Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1920 — Page 1

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>uws w OLD HOME EEK 1 — ”5 Chairman Ban Apk£ points Commit to imis plan the Big ent ds it MEETING VMHELD fnd Sunday City lleart Hall—Write '<>ur t e ay w Relatives Vn| a short organiz nPf,|infi m committee apt "’ in f Niblick. general (■' of ,hp 01,1 T e iHome Week eel.* was Thp lesterday after* two i,,ir P” r P°se ot q<l I h(* City Bdll I,li ■ ♦ l-,«{r ,R Wfi s an A,king prellmir "V V- which w” d ,blrinE ,h( ' 1,1 'F- ’z Y, « •" 10 rdt™ W° ar and appoint ed 'W V me * ’ -mittees: Invl ’"""ager and E. X Khlngf >0* tionK Pret« ILy <>r. ty—A. R Ho|t . house > » I an<. Music* 'T} la Jv ’ °ns—Albert Sei lemeyer- M ’’ imphrey. Lose. ' Pc cor; I Bhß Peterson. JL’>t<Myers and J. L. Kocher. i A st; he above men attended th rising yesterday. As is a | ff known. Old Home Week will IJ£iv*n during the same week of tfi*Vß’orthern Indiana Fair, which promises to be the biggest event in Indiana this year. The above committees will work in coop eration with the Fair association; and no doubt the biggest week ever held in Decatur will be Old Home 1 Week and Fair Week. Tiie invitation committal’. H. J yager and E. X. Ehieger, announced their plan of starting to work at once on getting out the invitations to al) former residents, inviting them to come to Decatur during the week oi August 9th. meet their old friends and enjoy the biggest week in the j history pt' Decatur. It is requested that Decatur people write to their relatives or ac , quaintances inviting them to come to Decatur this week and those who have relatives or friends living away are requested to hand the names and, addresses of the respective parties to Herman J. Yager, chairman of the invitation committee. Mr. Yager also) announced that he would have a box] placed in his store for the dropingi of names in and every person know-, ing of someone who former!' lived here or who they wish to have invit ed to the Old Home Week are urgently requested to get the names in early so the committee can start on, the sending out of the invitations. It was unanimously agreed that the committee meet every Friday evening for the purpose of continuing to make plans for the big event and every member is urged to at tend. The next meeting will be held Friday evening at 7:30 at the city: hall. Write to friends and relatives to come to Decatur for Old Home Week and the Big Northern Indiana Fair., It's to be the biggest week in (he his , tory of Decatur. P. C. ANDREWS VERY ILL A letter from John D. Andrews, w io is at the bedside of his nephew. I L. Andrews, in Fort Wayne, states that the condition of Mr. Andrews, who has typhoid fever, is very low and that slight hopes are entertained for his recovery. ♦ ♦♦♦♦44 444 4 444 ♦ ABOUT THE SICK ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ 44444 +, + 4 Mrs. Will Bowers has returned from Fort Wavne where she has been since last Friday assisting in the care of her sister. Miss Leahy, who was operated upon for the removal of hi i tonsils. Miss Leahy returned here with Mrs. Bowers and will remain until she is able to resume her work in the nurse’s training class at the St. Joseph hospital. *.■ - - ♦ ♦♦ + 4444444444 + THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦♦444444444 Fair, continued cool tonight an I Tuesday, probably light frost tonight northeast portion.

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TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City, May 3. (Special to ( Daily Democrat) The death list in , tlie tornado which swept northeastern ; Oklahoma last night, was expected to be increased today with reports from other districts coming in. • Five persons were killed north of < helsea. Two were reported seriously injured. The property damage runs Into the thousands. ’IPIONEER IS DEAD — John Christen, Long a Resident of Adams County, Answers the Last Call BORN IN SWITZERLAND Came to This County When Six Years Old—Funeral Tuesday Afternoon John Christen, well known pioneer j resident of Adams county, who hat’ been seriously ill at his home on North -second street for the past several days, died at the family home Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Urinary trouble was the cause of his death. Mr. Christen was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland. October 5, 1X44. the son of John and Elizabeth Schadd Christen. He came with his parents ; to this country when he was six year, old. and settled in Root township Ulams county. He taught school in Adams county for many years, but was forced to give up the profession in ! 1885 on account of ill health. He, however regained his health and lived to the ripe old age of sevepty-five ears, six months and twenty-sevei i days. ’ - July 22, 1870 he was married to Mis Catherine Magley, who, with six chi dren survive. The children are: F S. Christen, county superintendent o schools; G. A. Christen, of Louisville Ky.: Mrs. B. 11. Uhl. of Toledo. Ohio Bert Christen, of Toledo; Ray. a home, and Harry, of Fort Wayn< ■One son. Jesse, gave his life for hicountry in the recent war w’ith Ger ‘ ' many. ’ ■ V* ’ , Funeral services will be conducted ' ,at the residence Tuesday afternoon ’ ' 2 o’clock, the Rev. Ralph D. Wheado pastor of t lie Concord Luthera* ' church, officiating. Burial will be b the Decatur cemetery. Mrs. Miller Died at Dayton. Mrs. William Butler has returned 1 from Dayton. Ohio, where she wa | called on account of the illness an X j death of her mother. Mrs. C. J. Mil | ler. Mrs. Miller had been ill som< itime with diabetis. but was bedfast I only tern days. Her death occurred April 20. and the funoral was holt' April 23rd at Duytou. Children are Mrs. Butler of this city, L. H. Lindley of Toledo. Mrs. John Cloud of Toledo Mrs. H. B. Beenbarger of Dayton. Mrs Miller visited here on different oc■as ions and had many friends here. MARRIED AT GARRETT Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dausel of Garrett are visiting at the home of Mr and Mr.--. W. J. McCague on North ' Sixth street. Mr. and Mrs. Dcusel were married Saturday evening at ' Garrett at 7:30 o’clock and came to this city by automobile for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Dausel ‘was Miss Ruth Freang before hei marriage and lived in this city until I about eight months ago. when she went to Garrett to make her home. She is a daughter of the late Lewis Freang. The couple will go from here to Michigan for a visit. and will return to Gnrrett to make their home. BOARD MET TODAY The county board of education met at the office of County Superintendent Ev S. Christen today. Various mat- ,' ters were discussed, and a part of the • trustees reported as to the enumeration in their townships. The repo® is i incomplete, however, and as soon as ’ completed will be announced in this i paper E. R. Merriman was reappointed truant officer for another year. LEGION MEMBERS ? Don’t forget the meeting of Adams ? Post-No 43 tonight at 8 o’clock p. m. I at thd G. A. R. hall over Fenn’s place. Every member urged to make a spehicial effort to be present as important i.' business will come up. Our last meet- j ► ing was well attended. Let’s i this one better. I d l you ex-service men who are not ( ? members, come up and get acquainted , JOSEPH C. LAURENT, Adjutant.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, May 3, 1920.

A CAS SHORTAGE — Standard Oil Company Unable to Supply Customers Since Saturday Noon TWO CARS ON WAY Indian and Service Company Taking Care of Patrons—A Good Supply Sunday was a “gasless’’ day in D» eatur so far as the Standard Oil company was concerned. Most of the garages and the tilling station rani out Saturday evening, and there was no more to be had from the local agent, Roy Miller, who has been looking for two cars consigned to iL-a-tnr for a day or two. The district manager from Bluffton was in the city this mornin’g. trying to locate 'he lost cars. The Standard people, hope to have a supply before the day is over. There was a supply of Indian gas at the Knapp and Lee stations, and they expected a further supply during the day. T. J. Durkin and C. F. Bucher each have a good supply of Service gas. and they say they will be able to get pll they want from the refinery at Fairmount. More than 1.400 gallons were delivered to this city Sunday by truck from Bluffton. The present shortage is blamed to the strike of railroad switchmen, but there is admitted to be a shortage. It may be good policy for users of the “joy juice” to conserve as much is possible. | CURVE AROUND ANKLE (United Press Service) Chicago. 51ay 3.—(Special to DailyDemocrat)—Plump ankles wore taking m neat curves as a result of a six-mile I like and a thinning out diet followed ; 'y- 20 fat women, entered in Chicago’s j at elimination contest. i The women with 25 fat men, who t re taking a six weeks* course under he direction of experts, put in Sun- s 'ay holding obstacle races. ,t — ■ -» t <N AUTOMOBILES Home Missionary Society , of M. E. Church Will Go to BlufftQn on ■' ■*- “ I’ WEDNESDAY, MAY STH./ Group Meeting \yill be , Held —Women Will Take ' Lunch With Them A group meeting of the Woman’s J Home Missionary society of the . Methodist church will be held in a Bluffton. Wednesday, May Sth, the y ession beginning at ten o’clock and ( ■ontinning throughout the day. Already a number ot Decatur wo- . men have declared their intention of going and it is the desire of the so- f ciety to have a good representation. . The Decatur party will leave the . Methodist church in this city at nine o’clock, motoring to Bluffton. Those desiring to join the party are re- ( quested to please notify Mrs. Tint ham so that adequate arrangements can be made. CRISIS IS NEARING ■ ’ ’f < Rome, May 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A cabinet crisis involving ( Premier Nitti. was-regarded probable , lere tonight. i The crisis; it was said, would come from the attitude of the national coun- , cil of the Catholic party, which has , voted against Nitti because of dis ( satisfaction over his internal and foreign policies. , The council accused Nitti of partially toward the socialists, permit- t ting ostracism of the- ‘ white’’ labor ( unions nnd of passivity toward provokers of disorder. " I MR. TARR IS HERE * 1 Mr. C. W. Tarr of the Nasci Cultural , school of Fort Wayne was in the city today arranging to conduct a dancing -chool in this city. Mr. Tarr stated that he greatly regretted the circumstances encountered here with a Mr. Bloemker who was representing the ( school. Mr. Tarr stated this morniu ß -| that he would gladly refund the mon!ay to those boys and girls who bad joined the dancing class and that he ‘was going to pay all unpaid bills ’ traded for Mr. Bloemker. |

+ + + + + ♦♦♦♦♦ + + + 4 ♦ ADOPT RESOLUTION <1 ♦ -—— 4 + AT a meeting of the Minister 4 j + ial Association, the following 4 4 rdßolution was unanimously 4 + adopted: 4 4 Resolved, That we, the Min 4 4 isterial association of Decatur. + 4 heartily ‘endorse the proposal to 4 4 bund a county hospital and re 4 4 spectfully urge all voters to east 4 4 their ballots in favor of the 4 4 same, believing it will be for the 4 4 general good of the whole couu- 4 ♦ ty. 4 4 Signed in behalf of the asso- 4 4 elation, 4 4 CHAS. TINKHAM, Pres. 4 4 A. H. SAUNDERS. Sec’y. 4 4 444444444444 h PASS BEER & V\ IN'E BILL (United Press Service) , Boston, May 3—(Special t« Daily Democrat) —The bill legalizing the sale aud manufacture ot 2%% beer and light wine in this state was passed by the senate late today, 26 to 6 and was sent to the governor. BIG FIGHT ALL FOR NOTHING * I Indications are That Republican Presidential Candidates Will "Not RECEIVE A MAJORITY Os the Votes Tomorrow— Johnson Running Strong —To Go Uninstructed XUnlted Press Service) Indianapolis. 3.—(Special to Daily Democrat)-—lndiana will send an uninstructed delegation to the republican. as well as the democratic national convention, it appeared certian today. Everyone familiar with the political situation conceded that none of the four republican presidential aspirnn’s entered, in the primary elections' tomorrow will obtain the majority • nee(saury to swing the- solid support- of Indiana’s 36 delegates. The. fight for a irfurality generally was thought to lie between Senator Hiram Johnson and Major General Wood, with Governor Lowden running strong for third place. Senator Warren Hardiug wound up his speaking tour at Connernville today. Wood made a whirlwind trip speaking at Columbus. Seyin oar, Indianapolis, Richmond. Muncie and ending at Anderson. ’ Senator Johnson also made a vigorous wind-up of his campaign, which tips been conducted largely through his state, headquarters and by stumping tours of bis supporters. He has spent several days in Indiana making a personal appeal. He motored-to Bloomington yesterday’. The democrats have asked an uninstructed delegation from this state and as a result the names of Governor Edwards of New Jersey and Vice President Marshall were withdrawn early in the campaign. No name is listed fpr the presidency on the democratic ballot, but it is expected that Herbert Hoover will receive quite a number of written in votes- on both tickets. His name was not entered on the republican ballot. REWARD FOR THIEVES New York. May 3.—(Special to Daily Democrat —A reward of $2,500 was offered today for information leading to arrest and extradiction of Jules W. Arnstein and Nicholas Cohen, alleged “master minds" behind the theft of $5,000,000 in s’ecurities from Wall street concerns. The reward was offered by Henry A. Gildersleeve, trustee in bankruptcy of Arnstein end Sauls Myers, counsel for the trustee and the National Surety ■company. Renewed activity in the hunt for Arnstein which began several weeks ago, followed an alleged confession of Joseph Gluck, a messenger boy, that he turned over to Arstein more than $1,000,0010 worth of stolen goods. NO ACTION TAKEN (United Press Service) Washington, May 3—(Special to I Daily Democrat) — The supreme I court’s decision on the validity ot , coustitutional prohibition will not be announced before May 17. The court today took a. two week's recess after ! failing to make any mention of the j dry dispute.

:BOYS IN LEAD » in Decatur * Shows 697 Boys and 614 *1 Girls of School Age ' A GAIN OF THIRTY-ONE r Over Figures of Last Year —Guy Brown and John Parrish Enumerators t . The enumeration of Hie school chilj, dren of the city of Decatur lias been completed by the enumerators, W. , Guy Brown and John Parrish. The figures show an increase of children In the school age, between six and twenty-one, of thirty-one. According to the figures gathered by , the enumerators there are 1,341 chil- » dren in the city of Decatur, of r 697 are boys and 644 are girls. The i boys proved tiie winner by fifty-three. ; The enumerators found very little difficulty in securing tiie information as required by law this year, although there were some who thought the questions concerning their family rec--ords was noire of their business, but after the matter was fully explained . answered the questions of the enumerators freely. School officials are elated over the fact that the enumeration shows a ' ain this year, because of the fact that tiie more children listed the more money will be received from the state school funds for school purposes. INSANE MAN ESCAPES , (United Press Service) Cleveland. Ohio. May 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat)' — Seven casualties occurred when Charles Cross, 27, a mechanic, ran amuck while tetrtporarily insane here late yesterday. Cross shot his wife, her aunt, his landlord and a pedestrian. Then the police interfered. Two patrol wagons '■ushed to the scene and in their hurry ran over a child and an old man. The officers Vhen cornered and shot Cross. Cross and the landlord, who he charged with holding back rent money ate in a serious condition. COMMUNION MY Clas£ of Thirty-one Will Make' Solemn Communion at St. Wary’s Church PENTECOST SUNDAY Annual Custom Will be Observed With Impressive and Solemn Services On Sunday, May 23. Penticost Sun day. one of the most solemn and beautiful feast days on the church calendar, has been set aside by the St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, as the day for the children or the congregation to make their First Solemn Communion. A class of thirty-one hoys and girls will make their Communion on this day. the event being one ot’ the most important in the lives of the children. The services . are verv beautiful and impressive, and will be conducted with special ceremonies at the regular nine-thirty o'clock high mass, the Rev. officiating. Special services will also be held during the afternoon. The class of communicants of will be accompanied by the last year’s class, as has been the custom for some time. A complete list of the boys and girls* who w,p make their communion this i year could not lie obtained this if: ’ noon, and will appear in tomorrow's p» per. I 1 " ' OPERATION TODAY Milton Dettinger. son of Mr. and . Mrs. W. H. Dettinger of Kirkland ( township, had his tonsils and adet noids removed this morning at the of- , fice of a locqj physician. The ydhng man is getting along nicely . PETITIONS FILED Petitions for nine macadam roads > in Adams county were filed today at i Indianapolis before tiie state tax comf missioners. The roads asked for are ) the Stahley, $18,000: Fuhrer, $6,000; t Bildefback. $5,200, Welker. $6,000; • Yoder. $9,500: Bollinger, $5,(100: Teept Je. $9,500; McClain, $9,500; Stucky, [slo,ooo.

11 A BIG SUM FOR POOR MAN * New York, May 3.- I Special to Daily Democrat) Johnson leaders were to decide today whether to re- * quest Chief Justice Guniniere of tiie New Jersey supreme court, to wai.'e the $. r >u,(ioO tiei.ijsit lie fixed io guarantee the expense of a recouflt of pH- , mary votes in that state. They said J it would be “iuipossllile to raise the $50,000. r TAKES OWN LIFE I Alfred Salsedo Jumps from the 14th Floor of the , Park Row‘Building ' 1 CON FESSED AN ARC H IST — Took Part in the Bombing ' of Homes of Prominent Citizens Last Summer > | »- j (United Press Service) t New York, May 3. — (Special to Daily , Democrat)—Alfredo Salsedo, who according to government agents, confessed to being one of the leaders in 1 I the plot to bomb homes of prominent leading men throughout the United' States last June 2. jumped to his death , today from the 14th floor of the Park t Row building. New York, May 3. — (Special to Daily Democrat I—The suicide of Alfred Salsedo. confessed anarchist to-1 day revealed that federal agents have arrested several men in connection witli the bomb plot in the United 1 States last June 2, partly clearing up the mystery which has surrounded tiie ncident. Evidence which has been gathered I n tiie investigation of the plot will lie presented to a federal grand jury ; shortly government, agents stated. Salsedo leaped from a fourteen-story window of tiie Park How building where lie had been held prisoner, lie . hail scarcely left the bed where he was sleeping with an alleged confed-erate.-raised the window and jumped. No one witnessed the act. Salsedo. » witli several allegod confederates was arrested, on March 7. William Flynn, eliiiet of the department of justice stated, lie had been kept prisoner On the fourteenth floor of the Park Row building at his own request. The 'others who have been taken prisoners n the investigation of the plot are ilSo being held in the department •rfepdquarters. Flynn said. He would not reveal how many others are held. POSITION AS BOOKKEEPER Miss Vera Hower, well known young lady of this’ city who has been em- ; loyed at the Pumphrey Jewelry store or some time, started to work this morning for the Adams County Farmers Equity Exchange. She will ie the bookkeeper for the Exchange md is well qualified for the place, , having had much experience in this line of work. LIST OF DEAD GROWING ! (United Press Service) ' Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mav 3 (Special to Daily Democrat) Forty-three are believed to bej dead anti probably 150 injured, as the result of a terrific tornado which last night completely razed the little town ot , Peggs, Okla., thirty-five miles northeast of here, according to reports received late today. A , heavy rain accompanied tin . ■ storm and the bodies recovered today were covered with mud j and badly mutilated. Only . three buildings in tb<- ! ‘"vn. of , 250 population were left stand- . ing. , * COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION Tiie board of Adams county commissioners. David J. Dilling. Robert Schwartz and Grant Owens, met in regular session at the <»>unty auditor's office, it being tiie May session. Tiie morning was devoted to the checking up and allowing of hills,, the approving of the monthly reports of the Afferent county officials and other matters. This afternoon road matters .were beinp discussed The board will adjourn until Wednesday. Tuesday, being election day. On Wednesday proposals will be received for the building of nine roads in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Coat Cook, of North ■ Fifth street entertained at dinner . Saturday for John Singleton and family of Albion.

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Sextra ships j SENT TO COAST — Additional U. S. Destroyers 1 Will be Sent to the East Coast of Mexico PROTECT AMERICANS ' Villa Offers Aid to Obregon—Federal Troops are 1 Deserting Carranza (United Press Service) Washington, May 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Additional united States destroyers will be sent to the : east coast of Mexico to protect Amer(cans there, it was said today at the state department. San Antonio, Tex.. May 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Francisco Villa has offered his aid to the Obregon revolutionists, according to advices . received here today These reports said Villa asked Governor Huerta ot Sonora for permission to enter the state and confer regarding the cam- , paign against Carranza. Laredo. Tex.. May 3—(Special to Daly Democrat) — Desertions from the ranks of the Mexican federal army, with resultant increases in j the strength of the revolutionists, have been so widespread in the last ten days as to create the possibility i of President Carranza's overthrow, i This news reached here today in the form of wholly reliable advic-s from Mexico City. Scarcely a state in the Mexican i republic, it was declared, has escaped the wave of disaffection. Not a day passes but a federal garrison revolts. flees to the hills and raises the banner of revolution. In the major ity of these insurrections, commanders and troops join the Obregonistas who have openly declared their support of the Sonora secession movement. Districts which are not the scene of definite Obregon movements are infested with roaming bandit gangs who menace the Carranza government as much as the organized rebellion. Washington, May 3-(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson has granted the request of Mexican federal army officers that they be allowed to pass over United States ter , ritory enroute to Mexico City from j the rebellious state of Sonora, it was learned today. The officers may cross Arizona and New Mexico, whose governors agree to allow their passage, but may not enter Texas in their return to Mexico City. Wilson's action in permitting transit of the Carranza officers was interpreted here as showing that tiie president does not want to be put in I the light in any way of being in 1 sympathy with the Obregon rebels ! and does not want to embarrass the | Carranza government in dealing with the revolution. 1 MR. AND MRS. GIPE HERE Mr. and Mrs Roger Gipe of New Sharon, lowa, arrived in the city 'Sunday afternoon for a visit with Mrs. Gipe’s mother, Mrs. John Frisinger. Mr. Gipe wiil leave this evening for Washington, D. C.. where he has been called to testify for the government in a law suit. Mr. Gipe is engaged in the furniture ifid (undertaking business In New Sharon and is making good. Their many friends in this city are glad to see 'ent “roll'' in for a little visit. *4444444444444 4 FRANKFORT MAKES GAIN 4 44444444444444 (United Press Service) Washington. May 3. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The census bureau today announced the following 1920 populations. Gain Long Beach. Cal 55.593 37.784 Frankfort, Ind 11.585 2.951 Hyattsville, Md 2,675 758 Durham. N. ( C 21.719 3.47,8 Pomona, California ... 13,050 3.2.1.8 Lynnfield. Montana ... 15.100* 5.069 Aberdeen. Wn 15,337 1.677 CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago, May 3—(Special (o Daily Democrat) —Corn: May $1.7944; July • $1.6844: Sept. $1.6044. Oats: May. | $1.06; July 90%c.