Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1920 — Page 1

WE RE GLAD YOU'VE COME, DECATUR IS YOURS. REMEMBER THE BIG PICNIC FOR HOME COMERS THURSDAY EVENING AT BELLMONT PARK. BE THERE.

Volume XVIII. Number 1 SB.

COL REPPERT OPENS THE GREAT FAIR

HOME COMERS’ PICNIC AT FAIR GROUNDS THURSDAY REUNION OF FRIENDS WILL RE HELD—GRIND YOUR BASKETS - REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED - ROOD TALKS WILL BE GIVEN.

Welcome home, home-cotnerc, we say. Welcome home again today. Glad to see you. How are you? Hews the kids and misses too? You're looking fine, glad you came, ’Spose you follow the same old game Come look 'round and yen will see, Fclks ain't changed much, just like m? A few new faces you will see But they're friendly as can be. Just lock at the cl,! home town Thct we would do it up brown. Lots of pep in Decatur here. Been dh a boom, ever a year. Look her over street by street Yru’ll find her mighty hard to brat. Glad to see you. hope you stay. If you can’t come back some day. Home comers, you're going to be entertained Thursday evening at the fair grounds at a big old-fashioned picnic, a regular get to gether, meeting and reunion combined. A big time is being planned. Have your hestess fill the basket and put an extra chickeh leg in for one of your friends The Old Home Week committee is coinc to help to entertain you and will serve you with ice cream an I coffee and stogies for the men. You'll be formally welcomed to Decatur by prominent citizens and you'll be given the opportunity to give an account c* yourself during the past years and tell ue what you think of Decatur, the old heme tewn, how it has grown and received you. Be there. Thursday is going to be “Home Comer's Day’’ at the big fair. It is to be the biggest day of the week. The Old Home Week committee is making arrangements to formally welcome the visitors and old timers to the old town on this day and plans are being made for a big picnic, in ether.words a reunion. A tentative, informal program has been arranged in connection with the picnic. French Quinn and Clark J. Lutz. (Continued on page six) AN EXTRA SQUAD Five Extra “Cops” Added to Force to Enforce Traffic Rules and Laws i The board of safety in special session last night appointed a squad of five men to serve as traffic “cops" and policemen during fair week. Chief of Police Joel Reynolds and Night Policeman Frank Elzey are also on the job. thus affording Decatur and its visitors ample protection. In connection with the local police a force of “plain clothes” men from the Pinkerton detective agency are holding out at the fair grounds. The squad of extras will see that the traffic rules are enforced. Extra “Cops” have been stationed at the principal corners in the city and are seeing that the autos and buggies keep to the right and observe the speed limit rules. Turn to the right is the slogan of the police. Thomas Dowling, street commissioner, is in charge of the traffic "cops” and the following men were appointed by the council last evening: William Elzey. Jack Freit, Abe Stoneburner and “Jack” Ross. One of the traffic regulations is that no auto or buggy is permitted to drive west on Monroe street after crossing the Monroe street bridge. You must turn to the right or left on First street after crossing the bridge and then you may drive where you please

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FROM EVERY NOOK OF THE COUNTRY ——— Home Comers Arriving on Every Train and Nearly Two Hundred Have ALREADY REGISTERED Booth at Library and at H. S. Stand, Fair Grounds, in the Afternoon Have you registered? Nearly two hundred Home Comers had registered at noon today, the exact figures being 185. One hundred an 1 forty-seven have registered since Monday noon when the total wins thirty-eight. From the number of faces we have seen in the last da}' or tw we believe that only about onethird of the visitors are registering •nil this is our only complaint. Every person who is here to spend the big wo. k should register and get one ot the Old Home Week badges, they are free. , . The registration booth is in the 'owor room of the Library during the mornings, in charge of Miss Tonnelit r and in the afternoons provision has b •on made for the registering of the Home Comers at the high school stand in front of the grand stand. The tollowing people have registered since yesterday noon: O. C. France, Sagniaw, Mich.: Jerry Archer, Midland. Mich.; Med Miller, ‘ Grand Rapids, Mich.; Ima L. Jones, j Midland, Mich.; John Schlegel, Lima, Ohio; Kathleen Haefling, Fort Wayne Mrs. Tom Haefling. Indianapolis; Miss Ruth M. Haefling. Indianapolis; Mrs. Frank Christen. Muskogee, Oklahoma; Mrs. R. R. France, Alliance, O.; Mrs. H. Uphoff, Saginaw, Mich.; Wilma Uphoff. Saginaw. Mich.; Cread C. Vaughn. Chicago, Ill.; Beatrice Ward, Lima, O.; Sidney Ward, Lime, 0.; Oliver Ward, Lima; Alberta Ward, Lima;. Mrs. Frank Parent, Saginaw, Mich; Mrs. Joseph Railing. Fostoria. O.; Frank Parent, Saginaw, Mich.; Richard Parent, Saginaw, Mich.; Mrs. L. P. Antonopolus, Oak(Continued on page five) TRAFFIC RULES Coming From East Across Bridge, Turn to Right or Left on First Street Automobiles or buggies coming from the fair grounds or anyone com ing from the east across the Monroe street bridge must turn either to the right or left on First street and then you can drive where you want to, as , long as you keep to the right and do 1 not exceed the speed limits. ‘ The board of safety met last night : and adopted the above regulations. ' In other words. Monroe street from ■ Second street is to be a one way ’ j street, that is the street is open only ’ to autos or buggies going east. You can drive east on Mohroe street ’ across the bridge but cannot drive s west after, you reach First street. 3 Traffic cops are stationed at the prine: cipal corners and will see that the 5 rules and regulations are observed, t Coming from the fair grounds and if t you want to get over to Second d street, drive to Madison, Adams or e Jackson street and then turn.

•BANDIT VILLA SURRENDERS Delivers Himself to Federal Troops This Afternoon and Drowns lIIS SORROWS WITH — A Bottle of Cognac—Gallops on Horse and Takes Hand of Officers (United Press Service) San Pedro Coahuila, Mexico. Augus t !). —(Special to Daily Democrat)— I Francisco Villa surrendered today. After years of banditry and defiance i of both the Mexican and the Unitml 5 Hates governments, the famous out- , I'aw delivered himself into the powe, of the federate this afternoon, and drowned his sorrows in a bottle ot I cognac. ( Half a dozen military represents- ; ’ I lives of Piesident de la Huerta, with i General Martinez among them, wen ' vailing for Villa under the tree. Ha .alleged up in his customary la. hing •tyle, then swung from hi.'. horse and vaved his hand gaily to the little roqp of officers | ( There was a general handshakin;’ ( nd then a bottle of cagnac was i otuced. Villa’s difference? with th. ' ■ ential government were speedily 1 drowned in the fiery liquor. After th< . eformed bandit had taken several wallows —without a chaser—he | ass , d the flask on and it went from hand o hand and from lip to lip around the circle and eventually back to Villa ■‘gain. . j . biglandHere Indianapolis News’ Newsboys Band Arrived in the City at Noon A CONCERT TONIGHT In Grand Stand at the Fair Grounds—Miss Jeane McCormick Will Sing The Indianapolis News Newsboys’ ’’ Band, composed of fifty young Ante"!-1 cans, arrived in Decatur at noon todav : ■ o in a special car on the interurban and , were taken to the Bellmont park, the ■ meeca for thousands and thousands of ’’ teople this week, it is one of the best bands in the country. Tonight at seven-t'hirty o’clock the I first band concert will be given in the' z i stand. Miss Jeane McCormick, con- 1 i •] raito of national renown will sing and the lovers of music will be given the; opportunity to hear a real concert. | The Newsboys band will be at the , fair during the entire week and arrangements have been made by Col. Reppert to feed and ledge them on the; grounds. It is a band worth coming miles to hear. There is music at every corner at j the fair grounds, the Decatur band and the band of Berne being on the grounds and are furnishing excellent s music throughout the day. 4 This is the big week. Meet you at the fair grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ehinger and children of Vincennes arrived in this city yesterday to attend the fair and Old Home Week. FOR LABOR DAY Plans are Being Completed for Second Celebration to be Held Here | Plans for a big celebration here on! l abor Day are being completed by . the various branches of the organiza-1 tion here and it is believed the oc 1 casion can be made a most delightful I one. At a. meeting last night presided! over by Silas Whitman who has been I ’ selected as chairman, reports of vars i ious committees were heard and ar 1 rangements to properly advertise this ‘I (Continued on page three)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, August 10. 1920.

URGES RATIFICATION — (United Press Service) Dayton, Ohio. August 10. — (Sp. ■ cial to Daily Democrat) —Governor Cox today sent a message to democrats in the Tonessoe les islatute urging them to vote sot ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. It was addressed to Miss Char! Williams, democratic committee woman from Tennessee and de dared that the domccrat:’ stand in the forthcoming campaign will make a particluarly strong appeal "to the hearts of the American women.’ t STROKEIS FATAL —— — John M. Baker, Life-long Citizen of County, Died Early This Morning STROKE OF PARALYSIS Was Stricken Thursday — Funeral Thursday—W as Sixty Years Old John M. Baker, well known carpen tor, for sixty years a resident of Blue Creek township, Adams county, died .his morning at six-thirty o’clock folowing a stroke of paralysis which came upon him last Thursday. Following the stroke of paralysis last Thursday evening. Mr. Baker did I not regain consciousness. He passe.l peacefully away this morning. Jhe deceased had been a resitjejn of I hie. county since he was three months old. He was born in Champaign '•ountry, Ohio, on May 16, 1865, and; in August of the same year his parents moved to this county. He has been a resident ever since. He was a carpenter by trade and was well and favorably known throughout the county. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge. One son, Pear! P. Baker, survives. His wife proceeded him in death a number of years ago. Two brothers. Philip Baker and William H. Baker of this >ity also survive. The funeral will be held Thursday’ morning at ten-thirty o’clock, probably ‘rom the Baptist church. The relatives request that flowers be : omitted. 4>O4>**»**«<l>**4**A *• THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ •b4’4-4'4'4-4’4-4’ + 4-4-4’ + *-b* ■■ c Part cloudy tonight and Wed”< day, probably local showers in south , portion, not much change in temperature. — F*+++*+++ * + + + * + + «. WILL PUBLISH EARLY + ♦ + + The Daily Democrat will go + +to press early tomorrow’ and 44* next day, to permit the boys of 4- + this office to enjoy the big fair. 4 1 4* The paper will be published as 4« near noon as possible Wednes- 4* 4- day and Thursday. Advertisers 4» 4* should bear this in mind as we 4« 4* must have ad copy early. 44 , 4’4’4’4 , 4 , 4 , 4‘4-4-4 , 4‘4 - 4f x REDS DRIVE ON Warsaw, Poland, August 10. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—The bolshevik have captured Ziechanow, cutting the railway between Warsaw and Danzig over which the Poles receive supplies, it was announced today. 4» 4> 4Berlin. August 9—(Via London 1 —August 10.1—(Special to Dtaily Democrat) —Red forces were reported today within seven miles of the Polish corrider connecting Warsaw with the sea. They were advancing rapidly to cut off the I city. 4- 4- 4Paris, August l(b—■ (Special to i Daily Democrat) —10:50 a. m. —Boli shevik troops have reached the Warsaw-Danzig railway and are advancing along it toward Warsaw. I according to foreign office dispatchI es today. The Russians have taken Catrolonka, the message said. L »

THE 1 GOTH BOYS MET HERE TODAY Annual Reunion of Veterans of the Spanish-Amer-ican War in Reunion CROWD WAS LARGE Lafayette Chosen as Next Meeting Place — Frank Walsh Elected Cononel At two o’clock this afternoon the committee on selection ot meeting place for the 1921 1 meeting reported favorably on lite invitation from company C. : !o meet at Lafayette and the re--1 port was unanimously adopted. Frank .1. Walsh, of Lafayette, was elected colonel. More than 2(X) members of the KiOth Indiana Volunteer Organization I registered, tin largest attend-; ance in years. Details of the business session will be given tomorrow. Major, captains, lieutenants, non-j coms and high privates in the rear rank, members of the old 160th Indiana regiment who served in the Spanish-American war, held their j twentieth annual reunion in this city! today. it was a happy event. Men. some of whom had not seen) ■ cash other since they disbanded at j Savannah. Ga., in 1899, clasped hands renewed acquaintances, talked of the old days and were the gayest they live been in the two decades. The men registered in front of the (Oontii’tWHl on page two) DIED USflltHT Mrs. Wm. Schwartz Passed Away at the Home of Son in Fort Wayne — ILL OF COMPLICATIONS .More Than Two Years — Funeral Will he Held at Fre idh eim Thu rsday Mrs. William Schwartz, a resident ;f Friedheim all her life, died Monday light at 9 o’clock at the home of het on. William, 1440 Maumee avenue, n Fcrt Wayne, where he had been ■iken seme time ago for treatments .rom a complication of diseases. Mrs. Schwartz had been ill about two years. She was the daughter of Henry and Henrietta von Behren, and was twice! married. Two children survive from the first marriage, August and John von Behren. Following the death of i her first husband she was married to; William Schwartz. To this union were] born four children, three of whom; with the husband survive. They are: ; William and Charles, living in Fort Wayne; Henry, residing at Friedheim, and Mrs. Mary Schwartz, at home There are also three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from tile home at Friedheim, and at 2:30 o'clock from the Zion Lutheran church nt' Friedheim, the pastor. Rev. Preuss, of- 1 , Relating. The body was brought to this city Monday evening by the undertaking firm of Gay. Zwick & i Myers. ( GET A NICER AISE Kailway Expressmen Given a Wage Increase of Thirty Millions (United Press Service) Chicago, August 10.—(Special to I Daily Democrat)—The federal rail way labor board today announced a wage increase to 75.000 railway ex-' Ipless employes totalling approximately | $30,000,000 a year. The awards are effective as of May 1, 1920. The increases range from; $32.50 to $38.40 a month, on the basis j of a flat raise of 10 cents an hour. The employes had asked increases ot $35 to ssl a month. (Continued on page three)

THE OPENING PROGRAM IS ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS INDIANA'S BIGGEST FAIR IS ON---EX-HIBITS ARE WONDERFUL-AGRICUL-TURAL CHAUTAUQUA ATTRACTS MANY-A PROGRAM TONIGHT,

BADLY HURT IN MOTOR CRASH Elmer Darwechter Had His Right Leg Broken, and is Badly Cut and Bruised AUTO DRIVER FLEES And Does Not Investigate as lto Seriousness of Victim's Injuries Elmer Darwechter, an employe of 'he General Electric company, was eriously injured, and his motorcycle vrecked when he struck an automobile driven by Phil Dunifon of Will•liire. Ohio, at the forks in the road the Alir corner last evening at ’-:3b o'clock His companion, "Rob" toherts slipped off the motorcycle vhen lie saw the crash was inevitable, and escaped with a scratch on his nose. Darwechter's injuries consist of a fracture of the femur bone of the right leg mid-way between the knee .’.nd hip. a deep cut i • fleshy part f the leg above the knee, a deep cut ’ll the right ankle, and a badly bruisd right arm, besides several other minor bruises and scratches. Young Darwechter was removed 10 he Decatur hospital where Drs. (’. 3. and 1). 1). Clark and Dr. Smith iressed his injuries anil reduced the fracture. Mr. Darwechter had worked at the >. E. yesterday and was on his way to the fair grounds when the acct-! lent happened. According to witlesses of the accident, the motor•ycle was on the right side of the oad, proceeding east, when the autonobile, which had halted behind other machines, cut across tile road lirectly in front of the motorcycle in m attempt to drive out the east road 1 nast tlie park. Mr. Dunifon is said to have gotten out of- his machine. ; straightened up his fender, and pro-!' needed on his way without even attempting to ascertain the extent of '■ the injuries received by the young men in the mix-up. The motorcycle struck the auto, which was of the heavy type, at the ■ right rear wheel and fender, damag- l ing the fender considerably, but the a driver was able to proceed without 1 repairs, but he was recognized by;" many who were attracted to the a scene. c The unfortunate young man rested , ■ (Continued on page five)

— - ■— l 1 ■■ WEDNESDAY’S PROGRAM FOR THE FAIR 7:00 a. m.—Gates open to the public. 9:00 a. m.—Band concert at Chautauqua tent 9:30 a. m.— Hawaiian Singers. Speeches by B. O. Gammin, Des Moines, lowa, secretary Polled Hereford Breeders’ association; Efis McFarland, Cnicago, secretary American Percheron Horse Society; Lewis P. Moore. Indianapolis, secretary Chester White association; D. H. McMillen, Short Horn breeder, Fort Wayne, Ind. 10:00 a. m.—Live stock judging demonstration. 1:30 p. m.—Hog killing demonstration. H. F. Warner. Chicago. Band concert in grand stand; racing in front of grand stand; trotting, pacing and running races; special free acts between races, including trapeze performances; trained pigs; Hawaiian singers’, soloist with band and orchestra; automobile jump. 2:00 p. m.—Poultry culling, R. J. Plaster, Purdue University. 2:30 p. m.—Sheep shearing Exhibition. 3:CO p. m.—Bee demonstration. 7:30 p. m.—Night program in front of grand stand: Band concert' J live stock parade; mule race; cradle trapeze act; farmers’ driving; ; Kersiake trained pigs; Jean McCormick; Spanish ring act; Overland I aitomobile jump; Hawaiian singers; motion pictures; fireworks. |

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This cfterr.csn s crowd a. the Northern Indiana fair eclipsed ary attendance record at the opening day of any fair ever held in the county. The program was being carried out at arranged. and tne race program was especially good. The first race of the afternoon was the 2:18 trot and the second the 2:12 pace. The race program is in charge of D W Seery, one of the best known horsemen in the state. Tonight’s program, which starts at 7:30 o'clock, will begin with a band concert by the Indianapolis News Newsboys’ band, and soloist, Jean McCormick. There will be a livestock parade, a mule race, cradle t.apeoze act, Kerslake’s trained pigs. Spanish ring act, Overland automobile jump, the Hawaiian singers, mot on pictures and fireworks. Th" rark i ; -.veil lighted with efcut’ieiti. ami !!)■’ inidv.ay v.:!! b. i n in full The exhibit ■ of f : tr.i-k are - good an can b” si-nn at any rnt > fur in the coutnry. as well as other exhibits. You will miss something' if you don’t attend tlie fair this week. A. R. Aylor. one of the most su'’ossful balloonists in the coutnry. will give ascensions daily, and there will be aeroplanes flying overhead all the time. Col. Fred Rennert, secretary of the Northern Indiana Fair association, i i . short address of welcome, olfi. :allv opened the big Northern Indiana fair at the Bellmont park at 11 o’el'X’li this morning, an hour and a halt behind ■ chedule time, but the delay w:i. unir V( idable. and tlie crowd waited Itiently in a boiling hot sun. and unIderneath an exceedingly warm canvas 1 1 op. Mr. Reppert was introduced, or rathior presented, to the crowd, for he reeds' no introduction to a Decatur or :, idiana audience, by Mr. Guy W. I’re n. a special writ ”)’ for the Here 'aid Journal, and otii'T Jive s’oci: journals of the country. Hr Reppert wa heartily cheered by an enthusiastic throng of people which en wd"d th" big Chautauqua tent. He startl’d his brief talk liy repeat ing Decatur’s slogan. “Decatur Can nd Will.” and remarked th: t v.e would now change tl at and m’llte it, "Adams County Can and Will. But She Did” make this the best fair ever held in northern Indiana. Mr. Repper! assured the people he was greatly pleased with the assistance given the organization in putting on this fair, and said he did not want to lake the credit for it himself, but said its suc- ■ ess was due to the interest and the (Continued on page six!