Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1919 — Page 1

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HICK'RY FARM J BIG SUCCESS A Splendid Entertainment Given at Athletic Hall Last Night for Gy m. WAS WELL ATTENDED Over Four Hundred Dollars Was Realized—Cast Did Excellent Work. With a dozen teams unreported at noon today, the total receipts for the gym show were slightly over S4OO. It is believed the official total of actual money will be between that amount and SSOO, which while less than was hoped for is perhaps the largest amount of cash ever taken in on a single night for a single entertainment so that the committee feels that it was a great success. It. was a scream.

Hick'ry Farm at the new Athlete Hall last evening was a surprise to those even who had expected much. It was a great show from start to finish, well staged, well acted and a great success. The hundreds who braved the eweHtertng w«ea|her enjoyed every minute of the evening and the music by the Hardscrable band, the orchestra, the piano and the excellent chorus was as good as you would see in any theater in the land. Though the sale of tickets was not more than half what was expected and deserved, the main floor of the hall was nicely filled and there were quite a numtier in the side seats. The musical part of the show was handled by Prof. True Fristoe, one of the best men in*His Ijne in the country and who remained over last Evening mfiWWlg~"mr ’bngßgiiUH lit to 'see 1 that his part of the show was a success and it surely was. True can make a piano talk and he gave wonderful assistance to the bevy of beautiful girls who formed the chorus. Mrs. Fristoe who also aided them during the week, also assisted them last evening. To Mr. Henry Thomas who worked day and night to make the show a success great credit is due and his I art in the play was well taken. In addition to that he attended to every detail and he has the sincerest thanks of the Gym committee and all others interested. Every member of the cast was splendid and we realize that it took courage, perseverity and a desire to aid the good cause for them to continue their practice and perfect their lines.

The Hardscrable band with Prof. Harry Fisher as leader gave a down town concert at 7:30 and then marched to the hall and it was a regular hand, in “rube" uniform and say they could play. At the hall they pro-1 vided much amusement by competing with the Hick'ry Farm orchestra, Mr. Sellemeyer, Ralph Moser, Elmo Smith and Freck Hower who were fine. The entire cast for the show displayed ability. Dr. Fred Patterson as the aiderman. an Irish character making a decided hit as did his sweet heart, Miss Eva Acker as the widdy. Mrs. Precllla Dodge who later be came his spouse. They kept the audience laughing every minute they were on the stage Mr. O. L. Vance as Uriah Skinner and later as the 1 arson displayed talent that surprised even those who knew he could do it. His work in the first part of the show was equal to that of high class artists. Mr. Odell as Zeke Fortune, Ishmael Macy as Jack Nelson, Hugh Hite as a detective and again as Petie Green, Miss Glennys Mangold as Peggy were splendid and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse as the leading lady proved that she has lost none of art as an entertainer. taking the part of Miss Jessie Fortune. The chorus composed of the Misses Agnes Kohne, Leona Bosse. Margaret Smith. Glennys Mangold. Genevieve and Florence Bremerkamp, Marcella Kuebler. Frances Mougey, Lois Connell and Matilda Berling were perfect ly drilled, sang splendidly and made, a great hit. One of the features of the evening i was the singing by the farm hand quartette, Harve Stevens as Reddy Roofing; Clayson Carroll as Si Plunkard; Col. Foreman as Hiram Gander-

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THE CHORUS WAS FINE The ten young ladies who formed the chorus at the “Hiek’ry Farm" production last evening are all pupils of Mrs l„ A. Holthouse and she has a right to be proud of them for they certainly displayed wonderful talent and a flnene: ■ of voice training that deserved praise. They have a chorus that would make a hit on any stage and in any city. TO THE SOLDIER Congressman Vestal Sends Word Concerning New Ruling of Department. SECURE EXTRA FARE If Matter is Taken Up Direct Mr. Vestal Says He Can Get Quick Returns.

The following letter from Congress- ■ man Vestal to Harry Fritzinger of I this city will he of interest to dis- ' charged soldiers: | Mr. Harry Fritzinger, Decatur, Indiana. My Dear Harry: — Some weeks ago 1 caused a notice to be placed in practically all the papers in my district stating that I would assist honorably discharged soldiers in collecting the additional mileage due them under the ruling by the Comptroller that they were entitled to five cents per mile instead of throe and a half cents. I also wrote all the county clerks in the district asking them to assist me in the matter by having the beys bring them their discharges and then sending them to me. Since that time there has been a new ruling as to the filing of affidavits with the discharges, which has occasioned a little confusion and delay, rand I have never heard from the clerks of Adams or Wells county. I wish you would get word to the soldiers whom you know, and ask them to circulate it among their friends and associates or. if there :s a soldier organization in Decatur, send word to it. to have the boys write me about their mileage, and 1 will at once send them the necessary form of affidavit to make, and they can send their discharges and affidavits to me and I will collect the mileage and send them their checks. 1 can handle it much more quickly in this way than if they send their discharges in to the department themselves. Thanking you for whatever you may do to assist me in this matter, I am Sincerely yours, A. H. VESTAL.

MISS REX MARRIED Effie Rex, Former Decatur Girl, Married at Sturgis to Homer C. Pettijohn. TO LIVE AT AUBURN Bride is Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Rex—Has Relatives Here. Announcements were received here today of the marriage Sunday morning. June 15th, at J a. m., of Miss Elite Rex. formerly a resident of Ossian, this county and Mr. Homer C. Pettijohn. The ceremony took place at Sturgis, Michigan, and the announcement states that the newly-married couple will reside at Augurn, Ind. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Rex, former Ossian residents who now live at Sturgis.—Bluffton Banner. The Rex family formerly lived in this city, Miss Rex having a music class while here. She is a niece of John Rex and of Mrs. Martin Beery and has many other relatives here. foot; Hugh Hite as Ike Hazlenut. 1 They were encorred several times and made good. i The musical numlters included: tie opening and closing chorus written especially by Mr. Fristoe and they just fit; “Where Did You Get That Girl?” by Mr. Hite and chorus; “If All Those Endearing Young Charms” (Continued on Page Three)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 17, 1919.

HOME CHILDLESS Swift Hand of Death Grievously Strikes Home of Mr. and Mrs. Poling. THE SECOND CHILD Follows the Elder Sister—A Double Casket Holds Brother and Sister. Stricken with the swift hand of deatli twice within ten or eleven hours, Mr and Mrs Otis Poling, of Fort Wayne, are childless. The death of little Dwight, nine months old baby son followed that of its sister. Delight aged three, by a few hours, both deaths resulting from erysipelas. The death of the daughter occurred Sunday night and when J. L. Gay, local funeral director arrived at the home in Fort Wayne yesterday morning about eight o'clock, he found that the little son. who had been at the point of death also, had passed away. The little bodies were placed in one white casket and following a short funeral service conducted at the parental home yesterday afternoon by the pastor of the Wayne Street Methodist church, the casket was brought to this city to the home of the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poling, corner of Ninth and Adams streets. The funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock from the Robert Poling home, in charge of the Rev. Charles Tinkbam, of the Decatur Methodist church. Interment will lie In the Decatur cemetery. The mother of the babes was Miss Eliza Robbins, of this city. UNION MEETINGS Beginning July the 23rd and continuing to August aIUI. the Evangelical. Baptist, Presbyterian, United Brethren, Reformed, Christian and Methodist churches will conduct union services each Sunday evening. Each church will conduct its own young people’s meeting and furnish music for the preaching sei vice. The series will i>egin July 6th witli a mass temperance meeting at the M ' E. church with Mrs. Culla Vaylitigei. state president of the W. C. T. U. as ' speaker. The following the the places, dates and speakers for the various Sunday evening services:

Presbyterian, July 13, Rev. C. J. Miner. U. B„ July 20, L W. Stolte. Reformed, July 27, Rev. Saunders. Baptist, August 3, W. S. Mills. Evangelical, August 10, Chas. Tinkham. Christian, August 17, J. Ed. Stone M. E., August 23, A. G. Buxton. All services begin at eight o’clock sharp. J. ED. STONE, Secretary Program Com. ZION CLASSIS OFFICERS. At the meeting of the Zion Reformed Classis at Vera Cruz, the session of which were well attended and characterized, by excellent services, the following officers 'for the new year were elected: President — Rev. Hoememann, of Berne. Vice President—Rev. W. C. Beckman, of Fort Wayne Stated Clerk -Rev O. H. Scherry, Vera Cruz. Corresponding secretary—Rev. O. J. Englemann. t Treasurer-—M. Kirsch, Decatur. Various committees for the year were also appointed. The place for holding next year's sessions will be decided upon later. A new thing for this year is the missionary and stewardship conferences. Two will lie held during the one. One will be at Fort Wayne and the other at one of the following churches in this division—Decatur. Berne, Magley or Vera Cruz. These i will be held some time in November ' prior to the every-member canvass to l>e made in the various churches. The local classis recommended all lof the amendments to the constitution as made by the general synod. ■ Among them was that sot the hold-, ing of the general synod every year instead of every three years. Twothirds of the classes' ratifications are required to pass the same.

TREATY CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED Replies to Counter Proposals Show Number of Changes in Terms. PARIS IS WAITING Tension Recalls Days Prior to War—Answer will Determine Peace or War. Paris, June 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)— The allied reply to the German counter-proposals includes the following changes in the peace terms: i Admission of Gemany to the league of nations “at an early date” or as soon as she gives evidence of fulfilling her treaty obligations. Permission for Germany to retain temporarily an army of 200,000 men instead of 100,000. Cooperation between the allied reparations commission and a German commission in carrying out the payment of indemnities. Permission for Germany to submit proposals for a financial settlement within four months after peace is signed. If she can reach an agreement iwth the allies within two months thereafter, a definite sum for reparations will be fixed. Otherwise the original treaty terms will be carried out. A plebiscite granted for Upper Silesia, with Germany to have equal rights with the Poles in the coal output of that region. Certain rectifications made in the West Prussian frontier. The “third zone" in the Schleswig plebiscite omitted. Submission to the Germans within a month after signing of the treaty of the names of persons to be tried for violations of the customs and laws of war. Minor alterations of the financial, economic and ports and waterways conditions of the treaty, including elimination of the commission proposed for control of the Kiel canal.

(By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press staff correspondent) Paris, June 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With peace or war, to be determined before 7 o’clock Monday evening, the tension in Paris today recalled that preceding the opening of hostilities in August. 1914. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau was enroute to Weimar today with a retinue of 73 German peace delegates to present to the national assembly the allied reply to the counter-proposal the •submitted at Versailles yesterday evening. The feeling of the FTench people was illustrated by the fact that when the Germans left the hotel Des Reservoirs for their special train at 9:45 last night a crowd of 4,000 gathered around, hooting and insulting the enemy representatives. This was the first demonstration against them in the weeks they have been in France. The latest advices from Berlin and Weimar reiterate that Germany will not accept the revised treaty unless it contains important modifications. Through unofficial press reports the German government has been apprised from time to time of the alterations. and in this way already is in possession of the main concessions. BEER IS DEFEATED (United Press Service) Washington. June 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Repeal of war time prohibition as it effects light wines and beer was voted down 10 to 3 by the house judiciary committee today. QUEER EVENTS. (United P’-of’M Boston, Mass., June 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Mary Beach and A E. Ellis married here followinga courtship which began fifty year sago. Hartford. Conn. —Page Mr. Burleson. A woman here just received a letter mailed thirteen years ago at Plantsville. Pontiac, Mich. —Some of the new brewers are not on the game yet. Joseph Birt was given 40 days in jail and lined SSO for admitting his brew was not near beer.

TAKES A BRIDE David Henry Teeple Takes Miss Bereneta Reynolds for His Wife. A QUIET WEDDING Solemnized at St. Mary’s Parsonage Last Evening —Popular Couple. i David Henry Teeple, and Miss I Bereneta Reynolds were married last I evening at 6:15 o'clock at the St. , Marys Catholic parsonage by the Rev. J. A. Seimetz. Attending the couple were the bridegroom's sister. Miss Naomi Teeple. and Mr. Edward Kelly. Though quiet and simple, the wedding was a very pretty one Roth the bride and her maid wore pure white. The bride’s gown was of sheer white , organdy, witli tucked skirt held in about the waist with a white brocaded sash. The blouse was trimmed in fine, dainty laces. Miss Teeple wore white crei>e de chine, beaded in blue, and both she and the bride carried white roses and maiden hair fern. Immediately after the ceremony, the wedding party drove to the. home of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Reynolds, the grandfather being ill and aged, but from whom they wisted to receive their blessing and congratulation. From there they I went to lite home of the newly mar ried couple on Seventh street. This is very nicely and prettily furnished. A wedding luncheon was served here at seven o’clock. The table decorations and the luncheon were carried out in pink and white in all details. Guests were the bride’s parents, the bridegroom’s sisters and brother. Mar cella and Naomi Teeple, Leo Teeple and Edward Kelly. The bride is the only child of Night Policeman Joel I. Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds. She is talented in music, and also in the more practical arts, being a graduate of the International Business College, of Fort Wayne, completing the course two years ago. since when she has been engaged in stenographic work. She was last employed at the office of County Agricultural Agent J. R. Meeks, resigning i a short time before her marriage. ’ The bridegroom is a son of D. F. * Teeple, and is associated with his! father in the draying business, being assistant manager of the Teerle’ Draying Company. He also was a. student of the International Busines, College. The estimable young couple is re-1 ceiving the heartiest good wishes of their hosts of friends. Many pretty gifts, including china,! cut glass, linens and other pretty' things for the new home were received. THANKS FOLKS To Mr. Thomas, Mr and Mrs. Fristoe, all the members of cast and chorus, band and orchestra and the others who aided in making the play “Hiek’ry Farm" a success, we feel, deeply grateful and to them and the (feopie of Decatur who patronized the show given in support of the new Athletic Hall we offer our sincerest thanks We nppreeiate your support and we ask for a continuance thereof that the new gym may be made a happy meeting place for the young and old of Decatur. Thank you. | THE GYM COMMITTEE. CHALMER PORTER ARRIVES J. R. Porter and family received a telegram from their son, Chal’mer, announeng his arrival at Camp Mills, 1 N. J. He has been overseas since the Company A boys went over last October. Prior to coming home he had been teaching in the university at Beaune, Franca, for a long time. RETURN FROM NEW ORLEANS Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson have returned from the national T P. A. convention at New Orleans. Miss Carrie Craig, of Indianapolis, who was there with them, has accompanied them here to spend the remainder of her vacation. W. R. C. REGULAR MEETING The W. R. C. will hold its regular meeting Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the G. A. R.. hall. Every member is urged to attend.

ROTARIANS TO VAN WERT Rotarian John Fisher who is assisting in the managing of the Fish er & Harris Cash Grocery at Van Wert. Ohio, has invited the members of the local Rotary Club to come to Van Wert Thursday evening and to |he his guest at a luncheon. Presi-, ■ dent Kremers, in behalf of the club: has accepted the invitation and the \ Decatur Rotarians will go by automobile at 6:30 Thursday evening. Let’s I start from the Dally Democrat. A POST MORTEM Over Body of Ross Connor, Who Died Following Beating in Altercation OVER SOME CATTLE Stewart’s Bond Raised to $5,000 in Case of Assault With Intent to Kill. The Van Wert Morning Tunes says regarding Ross Conner and Orville Stewart, residing just across the state line, east of this city, and north of Wren. O who are both well known in j this city where they do their trading: “A postmortem over the remains of Ross Connor, former resident of Harrison township, near Wren, was held at the Van Wert county hospital at 11 o’clock Saturday night The examination was conducted by Dr. J. P. Flores, pathologist of the hospital. “County Coroner Keyser, Sr.. B. L. Good and Prosecuting Attorney Sumner Walters were present. Connors was brought to the hospital last Wednesday evening in a serious condition. He had been confined to his home since he had been severly beaten in an altercation with Orville M. Stewart, a neighbor, on the first day of last 1 May. The cause of the trouble was said to have been the trespassing of cattle owned by Stewart, on the Connor lawn. Connor Is said to have warned Stewart through Ihe township ' trustees about the matter, after which Stewart became incensed and I attacked Connor in front of the home !of Connor’s father. Mrs. Ross Connor I attempted to interfere in behalf of her ’ husband, but without avail. Charges * were filed at once by Connor against I Stewart of assault with intent to kill. ' Stewart replied with similar charges ' against Connor. Also Stewart’s wife filed a charge of assault against Mrs. | Connor. “Stewart, upon the filing of the first ' charges, was placed under a bond if SIOO. Following the death of Connor, the bond has been changed to SSOOO. Stewart’s preliminary hearing will be 1 before 'Squire Manship next Monday 1 morning. The findings of the post- * mortem examination will probably be f given then."

NAMED THE MECCA New Play House is Named by Mrs. J. I). Wisehaupt and Mary Schneider. i THE THREE JUDGES Select This Name from List of Several Hundred Submitted by Patrons. The name of Ben Miller’s popular new play house will be “The Mecca.” Such was the name selected by the three judges from a list of several hundred submitted by patrons, Saturday evening, at the opening of this new moving picture show. The ones to whom the honor of naming the playhouse falls are Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt and Miss Mary Schneider, the latter also submitting the name “The Palace.” Since there were two submitting the name chos- ' en, the year's pass to the theatre was divided between them, each receiving a half-year’s pass. Judges making the selection were the cashiers of the three local banks —C. A. Dugan, E. X. Ehinger and M. • Kirsch. A large number of names >' were given in for consideration and ■: the task of making the final selection I was a difficult one.

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PLANS MADE FOR : MARCH TO BERLIN H —— If Germany Refuses to Sign ' Peace Treaty Big Drive ? Will be Started 3 FROM THREE POINTS I The Teutons May Feel the , Sting of War as Did Belgium and France. — (United Hresfl Service) Paris, June 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —If Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty, the allied armies will launch immediately one of the greatest and most decisive campaigns in history. While the public generally is inclined to think of an advance into Germany under present conditions as little more than a triumphal parade, in which no resistance would lie met, Marshal Foch has been obliged to be prepared for any emergency. The allies would move forward with every - deeail worked out for a campaign extending from the Dutch to the Swiss frontier —designed to give Germany , a death blow in the shortest possible time against the maximum Ibrce which tlie inified allied command knows the Germans might throw in- . to action in a crisis. The allied campaign, according to the highest French military critics and authorities would embrace three . great routes of invasion, designed to . break down all possible defense, seize . the most important points in Germany and cut that country complete- , ly in two. i The allies left wing, consisting of the Belgian army, with the British > protecting its right flank at the Cos logne bridgehead, would drive eastt - ward from Dusseldorf into the network of railways, of which Essen. , only a day’s march away, is the cent- , er with the British army in position , to execute a flanking movement from I the south, should this bo necessary. Germany would lose at th? outset not . only her great Krupp ordnance and munitions works at Essen, but the entire surrounding mineral basin. This would open the way immediately to Minden, where Germany has oonstreted a great fortress for defending her plains from entrance through Westphalit. Without doubt Germany would make her supreme resistance against the allies’ left wing before Minden. Simultaneously, however, the allies right wing, composed exclusively of the bulk of the French army, would drive out from the Alsace-Lorraine front, where they have the advantage of a great depression before them extending for eighty miles, and which would lead them directly up to Germany's big southern fortress at Ulm. Here allied military authorities figure that Germany would have to make her principal resistance along the Danube, between Ulm and Ingolstadt. With these two actions in progress the big decisive stroke would be smashed home by the allied center, composed of the American army centered at Coblenz, the French tenth army at Mayence and the French army now in the Bavarian palatinate. The allied center has before it the great route of invasion of Germany byway of the valley of the Main, which flows- into the Rhine below Frankfort. The Main valley lead directly across Germany into the mountains on the Bohemian border Although the meandering of the river makes this route long, it is only a ten days march across Germany at this point. This drive would separate completely the northern from the i southern half of Germany German military strategists have long con- ’ sidered this Germany’s most vulner- . able point, and for that reason figur- ’ ed that in the event of a French in- : vasion southern Germany must be “ defeated by Austria. But with Austria no longer able to ' aid her, Germany’s weakest point would be thrown open and exposed to the allies’ thrust. “ Eventful linking up of the allies' ’ center with Bohemia would give them complete control of Silesia i which, after Essen, constitutes the II region most vital to Germany’s existj ence. As a consequence, caught on (Continued on Page Two)