Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1919 — Page 1

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RUSSIA WILLING TO MAKE PEACE Lenine Sends Proposal to Peace Conference That May be Accepted. B ♦ _ I TYPHUS IS SPREADING I Death Rate in Petrograd 125 a Day—Hundred Killed in Frankfort Riot. (By Lowell Mellett, United Press staff correspondent) Paris, April 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —There is now before the j peace conference a definite and conI Crete proposal from the Russian government for sessation of hostility. It! bears Premier Lenine’s signature. There is also authorative informa-! tion that Karl Kautsky, German radi cal is now in Moscow trying to ar-; range a formal alliance between Germany and Russia. In the light of these two facts, the peace delegates are giving more; thought to Russia than the daily official communication indicates. The greatest secrecy surrounds the Lenine document, but it is known that it offers away to end hostilities between the Russian and British government. The delgates believe it presents an opportunity to break the rapidly forming bolsheviki front. Another important factor is that; medical men are becoming alarmed at possible spread of the typhus epidemic westward from Russia. The death rate in Petrograd is 125 a day.. There are 4,000 cases of spotted typhus in that city with 18 deaths daily. ; The food situation is still serious. ■ The government has dscontinued passenger traffic until April 10th to enable 60 to 100 carloads of food to be brought into Petrograd daily.’ Beyond the written document Lenine is said to be ready to assure pelf government for all former “Russian territories which Wish to break aXay , from the soviet government. Infißrrrtation now before the peace conference shows the Russian government is really functioning, that railroads are running and that good order prevails in the interior. The Red army is said to now number more than a million well armed men, under competent officers. London, April I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Several hundred persons have been killed in renewed rioting at Frankfort, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reported■ today. New York. N.'y.. April 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nearly 20,000 troops were scheduled to arrive here today from overseas. Paris, April 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An effort is being made.) it was learned today, to insert a formula i nthe peace treaty for exacting reparation from Germany, without naming a specific amount. This formula would clearly establish the principles on which Germany must pay. leaving to a special allied commission the task of determining how much. , The special commission, according to present plans, would contlne in existence over a period of years, follow ing the Germans financial arid ccm mercal condition and assessing dam ages accordingly. It would also be empowered to make an inventory after the conclusion of peace, for the initial payment. (By Carl D. Groat. United Press Staff Correspondent) | Paris, April 2—(Special to Daily • Democrat)— When the "Big Four” renewed its sessions today. Presidon Wilson was represented as hopeful that the peace work would be great y speeded up. The president’s plain speech to his colleagues late Monday was believed to htve resulted in clarifying the situation, making it clear I that the people of the various countries expects concrete results from now on. Persons close to Wilson said he is confident that some important questions, including disposition of Saar Valley, will be settled very shortly. The "Big Four” yesterday afternoon continued discussion of rep aration and responsibility forth war and also conferred with Marshal Fich again, regarding the landing ■ General Halier’s Polish army at Dan rig.

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ARRIVED AT NEWPORT G. C. Steele, of Steele & Bleeke’s received at elgram last evening that his brother, Earl Steele, had arrived , at Newport News, being the same place from which he embarked for France, where he landed July 4. Ho has been in the army about a year. TANK DATE CHANGED F. M. Sr hrmeyer, cahirman of the ! Victory Loan committee received a notice this morning that the whippet j tank scheduled for Decatur will arrive here the morning of Sunday, April 13th, instead of the 10th as originally planned. They also urge that floats be made up to be hitched on to | the tank which will pull all that hook ; on. PAmOVEH “Birthday Section” of Mt. Pleasant Mite Society Entertains Members AND THEIR FAMILIES At an “April First” Party at Home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fuhrman. The "birthday section” of the Mt. i Pleasant Mite society, which includes! those ladies having birth anniversar-, ies in January, February and March, ' j entertained last evening at an "April ; , first" party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fuhrman in Root township. The hostesses were Mesdames John Fuhrman, Milton Fuhrman, Ernest Tumbleson and P. B. Leach, but ) guests were all the ladies of the so-; I ciety and their families. Os course as the day was “April j Fool Day,” there were a number of I jokes in accordance therew-ith. A so-) • cial evening with general social ) ) amusements, made the party a very j pleasing one, thoroughly enjoyed by (the following guests: Mr, and Mrs. Ed Spangler, Mr. and j Mrs, Ernst Tumbleson and son, Ce-I uric; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fuhrman. , Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Singleton and; son Everett ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry ; Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fuhr-' ■ man and children, Beryl and Martha I Catherine; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fuhrman,* Mrs. Lucy Mann, Mrs. S. J. Spangler,; Mrs. Karl Thompson, Mrs. P. B. Leach, Mrs. S. P. Sheets and son,; Gerald; Misses Letitia Singleton, Iva Spangler, Ethel Fuhrman, Verna. Maim, Esther and Lois Fuhrman,) Miriam Leach, Bertha and Zelma .Fuhrman, Merlg Fuhrman; Messrs. I i Chauncey. Chalmet and Merle Sheets,' ) Orel Smith, Dean Leach, Franklyn) |and Kenneth Singleton, Morris, Nor-1 val, Herbert and Jesse Fuhrman. :— o —* *— LfiUREL WREATH Os Victory Crowns Head of City Mail Carrier Leland Frank Today. CITY CHAMPIONSHIP — In Bowling Won by Him— Made the Highest Average Which Was 195. rl - , In a bowling contest Monday evening at the Knights of Pythias Bowling ! Hall, Leland Frank, city mail carrier, f won the city championship in bowling, winning out over a large number r , of other players in making the high ‘ j est score as well as the highest aver ’ age, the average being 195. I I Those who took part in the contest ‘ were- Oscar Lanken.au, Waldo Brush 1 wilier. John Stewart, Charles Knapp | Albert Mutchler, Marion Biggs, Le land Frank, Bob Krick, Dr. Burl 1 l Mangold, Charles Bieneke, Fred Kolt n er, Dick Smith. n Mr. Frank has discarded his regulai mail carrier’s helmet for the time be [•- ! ing and is wearing about his brow th< y j laurl wreath of victory over his routt y j today. >■ DaTIY CENSUS REPORT e; il Evelyn is the name of the elevet )f! pound girl born this morning to Mr n- and Mrs. Matthew Ripberger, soutl of the city.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 2, 1919.

UNITED CHURCH t 1 • Methodists Extend Use of Church to Presbyterian Pastor and Members FOR NEXT SUNDAY Invitation Accepted and Rev. Saunders to Preach Morning and Evening. ; Rev. F. F. Thornburg of the Methodist church being absent at confer- ( ence and the Presbyterian church be- ) ing closed for repairs, the official: | board of the former has extended to) | the pastor and congregation of the latter a cordial invitation to use the Methodist church on that day, morning and evening, and to join with I them in Sunday school and Epworth [ League. The invitation has been ac-I cep.' '• and the congregations of the two churches and all others who will are invited to join them. The invite! tion follows: Decatur, Ind., April 1. 1919 To Pastor, Officers and members of The First Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Indiana. Dear Friends: — On Sunday, April 6, 1919, the Rev,i ;F. F. Thornburg, pastor of the First i | Methodist church of this city will be! )at Peru attending the annual confer-; I ence and we will have no church I services on that day. We are also inI formed that on account of making re-| pairs it will be impossible for you to) hold any services in your church on I next 'Sunday. At the meeting of our official board last evening it was unanimously de ; ) cided to extend to you a cordial invi-i ; tation to bring your pastor and con ) gregation to our church and make our ! church your home for next Sunday. | The superintendent of our Sunday' | school and the president of our Ep worth League will ajso entend an in vitation to your Sunday school mid Christian Endeavor to unite with them at these meetings. The hours of service are as follows .- ' Sunday school, 9:00 a. m. Moaning ssrviae, 10:30. Epworth League, 6:39 p. m. ! Evening service, 7:30. "How good and how pleasant if is ) for brethren to dwell together in j junity.” Let’s pray that this may be i a most splendid day enjoyed by all. Sincerely yours. The Official Board of First M. E. Church, Decatur, Ind; Henry B. Heller, Acting Secretary, j KENYON WALTERS HOME Kenyon Walters, son of Attorney > and Mrs. C. L. Walters, is at home, | having been mustered out of the) | army. He was stationed at Douglas, I Arizona. While there he met Miss Agnes Gillig, formerly of this city, who is working on a newspaper “The Dispatch” at Douglas. Her mother and sisters live at Glenmore, Arizona, Lucile and Julia, both teaching how ) ever, at points near there. i o — THE JUNIOR HOP Tickets for the Junior Hop, the first big dance to be held after Easter will • be at the Masonic hall, April 25, on | Thursday evening. Tickets can be ! obtained from any of the Juniors of .! Decatur high school. Don’t wait until ; next week it. may be too late for the tickets are going fast. WETS MADE GAINS (United Piess Service) i-! Madison. Wis., April 2—(Special to g 1 Daily Democrat) —“Wets” today had ■, regained ground lost in previous elec 1- tions in Wisconsin towns and cities, r In yesterday’s vote on the question, i- Madison, the state capital. Superior, r- the second city and Ashland, Beloit, Edgerton and Evansville went wet. it Madison, Superior, Ashland and i- Edgerton had previously voted dry. [>,; The majority for the liquor forces a- here was 819. The drys carried the •t I city a year ago by one vote. The wet t- J majority at Ashland was close to 200 I votes. At Superior the majority Heir | ensing saloons was only 18. “ fiGHTSFOR LIFE 16 I (United Press Service) io Paris, April &— (Special to Daily | Democrat)—-Emile Cotin, assassin of I Premier Clemenceau, who is under isentenee of death, has been denied n the right of a special court martial to r. review his case. His appeal is now h expected to be carried to a higher ■ court.

HEAR REV. BUXTON The Rev. A. G. A. Buxton who has been conducting services at Hie Christian church in this city several weeks past will be here again next j Sunday morning and evening. Ho is I attracting wide attention and the pubI lie is invited to hear him. He will probably conduct, services here for six months or a year. PASTRY SALE SATURDAY. Attention of the public is called to the pastry sale to be held Saturday at the gas office, beginning at ten o'clock, by the ladies of the Reformed church. The usual good things sold at pastry sales will be found here. HOME _ ECONOMICS Several Clubs to Take Up Study Along This Line Being Organized—One i IN ROOT TOWNSHIP Mrs. Dale Moses President — Kirkland Township Also to Organize. Miss Gerhard, of the Home Economics Department of the Purdue Unijversty extension department, with Adams County Agricultural Agent J. ) R. Meeks met with the ladies of Root j township in the domestic science j room of the Monmouth school yesterday afternoon, when the Woman’s Home Economos club was organized. The following officers were named: I President, Mrs. Dale Moses; vice ; president, Mrs. C. W. Johnson: secretary, Mrs. Sherman Kunkel: treislurer, Mrs. Rhoda Mahan. The club I wll meet the fourth Thursday in each month and the April meeting will he ; with Mrs. Charles Gage. A year-pro-gram will be outlined for study at I each meeting. j The Kirkland Township Ccminunjity Central club met. last evening at | the Kirkland township high school, ! when, a very excellent study was enI joyed. Miss Gerhdrd, of Purdue uni- | versity was among the speakers, and !steps were taken, to organize a Woj man’s Home Economics club, to work in conjuncion with the other organisation. Mr. Wicks, of Indianapolis, ) was also present and spoke on the ; American Fund for Devastated Franca wl|ile Cbunty Agent Meeks, City School SperintAndent Worthmanu ami County School ! Superintendent Ed S. Christen also j gave exeallent talks. The evening j was a most, delightful one. The next | meeting will be held in four weeks. | a FURTHER ACTION * State Accountants Ask Gov. Goodrich to Certify the Macklin Account to ATTORNEY GENERAL 1; ——— 1 3 Officers from Other Counf il ties Included in Report i and Action Urged. The conducting of a ■’kangaroo court” by the police department at o Kokomo is severely criticised as a 1 method “unwarranted by law” by the :• stalo board of accounts in one- of a i- grist of reports submitted to Govcr i> nor Goodrich yesterday. In five of the '» reports alleged claims aggregating '■ $22,855.10 are made against former county officials of Blackford and Adil jams counties, a road contractor for i work done in Steuben county, a Steus | ben county employe and the former a I chief of police of Kokomo. The govt ernor is asked to place these claims -* as well as several other mlnoi ' charges against officials for technica irregularities, in the hands of thi attorney general for collection. The big claims made public yester f day concern chiefly charges inciden f to road construction. In one of the r r ports the state board of accounts cal d upon Phil L. Macklin, surveyor of Ai o tarns county from 1913 to 1916, to pa v back to the county $14,444.12. Th r (Continued cn Page Four)

WILL PERMIT SALE u —— ’ Merchants Will be Permtited to Sell Small Firecrackers This Year. i ' r CANNOT SELL BONDS j Until Tax Board Approves ' —A Silent Fire Alarm A “Gas” Station. 3 ’ The quarterly report ending with March 31st of Mayor Charles Yager I and Fire Chief Henry Dellinger were ) read and approved at the regular ses- ‘ sion of the city council last evening, j Mayor Yager reporting that he had ) 1 turned over the sum of $70.00 to the ; treasurer as fees collected during this j | period, while the fire chief reported | that he and his force had been called to thirteen fires during the same i length of time. • Permit Fireworks. Upon the reading of a petition sign ) ed by local drug store proprietors and ; t a number of other merchants asking the council to repeal the ordinance agains tthe sale of firecrackers and other fireworks for the Fourth of; July the council acted upon a motion that the local stores be permitted to! -I sell the fire crackers this year, they) -) limiting their sale to small fireworks.! j ■ The motion also included, the prohib- ) iting the sale of cannon crackers, balI loons and the shooting of shot guns.! • j The present ordinance was not re--3) pealed, the council merely allowing j the above concessions. Cunnot Sell Bonds. ■ i The clerk then read a letter from • ; the Breed, Elliott and Harrison bank--1 ing house of Indianapolis stating that - ’ they could not take the issue of $6,000 ! - i worth of the city's refunding bonds 5: which were awarded to them on their i) bid to pay par value and $5.50 prem--31 ium for the reason that the new law i-1 passed by the present legislature t specified that all bond issues must be) first approved by the state tax board at Indianapolis. If the city wishes to I '' sell these bonds they must get the t tax board’s approval and go to the l ’ expense again of advertising the bonds for sale. Action in the matter will not be taken until the next meet--1 ing. Line Extension Approved. c The ordinances authorizing the) city’s electric light committee to ap-; ’• I pear before the member of the public j B | service commission who will be in ! ’ lhe city on Saturday, April sth, and) y ask permission to sell electric pow- j *■ er to the Preble Light & Power com-1 d paiiy and to the Farmers’ Light &) o Power company of Union township at! g five cents per kilowat were read and : t adapted on their first, second and i final passage. The public service; j commission man will be at the audi-; I : tor’s office on Saturday morning. Wants to Build. I It was mentioned at last evening's | meeting that a Mr. Elbertson of Bry- . I ant wanted to erect a stucco, oneI story gasoline filling station at the I icorner of Second and Jefferson streets. As there was some doubt as) to the proposed structure complying) with the provision of tin state fire I marshal, the council expressed their; J opinion that the builder of the build-j nig get in touch with the fire marshal before any action was taken on their) part. Give Silent Alarm. At the suggestion of Councilman) Miller and Fire Chief Henry Delling-1 er it was moved and seconded that a) silent fire alarm in case of fire be) t ; given to the fire chief, the members i of the paid fire department going immediately to the fire and if they saw g that extra help was needed the gener- ' al alarm would then be given. This new plan will no doubt save the city a hundreds of dollars each year, as ? when the general blast is given the r members - f the volunteer department 1 are also called and in a number of 1 cases the fire could be put out with *’ one or two men. 1 A motion was made to table the invitation from the Indiana Sanitary s > and Water Supply association to at ir tend the state convention, which will be held in Indianapolis April 9th auc ie loth. The petition of Frank Parent to be come a member of the volunteer fin nt department was read and accepted re' The finance committee allowed th< ill following bills and the meting ad d- journed; ay Kendallville Brooi.i & Brush Co. he $30.00; C. F. Bucher, $17.72; D. F (Continued on Page Three)

1 STALLION FOR SALE. ’ Some one can secure a bargain if ! they buy now al the beginning of the , stud season. Having decided to quit the mule and horse business, I offer for sale my registered coach stallion, Tip Top, one of the best stallions ever in the county. Also the big Jack, which has stood at my farm several years. Here is a bargain if) i you come quick. I 79t DR. J. Q. NEPTUNE. o PASTRY SALE — Section one of the D. Y. B. class' of) [ the U. B. church will hold a pastry I sale at the Meyer, Brushwiller & Beel meat market Saturday. April sth, : 1919, beginning at 10 o’clock a. ir . 3t BROTHER'IS DEAD Nathan Melchi, Brother of Sheriff Cephus Melchi, Died Suddenly AT, HOME AT LEO From Apoplexy — Brother Cephus Arrived an Hour Before His Death. Sheriff and Mrs. Cephus Melchi left j today for Leo to attend the funeral j ; of Mr. Melchi’s brother, Nathan Mel-1 j Chi, who died Tuesday morning at 5:30 o’clock from apoplexy. He had been subject to severe pains in the i j head for years but the last fatal at-) ) tack came upon him Monday evening I about four o’clock, coming with a se- ■ vere pain in the head. The brother,; ; Cephus, of this city, was notified and I arrived at his bedside about an hour ; i before he died. The deceased was married and was ; ; the father of nine children, eight of. | whom are living, the youngest being I i less than a year of age. A son. Man ' I ford, it will be remembered, was kill- | ; ed in action in France last May 12. ) I Mr. Melchi operated a threshing out-1 fit and was well known in his com-! munity. Surviving brothers and sisters are: 1 Albert and Charles, living at Convoy,) i Ohio., with their mother; William and { ! John, of Sturgis, Mich.; Jane, in) I Washington; Sarah,' in Hammond;! ) Emma and Alice at Convoy. Ohio, I j and Mary, at Six Lakes, Mich. The funeral will be Thursday aft- ) ernoon at two o’clock from the Meth-; I odist church at Leo, with burial in ) the Leo cemetery. CHILD 7S DEAD — Dayle, Five-year-old Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brown Succumbed After e I ’ A SHORT ILLNESS i ' Os Few Hours —Death Due to Hemorrhage of the Brain—Funeral Friday I Doyl' F. Brown, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Brown, living ) three miles south of this city, died i last night at ten o’clock front hemorI rhage of the brain. The child had I been ill only a few hours. Yesterday ) afternoon he complained of a severe pain in the head and the death ensued , a few hours later. '! He was born May 31, 1914. and ' I ! would have been five years of age ’ next month. ' i He is survived by the parents, a j, 1 sister, Esther A., aged three years; ! and a brother. Harry, aged one year ) The funeral service will be held ( ! Friday afternoon at two o’clock from y ' the Winchester church with intert ! ment in the Ray cemetery. , o —, 11 ) TRI KAPPA MEETING di Miss Naomi Myer was pledged foi e-1 membership in the Tri Kappa sororitj ■e jat the meeting with Miss Celia And d.! rews last evening. The girls were al le so pleased to have with them again d- Miss Dorothy Dugan who has been In the east the past year doing war work The evening was spent chiefly in h L social way, though plans for the play _ “The Wishing Ring” to be given in June, were considered.

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MRS. PORTER DEAD Mrs. Wilber Porter Passed Away at Noon Today— Was 111 Two Weeks. FORT WAYNE LADY Until Marriage to Mr. Porter—Body Will be Taken to Mother’s Home. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. I Wilber Port er were saddened today in the death of Mrs. Porter who passed away at 10:30 o’clock this morning at the home on North Third street ! She had been very seriously ill since la week ago last Friday of kidneytrouble and she had been hovering near death for several days, with j death finally- the victor. Mrs. Porter was a young matron, ! thirty-three years of age. Her n.aidjen name was Otillia Wefel, being a | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wefel )of Fort Wayne. She resided in that ) city until her marriage to Mr. Porter ! which was solemnized Sunday. July 7, 1918. After their marriage Mr. and | Mrs. Porter went to housekeeping in | this city, and during her residence ! here, she made very many warn. ) friends. She was a lady of quiet, ; ladylike demeanor, and very many ■ lovable qualities which endeared her to .->.ll who knew her. Surviving besides the husband and ) the mother, are two brothers and two ) sisters —Paul and Ed Wefel, Fo. t Wayne; Laura Wefel and Mrs. Carrie ! Wright. The deceased was a member of the ; Lutheran church. The body will be taken to the home of the mother. Mrs. ,F. W. Wefel 724 High street, Fort I Wayne, tomorrow afternoon and the I funeral will be held Friday afternoon i from the St. John’s Ltheran church !at Fort Wayne, the time to be an- ) nounced later. THOMPSON IS ~ EASY WINNER Defeats Bob Sweitzer by 17,600 —Hoyne Runs a Poor Third in Race BUT HELPS THOMPSON Colored Vote Elects Aiderman—Windy City Votes Wet by Big Majority. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., April 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —William Hale Thompson, republican, was thq victor in his race for re-election as mayor of Chicago. He defeated Robert M. Sweitzer, democrat, In yesterday’s ; election by 17,600 votes. ! Maclay Hoyne, indefendent, ran I third, falling 129,390 votes behind I Sweitzer. ! Thompson was given 257,888 votes l as against 240,288 for Sweitzer, Thompson’s vote from the men was ; 159,863 and from the women 98,025. I Sweitzer was given 147.248 votes by -’men and 93,040 by women II John Fitzpatrick, candidate ot the f \ new labor party, received 51 46'7 e ! votes and John M. Collins, socialist, j j 23,105. Adolph Garni, socialist labor, received 1.715 votes. q! The registered vote anmounted to e ! 795.997. Eighty-nine per cent of the ) registered voters cast ballots. a The liquor question went to the . ) “wets” by 245,228 votes. The “drys” r ' ; had made no fight, asking why “a d ! dead issue should have been revived. ' ! Bonds of $11,300,000 for city im- . provements were voted by comfortable majorities. Mayor Thompson gave our a stateI ment in which he predicted a nstlon- ; al republican victory as a result of 11 ! the Chicago election. The vote, here y, he said, was a protest against “na- •' tional democratic misrule and a vote ’■ of confidence in republican manage--3' ment.” n) Hoyne’s vote of 110,898 was conk sidered by democrats as consisting a I mostly of democratic votes, which, y i if Hoyne had withdrawn, might have n —. . . _ (Continued on Page Four) «