Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1920 — Page 1

Farmel Medial

Carpentry L K 1 —are buyind / ims l' Made of two! I f 0 ' seams to hu Lrn | Oak tanned —\/j . yhein resist ' ves absolutl Y //( Amt you weailWy itWSach Churc 1 11 Depends on Jl, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock will [ begin the great drive in tin- Inter- [ church World Movement in Decatur. I Fottr churches at this time will start F the work of raising the amounts alI loted to them, the Baptist, United I Brethren. Reformed and PresbyterI ian churches. The Methodist ■ Inin it ■ has already made its canvass in the 1 centenary movement, and is counted Lin the Interchurch program The M Evangelical congregation will make its drive in June, tv- eof oth> r matters in the congr. -a„- in planned 1 at this time. The foil w,ng amuun’s are to be raised by eac h church en Hated in the interch . 1: mov.

Prerbyterian, 1 vaar * 1.900 Baptist, 4 years 6,500 Reformed. f> years - I,H United Brethren. 2 years.... 2.7 i" ’Evangelical. '» year - Methodist. 5 years 29.000 The Metlmdist e'mir h<*-\-secured sub>‘ riptions amounting nearly $40,000, and went away over the quota. The honv of v" •"< " ' visited by 1 anvasMng teams rhirinthe afternoon Sunday, and th j Church mm "slli i • '.!• ts ’ stay at %ome until after the turn Viavo visifcrri thoni.

have visiißfi 1 pi The Pre P ian < ! 'l 1 I ( Its annual every-member anvass foil local expenses for the next year all skp same time. f I g ' TM , fin months' «f oranization and educatin' ‘ Os the mothers of P-O.esunt -hurr. I es in Indiana and the notion « I ! come suhdaj. Ap'd 2.'.t! ' ' "Pen day of a weeV. fma of thirty Pro .-ant •■nonun.tioi. ] the ioopcfating >i | ’ it ' churclt A dozen more denominations hm formally expressed their with tlie movement the toirtv denomination "tn. li. take Pan In the uimu.tam paign throughout the 1 mod «ta next w«ek and the amount each h, P to nledg folio* Advent f.l qhuchr; Ha '"ition „r, tist contention - , ret i I Bapti ten. $ 2 .Oflfl; Oh’ istlan <hureh ’ 4TO . D is gregatioual c *| urC ,')!'r,rl ' ' Evangel clples oi Chris ■ , n . rnite teal aasoctat ' £ , v s ,„. tot of Frie ‘ Evangelical ?vnod o • >l( . nnoll |tes General Coni' - ' (hurc^ ,82.000; . too

000 wlirh ■ ■ M( , thodiB t Prnte‘ , tonar <\v tant >h At dist ' ,h,V ” nnscopalZion rhurcn rk-an M- ' thodist Kpisropa' •»*•< 101 church, Union A P”» I>vtprii ‘ n eivterian church In »44*70J)00: 1 ", --<565.44:, \*»- the r| S- ''' " ' p =h vtevian Synod date :R< forn" 11 ' e bv „ M . ia n o hurch 1529.472 . rn '";: ; mC(l ,l,urchinAmer W1, 977.457: church Ir ica. $4,136.0. 1. rhurc t, of the the U. $16,916,085 sw46 662 . United Brethren m movement The inter-churc' touJ of thr budge for lft2o '., participate de Umto-ptR of the ti'i «q?b.777.572.

nuagria ... to nominations. bndpet to he P a > d The portion of , In 1920. is * l ‘ ' ' , cn fields the da- ( For work in r aise $107.6G1 48S: ] nominations ho)' 1 f°' for Home Mirons. - i4;m for American F.du.' luca tion. s s ' ! ' :n ■' American Reliu"”' ‘ | )oS pitals an, 925; for Am ®' r !'" fo r ministerial p«P homes, sr».ll *•■''' 1 -j0.290 and ,n ’ port and relief - " te tnperan r ' w,rh iii,hepre and items no eeeding list. %i-J‘ tul *„.ion» pOf this seemins- . ~.l lUVc hes "'ll! cial program that th p Tul „s. trv to carry out. Tn n e r-chnrch state seoretarv • *Z\ rTme Three) (Continued on

ECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Mis Maude m. Aldrich, A. It., of the litoral welfare hoard of the Presltvu "'ll chut Will give three address. • at tile loctil Presbyterian church tomorrow. 'I lie llrst address will be at 1 0:30, the second ill 6:30 at the Christian Endeavor and the third at 7:30, M.ss Aldrich is said to lie one of the t | 'C- 1' 'i speakers, and has been a worker for years in temperance work. She wtc one of the most enthusiastic urkers in the dry Chicago campaign. Some of per lectures are: “A (treat Investment". "The Password That Never l-’alls”, "Almost Hatched”, "The Hoy Who Won”, (for young men) Dreams That Come True” (for young women), You will !ip entertained if .'on attend the Presbyterian services tomorrow. ■SON LEADS Returns Show That He (’■rried Montana in ReI publican Primary NFMLY FIVE TO ONE i I . Ov4i General Wood—New .leley Election Today—

pio’s on Tuesday ■< nlted Press Service) lb E Jont., Apr. 24 —(Special to BailyMwnoerat) Senator Hiram Johnß :ias won in Montana’s repnlilik presidential preference primal' Me returns indicated today. Ai 'Bing to these returns 191 out of laßreiincts gave: JoltMi 6,238. \\ 0M.604. Hi'(l 1.259. Lo-1 1,139. Hail 131. DeiMn bad no candidate for

iresidl President Wilson leads) vhereMies were written in. Nev M-k. Apr. 24—(Special to Daily lie. rat) — The hardest fought! most bitter pre-conven-tion I'M n ihe presidential campaign Mite will be wound up in New 'I tonight. The Mst between Major Generi! I, mVood and Senator Hiram JohnsoM the republican endorsement fti state's primary Tuesday b'M veral weeks ago. re* miting 1 most intensive political ■nancutM that has yet developed. JuhmMrfiends regard New Jersey as Maliv "pivet state” for fiim ’lfcint out thal if he wins le willlguined an all-important ootholdL east, breaking Wood's eemingMrognable front in this I lion |> into Ihe Chicago conation | • wrongest candidate" tecausc lpular victories strate- , ally |t -d from a geographi•al stain* Suppotjof General Wood rankly I similar view. The d'lic primary, held sintultaneoulexpected to result in an end' ll of Governor Edward 1 1. Edwailfhe other important l 'epiii ii a laries arb those in ! I Ohio an ijehusetts. Wood will 1 Ibe arraiiMinst “favorite sons”

n each E The del also will hold prinaries it| and Massachusetts Tuesday L probability of an •ninstntclkation from the lat jnr an' l Iment of Governor .antes "l former. Billing J Apr. 24—(Suecial I Daily !«—As candidate for I tie repu'wesidemtial nominaI ti>n Herbler today has apI pirentlv ftlcond time won the I danocraticjentlal Vo,e r<)r I prtsident &> primary. ncomph’lrns today gave I Hover thl yesterday’s Mon- | tan prinm-here democrats I I wr te in tll>f their choice for I preldent. lere no democratI jc andidatl

INDI* MARKET Idlanapif 24— (Special to Dai r Demlog receipts, 6,- j POO; marhlfiO lower; best hpa’es sl4l nrived, $14.5055: 15; ommoifir,; Hulk sales, sls;cattle ■oO; steers $8.25 @145; co«ifers. [email protected]; g l,ee recejjnarket steady;, tops,sß-Sf^4 * + + + ►♦♦♦♦♦♦, U -TIE w CORECABT ♦ , + + ■*+ +++ *+ + Pat clo ht; probably | frost n not tion: Sunday cloud: and probably fol-J lowed »’ ra

BRING BIG PRICE McMillen & Martin, Adams County Short Horn Breeders, Topped Sale HELD THIS WEEK At Huntertown — Twentytwo of Their Herd Sold for a Total of .$37,000. George Martin of the firm of McMillen and Martin, breeders of Short Horn cattle, was in the city this morning, and gave us some figures on the recent sale at Huntertown in which they sold twenty-two pure-bred Short Horns for a grand total of nearly $37,000, or an average of $1,765. The first day of the sale they topped the sale by selling one heifer at $4,150, and the second day topped the sale again by selling one of their animals at $4,000. Messrs. McMillen and Martin have their stock farm, which is known as the Greenbrae farm, six and one-half miles southeast of Decatur. They have been in the Short Horn business four years, and the result of this sale proves that they have been t|uite successful. They have an exceptionally good herd at the farm and recently refused $15,000 for their herd bull. FIRST TO VOTE William Biggs of this city was the first Adams county man to cast his ballot for the candidates to be voted for at the primary election May 4t!i Mr. Higgs will not he here the day of the primary, hence his ballot was cast and filed with the county clerk, to he turned ovpr to the inspector in Mr. Bigg’s precinct. TO MAKE CHEESE Kukelhan Bros, of Roof Township Head Company and Will Start Plant EXPERT CHEESE MAN In Charge—Factory Will he Able to Handle 5,000 Pounds of Milk Daily Kuklehan Brothers of Root town ship are heading a company of their neighbors and will engage in the man ufacture of cream cheese. The macninery lias In-purchase 1 and is a'ready on the ground at ‘.be Unv ol the Kuklehans in Root towns.nip, font miles north of Decatur The work of drilling the well L holding up the operation of the plant at this time, but the men in chaige o' the erection of the machinery, and getting things generally in shape hope to have everything running smootnly by June 1. The factory will be operated along the same plans as the big cheese factories of Wisconsin. In fact, they have secured an expert ■heese maker in the person of 1.. A. Richards, who has been in the cheese business in Wisconsin for the past twenty-five years. The plant being put in at the Kuklehan farm will handle 5.000 pounds of milk per day, this amount of milkmaking about 500 pounds of cheese The aim of the new company is to interest the farmers in raising cattle, and also to furnish milk for home consumption. The company will nol aim to make a big profit from their output, hut will pay a good price for the milk they use, and will he satisfied with a just profit over the cost, hence the consumer need not he afraid that they will be charged exhorbitant prices for the cheese manufactured here. The Kuklehan boys have been progressive farmers and stock raisers in Adams county a good many years, and have been very successful. That they will make a success of their new venture is assured. REPORT FOR TRYOUT All the baseball players of this city are requested to be present at the diamond at Belmont park tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, sharp, for the purpose of organizing a city base- ! ball team. It is tbe desire that a large number of players will be present as a little practice will be made at this time. The meeting is not called for baseball players only, but for 'all citizens who are interested in the organization of a city team.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 24, 1920.

ARE DOING BUSINESS Philip Baker and son, Frank, resit! ing west of this city on the Preble road, were the first farmers to transact any business with the newly organized Ftirme/s Equity Exchange, they having sold a car load of hay to (lie company yesterday morning. Shoaff Brothers of near Peterson were the second farmers to visit the company, they having sold them five cars of hay. JUNIOR PLAY AT HARTFORD The Junior class of the Hartford township high school will give their Junior class play at the high school auditorium Friday evening, April 30. The ( lass lias seleqted the play. “The Spark of Life,” and promise a night of real entertainment to all ttiose who attend. DANIELS ORDERS SHIPS TO MEXICO Cruiser and Destroyer Left Naval Base Today for Mexico —Fighting on '• f; SEIZURE OF SUGAR Senator Capper Favors Distribution of Sugar at Actual Cost (United Press Service) San Diago, Calif., April 24.— (Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —The U. S. Cruiser Salem and the Destroyer Me Cauley today left the naval base here for Mexico in response to orders from Secretary Daniels. Washington. April 24. — (Special to Oaily Democrat) —Fighting is in pro gresa between General Gomez com | mantling a brigade of revolutionary forces in the oil district for possess | ion of the Tampico petroleum fields.; according to an announcement made j today by General Alvarado represen tative of the Obregon revolution. All i available recruits are being rushed j from the neighboring states to rein force the Carranza forces who are reported to be in a dangerous situation. Washington. April 24. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Seizure of all sugar and its distribution to consumers at cost was urged today by Senator t’apoer (Kansas) republican, to thwart sugar profiteers who, he declared, are appearing to shamelessly rob housewives during the canning season. These profiteers, he said, “make Captain Kidd look like a Sunday school teacher.” In a speech 011 profiteering, Capper urged taxation of war profits instead of a sales tax to pay the proposed soldier bonus. Permanent regulation of profits was also urged. Practically 80,000 corporations averaged war profits of more than five hundred million d|bll»rs each in a single year, Capper declared. ALL IS NOW HEADY For Junior Play, “What Happened to Jones,” at the Gym Next Tuesday A FARCE COMEDY Pat Hyland Will Play. Princial Role—Sells Bibles and Playing Cards All is in readiness for the biggest comedy success of the season. The Junior class of Decatur high school will present the three act farce comedy, “What Happened to Jones,” at the Gymnasium, Tuesday evening, April 27, ai eight o'clock. The play has been directed by Miss Marie Cook and will no doubt be a whirl wind success. Pat Hyland will play the principal role as Jones, wholesale Bibles and playing cards. The Juniors have the tickets for, sale or you can pay at the door. ThCj price of admission has been made ds low as possible to overcome the H. C. L. Tickets will sell for 3S cents each. No seats will be reserved. You will never know what a real laughing show this farce is until you see it. Come and see the best talent in high school in action. A synopsis and cast of characters will appear in Monday evening’s-paper.

! AT MASONIC HALL Bluffton College Glee Club Will Give Good Musical Program at 8:30 j MR. LEHMAN, OF BERNE Is Director—Several Other Berne Young Men are Members—Benefit C. E. The Bluffton College Glee club is to appear at the Masonic hall tills evening under the auspices of the R>j formed C. E. society. The club is on its western tour and will arrive here via the Erie front Chicago this evening to render their splendid program. The club is under the direction of Prof. Lehman of Berne. Several other j young men of Herne tire also con- ! nected with the organization. The accompanist is Prof. Elmer Ende, who has had training under the best teachers of America, including Wi 11 ia in Middleschutle, Chicago’s premier organist, and the late Louis j Elson of New England conservatory,] who honored Mr. Ende with the po-1 I sition of assistant musical critic on J the Boston Transcript. Oliver Schumacher, violinist, with Hie Bluffton College Glee club is a young player of unusual ability. He is only a sophomore but has been playing since early boyhood and lie plays like a natural artist. He has I a splendid instrument and secures a j lovely tone. His numbers on the glee j club program are alone worth the price of admission. The program will begin at 8:30 and the the price of admission is fifty cents. EX-SERVICE MEN I Will be Sent Questionnaires By the Home Service Department of the AMERICAN RED CROSS Effort Will be Made to Assist All Men and Their Families Who Need it Tile county chapter of the Re Cross, through the home service section, is sending questionnaries to the service men of the county asking in formation as to their welfare. With it goes an offer of Red Cross as sistance. During the war site government made provision for the three hundred men from this county, and also for their families, and the Red Cross assisted them with information and other service. What has become of these men? Are they back in the business affairs of the community, or do they still need assistance in any way? When you get your Red Cross questionnaire, fill it out and send it in. The government offers a bonus upot discharge, compensation for disabi) ity, vocational training for men unable to resume their former vooations, med ical attention for discharged men who are disabled in service. Do the men know of these provisions? How many are eligible? Have they put in their claims? Are they keeping up then insurance? Are tiiey employed? Any ex-service man can get any information desired, and the filling out of the questionnaire will bring you a reply in a very short lime. LET'S CLEAN-UP DECATUR I saw in last evening’s paper where Portland is going to have an annual clean-up of that “city.” Now. boys and girls, men and women, everyone, let's clean up our “city" and make it a fit place to live, there's always more or less rubbish, tin cans and ashes accumulated over from the winter. Now is the time to get rid of it, for spring time is fly time, and also clean up time, and with the com ing of the flies, comes typhoid fever and other diseases so the way to rid our town of these is to get rid of the rubbish. Now if someone will help I will donate a day, and, will clean up. If some of the other boys will do this it will not take very long. Come on, let’s do it. Let some one else-sav a word about this. We have a fine town and let’s brighten it up a bit. From a sixth grader. DONALD HILL.

GAIN OF NEARLY THREE j HUNDRED IN POPULATION - OECATUH'S POPULATION IS 4.762 ACCORDING TO 1920 CENSUS---THE FIGURES GIVEN OUT AT WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT—A GAIN OF 291

COST OF HOSPITAL — To Taxpayers of Adams County Will be But Two Mills on the Dollar ! | YOU VOTE ON MAY 4 Ten Years in Which to Fay Your Share—You Can’t Afford to Turn it Down The following figures compiled in the office of the county auditor will show the total taxable property in the county, the estimated cost of the proposed new county hospital, the cost on eaclt dollar of taxables, which is two mills, if you own property to the value of $10,009). it would only cost $2.00. and at that you have ten years in whiclt to pay for it, twenty cents a against it. The figures as given to us by Dr. C. C. Rayl are as follows: The assessed valuation of all taxable property of Adams county, according to the assessment for the year 1919 as shown by the records in the office of the county auditor Is $50,659,885.00 The proposed cost of the hospital is 100.000.00 A tax of two mills (.002) on each one dollar of taxable property in the county will produce... 101.319.77 I In other words, a tax of two mills on each dollar produces in one year sufficient revenue to build the hospital and have left over the sum of 1.319.77 For the propose of paying for the hospital it is proposed (hat bonds tie issued and paid in ten annual install meats. The taxpayer will therefore pay his proportionate share of the cost of the hospital in ten annual in stallments. The following statement shows what it will cost each' taxpayer each year to pay the bonds for build ing the hospital: In the following table the first col uni of figures shows the amount of tax able property owned by the individual taxpayer: the second column of fig tires shows the amount of tax the taxpayer will pay on the same for the hospitat: $ 10.00 $ -no? 100.00 <l2 1,000.00 -20 10,000.00 200 ’ You cannot afford to vote against it DECATUR TEAM LOST A local tt#im, composed of Willint Schumacher, Walter Wilkiwson am 1 Bert Lewis, won the doubles and sin ' gles from a Decatur team at the Red ' Link cigar store . The Decatur team < was composed of Harvey Stevens an; 1 ’ Ja..ies Ellis. High run, Schumacher. 17. The first game was won by Schumacher and Wilkinson, 150 to 67. and the second by Wilkinson and Lewis, 150 to 1 106. in the last game Lewis de ]’■ seated Stevens, 100 to 84.—Hartford. City News. ARREST OUTLAW LEADERS (United Press Service) Chicago, Apr, 24 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Forly-one defendant outlaw strike leaders] were arrainged in federal court j here today on charges of vio-; laling the Lever law. Their! eases were set for hearing May 5. The speeilie charge against| the strikers was that they induced switchmen to remain away from work thereby conspiring to restrain consultation of the necessities of life.

Price Two Cents

The population of Decatur, accordtig to the government census figures (iven out at Washington at nine (’clock last night is 4,762, an actual gain of 291 since 1910. The percentage of gain figures about six and onehalf per cent. The population in 1910 was 4 471. Much delight and satisfaction will he obtained from the above figures as it shows that Decatur lias not gone backward and in spite of handicaps to increase its population heretofore, the city lias steadily advanced and grown. The gain, although not large, is more than a good many people believ ed il would be and everyone will be glad to txiast of tile increase. It shows that the community is a heal thy one and that it’s future growth is assured. With the locating here of the big General Electric plant, the Decatur Castings company which will employ hundreds of people, and the expansion of tlte old industries, the growth in file populaton of Decatur will no doubt he marvelous in tile next ten years. It is believed that within a year or two. should Die census be taken then, that Decatur will pass the five thousand mark. Indianapolis' population, the capital city, was given out last night, its population being 314.1‘t4. a gain of 80,544. Portland's population is 5.958, a gain of 828: Kokomo’s population is 30,067. an increase of 13,057. Other census figures given out by the census bureau today are as follows: Gain | Evanston. 11l 37.591 12,237 Marion. 0 28,591 1f1.3.>9 Covington. Kv 57,121 3.851 \Y New York, N. J .. . .29.926 16.366 Dixon. 11l 8.191 957 Fulton. 11l 2,445 271 Pontiac, 111: 6.664 574 Savanna. 11l 5.237 1.546 Niles. Mich 7.311 2.155 Bluffton. lnd 5.391 4IH Irvington. X. J 25.466 13.598 Portsmouth. N. H 13,569 2.300 Rochester, N. H 9,673 805 PURCHASE POULTRY PLANT Announcement was made >esterdav that Schlosser Bros.. 705 East Market street, dealers in butter, poultry and eggs, had purchased the poultry and egg establishment of Joseph Swindell at Plymouth, lnd. The purchase means a considerable extension of the company's business In Plymouth. Joseph Swindell had operated a poultry and egg wholesale business for about forty years in that city. About twenty years ago Schlosser Hros. established a creamery plant across the alley front the Swindell plant According to officials of Schlosser Bros, here, the two businesses will be combined.. Ihe new purchase includes a building about sixty feet wide and 130 feel long, of brick construction, three stories with a basement It has, in addition to large cold storage facilities, rooms for handling eggs and poultry and office rooms. Indianapolis Star. SOME PORKER Otto Lammert. of Rot" township, butchered an unusually large porker at ltis home this week. The hog weighed 775 pounds, and was about as large as a pig generally grows. Mr. Lammert will retain the meat and lard secured in the butchering for his own family use. GLEN NEPTUNE HOME Glen Neptune, son of Dr. J. Q. Nep- ! tune, is home from service in the j United States army. It will he remembered that Glen was one of the ! first Adams county boys in France. | and was also one of the first to hear (he noise of the big guns. He lias been in the Walter Reid hospital at Washington for some time taking treatment, and was mustered out st (hat place.