Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 134.

HUGHES LOOMS AS DARK HORSE IN RACE

VOLSTEAD LAW IS UPHELD BY THE SUPREME COURT; PROHIBITION AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION IS VAUD COURT HOLDS--- 1 STATE LAWS PASSED IN OPPOSITION ARE NULLIFIED BY DECISION. J

Washington. .June 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) —The I . S. supreme court today upheld constitutional prohibition. In a sweeping decision the court declared that the prohibition amendment to the constitution is valid and held that the Volstead act enforcing it is constitutional. Thr court’s action means that the Volstead law prohibiting the sale of any beverage containing one-half of one ]>er cent or more of alcohol must lx- t nforced in every state of the union regardless of whether the state has ratified the amendment. State laws providing higher alcohol content such ns have been enacted in X.w Jersey. Wisconsin and Bhode Island are nullified. The decision dispels the hope of the brewing interest that the properties could be used for the mahufac ture of light beers and wine and thus minimize the losses to national prohibitis* The cou'-t's decree rendered after three months of legal attacks on the law by the liquor interest and the wet states is a complete victory for the federal government and the pro hibitior. forces. It is so far reaching that it settles once for all that national prohibition will stand until a prohibition amendment is removed from the constitution by action of three fourths of the state. All the contentions made by the ; most skillful lawyers of the wets ■ were swept aside on the ground that it was legally ratified and that the, states n so doing gave congress power to enact the Volstead law. THE ENDEAVOR PICNIC The Christian Esdeavor society of the Presbyterian church is making great plans for the picnic to be given by the society at the fjelmont park Tuesday evening. A supper will be served at 6 o'clock, for which the sum of twenty-live cents will be charged Following this games will be played and a marshmallow roast will be en joyed. Story-telling will be a feature and a“sing-song" will be lead by Dr Fred Patterson. Miss Lucile Smith will give a reading. Not only the members of the society are urged to attend, but any member of the church or friend of the congregation is in vited. The funds derived from the sup per and sale of pop-corn bails and marshmallows, or other refreshments will be used to help pay the expenses of the seventeen delegates from the Endeavor societv to the Winona con ference to he held July < to 13. rhagoing to the park to attend the picnicwill find a “jitney" service leaving the church from 5:30 on. i “ arP one way will be five cents, and you can go and come as you please. * ny one who will donate the us< "I • 1 car for taking persons to am from the park will please notify " 1180 Lee. TENNIS PLAYERS TO MEET The members of the Decatur enn club will meet Tuesday evening w> h Oscar Lankenau at the Boston s . promptly at 7:30 o'clock. ber of the club is asked to be present, as a reorganization will take p at this time. ** + ♦ ♦ + ♦ + ♦** ♦ * * ♦ THE WEATHER F °P E^ AbT * ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Fair tonight and Tuesday except probably showers tonight portion, moderate temperature.

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TWO MORE REPLY Senator Watson and Congressman Vestal Answer Appeal for (Jas Co. PRIORITY ORDERS' Cannot he Issued They Say But 39,000 Cars Have Been Ordered West • "" ■ Replies from Senator Watson and Congressman Vestal have been received by the local Industrial Association, expressing regret that priority rights cannot be granted and hope that relief will come because of the activity now in shipping of coal. Senator New and Vice President Marshall referred the matter to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The letters today read: Washington. D. C„ June 5 '4. L. Conter. Sec'y., Decatur Industrial Ass'n.. .My Dear Mr. Conter: — 1 am in receipt of your telegram dated,June 2nd. The Interstate Com-, merj-e Commission deems it unwise to issue priority shipping orders on coal to gas companies. Orders have been issued for the immediate delivery of thirty thousand empty coal cars to mines, and it is contemplat-, ed that the delivery of these cats ' will greatly improve the situation. | ! If conditions do not improve within, a reasonable time, please write me again, for 1 assure you I will be glad to do all within my power to aid in bringing about the desired result. Yours very truly, JAMES E. WATSON. Washington. D. C.. June 5. J. H. Heller. Pres. Decatur Industrial Assn. Dear Mr. Heller: I have your telegram of June 2nd relative to gas situation at Decatur, and have taken the matter up with the commission on car service, urging that something be done to bring about relief for you. They inform me that they are doing all within their power to relieve the situation and have ordered something like 39.000 coal <ars into the central section of the country, and that there is an improvement being shown. They are unable to make any priority orders but are giving special attention to the coal situation. I hope that the condition at Decatur is improving and that you will be able to get sufficient material to j prevent a shutdown. Sincerely yours. A. H. VESTAL. EWELL-THIEME The marriage of Edward Thieme, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thieme |of Union township, and Miss Caroline Ewell, of Preble township, was solemnized Sunday afternoon at two . o'clock at the Preble Lutheran church, the pastor of that church otJficiating. The church was well-filled J with relatives and friends of the famIjHes of the contracting parties. Following the wedding sixty guests were . ell tertained at a reception at the home 1.1 of the bride’s parents in Preble townk ship Mr- 1,11(1 Mrs Thienle wi ” I,V ° on a farm in Union township. i Mrs. George Foor of Pleasant Mills was a shipper here today.

ATTEND MEETINC Organization of County Will be Started by Visit of Mr. Crittenberger •AND OTHER LEADERS ' m -— I Here Tuesday Evening— Will Stop Off at Berne and Geneva Wednesday i | A telegram from Carleton B. McCulloch. received thin morning, confirmed his date here Tuesday night, at which time he will talk for a few ! moments to the workers at the or 'ganization meeting. Mr. Crittenberg Mrs. McCulloch of Fort Wayne, Miss Miller of Huncie and others will also be here for the opening meeting. The men will meet at headquarters and the women at the court room. An effort will be made to start an organ: zation for the women'of the county will be made and democrats and those desiring to affiliate with them are invited to be present. The party will arrive here from Bluffton about 5:30 and will go from there to Portland Wednesday morning, stopping a half hour at Berne and Geneva to meet as many as they can. It is important that every worker who can arrange it, attend these meetings. There is much ' to do and it is time to start. Alfred Mougey. of Van Wert spent Sunday in this city visiting with his parents and friends. GET DIPLOMAS Eleven Eighth Grade and Three Commercial Graduates Receive Diplomas AT ST. MARYS CHURCH Commencement Exercises of St. Joseph School was Held Sunday Combined with the beautiful church ceremonies in observance of the feast of- Corpus Christe, the annual cere- | monies in observance of the feast if Corpus Christe, the annual commencement exercises of the St. Joseph school in this city were held Sunday morning following the nine-thirty high ! mass at the St. Marys Catholic church. Following the mass services, a procession through the aisles of tho church with the blessed sacrament and with a number of the little boys and girls dressed in white and carrying flowers took place. The sermon or commencement address was delivered by Rev. Father Vitus of Muncie. He gave an excellent talk and impressed upon the graduates the importance of securing an education and urged them to continue their education by entering the Catholic high school next fall. The graduates were then asked to proceed to the communion rail and after Father Seimetz, the pastor, spoke a few kind words and told of the efforts being made to further the education of the children of the parish by the starting of the high school, distributed the diplomas to the graduates. The eleven Eighth grade graduates who were awarded diplomas are: Katherine Omlor. Aloysius HeidemanJ Leo Geels, Anna Dowling, Naomi DeBolt, Marcella Legerich, Anna Baker. Winifred Clark, Helen Meyer, Agnes Heideman and Marie Foos. The three commercial graduates are: Lawrence Geels. Opal Robinson and Naomi Teeple. The St. Joseph school closed Friday afternoon for the long summer vaca- ■ tion. The past year was one of the most successful in the history of the > school. I. — ” ARRIVE HOME THURSDAY I Mr. Adrian Wemhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff, of this city, ■ who is to be married Wednesday, ■ June 9 at Baltimore. Nd., will arrive in this city with his wife Thursday ■'for a visit with his parents. Mr. Wemhoff has been located in Vermont, and has accepted a position with his 4 father, and will probably reside eith er in this city or In Fort Wayne.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 7, 1920.

+♦♦♦+♦*♦++++++ ♦ THE CONVENTION NEWS + ♦ The Daily Democrat will give + its many readers a complete ♦ ♦ rejxirt of the big republican con- + ♦ vention being held in Chicago ♦ + this week. In fact this extra ♦ + service started last week. We + + have arranged for a fifteen min- + ♦ ute extra call in the afternoon ♦ * + on the press wire anil besides ♦ ♦ will have the full leased wire re- ♦ + port of the United Press Serv- + + ice, including the articles by ♦ + their special writers. After ♦ + press hour, if anything should + + develops bulletins will be is- ♦ + sued. Read tlie Daily Democrat + + for conventiop news. + co'nvention is"' LACKING "PEP" Lowell Mellett of Collier’s Weekly Says Something is W rong at Convention MAY BE A FRAME-UP To Nominate the Machine Candidate—Looks Like a Peaceful Battle By Lowell Mellett. Written for the United Press. By Special Arrangements With Collier's Weekly. Chicago, June 7.—There is something wrong with this convention, or with its preliminary arrangements. I've been here ten hours now and not a soul has whiskered the inside lovdown in my ear. 'This isn't usual and it isn’t right. Any other convention would be different. Ely this time the stuff that goes through both ears would have been busy taking it in and letting it out. The inside low-down is what you get from the early arrivals. The earlier arrivals get it from the other earlier arrivals of four years ago, eight years ago—multiply indefinitely by four—they would have had it already for us comparatively late conifers. In strictest confidence they would have laid down exactly what was due to happen at any given stage of the work's proceedings. All the old-timers are here but they haven't a thing to whisper. This goes for the distinguished Washington correspondents and for the political (Continued on page two) THE BOARD MET Board of Review in Session But Short Time and Adjourned for the Day REPORTS NOT READY Dates are Set for the Hearing of Objections to the Various Assessments The Adams county board of review met in the annuyl session at the county assessor's office this morning, but their session was short. A portion of the records were not ready for suitmission to the members this mom 1 ing and they adjourned until Tuesday morning. Fred Buuck and Amos Burk halter are the men appointed as members, the appointments being made by Judge Moran and the county assessor, county auditor and county treasurer are also members by reason of their office. The following dates have been set by the board, at which time they will hear objection to assessments: Corporations-—June 14-15. Union. Root and Preble—June 16. Kirkland. Washington and St Mary’s—June 17. Blue Creek, Monroe and French — June 18. I Hartford. Wabash and Jefferson—- ■ June 21. . I Geneva. Berne and Monroe--. Tune > 22. I Decatur —June 23-24. The board will continue in session , tor thirty days, and if you desire to < meet the members thereof they will be found eacli day at the assessor's room at the auditor’s office.

ONE DAY'S TOUR [ Os the County Will be ■ Made by Members of Duroc Breeders’ Association ; THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH ■ First Stop Will be Made at Nidlinger’s—Visit Root St. Marys, Monroe , The Adams County Duroc Breeders' , association, which has a number of , the progressive farmers of the county , on its membership roll, will make a tour of the county Thursday of this week, June 10. the object of the tour I to get better acqquainted with each ’ otther, and the methods of each' Duroc raiser, that all may be bene-' fitted by the experiences gained. The tour will start from the office I of County Agent Gray, at the rear of] the People's Loan & Trust company, at 8 o’clock. The members of the as-1 sociation will first visit the farm of W. E. Nidlinger and Ross Harden. | in Union township. From there they: ' will proceed to the farms of John D. l Nidlinger and Ross Harden, in tho same township; thence to tho farm ot McMillen & Martin, in St. Mary's township; to the Fonner Stock Farm.; Root tiwnship; the farms of Fred, Busche, R. C. Harvey, E. W. Buscho. ■ Simon Sprunger. John Am stats J Schwartz Bros, and Jacob J. Schwartz, 1 all of Monroe township. All Duroc breeders are asked to join the tour. MRS. FRANZ DIES Pneumonia Proved Fatal to Mrs. Albert Franz After Two Weeks’ Illness i LEAVES SMALL BABE Was Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kukelhan I —Funeral Wednesday i Mrs. Albert Franz, residing across the line in Allen county, died last evening, following a short illness from pneumonia. Mrs. Franz was taken seriously ill a few days ago following the birth of a child and her decline had been rapid. Mrs. Franz was born April 15. 1886, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kukeliiian, of Root township. Adams county. Following her marriage she and her husband have resided in Allen county. She was an estimable lady and her friends were numerous in the locality where she was born and reared, and where she had made her home the past few j years. Mrs. Franz is survived by the husband and tlhree children, her par-1 ents and several brothers and sisters. She was a member of the St. Pet- 1 er’s Evangelical church of Root township, and funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, leaving] the home at 1:30 o'clock sun time, and from the church at 2 o'clock, sun time. The Rev. Dornseif will offi- ■ ciate and burial will be in the church , cemetery. MR. BLACKBURN ILL Uncle “Billy” Blackburn, well known ] Washington township assessor, is seriously ill at his home on South • Third street. Mr. Blackburn suffered ] . a slight stroke of paralysis of the! ' throat a few days ago. and he has ■ since been confined to his bed. Hi.- ■ i condition is such that relatives and • friends are alarmed. He canont partake of much nourishment, but his vitality and mental ability are not otherwise affected. His friends sincerely hope that he may overcome this attack, as he did a previous one. OFFICERS ELECTED At the regular meeting of the Re--3 becak lodge Tuesday evening. June I. tha annual election of officers was held. Several appointive officers will i be announced later. The following of- > fleers will be installed the first of I July: Noble Grand, Mrs. Alva Baker; i Vice Grand. Lillie Venis; Recording Secretary, Goldie Gay.

FORMER 0.0. P. BEARER IS ACCEPTABLE TO BORAH HEADQUARTERS ARE OPENED" 1 "™ JOHNSON BACKERS ARE WILLING TO GO TO HUGHES IF HE AGREES ON THE TREATY—WATSON HEADS SLATE. I * ■

FOR CONTRACTORS — Judge Gordon Decides That Crum and Gerber Should be Released of ROAD CONTRACTS Decision Certified to County Commissioners—Bills Were Allowed Today Judge Gordon’s decision in the case of J. G. Crum and David Gerber to ibe released from their contrails o.t ; the Beavers and James D. Hoffman macadam roads was certified to the t county commissioners in regular ses- ; sion this morning at the auditor's of- ■ tice, by Maurice J. Sawyer, clerk of I the Wells county circuit court Gordon found for the petitioners. J. G. Crum who is the contractor on the Seth Beavers road and David Gerber the contractor on the James D. Hoffman road asked to be released from j completing their contracts. The com j ' missioners refused the request and the j contractors carried the case to the' I Wells county court. Judge Gordon : found that the sum of $710.31 was due to Mr. Crum for work done on the road and that both petitioners shotil I pay the costs in tlie case. The contracts for these two roads were awarded in 1918 but the contractors refused to complete them at the old price. , County Superintendent Martin Laughlin of the infirmary filed his regular report which was approve.!. The quarterly reqquisition was also filed and approved and the auditor authorised to advertise for bids at the next regular meeting of the board. Mr. Laughlin was also authorized ’.<■ sell hay and wool now in possession of the county at tlie infirmary. Supt. of Highways. Jim Hendricks filed the bonds of W. H. Bittner as an assistant highway superintendent and the bond was approved. | Treasurer Hugh Hite's monthly report was filed and approved. The commissioners heard a number of the physicians in the matter of the county hospital but no definite action was taken. for the building of the hospital will be discussed later. The board allowed bills this morn ing and will be in session tomorrow and probably Wednesday. A number [of road lettings will come up tomorrow. THE MISSION OPENED The first service in the new misIsion and*Sunday school room started jin the Erwin room next door to the I Merry Studio was held yesterday afternoon. The crowd was fair sized, and [the interest manifested was pleasing Jto those is charge. Rev. John Gibson | preached tlie sermon Sunday. The I mission will be open every Sunday afternoon from this time on. and on next Sunday. Sunday school will be held at 2:30. with a short address following. THE SUMMER SESSION (United Press Service) Bloomington, June 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indiana university faculty members opened their sum mer session of school here today. More than TOO members of the faculty were here to instruct the summer students. All work offered during the summer mouths is equivalent in method, character and credit to the work of the academic year.

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I Chicago, June 7 (Special to .Daily Democrat) Senator Borah, Idaho, stated today that Charles Evans Hughes would [be acceptable to him as a seci ond choice provided Hughes would agree to the kind of a platform Borah wants. This statement, Borah explained, in no way means abandonment of Hiram Johnson and would hold true only should the California senator be unable to gel the nomination. Borah's statement followed on the heels of a trend toward Hughes among convention delegates. Many supporters of other candidates frankly admitted that Hie Hughes talk is growing. Chicago, June 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana caucus today choose Senator Watson, spoken of for chairman of the resolutions committee, as its member of that body. Watson easily defeated opposition against him in the delegation, i The chairmanship of the delegation went to Senator New and Governor Goodrich was selected as a member of the permanent organization committee. Joseph Kealing was elected national committeeman. Mayor Chas. Jewett of Indianapolis rules and John Mooreman. credentials. Chicago, June 7— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Dark horse stock soared today In the eve of the opening of the republican national convention. The boom in their courses was topped by Charles Evans Hughes. G. O. P. standard bearer in 1916. Incoming delegates reported much Hughes talk throughout the country. A Hughes headquarters was opened here and Senator Borah, field marshall for Hiram Johnson, told newspaper men that if Hughes would accept an anti-league of nations platform plank he would favor h,m as a second choice candidate provided of course Johnson's nomination was impossible. This is in no sense an abandonment of Johnson, it was emphasized. The name of Irvine Lenroot. senator from Wisconsin, also figured prominently in the dark horse talk and there was a rumor that Governor Sproul, of Penna., would receive the support of the old guard when ballotting starts at the Collesium. Some delegates heard that a stampede for Gov. Allen was being arranged and others had information that General Pershing would be sprung if a deadlock is reached. Meanwhile Hoover's backers were busy lining up the second choice votes. The candidates who heretofore apparently have led the race were conducting last minute pow pows. The most spectacular ceremony incident to this donning of war paint wag scheduled for tonight when Hiram Johnson is to address a mass meeting and his adherants will have their final rally. Compromise planks were being considered both by reservationists and bitter enders and there were a prospect of complete harmony on that score. i Caucuses of the delegations were expected to last until late tonigh and some may be held tomorrow . morning. r Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Voglewede and > Mrs. B. J. Terveer and daughter, n Mnyme. motored to Fort Wayne yese terdav to visit Mrs. Dowling who Is a patient in the St. Joseph hospital.