Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1925 — Page 1

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CAVE MYSTERY REPORTED TO BE HOAX

I BUS MEASURE I ADVANCED TO I THIRD READING I ■ lie Service Board I Kill RELIGIOUS BILL | Bill To Increase Pay Os I Legislators Is Killed In ■ Senate Today | ;„,lianaboli<. IV.. 9-After attach-1 ■ b inner ai»-ndnients to the. B lull for regulation of busBe- sUt " SHrvice tom ’ B Be-'-.n the Senate today advanced B tn-’ mw'ir** *° third reading. ■ Smu'.ors who strenuously opposed B thtbiil when it was ieported out of B th rwls committee Offered praeticB iliv no object :<ui to advancing the bill ■ » engrossment for final action. H The principal amendment attached B title hl'- provides that bus companB its operating 9') days before the B a-WW* l |,:i est... tive shall autoB aittally be granted certificates of B Mvrnience and necessity for their continued operation. H After drawing lively debate the B Dickerntan senate bill authorizing fililic school pupils to take two B ton l ’ :1 w '"' k 1,111 "* s, hool for religBB knis etlui-.i'inn v>a- killed in the house. B This sas ’he first Diekerman reB slgieus instruction bill that has been B passed by the senate and killed in the j B h»se. Mt Senator Lindley introduced a bill to Mki- th.- state board of education B t non-partisan body of lour members B Wanted by the governor. M The bill according to Lindley is to B divorce the state schools from the inB Lem* of Indiana and Purdue unfB Tersities. ■ Use nt common text books contain- ■ ing material of a partisan or sectar- ■ ian nature would be forbidden under B I* l ’ Provisions of a bill introduced in ■ t« p house by Representative Carney, B °l Morristown. x ■ Another attempt to boost the pay ■ of members of the legislature failed B ’hen the senate killed the Perkins B ® tn increase their salaries from M 18 to (10 a day. ■ o ■ CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE ■ Wheat—May. $1.90 5-8; July. $1.62 B M: Se Pf- il-48 5-8. Corn—May. M R 33 5-8; July, $1.35 1-8; Sept. $1.35. B 0M»-May, 60 3-8 c; July. 61 l-2c; B 58 5-Bc. I OMPSY FATAL I TO LEVI BAKER I Former Decatur Citizen 1 Dies At Ft. Wayne After I Extended Illness I n^ eVi Bak(?r ' ae 78 years, a former ■ Decatur resident, died at his home, ■ 1115 Wells street. Fort Wayne, at I D® ° C l° c k Saturday evening. H ith was due to dropsy, following ■ »« extended illness. ■ WaS a son ot Isaac and ■ lza eth Baker, and was born in ■ euneca county. Pennsylvania, Sep- | J"’ er 81 IS4fi - On J uly 14, 1872, he ■ ma : rried t 0 Rachael Ann Nidling- ■ ho t. n thlS city ' On January 24. 1879 I dfst a meint,er °f the MethoI w as ChUrCh ' n thiß c,ty> Mr - Baker I lodVv ember ° f the L °- * I Tears ° 167 tbis city ' 7or manj ’ B I oneM ß . aker ‘ S survived by his wife; I ‘he fo | S ° n ’ George C Baker l and I f harl es brothers and sisters: I Sarah h * er ’ Joe Baker and Mrs. I Baker B ?®® U ' of Decatur; Tillman I Sturgi’. BeUe Knoff, both of I Michigan. I ® erVices wiU be held from I c| iy at in Mothodist church in this I < the Rev °r Cl ° ek TUeSday after ’ I ‘ he Tr lnity M p°- JaC ° bS ' PaStor of I Wayne „ , E ' church, of Tort I Br Hge nn Sted by the Rev - u - ®- A. I th “i'th’ ° f th ® 10Cal M6, bodißt n ting Burial wil > be. I the Decatur cemetery.

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High School Teacher Called Home Last Friday Miss Glenn Jackson, Instructor of Tallin in Decatur high school, was called to her home in Metamore, Indiana. near Logansport. Friday on ’ account of the serious illness of her I father and mother. It is probable .that Xliss Jackson will bo forced to resign her position in the local high school to take care of her parents. Superintendent VI. F. Worthman stated today that he expects to hear from Miss Jackson tomorrow, as to whether or not she will ho able to resume I her work here, in the meantime, Mr. Worthman and Mrs. Kennedy, wife of Coach Maurice Kennedy, are teaching Miss Jackson's classes. . — — ———o DELINQUENT TAX SALE HELD TODAY Twenty - Four Pieces Os Property Offered For Sale; 18 Sold The delinquent tax sale was held this morning by County Treasurer Kleine in the corridor of the court house in this city, a number of bidders and spectators attending. Twenty-four pieces of property, including personal property, were offered for sale anil bids were made on eighteen, tax sale certificates being given to those who purchased the properties for taxes. Property was Offered for sale in nine of the townships. namely Union. Root. Kirkland, i St. Marys. Blue Creek, French, Hart- ' ford, Wabash, and Jefferson and in the towns of Monroe. Berne and Geneva and in the city of Decatur. ’ More than half of the delinquent taxes were paid before the safe started at ten-thirty this morning, property owners having up to that time to redeem thetr interests. The sales for delinquent.taxes were made as follows: Union township— Ferd Bleeke farm, 80 acres, purchased by K. Burt Charlotte Worden farm, 40 acres, purchased by L. D. Worden. Root township—Charles and orma Martin farm, 80 acres, purchased by W. C. Foster Co., Chicago. through Fred T. Schurger. Kirkland township — Reuben E. and Geo. R. Pierce, lots in Magley. purchased by Ed Zimmerman. St. Marys township—Martha A. Frisinger farm, 40 acres, purchased by Kermit Bow-' en. Blue Creek towuship — Henry and Ralph Van Ordsell, 80 acres, purchased by A. W. Zimmerman, Fort Wayne. Samuel Sintison purchased the following: Timothy Foutz farm, 79 acres, French township; Hazel Eicher, 40 acres, William Eicher, 40 acres and Lydia Runyon, Hartford township. Michael Kinney farm, 90 acres, Jefferson township, purchased by Art Kinney. Jonathan Rumple farm, 80 acres, Abraham Somers farm. 160 acres, Jefferson township, purchased by W. C. Foster Co. Lot number 94 in Monroe, belonging to Sarah Kessler, purchased by Graham and Walters. Lots of Socrates Cook in Geneva purchased by B. F. Ashy. Lot of James J. Phillips in Geneva purchased by B. F. Ault. In the city of Decatur the taxes were paid on all lots offered, except two and no bids were received on these. No bids were received on the 77.40 acre form of W. A. Fonner in Root township, or the Geo. Ford farm of 12 acres in Wabash township, on the B. F. Cramer and Mary Schneider lots in Geneva, the John Layman at.d Henry Dierker lots in Geneva and on the Dorris and Charles Votaw lots in Geneva. The later lots have been offered for several years and the taxes amount to more than the *alue of the lots. No bids were received on the L. A. Holthouse and F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, lots in Decatur. Q Many Auto Licenses Issued Here Saturday Saturday was a busy day at the local office of the state auto license bureau, 140 licenses being issued ■ to auto owners. A total of 1,759 licenses had been issued up until this morning it was statd at the office. Auto owners have until February i 15 to get their licenses and plates without being liable to arrest. r

REV. COVERT IS PRESIDENT OF BIBLE SCHOOL Presbyterian Pastor Elected Head Os Community Bible School NAME OTHER OFFICERS Plans Made At Meeting Sunday For Conducting - School Next Summer Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the | Presbyterian church in this city, was.) elected president of the Community | Daily Vacation Bible school assocla-1 tion at the organization meeting held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Methotist church. Miss Ella Mutschler, a teacher in ’ the Decator public schools and an ac-1 itive Sunday School worker, was 1 elected secretary, and Roy Mummn. I well known man ot this city, was ■ elected treasurer of the organization. Representatives from all of the churches in the city, who are cooperating in the Community Bible School movement, were present at 1 the meeting. The churches sponsor ing the Daily Vacation Bible School are. Presbyterian, Methodist, Evan- ! gelical, Baptist, United Brethren Christian and the Zion Reformed congregations. The Reformed church congregation voted at a recent meeting to join in the movement, the matter being deferred until the new pastor took charge. Rev. Covert was empowered to appoint members of the four different committees whose duty it will be to arrange plans for the Bible school next summer. The committees to be appointed are, Curricuim, Teachers. Finance and Building or place of holding the Bilde sessions. At a recent meeting of the Decatur j Industrial Association the Daily Vacation Bible school movement was endorsed and plans made to put the school into effect. It is thought that the school will be held sometime in ! June and children between the ages of six and fourteen are invited to j attend. i 0 I Bandits Loot Roadhouse . I Lansing. 111., Feb. 9. — (United Press.)—Six bandits early today held I up the Forest Gardens, roadhouse near here, robbing a dozen and I as many employes. ! Estimates of the loot vary. I 1 Emil Klein, highway police officer. , said he was told SBOO in cash was I taken from the guests alone. , The bandits made a captive of . George Schultz, a special deputy, whom they found at the door of the roadhouse. They lined up the guests, , the orchestra and other employes. ! stripped their victims of their money . and jewelry, locked them in the check room and drove away in a huge auto. ■ o Decatur Man Is Being '' Held In Jail At Ft. Wayne t i Jack Ellsworth, of this city, was ’ arrested late Saturday nigght at a 1 road house five miles southeast of 1 Fort Wayne on a charg of drunken--1 ess. Ellsworth was arrested by Sher- ’ iff Marlin, of Allen county. The off--1 leers said that a more serlons ch--1 arge of contributing to the delin- ’’ quency of a minor may be brought ! against him In court today. Ells- ’ worth is being held in the-county 1 jail at Fort Wayne. ] o < Fever Claims Many Victims Dublin, Feb. 9. — A wasting influenzal fever has claimed scores of victims on Achill island, off the coast r of County Mayo, where 7,000 islanders are suffering from partial starva- ’ tion and are eking out a sort of ex- * istence on dry bread and water. 1 Ruination of the potato crop due - to the excessive rains of fall and t winter has been a particularly severe . blow to the inhabitants of the west r coast islands such as that of Achill. « Doctors and nurses are being sent to fight the fever.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 9, 1925.

Mr. And Mrs. Noble Visit Son At Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Car) Noble visited j their son, Mark, ago 10, Sunday at I I the James Whitcomb Riley hospital, i Ind anapolis. Mark, who has the distinction of being the first patient received at the hospital following Its (dedication last fall, underwent an operation last week and he appears to be getting along nicely. The hospttal surgeons operated on the lad's legs in hopes ot restoring to him the use of those members, which have been I ' useless since he was stricken with ! infantile paralysis a few years ago. I Ills legs are in a cast now. but he j apparently does not suffer much pain. oPROFESSORS | ARE QUIZZED Instructors Questioned In “Poison Pill” Mystery At Ohio State (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Columbus, 0., Feb. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four professors in the pharmacy department were re- ; called for further questioning today as authorities resumed their investigation of the baffling strychnine murders at Ohio State university. Contrary to previous announce ments that the scene of the probe would shift to police headquarters today. Joiin Chester, police prosecutor. went to the campus and again set up his hearing room in the chemistry building. In addition to the professors. 12 students also remain to be questioned. With the professors. Chester expected to go over earefully ail the possible ways by which strychnine might have become mixed with quinine capsules in the supply at the dispensary. Two deaths resulting from this mixture present a mystery into which I police admit they are unable to penetrate. Chester is satisfied the poison was “planted" with murderous intent, but thus far suspicion points to no one individual. o HOG FEEDING CONFERENCE Purdue Man To Attend Meeting at County Agent’s Office Wednesday One next Wednesday afternoon, Feb--11, a hog feeding conference will ge held in the county agent's office in this city. According to the county agent, many farmers are having difficulty in planning their hog feeding operations for the coining season due in most part, to the poor corn crop of last year. Accordingly, much feed must be purchased and 'due to the fact that there is a great variance in opinion as to the value of different feeds and the way in which they should be balanced, it was thought well to plan a meeting where the matter may be gone into thoroughly. As a result, the services of J. R. Wiley, of the extension department at Purdue have been obtained and will be prepared to answer any hog feeding questions which might come up. Since Mr. Wiley is In charge of Indiana extension work along the line of hog feeding and is in charge of ton litter work in Indiana, it will be well worth the while of any farmer to attend. It Is 1 intended to announce plans for the 1925 ton litter work in Adams county at the meeting, since the details of the contest are now being worked out. The meetinge will begin at two o'clock. ■ - Weather I Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; considerably colder tonight.

PUSHING FIGHT AGAINST FOWL PEST IN STATE State Veterinarian Making Tour Os Inspection Over State Today NAMING INSPECTORS Plan to Build Brood Houses For Young Chickens In Infested Area Indianapolis, Feb. 9. —The fight against the European foul pest was carried on with vigor by the state authorities today. Dr. R. C. Julien, state veterinarian was on a tour of inspection in counties in the eastern part of the state where a quarantine, has been established against poultry products. A force of inspectors was being organized to make a complete survey of the nine counties under quarantine. Officials annunce that a portion of the $50,000 appropriated by the legislature last week to combat the disease will be used to construct broodhouses for chickens hatched in the infested areas. _______o—- — TODAY Senate: Bursttm bill retiring disabled emergency officers is unfinished business. Muscle Shoals conference report and state, judiciary, commerce and labor departments appropriations bill, await action. Agriculture committee considers President's farm program. Judiciary committee holds hearing on Warren nomination. Interstate commorce committee hears William G. Humphrey nominated as member of federal trade commission, sub • committee continues hearing on Woodlock nomination. House: Considers legislative appropriation bill. Interstate commerce committee considers long and short haul. o ( Great Britain Offers Reduction of French Debt By A. L. Bradford, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Paris, Feg. 9. —Pleased that Great Britain has formally offered a substantial reduction of the French debt, the Herriot government plans to send the premier and M. Clementel, finance minister, to London to draw up a new agreement. Experts will study the offer made in a note from the British chancellor of the exchequer Saturday, after which Herriot and Clementel will cross the channel for personal negotiations with Churchill and Baldwin. Floyd Beard Wants To Buy Calf For Calf Club Floyd B. Beard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Beard, living near Monroeville, in Adams county, wants to join the Junior farm club which the Decatur Industrial Association will sponsor this year in Adams county. Floyd wants to buy a Holstein registered calf, suitable for entry in the calf club and anyone having a March 6 or April calf are requested to get in touch with Mr. Beard. o Henry Thomas Seriously 11l At Home In This City t The condition of Henry Thomas, iwell-known cigar manufacturer of this city remained about the same today. Mr. Thomas took ill last Thursday and has been confined to his bed at his home. He is suffering from a heart attack and high blood pressure and other complications. His condition, although not critical today, was serious and friends were not admitted to the Thomas home to see him. Mr. Thomas is manager of the White Stag TCigar company of this city.

To Address H. S. Pupils ’ On Social Subjects The pupils of Decatur high school will hear addresses on social subjects, given by able speakers, at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. S. D. Beavers, wife of Dr. Beavers of this city, will speak to the high school girls in the high school auditorium and Mr. Charles Watkins, of Muncie, former governor of Indiana Rotary Clubs, will address the high school boys in the gymnasium at the same hour. Mrs. Beavers and Mr. Watkins are interesting and efficient speakers on social subjects. The high school teachers are anxious that as many parents of the pupils as possible will attend the meetings and hear the addresses. o EIGHTH GRADE PLAY THIS WEEK Central School Pupils Present “Just For Fun” Feb. 11 And 12 Scores ot tickets have been sold already for the annual Central school play, which will be given in the high school auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, ndications are that the play will attract two full bouses as has been the custom for the past sevesal years. “Just For Fun" is the title of the play chosen by the Central school this season. The play is a three act comedy, written by Eleanor Maud Crane. The eighth grade actors have been working diligently on the play for several weeks under the direction of Miss Grace Coffee one of the Cntral school teachers. The play concerns two young ladies. Miss Morton and Miss West, who change places for a while, and two gentlewho borrow each other's name and position for a month. Many complications. arise due to the change of positions, and names, providing pH enty of good wholesome fun. Following are lhe members of the cast: Mrs Fitzgerald Mandeville de Smith, a would-be society leader. Harriet Wallace. Miss Edith Morton, her niece, a Western heiress, Betty Macklin. Miss Mabel West, a friend of Miss Morton's Anna E. Winnes Jane McCarthy, an Irish maid-serv-ant. Marie Crider. Lord Chaisea. an English nobleman. Herman Lankenau. Jack Earl, his friend, a happy-go-' ucky fellow. Mearle Chrisman. Guardian Appointed Noah Ellenberger has been appointed guardian for Herman. Merlin and Dale Ellenberger, minor heirs of the late Amos Ellenberger. Mr. Ellenberger filed bond in the sum of sl,400. 0 Case Dismissed The case of the Missouri Pacific Railroad company vs. Christina B. Vail, executrix of the last will and testament of John W. Vail, was dismissed today on motion of the plaintiff. o — Demurrer Overruled The demurrer to the amended com- , plaint in the case of Paul Lichten--4 Steiger vs. Lamber 80-wen was over- ( ruled today. — o Released On Bond A charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated was filed in the ' circuit court Saturday against Curt Johnson, who was arrested Saturday . morning, by Chief of Police Joel ’ Reynolds. Johnson was released Sat- . urday evening after he provided bond 1 in the sum of SSO. His case was set s for a hearing this morning, but Johnt son failed to appear. 1 o Estate Settled 1 In the estate of William H. Fought, ■ the final report was filed and approv- ? ed, the administrator d'scharged and the estate adjudged settled.

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REPORT STATES THAT COLLINS IS : NOTENTRAPPED » Governor of Kentucky Calls Military Court To Investigate Report RESCUERS TOIL ON Laborous Process Os Sinking Shaft Into Cave Continues Today (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) At the Mouth of Sand Cave, Ky., Feb. 9 -(Special to Daily Democrat)- The state of Kentucky and Rarn'n county launched separate probes todav to gel at the bottom of reports , that the entombing of Floyd Collins here is a hoax. AMiile a corns of rescuers continued the laborous proding of the cave's depths and sinking of a shaft Io his prison, Gov. W. .1. Fields ordered Brigadier General 11. 11. Denhardt, in charge of operations here, to establish a military court of inuuiry. The court marshal, according to Fields’ orders, will take the sworn testimony of the five persons who claim to have soon Collins as he lay entraped in the cave and of other persons who claim to be familiar with the situation. The inquiry will bo made public Fields announced. Tie keenly regrets, the governor said in his statement, the “unfortunate news dispatch issued today giving the impression that Collins is not entrapped". “There may he idle minds who will believe this intimation broadcast as it was through the country.” the . statement said “I am reliably informed that five persons saw Collins as he lay fast in the cave.” The Barren county probe also instituted today is in the form of a grand jury investigation launched iby J. L. Williams, count)' prosecutor. BULLETIN By Foster Egner, (Written for the United Press) Cave City, Ky., Feb. 9.—A grand (Continued on page two) CITY FIREMEN GET TWO CALLS Small Fires At Giles Porter Home And Packing Plant Sunday Sparks from the chimney caused a small roof fire at the Giles Porter home on the east side of Winchester street at about 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening. The city fire department was called and with the aid of chemicals the blaze was extinguished. The damage was estimated at five dolj lars. The fire department was called to the Mutschler Packing company plant Sunday to quench the blaze which started in the coal in the big silo again. Water was poured on the coal and the blaze put out. The coal caught fire last week and the department was called. The silo is filled with about 350 tons ot coal and fire seems to originate in about the cent- ■ er of the silo from spontaneous coms busition. t o ’ Industrial Association Directors Meet Tonight J The directors c’ the Decatur Industrial Association will ■ meet at 7:30 this evening at the Industrial rooms. Matters of interest to the association are to be disposed of an every member is urged to be present. County Agent L. M. Busche will make a report on the tentative plans for the j county farm clubs and other matters will be disposed of.