Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1919 — Page 1

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COAL MINERS DECLARE AMERICANISM

STRIKE IS DEMEO OFF AFTER ALL-NI6HT GRIND MINERS AND OPEWOISTO MEET IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY IO MAKE A WAGE AGREEMENT-NODE APPROVES THE WITHDRAWAL ORDER (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The I'nited Mine Workers of America have complied with the ‘order’’ demanding recall of the strike “in good faith,” in the opinion of Judge A. B. Anderson. The recall order was submitted to the judge shortly before 10 o'clock by attorneys for the miners. After looking over the order the judge said: “I think thnw* proper and I think this is a good faith compliance with the order.” ‘That was the intention of the union officials,” said Henry Warrum, counsel for the miners. “There is no question about the strike of coal miners being ended,” one of the highest officials of the miners told the I'nited Press. “We expect the men to obey the withdrawal order. \ll of the power and influence of the union will be brought to bear immediately to get the men to go to work. We expect argument in some quarters for a few days but we are confident union members will look at this in the same light that we do." The order follows: “To the officers and members of the United Mine Vi orkers of America: “Dear Sirs and Brothers: “In obedience to the mandate issued on Nov. 8 by the United States district court, district of Indiana, Judge Albert B. Anderpresiding, the. undersigned hereby advises you that the order of Oct. 15 directing a cessation of mining operations in the bituminous coal fields ol our jurisdiction is withdrawn am, cancelled. (Signed) “Fraternally Yours. “WILLIAM G. GREEN, Secretary, “JOHN L. LEWIS, Acting President." Washington, Nov. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Secretary of Labor Wilson today telegraphed miners and operators to meet in Washington next Friday to settle their difficulties and negotiate a new wage agreement. Indianapolis, Nov. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lmmediate opening of negotiations to form a new wage agreement of coal miners of the nation is expected by officials ol I mted Mine Workers of America. ..... .... . Union leaders took this attitude today following withdrawal of Ihe strike order w hich caused 400.000 miners to cease w ork on November 1. M . The government and coal mine operators must now in goon faith" see that the new agreement is concluded at once miners leaders believed. . , , , . r Following approval by Judge Anderson in federal court of the withdrawal order presented by attorneys for the union, Henry Warrum, chief counsel for the miners informed Dan Simms, special assistant United States district attorney, representing the government, that the miners now look to the government and the mine operators to settle the wage controversy.

(By J. L. O’Sullivan, Unite! Press Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The call for the strike of bituminous coal miners of the nation will be withdrawn. “We will comply with the mandate of the court. We do this under protest. We are Americans. We cannot fight our government.” This was the statement issued by Acting President , John L. tewis at 4:15 a. m .today fallowing an eighteen-j hour conference with other union leaders at the Lincoln hotel here. The order withdrawing the strike will be presented to Judge A. B. Anderson in federal court before noon today. In a voice shaken with emotion, , Lewis pronounced the words that will officially end the strike of 400,000 coal miners, started on November 1. Lewis plainly showed the strain under which he had been working for the past ten days. His face was lined and tired, his voice husky and his hair disheveled. When the members of the executive council, the scale committee and the district presidents of the United Mi ;, e Workers of America emerged from the meeting room, they showed the effects of a hard fight. They were sullen and tired. They went to their rooms immediately and all refused to add to Lewis’ statement. Immediately after the meeting adjourned many of those who attended hurried to catch trains to return to their local posts. They will direct t

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the men's action under the strike order withdrawal. There appeared to be no question but what the union officials intended their action to be a bonafide ending of : the strike. “Our greatest fear is -that the men will think we are merely taking this action to comply with the court’s order and not with the intention of ending the strike,” said one nigh official. “We are not withdrawing the strike I order with a wink of an eye. We are going to use everything in our power to induce the men to return to work." The withdrawal order was drafted early today. It will be submitted to' the court and must have the judge’s approval before it can be placed in the . mails. It must be in the mails at P p. m. today. 1 The utmost secrecy was maintained i by the conferees during the day and ■ night. The doors leading to the con- ■ ference room were carefully guarded. I The decision to call off the strike • was not reached until after strenu-j ous opposition had been made by a : gffoup of miners who wished to defy i the court order. • Through the closed doors of the i. meeting hall could be heard the sound • of heated debate. At times the voices were loud and angry. •I However, the sentiment of Ameri- > nanism prevailed. Attorneys for the union were called -into the conference room several I times during the eighteen-hour de-' j bate. They advised compliance with 1 t (Continued on Page Four) 1

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HOAGLAND LADY Mrs. Laura Todd Crawford Wife of Marion Crawford Died Last Night IN FORT WAYNE , Rad Operation for Adhesions—Funeral Wednesday at Hoagland M. E. Mrs. Laura (Todd) Crawford, wife of Marion Crawford, of Hoagland, died Monday evening at the HopeMethodist hospital after submitting to an operation for adhesions. Besides the husband there survives six children, all at home; an aged mother, Mrs. Mary Todd; four sisters, Mrs. Daniel Barto, Mrs. F. Spencer. Mrs. William Herring and Mrs. R. F. Price, all of Fort Wayne; two brothers, P. E. Todd, of Fort Wayne, and M. J. Todd, of Vincennes. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the Hoagland M. E. church. of which she was a member. Burial in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at New Haven. — Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. WIFE WAS “CRUEL Abandoned Him in Midland, and Went to Live With Her Father R. CASE IS PLAINTIFF In Divorce Suit Against Mary Case—Wife Refuses to Make Up Rufus Case has brought suit for divorce from Mary Case, to whom he was married June 16, 1612. and with whom he lived until July 5, 1917. He alleges that cn the last named date she abandoned him in Midland, Mich, and went to Maumee, 0., to live with her father. He alleges that she was cruel in so leaving him and was wholly to blame for it. The com plaint sets out further, that he has repeatedly visited here and tried to persuade her to live with him, but' she has refused to do so. As the fruits of their marriage, there are three children —Ernest, aged six; Helen, aged live; and Robert, aged three. He alleges that he has provided fqr hier and the children and that he turned over for their support, all of the real estate of which ho was possessor. Judson W. Teeple is the plaintiff’s attorney. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago Nov. 11- (Special to Daily Democrat) —Corn: Doc. $1.33; Jan. $1.26%; May, sl.26Vz- Oats-72c; May 75 %c. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET l (United Press Service) Hog receipts 11,500; market 35, lower; best heavies. $14.65: medium mixed, $14.65; codnion choice, $14.65, ( Bulk sales, $14.65; cattle receipts, 1,400; steady; seers, sl4 to SSB; cows and heifers $5 to $13.50; sheep re ceipts, 200; market steady. Tops, $6 to $7. TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT. j Plans are complete for the Father and son social at the Presbyterian church at 7:30 this evening. Mr. O. M. Brunson, of Fort Wayne, Mr. Charles Saunders and others will speak and the high school orchestra will furnish music. There will be good eats and ‘ good talks, a good time. Grab a boy and come, men. THE WEATHER. I Indiana —Fair and colder tonight; t Wednesday fair.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 11, 1919.

WO MEET DEATH I AT BLUFFTON • —- .... — Bertha Smith and Ralph ; Cupp Instantly Killed When Bluffton Car ’ STRIKES THE AUTO In Which They Were Riding—Two Others Badly Injured Last Night **O*W*O***M* + The Dead. 4- ♦ Bertha Smith, aged 14, daugh ' + ter of Anthony J. Smith, Bluffi- +-ton. instantly killed. + + Ralph Cupp. 23. son of John + I4* Cupp, of Peabody. Whitley + + county, instantly killed. 4> t 4- The Injured 44- Guy Mullendore, 22. of Pea- 4> ❖ body, son of Noah Mullendore; + + left thigh and jaw fractured; •> 1 + scalp lacerated, badly injured 1 otherwise; unconscious in Wells + + county hospital; condition ser + + ions. + + Beulah Smith, 19, sister of 4’ + Bertha Smith; suffering from + 4* minor bruises about (ace and + 4> shoulders. Condition hot ser + 4* ious. 4- * » » Bluffton, Ind.. Nov. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two were killed: one seriously injured, and one less seriously hurt last night while re- ' turning to this city in a Ford touring car. from Fort Wayne, when their l car, while making the crossing a ’ mile and a half north Aof Bluffton, was struck by northbound BlufftonFort Wayne interurban car which leaves Bluffton at eleven o’clock. The dead are fourteen year old ; ; Bertha Smith, daughter of Anthony . J/Smith, of Bluffton; and. Ralph Cupp, ; aged twenty-three, of Peabody, Whit- , ley county, who died instantly. ‘ These two occupied the rear seat J ( The injured are Guy Mullendore. 22. also of Peabody, who was ’ and Beulah Smith, 19. sister of the. dead girl, who occupied the front, , seat with the driver. ( Mullendore, who is still uncons-i t , ckuis in the Wells county hospital, is in a serious condition. His left thigh is fractured; he is suffering from a facture of the jaw; lacerations of the scalp and other serious , injuries. Miss Beulah Smith escap- ' ed with much less serious conse-j quences than any of the others, rej ceiving minor bruises the face and shoulders. At the point where the accident occurred, the highway crosses’ the in-' term-ban track diagonally. The front' of the car was struck by the interur- i ban, throwing the rear seat about ten feet. All of the occupants of the car ' , 1 were thrown into the deep ditch at . | the side of the road. . j The two young men have been working in the county for some time, selling automobile oil, and being comparative strangers, were unacquainted with the way. According to Miss Smith, the least injured , of the four, who gave an account of i the accident, they had supposed that , the Kingsland crossing, which they . I had passed some time before, was i the last railway crossing, and hence, • the driver, who was unacquainted > with the way, was not on guard at this time. The interurban car was in charge of Conductor Shideler and Motorman I Ed Thompson, of Bluffton. , OPERATION SUCCESSFUL. ■ i The operation performed on Adrian I ■ Wemhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. George , Wemhoff, of this city, turned out to I be a very successful one and word . from him today was to the effect that he is getting along fine, although it will be necessary for him to remain in the hospital about three weeks. Adrian is employed in the government ; insurance department at Washington, D. C.

DIED IN THE EAST Mrs. Mollie Pigmen, Formerly Miss Mollie Hill, Died Last Thursday IN EASTERN HOME Was Sister of the Late Captain A. J. Hill—An Early Resident Here. Mrs. Victoria Hill received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Mollie Pigmen, a pioneer resident of this 'county. She passed away last Thu sday at her home in Huntington. West Virginia, having attained more than eighty years of age. Mrs. Pigmen was formerly Miss Mollie Hill and was a sister of the ' late Captain A. J. Hill. The family formerly lived in the district of the Washington frhurch , southwest of i this city, being early settlers of the county. Her husband, an eastern man. pass!ed away several years ago. Her near I surviving relatives inclure a son arfd i daughter. She will be well remembe”ed here by the older residents. HOOSIERS“WIN I Indianapolis is Chosen National Headquarters of the American Legion WASHINGTON BEATEN Hundreds of Ex-service Men are Cheered as They March in .Minneapolis Minneapolis. Nov. 11 (Spe- , cial to Daily Democrat)- Indianapolis was made the permanent headquarters of the 1 American Legion after a close ' nice with Washington, which kept the delegates voting for than an hour. (By L. R. Blanchard, United Press stac correspondent) Minneapolis Nov. 11— (Speck;! to the Daily Democrat) —The American Legion, one year ago on the march to Berlin, marched in Minneapolis today. “Civvies” had replaced uniforms. ' pavements, the mud, banners, their I arms and cheers the bursting shells. Minneapolis may be permanent j headquarters of the American legion. I The committee assigned to recor.n- --] mend a home chose the city over In- ■ dianapolis and Washington, but the ! fight will be carried to the floor. It was a day of rest for most of the legionnaires, who completed their organization yesterday. The legion intends taking definite action on a number of imporant matters, it left these matters today to committees. The program called for presentation of committee reports Wednesday but there were possibilities some might be called in at the brief session today. There are 20 committees cha-ged with formulating reports on the con- ( vention’s attitude toward capital and , labor, radicalism, bolshevism, military i training, care of disabled soldiers, homesteads, immigration and numerous other things. These will require* debate. j With typical military method the ex-soldie- systematized the work to be accomplished, alotting minutes to each task and prepared to follow the program to the minute. At eleven o'clock there was to be a silent moment of thanksgiving for the truce that came at that hour a year ago and rememherance for comrades who could not return from France. At 1:30 the parade was to start. The city was swarthed in bunt ing and flags for the event. Miss Kathryn Mingold went to Fort Wayne to spend the day.

COMMISSION HANDS DOWN RULING ON THE PETITION (residence rates in decatug in- | GREASED TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER : MONTH-RURAL RATE IS LOWERED ' SLIGHTLY-BERNE IS INCREASED The public service commission of Indiana has made its rulingconcerning the Citizens Telephone company's petition for an increase of rates here- The following is the complete order as enti cred by the commission:

bibc&u. 'JOIN THE LESION If You are an Adams County Man Who Served in the Recent World War YOU ARE ELIGIBLE I ‘ For Membership in Adams 1 Post 43 American Legion —Drive Now On. Their first meeting with the newly elected officers in the chair, was held | by Adams Post 43 American Legion J at their temporary headquarters, the Elks’ hall, last evening. i The organization now has sixty . members, but hope to enlist all of the< . more than eight hundred men from Adams county who served in the re- ■ cent world war. With the enlistment of all these, Adams couity will have one of the strongest posts in the country. In accordance with a national movement, the membe’ship drive of Nov. 10, 11 and 12 is now on, and the boys ask all who served in war to enlist. All who served, is eligible. Any one who is a veteran of the w-orl 1 war may join this movement by handing, in his name to any member who will give it proper attention or to the following officers: President, Elmo Smith; vice president, Dallas Brown; i treasurer, Leo Ehinge-; secretary. Joe| Laurent; war risk insurence officer, Joe- McConnell. The order upholds the principles of the nation, and the American citizenship traits, and is a stronghold of the nation. The national convention of the order is now in cession in Minneapolis. Mr. McCaroll, of Elwood, is Ihe delegate from this district. Mr. Cross, of Geneva, is a local man who is attending. The local post is arrangeing for the selection of a permanent Post hall. , EVANGELISTIC SERVICES At First Christian Church. Corner Fourth and Monroe Sts. Dr. Buxton's subject for this evening will be “The Might of Almightiness.” Come and hear him. 1 Next Sunday evening, Dr. Buxton jwil give a lecture from a chart of his own making that will cover the subjects of God’s ways in the world, the coming of Christ and his earthly kingdom, the battle of Armageddon, jthe Man of Son, Humanities’ future . home, from Paradise to Paradise. This • chart is very large and can be seen by i all. It covers the entire book of Dan- . iel and Revelation. Don’t forget next i Sunday evening. You will enjoy this , great discourse. BURT MANGOLD, Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer j went to Fort Wayne to spend the evening.

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State of Indiana. Public Service Commission of Indiana. In the matter of the petition of the Citizens Telephone Company of Decatur. Indiana —for authority to increase rates. No. 4388. Valuation 1. A value of $128,000 was placed l on the property of a telephone utility. Overhead Allowance. 2. In the absence of evidence that expenditures for engineering. superintendence, etc., had actually been ihade, an allowance of $13,079, or 12 per cent, for such item was found unreasonable and reduced $5,500. Plant Built Out of Earnings. 3. In valuing at $128,000, the proj perty of a telephone utility which had been constructed largely out of earnings, it was found that no considerable sum shoui.l oe allowed for going value, and an allowance of s],- < 533.50 was made. Working Capital. 4. In valuing at $128,000, the property of a telephone utility which collects its rates in advance, it was found that little or no allowance should be made for cash working capital, and an allowance of S3OO was made. Operating Expenses. 5. In estimating the operating expense of a telephone utility tor a future period, an allowance was made I of $1,363 for a 20 per cent increase in the wages of operators. Depreciation Expenses. 6. In estimating the operating expenses of a telephone utility for a future period, a deduction of SI,OOO was made for expenses which should have been charged to depreciation. Salaries and Other Expenses. 7. In estimating the operating expenses of a telephone utility for a future period, allowance was made of $1,500 for increases in salaries and other expenses. Return 8. Rates were fixed for a telephone utility estimated to yield a return of 7 per cent of the value of its property. Depreciation. 9. A telephone utility was ordered to set aside annually for depreciation, 5 per cent of the value of its depreciable property, including future additions and betterments, and rules were fixed for its depreciation fund. Rates. 10. A telephone utility was authorized and directed ’to revise its rates per month as follows: single line business, from $2.00 and $1.50 to (Continued on Page Three) i "J 7 SHOPPING 1 □ / DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS » SHOP EARLY Make up your list from The Daily Democrat Advertising Columns