Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 1 December 1919 — Page 1

■volume XVII. Number 285

LANSING INSISTS THAT JENKINSJE RELEASED REPLIES TO CARRANZA THAT MEXICO IS HOLDING HIM ON MERE EX-CUSES'-NOTE STATES AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT

(United Press Service} Washington, Dec. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Characterizing as ‘•mere excuses” Mexico’s reason for not releasing William Jenkins, American counsellor agent, the United States in a note made public today again asked for his “immediate release from further imprisonment.” Secretary Lansing's communication to Carranza brushed aside the Mexican reply to the first note declaring “the United States is not to be driven by such subtle arguments into a defense of its requests for the release of Jenkins. It is for Mexico to show cause for his detention not for the United States to plead for his liberation. Mexico is accused of trying to decloud the issue. The American note asks whether the charge of perjury was brought against Jenkins in the interest of his abductors and charges the Mexican government is “persecuting the victim instead of the perpetrators of the crime.” The charge against Jenkins is “entirely unsupported by evidence,” Lansing's note declared. An investigation of the case by American agents, "failed \itterly” to support the charges against him, it is asserted. Mexican officials are accused of rising third degree methods on Jenkins in that they harrassed him trying to get him to give false testimony when he was weak and sick in the hospital. To get evidence against him witnesses were intimitaded the American government charges and “there has been a steadied effort on the part of the Mexican authorities to ensnare Jenkins.” The American people are aroused to "the point of indignation” by the Jenkins case the note said. It also slated that Pueblo the second largest city in Mexico is through Mexican negligence freely visited by bandits. This negligence is blamed for Jonkin's abduction and Mexican authorities are accused of failing to carry out the duty incombant on them to apprehend Jenkin's kidnappers. The slate department had no confirmation of a border report that Jenkins already had been released. Chairman Porter, of the house foreign affairs committee, will confer with Secretary Lansing on the Mexican situation this afternoon. He will ask the secretary to outline the government negotiations and stated he would assure the department of the house's support in any action that may be taken to safe-guard American rights in Mexico.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Mirrage license was issued to David Oscar Liechty, security salesman of Berne, born Feburary 5, 1894 sen of Emaunel J. Liechty, to wed Lima Edna Eicher, born Sept. 13. 1897, daughter of John Eicher, of lierne. Licensed to marry: Howard Seymour Keller, born March 9. 1.895, son of Able S. Keller. Hillisburg, to wed Mary Naomi Dulin, born Aug. 30, 1897, daughter of Alfred Dulin. of Monroe. Floyd Barrone, aged twenty-two, who pleaded guilty of forging checks, was sentenced to from two to fourteen years in the State Reformatory. In addition, he was given a ten dollar tine and is to be taxed with the costs of the case. The jurors reported for duty this morning, and Russell Wells, aged twenty, indicted by the grand jury on the charge of wife and child desertion was hailed into court. D. B. Erwin entered appearance for the state, also, and a motion to quash the indictment was overruled. However, the trial did not come off, for arrangements were made for a continuance of the defendant, providing he pay to the clerk of the court, for the use of the family, the sum of $lO on the first and fifteenth of each month. These payments are to begin December 15. David E. Smith and R. C. Parrish appeared for the defendant.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

GOODNESSOF GOD In (Jiving to Him the Companionship of Beloved Wife, Lucy Stone, THEME OF TALK Given by the Rev. L. W. A. Luckey at Funeral Service of His Wife. Tin* Indianapolis Star says of the funeral of Lucy Stone l.uckey, wellbeloved so-mer Decatur lady, wife of the Rev. L. W. A. Luckey: “The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Stone Luckey was held Friday morning at 10 o’clock, at the Planner A- Buchanan Chapel. Mrs. Luckey was the wife of the Rev. L. W. A. Luckey, who was for several years pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian church and now is acting pastor of the Grace. Mrs. Luckey had been a resident of Indianapolis and vicinity for a quarter of a century. The funeral was private. The Rev. J. Ambrose Dunkel of the Tabernacle church conducted the service. Dr. Luckey spoke a few words.” The Indianapolis Times says further: “The services held yesterday at the Flanner and Buchanan chapel over the remains of Mrs. Lucy Stone Luckey, \sife of the Rev. L. W. A. Luckey. Ph. D.. was unique in many particulars and very homely and Fhrist-like. “The body had been kept in state all day Thursday — Thanksgiving day—and friends had come an gone, leaving their sympathy and words of condolence until Friday morning at 10 o’clock when Rev. Dr. Dunkle cf the Tabernacle Presbyterian church conducted the services. He spoke words of wisdom and love of the life that now is and the life beyond, and Mrs. Eugene McCormick sang “The City Four Square.” and other selections so sweetly as only such talented singers can do. and the friend . ail mingled through each other expressing themselves in words of sympathy and good cheer.

“The husband. Dr. Lackey, who had freely mingled with the friends, but who had remained most of the time in the side room adjoining the chapel and looking into it by double doors was now' called on for some remarks, and arising in the doorway, he so beautifully expressed his faith and his feelings in Christ-likeness as to make the parting celestial. Looking his friends in the face, his evn S filled with tears, nis whole frame fulvering with emotion, he said: “Dear Dr. Dunkel and friends: God has been very good to me. Trne, He has now taken ray beloved and I must travel earth's rugged pathway all alone, but He has not left me comfortless. True, my beautiful home of yesterday, today is only a home. The beloved occupant of the home is gone never more to return. “Turning his eyes to the wife’s body and then looking up with tears unbidden flowing down his cheeks, he continued: “God is good. I thank God for such a gift to me; it was heav enly, it is almost divine. 1 bring this tribute to her bier and grave. It Is more than a tribute of respect. It is the acknowledgment of the goodness and divine in her. She was a woman, a true woman. In this wicked world she was the personification of virtue and chastity. God's own best gift to man. She kept her honor sacred. I loved her well. Born in God under my own ministrations in His Gospel she dedicated her life to Him and me and she kept the faith. He loved her best, and lias drawn her now unto himself, relieving her from

'FAVOR AN AGENT i Special Meeting of Adams County Farmers’ Association Expresses SENTIMENT OF FAVOR I For Appointment of County Agent—The Constitution is Amended At a called meeting of the organiI zation of farmers, held in the circuit court room Saturday, the name “Adams County Farmers’ Association” was adopted. This is affiliated with , tin* Indiana State Federation and is rapidly growing in this county. An | j amendment to the constitution, as ' j adopted some time ago, was made at this time. H. T. Walker, of Montpelier, officer ■ of the fourth district, was present and spoke. - Many of the farmers in short talks, expressed a sentiment favorable to . the securing of a county agricultural ■j agent. It is said that there was tout lone exception expressed. • R, E. Marshall, president of the local organization, presided at the meeting. A number of the members of the county board of education attended, Besides representatives from every part of the county. FOR BEE RAISERS Plans arc Completed That Those in Adams County Can Secure Sugar BY FILING AFFIDAVIT Showing Number of Colonies and Amount Necessary for Ensuing Winter Ree raisers in Adams county can now secure a quantity of sugar by applying at the local plant of the Holland St. Louis Sugar company end filing the proper affidavit. W. W. Hawkins, president of the Adams County Bee Raisers association has completed arrangements tor same and asks us to announce that all bee raisers can secure their proportion of sugar as authorized by the state authoritites by presenting an affidavit as follows, properly filled out: Affidavit. of being permitted to purchase from the Hol-land-St. Ixmis Sugar Company pounds of sugar at deposes and says; that he is the owner of. .. ....colonies of bees for the feeding of which it is necessary for him to have the above stated quantity of sugar for the ensuing winter; that he will use this sugar strictly for bee feeding and will not use it to any other use whatsoever and will not sell, lend or use for human consumption said sugar.

Subscribed and sworn to before me a notary public in and for Adams county, Indiana, this day of Notary Public. My commission expires BABE IS DEAD Only Child of Mr and Mrs. Christ Knipstein Succumbs Ruth, aged nineteen days, daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Knipstein, living in Allen county, just across the Allen-Adams counties’ line, died last evening at five o’clock from exhaustion. The child had been weakly since birth. Funeral service was conducted this afternoon from the home, with the Rev. Gerke officiating. Burial took place in the Flatrock Lutheran church. the curse of sin and suffering, and permitting her to behold His glo.y, which is far better. “A little while, a very little while ( and I shall go to her and we shall ( again take up the thread of life andj love where it is disjoined by death j anr we shall weave it into an etern-j ity of bliss. I now see through a glass dimly, hut then face to face Jesus Is sublimly good to prepare such a place for us—the home of the faith-j ful. . His will he done. Blessed be His holy name. Amen. ” |

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 1, 1919.

STILL UP AGAINST IT The storm not only forced us to postpone our Saturday edition until night, hut we are still fading the es forts. The motor on one of lihe linotypo* was burned out and we are again publishing under difficulties. To a paper and labor shortage is now raided the other difficulties, and language almost falls in a description of the situation. We were forced to omit a number of advertisement.; and news items today. AT STOCK 10W Fonner Stock Farm and Ineichen Brothers Have Cattle on Exhibit at THE LIVESTOCK SHOW Local Men are Attending— Thirty-six Indiana Counties Represented Lafayette, Ind., Dec. I—Sixty-sevenl—Sixty-seven livestock breeders and feeders from 30 Indiana counties have exhibits ,it the International Livestock Exposition which is being held in Chicago this week. They will show 212 head of cattle, 147 head of hogs. 72 sheep and 69 horses. Warren T. McCray, Kentland, has the largest exhibit from the state with 39 head of cattle while Tippecanoe county has the largest number of exhibitors, seven, not including the animals from Purdue University. Among the exhibitors from this state are: Cattle: J. C. Andrew, J. W. VanNatta, Henry HoeiTer, Crouch and Son, Grant Holwerda and Purdue University, Tippecanoe county; Foster and Shubert, Carmel; John H Grindle, Akron: O. C. Lower. Atlanta; John Owne, Noblesville; J. Carl Williams, Bryant; N. J. Ranck and Sons, Ronnn; A. S. Cecil and Sons. Muncie; Win. A. Pharos. Tipton; Wilson Bros., Muncie; E. M. Wilson, A iderson; C. T. Bailey, Lowell; D. Earl Clinger. Perryville; J. Crouch and Son, Lafayette; Frank P. Eox, Indianapolis; Fonner Stock Farm, Decatur; Charles Hendry. Kentland; C. B. Isley, Attica; F. R. Mullendore. Franklin, Warren McCray, Kentland; Smith Brothers, Medrayville; George Ineichen, Geneva; Clara Ray. Mellott. W. P. Schrock, manager of the Fonner Stock Farm, left for Chicago last Friday to attend the show.

IS AN AVIATOR Fay Gunder Writes from Pasadena, Cal.—ln in Government Service. HAVING A BIG TIME Saw Local Editor Make Flight Last July and Decided to Try the Life. Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.: Dea“ Friends: —I will write a few lines to my home town and friends. How is everything around old Decatur? I bet it is getting cold around there now, and it makes a fellow ginger around I would like to make a visit in an airplane to see you all. I)o you remember wnen the plane was there in July and the editor of the Democrat went up? I thought I would like to be a flyer, so I thought it over and went and enlisted in the service. It sure is some sport. To go up and make the loop and tail spin, and do many more tricks. It is fun to stand on the old planes and hear the motor hun;. We have all kinds of planes and there is no INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy with snow flurries in north and central portions tonight and Tuesday; continued cold.

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NUME HEW SGENT — Fred Gray of Terre Haute Chosen as Agricultural Agent for the County BEGINS JANUARY Ist County Board of Education Also Announces Time of the Holiday Vacation At the meeting of the county hoard of education this morning, Mr. Fred Gray, of Terre Haute, was chosen by a vote of six to five, to serve as county agricultural agent for the year 1920. Mr. Gray will assume his duties Januaiy Ist. He is about I twenty-five years ,f age. a graduate of Purdue and comes highly recotnmeiided. If satisfactory after a trial, a three year contract may be signed. The board went on record as ap-1 proving a holiday vacation in the public schools of the county, the following resolution being adopted; “Resolved that the holiday vacation for the public schools of Adams county, Indiana, for the present school year, shall begin on the evening of December 24th, 1919 and end With the morning of January 4th, 1920.” SERVICES CLOSE Five Week’s Revival at the Christian Church Concluded Sunday Evening HOUSE IS CROWDED Dr. Buxton Says Good-bye to Decatur Friends— Thanks Ministers D’\ A. G. Buxton, who has served as pastor of the Christian church for a number of months and has by his wonderful ability as a speaker and preacher, created great interest, last evening closed a five week's revival, during which time his church was packed each night and on numerous occasions, many were turned away. Dr. Buxton has accepted a call to a church in Honolulu and will sail for there December 13th. In his sermon last evening he extended his sincerest thinks to the clergy of Decatur for their courteous treatment, boosted the Daily Democrat and promised to send word to the people of this community through dhese columns. During his meetings here twenty-five or thirty people were converted and joined the church and there is no doubt that the sermons of this man will serve the great purpose for which intended. The church was crowded #s usual last evening long before the hour for the services to open and the good byes which followed were regretfully given by members of the church and many outsiders. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago, Dec. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Com: Dec. $1.38% ; Jan. $1.34; May, $1.32%. Oats: Dec. 75(4 May 77%. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) Hog receipts, 14000; market 50 lower; best heavies, [email protected]; medium mixed, [email protected]; common choice, bulk sales, $13.50; cattle receipts, 1100, steady; steers sl4@lß cows and heifers, $5 to $13.50; sheep receipts, 100; market steady; tops, s6@7. ' more danger riding in one of them than in an auto. I first was sent to Indianapolis, and then to Ross field out here in California. it sure is nice weather here, 1 say, and you can learn any kind of a trade you want to take up. We go all over this country and give exhibitions. We have some one enlisting every day, and this is going to be the greatest thing of (he army after a while when they get every little thing worked out. I am in a company which was picked out to go to Hawaian Islands, and is the best in the post here; has the best flyers and machines, and sure is a good training. Well, I guess I had better close for this time. Your friend, PVT. FAY GUNDER.

FIERCE STORM CAUSES DAMAGE IN THE COUNTY TERRIFIC WIND BWEEPT DOWN TELEPHONE POLES AND SMOKE STACKS --WINDOWS BLOWN IN-INTERUR-BAN LINE DAMAGED--POWER OFF

DR, KING COMING Well Known Member of State Board of Health Will be Here Tuesday AT ATHLETIC HALL Dr. Beavers will Preside —Entertainment by Glee Club and Orchestra. — Every man. woman and child is ( urged to attend the lecture of Dr. I King of the Indiana State Board r.f Health at the gym, at eight o'clock tomorrow evening. Tuesday, December 2nd. For a half hour before that hour, the high school orchestra and I glee club will entertain you. The lecture is free and is one that every person, interested in the wel-j fare of this community should hear. With tlie interesting talk, stereopticon views will be shown. The lecture is tinder the auspices of the Men’s Club of the Presbyterian church and Dr. S. I). Beavers will I preside. The big hall should be crowded for j the occasion. Remember that only those over twelve years are to attend | but this includes men, woman and children. A special invitation to all | physicians and lawyers of the county, all teachers and all other public workers is heartily extended. The program follows: 7:30 —Call to Order —Dr. Beavers. I 7:30 to 8:00 —Concert by high school glee club and orchestra. 8:00-—'“The End of the Road”, Dr.' King. Come everyltody and hear this wonderful lecture. ARE INDUSTRIAL RIVALS • t Geneva is now certain of having a 1 new industry. Some of the business men have gone together and organized a furniture company and are now 1 at work making cedar chests in the room over M. E. Hutton's blacksmith , shop, At this time the work is being done by hand but in a few days , the company expects to install modern machinery and go into the busi- 1 , ness right. They are figuring on man- 1 ( ing an upholstered chair and couch | together with the cedar chest business. This week they are being held ; up on account of being out of mater- . ial, and not being able to get any in : this section of the country, will have , to wait until a shipment can be re- , ceived front the south. Mr. Harvey Eckrote has charge of the work. —Ge-| neva Herald. j, With a new furniture factory and a . new overall factory, Geneva will soon , ingm alf Eomßmu ajYse s hrdlhhh be our greatest competitor in the industrial line. The furniture bugj seems to be hitting them hard these' days, as a rumor is current that a new chair factory will be established at Linn Grove. The report would have it that L. L. Dunbar and his son M. M. Dunbar, will start a new furniture factory soon. The Dunbars were the founders of the Dunbar company which is now operating here. —Berne Witness. TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Lillian Reynolds was taken into custody by the sheriff today pending an inquest held this afternoon to inquire into the mental condition. The unfortunate girl’s sister. Pansy Reynolds, who was declared Insane over a year ago, is also an inmate in another part of the Jail, having been held there because of lack of room at Easthaven.

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Another small “cyclone" struck this part of the country Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock, doing considerable damage. It seems that these winds are annual occuranees for just about a year ago—Thursday, November 28th, 1918 —a similar storm, with possibly less damage, came up. Probably among the heaviest damage done in this city is to the KrickTyndall tile mill, which will probably not he able to resume operation this week, although forces are at W'-ork repairing. Two smoke-stacks wore blown down, and a 20-foot square I portion of roof blown off one of the dry-rooms. Tlie Bluffton-Hoop mil! also had a : smoke-stack blown down and minor (damage done. The plant will be i closed for repair today, but will be ,able to resume work tomorrow morning again. A part of the roof on the barn on j the J. W. Bosse farm southwest of the city was carried away, making | probably a sixty-dollar damage. Trees were also blown down. A thirty-foot chicken coop on the Roy Runyon farm, northeast of the , city, was picked up off the cement foundation and carried towards the house where it was dashed to pieces I against trees. Some electric wiring j threatened to set fire to one of the | buildings hut fortunately the smoke was noticed in time to prevent a fire. All the barn doors were blown c,T at the Murphy farm, northeast of the city. This included three big barn doors and a garage door. The wheel of the windmill on the | Wesley Stubs farm, also in that community, was carried away, i Heavy Telephone Damage j George Kinzle, manage of the loc,al telephone system, stated that fully a hundred telephone poles in tlie Citizens’ Telephone System covering this county, were broken off at the ground. Many others were blown over and wires broken. Six men were out working all day yesterday and succeeded in repairing the toll line between here and Fort Wayne and other toll lines, attending to the more important ones first. This force was augmented todav. Between here and Fort Wayne, fully ten poles , were broken off and others blown down. Service was established with ! this city yesterday. The communication with Geneva had not yet been established this morning. The greatest damage to the telephone lines, it is said, was observed between Monroe and Berne. Word received from Craigville, which has its own system, seems to he that even worse conditions prevail there, as one-fourth of the wires were reported down. I Many of the local rural lines are i out of commission also. Repair on all lines is going on as rapidly as possible. Interurban Also Suffered The interurban also suffered. (Three poles were broken at Middle--1 town and others made to look like j leaning towers of Pisa. The power went off about three o’clock leaving south-bound car standing at Middletown and northbound car at Hesse Cassel. Machines were sent out from both Fort Wayne and Decatur , to bring in the passengers and the | line was not back again on schedule | time until after the 1-1:30 car Sun(Kay noon. Sunday morning, one round trip was made. Today everything is going along fine.

THE WAY O’ IT A newspaper may do any amount of “wind work” for its town and its people and never receive as much as a “thank you" for its trouble, hut let a three-line item appear that can be construed to be a detriment to any individual and the dickens is to pay. —Newville (Pa.) Bailey Times-Star.