Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 12

'ISREAT INTEREST IN CITI AFFAIRS Manifested at Meeting of Decatur Industrial \ sso . eiation Last Evening MANY (ITI/JAs ()lT Fair and Open Disunion of Important Problems • New Power ( onunittce MM IDffllriiiN ot I Ur. in. in.II! entire lily council. ,m.. v', ... , others of the official family, attended ”W pwtmg «»t th., 1x.,a,,],, .1 association at th.' library |... ( for. % It WO an lnter'";iiig .... . Meeting <*f those »Ih IH pi..'..' De. with a continuation of this kind of Mmst it will he us ®rom making c.... .< m, . Mr. Henry The; - chairman of a commit'.. i ate With Mr. iiet i.en .. min , . .jjfort Work' o! ili. i.' EUs-trlc.company to a"ist . dedication exercise' here n April He will .name two ot.i.i >... n.t., Hl the Mtntnittee to assist him. The Hospital Report Dr. M. I). Bi-avi■!•'. el.. hospital committee, mad' ;. writing mid asked th. p, the association whi< h .u' t . (Hott of much interest a,is giv.ii 'llin proposition will he put before the people at the primary in \l.. h. re|>ort follows: Decatur industrial A"<>< i..’ ..■ Gentlemen: — The members of the AiL.i i ty Medical Society. beli.-im. th. needs of the people of !i A4am county to he such aquire the building of a county hos • pHlil, have for that purpose chi-ulut e<V i petition asking the county com , ntissioners to take such action as may be necessary to sc. n ' . ygaid petition recei.ed about twit. hundred <l2OOl signatures represented. very evenly, all parts of the county, requestin- " action of the count' . m - sionVrs. After carefully .■■ i.l-.'. - it, the commissioners de. id-. best plan was to give the citizens ot the county the privilege of voting on the matter which "ill b" >l<>i ■ • ■ the May primary. Owing to the recent Industrial developments in !>•'- catur the physicians request the full 'and complete co-operation of your orgasiz.il ion. the Decatur Imlustii.il AMMActatJon, in securing the proper action of the county commissioners and ymtr aid in conducting the . ampalgn throughout the eountr' in •" half of this hospital. Upon invest! * gation by the hospital committee, appointed by you for the purpose. ' $&» cost Os building a t«. nn " hospital was found to he approximately from $50,000 to 60 or fue.OOO. with the equipment . . from SB,OOO to SIO,OOO making the total cost amount to not over s<•> !:■ n 1) I’.KAVLItS '! 1’ | ('hr H..q.i'..i (’em. , Discuss Other Matters iitepori.' from the lightinK <oi...i.it tee Showed that about lift' !»'' of the property owners have sign" the petitions and it i 8 heli. a sufficient number can ■' • to assure the ornament. .1 1 along the main street - Ihe committee reported that .... are being well cared for as o .nd .board b.i - ent important matters .u of. The Foundry Frances The prospects of set u, ' in * foundry and the various pn .... n ‘ 1 r :‘ ,,0, :::'n." <omConfer announced .u organic mlttee. These men me, nd ed for the campaign . stafted out this morning pss the pledges. The has.s >< ■ ~ ment is one-half that mad General Electric fund The New n, ‘ xl !;U, ’ j "''' v J.'‘in'some man Hurt of securing P« the ner. The pre al'' ll ' , |11( , V aiceediugs up to this time lous suggestions »« ■ J y MilI the knotty problem ' ; ler explained the po> j Mv . ell and talks "'•re ■ -•fe;

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

GO TO VAN WERT I lie locnl high school hoys bnske , ball team will go l 0 Van Wert till ( evening where they will clash w+tl Hie varsity basket ball quintette o ' Hie Van Wert high school. This i the first game the locals have playei I the Ohio team this year, amt Jus I how strong their opponents are 1 not known. The locals are preparer for a st iff fight, and arc confident o I returning home the victors. A Inrg’ , number ot rooters will nccoinpau.' the team, the trip being made bj ■ automobiles. AUTO DAMHEt illiam Ayers, Delco Salesman, Meets with Accident Near BlulTton RAN INTO THE DITCH Was Coing to Hive Pedestrian a Ride and Let (io of the Steering Wheel The Bluffton News says: "William Ayers, of .Decatur, a sales man lor I . |„ Bender, the Delco-Light agent, had a brand new Ford sedan . badly damaged lai ■ Monday afternoon when hi' 10.-t control of it and it shot dewn a grade al Vill;<N.'.rth. struck ; fence post, and rebounded against t’v road grade. Mr. Ayers escaped In k ly. without injuries other than soon Ulises about .the head and minor lacerations. Mr. Ayers explained that ho had started t hi home at Decatur and ■ - pa ing through Villa North when l’< iw a man walking ahead of aim. and he thought he would ask th' pedistrain to ride with him. and with .this purpose in view-picked up a grip from the front seat, to place it in the rear of the machine, partia'ly turning in his seat as he did so. Hi' attention was deflected from the -leering wheel just long enough D '•ause him to turn the ear toward thi jiliteh and the crash followed. 11. '-said he had been use# to driving ; I heavier car. which did not swerve sremlily. He said the man he had in (tended to ask io ride never stopped , o offer assistance or sympathy, but Kept right on going. An inventory -hawed one front wheel damaged, r I tire and some of the spokes having ufler-d. and the top was torn out |;ilt!immh the sides of the sedan top. iincluding the glass doors and win .low - were not broken. The doors were jammed shut and a window had to be lowered to let him crawl out plespi'e the damage Mr. Ayers decid cl to continue his drive homeward i with the car." TOURNAMENT OFF Hartford Township Manager Objects to Draw Made at Geneva Last NighJ MEET IS POSTPONED Mr. Worthman Made Announcement Today — Team Goes to Van Wert The county basket ball tournament wa- indefitely postponed this afternn,,n by announcement from Mr. Worthman. superintendent of the Deschools. The announcement will be a disappointment to many fan- here and over the county who were anticipating some lively scraps. The manager of the Hartford town liip team was the principal objector and eemed determined to prevent the tournament. Mr. Worthman said thi.- afternoon: “Since matters relative to thr \dams county tournament could not he definitely settled at the meeting nt Geneva, last evening, it has beer ideemed advisable to postpone thi , n <...| indefinitely. The Hartford town ship manager was the only one dis atisfiod with Hie new draw and hi _., ems to have succeeded in block Im the tournament.’’ The local management is pinning i game for Saturday evening here The Decatur team will play at Vai Wert tonight and there will be. thre or four games here before the di: trict tournament. Mrs J. H. Tettman went to For Wayne to visit, with Mrs. Augur • Freese.

.. REVIVAL NOW Os Ini • \ [ h „ r Meetings at M. E. Churcl •x Arousing ious Committees Named d REV. EDDIE THOMA? as Is the Evangelist in Chargt '■ —IL A. Butler in Charge of the Song Books I . . » 'I he r. viral at be Meihodi: i . ir.ircl I| is becoming inganized very nicely " | Hi v. “Eddie" Thoma- is doing vei” I line work and It adilng the service lin u way that interests everybody 1" hie is a great singer and is creatia; | ,treat interest in .that part of the serv lyes. His sermons are right to* tin point and do ail good Unit listen t. i horn. I All departments of the work is Im ing soon'to and the committees ar< . doing their work finely. The coaiinittees arc as follows: Finance coinnii:tec —D. Lewton; E. AV. Johnson: A. D. Suttles: H. A Butler; AV. F. Beery. Publicity committee ('. L. AValter ;; O. 1.. Vance: Helen Fonner; F. 'V ' Downs; Mrs B. !(. Farr. Music Committee AV. F. Beery : i 'lrs Dan Tyndall; Dr. Neptune; M- - Florence Haney- Mrs. p. V. Mills; Mrs. J. (). Sellemever. I’royer Meeting committee Mrs Palmerlee; Mrs. Robert Case; M’s. ". 1). Lewton; Mrs Dixon; Mrs. 1). i* t’prang; Mrs. R. ]). Myers: Mrs. rod Hanclier: Mrs. Frank AVinans The Glad Hand committee is one : >f the mo"t important <*ommittees of i all. Come to every service and yon ; ' ill fTnd the members of this committee. They will always meet you i anil make you at home and answer > any questions regarding the services ; that you may desire to ask. The new song books are fine and re in charge of H. A. Butler. Get me and help sing. A FINAL REPORT Os Red Cross Seals is Made by the County Chairman, Guy Brown OVER 70.000 ARE SOLI) Decatur Schools Sold 34,oG7—The Leaders in the Different Townships AV. Guy Biown. the county chairman of the Red Cross Christmas seals, makes the lliml report of the , drive. He was delayed in making a ! upon owing to the fact that a few districts did not report to him until yesterday. The report follows: . Decatur schools ::4.0fi7 Country schools 25.1341 Berne schools 5,543 .Monroe schools 3.500 Geneva schools 2,581 ) Total 70,827 The following schools lead in their respective townships: Union. Dist. 4 —Miss Zula Steele. Root, Monmouth—L. B. Sawyer. Preble, Dist. 6—Rosella Mills Kirkland, Dist. I—Ralph Yager. t Washington, Dist. B—Ethel Potts. St. Mary's. Pleasant Mills schools il. J. Mann. Monroe, Dist., 4 -Agnes Scherik. French. Dist. 5 Merle Poling. t - Hartford. Dist. 2- H. B. Hoffman. AA'abash. Dist. I—True Dockmaster Jellerson. Dist. 2 Claudia Buck 0 master. ; Blue Creek. Dist. 1 Rgssell Mer '• riman. t Last year's sales amounted tc . onlv 38.000. d , ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. Koos, living cast of the city >( is suffering from neuralgia of thi g face. n ie Mrs. Sam Roop, who is still at tin n- 1 Decatur hospital, is very low fron s-| general dropsy. ie ig Word received here by D. M. Hons ley regarding the condition of Charle: a Schick is very encouraging and state e. that he is getting along fine. Hot) in | lungs are being cleared up ver! ee .nicely. is-1 Arthur Mangold, who has been il for the past two weeks, is reports rt as being much -better today. Mi st Mangold had typhoid fever last fal ’ and had a relapse two weeks ago.

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t| SHIPPED FINE TURKEY " W. A. Fonner shipped one of h I fine Mammoth Bronze turkeys l Kentucky at a fancy price vesterda h ' CALLED TO COLUMBUS Di AV. I' Smith left last night 'i Columbus, Ohio being called there o • act om.t of the critical illness of hi I brother Clarence. He will be absci e from lids dity for several <lav: , | When he returns his patrons wi | watch for announcements in 'h j paper. PROGRAMFOF! J MEMORIAL DA) Vie Services will be Hold Sun day Afternoon at 2:30 in Circuit Court Room i FRENCH CERTIFICATE? Will be Awarded to Rela lives of Soldiers who Died in Service of Country : The program for the Me;n,:ri;;l iia, s servici - to be held Suiijlay afternoo- ' at 2:3(1 o'clock under the auspices o ihe Decatur Post of the America; ) Legion in honor of the tweutv-tivi ' I 1.1 young men from this comity who ;.mv : - their lives for their countn durin; ihe war has jast been comnlet d 1 The services will lie held m tin I circuit court room and a very int n r " esting program has been arranged l ’ including Hie awarding of the Frenci II Memorial certilicatts •<> the relati\ ■■ of the soldiers who died during thi s war. talks ami addresses by promiu ent uien. singing, and a pagent scent ' in which sixteen young laiTh's wi! ' take part. The public is cordialy invited k tlie services, and all ex-scldiers an urged to wear their uniforms. The program as prepared by th< local post is a follows: Musical selections... H. S Orehestrt i Opening remarksAV -I) Cross Geneva. Prayerßev J. Ed. Stone Address ('lark J. Lilt; Musical Selection... H. S. Orehestr, i Reading of Edwin Markham's Poem (A Song of Victory L. J. C Mara; AddressH. 1). Jones. Herne Song, (The Americans Com ) Elmo Smith Pageant Scene America France . Florence Holt house Naomi Gass s ’.(able Howej- Agnes Weber ? Frances Cole Agnes Kohne i Marie Gehrig Lois Peterson v Anna Smith Mario Ga.-s 1 Vera Hower Ruth Parrish I Dorothy AATilters Ruth Gay ■Marie Murtaugh Gladys Butler 7 Reading of Honor R011...0tt0 Case i; Awarding of Memorial Certificates ;U Elmo Smith il Singing. “Star Spangled Banner" lj and “Marseillaise” ....Audience 7 Benedictionßev. J. A. Seimetz r — — - 'WERE MSRRIED Mr. Lawrence Walters and s Miss Leona Ward went to Kalamazoo and were MARRIED SATURDAY r ; Have Returned to Thi? | City—Both Well Known ' —Groom Works Here () l The wedding of Lawrence A'.'al'ei ■ . son of Delbert Walters residing eas jof the cjty and Miss Leona AVard ! daughter of Mrs Susie AVard, of fl city comes as a surprise to thei; y. many friends. ;<■ Mr. AValters and Miss AVard let' i Saturday morning for Kalamazoo | Mich., and were married there return ie ing late Saturday evening. Only th: m families of the contracting partie knew of their intentions. Both are estimable young peopl s- of this city and have a host of friend ■S who wisji them every suci-ess. Mi Walters is employed at the Schafc h Saddlery Comopnny and Mrs Walter was employed at the overall factory coming to this city two years age : Mr. Walters wort; for her weddin ill costume a lovely blue tailored sui sd with accessories to harmonize, r. For the present they will male ill their home with the brides motbe and both will retain their position!

JO FOOD DRAFTS to , Can Now be Obtained from People’s Loan & Trust Company in Decatur or J’ HUNGRY IN EUROPE nt s Can be Properly bed by Friends—Unique Plgn of Relief Administration (oopr-riitiug with tin- America! Relief Administration of the I'nitiw .States government. thi People's Loan <V Trust company, of this city ha received l’oo,j Drafts m ware I i house.-' that this country has estab I lished tn Europe The- <. drafts art 1 orders on the warehouses for food gild can be bought irom this hank by ■ persons who have relatives and 1 ’ friends in Europe they wish to help AVhen the Anieriian Relief Ad ; minis'ration found that European peoples in t reat numbers were suf lering because there was not enough food to go around; that a single ham *’ outside of Hie governmeiit rations I system sold as high is $l5O, it de j vised tile Food Draft plan of relief 1 it sent great quantiles of staple food to Europe to bi stored in government warehouses. Anymie who wish s to aid a friend or relative overseas may II go to this bank, fill out a draft and in send it to ihe person whom he wishes ,-e to help. The recipient then takes the draft to the warehouse,in Europe and without cost takes hoiue food for himself and family. Tin* government says this is the “ beet way to help !'o send money is r ' useless. A hungry man wants food '■ not money. For an individual to 11 send food directly adds lon per cent “ s to the cost by reason of extra paek|J ing and freight. I , This bank has Food Drafts in ten e and fifty dollar denominations which will secure such staples :e- flour, milk bacon, beans, corned beef. lard. etc. WOULD CHANGE IT IP Congressman Fess Wants i to “Tack” on an Amendp ment to Constitution z IN CASE OF SICKNESS 1. ; Vice-president or Ranking Cabinet Officer Would Become President Washington. F<l>. 18. (Special to s Daily Democrat) A constitutional r .‘.t.iead'.ni :i" giiing coiriress and the e upreme ouri joint power io author n kze the ■.■ ice presid nt or (lie ranki.'.;. s 'cabinet idtieer to assume tile duties II of The president during a disability y of tile chief executive has been pro r | ared by Represent alive S. D. Fess, e Ohio, for introduction in the house 1. • tou.ty. h Fess would have the constitution I amended so that congress might by e concurrent resolution declare that the z tire; ident is unable to serve, after a i finding of the facts by the supreme | court. In case congress was not in 11 “er.'ion when the president became r I disable !, the Fess amendment would i give the vice president power to call , il into special session for tile purpose “i of determining whether the chief ex ecutive is able to function. Details ot the plan have not been J completed by Fess, ps he believes several features of his proposal must ■ be left to legislation to enforce the I < (institutional amendment. Just who w< el ! initia’e the proceedings to det 'imii)o whether the president is unable to serve would be left to later Igi. iation. but Fess believes this should he done by a resolution, ask- . 1 ing the supreme court to investigate. d, WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS Is i Bolshevikism. or hyphnated Amerir icons, have become familiar words. I but_how touch do they mean to its'? ft . Could you give a good definition of o. these words or could you offer a n-, remedy for the evils'which they sug le gest? In a democrai y such as our ■s own t lie people rule, hut in order to | rule they must have sound knowlle edge. With this in view studies of is Christian Americanization will be r. held at Jhe Presbyterian church on or Wednesday evenings at 7:30 for the rs next six weeks, beginning this eveny, ing. Tlie pastor will lead the meet o. ing tonight and will present the situ ig ation in our country. Those who lit have the text book. “Christian Amer- • icanization." should read the first ce chapter. Members are urged to at er tend and a warm welcome is extend is, ed to the public to attend.

| CARD OF THANKS We sincerely ir«* to thank our ' neighbors ami Iriends the teachers of G the publh school!' and the pupil . the Sunday 'cliuvl for their beautiful i tmrtil offi'i'ings and Ihe Mud letters lof syiiiputliy. A- we are not allowed 21 ,o answer letters through the mail oil account of the comagion we desire to thank Iho e who so kindly remem- . kerni us in this way during our he lenvei.i. nt of our little son Curtis. PERRA' C. WALTER mill FAMILY. THE REPLY IS HERE Allies Ask President Wil- ■ son for Furher Suggestions in Settling the .ADRIATIC QUESTION ! n | Reply will Not he Made ' Public at This Time—h e u' Will Answer it. si ' ». i Unit.Pi- <« Service) r i AVashington. Feb. 18. (Special to q .Daily Democrat) Ihe allie- have; t kid President Wilson to make fur-! I. tiler suggestion for settlement <.f tin j y Adriatic question according to avail-’ ;l aide information today as to the con i > tents of the reply to Wilson s protest e gainst the proposed setlement. I The reply was decided at the state’ i department Joday hut it was announe ' “d that it would not be made pubi ’ • nd that AVil'oifs original ptol"t > vi.uld also be withheld. At tin white; house it "as sai|l there wa.~ no iintn*' 1 > diate intention of making public t other of tlie docuitionr-'. AVilson's intimation that the treat" I night be withdrawn rrom the senate I ’ f thT> .lilies pet ist on their c.iuriej 1 was met. it was reported with a dee-1 ' laration that tlie allies do not waul J I the U. S to stand aloof or ti rei iUi , the American ships mid men in th; Adriatic patrol. The President it is believed will' mswer the not. by outlining a course >f act eins which would lie acceptable t o him AVashington. Feb. is (Special to' Daily Democrat) The allies will yield to President AA'ilson's stand on ’ Fft.tne and will at least postpone ex ■ctition of their plan for settlement ■ if tlie Adriatic problem, it was pre diejed at the state depart ment todav STERLING STRONG TODAY — t United Pless S.-rvi.-e) New York. Fell. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Demand sterling was stronger at the opening today at 33.35%. up %. NEW PRESIDENT Reins of French Republic are Turned to President Paul Deschanel — POINCARE RETIRES Ceremony Took Place in the Ely see Palace—Read Farewell Message (United Pr ■ s Service) Paris, Feb. IS (Special to Daily Democrat) Raymond Poincare today transferred the presidential powers of France to Paul Deschanel. Tl\p . ' ceremony' took place in the Elysee palace shortly before three p m. ( Poincare read his farewell message , in the senate late yesterday. After ' thanking the senate and the chamber ( for conferring upon him the same ( : honor which it previously had con- ( j ferred upon Marshal Focli and .1 George Clemenceau, that he "merit- . I ed the nation’s recognition." the mesJ sage pointed out the necessity for . . making peace witli Tmkey. This peace, the retiring president said, should he one that will insure. ■ tranquility in the orient Poincare , also emphasized the need for devel- . opment of the league of nations into an effective organization, forcing . Germany to exec me the treaty of Versailles and for complete national unity in France's financial and ma- . 1 terlal reconstruction. , + THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ f Snow flurries in east, fair in west portion, colder tonight and Thursday part cloudy with rising temperature.

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CITY EMPLOYES r ' GIVEN A RAISE . Council Raises W ages of ’ I i Every , Employee Ten to Thirty-five Dollars TO RAISE POLICEMEN But They Must Resign in Order to gel it—Volunteer I’iicmen get Raise Raises in the wage of all city em | plover beginning March Ist and e<mitinuing for the next sixty days w.-re i granted by the city < Olin. ;t la. t eV. .. ing in regular session At the end of tlie sixty day - t ll( . raises given the I engineers and firemen at the water work plant, the city stipe intendi lit. j linemen, meter and rep;,!- men ihe ■lire chief and hi ei-f'tant.' will toI tai s3.ti(iu in the year. The < uiri 'H |tn allowing raises made a -I'ale <L Iso much to start with, an increase ar Hie end of thirty da's, and another jsimilar increase at the end of sixty .days. The chief engineer wateri works superintendent and firt chief, jail of whom have berni faithful *in 1 ployes of tlie city for a number < V i years, were given a fixed salary, or flat increase beginning March Ist. [The chief engineer at Hie water I works pl.mt will receive sl4ll per j month, ihe superintendent $175 and I he. tire chief Jim) per month, incluw--1 ing the one hundred dollar' per yenjallowid heretofor foi lining tlie chief The increased , ,st of living and (he hours of employment were tlie (two reasons for making tlie raise, as the wages paid ImretofGre were hardly enough for a man to live on or keep liis family The old and tlie new scale ot wages of the employes is as follows: At Plant Uhiec Engineer Former scale. • 105: niyw scale. $l4O First Assistant Engineer Former xiatb.'. . t’U'W si ale. slls. Second Assistant Engineer Fetner «c'i!e. $80; new scale. slls. Firemen (3) Old scale, $75: new ah. s|i>o Start new firemen at $80; after 30 | days. $!>0: after 60 davs. sloo Superintendent Light and Water 1 Old scaie. $150; new scale. $175 First lineman Old scale SBS: I new scale. SIOO j Second lineman Old scale. $75; I new scale. SBS. — AA’ater Miter Repairman Old ’ scale. $80; new scale. s’to Fire Department Chief -Old scab, $75: new scale. SIOO. First and Second .Alan Old scale, S7O. ne« scale. Sa.’, •Start new man at S7O: after 30 days, SBS: afteY (ill day.'. t'C. Night Policeman Old scale new scale. s'.lo, Lahoreres on Street Old '■ ah i22%c per hour; ney scale. :'oc p : hour. i Team — Old scale. 45c per hour ■ new scale. 55e per hour. I Policemen to Resign Jacob R Miller. ,the night police ! man. notified the council that unless salary of such an otlicer cannot he ’i dollars to* ninety dollars a month, beginning March Ist. lie would re sign. Joel Reynolds, tile day police man. who receives seventy-five dol lars per month, also asked for a raise to one hundred dollars per month The council could not grant these raises la'' nigh' a- they are fixed hy ordinance and the law is that the salary of such n otlicer cannot bo increased dining his term of office. In view of the low salaries now being paid, il will be agreeable to the conn cil to hav the two policemen resign, (hen to reappoint them and raise their salaiie from seven'y to ninety and from seventy five to one hundred dollars per month. A continued ss< slop will be held between now and the first of March it which time the policemen will resign foi a few mir utes and an ordinance passed raising, 'heir salaries. Adding the (•reuses Io be given (lie policemen, trialling live hundred and forty dollars per year, to the otser raises tile total will reach $4.2(10. The hoard of puldie safev report " I that the voluni.e r firemen should In 1 allowed one dollar an hour for each hour or traction thereof while on (Titty and that the lire < hies should have Ihe roll call u I the ti 1 e A petition signed by a number of property owners requesting til,it .ill volunteer firemen tie ordered to at tend every fire was filed 'end and r<’- . (Continued on Page. Three)