Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1925 — Page 1

Number 53.

| PETITIGN for I j COW UNIT I MIO 1$ l-eKWr ■ Berne To State Vine I - I Other Road Petitions Filed ■ Toda': Commissioners ■ Contracts ■ T ,„ fir i P.v.r presented ■ f.,r a < ..unty unit road. ■ . ...Pin. .1 In 11" board of count?-; ■ , J:1:l ;i- morning, the p«-1 ■ being i.T 'he improvement of ■ a roail (loo'-nat.-d as the "James M. | ■ F , (1 « nud.’ and running east, ■ firm :il .. town '-f Berne to the Ohio ■ 1;:;. jh.iur the Monroe. Jeffer- ■ W;.b.eti .ml Bl"- creek to-n---9 ,ti; T lir,l ' s - 811 T! |„ was signed by proper9ty owtl’TS in -ven of . the twelve 9 lum.-liiii- namely. Blue Creek. Jes--9 brson. Walia.-h. Monroe, 9»■ r-'niul) :1, “ I Hartford More ■ iiu, ,oo sicniiiuros were attached to 9 th,. [Mtilion Ac-irding to law 250 9 KRHainres were required. ■ ' The net.lion calls for a hard sur-i H r.pe.i road. the material to be usml 9 b-inp I<fi io 'h- board of commis-| 9 si'"" r ' Ti "‘ ‘""F’Hi ol the proposed! 9 i'"'! improvement is about seven 9 a»'l on«'-<|ii:irt r miles and extends. 9 east from Berne to tile Ohio statej 9 Ju.-. •' mimbe.' of interested proper-j 9 w.'i'is npeared before the com-. 9 r.<i:sion»T- ihis morning and asked 9 that ,l "' petition be granted. ■ Petitions For Roads ■ Petit<ms were presented to the' 9 tonl by Attorney J. Fred Fruchte, 9 br three township macadam roads. 9 they being, tlie Otto Boerger petition 9 in I- " township. 1 mile; Lillie Wai--9 t-rs >' Marys ’ownship, one-half i il-i-i-r .1 Miller, St. Mary a abd V.’ndiington townships. 1 mile. Nd I action was taken on the petitions. Bids For Supplies Frank 1. Johnston was awarded I the contract for building the corn ’ crib and granary at the County Infirmary. His bid was $2,140.00. Other bids filed were. J. A. Callihan. fcW.-in; Moon and Butler. $2,236.00. .Martin Gorki* was awarded the eontract fur furnishing 800 pounds of 28-5 fertilizer for $13.46 and 7 tons ot fertilzer 2-12-12 for $229.71. flay. Zwick & Myers were the low bidders on chairs for the county infirnmry, their bid being $50.40 for I fix rocking chairs and $36.00 for 12 ! straight chairs. ICED RESIDENT OF BERNE DIES -Mrs. Frederick Hossman Dies After Long Illness Os Infirmities Berne, March 3. — Mrs. Frederick Hossman, age 84, well known resiilent of Berne, died at her home here [ “t 3:30 o’clock Monday morning. Heath was due to senility, Mrs. Hoss"ran having been ill for many weeks. A cerebral hemorrhage is believed to Irate been the immediate cause of death. Mrs. Hossman, nee Ana Marie Zimmerman, was born in Lyss, Switzerand, December 20. 1840. On Novexn- ' e ' 9, 1860 she was married to Fred - e,ick Hossman. To this Union were ; °rn eleven children, six sons and 11 ' daughters. Five of the sons ' lp d in infancy before the family ‘Emigrated, in 1902, the only sur’Mag son, Fred, was accidentally to death. *li- Hossman family immigrated to L nited States 42 years ago. Since en the greater part of their life ■ra spent on a farm two and a half M southwest of town. Mr. Hossan died June 27, 1913. * a."? Hossman is survived by four Raters, Mary Wechter of New ana R ° Bo Geske > of Dayton, hen, 6 M’ ss es Lena and Martha at e. and nine grandchildren. Htnera! serv ices will be hekJ at the n°, C ° Ck Thurs <iay morning from ' How CtOrmed church, of which Mrs. Wein man WaS a member - Rev. SauerE ? g ’ e Wi " °ffiCiatecemetery ” M ’ R ' E ’

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

' Dawes’ Secretary Is Former I. U. Student With th<> appointment of Done Bart ley. I. U. man formerly from LaFuyotto, us secretary to ('harb s (1. Hawes newly’ inaugurated vi< w pdesldent, I Indiana University lays claim to new honors. Bartley left the Wnivcrcity in 1916 and has held important positions with the Associated Press in New | York. Pittsburgh, and Washington. Everett Sandors, recently named secretary to 1 resident Coolidge, was | graduated from Indiana in 1907. —— o ■ —— GARY MEN MUST SERVE SENTENCES i U.S. Supremo Court Throws Out Appeals Os Mayor Johnson And Others According to a dispatch from Washington. 1). ('.. the United States Supreme court yesterday throw out the appeals of those convicted in the Gary conspiracy cases, in March 1923, Among those convicted was Mayor Ft. O. Johnson, former resident of this ‘ county. The dispatch to the Indianpolis News roads: Prison Warrants Ready 1 Ar. soon as a copy of the action of I the supremo court is received at the 'office of William P. Kappes, clerk of 1 federal court, prison warrants will be issued and the appellants will lie taklen to the Federal Penitentiary at At-llant-.i. Fla., to which the principal defendants were sentenced. This should be within a few weeks. ■The Gary liquor conspiracy case was 'tried in March. 1923. and fifty-five deI fondants were found guilty. It was prosecuted by Momer Elliott, then United States district atornoy. Evidence showed that an extensive Honor ring operated in Gary with the cognizance of the mayor, city judge, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, policemen. constables, prominent, politiwans attd jyhexs_ who wgjg tinpuig those convicted. Those found guilty included R. O. Johnson, mayor; William M. Dunn, city judge, who served his sentence; Dwight Kinder, Lake county prosecuting attorney; Clyde Hunter, former prosecuting attorney and several policemen. The action of the supreme court ends a long legal contest that was fought through the circuit court of appeals and to the highest court. Following refusal of the court of appeals to grant a rehearing, several of the defendants served their terms. Dunn was the only principal dependent who did not appeal. Sentences the leaders must serve follow; Mayor Johnson, one year and six months; Lewis Barnes, former sheriff chairman of the board of public works one year and a day; Hunter, one year and a day. and Kinder, one year and a day. o Gov. Jackson Grants Clemency To Eighteen Indianapolis. Ind., March 3. —(United Press.) —Eighteen persons today received clemency from Governor Jackson on recommendation of the state pardons board. -- The petitions of forty five others were denied. Edgar Lowenberg. sentenced from Vanderburgh county for vehicle taking, was paroled. Petitions denied included: Allen county — Vivian Koorson, grand larceny, and Glenn Fort, robbery. o —— Three People Freeze To Death In Chicago ' (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Chicago, March 3. —Three persons froze to death here during the past. 24 hours, police reported today. One of the victims was an uniden--1 tified woman of about 45, whose thin--1 ly-clad body was found on the sidei walk. The other Victims were Emil ’ Levitus, 60, and Michael Engelhardt, - 48. 0 "Fire Destroys Hotel At Cadillac, Michigan Cadillac, Mich.," March 3.—(United Press.) —Fire of undetermined origin : early today completely destroyed the 1 Russell hotel and an adjoining building, forced forty guests to flee into • the near zero weather in night attire, and did damage estimated at . more than $150,000. No one is known to have been injured.

CROWDS GATHER AT WASHINCTON FOR INAUGURATION Inauguration Os Coolidge Scheduled To Take Place Tomorrow HOTELS ARE CROWDED Increasing Cloudiness And Warmer Is Forecast; Coolidge Is Quiet ’ (UNITED Plir.SS SEIiVICE) Washington, March 3. — (United | Press.) —-Vl'-itors, politicians and of- I fice holders thronged into Washington today for the quiet inauguration tomorrow of Calvin Coolidge as thirtieth President of the United States. "Increasing cloudiness and warmer,” was the early weather forecast as capital-people prepared for their day of days. The hotels are crowded; bunting and flags festoon the principal buildings. There is not the victorious political frenzy of the old inaugurations; the zeal of capital displayed for its world'schampionship baseball g, lines is not' in evidence; but quiet, good humored ' thousands are awaiting—indoors to-1 day, because of tlie below freezitr; wealhet —for the significant ritual of the induction of Mr. Coolidge and the 69th congress at noon tomorrow. Military trappings and uniforms are one display in preparation for the parade, wliich will include all branches of tlie military servic/i and many state delegations down Pennsylvania avenue, following the ceremonies tomorrow afternoon. A squadron of tanks, troops of cavalry and companies of the other branches are parading the side streets. Mr. Coolidge remains aloof from the bustle. He omitted part of his daily walk and returned to his desk to work on the few bills that congress has enacted this season and on th» proldwwvs.act his. iacoming admui ist ration. Colonel John Coolidge was to arrive late* today from Vermont. Vice President-elect Charles <l. Dawes, whose sobriquet of "Hell and Maria” has been almost forgotten since his election, is visiting his old haunts in Hie city, where lie served as comptroller of the currency and director of the budget. Dawes has had nothing to say on public- policy. Ho has been more quiet than Mr. Coolidge himself, except for a scornful refusal of a suggestion that he might lie invited to a “tea party." MRS. KAUFFMAN IS CANDIDATE City Clerk Announces Her Candidacy For Re-elec-tion To Office Councilman George Krick’s announcement that lie was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Decatur has started political talk going and names of candidates for other city offices have been mentioned by those who dabble in politics. Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, who is concluding her first term as city clerk, announced today that she is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the same office. Mrs. Kauffman and Flora B. Kinzle, city treasurer were the first two women elected to city office in Decatur. Both women have excellent records and have conducted their offices in a businesslike manner. Mrs. Knizle has not yet made known her intentions about being a candidate at the May primary. Mrs. Kauffman is well acquainted with har important duties and besides taking care of tlie office work also takes the minutes at the council meetings. 1 The city primary will be held on Tuesday, May 5 and more than likely there will be several candidates for the different city offices by that time. So far no Republicans have announced. and no city organization having yet been informed by them. A mayor, five councilmen, a clerk and treasurer will be elected at the city election next November. The other offices, such as city engineer, policeman, street commissioner and superintendents of the light and water departments of the city plant are appointed by the mayor and council.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 3, 1925.

- 1 THE IMPORTANT QUESTION Washington, March 3 t United Pt<- s.l —The most Importniit woman's question com-ertilng the inaugural remains unanswered on account of the weather. Al) Washington is wondering what Mrs. Coolidge will wear when sh< rides up the Avenue with her husband to see him sworn in as President of the United States. I Inquiries at the Wffite House have ber-a evaded with the explanation that Mrs. Coolidge will not be able to decide what she will wear until the nature of the in- | nui’uration day weather is known | TO SURVEY FORT WAYNE ROAD SOON Engineer Arrives To Set Marks For Improvement Os Highway Charles R. Murphy, enginer for the i State Highway Commission, reported tit Fort Wayne last Monday morning with orders to proced to this city and jto ,-t once make a survey for the improvement of the road between here and Allen county line, the right-ofway ’fi r which were obtained several week ago. Mr. Murphy and his asistants will set the marks for tlie road and stakes will indicate where the various farmers must move their fences, it is expected that the contract for the work will be let some time this month The first notices to bidders wore issued Sunday and call for bids on about seventy seven miles of concrete road, on March 17th. Because of many delays caused by the legislature requiring various reports, tlie work of preparing the specilieations have not boon completed but with tiio session over this week it is expected tlie road work w ill be pushed along with speed which will make up for lost time. Mr. Murphy will begin his work here I as soon as the roads are cleared so | that the survey can bo made the work 1 having been postponed this week on account of the heavy snows over Sunday. He will remain on the job now, however, until this work is completed. He said today that it would not require more than two or three days after ho can begin, which will probably the latter part of this week. — o Woman And Her Two Children Are Burned Brooklyn, N. Y„ March 3.— (United Press.) —A woman and her two children were burned to death, two other persons received burns that may prove fatal and 15 firemen and policemen were injured today in a tire that destroyed a five-story brick tenement house here. Mrs. Elsie Carroll, 33, her son. John. 8, and her daughter, Ruth, 6. Trapped on the third floor of the burning building, Mrs. Carroll became hysterical and threw her two children out a rear window Their clothing already was afire when the mother made a last desperate effort to save their lives. McClintock Death Probe Continued Until Mar. 23 (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Chicago, March 3—The McClintock death inquest was continued today to March 23 on request of counsel for William D. Shepherd, foster father of the “millionaire orphan.” Attorney Edwin Hedrick asked for the continuance to give him time to make investigations in Cedar Rapids, lowa, and St. Paul, Minn., Chief Justice Olson of the municipal court, who investigated the inquest opposed the continuance, and I denounced Hedrick for refusing to permit Shepherd to testify. o St. Louis Bank Robbed St Louis, March 3—The Mound City • Trust company xvas held up early to- • day by three bandits, who obtaind . approximately $30,000 in cash. The bandits escaped in a motor ear ; which had been waiting in front of the bank. Weather I Indiana: Partly overcast, somewhat - unsettled tonight and Wednesday; i warmer tonight and iu south portion . Wednesday.

CHARGE FRAUD IN ELECTION OF SEN.BOOKHART Election Is Contested By lowa Republican State Committee “NOT A REPUBLICAN” Contest Alleges He Openly Repudiated The Republican Party l I’lliUHl Sf rv i« . > Washington, March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)-A charge of fraudulent election was made against Senator Smith W. Brokhart, lowa, repub lican, today in a contest filed with fho senate by the republican stat” committee of lowa. The contest alleges that Brookhart’s petition was signed by many persons who were not republicans and that the placing of his name in the republican column on the ballot fraudulently represented hi" position to the people. “He openly repudiated the republican party, its candidates and principles and espoused the cause of the LaFolletto independent party.” the petition added. Brookhart immedia'ely issued an answer announcing his intentions of “going Io the people of lowa in a personal campaign this summer to see if they’ are going to permit two or three fellows dictated to by Wall street to run them.” Tlie contest petition was signed by B. E. Burnquist, chairman of the republican state committee. Ar de from tlie general charge that Brookhart was not really a member of the republican party, the olhet ground cited was that Brookhart had not received a plurality in the election “He filed a false and untrue affidavit when he sought to represent j the republican party on the ballot.”I I the petition says. “He did this for ■ the purpose of deceiving the republi- ! can voters of lowa." Brookhart scoffed al the document. Every man who signed his petition i swore he was (i member of the republican party, he said. "I didn’t repudiate the party, but I did repudiate the Burnquist gang that signed this petition.” Brookhart aid. “They pul over what they call ed a republican platform in the re-j publican convention which endorsed j tlie McNary-Haugen bill and other. (Continued On Page Five) CHARLES YAGER IS A CANDIDATE — Seeks Nomination For Mayor; Served As Mayor From 1917 To 1921 Charles W.Yager, well known insur.Charles W. Yager, well known insurance man, former treasurer of Adams county and one of the best known citizens in Decatur, this morning announced his candidacy for the position of mayor of the city of Decatur subject to the decision of the democratic primary to be held TTuesday May 5. Mr. Yager served as mayor from 1917 to 1921 inclusive and made a good record. He has been in public life for a numbers of years.serving as trustee of St. Mary’s township before moving to this city, later serving two terms as treasurer of the county and then four years as mayor. In his official positions We has always estab-, lished excellent records. He is the | second to announce, George Krick, of the Krick-Tyndall company’ and a member of the present council, having announced his name yesterday. There are rumors of others and indications are that, a lively contest for the nomination, will soon be in progress. -— o Funeral For Jacob Faulb On Wednesday Funeral services for Jacob Faulb. age 86. inmate of the County infirmary whose death occured yesterday, will ; be held at on P o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Infirmary. Burial i will be made in the Vera £ntz cemetery. ,

' Archbishop Continues To Improve Today (UNITED PRESS .-’EltVli'l?) Milwaukee, March 3. — (United Press.) — Archbishop Seliuslian G. Messmer, ill in a eonvmii infirmary here, suffering from anginn pectoria, heart ailment, continues to show Improvement, his physician declared today. The aged prelate has shown steady improvement during the past seven days but despite this, attending physicians declare ids condition is still precarious. STREET FIGHTING IN BERLIN tqbay —— Many Attacks Are Launched Against The Late President Ebert By Carl B. Groat, (U. I*. Staff Correspondent) Berlin, March 3.—A street fight between the i'ascistl and members of the reiehsbanner, the republican organization, occurred in the Potedamerplatz today after the fascists had refused to stop selling anti-Ebert pamphlets containing vile caricatures of the late president. The government school board today began an investigation of reports that pupils at the Federic William gymnasium had hung a dirty handkerchief at half mast on hearing of Ebert's death. A section of the monarchist ami communist press today contained attacks on the dead president. “Down with Ebert’s justice! Ebert rescued capitalistic Germany from bolshevism ami delivered Germany's workers to international capital. "Down with the Dawe's plan. Restore the eight-hour day and give the working people sufficient wages. Ebert was the agent of tlie monareliists and white terror generals-. Down with the monarchistic Luther govern tnent. "Down with tlie rule of the coal i Luirons. junkers amt Ui<* irn>nan-hist generals. Establish a soviet repub ' lie!" 0 Hog’ Prices Continue To To Soar; Highest Since 1920 Cleveland, ().. March 3.— (United Press.) —Hogs soared to $13.25 here today, the highest price recorded since November 17, 1920. — East St. Louis, ill., March 3.—(Unitied Press.) Hogs broke over the sl3 I mark today, choice stock selling at ■ $13.10 on a 25 cent higher market. ' This is the highest price since Noj vember, 1920. — Chicago, March 3.- (United Pre.'S) —Best hogs advanced 25 cents to $12.95. a new season’s high record, at I the stock yards here today. The eastern demand continued brisk. o — Two Alleged Lunatics Defy Capture In Ohio Bellefontaine, 0., March 3. —(United Press.) —Tear bombs were ordered from Columbus today to be used in dislodging Harry and Ray Wren, from the farm home near Rushsylvania, where they have barricaded themselves, defying capture. The brothers are about fifty years old and are wanted on a lunacy warrant. They are said to be heavily armed. Sheriff Wooley of Logan county, ordered the tear bombs after all other efforts to dislodge the brothers had failed. o 1 Witnesses Say Gas Caused Mine Disaster — (United Press S4’rvic<’) Sullivan, Ind., March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Escaping gas from an old working caused by falls and squeezes caused the blast which a week ago last Friday took 51 lives at City Mine here, witnesses testified today at a coroner's inquest. That the miners had scented gas and had called for the mine boss, ’ then prepared to leave their workings for safety when the explosion occur , ed was also borne out by witnesses ■ all of whom were miners who escap 1 ed from the mine alive and who aid • nd tu rescue work. 1 A dust eplosion must have follow - ed the gas explosion, witnesses testified.

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GARNISHEE BILL IS PASSED TODAY IN LOWER HOOSE Now Goes To Governor; Legislature Working At Top Speed iSEVERAL BILLS PASSED | State Public Service ComMission Gets ('lean Bill Os Health Indianapolis, March 3. — The J house today jiassed the senate bill providing for the garnishment of all incomes after Represenative Freeman, of Kokomo, had declared that “the honest workingman has nothing to fear from it.” The measure now goes to the Governor. By a vote of 39 to 55 the house killed the Penrod senate hill for a codification of fish and game laws. On motion of Representative Pittinger, of Selma, chairman of the house ways and means committee, the house refused to concure in the amendments attached to the general approprii ations bill by the senate. A joint eonfcroni t> committee will smooth out tlie difficulty over the amendments. Tlie house passed live senate lulls strengthening the power of the public serviee commission in regulating 1 public utilities. 1 One of the bills provides that utility depreciation funds shall lie used only in replacing property ami const ruction work. Anol Iler would prevent utilities from in< umlieriii! their property or franchises without the consent of two-thirds of the stockholders. ( Imiiaiiapojis. March Tije iila.te public serviee commisison today was given a clem bill of health by legislative probers. The joint legislative committee ap- * pointed to delve into affairs of the ! commission made its report to the assembly today and expressed “full I confidence in the members who now “ control the commission.” ‘ No evidence of extravagenee ot, tlie part of the commission was found by the probers in connection with tlie ' commissions investigation of the in- ’ diana Bell Telephone company. "We believe that the attitude of the commission toward the public is ■ one ot desire to serve and protect the public welfare and toward the (Continued On Page Five) i a SCHOOL PUPILS VISIT LEGISLATURE ■ Monmouth Junior History Class And Teacher Motor To Indianapolis The Junior History Class of the ! Monmouth High School accompanied by their teacher Paul H. Graham, motored to Indianapolis last Friday and there attended the Indiana Legislature. The members of the class report that they were much interested in the procedure of business in the House of Representatives and were ; overwhelmed at the rapidity of tho reading of the various bills by the House reader. They were particularly fortunate in seeing tlie House go through its different procedures in everything from a first reading ’ through the second and third and oven the final passage, several school bills becoming laws while they were there. After an extended visit to the House I they journeyed across the hall to the a Senate afld here saw’ the "Senators t from Ohio” as Lieut. Governor Van Orman so dubbed them after their sojourn to our neighboring state. s While in Indianapolis the class took , in many places of interest and on their s w ay back visited the state Penal Farm r . at Pendleton and also the Muncie Nor5, mal Institute. The members of the 5. class thoroughly enjoyed this trip and I- have planned, by the aid of the other members of the High School, to put v- on a mock Legislature at their High >s School in the near future for the benefit of their parents and others.