Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 199, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 199

traffic signs City Grants Permission to Municipal Traffic Post Co. to Erect Signs on STREETS IN DECATUR Will he Ornamental—Property Owners Along Third Street Object to Walk. The city council in regular session last evening granted permission to the Municipal Traffic Post company to erect large ornamental signs at' the different street crossings, on their | proposal to furnish the signs free of' charge, install and wire them, including upkeep, they to receive the concession to sell advertising space on the signs to national or local adver-i tisers. The sign upon installation becomes the property of the city. The signs are built on the order of a ■'lighthouse" style and the representative of the company stated that they would cost about two hundred dollars each when installed, 'rhe city must furnish the current to light them up 1 Attorney R. C. Parrish introduced the ' representatives of the company and 1 explained the proposition to the coun- 1 cil. The board of public safety to i 1 whom the matter was referred to, ac-; 1 cepted the contract and the company’s 1 proposition. ! City engineer Dick Boch filed his ! report of completion on the repairing 1 cf Liberty Way, Second street and; 1 Winchester street, which was accept- 1 ed. Attorney J. C. Sutton, representing ' the Erie railroad informed the council 1 that the railroad administration would repair the crossings at the different' street intersections, and Mr. Sutton:’ stated that he would advise the com-' 1 panv to hurry the work along. The street and sewer committee asked for further time in making a 1 report on the Rice sewer, it having 1 not yet been decided whether or not ' a district sewer could be built. At the suggestion of. councilman ' Logan the park was the■ tabor organizatfoffs in the c:!y as 1 a place for holding their Labor Day, 1 celebration. Policeman Joel Reynolds was in- ' strueted to arrest anyone riding on!' the sidewalks with a bicycle without a head light. The city attorney was instructed'to draw up an ordinance regulating automobile driving in tho city wdlch would give the right of way to the auto or driver on the right. Largerj cities are putting rule into force, and it was stated that it is most prac-i table. Clerk Dick Christen stated that! the Public Service Commission had not answered the city’s petition to; raise the water rates. The finance committee allowed the following bills and the meeting ad-' journed: Smith, Yager & Falk, $2.49; Decatur Lumber Co., $4T34; Police pay mH, $82.50; Water Works pay roll,] $26.50; Street Com. pay roll. $143.40; City Firemen, $107.50; Dick Boch, $37.50; Thomas Dowling-, $32 50; City, Treasurer, $3.00; Wayne Belting Supply Co., $60.40; A. C. Foos, pay! roll. $287.50; M. J. Mylott, pay roll.j $140.00; Erie Railroad, $185.18: John S. Peterson. $17.05; Kalver-Noble C 0.,, $88.92; Kanawha Valley Coal Co., $60.99; Decatur Lumber Co., $8.00; John Thomas. $112.82; G. R. & I. Ry.| $123.04; Toledo. St. Louis & Western I Ry. $79.99. - | TROUBLE IN PACKING TOWN (United Press Service) Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. 20. —(Special to Daily Detnocat)—The packing town of Cudahy was declared under martial iaw at 8 o'clock this morning by Col. P. C. Westphal, who has been designated as military governor until the trouble resulting from yesterday’s strike rioting is passed. At 4:30 this morning a special train lead from Camp Douglas rolled into the yards and 460 state guards and 16 officers took charge of the situation. Cordons of sentries were immediately spread over the Cudahy property, comprising 100 acres, and efery entrance and exit closed. Access to the plant, is now possible only with military passes. MISTAKE IN NAME Through an error, it was stated in yesterday’s paper that William instead of Henry Schamerloh had died. The mistake in names appeared in the head of the story.

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NEW CATTLE DISEASE (United Press Service) I Madison. Ind., Aug. 20.—(Special tc! Daily Democrat) —Vetinerarians here; were taking steps today to combat anthrssx which is thought to have killed thirty head of dairy cattle. Other herds have been placed under quarantine by the state vetinerarian. , The cattle had been drinking from a j creek near a glue factory and it is l thought the contagion started from I scraps used in the manufacture of | glue. KM PLANS, — Discussed by Business Men in Meeting Last Night at the Mayor’s Office I ] WILL SELECT SITES ‘ i For Location of Two New Plants Which Desire to i Locate in Decatur, i About twent business men attended I a meeting at the city hall last even- t ing, called to discuss a couple of factory propositions. The committee rc i ported on the Dunbar factory and the 1 report was approved. President Klep-I : per named C. E. Bell, C. C. Schafer < and J. L. Kocher as a committee to t select the site and secure a price on < same. Several are being considered J • Col. Fred Repert was named as chair- j 1 man of a committee to dispose of the j 1 rest of the stock. I A letter from the Royal Roofing s company who are anxiou* to locate a < plant was read and the proposition ’ was favorably commented upon. E.j i X. Htinger, D. N. Erwin and C. N. 1 t Christen were appointed to investigate J available sites and to report as soon 11 as possible when a called meetingi 1 will be. held. Mr. Ben Sehulein, a ’ member cf the company is expected; I here Friday or Saturday and it is de-1 i sired that an answer to the proposi- i tion can be made at that time. The! company is an excellent one, accord-' ing to reports and they are anxious i ' to begin operating the new factory as soon as possible. The completion of the chamber of commerce was also discussed last 1 evening and some steps along this line will be taken within the next few days. ACCEPTS DELCO AGENCY V. C. Osgood of South Fourth street, (who has been employed by C. E. , Wilson as electrician for the Delco 1 light agency, has resigned bis position and will leave with his family fori Medina. Ohio, the first of the month. Mr. Osgood has taken over the agency ; of the Delca lighting plants in Medina j county and intends to make that place his home. The Osgoods have lived . in Decatur for a year and a half. TRAFFICRESUMED Freight Wreck on Clover Leaf Near Bluffton Has Been Cleared Away f i BRIDGE COLLAPSES —_ Sending Eight Cars Into Creek—Trains Forced to Detour. — Traffic has been resumed and trains: on the Clover Lea? are running on schedule time ( gain, following the derailment of eight freight cars, seven 1 of theuf empties and one loaded with 1 coal, Monday afternoon at John’s 1 creek, a short distance east of Bluffton. I The bridge over the creek gave ‘ way while a west-bound freight train • was passing over it, and the cars ; went into the small stream. None 1 {oS lithe crew was injured, and the ’I damage was comparatively slight. A ’ I wrecking crew from Frankfort had the • line cleared and temporary repairs ''made, on the bridge by noon yester- • ‘ day. •| Up till noon, other passenger and 5 i freight trains were forced to detour to and from this city by the way of Kingsland over the L E. & W. and the Erie. .ft was at first thought that a tramp had been caught under the wreckage i and killed, but since no body was i- found, he probably escaped before the I. crash came. The bridge over John’s! a‘ creek was tho scene of a bad accident j several years ago. , z

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,August 20, 1919.

PERFECTLY SAFE I Drayton Hill Has No Cause to Fear Injury From Frank Smith DECIDED BY JURY Peace Bond Not Necessary —Neighbors Fight It Out in Court. That Drayton Hill has no cause to fear bodily injury from Frank Smith , was the verdict of the jury this morning in a trial tefore Squire G. F. : Kfcntz Jtlig mjiyorf.i court. Hill! swore out an affidavit for Smith's ar-! rest yesterday, asking that he be put on a peace bond, on account of the alleged threats against the former’s life. Smith retaliated by demanding a trial by jury, and the case given a hearing this morning. Since the jury which was out ten minutes decided in favor of Smith and allowed him to go free. Hill must stand the costs of the case which amount to about $27. The trouble is said to have started several weeks ago, when a colt belonging to Smith, who is a junk buyer and horse trader, got into Hill’s garden. Last Sunday the quarrel came to a head when one of Smith's children picked an ear from Hilt’s field. Smith and Mrs. Hill were said to have exchanged hot words at. that time, and it is alleged that the former threatened to “cut Hill down to his size with an axe and then beat up on him.” However, this statement was denied in court. Smith contending that he didn’t have a hatchet or axe on the place. The men live in the west part of town near Thirteenth street. Quite a furore was created in court as there were a dozen witnesses to testify in the case. Mrs. Smith became quite ill on the witness stand, fainting later in an ante room. The Smith family have their household goods all, packed, preparatory to moving to Marion. NEGRO IS ARRESTED (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Albert Raine, negro, is under arrest today charged with burglary and assault and battery with intent to kill, tollowing an attack late last, night on Mrs. Lena Abraham. Mrs. Abraham was stabbed three times in the back by a burglar whom she found in her room. She told the police that she arose from her bed to learn the source of a noise and as she lighted a lamp, a colored man slid from under the bed, put his'arms I around her neck and choked her. ENGLAND’S OPINION (United Press Service) i London, Aug. 20 —(Special to Daily i Democrat) —The under current of dis- ; cussion over America’s plan to in- | crease her peace time army and institute compulsory service has beeffi brought to a head in England by I Lloyd George’s warning that “if those ,who promoted the league of nations 1 increased their armament, then the league will be a sham.” Opponents of the league declare the ; plans of the United States to increase her army may wreck the league and j Shatter European confidence in Anierica's sincerity, while the league sup- ■ porters insist America is as much entitled to maintain a sufficient army as Britain is to advance her naval I power. TO ENTER CONVENT Miss Agnes Metzger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Metzger of this city left this morning at 2; 29 over the Erie for Chicago and then to Fon-du-Lac, Wisconsin, where- she will enter the Convent and become a Sister in the St. Agnes order. She accom--1 panted Sister M. Aloysia and Sister M. Henrietta who left for the Mother ' House. 1 . | WOUNDED SOLDIERS WORK l! Washington, D. C., Aug. 20—Of the I 55,554 soldiers in army hospitals dur- !. ing the month of June, more than 47 I per cent were enrolled ill educational I classes, according to an official state- , ment from the Surgeon General. . The Mumma reunion will be held . ■ tomorrow in a grove near Monroe- : i ville. All relatives in this city and ' surrounding territory are cordially | invited to attend.

TROOPS RESUME BANDIT HUNT I 'Captain Matlock Who is After the Bandits Says He Is Going To Get HIS MONEY BACK Search is a Difficult One— Among the Hills and Canyons of Ojinga. El Paso, Tex., Aug. 20—(Special to I Daily Democrat)—Four troops of the I eighth United States cavalry, reinforced by four more airplanes from Fort Bliss resumed their hunt at dawn today for the Mexican band which kidnapped Lieuts. Peterson and Dav-1 is. After a night spent in a fireless camp on the barren wastes of the Ojinaga country, the American troopers, led by Captain Leon Matlack and with the two rescued aviators as guides took up the almost hopeless chase. A cloud burst had obliterated the trail. The only contact reported with Mexicans was by the pilot of one plane which returned to Marfa with bullet-riddled wings. Three Mexi- ! cans fired on the machine and the ob I server replied with a machine gun, i killing one Mexican, the flyer believ- j ed. Captain Matlock, who paid $8,500 of ' the $15,000 ransom and galloped off I ~with Lieut. Davis to the stupefied surprise of the bandits said before his leading his forces back into Mexico: “I’m going to get back that money” The intrepid Kentuckian, with a record of 18 years in the regular army, is leading his men over one of the wildest districts of northern Mexico, cut up by arroyas, jagged mountains and marked by deserts. The troops carried only meager rations on mule packs. A field wireless to Can delaria and thence a field telegraph wire to Col. Langhorne’s headquarters in Marfa is their only means of communication. With canyons and hills affording the bandits many possible hiding places, the American troops are confronted by a difficult task. But military authorities are hopeful that Renteria’s band will be overtaken. They believe the bandits will be captured or killed. Major General J- T. Dickman, commander of the southern department, is expected to reach Marfa today to direct the border operations in the Big Bend district. Col. Royce, chief aviation officer under Dickman, has already arrived in Marfa. 0. CLAYTON HERE Engineer on Wabash River Improvement for Adams County is Checking OVER THE FIGURES Assessment Roll Will Be Presented in September for Important Drain. Mr. O. O. Clayton, engineer on the ■ proposed improvement of the Wabash 1 | river through this county and whose I home is at Portland, was here today ' checking the assessments on the proposed improvement, known on the record as the Archie P. Hardison, et al drain. His work is preparatory to filing the report on assessments and : a considerable of a job. The estimate on the improvement 1 is that it will cost $622,712 from the ■! Ohio state line to Vera Cruz and the I assessments cover 195 miles of land, ' all of which is in Adams county excepting a small amount. It is proposed to straighten and deepen the channel so that it will take care of the drainage for that part of the county and the petition was filed in the autumn of 1916. The viewers report will probably be ready for filing at the September term of the board of com missioners after which a big fight against the assessments is probable. The river is to be deepened from three to five feet and it wiii be if made the largest drain improvement ever made in the county. The great I cost makes it a burden to many who are benefitted and the legal controversy may delay the actual work several years though the petitioners are i hoping that it can begin next year.

TO SPEAK HERE Mr. and Mrs. Rassman who Have Traveled Around the World Coming THURSDAY EVENING At Evangelical Church — Mrs. Rassman a Former Decatur Girl. All the citizens of Decatur ought to come and hear this thrilling, extremely interesting address to be given Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Evangelical church. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rassmann, who have spent seven and five years respectively working for God in the I . 1 ff ' j|‘ -•- if A . i J Among the Heathen Aborigine Tribe of Central India jungles of dark far-away tropica . India, will appear in the strange cos ! tume of that land. A real wierd son; in the minor key, a Hindu tune, wil i be one ®f the features. But the' as . sorfinenTof curios, idols, gods, go,, f desses, and jewelry wil! be well wort! your making every effort to ccme am ; see. You don’t get such a chanct ! once in many years. This will stn - your heart and wake up your minds - which may have been moving in to t tiny a circle. You will get to take a tour through Central India and ca - sit in this tine church building all th while. Special music will also feature th ■ splendid program—a cornet solo b ’ Mr. Rassman and a piano duet by th 5 Misses Glancy and Miller. 1 Remember that Mrs. Rassmann wa ’ formerly a resident of Decatur, wh in her faithfulness to Christ, ha travelled all the way around this world. Don't disappoint Mrs. Rass mann. She was formerly known a Miss Destina Merryman, and is a sis ter of Leonard Marryman, the barber . whom you all know. Come and bring your friends, neigh hors and children. The ladies will serve ice cream ii the basement to all desiring refresl | ments. GREAT BANK RECORD (United Press Service) Washington, D. C.. August 20. —N national bank failures for more thar i six months and only two small na . tional bank failures over the last nine teen months' period, is the record so: immunity in the past half century, ac cording to the report on banking con ditic.ns just made public by the Comp trailer of the currency. Not sinc< 1870 has this record for immunitfrom failure for national Banks been equalled, the comptroller declares. Twenty charters for new nations banks were issued during the month of July and 54 national banks were grant ed permission to increase capital. Th< aggregate increase in national capital was over $12,000,000, while the capital of the newly chartered banks amounted to $780,000. Banking conditions over the country indicate a flourishing market and a rather geii--1 eral possession of money. SEND IN ITEMS We urge you to telephone in or i send any news stories or announcet ments you may nave. we want tc t print them and will be glad to do sc t if given an opportunity. It we over ) | look any its because we can’t knov -, everything. Help us get it and wi ■-1 will appreciate it and so will you a: ea reader. Call 51 or write it out am it in.

i LAW IS NOW REPEALED (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 20—(Spe-' cial to Daily Democrat) —The senate todaj passed the bill repealing the daylight saving law over the president’s veto. The vote was 57 to 19. The repealed bill now is law as the house yesterday passed it over the president’s veto. DECATUR CHOSEN — Spanish - American War Veterans to Hold Reunion Here in 1920 MET AT HUNTINGTON E. P. Miller Elected Colonel of the Regiment for the Coming Year. Decatur was selected as the place I to hold the 1920 reunion of the 160th [ regiment, Spanish-American war vet- • erans, at ’he annual get-together which was held in Huntington, Monday. Major E. P. Miller of this city was elected colonel of the regiment for the coming year. Fred J. Tangeman of ’Bluffton, was I elected to the position of regimental ! quartermaster, made vacant by the • death of Ransom Aleen, of Ossian. ; The largest attendance in several ‘ years was recorded at the meeting. The day’s program was opened with . i dinner at the Country Club at 12:30 vith the business session, of which E. 3. Kelsey was chairman, at 1:30 j’clock. Carl P. Steele acted as niast- ! ?r of ceremonies at the campfire program at 2:30. The opening song, ‘America” was followed by an adiress of welcome by E. E. Kelsey vith a response by Col. W. L. Kiger. The principal address of the afterloon was given by Homer Dale, comnander of Che Indiana U. S. war vetjrans. Impromptu speeches were giv•n by representatives of the I to* a : lattalions and headquarters company. Several veterans from this city steaded the reunion and report a very ine time. i ' RETURNED TO MOTHER HOUSE Sisters M. Aloysia and Henrietta, of lie order of the Sisters of St. Agnes, vho have been teaching in the StJoseph's parochial school in this city or a great number of years, and in vhose honor a farewell gathering was ;iven in the school yard Sunday aftrnoon, left early this morning for he Mother House located at. Fon du .ac, Wis. Just where these Sisters will be sent next year and who will >e appointed to take their place in he school in this city, is not known it this time. | RATE IS LOWERED Postage Charges on Surplus Foodstuffs Cut Almost in Half

NEW ZONE RULING Complete Sale in Decatur Will Probably Amount to S3OO.

i Postage rates on tlie surplus food- 4 stuffs being sold by the government •! J it the various postoffices throughout 4 the country has been reduced by one '.one. This means that Decatur people , who are in the third zone out of Chica- < go, where the district warehouse Is ■ located, will only have to pay the sec- • md zone rate. This new order, which was received by Postmaster Bosse this morning, cuts the postage rate almost in half.' and entails a considerable saving to' t the purchasers of foodstuffs. While the ruling comes on the last day of ( the sale, it is thought by Mr. Bosse that the time may be extended if all (the food is not disposed of in the three days. However. aS“yet no word to this effect has been received. 3- To date about S2O worth of food o has been ordered and it is expected io the amount will reach S3OO when evr- erything is checked up. The most w popular commodity has been canned re cherries .all of which have been sold, is No other allotment, except that of id cherries, has exhausted.

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DIES OF APOPLEXY — Grant McGill, Well Known to Decatur People, Passes Away ILL A SHORT TIME Funeral Will he Held Tomorrow Afternoon — Burial Here. Grant McGill, aged 36, whose home is near the Ohio line, died of apo- ' plexy, shortly after midnight last ■ night after a short illness. Mr. McGill who had not been feeling well for , a week, took very sick last evening. I Upon returning from tin ice cream social his family found him lying on :the bed unconscious. A doctor was called immediately, but nothing could | be done to save him, as a blood vessei had burst. Mr. McGill was born in Adams j county September 28, 1882, the son of I John and Nancy McGill. Before his | death he had been living with his family on a farm, and ran a general store at Watt, Ohio. He was well . known in Decatur, having a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in this city and throughout the county, who will be saddened by the news of his untimely death. Besides his aged mother, he leaves a wife and two small children, Lena and Lorna. Two sisters, Mrs. R. A. 1 Harker and Mrs. Abe Schnepp live in this city, and a brother, Albert McGill resides in Sturgis. Mich. | Funeral services will be held at 2:30 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Wood chapel. United Brethren church > in Ohio. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. THEIR CAMPAIGN OPENS (United Press Service) ' Indianapolis. Aug. 20. — (Special to ■ Daily Democrat) — The republican ' ; campaign for 1920 was launched here today at a meeting of the republican f , star®-committee, the Womans’ committee, and others at the Severn *TcTel ’ | Edmund Wasmuth. state chairman, told the meeting that the organization I will put no obstacles in the way of any candidate seeking nomination. . ' “The only interest the r rganization I will have in party contest is to act the , part of umpire,” said Wasmuth. I Vernon Van Fleet of South Bend and Harry Long cf Muncie were . among those in attendance. Organization plans were discussed and it was believed a head of the womans’ state organization will be selected before adjournment this evening. COUNTING THE VOTES I (United Press Service) Youngstown. O-, Aug. 20 —(Special .to Daily Democrat)—-Tabulation of v.’hat is estimated by labor leaders : wiii total 380,000 ballots for and against a nation-wide strike of iron and steel workers was to start here i at noon today, when heads of 24 inj tiernational unions and members of the organization committee of the American Federation of Labor for the organization of iron and steel workers go into session behind closed doors.

i. 4. • MAY CALL ON TRUCKS * • Indianapolis, Ind., Aus. 20.— • (Special to I>aily Democrat) — <• • Asking for a complete record of 4 1 • all translwrtation resources in ❖ » the state available for handling ❖ • food, Governor Goodrich today + k sent a letter to the mayors of all + k Indiana cities calling attention to + ► the desirability of the use of + ► trucks for this purpose. The let- ► ter was sent at the request of the ► Indianapolis chamber of com fr merce. Enclosed with it was a • questionnaire to be filled out and + + returned. + + “This movement is not an In * + dianapolis movement,” the Gov. + + said. ‘I am merely using the fa- + + cilities of the Indianapolis chain- + + ber of commerce because of the => fact that it has conducted a high + • way transport division for over + + two years and has a very definite ♦ + system for utilizing motor truck + • service which will be used by the ‘h + state, if necessary. * + ++ + +++ +* + THE WEATHER FORECAST Indiana—Local showers and thunder storms probable tonight and Thurs day; cooler extreme northwest portion tonight and cooler Thursday.