Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1927 — Page 1

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STATE SENATE PASSES FARM MEASURE

PAVING of two entrances TO decatur sought Local Cemeteries MACADAM ROAD .petition granted ; petitions for two hard surface roads Bating with the main entrance to the city Os Decatnr on Monroe itreet ami N'Bttman avenue and extending west past the Maplewood and , Fitliolic cemeteries respectively, were filed will) the board of county cominispiners this morning. The on* petition asks that the impjveniMt staid at the end of west Mornoe stteet. at the intersection of Tbitteertb street, and extending wed tothefhnaeo and Erie railroad crossins, less than one mile in length. The g-tiMiisks that the road be itnprovel under the name of the •'James Hurst Road improvement." It passes the Maplewood cemetery. The other petition asks that the improvement to he started on North Eighth street at the intersection of Monroe street., exploding north to Niitlman ayenue and Bien running west past the Catholic n-metery to the Schurger farm. An appmcli from Fifth street, west to Drtth street is also sought in the petition. It is stated in the petition that He road be improved under the name Wthe “George Wemhoff road improve*t." Both petitions ask that 40-foot tight of way be seemed aud-that the tard surface improvement be made Is feet In width. i Th*- Nuttman avenue improvement would he more than one mile in length tat tee-third of the width, west of Eleventh street, is in Root township. Tie other part and all of the Monroe ,<Wi improvement is in Washington township. The petitions do not specify the tad of material, expect that “the twtes be complete and improved, with Wrel or alone having a suitable bintor hard surface". It is the belief that concrete or brick will be selected. Macadam Road Ordered A WHfcn tor an improvement of a « Preble township, petitioned Wunder the name of the Gust Koeneroad, was filed with the board . 8 morning. The comm ssioners orthe petition published and a will be held at the March The petition asks that the 111 ' rai " e 12 feet wide and that it on PAGE TWO) mobserve men wedding Next Tuesday iiX M wn Jo t hn Ix wisehaupt ,, r rVe 0,6 fifUeth 1 Tuesday p 0 ). ' e r WPtl,lln R. next lets ot the *"" ary 15 ’ wllen the memtame in thi an - lly W!H gather at the sue, tor S C * y ’ fil(i Guttman ave- > iX^ haPPy ;s^r'X aupt an<( M, “ Lucy Beattv ln n, "' e parsona Se of Uli, and w uff,on - February 15, S‘ tat hi« e Vdurin d ’ They haVe «arri P() rta y aurln 8 most of their May 27 iw>' haVinß move< l here *’*'"“'l the « When Mr ' Wisehaupt Rtear. flTBt pl,,n >bing shop in "* l|(| nal]v u.' ei! ' llowar d Wisehaupt, 1 X wn as “ the pep man -" a ' ul Mrs - Elizabeth ’ O ' ,^cca2 hl ' fton - wlll here also ' Mr - and Mrs. Wiseloll ’ Daniel „ three grandsons. P ’ »>>o live la , l-01(1 E " and Richard f ,Orß,a * and y r „ at Los A “Keles, Cali- | ! *”*W Is nrn^| Wllo,n at ,east SOme ?* b rate in 1 ’ 0 ' 1, Mr ’ Wis ‘‘haupt

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Two Cases Come Up For Trial In City Court The case of the state vs. Floyd Baker. for intoxication, and Herman Stiere, for driving an automobile while Intoxicated, started this afternoon in Mayor’s court. Buker was tried first, anti it .was expected that the trials would last the remainder of the day, since about 20 witnesses were till be called. The two affidavits are the result of an auto mishap several weeks ago, when the car driven by Stiere collided with another car near the Refonned church in thin city. The evidence was still being introduced at press time, and indications were that the trial would last some time yet. — ►—=—oRED MEN WILL INITIATE CLASS Local Lodge To Make Plans For Initiation At Meeting Wednesday Night Preparations for the initiation of a large class by the local Red Men lodge will be made tomorrow night at the regular meeting of Improved Order of Red Men, at the hall in the Studabaker building, at 7:30 o’clock. The local Organization is making a membership drive and its is expected that about 50 members will be taken into the order in a few weeks. Plans will be completed at the meeting and a date will be set for the initiatory ceremonies. All member are urged to attend the meting, as other business of importance will be disposed of. o Provoke Charges Against George Telford Dismissed The case of proveke filed against George P. Telford by D. W. Beery in local polite court, was dismissed this morning. It was set for trial at 10 o’clock, but was dismissed shortly before time for trial. MAKING PLANS FOR BANQUET Tickets Being Printed For Industrial Association Banquet Monday Tickets are being printed at present and will go on sale Thursday, for the annual banquet and organization meeting of the Decatur Industrial Association which will bq' held Monday. Februray 14. at the Knights of Pythias home at 6:30 o’clock. The nominating committee will meet some time this week and place in nomination the names of six local business men. three business men, three of whom will be elected to serve a three year term. The nominating committee consists of J. H. Heller, Avon Burk, Dan Niblick, W. A. bower and C. A. Dugan. The three board members whose terms expire are J JI. Carmody, William Linn and Avon Burk. It is usually the custom for the three retiring members to be nominated and three other members ot the association. Tickets to tlie annual affair will sell for SI.OO and anyone who is unable to secure a ticket can obtain one at the K. of P. home the night of the banquet. * Howard Wisehaupt, former Decatur resident, and nationally known salesman instructor and “pep” man, will give the chief address at the meeting. All members are urged to attend. 0 Man Charged With Assaulting Child Roy Steel, brick mason residing on Eighth street, was arraigned in Mayor's court this morning on charges filed by Max Moyer alleging assault and battery on Mr. Moyer's son, James The asault Is alleged to have taken place Sunday evening. Mr. Steel entered a plea of not guilty and his ttial was set for Saturday afternoon at. 2 o’clock. Mr. Steel was released on his own recognizance.

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Murder Becomes “Big Business”; American Murders Are Leaders

‘ By United Press Murder has become “big business" iu-the United States and our murderers surpass those of other countries in activity Just as American automobf.e manufacturers, makers of telephones. bath tubs and electric refrigerators, surpass their foreign competitors. • In 19 large cities of the United States there were 111 murders In January. For purpose of comparison the United Press obtained from the Jiome office in London statistics for the five years ending with 1924. Mur-

“Household Furnishings” 1 Turn Out To Be Scotch, Rye Whisky And Wines Indianapolis, Ind,, Feb. 8. —(United Press)—-Wallace Anstess. 40, was held in the Marion county jail here today, unable to furnish $5,000 bond and charged with violating the Federal prohibition law, following the seizure of liquor with an approximate retail value of $30,000. The Liquor was confiscated in a raid on a shipment ot goods received at a local freight house. The shipment was consigned to a "Joseph Moran,” in care of a local trucking company. Anstess admitted he was "Moran." according to officers. •The liquor, pat ked in a piano box and other cartons labied "Household furnishings." included both scotch and tye whisky, dry gin and imported Frenh wines, packed in fancy bottles. MG NARY-HAUGEN BILL IS FAVORED Poll Os Senate Shows 44 For ' And 35 Against Bill; 11 Are Doubtful By Paul R. Mallon. (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Feb. 8. — (U. P.) —A poll of the senate by the United Press today showed the line up on the Mc-Nary-Haugen farm price stabilizatiou bill to be: For, 44. Against, 35. Doubtful, IDTotal 95 —(One Illinois seat vacant.) This indicated clearly that the bill would pass if brought to a final ballot immediately. There may be some subsequent switches if debate extends several days and probably most of the eleven doubtful will vote ultimately against the measure. However, the margin manifested in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) OPTIMISM FELT IN CHINESECASE - British Believe Plan To • Neutralize Shanghai Will Solve Problem London, Feb. B.—(United Press.)— Solution of the problem of foreigners in the Yangtze valley and removal of the last vestige of danger of a clash between Chinese and foreign forces may result, the British government believed today, from Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg’s suggestion that the international settlement at Shanghai be neutralized. From pessimism over the potency of the neutralization suggestion Britain has turned to optimism. The authorities were speculating today on the probability of a solution as folloyvs : z 1. Obtaining the agreement ot the Cantonese Nationalists to Kellogg s suggestion. 2. Diversion of British troops now enroute to Shanghai to som e other far east port. An authoritative spokesman informed the United Press that the British believed the events of the week-end had almost removed the possibility of fighting between th ewhite and yellow races in China. I

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tiers in all of England during those years averaged 103 annually, or an average of between tight and nine murders a month in all of England. The various American cities reported their murders as follows: Chicago 26; New York. Denver, 1; Detroit, 11; Washington, D. C. 1; New Haven, Conn, 1; Hartford, Conn, 1; Houston, Tex, 4; Portland, Ore, 2; San Francisco, 4; Dallas, 6; Fresno, Calif, 1; Ixis Angeles, 4; Seattle, 2; Plttsburgs, 8; Philadelphia, 12; Indianapolis, 2; Kansas City, 8; Boston, 1.

EX-SERVICE MEN TO HOLD BANQUET Banquet And Smoker To Be Held In Industrial Rooms Wednesday Evening All ex-servfce men are invited to i a banquet to be held Wednesday evening. at 6:45 o’clock, at the Industrial rooms in this city. A good time is being arranged by tlie committee it), charge. The meeting is for all exmen and is not limited to Legion members, the committee announced. » Following the banquet, which will start at 6:45 o’clock, there will be a program. Dr. Harry O. Jones, of Berne, will give a short talk and Fred Wlcking, of Bluffton, eighth district committeeman of the American LeI gion, will deliver an address. Mr. Wlcking will tell of the im- | portance ot i strong Legion post in | Adams county. Following the two talks, a s*moker will be held. All exservice men are urged to come and bring their buddies. Great interest has been shown in the local post of the American Legion the last several wee£s and the membership has increased greatly. It is hoped to bring the membership of the local post to 150 in tlie next few days. A committed of Legion members is looking for adequate headquarters at present. n ( Nidlinger Funeral To Be Held Here Wednesday Furenal services for Jonathan D. i Nidlinger. prominent Union township farmer, who died at the home of a son in Fort Wayne. Monday afternoon. will lie held at tlie Methodist church in this city at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Somerville Light, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Jacobs, will officiate. Burial will lie made in tlie Decatur cemetery. 0 -A—FORMEROECATUR RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Albert Entzminger Dies At Her Home In Warren. Ohio, This Morning Mrs. Albert Entzminger, 43, daughter of Mrs. Idj) Elzey, of North Sixth street, this city, died at 1:30 o’clock this morning, at Warren. Ohio, where she had lived many years. Death followed an opeiation for removal of a tumor preformed Fi iday ami from which she was thought to lie recovering. Surviving. I -sides the mother, are ■ brothers, Ben and Fred Elzey, of this city, and Martin of Moline, 111., and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Krick, of Decatur, and Mrs. Burkholder, cf Cievland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Entzminger's only daughter died a few years ago. The telegram announcing that Mrs. Entzminger was sinking was received here at 7 o’clock last evening and Mrs. Elzey, Mrs. Krick, Fred Elzey and Joe Krick left at once to motor to Warren Mrs. Entzminger was well known here wheie she was reared and the announcement of her death came as a shock to the many friends and rela-_ tives.

NICKEL PLATEi MERGER REGARDED NEAR COMPLETION Yliant Railway Merger, Affecting Two Lines Through Decatur, Near Reality BUY CONTROL OF TWO OTHER LINES Completion of the giant Nickel Plate railroad merger, proposed by the Van Sweringen interests, of Cleveland. Ohio, which affects the Eiie railroad anil the Clover I-eaf division of the Nickel Plate passing through this city, was regarded close at. hand today, following an announcement last night by the board of directors of the Chesepeake & Ohio line that they had directed the filing of a petition with the interstate commerce commission, asking for permission to acquire stock control of the Erie and the Perrt Marquette railroads. The directors of the C. & O. announced at the same time that they would ask for authority to sell $59.502,400 worth of the company’s common stock with which to finance the big deal. As the interstate commerce commission already had expressed Its belief that such a merger would be inthe interest of the public welfare it R considered likely that the proposed consolidation will be approved. Although there was no indication In the statement, of the C. & O. direc(CONTIJTUEO ON PAGE FIVE) SNOW AND COLD WAVE FORECAST I Temperature Expected To Dip To 10 To 15 Degrees Above Zero Soon —“ Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 8. —(United Press)—A cold wave will strike Indiana tonight, bringing an end to the spring-like weather of the past ten days, the weather bureau warned today. | The temperature will dip to 10-15 degrees above zero through out the state during the night, according to the prediction. Although snow flurries and high winds are forecast for other sections of the middlewest, little snow is expected in most parts ot Indiana. Fair weather is predicted for Wednesday. —o COUNTY ATTORNEY IS RE-APPOINTED Henry Heller Selected For ' Position Again; Contract Is Awarded The county commissioners, in session this afternoon, re-appointed Henry B. Heller as county attorney Mr. Heller has served as county attorney for a number of years and the commissioners offered him the appointment, which he accepted. No change was made in the salary heretofore paid the county attorney. The commissioners awarded the contract for furnishing a metal counter in the county auditor's office to the Art Metal Constructicm company, of Jamestown, N. y. Their bid, the onl/one filed, was for $650. The old wooden counter, which has served in the auditor’s office since the court house was built, will be removed. The bids for the furnishing of an adding machine in the county auditor’s office were carried over until next month. Three blds were filed. The commissioners will meet again Monday at the court house relative to road matters and they will also award the contract for the furnishing ot coal at the county infirmary. The board made a trip of inspection _pf several roads this afternoon and adjourned until next Monday.

Revival To Be Resumed At Evangelical Church The evangelistic services at tlie Evangelical church will be resumed tonight. No service was held last night, on account of the Community Standard Training School classes being held at the Central school building. A service will be held at 7:30 o’clock this evening, and probably every other evening this week. A large audience attended the afternoon sei vice held Monday. An afternoon meeting will be held at 2 o'clock each day this week. The public is cordially invited to a» tend the services. RETURNS HERE FOR OPERATION Kentucky Man Likes Service And Treatment In Local Hospital Qne good turn deserves another. Two or three years ago, Charles Tillinghast. of Newport, Kentucky, was seriously injured in an automobile accident north of this city, near the interurban substation on the De-catur-Fort Wayne road, anil he was brought to the Adams County Memorial Hospital, in this city, where he was a patient for several "Weeks, along with other members of his par ty. While at the hospital, Mr. Tillinghast received ecellent service and courteous treatment from the nurses and attendants at the hospital. So greatly did Mr. Tillinghast appreciate the treatment that, recently, when he was advised to undergo u major operation, he at once decided to return to Decatur and enter the local hospital, where he would receive excellent care, and incidently, give the local institution a little more business. Mr. Tillinghast underwent his operation a few days ago and is on the road to recovery. He brought another patient, Emmett Goodwin, of Milford, Ohio, with him. Mr. Goodwin is recovering from a major operation, here. o TO HOLD FOUR MORE INSTITUTES Four Farmers’ Institutes To Be Held In Adams County Next Week With three farmers' institutes already held in Adams county, farmers in four other localities of the county are looking forward to their institutes. which will be held next week. Institutes were held at Monmouth, Monroe and Berne last week. Institutes will be held next week in Kirkland township, at the Kirkland high school building, on Tuesday; in Hartford township, at the Hartford central school building, on Wednesday; in Union township, at the Kohr school building, on Thursday; and in St. Marys township, at Bobo, on Friday. Considerable interest was shown in the display of corn at the Monmouth institute last Thursday. This was the first corn show ever held in con nection with the Monmouth institute. There were displays of cakes, also. The officers elected were Cal Kunkle, chairman, and Mrs. E, S. Christen, secretary and treasurer. About 250 persons attended the institute held at Monroe, School was dismissed for the day. A large display of corn and small grains featured the institute. There *ere about 15 exhibits each of wheat, and oats. For the first time, eggs were exhibited at the Monroe institute this year, and there were about 15 entries. W. T. Rupert was elected chairman of the institute. Henry Cook was chosen vice-chairman, and Mrs. E. W. Busche was elected secretary and treasurer. The institute at Berne was held on Saturday, with a large attendance. Exhibits of grain, fruit, potatoes, eggs, pastries and butter was a feature of this institute. There were 20 displays of wheat; 14 displays ot oats; 20 of eggs, 23 of bread, 18 ot corn and correspondingly large number of oth(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)’

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REAPPRAISEMENT OF REAL ESTATE PROVIDED IN BILL Measure Designed To Aid Farmer Now Goes To House For Action PARTY LINES ARE IGNORED Indianapolis, Feb. (United Press) Farm relief as incorporated in the hill compelling consideration of incomes in fixing taxation valuation of retd estate, was approved today by the state senate. Phe senate, by a vote of 37-11 passed and sent to the house the Lindley-Jyhake-Jobnson bill providing for a reappraisement of all real estate this year and every four years thereafter. The bill would require that the incomes of the farm land he taken into consideration in setting appraisement figures for farm land. Pronounced by its proponents as the most vital legislation confronting the present general assembly, the measure was debated two hours before it was passed and sent to the House. Opposed In Industrial Centers Chief opposition to the measure came from senators representing industrial centers, but the farm vote Was overwhelmingly in favor of passage. Party tines yere ignored. Os the 11 who opposed passage, one was a Democrat and ten were Republicans. Os those favoring passage 25 were Republicans and, 12 were Democrats. The bill, as approved in the Senate, provides first for reappraisement of all real estate in 1927 and each four years thereafter. Llecond, that taxes shall be limited to 20 per cent of normal net annual earning capacity. Third, that taxes shall not exceed two per cent of the property’s actual cash value, whether such value is dependent. on earning capacity or not. Fourth, that appeals may be taken to circuit, or superior courts on all final orders of the state tax board. Senator Curtis Shake, Democrat, of Vincennes, co-author of the measure with Senator Alonzo H. Lindley, Republican, and Senator Perry Johnson Republican, of Atlanta, summed up the object of the measure by declaring it would compel consideration of income and give recourse to county courts for tax bard decisions. —o —i —■—--— HONOR DECATUR ART INSTRUCTOR Art Teachers Os Eighth District Elect Miss Martin Secretary-Treasurer Miss Catherine Martin, art instructor in the Decatur public schools, was elected secretary and treasurer of the eighth district art teachers, at a’ district convention held in Anderson last Saturday. Miss Adaline Cates, art supervisor in the Muncie schools, was elected president. About fifty art teachers attended th e convention. The morning session was spent in demonstrating art lessons from the first to seventh grades, dinner was served at noon in the Blue Triangle Hall, followed by a program ot music from the city schools and a play entitled, “The Toy Shop,” written and produced by the Anderson high school dramatic club. The afternoon session was devoted to talks on art supervision teachers’ training, by Miss Susan Lane, of Muncie Normal, exhibits and scholarship awards by Mr. Richey, of the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, and art in the gchols, by Super-iutend-mt Denny, ot Anderson. Funeral arrangements have not been r ade, but the body wUI be returned here for burial and funeral services will be held here.

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