Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 187.

HOME COMERS ARE HERE FOR BIG WEEK

BOLSHEVIKS ARE WITHIN FORTY MILES OF WARSAW POLISH MSB OFFICE ANNOUNCES OCCUPATION OF PRYANYAZ — GERMANY WILL RESENT ACTION—REDS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE RAILROAD.

(United Press Service) llylhe. Eng., Aug. 9 (Special to Daily Democrat) The conference of Premiers Lloyd George and Milltrand on the Russian situation ended late today “in complete accord.” it was said. Convinced that Russia is determined to crush Poland and set up a soviet regime the premiers wree reported to have decided subject to the approval of the chamber of deputies—to support Poland with military advice, munition and with naval operations. Troops however will not be sent. Warsaw, via London. Aug. 9— (12:30 p. m.) —“Enemy massed cavalry has occupied Pryanyaz. 40 miles ncrth of Warsaw." it was officially announced today by the Polish war office. “The Russians are marching toward Liana and Biecshanow.” Berlin. Aug. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A proclamation issued pendents and Spartasists called on today by the social democrats, inde German workers to prepare for action in case the allies attempt to trans pert mhnitions through Germany to Poland. ——T Washington. Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—State department officials today disclaimed all knowledge of a note from the United States government to the French foreign office on tne Russo-Polish situation. White house officials refused to (Continued on page two)

r noted speaker at the fair I. — B' .. /* * ■ i < ’U Mr William Galloway, of Waterloo, lowa, personally known to more people n the United Stages than any one man in the country will be one of the not rd speakers at the Agricultural Chautauqua to be conducted at the Great Northern Indiana Fair this week. Mr. Galloway was the first man to manufarture farming implements and sell them direct to the farmers. He has extensive farm interests at Waterloo and other places and oil holdings in Kansas and has several of the most modern farms in the country, Herford cattle being his specialty. He has a wonderful message for the farmers and those interested in raising live, stock and no one should fail to hear him at the Chautauqua.

WE EXTEND A HEARTY WELCOME TO THE HOME COMERS—REGISTER AND GET YOUR BADGE AT THE LIBRARY.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ON ANNIVERSARY Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wolfe Was Observed ON LAST SATURDAY • Members of Union Chapel Church Surprised Them —Entertainment Given Saturday was the I itieth ant iversary of the wedding of A. R. Wolfe Sarah C. Wolfe who are known i I-y taeir neighbor! in Root township familiarly as, “jlnss Wolfe’ and "b'ste Wolfe.” In order to remind them of this fact and forth- purpose of snowing , ’hem the love, ani■-.-eciation and e,s t .'in in which they are held by the members of the : -iion Chapel United Brethren church more than eighty r.r.ijie mostly members of the enurch and the Sabbath school toi getheri with other neighbors, relctives I and friends took them by surprise, 'Saturday evening a* their beautiful home three miles east of Decatur. Mr. Wolfe and his good wife have been constant, faithful attendants ot church during all these years. They settled on the farm on which they now live when it was nearly all woods and entirely unimproved. They have by industry and labor improved, developed and beautified the same until it is one of the most pleasant homes one could wish to see. On this occasion their lawn was (Continued on page throe)

FRANCHISE GETS , TD FINAL STAGE Dissenting Vote and Absence of One Councilman Prevents the Council , FROM PASSING IT 1 Would Permit G. E. to Enter City With Electric Line—Comes Up Later With Counei'lmen Jacob Martin, Dr. J. M. Miller. H. F. Linn and L. C. Helm attending the special meeting of the city council Saturday evening, the ordinance or franchise, permitting the General‘Electric company of Fort Wayne to build an electric line from that city to Decatur and then run the line to their plant in the city, was passed on its first and second readings, with Councilman Linn voting both times against its passage. ; which dissenting vote Slid the absence of Councilman John Logan. of the Second ward, prevented its pas sage. The ordinance will be brought up either at a special meeting this week or at the regular meeting a week from Tuesday. On motion of Councilman Miller sections five and six of the ordinance were stricken out. Section five pro vided that “the franchise shall not be assigned nor transferee! without the unanimous consent of the council." Section six. would have provid sd for a limit of time on the life of the franchise. The General Electric company ipetitioning the city to grant then his frauchkse in ruder to obtait breakdown power for their plant ir this city. They purpose to build the electric line from the Rolling Mill: district in Fort Wayne to the corpor ate limits of Decatur and then run it north of Second street to Washing ton street, then west to the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad and then (Continued on page two) TRUCK NOW HERE City’s New Truck for Coal Hauling Was Delivered Last Saturday. The new three and a half ton Indi tna truck was delivered to the city ?f Decatur Saturday evening by Thomas Durkin, local agent for this motor truck. The truck is painted grey and is equipped with all the modern conveniences. It has a special dump bed suitable for unloading “oal and will within a short time be put to real service. The price paid for it was $4,900.00. The city pro poses to build a coal unloading pit on the ground recently purchased by the city for a proposed new power plant, build a switch from the G. R & I tracks to the pit and there tin load the city's coal and truck it tc the water works plant. No definite plans along this improvement have as yet been made. The council iris structed Street Commissioner Dowl ing to take charge of the truck and to employ a driver for it. LET THE BOYS OFF Employes of members ot the Legion are requested to let them off Tuesday morning from ten o’clock to twelve and longer if possible that they may take part in the parade and enjoy Ihe day with their comrades. Tomorrow' is their day and it is hoped that every member can participate in the program. This will bo deeply appreciated by the committee on Old Home Week and the fair management. CLOSE TWO DAYS The four confectionaries and ice e cream parlors in this city w'ill close E ‘ on Wednesday and Thursday aftert noons from one to five o'clock this h week. Will be at the fair. s .. « n ,;. + + + + + + + * + + + + + + q. t- * THE WEATHER FORECAST + g + + + + + INDIANA —Cloudy, showery weather probable tonight and Tuesday, no change in temperature.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening. August 9, 1920.

♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ + *t + + + 4' + t 4» DRIVE SLOW AND ■> ! + KEEP TO THE RIGHT * + — ♦ 4> Drivers of all vehicles in the ♦ j !• city and on the way to the fair 4- | 4- grounds are asked to carefully •> -b observe all rules and laws of + + driving this week. Drive slow + •b and keep to the right. Observe + |4- the instructions of all traffic 4■b policemen, and the possibility + •b of an accident will be greatly ♦ 4- lessened. ♦ •b Tn the block on Monroe street ♦ b between Second and First s'reet ♦ •b only east bound ’.affic will b> 44- permitted because of the stone, 4•b bri’k. etc., being piled there. In 4•b coming in from the fair grounds + ■b it will be necesstry to turn nortn 4■b cn First at Monroe street for a + ♦ block or two at the option of the 4■b (.river. Keep a safe distance be- ■b ♦ bind the vehicle in font so that + •> if it becomes necessary for oik + •b to stop, you can stop before jam ♦ ■b mng into him just wear your 4 b best smile, and keep your pa- 4 1 lienee, and the c’-owd can be ♦ ■b <ept moving, it is boned, with- + b ont accidents. Do y.ur best. 4l”!’4t4 + 4’ + f’ + +4'4’44’t YOUNG LADY DEAD Mrs. Adolph Bultemeyer, Well Known Woman of Preble Township DIED THIS MORNING ... ... Was Only 36 Years Oid— Funeral Mill be Held Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. Minnie Bultemeyer. wife of cdolph Bultemeyer, well known restlent of Preble township, died at twe I’clock this morning of septic poisonng. The baby girl born to her last right still lives. The good mother I ’led about two hours after the babe . vas born and the Bultemeyer home is I ndeed a heart broken place today. The deceased was born in Fort .Vayne on January 13th. 18S1, being inly thirty-six years of age. She has been a resident ot this ounty and of Preble township for' he past twelve or fifteen years and j vas loved and admired by all who j her. She was a kind and good moth- j 3r and a loving wife and her untime-| y death comes as a shock to her nany friends and relatives in this •ommunity. r Besides the day old babe, the folowing children, besides the husband . urvive, Paul, Gehart. Elmer atd Rarence. Her mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stoopenhager >f Wells county, also survive, beides two brothers and two sisters. The funeral will be held Wednes* lay afternoon, the funeral procession 'saving the house at two o’clock and it the church at 2:30. S. eTTEAM” TONS Defeat Holland-St. Louis Team Saturday — Industrial League Standing The second game of the teams in rhe local Industrial league was play’d Saturday afternoon between the General Electric and the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company teams, which resulted in a victory for the General Electric’s the score being 20 to 5. The game was staged at Bellmont park and a large crowd was present. The line up for the two teams is as follows: * G. E. S. Co. Engle cf Woods Ea<ly c Brodbeck Peterson ss Gordon Smith If Parent Schafer 3b Harvey Peterson 2b Strickley Frisinger lb Buffenbarger .... p Rash ‘ Reynolds rs Baker ■ ■ The standing of the Industrial ' league at present is as follows: 5 Clerks—Won. 1. G. E.—|Won 1. Castings—Lost 1. H Sugar Co. —Lost 1. !• . ) Dr. Sylvester Graham of North- ■ hampton, Massachusetts, is the er- ’ jginator of graham broad.

: CROWDS GATHER ■ AT HYDE PARK I I . Franklin Roosevelt Will be ■ Formally Notified of His Nomination THE OPENING GUN — , President Wilson To Make a Statement —Harding is Still Resting — 1 (United Press Service) >1 Hyde Park. N. Y.. Aug. 9—(Special ■ 'to Daily Democrat) —Crowds began '{gathering early today in this aristo•j cratic village for the formal notifica- ' tion of Franklin Roosevelt of his ' | nomination for the vice presidency ' by the democratic party. Although 1 the ceremonies were not scheduled ' to start until 3 p. m., the streets of ■ Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie began ■ I to show signs of unusual activity soon 'i after dawn. The people, as well as ■ ’ the two towns were in holiday attire. I Flags were flying from practically i every business building and home. Streets were decorated with bunting and huge pictures of the two democratic candidates could be seen every whore. At Spring Wood, the Roosevelt estate where the notification was to take place, the entire household was astir early. The candidate was making his final preparations tor the affair while I Mrs. Roosevelt and the servants ar- ! ranged the buffet luncheon which j was to be served to the notification I committee and a few specially invited guests. Washington. Aug. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilsorf is expected shortly to fire the opening gun in the democratic national cam- ' paign on the league of nations ques- | tion. Governor Oox. having declared in j his acceptance speech that the league (Continued on page three) A VISITOR'S DAY Was Observed at Union Chapel Church Sunday —A Good. Program Visitors' day was observed at the Union Chapel Methodist church in i Hartford township. Sunday evening at 7:30. In the morning, the member.-; of this church visited the SabI bath schools in the neighborhood and ! n the evening they were host to the visitors from the churches around them. The efficient superintendent is Eugene Lindsey, who with his assistants arranged a fine program for the evening. The regular Sunday school lesson was conducted first followed by the special program. There were readings, music and talks all of which were enjoyed by those in attendance. The house was filled with people and a large per cent, ot' th'' attend ants were children and young folks. The church lawn and the road side were crowded with automobiles. ! The meeting was addressed by Eli . Bierie. Thurman Gottschalk, C. L. Walters, and the pastor of this ' church, Rev. Fenstermacher. A musical selection was given by the Hartford township quartet. In all it was ’ a tine evening devoted to religious, instruction and entertainment. LEGION REST TENT 1 The American Legion will have a ' rest tent at the fair grounds and the wives, relatives or families ot the members are invited to “drop in , and enjoy the comforts of the' place. The woman’s auxiliary of the American Legion is especially invited to call at the tent. MAY GO THROUGH PLANT The General Electric plant will be open to all visitors on Tuesday and - Thursday afternoons only. Anyone desiring to go through the plant may do so at this time.

, PLANS COMPLETED FOR ' REUNION OF FRIENDS THOUSANDS TRRONC THE FAIR CROUND IN HAPPY ANTICIPATION OF THE GREAT PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN : PREPARED.

L- - S WIN IN THE EIGHTH l E \ Local Base Ball Team Stage ' Rally in Eighth Inning and Defeat the Fast HUNTERTOWN TEAM Yesterday Afternoon —The - Game Was Close and Exciting—Good Crowd 1 ■ The Huntertow’n base ball team considered as one of the strongest . baseball teams in northern Indiana - came to this city yesterday afternoon 1 where they were met and defeated 1 by the local team by a score of 12 to fi. The Huntertown aggregation defeated the locals in this city several weeks ago and have a real buge--1 ball team, the games now standing i one apiece. ’ The game was called at three •; o’clock with Mr. Emery of Berne, acting as umpire and the largest crowd {of the season being present. The visI iters were the first at bat. and by the ’{time they had finished, things lookled pretty blue for the locals, they' j succeeding in hammering the apple , end had scored four runs. The lo cals scored one run in this first inI ning, one in the second, one in the third and two in the fourth shuting i the visitors out and giving them a { lead of one run, the score at this time , being 5 to 4. Both sides played air ! light for several innings, neither side { being able to score. In the first of ■ the seventh the visitors managed to I score two more runs, giving them a I lead of one run over the locals. It I was up to the locals to do something iat this time and they sure did. With . two men on base and two outs, in the II eighth, Laird clouted ont a pretty { single, scoring both men, and steal- > ! ' I ing second. The visitors were some I j what up in the. air by this time, the j entire local team getting a turn at i the bat. and every one getting a hit. including one home run which was {registered by Blauvelt, and a total of Useven rpns being placed to their L credit, big “Butch" Duntin being I forced to retire from the mound. The I visitors were unable to score in the I i ninth, and the game ended with a . j score of 12 to (J in favor of the locals. j Summary: ; ! Decatur 11l 20007 xl2 • Huntertown 400 000 200 ( Batteries Huntertown. Duntin and ! Thompson. Decatur. Cochran and (Continued op page tlmtee)

OPENING PROGRAM FOR THE FAIR 1 The following is the program for the opening day of the big Northern In1 rliana Fair—Tuesday. August 10th, Soldier's Day and Children's Day: 7:00 a. m.—Gates open to the public. 8:00 a. m.—Exhibits in place. 0:00 a. m.— Band Concert at Chautauqua tent. 9:30 a. m.—Opening of Chautauqua by Fred Reppert. 10:00 a. m.—Live Stock Judging Demonstrations', Address by Earl Gartjn, [ Gre'ensburg, Indiana. 11:00 a. m.—Parade of Soldiers in Uniform. Address to Soldiers of AH j Wars at Chautauqua tent. 12:00 m.—Reunion of Spanish-American war veterans, 160th Ind. Reg. 1:30 p. m.—Hog Killing Demonstration, H. F. Warner, Chicago. 2:00 p. m.—Poultry Culling, R. J. Plaster. Purdue University. i 2:30 p. m.—Sheep Shearing Exhibition. 3:00 p. m.—Bee Demonstration. 1:30 p. m.—Band concert in grand stand; racing in front of grand stand h trotting, pacing and running races; special free acts between races, includj ing trapeze performances: trained pigs; Hawaiian singers; soloist with band -iand orchestra: automobile jump. 1 7:30 p. m.—Night Program in front on grand stand: Band concert; live ' stock parade; mule race; cradle trapeze act; Princess White Cloud: farmc ers’ driving; Kersiake trained pigs; Jean McCormick: Spanish ring act; j Overland automobile jump; Hawaiian singers: motion pictures; fireworks.

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I This is Old Home Week and hundreds of former residents here are either here or on their way to meet old friend: . enjoy X.u big fait' and - help to make the the most de- ; lightful ever held here. I The program for the week is to attend the big fait where various tonns I of entertaining the visitors have been made and where old friends will meet > for the first time in many years. Today several hundred had arrived and more will be in during the week. Miss Tonneiier is in charge of the registration and badges at the Library which will be open after today only during the mornings. It is i .probable however that the office may ! be removed to the fair grounds after I today. Guests are urged to register > and get a badge which designates , them. Up to noon today thirty-eight had registered including the following: , Jlr.’ and Mrs. M. McStocps. Petersburg. Ind: Charles Peter Miller, To- , led. ; Gertrude Ward and Mrs. L. Ward. Lima. Ohio; Mrs. Elizabeth i)eani, Sturgis. Mich; C. E. Barnhart, Hammond, Ind.; Adolph Hart and . wif >. Montpelier. Ind; Marie Ault and Elmer Ault, Kalamazoo. Mieh; Mrs. O. P. Edwards, Josephine and Har- . riet Edwards, Leipsic, Ohio: Fred MacFeeley, Fort Wayne; L. A. DeVoss, Huston. Texas; Mrs. Elizabeth , Morrison. Harriet and Bruce Wallace. Los Angeles: John Barnhart. Marion. Intf.; Mrs. C. E. Bowser, Miss Lorena . Bowser. Miss Dorothy Bowser, Mfss • Helen Bowser, Coldwater. Mich.; G. , B. Merriman. Mound City. Kansas. ■ R. R. France. Alliance. O.; Frank , Schumacher. Gary; Francis Ault and Albert Ault. Kalamazoo; Floyd Keller, Monroe. Ind.; 1. V. Archer, Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Peterson : Columbus. Ohio: Charles Woodward. , Ashland. Wis.; Charles Winans. Fort Wayne; George 1,. Maddy. Jonesboro, Ark. Tite Bellmont park. Indiana’s beauty spot, was the most interesting point in northern Indiana Sunday, and it is estimated that anywhere front rive to ten thousand people vis- ’ ited the grounds where the greatest fair in the history of Adams county will lie held this week, starting Tuesday morning. Col. Fred Reppert and the other officials of the association were all - miles Sunday as the throngs passed up and down the great midway. Automobiles filled with people came for miles to get a preliminary glimpse of the grounds and the prospects for a week of entertainipent, (Continued on page two)