Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1920 — Page 1

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MORE EVIDENCE IF THEY WANT IT Governor Cox Says He Will -Meet Republican Denial of a “Slush Fund’’ WITH* MORE FIGURES Was Cheered at Pittsburgh Last Night—May Also Give Out Names (Unlteq Press Service) New York, Aug. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Declarations by Chairman Will H. Hays that Gov. Cox's charges against the republican national committee are false and the intimation by Cox that further “information” may be forthcoming today marked the progress of the con troversy centering about the repub lican campaign fund. In New York Hays issued a statement declaring Cox had failed to i prove his charges "simply because they are false” and Cox in an inter- 1 view stated his belief that the situa- < tion "permits of development” and that "plenty of information” may be < expected during the next week. i New York. Aug. 27 —(Enroute with f Governor Cox to New Haven) -Any attempts of republican leaders to deny the figures quoted at Pitts- ( burgh last night in support of his charges that the G. O. P. campaign fluid goal is $15,000,000 will be met ( by additional revelations.” Governor ( Cox said today. He Indicated his next move would , hr to give the names of some of the heaviest contributors to the republi- [ can fund and to attempt to prove his assertions Naat the SI,OOO limit an- ‘ nonneed by Senator Harding is being evaded. Democratic leaders are confident * that (’: x has wrecked the financial ' plans of the republicans, George 1 White, chairman of the democratic nati. nal committe said when he met 1 the governor today. White. Senator 1 Harrison and Homer Cummings, 1 former chairman of the democratic : committee met Cox. Their first act * was to congratulate him on his Pittsburgh speech. They will accompany ■ him to New Haven. Important conferences will be held 1 by Cox with national leaders dulling his trip to New Haven and his stay in New Yoi;k tomorrow and Sunday, t Cox indicated during conversations : with newspapermen here that he feels the slush fund fight has already ' reached the stage where it is very t necessary for the republicans to start t explaining things. Meantime, he added. "I will continue to furnish more : leads that they may follow. The 1 charges, of course, bear considerable i development,” he said. New York. Aug. 27—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —Governor Cox ar- , rived in New York at 11 a. m. today on his way to New Haven, where he (Continued on page tour) BOX EXPERT HERE Don L. Quinn, a Decatur Boy is Visiting M ith Relatives Here GAINS A REPUTATION As Leading Box Expert in Country—lt’s a Very Interesting Work Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Quinn of ( hi cago are in the city visiting with Mrs. Quinn’s parents. Judge and Mrs. •T. T. Merryman and Mr. Quinn brother, French Quinn, and his man? Decatur friends will be glad to learn of his success in the business, world and the splendid position ho holds Mr. Quinn is associated with one of the largest box designing and mam: factoring companies in the count.) and his work is most interesting. During the war he was in charge of the box testing section ot the United, States forest products laboratory .m ' was the forest service representative and chairman on the packing commit tee of the war department research department of the Chicago Mill and Lumber company. Chicago, so ink problems in package, instituting ie scientific construction of boxes oi the largest shippers in this <ounti. and bears the •reputation "ith trade as being the leading box expet , in the United States.

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NIBLICK DAILEY REUNION — 'Hie annual reunion of the Niblick and Dniley families will be held in thq Beavers grove, near the Beery church, throe miles west of Decatur, on the Bluffton-Decatur road. Sunday. September 12. Relatives of the two families reside In Adams and Wells 1 counties, and there are many scatter ed over central and northern Indiana' and Ohio. A huge attendance is e:: reeled at this gathering. A PRETTY WEDDING Miss Marie Patterson and Mr. James Martin Westveld Take Life Vows AT THE BRIDE’S HOME Rev. A. H. Saunders Officiates in a Double Ring Ceremony—Take Trip A rainbow wedding. Gladiolus in the pastel shades, yellow daisies and golden glow with branches of oak leaves were used to decorate the home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Patterson Thursday evening for the marriage of their daughter. Marie, and Mr. James M "- 1 tin Westveld. the Rev. A. H. Saunders of the First Presbyterian church ’of- ' fi< bating. Proceeding the ceremony, which or- 1 curred at six o'clock. Dr. Fred Pat- ’ terson sang. “Oh, Promise Me," and 1 Miss Mary Alice Cherey. of Winchester sang. "I Love You Truly.” At the 1 close of the latter song the bri 1“ 1 preceded by Master James Bruce Patterson and Sara Jane Patterson, each bearing a ring hidden in the petals 1 of a rose, accompanied by her father, 1 descended the open stairway and was ' met under a beautiful arch of oak ! leaves, barked on either side with tall 1 wicker baskets of gladilolas. by the groom and officiating minister a'”’ words of the solemnly beautiful deu ' hie ring ceremony were read. The bride was at t Bed in a gown hewrted georgette with corsage bon- 1 quit of rose buds. Master Jame- 1 Patterson wore a suit of white satin ‘ and Miss Sarah Jane a little dress of flounced chiffon. A wedding supper was served following the ceremony. The assistant, in serving were the Misses Cherey an-.' Florine Michaud. The members of the family and Rev i 1 md Mrs. Saunders were seated ahou’ the large table in the dining room :>,nd the other guests at smallet table about the living rooms. The guests included only the near relatives and the most intimate girlhool friends ot the bride. The bride is the only daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and through her positions in various public offices is very widely known and admired. She was for a time, deputy county auditor. has assisted in the county treasurers office and for some tin)” past has been an assistant in the Old Adams Ccuntv bank. She is a num ber of the Tri Kanpa sorority, the Woman's club and other social organizations. and is one of the city’s popular young ladies. Mr. Westxeld has been a resident of the city for some years past, he being connected with the Holland-St- Louie Sugar company, as chief chemist. 1B a graduate of the University e‘ Michigan and a most capable and efficient man. Mr. and Mrs. Westveld left tor a two weeks' wedding trip in the north and east and on their return will make their home during the coming winter with the bride's parents at 239 South Second street. \ SEARCHING FOR GIRL (United Press Service) Indianans. August 27- (Sperm Ito Daily Democrat)-»xteen-year-old Wretha Howard today was the objec. of police search in two cities. Following a long legal battle In which he won custody of his George W. Howard reported th at she had disappeared yesterday her way to work. Howard asked the police to enlis I the aj(l of the Battle Creek. Mich.. ! police saving the girl had made he> i X with Mr. and Mrs. Charier. | ! Gibbs, of that city, since her mother s death some years ago. Wretha is five feet, three inches tallhas light hair, blue eyes,, wears ! glasses and weighs 115 h-HiaHSSKi Part Cloudy tonight and Saturday; I no t much change in temperature.

RECEIVE ND WORD As to W hen Body of John M. Frisinger Will be Shipped From South —— A SUCCESSFUL CAREER Was Second Man in United States to Export American Horses to Europe No definite word had been received i by relatives in this city today as to when,the body of John M. Frisinger I would he shipped from Fairview, 1,".. A message was sent today to wire j formation as soon as possible, and an answer Is expected late this evening or early tomorrow morning. Mr. Frisinger’s death is generally' regretted in this city, and the lamib has the sympathy of all in their sorrow. John M. Frisinger was born November 7, 1859, in St. Marys township. Adams county, Indiana, a son oi Joseph and Martha Smith-Frisinger. and with the exception of two years spent in Van Wert county. Ohio, and 1 the last few years at Fairview, La., he had spent his life in this county. | When a young man he received al liberal education in the schools of the county, and for a time taught school in this county and in Ohio. In June, 1895, Mr. Frisinger exported a load of horses to Germany, i being the second man in the United States to embark in this industry. : The first shipment of good draft herses was sold immediately. He continued in that profitable industry until 1900, making two trips a year across the Atlantic. While attending the Paris exposition he became convinced of the merits of the Belgian horses, and on his return to Indiana brought with him twelve registered tailions. They were readily sold, and some are still in use here, and many of the descendants of that <' ■ dozen are in the county. Later, he im ported Percherons. and the business I .hrived until 1914. when the world war broke out and prohibited the con rinuance of this industry. Mr. Frisinger married Miss Mary ’ 1 °eterson. sister of the late Shafter ' Peterson, and six children were born ; to the union, they being. M A. Fris(Continued on page three) PADDOCK IS BUSY l Democratic Candidate for Congress Opens His Campaign in Madison County HE BLAMES CONGRESS — For Failure to Pass Laws Relieving Burden of War —ln Vestal’s County Anderson, Ind.. August 27. —Dr. Charles A. Paddock, democratic can didate for congress from the eighth! district addressed a large and enthus-, iastic audience at Markleville m Madison county last night. He *at tacked the republican congress foi j failure to pass legislation to relieve the burdens of the income and other federal tares. In reference to which Mr. Paddock said, "The present congress was elected upon the promise "hat it would pass the necessary laws of the reconstruction period. Two years have passed since the republican candidates told you this and to .late nothing has been done. Ihe pre.-j ent tax laws are the same as were -nacted for war purposes and they' have steadfastly refused to remedy these laws, notwithstanding the fact ■ that 'he president has pleaded with, them again and again from his bed o - sickness to give the ’people at least, some relief in the matter of a reduc-, tion of these taxes. When you pay these taxes now after their two years' j failure they alone are responsible. If i i . am elected 1 will at once endeavor to reduce these taxes to a proper basis, as every democratic candidate, 'together with the entire party arc pledged to such a course. The entire time of the present congress has been devoted to spending millions of dollars of the peoples money on smelling committees, trying to prove that our glorious sons who brhvcd the ' fire of battle on land and sea did not. ! win the war, in fact as Senator WatIson says and is willing to spend several millions to prove, that we were i not in the war at all.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 27, 1920.

CORRECTION IN PRICES In the Morris five an.l ten cent 'store advertisement of last evening, :itoweling per yard was quoted at ten cents. This was a mistake, the correct price should have been nineteen cents yer yard. The price for clothes pins should have been three dozen for ten cents. The mistakes were not made intentionally. HE WILL DENY IT Senator Harding Will Reply to Slush Fund Charge Made by Gov. Cox DAVISON IS THERE And Talking High Finance to Him—G. O. P. Dislikes Charges (Ry Raymond Clapper. United Pres.: Staff Correspondent) Marion. 0.. Aug. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Charges regarding the alleged re], iiblt'an campaign '■slush fund” by Governor Cox v. :!1 oe replied to briefly by Senator I'arding today, it was said at liis I eadquarters here. Harding' planned to see newspapermen as soon as he had read €<•’. s Pittsburgh speech carefully and w-.s expected to make some kind of au answer, 'although a detailed poly may have to wait until he can con'er with official.-' of the national comrr.itec. Harding will v.fnd vp a day of ini-1 portant conferences vth a mototrip to Gati' ii, Ohio, late today, to speak to fcliie railroad employes. Henry F. Da'ison of the Morgan banking house, was to call on Hat'ding regarding the international fintncial situation. Davison, it was understood, requested an appointment so he might advise Harding ot conditions demanding attention. It was denied Davison's call has any . thing to do with the impending 1 , league of nations speech to be made by Harding tomorrow. Hardings league speech has been prepared with great care and the candidate has sought an unusual amount of advice in its preparation. New York. Aug. 27—(Special to ' Daily Democrat)—Republican leaders' today began preparation of a detail- ' ed reply to Governor Cox’s charges[ of a huge G. O. P. corruption fund, which will be submitted next week to the senate sub'-committee investi-I 1 gating political expenditures. The republicans here believed Cox in his speech at Pittsburgh last nigh* had not proved' his allegation that they were raising a corruption fund ! to buy the presidency. With regard to the list of 51 cities Cox read during his speech, together with their alleged quotas, aggregating $8,145,000. the republican leaders pointed out the figures covered state and district campaigns in addition to the national fight and that no corruption was shown. ARE Iff DAMGER “Junket” of American Congressmen Are in Danger of Lives IN THE ORIENT A Demonstration Against the Japanese Rule — Koreans Arrested (United Press Service) Spoul. Korea, via Tokio, August 25—! '(Delayed)— A demonstration against I : Japanese rule, timed with the arrival ■ here of the party of American congressman, touring the Orient, was staged today when Koreans closed their stores. j When Congressman Herman of California attempted to address a mcet- | ing. Korean police stopped it and , j asked Hersman to leave. Hersman refused to go until several Koreans who ■j had been arrested at the meeting were i [released. The Koreans were released [ an hour later. The American parly was Wanted by ’ the Japanese officials in Korea that a plot was afoot to bomb them on their arrival at Seoul. It was stated raids had uncovered the plot and numerous ■ bombs and revolvers and considerable (literature had been confiscated.

THEY CELEBRATE Twenty-five Couples in Chicago Celebrated the Golden Anniversary ALL ARE HAPPY Because They Have Beaten High Cost of Living and Divorce Courts (United Press Service, Chicago, August 27. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Representing twen-ty-five years of wedded life five golden [wedding couples today celebrated the event. They celebrated they said, because ' they have beaten the high cost of living and divorce courts. i Reasons they gave for being happy and prosperous today despite the high [prices and divorce epidemic are: "Stress the home life and place the [soft pedal on the fast life."—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tracker. "Co-operation and teamwork wins in [the marriage game.” said Mrs. Thack I er. “Rear and forbear with husband and wife loving each other more than | anything else.” —Mr. and Mrs. G. W. I Fells. Don’t be cranky, don’t work’ too , hard, do your own marketing and don’t I forget the habits of the courting davs." was the advice given by Mr. and Mrs. A. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguse and Mr. and Mrs L. Collins BRIDGE CONTRACTOR HERE F. H. Rurk of the Burk Construe- , tion ccmpanv< Newcastle, Indiana, con ( tractors for the biiilJing of the A J. Smith bridge was here today looking after business matters. Mr. Burl? , stated that the work on the bridge w.-i progressing nicely on the foundation wotk. The bridge will be built ci j Del. i FUNERAL SATURDAY i Funeral services for the late Leander G. Holmes. Portland business man, will be held Saturday, morniftg . at 10:30 oclock, according to word re , ceived in this city today. It is pro! ible that several Decatur relatives ] :nd friends will attend the sei* ice. Mr ( Holmes death occurred at Hattie , Creek, Mich., following an operation. | AT FORT WAYNE' -1 The Adams County Duroc ’ Breeders to Meet With District Association t SATURDAY AT 2 P. M. Dr. C. V. Connell is on the < Program—District Com- 1 prises Seven Counties The district Duroc Swine Breeders’ ' association, of which this county is a 1 nart. will hold a meeting in the as 1 sembly room of the Allen county court house Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and all members of the asso- ' ciation in this, county, and any om interested in the betterment, of stock | raising conditions are urgently re I quested to attend the meeting Satu; [ day. I Dr. C. V. Connell of this city will [ give an address on “Infection of [ Swine.” Professor Schwab, the gentleman who judged the swine at the I Northern Indiana fair, will also give a i lecture on the same subject. Profesj tor Wiley, also of Purdue, will give an ; address on ‘.Swine Management." an I [his talk promises to be one of th. ■ [most interesting of the meeting. The organization compromises sev|en counties in this part of the state, land almost every Duroc Swim breed | er in Adams county is a member cf | the organization, and everev oi them are officers. Many of the Duroc men of the county will attend. HAD GOOD MEETING The Rotarians held another good meeting at the city hall last eveninc the attendance being about ninety pel cent, perfect. President Wemhoff presided and Martin Worthmann gave a tentative outline of the boys work which the club as a whole will tak< up. Dr. C. C. Rayl gave an interesting and educational talk on surgery and the care of the body an.l A. R ' Holthouse talked on the newspaner business and advertising. The club I will meet again next Thursday.

OPERATION THURSDAY Dr. H. K. Keller went to Fort I Wayne yesterday morning where he usutsted Dr. Rosenthal perform a surgical operation upon Mrs. D. F. Teeplof First street at the St. Joseph hospital. The operation was quite severe l.ut successful. Dr. Keller reports (Mrs. Teeple getting along fine from her operation, and if not compHctitions arire she will make a speedy recovery. PREMIUM AWARDS Decatur and Adams County Men Secure Bulk of Prizes at Recent Fair IN SWINE DEPARTMENT J. I). Nidlinger Was Superintendent—Schwab and Phillips, Judges The following were the awards in the swine department at the recent Northern Indiana fair held in this city. John D. Nidlinger was the superintendent of tliis department and Mr. J W. Schwab of I‘urdue university, Lafayette, was the judge in the Hampshire and Roys' and Girls’ Pig club, and Ed-* gar E. Phillip, of Walton, Ind., judged the remainder of the swine. Mr. Phillip is the superintendent cf the swin'y department of the state fair. The awards: Poland Chinas. Boar two years old and over, first. Ernest Lamont, New Haven. • Boar one year and under two, first, D. A. Rumple. Berne: reeond, Gallmeyer Bros., New Haven: third. Ernest Lamont. New Haven. Boar under six months, first and second, D. A. Rumple, Berne: third, F. C. Garrett & Sons. Liberty Center. Sow. two years old and over, first, Ernest Lamont. New Haven; second, E. A. Rumple, Berne: third. F. C. Garrett & Sons, Liberty Center. Sow one and under two. first. Joseph P. Habegger. Berne; second. Ernest Lamont, New Haven. Sow six months and under year, first and second. D. A. Rumple. Berne: third. Joseph Habegeer. Berne. Sow under six months, first. Joseph P. Habegger, Berne: second Palmer Eicher. Berne; third. Gallmeyer Dre ;.. New Haven. Sow and litter of five pigs. firs*. Harley Guilder, Decatur; second, Joseph -Hebegger. Herne: third. Erne.-' Lamont. New Haven Grand Champion Boar, D. A. Rumple Berne. Grand Champion Sow, Joseph Habegger, Berne. Duroc Jerseys. Boar Boar two years old and over, first, J. Nidlinger &• Son. Decatur; sec end. Fred Busc.he, Decatur. Boar one year and under two, -first. .1. D. Nidlinger Son Deoativ" * ond. Penning & Wightman. Portlan 1 Ind.; third. Amos Kirchhnfer. Monroe. Board over six months, first and third. Penning & Wightman. Portland, second, J. D. Nidlinger & Son. Decatur. • Boar under six months, first. J. D. Nidlinger & Son. Decatur; second and third. Penning & Wightman, Portland. Sow two years ol 1 and over, first, second and third. Penning ■£• Wightman. Portland. Sow one year old under two. first and third. J. D. Nidlinger & Son. Decatur; second. Penning & Wightman. Portland. Sow six months and under year, first and second. .1. D. Nidlinget Ai Son, Decatur; third. Penning & Wight-, man. Portland. Sow under six mouths, first. J. D. Nidlinger & Son. Decatur: second.i Norval Banter. Linn Grove. Ind.: third. Everett Rice. Monroe. Ind. Junior champion boar, J. I> Nld linger & Son. Decatur. Senior champion boar. J. D. Nid linger & Son. Senior champion sow. J. D. Nidlinger & Son. Grand champion boar and grand "hampion sow. J. I). Nidlinger & Son. ■ Chester White. Boar over one and under two. first third. R. L. Hogshead, Decatur; second, Otto Buuck, Decatur. Boar under six months, first. R. L i Hogshead. Decatur; second and third, I’.'B. Dykeman. Decatur. Sow? two years old and over, first P. B. Dykeman. Decatur; second and third. R. L. Hogshead. Decatur. Sew over one and under two. first and third. R. L Hogshead; second Otto Buuck. (Continued on page three)

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FLIGHT OF ARMY IS VERY PITIFUL , Panic Stricken Bolshevik Troops Are Crossing Prussian Frontier THOUSANDS TAKEN Polish Office Announces That 80,000 Have Been Taken in the Drive (United Press Service) Beilin. August 7. (Special to Daily Democrat) I amine and desolation are following in the wake of the panic stricken flight of the bolshevik treops. who are crossing frontier into oast Pruss'ii by th< usands. Many o* tl:e men ai ace mipanied by their wives and children whom they said, they were forced to bring with them on the invasion of Poland i or Ha v would nave starved to death. sc< nes are being enacted along the border, according to dispatches received from press correspondents. German officials established soup kitchens to care for the starving, emaciated Russians. Men. i women and children, screaming and fighting, scrambled over each other in the rush for these rations, "like pigs tipiating at a food trough,” one cor- ‘ respondent said. Some of the refugees not realizing they could enter Fast I‘rtis-ia wtth- , cut paying toll, offered hundreds of 1 aides and their personal trinkets. Hundreds of the reds declared they ; never want to return to Russia, saying it is impossible to make a living there. The wildest rumors are in circulation among the prisoners. Word is parsed from mouth to mouth that a revolution has broken out in Mos- : cow and that Lenine and Trotsky have beer slain. ■r j Warsaw, August 6. -(Special to Daily Demoirat) — Eighty thousand prisoners have been taken Ly the Poles to date, the official communique announced today. “South of the Dniester and along ihe left bank of the Bug we are pursuing the bolshevik!.’ the statement raid. ”ln the fighting along the Dniester we surrounded and capture,! the enemy in the region of Herodenka. including a brigade pf four thousand. “Our prisoners are now estimated at. 80,000.” Moscow. August 2C.. (Special to Daily Democrat) - Via wireless London The bolshevikl have launchI id a counter-attack designed to reapture Brest-Litovsk. it was officially mnounced today. "We are fiercely attacking the Brest-!.itovsk forts.” an official communique said. The war and world changes have i-.iade necessary three supplementary volumes of the Eneyolopodia Britanni- < a. IS INSTRUCTOR Lawrence Spuller, Decatur Boy, Appointed Instructor of Spanish OF MILITARY ACADEMY Will Assume Duties Next Month —Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spuller Lawrence Spuller, former Decatur hoy. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Spuller cf Fort Wayne has been appointed in- : tructor of Spanish in St. Johns Military Academy, at Delafield, Wis. Mr. Si tiller will assume bis new and responsible duties next month, i Prior to the war the Decatur young man was n teacher in this county and ihe last year he taught school here he was principal of the Monmouth ; school, north of the city. [ He enlisted early in the war and won a lieutenancy and was assigned to the. 375th Infantry and was stationed in the West Judies. He ale taught, school in the Philippines, receiving his appointment frcSn the govI ernment and is well qualified for a place on the faculty of (he military I I academy. His many friends hero congratulate him and know that he will I continue to make good. After com- , dieting the Eighth grade at the St. Icseph Parochial school in this city, ■. Mr. Spuller entered the Decatur high [school, graduating four years later.