate and leader of the revolutionary imperial movement —Ed Beery. Pythias, his faithful friend and an army officer —W. Guy Brown. Damon, a liberty loving senator of ancient Syracuse—Freeh Hower. Procles, a captain ot the guard and herald to the king—Elmer Chase. The Headsman —Frank Peterson. Guards for Dionysius—Dallas Brown and tleorge Myers. Senators — John Parrish, Marion Hoagland, Charles Brodbeck, A. D. Suttles. Millard Baumgartner, George Mumma, Lee Annen. Property man —John Stults. Among the Decatur Pythians who will attend the district meeting at Wabash tonight, is Attorney Dore B. Erwin, who is the grand chancellor of the lodge in Indiana. A large crowd of Pythians is expected to attend the district meeting here tomorrow night. The meeting and initiation of candidates will start at 7 o’clock. Following the conferring of the page rank and exemplification ot Friendship by the Decatur dramatic team, the grand lodge officers will be introduced and an address will be made by Harry Wade, chairman of the Pythian Home Fund committee. Stereoptican views of Pythian Homes in other states will be shown by Carl R. Mitchell, of Indianapolis, who is the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. Visiting Knights are expected from the lodges of several surrounding counties. o CENTRAL SCHOOL PLAY NEXT WEEK “Just For Fun” Is Title Os Annual Eighth Grade Production The annual central school play, always looked forward to from year to year with great interest, will be I staged in the high school auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday nights of next week, February 11 and 12. The rehearsals for the play have been in progress for several weeks under the direction of Misq Grace Coffee, one of the instructors in the central school. “Just For Fun,” is the title of the play to be given by the eighth grade (Continued on page three)

MAN IN CAVE IS DYING OF STARVATION 'Explorer Is Trapped Again Just After He Was Freeed From Boulder HOPE IS ABANDONED Rescuers Fear Man Will Die Os Starvation And Sickness (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Cave City, Ky„ 1 p. m. —"Floyd Collins will not come out of the cave alive. He will die of starvation and sickness.” Rescuers gave'up hope today when John Collins, dam diggers, of Louisville, voiced this conclusion. John Collins is directing rescue work. "We need fifty more men,” John Collins said at noon. “Every man here is worn out. They can do no more. And the Red Cross must get food and other supplies to us quickly.” The heart-breaking labor of cutting through to Collins was complet ed early today and the explorers leg was released. It seemed the hours of drugcry were to he crowned with such But when the rescue chain backed out to obtain a canvas sheet on which to carry out the victim a portion of the tunnel wall fell in. Collins is locked in a passage 20feet long three feet wide and three feet high. Behind him yawns a black pit forty feet deep. He is dying of starvation. — o— — Hurricane Takes Big Toll (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Constantinople, Feb. 4. —More than one hundred persons are dead, scores of houses have collapsed and much suffering prevails at Trebizend. in Asiatic Turkey, whieh was visited by a fiiirrtome and a snow storm early today. NEW PASTOR GETS HEARTY WELCOME Appropriate Program Given At Zion Reformed Church Last Night The congregation of the Zion Reformed church gave a hearty welcome to the newly elected pastor of the church, the Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, at the church last night. An appropriate program was given. Interesting talks relative to the ministrel activities of the city were given by the Reverauds U. S. A. Bridge, B. N. Covert. B. F. Dotson and Harry W. Thompson, pastors of the Methodist, Presbyterian, United Brethren and Christian churches, respectively, and each extended a welcome greeting to Rev. and Mrs. Fledderjohann. M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the city schools, spoke a word of welcome on behalf of the congregation of the Zion Reformed church. The church choir and a trio composed of Mrs. B. Schroyer, Mrs. E. Goldner and Miss Ella Mutschler. rendered the musical part of the program. Rev. Fledderjohann responded to the talks with a few words in which' he expressed his appreciaion for the kind welcome extended to him and his family. Following the program, the audience proceeded to the basement of the church where sandwiches, coffee, cake and eskimo pies were served. During the serving the G. M. C. girls gave a few peppy welcome yells. A pleasant social hour was enjoyed by all. When Rev. and Mrs. Fledderjohann returned to the parsonage after the reception they found, to their surprise, the dining room table laden with good things to eat. An inventory was taken at once by the pastor and his wife and they concluded that the party had been a real one. In addition to the food left at the parsonage, there was a large supply of church stationery, on which was printed a picture of the church. The new pastor and his family greatly appreciate the welcome given them last night and are very grateful for the “pounding” which took place at the parsonage during their absence.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 4, 1925.

Radio Interference To Be Investigated Soon In reply to the radio fans, who claim that the system of manufactur Ing current for the are lights in Decatur causes the interference to the radios, M. J. Mylott, city light and powi-r superintendent, stated last evening that he hail been advised that the General Electric engineers would come to Decatur ns room as weather conditions permitted He said that the request for the engineer's services had been made and that the G. E. officials assured him that they ould come to Decatur as soon as possible and inspect the local system. ■ ■ ——-o ■ " 1 • — FEWER TRAMPS SEEN IN CITY None Seen At Tile Mill Since Man Was Found Dead In Kiln Since the unknown tramp was found dead in a tile kiln at the Krick Tyndall factory last Friday, ! Night Policeman Seph Melchl states, i not a tramp or “Weary Willie" had 1 been seen at the factory. Policeman ■ Melchl stated that he has seen fewer tramps than heretofore, but he has not given orders to any one to move out of town. It was stated that several of the tramps were sleeping in the Nickel Plate station during the cold weather and that no trouble eime from them. The coat belonging to the tramp who was found dead and partially cooked in the tile kiln last week was found in the kiln yesterday. On the inside pocket was a label bearing the name of “C. S. Smith.” It is thought that the tramp picked up the coat and that his name was not Smith. No word has been received regarding the identity of the tramp. Washington township will be asked to pay the charges for burying the tramp, it was stated. o Police Warn Owners To Keen Dogs At Home Chief of Police Joel Reynolds today warned owners of dogs in the city to keep their dogs at home. The chief has received several calls from various parts of the city from people who complained that several dogs >were running at large and causing much annoyance. Unless the owners keep the dogs at home the officers will have to shoot them. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat—May, $1.99 1-1; Sept $1.67 3-8; Sept., $1.53 3-4. Corn—May, $1.35 1-4; July, $1.38 1-2; Sept. $1.37 7-8. Oats —May. 63 l-2c; July, 63 7-8 c; Sept. 60 l-4c. RIPLEY SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT Consulting Engineer Os General Electric Has Interesting Lecture The public is cordially inviled to hear the lecture to be given at eight o’clock this evening at the High school auditorium by Charles M. Ripley, of Schenectady, N. Y., consulting engineer of the General Electric company. Mr. Ripley returned recently from Europe and the subject of his address here this evening will be “A 25.000-mile trip over Europe in an airplane.” Nr. Ripley accomplished this feat and toured most of Europe in an airplane. His lecture is one of the most interesting ever gfven from a platform and his story about the European countries is well worth hearing. Mr. Ripley spoke in this city about two years ago and those who heard him will avail themselves ot the opportunity of hearing him again tonight. The lecture will be free and the public is cordially invited to attend. Eno Lankenau, superintendent of flic Decatur works of the General Electric, extends a personal invitation to all to attend the lecture. Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight.

MONROE LIGHT COMPANY GETS LOWER RATE Decatur City Council Grants Same Rates As Given To Preble Company NEW BOILERS BOUGHT Light Committee Reports Purchase Os Two New Boilers And Stokers The Monroe Light and Power company will he given the advantage of the lower rate for current, which the city plant charges the Prebble TJght and Power company, the rate having been aprovd by the Public Service Commission of Indiana. evening, at the regular meeting of the city council, the electric light committee reported that it had entered into contract with the Monroe Light and Power company for curent on the basis of five cents for the first 1000 K. W. and three cents for all curent over 1000 K. W. When the city renewed its contract with the Preble Light and Power company about two months ago, the company was given the advantage of the lower rate, which is the same rate charged power users in Decatur, except that the five cent rate is charged for the first 200 K. W. and three ents for all over 200 K. W. Contracts Reported it The electric light committee reported into contract with the manufactures for the now boilers and stokers The Kingsford-Webster, 400 horse-power, water tube boiler will cost. $24,613.00, completely installed. The boilers themselves cost $19,600. The stokers for the new boilers, installed cost, $9,920.00 The stokers wore purchased from the house Electric company, but a General Electric steam turbin will be used instead-of- (.he Westinghouse make the council demanding that G. E. equipment be used where possible. The Westinghouse Electric company gladly complied with the request and the representative stated that it was a fine thing to boost local concerns. o BLIND TO HAVE RADIO SETS SOON Committee, Named Today,* To Procede With Purchase Os Sets By request of those in charge of raising the funds with which to purchase radio sets for ten blind people in this vicinity, the editor of the Daily Democrat has named the following committee to purchase and install the sets: Rev. 11. W. Thompson, chairman; James Brown, George Wemhoff, Henry Graber. James Blair. C. H. Colter and R. J. Harting. The chairman will call the committee together at once and proceed with plans for buying the machines. It is expected they will be installed within the next couple of weeks. The response to the appeal for funds for this cause has been splendid and those who subscribed may be certain that every care will be taken to secure the very best radio sets possible and that the committee will do everything they can to provide this new method of entertainment and education to the unfortunate blind of this city and community. o— I Buys Interest Os His Partner In Garage Here Carl Hammond has purchased the interest of his partner. Bert Wolfe in ; the Fireproof garage on North First street, the deal being closed the first of the week. Mr. Hammond has secured a lease on the building and is ready to take care of all motorists. —o —. To Buy New Chairs For County Infirmary I Bids will be received by the county commissioners next month for the purchase of six rockers and twelve kitchen chairs for use at the county infirmary. Bids will be received on Tuesday, March 3.

French Airmen Make Long Non-stop Flight Paris, Feb. 4. —Two French aviators, La Maltre and Arrachard, have completed a non-stop flight from Paris to Senegal, a distance of more than 2,500 miles. Their plane, a powerful 480 horsepower Breguet, was reported to have arrived at a point near Dakar, In the French possessions in West Africa this afternoon. The airmen took off at 11:30 a. m. Tuesday. A world's record is claimed by French aeronautical authorities, the distance from Paris to Dakar being slightly more than the 2.52'1 miles covered by Lieutenants O. G. Kelley and J. A. Macßeady in a cross continental flight May 2-3, 1923. o ■ —— MASONIC LODGES HOLD INSPECTION I. C. Tolle, Os Lebanon, Inspects Decatur, Geneva, Monroeville Lodges A large crowd of Masons attended the joint inspection of the Masonic lodges of Decatur, Geneva and Monroeville, held in the Masonic lodge rooms in this city yesterday afternoon and last night. The inspection was made by Ivory C. Toole, of Lebanon. representing the grand lodge. The inspection started at 3 o’clock when the Geneva lodge gave the first depree work. At 6 o'clock a banquet was served in the lodge dining room by members of the Order of Eastern Stars. About 100 Masons ate at the banquet. Following the banquet the Decatur lodge gave the third degree work. There were about 140 present at the evening session. Owing to a lack of time, the Monroeville lodge did not give the second degree work, as planned. Mr. Tolle was well pleased with the three lodges and stated that the work was above the ordinary. o I Nome, Alaska, Is Winning ' Fight Against Diphtheria (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Nome. Alaska, Feb. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nome is winning its fight to control the . diphtheria I epidemic. Anti-toxin, frozen while being rushI ed over icy trails by weary mon and I dogs, has been found to be undam- | aged and work of administering it to the threatened people of the city is ‘ going forward rapidly. ‘ Has Been Reader Os Democrat For 45 Years ——— Albert Spuller, of Fort Wayne, former Decatur resident, sends in his renewal to the Decatur Daily Democrat and adds that he has been a reader of the weekly and Daily Democrat for 45 years. Mr. Spuller was a resident of Adams county for about 60 years and moved to Fort i Wayne several years ago. o Brickley Is Found Guilty Indianapolis, Feb. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Leroy Brickley, of Fort Wayne, found guilty of conspir i acy to reproduce government compensation checks, by a jury in federal court late yesterday, will be sentenced Friday. COL, FORBES IS SENT TO PRISON 'Former Head Os Veterans Bureau Sentenced For 2 Years; Fined SIO,OOO (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Chicago, Feb. 4.—Sentences of two years in the federal penitentiary and SIO,OOO fine each were imposed here today on Colonel Charles R. Forbes, former head of the veterans bureau and John W. Thompson, St. Louis contractor, for conspiring to defraud the government in connection with bureau hospitalization contracts. Federal Judge Carpenter rejected the motion for a new trial and immediately imposed sentence. The sentences are the extreme penalty provided by law. A stay of sentence of 30 days was granted in order to allow Forbes aud Thompson to carry an appeal to the circuit court of appeals.

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COUNTY UNIT BILL DIES IN SENATE TODAY Senate Adopts Motion To Indefinitely Postpone Action On Bill VOTE IS 38 TO 9 Measure Draws Heated 1 Argument Before Vote Is Taken On Motion (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Feb. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The county unit issue died for the second time in the state senate today. The issue died when the senate took action similar to that which it took two years ago and adopted a motion to indefinitely postpone further consideration on the bill introduced by Senator Steele of Knox to make the county the unit of school organization. The action was taken on motion of Senator Lindley, of Kingman, following a report without recommendation on the bill out of the committee on education. The motion was adopted 38 to 9. The measure drew heated argument in opposition to it when the vote was taken. Those who opposed the measure declared that it would take away the last means of the people ot the state to keep in direct touch with the operation of the government. It is a communistic idea that some central authority should be in con trol of the government.” Lindley de dared. “The greatest number of people are against centralization. The great need today is control by the people of their home affairs. The state board of education now has prac'Ucaiiy absolute control and if the county unit bill would become a law it would take aw r ay the last vestige of control that the people have.” The senate squared away today for a scrap over the Moorehead bus regulation bill. Consideration of a divided committee report on the bill which provides for regulation of busses through the public service commission will be taken up on order of special business this afternoon. Strong opposition to acceptance of the majority report of the senate roads committee recommending approval will be led by Senator Brown of Hebron, author of a rival bill to regulate busses through the highway commission. The house considered a number of relatively unimportant bills on second reading. o UNION TOWNSHIP INSTITUTE HELD State Speakers Give Interesting Addresses At Farmers Institute Fair-sized audiences attended the day sessions of the Union township farmers institute held in that township at the Kohr school yesterday. Mrs. Morton Fordice, of Putnam county, and V. V. Clarke, of Elkhart county were the state speakers who attended. Mr. Clarke spoke on soil fertility and upon alfalfa growing and emphasized the fact that any Adams county farmer can grow alfalfa if ho but makes up his mind to make the necessary preparations. He also stated that tile drainage is the first requisite to alfalfa growing or for the maximum production of practically any other farm crop. Mrs. Fordice spoke on the care of farm poultry at the forenoon session and of the opportunities which should be given the younger generations in the county, at the afternoon session. Officers were elected as follows to serve for the coming year: Chairman, C. D. Spuller: treasurer, Ross Harden; secretary, Mrs. Melvin Clem. A basket dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour. In the evening session motion pictures were shown by the county agent and several schools of the township presented various numbers of the program.