Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 57.

GERMANYWANTS TRADE FOR FOOD Would Exchange Use of Boats to Bring Americans Home for Food Supply RIOTS IN BERLIN Continue But Government Forces Control — Each Side Uses Guns. Paris Mar. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Flat refusal of Germany to permit her ships to be used for homeward transportation of American troops, unless a food supply to last until next harvest is first guaranteed by the allies, confronted peace delegates of the five great powers when they met this afternoon. I Germany’s representative at the economic conference at Spa, Belgium, Inforjned the allied representative that German merchantmen would pot be turned over unless food sup plies were positively guaranteed. The allied mission returned here for further instructions. (By John De Grandt, United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) — A distinct impression prevailed here today that American opposition to the league of nations covenant would show' considerbale relaxation after President Wilson actually resumes his work in Paris. His speech in New York just before sailing was the subject of most favorable comment among the French Some officials here apparently now hope that the desired French amendments to the covenant will be more acceptable to Wilson. They believe the Epresident appreciates that the terms of the peace treaty can only be put into execution through the medium of the league of nations, with con tinued American collaboration. (BywFrank J. Taylor, United Press staff correspondent) Berlin, March 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Street fighting has broken out with renewed violence. After the rebels appeared to have been crushed, and radical leaders admitted defeat, the Spartacans rallied. The general strike which almost flickered out. seemed to be gaining strength today. Manv republican guards were ■wounded in the street fighting in various parts of the city. The scenes of disorder, however, were still widely scattered. Some radical chiefs changed their attitude of pessimism and threatened to develop a revolution whicli would accomplish what the first Spartacan outbreak failed to accomplish. Government mastery of the situation, ®o evident a few hours ago. appeared at the time of cabling, to be precarious. The fighting continues. Berlin. March 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Radical leaders today admitted failure of the new revolutionary movement. The government appears to be master of the situation. Paris. March 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The "big five" of the Peace ’conference today took up , tb< proposition of sending food into B:> hernia and German Austria. Means of getting supplies into the which most urgently need them were to be discussed. The populations M these territories, it is felt, must >e kept from going hungry it th" sp " 111 of bolshevism is to be prevented. ben HUR ?NITIATION. Every member of the Ben Hui iurged to be at the meeting this evening at 7:30 o’clock when a large < a of candidates will be initiated The srpreme chief. Dr. R. H. Gerard, and the state manager, P. O. Bowers, w (be here. TO PREACH SUNDAY. A. D. fiuxton.’Ychristian minister residing in Fort Wayne, who has been pastor of a large charge in New York state, will preach next Sunday a Decatur Christian church. Rev. Edward Stone, of Warren will preach Sunday morning and ev ening at the Baptist church.

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VICTORY STAMPS Victory postage stamps, a new 3cent issue to commemorate the sueI cessful conclusion of (ho war. will lie ' on ale shortly throughout the country. in announcing the issue the postoffice department said the supply would not be sufficiently large enough to replace the regular 3-cent stamp, and postmasters would sell Victory stamps only cn request. The new stamp bears the figure of Liberty’ Victorious, helmeted, with a sword in one hand and scales in the other. The whole design appears on a shaded panel, with American, British, French. Belgian and Italian flags drap ed for the background. In size, it com pares with other special stamps and is wider and shorter than the ordinary stamp. It probably will require several weeks to supply requisitions from all i postcffices.—lndianapolis News. PRESIDENT GLAD Because of Congressional Election in Pennsylvania on Straight Campaign LEAGUE OF NATIONS George Washington 800 Miles Out This Morning —Everybody Happy. (United Press Service) Board the U. S. S. George Washington, Mar. 7—(lff a. m.)—President Wilson was overjoyed today at mesI sagos from Secretary Daniels and; I Secretary Tumulty, reporting the vicj tory of a democrat, running on a league of nations platform, in a Pennyslvania special congressional elecI tion. (This election was in the 22nd con- | i gressional district of Pennsylvania to j : fill a vacancy caused by the death of i IE. E. Bobbins, republican.) The George Washington was about | 1800 miles out this morning. The sea was smooth; the air mild. The pres-1 ident, enjoying the voyage, arose late. Ho engaged in a boat drill with (he crew of boat No. 12. Aboard the U. S. S. George Washington, Mar. 6—(Special to Daily ■ Democrat) President Wilson tonight I i after a day of rest, attended the ship i movies, where °everal reels of his I reception in Boston were shown. Both I the president and Mrs. Wilson laughled heartily at some of the scenes. | The presidential party is keeping in close touch with world doings on both sides of the Atlantic by wireless. o SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED The St. Joe eighth grade basketball boys were somewhat disappointed, when they journied to Fort Wayne, I last evening to meet a Fort Wayne j basketball team and were unable to I find the team they were supposed to play. They were to play the same' team they had defeated on the Deca-, tur floor, but the Fort Wayne boys who were supposed to have met them , at the interurban station fhiled to do so. Any way the Decatur boys enjoyed. the evening, by attending the show, at the Lyric theatre. ARRIVES FROM BOSTON. Miss Annie Winnes arrived last night from Chicago, to wljich place she accompanied her sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Winnes, and the body of Winnes, from Boston. Mass., enroute to his home at Reedley, Cal. Mr. Winnes’ death occurred at Boston from diabetes, during a visit there. The funeral party left Chicago last ’ night at 7:15 for Reedley, the sister

then coining on to her home here. | V DEMOCRAT FOR CONGRESS I ■ Greensburg. Pa., Mar., 7—For the I first time in fifty years a democrat, John H. Wilson, has been elected to i congress from Butler county, accord-' , ing to late returns from Tuesday'. - special election in the twenty-second s I congressional district. With the re-1 s ■ turns virtually complete Mr. Wilson 1i is leading John M. Jamison, republi--1 can, by 473 votes. He will occupy the seat left vacant by the death of E. E. Robbins. . ofuneral today. r The body of Eva. daughter of Mr. n and Mrs. Clint Drummond, of South lv Bend, arrived this afternoon from e South Bend and was taken at once to ths Decatui cemetery for interment. , A large number of relatives met the (J cortege at the railroad and proceeded with them to th ceretery. I

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 7. 1919.

BURGLAR ALARM (J , Complete System Installed ' by the People’s Loan and Trust Company. A SIREN CALL r I 1 Connected With Inside of Vault and Every Work Desk on Outside. A complete burglar alarm electric I system was Installed yesterday n the I! People’s Loan & Trust. Company’s I; bauik, that will prove of the utmost value to this bank in warding off robberies, so many of which have been | occurring lately in the country. The wailing, distressful sound of a i siren, at intervals yesterday, aroused | the curiosity of the people, but was I I finally located at this bank building, | | where workmen from the Cannon Ball | ■company, Minneapolis, were installing | the same. The siren is located in a peculiar | I box-like projection at the top of the, front of the building, which when finished gives the appearance of being ) a. part of the architectural formation i of the building. With this siren, which is located so that it sounds j forth with startling clearness on the | outside, are connected various inter-| | ior buttons setting it off and continj uing the sound until released. These | I buttons may be operated by the feet. I knees or hands, and are located at each work desk in the building, so that should the employees be surprised by burglars, the sound may be giv- 1 i en by a simple pressure of a free limb. I A button on the interior of the vault ■. I may release the sound by one impris-■ | oned therein, and one connected with i the vault combination, may set it off |by burglars working thereon. gEiMir FROM BLUFFTON • Adams County Champions Defeat Wells County Boys This Afternoon. BERNE LOSES FIRST I i To Husky Fort Wayne Bunch While Monroe Defeats Hartford. (By Dick D. Heller) Huntington, Mar. 7 —(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Geneva defeated 1 Bluffton in the first game this after- I | noon by a score of 30 to 23, It was I la hot fight from start to finish and I one of the big events of the meet as | each team had won a game on their I home floor and were confident of vic-| tory. Decatur will play Clear Creek this | i evening at 7 o’clock, their first game lof the tournament. Berne lost to I ■ Fort Wayne this morning and Mon-, ' roe defeated Hartford.

The crowds are large and there is • great enthusiasm in each game, root-1 ers from many sections accompanying their team. The finals will be played Saturday night and unless some “dark horse” showfc up. the dope now Is that Geneva and Huntington will do final battle. The scores of today’s games in the order played follow: Markle . 21 Rock Creek 25 Monroe 26 Hartford 101 Berne 15; Fort Wayne 22 i Geneva 30 | i Bluffton 23 | Huntington 28 ! Ossian (At end of first half) PAY - FOR - SEED-CORN. (United Press Service) I Indianaoplais, Ind., Mar. 6 -(Specia: !to Daily Democrat)—The bill to re-1 imburse Harry Grey, county agent of Wells county, the sum of $1,412 for money expended in trying to procure better seed corn for the people of Wells county during the war, passed to third reading after unsuccessful j efforts were made to kill the bill.

I BURGLARS ARE KNOWN Mrs. Mary Parrish, of Tenth street, is preparing to enlist th© aid of offlIceis in taking action against the par--11 ties who broke into her wood house a few nights ago and stole some Pieces of new rag carpet, clothing and articles of various kinds, stored there The same thing happened ,a year ago when nickel articles, metal and other ( things were taken. Steps will be I taken to prosecute th© parties, unless they come quickly and replace the stolen goods, when nothing will be ; said about th© matter. ’ Q CARD Or THANKS We desire to thank all the neighbors and friends for their kindness ‘ shown us during th© illness and death lof our daughter and sister and also 1 for the beautiful floral offerings. MRS. LESSETTE LEIMENSTALL' AND CHILDREN. FOR REOOSH The Ministerial Association Passes Resolutions in Recognition OF HIS LABORS With Them in Ministry and His Patriotic Work in County Affairs. The secretary of the Decatur Ministerial association, at their last meeting, was instructed to send to the I former pastor of the Christian church W. P. Marsh, resolutions, and they | are as follows: In view of the fact that the Rev. W. P. Marsh, who has been side by I side with us in the work of the gospel ministry, and who has gone to take up his new work at Middletown, Ind.; Be It Resolved, that we recognize his labors with us in th© ministry, I also his enthusiastic interest and activity in the war or patroi ic work of' our country. That we wisli him God’s greatest blessing, and success in his new field of labor. C. J. MINER. Sec’y. NO MATERIAL REDUCTION IN LUMBER PRICES. ■Washington, March 7 —Horace F. Taylor, president of the National ■ I Wholesale Lumber Dealers Associa-| tion, writing from Buffalo, N. Y. to I I the Division of Public Works and Con . I struction Developments of the U. S. Department of Labor, does not hesi-| tato to say material reductions in lumber prices will develop very slowly, if at all. Mr. Taylor says: “The very clear majority of opinion I we derive from representatives of the I industry in all parts of the country, | I is in effect that there will be no furth-1 I er reduction in the cost of lumber for I | a long period, and that there is no ■safe ground, therefore, for postponing | building in the hope of a price reduc- ' tion in this material. We look upon | | the present rather quiet conditions as | i temporary only and due to industrial I readjustment, soon to give place to | I very sound activity. The cost of mak- ! I ing lumber offers no chance of reduc- ; i tion, both on account,of materials and I supplies, and the cost of labor which, lit seems not only necessary but de- • sirable to maintain at as nearly an i adequate rate as possible in view of; ! the present cost of living. In addi- [ tion to the ordinary increase in deI maud that is expected, an unusual I call for lumber for export to Europe will soon begin to have its effect onj the situation. Logging conditions: during the present winter have been unfavorable, praticularly in the North | and lumber production will apparent- ■ ly be less than that of normal years ' for some time to come. There is only one possible conclusion based upon I the opinion of those consulted and that is that as far as the lumber | market is concerned, the present is I an advantageous time to purchase.” MURDER AT ELKHART. (United press Elkhart, Ind., Mar. 7 —(Spesial to Daily ■ Democrat)—Mrs. Anna Raploi i gle, wife of a farmer living near here, | was shot and killed late yesterday ' by Wallace Cunningham, a seven- ’ teen-year-old farm hand, and her t nineteen-year-old daughter. Cecile, t was wounded seriously. The motive 11 for the crime is believed to have 1 j been robbery. Cunningham is still ■ at large.

SISTER IS DEAD Miss Kate Starost Died at i Home of Sister, Mrs. ’ Henry Schulte. ILL MANY YEARS i H But Death Came Unexpectedly from Heart Trouble Last Midnight. Miss Kate Starost. for many years i a resident of the city, died last night lat 12:15 o’clock at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and : Mrs. Henry Schulte, on Fourth street, with whom she had made her home for twenty-two years. Miss Starost had been ill for many years of heart trouble and asthma, but death at the last came rather unexpectedly, as she had been ill but a few hours during the night. Miss Starost was fifty-eight years of age. She was a daughter of Joseph ■ land Mary Starost. both of whom are I now deceased, but who were number-1 I ed among the pioneer residents of the city. | The only surviving members of the j family are the sister, Mrs. Schulte, I | and the brother, John Starost, of Fort | | Wayne. The funeral announcements will be announced later. DIMAYBiLL" Us TO GOVERNOR — Will Receive His Signature and Become Law—Tax Bill to Conference. FIGHT APPROPRIATION Bush and Others Oppose Increases — Anti-primary Bill Killed Today. Indianapolis. Ind., Mar 7—(SpeI dal to Daily Democrat) —With only! | two more working days before adj journment the legislature today again i I speeded up action on important mat- j Iters. The senate as a committee of the whole, took up the general appropriation bill this morning. The first ac-1 tion taken up was on motion of Sen- 1 ator Van Auken to cut out the appro-1 j priation of $15,000 for conducting a ■ I state normal schoolat 'Winona. Van-| I Auken declared that such an appro-, | priation would discribinate against I other normal schools in the northern, part of the state and said that the I j two normal schools now in operation | at Terra Haute and Muncie had a ca-l | pacity for 3,000 students, but had; only about 600 enrolled. Lieutenant Governor Bush asked j why appropriations carried in the bills I were increased greatly over two years j ago. Senator Munton. member of the | I legislative visiting committee, exI plained that the high cost of materI ial, labor an dsupplies warranted a I greater appropriation for all instituI Holls. Efforts by Bush to have the appro-j priation for the central hospital for I the insane, cut $20,000 failed. He i | stated, however, that he was not try-1 | ing to delay action by the senate, seion ot he legilaure sssssstSHßDL I to filibuter. “There will be no need of a special session of the legislature be- | cause of failure to act on the appro- | priation bills.” Th etax bill as passed by the senate | was sent to the hous© for consideraj tion ot amendment added by the upI per body. A conference committee ■ will probably have to be named to finally straighten out the measure. ,| The new highway commission bill . was sent to the governor for signa , | ture following concurrence in the ? I senate amendment by the house. i- The house agreed to the senate r ! amendment to the anti-red flag am? 1, | bolshevism bill and the measure was e ■ also sent to the governor e I The Duncan bill changing the pri II mary election date to March was kill ed by the house.

j BASKET BALL TONIGHT ’ There will lie a good program of 'sport at the gym this evening when |. the Hartfi rd City girls meet the local high school girls team and the Wand- | ering Eights go against the famous | Lyceum Celts of Fort Wayne. The I game will be called at 7:30 and you < should be there if you like this great- ’’ est of all indoor sports. AT UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH The meeting did not close last, night j as there were six at the altar and before closing six others asked for prayI ers. The meeting is announced until 'Sunday night, including the Sunday , morning for the same line of work ,as in the evening. Let the .people pray that God may continue to save until the last unsaved be brought to I 1 repentance. THE TOffiTTM.L Thelma, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFeeley, Died in Fort Wayne OF HEART TROUBLE I Former Resident Here— Young Child of John Appleget Succumbs. Thelma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I I Jack McFeeley, former Decatur resii dents, died in Fort Wayne after an j extended illness from leakage of the | heart and complications. She is n. l i j niece of Mrs. M. E. Hower and a 1 grand niece of Mesdames James Bain

j and Adolph Hoffman, with whom she has often visited. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says: “Thelma McFeeley, fourteen years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McFeeley, died at the family home,) yesterday afternoon, foilowing an illness from complications. “She was a pupil of the Blooming- . 'dale school and a member of the I Trinity M. E. church. SurvivingI besides the parents are one brother.' | and one sister, Paul and Florina. | The father is the well known fire-, : man at No. 6 engine house. “Funeral services will be conductied from the residence Saturday aft- | ernoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. Manford ) Wright, officiating. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery." Appleget Child Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bieberich will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow to at j I tend the funeral of the little son of j Mr. and Mrs. John Appleget. Mrs. j Appleget was formerly Mrs. Bertha I : Bieberich of this city, the widow cf, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian I Bieberich of Eleventh street. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says of ) the death: i “Glenn Shirey Appleget, one year, and five, months old son of Mr. and) Mrs. John Appleget, 3016 Ontario 1 street, passed away at the family' heme yesterday following a short illness. Funeral services will be conducted from tho residence, Saturday i afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. C. O. | Shirey, officiating. Burial in Linden-! wood cemetery." o FOOT WAS AMPUTATED This afternoon at 4 o'clock at the county hospital, will take place an operation for the amputation of one jof the feet of “Grandma” Elizabeth Steffen, aged about 70 years, who has been suffering several weeks from blood poison and gangrene in the feet the result of stepping on a nail. On ■ account of her age she did not have ■1 vitality to throw off the poison and - the doctors decided the only chance of saving her life was to amputate a the foot, and this may not check tiie .- progress of the disease. '• Mrs. Steffen never had any children e of her own, but she and her husband. 0 who is dead, adopted two children, a boy and a girl, Clyde Baumgartner II and his sister. Mr. Baumgartner is i- employed at the piano factory here, e while his sister, Mrs. Fred Shafer, died during the fall from influenza e Following her death “Grandma” Stef d fen came here from Vera Cruz, where s she lived for years, to take care of the two small children of Mrs. Shafer, 1- and it was in the barn at the Shafer 1- home that she stepped on a nail.— Bluffton News.

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SHORT ON SLEEP But Fred Sheets, Now in Germany, Says He Will Catch Up WHEN HE GETS HOME Hot Biscuits and Fresh Pork for Dinner Help to Make Up for Sleep. Fred Sheets, of the Rainbow Division, writes to his parents, Mr. and i Mrs. S. P. Sheets: A. P. 0. No. 715, Feb. 2. Dear Mother and Father:—Thought I would write you a few lines to let I your know how I am this cold Sunday. : I sure feel fine, all except am a little i sleepy as 1 was x>n guard last night | and didn’t get but just a little sleep and you know that I never could sleep through the day because you tried I me when a little kid. and I am still that way, but if I ever get back to a good bed again I sure will get to bed and stay there until I get my sleep , out then I will get up feeling like a new man again. I haven’t had what a fellow would call a go:d night’s sleep since I left the hospital. There I sure did get a. good rest, up and also I got caught up a little with my sleep that 1 lost but still I haven’t caught up with it yet but I will if ever I got home again. Well mother, how is everybody? I hope you are all well and happy and are all well. Well how is dear old grandma? Is she still living? I hop© ,so. I want to see her if I live to get back and I hope I do and I hope all of you people keep well also. I hear that we are going to hav© biscuits for dinner and fresh pork, and I don’t know what else but I bet we will have a good dinner just th© same. How is father getting along? I hop© he is well and happy. Well, mother, father may think I don’t think much of him bj’ not writing but when I write to you I mean it for him and all the rest of the family because I cannot write to ail of you on account we are scarce of paper over here, and I mean this letter to you all at home and all others that may read it. Well, it is just about time for mess and I will have to make this letter snappy so I can get through by dinner time. Well, I must close. From your son. FRED SHEETS. Hdq. Co.. 150th F. A., A. E. F., Germany, A. P. O. 715.

A STOCK COMPANY Farmers’ Light & Power Co. Organizes to Extend Light and Power TO TWO TOWNSHIPS Those of Root and Union —Meeting Held at Aber School House. At a meeting held last evening nt the Aber school house, in Root, township, The Farmers’ Light & Power ) Company was organized, with a capij tai of $5,000. The purpose will bo. to | conduct electric light and power from | the Dent schoolhouse to Union and Root townships. The company will include twentysix incorporators, the articles ot incorporation being drawn by Attorney Dore B. Erwin of this city. Seven directors, who in turn elected their officers, are: John D. Nidlinger, president: Philip Somers, vice-pres.; Chas. S. Mamma, ii secretary: Bert Wolf, treasurer; i j Louis F. Hoile: Ross Harden, C. D. i Spuller. VISIT IN HUNTINGTON The directors of the Adams County • Better Farming Association, includi) ing R. E. Marshall, W. P. Schrock, • Asa Monroe, John Nidlinger, M. A. . Ripley and C. W. R. Schwartz, and . County Agent J. R. Meeks, went to ■ Huntington to spend the afternoon • with the county agent and directors 1 of the Batter Farming association of Huntington county. The Huntington ■. organization has been organized for - nearly two years ad is considered one lof the best organizations in the state.