Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1925 — Page 1

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JUNIOR BAND IS ORGANIZED IN THIS CITY Fortv-Four Boys And Girls Sign Up To Play In Musical Organization f irST LESSONS GIVEN TO MEMBERS TODAY

The organization of the “Decatur .Junior Band,” has been perfected and the first private lessons were given this morning to a group of members bv Signor J. C. Cafaro, musical director of Fort Wavne. Th® organization already has 44 members, including 40 hoys. 3 girls and one woman, and during the winter months private lessons will be given to the members and by spring it is hoped that the regular band can be The bovs’ work committee of the peeatur Rotary club, of which M. F. ( Worthman. superintendent of the city schools, is the chairman, assisted in organizing the band and in se-| curing the services of Signor Cafaro, and the musical instruments. To Give School Credit Through an arrangement made by, Eno Lankenau, superintendent of the Decatur Works of the General Elec-J trie company, the Instruments can be purchased by the players through the Conn Musical company, of Elk-1 hart, on a monthly payment plan, or rental basis, and at very reasonable' prices. The band director will visit Decatnr every Mlednesdan and Thursday to give private lessons and the Decatur Industrial rooms will be nsed for this purpose. Pupils in school will be allowed to take les-1 sons during the assembly periods and arrangements are being made in both the public and parochial schools to give credits io the pupil*. From 8 to 10 private lessons will be given the members.

Fifteen of tha 44 applicants for the band can play instruments, already, and the private lessons will he Riven to those who cannot play. The band will be under the supervision of the principals of the public and parochial schools and agreements froth the parents of the children have already been secured. Three Instrument* Furnished Three of the large musical instruments needed in a band, namely the bass tuba, the bass drum and the bass baratone, will be furnished or paid for, if the band continues to function, out of a fund known as the old swimming pool fund, which was raised in this city several years ago. when ft was thought that a municipal swimming pool could be erected at the city light and power plant in connection with the spray poundThe money was raised and lias be n n

(CON’TINI ED ON PAGE THREE! — —€ MASONIC LODGE HOLDS ELECTION John Dickerson Re-elected Worshinful Master; Installation Soon Johno Dickerson, of the freight department of the Pennsylvania railroad , company, was re-elected Worshipful Master of the I‘ecatur Masonic lodge last night, at the annual elestion of officers. Mr. Dickerson will start his second term in the master’s chair in January. Wilson Lee was re-elected Senior W’arden. M. E. Hower was elected to the Junior Warden station. A. D. Suttles, who has been treasurer of the Masonic lodge for several years, was re-elect-ed at last night’s meeting, and E. B. Adams, secretary, was re-elected. All • offices are for a one year period, ex-, i cepting that of trustee. Dun Sprang, the only trustee whose < term expired this year, was re-elected I for another three-year term. Other I trustees of the lodge are, C. E. Peter- > son and R. D. Myers. Installation of officers will take place in the next few weeks, it was announced.

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With ( ontenipt Os Court Michigan City, fnd.. Dec. 9 -(Unlted Pre,,.)—Charges of contempt O s court were pending in th® Laporte county court today against niehard Kruse, police chief o f Michigan City The charges were brought because Kruse released for publication the names of person, involved in juvenile wild parties. Kruse had been requested by Judge Richter not to release the names of young girls participants In the parties but disregarded the court’s request. "1 want the parents to know just what their children are doing," Kruse said. ’ Their names are on the police records.’* •—— —" —o — BEV. ALLSTON IS NEW MMEMTOB

Bluffton Pastor Succeeds Rev. Cnvert As Bead Os Fort Wayne Presbytery The Rev. T. R. Allston. pastor of ( the Presbyterian chitrch in Bluffton, w.a selected moderator of the Fort Wayne Presbytery, to succeed the Rev. I B. N. Covert, of this city, at the qnar- , terly meeting of the Presbytery, held lin Fort Wayne yesterdav. The Rev. |A. P. Bournes, pastor of the Fort , Wayne Westefield Presbyterian church ( was elected state clerk of the Presi bytery to succeed the Rev. C. 0. Shirey, also of Fort Wayne, who has held the office for the last several years. The Presbytery convened at the Y. . M. C. A. building at 10 o'clock yesterI day morning. Another session was held in the afternoon. Round table discussions of the church's financial systems and the young peoples' work was W The Rev. ft N. CoVert attended the meeting. o Rent® Are Per (Vnt Higher Than 1913 Level St. Petersburg. Fla., Pec. 9.—(United Press)—Rents are now 67 per cent higher than the 1913 level and the trend is definitely upward the annual convention of the Investment Bankers' association was told in a report by the real estate securities commitee today. It is interesting to note, however, the report said, "that rents have not risen as rapidly as the general cost of living, which is 73.5 per cent above the 1913 level. ■ —O

ENGLUND AND FRANCE AGREE Nations In Full Accord On Program Os Pronosed Disarmament Parley By Henry Wood (IT. P. Staff Correspondent) Geneva. Dec. 9.—France and Great Britain today reached a full agreement on the program of the proposed 1926 League of Nations’ disarmament j conference. This agreement, sought ■in two secret meetings of the league council, finally included an understanding on all points, including settlement of the two nations’ dispute over the question of military contingents to be provided under the mutual assistance provisions of Article XVI of the • league covenant. This left the Mosul controversy practically the sole stumbling block before ’the council. This question, it was said, offers grave possibilities. Meantime, league men studied the message of President Coolidge to com L ress reached the conclusion that he I was ready for American participation 'in a naval disarmament parley, but not in a land conference. President Coolidge's congressiona at disarmament, was one of the decid mg factors in enabling the British and ! French to reach the agreement on the conference program. I The message is still being studied by the council to enable «>at body to dec'de the precise nature of the in Nation it addreßß the U States for collaboration m the conference work.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday, December 9, 1925.

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BEETWORKERS COT AUTO TIRES Mexicans Become Angry U hen Told They Must Wait For Their Wages A dispute over beet wages at tile Decatilr Sugar factory last night resulted In the threat of “getting even" being carried out and when E. .1. Fricke, field agent for the local factory, left th® factory to come into this city, two of his automobile tires had been cut in several places. The dispute started when several Mexican employe, came to the factory and demanded their wages at once. They were told that the checks would be made out as soon as their work had been checked and the amounts determined. The workers wanted them immediately and when told they would have to wait a little while they became angry. Threat, followed. Official, of the local factory notified city official, of the ,ituation last night and about 10 o’clock. Sephus Melch! and Arthur Clark, Decatur police, arrested Flora Ortez, a young beet worker, whom several people said they had seen near the automobile just before the tires were cut. Ortez was questioned last night by the police officers, but denied hi, guilt. He was placed in the county jail last night and this morning, after no charges were filed against him. he was released. It is not known yet whether any charges will be filed or not. No one saw Ortez cut the tires, but several employe, say that they saw him near the Fricke automobile shortly before the deed was done. The insurance company in which Mr. Fricke’s car is insured, stated late last night that they would send a man m tfris dry to-’twvestigat* this mornnig.

COL. MITCHELL SCORES AGAIN Second Attempt Os Prosecution To Brand Him A Plagiarist Fails Washington, D. C„ Dec. 9.—(United Press.)—Another attempt by the war department prosecution at the Mitchell courtmartial to brand Col. Mitchell as a plagiarist, failed today when the court refused to hear testimony purporting to bear on the subject. The prosecution produced Captain Thomas C. Hart, U. S. N„ submarine expert, who is the author of a printed lecture delivered in 1919, which, it charged, Mitchell embodied verbatum in his book "Winged Defense," it asked that his test’mony be admitted to shed light on Mitchell’s character. Col. Biaston Winship, law officer of the court, however, ruled that the court was not trying Mitchell for plagiarism and the court sustained his recommendation that they refuse to hear the witness. A previous attempt by the war department failed on similar grounds. After this flurry, Major-General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army air service, was called by the prosecution to confront his former assistant, Col. Mitchell. He denied many of Mitchell’s charges against the air service.

Accordion Seranade Ends In Slaying Os Aged Infirmay Inmate Monticello, Dec. 9. —An accordion seranade for two aged women inmates at the White county infirmary ended last night in the slaying of Nelson Anderson, 74. William Devans, 76, was held in jail today, charged with murder for Anderson’s death. Anderson was playing his accordion for the two women inmates when Devans called down the stairs and told him to stop. Anderson threw an apple at Devans and the latter ran down stairs toward him Anderson struck at Devans with a stick of wood. Devane whipped out a pocket knife and stabbed Anderson.

Says Davis And Bryan Were Too Good To Waste On Prohibition Question Washington. D. C. Dec. ft,— (United Cress) —“I wish we had let the Democrat, nominate Al Smith on n wet platform last year,” Dr. Clarence True Wilson, general secretary of the board of temperance and prohibition of the Methodist Episcopal church, told the annua! meeting of the board here today. "Davis and Bryan were both too good to waste on the situation, or to have offered such a defeat," he said.

FREE MOVIE IS OFFERED KIDDIES Van Grant. Os Adams Theatre, Makes Offer To Good Fellows Club Mr. Van Grant, of the Adams Theatre, has donated a gift to the Good Fellow’s club that will bring a big broad smile of appreciation from every boy and girl i/i Decatur, and hold it there. The cluh, this morning, received an offer from Mr. Van Grant for a free matinee to the kiddie, of this community on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 23. It will bo a good show and will be free to all children under fifteen year, of age. Os course, the offer was accepted by the Good Fellows and is more than appreciated, for it helps them complete a program for happiness for the boy, and girl, during the Chistmas week.

NEW STOCKYARDS ARE BUILT HERE Nickel Plate Railroad Company Constructs Pens And Sheds After being without stockyards here for several years, a new loading and unloading station has been constructed by the Nickle Plate railroad company in the southwest part of Decatur, near the end of South Tenth street. The yards have been completed and. as soon as a weighing station is constructed. the new yards will open. There are four pens in the new yards, two on each side of a leadway which guides the cattle to and from the cars. Two sheds are located on the ends of the two west pens. The new yards will accomodate most of the stock being shipped or received in this city for any one day. The yards are located a considerable distance from any house and it is believed that It is the best location near this city for them. The Pennsylvania railroad some time ago took out their yards near Seventh street because of objections of property owners near the yards. Since that time Decatur has been without a loading pen. The new yards are the property of the Nickle Plate company but may be used by anyone shipping livestock, according to the present plans. Butler and Ahr is the chief Decatur company dealing in livestock, and that company plans to erect a weighing platform at the new yards.

M. E. Sunday School Board To Reorganize This Evening A meeting of the Sunday school board of the Methodist church will be held at the church this evening immediately following the weekly prayer meeting. Election of officers will be held and all members of the hoard are urged to be present, Weather Generally fair tonight and Thursday but with some cloudiness. No decided change in temperature.

MINISTERS ELECT OFFICERS TODAY Rev. Loose Re-elected President Os City Ministerial Association The Rev. R. W. Igto.se, pastor of the Evangelical church, was re-elected president of the Decatur Ministerial Association at a meeting of the organization held this morning. The Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, pastor of the Zion Reformed church, was elected secretary and treasurer. Flans for the simultaneous evangelistic meetings to he held by the local Protestant churches beginning January 10. were discussed at the meeting this morning. The Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the Baptist chtlrch, was received into membership in the association. Rev. Miller was taken ill with typhoid fever shortly after assuming the pastorate of the local church several weeks ago. and this was the first meeting he had had an opportunity of attending. The treasurer of the association reported this morning that th? collection taken at the union Thanksgiving service amounted to 330.71 and that the money had been turned over to the United Charities. The ministers and their families wil meet at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Thompson on West Adam, street for a social meeting next Tuesday evening. o Burns From Scalding Sonn Cause Death Os Child Gary, Ind., Dec. 9. — (United Press) —Michael Mumatiles. 3. is dead hero today from burns received when he [turned over a bowl of scalding soup on his head, while the j**h<T was prei paring” dinner.

COLT CLUB IS STARTED HERE Adams Countv Enters Hoosier Gold Medal ColtCluh; Rules Explained The "Hoosier Gold Medal Colt Club," a new movement formed along the 1 same lines as the "Hoosier Ton Lit-| ter Club," which has gained such wide recognition in Adams county during the past few years, has been launched in Indiana during the past few weeks and already is being given attention by local farmers. The county agent states the new work will receive attention through his office the same as has been accorded the ton litter contest work. Accordingto the rules of the new club, any 1925 colt, regardless of the breeding, is eligible. In order to nominate the colt and enter the contest, the owner shall join the Indiana Livestock Breeders’ Association and obtain a nomination card for his colt. On the card is to be recorded the age, color, markings and other information concerning the colt, as well as the weight on date of nomination. Memberships shall he taken and colts nominated on or before December 15. which is ne’t Tuesday, and leaves little time for delay.

The colts will be weighed again one year from date of nomination. Owners of all colts making a gain of 600 pounds or more will receive gold med- j als from the Association. Those mak-j ing gains of 500 pounds and less than 600 pounds will receive silver medals 1 while those gaining 400 pounds and less than 500 pounds will be awarded bronze medals.

Further details of the contest may be learned by obtaining a copy of the rules, which are being distributed by the county agent. It is said, a few farmers already have enrolled although, due to the newness of the project, but few are expected to participate the first year.

Corn Prices Trend Upward Chicago. Dec. 9. — Corn took the leadership in trading on the board of trade today and gained from 3 to 3 1-8 cents per bushel. It was the first upward demonstration in months.

Conrad Baby Dies At Home On Eleventh Street Fauntebolle Mac Conrad, ninc-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mr,. Peter Conrad, died at her home on South Eleventh street at 10 o'clock last night. Death was due to a complication of the spine. The child was 111 for throe weeks. She was born February 20, 1925. Surviving are the parent, and one sister, Mrs. Lucille Earhart, of Northville, Michigan. Short funeral services will be held at the home on Eleventh street at 9:30 o’clock Thurs day morning and the body will be taken to Woodstalk, Ohio, near Columbus, for burial. Mr. and Mr,. Conrad formerly resided at Woodstalk.

FORMER DECATUR RESIDENT DIES .1. W. Smith Dies At Wells County Hospital In Bluffton Last Night Bluffton, Dec. 9. —(United Press) — J. W. Smith, 78. former Decatur resident. died at the Wells county hospital here last night, after a d.av's illness i with heart trouble. Mr. Smith had been In apparently good health until Tuesday morning, when he suffered a heart attack anil he lived only a few hours, dying early last evening. The deceased was horn in Ohio, in 11R47. and camo to Adams county when Ihe was seven years of age. He lived in Adams county with an undo, until the Civil war. and he then left with the Adams coitny volunteers. After the war, Mr. Smith farmed near Decatur for two years, and then aided building the grade for the G. R. & 1. railroad. Tn about 1872. Mr. Smith came to Blufftoh, where he engaged in business and he lived in this clly the remainder of his life. He is survived by five children. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church here Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, and burial will take place in the Bluffton cemetery.

Now Advertising; Feature Starts In Daily Democrat Why it will pay to trade tn Decatur, is the heading on a special page of advertising which appears in the Daily Democrat, for the first time tills evening. The page contains 16 ads and will be published as a weekly feature for several weeks. The page conta'ns many good suggestions for shoppers and we invite you to read it. A picture of the store of the one of the advertisers will appear every week at the top of the page. o

HASTEN ACTION ON TAX MEASURE Administration Starts Plans To Rush New Revenue Bill Through Congress Washington, D. C., Dec. 9. —(United! Press.) — The administration today! gained expedited attention to the new $325,000,000 ax reduction bill. While orators lauded the measure and defended it against attacks in the house, plans were completed for handling it In the senate. At a conference between Senator Reed Smoot. Republican, chairman of the senate finance committee, and | Representative Wm. Green. Republican, lowa, charman of the house ways and means committee, it was ’ decided that the senate committee would open hearing on the bill Jan. ; 2, Immediately after the holiday recess.

——— —r— Bond Secured For Release Os Klinck And Gentry Indianapolis, Dec. 9.—Bonds aggre-j gating $20,000 were to be presented i to Judge James Collins in criminal j court today for the release of Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, former ' henchmen of D. C. Stephenson, held in jail on charges of conspiracy to I kidnap and arson. ' Before Gentry and Klinck are released, both Judge Collins and prosecutor Remy must approve the bonds. Both are said to have Indicated they would not oppose the release.

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MORE ECONOMY IS NECESSARY SAYS COOLIDGE President Declares Past Economy Has Borne Fruit; Expenses At Minimum PROVISIONS MADE FOR PROHIBITION By William J. Losh. United Pres, Staff Correspondent Washington Dee. 9. — The national budget for the fiscal year of 1927, transmitted to congress today by President Coolidge, estimated total revenues of $3,821,530,203. total expenditures of $3.491.222.308.11, and a nrobable surplus of $330.307 89-1.56 for that year. Revised estimate, f?r the current fiscal year placed total revenue, at $3.R80.716 942, total expenditures at $3,618,675,186. and the probable surplus June 30 next nt $262,011,765, a decrease of $89,082,244 below’ the surplus estimated by the President for that date a year ago. due to increased expenditures. Counselling continued effort for economy, the President, in a message accompanying the document, said it had borne fruit, but .added, "we have about reached the time when the legitimate business of government, cannot be carried on at a less expenditure than that which it now requires. With regard to our legitimate business, the operating costs have been reduced to nearly a minimum." Must Continue Economy “The effort for economy, however, must continue," said she President. "So far as it lies within the power of the Chief Executive, it will continue ” The message was notable for more comprehensive expression of the President’s sentiments toward aircraft. prohibition, and government

building ihan he made in his annual message to Congress yesterday. "This government, is pursuing an orderly policy toward building up its air services." he said, announcing laige appropriations for new aircraft construction. "If we continue this policy, there need be no fear of our national defense situation in so far as air strength is concerned” "Every available resource of the Government will be employed for prdhfMtitm enforcement*he warned, announcing his intention to pronose a great expansion of the Coast Guard. "Such reinforcement is needed. It should be provided ” New Buildinqs Needed "The actual conditions that face some of tiie government's most impor'ant activities because of lack of I sufficient and suitable working space are almost inconceivable,” he said, asking money for new building construction. The President wrote at length on • covrixi eh ox page tiihek) CHRISTMAS TREES ON LOCAL MARKET

YuMide Decorations Are Plentiful In Decatur Stores Now Several local stores have received their shipments of Christmas trees and others are expecting shipments in a day or two. The trees are large this year and appear to have a better color than usual. Most of the shipments are coming from Maine. Prices ott the Yuletide trees range from 50c to $2.50 most of them, how--1 ever, selling at 75 cents and SI.OO. 1 If the weather does not become warmi er in the next two weeks, the trees ■ will be in good condition for Christi niae. dealers said today. Tree holders are selling at from SI.OO to $2.50. aiorditig to the size and construction. They can be obtained at several local st«i»es Tr minings ' and lights for trees have arrived at the stores handling ele trical appliances ami mo-,', of those .-.tores . . p-.ri. heavy sales the last few days.