Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1920 — Page 1

Volume Will. Number 101

OBREGON FORCES CAPTURE CAUTIA Rebels Under Personal Command of General Ob«Jßon Take Big City FEDERALS REVOLTED I — I'iffhting Between Carranza Troops and Rebels Reported Near Tampico (United Press Service) San Antonio, Tex., Apr. 28—(Spe c<al to Daily Democrat)—Rebels under the personal command of General Obregon have captured Cautla, one of the largest cities in the state of Morelos, according to advices here today. Federal batallions revolted while enroute to defend the city. Fighting between Carranza troops and rebels had broken out in Tampico according to advices. Troops from the federal garrison at Vera Cruz were ordered rushed to Tampico where the Carranza commander is hard pressed by the revolutionists. El Paso. Apr. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Representatives of Obregon revolutionists here today claimed Chihuahua City had been captured by their forces without bloodshed. Obregon followers asserted Carranza’s hold on the border state was slipping. They claimed , the Juarez garrison was on the verge of revolt against the federal government and that mutinies were spreading through the Carranza army. San Antonio, Tex., Apr. 28 —(Spe- ? rial to Dally Democrat)— Fighting between Carranzistas and rebels has broken out in Tampico. Mexico, according to advices received here today. Troops from the federal garrison at Vera Cruz were ordered .runlied by boat to Tampico to the aid of General Murguia. Carranza Vom ■ wander in the oil district, reports I here said. Murguia was reported hard pressed by the revolutionists commanded by Generals Gomez and Pelaez. * ABOUT THE SICK ♦ + + + ++ + ++ * Mrs. Frank France accompanied her sister. Miss Rose Christen to Fort Wayne Monday where Miss Rose entered the St. Joseph hospital g for an operation upon Iter right knee, which was injured in a fail last summer. The operation was performed Tuesday morning and was very successful, and Miss Rose is resting very well. Mrs. France will return home this evening leaving her sister in charge of a special nurse. Miss Christen’s many friends sympathize with her and hope she may soon return home entirely well. Mrs. James Strickler, residing on North Second street, who was operated on Monday morning at the Lutheran hospital for abdominal trouble, was reported this morning to be getting along very nicely. Mrs. Strickler was formerly Miss Edna Duer, of near Pleasant Mills. Mrs. Nellie Boyles, of Fort. Wayne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barkley of North Fifth street, of this city who was operated on at the Lutheian ho. pita) Monday evening is getting along as well as can be expected. Mrs. Charles Limenstall of near Peterson was operated upon yesterd iv afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Hop. Methodist hospital, Fort Wayne, lor W,pendi<dtis and the removal of a tumor. The operation was performed bv Drs. D. D. Clark of this city and E W. Kruse of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Limenstall withstood the ordeal niceI ly and is getting along line. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL P. L. Andrews, of Fort Wayne, former Decalnr newspaper man, who has been quite sick for the Past few day.-, was removed to the Hope-Method.s hospital this morning, his condition having grown worse. His 1,11 D. Andrews, returned from Fmt Wayne this morning, where he hat been visiting with his son. He stated that his son had the symptoms ol typhoid fever. * THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 O *♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ < Fair with frost tonight: Thursda; part cloudy with rising temperature

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UNION CHAPEL ELATED The members of the Union Chapvl I United Brethren church cast of the | <'ity are in good spirits over their | resources of Sunday in the drive for I the Intdr-church World Movement. They raised more than SI,OOO, which was more than their quota. Rev. I!. B. Blauvelt of Monroeville is the par.tor of the Union Chapel congregation. The condition of George Deiner, burned at the Schafer lire Monday morning, is improved today, according to word from the Decatur hospital at 3 o’clock this afternoon. He is resting much easier than yesterday. A-BIG SUCCESS Junior Play “What Happened to Jones” was a Howling Success CAST WAS VERY GOOD Everyone Took His Part to Perfection—A Continuous Laugh We never did see so many things! happen to one man in a single night' as was experienced by the leading character in the farce comedy. “What Happened to Jones" given last evening at the Athletic hall by the Junior class of the Decatur high school. It was a continuous whirl of happenings and difficult prediciments. which faced “Jones”, a trav- 1 eling sales, and for a hymn book house, which part was taken by “Pat" Hyland. The Athletic hall was packed to capacity. there not being standing loom even by the time the curtain went np. The many present enjoyed ■ Hm presentation immensely and suffice to say that everyone of the cast did exceptionally tine. Everyone knew his lines to perfection and each pan was cleverly taken by the cast. Miss Cook, the high school teacher, was the director, assisted by other of the high school teachers and much credit is due them for their efforts in helping to make the play a great success. The cist of characters was as follows: Jones, who travels for a hymn book house—Pat Hyland. Ebenezer Goodly, a professor of Anatomy—Victor Baltzell. Antony Goodly, I). D. Bishop or Bt.H.nrat —Cal Peterson. Richard Heatherley, in love with Marjorie—Leo Kirsch. Thomas Holder, a policeman— Arthur Fruechte. Wm. Bigler, an inmate of the sanitoritim —Harold Daniels. Henry Fuller, superintendent of sanitorium —Pat Costello. Mrs. Goodly. Ebenezer's wifeFlorine Michaud. Cissy, Ebenezer's ward — Donna Parrish. Marjorie. Ebenezer’s daughter— Marcella Kern. Minerva, also Ebenezer's daughter —Lois Bowen. Alvina Starlight, Mrs, Goodly's sister —Victoria Mills. Helma. Swedish servant girl- • Lucille Butler. The story of the play was like this: Act 1. Professor Goodly, influence ed by Richard Heatherley attends] an illegal prize fight, which is raided by the police. They reached the pro fessor’s home in safety however, and are joined by Jones, a hymn book and playing card salesman, who also had been at the fight. A policeman had torn the tail from Jones’ coat and thereby hangs the tale. Jones dons a clerical costume sent ahead by the Bishop of Ballart Ebenezer’s brother who is coming for a visit. Jones is Introduced as the Bishop to the family. Act. 2. The real Bishop arrives and as the police are guarding the house, Jones stays. He manages to keep the Bishop out of the way however _for a time. A patient of the sanitorium, who thinks he is an Indian escapes, and enters the scene: the plot thickens. Act 3. Cissy, the professor’s ward, by her keen wit forces Jones to admit to her that he is not the Bishop. The Bishop again and assorts to all that he is the Bishop of Ballarat. Ebenezer and Richard vouch for him and things look black for Jones. By his read wit. however, Jcnes saves himself and things end happily. | Cork has elected another Sinn Fein leader as its lord mayor to succeed the lord mayor recently assassinated.

HARD TIME PARTY High School Athletic Association Will Entertain at the Masonic Hall FRIDAY EVENING Will Give Playlet, Have a Debate and Conduct Fish Pond, Stands, Etc. The Athletic association of the Dtcatur high school will give a hardtimes social and dance al the Masonic hall Friday evening, and preparations i are under way for an entertainment that will prove delightful in everv; way. The program will start at 7:30, with) a playlet, which will be staged by an I ■ all-D. H. S. cast. This will last about, an hour, after which the assemblage will he given a half-hour’s rest. At 3 o'clock a debate with nigh schot 1 I students as the contenders upon both I sides of an important subject will (take place. If you want to hear real I arugments, just go and listen. The I subject will not be announced until 'the time of the debate, but it is gua"-| janteed to be one of interest. During the evening stands of various descriptions, candy and ice cream will be conducted by the members of the Athletic association, assisted by the fair ladies of the high school. The public is invited at the party, and also to bring along your loose dimes and quarters. The Athletic association needs the money, and yon ' can help with your “bit.’’ The Berlin public turned against the bloody Enver Pasha, who is living there. The bride named after him by the kaiser has been renamed, and he goes about concealing his identity. MRS. BOHNKE DIES —■ Was Long a Resident of City and County—Passed Away Tuesday Evening FUNERAL FRIDAY AT 2 Born in Germany and Came to This Country in 1858—Eighty-six Years Mrs. Wilhelmina Bohnke, widow of the late Fred Kohnke, and well known resident of North Second street, died at her home Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock after an illness from Bright 3 disease. Mrs. Bohnke had long been a resident of this city, and was well and favorably known by a wide circle of friends, lioth in this* city and in Root township, where the family resided before moving to Decatur. Mrs. Bohnke was born January l.| 1838, in Germany, making her age eighty-six yjrnrs, three months and twenty-six days. She came to this country in 1858, and was married in Cincinnati. Ohio, in 1859. September 1. 1804, Mr. and Mrs. Bohnke moved to this county, and settled on a farm in Root township. They endured the hardships of the early settler's life, and established for themselves one lof the best homes in the township. They moved to this city February 2. 1905. and resided ou f North Secorjd street. Mr. Bohnke died five years ago. The following children survive the mother: William Bohnke of Fort Wayne: Henry, of Decatur: Gust, of, Niles, Mich.: Fred of Fort Wayne; ] Mrs. Sophia Moller, of Fort Wayne: Mrs. John Peoples, of Fort Wayne: Mrs. Ernest Kriieckeherg, of Union township; Mrs. John Railing, of Union township: Mrs. Emile Wilder, of Decatur: Mrs. Minnie Graber, of Wood burn: Miss Vena Bohnke. at home.] Mrs. Miller, of Fort Wayne, preceded. the mother in death. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, leaving the home at 2 o’clock, and from the Lutheran church on West Monroe street at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. Hinz, pastor of the church, will officiate, and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. FUNERAL TODAY Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Kline were held this afternoon at 2:30 , o’clock from the family home, 1214 Swinney avenue, Fort Wayne, with io-| terment at Lindenwood cemetery. I Mrs. Kline was a sister of Mrs. George Chrpnlster of this city and O C. Mills of Pleasant Mills, and George I Chronister of this city.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 28. 1920

I WID-WEEK SERVICE The regular mid-week service of the Presbyterian church will lie held al t the church this evening, with the pastor in charge. Rev. Saunders will give a short address on the subject, "The World and the Christian.' , There will be good, bright music, and the service will he one to be enjoyed by all. The report of the canvassing teams will probably be made in fun gt this service, and it is requested that all who have not seen the members of the church on their list will please do so before tin- meeting io- . night. UNIFORMS HERE Outfits Ordered for Decatur Base Ball Team are on Exhibit at the SCHMITT MEAT SHOP Effort to be Made to Start Team Off With a Clean Slate—Need Some Help The suits and supplies for the Decatur base ball team,have arrived and will be placed on display in the window of the Schmitt Bros.' meal market on Second street. The outfits were purchased several days ago from a concern that could furnish them at i once, and the management of the local team took no chance at delay and placed the order. Now that the equipment is hero, it is the purpose to ask a little assistance from the business men in paying for it, an<l within a day or two someone will make the rounds. Decatur will without a doubt have the best base ball team this year she lias ever had, and before many weeks everybody will be “rooting” for the team. The grounds are being prepared for playing and the line-up will soon be announced. The dia moud this year will be near the entrance to the Bellmont park, for the reason that the ground in the center of the track and facing the grand stand has been farmed in recent years and is too soft. It had been planted to barley this year and as this is an early crop it will soon be out of the way. and the ground put in shape for the aviation field. Next year this will be sod ground and the place will be ideal for baseball. Mr. Reppert, owner of the park, is cooperating witli the ball enthusiasts and wants to arrange the park so that Decatur can enjoy (Continued on page twoi THE CORRECT TIME • May Be Given to Decatur Plant of General Electric Company Each Day ARLINGTON STATION Os Government Radio System Will Furnish Interesting News by Wireless The General -Electric company at Fort Wayne has the most /up-to-date method of any concern in northerft Indiana in correcting its time clocks. The government radio station at Arlington furnishes daily corrections and various other interesting news to the plant, through the receiving station I that has been in operation for I lie last I few months, and arrangements have been made to furnish the employes about the works with the exact time at 11 o’clock gpeh day. The Decatur ) plant mjy be hooked on. The Fort I Wayne News and Sentinel has the following to say: “This plan has been adopted prl- | marily as a novelty and as a means of keeping instruments manufactured at the plant during the war in operation. As a study of the radio operations it furnishes the department that has charge of that work with some first hand problems and observations. “Any employe of the works who has access to the telephone system of the plant may taken down the receiver and ask-the telephone Operator to place them on the time circuit. At precisely 11 o’clock in the forenoon, the correction comes in. This checks the clocks .throughout the plant with the Western Union corrections to one-flfth of a second. The Decatur plant may be II connected with this circuit. "Along with these messages re(Continued on page five)

.1 ANNUAL GLUSING I I Os Research Chib Tuesday Evening With Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas ! A GOOD PROGRAM j * Event Started With Six i O’clock Dinner for Husbands and Members i The annual closing of the Research Club last evening at the home of Dr. | | and Mrs. I’. U. Thomas was thoroughly! 1 enjoyed by the ladies and their hv»-, 1 i bands, or other guests. The six o’clock dinner in two I courses was served by Mesdaines L. |W. Stolte, J. T. Merryman. Fie 1 | Heuer. P. 11. Thomas, B. J. Rite and Miss Nellie Blackburn. At the close of the dinner, the president, Mrs. ('. D. Lewton. told of the , club work of the past two years, there being no closing meeting last year, and introduced the president for the ■ new year. Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas gave an interesting talk on chib work. Mrs. Carrie Haubold delighted the company with a piano solo, and durI Ing the early part of the evening an interesting contest, "The Bill of Fare,” was enjoyed. The evening's entertainment closed ( with each guest present taking a part on the program, either singing, reciting. telling a story, giving riddles, and finally closing with a straw vote for president. The Research club is one of the ( city's best organizations of ladies and their studies during the winter months ( i a rp very interesting. The work of the club will open again witli the begin- j ning of the fall and continue during , the winter. TO DIE IN CHAIR ' a . < 1 William Ray Will Die in ' she Electric Chair on August Fifth 11 A SPEEDY TRIAL > — i Took Less Than Day to Find Him “Guilty”— Murdered White Girl (United Press Service) ) Michigan City, Ind., Apr. 28—(Spe cial to Daily Democrat) —William Ray, Indianapolis negro convicted of the murder of a white girl and sentenced to die in the electric chair, arrived at the penetentiary at 1:30 p. t m. today. He was accompanied by ‘.wo deputy sheriffs. The usual practice of taking con victs from the railroad station to the prison in a street car was not fol lowed. A taxi cab was utilized. t Arriving at the prison Ray was reg ( istered, given a bath and placed in j , the death chamber. He refused to ( talk. Another prisoner sentenced to die in the chair was also brought here to- t day. He is Walter Baker. 24, convicted at South Bend for the murder , of Carl Cook at Laporte, Ind., on , Christmas Eve. t Indianapolis. Apr. 28 —(Special to < Daily Democrat) William Ray. ne t gro youth, will die in the electric f chair before dawn on August 5 for assaulting and murdering fourteen , year old Martha Huff. Under guard the negro was taken to the stale prison at Michigan City , today. The time of departure and ( the route were kept secret in antici- t ( pation of an attempt to cheat the t chair of its prey. Feeling was strong I against Ray in Indianapolis. A mob < - estimated at 3,000 was dispersed by s t the police after it had demanded his t life. J A jury in criminal court last night 1 ( returned a verdict convicting Ray of a murder in the first degree and sen- t fencing him to death. The jury was ? ( out only twenty minutes. Judge J ] James Collins set the time of execu- I I lion just one hundred days away— \ the minimum under the Indiana law <i The negro was stunned. He had 3 refused to take the stand in his own 1 ] defense and bis only) remark when s informed of the verdict was that he J didn't mean to kill the girl. Ray had previously confessed to 1 ' coaxing the girl into a field and then stabbing her twelve times in the! throat because she refused to sub-! I mit to his embraces. )t

++++++++ + + + + + 4- + THE CENSUS RETURNS + +++++++ + + + + + + + (United Press Service) Washington, April 28.--(Special to Dally Democrat I -The census bure.ru today announced the following 1920. populations: Guin I Youngstown. Ohio ...132,358 5'1.29'-’ Portsmouth. Ohio ... 33,nil 9,530 j ; Springfield. Mass. .. .129,338 40,41. j Fichbtirg, Mass 41.0):: 1,367 ; Gardner. Mass 16.960 2.261 Elmira, N. Y 45,305 8,129 Niagara Falls. N.. Y... 50.760 20.315 Kalamazoo, Mich 48,858 9,421 Russellville, Ala 2,269 223 Townley, Aia 1,554 1,395 |\Viggins, Miss 1,037 57 SIZE OF PAPERS Senator Reed Thinks That by Limiting the Size of Newspapers the PAPER SHORTAGE Would be Relieved—Foreign Relations Committee on Treaty Again (United Press Service) Washington. Apr. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Limitation of the size of newspapers admitted as sc ■- ond class mail mutter was mentioned as a possilde means of meeting the print paper shortage by Senator, Reed Missouri, democrat, today opening hearing on the shortage. Reed explained that he was commit ' ting neither himself or the party on 1 the plan and that he sought views of the publisher on the suggestion, j Newspaper publishers testifying before the committee declared there is a world wide shortage of print paper. Washington. April 28. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate foreign relations committee today met in another effort to report out the peace and get it on the floor for debate. Meanwhile a new move to revive the treaty of Versailles was being started !>$ a number of senators In Doth parties. Both the peace reso-, lution and the effort to get the treaty back to the senate are political nianett- I vers, in opinion of many senators. i Senator Underwood, newly chosen - democratic leader, is counted on to I teip work up sentiment for a treaty): igreement and then to go to President! Wilson and urge him to resubmit the] tact. i ■ When the foreign relations commit- ■ tee met to take up the peace resold- < ten. Senator Knox was prepared to i submit a combination of the house’ resolution and earlier Knox resold-, tions. i Knox’s resolution contains five pro- t visions. The first repeals Hie w.tr I leclaration and restores the pre-war i ■tatus between the United States and Germany. The second requests the president : to negotiate a treaty of amity and : commerce with Germany 'or any ar- ’ rangement which would have the same ; effect. ' The third protects the claims of American nationals against Germans by requiring satisfaction in full of all 1 American dainis before money an I < property of Germans held by United s States officials or agencies can tie turned back to owners. t The fourth retains to the United p States all rights and advantages guar- s anteed by the armistice terms or the u treaty of peace. h The fifth repeals all war legislation. e — n HOAGLAND LADY DIES ' tl Mrs. Leah K. Smith, wife of Dr. W. « O. Smith, of Hoagland, passed away, a’ the Hope-Methodist hospital last ~ night after an illness of one week. p Death was due to complcations. The deceased is survived by her husband) and seven children, Herbert, one v week old: Russell. Joint. Audrey, ( Josephine, Marjorie and Phyllis. Two brothers and two sisters also survive, William Schuler, of Hunter- | town, and Rov Schuler, of this c.ity; , t Mrs. William Roeger, of this city, and . f Mrs. Charles Roy. of Huntertown. ( Her father, John Schuler, of Fort . Wayne, survives. She was a member . of the Hoagland Methodist church.l, The body was taken to the home at ( Hoagland today, where the funeral! services will be held.—Ft. Wayne 11 Journal-Gazette. Mrs. Smith was known to many Decatur people. Only 10,090 locomotives remain in Rut*ia. and of these 59 per cent, are unfit for use.

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WOOD’S LEAD IS DWINDLING FAST J Hiram Johnson is Only 533 Votes Behind in the New Jersey Election HARDING HOLDS ON To Ohio V ote by a Small Lead—Cox Gets Entire Ohio Delegation (United Press Service) New York, Apr. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Major General Leonard Wood was leading Senator Hiram Johnson in the New Jersey preferential primary by a vote of 533 votes with 166 precincts missing according to figures compiled for republican headquarters here late today. These figures show the following vote: W00d—49,770. J0hn50n—49.237. Columbus, Ohio, Apr. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Figures in the hands of the secretary of state late today showed General Leonard Wood elected two delegates in each of the twelfth, sixteenth and twenty-second districts in yesterday's presidential primary. He is believed to have a fighting chance to elect two more. Returns from 3.765 precincts cut of a total of 5.882 were as follows: Harding—7s,4s7. W00d—74,567. Johnson—9.ool. H00ver—7,362. Cincinnati, Apr. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The showing made by Herbert Hoover in the primaries of this county was regarded by Hooker state headquarters here as indicat ing that had his name appeared on the ballot he would have carried the county. His name was written on the ballot by 4,695 voters and he carried several precincts. He received more than one-seventh of all the republican votes cast and nearly half the number received by Gen. Wood. New York, April 28. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Final resulta of the most hectic day in the pre-convention eompaign were still in doubt today, incomplete returns from yesterday's primaries showed: New Jersey: liepublicans: Major General Wood leading Senator Hiram Johnson by 74u votes in 1.804 out of 2.005 election districts. Woo.-' appeared to have a majority of the 28 delegates. Democrats: Governor Edwards was practically unopposed for the state’s endorsement and apparently will receive support of the 28 delegates at the national convention. Ohio: Republcans: Unofficial returns from 2,857 of the 5,882 precincts showed Senator Warren G. Harding leading, Wood by 3.476 votes. Harding’s managers claimed 42 of the 48 delegat ’S while . Wood's supporters claimed eight. Democrats: Governor James Cox had no opposition for the detnoyratie endorsement and wiM receive the state’s entire delegation of 48, Massachusetts: Republicans: Practically complete returns showed Wood probably would receive six of tho state's 35 delegates. The others are unpledged but will cast their early ballots in the convention for Governor Calvin Coolidge There was no preferential vote. Democrats: The democratic tb-lega-Hon of 36 will be unpledged. There was no preferential vote. Washington republicans, in a state convention yesterdiv. pledged their, entire delegation of 14 to Senator Miles Poindexter, “favorite son " Idaho republicans, meeting today, were expected to select Senator William Borah's slate of eight delegates. He has been campaigning for Johnson. Exclusive of New Jersey ami accepting the claims of the Wood organization in Ohio and Massachusetts tho standing of the republican candidates to date as regards instructed delegate? is: Wood 90; Governor Frank O. Low den 73; Johnson 61; Harding 42: Poindexter 14. Granting claims to uninstructed delI egates, the standing would be: Wood 171: Lowden 131: Nicholas Murrav i Butler 88; Johnson 87; Harding 42; .Coolidge 29; Judge J. C. Pritchard of North Carolina 22: Poindexter 14. | Cox has assumed the lead among (Continued on page two)