Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1919 — Page 1

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THE RED LEADER •• KILLED IN RIOT f , — lari Liebknecht, Head of Barlin Reds, Was Shot Throaah the Head. * ® *® instantly killed Three-quarters of a Million » Men Have Been Discharged from Army. (United Press Service) Losdon, Jan. 11—(Special to Daily [ Btowscrut) — Karl Liebknecht w«* sAH ia ths head aad in*aatly killed darJsg TKHrMAay'a fl|Miag in Berlin,' to a Garman government r* *«ial, a Berlin diapatch t* the Ivee ing Nevee repented today. The diepateh Mid that LieMMnM'e dßßdh meene the end es the Bpartaian movement. j L»e<M<n«cht wm struck ley a mmhiise gp-ra bullet while directing the defence *4 a printing neuae. Waiehington, Jan.. 11—(Special to | Beily Democrat)—The American army stationed in this country today has discharged 493.000 men and 47,000 officen, Chief of Staff Heck announced today, supplementing it with the statement that 1.065,000 men are designated for discharge and that 96,009 have already returned from overseas, exclusive of sick and casuals. The American demobilisation eye tern Is working more rapidly than the British, for Great Britain on Jan. 7th had discharged only 352.000 officers. Buenos Aires. Jan. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) Complete paralysis of railroad traffic throughout Argentine was scheduled for today. < The national federation of railway workers notified its sub-organizations that all trains in the country will be stopped before tonight. The general strike is spreading into the interior, but no new fighting had developed in Buenos Aires this morning and hie streets were practically deserted. The police admitted that, fifty parsons were killed and scores woundpd in last night's rioting. Buenos Aires, Jan. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The general strike in Bueros Aires was rapidly developing i oeeibilities of an.cpoi revolution today. Establishment of a military dictatorship night by General Dellepiane, I ccnngander of the first military region, embracing Buenos Aires was expected to bring matters to a head. The present national administration was elected by the workers. So far, it has taken no decisive steps to re-1 press the disorders which resulted in clashes between thousands of strikers and strong forces of soldiers last night. Machine guns were used and the casualties were heavy. -This passive attitude by the government led Dellepiane to assume control, he ani»>unced. The strikers apparently are developing bolshevistic tefldencies. If the government backs up Dellepiane, a revolution may be precipitated. If the government opposes Dellepiane the latter may attempt to replace at least a portion of the ministers. , Loudon. Jan. 14 (Fpceinl to Daily Democrat) -Marshal Foch has Invited thl German supreme command to ® confel with allied represegtatives in Trevis January 14, regarding prolon’gation of the armistice, ifc was announced in an official dispatch received from Berlin today. Berlin. Wan. 10— (Special to Daily Democrat)— The position of the Ebert-Scheidemann gOVrfhment is grow Wig stronger every hour, while the number of insurgent demonstrators is rapidly diminishing, it was of- ■ flcially anftunced today. I Fighting between government and E Spartacan forces continued for possession of the newspaper offices, rail- „ cMfMng and other important way- - Government troops captured the imperial printing works and the mili- | tarv supplies offices. All fighting yesterday ended in favor of the govern ment it was stated. The Spartacan. | Ml) hold a majority of the newspapei plants.

Copenhagen. Jan. U-(Special to Dailv Democrat)— Sailors who deseit j e.d the Spartacans yesterday handed over Commander Doerenbach to the government, Berlin dispatches state,

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today. Government troops repulsed an attack on the Doeberitz airdome. ' then blew up the camp. | Copenhagen, Jan. 11—(Special to i Dally Defisbcrat) —Serious riotfng oc- ‘ curred yesterday in Dresden, Stutti Wart. Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Ourßburg. accogjling to dispatches receivled from German sources today, i S]Xrta®itis wAjt-e said to have seized | the city halls and newspaper ojfcces I•» three places. Fighting is still gojag ou m Itamhepg. (By Wffbb Milldr, United Prese SM-as • Correspondent) American Headquarters in Germany, .kin, 10 —(By Courier to Nan icy)—The disorders in Berlin, with resultant interruption of railway traffic are threatening to cut off- the con! supply of the allied armies ot occupation. A commission of American, British and French military officials i left today for tiie coaj fields to investCootlhmok oa Pteste T»oi FIRE LOSS SMALL I 1 Far Decatur Ihirinr Year I- Lws Wm Only $957. - ( ONLY Z7 CALL# GIVEN - 1 For Fir* Department— , Chief Dellinger Make* the Annual Report. < i i The report of Henry Dellinger, fire c chief, to be made to the city council < for the year ending December 31, 1918 ’ shows that the local fire department ! 11 has made an excellent record. There i ! were but twenty-seven calls for the , department, during the year, and the 11 total loss on bdildings and contents ■ occasioned by fire during the year, 1 was only $957. Os this amount, $792 , was on buildings and $165 on the con- | temts. | Os the twenty-seven calls for the ( department during the year, thirteen were for fires resulting from sparks on the roof; four occasioned by oil or gasoline explosions; four from rubb-; ish; one the result of a ehild-and i matches combination; and one of un-j i known origin. Three were false i alarms and one a silent alarm. In big contrast to the small amount lost on burning buildings, was the value of the same endangered ,by the [ fire, the total value of buildings and I contents, being $57,750, of which $42,300 was the value of the buildings ! anil $15,450 the valae of the contents. ■ Tbe insurance on the buildings en-[ dangered was $27,900 and on the contents $10,956, making the total inauraivce carriod’ $38,850. CLAS« HEIETIMG HBLD. The Willing Workers’ class met at; the home of Mrs. Chris Andrews on Friday evening. January 10th. The! program was rendered as follows: T Song, society; prayer Mrs. Chris An-j drews; song, society; Scripture read-! ing, Mrs. Andrews; reading, Mrs. J.' L. Chronister; reading, Mrs. W. P Hitton. The Bible study was then | taken up by Mrs. Koos. Quests pres-j ent at the meeting were J. L. Chronister, Fred Hilton and sori Noella; Mr.! and Mrs. John Troutner. John Thatcher. Mrs Clinton Death. Amount of: COHecti»n fpr the evening wus sl.lO. Next month’s program was than j made out bv the committee. The | next meeting was then set to be held lat the home of Mrs. William Hea,Ui I on the evening of February 14th. Ai lunch was then served by the hostess, | and then came the closing song.— i r contributed. defeated Last night 5 The Decatur A. B. C's., a bunch u£ huuky Stisket bailers, suffered a de- ■ feat last night, when they clashed I with the fast Senator team of Fort 1 i Wayne, at the Olymptic gym, by a 1 j score of 57 to 20. The local bunch '’l were outclassed in every way, but are t; on their toes, and claim they will get revenge before long. e ! ■ -

WILL MEET TONIGHT. All members of committees and others interested in receiving tiie soldier boys when Company A comes | home, are asked to meet, at the of- > flee of the Daily Democrat at 7:30 this evening to further discuss plans and to hear the report of those who attended the reception at Indianapolis D. N. ERWIN, Chairman. I

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 11, 1919. ' .. ( -"Th— —• •

A BDLOHQLD-UP Two Overtake Sixteen-yoiff-elil Floyd Dtniels, ReHinf Him Up, Tate CP ® ® SUM b OF B MONEY Both Parties Drivin< Alons Piqua Road Southeast of Bobo at the Time. Officers have failed to get any clue j as to the two men who held up and | nobbpd Floyd, aged sixteen, son ofj Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Daniais, of Bobo, | of a doltar.and i*er*nty-cents tost eve-> ning about »«ven o’clock. Th* buy •*< driviM hoffie With! buggy and ho-rsa free; th* laom* of! Gworge W. Hay, to which place he had oonveyed th* Bule teacher, Miae Mgry Hay, to her home Me haai rc»i bed th« reint on th« Rqua roaui on his! way horn*, about two mile* southeast! of Bobo, when a kuggy and hora* drtv •n by the two men. aleo riding weat,! overtook him. The men ju«.i*ed out I of their vehicle and grubbing the boy by the neck pulled! him out of hia carriage. While one held him. the other went through his pockets taking the money mentioned before. They then jumped into their rig and drove away. The Ixiy was somewhat scratched | about the hands and several shirt but-j tons were jerked off by his rough j treatment, but beyond this and a bed | scare, he was unhurt. He got ihto hia i conveyance and hastened home, where I word was sent to Sheriff Sephua; Melchi. who with his deputy. Roy I Baker, immediately got busy. Policeman Joel Reynolds and Louia Weis' w'ere stationed at the east river bridge j here, to watch the roed there, while* Messrs. Melchi and Baker drove out i through Pleasant Mills and Bobo. 1 How-ever, nothing was seen of the men, and their identity is a mystery. It was too dark for the boy to observe! them, but one »f them wa» suite! to be, quite a young fellow OPUCTnOJT Resigns as Superintendent of Schools at Ashley, Dekalb County. — FOLLOWING QUARREL With Misa Duckwell, Prin-* cipaJ. Wh» Rejected; His Attention*. .An Auburn diage-tch to the Fort Wgytie News k Sewtinel say* of Prof, i L. E. Opliger, former euperintewdent |of the Adgnr.s ocauity schorde: “When. Otocar H. Wilttouws, ineper-t---ldr of the stutt* luwisi of pu-Hic in--1 struction, iwrivwl in Ashley. DeKalb 1 county, yesterday morning he found 1 all unusual situation in th« schools of; j that little tow-n. The okl superintend-1 ! ent had resigned, the principal of the ’ ! high school was teaching without a l state license, two of the grade teachj ers were teaching one or two classes I in the high school without the neces jeary high school teacher's license, land a new superintendent was on the| i job. t “Thera has been nugh turmoil and ’ill feeling throughout the greater ! part of the term, which, together * with tiie closing down of the Schools on Account of the influenza epidemic, hag resulted in litMe progress being made this year in the Ashley schools. . “Several weeks before school con- - v<ned last fall Prof. D. E. OTliger I was appointed supertntendent of the ■ Ashley schools. Last year he had 1 taught at LaOtto and at one time had 1 served as superintend!* of the ■ i schools of Adams county. According to A. W. Gonsor, treasurer of the i Ashley school board, Prof. Opliger I failed to measure up to expectations. I Mr. Gonser stated he was inefficient i I and incompetent, and that his services were entirely unsatisfactory. For 3 ithat reason, he stated, the board 1 asked for his resignation, which, li after much wrangling, was finally s ! presented and accepted. a j “Emphatic denial was ir.ada by Mr i-; Williams, of the state board, that a . report that Prof. Opliger had forced [his attention upon Miss Madgf

| 'Duckwell, principal of the high [school, enters into the controversy 'or had anything to do with the forImer superintendent’s resignation. He 'admitted having heard lhe stdry. So |did A. W. Gonser, treasurer of the lAshlßy sclarnl !»<■«. ' Th4 story is i told that Miss Duckwell indignantly rejected Prof ’ Oj Mger's unWMccsnied overtures sad that it was this that prompted him in reporting to ths ■state board of education that she had i bees teaching without a license Pref. OpHger was divorced from his ’ i wife at Decatur soma years a«o. j “‘The situation is most delicate and ■ the less said about it the better,” declared Mr. Williams, who was at the time attending a meeting of the Imajml He spoke in very high teMrs [of Miss Duckwell. "SiMim daj% ago Prof. Opliger conIferred with F. M. Merica, superin- ! tendent of the schools of DeKalb 'Continued on Page Two). ' C.FRANK REED 7 IS FREE MAN Proorcution, on Arrival of Witne*# from West, Fails t® File Charjre. REED IS DLSCHAIUiED i By Court at Two O’clock This Afternoon—ln Jail Since November 13. In writing the word* “defendant I discharged” on court docket pages of I [ the last one of the five indictments j charging C. Frank Reed with admin | istering poison with intent to murder, I Judge David E. Smith this afternoon :at 2 o'clock uttered the "Open Se--1 same” that swung wide open the doors I of the county jail to C. Frank Reed, of Indianapolis, who walked forth a ! free man for the first time since No- ! veinber 13, whmw h-e waa brought here ’ after arreat in Iwdianapoli*. The prosecution was given further I time, Wednesday, to procure suffiI cient evidence to carry on the ease, [ and th* judge allowed time for them !te bring froh Rocky Ford, Colo., ! Mrs. Lydia JTantx, a narae. who took [ eare of Mrs. Myrtle Reed, wife of |C. Frank Reed, who wm one of the '■ four who died from poisoning followI ing the dinner at the Madison Hotel, ! last February 22, and to whom Reed [was. charged with administering the l poieon with murderous intent. It I »aa believed that Mrs. Frantic, who [ waa visiting here at the time of the 1 poisoning with a aister, Mr*. Amos Gillig. and who consent*! to aaaiut in caring for the sick woman. Mrs, ! R®»d, could furnish valuable evil denca that warnld make a charge ■ strong enough to convict the man of ' eaueing the deaths of th* perwona by adminieteriug i«>iao»’. Mrs. f'rauta arrived lagt bight and wa» closeted with the attavnaya for the atate in I conference relative to the matter i This afternouß tbe judge called the ! attorweya for both the prosecution ! and the defense Into court, and asked | that action be taken in the matter, las Mr. Riled had been held long [ enough. There was no new charge i filed by the prosecution in the case I and the court discharged Mr. Reed, There was some talk that sn affid* vit might be filed in the court ot a justice of the peace. Which ip the [ coarse of progression would regch ’• the court, but had not been done at last report, and in this menntinje. Mr 1 Reejl was heed from jtil. „ — —a —— NO CLUB TO ■ONO*. (Urtwte PrtoW Sfervic*) ' Chica»>. 111.. Jan. Il (Special to ■ Daily Democrat)— Poptoffice detec- • tires and Pinkerton operatives today had reveale* no clew in connection witfl the theft or loss of $250,000 in ’ liberty bonds belonging to the Stude- ’ I baker corporation. South Bend, Ind. 1 The bonds disappeared last Saturday. I Postmaster Zinke of South Bend deilSflarafl he had a receipt signed by - the company’s mail clerk for the i package, which was mailed by a Der troit bank. The mail clerk, a boy . denied the signature. t o FIRE COMPANY CALLED. r The fire department made a rui II this afternoon to Mercer avenue, ai ‘••alarm having been sent in that om yi of the Fristoe houses was on fire. B: I the time the fire department arrived r however, the blaze, if there was anj a. had been put out, and tbe “out with d: tie” blow in a few moments. Ther !»! was no damage.

' RACK HOKE AGAIN e, Committee Return from s Iftditnapolii* Where State y Beceplion Was Held t; ‘for soldier boys 9 1 Exad Date of Murter Out Not Known But May he Next Wednesday. ’ i i Mayor Yager. I). N. Erwin. E X - Ehlnger and 1). W Beery ha ya re ■ turned from ImluiHapoils where ttn»y ' attended the reception given by th* I slate forth« boys of the 137th and ! 139th field artillery* who have just [ returned from overseas, and who are •io be mustered out next week. The || boys are al) looking mighty fine and seem Io have enjoyed the expertenee. though they have had some ups and [down* and will be genuinely glad to 1 get home ‘ The eiaet date for the mustering out of Battery A la not known. It was set for Wednesday but the 137th which will he mustered out first is I not readv the date mav be delaved a day or two The hoys and their off! i ers agreed that it would be the best f if the boys can come in a body and * members of the committee are now trying to formulate plans so that this will he possible. It is safe to say whether they come in the afternoon or at midnight they . will be met by a crowd that will give them a real welcome, if the weather permits The entertainment at Indianapolis yesterday included a won'l derful parade by the boys, a speech ‘ by Governor G iodrich, Mayor Jewett and a reply by Colonel Morehead. The Decatur men also visited the ' boys at Fort Harrison and enjoyed the trip every minute. 1 There are forty-three Adams county men and three from Wells county with the battery, th rest having been ' assigned for other duties, many going ' owwsmiw ?!**«•* of battery A and mast i of these are still in France IS REAL’ TIMBER Indianapolis Herald Boosts Charles S. Niblick for Seat in Congress i FROM THIS DISTRICT ) I Declares He Would he the Best Vote Getter in District if Named. r ’ If the democrats of the Eighth con J | greasional district want to name a , 1 man whom they can elect to the congress in 1920, we present to them s Charles Niblick, of Decatur, up in 1 1 Adams county. In Mr. Niblick is ein- *[ bodied all the requirements necessary, rjfor a good, honest, square democratic , congressman. He has been concerned > with the Old Adams County Bank of Decatur for many years and no man stands higher with the’ people who l know hin nor has any man greater > respect from tho masses than Mr. [ i Niblick. Ho is a real democrat and, I j his life is one of pure democracy. He ■ i* the best vote getter, to our notion !in the Eighth district. He is loved, ! by the people of Adams county and has their confidence they trust him i , fully and he has never betrayer! a . single trust, or confidence. His integr rlty is lieyond question and his abilj ib /: is recognized everyw here. He is j a business man and a square banker i-1 anil) would bring credit his party I. [in congress. For the past two years '. I he has devoted much time to the gov-'-‘ernment financial needs and has been y i a loyal worker throughout the war. e | Mr. Niblick is in the prime of life and s-1 the masses need a man in congress D | who is in full sympathy with them. | The farmers believe in him and trust j him. He is full of the milk of hu ! man kindness and has a good word inland a smile for all he meets He is m a strict business man and has made lea success as a. practical banker. W« }y i commend him to the democrats ol id, I the Eighth district and suggest thu iy. [they consider this suggestion and 100 l is- over the strong points of Mr. Niblicl re'as our candidate next year. Make in ; quiiy about him from any source

I It’ nominated Adams county would give hnr. 2.000 majority.—lndlanapo- ' lis Herald ELROY CHRISTMAN DEaI). Linn Grove Man is Victim of FluPneumonia. Elroy Christman, aged about I‘ftir’y i four, passed away at 2:30 o'clock ! Thursday afternoon at his home near Linn Grove, from influenza 'and pneuniioni* Mrs. Christman and their four children first became sick, and Mr Christman had most of the '-artof them until he contracted the disease himself, in a severe, form. It wa, reported today that Mrs. Christman and th- oldest girl, Blanche, are in a very serious condition, while the other three members are improving Elroy Christman, the decedent, is a son ot Mr. and Mrs. William Christman and must of his life had been spent in Adams county, in the Linn Grove community Bluffton Banner. ROTS WINNERS But the (Jiris Lose in Snappy Lames Played With Fort Wayne ON LAST EVENING Special (ar Takes Teams and Rooters to Ft. Wayne —Royally Entertained; Eight y-one besftet ball fans accompanied the local high school boys and girls team- to Fort Wayne last evening in the special car. Upon arrival at the James H. Smart gytn the De- [ eatur “hunch" wore escorted Io a ie- ! served section of seats. Basket ball interest was at a high, pitch. The eighty-one Decatur “rooters” did I their best to combat the 600 opponent "yellers.” 'l'he Fort Wayne girls played excellent hall and were able to hold Decatur girls to a tune of 26 to 6. Miss Un.back, tiio right forward, was a crack shot. She was able to make a goal from any angle and position. The hoy's game was a iit for tat game; but. the local lad. kept a basket or two ahead of them throughout [the game. Decatur did fine team work. The yells given during the game made it impossible many times to hear the whistle of the referee. The line un »«’ ns follows: Girl's Game Decatur Fort Wayne Jjeonaid F Sehwehn Frisinger F I'mluich’ Dugan C Ingham Kocher C Bruckner Butler G Gerberding Parrish G Crawford Summary: Field goals—Frisinger, I 2; Schwrhn. 2; Umbach, 10 Foul goals—Decatur. 2: Fort Wayne. 2. ! Referees: Ossenberg and Wingert. Score, 26-6 in Fort W£yne*s favor. Boy’s Game Decatur Fort Wayne Beery F Lachot-Berghaff i Myers F Stevens j Thomas C Wilder! ! Baltzell G White , Tyndall G Waterfield Sunimarv: Field goals: Myers, 1; Beery. 2; Thomas, 4; Lachot, 2‘, ns, 1: Waterfield, 2. Foul goals Fort Wayne. 2; Decatur, 0. Score,; 14 12 in favor of Decatur. Mr. Sehwan, the Fort Wayne .Y. M. jC. A. director, refereed the game. Scorers were: Croninger and Fisher. Following the game lhe Fori Wdyne boys and girls' teams served the Decatur teams a fine lunch and enter tained them royally. The special car 'left Fort Wayne "t 11:15. * The next game will be played in the .local gym with the Monroeville “huskies” next Friday evening —High jVSchool Contributor. r V/ILL DECORATeTtHE TOWN s H. J. Yager and his assistants cn ■ the decoration committee held a urtet ii 1 ing last night and planned to do their • I work for the soldier boys when the il rect'lHion is held. They are ready sland eager to do their work and the i.icid town will be all fixed up on the q.big day. i o —»> JACKETS MISSING d' Is! Mrs. Dan Beery, of the Ret lei Cross sewing department, issues t 'e call for the return of two jackets be >ti longing to the layettes given out foi it'sewing. All other pieces are nov >k; ready to be turned in, but the tw< ■k jackets, which are missing, delay th< n- shipment. Please bring them in ai ). [ soon as possible.

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WALKER D. HINES IS NEW DIRECTOR p „ e Will Succeed Wiliam G. McAdoo in Charge of the Nation’s Railways. HAS GREAT RECORD Began Work When Eleven Years Old and Has Never Let Up a Minute. (United Press Service) Les Angeles. Cal,. Jan. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) -William G. .McAdoo, today announced that "President ’ M ilson had c.bli’d tin ■ i.i ■•intment of Walker I) Hines: a- director general of railroads. 9 Hines’ appointment is effective immediately the president’s cable to McAdoo said. Hine-, was as*isient difei tor general under McAdoo. He went '■ lie railway administration as chief >un- ’ sei and within two months was i. ade assistant director general. Washington, Jan. 11 (Special to Daily Democrat I - Appointment of Walker D. Hines to the director generalship of railroads occasioned no •in-prise in official circles here. Bora at Bowling Green, Ky . in 187(\ he was keeping hooks at 11 years. At 14 he was a stenographer and two later chief stenograph *r for the cirtuit court at Bowling Green. Ky. After this service he attended Ogden college, later going to Trinidad. Colo, as a legal stenographer. His return, to Kentucky was marked by his appointment as secretary to the chief ney for the I .■. . . villa railroad. ' • Fulli wing that in quick succession. , he was made as.-istant attorney .-col then in 1901 beean e I est vice president of the Louisville Xashvillo. He was 31 years old .uid among tho youngest railroad .executives at that time. Hint's left the Louisville & Nashville in 1904 to engage in general law i>rsct.ice in New York. His nexi big railroad connexion was with ; the Santa Fe in 1907 when he was made general counsel. The following year he was made chairman of the . Santa Fe executive boil'd and remained as such until 1916 when he was -■•elected ehairiVan <:f tbe I oard of directors of that, road Hines was the first man called Io Washington by McAdoo when the railroads were taken over Dec. 27, 1917. His first job here was assistant to the director general. After 60 day- he wits made assistant director general and as such has been in active participation of the railroad management. , Among railroad administration officials. Hinesj, is regarded as liberalminded. Some even®believe him radical. It Is pointed out that Hines was one of the staunchest advocates of the increased pay for the employes. His record in staff meetings of the railroad administration reveals that in nearly every case he has been [against, rather than for the railroad ■ corporations program. Hines' salary as tissistant director . general was $25,000 a year. As di- , ; rector general, he has power to fix » his own pay but it was understood - he would continue -T his present an- . nual salary r Official* here believe Hines soon will fill lhe positions of director of e operations, from which Carl R. Gray t resigned Jan. 1 and that of director h of the division of capital expend -as which was made vacant by the ■ donation of Judge S. Lovett. It w < believed that there will be no imnr Hate n assignment as assistant director gen!t eral. © ♦ '' * ' Washington, Jan. 11 —(Special to 16 [Daily Democrat) Policies of the rail-' •' road admnlstration will not lie changie ed, Walker D. Hines, the new direct--16 ' or jgeneral anounced today. Hines said he Wrongly favored McAdoo's Blau for a five year control of the roads. He expects to lay his case ‘d before congress at an early date. e ' a'myof PRAYER 1r « (United Press Service) w New York. Jan. 11 —(Special to ,-o Daily Democrat)—Protestant churchs ie | throughout the United States will obis serve tomorrow as a day of prayer for the peace conference