Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 81

FIRST SERVICE I HELD TONIGHT ;Ri R. W. Loose of Fort ■Wayne Will I •reach f irst Con sere nc c Se mio n H|||| - - |bE ANNUAL SESSION Os Evangelical Association iWili Begin Its Business Program Tomorrow ■L ~ ■'Delegates and .isit-.rs tn tin- Sixtvannual Rpva al as><>. 5 ; Which convenes in tl.i; i;.i-. w K . began arriving today and are being at the horn. s of ill.bers of the local church, and in many Bpth<T homes of the < ity which h. v, opened to the visitors. • ■The first service will he held C iI' evening at 7:30 o'clock when tiie 1: ■ ■ R. W. Loose. pastor of ti.e 1 n cm Avenue Evangelical church. Fort R.Wajto, will deliver the sermon The T first business session of tie ct.nti r : 'i*ce will he held T'.i • . •> 2 o’clock. ■The Ladies’ Aid so i'tv ,-f the tfcur-h is providing the noon dav and t y.Ajret!i- . meal in the basement of the cnurch, while the visitors are furnished lodging and breakfast in the \ ,>r ious homes. It is expected that the week will be one of great interest t Mt members of this denomination, anti tiie pastor and members cf the jbbcal church have left nothin" that will add In any way to the pleas two of the visitors durin:.’ tiie wttT and every program will be full of in--3 tire st. The various members of the of the city are asked to at|er.d any or all of the sessions. I Al? ARE READ Tiie Marriage of Mr. Henry Vian and Mrs. Sylvia Green Will Take Place THURSDAY, APRIL 22 Groom Well Known Business Man —Bride a Local Telephone Operator banns ann<’inch'.; tin' lag wedding of Mrs. Sylvie, (’.ven and Mr. Henry Vian were read Sunday fothe first time at the St. Mary's < olic church. The wedding will take place Thursday. April 22, at the St. Mary -t church, the Rev. l ather metz officiating. Kite news of the marriage of these two young people will be recci’ d «it I much interest by their many friend Each of the contracting parties arc popul -r in the city. The groom to be STone of the proprietors of the so. drink and lunch counter on Monroe street, and the bride to be is one of the popular “hello" girls at the Dee’ ' tur exchange, where her accomodating and courteous manner hi'e " oa n ■ her many friends. Each have been married before, the wnion in each cases having been di solved by death. about town I Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Peoples, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher and . ’ Maud Dotwin at dinner Sun- ay ing for Mrs. Henry Sprunger. who 1 “'“T Mich., after several days th • The guests remainedl untH me for We northbound train and th t spent in a delightful social way _ Mrs. Arilla Burkhart andl da * Blossom, entertained at an Eas i ner in honor of Frank BlossomJ Youngstown, Ohio, the followffig pe - pie: Mr. H. H. Lammiman, Mr. and Mrs. C. C Sheets, sons Harold a True and daughter Florence, Mrs. James Stogdill. df Monroe: Ir. £ L iWosslom of Willshire, and Mr. Rail Mfogdill, of Fort Wayne. industrial meeting The Decatur association will bold the regular monthly meet ... at the library at 7:3 this evening All members are invited to ath ’ have anything, that will hep De atm and this community bring Pthe town moving. . ■EI J. II HELLER. President.

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FUNERAL WEDNESDAY Funeral services for Adam Ritchey, I aged 83 yarn, residing near the Ad-ams-Wells county line, whose death occured yesterday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the home of his daughter in Bluffton, death being due to old age, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Christian Union 1 church at Honduras. Mr. Ritchey has been a resident of this section of the; county for 63 years and is well known through this vicinity. LOSE T 5 TECHS Local Phi Delta Kappa Basket Ball Team Lose to General Electric Five BY SCORE OF 41 TO 29 Game was Fast and Close Until Middle of Second Half—Band Played The General Electric band of Fort Wayne, which visited this city and gave a concert Saturday afternoon and evening! were accompanied by the General Electric basket ball team, the Electro Techs, champions of the Fort Wayne Industrial League who met and defeated the local Phi Delta Kappa basket bailers in a one-sided game, the final score resulting 41 to 29. The big game was called at 9 o'clock i and a large number of fans were present. Both teams were evenly matched and at the start of the game, and from all previous records of the local five, it looked live they would add another victory to their credit the defeat Saturday being their first defeat of the season. The game started off with a rush, the visitors scoring the first basket within the first few minutes of play. The locals then followed with a free throw after which the Electros re peated another field goal, giving them a several point load. The locals then got down to real basket ball, registering several baskets in quick succession, tied the score and managed to get a several point lead. The visitors then took a spurt, they also dropping the “pill” through the ring for several points, the score at the end of the first half resulting 15 to 13 with the visitors leading. At the opening of the second half the results of the game were somewhat doubtful. Within the last ten minutes of play the visitors opened up, registering a number of shots from the center of the floor, making a num her of baskets which almost seemed impossible and obtained a big lead over the locals which was never overcome, the final score resulting 41 to 29. Professor Worthman acted as referee and performed the work in a atisfactory manner. The General Electric band was present at the game, they being seated on the stage, and rendered a number of selections before the game. BLUFFTON ffllilF Harold Graham and Miss Mary Jane Crumm Married Saturday Evening AT THE BRIDE’S HOME Are Stopping at Home of Groom’s Parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham Harold Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham of this city surprised his friends Saturday by slipping over to Bluffton and bringing back a bride in the person of Miss Mary Crumm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Crumm. of that city. The marriage was solemnized at < O’clock Saturday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, on Main Street, is the presence of the family of the bride by Rev. Smith of Bluffton. Miss Crumm for some time had been employed as deputy recorder of Wells county and is an accomplished young lady, with a large number of friends in her home city and county and also in this city. . The young couple came.’jto this city ■ last evening and are stopping for the , present with the groom’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham, on Fourth street. .. ’

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, April 5, 1920.

THE AUTO PARADE: Every Auto Owner in the County Urged to Join in Big Parade Saturday TO MEET FORT WAYNE Autos—Assemble on First Street — Decorate Your Car and Give Welcome * i Every auto owner in Decatur and Adams county is invited and urged to join in the big auto parade to take place in this city on Saturday afternoon when Decatur will welcome the one hundred and fifty autos from Fort Wayne filled with employes of the General Electric company who will come here to attend the dedication of i the General Electric building. Docorate your old “Tin Lizzie," | Packard, Overland, Buick, Dodge, or whatever make of car you own and I park on First street Saturday after-j noon at 12:30 and when Dan Beery, chairman of the parade, gives the sign ■ the autos will parade through town to: the north bridge and there meet the Fort Wayne autos and escort them to this city and to the General Electric building. Os course we understand it | is Saturday afternoon and business men may thing they will be too busy to get away, but say that’ll not be the case for a few hours as everyone will be watching the parade and you’il want to poin in. Decatur should have at least five hundred autos in the big ! parade. It is not necessary that the cars be decorated, but it will be appreciated by the committee if the auto owners do decorate a little. If you own an auto call Mr. Beery and tell him you'll be in the parade. W. A. Fonner, well known Root ! tiwnship farmer, is quite ill from an attack of gall stones. DIES NT HUSPITAI Mrs. Sarah Laman Passed Away at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne WAS ILL LONG TIME Mother of Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Bowers—Funeral Sometime Wednesday Death came as a great relief to the , tired body of Mrs. Sarah Laman at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne at 11:45 Sunday night, where she had been confined for the past nine weeks. I Mrs. Laman had been ill a long time and the immediate cause of her deatn is attributed to arteriosis. Mrs. Laman was born January 26, 1841, in Delaware county, Ohio, i daughter of Jackson and Mary Welsh, making her age 79 years, 3 months and 8 days. Her parents died when she was a litle girl. She was married to David H. Laman in Ollen county, Ohio, December 2. 1846, and they came to! this county forty-seven years ago! where they resided until the time of I their deaths, Mr. Laman dying fourteen years ago. Since the death of the husband. Mrs. Laman made her home with her daughters. Mrs. W. H. Lee of Mercer avenue, and Mrs. J. S. Bowers of Marshall street, living with the former in the winter and with the latter in the summer. Nine weeks ago she was taken to the Lutheran hospital for treatment at which place she died last night. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Laman, two sons, Will and Samuel, being deceased. The two daughters named above survive. Funeral services will be held some time Wednesday, the exact time not being decided, but will be announced ( later. Services will be in charge ofi Rev. Tinkham, assisted by Rev. Saunders. Interment will be at the Decatur cemetery. The Sunday school class taught by . Miss Beatrice Butcher at the United 1 Brethren Sunday school will meet at' the home of Miss Velma Deßolt of North Ninth street Tuesday evening 'at 7:30 o’clock. All members are : urged to be present. i ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ f. THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ■ + e + *t + , l’t4'4’ + + t* + * ! I Fair and not quite so cold tonight i with freezing temjierature. Tuesday increasing cloudiness. |

BE ON THE LOOKOUT I (United Press Service) Chicago, April 5. —(Special to Daily! Democrat) — Nine maniacs, desperate and convicted for murder or criminal assaut today roamed this district aft-, er their escape from the state hospital for the criminal insane here. Fifteen escaped and six were captured. Heavily armed posses search- 1 ed the countryside today for the futifives while frightened women and children remained in tightly barred farmhouses. (ke i 5 serious Condition of Mrs. Wm. Dowling Who Was Operated Upon is Serious REMOVE THE CAUSES Gali Stones, Adhesions and Appendix Were Removed —At the Hospital I The condition of Mrs. William • Dowling, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city and a daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. B. J. Terveer, who was operati ed upon last Friday at th» St. Joseph hospital is very serious, although it is not thought to be critical and hopes are extended for her recovery. Mrs. Dowling took serious sick last week and at first it was thought . that she was suffering from an attack of the appendix. Dr. Rosenthal, noted Fort Wayne physician was then called in for consultation and after a thorough examination diagnosed her case as of a more serious cause and advised an operation immediately. The operation was held Friday after noon at the St. Joseph hospital and I it was found that the main cause of her suffering was caused from gall stones and adhesions of the bowels. A gall stone the size of a hickory nut was removed, together with the adhesions and the appendix.. Word from Mr. Dowling last evening was to th'e effect that Mrs. Dowling was resting quite well and that chances for her recovery were good, ana her many friends in this city are wishing her a speedy recovery. Mr-. Dowling returned to Fort Wayne a little over a week ago after a visit here with her parents and seemingly was in the best of health. PHI DELT DANCE Tomorrow evening will be another of those informal Phi Delta Kappa dances to be given at the Masonic hall. , These dances have been very popular because they have been informal in 1 ■ every respect and the boys have al- i ■ ways succeeded in getting some excep- i tionally fine music. This time they ( have secured Farling’s Feature Four < to furnish the music. The orchestra is composed of Phi Delta Kappa members and is one of the best orchestras < in this part of the state. Plan on at- 1 tending this big Easter dance and you . are assured of a good time. Dance ( starts at 9 o’clock. , ISSUE“APPROVED: I ( ] Public Service Commission ' Approves the City Bond ’ Issue of $15,000 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED City Will Use Money to Extend Water Mains and Paying for Compressor ! ■ ■ -- The Public Service Commission of Indiana has approved the city of Decatur’s petition to issue $15,000 worth of improvement bonds, the money ' from which will be used to extend I the water mains to the General Electric building, the Decatur Casting company and the factory district and also to pay for the new air compressor! ordered by the city some time ago tor the water works plant. | The bonds will run for a period of ten years, the first becoming due June 1, 1921. They will bear five per cent. interest and will be sold at the next I regular meeting of the city council. The petition to sell the bonds was filed ] with Commissioner Van Auken of the > Public Service Commission on March ' j 30th. The work of extending the water I lines is now under way and as soon as the necessary material and pipe ' arrives the work will be rushed to | completion. | 1

'MRS.DORWIN DEAD Former Decatur Lady Dies in Hospital at Tacoma, Wash., After Operation WAS MISS COVERDALE I Before Her Marriage—Had Been in West Ten Years —No Particulars Given Mrs. George Dutcher Sunday morning received the sad message of the death of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Dorwin, which occurred at the hospital in Ta coma, Wash., Sunday morning at 12:05 o’clock. Mrs. Dorwin underwent an operation three weeks ago in the hospital, and she had been grad ually growing weaker until she pass- ' cd away yesterday morning. Mrs. Dorwin was born March 29, 1865, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Coverdale, and was married to Rev. J. C. Dorwin about thirty years ago. They moved to Tacoma, Wash., ten years ago where they have since resided. She had been in poor health some time and tihe operation was decided on as the last resort to restore her to her former good health, but she was to weak to withstand the ordeal. Surviving are the husband, an adopted daughter, Margaret, and son, Joyce, a member of the United States navy. The son had been given a furlough and visited his mother at the time of her operation, the only time he had seen her in the past year. Two sisters and two brothers. Mrs. George Dutcher of this city. Mrs. Charles Allegar of Marion, Charles Coverdale of Frankfort and James Coverdale of Toledo, Ohio, al so survive. Nothing was stated in the telegram concerning the funeral but it is believed that burial will take place in Tacoma. MEETING If G W Interchurch Movement to be Explained in Conferences Here This Week TO BE FIVE SPEAKERS Fund Drive Will be Made Week of April 25 to May 2—A Good Program Plans for the meeting of all the Protestant Evangelical churches cooperating in the Inter-church World movement are progressing nicely. The meeting will be held at the new gym the evening service at which time a on First street next Thursday, April Bth, with three sessions, one at 10:30, one at 3:00 and the last one at 7:30 in the evening. There will be present a team of five of the best speakers in the land to explain the purposes of the movement. One of these speakers will be a lady and the other are men. It Is also expected that every Protestant Evangelical church in the county will and its pastor and a number of delegates to this conference that they may carry the message back to their people to stimulate interest that will be the means of raising the $336,752 needed by the denominations to support the movement. This financial drive will be made the week of April 25 to May 2. W. W. Shiff, of Union City, has been appointed leader of the team to be here next Thursday. He will be assisted by Chester L. Reagen, Spiceland; O. R. McKay, Bluffton; A. W. Conn. Marion: Mrs. A. H. Griest, Union City. A separate conference is being planned between the hours of 4 and 6 to interest the young people of the high school and other organizations in the life service work. It is expected that these young people will join in stereopticon lecture will be given. 1 Rev. A. H. Saunders of the Presbyterian church is in charge of the publicity work for the movement. A NEW HIGH (United Press Service) New York, April s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The foreign ex-j change market opened firm today with demand sterling at a new high on the move at $3.98’4, up 1% cents. Franc dhecks opened at 14.55 up 4 centimes; lire checks 20.52 up 3; marks demand .6154 and Canadian dollars .9165.

| REPORTS ARE FILED The county commissioners met this morning in regular session and were I busy during the forenoon checking up bills and allowing them. The regular monthly reports of the county auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff and !, clerk were filed and approved. Toi morrow will be road day, there being I a public letting on five or six roads. The board will also appoint election inspectors for the different precincts at tomorrow’s session. JUNES DRAWN Commissioners Met This Morning and Drew the Names for Court Term MR. JOHNSON ILL I). M. Hensley Appointed to Act With Mr. McKean and Clerk Kelly E. W. Johnson, one of the regular jury commissioners, was unable to ap pear in this city this morning to assist in the drawing of the grand jury and petit jurors for the April term of the Adams circuit court) D. M Hensley, a former jury commissioner, was appointed to take his place, and ■ with T. J. McKean and Clerk John T. ; Kelly, the following men were drawn ' to serve on the grand jury and petit jury: Grand Jury. Charles Magley—Root township. Julius Erhart —French. Frank Coposs —Washington. Scott M. Daniels—Jefferson . William O. Sautbine —Kirkland. Morris L. Wells—Geneva. Petit Jury. Ola Gaunt—St. Mary’s. Joseph B. Pease—Kirkland William H. Heller —Monroe. Daniel O. Roop—Blue Creek Sam Nussbaum —Berne. Amos Yoder —Decatur. ! L. A. Graham —Decatur. Michael Miller —Decatur. Lawrence Kleinhenz —Decatur. Bert W. B. Bears —Hartford. Charles Kiess—Preble. John B. Stoutenberry—■Washington George L. Gase —Root. Oliver C. Walters—Union. Job L. Yaney—Jefferson The April term of court will opei Manday, April 12th. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE 'United Press Service) Chicago, Apr. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat —Corn: May. $1.65’4; Jul.' $1 50: Sept. $1.56’4. Oats: May, 92c July 84c. ELKS’ NOTICE There will be an important meet ing of the Elks’ lodge Wednesday evening, April 7. Installation of off! cers. AH members are asked to at tend. E. G. SET WEDDING DAY Miss Dorothy Steigmeye; and Mr. John Geels Will he Married on TUESDAY. APRIL 20TF Banns were Published Yes terday—A Well Known Young Couple The marriage of Miss Dorothy Steig meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. !■ rci Steigmeyer of Union township to Mi John Geels, son of Mr. and Mr. George Geels of this city will takt place on Tuesday morning, April 20th at the St. Mary’s Catholic church In this city, the banns of matrimony being published for the first time i” the church Sunday. Following the wedding the young couple will immediately go to house keeping on the Geels farm west of the city. The couple is well known in this city and community, their parents I being numbered among the most prom- ! inent people in the St. Mary’s church congregation and the best wishes of ,; their many friends are extended to ; them. i Frank Wemhoff of Ft. Wayne spent Sunday in this city. $ »

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BOTH PLAYING WITH WAR BRANDS . I France and Germany Have Both Broken Provision of Treaty and War CLOUDS LOOM UP Fiance Now Occupies a Number of German Cities —The Ruhr Uprising i (UnltPtl Press Service) New York, April s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —France has taken the first step in a new way by deciding to occupy Frankfort and other cities across the Rhine as retaliation for the German government dispatch of troops to subdue the workingmen’s revolt in the Ruhr district. France and Germany have both broken the peace treaty. France has permitted the fact to beqome known that she now occupies an isolated position unsupported by America, Great Britain and Italy. The result is to leave France and Germany facing each other alone long the Rhine. Out of just such a situation Germany’s war of revenge will come out some time in the future. Both Ger many and France are now playing a game or strategy premliminary to war. There is no doubt from the stand point of common sense but that Germany should be allowed to put down the Ruhr insurrection. The only alternative would be for the allies to send their own forces into the disputed area. But if allied troops were compelled to fire on German working men in a quarrel which only concerns domestic politics in Germany the result might lead to serious 'ind long consequences. CYCLONE" FENCE Is Being Placed Around the Belmont Fair Grounds in This City EIGHT FEET HIGH Indiana’s Beauty Spot Will be “Housed” in—Force Busy at Work A representative of The “Cyclone” Fence company of Waukegan. 111., with a force of fifteen men arrived here this morning and at once began the construction of a fence around 'he Belmont park, where the Great Northern Indiana Fair will be held this summer, commencing on August 10th. The representative of the fence ompany came here from Louisiana, ind after a visit to the grounds stated to Col. Fred Reppert that the grounds here were the finest he had ever seen and would undoubtedly become known as the beauty spot in Indiana for the entertainment of fairs. The fence which will be erected here will be the biggest job of its kind in Northern Indiana and will '•ost the fair association a neat little sum. It will be seven feet in height with an extension outward at the top which will make it absolutely unclimable. and will extend entirely around the park, a distance of two and onehalf miles. It will be constructed of tec! wire, with several strands of real barb wire at the extreme top. It will be of neat construction and will not in any way mar the beauty of the park. The affairs of the association are progressing nicely and plans are working out fine, and the managers say that Decatur will have one of the best exhibitions given in the United States this year. L. C. Perry, of this office journeyoil to his homo near Bryant, Indiana, Saturday afternoon to spend Easter .vith his parents, returning to this city INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) Indianapolis, April s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hog receipts, 4.1 000; market 50 higher, best heavies. $15(3)16; medium mixed. $16,250)16.50 ) common choice, $16.75@ 17; bulk sale $16,500)17; cattle receipts. 2000; steers. $11.50@14; cows and heifers, t $80)12: sheep receipts, 100; market steady; tops, $8,500)10.