Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1925 — Page 1

V .l XXIII. Number 308

RAY OF HOPE SEEN IN MINE PARLEY

final session OF PRESENT CITI COUNCIL IS HELD Mayor DeVoss Presides As City Dads Close Up Year’s Business NE W OFFICIALS TAKE OFFICE NEXT MONDAT The final session of the present ~i tv council was Held last evening ’ th e ( ity hall, all members being prrs ent and Mayor It M. DeVoss presiding* Mayor De Voss- filed his quarterly reports for the year, showing that 28 finM , totalling $140.00 had been collected during the year. The fines w ere $' 00 and costs and included cases of public intoxication, violation of speed laws and other offenses. Several resolutions appropriating funds to pay over drawn accounts in the different appropriations were pas ed and adopted by the council. All bills on file were allowed by the council and the city begins the new year out of debt as far as current bills are concerned. The present council and Mayor DeVoss, who retire from office next Monday. January 4. have managed the city’s affairs in a very progressive and businesslike manner and the financial standing of the city never was better. ft Jy Engineer Orval Harrttff (in his final report to the council complimented the administration of its record. His report follows: ‘‘To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the Cfty of Decatur Indiana: fames now the city engineer an I submits for youi consideration the following final report: “Al! reports of committees having been approved and spread of record, all resolutions having been passed and adopted and the time of your final adjournment as executives of the City of Decatur, having arrived I take this means of congratulating you upon your successful administration as Mayor and Counciimen of our city. "Even the visible results of your labors are enough to convince a majority of our citizens that your uppermost thoughts and acts have always been for their welfare and the advancement of our city. “It has truly been a pleasure for me to have labored with you as one of your employes and I wish to thank you for the pleasant associations I have enjoyed and the courtesy extended to me and now, wishing you and each of you a prosperous New Year, I am Very truly yours. ORVAL HARRUFF.” Rotary Meeting To Be Held This Evening The regular weekly meeting of the I-otary club will be held at 6:15 o’clock this evening, at the Industrial rooms. A short program will be given and e. N. Christen. Wilson Lee and A. It. Ashbaucher will be in charge.

REPORT ON SEAL SALE NOT READY Many Salesmen Have Not Reported On Number Os Seals Sold Recently —J , Owing to th efact that many people who acted as salesmen during the Tuberculosis Seal campaign have been busy with Christmas week festivities, a complete report has not been compiled hy W. Guy Brown, who was in charge of the seal distribution in Adams county. Several of the county salesmen have not yet reported their sales and Mr. Brown stated today that he would not be able to compile his report until these were in. Those in charge of the seals are well pleased with the hearty cooperation extended them in all parts of the county and feel sure that a rec°r dsale has been made. It is probAble that a complete report will be, forthcoming in the next two weeks, Mr. Brown said.

DEMOCRAT

New Jersey Conggman [ Visits Decatur‘Jnesday I Congressman Eaton the fourth district of New Jers;c)rmer editor of Magazine n business man with many inter* visited here yesterday in company h Mr. E. A. Barnes and Mr. Mat,-of the Fort Wayne General Elec plant. Mr. Eaton is interested in company and expressed himself as with the conditions here, mg the Decatur factory was in ,y ways the most wonderful of anytheir plants. He predicts that 1926 be a splendid year for this count n<l her good people. CHRIS STM I DIES SUJENLY 1 Prominent Maiiftesiding Near Berne DiOf Anoplexy;Worked srterday Chris Stauffer. 52. ■bent man res'ding mar Berne, < suddenly of apoplexy at 12:30 d k Wednesday afternoon Mr. t uft’er had been helping Martin >1 tnger harvest ice all forenoon. I erday. and had just returned to 4 after eat:ng his dinner with hl tmily two miles east of Berne. 1 I he fell dead. Mr. Stauffer had nd j-omplained of feeling badly vest A forenoon and apparently was iAod health. He was standing in tOoorway at •he tile mill talking o Clarence Beiersdorfer and Kertjf Bauntgar."er when, suddenly. Sank to his knees and fell over hoards. He 'tied in less than threflioutes. The body was takuLU to u near •he ice pond until (01 er Harold Mattax, of Geneva, ar*l. Chris Stauffer was la in November. 1873. He was a slot Mr and Mrs David Stauffer, o preceded him in death several yre ago. His step patents. Mr. and re Abraham M. Hagegger, survive. -Other surviving relatives are bi’idow. Mrs. Edna Stauffer: six chfcen, Mrs. <’■ H. Stewart, of Fort Wm : Orlando, Waldo, Leßoy, Haroltand Marian all at home; one brotr. Dan; and six half-brothers, Albk of Markle, Peter ami Noah of Yirt Wayne. Menno, Amos and Dal of Bern-. Sisters that live to mtn his death are Mrs. G. G. Flaig oFort Wayne. Mrs. Sam Habegger d Mrs. IV illiam Nussbaum of Ben

0— — Nine Children Mde Homeless k Suicide Indianapolis, Ind., De>3L—(United Press) —Nine children w'e made fatherless today by the snide of Henry Kraus. 57, who shot hiself because o' despondency over ill hilth. NO ACTIONOM mccmoplea Attorney Gened denies Physician Wm (>o To Examine JicCrav

Washington, Dec- 3Press)— Application fcra pardon Warren T. McCray, formr governor of Indiana, has not yet een ac e by Attorney General he announced today. ' . ' Sargent said that retorts stating the department of justiC would send a physician to Atlanta-o , the status of McCray's heal • v , erroneous and that a " . m ‘ ‘ ou m tention needed by the P li ’ onel be furnished there. '

Den l°„ n AmSt e h>m%"‘ i amended complaint.a nenja . court in their sin vin-' min Willoughby. re^ d ; istice . | cennes. as supreme General The demurrer of A nl waß • Gilliom to the origina < tinie sustained by .fudge Emison, so ago.

Ihqalm; Indiana, Thursday, December 31, 1925

Heavy Casualties in Chinese Civil War — r "v** i A ~ —— . . y " < rtwu, -w • t Hl mBW- r ' 1 M / T y 1 Mr i jlr ■ f I 8 ! 1 -JT jv ?■'■> d “W - ■■* * ■--—***?** : *^‘**?**•■* ’ W / * (■ * /' — . .. I TnmitE CIVIT/ XSZ?YK>, DAGEJ? —————— . ■!!■! . ■ II I ■ 1.11 -I ■!■■■. 11l 111 I . ...... . .... ■— ■■■ . Casualties are heavier in the present civil war in China tha n tn any previous fighting. A group of poorly shod guerrillas is shown carrying a wounded o fticer to the hospital.

STORESTRKINS j miiml invoice None Os The Business Houses Close For Checkup; Prepare For Sales Several Dt-eayr 3tore * i hav *‘ be< “ n bttsy this week with their annual invoice of stock. None of the stores closed for the invoice, but counted their wares between visits of custo-

mers. Other stores will begin early next week with their (heek-up of goods on hand. The invoice is always made between t he (’hr'sttnas rush and the mid-winter sale period. The system is used in outer that the various business houses mav knO w how much of their goods ha s been soM during the holiday sea- . son. o— IRDItI SMITH FOR misusing funds

Former Adiutant General Os National Guard Faces Serious Charge I no Dec 31—An indict- ■ ~»! guard. with misappropria"‘‘f large sums of public money i-d today by the Marion CjVSX- ** , naah rfißcrepencies of • "nd* a claim of against him b y (he audit bureau of the war < nartment. • I’AorJ IIS

hoard- ! B „ried Ib’der Tons Os rnnl- Returns To WorK ? Minutes After Rescue . n-iiirtv minutes atter PrfSS) ‘1 alive after being buried I been rescued ah jn the rX Em "‘ bunkers of a lo fearing Voss, returned W 0 0 b , he that, should be g<f to tt . me would be (ioeke ‘ d benea th the coal peVoss was bur e jn | while trying to ciea chUtf ’’ than two hours, city fire--1 •»« *■“ man.

Habit Os Smoking Costs Life Os An Aged Woman In Soldiers'Home Lafayette. Ind.. Dec. 31. — (United Press)—The habit of smoking a pipe cost the life of Mrs. Lucinda Howman, 86, an inmate of the State Soldiers' Home here. A blanket she had thrown about her shoulders caught fire from her pipe and she was fatally burned before two nurses could beat oat the flames.

. —o TO SENO MAIL SOUTH ON BUS

Post-Office Department Issues Order For New Mail Service Here Mail, which was sent from Fort Wayne and Decatur south on the Pennsylvania railroad in the morn ing s. prior to the discontinuance o the morning train in September, will again leave in the mornings through an arrangement by the government with the automobile bus lines operating between Fort Wayne and Portland it was announced today, in a specia lorder from the government

postal department. The order is: ••The Postmaster at Fort Wayne .s a uthor izetdo etao i nTRHA ARI authorized to employ temporary star , route service under section 1396. Postal Laws and Regulations from ( Fort Wayne by Decatur. Monroe Berne. Geneva, and Portland s , times a week, one way only, at , rate of $3.00 a trip, effective January ' The order will be of great advanta ‘ to Berne. Monroe, and Geneva since there was no way of mail reachg those towns until afternoom Newspaper, especiaUy. = . iXd the -msVt fa... but the new arrangement will alleviate if

situation to a great extent. I Na exact schedule has been arrang X w.y.l- «’ •*» Will arrive at Portland at 9.15. Th schedule.

Alleged Bandit Held Muncie, Ind., 31. - (United Press)—Frank Mears, 22, who loca nolice say has a long prison record. in jail here today pending further XX-«- v'XX. I Who robbed a grocery store in Ri I Chester Long, of Richmond, manager | of the store, identified Mears as one of the bandits. Weather Fair tonight and Friday; slightly warmer.

W.W. LOCHNER DIESIN ILLINOIS k i Former Employe Os Oil Station At Preble And Local K. of P. Ix Dead ’ W. A. Ijower. of. this city, received a letter today telling of the death of W. W. Lochner. of Galesburg. 111., formerly of Preble. Mr. lochner was <onnected with the oil station at Preble . for many years and had many friends J in this city. He died December 21, but

(he letter containing the sad news did ■ not arrive here until this inorning < Mr. lochner was a member of the local Knight sos Pythias lodge, lie moved from this county to Galesburg several years ago. where he has lived until his death. The funeral was held December 24. ami burial was held at (Galesburg. FIRST AND LAST FIRE THIS YEAR Residence Which Had First Blaze Os Year Is Scene Os Fire Today

i The William Smith residence, on Thirteenth street, has the distinction of having the first fire this year and in all probability the last fire. , Firemen were called to the .nil i reaidcnce at 3:30 o’clock this morning to extinguish a small roof blaze which did damage estimated at about sls Early in January, t firemen were called to the same residence to extinguish a similar fire, which did about the same amount of damage. Mrs. Smith awakened this morning and heard a peculiar sound on the roof of the house. She investigated and found the roof was on

fire A hurried answer by the fire t department saved the house. It is f not known how the fire started, but , it is thought that the cause was from , sparks from the chimney or a de- , fective flue. - o-— —

State Farm Bureau Is Backing Highway Board Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 31,-tUnited Press)—The Indiana farm bureau in reiterating its confidence in the state highway commission, today prepared to push its demand that the cases against the commissioners be brough to trial at once. The officials of the bureau branded the indictments against John Williams, director, and Earl Crawford comm ssloner, as a move of "greedy polltie ians ” and declared the charges should either be proved or dispaproved ami dropped entirely.

Ex-Soldier On Trial For I Murder At Greenfield Greenfield, Ind., Dec. 31. (United Press)—Trial of John Dorsey, former soldier charged with murdering his wife, Fay Dorsey, progressed rapidly today. Defense and state attorneys hoped to complete the case by January 1, so that Fred McAllister, one of the defense attorneys, may assume his position of city judge in Indianapolis. Timothy Glenn, Indianapolis policeman. told of threats Dorsey was said to have made against his wife before the shooting.

— o — CUSS ROIL • IS ANNOUNCED Many States Represented In Student Body Os Reppert Auction School

A complete list of winter term students in the Reppert Auction School has been comidled by Colonel FVed Reppert. The sludents all say that they like Decatur ami If Is needless to repeat the sentiment of this city, that it is always glad to entertain

them as long as they remain here. The school at present is in its first week of the mid-winter term and the students say that one day in the school is worth the entire fee. The class roster is: E. R. Miller. Woodbine. Maryland: Frank Montgomery, Livingston. Montana; Earl 1,. Severance. Wixom. Michigan; Dehner L Reed. R. R- •> • Richwood. Ohio; John H. McClain. R r 1 _ Wauseon. Ohio: Wilson Wimberley. Kearney, Nebraska; Scott D. I/*wis R. R 2-, Martinsville. Indiana: Walter Carlson. Monterey. Minnesota; G. M. Playfair. Baldur. Man.. Canada; R. G Nelson. Racine. Wisconsin. Ray Cornell. lAfayette. Indiana; Hugh .1. Gorman. Peotone, Illinois; Murray

Spencer. Nortonville, Kansas; Mm. Kruger. Jr.. Tilden. Nebraska: Fleete Gephart, Miamisburg,jDhlo; Rob f r, J' (COXTIN’VRD on PAGE M«l —o —-- ■■■—— Cardinal Mercier Passes Good Night; Still Weak Brussells. Dec. 31-Cardinal Mercier. upon whom an operation for u - cer of the stomach was performed this week, passed a good night but

was very weak today. The 74 year-old man slept several hours during the night. His physicians have prescribed a liquid diet. The Pope, it is learned, sent the ’ cardinal his benediction previous to the operation and also announced that h< was Holding a special mass for him.

D. C. H. S. ALUMNI HOLD BANQUET

Graduates Os Catholic High Vote to Hold Annual Banquet At Christmas Time j The alumni of Decatur Catholic •(high school gathered in the dining > room of the new Catholic high school i... rr-vibiwini/ the alunini’hiKh

building following me aiu.u—school basketball game last night, an< held a banquet. It was voted to make the banquet an annual affair, to tak. place during the Christmas holidays each year. Eleven graduates, Father J A. ■ metz. Father Otto Peters, and John Fisher and M. J. Mylott, members of the advisory board, attended the milquet. The meal was prepared by the I Eats Ipestanrant and was sene' >. the Misses Bernadlne Christen. Helen Holthouse and Alice Clark.

Earl Christen, a member of the gradgating class of 1925. presided as tons - master Speeches were made by I ath er Seimetz, Mr. Fisher and Mr Mylott The alumni present were. M arß ' Mvlott. Irene Holthouse, charlotte . . nek, Andrew Appleman. Aloysi--1 Schneider. Marie Foos, Koher * 1 wede, Gerald Mylott. George Lauren . Fred Schulte and Earl Christen.

Price 2 Cents.

EXPRESSION OF OPTIMISM HEARD AT CONFERENCE Both Sides Believe Contract Can And Should Be Negotiated Now DISCUSS CHECKOFF AND ARBITRATION (IT. r. Staff Correspondent)

New York. Dec. 31—I'nfallering in their determination to end the anthracite coal strike. ! operators and mine union leaders again conferred today in the hope that they might reach an amicable adjustment which i would send 158.000 miners back to work. Two days of negotiations behind closed doors on the third floor of the

Union League club have (ailed to furnish i basis for agreement, but a ray of hope was cast in the following joint announcement last midnight: i ‘ Both sides expressed the opinion that a contract can and should he , negotiated at this conference"

This utterance was the first expression of opt'mlsm to come out of the conference since the discussions began on Tuesday. Os special significance iu the light of the announcement was the further information that the conferences had spent all yesterday afternoon and evening in discussing two of the oujf.tandjng d,ffei».nt/»s which have proved a stumbling block in the way of anthracite peace—arbitration and the checkoff Ft Is believed that Since cnncesHions will have to lie made In both sides the operators are willing to ’ grant the checkoff demand of the miners if in return the miners waive j. their opposition to arbitration in tills connection. Alvan Markle, ... . f • o nr\ fa isgall • •

neutral chairman of the conference, continues to press consideration of his plan to establish a "fact finding committee, composed of three operators. three miners und three men to be appen d by the Prescient. Markle holds that the practical work of this committee would not constitute arbitration, hut would merely be an extension of the arbitration conciliation board set up under the Roosevelt award, 20 years ago.

Youthful Customer Causes Arrest Os Bootlegger I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31. (Unit'd ‘ Press! —Information accidentally fur- > nished by a 15-year-old customer for '.bootleg booze resulted today In the ■> n ..u L'niuiirn nf

1 arrest of Harlan Gray and seizure of liquor worth sl.sW> Police bad searched Cray's home without results when the boy entered with a bottle and not seeing the officers. asked for liquor. B Renewing their seal eh. the officers ’ found the house cache in an empty hov.se next door.

SIX PER CENT DIVIDEND PAID Provident Building And ' Loan Association Closes Year’s Business

The directois of the Provident Building and Loan Association met last evening for their annual session as provided under their constitution and by-laws and closed the year's business by declaring a six per cent dividend ' UIIll setting aside three per cent of the ‘ gross profits as a contingent fund to ' guard against any losses that might

accrue. . . . The secretary read his report, which showed that the company is already becoming an important one so community. It was organized as JuL and began busing Septum be- I > Lore th - in a hundred stock Imide, s A half dozen lorn ■ h " 11 company Ims --- - ■ , hand ami the ludieat. F.l> <•' T "°'