Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1919 — Page 1

Volume XVII. Number 308

COAL TRIBUNAL IS IN SESSION Members Appointed by the President Met This Morning at Eleven O’clock THE future plans Coal Operators in Conference —Compromise up to Lodge and Hitchcock (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Tribunal of three members appointed by President Wilson to investigate the coal controversy and recommend a new wage scale met shortly before 11 o’clock today. An announcement of the future plans of the tribunal probably will be made following the meeting, * Washington, Dee. 29—(Special to Daily Democratt —Here are the main features of the plan for strike courts proposed by President Wilson's industrial commission of 17 which has been in session here since Dec. 1. A national tribunal—virtually a supreme court for settlement of industrial disputes—composed of nine members. Twelve regional tribunals with a chairman appointed by the president to be the permanent officials and with both capital and labor to have the right to choose three representatives for each dispute to sit with the chairman. These regional boards would correspond to lower federal courts. Decisions of all boards to bo unanimous and binding on both parties. Provisions for an umpire in case (Continued on Page Five) MRS. STEELE DEAD Mrs. Ann Steele, of St tl'X’IH- .'!)•>* ■• -• Marys Township, an InvalidJfdr Mears DfedH ON SUNDAY <MORNING i Was lilind for 20 Years — Funeral Tuesday at 2:00 from Pleasant Mills Mrs.- Sarah Ann Steel, died at her home in St. Marys Township. SUildiy morning from infirmities of old age and for more than a year has been practically helpless. For twenty years she has been blind. Mrs. Steele was the daughter es I David and Rebecca Coffman and was, born in Fairfield. Ohio, in 1834. and had she lived until March would have been SR years old. She came ta this county in 1544 and with her parents settled on a farm in Kirkland township nea Peterson where she lived until she was married tn Henry ; Steele in 1853. This union was born, four sons, Anthony. Dallas. Alex and Jesse. All of these sons precede her in death except Jesse. Iler husband to whom she was wedded over RR years is still living pt the age of 87 years. She united with the V. B .Church in Kiirkland township when she was 12 years old until she was married after which she had her membership, transferred to the U. B. church : Pleasant Mills. Later she had het membership transferred to the M. E church of that place. The funeral will be held at the Al. E. church at Pleasant Mills a--o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial taking place at the Pleasant MiLs cemetery. MEXICO TO DECIDE (United Press Service) Mexico City. Dec. 28.— (Special to Dally Democrat)—The supreme court of Mexico will decide within IS days whether William O. Jenkins. American consular agent charged with col lusion with bandits who recently abducted him. shall be tried before a federal court or the state couit of Puebla, it was learned today. Julie Mitchelil. prosecuting ney of Puebla, who had been collecting evidence in the Jenkins case, completed his work and turned all data over to the supreme court. Up stated today he had found “new and Jenkins.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

DIED IN ARIZONA I ( 'harle 8 Haviland of Geneva receiv-l P<l tlb- !ia<l Wol . (| y,, st „ ;1(1 . ly tbßt ' | brothers wife. Mrs. Frank HavlhimJ | i " A liz . after several years’ ,o suffering from tubercular trouble I I •'«»'- hi),l .Mrs. Haviland left Genev.J “Ifiin")' 1 '' gOin; '' 10 Grnil( l Junction, coin.. i„ warcll of a | ,lin,u "‘ l '"' Mr**. Haviland’s failing health. Re.ently they went to Globe,; | Aug, in the hope that this c ii m . < and chan;, of surrounding would lof material benefit to her. The l>ody will bo taken to the for- 1 mer home at Grand Junction. Colo 1 I for burial. Hloffton News. WILL PUSH FAIR Mr. Stinson, National Re- ■ spite, \\ ill Manage Great Northern Indiana Fair HELD IN AUGUST An Agricultural Chautauqua \\ ill Be (liven in Conjunction With Big Show ■ I John Stinson, of Sikeston. Mo., was here Saturday afternoon, the guest of " ill P. Schrock. Fred Reppert and others interested in the Great Northern fair, proposed to be held here the latter part of August. Mr. Stinson was delighted with the grounds, which he declared the most beautiful he has ever seen, with possibilities of making it the most attractive fair grounds in the entire country. He accepted the proposition to mapage the lair and will start his work immediately. An assistant secretary will be provided him and the preliminary steps will bo taken to assure a big fair. Mr. Stinson has had many years experience and is rated as the best man in the business. He will put on an agricultural Chautauqua in connection with the fair and this feature is expected to attract the attention of breeders of fine stock and raisers of farm produottt aver the entire middle west. The program will also include many .other features, special attractions. good laces and every thing that goes, with a state fair. The men wjlj make,every effort to more than bgiVe the people who patronize the ■ Great Northern Indiana fair a run for their money. Mr. Stinson will return in a few days and will be here much of the time for the next I six c ;- A f A WATCH PARTY Epworth League Members Will Have Watch Party and Banquet AT THE M. E. CHURCH A Splendid Time is Assured to All Who Come— Come Masked A contest of much interest has been going in at the Epworth league J for several weeks. The members were divided into two groups, one being I 'd by Herman Myers and the other by Clyde Butler. Each Sunday evening a [count of those present on each side was taken and the points recorded. The losing side was to entertain the winning side at a New Year's Eve banquet. I-ast night decided the connect in favor of Clyde Butler’s side Interest has been running high an.l a large number of visitors have been [present at each meeting which was ■unusually interesting. Excellent programs have been given. The side of which Herman Myers is captain, is planning to give the winning side on the of the best entertainments they have ever had. On | Wednesday evening at 8:30 all of the [members of the Epworth league are to come masked. Following the unmasking a banquet will be served. Th.' . committees are planning games and other entertainment for the evening .[and it promises to be unusual evening. There will also be consecration sen’-, ices just before midnight. Every Epn worth leaguer of the church is invited [to be there and have a good time with . the rest of us. I 4. THE weather forecast * 1 INDIANA— Cloudy and warmer tonight; Tuesday fair, colder in north-

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 29, 1919

A WATCH MEETING ill be Held Wednesday Evening at United Brethern Church—The Event WILL BE A BIG ONE A Special Program Consist>*ig t Music, Etc., Will be Given | On' Wednesday everting at 8:00 o'clock the annual watch meeting of the United Bre hern church will ta':e place. A special program has been arranged, and the event will be a I most interesting one. ; The program which will be rendered is as follows: Instrumental Duet Velma AL father and Zelma Nelson.

■ Music—Congregational. Scripture Reading and Prayer-Dr. I W. K. Snider. Music—Choir. 169. Reading, “The Old Year and The I New"—Audley Moses. : Music, Duet — Marie Hays and Zelma Stevens. Reading “Prayer for the New Year"—Margaret Mills. Music. "Think on Thy Way." 135 — Choir. Reading. “A New Year Wish”—' Wallace Miner. Reading. "Just a Year”—Edna Brown. Music. 83—Congregation. Address—M. K. Richerdson, of Fort Wayne. Instrumental Solo —Ethel Myers. At the same time a New Year's gift to the building fund will be taken. Thanks offered to God for the offering—Roy Mumma v • Adjourn for a social hour with light refreshments. Instrumental Duct —Ethel Myers and Gaylie Hoagland. Praye-—M. S. Richardson. Music, Reading. The New Year's Shop” —Richard Graber. • . - Music. 158—Choir. Address—Dr. W. E. Snyder. Fort . Wayne. Music, "Ashamed Os Jesus,” 142 — Duet. Reading. "The New Year's Song.” —Esther Beery. Reading, "The Old and the New"— Edna Forman. Music. “I Love to Tell the Story.” 179 —Congregation. Testimony and Consecration. pinging of the bell while singtng, "VEhen the Clapper Strikes the Gong". No. 67. Dismissed with short prayer— Pastor. TRIPLETS ON CHRISTMAS DAY The Berne Witness says: "When Santa Clahs and the stork both happen to knock at four door at the same time are determined not to forget you. it is a sqre bet that your Christmas present will be rich ones. The Stork and old Santa just tried to out do each other yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Moser two miles west of Berne, it seems that old Doc Stork won out. ar lie left the Moser home with an increase Os three girls in the family. "The triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Moser yesterday morning are the first case ever reported in this community. The mother and all three of the baby girls are reported to be getting along fine.” These are the first triplets in this section since the advent of the Zirkle triplets, who also were-girls and-arc now all grown to womanhood. A LARGE CONTRIBUTION The annual Christmas ' collection taken up at the three masses on Christmas day at the St. Marys Catholic church amounted to $1,265. The collection this year was the largest ever obtained, exceeding last year by several hundred dollars. The money will go toward the support of two orphan asylums in this dioaces. one at Ft. Wayne the other at Lafayette. ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH Friends here received the announcement of the birth of a nine pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde G. Dicer of 433 Mulberry St. Lebanon. , Ohio. The babe has been named Rob- , ert Leslie. Mr. and Mrs. Dicer formerly lived, here and their many . fiends will rejoice to hear of their good. news.

[ GO TO INDIANAPOLIS II “--—■■ - ! J. Dwight Peterson, r< presentai!”>• ’ 'of the bonding department of the City r Trust company of Indianapolis and Miss Mary Frislnger went to Indianapolis this morning where they will attend a banqut tonight at the Hotel , Lfiicoln, given by Dick Miller, prefttd 1 ent of the City Trust company for c.'.s force, their wives and sweethearts. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Porter returned io their home In Muncie after visiting with their parents Mr. and ) I Mrs. J. R. Porter. f. „ t LIFE INSTANCE For Employes of “G. E.” Company is Newest Feature of Business

iuiv [WILL COVER HERE Plans Made to Include Each Factory of the Motor Company, it is Said Tlie employes ot the Fort Wayne works of tlie General Eilectric comIpany are to be insured according to at. announcement made recently by F. S Huntington. general manager of the local works. The insurance which .‘.o ies into effect January 1 is similar ro that recently adopted by the Edison luinip works. The employes are to be insured free of tiny charge. Those who have served the company for one year will b > insured for SSOO and for each additional year's service tin additional $251 .will be made to the amount, up until I the employe has served five years when the insurance will stand at SL--500. In ease the employe has no 1c .pendants they will only be entitled Jo $l5O after one year. Dependents who m: y be beneficiaries are husband or wife, child or c.hild.ren. mother or fathlr, or any other : person depending oh the employe for I support. ; In case any employe leaves the comipany his protection will cease but will ibe granted special privileges in securing a policy from the company. _\n | physical examination is required. The mutual benefit society main|tallied by the employes of the company will remain in operation, hov[ever, the new insurance Is expected '[to greatly reduce the demand for their (insurance—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. i The plan it is said will also • xtend here, including at first only tho<e transfered here from the Fort Wayne plant, hut alter one year in operation will include hundreds of employ, s. The company takes excellent care of its employes evidently. AT HOME OF SON Occurred Death of Mrs. Margaret Gossard of Near Tocsin Sunday — DUE TO PNEUMONIA Was Sixty-eight Years of Age—Funeral Probably Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. Margaret Gossard. living about two miles north of Tocsin died at the home of her son-in-law. ('has. Stogdill, with whom she has been making her home for some time, last evening about 7:30, her death was due t<r pneumonia, being 68 years of age at her death. Mrs. Gossard has always been a good Christian lady and well respected by all who knew ' 'zer and will be sadly missed in her 1 family and community. Before her marriage to Mr. Gossard she was Miss Margaret Perkins. 1 To tiiis marriage were born four children, two of the girls preceding her ' in death as did her husband who died ’ about ten years ago. She leaves to ‘ mourn their loss two daughters, Mrs. • Clarence Stogdill. of Tpcsin. and Mrs. Porter Hatfield of Fort Wayne; two brothers. Robert Perkins, of Colorado, Thomas Perkins, fomerly of - this city, now of Kinsville, Ohio, and 1 a sister, Mrs. Mary Bfeckner, of Bellvue. Mich. No definite arrangements have - been made for the funeral but gc- • cording to relatives it is thought t that it will probably be on Wednesr day afternoon at the U; B. church at Tocsin.

ASK PERMISSION i Monroe Telephone Co. Petitions the Public Service Commission for Increase ON TELEPHONE RATES When Bills arc Not Paid Promptly—A Hearing is '■ Fixed for Januarv 11th i The public seryice commission ol I Indiana sends the following story ol 1 i interest lu this county ami requm t- , [ its publication: The Monroe Telephone System ol J Monroe. Indiana, lias filed with Hi Public Service Commission, the p"ti tion for the lollowing rates:

Per Month ! w Gr,,ss Net | Business telephone S1 75 $1.50 [All other telephones .... 1.25 100 Bills to be collected quarterly In advarice: the net rate to apply to all! hMis paid on or,before the 10th day of the first month of said quarter. It is represented to the commission j that the effect of this petition is to provide a 25c increase on hills not I paid on or before the 10th day of the, first month of the quarter, but that to all patrons who pay their bills l within the prescribed period of ton [ days, there will he no change in ■ rates. Petitioner represents to the ,-ommis-1 sion that it is forced to put such a I premium on prompt payment, because I of delay in payment which are mak-, ing it financially impossible to con- [ duct its business. ffce ■commission will have this matter A<oro it. in it- offices Sta,o Hnns’e. Indianapolis— at 10 o'clock January 14, 1920. Any persons having interest may file objections to said proposal 6h or before that (Lite or lxheard at that time. Tlie ahoge statements should be clear to all patrons of the Monroe co,m|,aii\ and is a simple business arrangement made necessary by the high cost of material and labor. Those wlto use residence phones can secure the same rates as heretofore. SI.OO per month, by paying In advance but those who do not. will pay an extra twenty-five cents per month. The co-; and inconvenience of collecting mak the change necessary and it is not be lipved there will he any objection offered. Tlie new company is makiim every effort to give good service and | deserve support. ■ — x WILL INDICT WHITE (United Press Service) Atlantic City. N. L. Dec. 29. — (Special to Daily Democrat) Scouting reports of the discovery of a child in! | Cdllinsville. Okla., who answered the ‘ description of “Billy" Dansey. Prose-! cutor Edmund C. Ganskill has an-; nounced that the whole case will be i paid before the grand jury at Mays Landing on January 15. "At thqt time, I will ask that indictments be returned against Chas. S. White on a charge of murder and against Mrs Edith L. Jones, as an accessory after the. fact” the prosecutor declared. WILL DEMAND KAISER < I’llil •• I I’, ->S .-,-IW l>-<- ) Paris, Dec. 29—(Special lo Daily; Democrat) The Echo de Paris said I today the French and British govern-1 meats had decided to ask for extradition of the former kaiser as soon as the provisions of the Versailles ' treaty are carried out. ' ———. REVIVAL MEETING AT BULAH CHAPEL A series of Revival meetings which ■ will last perhaps for two or three weeks will begin at Bttlah Chapel oil Tuesday evening. Tlie pastor. Re-'. Rogers, assisted by Rev. 1.. G, Karnes, 1 of Harlan will conduct the meeting ' On Wednesday evening a spec ial pro-1 gram including a social time and Watch night service is being planned ' the public is cordially invited to at tend these meetings. I INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service - ) Hog receipts. 12000; best heavies, i sl4 25: medium mixed. $14.25; com- - [ mon choice. $14.25; bulk sales. $14.25 t cattle receipts. 1700, steady; steers. - sl4(ff>lß; cows and heifers. [email protected] t sheep receipts. 300; market steady, | Tops. $7.50®8.50.

(MORNINGSTAR AND YOCUM TO BE ARRAINGED TUESDAY. Richard Morningstar and Meril Yoeiim. farmers-<if near Bertie, ac- < used of auto thefts, are still it, the I .county jail, it has been thought th: t their cases would have be. n ready for [court this afternoon for arraignment, j. It Is likely according to their attorneys that they will be brought into i court Tuesday. No new development > [ (I have arisen, th, men being reticient ' .over the new accusation against them. A week ago today they were released I [on the forgery ehiuges by settlement, | r ;aml re-arrested ] : ,t,.|- ~„ th,, pqreell [ [auto charge. Portland Republican. WRECK ON G. R.&I. 9 i- Big Freight Engine and i Coal Car Back Into a

- Blliw (1 String of Freight Cars EARLY SUNDAY A. M. Thought Track was Clear —Engineer Receives Miner Injuries A freight engine and coal car which was passing through this city early Sunday morning over the ({. 11. ' A- I. tracks, caused a wreck that may! have p-oved to be quite serious. The accident htippened at 1:05 a. *t and is said to have been caused I through some misunderstanding of the men in charge of the train, they I go',ig at a pretty good rate of speed, and as it was in the middle of the night and quite dark, and they think- ' ing that the track was clear, backed directly into a string of standing fiSght ec.-s. A Mr Bell, of Fort Wayne, was the engineer of the train, and in the n>ix- j up he received a number of injuries, but none of which are thought to be serious. The cab in which the fire man was stationed gave way. cans- ■ ing him to fall to the ground, falling I dear of the engine, and receiving some miner scratches, only. The mixup occtired near the Gen oral Electric site and was on one of the side tracks. The big engine was' put out of commission, it being some- [ what delaphlated. as well as several box cars, one being completely off the track. The wreck train was called, arriving in thi« city about ■eight o'clock and before long had ■ every thing cleared up. THREE BIG GAMES Boys and Girls Teams of| I). IL S. Will Play Alumni Boys and Girls TOMORROW NIGHT Local Phi Delta Kappa Team to Also Clash With Heidelberg (’oik *ge — Tomorrow night is the big night at [ the gym. Three games of basket ball will be played, anti tlie local fans are assured the time of their lives. The big program starts promptly at 7:0(1 o'clock when the I). IL S. girls team meet the Alumni girls, the ex-high school stars selecting a squad of old timers, and are figuring on putting | up a still game. The second game will he jtlayed be- [ tween the high school Ixiys team I and the Alumni boys team. A large [ number of the old basket ball favor- [ ites are in this city and under the captainship of Ralph Tyndall, have been practicing hard every flay, get ing back In their old form and a: >• planning on giving the local five the. run of their Ilves. The locals however. will appear on the floor with their regular lineup and just who the victory will go to is a hard matter Io decide. The last game will be between the j Phi Delts of this city and the Heid I elberg College team, of Tiffin, Ohio | From all indications this team is n< I weak one. as they are making a tour (and will play the Liberty Center In I dependents on Wednesday, and wil I meet the Bluffton Phi Delts on Thun I day. Come early and get your seat. UNITED BRETHREN. NOTICE Tbe Ladies' Aid of tb- U. H <lmr ’ i, [will have a call meeting Wednesday 0 [evening at 7:30 in the basement ol ■. the church. All members, please be [present on time.

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THE BLIND DEATH LIST IS GROWING Wood Alcohol Concoction List so Far Shows 255 PerArrests are Made MANY HAVE DIED List So Far Shows 255 Persons Have Died Since Country Went Dry !/ I'tiiM .I Vr. ss ' R*porU fiVm varioOgfciftlis today showed that at least 255 persons had died frqm wood alcohol poisoning, the "blinu' death" since prohibition went into effect July 1. In addition scores have been striken blind and others are stilt in a serious condition. Following are the reported casualties of the new plague. ; New York—s 2 dead 100 blind 2 seriously ill. Chicago—so dead 6' ill. Chicopee. M.iss—4s dead 5 serious[ly ill. Cleveland —15 dead. 3 blind. 16 ill. Holyokt Mass.—lo dead 7 serious- [ ly ill and three blind. Hartford Conn.—l 3 dead 7 ill. Jamestown N Y. —7 dead. Des Moines lowa—6 dead 12 ill. Augusta Ga.—l 6 dead. Newark N. J. —7 dead. St. Paul—7 dead. Springfield Mass.—3 dead 5 seriously ill. Hadley Mass.—4 dead one ill. Syracuse N. Y. —5 dead 1 ill. (Continue,! <»i Page Five) MARRIED AT NOON I * ■ ■ Mr. Ralph Snyder and Miss Hazel Tague were United in Marriage Sunday AT HOME OF BRIDE Beautiful Home Wedding - —Leave on Trip — To Live in Akron, Ohio u— B ■) A pretty country home wedding' ceremony took place at high noon Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents. D- miles southeast of De catur. when Miss Hazel Tugue, beI came the bride of Mr Ralph It. Snyder. Both are estimable young people and are very well known in Willshire and vicinity. As tlie bride and bridesmaid descended th, stairway, a beautiful j wedding march was nltiycd by Miss I Leah Hartzog, entitled "Midsum- ■ mer's Night Dream.” They we-e met I at the foot of the stairs by the groont [ and his attendant, proceeding to the parlor where Rev Thompson, paste" [of the Pleasant Mills Methodist ; ehitch. performed the ceremony, us- [ ing the double ring ceremony. Miss Roxana Stove was bridesmaid, and ! Henry Miller, the best man. The bride looked ve-y sweet and winsome in a plain ami simple gown of cream batiste and her corsage hoqttel of La France Roses. Her brides maid also looked charming in a frock of dark blue with a corsage of American Beauty Roses. The g-oom and Ill's attendant neatly attired made a very nice appearance. The home put on a festive appearance with its decorations in pink and white, ami large white wedding bells. Following the ceremony thirtv of the nearest relatives and friends pa-took i of a snmptious two-course dinner Tlie bride's table looked verv attracfive in its appointments with a huge bridal cake as the centerpiece. Guests besides tbe bride and a I groom wo-e: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. ( Snyder and family; Rev. Thompson. Miss Leah Hartzog: Mr. and Mrs. C r L. Stove and family: Henry Miller; Viola and Henry Dellinger, and Or nn villr Hoblet. Mr. and Mrs. Snyde- left the folS I lowing morning on Ho’b' fr,p [ South Bend. Logansttort and Chicago 'and will return here ffOfnK « j Akron, whe-e they will ma - h--Th*» wore lor ber trnv Xsttit a brown tailored suit ” , Urge Pictttre hat and '■'....ssories of costume harmoniiod prettily(Continued on Page Five)