Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 233

“HUMAN FLY” TO CLIMB ADAMS CO. COURT HOUSE I WILL GO TO TOP OF BUILDING AND DOWN UNDER POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHT STARTING AT 7:30 O’CLOCK THURSDAY NIGHT —HARRY GARDNER COMING HERE.

Prof. Gilbert Thayer, in advance of I Mr. Harry Gardner, in many ways the I m ost Wonderful man in the world, is I hpie today and has completed arrange * ■ meats for the appearance in this city , ■ tomorrow’. Thursday evening at 7:30, ■ < f Mr. Gardner, better known as “The I Human Fly.” This noted man will, at the hour ■ named, climb from' the ground to the* ■ very highest point of the court house J ■ tower, and down to earth again, under 1 < ■ the rays of a powerful spotlight. ‘ 5 No man in the world has so often ■ performed what appears to be an im- ■ possible feat, no man has succeeded Bin imitating him to any degree of ■ fame. Gardner was the first man to f Bloop the loop on a bicycle and within ( ■, year there were twenty who could ( ■ perform the act as good as he, then , ■ lie sought other fields. He was the < ■fourteenth man in the United States ( ■to receive a license as an aviator and ( ■ this too. soon became popular, then he ■began climbing, and with this act he , Binis thrilled more people than any ( ■man in all time. He is coming to De- ' ■catur to prepare himself for a great i ■contract he has just assumed, that of 1 ■appearing in every city of Canada be- , ■tween Montreal and Vancouver, aid■ing that government for their fifth • ■liberty Loan drive. He will go to ■ ■France April Ist and will climb the ■famous Eiffel tower. Returning to this ■country he will clithTt -rffe ■hmlduig in New York, lii,g|}est in the.j ■world, then gh to Washington, his , ■home city, and complete his wonder■tul career by climbing the capitol ■building, after which he expects to ■retire. I You will, perhaps, never have an , ■opportunity again of seeing this man (Continued on Page ] B*+++++++ + + + + + + + + ■-r THE EASEBALL DOPE ■* B++++++++++++++++ (United Press Service) I Chicago, Oct. 1. —(Special to Daily ( ■democrat)—The Big Four special ; ■ train carrying the White Sox rooters! I ■to Cincinnati, is running four hours ■and 25 minutes late on account of en-I ■gine trouble, reports to Big Four of- l< ■flees here today stated. Reports that 1 ■the train was wrecked were declared ■untrue. 1 ■sß • | 1 I Chicago. Oct. 1. —(Special to Daily j ■ Democrat) — More Cincinnati money ■was in sight in Chicago today than ■at any other time previously since ■ betting started on the world series. ■As a result the odds shifted to nearer ■ even money. ■ Odds at Jim O’Leary’s, one of the S best known clearing houses for bets B Chicago were quoted at sto 4 on. ■ ♦lie Sox to win and 6 to 5 on Cincin-I ■nati. Most of the Cincinnati money camo ■ from outside Chicago. Cincinati, O„ Oct. 1. — (Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —An overcast sky ■ greete world series fans here today. ■ The day was warm. Official forecasts ■ for this afternoon predicted cloudy ■'weather with little likelihood of rain. ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. John Erwin was taken to the ■ Hope-Methodist hospital yesterday. ■ Her condition was such that it was ■ thought best to take her to the hosI Pital . Mrs. Anthony Lengerich went to Ft. I Wayne this morning to call on her ■ 'daughter, Bertha, who is ill with ■ typhoid fever at the St. Joe hospital, R and her husband who is also a patient ■ in the hospital. Nora Grunder who came here to I visit her sister, Mrs. Chris Sheets last I August, has been lying at the point I of death and remains the same. She ■ was operated on for ulcers of the I stomach about two months ago an 1 I the after-effects of the operation have | confined her to her bed since last | Thursday. A trained nurse is in atI tendance. Mrs. O. L. Brentlinger who has I been confined to her bed for about I two weeks, is not feeling quite so | well today.

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KNIFE SUPPED' While Trimming Belt of Machinery at Beet Plant —Fred Durkee Suffers AN UNUSUAL INJURY j Small Gash Cut in Stomach —One Stitch Required to Close the Wound. Fred Durkee, employed at the sugar plant, suffered an unusual ac-; cident yesterday afternoon at 2:30 ! o'clock, when his pocketknife, with which he was trimming a belt on I some of the machinery there, to tight- ’ en it. slipped cutting him in the ab-' domen. A doctor gave him attendance at once and it was found necessary to ! take one stitch to close the wound. I The physician stated, however, that | the intestines were not penetrated by the knife, thus reducing the seriouness of the injury. However, Mr. I Durkee will be obliged to be quiet for | some time, and today is not at work, I onlepentance” Will be Sermon of Evangelist Renn Tonight—Delegations from Towns TO COME THIS WEEK Bluffton Expected Tonight —Announcement of Sermons for the Week Delegations from surrounding towns are expected each evening this week for the revival at the Baptist church conducted by Evangelist Renn and Singing Evangelist Backemeyer. This evening Bluffton is expected; and Montpelier tomorrow night. Evangelist Renn will preach tonight on “Repentance"; Thursday evening on “The New Birth”; and Friday evening on “The Second Coming" or “The Signs of the Times.” Everybody is cordially invited. Last evening? the attendance was decidedly larger than that of Monday evening, and a large number heard the splendid sermon of Evangelist Renn on “The Resurrection of the Body”, the sermon being based upon the text as found in Acts 24:15. Prof. Backemeyer sang “Full Surrender" at the opening and then conducted a special song service. He later sang “’Tis.Jeus.” Rev. Charles Tinkham was present and conducted the opening of the evening’s service. WILL DECIDE TODAY — (United Press Service) New York, Oct. 1. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Members of the metal trades council were to meet late today to decide whether nearly 100,000 shipyards workers in the New York district should strike to enforce their demands for a 44 hour week and a 25 per cent, wage increase. Several of the 110 shipbuilding concerns in this district already have entered a Icontract with the council, effective today, to submit all questions of wages and hours to arbitration. HAD A RESTLESS NIGHT (United Press Service) ' Washington, Oct. I—(Special to i Daily Democrat) — “The president I had a restless night and consequenti ly is sealing somewhat jadded today,” I. said a bulletin issued this afternoon -by Dr. Grayson, the president’s, physician. i The president’s condition was not t to be considered in anyway as a rej lapse,. Grayson said. His general condition he described as improving.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, October 1, 1919.

AT SCHOOL HOUSE i ,j, Adams County Farmer’s Organization Will Hold Meeting Friday Night IN MONROE TOWNSHIP At Sschool House No. 5— Those Interested in Better Farming Attend. A meeting of interest to every farmer interested in “better farming” will be held Friday evening, at eight o’clock at school house number 5 in | Monroe township nder’ the auspices ■of the Adams County Farmers’ or- | ganization. An invitation is extended to evervj one interested in the problems of fainting to attend the meeting as plans will bed iscussed and devised in the interest of the better farming movement. ; H. T. Walker of Montpelier. Ind., will address the meeting as will i Warner Thrickmorton, agricultural teacher in the Berne high schools. The meeting promises to be of much interest and every member of the organization is utged to attend and bring a friend with him. The meeting will be called to order at eight o’clock, I Friday evening. October 3rd. David J. Schwartz, of the Apple iGrove farm, Berne, has sent out I notices of the meeting. FIFTY YEAR-OLD — Is Indiana Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias— Is To Be Celebrated ON FRIDAY NIGHT In Each Congressional District —Hon. D. B. Erwin to Speak at Marion. The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias will be fifty years of age this month. Tn celebration of the golden anniversary, a meeting will be held in each congressional district, Friday night of this week. There will he a good program at each meeting in which speakers of national reputation will take part. The meeting in which Decatur and Adams county K. of P. will participate, will be held at Fort Wayne, and many from here are arranging to go. However, the Hon. Dore B. Erwin will go to Marion to speak at a meeting at the First Methodist church, over which the Rev. John C. White, former pastor here, will preside. The Indiana grand lodge will convene in Indianapolis next Tuesday. A large number of the boys from this county are preparing to go Monday in the interests of Hon. Dore B Erwin, who is a candidate for the office of grand outer guard, the one that is the door to the highest office in the order. The outlook over the state for Mr. Erwin's election to this office, is very encouraging to the boys. JOINT CONFERENCE BEGINS (United Press Service) , Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The joint conference of miners and operators of the , central competitive soft coal field today began the real work of negotiating a new w r age scale and new worki ing conditions. The possibility of a strike on Nov j 1 seemed more remote than at any , time since the conference began last 1 week, following elimination of exr trm propositions of both sides. ) Following the rejection by the op- < ejators of the miners original demand r for a sixty per cent increase in wages j and a thirty hour week, the confer--1 ence voted down the operators maxi--1 mum, which was that the scale of j 1916, called the Washington agreea ment, be continued until April 1, f 1920. The first peace proposal came from the operators side in the motion to proceed to negotiate a new contract. | It was conceded that the gap between miners and operators was a wide one. I ■> but representatives of both sides ex-| t : pressed hope that it would be bridged 'so the thretened strike of 400,000 ’’ men on Nov. 1 would be avoided. ■' I “~ ——— ——— : — r. This is the week to help the mil I lions of homeless, starving dviuesless t 1 and foodless women and children in >-I Europe. The American Jewish Re.l lief committee is helping them; help ;. the committee.

MILK SAME OLD PRICE The report that milk was to be raised to fifteen cents on the local sei- j ling market, is denied by E. C. Philips, who conducts a milk route here. It will sell for the oanre old price—' fourteen cents. This is in spite of the fact that the price for which he buys the milk, has been raised, thus cutting his profit. MEET SATURDAY Adams County Du roc Association Will Hold Meeting in This City Soon A BREEDERS SALE To Be Held During Coming Winter Months Will Be Discussed at Meeting. A meeting of considerable interest will be that of the Adams County Duroc association, ii) ihe offices of the county agent in this city next Saturday. At this time one of the prin-' ciple subjects for discussion will be the proposed breeders sale to be held some time during the coming winter. This organization, was formed last spring with John D. Nidlinger, president, Clyde Hardin of Union township, secretary and W. W. Hawkins, of Washington township, treasurer. There are forty members, each a well known farmer of the county and each engaged in raising Duroc hogs. The meeting Saturday promises to attract most of the members and it is probable that a number of important questions will come up at this time. MONROE WEDDING Miss Zella Wagoner and Robert Burns Johnston Married Monday Noon AT THE BRIDE’S HOME Near Monroe—Will Live in Detroit. Mich. —Groom is Employed There. On Monday, September 29. at high noon at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wagoner, southeast of Monroe. Ind., occurred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Zella Wagone to Mr. Robert Burns Johnston, of Detroit, Mich., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns Johnston, sr., of Ashley, Ind. Miss Florence Lindenberg of Fort Wayne attended as bride’s maid, and Mr. Lester Wagoner, brother of the bride acted as best man. The beautiful and impressive ritual of the Methodist church was used by Rev. L. M. Krider. The bride looked handsome in her gown of white satin. Her flowers were bride's roses. Following the ceremony dinner was served. At three o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left for Ashley. Ind., later going to Detroit, Mich., where they will make their future home. Mr. Johnston is connected with the Dodge motor company. Mrs. Johnston for some time was connected with the General Electric company of Fort Wayne and has many friends here. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wagoner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns Johnston, sr., Mr. and Mrs. Seth Cobbens, Mrs. Ida 801-j inger, Mrs. L. M. Krider, Mrs. Jacob Huffman and two children. Mrs. Lizzie Laisurc, Miss Ida Toby, Mr. Sanford Wagoner, Mr. Thompson. BIG UNION PLAN (United Press Service) Chicago. Oct. I.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Employers of the United States today were on record as converted tq the “big union” plan. More than 50 representatives of manufacturers and farm organizations and bankers appointed at the “Our country first” conference in Chicago, met here and perfected plans for organizing for mutual protection. The aim of the i body is to curb action by radicals and labor organizations against them, i Milo C. Campbell. Coldwater. Mich., j was named chairman of a committee of five which will interest other employers associations in the project. , WEATHER r —lndiana —ciontlv with thunder i showers probable in north and central portions tonight and Thursday, > warmer in extreme north portion tonight.

HAS FINE SUCCESS Prof. Blauvelt, Who Has Taken Charge of Pastorate of Union Chapel HE IS DOING WELL 1 . Received Two New Members—Ladies’ Aid Society Buys a New Piano. Prof Blauvelt, of the Monroeville schools, who has beep appointed to serve the Union Chapel United Brethren church, which has just been made a separate station, is getting along I fine. He preached his second sermon as | pastor last Sunday, and at the close of the services, received two hew j members. The Ladies Aid society is renewing its“acitivities, also, and has ! purchased a new piano which will be used in adding to the beauty and impressiveness of the song service. Prof. Blauvelt will supply the pulpit I of this church and in the meantime | will continue his work in the Monroe- j I ville schools, besides pursuing his course of study for the ministry. NOTICE TO FARMERS There will be a meeting of the farm- ! ers at the school house at Pleasant Mills, Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. All farmers who possibly can, are re- j quested to be present. WILLOSERNGER Index Finger of John | Teeple to be Amputated With Hope of Saving ARM—BONE IS DEAD ' And Flesh Will Not Grow — Result of Blood Poison — Has a High Fever. By sacrificing the index finger of 1 the right hand where the blood poison started, it is hoped that the arm of John Teeple, son of Mrs. Minnie I Teeple of Vine street, will be saved. | With this thought in view, the finger | will be amputated as soon as tne high I 1 fever, from which John has been suf-i ■ sering from recedes, and his condition I ’ permits the performing of the ordeal. 1 It has been over a month ago since • John has been fighting against the . attack of blood poison and now it seems that he will at least lose one , finger. The bone of the finger is dead | and the flesh will not grow or heal , over, thus making the amputation a ’ necessity. He has suffered much i within the last four weeks, not alone 1 from the blood poison, but from the disinfectant medicine that was used with the purpose of checking the spread of the poison. The finger will he Amputated this week, it is thought, and it is sincerely hoped by his many friends that his arm will be saved. Blood poison set in shortly after the lancing of a sore on the finger, the infection seemingly having the appearance of a boil. Since his relapse he has been confined to his bed, suffering most of the time from a I high fever. John’s brother, Jay Teeple, the! county’s foremost veteran of the world ( war. lost his arm in the last battle I of Verdun after eighteen months’ cf fighting on the battle front. TO CONFER WITH LLOYD GEORGE I (United Press Service) London. Oct. 1. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The strike conference at Taxton Hall called by the transport • workers and representing the major- . I ity of organized labor voted today to | send a deputation of eleven to confer with Premier Lloyd George at 3 p. ■ m. today and report to the conference I at 5 p. m. Lloyd George agreed to re- ' ceive the committee. > . - . ..... —— — RETURN TO KANSAS HOME I Mrs. lona Watt and daughter, Olive, who have visited here for six . weeks with the William Hitchcock > family and other relatives here, in - Michigan, Ohio City and other points, are returning to their home today. CHICAGO MARKET rj Chicago. Oct, I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily i- Democrat) —Close: Corn —Oct. nol ', quoted; Dec. $1.26%; May, $1.24% >- Oats—Oct. not quoted; Dec. 70%: | May 73%.

GARY TESTIFIES HE WILL NOT DEAL WITH UNION APPEARED BEFORE THE SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE TODAY—GOMPERS AND FOSTER ISSUE STATEMENT THAT STEEL STRIKE IS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

■THREE NEW ONES — Three One-story Brick Buildings to be Built by Erwin & Michaud TO REPLACE THE TWO Now Occupied by Dr. Burt Mangold and Noah Bixler, the Optician. Work will soon begin on the building of three one-story brick business buildings, on South Second street, south of the Moser studio, to replace I the two frame buildings now occu- | pied by the’ dental office of Dr. Burt ' Mangold and the office of Noah BixI ler, optician. This is being done by Messrs. Dan Erwin and H. S. Michaud. who recently purchased the Moser properties. The frame buildings will be torn away as soon as possible and work started on the erection of the buildings, for which the brick is already bought. The contract will probably Ibe let tomorrow evening. Oscar i Hoffman is the architect. When completed two of the buildings will be occupied by Mangold and Bixler, the present occupants. In the meantime. Dr. Mangold has moved his office into the building adjoining. ■ and has gone to Chicago for fifteen days’ vacation. , It is the expectation to have the new buildings completed in about | thirty days.

DOWN TO A TEST Winning of Steel Strike is Now a Battle of Wits on Both Sides WORKING 50 PER CENT The Situation at Waukegan Where The Clashes Took Place is Quiet Again. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The steel strike today had narrowed down to a test of endurance and a battle of wits. Organizers were being rushed to the Pittsburgh district in a frantic effort to oppose operators inducing men to return. Union leaders reported standing I firm, while officials claimed slight ad- | ditional gains as morning shifts took their places. Both sides were rallyj ing their forces and preparing for the ' proposed senate investigation here. ! Quiet prevailed in all quarters. Police at Duquesne, Rankin and I Braddock reported more men passing | through mill gates to work this mornI ing than at any time since the strug- ! gle started Labor heads were hopeful of increasing their ranks substantially before nightfall. The strikers claim of suppression of free speech was overruled in county court yesterday when Judge Kennedy sustained the action of Mayor ' Crawford of Duqesne in fining strike leaders tor alleged violation of a city

. ordinance by holding a public meetI ing without a permit. i | Chicago, Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daliy I Democrat) —Steel mills in the Chi-j :' cago district were working at 50 per : | cent capacity and steadily increasing 1! today. , i At Waukegan, where clashes be- | tween strikers and workers have' i been frequent, the situation was re I ported quiet. When the request of city officials for state troops was rey fused, 300 local business men started ! >t organization of a militia company. r Mills at Joliet were making steel ; today for the first time since the, strike started.

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(By Raymond Clapper, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D. C., Oct. I.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Flat refusal to deal with union labor was made to the senate labor committee today by Judge Gary, chairman of the U. S. Steel corporation. In the face of repeated questioning, the industrial leader stood on his contention that to deal with union leaders would result in a closed shop, a thing which he declared, would be “inimical” to the country, and prevent ! industrial prosperity. Gary said he would estimate those i who remainder away were 28 per . cent, of United States steel plant and , i subsidiaries and not over 40 per cent. !of the manufacturing establishments ,! at which the strike was chiefly direct,'ed. I Senators Kenyon and Walsh asked . Gary regarding the issues of the > ' strike. • I “Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Gompers . both stated that the cause of the strike was your refusal to meet the

committees,” Kenyon said. “They ought to know, if they called it,” Gary replied. “Then you agree with that statement,” Kenyon pressed. “I will agree to the statement that there was no cause. We have always been on the best terms with our men with but a few exceptions," Gary replied. - “The whole question is one of open or closed shop,” Gary repeated “The | open shop is essential to progress and j prosperity and the closed shop means less production and higher cost. “We stand for the open shop, we claim that a man can work for us whether he belongs to a union or not. If a man has been discharged because of union affiliations it was contrary to our policy,” Gary added. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. I.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —'A printed statement by Samuel Gompers. president of the American federation of labor and William Foster, secretary of the national committee made public here today declared “The steel strike is a tremendous success. Over 370,000 steel workers are on strike.” The statement asserts the union ranks are being augmented daily by many more strikers. The signers criticized the press rtnd declared corporations were using it to discredit the strike. Washington, Oct. 1 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Charges that the United States Steel corporation has mistreated its employes are “without, a vestige of truth,” Judge E. H. Gary head of the corporation, declared today before the senate labor committee. Gary was the first witness representing the employers to be heard by the committee investigating the steel strike. “It has been well known for the last few years that the labor unions have been attempting to organize in their own way the employes of the U. S. Steel corporation subsidiaries,” Gary said. "There is no basic industry in this country or in the world which has paid higher wages to its employes than the steel corporation or has treated them with greater respect or consideration than the steel corporation.”

Gary offered the committee figures which he said would prove the truth of his statements. “It has been charged that during i the existing strike some of our subi sidiary companies have been guilty of ' attacking and mistreating the striki era," Gary continued. “That, is with- ! out foundation. There isn’t a vestige ! of truth, in it” Gary denied that Mrs. Fannie Snelling was killed by any one connected I with the steel corporation or its subI sidiaries. He said, she was killed at , c Pu and that his company has no works or employes there. J Gary said some investigation had : (Continued on page two)