Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 213

OPPONENTS WILL BE GIBBETED “And They’ll Regret the Gibbet is so High,” Said President Wilson AT KANSAS CITY Large Crowd Heard Him— On Way to Des Moines —Refutes Senators. (Bv Hugh Baillie, United Press Staff correspondent) Convention Hall, Kansas City Mo., Sept. 6—(Special to Daily , Democrat)— Treaty opponents who view the document with “jaundiced eyes.” who are against it because they have some “private political purpose” will “at last be gibbeted and they will regret that the gibbet is so high,” President Wilson told a big crowd here today. He reiteraien that it was a case of “put up or shut up,” but the opposition would have to produce something better than the league of nations or step aicde. Mere negation without offering anything constructive to replace the treaty is bolshevism he asserted. He said he respected the man who honestly, although ignorantly opposed the treaty but denounced those who are against it for political reasons. The Phillipine Islands would get their independence under the league. The league he declared would simplify the Phillipine problem. There was great applause when the president proclaimed that through the treaty “the American spirit had made conquest of the world.” “The war was won by the American spirit,” he cried. There was a wild shout from the crowd. If the treaty is beaten those responsible will have “a life long reckoning with the fighting forces of the United States” The cause he is fighting for “is greater than the senate or the government,” and he in- I tends “in office and out to fight for it as long as I live.” Kansas City, Sept. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The president's train left on the first stroke of 12 o'clock for Des Moines. lowa, where ! he will speak tonight. So far the official schedule has been adhered to. Convention Hall, Kansas City, Sep. •>—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Entering real “enemy territory” the home of Senator Reed, one of the most bitter opponents of the league of nations, President Wilson today received a tremendous oviation when he stepped on the platform here to make his appeal for ratification. The uproar rivalled t'aat at St. Louis last night, but did not continue longer than two minutes. Wilson took his seat immediately and paid hardly any attention to the applause, merely faintly smiling at one particularly loud outburst. Practically every one of the thousands in the crowded hall carried a small flag. These, flourished with every outbreak of cheering, made a vivid spectacle. “Hurrah for President Wilson." yelled a man in the gallery as the applause subsided. There was also a yell of “Jim Reed” and the crowd shouted, TO ATTEND MEETING Barney Kalver, chairman for Adams county' for the Jewish Relief campaign will go to Indianapolis tonight to confer with the men in charge of the state campaign. He expects to get all the dope for the drive and will then call a meeting here for the purpose of organizing. He will appreciate any assistance given him in this important work. ■++++*++* + + + + + + + + + WILL ACCEPT TERMS + + + + Vienna, Sept. G —(Special to + + Daily Democrat) —The Austrian ♦ + cabinet decided today after the + report of Chancellor Renner to ♦ ♦ recommend that the national + + assembly accept the peace treaty + + which was presented in final + ♦ form by the allies this week. + + + + <. + <, + + + + + + + + + ■!•

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

WILL YOU SIGN IT? Members of the Decatur Athletic i association are busy securing endorse- | ments for $4,500 with which money they propose to purchase the old opera house building, stucco and complete it. A heating plant is being installed and the building will be complete and comfortable and will meet the demands better than most cities can. The note will be paid off as the money is earned and the men who sign will have the appreciation of every boy and girl in Decatur for years to come. Will you sign? If so send word to this office. AIRPLANE POUCH Is Received in Morning’s Mail at Decatur Postoffice Today PRINTED INSCRIPTION Tells History of Bag— About Half the Size of Ordinary Pouch. When it comes to traveling, any respectable mail pouch has got 'most every other existent thing backed off the map, including the very weariest willie. They journey from tank town to metropolis, from Liberia to Chile, under the ocean, up in the air—and then back again. While sorting this morning’s mail, George Flanders of the postoffce force, came across a rather small pouch, nearly half* the size of an ordinary one, in fact about the smallest made by the government. He looked inside of it at the top and found this inscription: First airplane mail pouch, 1918. Then there were two signatures, probably' nicknames, printed in indelible ink —a thing forbidden by the government—which read: Vanilla Al and Trombone Larry, Hudson Terminal Station, New York City. If the inscription is true, it means that the first mail ever carried in an airplane was placed in this selfsame pouch, and somebody wanted its feme to go down in history, so ticketed it in the above manner. Tonight it will be filled and sent to some other town in the i United States, where some other postoftice force will probably get excited over it.

PROGRAM FOR DECATUR MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION 1919-20 June 1919: “The Prophecy of Mai-1 achi” —A. H. Saunders. Sept. 1919: “Influence of the War Upon Christian Thought and Practice” —Charles Tinkham. Oct. 1919: “Biographical Study cf Some Great American Preacher’’—J. Ed Stone. Nov. 1919: “Prayer as a Mighty Factor in Modern Church Life” —C. J. Miner. Dec. 1919: “The Pulpit as a Throne of Power” —W. S. Mills. Jan. 1920: “Missionary Enterprises of the Present Day’”—L. W. Stolte. Feb. 1920: “Some Recent Books that Will Prove Helpful”—A. H. Saunders. March 1920: “Co-operation in Bring ing in the Kingdom of Christ” —Karl Thompson. Auril 1920: “Evangelism for lhe Present Day”—J Ed Stone. May: “Message of the Gospel of John” —W. S. Mills. June 1920 —Open. A SPECIAL MEETING — The board of Adams county commissioners met in special session this afternoon at the auditor's office to take some action relative (p the temporary loan of twenty-five thousand dollars approved by the state board of commissioners and the issuing of the bonds on the Geels, Smith and Christ roads which were finally approved by the board. At the time that the levy was made in the various townships in which the roads are to be built these improvements could not be included for the reason that the state board had not approved the issues. It will therefor be necessary, it is thought to extend the length of I time for a year when the bonds are issued. ABOUT THE SICK Mildred, the five year old daugb- . ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Tuinblei son, is very ill with cholera infantum, i Her little brother, Robert, was buried j this morning his death was caused | from the same disease.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 6, 1919.

A GOOD PROGRAM Has Been Announced for Convention of Fire Chiefs to be Held AT DECATUR SEPT. 25 Fifty-six Chiefs, Representing Fourteen Counties will be Present. The program for the semi-annual convention of the Northeastern Indiana Fire Chiefs association which will be held at Decatur. September 25, has been announced and contains many good features. Fifty-six chiefs, representing fourteen counties will be here, and the local firemen are working hard to assure them a good meeting. The purpose of the organization is to bring better cooperation among the chiefs for fighting and preventing ,fires, and an exchange of ideas and suggestions will take place at the convention. The program is as follows: Presiding Officer —Viee-pres. Geo. Braun, of Berne. Address of Welcome —Mayor Chas. W. Yager. Response by—H. E. Romey, of Columbia City, Ind. Address, “Fire Prevention and Inspecting and Condemning Buildings —State Fire Marshall or Deputy. Resolution of respect on the death of Pres. Beeler. Committee—H. E. Romey, Columbia City; Geo. Keim. Kendallville. Motor apparatus and modern fire fighting equipment; its use as seen by Chief Archie McCabe, of Muncie. Round Table Discussion —Led by Vice-pres. Braun. Election of officers, appointment of committees and selection of next meeting place. Little Everett Singleton, son of Jess Singleton, has been very ill with cholera infantum but is some better today. They think that he will get along alright. ACTORS WILL ACT Strike Ended Today and Broadway Theaters Will Open Tonight A BIG SEASON

Agreement With Managers and the Equity Associalion is Satisfactory. (United Press Service) New York, Sept. 6— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The actors strike is ended. After representatives of the managers and the Equity association had concluded a seven hour session, which lasted until three o’clock this merning, it was announced that an agreement had been reached and that Broadway theaters would begin reopening tonight. Augustus Thomas, the playwright, whose efforts were largely responsible for the settlement, said the open shop had been agreed upon. Francis Wilson, president of the Actors’ Equity association, said the settlement was satisfactory to both sides. The agreement followed the action of the international union of stage hands and motion picture operators and the musicians’ union in advising their various locals throughout the I country that the Shubert theaters were “unfair.” bee Shubert announced as a result, that he had received messages indicating the stage hands had walked out in 100 of his theaters. Union leaders had also issued a circular letter |to 800 houses booking Shubert attractions, branding the Shuberts as “unfair.” HAS BLOOD POISON John Teeple, son of Mrs. Minnie ! Teeple of Vine street is seriously sick, suffering from a case of blood poison in a finger on the left hand. [About a week ago he noticed that he [was getting a sore on the finger and [went to a doctor who lanced it, thingling that it was a boil. Blood poison has now set in and the bone of the i finger is affected. He was quite ill [yesterday and had a high fever. His brother, Jack Teeple was down sick with bronichal pneumonia, but is now able to be up again.

SCHOOL WILL BEGIN MONDAY Decatur Children Wil! Take Up Books for Another Nine Months’ Work EVERYTHING IS READY Miss Georgie Vachon, of Markle Selected as Music and Drawing Teacher After more than a four months' vacation. the Decatur public schools will open again at 8:30 o'clock Monday morning, with promise for one of the most successful years in their history. The term’s outline was given out yesterday, at a meeting of the teachers ana principals in the high school building, and plans for the year’s work were discussed.

The bells will peal forth again Monday after their long silence, to summon back the Decatur youth from happy, lazy summer days, to hours filled with books, and lessons, and rules. All school bells will begin ringing at 8:10 o’clock and will continue for five minutes. The last bell will commence at 8:28 o'clock, and will ring until 8:30 o’clock. At noon the bells will ring at 1 o’clock continuing for five minutes, and the last bell will be rung from 1:13 to 1:15 o’clock. School will be dismissed at 3:30 o'clock. Miss Georgia Vachon, of Markle, has been selected to teach music and drawing in the public schools, to succeed Anne Rackstraw, who resigned. Miss Vachon has had training at DePau w University, and comes highly recommended. Last year, she taught at Markle. Miss Genevieve Smith will teach the fourth grade at the south ward, instead of the fifth at the central as was stated in yesterday’s paper. Miss Brandyberry will teach the fifth grade at the central, and Miss Ruth Parrish has been transferred from the south ward, to teach the fourth grade at the central. Mrs. Burt Lower will act as substitute teacher, until a permanent one can be secured. Miss Frieda Wehmhoff. high school principal, has arrived in the city from her home in Burlington, Wis., and the remaining high school teachers, who have not yet come, are expected ere today or tomorrow. Supt. M. F. Worthman predicts the most successful year in the history of the city schools. The high school will probably have the largest enrollment it has yet known, as the courses offered this term are to be of exceptional value. Then, too, the new' building and athletic hall assure added advantages to prospective students. Already Mr. Worthman has received five transfers from people in Allen county, who are coming to Decatur. Eight pupils from the Monmouth high school, who have completed the twoyear course offered there, have successfully passed the state examination and will enter lere this fall in the junior class. It is expected that over 200 students will be in attendance in the high school this year. The work Monday will be given over to registration of pupils, assignment of books and lessons and other routine detail, actual classes beginning Tuesday. The various buildings will be thoroughly fumigated today, in order to have everything absolutely clean and sanitary. High school, football practice will begin at 2 | o’clock Monday afternoon under the direction of Coach Groves on the Ahr field. TWO GAMES SUNDAY Shamrocks Will Meet Ft. Wayne Crestos and Frog Eyes Will Play Monroe. The Decatur Shamrocks will play the Fort Wayne Crestos at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon on the local diamond, near the Clover Leaf railroad. The Shamrocks have developed a strong team, and the public is assured a fast game. Cochran and Coffee will probably be the battery for the locals. The Decatur Frog Eyes, will meet the Monroe baseball team tomorrow afternoon on the August Walter diamond, two miles east of the Fuelling church. Monroe has a good record, and the local bunch have been playing snappy ball, so a fast game is pre- [ dieted. Bucher and Bauer will compose to Frog Eye battery. THE WEATHER FORECAST Indiana —Fair tonight and probab- | ly Sunday, moderately warmer.

FAIL TO APPEAR Drainage Commissioners from Ohio Delay Hearing on Assessments FOR WABASH RIVER Improvement That Will Cost More Than Half Million Dollars is Up. E. E. Zimmerman, Albert Gage and Mr. Vie, the latter of Jay county, with the engineer for the Archie P. 1 Hardison drain, better known as the i Wabash river improvement met here i today on appointment'with the three drainage commissioners from Mer- , cer county, Ohio The latter failed ; to appear however and the meeting I was postponed indefinitely. Attorneys Abram Simmons, of Bluffton; S. A. D. Whipple of Portland and C. J. Lutz of this city were also present. The hearing is to approve or disapprove the assessments and a big I contest was expected as it is known that the commissioners are not ex- ■ actly in accord. Mr. Zimmerman contends that no land which drains in to I the Limberlost can be assessed or I that any land above the outlet should ibe assessed. People in the south I part of the county insist that the old [ channel of the river be followed while I'the Ohio men want a straight chan- , nel. It is also contended that Geneva should not pay any assesments on that part above the town. The cost for Indiana it is estimated will exceed a half million dollars while Ohio will escape with $15,000. Under the present plan of assessj ment seven zones have been estabi lished each representing one mile in I distance from the ditch and from ! each zone line, as follows: First zone, I $20.00 per acre; second. $10.00; third $5.00; fourth, $2.50; fifth, $1.00; | sixth, 50 cents; seventh. 25 cents. Much interest is manifested in the result of the big improvement and each step from now on will be watched. BROWN IN WILL Grief Stricken Mother Sees Two Sons Drown Trying to Rescue Father AT STEGER. ILLINOIS Well was Filled With Gas— A Very Sad Case—Bodies Were Recovered.

(United Press Service) Chicago, Sept. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —While the mother looked on her two sons gave their lives in a futile attempt to save their father j who had been overcome by gas in an I abandoned well near here late yesI terday. Herman Jahn, a farmer of Steger. 111., a suburb, was the father and first victim. He had gone to the bottom cf a 32 foot shaft to make some repairs. His cries attracted the attention of Fred, 15 and warned of the gas that had collected below the surface of the ground. Starting down the ladder in heroic efforts to reach his father, gas overcame Fred. Unable to attract the attention of other members of the family by his choking calls for help, Fred stumbled down the ladder to the bottom of the well and splashed into the water. Just then John and his mother and sister arrived at the mouth of the well. Fred warned them away. “Something’s w*rong,” he gasped, "go away." John broke away from his mother, who had pleaded with him not to risk his life. Dashing dowm the ladder with a rope to try to rescue his dying father and brother, John too became sickened by the fumes. As the mother looked down the shaft she could see John swaying from the ladder and attempting to speak. Frantically she called for help. But the house, removed from the road, was not close enough for neighbors to hear. She swooned. The boys’ sister called for help. Whe.n Chief of Police O’Brien and helpers arrived and revived Mrs. Jahn, they could hear no sound from the bottom of the well. j The bodies were removed by O'- ■ Brien and other men of the little I town. Side by side they were placed in the humble home where Mrs. j Jahn is left with three little girls.

YOUNG MAN STRICKEN The Williamson ambulance made a call at Geneva yesterday where it conveyed the son of William ('lough to the parental home west of Salem, in the edge of Jay count y. The young man had been touring northern Indiana with some friends in a car and became ill of appedic.ijtis at Decu tur. He was successful in getting as far as Geneva, however, when he became too ill to go futher by ordinary conveyance and the ambulance was called. He was resting easier when 1 he arrived home and it was thought an operation might not be necessary. —Portland Republican. ARRIVES SAFELY — Rufus Roop, Son of S. ARoop is Member of Famous First Division LANDS IN NEW YORK i Was Decorated by French Government Before Boarding Transport Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Roop of St. Marys township have received word from the Salvation Army that their son, Rufus, who is a member of the l eighteenth infantry of the famous first division of the regular army had arrived safely at Camp Merritt, N. J., and that he was well. The first division will parade in New York on Tuesday led by General Pershing. Following this they will parade in Washington and then will be sent to Camp Peat, Kansas, where they will be demobilized. Roop enlisted with Company E of Ft. Wayne April 28 ,1917, and was later sen* to Camp Shelby. A year ago last July he, with sixty-four others, was sent across to France and transferred to the first division. Every man of the eighteenth infantry of which he is a member was decorated by the French government just before the unit lei: France. A press dispatch says of the division: “As far as individual decorations were concerned the palm was borne by the 18th infantry, every man of which wore the Four Ragere of the Legion of) Honor conferred by the French government just before the unit boarded the Mobile at Brest.” j TWO MORE FINED Two more owners of horse drawn I vehicles got bumped this afternoon in Mayor Yager’s court for trying to go to the left instead of keeping to the right, as our silent traffic cops ordain that they should. Dr. L. Zeigler of ( Monmouth, who was arrested yester-' day for cutting the corner at Second and Monroe streets with his horse and buggy and was fined today five dollars by Mayor Yager, for so doing.' This afternoon Charles Schenck cut the corner at Third and Monroe streets with his horse and wagon, and a few minutes later walked out of the mayor’s office minus a fine of five' dollars. THE 25TH HOME-BAGGER (United Press Service) Boston, Sept. 6. —Special to Daily Democrat) —Babe Ruth equalled Buck Freeman’s major league home run | yesterday when he poled his 25th full ■ circuit clout. It came in the second inning of the game in which the Red [ Sox beat the Athletics 15-7. In his i next trip he hit the right field fence[ about two feet from the top Three! other hits gave him five out of six for the day. PARK BRINGS $56,000. J. F. Snow, who handled the deal whereby A. L. Hall of Des Moines, lowa, purchased the 11 acre farm known as Steele’s park, has announced the selling price to be $56,000 or SSOO dollars an acre. Nothing authentic is yet known as to what Mr. Hall intends to do with his purchase. NOTICE, K. OF C. Regular meeting Monday night, September 8 to 19, annual election of officers to take place. All members are kindly asked to attend, meeting to start at 8 o’clock P. M. G. K. 213-t2

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SENATORS WILL FOLLOW WILSON Opponents of Peace Treaty Plan to Follow Tracks of President Wilson AND FIGHT HIM Johnson, Borah, McCormick to Make Trip—First Meeting; in Chicago. (By L. C. Marti,n United Press Staff Correspondent) | Washington, Sept. 6.—(Special to [Daily Democrat)—With senatorial opponents of the treaty and leagues of nations planning a. tour over the ground now being covered by the president, leaders of the various senate I factions today were “counting noses” in an effort to determine their voting J strength. A leading democratic senator today declared that twenty democrats will vote for reservations to the treaty while 27 will vote for unqualified ratification. This prediction, it was made plain, is based on the assumption that there i will be no more changes of position. Meanwhile the “mild reservationists" and the Lodge group were trying to compromise their differences , over the wording of the reservation on I article X or the league covenant which , is now the real issue among those fa- . voiding reservations. r | Senator Lodge’s proposal, adopted i [ by the foreign relations committee, is , ‘ for a reservation which assumes that jlthe United Stateh will stay out of 3 foreign wars over territorial invasions j and the like, except upon the most ex- /' treme provocations. t! Senator McCumber’s plan of pre--3 senting the views of “mild reservatkmH ists” assumes that the United States a will be willing to get into such wars a if a plain case of unlawful aggrefdon ■ can be made out. Both proposals leave the United - States tree to decide througli congress I when it will go in and to what ex--3 tent. > Following the Chicago meeting at f which Johnson. Borah and MeGormiek ■ will speak, the three will separate : and Johnson will probably start a lengthy tour. | Johnson’s engagements already decided upon include Indianapolis Sept. 11, St. Louis Sept. 12 and Kansas City Sept 13. Johson, who in addition to being one of the bitterest league toes is looked ’ down upon as a possible republican presidential nominee, will thus be fol lowing directly the route ot President Wilson. After the Kansas City speech. Johnson will probably proceed westward but other definite dates are yet to be announced. | Other senators will not stray so far from Washington. Senator Reed will speak at Akron, Ohio, Sunday and Senator Wadsworth will speak two days later at Salem. N. Y. — Washington, Sent. 6. —(Special to [ Daily Democrat)—The prohibition enI forcement bill passed by the senate ( late yesterday, was headed today for | conference committee which will try to compose the difference betv/een the house and senate and send the measure to the president for his signature* Since the senate in adopting the j measure made only one minor amendI ment to the house bill, a speedy agreement over the measure which I covers both war-time and constituI tional prohibition, is looked for. This means that unless the bill is vetoed by the president 2.75 per cent, beer and other so-called light beverages now on sale in some parts of the country, will be under a ban and I those who sell them will face a fine , and jail sentence. :• * ARMED WITH GUNS + I) + + I.l* Huntington, W. Va.. Sept. 6— + + (Special to Daily Democrat)— + + The Logan county sheriff and + + armed deputies left Logan to- + + day for the head of Jennie's * + creek In an effort to halt an + + army of miners who are march- + ’ j + ing toward the Guyan coal fields. + f + All the officers are heavily arm- + (’, + ed. The number of miners is + <> + reported variously at from 500 + + to 3.000. 2 l + +++++ +++ + + *** ++ +