Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1920 — Page 1

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BOGUS CHECKS I ISSUED HERE m • —. Sinooth Stranger Visits City Wednesday Evening and Passes Bad Paper AUTO ACCESSORIES ■Seems to be His HobbyBuys Tubes and Spark Plugs, Pays in Checks Several Decatur business men were Evie time of n bad (heck artist who vis ited this city Wednesday evening, at.J while the amounts lost are not large, nevertheless they are big enough that no business house cares to make a do ' nation in such away A well-dressed num appeared at the' Elberson Service Station, the Shane han i onroy, the ihtrkin garage, and the Harting & restaurant’, and presented checks in payment for goods purchased. He appeared to be about twenty-five years old, weighed about , 125 or 160 pounds, and wai lark com plexioned. He visited the l veriom places e: business about fl or 9:30 o'clock in Hie evening. At the Shanahrtn-Conr.y garage he bought a tube and a park plug, the amount of his purchase coming to $4 20. He gave a check for SIR on the Old Adams County hank, made payable to R. L. Sanderson, and signed by H. Lore. The check was endorsed properly on the back by* R. L. Sanderson, and in the same handwriting as the face. It was easily detected if clfr .ely exami’'.-.1. The cheek was pre sented to the night man, who did not have enough money in the safe to cash it. He had a five-dollar hili' which the stranger saw. and he told the night man to give him the five an 1' the goods ami he would call the next' day and get the rest of the change. He ' failed to return, and the garage wan | out only the tube and plug and tin , five dollar bill. At the Elberson Service station atp $lB check on the First National bank 1 was presented in payment for a tub- ■ and plug amounting to $4.05. made out , in the same way. and he was given', $13.95 in change by Mr. Elberson' nephew, who was on the job while Mr , and Mrs. Elberson were at prriyei ; meeting. At the Harting ci Lose re"- i tnurant the visitor ate a lunch and , purchased two tickets for the “Katcha- , Koo" show from .loe Lose, giving i" return a check on the- National ban 1 : , for sls. He took the change, hut 1.11 , the tickets saying he would call the., next day. At the Durkin garage happened to get hold of Mr. Durkin.:, He bargained for a tube, and offered , (Continued on page, four) INTEREST SHOWN 1 1 At Meeting of Adams Conn- J ty Medical Society Held • at Berne l ast Night DR. BEAVER’S PAPER Was a Good One and Discussion Interesting—Meet Again October Eighth The Adams County Medical Society met last night at the office of Dr. Reusser in Berne. Dr. S. D. Beavers read a paper on stomach troubles." There was a good attendance, the paper was well discussed' and all in all it was a very profitable meeting for those present. The Adams county nurse, Miss Jeannette Story, was present and enjoyed all the privileges of the doctors in subjects pertaining to the health welfare, especially of the school children 'of the county. She Is enthusiastic in her work and the doctors have a fine spirit in co-oper-ation and in making her work of health betterment of the best quality to be found any where. ! The next meeting will also be held in Borne, on Friday. October Bth and every doctor in the county is cordially invited to attend. At that time Dr. Summers of Monroe will have a paper on "rheumatic ailments.’ Doctors at South Bend The Indiana State Medical association met in a three days session at South Bend, Indiana. It was a splendid —".eg and over 300 doctors from -li ° vor the Btate . 7®™ registered in attendance. Adams county was represented by Drs. Rayl, Franz and Boyers.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

GEN. BUDENNY WOUNDED (United Preus Service) ■ London, Sept. 25. (Special ■ Democrat)- General Budenny, famou - bolshevik cavalry leader, was severely I wooded during a battle In the Ukraine [according to a dispatch received hert today from Rigs. Budenny led th< bob lievlk drive on Lemberg which resulted in overwhelming defeat of hit [ army, which was dispersed. GO TO CONVENTION Sixty-six Indiana Delegates Leave Today for the Annual Legion Meeting u — — AT CLEVELAND, OHIO Joseph Laurent of This I City \\ ill Leave Tonight for Two Days’ Meet Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. ?T>.—Sixtysix deb gates and alternates, who will represent the Indiana department of tlie American Legion at the national convention at Clevelajid September 27 'to 29, will leave Indiana Saturday for the convention. They are taking with mem a vigorous Americanism resolti | lion which they will introduce ami ' -eek to have passed. The resolution says: "Be it resolved, that we emphatically oppose any agitation in this country to promote revolution and rebellion in any foreign nation, or against any country with whom we are at, I eace; That, as individuals we, may sympathize with different people of other nations, It is, in our opinion, entirely out of place, unpatriotic, and against the constitution and principles of the American Legion and the United States government to permit or condone any public raising of funds, extensive propaganda, resolutions by public officials or by congress, the objects of which is to encourage or promote the movements of a revo lotionary character in any foreign coantry with which we are at peace; That, as ah organization standing for' “Gcd and Country,” and fostering 100 per cent. Americanism’ we cannot consistency condone a fractional allegiance to any other nation and we regret the apathetje attitude of the public and the press in allowing agitation' tending to disturb the peace of tin's nn- ; lion to pursue its course without protect of any kind.” The Indiana delegation will introduce throe other resolutions, calling! on the war and navy departments to employ ex service men in civilian positions, urging that the service of of-, fleers be considered as double in com ' outing the time for I heir retirement and asking the national Legion <r conization to make known the stand of congressmen on matters relating to the Welfare of ex-service men, on the .deman 1 of any local post or legion member. The department executive commit , tee recently voted to pay’ the expense of alternates, and as a con ;e pi' nee a! alternates will attend. They arc Charles Hunt. Jeffersonville; Nol l. Stanton. Martinsville: Louis Robert; Evansville; L. V. Bybee, Atwood; Royce Hutchinson. Arlington; W. E. [ Lockhart. Princeton: Louis, Ochen haitser, Evansville: Webb Beggs. Vln cennes; Herman F. Cone, Washington; John Scull, Jeffersonville; Lee Fischer, Tell City: ;B. R. Bedgood Rising Sun: J. I’. Johnson. Columbite: F. W. Moore, Brazil: Benjamin Steph cnson, Rockville; Daul Comstock, j Richmond; Chavles Warfel, ConnerVille; Frank Cantwell, J. B. Little.! Frank McCain, J. B. 'Reynolds, India-! napolis; Fred Darrah, Winchester:! Joseph Laurent. Decatur; Harvey M B. Breaks, Crawfordsville; Frank! Dunn. Zionsville; Earl Gardner, Ken’-, land; Dr. E. M. Emshwfller. Peru: Dick Howard, Peru; Robert Gaskill Fort Wayne, and Guy W. Shaughe.i-| sy, Angola. • Reservations for the delegates and alternates, and nearly one hundred and fifty Indiana Legiannaires, besides, have been made at the Hotel Clove land. Dr. T. Victor Keene, national ! committeeman from Indiana; L. Run sell Newgent, department adjutant, and Robert IL Tyndall, national treasurer, will gt to Cleveland Thursday to smooth, the way for tlie later arrivals. Joseph Laurent, named at the recent state convention at Vincennes, will leave tonight to attend the two days’ session. r — Dye Ferguson, Finley Bryan, Robert Davie:’ and several others from Bine Creek township took in the Bluffton I street fair this week.

GET MAIL BAGS Masked Bandits Held Up Illinois Flier and Escape With a Big Loot " SIX BAGS WERE TAKEN B I Same Train Was Held Up I Six Months Ago—Clerks Bound and Gagged (United Press Service) Chicago, Sep. 25 -(Special to Daily •J Democrat) — Masked bandits early j today robbed the mail cars of an Illinois Central tiler as the train was approaching Chicago and escaped J with tlie contents of six registered j mail sacks. The loot was variously estimated [at between SIO,OOO and SBO,OOO. A : check was being made to determine : the exact amount. The same train was robbed six months ago by Leroy Walton who was killed in a revolver battle with ! police after they tracked him to a fashionable apartment building. He obtained $85,000. The bandits forced tlie train to slow down on a. block signal at Tucker, 111. They hid between two mail cars. When a mail clerk started i from one car to the other the masked men forced him back into the first car. Five clerks were bound hand and foot. They .were forced to lie helpless on the floor of the car while the two robbers investigated the sacks. Near the outskirts of Chicago the i train was forced to slow down and the 1111411 leaped off. Police were notified shortly after and squads were 1 scattered through the district Two clerks in the hold up were on ! the train looted by Walton. They believed the bandits belonged to the same gang. Three of the registered mail sacks stolen were from Memphis, one from Nev Orleans, one from St. Louis and one from Champaign. 111. "Some 1 times these sacks contain as much as $200,000 but we dont know what was in them this time," said officials. IS prize” winner Chester White Hog Herd Owned by R. L. Hogshead This County, Does Well —— IN THE Bit; SHOWS Wins Premiums in Many Fairs in the South—May Show at International Until the Northern Indiana -fair was held in this city six weeks ago. few people in tlie county knew that’ R. L. Hogshead, living on tlie farm j formerly owned by George Colchin, three miles south of this city, owned; one of the finest herds of Chester, ' White hogs in America. At the local [ fair he captured everything in hh .1 class and took the sweepstakes. The week afterward he showed al the Ind iana state fair at Indianapolis and took down his share. Last week the herd was at Louis I ville, Ky., this week at Nashville. Tenn., where they took about half the ! I money offered in their class. Next weclt they go to Memphis, then to the Alabama fair, the Atlanta stock show, the Georgia state fair and will probably enter in the International at Chi- ! engo. The herd includes more than thirty 1 head of high-class Chester Whites and experts tell us is one of the best ever [ shown and updoubtedly the leading; ■ herd of Indiana. Mr. Hogshead will [ ; conduct a sale of this stocki at his farm October 25th, giving all farmers j Jan opportunity to secure some of the| thoroughbreds which will win t ! urns next year and help your yrade stock. Mr. Hogshead has been in the [business six years and moved here last March. He is a fine young man and is 1 doing much in the live stock business. FUNERAL TODAY '; Funeral services for the late Cyrus [ K Mills were held at 1:30 o’clock this ' afternoon from the undertaking par,l lors of Black & Getting, the Rev. > Haney of the Evangelical church officiating.” The services were private and burial was made at the Decatur t cemetery. The stepson. R. R. Mills. ’ arrived last evening from Toledo, and >. Mr. and Mrs. Quincey Milliner of WaI bash were also here.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening. Seotember 25. 1920.

V MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH Il was announced In yesterday's pa per that the Boys' night to In- given b 'tlie Decatur Rotary chib would be on | October 7th. We wish in this nullI tier to correct the date as tlie meet ling will bo held oil Thursday, Septum her 30th, just a week earlier. Charle. I j Watkins, former district governor of i Rotary will be here and will talk to j the boys between the ages of fourteen and eighteoj! years The meeting will be held nt the gymnasium and every boy is invited and urged to attend. HARDING PAINTS ; A DARI PICTURE 1 Presidential Candidate Predicts a Very Gloomy Future for United States » , A “NO” HOUR DAY Doesn’t Jibe With His Slogan, “Have Confidence in the Republic (By Raymond Clapper, United Press staff correspondent) Marion, 0., Sept 25- (SfreciaP to Daily Democrat)—Dark days artahead for America unless she get. back on the main road, it was pre dieted by Warren G. Harding in a speech to a delegation of commer cial travelers who came here from all quarters of the country today.’ He sounded a warning unless a I change is made soon. America will have a “no” hour day and industrial plants will he idle and cold with la borers walking the streets “lookinj in vain for the Joy of a day's pro j ductive work.” Harding urged for America th, ; brand of idealism “that is not tot proud to work.” “Undeniably there is a feelint | permeating the American .mind tha great harm lias Bren done by unwisr heads, and prodi»d hands,” Hardinj j said. “In seeking the correction the party for winch I speak means tc appeal to the confidence and the sob er convictions of America, else w< do not wish to be' committed to tin enormous tasks before us." Harding continued: “We have bi en driven toward i chaos, I believe, not only by the tin I successful attempts made to mortagage American rights, Americai fortunes and the American con science abroad, and to check American nationality and American honot at the cloak* room of the president’s league of nations in Geneva, but w. have been driven toward chaos.” The present admlinistration, “al most innocent'' of business principle Harding concluded, "has reached on hindering hands to the America prosperity, by experiments in nev. economic theories. "I look forward to an A meric: where all Americans will put the! shoulders to the wheel ami in ; j united purpose restore their natioi to the course of. good sense in whicl I congress must and will be made, by deeds rather than words.” GRANTS DECREE Judge Moran Gives Divorct to Plaintiffs in Two Cases Heard This Morning /INDS FOiTtHE STATE Jury in Case of State ex rel. Ethel Meyers Deliberated Thirty Minutes Judge Moran in circuit court this morning found that the plaintiffs in i two cases were entitled to a divorce ; decree, and judgment and findings | were entered accordingly. Sarah Horner vs. Grover C. Horner, Judson W. Teeple, attorney, was the first case to he heard, and aftdr the submission of th'e evidence, the court decided that the plaintiff should be granted the decree, and alimony in the sum of SSOO as asked . was given. Defendant must also pay the costs of the case. In the case of Hazel Swathwood vs. Morris Swathwood, after hearing the evidence, the court granted the plaintiff the divorce, the cuitody of the minor child. Pansy Swathwood, ant is also ordered to pay into th ‘ ' I alimony in the sum of $l5O. Defend court the sum of $8 per month, he(Continued on page three)

ENGINE DERAILED Grand Rapids Passenger Train Strikes and Kills Valuable Belgian AT FONNER FARMS ■j ' , _ 1 Engine Runs Distance of ' 825 Feet After Leaving Rails—Train was Late Grand Rapid-; & Indiana passenger train, southbound, due in this city at 1:53 a. tn., running more than an i hour late, this morning struck and i killed a valuable Belgian mare bei longing to the Fonner Stock Farms r.nd a serious wreck, was narrowly averted. ■ The engint struck the hor ■ just outli of the culvert which is located i quarter mill? north of the St. Mary's river railroad bridge, and the , >ig iron horse fairly jumped a disance of twenty-five feet before it landed on tlie ties and ran a distance of 825 feet bumping the ties, all the time until the engineer could bring it to a stop. Had tlie accident occurred just north of the culvert, there probably would have been a much different ,tory to tell today, as there would undoubtedly have been a most serous wreck, And probably a great oss of life, and many seriously injured. The train stopped as is the ■ustom at Hie Dugan farm where the Fort Wayne & Decatur interurban crosses the Fort Wayne road. it had made tlie grade at a good rate >f speed and was running down grade again at the culvert when the horse suddenly appeared on tlie track, low it escaped from the pasture is lot known, as everything was in ;i?od shape iibout tlie fences at 6 ('dock in the evening. It required two hours to get the engine on the track. Mrs. Emma Durbin who lias been isiting her sister, Mrs. Dora Lauent. for the past week returned to ort Wayne for a visii with Mr. and Irs. Joe Sepp, before returning Io her onie in Detroit. Michigan. GET THE “FIXERS” Irand Jury Has an Idea Who the “Fixer" of the Baseball Plot Was. HEARING ON TUESDAY Comiskey Will (Jose His Park Unless Honest Games Are Played (United Press Service) Chicago, Sep. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Names of alleged "fix -rs” of world series games between Chicago and Cincinnati in 1919 have >een obtained. IL H. Brigham, fore uan of tlie Cook county grand jur> nvestigating baseball scandals i’ (mated. "We have an idea who the 'fix.V vas and we think wo are on hh ruck,” Brigham said. Arnold Rothstein, New York gamtier and part owner of the Havre de *lrace race track; Abe Attel, former fatherweight champion; Bill Burns, former White Sox pitcher and Hal Shase, recently banished from baseball, wore mentioned today in con nection with the alleged plot to throw games. The betting syndicate offered to pay SIOO,OOO, according to reports hero of the plot. Bets on the games were placed throughout the country by the syndicate, it was said. Charles A.' Coniiskey. owner of the White Sox. referring to reported world sreies plots said today he would “fire” any member of the team if found.guilty of crookedness by the grand jury, even if it meant’ wn ?.k ng his pennant chances. Comiskey declared he would close his park unless honest baseball players could be secured. With a number of players. Jolfii Heydler, president of tlie National league; Ben Johnson, president of the American league, Coniiskey baseball writers and a number of alleged gamblers from many cities subpoenaed to appear Tuesday the grand jury expected to gather tlie loose strings of the investigation and prepare for indictments. - A L + 4 , + + + 4 , + + ’!-4’ + + + <!’ + + + ♦ THE WEATHEft FORECAST ♦ +++*+++**++++++++ Fair tonight; Sunday unsettled, continued warm.

| MAY RESUME WAR (United Press Servlet ) Riga Sc|.i 25. (Specliil to Daily Democrat) Resumption of Polish- “ Russian hostilities on a large scab wn; b Heved Imminent her today aft er receipt of advices that the reds were concentrating a big force of Si } berinn troops near Grodno. Tlie ob jective was said to be an offensive di- [■ rooted at Brest-Litovsk. WIN FIRST GAME [ Local High School Football i Warriors Capture First Game of Season From CONVOY HIGH S( HOOL Score Resulted 20 to 0— Locals Have Real Team —Play Van Wert Next Tlie football season for the local i high school opened in full blast yes 1 terday afternoon when the local ■ huskies met the Convoy, Ohio, high school team in tlie Ahr field, just across the river, and 'defeated them by a score or 20 t:> It. The game was called at 4:15 o'clock, and at about half an hour before the battle the local hoys 26 of them all doll ed up in brand new uniforms, were escorted to the field by the high school drum corps and the entire student body, all being quite noisy as a number of the favorite high school yells were given. The game was called prompt at 4:15 o’clock with France Confer and Jess Sellemeyer officiating. A large number of fans were present, the side lines on both sides of tlie fieJd being tilled. Both teams trotted on the field, the locals receiving much encouragement from their rooters and tore into their opponents with great expectations of winning theii , first game. After a short time of! hard playing, the locals managed tc bring the ball down toward the vis itor' goal ami secured a touchdown ■ bringing a rousing cheer from the local fans. They also kicked goal ■ and obtained a lead of 7 to 0 over the Convoy outfit. During the second; quai ler Another touchdown was reg istervd, tlie locals failing to ki< k goal and at the end of the first hal l were leading the visitor:; by a sco:< of 13 to 0. After a ten minute rest the second half was called, the visitors seeming to have strengthened a little, neither side scoring the first quarter. Early in the econd quarter the locals managed to secure another touchdown ami also kicked goal, tlie visitors he ing unable to register, and the final core at tlie end of the game stood 20 to 0 in favor of tlie locals. Tiie local aggregation is a husky one and before many more* battles will prove to be one of the best high school teams in the state. Their schedule this year is a heavy one eleven more games to be played and an effort will be made to capture tl.'ein all. The team will journej l< Van Wert next Friday afternoon where they will clash with tlie \ l an Wort high school team and a good game is expected. The line up I'or Hie two U-ams wa. as follows: Decatur Convoy. White le McDaniel Pet'son Hensley. It Webstu (Continued on page four)

WHAT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS ) < I

Article 4 of the covenant published I below, creates the council of the Lett ( Rile of nations, the first effective a' ency for world reace ever devised an . consummated., If the United Stat., were a member of the league. if would head this council which mast bo nnau imous before it. can commit the learn-’ on important matters of world polio.- - Here Is Articled. The council shall consist' of repre sontatives of the United States ot America, of the I’.ritisli Empire, >i Erance, of Italy, and of Japan. togellv ’r representatives of four othei members of the league. Those four members of the league shall be select ed by the assembly from time to tinu in its discretion. Until the appoint meat of the representatives of th< four members of the league first selected by the assembly, representatives of Belgium, Brazil, Greece and Sptih: shall be members of the council. With the approval of the majority of the assembly, the council nit’, name additional members of the b-i fit ■ to bo -.eloited by the u-setnldy for 11 ei resen tai ion on the council.

Price Three Cents

ACCOUNTANTS RESIGN JOSS Janies P. Haefling and His Partner, Charles A. Ramsey, Quit the State WILL ENTER BUSINESS For Themselves, Opening an Accountant’s Oflice in City of Fort Wayne Decatur friends of James P. Haefi'lng. former clerk .of Adams county, and a resident of /.dams county all 1 his life, until he removed to Fort Wayne, where hi:; work as a state ace.mntant kept him most of th' time, learned today of his resignation, from ihe accounting l inir.l, to enter’hu iness for himself, cinrles A. Ramsey, of Muncie with whom he has work.- ' a number if years, resigned al the .ante time, und the two men will Im partners in a business of their own. I with officers in I on Wayne. Messrs. Iltietlicg iml It.imse'- are two of tlie best accountants tlie state ever had. and these two men were given the most difficult jobs the slate hoard of accounts had to tackje. For several years they had been empiovel principally in ajnl mound Fort Wayne, and for that reason Mr. Haefiing moved his family there a few i years ago that he might be at home most of the time. Mr. Rem-.ey also moved to that city from Muncie. While In Fort Wayne their work became knotl ti to business interest over the northern part of the state, and in [recent months they had been urged to open an office and add a general ao I'ountitr; work that prira <• 'bm in -s • interests might get their ervice w'n *n I needed. After serious consideiu'i >n I they decided to do so. and already one business firm in Fort Wavne gave them a contract that, will keep them busy for mere than a year. Mr. Haefling is son of Bridget ! Haetlir.g of this city, anti served as clerk from 1908 Io 11’12. and imnie- ! dintely after leavin.” the clerl;':: office was appointed a member of th" force of state a 'cnuntant:’. and bad ■ince held the place. Mr. Haefliii" and Mr. Ramsey will succeed in their new undertaking and they have the very bo tw: 11 <f th numerous friend: here. A little warm fi>:' the foot h-.1l [season, but they are gob'c; it in t t' same. 4. j. a x .j. .j, 4. 4. 4, .j. 4. • * ARE BURNING PEAT + 4. _ 4. Warsaw. Iml.. Sept. 25 iSpe- <• cal to Daily Democrat) \'l ;l + •F areas of peal between Milford 'F •J. and Lake W.awnsee have point -F +ed tlie wav for relief from .th F •F present coal shortage to red- -F + dents of that vicinity. + ■F They say it makes better fuel + •F than the cheaper grades of In- «F •F diana and Illinois soft <• >«!. ■F •F There has been some talk of •! + organizing a company to nut * <• eat on tlie market in compctl- -F •F tion with tlie coal mine operat + ■F ors. This it. one Tiaturnl n + •F source which abounds in Kos 4> ■F eiusko county. 4. 4< 4. •£• -F 4. 4- 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4.

I'ho council shall meet lrom«titno to lime as occasion may require, and it least once a year, at the seat of the league, or at such other place as may bOjdecided upon. '1 lie i-otini it may deal at its meetings I with any matter within the sphere of . '.ction of the I lague or affecting the I pence of the World. z - Any member of the leaguAiot represented on the council shall bb invited to send a representative to nit ar a member at tiny meeting of the oimnci) during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interest of th.it mr-thber of the league. At meetings of the council, each member of the league represented on the council shall have one vote, ant may not have more than one repret aentative. Solidly behind this and the other articles arc the democratic platform and nominees. The republican nominee or rose 1 it: his platform dodged it; his senate maojrtty covertly defeated 11. i They have nothing to propose In its place. • ’ ■;