Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 197

CHAUTAUQUA HAS CLOSED Twelve Directors Named for Next Year—Seven Days’ Session CLOSED LAST EVENING Seven Hundred One Tickets Subscribed For in Preliminary Campaign With two splendid programs Sunday and Saturday, the Chautauqua dosed its seven days' session here i last evening, with a splendid record, praise from the local attendants. So eager were the people here for the return next year, that seven hundred an d one tickets were subscribed for a8 a result of the short preliminary campaign, to assure the return. The matter of reorganizing the local committee on arrangements, was attended to Saturday evening, when, on | motion, the chairman, French Quinn, I was authorized to appoint a nom-1 inating committee to select twelve directors for the 1920 Chautauqua. He named the following: W. A. Lower, John W. Vail and Prof. M. F. Worthmann. At the Sunday evening session, the nominating committee made report of their selection of directors for recommendation, which report was unanimously adopted and the directors duly chosen by the Chautauqua. They are as follows: Dr. Fred Patterson, Avon Burk. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, Mrs. Frank Downs, Miss Leona Bosse. Dan Tyndall, Arthur Holthouse, Dr. W. F.- Smith. W. A. Fonner. Charles S. Niblick, Cal Peter son, Ed S. Christen. Four Excellent Sessions. The two fine concerts by The Temple Chcir, comprising a doublet quartet, or four ladies and four gentlemen, Saturday afternoon and evening, were excellently received, and, in addition to the evening concert, there was a splendid address by Mr St. Johns, who has recently returned from Russia, where he did welfare work. He gave a description, of the people and their life and also told interestingly of incidents of the war. Sunday was another great day. In the afternoon Father Schumacher, a priest of Kenton, Ohio, spoke on “The Gospel of Optimism.” His address was enthusiastically received and brought the inspiration and encouragement that are so uplifting in this time when the country seems to be facing a great crisis. The artist Concert Company also gave two excellent concerts Sunday, and very much praise is accorded them. In the evening the Chautauqua local platform superintendent. Rev. Mullins, gave the address.

JAPAN OPEN TO NEW IDEAS (United Press Service) Tokyo.—(By Mail) —Japan is all in readiness to welcome the new ideals of the world deeloped by the war. Japanese opposition to introduction ot the ideas that changed world conditions have created would take the country back into feudal days, according to M. Nakabashi, minister of education. "The propagation of democratic ideals which the war has brought in its train has given an impetus to the rise of new ideas in Japan, where freedom of thought has long been subject to regulations. This is a satisfactory sign of the times. “It must be remembered, however, that bad as well as good ideas are apt to find their way here. As the constitutional ideas of the people are still undeveloped, there is danger of their becoming contaminated with radical Ideas. "In my opinion the so-called new ideas are prevalent only in a restricted section of society and are not so dangerous as some fear. If influx of all foreign ideas is to be prohibited, owing to their possible baneful nature, that will mean reversion to the feudal intercourse and the import of all foreign ideas was zealously guarded.” EXPECT ARREST TODAY (United Press Service) Chicago. Aug. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—John F. Campbell and John E. Bunker were expected to surrender here today to federal warants . charging them with sugar profiteering Bonds of $5,000 each were to be placed for each man before United States Commissioner Foote. Hearings were expected to be set forth the first week in September.

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FIRING SHOTS WILD (United Press Service) Chicago. Aug. 18. —(Special to Daily (Democrat) —Police and detectives today guarded 200 restaurants and lunchrooms of the Thompson, Weegham and Messinger systems in the downtown districts following revolver battles with I. W. W. agitators who had attempted to storm the restaurants and rout waiters and customers during the night. More than 100 shots were exchanged when uniformed and plain clotnes police resisted an attack on a restaurant three blocks from the I. W. W. headquarters. A truck load of agitators, including a woman who proclaimed herself a “real Russian bolshekik,” caused most of the disturbance.

BIG SALE STARTS I I Fifty Thousand Postoffices are Holding Sales of Food Stuffs Today MILLION OF DOLLARS Os Army Food is Being Sold—Other Sales May be Held in the Future. (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sale of millions of dollars worth of army food began at more than &0.000 postoffices throughout the country today. The big marketing job which will be conducted through the parcel post will end August 20. by which time officials hope practically all the food will be disposed of. If the sale proves as successful as officials here believe it will, other army surplus, including blankets and clothing will be disposed of in the same way. Department of justice officials who expect to seize $10,000,000 worth of hoarded food this week, are also watching the sale with interest. Attorney General Palmer is considering disposing of the seized food, through the postofficc once it Is condemned through court action . Preparations for the sale of the army food are complete. Postmasters have price lists which they will make public in every possible way along with complete directions as to how the food is to be sold.

The sale of the surplus food along with the seizures planned by the department of justice are expected to be the two heaviest blows yet aimed at high cost of living by the executive arm of the government. In congress, legislation to bring down high prices and end profiteering is expected to be the chief topic of legislative discussion and committee action during the week. A sub-committee of the senate interstate commerce committee, which is working along the lines suggested by President Wilson, is expected to turn out some recommendations. The senate agrictultural committee has under consideration the reouest of Attorney General Palmer for broad-l ening the scope of the war food con-i trol act under which Palmer is operat- 1 ting. Farmers are fighting these recommendations. Hearings on bills to regulate the packers are also before the senate are also before the senate agricultural committee. Many absent house members were returning to Washington today as ordered by leaders, to take up price legislation. Action in the lower branch of congress has been held up through lack of quorum. FURTHER DEMANDS TO BE MADE (United Press Service) Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Increases in wages averaging 50 per cent, and the installation of automatic stokers, coal passers, grate shakers and door openers are provided in a new wage scale and standard rules report in the hands of the 300 representatives of ,the Brotherhood of Ixxomotive Firemen and Enginemen here today. The demands will be presented to Walker D. Hines, director general of railroads, as soon as the draft of the proposed measure is rewritten, according to President Shea. The firemen and hostlers demand increases averaging from 35 to 65 per • cent, and the average is 50 per cent., i i said Shea. It will cost the railroads ; ot the United States and Canada $200,- ■ 000,0000 to install the automatic! de--1 vices demanded, delegates estimated, - while the annual increase in operating i expenses entiled by the wage dejmands was placed at $70,000,000.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 18, 1919.

ONE YEAR'S PAY Ex-soldiers, Sailors and Marines Are Getting Out Petition to Have CONGRESS PASS BILL Giving Them One Year’s Extra Pay—Favor It Instead of Land Bill In recognition of their services and the debt that the people of the country owe to the valiant sons who fought for their country, congress will be petitioned to allow all ex-soldiers, sailors and marines one year’s pay. A bill is now before congress to give to each soldier a tract of land or make it possible for him to secure a qection of land in the northwest, but according to the “Soldiers, Sailors and Marine National Weekly,” the exservice men favor a cash bonus. Bills have been presented to congress to allow ex-service men a fifty-dollar Liberty bond for every month in service, or one year’s extra pay. James E. Barney of Indianapolis, who is now employed by the KalverNoble Garage company of this citv, is getting out the petition in this county for signatures of the ex-soldier, sailors and marines to be presented to congress asking them for the year's pay. "Hon. Harry S. New, Hon James E. Watson. U. S. Senators. Indiana. Washington. D. C. Dear Senators: — "We. the undersigned, honorable discharged soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the U. S. army and navy, during the World war. respectfully petition you to use your efforts in causing congress tn pass the law giving each and every honorably discharged soldier and sailor and marine, one year’s pay for service rendered during the war. We further desire to inform you that we are opposed to the proposed soldiers, sailors and marines settUsuieul bill for the reason that it is impractical and not suited to the needs of the majority of discharged men. “It is our judgment that the passage of a bill for one year’s extra pay will meet the needs of the majority of the discharged soldiers and sailors much better and enable them to get a better start to earn a livelihood than to offer them an opportunity of becoming pioneer farmers. “Respectfully submitted.” Those who are interested in the passage of this bill should see Mr. Barney at the Kalver-Noble Garage company.

COES TO ALBERTA Tony Hackman Left Today Noon for Alberta, Canada to Buy Farm WILL RAISE WHEAT Expects to Purchase 320 Acres—Was There Seven Years Ago. Tony Hackman. well known young man of this city left today at 11:20 over the Erie railroad for Alberta, Canada, where he expects to buy a farm of three hundred and twenty acres and go into the wheat growing business in that productive section. Seven years ago, Mr. Hackman and Carl Moses, formerly of this city, owned a farm in Alberta and harvested wonderful crops. Mr. Hackman is therefore not new at the game and with the experience that he has already had in farming, his many ' friends feel confident that he will propser in the rich wheat fields of Canada. Tony expects to remain in Canada indefinitely. While enroute to his new home he will stop off for a short visit ; with Walter Baltzell and Ids brother lat Dominion City, Canada. Within the last year, Mr. Hackman has been employed by the Reed Food Products company of Indianapolis. MILK PRICE BOOSTED Laporte, Aug. 19.—Milk preies have been boosted one cent by the School I Dairy company of this city. Highes wages, higher costs of production and dry pastures causing a ' shortage of milk are the reasons given |for the raise.

♦♦++*++++ + + + + + <>* + STARTS FOR HOME SEPT. 1. + + • ♦ + Paris, Aug. 18—General Persh- + + ing is expected to return from ♦ ♦ Italy next Friday and will start ♦ ♦ for home Sept. 1, leaving less ♦ + than 4,000 American soldiers in ♦ + Europe. Pershing left for Italy ♦ ♦ Friday night. + + German prisoners captured by ♦ + American forces will be held un ♦ ♦ til the peace treaty is ratified + + by congress. + + It is understood that General + + Pershing will recommend a mon- + + ument to the soldiers who fell + ♦ at Romangne, in memory of the + + hardest fighting Americans were + ♦ called on for during the war. He ♦ + is very proud of the A. E. F. + + work after an inspection of the + + battlefields and the Rhinelind + + General Pershing, it is under- ♦ + stood, hopes to visit his home + +■ town in Missouri and also Chey- + + enne, Wyo., immediately after + ♦ reporting at Washington. + +++++++++ + + + + 4- + +

ARE HOOFING IT Strike on Subway and Elevated Lines in New York Force Citizens to WALK TO WORK TODAY Travel on Roller Skates, Others Use Limousines —Complete Tie Up. (United Press Service) New York, Aug. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —New York's millions struggled to work today in a drizzling rain, with transportation lines paralyzed by the shutdown of the subway and elevated following a strike by the Brotherhood of Interborough Rapid Transit Employes, an organization fostered by the company Not a wheel was turning this morning ou twvy of the lines affected.

New York, Aug. 18 —(Special to ' Daily Democrat) —Roller skates and limousines, motor vans and horsel drawn buggies, young legs and older ones, unused to pedestrianism—all were requisitioned today to transport New York's two million workers to their posts of duty. And on all alike pelted a steady, soaking rain. At daylight the bedraggled thou- ' sands who depend on the strike bound elevated and subway lines began ; their descent on the business dis- i tricts. By 7 o’clock the surface lines ] were swamped and their cars crept down Manhattan island with dripping clusters of humanity clinging on platforms and fenders. Fifth avenue buses, their tops I mushroomed wijth umbrellas, rumbled past determined crowds that sprinted in their wakes to fight for standing room on steps. Trunks on which people were so tightly jammed that ropes were looped at open rear ends rolled in endless procession an the downtown streets. Taxicabs, exercising traditional piracy privileges, picked up the supplicating fares that waved the largest bills. Up town thorough fares leading from suburban treminal stations were jammed from curb to curb with the thousands unloaded by incoming sub-1 urban trains. The people milled about, progressing a foot at a time, as the human mass moved glacierlike toward surface car lines. Extra trains on suburban lines J stood in long lines beyond the terminals awaiting their turn to come up and unload their crowds- Entrance to stations on the Brooklyn subway, the only operating under ground traffic artery on Manhattan, were blocked by pushing mobs that were kept in restraint by police. ♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4* BASE BALL SCORES + ♦ + + Never in the history of the ♦ + great national game has the int- ♦ + erest in base ball been so keen + +as now. Realizing this and the + <• tact that hundreds here are anx- ♦ ♦ ions to know the results of each + ♦ days’ games the Daily Democrat + + has contracted with the United + ♦ Press to receive th escores each + ♦ evening in special telegrams ♦ + sent after six o’clock. The score + ♦ will be received here about sev- * ♦ en or eight o’clock each evening, ♦ ♦ bulletined in the window and ♦ ♦ telephone calls will be cheerful- ♦ +ly answered. We wish to give ♦ + you the news you want. + ++++t+++++t*+ttt

FAREWELL GIVEN Reception Given Sisters M. Aloysia and Henrietta Sunday Afternoon BY CONGREGATION Sisters Will Leave for Mother House—Presented With Traveling Bag The St. Joseph school grounds was the scene of a big and happy gathering Sunday afternoon and evening—happy in the sense of the word that everyone present was glad to meet and mingle with the respected guests iof honor, but tinged with a certain amount of regret that everyone experienced when it came to bid a farewell to Sister M. Aloysia and Sister M. Henrietta who leave shortly for the Mother House of the St. AgI nes Order at FonduLac, Wisconsin. There departure is one of regret. The reception given the two Sisi ters came as a surprise to them, noth- ■ ing being said about the plans until I Sunday morning when it was announced at the church services that the St. Mary's congregation would meet at four o’clock at the school grounds to accord the good Sisters a I farewell. | Practically every family in the conI gregation attended the reception and through the efforts of the different i societies, cake, ice cream and pop : were served, as well as cigars to the i men. Sister Aloysia has been in this city for thirty-eight years, coming to this city when the school was first started, being a teacher in the higher grades, and was the Superior of the Sisters house here. Sister Henrietta has been a teacher in the school for twenty-four years, teaching the fifth and sixth grades. Both Sisters were well liked by the school children and by the entire congregation, who sinj cerely regret to see them leave. The successors to Sisters Aloysia , and Henrietta have uot yet been , made the appointment coming from I the Mother House. At the close of the meeting Sister Aloysia and Sister Henrietta were presented with a traveling bag.

TO USE GRAVEL PUMPS Seymound, Aug. 19.—Two gravel pumps have been purchased by Jackson county commissioners and will be installed on White river to supplj I screened gravel for the public roadt in the county. This gravel will be much better quality than that now ; used on the roads as it will be possible i to eliminate a great deal of the sand GOVERNMENT AID State Department Orders American Council at Juarez to Help Secure RELEASE OF AVIATORS Perplexing Problem Faces Government—Hearing of Packer’s Case Starts (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 18—(Special to , Daily Democrat) —Two new problems . affecting relations between the United States and Mexico were before : this government today. ( The most impressing was the report from the border of the kidnaping of two army aviators by Mexican bandits, who are said to be holding them for a $15,000 ransom. The other was the ousting from 1 Mexico City of the sol eremaining representative of the British govern- i ment. i Both developments came on the 1 heels of a note to Carranza, warning i of “a radical change” in the policy toward Mexico unless safety was as- ■ sured American citizens. Officials early today were silent on whether the two new developments in the Mexican situation are considered of sufficient gravity to act on the warning given Carranza. The holding of the two aviators by bandits is taken here as further proof of Carranza's lack of control over many sections of his country. The state department also directed the American council at Juarez, Mex. |to take all possible steps with the Mexican authorities there to procure | release and protection of the avia- | tors. i The attention of the department [ (Continued on Page Four)

AT THE SEVERIN HOTEL (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 18.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The republician state committee will meet at the Severin hotel here next Wednesday, according to announcement by Secretary Henley. While Mr. Henley declined to say what matters will come before the meeting, a number of questions relative to organization work preparatory to the 1920 campaign are expected to be taken up. Members of the state executivie committee, the )re|>lublican women'sstate executive committee and the state advisory committee have been invited to attend.

FAMILY REUNION Butlers Hold Tenth Annual Reunion at Jesse J. Butler Home Sunday NEAR FORT WAYNE Worden Family Will Have Reunion Next Sunday — Magley Family Friday. The tenth annual reunion of the Butler ramily was held yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Butler, on Lincoln way, near Fort Wayne. One hundred relatives were present and enjoyed the program and the fine dinner spread on two long tables on the lawn, under two large tents erected for the occasion. The report showed that two marriages, three births and two deaths occurred in the past year. Relatives from a listance included Mr. and Mrs. Mart Elzey and family, of Rock Island. 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Entsminger, of Warren. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Vail ,of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Butler, Miss McClure, of Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. Cal Myers and children, of Saginaw, Mich., besides all of the -relatives of Adams county The next reunion will be held o nthe third Sunday in August, the place to be decided later.

The annual reunion of the Worden family will be held next Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harve But'er. seven miles northeast of the city. A basket dinner will be held and everybody of the family of Worden, whether they have received any other speeial invitation or not, are urged to be present. The annual reunion of the Magley 1 family will be held next Friday, Aug. 22, in Swinney park. Fort Wayne, WAR WAS EXPENSIVE (United Press Service) London, Aug. 18. — (Special to Daily Democrat) — Prime Minister Lloyd George in the house of commons said ’oday that the war cost $200,000,000900 and increahed Britain’s war debt from $3,205,000,000 to $39,000,000,000. The war expenditures, he said were devoted largely to purposes of destruction. The only way to meet the increased burden of the war debt, he said, is to increase production. The Prime Minister declared the most outstanding fact of Britain’s present situation to be an alarming adverse trade balance. The Premier declared that Great Britain’s coal output was 87.000.000 tons less than that before the war

LLOYD GEORGE'S POLICIES 1 (United Press Service) London. Aug. 19. —(Special to Daily ■ Democrat) —An epoch-making speech by Lloyd George, marking another important phase in the British premier’s political career, was scheduled for delivery in the house of commons this afternoon. The premier was expected to announce his policy on half a dozen momentous domestic problems with which he has been grappling since peace was signed and which largely will determine the trend of British domestic affairs in the next few months.

THE’RE BACKING STRIKE (United Press Service) New York, Aug. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Stage hands, musicians and motion picture operators all over the United States are backing the striking actors, a statement by Charles C. Shay, president of the International Alliance of Stage Employes, said today. He would not say i whether a general strike was threatened.

Price, Two Cents

RANSOM MONEY WILL BE PAID Banker of Marfa, Texas Left This Afternoon for Candelaria with ransom FOR THE AVIATORS Captured by Mexican Bandits—sls,ooo id Demanded for Delivery Marfa, Texas, Aug. 18. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —F. Sennell, vice president of the Marfa National Bank left here this morning with $15,000 to be delivered to a store keeper at Candelaria, Texas as ransoms for Lieut. Harold Peterson and Paul Davis, American aviators held by Mexican bandits. Sennell was accompanied by a guard of soldiers rfom Camp Marfa. The money was subscribed in five minutes by ranch men and other citizens i nthis vicinity when word of the demand made by the bandits was received. El Paso. Texas. Aug. 18.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Fifteen thousand dollars ransom was to be sent today for the release of Lieuts. Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson, American aviators held by the Mexican bandits opposite the Big Bend district. The aviators were threatened with death unless the money wa- paid today. Texas cowboys at a meeting it Ft. Davis subscribed $15,000 in a f»w minutes and Brig. General James B. Erwin, commandant at Fort Bliss here, also has raised the ransom.

The aviators were cai tured by Mexican bandits on landing near the border Sunday, August 10. The flyers sent letters telling of their plight. The money was ordered to be p; id to Dawkins Kilpatrick, a storekeeper at Candelaria. Kilpatrick received a later message from a Villist abandit that tiie Americafr- prisoners would be murdered if the American commander sent any expedition after the bandits. This consideration was the only thing restraining American bowboys fn.tn taking up the chase after the Mexicans. Peterson's message, carried into the Big Bend district by a well known bandit, stated the landing had been "forced." It is thought the cviators

lost their way or were comp. l'ed to descend by lack of fuel or an accident to their machine. Peterson urged that the ransom be sent. ‘‘lf not. goodbye, as they mean bus iness,” he said. “Love and don’t worry,” were Peterson’s final words to his mother in Hutchinson, Minn. Davis’ home 's in Strathmore, Cal. The aviators are 25 and 23 years old respectively The incident has again raised talk of intervention along the border but the highest military authorities discounted it. Their chief concern was to rescue the aviators unharmed a n d give the bandits no cause to carry out their murder threat. However, the emphasis the incident gives t;, the outlawry in northern Mexico is expected to have an important be iring on the international situation. Marfa, Tex., Aug 18 —Arrangements were practically completed today to send couriers to Candelaria. Texas, with $15,000 ransom money for Lieuts. Paul H. Davis, 23 years old, of Strathmore, Cal., and Harold G. Peterson, 25, of Hutchinson, Minn, reported held by the Mexican bandit Chico Gano in the canyons of the Mexican Big Bend district. According to unofficial information payment of the demand of the bandits for ransom has been agreed up on by army officials as the only way to save the aviators. Negotiations will be through Dawkins Kirkpatrick, a storekeeper at Candelaria, well acquainted with Mexicans over the line. Kirkpatrick was reported to be in , touch with the bandits today in an . effort to get them to postpone their t time limit —set for tonight. The flyers have been missing since they started a border patrol flight Aug. 10. It is understood they mistook the flood waters of the Rio Concho for the Rio Grande and foliow--3 ed that stream into Mexico. '■ According to information here (he s ——— (Continued on Page Four) t B WEATHER I Indiana —Generally fair tonight and - Tueteday, warmer Tuesday central and north portions.