Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1925 — Page 1

a\ol. XXIII. Number 105.

Ims'WEEK IS I! BROUGHT TO A II CLOSE TODAY I Week’s Observance Ends I I\\ ith Breakfast With Ro- | tarians At Park I [MORNING IS IDEAL I ■lovs Greatly Enjoy The [ Week’s Program Os | Activities ■ I | ,n. ,i with enthusia'-m anti favorI H'l >. itu a beautiful -ini which briiht-| I HL. <| up the spirits of all, thirty ■ Jafti.'..liana follow d by about two I Bin'.Pf .l boys. paraded to Bellmont S 9Lj | ut promptly 0:3') o'clock this, I ■t..-:..i- '.li'i.- tiny enjoyed bleak I Is and ll'ld the final event in the I K| t Week ol> .nanrtt which has; I H>"" '" I’fof.res,. in this city since! I t Sunday I I Tin l>".' . both young and old. had I K.n.u time, Col. Fred Repp.rt was I Hn.d In.l of the day and he was able I Hu keep everyone in step. The I and hoys arrived at the I Hi.u; at about til'd) o'clock and gath I K r ,..1 near the lagoon where the Boy I H'.unis, in charge of Scoutmaster I o e Thomas, had the breakfast of I MHmp’liniils, coffee and milk ready for I crowd. I I I.race was offered by Clarence Bell I ,l “‘ t, "- vs lornieil in line and | H l ' *1" '* themselves to all the dough I and coffee or milk they wished I ■i.rjini" of the Rotarians and their I guests walked to the park and I were keen. Tin cups were | H’illml with steaming hot coffee and; I Bk the atmosphere of a perfect May; I Klay everyone ate his breakfast with! I ] I Following breakfast: Co). Repfj-rtJ Hfave a short talk to the boys, in Hwlm h he told them that the park was ■limit •. that they were permitted- to ■stvitn in the lake, provided they wore ■F.uits, but that fishing was not perfor the reason that the lake ■1...: been stocked witli baby fish, sent ■here by the state. He gave some ■fatherly advice to the boys and led ■ ilm gang in giving the yells. On be ■Tali of the Rotary club, Arthur HoltICONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o__ —

| REV. H.W. LOOSE IS SECRETARY AGAIN I Decatur Pastor Re-elected Secretary Os Evangelical Conference Reverend R. \V. i.oose. pastor of ■ the Decatur Evangelical church, was ■ re-elected secretary of the Indiana ■ Evangelical conference and budget, ■at a session of the conference held ■ yesterday afternoon at/the Crescent ■ Evangelical church in Fort. Wayne. ■ Reverend Loose was praised for his ■ wmk the past year as secretary. and ■he gave a very favorable report at ■ 'he business session yesterday. Culver, Indiana, Was named as the ■ next convention city for the annual ■ conference. No dates have been set ■ for the 1926 meeting, but it is thought ■ that the conference will be held at ■ about the same time that it is being I held this year. The week’s session ■ will draw to a close tomorrow after- ■ noon with the assignment of pastors I for 1926. Professor John Stamm, of the I Evangelical Theological Seminary at | Naperville, JU., addressed the session I last night. He spoke on “The Value ■ of a Christian Home as an Efficient ■ Agent in Early Education.’’ A good ■ attendance was reported at the even ■ ing session.. The. business sessions were held I today, the first, opening at 9 o'clock I this morning and the second begin- ■ bing at 2 o'clock this afternoon. To I night will be observed as W. M. S. | night. The session will start at 7:30 | o'clock, Mrs. C. P. Mass, conference I branch W.M.S. president, will preI side. Reverend George E. Epp will I deliver an address, “The New I Crusade." Tomorrow, the morning devotional I services will be held, and in the atI ternoon Bishop Seager and the preI siding elders will meet at 3 o’clock to S announce the placing of the pastors. I t The conference will bo concluded [ [ tomorrow.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Financial Conditions Os Interurban Lines Are Bad liidiuh.apolis, May 2. — (United Pres i — The "deplorable financial situations faced by many iui-mrhan lines in Indiana’' was being consld errd today by the Blate tax board be fore the board fixes their 1925 valuations. The condition rd the lines is more sei ions, according to hoard members, than the general public realizes, due to ihe rapidly rising competition of motor bus lines. — . SIXTY ABSENT VOTERS BALLOTS Several Votes Already Cast In City Primary; Election Tuesday j At noon today mote thi.n Gt) per- ] .-otis had east absent voters' ballots i the majority of the ballots being rej ceived through the mails or delivered in person. Several voters called at I the city clerk's office in the city hall and cast tlieir ballot today. Catherine Kauffman, city clerk, al- o distributed tho election supplies to the inspectors today. The election will be held Tuesday, Mya ti. and the po.ls will lie opened from six am. until | six p.ni. Those persons who will be out of the city next Tuesday, by appearing in ersoti at the city elerk’c office today can vote their ballot. Those persons who have applied or received an absent voters' ballot through mail must get them back to the city clerk not later than live o'clock Tuesday afternoon so that they can be delivered to the respective pre- ! cim-ts before the polls close at six j o'clock. ; Although there is only one conI test on either tick. t. namely the demI ociatie nomination tor maydr, much interest is shown in the outcome and as election day draws nearer It is tbuU&Uk. thOL-v JloU._W iILXt. OtU. Those who vote in the primary, will be registered for the fait election. ■ i i » y ***O —“* Early Action In Alleged Incendiary Fire Expected il'nited Press Strvicet Indianapolis, May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Early official action in the alleged incendiary fire which 1 <. . ..riflo <1 «■» Xri <1 XTaAI i 1 L fl'll fl tlll 1

I recently damaged the palatial nome of I). C. Stephenson, former Ku Kltix ! Klan loader, was indicated today when Newman T. Miller, state fire marshal conferred with county Prosecutor Remy. Neither Miller or Remy would make any statement before the conference. The fire started a few nights after Stephenson was arrested for the ab- , duction and assault on Miss Madge Oberholtzer. City firemen found 30 gallons of gasoline and kerosine lit' the house and the fire marshal began an investigation of the blaze. Fire Chief O'Brien reported the blaze was of incendiary origin. o Hawkins’ Appeal To Be Heard Next Monday Cincinnati. 0.. May 2. — (United Press.)— Arguments in the appeal of Morion S. Hawkins. Indiana mortgage broker, against denial of a writ of habeas corpus, will open here in United States circuit court of appeals Monday. Fred W. Warner and Fred Carhart. Marion, O„ with Homer Elliott, special assistant to the attorney general, will argue the case. Elliott was United States district attorney at Indianapolis when Hawkins was indicted in the failure of his firm. — o Fort Wayne Youths Held Painsville, 0., May 2—Harry Eluholtz, 17, and Harry Iziiigford, 17, both of Fort Wayne, Ind., are held in Lake county jail here on a charge of automobile stealing. ••WHO’S WHO” 1 Yankton. 9. D.. May 2—United Press)— Harry Thaw is a United States senator from South iMkota. Benjamin Franklin invented the Prafiklin automobile and the plural of MisS Brown Is Mrs. Brown, according to some of the answers in the county grade school examinations here.

ELEVENTH HOUR RUSH IS BEGUN BY TAXPAYEBS

County Treasurer’s Office Is Busy Place Today; Large Sum Collected MONDAY IS LAST DAY Ten Per ('ent. Penalty Added To All Taxes Not Paid By Monday The county teasurer's office was one of the busiest places in Decatur today. Today was the second last day for taxpayers to pay the spring Installment of taxes without the ten per cent penalty being added and the rush started early this morning. ' County Treasurer Louies Kleine expected the receipts for the day to total between $75,000 and SIOO,OOO. Only one of the checks from the three railtoad companies has been received md most of the larger checks have not yet come in. The banks throughout the county took out many of the receipts yesterday and there will he paid at the bank and the amounts credited to the county. Miss Catherine Christen was assistin' Mr. Kleine and Deputy Miss Anna Smith in receiving the payments over Ihe counter today. Although the final total- for yesterday’s collections were not made this morning, it was expected that the total would reach the sf>o,Oft mark. I Monday is the last day to pay tho spring installment of taxes without the penalty being added ami the county treasurer's office will remain open until Monday evening at five o’clock. The total collections on the May installment, will be more than $4u0,000. it is said. Found Guilty Os Libel Against Magnus Johnson Minneapolis. Minn.. May 2. -A. N. Jacobs, campaign manager for Sen ator Thomas Schall in the last elec] tion, was today found guilty of crim inal libel preferred by former Senator Magnus Johnson. The sealed verdict, returned by the jury last night afte? 11 hours deliberation, was opened by Judge Frank M. Nye. The trial of, Jacobs was the result of an article entitled "Magnus Johnson Steps Out," published in "Scandal" —the naked truth, an organ which appeared onca during the ernapaign. Jacobs was charged with having libelled the former senator by accusing him of having been convicted of drunkenness in municipa court. —o Employes Os State And County Gets Vacations Indianapolis, May 2. — Stale and county employes in Indiana were lighthearted today. Saturday afternoons starting today will be half holidays for those employes throughout the year under an act passed by the 1925 legislature. —o NOTED RELIGIOUS EDUCATOR COMING Rev. W. A. Squires Coming To Explain Weekday Schools of Religion Rev. \V. A. Squires, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvauia, representing the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education, will speak at. an interdenominational meeting in Decatur, Tuesday evening, May &. Mr. Squires has written half a dozen textbooks which are. used in week day schools of religion In various parts of the United States. lie is the only man attached to any denominational board who is giving his full I time to this newest development of Christian education, the bolding of schools of religion on week days. j The meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. In view of the fact that the proposition of a week day school is being discussed by the churches of Decatur, the coming of such an authority will be of interest to all local people Interested in educational work as well as those who are leaders in church activities, especially the Sunday School.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 2, 1925.

PROCLAMATION Know till men. women, it nd childct n by these presents Unit; Wheitiis. onr tinmitil t.letin-l p cniiiptiigns have resulted in many advantages to the community throughout our city in safeguarding health, promoting thrift, furthering fire prevention, stimulating city pride and in making home and city beautiful; Now. therefore, be it known, by virtue of the authority vested in me. as Mayor of the City of Decatur, anti with the hearty approval of our far-seeing council, zealous citizens and progressive civic societies tind dubs of the city, we hereby proclaim the week beginning Monday, May the Ith, 1925. as (Jean-Ip Week in our city and we ask tin* hearty co-operation of tach and t verv individual therein in this worthy movement and urge each citizen to do Ihe best to make our community chan, healthy, thrifty, safe and beautiful. 11. M. De VOSS. Mayor, City of Decatur. Indiana.

Crowd Attends Opening Os The Economy Store' Th<- Economy Store, Decatur's le-w ■ general Flore, opened its doors to tie j public this morning. Annoiicement | of the opening was carried In the Itaily | Democrat la'-t Thursday and early this morning a large crowd was In attendance. Mr. Sam Brooks, of Bluffton, is owner of the store, and Frank E. Moore, of Chicago. has been assisting him in getting the placo ready for the opening. The store is located in the' building former.y occupied by the Morris Five and Ten cent store, and it cniries a general line of merchan- ' disc. FROST CAUSES SLIGHT DAMAGE Light Frost Last Night Docs Slight Damage To Fruits And Vegetation With the clearing of the skies and the cold snappy weather that was prevalent in this county last night. ’ came light tinges of frost. It is not thought that a great amount of dam age Was done last night hy the first I visit of froM this spring since the I spring planting. The frost was not I severe in any part of the county, hut was considerably heavier In the noiithwestern part. Some damage to cabbage plants was reported. These plants, however, are the most easily damaged by cold 'I weather ami frost. Some farmers are of the opinion that the fruit trees in the count suffered slight damage, but I not enough to completely kill the buds and young frul|. ) Warmer weather is predicted hy J 11. Armington, state Weather fore! caster, at Indianapolis, and it is prob-< - able that the sun. which ha-.- been | 'shining brightly the last ten hours,l | will warm the air enough to ward off I ; any future dainhge at least for a | : while. II Farmers in this county say that, at ■ present, sunshine is needed more than | anything to insure a good crop this fall and this, together with sufficient ■ rain later in the summer, will insure a better crop than usual. So far this I spring the weather has been ideal for j growing ami many of the planted I fields are showing signs of green already. I Sugar beet planting vyill start Monday. Already about 100 beet labori ers have arrived In Decatur and in I the next few weeks about 700 more will arrive to assist the farmers of 'this vicinity in their planting and weeding of the beets. The laborers have been arranged for by the local branch of the Hollaud-St. Louis Sugar company. They are foreigners and . are said to be the most efficient la- , bor obtainable for work in beet fields. Fruit Is Damaged ‘ Indianapolis, May 2. Killing frosts last night in the northwest portion ’of the state and extending as fir 1 south as Lafayette were reported to the weather bureau today. The heaviest damage to fruit trees and early vegetable crops was around (Continued on page two) 1 .- . ■ i Weather '] Indiana: Partly overcast tonight and Sunday: warmer tonight and in ! extreme south portion Sunday. ' I * '! Weekly Weather Forecast ! Washington, May 2. —Weather out- . look for period May ♦ to 9: Region • of Great lAkes and Ohio valley—Peri sod of showers the early part and . again In the latter half of the week. I Temperature snormal or above.

CLEAN-UP WEEK STARTSMDNDAY Civic Section Os Woman’s Chib Issues Last (’all For Co-operation By Civic Section This is the last call before cleanup week beginning Monday morning. May < The wagons anil trucks will start from different points and th- y are expected to cover the entire city in that week. The members of the Civil- section of the Woman's Club are putliny forth I their best efforts in order to make! the city of Deoctur more beautiful—but must have the co-operal ion of the people. W>- cannot have a beautiful city and be dirty. We mu-1 clean tip first. No flower b.-d <an be really beautiful with an ash heap, tin cans or other debris for a i>ack ground. There will he no excuse for thi accumulation after May |U. On y a little : of your time to place them in the I proper place and they will be taken] away for you, free of charge. L.ast year different oi'gatiizalion-i | had the river banks cleaned up and I they feel amply repaid for theii trouble by the expression of appre ; elation they received. At this time the | old north mill is Is-lng razed. What j a wonderful Improvement not only I from the stand point <>l beauty, hut of safety, a.so. Take a walk or drive over the city and open your eyes to the defect, of Deeatnr. and think how easily it woud he to remedy them. It you have] (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) NEW POLICEMEN ON DUTY IN CITY Re-organized Police Force Watching For Law Violators The Decatur police' force has served its first twenty four hours under the new organization. Two men are now on the night force and two are ou the day shift. Freel Gay, newly appointed night policeman, started : his work last night. The other night officer Ls Arthur Clark, formerly night man at the Durkin Garage. TH* two men patrol the city and the new plan makes It possible' for one man to he in the business section at all times. Sephtis Melchi, former night policeman, has been shifted to the clay force with Chief Joe! Reynolds The four men have been watching particularly lor violators of the new motor laws. Authorities are watching the stop signa! at the corner of Monroe aud Second streets, und ulso Ihe five points violators. State Motor Policeman Hal at the south end of Second street for Ayers was in this city last night and he issued several warnings to violators of the new- motor laws. Indications are that the new laws will be stringently enforced. Motorists driving without tail lights or only one front light were warned to get a new light' at once. A second warning means arrest of the violators. The rays and lenses are being watched. The lights can not be more than 21-candle power. From time to time as the board of safety In this city sees fit. special officers wi 1 be employed for Saturdays. These officers w'll be plainclothes men and will assist the regular officers in patroling both In the business district ami also In the residence district.

Troops Leave Fort Harrison For Training Indi.iliapGlis, May 2. —The Third I lleld artllh ry stationed al Furt Har ri> on, mar here, was enroittn to ('amp Knox. Kv., today to begin a period of summer training lasting until I August 10. • The regiment i. exp'( ted to reach' i Camp Knox in about nine days. The i-levt nth infantry will leave I Fort Harrison, May 11. for Camp Knox. GENEVA MAN’S BODY RETURNED — Remains Os Julian (hiyot, Who Was Killed Wednesday, Arrives Today (Special to Itaily Democrat) Geneva. May 2. The body of Julian Guyot, local man. who was kill'll Wednesday when ho fell from a train in Philadelphia, artived in Geneva lliis morning aboard a (1. R & I. train. Funeral services will Ito held from the Union Chapel church west of Geneva, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be made in Ihe Alberson cemetery west of here. As far as known, no one saw Mr. Guyot fall from tho train. It is the supposition that he was standing on the platform between the two coa< hos when he lost his balance and I tell. He was dead when picked up. I There was a liruiso on his head and one shoulder and one leg was badly bruised, it is believed the blow on his le ad caused his death Relatives say that practically all of his money was still on his rf'eson when his body was found. Mr. Guyot left last Monday to return to his former homo in France jto visit relatives. He was about 45 ■ years old. lie is survived by his | widow, one son and one foster daugh- | ter of this place. ■ Anderson Man (.'els Federal Appointment Washington, May 2 -I (United Fees i 1 Appointment of John S. c.off. And | erson. Ind., as a- sistant manager of ] the New Orleans district office of the department of commerce, was un nounced today. Goff is a graduate of Indiana uni versify.

o J. W. McCardle Chairman of Public Service Commission Indianapolis, .May 2. (United ; Press) - John W. McCardle became (■hairman of the state public service commission today. McCardle was elected to that office at a reorganization conference of the commission late yesterday. He | has been serving as vice chairman ; since the appoint of Samuel R. Art- ; man as chairman nearly a year ago. Clyde Jones, of Igifayette, assumed active duties as commission member, succeeding Maurice Douglas, whose term expired yesterday. Douglas will return to his far mat Flat Rock. LARGE CROWD IN CITY TODAY 11. A. Thomas Receives Ford Automobile Given Away By Merchants H. A. Thomas received the Ford touring car given to patrons of local ' stores this afternoon. The car was given away at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs Bertha McMichael received the SSO coupon hook, and Walter Johnson the ' $25 book. Books of $lO each were given to Rev. B. F. Dotson, W. L. Beery. M. Conrad. Theodore Bauer. i Vic Ullman. Peter Brown, E. Fleming. Doris Norris. Jesse Hehnertand. anil Miss L. Gilson. ; A large crowd witnessed the award- - ing of the gifts, arriving in this city early this morning. The coupon i booku were given in the morning and ■ the car in the afternoon. Local stores were crowded most of the day and the hundreds of visitors were ! enjoying themselves. I The next gift day has not as yet - been selected, hut the Decatur liter- - chants announced that they would - decide in the next few days and an- • nounce it. It is probable that the ■ next distribution of gifts will occur In about six weeks.

Price 2 Cento.

THINK MURDER VICTIM WAS A FT. WAYNE GIRL Husband Os Fort Wayne Girl Arrested At Chicago Today i UNCLE INVESTIGATES (Girl Missing Since April 6; Search For Suspects Continues 11 ’n it. 4 Pre- Here I. <•) Chicago, May 2 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Ellworth C. Miller, plastering contractor, was questioned bv Chicago police today in connection with the Chesterton, Ind., girl murder Miller was taken into custody on the suggestion of James A. Brown, Fort Wayne, Ind., uncle of Mrs. Miller. who lias been missing since April G Brown looked nt Ihe rei mains of the victim at Gary. Ind, 1 j and said he thought he saw a r, sen. I Idance to ins 23 year old niece. Miller told police Itis wife had left him after a quarrel. A letter from Mrs Rebecca Hamilton of Denver was found on Miller. Tlte writer condoled with him for the loss of his wife. Miller admitted he wrote tlie woman that his wife had "parsed away" but lie said he really meant she had "run away.” In the meantime police of Gary are continuing the hunt for J ui.s D.-siderfe, despite the fact that Mrs. I>. idertn was said Io have been seen alive on Tuesday, two days after the t murder. The remains have i»een Identified as those of Mrs. Desiderio and Captain of Police Linn said he would not abandon the hunt tor the husband. Sam Ross, who admitted friendly relations with tfie woman, is still held by police. Ross said that the woman disappeared Saturday after a quarrel with her himhand Tho vanity < ase found on tho scene of the slaying was the property of the woman, Linn was told The victim was shot, disniembereft and burned. o

LOCAL TYPIST WINS SECOND Mildred Akey, D. 11. S. Senior,Wins Honors In State Commercial Contest Miss Mildred Akey, a senior in Deactur high school and winner in the district typewriting contest he'.d ■ at Fort Wayne recently, won second place In the state contest he'd at Mun de yesterday Ibr record was 7L words a minute. There were G 5 of Ihe be t typists in the tate entered and Miss Akey was said Io Ihe judges to he the best entrant, .showing it > signs of llel Viiuslle She was one word behind Thomas Murphy, of Evansville, who won first place. Reitz high school of Evansville won the state commercial contest. Miss Akey was the onl.v Decatur entyv lo win a place in th" contest. Tlte lo- ; cal high si hool did not have any I complete teams entered in the meel- ! ing. The Columbia City high school team which defeated Decatur in th" i district contest in pennmanship by u > fraction, won the state pennmanship . title. Decatur had only two other entries , in any of the contests, they being in . penmanship. Neither of these two ert , tries placed among the tirst three Miss Akey’s second place ranks her - among tho best typists in Ihe middle t west. In winning the Fort Wayne t meet she wrote at the rate of 77 1 words a minute which established a 1 record. y Several of the students in the Dets catur contmerdal department of ihe local high schoo; have previously t made belter records than these that •-'won first places in the state meet, diatid the commercial department of tho i- Decatur high school Is regarded as e one of the strongest In the state.. Miss r Blanch McCrory and Sigurd Antler son are in charge of this department.