Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIIL Number 25

NEW MEMBERS IN GROCERYBOUSE Everett & Hite Company Increases Capital Stock from .SIO,OOO to $60,000 TO INCREASE FIELD Cal E. Peterson and Hugh I). Hite Become Members of Weil Known Firm 'W' 1 ' E ’ eren * Hit.- company. /'**■ grocera have comph t d (he organization of their concern, inerc-a e4 t!ie cupitol stock fion: ?ui.ooii ie. s6fi,O<N and -are planning to lmy. lv augment their field and add to the territory now covered. Hugh 1). Hitt and Cal E. Peterson have purchased stock and are now a part of tue <or potation, the other member of ili< ! Snn being Jehn 1 rott. H<. t • Hit and Charles Burdg. The election „■ 1 officers will not he held until t'ie n corporation papers have been returned from the secretary of state's oim. which will be about thirty da The company will eniari of,,merchandise and will add tn t'i ir force of salesmen, covering , msid orahly larger territory. The whclosatr house has grown rapidlv mid b.is het»n very stKcesstul. It w:<« started ■ by Messrs Everett and Hite a f<*w years ago after a long and -iuv ful career in the retail grocery business Immediaipdy they did an ex.. n.-m 'business, due to the spl ndid rept.t;. tion built up during many ye; . citizens and merchants Th.i- t- j.grew and the past two v.... h shown a marvelous increase c irb s Burdg has built up dand " ide m the road and will have charge of th- t ■wot! under the new or*: nizatian. 3 The new members of th tits • .in also well and known in tl icity. Cal E. Peterson is . <•: < > of the firm of Teeple, Brandvb.-’ v y-P.c-t *r»on. clothiers. He will coni in a member there frff the , r. s n.t tfrough he may "late,- become a >■■, 11 -engaged in the wholesale tt; •>>• - Mr. Hugh Hite, is the com*!’- t er and recently retired from the firm of Vance & Hite, clothiers Hcnli nn r have had many years exporien. • and their advice and assistance will >.o very valuable to the Everett A Hite Co. Mr. Hite will continue at his office but expects later to take active part in the business. The company is one of the strong ones and has grown into a sturdy, dependable concern We pr diet a continnahce along that line and ta.it it will not only be re-nniz-d as one of the most reliable ones hut significant also as to size. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Jan. 29—(Special to »:iily Derroerat) —Corn: Jan. 5i.4.; May, *1.36; July Oats May S:l>,c July 7f>Mc. ■ WAS SOME WNBE DuValles Colored Orchestra Proved to be Rea! Musicians AND ENTERTAINERS Large Crowd at Informal Dance Given by the I hi Delta Kappas Tlte DuValles colored drchestui ol Indianapolis provided so inl “ h ' ‘‘ nient and laughter last -nit-g a the informal dance given by the Delta Kappas at the Masonic a that during the evening the < ofjthe light, fantastic ‘took tune . and watched the "vaudeville pany perform. CPrtain . And the music th Y P |d I !y n.,.d. you "jazz." It made every- ( one feel young and my l>"« '» p •| could swing -heir (air partner- The. dance was attended by ' — couples and bet we " ty specialors. , thP ’ mentOwing to the fact h ‘ make bers of the orchestra Hie proper railroad in did not reach this ' not the evening and -he .la- tha( bp start until about ten nf Ing the only dtsapp'- ■ bovs the evening ’ |p r<>a| boßts proved themself . ( , n . and everyone presen |j|iif( Joyed themselves to

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NEW ROOF ON LIBRARY A. 11. Aslibaticher has just completed the putting on of a new fiveply asphanlt roof on the Deeaturtpub- ' lie library ;it(,| Ills force or workmen are to be commended in doing the job during the present cold weather. The old roof was in a very poor condition and leaked considerably. Mr. Ashbaucher has also started to work on putting on a similar roof on- the Carl Pumphrey building now oct > pied by the Dallas Hunslcker- confectionary and ice cream parlor. YM SCHEDULE » • * Os Personal Property is to be Made' a More Important Matter Than Before MUST LIST GOODS Item hy Item in Household Machinery and Merchandise Line, New Forms * • Uncle Billy Fazier. Hie county as- * ••ossor. it busy these days going over 'he n. w forms for assessing, preparatory to the big annual job which start March 1. Each day he receives an arm load of blanks for his consideration ind he is discouraged by the outlook for it would require an office of expert accountants and Philadelphia law- ' "i- to fill them all out correctly. Among the papers which arrive d today was the new schedule of personal property, a new form, unite- dlf.'i ent Iron) the old and one that iK Is pre dieted will not serve to popularize the -tale tax board. The form provide i separate schedule of household art: 1 - money and merchandise, and farm implements. In these colums for Instance you must how just how many beds ven .i! and the value, chiffoniers, side- ' cards, eaipefs. stoves, books, the v. rdrbbe list, cedar boxes, porch fitlitue. electric sweepers and about evv item known about the ordinary home You might as well start now to abt’k iing the number 'of pajamas,, rooms, tooth picks and other valuable- about the place, for the tax ;■ 1 would insist that you itemize and pay oh them. It Jcr.ks a t’orch from thbsv who hnve v.ot --ImV b. taken away. That board at Tndiimtpolis has the poweruind evident!’, intends to use it. ACCEPT TWELVE JURORS (United Press Service) Grand Rapids* Mich.. Jan. 29 (Special to Daily Democrat) Twelve jurors were tentativeI’ accepted today for tile trial of f. S. Senator Newberry and 131 of his associates on election fraud in U. S. district court here. ’ Court recessed when tlte !w Mth mtn was accepted to allow a conference of aitor(•ieys for the’ defense on the jury inttkertj). The defense now may exercise ten ch dlenf»es and the'government six. Nine members of the jury trin-’l were examined, five were excused. DETZER CASE NEAR END (United Press Service) New York. .Lin. 29 (Speckil to Daily Democrat)- Pinal arguments lithe court martial of (’apt. Carl Dctzcr charged with inhuman treatment of military prisoners while bead of tlie department of criminal inve-tigution in the Amertban army ramp at Belgians France were begun today. Major Kelley triaj judge advocate said lie expected the argument to end late today-. The evidence jben will go to higher autfibrities for review. j Anrtouncenrent of the decision was •>ot expected for several weeks. Mrs. Charles Schick, of Fort .Wayne ispent several days in this city visiting! I Ifer parents Mr. and Mrs. D. M. HenIslcv. returning home today. .1. F. Anold the oil man is out of I rhe city looking after tensive inter- [ '’StS. One of the Arnold modern homes on North Secord street has been rented i to Mr. Flee, lumber inspector for ..he Smith & Beel company. A nrmber of local high sclroid students and fans ate disappointed in 'h ■ postponment of the Kendallville-I>n- ' catur basket ball game which wa to i be held in ‘hat city Frldav ni”,'" A i special car was t.p be chartered and ■ :• large number front this city intended i to attend. A*-

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 29, 1920.

[LABOR REWARDED •I w John Loshe Mows to His 1 Own Eighty Acres After Years on One Place ' HAS MODERN PLACE With Good Improvements —Li ed on Studabaker Farm for 3’5 Years Thirty-three years as an employe land tenant on one farm Is the unusj nal record completed yesterday by John Doshe when he moved from the 11 I Studabaker farm just east of town io his own place, eighty acres recent--ly purchased and located just one mile east, in St. Marys township. Mr. Ijosho began work on the Studabaker farm when a boy and has continued there ever since, later renting a portion of the land. He has been indmsM ions and steady, a warefill and excellent manager and a aver. His new home is a model, with a good brick house, stuccoed, a ,;>lendid barn and a half dozen smal'er buildings, including stock sheds, hog barns, grainery, etc. His place on the Studabaker farm was taken by his two brothers. Frank ind Teter Loshe who are also excel'ent farmers and who are making good. The eighty acres now owned by John wars purchased, thirty-five acres from. Ed Lyons and forty-five acres from Jesse Rice. .1. . ... I.l—-I—. - — - ' " —l— ' » ■ VISITED SMM. Captain John G. Hotz, of Indianapolis, in Military Service for 18 Years VISITED D. IL S. This Morning' Where Ht Delivered Address to Students —Must Fifjht Reds The,students of the various dasse. if tne trtf-fh school were hdnered this morning with a visit to the school by Captain John G. Hotz, of Indianapolis, a soldier <Jf the late war. and a member of the United States army toi ■ighteen years. Captain Hotz announced that his visit to this city was conducted by the government, and that he was sent out to al! the schools in his territory where lie was to deliver addresses to the students, instructing them to fight ‘he reds, bolshevists and other anarchistic movemients. now under way in hi-, country. His talk to the students was very 'nteresting and his visit, at the school 'anted for some time .M idi interest •va« shown by th s students in appre ■iation of the addre : and they will do 1! in their power to help f'l’t th< novenaent. ■ Captain HOtz also explained tn ihciv that in order to get all the students throughout the state intercs.'! in hi ? cause. The state would .start an essay writing on this, subject, and at a later late would issue prizes for the best essays written. The local students ire urged to take part in this offer, and no doube a large portion or all of them will. FLU IS INCREASING Washington. J:tn. 29 (Spe•ittl lo Dtiily DenioiTiif) Infliii'iiz:t is generully increasing llir"U.L>houl Hie country, il was announced today al the U. S. public health service. Reports to the health .service however indicate the disease is taking a mild form. In many cases it is so mild that the patients do not call phvsiciiins. Reports to the health service j are incomplete and scattered and their total is far below the actual number of cases, il was slated. WILL RELEASE AVIATORS i I Brownsville. Texas, Jan. 29. > (Special to Daily Democrat) I ient. Davis and Grimes American aviators -[who mad:- 11 forced landing in Mexico ■ will he released shortly it was an - nounced here today. They wore held i hy military authorities anil lifiv< been <! accorded good treatment report say], 1 The fiver . in a thick fog and exhaus--1 tion nos oil and gas alighted on Mexican soil.

| JUDGF. MORAN CHOSEN Several days ago it was announced by Hartford City papers that Judge j Moran, of Portland, had been ass'gtiod us special judge to hear the case < I’ the State against Dffik Starr of Mo ttpelier, charged with Illegal pus. es. ion t of liquor, in the Blackford efrettit (■milt. Judge Gordon stated Tuesday , that the case was a 'signed to ,lud.;e * J. C. Moran, of Decatur. Instead of Judge .Moran, of Portland. Portland - dteview. FORTY FLO CASES , Have Been Reported Since Monday to the City Health Officer FEW ARE SERIOUS » . Dr. Costello Estimates Thai There are About Seventy Cases in City At eleven o'clo.-k this morning f«>rty flu cases had bci’fi reported to Cic Health Officer Dr. H F. Costello, thi 1 being the number of victims -uiee la ' .Monday. Dr. Co telle state.! this morning’reports to his office were th.' the majority of the eases were mih ones, there being a ,few very seriou; cases. t Last evening Dr. Costello spoke to the teachers of the public schools at the Central building and stated that he estimated the total number of 'lt cases in the city at seventy. Dr. Cos tell also stated that the tin this ye." ' did itot seem as vioielit as the epidemic last year and cautioned those wh< , fell victims to the disease to remain in bed at least threb or four days afteg suffering from an attack. A MEMBER OF LEGION (Unite,) Press Service) Milwaukee. \Vis.. Jan. 29.- (Specie to Daily Democrat) Jack Dempsey i- a member of the American -d.egi.in »nd also hononyy commander in th' irganization. These honors were voted to Dcmp "ty by Gordon BttrbeY post here, following passage of resolutions vindicating him of charges of being a slacker The action of tg l ' po-'t was wired (■ Dempsey.at Los Angeles. CANCELLED CM Basket Ball Game With Kendallville H. S. Friday Night is Cancelled ON ACCOUNT OF FLU Which is Serious in That City—Local Girls Team Goes to Hartford City Word wag received- by Superinteipl ent Worthmaiw this morning from the Kandallville high school faculty that the basket ball game scheduled in that city for Friday night between the local boys and girls teams and the Kendallville high school boys and girls ream would have to he post- ' poned until a later date. The annoum emept stated that the postponment is caused on account es the .influenza, which is very serious in that dtv, a number of the high school students and faculty being confined to their homes with the epidemic. I The postponment of the game is > keenly felt in this city, as the Ken- - dallvifie outfit is the only visiting » ! i’am that has ever defeated the ’ locals on their home floor and the D. I H. S. varsity was quite anxious to I meet them again. » A number of local fans were also planning on accompanying the team. ' and efforts were being made to chartI era special car in which to aceomo- ' date them. ' owing to the postponment of Hie Kendallville game, the local girls team are determined not to be disappointed and will journey to Hartford City FridaV night instead. The fact that the boys varsity team received an awful drubbing in that < city last Friday night does not II scare them in the least, as they ex1 pect to. turn that score around with I the Hartford ('Uy girls holding the ii 1 short end. Die local team has a I splendid record this year, having sufi- feted only one defeat and arc almost i- sure of Returning home Friday night ■ with another victory. ■

LEAVES FRIDAY Dick Morningstar will be Taken to Reformatory and Troubles not Over 1 _ WANTED IN ADAMS For Theft of Two Machines —Yocum will Have His Hearing Tomorrow The future doesn't look very "11-1 luminous" for Dick .Morningstar, young farmer, who pleaded guilty to | larceny before Spei ial Judge Gordon j , of Bluffton. Tuesday and was sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for a period of from one to fourteen ' years, even after he serv hi time n tl).‘ charge. It max be a ease of "out ifiiain. :n igi ir" for .Morningstar he is eleased from the rel'qrmatory. The Mlam ■ county sheriff's pal*>' is said > lie iteliing to get Indd of boll: Moin-t iugstar and Yocum, his partner in | rime. Io a'lS'ver tn the thefi o two i i.avhines from AdanU county men fiovcver. it i< pos ilfl.- that the Adamountv aiitiiorit ies mi, .tit re oirsidei nd drop the charges acuinsi the ni'>n. Morirfngstar will be taken to * th'eforniator." Friday night. Sheritt ■’ieming annoum el today. Yocum vill he arraigned beioi,- Judge Gordon on Friday and probably will rtseivcj timilar sentence. How.- -er. il is said ! hat .Ollie leniency ’>ia,v be shown | 'rom tile fact that Yocum appears to ’ he weak mentally. Portland Review. atmo¥roe “wch Farmers Institute will bt Held at Monroe High School February 6th EXCELLENT PROGRAM Has Been Prepared — Songs, Talks and General Discussions. —:— The .Monroe fanners institute wiy ie held Friday. February 6th at the Monroe high schooi -uiditoriuni and he foilowing interesting program ms been prepared. The institute will begin at nine in the morning: Song. “America" Audience. Invocation —Rev. Krider. Music Mrs. Marion Watkins. “The Boy and the Fann"- Mr. M F. Briggs. Discussion -Win. Mitchel. Song Room 2. "Turkeys on the Farm" Mrs. John W. Spindler. Discussion Mrs. ( has. Estell. Appointment of Committees. Dinner. Served by Domestic Science Class. 1:00 P. M. Song—Room 1. Music Mason Heffner. "Farm Leaks"—Mr. M. J. Briggs. Discussion —F. W. Busche. Solo—Frederick Leic hty. Piano Solo Miss Leona Merryman "The Little Things That Make or My Home Life" Mrs. John W. Spindler. Piano Duet Carol Leichty and Blanche Tabler. Evening Session. 7:00 P. M. Vietrola Music—Prof Byrd Smith. Solo Janette Rich. “Practical Farm Organization.” Mr. M. J. Briggs. Discussion County Agent Gray. Solo John Oliver. Duet Misses Sprunger. Report of Committees. Duet Alva Ray and Lavina Christen. Reading of Minutes. NEW GOES TO PRISON (United Press Service) LosAngelcs, CnliL. Jan. 29 (Special to Daily Democrat), Harty S. New today was sentenced lo an indeterminate 1 term of ten years to Ide imprisonment in San Quentin. ■ California stale penitentiary lop the murder ol his sweetheart, ■ Frieda Lesser. The court overruled a motion lor a new trial. New s al- ! tornevs gave notice of appeal • mid oblaintd a stay of execii- • lion until next Iticsday. ♦ *• + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + + ♦♦* «. THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ I Fair, farmer tonight; Friday fair.l

RETURNS FROM DAYTON William Ayres has returned from j Dnyton, Ohio, where he spent the i lust four weeks 111 the Delco-Light sales mid service school. This rcnool Is conducted In the auditorium ol the* Delco-Light factory at Dayton and |s held for the purpose of acquainting both new iiflil old members of the Delco Light selling organizations with the fiindmnental facts and prin ciples upon wlficli the Delco-Light business is based. Mr. Ayres has the Delco-Light agenc y* in Adams and Jay counties. DOINGS OF ARMY Recruiting Station Being Opened in This City Over Gass Store AN ESSAY CONTEST Is Being Conducted by )Var Depart ment—Washington Birthday Services Captain John G. Hotz, retired of Indianapolis, and Lieut. Kinhacli. of Fort Wayne, were in the city today in the interest of the campaign beiirz conducted by the war department in creating :t mutual interest among th" public and the armv. As a means of acquainting the people with the army ! a national essay contest for s' hool children of the United States cm the i subject, "What are the be nefits of mi ! enlistment in the U. S. Army?" has I been inaugerated. It is open, without any entry fee. |to pupils of all scho lls in America, 'except colleges and universities. S'u- : dents of public graded or high school . private schools, sectarian, or non sec tarian schools, white or black, reel or brown, male or female. Americm. or foreign-born, are eligible to com pete. The rules of the contest are as fol lows: Essays to be written in the class , rooms <ui Friday. February 2". 1920, from notes if desired. No essay to be more than 4t)i> j words in length. ■ Ben and ink. or ■ pencil may he used, but only one side o<, the paper to be yvrltten upon. F.seays will be judired strictly on a basis of originality, expression and sincerity. A board of three teachers in each ■■chool will pass upon the essays written in their school and submit, not later than February 27. the best essay from that school to the U. S. Army District Recruiting Officer for he district in which the school is located. Tb•> 56 district recruiting ifficors will appoint boards of judges in each of their districts to select the best essay submitted by the schools of their district. Haeh district recruiting officer will then forward the best essay written in his district to Washington. Tlie 56 prize- essays will then be passed upon by a national board composed of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. General John J Pershing. who commanded the A. E. F. and General Peyton ('. March, chief of staff. U. S. army. They will pick the three best essays and declare them the national winners on April 19. 192 U. On May sth these three national winners, accompanied by parent or guardian and the district recruiting officer, will come to Washington to I active prizes from Hie hand of the secretary of war. as the guests of "The Comi’-Biick” published in the interest of the patients at Walter Reed Army General Hospital. D. ('.. whic h will also provide* the prizes for i the national winners. The best es say writer will receive a gold medal, embossed with the seal of the War ; I Department, while the school he rep- . j resents will rec eive a handsome sil , ' ver loving eup. standing IS inches The second best essay writer will re c-eive a silver medal and his school a II inch silver loving cup. The third . prize winner will receive ,-T bronze : medal and his school a 12 inc h loving cup. The cups and medals will he of the same* design ami approprlately engravefl. All cups are of sterling silver. Recruiting Office An army recruiting office* has been opened iu this city over the Gass ASoti store with Corp|. Taylor in charge. The recruiting party will be in this c ity for the next three weeks ; during whic h time the\ will conduc t in strenous campaign for enlistment in practically every branch of the army. The* three army officers here are members of the fith division. (ContAued On Page Eight)

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ONLY A FOUR , DAYS’ SUPPLY Os Print Paper in This Country and Canada savs Trade Commission j * IF PRODUCTION STOPS Consumption is Tremendous—To Make Survey of Cost of Living Washi igton. Jan. 29.—(Special to I Daily Democrat!—Stocks of print ■paper at the mills tn the U. S. and ! Canada are sufficient to last only four days shoulu productioi. suddenly he -.topped W. C. Clover of the federal trade commission today told the house and Ways and Mea ts committee. Tho production of news print paper has increased only 10 per cent in the I last year while consumption has gone ; up 24 percent. "Stocks of paper are lowpr than In ten years", he told the committee. "The production of print paper last year was 1,300.000 tons while the consumption was 1.700,000 tons.” WiiKhinglcm. Jan 29 (Special to Daily Democ i;" i An extcmdvc* survey of the cost of living situation will he.started nett week by the de ( partuient of labor to obtain information so use in adjust ilia wage disputes. Investigators will look into 'the conditions in thirty-one of the largest cities in the country. Food prices will not be investigated at 'his time. The inquiry will be made* into the cost of clothing, rent and other necessities as well as luxuries. Among cities to investigated ;*rc* N> w York. Chicago. Philadelphia, (‘leveland. N'*w Orleans. San Fran cisco and Seattle. The investigation is to be conducted by the bureau of labor statistics ami is tn charge of Dr. Baldwin head of the bureau. Ii i expecte d i, will take six weeks. Several women will be among the investigators. The I’erk will inc kid* gathering of statistics on prices ranging from baby shoes to theater tickets. Cost of women's suits, gowns, men and childrens apparel, iiotisc rent, furniture. '-ar fare and c hurch money will be looked into. Washington. Jan. 29 (Special to Daily Democrat) \ national budget act will be written in th'* statute Itooks before Illis session of congress ends, if efforts of lawyers in both houses prevail. Blaus for a new bill which will be reported to the senate soon are being made. Senator McCormick. BJinom. author of "in* pending budget raea sure and chairman of the special budget committee, stated today The house already has passed a bill. Greatest difficulties will arise when the two branches of congress try to come together on details, but ultimate success is pr,'dieted. (Continued on Page* Five) FORTY FIVE IN Supervisor Conter has Approved that Number of Reports and Forwarded TO THE DEPARTMENT Work will Require Month or More—Extension of Time is Granted The work ol taking th*’ census of the eighth district is going along smoothly just now hut will not be completed, cheeked and I'm warded to Washington before a month. Up t> this morning seventy-five of the 194 enumerators in the district had sen' in their papers and of these forty-five have been cheeked up. and approved by II L. Conter. th" supervisor at-i sent on to tlie department at Washing ton. These seventy-five are from scat lering districts bid one city having completed the work. No information as to gain or loss or actual figure • can be given out hually and Hie re suits will not be know-, until the en--1 fire (■■■nsus lia enumerated when official announcement will Im* made from Washington Some delay has been caused through this section because of the bud weather which pre vented the enumerators reaching the people in their districts. An exten sion was granted by the department where necessary.