Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 62.

TO ARRIVE AT BREST TONIGHT George Washington With President Aboard to Dock at Eleven O’clock. WILL RUSH WORK War Minister of Germany Resigns—Fighting in Berlin Continued Today. Amsterdam, Mar. 13—(Special to Dully Democrat)—Dispatches received today said that Spartacans caught between two fires were evacuating their positions in Lichtenberg. The burgomaster is said to have appealed unsuccessfully to War Minister Noskc to draw off his troops and replace them with a “peoples guard" including Spartacans. Brest, Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)— President Wilson’s furlough is scheduled to end at 8 o’clock -tonight, when tho steamer George Washington is expected to complete her trans-Atlantic voyage in this port. Boarding a special train, the president will leave at once for Paris, arriving the shortly before noon tomorrow. As the next meeting of the supremo war council will be called at 3 o’clock that afternoon, it is believed he will immediately begin participation in the work of shaping the preliminary peace treaty. According to tho pro-ent progruin the council tomorrow will consider Germany’s western boundaries. (By Carl D. Groat. United Press staff correspondent.) Aboard U. S. S. George Washington. March 12—(Special to Daily Dem 6crat) — President Wilson, determined to complete the peace settlement as rapidly as possible, is making no effort to conceal his anxiety to get to work. The George Washington is due to reach Brest about 8:30 tomorrow (Thursday) night. The president will entrain for Paris immediately after his arrival there. The president, dined tonight with Captain McCauley, the steamer’s commander . Zurich, March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —War Minister Noske resigned Tuesday, it was reported in a dispatch from Berlin today. General von Lequis is said to have succeeded him. (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press staff correspondent) Berlin, Mar. 11—(Spocal to Daily Democrat) —Fighting was continuing in Berlin tonight over a front of more than 25 kilometre (15% miles.) The city commander announced it was uncertain when the government can master the situtation owing to tho Spartacans infiltration tactics. As fast as the troops re-conquer an area the insurgents spring up in another quarter. Two hundred and fifty Spar tacans both men and women were captured in the heart of the city this evening, They had gone to their secret headquarters there to get money which was to be apportioned among the Sirartacan forces as wages. (By William Philip"" Simms, United Press staff coriespondent) Paris, March 13-(Speclal to Daily Democrat)—Within five' years after peace is .signed. Germany will be able to throw a fully officered army of several millions into the field— providing the allies impose the volunteer system on that country—according to the belief expressed in French mn tary and official circles today. (By Carl D. GroTTunited Press staff correspondent-) Aboard U. S. S. George Washington March 13— (Special to- Daily I emoerat) —The George Washington tinned to lose time today because cl the heavy head seas, and it was’ nounced she would not reach Bres, before 11 o’clock tonight. President Wilson has got his wo < in shape for immediate resumptioi of peace matters l_— ““ weak e r D. V. Steele returned this moinin. to Fort Wayne to be at the b ' ‘ 1 of his brother, Al Steele, who cont ues to grow graduaUy weaker.

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ATTEND DISTRICT TAX MEET County Assessor William Fraziei i and a number of township assessors and their deputies went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the dis trict meeting with the state tax commission. Those who went on the 8:30 [ I car, besides Mr. Frazier, were J. I). i Hale, Eli Myers, William Blackburn, Lewis Fruchte, O. J. Suman, J. D. Porter, Charles Hawkins, A. M. Fuller, George Dellinger. HOME FROM ABROAD I Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stvens were made very happy this -morning in re | ceiving a telegram from their son, Harvey, in which he told of having returned to the states after six months abroad. He is now at Camp( ; Stewart. Va. but expects to be sent tn five days to Camp Sherman. O. where . he will be mustered out of service. He said he never felt better. BIG CROWD THERE Seven Thousand Visitors at Purdue to Witness State Basket Ball Tourney. OPENED AT 2 O’CLOCK Contest Between Anderson and Thorntown at Four One of Big Ones. (United Press Service) Lafayette, Ind, Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—All of the 22 basket ball teams who will participate in the state tourney today, tomorrow and Saturday, had arrived i here today. Estmates place the, num- i her of visitors between 6,000 and 7,000. It is predicted that the victor in the Thorntown Anderson controversy I at four o’clock this afternoon would : remain in the fray until the finish. ■ These two teams were considered of the strongest scheduled to play. Richmond and Bloomington were to fight it out at 2 o'clock in the opening of the tourney. They ■were to I ibe followed at 3 o’clock by Manual I training school of Indianapolis, and ) Vincennes. o LITTLE ROOF FIRE A fire that started in the roof of tho A. C. Butcher home on North Eleventh street, presumably from a' spark from the chimney, at 5:30 this morning, was noticed by John Bogner a neighbor, in time to be extinguish-J ed with little loss, and before the tire department arrived. ~ THREE~ RO EBE RS HELD (United Press Service) New York, March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three men were held here today for Minnesota athoritties on a charge of robbing the Liberty State Bank, Minneapolis of $37,000 February 10. i The men gave as their names Charles Thomas, New York; Michael McCable, Troy, N. Y.; and Charles Conners, Chicago. i( CUT IN SERVICE — (United Press Service) Washington. March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An immediate cut ’ of 80 per cent in the United States ’ | employment service was ordered to- " day because its appropration failed ’ with tho republican filibuster. ; ( A wireless appeal to President Wilson asked him to sot aside part of his I war emergency fund but he replied that none of this was now available. FIVE PACKERS IN JAIL r (United Press Service) c I Chicago, Mar. 13—(Special to Daily ’ I Democrat)—Five former officials of ? the Consumers Packing company, in ’ receivership, were in jail here today, ? by order of Federal Judge Landis for 1 examination on charges of fraud n i connection with the sale of company 1 stock in exchange for liberty bonds I and thirtf stamps. nj The persons jailed are John M. > I Kantor, L. A. Davis, Rabbi A. J. i- I Messig, Edward J. Ader and Eli Pfari' f zer, former president. vi Bonds of from $25,000 to $30,000 st i were set for each of the men. WE ALL DO IT (United Press Service) in Washington, March 13—(Special tc Daily Democrat)— Telephone talk it |not cheap but everybody indulges. Every man, woman and child averag ig od two hundred calls last year, cen le sus figures show. There is one tele n- phono for every two families in the I country.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 13, 1919.

CONFERENCE | I AT OSSIAN NEXT Ft. Wayne District Methodist Cons erence to be Held in 1920 at Ossian. CLOSES AT NOON With Stirring Address by C. P. Hargrove on Plans for National Meet. At the session of the annual Fort i Wayne district Methodist conference,! 1 which closed here today noon, Ossian i was se’ected as the place for the hold- : ling of the 1920 convention. The closing address, a very fine ■ one, was given by C. P. Hargrave, of Columbus, 0., who told of the great plans made there for the national meeting in tho interest of the centenary’ movement to be held at the Ohio state fair grounds, during the state fair, June 20-July 7. . There is seating capacity for 58,000 iin the pavilion, and arrangements are . I being made to throw pictures on a I screen 150 feet in diameter—immense I when one considers that the largest thus far lias been only 35 feet. An orchestra of 200 trombones-, has been arranged for. Great numbers of Methodists from over the entire country are expected to attend. ] During the morning session, Ep- , worth League Hour was observed, when Miss Bittier spoke on “The | Leaguers’ Part in the Centenary” and i K. R. Thompson on “Fort Wayne Dis- ‘ trict at Wawasce.” The devotionals 1 this morning were led by H. C. Pow- 1 ell, and reports of committees were 1 heard during the following business i session. “A Simultaneous Evangel-|i I istic campaign for the District” was I' I the subject of M. C. Wright, and the I: I dstrict went on record as adopting ( , the simultaneous campaign plan and lof recommending it for adoption by I tho conference and the area. W. H. Niel. of Chcago, spoke last ■ night in behalf of (he national cam-1, | paign committee, giving a fine ad-! Hlress, “The World is Sick,” preceded) i him and the devotions were lead byl J. K. Wyant. ( Tn his talk, “The Church a Moral I i Force,” yesterday afternoon, A. G. I Neal said that all of the great uplift- ] I ing forces and organizations, have, I their birth in the church, and would no<t exist without the church. Georgel A. Snider opened the afternoon with devotions. “The Fort Wayne District and the Centenary” was enlarged upon in the following talks: “Services! of the M. M. M.” J. R. Settl ; “The Sunday School and Its Quota”, W. T. Arnold; “Life Work Decisions,” U. S. A. Bridges; “Can it be Done,” Dis1 trict Superintendent W. W. Martin. i ’ The program throughout was very fine and the conference one of great inspiration. ' o MAY BE CHURCHILL. (United Press Rerv»mel Washington, D. C., Mar. 13— (SpeJcial to Daily Democrat)— Winston | Churchill has been mentioned in dip-! , lomatic circles as ipdssible success ( sor to the Earl of Reading as Brit- ’ ish ambassador at Washington. | Churchill at present is air minister under the war portfolio in the British cabinet and is considered foremost ’ among the younger statesmen of the British empire. Strong pressure 1s being exerted at London, it became I known here today, in favor of the ) immediate appointment of a penna- . nent occupant of the post. Only a p ( man of the greatest rtrength and . I ability Will be considered, it is de- . |clared. ' | o r ABOUT THE SICK 1 y I Mildred, aged thirteen, daughter s ! of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butlor, is hnprovi ing gradually from injury, but will I wear her left arm in splints for some ! time, the result of having the liga- -- meats of tho forearm torn during the | basket ball game last Friday. Three 0; fingers of the right hand were also j sprained and one of her cyer injured. Miss Esther Reynolds went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her ° sister, Miss Daisy Reynolds, who is a patient at the St. Joseph hospital, fol- ' lowing an operation for goitre. She ?• ’is getting along as well as can be 1_ | expected. ee Mrs. O. P. Mills and son, Charles, | who have been ill, are better.

DON’T RETURN CLOTHING Postmaster J. W. Bosse in the daily bulletin from postal headquarters, [ had word today not to accept any clothing or equipment for return to tho government by soldiers. The law was recently changed allowing a soldier to keep the clothing and equipment he took home with him, and none will be accepted at the postoffiee for mailing for return. MANY ATTENDED —I— Over two hundred members of the Knights of Columbus attended the business meeting of the council last evening and for several hours affairs of relative importance were discussed. Another meeting will be held in the near future at which time a committee report of the proposition under discussion will be made. THETIRHIOAN Will Open Campaign April 21st to Continue Three Weeks Says Mr. Glass. FIVE YEAR NOTES Have Been Decided on and They Will Probably Bear 4’/> Per Cent or More. i (United Press Prrvicsi Washington. March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Begin to save foi tho Victory Loan, treasury officials urged today. The three weeks campaign starts | April 21, Secretary Glass announced. He is striving to make it a popular loan like the Liberty Loans, instead ( of a big banking affair. Five year notes have been decided upon instead cf long term bonds.j The short term notes will stay at or 1 near par where bonds might slump, officials believe. Interest rate on the Victory Loan has not been fixed, nor has the total amount of the issue. It was intimated by Secretary Glass i that the notes will bear 4% per cent .or upward. TOIETmoM Women Today Began Fight Before War Labor Board for That Purpose. UP TO FRANK WALSH Cleveland Street Railways Discharge Women, Bringing Case Forward. (United PreFS Service) Washington. March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Women today began their fight before the war labor board to retain men's jobs they have filled during the war. A decision is expected that will outline women's rights to work in fair competition with mem. The women's case is in the hands I of Frank P. Walsh, former joint chairman of the war labor board and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary president of the national woman suffrage association. The case is being brought before ! the board by the action of the Cleveland street railways in dismissing con ductorettes to end a strike of the I men. This was done with the approval of the board. In a similar case at ' Detroit, however, the. board recommended that the conductorettes be retained. Dr. Laura Prince, president of the ■i woman’s conductors association and . Miss Rose Moriarty will testify for I the Cleveland women. _ A MOUNTED PHOTO i As far as we know it took a ■ \ Frenchman to got out a new novelty 1 in the art of making photos for the soldier boys in that country. Yesterday Mrs. Julian Colchin received from her son, Albert Colchin who is with the American army near Monte Carlo, a mounted photo, life-size oi her son. The picture was cut oul ; j along the lines of the body and if pasted on a thin board and ther 'mounted on a little board base, tt’i , very unique and of course Mrs. Col chin is well pleased with the p|?ture

BEANS FOR TABLE Are Possible Under New Prices—First of Old Food Staples to Drop . I i FROM HIGH LEVEL New Scale Expected to Soon Cause Return to Former Prices. ! (United Press Service) Washington, March 13—(Special to I i Daily Democrat) —Extra! Beans tako .; big drop. One good old food staple is on the I toboggan. Tho humble bean promises to again i appear on the poor man's (able. While most other foods have tarried at the high price levels to which war conditions boosted them, or have settled back only slightly, practically all of dried beans are astonishingly cheaper than they were last year. Hero are some figures given out by the bureau of markets: Since March of last year, wholesale prices of New York pea beans 1 have tumbled $6.25 to $6.75 a hundred (pounds; Michigan beans fell off $5.50 !to $6.25; California whites dropped $6.25; white California limas declinjed $5.50 to $6.50, and Colorado pintas 1 from $2.75 to $3.00, All of which, economists say, ought ito mean a big drop in beans retail ( prices and a return to “beanery” | prices at the quick lunch. o REVIVAL OPENS Revival at Methodist Church Wil! Begin This Evening at 7:30 O’clock. REV. F. F. THORNBURG Assisted by Official Board Will Conduct Services— All Are Welcome. — I Following closely the district con- | ference which closed here at noon today, is the revival at the Iccal Methodist church which will open this evening. j This will bo conducted by the past or, the Rev. F. F. Thornburg, but tho first half-hour of each service will be given over to the church official board which will be represented at each ( meeting by one of its official mem bers. This evening C. L. Walters will be present and speak during the first ( half hour. The services will open at 7:30 1 o’clock and a very cordial invitation is given to all to come. ■ ——o — USE RED PEPPER ON HOLDUPS Philadelphia, Pa., March 13—Wo- ' men are well able to protect them--1 solves from the wiles of the bandits that are riding into this city on top ’ of the present crime wave, according ‘ tn a statement of the police authorities. The "gentle" sex do not pack ’ any guns, or cling to the traditional 1 hatpin for protection against advances of stickup men. but carry an 1 oven more deadly weapon than the ■(above mentioned, namely, a box of !red pepperNot a few would-be holdup men have been recently captured by the police who found them writhing in pain while the young ladierc looked ' calmly on and demanded their arrest. According to issued ' by the Women’s Protective League Against Bandits, the box of pepper should be carried in the right hand always, and when a suspeious character approaches let him have it full force In the eyes. The instructions 1 are carried out to the minuetest de- ' tail, as any of the victims who are 3 still groping their way about theii ■ respective cells will amply testify, d - -o — ig - T, n MASONIC CALENDAR, 's Friday, March 14, 7:30 p. m. d- Conferring of the Fellow Craft de '. gree. GEO. E. KINZLE, W. M.

■ BOYS ARRIVE IN STATES “ Mrs. N/inerva Wilkenson received a telegram today from her son, Walt- - ■ er, announcing his arrival at. Camp j Merritt, N. J., in which he says he is . safe and well. He had been overseas since July. Ed Gase received a telegram from i his cousin, Otto Gase, that he arrived I l in Newport News yesterday. Mr. Gase, it will be remembered lost his' arm, by amputation, following injury in battle. He is feeling fine and expects to be home soon. o AT BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT Ferd and Margaret Christen left | this morning for Lafayette to attend I the basket ball tournament and to lie ( ( guests of their brother and sister, El!Us and Catherine Christen, students lat Purdue. TOWFWAY Remains of Late Col. Dick Dick Townsend to Come Over Erie at 5:13. — FUNERAL SATURDAY Services at 2:30 from Home in Charife of the Scottish Rite Masons. The remains of the late Mr. Dick I Townsend, who died in Chicago, Tuesday merning, will arrive in this city at 5:13 this afternoon over the Erie, accompanied by Mrs, Townsend, and Mr. Burt Townsend and family. Mrs. Maggie Jeffries, a sister, now living I in Missouri, will also be here. The remains will be taken to the. Townsend (home on Madison street. A number of members of the Ma-1 ( sonic lodge of which Mr. Townsend' was a charter member and other friends will meet the funeral party this afternoon. The funeral services will be held ! Saturday afternoon at 2:30 from the (home, in charge of the Scottish Rite (Masons. William Geake, Thrice Potent Master having charge. A num- ■ ber of members of the lodge from ( Fort Wayne will be here for the ser- ( vices. Interment will be at the Decatur cemetery. Friends desiring to view the re- i mains may do so from eleven o’clock ( until six Friday or on Saturday morning. TAKES HER LIFE (United Press Service) i Chicago, March 13—(Special to j Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Edna Kurrie, ( 37, wife of Harry Kurrie, president -if I ( j tho Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis- ] i ville railroad committed suicide hero ( i today. The body was found by a nurse who I 1 had been attending Mrs. Kurrie. AI ( rubber hose connected wth a gas jet I ( was gripped in the woman’s teeth. MAY GET HIS WISH I (United Press Service) , Chicago, Mar. 13—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat) —J. Ogden Armour’s ex ‘ pressed desire to trade places with •) hobo may not bo fruitless. Notice was given today that the wealthy packer will be considered next Sunday for membership in the Chicago | society of vagabonds. Mike Walsh, president, will speak on “The human side of the misunderstood packer.” _ MR~CL ARK'DEN IES IIT.” (United Press Service) Atlanta. Ga., Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Declaring he has never expressed his opinion of the ieague. of nations covenant, Champ ■ Clark today placed those who quot--1 ed him as saying the covenant “has 9 as much chance of being ratified as r you have of being pope of Rome,” in ’ the Ananias class. “Whoever says ’• to the contrary,” Clark added to 1 newspapers, “is a malicious liar —it’s s a lie —a damned lie.” i. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 ■ o— ■ ~~ DIED AT AGE OF 101 f (United Press Service) Buffalo, N. Y. Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Dmocrat) —Mrs. Sarah L. Cushing, 101 years old believed to lie the oldest woman physician in the world died at Lockport last nght. She was born at Pittstown, N. Y. in 1818 and was graduated from the Sterling, 0., medical college in 1859. For years Dr. Cushing was associated with Dr. e- Elizabeth Blackwell, New York City, the first woman doctor in America.

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DIED Alum,a. Thomas E. Miller, Brother-in-law of Mrs. Sam Acker Died Yesterday. CANCER OF STOMACH Proves Fatal — Formerly | Lived Near Willshire— Many Relatives Here. Mrs. Samuel Acker received word lof the death of her brother-in-law, (Thomas E. Miller, sixty-right, which occurred at Latty, 0., yesterday mornj ing at 4 o'clock from cancer of the ‘ stomach. He had formerly lived at ( Willshire, O„ and Van Wert, ()., last had lived at Latty since going there (a number of years ago to become car inspector for the Cincinnati-Northern railroad. For a long time he was in i charge of the car inspecting at tho Mackinaw shops. His first wife was Miss Lydia Roop, ( who died three years ago. He was I married last April to Mrs. Luella (Lewis, who is living. Children from 1 the former marriage are: Albert MUtier, Michigan; Mrs. Grace Hull, Van j Wert, O.; Mrs. Lilly Martz, Rockford. IO.; Mrs. 110 Black, Delphos, O. The funeral will be Friday after- ] noon at 2:30 o’clock from the Gambol I Undertaking parlors at Van Wert. O. with burial in the Van Wert cemetery. Mr. Miller has many relatives here. —, o FUEL IS NEEDED To Keep Elevated and Subway Trains Going in New York Says Hadley. GENERAL MANAGER Only Enough on Hand to Run Four Days—Appeals for Navy Tugs to Aid. — (United Press Service) I New York, March 13—(Special to | Daily Democrat ) —Fear that New I Yorks transit systems would be stop- , ped if the harbor strike continues, because of lack of coal, today caused FYank Hedley, general manager of the Interborough Rapid Transit company, to appeal to Rear Admiral Usher of the navy yard for naval tugs to bring fuel to this port. Hedley declared coal now in the company’s bins is only sufficient to koep elevated and subway trains operating four days. Leaders of the marine workers affiliatk n declared several more private owners have acceeded tc the unions demands for shorter hours and more pay. Ferries operated by the railroad administration and scattered vessels belonging to private owners arc tho only harbor boats now operating. MEETINGS ARE CALLED County Agricultural Agent J. R. Meek has called a meeting for Frday evening. March 14, at the Kohr school house in Union township. The Better Farming Association and its purpose will be explained at this time. Another meeting has been called for Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock , in the county agent's office, this city, ( when steps will be taken to organize . a Duroc Hog Breeders’ association, i Everybody in the county interested . in the breeding of Duroc hegs is res quested to attend. Later Shorthorn i Cattle Breeders, and other stock exi perts will be called. a PLANS FOR RAILROADS ) 5 (United Press Service) Washington. March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A score of locomotive, cars and accessories manufacturers are here today conferring with ) Director General Hines on plans for • financing equipments already com- ? pleted or contracted for. 1 Hnes expects to straighten out difs Acuities with these companies on his 1 first move. This must be done before . definte decision can be made on a s scheme to obtain funds for running •. the roads. Tho equipment builders , here today hold contracts including unpaid bills totaling $300,000,000. *