Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1919 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates By Government Order Cash in Advance, One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier > $5.00 One Month, by mail ~35 cents Three Months, by mail . SI.OO Six Months, by mall $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents '3 Advertising rates made known on application Entered at the postoffice In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Joe Hanley was right, when he said that there ought to be some way to make the United States senate quit playing cheap politics and get down to real business, but so far as we could get it, Joe failed to tell us just how this miracle could be performed. Henry Ford has been awarded six cents in his million dollar case against the Chicago Tribune. Both sides will now claim a great victory after fourteen weeks of court trial. The public doesn’t know now which side really won, never will know, and cares but little. Don’t imagine that, every thing has gone to the bow-wows, and that the (greatest country in the world is on the rocks. You know that business is going big, that there is plenty of work for every honest worker, that there is more business than can be taken care of and that we are riding on the top wave of prosperity. There may come a break one of these days, as every pessimist is predicting, but it isn't in sight now. Food products are going to be scarce next winter and it’s not all because of the gambling on the markets. The real reason is that the supply is going to be greater than the demand. If you are wise, you will store food for winter. Put your potatoes and apples and peaches, and other provisions away now, buy your coal and prepare for those months when the prices will soar to peaks beyond the reach of the ordinary person. The Chautauqua has been a great week, and if you don’t believe it, ask any one who has been attending. For a few bents for each event, you have had the opportunity to hear a number of the greatest men in the world, and to listen to music and entertainment provided by those who stand at the head of the list in their line. It would cost you three times the. price of a season ticket to hear any one of them, and you get twenty-five of them for a two-dollar bill. Do yon want it for next year? Major Joe Hanley took the audience with him last night to the heights and depths, the crowd was with him enthusiastically at Chatteau Thierry, in his run for the world's mile record, with him when he discovered the flag made by the two French women in their underground prison, and the closing ’ Umax of his address was worth while. If we might be permit-

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’’ RIFLE MATCHES STARTED TODAY (United Press Service) ( Caldwell, N. J„ Aug. 15. —The most important national rifle championship i, matches that ever have taken place in this country got under way here tot day on the new rifle range constructt ed tor the naval department. The navy has charge of the matches this year, an innovation considering that the matches always have been considered as belonging to the army. Marine 3 corps officers, mainly, are in charge. ) The matches beginning today are an 3 aftermath of smaller and less interest- ) ing competition that has been going > on for some time. Teams from all j over the world have been tuning up ) for the big events by preliminary j shooting in team competition. Rifle cracks from Belgium, England i and many other foreign countries now are here to measure skill with the best this country can muster, which is . considerable measuring considering that the A. E. F. team recently de- ; seated everything the Allies could trot out in competition on the other , side. The most interesting of the national matches will be two shot off for trophies coveted by rifle teams everywhere. The first is for the Wimbledon cup, presented the United States in 1878 by Princess Louise of Great iVMain. This prophy goes to the I champion long distance shot. Tile Leech cup is the oldest rifle trophy in the country. It was the gift of Capt. Arthur Blennerhasset Leech, who was captain of the Irish team that competed with the Americans in 1874. Military champion of the United States is the title that goes w’ith the winning of the president’s match. The winner also receives an autographed letter from the president. The Marine Corps cup match is open to everyone and always attracts a large number of entrants. AT 8080 U. B. CHURCH Orval Heath of Huntington college will speak at the Bobo United Brethren church Sunday evening and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. He has a wonderful message to tell you. ted to criticize the lecture of one so great, we would say that it lost some of its effect because of the great leaps from the almost sublime to the cheap vaudeville line, but the lecturer captivated those who heard it. Joe Hanley has had a great experience during his life and he tells it well. His number was one of the interesting events of the week. Every indication points to the fact that matters between the United States and Mexico will soon come to a focus. For several .years the little republic on the south has been prancing around like a barn yard rooster, hunting trouble and getting cute. World affairs prevented this country diverting attention to the little trouble maker, at least to that extent which would permanently dispose of the problems. Now, however, things are I different, and it is more than likely that the murders and outrages committed along the border must cease, and we do not doubt but that the political leaders of Mexico will recognize in the ultimatum just forwarded a new tone. This nation has no desire to over-ride a weaker republic, just because they can, but the people are weary of hearing of the continued insults and near battles which have become so frequent and they must not only cease, but there must be a guarantee that such practices will not be renewed, at least under the apparent protection of the Mexicon government.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1919.

' FORD WON SUIT t p i Awarded Six Cents Damages in Libel Suit Against 9 Chicago Tribune t BOTH ARE SATISFIED j Case Will Cost Both Parties a Fortune—Ford is in the Adirondack*. I (United Press Service) j Mount Clemens, Mich., Aug. 15. — , (Secial to Daily democrat) —Henry Ford, millionaire auto-mobile manuI facturer, today stood victor in his , million dollar libel suit against the Chicago Tribune. . After more than ten hours' delib- , eration a jury of farmers —one was . retired —awarded him a verdict of six i cents here last night. . Under direction of the court verdict of no cause for action was found . against the Solomon News company, . Detroit distributors of the Tribune. Attorneys for both Ford and the . Tribune were quoted today as being , satisfied with the verdict. “The important issue has been de- , termined. Mr. Ford has been vindicated,” Alfred J. Murphy, Ford coun- , sei said. “The Tribune is vindicated in that plaintiff's attorney charged us with being pro-German and unpatriotic. These charges have been reputed.” Weymouth Kirkland, of the Tribune said. Immediately after hearing the report. Ernest G. Liebold, secretary to the manufacturer, wired the news to Ford, who with Thomas Edison, and other friends, is vacationing in the Adirondacks. Ford will receive approximately only SSO from the Tribune toward paying expenses. The Michigan law provides that where nominal damages are awarded not more than SSO may . be assessed against the loser. The case cost the state of Michigan . approximately SIO,OOO, attorneys estiI mated today. Costs to the litigants were conservatively estimated at $5,000 a day dur- , ing the progress of the hearing alone. , Exact estimates of the cost of the case was impossible, Macomb county officials said. It is an undisputed fact, they said, the case was one c.f ' the most costly pieces of litigation in . the history of the American bar. BIG SHOW SATURDAY Teh Rex Theater will be open again Saturday night to its patrons with a big feature, starring Tom Mix. the great western actor. They have also arranged to run several nights a week and on Monday night, will continue the great serial "The Tigers Trail,” commencing with episode ten, just where it left off when the show was closed. Later on, the show will run daily, the same as it had been operating before, and will show all firstclass shows. Watch for the big feature coming soon. “Yankee Doodle in Berlin,” a big Mack Sennet comedy. ♦*++++++**++*++* 4- GOV. COX KNOWS HOW 44- + + Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 15— + + Governor Cox, of Ohio, today + ♦ asked U. S. Attorney General + ♦ Palmer to seize 2,420,000 pounds + + of meat stored in Ohio by sever- + 4> al big Chicago packers on the 4> 4- charge of “willful violation and + + even defiance of the law.” + + Cox said the meat was owned + 4- by Swift & Co., Marris & Co., 44- Wilson & Co. and Brant & Co. 4- + The governor urged Palmer to + + take. immediate action to seize + + the meat and to prosecute the + ♦ packers. In addition 32 affidav- + + its charging 23 different Ohio + + persons with violation of the + + state cold storage act were sign- + + ed and set out for service- + ♦+ + + + , i , + + , 1 , 4 , + 4 , + 4 , 4 , + I -

FORT WAYNE AND DECATUR TRACTION LINE Central Time Leave Decatur Leave Ft. Wayne 5:40 a. m. 7:00 a, m. 7:00 a. m- 8:30 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 11:30 a. m- 1:00 p. m. 1:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 4:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p, m. 8:30 p. m. 10:00 p. m. r 1i:05 p. m. Car every hour and a half. Running time 1 hour and 5 minutes. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7.45 a. m„ and leaves Fort Wayne at 12:00 m., arriving in Decatur at 2:00 p. m. Office hours 6:30 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. I. B- STONEBURNER, Agent.

1 VICTIM OF HOLD-UP Samuel Black, well known business man. was the victim of a bold hold-up this morning. A number a birthday ring of a dozen or more, teamed that today was his birthday anniversary—his sixty-eighth, according to one of. the'bunch. Accordingly, he was placed on one of the stretchers in the store and carried into the King’s refreshment stand where the gag was removed from his mouth long enough for him to order refreshments for the party. It is said the same stunt will be pulled off on a dozen or so more of the birthday ring. REUNION OF 160th INDIANA The annual reunion of the 160th Indiana infantry of 1898-99 will be held at Huntington Monday, and elaborate arrangements have been made by the members of Company D for the entertainment of their former comrades-in-arms. It will be an all day affair, with the arrival and registration of the Spanish war veterans in the morning, dinner at noon, afternoon executivie session, with the election of officers and the selection of a convention city for 1920 and a big campfire with patriotic program of speechmaking and music in the evening. Decatur veterans who served in the old outfit are planning to attend. CERTAIN-TEED WEEK The week of August 18th to 23rd will be known as Certain-teed week among the dealers of Certain-teed roofing. The General Roofing company, manufacturers of Certain-teed are doing extensive advertising of this well known product and are making a special feature of Certain-teed. Yes, the advertising will appear in the Daily Democrat. A NEW SERVICE TRUCK A big Service truck was delivered today to P. F. Hodle of Seventh St., who is employed by the LaFountain Handle company of this city in hauling logs from the country to the mill. The truck is equipped with an extra device on each side to enable the carrying of a heavier load. The truck was sold to Mr. Hodle by P. B. Hehblel' of this city who is'one of the salesmen for the Service Motor Truck company of Wabash. Indiana. COURT HOUSE NEWS Real estate transfers: Mary A. Holler, et at., to Amos Moser, lot 145 Berne. $1,650; Samuel Oplinger, et al., to Mary Jane Lanning, lot 14, Linn Grove, $2,500. Fishing and hunting licenses were issued to Albert Lammert. Anthony Kohne. Fred Baker, E. F. Boese and H. M. Ben. Mr. and Mrs. Don Teeple went to Portland for a visit.

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+ + + 4• + ’fr* + + + + + + + ■ ,, * + FARMERS ENDORSE BUSH * i 4 * > + Sukcm, lnd. ( Aug. 15—-Farm- ♦ * ers of Washington county late + 4. yesterday unanimously passed a + + resolution endorsing the candl- + * dacy of Lieut. Governor E. D. * . + Bush for the gubernatirial nom- + . + ination. The resolution was ♦ + submitted to a meeting of the ♦ 4. Federated Farmers’ .Clubs of ♦ + Washingtin county and was as + 4- follows. ♦ 4. “That as a federation of farm- + * ers of Washington county, we in- + 4> dorse the candidacy of one of ♦ 4- our fellow citizens for the Him- + 4- ination for governor, Hon. Ed- + 4- gar D. Bush, and commend him 44- for his fearless efforts in behalf ♦ 4- of the interests of the man be- 44 1 hind the plow.” + + + + + + + 4-t + 4- + + + + + + John Niblick left today for Lakeside, Ohio, where he will join his | family in a visit at this summer I resort. the funeral of their brother-in-law, I George Perry. From here. Mrs. Nickey | will go to Chicsago Sunday to visit! with her niece, Mrs. Vaughn, i She will return here and on her way home will stop at Columbus, Ohio, to visit with another niece, Mrs. Guy Johnson. FARMS. 200 acres. 4 miles from Decatur, well improved. 80 acres, 1 mile from corporation, well improved. 90 acres, 6 miles from Decatur, near Lutheran church. 106 acres, 3 miles from town, fair improvements. SO acres, Blue Creek township. 70 acres, Union township. 118 acres, 1 mile from good market on stone road, well improved363 acres in Paulding county, 2 sets of buildings. 120 acres, 1 mile to market. 160 acres near Arcola, well improved. 120 acres near Cincinnati, Ohio. 80 acres. 1% mi|es to market. 195-ts ERWIN & MICHAUD. —— ———' 111 Crystal Theater TODAY * “BATTLING JANE 7 A big five-reel Artcraft Paramount production featuring the famous screen actress, Dorothy Gish. Sure the same funny little Dorothy that pleased you so well in the big production of “Hearts of the World.” Don’t miss this picture tonight. It is a comedydrama of the rural district, and when you see Miss Gish as a little country girl acting mother to a little babe, you will like the picture all the more. Always a good show At The C RYSTAL THEATER

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