Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 171.

CHIEFS mr A 1 SECRET MEETINC mi -— Railroad Labor Leaders ' Wish to Hold a Meeting With Railroad Hoard .WOULD TELL NOTHING A • ' Approval of Ward Has Not Yet Been Given— Expect Action Soon (United Pthms Sorvi'p) UMcago. July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Leaders of organized railroad labor today requested a sec ret conference with the full member F>»hlp of the U. S. railroad labor board relative to the award announced yesterday by the board. The award granted a six million dollar increase to railroad labor. r; Labor chiefs refused to make known what they would present. had been in executive session all morning when th- request was made. Judge Barton, chairman cf the Loard, immediately presented the re quest to other members and labor leaders resumed their session pend Ing the board's decision. Evidences of a real barrier to complete agreements on the wage awards were numerous among union leaders. The fifteen executive heads of the rail unions were almost in continuous session delaying meetings of the Chairman who waited for the recommendations. KChicapo. July 21 ' Sn.-cial ir Di-i. Democrat-Definite eptan<or nbv railroad labor of the Slliio.000,000 wage i>lxan>.- announced bv the railroad iab.tr board was expected today as 2.00 U repi'e . tititiv. ot rail Way unions continu'd conferences here. fc W. C. Lee presid' in o'' the Broihet 1M od of Railway Trainmen and pthei leaders said they expected a stand would he determined early today Lee pdeclarcd Im was confident titeri would be no ill't-’nl strikes now. This had ibeen the chief concern of railroad union leaders. Lee refused to v Afeciirs the probable 1 osition rail leaders would take. Union officials were to continue their group mtefint'S earlv todav and then join a grand session followed by » joint, announcement of labor's attitude tiward the wage hoard's award. Railway n,inagers made it plain today that while they arc in complete A-Accm i with the wage decision, in--1 freight rates will bo necessary. for advanced freight and passenger rates of 30 to 40 per cent 'will be presente.l immediately, operators said. Ecieveland. Ohio. July 21.-(SpP'h' to Dally Democrat) -The Cleveland yardmen's association, composed ot the “rebel element" in Chicago loda> were on record against accepting the award of the railroad labor board. Washington. (Continued on page three) BICK TO_SCHOOL Michigan Officials Say the Married Women I nder 16 Must Attend School (United Tress Service) Detroit, Mich . July 21-(Special to Dallv Democrat)— Twenty-six Detroit married women, all under the age of 16. must attend the grade schools under the state compulsory educa tion law, according to rulings m.u here bv Arthur L. Lederle, chief attendance officer of the board of edu cation, and Judge Henry S. Hulbert, of the probate court. A state law passed in 1816 releases a minor at marriage from paren a control and provides that such m tiers “shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges and such minor shall be subject to <h same duties. liabilities and response bilities as such husband or'Hi : they were of legal age at the time their marriage.’’ Upon this section so the statutes attorneys for Agnes Rauer. 15 year 01 d bride, are basing their appeal to - the courts to upset the school order. Miss Zelma Nelson who has been working for the General Electric com pany nt Fort Wayne, has been transferred to the local plant.

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MEET AT FOUNDRY The members of the Decatur Cast- | Ings company base ball team, being ■ anxious to get the proposed industrial base ball league started In this city, have issued a call fer a meeting at the office ot tlie Castings company for • Monday night. It is the wish of the toundry men that every factory, the ; up-towners or what other faction is intending to organize a team. hav. , representatives at the meeting for the i purpose of furthering the organization. The meeting will be called at 7:30 o'I Clock Monday night. Work on the diamond near the foundry has already been started and it will be ready by the last of this week. The C.<tings company having already organized their team. 1 EXTENDING MAINS I Water Superintendent William Parent and Force of Men Laying Pipe and MAKING CONNECTIONS To New Industries—Wells Being Drilled and New Compressor Installed Superintendent Parent of the city water department is a very busy man these days, and with his force of a dozen men is rapidly making the water department in tills city one of the best to be found anywhere. The superintendent and his men arc now engaged in extending the city water plines to the General Electric and Decatur Castings company plants find already 420 feet of six and eight inch pipe have been laid to the Gen era! Electric plant. This line will connect with the big 75,000 gallon tank to be used in connection with their an tomatic sprinkler plant, now being in stalled. When connections are all made at the G. E. plant. Mr. Parent will im mediately start on the laying of I,ll'C feet ot six-inch mains to the plaut ot the Decatur Castings company. This will be hurried to completion that thfoundry may have needed fire protec ! tion. This is but a part of the work plan ned by the department and for which a bond issue of fifteen thousand dol lars was floated to care for it. Three wells are being drilled along Fifth street, near the north ward school building, between the sidewalk and curb, which will greatly increase the water supply needed by the addition of the two big factories. The tank for the use of the street sprinkling is also in place, but the electric pump to be used in pumping the water from the river to the tank has not arrived, although It has been ordered several months. This tank has been erected at the east end of Jefferson street, near the Fornax mill. Water will be pumped by elec tricity, and this arrangement will save the city many hundreds of gallons annually which would have to come through the city’s mains. The river water is just as good for sprinkling purposes as the city water, and the cost of pumping it will be considerably less. A new compressor Is also being installed at the plant on North Third 1 street, and Decatur will soon have one of the very best water plants. VIOLATORS WERE FINED 'Squire Dutcher’s court yesterday afternoon was a busy place for a time, when two more violators of the motor ’ vehicle law at Berne were brought in I and fined. John Eicher, well known F farmer, of Monroe township, was ’ fined two cents and costs, amounting in all to $13.07. John Neussbaum. ‘ another well known naan, was fined ' one cent and costs, amounting to i $13.06. His car was on the wrong side • of the street. Both affidavits were filed by Marshal Ireland of Berne. : ' . ICE CREAM SOCIAL , An ice cream social will be held | at the Wood Chapel church on Friday . evening, July 30th. A friendship com- - fort of about four hundred names will • be sold. Also a large number of par- ■ eels. Plenty of candy, cracker-jack, ice cream and other good eats. ( Doodles of fund for every one. • Come! «. * *+♦♦V♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ i ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦** Part cloudy tonight and Thursday; - probably local showers tonight north and central portions.

TAXIDERMY ANO ■ RELIC DISPLAY — ? I). M. Hensley Will Have Most Interesting Exhibit at the Coming Fair B MANY RELICS ASSURED Public Asked to Contribute to Display — Articles , Carefully Guarded — One feature ot' the exhibits at the 1 Great Northern Indiana Fair that soj far has not had much publicity is the' exhibit of D. M. Hensley, taxidermist J and the display ot old relics in connet tion herewith. The old dance hall has been moved to a pohit near the cherry- ■ boy fountain, and remodeled, so that | it makes one of the finest buildings for; a display of this kind. The fair management desires that any one who has a relic ot any kind I ' no matter what it is, enter it in the' exhibit. The public is guaranteed that I the article will be taken care of and returned In just as good shape as when taken to the grounds. There will be ample police protection, day and! night, and there will be absolutely no danger of theft. The display will be in charge of Mr. Hensley, and he will personally look after your property. Mr. Hensley now has the following articles which he will place on ex hibition, and there are a number of others already assured: Peacock, raised by John Schurger, Decatur, Indiana. Bald eagle, caught by Austin Brown Osprey, caught by H. L. Troutner. ' Willshire. Ohii Blue Crane, caught by Myers in river. Loon, killed by Robinson in Steele's pond. Mallard Ducks, killed by Cal Kunkle, j Monmouth. Chicken Hawk, killed by Henry I Koeneman Night Heron, sent from New York City. Michigan Bittern, W. L. Troutner. (Continued on page four) FORM AUXILIARY Lady Relatives of American Legion Members Held a Meeting Last Night OFFICERS ELECTED Mothers, Wives, Sisters and Daughters of the Legion Men Are Eligible A ladies’ auxiliary to the Adams Post, No. 43, was- .organized Monday evening at the post hall, the membership being made up from the mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of the soldier lads who served in the war between April 6, 19L7 and November 11, 1918, and also the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of any who were killed or died in the service. Several interesting talks were given during the meeting, at which Mrs. Anna McConnell presided as chairman. and the talks were given by Joe McConnell and Joe Laurent of the American Legion. The organization starts off with eleven charter members. and the ladies elected the following officers: President—Mrs. Charles Saunders. Vice President —Mrs. Lord. Secretary —Miss Virginia Ls.urent. Treasurer—Mrs. Langston. ( Executive Committee — Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. Ed. Ehinger, Mrs. ' Lawrence Ixird." Rules were read by Joseph Laurent The auxiliary voted to place the yearly dues at one dollar. A membership drive will now be I started and it is hoped to have a ■ large membership in the course of a • few months. I — CLEARED NEAT SUM The Catholic Ladies of Columbia who put on the show, “She Loves and Lies,” at the Mecca theater Monday and Tuesday evenings, cleared the sum ► of SSO from the venture, and feel ► grateful to the public for the patron N age given them. The show was a ; good one, and as the public likes the i best,. the theater was filled at every show.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, July 21, 1920.

FORMER RESIDENTS HERE ; Mr. anil Mrs. Fred Puryear and Mr.! land Mrs. B. ,1. Lynch of Jonesboro. I Ark., visited in the city a few hours I yesterday with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Puryear and Mr. Lynch ! motored here from Jonesboro and met Mrs. Lynch at Fort Wayne, she com ing from Battle Creek. Mich., where she has been taking treatment for a Humber of weeks at the famous Battle I Creek sanitarium. They were the' guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell a) a twelve o'clock luncheon and were entertained nt a six o'clock dinner by Mrs. Minnie Holthouse. They left last night for Hattie (’reek, Michigan, where Mrs. Puryear and Mrs. Lynch | will remain during the summer. Their many Decatur friends and relatives ! were glad to see them. GOING7OTiir EAST AND WEST — Governor Cox Will Tour East While Franklin Roosevelt Goes West PEOPLE WILL HEAR And See Them — Judge White is New Chairman ! —Coming to Indiana (United Press Service) Columbus. 0., July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The democratic stump campaign will be opened sim ultanecusly in the middlewest and east by Governor James M. Qox and in the far west by Franklin D. Roose velt about August 15. Cox today said' that this plan re pre 1 sented the consensus of opinion oi I the democratic national committee and that it would undoubtedly be followed. The presidential nominee said he expected to carry his cam paign west early in September. The last of August Cox expects to ' spend in filling speaking engage meats in the east. New England probably will be invaded. It was evidenced the national com mittee favored having Cox spend much time in Ohio. New York. New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois. He may make a flying trip to Maine. Roose | velt probably will be sent direct to the Pacific coast. Cox also is anxious to carry his appeal across the mountains. • George White, Cox’s cantp a1 g i manager, is rushing the completion of the campaign committee. Cox will start the writing of his speech of acceptance within a few days. Senator Pomerene now in the west, will confer with Cox soon to frame plans for full publicity on campaign funds through a senatoiiai investigation. THOUSANDS OF FANS (United Press Service) New York, Hujy 21.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Attendance records |were made during the Yankee-Whit, Sox series that ended here yesterday. Jn four days the turnstiles registered 129,000 customers, an average of mon than 32,000 a day. Saturday 36.00( were in the big yard. DIED LAST NIGHT Thomas Sweeney, Fifty-six Years Old, Passed Away at County Infirmary PAINTER BY TRADE Was Born in New York and Little is Known Concerning His Family Thomas Sweeney, about fifty-six years old. and a resident at the count' infirmary four years, died at that place last evening at 8 o’clock. M'r. Sweeney was a painter by trade and was well known by numerous citizens here. He was born in New York, and but very little is known ofi his family, except that he has two' daughters somewhere in New York. 1 His wife died in Chicago previous to his coming to Decatur. As there are no relatives, to claim the body, in all probability the rei mains will be sent to the state anatomical board at Bloomington, a message being sent this morning asking, for instructions. In case they do nor , want the bodv at this time it will b-’, interred at the cemetery at the county I farm.

WAY BLEARED FOR BOND APPROVAL An Ordinance is Passed Amending Council Action Relative to Bond Issue APPROVAL GIVEN Buying Equipment for the Power Plant—Purchase a Truck—Let Contract Meeting in regular session last evening the city council passed a revised . rdinance pertaining to the issuing of the fifteen thousand and fifty thousand bond issues, this action being requested by the Indianapolis attorneys who are going over the transcripts, preparatory to approving the bonds which were purchased by tl(e three Decatur banks and re-sold to the J F. Wild company of Indianapolis. Only three members of the couttil were present at the opening of tlie meeting. Councilman Jacob Martin, being away on his vacation, and as it, 1 required a two-thirds vote to pass tlie ordinance, it was necessary to locate Councilman John Logan who was detained for about a half-hour on othei business. Upon the arrival of Mr Logan tlie ordinance was passed with out a dissenting vote. Huber DeVoss who went to Indianapolis Monday and appeared before the Indianapolis e.t torneys. sent word to his father. Cit.' Attorney L. C. DeVoss that the bond.-' would be approved if the council pass ed the needed legislation last night Tlie ordinance as passed merely corrected the action taken in tlie mattei at a previous meeting and with tin passing of tlie amended ordinance till bonds will be approved. Policeman's Bond. Frank Elzey, the new policeman, filed his bond and oath of office. Chri. l Bokneeht and Ed. 1.. Kintz being hi.bondsmen in the amount cf one thousand dollars. Extending Water Line. The matter of extending the wat -r lines and mains from the G. E. plant ( o Hie Decatur Castings coinpan' , (Continued on page four) A BAND CONCERT Will Be Given at Waterworks Park Sunday Afternoon From 4 to 5 ERWIN WILL SPEAK Messrs. Patterson, Hite and Hoffman to Lead in Community Singing The regular weekly concert of the Decatur band will be given Thursday evening from 8 to 9 o’clock at the corner of Madison and Second streets and Mr. Sellemeyer promises a good program. An additional concert will be giv en Sunday afternoon at the Water works park, which promises to draw I the biggest crowd of the season. Mr. Sellemeyer has planned for some time to give a Sunday afternoon concert, believing that it would be pleas ing to the public. This will be given between 4 and 5 o’clock. In addition to the concert he has arranged for a ten-minute talk by Attorney I). B. Erwin on lively topics of the day. Messrs. Fred Patterson. Hugh I). Hite and Wesley Hoffman have also agreed to lead in the community singing, at which time patriotic songs, and those familiar to all will be sung. KNEE INJURED IN FALL — Mrs. Charles Knodle while running a foot race at the Evangelical picnic i Tuesday afternoon fell and cut her limb just below the knee cap. It was a very bad cut and extended almost a third of Hie way around the limb, re-1 | qulring a dozen stitches to draw the ' wound together. Mrs. Knodle tsuf- ! fers much pain and will not be per mitted to bear her weight on the fimb for some time. TWINS ARE BORN The twin girls born to Mr. and Mrs. . Jess Williams, of (Toss street Tues day evening hhve been named Helen ; May and Hilda Fay. The babes tipped I the scales at 7 and 6% ponds respecItievly. Everybody doing fine.

FEDERATION OF LABOR The Federation of L.abor, which - was organized In this city recently among the laboring men. will hold a meeting Thursday evening at the Atoccabbee hall at 8 o'clock. The I p.atier for the order has arrived and business of importance will come before the members at this time. 1 Mr. P. K. Bell, wed known laboi r I worker of Fort Wayne, will be present at the meeting and will deliver an address to the Federation which > will be "ell worth hearing. All I<>- , boring men, and all those interested lin the organization are especially urged to be present. Remember 'he ; date, tomorrow evening at the Mac- ■ cabbee h ill. i! START TOMORROW ? ■ - Engineers McNaughton to Begin Joh of Ascertaining What It Is COSTING THE CITY i To Manufacture Electricity and Pump Mater—Must Clean the Street 'At a recent meeting ot' the city council it was moved and seconded that a) consulting engineer be employed on the job of finding out and ascertaining exactly what it was costing the Decatur light and power plant to manufacture ami sell electrici'y and pump water. Engine<;-s David anil Jim McNau 'i ton have been employed for this tass and they will go to work tomorrow. Messrs McNaughtons were employed by the city last winter when it was proposed that a new power nad water plant be built in order to take care oi the new and old industries and tlie assured growth of the city which wil' be brought about with the coming ol , the factories to this city. After th- ! exact cost of manufacturing is found : out a petition will be made by the city of Decatur to the public servie commission for an adjustment of pow er and light rates which in this case will be higher in view of the hign 1 cost of coal. It is thought that it wil take between one and two months tc j completed the job. The water an | light rates, together with power rates are the same today as when the cit; , was buying coal for two dollars a ton and it is confidently believed that tin i adjustment of rates will be along the Increase. Must Clean Street. At last evening’s meeting of th< council. Mayor Yager was authorized to serve notice on the Old AdamCounty bank and the contractor wlit : is erecting the new bank building or the corner of Monroe and Secon streets to clear the street of the brick anil building material within fiv days. A petition signed by fifteen i citizens and business hom es was pr> sented to the council asking that son) action by taken in the clearing of the' street* before Ct’d Home week and the Northern Indiana fair. Through some difficulty the work on the nev hank building has been delayed am' the material to be used in its con . strnction is piled along Monroe street PICNIC TOMORROW t The Presbyterian picnic will be be’ | tomorrow at the Henry Ktick grov . I east, of the city. Members of th< ‘ church, Sttjiday pcliool and tliei : friends are asked to meet at th' i , church at 8:30 in the morning where! conveyances will be ready to make th' I trip for them. Autos will drive had ad forth until all are carried to thi ' grounds. A truck will take swings | hammocks, and any other haggagi that is to be taken along . Picnicke. are to be at the church at 8:30. — NO SCHOOL MONEY For the second time since John Mosure became county auditor, there is no money in the school fund availI able for loan purposes at this time. 'The funds are usually kept pretty well loaned out, bill it does not very often happen that they are all gone. ARRESTED LAST NIGHT Kurt Johnson was arrested last evening by Chief of Police Joel Reynolds on a charge of public intoxlcai tion. He was brought before Mayor Yager this morning and pleaded guilty I to the charge, being fined $lO and ■ j costs, amounting to S2O. He stayed | the docket.

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PRIMARY REPEAL BILL IS PASSED By the House Without Much Trouble —Goes to Senate —Senate Passes FUEL CONTROL BILL Elsner and Beardsley Take the Floor—Hope to Adjourn Saturday (Bulletin) (United Press Service) Indianapolis. .July 21 (Special to Daily Democrat) The minus clause giving the lax board final jurisdiction over tax levies and the Johnson house bill restoring control 1 over bond issues passed the house this afternoon 75 to 13. Indianapolis, Ind.. July 21.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Passage of the primary repeal bill by the house and adoption of Senator Beardsley’s con(Current resolution calling on President Wilson to re-establish fuel control by the upper body featured the morning session of the special legislature today. A political skirmish accompanied the adoption of the Beardsley resolution. Senator English moved that action of the resolution be postponed until March 4, 1921, predicting that “we will have a republican president then.” Senator Elsner, minority leader, replied in an attack against the admlrv istration of Governor Goodrich and with the declaration that President Wilson would give the matter “fair and just consideration.” By a vote of 26 to 12 the senate sent the resolution to the house. Senator Beardsley introduced the resolution late yesterday. Speaking on the motion of Senator English, he said. “Senator English probably has plenty of coal in his bunkers but there are millions of others of us who have not.” Governor Goodrich’s bill creating a ' <Joal commission to regulate the price dnd supervise distribution of coal was reported from the senate committee on reports on privileges without recommendation. First steps toward adjournment Saturday night were to be taken this afternoon when it became known that a movement was afoot to adjourn both the house and senate early with i republican members of each body entering a final caucus to agree on every mooted question. Indianapolis, July 21—(Special to I Daily Democrat) With agreement in | sight on "cure-all'’ tax legislation, tlie administration bill restoring the 1 control of bond ismies to local taxing units and retaining to the state tax hoard control over tax levies today jumped to the front as one of the burning issues of the special ses- ' sion of tlie legislature. Previously occupying an isolated peg in the legislative hopper this ' measure today ranked with the sol(Continued on page two) WILL ‘COME BACK’ Jack Johnson Waives Extradition and Bail and is to be Taken to Chicago (United Press Service) Los Angeles, Cal.. July 21—(Spe- ! cial to Daily Democrat) Jack John- , son. former heavyweight cahmpion, . waited today for the order which will I < tiuse his return to Chicago and probi ably a re-sentence of one year in pris- | on for white slavery. Johnson, after a day in which he ended seven years of dodging United States authorities by surrendering at the international border, spent last night in the Los Angeles jail. Following his surrender he was taken before a commissioner in San Diego. He waived extradition and bail and an order Cor his removal here was issued. "When I get to Chicago 1 intend to put up the bond money, then I'm going to fight the case against me,” Johnson' said, adding “I’ll take my * medicine, though, it' I lose.” He declared be was glad to return - to the United States and that he was r sorry he had fled. i Johnson declared he intended refl turning to the ring. He Mid he was 1 in the best of condition and confident he could “come back.”