Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1919 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

XVIL Number 291

FAVORS using of AMERICAN MEN Resolution Favoring Sending American Troops Overseas Again to SETTLE THE GERMANS Introduced in Senate hy Senator King—Wilson is Against Fall Resolution Washington, Dec. 8 (Spe[o Daily Democrat) A resolution authorizing [he president of the, United Slates, if necessary, to use \ l( )ericnn military naval and .'he forces in co-operation with [he allies to enforce observance ( | the peace terms bv Germany was offered today hy Senator King. I’tnh. [he resolution was ret erred to the foreign relations committee. King's resolution stated in [he preamble that Germany is ‘•manifesting bad faith" in ree.ird Io execution of the pence [' inis she h is agreed 10. Senator Thomas, Colorado, Peaiocrat. asked King how the [ S. could consistently direct enforcement of a treaty it has j.-ver ratified. Washington, Ded. B—Special tc Daily Democrat) —President. Wilson today declared he would be “gravely concerned” to see any resolution like Senator Falls providing severing of relations with Mexico adopted by congress. following receipt by r ijtor Fall of Wilson’s communica*ion, Senator Lodge said that the p- I resolution was dead and that the foreign relations committee would not take it up again. Wilson further declared that the passage cf the Fall resolution would, “constitute » reversal of our constitutional practice which might lead to very grave confusion in regard to guidance cf our foreign affairs.” The president's advice on the resolution was submitted in the form of a personal letter to Senator Fall. BIG REALTY JUMP One of the biggest real estate deals made in Blackford County for some time was that made by Jahn Burn . when he sold his 265 acre farm ne r Mi llie to John W. Marsh, of Lebam ". Boone county, says the Hartford City News. Announcement of the completion cf the transaction was given out by Mr. Burns Friday. The consider ilicn was 153.000 or S2OO an acre. Ten years ago Mr. Burns bought thia la. d with 80 acres additional. which he sold some time ago for $125 an acre of Father William McMahon, of Clo eland, Ohio. It was bought at bankrupt sale for $45 a acre. —Bluffton News. SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE REFORMED CHURCH The special services at the Reformed church last evening -were well attended, the church and Sunday schml room being filled. The services were very impressive, as Lawrence Lord., who has seen actual service in tinworld war, took down the service flag. C. J. Lutz gave a splendid talk, which was followed by a solo by Miss It'll. Sellemeyer and ah interesting tali- ' the pastor. Rev. Stolte. IT MAY BE FLOWING (United Press Service) Washington, 1). Dec. 8 (Specia to Daily Democrat) —The vast liqu' 1 ftccks of the country are ready to 1’ released at a moment’s noth- > tod should the supreme court, in : nnoun; ing decisions, hold wartime prohib' tion unconstitutional. Bounded .va'-'t? houses in which are stored about 6'. 600,000 gallons cf distilled spirits h?.v< been accumulating surplus box car for the last few weeks, to lose ntirne in distributing the liquor as sot cs it can be legally sold. ARRIVED AT LOS ANGELES. W. A. Kuebler received a telegrm that his wife and daughter. Marce’l arrived safely at Los Angeles. Cal Saturday evening. They left her Monday morning, going byway of th Royal Gorge.

CELEBRATE FEAST DAY i.-o feast of the Immaculate Con- | copt lon, a yearly holy day on the catholic church cah-ndir, v.ns brated today in the St. Marys Catholic church. The. even j s one ( .f the j rlncipai b ast day: of the church and ncelebrated hi honor of the Blessed Virgin. Special services were held in Um St. Marys church this morning ’’ high ma-s being conducted at 5:30 i o’clock, a low mass at 7:30 and another high mass at 9:30, all services being well attended. DMRCES -jjjjjg) John S. McCrory Seeks Divorce from Elsie McCrory —Papers Withdrawn FROM THE FILES Homer E. Schug Says Gail Schug Refused to Come to Home He Provided Two divorce cases have been filed on the dockets of the Adams circuit court. One is by John S. McCrory, well known grain and hay merchant, who is s king a divorce from Elsie McCrory. Smith & Parrish are his attorneys and the papers were withdrawn from the files. ' The other case was filed by Dore B. Erwin, attorney for Homer E. Schug, in a divorce suit against Gail Schug. They were married June, 6, 1918. ami Jived together until November 22. 1919. The plaintiff alleges that at first they went to live with his wile s parent? and that later he provided a home for his wife and she refused to come and live there. Mr. Schug is a stucco worker. They have one child, Mina Ellen Schug. DUMC PIG SALE Will be Held Here January 22 by the Adams County Boys’ Pig Club A JUDGING CONTEST Will Also be Held—Wil) be Given Chance to Judge Fine Points of Pigs A meeting was held in this cltv Saturday afternoon, in the interest r s the A-Jftms County Boy’s Pig Club when further plans were made tor their sale and judging contests to bo held here January 22. Sixty fine he id , of blooded Duroc ntock have been en- [ I are 1 for the sale, those ronsignm;; , animals being listed in this article , hereinafter. r The interest in the Pig Club, will'll was organized here two years ago by ! County Agent M. H. Overton, I,’it ] which had died thereafter, with his| removal from the county, has been! revived hy the Adams County Duroc [ Association, of which J D. Nidlinger! is president. They took the matter | ■up with the lx ys with the result that: renewed activity and interest aieI manifest. A judge from Purdue university i will be here the day cf the. sale'’and the following boys skilled in the fine , points of Duroc hogs, will be in the h fudging contest. The hoys are: , Hugh Nidlinger. Wilbur Hawkins, Everett Hawkins, Kenneth Miller, Prvl Ford. Ge’-ald Noll. Fr-’d Christen. R.mMph Fuelling. Albert Sprung."!’, Malcom Roy. Lamomnt Buckmaster, I. Ruben Schwartz. William Holthouse Daniel Hoffman. Oscar Bieberich. >1 The consigning animals are: ,r Gerald Noll, one; Everett and Wilbur Hawkins, six: Kenneth Miller ■ four: Theodore Sfluhler. twelve: Dan- • iei Hoffman, five; L. Ruben Schwar>i- tz. four: E W. Busche. four: Hugh ■ and Fa 1 Nidlinger. seven Fred Chfis- - ten. two; William Holthouse, one: c Charles Hawkins, two: C. C. Millet r’ and sons, four; Harden & sons. four. 10 — m MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT The Modern Woodmen will hold their regular meeting at the hall ' ■ r nesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mem in hers please be present. la, — — tl., ABOUT THE SICK re Clark Brothers, who has been il he for several days, is not quite so wel today.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 8, 1919.

A SUDDEN DEATH Came to Henry Magley, Resident of Root Township, This Morning HAD GONE TO FARM To Help Butcher When Overcome—Had Suffered from Heart Trouble Henry Magley, of Monmouth, more than seventy years of age, resident of 'loot township, died very suddenly this morning about eight o’clock, .while at his farm north of Monmouth, where he had gone to butcher. Mr. I Magley had been a sufferer from heart' trouble for some time, but this morn-j ng there was no indication that the end was near. His son-in-law C. D. I Lewton. of this city, had driven to Monmouth to get Mr. Magley in his automobile and had conveyed him to the farm. Arriving there. arrangements were made for butchering. Some plans were suggested for shooting the hogs, but Mr. Magley stated that he could stick them and had taken the butcher knife in his hand and was at the platform ready to do the work. Mr. Lewton saw him reel and running to him caught him in his arms before he fell. He drew three breaths afterwards and passed quiteiy and easily away. According to Cor oner D. D. Clark’s verdict, death war, due to apoplexy. Mr. Magley was horn in Fairfield,! Ohio, April 6. 184(1, and was seventy-, three years of age last April. He was the son of Christian and Mary Maglev,! pioneers of this country, who came, here when the son Henry. was but | three years of age. They took up their residence on the Magley homestead. which is located across from Henry Magley’s present farm. The ifathe died in young manhood, being overcome hy gas repair-] ing a well on his farm, , The mother Jived Aft be J>ast ninety years pf age. Mr. Magley was married in young nanhood to Miss Louisa Kurt, who survives, together with the following children: Charles, of Root township; Hattie, wife of C. D. Lewton; this city; Ella, wife of F. A. Peoples, this city; and John, on the home-farm. Frothers and sister are: John, of near Wren. Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth Magly, of Kenton. Ohio; Mrs. John' Christen, this city; Jacob J. of this' city; and Samuel S., of Monmouth. One brother died in infancy, and the •Idest, Christian, died at the age of eighteen while serving in the army during the civil war. Mr. Magley was a member of the Decatur Reformed church in which he was confirmed in young manhood, his father having contributed time ; n.l material in the building of this church. He lived on his farm in Root township, until a number of years ago, i when he moved to Monmouth to live la retired life. The body was brought i to the home there soon after his death I this morning. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at ten o’clock from the residence at Monmouth, in charge of the Rev. L. W. Stolte. of the Reformed | church, being held at the home on •; account of the ill health of Mrs. Magley. » ■■ ——— -- CLOSING GARY SCHOOLS (United Press Service) Gary Ind., Dec. S. —(S’. ecial to the Daily Democrat) —The famous Wirt ' schools of Gary will be closed in the ’ campaign to conserve fuel. Begin- ' ning Dec. 19, the schools will close 5 for three woeks. or until the coal famine is relieved. Two of the Wirt schools. Emerson ■ and Froebel, enroll more than 2,000 ” pupils each. ACTION IS HELD UP i .. (United Press Service) . j Washington, D. C., Dec. B—(SpeB—(Spe ~ cial to Daily Democrat)—The supreme , | court today failed to hand down its de Icision on the constitutionality of war 'time prohibition. Completion of tin I reading of the decision without an) d ! mention of prohibition caused tin 'wets’ hope to drop lower. The best half of the results from their stand point is thirty wet days, provided the ! court hands down a decision favorable to them next Monday. II ■ll Mrs. Henry Drews wont to For [Wayne to visit with friends.

LOOKS FOR A SETTLEMENT. i (United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio. Doc S (Special ,'o Daily Democrat) Governor Cox s meeting with the Ohio coal operators and miners’ oncials, scheduled for today al the state houqe, was called off by the governor. He said he expected the strike would be settled on a na-tion-wide basis Tuesday as a result of the latest negotiations between the Washington officials and the miners’ officials. A CORN CONTEST Seventeen Entries in N. O. Grove’s Corn Contest—- ' First Prize Went TO WILLIAM RUPERT Lloyd Ahr Takes Second Prize—Floyd Mitchell, Third—Much Interest There were seventen entries in the corn contest conducted by N. (). Greve, the hardware merchant, the judging of which took place Saturday. First, second and‘third prizes for the best ten ears were awarded as follows: First, William Rupert, Monroe; second, Loyd Ahr, Decatur; thirl, Floyd Mitchell, Monroe. The ear that made the highest score, was grown by William Mitchell. The corn was judged by Herman 'Miller, of Wells county, a corn <x- [ pert. Mr. Miller had just returni d from Chicago where he attended tne international show, in which his corn took tenth prize. The corn show conducted by Mr. Grove had some splendid exhibits and much interest was manifest. PH! DELTtEAM .) Wins Their Second Game of Season in Clash With Fort Wayne Senators SATURDAY EVENING ' — ■ Game a Rough and Tumble Affair and Easy Picking i for Locals—Score 59-9 ! x The Line-Up. Phi Delts—s9 Senators—9 , Smith F Roberts Stalter F Boylan Oliver c McGray Holthouse G. Druhot Foley-Knapp G.. Socier-VanHorn Field Goals —Decatur: Smith. 11; Stalter. 3; Oliver, 11; Foley, 2: Holthouse, 2. Senators: Roberts, 3; MoGray, 1. Foul Goals: Decatur. 1: Senators, 1. '' The local Phi Delta Kappa basket t ball team won another victory Saturj day evening when they clishod with the frort Wayne Senators at the Atyv letic hall. The locals greatlv out- - weighed and outclassed the visitors. ? although they put up a stiff game the 1 first half, the score at this period bea ing 19-7. ;• At the beginning of the second half the visitors started to lose hole, the locals registering the ball several i times within a few minutes, and n • regular rough and tumble game was started, the locals eomlng out a little better than the Senators, thev be- ' ing much heavier, and all able to hanB die themselves. During the last half [- the Phi Deltas registered twenty hase I kets to the Senators’ one. making the final score at the end of the game n 59 to 9. 0 G. O. P. IN WASHINGTON (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Dec. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the na 'tional convention only six months j. away republican leaders from al' e states began flocking to Washington today for the meeting Wednesday oi r . the republican national committee. Os e flcially the committee will fix the date v of the national convention next sum ;e mer at which a presidential candi ,t date will be nominated and select < 1- city in which it will be held. Unoffi ie cially, however, the delegates will dis le cuss nominations and probable cam paign issues. St. Louis and Chicag: are believed to have the best chance: rt of getting the convention next sum mer.

DATE FOR THIALI Senator Newberry Will Appear for Arraingment Before Judge Sessions TUESDAY AFTERNOON One Hundred Thirty-five Others to Appear—Will Set Date for Trial (United Press Service) Grand Rapids, Mich.. Dec. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The climax' to the indictment by a federal grand: I jury here of 135 persons in connection j I with the campaigns of Senator Truman 11. Newberry will come this afternoon when Senator Newbi rry anil fifteen or twenty of his chiefs will :ipi , pear for arraignment before United States District Judge Clarence W. Sessions. The appearance of Senator New- | berry Is expected to open the big gars of the defense and show the procedure that will be followed at the trials. It was expected that a date for the : Newberry trial would be set when the I senator is arraigned. Tre arraignment was set for two c’clock. Department of justice agents are known to be at work throughout the state investigating stories as to the efforts of Newberry workers to win in the elections. Assistant Attorney'General Frank C. Dailey express'd himself as well pleased with the results of the grand jury probe so far. He declared the evidence on which the indicted men will be tried is gaining strength daily. I Those who will appear today with Senator Newberry include: Paul H. King, Detroit, Newberry's campaign manager; John S. NewberI ry, Detroit, brother of the senator; Elbert V. Chilson, Chicago; Allan A. Templeton, Detroit.; Thomas C. Phil1 lips, Deftioit; Fredrick Cody. New (York; Mark T. McKee. Mount Clemens, and Frank W. Blair. Detroit. , COURT HOUSE NEWS 'i ’ . A jury and Judge John C. Moran are I hearing the trial of the cause of Wi’. j Ham Elzey vs. William H. Lux. This ifs for S2OO on a note given by Lux for ; a cow which he bought of Mr. Elzey. ■He claims the cow did not give as much milk as represented, and refused to pav the note. 3 Alona Brown vs. Ben F. Brown. Verified motion by defendants, Lucint da Brown and Emma K. Addington to ) stay proceedings sustained until cause number 16,851 is tried and determined in the Jay circuit court. Exceptions by the plaintiff. Twenty days’ time given to file bill of exceptions. ’ | Old Adams County bank vs. IT. Ber [ling. Appearance by Smith & Parrish , for defendant. Rule to answer plain tic’s complaint. The case of George Zimmerman vs. > Noah Frye is set for January 13. -I Real estate transfers: Emilie Mil- - ler et al. to Lula K. Strahm, SO ocres, ■„ Root tp., $1; Sarah Jane Andrews to i Morton E. Andrews et al, lot 765, De- •- catur. $1,500; Martha A. Butcher et al. to August Gass, 36.46 acres, Wabash f tp.. $3900. p . ■ j CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE N ITTnOAit Pr<>s= ServWi S |’ Chicago, Dec. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Dailj Democrat)-ifiorn: Doc. $1.39%; Jan $1.35%: May. $1.33. Oats: Dec. 77% '' May 79%. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET e] e. (United Press Service) I Hog receipts 10500; market 10 low ler; best heavies, $13.25; median I mixed, $13.25; common choice, sl3. [25; bulk sales. $13.25; cattle receipt: 1200. steady; steers, $14'77’18; cow: and heifers, [email protected]; sheep re s ceipts, <300; market steady; Tops, $' II @7. n — KAISER TO PAY TAXES f . e l (United ’I The Hague, Dec. 8. — (Special to th . Daily Democrat) —Since the forme kaiser has bought a house at Door a he must pay taxes if he wants t : stay in Holland, the minister of fl: s ‘ ance told parliament today. '’’l Dispatches from Amsterdam sa S’ l - ii was learned -there the governme: had decided to tax the former G( n- man crown prince on an annual i ] come of $333,000.

FEDERAL PROBE CALLED OFF-SETTLEMENT NEARS JUDGE ANDERSON DISMISSES GRAND JURY IN FACE OF SETTLEMENT OF COAL STRIKE-WAR TIME RESTRIC- ! TIONSARENOWON.

DIED YESTERDAY. 11 s Minnie Bley Conrad, Wid- !] ow of William Conrad, a Died Sunday Afternoon 1 I c AT HOME OF SON !'■ I j At Age of Seventy-eight i Years —11l Eleven Weeks v —Well Known. Minnie Bley Conrad, widow of Wil- ‘ Ham Conrad, passed away Sunday 1 , afternoon at three o’clock at the s home of her son, August Conrad. I < 1 t near Freidheim. Death followed r.i; i petular infection of the leg below the; k : knee, which developed eleven weeks, , ■ ago. i , 11 Mrs. Conrad was 78 years of ago ■ ( • last October 20. She was a native of; i Germany being born Oct. 20. 1841. but' was long a resident of this country, t 5 Surviving are five sons; and an c • adapted daughter; twenty-eight grand- t : children and fourteen great grand 1 . children; one sister and two bro- - thers. !: v The children are: Fred C of A-rk- • • • ansas; William, of Kansas; Lewis I iof Calafornia; August, of Preble : township; Ernest, of Root town- i shir; Mrs. William Schakel. Mrs. Dan Hoffman is a sister; and I 5 Louise Bley, of Nebraska: and Wil- i ■ Ham Bley, brothers. " The funeral of Mrs. Conrad will be i held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 < • from the Freidheim Lutheran church " leaving the house at one o’clock. 1 ' < MAIL THEM EAKLY: ) — ! And Avoid Disappointment * ; is Advice of Postmaster J. W. Bosse Relative 1 ' TO XMAS PARCELS ie Gives Directions on Whoping and Addressing to Secure Safe Delivery i, j Christmas parcels should be mailed o early to avoid disappointment. »- The coal strike has caused a reduc-' I. j tion of train service on some railroads, h and further curtailment will doubtless | be necessary as the strike continues. ! I This condition makes the early nu iliing of Christmas parcels this year I more than usually important. In preI paring your parcels be careful th. t each parcel is properly wrapped withj L heavy paper and well tied with heavy 8 twine. This will avoid parcels reaching destination in bad condition. So many parcels come to us wrapped in light weight paper, and tied with light] cord string. These will be refused, a | v- it is almost impossible for packages, m of this kind to go any distance with-1 !.- out being damaged. Now, can ts avoid this by being careful in wrapis ping your packages. e- The address should be eligible and plainly written in the lower right ha'.< I corner of package, the same as on a I letter. Your return should be on t>. ? [upper left hand corner. In this wav :yon will avoid confusion in delivery. If these suggestions are carried out your packages will reach your friend! rn in good condition. to in . PROCFF.OS OF PASTRY SALE. The Christian Endeavor society o' jj(t the Reformed church held a pastri 3Ut R ale at the gas office Saturday morn er- ing. They sold everything and clear in- ed a neat sum of about twenty-five dol ]lars. I

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Indianapolis, Dec. X (Special io Daily Democrat) Willi Hie nation's industrial crisis slated lor settlement here tomorrow. the government probe into charges that coal operators tnd mine workers violated the Lever act was ordered .suspended today until tomorrow. Pending a probable settlement of the coal strike, District Judge Anderson dismissed the court and (old fifty witnesses who had come here to testify to return tomorrow. Attorney Gent rat Palmer was to arrive here this afternoon wilii John L. Lewis, acting president, and Wiiliam Green, sv i clary treasurer of the I nited Mine Workers of America. Palmer was to center immediately with District Attorney Slack upon the r« suits of this conference depend whether or not the grand jury will conduct its investigation at all. Intiianapilij, |nd„ C’c. B—iSpecia* to Daily Democrat!—Conservation f coal will continue in Ine'ana despite the belief that the coal strike is practically ended. The rai'road admiristraticn c .amittee in charge of the . of eoal in Indiana today asked . s headquarters in Cincinnati to eve . ■ the priority order effecting coal. The request was denied. This continues the fuel limitation through Indiana with the priority ruling still in egect. The Pennsylvania railroad tom rrow will discontinue four trains dai'y and two on Sunday. Washington, D. C, Dec. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —..Var prices and restriction of coal an. coke v restored today by Fuel A'i.-.-inlstratrr Garfield. The order also authorise the director general of railroads to “rhake diversions of coke in transit as may !:e necessary in the present emerg; ,cy.” Regulations and restricV-.na the margin for commissions of midd’o men or wholesalers or retail de?! • a in beehive or by-products in such a: were in effect during the war psried are restored. The order effects c?l<e and bituminous coal in transit as being liable to diversion under orders of the fuel and railroad administration. I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. B—The8 —The cn?qial grand jury, ca'led tc investigate practice s of coal mine owners and them employes, in all parts of the country since war was dec'ared, was postponed today in view cf the probable settlement of the coal strike, D' trict Attorney Slack announced this morning. | Judge Anderson postponed the sit tina cf the grand jury until tdmorro'v. In the meantime Slack wi’l meet Attorney General Palmer when the latter arrives from Washington this afternoon. They will go into conference | and upon this depends whether the grand jury will meet at all, it was said. INDIANA WEATHER . Snow tonight and Tun day. sonmI what colder in east and south to- ■' n'ght. 'ill £ SHOPPING ’ 1 J DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS SHOP EARLY ! | Make up your list from The Daily Democrat ' Advertising Columns |