Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 137

GET A DOLLAR OUT FOR GYM Canvass for Sale of Tickets Will be Made Tomorrow —Want to Sell 1,000. for “HICKORY FARM’’ Big Home Talent Show Will be Given Week from Tonight at the Hall. ++++++ +++++++++ + THE SCHEDULE + + - + + Ticket Teams meet tonight, 7:00 + + o’clock. » + + Chorus meets 7:30. + + Cast meets at 9:00. + + Canvass starts tomorrow morn- + + ing. ♦ + Practice every night this week. + + Big show 8:15 next Monday night. + ++++++++ ♦ + + + + + + Mr. and Mrs. True Fristoe of the LaSalle Opera company have arrived and will assist the local committees in rehearsals for ‘‘Hickory Farm,” the big home talent production to be given at athletic hall next Monday night for the benefit of the gym.

Mr. Fristoe is one of the best musical men of the American stage touay and he has written the opening chorus and other features for this big event. He and Mrs. Fristoe will be here all week and will assist at the rehearsals. The sale of tickets will begin tomorrow morning, the city having been divided into districts with captains and assistants for each. These teams will be instructed tonight and each person instead of getting a ticket will receive a tag which you are expected to wear to show that you are a "gym" booster. The efforts to secure a hall in which basket ball and other indoor sports, school plays, commencement exercises and other events for the /■oniiniinity may be held without cost is a worthy one, but a hard one, for it necessitates the expenditure of several thousand dollars. The men in charge, as well as Mr. Thomas and the others who are giving so much of their time to make the show a success, are doing so without any pay or any desire for it. Every cent goes to the gym fund and the hall, will, when paid for. go to the city as a community house. Boost for it, and boost hard. We need it. Let’s make next Monday night a winner. Let's show we are all for this. It only costs a dollar a seat and it’s worth it.

APPROVAL GIVEN City Attorney L. C. DeVoss Returns from Indianapolis With Approval.

OF STATE TAX BOARD

To Issue $6,000 Worth of City Refunding Bonds — Crowded With Work. — City Attorney L. C. DeVoss lias re-1 turned from Indianapolis, where he met with the state tax board and secured its approval for the Issuing of six thousand dollars’ worth ot refunding bonds for the city. For several months the city has been trying to issue the bonds and at one time did sell them to an Indianapolis bank and then an order came along cancelling the issue because the state tax board had not passed on the sale. The petition has been before the board for a month or longer and as time passed the necessity for the funds grew and at the suggestion of the council and at the expense of the city Mr. DeVoss was sent to Indianapolis to hurry up action in the matter. He stated this morning that the board was “swamped" with work. The sale of the bonds will be held as soon as the proper notice can bi given. The bonds run for three years and bear five and one-half per cent. Mrs. E. F. Gass and son. Leon, and Mrs. Fulienkamp spent the day in Fort Wayne.

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SALESMAN BREAKS KNEE CAP A Kendallville dispatch to the Ft. Wayne News & Sentinel says: While attempting to boarda moving G. R. & 1. train at the union station here yesterday, Wm. J. Okey, of Indianapolis, salesman for the SmithBell Lumber company, of Decatur, suffered a fall that broke his knee cap and resulted in other injuries. First aid was rendered at Ixtkeside hospital here, and he was afterward taken to the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne.” MANTwEDDIiGS Prof. Milton Yager and Miss Eva Aughenbaugh Married Saturday Evening BUECHNER - BLEEKE

Hoagland Methodist Minister Takes Bluffton Lady for His Bride. One of the pretty June weddings was solemnized Saturday evening at eight o'clock at the home of former j Township Trustee and Mrs. Ed L. Aughenbaugh on South Fifth street, when their daughter, Eva, became the wife of Professor Milton Yager, son ,of Mayor Charles W. Yager, of this . city. Only the members of the Yager and Aughenbaugh families witnes- . sed the wedding which was performI ed by the Rev. Charles Tinkham. pastor of the Methodist church. The couple were unattended during the ceremony, which was very simple, the two. with the minister, taking their places, in the archway between the rooms of the home, which were . beautiful and fragrant with their bouquets of lilies and peonies in pink and white. The bride, who is a beautiful 'gTiTof the brunette typo, was lovely in a gowrn of palest pink organdy, with trimmings of ruffles. A hand embroidered sash, and white slippers s completed the pretty costume. Mr. and Mrs. Yager remained at the

Aughenbaugh home, and were guests at a wedding breakfast and dinner, leaving Sunday noon for Danville where Professor Yager is teaching tn the normal school this summer. In the fall they will return to Frankfort where he is at the head of the commercial department of the high school ■ They expect to ccme here for a week or so before going to Frankfort to live. The wedding couple were accom- | panied to the train yesterday by a I party or relatives and friends who gave them a rice shower and sped them on their way with good wishes. . The bride's going away suit was a dark blue French serge, of smart de- ' sign, with hat of dark blue, and other I accessories in harmony. . Mrs. Yager is a graduate of the DeI catur high school of the class of 1917. She has l>een teaching two years, the . last year being at the central school j this city, from which she tendered

j her resignation recently. Mr. Yager] l is a graduate of the Decatur high school and of DePauw university, of i 1917, since when he has been an in-] | structor. He is gifted musically, and I lias been a member of a c.hautauqua | : musical company for a number of 5 | years, as a flute soloist. Mrs. Yager' i is also gifted in many ways, and their ; marriage Is the source of much plea-] sure to their many friends. The Bluffton news says: “Invitations for the wedding of Miss Zoa French and Rev. George A. Snider were received today by Bluffton friends and j relatives. The wedding will take, place next Thursday afternoon, June 12th, at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal chsrch, the Rev. C. H. Smith officiating. Miss French is a . dahghter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry i French of this city, and Rev. Snider ■ is a son ot James M. Snider, residing E northeast of the city. Both young > people are well known in Bluffton and - vicinity. Rev. Snider is a member of - the North Indiana conference and is ' pastor at the Methodist church at Hoagland, where they have a resi--1 dence all fitted up for occupancy." ? | 3 The wedding of Arthur Buechner and Miss Louise Bleeke was solem--1 nized yesterday at the Bleeke Luther--lan church. A full account of this a. pretty wedding will be given tomor--1 row.

1 -” W " ■ » — - «"■» —— . Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 9, 1919.

LITTLE GIRL DEAD Ruth Archbold, Daughter of Motorman .1. C. Archobld, Died Suddenly SATURDAY AFTERNOON — Following Hemorrhages and Fever—Mother Also Very 11l of Similar Ailment. With the mother, Mrs. Jason C. Archbold, lying critically ill also, the funeral services for Ruth, the eleven year old daughter of J. C. Archbold, who is a motorman on the Fort Wayne-Oecatur traction line, were very sad. The funeral was conducted this afternoon at three o’clock from the Evangelical churfch, with interment in the Decatur cemetery. The death of the little girl, who was eleven years, one month and tw'entytwo days of age, occurred Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and followed an illness of eleven days, from a fever resembling typhoid, which followed as an aftereffect of the flu. Death came very sudenly and unexpectedly Saturday afternoon when a hemorrhage of the bowels occurred. The mother Is also critically ill. of the same ailment. She became ill however, prior to the daughter, her illness beginning with an attack of appendicitis which had become chronic with her. Some time later the fever was found to have become a complication also. This morning at three o’clock Mrs. Archbold suffered a hemorrhage of the bowels also, but her physician states that there are chances for her recovery. *Mr. and Mrs. Archbold have two other children—Thora and Beatrice, aged nine and four years, respectively. The daughter. Ruth, was a very fine, little girl, of a quiet, studious, disposition, nd had made a very good record in her school work the past year. She will be greatly missed in all circles. The mother was Miss Ida Merriman before her marriage.

AGED LADY DEAD Mrs. Samuel Springer, Well Known Lady of County, Died This Morning AT EIGHT O’CLOCK Nearly Ninety-eight Years Old—Passed Away at the Home of Her Son. Prenetta, widow of Samuel Springer. died this morning at eight o’clock at the home of her son, Orlando Springer, at Bobo, where she had made her home for the past fourteen months. Death was due to infirmities of age. with dropsical complications, aaid she had been practically helpless for many months. Had she lived until next July, she would have been eighty eight years of ago. Her husband succumbed many months ago. Surviving children are: Orlando Springer, of Bobo; Mrs Charles Miller, of Union township, Mrs. Ida Brown, of this city; John Springer, of Fort Wayne. The funeral services for Mrs Springer win be held Wednesday aft ernoon at two o’clock from the Methodist church at Rivarre. o OLD FRIENDS AND OLD SONGS All the old favorites of twenty i years ago will appear in the big rejvival of “Hick’ry Farm” in the big home talent production for the bene-i tit of the gym fund Monday, June 16. j Many people will remember “Hick’ry Farm” as the most talked of local; show ever produced here and all the! east that made "Hick’ry Farm” such a decided hit twenty years ago will take their old parts in the bill on the ! above date. “Hick’ry Farm” is a ro-l mantle rural drama spiced with comedy, full of laughter, pretty girls, delightful tuneful music and a heart story of enthralling interest with not a dull moment from the opening overi ture to the final curtain.

THE BALLOON RACE. The balloon race given by the Holthouse Drug company Saturday afternoon to advertise their soda fountain attracted a crowd of many hundreds. Os the 200 balloons sent out, 189 came back and the tags were cashed. A DISTRICT MEET Adams County Epworth League Chapters to be at Convention IN FORT WAYNE June 12 and 13—Complete Program—Decatur on Committee List. Many of the Adams County Epworth Leagues will be represented at the Fort Wayne District convention to be held at the First M. E. church. Fort Wayne, June 12 and 13th, when the following program will be rendered : Thursday

11:00 a. m.—Cabinet meeting. Registration of delegates. 1:00 p. m.—Song Service. Leader, J. A. Nipper. Invocation. 1:30 —Gospel Team Work, E. S. Gerig. 1:50—Roll Call of Chapters. Response, “What our chapters plans are for Wawasee, and the number going " 2:30 —Social Service, Rev. Parker. 3:00 —Junior Demonstration, Miss Mildred Evard. 3:30 -Conferences. 4:ls—Trolley ride around the city as guests of First Church Chapter. 5:30 —Social Clinics at Sweeney Park, conducted by Fort Wayne Y. M C. A. Physical Director. 6:30 —Lunch at Park. 7:45 —Song Service. Leader, Rev. J. A. Nipper. 8:00 —Memorial Service, Rev. J. F. Porter. 8:15 —Address, Lieut. George Carroll. Friday 8:00 a. m.—Devotional and Communion Service, Dr. W. W. Martin. B:4s—“Win My Chum.” Paul Bachelor. 9:05 —Home Missions for Juniors. Mrs. J. A. Nipper. 9:20 —Foreign Missions for Juniors, Miss Elvah McGuire. 9:35 —Prospectus, Rev. James Lutey 9:50 —Roll Call of Chapters. Respond with Centennary and Emsberger pledges. 10:30 — Convention for 1920. Where? 10:40—Presentation of Area Banner, Dr. W. W. Martin. 11:05 —Conferences. 11:45—Dinner 1:00 p. m. —Election of officers. 1:30 —“Hand Picked Fruit.” Rev. W. Stone.

1:50—Booth Festival, Miss Taylor. Superintendent M. E. Hospital. 2:00 —How we secured our donation for Booth Festival, by four leding chapters. Monroeville, five minutes. Monroe, four minutes. Decatur, three minutes. Hudson, two minutes 2:15 —Columbus. Where. When, What. How and Why? Rev. A. G. I Neal. 2:30 Installation of Officers. Dr. W. W. Martin. 2:4s—Address, Dr. J. J. Kingham. 3:2s—Reports of Committees. 3• 40—Wawasee, Ransom Zechial. 4:00 —Conferences. 4:3o—Social Clinks, by Miss Hines 5:30 —Supper. 7:30 —Schlatter’s Orchestra of thir-ty-five pieces. B:ls—Address, Dr. J. J. Kingham. Officers and Committees Jay F. Olinger, president. R. R. 3,1 Auburn, Indiana; Inez Chilcote, sec-) retary, 714 Wayne street. Fort Wayne. ■ Nominating Committee — Ransom Zechiel, O. D. Lucas, Miss Lenore Franz, Mis Hazel Spore. Miss Wood ] ruff. Pennant Committee —Revs. Steele. Kemper, Porter. Reynolds. Stokes. Prospectus Committee —S. F. Painter, Mrs. Richards, Clarence Clark, Ruth Hieber, Ford Tinkham. Resolutions--Mrs. F. D. Dawn, Geo. Rinehart, George Crane, Mabel Hatch, Ona Walter. Booth Festival—Rev. Zechiel, Arthur Gallatin, Miss Blanche Van Busjkirk, Fay Stultz.

AN ELEVATOR FIRE Spark from Boiler Causes Causes Explosion When it Settled in Bin Dust | AT BURK ELEVATOR At Monroe — Extinguished With Little Loss—Local Firemen Respond. Fire broke out about 9 o’clock this morning in the Burk elevator at Monroe, but by good luck was entinguished with not more than a loss of fifty dollars, it is estimated by local firemen. It resulted from an explosion when a spark from the boiler settled in the dut in the fuel bin at the real i of the boiler. A portion of the roof was torn away to extinguish the

flames, on which water and hand I chemical apparatus was used by the | Monroe men, who had the fire out , before the Decatur men could reI spond. A call was given to the De- ■ catur depadtment to come, and Henry Dellinger, local fire chief, who, i with Harve Smith, rushed to the scene to do what they could to prevent a spreading of the fire. On account of Monroe having no waterworks, the Decatur fire apparatus could be of no use, hence It was not taken, but the local firemen went to be of what assistance they could in case the fire threatened adjoining property. It is considered very good luck that the fire was extinguished I with so very little loss. The elevator is of frame construction, covered with sheet iron.

A YOUNG FORGER Frank McClymonds, Twen-ty-year-old Pleasant Mills Youth Pleads Quilty. CASHED A CHECK Alleged to Have Been Signed by Frank Ream—Another Turned Down.

Frank McClymonds, a twentyyear! old Pleasant Mills youth, arrested! Saturday afternoon about three; o’clock by Deputy Sheriff Hoy Baker,! was brought into this morningl where he entered a plea of guilty to I forgery of a check for $27.60, June 2,; purporting to have been made by ■ Fred Ream, payable to Ray Harmon, I whom McClymonds represented him-I self to be. This check was cashed at the Peoples Loan & Trust Company’s Bank a week ago Saturday. Last Saturday he presented himself at the bank with another check, this time be- . ing for $36.90 and purporting to have been made by Ren Colter, payable to i, “Ralf Place.” This check was turned i down and the bank officials notified the county officials, with the result that McClymonds was arrested. He 1 ' was taken to jail until this morning, 1 when he appeared in court to answer 1 the charge, which was preferred by ’ Sheriff Sephus Melchi. In McClytnond’s pockets were found 1 two other checks, with the date blank. However, they were made out in full otherwise and were endorsed. These were made out to “Dan Bender" for , $23.20 and $23.40, respectively, and ( were purported to have been signed t by Andrew Porter. The spelling, cap- j italization and writing were poor in each case. Judge Smith did not pass sentence < on McClymonds, but will wait until : the trial of the SIO,OOO damage case I of Catherine Hunt vs. The City of Bluffton, which is still on, is finished. JUD WERTZBAUGHER DEAD. Jud Wertzbaugher of Fort Wayne passed away this morning at a hospital there. He was a brother-in-law of John Brothers of this city, and was a barber by trade, employed in Fort Wayne at the time of his death. He leaves besides the widow an infant daughter. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. o Miss Leia Hill who was at the hospital in Fort Wayne two nights for treatment, has returned home and is resting better.

1 MILITARY NOTES i Jim Stults, custodian of the courthouse, was pleased to read Saturday evening in the Democrat, that the • Sixth Division is on its way home 'from abroad. He has a son, Chai les . H. Stulls, who is in this division, and ,he is scoping that he is one of the ' lucky boys to be on the homeward trip. ■ ! Clarence, son of Henry Stevens, of ! West Madison street, who has been I across seas for a year or more, arrived home Saturday morning. VERY FINE POINT Is That Given by Appellate Court in Reversing Peters vs. Wartell Case FROM THIS COUNTY Bill of Sale Sworn to Instead of Acknowledged— Townsend, Attorney.

’ 1 Attorneys and others conversant j with the facts in the case of The Pet-! J ers Hotel company vs. Benjamin Wartell were very much surprised when! 3 1 they read that the case had been re1 1 versed by the appellate court. The case was tried here a year or so ago, }; coming from Fort Wayne and was a 1 , suit to forclose a chatel mortgage and 1 ; take possession of an automobile 1 owned by Wartell and who owed the r hotel company a large bill for board, i He gave a bill of sale for it and same I was recorded. However, instead of “acknowledging” same he subscribed Siam! swore to it and this is the reason! given by the appellate court for reversal. a point considered a little I weak, on which to take from the hotel company the money they had perhaps ■ more titan earned by providing board and an opinion directly opposite the decisions and precedents found in the j reports, a case on page 459 of the ' 120th Indiana being directly in point. The fact that the case was appeal- ' , ed by Judge Townsend, now a memj her of the supreme court makes many I wonder even more concerning the . evident desire to reverse the case. The notes as published in the Indian- | a polls News follows: “9881. Benjamin Wartell vs. Pet-

ers Hotel Company. Adams C. C. reversed. Nichols, P. J. “(11 The appelle obtained a chattel mortgage upon an automobile, which mortgage was executed on the 12th day of November. The 22nd day of November was Sunday and the mortgage was recorded on Monday, the 23rd. The appellee sued to recover the value of the automobile from the appellant, who had taken it under al bill of sale. The court holds that the 10th day coming on Sunday, the appellee had the following day on which I to record the mortgage. (21 Follow-1 ing the mortgage proper w r as the fol- ■ lowing: ‘Sworn and subscribed to the | 12th day of November. 1914. Jno. H.; Irnmel, Notary Public (Seal) My Commission Expires November, 13, 1917.’ I The appellate court holds that this I was insufficient as an acknowledge | ment, lacking all of the qualifications | of an acknowledgment, and for that reason the mortgage was not entitled to record, and its recording did not save its owner as against an after

purchaser.” o i COURT HOUSE NEWS Marion F. Parrish vs. Samuel McDonald et al., to qule title, submitted. Finding and judgment for plaintiff. Title quieted. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Licensed to marry; J. Milton Yager, college professor, born January 24, 1893, son of Mayor Charles W. Yager, to wed Eva C. Aughenbaugh. teacher, born May- 14, 1899, daughter of Ed L. Aughenbaugh. A marriage license was also issued

to Arthur J. Buechner, of Harrison town hip, Van Wert county, 0., born October 11, 1887, son of Jacob J Buechner, to wed Louise Bleeke. born August 19, 1892, daughter of J. H. Bleeke. ATTENDS STATE CONVOCATION E. B. Adams went to Indianapolis today to attend the state Shriner’s convocation to be held there begin- | ning tomorrow and continuing through the week. Others will go to-1 I morrow.

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TREATY IS MADE PART OF RECORD I ! Senate Spreads Document Furnished by Newspaper Man on Records. I / THE PRESIDENT WIRES That it is Undesirable That Full Text be Sent and Urges Investigation. Washington, June 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Soon after the senate met, Senator Borah put into the record a copy of the peace treaty text which he said had been handed to him by Frazier Hunt, a Chicago newspaper man. Democrats demanded a roll call on the question of putting the treaty in ,the iecord. The vote was 47 to 2 in favor of | publication.

Washington, June 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A message from President Wilson to Senator HitchI cock, bearing on the treaty leak investigation. was received at the white i house today. The message was rushed to the code experts for decoding | immediately after its receipt. The text of the president’s cablei gram to Senator Hitchcock follows: “Tumulty. White House, Washington. “Please convey the following to /Senator Hitchcock: I am heartily glad that you have demanded an investigation with regard to possession of the text of the treaty by unauthori ized persons. 1 “I have felt that it was highly un--1 desirable to communicate the text of the document which is still in nego1 tiation and subject to changes. AnyI one who has possession of the official English text has what he has clearly » j ■not entitled to have or to communi- ' i cate. “I have felt in honor bound to act iin the same spirit and in the same j way as the representatives of the J other great powers in this matter and am confident that my fellow countrvI men will not expect me to break faith j with them. “I hope the investigation will be

w I , most thoroughly prosecuted. “Woodrow- Wilson." i J i Vienna, June 7 —(Special to Daily 11 Democrat)—President Zeits, addressE; ing the national assembly today, de--1 dared the peace treaty amounts to , the “death sentence" of German Aus- • | tria. He announced the Austrian , | ministry has a good authority that | the terms are “unacceptable." . i “Nothing is left for us to do but to ; join Germany,” said Foreign Minis- | ter Bauer. “The loss of Bohemia j (Czechoslovakia) not only means I the subjection of 3,500.000 German i Austrians to foreign domination, but j the loss of important industrial and agricultural districts. A state formed by violence is a menace to peace. Limitation of the Czechoslovakia state is imperative to our national ! interests.” THE BOMB PLOTTERS. (United Press Service! Bessemer, Pa., June 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Chief of Police

James Finnerty of Bessemer declared in a statement to the United Press that he had evidence to show that the recent bomb outrages were organized and directed from here. He declared that seven bombs wore manufactured in a shanty near this city and sent out in suit cases to be used by the anarchists. Finnerty said he had established the identity of the man who met death in the explosion at the Palmer home in Washington as Louis Lazdue of Elgin. 111. GOLD BAN IS LIFTED I Washington, June 9 —(Special to I Daily Democrat)—The federal reserve

. UUI-iy wiiiw iat > * m I board today lifted the ban on gold exports from the United States. WERE DEFEATED. The Pleasant Mills Shamrock base i ball nine journeyed to this city Sun- ] day, where they met and defeated the j fast Decatur Cubs, in a game of base > ball played at the old fair grounds, i in the south part of the city. The game was well attended, and was fast and snappy throughout, but ended with a score of 14 to 13 in favor lof the visitors.