Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1919 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XVII. Number 120

HAWKER'S FATE STILL UNKNOWN No News Has Been Received —Al! Available Ships Are Searching the Sea NC-I MAKES TRIP And Awaits Better Weather For Continuing Flight to Lisbon. Spain. London, May 20—(2:40 p. m.) —The air ministry had received no word at ths hour regarding the fate of Harry Hawker's Sopwith airplane in which he flew from Newfoundland. All available ships are searching for the machine. t 1 Washington, May 20—(Special to ! Daily Democrat) Th. Nt 4 has left ,j Horta for Ponta Delgnda. the navy department was advised today. There ; she will wait for favorable weathc: - for the flight to Lisbon, it wa stated , Commander Read took the air at , 8:40 a. nt.. Washington time. The dispatch filed by Admiral Jack- ( son at Ponta Delgada at Sc 15 a. tn r Washington time is as follows: "NC-4 leaving Horta 12.4 b GMT ( . (8:40 Washington time) for Ponta t Delgada." t c Washington, May 20 (Special toll Daily Democrat) —The NC-4 arrived at Ponta Dtlgada at 10:24 a. m. Wash ington time, the navy department was I advised officially today. I The plane arrived in good condition, according to the dispatch. Horta, Azores. May 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The American sea plane NC-4 left Horta at 12:40 p. m. Greenwich time (8:40 a. rm New York time) today. The two other seaplanes of the I cross fleet are definitely out of tin history-making cruise, it v. i- believed Admiral Jockson reported that the ( NC-3, alter being fog-bound nearly -io hours on a rough sea, finds it imp< - sible to attempt the fourth leg of the flight, tlie jump to Lis'ixm. Struts of the forward engine are ba.lly datnaged and the hull is leaking. J n-ks , cabled. But the personnel is all safe ' I The NC-1. Jackson added, is alm a total wreck It wa-. feared she ma) < sink at any minute. Navy mon praised the navigati n, ; stunt of Commander Tower in reaching his objective. With the three American crews sat. . flight follow here were hoping that Harty Hawk r. , the daring Australian, had not ficed his life in his attempted mm to trans-Atlantic flight — RETURN OF RAILROADS (United Press Service) Washington. May 20—(Speci: ' ' Daily Democrat) The pre.ml :: promises return of the railroads as well as tlie wire lino, advocating leg islation which will make these in strumentalities a more uniform ami coordinate system. The railroad lie says he will return at the end of the calendar year while the wire lint - will be turned back as soon as it can be done without administrative confusion. Tt is not enough in the president's opinion merely to return the railroad lines to their owners. He has suggested a consolidation of the roads undr a regional system. Director General Hines strongly ad vocates this course and is now sour. ling cut the country on a plan for compulsory consolidation of the railroad into from 12 to 20 large competitive systems. The house interstate commerce committee will begin gathemg data on the railroad problem this week. The president counsels against any general revision of the present system of import duties, but advocates protection of the new American dye industry and measures for protection against any possible trade discrimination attempted by foreign powers. .—o ~ DOC RIGHTLY NAMED Dr. J. J. Kidder, of Salamonia, reports the birth of a girl baby, weighing eight and one-half pounds, to Mr and Mrs. A. E. Constable of North Salem. The little miss was born Sunday.—Portland Republican.

FOP.ffiWTD.lf Program for Celebration of Day Will be Completed Thursday Morning;. BY THE LOCAL G. A. R. Rex. Buxton to Give Memorial Address—The Rev. Stone Memorial Sermon Memorial Day. the celebation of which is in charge of the G. A. R., will l>e more sacred than ever this year. Plans for a fitting observation will be arranged by tlie local G. A. R. this week, when they meet on Thursday evening to prepare the program in full. Tlie Rev. A. G. Buxton, of the Christian church, has been invited to deliver the Memorial Day address. The place for this will be decided Thursday evening. The annual memorial sermon will be delivered next Sunday morning. May 25, at the Baptist church, by the pastor, tlie Rev. J. Edward Stone. All old soldiers are invited to attend this and they will meet at the local G. A. R. hall from which place they will march to the church in a body. D. K. Shackley announces to those committees who have been appointed to decorate the graves with flags, that the flags are now here and may be secured at tlie Teeple, Brandyberry <fc Peterson clothing store. . abnOTsick Mrs. Jesse Dailey , Seriously HI. Shows No Improvement —Is Very Low. CONSULTATION HELI) On Case of Laurine Keller Avon Burk is Improving Very Nicely. Mrs. Jesse Dailey continues very low, her condition showing no improvement. She is suffering from a complication of ailments. Dr. McCusker. of Fort Wayne, who was called is re yesterday, has no 1 yet made a report, of his diagnosis of the case. Mrs. John Nash of Tocsin, who visited with relatives at Cadillac, Mich., returned this afternoon. She was accompanied by her grandchildren, Naomi and Ralph Kempel, who will visit here. — —€s

KENYON'S LABOR PROGRAM, (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., May 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The progressive labor program as set forth ' by Senator Kenyon consists for the present of eight measures Which will be followed by others. The eight are: 1 Establishment of a board of mediation and conciliation under the department of labor; enlarging jur- : isdiction of the present department i of conciliation; abolition of compul- '• sory arbitration. 2 t reating a national employment , service a".<l provision for close co-op i.ation between federal and state emi ployment services. 3. Creating a public works com-: - mission to provide work in emergen- ’ >cies. 4. Creating a commission to work , out a plan to assist workers to own their own homes, on the basis of the, farm loan act. 5. National old age, sickness and 1 accident insurance. 6. Extending vocational training ' to include all workers disabled by injury or sickness. 7. Creating a federal industrial relation commission to promote industrial peace and prosperity. 8. Establishing a plan for land ! settlement based on the plan in use; in Australia. o WAS A DUET Mention should have been made in J > the article cn the baccalaureate serv-, ices, that the prelude was a duet, with •[Miss Celia Andrews at the organ and Ralph Moser at the piano.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, May 20, 1919.

SURPRISES IN PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

p (By Robert J. Bender, United Press Stall' Correspondent) Washington, D. C., May 20 —(Spei cial to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson today called upon a republiI can congress to legislate this session , along lines that will insure greater co-operation between labor and capital. - The outstanding feature of his message read to both houses of congress was his appeal that those who do the daily labor of the world “obtain proI gressive Improvement in the conditions of their labors, be made happier, . and be served better by the communiI ties and industries which their labor ' sustains and advances." ’ The new interest between capital 1 and labor, he said, can be made oper- ; ative and manifest only in a new organization of Industry, and he urges men and workers to “seek and sincerely adopt a common purpose" toward that end. Regretting his inability to be pres- , ent and his lack of familiarity with domestic conditions, owing to the “duy” which keeps him at the peace I conference, the president, in making his recommendations, declares they must of necessity be "only general terms.” However, he specifically told congress that he will return the telegraph and telephone lines as soon as I the re-transfer can be acected without administration confusion and the , railroads, he said, would be handed over to their owners at the end of ’ the calendar year. "It is clearly desirable, in the public interests,’’ he said, “that some legislation should be considered 1 which may tend to make of these indispensable instrumentalities (wire lines and railroads) a uniform and co-ordinated system," that those who j use them may be insured certain

CONGRESS STARTS . 1 House Committees Begin Work on Three Measures That Must be Settled. THE PEACE TREATY ' Is to be Discussed in Senate —Johnson and Poindexter Offer Resolutions. (By L. C. Martin, United Press staff correspondent) Washington. May 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With preliminary organization disposed of. congress met today to hear President Wilson’s message. Meantime, house committees il ready had begun work on three big' problems. The appropriations committee tack-1 led the first of the eight appropriation ' bills which must be passed by july I.' Ways and means took up the Moore bill repealing luxury taxes. The. post-, office committee begun consideration of the Steenerson measure for immed-i iate return of the telegraphs and tele phones to private ownership. In the senate, Hiram Johnson and Poindexter planned to pave the way for renewed discussion of the peace treaty and the Russian situation. Johnson planned to introduce a resolution directing the state department to give the senate immediately the full text ol the peace treaty, on the ground that the people are entitled to know at once all that is In it and “to what engagements, if any. it commits them.” Poindexter was ready with a resolution calling on the president to ! tell the senate what the policy and purpose of the executive department , with respect to Russia are: whether the American troos now there are I fighting the all-Russian government at , Omsk or the bolsheviki of Moscow ( ! and why, if a serious military move- ( ; ment is planned, more men are not sent in. c o— : HUGH PERKINS HOME Hugh F’erkins. son of Thomas Perk- t ins. of this city, arrived here today j after a long service overseas. Ho i was sent to France and later to Italy < and served in the big drive against i 'Austria He arrived in the states i about two weeks ago. was mustered out and has been visiting relatives in Ohio since. He is delighted to be I j back home. |

4* 4 1 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4- 4* 4- + PRESIDENT WILSON RECOM- * MENDS + Repeal or amendment of the + 4- war time piohibition act insofar + •S’ as it applies to wines or beers. + 4’ Repeal of the so-called “luxury 4> + tax.’’ * 4* Creation of a federal agency 4> •> of advice and information as a t * clearing house for suggested im- 4« 4* provements in industrial condi- 44- tions. if. + Maintenance of the United 44- States employment service. 4' 4- Adoption of the land-for-sol- 44- diers’ bill sponsored by Secre- 44- tary Lane. 4. 4- Legislation to facilitate Amer- <!• 4- ican enterprise in foreign trade. 4> •b Reconsideration of federal 4> •b taxes to relieve the burden par- -b 4- ticularly on productive resources. 4> 4> making incomes, excess profits + + and estimates the mainstays of + 4» steady taxation. <■ 4- Against general revision of + 4- import duties, but for protection + •b of the American dye industry. 4* 4“ Adoption of the suffrage amend- 4- * me nt. 4. ■b Return of the telegraph and + 4- telephone lines to their owners 44> under more co-ordinated system. 4" 4- Return of the railroads under 44* a more uniform system, 4* 4. 4. a 4. a 4. 4>4>4>4.4.4>.}>4,.|.

means of country-wide communication at uniform and intelligible rates. These recommendations, however, had been looker for. The promised “surprise" of the president's message lay in his recommendation to congress to repeal or amend the war-time prohibition act. By this action the president passes over to the republicans the burden of upholding or rejecting the war

PERSHING'S VISIT DEFERRED. London, May 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The British war office announced this afternoon that General Pershing’s visit to London had been deferred, owing to the "uncertainty of the German attitude toward peace and the military situation arising therefrom. THREW A BOMB INTO CONGRESS Pres ide in's Recommendation for Repeal or Amendment of Prohibition Lais MAKES THEM GUESS “Something to Shoot at” is the Way One Wisconsin Congressman Put- It. (United Press Service) Washington, May 20 —(Special to 'Daily Democrat) —President Wilson threw a “bomb" into congress today when he advocated repeal or amendment of the war time prohibition act. [ With a heavier “dry majority" than existed last season, congress leaders declared it would he a difficult matter I to lift the beer and wine ban. Next to war-time | rohibition. the president’s reference to the return . Ihe railroads claimed most interest among congressmen. His plan “gives congress something to shcot at.” Representative E-'li. Wisconsin, chairman of the house interstate commerce committee, believes. A definite basis upon which to work now has been provided. Congress knows what the adminisration proposed to do. he said. “And we will be ready with appropriate legislation. So far as the house is concerned there will be no delay in enacting laws covering the subject.” Senator Cummins who will head the senate interstate commerce committee said that long before the date the president set, congress will have settled the railroad question through appropriate legislation. Commenting on the president’s reference to commercial legislation representative Greene, Mass, said, repeal of war powers delegates to the shinping board will be one of the first questions to be taken up by the house I merchant marine and fisheries com[mittee.

prohibition question settled In favor of the “drys" by a democratic congress. Demobilization of the army, the president says, has reached a point where the ban on intoxicants can be removed, insofar at least as it pertains to wines and beers. The president advises against any “general" revision of import duties, but counsels protection for the new American dye industry. He urges revision of taxes so that the income tax. excess profits tax and the estate tax can be made to “yield constant and adequate returns and yet not constitute a too grievous burden upon the taxpayer.’’ He urges repeal of many “miner taxes,” including “the excises upon various manufactures and the taxes upon retail sales." Tax revision should be made only after a most careful study of the whole problem, he says. The president would maintain the United States employment service, co-ordinate the various agencies for conciliation and adjustment, create a new agency to act as a clearing house for ideas to improve industrial conditions and reclaim western lands, in order to help out the general program of making things better for those working and wanting work. The president did not touch upon his work in Paris, except to say that it would be premature to discuss it until he could presently lay the whole matter before congress in complete form. His sole reference to the League of Nations in the message was to say that under its agencies of international counsel and suggestion on industrial problems had been created and it would be advisable to have a national body to do such work for American workers and industry alone.

IREADY TO REPORT — Field Accountants Helling i and Ramsey Complete Check-up of Clerk. BOM) MAN IS HERE 1 Liabilities About $6,500 — 1 Mr. Hammcil Suffering Nervous Breakdown. James I’. Haelling and Charles Ram; sey, field men for the state board of accounts, completed the work of checking up the office of Will Hammel!, county clerk at noon today and will make their report to state headquarters tomorrow. While no information could be given out it is under stood from records in the office that i the liability of Mr. Hamuiell is s(>.- i 459.16. Tlte records show that he j should have in cash $6,659.39 and his : bank book shows a credit of 23 cents | besides which lie lias S2OO worth of < Liberty bonds which have been con- ; verted to the clerk's funds, leaving a i balance as mentioned. These figures t while not official are practically cor- j c rect, it is believed. 1 A representative of the London & I Uincanshire Surety company arrived < this afternoon. The accountants will r make a statement to him of just what, was found and the surety company i will be asked to provide assets. What ' v action they will take is not known, it s was said this morning at the court house that Mr. Hammell who lias been quite ill since his return homo; will go to Detroit for treatment in a sanitarium. The accountants have checked the! 1 book* from January Ist 1918 to May 1 Ist. ABOUT THE TOWN E. T. Brokaw left for Garrett for a visit with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Cole. Frde Mutschler went to Fort Wayne on business. , Mr. and Mrs. Kempf have returned to their home at Ann Arbor, Mich., after a visit with the family of the Rev. Mohn Mrs. L. A. Holthouse went to Fort . Wayne for her music lesson 1 INSIDE p, wllr i- All soldiers, whether of the civil, t Spanish-American or the recent world e war, are invited to the memorial exi- ercises next Sunday morning at the j Baptist church. j —

MET LAST NIGHT Executive Committee of the Elks’ Lodge Discuss Plans for the Big Drive FOR SALVATION ARMY Effort to Raise the $3,300 in Adams County in Few Hours will be Made. The executive committee of the Elks’ lodge which has undertaken to raise the SJJtiHI Salvation Army quota for Adams county, held an important meeting at their hall hist evening. It was decided that the canvass for tlie six southern townships should lie in charge of Berne and Geneva men who will be asked to look after same while the six northern town-, ships will be taken care of by Decatur men. Committees were named to select members of the canvassing committees and complete tlie organ! zation and a committee to look after publicity was named. it is planned now to make the drive in one day and it is possible that the entire amount can be secured within two hours. The day has not been definitely decided upon; but may be Sunday, June Ist. The Salvation Army is the most . popular organization in the country and it is anticipated that the campaign here will not be a difficult one. ■ Your support is urged. SMITH BABY”SAFE Four X-Ray Pictures Show No Safety Pin in Smith Baby’s Body. BELIEVED TO BE SAFE Pin M as Probably Dislodged and Flew Out During Efforts to Relieve It. Hour x-ray pictures taken at. th," Lutheran hospital yesterday after-: i noon after the three weeks' old babe I of Mr. and Mrs. Ered Smith was rushed there for examination, showed no sign of the safety pin which it was Is lieved to have swallowed a short time before, when the pin dropped from, the mother's mouth as she was dres-: sing th little one, and fell lodging in its mouth. It is lx lieved that during the excite-, ment which followed her first attempts to dislodge the pin. that it j ( probably flew out of the child's mouth and lodged some place in the room.: leading her to think that the babe had: ‘ swallowed it. At any rate Dr. Kruse and the other physicians making the, examination al tlie hospital assured, them that the pin was not in the] child's body any place as the pictures j failed to show any sign of it. Th' babe rested well last night and is in excellent condition, getting along all | right. The safety tin was a small baby pin. but th< fact that it was open, would have rendered the case more serious, had it swallowed the pin. [ o — BIGGEST BUILDING IN YEARS The April returns to Bradstreet’s Journal of building expenditures furnish proof that this industry is ox panding greatly after two years of j pronounced dullness forced by war I conditions. With a good number of | cities still out. 151 out of 163 conI trlbuting to the present report, the '■ April total exceeds that for any month isince April, 1917. with the possibility I that tlie missing cities willncontribute . enough to place April this year ahead of that month of 1917 and perhaps j to exceed the total of March. 1917. ; which were large totals for even tlie : best of years. - — <♦ - —" ' , SECOND RANK TONIGHT. The rank of esquire will be conferr red upon several candidates at a spe-i . cial meeting of the Knights of, I Pythias at 7:30 this evening. All, - members of the lodge, and especially ■ the team, are requested to be pres-. ent GUY BROWN. C. C. j*

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NINE AMEW.NS HAVE RESIDED From Peace Commission Because They Are Dissatisfied With Treaty. SIX MAY REMAIN Believed That Germans Will Sign Peace Theaty Before First of June. (By L-iwell Mellett, United Press staff correspondent> Paris, May 20 (Special to Daily Democrat) Nine member- of the American pence ccn.mission have offered their resignations as the r«--ult of dissatisfacticn witli the terms of the German treaty, it was learned today. Three of the resignations are said to be final. Tlie ethers have been held in abeyance at the request of the commission. Prof. A a. Young, of Cornell university. chief economic (Xpert: Hr Isaiah j Dewman. of New York, head of the territorial inteliigi nee division, and \V. ('. Hullin. export cn Russian affairs. are said to have finally withdr:i wn. The names of the ether six com1 missicners have net Ik on made pubi lie, pending further coimideration by the c.(.mmi«isi.,n The six arc under--stood to have taken this action as an j expression of disapproval of alleg 'd .xmA :imil f with their prinelples. They may allow this action to suffice, i it wus said, and continue in service. The others, however, are unwilling i to work’ longer. ißy Ered S Ferguson, United Prt s staff correspondent I Paris, May 20 —(Special to Daily ■Di m< rat ) The German peace dele gation has received its final instructions r< carding the tl it), it was be- | lieved today. j yesterday witli :i d< finite i.olic.v. a cording to reliable intern, i: i in. Ju Most of the all ■ d dl l' - ar.' man treaty will be sil'tir.l before the first, of June. Some even believe it is possible the ceremeny may not take place before the middle of next month Brockdorff-Rant zau is expected to hand in voluminous counter-proposals Thursday, nt the expiration of the time limit for such action. _— ———<> — WINNIPEG IS SILENT. Winnipeg. May 20—(Special to the Daily Democrat) Winnipeg, tightly bound by a general strike, was sii le.nced today. Some of the jolli ■ at l tending the first few days of freedom j from work is missing. The situation is more tense. Officials regard th.' I silence as ominous and the vigilance of Canada's mounted police and local officers are increased. BIRD BUILDS SEVERAL NESTS Some birds get very nervous ami J become much excited if you approach I their nests and among them is tlie black-throated green warbler, says the J American Forestry Association. < i Washington, which is conducting the i national bird house building contest 1 . f : for school children. Another thing about, this bird is that it frequently builds several nests. Whether this is liecause it changed its mind after building the first one and decided to ; select a better locaiton or witli the i deliberate purpose of deceiving any intruders who might come along is not known. Tlie bird is very beautifully colored, the top of its head and the region nearly down to the shoulders being a yellow green, the back olive green, the throat and breast tet black and the under parts white with some yello win them at times.