Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1925 — Page 1

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CITY TAX RATE OF n CENTS IS finally adopted \'O Objections Made To I evv Proposed Recently; Budget Is Passed expenses are cut duced $2,500 flie ten-coni cut in the city tax rate lor 1926, as fixed by the citv council, will stand. Not a single objection was made and not a single person " ‘ red before the city council last evening when a special session was held for the purrose of considering and passing the budget of estimated expenses required for running the city government and its depaitinents next year. The budget was passed in the regular way and as published on August 25. except that an allowance of $l5O was made for the salary of the City 1’ re Chief for next year. This item was not included in the tentative budget as published. The total of the budget, that to be raised by taxation, amounts to $49,415.67. a cut of more than $2,500 over Ulis year's budget. The tax rate, inc tiding the bond and interest fund and the general fund appropriations, amounts to 73 cents on the hundred dollars, which is a reduction of ten cents on the hundred dollars this year. Salaries Are Unchanged The ordinance fixing the salaries of the city officials for the next four years was passed without objection. As published in the tentative budget. the salary of the mayor was cut from $2,000 to $1,200 a year, due to the fact that the city wiii operate as a c.ty of the fifth class next year. The clerk’s salary was Increased to $1500; the treasurer's salary increased to $1,200, the city attorney's pay Increased to SSOO. Due to the fact that two extra policemen are now on the police force, the appropriation for this service was increased to $5,100 for next year, with an additional appropriation of SI,OOO for extra police. An pproprtiation of S6OO for (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Probes Interest Rates Charged By Pawn Shops Indianapolis, Sept. 5. — (United Press.;—Prosecutor Remy of Marion county today probed interest rates charged by pawn shops. Complaint was made that th erate charged by one broker was ten per cent a week. O

0 HEATWAVE IS UNBROKEN TOD AY Excessive September Heat Continues Over Indiana And Midwest Indianapolis, Sept. 5. — (United Press) The excessive heat wave rema.ned unbroken in Indiana today. Even higher temperatures than those of yesterday are in prospect today, according to the weather bureau forecast. The day dawned cloudless with hardly a breath of wind which yesterday gave some relief to the sweltering population. The weather bureau predicted possibly thunder storms and cooler weather for Sunday. Au heat records for Sept. 4 in Indiapol.s s'nee the weather bureau was ostabl.shed in 1871 were broken yesterday when the mercury reached 94. Chicago, Sept. 5. — (United Press) — Hot winds scorched the nr.d-west today. Yesterday's calm was replaced by s i?z Ing air currenes which made the h'at more bearable but permitted the mercury to remain well uM in its tube. A record of 108 degrees was reporte<l at Harrisburg, 111, Growing plants suffered throughout ’he central states but damage to crops w ill be light if the predicted break 10 th e heat wave comes Sunday, agrlnnlture experts said.

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SUN’S HEAT FRIES AN EGG AT PORTLAND The sun was so hot at Portland Friday that Its heat fried an egg out on the sidewalk, according to I the Portland Commercial-Review. | The newspaper stated that "an egg was broken on tile Hidewalk on the west side of the court ( house and In about six minutes It was fried in such shape th it it could easily have been served on toast.” There is no report of the water in the swimming pool boil- ’ Ing r.way. however. MEMBERSHIP 1 OF INDUSTRIAL ASS’N 18193 l 1 Organization Has Largest r Number Os Members In Its History { STARTING SIXTH YEAR Many Activities In City And , County Sponsored By The Club i . With the largest membership since the b'rth of the organization in 1920, ' the Decatur Industrial Association is ’ starting its sixth year of existence. I with 193 members. The Association t has been continually growing in membership and strength until, at pres- , ent, it is one of the largest and most ’ active clubs of its kind in northern , Indiana. . The Association memoership drive | this year was directed by Wil iam , Linn, of Vance & Linn Clothing Co., and it Is largely because of his efforts that the Association’s membership has grown to such a large number. Avon Burk, of the Burk Elevator comt pany. is president of the organCza- ’ ticn. Among other activities the club , this year has sponsored the Adams County boys and girls farm clubs and many of the members have made individual calls in various parts of the county to see the farm work in progress. Practically every business firm in Decatur has become a member of the association through the efforts off Mr. Lian and his commit- . tee. The members are as fo’lows: G’en Cowan. Fred Fullenkamp, Bernard Clark, E. A. Williamson. Dr. J. M. Miller. Wilbur D. Porter. Anna E. Winnes. A. A. Acker, Sam Acker, Dr Roy Archbold, J. F Arnold, A. R. Ashbaucher. Q. E. Baughman. S. D. Beavers, Dr. Ben Beavers, E. A. Beavers. Dau Beery, C. E. Bell, I. Bernstein, Wm. Biee. N. A. Bixler. S. E. Black, Guy Brown, Avon Burk, L. M. Busche, J. H. Burroughs. Dr. J. S. Boyers, John Carmody. Clayson Car-

roll, U F. Conter, C. N. Christen, C. H. Colter, James Cowan, Owen Davis, Mrs U. Deininger, F. W. Downs, C. A. Dugan, T. J. Durk n, Paul Edwards, Herman Ehinger, Richard Ehinger. Dan Erwin, James Elbersou, B. R. Farr, John Falk. John Fisher. Amos Fisher, F. E- France, E. J. Fricke, Harry Fritzinger, Henry Frohnapfel, Louis Gehrig. James Gay, Martin Gilson, Dr. J. W. Clark, Van Grant, Sam Brooks, E. F. Gerber. Elgin King, Barney Wertzberger. Dick D. Heller. Herman H. Myers, George Tester. Dr. Fred 1. Patterson. Frank Barthe', Albert Beineke, Dr. F. W. Lose, H. A. Co chin, Harmon Gillig. T. F. Graliker, L. A Graham, E. F. Gass, Harry Helm, Ji H. Heller, Henry Heller, Orval Hariuff, R. J. Harting, James Hark essi S. E. Hite, H. D. Hite, John H’ll. D. M Hensley. D. J Hensley, A. R» Holthouse, Fred Heuer, A. DI ON PAGE SIX) I—— o Kinzlt Boys Will Enter Military Academy George and Floyd Kinzle, sons of Mrs Fora Kinzle of this city, will leave next week for Bedford. Va., where hey will enter Randolph-Mac-on Military Academy. The Kinzle brothet s have carried the Daily Democrat so several years and their news route 11 being taken over by Robert and David Heller, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heiier. Weather Partly) overcast tonight and Sunday; probably local thunder storms. Cooler Sunday and in extreme northeast portion tonight. I

JUNK ■L : Wyp* W'" if *j V S' »Tt. h ” r '■ ■ \ The remains of what was once a part of the jcauty of the air the giant IL S. Dirigible Shenandoah. The twisted steel once formed the frame work of its glistening silk gas hag, which brought thrills to thousands as they saw it flashback the rays oi the sun while the ship glided through th eheavens above their cities.

ROTARIANS TO MEET AT ANGOLA — Annual Group Meeting To Be Held At Lake .lames Friday, Sept. 18 The members of the Decatur Rotary Club have been invited to attend the annual meeting and outing of Group Two, District of Indiana. Rotary In-1 ternaiional, to UcJi.eld.. Anggla, F.u, day afternoon. September 18. Several members of the club are planning to ( xttend the gathering. There are seven clubs in the group, [ namely, Angola. Bluffton, Columbia City. Decatur, Hartford City, Fort Wayne and Kendallville. The seven clubs have a combined membership of about 500. The ladies are included ,n the convention program. Ben Sherwood, governor of the Indiana district, and Arthur H. Sapp, first vice-president of Rotary International. will be the main apeai.ers on the program, with stunts and novel entertainment features prevailing throughout the afternon and evening. The meeting will be held at Weldon’s Landing, Lake James, and water sports will be included in the attractions. The Angola Club has the arrangements in charge and is making elaborate plans to give the group a noteworthy occasion.

COUNCIL BUYS ft NEW TURBIN General Electric Company Gets Contract; New Condenser Bought Also The city council, in special session last evening, awarded the contract forth? furnishing and Installing of a new 3,000 K. W. or 4.000 H. P. electric turb'n to the General Electric company and one to the Westinghouse Electric company tor the furnishing of condensers at the City light and Power p ant. The new equipment, which will Increase the capacity of the local plant near'y one hundred per cent, will be delivered about January 1. 1926. Th price of the turbin was $45,138. 00. The next nearest bid, that of the Westinghouse Electric company, was $51,900. The price of the condenser was $14,600. Two other bids, that of the Wheeler Condenser compaiy for $14,980, and the Worthington Pump .and Engineering company far sl4. Ssl, were al o submitted to she council last Tuesday. This new equipment will serve to increase the capacity of the loca plant at a t me when a peak load is being carried. The present new equipment, including two new boilers ano stokers, will bo completely installed within thirty days and will dove-ts." (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 5, 1925.

I Woman Places Her Bridal iWreath On Friend’s Grave North Manchester. Ind. Sept. 5. — (United Press. I —Following the mar- ; riage of E. M. Bright and Miss Grace i Hollenberg at the church of Brethern here, the bride visited the grave of her friend. Miss Catherine Forney, who died recently of typhoid fever, and placed tier bridal wreath on the burial plotThe two women were fellow students at North Manchester college . here. LITTER MAKES HIGH AVERAGE Eight Pigs Fed Bv Dan D. Schwartz Average 239 Pounds Contestants in the Adams County Ton Litter Contest have a new mark to shoot at, since a litter of pigs entered in the contest by Dan D. Schwartz, of Monroe township, was weighed Friday. The litter consists of eight purebred Roland Chinas, which were exactly 180 days of ag-e on. September 5. Since, the state rules provide that litters may be weighed three days before or three days after the 180th day, the litter was weighed one day ahead of t'me, for convenience. The litter weighed 1898% pounds on the 179th day. Ading two pounds per p‘g, raises the total weight to 1914% pounds, or an average of 239 pounds each. This average is the largest yet attained by any member of the contest in Adams County during the current , year. The next best average was made by a litter of 7 pigs which averaged 234 pounds, they being entered by G- R. Bferly. of Hartford township. — —o Hubby Lets His Beard Grow When Wife Gets A BobjComnromise Later Chicago, Sept. s.—(United Press)— ' : "Darling, I think 111 get a bob," said ■ Mrs. Randolph G. Page. "My dear,’’ replied Randolph, an air mail pilot, “if you don’t stay from the barber shops, I will.” So Mrs. Page got her bob and Ran- i dolph began growing a beard. I, But in course of three months there j rouse the danger that Randolph's beard might catch in the propeller of > ’ his plane. I There was a family conference. It J ended with Randolph smooth shaven and his wife tying up her bob with a ( promise to let it grow out again. 0 1

PHOTO WANTED If anyone has a picture of the old Porter homestead, afterwards owned by the Masonic Lodge, and which stood on the spot where the Fisher & Harris grocery store now stands, the Daily Democrat , would appreciate it If it would be loaned to us for a short time. j.

MANY GIFTS FOR BOOTH FESTIVAL Epworth League Meets With Splendid Response In Call For Donations The committee which has been soeliciting donations for the Epworth League booth festival, to be he'd at Fort Wayne next Monday, stated tocUy tUuL-tha—local peoide have- responded nicely to the call. The donations will be given to the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne. The donations which have been collected by the committee will be on display at the Methodist church Sun- ' day morning. It has been impossible for the committee to see all the members of the church, and a request has been made that persons who have not been seen by the committee who have a donation for the festival to bring the donation to the church Sunday morning. Canned fruit, potatoes, sugar, money, or afiything that can be used at the hospital are acceptable. The local Epworth League will be well represented at the both festival Monday. Prizes will be awarded for the best booths at the festival Each League in the Fort Wayne district will have a both. There will be various contests for the Leaguers, also. - o ADAMS COUNTY LADY IS DEAD Mrs. Sophia Bobbenmoyer Dies After Illness Os Only Two Days Geneva. Ind., Sept. s—-Mrs. Sophia Bobbenmoyer. a life long resident of Adams county died at her home six miles east of Geneva, Friday afternoon after an illness of two days. Death was due to acute indigestion. Mrs. Bobbenmoyer became sick Wednesday afternoon, but it was not thought that her illness was serious until Friday morning. She became unconscious and died a few hours later. The deceased was fifty-seven years of age. Mrs. Bobbenmoyer was born in Adams county February 4, IS6B. She was the daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Phillip Fettersl. She was married in early life to George Bobbenmoyer, who survives, No children were born to this union. The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs George Kempfer who i resides in Ohio, and Mrs. Newman of. Wisconsin. Two brothers also survlva. They are John W. Fetters of Berne and Augusta Fetters of Idaho. Two ha f brothers also surviveFuneral services will be held at the heme Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and burial wjll takp p ace at the state line cemetery.

DAILY DEMOCRAT WILL NOT PUBLISH LABOR DAY In accordance with its custom. Daily Democrat will not Issue an edition on Monday, September 7, which is Labor Day. All employes will enjoy a one-day vacation in celebration of the holiday. The PoHtofClce will observe the holiday, also there being no deliveries or collection of mail. Stores, banks, public offices and manufacturing plants will be closed for the day.

SURVIVAL OF FIT AND UNFIT IS DISCUSSED Albert Edward Wiggam Gives Interesting Lecture At Chautauqua PROGRAM ENDS TODAY Charmant Ensemble And Charles Milton Newcomb Appear Here Tonight “Our present civilization makes the world safe for stupidity," declared Albert Edward Wiggam. noted lecurer and author, in his lecture. "What is Civilization Doing to Progreas?”, at the Decatur Community Chautauqua, Friday night. The large audience was greatly pleased with Mr. Wiggam’s address. The large tent was filled before time for the evening’s program to open and at 8:15 o'c ock several persons were standing, being unable to find seats. "Does civilization set up conditions favorable for the survival of the fit or unfit?" asked Mr. Wiggam The speaker then proceeded to show that most conditions of our present civilizaton tend to make it easier for the survival of the unfit. “The edu"cafetTman finds it almost impossible to marry before he reaches the age of 30 years while the unskilled laborer is married at the age of 20 years, thereby giving the uneducated and •inski-ed class a ten-year handicap over the educated class,” he said. "There are four classes of men that are of no use in the reconstruction of the world, namely the optimist, the pessimist, the conservative and the radical,” declared Mr. Wiggam. He went ahead to show- that the extreme optimist aspires for better things but does nothing to accomplish them, while the pessimist is a person who is faced with the necessity of choosing between two bad things and usually ends up by choosing bothi The conservative believes nothing can be done for the first time while the radical believes that nothing should be done except tor the first time, he said. The kind of men that help build up civilization and make progress, said Mr. Wiggam is the liberal men. The liberals never become excited and they set about to improve conditions in the sensible ways as they would attempt to repair an automobile. “Civi ization has always been selfdestru't'tvei” debated Mr. Wiggam. who asked, "Can science help reverse th's process?” Heredity is an important thing, the speaker pointed out He said that many people think Abe Lincoln’s can be made, but they I must be horn under the right condi-I tion. The effect of the immigration : of thousands of foreigners of far lower intelligence than the American negro upon our civilization and progress was pointed out by Mr. Wiggam. Charity and hygiene tend to keep alive the unfit, Mr. Wiggam said, while the good families and persons are neglected. That process is naturally humane, he said, but is a hindrance to our progress. Good fam-lies I take care of their own, he said, while' the poor do not- The "better family" movement which is gaining headway throughout the nation was discussed (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) • o Selective Ringing Phones Installed On Rural Lines Three more rural lines from the Berne exchanges of the Citizens Telephone company have been equipped with selective ringing telephones. Six rural lines have been changed to the selective ringing types of phones. A total of fifty-four homes are now equipped with the system and the patrons are well pleased. Other lines will be changed soon, it Is said.

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BARAGRAPH OF SHENANDOAH IS FOUND TODAY Missing Instrument Is Located Near Place Where Control Cabin Fell PROBE IS CONTINUED Final Arrangement Is Made For Disposition Os Bodies Os Dead Caldwell. 0., Sep’. 5 .— (Uni’e’. Press) —The missng baragraph cf the Shenandoah, Wh'ch recorded the craft’s wild flight before she plunge ! to earth, was found today by PreMeyers, a Cambridge bricklayer, tie;:’wrere the control cab'n of the ship fell. The instrument was de ivered to Commander J. H. Klein of the court of Inquiry who dcc'ared it would enable the court to definitely establsh the careening maneuvers of the Shenandoah just before she plunged to earth. The baragraph was sealed. The altitude recorded was 1,200 feet, indicating the ship fe’l from that height Intensive Search Made The court of inquiry investlgat ng the fa’a) crash of the naval dr g!ole Shenandoah, resumed an intensive search today so- the ship’s miss’nz baragraph which recorded the craft's flight before she plunged to ear’h. ".The outcome of our 'nvestigation hinges upon the finding of the nstrunient.’’ Commander J M. Kle n. chief director of the inquiry, told the United Press. “The instrument wi 1 disclose the various altitudes th Shenandoah shot to before fell.' The baragraph. o'her valuah'e n--.truments used in gauging and record Ing the huge ship’s maneuvers, and the craft’s log apparently were sto'en by vandals. The country’s de where pieces of wreckage fell, his he n searched without avail. Final arrangements w r m day for the disposition of the bod' is of the fourteen heroic men crushed or plunged to death when the Shenandoah, powerless to combat cross currents during a cyclonic windstorm, cracked amidships and fell Eight of the victims are enroute to their final resting places and the remainder will be shipped tomorrow. When it appeared the bodies would have to be shipped w thout American flags draped over the caskets, the Cambridge, Caldwell and Ma • <-tt . posts of the Anaarlcan L'.-g on provided flags. The navy department today nt de its first official move toward the siftng of charges and counter charges rel(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CHAUWAFOR 1926 IS ASSURES More Than Required Number Os Season Tickets Are Pledged Assurance of another fine program by the Community Chautauqua next year was made yesterday when sufficient pledges of tickets were obtained from the Chautauqua enthusiasts in this city. More than 500 season tickets have been subscribed for and the contract for the Chautauqua next year will be made today b ythe local organization. It Is the plan of the Decatur organization to have a committee of county teachers act with the Decatur committee in selecting the talent for next year so that the teachers may benefit greatly from the program, which probably will be continued as their institute. Pledges were obtained yesterday and Thursday at the tent amt a committee of business men canvassed the town and obtained more than enough ticke’ pledges to insure a fine program to" next year. The program wi 1 be elect.ed from a list of the greatest platform talent in the country Mr. Brammer, platform superintendent this year, was greatly phased by the enthur'asm shown in this c’ty over the programs and stated that he was glad that Decatur had decided to continue the Community programs.