Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1925 — Page 1

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I COUNCIL TAKES I STEPS TO BETTER I RADIO RECEPTION | Vbtc- T'» < Tv l ,e 01 I Rcciifiers At City Light ■ And Power Plant NE W LICHT PETITION West Madison Street Rcsi-[ dents Want Ornamental Lights; Other Matters Al n,p if f filar mooting of the oily hold last night, the electric light con,mm-o recommended that the mercury typo rectifiers at the rilv Ufht an.l Power plant he ehang H t as noon as possible. The change v ;il consist of installing constant cur [ r ,>nt r-elifiers instead of the alterriling system, which ar- now used hi manufacturing current for ' the arc lights. It was found that the old type rectifiers caused the interference to radios througout the city and a petition was presented to the council sometime ago by radio funs, asking that the change he made. General Elecirii' engineers investigated the trouble and reported that the old type rectifiers were cattsing Inter fH-ncc to radio reception. The committ'ee also recommended that the rectifiers be changed as. advised hy the General Electric company. It will cost approximately $475.00 to male the change, a credit being allowed for the old rectifiers. Want Ornamental Lights The second petition presented to the council this year for ornamental street light posts was presented last evening by Lewis Gehring and fifteen other property owners on West Madison street, west from the Penn nylvania tracks to the eml of the •tree! The petition was reffrrfd_ to the electric light committee and will take its place with the other petitions on file. Other Council Matters The council instructed the city attorney to notify the Pennsylvania railroad company to repair its crossing on Monroe street and the Erie railroad to repair its crossing on Line street. A petition for a sewer in the alley between Eleventh and Twelfth streets ninning from Adams to Madison street, was presented hy William Sudduth and, upon motion, referred to the street and sewer committee. The contract with the city light and power plant for the furnishing (Continued on page three) 0 TO TAKE CENSUS . OF MAIE VOTERS Township Trustees To Be Paid For Taking Sexennial Enumeration Township trustees will bo paid this year for taking ’he sexennial census "i male voters in Adams county. A I'll was passed by the Indiana legislatitre known as House Bill number Iti.l, whereby the township trustees *id be paid $3.00 a day for*’doing Ibis work. The county council must make the appropriation and a special session °f theiioard will more than likely be I'fld next month, at which time the '"micll will also be asked to appro--I'iiaie funds for the pay of assistant assessors needed to appraise real estaie this year and for making an "inside entranoe to the comfort s| ation under the court house. fho new law provides that the '"'niship assessors must register f ' (l > male voter over the age of 21 Jeais. This census is taken every ' lx ypars for the purpose of finding 1,1 how many male voters there are l|lp co,l ntry and the information II '"i warded to the government. " census will be taken in the ■ p ur future and must be completed 'J tine r. The township/trustees 13 also take the annual school which Is done every f ° r tha pur P° 9e of finding out in , many chlll3reu °f school age live cou »ty. The enumeration is .„ h > n dlstrlbu tion of the state fl) ” fun< * B, Last year Adams ,y had more than 6.300 children 01 school age.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Farmers Will Test Lungs In A Hog Calling Contest

Al) Adams county farmers who have good, strong lungs uro hereby warned to practice their vocal cords pretty thoroughly for the next few days, in preparation for a hog calling contest to be hold next Tuesday, March 24 All contestant will moot tit Amos Kir-hhofor’s at one-thirty when the contest begins. Mr. Kirch-' liofer lives on the David Stucky farm ' located about two miles northeast of Geneva, in Wabash township. Someone has said that farmers are losing the art of calling hogs from the far corner of a twenty aero field and this moans is taken to really find cut true conditions. So every farmer who raises hogs has the right to enter the contest and attempt to : disprove the belief. The regulation call to be used will j be "Wh o o-o-e e e-e". which has been in vogue for many years.' County Agent Busche, who will be in general charge of the meeting, will ap point a well-qualified committee to determine which contestant has the strongest voice. The farmer winning first prize will be given a bottle of cough yrup in order that he may keep his voice in good condition. The farmer demonstrating the weakest vocal ability will be presented a new style ‘hog-caller'’ which has just been placed on the market for weak lunged men. A highly spirited contest is assured and all those interested should plan I to attend. —- o JERSEYS COME TO THE FRONT Holstein Forced To Bow To Jxr.sev In Butterfat Production The stately old black and white dairy cow who answers to the aris-to-cratic name of “Holstein" was forced to bow to the meek little fawn colored Jersey, according to the February cow testing association report recently made known by Roy Price, ’ tester employed by the Adams County association. The crown w as captured by a herd of pure bred Jerseys, owned ami cared for by Sol Mosser. 1 his son “Rud" and other members of the family live in Jefferson township. The twelve cows in the herd which were in milk during the month, averaged 40.8 lbs. of butterfat, leading his closest competitor, J. D. Schwartz by a safe margin. Mr. Schwartz’ average was 37.9. Other herds of HUsteins ranked as follows: David J. Mazelin - 6 cows, 35.2; C. P. Steury 5 cows. 34.2; Dan D. Schwartz - 9 cows. 34.2; Rudolph Steury -• 9 cows 33.9; Jacob J. Schwartz -- 9 cows 33.6; J. D. Mason - 5 cows, 32.9; P. D. Schwartz -• 6 cows. 32.9; anil Dan If. Habegger - 8 cows, 29.0. Two grade Holstein cows owned by Joseph D. Schwartz led the 190 cows tested during the month with 66.2 and 66.1 lbs. butterfat respectively. Owners of other cows are ranked in order of the butterfat records made by their cows. Sol Mosser, pure-bred Jersey, 64.6; J. D. Schwartz, Holstein 54.8; D. C. Nussbaum, pure-bred Jersey, 53.4; Sol Mosser. pure bred Jersey, 52.5; C. P. Steury, Holstein, , 48.9; Sprunger Bros., Gr. Holstein 48.7. The average production of the ten highest cows was 1295 lbs. milk and 57.3 lbs. fat. 109 cows produced over i one pound of butterfat each day; 33 produced over forty pounds during the month; 8 produced more than 50 pounds during the month; and 4 produced more than 2 pounds of butterfat each day. Three unprofitable or boarder cows were sold during the month. > o Baby Chicks Received At Local Postoffice k 1 Many baby chicks are being received at the Decatur postoffice. Local chicken raisers are shipping the baby .chicks to all parts of the country and' farmers are also receiving chicks of a special breed from other parts of the country. The chicks are shipped > In special crates and nre sent by parcels post. Shipments have been go’ng for a month, I: was sta ed at. the postofflee. i

— _ t _ _ - , Change In Events In County 11. S. Contests At a recent committee meeting, after considering the returns of the questionaire it was decided that a further change would he made In the county high school Music Literary contest. Owing to the fact that in some numbers of the contest there were only three contestants, it was thought advisable to eliminate these and then have the pupils, who take first and second place in the preliminaries at Geneva and Decatur, enter the finals at Berne, thus making four for each number. The committee, therefore, decided to have the following events: Oration, essay, piano solo, violin solo, vocal solo, ladies’ quartet, orchestra. o _ NEW LAW ON DOG TAX DISTRIBUTION i All Dog Tax Money Must Be Paid To Auditor Who Makes Settlements ■ ■ ■■■■' ■ f In compliance with the new county <log fund bill, known as House Rill number 217, which was passed by the ( recent legislature. County Auditor Marrin Jaberg has called a special ’ 'session of the board of county comI missioners for Saturday at which ! | time the board must fix the amount lof tax to be paid on all dogs in the ' county. The new bill went into effect March 12 and it provides chat all dog tax money be paid to the county auditor and that he in turn makes settlement I for all losses to sheep, cattle and | poultry, caused by the dogs. All fund balances now held by township trievrees nmsr -fie pjrM to The county auditor by March 22. Lawrence Orr, state examiner, sent the following communication to •County Auditors throughout the state yet terday in which is contained a briet summary of the new dog fund law: "The Board of Commissioners ‘shall on or before March 22, 1925, fix a dog tax of the county at not less than SI.OO for each male, or female spayed dog, and not more than $3.00 tor each unsprayed female dog. and not. less than s2.Ou nor more than $5.00 for each additional male or female dog. "The amount of dog tax so fixed shall be collected by the assessing officials as heretofore.and settlement therefore shall be made with the County Auditor, instead of the Township Trustee. "Oti or before March 22. 1925, the balance in the Township Dog Fund must be paid into the County Treasury. "All claims for damages to live stock are to be filed within ten (10) days from the discovery of the loss, with the County Auditor, for action by the Board of County Commissioners. The Township Trustee has no duty to perform as to the Dog Fund in the future. “After this year the amount of , dog tax shall be f.xed annually by the Board of Commissioners on the first Tuesday after the fit st Monday in January.” o — Butterfat Market Takes Drop Os 1 Cent Tuesday The local butterfat market dropped one cent yesterday, going to 46 cents a pound, delivered at the station. The Vhange was received too late to be made in yesterday’s market report The price went into effect yesterday and should have been changed in last night's paper.

Its A Matter Os Economy And Home Pride

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 18, 1925.

GENEVA BANK RE-OPENS FOR BUSINESS TODAY 1 Farmers & Merchants State Bank Liquidates Unsatisfactory Assets ACTION COMMENDABLE Stockholders Pay Assessment Reported To Be Sixty Per Cent Geneva, Ind., March 18 — (Special to Daily Democrat) The Farmers and Merchants State Flank of Geneva which has been cloned since March 5, opened IM doors tills morning and resumed business as usual. Mr. Palmer Ice, state bank exami 1 ner. who has been assisting in making arangments suitable with the state banking department and the I for the re opening ot' the bank, issued the following formal statement this morning: “The Fanners and Merchants State Bank of Geneva opend its doors for resumption of business this morning. “This b.'.nk was closed on March 5 after I a state bank examiner had asked that unsatisfactory assets be placed w(.th cash. At first, the directors ( thought best to liquidate the affairs of the bank and a stockholders meet ■ ing was called to vote on this liquida jinn. The stockholders hy a •lar'gv ' majority voted to meet the require ments of the banking department for the reopening of the bank. All demands made hy the Indiana Department of Banking have been met and cash has been supplied to eliminate these objectionable jissets.” I Mr. Ice would not give out the amount of money paid in by the stockholders, but it was learned from other sources that the assessment was ahont sixty per cent. Personnel The Same The same officers were in charge of the bank when It opened this morn Ing. E. B. Gauker, who has been the cashier for six years, is in charge ot the bank. The other officers are, Isaac Teeple, president; George Shoemaker, vice president and W. S. Shoe (Continued on page two) FARMER HURTS HAND IN SAW Joseph Geels Has One Hand Badly Mangled In Accident Today - Joseph Geels, a farmer residing three miles west of Decatur on the Preble road, suffered painful injuries to his left hand about 9:30 o’clock this morning in an accident with a< buzz saw while assisting iu sawing i wood on the Alphonse Kohn* farm, I four miles southwest of this city. The little finger was broken, the middle finger was broken in two places, the index finger was broken, one bone was dislocated and the flesh on the middle finger was badly lacerated. He was brought to this city where an X-ray examination of the hand was made. Mr. Geels’ hand was not injured in the saw proper, but he struck his hand against the. balance wheel on the saw. which revolves at a great rate of speed ■ ■■ i -» Weather Indiana: Rain tonight, probably clearing Thursday morning. Colder. Fresh to light shifting winds.

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Raising Endowment For Upkeep Os Shady Cemetery

City Firemen To Give A Ball in Near Future .— The city oonncil has granted permission lo the city firemen to use the lower hall in the city building where the fire trucks are housed, for a Firemen’s Ball, lo he given in the near future. The firemen will stage the ball for the purpose of raising money to defray their expeusee to the annual convention of the Northern Indiana Volunteer amt Industrial Firemen's Association, which will be held in Hartford City next June. The firemen have appointed a committee to make arrangements for the ball and further announcements wil t,e made soon. o CHANGE MADE IN ROAD BOND LAW Bonded Indebtedness Os Township May Be Three Per ('ent. Now Although the provisions of the now dry law' are not known, it has been learned that the recent session of the legislature passed a bill providing tiiat the bonded indebtedness of townships may be increased from two per cent, to three per cent, of the valuation of the township for road building purposes. Governor Ed Jackson signed the hill last Saturday, it was stated. it was also stated that a bill bad i been passed hy Ihe legislature providing that tlte bonded indebtedness under the county unit road law he increased from one per cent, of the Aaluatiou of the county to one and One hajf _ J|£,r cfcßt, If the uew law >goes into effect this year, it wilt make it possible for every township In Adams county to build roads this year. Union township will have the smallest credit for this purpose, it was stated, but in the opinion of County Auditor Martin Jaberg, this township will have between S4,O(Ht and $5,000 for road building purposes. ’Under the two per cent, limit, Union town- hip could not build a toad for ‘two years or more. In other town ships, where only a small credit ex listed for road building purposes, this Icredit will now be increased by one per cent, of the valuation of the township. Farmers and properly owners throughout the county are interested in the new law as many petitions are pending for road building in several lof the townships. The two per cent, road bond limit bill was passed by the 1923 legislature and since that time less thaw a half dozen roads have Deen constructed in Adams county. Shirely Bill Not Passed The Shirely hill which would have Iprohihited the issuing of tax exempt 'securities by any county, township, city or school board taxing unit did not pass and was not signed hy Ute [governor as first thought. Dispatches from Indianapolis a few days ago stated that the hill bad been passed, but upon investigation it was learned that the bill never passed the house. Local officials were alarmed as to the possibility of the bill being signed, for they stated it would have made it impossible to sell bonds for tony needed improvement, if the bonds were not tax exempt in Indiana. o Ed Ahr Sale Was Big Success; Totalled $7,200 The Ed Ahr sale of personal property yesterday was one of the largest held in this section in several years, totaling $7,200. Horses sold from $125 to $240 per head, one team bringing SSOO. and one team of seven months-old colts was sold to Henry Teeple, of Pleasant Mills, for $325. ’ title also brought excellent prices, the top selling for sl3l, a good indication that the farming industry Is coming into its own and the farmers are realizing better results for their arderous labor. The future for farming especialy in Adams county, looks much brighter than for several years ! Mr. Ahr is more than pleased with ' his sale. The attendance was large 1 and the bidding splriled. The sale was conducted by Cols. Roy Johnson Jesse Michaud and Christ Bohnke.

James A. Steele, Martin Shady and Joseph Cull, trusteen of the Shady cemetery in Kirkland township, are working on u campaign to raise a fund of front S3OO to SSOO to be used as an endowment, the Interest from which ran be used each y*ar in keep Ing the cemetery repaired and clean Mr Steele was in today and reports success. He has secured a total of S7O. ten dollars each from James A Steele, Martha Watkins. George W. Steele, Charles F. Steele, M. A. How er, W. A. Strahb and Reuben Beery ami a good start on a fund of SIOO for immediate use as the interest, from the larger fund will not be available until January 1, 1927. Reports from two of the other petitions show a total of fifty dollars and it Is expected tiiat. several hundred dollars can be obtained by April 1. A complete report is to be made later. The cemetery is used by a number of families in this and Wells county and is one of the oldest in this section. o |Ohio To Have A Two ( ent Tax On Gasoline Columbus, March 17. The house and senate conference committee reached an agreement on the Brown gasoline tax bill yesterday. As agreed upon the measure retains its provisions for a tax of two cents a gallon on all gasoline sold for use in vehicles traveling state highways and the price of automobile license tags will be reduced 60 per cent effective January L. NEW CABINET I IS COMPLETE Nomination Os Sargent For Attorney General Approved By Senate (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Washington. March 18 — President Coolidge’s new cabinet was finally completed today with the addition of his old friend John Cariheldi Sargent of Vermont, seated by the president to be attorney’ general as ter Charles Beecher Warren, his first choice, removed himself from consideration. Sargent, whose name was barely known in Washington before he was nominated and confirmed, is already the center of interest and regarded hy some as likely to become one of the most influential members of the cabinet. He is described as one of the best lawyers in New England, more conservative hy far in his views than the president, a notable fisherman and an adept at making maple syrup. He has been a lifelong friend of the Coolidge family. The Capital would not he surprised to see him become one of the closest advisers to the president in all official Washington. Though the senate confirmed Sargent last night without a moment's hesitation or even a recotxi vote, a report of the nominee's political Views, given the judiciary committee by Senator Dale, Vermont, caused a slight start. Dale told the committee that Sargent was a real conservative that he had opposed the woman suf frage apiendment. the direct election of senators amendment, and that though he was an advocate of law enforcement, he had opposed the prohibition amendment. The end of the battle between the president and the senate came suddently. At noon yesterday the white nouse announced Warren did no.t_ want to accept the president’s offer of a recess appointment as attorney general after the senate had twice rejected him. This announcement took all the tension of the air. The senate which has been bristling with watchful opposition. immediately became quiet and listless. A few minutes later the president sent up the name of Sargent which was promptly confirmed and the war was over. n Legislature Cost A Total Os $99,316 Indianapolis, March 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A final tabulation lot' bills of the 1925 legislature today ' showed the total cost of the session 'was $99,316. It was the first session iu several years to stay below the $109,000 mark.

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•NO HOPE FOR ' RESCUE OF 34 TRAPPED MINERS a I ' Explosion Entoinhesoi Men > in Coal Mine Near Fairi. rnont, W. Virginia S — f TWO BODIES FOUND Others Believed To Have Suffocated By Gas FoL r lowing Explosion j . » (United Press Service) , Fairmount, W. Va., March 18.— t (Special to Daily Democrat)- All r hope for Ute rescue of all of the 34 1 men entombed in Bethlehem Com- ! pany mine number 41 by an explo--5 sion was abandoned at noon t >day ’ after rescue squads had forced their ’ way into the mine for more titan a mile without hearing a sound that indicated the presence of life. Rescue leaders said that if the k nen were alive it would be likely the squads penetrating the debris , would hear tapping. , Benton Mitchell, superintendent of ( the mine and R. M Lambie. chief of the West Virginia bureau of mines, announced after a conference that it > was believed all the men had perishI ed in the explosion or had been > suffocated by gas following the blast. Watchers on the hillside overlooki ing the shaft however, did not give up hope that their loved ones would lie saved. A great crowd, milled outside the restricted zone, hoping against hope that the rescue squads would find the trapped men in a i chamber free from gas ■ Fairmount. W. Va., March 18 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Ten hours after last night's explosion in Bethlehem mine No. 41. at Barracksyille, near here, rescue workers had penetrated one mile iu the workings without finding any trace of the 34 men entombed. Officials of the bureau of mines hel.l out hope that the men may be , alive. They pointed out that the trapped workers were veteran min . ers and if they were not caught In the force of the explosion they would at once brattice off a section to protect themselves from gas. Despite denial hy mine officials that the explosion was caused by dynamite planted in the mine. Sher iff Riggins arrested three men today on suspicious character charges. — o Receives 200 Baby Chicks From Michigan Will Simpson, factory Btiperintentendent of the Holland-St. Louis sugar company, received a shipment of 201) baby chicks from Holland, Michigan, this morning. Mr. Simpson turned tlie chicks over to one of the helpers at the mill, who has had experience in raising chickens and within a few months he hopes to have several nice frys. H. BROCKMEYER DIED LAST NIGHT Farmer Who Lived Near Williams Died At Sister's Home In Ft. Wayne Henry Brockmeyer. age 69, farmer residing north of Williams, died at ( the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Hess, in Fort Wayne, at 10:30 ; o'clock last night. Death was due to complication of diseases. Mr. Brock moyer liad been ill practically all winter and he was removed to his sister's home last Friday. He lived alone near Williams. Mr. Brockmeyer was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brockmeyer. He was born April 15, 1855. He spent practically his entire life in the vlcin- ! ity of Williams. He never married He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Railing, Mrs. Christ Hage t'eldt and Mrs. William Hagefeldl. > and one brother, Edward, all of Fort ’ Wayne. o Funeral services will be held from a the Hess home in Fort Wayne at 1 y o’clock and from the St. Johns Luthn eran church, north of this city, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr. Brock,l rneyer was a member of the St. Johns 0 church. Burial will be made In the St. Johns cemetery.