Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1920 — Page 1

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MX GETS CLAD HAND IN WEST Given An Enthusiastic Reception in Montana—ln Washington Today WILL HELP IRELAND Slates That League Provided a Way—Draws Big Demonstrations — ■I . Spokane. Wash.. Sept. 10-(Sp»eial to Daily Democrat)—"lt is time to send somebody to the penetentiary", Cov. James M. Cox said here today, speaking to a large crowd on the station platform. His declaration came immediately after he had reiterated his charge that republican leaders were guilty of perjury In their testimony before the senate campaign expenditure r mmittee in Chicago. "We have laws against perjury and they should be enforced. I intend to give the republicans some of their own medicine.” Enroute with Governor Cox to Spokane, Wn„ Sept 10.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Encourage d by the enthusiastic receptions given him n Montana. Governor Cox invadod Washten for two days’ campaigning He was to open in Spokane th,:morning where he was scheduled >■ • spend two hours and then depart for Walla Walla. Cox was expected today to touch on forest preserves In a speech to he • made at the state fair. He will proh ably also have something more to sav about the senate sub-committee cam pai rs fund probe. Cox will start his drive along the Pacific coast tomorrow night when ho speaks in Seattle. He will be in Bellingham and Tacoma tomorrow. With many Irish in his audience last nit Jit, Governor Cox gave definite a surances that he will ask the league gs nations to take up. till'Jr>sh .Question if he is elected. Such action is provided for under article 11, he s iid His statements both at Anaconda and Butte wore in response to hecklers and drew big demonstrations ■ f ’approval from his audiences. YOUR CHANCE. GIRLS (United Press Service) New York, Sept. 10. (Special to Daflv Democrat)—Hey, yen giantess es, here’s a chance. Eugene Areea.i altitude 8 feet 6’A inches, is here from France hunting a wife." A sweet thing whose head would reach my shoulders,” blushed the modern Goliath. WAS NO PLACE FOR HIM San Francisco. Cal., Sept. 10. —(Special to Daily Democrat)-Frank Bush *y was dismissed as prohibition enforcement officer because of charge that when he conducted a raid he -o’ up the drinks for his friends. IS HOCKING AGAIN Quake Shocks Are Felt in Northern Italy — Thousands Are Homeless . (United Press Service) Rome, Sept. 9.—(Special to Dailv Democrat) —Recurrence of earthquake shocks in the Emilia district of northern Italy was reiiorted today. .While the district affected apparently was not so large as that in which 1 today's tremors were felt, the shocl - were described as much heavier. No definite information had been received tonight as to loss of Lie or property damage in the new earthquake, but both were believed to heavy. The towns of Ferrara. Remain Tonano and Cavola were understood to have suffered serious!' In Terrara the jhtirch of Santa Maria I 1 vado, an eleventh century structure, was partially destroyed. The latest figures on Tuesdays earthquake showed more than known dead, possibly 8.000 injuri d am between 10,000 and 15 000 homeless. More than 50 cities and towns were strlckep. Bolshevism has met the only ton dable foe that has ever risen again, it-a revival of the religious consciousness of the Russians. Because it ns' -' within the Russian people and restible the Red government f * ars more than opposing armies hih < a ' not attack it .

A GOOD MEETING Another interesting session of the ' Rotary club was hold lust evening a: ll|P city hall. Martin Worthnuui, chair lan of the boys work committee, reported that efforts were being made to 8«t a speaker here tor a boys’ night' and it is planned to Invite all the boys in Decatur to a big meeting. Willi Klepper gave a most interesting tai’ on the butter-making business and ini vlted the members of the club to th-1 Cloverleaf creamery building in two weeks when a demonstration would be given for their benefit, on how butter ! was made. Raymond Harting was in troduced as a new member and gave a' ■'bort talk. Next Thursday the women I will he invited, arrangements being' made to give a dinner and entertainment for the ladies. HEATH A MYSTERY I rank ' rawley, a Former Decatur Man Found Dead in Room at Fort Wayne QUEER ODOR IN ROOM But Investigation Fails to Reveal Any Foreign Substance in Stomach Mystery as to the cause, surrounds, the death of Frank Crawley, 45. ! whose body was found in a room over the Pony Cigar store. 1406 South I Calhoun street shortly'after G o’clock) last evening. The body, which is in i a terribly decomposed state, was found by Barney Timmons. US Brackenridge street, who forced his way into the death room. Dr. Charles J. Rothschild, coroner, was called and had the body removed to the Ryan-Melching morgue where an autopsy performed by Dr. Phillip S. Titus, failed to determine the cause of death. Dr. Titus made a) most careful examniation of the herrt j lungs, stomach and head, but failed | o find any wound on the body or any foreign substance in the stomach. Further examination of the body will be made this morning when Coroner Rothschild will hold an inquest. Opinions vary as to the time death I ensued. Dr. Titus stated he was ci, the opinion ("hat Crawley had been dead at least twenty-four hours and cffidials of the undertaking establishment concurred with the doctor. However, friends of the deceased, in-! eluding Barney Timmons, state em- , phatically that Crawley was living at] P'.un yesterday and that he had been • seen hv anumher of acquaintances | just prior to that time. When continued knocking on the] dear of his room failed to bring any response yesterday evening, the land , lord decided to break in the door. A | crow-bar was brought into pity and; the door was shattered. T lion enter-! ing the landlord found the body of Crawley stretched face downward or! the bed. A hasty examination proved that he man was dead. A strong odor which was almost unbearable permeated the room. The coroner and police were called and looked about the icom for any possible clue flat, might point to the cause of death. . ! Mr Timmons stated that the rains, age was 45 and that he was a carnpnier hv trade but on account of pV sical disability he w.i-i unable to work steadily. Crawley, it app-”rs. ' received injuries to the head and ' shmtlder when he was struck !,r automobile nine months ago. ihe ■ ca<=e it is said, is still pending in tin ' courts. Crawley had been a resident, ■ O s Fort Wayne for about one year. It i< said that he has a divorced wife residing in Decatur. Ind., and a • sister-in-law, Mrs. George Ste-’e n sc. • r( , lding in that City. A daughter. | ' Vafide. living in Crawford. Ind.. eml > I stepfather. Cyrus Weaver, of Fort WavV also survive him. The remais are now at the Ryan-| ' Belching morgue ponding insttm- - Hons from the coroner. Efforts ait - being made to reach the relatives.Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. WA |T ’TILL HE GROWS UP 1 (United Press Service) j New York. Sept 10.-(Speeial to Dailv Democrat)— This is a story w.tn « kick-infantile, but vigorous. I Gu-tav Barnett, infant, kicked his t nurse. Martha Lewis, so hard she in- - g Rated suit for SMO.OOO dama-e against his mother. Mrs. Antoninettc Barnett, charging neglect of mope .. _ Miss Lewis declared t teaching- Mis* .. Gustav’s kick necessitated a surgical operation.

HARDING SPEAKS TO THE NEGROES Delegation Visited Marion Today and the Senator ‘‘.Joshes” Them Along IS “TUCKERED” OUT After His Sprint to Minnesota Fair—Talk of Leaving the Front Porch - (Unitod Press Service) Marion, O„ Sept. 10—(Special to Dally Democrat) America will give the negro the justice that Abraham Lincoln would have prayed for. Senator Warren G. Harding declared, decrying mob violence in an address, Ito a cheering delegation of negro I Baptists at his front porch here to- , day. Sketching the progress of the ! negro since abilition of slavery Harding declared it was because of capac- ; ity and work not by agitation and reI volt against American institutions. He contrasted the orderly progress 'if the negro In America with the bolshevism of Russia and warned against what he declared a recent tendency to new government at a ‘something for nothing institution.” Marion. ().. Sept. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Back on the front porch after his first speaking excursion, Warren G. Harding planned to rest and catch up on his mail today. The front porch compaign is now entering its final phase and the sen-, ator expected to receive many delegations before he begins making his speaking trips which probably will keep him out of -town much of October. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) ■ Indianapolis. Sept. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hog receipts, 6,300; market 25 to 5(1 higher; best leavms. OHi.OMr 17 ;■ medium mixed. [email protected]; common choice. $17.15 @17.35; bulk sales. sl7@ 17.25; cattle •eeeipts, 000. steady; steers, SS.SO@ G. 25; cows and heifers. [email protected]: sheep receipts. 700; market steady; tops, $5.50@6. • FU ME IS INDEPENDENT (United Press Service) Fiume. Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Gabriele d’ Annunzio yes terday proclaimed the independence of Fiume and adjacent territory as "the free state of Quarnero.” DEATH IS SIiOBEN Jacob Scherrer, of Ossian, Father of Murderer of Wayne Havice, STRICKEN YESTERDAY Was On Way Home From Attending Grand Jury Investigation in Ft. Wayne Jacob Scherrer, aged 55 years, a, prominent and highly esteemed citizen of Jefferson township. Wells county, whose home was northeast of Os sian. was stricken with apoplexy 'is' he stepped off the south-bound interurban car due in Ossian at 2:31 o’clock Thursday afternoon and died about half hour later, at the John Hanna home, near the interurban station, to which place he was carried. Mr. Sherrer was unconscious when | was picked up. just after stepping from the car. and died without regaining consciousness. Mr. Scherrer ha<l been at Fort! Wayne, in connection with a grand | nirv investigation in the case of his; son, Oakla Scherrer, charged with] shooting and killing Wayne Havice at Hoagland a few months ago. He was 'on his wav home when stricken. , son, Oscar, had accompanied him tc Fort Wavin’, but did not return on the same car. and Mr. Scherrer was 1 alone. The body of Mr. Scherrer was tak- ■ Pn to the Elzey undertaking parlors i at Ossian, awaiting the arrival of the jsor from Fort Wayne. Surviving Mr. Scherrer are the .! grief-stricken wife, who has been in poor health, two sons. Oscar and Oakla Scherrer, and daughter, Miss r Florence Scherrer. One son. Earl 1 Mangold Scherrer, died in the world 1 war. in action overseas. — Bluffton News.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, September 10, 1920.

■ ' i -• DID YOU DO IT? . Indianapolis. Sept. 10 to Daily Democrat) "21-phis" be- * hind the age qut ry on the voters registration blank will disqualify the voter who gave his or her age I in that manner, the state board of election commissioners has decided. Many women hesitated to tell their ages and just wrote ”21- , plus.” Many men did likewise. The only way they can regain their tram liise for the November election will be to register again on Oct. 4. the board decided, giving their exact age. The board is composed of W. W. Spencer, democrat. William P. Thompson, reI publican and Governor Goodrich I a i an ex-officio member. tFopeThouse I Kekionga Lodge, Knights of Pythias, M ill Have Big Time on September 39 A BOWLING LEAGUE Will be Formed—Committee Appointed to Arrange for the Opening Night The local lodge. Knights of Pythias will formally open the lodge homo fa: the fall and winter season on Thurs) day evening, September 30. and at last night’s meeting a committee, with the chancellor commander, J. H Stew art, as chairman, and W. A. D B. Erwin. Fred V. Mills and Harr) Heim, were appointed to arrange tht details for the opening. The committee will meet at the home Monday evening to plan the pro gram and other matters, and it is tin •intention to have something doing al the time for the entertainment, of lodge members and visitors during th< winter season. Charles W. Knapp, pn-sident of th. Bowling Alley ssociation, will arrange an industrial bowling league, with a number of teams as members, and the coming winter will probably find the bowling alleys in the basement of the home one Cf the busiest places in Decatur during the long winter even ngs. The Rotary club, the sugar factory, the General Electric and Decatur Castings company each want representative teams, and the lodge will have two or three teams, while the clerks of the city have a number of good bowlers, and a winning team can be selected from any one of the above organizations The pool rooms also attract a nujiber, and the tables recently repaired are already in use. The lodge this season promises to lake on a new and steady growth, and the membership is greatly enthused The supreme lodge recently voted to admit new members who are over eighteen years old. while the old law necessitated that a candidate be twentyane years old. The attendance last evening was good, and if you hold membership in the Knights of Pythis lodge and are not attending regularly, you will miss an evening of real pleasure some of these days. WAS SOME GAME — Couple of Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Straw Hats Lost in the Scramble AT CLEVELAND, OHIO Slugging, Bush League Playing, Marvelous Catch, Home Run, Features — t i- (T T nito(l F’tphs Sorvico) Cleveland, 0., Sept. 10 —(Special to ''Daily Democrat) —A couple of thoui sand dollars’ worth of straw hats, '!the las tof the season, lay piled in oue corner of the American league i baseball park here today. They were ’ the joyous offerings of frenzied fans ) who saw the Indians wallop the Yankees yesterday. There was a good mixture. S’ugg ’ing. bush league playing, a marve ■ j lous catch,- a home run hy Babe Ruth and a steal home, featured. 9 Four Yankees hurlers vainly tried i to stem the sluggers. When rl the smoke cleared Tris Speaker’s s tribe had accumulated 14 hits and 1 ten runs. d Cloudy weather prevailed for tori day's game. Caldwell and Shawkey I | were the probable pitching selections

; UPHAM HAS A NEW FIGURE Says Republican Campaign Fund is Near the Five Million Mark EAST NOT RESPONSIVE Moore Takes Stand—Committee Was Prevented From Adjourning Today (United Dress Service) Chicago. Sept. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Republican campaign ' funds for national, state, senatorial -land congressional campaigns will to- ‘ tai 94,879.000 if all the money is rais--1 cd which is sought, Fred Upham. *! treasurer of the republican naitonal committee testified today before the senate committee. That -urn and not $15,000,000 as charged by Governor Cox represents the absolute maximum of republican fund raising plan Upham stated. ’ Upham resumed the stand to deny in detail the charges of Governor Cox and E. H. Moore. Governor Cox's "| personal representative here • Since August 20 Upham disclosed ! $250,000 has been added to republican contributions making the total raised to date since the national convention he said $1,249,000 of which $850,000 is for tlie national committee and the remainder for states. Usually, he said, the eastern por1 'ions of the United States provide he hulk of party funds. This year. he stated, the east has given $438,000 md the middle west and west sBll,>OO. Upham asserted that the SI,OOO iinit on contributions has been very ■losely adhered to. Upham was followed by F. H. Moore who was questioned by Senaor Kenyon regarding the demo■ratic plan to raise money. The witless said no plan hail been worked ut. Democratic activities are just ■ommencing. Moore had qj>t heard of efforts by , in anti-prohibijtion organization to •elp the democratic ticket. , The committee’s plan to recess tolight was upset by failure of South lakota witnesses to arrive today. Senator Kenyon announced following in executive session of the comniltoe that the hearing here will end omorrffw night and will be resumed Jeptember 22 in some eastern city o be decided on later. In tlic laundry of New York’s largest hotel 10,000 towels and 6,000 sheets are washed and ironed daily. GIRL DISAPPEARS Seventeen-year-old Indianapolis Girl Missing From Eastern Summer Home DONNED OVERALLS And Clipped Hair, According to Fisherman—Parents Institute Search (United Dress Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 10. —(Special to J Daily Democrat)—Stoughton Fletcher. | Indianapolis capitalist and banker, to- | day instituted a search for his daugh‘|ter. Louise. 17. who disappeared frer, I the Fletcher summer home in Glou coster. Mass., after donning overall, and clipping her hair. I Mrs. Fletcher went east today to aid in the search. Fletcher expressed the belief that the girl’s disappearance is part of a prank in which soni of her girl friends took part. Police departments in eastern cities have been resnested to ■search for the n girl and close shipping out of Glou- ( cester have been notified by wireless to look out for a boat on the theorv j that the girl drifted out to sea in a " ] skiff. I According to word received here the g ‘ girl left the summer home where she „• had been staying with a governess and j was seen by'a fisherman near Rocky i Neck for more than a mile from her ’ home. He said after she had clipped Ij her hair and donned the overalls she shouldered a pair of oars and walked (1 in the direction of Rocky N6ck. "4.+4.+++++ + + + + + + + + + + THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ d 4. + + + 4* + + + + + + + + + + + + )- Part cloudy tonight; Saturday uny settled with probable showers; modb. ! erate temperatures,

CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE — (I’nltod prrMH Service) ■ Chicago, Sep. 10 (Special to Daily • Democrat) —Wheat- Dec. $2.46; Mar. ’ $2.41%. Corn: Sept. $1.38%; Dec $119%. Oats: Sept. 66%c; Dec. j 66 %c. MOVIE ACTOR DIES (United Press Service) J Paris, -Sept. 10. (Special to Daily Democrat) Olive Thomas, motion - picture actress, died in the American hospital at Neuilly today of niercurl.il poisoning. Miss Thomas, who in private life, is Mrs Jack Pickford, swallowed an overdose of medicine, contabling mercury on September 5. Het j physicians said she took enough to I kill several mon. MISSION SERMON Rev. E. Wessler of Cincin s nati Will Preach—Zion Reformed Services FOR NEXT SUNDAY r Will Observe Annual Festr ival — Several Ministers* Will Assist During Day i ] The Zion Reformed church of this > city will celebrate their annual MisI sion Festival this coming Sunday. Rev. E. Wessler. of Cincinnati. ()., . will be the speaker for the day. . Prior to his going to Cincinnati he , was a home missionary in the city of > Philadelphia for six years. The location and organization of the mission was effected under his pastorate and • at the end of the six years he had ■ built up quite a substantial mission congregation. , I The missionary spirit will be observed in all the services beginning ■ with the Sunday school at 9:15, when Rev. Wessler will give a short talk. He will speak at the morning service at 10:30, immediately following the Sunday school. * The afternoon service at 2:30 will he in both languages Rev. Wessler speaking in German and Rev. F. W. Hoernemann, of Bernp, in English. The evening service will mark the closing service of the day when Rev. Wessler will speak again and also Rev. Engelmann will give a short iddress in English. The choir of the church has been recently reorganized and under the ' leadership of J. O. Sellemeyer will -ing at all the services. Members and friends of all the , neighboring Reformed churches and ( of the churches of this city are , cordially invited to attend these ! services. SOCIAL THIS EVENING The senior Christian Endeavor so iety of the Presbyterian church has ! irranged.a social to be held thijs even ng at 7:3(1 o'clock in the Sunday ! school room of the church, at which • time they will fill a Christmas box for the mission in Korea which is ) i sustained by the Endeavor societies !of the Presbyterian church in thstate of Indiana. Gifts for the chil I dren, such as pencils, wadi cloths ' small packages of soap, safety pins . ;ift cards, toys in fact anything tha( j will be enjoyed and needed by chi! j dren A special gift will also be mad< for the missionary. Miss Anderson. 1 i who is in charge of the mission for ( (children. An entertainment will also ( be given at the social. Mrs. Charles ■ I ungston playing a piano solo and > Miss Jlrene Gregory will sing. Old , ! fashioned games will be played. The social will begin at 7:30 o’clock. UNCLE WARREN KILLED >1 (United Dress Service) Poughkeepsie, N. Y-. Sept. 10— s J (Special to Daily Democrat)-War-1' 'iron Delano, uncle of Franklin Roose- 1 , ! velt, was killed at the Barrytown 1 | station of the New York Central rail- 1 J road when his horse dashed upon the 1 ,’ tracks in front of an express train, 1 I carrying him to death. • BLAINE IN LEAD (United Press Service) ‘; Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 10. (Special j 1 to Daily Democrat) —Returns from virtually all sections in Tuesday’s pri-1 maoy today gave Attorney-General ’ John Blaine a lead of nearly 1,000 ■ over Roy P. Wilcox for the republican nomination for governor. Senator Irine Lenroot held his lead - over James Thompson for the i. iican nomination.

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MINERS MUST ACCEPT AWARD President Wilson Refuses to Reopen Wage Award Case Again A SHARP REBUKE Is Contained in Letter ('ailing on Miners to Live Up to Contracts (Unltcit Press Service) Washington, Sept. lo. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — President Wilson today refused to reopen the wage award as requested by anthracite miners. many of whom are on authorize I strike. The refusal was made in a letter to miner representatives on the joint .scale committee of miners and operators. In reminded the miners that this government had fought Germany and t efused to recognize Russia becairt. 1 their government could not keep their word. He indicated the same procedure would be followed toward the miners, who he said, failed to live up to their contracts. The president also recalled that he had warned the miners not to strike and that lie replied 1 ro their threats to do so with a statement that their challenge would be accepted. Denver. Colo., Sept. 10. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Another coal strike in Colorado is threatened today as a tesult of the action of 3.000 miners serving notice on operators yesterday that hey would walk out in thirty days unless they were given an increase of $1.50 a day The miners belong to the United Mine Workers’ of America. MOTHER NOT ADMITTED (United Press Service) Jefferson City. Mo.. Sept. 10. — (Special lo Daily Democrat)— Mrs. Margaret Burlington was on her way back to Wisconsin today because officials refused her ctitranee to the prison here. Attorney General McAllester rule', under the terms of the agreement with •be government. Mrs. Burington eoul 1 not take her six months' old baby to prison with her. RUSSIANS ARE GATHERING . (United Press Service) Washington. Sept. 10 (Special to Daily Democrat) The Russian bolshevik armies are concentrating at Grodno, preparatory to a new drive on Warsaw according to official advices reaching Washington today. Grodno is near the Lithuanian Polish frontier which indicates the bolshevik! intend to enlist the cooperation of the Lithuanian troops. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller entertained at dinner today for Mr. and Mis. Lev is Dunbar, and daughter, Clara, of Toledo. Ohio, and Mrs. Will Shoaf, and son. Ed. of west of this city. TO FEED HIM Physicians Plan lo Feed MacSwiney—Disorders in Ireland Increase (United Press Service) London. Sept. H>. —(Special to Daily I)emo«r;it) Prison physii ians intend to feed Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork, on hunger strike, after he loses consciousness, it was learned today. Tlie doctors at Brixton prison believe MacSwiney’s struggle against forcible feeding would so exhaust him he would die, so are waiting until he lapses into unconsciousness. Demonstrating his fighting spirit despite physical weakness. Mac Sweeney interceded when the doctors accused the lady mayoress of helping him to die because she refused to urge him to eat. MacSwiney attempted to ' remonstrate. Thi» effort nearly caused him to collapse. Dublin. Sept. 10. —(Special to Dailv Democrat) — Disorders in Ireland ; seemed on the increase today as news came that Lord Mayor MacSwiney w :s ; steadily flowing weaker at Brixton prison. Ixtndon. Eleven hunger strikers in jail at Cork sent a message to MacSwiney, saying: “We will hold out until death.” Police, conducting reprisals in Galway for the murder of their follows by Sinn Feiners killed throe civilians and wounded others.