Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1920 — Page 1

oil!me XVIII. Number 36

LODGE LIBERAL I WITH OFFERS Wants Nine More AmendI menls Tacked on to the Peace Treaty fVII.VT THEY AFFECT Elrticle Ten and Monroe ■)octrine Would Not he Affected by Them (United Press Service) ■Washington, Feb. 11—(Special , 0 •'b.lily Democrat) —Senator Lodge of in the senate nine amendments to the Lodge reservation to the peace treaty today. amendments were those zor« eut in the by partisan treaty conferences recently held in Lodge's of flee. They effect the preamble, with domestic question, Shantung. I naming of American representatives to the league, payment of tr.e U S o*re of league expenses, disarms, bent status of foreign nationals under article 16 and voting power. <Lodgr did not submit an amend I went on article 10 or on the Monroe doctrine. Mrhe amendment to the resersat on Cnfvoting power is the only one of those submitted by Lodge on which virtual agreement had not been reached in the by-partisan conference Lodge s action today made tne by. partisan agreement the official pre gram of the Lodge forces in the sen bte. Lodge hoped to get the support Os democrats to the changes oecauSe thd democrats in the by partisan con ference had agreed to most of the amendments presented today. c Washuo '-in. Feb. 11 -(Special tn Daily Itetnocrat) —Irreconcilable publican senators are about ready to concede that the senate will ratify the treaty as a result of the decision which tyili be given neat Monday, u was indicated today. A canvass of the senate ha- -hthe "bitter enders they said that" any loop hole which can be pu'i'iii ■! through will be used by some >mi.,! r in Hfooging front on the reserval tten 'and ratification The rei-onii aides are convinced that Senator Lodge and his supporters do not want flHptetit.' in the present form." The irrenconcbiles said todav that the supporters of the Lodge reservation ire willing to agree to any reservation in article ten. Thev have ihanged places with the democrats in this respectl he declared and visibly weak- * ening since president Wilson - Lett to senator Hitchcock became publ ■ The plan of the Lodge program supporters, this far said is to offer comprise on article ten so mild that if the democrats reject the responsibility for failure of the treaty will clearly hr upon the democrats. In that care if the treaty is ratified by oongTi-'S. Lodge can show by the! records that he did all he <mid without gtctuallv surrendering 11 - "' p with the Wilson forces !; senator said Lodge is understood to have a thorough knowledge of the sitisition. and democrats know this in a gem al wav at least, just how far ‘hey * go next week or later in meeting him on article ten. VERY LOW WITH PNEUMONIA Ms-s C T Ranier received the sad .news that her brother-inlaw. Frank Dibble, is very low « hie pneumonia at his home in -an sing. Michigan. He had the tin " developed into pneumonia. S- formerly lived here, moving to ■ sing about six years ago. BEFORE GRAND jury i (United Pre.” Service) ~' San Francisco. Feb 11 to Daily. Democrat)- Jack war record will be thoron, i ' • before the federal grand jury n< session here it was stated The grand jury late yesterday questioned Mrs. Maxine Dempsey’ dn vorced wife of the eh.-nipton. a to er original charge th” > slacker and dodge l the ■• • " to her affidavit '• , Dempsey. Other witnesses were and the probe continued totMPart cloudy tonight and,.Thaisday. not much change

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AMBASSADOR TO ITALY i "asington. Feb. 11.- (Special to' I'-iily Demccrat) Robert Underwood! I Johnson of New York, is to be apP'linted uiulmsMKior to Italy by I’re.d-j dent Wilson it was announced at the ''''i* ’ Hou •• i.duy. Johnson's tioinination will go (~ t) lt . senate within h few days. Johnson will succeed Thomas Nel--0,1 Page. who resigned the iiniba.sad dot-ship live months ago. Since bi--i’-im’ion the post has been vacant. I Johnson is said to t be in full accord with the president toward Italy. Page I and Wilson differed on disposition vs i I'iume Johnson is well versed in I Italian affairs and holds the decoration of Cavalier of ting, crown of I I Italy, SCHOOL HOUSES Contracts Awarded for Grade Buildings at Poplar Grove and Poneto DECATUR BIDS FIIJEI) Oscar Hoffman, Architect— Berne Contractors were Successful Contracts for the building of a i modern grade school house at Poplar I Grove and at Poneto in Wells county were awarded yesterday by the i trustees and advisory boards of the' two townships with Decatur men numbered among the bidders. Oscari Hoffman. of this city, is the architect for the Poneto building while the 1 general contract was awarded to Hiscy and Bebout, of Berne, on their bid of $39,965. The heating and' ventilating contract for this building, was awarded to the A. J. Moser aom-i pany also of Berne on their <md of ‘ $6,350. The Poneto building is of four! rooms, two stories. It is to be erected I on the old site in Liberty township. Bids on the Poneto building were as follows: I General contract —Htsey & Bebout/ of Berne, hollow tile backing $39,965. low bid: 11. F. Linn, of Decatur, $45.545; Charles N. Christen, of Decatur. $42,095: 1.. W. Kimmel, of Poneto. $42,060. v Heating and Ventilating—A. J. Mem er W- Company of B u rne. $6,350; Hartford Hardware Co., of Hartford City.! *6,469.58. Electric Wiring—Edmunds Electric] Const. Co., of Fort Wayne. $482. Chemical Toilets Kiger & Co., of! Indianapolis, $1,079.15; and 11. Knapp y Son. of Decatur. $1,148. The general contract for the Pop lar Grove building was awarded to| Lee W. Kimmel, of Poneto, for $43,-] 70ft; the wiring to the Warren Electric company, of Warren fdr $762.94; the heating and ventilating to Derheimer Bros., of Fort Wayne, for] $8,900; and the plumbing to Hutzelj & Company, of Muncie, for $5,217. An additional allowance of $290 for 1 brick above the brick estimated brings the total cost to $58,869.94. The Poplar Grove building, of four rooms, all on one floor, including also an assembly room, includes in the general contract a water flushing i toi’et system. T. H. Koontz, of [ ! Bluffton, is the architect. . The Bluffton Banner then makes the following remarks relative to the state tax board’s action: ■'When the state board of taxation ! refused to allow the citizens of liar risen and Liberty townships to luild the Poplar Grove and Poneto school buildings last year, it cost the tax payers of these two townships exactly $31.506.09, according to figures pre 1 spntpd (his afternoon. "This is the sum the two schools ! COPt this year over the bids received for the same buildings last year, according to County Superintendent A. R. Huyette. "On the Poneto school the bid. over last year's figure, was $15,136.15 and ; on the Poplar Grove building the hid ran $16,369.94, above what the same I building could be built for last year." NOTICE ah painters and paper hangers will ' meet tomorrow night at the Carpent ers hall at 7:30 o'clock. All painter ; and paper hangers please be present I Mrs. Izniisa Keifer anil Mrs. Mary Wagoner returned to their home ’’ Fort Wayne after visiting their broth ' er Jacob Kiefer, who is at the De catur hospital. Mrs J. S. Peterson went to For . Waynt to atten the concert of tin Detroit Symphony orchasfra and b 'visit her sister Mrs. Edward Wilson

SUBS SHOW UP After Fierce Battle with Sea Lost Submarines Arrived Safely IN THEIR PORT TODAY — Had been Lost for One Wee!:—Crew on Poughkeepsie have Mutinied (United Press Service) Washington, Feb. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Five submarines i caught in severe storms on their trip | from the Bermudes and which were several days over due, are now safe l in United States waters, the navy department was advised today. Washington. Feb. 11 —(Special to I Daily Democrat)- After buttling with I the sea for nearly a week four of the five American submarines that have been missing between the Bermuda islands aiid this country, arrived at Hampton Roads this morning, accord ing to a dispatch received by the navy department. The submarine still missing is the N-2; those that hav earrived are the L-2, L-3. L-4 and Lil. Washington, Feb. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The crew of shipping board vessel. Poughkeepsie, has mutinied and has been placed | under arrest at Bermuda by the com | manding officer of the V. S. S. Sacramento Secretary Daniel was advised today. The crew wf<e arrested at j Bermuda, tlie men will be returned to Hampton Roads and delivered to the United States federal attorney on the charge of mutiny, the dispatch said. For this purpose an armed guard | has been detained from the SacraI mento and the destroyer Force at | Bermuda. i CLUB ATTENDS j ’ I - -1 Decatur Rotarians are Attending Conference in | Fort Wayne Today PROGRAM OF INTEREST For the Two Days—Decatur Club will Furnish a Good Entertainment Pru tically every Interurban car : > 'ort W’avne todav carried a numb-r! i ■of the Decatur Rotarians to Umt city. I‘he Eleventh district Rotary Confer cnee opening here this morning. Charles E. Watkins, of Muncie will arrive there this evening and after-! I registration of guests has taken place. : | business sessions will be held this 1 •'venin-g at the Chamber of Commerce ; building for the Rotarians. The wives; ~r sweethearts of the Rotarians will , Ibe entertained at the Palace theatre | by the Detroit Symphony orchestra; | after which the conference ball w ll ; ■ I he held in the Wolf k- Dessauer audi-j 1 roriutn. All day tomorrow there will be! j something doing. Minong the note l I -,ble events will be the falks to be ■ , 1 ;iven by Peter W. Collins and Harry i i.A Wheeler. Mr. Collins will deliver] ( l hi-- atTdress at 11 o’clock tomorrow l I I morning on "Americanism and 801-» J shevism" at the Miflestic theatre. I while Mr. Wheeler will speak in the afternoon on "The Industrial Out lock." Both speakers are nationally J known and they will give a talk p worth going miles to hear. Thurs-. day evening a banquet will be given] I and the Decatur club has arranged ■ for an interesting program. Mrs.’ ~ Daniel Tyndall, of this city consent--1 ing to sing a number of songs and to (I assist in carrvir.g out a unique Vaieionline stunt in which Decatur will •• he advertised as “The Small City with a Big Heart.” After the han(;n ,q ade luxe Keith Vaudeville hill will be enjoyed by the Rotarians and ll' their wives. S + ABOUT THE SICK + ' Miss Idella Buetell who has heen "'icicl for the last two weeks with the ■ flu is reported to be somewhat better % today, but will not be able to leave 'the house for some lime. r j 1 ie! Ruth Foughty who has been sufto faring from the flu is getting along n. line, and is much better.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, February IL 1920.

WARDS OF COURT (United Press Service) Chicago, Feb. II (Special to Dally Democrat i Children born mil < f wedlock will be made wards of a I court, it legislation recommended by the department of labor conference ii Ic-gltinaey here Is adopted, it was un notimed today. The conference held that a child ! born out of wedlock should have the same righls of inheritance a a tin 1 I f.itimate offspring. Tne sur-mime or (he mother should be given the child until after adjudication' of paternity and upon petition of the child after it attains its majority, or by its guardian minority, the courts should pertnit the child to assume its father’s name. UNION HEADS ' EXPECT ANSWER Representatives of Fourteen Railroad Unions in Conference vith RAIL DIRECTOR HINES Palmer Also Confers with Him on Coming Strike— Oppose Injunction (United Press Service) Washington, Feb. 11 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Representatives of fourteen railroad unions this after-noon-met Rail Director Hines expecting “to receive from him a reply to their demand for wage i n creases.” Shortly before meeting the railroad men Hines conferred with Attorney General Palmer concerning tne situation brough tabout by strike threats of the union leaders. i Washington. Feb. 11—(Special to : Daily Democrat) —Attorney General Palmer today was studying the railroad situation to be prepared to act !in case he is asked to intervene in ! the controversy between tlte raoiroad ' administration and 14 railroad unions demanding immediate wage increases The railroad administration re--1 gards as illegal the order sent the ' 300.000 maintenance of way workers to hold themselves in readiness to quit Feb. 17 unless their demands ' are met. Officials of this union here today were planning an appeal to President Wilson over the head of Rail Direct ; or Hines as a last resort, they said, before putting the strike into 'effect. Detroit. Feb. 11 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Maintenance of wayworkers and railway shopmen will ' pay no attention to any injunction issued restraining them from Striking. A. E. Barker president id' the . Brotherhood, declared today. ARE FIXINS BP — Harting & Lose “Eats” Restaurant to be a Modern Up-to-date Place ] NEW FIXTURES COMING Mirrors will he Placed Around Room — Extra Service to be Given ! Decatur is going to have a real up-to-date restaurant with handsome fixtures and excellent service. Raymond Harting and Joe Lose, ihe new proprietors of the "Eats" are plani ning several changes in the interior ! that will make it one of the most at- | tractive places in Decatur. They expect to begin work on the ire-papering this week and Mr. Hartling will go to Jackson, Mich., to ar- . range for the shipping of large mir- ■ rors which he has purchased and will have them placed around the 1 sides of the room. ] The front part of the room is to be I finished in white ennmel and the restaurant promises to be a metropolis ]of this city. The kitchen is being I equipped in the latest modern con • veniences so that the increasing • trade can be taken care of in a sat ■ isfactory manner. | Harold Eady, of Van Wert, hat t been soured to assist in the bakint j' department, and a French man chei rjwill come in a short time to do th* b cooking. Messrs. Harting and Lose are spar ! ing no efforts to make the name o their place of business, tbe “Eats,’ g] fulfill the full significance of it.' ' name.

IUSIPS BLUFFTON ) ; The Schools are Closed in Bluffton on Account of the Flu —No Let-up i HUNDREDS OF CASES » ’( Have been Reported—Condition is One of Worst I I in the State II .' The flu has a grip on Bluffton and . according to the papers there is no . let-up in the epidemic. The schools were closed there yesterday for the remainder of the week there being at least twenty-fi»e per cent of th*' pupils d< tained at home, vicinity of the flu. Seven teachers and three hundred thirty-six pupils were out of school yesterday, making jt almost impossible to hold dasseand besides a number of the janitors were also ill. ■ Eighty-coven nev cases were :<• pmled to the. health department bv Dr. Shoemaker, the city health officer From Saturday night up until Monday evening one hundred ami > twenty-six cases were reported there. I A telephone message from Bluflt-m from Dr. Wyboarn of Ossian brought the news that the situation there is also critical and the physicians ;it both places are almost helpless as io what steps to take to check it The I ban has been put on in Bluffton on f amusements .etc., and every possibb "i step is being taken to check the epi demii-. A number of deaths have also I I oci-tirre-l there within the last two I weeks. Repot ts fr nt Dr. Costello, city ' | health officer of this city, are to the I effect that the situaion. is mu< M im ’ proved here and he Decatur people can t’jrnin consider thmslves fortunate. ) * JR RITTER DEAD * : I; 1 Another Sad Death Occurred Last Night as a Result of Pneumonia l DEVELOPED FROM FLU J j ; Was Only 32 Years of Age —Four Children Survive " —Funeral Fridav I ‘ % J The der.-’h of Mrs. Elva Ritter ocI curred last night tit S:3il at her home ( five and a half miles southeast of De- | catur from a week’s illness from . ! pneumonia. J She was born in Monroeville in i ISSB and was formerly Elva Peters i Iler parents are both dead and when I she was a babe of one year she was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. William, ZerkeJ and was known as Elva Zerk-i el. She has always lived in Washing ’ ton township and in early womanhood was united in marriage to Or ley Ritter. Five children w»re born to this union. One daughter. Emma, died in 1916. Four children, Leon. ! Robert. Odrey and Henry. besides the husband survive. | Her foster mother, now Mrs. J. H. Yancy of Coldwater. Ohio, and the following brothers and sisters also 1 mown their loss: William Peters and I Orville Peters.’ of Chicago; Ora Ken ’■ Milo Peters, of Bloomington. Ind.; 3 idy of Indianapolis and' Mary Hively ’ of Columbia City. Ind. ' | She was a mejnber of the Christian ’I >hur<h and will be sadly missed in r the heme and in her community. Funeral services will be held al the St. Paul church Friday morning '' at 10:30. leaving th:' house at fn ’ o’clock. Burial will be in Hie Maple- ’’ wood cemetery. Rev. Payne, of Craigville. Ind., pas II tor of the Christian Union church p will officiate at the funeral. e MASON WINS BOUT Is (United Press Service) g Springfield. 111.. Feb. 11 (Special i- to Daily Democrat) Frankie Mason, g of Fort Wayne. Ind . easily defeated t- Frankie Jumniatti of Chicago, substituting for John (Babe) Asner. of ■S St. Louis, in a six-round bout here g last night. >f — e CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE r-| (United Press Serviced >f Chicago, Feb. 11 (Specia Ito Daily Democrat) Corn: Feb. $1.38'.2; Mar. s $1.36%; May, $1,31; July. 41.28%. I Oats: Mgy, 78%c; July, 70%c.

(MRS. PLESSINGER DEAD Mrs. Fred Plessinger, one of Bluff ton's most highly esteemed women. J passed away at the Plessinger resi deme, this morning tit 6:4<i o’elm death being due Io cancer. For the past few days Mrs Plessinger’s con- . ditlon had been critical and was of such a very serious nature that no hope was given for tier recovery She Hukl undergone an operation at the county hospital. October 1, JtH.s. and until about six weeks ago was appal ently in good health. From that time I her health failed steadily. Bluffton i j Banner. Mis. Plessinger wa kmiwin in ib/ city. GAME CANCELLED « I I - ] I). IL S. vs. L B. C. Scheduled at Fort Wayne has been Cancelled WILL PLAY MONROE Boys and (Jiris Teams in This City Instead—Hartford City Here Friday The basket ball game which was » to be played in Fort Wayne between i ihe Decatur high school boys team ’ tnd the I. B. C. team of that city Thursday night has been concellej. | The local fans however will not bi- > | disappointed as arrangements have > I been made to play the Monroe liija school varsity team- in this city >n lhat night. The game with the Monroe teams is a. return game, the locals having visited their city in the early part of the season, the local girls winning and tbe boys losing by a small score. The Monroe teams ire sna]Tpy Itlle outfits, arid are coniI Ing to this city with the intentions i of carrying home the honors; this fact however cannot be seen by the local basket bailers, they intend to , show the Monroeites some real basket ball, and send them home badly defeated. A record breaking crowd is expo -t---id to attend this game, word having been received that half of the town ' if Monroe would be in attendance. . The large number of local fans will j also be on deck at this time and mu-h •nthusiasm will be shown. Tlie big program for the evening opens at 6:45 o’clock with a game between the Monroe Eighth Grade and the Di culur Eighth Grade boys team. Th" girls game is to be played next and the boys game last. Get your ticket as early as possible and be as--tired of a good seat. A game a little out o’’ the ordinary is also perdieted to be played in this city Friday night. The fast Hartford City outfit "ill journey to this citv lon that evening and will plav tbe loiails in a return game. Tbe locals expect to do a whole lot better :it ibis time than when they played Coach Stonebreakers men before, and will play their best to defeat the huskies. COURT HOUSE NEWS. To folowing cases have been set I for trial on the following days. Mon .day, Feb. 23 the cases of Lyons vs ] Williams: Fitch Ar, Sons vs Hutchin- | sen. (Ise Co.; N'inde vs Gregory. Tuesday. Feb. 24. Drier vs Butler ;and others; Piltz for appointment of •Guardian and Branning v- Amos 11 Reus-er. ' | Wednesday. Feb. 25. Upleger vs ■ Butler and others: Kieffer vs Strass {burg; Muncie Bkg. Co vs Otto Scott; ' Peiffer and others vs Lamb; kiby vs t Strahm. Thursday. Feb. 26. Kerman vs I Brown Trucking co.: Morrow vs Furnish and olhers: Sheets vs Vroman: 1 ! Baxter vs Coradas; Iron & Glass Savings Bank vs Spanley. Friday. Feb. 27. Pussiful vs Baker, Monday. March 1 State ex rel: Mabel Deßolt vs Kenneth Hawkins; I ] Ashbrook vs Kerman In the case of Nellie Bovine vs I Harvey Bovine on an action of divorce the case was dismissed at the f ' plaintiffs cost. SALE POSTPONED The Rosa Barron" nubile sale ! which wa tn have h“en held in Jan | nary, and which had been postponed y|on account of sickness will be heir at the Barrone residence. Thursday i. February 19. one mile east of Bobo [lndiana.

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LEGION DRIVE ON IN THIS COUNTY Post 13 of the American 1 Legion is Conducing a Membership Drive WANT 250 MEMBERS i - Secured Fifteen ihe First Day—Plans for Memorial Day Services The first dav of the driv< for new ' ■ members non being conducted by Post 43 of Hie American Legion H this cit i resulted in adding bet wee:: a dozen and fifteen men Io the present enrollment. '• During the next two Week- Ule ! local post will conduct a membership drive in this county and it is the earnest hope of those interested tn the building up of the Post to secure 1 least 25(1 new members within that I time. Post 43 now has a membership I of .-'.bout one bundled Considering tlie fact that betw-en seven and eight hundred men from this county were in the service of their count!} during Hie war. it would seem that ' this membership goal coul i bi- reach--1 ed in the next two w< ek i The membership fee is onlv $2.73. . The drive will be condui t ••! along the line- that every man who is now a member of the post secure at k-us;l one or two enrollments and the camp- ‘ aign will continue until Saturday. Feb i ruary 21st and every ex-service man • in this county i> urged to join. . There are no restrictions to joining . if you have an honorable discharge . from tlie army or navi and pay the I small initiation fee. The l>egion can. be made tin* i greatest organization of its kind tn . the country and the men v. ho wore i the uniform and are elgible can iignt- ; fully consider it an honor to belon;'. , You are urged to affiliate- with tftt ~ Auuauau Post , -• Wear your uniforms Elmo Smith. post comm-.inder. urges every ex service man to w.-„: his uniform at tlie memorial servile to be held Sunday atteruooi.. Fehr nary 22nd at the Court house in honor of the brave men who gave their life’s for their country. An in teresting program is now being pre pared and the nearest relative of the deceased siddiei will !>•- awarded ;: Memorial Certificate, a token of appreciation fn in the French govern ment. A PLEA <) I'omr.id mine, please fall in line. Not for drill nor for mess. But Join the L‘‘gion see. With the rest, of the boys who did there best. And are proud of the butt in on their Chest. Come comrade mine enroll today. And put Posi 43 at t4ie Imad of the list. Contributed SHOWS FRAI D! I.ENT SIGNATURES (United Press Service) Grand Rapids. Fdi. 11 (Special to Daily Democrat) I’he Newberry forces not only fos' ired the'demoi ratio candidacy of James Helme for senator in 191 s but s cured fradulent signatures to his nomination petition witnesses declared on the stand of the Newberry trial today. The Helme candidacy was inserted into the campaign by the Newberry lenders to defeat Henry Ford, the government charges, a Fiv witnesses repudiated they have signatures on Helme’s petition as not being genuine. This was the first effort by the government to introduce the fraud charges in tlie indictment under U. S Senator Newberry and 134 others are standing trial LIST IS DELIVERED (United Presa Service) Berlin. Feb 11. (Special to Daily ( Democrat) Eugene Schiffer, minis - ler of justice, today handed to the ’ attorney general of Ihe supreme coin at Leipsic the list o' acense/1 Ger mans whose delivery by th" allie is demanded, with instructions that (be attorney genera) investigate the al lied charges and prse< ute where Hie i- evidence warrants d d Mr and Mrs Clyde Noble will at v, tend the Detroit Smphony orchestra concert to be given tonight at Fort • Wayne.