Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 270

SCENES SHIFTED IN MINERS' FIGHT 4 411 Eyes are Turned Towards National Capitol Where Conference is T() CONVENE FRIDAY Contention Os Date When Contract Would he Effective if Signed is On. (United Press Service) Reports from various sections of the country today Indicated that few m ;ners are returning to work in compliance with the order calling off the general coal strike. The situation in lllinos coal mines i $ unchanged,' according to reports from Springfield. There is nothing to indicate the m?n intend to recognize the recall of the strike order.” reports said to have come front headquarters there say. Reports from St. Lovis say there is little inclination on the part of miners' in southern Illinois to obey the order tc return to work. Leacers. however. believed the number cf woske-s in that district will gradually increase tut sentiment among the miners themselves centinues in favor of a "strike to a victory." •■There will be no resumption of coal mining in Kansas for at least a week." was the report today from Pitt-.burg Kansas operators. Miners awaited the word of their district president. who is in Indianapolis. Terre Haute advices say that belief wss expressed at the headquarters c f . t irtrict 11 and by operators’ officials that not a miner had returned to work i- this district. Officials of both sides are in Washington and no action is expected before Monday. Reports from Colorado indicate miners are gradually resuming work and and state troops are being withdrawn from the coal fields. Icwa miners remained idle, Des Moines report say. Officials and miners agreed that not a mine has reopened. Approximately 18.000 miners resumed work in eastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. Knoxville reports indicate. Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Democat) —With the scene of activity in the miner-operator contreversy shifted to Washington, there was little going on around headquarters of the United Mine Workers today. All eyes were turned toward the national caj ita! and the conference there tomorrow .which was called by Secietary Wilson to mediate the differences between the coal miners and their employers. Ix*gal counsel for the United Mine Workers was inactive pending result of the conference. Henry G. Warrum. chief counsel, announced he will not file an appeal from Judge Anderson's decision in the injunction proceedings until the eon-, ference results show what trend the meeting will take. H ' said the app'il has been prepared and the necessary legal steps have been taken, but that will be held in abeyance. One of the big points to come up in the Washington conference, according to some district officials, still here, is whether er not the contract to be drawn with the operators shall b?-‘ come effective when drawn, or November 11, 1918. Tlie miners contend their contract expired on that date with the cessation of hostilities and that they have been working without an agreement since then. RULE OUT PETITION (United Press Service) Washington, Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An attempt to hasten action on the peace treaty failed in the senate today when a cloture petition to limit debate introduced by Senator Hitchcock, democrat was ruled out of order. Senator Cummins, president protein of the senate who made the ruling. was sustained by the senate 44 to 36. Hitchcock contended that his cloture petition which would have forced a vote early next week was intended to limit debate on pending Lodge reservations. Republicans objected to this view contending that the cloture would apply to the whole treaty debate.

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MEET TONIGHT Members of Decatur (Jun Club Will Hold Meeting at Traction Office TO ARRANGE FOR BIG Thanksgiving Shoot To Be Held Here—Number of Prizes are Figured on. A meeting of al! (he members of the Decatur Gun club will be held this ev- 1 eniug*at 7:30 o'clock prompt at the office of the Decatur Traction company. The meeting will be of great importance and arrangements are to be made for the holding of a Thanksgiving shoot in this city at which a great nunibe” of prizes, such as tur- , keys, ducks and chickens and other prizes will be awarded. Announcements will be sent out to , every city in the state who has a gun club requesting their presence at ulej shooting match, and it is being pre-1 dieted that a great number of out oftown shooters will be present at the contest. The results of the shooting held Tuesday evening, November 11, was. as follows: Shot At Broke % I Homer Ruhl 25 22 88 O. H. Odell 25 17 6S Hugh Hite 25 16 64 Ha: old Kirsch 25 16 64 N. O. Groves2s 16 64 Tom Bess 25 14 56 L. F. Mailand2s 1 4 CLASTiTLARGE Fourteen Men From Here are Taking Scottish Rite Work at Fort Wayne CONCLUDES TONIGHT Class is Largest in History. Including 350—List of Decatur Candidates | Fourteen Decatur men and several from other parts Adams county a'e in the class of 350 who a e taking the Scottish Rite degrees at Fort Wayne this week. The class, which is the largest in the history of the Cathedral will conclude the work tonight when they receive the flirty-second degree in Masonry. At least fifty from he e have attended the various sessions of the convocation during the week. The banquet was hehj last evening and the commodious room proved too small for the g eat crowd. The Decatur men in the class include John Niblick. Burton Niblick. J. Dwight Peterson. John S. Peterson, Dore B. Erwin, Harve Everett. Randolph Everett, Richard Burdg. J. O. Sellemeyr, Ralph Merryman. Harvey Springe”. Fred Ashbaucher, Bob Shirk, and Dr. M. F. Parrish. The week has been a very interesting one for the large membership of ' the lodge. J ROYAL PARTY RACK HOME — (United Press Service) Brussels, Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—King Albert and Queen Elizabeth arrived In the capi- . tol shortly before noon today completing their trip to America. They were welcomed by the Burgomaster and city and court officials and excorted to the palace. Prince Leopold left the royal train at Versailles last night to return to school. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chialgo. Nov 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)-Corn: Dec. $1.32',; Jan. $1.26(6; Ma >'< $L26*4- Oats: Dec. 73c; May 75%c. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET __ Hog receipts. 9,000; jnarket 10, lower; best heavies, $14.25 to 14.35; medium mixed $14.25 to 14.35; common choice. $14.25 to 14.50; bulk sales, $14.25 to 14.35; cattle receipts I 700; steers $14.00 to 18.00; cows and . heifers. $5.00 to 13.50; sheep receipts, 600. market steady; tops, $6 . to 7. ;i — .1 Roy Gaunt and George Cramer returned from TQhio city yesterday .where the went to look after the Furjniture store.

TO LIVE N OERNE — Homer Parrish and Mrs. Deila Myers Married in That City by Pastor OF MISSION CHURCH • Groom, Who Recently Returned from Service, Employed at Berne Mill. Mrs. Della Myers of this place and I Homer Par ish of Decatur appeared ai the county clerk's office Monday afternoon where they were issued marriage license. The couple were married Monday evening at the parsonage of the Missionary church, the pastor Rev. J. W. Amstutz, pronouncing them man and wife. The ceremony was a quite one. the bridal party having been unattended. The bride, Mrs. Myers, was the widow of Fred Myers who died in j 1915. Since that time she has lived i with her family on Behring street where ( the couple will make their future home. Mr. Parrish is well known here, having been employed at the P. W. Smith saw-lnill here in ' Be”ne. —Berne Witness. The bridegroom is a son of Mrs. 1 Mary Parrish, of Tenth street. He! recently returned from oversea ser- ! vice. He was a member of old Company A. arllappyacain Members of the Postoffice Force Get Substantial Increase in Salaries EFFECTIVE LAST JULY When the Checks Come, Increase. With Backpay Will be Evidenced — j With the passing of a bill which has been “smoldering” for some time, Ihe members of postoffice force are all smiles. For their salaries have been materially increased and th? in crease will show up in a substantial way in the checks they receive in a few days, as the boost became effective last July. The back pay will amount to the increase over their former wage for the past foil” and a half months. Every member of the postotfize, from the assistant postmaster to the most recently appointed clerk or carrier, are included in the raise which ranges from $l5O to S2OO a year. Only one official of the postoffice—the postmaster —is not included in the increase. The new salary bill gives a bonus cf S2OO to employes whose salaries range from SI,OOO to $1,200: and $l5O to I those over $1,200. GETTING RID OF I. W. W’s. (United Press Service) Spokane. Wash.. Nov. 13 —(Special to Daily Demoeat I—Swooping down upon every known I. W. W. and radii I cal hang-out in the city police today I began a round-up that is intended to | rid the city of industrialists. | Prior to the raid warrants were issued from two I. W. W. leaders and John Doe warrants were issued for all I. W. W.’s. Simultaneously proceedings were begun in the court to disbar a Spokane attorney who has been prominently connected with the radicals here for years. 1 Seventy-five men were taken from the Imperial pool hall the largest working men’s hangout in the city. They were marched to the police station where they were searched for 1. W. W. cards and literature. REQUEST IS MODEST. (United Press Service) Washington', D. C.. Nov. 13 )Special to Daily Democrat)—A request for an increase of 60 cents for an eight-hour day is the chief proposal ' now before Rail Director Hines from the trainmens and conductors' union, . which opened conference with him ! Tuesday. Hines today was expected .'to give the unions a final answer. At ; the conferences Tuesday and yesterday be is understood to have made offers below the amount requested. ■ Miss Celeste Wemhoff went to Fort • Wayne to spend the day with her sis- . ter. I 9

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, November 13, 1919.

WERE MARRIED LAST EVENING Wedding of Miss Fay Hammell and Mr. Arthur Holthouse was Solemnized LEAVE FOR EAST After Dinner at Anthony— Miss Frisinger and Norbert Holthouse Attend The wedding of Miss Fay Hammell, popular young lady of this city and Mr. Arthur R. Holthou ■■. secretary and treasurer of the Decatur Democrat Company was solemniz.ed at 7 I o’clock last evening at the Catholic parsonage, Rev. J. A. Seimetz officiating. , Miss Mary Frisinger and Mr. Norbert Holthouse, a b other of the groom were the attendants. The bri.le wore a brown and black checked suit with hat to match. Immediately after the ceremony the wedding party motored to Fort Wayne where dinner was sei v|ed at the Anthony. Mr. ami Mrs. Holl- ' house left Fort Wayne this morning I for a trip to Toledo. Clevland and Detroit. They will return the middle of next week and then will be at ! home in the Mrs. Angelina Archbold | residence, on North Sixth street. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Sarah Hammell and is one of the most popular young ladies of Decatur, accomplished ami with a host of friends. She is a graduate of Decatur high school and aft?'' special work in tlie Valparaiso and Marion Nrrnn.l school, taught in the country and city schools. She is attractive, capable and a most lovable lady. The groom is the eldest son of . Mrs. Minnis Holthouse, and has served for several years past as business manager of the De< atur Democrat Company and every man in the office is for him. He is a thcrcugh business man, a good fellow and as square as they make them. H ■ completed the course in St. Jose;.ns [here, and then graduated from St. Josephs College at Rmi sailear where he spent three years, finishing in 1913. In the fall of the same year he became associated with the Daily Demicrat and has devoted ail his time to various duties about the office of a busy daily newspaper We have the sincerest regard for Holt and his fair young bride and wo hope for them a long life of happiness and i joy, a delightful trip and we know their many friends join us in offering congratulations. tolOaylet II “Thanksgiving Ann” is the Name of Little Play to be Given Sunday Evening i 1 CLOSING THE C. E. At U. B. Church —Tells a Story of Tithing—Are 4 Characters in Play — I! “Thanksgiving Anu" is tlie name of | a playlet to be given Sunday evening ‘[at the United Brethern church in closing the < hristian Endeavor society. “Thanksgiving Ann” is a colored servant who brings the message of “tithing” to her master and mistress and shows them that syStematis giv-, ing is tlie proper way of rendering to the Lo’d. The playlet will last ten or fifteen minutes. There are four characters who tell the pretty story. They are Misses Velma Alfather, Zelna Stev-' ens; Messrs. Ralph Okely and Hart v Staley. They will be assisted b two I or three children. I A cordial invitation is given ail to hea- this play. ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Hoadley Dellinger, Mrs. Rov, i Stetler and Miss Lena Kertz, who were recently operated upon at the Hendricks hospital at Monroe, are all j recovering nicely. THE WEATHER. Indiana —Fair tonight; Friday fair I and warmer. |

TWO DRAINS SELL E. H. Faust, Supt of Coni struction, Sells Yonkin and Bluhm Drains • ■■«•■■■■ a w • BIDS WERE CLOSE i Ritenour Gets Yonkins Drain for $8,360 —An- j drews (Jets the Other 1 E. H. Faust, superintendent of construction, sold two drain juste”.try at the office of Peterson & Moran. ! These were the William J. Bluhm drain, formerly known as Borum Run. and the J. W. Yonkin drain, formerly known as the Peter Holthous? i drain. The Yonkin drain went to Adam Ritenour and the Bluhm drain ; to J. M. Andrews. I The following were the bids receivYonkin Drain. C. S. Dull $8,637 I ■ W. H. Stone $8,637 Adam Ritenour $8,630' Bluhm Drain. Amos K. Stoneburner $7,550 J. M Andrews $7,399 Both of these ditches are over $7,000, hence under th•> law it will be necessary to pay assessments within ninety days or bonds will be issued, the same bearing six per cent interest. RE-ELECfIIAFF Dr. J. S. Boyers, Decatur, Re-elected President of the Medical Society i ‘ OF TWELFTH DISTRICT Meeting Held at Anthony Hotel Yesterday—lnteresting Program Given • Drs. J. S. Beyers, W. E. Smith and 1 S. D. Beavers were local representatives at the Twelfth Indian? District Medical society held at the Anthonv 5 j hotel, Fort Wayne, yesterday. This; organization embraces in addition tc . the counties la the twelfth congrcs- , sional district, the counties of Adams , and Wells. I Papers were read by the doctors , from Fort Wayne. Detroit, Indianapolis. Kalamazoo and New York, and , the program was most interesting and , instructive. Tlie officers for the new year were , the same, the old staff being e-elect- , ed. They are: President, Dr. J. S. Boyers, Decatur; vice president. Dr. Shumaker. Butler: secretary-treasnr- , br. Dr. M. F. Porter. Fort Wayne. DECATUR TEAM TO WORK A Mon’oeville dispatch to the Fort ' Wavne News and Sentinel says: "A Masonic convention of importance will be held at Monroeville Friday, Nov. 14. This will be a lodge of instruction and degrees will be conferred in afternoon and evening by ‘ Decatur, Poe. and Monroeville lodges, commencing promptly at 1:30 p. m.l Grand Instructor Herbert A. Graham, j !of Indiana] olis; Grand Marshal Walter E. Cook, of Fort Wayne, and other officers of the grand lodge will be present and a good time is assured.. The Eastern Star ladies will serve a ■ turkey supper, at 6 o’clock.” COURT HOUSE NEWS Licensed to marry: Arthnr R. Ho't-. 1 house, business manager Daily Demo-! crat, born February 17. 1895. son off , Roman J. Holthouse, to wed Fay N.! Hammell, school teacher, born Oct. j ober 26. 1895, daughter o fSarah 1 Hammell. ' In the Bert Pickett estate, invert-] tory was filed. ] Soldier's honorable discharge was' ,filed by Herman Brunner. Real estate transfers: < Charles! I Brown to Margerate Reckard, lot I'l l Decatur, $1; Margaret V. Reckard to I ! Charles Braun, et al part of lot 86. | | Decatur, $1; James IL Tucker, et al. to Jesse H. Burnett, part of lot 84 Decatur, 112000; John Snyder to Charles W. Bucher, five acres of Wabash township, SI7OO. « ! The trip was without avail, how- ! ever, no clue was secured leading to . the recovery of the auto. Deputy Sheriff Roy Baker has reI turned from a two days’ at Toledo,

ROAD IS GRANTED State Tax Board Approves Bond Issue of $11,200 to Build the Laisure Road IN MONROE TOWNSHIP Message Also Says School Bond Issue for $7,000 is Granted io Blue ('reek A telegram receiv<>d at this office . 4:30 yesterday afternoon read as fol-1 lows: H j “Tax board this afternoon approved (Laisure road petition for sll 200 bond ] issue and Blue Creek township school petition for $7,000 school bond issue.” The Ijiisure road is in Monroe town-; ship, running east from the town of, ! Mon-oe. The contract was let some I time ago to C. W. Merriman but tlie' .I bonds were turned down by the state tax board. A petition for a rehearing ! was granted an.l it seems now the | road can be built, provided Mr. Merryman will go on with his contract and lit is reported that he will do so. j Neither at'Mr. Christen’s office or at the auditor's office could any Infori mation be secured concerning the Blue Creek township school bond issue and it is possible that this was ' not intended for Adams county. , The tax board has also granted the [petition of the county to borrow $20.000 for bridge and road repairs and arrangements to borrow this money from the Old Adams County bank f have been made. Bonds will be isi sited. The loan is for two years. WAS fouOad ' Carl Fosnite, Late Resident of Monroe Township, Died Last Night AT COUNTY INFIRMARY Had Been Inmate There Since Last Monday—Was 74 Years of Age Carl Fosnite, aged seventy-four ‘years, was found dead in his bed at ' the county infirmary this morning by one of the inmates. He had entered the infirmary : only last Monday, and his condition | was very feeble then. He nle scarcely I any food but hi,; condition was not .thought to be serious. Last evening about 9 o’clock he retired as usual !a-’d it is thought that he died the latter part of the night as some of the. other inmates heard him coit thin r in I th enight. Mr. Fosnite was born in Germany] and had no relatives here. He hmi I been living around at various places j i in Monroe township for some time. Coroner D. D. Clark held the inquest pronouncing the death due to heart trouble. According to law, the body, unclaim- [ ed within twenty-four hours by relatives. will be sent tomorrow morning to the state medical board at Indian- ] 1 apolis. FOR ALL MUSIC LOVERS The Recital which is so be given at I the Masonic Hall by Arne Oldbergl and Carl Beecher, noted artists in music, under the auspices of the Woman’s Chib promises to bo one of the i music loving public has ever been giv- | en. These two Eminent musicians i i gave the opening recital at the Wo- [ |nian's club opening at Evanston. This] I club was one of the largest and has ' a large home of its own. This is an j opportunity that no one should miss. ] | You will he well entertained. The ! admission is only fifty cents., — -" ! Ohio where he went on business re- ! lating to the recovery of the Heuer i B’others' automobile which was stolen i sometime ago. The claim of Jeremiah Kelly, for . SSBOO against the Davidson Mattax es-

pate, which was disallowed by the ex- !' ecutor, has been docketed and will i |be heard as a case in court. Mr. Kelly’s claim is for thirty-eight | years’ labor, at $l5O and is, he alleges. ; ' for farm labo”, work in th? saw mill. | j etc. Clark J. Lutz is the petitioner’s - i! attorney. l icensed to marry: Joseph F. Platz, farmer, of Bluffton, born March • • J 1855, son of George Platt, to wed i Catherine Bohr, pastry cook, born j April 2, 1863, daughte- of .Iphn Parr. The groom was married twice best . j and the bride once.

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BIG Oil STRIKE SOUTH Os GENEVA Oil Expert Here Last Evening Says Well is Showing 250 Barrel Production ANOTHER ONE DUE Expected Io Come in Today—Prosperous Days of Old May Return There — There i a possibility th.it the old days of prosperity may r?turn to t?.e [south pan of Adams ccu.it”. Accordj ing to reports from that .-e'(ion an? v . oil field just opened south of Geneva | promises to outshine the production ■ of a doz.eji years ago. A well drilled in just acrons the i line in Jay county and between (:•■- i neva ami Bryant came in the first of , the week and was shot Wednesday. ' The gauge showed 750 feet, of oil in the well and as figured by the ex.[parts this means a production <<t 250 • barrels per day. Another well is expected to come in today and the people ' of that section are anxiously awaiting [the eport from number two. I Tlie drilling is being done by a company of men from 1’ >;falo who ■'ritbui ■ in this field a number of years a.’o. : Represenatives from the Un't.it • States Oil (hunt any stopped hero last evening am! declared the cutlo’k [blight for paying production cf <?1 I from the new field. This tympany I .is figuring c.n buyirx tlie l. e- cs a.i! i wells now in and opening up the field. The strike recall the d t"-; <-f ( twenty years ago v hen the Geneva i field was one of the t in. the mid- | die west. Fo tunes were made ami [hist and for several years mom > v;n plentiful in southern Adam-. Gr'Jr ; uallv the oil production .( ■ "-.cd ’- ]til it was no longer profitable at tlie » low prices to operate. A few years lago when the prices soared some cf the wells were again hooked up .a id [have been pumping since, though [many of the wells have Peen “mill'd” ■ Land the fields ag-ai ntnrned to agri I- / titre use. The p-esent ■ trike has cr’jated much interest over this part of the country An qil expert there (last evening declares there is an exj' Dent <ll field northeast of Decamr on which operators have their eyes land may conclude to prospect. WEmiGHNMN Joseph F. Platt, Bluffton Man, Claims Catherine Bohr As His Bride A WEDDING DINNER Followed, Being Served at Home of Bride’s Sister. Mrs. L. C. Hughes Joseph F. Platt, of Bluffton, an I Mrs. Catherine Bohr, of this city, were i very quietly married today at high | noon at the Etvangelieal ;>ar:onage by Rev. IV. S. Mills. They were accompanied by two sisters of the bride and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. L. ( . i Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. William Pott.-; of Mon’oeville. Following the ceremony they went |to the homo of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hughes where a wedding dinner was i served to a few relatives, including Mrs. Smith of Portland, Oro.; Mr. ami Mrs. John. Raudebush. Mrs. Samuel Barr and daughter, Ruth, tint! grand- ■ son, Byron; M”S. Jacobs of Berne, and ' Mr. and Mrs. William Potts of Moni j roeville. They will make their home on a | farm near Bluffton. They have the -1 congratulations of their friends.

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