Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 237.

DECLARES FOR itsrejection Senator Harding Says the League o l Nations Should be Rejected HE IS AT DES MOINES • Wants America to be Inde-pendent-Talks of Association of Nations (By Raymond Clapper, United Press stall con * > Des Moines, low.i. 0,, ; (Special to Daily Democrat) -Rejection, not interpretation, should be the fate of obligations imposed by the league of na-1 tions covenant, Senator Warren G. Harding declared in a speech here today. Harding met democratic Queries as to his view about "scrapping" the league with the retort that it is futile to talk about "scrapping" something already “scrapped." declaring he does not want to risk the final solution of the problem by being too specific new. Harding prori b ed that as soon as possilde alter hi.t election he will call the best minds of the country, including numerous senators, into conference to formulate hi.. 1 international program. Taking up the league, Harding advocated an America wholly ; elf-reliant and independent politically. ‘‘Whether President Wilson is to be blamed or thanked for the result, the fact remains that the Paris league hrs been ‘scrapped’ by the hand of its chief arehitecht." Harding -aid. “The issue as made by the democratic president and the democratic platform and the candidate does not present the question whether they shall favor some form of association among the nations for preserving international peace, but whether they favor the particular league proposed by PiTsMent Wilson. “The obligations are clear. enough , and specific enough. 1 do not want to , cladlfy these objections; want to turn . my back on them. It is not interpretation, but rejection that 1 am seeking. , My position is that the proposed lea- , gue strikes a deadly blow at our con-., st itut tonal integrity and surrenders to . ' a dangerous extent our independence of action. The issue is clear. I understand the position of the deniociatie candidate and he understands mine . , In simple words, he is that he farms , going into the league and 1 favor staying out. “His position is beyond cavil and it j 1 is that we shall go into tl,e I’aris lea gue without modification or substan-1 , tial qualification. To such a betray- . al of my countrymen I will never con- , » sent.” Europe, Harding continued, is ready . to recognize America’ moral leadership. )Q .. ' “As soon as possible after my e cotton," said Harding. "I shall mhi.i,. with the best minds in the United . States and especially I shall consul in advance with the senate, with i ( whom, by the terms of the const pu tion. I shall indeed be bound to conn sei and without whose consent, no such interpretation of an international association can be formed. I shall do this to the end that we shall have an associaton of nations for the promo- , tion of international peace, but - one which shall so definitely safeguard our sovereignty and recognize our ultimate and unmortgaged freedom of action X it will have back of H not a divid e(1 a nd distracted sentiment, but the nnited support of the American people Without such united support no plan can be made, fully or permanently successful- ’ . SMALL IS THE NOMINEE sprl „ s wd.i^ M Daily Democrat)-™™' in the republican vote of Illinois Ire believed eliminated today by } > of state officials here in ‘ tXtog Den Small of Kankakee, didate ' -mutton of Small's canBy '' ,o . X” 4M ‘2; » republican ranks, prevail Oglesbv, whose candidacy was den. can on y Thompßon chief suppor m W beinK placed on the o f CMCag O th lty candidate by obg . He ba. .» «■ «««" “ be 7,902 votes.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

DANIEL HOLTHOUSE E-TeRE The republican had their day yesterday, hundreds of people turning out to see, Senator Harding who visited here for a few minutes, but today the Daily Democrat is eeiebrat- 1 Ing the arVival of an eight pound boy horn to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 11. Holt house, of North Sixth street, at. noon 1 today, and although the young fel low- is not quite as distinguished a person as the senator or Governor,. f'i»x. the happy parents think that , seine day he will be equally as ini- j portant. The mother, who before I her marrite was Miss Daye Hamntell, Is getting along as well as could ; be expected. Miss Marion Solane, a trained nurse from Fort Wayne, is in ' charge. If the paper is late this evening. you'll know the reason, but forgetting all about the high price of newsprint we gladly give you a free 1 copy this evening. POPULATION OF THE STATES — New >ork Retains Lead With Over Ten Million —Pennsylvania Next INDIANA MAKES GAINL Total Population is 2,980,544—0hi0 Gains Nearly a Million (United Press Service) Washington. Oct. 7. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The 1920 population I < of states already announced together ; with the 1910 populations of all fates and the district of Columbia a.'low: State 1920 1910 Alabama 2,347,295 2,138,093 Vrizcna 333.273 204,254 Arkansas 1,574.449 . alifornia 3,426,536 2,377,549' I Colorado -. 939,376 799.024' ' Connecticut ... 1,380.585 1,114,756; 1 Delaware 223,003 202.322 i ’ Dist. Columbia. 457.571 331.069 ! • lorid 752,619 ' Georgia 2.893,601 2,609,121 ■ ' Idaho 431,826 325.594 Illinois 6,485.098 5.638,591 Indiana 2,9.30.544 2,700.875 lowa 2,224,771 ' -Luisas 1,769.185 1,690,949 ! Kentucky 2,416.013 2,289.905 Louisiana 1.797.798 1,656.388, , Maine 767,996 742,371 Maryland 1.449.610 1.295.34-3 Massachusetts . 3,851.615 3,366,416 Michigan 2,810,173 Minnesota 2,075.708 Mississippi ... 1,789,182 1.797.114 Missouri 3,403,547 3,293.335 | Montana 547.593 376.053 Nebraska 1,192,214 Nevada 77.407 81,875 New Hampshire 443.503 430.572 New Jersey .... *155.374 2,537,167 New Mexico .. . 340,247 327,301 i New York ....10,384.144 9.113,614} North Carolina. 3,556,486 2.206,287 North Dakota .. 645,730 577,056 Ohio 4,767.121 Oklahoma 2.071,564 1.657.1551 Oregon 783,285 672,765 Pennsylvania .. 7.665,111' Rhode island .. 604.397 542,610 South Carolina. 1,683,662 1,515,400 South Dakota .. 6.35.839 593.888 Tennessee 2,337.459 2,184,789 Texas 4,661,027 3,896,542 Utah 449,446 373,351 Vermont 352,421 355.956 Virginia 2,061.612 Washington ... 1.356.316 1.141.990 West Virginia . 1,463,610 1.221.119 Wisconsin 2,631,8,39 2,333,869 Wyoming 194.402 145.965 Washington, Oct. 7.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The census bureau today announced the following 1920 populations: Michigan 3.667,222; increase 857. 049, or 30.5 per cent. Virginia 2.306.361; increase 244,749. or 11.9 per cent. Pennsylvania 8,720,159; increase 1,055.048 or 13.8. Ohio 5.759,368: increase 992,247 or 20.8 per cent. Florida 966,296; increase 213,677 or 28.4 per cent. Arkansas 1,750.995; increase 176,546. or 11.2 per cent. Philadelphia (corrected) 1,823,779; increase 274,771 or 17.7 per cent. Detroit. Mich., (revised) 993.678; In- ‘ crease 527.912 or 113.3 per cent. ++ +*++A+* + + + + ** + + 1 * the weather forecast * + 4.4.4. + 4>* + 4' + + + + + + ** ! Fair and warmer today and Friday.

MANY VOTERS REGISTERED _ Complete Figures Show That 9,312 Men and Women Qualify to Vote WOM EN OUTNU MBE RED In County, Although They Have Men Bested in Decatur by Seven Votes The registration figures, complete for the county, show that a total of 9,342 men and women registered on the two days provided by law for that purpose. Os the number 5,196 were men and 4,146 were women. On the last day the women outnumbered the men, 2,064 women qualifying, and 1,700 men. On September 4 there were 1,982 women and 3.496 men. Leaders of both political parties vA'Te highly plefased with the result. There are more men registered this year, than there were in 1916, and the interest among w'o men voters of the county is keen. Following is the registration by precincts: Men Women East Union 117 98 West Union ~.. 90 75 East Root 5135 103 West Root 176 169 North Preble 117 107 South Preble 147 100 North Kirkland 119 85 South Kirkland 93 56 North Washington 152 100 South Washington 200 108 North St. Marys 136 98 South St. Marysl37 110 North Blue Creekl3B 95 South Blue Creek 92 76 North Monroe 208 154 Middle Monroe 108 48 French 119 46 North Hartford 169 104 South Hartford 149 152 North Wabash 120 79 Ceylon 85 52 East Jefferson 108 72 West Jefferson 115 95 Berne A 183 127 Berne B 268 178 Geneva A 133 91 Geneva B 221 201 City of Decatur Men Women First Ward A 275 28»4 First Ward B ~...192 178 Second Ward A 255 246 Second Ward I! 155 138 Third Ward A 214 245 Third Ward B ...269 276 Total 5,196 4,146 MEETING TONIGHT Hon. S. M. Foster, Candi date for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and MISS MARY KOLB Will be the Speakers— Each Has a Message That Voters Should Hear Men and women voters of the city ind county will have an opportunity his evening at 7:30 o’clock to hear two of the best speakers on the important political questions now confronting the state and nation. Miss Mary Kolb, a Fort Wayne eacher, will talk on the league of na tions as it affects America and her peo lie, and she is said to have one cl lhe clearest, plainest explanations of the document heard In this section luring the campaign, and she should be heard by every man and woman of Decatur and the surrounding ter ■ story. Hon. Saniuel M. Foster, democratic I candiate for lieutenant governor of the state of Indiana, will also speak. Ho needs no introduction to the peo- ■ le of Adams county, having been identified with business interests of northern Indiana many years, and is well ! and favorably known. He will speak on state and national issues. Accompanying Mr Foster will bo his wife, who has never heard her husband make a political speech. Friday evening Mr. Foster and Mrs ' Faye Smith-Knapp will speak in j Berne. Democrats there have fitted up a business room for their political j gatherings, and it is now ready. Thev I will have a message that will make [i plain to the people of Berne the issues > upon which they are to vote November ,2. The Berne meeting will also be . held at 7:30 o’clock.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, October 7, 1920.

COAL profiteering at end (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Oct. 7. (Special t Dally Democrat) -The “united furnne* shakers of Indiana" today were Ire' Hom so-called price oppression. Coal profiteering In the state wit. considered definitely nt an end, as a esult of action bythe state coal ant food commission tn cutting coal prles thirty per cent., affecting coni min ed in the state. Jobbers cannot profit more than I.' cents a ton, retailers were given ?. margin of $2.25 u ton and prices nt the mine were definitely fixed in or-, tiers issued by the commission late yesterday. The first order made a bijs reduction in the price of coal at the mines ami limited the middleman’s profit. The supplementary order gavthe retail dealers a margin of $2.25 >a ton. GRANT PETITION The County Commissioners Name Orval HarrufT Engineer, Appoint Viewers FOR BELLMONT ROAD Will Report October 11— Will be First Brick Road Constructed in County The county commissioners late yes , erday afternoon granted the petition f Ed J. Ahr and others for the pavng with brick pf the "Bellmont” •oad, which starts at the end of the Monroe street pavement, and confines east past the entrance to Belllont park, and to Bellview farm, ibout a mile in length. The commissioners' docket also hows that Orval Harruff is appoint'd engineer and viewers named are ,'oseph Fleming and William Arnold. The engineer and viewers are to re>ort October 11. This is the first brick road to be built in the county, and was petition'd for during the month of August >y Mr. Ahr, Col. Fred Reppert and a lumber of other residents of Wash ngton township, who will be directly lenefitted by the improvement. /.’he preliminary work will be pushd as fast as possible, and it is hoped o have the road completed by the ime of the Northern Indiana fair at lellmont park next summer. Since the condemning of the old ooden bridge on the Fort Waynelecatur road traffic has been divert'd from the north road over the Monoe street bridge, and over the road ought to be improved. The bridge •zill be completed within a few nonths. and traffic can then be sent >ver the north road, and the Bellmont road closed for the improvement early next year. The roadbed is already a hard-sur-.’aced road, and the work when once itarted can be rushed to completion. WILL MEET TONIGHT The Knights of Pythias lodge will ! ueet in regular session tonight and it ■ s desired that all members be pres ■nt promptly at 7:30 o’clock. Dele , ates are home from grand lodge, ami hey will probably have some inter > ■sting reports to make. C. C. AT M. E. CHURCH 1 — Miss Creek, Returned Missionary, Will Speak Friday Evening at 7:00 JAPAN AND KOREA Were Some of the Fields Inspected by Miss Creek in Her Foreign Work Miss Bertha Creek, a returned missionary from China, will speak here Friday night at the Methodist church at 7 o’clock. Miss Creek returned home in April and by the request the Woman’s Foreign Missionary no ciety inspected some of the work of the society that is being done in Ja pan and Korea. Everybody is invited to this meeting Friday evening nt seven o’clock at the Methodist church. A good program is insured. A freewill offering will be taken. The ladies of the church and mis sionary society will meet in the afternoon at 2 o’clock, taking their him lies with them, and remaining for the evening service. The talk of Misti Creek will interest any one who has followed the work of foreign mission.; in the past few years, and she should be greeted With a big crowd.

BROOKLYN WINS THE THIRD GAME Sherrod Smith Pitches Excellent Game and Allows But One Run SCORE TWO TO ONE Robins Now Have the Lead for the World’s Series Championship (United Press Service) Brooklyn. Oct. 7- -(Special to Daily Democrat I Brooklyn forged ahead with the 1920 baseball derby today when Sherrod Smith pitching a three 1 hit game and sent the Indianas down to defeat by the score of 2 to 1. The game count in the series stands 2 to 1 with the Robins on the long end and the teams travel to Cleveland 1 tonight with the Robins in a favorI able position for the renewal of hosI tilitfes in the Ohio city Sautrday. Supported by a Scinpillating infield defense Smith tuned in one of the pretiest pitched games in a world series. He was never in danger. Cleveland one run was directly i due to a school boy error by the veteran Zach Wheat in the fourth round when he let Speaker's vicious double I roll between his legs to the fence, j While he was recovering the ball thr Indian chief easily tromped around the circuit. Without Wheat’s error Speaker would have been left marooned on the bases as the next batsman was , infielded out. Olson KildulT and Konetchy furnished the fielding fireworks of the day. Olson covered acres of ground at short. Kilduff pulled two spectacular field stunts while Konetchy at first performed like a youngster. The line-up: Cleveland Brooklyn Evans 1. f Wheat Wambsgunss ...2b Kilduff ' Speaker c. f Myerr Burns lb Konetchy Gardner 3bl. Johnston Wood r. f. Neto Sewell s. s Olson O’Neill c Miller Mails p Smith OFFICIAL CENSUS FIGURES (United Press Service) Washington, Oct. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) theU. S. census bureau today announced the population of the United States as 105,(182.108 an increase of 13.710.812 or 11.9'i. ENTRIES COMING Bellmont Race Meet October 13, 14 and 15 Will be Best of Racing Season TEN FROM HAMILTON Several Horses Wil! Also I Come From Bourbon and Angola~Track Excellent Telegrams and letters received by I. O. Sellemeyer from nice horse nice ■ ind others interested in the succe-. I of the race meet Io be put on here ■ | next week indicate the meeting will ! be the most successful, so far as the I program is concerned, of any held in i northern Indiana, and there may I" ' ttrprises for many lovers of race ‘ \ events. Robert Kelley, assistant starter, wli > ’ was at Hamilton. Ohio, wires that possibly twenty-one horses will be in Decatur from that place, and ten of .them five runners and five harnei--■horses —have already signed the entry ■ i blanks, the remainder having declared 11'heir intention of coming. They all 1 know the Decatur track to be the best ■ n this part, of the country. Letters and telephone calls today f ’ndicate there may be a surprise in store for everyone in some of the I races, and further announcement will t. be made in a day or two. Mr. Kelly is at Bourbon today at - tending the Marshall county fair, and D. W. Beery, speed superintendent, it an Angola., attending the Slttben • I county fair, and each will enter a - i number of horses for the Bellmont I event. ii If the weather is similar to that «! dished out this week. It is probable ; that many will attend from every 11 city in northern and central Indiana, |and northwestern Ohio.

CONVICT ESCAPED (United press Wervlce) Michigan Citv, ind. Oct. 7. -(Spei ial to Daily Democrat) Posses todav searched lor John Vaughn escaped convict, whose disappearance from the slate pri on here Monday night simultaneously witli the vanishing of Waler Young. 13 and Emma Rittei . 12, hacaused widespread alarm. Vaughn sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a child, was known to be loud of the two children and was often permitted to be with them. A letter said to have been found in his coll, was' addressed to Emma Ritter and was written by Vaughn. It contained ex | pressions of endanuent. it was said. , The two disappeared Monday night Vaughn, who is 50. was a trusty nt the prison. When he didn't turn up It was thought lie had strayed awaj. NEWiMNAGER FOG FOUNDRY E. .Jacobs Resigns Position With Decatur Castings Co.—Succeeded by MR. JAMES G. COWAN Os Hamilton, Ohio — Has Been With Hamilton Concern a Number of Years E. J. Jacobs, manager for the De•atur Castings company since the Hamilton Foundry & Machine com"any started the remodeling of the wildings of the old Ward Fence facory for use as u foundry in this ■ity, resigned his position with the ompany this week, and was sueceedd yesterday by Mr. James G. Cowan, in expert foundry man, from the lamilton plant. Mr. Jacobs came to Decatur from iayton. Ohio, having previously been onnected with the Delco company, nd during his stay here lias made nany friends for himself and his ompany. He is undecided as to his ’uture business, but ( lte and Mrs. acobs expect to return to Dayton to live. Work at the foundry is progressing licely, the production increasing rom day to day, and the managenent expect to soon have the plant running at full capacity. THE HEEKIN COUPONS Tlie Heckin company of Cincinnati 3 running a page ad in the Daily lemoerat this evening, calling speial attention to the coupon which if •lipped out and taken to your local tracery, or any grocery store in De •atur, you will be given free of ■harge a fen cent can of Heekin Bakng Powder. Use the coupon and get i can of baking powder. Look for he names of the local grocers in the id. THE COURT NEWS A marriage license was granted yes erday to J. Fred Geimer. engineer, torn June 26. U 96. son of John Geiin >r, to wed Anna. Catherine Brann, icusekeeper. born December 23. 1898 laughter of John P Braun. Two new cases were filed in <•!■: it oert today bf Attorney Dore B. Ervin. Ono is entitled the American Dis ri< ( Telegraph Co., of Indiana, a cornotation, vs. the Decatur Strawhoard 10., a corporation, complaint on account. Demand. $121.50. Tito second •s that of the Humphrey Grocer- Co., >. William Ayres, suit on note. Do.and, $175.

WHAT TI ll£ LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS 1

Tn addition to the court of arbitration to determine international issues not soluble in diplomacy, the covenant, of the League of Nations creates a I court of international justice to deterl mine many other questions relating to, , individuals and their rights in conn tries other than their own. to keep an eye on international law and 'its observance throughout the world, and to provide a tribunal for the settlement fcf the thousand and one ; mall questions whieli. in past limos, have led to war. This court also. MR. ROOT has been busy helping to create: and! jas soon as the United States enters I the L"tigue and gives It force the courts and all other agencies for world I peace will be at work. The court of . justice is credited by Article 14. which [reads as follows:

Price Three Cents

COX IS INVITED TO MARION, OHIO Democrats From Harding’s Home Town Want Governor to Speak There IN KENTUCKY TODAY Will Make Four Speeches, the First Being at Elizabethtown, Kentucky (United Press Service) Enroute with Governor Cox. Elizabethtown. Ky.. Oct. 7 -(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Cox i. y speak "within the shadow of Sena or Harding's front porch." | Marlon democrats are asking that the democratic candidate speakt hero i according to word received from national headquarters. The invitation is under consideration. Enroute with Governor Cox. Elizabethtown. Ky.. Oct. 7. —(Special to Daily Democrat) "Despite Brooklyn's victory yesterday I still think tint Ohio soon will be known as the moth,er of world base ball champions, an well as presidential champions,” Goernor Cox said today. “I find that reading the play by play accounts of the series is a most refreshing diversion from politics, and say, old Tris Speaker is playing tome game isn’t he?" lily 11. W. Walker. United Press Btai correspondent) Enroute with Governor Cox. Eliza bethtown, Ky.. Oct. 7.—(Special > Daily Democrat)—Governor Cox was back on the stump today ready to .veg his fight for the presidency continu ously until election day. Ironing out of the dent made in the “solid south” by republican gains in Kentucky in the 1918 state and congressional elections was his first objective. The governor was schedule ! to make four set speeches and abou' a dozen rear platform talks in the state. Today he was to speak here and at Rowling Green, then swing down to Nashville for a night meeting and to morrow visit Paducah and Ix>uisville. Cox said he would continue to mak<> the league of nations the outstanding feature of the campaign. He was watching to see whether Senator Harding would discuss this issue at Des Moines today. Encouraging reports of the Kentuck and Tennessee fights were given the governor by various democratic leaders who met his train here. There was considerable int. r.’ -t whether Cox would make any m( ''.i m of Senator Shields. Tennessee, who voter with the republicans sev, ral times during the senate treaty fir 1 t Enroute from Columbus to Ci'.ciniati Cox conferred with Glenn L U’’.i >t’>. author of the Plumb plan for tlio operation of railroads. Plumb - id be visited the governor “by re"’t’ hut declined to discuss Ills confer* ence. Cox has developed another cold during the last two days, which niev interfere with his speaking. CAR KILLS HORSE The interurban car duo in this i ty, Ja 9:35 o’clock struck and killed a horse, and completi ly wrecked a b ii,gy, on South Calhoun street ir Fort Wayne last night, the driver. Cl. r'ei Horkcnrlder. escaping with a few minor bruises. Frock Hower was- th« mo- , torman. Harkenrider. who was Intoxicated. and ha -a long polio - record in Fort Wayne, drove his horse dirt clly in front of the traction car. Several Decatur people were on the car.

The council shall formulate and submit to the members of the League for adoption plans for the establishment of a permanent conr; of International justice. The court shall be competent to hear am! determine any dispute of an let>rnational character which the parties thereto submit to it. The court may also give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question referred to it bv the council or by the assembly. This is the fifteenth citation from the covenant which the Daily Democrat has published, and not one word has yet been found which justifies any lof the representations made a-minst I the league in the senate, or Senator ’ Harding’s proposal of a separate peace I with Germany and an ostrich-lit e attempt thereafter on the part of this nation to bury its head in the sand and escape the cyclone.