Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1919 — Page 1

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SECRETARY BAKEt I TO RETURN SOON Has Not Yet Determined as ; ,to Indefinite Occupation of Rhineland. K. — TREATY BY THE 25TH Is the Plan of ( (inference Delegates Now—The Program is Outlined. ■t ■ — Paris. April 15—(Special to Daily I Democrat)—Secretary Baker, in an I interview with correspondents today. Mid he had not yet determined Whether the Americans will participate In Indefinite occupation of the Rhineland. If American forces K thould be sent they will be composed of volunteers. I The secretary said the army hopes !? to repatriate 276.0 CC soldiers in Miy and 300,000 in June. He said he expects to return to America in about ten days. In the meantime he will co-operate with the liquidation commission in handling the vast American i materials and structures. He will review some of the troops and possibly A : visit Coblenz. Washington, April 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Brigadier Gen. Willis P. (Richardson, of the American | troops at Murmansk, Russia, left y&s-l B terday ’with his stall and replacement I officers to take charge of the situa-j tion of Archangel, where Amercan troops mutinied two weeks ago. Gen.' Richardson wired Gen. Pershing Sur.-J day that the military situation in his sector appeared satisfactory. It is said at the department that the morale of the American troops had been rstored at least in part. Washington. D. C.. Apr. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the 's United States, will return to Japan ’wshcrtly “for a conference with his government,” it was stated authoritatively here today. — London. April 15 —(Special to Daily j Democrat I — Premier Lloyd George, who arrived from Paris last night, was ex’iected to lay the case of the British peace delegation before the ■MgMaerva'ive House of Commons tomorrow. fc.. The Unionist majority in commons' & recently directed a memorandum to (Continued tn Page Four' |A PRIVATE WV i Broke Up An Alleged Bolshevik Meeting at Farrell, Pa., Last Night. — RIFLES WERE USED — S Scores of Business Men and Private Citizens Handle Fire Hose. (United Press Service) E Farrell, Pa., April 15 (Special to EDaily Democrat)—Scores of Farrell Bjsnsiness men and private citizens, Bbeaded by the entire borough police SB*-force, state constabulary, firemen and E the police force of the United States | Steel Corporation, all armed with I bayonetted rifles and revolvers, broke up an alleged bolshevik meet- | ing here last night. While the fire arms were not needs ed, the meeting was dispersed with B a line of fire hose, which was laid in B; the hall crowded with foreigners. F Within three minutes after the hose F was laid in the hall, the building was | emptied of bolsheviki and the second ® attempt to spread disloyal propagan- ■' da in Farrell was frustrated. The speaker, William J. Dodge, of By Buffalo, an American, and cripple*. K was spirited away by several officers. K escorted to Sharon and placed on a Youngstown car and sent across tie S' state line. Hundreds of books and | pamphlets on bolshevism were con flscated by the police. g It is urged of tilt Rebekah degree staff and others at tend the meeting thi". evening at tin hall when arrangements will be- mac * to utvand the district convention a Montpelier Thursday night.

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) HIS FATHER’S SON I As sale crier Dad Michaud has found his equal in his son Jesse. As J I Dad was not. feeling well he took him II along to David Augsburger’s sale ! last Friday to do the “blowing,” and ;it beats all if Jesse didn’t go about Sns well as his Daddy. “Bob" will I not be in it anymore.—Berne Witness ! 20 Years Ago. I THEGYM HOUSE I Athletic Association Work--1 ing Hard to Secure Needed Improvements. CONTRACT WAS LET < '(To W. E. Moon for AddiI tion, New Roof and Floor in the Gym Hall. II The committee in charge of reniodi, eling the gym hope to have it ready ' for the big show the latter part of ■ May. The contract was awarded to W. S. Moon yesterday and plans for I temporarily financing the proposition j ' are being made now with the belief[ I that the community will support the ! '! effort to provide a modern gymnas-1 ! ium for the young people. The con- j ’ tract price was for $1599 and includes! a new roof, a new hardwood maple! I fleor, painting of the inside and aa) 'addition on the west side to be used j | for reserved seats. C.tC. Schafer will. ■ also have charge of installing a heat-| I ing plant and a bath and dressing } ■room. for the girls will be added,, on! ' the east side of the stage. When j i complete the room will be very satis-1 factory for a town of this size and I will fill the demands for several years ■ } until we can have a better one. An , option has been taken on the build-1 ing and may be closed later while a i good philanthropist has bought the! ground west of the opera house and j given the a'hletic association free! use of the ground and house. The young people of Decatur will be given a better athletic home for next year. , Help boost it. ——o - CONCERT FOR GYM Miss Rohyans Will Present Miss Lulu Gerber at Masonic Hall Irene Frances Rchyans is in Decatur today making final arrangements for presenting Miss Lulu Gerber in I concert on next ’Tuesday evening in ' the Masonic Hall. Miss Gerber is an ! artist on the piano. She has been studying with Miss Rohyans for the! past three years and has made won-1 derful strides in her work and will be a surprise to her many friends and ! admirers. Ruth Thompson, colatura- ! soprano, and student of Grace Van , i Studdiford. will assist Miss Gerber! !by singing a group of songs. Ger- } (rude IJvits Bcegli, graduate pupil of; ! Miss Rohyans, will play the accom- } [paniments. The program is one of' great merit and promises to be an overwhelming success. The benefits! derived from the seat sale will be j given to the Deeatnr High School I Gym Fnnd. | . o — MARY SHEARER DEAD Mrs. Mary A. Shearer, 83 years old.' widow of Joseph Shearer, who died six years ago, passed away at her • home, two miles north of Ossian, at; 1 . 12 ;35 o’clock yesterday morning to! , ■ lowing a six weeks’ illness due to ’ cancer. The deceased was born in 1 Ohio on June 22, 1836. Three chil-j ’ dren survive: John, at home; Ida,j 1 wife of Will Osborn, of Prospect, and • Willis Shearer, of Fort Wayne. Fun- ' oral services will be held on Wcdnos ! day morning at 10: 30 o’clock from the ’ home, the Rev. W. E. Hamilton offi--1 ciating. Interment in Oaklawn cemetery. el THE COURT NEWS. s ■ 1 Real estate transfers: William Reusser to An N. Sprunger, realty in Wabash tp„ $3500; William Reusser ,£ to Enos W. Lehman, 3.63 acres, WaI bash tp., $908; William Reusser to Abraham J. Moser, 4 acres, Wabash tp., $1350; U. S. Patent deed to John e Mann, realty; Milo Sales to Berne j Equity Co., 151 acres, Hartford tp.. v quit claim deed, $3200; D. Forest Hoffman et al. to Elroy C. Runyon, realty in Hartford tp., $1; Mary E. G. ie' Heistand et al. to Bartimeus Boice, t- go acres, Wabash tp., $6000; Joseph ie | Helm et al. to Joseph D. Krick, 60 lei acres, Washington tp., $9600; Jane at Meshberger et al. to Cora Sales, 22.47 acres, Hartford tp., $3033.45.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 15, 1919.

OPERATORS OUT s, n i e Eight Thousand Telephone I ti Workers of New England Company Have Quit. ' I ■ WANT HIGHER WAGES Twelve Thousand More Are Expected to go Out Today—Burleson Blamed (United press Service) j Poston, April 15—(Special to Daily i Democrat) — Approximately eight i thousand operators of the New England Telephone & Telegraph company in New England went on strike at sieven o’clock this morning to enforce their demands for increased wages. Hospitals and institutions of everyj description, including those which are depending on emergencies were without service. Practically the entire telephone system of New Eng- 1 | land was paralyzed. Nearly 12,000 other telephone emi ployes will join the strike of the op- I ! erators today, according to union ’ leaders. The strike went into effect without; ■ disorder. The night operators left I the exchanges sharply at seven o'clock i and at that hour members of the day I force. Instead of entering the comI pany’s building, placed pickets about i them . At 7:15 the first of the American I Telephone & Telegraph company op- ■ erators, who are not on strike, reporti ed for work and were allowed to enter the exchanges after establishing j their identity to the pickets. The union places the blame for the ! situation upon Postmaster General I Burleson, while the latter in a teleI gram last night disclaimed any responsibility. John C. Koons, his assistant also telegraphed that he disclaimed responsibility for the walkout. The operators, who are now paid $6 a week to start, which increases :o| a minimum of sl6 at the end of seven years, demand a minimum of $lO and a maximum of $lB at the end of four years service. In the Boston Metropolitan district beginners are started at $8 a week and the increase each month is slightly more than the foregoing figures which cover the entire territory. The maximum is the same ' in all cases, however. A DIPLOMA EXAM - Will be Held Next Saturday in Each One of the Townships at Central Place TO BE DESIGNATED By Township Trustees— Prof. Lee Driver to Give Illustrated Lecture. County School Superintendent Ed ■ S. Christen, annunces that the county diploma examination will be held iu each township next Saturday, at some I central place designated by the i trustees, — The school enumerators in the var- ■ ious townships and corporations of ’ I the county axe busily engaged in tak- ' | ing the school census. Each head of ' the house should be very careful to give in the names of all children of I school age, as it means a source of ; income to them. The greater the i i number of school children, the greati er the apportionment of the state, r ! school tax to be received. ) County School Superintendent Lee i L. Driver of Randolph county will r! give an address illustrated with steree opticon slides, at the Blue C reek | ~ I church in Jefferson township, Wedt' nesday evening, April 16. He will i. speak on Consolidated Schools. The I United States department of educa- ), tion have pronounced his system the II best in the United States. 0| e The winter partition or revolving 7 door at the postoffice has been removjed.

■ •l , + + ‘b + + + + + + + 4..!. + + * TO SAIL THURSDAY. <■ * * + Brest, April 15—(Special to + Daily Democrat)—The entire + + Rainbow division will parade in + + Washington, it was announced * + here today. 4. I + Embarkation of the division + •F for home is progressing. The + •F field artillery was loading its * ■ + equipment today. The Levia- + •> tliian, which arrayed here with + Secretary Baker, yesterday, will * k + sail for New York with part of •F the Rainbow division Thursday. -F <F*F*b*F*F"F<F*F<F>|**F-F4'4*-F AILLWiIS Are Needed in the United States the Labor Department Estimates. 1 BIG BUILDING BOOM — Expected to Take Place at Once—New York Needs Houses for Many. Washington, April 15—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—One million houses of appai tment are needed throughout | the country, the department of labor estimated today. The war caused such a slackening 1 of the building industry in everything ■ except war essentials that the demand for homes is now the greatest ' in the history of the country, officials j stated. Reports up to April 10 show this demand is being met only slow- ' ly, probably due to the uncertainty of the prices cf nearly all building materials. New York City shows the greatest need for housing, reports showing that shelter for 75,000 families is needed. Before the war between 300,000 and 400.000 dwellings were built yearly but during the war the annual figure was cut down to about 25.000 for the whole country. This situation is responsible for crowded conditions, labor department officials state. Efforts are being made by the department to get this vast amount of building under way at once. Opinion however seems that prices must be lower and stabilized before much of the building will get under way. To assist in home building the labor department plans to ask the next congress to establish a system of home loan banks to loan money for I building homes, just as the farm loan bank now loans money on farms. ISHII WILL NOtYeTURN.' — (United Prc'is Service) Washington, D. C., April 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Viscount Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the I United States, is returning to Japan. ; it was officially announced at the Japanese embassy today. “The ambas-! 1 sador is returning to Tokio for a i I conference regarding various matters ! before the Japanese government,” 1 I the embassy statement declared. The! ambassador will start the first of May. Ishii first indicated his inteni tion to return several weeks ago. It was stated today that there Is noth-, I ing in the situation between the Unit- ! ed States and Japan that would re-1 i quire his resigning the post here. | Nevertheless officials and diplomats ORDERED HOME (United Frees Service) Washingtcn, April 15 —(Special toj Daily Democrat)—The following or-1 ganizations have been assigned to; early convoy from France, the war| department announced today: 323rd bakery company, 401st tele ! graph battalion and 15th company, second mechanics regiment air serv-! ice. M.Ys? WIN Although crippled greatly because jof the sickness of two players, the | ' Fort Wayne Em-Roes filled their date I 1 last evening with the Decatur M. D. | , basket ball team, managed by Prof. | Gerald Rusk. The first half looked ; I like the Em-Rces would make it hot j i for the Decatur boys, but when the M. I D’s. got started they played all around their opponents. The final \ score was 45-15. In the preliminary I between the Junior and Sophomore girls the “Sophs” won by a few points. Both games were fast throughout. The hall will immediately be enjlarged and put into shape for next ( year. The Gym fund can still stand a ■ little boosting so don't forget to do (your bit

■FAREWELL GIVEN F £ For the Retiring Pastor, the Rev. F. F. Thornburg and Fainilv at the h k >• METHODIST CHURCH ► Addresses Given by Church '' Officials and Others—- ‘ Gift is Presented. The reception at the Methodist I ■ church last evening given in farewell to the Rev. F. F. Thornburg and famjily. who leave soon for their new ; home at Peru, was attended by a I large number of the members of the I I congregation of the Methodist church; and other friends. [j Henry B. Heller presided during I the rendering of the program which! was given in the church auditorium, I 1 the following program being given: i ; Music, orchestra; hymn, by the audience; music, orchestra; address in , behalf of the ministerial association, the Rev. W. S. Mills; piano sblo, [Dwight Thornburg; song, ladies’ quar(*tet; address in behalf of the laymen! ( , cf the Methodist church, C. L. Walt-! ors: song, men's chorus; organ solos,! ■ Mrs. F. F. Thornburg; talk, Rev. F.! . F. Thornburg. ; The paster and his family were preseated with a very beautiful floor . lamp and the presentation in behalf jof the congregation, was made by ;; Mrs. O. 11. Odell, to which the Rev. [Thornburg, responded. During the social hour the church I parlors were given over to a general : mingling, during which time there [ was expression of the reluctance with which the parting is made The fam- L I ily of the Rev. Thornburg have been 1 so helpful in so many ways, in the ■ church, that they will be greatly missed. Punch and wafers and after-dinner [ mints were dispensed during the so- : cial. The reception was a success in , 1 every way. LECTURE°ON BIRDS ;To Be at Central School Instead of New High School. I The lecture on birds to be given Wednesday evening by Miss Margaret 1 Hanna will be at the Central school 1 1 assembly room Instead of at the new 1' ■ high school building, as announced 11 ■I on the tickets sold. Everybody is' ' cordially invited. < n — ( LOCAL REBEKAHS .:. | ( Will Attend the District 1 Meeting at Montpelier on « Thursday Evening. , ' — I? THE DECATUR TEAM , t Will Put on the Work in the Evening—A Good ProI) gram is Arranged. fl c A The district meeting of the Rebel;- n lah ledge will be held at Montpelier} 1 next Thursday. ■ A large number of local Rebekahs} 0 ! 8 i are going, including the local degree ■. I b I team, which will put on the work in 1 c ! the evening at the regular meeting. There are ten lodges in this, the ' ; 31st district, composed of three f counties. An excellent program has 1 I been prepared. * Opening by president. Flag salute, America, Belle Keller, i of Bluffton. Address of Welcome, Dale William- ! son, Montpelier. Response, Kate I. Nichols, Elkhart. I Piano Solo, Fleas Dawley, Mont- • pelier. Drill, Social ledge, 128, Montpelier Reading, Miss Baldwin, Montpelier I Piano Solo, Floss Dawley. ■ “Blest Be the Tie That Binds," by i all. r “Business of the District and t j School of Instruction,” Kate I. I Nichols. i- Members of the local Rebekah det gree staff and all other members are a ' requested to be present tonight when oI ai rangements will be completed for j going to the convention.

MOVING TO BUTLER Mr. and Mrs. William Page lefl I this morning for their future home al [ Butler. Their son, Erroll, will re main this week to finish his school examination. Mr. Page who wa< former manager of the Decatur Mor ris store, has purchased a five and ten cent store at utler and will take I charge May first. 'JNEXPECIED CAR Mrs. Margaret Meibers, Well Known Lady of City, Passed Away Suddenly ON LAST EVENING Was Eighty-one Years of Age—Was Widow of John Meibers. i j Mrs. Margaret Meibers, aged eigh- } ty-one, widow cf John Meibers, a pioneer of the city, died very suddenly last evening at ner home on Third i street. Mrs. Meibers had apparentily been in excellent health, and at 4:30 o’clock had gone from the home : cf her son, C. L. Meibers, to her own I home across the street. At that time she seemed in her usual health. At fifteen, minutes before six, her son, Jack Meibers went home for his supper. He did not notice her about the house as usual and going on through to the kitchen found her lying on the floor, near the telephone, % as though she had fallen in her efforts to get to the telephone. She had prepared supper, and as the son was somewhat } late, had eaten her own repast. It is [Probably that a heart attack, which may have been brought on by indi- ; gestion, caused her sudden demise. The son hastily called for Mrs. C. , L. Meibers and for a doctor, but the I aged lady was beyond help. When ! found her body was still warm, but i the hands were cold and she had probably breathed her last some time ’ before. She had a heart attack about two months ago while with a daughter in Fort Wayne, causing her to fall to the street, but she had apparently recovered from that. She was cighty-one years of age I last February 12, at which time her birth anniversary, as was the custom every year, was celebrated with a' family dinner party. She was a daughter of Ludwig and ■ Catherine Smith, pioneers of the county. February 17, 1859, she was [ married to John Meibers, of this city, who passed away nineteen years ago.; Surviving Mrs Meibers are six children: Mrs. Joe Tonnelier, Mrs. Anna! Droppieman, Mrs. C. S. Clark; John! W., Charles L. of this city; and Michael, of Fort Wayne. She also has 1 throe step-children—Mrs. J. H. Vogle-| wede, of Decatur; Mrs. C. B. Uhl, of; Toledo, O.; and Henry Meibers. I There are ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Three of! j her grandsons, Bob Meibers, of this | city; and Eugene and Walter Meibers i of Fort Wayne, are in France, 11 Os her brothers and sisters, there is I but one. Mrs. Elizabeth Ehinger, liv-j Ing. Two brothers, Michael and I George Smith, and three sisters,! Angeline Weible, Catherine and Han- i nah Russell, are deceased. Than Mrs. Meibers, there was no! finer lady in the city. She was a lady I of the finest, womanly character, and ! everybody who knew her, loved her, because of her great kindness, to children and older ones, alike. The funeral services will be held Wednesday mornlag at nine o'clock from the St. Marys Catholic church, with interment in the St. Joseph cemetery. ABOUT THE SICK E. L. Carroll went to Fort Wayne this morning to enter the St. Joseph hospital for two weeks’ treatment. He was accompanied by Mrs. Carroll. Horace Callow is not at work on account of being confined to his bed on account of Illness. M. F. Burroughs continues about the same. He passed a very restless night but this morning rested somewhat better. z - -O — PRIVATE OKELEY HOME Private Ralph Okeley arrived home last night from Camp Grant, 111.. • where he had been stationed since his arrival from overseas. I

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! COW QUOTAS it ARE SENT OUT S ' r-1 i Adams County is Alloted e i $563,000, Three-fourths of Last Quota. OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT I For E’utting Adams County Over the Top Next Monday by Volunteers. * County Chairman Schirmeyer of , the Victory Loan, this morning received official notice from Will Wade, the state chairman, that the quota for Adams county for the Victory } Loan will be $563,000. This is pracI tically three-fourths of the quota in ! the Fourth Loan drive when the '! amount asked was $750,000. In that -; drive this county took $850,000 worth ,• 1 and with a quota three hundred thouj i sand less and a more attractive bond, i there is a general belief that we will I be able to meet the required quota on ’ j Volunteer Day, next Monday. ! i To ascertain the amount of the 1 ; quota for your township or corporaII tion take one-fourth off the fourth :! quota. The official allotments will ,! be printed tomorrow. The quota as--I signed Wells county is $705,000. Jay ■ $701,000, Allen $5,700,000. Huntington i! $1,088,000, Randolph $825,000, and • Blackford $412,000. i [ Workers are elated over the prosi j pects. Several farmers were in to- .; day and took more than their allot- } ments, the general feeling being that these are mighty good bonds to own ,! and hold and that every one ought to J gladly do their full share for this I great peace issue of bonds. Letters are now being prepared and , will be sent out Friday to each citi- . ; zen. showing the amount they are ex- , pected to volunteer. It is hoped that I; the drive will be of short duration , and it will be if every one does what I they should. The first meeting was i held at Bobo last night, where a good j program of singing and speaking was I given. The pastor of the church obI jected to the giving of the Victory } play and this feature had to be called off, but the meeting was nevertheless a very interesting one. French Quinn held a meeting of } tbo Union township workers last } night and they are ready to start the } campaign as soon as the supplies are i ready. Adams county is going to finj ish the job. Help do it. AFINEIROGRAM Arranged for Pythian Sisters’ Public Entertain ment Wednesday Night AT THE PYTHIAN HOME Music and Readings—Everybody is Cordially Invited to Come j Section number one of the Pythian [ Sinters announce the following pro- ! gram to be given at a public enter- | tainment, to which everybody is invited: '} Piano Solo—Pauline'Hite. Music—Ukelele Quintet. ' I Piano Solo —Helen Walters. 1 ! Reading—Mrs. J. F. Arnold. ■' Piano Number — Mary Catherine ■ i Schug. Violin and Piano Selection —Ralph Moser and Celia Andrews. Vocal Solo—Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Reading—Mrs. A. A. Patterson B Vocal Solo —Miss Cecile Andrews. II The program will begin at 7:30 . o’clock. I. FESTUR RHOTEN RESIGNS ill Festus Rhoten, for fifteen years with the Moms Five and Ten Cent Company, resigned his position as 1 general manager for them, on account S os ill health, which prevented his traveling. He has purchased the MorIris store at Columbia City and will go into business for himself j; The after-Easter dance at the K. of P Home next Tuesday evening, April C 22. is creating intereat. Tickets are gelling for fifty cents a couple.