Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 204.

TO CONSOLIDATE CREAM PLANTS Cloverleaf Creameries to Move Bluffton Equipment Io the Decatur Factory TEN ADDITIONAL MEN Will be Employed—Cream Station Will be Maintained at Bluffton The Cloverleaf Creamery plant in this city is rapidly becoming one of the best industries of Decatur. Officials of the plant are now busily engaged in installing in the Decatur plant the equipment which has been located at Bluffton, the idea being to icntralize their production plant, thus making it more efficient, and placing it on a more economical 1. -is. All of the work can be done with the same amount of power as has been used in the Decatur creamery, and also doing away with the other heavy overhead expense connected with the operation of an plant. Five of the Bluffton employes will remove to this, city, and as many additional men will be needed to take care of the work here. When all of the machinery is installed it will be the largest individual churning plant In the state of Indiana. A fine quality of butter and ice cream ; will be manufactured, and trucking system will be maintained between this city and Bluffton, and that city : will be taken care of in just as es ficlent away as if the plant was still in operation there. A cream station will be maintained in the east part of the creamery building at Bluffton, ami the remainder of the building there has been sold to Mr. Goodin, of the Buick Auto Sales company. The build-j ing is located on Market street in that city, and is an ideal location. The supply of butter milk for the manufacture into powdered form will now be greater, and it can be handled with much more ease than heretofore. The local creamery was first established here by W. A. Klepper, and it has grown in proportion from year to year until it occupies a big, modern building on Winchester street, between the Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Each year has seen a new addition to the building, and the business, has grown by leaps and bounds. An office is maintained in New T ork i’y for the sale of the products of the | local plant. The firm name was changed several, months ago to The Clover Leaf Cream eries. Inc., and is owned and contro.led by W. A. Klepper of this city and E L. Martin of Huntington. The company has owned the Bluff ton plant for the past year and a half, and the moving the installation will, be completed in the next, few days. TOWARDS THE END - - - - Lord Mavor of Cork is Near Death From Starvation in London Prison (Uniter) Press Service) New York. Aug. 28-(Special to Daily Democrat) — "Terry F'll in - weaker daily, no hope of relief now but absolute faith in complete vi< tory.” The above cablegram was received todav by Peter MacSwiney - 1 " York, whose brother. Terence, lord mayor of Cork, lies near death fiom self-enforced starvation in Br ( *’ ? n prison, London. It was signed • in. Nan and John.” Min is Miss Mary MacSwiney and Nan is Mi>s . nnt MacSwiney, sisters of Fetenci an Peter, and John is a brother. All ar in London awaiting the result o i lord mayor's hunger strike. At the MacSwiney home here, er and other relatives waited teat ly and hopelessly for more news rot Brixton. They already regard T ■ mice’s fate as sealed. They believe he will remain firm to the ent n ■ determination to die rathei than su mit to the imprisonment to which was sentenced for. his connection with the Irish movement. ABLE TO BE OUT Ed Roknecht, who took ser ’ o,lsl ' several days ago and re<l ’* ire ' service of a physician is grea . proved and was able to be up towns awhile yesterday afternoon.

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OPERATION FOR GOITRE Mrs. Thomas Venis of Eighth 4 street Was taken to the Hope-Meth- } odist hospital at Fort Wayne yesterday and at noon was operated upon for the removal of a double goitre. Mrs. Venis had suffered greatly in the past tew weeks, and the qperation wa - the only hope for relief. Dr. D. D. t lark of this city and Dr. Kruse of bort Wayne performed the operatic - J At 9.30 last evening Mrs. Venis was resting fairly well when her husband I returned to this city, and this morning her condition remained about the same. IT OPENS MONDAY Annual Session of the Teachers’ Institute Will Convene at the Gvm GOOD INSTRUCTORS Will Discuss Important Subjects—E. S. Christen Will be in Charge The annual session of the teachers’ institute in this city will begin MonJ day morning at 9 o'clock, the program to be given in the gym, First and Jackson streets. County Sutler intondent Ed S. Christen will be in charge, and till teachers are expected to be present at every session Visitors are welcome, aud the inI structors, Miss Votaw and Dr. Hall, will have something interesting to ; say at every session. The program will open with dove tlonal services at 9 o'clock conduct- ! e l by C-. L. Haney of the Evangelical church. Miss Votaw 7 will discuss 1 ‘Common Sense Music,” and following a short intermission. Dr. Hall will talk on “The Teacher's Mission.” In the attenioon Miss Votaw will ; have charge ot the musical program, and Dr. Hall will discuss “The Intel | lectual Reaction to Commerce and History." IN ABOUT TEN DAYS Engineers David and James McNaughton stated this morning that in all probability they would be able to give out figures on the survey being made of the Decatur light and power plant within the next ten days or two weeks. They hope to have the totals compiled by this time and stated that they would turn them over to the Daily Democrat before they were sent to the public service commission. Their figures will show to the penny how much money it costs to operate both the water and elec- ! trie department of the city plant and if the rate now charged is too low and what the new rate should be. MARION VS. DECATUR A baseball game out of the ordin- ■ ary is expected to take place in this I city at Bellmont park tomorrow aft- ' ernoon when the local baseball club will meet the fast Marion Boosters I team. The Marion outfit has made j a name for Itself this season, having i lost only three games and are consid i ; ered as the fastest semi-pro team in this section of the state. Several exleaguers will appear in their line-up and some real baseball will be displayed. The locals will appear in their regular line-up and are all set ’ for the big battle. Come out to BellI ! mont park tomorrow afternoon and ' I spend the afternoon with the rest of • the boys. Game called at 3 o’clock. f UNABLE TO COME . Due to an accident while testing • wel i, r. M. Pruitt, secretary of the ' i Indiana Pump company, of Indianapolis was unable to come to Decatur ; today and test the water wells at the , waterworks and the new well drilled . on the city's lot, east of the G. R. & I tracks. He is expected in the city a next week. SHU’S TO DANZIG (United Press Service) II Washington, Aug. 28-(Spe-ci-il to Daily Democrat) -™t- * retarv of Hi" panic’s ireeled ViceAdniual Huso to ’ proceed immediately .with the e .mnored cruiser Pittsburgh o " p anzi g to offer protection to \ . 11( riean rd ogees there. . ... j. J. 4. 4- 4- 4* + * * * "i" * ' i- * t the WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ii|:/ + h ++**+*2' !,+ * + * , e Showers and thunder storms prob,r able tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature.

WOULD SCRAP THE LEAGUE — Harding Tells Hoosiers He •- Would Dig Up the Old Hague Tribunal ;TO RESTORE PEACE Opposed to Entering the League—Proposes Something Like a Myth (By Raymond Clapper. United Prep.staff correspondent) Marion. Ohio, August 28.—(Special k to Daily Democrat) —Hope of world; peace "lies in pulling teeth in The Hague tribunal, not in the league of nations, which has undoubtedly passed i ( beyond the possibility of restoration,” ’ Warren G. Harding declared in his speech to a delegation from Indiana r here today. The republican candidate came out [ flatly for scrapping the league, which i he says lias proven "utterly impotent' , as a preventative of war and for incorporating any of its merits in a court of itnernational justice, animated byconsideration of right and justice instead of might and self interest. This court, he believes, might well be supplemented by a “world association for conference.’ His speech today. devoted exclusively to the league issue, was the result of many conference.” His speech today, devoted exclusively7 to the league issue, was the result of many conferences with part', leaders. A delegation from Minnc ' sotn came down to hear it. Governor] Cox. Harding said is in favor of going into the leaa-ue on the basis announced . by President Wilson. “I am not,” he added sharply. “That is the whole I difference between a world court of I justice supplemented by a world as- I sociation for conference on the one i hand and the council of the league on the other.” Drawing a contrast betwfen his court plan and the league council. Harding continued: “The one is a judicial tribunal to he governed and fixed and definite principles of law administered without passion or prejudice. The other is an association of diplomats an 1 pol-; 1 iticians whose determinations are ■ sure to be influenced by consideration j of expediency and national selfish- 1 ness.” Harding said lie is proposing no; new thing. “This country is already a member; of such a society, The Hague trib- j unal, which unlike the league of Ver-I (Continued on page two) COMPLAINT MADE By Neighbors Causes Arrest of Hazel Swathwood and Sarah Horner HOUSE OF ILL FAME Said to be in Operation on Kekionga Street —Hearing on Wednesday It has been a long time since this city has had much doing of an exciting nature in police court, but it is probable that the program will * rather interesting when a list of vX nesses get through telling the what they know next Wednesday morning, it the defendants do not I plead guilty in the meantime, and ; submit to a fine. >; This morning on affidavit furnished • by neighbors, Sarah Horner and Hazel • Swathwood were arrested by Marshal > Reynolds on a charge of conducting 1 a house of ill fame on Kekionga : street in the south part of the city ' They appeared before Mayor Yager at 9 o’clock, and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. L. C. DeVoss appeared for the defendants, and Prosecutor Lenhart for the state. The women put up bond for their appear- - ance nn next Wednesday morning at - 9 o’clock, and it is more than likely ' the mayor’s court room will baa live- ’ ly place. Marshal Reynolds states the place I has been under surveillance by the ) police department for some time, but they have never felt sure that a raid would produce the desired evidence. ? However, since the neighbors have £ taken hold of the case, there may be some interesting developments. i- — h J. Free Frisinger of Akron, arrived home last evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, August 28, 1920.

RIOTS IN IRELAND (United Press Service) London, Aug. 2S (Special to Dully ; Democrat)- Civil strife in Ireland 1 has spread to Queenstown, where I serious rioting occurred last night. British soldiers in reprisal for an attack on a motor lorry near Castle Martyr yesterday afternoon in which a Cameron highlander was killed and a lieutenant wounded, left their barracks and began to burn the houses and business places of Irish republicans. MCADOO SAYS COX WILL BE CHOICE Country Wants a Dynamic, Not a Static Statesman, Says McAdoo IN NEW YORK TODAY Big Program Arranged for Him—Cox Pleases the Easteners (United Press Service) /" 1 COX’S DAY IN NEW YORK 10:17 a. m. arrives at Grand Central station from New Haven. 10:45 a. m. attends reception at national democratic club. 11:15 a. m. marches with party to Hotel Commodore, escorted by police. 12 noon, luncheon at Hotel Commodore. Speech by Cox, after introduction by William G. McAdoo. 1 p- in.. motor cat. procession from Fifth avenue and 42nd street to Gravesend race track. 2 p. m . speeches at Gravesend track by Police Commissioner Enright, Mavor Hyland, Governor Smith and Governor Cox. 7 p. in., dinner at home of exReperesentative John J. Fitzgerald in Brooklyn, attended by Cox and party leaders. New York, August 28.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —"We have not yet started in making revelations in connection with the republican finances," Governor James M. Cox, democratic persidential candidate declared today in a speech at a luncheon in a New York hotel. Three thousand democrats cheered the governor repeatedly during his speech which was preliminary to ar. address he was to deliver this afternoon at Graves End race track. Cox further declared that the republican party had appropriated former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo's system of collecting liberty loan funds in their campaign. Mention of Senator Lodge's name during the speech caused htasing among some of the audience. William G. McAdoo, introducing Cox challenged the republican national committee to make public the name of its campaign contributors and the; (Continued on page three) HAPPY ONCE MORE Honeymooners Placed in Jail Last Night Gain Freedom and Go Home (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Aug. 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Love's sweet song was interrupted with a violent discord for Fred Redding. 20, and his 18 yrvr old bride. They spent their first honeymoon night in the jail at Columbus, Ind., at the urgent behest of the groom’s irate father. Charles T. Redding. The couple eloped to Jeffersonville and “the old man” struck the discordant note by wiring Columbus authorities to hold them. The father wouldn’t tell what it was all about. He said the matter was a family affair. But a telephone conversation between him and his offspring, while ' the latter was at the Columbus ’ municipal Ritz, disclosed that Fred t was hurt in naval service and reI ceives SBO a month. Father Redding . had been using this money to a good ) advantage, paying it on a new home 7 and he didn’t like to see the internal revenue disappear, according to jail officials. A settlement was reached, 1 the couple resumed their honeymoon and were back in Indianapolis today.

RUSSIAN FLANK i WAS REPULSED — Poles Force Red Army to B Fall Back in Counter 11 Attack on Brest-Litovsk i ' PRISONERS TAKEN Qj 1 Battle on North Nearing End—lnterest in Ultimatum Answer Warsaw, August 28. Special to Dailv Democrat) —Three Russian col--1 limns attacking Brest Litovsk hav 1 been routed and 650 men taken pris- ’ oner, the Polish communique today stated. The battle on the north front iis nearing an end, the communique » raid. —o — The Russian communique Aug. 26th announced the bolshevik! had attacked Brest-Litovsk. , London. August 28. — (Special to Daily Democrat) The time limit for, Russia's "satisfactory” reply to the >Anglo-ltalian ultimatum having expired last night, interest centered today in indication by the British gov ; eminent as to whether the answer received Thursday, fulfilled the require ments. The bolshevik note was being stud ied in the foreign office and a cop’, had been forwarded to Premier IJoyd ; George in Lucerne. It was assumed that, an identic note had been sent to Italy. Although the Russians withdrew their demand for establishment of a “civil militia’ in Poland as part of the peace agreement with that country the principal cause of the entente ul timatum- there was a disposition i.: ' some quarters to regard the bolshevik communication in the light of a stud ;ied insult to Great Britain and Italy Tn the more important matter of establishing peace, however, it was believed this would be passed over and that the British government would lend its influence to bringing about complete cessation of hostilities b - tween Russia and Poland. Latest advices from the war zone indicated the red right Hank had been withdrawn until it rested on the East Prussian frontier west of Angustof (4 ) ’ miles west of Grodno and 140 miles northeast of Warsaw.) The principal Russian defense was being made on the line between Augustof and Grodno, where the reds had the advantage of marshy, broken ground, and ideal terrain upon which to halt the Polish push. Sporadic fighting continued on Ihe rest of the front. drownTintahk Loren Sprunger, Two-year-old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Sprunger ACCIDENTAL DEATH Was Playing in Yard and it is Believed Climbed Fence and Fell Over Loren Jonas Sprunger. two years: j old this August 15th. was drowned I I Friday evening an a watering tank at i the farm of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. ! Jonas Sprunger. two miles north and ■ a mile east of Berne. The little fellow with the other children had been : playing in the yard at the home and > | was last seen alive by the mother at ;; 4 o’clock. Not seeing the little fel- . i low for some time, the children think- , ing he was with the mother and the | mother thinking he was with the other i children, the members of the family , started a search for him. si Their efforts soon brought fruit, and the lifeless body was found in the wat - ering tank in the barnyard, lying in e twelve inches of water. The gate to s tlie barnyard was closed, and it is presumed he climbed to the top of the t donee and fell over into the tank on r the opposite side. The parents are prostrated over his “I untimely death. He was a bright and e healthy little fellow. There are five s ! other children in the family. :l Dr. Reusser of Berne was immedi- ■- lately called, and he in turn called g ; Coroner D. D. Clark of this city. His 1, verdict will be accidental death by e, drowning. 1 i Funeral services will be hold Mon .1; day morning, leaving the home at 1.1 9 o’clock, and at the Mennonite church n; in Berne at 9:30. The Revs. Lehman ’• I'and Van der Smissen will officiate.

QUILT ON DISPLAY The I idles’ Aid society of the Cal I vary church east of the city have i quilt on display in the window of the Vance A- Linn clothing store that is ;attracting considerable attention. The quilt is of the old-fashioned "crazy" ) variety, mid eonftiins the names of nearly one thousand people, worked into the patches. The ladies worked hard se. tiring these names, collecting j a small sum for every name placed jtherecn. The quilt will be sold to the highest bidder at a social to be held > on the church lawn Friday evening. September 3. A CHORUS GIRL MM Joseph Dailey Will Wed Miss Elizabeth Vogt, Chorus Girl in “CHEER UP MABLE” i License Was Issued This Afternoon — Son of Attorney Frank Dailey (United Press Service) 'j Terre Haute. Ind., August 28.—(Spe ; eial to Daily Democrat) A marriage ' license was issued here late yesterday to Joseph Dailey, son of Frank ('. Dailey, prominent Indianapolis attorney and Miss Elizabeth Vogt, a member of the chorus of “Cheer Up Ma bel.” In applying for the license Miss I Vogt said her home was in Cincinnati ' and that site wanted h"r occupation listed as "at. home." Frank Dailey formerly was United States district attorney from Indiana, anil has conducted several important prosecutions, including that of Sena tor Truman Newberry at Grand Rap ids, Mich., and the vote fraud ease at Terre Haute. Efforts to locate Frank (’. Dailey or any of the members of his family for a statement on the issuance of a marriage license to Joseph Dailey of Terre Haute were futile this after noon. The attorney was not in his office and none of the family was at the Dailey home. ADENOIDS REMOVED Miss Ireta daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamlin. was operated upon for tlie removal of the adenoids and tonsils. She is getting along nicely. Drs. Burns and Miller were the physicians performing the operation. REPUBLICAN LADIES The county chairman requests all of her committee and precinct chairman and helpers to meet at headquarter Monday evening at 7:30. MRS. J. S. PETERSON. OF COURSE NOT i SAN FRANCISCO Dennis O'Breii declared he didn’t see the summons ot ; ! his wife, Bridget, published in her ; ; divorce action, though he read paers ' constantly. Bridget explained the no tice was published in a Yiddish paper TENNESSEE GROWS Washington, Aug. 28 —(Special to y Daily Democrat)—The census bureau I today announced the following 1920 ! populations: . i Tennessee state, 2,337,459; ini'crease since 1910. 152.670 or 7 per cent. NO PLACE FOR “BABE" — MILWAUKEE - Babe" Ruth couldn’t play in Milwaukee. So many i balls have been lost by the Milwaukee team that the club has sued Max ;'lrummer tn recover a ball valued at $2.00 which he got when it went ovei the fence. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET Indianapolis, Aug. 28 —-(Special to , Daily Democrat) Hog receipts, 6. i]soo; market 25 higher; best heavies, j [email protected]; medium mixed, $15.50<T» < | 15.75; common choice, [email protected]; I > bulk sales, [email protected]; cattle re- > ceipts, 300, steady; steers, $8.50((j) 16.75; cows and heifers. $6.50(ji>13.75; sheep receipts, 250; market steady; I tops, [email protected]. ; , _____ NO WORD YET — No word had been received here 11 late this afternoon as to the shipment i of the body of John M. Frisinger from i Fairview, La. A message is expected | however, at any time.

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DEPALMA LEADS IN ELGIN RACE : Jumps Off Track on 21st Lap, But Bobbed Up Again in the Lead MILTON IS SECOND DePalma’s Sneed of 78.8 Miles Per Hour Breaks the Track Records (United Press Service) Speedway, Elgin, 111., Aug- 28— , (Special to Daily Democrat) —Ralph DePalma opened the eighth annual road race here today getitng his ; Ballot special away at 12:02. Jimmy Murphy, in a Duessenberg, j took the starting signal at 12:03. He was followed at intervals of one mini ute by Joe Thomas in a Revere, Tomimy Milton in a Duessenberg, Eddie O’Donnell in a Duessenberg, Gaston Chevrolet in a Monroe Special, Percy Ford in a Frontenac special and Ralph Mulford in a Monroe special. DePalma made the first lap in six minutes and thirty seconds. The lap ; record is six minutes and eighteen seconds. DePalma increased his lead at the end of the eighth lap to fourteen seconds. Tom Alley replaced Joe Thomas in a Revere at the beginning of the ninth lap. At the end of the twelfth lap 102 I miles. DePaltna, Tommy Milton and Ralph Mulford were scrambling for i first place. Mulford was within three seconds of DePalma at one time and Milton , was six seconds back of Mulford. Depalma has averaged 78.8 miles an hour agains tthe road race record of 77’4 mile. DePalma’s jinx which has lost him several races nearly bobbed up again when his car jumped off the road on the twenty-first lap. He managed However to escape injury and returned to the track and at the beginning of the seernd lap was still leading. Milton was one minute and live seconds behind him. . Elgin. Hl.. August 28.- —With thefl engines purring prettily, eight famed auto race pilots were ready here ears today for tiieir dust eating derby. ■ Ralph de Palma, king of formw Elgin races, was expected to becloiil the former record of an average of 71 nilcs a lap with the whiz of his Ball i 'o;. Officials early pronounced the track n excellent condition. Weather indications were the best with a hot sun scorching tlie course early and a clear sky. Elgin was crammed with visitors while roads leading here have been choked since late last night, indicating record crowds. The entries, subject to correction (Continued on page three) HE DENIES GUILT Morris Fox Denies That He is Leroy, the Man Accused of Murder (United Press Service) Rio Janeiro. Aug. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) Morris Fox, arrested aboard the British steamer Dry- , den. denied in an interview today I that he is Eugene Leroy, wanted in i connection with the Detroit-New i York trunk “murder mystery” in | which the mutilated body of a woman believed to be Leroy's wife, was ; found in a trunk. “People who had me arrested for this wife murder are crazy,” Fox said. "I can easily prove who I am when 1 return to New York. Dr. I). A. Sherwood, 130 Columbia street ■in that city will identify me. I tell I you 1 am not Eugene Leroy.” Fox freely answered questions regarding his movements in the last year but angrily declined to answer questions about the Leroy case. He ‘ is about six feet tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has brown eyes, a prominent forehead, straight brown hair ’ aud his right thumb lias been crush--1 ed. He has been a member of the '■ international seamen's union since 1918 and his card shows be will be 20 years old Sept. 25. The suspect was born in Russia and is a Canadian subject, he said, c He went from Toronto to New York it last January. Ho said he had not n left New York from that time until ii,| he started for South America as a I sailor on the Dryden.