Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 193.

REDS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF WARSAW

COING TO CHINA William Mougey, Decatur Boy Sails August 21st for Singapore, China BECOMES MANAGER Os Foreign Office for General Motors—Will Take His Family Along William Mougey, Decatur boy, twenty-five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Deter Mougey, together with . his wife and two children, will sail August 21st on the steamship, • Kataria Marie" for Singapore, China where lie will open an office and become the foreign sales manager for the General Motors Corporation, one of the three leading corporations in die world, ■ Bill” as he is familiarly known to his hundreds of friends in this city, vi ited with his parents last week and on Thursday morning went to Chicago where he completed arrangements for his eight thousand mile trip. He left for Seattle, Washington, Saturday night, from which place he will sail, he and his familv having a first class stateroom on board this great liner. A party of men who will be employed by Mr. Mougey in the Singapore office sailed a few days ago for China, taking with them automobiles and accessories needed by Mr. Mougey. After graduating from the St. Joseph Parochial school in this city, Mr. Mougey tqok a year’s course at the International Business College, Fort Wayne, and then went to Toledo where he was employed for two years in the offices of the Overland Automobile company. He*d»as been connected with the General Motors Corporation for a year and a half and has been located in New York in the general offices. He will draw an excellent salary’, close to the ten thousand dollar mark a year, besides expenses and has signed a contract to remain in charge of the China office ter at leas’ a year and a half. Coming home lie will come by the way of France, thus completing his trip around the world. His many friends in this city join with his happy parents over his success in the business world and extend every’ good wish to him and his family for their success and happiness during their stay in the far oft country. He will make good, for those who know him are confident that he is big enough for the big job and that he is thoroughly confident of his ability to represent the General Motors even in China. In a little village in Japan the men do the house work and the women earn the living. The chief indnstr is pearl fishing and the women do tlir fishing. ANNUAL REUNION — - Os the Butler Family Was Held Sunday at Bellmont Park—Many There Ninety-three relatives attended the eleventh annual reunion of the Butler family at Bellmont park yesterday and a most enjoyable time was had. At noon a delicious dinner was served. The secretary reported that tnere were five births in the family within the year, three boys and two girls, two marriages and not a single death. Following the dinner and general get-together meeting, officers for the following year were elected, resulting in the following being elected: William Butler, president; Perry Flzey, vice-president; Mel J. Butler, secretary-treasurer; committee on entertainment. Mrs. William Butler, Mrs. Ben Elzey, Mrs. Harve Butter, and Mrs. Sam Butler. The committee for selecting place to hold the next reunion, Mrs. Harve Butler, Albert Butler. Mrs. Earl Butler and Mrs. Frank Butler. Those from a distance who attended the reunion were, Cal Myers and family of Saginaw. Mich., Mrs. Alt’ Gentis. Detroit, Mich., Ed Burkholder and family, Morris Burkholder ami family, of Cleveland, Ohio.

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TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT i The regular meeting of the Adams County Holstein Breeders’ association will be hold Tuesday ' evening in I school house di< Uriel number eight | in Monroe township and all members ■ire requested to be present. The luestion of future tubercular i.-spec- ' lion of cattle is to bo taken up and ill farmers desiring to have their nerds tested are especially urged to ibe present at this meeting. Every | member of the Adams County Medical association are also invited tq attend, deports of the committee that ac ■i nipanied the reacting cattle ’.o the 'slaughter house at Indianapolis will also be read and the meeting in al’ probability will be a big one. Be there! WAS A UPRISE M edding of Miss Helen Fonner to Mr. Earl Bennett Comes as Pleasant SCR PRISE TO FRIENDS And the Family—A Former Reporter—Will Live on Farm at Spencerville The many friends, yes even the parents, of Miss Helen Fonner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fonner of north of the city were agreeably surprised to read in Sunday s Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette of the marriage of ! Mis : Fonner to Mr. Earl C. Benell well known young farmer of Spencerville, Indiana. The wedding ceremony, took place Saturday morning at the Methodist Parsonage, Rev. A. G. Neal officiating. Following the ceremony ’he young' couple left on a wedding trip to north-: ern Michigan and will be at home on I a farm near Spencerville. When the i Daily Democrat called the Fonner; home at noon they were informed thi.t ; the news of the wedding came as a | pleasant surprise to thonx they havin : | not been advised of the datp previous-' ly. Reporter like, Helen, did not give I them the news in advance. Miss Fonner is well and favorable known in this city and community. After her graduation from high school she completed a college course and for several years taught school at thMonmouth school. Over a year ago I she joined the staff of the Daily Deni ocrat. serving as society and local re-; porter for about a year. During the winer she took sick and after enjoying: ; a rest accepted a place in the book-i keeping department of the JournalGazette, Fort Wayne. The Daily Democrat joints with her! many friends in wishing her all kinds of happiness. TO ARREST CHAUFFEURS (United Press Service) Columbus. Ohio, August 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Affidavits charging speeding by Gov. Cox’s party on its return from Wheeling. W. Va„ yesterday and calling for the arrest of feur chauffeurs were filed with tin Licking county officials at Newark today. by Joe Shipley, marshal of Jacksontown. ‘ Shipley said he would not attempt action against Cox or the newspaper men personalis stating that the law ■ I I limit him to dealing with operators of ’: the car. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET > I — ! (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 16— (Special to I Daily Democrat) —Hog receipts. 6,- > 500; market 10 to 15 lower; best ■ heavies. $14.25@15; medium mixed. : [email protected]; common choice, $15.65 ' @l6; bulk sales $15.60@16; cattle . receipts. 800, steady; steers. $8.50@ i 16.25; cows and heifers, [email protected] , sheep receipts, 400; market steady; . tops, [email protected]. KILLED IN ATTACK I (United Press Service) Dublin, August 16. — (Special t< - Daily Democrat) —One soldier am j four Sinn Feiners were killed today ii an attack on ten soldiers guarding a: - airplane at Kanturk. County Cork. Ihi - Sinn Feiners tried to seize the plane Their attack lasted three hours.

WIN IN THE NINTH I " The Local Base Ball Team 1 1 Knuckles Down in Ninth and Defeat the Fast e WILLSHIRE BALL TEAM i| , , Yesterday Afternoon—The Score, 9 to B—Game Was Close Throughout i . J Witli tlie score standing 8 to 7 It. 1 favor of the visitors in the last of the s • - ninth, and witli two men down and 1 1! two strikes on the next man. and 1 J with the local fans doing their pari. £ ■> tlie local base ball club managed top I forge ahead of the Willshire team de f feating them in a hard-fought game I i yesterday afternoon, the final score re- | 1 suiting 9 to 8. j ! The game was called at 3 o’clock with Emery, of Berne, acting as .umpire and who performed his work in , ‘ his usual manner. At the opening of * the game it looked like it would b> easy pickings for the Decatur boys, they* shutting out the visitors and | scored three runs. The visitors camo, J back in the second, registering two. runs, and shutting out the locals. The ] locals managed to keep in the lead i until tlie first of tlie sixth, when tin . visitors scored three more runs mak-. ing the score at this time 5 to 4. From tilis time on tlie game was nip ami tuck, first one side being ahead and I then the other, the crowd being on c their feet at all times neither side I being the winner until the final in- f: ning. ■ p The game of yesterday proved to b ft a hit-and-run affair, and provided a d lot of excitement for the many fans. The local boys placed in considerable p bad luck but played real ball at all f, I imes. 1 1 -The summary is as follows: t Willshire.. 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2—S | Decatur... 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 —9 g Batteries — Willshire. Wertz and tl - Flowers. Decatur — Cochran and p : Blaufelt. tl ■ R CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE A .: (United Press Service) j, Chicago, Aug. 16— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Wheat: Dec. $2.36- p ; Mar. $2.38. Corn: Sept. $1.45%; p Dec. $1.23%. Oats: Sept., 68%c; Dec. 68 %c. p IT HAD NOW s • Orange Juice Supposed to Contain More Than Onehalf of One Per Cent n ■ I e PURE AS COULD BE ( | I: Bluffton Deacons Disgusted With Guarantee Make Usual Complaint Everyone who attended the Northern Indiana fair here last week agrees i that it was the cleanest and most wholesome fair ever given in the mid- ‘ j [ die west. A large number of police' and special officers looked after the traffic on route and on the grounds ' and these with several Pinkerton detectives did their very best to prevent - 1 any kind of gambling or "skin" games. 1 1 including the ‘ bootleggers.’ However. I several Bluffton deacons seem to have] 1 fallen easy victims to a slick mer-j chant for the Bluffton Banner puts up! the following “squeal”: A large number of Bluffton people , took in the Decatur fair. Likewise, 0 the Decatur fair took in a large number of Bluffton people. This is the t way the game progressed. I ' If you looked like fish—pardon to 5 |those who bit—sooner or later during e | the day you were gently tapped on ? the shoulder and invited to drop be--01 hind tlie grand-stand or other cin- • venient spot and gave a “little shot.” And oh, boy, what a kick! And you could get a quart of the same stuff for a sum scarcely double that of pre-prohibition days. You bought? Certainly. o Half an hour later you threw threeid fourths of a quart of orange pop and; in jamaica ginger into the ditch and I n noses the old Liz toward home with ic an unsatisfied thirst and an aching e. abdomen. Did you fall?

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 16, 1920.

HOME FROM MARION Homhr Andrews who was taken to Marion. Ohio, Saturday for treatment! tor nervous breakdown wa.-. returned' yesterday, an investigation of the san-1 itariuni not proving satisfactory. He I will be taken to some oilier hospital! soon. FUHRMAN REUNION The sixtli annual r union of the! Fuhrman families, a number of which reside in this county will he held Saturday. August 21. at Wiesser pa:- ., 1 Fort Wayne. Indiana. A big time h ' being planned, and all of the descend ants of the Fuhrmans are cordially in- i vited and each is requested to bring i a well-filled basket. GIRL IS WINNER — Miss Justine Stuffs Won First Prize and Had Best Pig at the Hampshire PIG CLUB SALE Held at the Fair—Average Was $66.00 —Top Price Paid Was $200.00 The Hampshire pig sale, held by the , Boy. ,' and Girls’ P.g club of Adams • county, under tlie management of Roy | Runyon, manager of the Bellmont farms, was a great success, thirty-one | pigs being sold, tlie top price paid being S2OO and the average sixty-six, dollars. Miss Justine Stults won the first prize for being the best pig raiser and for having the best pig, it bringing the iop price of two hundred dollars, the total purse won by her totaling s3l. Some time ago this pig club was organized among the boys and girls of lie county. Each member got a baby pig and the idea was to fatten him for Jiis sale. The club was sponsored by Roy Runyon, Col. Reppert and County Agent Grey in the interest of pig raisng. It is one of the few clubs like it in the country . The other prize winners were Gerhard Marbach, prize $12.00. and top mice paid for pig, $100.00; third prize, Kenneth Runyon, prize SIO.OO. and top price paid for his pig, $85.00. The sale brought a total of $2,045.00. Next year the boys are determined to “cop" the prizes, but feel that Miss j Stults was entitled to tlie prize. Mr. and Mrs. James McConnell and son Karl and wife of Marion, Ind..; who have been visiting with relatives in Ohio, stopped off in this city last evening and took dinner with Mrs. Dr. Burns. Mr. McConnell formerlj lived in this city, he being in the in sura nee business. He is now the county agent for Grant county. TITO - WEDDINGS Rev. Miner Unites Lives of Joseph Griswold and Miss Fanny Miller AT CLERK’S OFFICE Clarence Hoagland and Miss Beatrice Whittenbarger—Happy Couples Complying with a telephone call to come to the county clerk’s office I Saturday afternoon, Rev. C. J. Miner, i pastor of the United Brethren church responded and within a few minutes united the lives of two young couples. While Rev. Miner -was performing the first ceremony uniting the lives of Mr. Joseph Griswold, of Fort Wayne and Miss Fannie Miller, of near this city, he was interrupted and asked if he would perform a sec-' ond marriage. Rev. Miner replied that he would, and within a few minutes he performed the second ceremony, uniting Mr. Clarence Hoagland, of this city, and Miss Beatrice i Whittenbarger of near Decatur in ’ the holy bans of matrimony. Both of the young couples are well and favorably known in this, community, and they have the best wishes of all who know them. j

CO TO KENTUCKY Miss Lena Dellinger and Grant Fry Were Married at New Port, Ky. LIVE AT PORTLAND Where Groom is Employed —Bride a Daughter of Fire Chief Dellinger Miss Lena Dellinger, only daughtci of Fire Chief Henry Dellinger of tbi.- : city, was married to Mr. Grant Fry ■of Portland at New Port, Ky., Satur- ' lav morning. The news of the wedding came a: I a happy surprise to the many friend: lof the young couple in this dtj v. r.< ■ had not been advised previously oi I the approaching wedding. The bride lias been employe.: at tli I local telephone office for some time ! mil will return to this city for a short ! ime until their home in Portland L I ready for occupancy. Tlie groom is a hustling young m:tn j and is employed at the Shelters Ma; | ufacturing company. | The best wishes of their mair i :r’ends in this city are extended to i them. WIN ANOTHER GAME The Ohio City baseball team visited this city Saturday afternoon where they engaged in a baseball game witli the local General Electric team and which resulted in a vic’ory for the G. E.’s. the score being 6 to 4. Both teams performed in regular style and were evenly matched. the games now standing one apiece, the Ohio boys taking the first game at. Ohio City .iu a ten inning contest. A large crowd was in at tendance and some real for sure base ball was displayed. The line-up was as follows: General Electric Ohio City Engle cf Gaunt Peterson 2b Brown Baxter c Eilinger Smith if Mason Cochran rs Harrison McCollum ss Grubb Buffenbarger ...p Switzer Schafer 3b Grubb Frisinger lb Rhode TO SOUTH BEND Several From Here Wil Attend First Cox Meeting of the Big Campaign YOU ARE INVITED Candidate for President Will he Guest of Indiana Democratic Editors J. F. Fruchte. J. H. Heller, Judge Moran, H. T. Conter, and several others from here are planning to attend the opening political meeting to I be held at South Bend Thursday afternoon and evening of this week ! when the Indiana Democratic Editor l ial association will have as their i guest the candidate for president, j Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio. ■ A splendid program including a big afternoon meeting, a banquet and a night meeting with other events of interest is being planned and the j public is invited to join in making | this the greatest event of its kind I ever held in the state. I South Bend is preparing for the o< casion and those who attend will enjoy it. If you a re interested you can secure information from Mr. Fruchte or Mr. Heller. The delegation will leave here at seven o’clock ' Thursday morning, going to Fort ! Wayne via traction and from there j to Soutli Bend, arriving at noon and returning the next day. Gary, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and other cities are planning to send large delegations witli bands. 4. 4. 4. 4- 4- 44. THE WEATHER FORECAST *! 4.4.4>4.4>4-4*4 <i !*4 > 4 > 4-4 > 4*4’4* , i* Generally fair tonight and Tues-1 day; not much change in tempera-; | ture. |

GREAT BATTLE STARTS ALOHS ENTIRE FRONT BOMS CAPTURE A NUMBER Os, TOWNS - AMERICA AWAITS W® FROM THE ARMISTICE DELEGATION -HOPE THAT WAR WILL ENO.

WILL IS PROBATED Mrs. Sophia Schwartz Bequeaths Estate to Daughter. Mary Schwartz CASH GOES TO SONS Two Marriage Licenses, Two Estates Filed, Real Estate Transfers Tlie last will and testament of Sophia Schwartz was filed for probate at the clerk’s office. It provides that the entire estate, real and personal property, shall go to her daughter, Mary Schwartz, who is at >ay all debts and funeral expenses, :o provide for the husband of deceas ed during his life and to give to sons j£ the deceased the following sums: o August Koeper $l5O, to John Koepr $l5O. to William Schwartz,, $l5O, o Charles ‘SeiiwartzT 815(1, to FTe'h?y Schwartz. $l5O. All these sums are o be paid within two years without nterest. Conrad Doehrnian is namd as executor. The will was writ ten August 19. 1919, and witnessed by Conrad Doehrman and E. H. Stoppenhagen. Marriage Licenses —,Joseph Grisvoid. 22, laborer, Fort Wayne, and .'annie Miller, 21. G. E. worker, De•atur. daughter of Calvin Bright, ler former hu -.band died one year go. Also to Clarence Hoagland, 25, hop worker, Manchester, Indiana nd Beatrice Whittenbarger, 18, Vlonroeville, factory employe, (laugher of Willis Whittenbarger. Merryman & Sutton are attorneys or Charles A. Haviland who was aplointed administrator of the estate if Christopher Haviland The bond vas for SI2OO. Conrad Doehrnian was appointed xecutor of the estate of Sophia Schwartz and filed bond for SISOO, J. ’’. Fruchte is the attorney. Real estate transfers—James Gotshalk to Joseph Shutt, 150 acres of French township 1 . $34,152.75; Wilhelm Von Gunten to E. Fluckinger, SO acres Monroe township. $16,000; Peter Soldner to Victoria Bixler, in lot 135, Berne. $800; Peter Moser to f. 11. Soldner in lot 439. Berne, S3OO. UNDER THEIR CONTROL (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Aug. Hi (Special to Daily Democrat) — State tax commissioners may retain tlie power Io authorize bond issues' pending the return of this power Io local taxing units. Attorney (iener.d Ele Stansbury ruled today. Stansbury rendered his opinion Io members of the tax hoard in response to a tpieslion arising from the remedial lax legislation enacted by the recent special legislature. A republican member of the legislature recently called attention to the section where no specific provision was made for such dutyjielween now and the first of the year. I he tax board today received I word that the Boone county board of review had rescinded j its action and had accepted tin 1 order ol the board to maintain the horizontal increases in 1 properly valuations.

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— I (Bulletin) i (United Press Service) Washington. Aug. Hi—(Special to Daily Democrat) Hear Admiral Iluse. commanding ’ tile I'. S. cruiser Pittsburgh, Iris been ordered to the Baltic sea to protect American citizens in that district. The Pittsj burgh will he accompanied by a destroyer. she navy department took ■ this step in the belief that American refugees will he fleeing to the Baltic ports as the result of the bolshevik offensive against Poland, it was announced. Moscow. Aug. Hi (Special to Daily Democrat) 'fhe bolsheviki have pushed their lines to a point live miles from Warsaw where tin battle is continuing it was officially announced today. I'he communique said tin re was fighting on the Rad-imiii-Okunloff line, which is i (i' > miles from Warsaw on the eastern side’of the capital. Washington. Aug. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) — With the red armies reported almost at the gates of Warsaw, state department officials and diplomats here today waited hopefully for word from the armistice and peace delegations at Minsk which would stop the fighting between Poland and soviet Russia. Officials hoped that an agreement at Minsk on armistice and peace terms would save Warsaw from the bolsheviki armies. While there wac skepticism here as to the permanency of any peace with soviet Russia, it was believed Poland may have a i chance of surviving as a nation only ■f the Poles retain their capital. In possession of Warsaw the bolsheviki would immediately sovietize Poland and make that country a passageway to Germany, military men believed. Warsaw. Aug. 16 — (Special to Daily Democrat —A great battle for (Continued on page three) TO ACT TUESDAY Lower House of Tennessee Legislature Expected to Act on Suffrage Bill (United Press Service) Nashville, Tenn., Xugust 16.—(Special to Daily Democrat) As the time neared for tlie final vote on suffrage in the house of representatives, workers redoubled their efforts to sway those who remained non-commital, on whose action it was conceded the re[suit hinges. I Pro-suffragists and anti-suffragists alike believe they have enough votes assured. Both factions obviously were worried. Tlie house was expected to meet Tuesday although tlie issue mav lie forced late today. The committee on j constitutional amendment to which it he resolution of rat ideation vas returned. will meet tonight. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, 4. .j. ,j, * + POLICE COURT NEWS 44. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, * ,j, 4. || Clifford Roberts of this city, was !arrested Saturday evening by Chief | of Police Joel Reynolds on a charge of speeding. He was arraigned before 1 Mayor Yager and was fined $5 and 1 costs, amounting to sls, which he paid.