Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 105

WILL BE GIVEN BUT SHORT TIME Germany Must Answer the Peace Terms in Fifteen Days from Presentation ITALIAN AIDES TODAY —_ | Took Part in Official Conference—American Army in France Reduced. — Berlin, April 28—(By ('ourier to! Paris May 2) The most difficult; I e*ace problems, from the German ] standpoint are disposition of Danzig the Saar Valley and upper Selicia.l The question of indemnities is much less important. The declaration was made today by Minister Giesbert, head of the Post and Telegraph portfolio in the cabinet just leaving for Versailles. Versailles, May 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An Italian today partici- ' pated in an official peace conference 1 for the first time since withdrawal of ' her main delegate. ! Signor Jung, Italian economic expert, attended the meeting of allied and German financial representatives ‘ here this morning. At the time Pre- ( mier Orlando, Foreign Minister Son- ‘‘ nino and others of the principal Ital- ■ ian representatives left for Rome it ' was announced that Italian economic i experts and other minor representa- 1 fives would remain in Paris. The meeting lasted two hours, 1 after which the allied commissioner 0 , 1 returned to Paris. (By Fred S. Ferguson, Unitepl Press staff correspondent) Paris. May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Germans will be given a maximum of 16 days after presentation of the peace treaty to finally accept or reject the terms, it , was learned from an authoritative source today. While the date for presentation has not yet been definitely determined, it Is expected to be Monday or Tuesday with the latter likeliest. There will be no oral discussions between thw : allied and German mission- During the 15 (lavs allotted 1 to theirt, ■ the enemy representatives may present proimsitions to the allies in writing Replies will be made in the same way. if the Germans present a proposal during the last few days of the period the allies will have the right to exceed the fifteen day limit in making a reply. But the Germans must complete the discussion. among themselves, as well as a, Weimar and present all proposals. l within the time limit. These details | of procedure have been definitely decided upon. In addition it has been determined that the treaty will ho handed to the Germans in the presence of pl'entipotentiaries of all the allied belligerents. Those nations which merely broke off relations with Germany will not be represented. Under the present arrangements there will be just two meetings at Versailles —at which presentation of the treaty and its signing will take pdace The remainder of the procedure will be limited to exchange of written communications between \“' sallies and Paris. Jules Cam bon, head of tho allied credentials committee, in yesterday afternoon's ftUretltig ts to have expres ecd hope “that the meeting would had to a lasting peace ” London, May ~2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A News Agency from SnaJaU). dated April 29 ant i* .

THE VICTORY LOAN RETURNS Quota Township $ 31,050 Union ' 200 46,700 Preble 27,200 Kirkland Washington St. Mary’s 14,350 Blue Creek 17,300 Monroe V2OO 13,600 French 21,150 Hartford J 6,400 Wabash li’LZ 9,900 Jefferson 7 q’=on 112,900 Decatur -*2OO 5,850 Monroe Corp. ...••••■ 5, gOO 21,150 Berne in 300 34 . 20 U Geneva — «563 000 $442,950 Totals $563, Ouu

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MEIHLS IMPROVED. Friends of Philip Meihls of New i Bern, N. C., will be pleased to learn of his improvement from a very seri- ,, ous attack of pneumonia. He has so I far recovered as to be moved to his I ltonve from St. Luke's hospital, to ! which place he had been taken for care, as his wife and babe were here ! in Decatur with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rex, when the attack j came on. STURT if SUNDAY First Legalized Game of Baseball on Sunday to be Staged in New York AFTER LONG FIGHT I Mayor Hylan Signed Ordinance Yesterday Which Takes the Lid Off. (United Press Service) New York, May 2 (Special to Daily Democrat) —The first legalized Sunday baseball game in the largest j city of the United States will be played here Sunday, according to schedule! arranged yesterday. Laws early in the history of New' j York state have successfully weathered attempts of baseball enthusiasts to let down Sabbath bars for years) and years, but Mayor Hylan yesterday j signed the ordinance which take.s the lid off. Games postponed because of yester-; day’s rain in Brooklyn and New York will be played, it was stated and the ! practice of playing postponed games on the holiday dates will be adhered | to in the future by both the American and National Leagues in order to avoid double headers. o | WORKING O PLOT. /United Press Service) •New York, N. Y., May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Federal and pity authorities were working on,, three; new clues in the nation-wide bomb j. plot today. These are: First: Internal revenue officers raiding the Baldwin Medical Institute found two packages containing twfTve bottles of high explosives. I ’Second l , the paper in which ; the bombs were wrapped was identified by Lewis Junge, of the D. Jiinge ;Co„. as having been manufactured by \ 'that concern. Third, a finger print was found one the glass container of the bomb sent to Mayor Hylan of New York. The packages of expTo- [ sives found in the Baldwin Medical ( institute were said to have been left 1 there by a chemist whose home is said to be in Philadelphia. layed byway of Copenhagen, report-] ed that Italian forces and war lira- j terial have landed at Zara nd Seben-, ico. Their troops were said to be [ ! marching eastward from those cities and reinforcements were marching toward the line of debarkation. j Zara is on the Dalmatian coast,; ninety miles southeast of Flume. Sebeneto is 45 miles southeast of Zara. Pari*,. May 2>—(Special to Daily' Democrat) The American expedition ary force will be reduced solely to ■ the army of occupation along the j Rhine ss rapidly as possible, it was announced today. Three hundred thousand American soldiers will be sent home during May and a like number in June. After the first of July the use of French ports will tie abandoned, Americaniontrefedi ,Tn))roadsl returned to France and American and military police «UliUrawn. Antwerp will then become the American supply base under command of Brigadier General W. D. Conner. Communications hereafter will be through Belgium.

ONE CHUB MORE 1 - j ’ Decatur Gained One Child 11 , of School Age in the Year Just Closed. THE CENSUS REPORT Shows 1,312 Between Ages of 6 and 21—670 Are Males—642 Females. The school census of the city for j this year show?: that the city has gain l ed but one child of school age, the total enumeration of children between j the ages of six and twenty one years j showing 1312, whereas it was 131 1 last year. Os thie number, 670 are males and 642 females. Guy Brown, enumerator for the ] south half of the city reports 670 children of school age, of which 345 are males and 325 females. Os the 1 total number, 142 are between the 1 ages of fourteen and sixteen years, i John Parrish enumerator of the j ; north half of the city, reports 642 j ; school children, of whom 325 are | males and 317 females. Os this numl>er. 78 are between the ages of four-! teen and sixteen years. Not all of these children, however, 1 i are attending school. In the north , half of the city, 253 males and 264 fe- j ! males, are attending: while in the j south half of the city, 248 males and I 235 females are in school. SCHOOL AFFAIRS Commissions Granted to the Kirkland and Hartford Township Schools. " SIX IN COUNTy NOW With Seventh Certified — . t .»- j fl ' f! - >' ’' *’D *■ * **** j 1 Kirkland Commencement '_ I l ’ . ‘ • ‘ ' '' Held This Evening. County School Superintendent E. S, | Christen received a telephone com- ; liiuiilcution tills morning from the . j state superintendent, notifying him i that commissions have been granted Ito the Kirkland and Hartford town- ; ship high schools of Adams county I and that commissions will be issued ! as soon as'the state Inspector returns from a trip over the state. The ac- ; tion was taken April 17th. W. H. ! Dettinger , Is trustee for Kirkland township and Frank Nussbaum is trustee in Hartford. The high schools both started two ' i years ago and have made excellent j progress. The commission means i that they will conform with all rules 1 and regulations of the state board of j I education and that graduates will be j | admlitted to the colleges with a stan- 1 , (lard not otherwise obtained. The; I Hartford township commencement, 1 will be. May 9tli with Dr. Jonathan 1 Rlgdon, president of the, Danville college, as sneaker and the Kirkland commencement will be tonight with Rev. Masters of Fort Wayne as speaker. This gives Adams county six commissioned high schools: Decatur, Moiuue, Berne, Geneva, Harl- ! ford and Kirkland, with the Pleasant Mills school certified, awaiting the II completion of their building. AT PLEASANT MILLS j Decatur Methodist minute men will | have charge of the evening service I i next Sunday at Pleasant Mills. Mr. 1 H. B. Heller is chairman and will j * i tyke at least, three others. There will. * be a full house to hear these exper- j I ienced speakers on various themes of ! the general subject: "Rebuilding the * World.” Epworth League at 7:45. [j Minute men service at 8:15. Don't |; miss a moment! Come on time! KARL R. THOMPSON, Pastor > UNTIL NEXT MONDAY. J; Under the new law you have until ) next Monday, May sth, to file your ) mortgage exemption. If you have ) forgotten it you still have a few days. ) Heretofore this had to be done before . ] May Ist, but now the time is extend- )! ed to the first Monday in May.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 2, 1919.

'I ART EXAMINATION > As yet, there have been no applijcants'for (he free scholarship offered by Hie John Herron Art Institute of Indianapolis. An examination will be I held here tomorrow at the office of I County School Superintendent Ed S. I Christen and anyone who wishes to I compete for the scholarship should call Mr. Christen. One scholarship ; will be given in the county. LABOR TROUBLES Cause Unrest Over Country — Electricians and 11 Plumbers at Ft. Wayne — HAVE QUIT WORK Delaying Building Program Detroit and Des Moines i Report Many Strikes. (United Press Service) i Chicago, May 2—(Special to Daily ; Democrat) —Many big cities in the central west were struggling today to ! solve their problem cf unrest, made the more serious by the May Day 1 walkouts and "radical'’ disturbances j throughout the country. Between four and five thousand! ; carpenters in St. Paul and Minneap-! ! olis we re out demanding increase in | wages from 60 to 80 cents an hour. So clalists and “radicals'' were said to ] be active and clashes were feared. hourly during tho night. At Des Moines, lowa, six thousand: ! building trades, laborers and assuei-i ate workers were out asking big in j i creases. Transports lion there was 1 j handicapped by the walkout of fifty I I electric railway linemen. No violence | . was reported. j While the street cat situation, in St. j Louis was still strained and transpor-; 1 tation greaty handicapped, there was ihope that settement would be reach ; 1 ed probably today or tomorrow. I Sixteen Detroit plants have teport- : i e'd-'strikes and several thousand rv.eti i are said to have dropped their tools.: : Police were prepared last night to! forestall any violence* following the! march of four thousand workers in j yeserday’s demonstrations. , Fort Wayne's building program has i been delayed by strike of electricians; and plumbers. Only three companies ! in the city operated yesterday. Other i workers were expected to join the I strike today. MRS. MOSER DEAD Mrs. John Moser, Formerly of This City, Now of Rockford, 0,, Died AT MT. VERNON, OHIO — In Hospital—. James L. Gay Leaves Tonight to Bring . Back the Body. — Mrs. John Moser, of Rockford, 0.,| formerly of this city, died at noon t..L |day in the hospital in Mt. Vernon,! :! Knox county, 0., where she had been; ■ taking treatment for tuberculosis. | ■ Her husband and his sister were ■ wih her when she passed away. ,T. j,. Gay. funeral direector, who is * a relative of the family, will leave tonight at 5:13 over the Erie for Mansfield, thence to Mt. Vernon, to prepare the body for burial and bring it to the ; ! home at Rockford. The Moser family lived here dur- ' ! 1 ling the time that Mr. Moser was man-. 'lager of the Decatur Produce Company! in which his father, the late J. L. j Moser was Interested. From here thej 1 family moved to Rockford. • Mrs. Moser was between thirty and! forty years of age. She leaves the! husband and several children. Mrs.; Moser was Miss Bess Stewart, of, , north of Wren, O. before her marriage o— ———— “THE LAUGHING CURE” The eighth grades of the city pub- * lie schools are preparing to give a * I play, “The Laughing Cure,” followed . by a patriotic pageant, at the Athletic ) Trail Friday evening of next week -: Tickets are selling for twentyljve j and fifteen cents.

TWO KOBE OVER Root and Washington Go Over for Quotas in the the Victory Drive. KIRKLAND IS NEAR Monroe Township to Have Canvass—Total Now But $120,000 Short. Root and Washington townships reached the top for the Victory loan yesterday, passing their quota, makj lug six units which have finished the I job. The others are Union township, Geneva, Monroe corporation and Decatur. Krikland is near, Hartford is coming fine, several are just getting a good start and a few look hopeless. The total Is now $442,96U, leaving a balance of $120,000 to be raised. The returns are coming in at about the rate of $20,000 a day. Adams county is one of the few which is raising the loan entirely among the people as requested by the government. Oscar Lankenau, French Quinn and Willis Fonner went to District 5, Mon roe township, last evening where a j meeting of the workers was held and j it was decided to immediately start a ! canvass. Workers in Berne have also ! promised to hustle up their subscrip- | tion and put the town over for the ie\v thousand they are behind. IndiI cations are that the demands will be ; met in Adams county. Every town- | ship captain and worker should hurry j his work along the next few days. ARMY ROMANCE Hospital Sergeant Charles Saunders Claims Anna Crouse, Nurse, r — AS HIS BRIDE , — Met at Camp Sherman, o.— Bride Returned Only I ,f • Saturday from France | | Another chapter in a lovely romance that begun when the two met at Camp Sherman, 0.. was enacted In | tltis city yesterday afternoon, between j 12 and 12:30 o’clock, when Hospital Sergeant Charles Saunders, of Camp ! Sherman. O. and Miss Anna Crouse, j j of Upper Sandusky. 0., a nurse who returned only Saturday from France, j were married. The wedding was a j very quiet home weddiug and was solemnized at the Presbyterian par- ! sonage by the bridegroom’s brother, J ! the Rev. A. H. Saunders, pastor of! the Presbyterian church Because the bridegroom is still in j j m ilitary service and he can secure j ; only a few days’ furlough, the wed- ■ ding was very quiet and simple Both ! wore their uniforms for the service,; land the only witnesses were Mrs, A. !H. Saunders and her mother, Mrs.j | Vandervoort. I Mr. Saunders will return Camp! | Sherman, 0., alter a few days' leave | and because of Ills sllll being in ( | service, no future plans have yet ! been made. i The bride returned only Saturday I from France where she served as chief hospital nurse in Base Hospital 108 at Mesvis, France. iTior to her going across, the two had met at Camp Sherman, O. where Mr. Saunders was retained, however, as hospital sergeant on the permanent staff,] and thus did not get to go across. IS MRS. C. C. SHEETS A correction is made herewith. It ; is Mrs. C. C. Sheets, instead of Mrs. iS. P. Sheets, who is named to make 'th roster of soldiers and sailors of 1 Root township for the Adams county ! war history. The mistake in initials | has made a confusion in the work. THE SCHROEDER FUND The following is the total of the fund to aid the Schroeder family and - the new subscriptions: ( Reported $23.50 llj. R. Graber 2 0C j] Henry Dellinger ltw 1 Frank Heiman 3 $27.50

| VICTORY LOAN ESSAYS. I ] The time for sending in essays on I Victory loan subjects heretofore announced will expire tomorrow, SatI urday, May 3. Several have been received by Mrs. Charles Knapp, chairman of the woman’s organization, and more are expected before tomorrow closes. Four German helmets, “captured in war," are to be awarded j as prises in the county to school chll- j * dren who compete. CONVENTIONHERE — Pythian Sisters of Fourth District Hold Annual 5 I Meeting Here Todav. J WILL CLOSE TONIGHT ! j : With Secret Session—Minnie Sprinkle of Portland District Deputy, * The automobiles of the local Pyth■;ian Sisters were busy today in meet--1 ing the trains and conveying the visiting delegates from the twenty-four II L Pythian Teepies of ihe eight counties [ of the fourth district to the sixth ani nual convention held here. 1 1 On the local reception committee were Mesdames Lena Frank, Frances » I Vail, Ireta Erwin, Nora Linn, Maud , Hower, Dasie Helm, Phoebe Hite, . j Mary Ahr, Grace Hunsicker, Vera - Davis, Della Carroll and Gertrude I Brown The visitors were conveyed to the Pythian Home, where the registrar In charge of Mesdames Jessie 1 1 Burdg, Kannie Frisloe of this city; i and Clara Anderson, of Geneva, regi istered visitors from all of the tem- , j pies in the district except those at I Upland and Uniondale. Many visitors j continued to arrive during the afterj noon. The counties of Miami, Wab- ; ash, Wells, Jay, Adams. Huntington, Blackford and Grant, comprising the , ! OfetTiet. 1 , Mrs. Minnie Sprinkle, of Portland, i who is district, deputy grand chief, ' presided and called the session to ' order at 10:30 o’clock. The congre- | yational song, “America," followed the Lord’s prayer, and then came the welcome address by Mrs. James Bain I of this city, who is past grand chief. The response was made by, Elnora - Jordan, of Huntington. t The roll call of district officers and , committees preceded the reading of , the minutes of the previous conven[j tion by the district secretary, Mrs. ,! Lydia Shamp. Instrumental music j was rendered by Mesdames Carter , and Anderson, of Geneva. Other business of the order was attended to, before the noon adjournment for dinner. Tho afternoon session opened at 1:00 and this evening's convention, will he at 7:30 o'clock. All of tlie sessions ; are secret. | During the noon hour, while dinner j was being served In the diningroom j at the home, Misses Celia and Cecile | Andrews furnished music; Miss a j Gertrude Yager gave a reading; and i j Miss Ruth Hubbard played. Fully { j two hundred fifty were served at din- r ner time. The dining room was ospec- , ially pretty. The latticed arch lead- 1 ;mg from the reception room to the . j dining room, wan covered with peach- ; bfossoined branches, while dainty i boughs of the same blossoms and foliage adorned tlie walls and Ihe pillars of the dining room. The boughs were held in place by bands In the lodge colors —-red, white and blue and orange. These same colors were also seen in the vases or tultps that were center-pieces. Supper will also be served. Grand and district officers, the j greater number of whom are in attendance here today, are: Grand Officers of District ! P. G. C. —Eva B. Rohbuck, Wabash 1 P. G. C.—Tillie Fleming, Warren P. G. C— Laura Smith, Marion 6 P. G. C. —Florence Bain, Decatur f (>. C.—lva Leverton, Huntington y G. M. of R. and C.—Cora Hood, s | Bluffton p. G. T. —Lena McDougal, Van Buren G. T —Jessie F. Burdg, Decatur, e District Officers d P. C.—Lydia Leverton, Huntington D. D. G. C.—Minnie Sprinkle, Port--0 land 0 E. S —Hattie Stow, Portland 0 E. J.—Olive Pressler, Wabash 0 Manager—lrene Dustman, Bluffton I - Assistant Manager?—Della Carroll J 0 Decatur; Lydia Wegmiller, Geneva:/

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CHECH UP THE CLERK'S OFFICE Jas. P. Haefiing and Chas. A. Ramsey Detailed to Work in Decatur. BEGAN THIS NOON Will Require Two Weeks to Go Over Records Since January 1, 1918. 4 - - James P. Haefling of Fort Wayne and Charles A. Ramsey of Muncle, field accountants for the state board of accounts, began an investigation at noon today of the books in the office of County Clerk Will Hamme!!. Mr. Haefling came here at 6:4oo'clock last evening and soon satisfied himself that only an investigation would produce the necessary information to satisfy the board. He returned to I Fort Wayne last night and this morning communicated with the Indianapolis office, receiving instructions to come here with Mr. Ramsey and make whatever investigation was necessary. They arrived at noon and began work immediately. “We have started with January 1, 1918, and will bring the report down to the present date,” said Mr. Haefling this afternoon. “If necessary we will then go over the books from the beginning of his term but this will probably not have to be done as the report made a year ago clears the records up to that time." So far as known no word has been received from Mr Hammell. Up to two o’clock this afternoon no word had been received from the bond company and it is likely they will depend upon the report of the accountants. Mr. Haefling served as clerk of Adams county for four years and as deputy before that. He is wpll acquainted with the office and is capable of making a complete report, f Asked how long the investigation would require the accountants stated that the records for the year and four months could be covered within two weeks. NAVY MEN HEEDED H. W\ Kuhn and E. B. Sissons Here in Interest of Recruiting Drive FOR NAVY APPLICANTS 100,000 Men Needed to Replace Those Enlisted Only for Period of War. H. W. Kuhn, chief boatswain mate, and E. B. Sissons, medical examiner, were In the city today in the interests of the navy recrultiflg drive. They have their desk in the postoffice whre they receive applications for enlistment in the navy, where 100,000 are needed to replace the men who en listed omty for the period of the war. They will be here until eight o'clock this evening and expect to receive applications until that time, atter which they will go to Bluffton. However, in case any young man wishes to enlist in the navy and is unable to see these men todav, he 1 may apply at any time at the substation at Fort Wayne. From that city they will pay the applicant's car- ■ fare to Indianapolis where the final ■ examination will be held, and in case they fail to pass, the way will be paid back to Fort Wayne again i Pay ranges from thirty-two to SIOO per month, with room and board and free medical attendance inculded. There are seventeen training schools at Great Lakes Naval Training station, where the boys will receive schooling. If any show any special j aptitude they will be trained in that direction. Nina Powers, Marion; Edna Schmidt, , Roll; Mary Ramsey, Portland Secretary—Lydia Shamp, Decatur Treasurer—Rachel Burdg, Decatur Protector —Sarah Foughty. Ossian Guard—Tina Pax son. Redkey Trustees —Bertha Jones. Bet '*»»’■ Maud StillU. PenuviUe: Oliie Mnlott. j CO i; ve"»e.