Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1920 — Page 1

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Affi CLOSING IN ON CARRANZA ' * ’ fa——— Former President of Me?ico is Reported to he Hemmed in by Rebels CAPTURE IS NEAR Believes Obregon—Mexico Preparing a Diplomatic Drive for Recognition (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas, May 14.—(Special| to Daily Democrat I —President Car-i fanza, reported hemmed in by rebel forces near Esperanza station between Mexico City and Vera Cruz, has refused to treat with the revolutionist.,, General Obregon said today in a telegram received here. Obregon said guarantees of Carranza's personal saf ety to Vera Cruz had been made. General Obregon declared Carranza would be captured within a few hours. General Joaquin Amaro, has been ordered toward Zacatecas to complete liason with troops under General Estrada in keeping railroads open. Francisco Villa, sent to Torreon to head rebel troops was to undergo a surgical operation reports here said. An old leg wound, suffered four years ago under General Pershing’s expedi tfon, was said to be causing Villa’s trouble. Washington. May 14. —(Special to Doily Democrat! The revolutionary, government of Mexico was today pr® paring a diplomatic drive to win rec ognition front this country. Elaborate preparations will be made for a formal request for reeognitio' by the United States government, it was learned today at headquarters cl Dr Torre Diaz, “confidential agent of 1 the provisional government of Max ico.”' Following is the campaign It ) the diplomatic fight for IJnited State: recognition: I—During the reconstruction period 1 in Mexico the provisional government will prepare public opinion in th< United States for recognition of the , new regime of protection and ho pitality to Americans and their i" forests in Mexico and by strict ol setlvartce of a friendly policy toward the United States and other foreigr I powers. One - of the first moves ii this program was thought to be th - < assurances by rebel authorities at Pte drns Negras to the United State' 1 consulate there that the new gbternment desires friendly relations with I the United States and that all Amer (Continued on page five) IS GETTING READY President Wilson is Going to Get Into the Campaign , With Vigor and Vim Washington, May 14 —(Special tc ' Daily Democrat) —President Wilson has prepared a militant and dramatic political program which, as leader t of the democrats, he will prosecute ' W ;lb vigor against the republicans I and the “insurgents” ‘in his party | until the San Francisco convention nominates a candidate. This information has been received by the president's most ardent sup- i porters in congress, but is evltfrnced < further today by his sharp message to congress vetoing the executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill and his demand that the democrats make the treaty the paramount issue in the campaign. The main object of the president, his friends believe, is to resume such an active direction of the party during the next few weeks that he will be able to dominate the San Francisco convention. The majority of the house demoent' were pleased at the president's unexpected veto of the legislative .bill on the grounds that congress is trying to usurp the power of the executive. ANNUAL MAY BARGAIN SALE The Bernstein store announces its annual May bargain sale, beginning tomorrow. Real bargains are offeree in ladies’ and men’s furnishings, drygoods, curtain goods, notions, ladies and men’s . bees, and in fact any article handled by this well known store. The sale will run two weeks. I want to nave money, visit the Bernstein store during title sale. |

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HE WOULD RATION SUGAR (United presM Service) Washington, May 1 I (Spei cial In Daily Democrat) Rationing of sugar to luxury trades under Hie Lever act was . recommended today by Herbert Hoover as a means of reducing the price and checking specula I ions. Hoover testified before the house judiciary committee investigating the Helion ol Attorney General Palmer in permitting a price of 17 to IS cents a pound to be charged by : Louisiana sugar producers. TWO IN THE LIST W. A. Klepper is Alternate to National Convention to he Held in Chicago BURK IS HONORED I ' By Selection as Contingent Presidential , Elector— Ticket is Nominated W. A. Klepper of this city was appointed an alternate from the eighth district to the republican national convention, at the meeting held at Indianapolis this week during the state convention and Avon Burk was “lected a contingent presidential elec tor. — The republican state convention instructed the four delegates i.t large. Senators New and Watson, Governot Goodrich and Mr. Beveridge, to vot' for Wood for president as long as lie has a reasonable chance to bo nominated. The vete was 753 to 746, th' Adams county delegation voting for the resolution. The districts were divided, sixteen of these going uninstructed. Eighth district delegates are instructed for Woods though both of them. Moorman of Winchester and Kitzleman of Muncie are anti Wood men. The Indiana republicans named the following ticket: United States Senator—J.tmen K Watson, incumbent. Rushville. Governor — Warren T. McCray. Kentland. Lieutenant Governor— Emmett F. Branch, Martinsville. Secretary of State —Ed. Jackson, incumbent, iKifayfette. Auditor of State—William G Oliver. Franklin. ■*- Treasurer of State—Ora J. Davis Kokomo. Attorney Genera! — U. S. Lesh. Huntington. Delegates-at-large to national con vention —United States Senator Jas. E. Watson, Rushville: U. S. Senator Harry S. New. Indiauafioilis; Governor .Tames P. Goodrich and former United States Senator A. ,T. Beveridge Indianapolis. Alternate delegates-at large to th national convention—State Chairman E. M. Wasmuth. Indianapolis: Mrs Charles A. Carlisle. South Bend: Mrs Tnhn Kealing. Indianapolis, and W. A. Gains. Evansville. Presidential electors —L. C. Hensinann. Indianapolis; John Barbezette. Terre Haute; Superintendent of Pub lie Instruction L. N. Hines, incum bent. Crawfordsville. Reporter supreme court — Will H Adams, incumbent. Wabash. Judges appellate court—First dis trict, E. A. Attsman. incumbent. Goshen. Judges appellate court, first district —E. A. Attsman. incumbent, Goshen: second district. Ira C. Balman. incumbent. Bloomington. Judge supreme court —Fifth district Tulius C. Travis, T aporte. PICKERILL IS TAKEN Evansville. May 14— (Special., to Daily Democrat)-Van Pickerill wealthy business man and former pro nrietor of the Mineral Springs distil ling company, of Henderson. Ky„ was arrested by Deputy U. S. Mar shal Bender here today in the finale of the government's roundup of 84 defendants in the alleged whiskey importation conspiracy. Van Pickerill is the hub around which the case centered. It is understood his story to federal authorities was the basis for the fenfire case. He was released on $2,500 bond. Mose and Abe Klyrnan, brothers who conducted a wholesale liquor business in opposition to Van Pickerill in Henderson were also arrested which virtually completes, the | round up

' SIXTEEN ARE UNINSTRUCTED y 1 s l -Majority of Republican i Delegates are Left Free to Vote in Convention TICKET IS NOMINATED ' State Convention Selects | Candidates—Electors and Delegates are Named (United Press Service) Indianapolis, May 14 - (Special to Daily Democrat) The question of interest in Indiana political circles to- , day was: Where will the support of Indiana's 1G uninstructed delegates to the republican national convention fall? Following the action of the state I convention instructing ten delegates for Leonard Wood, four for Hiram Johnson and leaving sixteen uninstructed. political pbservers declared that Wood has not carried tiie state despite his primary plurality and his desperate fight in the convention for Instructed delegates. Four of Wood’s delegates comprise the “big four” who were instructed to support the general as long as he has a chance for the presidential nomination. The convention voted a majority of seven in favor of instructing the four delegatej-at-large. The state convention adjourned at 7:45 p. in. last night, after nominating a state ticket as follows: United States senator —James Eli Watson. Rushville (nominated in primary.) Governor —Warren T. McCray. Kentland (nominated in primary.) Lieutenant governor — Emmet Forest Branch, of Martinsville. Secretary of state —Ed. Jackson, Lafayette. X(Continued on page five) PLAY VAN WERT The High School Base Ball Nine, Band and Rooters Journey to Van Wert PLAY THIS AFTERNOON _____ • Lose Return Game to Fort Wayne Yesterday Afternoon by Score of 7 to 5 The Decatur high school base ball team, accompanied by fifteen automobile loads of cnthnsiastic students left at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon for Van Wert where they were scheduled »o clash with the Van Wert high school base ball team at four o’clock. The high school band also made the trip and with the large number ol rooters present, the locals will be well represented. The Van Wert outfit is considered a strong aggregation, and as this is the first time this season they have met the locals, the outcome of the game is uncertain. The locals are all tuned up for the combat, and it lihe rooting has anything to do with the game, --the locals will have a good chance of bringing home thp bacon. Case and Myers will probably be the batteries for the locals. The results of yesterday after noon's game proved to have a little ■different ending than was expected by tiie locals, they having met the Fort Wayne high school team in their city, in a return game of the season, the Fort Wayne nine winning by a score of 7to 5. By an agreement, the game was only played to seven innings. Case and Myers were the batteries for the locals, while Possell and Deister formed the ’ batteries for Fort Wayne. The summary of the game is as follows: Decatur 0 0 2 3 0 0 o—s Fort Wayne 3 0 2 2 0 0 —7 ' Decatur, strike outs, 11. i Fort Wayne, strike outs, 11. I SALVATION ARMY DRIVE WILL BE MADE SUNDAY I The American Legion members, in - charge of the Home Service Appeal • of the Salvation Army, will make ’ the drive all over the county Sunday. ) The captains for the various teams have all selected their assistants, s and workers will be in every district r Sunday afternoon. The quota fdr • this county is $3,304.80, and the | - American Legion hopes to go away , a over the top in this county. Do your bit ' „ .. ... i

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 14, 1920.

COURT HOUSE NEWS The case of A. D. Baker Co. vs. I Schafer Hardware Co., was called In court this morning, and the work of securing a jury was in progress when a compromise was effected and the jury was excused. The case will be : dismissed from the dockets of the court. The jury was ordered to return tomorrow morning to hear the case of Jerry Kelly vs. the Davidson Mattox I estate. Judge Gordon of the Wells circuit ; court, special judge In the Bluhm ditj'h case, was here this afternoon allowing claims in the case. MEETING TONIGHT x I Chairmen of Old Home Week Committees Meet Tonight at City Hal! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS I ■ Send in the Names of Relatives or Friends to Mr. Herman Yager The chairman of the Old Home Week committees appointed- by Dan ( M. Niblick, the general chairman, will meet this evening at seven-thirty at the city hall and every man is re quested to be there. Tiie chairman of the committees are: H. .1. Yager. E. X. Ehipger, A. R. Holthouse. Avon Burk. Albert Sellemeyer, Carl Pumphrey, D. M. Hensley, Joe Lose, Cal Peterson, J. T. Myers and J. L. Kocher. The above men were appointed by Mr. Nihlick about two weeks ago and it is the purpose of the organization to meet every week and form plans and make arrangements for De catur's big week. Herman Yager, who is chairman of the invitation committee lias already received a number of names of former Decatur residents and heis getting things ready to send out invitations to every former resident whose name i» sent in. The public is urged to send in the names of their relatives or friends who live in othe, cities and to do it as soon as possible Old Home Week is to be held in connection with the Great Northern Indi ana Fair and its going to be the biggest week in the history of Decatur and of course you want to get the spirit and help make it so. Members of the committee, please attend the meeting tonight at the city hall at seven-thirty. BASE BALL SUNDAY « Attention of the public is again called to the game of base ball Sunday afternoon at the Bellmont park, when the Fort Wayne General Electric company team plays the Decatur boys. It will be a good game, and the boys deserve your support -in this initial effort. Come out and root for the Decatur team. * Scientific tests reveal -that, mentally, the American people average about the age of 13. The marvel is that society holds together with our juvenile PROGRAM AT GYM Princess Watahwaso of the Penobscot Tribe Will Entertain Children AT 7:15 THIS EVENING Proceeds Will go Toward Gym Fund — Entertainment is First Class Princess Watahwaso. of the Penobscot tribe of Indians, will appear this evening in an entertainment at the gym for the school children, and older people as well. The program will be musical, and you sere guaranteed of a delightful evening. The program follows; Two selections by the Decatur high school girls' glee club. The Sacrifice —Oneida Prayer. In Mirrored Water —Sioux Canoe Song. By the Weeping Waters -Chippewa Moaning Song. The Thunder Birds Come from the , Cedars. Invocation to the Sun God. Zttuzi Lovers’ Wooing or Blanket ■ Song. 1 1 Sunset Songs. 'i By the Waters of the Minnetonka. The program will start promptly | at 7:15 o’clock. j

POWER QUESTION : WAS DISCUSSED 11 I At Meeting of Councilmen and Citizens With General Electric Officials — COMMITTEE IS NAMED To Investigate Plans Used : in Other Cities—May Buy From Traction Company The question of power for the General Electric company, the Decatur Castings company and other plants, new and old in Decatur, was discussed up one'side and down the other at a meeting held at tiie city count' 1 rooms yesterday afternoon, attended by F. S. Hunting, general manager of the Fort Wayne Works. Mr. Matson and Mr. Crankshaw. Estimates on the cost of a new plant ' and the revamping of the present plant, together with the installation of rfew turbines and boilers were given and a committee consisting of C. S. Niblick, H. L. Confer and C. J. Lutz were named to investigate the various plans proposed and to visit the city of Attica where a similar project was recently launched. This committee will report as soon as possible. Mr. Hunting also asked the opinion of the members of the council as to the G. E. having breakdown power, that the local plant cannot supply, from the traction company, the Gen eral Electric to be granted the franchise without right to resell, and to bear all the expenses of bringing the current here from the stih station eleven miles north and installing flu step down transformer. No actio" was taken but the question was di: cussed for an hour and the G. E. will probably ask such a franchise soon. (Continued on page five) CLUB IS GOING Rotary Club Informs the American Legion They Will Attend Musical AN INTERESTING TALK Given by Charlie Voglewede on Parctipedics and Shoe Fitting The regular weekly meeting of th< Rotary club was held last evening at the city hall and the hour’s session was thoroughly enjoyed ami full of in tereat. Au invitation from Post 43 of tiie American legion inviting the clttl members and their wives or sweet hearts to the musical to be given m this city by Josef Konecny, the Bo hetnian violinist, on Tuesday evening May 18th at the Athletic hall was presented to the club by Oscar Hoffman and was cordially received. Those present expressed their intention o, attending the musical and the secre tary was authorized to notify th Legion entertainment committee that a majority of the Rotarians would attend the musical, probably in a body. Various business reports were made and duly taken care of and then the meeting was turned over to the en tertainment committee. Charlie Vogle wede was called on and for a haL hour he gave a most interesting talk or lecture »n practipedics ami shoe fitting. Mr. Voglewede. who is ti graduate of the American School of Practipedics. showed by plaster paris casts and a skelton of a woman's fool the differciti parts of a foot and ex plained the functioning of the distal medial, and proximal phalanges, the metatarsals and the legiments ol the foot. His lecture ws greatly enjoyed and those present learned more about 1 the foot and shoe fitting than most l had knowledge of. Cary Pumphrey stated that he was ( making arrangements to attend the s International Convention of Rotary at I Atlantic City next month, he being ‘ the delegate of the Decatur club. Another meeting will be held at the > city hall next Thursday evening. I ++++++++ + + + + + ' l ' 4- THE WEATHER FORECAST * t +++++4-+4’ + + + + + + Eair tonight, probably light frost ] in north and central portions, Satur i day fair, slightly warmer. J

LIMIT WOULD BE SSOO (Un I tod PrfMR Sorvko) K Washington. May 1 I (Spci cial to Daily Democrat) A maximum cash bonus ol SSOO lor a service man was agreed j to today by republicans on the house ways and means committee. rhe maximum benefit to be allowed on the optional forms of aid (which are farm or home aid, vocational training or paid up insurance) was fixed at sli2s. Chairman Fordney plans to submit the revised bill to the committee Wednesday. BANDIT IS KILLED Bold Bandit Who Held Up Illinois Central Train Was Shot Dead MADE A BIG HAUL Mail Pouch Contained a Half Million Dollars— Was a Postal Clerk (United Press Service) Chicago, May 14.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A lone bandit successfully held up an Illinois Central passenger train late last night and obtained a ’tnail pouch said to contain half a million dollars in currency. He was trapped and killed here early today. The pouch was recovered. The bandit was later identified as Horace Walton, a mail clerk. Walton boarded the train shortly before midnight at Kankakee. 111. He obtained entry to the mail car by posing as an inspector, mail clerks said. He then covered the five messengers with a revolver, forced them to hanc over four registered mail bags which he placed in a pouch. For two anti a half hours Walton Kept the five messengers at bay. When the train reached Chicago city limits it slowed up and Walton leaped from the car. Police saw him leap and attempted to stop him. fie 'is believed to have fatally wounded Policeman W. A. Polite trailed Walton to an apartment building a mile away, where for two hours and a half a pistol duel wa.fought. Walton shot from doorways and windows. Policeman Thomas Serriter was seriously wounded in the fight. Finally a cordon was thrown around the building and windows ami doorways bombarded by police witr hundreds of shots. Walton fell with i bullet in his brain. While fleeing from the police aft-i leaving the train. Walton hurled th< couch into an empty lot. It was pick ed up and taken to a police station. Packages of SSOO bills rolled out oi the door. Several policemen were de tailed to stand guard over the bag ttn til it could be taken to a bank vault today. More than SBO,OOO worth of currene' had been counted in Walton's bag c loot early today. Fifteen bundles i bills contained $5,000 each. Anothe bundle had $5,000 in smaller bills. After entering the mail ear at Kan kakee. Walton drove the messenger.into a corner and hound the hands o the chief messenger. He selected four registered mail pouches which had been placed aboard at Decatur, 111. Walton talked and laughed with the messengers while he held them at ba.' for more than two hours while speed ing towards Chicago. ..“You’ll haive to kill me. Anybod’ who tried to get in here gets croaked.' Walter shouted when police trapped him in his apartment. A score made a sieve of his bedroom window. Tenants of the building were awakened but didn’t dare to leave their rooms for fear of being struck by a stray bullet. Many laid on the floor during the battle which waged for more than half an hour. Walton was hit four times. SOUNDS LIKE CRAZY MAN Washington. May 14.—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Secretary Daniels today declared Admiral Sims’ charge that the navy department prolonged the war four months and was responsible for loss of 500.000 lives “sounds like Baron Munchausen” and is in “reckless disregard” of the facts. Continuing his statement before the senate naval investigating committee. Daniels sqid troops transportation up to the summer of 191 depends on allocation of tonnage from the allies and was limited by transportation ami port facilities in France. He declared further that America exceeded Great Britain in rapidity of troop movements although American troops hud to cross 3,000 miles of water.

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GOOD SPELLERS IN NORTH WARD 1 — - Third and Fourth Grades ‘ of the City Schools Hold Spelling Match sTHURSDAY AT GYM 1 Other Grades Today—The North Ward Gets Three Out of Four Firsts I The pupils of tiie grades in the city schools have been holding spelling contests during the past two days at the Gym tiiat have proven most interesting. Thursday tiie third and four!it grades did the spelling, ami tills afternoon the Fifth. Sixth. Seventh and Eighth grades fought it out. The results of this afternoon's contest will J be given tomorrow. The contest yesterday was held at 8:30 in the mornI ing and 1 o'clock in tiie afternonn. Tiie North ward captured three of the events and the Riley building took the other. Wilma Chronister. Riley building, won the honors in the 3A match yesterday, in (he 3B contest . Donald Parrish of the north ward . proved the best speller. In the 4A I match. Della Johnson of the Nor’h ward came out best, while in the 4B i contest Naonti Stolte proved the best speller. The following are the names and ; order in which the pupils finished in ’he two grades: Fourth Grade. Section A. Della Johnson. North ward; Joan DeVoss. North ward: Gerald Smitlev. ■4Olllll ward: Mary Niblick, Routh ward: Catherine Kauffman, South Ward; William Li ter. North wail: foseph Krick. Central: Richard Engle. North ward; Helen Hatlhoid. North ward; Donald McConnehey, ' South ward. i Fourth Grade. Section B. i Naomi Stolte. North ward; Dorothy • Haley. South ward. IsaheL Peterson, South ward: Margaret Kern. Riley school: Ireta Shackley. North ward; Josephine Archbold. North I Ward: Harry Dailey. North ward; Delores Elzey. IRiley school: John Engle, South Vard; Isabel Hower. North ward: Thurman Elzey. North ward; Frances Grimm, Riley building. Third Grade, Section A. Wilma Chronister. Riley building; Zelma Mumma. Riley school: Naomi Whitright. South ward: Joe Connelly, South ward; Tommy Hauhold. North card; Marie Crider. Riley building; James Kocher. North ward: Crystal Roop, South ward; Noble Reynolds. (Continued on page two) MUST BE CLEAN Concessions at Northern Indiana Fair Forced to Pass Censor Board Manager Stinson of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association writes us from Sikeston. Mo., concerning the concessions to lie granted durinc the big show to be given here tiie week of \ugust 10. The board of directors has taken t positive stand on concessions at the fair and all visitors may rest assured that every effort will be nut forth on tiie part of the directors to prevent overcharge and questionable dealing with the public. Therefore, it lias been decided and will be printed in the premium list that. 1. No privilege will be granted for questionable or immoral shows, for any game chance or gambling device. nor will they he permitted on the grounds. 2. All priviliges will be sold with the distinct understanding that the right of cancellation is reserved bv the board for violations of the statut >s of the state. 3. The regulations of the beard if directors, or of tiie conditions upon which the concession was granted, and any or either of such violations by the concessionaire shall work a forfeiture of his privilege without reimbursement. 4. Concessionaires will he required to keep tlpeir places neat and clean, placing all litter and filth in convenient receptavles provided by saniI tary department of the state where it will be collected and disposed of. 5. A sign shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each stand or enclosure showing the prices charged for meals, lunches, drinks and other commodities.