Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1919 — Page 1

I ATTEND THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK. BUY YOUR SEASON TICKET NOW. I DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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I CHAUTAUQUA I OPENS MONDAY ! Big Seven Days’ Course f Opens With Grand ConI cert and Lecture. I the special numbers I said to be Very Fine—TickI et Sale Going Along Nicely—ls Limited. Decatur’s Independent Chautauqua course will open its seven days’ season in this city Monday afternoon at three o’clock with a concert by Karl Grossman and his orchestra, and Mrs. Edna Ferguson Boddie, dramatic soprano. This concert of an hour's length is said to be exceedingly fine. Karl] Grossman has just returned from military service overseas, where be was the leader of one of the great enter tainment bands in and around Paris and near the western front. His orchestra is said to be the finest available and he has been called abck again and again at some of the greatest chautanquas in this country, appearing on many of them for four and five consecutive years. Mrs. Boddie, the soprano has had dramatic train- i ing from some of the great teachers of this country and is a recognized singer throughout the Southland. She t is a resident of Little Rork, Ark. Her singing to the boys in the canton- i ments is said to be the greatest of i any singer in this coutnry. Her voice , is very much like that of Alma Gluck. Both the orchestra and the singer < will also give a popular concert in the , evening. Both afternoon |and evening ses- i sions will be characterized, too. with popular lectures by Vincenzo de San- ( to. Italian statesman and lecturer. His theme for the afternoon will be ‘The league of Nations”; for the evening "Italy's Future Democracy.” , Dr. de Santo was for three years a student at the University of Penny- j Ivania, and for two years instructor in that institution. When Italy en- , tered the war, he resigned his position and returned home to join his regiment. He served in the infantry at a private lor four months and was , then called to fill a position in the cabinet of the Minister of state. When his government sent the high diplomatic mission, headed by the Prince of Udine, to the United States. Dr. de Santo, owing to his familitrity with America, was sent along with them, for a tour of lectures in the United States on Italy’s part in the great war. When the United States declared war on Germany, Dr. de Santo was in Rome and helped to raise the Stars and Stripes on the ancient Roman capitol in celebration of that memorable event. During the last six months of the war. Dr. de Santo was a speaker for the National Service Section of the United States Shipping Board. He took an active part in the Third Liberty in the New York district, and the Fourth Liberty Loan in the St. Louis district. He is a sympathetic. conversational speaker, interesting, informing, entertaining, and patriotic. The ticket sale is going along' nicely, and those who wish to get in on the special advantages of having a season ticket, should buy as soon ns possible, as the ticket sale is limited. Prices of single admissions for the opening numbers alone are fifty cents for afternoon and fifty for evening, making the prices of single admission for these two alone, worth half of what a season ticket for the whole seven days’ course would be. Major-General Glenn Coming. A special number for Wednesday afternoon. August 15th, will be the address of Major-General Glenn, of the United States army, commandant at Camp Sherman, Ohio, a suitable reception committee will be appointed to receive the genreal. Monday’s Program,. Afternoon, single admission 50 cents. 3:00 —Great double musical program. Grossman’s orchestra and Mrs. Edna Ferguson Boddie, dramatic soprano. 4:oo—Popular lecture. Vincenzo de Santo. Italian statesman and lecturer. Theme: “The League of Nations.”

Evening, single admission 50 cents. 7:45 —Popular lecture. Vincenzo de Santo, Italian statesman and lecturer. | Theme: “Italy’s Future Democracy.” B:4s—Popular concert. Grossman’s orcnestra and Mrs. Edna Ferguson Boddie, Dramatis soprano. HOLD BIG REUNION The Thirty-Fourth Annual reunion of the Perisimmon Brigade consisting of the 115th, 116th, 118th, Indiana Vol Infty. will be held in the Grande Army Hall. 222 East Maryland street Indianapolis, September 3, 1919, os this will probably be the last meeting of thisi accociation. it is very desirous of having as large attendance as possible. PLACED ON SALE Food Supplies Now Held by War Department Will be on Sale August 18. THE PRICES GIVEN Will be Shipped on Requisition from Postoflice—Being Distributed. (United Press Service) Washignton. Aug. 9.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sales of food now held by the war department will be f. o. b. warehouses and and an additional charge will be made by the postoffice department for transportation by parcel post. The food is now being distributed to postal zones in amounts proportionate with the population, in order to give equitable distribution. No sales will be made direct *o consumers. Food will be shipped on requisition of postoffices. The following prices have been made public: Bacon, No. 12 cans; can, $1.45; per case. $24.90. Beef corned, No. 12 cans; can, .29: per case, $13.92.

Beef corned. No. 2 cans; can. .55; per case, $13.20. Beef corned. No. 6 cans; can. $1.93; per case, $23.16. Beef roast. No. 1 cans; can, .29; per case, $13.44. Beef roast, No. 2 cans; can. .63; per case, $15.12. Beef roast. No. 6 cans; can, $2.13; per case, $25.56. Hash, corned heel No. 1 cans; can, .22; per case, $10.56. Hash, corned beef. No. 2 cans; can, .37: per case, SB.BB. Beans, baked, No. 1 cans; can, .05; per case, $2.40. Beans, baked, No. 2 cans; can. .08; per case, $1.92. Beans, baked, No. 3 cans; can, .11; per case, $2.64. Beans, stringless. No. 2 cans; can, .09; per case, $2.16. Beans, stringless. No. 10 cans; can. .42; per case, $5.04. Corn, sweet. No. 2 cans, can, .10; per case, $2.40. Beans, dry bag. $6.49. Corn meal, yellow’ bags. $5.79. Corn starch. No. 2 cans; can, .04: per case. $1.60. Crackers, assorted. No. 2 tins; tin, .05: per case. $2.88. Crackers, soda. No. 1 tins; tin, .06; per case, $2.88. Farina, No. 1 tins; tin, .14; per case, $6.72. Fish, dried, Cod 40 lbs.. $6.82. Flour, corn; bag. $5.24. Flour, graham; bag, $3.80. C. RADEMAKER VERY LOW Arthur Mangold returned last night from Fort Wayne where he was at the bedside of his fether-in-law, C. Rademaker, who is very low and near death, suffering from a complication of ailments. It is believed that the end is near. Mr. Rademaker was a resident of this city until a few years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne. WAS LARGE FUNERAL The funeral of Louis Getting was very largely attended in Ft. Wayne yesterday. The pall bearers were all nephews of the deceased —all bearing the name of Getting. K. OF C. NOTICE The Knights of Columbus will meet ■ pt the K. of C. hall to attend the funeral of Joseph Knapke Monday ’imorning at nine o’clock. .

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, August 9, 1919.

IS IN HOSPITAL Lawrence Lord Recovering from Illness at Dernbach, Germany. ILL OF RHEUMATISM And Nasal and Throat Trouble — Recovering But Still Very Weak. The first letter receive in three weeks by Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lord, from their son, Lawrence, who has been in oversea military service for' fifteen months, came today bringing word that he has been in the hospital at Dernbach, Germany. He was able to be up at the time the letter was written, but was still so weak and nervous that it was with difficulty, that he wrote. He had been ill o? muscular rheumatism and throat and nasal trouble. Carl Rose, known to many here, who had been with him all of the time since they went across seas, and who is a son of Deputy Sheriff Ves Rose, of Allen county, was also ill and in the hospital ward with him at the same time, but had recovered and was on his way home at the time the letter was written. Lawrence has been a member of the military police in Germany. ATTENDS LABOR MEETING John Logan, president of the local branch o fThe American Federation of Labor, is in Detroit, Mich., attending a convention of the order in the interests of the G. R. & I. railroad. DEATH WAS DUE TO APOPLEXY

Jos. Knapke, Well Known Business Man — Died Suddenly Last Night ON ARRIVAL HOME From Work—Was Engaged in Business Here for Thirty-five Years. Joseph Knapke, well known business man of the city, proprietor of the South End Meat market and Bakery on Winchester street died very suddenly last evening at 9:15 o’clock, just after reaching home from his work, death being due to apoplexy, according to the verdict of the coroner, D. D. Clark. Mr. Knapke had walked home with Jacob Atz, and seemed then in his usual good health. He entered his home and went to the kitchen, where he sat down and began reading the paper. He suddenly fell from the chair, the fatal stroke having seized him. Mr. Knapke was a native of St. Henry, Ohio, where he was born Febuary 25. forty-six years ago. For the past thirty-five years, however, he had been a resident of this city, being angaged in ibusiness here during that time. His immediate surviving relatives include his wife, who was Miss Minnie Roelver, and two sons —Theodore and Herman. He also has a brother. John, living at St. Henry. Ohio; and a sister, Kate wife of William Harting of this city. Ben Knapke, of this city, is a cousin. Mr. Knapke was a man of a quiet, industrious disposition, and was well liked. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Holy Name society, the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Benevolent Legion of Indiana. The funeral of Mr. Knapke will be Monday morning at nine o’clock from the St. Mary’s Catholic church, with burial in the Decatur cemetery. The Knights of Columbus will meet at the hall to attend in abody. Joe Thomas, of Paragould, Ark., who visited with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley and family, went to Fort Wayne for over Sunday,

A LITTLE BETTER TODAY. John H. Heller, editor of the Daily I Democrat, who suffered from an at- ! tack of appendicitis upon returning home Thursday afternoon from Rome City, was somewhat better today. Yesterday afternoon he suffered from a severe attack, but rested quite well during the night and this afternoon was feeling a little better. He will not be taken to the Hospital at this time. The Democrat force and his innumerable friends are hoping ho continues to improve that they may see him at his desk within a few days. We're all "pulling" for him. BANKERS MEET Adams County Bankers’ Association Entertained at Berne Thursday. A BUSINESS MEETING Relative to Matters of Interest to the Banks—A Treat Provided. All of the bankers of the Adams County Bankers’ Association, including those at Geneva, Berne, Monroe, Linn Grove, Preble and Decatur attended the get-together meeting held Thursday evening at the office of the Bank of Berne. Various business matters of interest to the association were discussed and planned and a very interesting meeting held. E. X. Ehinger, of this city, as chairman, and Theodore Gralliker, of this city, secretary, were in charge of their respective duties. The meeting was not all work, as the hosts provedi for a tempting treat of cooling ice cream, cake and cigars was provided for the social period. BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Mrs. W. R. Woods is attending her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Murphy, to whom a daughter, Leia Katherine, was born last Sunday evening. They are getting along well. This is the eighth child. Mr. Murphy who underwent an operation for appendicitis Wednesday of last week, is getting along nicely and will be brought home soon from the hospital room at Monroe where the operation was performed.

EXTEND THE DATE Os Union Sunday Evening Services on Account of Chautauqua Program TAKING A SUNDAY Union Service, Sunday. August 24, To be Held at Christian Church. Owing to the Chautauqua having arranged to put on a program on next Sunday evening, Augst 17, which will be in keeping with the sanctity of the day, it has been decided to extend the union services one. more Sunday, therefore the schedule will be as follows: August 17— Chautauqua Program. August 24—Christian Church; Rev. J. Ed Stone preacherAugust 31 — Methodist Episcopal Church—Rev. A. G. Buxton preacher. The folowing is the program to be given at the union service to be held at the Evangelical church Sunday evening. August 10, at 8 o'clock: Songs—Congregation. Scripture Reading and Prayer— Rev. J. Ed Stone. Song—Congregation. Announcements. Offering. Anth'em —Choir. Sermon —Rev. Charles Tinkham. Prayer—Rev. W. S. Mills. Song—Congregation. Benediction. WEATHER Indiana —Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer-

IN STATE COLLEGE Ellis N. Christen Appointed Instructor in Pennsylvania State College BEGINNING SEPT. FIRST Will be Assistant Husbandman—Charge Types and Breeds Live Stock.

Ellis M. Christen, son of County School Superintendent and Mrs. Ed S. Christen, of Root township, has received the appointment as instructor in the Pennsylvania, one of the old colleges of the country, beginning its sixty-fourth year. He will enter upon his duties September first. His appointment is that of assistant animal husbandman and he will he in charge of types and breed of live stock work. He will also have charge of some experimental work with live stock on the college farm, and will be assistant coach of the college live stock judging team. Mr. Christen was graduated from the Purdue University. School of Ag riculture this spring, having majored in animal husbandry, especially animal breeding and nutrition. Besides serving as instructor, he expects to do some work in the institution in order to receive the degee of master of science. The position is an excellent one and is a worthy recognition of Mr. Christen’s ability and qualifications. His many friends will be pleased to hear of his success . A BAD ACCIDENT Suffered by John R. Porter —Had Left Leg Broken When Struck BY A MOTORCYCLE Leg Also Badly Cut About the Hip and Knee—Many Stitches Taken.

John R. Porter, aged 64 years, emloyed at the carpenter trade at various places in the city, suffered a severe injury last night at about eight o’clock when he was struck by a motorcycle, which we said to have been driven by a Miller boy. residing on the old Dowling farm south of the city. The accident occured about a half square from his home on Mercer avenue. Mr. Porter had gone to his truck patch, and on returning thouht he noticed something drop from a passing wagon. As he stepped into the street, he saw a motorcycle coming toward him. coming at a good rate of speed, and as the machine was swaying from one side to the other, Mr. Porter thought that the best way to avoid a mix-up was to stand still, and let the driver dodge him. The machine Crashed into Mr. i Porter, causing him to turn over a i couple of times, resulting in some se- i vere injuries to him. His left leg was ’ cut between the hip and the knee < which required eight stitches, and the 1 leg broken just below the knee cap. I His ear was also cut. in which four ! stitches were required. The shock ’ did not, however, render Mr. Porter 1 unconscious. ' It was reported this morning that he spent a restful night, but he is quite stiff and badly bruised from the accident. HAD TOE CRUSHED. Merlin Ross is carrying one of his “toes in a sling,” the result of having it crushed, when a piece of timber fell on his foot. It is quite painful injury and he will be disabled for some time. PLACED IN VAULT The body of~Andrew J. Case, late county recorder-elect, was placed in the vault at the Decatur cemetery yesterday afternoon, following the church service, to await the arrival lof a son, Ralph, who is in the West.

WALDA CHILDREN RECOVER Florence aud Ralph, the two small children of Lieutenant Theodore Walda of No. 1 engine house, who were run over and injured by a street car on Spy Run avenue July 25, were removed today to the family home, 532 Prospect avenue, from the St. Joseph's hospital, where they had been confined since the accident. The little girl, aged six years, suffered the loss of her right leg below the knee, and both she and her brother, aged four years, suffered fractured skulls, from which they have practically recovered. —Ft. Wayne News & Sentinel. The chilren are grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bleeke. RETURN TO WORK Railroad Shopmen Returning to Jobs While Question of Wage Increase IS BEING~~TAKEN UP Proposals to he Made Next Week — Union Appeals for an Increase. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With striking shopment returning to their jobs and Rail Director Hines preparing to clear the wage proposals of the employes next week, representatives of fourteen railroad unions today issued an appeal to the people to back their demand for more pay. The appeal denied that “any vio-

lence or threat” was contemplated by labor when it asked congress to adopt nationalization of the railroad. The fourteen union heads stated they were asking for “Americanization of the railroads.” Washington, Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Railroad shopmen who struck without authority are flocking back to work in response to President Wilson's declaration that he w’ould not consider their wage demands until they were all back at their jobs. The labor department of the Amer- 1 Jean Federation of Labor todqy re-1 ceived telegrams indicating that all; the men would be at work by Mon-! day. Labor leaders said they expected to begin negotiations with Railroad Director Hines by next Tuesday. The' shopment want a 25 per cent increase. Wage demands of other railroad employes may be submitted with theirs. It is expected Hines will appoint a i board to sit with him and to consider | whether the increases are justified on | the basis of the high cost of living and how railroad pay compares with that of other big industries. President Wilson’t flat stand against strikes, enunciated first in his open letter to Hines and reiterated yesterday in his address to congress, was expected to clarify the situation with regard to the demands of the railroad brotherhoods.

TWENTY-TWO IN MONTH. c It was stated in this paper the oth- ? er day that the Decatur agency for • f the Delco light sold twenty-two I f plants during the year. This was in | error. There ware twenty-two plants I ‘ and four automatic water systems ‘ sold during the month of July alone. . The total business done in the United States by the Delco Light com- 1 pany of Dayton, Ohio, was 12,5001 ’ plants during July and over 1,000 outside of the states, most of them be- ! ing sold in Canada. The WilsonKalver company of this city have the agency. TO ROBINSON PARK The St. Mary’s township threshing ring, district number seven, motored to Robinson park, Fort Wayne this morning where they enjoyed an allday’s outing at the park. Twelve families were included in the ring. FOUGHT IN RUSSIA Carl E. Rump anti wife of Detroit, Mich., are visiting the E. A. Goldner family of Preble. Private Rump, who ‘ just recently was discharged from i service, was with the 310th Engineers ' near Archangel, Russia, and figured ‘ in numerous clashes with the Bolshel viki. He is a nephew of Mrs. Goldner.

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FOLLOW ADVICE OF PRESIDENT Congress Heeds Words of President Wilson and Takes Steps to Lower THE COST OF LIVING An Army of Secret Service Men Turned Loose to Get Hoarders.

(United Press Service) Washington, D- C., Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congress took first definite steps today on President Wilson’s suggestion for a reduction of the high cost of living. At a conference of the senate interstate commerce committee, Chairmen Cummins was authorized to name a sub-committee to begin work along the lines outlined in the presidential message. The sub-committee's personnel will be announced Monday. The sub-committoe is to study not only the president's recommendation but the whole situation with a view to deciding how much additional legislation is needed and how much can be accomplished by administrative and executive departments under present laws. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., Aug. 9.—(Special ' to Daily Democrat) —America’s army I, of secret service agents was turned loose on the food hoarders today. Orders were flashed from Washing- ■ ton to hundreds of special cooperatives of the bureau of investi--1 . gation of the department of justice | all over the United States, instruct- ' j ing them to co-operate with federal istrict attorneys in the profiteer hunt. This adds materially to the numerical strength of the force which is de--1 voting all tts energies to opening the 1 ware houses and putting stored food upon the market to force down the 1 prices. (United Press Service) Washington. Aug. 9. —(Special to | Daily Democrat) — Hoarded food . stocks will be taken over by the govI eminent and placed upon the market i to help re-establish the operation i f the law of supply and demand, the I deartment of justice made known to- , day. Preparations for this work now are well under way as part of AttorneyGeneral Palmer’s country-wide campaign against profiteers. Palmer today was hourly expecting ! news of arrests from district attor- ' neys who have been flooding him with telegrams concerning evidence they are collecting. Several government departments are understood to be working together in cheeking the stores of hoarded foods. The belief exists here that it will not be difficult to get these supplies on the market, as after the department of justice, by legal process, has opened a number of warehouses, with full publicity, owners of other hoards will probably hasten to sell to avoid prosecution and exposureWhile evidence is being put in shape for presentation to the Chicago federal grand jury in support of the charge that big packers have violated anti-trust laws, government experts are “preparing cases” to be submitted to other grand juries. The result is expected to be institution of a number of actions in various parts of the country. The post office department has made public a list of prices at which more than seventy articles of surplus army food will be disposed of via the parcel post. These lists are now available, or soon will be, at all post offices, it was stated. Washington, Aug. 9.—(Special to . Daily Democrat) —Congress will begin . at once consideration of legislation to carry out. in part at least, President Wilson’s recommendations for reducing the high cost of living, hause and senate leaders promised today. Representative Mondell, majority ; leader of the house, said that any r request for money to make effective J; the campaign against profiteers would i ■ speedily be complied with, s “Congress will grant all the money 1 that is needed,” said Mondell. “In - addition. I have no opposition to extending the Lever food control act, if that is believed essential.”