Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 59

I QUOTA WILL B[ I EASILY RAISED Adams County’s Quota of the Y . W. C. A. Fund is $496.75 I DRIVE NEXT WEEK Lodges. Churches. Schools and Other Organizations will he Asked to Give . Adams county's quota of the y. W I C. A. fund is $496 75. I® This amount, tlm Tri Kappas f ,„.| I can bo raised within mm week mid ■ without making person.,; limitation ■ The Tri Kappa sorority is now coni-' |p I plcting their organization lor tin | drive ami have already pm np th* i, \ I large bills in the windows which call fcl !l Person's attention to the worthy |H| cause. Next Tuesday. Mrs Allu-rt Soil,, nieyer, county thairnian ot tlm din-, ■f’; I will go to Muncie where dp. wi u > tend the district meeting of all tie ■ county chairmen ami wil hiht.iin nr ■ tiler details about the |>lan Until aft s E her return no solicitations will be ■ wade. It is the plan of the Tri Ka>> pas to ask the different Indues ■ Churches and schools and other or I ganizations in the c ity to . onttihnte I towards the fund and they of the I opinion that it will not he necessary ■to make an individual m house- c. HH, house campaign. The national quota for the Y. \V ■ C. A. drive is three million dollars i Indiana's share is only and Adams county’s quota is S4fo; 75. Within the last few years the y B* W ('. A has grown with leaps and ■ bounds and the- money to he <-a;s,-’ S> in this drive will be used by tile or ■ ganization in enlarging tlmir sc-op- ■ of good work, to provide Y W c \ I homes and places tot the working | girls of the cities to sleep and eat ■ “Their activities need no introctm tm:: and it s safe to say that the people I of Decatur and Adams cotintv will r be glad to give to the V \V <’. A DELEGATES FOR WOOD • (United Press Service 1 ) Concord. N. H. Mar. id (Special I to Daily Democrat) General L-on I ard Wood's native state will semi | him four pledged delegates u lai ge I to the republican convention, arI cording to returns today from yester I day's primaries. Despite the* announcement of the I secretary of stat* 1 of postponnien' ■ owing to impassable roads tlm prim- !■ aries were held. The voting "as ! light. At midnight no' more than I ten thousand votes had been counted. IGNORE PEACE OFFER ■' (Pnited Press S.-rviee) Tokio, Mar. 5 ( Delayed)-The dip- | lomatic advisory council meeting to- ■' dav decided to ignore the peace otter ■ recently made to all the major powers by the soviet government > . Russia. KING APPEARS AGAIN (United Press S' rvlce) Grand Rapids. Mich- Mar 1" cial to Daily Democrat I-ITnl ■ King, one of the main r.-spomlents m ■ the Newberry conspiracy case a K witness niton whom the defense pends to sweep all taint ot I * use of money in the campaign out B this trial, is improved after sm n slight nervous breakdown * >■"' •' nnd will be able to take th" ' ■ ll "’ again this afternoon 11,1 "7' , the mass of correspondence w"< ■ offered to show there was no cons ncy was continued in M'm s ’ as the prosecution had no objectmn. SURE, YOU FEEL BET ER (United Especial io Chicago, ill - M . , ins Daily Democrat)- < hicag i nre tored of the high ' ing A new schedule of price* an ing. A ne , ~..s iriiln s includes nounced today by I • a ( . al , a minimum fee of $5 t . iYlv .si x Other increases and two-thirds pme ‘ l '' )1S also nounced. Surgical o| * • have advanced, o f ’ at ' l dix costing $250 iu* ,ead ot sl. ■_ This week is ’ ■ and it is being httrnglj pn( . our . the schools. The age students to tak P , profession after gradt school.

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NEW DENIES KILLING lU>s Angeles. Cal., Mar. 10 -(Special po Daily Dfinovnit) In an attidavii I made public here today, Miss Edna < hiucy declared her half-brother. Harry New. told her he did not kill his . sweetheart, Frieda lesser, for whose murder he Is now serving a sentence on San Quentin penitentiary. Believing himself about io die. according to Miss (Taney’s affidavit, New made a statement to her recently in which he 1 said Miss Lesser committed suicide because he told her he was “not go- > ing to have anything mdre to do with her, after she told him she had not been true to him. New’s attorneys iccently appealed for a new trial. | GONE TO CHAOS I Efl orts to Compromise on Article Ten of Treaty are Blasted DEBATE ON AGAIN McCormick, of Illinois. Shouts Disapproval— I Sims Foams a Little (United Press Service) Washington, Mar. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat' With compromise efforts in chaos the senate today began debate on reservation on article ten of the league of nations. Despite the most vigorous effort of ; republican and democratic compromise seekers last night and today the republican bitter enders by .playing off certain groups against other groups kept leaders from united i.r any of the promised compromises. Senator McCormick, Illinois, a bitter ender, opened the debate with a discussion of President Wilson’s letter to Senator Hitchcock on article ten. i 1 Washington. Mar. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Blame for a loss to the allies of 500.000 lives. 2,500,000 tons of shipping and sls.omi,ijpo was . laid on the navy department today by Rear Admiral Sims. This terrible cost, hi l said, resulted from failure of the navy department to take prompt action against the German submarine menace. America could have landed 1.000.t)00 men in France by March. 191 S. instead of the 300.000 and forced Germany to surrender by July, 1918. nsiead of in the following ovember. ‘ Sims asserted. Washington. Mar. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Rail Director Hines today meets representatives of railroad managers and workers in joint conferences to urge prompt ' settlement of demands of the workmen for wage increases totaling sl.- ' 000.000.000 a year. Hines is expected to present an appeal from President Wilson. He called at the white house late yesterday to discuss the wage situation 1 The joint conference will mark th*' first time rail workers and executives have met directly in 21 months to • iron out wage disagreements. During gc vernment control controversies 1 w. re handled by the railroad ad- ' ministration’s board of wage adjust- 1 meat. Representatives of the Association ' of Railway Executives and of four- . teen rail unions were here to attend i th,, conference which is expected to l continue in session several weeks. I teachers are underpaid (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Mar. 10-(Spe-cial to Daily Democrat)—lndiana school teachers are underpaid. Osnir it Williams, state superintendent, of teacher training, declared today Ini making public statistics showing tho ( salary levels. According to this information, the wages paid teachers are' far below the average paid persons whose employment requires less train1 ing and ability. — ORDERS MANY PLANES (United Press Service) I ’ New York, N. Y., Mar. 10-(Special | - to Daily Democrat)— Acting for clients' ’ iP the' southwest and west. George! , Browns of Chicago has placed an | 'order for 235 airplanes at a total cost of $1,900,000 with the Curtiss Airplane j land Motor corporation, it was an- | nounced at the second National AeroJ nautical Exposition here. Another western concern is reported to have • bought a twelve-passenger limousine nplant at the show for useVm an aerial itransportation route.

AFTER MEMBERS Adnins County Fanners Association to Conduct Membership Drive (BEGINNING MARCH 15 i Desire to Have Every I * Earn.er in County .loin —Five Day Campaign Beginning Monday, (Miarch 15th. and continuing for five clays, the Ad- [ ams County Farmers Association will conduct a drive in this county for new members, it being tlie desire of the officers and present memI bets to increase their membership [ from 35ii to 23()U. that including approximately every farmer in Adams county. The* plans for the campaign are I now being made by the president of ' the organization. W. P. Schrock, of this city, and the l secretary, C. W. R. Schwartz, of Berne, and County ! Agent Grey, who is rendering whatever services he can to the farmers. The purpose of the organization i is to encourage better farming and it is sincerely hoped that every farmer in the county will join. The Adams County Farmers Association is affiliated with th* 1 State Federation of Farmers. Watch the paper for further details concerning the drive. TO ATTEND TOURNEY A band of local high school basket ball enthusiasts. including Coach Groves. Herman Myers. Linn Kern, Charles Keller. Max Teeple and Thetus Hocker will leave for Bloomington where they will attend th* 1 state basket. ball tournament to be held March 11. 12 and 13. While at the stat* 1 university the boys will visit some old school friends, and will put up at the various frat houses. LEADERS HOPEFUL , Suffrage Leaders are Confident that Amendment will be RATIFIED APRIL IST Senator Bloch Hurries Back to Charleston to Vote on Question Charleston. W. Va.. Mar. 19 (Special to Daily Democrat) Suffrage and anti-suffrage workers were warming up today for a bitter battle in the senate this afternoon, when Senator Jesse A. Bloch, millionaire tobacco manufacturer of Wheeling, takes his seat after rushing across the continent Jo vote for ratification of the suffrage amendment. Senator Bloch was greeted by a noisy crowd when he reached Charleston at 2:25 a. m. today. The first action when the body convenes at 2 o’clock probably will be another attempt by the anti-suffrage forces to seal Senator Montgomery, who has moved to another state. Anti-suf-frage workers asserted Governor Cornwell had not accepted Montgomery’s resignation and he is entitled to vote Another fight was expected over any attempt Senator Dodson may make to vote. Antis contended his seat had been forfeited. Washington. D. ('.. Mar. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Suffrage leaders today were confident that the constitutional amendment granting votes to women will be finally ratified by April. A suffrage victory in West Virginia after one of the most dramatic fights of the long campaign will make the number of states which have ratified, i thirty-four, only two less than are 1 needed to make the amendment constitutional. Th* 1 legislatures of Delaware and Washington meet, this month to consider suffrage. Final ratification of suffrage by April would bring into I both conventions and the November I elections the full influence of millions !of women voters. A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ——— (United Press Service) Ottawa. Ont.. Mar. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Canadian parliament early today gave the Union government a vote of confidence 112 to 78. The vote came at 3a. m. after a session which lasted all night and ■ most of the previous day.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 10, 1920.

> SHE WAS SOME GIRL ' Chicago, 111.. Mar. 11l (Special ■> Daily Democrat) Mrs. Ruth Randcdl. divorcee, who murdered Clifford Bley- ’ er as he slept beside her in her apartments here Saturday night and then turned the gun on herself was the apex of other love triangles. Cot* Holt’ , man learned today. A bundle of scan • dal notes, found among possessioc's of Mrs. Randall, have l been investigated by th* l coroner. The letters include notes from women whose l husbands have been intimate with M’s Randall, Coroner Hoffman said today. A diary of Ruth Randall’s life, telling of her relations with Bleyer also was found. t SECURE RELEASE American Embassy will Lrge Mexican Government to Secure Release AMERICAN ENGINEER / Reported that Villa Murders Wealthy Merchant Who was Captured (United Press Service) Washington. Mar. 10—(Special to Daily • Democrat) -The United States embassy at Mexico City lias been instructed to urge tlie Mexican government to take “all possible l measures’’ to secure the release of Joseph Wil captured and held for ransom by Francisco Villa in an attack on a train near Chihuahua, the stat* 1 department announced today. ElPaso. Texas. Mar. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)--A report received here today from Chihuahua City stated that the rich Arabian merchant captured by Viliistas when they dynamited a train last Thursday had been murdered by his captors. Joseph Williams, the American captured and held for ransom at the same time was reported being taken into the Durango mountain. ' ’•■■MJ I Columbus, 0.. Mar. 10- (Special *<, Daily Democrat)- According to tele grams received here by F. E. Avery. James M. Arthur. Noales, Ariz., manager of the Mexican Consolidated Mining Company, is being held for ransom by Mexican bandits. Arthur is Avery's son-in-law. Mrs. Arthur wired her father that her husband was being detained across the border and asked that $2,090 be sent here immediately. Telegrams later saiil she had re ceived information her husband was safe and well but no reason was given for his detention. hip was Wen Charles Koeble Fell from Roof of the General Electric Building AND FRACTURED HIP Was an Employe of Gerding and Allman —At Decatur Hospital Charles Koeble. married, a resilent of Fort Wayne and an employe of the Gerding and Allman Company of that city, subcontractors for the roofing of the General Electric company in this city, fell from the roof of the building yesterday anil encountered a broken hip as the result. Mr. Koeble was working on the roof of the building and in descend- ; ing from the building fell from the ladder, lighting on his hip. Tlie injury was a most painful one and may prove even more serious than now expected. A local physician was called and Mr. Koeble was removed to the Decatur hospital, ami it was stated by tlie attending physician that the extent of his injury could not be determined just at this time, but in all probability that he would be confined to the hospital for four weeks or longer. HIT BY AN INTERURBAN (United Press Service) Lafayette. Ind.. Mar. 19 (Special to Daily Democrat)— George Mears, 56. farmer of Delphi, is at the point of death today from injuries received in the collision of an interurban and an j automobile in which he was riding last j night. Mears is at a hospital with his head badly crushed. Physicians hold out no hope for his recovery, 11

I FOR THE BIG FAIR Directors of the Old Fair Association Cooperating with the I NEW ORGANIZATION Equipment and Supplies Have Been Turned Over to the Management By th* l unanimous consent of the board of directors of Hi*' old Great Northern *<• Indiana Fair association. I I the equipniimt anil supplies used by' that organization, including ticket boxes, desks ami typewriters, and other material has been turned over to th* l new management of the Great Northern Indiana Fair and tlie mem-' bers of the old board are boosting fori 'he big fair all they can. John 1). Nidlinger. one of (he di-j rectors of the old board stated this morning that the former fair man-: agement is cooperating with tlie new organization and that is was their hope to see the biggest anil best i fair in the stat* 1 to lie given in Decatur August ll)th to 13th inclusive. The present management of tlie Great Northern Indiana Fair is continuing to make big plans for th* l event and they assure the people of j this community that tlie Decatur fair i will lie the best in tlie state. GREAT RACE COMING (United Press Service) New York. March 19—(Special to I Daily Democrat) The race belwe*-n Ainerca and Great Britain to bo first to tly across the Pacific will be til ll greatest air race in history according to navy aviation officers attend : ing the second national aeronautical . exposition her* l . Il will surpass even the trans-Atlantic race, they i said, and will take place within the [ coming year. THE DOG TAXES I The Sum of $5,092.89 was ■ Collected from Dog Tax in County HALF PAID OUT/ Losses Amounted to 82..1 013.15—Fund to be Divided Next July .Deputy Auditor Martin L. Jaberg ' has prepared the annual report of ‘ the dog taxes collected in this county first year and also shows the paid out an'd balance on hand in the dis ‘ ferent townships. Following is his report. first column representing fund nolle* ted in full; second col umu. paid out for losses; third col ' 'inin. Turned over to County Dog | Fund: Union $339.1)1) $145.09 1141.01*, Root 485.90 110.25 374.75 Kirkland .. . 297.00 53.90 186.90 Washington 654.00 225.00 429.90 ' St. Marys .. 356.00 12.90 344.001 1 Blue Creek 332.00 179.40 161.60, Monroe 562.51 66.00 396.51 1 French 268.00 46.50 221.50 Hartford .... 331.75 275.00 Wabash .... 635.38 637.00 Jefferson .. . 346.00 Totals ....$5092,89 2043.15 $2635.61 In Preble township the sum of $191.00 was due last year but for a lack of funds was not paid until this year. Such was the case in Monroe township, seven dollars being duo last year, in Hartford township. $240. ‘ and in Wabash $626. only eleven dollars of the amount paid out this year ’ in that township being for losses sus tained this year. The balance on hands in tlie differ ent townships. March 1, 1919. was $681.00 while the amount on hands. r 1 March Ist. 1920 was $1095.13. Five per cent of the amount turned over to the county dog fund. | $131.78 will he forwarded to the state hydrophia fund April Ist anil the balance on hands will be divided among the township trustees July Ist and credited to the tuition fund. | MINERS FAVOR STRIKE London. Mar 10 (Special to Daily ’ Democrat) British miners have vot ed 524.000 to 346 in favor of a strike | policy to enforce their demands, in " cluiling nationalization of mines, it I k was learned here today. The vote was made public through the conference of miners leaders in j. London. j • I

■ARRESTED ASSIMILATION" The regular Wednesday evening I servii-es "ill lie belli at the I’res'o I leriun c hurch this evening as usual 1 The fourth ihupier of the book being studied. "American Christianization." ■ "ill be the subject for the evening | I’he problem of the immigram mid Ills assimilation into American life offers a field for mighty interesting study and this evening we discuss c auses of "Arrested Assilullatlou " i Now is a splendid time to show your loyalty to church mid pastor, and nothing would In l more encouraging to Rev. Saunders in his illness than to heur of a large attendance at toi night’s meeting. STATE SCHEDULE With Sectional Basket Ball Tournaments Now Over Interests ('enter on BIG STATE TOURNEY To be Held at I. U. This Week — Schedule for Meet is Arranged (University News Service) Bloomington. Indiana. March 10 ' The sec tional tournaments are over, now the focus of th* l basketball world i has settled upon th* l approaching bat’He to bi l staged by tin 1 twenty-six best high school teams of the state i at the great Indiana University Gymnasium. All is a stir here, as carefully laid plans are being hastily executed in preparation of providing Hie best pos sible comforts tor the visiting teams, and their respective delegations. Cap- I tain Robert O’Brien. R. O. T. C. Com mandent, has procured 150 army cots and 4uo blankets from Ft Benjamin] Harrison to help in the housing ot the 1 crowd. Tlie Indiana University Boost ers' (Tub. The Bloomington Chamber, of Commerce. The Rotary Club. I ni i versify Faculty and the students artcollaborating in the attempt to make' a most pleasant and eventful week- • end for their guests as has ever been , planned before in the history of the I H S. A. Nothing is being left nn done. The state finals schedules is as follows: Hours Teams Officials.' THURSDAY. MARCH 11. Morning 10:00 Lafayette vs. Bloomington 1-2 I 11:00 Columbus vs. Kokomo 2-3 * —Afternoon t 1 :00 Greencastle vs. Martinsville 3-4 * 2:00 Angola vs. South Bend 4-1 ; 3:00 Evansville (Central) 1 vs. Spiceland Academy 1-2 1 4:oii Rochester vs Anderson 2 3 t 5:00 Young America | vs. Frnaklin 3-4 v Night 7:30 Terre Haute (Normal) vs. Huntington 4 ’ 8:30 Bedford vs. Lebanon 1-2 FRIDAY. MARCH 12. - Morning | 9:00 Gary (Emerson) vs. Veedersburg 2-3 t 10:00 Hartford City vs Washington. v 11:00 Ridgeville vs. Milroy 4 1 ( — Afternoon , 1:00 —Indianapolis (Technical) t vs. Kendalville 1-2 j 2:00 -Winner 10:00 a. tn. vs. „ Winner 11:00 a. m. 2-3 t| 3:00 Winner 1:00 p. nt. vs. ~ Winner 2:00 p. nt 3 l p 4:00 Winnei 3:00 p. in. vs Winner 4:00 p m. 4-1 | 5:00 Winner 5:00 p. in. vs Winner 7:30 p nt 1-2 Night 7:30 Winner 8:30 p. nr vs. |i Winner 9:00 a m. 2 3 g 8:30 Winner 10:00 a., m. vs ] n Winner 11:00 a. m a SATURDAY. MARCH 13 | „ Morning , l 0 9:00 Winner 1:00 p. m. vs Winner 2:00 p. m. 4-1 () 10.00 Winner 3:00 p m. vs. 1,, Winner 4:00 p nt. 1-2 11:00—Winner 5:00 p. in. vs. , Winner 7:30 p m. 2 3 Afternoon 2:oo—Winner 8:30 p. m. vs. f Winner 9:00 a. -m. 3-4 , 3:00 —Winner 10:00 a. m. vs. Winner 11:00 a m. 4-1 ( ■ Night t <:00 Winner 2:00 p. ni. vs. Winner 3:on p. nt. I 2 . The officials for the tournament > ire: I. Justin Maloney; 2, E B. Pal met-; 3. Ross Smith. 4. George Veen ker. In each game the first one nani ed is referee, the second, umpire I The teams will be housed by tlie | fraternities and other organizations (Continued on Page Four)

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AS THE FOREMAN OF G. E, PLANT E. W. Lankenau is Appointed General I'oreman of Manufacture ()F GENERAL ELECTRIC Brother of Oscar Lankenau —A. Buffenbarger Mainte nan ce I'ore ma n .Mr. Slierick. local purchasing t.geni tor the General Electric comI puny, receive l *! u letter this morning I from Mr. A. E. Barnes, general superintendent of th* l Fort Wayne Works I oi’ th« General Electric that Mr. E W Lankenau. an employe** (l s the G. E. iii the small motors department lor several years had been appointed general foreman of manufacture of the Decatur plant >1:. Barnes also stated that the appointment would take effect March 15th. Mr. Lankenau is a brother of Oscar Lankenau of this city, junior member of the Kuebler Company, and is well known in this city. His many friends will lie glad to learn of his splendid appointment tend all those who knew him feel that lie is deserving of the honor and trust. Mr. Lankenau will have complete charge I of the manufacturing end Mr. Buffenbarger Appointed Mr. Sherii k has also been notified | that A. Buffenbarger. a former Decatur man. has been appointed foreman the Decatur plant Mr. Buffenbarger ihas bt en c imi.cc te*l with th* 1 G E. for aim time ami during the past sev 'er..l weeks has been in charge of the |sc tting up of the machinery at the | local plant H* is now moving his I tain! y to this c ity, having rented the I holts-- a* the corner of Fifth and i Marshall streets and ii- many Deca to.- trierds congratulate him on nis ‘;eq a e.iment and welcom btul to i tki- * ‘y again. FLYER IS KILLED Elkhart. Ind . Mar. 10- (Special to Daily Democrat) Lieut Stoner. U. S. mail pilot, enroute from Chicago ■*» Cleveland, was burned ty death today when his plane fell in a wooded stretch, six miles west of New Paris. Ind Th* 1 gasoline tank exploded when the machine struck and Stoner was incinerated, the plane being totally destroyed by the llair.es Fanners said tlie pilot evidently was having trouble with his engine, for thev heard him circling around in the fog in an evident attempt to pick out a good landing place They said the engine missed several times and finally stop ped. The plane then dropped into tilt* woods ALL ON BIG JAG i United I'r. Service) Chicago. 111.. Mar 10 (Special to Daily Democrat I American people are on a spending jag. staggering to the brink of hard times and national want. John I) Rockefeller, jr . (b'c lar ed here today War lime economy and thrift lessons are more essential now than in war times, if national distress is to be averted, he declared I'ie nation must save more and produco more. Rockefeller said Prohihilion is bringing prosperity itnd content. Rockefeller said LARGER PRODUCTION NEEDED (United Press Service) Chicago, 111. Mar. 1" (Special to Daily Democrat) The future price of rasoline hinges on success in making tew oil strikes, according to oil men ■(tending the National Petroleum Con zress here today New oil strikes inly, in til* l opinion of tile opeialo s. will prevent another sour in the price if gasoline, now selling from 25 to ents a gallon. NAME MUST REMAIN lainsing, Mich., Mar. 10 (Special to Daily Democrat) Wililam G. M" Adoo cannot withdraw from the Mi * IgHii primary, it was announced here today. McAdoo's name had been cei titled by the secretary of state befo-t 1 his request was received and the Michigan law provides no name once certified can be withdrawn * + + * + + + *4>*** + *** THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ Cloudy tonight and Thursday, 1 probably local rains.