Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 188

SHOPMEN qm I fl AT TERSE HARTE Thousand Employes If Pennsylvania System i Walked Out Today. 4b E PLUMB PLAN Os Railroad Control is Giv- ' en to the Senate—Says «it is Unrest. I ■ MUrr.' Haute. Ind., Aug. s.—(Special [Daily Democrat)—Tow thousand shopmen of the Pennsylvania railroad walked out at two o’clock this afternoon in response to an order from their local -labor leader. The strike ' vote was taken last night at a mass cor.g Thi action will tie up operation of the large coal field of this district and may force the mine to suspend their B'&ork. — Washington. Aug. 7.—(Special to Doily l l'niocrat) il’Hpsid-nt Wilson will confer late today with the coinmitte. of cabinet members and other i high government officials who drew up'.tli' recommendations on which Inis Basing his food price message to coii-gress. the purpose of the conference was not announced, it is believedßVilson intends to read to these officials the message he will present to congress at 4 p. m. tomorrow. *th. president appeared before con gress. however, may be delayed by the gMCnce of a quorum in the house. flails have bee nsent to about 250 mend ers by both republican and demcqratie leaders but there is a possibilitjrfthal a roll call tomorrow will show ■wee han half the members on vacations Washington, Aug. 7. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Evidence against tha packers will be presented to the grand jury in Chicago which meets in three weeks, United Stales district Attorney CJyne of Chicago said here today Appearing before the senate sub committee of the District of Columbia investigating the high ( cost of living, L.lWeld of Swift & Company today Vtenie i that Swift was a member of the alleged big five packing com "I want to say,” he said, “that Swift & Company is in keen competition with all other packers and it is possible to manipulate the price of meat in any way.’’ “Furthermore, no legislation or government interference with the packing industry could possibly reduce me.it prfcs, rather such intereference would be more likely to increase operating cost and hence raise prices. D. C„ Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Glenn E. Plumb, author of the “Plumb plan” for railroad control, appearing before the house interstate commerce committee today, declared it is revolt, and not simply unrest, which confronts tly> United States. "It is not unrest that confronts us. declared Plumb. "It is revolt, because of industrial conditions no long-, er to be home ” Plumb asserted that "organized labor now realizes that further advance, in wages at the expenses of a Host of living exceeding that of values are wholly futile. To correct this vicious system, the interests of both consumers and producers must be pro.tocted; that the great Increase in the productive power of human effort should be reflected equally in increased earning power of those who produce and in the deceased cost of the commodity.” He warned the committee that the 22,000.000 holders of liberty bonds in the United States will look askance at any move to guarantee a 6 percent return on railroad securities, such asj has been proposed while liberty bond buyers get but 3% to 4% P er cent ’. Referring directly to labor’s railroad program. Plumb said: ? tt'The vast army of producers -for whom I appear are not divided, but come before you as a united force, profoundly convinced of the econom ic soundness of the principles upon which their plan is built, imbued with the crusaders’ spirit to support the principles upon which their faith is founded.

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. . ■. , GETTING EVIDENCE (Untied piss Kervice) Chicago, Aug. 7:—(Special to Daily i Democrat) —Evidence against white ■ rioters —five who confessed late last night—was to bb presented to the reassembled grand jury today, following its "strike” yesterday, because, its members said, evidence against negroes only was presented by State’s Attorney Hoyne. ABOUT THE SICK Rev. J. C. Miner went to Monmouth this morning to call on Martin Lord I who is very ill. This afternoon he went to Monroe to call on Lewis Murphy, who is recovering at the hospital room there, from an operation for appendicitis. REX TO RECEIVE CROIX DE GUERRE Officials Want to Make Public Presentation of French War Medal TO NEWTON REX Will be Made Opening Day of Chautauqua if His Consent is Gained. The French government has awarded to Newton Rex, son of Mr. and i Mrs. John Rex of this city, the Croix de Guerre, the highest French war medal that can be conferred. This is for distinguished service in the Ar I gonne Forest during the great World war. The medal, together with the French citation, and also a copy of it. are in the hands of Major Ryan, of i Indianapolis. Major Ryan wrote to Decatur officials asking that a public presentation he made of the medal to the young man, deeming the honor . such that it is worthy of the same. Hei asked, officials, to ( up the matter and. .tijy, date for the presentation,. ,„'i ■. nl .<>.!.•’ bar. i .- The local cjwfauqua, • association took up the matter and.it was agreed, that an excellent time for the presentation would be on the opening -afternoon of the Chautauqua—next Monday—when the liirge tent could be thrown open to the public, free for this occasion. As Newton Rex the young man who is receiving the honor that has fallen to so very few. is working for the Armour Packing Plant at Toledo. 0., his parents. Mr. and Mrs...,Jqhn Rex were petitioned to communicate with him in reference to his coming here for the presentation, at this time. As he is so very modest regarding his appearance in public affairs, some doubt was expressed by his parents as to gaining his consent for this. However. French Quinn, chairman of the local Chautauqua association wrote last night, to take up the matter with Mr. Rex, asking him. to let the association know whether he is in accord with this plan, and asking him to let them ’know so tha.t the arrangements may be communicated to Major Ryan, in time for him to arrange to be here on the date mentioned. j Word from Mr. Rex is being eagerly I awaited., I. . SUBJECT TO STRIKES Chicago, Aug. 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Railroad freight was accepted by the government lines today “as Silbject to delay on account of strikes” on orders issued by R. 11. Afshton, regional director. Officials Os striking shopmen received the announcement with enthusiasm declaring it presaged a complete tieup in three days. M. L. Hawyer. president of the council directing the strikes in the Chicago district, de , dared one road was operating only one train out of a normal 100 a day , through the steel districts around J Joliet, smith Chicago and northern Indiana cities. ' r K. OF C. NOTICE! 1 - : | There will be an important meeting .i of the members of the knights of Columbus lodge tomorrow evening at i' their hall at eight o’clock. All memi bers are earnestly requested to take s notice and ‘bb present, and the meeti ing fs ‘of great’ importance. BY ORDER OF Cl. K.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 7, 1919.

IN CAR WRECK Miss Anita Swearenger Patient in Hospital Four Days from Shock. CAR WAS OVERTURNED One Killed—Many Wounded—Roommate and Seatmate Badly Hurt. Mss Anita Swearinger, who is in' government work in Washington. D. C., had a narrow escape from injury, , but suffered less severely from shock, Iso that she was a patient four days in the hospital, when a street car on which ihhe was riding last F]riday from work, jumped the track and upset, either throwing out the occupants or pinning them under the car. One little girl, ten years old,’ was killed; and many others were injured severely. Miss Swearinger’s roommate, who was sitting in the seat with her, was injured very badly and is now in the hospital, not expected to live. Miss Ruth Patterson, also of this city, who is in government work there, was not on the car. but came up from her work just after the wreck. She describes the scene as one of horror. The injured were laid along the street on the grass and the overturned car pinned down many more. Miss Swearinger is expected home the latter part of this week or the first of next, for a vacation visit and to recuperate from her awful experience, which caused so severe a shock to her nerves. GREATINCREASE In Appraisement of Tele- ‘’ grtiphv RailU) *i way and> (Dili Qos.i»H SHOWN IN/THE REPORT 1 'if I ' ■■■ 1 By State Tax Board —Value is Nearly Seven Millions in the County. The county auditor's office is in receipt of the appraisement for taxation purposes of the various telephone, telegraph, railway, oil and other companies, as located in Adams county, as made, by the state tax board. This appraisement shows a total of $6,829.435 to be added to the county’s taxable matter. The same is appraised at about two and a half times the amount of last year, which was $2,737.000 or more. The following are the assessments for each: American Telephone & Telegraph Co , $5(1,890; Central Union Telephone ' Co., $1,690; Adams & Jay Telephone Co., $2,000; Citizens Telephone Co.. $100,430; Geneva Telephone Co., $8,000; German Telephone Co., $lO,200: Monroe Telephone System, $15,340; Monroeville Home Telephone Cm, $11,190: Ohio State Telephone Co.. $3,000; Star Telephone Co., $3,060; United Telephone Co.. $14,000; Willshire Telephone Co.. $6,120. Western Union Telegraph Co., $41,300. . American Railway Express, $7,670. Pullman Co., $36,260; Ft. Wayne & ’ Decatur Tract. Co., $93,805; Chicago ' & Erie, $2,022,235; Toledo St. Louis & Western, $940,420; Cin., Richmond ’ & Ft. Wayne. $1,212,980; Ohio Oil Co., $9,790: Illinois Pipe Line Co.. ? $682,400; Indiana Pipe Line Co., sl.- ’ 453,625; Indiana Gas Transportation ' Co., $11,165: North. Ind. Gas & Elect. 1 Co., $69,865; Berne Elect. Light Co., 1 $16,000. Residents of Craigville and those farmers living along the line of the Craigville Light company will be using ’ Bluffton city current Saturday, ao f I cording to a statement made this aftt ernoon. George Nicholson has coim ■ j pleted the line and it was accepted ? by the .company today, The line will - be "cut >n” at Vera Cruz, on the line •of the r Linn Grove Light & Bower | company—Bluffton Banner. »

LAVERNE MOSER DEAD Ijaverne Milton. the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Meser, died at the family home at 7 p. tn., Monday, August 4, death being due to epidemic spinal meningitis. The young child had been sick only two days of the disease and became violently sick with spasms Sunday night. The deceased was at the time of his death 3 years, 4 months, and 20 days old, having been born March 14, 1916, at the present home. He leaves to mourn his death his parents, six brothers, and two sisters. Because of the nature of the disease, the funeral, which was private, was held at the home yesterday afternoon. —Berne Witness. DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. Emma Switzer, Lima, 0., Passed Away Last Night While on Visit AT HOME OF SISTER Mrs. John Everett—Was 111 a Very Few Moments— Well Known Here. The visit of Mrs. Emma Switzer, of Lima, Ohio, who came here Monday evening to visit with her sister, Mrs. John Everett, had a sad ending last night at a quarter before one o'clock when Mrs. Switzer succumbed ■ to heart trouble, passing away very suddenly at the Everett home, 522 W. Adams street. She had been in apparently good health when the family retired at eleven o’clock. Some time later they heard her movements of distress and hastening to her, found her very ill. Efforts to relieve her were unsuccessful and she passed peace-ally away. Mrs. Switzer was sixty-two years of age last June 30. She was a native of Van Wert. Ohio, where she was barn June 30, 1857. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Roop. Immediate surviving relatives are two sons; the sister, Mrs. Everett; •and two brothers, Jacob Roop, of this city; and William Roop, of Blue Creek township. GIVES TO CHURCH Lena Augsburger, Late of Berne, Having No Near Relatives, Leaves NEARLY ALL ESTATE To Charity and to Church — Will is Probated by Adams County Clerk. ■ Having no near relatives, Lena Augsburger, late of Berne, leaves practically all of her estate to the church and charity. The will devising such, was probated today, witnesses being Clark J. Lutz and J. R. Graber. The will is dated November 6, 1908. She directs that her remains be interred in the M. R. E. cemetery west of Berne, and that n suitable monmument be erected at her grave, and that her pastor, the Rev. A. M. Clausen, be paid $25 for preaching her funeral service. . To Mrs. J. R. Graber, she leaves all of her beds and bedding, wearin apparel and other personal effects, except monies and notes, Mrs. Graber to keep these as her own, or to distribute them among the needy members of the Missionary church of Berne. The reainder of the estate is to be given to the Missionary church association, of Berne, to be used for the church at Berne. She asks that the Rev. A. M. Clauson serve as executor. Sol Klopfenstein qualified as administrator with the will annexed, giving S6OO bond. * WEATHER ♦ . Indiana—Generally fair tonight and • Friday; cooler in north portion tonight.

TENT ON THE WAY I t ‘ Expected to Arrive Before Sunday and to be Erected for Monday. THE OPENING DAY 1 ,Os Chautauqua — Chairs Coming With It—Plans Working Out Well. The big 70 x 110 Chautauqua tent | started from Aledo, Illinois, Tuesday I on its journey to this city and is expected to arrive some time before Sunday, so that it can be erected in time for the opening session of the Decatur chautauqua Monday afternoon. With the tent, will come five hundred chairs to be used here. The remainder of the 1,500 chairs which will be installed, will be secured from the gymnasium and the local furnil/ire stores, so that ample accommodation will be provided to seat the assembly. The tent will be erected on the old Niblick lot, the site of the proposed federal building, a central location, of advantage to all. People of this city and surrounding country, are eagerly awaiting the feast of good things to be heard at this seven days’ course. MR. CASE’S FUNERAL FRIDAY The funeral of Andrew Jasper Case, late county recorder-elect, will be hold Friday afternoon at three o’clock from the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills, with burial in the Decatur 1 cemetery. MARRIED TODAY I , Miss Blanche Hart and Lieuit-t Freese Married ’ ’ i This Afternoon •' " ."'I IN FORT ! IWAYNE I Miss Rose Voglewede an II Attendant — Groom Returns from France. Decatur friends of Miss Blanche Hart, former Decatur girl, niece of Mrs. Herman Tettman, who has been' employed at the office of the Citizens’ Trust Company. Fort Wayne, since she finished her business course at i Huntington, a number of years ago, will be pleased to hear of her marriage to Lieutenant August Freese also of the Citizens’ Trust Company, who returned a month ago from overseas’ service of nine months or more. The wedding took place this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the St. Peter’s parsonage, with the Rev. Father Depp officiating. Miss Rose Voglewede, of this city, a near friend of the bride, and Alphonse Barrett, of Ft. Wayne were attendants and'witnesses of the nuptials. A number of near relatives of the groom also were present. The bride wore a costume of pure white, including the beautiful dress and hat and accessories to match, while Miss Voglewede wore a gown of flesh colored georgette, with hat of tho same. A' wedding dinner will be served • this evening at the home of the home • of the groom’s parents, after which Mr. and Mrs. Freese will leave on a trip. On their,, return they will be , at home in the groow’s residence on Maple avenue. Miss Hart who was born and reared here, is a daughter of Adolph Hart.

. — .. . - j IN THE THIRD WARD Herman Ehinger, chairman of the chautauqua ticket sellers in the third ward has appointed the following assistants. Anyone can buy tickets from the following: 1 Jesse Niblick, Dr. Frbd Patterson, Albert Scheumann, Chas. Niblick, Helm, Arthur Fisher. R. G. * Christen. Horace Callow, Wes Hoffi man, Wai Wemhoff. John R. Parrish, \B. J. Rice, T. W. Bess, Herb Steele, ’■J. R. Meeks, Dr. C. R. Weaver, Mel I Butler, F. W. Downs. |

HELD A MEETING. A meeting of the business men and. the Decatur Chamber of Commerce - was held yesterday afternoon at the J city hall and a business proposition I relative to getting a factory here was discussed and a committee appointed to look after a site. Within a few days this committee will more than likely make a report. In the meantime It was denied inadvisable to make public the details concerning the matter. GOOD OATS YIELD. Dale Moses of Root township, threshed 1.006 bushels of oat*} from eighteen acres—considered a pretty - good crop for this year. NEW GOVERNMENT Premier Joseph Peidl Will be Succeeded by Archduke Joseph. THE POLICE GIVE AID Members of Cabinet Arrested While Holding Official Session. (United Press Service) Paris, Aug. 7.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Julius Peidl, premier of the new Hungarian government, has been overthrown, the peace: confer ' ence was advised today. The repoit stated that Archduke Joseph had established a government. The coup d’ et at by which Peidle was overthrown was carried out by the Hungarian police, it was said, i There was no disorder. T'he police arrested the members of the cabinet while they were holding an official session. i It was held by the peace con’er1 ence today that the Rumanian ultipjptum to the Hungarians, demanding surrender of materials, upsets the reparation terms of the Austrian treaty. French divisions in the Orient, it was learned today, may be ordered to Budapest in case the Rumanian forces do not leave as ordered by the allies. A small force of American troops, under Captain Noyes, together with minor detachments of French, British and Czechs, are now occupying Budapest jointly with the Rumanians, advices to the peace conference said today. Paris, Aug. 7. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — British and American I peace delegates were highly disturbed i today over the Rumanian disregard of allied instrustions. the occupation of Budapest and the presentation cf an ultimatum to the Hungarians. It ; was thought further action might te ( necessary to dissuade the Rumanians from their present ixdicy. London, Aug. 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A news agency dispatch from Budapest today said the new I Hungarian socialist government had resigned and that the allied mission had delegated governmental authority to Archduke Joseph. JESSIE SOVINE DEAD Miss Jessie Sovine, aged thirty-six years, died at 8:30 o’clock last even- f ing at her home, nine miles east cf f the city, in Adams county. She had t been sick for eight months and had I been serious only since last Satur- 1 day Death was due to an abscess of the brain. Jessie Mae Sovine was born in KirMand township. Adams county. January 15, 1883, the daughter of David Lewis and Alice Houck Sovine. She was a member of the Christian Union church of Honduras, and was respected in the community. Surviving are the parents and the

following brothers and sisters: Henry N. Sovine, Bronson, Mich.; David V. Sovine, Bunker Hill, Ind.; Alva G. Sovine, city; Ora Belle Hauk, Geneva; Robert K. Sovine. at home, and Goldie L. Michaels, Monroe, Ind. The funeral will be preached at Honduras Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Payne.—Bluffton Banner. Blanche, wife of John Dague, of Pleasant Mills, was taken 'to Easthaven hospital, Richmond, today, the trip being made by automobile by the | family and Cephus Melchi. |

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! FEDERAL AGENTS AFTER GODGERS Everything Else Sidetracked in Order to Get After Food Profiteers. BEFORE LAW MAKERS President Wilson Will Make | Address Tomorrow — After the Packers. (By Ralph F. Couch, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. C„ Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An army of more than 1,000 agents and employes of the department of justice today plunged into a nation wide hunt for evidence to gain wholesale conviction of food profiteers and price gougers. Spread over every section of the United States, this force of investigators began work under orders of 200 federal attorneys. United States marshals and deputies will help. Assistance is available from a corps of trained agents of the federal trade commission. And keeping in personal touch with the entire situation. Attorney General Palmer was in his office here today directing the work. Convicted profiteers may face jail terms under the war-time food control acts which gave Palmer authority to order the “clean up" in telegrams he sent to all federal district attorneys late yesterdayWith the opening of this campaign today Palmer took the first step planned by the government in fin extensive economy offensive to reduce living costs and curb hoarding and mai nipulating of food stocks. Acting under Palmer's orders the second step was being taken in New York where Attorney Isador J. Kresel began organizing a force to move against the big packers for alleged violations of the anti-trust laws. Palmer said he would start action on the basis of alleged facts about the packers’ operations, revealed in reports of the federal trade commission and congressional committees which investigated the firms. President Wilson will take the third step in the campaign tomorrow when he addresses congress on the need for new and permanent legislation to replace the food control act after peace is ratified. Long before congress acts, it is expected that profiteers will be forced to the bar in courts in many sections of the country. Section six of the food control act, under which Palmer says he will bring proceedings, pro- . vides “that any person who wilfully hoards any necessities shall be fined not exceeding $5,000 or be imprisoned for not more than two years or both.” Washington, Aug. 7. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson going before congress at 4 p. m. tomorrow with his high cost of living message, plans to ask extension of food control legislation to include other commodities, it was learned today. The president’s message is practically completed and is being revised before it is sent to the printers. Wilson hopes, it was said, to have laws passed greatly extending the authority of the federal government to cope with the whole living cost situation. The president wishes also, it was hinted, to have measures passed designed to reach the smallest individual 1 profiteer. This, it is thought probable, would reach the retailer who extorts an excessive profit. Carrying out of his program, it was said, would require enactment of three or four additional laws by congress. i — HEARING CORPORATIONS TODAY A representative of the state tax 1 commission was here today and held 1 a hearing in the circuit court room, relative to the re-appraisement of cor--1 portations for taxation purposes. Thir-ty-six Adams county coporations were t subpoened to appear. 2 — I- MEET FRIDAY EVENING The executive committee of the f Chautauqua request that all of the men -I who signed the chautauqua guarantee ■ meet Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock at , French Quinn’s office. Very important I business requiring full attendance. ,