Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1928 — Page 1

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1181 PLANT I HUKES PROFIT, I BRI SHOWS I superintendent’s ReP o r t I ,u s hoWS Plant Cleared I $35,285.91 In 1927 S vaiUE 01 PLANT I NEAR MALI ■'MILLION ■ ThP electric light and power depart- ' Ml ment of the t it.' Plan' “ id a total bus ' ' Ml U 0f‘155.835 '9. in 1927 according H to the annual report compiled by M. M J Mylott. superintendent. Os this to- , M tt | $150,61665 "us from sales of el- . ■ ect'ric current and power and $5,819.24 M f ont non-operating revenue. Included M in the revenue is a credit ot $7,500 Ml municipal street lighting. Last year's . M business was a little below that of a M !W ago. when it reached a total of . M $165,243.62. ■ The net profit of the department for , M the year was $29,466.1*7. Io this is addfl el the credit of $5,819.24 from non- , ■ operating expenses, making a total net . M profit for the department of $35,285.91. ■ From this total profit of $35,285.91 is . fl $3.9"" for interest on the M| bond**' l * leb '- 55.0110 for payment on ( fl luinds and a total depreciati n charge M of $15,864.20. M During the year, improvement i and j fl additions to the amount of $29,725.44 ' M w* made, all of which were paid for ' fl out of the earnings of the company. ■ Plant Valued Highly H The total value of the Electric Light < fl ttnd Power department is placed at M $402,513.69 Bonds cutstanding at the . M beginning of the year were $65,000. M T ar e being paid as fast as they 1 M become due out of the earnings of the ' M P !an < and 110 levy is made for them in M l be tax rate. The outstanding biljs at ' ■ the close of the fiscal year were $3,M WM f ■ The cash on hand at the elowrUT (Tie . M year was $25,578.01. The value of supfl Plies, inventoried at the close of the M was $1,231.00. ■ During the year, 5.689.510 K. W. 11. ■ were generated. The maximum prcduc- ■ ton on any single day was 22,620 K. ■ W. H.. on January 12,1927. The mini- ] ■ num was on May 15, 1927, when 5,- ■ 580 K. W. H. were generated. ■ Copies of the report were filed with E the city council last Tuesday and the ■ complete report will be published in E the Daily Democrat within a few days. R The loss in business last year is E accounted for in the lower power and Rl sad lighting rates effective last May. I fO HOLD REVIVAL WBODOCHURCH I Special Services I io Open At Bobo M. E. I Church Sunday I n „ A Serl?S of reviva ' meetings will I E at ‘ he Bobo Methodist church I L day The pastor, the Rev. E. P. ■ I of m??." arranged to have several I nii a 8 . fe ow Pastors occupy the pnlI g “ eXt WPek - The Pastor and I grem Cga "° n a, ' e PXpecting a series of I eoXte7X ReV ' Wh ‘ te has Just I the m, , y Huceessf ul revival at I 0. circuit ° Pe ChUrCh ’ ° f the Bolx) M ' I »ert llo \| inß j is tlle pri2gr “ m for next I Rev R\v D Q ay ‘ tight ’ “ermon by the I fey'nivhL 8 keß,otDecat ur; TuesI Rev C R q’ V -l' ight ’ serrdon the I <l«y night Sln th ’ Os Decat ur; WednesI Fost er S ' 1 ;. m*" 0 ” by the Rev. E. M. I *rinonby th oproe; o p roe; Thursday night, I De catlll . mF R T C ' Maynapd ' of the I Wr »on by'thp u rcU l : Frida - V night ' I Pliant Mill 6 ’• F ' A Shfpley - of I F ’Sa Sign Os An I Ada ms-For-Govemor” I Campaign Appears I . lnd .',\ Feb - 24 ~(U.R)~The I Ca ®paien •> aU A(lanis ' for ■Governor’’ ann '>uncement ear P Pd here today with I bating f nr of a gigantic mass f oliseu m f eXt Monda y night in the P ' l ‘'for b thp te p,,"’ eetir ' g has been calb induce a ~p ilrpose of attempting to 10u >>ceas n IOX , county -man to an--8,1 "n of gove^ ndidate for tlle nominin? (o half nn ° r ° f Ind - iana -’’ accordWsheß jn i n Pa , ge adver ttaements pub'‘'’""cemcnt' a ‘ ne '7 pap ers. The an"■"nwb.t r u Bigned ‘‘ G °o d GovL° rtlng ThomS 18 «tip, L he dams - edl,or of Repiit, lican nn Comme rcial, for the Lila nomination.

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Vol. XXVI. No. 47.

Church Body Assails Governor Ed Jackson

[Governor, Once A Favorite Church Speaker, Is Asked To Resign Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 24.—(INS)—Gov- : ernor Ed Jackson, who In the past has . been a favotite speaker before church gatherings, was bitterly assailed in a ; resolution adopted here by the Union Association of the Brotherhood of Baptists, representing 20 churches of that denomination in southern Indiana. Urging Governor Jackson to resign, the resolution in part said: "Whereas Governor Ed Jackson has proved himself utterly unworthy of the high office which he now holds, in that "He has violated his oath of office. "He has betrayed the trust of the party. "He lias lost the confidence of the people. "He lias consorted with the basest of criminals. “He lias connived to abort justice, to thwart the will of God and the people. "He has made our state a stench in the nostrils of the nation. "He has hidden behind a technicality of the law. "Therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Baptist Brotherhood do now demand the resignation of the staid Governor Ed Jackson and that he immediately relieve the exalted office of his odious presence and thereby set at ease the minds of the people of the state of Indiana.” The Rev. H. M. Bell, pastor of the First Baptist church of Vincennes, presented the resolution to the association. It was signed, after passage by L. R. Dugan, president, and Luther Johnson, secretary. SLEET AND SNOW ACCOMPANY COLD Near-Zero Weather Prevails Early This Morning; Roads Are Passable Sleet and snow, accompanied a cold wave which reached Adams county late yesterday afternocn. The cold weather is scheduled to hold sway for at least anothr day, accoring to government weather forecasters. Sleet, which began to fall about 2 o’clock Thursay afternoon, turned into snow as the temperature dropped several degiees and several inches of snow fell before it stopped about 6 o'clock Thursday evening. It was reported today, however, that practically every road out of Decatur was passable. The two days of warm weather, Tuesday and Wednesday, gave road workei s an opportunity to clear most roads of the heavy snow of a week ago and very few motorits i eported being held up last night because ot drifts. The thermometers in Decatur dropped to almost zero late last night and near zero weather was reported early today. The sun was cut early this morning and aided some in driving the temperature to a more seasonable level. The cold wave is predicted to last most of the week-end. o Actress' Is 111 Hollywood. Cal., Feb. 24—(iNS)— Suffering from what is declared to be a form of auto-intoxication, Alice Calhoun, motion picture actress, is facing tlie surgeon's knife at the Hollywood hospital, it was learned today. Iler candition is said to be extremely serious. SAY COAL GAS CAUSED RLAST Defense In Trial Os Hiram Reed Claim Dynamite Did Not Cause Blast Ottowa, 11l , Feb. 24—(INS)-The explosion at the Pleasant Valley school house which wrecked the stove and nearly fatally injured lola Bradford, the teacher resulted from coal gas instead of a dynamite bomb. This is the contention upon which the defense hopes »o clear Hiram Reed, 24-year-old farmer of the charge of bombing the school house for the purpose of killing Miss Bradford to avoid keeping his promise *to marry her.

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120 REPORTED TRAPPED IN MINE Teriflfic Explosions Said To Have Wrecked Mine In Arkansas Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 24. —(INS)--Gue hundred twenty miners were reported to have been trapped by a teriffic exp'osion today in a mine near Fairy Lind, Ark. according to a telephone message received here. The explosion occurred in shaft 20, in Mana Coal Mine No. 3, early today, the report said. Rescue crews went into the mine immediately in an effort to rescue the entomlied miners, said the message. o Louis Ludlow To Seek Seat In U. S. Congress » Indianapolis, Feb. 24.—(INS) — For many years Louis Ludlow has chronicled the antics of members of congress from tlie press gallery at Washington, I). C. Today, Ludlow, who was president of the National Press Club last year, was a candidate to become one of the members of the house of representatives. He has announced he will run for the Democratic nomination for congress from the seventh Indiana district which includes only the city of Indianapolis and Marion county, n wh'ch Indianapolis is located. Ludlow now is Washington correspondent for a number of Ohio newspapers and is the author of "From Corn Field to Press Gallery" and “In the Heart ot Hoosierland.' Indiana Woman Dies At Age Os 101 Years )- - .. ■' ■■ ■■ Seymour, Ind., Feb. 24.—(U.R)— Mrs. Lizzie Jane Guthrie, 101 years old, k lied today at the home of a daugh‘cr, Mrs. Nancy Browning. She was the oldest person in Jackson county and had lived all her life near the ipot where she was born, a fort established by a pioneer party, including her parents, at -the present site of Clear Springs. Mrs. Guthrie was the mother of 13 children and helped rear six stepchildren, seventy-five grandchildren and 170 great grandchildren survive. o WARNING ISSUED TO FARMERS HERE Practice Os Feeding Carcasses Os Dead Animals To Hogs Must Cease A warning to Adams county farmers to discontinue the practice of feeding dead animals to hogs was issued today by O. T. Law, state food and drug insectur, and Dr. George M. Reynolds, assistants state veterinarian, following an inspection of conditions in the county yesterday and today. The feeding of the carcasses of dead horses, cattle and other livestock to hogs or any other animals is a violation of the state food and drug law and also the regulations of the state livestock sanitary board The penalty for violation of either regulation is a fine of not less than $25 on the first offeu.se and a jail sentence on the second offense. Mr. Law and Dr. Reynolds said today that they had found several farmers in this county who had been feeding the bodies ot dead animals to their hogs. They issued instructions to the farmers to dispose of the carcasses as provided by law within the next few days or prosecutions would follow. They expect to return to this county within a few days tor a second inspection, they said. A Randolph county farmer was arrested yesterday on affidavits filed by Mr. Uv and Dr. Reynolds for feeding the carcass of a dead animal to his hogs. The state laws state that the carcass of any dead animal must be disposed of in one ot three ways, namely; by burning by'burial or by disposing of it in a fertilizer factory. If the carcass is buried, the top of the carcass must be four and onehalf feet below the surface ot the ground nnd the carcass must be covered with quick lime. Diseases are spread through the feeding of carcasses to livestock, Mr. Law and Dr. Reynolds pointed out today.

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(Joes Free ' I 1 a Mm Mrs. Alma Petty Gatlin, only recent')' a bride, and winner of a beauty contest, was freed hy a jury at Wentworth, N. C., of a charge of murdering her father. She shifted the charge to her mother, now dead, in defending herself. amanda Moats DIES AT HOSPITAL Lifelong Resident Os Adams County Dies Last Night; Age 71 Years Mrs. Amanda Archer Moats, 71. I'felong resident of Adams county died at :he Adams County Memorial hospital at 6:20 o’clock last night, following tn illness ct several weeks. Gangrene was said to have been the cause of the death. Amanda Archer Moats was born in St. Marys township, July 15, 1856. She was the daughter of Aaron and Susanna Archer. In early life, she was united in marriage to William W. Moats, who preceded her in deatli several years ago. For the last 30 years, Mrs. Moats has been a resident ot Decatur. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Moats, but a fester son, Clarence Moore, who resided with Mrs. Moats on North Ninth street .survives. Three brothers C. H. Archer, of Spencerville, Ohio, Jerry Archer, of Midland, Michigan, and Albert Archer, of Fort Wayne, and a sister Mrs. Isabel Winans, of near Pleasant Mills, also survive. Mrs. Moats was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city. Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home - CONTIN’UKn OX P4C.R THKRE) ROTARIANS BACK OLD HOME WEEK Club Goes On Record As Whole Heartedly Endorsing Plans The Decatur Rotary Club, at its regular meeting at the K of C. hall last night, unanimously voted to go on record as “whole heartedly endorsing the Old Home Week committee and aiding in every way possible Io make the Old Home week a success." A, R. Holthouse gave a talk on publicity and conventions and also explained to the club the idea of the Old Home Week Chib being organized in this city. J. F. Arnold, delegate to the state oonvention held at West Baden this week, gave a very interesting report of the convention. Following the transaction of regular business, the meeting was adjourned. o Picture Appears In Furnace Trade Journal A picture of the new truck purchased by A. R. Ashbaucher, local Majestic furnace dealer and a member of the force employed by Mr. Ashbaucher, which was taken in front of the Ashbaucher Tin Shop on First street, appeared in "the "Majestic Heating News” of February 15. The paper is published at Huntington, by the Majestic Furnace company.

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MAY NUT EMPLOY NIGHTWATCHMAN Mayor And Council Feel That Night Policemen Offer Enough Protection Although no formal action has been taken by the council in regards to the appointment of « merchant's night policeman, Mayor George Krick and several cf the councilmen have expressed the opinion that they were not in favor of appointing a man to fill the place of Samuel Frank veteran night watchman, who died recently. The mayor and council take the position that, since the city employs two tegular policemen on the night force, an extra man, whose duty it was to see that the doois of the x business houses were locked at night, is unnecessary now. The two night policemen are on duty all night and since Mr. Franks' death. Officer Burl Johnson has been seeing that the doers were locked. The city paid the special night watchman sl9, while each of the business houses where Mr. Franks checked up on paid him 25 cents a week. The banks paid him a larger sum. Several men are applicants for the place, but looking at the matter in the way of economy and safety, the council feels the regular policemen are sufficient to safeguard the welfare of the City at night, without the employing cf a merchant's policemen. Sectional Basketball Tourney Schedules To Be Broadcast Saturday Indianapolis, Feb. 24— (INS) —Parrings for the Indiana high school basetball tourney whimh will be given o the press here Saturday morning a* 8 o'clock will be broadcast by radio 3tat on WFBM at 10:45 o'clock. A. L. Trester secretary of the I. H. S. A., .nnounced today It will be the first time in Indiana >asketball that the drawings will be □roadcast shortly after they are reeased. o TO HOLO “CALL SERVICE" TONIOHT Special Service To Be Held At United Brethren Revival The services tonight at tlie United Brethren church promise to be exceptional in many ways. The Rev. Mr. Wilson announced a new feature for tlie services tonight, in the nature of a "Call Service." Then the Rev. E. P. White and wife, of Bobo, have promised to lie present and bring a message in sor.g. This may lie the last service In which the Rev. Mr. Wilson of Columbia City, will be present. The exceptionally good service of last night in which several were saved will add additional interest to the services tonight, which will begin at 7:30 o’clock. The message last night was based on the word of God, "Behold I stand at the door and knock," Rev. 3:20. In a vivid, and striking way, the speaker pictured the closed door, and appealed to folk to open the door and let Christ come into their lives. He appealed for a deeper Christian experience among the church members. Sin in numberless form that is keeping God from working in the lives of lolk, was discussed. Folks love the thing of the world instead ot the things of God, he said. Pride and selfishness takes first place and crowds Christ aud tlie church out. Selfrighteousness expresses itself not only in words, but in the actions of folk who refuse to follow the program of Christ. In closing, after speaking of the various ways in which the Saviour was knocking, the speaker brought the people face to face with the wotd of God, and warned them that Jesus would dot always stand there ready to receive them, but sooner or !a‘er would depart, as “My spirit will not always strive with man.” Two came to the altar at the invitation and were saved,'and others went into the study for prayer at the close and were saved. Conviction is fastening itself upon the people.

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Men Councilmen Are Merely “Yes” Men As She Does The Work Greybull, Wyo., Feb. 24. —(U.R)—The prospect of being under petticoat rule for another four years isn't worrying tlie men folk here. At least, they say it isn't. The dignified city fathers admit they'd rather have one of their sex bossing things, but in the next breath tell you that Miss Lizbeth Wiley, better known to all the voters as “Lizzie," has made a fine mayor. Matt Karhtt, grocer, city councilman and politician, was enthusiastic about tbe woman boss. “She is by far the best mayor that Greybull ever has had,” he began. Talks Too Much “But —she talks too much. She wastes our time. She appoints a committee and then goes over our heads and does the work herself. It makes the boys pretty sore at times. But no man in town would work so hard for the good of the city. "Two of the councilmen are jealous of her because she is getting all the glory of the way the city government is run, but she does tlie work and 1 think is entitled to it. “But, come to think about it, the rest of us go to council meeting once a month and seldom think of it again until time for the next meeting. “No, they'll never be able to find another man to run for mayor in this town that can beat her if she runs.” Her Honor Miss Wiley, however, isn’t much preturbed about wasting the time of tbe city councilmen and hinted that there always is away for them to conserve their time if they don’t want to serve on the ruling body. “As long as I'm mayor I'll ask questions and I'll want them answered if it takes all night,” she said. And with that remark she hasten'd away to finish up a little business he had placed in the hands of a ommittee which hadn't acted. .o COOLIDGE SIGNS BUILDINGS BILL President Approves Bill Providing For New Federal Buildings Washington, Feb. 24. — (U.R) —President Coolidge today signed tlie bill authorizing an additional $100,000,000 for postoffice and federal buildings throughout the United States. It increases by $100,000,000 the $165,000,000 appropriation voted last session which provided $100,000,000 for federal buildings in the United States, $50,000,000 for public structures in the District of Columbia and an unexpended balance of $15,000,000 to be distributed at discretion of the postoffi *e and treasury departments. Illinois Gasoline Tax Law Is Held Invalid Springfield, 111., Feb. 24.—(U.R)—The Illinois supreme court today held invalid the two-cent gasoline tax law passed by last year's legislature. The decision came on an appeal by the Chicago Motor Club from the decision ot Judge John K. Newhall of Kane county circuit court upholding the law. o LINDY ENJOYS A REST TODAY Flying Colonel Rests In Seclusion At Selfridge Field, Michigan Detroit, Feb. 24. — (INS) — Best and seculsion at Selfridge Field until late tonight or early tomorrow was the program today for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, here on a mystery mission said to involve tlie inauguration of a new air line. The flying colonel is the guest of Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier, commandant of the first pursuit group at Selfridge. Secrecy continues to envelop his plans due to his insistence that • he be kept out of the public eye. i Lindbergh called off another "mysi tery mission" hop scheduled for this i morning and decided to remain quietly at the field. )

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MACHINE GUN IS USED IN KANSAS CITY ROBBERY Seventy Persons In Bank Are Cowed As Bandits Fire Weapons ANOTHER MISSOURI BANK IS HELD UP K.insas C.ilv. I't'b. 21.— (INS) A spcclacultir bank robbery was staged at the City Bank here lodav by 12 men. After a compile check-up, it was estimated $50,000 had been taken. While a machine gun, the second ever employed here, was trained on the main entrance to the bank the 12 men stormed into the lobby from two entrances and immediately began firing their weapons to herald their arrival. 'Wild shouts, accompanied by the flourishing of guns, sent the 70 persons Inside the bank into a near panic. Wellston. Mo., Feb. 24 —(U.R) —Four bandits, believed to have hidden in tlie Wellston Trust Company building all night, held up the bank at opening lime today and escaped with between $25,000 and $.10,000 in cash. Tlie bandits kidnaped tlie driver of a bank service car. o Lenten Service At St. Marys Church Tonight The first of the Friday evening Lenten services will be held at 7:3'1 o'clock tonight, at the St> Marys Catholic church. The services will consist of the Way of the ('rose ami Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The Rev. Father Joseph Hession, pctluK pastor will officiate at he services tonight. Australian Aviator Is Forced Down Near Goal London, Feb. 24.—(INS)— Bert Hinkler, Australian aviator, flying from Port Darwin to Gloncurry, was forced down today near his destination, according to an exchange telegraph dispatch from Melbourne, Australia. Hinkler, who flew from England to Australia in sixteen days, was making a two-day flight to Bundaberg from Port Darwin. He will continue to Gloncurry by train tomorrow, the dispatch said. o ASSESSING TO START MARCH 1 Township Assessors To Get Supplies And Instructions Thursday The township assessors and their deputies will receive their 'supplies and finil instructions fcr the assessing of personal property and real estate in this county on Thursday, March. 1, from County Assessor Jay Cline, at the court house. Supplies will be distributed to all the assessors ad their deputies, including the special assessors who will make the real estate appraisements this year. The assessors also have another duty, that of collecting the dog tax The dog tax is $5 for a female dog, $3 for a spayed female $3 for a male dog and $5 each additional dog. The assessors are to turn the dog tax money over to the township trustees, who will give him a receipt. The assessor will notify the county auditor that he has turned over the money to the township assessor. The assessing of property and real estate will continue until May 15. Tbe assessors have been instructed to "take all property, botH real and personal” at its actual cash value.” I o Two More Suspects Are Held In Lafayette Case 1 Girard, 111., Feb. 24.—(INS)—Police 1 here today are awaiting word from the sheriff at Lafayette, Ind., befora 1 releasing two men answering the description of John Burns and Samuel Baxter, escaped Indiana convicts P suspected of the slaying of Deputy t Sheriffs John I*. Grove and Wallace McClure. i- Tlie youths under arrest gave the s names of John Anderson, 19, and t- George Williams, 17, and claim to be from St. Louis.

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