Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1925 — Page 1

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“BONE DRY” BILL PASSED IN SENATE

Iflffl CHIUNS I TOBELEFTIN I HIS CAKE TOMB I Ml Efforts To Remove Body I To Be Abandoned On I Account Os Danger I kneral HELD TODAY ■ Funeral Services Will Be ■ * Held On Brow Os Cliff H This Afternoon ■ ii-pti:" !“i:i:ss service) ■ \[ ||jp Month of Sand (.ay<‘. ■ Kv fol'- 1' (Speeitd to Daily ■ Dcii.ocrat) I’lovd Collins Will ■ s | d i> undisturbed in the cavern ■ nfS;.n<! Cave that claimed his ■ M s - ■ 1 All alii 'apis Io recover the ■ bdy from iC tomb of rock ■ sixty feel underground Were ■ Mini I'l V abandoned this after- ■ awn after a conference of ■ authorities at the cave. ■ 11. T. C.nrmichael. in charge ■of operations, said the lateral ■ (Wl of the shaft will he sealed ■ v.ilh cement, the vertical shaft B filled with rocks and opera-j B liuns closed as soon as possible.; Before attempts to recover the Ihxlv were abandoned Dr. ] William Haz.l< t. of Chicago.! i waminetl the body and declar-' ;' «l Collins had been dead two . or three days before rescuers I cached him. 4 [ Four friends of th- cave explorer prrninut hirn ’<> establish a positive; ’ Mwitifk-iitiun and tile coronet's jury wnt into the pit and returned, aver-! t tet of his death. I Rev (’ J Dickey, of Horse Cave.] ! Ky, a Methodist circuit rider, will told funeral services for Collins on the brow of the cliff at Sand Cave , at 2 o'clock this afternoon. | Combined choices of all the Cave City churches will chant out a funer•l hymn and depart across the Ken- ' lucky hills leaving Collins in his ; sxx-ky tomb where he perished while I Lem matched their strength .against (Continued on Page Six) H FOII RETURN . IF BEV. BRIDGE Members Os M. E. Church Sign Petition To Have Pastor Returned A petition asking for the return ’ •< the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge to the 1 Pastorate of the First Methodist ilturih in this city for another year, has been signed hy a large number ot the members of the church and aldressed to Bishop F. D. I.eete, of Indianapolis, and to the district supwintendent, Dr. W. W. Martin, of wt Wayne. Rev. Bridge has been Pastor of the local church for the ast three years. The annual session 0 the Northern Indiana Conference ’ ,he church, in which the local ™ireh is included, will be held next Pril. at which time the assignment „ Pastors for (he following will be made. Following is a copy of the petition for the return of Rev. Bridge: Bishop F. D. Leete, "Indianapolis, Ind. “’Met Superintendent. , W ’ Mart in, Fort Wayne, Ind. th» m the undPrs 'Kned members of of ilet ' lod * st Episcopal Church Fnnrt^n I'’ 1 '’ Indtana > In session in the said rt Q ”“ rter| y Conference held at Petit tr,'' lre *° n t ’ le a, ' ove (late hero Z° ? 0U t 0 retl,rn to us tor anBridg e 5 ° Ur Paßt ° r ' Rcv ' U ' S ' A spt.u,. ,^' lUrctl is 1“ a fine condition, Every dea ‘Plrlt of >, S ° o<i workin S order, Prevails armon y and co-operation Here thv ng °" r meniber »- We beadvanced ° U , churcll 1113 taken an Hip and , h tlon under the leaderB «dge w 8 ?‘ nistry of Dr - U- S. A. turn '0 our 6 ‘ heretor '‘ ask for his rechurch for another year,”

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DIES IN SOUTH » * Fredrick W. Upham Palm Beach, Fla.. —Frederic W. 'Upham, former treasurer of the Re- ' publican national committee, died - I Sunday, Felt. 15, nt Palm each, Fla. I ' Mr.. Upham, whose health had been failing for several years, came to I Palm Beach in November. -I With him at the time of his death “ I were his wife, his sister. Mrs. Eberhardt. apd a nephew. Fred Eberhardt, .The body will be sent to Chicago for ‘; burial, but the date of the funeral is ' - not yet known. ' Mr. Upham’s death was attributed ito a cerebul hemorrago. He reisigned as treasurer of the Republican . national committee, because of illhealth, after the Republican convention last June. He remained national r jcommitteeman from Illinois and at the ■ (tiinq of his death was also president and chairman of the board of the Cnni sinner’s company, dealers in coal. ice. ( and building materials. TO GIVE SONG RECITAL HERE Marie Allison Elliott, Former Decatur Girl, To Sing Here March 2 | Mrs. Marie Elliott, of Indianapolis, a former Decatur girl, will appear in this city in a song recital on Monday ; evening, March 2, under the auspices ' of th music department of the Decatur j Woman’s Club,a committee from that ; department announced today. ' Mrs. Elliott is a contralto and has an enviable reputation as a musician. She is known hy scores of Decatur people and the announcement of her coming appearance here ' is of great interest to Decatur music lovers. Mrs. Elliot will bring her own - accompanist, a Mrs. Edeniiurter. with her from Indianapolis. The recital likely will be hold in the high school auditorium. It will fol- ' low the regular meeting of the Woman’s Club. An admission price of 1 fifty cents will be charged and the ' public is invited. Members of the Wo--1 man's Club will be admitted free, I since the occasion will be the regular meeting. Those desiring to purchase tickets are asked to see or call some memebrs of the committee, which is composed of Mrs. Carrie Haubold. Mrs E. G. Coverdaie, Mrs. Harvey Lam--1 unman, Mrs. Louis A. Holthouse, Mrs. France Conteh Miss Deila Sellemeyer and Miss Angie Firks. 0 Man Drowns In White 1 River At Indianapolis i —— Indianapolis, Feb. 17. —A widow and > four children tearfully awaited today ■ for White river to surrender the body • of their husband and father. Charles Hissong, who fell into the water while . working on a bridge being construct- ■ ed. , Four boats plied the river near the t bridge and below it far into the night, ■ continuing the work today—dragging i and dynamiting alternately. Hissong’s carpenter apron was filled • with nails and he wore heavy boots • and it is believed itis body may be ’ at the bottom of the river.

DAIL) DEMOCRAT FIRST WITH NEWS Only Paper That Gave Story Here Os Finding Os Collins’ Body Monday The Daily Democrat gives yon the news, all of it, local, state and national up to four o’clock in .the afternoon. This was proven again last evening when we carried a complete story of the finding of the body of Floyd Collins, together with a special and official statement from those in charge of the work, that the unfortunate young man was dead. No other evening paper distributed here carried the story. Each evening. If you notice it. we leave later news than that found in the metropolitan even ing papers. Our service is the very best we can buy. We are glad to giv< you lite news.and wo will appreciate any honest suggestions for improve ment. The rescuers reached Collins at 2:45 and at 3:00 o’clock the story was on the wire coming into this <>f lice. If you haven’t renewed, do so this month and help us better the home newspaper. o Aged Randolph County Man Murdered Last Night Muncie, Ind., Feb. 17. — With hiaged wife standing helplessly looking on. William D. Miller. 77. a farmer living near Parker in Randolph county, was shot down at his home last night by an unknown man. Five shots were fired, two of which entered the body and Mr. Miller died without regaining consciousness or without identifying Itis assailant. Mrs. Miller had been reading to jjeg husband, and he was leaving the house to carry in the night’s supply of fuel. As he walked into the kitchen, he was confronted with the order to throw up his hands. He complied and the man began shooting. As the last shot was fired, the murderer dashed from the house and Mrs. Miller is able to give but a meager description. Sheriff's attaches from I Randolph and Delaware counties, to gether with the Muncie police department, was miking a thorough search and announced that an arrest i was expected some time today. MANHOATTENiI K.DFC.BANQUET Local Council To Observe Twentieth Anniversary Wednesday Evening At the regular meeting of the Knights of Columbns held last evening, a final check up of the sale of tickets for the Knights of Columbus banquet to be given Wednesday evening. February IS, in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the local council, was made. The committee reported that 165 tickets had already, been sold and plans are being made to feed at least two hundred Knights. The banquet will be served by the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. French Quinn, of tills city, will deliver the principal address of the evening. Several Knights of Columbus from Ft. Wayne will be guests at the meeting and will be called on for short talks. An invitation has also been extended to' the Knights of Columbus living in and around Geneva to attend the banquet. Special tribute will be paid to the charter members of Decatur council during the evening. To Hold Memorial Services At the meeting last evening it was decided to hold formal memorial services in honor of the deceased members of the council. Sunday night. March 29, was set as the date for holding the services. The services will be private and will be carried out in conformity to the ritual. One Act Play Given A number of students from the ■ Decatur Catholic high school gave a : one- act comedy play at the Knights i of Columbus hall last evening. Clar ■ ence Durkin was chairman of the cast and the entertainment given was fine. /

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 17, 1925.

Give SIOO To Fund For State Pythian Home I The Pythian Sisters and the PythI ian Needle Club voted last light to , give jointly. SIOO for the fund being i raised to erect a state Pythian Home I in Indiana. The local Knights of] Pythias have given more than SBOO, exclusive of that pledged by the Pythian Sisters and the Pythian Needle Club. The total amount raised lor the fund over the state will be announced Thursday night. AHR FARM SOLD AT HIGH PRICE I Beautiful Farm at East Edge Os City Sells At $225.32 Per Acre A contract has been closed for the .-,u)e of the beautiful Ed Ahr farm, Jat the oast edge of Decatur, to Mrs. John Nib'.ick and Mr. and Mrs. Burton S. Niblick of this city, possession ,Ito b.> given to tiio new owners on' ] October 1. 1925. The price paid for the farm, which overlooks Decatur from the east side of the St. Marys river, was $26.750 00. The farm contains 118.72 acres, has I :i number of modern buildings, two good houses and a driveway which liuns east from the Bellmont conicrele road to the large barn, located (upon a hill. 1 The average price per acre is $225.32, which is one of the highest prices paid for a farm in Adams county for several years. Mrs. Niblick, her son and daughterin law, have formed a partnership in the ownership of the farm and the] 1 place will be occupied Uy Mr. and Mis Burton Niblick after October 1, and will be made into a modern dairy and poultry farm. Mr. and Mrs. Niblick now live on ' the old Studabaker farm, across the 1 road ftom the Ahr farm. They conduct a large dairy farm and own one ■ of the best herds of Guernsey catlie in the state. They also own more 1 than 1.200 head of high grade White Leghorn and White Plymouth chickens and will continue to built! up their dairy and poultry business at their new location. A concrete road runs in front and the Zimmerman macadam road runs along the east side of the farm. The (Continued On Page Fivet j Musical Program At Reformed Church Sunday A musical program w’ll be given ! Sunday evening at seven o’clock at the Zion Reformed Church, by the choir and members of the church. An offering will be taken to be used ■ in doing Missionary work. The puh-1 ■ lie is cordially invited to attend. 0 — NEW TEACHER AT • j t CENTRAL SCHOOL — , Bryce Thomas Fills Vacancy In Grade Teaching Corps Os City ( i Bryce Thomas, well known young - man of this city, yesterday begun his duties as a teacher in the Central schools. Mr Thomas tills the posi- , tion left vacant at the start of the second semester when Herbert Fuhrman w-as trausfered to the high , school building to teach the thirtyi five grade pupils who were transfered from the Central building to relieve the congested situation there. . Mr. Thomas will teach arithmetic and have charge of the boys’ athletics at the Central school. He has had three years in Purdue University ' and last fall he took a course in ( normal school work at the Muncie ( - branch of the Indiana State Normal. He is a son of Dr. P. B. Thomas, of this city. , Weather t Generally fair tonight and Wed- . nesday; rather c<>ld.

THREE MOTORISTS FINED AT BERNE One Had 1921 Licenses ' Plates; 2 Failed To Have Chauffeur Licenses Three motorists were arrested and fined in Berne today for operating cars on 1924 licenses and for failing to have chauffeur licenses. The arrests were made by State Motor Policeman C. H. Ayres, of PortlandThe men were given hearings in the court of David Depp, justice of the peace, in Berne. Abe Lehman, of Berne, was an rested and fined $1 and-costs, for operating his on 1924 license plates. Ernest Patterson, of Decatur, was arrested and fined $1 and costs for driving a car without chauffeuri licenses. Thomas Buckingham. of Connersville, was arrested and fined $1 and costs for driving a car without chauffeur licenses. The fine and costs in each case (amounted to $10.50. The time limit set for motorists to secure their 1925 licenses expired Sunday and all motorists who drive their cars on the 1924 licenses or who failed to have chauffeur licenses when required, are liable to arrest and prosecution. The state authorities are making a special effort to enforce the law requiring all chauffeurs to have licenses. Republican Editors To Meet At West Baden — Indianapolis, Feb. 17. — Republican ■ editors of Indiana will have their an-| Jnual summer outing May 21 and 22 - at West Baden, accurding to a de . cision of officers of the Editorial Association In meeting here Monday. o Rivers And Harbors Bill Favorably Reported Washington, Feb. 17. — (United I Press.) —The rivers and harbors bill; carrying nearly sll.ttoO.OOU appropri i ations was ordered favorably reported bv the senate commerce commit I ■ tc-e today. Few changes were made in the] measure, which has passed the house ] ASSESSORSWILL MEETONTUESDAY - — Representative Os State Tax Board To Explain Their Duties A meeting of the county assessors will be held in this city on Tuesday, February 24, at which time James Showalter, fieldnian for the state lx>ard of tax commissioners, will be here and inform the assessors as to |iheir duties relative to assessing per- | sonal property and real estate in i Adams County, beginning March 1. County assessor William Zimmerman urges every township assessor and their deputies to attend the meeting. If court issn’t in session meeting will be held in the court room. If the court room cannot be obtained , the meeting will be held in the Decatur Industrial rooms. Janies Brown, chairman of the state board of tax commissioners has sent out a letter ; to the county assessors relative to ■ assessing real estate this year. Mr. i Brown dispels any thought of a gen- ■ eral reduction in real estate assess- ■ mentis, but urges that the assessments • he equalized and the wrongs corrected The township assessors have not ’ yet turned in the names of their de- ’ puties to Mr. Zimmerman. Deputies • will be needed in three or four of the ' townships, it was stated and in the 1 city of Decatur to assess the real ! estate. As yet appraisers cf the real • estate for Decatur have not been npr pointed and Mr. Zimmerman is desirous of securing competent persons for this work. The assessing of personal property and real estate will continue from Monday, March 2 to May 15, after ■ which the board of review meets to equalize the appraisements.

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JUDGE JOHN F. McGEE Minneapolis. — John F. McGee, United States district judge for the Minnesota distrle, shot and killed himself in his chambers in the Federal building here. Sunday. Feb., 1,1. He j left a note declaring that his memory I had failed him in the course of his; work on the bench and that he feared his health was becoming affected seriously. Judge McGee, left home, 2710 Pills-1 i bury avenue, in the morning to go to I ]the Federal building, with a remark |to a ’daughter that he had some irn- | portant business there to which he (must give his immediate attention. | When he did not return his daughter I went to tlie building to find it closed. (When she had found a watchman they ; I went to the judge’s chambers and found the door locked. They gained entrance, but the rdom” seemed empty, with the judge’s coat ; and hat on a chair. The daughter (observed that the door of a small vault I was not entirely closed. When this door was opened the body was found. I with a bullet through the heart and la revolver beside it.

ia revolver tiesioe it. DRUNKEN DRIVER FINED; SENTENCED ( ini Johnson Fined $lO And Costs; Sentenced To Serve 30 Days Curt Johnson, of this city, was fined $lO and costs and sentenced to serve thirty days on the state penal farm this morning when he pleaded guilty to a charge of operating an automobile while under the influence of intoricating liquor. The fine and sentence were imposed by Judge Jesse C. Sutton in circuit court. Johnson was arrested one day last week by Chief of Police Joel Reynolds, who found Johnson in his car on Liberty Way. Johnson paid his fine this morning. He likely will be taken to the penal farm tomorrow. His automobile licenses likely will be revoked for one year by the secretary of state, it is said. This was Johnson's first appearance in court on this charge. There is a penitentiary sentenee for tli” second offense. President Os University Os Michigan Seriously 111 Ann Arbor. Mich., Feb.l7.— Condition of President Marion I.eroy Bur- ; ton, University of Michigan, took a turn for the worse today. A rising temperature and threatening pneumonia caused doctors to report their patient as "very low’’’. Dr. Burton was taken ill with influenza in October 1924 and has been confined to his home since that time. o Vandals Steal Bronze Memorial To Legionaire Indianapolis, Feb. 17. —Vandals who stole a bronze memorial to the late Frederick Galbreath, former commander of the American Legion, from a boulder at the point where he met his death in an automobile accident, still eluded police today. The tablet marked the spot where Galbreath’s car swept from the road in it’s fatal plunge Jone 9, 1921.

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BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR FOR HIS SIGNATURE Measure Is Destined to Make Indiana One Os Dryest States In Union CONVICTION IS EASIER Sentences Upon Conviction Made Heavier; Vote Is 33 To 1 (UNITED PRES.-: SERVtf EJ Indianapolis, Feb. 17—<S|>ecial Io Daily Democrat)- Legislation that will make Indiana one of the dryest states in the nation was approved finally bv the legislature today when the senate nassed the Right "bone drv” bill 33 to 1 without debate. It had already passed the house and now awaits the governor’s signature, all that is needed to make it a law. Voting against the bill were Senators Brenaman, Nedjl, | Perkins and Sweeney. Absent were Senators Chambers. Cravlens, English. Erni. Hill. Shank, Shirley and Southworth. All | others voted for the bill. The measure makes the conviction of liquor law violations easier and sentences heavier. Among its provisions are: Liquor containing one-half of one per cent in considered intoxicating. Possession of any amount of liquor Is made a misdemeanor punishable 1h«- fine of SIOO to SSO(T and not Less than 30 days imprisonment. Transporting any amount of liquor even one ounc» is made a felony punishable by imprisonment at state prison to which may be added fine not exceeding SI,OOO Drunkeness is made a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $lO or more than SIOO to which may be added 6 months jail sentence. Driving automobiles while intoxicated. fine of not more than SSOO to which may be'added jail sentence of not less than 30 days. Registered pharmacists who hold permits may sell liquors or alcohol on prescription of reputable physi(Continued On Page Five) RADIO BRINGS CHEER TO BLIND Miss Grace Hurst Thanks Those Who Helped Buy Set For Her “Nothing was ever done that brought more cheer and happinejD to blind residents.’’ declared Mrs. James Hurst today when she called the Daily Democrat office and asked that the good citizens of Decatur and community be thanked for the radio receiving set which was given her daughter. Miss Grace Hurst. The set given Miss Hurst was one of those | purchased through the fund of more than SSOO which was through popular subscription of citizens of Decatur anil community. Miss Hurst has been blind for twenty- five years and she has had nothing to occupy her mind or time. She spent her time sitting in a chair of lying around while the hours dragged slowly by. Now she sits at her radio set hears marvelous things and the time passes quickly. She is delighted beyond description, Mrs. Hurst declares, and asks that, all who contributed to the fund, the committee that did the purchasing and installing of the sets, and Mr. Colter and Mr. Harting, who ] originated the movement here, be thanked for her. Most of the sets have been installed now and are in operation. If all those ] who contributed to the fund could see the happiness that has been brought to those w-ho are so unfortunate as I to be blind they would know that their money has done a great deed