Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 211.

CLEVELAND WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP

MANY MEETINGS BILLED FOR WEEK Democratic Meetings Will be Held Every Evening This Week in County YOU SHOULD ATTEND List ot the Speakers and Where They Talk Tonight and Wednesday Night Many democratic in -minus are bill,-J over the county for this evening, and also for the rest of the week. During the past few days, and < - tally since Senator Harding ha announced he would scrap the league of nations, there have been numerous expri snioiis of dissatisfaction in this conn try, and over the nation, and voter., ar» urgpd to attend th se democrat! meetings and get the truth concerning the greatest issue b fore the American people. The league is far different from what partisan repttbli an newspapers and spellbinders are attempt ing to make the people believe, and it is the duty of every one. no matter to what party you belong, to ascertain the truth before attempting to cast your ballot. Meetings billed for tonight are: Geneva —Hon. J. A. M. Adair and Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp. Kohr school house. Union township —Hon. Benjamin Meek, of Bucyrus, Ohio. Peterson school Mrs. J. N. I-Tistoc and D. B. Erwin. Cottonwood school French town ship—Hon. Janies T. Merryman, H. Heller and E. S. Christen. Kinsey school. Blue Creek townshi] —Hon. John W. Tyndall Thurman A. Gottschalk and H. B. Heller. Wednesday. October 13. Meetings billed for tomorrow. Octo her 13. are as follows: Friedheim school —Hon. (Benjamin Meek. I’cahl school. Kirkland townshipJohn W. Tyndall and H. B. Heller. Buckmaster school, Jefferson township—C. J. Lutz. Thurman A. Gottschalk and Mrs. J. N. Frifitoe. Fravel school, Wabash township—D. B. Erwin. Frank Armantrout. Oak Grove school. Monroe towneh'n—John C. Moran and Fred Frencht >. Pobo school house -Mrs. Fave Smith-Knapp, D. N. Erwin and 11. M. DoVoss. ATTENDED FUNERAL. SERVICES Mr. and Mrs. Ben Knapke have returned from St. Henry. Ohio, where they attended the funeral services o! Mrs. Knaplte’s mother which wore held in that city yesterday. The Rev Othman Knapke, the youngest son. was in charge of the services, being assisted by twenty-five priests from neighboring parishes, while six other rot's served as pall bearers. Others attending from this city were Mr. and Mrs. John Voglewede, Mrs. Tony Vrglewede, Mrs. B. J. Meibers, Mrs. William Harting and Julius and Henry Hicdeman. HAVE BOY BABY Announcement has been received here of the birth of a boy baby to M”. and Mrs. A. B. Means at Richmond. Mrs. Means will be better remembered ■,„ rP ns Miss Francile Erwin, a daughter of the late Richard K. Erwin. The i-ewcomer has been named Richard.

WORLD ( IDOt), UNDER NAHUM players’ Clubs’ Nat.ComT „ Attendance Receipts Share Share Share Yoar Games • ■ $ fig 405 $ 27,394 $ 34,170 5 6,841 1905 •' q9 ’ B ' r( 106 550 33,402 62,493 10.655 1906 « „ ’ 101>728 54,933 36,622 10,17: ■ ’907 5 ‘ 9 ' 232 94,97(5 46.115 39.363 9.498 1908 A ‘’ 9s 188.302 66,925 102,547 18,830 1909 ‘ 24 ’, 22 173.980 79.072 77.510 17,398 1910 5 i7<l'ssl 342,164 127,911 180,217 34,036 1911 6 251901 490,449 147.572 293.382 49.045 1912 8 : - r .:; )(|2 325.930 135,162 158,218 32,59 s 1913 A 111009 225 739 * 121.898 81.266 22,573 1911 4 320,361 144.900 143.426 32,036 1915 5 fi9 85!) 385.590 162.927 184.104 38,550 1916 ■' Isfi ’ fis4 425,878 152.888 230,401 42,587 1917 128 483 179.619 69.117 92.539 17,961 1918 '' 236 928 722.414 260,349 389.822 72,241 1919 ~, 2,252,842 $4,200,176 $1,633,177 $2,122,918 $414,081

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

HAS BROKEN WRIST — Danville, 111., Oct. 12. "Uncle Joe" I Cannon, former speaker of the hot: e [ of representatives, nursed a broken * wrist today. Cannon. tinkering in the basement cf his home here, slipped on a piece ' of coal and fell. He fractured a bom in the left wrist. RUBE RULED OUT Lt ague Park. Cleveland. Oct. 12 , (Special to Daily Democrat) Rube * Marquard cannot play baseball with the 'rooklvn club again. Owner Chas. Ebbett. declared this afternoon. Having been found guilty of ticket scalp1 ing Ebbett said Marquard will not be ] used next year by the Robins. Ebbett » indicated there would be no attempt , to withhold Marquard’s world series . money. HL IS PERCY j » For the Word “Go” From Starter McCasky at the Bellmont Race Meet FIRST RACE AT 1:00 High School Will Have the Grand Stand Concession —Wednesday’s Events Officials and horsemen are all “set" for the racing program which start Wednesday afternoon at the Bellmont lark. During the night and today several more horses entered at the stables, and are working out on the track, which all declare to be in ex(Continued on page five) TO TORN HERE Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols Will Move From Detroit to Former Home Here ACCEPTS A POSIT IO? With .1. T. Myers Clothins Comnany.—Richard Butler Goes to Fort Wayne Alva Nichols, a resident of Decatu all his life until a few years ago. whe he went to Detroit to work when th larger cities during the war were offeing many inducements to men ah' women of the smaller cities, has r< turned to his home town, ami wi! remove bis family to their former res idence on Mercer avenue as soon a he can secure possession. Mr. Nichols lias accepted a position with the John T. Myers Clothing com pany ami began work Monday morn ing. He is an experienced clerk, haying been employed a number of years at the Peoples & Gerke shoe store, rc signing that position to enter the meh: business with his father. Disposing of the meat shop Mr. Nichols went to Detroit, and he and several other De catur men havp been employed there during the past few years. The clerkship accepted at the Myers store was made vacant by the reslgna lion of Richard Butler, who has gone I to Fort Wayne to accept employment with the Sherman Clothing company . “Dick” has been employed at the 1 Myers store for the past three years and has been a valuable assistant, am’ > will make good in the now position h? has accepted.

EXTRA CLERKS AT ■i ELECTION BOOTHS . Id Order to Accomodate Large Number of Voters Two Extra Clerks WILL BE APPOINTED At Eight Different Pre cincts in County—To Build Extra Booths In view of the large registration ■>! icters in a number of the voting lire cincts of the county, the board ol ounty commissioners, upon the writ on request of the election cotnmis | doners, County Clerk John T. Kell 1 S. B. Adams and F. V. Mills, author zed tile appointment of two exti Jerks at eight voting precincts in tin ■ounty. the number of voters registei ing at these precincts being over 30': the ininniiini amount required in ordei to make the extra appointments. The eight precincts that will have the two extra clerks are: North Mon roe, Geneva “B”, Berne “B". Decatut First Ward “A". Decatur First Wan ’B”, Decatur Second Ward “A", Deca ur Third Ward “A” and Decatur Thir Ward “B”. Bids will also be received by tin county auditor for the building of ex t i booths at each one of the above ireefnets, the auditor giving notice oday to bidders that bidaswould be re ■eived at his office at ten o’clock, Mon lay, October 18th. It is thought tha’ iy appointing the two extra clerk; n the precincts where the vote wii ■e the heaviest that the voters wi' be accornorlrrtod. By installing tin extra booths six people vote at om time and with the extra c lerks the r•urns can be compiled very rapidly. S' ’ar as known the women have not ap lied as clerks at the election booths STOCK MARKET CLOSED New York. Oct. 12—(Special to | daily Democrat)—The stock, cotton 'rocluce and other markets were clos d today -Columbus Day. EASTERN TOUR IS CALLED OFF Republican Managers, Fearing Split Between Root and Harding Cancels EASTERN SPEECHES 'Joes to Tennessee Today and Will be in Indianapolis on Friday 'By Raymond Clapper. United Press Staff Correspondent) Marion, O„ Oct. 12—(Special to tally Democrat) —Refreshed by a full lay’s rest on the front porch, Senator larding was to leave Marion this ifternoon on his southern speaking rip. probably the last extensive tour >f tlie campaign. He will make night speeches nt 'hattanooga tomorrow, Louisville Fhursday, Indianapolis Friday ami St. ,ouis Saturday. Day speeches are icheduled for a score of points. Announcement from New Yo(rk hat the speaking trip into the east ras been called off confirmed intimations prevalent here for several lays. Senator Harding for various reasons objected to it. Madison Square Garden had been reserved for the night of Oct. 27. Some of Harding's advisers feared complications it New York, the chief one being the •josHibility that Elihu Root, a strong league advocate, might preside at the meeting and thus emphasize a ■ divergence of views on the league be- ' tween himself and Senator Harding. 1 Believing his attitude on the ! 'eague had been misrepresented in I v-ome press dispatches sent on his ’> Des Moines speech, Harding issued • a formal statement re-stating his poF sition. It is. he said, against the I present league, but in favor of some I association that will tend to prevent war and promote better umlerstandI ing between nations.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening,October 12, 1920.

++++++++++++++ P AH. BOY! MORE RUNNERS + + + !• Late this afternoon four car + + loads of running horses arrived 44 here to take pint in (he running 4 + races at Bellmont park this ♦ + week. These are in addition to + + the number announced yestep- + t? day. and came here direct from 4 4 Cleveland, Ohio. It was neces- 4 4 sary to utilize every stall in the + 4 cattle barns, and erect new ones 4 4 for the remainder. The running 4 4 races at the big meet this week 4 4 will be better than any held 4 4 any where else in the state tins 4 4 year. 4 4 4 4444444 4 444444 IT'S A BIG JOB Printing of Ballots for the Coming Election is on at This Office This Week TWICE USUAL NUMBER Township Ballots First — Root Township Has Three Tickets in the Field The printing ot the township balin' o be used in the coming election November 2, is being done by ilk tinting department of this office th!, eek. and the work on the county hal ots will follow immediately. In nine I tlie townships oi the county then a e advisory boards to be selected thi. di. In one of them Root there u 1 ree tickets, the republican, denrier.it nd independent. In the others th publicans have no representation, i'he following ate the men to !• •ted upon jn each of the township. nd their respective tickets: Union Republican, no ticket; deni ciats. A. J. Bienz, J. E. Ulman and . C. Walters. Root Republican, Charles Harkless nd Dale D. Moses; democrats. Arnot .. Lewton, Charles W. Join.son am I acob Fuelling; independent. Willian I-'. Gerke, James C. Hat kl> <• and Yi. > aker. Preble — Republicans, no ticket, emocrats, Ed. Zwii k. John Ilo.Ynim 1 nd Charles Kiefer. Kirkland Republicans, no tick' I 'emocrats. Daniel Scherry, 11. M. Jeery and 11. P. Crum. Washington Republicans, no tick , t; democrats, C. S. Niblick. Conrad lillig and F. C. Martin. Monroe Republicans, no ticket; 'emocrats, Rufus Huser and O. I j Rayl. French Republicans, no ticket; ■ limocrats. Jonas Neuenschwander I en Gerber anil A. J. Reynolds. Hartford Republicans, no ticket;! [emocrats, John P. Steiner. W. S. W ' . ion and Christian Eicher. Wabash — Republicans, no ticket: , lemocrats, J. W. Cook, .1. C. Mann am! lussel Ixing. This year with the addition of th vomen voters, it will mean tlie print >tg of additional ballots to care so the greater number who are qualified (Continued on page five) MEET AT MONROE Decatur Ministerial Association Calls Meeting of Ministers of County FOR NEXT MONDAY Will Form County Association—Meeting at 10— Luncheon by Decatur The Decatur Ministerial association has called all Protestant ministers < i the county together in a meeting al Monroe, to lie held next Monday mor', ing at 10 o’clock, at the Methodist church in that town. Tito object ot tlie call is to disfuss the probability ant! advisability of forming ti county ministerial associaton. The call has been under consideration for some time, and follows a conference of many of the minister- , members of the city association, ar ’ many others over the county. T!"' Monroe meeting will start at 10 o'clock with devotlonals lead by the Rev. T-. (Continued on Page Three)

; ISSUE OF PEACE ! IS BOUND TO WIN k ► . Governor (’ox Feels 'That < People of Country Will h Vote in Favor of Peace • ;IS HIGHLY ELATED ( . Over Prospects of Carrying Missouri by Big Major- ■ ity—At Lafayette Peoria, ill., Oct. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat — "Senator Harding Ij jack cn the front porch again, h«. , ’otind that his stand at Des Moines for i K-mplete re ejection cf the league ha' J caused a revolution of feelingc throughout the country and he chang ad his base again.” This was the comment here today bv Governor James M. Cox on Harding’s statement at Marion that he favored nine kind of an association of na tions. Cox spoke to two large audiences here. Enroute with Governor Cox. Springield. 111.. Oct. 12 (Special to D.ii'i Democrat) Governor Cox today mi •: "1 his stump campaign ea-tv.ard a- - the northern half of Illinoi • highly elated over the reception; m orded him a' S'. Lou's la ;l ni'.ht Cox loft here early today for Peorm he tit st stop. Tonight Cox will sneak •t Lafayette. Ind. Cox appeared enthus'ast i; today' ■ver democratic prospects, in Mi-mom i "The state has been aroused by (ho affnito proposal of Senator Hardinc reji'i-t and lurn his .back on th. “ague.” he said. I feel confident th-' he issue of peace will win in the stat.iy a good safe majority. •- 444♦ ♦4 ♦ •> 4444 44 4 THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 . •44 + 444 4 + 444444 + 4 Part cloudy tonight iml Wedncr lay. probably showers in north ppr ion: warmer in southeast portion onight, cooler in north portion Wed j nesday. j A SPECIAL CAf TO COX MEETIA 'Adams County Democrats Will Attend Big Rail 5 - at Fort Wavne Wednesday HEFLIN IS COMING Will Address Meeting Her? Thursday Night — Congressman Sims to Come Arrangements have he.-n made f-i i special ear over tlie traction lino '• ake a bunch of domoernts ami Cox idmirers to Fort M’ayn Wodnes-lm venimr to hear Governor Ji-nmv Cox candidate for president, who will iiml"- | 'wo addresses in that city Tim c . I will leave here nt 5:'!0 o'clock a id c . fare is SI.OB. If you wish to join tin I crowd, notify Fred Kolter or M- | Ifreuchte. Many others will go on the ■•egular ears and by auto. II is expect“<l that several hundred from here will attend. rSenator Tom Hellin. wonderful; speaker, will bo at the court house in . this city. Thursday night tit 7:30 flI's a fluent speaker and one of tl" - hlg democrats of the nation. A rot l - mittec will moot him at. Bluffton i Thursday aft'-rnoon and ncromr.-.”- , him bore. Ho will co from here t<St Marys. Ohio, whore h" spoil -th - following night. — Congressman T W Sims of Tennessee has been assigned to Doctifut , I for a meeting on tlm nieht of Oc‘o I'-or 2”, rd. Ho is said to bo one of Hu-1 host campaigners in the country. — Mrs. Martha Coolidco of Wisconsin , a relative of the republican candlfl'it” for vice president, has- been liook-1 , I hv the roniililicans for a speech at tlm court house tomorrow <-vonintr. She i< ; . j said to be a good speaker and will disI cuss the national issues.

IDIANSWIN THE DECIDING GAME IN SHUT 801 TODAY UNE OF THE LARGEST CROWDS IN HISTORY OF BASEBALL SAW COVELE3KI PITCH THIRD WINNING GAME-THE BIG CITY IS WILD.

TRIP TO COAST C. 11. Colter Left Today on Five Weeks’ Trip for the Smith & Bell Company VISIT MANY CITIES Anti Will Also Enjoy a Ten Days’ Hunt Along in Idaho and in Canada C. H. Colter, of the Smith <k Beil I Lumber company left thi; morning <-n a live weeks’ trin fer Im- company t.:, the Pacific coast. Ur. Colter went tro:n here to Fi.-r W’V'iio. then e t () i Chicano, taking the Chicago, Mil ' waukee St. Paul railway line; to northern Idaho and Biners Ferry, me (Continued on page tivet THE ISjKCTOiIS The County Commissioners Have Appointed Inspectors for the Election THIRTY-THREE IN ALL Clerks Will be Appointed by the Chairmen of the Two Parties The election inspectors for the thirty-three voting precincts tn the county have been appointed by the beard of county conimissioners. A . number of the men have already aiopted the appointment and it ic bought Unit every one of tlmtn will find it possible to serve as mnpe<-t'-i on election day. The i-i ;•'■ !■ •• pointed are: East Union Frank Meintosh. West Union Dallas Spnller. East Root Martin Gerke. j West Rout- Fred fm.oe. North Preble Herman Reese. South Preble John Miller North Kirkland W. 11. Hettinger. South Kirkiami Amos Stonelnirne North Washington John F. Snow. . South Washington Simon Mev-rs. North St. Mary- S. T. Welk- r. South St. Marys Edwin France. | North Blue (’reck Eisiah Morri man. South Blue Creek J. M l-'oreman North Monroe Charles Balmer. Middle Monroe Dennis Striker. Borne “A” John Eicher. Berne “B”—Grover Baumgartner. - French -John Tonner. > North Hartford-Frank Nussbaum. Sous li Hartford—Erwin Pontius.. North Wabash -John Hendricks. (Continued on page five)

( WHAT THE LF.AGUD OF NATIONS IS "I

The secret treaty, the hidden r.l-i i lance, has been the curse of European I diplomacy. It spread to the Orient: I where Japan profited largely by lv?| j system. It is the greatest war breed <r known to chancelleries, it is the depot's typical instrument, and it inI voices the most profound abrogation of I the rights of man. The covenant of. the League of Nations, recognizing' this fact, abolished the secret treaty with Article IS. as follows: Every convention or International engagement entered into henceforth bv any member of the league shall be forthwith rogister- | ed with the secretariat and shall 1

Price Three Cents

(Uiiiteil Press Service) Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 12. — (Special to Daily Democrat!—The Cleveland Indians this afternoon wen the world’s series pennant by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in the seventh game of the series. The game today was ti e fifth victory for the Cleveland tribe and the third win for Stanley Coveleskie. Speakers’ hurling ace Ccveleski pitched a wonderful game and was never in danger. He held the Brooklyn batters in the hollow of his hard. One of the largest crowds ever atter ding y world series game was on \ hand to watch their idols take tbo nennant. The Robins put un an excellent fight to the last man in the ninth inning, but were unable to overcome the terrific onslaughts of the Indian sluggers. POON BE COMPLETED The work on the Erwin & Michaud ■> lilrling on' Second street is rapidly ’cn ing completion, and it is in liev< I that the entire structure will he co. i :erl ai d ready for occupancy by the i middle of November. The second floo -, which will be used by Attorney D B. Erwin and tlie Smith & Bell company, rill be finished by the carpenters in , i few days, and turned over to the a'liters and decorators. The steam pipes and radiators will then be installed. The lower floor is still in the li- nd: of the pl.iserers but their wr i; is almost, done. SUGAR FACTORY WINS in the first bowling contest of the season, the sugar fin-tory team of thr- ■ men won from the Decatur <'r.-tin-. •.earn by one pin. The Castings com --.iny team won the fir. t two ;am > i. twenty seven pins, but th'- ; u-: r factory boys came hack in tin 1 tlitr-l .uni heat the Castings boys tweut ■ - i;:ht pins, the tot il being lIST-ll'-’O. "’he game tonight will be between G. ’ team No. 1 and the Rotary i l;:b. FATHER DOUBTS STORY Norristown. Pa.. Oct. 12.- I Spe< i I ’o Daily Democrat' George Cun lip, father of Baby Blakely Cough! . today was inclined to doubt the ci -i lee icn of August Pasqale that he had nee'dently smothered the infant ami hnried the body near Egg Harbor. N. '. Weary and nerve racked after a <l"v spent with a partv of policemen dig gin: around Pasquale’s shack at En-; harbor in search of his baby’s irrav ■ Coughlin today was harboring a hoc Mie confession was false and the child was alive. Eskimo miners and trappers by th- - saw their first airplane when the flight of army machines arrived in Alaska recently . The towns were do;-i-nted for the occasion.

as soon as possible bo published with it. No such treatv or international engagement shall be ending until so registered. “Open covenants, openly arrives at." was one of the fourteen points which article 18 carries out in lot’ >r uni spirit. More and more as the Daily Democrat prints these daily extracts from the covenant, is the league reveal I a an arrangement for peace everywhere. And the time will come when ■ven savages will be members of it ind such provision as article 17 will I not be required.