Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 155

take op peace WITH AUSTRIA Peace Commissioners are Expected to Take up Treaty Today. president on way Left Brest at 2:15 Sunday Afternoon — Polk May Take Lansing’s Place. (By Fred S. Ferguson .United Press Correspondent) Paris, June 0. —With President Wilson enroute home and Premier Lloyd George in London, the allied peace commissioners were expected to take up today completion of the Austrian peace treaty. Agreement on the principle of reparations, reached last week, was believed to have paved the way for speedy assembling of the remainder of the document. The president sailed from Brest on the transport George Washington at 2:15 yesterday afternoon, escorted by the dreadnaught Oklahoma and four destroyers. He was accompanied by Bernard Baruch. Vance McCormick and Thomas Lamont. Although there was little ceremony attending his leave taking at Brest, he was given a send-off in Paris Saturday night equalling in enthusiasm his original greeting. President Poincare, Premier Clemenceau. General Pershing, members cf the American peace commission and other persons were at the station. "Wilson left France justly satisfied with his accomplishments," said L'lntransigeant. “Certainly there aro still i»jnstiewTo be correntnd , sad there are precautions still tn be taken. but Wilson is entitled to say the treaty renders liberty to the peoples and makes international law a realitv. Eqatlly great was the signing of the Anglo-American agreement to help France in case of attack. “While the house cf commons will unqestionably ratify the treaty quickly, it is certain the principal battle will be in th American senate On the outcome of this battle the future security cf a good portion of the wc>]d depends.” Secretary von Haniel of the G- rman peace commission and 29 other members of that body left Versailles for Cologne on a special train at 9:20 this morning.

(United Press Service) I Paris, June 30. (Special tc Daily Democrat) —Frank Polk, under secretary of state, is scheduled to replace Secretary Lansing on the American peace commission when the labor leaves for America, it was learned today. The date for Lansing’s sailing has not been fixed. SIGNS TWO BILLS — (United Press Service) (By Lowell Mellett, United Press stall correspondent) Aboard the U. S. George Washington. June 30 —(Noont —-President Wilson furnished America with another precedent today when he received from the steamer "Great Northern as it passed the George Washington in mid ocean 'he railroad deficiency and the Indian appropriation bill- He read the bills, signed them and made i them laws. > The president had been previous!' advised that the Great Northern was carrying mail including the two bills. When the liner was sighted this morning he asked that the mail be transferred. The budget also included army and navy court martial papers and department of justice matters. TO STOP THE GAP (United Press Service) / Washington. — (Special to Democrat)—A bill designed to "stop the gap between war time and ion stitutional prohibition was intro duced today by Representative Randall Calif. The bill would make prohibition continuous beginning tom raw and would hold in the waiehous es all distilled liquor now there. An ice cream social w ill ,ie Tuesday evening at the Metho church. The public is invited to a tend.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

TO REPEAT PLAY The home talent musical fantasy, “The Wishing Ring,” will be repeated this evening, at the new Gym. The production will begin at 8:15. Any seat in the house will be sold for thirty-five cents. If you have no ticket, pay at the door. LEFT FOR CULVER Truman Johnson, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw, left today for Culver Military Academy on Lake Maxinkuckee. vancil““married Kenneth Va.uil Married at Canton, ()., to Miss Elsie M. Smith of That City ON LAST WEDNESDAY Groom was First Van Wert Boy to be Injured or Gassed in the War.

The Van Wert (O.) Daily Bulletin says of the marriage of Kenneth Vancil, who a few years ago, with his parents, lived in this city: "News of the marriage of Kenneth W. Vancil to Miss Elsie M. Smith at j Canton was received here today by friends, the ceremony having been j performed June 24. The wedding serj vic took place at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the wedding parlors of the First Christian church and was performed by Rev. W. H Welsheimer. For the present the bride and groom will be home at the bride’s parents. 1200 Eghth street, N. W„ Canton. ! Mr .Vancil is well known n Van Wert, j where he has a host of friends who will be interested in hearing of his maxr,iagq» lit) WAS discharged frqm fthe marine service only a few weeks ago, havng serbed in France with the Sixth marine regiment and being the ! first soldier from Van Wert to suffer from gas or wounds in the war. He is a son of Mr. and Mis E. N. Vancil iof North Market street.” FORT WAYNE GIRL Becomes Bride of Fred M. Elzey—Bride was Miss LaVerne Williams WEDDING SATURDAY Will be at Home in This

City—Groom is Cashier of Express Company, Fred M. Elzey, cashier for the local branch of the American Railway Express Company, was married Saturday evening at 8 o'clock to Miss LaVerne Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. A. Williams, of 2220 Crescent Avenue. Fort Wayne. The wedding was very quietly solemnized at the Bible Training school by the Rev. Leightner. Accompanying the couple were Chalmer Porter, a comrade of the groom's in old Company A, who recently returned from France, and Miss Mae Babcock, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city. Witnessing the wedding also, were the bride’s parents and her brother, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Williams and son, Victor. Mr. and Mrs. Elzey were guests of the bride’s parents until yesterday, when they came to this city and are visiting with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Elzey, of Sixth street until they go to housekeeping in a few days in the residence at the corner of Liberty Way and Third streets. The groom is a young man of worth, capable and industrious. He was one of the local boys who volunteered for military service in Company A, spending a long time at Camp Shelby, Miss, before going across to France. His bride is a young lady of merit, lovi able and popular, and both have the j hosts of friends that they deserve. The Bulah Chapel Epworth league will give an ice cream social on the I Peterson school house lawn Saturday ievening, July 12- Everybody invited.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, .June 30, 1919.

MOSTLY SILENT German Press Has Not Much to Say About Sign ing of Peace Treaty SOME TROOPS LEAVE Germans are Sullen Over Enthusiasm of Doughboys at Coblenz. Coblenz. June 30 —Careless firing of revolvers and rifles during an American peace celebration at Andernach caused the death today of W. Johnson. a military police of Jersey City, N J . Germans were sullen over the en-[ thusiasm of the doughboys as displayed in their impromptu balls and processions. The first, second and third American divisions have been returned from their advanced posts to their billets. Brest, June 30.—As a result of a brawl between Americans and French marines, in which several Frenchmen were wounded, the streets of Brest were placed under military control. French civilians joined in the fight and stoned and hit many Americans. Hotels inhabitated by Americans were beseiged. Military police fired their revolvers into the air as a means of clearing up the streets. Coblenz. June 30.—As the first step toward their return home the first and fifth divisions of the American army were ordered to the service of supply today. The fifth is scheduled to leave Tuesday and the fourth on July 6.

(By Carl D. Groat. Unite dPress Staff Forres pendent i Berlin. June 29.—The German reactionary press was mostly silent tc- 1 day regarding signing of the peace 1 treaty. Several papers, however,' were outspoken in their bitterness to- 1 ward the terms. “The signing is treason,” said the Berliner Neuste Nachrichten. "The next general election will show what the Geimans think of the treaty.” "It is a scrap of paper." declared the Tagetlatt. The Vorwaerts hoped the war’s official and at least will enable Germany to begin her works of rehabiliatitation.” According to the National Zeitung. the treaty “reduces the cultured people cf Germany to the level of the American Crecle states.” The Lokal Anzeiger urged the German people to receive the treaty with stoicism “A pence of violence has been sign | ed at Versailles. Germany’s honor has been buried. Only incessant toil will enable us to regain our place among the nations of the world. Then will come revenge for the disgrace of 1919.” The paper was suppressed by the government. Much speculation was indulged today as to how the allies would receive the appeal of Dr. von Both-mann-Hcllweg that he be tried instead of the former kaiser, for the responsibility of causing the war. WILLIAM ROE BADLY INJURED William Roe, of the south part of the city, member of the B. F. Amnine’s section force on the Clover Leaf, suffered severe injury this morning. in which it was feared his back was broken. However, it is now believed that this is not the case. Whether the stomach was ruptured in the fall, or just what injury, Internal or otherwise he may have sustained. is not known at this time. FUNERAL TUESDAY Funeral services for Lewis Boerger, well known farmer of Allen county, living just across the county line, will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the home and at ten o’clock from the Fuelling Lutheran church, the Rev. Dornself in charge. I Mr. Bcerger's death occurred Satur--1 day morning at eleven o'clock. The Presbyterian Missionary society which was to have met Tuesday of this week with Mrs. A. H Saunders, has postponed its meeting until Tuesday, July 10.

RETURNED FROM CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDowell returned last evening on the 6:10 G. R. & I. from Salt Lake City, where they attended the Rotary convention which was held being held at that place. A good time was reported, the event requiring about three weeks. There were four thousand members of the Rotarian club in attendance. They returned by the way of Yellow Stone Park, and Minneapolis, which rendered the trip very interesting. OPEN NEW BRANCH The Berne Overall & Shirt Company to Install New Branch Factory

AT PANDORA, OHIO Takes Place of Two Others Destroyed by Fire— Opens Tuesday. The Berne Witness says: “Representatives of the Berne Overall and Shirt Co. were at Pandora. Ohio. Tuesday, where they signed a contract with the prporietors of the People’s Store Co., for the installation of a branch factory at that place. The new factory is to occupy the upstairs of the People’s Store, the council room as soon as they can be gotten in readiness. If matters materialize. theey expect to be ready to install the machinery by the middle of July. "The enterprise is by no means a new one to the people of Pandora, two others having previously been destroyed by fire. Since the destruction of the second plant, in 1916, there have been many experienced seamstresses who have hoped for a new plant. Employment will be given from the start for over twenty people and as the demands justify more machines will be added. Because of the experienced hands, a goon output can be expected from the beginning. (Continued on Page Three) MOTHER IS DEAD

Mrs. Theodore Zerkle, of Bluffton, Mother of Cary Zerkle. Died AT BLUFFTON HOME Funeral Services Held This Afternoon—Daughter of William Houser. Funeral services for Mrs. Theodore Zerkle, of Bluffton, mother of Cary Zerkle. of Pleasant Mills, were conducted this afternon at 2:30 o’clock from the Six Mile church in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Beisiegel. with burial in the Elm Grove cemetery. Death occurred at the home in the second story of the Chrisman building, on East Market street, Bluffton, Saturday morning at 4:30 o’clock and was due to apoplexy. She was taken sick a week ago Friday and had remained in a serious condition until early Saturday morning when death ended a useful life. The Bluffton News says: “The daughter of William Houser and Mrs. Mary Ann Merica Houser, Mrs. Zerkle was born August 17, 1857, having reached the age of al- • most sixty-two at the time of her demise. Her childhood days were spent at the place of birth at St. Paris, Ohio She was married at St. Paris. Ohio, on June 6. 1880, to Mr. Zerkle, her maiden name being Lydia Ann Houser. For three years the Zerkles ran a general store at Kingsland. “The husband and one son, Cary Zer kle of Pleasant Mills, survive. Alvy C. Zerkle, a son. died when eight year old. and two other children died in infancy. She has two grandchildren, George and Mary Zerkle. The brothers and sisters surviving are: Malinda Mclnterf, St. Paris; William Houser. St. Paris; Dr. D. C. Houser, Urbana; Lewis H. Houser, Bluffton; Jere Houser, St. Paris. One brother and a sister have preceded Mrs. I Zerkle in death.”

RULES ARE FIXED For the Bout Between Willard and Dempsey—Allowed to Fight Clinches USE TOLEDO RULES Even the “Rabbit” Punch will be Permitted—Must Break at Call. (By H. C. Hamilton. United Press staff correspondent) Toledo. 0., June 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Ollie Pecord, selected referee for the bout here between Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey, sees no reason why there should be undue excitement over what shall or shall not be done in the ring by the boxers. “Rules of the Toledo boxing commis sion will govern the bout.” he said today. “The boxers will be allowed to fight in the clinches so long as one arm is free, but they must break at the word of the referee. I will protect them coming out of clinches. They need not worry about that. Otherwise, straight Marquis of Queenbury rules will be followed.” Pecord said he had heard that both boxers have used the kidney punch to some extent in their training. This, he pointed out. is barred by the commission rules and will not be tolerated.

He was asked regarding the “rabbit" punch—a blow delivered on the back of the neck while boxers are in a clinch. He said there was no rule against it and it would be permitted, but he announced himself as opposed to it. “If the men care to meet me be fore the bout, I will be glad to go to their camps and talk over the fight,” he said, “but I see no real reason for it. We can have our argument in the ring before the scrap starts. There is nothing to be said further than that the rules of the commission must be observed." There will be a deviation from usual procedure in the bout when the judges are placed side by side outside the ring instead of one on each side. It has been pointed out to Tex Rickard that getting views from different sides of the ring probably would mean that each man would have a different opinion if their decisions were needed. Therefore they will be placed in a box alongside the official timer Training work of both boxers was' expected to slow up somewhat today. t Dempsey boxed only three rounds yesterday. owing to the fact that Bill Tate was taking a lay off. Tate’s ribs have been pounded so consistently by Dempsey that he begged for a respite. He declared he would have to leave if he was not given a rest. A MUCH-TRAVELED BAND A band that has traveled over 400,000 miles in 16 years, making a complete tour around the world must be of superior quality or it would not be in such demand. This is true of the famous “Kilties,” Canada’s Greatest Concert Band, under the able leadership of Mr. Muadoch J. MacDonald, and if Mr. Andrew Carnegie was giving medals for the best traveled band the "Kilties” would undoubtedly wear them. During the past 16 years this great organization has visited twenty different countries and playing over 6.000 concerts, two of which were before King Edward VII by Royal Com- ,' mand. The “Kilties” have been especially engaged to appear here July 2nd and 3rd. under the auspices of the Kekionga Camp Fire girls, at the Athletic Hall.

ATTEND C. E. CONVENTION

A large number from here are at Winona Lake attending the week’s convention of the Christian Endeavor society. Among those from here are Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Saunders, Doris Erwh), Naomi Mayer, Robert Atz, Gordon Engler, Alta Teeple. MRS. DORWIN VERY LOW Mrs. Belinda Dorwin, former lady of this city, is very near death at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Walters, at Columbus, O. Mrs. Dorwin is about eighty-five years of age and has suffered a gradual decline, due to senility, I

MOVING TO FORT WAYNE Anna, Vena and Bernard Parent left this morning for Fort Wayne where they will make their future home, having purchased a residence on Broadway street. SON IS BORN Luther Frederick is the name of the son born Saturday to the Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Hinz. Rev. Hinz is pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, corner of Monroe and Eleventh street. This is their second son and child. A VICTORY MEET Presbyterian Congregation Arranges for Splendid Celebration to be held — i WEDNESDAY EVENING Ed S. Moses Will be Leader —To Give Review of War’s Main Events. A Victory meeting has been arranged. to be held at the Presbyterian ! church on Wednesday evening at ■ 7:45. Mr. Ed. S. Moses will be the leader, and will give a brief review i of the principal events of the war. Miss Annette Moses will speak on the topic, “The Religious Characteri of Our Allied Leaders”; and Mrs.' Horton will discuss “General Pershing's Religion.” “The Signs of God’s Hand in the Victory," by Mr. Thomas J Perkins; “Conditions in Our Own i Country that Encourage War.” by Mr. ■ W. H. Lee, and “The Way that Leads , to Peace." by Mrs. Wm. Kremers, will be subjects that cannot fail to be interesting and helpful. This will be a thanksgiving meeting for God’s goodness in restoring peace to the earth, ami an effort to 1 see wnat we can do toward making | peace and righteousness permanent ! in the world. It is expected that this I will be a large and enthusiastic meet- ; ing, and all who can are invited and I urged to attend. FOR A HOSPITAL

Shakespeare Club Adopts Resolution Approving the Joint Sanitorium OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT i > Miss Spaeth Addressed Several Meetings at Portland Over Sundav. h — I 1 Miss Ida Spaeth, field secretary for i s the Indiana Tuberculosis Society was at Portland over Sunday where she i 0 adressed several meetings and where | * It is reported interested is growing i ’ In the proposed tuberculosis hospital. ' It is believed that the commissioners of Jay and Adams county will approve ( the plan is presented to them next ( Monday. The Ladies Shakespeare club is in favor of the plan and the following ( statement has the unanimous approval of that organization: The Ladies’ Shapespeare Club wishes hereby to place itself on record as favoring most sincerely and cheerfully the proposed joint sanitorium for the prevention and cure of tuberculosis, and signifies its readiness to assist the project in any way possible to It. SECRETARY. SOCIAL THIS EVENING The weather seems to favor the so- • cial to be given this evening on the i St. Joseph Catholic school grounds j by the Catholic Ladies of Columbia, the same having been postponed from last Wednesday evening on account of the storm of that evening. Ice cream, homemade cake and candies will be sold. Everybody is cordially y invited to come. e' n ' Miss Roso Geels went to Fort •- Wayne today. e ~ tj Clarence Stalter went to Ft. Wayne I this morning on business.

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HIS LAST DAY Friends of Old John Barleycorn are Preparing For a Big Night AFTER BOOTLEGGERS Federal Government Will Step In—Reports From Over the Country. (United Press Service) Washington. June 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Continuous nation wide prohibition, beginning tomorrow was to be announced as the aim of the “ultra” prohibitionists in congress today. Resenting President Wilson's es-

forts to have the wartime prohibition act repealed as soon as it is legally possible, the drys were planning to push through congress legislation that will prevent a wet period of a few months between the time the president declares wartime prohibition at ; an end and the great drouth of conI stitutional prohibition. Milwaukee, Wis., June 30 —(Special j to Daily Democrat) —Six thousand | Milwaukee saloon proprietors and : bartenders will be out of a job at mid- | night tonight. Cash registers will be j among the cheapest things in town, j All Milwaukee saloon men have given up hopes of continuing business. i even under the 2.3 per cent law, enI acted by the state legislature. ■ Si. Louis, Mo.. June 30—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Crusaders from the I desert country pilgrimaged to St. I Louis today to pay homage for the ! last time before the shrine of John I Barleycorn. I Saloon keepers prepared to make a j test case tomorrow. They will not i close on schedule, they declared today. Everything will be sold tonior- , row. in an effort to get a ruling on [ the validity of the act. j Chicago. June 30—(Special to Daily I Democrat) —Chicago was today preparing for the greatest “stew” in its history. Reports from the grills indicate that nearly the entire adult population will sit up to the wake of the wet one.

Every loop case reported capacity reservation, many of the tables going at from $5 to $lO per head. Indianapolis, June 30 —(Special to , Daily Democrat) - Every sale of booze a federal offense every bootlegger a defendant before Federal Judge A. B. Anderson. This was what the dry la w. effective at midnight tonight, meant to Hoosiers today. Except to the bootleggers, the law means little to Indiana citizens, whose throats have been parched by state prohibition since April 6, 1918. But to the bootleggers their means of liv< tihood go a glimmering. They cannot be hauled before a justice of the pence at Pedunk for “a good turn" to their intimate friends after tonight Instead Uncle Sam will be the man behind the gun. Mccrding to intorpre tation put on the law by L. Ert Slack, IT. S. district attorney. Louisville, Ky.. June 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Louisville, the stronghold of John Barleycorn, will not exactly be dry after July 1. It will be damp under foot for many a day after that date. Officially, of course, the curtain on I booze will drop. Unofficially, how ever, there will be enough booze in cellars of Louisville to float the ! George Washington. Followers of Bacchus, with blistered palms from hard work, with the pick and shovel digging themselves in, will pay their last respects to the oil boy today. Old Taylor. Old ChartB er. Old Crow, Mellwood, Coon Hollow s and all his relations will be taken .. care of. a “Just give me any old brand —it’s t all good,” is the general reply to the e barkeeper’s question. s y Dallas, Tex.. June 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the great drouth only a matter ot hours price t of “bootleg” whiskey was unchanged on the Texas markets, it was sold, at from sls to $25 a quart. > Texas has been dry since July L 1917.