Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 127.

OFFICE BUILDING * UNO FACTORY Will be Erected at Once by Schafer Saddlery Company on First Street OCCUPY FOUR FLOORS Plans Now Being Made by C. N. Christen—Dimensions are 66x132 Feet .. Architect Charles \. Christen Is preparing plans for the new building to be erected by the Schafer Saddlery sA-ompany on the lot recently purchas ed by them, adjoining the large wareroom of the Schafer company on First ttreet. The new building will occupy the entire lot. 6«x132 feet und will be four stories high, including the basement. The new building will be modern in every way. from the basement to the garret, and will make a fine home for the Schafer company, whone quarter--, were destroyed by tire severaL weeks ago. The basement will be seven teet deep, and will he used as a stock r< om, furnace room and coal room. The grand floor will takd carte of the office rooms of the company, and these will he modern in every way. with every convenience desired by an up-to-date concern On this floor will also lie located the packing room gad the receiving- room. On the second floor will be located the bar . -st fao torts. and all the stock rooms necessary to take care of the harness bus iness. The top floor will be used as a stock room, and will take care of a part of the big stock the company cpoets to handln In the way of automobile accessories v aml hardware and leather goods. The new building will be fire-proof in every way. and will be a valuable addition to the present business sec lion of the city. Mr. C. C. Schafer, president of (Jlic company, will devote “hts- errfrre titu-' to the management of this concern, fit in the past. The stock to be carried in the new quarters will be larger than the one recently destroyed by fire, and Decatur will be the home of one of the largest wholesale organizations in the state Further announcement concerning the plans will bo made later NO McAROO BOOM Washington. May £8 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Angus McLean, di-j re"tor of the war finance corporation., was questioned today in the senat campaign expenditures investigation in an efTort to learn something about the presidential boom of " <■. Mc-j Adoo. As far as McLean knew, ho said there was no McAdoo boom and no McAdoo organization. McAdoo, according to McLean, gave the im pression that even if there were a great demand for hint he would ‘‘have to be dragged into it. ‘•We have been trying to find out about the invisible McAdoo boom, Kenyon said. WEEDS ARE GUILTY (United Press Service) Syracuse. N. Y„ May 28.- (Special to Daily Democrat)— Weeds, incorporated. of Binghainpton, was found guilty of profiteering in violation of the Lever act today and fined SII,OOO by Judge Martin Mantol in federal court. Kxcess charges on sales of clothing was chared. VEGETABLES TAKE TUMBLE Chicago. May 28- (Special to Daily Democrat) —Prices of fresh ' p g tables tumbled on the ( hicago pro duce market today for- the secom time within a week. Heavy arrivals were responsible. Straw err e.,, onions, lettuce, rhubarb, and w'> 1 showed declines averaging 1 l cent in price. ♦♦♦♦♦++++++++++* + NO PAPER MONDAY 1 * + in observance of Decoration d * day the Dai* Democrat will not * print a paper on Monday. May • - + A majority of the business hmi* d + es will also be closed on Mon- + day. Arrangements have etm * made however, to bulletin * results Os the Ids automobile + race In Indianapolis on Monday d at this office. . , ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦v

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ROCKFORD VS. DECATUR | Attention of the public is again [ i called to the ball game SnmluTTaTter" ■ in on between (hejast Rockford nlnel and the Decatur team. Rockford lias ;o:u> of the bc.it teams in this section, fiend liar been winning a majority of | their games. Decatur boys have bAen practicing this week more than usual and di« lure they will capture the , plum Sunday. The game will be ) called at and the admission will ■ he 35 cents. ' AT ATHLETIC HALL 1 | Nineteenth Annual Commencement Will be Held i This Evening at 8:00 t'SUPT. LLEWELYAN ill Deliver the Address—-rhirty-eight Will Receive Their Diplomas — Die thirtieth-annual commencement of the Decatur high school will be held • thi evening at the Athletic hall, and ’ thirty-eight of the students will re- ! ceive their diplomas. The commenceinent exercises this evening" promise to he of more than the usual interest because the schol interest man if- ' . tested in Decatur the past year has 1 i been greater than in any yea- in the : history of the school. Officials and teachers have werked hard for the school.-, and the students have worked along with them, and the result can 1 - easily be seen in the interest shown , 1 this year. The graduating class is i large one. not as large, perhaps, as i ' , few others, but the members of this class are all live v ires, an dthe.v leave j the Decatur high school with’ the eu-' tire school and the citizens in general hack of them in their battles of life.{ 'I lie program for this evening \\ill | be unusually good. Superintendent E.! J Llewelvan of the New fasti.) 1 reboots is one of the best superin- 1 tend, ills in the state, and Ills subject. ■WtSI of V'-ur Future®'inclffißSß b ; he will have a message, not only for I graduates, but for all. The music sot the commencement will lie furnished by cur own Decrftur high school orchestra. Tills is a feature that lias ■ ' never liefore been announced in a commencement program, and is just, another example of what has hap-, 1 pened in school affairs here this year, i All credit for this orchestra is due i i Mr. K L. Minch, manual training | teacher. The public saw a week ago . what had happened In the manual' ! training department, and Mr. Minch j i ha- spent a good part of his time in | ‘ ! the orchestra work and he has suc- ( I j needed. 1 • The following program will be given ! l at the commencement this evening: |0 1 ; “Carnation”—Johnson. j 1 “Flowers of the Wild-.vood’’—Skaggs ( The Butterflies” (Jerome) — High I school Girls' GlSje club. 1 Invocation—Rev. C. L. Haney. 1 “Spring Maid”—Reinhardt. i Commencement address. “What cf 1 Your Future”—Supt. E. T. Llewelyn. “Apple Blossoms”—Roberts. The Dance of the Fairies" (Uiclil —High school Girls' Glee club. Presentation of graduating class— Prin. Frieda G. Wehmhoff. •’ I Presentation of diplomas—Supt. M. p. Worth mann. I : “Dance of the Honey Bees"—Uich- [ i mond. I, Benediction —Rev. E. V. Ghidoni. 1 “Exit music”. “Dixie. Land, T Love , You” —Ayer. , The graduates arc as follows: ’ Dent O. Baltzell, M. Marie Brodbeck, Mary M. Brown, Irene Hazel Buck, Fred D. Butler. Harold F. Case. Ferd E. Christen, Helen Kathleen Dugan, v Dick Durkin. Elmo J. Ehinger. Doris > Belle Erwin, Truman H. Goldner, Dick i D. Hellen. Marlon Hoagland. Thetas ,j h Hocker. Senena M. HornAdn, D. s Donald Hower. Eddis Johnson, Charles ♦ H Keller. Bernice Delora Kern, Ed’s mund Linn Kern, Bernice Marvins r Leonard. Mabel Marie Martin. Charles H MeConnehey. Kenneth E. Miller. Herman H. Myers. Zelma Ireta Nel- ♦ SO n Mildred Katherine Niblick. Es- + ther Irene Reynolds. Florence R. Rico, + Dorothy May Smith. Florence Agnes +1 Smith. Helen Mae Stanley. Faye M. + stults, Max H. Teeple, Ford M TlnU- + ham. Mary E. Weldy. Mary Gertrude + ! Yager. .j. Senior Reception. J The seniors will give a reception ♦ 'at the Masonic hall following the ♦ Icommencement, to which their friends ♦ are invited. A dance will be enjoyed. ♦ for which music will be furnished by ♦ j Smith's orchestra.

TO MEET WORKERS District Chairman Crittenberger Calls Meeting in Decatur for June Bth TO START CAMPAIGN George Dehoirty, Dr, Paddock and Miss Miller, Woi man Chairman to Come I * ' Dale J. Crittenberger. democratic j I chairman of the eighth congressional I district, is planning to start off the j big campaign early so that he may ! j complete an organization down to the precinct and the unit. He has announced his preliminary visit to each county and will held a meeting in Decatur on the evening of Tuesday, I .lane Bth. Details will be announced later by j.I. F. Fruchte, county chairman. Mr. j Crittenberger will be accompanied j here by Mrs. Crittenberger. Miss Mili ler of 1 * Muncle, district woman chairman, and Mr. George Dehoritv of Elwood. candidate for treasurer of state. 1 Dr. Paddock of Portland, candidate for * congress will also he here and it is ‘ ■ the desire that every precinct com- 1 mitteeman, candidate for county an 1 1 township office and all other workers and those interested in the success of < democracy meet for the purposg of i discussing organization. i The meeting, of the state com- i mittee and state candidates at Inui 1 anapolis yesterday was one of the i best over held in the state and plans 1 are now being made for a vigorous t and effective campaign in Indiana. i TO - " MEET “HERE j i District Meeting of Woman’s Foreign Missionairy.Society Will . ( MEET HERE TUESDAY Meeting Will be Held at ' Methodist Church —Not- r able Speakers Coming r Group sections of the Ft. Wayne I District Womans' Foreign Mission- ( ary society will have an ali day me t- j ing Tuesday, June Ist. at the Meth- t odist church, this city. District of- j fleers and others from Fort Wayne, v including Wayne Street's Standard Hearers, will be present. Dr. Rebec- 1 ca I arish, returned missionary'from '' > ii Manila, who has been there fourteen ( years, will be present all day end will give a special address in the evening, following a playlet given by the Standard Bearers of Fort Wayne. Two returned missionaries from Africa, bus- 1 band and wife, will be here and also ! Miss Porter from India. Everybody is welcome at ail sos- a sions and especially in the evening, to 1 hear Dr. Parish's address. The program follows: Morning Session at 10:00 A. M. Devotionals —Mrs. Tinkhnm. Introductions. Prayer and Young Peoples' Work- - Mrs. A. G. Neal. Fort Wayne. Special music — Ladies’ Quirtctte, Decatur. Talk on Our Special Work- Mrs. A. J B. Cline, Bluffton. Afternoon Session, 1:30 P. M Hymn. If Millions Prayed—Mrs. Crime. Ft. Wayne. ' Intercessory Prayer Cards presented. Mrs. Binford, talk on tho Auxiliary ; Work. Talk—Dr. Parish. , Solo—Mrs. Tyndall. Evening Session, 7:30 P. M. Playlet—Standard Bearers, Wayne Street church. Fort Wayne. Evening session address—Dr. Pr:sh. l BLUFFTON HERE TODAY 1 The Bluffton high school base ball team arrived this afternoon and as i we go to press is engaged in a game with the Decatur high school team at Belmont park. Decatur has taken two games from Bluffton this season. A series of five games has been arranged with the Bluffton lads, and the next game will he played at Bluffton next Tuesday. WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY i' “ . The Decatur library will he closed j • Monday all day In observance of the. Decoration day holiday. [

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, ♦ 2s, 1920,

MIBITIA.CABLED OUT I Bristle, B. 1., tyny 28 -(SpVt'idl to Daily Democml) (mv. i Beckman late today ordered on I three troops of militia to quell rioting here between striking operatives of tin National India Bubhit company and’ Boston detectives during which three persons were shot and more than a Vtcore in jured. The* governor's proclamation | declared the town jn a state of insurrection. SOON BE READY « • New Restaurant for Employes, Guests and Officials of General Electric OPEN IN A FEW DAYS i ————— Five Dining Rooms in the Ruilding 16 at Broadway Plant, at Fort Wayne Practically all details 'of the vow restaurant for) tho employe . of' i. General Electric conn am Vivo 1 completed and will he up 1 t , use of tho employes durhii, tho .-•« few days. The managmont will ho ujviir tl direct supervision of Mi-r Mm Y.’.i hums, foimerly c, the William.- C.t. eterla. which will Insure the patr- „ the best of service. Mi- Williamhas had experience in the manag meat of industrial re-daura’i: < F.i. lias engaged a comp*tent *t.'ff into handle the crowds at the arc.- ,lav meal. A new feature will hr ad ,-d to tho service now rendered, dial is. the serving of break,' vt ami up) - to employees. The restaurant v nposetl of five dining rpmnr in b"i!! -' 1G —on the flrsi t'U -> n: » the - r for the factory men arid on ; r ond floor a room has 'lteen • nrnvide 1 for the factoty girls, also a rccri : >• all office employees - and a pr: dining room for offii-ials and gu -t Ihe meals will he served i , caf teria style and will cppxist of ad wholesome food fhc menu be ch in ed daily. The seating cape. !' , ' !!:■ restaurant is seven hundred. Another feature (br.t th i • ment of the works has enemira.md i that private pnrUes. give- y th* different clubs of tho v.-mi s . ■; working hour”, he ■ ' tanrant. one room on the ■>; -m r being, easily changed so a to ni . '• a comfortable assembly hall •-• ni '> will seal 600. The entire equi| gicnt w.u ,urn by the "John Van” Range- compa v and is (oir edeil t■ > he of Hi-ur-to-date equipments ever manufactured by this company. Another feature of the picnic to im given by the associated chit of the General Electric company at the employees’ annual picnic at Swinne--paik. Fort Wayne. June 19, is the novel way of thiA awarding a prize for the most popular gill, the committee has decide 1 that a better way was to give each girl, entering this contest a chance to car i (Continued on page five) APPROVE BONDS State Tax Board i'laoes («. K. on Five Adams County Roads ONE WAS ‘REFUSED Auditor Will Now Advent Use for Bids—The Yoder Road Not in the List » +~ County Auditor John Mo.-mre thi: morning received from the state tar. board at Indianapolis the board's approval of the issuance of bonds to construct five macadam roads iu Adams county. ”One road, the Joshua Rod in Monroe township, was refit ed by the board at this time. Qej'zitv ditor Jaherg will now prepare tho n tice for the sale of bonds. Roads approved are: ( S. T. Welker. St. Marys township. $6,400. D. E. Bolinger. St. Marys, $4,800. Fred Bilderback. Blue Creek. $5.J20. Stocky. Hartford. SIO,OOO. Daniel Fuhrer, Hartford. $4 883. The amount of the bond i-suo for (he Voder road, which' petition the state tax hoard refuse! wa ■- $9,120. Tliese roads will probably be conjstructed this year, if the bonds sell.

TO BE «:U!d Ornamental Lamp Posts Presented i,> the ■: :gii School by the Seniors ARRIVED TOO LATE i For Class Day Exere -*' — Ceremony This Ev» mng at 6:30 O’clock I The lamp pni-ts given to ih ht.-h school- by the senior cla -a- their parting gift. ,did nAt arrive 1 tor the program as Srrangnd for the” class day exert-i T- ih-> si, -1 ; building last eVenii:T! - . prorr -i j was cart led out. however, a, pub lishod. with the - x< - ;iticm o- the - oata"'on_ spen h .by ilnriw:: -ft I and the* acceptance of by IV % . crs. - ueeonw of the Uncart :itr> of j.;pirg conditions Bupori“.tendr t i ; • niann and Fred .Wihan r <it • t - \shhaugher true' t * S-.t: •> ■ get. the posts, Tli.-y did i. I ~:!•• : i •Decatur until aft'” eight o'ch ’ of coarse it v.'a i. :j • •! ' •the p- •-»:< sut at- Fr. • Mr.: ■ Arra ivgenmiV v-t-T-n -' i ,L i ,-|r* t'ceay. an ! fr - tl;i e'l > front of the high -igliool l.ulldlns. :•) ..ill. h the stsdcutß .yid patron the 'city schools, as wnl as the visitors arc cordially invite,! These posts are -the gift of tht- . rnior class, and they could m.t ha made a ni<-re aj ar-q-iate on 'ho ittm-oi- c'ri , your presence this c-.-cping. |i P Bflf* nf* r " 7? O P ’-' r , y•' iy. R !' k t Moi n ' .:r. • ! ARnol.ntme*sfs to lv ■” of Review for if. MA|)E . KNWM - I’ Fred Punch, \ Arr.os Burkhalter. J mc are Selected Jin' Moran. **f : curt. - this mr-rni: ,'i ■. - he had sole ted Ftwl nek. ; known Preble township >- h-mocratic i“-it. I review. »aed Am s . ur’ k tr, i ; i: rng, as th< repu! k :n ■ml ,a- sets ntr that ! v « * I"' w 1 j ; otitica! faith, shall l - : ’d ’>> ; 'h*' judge of tho • -.u board, with tho ccum>- ’: -o 0-'. county assossc nd vjr ; These men will go into June 7 and' shall rea. !" - i : ■ 1 1 »li irt v days. It v/ill bo their duty to go v.:- thassessment sheet -of the r rsO' * land make eqnahzatioa thorci” .- , - ;< ; all complaints of corporations, •-»-• r* ■ • : ; of real esta'e. etc., and mx'ke aB ah' j' ! justmont? in their i l .' . 1I necessary and just, j It. is believed th-it th v, j year will take much more a >•• I usual because of the - 1 ' lof the now t'X low t’ r -t: i of each item of *»»•’* tho a'-sessors. Th*- ’:.**n soletu I hv - • • ■ ar*' capahi" and In .i ■ . ynd farmers and theij 'I ' liffionlt. and they should bo given the hearty support c-f the ' pi ’ their effort to get a fair ’T • o tho valuation of all or INDIANAPOLIS V MAF!KF.T . (United Press Sen !••-)' Indi.niifpolis. ' Mac 2 JBafly Democrat)- Hoe r id note best heavies. sl4 4T14.T); ined -ton mih -H. $! ' Dii' •1 ’ choice, $14.75@15; hulk lies. sl-"« cattle rcf‘ii)t« TOO. st' -dy: sS.r»oi?f 1-3.50; cowji and heii'ers. @LJ,SO; sliccp receipts, 800. maike, , steady: tops. $0.50. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chfcagb. May 28— (Special to Daily , I )<-in ocrat) —fn"' -‘ si.f>3s; :* Sept. sf-T.1% Oat-: May., sT.t)rr»,: July. 87%:’: Sept- 7.'-'i“. « the weather forecast •: -f ❖ * * ' •, * 1 Part clouds’ tonight -lightly cool- . cr extreme, southern-■ portion; Satur- i day fair, warmer.

WITHDRAWS FROM THE ORGANIZATION ( (L’nlted Pro's* Rervb-e) Phil ldglphia, May 28. -uSp - lal to Daily Dotnoi i-it.) -8 l:e Pres-iiyterf.ia i flops with the Inter- in; h j movcm at. L- al d < ,o ! given :is the cause for impart*.‘.ion £ , he moVQm; The ..s-otubiv ted "to -. nc! ! • i *rulay. i Winonj I. > v, Ithe jSvi mcptlm: * mm f. tt 1 Bij? City is |*itera!ly*lDover ’ ed Willi the Advert i-mg vof i Candidates ELABORATE . ROOMS 'Getting' Ready for the Convention >Tm;iraterarc Selected najt'-l Pr.'vs Service) CliifUNo, TV in 28. -tS: < ! to DaUv jj) ■ atQcrat>—- rr h o • roat ; >u-1 bo; V. *-• t do “si•?!!'* tbrir nu n to the public, and » 1 hotel, where C 'CTnof northward t.?. ‘n *lv' • 4 ’ T . n Aa i J- . * j ; ~' $ 11; d th •. vj' :<) c ' t hi,, v ir.ii; '• . ’ ir : i ■ • Vi ■ Y.'JIO!% por* • : !U * with mbo:atn cots'i**-*-*I p* *mt« . I furnished more v■ ■ *' f % - .I ■tf'.' ert Hoo • r are a" 1 • re"<trd<4 fleer pace. T . workmen, however, ir* * : ptrangoft for ]o- : ’ery. .* :•;-*<)- hardly turn about any** hare in tenance of the former * a' ml' I rator. II 1 -■ .;! ! cratlc candidate: 1 ’*• of Attorney Ge , :! PMr. ran Johm-on anil I! rdin" ar* ! candidates who have d.-- , i ,, “ 1 - 1 ' jlv upon" who will .tin -' - - ' " leva, Hut i ' / [i.,, hofero-the end of the ■ U i .x-m-Tcd Governo - Hchry A1 * in the ring, tk' sk:l m ' aj'C r..W • ■ j - r -mdbg conrMnratit Lows i j omens-them being Pon-ttre ; ui.-e b l % "n'l'crn and D- luioon an-1 E. N. ('hip- < ■■ I . 1 ■ i 4 Tier dir. ir'u. dioicc sr -> Hcurv S. WTvc P r of S: u Frnncipco and'Frank R Willis, former- governor of Ohio.* r- * octlvgl Sonatcv Gv -ree Moses will-’ te oneore h'lidur for Joi; ison ami L., 1,. Emersi n of lib >!h probably will got in that capacltv for Lowden. j Johnson and Harming kad nO* deoldodi noon their niea for this .ie'i today In the tre is Aiiilndunlnn women' vo-r v ’ kista-'l of 'ba*3 or These vo-Us are made of pick or blue (i iip( 1. ■ -i:c- '"■ N f’•!')*.- th-* “love tv-ist." <a large, thin curl of hair flattened against cr- 1 I temple. •

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tyJiE REFooES TO OVERRIDE V,- IT’- ■’ 'An vas %si thy Vote of 219 to 152 OA POLITICAL / LINES Republicans Vote li*' !>,» g'T'h.y — Further A lion is Blocked (T’nir 1 Pr" r Sorvlcr) \Y‘>, ■' -hh:. *!hv 2H- (Bpt- . ,i ■ Dr, ' ii -mocraf) * Th«* t ! itii i was killot tv by th.- action of the ! u: >■ in r in'; l > override .D'l- tii Wilson's veto o»* the 'll ‘ i d was 219 for over;,i. ! ].*2 ; >insl or 28 ; 1 u.'iii tie n ■- ssttrv *4wov, he.. ■ i.f* nom % Seventeen democrats votml against Th- house action blacks any further st- ps on this particular resolu- . .. • nativ Tho vote came after tio” which would do nothing more f ' ' A. d I J ■ ad b;> ■ "i r You d - %*-g 1 hi- '-Ai 1 . i t< day. > i- on enn s- me is and ! ~ i arranged. Carpenj- r wi c.ppi 'r in an exhibition bout ti igln (-the Illinois Athletic club. ROST OFFICE TO CLOSE The post office will be closed Mou:!1 ! O' i t.c •■ % will 1 made in the cltv There » m rur d -.ivery, i 'in ■ the D«<a I tur bgse h h> dLcir- 1 i ' -vs -of importance pertaining to - - ! i ime. , ty member or'the ,u is i-enucsUsl to he nreient' lit this nfeei(hi More than 50,C00 women are employed in the hand ej&btvddory industry on the island of Mi-deli a. v > • > -d- -■<• * •»• * * * 4 * .% * + ! RESULTS OF T ,J E BIG R/fCE 4* + . -> Although the Daily T'omc.-rat >r % will npt ; riut a miner o- M ■ >v, :• -J- M- v -31 • ■ ,!n 4 a iiie-.i da”. n ■ ;>»? $. Boon made for the receiving of -I•V,th > pre- dfsp.itt Ues .nd th rc- *s• , *■’ "•» U(- Ts th hi* SOh- rile !”.ijto ♦ * - : - i h. Id In The results wRI k » bu’’ C at * * thi* offices ar-J v. • T-- n.•> I -ivo- * i- to -ev < t’.‘- puldi in the !••• t * i 1 pri-si’ le • . ■> -J- TH* D' T.V DfMOCftAT. * ,*'• + <• 4- * ❖ + + v •> t *