Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 98.

VICTORY LOSS IS COMING FINE Total Officially Reported is $337,650 With Number i of Reports Out. TANK IS ON THE WAY Expected at Ft. Wayne Today—J. G. Niblick Heads Rainbow Committee. Union township has met her quota, first township to go over. The balance ‘ of $6,000 was subscribed by J. D. Nidlinger late yesterday afternoon, though this is not shown in the table. Decatur and Geneva are also over and reports from several of the units have been delayed. It is believed, that the total far is at least $375,000, a gcod showing for volunteer sub- 1 scriptions. It is known that French, township has a large subscription and ’ further reports are expected from St.' Marys. Wabash. Berne, Monroe and Jefferson, while applications are com- 1 if.g in steadily from every township.' It is hoped that the quota of $563,• 000 can la?, secured by Monday even- . ing. Today and Saturday are special volunteer days and the workers are! 1 making an effort to increase the sub-. 1 scrip tions. : At a meeting held at headquarters < last night it was decided that Jesse j G. Niblick be made chairman of a com mittee and authorized to select nine other delegates to go to Indianapolis : May 9th to greet the Adams county c members of the Rainbow Division who are to be entertained there. It D. Myers. H. L. Confer and W A. Klepper were appointed a commit tee to redfeive the members of the. 1 War Exhibit train which comes here 1 Saturday morning at seven o’clock. 1 The visitors wilt be entertained for; breakfast at the Hotel Murray, jl The Blue Jarket band is to give a. I concert here this afternoon. Tank is on the Way. According to announcement in the! < Journal-Gazette this morning, the bat- i tie tank scheduled to appear here.| each day for ten days now. will ar-, i rive in that city from Auburn some! t time today and will probably reach i here tomorrow or Saturday. The two 1 young men who were in charge have t been replaced by new experts and i it is believed the tank will now make progress. As soon as possible the < exact, time when the car should arrive here will lie announced TIT FOR TAT Frank Shaner, who previously de nied public intoxication, changed his i plea in Mayor Yager’s court, to guilty: and was fined $5 and costs, makng $16.75 in all. He. in turn, filed a charge of trespass, against Ernest Ehresman and E. IT. McClcmm-. whom it is said, went into his barber shop, wihla he was in jail here, and with Shaner’s wife’s consent, removed a stove and some other things The men pleaded guilty and were fined $1 and costs, making $12.30 and $12.70, respectively. REGULAR MEETING TONIGHT. The regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias will be held at the home this evening at 7:30. All knight; in attendance at. the district meating at Van Buren are expected to be present. There are’several matters that need be looked after at the regular business session. There will be’ no initiation at this evening’s session, but this work will again be taken up in the continued session tomorrow evening. GUY BROTV N, C. C.

THE VCTORY LOAN RETURNS Subscribed Township Quota , 4 91 SSO Union § 30,500 * 21,850 Root ’ 15,300 Preble ;19.850 Kirkland ’l’2”" 27,750 Washington 5,000 St- Mary’s 29.200 12,700 Blue Creek 29,40.1 15,200 Monroe *O.2UU 2.700 French 32,2UU 13,450 Hartford 35,50 U 4,250 Wabash Jefferson 28,/OU 108,150 Decatur 5,800 Monroe Corp Berne 28,80? 34 ,150 Geneva Totalsss63,ooo

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HAD LEFT ARM INJURED L. F. Schroeder, well known agent, who has had about every kind of trouble known to man. had his left arm badly hurt this morning at ten I o'clock when he was cranking his Ford at the Brown farm west of Monroe. The arm was dislocated at the I wrist and it is believed one bone was , broken. Just six months ago yesterday his wife was buried. Since that time he has had two children in the hospital and the injury today makes .it very difficult indeed for him. He is keeping house for his three children and crippled as ho is makes a living. He is deserving of sympathy. SPECIAL TALOR Are Edwin Leland May and William Murtaugh Cited Under Heavy Fire WHILE MAKING BRIDGE — Across the Meuse River— Also Active in Vesle-Ar-gonne Activities. Two Decatur boys, Edwin Leland May, 23, and William Murtaugh, 25,1 have distinguished themselves in ac- ! tion at the front, having been cited for special valor in the Vesle-Argonne activities. They are members of Company E, 302 Engineers of the 77 Division. Learning that their names were am those of 732 officers and men of the 77th division, who distinguished themselves, a reporter called on Mr. and Mrs. Nathan May, of Kekionga street, and on Mr. and Mrs. William Murtaugh, ot Mercer avenue, parents of the two lads, to learn further details of the affair. The boys left for service a year ago last. April and went across in August ■ going almost at once into the thick cf the fight. They have been togeth-i er since leaving here, a fact that is especially fine, they having been neighbors during their residence here. Special citations, in which the names of both appear in the list of those showing special bravery, read in part as follows, after speaking of the fact that a record should be made, in the general orders; as a tribute to the named officers and enlisted men for “gallant and meritorious conduct inl constructing a bridge across the Meuse river under heavy machine gun fire in the vicinity of Villers de.vant Monzon, November 6 and 7, 1918, thereby facilitating the crossing of the Meuse by the infantry of the di-1 vision.’’ Another citation says: they are ; "highly commended for excellent servI ice rendered during the period of ■ August 11-November 8, including operations at Vcsle and advance on the i Aisne, advance from Four de Paris, the Argonne Forest, including taking lof Grand Pre and St. Juvin and the | advance from the vicinity of Chantpigneuville to the Meuse river.” In speaking of their sacrifice, the citation says that they often worked all day and marched all night in order that bridges and roads might be built that the division might advance. The boys also sent home copies of i the letter of Theodore Roosevelt to ! the men of the Division in which he and his wife expressed their sincere h| preeia tlon of the etone erected by them for Quentin Roosevelt. In a letter received recently the ; boys said they expected to sail for home not earlier than April 24 which would be today. However, this is not known definitely. I .

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, April 24, 1919

READY FOR THEM f t i German Delegates to Peace Treaty Conference to be Protected from Curious 1 I SIX FOOT BARRIER Erected in Front of Hotel Des Reservois, the German Headquarters. ; (By William Philip Simms, United Press staff correspondent) Versailles, April 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Arrangements for reception of the German delegates here practically complete today, in- ; elude provisions to protect the enemy representatives from mobs of the curious. A long barrier, six feet high, is bei ing constructed from the Hotel Des Reservoirs (German headquarters) to the Trianon Palace Hotel, where the preliminary meetings will be held. FYirther protection will be afforded by a guard cf soldiers around the park, from which the public will be barred. The Germans will be permitted to use no other route between the two hotels 1 than this walled path. A special commission of 12 members has been named by the French to act as intermediaries between the Germans and the outside world. This commission, under Lieutenant Colon;el Henri, will include two majors, ! three captains, two lieutenants and four interpreters. The' enemy delegates will bring their own servants, but outside the actual conforoncas this staff will attend to whatever the Germans desire. the~cenTennial Os Odd Fellowship Was Observed by Local Lodge on Anniversary — ON LAST EVENING Six O’clock Supper Followed by Excellent Program, Was Given. — The observing of the Odd Fellows' Centennial by the local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs last evening was a i most successful one, enjoyed by one hundred twenty-five or more. The ! festivities began with a six o’clock, supper served in the large hall, where two long tables extended the full length of the main room. The supper s consisted of creamed chicken and other good things for the first course, with ice cream and cake following. i The Rebekahs are certainly good ! cooks, as was exemplified in the preparation and serving of the excellent repast last evening. Baskets of roses in the Rebekah colors of pink and green, adorned the tables, while these same colors were seen in the fringed shads of the chandelier lights. While the company was still seat- ! ed at the tables an excellent program ’ 1 was given, with Dr. J. M. Miller presiding. Mrs. Amos Yoder gave a '. piano solo, and vocal music was rend ■ cred by Master Miles Logan, who has a charming little voice, and by ' Miss Zelna Stovens, with Miss Zulina Nelson, piano accompanyist. The ad- ; dress of the evening, a splendid one, ’ giving the history of Odd Fellowship ‘ and the exemplification of its princi- • pies, its substantial growth through the hundred years of its existence. i was given by the Rev. A. G. Buxton, J pastor of the Christian church, who ) is himself, an Odd Fellow, and has ) been for many yeans. The Rev. Bux--1 ton is a speaker of remarkable talent, ) and held the attention of his auditors ) throughout, his discourse, which was 5 a masterpiece in expression. ) !) AMERICANIZING ALIENS [I 0’ Washington, April 24—Raymond E 0 Crist, deputy naturalization commis 0 sioner, has been appointed to the new 0 ily created office of director of citizen 0 ship in the Department of Labor, The 0 new bureau is being established tc I, aid in teaching American ideals o: _. the national administration’s cam 0 paign of Americanization.

! SUFFRAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA A resolution to submit to the voters of 1921 a woman suffrage amendment to the constitution was j.as; ed in the house of representatives of the Pennsylvania legislature Tuesday, April ”2 I by a vote of 127 to 66 and now goes [to the senate, which will undoubtedly concur in the action of the house. The resolution must also pass the general assembly ot 1921 before it can be referred to a popular vote. The growth ot’ suffrage sentiment in t.he state is shown by the fact that a similar resolution was defeated in the house two years ago. JACKIE BAND ' HERE ON TIME Famous Blue Jacket Musicians Gave Wonderful Concert This Afternoon - IN THE COURT ROOM — Addresses by Major Harriman and Captain Riley for the Victory Loan. The famous Blue Jacket band, trained by Lieut. John Philip Sousa, at the Great Lakes training station, appeared in this city this afternoon for the third time since the war started. ,i They arrived promptly at 2 o’clock I over the traction in a special car in . charge of Major Harriman and Capt. , ■ Riley, the fighting parsons stopping ; along the way to make Victory Loan i addresses. They marched to the court house, where, after one or two selections ' outside, they were escorted to the ' court room and that commodious room was soon packed to the doord 1 . ’ | The schools were dismissed and ! the children all enjoyed the after- . noon. After several selections Rev. ! W. S. Mills introduced Dr. Harriman, I who made a fifteen-minute address. | Then the band played again and then Captain Riley, who saw service at Chateau Thierry, made an eloquent appeal for support of the loan. , I It was a splendid meeting and was thoroughly enjoyed. Dr. Harriman complimented Adams county on the fact that two thirds of tho quota has I been raised voluntarilj’ and urged ; that the balance be quickly subscrib- ; -ed for, showing appreciation of the splendid achievement. : GOLDEN “WEDDING V s Will be Celebrated Tomori row by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis T. Brokaw. ■ I ' * A FAMILY REUNION i * Other Reatives and Friends to Join in the Festivities i of the Day. 11 Mrs. Jj. G. Cole of Garrett, I-”b> ! Brokaw, cf JVycming, hav® arrived: I and others of the children will come . tomorrow to oe home lor the golden ..wedding of their parents, Mr. and i Mrs. Lewis T. Brokaw, of Decatur i street The festivities will take place ! tomorrow on the fiftieth anniversary "of their wedding and a large number . of other relatives and friends were Inh vited to the 12 o’clock dinner which 5 will be a feature of the celebration. ! Invitations to the affair were written *’ i in gold and were pretty and unique. g l Mrs. Brokaw was Miss Emma Bow- ’ ’ ser. Mr and Mrs. Brokaw have lived t ■ here for many years, and in point of g . length of residence here, are among the oldest ones in the city. s i o BROTHER AT HOME Mr. and Mrs. 1. Bernstein were at ! Plymouth yesterday to greet their i brother. Lewis Flox, a soldier who ar ’’' rived home after thirteen months ‘ military service. He was in the Pan I ama Canal zone, and was musterec 0 out at Camp Shelby. ,o . v if W. A. Klepper has returned from . a- business trip in Indianapolis and Hui jtington.

BURL ’"! TALKS Says His Unpopularity is Due to Activity of Selfish Private Interests. THE WAR SERVICE Offered Fertile Grounds for Seed of Discontent—Says He Will Stand Pat. (United Press Service) Washington, April 24 —(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —To the activity of “Selfish private interests” which on occasions, he charges, went so far as to threaten his political «head, Post-! master General Burlesop attributes I his wid; pread unpopularity in the country today. Difficulties of war service, he says, ‘ have offered fertile grounds in which these “interests" sewed the seed of discontent. The railroads, opponents of the, parcels p.cst and publishers angry at I the second class postage rates, were i cited by Burleson as among those in-: ! fluences at work in opposition to him i new. He recited two instances when, he ' said, representatives of certain! i classes of publications called on him and intimated his political future might b© shattered by their force it' he did net move to repeal or suspend the law increasing second class postage rate*. “I like popularity,” he said, “but I am not going to make any sacrifices I of my public duty to attain it or to hold it.” MR Mi HERE State W. C. T. U. Worker is Leader at Adams County W. C. T. U. Institute. L • « THE CLOSING SESSION ! Tonight — Interesting Reports from Departments S i i Show Busy Workers. — .1 Members of the Berne, Geneva and | Decatur Woman’s Christian Tt n.pei- | j ance Unions are in session here today II at the Methodist, church, attending the county imititute, at which Mrs. M. C. Gibson, orto of the state workers of the union, is instructor and princi- ' i i al speaker. In -the absence l cf Mrs. Mary Eloy, the county chairman,.Mrs. L. L. Yager, is presiding, and took charge of the opening of the institute at nine o'clock this morning\ and for which Mrs. L. W. Stolte led the devotional*. . Mrs. Yager extended fb? greeting find I the response was given by Mrs. (lib 11 -son, the state worker, wlio also coni ducted a lesson in parliamentary law and gave the closing address. In her address, she gave the plait of work j j for 1919. She gave a standard, con- ; sifting of 200 points, which if carried i lout, will make the union of a grout de 1 gree of excellence. These points she elaborated upon in her address. She i also presented the Jubilee drive j lull, 11 the slogan of which is "a million mem •I hers and a million dollars.” . Reports cf the various department ■ i superintendents show that the union ■ has been busy. The flower mission department is especially active. One , I union, that of Berne, sends flowers every week to the hospitals. The dei | antment was also active in sending fruit, clothing and other supplies to - the needy, especially in per 1 iod’s need. f The afternoon session did not oper ; i until 2:30 o’clock, allowing a hall I hour for the Jackie band concert. The everting meeting will open ; 8:00 o'clock, when the following pro t gram will be rendered: r Song Devotionals—Rev. Tinkham. L-J . Scio —Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer ’’ i. Talk, “The Necessity of thO Sal (1 bath Day by Precept and Example”--Rev. Stolte. Solo —Mrs. Neptune a Address—Mrs. Gibson, in Offering Benediction.

BIG FOUR IN SESSimFINAL EFFORT TO PREVENT BREAK IN PEACE CONFERENCE - ITALIANS PROTEST THEY Will NOT SIJBMITTO AH WILL BUT THEIR OWN. (By Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, April 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Allied leaders met this afternoon in aa effort to in-Juiv lhe Italia.< d. i- . Lion .to remain in the peace conference. The meeting, called at four o’clock, rt ahed from an jr citation issued by Premier Lloyd George to President Wilson. Premier Orlando a'nd Premier Clemenceau. When Orlando appeared he was accompanied by Foreign Minister Sonnino. This was the first time the Italian delegates had faced Wilson since MondayNeither the president nor the Italian delegates had shown any disposition before going into conference to recede f -om heir stand. Wilson intimated that he would not : principles he reiterated in his statement yesterday afternoon. The Italians have postponed their departure originally sc) - ’olt d at two o’clock, and announced they would prohVolv leave i'oi Rome on a special train tonight.

='• ■s’ •!> $ -?■ FIUME: Ths city which the d 1 ■I- Italians demand is a seaport on the Adriatic, in territory which formerly was a part of Hungary, "J- but which is now claimed by the ❖ v Jugc-Slavs. The town and terri- ■«' '!> tory immediately around and in- d 5 eluded in it cover an area of «!« *’• eight square miles and had a •S' population of 38,000 in 1910. d 1 i Fiume has several harbors for 4- the timber trade, for coasting >*• i <?• vessels and for seagoing craft. O <• It has many industries, including 4? distilleries, oil refineries, furni--5 <!■ ture and munitions factories, d 1 •P and extensive fisheries Indus- ❖ ! dustries. It is built in an an--4* cient style. 4•i* sj* 4* *s* Paris, April 24—(1:55 p. m.) — Premier Lloyd George has invited Pre Ldent Wiison, Premier Orlando and Premier Clemenceau to confer with ■ him this afternoon in an effort to bring about an adjustment of the precent situation. — IBy Carl DeGrote. United Press staff . correspondent) , . Paris, April 24—(Special to Daily Democra) —The prediction was male ian delegation will not entirely break ;* two developments would result from r ’ the present situation—either the Italian deleyation will no ent.ely break off with the peace conference or a new Italian government to be formed from whch another delegation will he appoined. It became known today that the 1 Americans plan to cut off Italy’s food supply if her represntatlves definitely withdraw. Tne belief was expressed tha* Great Britain would take similar action regarding coal shipments to Italy. Sc such action would practic- 1 ' ally paralyrr* the Italian industry. i I Paris, April 24—(Special to Daily

MESSAGE TO PEOPLE OF ADAMS Ct)V> FY Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 79 West Monroe Street April 23, 1919. Repertsrontinue current, indie ’ munities there is a disposition on the • derwrite the Victory Liberty Loan without en..aging <n an intensive popular campaign. May I take this opportunity to impress -upon t necessity and the importance oi •;■?<'• T ble distribution of the Victory Loan.- -lie should there be a general disposition on ttie p.irt 0 Io underwrite the offering, the o >; short of a public calamity. On the other i i.e bonds lodged in the hand.-: of the pub — meymra-: “ and corporation—the bankß wiL be left in a '•«»« .'g p >.■ >-a 1 to meet, , e .. First: Future temporary requirements ot the government, which we are officially advisee, nit’s, °- | )e n , P t through a continuation of ike it =.!e of Trea- - ury Certificates of Indebtedness; and Second: The legitimate and increasing requirements for general business purposes. Success in full measure can only be attained through b- a wide general distribution of the Victory Libert and we earnestly request your efforts with a view to achieving this end. Verv trulv vours, j JAMES B. McDOUGAL, I Governor. |

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Democrat) — Premier Orlando replying to President Wilson this afternoon declared he “earnestly protests g< i.is- L—— I the llnlm ..ill sub ,l s-'je their -..n.' Wilson's statement Orlan '.o declared, was intended to “set the Italian people against their govs 'r.d.er.t.” ’ In explaining his reply which was Issued to the Italian press bureau. Orlando said he had “copied Wilson’s message which is an innovation.” (By Ed L. Ken, United Pre-s staff correspondent) Paris, April 24 th— (2 p. in.)—The • Italian deli-y.iticn, de site I’m-iiid-cry efforts of the British and i-'rer ’i, ’ apparently is determined to carry out its threat to withdraw i'r:::n the ! e leo conference. The tense situation. ci 'sel by President. Wilson's statement ye:-.tor- » day afternoon —establishing an insurmtmntahl br.lrrier Ireen n idom and old world dip,’.—tc .> -r cw today :as one new develor ":en Allowed another in bewildering slice?' sion. For a time it seemed the angered Italians had been tempi:! ar’ly am.eased and would re-e "sld th ir d'-' -rI urination to leave for Un' 0 . A li'pn authority announced shortly before i noon, following a conferen between Premier Orlando and Premier l.loyd ' George, that the “Italians will not do- ■) art today.” Loss than two hours later, however, the Italian : ress bureau officially stated that while the delegates would no: leave at two p. ir_. scheduled, they would probably depart on a -u ecial train tonight. The British apparently having faller! to .verve the Italians from their st rid. it was believed the French mild redouble their efforts in that directicn.. It was learned that while. Eloyd George and Orlapdo were in cons. ,-e at the latter’s hotfi. Premtrontlnnert P*'”’ r 11 ’ % .. , , n; a