Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1919 — Page 1

Vihnne XVII. Number 180

JTEXT OF TREATY IS GIVEN TO SENATE

AMERICA IS BOUND I TO RATIFY TREATY [resident wilson’s message’ giv-, ING THE DEFENSIVE AGREEMENT I WITH ALLIES WAS READ TO SENATE ■ THIS AFTERNOON.

(By L. C. Martin, United Press Staff I t Correspondent) ' 1 TuVashington. July 29.— (Special to | < Daily Democrat) —America is bound 1 fri its debt to France to ratify the 1 the treaty pledging military aid of/ thM nation in event of unprovoked ’ •M&mnn attacks, President Wilson : tol dthe senate today in submitting 1 the French American defensive ’ jUbeement for ratification. president’s address as in mes- I ' £Sh> form. He did no tgo to the cap- 1 i He explained that the sitaution cf ' Ffcnce seemed to require a special temporary pact under which the U. 1 ' sland Britain volunteered to antici- / we action of the league of nations, Wj| (going immediately to the aid of i .t®i»nce should Germany strike. made it plain that as soon as the Sttgue council shall decide that the . league itself is sufficient guarantee " of France's safety, the special treaty. , will no longer remain in force. president emphasized that ( (Jfere is no doubt expressed or impiled in France's urgent request for r MR special treaty of the ultimate ci-1 j ficiency 6f the league. But he added, , ‘the years immediately ahead of us , certain many Incalculable po’sibib , ittes." He explained hew the league , Imempowered only to advise military i , action by members: how that might I Involve delay, which in the case of r> | , surprise attack by Germany, might prove fatal. i /‘Th- United States the president ; pointed out owes France a special debt of gratitude which we can never . fully repay but this treaty, he urged. < D will be an expression in the fullest sSlso of our gratitude for French help in winning our independence. It was this»_he said, which moved him as much as anything to sign the , treaty. The president took occasion to urge early ratification not only of this ( special treaty but of the peace treaty as well. The treaty and president's rpessage were at once referred to the ] ♦preign relations committee. July 29. — (Special tol Daily Democrat)—A proposed amendVhent to the constitution providing that the President cannot send American soldiers out of this country to execute the orders of any international tribunal, or court, such as the league of nations, was introduced in the house today by Representative Jones, (Mich.) July 29—(Special to Daily Demcrat) —President Wilsons Message to the senate follows: El Gentlemen of the senate: sE “I take great pleasure in laying before yon a treaty with the republic of ji jranoe, the object of which it to seCut'’ that republic the immediate aid of the United States of America in of an unprovoked movement of Egression against het in the part ot I Germany. I earnestly hope that this ( ‘-treaty will meet with your cordial approval and will receive an early rati nation at your hands, along with the ■ treaty of peace with Germany. Now that, you have had an opportunity to Kjpamine the great document I present >ed to you two weeks ago it seems to Hbportune to lay before you this EEeaty which is meant to be in effect a part of it. E It was signed on the same day with ■ v .the treaty of peace and is intended as, a temporary supplement to it. It > , believed that the treaty with GerBianv itself provides adequate protection to France against aggression Sfty>m her recent enemy on the east; ’ but the years immediately ahead of

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us contain many incalculable possibilities. The covenant of the league of nations provides for military action for the protection of its members only upon advice of the counsel of the league—advice to be, it is presumed, only upon deliberation and acted upon by each of the governments of the member states only if. its own judgment justifies such action ! The object of the special treaty with France which 1 now submit to you is , to provide for immediate assistance i to France by the United States in case of any unprovoked movement of , aggression against her by Germany I without waiting for the advice of the council of the league of nations that . such action be taken. It is to be an arrangement not independent of the . league of nations, but under it. It is therefore expressly provided , that this treaty shall be made the sub-' ject of consideration at the same with the treaty of peace with Germany;/ that this special arrangement shall j receive the approval of the council of 1 the league; and that this special pro-/ vision for the safety of France shall remain in fbi/fe only until, upon ap- | fdfoatiori : of'¥>ne of the parties to it, i the epuhe’fi' o's the league acting, if ' necessary. Hi- ii majority vote, shall ■agree that the provisions of the cove-' nant of the league afforded het suffi- 1 cient protection. I was moved to sign this treaty by 1 considerations, which will, I hope, seem as persuasive and as irresist- • ible to you as they semed to me. We are bound to France by ties of friend- 1 ship which we have always regarded 1 and shall always regard as peculiarly i sacred. She assisted us to win our freedom as a nation. It is seriously to be doubted whether we could have won it without her gallant and timely ( aid. We have recently had the privilege of assisting in driving enemies, who were also enemies of the world, from her soil; but that does not pay our debt to her. Nothing can pay I such a debt. She now desires that • we should promise to lentt our great force to keep her safe against the I power she has had most reason to | fear. Another great nation volunteers the same promise. It Is one of the fine reversals of history that the other nation should be the very power from whom France fought to set us free. A new day has dawned. Old antagonisms are forgotten. The comI mon cause of freedom and enlighten--1 ment lias created new' comradeships i and a new perception of what it is | wise and necessary for great nations to do to free the world of intolerance fear. Two governments who with to be members of the league of nations ask leave ot the council of the league | to be permitted to go to the assistance of a friend*whose friendship is true. MORE ARE COMING (United Press Service) Washington, July 29.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first division, the last of the American combat divisions in France, will commence moving to base port for the trio home, August 15, with the exception of unit retained to make up a permanent force, the war department was advised today. OPERATION TODAY . William Bcwers was operated upon this afternoon at three o'clock .I at his home for appendicitis. He had .la recurring attack yesterday, hence i the haste of the operation. Dr. Duem- ; ling, of Ft. Wayne, and an assistant f | will perform the ordeal.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 29, 1919.

PROGRAM FOR CHAUTAUQUA Features for Independent ! Chautauqua Opening Here Monday, August 11 I HEREWITH PRESENTED Big Seven Day Course Promises Instruction and Entertainment. i : The advance man of the Independent Chautauqua to be held here sev- ' en days, beginning Monday, August ' 11, will be here in a few days to ] make arrangements for the course, ] which will be presented in a tent on the Niblick lot, corner of Liberty 1 .Way and Thipd'streets. However, tlie program, with some in- 1 formation relative to the same,' has 1 already been received by French , Quinn, president of the local organi i zation, and a very good idea of the l Chautauqua course may be gleaned i 1 from the program which is published I herewith. The talent is very good ; and the numbers excellent, assuring the city a fine instructive and entertaining bill. The season tickets for adults are j selling for two dollars, plus the ten 1 | per Cent, war tax; while those for | children are one dollar, plus the war ' tax. Decatur Independent Chautauqua. August 11, 12, 13, 14, 151 16, 17, 1919. Great opending day, Monday, August ' I ll ' I .Afternoon, single admission cents. Monday August 11. 3:00 —Great double musical program. Grossman's orchestra and Mrs. Edna Ferguson Boddie, dranr.it ic soprano. Karl Grossman has just returned from service in this country and in Europe as band leader. Mrs. Boddie is one of the finest singers of the Southland. You will greatly enjoy this program. I 4:00 —Popular lecture. Vincenzo De Santo. Italian statesman and lecturer. Theme: “The League of Nations.” Evening, jingle admission 50 cents. 7:4s—Popular lecture. Vincenzo De Santo. Italian statesman and lecturer. Theme: “Italy's Struggle for Democracy.” B:4s—Popular concert. Grossman’s urehealta and Mrs. Edna Fergunon Boddie, dramatic soprano. Tuesday, August 12. I Affernooi), single admission 40 cents. 3:00 —Great concert. Ver Huai Concert company, a fine vocal organization. Mrs. Ver Haar has appeared as soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, and at many very great musical occasions; Mrs. Light,'hall is a very fine soprano: Mr. Dea(Continued on Page 5) BRISK FIRE TODAY Consumed Nearly All of Shed at Rear of Hunsicker Grocery Together > WITH PART CONTENTS - Smoke Also Damaged Num- ’ her of Caskets in Black ‘ & Getting Casket Room The first fire in several weeks, sufficiently large to cause much excitement, occurred this morning about, - J ten o’clock and originated in the I < wooden shed at the rear of the Mrs.' 1 Hattie iSUudebakier Cfoenauer build- ‘ B ing, in which the Bert Hunsicker | - grocery is located. The shed, with a I. i partial amount of its contents, was 'consumed; and the flames, which

DOUBLE FUNERAL For Mrs. Milton Fuhrman and Baby Daughter — Mother Passed Away EARLY THIS MORNING Following Operation for Appendicitis—Babe Died Last Evening. There is much sadness, not only in the home, but the whole community and among the very large circles of friends of the Milton Fuhrman family of Root township, over the death of Saloma Rice Fuhrman, wife of Milton Fuhrman, who passed away this morning at 2:15 o’clock at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne; and the death of the baby girl born to her last night. The bodies of the mother and babe in one casket, were brought today noon to the family home in Root township. Mrs. Fuhrman became ill of appendicitis last Friday and was taken to the Lutheran hospital Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, where the opera tion for appendicitis was performed at 6:30 o’clock, that evening, revealing the fact that the appendix had bursted, causing a serious complication. Mrs. Fuhrman was the eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Rice, formerly of Root township, now living on North Fifth street this city. She was twenty-nine years of age last March 5, and was a native of Root township, where practically all of Her life was spent. The husband, to whom she was married in young wolnanhood, survives. Three children born to them, are deceased. Besides the parents, those surviving of her parental family, are four brothers—Clyde, of Fort Wayne; Otto, of Sioux City, Iowa; Wilda and Robert, at home; and two sisters. Florence and Edith, at home. A brother, Ben, and an infant sister, are deceased. A foster daughter, Merle Knave), aged eleven, is one of the near surviving friends. The funeral will be Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the Mt. Pleasant M. E. church. The Rev. V. C. Rogers being assisted by the Rev. Tinkham. In speaking of her one who knows says: “She was an obedient daughter, loving wife, faithful to her Master, always kind and thoughtful in the home, and will be missed by husband, father, mother, by the church, the Mite society and many relatives and friends. threatened to spread to adjoining locations, resulted in the damaging by smoke of caskets in the Black & Getting casket room, in the rear of the Mrs. John Niblick building, occupied also by the Beavers & Atz furniture store. Henry Dellinger, fire chief, who had not yet gathered evidence for his report, at noon today, estimated rough ly the loss to be about live hundred dollars. He did not, at this time, know the cause, but the supposition in his mind was that children had been playing in the shed and had set the same afire. Besides the paper baler that was] burned with the shed, there were lost also, sixty folding chairs belonging . to Beavers & Atz—the kind that are loaned for various occasions. In the shed, also, were the winter supplies of coal belonging to Hunsicker and to I. Bernstein, the supplies being separated by a partition. The coal was afire but the loss on this is not known, very little appearing to have burned. Practically no loss resulted to the rear of the Hunsicker grocery, as the back room, ends some little distance from the shed, on the end of the lot. The Beavers & Atz store building, however is nearly full length, the end occurring at the point that the shed, lon the adjoining lot begins. This ■ brought the flames up the vacant ' space in the Beavers & Atz lot at the ' rear, in which were boxes and minor I supplies, including spur rough boxes for caskets, belonging to Black & 1 Getting, of this building. The rough boxes were practically consumed, as

TWENTY KILLED IN CHICAGO RIOT — White Man Was Shot by a Negro Woman This Afternoon—ls Serious THE RAILWAY STRIKE Chicago is Going Afoot Follovzing Calling of Rail Strike This Morning. Chicago, July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The list of known dead in Chicago’s race riot was increased to 20 today when a white ■man was shot and killed by a negro woman just outside the city business district. The woman was arrested. The riot, suppressed largely in the black belt today flared up in other sections of the city throughout the morning. There were several shooting and stabbings by small gangs well out from the district so heavily patrolled by officers. Troubles of the police were increased on rumors that a mob was forming to march on the county jail to the demand of release of Thomas Fitzgerald, charged with the murder of six year old Janet Wilkinson. Details were drawn from the reserve in response to that rumor. The riot, termed here the most serious ever occurring in a northern city were scattered affairs. Developments today included the appeal <rt Governor Frank Lowden to business men negro leaders and city officials to get together to settle the difficulties. Chicago, July 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The giant Chicago was bound down today by Liliputian carmen strikers. A surprise strike of conductors and motormen on both elevated and street car lines, voted at midnight and effective at 4 a. m., ended at once all service on either electric lines. City and state officials, interested previously in attempting to adjust wage demands, said their efforts will continue. A compromise suggested by the public utilities commission was hooted down by the men. “To hell with the public.” was the catch phrase that rang through the meeting. "Strike, strike, strike." was reiterntrdd from the time the meet Im.’ began. A rumor that an attempt will he made to resume partial service today was denied at the office of President L. A. Busby of the surface linos “We had no time to talk with any of the men,” Busby said. “We gave no instructions and made no re quests. Today we are doing nothing more than care for our property.” The elevated lines announced they could not attempt resumption of service today. BOARD TO REORGANIZE The school board will meet Friday. .August 1, for its annual reorganization. A. D. Suttles will complete his term and Cal Peterson ill succeed him. R. D. Myers and John Falk are the other two Members of the board, were the wooden doors of the building, and adjoining supports, which were badly charred. The fire men also found it necessary to pick away a portion of the metal roofing on the additions at the rear of the buildings to successfully fight the fire which threatened here. Mr. Dellinger estimated the loss to the buildings to be about $100; Beavers & Atz estimated their loss at about SSO; Black & Getting, several hundreds on caskets. Mr. and Mrs. Hunsicker are visiting in Michigan and could not be interviewed, and know nothing of the fire. The flames were first noticed by Jacob Atz. as he sat in the rear room, of his store, and at that time, they were leaping forth from the door of i the ceal shed, having been confined to s the interior.

NEGRO IS TAKEN William Anderson, % Negro Murderer, Suspected Also of Having Killed FRED HOLLE, JUNIOR Allen County Farmer, Captured After Having Broken Jail at Muncie. William Anderson, the negro murderer, also suspected of having killed Fred Hoile, Allen county farmer on the night of May 30, who escaped from jail at Muncie last Wednesday i night with Harvey Lawson, ex-con- , vict of ludiauapolis, was captured In , a woods near Honey Creek, Henry county, at 7 o’clock last night by , Sheriff Pressnall and deputies of New Castle. A Muncie dispatch to - * the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette says: “Early this morning Sheriff Presnall received a telephone call from the wife of a farmer living on their farm near Honey Creek, who said that she saw Anderson in the barn in their farm when she went to gather eggs. Sheriff Pressnail rounded up a posse and started in search of the negro. By the time they arrived at the farmer’s home where Anderson was seen the negro was gone. The sheriff's forces continued their search until 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon when they gave up their work after not having found any trace of the > murderer. “Shortly before 6 o’clock Monday evening Sheriff Pressnall got another call from a grain elevator owner at Honey Creek, who said that he had seen a negro in a woods near there. With a force of between 50 and 60 men, armed with everything from pitchforks to rifles, the sheriff surPoinded the woods. Six deputies. , headed by the sheriff, then entered , the woods, all armed with rifles and , (Continued on Page Four)

A BUTTON PLANT May Locate at Willshire— Activities in Mussel Line in the River ATTRACTS MAKERS Os Pearl Buttons—Factory Representative There Passing On Same. < < WJllshire, Ohio, July 28—The ac- , tfvities of mussel fishermen in the St. ( Mary’s river in the vicinity of this ] town may be the means of a new in- , dustry being established, C. A. Votaw, ] a representative of the lowa Button ] company, Muscatine, lowa, has been , in town for the past week passing on the value of the shells fished from the river, and gives it as his expert opinion that there are sufficient deposits. of the mussel shells to justify the locating at this place. He also says I that the shells being found are of peculiar value for manufacturing into buttons, which may be the determining factor in causing his company to put in a branch here. — Votaw is only one of a half dozen representatives of button companies to visit Willshire in the past month, and the fact that several pearls ranging in value been found may have as much to do with their visits as the necessity of their companies for raw material 1 from which to make buttons. 1 CARD OF THANKS i The Andrew Barklett family wishes y to thank the many friends and neigh i, bors for their kind assistance and y for the floral offerings and use of the if automobiles during the sickness and o death of Mr. Barklett. We appreciated the kindness.

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HUNT HIGHWAY ROUTE CHANGED Hartford City and Pennville Residents Want Tentative Plan Changed SO DO THE OTHERS If Change is Granted Adams County Can Join Jay on Direct Route. Apparently the people in a number of the counties that were “passed up” similar to Adams county in getting in on the proposed state highway system, are making a de'erntiiied effort to have the highway commission change a number of the tentative routes, thus permitting one or more of the roads to pass through their country and to afford them better connections with some of the main roads. A plan is on foot to change one of the proposed routes out of Hartford City and Pennville and the peoi le of those localities are getting signers on a petition which will be presented to the state beard asking for a change of routeing. The change, if granted, would affect Adams county. When the engineers made up the tentative mute, someone must had a grudge against Adams epunty,—the county that has always been foremost in the building of highways.—for the only road that connected this county w'th the other part of the state, was a little jog running from Kingsland to Decatur. It is now proposed that this route, which would be of little, if any benefit to the people here, be changed so that Adams county cbuld “book on” to the 0.-l. M. way that was formeriy routed tllrtiUgh this city and would connect at Portland and then fellow the route as now proposed to Richmond and front there to Ind’annpoli.i. Decatur. Monroe, Berne and Geneva

would then be linked together by one I road. In some manner Adams county was shoved off the map. even after the O. I. M. way was routed this way. Decatur and Adams county citizens should favor the new plan, which if granted, would be of much benefit and service to everyone. The Pennville Leader, in commenting on the situation, says: “There is quite an interest being taken in the proposed state highway, and people of Blackford county, and Wells county south of Bluffton, are getting busy on the matter, and will have something interesting to say to the State Highway Commission, before the route is fully decided upon. The tentative route as shown on the maps at the present time, would cut out about of Blackford county, including Montpelier, and would go on the east side of Wells county. The people living north of Hartford City in Blackford county, and the people living between Montpelier and Bluffton, feel that the road would do the most people good by going through the center of both of the counties. It has been figured up that the route north from Hartford City through Montpelier to Bluffl ton would bo about five miles shorter, I and would cost approximately $200.000 less than the route seven miles east of this city, and that the population on the route sought through the center of the two counties would reach and accomodate about four or five times more people than the east t route. The majority of people of j Hartford City are much more favor- . able to a road connecting up Mont>l pelier and Bluffton.' than they are for > one to connect with the Wells county f capitol via Pennville. I “While a pull is being made for this road to Pennville, and, if it should go that way, it will be the cause of cutting that section north of Portland. Adams county, clear out of 6 a state road. With the tentative routes mapped out, Pennville would 1 have a state highway into Portland, * Hartford City and Bluffton, three I county seats, while Montpelier, Keystone. Poneto and this section of the | (Ccntinued on Page Four)