Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1919 — Page 1

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IN MEMORY OF NATION'S HEROES People Wil! Lay Aside Their Work-day Cares to Honor the Nation’s Dead. PROGRAM OF THE DAY To be Observed Here—Rev. A. G. Buxton to Deliver the Memorial Address. - * w » .Busmens will be practically susn ill the city tomorrow while the pet.| :le ci the city and surrounding ! country lay aside their work-day though’ and duties to pay honor to the memory of the dead and living ! heroes of the nation. Till’ G. A. R. and W. 11. (’. will j Bepend the morning in decorating the graves of the deceased soldiers and i in the afternoon, at one o’clock, will ! hold the cenetaph service on the , court !i >use lawn for soldiers who lie in. Bunarked graves. From there they , will march to’the river where Howers will be strewed on tl»' water in honor of naval heroes who sank to rest lie neath the waves. Following this, the regular annual memorial service will be held at the ’ • Athle ic hail, where the Rev. A. G. Buxton. paster of the Christian church will deliver the memorial ad dress. The program in full for this follows ’ Music by band. Adjutant reads orders from national department Music. Ritualistic services by officers of Fust. Reading by Zelma Stevens. Music by .(’elit Andrews, tiecitation by Miles Logan. Song by Helen Walters. ig (Memorial address by Rev. A. G. Buxton. D. D. K Music. Children in Parade t The children of the public schools ft. jure requested to meet at the Central. BPmilding at one-thirty o’clock tomorHsrow afternoon and then join in the. Day parade. A large turn-i out is desired. Autos in March The following owners of automo- ’ [biles are requested to be at the G. A. i ■B hall at. nine o'clock tomorrow mum-| King for the purpose of conveying the ■ ■old soldiers to the graveyard wlmre ■they will take in the Decoration Day I ■memorial services: ■ W. A. Klepper, truck for the band: | ■John Vail’s Cadilac car, for the drum | ■ corps; IL D. Myers, D. B. Erwin, E. | ■A. Beavers, O. L. Vance, Burton Nib-; ■ lick, JAhn Myers, T, J Durkin, S, E, j | Black, William Zwick, Jtoy Gaunt, AV. ; ■ A. Lower. Fred Heuer, Will Linn. Dan j ■ Tyndall. James Kocher, Ed Ahr, Dan-) ■ iel Strang. Thomas Vail, William Beavers, L. A. Holthouse and C. E. ■ St Peterson. If any of the above can-| f net be there, they are asked to kind- j I ly notify C. E. Peterson, chairman of ; I the transportation committee. BUYS BUCHER SHOP A. R. Ashbaucher, the. tinner and j ■ furnace man,’ has purchased the ( . !•. Bucher shop which was located in the Johnson building on East Monroe street and has moved the contents of the place into his place of business on 1 First street. Mr. Ashbaucher is doing a splendid business and is building up quite an extensive trade in the furnace, slate roofing and tinner s business. * •» OPERATION WAS SUCCESS Mrs. Albert Anker who is at Luth-1 eran hospital. Fort Wayne, is recovering from a severe operation on the foot performed yesterday. She came out from the influence of ether and was reported today to be feeling as good as could be expected. She will be at the hospital about two weeks. CASUALTIES AMONG SURGEONS. Washington, D. C., May 29 (Special to Daily Democrat)— War department records show that from July 1, 11917, to March 13, 1919, there were 442 casualties among medical ifficers of the American army in France. Os these twenty-two died of wounds, twelve of accident and other couses, 101 died of disease; forty-six were killed in action and four lost at sea. The remainder are listed as missing, prisoners or wounded. *'

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ASCENSION THURSDAY. Today, being the fortieth day after Easter, is termed Ascension Thurs--1 day, and was celebrated with special 1 services at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Ascension Thursday is one of the regular yearly Holy Days on • the church calendar, and is in comI memoration of Jesus Christ’s ascen- ' sion into heaven after his resurrection. Three masses were celebrated this morning, and all were well attended. The filst mai?s. a high mass at 5:110, the second, a low mass at 7:30, anda solemn high mass at 9;30. special" revival Will be Held at the Rivarre U. B. Church for Week Beginning May 31. DIFFERENT SPEAKER I ~ For Each Evening—Rev. 1). E. Knisely Makes Announcement of Same. * Rev. D. E. Knisely. pastor, an- ’ nounces that special revival services will be held at the U. B. chur.ch at Rivarred, beginning May 31 and | closing June 8. There will be a speaker for each evening. May 31 ; and June 1, Rev. Oler will speak. ■ the evening service to begin at 6 ; o’clock, standard time. June 2, Rev. Wyer. of Van Wert, Ohio, will speak; ) June 3 and 4, Rev. Stephenson, pasI tor of the Rivarre M. E. church; Thursday, June 5, Rev. Culgertson, pastor U. B. church, of Van Wert, O.; I Jurre 6. Rev. Johnson, presiding eldI er of tho East district; June 7 and 8, Whitsuntide services, Rev. E. E. Mason. United Brethren publishing agent, Huntington. The Re*. Knisely says: “To these services the public is cordially invited. Any one having some appropriate ■ song, solo or quartet, let us know; I we will be glad to use you. Come, asking God’s choicest blessings upon all and those as the apostles believe and receive, for if we believe He says we shall receive. Jesus knows. I May God's choicest blessings be, upon all. Evening services, 8 o'clock i standard time.” FALLING CAR BOOR I Struck William F. Staltcr While Unloading Material for Kirsch-Reppert AT G. R. & I. RAILWAY Was Rendered UKconscious —lnjury Not as Serious as at First Feared. William F. Stalter. of Line street, | 1 suffered a painful, but which is bej lioved to be not a serious injury, as; at first feared, last evening at five' o'clock, when a door of a freight car I dropped, while he was unloading some material for Kirsch, Reppert & Com-’ pany, at the G. R. & I. railroad, and caught his head between the car and , the falling door. The door, which must have weighed some two hundred ) pounds, struck him, and then fell on j to the ground, releasing him al once, : so that he was able to get down and j find a seat, where he was found some five minutes later, in a dazed condition, by some of the men around the j place. Help was called and he was taken to his home, where he continued for' an hour to be in a dazed condition, I unable to recognize his home people, or to tell how he was injured. His i I head showed no scratches or bruises i and it was feared for awhile, that' some internal injury had resulted. However, he regained soon and this morning was feeling able, he thought to get up. However, he was prevailed upon to remain in lied for awhile longer, in order that he may fully recover sooner. It is believed that he will get along fine. He is the father of Aller. Stalter of this office. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid and noph-j . ew, David Parrish, went to Rome . City today to spend two or three, | weeks at their cottage. I

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GIVES HIMSELF UP ; *- • Geo. Gregory Returns and Gives Himself Up to Officers—To Plead Guilty TO* THE ATTACK On Sol Mosser May 17th— Took Offense at Some Remarks. George Gregory, young man of Geneva. who has been wanted on a : charge of assault and battery, preferi red by Sol Mosser. the farmer of east of Geneva who had his lower jaw broken lu two places, a week ago Sat urday night, when attacked in Gene- , va. came- to this city this morning ' and gave himself up' to Sheriff Sephus Melclii and his deputy Roy Baker. Gregory, had skipped out and went to Danville, UL but it is said was prevailed upon by his people to return and face the matter. He came here this morning and Mr. Mosser was notified to appear today, when Gregory, it is said, will plead guilty. The charge of assault and battery, ! recited as having taken place May 17, was preferred May 26 by Mr. Mosser, against Gregory. Gregory is said to be twenty-one years of age. When he was sixteen, ’ he enlisted in the army, but with two or three others left and ran away. He was later taken and served a penalty for doing so. He said that Mosser had made some remark about the same, hence his attack on him. Mosser, the prosecuting witness, came in this afternoon at 2:45 o’clock, at which time Gregory pleaded guilty and was fined SSO and costs. o ENGLAND PLANS RECEPTION (United Press Service) Plymouth. Eng., May 29—(Special ,to Daily Democrat) —England was preparing today to give a hearty welcome to the American seaplane NC-4 when it arrived after a flight across the Atlantic, byway of the Azores and Portugal. Plans include having three j-oyal i air force seaplanes fly out and excort I the NC-4 into the harbor. It was rumbred today the Nancy will stop at Brest, but navy men here could not confirm it The mayor and members (of the royal air force will greet the ’ aviators at the Mayflower stone. The U. S. steamship Rochester with crews of the NC-1 and 3 which failed , to reach the Azores left Lisbon Wednesday morning for Plymouth. ■■■ , — —... ... —- TRACTORS DELIVERED The Kalver-Noble Garage company delivered Fordson tractors to the fol- ’ lowing well-known farmers this month Cal Kunkle, Root township; Gustave Gallmeyer, Preble; Simon Faurotc, Martin Hoffman and Fred Rusche Washington townshi. The new owners are well pleased with them. » — | WILL HAY’S MOTHER D<EAD (United Press Service) Sullivan, Ind., May 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Mrs. Mary,Hays, 61 i mother of National Republican Chair- ; man Will H. Hays, died at her home l here last night from apoplexy. Her i death is attributed also to the shock ‘caused by the death of her husband, ’ John T. Hays, on April 10. Another ; son and two daughters survive. MEET AT CENTRAL School children of the three wards and of the Central school building ) are requested to meet at the Central : building to participate in the memorial march and services at 1:30 o’clock i Friday afternoon. W. GUY BROWN, Chairman. —— ABOUT TOWN Misses Lucile and Genevieve Smith daughters of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith who have been attending school at Valparaiso, are at home for the sum- 1 mer vacation Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart and ’ sons, Meredith and Max William, will drive to Mt. Etna, in Huntington I county, to attend Decoration day exercises. Mrs. Stewart and sons will remain, in Huntington for a ten days’ visit. Mrs, Mary Guthrie, of Hicksville, O. and Miss Ruth Bauserman, of Monroe- . ville, returned to their homes this | afternoon on the 2:30 car.

J CODDINGTON-MARTZ WEDDING Miss Merle Martz, daughter of Mrs. Ida B. Martz, of Fort Wayne and j Chester Coddington, formerly of Oak- | land. Cal. but now or Fort Wayne ’ where he is employed at the Anthqny 1 Hotel were married Tuesday evening |at five-thirty o'clock at the home of ■ the bride’s mother by Rev. Kreider. r pastor of the M. E, church. The L young couple will reside in Fprt Wayne for the present. The bride was also formerly employed at the Anthony Hotel as a waitress. JOHN BLOODDEAD J Former Lieutenant in 89th Indiana Volunteer Regit v ment Died in West. I WAS BROTHER-IN-LAW i 3 i Os Frank McConnell—Died ) at Age of Eighty Years—- \ Well Known Here. i Frank McConnell received word of the death of his brother-in-law, John Blood, a former Adams county man. and civil war veteran, which occurred at his home in Oklahoma, May 3. ? Mr. Blood was a lieutenant in the old 89th Indiana volunteer regiment, I organized here, which served in the 5 : civil war. He will be very well rer membered by his surviving comrades ! and the older residents of the com- ? munity. He was altout eighty years of age at death. His Wife was Miss Maggie McConnell, a sister of Frank McConnell, and her death occurred in 1880 about a year or so after they left here for the west. Mr. Blood leaves one son and three daughters. : FAVOrT TRAINING l s Secretary Baker Advocates i| Military Training in the High Schools. — ' TAKING ADVANTAGE Os Censorship Privilege is 1 England, Says Senator Sherman. (United Pie®® Washington, D. C., May 29 —(Sper cial to Daily Democrat)— Military , training in connection with universi- » ties and high schools was advocated ,j to the house military acairs commit-' ’■'tee by Secretary Baker today. j Although he did not give specific details of his plans. Baker stated he hoped to see the army an institution I of education. 3 ! Men in the army should be trained ' I in educational and vocational affairs las well as military science he said. I ' Dakoi said he had instructed the' 8 ; general staff to begin developments I lof the educational plans immediate-1 '‘hy. Chairman Kahn of the house mil-) ') ji'fery affairs conlmittee expects 'f.o ; r ’ give his peace time military program to the house next Monday. Washington. D. C., May 29—(SpeI cial to Daily Democrat) —Charging ’) that the British government is conII tinuing to censor mail to the U. S. , I for the purpose of stealing business | secrets and information. Senator'. ‘ Sherman, Illinois, today introduced a resolution asking Great Britain to , discontinue the censorship. Washington, D. C., May 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)’ —Congress, when it returns the wires should pass a law continuing telephone rates granted under government control. IC. Kingsbury, vice president of the ’ Bell system, told the the senate interstate commerce committee today. Kingsbury was the first witness before the committee on the, Kellogg I resolution for return of thetelephone 1 1 and telegraph. He says if the rates go back to what they were before the government took over the lines August 1, - 1918, many companies will face serl--3 ous conditions, and some will become bankrupt.

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HAD A GOOD TIME I' Local Men Praised for Completeness of Entertainment of Visitors. GROUG ONE MEETING The 1920 Session Will Probably Will be Held at Columbia City Next May. The 1920 meeting of the bankers ) of group one will probably be held at Columbia City, though this was not ) definitely deciced upon at yesterday's ) meeting held in this city. It is cus- . ternary to hold the meeting in the I home town of the secretary, but as Mr. Thomas Hildebrand, who was I given that honor, was not present the i matter was not definitely decided. If for any reason it is not convenient i to meet at Columbia City the meet- ) ing next year will be held in Fort ; Wayne. The visiting bankers left last evenI ing well pleased, if the expressions , counted for anything. The noon ■ luncheon served by the Pythian Sis- ■ ters was most delicious and acknowledged unexcelled any place or any time. Finished off with Sether cigars and beautiful pink roses, it’s no . wonder the guests smiled. The selection of Mr. Charles A. Du- , gan of this city to be head of the group for the coming year, pleased , the many friends of that popular loI cal banker and important duties of ; this position will be carefully and ex(Continued on Page ttj GIVE BENEFIT SHOW The Kekicnga Campfire Girls, of which camp Mrs. Ton; Vail is guardian, will give a benefit show at the ! Crystal theatre, Friday evening. The public is most cordially invited to attend. BASEBALL SUNDAY The Decatur Cubs, one of the fast- | est baseball teams cf the city, will i meet the fast Willshire high school team Sunday at the old fair grounds. The Cubs have been undefeated so far this season. The Willshire baseball ’ nine also has a good record. Every- ) body come out and see a good baseball ■ game. STOOD OPERATION WELL Mrs. Fred Zuercher of between Monroe and Berne, who was operated upon this morning at nine o’clock at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, stood the operation well. The same was for appendicitis and complications and was performed by Dr. Kruse j and Dr. D. D. Clark. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Ole Mis’ Lickiticut, who hez soured I tin th’ wurl. er ullus looks like she I had et alum, sez thet nuthin’ cures ) th’ germ o’ sickly sentiment, like th’ j scorchin’ rays o’ publicity. PLEASE DECORATE it is requested by the committee on decorations that the homes and business houses be decorated for the ■ Decoration Day parade. Hang out ; ) the flag. Committee, j — CLOSE AT NOON FRIDAY All the butcher shops will close at noon on Decoration Day. Patrons please take notice Decatur Butcher Shops. PUNCH BOARDS REMOVED Sheriff Cephus Melchi and his deputy, Roy Baker, were at Monroe yesterday, where they ordered a restauranteur to remove several punch boards, a chance-operating concern, which is unlawful. —n — COLORADO MAY AT REX Colorado May in his own car came ; to town this morning and in five minutes had contracted with W. G. Kist to present the great historical drama ) “Daniel Boone on the trail” at the Rex theatre tonight. It is a four reel i film, a history of the days when the ’ west was wild and uncivilized, when the white man, had no chance with the Indian. This is the first time this ) great historical film has been shown here and every school boy and girl • should see it. Besides this thriller a , comedy reel, "Fatty Arbuckle in The Fom flusher” will be given, making si five big reels. The admission is ten j and twenty cents. '

■ BILLIONS IN BUILDING WAITING. a (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ May 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Public and - private projects, which will involve expenditures of nearly $2,000,000,000 for labor and materials, are awaiting a favorable moment for beginning, the department of labor announces. More than 3,000 of the 6,225 projects , are to be financed by states and mu- ’ nicipalitles. The new construction will include roads, bridges, sewers, waterworks, schools and public and • private buildings. 1 JMEAfIM’ t Pointed Out by President ' Wilson in His Memorial s ( Message to the U. S. e i s —— r 8 LIBERTY OF WORLD ’ e ‘ f — ; ' Was Cause for Which Our t i t Boys Always Fought— , Let's Fulfill Hopes. s z 9 * 1 (United Press Service) i: Washington, D. C., May 29—(Spe- c cial to Daily Democrat) —President) a Wilson, in a memorial day message to p the American people today, declared ) j that the “impressive lesson and the I inspiring mandate of the day" is to t ; fulfill the hopes and purposes to the r i utmost of the men who sacrificed v , their lives for the country. f It was for the “maintenance of the liberty of the world and of the union ( ! of its people in a single comradeship Los liberty and of right,” that “our men conscientiously offered their | lives,” the president asserted. t ’f I, message, cabled to the white j 1- house, reads; t e “Memorial day wears this year an t e ■ added significance, and I wish, if only ( o by a message, to take part with you in its observance and in expressing the sentiments which it invariably j suggests. In observing the day we < commemorate not only the reunion of | ] of our own country, but also now the t ! liberation of the world from one of tl the most serious dangers to which ’’ ■ free government and the free life of , r , 1 men were exposed. I > u (Continued or page 6) I °——“ P SERIOUSLY HURT j — !"■ Mrs. Chas. Kuehn Had Skull ” ei Crushed When Auto M as Struck by Interurban D ' Cf ON DECATUR ROAD 1 I th a: Fort Wayne Lady Became 01 ' W( Excited and Drove Onto the Track. | The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, D( stays: j i gi "Mrs. Charles Kuehn, 4114 Clay. , i de street, who was injured Wednesday ct : morning when a Deca (nr Fort Wayne qj ' interurban car struck a Ford touring ol I car in which she and Mrs. A. M. Wille ri ! man, 4103 Lafayette street, were rid- w (Continued on Page 6.) p;

■: •£ : THE MAY MUSICAL TONIGHT j ! > Everything is ready for the May Musical to be given ;; ■ • tonight at the Athletic Hail by the First M. E. Church choir ;; of Fort Wayne, augmented by sixty voices, and by Schlat- ” ■ > ter’s orchestra of thirty pieces. They come under the aus- ;; • pices of the Men’s and Ladies' chorus of the Decatur Meth- ‘ ’ 1 > odist church. Tickets are thirty-five and twenty-five cents, ;; for adults and children, respectively. They may be re- ;; - ' served at Callow & Kohne’s for fifteen cents additional. ;; t J; The program follows: •; a •> Overture, “Semiramide” (Rossini) Orchestra IJ e :: Vocal Solos (a) “Were My Songs With Wings Provid- ; ; .1 I! ed” (Hahn); (b) “The Shepherd’s Song’’ (Buck) >. , I Mrs. Frank Rex ~ : Harp Solo (selected) ... Mrs. J. G. South worth + ; Selection, “Maytime”. (Romberg) • • •;;: t „;; Violin Solo (a) “Obertass” (Wieniawski) (b) 1 ittn * ,I Air Varie” (Danda) ■■ ••• •• • I (Accompanied by C. C. Scjilatter’s Orchestra) 1 ' n r RICHARD, Director. , f MRS’ O E RICHARD. Accompanist. | \rinr.rt- »»*♦♦♦♦*

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AUSTRIA TO GET TREATY MONDAY .Allies Will Hand Document to Austrian Delegates, Not Before Monday. PLAN TO RETURN Two German Delegates and Brockdorff May Leave for Berlin. (By Fred S. Ferguson, UnTed Press staff correspondent) Paris, May 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Presentation of the treaty to the Austrian delegates was postponed until Monday after a plenary session of the peace conference today. The conference met to hear a summary cf the Austrian treaty read. Just before the session, Premier Venizeles of Greece and the former Premier of Roumania. engaged in an argument. As soon as the conference convened the Roumanian premier arose and requested a forty-eight hour pcstponment in the name of the Balkan states. This was granted. The time was demanded to study the treaty. The summary was not read. The conference will meet Saturday and in the meantime portions of the treaty will be submitted privately to the Roumanian representat /e it is understood. Versailles, May 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Twc members of the German peace delegation. Lansburg and Giesbert. planned to return to Berlin tonight and Count Brockdorff was to follow tomorrow or Sat- ’ urday. Paris, May 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)- —The first session of the German counter-proposals to the peace treaty has been delivered to the foreign office, it was announced today. The first section comprised onethird of the total German answer, and was 20,000 werds in length The remainder of the counter-pro-posals will be delivered this afternoon Translation of the first section was legun immediately. An official of tho French foreign ofice left Versailles for Paris at 12:30 >. m. carrying the full German coutit-tr-proposals fcr submission to the :eace conference. Paris. May 29—(Special to Daily )emocrat) — The peace conference •onvenod in secret plenary session his afternoon to hear a summary of he terms to be presented tc Austria, ill tho nations that fought Austria r broke relations with that i>ower, ’ere represented. OLD BUT HE LIKED IT i United Press Service) Wabash. Ind., May 29 —(Special to )aily Democrat)— Looping and side lipping through the air, Jack Higins, 101 years of ago, shouted with plight and said he would take anther ride in ar. airplane at his first ipportunity. He is thought to be the ddest man ever taking an airplane ide. He was with Pilot Rolling virth of the service aviation company.