Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1925 — Page 1

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anniversary of OECATOR K. OF C. LODGE OBSERVED Banquet pine TALKS GIVEN principal Address Os Evening Delivered By French Quinn T lm tw.nibili anniversary of 1 Ixaiiir Council X‘»- Sl ' 4 ’ ° r I gninliis of Coliinihn . was approprlat- ‘ ~|Z ohscrvoil al the banquot anil pro- , fnnl s iv<>n last night at the K. of C. 1 Two hundred Knights of Colutnw attended 'he meeting and at about h r, yon O’clock u delicious chicken <HnI nr med, the women of the I t'rlholif l.'idh's <a Columbia being in [ charge. ' Tt.W. s v.i re neatly arranged in the ■ Mite mom and at the first table wore ■ miM the charier members. Rev. I hthtr Si'imetz. Rev. Otto Peters. ! Grand. Knight Joseph Igiurent. several I IniStts from Ft. Wayne and French S Quinn who delivered th" principal aill dres of the evening. O. I- Vance and I swral invited guests? ■ Mr. Quinn delivered a wonderful , patriots talk and received the hearty | applause of all present, lie was intro [ dors'll hy Grand Knight Joseph I.atttrit, ulto referred to him as a neightar. friend and excellent citizen. loyal I to his home city and a civic worker. 1 ’other sneakers on the program were 11. J. \lylott. who gave a short story of L the I treat ur Council and read the list I of names of the 47 charter members, I Mil touched on several of the accontr jlidunents of the local council and ; Is ideal of service, c. Byron Hays. ! Dfitrict Deputy of Ft. Wayne, deliverHa “hurt talk and extended congrat- ? ihtinns from the Ft. Wayne coniwil and urged the members to carry on in : 4eir program of service and to al- ‘ wys stand for the high ideals spon- ’ son-d by the order. John Wolfe, Frank Virrol and C. D. Nolan, of Ft. I Wayne were called on for iinprointu ; talks and 0. 1,. Vance, of this city, also was called on and spoke a few words. Grand Knight Joseph C. Laurent presided as toastmaster of the evenIts and following the calling of the I nv'ting to order . asked the members to stand and silently offer a prayer tor the deceased members of the lodge. During the evening Ed Coffee’s orttastra furnished music and Fred Mwrger led the crowd in singing appropriate songs. Mr. Quinn stirred the enthusiasm (Continued on page three) o— MRS, JOHN RASH DIED LAST NIGHT Cancer of Face Proves Fatal To Wife Os St. Marys Township Farmer I Mrs. Sarah Agnes Rash, age 67 l’ ar s. wife of John Rash, died at her fl " 1 ' >n St. Marys township, between Mills and Boho, at 10 -°'k last night. Death was due to ?""' r of the face, with which Mrs. ■ s ' had suffered for the last two years. , Rasll was a daughter of John -cn Heath, and was born in 1 ? e° Unty ' Ohio - September 2, ' She came to Adams county to riat-A ? medlately fo,lowin B her marr, . >eara aß °’ and s P ent hl l6 Seven 0 mi? 1 hei> life in this count yMrs dre “ were born to Mr. and pr M . 85 ' tW ° ° f them Son8 ’ having Those ' their mother in death. TrZ mlV,ne are Mrs. Anita E. 8 r° Unty: WiHiam ' at Mrs m n P ’ ° f Adam3 ‘ county; Altha 1 ° UCh ’ ° f Bobo: and Mrsthe hush/ 6 ?’ ° f Hoagland - Besides Hash ” ° aDd five childrßn - Mrs. Ephram n? 1 ! 6 ' brothers. County an/ JaCOb Heath ’ Os Adams GotJdv’ „ n° ne Bißter ’ Mrs - Matilda ,?: bOT ”"- 0“°the homo ICPB Will be held trom Bobo tjnifA. l °’ cloclt an d from the vhi ch mVI Bret bren church, of <:3 ° o'cloev h Wa ” a men >ber, at bhrla] wm . Satl >rday afternoon. Taber cemot 6 made in the Mount haV( ’ charge nT'.w R<>V ’ Spe,ker wiH g of •he funeral services.

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Leo Marriinan Receives Discharge From U.S. Army I Ix'o Merriman, grandson of Squire .1. W. Merriman and a son of Frank Merriman, Paulding, Ohio is visiting relatives here and at Berne this week. I He has just received an honorable discharge from the urtny after seventeen months M-rvic". He Spent a year [ in the government airplane school at Chanute, Illinois, and then five month.at Kell? Field, Tevas, where ho was with the 90th attack .‘quad of the I third group. He specialized on aircraft ; ignition and will use his oducat'on in | becoming an automobile machinist • and mechanician. He enjoyed the serI vice and made good use of his time and has ben offered several positions which will give hm nn opportunity to climb to further sncce s. MRS.WII.LIAMS DIES IN OHIO Lady Well-Known In Decatur Dies At Delta, 0., After Long Illness Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson have ‘ received a copy of the Delta, Ohio. 1 Alias, giving an account of ths death i of Mrs. S. E. Williams, who was the mother of Mrs. \V H. Nachtrieb. i formerly of this citv. Mrs. Williams j visited here frequently and was well •known by many. The Atlas said: “Mrs. S. E. Williams, pioneer busi- ‘ ness woman and respected citizen of Delta, passed to the Great Beyond in i her home Monday morning, after a 1 long period of illness. She had been i confined to her room since Thanksgiving Day. but until Thursday morning. Feb. 5, enjoyed seeing her I friends and visiting with them During the several months of her illness, she was constantly reminded of the kindly thoughts of her friends and business associates by lovely plants and flow.fs, many gifts and delicacies. V. Her death will mark the passing of the oldest business house in Delta, where during the long years of service she had built up a large circle of friends. Many will recall her loyal service' to her Church and her always ' generous response to the call of want or sorrow from every quarter. She is survived by her devoted ' daughter. Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb, of 1 Morenci, whose constant and loving 1 care during months of seclusion ' made the declining days of her life a fitting closing chapter in her earthly history. A nephew. Mr. Vern Palmer of Buffalo, anil three nieces in : the West are her Immediate family survivors. The town and community has lost a public spirited citizen and the church a valued and loyal member. It can truly be said that for her unfailing kindness many will “rise up and call her blessed." The funeral was held in the M. E. 1 church at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, following a short service in the home. Rev. C. W. Taneyhill prepared and read the obituary. Rev, W. M. Gross | preached the sermon and Rev. Oliver. pastor of the Congregational church of Morenci, offered the closing prayer. Mrs. Morley and D. E. Corbin sang two selections. The burial was ' made in Greenlawn cemetery. Mr. Vern Palmer of Buffalo, N. Y., 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nachtrieb and 1 Rev. Oliver of Morenci, Mrs. E. G. > Crosby of Toledo and Mr. and rs. • Ed Scott and Mrs. C. E. Biighain of > Wauseon were among those who attended the funeral.” i o 1 Banks To Be Closed All Day Next Monday All banks in the city will be closed all day next Monday, February 23, In j observance of George Washington’s birthday anniversary. As Washington’s birthday falls on Sunday this ’ year, the legal observance will be t held on Monday, February 23. — ■■■ o Jewels Valued At $15,000 Stolen In Hollywood, Cal. , Hollywood, Cal., Feb. 19 —(Special s to Daily Democrat) —Jewels valued 1 at $15,000 were stripped from the young wife of E- M. Asher, motiod 1 picture producer, by two bandits who s had forced entrance to the Asher f home, police were notified early tot day. Mrs. Asher had just returned to - the house, first reports said, when t she was attacked by the gunmen and 1, the jewelry torn from her hands and 1.1 throat.

INHERITANCE TAX CONDEMNED BY COOLIDGE — President Declares Present High Taxes Are Verging On Socialism ADVOCATES REDUCTION Would Withdraw Federal Government From That Form Os Levy By Dale Van Even’, (IT. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, Fob. 19. — President ’ Coolidge today condemned present i high inheritancH taxes, both federal I and state, as verging on sociali-tn or confiscation. In a speech made to the National! I Tax assoc’ation conference on inher-| Stance taxes lu re, be advocated rr-' : duction and restriction of state in ' heritance taxes and the gradual withdrawal of the federal government from this form of levy. "We have’eome to a point of estate! and inheritance taxation reaching as, it does, forty per cent in the feder;;', 1 law and perhaps higher in some states,! where the total burden clearly ap • proaches, if it does not actually ton fiscate," declared the president. ’ "I do not believe the government should seek social legislation in the guise of taxation. We should approach the questions directly where - • the arguments for and against the; proposed legislation may be clearly I presented aud universally understood, j “If we adopt socialism, it should be presented to the people of the country as socialism and not under the of a law to collect revenue. The people are quite able to determine for themselves the desirability of a particular public policy and do not ask to have such policies forced upon them by indirection. “Personally, I do not feel that large fortunes properly managed are necessarily a menace to our institutions, I and therefore, ought to be destroyed. On the contrary, they have been, and can be of great value for our development.’’ o PYTHIANS CLOSE DRIVE FOR HOME Dore B. Erwin And Other Grand Lodge Officers Compile Totals Dore B. Erwin, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Indiana, went to Indianapolis this morning where he will meet with other Grand , Lodge officers and compile the totals in the campaign made for donations to the state home to be erected by the Knights of Pythias in this state. The Decatur lodge has secured cash i and pledges amounting to $998 and Mr. Erwin will report Decatur’s contribution at SI,OOO. Local lodge members stated that they expected to receive several more donations in the future and expressed the opinion that • the local lodge’s contribution would . be more than SI,OOO. Plans are being made to broadcast the results of the state campaign from Indianapolis this evening and if arrangements can be made with a broadcasting station at Cincinnati, the returns will be broadcast from there, it was stated. The Knights of 1 Pythias lodges in the state set the 1 goal at $350,000 ami several lodges ’ throughout the state have exceeded 1 their quota. Action pertaining to the building of the home will be taken next October and an offer will be made by the Decatur lodge to secure the state home here. Anniversary Os Lodge Today, February 19, marks the I sixty-first anniversary of the estabI lishmeut of the Knights of Pythias in ; America. The lodge was organized l by Justus H. Rathbone, of Washingi ton, and -since that time has spread ■ to nearly every city in the country. ■ The Decatur lodge will be 50 years > old next August .>nd plans are being i discussed for the appropriate obshrv- [ ance of the anniversary. Kekionga I lodge of the Knights of Pythias was found in 1875. •

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"UNCIF JACK" HIGGINS DIES AT AGE OF 10C Wabash, Ind.. Feb. 19. — Jack Higgins, 10C years old. oldest rc.si- | dent of Indiana, died al 3 o'clock 1 this monting after a stroke of paralysis. He was born in England apd was a sailor for many I years. He made his home in j Waba hiu 1840. His wife died 15 | J years ago. miicEire ~ ISSUED TO 2670 Approximately Four-Fifths; Os Auto Owners In Co. Have Licenses I A total of 2.406 licenses for passeni ger ears and 264 for trucks for the ■ present year have been issued by the i local state auto license bureau, I located in the Graham and Walters ! office. Miss Yost stated this morning. ! The total number of new plates istied is 2.670, which represents about tour-fifths of tlie total number in the conmy. Last year 2.928 passenger ar licenses ami 328 truck licenses ■ were issued by the local bureau. No 'arre ts have been made in Decatur b- violators of the motor law. it was l stair d. State Policeman Hal Ayres ' was in Decatur Tuesday and did not s'<> an old license jdate, it was ■ slated. _— o Jewelry House Messenger - Kidnapped And Robbed Chicago. Feb. 19—(Special to Daily I Democrat)—lp the ptesence of himjdreds of persons, four bandits today kidnapped William Bandet. 17 year o'.tl messenger for a jewelry house, carried him several miles and robbed him of $20,000 worth of jewelry. Bandet was taking the jewelry to the downtown store of the John Miheming conmany. jewetay manufacturers, and was about to enter a North Side L station when he was seized and thrown into an automobile. British Nobility Invaded By Desire For Heart Balm London. Feb 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Desirj for momentary heart balm, on emotion often attributed to the chorus, has invaded the British nobility. Adelaide Margaret Constance Lub bock, granddaughter of the fourteenth earl of Eglanton, is the plain I tiff, and Frank Griswoldo-Williams. | the defendant. Adelaide alleges the wealthy 51 year old bachelor, who is 19 years her senior, refused to wed her after going so far as to buy the ring. No sum is mentioned in the suit, the court, under British law, having sole power to assay the extent of damage, if any. The nobility is shocked that aristocratic grief must be so mercenarily assuaged. 11. B, CHURCH TO HOLD REVIVAL Lady Evangelist To Assist Pastor In Services Beginning March 1 Sunday, March 1 has been set as the date for the opening of a series of special meetings at the United Brethern church. The services will cover a period of three weeks, ending March 22. The pastor, Rev. B. F. Dotson, will ho assisted by the Rev. Miss Emma Himmelheber, of Evansville, an evangelist of the United Brethern denomination. Miss Himmelheber has been highly successful in her work. Recently, she closed a successful meeting at Montgomery. Indiana, with nearly a halfhundred additions to the church, notwithstanding the fact that she had been there a year previous and held a meeting in which' more than one hundred additions to the church were secured. Montgomery is only a villiage The local church congregation is looking forward to a great meeting and th® people of Decatur and suromi ding community are invited to atend and enjoy the services. Weather Fair tonight and Friday- Slightly colder tonight in extreme east and rising temperature Friday in soulh portion. *

ASSISTANT CHIEF DF AIRSERVICE TESTIFIES TODAY Tells Investigating Committee lie Was Not Summoned By Coolidge I WEEKS GETS SUMMON Committee Decides to Question War Secretary About Number Os Planes (T'NITED PRESS SERVICED Washington. Feb. 19. — Brigadier General WilFam Mitchell, assistant chief of the air service, today told i the house aircraft investigating com -I mlttco that he had not been summoned to the White House by President Coolidge, as reported. Thereupon. Representative Perkins. New Jersey, republican, chairman of the investigating committee, assumed full responsibility for circulation of the report that Mitchell had been called to the White House to be offered the choice of resignation or demotion, declaring ho had been given the information by “an authority that always has been good.” Perkins said he did not doubt the authenticity of the information and therefore gave it to the press. The White House today continues to refuse either to affirm or deny that a summons to Mitchell had been issued or was contemplated. Mitchell, while on the stand, revealed that General Patrick, chief of air service, had recommended his reappointment as chief after March 26. The committee decided to subpoena Secretary of War Weeks after examining a press release given out at the war department yesterday stating that the United Slates had 1.200 serviceable planes to ask him "where the planes are." Representative La Guardia, progressive, New York, and former World War aviator, announced that he would introduce today a resolution preventing officers of the army and navy from being demoted for testifying before congressional committees. o MAYOR DE VOSS IS BACKFROM SOUTH Gains Ten Pounds During Seven Weeks Spent In Southern States i Mayor Huber M. DeVoss arrived home this morning after a seven weeks' trip through the southwest, spending a month at Houston. Texas, and two weeks at Hot Springs, Arkansas. He is greatly improved in health, having gained ten pounds iu weight and steps around with his old time pep. When asked if he expected to toss his hat into the ring for the mayoralty race, he smilingly replied, “Just teli them 1 am home and on the job. anxious to serve the people the very best 1 can." o Barn Burns When Cow Kicks Lighted Lantern The Jacob Huffman barn, one mile east of Salem school house, was destroyed by fire about 7:00 o’clock Tuesday evening. While Mr. Huffman was administering to a sick cow, the cow kicked over a lighted lantern, which set fire to accumulated refuse, and despite every effort to extinguish the blaze, the entire building, together with its contents, was destroyed. It was a one-story structure, in shed formation. The loss, a total one, is a severe blow to Mr. Huffman. —o France Wants To Borrow More Money From U. S. Paris, Feb. 19. —M. Clementel. minister of finance, speaking in the chamber of deputies today, said France would borrow $100,000,000 from the Upited States, as soon as the French financial situation had been re-established.

i Berne High School To Stage Play March 3 R>-rno, Feb. 19. "A Dream of Queen Esther,” is the title of a play to be given hy the Herne high school on I Tu< .day evening, March 3. This is ;) Biblical drama in three acts and tells the story of the wonderful Queen Esther. Some of the characters are: King Ahasuerus of Persia, Mordecai, a captive Jew at Shushan, Ilegai, the king's chamberlain, and Esther, the Jewish heroine. There are also a great number of ladies who are wooing the king, Jewish children, Persian rose maids, and some of the important women in the Bible. This promises to be orio of the best and one of the most spectacular plays ever presented at the auditorium. MAKING PLANS FORCHAUTAUQUA Event May Be Held This Year During Teachers’ Institute Week Rev. IT. W. Thompson, president of the Decatur Chautauqua association, has returned from Indianapolis where he consulted with the general management of the Central Community Chautauqua Association relative to the chautuuqua to be given in this city next summer. Rev. Thompson, and members of the local committee, who have been keeping in touch with activities of the Chautauqua association, received a proposition from County Superintendent or schools E. S. Christen, pertaining to holding the Chautauqua in this city at the same time of the county teachers’institute Mr. Christen stated that several cities, including Bluffton, hold their chautauquas during the same week of the teachers institute and the teachers attend the sessions the same as at institute anj_ are given credit. The chautauqua speakers are also used as instructors at the institute. If the dates for the Chautauqua can be arranged for teacher's institute week, the last two days in August and the first three or four days in September, the attendance would »be in creased by several hundred and better speakers could be secured for the Chautauqua, it is argued. Rev. Thompson stated that the general management took kindly to the suggestion and stated that they would advise the local committee in the near future. It is possible that Senator I Borah, of Idaho, may be the headliner |at the Chautauqua this summer, it. was stated. 0 Desperate Gunman Arrested Chicago. Feb. 19—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Martin Shea, 34, one of the most desperate gunmen of Detroit, who participated in numerous spectacular robberies and shootings in that city during which two policemen wore killed, was arrested here todayDetective H. J. Garvin of Detroit and six local officers broke into Sheas room and "covered" him with shotguns and revolvers before he could get his own revolver. o Milton Welker Dies At Van Wert, Ohio Milton Welker, age 83 years, of Van Wert, Ohio, father of Ben Welker of this city, died at three o'clock .Wednesday afternoon at his home on Walnut street. The son was called to Van Wert a few hours before his father died. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock and burial will be made in the Van Wert cemetery. Ben Welker is employed at the Lose barber shop in • this city aud is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner. o Remove Trees From Front Os New School Building The trees in .front of the new Decatur Catholic high school building , on Mcnroe street have been cut down which aids in giving a clearer view • of the big building. The telephone ■ and light poles have also been remov--1 ed from in front of the building. ) Work on the interior of the building » is progressing nicely. The partitions 1 and walls are being completed and the work of plastering has started.

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PROBE OF STATE REFORMATORY IS CONTINUED TODAY Legislative Investigators Hear Trustees, Guards And Prisoners QUIZ IS SECRET Senate Adopts Bill For Reorganization Os State Board of Education (UNITED PRESS SERVJCI-D Indianapolis, Feb. 19-Legislative Investigation of affairs at the $2,000,000 state reformatory at Pendleton today took on the aspect o fa grand jury quiz. Establishing itself in a private room at the state house the sub-committee in charge of the investigation went after it's task with renewed vigor. Trustees, guards, prisoners, contractors and workmen at the reformatory were called to testify. The investigation will lie pushed to the utmost, Lemuel Pittengor republican floor leader in the house said. “This will be done as a matter of business and not with the expectation of finding anything criminal or crooked at the institution I’iftenger declared. A double guard was stationed at the door of the room where the inquiry was taken under way and the utmost secrecy attended the hearing. Senator Southworth a member of the investigating committee declared the whole affair was a question of polities. The reformatory probe overshadowed activities in tlie two houses of the legislature during the day. Amid charges that the educational system in Indiana is “dominated by universities In the north central association" the senate today adopted tbe'TJfidley hill for reorganization of the state board of education. The vote was 22 to 8. The bill would abolish the present board of thirteen members and substituted a non-partisan board of four members to be appointed by the governor. Bill To Benefit Radio Fans Introduced Today Indianapolis, Feb. 19. — Radio fans would be benefited by a bill introduced today by Representative Farrell, of Hartford City, to require electric utilit'es to make daily inspection of their plant and system for the location of current leaks in order to eliminate “static." FILEINCOME” TAXBLANKS Total Os Forty-Five Persons File Blanks With Revenue Collector Forty-five local people had filed income tax blanks with J. O. Ranks, deputy internal revenue collector from Fort Wayne, up to noon today. About 35 of the taxpayers paid a tax. Mr. Banks stated. One man paid a delinquent tax due on a real estate deal which was made in another state a year or two ago. it was stated. The largest individual tax was about $55, paid by a Decatur business man. Mr. Banks will be in Berne Friday to assist local taxpayers in filing out their blanks and hopes to come back to Decatur before March 15, to assist taxpayers in filling out partnership returns. As yet the blanks for th.i partnerships have not been mailed out. ~ . o —-— — Missionary Program At Christian Church Sunday A special Missionary Program will be given by the members of the Missionary society of the Christian • Church Sunday evening, at seven o’clock. A Missionary play "June’s • Dream at Dusk," will be presented by ; Virginia Steele, Josephine Anderson, i Isabel Cloud and Miss Teems. Miss r Florence Lichtf'nsteiger. who attends ed the Young Peoples’ Misionary con- • vention at Lebanon in January, will ; give a brief report of the meeting. ; There will be special music and an a interesting talk by Rev. Thompson. 1 The public Is cordially invited to attend this special meeting.