Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1926 — Page 1

Vol. XXIV. Number Four.

RELIEF DEMANDED BY INDIANA FARMERS

FARM BANQUET ATTENDED BY 5 LARGE CROWD Work Os Corn And TonLitter Contests In Adams | County Is Reviewed HOG-CALLING CONTEST FEATURE OF EVENING Fanners and business men from all parts of Adams county, 125 strong, made merry lust night at the banquet held h " those interested in the five-acre corn contest and the Uoosiei ton litter club, at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms. The banquet room was too small to acccommodate all who attended and the late arrivals were seat to a~restaurant for their meal. The big feature of the evening proved to be the hog calling contest, which was held for the purpose of selecting county’s representative in the stat® contest to be held at. Purdue University next Tuesday night. Ed Miller, of Blue Creek township, won out |in the contest, after a spirited contest with eleven other swine tempters. Mr. M'ller will receive a free trip: to Purdue next week. Reviews Club Work ,-following the meal. L- M. Biische. county agent, reviewed briefly the Wark of the five-acre corn club and the;ion litter club and then introduced the speakers of the evening. fe’The five-acre corn contest was begun in Adams county in 1921. In that year there were 37 members started in the club, 23 finished, two received gold medals, one a silver medal and eight bronze medals. In, nife2. 32 entered the contest."l6 finished, |pone received gold medals, three received silver medals and four bronze medals. In 1923, 24 started. 23 finished, two received gold medals. 13 silver madels, and five bronze medalsj In 1924, 25 started, five finished, and no medals were awarded. in 1925. 22 started, 15 finished, one received a gold medal, six silver medals and four bronze medals. Gold medals winners have been Fred Blum ftwicei, Henry Coyne, ('. W. R. Schwartz and Clyde Harden. Mr. Blum made a short talk last night on the - subject, "How It Eeels To Win Two Gold Medals." E. J. Fricke and oviuxceiTon page seven> oCAST HOLDS ITS FINAL PRACTICE Central School Ready To Stage Play Wednesday j And Thursday Nights Final rehearsal was held today for the Central school play. "His Uncle’s ■fece,” which will be presented at the high school auditorium tomorrow and Thursday nights. The cast went through the production in fine style and all advance information is to the effect, that the play will be one of the features of the home-talent play season in Decatur this year. ’ Several interesting and amusing specialties have been arranged to lie given between acts, and it is assured by those in charge that the public will be well pleased with the entire entertainment. The play will start tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. Seat sale is already under way and, according to advance reports, the pupils selling the tickets are meeting with success in the seat disposal. Seats sell for 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children and may be obtained from any Central school pupils or at the school. Tickets also will be sold at the door tomorrow and Wednesday nights. The doors will open at 7:15 and it is urged that verybody come as early as possible to obtain a good seat, since no reservations will be made. The curtain for the first act will rise at 8 o’clock, promptly. There will be a specialty between each act and special music before and during the show. The public is cordially invited to attend the show and everybody is assured a good time.

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Wins Fight ■***’ mk’»Aackaw’? Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne, widow of the commander of the ill-fated Shenandoah, is happy following verdict of investigators that Lansdowne and crew of the dirigible were not to blame for the fatal accident. Mrs. Lansdowne carried on a spirited fight to clear her husband’s name. invlWWn AT COUNTY FARM Prsonal Property Valued At $20,138.68: Twenty Per Cent Increase The invenlory of live stock, grain, farming implements and other personal property at the County Infirmary, increased 20 per cent durng 1925 over the prevotis year, making a splendid showing for the work carried on there. The total value of all personal property nt the County Infirmary, as appraised by Henry Dehner and Edward Zwiek, assisted by the board of commissioners. County Attorney Henry I!. Heller and Superintendent Harvey I«a Fountain, is $20,138.68. Last year's inventory totaled $16,941.19, making an increase of $3,197.49. As compared with 1923, an increase of nearly $9,000 has been made in the value of personal property owned by the county farm. An increase was made in the value of live stock, grain and hay and in produce and supplies. The harvest o scorn, oats and other grains last year was large and the year was a successful one in the standpoint of production The recapitulation of the inventory shows the following figures: Live stock $6,954.00 Grain and hay 3,895.50 Farm implements ? .... 3,058.60 Produce and supplies 3,622.14 Clothing 199.90 Household goods 2,222.00 Miscellaneous 187.15 Total Inventory $20,138.68 o OFFERS TO SERVE MG GRAY'S TERM Charles H. Osborne, Former Michigan Governor, Makes Offer To Coolidge Washington, Jan. s—(United5 —(United Press —Charles H. Osborne, former governor of Michigan, has offered to serve the prison sentence of his friend, Governor Warren T. McCray, of Indiana, and he so informed President Coolidge in urging the President to • parole McCray. "I have no dependents and i am used to hardship that being a prisoner entails,” Osborne said. “I am a pretty fair plate printer and have been working at the trade all my life since I started as a youngster in Chicago.” Osborne is a millionaire, and was actuated by his friendship for Mrs. McCray and her brother, George Ade.

FIVE OFFICERS REAPPOINTED BY COMMISSIONERS Charles Magley Renamed Highway Superintendent For Four-Year Term A. J. SMITH RETAINED AS HOSPITAL TRUSTEE The county commissioners, in session tliis morning, made five appointments, all the offices being filled by reappointments. Charles E. Magley. was reappointed county highway superintendent, his term of office being for four years. Mr. Magley accepted the office and began his new term as of January 1. 1926. There was one other applicant for the position, C. N. Brown, of Geneva. A. J. Smith, was reappointed a member of the board of trustees of the Adams County Memorial hospital. Mr. Smith has served five years on the board, being a member of the original board when it was appointed in 1920. He has served as president of the l»oard since its organization. Harvey LaFountain was reappointed for a four-year term as superintendent of the County Infirmary. Mr. UiFAuntain has served one full term and part, of another term and has been conducting the county institution with great success. Dr. J. M. Miller, of this city, was reappointed county physician. Dr. Miller has served several terms in this capacity. Dr. J. W. Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, was re-ippninUul lyuiuty health officer. his I erm being for four years. The appointment of a drainage commissioner has not yet been made by the commissioners. All of the men appointed to office are well known citizens of the county and splendid service has been rendered by them in their different capacities. FORMER COUNTY RECORDER DIES Aaron C. Augsburger Succumbs To Pneumonia At His Home In Berne Aaron C. Augsburger, 59, former Adams county recorder and well known throughout the county, died at his home in Berne, Sunday. Death was due to double pneumonia, which Mr. Augsburger contracted a short time ago. Mr. Augsburger had been confined to his bed for the last year, suffering from St. Vitus dance. His left side was completely palsied. Mr. Augsburger was a son of Mr. and Mrsi Christian Augsburger, and was born five miles west of Berne, January 3, 1867. His death occured on his fifty-ninth birthday anniversary. He spent his boyhood days on the farm. After becoming of age, he engaged in the jewelry and watchmaking business for many years. Mr. Augsburger served as county recorder from 1915 to 1919 and at one time was truant officer. On January 3, 1896. Mr. Augsburger was married to Cecil Schindler, who preceded him in death. Three sons, Clarence, Raymond and Albert were born to this union. Albert died six years ago. On November 29, 1914, Mr. Augsburger was married to Anna Wulliman. No children were born to this union. Ten brothers and sisters also survive. They are Mrs. John Kauffman aad David Augsburger of Elida, O.; Moses, of Berne; Amos of Berne; Jacob of Geneva; Mrs. John Hale of Dayton. Ohio; Mrs. Jacob Neuensch wander of Berne; John Augsburger of Berne; Mrs. Jacob Greider of Elida, O.; and Daniel Augsburger, of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock from the home and at 9:30 o’clock from the First Mennonite church, of which Mr. Augsburger was a member. Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 5, 1926.

Has Lived With His Wife And The Democrat 40 Years Forty years ago last November 14, 1885, Ira Wagoner, well-known farmer living in the south part of the county, came to Decatur with his bride-tobe and they secured their marriage licenses. From the clerk's office they went to the "Democrat" office and subscribed for the paper, a weekly publication at ttiat. time. Ever since that time the Democrat has gone to the Wagoner home and for the past twenty-three years they have received the Daily Democrat. Mr. Wagoner was in the city yesterlay and called at this office and renewed his subscription to the Daily Democrat, saying that "they could not keep house if they didn’t have the daily paper.” ATTENDSSTATE FAIR MEETING E. R. Williamson Goes To 1 Indianapolis For Import- ' ant Session Wednesday E. B. Williamson, secretary of the Northern Indiana fair and who has been busy for several weeks with the organization of the Adams County Agricultural Association, left today for Indianapolis to attend the annual meeting of the State Fair and Agricultural Association, to be held in the house of representatives, state house, tomorrow morning. One of the important matters of the meeting is the election of the board of agriculture, which has control of the state fair and which is followed by the election of the officers of that body. Mr. Williamson will represent Adams county at the meeting and will be one of the eighty-eight delegates. He will also, at this time, make an effort to secure a contract for the Berne Dunbar band to play at the state fair next September. The Dunbar band is one of the finest in the state and will more than make good if given the opportunity, and Mr. Williamson will do his best to secure the contract for them. Mr. Williamson will return here Thursday and immediately begin plans for his organization meeting for the county, his plans including a public meeting witli entertainment that will please all who attend. He hopes to dispose of sufficient stock to purchase Bellmont park and to finance the annual fair, a big job, but not a new one for Mr. Williamson by any means, for he has organized several fairs and has been in the business for thirty years. STATE TROOPS ARE WITHHELD National Guard Not To Be Sent To Southern Indiana Mine Field Now Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 5. —(United Press.) —State officials today admitted further developments in the labor disturbances at the Bosse Caol company’s mine at Buckskin, near • Evansville, before acting on a request for national guard troops. Both Governor Jackson and W- H. Kirschner, adjutant general of the •national guard, indicated troops would not be sent unless there was danger of a serious outbreak.' Sheriff Spradley, of Warrick county, advised Gen. Kirschner, that he was able to handle the situation. 0 Woman Climbs Into Furnace; Dies Os Burns Shelbyville, Jan. s—Mrs. Margaret House, 48, died late today from burns sustained when se climbed into the furnace of her home here with suicidal intent. Poor health was blamed for the act by Frank House, husband of the woman. Weather Cloudy tonight, probably followed by fair Wednesday. Colder.

PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SEVEN ROADS New Petitions Filed With County Commissioners Here This Morning TWO OTHER PETITIONS ARE REVIEWED TODAY Seven j>etitlons for macadam roads were filed with the board of county commissioners this morning, the petitioner* asking that the roads be improved under the three-mile road law, through township taxation. The petition? were filed by Attorney J. Fred Fruchte. The roads petitioned for are the Jacob V. Amstutz, Wabash township; tl< Charles Bohnke in Root township; the Frank Neadstine in Blue (’reek and Monroe townships; the Carl Murphy in Monroe township; the David D. Habegger in Monroe and Blue Creek townships; the Henry A. Breiner in Kirkland township, and the Robert Schwartz road in the ’< wn of Berne, Monroe town ship. The petition for the A. J. Porter road in St. Marys township, filed a iior.th ago by Attorney John C Snow, was also presented to the board. Attorney Earl B. Adams, representing the petitioners for the improvement of the Wemhoff road, commonly known as Ntfltman avenue in this city, running west from the Pennsylvania railroad tracks, to the Catholic cemetery, also appeared before the board with a petition for the improvement of this road with hard surface, brick or concrete, and was informed..that .it would be impossible 'o improve the road this year. The road is along the Root and Washington township lines and Root township could not bear its share of the expense this year, it was stated. The coinmisisoners will also order (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o BUY SUPPLIES FOR INFIRMARY Commissioners Let Contracts For Various Articles Needed At County Farm Bids for furnishing of supplies at the county infirmary were awarded at noon today by the coilpty commissioners. Hardware, fence posts, groceries, dry goods, clothing, shoes, clover seed, and salt were purchased by the board. The bids filed were as follows, the contract being awarded to the low bidder in every case. Hardware —Henry Dehner, $160.75; fence posts—Schaefer Hardware Co., $85.50; groceries—Fisher & Harris. $140.93; dry goods—Niblick & Co., $165.91; clothing, Holthouse-Schutte Co., $38.20; shoes—C. J. Voglewede, $43.92; tobacco —Fisher & Harris, $21.25; clover seed, Burk Elevator Co., $117.45; salt —Fisher & Harris, $12.85. Commissioner Appointed Amos K. Stoneburner, of Kirkland township’, was appointed drainage commissioner for the next four years, he succeeding Homer Faust. Mr. Stoneburner will work in connection with the county surveyor’s office in cases where drains and ditches are to be constructed. —o'School Hacks Must Stop At Railroad Crossings Warsaw, Ind., Jan. 5. — (United Press) —In the future, all school hacks operated in Kosciusko county must come to a full stop before crossing railroad or interurban tracks, under an order issued by the county board of education. Not only must the hacks stop, but some capable occupant will be required to alight, proceed to the tracks and signal whether a train or car is approaching. The action was taken because of the large number of accident over the country during the past few months in which hacks hacks have been hit by trains

Ducks Debs I ® w W I •** • »» Sr* Wr t CvOLIDse ] John Coolidge, son of the President, was bored to death with the gay social whirl at the capital, and left the debutantes’ parties behind to visit his grandfather, Colonel John Coolidge, who is ill at Plymouth, Vt. SUGARMILLTO CLOSE SATURDAY Factory To Lay Off 200 Men Between Now And Last Os WeekjTo Pay Jan.ls Tlie fourteenth annual campaign of the Decatur mill of the Holland-St. I.onis sugar company is nearing a close and by Saturday of this week, the entire campaign will be completed, according to J. 11. Carmody, manager of tlie local factory. Slicing was completed yesterday and the force of 225 men was busy today cleaning up the factory. The steam will be turned off sometime Saturday and the last sugar will be run out by that time. About 200 of the men will be laid off between today and Saturday and a skeleton force of 25 men will be employed to make the necessary repairs and do other work in the factory in preparation for the campaign next winter. The large force of men is employed for the campaign only, while the 25 regular employes work the entire year. More than 62.000 tons of beets were sent to the local plant and sliced in the last several weeks, Mr. Carmody stated today. The sugar-content of the beets was very low this year and it is estimated by factory officials that only about half as much sugar was manufactured this season, compared with last year. Bad weather was the chief factor in this season’s campaign and the mill was forced to close at two different times because of the inability of farmers to get their beets out of the ground, due to the inclemency of the weather. The final payroll of the company will be distributed January 15. the officials announced today. About $125,000 will he paid out at that time. Many of the men employed for the campaign will be laid off today, while others will be retained until tlie last (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) BLUFFTON MAN KILLED IN FIGHT Charles Jacobs Dies Following Fist Fight Over Woman In Detroit Detroit. Jan. s—One man is dead and his erstwhile friend is under arrest charged with homicide, following a fist fight in an alley here. The fight grew out of an altercation over a woman, witnesses told the police. The dead man is Charles Jacobs, ot Bluffton, Indiana, who died from a fractured skull when knocked down by Delton H. White, 19. Jacobs’ body was taken to the county morgue to await disposition. Following the death of Jacobs, police were informed that two wornlen, said to have been the cause of the fight, packed their personal effects and hurriedly left Detroit.

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COOLIDGE IS ASKED TO FACE ISSUE SQUARELY Directors Os State Farm Bureau Federation Adopt Strong Resolutions OFFICERS PLAN TO VISIT WASHINGTON (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Indiiintipolis, Jan. 5 The demand that congress and President Coolidge “face the issue squarely and recognize the critical situation of the farmers,” was made in resolutions passed bv the board of directors of the Indiana farm bureau federation here today. The resolutions warned congress that “our farmers will not tolerate any sop or make shift legislation simply because it is labeled ‘agricultural relief.’ but in justice to the farmers of America we demand a law which will bring certain relief." An export corporation also was demanded in the resolutions. Such a corporation, the resolutions contend. would handle the surplus farm 1 products of the country and assure the farmer of au adequate return on his investment. Officers of the Indiana farm bureau will leave for Washington Stin- • day, where they will lead the fight fcr adoption of farm aid legislation in accordance with the views of national and state organizations. The resolutions denied as false statements made by politicians that the agricultural interests of the couulXJ are seeking legislation which would commit the government to a policy of price fixing. — —o — Pershing May Be Named (’hairman Os Commission Washington, Jan. 5. — (I’nited Press) President Coolidge is considering appointment of a successor to General John J Pershing, who is obliged, at least temporarily, by his health, to relinquish his duties at Arica. Chile, as chairman of the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary commission, the While House announced today. General Pershing is going to retire from the field, it was said on behalf Os President Coolidge. THINK PRISONER is robt. scon Man Held In California Prison Neither Admits Nor Denies His Identity San Quentin, Calif.. Jan.s. — (United Press) —Obdurately silent and refusing to admit or deny his identity as Robert Scott, wanted in Chicago in connection with the murder of Joseph Maurer. John Redding was returned to the state prison here today. Redding will be held at the prison until the parole board acts on his case in a meeting at Folsom state prison Saturday. His identification as Scott is expected to be laid before the board with a request that he be paroled to Illionois. Chicago, Jan. 5. —(United Press) — Robert Scott, reported under arrest in Mercedes, California, will be brought, back here to face trial for the murder in connection with the killing of Josi eph Maurer, young drug store clerk, during a holdup, assistant state's at- . torney George E Gorman declared to- . day. ■ Robert’s brother. Russell, is now in the asylum, for the criminal insane , at Chester, 111. He won his way into i the asylum after a desperate fight dur- ! ing which he had several hair breadth escapes from hanging, following h’s » conviction foi tlie killing of M-iuter . J Russell insisted that his brother did . the actual killing, and he joined his - parents and wife in a nation wide apf peal for the return of Robert, believing 1 the latter’s surrender would stave off the death sentence.