Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 77

NO BIDS FOB THE CIH BONDS Offer of $75,000 Worth of Bonds Did Not Attract One Bid UP THE SECOND TIME Interest Rate Will More Than Likely be Increased—To Erect Tank I Not a single proposal was receiv f(! by the council last evening for the purchase of the $75,000 worth ofj bonds offered for sale by the city of I jlecatur, the money from which was] to be used in commencing the building of the mew power plant in this pity. ■ About a mcnth or six weeks ago [lie same bonds were offered for sale it'd the Harris Trust and Savings I vmpany of Chicago offered to buy (hem, paying par and accrued interest for the issue but wanted a fee of |1620. The council after some cor ! and investigation rejected I tbc bid and authorized the clerk to te-advertlsV their sale. If their bid has accepted and the $1620.00 fee It would have made the interest rate > little more than seven per cent and It was therefore deemed advisable to reject the bid. I Without the sale of these bonds the Council cannot proceed with th" building of the new power plant as Contemplated but it is thought that koine plan can be worked out and th-' issue made attractive. It was sug rested that the interest rate on the bonds be increased from five to six per cent and this feature would more mon likely make them salable. In lhe meantime Mr. Hunting of the Senoral Electric company will sul tn? a proposition to the city counril and it is believed that the matter pin be worked out very satisfactorily. To Erect Tank The matter of erecting a forty or fifty gallon water tank and the pro position of pumping water from the river for the use of John Barnett, the pity street sprinkler, was discussed pnd arrangements practically completed for the erecting of such a tank back of the Fornax Milling Company at the intersection of Madison and First streets and for Mr. Barnett to pay the city of Decatur twenty five dollars per month for at last six months of the year for the use of the tank and the water pumped. Mr. Mylott, the superintendent of the light and water department, will look pfter the details of the matter. OBSERVE HOLY WEEK Tomorrow is “Maundy" Thursday the day set aside by the Catholic church as the opening of the Holy Week services. Special services will be conducted in the morning with the balance of the- day being spent in adoration. On Good Friday, a black fast will be observed, together witn special services in the morning an I the making of the three hours during the day in ’(commemoration of the. -death of Christ on the cross. Special services will be conducted Saturday morning, known as Holy Saturday. which day marks the closing o! t ip Lenten season, drawing to ■' Saturday noon TO ADOPT NEW CONTRAC T (United Preu Service) New York, March 31.— (Special Daily Democrat)— Adoption of a n. contract between bituminous cm miners and operators before midnight was forecast today. The snb-committe of the jo n ■ . committee today adopt- ". ' ■ ■ five contract formulated ' •' s committe of two, one miner an operator, and agreed to j < po. the meeting of the join’ s < ' mittee this afternoon. j nn fed The tentative contract as adop by the sub-committee embraced he terms of the majority repc. president s special sott slon without any change John Lewis, acting president of the miners, refused to comm-" < tentative contract, pointing it is subject to revision in - mittee of the whole. He exp - agreement, however The president of the City Pohcemen's Union that cam an(] trouble in Boston, ha , inf gone back to his trade of brick-laying

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VETS HOLD MEETING A very enthusiastic meeting of the i |t i'll, Spanish and World war veterans , was held at the (I. A. It. hall last eve i ning for the purpose of perfecting I arrangements for the Memorial day [services to be held in thia city. An[other meeting will be held next Tue • 1 day evening at the G. A. R. hall when further arrangements will be made. A BOX OF FRUIT Mrs. Mary Holthouse of this city received a box of fruit this morning from her daughter. Miss Jessie Holthouse who is visiting with her uncle, frank Reuland, of Alahambra, Calif., a brother of Mrs. Holthouse. The box contained oranges, lemons and grape fruits, tlie same picked by Mies Jessie from the trees in Mr. Reuland’s back yard. THE SERVICE MEN Warned Against Loss of Discharge Papers—Commander D’Olier Asks THEY BE RECORDED May be Very Valuable in Future Years—lnstrument Cannot be Duplicated Franklin D’Olier, national commander of the American Legion, has issued a warning to all former serice men in the legion against the loss of their discharge papers and urging ; that they be recorded. The following bulletin has been sent to all state departments and posts of ! the legion: ' Department adjutants are urged to I instruct their department historians on the advisability of all former servI ice men officially recording their discharge papers with the recorder of their county. "The desirability and importance of every member of the American Legion conforming with this suggestion Is evidenced by the many in■tances in which claims are being made where the discharge papers are either lost or destroyed. Should Make Inquiries. “To provide for this emergency,” the department historian should make all necessary inquiries and obtain full information incidential to recording them from the office of the county re l corder. “It would be well to bring to bear upon the minds of our comrades, that the official form of discharge is an instrument that man not be duplicated, although it may not be held with any particluar pride today, there will come a time with increasing years, when a considerable amount of sentiment will center around the discharge paper. “In the state of Pennsylvania today, the former service man is granted certain state rights. As time goes on. there will undoubtedly be further concessions made by the several states for the benefit of the men who served in the World war and their dependents in which even, if it is impossible for any reason to produce the original discharge. a means of sufficient evidence would be furnished for the claim through the record in the county re- ■ corder’s office without either worry or trouble.” ON SECOND READING (United Press Service) London, March 31.—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Prime Minister ’ Lloyd George’s home rule bill for Ireland 'fldssed second reading today. ' The vote was 348 to 94. 1 During final debate Sir Edward Car son. Irish unionist leader, said he had ’ been warned by Scotland Yard that ’ six Clan-N'a-Gael members had landed 1 from America with the avowed intern 3 tion of assassinating him. ) — — TO COME UP TOMORROW 1 (United Press Service) c Dover, Del.. Mar. 31—(Special to a Daily Democrat)— Efforts to call up i- th e resolution ratifying the womans suffrage amendment in the house of e representatives of the Delamare lege islature failed today. Representative t Hart, sponsor of the measure, .refus- . ed to call it for a vote today asd the n measure went over till tomorrow. HAVE RETURNED HOME " Mrs W. A Kuebler and daughter, ',l Marcella, have returned from Lon J I Angeles where they spent the winter

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 31, 1920.

Jin lodge circles g Knights of Pythias Will y Have Clpss of Five Candi--1 dates Thursday Night ‘FORT WAYNE TEAM l Will Do the Work—Masons Will Have Royal Arch Degree—Bluffton Team There will be something doing in Decatur lodge circles Thursday. The ' Knights of Pythias are planning on one of the best times of the year, when the Phoenix lodge of Fort Wayne will send its third rank de 5 gree team to give the degree to fivecandidates in the local lodge. The I work will start at 7 o’clock sharp The Fort Wayne lodge has charterI od a special car and will leave Fort Wayne about 6 o’clock. The Fort Wayne team is the best in northern Indiana, and they will bring with them many members of the order in Fort Wayne. After the initiation service a banquet will be served in the dining room at the K. of P. home. I Visitors are also expected froml Monroeville, Tocsin, Beirut, Geneva, [ and Willshire, Ohio. The Masonic lodge will have a class of about a dozen candidates taking the Royal Arch degree Thurs day evening. The Bluffton degree team will confer this degree starting in rhe afternoon. A banquet will be served at A o’clock, and many Masons are expected to be present. Two hundred and ten thousand women of the British Isles were widowed is a result of the war. HELP THE NEEDY Laborers are Needed to Help Clear Away Wreckage in Storm Regions TEMPORARY PLACES Will Have to he Constructed for People and Livestock—Lend a Hand The relief work for those who suf-J sered in Sunday evenipg’s storm was’ gotten under way this morning by those looking after each section of the county where damage is reported. Mr. Charles Getting went to the Schroeder - and Bultemeier homes with three auto j loads of men to assist in clearing away j . the debris and arrange temporary buildings to take care of the families and the stock on these two farms. It seems that labor is needed greater than anything else in all the north, sections devastated, and if anyone who can give a day or two to the re-1 . lief work will report to any business I man arrangements will be made to- , get him to the point where his services are most needed. In the Berne and Geneva district’ . the labor problem is also the big; questioit. The relief work at Berne , is in charge of Thurman A. Gottschalk,! , and if any will report to him he can place you. There will also be nee-1 . for clothing in the country east of Berne, but until those in charge make a complete survey there will be v no! call issued. But as soon as the need. is determined Mr. Gottschalk will re-1 port to Rev. Saunders here and a call j j will then be made. ;■ In the district south of Geneva, the • people of Geneva. Bryant and Portland [ .• are doing a noble work, and so far there has been no call from these ■ plhces. '. The call for clothing may be gent eral, however, as it has not yet been j fully determined what the needs will be in any section. But the call is for labor. Temporary quarters will have to be supplied for the people and stock, and it remains for the more fortunate brother to lend assistance. Let your own work go a day or two, if you n can do it, and go out and help. P — R INDIANAPOLIS MARKET -f 5- (United Press Service) e Indianapolis, Mar. 31—(Special to i- Daily Democrat) —Hog receipts, 8.e 000; market. 15 to 25 lower; best heavies. [email protected]; medium mixed. $15.75@ 16.10: common choice. [email protected]; bulk sales, $15.750> 16.50; cattle receipts. 15000, steady; r, steers $11@14: cows and heifers $8 s @l2; sheep receipts. 500; market r.I steady; tops, $8.50@10. ,

I I AGAIN POSTPONED The McCrory divorce trial which was to have been held yesterday In! | the Allen superior court, has again been postponed until April 28th. MR. KINZLE DOING FINE [; Word here this afternoon Is thru [George Kinzle. manager of the CitiI zen's Telephone company, and former county treasurer, is doing nicely at the I Hope-Methodist hospital in Fort I Wayne. He was abte to sit up a short! i time yesterday and today, and also ■ to take a few steps. The drainage' i tube has been removed from the! .' wound, and his physician states lie is ( doing remarkably well. This will be! good news to his many Decatur ' friends. „ HE WILL NOT RUN President Wilson js Not Figuring on Making the Race for Third Term IIS IN POOR HEALTH Favors Sending Unrestricted Delegates to Convention—McAdoo Boom — (United Press Service) Washington, March 31. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson's health is such that it will be impossible for him to go through a third presidential fight without danger of another collapse, it was learned today. Democrats in congress who were worrying about Wilson running for a third term now appeared satisfied that ,he will no do so. Their efforts henge i forth will be concentrated on trying to. ! make him admit it so the field will Ibe cleared for the democratic candidates Wilson is expected to maintain silence and in this way keep his party leadership. Wilson it is understood favors the sending of uninstructed delegates to the San Francisco convention. W. G. McAdoo's recent declaration in favor of uninstructed delegates was considered a reflection of white house policy - in this regard. Under such conditions the president is expected to try to dictate nomination of his choice a man to whom he will delegate the task ci !carrying on the fight for the league of nations without reservation. ... , Chicago. March 31. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —William G. McAdoo [ was placed in the race for the presii dency with the launching of a boom : ■ for him by Illinois democrats here today. The movement to boom the former 1 secretary of the treasury was begun a few days ago by leading democrats of I the state and was made known today by Michael Igoe, former assistant I | , (Continued on Page Five) , ] KILLED BY STORM I Father and Sister of Mrs. 1 Gallogly Were Killed in Sunday’s Cyclone 1 I SOUTHEAST OF BERNE —— i Geo. M. Ramseyer and Mrs. Simon Riffle Relatives of Decatur Woman __ < George M. Ramseyer and Mrs. Sim : on Riffle, killed in Sunday evening’s storm, were the father and sister of | Mrs. T. M. Gallogly of this city, and ' this fact was not called to our attention until last evening. Mr. Ramseyer. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Riffle. Chauncey, Ada and Roy Riffle, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Morningstar and three children were in the same house when the storm struck it. Mr. Ramseyer and Mrs. Riffle were killed, Mr. Riffle had his collar bone and two ribs broken, Chauncey, Ada and Roy [ . were painfully injured, while Mrs. ■ Morningstar and three children received minor injuries from flying missies. Mr. Ramseyer was 82 years old. and Mrs. Riffle, 52. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at the Chapel church in the neighborhood southeast of Berne, and northeast of Geneva, and will be a double service. Mrs. Gallogly has been at : the home of her father and sister since she received the sad news , Monday afternoon. (

BEN SIMONS DIES Third Member of the Simons Family of Monroeville Passed Away MOTHER WAS KILLED Sunday—Father Died Early Tuesday Morning—Funeral Service Today Ben Simons, sixteen-year-old son >f , Mr. and Mrs. Will Simons, of Monj roevllle, injured in Sunday night's I storm, died Tuesday afternoon at the hospital in Fort Wayne, making the third death in the Simons family. Mrs. Simons was killed instantly, and the husband and father died early Tuesday morning. Another daughter is still in the hospital, and the outcome of her injuries is still in doubt. Another daughter residing at Churubusco lias been ill witlt the 'flu", and has been unable to visit Hie members ol the family at the hospital, but her physician thought she would lie able to attend the funeral service this ate ernoon. Tlie services for all three victim.; were held this afternoon from the Monroeville U. B. church, and burial was made at the Valley cemetery in Root township, this county, in tlie neighborhood where the family for merly resided. They were related to the Lower and Mumma families, and have numerous relatives in this city and county. Those from here to attend the funeral today were Mrs. .1. 8. Lower, Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Lower, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn and family and Mrs. Homer Lower of Warren. HEARING IS HELD Glen Van Auken of Public Service Commission Heard the Petition of the CITIZENS ’PHONE CO. Judge Edwards Represented the Petitioner —No Objections Filed Mr. Glen Van Auken. a member ol tlie Public Service commission of Indi ana, this morning at tlie city hall heard tlie petition of the Citizens Tel ephone company of Decatur to in crease their rates for telephone service in Decatur and Berne. Judge C. A. Edwards of Indianapolis formerly of Huntington and a member of the Public Service commission, represented the telephone company and presented their case to Commissioner Van Auken. A number of local business men and patrons of the telephone company were called on to testify a; ■ to tlie merits of the service rendered by the Ctizens Phone company and ia | every case favorable testimony was given. No one objected to the proposed increase, nor was there any sac tion present who tried to oppose the granting of the increase. Attorney Leonard of Ft. Wayne was also present at the hearing and the matter of the toll exchange between here and Bluffton was discussed. The increase asked for by tlie telephone company is as follows: Business phones $ 2.00 Residence, city phones 1 ' n Rural phones 1-5° The present rates including tlie increase granted by the commission last year are: Business phones $ 2.50 Residence phones 1-25 Rural phones 1 25 , The old rates before the January, Ist revision were: Business houses $ 2.001 Residence, city 100 Rural 150 in allowing tlie increase to the telephone company last year tlie commi: - sion lowered the rate on rural phones. The findings in the case will be ‘presented to the Public Service com mission by Mr. Van Auken and action will be taken in the matter within a short time, it is thought. REVOLUTION BREAKS OUT • '(United Press Service) Paris, March 31 (Special to Dally | Democrat) — A revolution directed, against the allies has broken out throughout all Turkey except Con stantinople. a Budapest dispatch quot ing the newspaper Pester Lloyd, said ( today.

; iIEW COMPANY WILL BUILD THREE HOOSES AT ONCE ORGANIZATION (If THE DECATUR HOME BIUIIS’ ASSOCIATION IS PER- ! FECTED —TWO SITES ON FIFTH STREET, ONE ON THIRD,

’TELLS THE STORY Sixteen Year Old Helen Fields, Injured in Tornado Near Geneva ? | . HEARD MOTHER CRY Crawled on Her Knees and 'i Found Other Members of the Family ! Cries of her mother and the sobs > I of a tiny sister, heard through the r ‘.relax of the wind and the din of j crashing buildings, made little 16 - year-old Helen Field, lying at the foot ,! of a haystack, where she had fallen. . I after being tos ed through a windov; j •I of the Field home during Sunday plight's tornado, forget personal in- ’ juries. The exercruciating pain of a ’ | [ severely lacerated ami fracture'! leg I were as nothing in the girl's mind in comparison to the sufferings of hei " mother and •seven smaller brothers , and sisters. '\ Lying prostrate late yesterday a f ' 'ernoon at the St. Joseph's hospital l Fort Wayne, the* girl told her pitiful | story all unmindful that that tale was one of sacrifice and bravery smh 's | is seldom tol<l “When I woke up after the worst I was over, the first ihirg T beard wa- ' mother. She was crying for help she wanted *o know where tlie baby was and could not find him. I know what had happened to me 1 was standing buddled near the window when the storm struck. 1 was t05:.".l straight through the glass for a distance of lift' feet and fell at th • foot of the haystack. II must have been thirty minutes before I knew anything. Oh. yes. my leg ached and I eon!,) hardly see anything, but mother was crying end somewhere I heard the baby. He wont be a year old until ■ April. I felt my wax’ to mother and I somehow, groping around mostly on ' my knees. I found three of them. Be cause I’ve always had heart troubl - jl was pretty weak, but 1 forgot lor a little while about myself The otln-r children and my father v ere thrown I out of reach and I coul I not hear them. I think one of tlie little girls is dead I heard my doctor. But I tried to help, them —” • And then weary from the terrible strain of recounting the awful exper ience of the night, lhe child sank back j on the pillow. Only for a second, how ever, and then again her mind was >i> the other members of Iter family A*’ word of personal suffering was sounded. with tlie exception of a some-j what doubtful expression of hope Iha' her left eye, which is thought to b« permanently injured, would “be ill (Continued on Page Five) FUNERAL OF LOIS SCHUG fx)is Schl’g. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Schttg of Wyandotte [Michigan, passed" away Saturday for*noon. March 27. at the early age of II months. 8 days. Her death was caused by complications resulting from tnfeaslcs. The remains of the I deceased were brought here last nigh by Irvin Thone. Mrs. Schug-’s brother, and funeral services were hold Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at. th? home of Phil Schttg by Rev. D O. Wise. Mr. Thone who is an undertaker. had charge of the funeral. Little Lois was born in Wyandot to, Mich., and had been sick for several weeks. She leaves to mourn her carb departure, her parents, and two brothers. The Schug family and Mrs. Schng’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Cha'". ? Hoffman, drove through from Wyan•jdotte Sunday and arrived here a short I time after the storm last night. Berne ! ’Vitnesi. »

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2 COL HD XZo+.k XZ4'+.v - X Tlie Decatur Home Builders’ ...ssoeiatiop, a new comnany, nrganized for the purpose of building houses for , sale to responsible people, with a cash payment down, and ♦lie balance in monthly payments, is now .i roalitv, and work will be started imint liut«!y on tlie construction at' new houses., one a site on North Thirl street, land two on Fifth street. A •lumber lof other options have beei! seemed, . but these three will in all probr.bilii Ibe the first. At a meeting of the stock .-ui>- | scribers held at the Erwin Michaud | office' last evening, articles of incor poration were adopted, and a board of directors elected, as follows: Dan N. Erwin, B. J. Smith. E. X Ehinger, I Hugh D. Hite, Chris Boknoelit. W A. I Lower and Bert Iltms'Jcker Tlie diI rectors immediately elected Ilan '< Erwin to act as manager and Hugh I’ Hite as secretary. A trea-urer will ibo elected as soon as tlie incornora ; tion papers are received from Indilanapolis. The incorporation of this company I and the announeement that building loperation will as once bo begun will | he good news to many residents of thin | city. There are several living here ! w'.io have signified their willingness to build or own their own ho no. but in tb» past they have not been able to got satir factory fin. facial assistance I to aid them in the start. We don’t mean to say that they could "not get aesjstance. but it was necessary for a home builder to have fifty or sisiy per I nt of tlie cost of construction before he could borrow money. The aim of the Decatur Home Builders is to finance any reliabli nartv providing he can pay t. cntv ■-w cent of the cost of the property, including th.» building and lot. The balance will ‘hen lie paid in monthly payments, and will take (are o*' the interest and leave a snug little sum to apply on I the principal. Twice each year the amount paid on the principal will be . credited, reducing tlie amount of interest. and giving more (i-edit on the principal. You can pay just as mu< h is you like, but there will lie a stipulated amount each month. The association is incorporated at , $50,000. thirty of which will lie paid and twenty unpaid. The fact that tlie best, business men in Decatur are be- : hind the organization is proof that :t ; will become one of the best concerns ■n northern Indiana. Mr. Erwin, the ! manager, as everyone knows, is the ! leading real estate man in the county, i knows the game from A tn Z. and with ! his experience, and with the advice lof his board of directors, there is no reason why this new company should not put Decatur far beyond the exi pectations of any resident here, so far as the home building is concerned. Os course, the number of industries, and the kind, has much to do with the growth and prosperity of any’ town, but we all know that beautiful homes, and well-kept lawns will do as much to advertise a place as her business interests, and if Decaf?" grows, it must have new homes to take care of tlie people who come her?. We're off now. let everyone boost The num who have taken stock in the Home Builders’ association arc: j Daniel N. Erwin. Benjamin J. Smith. Chris Boknecht, James L. Kocher, Hugh i). Hite, Albert I). Hunsicker. Isidore Bernstein. Felix W. Holthotiso, William A. Lower. Carl C. Pumphrey. Dallas A. Hunsicber, Henry S. Mfihati'l. Charles N. Christen. Patrick J. Hyland, Burt Mangold. Mathias Kirsch. Adam J Smith. (Continued on Page Six) +++* + + + ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ * + + + + + + + + + * + * + ■!•♦ I I Fair tonight, warmer tonight south 1 portion: Thursday probably local i rains.