Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1919 — Page 1

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BROCKDORFF MUST RE® Aceordins to Advices from Berlin — Garrison Increased to Check Riots BELGIUM PROTESTS Against Germany Using Flag—Austrian Treaty Nearing Completion. — (United Prenfl Service) ■tendon. May 12—(Special to Daily [ ■jmocrat)— Berlin dispatches received here today reported that resigna-1 tion of Foreign Minister Brockdorff! and possibly Herr as members of the German peace delegation I is considered inevitable. 'l'The Berlin garrison was said Io have been increased to 120.000’ owing ' t<s the fear of riots during'consideration of the peace terms by the nation-! al assembly. ’Paris, May 12 —(Special to Daily! Democrat)--Belgium has issued an official protest to the allies against j the plans of the German republic toj use Belgium’s national colors for its new flag. The Germans wish to replace their! present flag of red. white and black! With the new colors of red, white and yrilow thus making it coincide with the Belgium colors. l Paris, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The “big four’’ today took under consideration the latest German communications regarding] the peace treaty. The note were lateri referred to a committee of experts which will report back to the “big four.” Paris, May 12—(Special to Daily j Democrat)—Col. House Is—dwrnttngf practically all his time now to the league of nations. He will represent I America at the meeting of the organization committee in London, which j will be called as soon as the Germanj treaty is signed. Temporary headquarters will ite es- ] tablished in London and as much j work as possible will lie, transacted before the covenant is ratified by thej various member nations. After this i is done the first full meeting will be held in Washington under chairmanship of President Wilson. (By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press staff correspondent) Paris, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The Austro-Hungarian peace terms, while designed to reduce the former dual monarchy to the status of a third class nation, will provide its economic rehabilitation, it wan learned from an authoritative source today. 'The treaties, though not yet completed, are expected to be ready for presentation this week. The outstanding feature naturally will be the definition of boundaries. This will officially establish tho independence of Hungary and the two republics of Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia. No doubt will be allowed to remain regarding the independence of German Austria Paris, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Uncertainty has developed regarding prosecution of the former kaiser, it was learned today. This was said to have arisen from tho Belgians refusal to act as prosecutors. Basle, May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A German news agency f. reported today that the majority i groups of the national assembly had | decided to reject the peace treaty. Zurich, May 11 —(Special to Daily I Democrat)—The Austrian delegation I headed by Chancellor Renner, is exit pected to reach this city Tuesday I Inoon enroute to the peace conference. Th edelegation probably will arrive i ! St. Germain on Wednesday. (By William Phillip Simms, United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, May 12— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The allies were expected to reply today to the latest German communications regarding the peace terms. The communications were contained in two notes filed with the French foreign office by Count BrockdorffIVutau, head of the enemy delegation. The first stated that Germany

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MILLER-OMLOR. Announcement of the approaching I wedding of Caspar Miller, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Andrew Miller, of this city, j and Miss Margaret Omlor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Omlor, of I south of the city, was published at [ the St. Mary’s Catholic church yes- | terday. The wedding will be Tuesday, May 27, at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. The families of both of the parties will participate in the wedding dinner and attending festivities at the Omlor home. The couple i will reside on the bridegroom’s farm I | south of the city. INDIANA IS PROUD Os Record Made for Victory, Loan—Even Vigo May Have Met the Quota. BOY SCOUTS’ PART In Winning War to be Observed by Expanded Movement, Says President. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., May 12 —(Spei cial to Daily Democrat) —No reports ! were received from Victory Loan i headquarters from Victory Loan units over the state today and it was i thought no additional information ■ would be received before tonight. The county units are finishing their work and it is necessary that this be completed before the final results can be known. It was not known whether Vigo, the one lagging county, had subscribed its quota, but the remaining sixty-1 seven countie sos Indiana in the sev- 1 i enth district and all the twenty-four! in the eighth claned up Indiana’s rec-; ord by an over-subscription of at I least $2,784,000. Washington, D. C„ May 12—(SpeI rial to Dally Democrat)—The nation today was asked by President Wilson ito show its appreciation of the Boy Scouts’ part in winning the war. America’s recognition of the ' Scouts' war work is to be an expansion of the movement until it reaches' 1 a far greater number of youngsters. I To this end 1,000,000 will be asked j I to band themselves together as citizents committees with rank Os associated member to act as Scout members. assistants and leaders. The period of June 8 to ,11 was set by President Wilson for the drive for the million men. already has meny of the reforms contained in the labor section of the treaty and proposed that an international law conference be held in Versailles at once to revise this article. The second asked that the 400,000 German war prisoners be repatriated as soon as the treat}’ is signed, and that they also be guaranteed tide- , quote food and clothing. ( The latest communications followed two submitted by the Germans ‘ last week, one of which asked imme-, ( diate admission of Germany to the League of Nations. The other declared that the terms in general are not consistent with the principles of right and justice. To the first the allies replied by referring the Germans to the League covenant, which shows, how Germany may seek membership. To the second the allies stated they would not admit discussion of their right to enforce the terms substantially as drafted. Couriers are rushing forth and back between Versailles and Berlin like shuttlecocks keeping the Ger-' man government posted on progress 1 on the translation of the treaty and; whatever information is gathered by! the delegates. It was learned today that President Wilson does not plan to submit an actual treaty of alliance, joining the United States and England with France to the coming session of congress. Instead, he merely intends to present the proposal for such an alliance. The senate would then have an opportunity to discuss the matter and it signifies approval of such a plan for defense of France, and the treaty could be drawn up and formally submitted. MILITARY NOTES — Harland Heath who spent many J months overseas has returned home. I ■— l *"~ i Joe Burdg, a member of the Rainbow division, arrived home Sunday. The Tri Kappas will meet with Miss . ’ ireta Erein Tuesday evening. ['

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, May 12, 1919.

IT’S TEST TIME Annual Extension Tests in Arithmetic in Lower Grades Begin Tuesday SPEED AND ACCURACY Series of Spelling Matches Begin Tomorrow Afternoon at Athletic Hall. I The Annual Extension tests in Arithmetic in grades three, four, five I and six will be held tomorrow morning with Mrs. W. A. Lower in charge of the tests. The tests are given in the fundamentals and is to test the speed and accuracy of the pupils. The results of these tests will be returned at the opening of the school next fall. A series of spelling matches will be held at the Athletic hall this week beginning tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. These spelling matches are to be by grades as well as by section. Section B will in each grade spell first. The following is the program for the matches: (a) Third grade Secation B and A, Tuesday p. m. 2 o’clock. (b) Fourth grade Section B and A, Wednesday, 2 o’clock. (c) Fifth grade, section B and A. Thursday 2 o’clock. (d) Sixth grade, section B and A, Friday 2 o’clock. Tlie spelling matches will undoubtedly prove to be very interesting. Each ward is already claiming the championship team as well as individual winner. The public is cordially invited. AUTOS HAVE COLLISION. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Frye, living on the Studebaker farm east of the city, and a party of Berne people, each group riding in Fords, had a narrow escape from serious injury Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. The Frye Ford was going west on Monroe street, and the Berne Ford north on Second street, when they collided at the corner of Monroe and Second streets. The Frye auto turned and slid along on two side wheels for some distance, until it struck the curb, when it righted. Mrs. Frye would have been thrown from the auto had not her head caught in the top. She sustained minor scratches and bruises and nobody was seriously hurt. The Berne auto is said to have been considerably damaged.

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A marriage license was granted to Gilbert Leroy Buckey, farm laborer, of Geneva, bora January 19, 1894, to wed Edna Jeanette Hubbard, of Geneva, born September 27, 1899, foster daughter of John Brown. The motion for a new trial of his divorce case against Lulu Welch, was overruled and exceptions taken by the plaintiff. Jesse Welch. He was refused a divorce following the trial some time ago. Wonder-Mist Company vs. Schafer 1 Saddlery Company. T>efendant ruled ! to answer second paragraph of complaint, absolute rule in five days. The divorce case of Clarissa Miller j vs. Charles Miller is set for May 14. Answer was filed. Farmers’ State Bank vs. Delmer F. Leonard, et al. Defendants Oliver and Frank ruled to answer absolute in five days. C. A. Dugan qualified as executor of the will of John D. Hale, giving $5,000 bond. The value of the personal estate is estimated at $2,500 and the real estate at $6,000. Hon. Schafer Peterson is special judge in this matter. In the estate of William Booher, sale bill was filed and approved. In the estate of William Tritch, reappraisment was filed and approved. ' Reort of sale of real estate to Mathias and Mary Brandyberry for $325 was filed; sale approved, deed ordered, reported and approved. In the estate of John McGill, report of sale of real estate to Albert McGill for SI2OO was reported and ap-

■ ARMY IS DISCHARGED ■ : (United Preus Service) Washington, May 12—(Special to | Daily Democrat)— Demobilization of i • the liberty loan amy of two million I has been ordered hy the secretary of the treasury. With the closing of the victory drive. Secretary Glass made arrangements for the "discharge” of the great corps of volunteer workers today. The force of paid experts, however, will be relieved slowly. Federal reserve bank organizations 5, were swamped under the job of tabu-j | lating loan subscriptions. womenTincourt < To Give Bond for Mrs. J. s G. Haugh, Who Attempt--1 ed to Shoot Hubby. I CASE CALLED TODAY i i Interests the “400” of Indi- ■ anapolis—Mrs. Haugh to i. Go to Sanitarium. (United Press Service) I Indianapolis, May 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Society is coming to the aid of Mrs. J. Guy Haugh who is charged with shooting with intent to kill her divorced husband. Her case was called in city court today and when Judge Pritchard filed the bond at 18,000 it developed that many women of Indianapolis’ “400” had invaded the court room with the intention o£ furnishing bond if it did not exceed $5,000. Mrs. Haugh who accepted a wireless marriage proposal sent from midocean from her husband in 1912 and who has led a somewhat spectacular career since that time probably will be sent to a private sanitorium to recover* from a nervous and mental breakdown. The shooting occurred Friday night after testimony in the divorce suit had been completed. o „ SUCCEEDS DR BOYERS Dr. Frederick R. Henshaw, dean of the Indiana dental college, was appointed by Governor Goodrich as a member of the Indiana state board of health to succeed Dr. J. S. Boyers, of Decatur.—lndianapolis News. Dr. Boyers’ term expired March l.j 1917. He tendered his resignation over a. year ago but his successor was not appointed until now. Dr. Boyers has been a member of the board eight years.

proved. Deed was ordered, reported and approved. The realty consists of 10 acres in Union township. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette publishes issuance of a marriage license to Claude Petersan. electrician, and Cora Elverhart Peerless Light Company vs. The Schafer Hardware Company, defend ant ruled to answer absolute In five j days. Julius Hauck vs. Sarah Bartlett, et i al. Answer filed. Cause set for trial for May 17. — Real estate transfers: John B. Kiracofe, et al. to William Stuckey, et al. realty in Decatur, $llOO. In the matter of the Charles F. Nyffler et al. drain, the petition of the superintendent for allowance of preliminary costs and charges was sustained and the same allowance as set out. A judgment for $69.27 was rendered in favor of the GiUlom Lumber Company vs. Wilma Wilson Elmery and John W. Emery. Julius Haugk vs. Isadora A. Kalver. Appearance by Sutton for defendant. Rule to answer. The petition of OriUa Avery for certain funds now In the hands of the clerk to be paid over to her was granted, it being found to her interest to have the same paid to her, on proper receipting for the same. The will of John Morse, originally probated in Butler county, O. was certified here and admitted to probate i here.

MRS. SURBER DEAD I ■ I Was Formerly Miss Abbie Keuchmann, Teacher of Violin Here. DIED AT MUNCIE Was Wife of Prominent Physician There—Death Due to Heart Trouble. Following an attack of organic heart trouble, Mrs. Abbie K. Surber, 43, wife of Dr. Alva ('. Surber, al prominent Muncie physician, died at the family residence, in the McCulloch boulevard, yesterday. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Methiah Keuchmann, and was born January 30 1876. She was a member of the Matinee Musicale and was a prominent member of the Universalist Church. Besides the husband and the mother she is survived by three sons, Claude, Roger and Frederick Surber, and two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Denney and Mrs. C. B. Snyder, of Okla he ma. The funeral services will be held from the residence Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the Rev. B. M. Nyce and! the Rev. E. G. Mason in charge. j Burial will take place in the Beech Grove Cemetery.—Muncie Star. Mrs. Surber, then Abbie Kuechmann, teacher of violin, and her sister, Mabelae Keuchmann, had a music class in Decatur about nineteen years ago, during which time I they roomed at the J. D. Hale home. ; e RAINBOW BOYS COMING IN — The Decatur boys of the Rainbow Division are returning home one by ; one. Joe Burdg. another boy. return-’ ed home Sunday morning on the 8 o’clock train. He went to Marion to j visit with relatives and will return home today again. Frank Schultz, an I other Decatur boy, is in a hospital in Indianapolis, suffering from a chronic] trouble, for which he underwent an operation prior to entering the army. Fred Sheets returned home Friday night. Lester Robinson is one of thej boys who returned home yesterday o A FIVER FOR THE GYM A donation of $5.00 for the gym i fund was made Saturday by Burton ! Niblick after he had seen the exceli lent improvements made at the build- ■ ing and realized what it meant for j the young people of this community. ; If there are any others who feel that way we will be glad to receive their i subscriptions for this purpose.

’ Report of inheritance tax appraiss er in the Lillie B. Hite estate was til- j ed and June 13 set as the day for the hearing of the same. t J E. Burt Lenhart, guardian of Cath- * ■ erine Aumlller, was authorized to pay attorney fees in suits brought by the 11 guardian against George Amiller, et I s al. [ ll > John Neuhauser was discharged as' *1 guardian of Sylvia Neuhauser, on ap- *' proval of his final report. I u 1 Eli Engle, guardian of Drusilla ]c< Burkhead, filed report of sale of! aj realty, being lot 39 in Monroe, to]'"' Joshua Burkhead and Sarah B. Gould, H as tenants in common, for SI3OO. Report wias approved, deed ordered, re- w ported and approved. 0 d The will of Mrs. Minerva. Johnson « was probated today. It was executed b February 12, 1912 and witnessed hy c R. D. Patterson and Charles Myers, s She provides, as is first customary, b for the payment of debts and ex- t penses, and then gives all of the real estate to the husband, Joseph Johnson, for life. At his death, she provided that the realty is to be sold. Os the proceeds five hundred dollars is to be paid to the daughter, Elizabeth, , and the remainder is to be divided I I equally among all of the children, in- } eluding Elizabeth. In a codicil, writs ten June 27, 1917, she provides that i , the husband have power to sell or f convey the realty and use the proceeds or any part thereof for his maintenance, should he desire. At his y death, the remainder is to be given asj r- provided in the original will. Wit- h e nesses of the codicil were Judson W. [■ Teeple and Louis Mailand. |:

. . _ _ — | ( FORD VS. TRIBUNE. (United Press Servleel Mount Clemens, Mich., Maj’ 12 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Henry b Ford's million dollar libel suit against the Chicago Tribune, which was first brought in 1916, was opened in circuit court here this morning, Judge J. G. Tucker presiding. The suit which is bringing here many prominent witnesses on both sides, was entered when the Tribune, in an editorial, referred to Ford as an anarchist because of Ford’s stand on raili- , ] tary preparedness. This was during the Mexican border trouble. FINISH THE JOB V ictory Loan Campaign Closes—Believed Adams County Has Met Quota TOTALS BY TOMORROW Complete Report Cannot be Made for Day or Two But Workers Are Confident The Victory Loan campaign closed I Saturday night so far as subscriptions I are concerned. The banks have until the 19th to mail their reports which must be in the Federal Reserve banks before the 20th. The total for this county cannot be Published until complete returns are in which may be a day or so but it is the belief that it will exceed the $563.(000 was subscribed by the people and | the various banks are expected to take the amount designated for their bank and figured upon their total re- , sources. Several banks have reported | and the others are expected to do by this evening or tomorrow. Chairman Schirmeyer stated this ] morning that he was reasonably sure | that the final totals will show that Adams county has "Finished the job’*' lin a very meritorious manner. The I volunteer subscriptions in this counI ty exceedeed those of many and the ! record is a good one. Those who have subscribed and I ] who have not paid the initial ten per i cent are urged to call at their bank | and do so at once. A GOOD SUGGESTION Editor of the Democrat: — I read editorial in the Democrat j Saturday eening and agree with all j you say concerning the Gym. It is al good thing for the city, and a good] place for the people to spend even- | ings or recreation, and for the young people to hiave their games and enter-j tainments, but I would like to make 1 one suggestion. On Friday evening 1 noticed that it took fifteen minutes j i after the play was over for all the ] I people to get out of the building j 1 Every time there is a big gathering ■; like was there Friday night I am un- t easy from the time they go in until.they get out, for fear of fire. Now j f this may seem to some that I am I t borrowing trouble but it would hurt 11 nothing to be on the safe side. j v What 1 want to suggest is that j t there be more exits to the building, I ' For instance there might be two or 1£ three doors in the rear end, and also 1 two or three on either side above the ‘ tipper row of seats, so that in case of fire most of the people on the sides. 1 could go up instead of rushing down I and tramping the ones below who | would certainly be helpless against' the ones rushing down upon them. This might not be the plan that | would suit the committee in charge; of construction, and I am not prejudiced as to the plan that may be worked out but I do insist that there, be enough exits so that the building could be emptied in one minute instead of fifteen and so that they don’t all have to stampede to one corner of I the buildng to get out in case of fire "A CITIZEN.” BIG CENTENARY DAY The campaign made yesterday bymembers of the Decatur M. E. church for the Centenary fund was a great j success, a total of more than $37,000 j being raised. The quota was $29,000 j and the campaign which was to have 1 continued all week will probably close tonight. A more complete report will) i be given later. Be sure to see “After the; Fall.” in four reels, and “Lu-, theran America.” in two reels, ■ lat the Athletic halL [evening. May 16, at 8:lo. tl3t ]

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NO MONEY NEEDED y — ‘ Bolshevist System in Russia Does Away With Capt ital and His Wealth. !• EVERYTHING IS FREE Dream of Laziness Beyond I Compare in Program of I Russian Communist. 1 (By Frank J. Taylor, United Press Staff Correspondent) j Berlin, Apr. 19—(By Mail)—The j Russian soviet government will ] abandon bolshevism if it finds that j doctrine is not the proper method to ! reach its goal, communism, M. Ma- , kowski. bolshevik secret agent in . Berlin, said in an interview today. J “The bolsheviki have no definite ; program, since Premier Lenine holds that what is 'medicine’ for the country today may be ‘poison’ tomorrow and platforms cannot be permanent,” said Makowski. “The aim of the bolsheviki is comI munism and equality for everybody. i We may find out eventually that bol- ; shevism is not the proper means for ’ j attaining our end. We will then act I I accordingly and somehow reach com- ‘ munism by opportunism, but always I work toward communism. i “Wp believe that ultimately every- >: thing must be socialized. Everything i j must belong to the state and no one I must own anything. A person may have anything he wants simply by , j asking for it. That is our Utopia, ■ i which we may not reach for a long -1 time, of course. I I “We, hold that the greatest enemy ! of communism is the capitalistic system. Naturally the capitalists will i not divide up equally, so we are abol- > ishing individual capitalists and makt ing the state the only capitalist. - Since the state exists for everybody, . the entire proletarist benefits. We . make every one proletarian or work- , er, either with their hands or their j heads The capitalist who has his | wealth taken over by the state beI comes a member of the proletarist as I a skilled head of a plant. ] “That is the point we have reach|ed in Russia. We cannot make the j complete step to communism in one | stride, so we have begun by socializing practically the wealth. A few Inj dustries are st ill unsocialized When I they have been taken over and all the wealth is taken over, and production i has been brought up to a point above I normal, we will abolish money and i will simply give every man what he ; wants. Until we have produced enough of everything so that every one has all he desires we will have to use money or a card system of distribution. In some things we already have the card system. But we are automatically getting money out of use bv printing it as fast as we can. As soon as we can get more machines from America we will print still more. Eventually it will become so plentiful and worthless that nobody will want it. By that time our system of state production will be so developed that there will be more than enough necessities for everyone. Luxuries will be distributed by the card system. "Os course, our credit with other countries will be worthless at first. But we will buy what we need with gold and jewels, which the state now I controls. You can have our gold. IWe do not want it. We are glad to j get rid of it. It represents capital and [we will gladly pay you everything that represents money value, until we j have nothing of the kind left. Then we will deal by credit. The state 1 ! will own everything and by then we | figure other states will of necessity ;be in the same status. At least all of ,! Europe will be so. It cannot possi- ! bly get out from under the debts the war heaped upon it. “Only communism can save Europe, although Great Britain and America can emerge from their load of debts with a capital system, since ■ they are not so far in debt and can profit by trade. They will be the con- ] servative west, which will be pitted against communist Europe.” SENIOR CLASS PLAY TONIGHT The senior class play, “The Rose O’ Plymouth Town” will be given this evening at the Athetic hall. The pro- ■ ceed will go to purchase a Hfe-aise statue of Abraliam Lincoln to be presented to the new high school building by the class. ;