Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1919 — Page 1

jfvJume XVIL Number 177

SICIVE TREATY | TO THE SENATE S. Wilson Intends to ■Present Anglo - French Treaty After Tour. AGRICULTURAL FILL HR ■ iW i Si: ned Today — Senator ■Pittman Makes Speech - After Packers. Y (United Press Service) July 25. (Special to Democrat)- The senate today tcd Ihe federal trade commission to make an immediate investigation of packer's method in the buy ins; of cattle and hogs. ■rim investigation is provided for in I « resolution introduced by Senator Ga„ former chairman of the ■jeral trade commission which was without a roll call today. J; (United Press Service) July 25.--(Special to Democrat) ‘President Wilson is to present the Angli-French defensive agreement to ifeciuite filter he has finish'd his tour for 'he league of n.i it was stated at the white homie Bf»ypresident is preparing an :i I drt to be delivered when the pm I is presented, it was said. .Title 25 Pro id- >■ |Bb;on has signed the agricultural | appropriation bill, it was announced white house today. bill first presented t“ the ires ' flfc - t was vetoed because it containn rider repealing th* daylight «avi law. Congress eliminated tills vision. L. C. Martin, United Press Staff, Correspondent) ; J, j ■Washington. Julv iSie.il •« Democrat) While scna'e ndmi' istration leaders today declared 'Wi’linm Howard Taft’s suggestion of cations will have no effect oni the treaty fight, scnntn’-s advocating jSpei v-ntions said the firmer preddAt’s attitude will convince th > < nritry as nothing else could, of the ah solute need for reservations. ■Tb. administration fight. Senator Mfi ihcock said toady, remains jn ' ■' it lias been —a fight for u""ii:i’,i'’; ' Rwgdorsement of eVery word of the ■■.aty and the league of nations. against reservations were to be made today in a speech by Senator Pittman. Nevada. ■While the Taft move ..rriui-l t,.itni to hold senatorial interest, there Wa also much discussion <>f Hie new clash between the remd'H'-an senator- and President Wi’son over ’>.• MajLihir-. to submit the sreci'l Krencl: ... IfCi'iv and tn answer thre“ senate asking for information c.r. the ncace treaty.- ■ The foreign relations . , nor or I te•’ j&jKdav continued reading ’ho trra'v The rending will bo finished, at the present rate, early next wook. E HOLDUP NEAR FT. WAYNE ■Fort Wayne. Ind . July 25 iS:mYgjal to Dnily Democrat i Three au; > bandits dressed in rav.v uniform hel l np the'four nifle house ea: I of 'he this morning shortly after ten o'clock. ■C nrade was not at home ami tl’.e men. stopping their machine. ask'.! Mrs. Conrade for some cookies. \\ Imn she turned her back, they started to rifle the cash register and when Mrs. Konrade faced them, she looked into the muzzles of three pistols. ■ After taking what cash they could find the mon loaded mml: cannei in the car and started ea. t Ward They were caught two hours later al Van Wert. Ohio. mBJN L-.»

WILL BE CANDIDATE K Indianapolis, July 2;>. - 1 N>' < '••• ’ § Daily Democrat)—Friends of <aatrf Ban Will H. Hoys of the republican national committee todaj aftirtm r ports that Hays will be a Candida e for gubernatorial nomination befori the republican state committee. i’ Was said that Hays will announce his £ WWdidacy at Magnesia Si rings. Im : aext Friday at a republican rally and of republican editors.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MAKING FUfflßl Decatur People Arc Enjoying Airplane Flights Today. SEVERAL GO UP Wilford Ray Was First to Go—Two Women Sign- x ed Up This Afternoon. Decatur people have the “flyink fever.’’ The women are running a race to see which one will be the first woman in Decatur to take a ride in an airplane. As we are writing this article the airplane of the Service Aviation Training and Transportation company of Wabash, pioted by Aviator Harod Brooks is flying over the city with a Decatur person as passenger. The plane arrived this morning and flew tn the field on the Haugk farm just north of the city, from where the j flights are being made. | Th© first passenger to go up this morning was Wilford Ray, whose father is a tenant on the farm where the plane is stopping. Following him D. F. Suntan took a fifteen-min-ute ride and then R. W. Haifley was i taken up. Beginning at 2:45 this afternoon | Pilot Brooks starts on his first flight. I I wo visited the grounds four persons, two women and two inert,: | were booked for a ride. Those book- J ;ed for the afternoon rides at press time were Wjlbur Suman, Mrs. Dora Hendricks, Mrs. Frank Kitson and H. I L. Liniger. A contest was on belt ween the ladies to see which one' would have the distinction of being the first w onian in Decatur to take a ride in the airplane. A large crowd was on the scene this afternoon and before night it is' thought that quite a number of Decatur peope will have enjoyed their 1 first ride in an airplane. "Fifteen dollars is charged’ for a' straight ride’ and twenty-live to do the' "stunts.” ‘ 'f WILL WWj Commissioners of Adams, Huntington, Jay, Wells Counties Will Confer AS TO LOCATION ■— i Os Joint Sanitorium for Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The board of commissioners from Jay. Wells and Huntington county, each accompanied by crowd of • boosters, will come to Decatur next' Thursday. July 24th, wlierd a' joint' meeting will be held with ' the” commissioners of Adams county for the purpose of discussing the probable location of the tuberculosis sanitorium. The meeting will be held at the K. JI of P. home and will be an intereting J session to which those interested are | invited.

! Each of the other counties will pre-1 sent a proposition, looking towards , the locating of the sanitorium, which means much for any community. ' Aside from the fact that the patients will be careil for there, the hospital will attract an average of fifty people per day as visitors. It Decatur wishes the institution, they should have in readiness a proposition that will prove attractive.

Several excellent speakers have been secured for the occasion. Bluffton has ordered twenty-five plates, Huntington thirty and there will be more, it being expected that at least a hundred visitors will be here for the meeting. WILL MOVE OUT London, July 25.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany has notified the allies of her desire to negotiate with the Poles for evacuation of territory ceded to Poland in the peace treaty it was stated by the Polish information committee today.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, July 25, 1919.

JACK IN CHICAGO (United Press Service) Chicago, July 25.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Jack Dempsey will be al heme" in Chicago after Monday, friends announced here today. Dempsey, who is now visiting his mother in Salt Lake City. Utah, will buy a home here, it was said and will make the city his home in the future. |SC ARSOFB ATTLE John Mallace, Chicago, Who Had Part of Face Blown Off in Argonne. IS VISITING HERE < Flesh Taken from Body 1 and Face Was Rebuilt— I ' Miraculous Escape. I » Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mylott of liiis city have the honor of having as their guest this week. Mr. John Mai- , | lace of Chicago, a hero and veteran , of the world war and one of the finest ( young men in the world. To look at Mr. Mallace and hear his story a person can easily see that he paid one of the dearest prices for humanity that could be expected of a man, and | that, he is one of the few who received such terrible injuries in battle and I still survives. In the horrible battle of the Argonne forest, where the ■ Americans partook in the bloodiest ■ battle of the war. Sergant Mallace. member of the 33rd Illinois or Prairie I Division, was hit by a six inch high . explosive shell which tore part of I his face off and destroyed the use of one eye and left arm. It was about four oVtiM-k in tire morning when the death-carrying shell burst into tire | dugout where he was sleeping and hit him. He did not regain conscious ness for fortyeight hours and afterwards was in the hospital for five months following- the ■ accident, in'tiiiudint; tu\> months spent in Paris. Daring* the time Ihat> he was in the , hospital! and undeie the care of an ATerienn lieutenant physician, flesh and' skin from his body was taken ’’and' his body was taken and his face rebuilt with it, including the rebuilding* of the nose, chin and one cheek. | He carries the scars, of course, but looks fine and a person wonders how such a marvelous act could be performed by man. His eye was coinI letely runied. The day before that he was hit by the shell Mr. Mellace suffered from a gas attack which ate away the calf of his right leg. The leg was rebuilt by the drafting of i flesh and using the paraphine and | plaster work. Mr. Mallace was injured on October 12. 1918. He enlisted in the service on July 25, 1917, and arrived in France on May 4. 1918. Previous to entering the service, Mr. Mallace was employed by the Metro I Pictures corporation and at which I place he is working now. He intends to go to Northwestern University in the fall, taking advantage of the govi ernment offer extended to such heroI es. He is an old friend of the Mylott i family and visited here nearly every 7 summer before the outbreak of war. ' He will return to Chicago today. HAD SMALL FIRE

During the course of the threshing at the Dore B. Erwin farm yesterday afternoon, a spark from the separator set fire to a chicken coop, located about thirty feet from the barn. The prompt action of Mr. Martin and his hands and the neighlmrs in organizing to fight the fire, prevented serious consequences, which might have been very serious on account of the dryness of the weather, and but for the well organized efforts in fighting the blaze. The loss as a result, was very slight. PLANE ON ITS WAY New York. July 25—(Specia 1 to Daily Democrat)—The Martin bombing plane making a circle of the United States boundaries, left Hazelhurst flying field, Mineola, early today for Augusta, Maine. WILL OPEN SATURDAY The Jacob Buhler grocery, corner Adams and Seventh streets, which was closed for a week, on account of the death of Mr. Buhler will open (again Saturday Morning, July 26th.

EFFORT IS MADE w it is Said to Change the Voluntary Manslaughter Charge Against MR. ROBERT DICK To First Degree Murder— Prosecuting Attorney to be Consulted. A Bluffton dispatch to the Fort i Wayne Journal-Gazette says: “When it was learned today that 1 some effort was being made in the case of Robert Dick, whose nephew John Grim died suddenly a few minutes after a quarrel with Dick, Deputy Prosecutor Harsh said that the affidavit might be changed from involuntary manslaughted to first degree murder. He said that before action was taken in the matter the prosecutor of this district, Orval Pursley, of Hartford City, would he i consulted. Dtck is now putting up - the plea that he acted in self de- | sense”. TO FIGHT THE FLO I Senators Fess and Harding of Ohio Want Huge Sum Appropriated. FEAR A RECURENCE Medical Authorities Say it May Break Out Soon— Looking for Cure. (United Press Service) Washington, July s.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congress should immediately appropriate $1,000,000 for fighting influenza, recurrences of which medical authorities say are probable. Representative Fess, Ohio, was to tell the house today. Fess and Senator Harding of (Jjtio have introduced measures embodying the recommendations Fess made to day. “The last epidemic caused 500.000 deaths and a total econftnic loss of nearly $4,000,000,000, according to figures compile dby the American Medical association." Fess said. “The all-important thing now is to find a cure. This will require expensive researcli and I propose that the money shall be expended under the direction of the public health reserve. “There is a general belief in the medical world that the second and third years will show frightful aftereffects unless specific remedies can be fouiid. But the appalling loss of 500.000 lives —five times our loss in the war—with assurance that the pieague will appear again, is enough to arouse us to immediate action. “It is generally believed that success will follow the efforts of the medical world in its fight against the epidemic, just as in the cases of yellow fever, typhus, diptheria and oth- : er maladies.” Fess read to the house a letter from Otto P. Geier .secretary of the American Medical association which stated that mortality was 40 per cent, above normal death rate in the years after the previous influenza e] identic. Medical authorities, Geir admitted, are still baffled over the origin and cause of the disease and stated that the "possibility of the discovery of any real anti toxin for influenza is wholly dependent upon the discovery of the actual germ causing the disease. MEETING TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the business men’s association this evening at eight o’clock at the city hall. A report will be made by the committee that went to Springfield and action will be taken on the matter. Business men are requested to be there. t Miss Betty Fisher who is employs ed at the Rurode Dry Goods store, i j Fort Wayne Is spending her vacation I with her mother in this city.

AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY (United Press Service) Rome, July 25. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Giacomo de Marino, director general of the foreign office, I was named Italian ambassador to Germany today. Prince Alliata Villa Franca was appointed counsellor to the Italian embassy in Washington. HAD A FINE TIME Root Township Home Economics Club Had Excellent Meeting Yesterday. GIRL IS ELIGIBLE For a Free Course in Home Economics School at the J State Fair. The Root Township Home Economics club held its regular meeting yesterday afternoon with Miss Esta Fleming at the home of her mother, Mrs. R. K. Fleming. Responses to the roll call were given in the form j of current events or names of things we have learned from the war. The following program was given: Discussion —“What Can We Do to Perpetuate the Community Co-opera-tive Spirit Which Was Started During the War?” l eader Mrs. Rhoda Mahan. Paper —Naomi Christen. Reading—“ln Flanders Field" —Esto Fleming. Round table discussion of war events —Club. Reading. “The Heart of I.incoln" Marie Weidler. Paper. “What Arc We Doing to Continue the Thrift Movement” — Catharine Christen. After the program a business session was held. Mrs. Dick Hall was elected as press reporter for the remainder of the year. Plans for the Home Economics scholarship at the State Fair were made. Mrs. Earl Reber was admitted as a new member. The meeting was then ed and the social hour followed. Mrs.* J. C. Magley who was in charge of this period, conducted a contest which furnished amusement for all. I Delicious refreshments were served. —Contributed. Notice to Girls. Any young woman between the ages cf 16 and 5 years, living in Root township and desiring to attend the Home Economics school to be con-i ducted at the State Fair during the fair, from. August 8 to September 6,; is requested to hand in her application to the chairman, not later than Monday. July 8. The young woman recommended for the course will be at no expense, but will have the opportunity to spend ten days at Indianapolis, see the city, have the advantages of the State Fair, make acquaintances with the many girls who will attend, and secure a high class, valuable course in heme economics, with the possible | prize of a cash scholarship in Purdue i University. MRS. CHARLES MAGLEY, Chairman of the Home Economics School Contest. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9 15 a. m.. Sabbath school; superintendent, Mr. C. J. Lutz. Study God’s plan for the world, and your place in that plan 10:30, pastor will preach. Sermon, “Spiritual Leadership of the Nations.’ Anthem, “Like as a River. (J. S. Serris). 6:45 p. m., Christian Endeavor meeting; topic, “Confessing Christ. Leader, Miss Jirene Gregory. Special music; reading by Miss Mary Patterson. 7:30, Union service at Reformed church. Sermon, "Should the Churches Unite?” • Wednesday, 7:30 p. m„ mid-week service.

While so many of our people are out of town on their vacation, those, 1 who remain at home are urged to be ’ i regular in attendance at all church services. Thus far all our work has ■ gone splendidly. Let us continue to . be faithful to our Lord and His church. A. H. SAUNDERS. Minister. a R. O. Sheets went to Fort Wayne today noon on business.

AilE ON STRIKE Aviators in the Aerial Mail Service Went on Strike Today. 1 FIRST OF ITS KIND Will Tie Up the Carrying of < Mail from Washington to Chicago.

Washington, July 25. —Special to Daily Democrat) —The postal aviators flying from Washington to New I York left Washington about 11 o’clock | today, 30 minutes behind schedule, postoffice officials announced. Officials also said the plane from j Chicago to Cleveland would leave on time. The department was awaiting definite word from Mineola before adI mitting that the air mail could not be brought to Washington. I I New York, N. Y„ July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first strike of aviators in history was Td go into effect today. | Twenty pilots employed in the aerial mail service had served notice bn Otto Praeger, second assistant 1 postmaster general, that unless two recently discharged pilots were reinstated they would refuse to take the planes out this morning. The discharged men are Leon Smith and Hamilton who were relieved from duty after they refused to carry the New York-WasHing | ton mail Tuesday. They alleged the weather was had and that th© ma | chines furnished them were in dan gerous condition. It is understood I the postoffice department contends ' the planes were safe and that weath er conditions were good enough foi j scores of other aviators to fly in this ■ vicinity on the day in question. The pilots have other grievances alleging their machines are unsafe : that they have been refused necessary safety appliances and that they are given the same pay as mechanics who do not risk their lives. Tlie aviators were confident their ! strike would tie up both the New York-Washington and New York-Bellefonte-Cleveland-Chicago routes. I The aviators, most of whom are ' former army flyers, asserted that I since July 15, when a series of heavy | rains began, there have been fifteen accidents, two of which resulted fatally for Pilot McCuaker and Pilot Sanborn. They said their present I machines have a minimum speed of ' 100 miles an hour and “low visibility." being “dangerous to both pilots * and public.” I They ask slower and more stable machines. Washington, D. C., July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) Postotiice officials today admitted that a strike of air mail aviators would probably moan a tie-up of the service between New York and Washington until new pilots can be obtained. Assistant Postmaster General Praeger, in charge of the service, declared that the two pilots discharged would not be taken back and added that when the mail aviators were refusing to go up other aviators were taking up passengers for hire. The aviators, Praeger said, must take up when the postoftice department has mail ready to go.

New York, N. Y., July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first aviators’ strike began here today when none of the aerial mail pilots appeared at Belmont Park, L. L, to take out the Washington and Chicago mails. BEN HUR MEETING Members of the Ben Hur lodge are . urged to be present at a meeting this I evening at the hall at eight o’clock. ', Degree work will be put on and mem- ’ bers of the team should be present.

AS IT NOW STANDS New York, July 25. —(Special to Dtily Democrat) —Oscar S. Strauss 1 declared here last night in a speech that the League of Enforce Peace is in favor of the league of nations covenant as it now stands. * WEATHER ♦ Indiana— Generally fair tonight and Saturday. •

Price, Two Cents

WILLING TO PAY Goodyear Company Willing to Pay for Loss of Lives and Those Injured OUTSIDE OF COURT Commission in Chicago Has Been Appointed to Fix the Amounts.

(United Press Service) Chicago, July 25. (Special to Daily Democrat) —A new reparture in settling outside of court for damages done in great disasters was seen to- ' day in the announcement of officials of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber com- | pa'ny, Akron. Ohio, that a commission of Chicagoans had been named to fix amounts to be paid families of the 39 dead and injured in the recj ent blimp tragedy here. The announcement, made by G. M. Stadelmau, vice president of the tire company, declares! the company will pay without resistance any amounts the commission decided on. Famil- , ies, however, are not required to ac- , cert the amounts, but have the opportunltq “offered to save tedious , court proceedings.” The commission, which has acccpt- . ed, consists of Probate Judge Henry Horner. John H Wigmoro. dean of i tile Northwestern university 1a w ■ school, and John J. Mitchell, presi- - dent of the Illinois Trust and Savings - bank, where the tragedy occurred. ij Funerals of the last of the 13 victiius were held yesterday. Employes ■ at the bank bowed their heads in I silence for five mimnutes during the 3 ■ services. ’ | The double coroner's jury will rer sume its investigation into the cause S jOf the explosion today. HEID FORBJNSOM ' It is Believed That Janet Wilkinson is Alive and Being Held for Ransom. I - - - - - I L OST THREE DAYS Search Along Lake Front Failed to Reveal Any Clue to the Child. (United Press Service) Chicago, July 25.—(Special (o Daily Democrat) —Belief was renewed today that 6-year-old Janet Wilkinson, lost for three days, in still alive, and is beign held for ransom. This theory was again advanced when police last night discovered a shining new revolver with all its chambers loaded, following arrest of . Mrs. Muriel Fitzgerald, wife of ThomI as Fitzgerald, who was detained soon j after the child’s disappearance was reported.

Neither Fitzgerald nor his wife have charges lodged against them. Mrs. Fitzgerald was trapped last night on he rreturn to Chicago from Bangor. Me., where she had been visiting. She called at the police station and asked to see her husband, five minutes' conservation with him, she had told police, would convince whether he was guilty A detective secreted himself near the Fitzgerald cell and listened to their conversation. In this way be learned of the revolver, which the

husband told his wife was in a hotel check room where he had worked.. As the woman left the cell room she was arrested. Search along the lake front near the child’s home and digging in cellars of houses in the neighborhood failed to reveal any cule. PASSENGER A!R SERVICE (United Press Service) New York. July 25.—(Special to | Daily Democrat)— Daily passenger [carrying air flights between New York and Atlantic City will begin tomorrow. Three planes accommodating three persons each will maintain a schedule which calls for flying time of an hour and a half.