Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1919 — Page 1

iKinme XVII. Number 187

|fbbeconcsess I ON NEXT RM! ■■psident Wilson May Make Hkddress on High Cost of Living. KETARY LANSING Uppeared Before CommitBee Today—The Wheat Price Stands. (United Press Service' Aug. 6. (Special to Ijfciti iD'modfaifc) —'Prelident Wilson pla|s to address congress next Friday on the high cost of living situaftbn, according to unofficial informatioi at the white house today. (United Press Service) Washington. Aug. 6.--(Special to Dail Democrat) —The clause in the tr#iy by wl/ch Japan was given th4 German right in Shantung failed tHgree with the'advice of, the Amerfcan delegates to President Wilson, Secretary Lansing told the senate foteign relations committee today. <}ei Bliss, in the name of the other Helogates. wrote a letter to the prefcdent a week before the Shantung quation was settled, I.ansing said. jjy.'isliington. August 6.— (Special Io Daflv Democrat) —President Wilson read to congress within a few days I outlining a program to reduce the cost 'at living. MBtie message, it was understood, will nsk for new laws, better to onaix® the government to war on food profiteers. hoarders and others who are directly and wilfully contributing to Bgh prices. One of the president’s recommend i for new legislation is exported Uni with some toraji tlrttion of Scold storage companies. This would prevent holding of food in storhigh prices. Hegnl.itions governing transportatlon of food also will be touched upon by the president, it was learned. proposal to reduce the amount of paper money in .circulation is not ex peeled to get much attention in the president’s message. Cabinet mem hers who studied the proposal yesterday pould not agree that this would prove a practical method of lowering prices g The president is known to have before him a strong recommendation for licensing corporations in interstate business to prevent them engaging ia businesses close’y allied to their own. .'fflahinot members who studied a nr. ■ pcsal to revive the fond adininislrahion may not be revived, its machinery will be used to the fullest ia an effort to prevent hoarding ami 1 rice boosting. The recommendations which Wil-on has. on his desk while ho is drafting his message were subml’ied to him tate yesterday by Attorney flwM Palmer. They were drawn up by a emmittee of eleven cabinet members and Hither high government officials, afteij consultation with economic experts an dafter studying areport submitted by federal trade Commissioner Colver, Rail Director Hines and X = sistant. Treasurer Leffinewell. who surveyed the whole food situation. Palmer also told the president Hint all the machinery of the department of Justiet had already been set in mo- ' tion to stop food hoarding And profiteering and indicated he intended to make examples of some of the worst offenders. The guaranteed wheat price to farmers, $2.26 a bushel, will be maintained. Barnes stated. g LEFT FOR CAMP PIKE Sergeant Charles Marhach, son of Mr.; and Mrs. Christ Marhach. left Monday evening for Camp Pike. Little Rock. Ankansas. after enjoying a twomonths’ furlough, visiting with friends ad relatives. Sergeant Marhach has served twelve years in the United States army, being stationed at the Philippine islands, the Hawaian islands. San Francisco. Califo-nit. Reno. Nevada and on the Mexican border and now at Camp Pike He was the honored guest at a number of parties while home on h s furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Christ . Marbach entertained at a family din ner Sunday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ABLE TO SIT UP Elwood. Ind., Aug. 4, —Henry Sanders, who recently shot himself in the neck with a 44 cajitre Colt wh+le cleaning the weapon, is now able to sit up. At She time he snot himself physicians were of the opinion that he would die. He formerly lived at Monroe, Adams County. TO GIVE SOCIAL The Root township Home Economic’s c|ub will give an ice cream social Thursday evening on the Monmouth school lawn. This will be nicely lighted by the Delco Light company. RECORDER-ELECT PASSES AWAY Death of Andrew Jasper Case Occurred in Hospital in Fort Wayne FOLLOWED OPERATION For Goitre—Would Have Taken Office the First of the Year. The hosts of friends over the enI tire county, of Andrew Jasper Case. Adams county Democratic recorderelect, who would have assumed his office the first of the year, will be deeply grieved to hear of his untimely death which nccurrtd yesterday afternoon at one o’clock in the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, following an operation for goitre. He has been ailing seriously in the past few weeks. The body was brought last evening to the home on Mercer avenue, this city, to which place the family moved a week ago today from St. Mary’s township, where they had resided for many years and where Mr. Case was one of the prominent farmers of his community. Mr. Case was fifty-seven years old last April 3. Although he was a native of Willshire townshi). Wet* county, Ohio, he was a resident of Adams county, Indiana, for fortyeight years or more, and was a voter of South St. Marys precinct for thirtysix years. He took a prominent part in the affairs of his county and township,- as well as of his community, and was a highly esteemed and respected man. He was married in young manhood to Miss Mary Wilson Watkins. The immediate surviving family includes the widow and five sons and a daughter—Jessie Case, of near Pleasant Mills; Rufus, in the west; Marion, of Jackson, Mich.: Roy. Vaughn ami Mary Elizabeth, at home. John L. Case, of Van Wert county, Ohio, and Mrs. Ida May Teeple, < f Geneva are brothers and sister. Mr. Case was a member of the, Methodish church at Pleasant Mills. MAKING UP BUDGET. The county budget for the year 1920 is now being pre|>ared, the various of fleers having filed their reports and as soon as the commissioners and surveyor. Orval Harruff, complete their trip of inspection over the 1 bridges and can determine how much money will be needed for bridge maintenance and new construction, ! the totals will be gathered and the ’ report submitted to the county coun- ■ cil at- their regular meeting on Sep- > tember Ist or 2nd. When the budget ' is complete the county tax levy will be made for the next year. The com- ■ missioners were still in session today - and an order was made to the docket authorizing t.he superintendent of the county infirmary to sell stock owned by the county. The items contained in the budget, together with the tax. f will be published in this paper as t soon as it is prepared. ABOUT THE SICK s Mrs. Willis Magner returned from I Van Wert.'Ohio, where she /visited e with her sister. Mrs. D. R. Brown, who is ill. She left Mrs. Brown much , better. a A consultation was held by three physicians from Fort Wayne arid De i- catur yesterday on Mrs. J. C ; Grand s staff at Preble. She js ill of! a fever f. and kidney trouble, but it is believed i- - she will get along all right. She is [under the care of a trained nurse.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 6, 1919.

UNCLE IS DEAD ' I Louis Getting, Uncle of Chas. Getting, Succumbs < to Injuries I RECEIVED IN RUNAWAY 7 Resided on Decatur - Fort Wayne Road, Four Miles ' South of Ft. Wayne. i i The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | , says of the death of Louis Getting, who is an uncle to Charles Getting, of the, local undertaing and directing firm of Black & Getting, this city: , ‘'Louis Getting, aged 65 years, died at 8:30 o’clock last evening from inan accident while working on his farm. Mr. Getting was driving a team thruogh a field when he lost control of the animals. The team started to run away throwing Mr. Getting to | the ground and dragging him a considerable distance. Although he suffered several fractured ribs and internal injuries until last yesterday afternoon when his condition became alarming. “The deceased lives four and a half miles from Fort Wayne on the Decatur road. He was born in Adams township, Allen county and has lived . on the farm where ho died for many 1 years. “He is survived by the widow, four i sons. Herman, Henry, Walter and . Martin; and three daughters. Leno, i Wilhelmina and Erma all at home, i Two brothers. Henry of Adams town- i ship and William of this city also : survive. The deceased had one sister Mrs. W. Blase, of this city. “The deceased was a member of the 1 Trinity Lutheran church, from where ’ funeral services will be conducted at I a time to be announced later.” SEEKfAIiRCE Harry O. Williams Asks a Decree from Ruth B. Wil-, liams—Also , , J( . CUSTODY OF CHILDREN Says She Was Cruel, Struck and Beat Him and Pulled His Hair. Harry O. Williams has brought suit i for divorce from Ruth B. Wi’liams, and also asks for the custody of their • two children, Harriet J., aged three years;-and Edward M. .aged eighteen months. They were married June, ’■ 1915, and Jjved together until November. 1918. L. C. Devoss is the plaintiff’s attorney. The piainiiii alleges that his wife was a nagger, was possessed of an ’ uncontrollable temper and was unreasonably jealous nf him. He seis 1 out that she accused him of associat- ’ ing with other women, and, in the presence of others, accused him of infidelity to his marriage vows. He says that' she often struck and beat him and pulled his hair and on ’ these occasions it often became neea essarv for others to separate her from 7 hL I ' ' t [ treatment, he says, kept him ! iy 'co'qijtaiit fear of her and disturbed pis peace of blind so that his business i- ,i jAmT y suffered therefrom. I Because, of her cruelty, he alleges, p she is unfit to have the custody of j their children, for whom he asks, d ' COURT HOUSE NEWS 8 The will of Mary D. Houk written January 26, 1916, and witnessed by Apios K. Stoneburner and John M. Parrish, was probated. She gives to n her husband. George M. T. Houk, for d life or as long as be remains unmari, ried, 33.65 acres of land in Kirkland h township. At his death or remarriage it is to go in equal shares to the cliil,e dren—Charles Henry Houk, Lilly M. R . Sprague. Bessie J Bell, Rollo M. I Houck. Olga Houck, Hattley E. Crum. , r The husband. G. M. T. Houck, is namj ed executor. is Lawrence D. Omlor filed soldier’s honorable discharge for record.

-1 - - ’•. PRAISES CHAUTAUQUA NUMBERS It was my personal privilege to hear Elma B .Smith twice in recent years, and believe that she is, without a peer in the role of child impersonation. Her readings combine not only the entertaining and educational features, but also the pathetic, soul gripping power of the real elocutionist. I have also been privileged to hear Vitale’s orchestral band in a series of concerts on the Steel Pier at Atlantic City and will say that as a musical director and orchestral leader, he ranks with the most talent ed and carries with him an aggregation of artists which insures a musical treat of the highest order for the patrons of our Chautauqua.—Go by all means! W. S. MILLS. hereonfurllgh Lieut. Seal Ramsey. Recently Returned from Overseas, Visits Home. STILL IN THE SERVICE Will be Discharged at Fort Harrison—Brings Interesting Souvenirs. Lieut. Seal Ramsey who recently returned front overseas is in Decatur visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam* Ramsey of West Adams street. He has not yet been discharged from service and will return to Ft. Harrison the 16th of this month. He will then be discharged about the 18th. A Lieut. Ramsey wdh In England: France and Italy?'- H» “Brought back Itnany interesting aiid beautiful souvenirs from thohe countries, among them being a huge French watch which had been taken from a dead French soldier by a German who was afterwards killed. The watch was 'retaken by a French soldier. Lieut., Ramsey then purchased the watch as a gift for his father, paying the sum of 72 Jrancs for it. Lieut. Ramsey is looking fine and says he is feeling good'. He has been iti service more than tiinee years, having been on the border during our trouble with Mexico. FINED FOR SPEEDING Mayor Charles Yager fined “Pat” McGill a dollar and costs for speeding. making the total he paid for the swiftness, ejeven dollars. Ho was arrested by Marshal Reynolds. THE SUCCESSOR To Andrew Jasper Case, Late County Recorderelect, Will be Named BY 7 THE CGUNTY BOARD Os Commissioners. —Was to Have Assumed Office Next .January 1. I The death of Andrew Jasper Case, who was to have assumed his office as recorded of Adams county, next January 1. makes it imperative for the board of county commissioners to name his successor. Mr. Case who was elected at the last general election in November io the office, had already qualified as such, having taken the oath of office and filed his bond, ready to enter upon his duties the first of the year, when the term of the present incumbent, Aaron C. Augsburger, would expire. j When Mr. Case’s successor will be named, and who it will be, is. cf course, unknown at this time. Mr. Case was a prominent democrat of the county, active in affairs of the county, township and community in which he resided, and his untimely death is a matter of sorrow to hundreds. « WEATHER ♦ Indiana —Showers and thunder storms probably tonight and Thurs- ‘ day; cooler in north portion Thursday.

IN FORT WAYNE Dr. S. P. Hoff man Will Locate There as Associate Medical Director FOR LINCOLN LIFE At Home Office—Recently Returned from France— Practiced Here Long. Dr. S. P. Hoffman, who recently returned from nine months’ overseas service in the United States army, and who was engaged in medical practice here for six years prior to entering the army where he served a year, has decided to locate in Fort Wayne. Next Monday he will begin duty as associate medical director for the Lincoln Life Insurance Company, at the home office in Fort Wayne. It is with deep regret that he does not return here to live and to practice, but the Fort Wayne location with this insurance company, that his | riseh to bo one of, the largest in the country, offers such excellent additional advantages, that he cannot refuse it. Dr. Hoffman is an Adams county boy, born at Linn Grove. He was graduated from the state university’s medical department, and after excellent training, located here for practice in 1912. He enjoyed aS excellent practice. and with his splendid ability augmented by the experience acquired in his army work his success in his work on his return is dbubly assured. HAROLD DANIELS LANDS Mrs.' Minnie Daniels received a telegram ydslei-day aftermioh that hetson. Harold Daniels, had juSt landed at Camp Milts, N. Y. He spent nearly two years in overseas service. A NARROW ESCAPE Suffered by Lawson Lenhart—Clothing Catches on Cog Wheels AT THE HGGP MILL Is Freed Just as lie is Being Drawn Toward Certain Death. Lawson Lenhart, aged seventeen, son Ks L. C. Lenhart of West Adams 1 i street, who is employed at the Bluffton j Hoop Mill during school vacation, had , a narrow escape from death yester- , day afternoon at three o’clock As 1 good fortune would have it, his body ' escaped without injury, but his clothing was completely torn from one side of his body. He was bending over some uncov- < crcd cog-wheels when his clothing j caught and he was carried toward the cogs. As he was dragged toward the death-dealing wheels, he called for < help, and, fortunately two men heard his cries and responded just in time to drag him from the wheels back to safety. His clothing was torn completely from the one side of his body, fortunately freeing him in this way. ( THIRD DIVISION IS COMING (United Press Service) Coblenz. August 6— (Special to I Daily Democrat)— The third division I was entraining for Brest today. The I first division will follow on August 15, i leaving only ten thousand American troops on the Rhine. Norbert Helthouse is a member of the third division. His mother received a letter from him yesterday written from Coblenz, Germany, on July 12th. in which he stated that he thought he would not get home before September 15th. WAS FATHER-IN-LAW ' Louis Getting, Allen county farmer • whose-death resulted from injuries re- • ceived in a runaway, was the father- - in-law of Ixmise Hobrok Getting, formerly of this city.

PICNIC FOR TOMORROW Methodist Sunday School to Give Picnic In Bender Grove. Everything is now ready for the Methodist Sunday school picnic to lie held tomorrow in the Israel Bender grove, a mile east ! of the St. Thiol church. Everybody is invited to come. Those wishing to attend are to meet at the church at nine o’clock in the morning, when automobiles will be provided to convoy the party to the grove. There will be a refreshment stand and amusements and reerbations of all kinds will be provided. Special arrangements to give the children a good time are made. willlome here Highway Commission Received Adams County Men—Convinced of MERITS OF ROAD PLAN And Will Make Trip Over Proposed Routes — Entitled to Both Roads. The stale highway commission informed the Adams county delegation yesterday that they were convinced of the merits of the plan proposed by them to change the routing of the state roads through this county and that the members of the commission would make a trip of inspection over the routes as petitioned for. They also made the remark that it could be seen that Adams county, one of the faremost counties in the state in the building of the macadadm roads was slighted in the tentative plans for the state highway system. The Adams county committee, composed of John C. Moran. John T. Myers, I. A. Kalver and Jim Hendricks, of Decatur and Jeff Lehman and Eli Beery of Berne presented the petition asking the commission to extend the Kingsland road, the seven mjles, allotted to this county in the tenta-| tive plans, to run from Decatur to the Ohio line and there to connect with the highways of that state. The commission easily saw the merits of the other petition, that of rnnning the O. I. M. way through this county, giving the people a north and south route tOj Fort Wayne to Portland and connect ■ ing Monroe, Berne and Geneva and Decatur. John Burns of Hartford City. Attorney T. C. Peterson and Sunt Kel’ey of Montpelier also appeared before the commission and requested them to change the routing of the reads through Pennville and that part of the state. At the present time the road syster in the southern part o’ the state is being w-orked out and the members of the commission told Adams county men that they would take up road matters as soon as they got to the state as soon as they could get to it. We believe that if any other county in Hooslerdom is worthy of better ' consideration from the highway commission. it is Adams county and it is sincerely hoped by every tax-payer that they aend their plans and route a I couple of the roads this way. Part 1 of the delegation also made a call on I Governor Goodrich. : i KANSANS VISIT OLD HOME Mr. and Mrs J. Ed Mann, of Lib oral, Kans , are here visiting with old friends. They made the trip by automobile and stopped o nthelr way here to' visit with friends at places along the way. Both lived here thirty or thirty-five years ago. Mr. Mann I is a brother of the late Kirk Mann and! the old homsetead was the land surrounding wh"t is now the James Hurst Julius Haugk. J. J. Magley properties and others on West Monroe street. Mrs. Mann was Miss Jen nie McConnehey of this city, a brother of the late Will McConnehey.

SECOND WARD TICKET SELLERS The following are the Chautauqua ticket sellers in the second ward. Clayson Carroll is captain of the bunch. J. D. Kocher, Chas. Lose, E. Bennett, Roy Mumtna, B. T. Terveer, Arthur Holthouse. Bert Hunsicker. D. M. Hensley, Arthur Suttles, Burton 'Niblick. Joe McFarland, Fred Heuer. [ Huber Devoss, Martin Miller.

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THE RICE SEWER Property Gwners on East Side of Seventh Street File Objections. GOES TO COMMITTEE Policemen Filed Bonds— City Required to Move Meter House. Property owners along the east side of Seventh street, affected by the proposed Rice sewgr filed their remonstrances against the improvement at the regular meeting of the city council last evening, their objections being filed on the grounds that they should not be assessed for the building of the sewer in view that the improvement would not be a benefit to their property. The matter was referred to the street and sewer committee who wiii investigate it. Mayor Yager’s quarterly report was filed .approved and spread on record. Finley Striker, builder of the Catherine Kiting road notified the council that it would be necessary for the city to remove the meter house on the Eiting property as it was located in the path of the proposed road. Sa; *, of Lights, M. J. Mylott was instructed to look after the matter. The meter hause was erected about three years ago when the Monroe Electric ■ line was built, it housing the meter in connection with this line. A lease was given the city to a certain plebe ■ of property on the Eiting farm by Mr. Eiting, but since that time the road was ordered constructed. ! The bonds of Joel Reynolds ns day policeman and Jacob R. Miller as . night policeman were filed and ap- . proved. Local men signed their . bends. i A letter was received from the Erie . railroad agent, asking that the city I grant the railroad company an addittional thirty days’ time in which to I repair their crossings. The matter was placed on file and will be taken up with the Erie agent through the city clerk. The council authorized the cancelling of six thousand dollars’ worth of time warrants. The clerk presented the franchises [ of the Fanners Light and Power company and the Pleasant Mills Light and Power company which were changed upo norders of the Public Service commissio nto read that electrict power would be furnished for a period of five years instead of ten years as first contracted for. The street and sewer committee ordered the sidewalk in front of the Dr. C. S. Clark residence repaired. The finance committee allowed th" following hills and the meeting adjourned. The Fiidesley Coal Co., $418.70; D. F. Teeple, $3.55; P. & H. Supply Co.. $38.41; Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co., $9.20; Christen & Smith. $57.38; The Fiidesley Coal Co., $320.08; Clyde H. Hoyt Co., $254.72; Standard Oil Co, $22.20; Hamilton Coal & Coke Co., $36.90; Builaio Meter Co.. $5.00, W. Works Pay Roll, $57.66; Kanawha Valley Coal Co., $97.21; G. R. & I. Ry. Co.. $876.76; Peter Kirsch, $24.35; Erie R. R. Co., $896.47; Citizens Telephone Co.. $158,75; D. F, Teeple. $14.08; John Thomas, $190.40; Citizens Telephone Co., $8.70; D. F. Teeple, $1.48; Police Pay Roll, $82.50; St. Com. Pay Roll, $138.61; Dick Boch. $37.50; Decatur Col. Firemen, $10.00; City Firemen, $107.50. Win. Schamerlah, $1.00; Peter Kirsch, $6.75; Thomas. Dowling, $32.50; Citizens Telephone Co., $3.75; Decatur 1 Lumber Co., $12.64; Pioneer Brass Works, $13.80; Michael Miller. $342.51; Standard Oil Co., $49 74; - M. J. Mylott Pay Roll, $203.56; A. C. s Foos Pay Roll, $302.00: Standard Oil 7 Co., $16.50; Norfolk & Western Ry. i- Co., $129.24; American Ry. Express i Co., $4.97; Bass Foundry & Machine t- Co., $17.42; Central Rubber & Supply Co., $8.54.

CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS A number of Chautauqua tickets lor . the big '■■ntertainment which will be s held in this city commencing Monday and lasting all week, are on sale at • this office. The price of the tickets • are $2.00 for adults and $1 for chil- . dren. and are good for all performanc;es throughout the week. Prop in toi night—or any time during the day land secure your ticket. r