Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1920 — Page 1

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NO INTENTION OF MODIFYING Allies will Insist that German War Guilty are Surrendered for Trial TO PRESENT THE LIST To German Chancellor at Earliest Possible Moment —Demand in Full (United Press Service) Purls. Feb. 7 (Special to Daily (hmocrat)—The allies do not have iny intention, for the moment, u t liodifying article 228 of the pe.,,,. feuty, it was announced today. f o | owing the meeting of the council of Nmbassadors. I The allied governments regard i is imperative that Germany recogjliz.c her obligation to carry ont all Jibe terms of the treaty. I Article 22X is the clause specif) ■nc that Germany "recognize the rights of the allied and associated ■powers to bring before military triIbunals persons accused of committing acts against customs of war." ■ The council of ambassadors today Announced that the allied had decidJc<l unanimously that the list of GerLan war guilty will be handed to the German government officially at the •■earliest possible moment. The list ■will lie presented to the German Khancellor by M. Demarcllly, French diplomatic agent in Berlin, who will present at the same time the allied covering notes. ■ Paris. Feb. 7. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —British legal authorities appearing before the meeting of the council of ambassadors last night urg'd modification in the severity - th* allied demands for German war Utility. it was understood todav F;].ord Birkenhead. The British Joni chancellor and Air (Ernest Pollock 'Solicitor general, were seftt frbm T.on don to present the British view, which it was uderstood. was a virtual* reversal of the previous attitude of the I_ondon government. R The French press was -greatly as founded by the change in British at titiule.” — " Berlin, Feb. 7. — (Special to DailDe mocrat I —Germany will resist to the upmost the allied demand for sin render of Teuton war guilt) accord inc to statements of prominent leaders today. ■ "The whole government thinks and acts as J do." Mathias Erzbersrer minister of finance told the United Press. "We are in complete agreement with the will of our people." he added. gwi Er zberger is credited with being one of the strong men in the government who forced Germany to sign the Versailles treaty. | Field Marshall von Hindenburg and General Erich Ludendorff, whose names are prominent in the list accused, both take the stand that no Officer shall surrender himself voluntarily upon delivery' of the demand the Lokal Anzeiger said ■lt was denied official!)’ that G’t ■any will propose to the allies that the war guilty be tried before a neat ■til court. Germany's fflnly propo ♦ion will be that the accused be tri d before a Teuton court at Leipsic with the allied powers fully represent?d CRITICIZE NEW GERMAN EAGLE (United Press Service) I Berlin. (By Maili German aesthetic sensibilities have been sadly offended by the new republican coat of arms. It consists of a sin'-l* •*< ed eagle and the poor old bird looks as though he’d been living on i “> Likewise, his feathers are a tri unkempt and what shocks th) D 'ton artistic sense most of all is 11 dejected and recreipt fowl has 11tongue hanging out Whereas m days of the Hohenzollerns. the coat of arms was double -lit <><• ■ crowned eagle, the sing e bird of the republic natura > ■_ no crown nor any of the 0 * * pings belonging in the accoutrements of the royal eagle Berlin artists have rb!e ~ e righteous wrath aboutt the >’" • republic, they say. ought shown a bit more aesthetic sens’bt ity io making out the coat of arms. It simply doesn't confoun heraldry or artistry, th' > »n Australian The prickly pear. an pest, conquers 1.000,000 acres a y.« if left unhindered.

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SERIOUS AT BLUFFTON With more than one thousand InJ fluenzu cases reported to the health I department and the crest of the epidemic not yet reached. Health Office'■r s. a. Shoemaker stilted this afterI noon that the epidemic conditions in I ’he comity were indeed becoming serious. Although as a rule the cases are Oi 1 a mild form, there are many serious ones and to date the deaths from the malady in the county total eight. ! Bluffton Banner. PURCHASE A SITE B f Maier Hide & Fur Company Purchase Valuable Site in Fort Wayne I • — PAH) $40,000 FOR IT 1 Io Build a Modern Warehouse—Have a Branch House in This City The Maier Hide and Fur Company of Fort Wayne with a branch house in this (ity. has purchased a tract of ground along the Nickel Plate rails road tracks for which they paid $40,- ' OU". The ground was purchased from 1 the Christ Shafer heirs, he having 1 bought the ground in IS7I and paid ' $,1111.00 for it. The Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette has the following to say about the transaction: "Officials of the company stated last night that ground would be turn-| ‘ ed next week for a new fire proof! warehouse to house their hide and fur business. The structure is to be two stories high and will have an 80 ' foot frontage on Clay street and will extend along Columbia street for 150 feet The site is now occupied ' by a tilling station owned by the " Standard Oil company, "Plans are under way for the installation of trackage, connecting with the Nickel Plate and the Maier p company plans in the near future to erect other buildings for wholesale firms seeking locations. Negotiations for several buildings are in progress but as yet none have been closed. The location is regarded as ideal for ■ manufacturing and wholesale estah- ’ lishments and all the ground will soon he utilized. The tract purchased by the Maier company extends along the Nickel Plate tracks to Monroe street. The other boundaries are Clay street I Columbia street and the river. "The structure which the company I j plans to erect will be of steel and concrete construction and al--1 though the excavation will be start ed immediately the plans have not yet been fully completed. The speed in starting the construction is due to the fact that the Maier com-1 pan) has sold the building occupied I r by their hide and fur warehouse out West Columbia street to the Roth child Paper company and the deed > transferring the building to Joseph S. and Otto Rothschild for a consideration of $48,500 was recorded yesterday." CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE — Chicago. Feb. 7— (Special to Bally 1 Democrat) —Corn: Feb. $1.35%; Mar. 'I $1.32%; May, sl-29; July $1.25%. Oats: 75A<c: July 68%c. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET I Indianapolis, Feb. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Hog receipts. 4. , 000; market 50 to 75 higher: best heavies. [email protected]; medium mixed. [email protected]; common choice. sD>© ! 15,50; bulk sales. [email protected]; cattle receipts 200. steady; steers, s9(®ls; ’ cows and heifers $5@'12.50; sheep re , ceipts, 10*1; market steady, 'lops, . s9@l». 3 * ABOUT THE SICK ♦ ! *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ s . Walter Sudduth amt family who have been ill with the flu are getting along very well. p Ed Schieferstein who was employp ed in Fort Wayne is very ill with |. pneumonia following the tin. He pas- , Be d a very bad night last night but s r resting easier today. Miss Cecil Miller had her tonsils n removed yesterday. She is confined r to her bed today but it is thought [that she will got along alright.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, February 7, 1920.

GEORGE MOUNT DIED #1 NOON Local Manager of the Gas Office Succumbs to Flu After Brave Fight WAS SICK TWO WEEKS Short Funeral Service Monday Afternoon—Body to be Taken to Frankfort ■ The death of George E. Mount, for | six years the local manager of the ' Northern Indiana Gas & Electric j company, removes another of DecaI tur’s highly respected citizens, and one whose death is sincerely regret-1 ted l.y nis host of friends. Mr. Mount died at 11:05 o'clock at his home on North Third street after a two weeks illness from the flu, which later developed into pneumonia, and was critically ill from the very start of his sickness. Mr. Mount was born in Kempton. Indiana, and was 46 years of age at the time of his death. He was mar-1 tied to Miss Bonnie Marker, of Windfall. in September. 1900, and to this union was born one son. Marker, who besides the wife survive. He al-; so is survived by his mother. Mrs. Mary E. Mount, of Kempton, Ind . three sisters. Mrs. Lydia Davis, of I Elwood; Mrs. Elizabeth Hyatt, of I Kempton: Mrs. Viola Lee. of Tingley. lowa, and one brother. T. H. Mount, of Frankfort. Ind. On April 8. 1917. Mr. Mount united with the Christian church of this ' city and has been a faithful and un- [ tiring worker, and was a deacon in the local church. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He was always of a very cheerful disposition and was ready to help any one at all times. He will be missed as a good citizen and friend of the city. / Six years ago he came to this city . where he has been in the employ of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company. He began working for this company when it was known as the Sam Murdock Gas company and retained his position when it became known as the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company. He has been in the gas business for twenty-five years and was a very efficient worker. | Funeral services will be hold at the home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. Ghidonl of the Christian church officiating. The remains will be taken to Frankfort. Ind., where they will be placed in a vault. T R. Marker, of Chicago, a broth-' er-in-law. and Mrs. E. F. Riley, of Indianapolis, will arrive some time today. 1 MANY THINGS UP — Decatur Industrial Association to Hold Important Session Monday Night AT DEC ATI’R LIBRARY i Prospects for New Industry will be Discussed — Power Plant Plans The Decatur Industrial Association will hold a very important meeting at the headquarters in the library building Monday evening at 7:30 and every member and all citizens who wish to become members are urged to attend. Among those matters to be taken up are several of great interest. The committees named to investigate 1 facts concerning the new hospital will report and action probably taken. Effort to boost along the ornamental light posts will be made. The finance committee on the new city plant will also have some mat- ■ j tecs of interest to take up. it is prob- ■ able, and the securing of another • great industry for Decatur will be before the association. A proposition > from a foundry company which pro- ; poses to come to Decatur on certain terms which seem very fair and just will he put up to the citizens. There is much important work to 1 ho done and it is hoped that every • citizen will make it his business to . be on hand at the stated time. H L. Confer is home from Indian- , spoils where he attended to business 1 and incidentally met a lot of old t friends and attended the editors bani quet.

LOVE THE SWEETS (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Feb. 7 War has been blamed for almost everything I but this is a new one. The war is | almost directly responsible for the ; high price of candy. .1 \ Cox. preslI dent of the Indiana confectioners' club, said today. Cox said now that our soldiers are ( back they are still demanding their | sweets and since only the best grades , were sent overseas to them that is I the kind that they want now Thev 1 ' | will have none but the best. IS NOW IN CHARGE I Sergt, Ayres of ( amp Funston. Kansas, Arrived in Citv to Take C harge of RECRUITING SERVICE Headquarters at Post Office—Corporal Taylor is Sent to Fort Wayne The army recruiting station, which was established in this city about a week ago. with headqtiat ters in the | | postoffiee. is making tine progress. The station was organized in this | city under Corporal Taylor, of Fort, Wayne, who came here with a num-j her of men, distributed literature. | and got things well under way. Corporal Taylor has been transferred to i ■the Fort Wayne station and is sue-1 ceeded in his work here by Seigeantl Ayres and a force of men from Camp Funston, Kansas, who will continue, the work. Several Decatur hoys have signed up. aftd they are still . •working for a larger number. The following is a list of open branches and regulations that will ie of interest to local hoys: Vocational Training Courses 7. Automotive Department: Auto 'and truck tepair, nj£g. tractor repair. men. motorcycle repair man, auto driver, truck driver, tractor driver, motorcycle driver, storage battery special! t, tire repairer and vulcanizer. 2. Electrical Department: Radio specialist lineman, radio operator, telegraph operator. Telephone oporator. switch board operator, telephone ' electril ions. telegraph electricians. (Power lineman) The divisional camp where the greatest variety of courses can lie taught, is at Camp Funston. Kans. Age Limits j Under existing regulations the age j limits for original enlistments are from 18 to 40 years, inclusive, except that for staff corps and deport- , ments the limit is extended to 55 ' years. The staff corps and departments in which the higher age limit is permitted are: Signal Corps. OrI dnance Department. Medical Depart | ment (including Dental and Veteri- | nary Corps). Quartermaster Corps, land Construction Division. Enlistment of Minors Miners between the ages of 18 and 21 years of age may be accepted without the consent of their parents t.r guardians, but no applicant under the age of 21 will be accepted for enlistment until the recruiting officer has first verified IFGION TO MEET I I ; American Legion of This ' City will Hold Regular 1 Meeting Monday Night I AT MACCABEE HALL i To Arrange for Memorial Day Services—Ex-service Men Urged to Attend r The American Legion. Adams Post i No. 43. will hold its regular meeting Monday night. February 9, at the Maccabee hall above the Holthouse drug store. The meeting will be of I I groat importance and all members I are requested to be present. 1 At this time arrangements are to I be made forth ©memorial day services, to be held on Washington’s ’ I birthday, February 22. in honor of r the deceased soldiers from this conn--1 ty who met death in the great world war. The Legion is preparing for a great day. and an excellent program is to be arranged fot\ The event will ' also be celebrated throughout the 1 country. (Continued on Page Three)

GRAND CHAMPION IS COMING HEBE Col. Fred Reppert is Assured that “Farcier” Champion Belgian Stallion WILL BE AT THE FAIR Sold Him for $17,500 Year Ago—Others are Entered—Work Progressing Col. Fred Repperl, the auctioneer' of national fame, has been assured that "Farcier" the grand champion | ' Belgian stallion <>l the world, will be i on exhibit at the Northern Indiana! 'Fair to be held in this city during| ■ the week of August 17th to 20th. 1 "F'arcier" is without doubt the high est priced draft horse in the world , Col. Reppert having sold him at public am tion a year ago last Octo her for the grand sum of $47,500, I the purchasi r b> ing Grant Good, oi | I Ogden. lowa. The sale was made at | I Cedar Falls. lowa. "Farcier" has won more grand ' champion ribbons than any other i draft horse known and to show the l fame that he has attained he was a three page write-up in the Country ■ ■Gentleman, the leading farm journal ( lin America. The article told about I the sale and the new owner who was 1 i school teacher at one time, and that I “Farcier" paid for himself in one year. Col. Reppert has also been advised that eight or ten grand champion I mares and colts will be entered for; the fair, besides other live stock. I The services of Eli Sprunger. of, I Saginaw, Mich., formerly of this city ; i to act as judge in the draft horse I prize awarding have been secured. 1 I which will give the Northern Indiana I I fair the best judge of draft horses in the country. Mr. Sprunger having . been the judge at the International i Stock Show in Chfcago for sometime and is reputed to be one of the very best judges in the country Everything possible is being done to make the Northern Indiana Fair the greatest in the state and it can be safely said that it will equal or even be better than the average ■ stale fair. No expense is being spared and the fair management does not j intend to let up one minute in making the fair a great attraction. Will Reppert and his force of men I are busy at work on the remodeling of the buildings and by spring will I have his work well under way. A meeting of the directors of the fair association was held this afternoon at the Peoples Loan and Trust company and business pertaining to the fair was transacted. TIME IS GRANTED Railroad Brotherhoods and Shop Workers will Wait Seven Days FOR THEIR RAISE Will Strike if Increase is Not Allowed—Will Affect the Country Detroit. Mich., Feb. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) Seven days grace; had been given today by the United , Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way and Railway Shop Workers to the railroad administration in which the workers demands for an increase in wages may be met. If the increase is not forthcoming at the end of that period, it was announced at the meeting here of the national committee of the organization. the men will be instructed to drop their tools. Without a dissenting vote, the national committee met late yesterday, voted to authorize the proposed strike. The action covered all railroads in the country. Although it will not at feet other railroad workers, the niain- , tenance of way men said the roads will deteriorate so rapidly without their care that traveling will be extremely dangerous. + 4 , + - + + 4> + + + + 4- THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ * + + + + + + + + + ** + *** Cloudy tonight and Sunday; probably snow flurries tonight in east portion. not much change in temperature.

REV. KUBACKI EXPELLED Rec. John Kubacki, lor ten yearI pa-io.’ of the St Adelbert’. Roman l atholic church, t.l South Bend h.is been expelled from his pastorate I ■ Birhop 11. J Alderini’ bishop of the I'ort Wayne diocc-e Charges of he subordination were brought again -t Rev. Kubacki by Bi hop Alerding. «ho. after repealed i'i*fu -als on the part of R: v. Kubacki to obey instruc lions issued from the diocese he .d ■piatters. found it necessary to expel him from the cliarge Bishop Alerding will mime a successor for the position within a few days. I'ort ‘ Wayne Joitrnal-Glizetl. LOSE HARO GAME — I). IL S. Boys’ Basket Bal! Team Loses Overtime Game to Fort Wayne FINAL SCORE 25 TO 24 Girls Win Easy Yictory with a 25 to 18 Score— Huntington Tonight — Witli only two minutes of playiu: I time left to fight it out and witli an 'eight point lead, the Decatur high ; school boys' basket ball team lost a hard fought battle to the Fort Wayne ' high school aggregation in that city 1 last evening, in an overtime game. Hie final score resulting 25 to 24. At tile end of the first half, tlv |o als retired from the door with the ••core 12 to 7 in their favor, in the J -econti half, they continued to ho) I I the lead over their opponents, nold- ■ ing a fair margin over them at till times. lieing eight points ahead of I them with only 2 minutes more to ! ])lay. The i'ort Wayne outfit rallied iin this two mini't. s. scoring their Light points and when the whistle blew, the score stood a tie. 22 to 22. A double foul had been called before the time was up. and both sides pitched their foul, and both made it. again making the score a tie at 23 to 23. Five minutes overtime was then to lie placed to decide the outcome. which resulted in th locals scoring one foul and their opponents : registering a basket. giving Fort Wayne a one point lead, tit •)• vUn- ; nitlg the game 25 Io 24. The locals had their opponent* out cla-sed in every respect, they being i il h- to pass tlie hall all around them I and covered consider able more space. The game was a hard one to I lose in this stage of trie battle, an.l i lite defeat is keenly felt by the locals The honors between these two teams is equally divided, the locals win ning their game from Fort Wayne in this city several weeks ago by a much larger score, making it a game a piece. The game was played at the St. Paul's auditorium. Mr. GelI ler. of Fort Wayne referred, and r formed a nice job. he calling evi l v foul on both sides. Tlte preliminary was plnyed between tlie I). II S. girls' and the Ft. Wayne girls' and ended much more nleasingly. they defeating tlie ladies from Ft. Wayne in an easy game the score being 25 to 18. The locals load throughout the entire game, the score at the end of the first half ending 11 to 7 With the locals holding the long end. At one time during i the second half, their opponents ti -l I the score, tint failed to get any furth- ■ er. the 1). 11. S. ladies • bowing them j what they could do, and walloal a)' iv i with them. A large number of high school students atid local fans accompanied t.he teams on this trip a special car having been chartered which was filled to the capacity, and a number going down on an earlier car. Enthusiasm also ran high, the Decatur as gregation giving a number of their yells and made equally as much noise as the Ft Wayne bunch. The Line-up: Decatur 24 Fort Wayne 25 Myers Bittner Forward Kern Morse Forward Linn-Hyland Wilson Center Teeple Scheuman Guard Halzfell Keller Thomas Guard Field Goals Decatur Myers 2: I Kern 1: Linn 4: Teeple 1. Fort i Wayne Morse 6: Wilson 1: Sehonman 1. Foul Goals. Decatur 8. Ft. Wayne 9. Girls Game Decatur 25 Ft. Wayne 18 (Continued on Page Three)

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SECRETARY LANE HAS RESIGNED Resignation has been Accepted by President Wilson—Effective March 1 TAKE IT UP MONDAY Democratic Caucus b'avors Bringing up Peace Treaty in Senate on Monday Washington. Feh e 7 (Special to Dail) Democrat I Secretary ot the Interior Lane has forwarded hl- resignation to President Wilson and it has been ac opted it was announced at Lane's office todav Tin n-sigim tion is effective Man )) 1. Lane visited lie Whit< House early today and it is understood ho car rini his resignation with him at that time. I.am announced si veral weeks ago that he intended to quit the cabinet but declared 1-e was holding up his formal resignation because he did not wisli further to burden President Wilson during his illness. At the Whate House it has been said several times that the president , has already in mind the man whom lie will choose to succeed Lam-. Washington. Feb. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) Democratic senators in ((inference toda) instructed Senator Hitchcock to aid in every way possible the bringing up of the treaty in tlie senate for consideration on Monda) Tlie decision of tiie conference was unanimous Hite hecc k said. Hitch i cock will decide later in the clay whether to make public a letter In received from President Wilson ten days ago concerning reservation and which he read todav to tlie conference. The letter "ndorsed Senator Hit' h ink’s position. A senator on leaving conference stated in his opinion the president's attitude has been slightly modified. This senator was more hopeful of ratification. Washington. Fell. 7 (Special to Daily Democ rat I Democratic senators met today at the rail of Senator Hitchcock to discuss their program in the treaty discussion which is to begin Monday in tile senate. 1 Theme was little likelihood that any program would be agreed on which would prove acceptable to the whole democratic minority The chief re suit of the meeting is likely to be that Senator Hitchcock will get a clear idea how the various senators stand. He will go into the senate Monday with a following divided as much as Senator Lodge's, at least. Lodge is assured of the support ot 35 or 4u republicans; Hitchcock ma) have a much smaller percentage ot support, though tie is ("imtiiig on 43 of the 17 democrats. Hitchcock was prepared to tell democrats todav that President Wil- . son's position is unchanged. He has hud no direct communication with . the president. Hitchcock said. but has been made aiqitainted with the fact that Wilson .stands today just as lie stood when he wrote the letter to the Jackson Dav dinner, that is. against any change in the meaning of the treaty through reservation. .Senator Borah todav continued his quizzing of presidential candidates and possibilities by writing to Governor ('ox of Ohio. Borah asked Cox to say whether he favors unqualified ratification; requested lie state whether lie favors giving tlie British empire six votes to one for the United States in the league assembly and how he stands witli reference to a national referendum on the league covenant. THE Fl.r IN INDIANA Indianapolis. Feb 7. (Special to Daily Democrat) With a total of 6.670 eases of influenza 'ami 202 deaths reported to the state, board of i health by thirty two Indiana count- ( les during he last eight dti) indicn lions are that the epidemic is slowly moving southwaid. Tims far the ■? most serious outbreaks of tlie di-en e has been northward of Indianapolis t and in Indianapolis itself Tlie disease is most prevalent in iWabash county according to reports to the state board. In this county 1.396 cases and 17 deaths have been s reported. The death rate is low the „ number of deaths "quailing only one [in every 82 cases reported.