Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 150.

DELEGATES POUR INTO 'FRISCO ■ Indiana Special Will Arrive There Tomorrow— Thousands Arriving BRYAN HAS ARRIVED Credentials Committee at Work—Seating of the Delegates is On. • (United Press Service) San Francisco, June 25.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The influx of delegates and visitors to the national convention will reach its peak late tonight or early tomorrow, and trains beating 6.000 convention-bound travelers will arrive here before midnight Saturday. The Illinois delegation which arrived last night was the first complete state outfit on the sepne. The lliincisana were clcsely followed ay Florida’s delegation. Eight special trains with eighty errs are supplementing the regular , overland trains carrying today’s ari rivals. Thirty special cars are attached to regular trains. Among the delegations scheduled to arrive today were those from North Carolina, Montana, Missouri. Alabama, New York. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. Utah. Oregon, and Idaho. Saturday's arrivals will include Min neseta, Maryland. Tennessee, Connec ticut, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. New jersey, Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Vermont delegations will arrive Sunday. San Francisco. June 25. — (Special to . I Daily Democrat ) — William Jennings [ Hryan, arriving here today, faces one i | of the hardest fights of his career to t wrest from the administration con-* I trcl of the democratc national conF vent ion. The convention as at.present organI Ized is practically solidly in chaise of i I the friends of President Wilson, and ■ tlie program Is to put it on record as Kindorsing the executive’s policies, par- ■ ticularly the league of nations, was to |go into the campaign on that issue. • Hryan is believed to be determined 1 to break up this control, prevent the 1 convention from flatly indorsing the t I league, and making the race on \\ II- i J" son’s record, and to inject a number of : new issues into the situation. When I he steps from the train in San Fran i : cisco this afternoon, however, he will find his opponents, who have been on the ground for two weeks, aparently < “sitting pretty" and confident that the t K Commoner’s eleventh-hour arrival will not seriously annoy them. 1 San Francisco. June 25.— (Special to i Daily Democrat) —The democratic na- I ticnal-committee, in making up the i temporary roll of the convention to- < day, was scheduled to settle two flgh.s i between administration and anti-ad I ~~~ ~. (Continued on page six) I I- . _ ' J AS A DELEGATE: Vice-president Marshall is a Delegate, Not a Candidate at Convention (United Press Service) San Francisco, June 25.— (Special tc Daily Democrat l — Vice-president Thomas R. Marshall is attending the San Francisco convention not as a candidate, but as a peace maker, he declared today. “I am here,” he said, “as delegate at large from Indiana to do all that J can be done to reconcile the conflicting views of democrats from the | Atlantic to the Pacific, to get a safe and sane platform, to put a good man on it—and let him go to it.” "There must be compromises,” he stated, very decidedly. "All of Hie is a compromise. And I hope that if we are wrong we will say it in such ; terms that the American people will know it.” “Originally,’' he said’ “I did not i favor the dry amendment. But it is. now a part of the constitution and so long as it stays there it should be enformed. I am obeying laws every day that I have no respect for. The vice-president, who was in a good humor, refused to consider himself as a candidate. “I am not seeking the nomination. I have not the remotest idea that my name will be presented to the coaven- ; tion.” I

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G, M. HITCHCOCK 7 r ? i Senator from Nebraska and democratic leader in the senate who is considered as one of "dark horses* in the race for the democratic nomination for president. He runs his daily newaper at Omaha, the Herald-World by tong distance telephone. DEATH PENALTY Will be Demanded by Prosecutor Todd in Murder Case of Oak Scherrer FIRST DEGREE MURDER Will be Placed Against Him —Scherrer Much Affected When Told of Death -Oak Scherrer, who shot Wayne Hav ice at the Hoagland station of the G R. Al- I. division of the Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, June 6, was much. affected when informed of the death of his victim yesterday morning in his cell at the Allen cgunty jail. He had previously expressed re eret for his crime and had requeste the Allen county sheriff to permit him to visit Havice at the hospital. TJirequest was refused because of th condition of Havice. Death Penalty Demanded. Scherrer is charged at present will shooting with attempt to kill. H ease will come up for action at th. S ptember term of court, and he wil to tried on whatever charge th grand jury may bring against him Prosecutor Todd said yesterday lit would demand an indictment for firs degree murder and will seek to ha\< th- death penalty inflicted. Havice was one of the most populai young men in the Hoagland neigh torhood. He was his mothers’ only support, and his only survivors ar< his mother and sister. He was bor; at Wren, Ohio, January 21, 1900. an' 1 came to Allen county with his par entc when lie was a small boy. Hi; father died several years ago. IL enlisted in the U. S. army during the late war and served ten months over seas as a member of the medical unit. He returned to Hoaglan shortly after his discharge from the army. The slayer of young Havice, Oak Scherrer, has also many friends in the Hoagland neighborhood, and the sad ending of the tragedy is greatly regretted by all residents of that community and the friends of both families. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist Episcopal church at Hoagland, with the Rev. Mr. Snider in charge. Burial will be at Hoagland, to which place the body was taken yesterdayafternoon. A TWO CENT SUPPER The attention of the public is again called to the two cent supper to be given at the Evangelical church parlors tomorrow evening. This supper is given for the benefit of the church fund. A good menu has been prepared. Come and enjoy a good homecooked meal at a low price. (, + + ♦ + + + ♦ + + *♦♦ + 4 THE WEATHER FORECAST + ♦♦+♦+♦♦+ + + ♦ + ** Part cloudy tonight and Saturday. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Corn: July, $1.74%; Sept. $1.67%; Dec. $1.60. Oats: July $1.0.’’.; Sept. 84%; Dec. 80%.

IRISH QUESTION IS DISCUSSED James W. Gerard Says the League of Nations Offers Proper Solution OF THE PROBLEM Leaders Believe That an Irish Plank Will be Adopted in Platform (United Press Service) San Francisco, June 25. — (Special o Daily Democrat) The league of .ations offers the only proper medium or American efforts with regard to [ reland, according to the belief of fames W. Gerard, democratic presi- . lential aspirant, in a statement made . oday, rhortJy after his arrival. . "Under ordinary circumstances, , lerard said, "we have no more right i . ;o tell England what she should do] I with Ireland than England lias the ight to say to us we should restore j California to Mexico. But when uni1 versal partnership is effected we lave the right to suggest that all naions signing the league of nations igreement shall release from their ule any nation desiring to become independent and which is capable of self dvernment.” Gerard said he was in favor of the government with such interpretations , as would make its object clear but not ’ destroy its aims. Gerard said he did not fear the remits of possible ownership of railoads. H- added that the test of gov •rnment control here under war condiions was not fair, and expressed re;ret that American roads were not retained under government control. San Francisco, June 25. — (Special •o Daily Democrat) —An Irish plank will be adopted by the platform committee of the democratic national convention. according to plans of leaders. The plank probably will be only a ■ liploinalk expression, of sympathv with peoples seeking self-dqtermina ion. Outspoken «planks to be sub(Continued on page four) MARRIED SUNDAY Herbert Reinking of Union Township Will Claim an Ohio Lady as Bride MISS IDA SCHROEDER Ceremony at 2:00 at Ridgeville Corners by the Rev. F. Reinking Herbert Reinking, of Union town •>hip. wfcll 'Known young man. will he narried Sunday afternoon at 2:00 clock at Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, o Miss Ida Schroeder, prominent zoung lady of Striker, Ohio. The cerenony will be performed by the Rev. Reinking of Cleveland, Ohio, an ancle of the groom. . The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. ienry Reinking, and the bride is a laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schroeder of Stryker, at whose home the wedding dinner and reception wb e libld following the ceremony at the church. Martin Reinking and Arnold Backhus will be best men and the >ri/ie will be attended as bridesmaids >y Miss Nettie Reinking, cousin of the groom, and Miss Agnes Schroeder, cousin of the bride. The date of tills wedding is also the occasion of the silver anniversary of he parents of Mr. Reinking, and this event will also be celebrated along i with the wedding of the son. ■ The couple will go 16 housekeeping ■ (mediately on a farm across the road • from the groom’s parents. i WILL NOT DROP CASE (United Press Service) Washington, June 25.—(Special to , Daily Democrat) — Deportation cases , against 17 alleged jre- !. leased by Judge Anderson of Boston. will be appealed. Assistant Secretary of Labor West said after a conference with Secretary Wilson today. Mrs. S. P. Hoffman and son, Sterling, jr., were here this morning enZ route to Berne to visit with her par- ; ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bierie, over v Sunday. They will be joined Saturday noon by Mr. Hoffman.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 25, 1920.

♦++++++++++++++* + FLOWERS AND FRUITS 4 ♦ 4 4 San Francisco, June 25 — 4 ■b (Special to Daily Democrat) 4 + California flowers, California 4 4 fruit for democratic convention + ♦ visitors, will be one form of hos- 4 ‘ 4 pitality extended by the women + 4 folks of San Francisco. 4 Plans for the distribution + + of flowers to all delegates at the + •I uudjtortum when the convien- 4 4 tion opens next Monday morn- 4 4 ing. were discussed by the dem 4 I ♦ erratic hostesses today. Baskets 4 4 of fruit will be sent to all dele + ♦ gatfen headquarters. 4 b Asked if the flowers would be 4 J given to women delegates only. 4 b Mrs. Charles Donohoe, president 4 b of the women’s state democratic + 4 club, said: "Wliy, certainly not. 4 ♦ We’re not going to distinguish 4 4 between men and women dele + 4 gates. All will be treated ♦ + alike.” 4 44444444 + 4444444 AGRICULTURAL CHAUTAUQUA I Will be Biggest Event Ever -Pulled Off in Indiana— National Speakers X ARE ON THE PROGRAM Colonel Reppert Receiving Many Letters Approving the Chautauqua Idea Manager Stinson of the Great Northern .Indiana Fair association speaking of the coming fair August 10. says the Agricultural Chautauqua will be one of the big features of the fair. Arrangements have been made for a large tent that will seat from 2,500 to 3.000 people, in which the chau tauqua will) he conducted for four days during the fair. Some of the best agricultural men of the country, men of national reputation have be-n invited to deliver addresses, an.l the fact that these men will be here will make the Chautauqua of national Importance. In addition to the addresses of these national experts, demonstrations will be conducted on the platform, demonstrating tlie reasons why certain pure-bred animals are winne’s at the fair, and also the methods of ■aring for and producing prize-win-ning stock will be discussed. Plans are also under way to conduct a bee demonstration each day, in which ail farmers will be interested. A hog-killing -demonstration has ■been arrang’d for, and an expert from one of the largest packing companies in the country will be here to demonstrate from the platform methods of killing and preparing the meat for table use. This program will be interspersed with music and a sufficient amount of entertainment and amusement to make every moment instructive and interesting. Judging from the letters received by Col. Fred Reppert. the idea of a program of this kind receives the endorsement of the leading live stock men of the country. One of the leading agricultural magazines of the nation has already signified that a specil writer will he sent here to write up the Chautauqua, which will give it national recognition. All of this will help Decatur, and the attendance of Adams < oflnty people and their friends should be thus showing the appreciation of l 'the managers of this really big fair. THE Sf*BETs”SET Exposition Auditorium is Ready for Opening of Convention Monday (United Press Service) San Francisco, June 25. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —With the installation of sound amplifiers like those used st the recent Chicago convention to carry voices of speakers to each corner of the exposition auditorium, ' everything was practically in readiness todjay for the flemocratfc national convention. In mared contrast to noisy, bustling Wabash avenue in Chicago, the auditrium here, brick and stone and modern in every respect, overlooks the quiet civic Center square with its statues, fountains, trees, grass and (Continued on page four)

: A NATION WIDE : STRIKE COMING b Reported That Unless a Wage Increase is Grant- £ ed by Saturday Night I STRIKE WILL COME b »• Railroad Labor Board Took £ Steps Today to Hasten i- Decision on Matter b j, (United Press Service) Washington, June 25. — (Special to 5, D<ily Democrat) —Reports were cirb culated among railroad men here tob day that thire will be a nation-wide b walkout of all railroad workers tomorb kw ot mid-night unless the railway b labor board acts on pending wage cases before that time. Railroad broth erhood officials and government officials have declared they know nothing about the walkout. I Chicago, June 25.— (Special to Daily I Democrat) — United States railroad labor wage board took steps to hasten its decision on demands of two million r railroad employes for a billion dc'lar annual wage increase. As railroad union heads went into executive session here to discuss means to force an immediate decision 1 the board went into session earlier than usual with instructions that they were r not to be disturbed for “any one” and intimating they will meet again this afternoon, all day tomorrow and possibly Sunday. * Chicago. June 25.-—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat) Railroad union leaders. 1, met here today to consider action to | I force an immediate award from the -. railroad labor board on demands of 2. 1 OOd.OOO workers for an annual wage 0 increase of one billion dollars. Hints 1 of strike were heard but no official 1 would support them. They declined , to make any statement in advance ot ■ their meeting. u| Threatened with disruption of its P 1 organization by the increasing number j I of railroad workers who are quitting ' (Continued on page two) ON WEDDING TRIP p f Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Roop Arrive From Akron. 0., 3 ' I 1 to Visit Relatives MARRIED SATURDAY 1 —j—- ’ By Rev. Paulus, Pastor of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Akron I I ] Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Roop, of Ak 1 ron, Ohio, are visiting Mr. Hoops ’ mother, Mrs. George Roop, of T* nth 1 street. In fact, it is just a little more, , than a visit, and is a honeymoon trip, . the visitors having been married in - Akron last Saturday evening, and Hearne here at once, arriving Sunday I morning. The groom has been employed at , j Akron tor the past two and one-half t! years, and while there met Miss Hilda j McGovern, and the friendship first I formed ripened in a real love affair . and culminated in their marriage Sa' ,' urday evening by the Rev. Father ' > Paulus, pastor of the St. Bernard'i Catholic church in Akron Mr. Roop, who is well known here is ■ receiving the congratulations of his many friends. The couple will return to Akron afjter a short visit, Mi Rcop being employed in the plant of , tlie Goodyear Tire & Rubber com5 pany. • BALL GAME SUNDAY Follow the crowd to Bellmont park I Sunday. The many base ball fans of, , I this city together with the large j ■ a number of rooters from Bluffton will 1 J receive the treat of their lives at. , tills time, as the local boys will 1 cros4 bats with the Bluffton city 1 ' |eam. The game has been scheduled I Jto start at 3 o’clock with Mr. Emery, i jof Berne, acting as umpire. Both 1 , | teams are evenly matched, and both < ’, confident of a victory. The locals j 1 1 will appear on the grounds with Cochran in the box. Kolb catcher, I ( Dlstle on second base and Laird on i t I third base, and one of the speediest j games of the season is expected. Be' j there |:

WILLIAM J. BRYAN IM ‘'"■l I ’“V_ ‘ The Commoner and “war horse’’ of file democratic party. William Jennings arriv' d at San Francisco today and immediately made things stir around the convention headquarters. He insists that the democrats adopt the “dry” plank in their platform. He is the best known man in the country. A LABOR OFFICIAL Kenneth Winans, Former Decatur Resident, is Now a Prominent Worker in OHIO LABOR CIRCLES Being Prominently Spoken of as President of the Bricklayers’ Union i K-nneth Winans, former Decatur resident, now living in Piqua, Ohio, lias been reelected president of tne Ohio State Conference of the Bricklayers' union. He lias Already served one year, and his work has been so, satisfactory that there was no opposition to his reelection. He has become one of tlie prominent labor leaders in Ohio, and is being prominently men i tinned for president of the Brick Masons and Plasterers' International union. Mr. Winans is a contractor at Piqua. 1 to which place he moved from Decai tur about fourteen years ago. He is well known here, and his many friends are pleased over his advancement in i the field of labor. He was always popular with friends, ami was a strong dvocate of principles he believed tc i be right, which has undoubtedly won ' for him his prominence among labor men of Ohio. REPORTED NEAR DEATH Word was received in this city from Bluffton this afternoon stating that Mrs. D. E. Studebaker, well known lady of that city, is seriously ill with convulsions and that her death is expected at auy time. Mrs. Studebaker is well known throughout this country and vicinity and the news of her sickness will cause a great shock to her many friends. dyeiTin’lead - Atlantic City. N. J., June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first ballot taken today for International President of the Association of International Rotary Clubs at the annual Convention here failed to give a ma- ; jority to any candidate. John Dyer, | Vincennes, Indiana, was high man with 332 votes. AS THE SPEAKER 11 Indianapolis, Ind , June 25.—(Spej ciai to Daily Democrat)—Jesse Eschbach, chief of the state board of accounts. will be speaker of the house 1 of representatives at the proposed I special session of the Indiana legislature if that body elects him, he ' said today. , 1 “If the house of representatives, I wants me to be the speaker I will serve in that capacity,” Eschbach said. “If it does not it will be alright with me. I am not a candidate for ■ that place.” Eschbach has served as speaker at many of the recent sessions. His statement cleared up much uncer-: tainty surrounding the speajkershtp of the proposed session which Governor Goodrich has announced he will ’ call to appropriate money for the state institutions. That the call will not go out from the governor’s office before next Mon- i day was indicated by state house officials today. It was the general belief around the state house that the assembly will meet next week.

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BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT OF STEEL Commissioners Award the Contract to Burk Construction Co. to Build .A. J. SMITH BRIDGE Bid was $47,290.00—The Work Will Start Soon— Gallemeir Road Sold : At three o’clock this afternoon the I commissioners awarded the contract for the building of the A. J. Smith bridge to the Burk Construction company of Newcastle, Indiana, on their f bid of $47,200.00. They accepted the • bid for a steel bridge, heavy type. f • Meeting in special session today, . the board of Adams county commfst sioners received sealed proposals • for the construction and erection of . the A. J. Smith bridge to span the St. Mary’s river just north of the Decatur corporate limits on the Deca tur and Fort Wayne road. At two1 forty-live this afternoon the board was in session with Surveyor Orvall HarrulT. deciding which of the two bids they would accept. The bids filed and amounts were: The Nat tional Concrete Company. Indianapolis. bid $47,499.50. The above bid was tor a concrete construction. The 1 Birk Construction company of Newcastle. Indiana, bid $47,200.00 for a steel construction of the heavy type and $44.995.00 for a light steel construction. No bids by local contractors were filed. Following the tiling of the bids the commissioners went into special session with Surveyor Harruff who has been appointed superintendent of construction for the improvement. The new bridge will span the St. •Mary’s river where tlie ol<l wooden bridge now stands and which was j condemned a few months ago by the 1 commissioners and Supt. of Highways. Jim A. Hendricks. Heavv and constant traffic within late years wore out ’he bridge and when it was condemned and closed to traffic, one of the big stringers had already broken. The state tax board will permit Adams county to issue bonds sufficient to build the firidge. an estimate of $50,000 having been made for the improvement and as soon as the contract is awarded and properly signed the work of constructing the new bridge will begin. It is hoped that it might be completed this year, but in ; view of the handicap in getting material it may be longer than that. | The commissioners will decide this afternoon company will get the contract. Gallmeier Road Sold The commissioners also received bids for the construction of the Fred Gallmeier road in Adams and Wells counties, a joint session of the Wells (Continued on page five) IS UNDER CONTROL British Troops in Charge of Londonderry Rioting —Two More are Dead (United Press Service) Dublin. June 25 (Special to Daily Democrat) — Several regiments of British troops, including a cavalry company, controlled the situation at Londonderry today. The city had the appearance of an armed camp. Tanks, machine guns, motor lorries and barbed wire entanglements effectively dampened the ardor of Sinn Fciners and Unionists who had held citizens in their homes and prevented conduct of business by faction..! fighting since last Friday night. Two more men, one Sinn Feiner and a Unionist died at hospitals early from wounds received ■ last night. The only disturbances ' reported today were on the outskirts of Londonderry. Several refugees arriving here said Unionists had : strongly entrenched along the road I from Carrigan to Londonderry. Soldiers were stationed on the roof ’ of the cathedral to pick off snipers on house-tops. A battalion of the j Cheshire was reported marching toward Londonderry. — ‘ Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Danner and daughter, of Indianapolis, visited old ■ friends here yesterday. Mr. Danner was formerly a resident of here.