Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1920 — Page 1

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STROKE IS FATAL TO 8. J. TERVEER Prominent Decatur Citizen Called by heaih A ng‘" Sunday Morning MADE A BRAVE EIGHT Was Stricken Friday Morning — Funeral Tuesday Morning at 9 O’clock * Stricken Friday morning with' apoplexy. Bernard J. Terveer. prominent Decatur citizen and one of the' pioneer business men of this com niunity, made a brave fight to thro v Off the death grip, but after every unit of his strength was exhausted, the death angel conquered, his soul passing into the next and better world Sunday morning at the very moment the l.i t toll from the Angelas bell j n the St Marys church tow r was lost to the elr He passed away very peacefully with every member of his family and a number of his grandchildren at his bedside. W' I * I 1 11 BERNARD J. TERVEER. Pioneer Business Man Who Died Sunday Morning. Following the stroke of apoplexy his body was •puralyi.ed. II could not speak but was conscious enough to receive the last sacrament- of the church and other spiritual bl--siiiu-. administered by Father Seiinetz Sa'tirJay morning his condition In ai.i critical and it was thought that n would not survive the day !!>-■ co lion did not change until about mid night Saturday when li>- bee er and at six o'clock ho breath' h last. Mr. Terveer had been in ra' . poor health the past two yea: was able to be about and mil Wednesday canto up town announcement of his death cam a shock to the community lb was .:. t of its best citizens and his home business life reflected hi kind good character. Bernard John Terveer was borr Ashendorf, Hanover. Germane, or -If ’ - 11. 1843. a son of Bugart am’ M ' Terveer. His father was .1 well merchant of Ashendorf ami son was given an excellent training while young and k" • t.:,. M.nivr

ew In the calico busines- in city. He received an ar üb'inn tion and when ayoung man aing salesman learned much country. He came to the Unit'd April 1869. living a few months Cincinnati and then moved to Ictte where for three years " foreman of the Daggett. Sample .1 Company Woolen Mill- ,n came to Decatur an 1 enga-' hardware business ns a par’ -lames H Stone. Five y-ttP purchased his partner' e ’ celling an interest to J ' 11 f rm of Terveer and 80-vers e<" "" i until 1881 when Mr. Terveer bought (; ut Mr. Bowers and conducted t.. business under his own nam 1900 when he disposed of i' tired from active business IP ' arrival in this city, forty-six ■ - this fair city was then nothing but s village and the business hoi Second street could have b-' a <■ fil on your flngfers. There weo H few main roads leading to I 1

M being the old mud ones, am >• it I was a most difficult job to reach I I farmers. Mr. Terveer worked unit H ingly while he wa% in business ■I during his day his hardware <ton ’ |'"l • leading place of business in 'hi ■ The two buildings, where the v " '• HI theater and the Fair store are nowj_ U (Continued on page four)

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A CRUEL MOTHER (United Press Service). 111., sept. 1 3 (Special to •'Uy Democrat) Attempts to crowd 'to the next f. W years all the educa- ' »• physical development and play ,lle 19 >'••»«• old daughter of • rs. .hiry Kolwlski here during her ' years imprisonment was planned 1-y science today. The <hlld. locked in a basement '"aitse her mother hated the sight her 1 rippled body. was found by ‘‘"'horlttes. She is unable to : A l oi talk and her eyes gleam un-! natuia y from the long accustomed 'larsness of her prison SESSION CLOSES St. Joseph Conference of I niled Brethren Church Ends Sunday at Winona ATTENDANCE LARGE Rev. ( . J. Miner is Returned to the Decatur Charge for Another Year — Decatur delegates who attended the! annual session of the St. Joseph conference of tlie United Brethren church, which was held last week and over Sunday at Winona Lake, have re-1 tinned and report one of the most iu j ’cresting sessions in the history of tin church organization. The business of the conference was handled witli dis-! patch, and the speakers on tlie protrratn .:ave excellent addresses. One of the most important actions of the 1 (inference was the making of the ministerial appointments for the coming year. Rev. C. J. Miner was returned to the Decatur church for another yeti’-, and Rev. B. B. Blauvelt will be pastor at the Union Chapel church.. Following is a complete list of the appointments: District superintendent—Dr. J. W. I. Angola, to be supplied: Albion. H W. Franklin: Brimfield, H. D. Meads: : | Butler. B. E Chambers: Rutler cir- . enit. S. Simons: Burket. H. G. Pence.'] Churubusco. J B. Glick; Glaypool. J.j I). Smith: Collins. Roland Stump: Col-1 umbia City, to be supplied: Craig ville. | J. Rosenbarger: Decatur. C. J. Miner: ' Erie. 0. P. Givens; Elkhart Castle. If 1 C Beauchamp: Elkhart Second. J. C. Albrigh: Fort Wayne. Calvary. W. E.Il Snyder: Fort Wayne. South Wayne. M. K. Richardson: Goblesville. O. L.I Richhart: Buntington. W. Z. Roberts: Indian Village, to he supplied: Ligonier, S. W. Paul: Laketon. L. AV. Ix>ve: i Monroeville. E Hively: Newville. G.| R Clvm-lin: North Manchester. A. M. 1 Cummins' Nappanee. J. A. Farmer. Ossian. L. B. Cline and Ethel Hol lingsworth; Pleasant. D. TA. Zaitman. I Pleasant Lake. F. B. Barker: Roa-! noke, G. F. Cornettet: Salem and, Green Center. S. P. Koester: Sugar , ' Grove. L. E. Eaton: Syracuse. AV. T ■, .- . South Whitley. Alonzo Nil- . 1 odemus: Union Chapel. B. B. Blauvelt: I Warsaw. A E. Grubbs: Warsaw Cir , cuit. J. AV. Lower: Washington Cen- j ’ ter J A. Kek: Waterloo. W. B. Tay- . v lor; 7an e g Yllle. W. H Selves. The attendance at the closing se-,-

sions Sunday was estimated at between five and six thousand people. ARE GIVING SHOW The Ladies’ Ahl society of the Methodist church has leased the Mecca theater for this evening Tuesday evening, and will present o e of the b-t motion picture* ■ hv -mv local organization as shown by ant m" t Af.t ‘ittaraction that nas ap • a ben ; n „ o'al screen. The title | peared on . Way f arer ,” and Ot ' th nXnted as a pageant a year ' ' VBS t the centennial celebration at ilß ° > Ohio I'* presentation at Co,Un ± X commented on by Xs Z People who saw the ” 1 „ mid the entire member- ' P,CS Tffie church X neatly inter--1 Sh "7 Rim" the pageant has been ! ‘’ meed in motion pictures the . reproduced in ■■ an(] the <,ecided ? ” la, " PS film for this city. The ad- ’■ SeC T ti lie twenty-five cents, and ' '” iS m1 e assisting in a worthy n yOU ’ vou patronize the show to""J tomorrow night, and you ; X also be well

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URGED TO VOTE ) —_____ Cardinal Gibbons Urges Every Woman to Exercise Franchise Right WAS FIRST OPPOSED To Woman Suffrage, But Now Says Every Woman Should Vote This Fall (United* Pre** Service) Baltimore, Md., Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Exercise of i franchise not only as a right but as a i duty is urged upon all women by i Cardinal Gibbons in an interview ' given out today. The Cardinal said, “While I have been opposed to women suffrage be- | cause 1 felt that suffrage would withi draw them from the more delicate and sacred pursuits of home life, now that they have been given tho vote 1 urge upon all of them the exercise of suffrage not only as a right but as a duty. It is their duty both to register and : vote especially in the coming presiI dential election. They should vote I for the candidate who will In their opinion contribute the best material for the social welfare of the state. BRINGING HIM BACK (United Press Service) Chicago, Sep. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lloyd H. Wilson, Chi cago bond broker, arrested in Billings, Mont., in connection with alleged bond thefts of the “Nicky” Am--telu gang and the murder of a New ! York bank messenger, was expected to be returned here today. AVilson volunteered to return to t Chicago. 'He declared all bonds he disposed of came into his possession legitimately. The bonds which led to his arrest are part of $175,000 worth stolen from Richard Whitney 1 & Co., New York. Bonds worth $34,000 recently stol*n in Los Angeles also were handled by Wilson, police here believed today after an examination of Wilson’s I books. | NEW YORK VOTES Political Parties Will Se- , lect Their Candidates at Primary Tomorrow’ < j FOR SECOND TERM Governor Al Smith, Idol of East is Unopposed for Re-nomination (United Press Service) , .New York, Sept. 13. —(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —New York political I narties will select their state tickets I I at tomorrow’s primaries. Chief interest centered in the fights I lor the United States senatorial non: inatlon where women are opposing j Senator lames W. Wadsworth, repub-1 lican candidate. Wadsworth is also I ] opposed by the drys. Mrs. Ella Boole and George H. ' Payne are opposing ; > him. G orge Lunn, mayor of Schenectady, 11 is opposing Lieut. Governor Harrv j : Walker for the democratic senatorial!; nomination. For governor. Governor; A. E. Smith is a democratic candidate , for re-nomination. Among the repub I: licans Judge Nathan L. Millef is fight ! ing State Senator George W. Thomp-!; son, for the gubernatorial nomination. ; SOME PEACH Judge J. T. Merryman brought to , this office this afternoon a fine specimen of the Alberta variety of peaches. It was just as pretty as you ever see « in a nursery agent’s colored book, and was raised at the Merryman home on North Second street. The tree was well filled with fruit this year, and the leaves are still as green as at ' any time during the summer. The, , peach measured eight and one-half : inches in circumference. , CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) ' Chicago. Sep. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Wheat: Dec. $2.49; Mar. $2.44. Corn: Sept. $1.40%; Dec. ■51.19%. + .!• ++++ + +* +++ + * + ♦•> 1 x THE WEATHER FORECAST * It444tt+++**+** + ** Local showers probable tonight t> and Tuesday, warmer in north portion tonight- 1

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TO INVESTIGATE DEATH Paris, Sept. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) —An autopsy was to be held today to decide the exact cans;' cf the death of Olive Thomas, American motion picture actress. If the examining surgeons agree she died from the effects of accidentally drinking mercury, a permit will be issued for her body to be shipped to tile United States. Jack Pickford, husband of tile actress. lias loft Paris. He went to London in an .airplane, accompanied by Owen Moore. It was understood Pickford would return here AVednesday. MAINE ELECTION IS HELD TODAY Estimated That Nearly 90,000 Women Mill Vote for First Time Today THE STATE TICKET Is Being Elected—Republican Stronghold is First to Hold Election (United Press Service) Augusta. Maine. Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) Estimates based on early, voters indicated 50,000 of 93.000 women registered will vote in 'he state elections today. Clearing weather brought out a heavy early vote. Because of the fair weather and fact that farmers are anxious to finish tlie harvest, it was expected the rural vote may fall below expectations. At noon republican leaders reiterated their claim that the G. O. P- will carry the state by at last 25,000 votes. The democrats believe that the republicans have exaggerat ed their claims. Augusta, Maine. Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Notwithstanding heavy rains throughout the state last night, a record-breaking vote was expected in today's state election. It was predicted today would bring out at least 150.000 men voters, and between 80,000 and 90,000 women Republican leaders were confidently predicting a majority of between 30,000 and 40,000, while the democrats were equally confident the republican claims were exaggerated. Maine votes today for governor, ’ state auditor, state legislators and county officials and tour members of congress. For the governorship Frederick H. Parkhurst, republican, is opposed by Bertrand G. ’Mclntyre, democrat, who was defeated two years ago by Governor Carl E. Milliken. WIN EASY CAME Game With Huntertown to Decide Tie Ended in a Walk-a-way for Locals — The base ball game which was staged at Bellmont park yesterday afternoon between the Huntertown team and the local base ball club, to decide a tie, each team having a game to their credit, resulted in an easy victory for the locals, the final score being 11 to 2. The game was called at 3 o’clock with Frank Peterson acting as umpire. The first’inning opened with Huntertown batting and they failed to score, the locals registering one run during their turn at bat. 'Die visitors were again shut out the second inning and while the locals were at ’bat, they seemed to have batting practice. they batting clear around, the bases being full nearly all the time and when it was time for them to take the field had scored seven runs, giving them a comfortable lead over their i opponents of 8 to 0. For a time it looked like the Huntertown outfit were ! due for a shut out, they failing to I score until the eighth inning' when ' they managed to secure two runs ! during which time the locals had registered three more, making the final score at the end of the game 11 to 2. The local team played a fine brand of ball yesterday, every man being on his toes and much credit is due to the | excellent work of Cochran, twirling for the locals and Peeler behind the plate, (hey working like old veterans. A nice crowd was. present yesterday, and more enthusiasm is being shown each ‘Sunday. Watch for next Sunday’s I game and then follow the crowd.

AROUND PORCH e—- — Railroad Men Hear Senator Harding Discuss the Esch Bill V , NOT COMING SO GOOD 0 ■ And the Nominee is Getting , Ready to Take the Stump i —lnterest in Maine i- (By Raymond Clapper, United Press staff correspondent) Marion, O„ Sept. 13 —(Special to | Daily Democrat)—Local railroad men j will gather around the Harding 1 front porch after work today to hear .'the republican presidential nominee j discuss issues concerning them. He probably will defend the Esch- j 1 Cummins act which has been so bit- ‘ terly criticised by labor Leaders. . Harding's view is the act that const! ■ tutes a bill of rights for labor and i assures them instant and complete! ' justice. ( There was much interest here in j the outcome of the state elections ‘ in Maine today as throwing light on ! • the trend of the country. Republil cans recently there have advised | Senator Harding a majority of close | to 25,000 will be cast for tlie republican ticket. It developed today one reason bei hind the serious consideration of a western speaking trip for Senator j Harding was the fight for control of the United States senate. SCHOOL OPENS TODAY The schools all over the county opened this morning for the 1920-21 season, and the attendance is said to be good. At the Kirkland township high school, Roy Seig. of Milltown, Ind., is the principal, and he is ably assisted by Charles Hogg, of Bluff‘on. and Miss Lois Byerly of Kirkland township. The other schools are reported by the trustee. W. H. Dettinx er. as getting the best kind of a start. Over a million minutes have not elapsed since the armistice was i signed. IT IS ACCEPTED Treaty Between France and Belgium Was Accepted By Latter Today EFFECTIVE AT ONCE Neutrality of Belgium Defined — Germany Has Right to Cross (United Press Service) I Paris. Sept. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat! —The Belgian minister tolay notified the French foreign office hat a Franco-Belgian military alliance had been officially accepted by Belgium. and was effective immediately. AVhile the terms of the Franco-Bel-cian alliance never have been made public, they are supposed to provide I for both a defense and offensive program whereby Belgium would join it the latter went to war. If such terms were accepted Belgium ''neutrality"—violation of which 1 by Germany caused Great Britain to enter the world war- would be abolished and Germany would have a le•ral right to evade Belgium in case of var witli France. Reports from Belgium two weeks ago indicated the labor element there had prevented the government from ratifying the treaty. Under the provisions of tlie league of nations the treaty must be made public and be acceptable to the league | before it can become effective. — HOME FROM ARMY I "Heinie” Gass is home from service ■ in the army, and is now ready to set- , ; tie down to the life of a civilian. , ■ "Heinie’ re-enlisted a year ago follow- | i ing service overseas, and was station- j : ed at Camp Dix, Trenton. N. J. His enlistment was for the year. Dr. Pet- - ty, from the same camp, is his guest ! for a week. I A GIRL BABY , 'I U.S. Niblick was informed today Jof the birth at the hospital in Gary J of a girl baby, weight eight pounds, to , Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Niblick. This is I the second child in the family, the i: other being a boy. The parents, as j •: well as the grandparents are elated | lover the now arrival. I

A NEW DEPARTMENT ’ (United Tress Si-rvlce) Now York. N. Y.. Sept. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) - Creation of a department of education in the I president’s cabinet is essential to the coordination of state and municipal I efforts in combatting the growing menace of illiteracy in the United | States, in the opinion of New York ; educators. The school problem lias become so serious It is national rather than local E. A. .Neatinker, director of rei search and statistics said in an intervk w today. I Oil TRIAL TODAY jCase of Alberson Cemetery Association vs. Daniel Fuhrer is Being Tried BY E. E. JUDGE McGRIFF And Jury—Cemetery Officials Seek to Condemn Acre of Fuhrer’s Land The case of the Alberson Cemetery j Association vs. Daniel Fuhrer is on 1 trial in tlie circuit court today before I Special Judge E. E. McGriff, of the Jay circuit court and a Jury. The : case is one in which the cemetery association seeks to condemn an acre i of ground adjoining the present cemetery, which ground is needed, as tlie ground of the present cemetery ‘is practically all sold. The disagree merit seems to be on the price of the acre of ground. The cemetery officials are represented by Attorney I Abe Simmons. Bluffton, and Attor toy Dore B. Erwin of this city, while A. W. Hamilton and Clark J. Lutz , appear for Mr. Fuhrer. Other court entries today are as follows: In the estate of Julia Spang ler. deceased, inheritance tax apprais 3i' tiled report. Court fixed October 4 as date for hearing report. Notict is ordered given to all proper per Sons, officials and interested persons returnable October 4, 1920. In the estate of Henry Bremer kantp. deceased, petition is filed b.’ 3xecutor for order of court fixing ■ash value of estate for inheritance ax purposes. Petition submitted am sustained, and October 2 is date se! by court for determining true casl value of estate Proof of publication and posting o notices of final settlement were file iu the Emanuel Schnitz estate. Re port of final settlement filed. Repor examined and approved, and admit: strator discharged. William Frazier is appointed inher tance tax appraiser in the Albert N Steele estate, and he is ordered t. ippraise said estate and make and ile written report as prescribed by law. Proof of publication and posting >f notices of final settlement is tiled : n the estate of Violet A. Perkins Report is submitted. Distribution irdered, reported and confirmed Final report examined, approved ant' allowed. Administrator is diseharg ed. In the estate of Lena Augsberger proof of publication and posting o notices of final settlement is filed Final report submitted, report allow ed. approved and confirmed, and administrator discharged. Proof of publication and posting of notices of final settlement in the es ate of Susannah P. Weis is filed. Final report submitted. Finding that said decedent left as her sole heirs, the husband. Louis Weis, sr., and six ■hildren, and that the cash value of taid estate is $2,500, and there is no nheritance tax due from said estate. Final report examined and evidence heard. Final report approved, allowed and administrator discharged. REMOVED TO HOME Elmer Darwechter, injured five vceks ago this evening in a motor-cycle-auto accident near the Bellmont park, was removed from the Decatur hospital to his home Saturday evening. He is getting along nicely, but is still confined to his bed. MacSWiNEY STILL ALIVE London. Sop. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lord Mayor MacSwiney was still alive this morning, but ho Was in a state of collapse, according to a Sinn Fein bulletin issued today. The hunger striking mayor was said to have spent a bad night. “The lord mayor of Cork had a bad. j restless night,” said the announce- | ment. “He is in a state of collapse I and exhaustion.”

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COX DECLARES ; FOR A BUDGET t* i ( ■ ■ '■ I" I One of His First Acts It Elected Would be to Establish a More ECONOMICAL SYSTEM I I in Handling Government Revenue — Albe to Resume Speaking Tour 'I (By H. W. Walker. United Press staff correspondent) Portland. Ore., Sept. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat) Business reorganization of government bureaus with an efficient budget system as its outstanding feature, was pledged by Governor Janies M. Cox in speeches i here today. Speaking in the municipal auditorium, Cox promised one of his first acts, if elected, will be to ask congress for authority to appoint a budget commissioner as assistant to tho president, to bring economies in appropriations. He charged the senatorial oligarchy. by blocking the peace treaty and keeping war legislation in force, has prevented the return of tho gov‘rnment to a normal peace status. \ real business administration is ne - ssary if reductions are to be made in war taxes. Cox said. The governor declared his trip through the northwest lias convinced him the vast undeveloped public donain in this section “offers in some neasure tlie means of the governnent's paying of its debt to those •vho fought our battles in the world var. "The demands of war brought to is the necessity for departments that he failure of the last congress may >e remedied as quickly as possible by •eturn to a peace time basis and tlie orrection of long existing errors. 'Jot only must we junk machinery hat came with war, but we must reeal the burdensome war taxes and fefinitely reduce cost of government n normal times.” said Cox. "An economical and efficient administration of government business uust be preceded by two measures, n the first place, there must be busness reorganization of governmental mreaus and agencies for tlie purpose if eliminating the overlapping of unctions and tlie duplication of aeivities. "The budget system must be deeloped as a fundamental basis tor ederaJ finance. We are all familiar ,’ith the defects of the hit or misaetliod of raising revenue and making appropriations which has char acterized our national government in the past." Cox’s voice showed improvement today after several treatments and he Sunday rest, but he has cancelled ill open air speeches in Oregon, Utah. Idaho. Nevada, and California, on physicians’ orders. Suffering with an acute attack of speakers’ laryngitis, the governor spent a day of complete rest in Portland yesterday. A specialist was en■aged here to accompany the goverlor on the remainder of the tour to ■are for his throat. All plans for Sunday receptions and ■onferences with party leaders were cancelled in Portland. The candidate ittended church in the morning and ■ested until late afternoon when Im ieparted for Salem, where he spoke iarly today. THOUGHT OF WIFE (United Press Service) Chicago. Sep. J3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Homer D. Fetty of Hastings. Neb. was to be questioned today on details of his alleged confession of the theft of $20,000 in jewelry to put his bride, Mrs. Norma Donna Prince Dickey-Sterre-Langley-Petty. 40 years old, "on her feet.” Mrs. Fetty was also to be questioned on her arrival here today from Fort Wayne, Ind., where her fourth honeymoon was broken off. ARMY WIPED OUT London, Sept. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A bolshevik official communique made public here today reported General Wrangel’s army in the Crimean region again had been : virtually wiped out. TKhe statement also declared tlie I Poles were retreating before a new Russian counter-offensive in the vi- . cinity of Brest-Litovsk. The bolshe- - viki claimed to have occupied several f> fortified positions along the river | Bug.