Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 24

CAUCUS AGREED ON SEVEN POINTS By-partisan Treaty Conference was Near Agreement on All Questions WHEN ITJJROKE UP Conference will he Resumed Tomorrow—Tentative Agreement on Some (United Frees Service) Washington. Jan. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat!—Exact information confirming the status of the by partißan treaty conferences, obtained today, showed that when the secret conferences were interrupted py the lrreco n ciliables revolt and Senator Lodge’s ultimatum, agreements had been reached on seven points with tentative agreement on five others. The conference will be resumed tomorrow. Definite agreement has been reaches; on these points: The preamble; reservation three relating to the refusal of the United States to accept a mandate with consent of co n gress: reservation four relating to domestic question ß : reservation ten on limitation of armament: 1 reservation eleven relating to treatment of nationals of a covenant breaking state; reservation twelve relative to rights of American citizens. Tentative agreement had been reached on reservation two relating to article ten; reservation one relating to withdrawal from the league: reservation five relating to the Monroe Doctrine: re s ervation nine relating t 0 payment of Americas' share of league expenses and reservation tourteen relating to inequality of voting power. These agreements and partial understancing covered twelve of the fifteen divisions of ths Lodge reservation. Washington. Jan. 2$— (Special to Daily Democrat )--President Wilson today requested Secretary of the Treasury Glass tp make another appeal to congress for an appropriation of $150,000,00(1 to be used in relieving starving populations in Poland. Austria and Armenia. Washington. Jan. 28 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Reform forces ini congress are quietly organizing for an offensive against horse racing and gambling which is expected to drive those pastimes into the limbo where liquor now lies. The fight will not be started in the open until the re form forces are certain they have enough votes pledged to give them victory. The work of lining up these votes is on full swing today. A SPUD HOLD UP Government is Investigating Charges of Profiteering in Potatoes PAYING HIGH PRICES Total 1919 Crop was About One Hundred Thirty Million Bushels (United Press Service) Washington. Jan- i^i l " 1,1 Dally Democrat)— Charges of alleged extensive profiteering in I""-' 1 have been brought to the attenti t of the government, it was Itained today and are being investigat'd. Fortunes probably are being out of the erstwhile humble spud. ■ according to information already in possession of the investigators. Congurnets in many par’s of the (ountry now are being forced to pay at the rate Os $3-20 per h’tshel for P—sold over the counter of teiad gio eery stores, it was learnm - Farmers who gt receive siightly more bushel which was tne re . them in November, act . H.e agriculture department, ports to the and rpU il Middlemen, whol e C con . dealers get the balan ■umers, $3.20. " tg due Retailers say of potatoes, to a nation wi<e s Stocks of potatoes, M of now on far™ at a( _. dealers tot.i - . lt , ir al departcording to the agucii ment.

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WERE MARRIED SATURDAY Cecil Harvey, son of James Harvey I of I nion township, and Miss Bertha . Drummond, duiighier of Mr. and Mrs. ' Ulysses Drummond, were married [Saturday evening at the home of Rev. G. M. Sill, pastor of the Decatur circuit. Rev. Sill officiating. Harold Harvey, a brother of the groom, was a witness to the ceremony. The many friends of the young couple i wish them all kinds of happiness. The bride formerly worked at the ! Baughman store in this city. MY THEM MORE State Superintendent Says Teachers Should be Paid More Than the — LEGAL MINIMUM WAGE Would Approve it—Recommends Increase* — A Shortage of Teachers County Superintendent of schools. .E. S. Christen received the following 'bulletin from State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 1.. N. Hines, in which Mr. Hines recommends the inI ( leasing of the teacher’s pay over the I state. To Indiana School Officers-. — There is, in Indiana at the present time, a shortage of teachers The situation will be worse next fall, according to present indications, unless some drastic action is taken. Larger salaries must be paid if the eineieency is to be met in a satisfactory manner. There are other elements in the situation, but the demand for more money for teachers is the most pressing matter just at present. Accordingly. this department has devis'd the following table in the way of suggestion for paying more money Ito teachers and as a guide to school [officers in arranging salary schedules: I ‘(’lass Present Recommended ■ Min. Wages Wages A $56.55 $ 87 30 B 69.00 92.00 C 87.30 106.70 Exempt 87 30 106.70 D 97.00 116.40 (Class A. B. C, teachers are those holding 12. 24 and 36 months’ licenses respectively.) Wherever it is possible to do so. ■trustees and school boards are asked to use the "Recommended Multipliers" lin determining minimum wages. These multipliers and the “Recommended Wages” have not heen ena< ted into law. of course, and are only" suggestions, hut if enough teachers are to be secured next year, wages as high as the "Recommended Wages.” or higher, must be paid in the opinion of this Department. We strongly urge that all Indiana school officials use the "Recommended Wages" as a minimum scale. In many corporations the salaries should go even higher. The above table of wages was approved by the State Board of Education at its meeting on Friday. January 16th. i In distributing t state aid for the i school year 1920-21 any scale of wages from the legal minumum to the recoin- [ mended minimum will be approved. It is considered important that this matter be speedily taken up with county, town and city boards of education. it. would lie well, also, to conduct campaigns among high school seniors with a view to getting them interested in teaching next year. Very truly. L. N. HINES. State Supt of Public Instruction. NOTHING TO SAVE HIM — Albany. N. Y.. Jan. 28.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Only intervention by Governor Smith can now prevent the execution of Gordon Fawcett Hamby tomorrow night. Indications today were that the governor would not intervene. A special commission apointed by the governor to examine the sanity of Hamby has made its final report I showing that in their opinion he is now sane and was sane when he shot and killed the. teller of the East Brooklyn Savings bank during the Christmas season a year ago. FREIGHTER NEFF IN PORT I (United Press Service) Chicago. Jan. 28—(Special to Dail? ' Democrat)— The freighter Sidney O . Neff, icebound off Chicago harbor to 5 nearly a week, made port tod a; f under her own steam and docked a the municipal pier. -1 The Neff drifted north in a hug I floo when the ice jam broke. Monday

COES TO ARIZONA ( ! Miss Margaret Moran, a f Teacher at North Ward, Left Yesterday for ; PHOENIX, ARIZONA To Take a Much Needed Rest—She Suffered from Pneumonia Last Year , Miss Margar<4 Moran, well known ■ and popular yofinfc lady of this city, I a sister of Judge J. Moran and a (teacher in the public schools for seven ; or eight years, left yesterday foi Phoneix, Arizona where she will reI main for an extended visit and will take a much needed rest. Miss Moran suffered from an attack 1 of pneumonia last fall and was sick for a couple of months. She has . taught school for about twelve years, being at the north ward building tn this city for seven or eight years and during that time has not taken a rest. She intends to stay at Phoenix indefinitely and will visit with the Bryan sisters, daughters of the later Peter J. Bryan formerly of Jefferson township. The members of the school board regret that they will lose her valuable service, but join with her many friends in wishing her better health with the change in climate. ROT JUDGMENT Chas. Worden, Ft. Wayne Banker, Scores Second Victory Against Weil, THE “YELLOW KID” Given Verdict Yesterday for $17,338.27—He Tells’ Story of Being Cheated Charles H. Worden, president of the First anti Hamilton National Rank of Foil Wayne. Ihd.. again has won a court decision from Joseph ("Yellow Kid") Weil, now serving a term in the Joliet penitentiary. The first came when Weil was convicted in Criminal Court of defrauding Worden. and the second when a jury in Circuit Judge Walker’s Court award ed him a verdict of $17,338.27 against Weil. The banker repeated the story told at the criminal trial of how, in the Autum of 1917. after a brief acquaintance. the “Yellow Kid" casually produced a copy of a magazine containing a full page of the SIOO,OOO man." Tile portrait was that of Weil, with the assumed name of Janies R. Wilson. Soon afterward, the banker said Weil had borowed $15,000, for which he gave as security several thousand shares of the “Decatur Copper Mining Company of Arizona." Mr Worden said that he .lid not see Weil again until his apprehension and trial. —Chicago American. REINSTATEMENT Os War Risk Insurance Within 18 Months Still Holds Good. > 1 To relieve any confusion that may 1 exist in the minds of former service men on account of the special provision of lapsed War Term Insurance which authorized reinstatement up to December 31. 1919. regardless of date of discharge, announcement is made by Director R. G. Cholmeley- : Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Inn surance that the provisions for reint statement of lapsed or canceled ini’ surance, within 18 months from date y of discharge, upon payment of only i- two months’ premiums on the amount of insurance to be reinstated, providy ed the insured is in as good health if as at the date of discharge or expirt, ation of the grace period whichever is the later date, and so states in d his application, still hold good. n The provision that, discharged is service men are permitted to reinstate at any time within three calendar months following the month of discharge by merely paying the two months’ premiums, without making a formal application or a statement as ly to health is also still in force. T. The provisions for reinstatement yr do not protect a man until he ac ly tually reinstates. If he waits he may at not be in as good health as he was at the time of discharge and conse je fuently may not be able to secure y. 1 reinstatement.

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MRS. VAN ZWALUWENBURG DEAD A note from Mrs. Will Kremers. Niagara Falls, N. Y., announces the death of Mrs 11. Van Zwaluwenburg, I who lived In Decatur for about a yen-, will) her daughter. Mrs. Alice Kremers. in Steele property, corner Fifth and Madison streets. Her death occurred at the present home of her 1 daughter in Illinois on last Thursday January 22nd. The deceased was I known by a number of people here who will deeply regret to hear of her death. , WELL KNOWN HERE Miss. Anna Fehrenbach, Formerly of This City, Died Last Evening at HOME IN FORT WAYNE Was 59 Years of Age— Husband was in Bakery Business Here The many friends of Mrs. Anna . Fehrenbach in this city will be grieved . to learn of her death which occurred last evening at her home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Fehrenbach formerly lived here, her husband and son Charles being in the bakery business here. The Journal-Gazette gives the following account of her death. “Mrs. Anna Fehrenbach. widow of Chas, Fehrenbach, who died eight years ago. passed away at the family residence, 519 West Superior street, last evening at 5 o’clock at the age cf titty-nine years. Death resulted from heart trouble and complications. She was born in Germany and came to America when twenty years of age coming direct to Fort Wayne time until death. One daughter. Mary Fehrenbach. passed away live weeks age. Mrs. Fehrenbach is survived byseven daughters and one son: Mis. C. X. Niblick, Mrs. Grover Witzigrenter. Mrs. Oscar Herber. Mrs. Frank Boitet. Misses Thressa. Margaret and Regina, all of this city and Joseph ('.. a well known baker of Fort Wayne. — She- was a member of St. Paul s Catholic church from where funeral services will he held at a time to be announced later. PRICES going!jp Union Barker Shops will Charge Forty Cents for a Haircut SHAVE TWENTY CENTS Tonics will be Twenty Cents After February— The Schedule The prices on shaves, haircuts, tonics and tonsitorial work are going up. The regular meeting of the local barger’s union number 660 was held last evening at the Ruckman & Kitson barber shop, located on East Monroe street, at which time a num ber of business matters were attended to. Every barber in the city excepting one attended and a splendid meeting was held. After the transacting of the regular business matters, the price of barber work was brought up before the union, and it was decided to make a slight change in the present prices, a number of necessities being raised live cents. The raise i is attributed to the advance in tools . and the high prices of everything . else. Therefore it was agreed upon by . the union that the new prices go in- > to effect on next Monday. February , 2. and will prevail in all the local t shops as they are all union barber . shops. 1 The prices as fixed by the union . last night are: r Haircuts * 40 t Shaves 20 Tonic 20 1 Ladies' Shampoo 1-W> i. Electric Massage 40 [. Plain Massage 30 f The prices on al! other barber n work not mentioned in this list will ft remain the same. s TO INSTALL OFFICERS t . The installation of the officers of y the Royal Neighbors will take place t Thursday evening at the hall. Fol- ?- lowing the ceremonies lunch will be e served and it is hoped that every member will be present.

i FOR NEW MEMBERS J I Drive to be Made, Starting February 16, for Better Farming Association OF ADAMS COUNTY II • —— A Similar One to be Made in District — Dinners Yesterday and Today Members of the Adams County Bet "ter Farming association are planning u big drive in this county starting Febnary 16th at which Him- similar efforts to secure a greater membership will be made all over this district. A discussion of the methods to be used was had yesterday when representatives from the six northern townships met at the Murray Hotel, enjoyed a dinner and then heat'd talks from Mr. Gray county superintendent, R. E. Marshall, county chairman and others Interested in the work. Will P. Schrock was the host. Today a similar meeting was held at the hotel at Berne for the men from the six south township: Each township is to be organized and the drive for new members will be made simultaneous in all. The plan and the purpose of the organization will be announced soon in half page advertisements in this paper. Watch for them. softTrinTbar Will Harting and Fred Fullenkamp to Open Bar in the Ellis Building TO SERVE SANDWICHES Hope to Open for Business in Ten Days—The Gas Company to Move Will Harting and Fred Fullenkump well known business men of this city have leased th? Ellis building opiwsiie the court house, now occupied by the Gas company and will as soon as the (las company moves their office into their new headquarters in the room north of Murray Hotel, open a soft drink bar and will have on "tap" till kinds of drinks, such as Begro. Bevo and last but not least. “Conter’s" ice cold pop. They will also serve hot sandwiches in connection witli the drinks and intend to make their plat e of business a very desirable place to go to Arrangements are now being worked cut and the bar formerly in the Murray saloon will he installed in the soft dink parlor. Utter on in the year, probably next fall, the owners are figuring on serving short orders. The moving of the office of the Gas company has been delayed a few days on account of the illness of George Mount, the local manager. Messrs. Harting and Fullenkarnp hope to have their place of business open to the public by a week from next Saturday. FLU BAD AT OSSIAN Ossian, Ind.. Jan. 28—That there are mote eases of influenza in Ossian now than when the scourge was at its height a year ago. is th- statement of practicing physicians of this community who are riding the country night and day in an effort to care for all the sufferers from the disease. Only the fact that the disease is occuring here in a much milder from than a year ago. accounts for the fact that there are no deaths. In the town of Ossian, there are twenty-five or more cases and there are also a great number in Jefferson township. Mr. and Mrs. George Ehret, of Burdette. Kan., who came here to the funeral of Mrs. Ehret's father, G. W Rupright, are both ill with the “flu" and Mrs. Ehret has contacted double pneumonia. Her condition Is critical. At the home of Harry Beaty both Mr. and Mrs. Beaty and their little son. have the disease and at the home of Louis Hissem, all of the family ex- ' cept one son are ill. ' The churches have been closed in " an effort to combat the spread of the disease and protracted meetings which were in progress, have been discontinued. Among those afflicted arc: Dr. Earl D. Poffenberger and son, Robert: Homer Wilson, Mrs. ' Cyrus Wilson. Mrs. J. S. Krewson, ■ Mrs. Fred Heckman. Harry King, Charles Jennings. William Beck, i Frank Hoover and wife. Mrs. Nettie Doan. W. H. Rupright and J. W. Crummitt.

t " I t HELD SPECIAL SESSION r The city council met 111 special i session lust evening ami approved the y I plans and specillcaliom for th'- new I power plant building, siibnitied lo them by Engineer .McNaughton. They also voted that they would make it , trip over the north end of town foi the purpose of g.ithering data relative to the project of annexing that ground | ? to the city limits. Tlte regular meet [ ing of tile council will be held next " Tuesday. PLEA OF GUILTY '■ I • I Dick Morninu>tar Admits G Series of Auto Thefts and 1 I e is Sent to Penitentiary * _ 11 « AND GIVEN A FINE 1 i i Meryl Yocum will Have!' Hearing Friday—He was , Led by Morningstar i —__ < i | Richard Morningstar of near Berne. 1 i I through his lawyer. .1 It. Fleming. 1 e I waived arraignment, and pleaded gull- 1 e |ty Io a series of unto thefts before g Judge Frank Gordon of Bluffton in » tile circuit court this afternoon. Hi“ 1 - wife and three children were in the ' r court room, and a little son nestled 1 on his knee all a fleeted by the situa- 1 tion. Meryl Yocum, his yellow part- | j ner in the thefts, sat near him. | Tile court asked Morningstar if he ! 1 knew what an arraignment meant and 1 his plea of guilty. The prisoner nod ' ded and answered in tlte affirmative. * lie was questioned by the court on * the ( barge of stealing the three autos. ' He admited taking them at Dunkirk and near Decatur. Tlte first ear was ' , stolen in October last, the second 1 ’ | three weeks after, and the third in December, he admitted. ’ Judge Gordon asked if h" were the ' ■eime man who forged the checks. He idmitted he was and that about SSO '■as obtained. Don't you work? ask- ' ed tile court Prisoner said lie earned ( 81.35 a day besides his board. He 1 ] rented n bouse He admitted fort: ing tlie checks on Dec 3 and also that on that day lie stole an auto. He did not think he said in answer to th< court that he was violating the law 1 What caused vou to commence? asked the court. Tlie prisoner whv he did I ■ t not know. He was asked why he did , ) not stop after taking tlie first auto f ■nd why he took a second and a third, but could not say that he thought of the law. "Your conduct." said the court, in 1 nart. "does not warrant a suspended sentence. The sentence of tlie court 1 is that you pay a fine of $lO and be I ■mprisoned in the penitentiary from | >ne to fourteen years. You did not ’top at tlte first offence. Vou went on ’ 'no took two more machines. You | forged checks. Yon had plenty, of ’"no to think before you took the sec- ' and machine. Tlie community in jus ‘ ‘ice to it cannot stand for this. It 'lnpends entirely on your conduct in ] the penitentiary, whether or not you will be released in a year’s time.” j The court remands Meryl Yocum to jail. He will be arraigned in court on Friday morning. He is said to [have been led astray by Morningstar., Portland Republican. i i CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE f i [ ti ('hicago. Jan. 28 (Special to Daily ! 8 Democrat) Corn: Jan $1 -ft 1 --; May s " $1.35; July $1.32. Oats: May. X3c;|o ■ July 75%c. t 1 INDIANAPOLIS MARKET 1 P 1 Indianapolis. Jan. 28 —(Special to,' r Daily Democrat ) Hog receipts. 14.-i’ 1 1 'Oil; market 35 lower: best heavies ! r $15.40© 15.65; medium mixed. $15.80 p' ■ @15.90; common choice $15.65@ i 3 15.90; bulk sales [email protected]<); cattle it ! receipts 1600. steady; steers sl3@lß.- 5 ■SO; cows and heifers [email protected]; sheep b I receipts 400; market steady. Tops. I ■!s9@lo. a I REV. TAYLOR TONIGHT j r The public is invited to hear Dr. | Taylor, returned missionary from < i North Siam who has an interesting i i > story to tell yon. The lecture will : , ( Im at 7:30 with fifteen minute pray-r [ t service from 7:15 to 7:30. At the I I close of the lecture an offering will ; I he taken to cover expenses. . , +++++++++ + + + + + 4- + :. !<• THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦t+44444444 B Fair tonight, colder south portion; Thursday fair somewhat warmer.

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GENERAL WOOD ON THE BALLOT Wants His Name on Indiana Primary Ballot as Candidate lor President GOODRICH IS MEEK Slow Progress Being Made in Trial of Sen. Newberry—Haven't Jury fl'nlteil Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. 28 (Special to Daily Democrat) Major General L'-otmrd Wood today atilhoiized the printing of his name on the ludiami primary ballot as a >audidale for tin- presidential nomination on the republican ticket. Ceiitrsil headquarters for Wood’s campaign in this state will be open ed nt the Claypool hotel Feb. 2. according to an announcement signed bv a group designated “preliminary Leonard Wood. Indiana, esmpaign (oinmittee." Petition blanks are now being sent to all of the known friends of General Wood iti Indiana for signa tore the committee said Many petitions already have been circulated in the state and the signatures on these will be used in the petition to be filed The authorization from Wood was sent to Frederick loss who headed the committee. It came upon ths heels of an annoum-enu nt from Governor Goodrich's office that the governor will not enter tlte presidential campaign Grand Rapids. Mich , Jan 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Slow progress was made today toward procuring a jury to sit in tlie trial of V. S. Senator Newberry and I’l4 others on election fraud charges at the session in I'. S. district court. Two men were passed by both the prosecution and defense during the morning session. Judge Sessions sitting in )he case allowed attorneys the tatHude in questioping the prosjieetive jurors. IMPORTANT NOTICE All members of the Ben Hur Court are urged to be present at the meeting Friday night, ns there will be husiiie. s of importance to bring b<f re the Lodge. After the Lodge meeting the Tirzah Aid will meet, a program will be in erder and a socail time foi all. SCRIBE. HE HAS RESIGNED Henry I’. Fletcher Requests That Resignation as Ambassador to Mexico BE ACCEPTED AT ONCE Served Four Years —Has Been in Diplomatic Service Nearly 18 Years (United Pre” Service) Washington. Jan. 28 (Special to Dail' Democrat) Official announce ment that Henry I’ Fletcher, United States ambassador to Mexico has resigned was made today by Secretary of State Lansing. Fletcher lias sent ills resignation to President Wilson with a request that it he acted upon as soop as possible. Fletcher is now in New Yotk and it is not known whether he lias any plans for the future. His resignation ends 18 years in the diplomatic service. Fletcher was appointed to his post in February, 1916. He did not go to Mexico City, however, until the fol lowing February. For the last year Fletcher has been on duly at the state department in an advisory ca parity to Secretary Lansing on Mex H-an matters. Fletcher’s relations with the Mex lean government while in Mexico City were understood to be more or less strained, oyving to alleged German intrigue in Mexico during the war. Fletcher always took a firm stand in the presentation of contentions of the United States in regard to American interests in Mexico, it was said at the state department During his diplomatic service Fletcher has been minister to Chile and secretary of the American legation at Havana. Lisbon and Pekin, where he also served as charge d" affaires.