Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1919 — Page 1

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PRESIDENTS . fTAirsw Has Reached mplefe Agreement on nt j a ] Points of. ® three nev amps And Fourteen ( men f s Recommendec Mr. Crowell of \V ICC> ♦ (United Pre Paris, Jan. 4—isto Daily Democrat) —President an[ j the Italian government , c hed a complete agreement .sential points of the peament, a Rome dispatch states The dispatch said erstood that the president's , a |y “already is a success Washington. D. C— (Special to Daily Der’eqijcsts' for purchase of th, military camps and fourteen ; nts in addition to the onened by

the government werore the house military com" Assistant Secretary of V. Many committee took Crowell's statement cage of cantonment as indica'.cy adverse to universal naini ig. London, Jan. 4— Daily Democrat —The Ex: gr; ih company stated that President Wilso Brest I for New York Febn proo- ' ably would return -befo-e the conclusion of tr-onfer- ' ence. Washington, Jan ia! ,0 i I Daily Democrat) B fighting ships in ' '■ *» ; war ended it was u: lt French high comnii '- ''lav. , A vast armada of " B eels was engaged in I! B submarines in the I Mediterranean. 'I seas fleet was made . •” b ' -M I pedo boats and B French navy had 4 Man air auxiliary for ‘ ■ planes, dirigibles an K loons. * ", :! Washington, Jan | ( ■ Daily Democrat) 1’ ' ■ Hindenburg to lead I man force against t , I and revolutionary , accort '* np to diploni Germany objects , ■ maneuvers on the > B are directed by t. 1S , ( i ; ■ and the Poles and .\ ;i i B Polish elections in () HBtion of the arnns i i Cables indicated lodged protests in I the United Stat-> a , , o j K entente that she w ■ protect herself unb i I or Washington inte .■> I, Washington. Ja’ ... ~ t ■ Daily Democrat) thc | for the governmet. ( , le ■ cable system wa-- ists it transmission es t' (>l3> B from France. Sen:

■ declared today. .iO--is th' i n ; 1 of the senate and Hn |$K close touch with r s. gsaid an official at; (0 E feet would short 1? Si both the house a the. Rotterdam. Jan ; - os . I E| Daily Democrat > rjki B siehe Zeitung, alar' un . m “inhuman crueltic ;er . Eton will b» effect' the | mans and the Hr )r d advances of 'he ■fa th*' Baltic. —- ily Warsaw. Jan. adfc Denux iat i S« v* . : s n E'ing at Posen in h ' | e d ■ Et Paderewski, were em ] Ij; when the German HW- wjth machine gun a tfe here today Five ski entered the room -[V- | sat, but he was m o f e( ] here todal w;" ' 1$ the British army —-iiy | Rome. Jan. 4 atDemocrat )--Pr*i-i<i ml ■ egy in going to ' () f egy in going str? 4 7 (Continued on

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++++ *+ + + .j. .p .j. 4 THE RED CROSS. 4 * , * ■ + Complete, though not exactly -V I > 'i ill r f, 1 the ■ ■ ent 4. I * campaign in Adams county for <• ♦ the renewal of memberships to + + the Red Cross, show a total of * J ♦ 6,010, a wonderful record when + <’ compare.! with •that of other coun + ♦ ties In tho city of Decatur * + there were 1,700 renewals as •b compared with 638 in the city of + ♦ Bluffton. Adams county has a + right to feel proud 6f h< ; war -> + record. 4. ++❖* +sb ’h d* 4- .J. +4. ALL ARE RESCUED Last of Wounded Soldiers Taken from Wrecked Steamer Today. — CREW leaving now Saving of 2,500 Men Wonderful Feat—Worked in Face of Blizzard. (United Press Service)

Fire island, N. Y., Jan. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The last woundW soldiers were removed from the transport Nifrthern Pacific this after noon. Fire Island, N. Y„ Jan. 4—(Special to 1 .lily Democrat) Hidden from sight by a blizzard which cam- out es the northeast on the wings of a gale, the transport Northern Paiiiic was several hammered by a rising sea ibis morning. Two hundred helpless wounded American soldiers .;nd "he crew of 466 were still aboard. During occasional lapses in the w: ; - intensity sound;, un lb. - stricken troopship could be faintly heard ..!■ -vi> the breakers rn.,r. The cry of Al! well” from the watch, tho no,c- -->. i' the ship’s bell coining as if from a great distance told the wai ■ rs on re that the vessel war still holding out. ’ *. Arniy medical corps men, a few Red ' i ss workers, the coast-guards, the United Press correspondent and one other newspaper man were the on? person:® to remain here during the night, due to the danger of food st. pi: ■ being cut off tho storm. Na al vessels stood by but they wore not visible and even the powerful Fire 11 nd light could rot bo seen at a distant e of a mile. Transferring wounded to the Solace was more dangerous tha t the removal of them from the wreck. Through a gla.- it was possible to see the small beats tossing against < ch other, and |.m•• >; g into the sides of tfie hospital shJ’’- swinging at anchor a mile from It took ten or f*‘en minutes to pass one helpless man from submarine chaser to hospital ship when the waves were at*their worst, many att lis failing New York, Jan. 4 —(Special !,.■ Daily Democrat)—With 445 wound- d officers and men r. .med from the transport Northern Pacific, stranded oft Fire Island the transport Mallory arrived today at th- port of embarkation at Hoboken. wounded, m ing from exposure, were immediately sent to the variou army hospitals in this district. The most of them were

transferred in moor ambulances to hospital No. 3 and to Elllfl Island. Captain Moses of the Mallory paid! high tribute to the courage and con-> din* of tS» wound®!. Ho sdfd khey never uttered a word of complaint while being carri d down the ladders i and lowered into small boats which took them aboard the gallery. IS~RE ST ING~EA S i E R Herman Glllig, of tbe Fornax Mil ling Company who had his left hand cut off near the base of the fingers; when he caught tho member in a ■ chopping machine yesterday afternoon, Is suffering much pain and will continue to do so for three or four days, but is resting easier today. Mr. I 'Gillig's great presence of mind saved a greater loss of his arm. a? by sheer force he kept his hand from being! pulled further into the machine. wh’.le he kicked’off the behind sent to the power-stop to shut off the .power. The muscles of the arm were • twisted and pulled with such force • that his entire ami is very sore and i is causing him much pain from that t cause as well as to the direct injury ’ to the hand.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 4, 1919.

rM’ADOO PLEADS !• .. That the Railroadsjbe Not • Turned Back to Owners - Without Control. !• , • WHAT THIS MEANS • • — • To the People Just at This • Time Rates Could Not be Reduced. (United Pres* Ser\ lee) Washington, D C. Jan, 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Warning against evils of unrest under competition, Director General McAdoo today; urged congress not to throw the railroads back to their many owners— | | uncontrolled. McAdoo, in appearing before the ; senate interstate commerce committee faced a sharp fire from Senai tor Kellogg; Minnesota. “Evils of competion are very’ ! grave." said McAdoo. “They are grave as Regards the favoritism of i the large as againnt the small shipper. <' mi petition is nyl an unaltered ' blessing.” gj Senator Kellogg asked if there

no v * * < 11 > i ■ could not be regulated competition under control of the interstate com--1 merce commission. McAdoo stated he was not prepared to take a dogi matic position on any of the big questions regarding the railroads. i Existing rates would continue in <icnt tiff* railroads are turned back to private control, McAdoo told the committee. Nothing in anti-trust laws prevents unified terminals and consolidated ticket offices, McAdoo said in contra- 1 dieting Senator Kellogg, who declar- (£>. cd the government instituted action to prevent consolidation of ticket offices at St Louis several years ago. “I don’t believe a property as com-1 plicated as the railroads can be operated by a. commission.” McAdoo ex plained. “They might be managed ■ by a single tOsponsible head such as i a cabinet officer.” REPORTS FILED s Committee Appointed by Governor to Draft New Primary Election Law COMPLETES THE WORK Each Member Suggest! Different Idea — Governor Favors Gould's Idea#. — . (United Press Service) Indiana pol® Jan. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Five separate reports were prepared today by members (,f the committee appointed by Gov ernor Goodrich to consider changes in the primary registration and corrupt practice act. One report deals with the changes lin the registration law «uid the corrupt practices act. It was signed by jail members of the commission. Opinions on the primary Jaw changes follow: 1 Carl White, Muncie — Abolishment ! of conventions entirely and extension

of tho primary law. Charles Hack, Shelbyville and John ; 1 | Rinerson. Columbus Refunction of! the present law with amendment to;’ strengthen it. Walter S. Chambers, New Castle — \ ' Complete aepeal of the present primary law and nomination of all candi-! dates by convention. Philip Gould, Evansville and John \ Eilligrew, Gary—Refunction of pres- : ! ent law in so far as it applies to| county, township and municipal cffi-l ! cers, but nominations of other officials I Iby governor. This is understood to, be the plan favored by Gov. Goodricn Permanent registration was recom-! mended with voters being registered in their precinct. FOUR DEAD°In’ CHICAGO. Chicago. 111., Jan. 4—(Special to I Daily Democrat i—Four deaths indi rectly due to Chicago’s first cold; weather were recorded here today. Chicago was the center of a sub-zero; 1 area extending far to the south and ! wst. Much warmer weather for to night was promised. Comparativelyl small snow fall caused no interfer-' ence With traffic. *

1 BACK TO WORK. I (United Press Service) Port Wayne. Ind.. Jan. 4 (Special ito Daily Democrat)—The strike of • 2,500 waters of the Fort Wayne General Electric company came to an ■ end this morning, both sides claiming victory. Tho men went back to secure their old position on word that the war board would handle their ; case if they returned to work. The company officials denied that the war board has any jurisdiction now, that ! the wat emergency is at an end.

POPE GREETS WILSON.” (United Press Service) Rome, Jun. 4 — (Special to 1) .iy Democrat) —Pope Benedict greeted President Wilson with outstretched arms. The pontiff’s reception of the president was extremely cordial. He clasped the executive hand in both of his and shook them warmly. After this greeting the pope and the president entered the throne room where ; they conferred in private at some length. t KEPTGUESSING Were Columbia City High School Basket Ball Team —Fine Exhibit

OF GAME TRICKS And Passing Shown by Locals—Decatur Won by Score of 32 to 6. ' 5 About two hundred fifty basket bail fans witnessed the*fine exhibi- : tlon of basket ball trick plays and I passing last evening at the local Athletic hall, when the Decatur high w won over the (City Midi I school crack team by a score of 3.’ to 6 The Decatur lads had the visitors guessing at all times with their speed in passing the ball, and showed a big i improvement over the last game, beI coming very skillful indeed. The line-up: | Decatur Columbia City ; i Beery F Lorber I I Myers F Spaulding i Thomas C Gates i Tyndall-Archbold G Kieserj Baltzell G Emerson Summary: Field Goals —Beery, 3; i Myers. 6; Thomas, 6; Lorber, 1; Spaulding, 1; Gates. 1. Foul Goals* Decatur. 2; Columbia City, 0. Referee— Homer Brumbaugh from Bluffton. Timekeeper. Cal Peterson. ; Scorer, Harry Fisher. The game between the two girls’ i teams —“Reds” and “Blacks"—was ' very exciting and interesting. Tne score stood 8 to 2 in favor of the Reds I Reds Blacks I Bowers F Suttles Smith F Leonard i Butler C Dugan Parrish C Swearinger Peterson G Myers G Germaine Summary: Field goals—Bowers, 1: Smith, 1. Foul goals—Reds. 4; 1 Blacks, 2. Referee, Miss Ossenberg. The St. Joe-Brown’s team was a close game but Mr Brown's team - nudged a few more- points during the last few minutes of play. The boys t were evenly matched. Mr. Brown’s i best forward was out on account < f

sickness. Score. 15 to 9 in favor of ; Mr. Brown's team. Mr. Brown’s B’s St. Joel’s; Engle F o L. Myers! Fike-Robinson F B. Myers Gay C Baker i Peterson G Schmitt Hower G Snyder Summary: Field goals—Engle, 2; i Robinson, 1; Gay, 3; Myers, 1 Myers., 1; Baker, 1. Foul goals—St. Joe, x; I | Mr. Brown’s, 3. i Next week the high school boys and I I girls will play Fort Wayne high; | school at Fort Wayne.

■ n _ ______ THEY’RE AFTER CUPID. iUnlte.l Prpss Service) Chicago, Hl.. Jan. 4—(Special to < Daily Democrat) —Indiana solons i chose thinI ly clad cupid from Crown Point, Ind..; according to word here today. Res- ; idence in Indiana of a year for one ‘ contracting party is required in bills 1 suggested to prevent hasty marriages ; and elopements from adjoining Illi-1 nois towns. Crown Point attracts ! about 4.000 couples per’ year, each spending from $5 to SIOO business men say.

RAIN AND MUD Are Plentiful in France Says Dewey Miner—lt Rains Fifty-two Days ® OUT OF® A YEAR If Seems—Heard Salutes Given for.. President Wilson at Brest.

’ Wallace, son of the Rev. and Mrs. . C. J. Miner, highly prizes the following letter which h. : reived from his soldier brother, Dewey, in France: , France, Dec. 14 Dear Wallace:— The Christmas greeting be a little late but is sincere just the same I am now «t Camp Pontanezen, tear tlrest awaiting shipment back to the United States. It looked for a while as though ;I might get. back by Christmas but I doubt, it now We have had our final inspection, and examination in prepar-' | ation for embarkation. We have lots ; lof rain and mud here. It rains about, • seven days a. week and fifty-two weeks !a year, 1 guess. I heard the firing oN

the salutes for President Wil*on as h? - entered Brest yesterday. Have been : having a pretty good chance to study the French people. When we were back in Garges near Paris I knew , j eral boys about your size. It was a little hard to talk to them but between signs and talking we managed to un-ierstand earlv other. If I get tack to the United States soon I will have ,la chance to teli lots more of Paris. . I suppose you are working hard at I school. Will try to write more frei CjUently from now on until we sail. Your brother, DEWEY. INSTALLATION WEDNESDAY The Installation of the Modern Woodmen officers will be held Wednesday evening at the Ben Hur hall and a goed attendance is desired. An oyster supper will be also MRSJHASnEftI! — Margaret, Wife of H. S. Chas*, Succumbs Following Short Illness of DOUBLE PNEUMONIA Following the Influenza— Leaves Little Son Only , Two Months of Age. 1 ; An illri&ss dating only from Sunday. evening of influenza, explicated I since Tuesday with what became . double pneumonia, claimed the life of: . Margaret, wife of H. S. Chase, living south of this city, last evening ;-t 18:45 o’clock. Three other members of tho family are also ill, being Mrs Chase's sen and daughter. Warren and Smith, children by a fortnt ■er marriage; and Mr. Chase s daugh ■j teij Inez. Tho first two became ill t i Sunday and the last named. Wednes- ; day. None are seriously ill, however. ’ and are recovering.

Besides the husband and members | of her immediate family.’Mrs. Chase’s! I parents, Mi* and Mrs. Charles Jone--.; lof Jonesboro, who came y&sterdav, ' were with her when she passtu*away. I ■ She was but thirty years, two;; months and thirteen days of age at I, death. Mrs. Chase's former home was; in Jonesboro, first husband is! deceased, and she was married a year I ago last June 15 to H. S. Chase, atl ; Marion Mr. Chase brought his bride; I to his farm south of this city, at once,l Ito make their home, and she made; many friends here during her short; residence here. She was a loving and;

faithful wife and mother, and everybody who knew her loved her. Shel identified herself with the. United i Brethren church of this city, and was a true Christian woman. A sad feature of the death, is that j she leaves a two months’ old son, ! Charles Andrew. Surviving besides 'the husband and this child, are her two children by the former marriage. i named before; and four step-children i—lnez and Earl Chase at home; Arthur at Dayton, O.; and Elmer, at Fort Wayne. The parents; one broth er, Andrew Jones, of Jonesboro; and

two sisters, one. living in Marion an.l the other in Kansas, are surviving members of the parental family. The funeral services for Mrs. Chase will be Tuesday morning at ten ' o’clock from the Decatut Unit d Brethren < hur> h. Iff'er whi-h the body will leave that morning over the Clover Leaf for Gas City where the will take plan AT PRESIDENTS RECEPTION. Johnny Corbett, son of Mr. and Mr«, T C. Corbett, writes from France. He told of attending the reception given there for Prescient Wilson. Johnny is well and doing line, but made no mention about the time

he expected to come, home EARS ARETTCKLED Clarence Smith Delighted When He Heard High School Students There SPEAKING ENGLISH Writes from Luxemburg— Will be Glad to Get Back to His Old Work.

VV II • Clarence R. Smiiii writes to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith, of Mtauroe, and also send, a letter reJcehedjiy him and other members of his battalion, in which their bravery is commended. The letters follow: Remich, Luxemburg. Nov. 28 Dear Father and Mother: As this :is Thanksgiving day I believe it is ? very appropriate time to resume my I correspondence. I presume you have began to wonder why 1 have not writ-, ten for so long. Being on the move for the last, month is perhaps the best. reason 1 have. Our division was up ■on the Verdun front or Argonne secl tor from Sept. 30 until Oct. 30, when lit was relieved. After the itrniistice was signed we began to move up ■ through Alsace Lorraine and now we can look across the river »t<i see Germany. We have traveled tlfrough ' some very beautiful country and also a very prosperous region. We came I.- through Briey, the iron center -f I Europe. The people speak the Ger - man language as a rule but more especially the younger class. 1 met some boys who were in high school who could speak English and you can imagine it tickled my ears to be able to talk to a foreign person in my own tongue. The people are very hospit-i able and they act as though they could not do enough for you. While iin this town we have been sleeping .| in a good room by a stove which is I very much appreciated after Wmghing : it out in the open for several months. ! I noticed in the Paris (American that, the signing of the armis- : tice by the Germans created very much excitement in the states. We I had rumor after rumor concerning the bad Mate of affairs In Germany 1 but we did not believe much of it uni til the guns ceased firing. The much j : j talked subject in camp now is wh-it I divisions will get to go home first. Os : course there are many who think ■ that ours will be one of the lucky I ones, while others think -we will re- j I main here, for some time lam sure j anxious to get. back homo to work. It i certainly will be one of the happiest moments of my life when 1 can work on books again. Os course 1 suppose it will go rather awkward at first .. .. 4 ■ ..r .. .....1

after a separation of a year and a half. Coming back to the* subject t.f Thanksgiving I trust that you had a i very joyful one and I suppose K has ’been so, for all the people in the states lowing to the fact that hostilities have ; ceasexi. I am sure that 1 have something to be very thankful for and that; I is I have come through the ffight o. k. Iso far. Os course 1 was not in such a I ' dangerous place on this last front as lup on the Marne, and have not went fhrough half what some of the boys | did but I can say I was in the fight I and had some great experience. There is one thing I am very proud of and I that is the mutual understanding we had. which was. you knew I was patriotic enough to enlist without being ! spoken to about it and 1 could understand that you were patriotic enough , to want me to enlist. s; How is everybody in Monroe? Ail • Well I trust Tell Aunt Ida and Aunt . Minnie that.! received the chocolate i o. k. and was very much appreciated. ; I started to write to Aunt Ida some t time ago but have not had time to finish it. I do not know how soon I 1 “ (Continued on Page Three)

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CHANGING PLANS FOR HOME COMING Reception for Soldiers ill be Held Week *or o After the Arrival OF BATTERY A BOYS Believed This Will Prove

More Satisfactory to the Boys and Relatives. Al a meeting of the members of the various committees on the celebration in honor of the home coming of tho soldier boys, seme changes were made in the plans. The most important one was that it was decided that the reception will no, be given until pernaps "a week after the boys return. It is the desire to show them a good time a.n 1 the return after fifteen months will it is believed be best observed if the entire community just welcomes the

soldiers at the train and then permit, them to go to their homes. After a few day-?, perhaps a week, all the boys who have come home from camp or oversea will be invited to come to this city and be guests of honor at a banquet when the address of welcome ! will be made and when other features will make the event enjoyable. One of the ideas proposed is to secure sveral high class vaudeville acts and give several shows so that the hoyk and their relatives can ao thus entertained, also providing an opportunity for those who wish to do so io dance, play games or otherwise . erjoy themselves. This could be done it is believed by using several of the lodge homes. This action has been taken out of consideration for the boys and their relatives and with the belief that this will be the best in every way. The city will be gaily decorated both on the i4’< ■isior, <if i.b<- a l ival of company A and on the day of the reception if present plans are carried out. Albert Sellemeyer, chairman of the i committee on band music has ordered music and is planning to have a band for the occasion. Mayor Yager receied a letter from the Wolfe A-De.-saur baud of Fort Wayne, offering their services for the day. The local orchestra is to be used at the banquet and a numlter of local peonlo will take part in the program. The idea is to make the eve- a I gay one. with real entertainin'? at.ures that will be thoroughly er -id. Fet's all enter into the s] ir:t ■ iiis great event—the return of our boys from war and wo sincerely hone from the last war the world will ever know. It will be a event of history and it should be fittingly observed. Later in the year it is hoped that a general "Old Home Week” celebration can he held for all the boys, but that need not interfere wi'h this one in the least. Miss Mary Myers, who spent the week at the home of the Misses Amelia and Mary NibSck. returned to her home at Berne this afternoon

FUND IS GROWING. + )* If you went to the basket ball 4game last night yon will :Arree with us that the boys deserve a 4decent gymnasium, with a fur- + nace, bath and a new floor. The 4* fund is growing a little slowly, 4* and we are losing just that much 4* time. The last few days have 4boosted it. Let’s put it over next week and get it out of the road. 4’ The list to date follows: 4* The Daily Democrat .. . .$ 25.00 4* C. C. Schafer 10.00 4H. L. Conter 10.00 * F. E. France 10.00 4* D. B. Erwin 5.00 + C. N. Christen 10.00 4Civic Imp. Society 25.00 4* P. J. Hyland 5.00 4Frank Downs 5.00 * • Thomas Perkins 2.00 + ' Fred Reppert 10.00 4* ' Peter Kirsch 2.00 + > Sherman Kunkle 5.00 4 1 i Myers-Dailey Co 10.00 <• > Frank McDowell 5.00 + > Benefit Game .... 32 50 + i Athletic Association .... 100.00 + > M. F Worthman 10.00 •> , * , Total $281.50 4= ,*4.4.4. + 4>4< + + + 'i > 4 > + +