Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 232

STEEL STRIKE IS ■AT A STANDSTILL 3flort to Extend Strike to fcethlehem Plants Seem■ingly Has Failed So Far Rre IN A DEADLOCK Strikers and Operators in Pittsburgh District Have ■ Neither Made Headway (United Press Service! WThe effort to extend the steel work- j Wp' strike to the Bethlehem steel comllny's plants, began Monday morning, | fSparently was still far from success ! ■lay. Reports from Steelton and Le- j -■Lion, Penna., indicated the strikers j ■Kre losing ground in those districts While the situation was practically un- i e|anged in the other Bethlehem cen- j &n the Pittsburg district the strikers j gild operators continued deadlock in ; ABe fight to unionize the United States corporation. Several mills which |Hre closed early in the strike had but were working on their iHpdicap of labor shortage. Officials ■ the international longshoresmar, Hlon in Cleveland predicted that of ore to and from that city Shjld be halted tomorrow through a Strike of dock workers. JpAinor disorders were reported to be in the Chicago district Kenyon announced in Wash|Hftcn today that members of the senate labor committee will go to Pitts«g to investigate personally the situation Friday if a vote on iftai, amendment can be postponed. IHiidge Gary, head of the steel cor■Kition, is to be questioned by the tomorrow. He was schedWpd to leave New York for Washing ■ late today. Bethlehem, Pa., Sept' 30.— ■o ial to Daily Democrat) —The Steel plant was operating ■Ba • with only slightly reduced - and the strike whlclf was called PIP 4 flperday has apparently failed. Un■pcial estimates placed the number oftrorkers on the job at 90 per cent. Bfcepting for the presence of niounteAtolice in the vicinity of the plant ■t was no unusual activity. There no picketing and the officers on ■pkc duty had little to do. Only oue Bsi has been made since the walk- ■ was ordered. of the workers who remained on Monday were back at their this morning. The word had Htn passed that all those who failed tapeport today would be stricken |Bn: the payroll. The drop forgers, reported, have decided to go back Mpdr.esdav Brii'sburgh. Sept. 30—(Special to D|l.v Democrat) — The Pittsburgh of the steel industry were jpinding firm today against the on■■toiahts of union leaders. Early police reports from this district indiBMd continued additions to the op■p tors' ranks. mills closed since the strike resumed operations and other ■ Is. admittedly working under a ■pidicap for the past few days, today working near capacity. Bhe Pennsylvania plant of the Na-1 Tube company, McKeesport Hiiplate company at the Pittsburgh Sfeel Foundry were among the larger Hints again operating, jjfcecretary Foster of the national ■pnmittee, scoffed at reports of deHrters front his ranks and at the optimism of the employers. He estinated the-fiew additions to strikers tftalled thirty to thirty-five thousand ■phin the past 24 hours. * SCALPERS GOT SOME (United Press Service) ■Chicago, Sep. 30—(Special to Daily Ipm&orat)—Despite all precautions Bpny tickets for the world series ppmes to be played in Chicago have •Men into the hands of scalpers, it Ip*s learned today. Scalpers -were me to obtain the coveted ducats by PHying different persons so much for 4fery ticket requested and received. Rporty agents from the United States government revenue office today were Resigned to see that scalpers combed with the federal laws. Fifty per dent war tax will have to be turned wrer to the government or prosecutions will be started, George Dunlap, in charge of the revenue officers anftbunced.

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TO COVER THE DISTRiCT H. L. Confer, census supervisor for | the eighth district, left this morning ion his first official trip over the territory. He will visit Portland, Winchester. kuncie, Anderson, 'Bluft'tonJ i Elwood, Anderson and other places in order to secure (he exact boundary lines of the wards. He is arranging to Open his offices ip this city, and ; announcement of his plans will he made in a few days. WELL KNOWN MAN j * I Was Henry Miller. Promin-| I ent Farmer of Wabash Tp. | Whose Death Occurred i ON LAST FRIDAY |At Age of Eighty-one— Served Ten Years As Township Trustee. | A friend of the late Henry Miller, j whose death occurred last Friday, | contributes the following relative to ! the life and death of this well known man: “Henry Miller, a prominent farmer and resident pioneer of Wabash township. departed this life at his home, on the morning of September 26th, 1919, at the age of nearly eighty-one years. He was born near Aetna. 0., on the 29th day of Deceber, 1838. and came to Adams county, Indiana, in the year 1859. He soon purchased a tract of land, and subsequently added to it. and has lived in the county I continuously for more than sixty | years. “Henry Miller was a son of Isaac and Sarah (Knepper) Miller who ! were former residents of Virginia. | W'as of a family of twelve children of which but three are now living, they j are Jacob Miller, a resident of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Sarah Aula, and Peter Miller, of Licking county. Ohio. "On the 22nd day of July, 1860, Henry Miller was united in marriage with Naopii Nelson, who departed this UK on the "23W <7ay~oT FWmiftryT* 1872. To this union were born seven children, four of whom —Miss Mary E. Milter, Mrs. Carri 6 D. Mann, Perry F. Miller and Janies I. Miller, are now living. Thq. brothers and sisters who have preceeded their father by death are Charles? William H. and Sarah (Miller) Buckingham. For a second marriage, Mr. Miller was united in wedlock July 26, 1873, with Miss Martha F. Boehm, w-ho departed this life on the 25th day of April. 1909. To this .union were born nine children, six of whom are now living, they are: Mrs. Katie O. Counterman, of Ceiina, 0., John E„ Howard A.. Barney R., Vernon C. and Mrs. Goldie A. Roop, all if Adams county. Os his last marriage those who died are Mrs. Nellie Shimp, Tilden Miller and one son who died in infancy. There are now surviving their father, ten children, forty-three grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren, to commemorate his pathway through life and revere his memory. — “In early manhood Henry Miller united with the United Brethren church but later transferred his membership to the Christian church, and there continued as a devoted member until the time of his death. “His funeral sevices were conductied by Rev. A. M. Gillispie, of Fort Wayne, an old acquaintance of the deceased, and the interment was made in the Wabash cemetery. "Mr. Miller was one of those tried and true pioneers, who wot\ his way to the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances by his sterling traits and habits which show that he lived and accomplished some thing for those who lived after him. I “|n his rugged career he served in ! many positions of responsibility and trust, and always showed his willingness to extend a helping hand "to those who cared to strive for the bet- , terment of their condition, or toward , a moral Christian life. . “He was ten years at the head of , the financial and educational depart- ► ment of his home township, Wabash, , as trustee, and was often a financial , j and social adviser and assistant of r those in need. "He lived for a purpose and had , great respect for industry, justice, j morality and true American citizen- . ship.’’ r ■ 1 Miss Nell Winans who is employed i- at the G. R. &I. station in Fort i, Wayne returned to her work after a i- week's absence caused by a touch of the “flu.” \

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, September 30, 1919.

HIT THE PIGEONS That is Every Member of i the Gun Club Did But C. j McClure Last Evening I _______ t ! SPORT WAS ENJOYED i Homer Ruhl, Tom Bess and ] Albert Baker Made Same i Percentage at Shoot. I The Decatur Gun club held their iregular shooting match last evening | and a total of 272 clay pigeons were 1 | riddled. There was the usual-amount of “kidding” among the members and !the crowd helped it along in a good I natured way. The following report was handed in by the official press manager of the club; _ Name Shot at Broke I Homer Ruhl 75 57 76 Tom Bess 25 19 76 j Albert Baker 31 62 76 i Mart Dose 15 10 67 ! Joe McConnell ....44 27 61 j Hugh Hite 50 29 58! Forest Elzey 10 5 50 j N. O. Grove 50 24 48 ' Roy Gaunt 74 " 33 45 D. F. Mailand ....25 6 24 C. S. McClure ....13 0 0 Notes—ln figuring the percentage, it is not a fair comparison, unless eaqh shooter would shoot the same I number of shots, or figure a per rentage of his best 25. For instance we do not know what No. 2 would have done if he had 75 shots. Mr. Grove, can jtou get a box of shells loaded with needles for D. F. i Mailand? Think he would do better. 1 ; I Who will shoot off the score with G. S. McClure? Some one see Mr. Bleeke about tills. We all notice that just when things become real interesting it begins to get dark. This kind of sport is no good after dark. Let’s get out a little earlier next time. Next shoot, Monday evening/ October 6th. OMAHA IS QUIET > —l---—- V. - f : Race Riot, One of Worst in Country Quieted After the Soldiers Arrived MAYOR IS IMPROVING Opinion Divided as to What ; Action Should be Taken—Leaders Disagree. * (United Press Service) Omaha, Neb., Sept. 30. —(Special to | Dail\ Democrat) —Rain atuf the Amer-j ican doughboy today quieted Omaha's riot fever. Helmeted soldiers patrolled the city, one company guarding the court house, fired by a mob in forcing officers to give up a negro. William Brown, accused of assault, who was lynched. Regular soldiers poured into the city from all nearby camps and forts. They were completely j equipped from observation balloons j to armed trucks Omaha reflected on the riots with a , divided mind. Civic leaders demand-! ed of court officials meeting today. | an immediate investigation with pun ] ishment “for those guilty of murder.” Society leaders and others frankly approved the lynching as a wnrning that the city will be made safe for womanhood. District Judges and county officials were to decide upon an investigation today. Governor McKelvis appeared to assist in the plans. Military guards were under the direct supervision if Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the central department. Mayor Ed P. Smith was reported re- ■ covering, but among 57 other known wounded there were several expected to die. Clarence Clancy, ( Omaha, died of wounds sustained in the rioting. Omaha as a whole expressed chagrin over the lynching riot, but there was also approval. “I’m glad the brute was killed.” said Mrs. Joseph Loebaek, mother ;>f Agnes, 19, who identified Brown a'3 the negro who attacked her. The girl is in a serious condition. “The tire and the wounding of so many was a terrible thing.” one society leader said, "but it will be a great lesson. It hasn’t been safe for Omaha girls or women to appear on the streets after dark." ■■ — Mrs. Harry Moltz is spending the ■ day in Fort Wayne today.

SUFFERS MORE INJURIES I j John McDaniels, who suffered the loss of three lingers at the Bay Piano factory in this city several months I ago, while enroute to the factory i yesterday to obtain an insurance check riding in a delivery wagon, ; suffered the injury of a broken shoulder, dwing to the breaking down of the wagon —Bluffton Banner. McDaniels had a number of friends in this county, who will be sorry to hear of the accident. WERE 7 LYNCHED i Two Negroes Taken From I Sheriff and Bodies are Riddled With Bullets AT MONTGOMERY, ALA. One Policeman Killed in Duel—Governor Tried to * Save the Negroes. ! — (United Press Service) Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 30. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —This city was quiet today following the lynching of two negroes yesterday, and the death of another last night in a ! revolver duel with a policeman. The latter was also killed. * Robert C’rosky, former soldier and Rations Phifer, both negroes, were charged with crimes against whi'e women. A citizen learning late yesI a mob jvas forming to lynch them, notified the Governor by telephone. The governor immediately ordered the men transferred to a prison by automobile. While the sheriff and }iis deputies were carrying j out these orders they were interceded on the road and the negroes taken from them. The mob, numbering 25 men 'all of whom were masked, riddled the negroes with bullets. Shortly after midnight a policeman ! arrested two negro men and a negro i woman who were fighting. One of the negroes started to run When the policeman commanded |t|m to halt the negro fired. The policeman fell, but rei turned the shot before he lost conTsciousness. Both (Tied within two hours. MAY STRIKE TONIGHT (United Press Service) San Fl-ancisco, Sept. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Unless the United States shipping board revokes its order preventing increased wages on government work the walkout of all steel shipbuilders on the coast will occur tonight at midnight. The strike, it is cliamed, will affect 50,000 men here and close all the 1 shipyards, foundry nad metal trades I-plants of the bay district. Reports from Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle and other points indicate the strike will be effective everywhere. WOULDN’T IT BE "TUFF” (United Press Service) Cincinnati, Sept. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Unsettled wearther conditions predicted for Cincinnati I Wednesday caused grave concern among the baseball fans today. W. I C. Deveraux, U. S. weather forecaster says it will be partly cloudy toS night and Wednesday with little * change in temperature. There is a chance it will rain Wednesday Deveraux thinks but it will be fair and fay*: orable for the game because it is un- j usual to have rain in this locality for this season. WON $5.00 PRIZES Miss Arta Lenhart. of this city, and.. Mrs. I. B. Furham, of Pleasant Mills, both won a five dollar prize In the Farquhar-Moon Jingle confesr which | was conducted some time ago through the columns of the Dally Democrat. A letter from the Wm. H. Rankin Advertising Agency, which agency places the advertising for the N. R. G. Laundry Tablets states these two ladies were among the winners. From the demand made for the N. R| i G. Laundry Tablets at the local stores and throughout the country the ener- j gy tablets as they are called have become a useful and necessary commodity in the home, especially on! wash day. Forest McWhirter is visiting with his aunts, Mrs. B. E. Miller and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker today. WEATHER Indiana —Probably rain tonight and Wednesday except fair extreme south I portion.

WILL OF H. MILLER I ________ Admitted to Probate—Bequeathes Bis Estate to His Thirteen Children WILL IS PROBATED i i In Court Today—John A. | Miller is Appointed the Executor of Same. The will of Henry Miller, written j December 18, 1911, witnessed by H. ! S. Michaud and J. F. Snow, and pro- j hated today, disposes of a personal estate estimated at $2,000 and real estate estimated at $15,000. Providing first for the payment of j debts and funeral expenses, he be- j queathes, in item two, his household > j furniture and kitchen goods, to his l daughters, Mary E. Miller, Katie O. ] i Miller, and Goldie Miller, they to have the power of disposing of them as they see fit. The executor is to take charge of ! the remainder of the property, and ’by sale, Is to convert both the per- • sonal and real estate into cash, and . j to divide the proceeds as be hereafter 1 designates. ij To a granddaughter, Lucile M. Mil- , ler, he given five dollars; and to | grandchildren, Dora M. Miller, NelI lie C. Miller, and Jacob C. Miller, . 'each fifty dollars. These are to re- , ceive no more from the estate, jnas- . I much as they and their father, Jac- ,! ob Tilden Miller, the son of the testa-1 , tor, have already received an ad- - I vancement from his individual funds] t and property, of $345. > To six of his children, or their heirs J if deceased, he leaves five hundred] j ■ dollars.* That is, to Katre O. Miller, ] ( | John A. Miller, Howard A. Miller, . Barney R. Miller. Vernon C. Miller. 1 i Goldie Miller, he gives five hundred dollars each; and to Ollie and Ada* Shimp, children of his deceased daughter. Nellie B. Shimp, he leaves (Continued on Page. 5) iWEDDINT BELLS Weddinj? of Peter Miller and Miss Bertha Gase Will Be Next Week II WELL KNOWN COUPLE 5 Mr. and Mrs. John Johns f j Attend Wedding of Son, Herman, at Huntington The wedding ,of Peter Miller, well ■ known young farmer of near this city, 5 1 and Miss Bertha Gase, daughter of! Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gase, of South] " Thirteenth street, will take place next week at the St. Marys Catholic church.! The banns were read for the second l time Sunday at the church. — Mr. and Mrs. John Johns left this afternoon at 2:30 for Fort Wayne and] | from there will go to Huntington to- ] morrow to attend the wedding of . their son, Herman M. Johns, of Defiance, 0.. to Miss Henrietta Teeresa j Holbrook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holbrook. The wedding will be at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morn- ] ing, October 1, at the Church of ! Saints Peter and Paul. In the afteri noon from 1 to 5 o’clock at the home jof the bride’s parents, 624 William ! street a reception will be held. The ' groom recently returned from military service, since when be has been employed at Defiance, 0., on the Wabash railroad. He was formerly lo- j cated at Huntington, going there from this city, he having been born! and reared here. He is industrious and capable and has many friends, as has his bride, who is one of the fine young ladles of Huntington. AWARDED S3OO The jury hearing the SI,OOO damage case of Cyrus Lyons vs. Lemnnual G. Williams, returned a verdict for S3OO in favor of Lyons. The case went to .; the jury at eleven o'clock and thejf , deliberated but an hour and a half or so, before reaching a verdict. At three o’clock this afternoon, Wi’l Hamm ell, county clerk, had nV)t been able to furnish bond in the matter i of the indictments brought against . him by the grand jury. GOES TO LOS ANGELES, CAL. Miss Dorothy Ervin, of Fort Wayne 1 spent Sunday at her home here, and l ] will leave tomorrow for Los Angeles, | Cal. where she will spend the winter.

JEWISH RELIEF WORKERS Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock a meeting of the workers for the Jew- 1 ish Relief campaign and all other citizens of Root township will lie held at the Monmouth school house. The meeting will be addressed by Barney , KalVer and others. At 8 o’clock on Thursday evening j ] a meeting of all -workers of the coqn--1 ty will be Held at the office of C. J. j Lutz in this city. All are urged to ] I be present. BERNE IS IN LINE j ; For 1920.Meeting' of Synod of the Southwest of Reformed Church | MRS. STOLTE ELECTED To Presidency of Synodical Woman’s Missionary Society—Session Closes Berne is one of the candidates for the 1920 meeting of the Synod of the Southwest of the Reformed church, which closed its session at Jefferson-! ville Sunday. Mrs. L- W. Stolte, of this city, was! elected president of the Synodical i Woman’s Missionary society; and M. Kirsch and the Rev. L. W. Stolte were i on various boards. The Indianapolis News says of the I ] closing of tiie session: i “After being in session since last \ \ Wednesday, the Synod of the South-' west of the Reformed dhurch, ad I journed its annual meetingjhere Suni day night. The day was given j over to inspirational meetings. A vote : favoring a minimum salary of $1,200 j for every home mission minister was taken. “The time and place of the next meeting were left to the officers because of the union with the Synod of the Interior, which makes It necessary to consult the interests of that I | body. | “Belvidere, Tenn., and Berne, Ind., J asked for the next meeting. The or- ■: |ganization of the synod vAis cqin- | pleted by the re-election of elder Edwin H. Marcus, of Louisville, as treasurer, following approval of his financial report Saturday afternoo’m “The Synodical Woman’s Missionary society also left time and place of the next meeting to the. officers. The officers elected were as follows: Mrs. L. W. Stolte. Decatur. Ind., .president; Mrs. Ewald Sommerlatte, Te.rre Haute, vice-president; Mrs. P. -W. j Ackerman, Indianapolis, recording j secretary; Mrs. Jaberg, Decatur. Ind.,] j corresponding secretary; Mrs. P. Kisler. Louisville, statistical secretary; Mrs. Carl Gallrein. Jeffersonville. ] treasurer; Mrs. r. E. Kriete, Louis ] j ville, historian. | “Representatives of the synod on j | various boards and also for fraternal j i delegates to other synods, were! ! I elected as follows: Board of the mis-! | sion house, the Rev. H. Otte. IndianapJolis; board of home missions, the Rev. !H. W. Vitz. Indianapolis; board of ] church erection. Elder Edwin H. Mar-! ! cus, Louisville: board of orphans'! ] home, the Rev. O. H. Sherry, Garrett.] ! Ind.; Sunday school and young] people's obard, the Rev. F. W. Hoer-j nemann, the Rev. Julius Grauel, Elder Ernest Pfarrer. all of Indianapolis; | Toledo Home of the Aged, the William ] Lahr, Indianapolis; fraternal dele-i gates—Synod of the Northwest, Elder I M. Kirsch, Decatur, Ind.; Synod of the East, the Rev. L. Selzer. St. Louis; j Central Synod, the Rev. L. W. StolteT ; Decatur, Ind.” JIM GINLEY IS HOME Jimmy Ginley. who left here with ] company A, later went to France and ] then to Germany where he served many months with the first division J ■ arrived home Sunday and Is busy! greeting old friends. He returned to the states September 4th and was in j the parades in New York, Washing- ] ton and other cities in the east, led

j by General, Pershing. MAY EFFECT WORC.D TRADE (United Press Service) Washington( Sept. 30.—(Special to I Daily Democrat)—Shipping board of-1 ficials said today a strike of the British transport workers may also tie up practically all the shipping in the world because it would halt bunkers ing of ships. I World’s consumption of bunker . totals 80,000.000 tons annually • jand Great Britain supplies 60,000,000.j

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SENATE ADOPTS THE RESOLUTION Introduced by Senator New Calling For The Facts Concerning Landing of | AMERICAN TROOPS At Trail—President Wilson was Resting Easier Today —Whitlock Appointed. (United Press Service) Washington. Sept. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate today unanimously adopted Senator New’s resolution calling on President Wilson to furnish all the facts concerning the landing of American marines at Trau. Dalmatia. Adoption est the resolution follow- ; ed denunciation of the republicans by senate administration leaders who charged that a filibuster is being conducted to delay, the peace treaty. They charged that republicans are '‘everlastingly prodding and harras- ! sing President Wilson” and demand- ] ed that such tactics cease. In debate which was , filled with ] bitterness was not excelled in the I senate for a long time Senator Hitch- ! cock and Swanson angerly declared ! that the republican demand on the ! landing of American marines has i been made the occasion for “condetni nation by senators of their own govi eminent.” I The debate followed the calling up ! by Senator New of his resolution requesting the president to inform the j senate concerning the landing of ma- .! rines. ) j i' Washington, Sept. 30—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—The president sent ] the following nominations to the sen- - ate today. fj To be ambassador extraordinary . and minister plenipotentiary to Bei- £! gium, Brand Whitlock. Ohio, now | minister to Belgium. To be chief of naval operations in 1 the department of the navy with the .(rank of admiral for a term of four r years. Rear Admiral Robert Coontz. (United Press Service) ’] Washington, Sept. 30. — (Special to ! Daily Democrat) —President Wilson’s ]! hehlth had taken a turn for the better ] when the last oftieial anouncement 1 was made at the white house. Dr. I Grayson was expected to issue aiii other after he sees the 1 president, this forenoon. “The president is slightly better.” I said his latest communication. The course of treatment still is rest and sleep, with automobile rides for fresh air. Grayson hopes soon to have the president in such condition jlhat he can resume playing golf, which will enable him to sleep more ! readily. Since the president returned no one | except members of his family have jbeen allowed to see him. There is | doubt as to whether he will leave ; Washington for a vacation. IT'S SOME PICTURE The flash-light picture taken by ] Irvin Merry of the Rotarians and their j guest, the Rev. A. H. Saunders at the i Hobo party given last Thursday evening in one of the tile kilns at the i Krick-Tyndall yards, is on display at ! this office and even to the most sober ! person, it will furnish a good laugh. Mr. Merry is taking orders for them. NINE WERE INJURED (United Press Service) San Francisco, Sept. 30 —(Special ito Daily Democrat) —Nine were in ! jured in the tight between striking ] stevedores and strike breakers today. Police interfered and broke up J the street battle. Extra police were stationed along the water front toi day to prevent further outbreaks. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ' I

, (United Press Service) Chicago. Sep. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Corn — Sept. 143. close, 130: Dec. 124, close 124%; May, 122% close 122%. Oats —Sept. 67%, close, 167%; Dec. 70, close 70; May. 72%, ■I close 72%. _ il BUYS VOGLEWEDE PROPERTY . I Frank Barthol has purchased the ’Stucco residence of J. H. Voglewede •ion Jefferson street, in which the Bar- ■ thols have been living for some jtime. *