Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 115

THE DELEGATES ■ FROM AUSTRIA Arrived at'St. Germain Late Today — The Germans Oppose Separation. OF THEIR TERRITORIES Scheidemann Calls Treaty ‘ “Vile Murder Plot" and is Wildly Cheered. (By John Graudenz. United Press Staff Correspondent) 'Berlin, May 14—(Special to D?ily Democrat) —"We will fight to the uttermost against separation by violence of any German territories,' Chancellor Scheidemann declared in a proclamation forwarded to Danzig today. B-Scheidem’nn, War Minister Noske. Hugo Haase and Herr Fehrenbach, JBesident of the National assembly. Stdressed that body today. The deputies stood and cheered for several minutes at the chancellor's words, “take away that vile murder plot," as fie gestured toward a copy of the i treaty. Demonstrations against the peace terms continued In several parts of the city. ■ ■ K* St. Germain, May 14—(Special to Dail/ Democrat) —The Austrian peace delegation arrived here shortly before i six o'clock this evening. — William Philip Simms, United Press staff correspondent i =: St. Germain, May 14 —(Special to mF Daily Democrat) —The hour of the I . ■ Austrian peace delegation arrival in St. Germain, scheduled for today, Was uncertain. Their train reached Ttesle last night in time for them to arrive this morning, but-it—was - believed they would be purposely delay- . :■’ ed enroute sufficiently for them to reach their destination at night, the same as the German delegates Special telephone, telegraph and wireless facilities were installed here. The wireless will permit the delegates dhect communication with Altenburg, Austria. The delegates will live in the Hotel Pavillion Henry IV. Atp taches and correspondents will oc I cupy the Villa. The treaty will be presented to the Austrians in the V Chateau. Fred S. Ferguson, United Press' staff correspondent) Paris, Mar 14—(Special to Daily |K Democrat) —The "big four" today re Kceived three new notes iron, the Ger-; Ktnan delegates relative to the peace' ■(terms. Their nature was not dis ' BK-closod. Seven communications com ■ t iling: U the treaty have thus been delivered yKto the allies. The request contained win the first two was promtly refused. The second two, dealing with labor | '#11(1 German war prisoners were refer- ; red to a special commission of <-x worts. I It was l>e)ieved a reply to the labor not might be made today. isiS Confidence was expressed in high ’ quarters that notwithstanding the present flood of ccmniunicatiom from 5. the Germans they will com I let e their yf. objection to the terms well within the L 15 day time limit and that the allies i , will have made full reply within an-, K ether ten days. The same authority admitted the; k. cleverness of the labor note, which ■K may bo used as a wedge for more ob jections. also as a means of winning g the sympathy of certain radical ele- <. jnents throughout the world. The German plan for a league of i nations, which was referred to the al-1 BvK lied league commission sets forth the following principles, it was learned I today: First—Prevention of international I disputes _J Second—Universal disarmament. Third —Freedom of traffic and genI eral equality of economic rights. Fourth—Protection of national minI orities. Fisth —Greation of an international w’orkers’ bureau. Sixth —Regulation of colonial quesf tions. • ! Seventh—Union of existing and future international institutions. Eighth—Creation df an international parliament. The league, under the German plan, (Continued on page 6)

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BEERY BABE DEAD. Mrs. C. H. Colter will leave this afternoon at four o’clock for Jackson, Mich., on account of the death of her nephew, Ralph, aged six months, only i child of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Beery. Death resulted this morning ■ from spinal meningitis and followed |an eight weeks’ illness. Mr. Beery’s mother, Mrs. Martin Beery, went to Jackson a week ago to be with them. salvawTabmy Will Conduct Campaign for Raising of Funds to Enlarge Home Activities. I CAMPAIGN MAY 19-26 “A Man May be Down, But He is Never Out,” is Their Uplift Slogan. “A Man May Be Down, But He Is .Never Out" is the slogan of the Salvation Army. To raise funds to enlarge its home activities, a campaign for the raising cf funds will Ire held May [ 19-26. Mrs. Anno Studebaker, Carlisle, chairman of the woman's council off j the Indiana state chamber of com-, mercc, issues the following to the members of the woman's section of the county council of defense of this county, as well as of others: “It is a pleasure to bring to your atI tention the work of the Salvation I Atmy. The army is returning from | across the sea, and preparing to on-; large its home activities, hence the necessity for the Home Service Fund ; Campaign May 19-26, plans for which I are now being made. "Most of the civic, organizations 1 are co-operating in the movement,; and under the leadership of Colonel (Carter, state chairman, different coun-i ty organizations are being set up. The Order of Elks has been, and is particularly active in Salvation Army work, and is prominently assisting in county organization. Other fraternal orders are also co-operating. soldiers hiring facts concerning the Salvation Army’s war; work Every city bears evidence of this organization’s work for relief off suffering humanity. “May I earnestly counsel you to; render all assistance possible to make this drive a grand sucess. thus continuing the wonderful record of Indi- 1 i ana women in all war activities. “Information as* to your interest ini ■this campiagn and what you desire to; ;do may be sent to campaign head-, quarters, No. 12 East Market Sreet, • I Indianapolis, Indiana." MILK METSTRIKE More Pay and Commissions Demanded by Twentyeight Hundred Drivers. — TOUGH ON BABIES As Well as Other Users of Milk —Compromise Offered But Refused. Chicago, May 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —■ Milk distribution wa» tied up here today following a strike j of 2,800 milk wagon drivers. Seven hundred drivers who were still work-; ing at an early hour were expected to! join the strikers later. Refusal of the milk dealers to sign' a new wage agreement, in which the drivers demanded $35 weekly and commissions in place of the present compensation of $26 and commissions, precipitated the walkout. A compromise of S3O weekly and commissions was offered by the dealers, according to W. B. Wanseer, secretary of the executive committee of the Illionis Milk Drivers' association, but the men refused to consider it. HERE’S LEON’S BOAT ' ■ Philadelphia, May 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The battleship Kansas arrived here last night with 1.400 men of the 147th field artillery, mostly from South Dakota and Oregon. Governor Peter Norbeck, South Dakota, welcomed the troops.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,May 14, 1919.

“HEINEY” GASS IN Landed at Philadelphia Yesterday Says Telegram , from Salvation Army. GONE TO CAMP DIX — Has Been in Service Nearly’ Two Years—ls a Veteran at Eighteen. The following telegram caused much joy at the Gass heme today. It' arrived early this morning: Philadelphia. Pa., May 13, E. F. Gass, Decatur, Ind: —Leon Gass I arrived in Philadelphia today. Writi ing. Gone to Camp Dix. "Salvation Army.” Leon has been overseas for tiearrly a year. He enlisted with company A here in August 1917, and was known as the baby of the company being but sixteen years old. After many months at Camp Shelby he was sent, overseas and within a few weeks after landing was fighting at the front. He saw many hardships and returns now a , veteran at the age of eighteen. His parents did not know he had sailed and the telegram this morn-, ling was a happy surprise. He is al ‘ member of the 147th field artillery I in the 80'th division. An older broth- [ i er, Raymond, with the first division,; lis still in Germany. “Heiny” is exj pected home scon. is’newchairman Mrs. J. S. Peterson and Mrs. D. M. Hensley Elected to District Offices. — OF CLUB FEDERATION Meeting at Anderson Yesterday—l92o Convention to be at Winchester. At the meeting of the twelfth annual convention of the Eighth District branch of the Indiana Federation of ; Clubs ait Anderson yesterday. Mrs. J. | i S. Peterson of this city, who had been 1 vice chairman, was elected to the district chairmanship; and Mrs. D. M. Hensley of this city, was elected secj retary-treasurer. The new district I vice chairman is Mrs. O. M. PittingI er, of Muncie. Winchester, the real home of Mrs. James P. Goodrich, wife of Indiana's governor, will entertain the 1920 convention in May. Mrs. Goodrich was among those on the program yesterday, as was Mrs. J. C. Sutton of this city, who had a paper on “Americanization.” Mrs. Imogene Taft-Lesh, of Muncie, was endorsed for the state presidency. The eighth district includes the counties of Jay, Randolph, Madison. Delaware. Wells and Adams. Delegates from Decatur were: Mrs. ‘ Olive Peterson, Mrs, John Tyndall, Mrs. D. M. Hensley, Mrs. J. H. Heller,Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mrs. J. C. Sutton, Mrs. Sprang and Miss Nellie M. Blackburn. The local Shakespeare club received honorable mention for work during ] the year, having been very active in I war work especially. DIRIGIBLE ON THE WAY. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., May 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The navy I dirigible C-5 left Montauk, N. Y„ for j Newfoundland at 8:00 the navy j department announced today. If the C-5 makes a successful trip to St. John’s, N. F„ it is the present in-j tention of the navy to attempt the, trans-Atlantic flight with the dirigible in addition to the seaplanes. PLANT MORE VEGETABLES I'—■ ’ Washington, D. C., May 14—The Na- i I tional War Garden Commission isj making an appeal to the American; people to plant more vegetables to > make up for the loss here and there J of fruit due to the spring cold waves. 11" With probable losses in fruit for can-' ning. gardeners must look ahead for ■ Inext winter and plant more vegetables so that the supply for canning j may be increased," says the appeal. ’

CHICAGO NEEDS IT (United Press Service) Springfield, 111., May 14—(Special |to Daily Democrat)—Chicago's noni partisan election bill was passed by I the senate late yesterday and awaits I action by the house here today. The bill would aliolish partisan primaries for the nomination of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and , the aldermen. FINAL REPORT OF VICTORY IOAN — Adams County Oversubscribed $44,650 When Totals Are Compiled. THE TOTAL IS $607,650 Railroad Employes’ Subscriptions by the Banks Complete Recork. Adams county subscribed $607,650 for the Victory Loan. This Is an oversubscription of $44,L 650, the quota being $563,000. i Os the total amount subscribed 1 $512,350 was volunteered by the peo- ’ pie and an additional slo,too was volunteered through the railroad ori ganization, while the banks took | $85,100. It is a glorious record and an inj dication of what this grand old counIty can do when they try. Union, Root, Kirkland, Washington, Blue Creek, Geneva, Berne, Monroe and Decatar wf nt overt • Preble was close, St. Mary's made a good showing, Geneva and Wabash together were near the goal and the entire campaign was a success. The banks of the county have now ; reported $574,400 to the federal re- , serve bank, which is SII,OOO more than the county’s quota, and places Adams county in a place of honor. The showing made by the railroad men is worthy of mention and the order from headquarters that this county is to have credit for these subscriptions in this campaign added to the totals and caused much satisfaction as in previous campaigns the local organization was not given credit for these. The Victory Loan ' drive is over and was successful. FOURTH DEGREE MEETING. There will be a meeting of the Fourth degree assembly, No. 864, Knights of Columbus, at the hall tonight at eight o'clock. Members please be present. By order of F. N. CLASS OF THIRTY Sixteen Boys and Fourteen Girls Will Make Solemn Communion SUNDAY, MAY 18TH i At the St. Mary’s ChurchServices Will be Held at 9:30 O’clock. j Sixteen boys and fourteen girls will make their solemn communion at the St. Mary’s church on Sunday morning at nine-thirty o'clock, the services being in charge of the pastor, Rev. 1 Father J. A. Seimetz. Those in the ;class are: Boys —■ Richard Miller, Frederick Koenig. Bernard Meyer. Jerome Omler, Clarence Heimann, Thomas Dowling, Elmo Miller, Bernard Lengerich, Earl Christen, Eugene Durkin, Walter Brunnegraff, Francis Corbett, Richard Bogner, Carl Gass, Lawrence Wolpert, Arthur Wemhoff. Girls — Anna Schultz, Mary G. Schmitt, Geraldine Smith, Marcella Keller, Margaret Meyer, Frances Meyer, Anna Murtaugh, Rose Marie Smith, Gladys Becker, Dorothy Miller, Agnes Braun, Lucile Conrad, Ursula Zeser, Emma Yurkovic. Daniel Hinsley, Springfield, 111., hastily gave up SSO when a hold-up | man pushed a gun under his nose. Police got the gunman and the re- . volver proved to be a water pistol.

(BACK HOME AGAIN L t Sergeant Bert Colchin ArI rived Today After Year’s Service in France i AS AN ENGINEER Was Near Sedan When Ar- | mistice Was Signed—EnI gaged in Road Building. . Sergeant Albert Colchin arrived in i Decatur his morning and is feeling , fine and dandy, and looks it. He j | landed about ten days ago and has been given an honorable discharge. ; Bert left here more than a year ago I and within ,a few weeks was sent to I France in an engineers’ corps. He; i made good as Is shown from his pro-1 I motion to a sergeancy. He was six' ’ miles from Sedan when the armistice ; was signed tnd it was not unusual to j I hear shells from the largest German guns flying over his head. His corps i was twice listed for the front lines: but both times they were out on duty ' I and other men were assigned. He was over much of the battle front and has had a great experience. He is sure glad to get home and his friends are glad to greet him. He became I an expert at road building during his . service. He was engaged much of j the time he was in France in road . building and he learned many valua- ; ble points in that work. MINISTER IS DEAD Rev. Thomas C. H . Beall Passed Awav Last Evening—Was 11l Long. — WAS 89 YEARS OLD i Methodist Minister for Fiftv i j Years—Member of the ! 1 K. of P. Lodge. i; J The Rev, Thomas C. H. Beall, for ( ■ fifty years a Methodist minister, pass- ! - ed away last evening at twenty min-1 utes to nine o'clock at his home on; Line street. Death was due to can- ‘ cer of the stomach, that followed a ■ several years' ailment. . | Mr. Beall was eighty years of age I ,' last March 10. He was born in Lan- j . I caster, Ohio, but lived in late years | i; at Cicero. He came here a year ago I I in May to Make his home, at which ; I time his marriage to Mrs. Theresa j , I Hagar took place. He is the father-1 j in-law of O. E. Miller, former Pru- j i dential insurance agent. The widow, with the following I children by the formdr marriage sur- : vive: Mrs. Anna Cummings, North Carolina; Amelia Beall, Laura Hamlin, T. H. C. Beall, jr.; Mabel Rost and John Beall, all of Indianapolis. A funeral was held this afternoon at two o'clock from the residence ' here, and the body will be taken to-1 ; morrow morning at seven o’clock: 1 over the G. R. & I. for Indianapolis, I where another service wil be held at ■ 1 Brown Hill Chapel tomorrow afternoon. The deceased was a member of the Knights of Pythias order, of the lodge at Cicero. FLOYD HUNTER HOME j Floyd Hunter, who was overseas • eleven months and a half, arrived ' home last night and was sure happy ■ today while greeting his many friends. ' He was in the 161st division, saw two months’ service at the ChateauThierry and St. Mihlel fronts, had three ribs broken, went to the hospital and was then transferred to the first division and given an appointment in the postoffice department. He is well and looking fine, and has a real smile. — o INCREASE IS ASKED i —— (United Press Service) 1 Washington, May 14 —(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —Increases in rates 1 on lumber and lumber products today were asked, of the interstate commerce commission by the Great North- ., em and Northern Pacific railroads. P Specifically, the increases are pro- !. posed to apply on- shiments from OreJ- gon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, to Canadian destinations. j

I BIRTH OF GIRL BABY II An eight-pound girl baby was born | last night at six o'clock to Mrs. Artie McGill, widow of Harry McGill, Met- ■ ropolitan insurance agent, whose i death occurred suddenly last winter from pneumonia following the influenza. Mrs. McGill is making her home ; temporarily with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reynolds on Elm [ street. A CATTLE CENTER This County to be Known as Shorthorn Center, Belief of Local Association. — MEETING WAS HELD At Office of County Agent Last Evening to Complete the Organization. j Adams county is destined to be- | come known as a Shorthorn center in 1 this section of the state. This was ; evidenced at a meeting held Tuesday evening in the office of the county agent at which eleven prominent breeders were present and an active organization perfected. This organt- ■ zation is to be known as the Decatur Shorthorn association, and will j represent in all perhaps thirty Short- ; horn breeders, a few of which may ; reside in adjoining counties. | The Decatur Shorthorn association I adopted rules and regulations which I are quite similar to sister organizai tions throughout the state which have I for their primary puiTosle the adI vancement of the Shorthorn industry and the rapid development of our avI erage herds of beef cattle into a class j of animals worthy of being known as i real beef animals. Experience proves ; that the quickest manner in which ; to bring about such an improvement I is by the use of a pure bred sire of I some one of our recognized beef I breeds The association instructed its executive committee to donate $50.00 to be used as premium money in the Shorthorn classes at our proposed street fair to be held in Decatur this fall. Other breed associations in the county will soon take similar steps to promote such an enterprise. Adams county may be proud indeed j of her high class pure bred livestock. I The hearty co-operation of all those interested in the advancement of this | particular phase of our agricultural | resources are earnestly solicited to , | lend us their support to the end that - I out progressive farmers may not have , I tolled in vain. , j Be a booster of pure bred live- , : stock.—Contributed. ; 0 c MARK BUILDINGS; V i Bovs Cause Damage by a a Cutting and Marking c s Doors at High School. n b REPORTED TO POLICE, i: j t Who Will Make Extra Es- v fort to Catch Culprits Who Do This Work. — r i Young bovs seem to have a mania just now for destroying and defacing FINAL VICTORY Township Quota Union $ 30,500 Root 46,200 Preble 34,000 Kirkland 31.200 Washington 45,400 St Mary’s 29,200 Blue Creek 29,400 Monroe 50,200 French 32,200 Hartford 35,500 Wabash 42,700 Jefferson 28,700 Decatur 79,500 Monroe Corp 5,200 Berne 28,800 Geneva 14,300 Total individual applications Railroan units, not specified.) Subscribed by banks j Grand Total

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TO BUILD SIX ; MODERN HOMES J. F. Arnold to Erect Bungalows on Allison Property for Rental Purposes. WORK BEGUN TODAY Handsome Dwelling Being Wrecked to be Replaced I by Smaller Houses. J. F. Arnold who recently purchased the Allison property cn North Second street will build six modern I homes on the four lots. Work of wrecking the handsome Allison residence building began this morning and will be pushed to completion. Work on the new houses will start at once, Mr. Arnold announced this morning that he would be glad >o receive prices for the work as excavating, building, plumbing, wiring, etc. and desires any contractors interested to see him as soon as possible as he wishes to hurry the work along. Three houses will be built on Second street and three on Third street, all bungalow style but three different designs so that none of the houses on either street will be similar in a.»pearance. They will be strictly modern six rooms, basement and heating plant in each, bath, hot and cold water, lights, etc., and a fire place in each house. Three of the residences have already been rented and it is expected the ethers will soon be leased as there is a demand for modern homes to rent in Decatur. When Mr. Arnold purchased the property a week ago he made the announcement that he would turn it over to any organization which would use it for community purpeses at the exact; price he paid for it but as there has been no interest shown in that proposition he has definitely decided to build homes on the four lots The location is ideal and it will be a- very attractive block with a court betwee the Second street and Third street houses, it is expected that tne dwellings will be ready for occupancy by September Ist. PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT The mid-week service wil! be held at the Presbyterian church tonight at 7:45. The pastm* Will lead. The study of the parables of our Lord will be commenced this evening with the Parable of the Sower. Interesting. instructive and helpful. Old songs and a home-like atmosphere. I üblic property and they should be warned that some of them will get into very serious trouble. For several weeks boys have been playing about the soldier monument on the court house square and at the various school buildings, marking and defacing them. Ixist night somebody presumably boys, took nails or some other sharp instrument and defaced the doors at the new high school. The crime is a serious one and the punishment severe. These buildings cost large sums of money and boys should remember that the marring of them i.; not only a bad practice but a violation of law. The matter has been reportI ed to the police and an effort will l>e made to catch these youngsters who will be promptly dealt with. LOAN REPORT Subscribed $ 31,500 47.900 29.250 31.950 47.500 23,600 29.800 22.400 15.500 25.900 10.400 13,850 111,650 - 6,450 26,450 38.250 512,350 10,200 85,100 . $607,650