Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 165

A GREAT BATTLE FOR THE TREATY [President Wilson will Fight To a Finish For The Ratification OPPONENTS ARE BUSY Lead By Senator Borah and Others Who Try to Pick Flaws in Report. ** + *+ t + t+ + + t + Washington, July 11 — Presi + .j, dent Wilson and senate legal + + experts were at odds today over 4 + the questipn whether a majority + + of two-thirds vote is required to + * adopt reservations to the peace + + treaty. + 4. Wilson is known*, to believe + + that any reservation intended to + +be a pefinauedt part of the 4> + treaty rtnst gfitia two-thirds vote + + Many rules experts disagree 4* 4 The rule itself says two-thirds + 4 for ratification and for “all other + 4 motions a majority.” + *++++++++++++++++ (By L. C. Martin,, United Press staff correspondent) Washington* July 11—(Special to Patty Democrat! —Senators opposing the league of nations today saisted on six words from President Wilson’s speech to the senate as proof og their contention that ratification of the league will rob the United States of its independence of action. The six words are “at whatever cost of independent action." The president used them in declaring that (he world demanded a new order of international politics, founded on freedom and justice. He then added that it was in the league of nations that mankind found its only ! hope of. this new order. Thus the president, anti-leaguers argued today, demands that the United States.com-. (Continued on Page Four) BUYING IIP STOCK Edj-icl Ford is Financing Company to Buy Up Holdings of Stockholder WILL HOLD COUZENS Credit of One Year to be Provided — N. Y. Brokers Making Purchases. New York, July 11.—(Special to Dully Democrat) —Edsel Ford, pres-df-nt of the Ford Motor company, will undertake to finance the company through a syndicate that will provide $75.000,000 to purchase all holdings cf minority stockholders with the exception of James Couzen, it was announced hero today Couzens will remain as a director. The purchase will be made by A. j Siauart Webb of the noted brokei'L nge house of Webb & Goodwin, New York and the old Colony 1 rust cornfan y of Boston. The syndicate is expected to pro vide a credit of one year for the venture.

With The Methodists At Centenary Meeting

cjsrss s'**' l *'<•' Daily Democrat)— Captain Richmond j P. Hobson, of Alabama, naval hero of the Spanish-American war, is the feature attraction today at the . et odist centenary exposition. Hobson will be the principal speaker of in er church today. , , Special programs were being during the day for West Virginia and southwestern states. Plans are being formulatted by ex-,

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+++++*+++ * + + + + + + + + OH YOU HOG! + + * * Chicago, July 11 (Special to + ♦ Daily Democrat)—Hogs at a new 4 4 record breaking figure of $23 4 4 per 100 pounds by Saturday was 4 4 assure d. said packers, when the + •I* livestock market today opened 4 4- with hugs at $22.90. 4 + The upward trend began ten 4 + days ago and was irresistible. 4* 4 A consistent dehjaml for choice 4 4* light hogs boosted the price 10 to 4 425 cents daily. Efforts by sever- 4* + hi of the larger packers to hold 4 4> prices down by keeping out of 4" 4* the market failed. 4 444444+4444444444 WHEAT AVERAGES Threshers Report That in Many Places Yield is hut Six Bushels to Acre OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT For Crops in This Section Unless Rain Comes Soon ! I j Say the Farmers. 1 Reports from farmers and threshi ers now coming in show that the statement made in this paper a few days ago that the average yield of wheat in this part of Adams county would not exceed ten bushels to the I acre will be about correct. One thresher tells us that at many places the yield is not more than six bushels. T. 11. Baltzell threshed yester-j day and got a yield of sixteen bushels to the acre though he had until, a few days ago expected thirty-five. The high price to be paid ’.ill help some, but even then, the farmer will not make much money on his wheat here. Mr. Baltzell figures, allowing six per cent on investment of land that the cost per acre for his wheat ts •#26:SS. The price today is 2.11. which would bring $33.76 or ii profit Os $7.41 per acre, just about rent. The outlook for oats is not extra, anti for corn, just fair. MRS. MOONEY CALLS (United Ureas Service) Washington, July 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat (—Mrs. Rona Mooney, wife of Thomas Mooney, of" Calit’ornia. failed to get an audience with President Wilson when she called at the white house today. Secretary Tumulty informed her •he president would he glad to read any petition she might care, to present, but that he feels he has done all possible in Mooney's behalf and that any further Intercession must come from the governor of Californb j AGE MAY SAVE HER (United Pres* Service) 1 Chicago. July 10.— (Spcial to Daily | Democrat) — Margaret Seithomier. confessed slayer of Attorney Benjam-j in Burr, may escape the gallows by reason of her age, according to W \V. O'Brien, her lawyer, O’Brien, de-| dared today juvenile court records i show the girl is only 16 years old. j Illinois statutes, according to O’Brien ' and several judges, does not permit hanging for women under 18. j States attorney Heyue’s aides, howMtvuf. dcctqjre th p common law sets 14 las the minimum, meanwhile admitting “It hasn’t been done recently.’’ Margaret yesterday asserted she was to become a mother and she shot Burr to death when he refused to ! marry her.

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| position officials to stage “The Wayfarer” pageant in New York some 1 time in October. The largest theater in New York would tye secured, if possible, and ail entirely new cast selected. Saturday, the last stunt day of the exposition, will have as its attraction i Sergeant Alvin C. York, of Pall ?Ta,U. Tenn., “The one man army" and Lieut. Commander A. C. Read. ! the man who flew the NC 4 across the • I Atlantic.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday

MR. GMLOR DEAD :j —— [ Jacob Omlor, Well Known [| Farmer, Succumbed Last •: Evening • i i AFTER SHORT ILLNESS || i * Due to Hemorrhages from I Ulcers—Funeral Services Monday The death of Jocob Omlbr, well known farmer living south of the city, which occurred at 0:30 o’clock | last evening, came after a very short illness, the exact nature of which was unknown until revealed by the autopsy, which was held last nighth. £Hi'e /suffered severe hemorrhage at I the last and practically bled to death I from two ulcers, one of which was located just above the stomach and | the other just below. No cancerous condition was found. Mr. Omlor had been complaining i of pain in the stomach and back for! ! a period of about two years, from i time, to time, his condition grew | worse in the past two months, not, I however, being such thal it greatly j inconvenienced him, until Monday, when he became bedfast. On Wednesday his condition took a sudden 1 turn for the worse, the hemorrhages whic quickly resulted in his death, ensuing. Mr, Omlor's death occurred on the farm where he nad lived for than fifty years, being the old Omlor homestead, and representing the work iof two generatons of the famly. Mr. Omlor was, born in Fostoria, 0.. January 1. 1861. and at death was fiftyeight years old. His parents were Nicholas and Catehrine Omlor, who came here when he was but six months' old. Residing in this city, four years, they went to the country' whbre they took possession of a tract of land which gretw in produetivenes, under careful skill, and which th.e ’ parents later turned over to the son, Jacob Omlor, when they came to this city in 1877. | Mr. Omlor was married in 1887 to Miss Mary H-ains. They went to housekeeping on the farm on which Mr. Omlor’s death now occurred, although they had made plans to move to-this city within a short time, having purchased the Radamaker homestead on Third street for this pur- . pose. The wife and teti children survive. They are: Margaret, wife of Caspar Miller; Gertrude, wife of j Clem Colchin; Agnes, wife of Edward Rumschlag; Edward, Lawrence, returned from military service bert and Francis. The son, Lawrence. returned from miiitarys ervice in France only about two weeks ( ago. j The parents died a number of years I ago. There are one sister and one l brother living, being Mrs.. H. E. Kel- j i ler, of this city; and Charles Omlor, of Hammond. ! Mr. Omlor was a member of the St. Marys Catholic church, of thei Knights of Colufcus and the St. Joseph society. j The funeral will be Monday j morning at 9:30 from the St. Marys j | Catholic church, with burial in the j St. Mary’n Catholic church, witlw hurial in the St. Joseph cemetery. THIS WILL STOP IT (United Preps Service! Paris, July 11— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Capital punishment for I food speculators was provided in a : bill introduced in the French charnb- ’ er of deputies today. FOR AN OPEN SHOP (United Press Service) New York, July 11.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel 1 ' corporation, has reiterated the stand II cf the corporation for an "open shop. | His statement followed announceI ment bv an official of the American ■!federation of Labor that the corporation would recognize the federation. r £ TWO-CENT SUPPER MENU The menu for the Young People’s | e Alliance two-cent supper to be served j a in the Evangelical church basement; II Saturday evening follows: Meat loaf, j ” esealloped potatoes, baked beans, po1, tato salad, banana salad, sandwiches, e pie. ice cream, cake, coffee, iced tea. j The public is cordially invited. | $

Evening, July 11, 1919.

Knights of Columbus Helping Soldiers Get Jobs

How the Knli fits of Columbus get Jobs for veterans. They pay the veterans $4.00 per d; y to find the jobs. They also pay them to qualify for some Jobs. The Knights have found 60,000 Jobs for returned men. A K. of C. Class in employm4nt management Peter W. Collins Is lecturing. v * [ (See story on page 5)

FINGERS TORN OFF —j — A. M. Henry, Road Master for Fort Wdyne-Decatur Line Has Bad Accident IN UNLOADING TIES YV. Whittenbarger, Farmer of East of City, Breaks Ann Today. A. M. Henry, road master Jor.iho Ft. Wayne-Decatur Traction, comp,any had the second and third fingers ctf his left hand torn off about 4:30 o’clock last evening while working along the traction line, lie was unloading ties when iris hand caught between a tie and a moving car, tearing thd fingers off. The road physician attended him. and while,, tu; will get along all right, he passed , a very restless first night. Mrs. Henry who had just left, yeterday for LaOtta, was apprized of the accident and came home at once, arriving on the 9:30 car last night. * -°— Walter Whitten Larger, farmer living eat of the city, had his left arm ; broken at the wrist this morning j while in the city to get some secondhand brick. He had loaded liis wagon near the Holthouse garage, and taken hold of the spring seat to climb upon the same, when the seat tipped, letting him fall to the brick street with the aforesaid fracture resulting. LAST TAPS SOUND For George Crist, Civil M ar Veteran, Farmer of Kirkland Township DIED THIS MORNING From Infirmities of Age— Was Seventy - Seven Years Old. Last taps sounded this morning at 8:15 for George Crist, another civil war veteran, a member of Company H, 89th Indiana, who died this morning at his home in Kirkland township, west of the city, from infirm! ties of age. Mr. Crist was seventy seven years old. He was born in Mahoning county, Pennsylvania, December 3, 1841, a son of Camuel Crist. He has been a resident of this county for very many | years, however, being one of its sub-1 stantial farmers. He was the last of ] his parental family. Mr. Crist leaves the widow, Martha IJ. Crist, and two children —a daugh- ; ter, Sarah, at home, and a son, Mar- ; ion F. Crist, at home. The funeral will be Sunday morning at ten o’clock from the home in j charge of the Rev. C. T. Payne. Bur- | ial will be in the Decatur cemetery.

AT PARSONAGE J ■ Os the Rev. V. C. Rogers Was Solemnized Wedding of Frank Kitson MISS JOANNA SUMAN Last Evening--Well Known Couple Take Life-Vows in Marriage. .j The parsonage of the Rev. V. C. ■ Rogefs,.jpttyior of the Decatur Methodist circuit, was the scene of a . wedding at 7:30 o’clock last evening, : the principals being Frank A Kitson -j of this city, and Miss Joanna Stunan. ■ daughter of Davison F. Suman, of j north of the city. Witnesses were j Mist Rogers and Miss Beulah White. : i Hie bride wore a pretty costume . I of beaded pale blue georgette crepe .(over a pale blue silk. A white geor- ' gette hat and white slippers made a [ ' pretty complexion of the* costume. The bride is the oldest daughter ! of Mr. Suman and has been keeping house for her father and his family , | sluice the death of her mother a nv.in- , her of years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Kit- . son will make their home for the ; _! present with Mr. Supan. The bride, f is a young lady of whom only the 1 , best can be said. Faithful and in- - dustrious. she has given a loving care :to the father and brothers and sis- j teris, and has developed thereby a! 'lovable character and nature, and a 1 housewifely skill, unexcelled. The bridegroom, who is a son of! Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kitson, of this I j city, is a truck driver for the Fornax ■ j Milling company, of this city, and is j i industrious and capable. WORSE THAN SHELL SHOCK ✓2 (United Press Service! Springfield, 111., July 11—(Special o Daily Democrat) —Marion R Iris wants his marriage annulled, claiming to have been inveigled into marrying Dorothy Gordon of St. Ixmis while shell shocked, suffering* in the battle of Soissons. Both were under age. 44444+444444+4444 4 HAT IN THE RING. 4 4 + 4 Salem, Iml . July 11 (Special 4 4 to Daily Democrat) —With his 4* 4 hat in the gubernatorial ring, 4 4- Lieut. Governor Edgar D. Bush 4 4 today was preparing to move to 4 4 Indianapolis as early as possible 4 4* to direct his campaign from 4 4- there. The lieutenant governor 4 + will go before the republican 4 + state convention for nomination + 4> and will conduct a vigorous cam- 4 4 paign throughout the state, he 4 4 said. 4 4- Opening his campaign after 4 4* the harvest on his farm Is com 4 4 1 pleted, Lieut. Governor Bush 4 4 will base his candidacy on an 4 4- anti-centralization of power plat- 4 + form. In a statement announc- 4 4> ing his candidacy, he said he fav- 4 4* ors a rdle of the people and 4 i 4 promises if nominated to exe- 4 4- cute the laws faithfully ' 4 44 + 4444444444444-1

i; TRADE RELATIONS With Germany Will be Ri- | sumed at Once Acting Secretary Polk Says HOLLAND STANDS PAT — I . On Position as to Kaiser— Polk Will Relieve Lansing in Paris Soon. (Unit#»«J RervirpO Washington. July 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Acting Secretary I of State Polk will sail for France July 21 to take Secretary of State Lanj sing's place at the Paris peace con-1 | ferenee. Lansing sailed from Brest j today. Polk expects to see Lansing in New York before sailing. I Washington, July 11.—Trade relations with Germany will be resumed at once, Acting Secretary ot State! Polk announced today. | Formal announcement will be made i to the world within forty-eight hours, 1 Polk said. The state department will issue j blanket licenses for trade with Germany in everything but dye, potash and chemicals. Restrictions on these j German products will not he lifted as l yet. Though trade and communication will be permitted, Secretary Polk emphasized that the United States is still at war with Germany and willj be until this country ratifies the! peace. The trading with the eqemy net is still in force, but the blanket licenses will permit trade and communication under it. Full resumption of German trade •, cannot be realized before mid-winter, -.it was said at the shipping board, t following the state department atj, : nouncement l (By Fred S. Ferguson) ’! Paris, July 'll.—(Specia ito Daily 1 Democrat) —Wligtever remaining inijterest the French and others in Paris had in the proposed trial of Wilhelm Hohenzollern was practical , ly ended today following receipt of a note from Holland. This eom-j L munication declared that, regardless j :of the allies’ warning, the Dutch . j would insist on exercising their gov- 1 ereign right as they saw fit. i in many quarters, the tone of the reply was believed to be a clear inJ dlcation of the non-surrender position Holland would take if a formal demand were made for the ex-kaiser, i Tlie allied commission is frankly more interested in reparation than in the effort to try the former kaiser. TO PAY FOR PROHIBITION i Washington, July 11—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —More bonds probI ably will have to be sold by the gov- ! eminent to make up for the loss of I j revenue, due to prohibition, represen-; < j tative Moore, Penn, told the house i i today. < “The government loss during the i next fiscal year will be $1,000,000,000, 1 figuring the taxes of the liquor and income taxes from its sales.” he said t

Harden May Be Sent To Represent Germany

(By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff Correspondent) Berlin, July 9.—(Delayed)—Max-i imilian Harden, editor of Die _ Zuk- j unft and opponent of German auto-j 1 cracy, is being discussed as the 1 new ambassador who will wrestle with Germany’s post-war problems In America. i It is understood that Count von l Bernstorff who has played a leading I role in the counsels of the government for a long time, regards Har- . den as a favorable man for the b Washington post, especially as he en- . tertains liberal views and is believj, ed to be highly regarded in the Uni1, ted States through his editorial work. * The Berlin government is eager to + have diplomatic relations restored + with the United States. France and + Great Britain. 1

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I DIRIGIBLE NOW ■i HALF WAY OVER Bi>f British Balloon Speeding Towards Blighty at ' Sixty Knots an Hour WILL BREAK RECORD If Present Speed Can Be Kept Up and May Cross Atlantic in Sixty Hours , .(United Pres* Service) London, July 11 —((Special to Daily .Democrat) —The air ministry announced today that at 8:10 a. m. New York time, the British dirigible R-34 wirelessed her position as about 1,500 miles out from Miiteoia and 600 miles least of St. Johns, Newfoundland 'She reported that she- iipd consumed half of her tuel supply. New York, N. Y., July 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Bowling along at sixty knots an hour the British dirigible R-34 was believed to be more than half way across the Atlantic on her return voyage to Scotland early | today. The latest report received by the naval radio station here showed the | airship more than 1,000 miles out from her starting point, Mineola, L. (Continued cn Page Foci 1 HAS 1 MESSAGE Ignacio Bonillas, of Mexico, is Enroute to Washington With His Staff I WILL SEE WILSON T ; 1 To Deliver Important Message From Carranza—Japan Minister With Him. (United Press Servifat Laredo, Tex.. July lli— (Sj'eruil tor | Daily Democrat) —Udfrying personal messages from President Carranza of Mexico to President Wilson, Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican ambassador to ihe . United States, accompanied by his taff and Barou Otori, Japanese minister to Mexico,’ .wuk-enryute, ti) Washington todaj. The part.v left here last night after spending some time in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, in conference with Mexican officials there Bonillas refused to make any statement for publication here, but It was said in Mexican circles liis conferences with Carranza in 1 Mexico City were largely over relations between the United States and Mexico and it is believed Bonillas will have important, statements to make to President Wilson. The reason for Baron Otori’s visit to Washington could not be learned.

Incidentally the foreign office is undergong a cleaning out process, j "Dead wood" is being weeded out and officials say room is being made for i iveal merit. For instance, it is dej dared that men who have made good lin the consular field hereafter will ' have a chance N to enter diplomatic i positions. ; Germany’s revived interest in busi mess affairs is indicated by the fact t j that the foreign office has established a business news agency, which -! will quickly assemble data about exe ports and imports and trade eondii- tions in foreign lands. Tills service - Will be at the disposal of German i business men. 1 While trade conditions are still disturbed, due to raw material 1 robo lems and labor unrest. German busil iness, as a whole, is beginning today 1 to cast about for future fields of opj eration.