Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1919 — Page 1

■ olume XVII. Number 161

AIRPLANE IS HEBE lieutenant Ballard, With ■ Eleven Other Air Service Men Come at Noon lon exhibit here ■Until Wednesday Morning | Come in Interest of Air H Service Department. | A Curtis training airplane, in ■charge of Lieutenant Ballard and a ■service man, arrived here at 12:40 ■o'clock this afternoon, a half hour ■after leaving Huntington, and landed ■in a field near the Henry Eiting farm ■ southwest of the city, until later in ■the day when they brought the ma■chine to a point nearer the city. At ■ the same time, two trucks and a tour- ■ ing car brought the several parts of Kan airplane, including four different ■ kinds of motors which were set on ■ the court house lawn and will be here ■ during the two-days' stay, which the I party will make in the interest of reI cruiting for air service for the U. S. I government. It was the intention to I bring the airplane to the court house I grounds also, during its stay here.' I but objection being made to that, esI forts were made to secure a field east I of the city for its stop until Wednes- | day morning, when the flight will be I made to Auburn. On the trip here the airplane fol-j lowed the Erie railroad. A newspaper reporter from Huntington was to accompany Lieutenant Ballard, but he failed to show up. a service man accompanied the lieutenant here instead. The party includes besides Lieutenant Ballard. Sergeants Hayes and Kane, and eight air-service men. * The display on the court house grounds is quite interesting ‘rtiere are four different kinds of motors shown, the Liberty, the Larone, the Curtis and the Hespano. The Liberty motor, which weighs nine hundred popnds, is one of the many taken from the harbor at Hoboken. N. J., after sinking. The various other parts of the airplane are on exhibit here, including the framework of the | body, the framework of an wing, and another wing showing the different stages of completion, besides malny others.

Applications for air-service will be taken on the grounds and enlistment may be accomplished at the Fort Wayne or Indianapolis stations. Another airship was to come hero also, but a disappointment in the arrival of certain parts preluded this. About two-thirty this afternoon, a 1 flying demonstration with the loop ing-of-loops, was given over this city, before seeking the landing in the Ahr field. TO RATIFY THIS WEEK (By Carl D. Grote, United Press staff . correspondent) Berlin. July 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Government leaders in | session at Weimar expect the peace treaty to be ratified this week, it was learned today. The crisis between the Prussian and national government on the question of granting greater independence to the individual states had not been solved today. Further consideration of the question was postponed until Wednesday. The strike situation at Frankfort was more menacing, worrying the government from the standpoint of supply shipments. Workers in Hanover voted to strike Saturday evening and it is feared that several other cities also will be tied up by stiike. TO START IT SOON London, July 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Andrew Bonar Law, ( spokesman for the house of commons ( today that no formal representation had yet been made to Holland with regard to extradition of the former kaiser. He added, however, that ( steps were being taken in that direc tion. GOES TO DETROIT Will Keller, who resigned his position as lineman for the city last week, left Sunday morning for Detroit where he has accepted a very fine position with the Chalmer Motor Car Ca, of that place.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ATTENDING SCHOLL COLLEGE ‘ Charlie Voglewede, the shoe seller, is In Chicago this week taking a post graduate course in practipedlcs at the Scholl College This course consists of clinical demonstrations of fitting shoes and foot comfort appliances such as arch supports, etc. Also disecting the human foot to show how the muscles, blood vessels, and nerves are affected by weak arches and ill-fitting shoes. He expects to return home next week. » THE WHEAT CROP One Farmer Declares Will Not Average Ten Bushels to Acre Near Here HEADS ARE CHAFF Did Not Fill Out Because of Drouth—Oats is Also Reported a Short Crop. A week, or two ago indications were that Adams county would break all previous records with her wheat crop. Even today, if you ride along the road or take a casual glance at one of the golden fields you will declare that the crop now being harvested will make all previous results fade. But ’tis not so. we are told. Those who have made close exam- ' ination report today that the crop of wheat in this immediate vicinity is very slight indeed and that the entire acreage will not average much ' over a quarter yield. One well known and conservative farmer informed us this morning ;that on his far mwhere he has ex-J pected forty bushels to the acre, the threshing will not develope more than ten. Another to whom we ed. laughed at the statement but later called us and said that an investigar tion had proven that the wheat had failed to head out, due, he believes, to the lack of rain. The oalts crop is also in danger, we are informed,! and unless a rain comes soon the yield will be disappointing.

GRAND INSPECTOR Miss Leona Bosse, Retiring Grand President of Delta Theta Tau WAS AGAIN HONORED Made Grand Inspector — Grand Convention Closed Sessions at Portland The grand Delta Theta Tau asso-

cation again honored Miss Leona Bosse of this city, who retired as, ' grand/ president this year, by elect- j ing her to the office of grand inspect-1 or. Tha election w|u> one of the I closing events of the grand conven--1 tion held at Portland last week. Other grand officers elected were: Grand | president, Ruth Pope Davison, Portland; vice president, Mrs. Ethel i Methzger, Lafayette; secretary, Hazel Mashmeyer, Richmond; treasurer, I Florence Collins, Muncie; inspector, | Leona Bosse, Decatur, registrar, Alberta Motes, Union City; editor-in-chief, Vivian Douthit, Liberty; assistant editor-in-chief, Eleanor Coughman, Liberty. A picnic for the Delta Theta Tau members will be held in a park at Muncie, July 20, and members ci. the i sorority from surrounding cities are 1 preparing to motor there. I One of the big social affairs of the ■ grand convention was the hall held at the Elks’ club at Portland. The J music was by the Reginald DuVale orchestra, of Indianapolis. The sorority colors in green and white formed a lattice around the room, over which white roses clambered. The . orchestra was secreted in a little t summer-house in one corner of the t room The grand march was led by j the grand president. Miss Bossee and r E. J. Minch, of Portland. During a ( special dance, Miss Emily Spade sang

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 7, 1919.

A EXHIBIT Accompanied With Wonderful Celebration Features is Centenary OF THE M. E. CHURCH Many Decatur People Attend at Columbus, O.— Interesting Features. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lewton have J returned from Columbus, 0., where, they spent eight days attending the| Methodist centenary exposition and, celebration. Much comment has been, made on the magnitude of the centennial celebration which celebrates j a hundred years’ of mission work in ' the Methodist church, and which is i attended by tens of thousands from I over the entire world. Every country in the world is rep-1 resented in the exhibit, wihch is like a great world’s fair, without the midway attractions. Natives, missionaries and home-workers preside over the various exhibits, and there are mimy interesting features. Besides this are ninety or ninety-five special events on the day’s program, making the centennial interesting, entertain-! ing and instructive religiously as otherwise. In the great parade celebrating “prohibition dfcy." were thirty-eight nations represented. On July 4th,; there were ten thousand people rep-j resented in the parade, including rep-! resentatives of missions and natives! of all of;*the countries, with their ex-1 hibits and special floats representative ) of mission periods. The day closed with a? 10,000 fireworks’ display, a! special feature of this was a piece I representing the flags of the allies. A wonderful- feature of the centennial is the great screen on which pictures are shown. They can be seen nine miles in the country, by

spectators on a train. Pictures for the screen, which however, appear ordinary size to spectators in the I coliseum, which holds 10.000 and in the grandstand which seats 30,000. ! meaisure fifty feet from ear to ear on ’ a face, and seventy feet from the crown of the head to the chin. i A (very fine pageant, said to be! ! the most wonderful ever given, was! I designated “The Wayfarer’s Pa-1 geant,” showing the phases of life of a wayfarer away from, and then living the Christian life. Two days are required for the production, in which 2,500 people take part. One of the very many interesting personages was Robert Hardy, of Portland, Oregon, in the Javan building. Mr. Hardy is the only surviving member of the party that went with Commodiore Perry’s expedition to j open up Japan for missionary service, ad he has the distinction of having sung the fiflst Christian hymn in| Japan. He was at the time, only twenty years of age. being now about eighty-five years old. The attendance is very great, and the crowds are very congenial and pleasing. Very many from here are I attending from time to time. Among i those who have been there besides , Mr. and Mrs. Lawton. are the John ! Niblick. C. L. Walters. Rev. Charles Tinkham families, Mrs. James Stults and others. Mr. and Mrs. Lewton called on the Wi H. Fledderjohann family there. They are nicely located in itheir own home across from the Ohio university campus. They also called on Mrs. Belinda Dorwin, an aged Decatur lady, who is very near death. She is making her home now with her daughter, Mrs. John Walters at Columbus. < - GOING TO $23.00 (United Press Service) ) Chicago, July 7.—(Special to Dailj Democrat)— Hog prices continued - their upward movement today when I'they opened ten cents higher than ’ last week’s record of $22.20. The $22.30 per hundred of today - was said by packers to presage $23.00 • pork. r — s the Delta Waltz song. Ices and punch ? and wafers were dispensed during ? the dance. t-l The business sessions of the conII vention were held in the court house, i: The 1920 convention will be held at Richmond.

WITNESSES TO COME (United Press Service) London, July 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Field Marshal von Hindenburg may be brought to London to testify in defense of the former kaiser, the Daily Sketch reported today. It. also as said that a number of Üboat captains and the slayers of Edith Cavell and Captain Fryatt were expected to arrive at the tower of London in a few days. HEARING TODAY State Tax Board Hears Argument for Issuing Gravel Road Bonds in County ROADS WERE ORDERED By the Commissioners — County Attorney Heller Appeared Before It. County Attorney Henry B. Heller. ■ representing Adams county and the petitioners for the six macadam roads that were ordered built by the county commissioners last month, is in Indianapolis today, appearing before the state tax board commission relative to securing their permission to issue the bonds for the improvements, this board having jurisdiction over the issuing of all bojids in township, county or city. The commissioners at their session in June approved the proposed improvements and authorized the auditor to'advertise for bids for the sale of the bonds. Under the law enacted by the last legislature, it is now necessary to go to Indianapolis and secrue the permission of the state tax board to issue the bonds or build the roads. If the state board rejects the petition the roads cannot be built. The petitioners for the roads are very anxious that the highways be built this summer and it is the sincere dehope of everyone concerned that the right to construct the roads will be granted. The roads that are being held up. < Continued on Page Two)

HOME TOMORROW President Wilson to Reach New York Where Reception Awaits Him ON TO WASHINGTON Wil! Arrive at Capitol by Tomorrow Night—Plans are Completed. (United Press Service) New York, July 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Final preparations for reception of President Wilson were complete today. The delegation of Hoboken school children which will greet the nation's chief executive tomorrow when he steps from the transport Georgte Washington have rehearsed their exercises and songs. The president will be officially welcomed to New York by Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan. Vice President Marshall, Secretary Baker, and Secretary Daniels, together with other members of the cabinet. members of congress and their families will go down the bay on the dreadnaught, Pennsylvania, to welcome the presidential ship. Following his arrival in New York, the president will deliver a short speech at Carnegie hall. He will then take the five o’clock train for Washington. He will reach the capitol about 10 o’clock tomorrow night. ROTARY PICNIC POSTPONED The Rotary picnic that was to have been held at Robinson Park, Fort Wayne, next Thursday, has been postponed indefinitely. A number of the Rotarians and their families are out of the city this week and the committee in charge thought it best to postpone it until fall.

MESSACE READY President Wilson Completes Important Task of Writing His Report SUNDAY AT SEA Was Very Warm — Miss Margaret Entertained Troops With Songs (By Lowell, United Press staff cor respondent.) Aboard U. S. S. George Washington. July 6—(By Wireless to United Press) —President Wilson’s message to congress was practically completed today. Primarily, it is expected to be a report to congress on what has been done in Paris, together with a broad analysis of the world situation following the conclusion of peace. The president probably will explain the guarantees of permanent peace which nave been exacted as well as the manner in which the continued blockade assures Germany’s observance of the terms imposed at Versailles. It is also believed the message will outline economic factors necessary for American business men to consider. The president is not expected to attempt detailed explanations, leaving those for the departmental representatives of the peace commission. Observing his custom, the president has written the message on his own typewriter. The George Washington ploughed through a heat haze Sunday, which made only the upper decks endurable. Miss Margaret Wilson entertained returning troops this evening with a song recital on the lower deck, the soldiers singing the choruses. President and Mrs. Wilson spent a part of the afternoon visiting the wounded in the ship's hospital.

PICNICS END IN DEATH

Indianapolis, July 7. —i(Special( to Daily Democrat) —Nine lives was the total of Sunday recreational pursuits in Indiana. Five men were drowned while | swimming in Indianapolis, two men went to the bottom of Flint lake near Valparaiso, one girl was killed when I a Monon passenger train struck the I automobile in which she was riding ' near Breencastle. and a fisherman was killed instantly when struck by a traction car near Tipton. Many were injured in accidents. MEEHAN WANTS CHANCE (United Press Service) San Francisco, July 7.— (Special to Daily Democrat)— William Meehan, Frisco's “fat boy” is ready to meet Campion Jack Dempsey any old place in any length bout, the local heavyeight said today folowing announcement that Dempsey claims a four round decision over Dempsey, who. he declared, is champion only because Jack Kearns picked him up and nursed him along Meehan meets Jack Thompson, col- < ored heavyweight in a fourlround J bout at Oakland Wednesday night. 1 _ — < ALLOWING 3ILLS TODAY f (United Press Service) ( The board of county commissioners met this morning in July session t at the Auditor’s office. Bills were checked and allowed, but no entries made on the docket. County Attorney T H. B. Heller, being in Indianapolis, he g appearing before the board of tax ( commissioners relative to the issuing g of the bonds on the six macadam roads ordered by the comissioners 5 last month. COURT HOUSE NEWS Thomas J. Durkin filed suit against Will Hammell, the suit being on note, demand $135 Attachment and garnishment proceedings were also begun in connectio therewith. Peterson & Moran are attorneys for the plaintiff. A marriage license was issued Thursday evening to Doyl Barger, aged 20, a farmer of Wells county, a son of John H. Barger, and Miss Dorothy Johnson, aged 17. a daughter of Melvin Johnson. —Bluffton News. Real estate transfers: Thomas S. Dowling et al. to louis F. Miller, realty in Washington township, sll.100.

CAPTAIN HOFFMAN ARRIVES Captain S. P. Hoffman arrived; yesterday in New York City and ex ; pects to be home by July 12. according to a telegram received by his wife, who has been making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. | Bierie, at Berne, during the time her; husband was in the army. Dr. Hoff ■ man has been in France and has been j on hand during the period of great ! activity. He will return here and re- I open his office for practice. IT’S UP TOMORROW Board of Commissioners Will Hear Those Interested in Sanitorium ALL ARE INVITED To Meet With Committees to Boost for the Tuberculosis Hospital. The Mennonite church at Berne yesterday declared themselves in favor of the tuberculosis sanitorium,; and so went on record. The proposition wap taken up at the Sunday meeting and was quickly and earnest- j ly endorsed as it has been by prac-, tically every Christian organization here and elsewhere. No greater work remains to be done in this day when ; we are doing great things, other than ; to provide tor fighting the most dead-; ly disease known to this section. It should be, must be. and will be done. All members of committees from the various churches, lodges and or-j ganizations, all boosters and citizens' who feel that the hospital is needed, are requested to meet at the court house promptly at one o’clock tomor-, row. to show the board of commis-j sioners that favorable action is de - sired. Wells and Huntington counties arc disposing of the sanitorium question today and it is believed that both counties will declare in favor of this; project, designed to save and protect life. ENROUTE TO WEST : i 1 1 Mrs. Lulu Burger, Mother of Harry S. New, Jr., 4 < Hastening to Son HELD FOR MURDERi Declares She Was Former < 1 e Wife of Senator New— ~ Separated 18 Years. t Los Angeles, Calif., July 7.—(Sne- <! cial to Daily Democrat)) —Harry S. New confidently expects Senator > Harry S. New of Indiana who he cjlajns is his father to come to his assistance. He pleaded with the po- , 1 J lice today to be allowed to see the' dead body of Miss Frieda Lesser, the girl whom he admits killing Friday; 11 night, twenty-four hours before they, were to be married. He will be permitted to review the remains of his dead sweet heart as soon as the inquest which is scheduled for tomorrow is over, the police said. New today even expressed the belief that Senator New would come to Los Angeles to conduct his defense in person. Chicago, July 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Lulu Burger, mother of Harry S. New, held at Los An--1 gales, charged with the murder of Miss Frieda Lesser was enroute to the coast today to be at her son’s side. She passed through Chicago last night. Mrs. Burger was quoted as saying' ' Senator New of Indiana was the con- ■ fessed slayer’s father. She said she 1 and the senator have been separated -18 years. She refused to comment f further on Senator New’s denial they , were ever married. Mrs. Burger declared she had plead . ed with her son to give up Miss Les- - ser but he had refused. She said she . knew little of the girl or her family.

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MEEHAN IS FIRST Will Probably Get Battle With Dempsey Within Next Few Months WILLARD WAS GAME But Was Overconfident — Joe Beckett, of England, Will be a Contender. (By H. C. Hamilton. United Press staff correspondent) New York. July 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The popular indoor sport, following the ascension of Jack Dempsey to the throne of world heavyweight champion is passing out sympathy to Jess Willard because the big Kansan was not in condition. Nothing could be further overdrawn. Willard was in as good condition as at any time in his life. He fell a victim of his egotism which ex- ' posed him to the rapid fire of greater punching than he ever had before. He treated Dempsey in the first round ; as though he expected his challenger to be awed by the presence of a champion. To say that Willard was not in I condition would be to ignore the fact that he was knocked down six times in the first round by blows, any one of which would have stopped an | ordinary man then and there. He was able to walk to his corner after each round and from the ring after the battle. Willard has been greatly criticised for his failure to come to scratch in the fourth round. He has been called I yellow, but he wasn't. Willard, not being a fighter, could not understand why he should he expected to take any more punches. He had been . beaten sufficiently to make him realize that he could not retain the championship. His face was smashed. His ! wife was in the arena. Friends were there. He wanted to save them further agony. Willard’s action, however, it may be said, was a good thing for boxing. Too many enemies of the game eagerly watch for bloody encounters to be h< Id up before the public as reasons for calling a halt to pugilists. Dempsey's next bout probably will be with Willie Meehan, who holds a four decision over him and then there probably will be a great championship affair between Joe Beckett, the Britisher and the new champion for few persons doubt that Beckett will defeat Georges Carpentier for the European title. FIRST TRUCK TRIP (United Press Service) Washington. July 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first transcontinental army truck journey started today when 50 transport trucks departed from the white house on the 3,000 mile run to San Francisco. The train was the heaviest ever put together. Making the trip are 200 officers and men. Col. A. Owen Seaman was in charge. Just before departure the entire outfit was reviewed by Secretary Baker. Chief of Staff March, Assistant Chief of Staff Mclntyre and General Jervy, chief of supplies. The trip will lie devoted largely to urging more and bettet highways. The route will be along the Lincoln highway. The first stop will be made at Baltimore. Other stops listed are Gettysburg. Pittsburg, Canton. Fort Wayne, Cedar Rapids, Salt Lake City and Oakland. MISSIONARY PROGRAM At United Brethren Church Tuesday Evening. The following program will be given Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the United Brethren church, to . which everybody is invited: Prelude Miss Ireta Fisher Song — America Congregation ,; Prayer. i Reading Audrey Magner ■ .Reading Mrs. Harve Baker .' Song — Rescue the Perishing , Reading Miss Helen Schroll ; Play — Christ in America By Otterbein Guild Girls A free-will offering will be taken ifor the benefit of the Otterbein Guild . society. j Soldier’s honorable discharge was 1 filed by Floyd Hunter.