Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1919 — Page 5

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SUHVLT IS MADE FOR EXTENSION Another Building as Large as One Under Construction is “Staked Off” BY “G. E.” COMPANY Side Track to be Built— Interesting Item Krom the Company’s Magazine O. M- Darling, engineer for the General Electric company yesterday evening completed the survey for the additional 300-foot building just north of the building now under construction. This is planned to be built as soon as conditions of the market and labor warrant and we hope, and believe it will be within a few months. When completed, the factory will be t;<;tt feet long and 300 feet wide — The grounds at the new factory si’el nre a little muddy these days, but Superintendent Kinnard says, it's just about right for the work and they are making it fly. The steel rails and the tries for the side track to the new site are on t'te I ground and work will start on laying this switch at once. It is badly needed, for at present, the material has to be unloaded two blocks away and hauled in. The Fort Wayne Works News, published monthly, contains the following interesting item in the December number, just off the press: “A great deal of interest has been indicated in the announcement that the Fort Wayne Works is about to start a branch factory at Decatur. The demands for our product have increased so rapidly that it was found necessary to provide increased facilities at once The expansion already under way at Ft. Wayne with the con sequent problem of getting and train ing competent help made it evident that further facilities must necessarily be located outside of Fort Wayne. The prompt action of the citizens of Decatur and the fine team work exhibit ?d in securing a site and providing for ritable electric, water and gas service secured for that little city a plant which is bound to be of inestimai le value to the community, furnishing as it will, not only employment for many of her citizens, but an opportunity for her younger men and women to secure training in highly skilled lines of work witrout leaving the home town. “The new factory will be used entirely for the manufacture of fractional horsepower motors and will probably furnish employmedt for too to 500 people at the start.” SPECIALTY SOCIAL AT MONMOUTH| The ladies of the Concord church will hold a specialty social at the Monmouth school house on New Year’s Eve. to which they extend .1 cordial invitation. They will hart everything good to eat such as only those ladies know how to have, for they have an unbroken reputation of being excellent cooks. They have planned to have boths and will have certain articles for sale in each booih. They will begin the social at about 5:30, so come prepared to get a good supper and other refreshments PETERS IS IN BUSINESS Incorporation papers for the NuTono company, of Churubusco. Ind . wore filed for record yesterday with County Recorder Frank Gunnison. The company is capitalized at SIOO.000, the stock being divided equally between common and preferred, and will manufacture veterinary remedies. The incorporators are Dr. Oscar G. Grawcock, of Churubusco, W. !'• Spangler, Churubusco. Harley H. Somers, Fort Wayne and It. Eml Peters. Fort Wayne. —Fort Way:’’ Journal-Gazette. TO LEAVE FOR WEST Mr. Guy Myers, who has served as foreman of the make up department in this office for five months past, "'ill leave tonight tor Tulsa. Okla., wheie he will work for a while, expecting to go from there to Texas and late: to California. He has made many friends here who regret that he t ■ leaving and who hope for him tin greatest success.

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ELLIOTS WILL SING 1! Mr. an<l Mrs. J. Llovd RlUot ()f j'ndianapolis, are visiting at the home I'd Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemever Both are splendid singers are ">«mbers of the quartette and soloists » a one of the largest churches in In- ' ' 'aimpolis They will sing a duet ■ I’rei*‘>yt*rian l ’ rei *‘>yt*rian church tomorrow »'«rning. and it is hoped that Mrs. Elliot will ai so sing a solo. the seventh won Seventh Grade, Central Building, Leads in Sale ol Christmas Seals THEY SOLI) 4,870 A Total of 25,686 Sold in the Schools — Lodges Buy Health Bonds The seventh grade of the Central I building, taught bv Miss Mutschler ; and Miss Sellemeyer, leads in the ! I stile ol Red Cross Christmas seals, i i selling 4,870 seals during the Christj mas season. The eighth grade was ' second with a sale of 3.540. All to-' gether the schools m the city sold ' 25,686 seals which is ahead of the sale last year. Guy Brown, county chairman of the Christmas seal drive stated this morning that the above amount did not include the ones sold to the various business houses and lodges, nor the sale of the seals over the county, it is roughly estimated that the total sale in the county will teach at least 75.000. The standing of the different i schools and grades in the sale of the | stamps is as follows: Central Building, 2nd Floor Seventh grade. Misses Mutschler and Sellemeyer, 4,870. Eighth grade. Miss Ccffee, 3.540. First Floor Room 5. Miss Brandyb«rry, 2.416. Room 1. Miss Parrish. 1,355. Room 4. Miss Stevens. 1,238. Room 3. Miss DeVoss. 1.070. loom 6. Mrs. Lower. 762. Total. 15.251. Riley Building 3,000 North Ward 2,815 ; South Ward 1,370 High School 2,000 i St. Joseph Schools 1,000 Lutheran Schools 250 Total 10.435 Grand Total 25.686 Buying Health Bonds The Pocahontas lodge leads the lodges in the city in buying the "Health Bonds," they having purchased one at their meeting this week. Others who hold the “Health ' Bonds" are the seventh grade, a ten ; dollar bond, Miss Mutschler, a five ■ dollar bond. The sale of these ‘ Health Bonds" i will continue until January Ist. CLOSE OF YEAR County Commissioners Met in Special Session Today—Closed Docket ; TO MEET JANUARY Ist And Re-organize —Annual Invoice at County Infirmary to be Taken — Robert Schwartz. 1). J Dilling and j Grant Owens comprising the board of Adams County commissioners met this ! morning at office of Auditor John . Mosure and disposed of unfinished business, the checking up and allowing 1 ! of bills and closing the docket for the .year 1919. They will meet again on Thursday, January Ist to re-organize and elect <1 1 president of the board. D. J. Dillings is now president. Commissioner ..I Robert Schwartz front the third district will succeed himself January Ist. this being his second term. ( ,! on New Year's day the commis- , sioners will visit the county infirmary where they will be the guests of Supt. | ;M L Laughlin and take the annual, inventory of the stock and goods on 'hand at that institution. FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT J A fine baby boy was boru to Mr. land Mrs William Beavers Christmas morning This is tbeir second son and Jibe has been named Robert Gerald. Mrs. Beavers before her marriage was Miss Martha Bogley of Berjte. All arc doing jwell. £ ■ ■

PARTY OF THREE Authorities Believe That < I hree Persons Rode in , Car Where Body of DETROIT MILLIONAIRE — ■ ■■ Was Found Riddled With Bullet 4—Wife and Cousin are Implicated Fl nlted Pi-.-mm Service) | Mount ('lumens, Mich.. Dec. 27. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Three I passengers rode in the death cur. in j which the bullet-riddled body of J.j Stanley Brown, son of a Detroit cigar I j manufacturer, was found early Wed-1 nesday, when it was last seen shortly before midnight Tuesday. 3 his developed us a certainty toduv. 1 according to authorities, following I Itestimony given by a farmer living in I the vicinity of the lonely bit of road where the automobile was found. One of these was Brown — the farmer was sure of that, a hoy and Kiri occupied the rear seat. The machine was ambling slowly down the ' road. ho said, and he was able to see clearly. Just what effect this disclosure will have on the detention of Mrs. Ruth Brown, wife of the slain man. and her cousin, Lloyd Provost, was a matter of conjecture today. Authorities were reticent. Both Mrs. Brown and iter cousin denied hotly that they were in the machine with Brown Tuesday evening. Provost acknowledgement riding " ’th Brown earlier in the evening, but said he left him about 9:30 p. m. Brought to cells late yesterday. Mrs. Brown and Provost were clearly worried and nervous. The youthful wp'e. richly dressed, presented a pathetic i figure as she tried to hide her tears .behind the collar of her coat. Specific charge has not been filed against I the two. Investigations of late yesterday also showed, authorities intimated, that Provost and his beautiful cousin have been very friendly of late —that h»‘ has U-eti making her heme his. It developed also that the BatHe Creek girl, held by authorities as a material witness, who was known to have been very friendly with Brown, was formerly a sweetheart of Provost. HOME IN DETROIT Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Liby Will Leave Sunday for Their New Home MARRIED CHRISTMAS Bride was Miss Nola Snyder, Daughter of Thomas Snyder—Quiet Affair A very happy wedding took place on Christmas morning at the home of the bride when Leonard Liby, son of Mrs. Geo. Everett and Miss Nola Snyder, .daughter of Thomas F. Snyder wete I united in marriage at 10 o’clock by Rev. Charles Tinkham of the Mechedist church, the ring ceremony being used. The couple were unattended and , only the immedite families of both : were present at the wedding. Mrs. Liby wore for her wedding cos--1 tume a pretty blue satin dress made in a girlish way. For her traveling suit she will wear a blue tailored costume. Mrs. Liby graduated from Decatur high school and attended Taylor university. before going to Washington. D. ('., where she had a splendid govI eminent position. She is a young lady of very pleasing personality and is accomplished in many ways. Mr. Liby has a splendid position as shipping clerk at the Packard Motor company at Detroit, Mich., and is a young man of ability. They will leave for their future home at Detroit tomorrow. They have the best wishes of tbeir many friends. RECEIVES BROKEN ARM Jerome, second oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mylott. white attending the basket ball game last evening with a number of his boy chums, he I kite misfortune of receiving a broken jarm. The lad was seated on the stage .and in the excitement, was puushed oft. falling on his arm. He was taken to a physician where the arm was dressed, and will be forced to carry it around in a sling for some time.

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1 IS IN CALIFORNIA ’I Conrad Oillig. residing ou First | street, on Christmas morning received I a telegram from his son. la-o Gillig. Who left this city two weeks ago tor the West, announcing that lie arrived at Chowcillu. California, and that he hud already purchased forty acres of , good land Mr. Gillig will go into the 1 farming business in that state, and expects to grow oranges, lemons and I other fruits adapted to that climate. He lias had some farming experience in this county, and no doubt will make good in his new field. LIKES THE "PEP" J. 0. Sellemeyer Writes Interesting Letter of People and the Country OF THE FAR WEST Anxious to Get Back to Good Old Indiana and to Help Boost Decatur December 19. 1919. Mr. John Myers. Decatur, Indiana. Dear Uncle John: — As we have completed the major portion of our most important local sight-seeing, we have settled down for a breathing spell and are now enjoying things which we overlooked in our haste, such as climate, sunshine, shrubbery, gardens, homes, etc. The main subject of my .letter to you. because I believe ii will interest you most, is "Western Pep and Commercialism.” All the big real estate men of Ixis Angeles put ou sightseeing trips, either by trolley or auto, absolutely free of charge anil furnishing a big dinner at the noon hour auJ incidentally winding up by showing the sight-seers over their property and trying to sell them real estate. Out of curiosity we took one in yesterday. (Continued on Page Four) DOCTOR IS FOUND Man Who Was To Have Been Married Christmas Eve to Boston Belle LOCATED IN HOSPITAL Does Not State Cause — Bride To Be Prostrated With Grief (I'nltei) Press Service) New York. Dec. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Dr. Grey Verniilye of B-ooklyn who failed to appear for his marriage to Miss Ruth M. Keeney , of Boston. Mass.. Christmas afterI noon, was located early today in the Cumberland street hospital, Brooklyn. All information concerning the doctor's ailment was refused, at the hospital, ostensibly at the patient's request. Attendants at the institution said, however, that Verniilye entered the hospital Christmas morning when he is said to have requested that no information as to his whereabouts be made public. Dr. Vermilye’s presence in the hospital was discovered when Dr. W. P. Jacobs of the institution notified the missing persons bureau of the police department by telephone that Vermilye was a patient under iiis care. According to the marriage license issued at Boston. Miss Keeney is 35 ami the doctor 50. Reports from Boston said the bride to be was prostrated witli worry and grief. She had not heard from her intended husband since a telegram early this week announcing he would arrive in Boston Christmas eve. Miss Keeney daughter of one of the most prominent families of the town, resigned her position as teacher of Spanish at Bucknell university, Lewisburg. Pa., last week to be married. Everything was in readiness for the ceremony on Christmas. The guests had gathered at the church and when the bridegroom had not appeared at the appointed hour it was decided to hold the guests for . 30 minutes until the father could make inquiries. — INDIANA WEATHER. Cloudy tonight aud Sunday, not much change in temperature. Miss M. I>ose of Ft. Wayne visited ■ I with her Uncle, U. Deininger and | fa mily.

iADOPTS PROGRAM 11 Presbyterian Church In Its Annual Program Enters Fight to BRING WORLD WIDE 11 t Prohibition and to Abolish Cigarettes — To StudyOther Problems . i (United Press Service) New York. Dec. 27 t Special to Daily Democrat) —- The Presbyterian church today entered the tight to bring world wide prohibition and abolJ ish Hie cigarette. In its annual program of reform, made public, through the board of temperance and moral welfare here today the church nnonunced it would work for the fidlowing: Elimination of the brewer and distiller in foreign fields. Abolition of the cigarette. Regulation of theatres and dancing. Study of marriage and divorce prole Inns. Christianization and humanization of penal institutions. Closer supervision over motion pictures. Elimination of social diseases, use of narcotic drugs and the use i f . alcohol in the home. Tile church has set aside sso.Him to Start its fight agaisst brewers and distillers in foreign mission fields, it was announced and has sent the Rev. , John Steele, associate secretary of the board, to England. Scotland. Ireland and Wales to aid in the prohibition fight. "An especial target for attack will be the cigarette, which became so firmly entrenched during the war.” the board's announcement declared. Prut. J. H. Dickason. formerly of Wooster college has been selected to lead this crusade and already has started i series of lectures against the "fag." Family and juvenile work will be under supervision of Prof. W. A. McKeever. formerly of the University of Kansas. Winifred S. Hall, formerly of Northwestern university, will have charge of social Itygene and sex relations reforms. The board's headquarters is in Pittsburgh with Dr. Charles Scanlon as general secretary. THE FINAL TOUCH Supervisor Confer is Conducting School Here Today for Enumerators OF ADAMS COUNTY Will Go to Other Counties Next Week—Big Counting Job Will Start H. L. Conter. census supervisor for the eighth congressional district, today began a series of instruction schools for the enumerators, at which final instructions are given the enumerators. The first school was held in this city for the Adams county enumerators to be followed witli similar meetings at Portland and Winchester next Monday, Muncie and Anderson on Tuesday and Bluffton on Wednesday. The big task of counting nosOs in the United States begins next Friday. Jan nary 2nd. Mr. Conter says he is about read}' for the job. Os the 194 enumerators named about twenty-five resigned and their places had to be filled by re-appointants. This has been done and it is believed there will he a full crew when the date for talcing the census arrives. The greatest amount of trouble has come from Jay and Madison counties. The actual work of taking the census starts January 2nd and will require a month though it will be several weeks before . any announcement can he made, and this must come front Washington No ' information can be given out locally. 1 Mr. Conter is giving the instructions ! at the schools personally. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) Hog receipts, 7000; best heavies $14.25; medium mixed. $14.25; common choice. $14.25; hulk sales. $14.25 cattle receipts, 200; steers $14@18; I cows and heifers 5W13.50; sheep re ceipts. 200; market steady. Tops $7.50«i);8.50. 1 1 Mrs D. R. Vail spent the day in Ft j Wayne today.

WILL SPEAK HERE | The men's Bible class of the Pres ; byteriun church has been fortunate to I secure Professor J. B. Nykerk. of > 1 Hope College, Holland. Mich., for an ' address tomorrow. Sunday morning. The address will be given during the I regular Sunduy school period, which , begins al 9:15. This will be it rich treat, and al! men of the church at« warmly urged to be present. WIN BOTH GAMES Decatur H. S. Basket Ball Teams Prove Victors Over Linn Grove H. S. COUNTY CHAMPIONS . Big Game Fast and Furious, and At All Times I ndecided—(<ood Game The Line-up. Decatur-20 Linn Grove 19 'Myers p Nussbaum : Keller p Hoffman I i Linn (' i . ; v ' I Ahr GShoemaker Baltzell g Reynolds' Decatur—Myers. 7 Linn. 3.; Linn Grove—Lilly, 4. Hoffman, 3; Shoemaker. 2. Foul Goals—Decatur, 2; Linn Grove. 1. • * * The large number of basket bull fans that crowded the spacious j Athletic hall to the doors last evening, had lhe pleasure of witnessing the I best and most thrilling game of basket ball put up by the local high school ! team this year. The big garni was the first one on > the schedule last evening, both teams! making their appearance about 7:'Ul o'clock, and was played between the Linn Grove high school, better known as the county champions, and the Decatur high school team, which resulted in a hard-fought victorv for the I locals, the final score being 20 to 19. The locals appeared on lhe fioni greatly handicapped. their lineup being crippled without the presence of Captain Teeple and forward Kern. The visitors greatly outweighed the I locals, but when the gunie was started.] the locals did not look so weak, work ' ing their five-man defense stunt, which I overawed the visitors, and caused t’u | game to go on for five minutes wile | out either side registering a l»;i.-k--t, ' Linn Grove started the ball a rolling by gaining a five point lead over I) catur. which was quickly recovered le. the locals. By the splendid all around work of Myers, the fast local forward, who was undecidedly the star of th • game, registering fourteen of t-u ' twenty points made by the locals, imshing 'he pill through the ring foi his last basket just by one minute before the time was up. placing his team on the long end by one point (Continued on Page Three) BEAUTIFUL DANCE Snow Dance Given by the Tri Kappa Sorority was a Great Success FISHERS ORCHESTRA Was the “Jazziest” Ever and Delighted the Large Crowd Present One of the most beautiful and sue ! cesst'ul social functions of the holiday | season was the snow dance at the l Masonic hall last evening giveti by , the Tri Kappas. The hall looked beautiful in its . decorations. A lovely bower of icicles with snow birds of gay colors I formed a lovely setting for the danc-1 ers. The radiators were banked with i cotton and diamond dust giving the ■ appeaance of real snow banks. FishI er's orchestra was nt its best in its i snow hut in one corner of the hall. . They delighted the people with upei cialties of songs anil “jazz” music. The grand march began promptly at 8:3tl led by Mr. snd Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Selle--1 ■lever, followed by about seventy- | five couple. A large number of ons | lookers were present. A clever tea i-1 lure of the program was that instead 5 ; of numbering the dances each dance ; j was given a special name, fourteen in >- all. One dance, the “Snowball” s. each dancer was given a ball of pop corn to represent a real snowball. The evening was a thorough sttct. eess on the part of the Tri Kappas (Continued on Page Three)

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POISONED BOOZE KILLS 57 PEOPLE — “Bootlegger’s" Brand Killing Drinkers Over the Country Like Flies WOOD ALCOHOL MIXED List is Growing Hourly—--15 Dead at Chicopee, 13 at Hartford, Conn. il nlt.-il Press Sen he) At least 126 persons dead and 148 blind or seriously ill is the toll of wood alcohol poisoning since prohibi tion went into effect according to staI tistics gathered from various cities today. The total was 12 swelled by 57 deaths in the last two days from poisoned whiskey in four New England cities. The casualties by cities are: New York—s 2 dead, 100 blind. Chicopee. Mass.—ls dead. 7 seriousI iy in . Hartford, Conn.—l 3 dead, 8 seriously ill. Holyoke, Mass.—6 dead, 7 seriously ill. Chicago—4 dead, 6 ill. Newark. N. J.—s dead. Springfield. Mass.—3 dead, 5 seriously ill. Cleveland—3 dead. 15 ill. Syracuse. N. Y.—2 dead. Emporium. Penna.—2 dead. Richmond. Va.—l dead. Federal officials were cooperating ! with state and city authorities to arrest those responsible for manufacture o sand distribution of poisoned liquo. Three men in Cricapee Falls were held on charges of manslaughter. The whiskey sent into New England was believed to have been man- ( ufactured in New York. The authorities also were warning the public against purchasing liquor from “bootleggers." In Washington, officials of the internal reve n ue bureau said that coni gress may be asked for additional re' ; strictive legislations to meet the pres- , ent situation resulting from sales of wood alcohol. Hartford. Conn.. Dec. 27 (Special I to Daily Domiiicrat I Thirteen perare dead and eight in a .serious eonilltlon as the result of drinking whiskey containing wood alcohol. Two of the deaths occurred early today anil physicians said that oth'ers might lie expected within a few hours. Springtiejil. Mass,. Dec. 27 (Special to Daily Democrat l — Thirteen men ami one woman in Chicopee anilI five men in Holyoke are dead aud I seven men are in a hospital here | and two in Holyoke hospital as the i result of drinking wood alcohol which i they had purchased for whiskey. The Chicopee police have arrested Charles Perry, brother of the proprietor of the American house and William Baker, a bartender in the hotel. They are held in SIO,OOO bail charged with manslaughter. Acting City Marshall Caron said that Alexander Perry, proprietor of the hotel, who could not be found yesterday, would he arranged in court later. It is reported the police know the firm which sold the liquor and the number of the automobile truck which brought it into Chicopee. According to the statement of a Hartford saloon proprietor. 12 gallons of wood alcohol whiskey were sold to I a Holyoke man. but it is not known , whether the liquor sold in Chicopee I came from the same place. Syractise, N. Y.. Dec. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)- Putting wood 1 alcohol in bard cider to give it more "kick" is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of two men here today. John Prosser and J Stephen Lie. close friends, died with- . ! in a few hours after thev had drunk i the concotion. i' ] .New York. Dec. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Federal, state ami ■ city officials were eoope-ating today in lhe search for persons here who i mixed wood alcohol with “whiskey i causing the death of at least 30 P** l ' d sons in Connecticut and Massa' hu e setts and the serious illness and n blindness of scores of others. '. The authorities were said to have leurtted that 12 batrel* »' ,hl '‘ 1 tion were manufactured In lhe Bronx and sold to Nr" England dealers for „ st.mm a barrel. Arrests were el . pected to be made shortly.