Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1925 — Page 1

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■farmers hold [uninteresting I MEETING HERE I ■between 100 And 500 I’eoI [ pie Attend Meeting Here I Last Night I 1.0(11) TALKS GIVEN I ■’fGgrani Consists Os Talks I And Music; Lunch I Is Served I I Between 4°" 1111,1 r, ' M ’ n,Pn > wo,:,pn I Hud < liildren. including fathers and |H’ lllli rs “ nd ,ho boys 1,11,1 Blrls who I Have entered the Junior farm clubs I Hn Adams county, attended the famI Hi- or get acquainted meeting at the I Kid gymnasium last evening whore I Bin . '.eiletit program was given, to! I H 1 "" 1 I,V !,1P SPrVing °* a lun<ll f j Col. Fred Ruppert. of this city, I Koihl i.inmil auctioneer, presided as I H ,,ai ™ !l ” ~f’ , ‘ p meeting and. with his I H ,ma,lis an,t snappy way ot <loing j H l,ings ' “ddod to the interest of the I I | Mi. Andrew G. Burry, general man- | H>g‘‘ r " f ,hp f ' ort Wa ? nP Bnx corn ' I and a former Berne resident, | H n<l Russell East, agriculture agent ■for the Pennsylvania railroad comI H lnnv ' wprp ,hp P rinci P al speakers H llri, ip the evening. The benefits of ■rluh work were discussed by the ! ■speakers and stress was laid on the I ■importance ot farming and what t ■benefits could he and are derived I ■from cooperation between the farmer Hand city persons. t I Besides the speaking, there was I by several of the school glee | Hlubs and by the Magley quartet. The I ■girls glee duh of the Decatur high > ■si'hool. directed by Miss Cordelia ■Reisen, sang two songs and the girls ■end boys of the Jack school in Mon- ; ■n.e township, directed by their teach■er. also sang. The Magley quartet, ■composed of men, sang s* ver al ■catchy songs and the meeting proved Hone of the finest ever held in this gcnv. Foliowing (tie program, the ■Boy Scouts, assisted by members of ■the committee served “hot dog" ■ sandwiches, ice cream and coffee. ■ Fathers and mothers and their chil Hdren enjoyed the evening together. ■The crowd remained until nearly ten Ho'eloek. I County Agent L. M. Busche was 3 called on for a few words and told of ■ the progress being made in the Jun- ■ lor farm club program and urged all ■the boys and girls to stick with the ■ work throughout the seasdn. More a than 150 boys and girls have joined ■ the farm clubs, which' are Lslng spot)- i ■ soied here by the Decatur Industrial (Continued On Page Four) 0 I COUNTY COUNCIL I TOMEETMAY 5 I Several Important Matters To Be Presented At Special Session - • 5 * -* ———— • An important session of the Adams | county council has been called by I County Auditor Martin Jaberg for ■ May 5. Several important issues I will be presented to the council at I that time. Among other things, the I council will be asked to appropriate I additional money for the payment of the county real estate assessors A project will be presented for the construction of several improvements on the court house, in this city, including the building of comfort stations. The council will be asked to appropriate money for the opening of the entrance on the south side of the court house leading to the ladies’ comfort station, and also the building of an outside entrance to the mens’ comfort station. If the council is favorable to these improvements, it is said, work will start at once and probabilities are that they will be completed within a few weeks. Considerable agitation for the improvements has been astir for more than a year and it is believed that an arrangement will be made for the construction of the entrances and improvement of the comfort stations, it was said this morning. Any other business of importance will be brought up at the special session., instead of waiting for the tegular session. It is probable that the business will be disposed nf In a short time.

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I'Home Brewers Protected From Search In Washington Washington, April 24 —(United Press) Home brewers are safe in Washington unless they sell their fluff. under a decision lipniled down by Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia criminal court. McCoy ruled that evidence of a sale of illegal brew must be In hand before a search warrant will suffice for the arrest of a person suspected nf manufacturing liquor in his home. lie quashed a search warrant on which iwo prohibition agents entered a home and seized distilling apparatus. after an officer had found apricot brandy, still warm, in ah automobile In front of the house. o U. S, NAVY BEADY TO ‘ATTACK’ OAHU Navy Approaching Hawiiap Islands For Test Os Naval Forces Honolulu. Hawaii. April 24—(United Press)— The naval "attack on the Island of Cuhu, most important of the Hawaiian group, is hut a few hours distant. Somewhere just over the horizon, the ' b.ue" forces of the United States navy, comprising 125 ships of various array, is spread out and approaching steadily upon the “black" defenders. It may be 21 hours before the •battle’’ begins. It may be longer than that. No one here knows definitely. but the land troops are awaiting the “attack” with confidence. First shot in the “attafk’ awaits the official start of the “battle" by the navy department in Washington. Admiral S. R. Robinson, commander of the “blue" force, will be ordered by radio to re-take Oahu, which has theoretically been completed by the enemy. Official entertainment has been stopped and all the "black" officers are making final inspection of defenses while soldiers of the line are braving mosquitoes in pup tents, staked out over a wide area. The umpires, headed by Admiral Robert E. Coontz, naval high officer, will start observations as soon as Admiral Robinson guides his navy across the horizon and the big problem, expected to hist five days, will be under way. Oahu has been turned into a veritable battle ground as last minute preparations are rushed to completion. The tramping of troops resounds over the city. Heavy gun caissons are rumbling into position. Thousands of miles of communication wires have been strung. Troops at Diambnd Head crater, Fort Roger, Fort Drussey. Fort Weaver and at Sehefield Barracks are awaiting the zero hour. The "black” defenders today sent scouting planes and submarines out over and under the sea, seeking the whereabouts of the “enemy.” Honolulu is tense with excitement. Sailors from the U. S. S. Seattle flagship, which has been here for some days, lend color to the spectacle. . ■ ' —— —O' PLEASANT MILLS TO GRADUATE 12 I Commencement Exercises To Be Heid At M. E. Church, April 28 The graduation exercises of the Pleasant Mills High School will be held at the Methodist church of Pleasant Mills, on the evening of April 28, at 8 o’clock. The principal address of the evening will be delivered by Professor Schutz, of Manchester College. Twelve pupils have completed the work of the school and will receive diplomas. The list of graduates is as follows: William Herbert, Cleo Ruth Foor, Leatha Myrtle Clements, Eva Celia Davis, Madge Cecil Davis, Kenneth Fredrick Hahnert, Donald Dale Colter, Harold Gephart, Ralph Evan Smith. The Baccalaureate sermon will be given by the Reverend L. L. Wisner, at the Baptist" Church, at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26.

RED TICKET WINS IN DOTS' CITT ELECTION Frederick Schafer Heads Successful Ticket In Junior Election HOLD OFFICE TUESDAY Plans Completed For Observance Os Boys’ Week Here Next Week RED TICKET WINS i Mayor Frederick Schafer Councilman, First Ward • Robert Eitlng Councilman, Second Ward Tom Haubold Councilman, Third Ward James Burk Harry Baumgartner Co uncl I man-at-large Raymond Case City Treasurer I.eo Schultz City Clerk James Engler Candidates on the Red ticket, won the junior city election contest yesterday. the vote being 96 for the Reds, 47 for the White ticket and 28 for the Blue ticket. The Red ticket had more than a majority over the other two tickets. Frederick Schafer, son of ('. C. Schafer, will act as boy mayor of Decatur on Tuesday afternoon, amt will hold a meeting of the city council in the council chambers in the city hall. The boys will hold office and "run" the city government and its departments for one hour on Tuesday afternoon as part of the program for observing International Boys’ Wit, whw-h'wsponsored here by the Rotary club. Much interest was shown by the boys in the election amt as long as the polls were opened the candidates sought the votes of those who were eligible to vote. The boys of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the public. Catholic and Lutheran schools participated in the election. At the last minute one of the candidates brought in a voter and he was stalled outside by another candidate with the result that the sheriff of the ejection board iinnouiiced that the polls were closed before the boy had a chance to vote. The election was clean and the several of the boys showed real po(Continued On Page Four) 0 HEAT WAVE SENDS MERCURY UPWARD Temperature Mounted to 84 Degrees Thursday; Cooler Weather Promised xA! 1 weather records for Decatur and Indiana for this time of year were smashed yesterday, when a hot Slimmer sun followed closely on the heals of a week of spring rains. The thermometer in this city hovered above the 80 deggree mark all day yesterday, and in the afternoon registered between 84 and 85 degrees. The official weather barometer at Indianapolis recorded 84 yesterday afternoon, and an official statement from J. H. Armington said that it was the hottest day in April for the last twenty-five years. The whole state has become a mass of greenery and blossoms, according to reports and the roads have assumed the appearance of July days, being thickly coated with summer dust. Cooler weather has been predicted by the state forecaster but this morning the local thermometers held at 80 degrees and about noon coared to as high as 89 degrees. No heat prostrations were reported in Indiana yet. The atmosphere in this city bore predictions of rain and storm, but none as yet have arrived. Late last night the heat was still intense and it remained so throughout the night, according to reports. Early this morning Old Sol was at it again and a summer atmosphere was still in Decatur’s midst. The weather forecast continues lo predict cooler weather.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 23, 1925.

King George And Queen Mary Visit Paris Today Paris, April 24 King George and Queen Mary today paid Purls what is known as a "visit of affection." It was the first time since 1918 that the British sovereigns have b< en here and th“lr presence is regarded in official circles as u particularly happy event, epmhasizing the cordial relations between France and Great Britain, Their majesties were greeted at the station on their arrival from Genoa by Lord and Mdy (Towe, with whom they motored to the British embassy. President Doumergue enter tained the royal visitors at luncheon at the E’ysee, the guests including Premier Painleve, Edouard fieri iot and Senator Deselves, Minister of Marine Borel, Mme. Deselves and Mme. Borel and M. and Mme. Raymond Poincare. No toasts were exchanged, but the gathering was appart ntly in the friendliest spirit. The British sovereigns are enroute home after a stay in Sicily. o HEARING MAY BE POSTPONED Delay In Hearing On Stephenson’s Motion For Bail Looms Today Indianapolis, April 24.—-Postpone-ment until next Tuesday of the hearing on a motion to release D. (', Stephenson, Earl Klenek and Ralph Gentry on bail, pending their trial for the death of Madge Oherholtzer, appeared certain today. The hearing was s< heduled to be called Monday, but delay in the trial of Lewis Owens, a World war veteran charged with murder, may cause posiponment of the bail hearing. Judge Collins after a conference with Prosecutor Remy on the progress of the Owens trial said the Stephenson hearing probably would be called Tuesday morning. Indianapolis, April 24 t United Press.) — Possibility of the city of Indianapolis giving official aid to the prosecution of D. C. Stephenson, ousted klan leader, for the death of Miss Madge Oherholtzer loomed today. Joseph Hogue, city comptroller, was investigating the legality of an appropriation by the city council to assist Prosecutor William Remy of Marion county in the tight to convict Stephenson and bis two aides, Earl Klenek and Earl Gentry. The proposal was referred to Hogue for investigation. o Confectionery Cowboys Weep As Faithful Old Ice-Box Does Fadeaway The old ice-box that has stood just inside the door of the Joseph and lang confectionery for countless years, and has been used as a couch by high school students for many years; around which the whr has been fought over and over, basketball games have been re played and thousands ot world problems have been settled, is no more. With tears in their eyes, the old land mark was taken out of existence and sent to its happy hunting ground by John Joseph and Ben Lang, proprietors, who have stood by and listened to the wailings and moanings of maddened crowds after a fateful athletic eont.es for many years. A new Frigid-Air cooling system and ice cream fountain, the first of its kind Ito be installed in this state, has been installed at the Joseph and Lang parlor. The fountain has places for six different kinds of ice cream and sherberts; ice water can be had at all times and it also contains a compartment where about twenty-five pounds of ice can he made each two hours. The new system was installed yesterday and is now in full running condition. During the installation, work was begun on redecorating the interior of the buildng, and today it has the apperance of an entirely new store —with the old land-mark gone forever. Weather Showers and thunderstorms probable tonight and Saturday except generally fair Saturday in north and west portion; somewhat cooler ’tonight. Cooler Saturday.

RELIEF FROM HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED SOON Thunder Storms Late Today Or Tonight Expected To Break Heat Wave TWO REPORTED DEAD Two Prostrations Reported At Cleveland Today; New Heat Records (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, April 24 —With a temperature of 85 degrees at noon today indications were that a new heat record for April in Indianapolis this afternoon will replace the mark ofj 88 degrees set yesterday. Weather profits searching through old records today ..found that 88 de 1 grees had never been reached in j Indianapolis before until May 4 Relief from the heat is promised with thunder storms tonight. Indianapolis. April 21 — Thunder storms late today and tonight are expected to break the heat wave throughout Indiana which carried thermometers to the highest point for April weather in more Ilian half a century. The thermometer at the local weather bureau reached 88 degrees at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon anti hovered there for an hour. Goshen reported 90 degrees. Temperatures in other citnes ranged from 84 to 88. No heat prostrations were reported. Cleveland. O„ April 24— (United Press)—Two men died from heat prostration here today as the stifling zone of motionlees warm air remained over Cleveland for the second day. The dead are: Oliver Mason. 34. William Jarvlasky, 52. The city sweltered through a sticky night, the temperature reaching 81 at 8 p.m.. setting a new 39 year record, Ministers Will Bid Rev. Bridge Farewell The members of the Decatur Ministerial Association will hold a j farewell banquet in the Murray Hotel; Saturday noon in honor of the Rev.j U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the First i Methodist church for the last three! years. Rev. F. D. Whitesell will be I toastmaster. Rev. Bridge has been I president of the Ministerial Association for the last two years. —o— D.C.H.S.SENIORS POSTPONE PLAY Delay In Completion of New Auditorium Is Cause; Dance Is Planned The. play which was to have been presented in May by the senior class of the Decatur Catholic high school, has been indefinitely postponed, it was announced this morning. The new high school auditorium will not be completed in time, and the stage at. the public high school is thought to be too small for the play that the seniors had selected, so it was voted by the class to postpone the show indefinitely. The senior class, however, decided at a meeting this morning to institute an annual affair in the form of a Senior Prom, which will be given in the next few weeks at the Knightsi of Columbus halL ■ The dance will bei public and it is predicted that it will j be one of the chief functions of the year. Special music and programs , are being arranged for by a committee composed of Robert Voglewede and Gerald Mylott. The hall will be appropriately decorated in the high school and class colors. An admission charge of SI.OO a couple will be made and the public is cordially invited to attend the function. The programs will be selected by the committee this week, and negotiations are being made for one of the best orchestras in the northern part of the A list of chaperones for the affair will be announced later, the committee said this morning.

Attended Dedication Os New Building In Daytou Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCulloni, of Geneva, returned yesterday afternoon form Dayton. Ohio, where they ati tended the dedication of the now building erected by the (Tnistlirn Pub.ishlng Association, and visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Connor and family. The dedication was held Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. McCulloni also attended the banquet given Wednesday night. Mr. Conner is employed by the Christian Publishing Association, and Mr. John H. Stew-j art, former city editor of the Daily j Democrat, is manager of the company. Mr. Connor and Mr. McCulloni are former employes of the Daily Democrat, also. FINISH TRIAL OF DAMAGE SUIT All Evidence Completed In Typhoid Fever Suit; Arguments Next Week Both sides in the suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad company and , the City of Fort Wayne, brought by | the Lincoln Trust company, administrator of the estate of Herman Bauermeister. to recover SIO,OOO damages for the death of Mr. Bauermeister. alleged to he due to typhoid fever developed from germs in the city water, rested their case today and the trial was adjourned shortly after 12 o’clock noon, until Monday morning, at which time the attorneys will begin their arguments. The arguments will consume about on" day and a few hours will be required for the court to instruct the jury. It is expected that the case will go to the jury sometime Tuesday. The defense rested its case yesterday evening, but the plaintiff called three more witnesses this forenoon. Dr. Morris Harrod, of Fort Wayne, who was unable to testify earlier in th« trial, was called to the stand today. Elmer Maxwell, a painter, and A. K. Hofer, sanitary engineer for the Fort Wayne park board, who testified before were the other two witnesses whd testified today. This has been one of the longest trials in the history of the Adams circuit court. The task of selecting a jury was started and completed on March 19 Then started the long procession of witnesses to and from the witness stand. Twenty-seven days were consumed in trying the ease. The plaintiff has more than 70 witnesses and the defense called about 50. The case has been a difficult one to try, owing to the fact that it was the first one of its kind ever tried in Indiana .’MI-there were no other cases to guide the court in many instances. The case is an important one, also, since there are several pending against the railroad company more damage suits of the same kind and the city of Fort Wayne, and the disposition of them depends greatly upon the outcome of the trial here. I The case was sent here on a change of venue from Allen county. YOST BROTHERS GET-CONTRACT State Highway Commission Awards Bridge Contract To Local Contractors (UNITED PRESS SERVICE) Indianapolis, April 24 —The state highway commission today awarded Yost Brothers of Decatur Indiana a contract for $15,166.36 for the construction of the three bridges in Adams, county on state road 21. The structures are to span Yellow and Blue Creeks and drainage ditches. The estimate was $117,350.60 The commission also awarded Har ry Meshberger, Linn Grove, a con tract of $1,355.40 for draining a culvert on 98 hundredth of a mile on state road 21 lin Adams county. — o Andrew Meyer Dies At County Infirmary Today Andrew Meyer, about 91 years old, one of the oldest residents ot Adams county, died at the county infirmary at 11:30 o’clock this morning. Death was due to infirmities. Mr. Meyer was uii uncle of Henry Meyers of this city. Funeral! [ariyingem'entls have rot been completed,

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MINERS TRAPPED IN SILVER MINE BELIEVED SAFE Fourteen Men Trapped In Mine In Idah» When Fire Breaks Out SEVERAL MEN ESCAPE , Rescue Crews Unable To Penetrate Smoke; Air Pumps Kept Running tCNITED PRESS SEIIVICU) Wiilluce, Itltthtb April 21 (Special to Daily Democrat) Fourteen miners trapped in a lire in the Hecla lead and silver mine al Burke, 10 miles north <tl here, were today believed by mine officials lo be safe. Communication has not been established up to a late hour this morning but the fact that air pumps were kept running sufficiently to provide a strong ’draft gave basis to the belief, j At 8:u(f a.ui. rescue crews were at 'the 1.600 foot, level, where thick smoke prevented them from penetrating further into the mine. i Tlte entrapped miners were believed to be in a drift at the 2.000 foot level. The fire broke out at 11:15 p.m. Thursday night when timbering in a shaft caught fire, supposedly from faulty or broken wiring. There were 33 miners in the workings at the time. All but fourteen managed to_ escape. An official at. the mine told the United Ih'ess by long distance telephone that the fire was being controlled this morning although it was unknown just how long it would be before the rescue crew could penetrate the thick smoke. Local G. E. Foreman Attend Meeting At Fort Wayne Several of the foremen at the Decatui Works of the General Electric company attended a meeting of the G. E. men at Fort Wayne lasi even ing. Eno Lankenau, superintendent of the local works, also attended the meeting. This month, special programs were given by the foremen and heads of the various departments. Mr. Ixinkenau was on the progtAuu and delivered several talks at the meetings. O FRANCIS CORBETT IN STATE CONTEST Former Decatur Boy In State Oratorical Contest At Indianapolis Francis Corbett, a student of the Central Catholic high school of Fort Wayne and formerly of this c ity, has wen the right to compete in the state oratorical contest to be held at Manual Training high school of Indianapolis, today. Corbett won the right to repiesent northern Indiana in the state meeting at the recent reholding of Kite contest after a tie with Miss Roma Hayworth, of Muncie. j The contest held recently was adjudged a tie and the committee in ' c harge appointed two more judges I who awarded the northern Indiana 1 championship to Miss Hayworth. Thi*s movement was contrary to the state rules and the contest was ordered to be reheld at. Indianapolis 'last Wednesday. at. which time Corbett won first place. The contest tonight at Indianapolis w',ll l>e composed of regional winners fro mvarious parts of Indiana. It is sad by those! who have heard Francis Corbett deliver his discussion, that he has a good ehance of winning the state meet. The state winner will go to Chicago to compete for the western states’ title and the winner at Chicago will go to Washington to compete for the national title. The state winner wilf be awarded SI,OOO by the Indianapolis News. | Corbett won th? city, county and district titles in recent contests held at s Fort Wayne and Muncie. He left ■ yesterday foe Indianapolis where he will compete tonight. Corbett is the ■ son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Corbett, i who formerly were residents of this > city. He is a brother of Mrs. Fred , Fttllenkamp of this city.