Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 34'

GENERAL STRIKE HAS BEEN CALLED Brotherhood of Maintainante and Shopmen Ordered to Walk Out ON FEBRUARY 17TH Say There is no Hope of Satisfactory Agreement —Statement Given I . Detroit. Feb. 9.—(Special to Daily I Democrat I—Gereral strike of too.ooo j' members of the United Brotherhood | of .Malntanenee of railway employes I and railway shops laborers today was | called for Tuesday. Feb 17 a t a j meeting of the general chairmen of I the Bdtherhond here, The strike was announced by Alien , Barker grand president after nuni-r I ohs communications from .1 p, \i a ]inv > grand Vice-president at Washington I to conduct negotiations with the rail | road administration. Malloy advis-d I the brotherhood that no hope of a I favorable settlement existed. Barker said that the limit of .n- --| durance had been reached •■] ilnl ; loath to call a strike" he said "but I there is nothing else we can do. I Our hand has heen forced I am I tired of the treatment we have iweiv led from the, government officials." The text of the order calling the I strike reads: “A strike of our entire membership ■Lim roads under the federal control I and those not under federal control ■ L authorized to take place at 7 a. ■bi . Tuesday. Feb. 17 and will apply ■to store house employes s'ationary ■Bremen, stationary engineers steel k bridge workmen, cinder pit men and Boilers as well as al! other members ■ of our brotherhood. TREATY TAKEN VP K Washington. Feb. 9 (Spe£rial to Daily Democrat) The senate today revived consideration of the treaty of Versailles, ('rushing the republican | “bitter cutlers” beneath an c avalanche of votes the senate took these steps: 1. Suspended the rules so as I to permit the reconsideration & of the vote by which the treaty was laid on the table. 2. Reconsidered the vote by which the treaty was tabled thus formally reviving it. 3. Sent the treaty back to the relations committee ■kvith instructons to report it Jfuck to the senate immediately Jjtwlh the Lodge reservation. ! The whole proceedings occii- . pied less than two hours. Soon . after the senate met Senator Lodge moved that it fj<> hdo open executive session. I his s was agreed to and he al once | asked unanimous consent tor | suspension of the rub s. THE MOUNT FUNERAL 1 The funeral services for George, I Mount were held at the late home on ■ Third street this morning at 11 ■o’clock. with the Rev E. V. Ghidont. I pastor of the Christian church in ■charge. Pall bearers were Fred II Mills. Harry Helm. M. K Hower. ! Hugh D. Hite. Burt Mangold and . 111 Stewart, members of the Knights ■Ms Pythias lodge, of which the «U EUed was a member The remains ■were taken to Kempton at 1:"- | the G. R. & 1. railroad for interim The Holy Name society will hold a I meeting this evening at tin ■ | hall. All members are requested to f be present. + KEEP OUT OF RUT . 1 + Please don’t drive in same <> + * rot he ' P v off the chains + + Please take ofl * * soon as l’^ i ' ib, ' h J t e! ( , ’ hains do to + + the "road "ince the snow is leav + h‘— + soft or get softei I" + | * back to the usual regulations as » * ha<K , leave the large + +to heavy load . Iruc ks + + trucks at home. " 4, + care of necessities- during * 7 ♦ Highway Sup I ♦

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NOT a candidate (United PreRM Service) New Vork. Feb. 9 (Special to Ihuly Democrat)—Herbert Hoover. in a statement made public here today I sa id: I have not sought and am not • seeking the presidency. I uni not u candidate | have no organization. No one is authorized to speak for me politically.” H'over further declared that the peace treaty becomes tin issue in | the election he "must vote for the Party that stands for the league.” SALE WAS HELD Fifteen Properties were Sold Today at Delinquent Tax Sale HAVE TWO YEARS In \\ hich to Redeem Thein —Sale was Held by Treasurer Hite At ten o'clock this morning at the east door of the court house in this city. County Treasurer Hugh D. Hite sold at public auction fifteen properties on which the tax had gone delinquent. About thirty properties were advertised for sale but since the first of January, a dozen or more were redeemed. The. original own-I ers have two years in which to re- j deem their property by paying the ( tax. delinquent fee and interest. I The properties sold for taxes this; morning and the purchasers were: i John A. Clauser. Blue ('reek town ship. 16.66 acres, tax. $262.11; pur chased by Tora Bixler. Janies M. Wiley. Blue Creek town ship. 40 acres, tax. $130.20? purchased by B. W. Sholty. and redeemed in one hour by Elizabeth Wiley. George 11. Morton. French town ship. 160 acres, tax. $205.00; purchased by B. W. Sholty. James B. and Sarah Clark. French township. 18.50 acres, tax $22.00; purchased by B. W. Sboity. John and Anna Baumgartner. French township. 80 acres and 35.46 acres, tax $134.26, purchased by B. W. ; Sholty. Unknown. Wabash township. 22 acres, tax $35.60, purchased by James H. Armstrong. Elizabeth Chronister. Decatur, part out lot 249. tax. $5.09; purchased by John Chronister. Emm.. Kemper. Decatur, ixirt oj in lot 1.007. tax, $6.60; purchased byB. W. Sholty. Bello Phillips, part of inlots 224. 225. 226. tax. $34.52; purchased by Henry Eitfng. Maria Yont. Berne, inlot 169. tax. $23.>3; purchased by Albert O. Sold ner. Jesse I’. Brvan. Geneva, lot 328. tax $32 87, purchased by B. W. Sholty. Abe Bennett. Geneva. Iqt 35. tax -..'.0ji4, purchased by Z. T. Aspy. Joseph A. Hendricks, Geneva, lot 132. tax. $21.39; purchased by Henry Dickerson. Charles A. Shoemaker, Geneva, part lot 29%. tax $18.52. purchased by B W. Sholty. Martin Webb. Geneva, lot 39, tax $27.66. purchased by B. AV Sholty. HAS KNOWN HERE Mrs. Henry Koenemann Died at Lafayette After a Short Illness FROM INFLUENZA Was Well Known HereFuneral will be Held Tuesday Afternoon The many friend*- of Mrs. Alma - Schmidt Koenemann. wife of Henry - Koenemann. of Fort Wayne, manager of the Fort Wayne Dairy company, will be grieved to learn of her sudden death which occurred Sunday at ! the St. Elizabeth hospital, Lafayette. ! Indiana. The Ft. Wayne JournalGazette has the following to say of her death: I “Mrs. Koenemann was born in Pettisville, 0.. July 30. 1892, being past twenty-eight years of age. She was the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt. She was married February 1, 1914 to Henry Koenemann. who 1 survives her. "Mr. Koenemann went to Lafayette recently where he entered Pur- ‘ due university, taking a 1 (Continued on Page Two)

SERVE WARM FOOD I I Mothers are Serving Children Warm Food at Noon Hour at Monmouth A VERY UNIQUE PLAN Schedule has heen Arranged ai d Each Lady Takes Her Turn The mothers of the children of the primary room nt the Monmouth I -chool have organized aud have begun to furnish the children with one warm article of food each day at the noon hour. Each day one mother makes the needed amount of soup and this is warmed'by the teacher it. charge who serves the soup with crackers to the children. The mothers have arranged a schedule which gives each mother a certain day on which to do her part. This plan has heen adopted in many other states and counties and has proven a success. The ladies of Monmouth have been serving the hot 1 lunches for the past week and feel it is a great benefit to the children on these cold days. This is tlie first school in the county to adopt this plan and the ladies feel sure of the results that will he gained in the children’s lyealth by I having the warm lunch. HmTSHoB Auditor John Mosure Busy at W ork Compiling the ’Assessor's Books GALLEMEYER ROAD Viewers are Appointed— Court Room Turned Over to American Legion Auditor .fohn Mosure and Deputy Martin L. Jaberg are busy at work compiling the records for the assessor’s books in the different townships. At the last meeting of the, board of commissioners. Auditor j Mosure was authorized to go ahead with the work, he to receive one-; hundred and fifty for his services.) The job will take from thirty to forty days and Hie books must be completed ttv March first When com 1 pleted they will coiflain the name of every property owner in the county j together with the amount of real estate he owns and the improvements therein. Viewers are Appointed The board of Adams county commissioners in session with the commissioners of Wells county authorized the building of the Gallemeyer road running through Jefferson township in Wells county and Preble township in Adams county. Orval Harruff was appointed engineer and Daniel Kaher of Wells county and Julius C. Schug of Adams county were viewers, they to report to the auditor on March 20th. Use of Court Room The commissioners ordered that I .the circuit court room be turned over to Post 43 of the American Legion for the purpose of holding their memorial services in this city on Sunday. February 22nd. Washingtons birthday. The custodian was ordered to heat the building on this day. it being Sunday and all county offices closed, and that said custodian should be allowed the sum of five dollars for his extra service. I ■ ■ -—- +*++ + + + + 4. ABOUT THE SICK + J. ++ + 4 > 4 > +4‘ ‘S’ *’<•’*•<•**'*■ Three of the telephone operators are off duty on account of illness. Mrs. Joe Hunter and Blanche Whitman are still confined to their homes. Miss Eola Gentis has an attack of ton.-ilitis and is unable to be at her post. Mrs. C.-J. Miner was taken ill last ’ evening with the flu. Rev. Miner is f.on|c better. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steele are both 'limproving from, the flu. 'I ’ ■'j Mrs. John’ Stewart is ill with an ' attack of tonsilitis. p. M. Hensley received word that his son-in-law who has been very ill '.with the flu had contracted double pneumonia.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, February 9, 1920

MEET TONIGHT j The American Legion will hold I tbeji- regular mot-ting tin- evening at . the Mnecabee hull, uiiove the Holti house Drug store. Important mutters |rel;ttive to the Memorial Day servfc s jwlll come up and all members arc urged to be present. All i-x-ervc ■ , men uro also requested to attend at ,'this time, and bring their discharge with them ns a'mutter of receiving their Victory Buttons. Everybody come. MEFTINC TONIGHT Industrial Association will Hold Important Session at Seven O'clock AFTER NEW INDUSTRY Problems of Great Interest will be Taken up at Commercial Club Session Every member of the Decatur Industrial association and every citizen who believes in Decatur and wishes 'to belong to an organization whose sole and only purpose is to piake this a better community, is urged to attend the meeting to be held at the library at seven o’clock this evening j when one of the important questions Ito be decided is whether or not we ’v. ill sei tire another wonderful indu>".v. one that*wiH employ 300 or 400 men and start work at once. Remember the time —7 o'clock at the library. If we want an industry that will I make the town, here is the chance, but we must act quickly. The details have heen worked out and the 'plans will be submitted tonight. If, the citizens and merchants approve it. we will start to work in earnest. I Other matters to be taken up tonight will include reports from im-! portant committees, discussions of problems of great interest and we can't understand how anybody who .wants to help themselves or the c >:n.-l munity can stay away. This is a good time to join. The dues are only five dollars a year and yon should add your advise to those ‘of vour neighbors Help put Decatur 1 ’ I on the map. FATHER IS DEAD I Adam Baker, Father of: Mrs. Henry Schultz. Died Last Saturday AT MANSFIELD, ARK. 1 Body will be Brought to Monroeville at the Home of a Daughter Mrs. Henry Shultz, of this city, received the sad message of the death of her father, Adam Baker, which occurred at the home of his son. George at Mansfield. Arkansas, some time Saturday. Mr. Baker was 81 years of age and was born in Germany. He came to this country when ho was a boy living near Dover. Ohio. From there he came to a farm near Monroeville. Ind., where he spent the most of his life. In late years he has been living with his son. George, going to Arkansas about four years agft His wife preceded him in death about eight years ago. He is stirI vived by three sons, Ed and Jake ' living in Ohio and George in Arkanl sas. and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Schultz, of this city and Mrs. Katie Pancake of Monroeville. Mr. Baker was very well known to many people here and was a very highly respected citizen. 'file body will be brought to the home of his daughter. Mrs. Pancake at Menroeville and will be buried in the cemetery two and a half Allies southeast of Monroeville. The time of the funeral services will be determined as soon as the body arrives. i WAS NOT INFLUENZA f Frames Gilbert, eleven month old i habe of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Gilbert whose death occurred in Michigan and who was brought to this city for t burial, died from a disease of the 1' throat, from which it had suffered for ■ five weeks instead of the influenza 'as stated Friday.

CHILD IS DEM — Rosemary Lucille Archci Died Sunday Morning in Fort Waj ne ' DUE TO PERITONITIS I Daughter of Mr. and Mrs Isaac Archer—Body is Brought Here i Rosemary Lucilh . liitle three yeat old daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. lsaa< ! Archer, died at the home of her par ! ents on W.illnce street in Fort Spnday morning at 4:45 from a . week’s illness of peritonitis. The body was brought to the honn !of Mi s. Ai cher's mol her. Mrs Byroi | Hendricks, on 242 North Seventh ; street in this city She is survived I by the grief stricken parents. ; Mr. and Mrs. Archer formerly lived in this city moving to Fort Wayne about four years ago where Mr. Arch er is employed. Funeral services will lx- held at the home of Mrs Hendricks on Tues ■ day afternoon at 2:30. Interment J will take place m the Decatur cenie - terv. I . ( - Sloppy weather anti the worst of it • is we may expect it to continue for : - month or two yet. Its just the rigid : kind for the tiu and wo can't be too ■ careful. i i - WERE DEFEATED Local High School Boys’ Basket Ball Team Suffer Second Defeat ON THE HOME FLOOR Saturday Evening — Huntington Five Proved Too Speedy and Win Game | The local high school basket ball I team before a crowd of enthusiastic fans, lost their second game of the season on their home floor Saturday ev'ening. when they clashed with the [ fast Huntington higli basket hull I team at the Athletic hall, the final score resulting 23 to 19. The game was clean and snappy throughout, both teams playing at a wonderful rate of speed. At the close of the first half the score stood 10 to 8 with the locals holding tinlong end. and it looked like a victory j i'er the locals. In the second half both teams entered the arena with both barrels open, the Huntington five managing to gain a few points lead over the locals which they held throughout the rest of the game, the final score ending 23 to 19 with Hunt ington on top. Walter Geller of Fort Wayne ref erred the game (Although the locals did not prove the winners of the contest, they deserve much credit for their good work. The Huntington outfit is the strongest team in the Huntington di trict. and bad defeated the locals in | their city some time ago by an overwhelming score. Several preliminaries were playe-.l before the big game and the many fans were given a night of nights in , their favorite sport. —2— TAKEN TO HOSPITAL 1 Robert Marbaugh was taken to the Lutheran Hospital al Fort Wayne yesterday in the Gay. Zwick & Myers ambulance. He was operated on im mediately for appendicitis. WILL MANAGE CAMPAIGN i (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 9 (Special to “ Daily Democrat) John H. Heller. ’ editor of the Decatur Democrat, will t manage the campaign of Dr. Carleton ’ B. McCullough, candidate for the ) democratic nomination for governor. ■ Dr. McCullough announced today. Mr. Heller is expected to arrive in Indianapolis tomorrow and to take over immediately Dr. McCullough's headquarters. He is expected to pay 1 special attention to newspaper pub I licity. i - Mr. Heller will go to ImlianaiKilis » tomorrow night and will devote a ■ part of his time during the next few i' weeks in the interest of Dr. McCul 1 lough.

■ ACK FOR DECATUR TICKET i All Rotarians who will attend ! he I Eleventh district conference at Fl. ,j.| Wayne this « •> ,>. upon registration nl'e requested to ;isl< lor n Decatlt: - tickehxi'or the bainuet on Thursday evening, Mrs. Hamel Tyndall of this city will sing nt the banquet tu be | held in the ball room of the Anthony , I mid iirrangemi-ats are i-oinpleled to | nccomo lull all lti-<atur Rotiirians in ■this bnilqueN hall if they asg for th-j-|iei-ial ticket. I BURNED TO DEATH I a Five Lives were Lost in Apartment House Fire in n > hi San Francisco d! MANY IN HOSPITAL d. Building Collapsed—Origin Unknown—l n vest igati ing the Cause ( it . (United Press Service) San Francisco, Feb. 9 (Special to Daily Democrat) Five lives were , lost in a tire which destroyed the i( Berkshire apartments here late last ~ night. Ten others are missing Thir I ly to forty persons m- in hospital)-. o suffering from burns and injuries when the building collapsed. Fire Chief Layden said the origin of the J Uli- was so mysterious as to warrant 'an immediate investigation. The fire started in a hallway on the ; third floor, it spread so quickly as to trap occupants of apartments on I the third, fourth and fifth floors. Firemen who penetrated to the fifih ; floor repotted still more dead bodies buried under the collapsed roof. Fire department ladders reached I only to the fourth floor. From those | windows many persons, clad in night ~ clothes, were taken down to fire esi cape landings. An explosion after the tire had burned for an hour blew out a porti-in of the fourth floor walls and shortly II afterward the roof fell in. r The apartment dwellers were car led for in adjoining buildings. Their e . . .. rapid nisuppem .im i minilii apiled ' ; checking the lists of missing. a I Estimates of the number of dead 11 range frdm ten to a score. Two I bodies had been recovered eally today. Firemen said they believed at least ten bodies are in the twisted ’ mass of iron and brick. 1 The Berkshire was o< i-upfed by sis- ■ ty-three families. Its windows were I fill -d with screaming persons within a few minutes after the first alarm. They had been cut off from the stair- ' ways and elevators. f - - - . — DECIDE ON SERS ' Socialists have Already Selected Eugene Debs and Kate O'Hare AS THEIR CANDIDATES Both are Serving Terms in Prison—To Hold Convention May Ist (United Press Service) I New York. Fl/ 9 (Special to ' ; Daily Democrat) While republicans and democrats are easting about for presidential timber, with every pros peet their respective candidates will noK.be known until the conclusion oi e long drawn out conventions at least e one political party already has agreed ■ s cn its choice not only for president, i-jhut. for vice president. This is the socialist party of Am-iirii-a. Its leaders apparently are unlanimous for Eugene V. Debs, as its : presidents! candidate and Kate Rich arils O'Hare as its vice presidential candidate. Both are now serving ’ . prison sentences for violation of Hie 1 I espionage act. 1 i The principal plank in the socialist ' platform, according to these leaders, will be “free speech and a free press" They claim the government disregard a ied constitutional right of free speech jin jailing Debs and Mrs. O'Hare. I The remainder oi the platform wilt he ( i based largely on the party's constitn j l ion. I The socialist national convention (Will be held here Mav 1. so their ,s | campaign will be well under way b ■ w j lorf * *he republican or democratic I conventions even start. While even | tContinued on Page Two)

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DETERMINED TO GET THE NEGRO Armed Mountaineers on Way to get Negro who Killed Girl AT LEXINGTON, KY. Militiamen are Forced to Shoot Four Persons— Fire in Their Eyes (Unite,d Press Servtfce) Lexington. Feb. !< (Special to Daily Democrat) Enraged by the killing nt' five persons who took part in an effort today to lynch William Lockett, negro convicted of slaying Geneva Hardeman, ten year old * school girl, hundreds of aimed inoun tainers were on the way here with tin- intentions of taking po cession of the negro in spite of the national ; guardsmen, according to received by the police. Senator Edwin Morrow is enroute here to take charge of the situation On ills request 4<)o regular army troiqis from Louisville under com mand of Major S. C Marlin left Camp Taylor for this ritj today The soldiers are expected this afternoon. While soldiers, police and deputy rifts were driving a mob of -I.IKH) persons away from the doors of the Fayette county court house, a jury eonv'eted the negro and he was senteneed to die in the elet-trii; chair at Frankfort on March 7. Lockett run down hy bloodhounds, spirited into Lexington last night ter trial, trembled as he told on the witness stand of his crime. As he confessed his guilt the first shot of a volley which checked the mob seeking his life, rang out in the street in front of the court room When Lockett was removed from his cell in the court house to the room of Judge Keer the crowd which had been stand ing on the opposite side of the street rushed across the car tracks leaped over th- wire stretched along the front of the court hoiisi- and engaged with the soldiers, iwilice and slier iffs in a hand to hand battle. ♦+++++++ + + + + + + + + + COURT HOUSE NEWS ♦ •F+++++++ + + + + + + + Schafer Saddlery company and Corporation vs. Alexander W Tanyas on an account. h<- cans- was dismissed and th- costs, paid. In th- -state of John Wieman. Emanuel Sprung-r, administrator, filed proof of mailing of notices on the hearing of the cash value of the estate. Finding the net cash value of the estate to be $1698.32. Finding that Anna Neuensehwander. cousin of the decedent, received s2<m and is entitled to an exemption of? 250 with no inheritance tax due. That Mari.-t Bixler received $H»i under terms of the decedent's will and sin is entitled to an exemption of $11)0 with no inheritance tax diie The foreign missions of the general conference of the sj|ennonite church of N. A. receives $l5O and that this bequest is not for use in Indiana. Finding that Poor Fund of the First Mennonita church of Adams county receives SIOO for religious and charitable purposes with no inheritance tax. Administrator ordered to pay the treasurer <>f Adams county $2.50, inheritance due. Real estate transfers were made by Lewis A. Graham and others to Daniel .1. Cook, lot in Decatur, SIOOO. Rebecca Rabbitt filed complaint vs. John Babbitt for a divorce. L C. DeVoss is her attorney. Summons returnable Fein 21. The trial of the State of Indiana vs. Will Hammell which was to have been this morning has been indefinitely postponed on account of the illness of Attorney ft C. D-Voss. In the ease of the Old Aißtns County Bank vs. H. Berling Company, on an account, a motion by the defendant for an order against the plaintiff requiring the plaintiff to produce a pass book now in their possession Tor the defendant''- Use and inspection in the court. The cause of Cyrus Lyons ve. Lemuel C. Williams. Harry () Williams and Harvey E. Williams on a note was set for trial Feb. 23. ++++ + + + + <• THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ' Rain tonight: Tuesday probably . rain or snow and colder.