Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIIL Number J 85.

MANY KILLED; SCORES INJURED IN RIOTS

EUROPE HINGES ON VERGE OF ANOTHER GREAT WAR FRANCE AND ENGLAND ARE PREPARED TO AID POOR POLAND - RUSSIA'S DRIVE AGAINST WARSAW WAS CHECKED THIS MORNING.

(United Press Service) . London, Aug. 5—(12:30 p. m.)— Britain’s navy is ready to impose an absolute blockade upon Russia within 12 hours after it is ordered to do so, the admiralty stated today. London. Aug. 6 —(10:40 a. m.)— It was semi-officialiy reported today that the British cabinet had decided to take action against Russia which virtually amounts to war. Europe today apparently stood on the verge of war. The British cabinet, according to a dispatch from London, has decided on a course of action against the bolshevik! which virtually amounts to waging war upon Russia. There was nothing to indicate that Britain would actually send a military expendition, but its warships at Constantinople and in the Baltic were ready to impose an airtight blockade in the Baltic and Black seas on 12 hcur's notice. France and Britain were believed prepared to join in sending munitions to Poland. A Warsaw dispatch said the Poles had checked the bolshevik offensive and were holding the invaders along the general line of the liver Bug. Evacuation of Warsaw continued, how ever. Labontes and others opposed to British intervention were organizing to hold public demonstrations throughout England, to voice opposition to as sisting Poland in any manner. Both Austria and Germany, the nations which started the great war just six years ago. have declared neutrality. Austria begged the allies to re spect its frontiers. Germany, which six years ago violated the neutrality if Belgium declared it would fight if necessary to keep its frontiers inviolate if a real war develops. Warsaw. Aug. 5 —X la London, Aug. 6—(10:35 a. m.)— Russia’s drive against Warsaw has been checked along the general line of the river Hug, the war office announced today. A counterattack has been launched and is making progress. Victories over the bolsheviki also reported in Silesia and in the province of Orodno “In the Brody sector, (before Lemfavorably to us” says the communique. The evacuation of this city is continuing. as a precautionary measure. French and British missions, headed respectively by M. Jusserand and Lord Babernon, today planned to de-

part very soon to make a full report ; on the situation to their governments Almost all the other diplomats have already gone. JOKER IN LAW (United Press Service) ' I Indianapolis. Aug. 6—(Spe- l cial to Daily Democrat)—A re- ; nnbliean member of the legislature who did not want to be ([noted dfrectly said this afternoon that section four of the bill passed by the recent special session restoring home rule on tax levies-and bond issues fails to make provisions for the issuance of bonds .between now and Jan. 1. That section supplements section 201 of the old tax law and provides that any city or local faxing unit may issue such bonds as it deems necessary but it fails to authorize the state tax hoard or the taxing units to o. k. bonds issued between now and that date; he said.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MEETING MONDAY I ‘ 1 Special Meeting of American Legion Will be Held —Vicotry Medals A special meeting has been called tor next Monday, August 9, at 8 o'clock in the evening at post headquarters in the G. A. R. hall. Business relative to our activities on day, Aug 10th. is to be disposed cf. All mem [ bers are urgently requested to be pres ent. Victory Medals. Applications tor Victory medals ar? coming in slowly. Ex-service men should bear in mind tSe fact that it is the desire of the American Legion ’ to present these medals with appropriate public ceremonies on Armistice day. November 11. Bue lo the fact; that there will be over four million applications made, some time must j necessarily ensue before all can be, Reared for, because of this reason Members of the local post of th; [ legion who have volunteered to take care of this work, request all ex-serv-, ice men to bring in their discharges ' and -to make application as soon pos-, sible. The next of kin to persons hav-1 ing died in service should be espe cially desirous of obtaining the medal and should make application at once. 1 Post headquarters in G. A. R. hall are: : open each evening during the weeki t except Sunday and Messrs. J. L Me , 1 Connell and J. C. Laurent are on duty j there to care for the work and to fur-: nish the information desired. Kindly’ assist these men by getting in your ’ application early. HUNTERTOWN VS. DECATUR * The Huntertown base ball team. 1 which met and defeated the local base ball club in this city two weeks ago 1 tc the tune of 6 to 4. will again jour- 1 nev to this city Sunday afternoon for i another game with the locals to be played at Bellmont park. The Hunter r town aggregation is considered as one : of the strongest teams in northern Indiana, having defeated a number of strong teams this year. Both teams will appear with their regular line-up and a stiff tight is predicted, the J ■ locals to fight doubly hard to send the visitors home defeated The ganu : will be called at 3 o’c-.ck with Mr I Emery of Berne again acting as urn- • pire. Everybody out. Same old price

FIRST BREAK COMES (United Press Service) Pittsburg, Kans.. Aug. 6 /Special to Daily Democrat)— First break in the present unauthorized coal strike in this field came today when miners at Jackson Wilker mine number 16. notified company offi-i cials they had voted to return] to work as instructed by international President John L. Lewis. This mine is one of the biggest in the field. Industrial court officials believed this ac (ion indicated that President Howatt is losing his hold on th< men. Howatt defied Lewis when the latter ordered him to get the men back to work. ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST + ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Part cloudy tonight and Saturday; I not much change in temperature.

FIRST AID STATION Red Cross Organization Will Have a Tent at the Fair Next W’eek FOR PUBLIC USE Nurses and Physicians Will be on Hand to Care for Any That are Injured 1 The Decatur Red Cross society has completed all arrangements for their booth at the fair grounds next week The tent and space has been generous I !y donated for the use of the society by Colonel Reppert, and his kindness lis appreciated by the organization. | The tent will be located just west of ; the Hensley taxidermy and relic tent. . and the public is urged to use it. In case some one is injured an alarm will be sounded, and every phy-' i sician who happens to be on the [ ground is requested to go to the tent and offer his assistance. Every care will be given the Injured and sick if they will call or will permit themselves to be taken to the tent. The offer of their services should be appreciated by the public, as oft-1 entimes the unexpected happens, and to know that you will be cared for by I the American Red Cross lifts a burden trom the minds of anxious friends. Nurses and attendants will be at the tent at all times, and they will be at j your service any time. Os course it would be much better if there should be no accidents, but they are ther" for emergency calls. A NAVAL EXHIBIT Officers of United States Navy Arrange for a Display at the Fair HERE YESTERDAY Will Make Effort to Secure Enlistments—Will Take Men From 17 to 35 Chief Petty Officers J. B Shanks and H. Morgan were in this city yesterday afternoon making final arrangements to have a naval exhibit at the fair grounds all next week. The exhibit will consist of a torpedo and other things used in naval warfare. This is the only torpedo in this part of the country and will prob ably attract considerable interest, duo to the fact that they were used so much in the recent world war, as they were one of the principal weapon.--used by the Germans in their submarine warfare. During the week of the fair there will at all times be a navy man on hand to explain all features of the exhibit. Also to urge enlistments in the nation's first arm of defense, the United States navy. Enlistments will be open for all men between linages of 17 and 35 years of age, for a period of two or more years. During i'ne week special inducements are oifeivd to ex-service ...wi to re-elist by an offer of an extended cruise to Euro pe and other countries. The United States ship St. Louis and six destroy-, ers will sail from Philadelphia for foreign ports as soon as they have a full crew and an opportunity is offered | to men to re-enlist for this cruise. I I With the increased pay and extended I time to re-enlist and still retain con ! itinuous service the navy offers an excellent opportunitv to young men. A special effort will also be made to' enlist men for the hospital school Young men who have been working in drug stores and boys who have completed an eighth grade school course are offered an opportunity to I study medicine in this branch of the ; naval service. WIRE INVITATIONS J Invitations were wired the Rotary i [ clubs at Fort Wayne. Bluffton, Portland, Van Wert and Muntington to- | day, asking them to be here next • i Thursday evening to attend the Rotary ' dinner at the fair grounds. Thurs- ’ day is Rotary day and the local RoItarians will be hosts to their neighbo”I i ing brothers. It is expected that each club will have large delegations.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 6, 1920.

LUTHER LEAGUE SOCIAL The American Luther League of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran school, more generally known as the Fuelling school, will hold a social at the school Sunday, evening. Features, of the social will be an address by I National President Dr. Duemling of Fort Wayne, and also by Rev. Bauer, of Fort Wayne. Ice cream and other refreshments will be served cn the school lawn. Walter Fuelling will install a Deleo system, and the lawn: will he well lighted. — WILL PLAY SATURDAY — The General Electric and HollandSt. Louis base ball teams will play the second game in the industrial league series Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Bellmont park. The game promises to be interesting, as the teams are said to be evenly matched. HAD A BIG TIME Jimmy Arnold Entertained Decatur Rotarians in Fine Style THREE-COURSE DINNER And Program at Spring Beach Hotel—Fun From Start to Finish The Decatur Rotarians never will forget the feed and big time given them by Rotarian Jimmy Arnold last evening at Rome City, which included a motor boat ride on the lake, three-course dinner at the Spring i Beacli hotel, the entertainment preI vided during the dinner and the general hospitality extended to them by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold. ' Jimmy" proved a hostess roval and every one v> ho [ attended agrees that they had the time of their life. It was fun from start to finish, everybody was happy and Jimmy saw to it that everyone enjoyed himself. Two delegations of Rotarians went tc the lake. Ten left in the morning, i arriving there in the afternoon, while the others left here on the G. R. & I. afternoon train, arriving there before six o’clock. They were met at the station by Mr. Arnold and giver, a . ride from one end of the lake to the I | other in Mr. Arnold's launch. At a little past six o’clock they were called into the dining foom at the Spring i Beach hotel, one of the famous hostelries in this part of the state and for three solid hours enjoyed themselvcd immensely. A three-course dinner, [ consisting of baked potatoes, blue gills and shad"fish direct 'from the lake —my, how they “smacked" corn lon the cob. and last but not least, large platters, heaped sky-high with friend chicken, were placed on the : table, together with the “fixins,” salids, ice tea, watermelon, and nearly everything that was eatable. Such a feed has not been enjoyed more : than once in a person’s life time. During the dinner, an entertainment | was provided, there being music, danc-| ling by a number of little girls, sing-! ’ ing and whistling by Mr. Arnold’s ' sister-in-law, Mrs. Arnold of Bryant, (Continued on page two) ITS GREAT NEWS Speculators Were Forced to Sell Sugar Which Brought Down Price (United Press Service) Indianapolis, August 6. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Twenty-one cent sugar went on the retail market here i i today. > The sugar was forced out of the [ hands of the speculators by the banks calling in their loans and was lumped on the market at a sacrifices, dealers said. Believing they would get 25 or 30 ■cents wholesale, for their hoarded ■ i sweets, the speculators held it in CinI, cinnati, Chicago and other cities, pay-; ing interest on the money which they - borrowed for the speculation. Many of the Indianapolis groceries - stocked up with all the cheap sugar II they could buy, paying 20 cents and ! I unloading it to the public at 21 cents. |

CLERKS WIN GAME » Trim the Decatur Castings Team in First Game of Industrial League SCORE WAS 17 TO 7 Next Game Saturday Afternoon Between G. E. and Sugar Company Nines The base ball team of the Decatut i Castings company was decisively drI B ated by the clerks' team in the first game cf the series of games to I I played by the industrial league: Th. ■ final score was 17 to 7. and the clerk.'hammered the pill all over the field.: and until the fourth jnn'ng it looked i like a race. Two-base hits w re s'e- ! cured by Gay, Kern, Biggs, B. Me? three-base hits. Gay. 2; Knapp. Pet 1 erson and Keller acted c. umpire.:. Tlie G. E. team and the Hol’.and-St j Louis teams play their first gram' at I Bellmont park Saturday afternoon.' Following is the score by innings: 124567 8 Jt H E I Clerks... 11 30 4 5 3—17 17 13 ! Castings. 2 0 3 002 0 7 621 The Line-up. Clerks Foundry iGrove ssC. Keller Gay c Meyers Kern If Tyndall IM. Bigg- 3b.. L. Biggs-Archbold ’Flanders lb Ross Knapp cf Keller : B. Meyers 2b Hyland : Neptune rs Zimmerman Stalter p... L. Biggs-Archbold BEERY FUNERAL Will be Held Saturday Afternoon at 2:30 From the Beery Church ELDER W. 11. MOORE Os New Carlisle, to Officiate —The Husband and Eight Living Children Funeral services for Mrs. Reuben Beery, who died yesterday afternoon at her home in Peterson, will be hel I . Saturday afternoon from the home at I 2 o’clock, and from the Beery church ■ west of the city at 2:30 o’clock. Elder \V. H. Moore of New Carlisle. Ohio, will officiate and burial will be at the Beery cemetery. Mrs. Beery’s death occurred at 1:30 [ o'clock after an illness of several months from tuberculosis. She was : l orn iu Kirkland township, this cour. : ty. December 17, 1851. making her age sixty-nine years, seven months and eighteen days. She was a daughter of James and Sarah Steele, and was married to Reuben Beery in young worn janhood. Eleven children were bora to them, three of whom are deceased. Those living are: Mrs. J. 11. I Bright, Peterson; Harve Beery, Peter ison; Mrs. Mabie Skiles, at home; Mrs. i Mary Shaffer, Hoopeston. 111.; Jesse, I Beery. Decatur;, Mrs. Margaret Jack-I j son, Sloan, i t nc.: Mrs. Edith Houcl; ! Honduras; Clyde Beery. Decatur James, Virgil and Ada are deceased. TREATY OF ALLIANCE < United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) Soviet Russia has made a treaty of alliance with Austria. according to government advices i today. Alliance has the greatest sigI nificance in connection with both the ■ bolshevik offensive against Poland ' and Moscow's campaign for world ' revolution, in the opinion of officials and military men here. Ostensibly the treaty was supposed to be one of the reparations of the prisoners ot ' war of each country, it is believed. [ but other of the ‘provisions are of I 1 great significance and constitute a I menace to the allies. fo~DECORATE TENT The Woman’s Auxiliary of American * | Legion will decorate the tent of I legion to be erected on the fair [ : grounds tor the fair and old home I ■week. Those who will assist in the work, will please meet at the G.'A. R. hall at. three o’clock Mlonday afternoon I and bring with them bunting and dec-’. orations.

MOB ATTACKS FOREIGNERS AT FRANKFORT. ILLINOIS DENVER STREET CAR EMPLOYEES BRING ABOUT BLOODY BATTLE - NINE DEATHS SO FAR-STATE MILITIA OUIETS THE MOB,

THE FALL STYLES — Men’s Clothing Mill he “Sedate”—Say Ther’ll be no Increase (United Press Service) Chicago, Aug. 6—(Special to Daily | D-motP.lt) —With jthe women fast i ’ approaching the limit in extreme;, [clothing styles, tne men are prepar- \ ! ' ing to act as an anchor on propriety ! and adopt the ultra-conservative in | fashions. Leading clothing manufacturers! ' here today predicted that new styles ' in men’s fall and winter clothing can : ’ : be.-1 be described in one word— : ■sedate." Patch pockets and long roll lapels ' will he discarded, they said, being I succeeded by plain pockets and .-traight lapels of medium length. ' i Trousers wi>l be along straight lines and cuff’s will be retained. It. was 1 ' predicted that double breasted coats. ' wi- derately form fitting, would be ! ■lopular. The predominating colors, according to the manufacturers, will be a ! light brown and a mixture of bluish . gray. Unfinished worsteds and j Scotch plaidfi.will be the most gener- , i>lly used materials. And —this is what will REALLY ! interest the men -the manufacturers ! do not anticipate any general advance in prices. They wouldn’t say prices would be lower, merely that “there will he no material change,” but this was expected to bring joy 1 to the average mtge owing to the 1 number of price boosts he had sustained in the past. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Aug. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Wheat: Doe. $2.45; Mai. $2.38; Corn: Sept. $1.46%; Dec. $1.27 Oats: Sept. 73%; Dec. 71%. LAWN PARTY TONIGHT ■ v The Mt. Pleasant League will en-jc ’ tertain thn Decatur Epworth Le.igU' lof the Methodist church at a lawn 1 [party at the S. T. Sheet-; home. Thosi t 'who are going should me“t. at th* ! i church at seven o’clock this evenim : t : where autos will be furnished. | I SWANK FUNERAL TODAY . I a The funeral of the late Solomoi 11 (Swank was held this afternoon at the Bobo M. E. church, the Rev. Stephen 11 son officiating. Burial was made at | '■ Mt. Tabor cemetery. +++ +« + + + ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD* A4.++ A + + * Ruth’s 39th homer was the only run I r made by the Yankees while the Tig [s ers piled up seven. [ I Dave Bancroft’s triple with two on ■ s gave the Giants a 3 to 1 victory over s Jim Vaughn and the Cubs. [« Watson held the Cardinals to four r hits and the Braves took the opening : game of the series 1 to 0. The White Sox, playing an indif [ 1 [ ferent game, dropped the first of the 1 ! series to the Red Sox. 4 to 2. Luqne shut out Philadelphia, hold ! ; ing them to three hits while the! i champions won 7 to 0. The Pirates jumped on Burleigh [ ■ Grimes twirling for’ the Robins, and , ■ scored three runs in the tenth in- { ning. The Browns made three singles [ ! and one run in the ninth, giving them i a 2 to 1 victory over the senators.

Price Three Cents

(United Press Service) Springfield. 111.. Aug. 6 (Special to Daily Democrat) Fear for renewed rioting at West Frankfort, 111., where several men were killed when 1 mob of several thousand attacked the foreign settlement there late yesterday today caus(l Adjutant General Dickson to dispatch eleven additional companies of infantry to the scene. A machine gun company was x included. Denver. Colo., Aug. 6 (Special to Daily Democrat)- Two hundred citizens had volunteered today to serve as special otlieers following last night's six hour rioting by street railway employes and sympathizers in which two men were killed, thirty-nine injured and thous;lßi(ls of dollars damage done to property. An appeal w;is made by city and stale otiicials for two thousand volunteers to help prevent further riot. Marion. 111., Aug. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)* — Seven are lead and 65 wounded according to latest reports from West Frankfort. The mob is still in control with the militia last reported leaving Mount Vernon, 50 miles frojß West Frankfort at 7 o’clock this morning. The town is in a state of. anarchy. An appeal for troops was made late iast night following hours of mob rule. Five companies of state militia were immediately ordered to the scene. Tire roads leading to West Frankfort were crowded with armed men rushing to join the mob. The mob began burning the homes of foreigners about 11 o'clock last night. They disarmed all authorities, seized (elepragh and telephone lines and established a censorship to prevent news of their activity reaching outside. One of the dead was a man named Valier, a photographer. He » was trampled to death as he attempted to obtain pictures of the mob in action. The mob formed early yesterday. Business men. managers, clerks, city employes joined the ranks. Shops and business houses were closed. The mob was determined to drive every foreigner out of the city. States At torney Roy Martin ot Franklin coun ty pleaded with the mob to disperse. The Denver Riot. Denver, Colo., August 6. —(Special to Daily Democrat Denver was comparatively quiet today following a reign of terror last night in which striking street car employes and sympathizers resumed the downtown streets, clashing witli police and strikebreakers, and wrecking property . Two men were killed and 33 seriously injured.. Civilians were responding tod,>y to Mayor Dailey's call for 2,000 volunteers to aid the police in maintaining order. Although the rioting had died | down, city officials weer apprehensive of renewal of trouble when expect' d 1 attempts to renew street car traftic , were made later in the day. j Should : the mobs break loose again it was believed an appeal would be made to | Governor Shoup to call out. state i troops. The dead were John Blake, union [sympathizer and A G. Smith, both oi Denver.