Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1920 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XVIII. Number 7.

ARE SQUARELY REMIND WILSON Democrats are Back of President Wilson in His Fight for the Treaty NATIONAL COMMITTEE Is Receiving Offers from Cities to Hold Convention—Chicago’s Offer (United Press Service) Washington. January 8 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — A resolution putting the democratic party on record as being squarely behind President Wilson in the fight so- ratification of the peace treaty was passed unanimously by the democratic national committee today. In this resolution senators who opposed ratification or whs *Whht reservations which were characterized as “nullifying" were declared to lie worthy of “the contempt of the world." Former Senator James Hamilton Lewis appealed to the committee to select Chicago as the convention city on the ground that it is the center of a great foreign population which he declared i- being misled by the republicans. Roger Sullivan offered $75,000 for the expenses of the convention and said “we can probably take care of both the wets and divs". Former Mayo: Carter Harrison of Chicago pointed out the geographical desirabilities of Chicago. California's offer, presented by 1. B. Dockweller, San Frnaciseo. aroused enthusiasm. He offered $125,000 , on behalf of San Francisco and said an additional fund is being raised for entertainments. Washington, Jan. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Democrats will j furnish over two-thirds of the vote necessary to ratify the treaty on a reasonable compromise over reservations, Senator Hitchcock. Nebraska, acting democratic leader safrt in a letter to the Roosevelt club of Boston. which he read on the floor of the senate today. STEPPING RIGHT ALONG The report of the Old Adams (ounty bank as shown in their statement, published today shows a total of assets of $1,523,424.56 of which the deposits are $1,355,715.29. largest .showing ever made and which up to last | night had increased another fitly thousand. The bank has been making great strides during the past year an t feel the need of heir new building. enjoyed noon luncheon Almost a hundred per cent turn out of the Rotary club attended the first noon luncheon today and an emrny able hour was spent '" ■ chairman, of the January ente ta n — program and Je. e r.iiforjust returned from a tnp • « n " a comn,itte ( ; for ,nake r Plan the eleventh district conattending the• Wayae . ference of Rotar. February 11 a nd OPEN F 0”2 USINESS T.nwn as the Vance The new firm : o|lpnP d thig & Linn Clothing ■ Tbpy w jn morning cus tomers glad to welcome an " ‘T ad the unvoice has be carried on . ual trade is "" _________ INO iana?ous mabkET (UnitcA P^^ 0 ’^ r market 30 Hog -eceipts- ■ sl4 2 5fi® 14.60; lower: best h'•' commedium n ’ ix ®,.A fi p. 70: bulk sales mon choice - receipts. 2100. $14.50@14' 0; ‘. cows and steady: steers receipts, SOO; heifers. , s @9. market stead) —'"—..tie « nBUS The Brazil cattle 37,500,000 head ■ L * * * * * raTHER FO RECAST i * ' + the WEA I + *+* +* ♦ ♦ + * * + *t-th st>°* ° r "rT Snow in no ", colde r; Frjay south portion1 j fflewhat colde| local snows < s

PRESBYTERIAN PRAYER SERVICE (Last nights meeiing of the Prayer e was well attended and was u splendid meeting The fourth meeting wi] be tonight at 7:30. The theme f of the meeting will be “The chtr.h Awakened By New Call For Cooperation," E. S. Moser and Rev. A 11.' Saunders will be the speaker toni ;1 t * 1 hey will consider the plans of pro-' press for the greater cooperation of the churches. Special music will be 1 given. All members and people o, tl e city are invited to be present at th >se I meetings. LAST OF A. F.. F. ’ Brig. Genera! Conner with 110 Officers and Men will Leave France ;TO SAIL SUNDAY > For the U. S.—Reported that “Soviet Ark” is Ly- , ing in English Channel (United Press Service) Paris, Jan. 8. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —When Brig. General Conner with 110 officers and men leaves for Antwerp Friday to sail from th. .e to the United States Sunday, the last iof the A. E. F. in France will be enroute home, it was learned today. Washington. I). C. Jan. s (Special to Daily Democrat) —Officials here today could not understand why the ‘soviet ark" Buford should be lying in the Engelish cannel awaiting or-, ,ders, as was reported in a London dis-1 patch. Before the vessel sailed, it . was learned her commander was giv-l ten sealed orders to proceed to a cei-; lain destination and there unload her cargo of "reds.” If the London report is true, it may mean that some hitch has arisen and I that the Buford will not be a >le 101 land the radicals at the port originally deejded upon, wbii U. was generally , understood to be He’-ingfore of hanIgo. More recently it was said the Buford would unload at Danzig. PEOPLE WANT IT The Country is Demanding that Senate Ratify Treaty Without Delay WOULD SETTLE DOWNj Conditions Would Then Readjust Themselves — Strong in Middle West (By 1.. C. Marlin. United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington. D C.. Jan. .8 (Special to Daily Democrat)- The country wants the treaty, and wants it mighty badly; it does not care particularly whether there are reservations to it ' or not. according to democratic poll-' ticians here for the national commit tee meeting today and th? Jackson Day dinner tonight. The demand for ratification is particularly strong in the middle west and the south, democrats said, as those sections see in the restoration of peace officially a hope of the immediate return to normal business conditions. Col. Sam Amidon, Wichita, Kan., and Col. Charley Higgins. St. Louis, who spoke for that section of the country. said the treaty is the uppermost (houpght among business men and that if the republicans let it get into the campaign the people will show in short order what they think about the senate's delay in ratification. Charles Morris of Ohio, one of Gov. ICox's lieutenants, reported Ohio ns. I full of "treaty psychology." Morris; said the people there believe that, I when the treatv controversy is over ( (things will settle down. Ratification of the treaty in itself may not have much to do with putting conditions back to normal, hut the psychologyc-il effect, Morris said, will be tremendous. i These views were echoed and reechoed by virtually all the delegates. Every time a delegate was asked what the folks at home had on their minds he said “The peace treaty” first and then proceeded to other things.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 8, 1920.

POST OFFICERS G. A. R. and W. R. C. Install Officers to Serve for the Year MYERS IS COMMANDER Elected Eighth Time as the Head of this Post—Mrs. Chronister for Corps William H. Myers was installed as commander of Sam Henry Post, G. A. R. at a pleasant meeting recently I held, this being his eight year in that 1 1 honorable position. His record has . been a splendid one and his services are appreciated by the members ot the post. Other officers of the local G. A. R. installed were S. B. Fordyce, senior vice commander; Dan Kitson, junior vice commander; Bcnj. Pillars, surgeon; I). K. Shaekley. officer of day; G. B. Cline, quarter master: Samuel Chronister, officer of guard; .M. J. Wertzberger. patriotic instructor": li.-dvT 5!1P1! V - adjiPint. E. R. Drum-: mond was elected chaplain anti wn\'. lie installed later. I The following were {stalled as officers at the W R. C. at the same meeting; President, Inda Chronister; Jennie Stevens., senior vice; Mrs M. O. Groves, junior vice; Rosina Lord, secretary; Edna Elzey, treasure;-; Mary Pillars, chaplain; conductress. I Mrs. Breiner: guard. Marie Hower; press correspondent, Mrs, Flitchcock; instruct:r. Mrs. Dr. Burns; color bearers. Mrs. Glancy. Mrs. Bolinger. Mrs. Duer and Mis. Whitright. hSnOWes — Fire Department Called Only 28 Times in 1919— Excellent Work OF VARIOUS CAUSES Two Out of Town Calls— Total Loss $1,842-25— Loss per Capita 36'< Although $124,445.00 worth of | property, including buildings and conI tents were endangered by tires dttr- . ing 1919 in the city of Decatur, the . property owners suffered only a total loss of $1842.25 or per capita loss of thirty-six cents. This is a wonderful record and Chief Dellinger and i his force of assistants deserve much j credit tor their efficient work and efi forts in saving the people's property. Chief Dellinger’s annual report submitted to the city council the other evening showed that the department had been called to twenty-eight fires within the city and two outside. The cause; of the fires as assigned by) Chief Dellinger were: From poorly singled roofs 11 Adjoining fires 4 Children with matches 2 : Defective flues 2 : Defective range 1 (Defective fire place 1 Burning oil 1 Gasoline explosion 1 Burning rubbish 2 Defective wiring 1 Sparks from train 1 Other causes 1 Total 28 Chief Dellinger recommended that members of the fire department be given an increase in pay. otherwise it would be impossible to keep efficient men on the force, he stated. MRS. SMITH RESTING FINE Mrs. Gene Lutz-Smith who was taken to the Lutheran hospital yesterday afternoon .stood the trip nicely and was resting easy this morning after a restful night. It will be a week oeI fore an examination can be conducted to ascertain whether or not an operation will be necessary. A message from Miss Rowena Shoaff, nurse in j charge who formerly lived with the Lutz family, this morning was most J encouraging. She said the only unI usual fact to report was that Lewis - Lutz Smith the little son who accompanied his mother to the hospital had - absolutely refused to abide in the nursery and had demanded his right to he with his mother. An armisttc) i was arranged and the babe spent a i happy night in a crib near his mamma's bed. |

■ I COLLEGES TO TAKE BALLOT (United Press Service) Crawfordsville, Jun. 8. Wabash college professors will join those of other colleges of the nution In a ballott on tlie peace treaty. Both the faculty and student body will be ask: "Do you approve the treaty as it' wan first presented to congress? , "Do you approve the treaty with I reservations? "Do you approve the treaty amended as it now stands?" An organization with its center in Hie big eastern universities is conducting tlie canvass. WOULD IT WK? Bill Now in Congress Provides for an Extra Month and Makes Al! Equal MANY FAVOR THIS Organization with Headquarters at Minneapolis Urge Liberty Month Why shou^I’' 1 ’' lh " rP an ■' P,lUi ‘ l month calendir?" is n,. " tions. other than the indisposition' - ;.-. . people generally to change their methods of thinking? The American Equal .yionth Calendar Association of Minneapolis. Minn . is advocating a calendar of thirte-n months of exactly four ,weeks ea h. the extra month to bd qimed “Liberty" and to come lietwin February and March. That would make 3G4 days. The 365th day would lie N°w Y ears Day. belonging to no month and : being an independent legal holiday. I Another independent legal holidav to: lie called “Correction Day" is provided for leap year years. Every month would be exactly alike tlie days of the week would tall on tlie same date each month. The assertion is made that neither tlie number nor the length of tlie months in the present calendar is' governed by tlie moon or by any natur-) a! law; that when this calendar was ; adopted it was contemplated that Easter and other “moveable” fe :-t would occur on fixed dates that tlie present calendar is a "ferocious mess;" and that the change could be adopted to take effect on Sunday, the) first day of 1922. with scarcely any jar or friction. A bill has been introduced in tlie Congress of the United States to establish such a method of reckoning the passing of time. Rotory Magazine. FERRISIHRSAL Portland Man Accused of Serious Crime by Father of Young Geneva Girl INTEREST IS SHOWN Fourteen Year Old Victim was on Stand —V otaws Well Known in County Ixniise Pauline Votaw. aged 14. daughter of Charles C. Votaw of G 'ieva. and well known here, is the pro: e, ut ing witness in a sensational now on trial in tlie Portland circuit court. The defendant in the case is Sherman Farris of Portland and much interest lias been manifested in the case. Ferris is a married man. In the affidavit which was filed by the girls father, it is charged that on July 21st last Ferris arranged witli tlie Votaw girl to take her to the county infirmary on a sight seeing expedition, it being supposed that Mrs Ferris would accompany them. When Mr. Ferris arrived in his buggy at tlie home of Rollie Metz where Louise was visiting her aunt. Mrs. Ferris was not in the buggy. The girl, a mere child did not realize the seriousness of her trip until too la’ -. They drove past the infirmary to a lane alongside a grove where the girl was pulled from the buggy and lift’d over a fence and taken Into the woods. Louis was on tlie witness stand several hours yesterday and told of the rough treatment and the assult. The penalty is a prison sentence of from two to twenty years and a [fine of SI,OOO and if guilty Ferris should have it all. King George's annual income be- | fore the war was $2,350,000. ,

WILL SPEAK HERE Mr. C. 0. Drayton, of the Equity-Union Cooperation Here Monday Afternoon AT 1:30 O’CLOCK Has Organized More Than Four Hundred Companies —Committee Working C. O. Drayton, national organizer for tlie Equity Union cooperation will speak at the court house in this city, next Monday afternoon and a local committee urging a good attendance: for this occasion. The postal card) invitation sent out. read as follows: Dear Sir: We want you to he sure to hear ('. O. Drayton. from Greenville. lllinoise, speak for Eqiiity-Unk n cooperation, in Decatur court house, on Monday Jan. 12th. 1:30 I’. M. Tie ''has organized about 40u cooperative companies and they are a success.) His object is a forty-thousand-dollar union in Decatur. Then the farmer will own the best elevator, warehouse and coal yard in Decatur. It is a safe proposition and it pays. Rem I ember January 12th. 1:3(1. Yours truly. ('. D Houk. John Youse. \ Committee. 'RKET CLOSE CHICAGO Mm (United Press \ _ Daily Chicago. Jan s (Special io’ w . ( Democrat i Corn: Jan. $1.40%; May. $1.36%; July $1.34%. Oats: May, 84Mi; July 78. FORCONFERENCE Methodist Leaders Planning Now for Annua! Gathering April 7 to 12 MEET AT RICHMOND i A Thonsamrt Delegates *re Expected—Many Church Leaders on Program Richmond. Ind.. January 7 -Dr. Somerville Light, superintendent of the Richmond district of the no: ti; Indiana Methodist Episcopal cons tence, and the Rev. A. H. Backus, p. stor of Grace Methodist church, this city, who are arranging for tlie sessions of tlie north Indiana conference. to be held in Richmond April 7 to 12. today announced tentative plans for the meeting which will bring approximately 1.000 delegat. s to the city. Bishop Thomas Nicholson, of Chicago, will preside at all sessions. In connection witli the conference of ministers, tlie quadrennial conference of laymen from Hie north Ind; I ana conference is to lie in session, and both bodies will elect their representatives to Hie general national 1 conference in Des Moines, May 1 to 6. Members of the Richmond Meth- . odist churches will entertain the dele- : gates in their homes. Official representatives appointed by tlie district cabinet will come to the conference from the Logansport. Goshen. Wabash. Muncie and Ft. Wayne districts, i Dr. Edward Blake .of Chicago, will represent the Sunday school board: D. B. Forsythe, of Philadelphia, the board of home missions, and the church extension board: Dr. Frank Mason North, of New York city, tlie foreign missions board: Dr. Patrick Modesty, ot Philadelphia, representative of the freedmen’s aid and southern education board; Dr. A. W. ITtr, ris, of New York city, education board: Dr G. A. Guthrie, of Chicago, corresponding secretary of the Epworth i.eague. the official young people's organization, and Dr. John : Tziwe Fort, of Chicago, field secret-oy of the mission on finance Dr. E. C. Wareing. of Cincinnati, editor of tlie Western Christian Advo-li cate, tlie official midwestern publien- i Don of tlie Methodist Episcopal); church, will attend (he conference. (I INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. I The K. of P lodge will hold its; semi-annual installation of officers -it i the home this evening. W. Guy Brown ; •••ill act as installing officer in place of County Deputy W. A. Lower, who cannot be present. All members are l expected to he present. (

PREVOST IS SILENT 1 (United Press Service) Mount Clemens. Mich.. Jan. 7(Special to Daily Democrat) Lloyd ' Prevost, charged with slaving liis friend. J. Stanley Brown, the night of Dec. 23. will stand mute when he is arminged today, according to ills attorneys. By this ruse, attorneys hope to force tlie attorney general to lay the results of his recent secret inquiry, into the slaving, open to Hie defense, » yet in ignoran. e of many of the stale’s points. Groeaback said tale yesterday the ••.fate will need 20 days io complete | its case. A MEMORIAL HALL Appeal to be made to Special Session of Legislature for Memorial Hall BY AMERICAN LEGION Local Post Took Action Last Night—Representative Walker will Help Last evening at the regular meeting of (lie American Legion in this city, the members of the Post went on record as being in favor of having erected a Memorial hall in Indianapolis. the same to be used as National lieadqtiarters lor tlie Legion and the holding of conventions and , a general home for all ex service men J Tile movement is under way tlrough- | the state and if Governor Good<"l' ’lulls a special session of the nch c. month, an appeal will legislature u. , ■ n<>emlily for an apbe made to tin ■ propriation. . f t j, e Elmo Smith, president •Wt’t. with ion has taken tlie matter up '’ttruf Representative Joseph Walker o this county and h> has assured the ex service m m that if the legislature is called upon for the request he will Io everything in his power to promote tile project. Other business matter were dispbs-' ed of and a real in'resting meeting tool: place The inMnheiship ot the Legion is growing nicely, there being about seventy five members enrolled in tlie local post. All ex-service men are urged to join. ARE COMPLETED Arrangements Have Been Made for Returning of Foreign Troops FROM COLD SIBERIA Exchange of Ratification of Peace Treaty to Take Place Saturday I United l’r< sx Service) Washington. I). ('., Jan. S (Special Io Daily Democrat) Arrangemec.ts have been completed or the repatrition of the Czechoslovak. Polish.; Jugo-Slav and Rumanian troops from , Siberia and the United States trans : ports President Grant and America ) will leave New York for Vladivostok to begin tlie withdrawal of these lorees. the state department announc-) ed todav. I — Paris. Jan. 8 (Special to Dai!.' Democrat) Exchange of formal rati-)' fications placing the treaty of Ver-' sailles in effect will take place at the French foreign office at 4 o'clock Sat j urday, it was announced officially to-) div. Only those nations which have rati-j* Tied the treaty will take part in Hie I; ceremonies. They are Great Britain, j; France. Italy. Japan. Belgium. Bolivia, i Brazil. Guatemala. Peru. Poland. Siam. Czechoslovakia. Uruguay and G« ' many. 1/ondon. Jan 8 (Special to Daily Democrat Premier Lloyd George and Premier Nitti have reached an agreement for settlement of I'itime, it was reported today. The agreement, according to the reports, will be submit | fed to Premier Clemenceau when ih n i allied leaders meet with him in Parisi today. WILL HOLD RUMMAGE SALE The Womans Home Missionary society of tlie M. E. Church will hold a Rummage sab’ in the lower floor of the Puldie Library on January 23 and ( 24. Watch for father announcements.

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SUGAR CAMPAIBN : IS NEARING END I Decatur Plant has Made Fourteen Million Pounds * I of Granulated This Year | MAY IMPROVE PLANT .. — Tentative Plans for Increasing Slicing Capacity —71,000 Tons Cut The Decatur plant of the Holland- ; St. Louis Sugar company concluded the ninety-day campaign of beet cutting today. Another week will lie re- • quired by a part of the employes to | finish the sugar making and clean u;> and shipping of tlie supply on hands. Die demand for sugar during the past three months has kept the stock moving almost ns rapidly as manufactur•<1 but th<‘ company has tlie sugar ; made during the past week on hands. The total output of ugar from the local plant will lie about fourteen milion pounds, a considerable help during the.-e da’ s of “two-pound rations.” During the ninety davs the Decatur sugar factory has cut 71.000 tons gross of beets which is ten thousand ’ tons more than last year However. ' Owing to tin poor quality of beets this ' year tlie amount of sugar manufactur--1 ed is but slightly greater than former years. • During the pa t ten wool:- with the exception of one week an average of I from three to five cur- of finished. high crude ertiniilated ugar. has been shipped from here 'o various parts of tlie country. The campaign has , been a successful one with usual prof < hlems to meet. The lug supply of ■i tA: |,:l ‘ " i,n ” lp ex " be . f a few car:; which failed ’o cot’fiot- Nfreezc and thaw< and the stand the W(1) ] v ,|ea-- d with the managers tfr inet results. w,,,- increasing the TrlYtative plan* •*>>•• _ plan) \-‘ i slicing cap.icity of ’ .”Itpr. I *'tie e liarc been made ai J if i nrricd out will mean snlandid improvement Tib- company ii'dieve their property : should not be taken into the city and though they have authorized no statement cone ruing ibis, wo feel jpiro that the directors m tlie company will feel much more like going ahead witli the investment of many additional thousands if assured <>f the coopera- ; lion of the community in fin's regard. I The company has m oven a great coni orn for Decatur and they are deserv)ing every consideration. Contracts for next rears beet crop are coming in now and indications arc ilhat a sufficient supply < anbe securjcd to ke‘>p tin- plant going tlie full Icammiign even witli the increased : facilities. BOOST FOR MR. PATTERSON. In common wftli thirty two thouisand of their fellow employes in other icities, tlie local eninloyes of tlie 'Western Union Telegraph company who have been six months or more in the I service of the company will partfeiIpate in salary increases totaling over live million dollars a year, commencing January 1 Employe* wlio have 'been a year or more in tlie service 'will receive a 15 per cent increase land those who have been six months 'but loss than a year in tlie service wbl •receive ID per cent Only employes ; who receive l”*s than $250 a month ' will participate. Manager Bnttorson of tlie local office states that these increases are in pursuance of an agreement reached some time aeo between the manat’oment and the Association of Western Union employes Tlie 'Western Union is one of tlie largo corporations which engages in tlie process of collective bargaining with its employes and this is tlie latest of several gon- : oral increases which have been negotiated as a means of offsetting tn a certain extent the increased cost of living which has fallen so heavily upon tlie salaried class. MISS MORAN HOME — Miss Margaret Moran, who has boon ill at the hospital in Fort Wayne leatne to the home of her brother Judge ;J. (’. Moran on Marshall *tre“t. Miss Moran has been ill al tlie homo of her sister in Fort Wayne for some time coming Imnio yesterday She is very much improved and it is thought that [She will get along alright.