Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 298

DECATUR WINS FROM BLUFFTON Local High School Takes First Victory From Opponents Since 1914 SCORE WAS 35 TO 9 (hive Them a Good Drubbing—Girls Team Also are Victors THE LINEUP Decntur 35 Bluffton 9 Meyers F Schafer Kern-Keller F Morris Linn C Oldfather Tceple G Mossberg llaltzcll G StogdiJ GardnerJ field Goals, Decatur-Myers 3; Kort I.inn 7: Bluffton-Schafer 2: Oldfather 1; Foul Gools-Decatur 5. Uliiffton 3. GIRLS LINEUP Decatur 44 Bluffton 4 M. Butler F I’rotigh lluller-U'onard F North Dugan C Koontz ( Swearinger C Wade pctersm; G Zoll 1 Dellinger Moran G Smith [ Field Gottis. Decatur Butler 1»; Butler 4; Leonard 3. Bluffton 0. Foul Goals Decatur 3; Bluffton 4. Did we heat ’em? Yes boy. and it was easy. The Bluffton high school outfit journeyed to this < ity lajfl evening, ' where they cjushof! with the local high school basket ball team, which resulted in « easy victory for the locals, the final score resulting 35 to 9. — The Bluffton aggregation have been close rivals of the Dei'atur high school for number of years in this favorite sport, and their defeat of last evening, marks the first of that school by the locals since the.year 1914. The locals were greatly outweighed by their opponents, but r surpassing them in speed r.hd term work.- passing the ball all around them, and onlv allowed them to case one basket the last half. Every member of the local team deserve credit for their good work of last night, all entering the game with confidence tn win it, not letting the be°f of th” visitors scare them, and playing a fast’ game, which is thought by a lar; number of the fans to be the best game of the season on the part of the homo team. A Mr. Jones, of Auburn, refereed the game with ability, calling every foul play, and did things up in fine style, making both teams play close. In the preliminary played before the boys- game. the Decatur high school girls met the Bluffton high diool girls and treated them in the same manner as the boys team wis treated, defeating them to the tune of 42 to 4, Bluffton making all their joints on foul goals. A large crowd was out for the contest. the entire hall being packed to standing room. The high school hand also made its appearance, rendering a number of selections at different times. The entire crowd showed some great enthusiasm, the yell leaders having the crowd making more noise than at any other game, and everybody seemed to be in good spirits throughout the entire game Alright Decatur. lets beat them again on their own floor. On Friday night, both the boys and girls teams will journey to Auburn, where they will meet the Auburn eagers. INDIANA WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Thursday: continued cold tonight, rising temperature Thursday. —— 7 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS SHOP EARLY Make up your list from The Daily Democrat Advertising Columns

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RALPH ROOP LANDS JOB. Ralph Roop has accepted the post I i Gon as assistant to Mr. (), M . | )u| , engineer for tlte General Electric company, and begun his duties today. He will be in Mr. Darling's office at the factory site here until the building I H completed after which he will probjnbly be transferred to Fort Wayne. He a graduate of the Decatur high I school, class of 'l7. served in the war | hnß been working at the Fort garage for some time. WHILE AT CHURCH Dicky Morningstar and M. W. Yocum Arrested by Sheriff- of .Jay County CHARGES OF FORGERY A isited I ortland December 3rd \\ here They Left a I rail of Bad C hecks Dickey Morningstar is not "shining" today. He fell from his place in the ' firmament ' on Dec. 3. and Sunday night was found by Sheriff Fleming, who was out Morningstar gazing and •found his quest at the Duck Creek I church, ten miles east of Berne. He ; was brought to this city and lodged in jail on a warrant charging him i With forgery. He was still in jail this afternoon, no bond having l>een furnished for his release. On Sunday morning M. W Yocum, a young farmer living about seven miles east of Berne in the same locality as Morningstar, was arrested bv Shcrifi Fleming as fln accomplice to I forgery charges. Yocum was released from jail when it was shown that he was badly needed on the farm to take care of his wife and children and the duties about the farm that would be neglected without his presence. The authorities, however, made sure lie would not escape before giving him his freedom. Morningstar is married, too. and, (Continued on Page Five) i SLBS BECOME State Board ofßecounts Praise Air. Suttles Work as Treasurer OF SCHOOL BOjARD Find Records Well hept and in Balance—Letter from Field Examiners Mr. A. D. Suttles, assistant cashier of tlie Old Adams Cohnty Bank, who ' retired last Aug. after serving wiihi much credit as a treasurer of the | board of trustees of the Decatur Pudlie schools has received a report from Clyde Strait and Vic. (’. Palmer, field examiners who recently checked up his records. They found his record 100 per cent perfect and letters from the field men as well as from Mr. Eschbach, slate examiner, received by Mr. Suttles and of which he is justly proud, read as follows: Indianapolis, Indiana. Dec. 15, 1919. | Mr. A. D. Suttles. Decatur, Indiana. My dear Mr. Suttles: Your letter of Dec. sth has been (received. Bv the same mail we received a letter from cur field examiners. Mrssrs. Strait & Palmer, a copy of which letter we enclose herewith. We sincerely hope that this letter will be entirely satisfactory and we H congratulate you on the facts con- ■ ■ tained therein. Very truly yours, JESSE E. ESCHBACH State Examiner. Hartford City, Ind. Dec. 11th 1919. Mr. Jesse E. Esrhbach. State Examiner. . Indiana! olis. Indiana. Dear Sir: In reply to yours of the 6th hist we beg to say that we found the records of the Treasurer of the School City of Decatur, Adams County, Ind. well kept and in balance. Trusting that this will be satisfactory and will meet with the approval of the Department, with best wishes wo beg to remain. Yours very respectfully, (Signed) Clyde Strait, Vic. C. Palmer Field Examiners.

(MATERIAL ON WAY Fifty Cars of Stone, Steel t and Brick for New Factory is on the Road EXPECTED IN TODAY G. R. & I. Will Start Building of Switches Into Site Grounds at Once | Excavating work began today al j the new factory site and will be com-[ pleted within a few days. Several I men from the Ferguson company ar-i lived last night and will look after; various parts of the big job. Forty cars of material are on the way and should have been here by this time. Investigation this moi ling, located several ears of stone and other malerial at Fort Wayne and this is expected to reach here sometime today. A blue print of the buildings was received at this office tins morning and shows a modern, daylight. fireproof structured with saw tootli roof in sections, the north half of each section being of glass. One of the first things necestsary will be the building of switches Io permit the unloading of the cars to I advantage and the work of laying these lines is expected within a day ! or so. j Tand - trouble Bring Heirs of Irvin Carter in Court Over Eighty Acre Farm in ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP Allege That Calvin Carter Failed to Pay for Rental of the Farm Attorney (’. J. Lutz, for William k. farter. Delcena Hurless and Sanford ' Carter filed suit in the circuit court tleainst Calvin II Carter. Menerva Iters and Pernetta' Carter, on'contract and account. demand $5,000. They. set out that the plaintiffs, with two of the defendants. Menerva Walters and Pernetta Carter. and one Sophia Carter, were owners of an SO acre tracti of land in St. Marys township. which they inherited from Irvin Carter. They allege Hint Sophia, the widow of Irvin Carter, owned an undivided one-third thereof and the others an undivided two-thirds. On April first 1919, this year was leased by Calvin H. Carter. for a period of one year, at $4.24 per acre t for sixty-eight acres. They allege .that during this time he has paid no | rental nor did he yeild up any of the i crops to the others mentioned in this cause of action. On May 7, 1917, Sophia Carter died and Calvin Carter was appointed administrator, and settled the estate without charging himself with any cental for the land. It is set out that the rental for that time would amount to $2468, which with interest due, would make their damage claim $5,060. The complaint sets out that Menerva Walters and Pernetta Carter refuse to join in the actiori against Calvm Carter and refuge 'to give their consent thereto, hence are made parties defendant herein. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago Dec. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Corn: Dee. $1.47%; Jan. $1.40%; May. $1.37. Oats: Dec. 85%. May 84%. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET Hog receipts. 19000; market 25 lower; best heavies. [email protected]: medium mixed. $14.10@14,35; common choice, $14.10(7714.25; ' bulk sales. [email protected]; cattle receipts, 1600; steers, $14@18; cows and heifers, $5(7713.50; sheep receipts. 400; market steady; tops, [email protected]. AT 6:30 THIS EVENING 1 I- Charley Watkins, of Muncie, district governor of International R.otat’y. will be the guest of the local il Rotary chib at a luncheon at. sixs thirty this evening at the Hotel Murray. Members kindly be on time. Mrs. F. G. Schinnerer went to Fort Wayne to visit with her parents Mr. (and Mrs. John Grimm.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, December 17, 1919

INVESTIGATION STARTED TODAY Judge Anderson Instructs Jury to be “Thorough and Searching” OF COAL OPERATORS Federal Grand Jury Convened This Morning—Violation of Lever Act — Indianapolis. Dec. 17 (Special Io Daily Demoeiat) Federal investigation of (he “entire i coal siliiatitMi” started today. I A special grand jury went into session to probe charges: That the coal miners violated the government’s anti-strike injunction by failing to return to work after the injunction was issued. That the mine workers and the mine operators were in collusion to restrict production. That the mine operators violated the Lever act by failing Io produce coal when the circumstances were favorable. And that the operators violated the anti-trust laws. “Let your investigation in all these matters be thorough and searching,” | District Judge Anderson said in instructing the twenty-three jurors, ! “and let ypur conclusion be a full i answer to a question which has been uppermost in the minds of our citizens for the past few weeks, that is whether the government of the United States or a group of men shall rule this country and whether we ) shall be governed by law or by threat and force,’’ The court laid particular stress upon alleged violations of the Lever act little time was devoted to the antitrust law. Judge Anderson did not mention recalcitrant local unions of the miners who did not return to work upon receipt of the minal order telling them to go back. “It is charged that since the passage of this act,” the court said, referring to the Lever act, “the mine owners or operators have made enormous profit and that these profits have been made by handling the bus- ■ iness in certain particulars in viola- | :ion of the statute to which I have called your attention.” TAKES A BRIDE I). A. Gilliom. Well Known Piano Tuner, Married to Mrs. Esther Best TUESDAY AFTERNOON Will Make Home in This City—Groom Resident Here Several Years 1). A. Gilliom, well known piano tuner ami mechanic, sprang a surprise on his many friends yesterday afternoon when he was qttitely married to Mrs. Esther Best, well known lady of the city. The wedding took place at the parsonage of a local minister, who performed the ceremony. Mr. Gilliom is well known over the county in his professional capacity, being the builder of a talking machine. He has resided here for several years, coming to this city from I Geneva. Mrs. Gilliom was for many years I cook at the MiTler restaurant and lately at the Martin stand. They will make their home in this: city. LOVE, GREATEST THING. A particularly interesting program has been arranged for the mid-weekly prayer meting services at the Presbyterian church this evening at 7:301 to which the public is cordially invited. The subject will be “Love, the' greatest thing of all.” and Mrs. J. N.) Fristoe will read the wonderful story . under that subject by Mrs. Henry . i Hammond. This story was first read 11 by Mr. Drummond in England and • Dr. Dwight L. Moody who heard it (was so impressed that ho induced him jto come to his country and deliver it (at Northfield Since then by request of Dr. Moody the story is read to the ■students once each year. You will jenjoy hearing it tonight.

DEPUTY IS HERE Mr. Edward E. Bresnehan, Newly Appointed Federal Agent is in Decatur FOR LUXURY TAXES Has Desk at Sheriff’s Office And Will be Here Three Days Each Month Mr. Edward Bresnehan, of Fort I Wayne, has been aiqtointed deputy I revenue collector for the district comprised of Adams, Huntington ami• j Wells counties, with headquarters at l ■ Bluffton. He was here today for his I first visit to this county and announc | ed that lie would be here three days l each month. His duties are to collect' the luxury taxes and those required to remit and report monthly may d-> so through Mr. Bresnehan. He has arranged for desk room at the sheriff's office where lie may he interviewed tomorrow and Friday from two to five o'clock. He will be glad to have those from this city who pay luxury taxes to do so through him or lie will give you any information yon may ilpsire. 11 is believed the new plan will he much more convenient than the old. Mr. Bresnehan is a clean and efficient young man, well qualified for the place and a genial gentleman to meet. LANE TO RESIGN Secretary of the Interior Contemplates Resigning From the Cabinet ISSUES A STATEMENT Will Not Present Resignation to President Wilson Until a Later Date — (United I’lP'js Service) Washington. JI tec 17 (Special to! [Daily Democrat) Secretary of the ln-( terior Lane contemplates resigni: g | from the cabinet but has not sent 1 ■ his resignation to President Wilson' ior discussed it with him. Izine said lin a formal statement today . Lane’s statement wa.s issued M-l lowing reports that he laid his r ■ ■- ignation before the president and lie wished to leave the cabinet b - cause of differences witli the president and other < a binet members. Tlie statement follows: "With reference to my talked of' resignation. 1 have not sent it to tlie I president, nor even written it. but I i do contemplate going out of the cab-’ inet and have withheld talking about ! it to the president because I do not want to add to his burden of worries ; at this time, nor do I know when the| time will come when I can. This is a full statement of all the facts. I , have thought it unkind to say any-' thing to the president about the mat- i ter and that any mention of this now i by anyone would be a needless an-1 noyance to him.” SIGNS OF RATIFICATION — Washington. Dec. 17 (Spo-i cittl Io Daily llcinocral) An i oarlv compromise on the jieace treaty was forecasted today! when .tin iinoHicial conciliation committee of 2 senators prttc- f lit ally completed arrangements for a meeting of republican; ' and democrat senators who [favor ratification. Tlie meetingi I according to present plans is Io lie held during tlie holiday per- ' iod. I he purpose is for the detnocrats and republicans to gel together and discuss freely tint! frankly concessions they will make. The unofficial conciliators who have been sounding out [individual senators without [consulting the partv leaders | said today that neither article 10 nor Ihe preamble of Ihe ratification resolution is a serious | obstacle. If republicans will ( concede the democrats part authorship of Ihe ratification resolution il can be agreed the 1 senators declared and it will i thus relieve democrats of hav'!ing to admit surrender to the Lodge forces. t ___ >' Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughter li Helen, went to Fort Wayne to spent | the afternoon.

CALVARY U. B. CHURCH. • • v Sunday school at 9:30 a. tn. We invite you to be present, iik the Sunday school will he reorganized after the school hour, and a Sunday school treat will be given to all that are present at that time Preaching at 11:00 a. m. by the pastor, E. H Baumgartner. All members are requested to bring 1 a gift for the pastor as we expect to make a donation for him on that date. LEG IS CRUSHED Bordner Heiman. Fireman on G. R. & I. Meets With Bad Accident THROWN UNDER CARS Injury Made Amputation of Leg Below Knee Necessary—Warsaw Man Borden Herman, aged thirty, mar ried. living at Warsaw, fireman on freight on the Grand Rapids A Indiana railroad, had his left log crushed <> that amputation between the kto e and ankle was necessary, the result of an accident sustained lasi evening between eight and nine o’< lock, in this city while on duty Tlie train on which he was swing'. was rounding a curve into ih<> city, when Herman found it nee <- [-ary to go from into the tender for coal. According to reports, a shot-iron or some kind of iner il plate between tin two purls of the train, gave way as Herman sfejnr .1 onto it ami let hhn down under the train, which ran ov<’r his leg between I, the knee and ankle. The fact th it the train war rounding a curve, i j ix'lii'vi'd to have saved his life. :i< ho was thrown in such away th it [onlv the limb was caught under the ; wheels, otherwise it is believed Glut I tile whole body would have been (Contimied oh Page Five) FACES A FAMINE Barely Enough Fpod in Austria to Last a Week, Says Diplomat C OUNTRY IS STARMNG France Sends Wheat — Cardinal Piffl Gives a Description Editors Austria faces immediate ' famine. Cecil Hurnisworth undersecretary for foreign affairs declared jin tlie British Parliament yesterd: y that there is barley enough food in Austria to last out the week Tin'Supreme Council in Paris after Cluincellor Renner pleaded for aid for b s | country decideil to ship a giant [quantity of wheat to Austria at on: j and declared that only through ■ America’s assistance could a great catastrophe he averted. Following i., j a graphic description of conditions lin Austria by tlie best known church- ' man of (hat country. j (By Camillo Cianfarra United I’rc Staff Correspondent.) Rome Dec. 16 (Special to Dally Democrat) Gaunt famine strides j through Austria, crushing innocent , women and babies ami threatening (the entire nation witli annihilation. ■ One of tlie greatest catastrophes i.i history is imminent and can only lie (averted by Austria’s erstwhile enemies. Tills was the word picture painted today by Cardinal Piffl. arehbisliop ;;1 Vienna in describing the conditions in his country. In an impassioned manner he told 1 of the suffering and hopelessncf,i which war has brought upon Austria once the most powerful nation in tin ’ world and now only an obscure stati politically and economically at th mercy of the allies. I ) 'l’he cardinal made no effort Io gios I over the fact that he believed th 1 peace terms imposed upon Austri p wore largely responsible for her pre | ent condition. An economic nnio with Germany, he said, was itnpora P ive if Austria continued as an Inde) undent state. "While our economic situation i r. desperate, as a nation we are crusfaei d forever." Cardinal Piffl said. "I nd- , the treaty Austria connot live. Th<

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DATA COMPILED ON POWER PLANT , ■ — Messrs. McNaughton, Consulting Engineers Have Gathered Data on the CITY’S POWER PLANT Read to Council—To Appear Before State Board —Report on Site In a systematic report compiled by Messrs. McNaiighten, consulting engineers. engaged by tlie city of Decatur to pro| are plans ami specifications lot the new power plant and the data j required by the slate tax board, a clear analysis of tlie conditions of the conditions of tlie present power plant was given and an intelligent report made of their findings relative to the ulvi.-abilin of the iropo'nl |tow<r Plant. The report was read to the city council last evening by Mr. David McNaughton and was drawn up in the form of a petition to the state board ' of tax commissioners. They prayed that tile state board would permit tlie i ity of Dei atur to issue $140,006 worth of bonds witli which to build the new 1 power plant and dearly set out the many reasons why tlie new plant was needed. Th • petition covered a dozen or more pages and was accompanied by photographs showing the poor conditions surrounding the present ■ site ami why il would be impossible 1 lot the city to run a railroad switch ’ from the G. R. A- I. track to the presj ent site. M'-ssr-. .McNaughton hate a k"d the ..late board for an appoint--1 nient and if word is received today will go to Indianapolis tomorrow and present the petition to them. ; In their report it was shown that 1 the city could laind itself to s97.(i(M> ■ figuring on the present valuation and i in the event that the ground north of i Decatur was annexed to tlie city limits an additional $2:1.000 < redit could be obtained The \ommitlee of business men composed of John T. Myers. (). L. Vaneo. .1. 11. Heller, French Qtrfnn ,ii'd 11., 1,, t'onter. appointed by May'’tTr Yager, reported a< having reached an .■■greement with the parties owning land desirable for the locating of :lie new (lower plant and tiiat tlie <>vner was willing to sell the ground for $3.250.im. The report was spread on record and a vote of thanks exI landed to the committee. A motion • was then made referring the matter (t'ontiniied oji Page Six) BAZAAR AT SCHOOL HOUSE ’l’he Epworth League of Pleasant .Mills Methodist church, which society ! was to conduct tlieir annual social and [ Bazaar at the church, announces that : the place has beer, changed to the school house, and to be held Friday evening. A delicious menu has been prepared for the occasion, and the entire public is envited to attend. ■ enormous injustice done my people i will fill many pages in history and one day it wil be written. "First of all the compilers of the : treaty made an enormous blunder in j depriving a nation of six million inhabitants of the means of living. As J constituted at present, Austria can produce only enough to teed its population for three months The mines , left us do not even furnish sufficient ' coal to lieal our homes in Ihe coldest ; mynths of the y.-ar. "Every house in Viennii is now' :t ■ liotise of sorrow in which you will ■ find disheartened women suffering from cold and hunger and emaciated : babies dying a slow but certain death ijirom lacy of nourshment. The older I i children are dying slower hut no less s painful deaths. I speak lor these l.'t- ■ nocenls. They must ho saved.

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