Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 82

VH DECORATE FORSAIliRlffi The Industrial Associatior Urges Welcome to G. E. Forces at Dedication STORES REMAIN OPEN That Farmers May Do Trading — A Decoration • Committee Named ■ The Decatur Industrial association held 4 business session last night with good attendance and pinch interest. The question of business Rouses dosing Saturday afternoon and even ing on accqunt of the G. E. dedication was discussed and it was decided that this would not benefit the occasion as Saturday is the big trading day in Ik .catur and more people will come with [ the stores open than if they were to close. ! it was therefore decided that the Stores be £ept open, but evet'y effort wfll be made to permit very clerk and member of the firm to attend th? celebration. t The matter es deecrr.tin*; the btr.iness iibuses and homes in Decatur on Saturday was discuss d and it w.n (decided that a committee be named Ito look after the hanging o' :i w-Y fconie banner at the corner of Monroe ard Second streets. M. J. Mvlot wa< named 'chairman and will take, the Question up with the General Effect™ jjempany, such decortftbr.: a? is possible from them. Everyone |r asked to hang out flags and i ”i:t intrs and to plate welcome cards i khe windows. J. O. Sellemeyer and 0 IL. Vance were made a coin.. ;tt< - t »ok after this and to secure welcomr Bigrs for each auto wind Shield. (.Persons having autos are resm-st 1 Kj report to D. W. Beery if they can are same in the ’auto reception parade Saturday. I H. L. Confer offcied :• truck to as list Carl Pumphrey in tai:::’ ; the goo is •ip the storm devastated district today, fchrrlcs petting reported that E Zwick, whcße home was dan, gel !• uho. storm, needed- men to assist in Amoving the debris and n half dozened offered to* go with him today i ■do this work. I The housing situation w . <li-<■ Kind it <w.is reported that the Decat'.: Koine company would ■facts for from five to ten new res!■donees. A survey of the town wil’ be made again to ascertain any housedr rooms for rent. Mr. and Mrs. F. A have’charge of this work am Byon ate asked to report through their f Mr. Fred Reypcrt report. J .that th J UtAw fence is now being put up at th; fair ground and that Mr. Burnett ha Kurived y.’ith a String of race horse? ..and expects to soon have fifteen heaj 0;i the grounds. | The meeting adjourned to meet on | cafl of the president. TAKES A BRIDE Harold Steele ard Miss Do'oro Jones Married Saturday Evening. K Harold Steele.'son of Mr. ;nd Mrs H. S. Stqcle of this city, and Miss a'Dnhiro Jones, daughter of Mr. atu * Mrs Frank Jones of 1357 Hugh street | Fwt Wayne, were married at 7 o'clock Saturday evening at Crmaville, th' ' Rev. C. T. Payne officiating. Rev. Fayne also officiated at the weddlnc Os Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Steele twentyfax years ago. I Mr. Steele is a machinist in the em ploy cf the Holman St. General Electric Works at Fort Wayne and Mrs. fitc 'le is thfa po'sesor of an exception tmv pleasing personality, and has made a host of friends while visiting in Decatur frho join in extending con rratulatious and' wishing them much happiness. . 7 * + *44-** *** + * * WILL YOU FURNISH CAR? •> Eb" Fifty or more automobiles ate 4 4 needed in the parade Saturday, 4 Pj* Wont you furnish one for an <1- hour? The .Fort Wayne crowd . ‘ 4 will arriye here about 1:30. and ’ tit it is the desire to meet them at s £. the north entrance to the ci y ■ ♦ and escort them up town. Its a E*fi lis day for old Decatur. I 'e»<4’ show car appreciation. K .--cur car to Dan W. Beery, chair- . ’ 4- man of parade. .

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WILL REMAIN OPEN Decatur business houses will remain if open Saturday ufternoo.n and evening I during tin G. E. dedication ceremonies. Tills was decided upon because it was thought best for all concerned. Saturday is the big day for the farmers in Decatur and It would not be treating them right in closing the business - shouges, Some way or other tfie rumor ’ was prevalent on the streets that Do.a-i tur business houses would dose Sat-1 urdiiy afternoon and evening.' How < ® got started no one seems to know, but the business men want the-conmunity to know that their place of business! will he open on Saturday, April 10th.I n the same as usual. ’ LETTERS PLEASE 1- ” Association Gets Replies 1 From Adams County Farmers—Co-operate WITH FAIR OFFICIALS 0 _ In Making Coming Exhibition the Greatest Fair Ever Held Anywhere Official;: of the Northern Indiana .. Fair association are elated over the ro r Mies to letters sent out to the farm--1 'rs of the county rrking their co-on--1 * eration in the listing of their live.tock. grain, fruit?, vegetables, fancy e werk. etc., in the displays at the fair I 3 the week cf August 10th. Recently a I letter was addressed to every farmer asking him to enter whatever ho may have in competition for the many premiums to be offered by the association in the coming exhibition'. The raplies that are coining to the office of •he secretary cause the officials to wear the smile that wont come off. It assur.es the fair officials that they I were right in the belief that Adams county would be behind the fair if It' n were shown that the right kind of in exiuuitioa would be givau. From the tone of the letters received the exhibition of livestock and every farm nrdduct will he th? biggest ever had at any fair. The premiums to bo offered ' y the 'association will be large.-ard every Adams coujrty farmer seems anxious to do his part to make it a ucce"3. The fair managers arp going o a great deal of expense toTiave the i> 1 t kind of exhibits, and it is sure pleasing to them to read the many etters assuring co-operation from the ormers of the community. Keep it up, the spirit is fine! Rev. Loose Preached Firsf Sermon at Evangelical j Church Last Evening i MEETINGS DURING DAY Bishop Breyfogle Will Open the Business Session Wednesday Afternoon Rev. Ralph W. Loose of Fort Wayne gave a splendid address Monday evening in the opening meeting of the conference of the Evangelical association in this city. The audience was gcod sized and appreciative. •Religion is the big business of living." says Rev. Loosd. The Rev. '■ Mr. Loose dwelt some time boosting the Inter-Church World Movement, ' nd his address was excellent. The real business session- of the i- conference opens Wednesday afters noon at 2 o’clock, when Bishop S. C. g Breyfogle will call the annual session b to order. The episcopal njessagij will h -be one of the important messages of the session. All preachers and delegates are expected to be here for this * session. * This evening Rev. C. A. Hirsch- * man. of Dayton, Ohio, will deliver * the address and his message prom- * ises to be very interesting. Tomor- * row morning will be devoted ito the 4" work of the conference missionary + society. Thia finance for mission * churches of the conference and mat- > ters relative to progress made dur- + ing the year will be presented. The examination of junior - preach•l- ers took place this afternoon, the •> Rev. J. O. Mosier presiding. The .j, junior preachers were in attendance 4> in good numbers. ' V

iWED IMS EVENM I M. J. Wertzberger Goes to Fort Wayne and Will Bring Back Bride MISS ALBERTA SWAY ZE I -X Ceremony Wil! be at ,G at Don e of Bride’s Brother —A Quiet Wedding ■M. 1. Wertzberger, well kr. >'m. De- . catur man. and civi war veter 1 i. went 'to I p.t Wayn* this mc'-u. • t where lat 6 e clock this evening bo will he I n;>rrifd. to Miss Alberta S.vayzo. of G.at * iy. The wedding will he a Vviy u -; affair, witnessed only by the iri-,.'■< I rother, niece and no, hew, and < retnony will be perf ?-me<i by . I v Wright of the M. E. ehurcl’. f ,‘-s Swayze has been an employe of the alteration departnren of the '* • if & Dessauer store in Fj t Wayne B i the past ten year.-, and has numerous friends over the city. During the Lis’ week several social affairs have n given in her honor. Mi Wertzberger is well known here, nsvir.g for a number of year; been j.i.ntor qf the Central school, and for th.? post two years has been in the emp.'or A. J. Smith. Up is capable, hon'eit and trustworthy in ever l ' way an 1 t {.serving of the very' best in lite Mr. and Mrs. Wertzberger will con.e to tils city this evening and make their home at 212 South Third str(4t. ALWOWOY The Stage and Concession Stands for the Dedication Will be Completed TOMORROW EVENING Increased Transportation Facilities Being Made to Handle the Crowd I lans for the dedication of the new G. E. building on Saturday are moving along, nicely. Carpenters will com plete the construction of all conce > sion stands on'Wednesday afternoon.” Mr. Golmer Freeman, foreman ofzthe G. E. carpenter shop of the Fort Wayne riant makes the siatemer* that his part of the work will be completed by this time, including the big stage where the program will be rendered. The .machinery to be used for d-j-I monstration purposes at the dedication is here and will at once be set. This includes the automatic screw machines, Potter & Johnson machines, and winding machines. The big Fort Wayne' plant will close at 11 o'clock Saturday morning' in order that employes may get an earlier start on their trip to this city to assist in the dedication services. Arrangements are now being made whereby there will be increased facilities for the transportation of the people to this city from Fort Wayne. Interurban-cars may be run at halfhour intervals, and a special train may be run on the Grand Rapids, but this has not been definitely agreed upon. Dr. Clark, of Schenectady, N. Y., chief of the welfare department of the General Electric company, will be hero and give an address on the welfare work of the company. There are 6.00 P people employed by , the company at Fort Wayne and it Is the belief of officials that fully one-half that number will come to Decatur fo>the dedication. S . ... A TEN-POUND GIRL ] A ten-pound baby girl was born tc j 1 Mr. and Mrs Bernard T. Terveer <>! j'this city at the St. Joseph-hospital, - Fort Wayne last night. Reports from there today were that both mother land babe were doing fine and the .'grandparents in this city were wearin? P 'a big smile. The mother before, het . I marriage was Miss Francejt DeiningCr, I daughter of Mrs. Ulrich Deinlngfir. 3 ' She had been at the hospital since Jasi y I week and a special nurse is in n I charge. t- ——■ — <{• •!’•<• -b + •?■ ++4-++ ■> + ♦ 4 «. THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 e e Snow flurries this afternoon ei cloudy tonight; Wednesday fair cold j er in extreme south portion.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 6, 1920.

| FUNERAL WEDNESDAY The funeral cf Mrs. Sarah lonian will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church, the Rev. Charles Tinkham officiating, assist 1 "! by the Rev. Saunders of the I’resby-' terlan church. The remains of Mrs. I Laman were taken to the of the j [daughter, Mrs. .Wilson Lee, on Mercer 'avenue where they can be viewed by friends until the time of the funeral. HAVE A FINE GIRL z Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Baker, residing two and one-half miles of ( Decatur are the proud parents of a p fine baby girl whose name is Eldora e Irene. f j ——- HI JOHNSON IS 1 STILL IN LEAD * . :» —■ ... .. .. ■ General Wood Proving a Poor Runner in Michigan Primary Election LOWDEN AND HOOVER 1 6. ' Running Neck and Neck— Edwards is Given a Big _ Vote and Leads (United Pre*» Service) ! Detroit, Mich., Ayril 6-—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With returns com- ' plete from 1,120 precincts out of 2.421 j in the state. Senator Hiram Johnson ' maintained his commanding lead in the presidential primaries with a total L vote cf 104.802 as compared with 80,275 for Major General Leonard Wood, his nearest opponent. Lowder, and Hoover were running neck and neck for third place with the Illinois Governor slightly in the lead "3,088 I to 32,721. In the came precinct Edwards main-' tained his lead, in a democrat primary with 53,604 votes to 41M79 for Hoover. Palmer, the only avowed candidate . on the democratic ticket, ran far be- • hind Edwards, McAdoo and Hoover New York. April’ 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat) — ‘‘Very wonderful” ■ was Senator Johnson's comment when called out of bed today to receive the information that he was leading General Wodd in the Michigan primaries , by more than 44.000. ■ The fact Michigan democrats gave ■ Herbert Hoover a hegvy vote seemed to please Johnson as much as hi.r own apparent victory. He laugh'd J heartily when told Hoover war. leadI inx the democrat candidates. Grand Rapids, Mich.. April 6. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Returns from 07 western precincts, including the ( cities of Petoskey and Manistee corn- , plete, show: Wood 2,735; Johnson 2,763; Hoover 1,693; Lowden 969. For the democrats: Hoover 582; McAdoq 415; Bryan , 240; Edwards 243; Palmer 222. SUMP IS AGENT • Local Man Now in Charge of Business of the Clover Leaf Railroad y IS ANNOUNCED TODAY q _ f Has Had Many Years’ Experience in Railway Work —A Good Force Sam E. Shamp was today made o freight and passenger agent for the it Clover Leaf railroad in this city. The 1, announcement came this morningr-Mr. n Shamp succeeds C. E. Connelly, who. r resigned recently* to become traffic e manager for the J. F. Arnold company. Mr. Shamp besides being a Decatur •r man, is an all-around railroad man, r, and the announcement of his appointr. ment is received by his friends with it considerable pleasure. He will have n' associated with him as assistants at [the office of the company. Joe Linn as chief clerk and Merrill Schnitz as'yard + clerk. AU are Decatur men. «[ Mr. A. L. Mills, who has been tem- <{• porarily in charge of the work here ibince the resignation of Mr. Conrtelly, ttoday tor Waterville, Ohio, where d he will do relief work for the comi pany. ;

ESCAPE Dick Gay, Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay, Trapped at Ashtabula, Ohio RESCUE!) BY FIREMEN Business College at Which He is Employed was Entirely Destroyed Richard Gay, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gay. of thia city, writes his parents of a narrow escape he had yesterday at the Ashtabula business college where he is employed in the commercial department as instructor in bookkeeping and shorthand. Mr. Gay was in his office grading papers when he smelled smoke. Making an investigation he found the stairway blocked and he could not escape that , way. Returning to the office he raised the window. The fire department bad been called and were already at work. The fire escape to the building is so constructed that it reaches only about half way down the wall. He crawled out on that and the firemen were able to reach him witli a ladder. He lost all his effects which were in the office, including his diploma. The loss to the business college was complete, and it will be two or three months before even temporary quarters can be arranged. Mr. Gay states in his letter that he may be home soon. R’O GOOD WORK Seventy-five Decatur Ladiet Spent Afternoon at library in Relief Work MADE COMFORTERS Many Boxes and Bags of Clothing Sent to Geneva Sufferers This Morning Seventy-five Decatur women gath ered at the library Monday afternoon and spent the time from 1 o’cloc’ until 5:30 sewing for the unfortunate of last Sunday's storm. The ladle worked like turks and when the checked up last evening they had tin 'following list ready to send this morn ing to the Geneva district: Nine comforters completed; tlire others not finished, but wi l be con pleted Wednesday afternoon by th ladies of the St. Vincent de Paul sciety at the T. J. Durkin home. Six pairs of blankets donated. Thirteen boxes of clothing, for me women and children. Large coffee bag full of shoes. Bushel basket of clothing and woe en underwear. Suit case containing men's shirts. This consignment ,of goods wa taken this morning to Geneva by C C. Pumphrey and Rev. Saunders am delivered to Mrs. Clara Anderson, who is in charge of the Red Cross work at. Geneva. The Farmers & Merchants’ State bank of Geneva has donated the use of a room for the storing of the goods sent to the suffers there and they wil! be distributed from that point. The willingness of the Decatur ladies to help In the work is greatly appreciated by those in charge, and the library yesterday resembled the strenuous days when the Red Cross workers assembled for army work. DECATUR CAR STOPPED BY SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS Henry Stalhut and Bob Golmer, foremen of maintenance and carpenters of the Fort Wayne G. E. company, played what they thought was a good joke on _H. Wilding, publicity chairman for the dedication by inviting him to ride fron Decatur to Fort Wayne with them b their ‘‘Tin Lizzie”, and then leavin' ahead of time, leaving Wilding wait ing in the cold for about fifteen min utes. About nine miles out of Decatur two suspicious characters stopped the interurban by lighting matches ■and who should get on the car but Golmer and Stdlhut. their car havim run out of gas . They walked four miles and procured a quart and the found that the car would not go at all so walked three more miles in the cold to a car stop, leaving the car o' . the side of the road. We are all won , deriiig now ho the joke is on!

■ FORCE OF MEN AT ZWICK'S M Charles Getting this morning taiok a I force of six men to the Zwick farm | near Hoagland to assist in clearing j away the wreckage rentairting from the storm of last Sunday. Mr. Zwicl: has been suffering from rheumatism and han been unable to do much work himself and the Decatur men'are to J day giving him a much-needed lift. HAVE A BABY BOY I A fine boy was born to Mr and Mrs. Daniel Falk last night at the (’. L. Meihers home on North Third street. All are doing fine and Grandpa "Poodle” was giving ‘ free” rides on s the interurban today in celebration 1 of the newcomer. The mother before s her marriage was Miss Agnes Meihers. e-—— [ TWO ROADS SOLO 1 V t SfaulFer Road in Monroe and Seigrist in French Townships Were Sold NO BIDS ON THREE Mercer County Cominis- ‘ sinners Were Here— Much Business ? Only two roads of the five adver r tised for sale were sold this morning , by the board of Adams county com i missicncrs. no bids being received on > ’he three others. The Ferdinand •’tauffer road in Monroe township wa awarded to*C. \V. Merryman on h! 1 bid of $6443.00, he being the onl; bidder. Jesse Essex was appointe ’ unerintendent of construction. The Seigrist road in French town ship was awarded to J G. Crumorfliit hid of $8468.00. The bid of L. O Bears amounting to $8499.00 was re iected . Frank Seigrist was appointe superintendent of construction. ; The three roads on which no bid vere filed were the Reuben Meye> r road in Jefferson'Township. the O N Tyndal/ road in Blue Creek town hip and tlie Martin L. Smith road ir Wabash township. A re-estimate wil' >e made on these roads and they wil’ hen lie re-advertised for sale. If the state tax board approves the issuing ff the bonds on the ahove two roads which were sold they will bo co; tructed this summer. The petition of the Ijnn Grove Ligli nd Power company for a franchist o string electric Wires over and aionr he public highways in French town kip was filed and set for a hearing or May 3rd. The hoard of commissioners from (Continued on Page Five) M.X CONFERENCE ?eing‘ Held This Week as Richmond—A. 1). Suttles Left Today MR. C. L. WALTERS Wil! be Candidate for Laj Delegate tv General Conference at Des Moines A. D. Suttles left at 1 o'clock thi I Afternoon for Richmond to attend th< [ teventy-seventh annual session o' he North Indiana M. E. conferenc n session there this week. Rev Charles Tinkham and Attorney C. L ' Walters will leave at midnight Wed msday to bo in attendance at th' sessions. Mr. Walters is a candidate 3 ’or lay delegate to the general con crence of the church which convenes 'tiring the month of May at Det. Moines, lowa. ’ The conference proper will start Wednesday and last until next Mon lay when the assignments of pastors ties will be made. I Bishop Thomas Nicholson will pre i tide and will deliver evanglistic ad- ‘ iresses. Among the noted speakers it the conference will be Prof. J. A Tames, Northwestern university; Dr. \bram W. Harris, general secretary >f the board of education; Dr. George I. Grose, president DePau y; Rev. E. L. Waldorf, D. D., CleveI and. O.; Dr. Clarence True Wilson, Washington. D. C.; Dr. Merton Stach--r Rico, Detroit; Miss Carrie Barge, national superintendent of young peofle’s work; Dr. Ida Kahn. Nanchinmd, China; Sherwood Eddy. ? Mrs. Herbert Wilding of Fort Wayne s visiting her sister, Mrs. Luther Howes, on North Second street tor a few days.

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. FRENCH OCCUPY I MORE CITIES I ’ And are Reported Bringing Up Forces Near Homburg—War is On IN RUHR TERRITORY United States Will Not Take Action at Present — Sympathies With France Paris, April 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) — A dispatch to the French foreign office from Mayence late this afternoon said French occupation of two more cities had been completed and that a French column was r earing Homburg. The F-ench met with no resistance '.he Ge-rr an garrison either surrend-e-i.ng or withdrawing in advance of he French in all cities. London. April 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Japanese troops have occupied Vladivostok after eight noure of fighting, a news agency dispatch received here today said. Washington, April 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The U. S. will await indication of the attitude of Great Britain and Italy before'taking any action in connection with advance cf the French into German territory, it was stated officially today. This country will then probably concur in any stand taken by those two powers it was added. It was anticipated here that if Great Britain and Italy do not actively support the French move they at least not emphatically oppose the occupation of Frankfort. Darmstadt and other cities, although according to official views here they could properly do so and thus leave France alone in her course. When the question of opposing the radical activities in the Ruhr district arose recently the U. S. notified the supreme council at Paris that it did ot oppose German troops being sent into that region but indicated that >t lid not favor an advance of the allied forces into Germany to guarantee withdrawal of the German troops. it was said officially that the U. >. sympathizes with France's attiude although the French advance vas technically opposed by this government. It was pointed out France has a good reason for fearing a mili‘ary rehabilitation of Germany. Louden. April 6—(Special to Daily lomocratl—Communists began loot ■ng at Esson early today, according to a news agency dispatch from Berlin. Mobs plundered confectionery, food apd shoe shops. The damage was established at hundreds of thousnds of marks. Armed brigands held up the main postoffice and obtained 120.000 marks. The communist, executive committee fled toward Barmen, admitting the situation had passed beyond Its control. Reichswehr were nearing Essen. REMAINS IN EFFECT New York. April 6—(Special ‘o Daily Democrat! The embargo on freight, shipments to and from New York, <lne to the strike of harbor workers, remained in effect today. When the embargo notice was issued last Friday, railroad officials stated they believed the situation would be improved sufficiently by Monday to permit resumption of normal operations. The greatest difficulty which railroad officials encountered was in obtaining crews for tugs and lighters to handle cargoes on Jersey and Manhattan piers. Operation of ferries was reported practically normal. Union leaders asserted only elevon out of 260 railroad owned tugs were operating. 4-4- + 4-4-4-4-4-4- + + 4 1 4 1 4 1 A 1+ DECORATE SATURDAY + + + 4- Every store and home in Deca- 'b , 4- tur should decorate Saturday for 4- + the General Electric., The colors 44- nre blue and white and gold. Use + i- + them where you can. secure a 4‘ i 4- welcome G. E. sign from J. O. + i 4- Sellemeyer or O. L. Vance, hang ♦ [4- out the flags and bunting, make 4e [4- up your ow-n decoration — but 4rj ♦ decorate. Show the company you ♦ a [4 1 are glad they are here. 4- + ***