Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1919 — Page 1

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STATE OF SIEGE IS PROCLAIMED In Budapest — Americans and Japs Clash at Tien Tsin This Week. AN EARLY TREATY Will be Completed and Signed it is PredictedPresident Again on Job. (United Press Service) Paris, March 14—(Special to Daily Domocrai ) —A state of seige has been proclaimed in Budapest, according to dispatches from Zurich today. Com-: munistlcs uprisings have been occurring there. Brussels, Mar. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The allied economic council today reverted the German representatives with the new terms for feeding that country, which required Germany to turn over her merchant fleet. Washington. March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A clach between American soldiers and Japanese policemen and civilans at Tien Tsin a occurred last Wednesday and Thursday, the state department announced today. The incident is being investigated . The fact that the clash took place according to the dispatch on Wednesday and Thursday, would indicate either that it was a night brawl or a series of small fights, the department statement said: "A clash between American soldiers and Japanese police and some civilians at Tien Tsin on Wednesday and Thursday was reported in a dispatch to the state department today. The report is brief and gives no details. The American minister to China is investigating the affair. Weimar, Mar. 14— (Special to Daily Democrat) —War Minister Noske, addressing the national assembly, announced the insurrection crushed. He said that this armament of the population must be mastered; Helsingfors. Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The bclshevikk expect to recapture Archangel by May 1, it was announced in an official con munication from Moscow- today. “During January and February the red armies occupied a territory cor responding to the area of France, (more than 200,000 square miles.) said tin? statement. “They will reach Archangel by May 1.” (By Frank J. Taylor. United Press staff correspondent) Berlin, Mar. 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—More than a hundred Spartacans, chained together in the prison court yard, were shot down by machine guns this afternoon. War Minister Noske has ordered that all Spartactin prisoners shall be executed similarly. Government troops completed capture of the suburb of Lichtenberg today. The railway station where the insurgents had made their final stand was taken by storm. The Spartacans suffered 200 casualties in the attack. A meeting of workmens soviets was surrounded by soldiers this afternoon. No attempt was made to interfere with the proceedings but the delegates were under constant menace of rifles and machine guns. They protested to the government but Noske refused to withdraw the troops. Paris, March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With President Wilson's arrival in Paris today the machinery was set in motion for rapid consumB mation of the prelminary peace treaty. The scheduled meeting of the supreme war council was cancelled to permit a series of conferences by the president. Premier Lloyd George, Premier Clemenceau and other leaders. Practically all the peace work centered about the president. As all details of the treaty have been virtually completed by the various committee the main problem was that of reaching final agreement. The leaders, in ratifying each detail, will draw up the formal draft. All indications today were that the treat) would be finished by March 20 and the Germans called in about Mai i 25. Basle, March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A Weimar dispatch tc

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the Frankfurter Zeitung says: “It has been learned authoritatively that lhe government Wednesday (appointed German delegates to the peace conference as follows: Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rantzau; Dr. Edward David, first presdent of the national assembly; Herr Giosbertz, ’ I Prussian minister of posts and telegraphs; Max Warburg, a Hamburg merchant; Adolf Mueller, German minister to Switzerland, and Prof. i Schuecking, of Marburg university.” Brest, March 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Col. House today placed the stamp of approval on conditions , at Camp Pontanescn, where American troops are held while awaiting transI portation home. “I am glad you brought me out,” j House told General Helmick, after he had inspected the camp. “I have seen most of the big camps since the beginning of tho war, but I marvel at the things you, have accomplished here.” London. Mar. 14 —(Special to Daily [Democrat) —Admiral Sims was given a farewell luncheon at the American Luncheon club today. Nearly 500: guests were present. Sims will remain in London until tho arrival of Secretary Daniels, when he will be succeeded by Admiral Knapp. London, Mar. 13 —(Sp-cial to Daily Democrat) —Speaking at the British Red Cross dinner to Col William Endicott of Boston, retiring Red Cross j commissioner to Great Britain, the ; ! Prince of Wales last night thanked Americans for their donations to the British organization. Washington, March 14—(Special to' Daily Democrat) — American troops, clashed with Japanese police and civilians at Tien Tsin, American Minist-1 er Reinsch reported from Pekin to ; the state department today. He has. sent the first secretary of the legation to Tien T-in to investigate. Min-: ister Reinseh’s cable, according to the state department, did not reveal whether the troops were maimed or soldiers and the date of the incident ; was not made public. The cause of the trouble was not 1 revealed. i The text of the cable was withheld. I A PORTLAND CLUB Decatur Rotarians Have Been Requested to Organize a Rotary Club IN NEIGHBORING CITY — Local Men Will Go—A Big Meeting Will he Held Here April Third. At the request of the district govj ernor the Decatur Rotary club will go to Portland within the near future ■ and organize a Rotary club among the leading citizens of that city, the request being that the Portland club bo organized not later than May Ist. At the luncheon meeting of the local club held last evening at the Hotel Murray, President Klepper read the letter received from District Gov ernor Dyer and at once a number of j the members volunteered to help in the organization of the Portland club. The next meeting of the Decatur Rotary club will be held on Thursday evening. April 3rd, at which time the newly elected governor of Rotary, Charles E Watkins, of Muncie, Pro fessor Reed, of Purdue university and j E. W. Puckett, of Fort Wayne, who ; will he here for the Martin-Klepper Creamery conference day will ad--1 dress the members. Business matters were taken up by ’ the club, and at the suggestion of ‘ one of the members it was voted that an old fashioned box social be held ' immediately after Easter, the ladies ’ J being invited. ! O THE TOWNSEND FUNERAL The remains of the late Col. Dick c Townsend, well known hotel man 1 who died in Chicago Tuesday, arrived over the Erie last evening, accomi panied by Mrs. Townsend, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Burt Townsend and Mr. Clark, 3 1 an old friend of the family. Mrs. 1 Maggie Jeffries, a sister, arrived last evening from her home in Arkansas. ■ The funeral services will be in charge ' of the Scottish Rite Masons and will 11 be held from the home Saturday afternoon at 2:30. About fifty friends yrr.et the funeral party when they aro rived last evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 14, 1919.

CONFERENCE DAY E» Employers and Employes of Martin-Klepper Creameries Will Meet r 1 HERE APRIL THIRD Charles Watkins, Governor i 11 of Rotary, Will be One of the Speakers. A big get-together meeting of the - employers and employees of the Mart-in-Klep] <*r Creameries will be held in ’ this city on Thursday, April 3rd and ' plans aro under way to feed at least ■ one hundred and fifty people at the i banquet which will bo served at the K. of P. Home. W. A. Klepper, manager of the loc- | al creamery announced last evning at the business meeting of the Rotary I club that Charles Watkins, of Muncie. who was elected district governor of Rotary at the convention held in Indianapolis last month, would be one of the speakers, together with Professor Reed, of Purdue, and Mr. E. W. Puckett, of Fort Wayne. The day will be devoted to conferences and talks will be made by the • notable I 1 speakers who will be present. Mr. Klepper also informed us that he was trying to secure the Elkhart i jazz band for the conference day and [ that nothing was being spared or over ) ! looked in making the day worth while ' i and to bring a close association be-: tween the employers and employees. Within the past couple of years the business of the Martin-Klepper company has so expanded that it is impossible for the management to keep ; lin touch with the employees as much f as they would like to and Mr Klepper i states that they Intend to make the [conference day an annual event. Tne employees and managers of thej 1 Huntington and Markle plants will be here as well as the field men who ’ are stationed between here and To- ! ledo on the east, and to the north of I Decatur as far as the Michigan state line. INTEREWfGH In Basket Ball Tournament at Purdue — Anderson Loses to Thorntown. GAMES PLAYED TODAY Kendallville Loses to Gary, While Crawfordsville Defeats Franklin Team. (United Press Service) Lafayette, Ind., Mar. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Approximately 6,000 basket ball fans today looked forward for the Thorntown-Hunting- 1 ton game which is the first game of the night schedule. Since burst of speed and team work on the part of the Thorntown five yesterday, it was thought likely that they would take the victory tonight. In the Greencastle defeat at the hands of Rochester in the first game today by a score of 16 to 8, the latter team was slated to oppose Columbus in the final game tonight. Columbus wa« the favoriite over Rochester. For the second game at ten o’clock i this morning between Martinsville and ■ i Jefferson, the score was 22 to 16 in . | favor of Jefferson. The third at 11 I was Kendallville 13, Emerson of Gary ■! 33. The fourth game this afternoon >at one o’clock, Crawfordsville 18, I Franklin, 16. [i Yesterday’s Results s Richmond, 13; Bloomington, 16. Vincennes, 13; Manual Training, 19 Anderson, 22; Thorntown, 26. Huntington, 24; Washington, 13. : Columbus, 24; South Bend, 3. 5 AT BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Edward Stone, of Warren, j I who preached at the Baptist church | last Sunday, will preach there again next Sunday morning and evening. t p. O. EXAMINER J Mr. Blackwell, a chief postal clerk, II from Chicago, was here today con- :-' ducting the annual examinations for s local postoffice clerks—George Ever- -.; etit, George Flanders, Herb Lachot jand Ed Macy.

f HOW DOES A HORSE WALK? Can you answer that question? If I you can answer it without going out and watching some Prince or Maud 5 meander slowly down the street you are wiser than, most folks. The argument started in one of the shops here in Decatur. Some say that Prince lifts both the front and hind foot on the same side at the same time; ) others argue that he lifts the right front and the left hind foot (and viceversa) at the same time; while still • another says . Oh, well, go and [see for yourself, we don't know yet which is right and we’ve watched a j dezen or mere of ’em walk, trot and gallop. It may be a foolish argument. but it's interesting. Try it. An Observer. DISCUW LAW t — New Tax Law Explained at Meeting in Ft. Wayne Attended by Local Men. MANY NEW POINTS On Assessing Property at True Value—Well Pleased With Meeting. The Indiana Board of tax commissioners is sending experts throughout the state to discuss the new tax law, so that the deputies as well as all ethers intersted may gain a I comprehensive knowledge of it. There were present at the meeting yesterday in the assembly room at [the court house fully 250 persons,| I directly or indirectly interested.! 'There were delegations from Adams, Allen, Blackford, Dekalb, Huntinglion, Jay, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben. Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties i present. The meeting was presided [over by S. N. Cragun, state tax comi missioner. Mr. Cragun explained in all its phases the new tax law. and [after geing over it in the most thor-1 i ough manner, there was considerable | i time taken up answering questions. I In assessing property at its true value there is much to be learned. County Assessor Louis W. Oser, as well as ; Wayne Township Assessor A. C. Beri ger, in speaking of the meeting stated tha.t the value of Commissioner Cragun’s information and his explanation of parts of the new law which were not understood, were very valuable, and had done much good. Every delegate present was well pleased with the meeting.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. —'■— o—■ — TWO- CENT SUPPER The following menu for two cents an item, will provide the bublic with an excellent supper, beginning at five o’clock Saturday evening at the Pythian home, when section number two gives a two-cent supper: Creamed chicken, mashed potatoes, baked beans, potato salad, fruit salad, lettuce salad, homemade cake. pie. cof- ’ fee, deviled eggs, pickles, sandwiches, etc. The section is also making a I community comfort containing names I of donors to the comfort, which will later be auctioned off. — OTTERBEIN GUILD ELECTS The Otterbein Guild, a band of mis- ; sionary girls of the United Brethren I church, elected tho following new ofi fleers: President. Marie Hays; vicepresident. Aria Lenhart; secretary. Lolah Hill: treasurer, Zelma Nelson: [ secretary of literature, Aria Lenhart, secretary of thank offering, Beatrice | Butcher; patroness. Mrs. C. J. Miner; delegates to the conference at Frankfort, Zelma Nelson and Lolah Hill: ' alternates, Arta Lenhart and Ethol Potts. The case of Philip Wyss vs. The Boss Manufacturng Company went to I I the jury at two o’clock this afternoon. 1 Tho evidence was concluded last evening and the arguments given this morning. DI D’NT Ti’ke’ SAM PLE Hammond, Ind., Mar. 14 —(Special |to Daily Democrat)—Having been taken as a bride on three months’ approval, Miss Josephine Peire today was given $5,500 heart balm because Pulio Laguara refused to make her . his perm.anent wife. .“.‘She didn’t prove satisfactory,” * testified Laguara. -! Miss Piere declared Laguara atl: tempted to pay her S2O to give him a release.

JANDTHER OFFICE tl il Legislature Passed Bill Creating Position of County [ Engineer Expert. l AT INCREASED COST i 1 Will Add from SIO,OOO to i $30,000 to Each County if 1 r. Governor Signs Bill. The specialty of the late legislature seems to have been to enact laws I which will raise taxes, increase levies ! boost salaries, do anything that will make the average citizen spend more money for the same thing he is get- - ting now. While the tax and road and school bills have attracted most attention there are others to whch your attention should be called and one of those s one known as house bill No. 46, now in the hands of the governor , and awaiting his signature to become a law. This bill creates the office of coun- , ty engineer, deputy engineer, bookkeeper, stenographer, etc. and makes it absolute that these be appointed by the commissioners whether needed or not. It will cost the smallest county SIO,OOO per year or more and the larger counties many times that amount. The increased cost to the : state is estimated at $3,000,000. It docs not do away with the office of surveyor but is in addition thereto. The first section provides that an engineer shall be appointed. The second says he shall give bond but fixes no amount. In counties the size of I Adams the engineer shall receive [ $7.00 per day and can have as many deputies as h- thinks he needs at $5.00 per day and may have all the flagmen, chainmen, axemen and helpora he wants at $3.00. It’s a grab bill equal only to the oil bill and another evidence of the uselessness of the 1919 session. ABOUT THE SICK Friends of the following persons I who have recently undergone abdominal operations by Dr. Rayl, will bo glad to learn that they are all improving rapidly toward health. They are: Miss Leah Rauch, of Monroe; Lena Hcssman, trained nurse, Berne; j Lulu McKean, Monroe; Mrs. Neal, Kalamazoo; Ethel Tucker, Berne; Mrs. Harry Hendricks, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Saurers, of Linn Grove. — Monroe Reporter. Miss Mary Dolch of west of Monroe was operated upon for appendicitis and complications by Drs. Rayl and McKean yesterday morning. Miss Martha Hossman is nurse in charge. Miss Naomi Gass, assistant at the county clerk’s office, is quite 11 of' tonsilitis. Mrs. U. S. Cress and Mrs. J. D. Miller have returned from Sturgis, j Mich., where they were called Sun- I day by the illness of their sister. Mrs. I Charles Peckman. who is in a serious condition from leakage of the heart. Mrs. Anthony Voglwede, at the Decatur hospital, where she was operated upon for gall stones, is getting along fine. The Rev. Otto Scherry is recovering nicely at the Decatur hospital from an operation for hernia. Mrs. Joe Wherry of near Monroeville, called on her aunt, Mrs. Agnes Cline, at the home of her son, Jay Cline. Mrs. Cline has been very ill I for three weeks from infirmities of age. She is reported as somewhat better this afternoon, being able to take more nourishment again. Mrs. George McManama called op her husband at the Bluffton hospital yesterday. He underwent an operation for appendicitis and gall trouble and is getting along fine. Word from Fort Wayne is that Al Steele is at the point, of death, and the end is expected at any time. He began sinking fast yesterday and it was thought that ho could not survive tho night. However, he seemed a little brighter at times since, and while he may survive until tomorrow, the j end is expected at any time. His J brother, D. V. Steele, of this city, is 1 at his bodside, as are other relatives. , He is at the hospital in Fort Wayne, having been taken thors from his I home in that city. ■■ -o il Attorney J. C. Sutton went to Ft. Wayne this afternoon.

■ SENIOR CLASS TIES » Senior men of I. U. are now wearI ing tics to dstiuguish the fourth year men from their lower classmen. The ■ - ties are said to be really master- ■ pieces in their classs. Silk knit and lof the finest quality. The body of the ■tie is black with several white stripes running across it. Byard Smith, Dwight Peterson, Erwin Goldner are p some of the Adams county boys who graduate this spring. POCAHONTAS MEETING ) — All members of the Pocahontas in--1 tcrested in going to Fort Wayne April j fifth are urged to be at the meeting [this evening. By request cf Keeper} of Records, who has a special mesB sage for them from. Fort Wayne. a j r> ■ ;IMR. NEEL TALKS [! ■ ! Chairman of Information Committee Savs He Will r! 1 Retire to Private Life. ■I GIVES AN INTERVIEW Declares President Wilson Will Win—Turns Over Money—Gives Report. J j: (By Robert J. Bender, United Press _: Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. C., Mar. 14—(Spe- , ’lejal to Daily Democrat) - George: i I Creel, chairman of the committee on I 1 j public information, and during his ■ ' i term a storm center involvong con- » gress and the press, has returned to , i Washington to complete a report on [. ’ I his work and turn over moneys to ( tho treasury, preliminary to retire > raent. - [ In an interview Creel disclosed the I following facts: I “As soon as I complete my report . to the president I will return to private life. I believe this country Is; big enough to house an independent writer who wishes to help delouse! , public life. “The two remaining divisions of ( the committee on public information | —the service bureau and the official bulletin, will quit April 1. “The subscription list of the Bulle-; tin has netted $84,294.26. (Prospec-[ tive publishers please note). “All the foreign offices of the com-1 mittee on public information have i ' been wiped out save those in New j York, Paris and London, which are| being used for settling agencies for' , the vast detail that accumulated dur-' j , ing America’s fight for world opinion.) “I have not been on the government pay roll since March 1 and my only work now is in relation to the final settlement of accounts. “Will Wilson win? Os course he I will win. They might as well try to I stop a tidal wave as to stem the E ; world's permanent peace and reduced a I armaments.” I v I Regarding finances: “Out of; [ $1,250,000 appropriated to the com- [ r I mittee for donnestic work, $300,000; tl remains on hand. Some $400,000 rep- 1 n resenting profit from motion pictures! f, and war exhibitions has already been: fl paid into the treasury. About $250,000 j 0 more will comte from this source. I e When credits are received from fur-. s niture and fixtures of all kinds, it r will be shown that the committee on public information has been virtual- , ly self-sustaining. j USES SOFT PEDAL. 1 (United Press Service) Washington, D, C„ Mar. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator; Frelinghuysen, New Jersey, today de clined the invitation of Everett Colby, ■ of West Orange, N. J., for debate on the league of nations. Frelinghuysen said illness in his family would prevent the debate but asked Colby a number of questions regarding the league, including the reason why se-; ( cret treaties are tolerated and wheth-1 er Great Britain will not have more; votes in the league than the United 1 States. 1 NEPHEW IS DEAD B t Mrs. Laura Crill received a tele-| e gran; from her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tibbals. of I e Philadelphia, bringing the sad news! e of the death of their son, Frank, [ s whch occurred yesterday from in-; s fluenza-pneumonia. Burial will be in j i. Columbus, O. Monday afternoon from 1 Brown-Ferguson Company l -. s o Mr. and Mrs. Harry Magner went i to Fort Wayne to visit over Snday I t. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. | E. Harrod.

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MOST NOT FAIL Most Carefully Edited Paper of Europe Declares Mr. Wilson is Right. EUROPE HAS CHANGED During Few Weeks Presi- [ dent Has Been Home Says William Simms. ! (By William Phillip Simms, United Press staff correspondent) [ Paris, March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) - President Wilson arrivj ing in Paris today, found himself in [a vastly different Europe than the one ihe discovered in December, or even the one he left a month ago. Whatever effect his dash across the ocean had in the United States, observers here declare the effect in tlio old world was greater still. “His voyage to the United States was not in vain,” said the Geneva Journal, the most carefully edited and carfully read neutral paper In Europe. “It is bound to have the most important results on this side of the Atlantic as well as on the other. "With extraordinary blindness and unbelievable misconception of interests common to France and the world, certain European circles lately appeared to rejoice whenever President Wilson er his principles encountered opposition in America. “The recent discussions in America have opened many eyes. If the president fails in his effort it will be a disaster to mankind.” Everybody here tensely awaited Wilson’s arrival realizing that the final stages of the preliminary peace settlement have been reached and that the next few days will be the most momentous since the conference began. WELLTCOWBILL Rejected by Governor and Court District Continues Same as Before. REGISTRATION LAW Becomes Law—Has Some Improvements—lnfluenza Sweeping State (United PresH Service) Indianapolis, March 14—-(Special io Daily Democrat) — Indiana today adopted a new system of registering voters when Governor Goodrich rich signed the senate bill providing hat voters may register by mail or messenger and setting aside two days for registration. One Is to be sixty days before general election and the other is to be 30 days before. Another bill signed makes provision for absent voters to cast their ballot at muncipal elections. Senate bill No. 94 by Decker separating judicial circuit of Wells and Blackford county, establishing new court In Blackford county, was rejected. Indianapolis. March 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Influenza is again [sweeping certain sections of the state j according to reports reaching the capitol today. Clinton. Huntington and Lawrence counties are experiencing anothar serious epidemic. In Lawrence counj ty the present epidemic is considered I the most extensive felt there. HINES TAk’eS OFFICE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Mar. 14 —Few changes i were made in tho personnel of tho state department of public instruction ! today when L. N. Hines, of Craw- ; fordsville, succeeded Horace Ellis as superintendent. Both Ellis and Hines ;are republicans. Hines, however, de- [ seated Ellis for the nomination at the I republican convention a year ago. When Charles Greathouse, demoIcrat, left the office at the change of administrations two years ago, there i was a clean sweep in the superintendent's office. These incumbents are all expected to retain their positions under the new superintendent.