Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1925 — Page 1

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bill to raise gasoline tax advances

Imw mine I explosion in I BUNA TODAY ■ One Miner Killed And An-. ■ >other Seriously Burned ■ v Whealland j I 125 MEN ESCAPE ■ Mine I'atehc' l ire Follow- j ■ ' ini; Blast; Memorial 9 Held Al Sullivan 9 (VNJTi'r' service) I ■ r.l.uilnml. lii'i. F<h. 24 Special] ■ tnfei; rat) line miner Was; MEfrd and another was seriously’ ■ kuHir.l iii a dust explosion at the ■fluahri! Coal mine here today. ■ hundred ami twenty five others ■pß in the workings at the time 9 Lv escaped uninjured. I Th- mine caught fire from the bpanion but the flames were quick , ‘lt brought under control. I Tb.- dead man was identified as Bu<ri,. i's Win oland The injured B 3„ » 3 . Wihiani Ferguson, also oL I WMlljlUt SnUi’an. Ind. Fell. 24—( Special toj Democrat l—lnvestigation tot fetmine the cause of the explosion j u the city coal mine near here, Friday which cost the lives of fill gi-ser- was started today. Albert Dally, state mine inspector,] hw a survey of the wrecked work-1 ■ the mine. , 1 ’ His report will furnish the basis ta any action that may be taken hy Hse ur county authorities. M&.-ntor Harris of Sullivan couhty announced lie will also probe the tai* of the blast and the grand! •fay will be called in special session it any evidence of criminal negliis found. . Experienced miners who were &»iliar with conditions in the city f mai mine sai,! safety regulations had ■ leu complied with. [ With the American Red Cross in [ charge of relief work, preparaf lions were being pushed to care for . the needy families of victims of the I Mast s A public memorial service for the ; dead will be held at 1 o’clock Wed- > Besday with the ministers of the various churches participating. Indianapolis. Feb. 24—(Special to . Ihily Democrat)—Citizens of Indiana tog deep j n t 0 their pockets today (Continued On Page Five) H KOVER DIES IT FORT WAYNE Former Resident of Decatur *’ ,es Last Night At Age Os 86 Years J •'■over, sc, died at his home ••o'vell street. Fort Wayne, last _ " “f'er a three weeks illness from' “ty. He Is survived by hlg widow ”' 1 one son, Edward. ’ thj ,l,ree Scnre years ago °r more rnoveuT r fami ' y or familie * rather, i> " ere from Kl|,z, own. Berk Co. th ( f 6 J Vania There WPrp Benjamin, builder 6r antl ll ” eP S ° nS ' They Were ! Xm“ n " eaCh ° f the sons had a bj \ radp - T »ey built the town manv ». MadiS ° n atreet ’ known for as Kover ’s hall. There .outs' the t . he , theateM > 'he home taian,] th. , S a,ins Parties, the dances an dd annn° Wn niPe,inKS of one kind Nonce m- " r They built the two resi ‘ oe flll 2T rt r on Thlrd street - uow s.S. yDr - w ’ E - S’" ll *’ Br. J. were d P and Fren(h Q ,,lnu - They Oiliest' h ” ÜBeB and the Kover They ,rtT the four apartments. 0. j K lere in the late sixties, anti orL i? r ' m ° Ving t 0 Wayne Son, 8 the °’ J ‘ Kover & »ho b^ ny ' church decorators. Mr. Kuvei P a national reputation.; death the n t? M at " le time o’s his M. E- rhur member of the First lodge»](» ~ , Bnd of 'he Fort. Wayne k ■' t

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President Ebert Undergoes Operation For Appendicitis i - — Berlin, Feb. 24 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The condition of Presi- ' dent Ehert, following nn operation 'a t night, when he was seized with a evere attack of acute appendicitis, i was reported today to he ‘'satisfactory.'' Ib-rr Ebert slepff peacefully after 3 a.m. A fever engendered hy the opera- ] lion sank Io "9 degrees Celsius, I which Is two degrees above normal. REACH AGREEMENT ON POSTAL BILL Senate and House Conferees Compromise On Bill Passed In House (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington, Feb. 24 — Senate and house conferences on the postal sal ! laries and rale increase bill com pro-1 I raised today virtually on the bill as! ; passed by the houses with the Oddie .newspaper rates and a two cent special fee on parcel |>ost matter inelu.l- , ed. Under the agreement news papers i will be charged two cents a pound in the first and second zones, three cents In the third and fourth zones, six cents jin the fifth and sixth zones and nine jcents in the seventh and eighth zones. L Chairman Hoses of the conference annoum ed he would firing up the re I port in the senate late today. n — i Archbishop Messmer Is In Precarious Condition Milwauke. Fob, 24 —“Even though ’AYclißisjiop Nessiner has shown slight improvement at times, his condition ■is precarious and the end may corne lot any moment,” Dr. Ijouis F. Jermain ' physician atteding the aged prelate, who is suffering an attack of angina I pectoris, told the United Press today ' O e-; Earth Tremors Recorded At St Louis University (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) St. bonis, Feb. 4- Earth tremors lasting 54 minutes were recorded on the seimograph at St. Louis university last night .The most severe shock was at G:l9 p. tn. Attendants were unable to tell the location of the quake. Slick Takes Oath Os Federal Office (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) I South Bend. Ind., Feb. 2». —Thomas W. Slick, of South Bend, today took oath of office as federal judge of the Indiana district associate to Judge Robert Baltzell. The ceremony was simple and was witnessed by a few friends of Judge Slick. The oath was administered by Charles Surprise, of Hammond, U. S. commissionser. Judge Slick will sit in South Bend. Fort Wayne and Hammond. Judge Baltzell will sit in Indianapolis, Terre Haute. Evansville and New Albany. ‘ o —■— William Herschell Speaks In This City This Evening William Hershell popular Hoosier poet and a feature writer for the Indianapolis News, will give a lecture in the high school auditorium here this evening under the auspices of the Decatur Woman's Club. The public is cordially invited to attend. The lecure will start at 8 o’clock. Tickets may be secured at the door. o Homer Collins Goes On Stage Cave City. Ky.. Feb. 24. — (United Press) —Homer Collins has tone on the stage because the wdy of his brother. Floyd, lies seventy feet below the earth in the eave which trapped him and held him against all rescue efforts. . “He’s going to work until he lets enough money to go after Floyd's body himself,” his friends ! report. “He still things he can get Floyd out.” Entrances to Sand Cave were sealed with concrete anil stone.

HOG PRICES ON UPWARD TREND Reach .$12.50 At East Buffalo; Highest In Chicago Since 1920 (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) East Buffalo, N. ¥.. Feb. 24. —Hog prices readied a top of $12.5(1 on (be local market today. The clos ed steady. The top price of sl2 5o was paid for medium and heavy weight hogs. BULLETIN Kansas City, Feb. 21. — (United Press.)—Hogs soared to high price levels for the winter here today when butchers and heavies reached $11.6t). Heavy marketing earlier in the sea-1 son and a shortage of hogs is expected Io cause even higher prices here, — Chicago. Feb. 21.—Best hogs sold I at $11.95 at the local stock yards here I ‘ today, the highest since November, j , 1920. Material reduction in reeeiy I and dwindling stocks caused the ad ! vance. Indranapol s, Feb. 24.—Hog pri.es touched last year's record high of sl2 on the In lianap.di ■, livestock exchange today when continued light receipts' sent quotations 15 Io 25 rents high. . 1 —,Q.. „„ Stranger Fined One Dollar And Costs Earl Harper, a stranger in this city, was fined $1 and costs, amounts ! ing to sll in all. by John W. Merrl- . man. justice of the peace, this morning when he entered a plea of guilty to a chtugM us puhke tnioxieafion He was unable to pay the fine and was returned to the county jail. Harper was arrested here Sunday afternoon. S. 0 'Three Railroad Men Killed In New Jersey Newark, N. J.. Feb. 21. —(United Press.) —Two railroad car inspectors and the engineer of the Atlantic Coast line express were killed when the train collided with a Philadelphia local at Manhattan transfer, between Newark. N. .1 . and Manhattan today. A number of persons, mostly pass engers al breakfast in the dining car of the express, were injured. They were removed to .Newark hospitals. o— MUCH COAL USED AT LICHT PLANT Fuel Cost $35,562.60 In 1921; Superintendent Makes Report Tito city light and power plant used a total of 7,964 tons of coal, costing $35,562.61) during the year 1924. as shown in the annual report of Superintendent M. J. Mylott, filed with the council last week. During the year 2,941,581, K. W. 11. were manufactured at the city plant, the largest production during any twenty-four hour per od being on December lik, when 17,020 K. W. 11. were manufactured. The smallest amount of current generated was on June 8. when 3.670 K. W. H. were generated The month of December, 1924, was the largest inbnth in point of cash receipts, $10,412.19 being paid into the city treasurer's office during that period. The cash receipts for power and current sold during the year, by the month follows: Jan. 1924, $9,280.60; Feb., $9,120.40; March, $8,430; April, $8,120.60; May. . $8,020.90; June, $7,580.20; July, SB.110.40; August, $8,240.60; Sept., SB,870.40; Oct., $9,570.20; Nov., $lO,- ; 160.40; Dec., $10,412.19. The city light ami power department of the pity plant was operated at a profit of approximately $39,000 last year and the water department also made a profit of approximately $5,000. All the new machinery installed in the city plant has been paid . for out cf the earning of the city plant. '

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 21, 1925.

Proclamation To the Citizens of Decatur, Indiana: Our neighboring City and County of Sullivan, Indiana, has suffered an irreparable loss in the recent mine d saster. Over two hundred orphans, many widows, fathers and mothers are left destitute thereby. Immediate financial relief is needed by that community. As Mayor of the City of Decatur, Indiana, I urge that the citizens of our city give to this worthy cause generously. Contributions can be made at the office of the Mayor or sent direct to the American Red Cross Miners' Relief Fund, Sullivan, Indiana. • j Any assistance given should be given immediately. In the name of humanity let us help these unfortunates. H. M. DeVOSS, Mayor of Decatur, Indiana ■ - - - ■ ■ - —

ASSESSORS MEET AND MAKE PLANS Representative Os State Tax! Board Talks To Assessors Here Today James Showalter, a member of th* state board of tax commissioners, addressed a meeting of all the township assessors and their deputies in the court room in the county court house ! here today. About twenty five men t attended the meeting. Mj. Showalter discussed the different kinds of property to he assessed this year and told the assessors how to best go about their work of list- i ing the property for taxation. The ■ assessors had several questions toj ask, which were answered and j thoroughly explained by Mr Showalter. William Zimmerman, county assessor presided at the meeting. The supplies will be given out to the assessors soon and they will begin their work next Monday, March 2. Both personal property and real estate will be assessed this year. o Lloyd* George Improving Birmingham, England, Fell- 24.— Special to Daily Democrat) —Although still confined to his hotel ■ oom. Lloyd George is much improved and probably will go to London tomorrow or Thursday, his physician laid today. 0 Premier Os Sweden Dies (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) London. Feb. 24.—(Special to Dailj' Democrat) —Premier Hjalmer Branting of Sweden is dead at Stockholm, according to a Central News dispatch received here today. o PYTHIANS HELP MINERS' FAMILIES Several Knights Os Pythias Killed In Mine Disaster At Sullivan Attorney Dore B. Erwin, of this city,, who is grand chancellor com mander of the Knights of Pythias lodge in Indiana, has received word •hat several Brother Knights were killed in the mine disaster at Sullivan. Indiana, last Friday. Mr. Erwin authorized Carl Mitchell, grand keep er of records and seals, to go to Sullivan and conduct -relief work among the families of the Pythians who were killed in the mine. The lodge will provide financial relief for the families of the victims. Mr. Erwin stated that he would have gone to Sullivan, himself, today to assist in the relief work, but he still suffers from the injury to his arm. Mr, Erwin tell one day last week and broke a bone in one of his arms.

NEW GOVERNOR | OF ROTARIANS *Ben Sherwood, Os Bedford, Elected Governor Os Indiana District (UNITED PRESS SERVIf’E) South Rend Iml. Feb., 24 Ben Sherwood of Bedford today was elected 'governor of the Indiana diatrict Hie lary Cluba at the alate convention He succeeds llobrt Heun, of Rich- | tnonil . Indications pointed toward Muncie as the 1926 host for the Rotarians. I The convention city will be selected I this afternoon. Fort Wayne made a : bid for the 1927 meeting. The convention will close tonight. ; BULLETINS I J (UNITED TRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis. Feb, 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Democratic members of the state | senate went on “a strike” this afternoon and blocked proceed- | inijs pl that body for want cf a quorum. The minority senators remained away from their stai tion for more than an hour in protest against a “garvmander-. ing” bill of the republican majority. The bill would move Lawrence count) from the third congressional district to the second district making it republii tan instead of democratic. When the democrats finally returned they explained they had been out to lunch together and forgot to come hack. (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state this afternoon for the Geneva Water company with a capital stock of .$40,000. Directors are: Adam Egly, E. H. Shepherd, W. W. Widows. The company will operate a waler works in Geneva, Adams county. LENTEN SERMONS TO BE PREACHED Series Os Pre-Easter Services To Be Held At Reformed Church A series of Lenten sermons will be pieaeberl at Hi' Zion Reformed church every Wednesday night during lhe pre Easter season. The subjects for the sermons were announced today by the pastor, the Rev. A 3. Fledderjohann. During the Lenten and pre-Easter i reason the thoughts of Christian people are much occupied with the sufferings and death of Christ, a subject , i which is the foundation of all Chris-, tian hopes. Lent is a season for in ' creased loyalty and faithfulness to! the church, since it is through the church thut Christ works and through which ’he people work for Christ. The subjects for the sermons to be given at tile Zion Reformed church during Lent are as follows: Feb. 25, “Manna and the Bread of Life”; March 4. “Abraham and God"; March 11. “Joseph and Christ”; March 18. "Passover and Redemption”; March 25, "Burnt Offering and the Supreme Sacrifice"; April 1 (Thursday night. Good Friday service), "Deliverance and Salvation.” 1 The sermons will be type sermons. * The New Testament was concealed ’ in the Old and the Old Testament re- 1 vealcd in the New. The public is 1 cordially invited to attend these ser- ‘ vices. The meetings will begin at 7] o'clock. Another series of sermon 1 subjects for the Sunday morning and > night services will be announced I later. '

Inter-Allied Conference Will Be Held In Brussels Pari - . Feb. 24 —(Special to Daily ' Dciikx rat)— An interallied confer ■ no - io discuss armament of Ger | man and evacuation of Cologne will meet ut Brussels the latter half of Mulch, says the Quetidien today. Th<- newspaper' says it learns authoritatively German delegates will he admitted only for discussion, which means the allies will put into immediate execution their decision. o— —— RED CROSS GETS APPEAL FOR AID Decatur And Adams County People Asked To Aid Miners’ Families Miss Anna Winnes. secretary of the 'Adams county chapter of the Anier-| lean Red Cross, this afternoon received a telegram appealing to Decatur and Adams county citizens to con- | tribute to a fund for the relief of the ’ families of the 51 coal miners who were killed in the disaster at Sulli--van last Friday All but seven of the 51 miners who were killed were married men and many of them left j large families in poor financial cir | > cunistances, i Miss Winnes made arrangements ' this afternoon whereby local citizens , ■ may leave their contributions at the ! Daily Democrat office or with Miss ! Whines' shoe store, corner of Second ; ; and Monroe streets. Following is the ; telegram received by Miss Winnes | this afternoon: "Sullivan City and county has suffered an irreparable loss in the death ' of fifty one citizens in horrible mine ‘ disaster last Friday, leaving as many widow' with approximately twice as Biauiy parents an’l over two hundred orphans, together with great destitution and indescribable suffering. The j demand for relief is more than can i he met by local citizenship, despite valient efforts and sacrifice which is ' being made. We accordingly appeal ' to your organization with request that your organisation and citizenship as- i sist us in every way possible and that through the medium of your organization or as shall otherwise be deemed proper there may immediately be made a local •subscription to assist us in the relief of this awful suffering. Contributions can be made payable and sent lo the American Red Cross Miners' Relief Fund al i Sullivan, Indiana, and any assistance given should be given forthwith. In the name of humanity and on behalf of these orphans we appeal to you to help us immediately and through you to the citizens of your community and ask an immediate reply if we can have your co-operation and : as early a report as possible as to just what can be expected from this soureq. A sister city is in dire dis- ] tress and to meet the awful situation that confronts us we need the finanlai assistance of every other city in Indiana. All funds will be administered through Ihe National American Red Cross and without expense to the citizenship so that all funds received will go exclusively to the relief of the distressed. We appeal to you as the local chapter of American | lied Cross and through you we call upon all of your citizens to arrange to help us immediately and in as large away as possible. Arthur McGuire, Ransom Wakiin, Fred F. Bays, Kinkle C. Hays, Chairtnen American Red Cross, Sulliavn county Finance Committee of the Miners’ Relief Fund. oKing George Continues To Improve Is Report London, Feh. 24 — Continuing the policy adopted when King George began recovery from his bronchial attack, three physicians who visited him today annouunced no bulletin as to his condition would be issued, They said, however, "going on well." The sovereign was able to discuss business with his secretaries this morning and the physicians are hopeful he will be able to leave bis bed within a few days.

Price 2 Cents.

WEATHERS STORM OF OPPOSITION IN HOUSE TODAY J 1 . Measure Provides For In- ’ crease Os 2 To 3 Cents Per Gallon REVENUE IS DIVIDED Appropriation Bill In Hands Os Senate Today; Rushed Through House , (VNITED PRESS SERVICE) In<li;in:i|)olis, Feb. 24. (Spei citil Io Daily Democrat) — Weathering a storm of strenuous opposition, the bill introduced bv Representative Sherwood, of Mitchell, to increase the state gasoline tax was passed to second reading in the house today. A minority report of the committee on roads for indefinite postponment of the measure was killed by a vote of 68 to 25. The house adopted a nia.jor- ! itv commit lee report to amend i the bill to pul il on the same ! status as the Cann gasoline tax bill which passed the senate recently. : The bill provides for an increase I from 2 to 3 cents on the gallon. The revenue from the 'ncrease as provided in the amendment would be distributed one fourth to cities and towns and three-fourths to the coun'ir--. for roads and street maintenance and construction All of tbc revenue from the two cents would go to the state highway commission. The amended Sherwood bill was I reported out of committee in prefer once to the Cann bill which originated in the senate because It was stated a revenue bill cannot originate in the upper house. The delegations from Lake and | Marion counties led the opposition Indianapolis, Feb. 24.—(Special to Daily Demor.'rat) —The general ap piopriations bill for the operating expenses of the state government and institutions for the next two veers was in the hands of the senate today. I The bouse rushed the bill through in record time late Monday. Sitting as a committee of the whole for throe hottis. the house considered the bill item by item end then passed it by unanimous voteThe honst- increased the total appropriations from $46,053,000 to $48,727,000. The chief addition to tile bill was $1,000,006 each year added to the highway commission fund which is to (Continued on page two) LECTURE IT LOCAL CHURCH — Illustrated Lecture At Presbyterian Church Wednesday Evening An illustrated lecture on. "The Gospel Under the Southern Cross," dealing with missionary work in South America, will be given al the Pre-, byterian church Wednesday evening, starting at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. D N. Covert, fiastor of the church, will giva the lecture and there will be seventyfive colored stereopticon slides to illustrate the talk. Admission will | be free and the public is invited to attend. The views are interesting and educational and the accompanying lecture is well worth while. Preceding the lecture, a pot-luck supper will be held for the entire membership of the church by the ladies of the Missionary Society. The supper will be known as the birthday banquet, and each one present will be expected to pay one cent for each year of his age.' The supper will be held in the church parlors and will start at 6:15 o’clock.