Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 212.

HOOSIERS EXTEND GLAD HAND TO COX

GREAT MEETINGS ALL OVER COUNH Judge Meek Begins Tour of County With Good Speech in Union Township ADAIR AT GENEVA Voters of French Township Hear Discussions— Other Meetings Heid Five splendid demm riti, meetim r were held in this i jtmty last even ing and six dates will be HIM tonigl-t. Each meeting held this campaign has been an excellent one with good crowds an.l dose attention. In mo I places there ha -on a good atte-d nnce of women. The mpaign will be kept up until November 2 and the democrats with enthusiasm growing, expect to rol’ up an old fashioned majority lor Jim Cox. At .Geneva, the hall was crowded bv voters and the speakers were Hon. John A. M. Ailair of Portland and Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp of this city. The national and state issues were discussed and the meeting pro*, d a mo i successful one. One of the best political meetings ever held in french town, hip was that iast night at the Cottonwood school in French township, where Judge Merry man, H. B. Heller and E. S. Christen were speakers. There were many pr< ent and much intert set manifested. At the Kohr school in Union town chip, Judge Meek < i Bucyrus was the speaker to a splendid attdf nce and lo addtess was listen'd to with morn than usual interest. He gives a cle.u a id plain explanation of the league and its purposes and is glad to explain anw problem involved or answer any question. He will speak tonight, at Friedheim, tomorrow night a tin Fue. ling cchocl and at Berne Friday e.c.. in,:. Mrs. J. N. Fristoe and B. Frwii held a god meeting a the Peteiscn school and Thurman Gottschalk, J. \\ Tyndall and E. Burt Lenhart talked lae issues at the Kinsey school -) Blue Creek township, both meeting' being well attended and great inter, i manifested. Tonight Judge Meek speaks at Friedhelm, Tyndall and Heller in Kirkland futz. Gottschalk and Mrs. Fristoe in Jefferson. Erwin and A;ir;t'.':'<ni i Wabash. Moran an.l Fretici.'e in do,, roe, Erwin. De Voss and Mrs. Knapi at Bobo. Tomorrow night Judge M-< k wil speak at the Fuellilng school in Root township and United Stat-' Senator Thomas Heflin at the court house in this citv. many will hear cox Several hundred Adams count, voters will see and hear Governor .j-mmy Cox at Fort Wayne this oven ;-v. Ml cars will carry enthusiast..?, many will go in autos and sixty o, are expected to board, the spedM v . ll( h leaves the traction staton Ft f-:30. Tnfloo Mock will speak at Friedheim tonight and at the Fuelling school tomorrow night and at Berne Friday nicht He is a wonderful orator, clear and plain and well informed. Mrs Martha Coolidge, republican. 1 «ni t-dd't’s those who g ithe- at the > Jit house this evening. She - {rf m Wisconsin and is a cousin of the republican candidate for vice president. five republican meetings Five republican meetings are billed {or neX | week in this county, wd known speakers being secured tm each meeting. Hon. William Humphrey of Washington will speak .it t court bouse on Monday evening; John McCardle of Indianapolis at the K ~e v school house. Blue creek townsm, ■ evening; Robert Moore of Citv. at Berne on Wednesday: Connor Ross of at Geneva on Thursday and W-.-Lni •I ;ylor of Indianapolis at Monroe on Ft; day.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MIND IS CLOUDY (United Press Service) . London, Oct. 1:1 (Special to Daily f Democrat) Terence MacSwlney’S mind was reported clouded today us he began his third month of hunger striking in prison. He spent a pout f night and was regarded as much weaker. It was the 62nd day of his fasting. SOMETH OPEN ATTACK Stockholm, Oct. 13 (Special to - Duly Democrat) Soviet troops are attacking barricaded workmen in Moscow’s streets, according to tinollicial dispatches received here to- . day. The Helsingfors correspondent of the Aftenblad said authorities . ir, alarmed by anti-soviet demon-• strations in factories at Moscow and : were concentrating troops there. | MR? KERN WEDS! I Is a Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kern, Former Residents of This City MARRIED YESTERDAY Miss Georgia V achon, Decatur Music Teacher, Played Wedding March lue.'.l ’y, nt 12 o'clock, in the horn, : of Mrs. Maltha Rouch at Leiters, in J iana, her daughter, Florence, was uni ted in marriage to Mr. Elton F. Ker,. ' sen of Mr. and Mis. John E. Kern, o. ■ Midland, Michigan, before an assembi? i cf relatives and intimate friends. ■ ■ The bridal party took their place before the fireplace which was bank. I with and ebrjwatbeunw. Bie ! clous to the ceremony Mrs. Hulbert 11 Taylor sang, ”1 Love You Truly,' I which was followed by a wedding ma.cli from ' Lohengrin”, rendered l . . . Miso Georgia Vachon, of Markle, a sorority sister of the bride. The 1 bride's only attendant was Miss Mil- I tired Nafe, also a sorority sister, win , wote a gown of pale blue taffeta and princess lave and carried a bouijtt ■: of pink roses. Mr. Russell McCann, oi Midland. Mich., was the best man. 'Hie bride wore a French gown of silver grey georgette with crystal eni broideries over orchid taffeta, and carried a shower bouquet or orchid Ophelia roses and bavardia. After the ceremony a three-coms, luncheon was served in the dining room which was decorated in smilax .-nd roses. For the bridal table ther v.t- a. special wedding cake of silve and white set upon a mound of Coluni ■fl", ros -s and greenery. The bride is a graduate of Ward Belmont school at Nashville, Tenn, and DePauw university at Greencas le, Indiana, where she was a niembe of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. The groom attended the Universit of Michigan in 1914-1915 where he w. - a member of the Lambada (’hi frit ’•nity. Later he attended Cornell uni versify taking a course in milita:: •mronautics, was commissioned as . ■i ocmint and served in France eight months. At the present time Mr. Kern is a member of the firm of Kern K son. real estate brokers, at Midland Michigan. The bride’s traveling costume was :■ gown of African brown davetyn. She wore a beaver coat and a French vel vet. hat trimmed with the same fur She also wore a beautiful Egyptiai necklace, the gift of the bridegroom Mr. and Mrs. Kern have left for an extended motor trip through tin east, including stops at Boston. Phil.t dell hia. Washington and New York and will be at homo after Noventb, . ' •th at. Midland. I Among the wedding guests wen Mi,s Lucile Thackenborry and Mirs Harriet Church, of Sterling, lllinol Mrs. J. M. Cahoon, of Chicago; Mrs T. 0. Thomson, of Louisville. Ky.; Mi , and Mrs. Russell McCann, of Midland; Mrs. Hugh Gallagher, of South Bend ' | d Mrs. Merl Galbreath, of Winamoo Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kern, of Mid land: Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barnaby, of Addison. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Kern formerly resided here and were here during the Old : Home Week celebration in August. t Imreasin'- cloudineM, probably followed by showers late tonight or n Thursday, cooler Thursday in north- | west portion. |

Why You Should Vote For A New Tax Law

The county’s valuation under the present tax law is $50,230,990.00 against $18,627,795.00 under the old law or t early three times as much. In Adams county there tire nan? cases where the homes and business houses are as sessed for more than they are actually worth. The date tax rate next year will be TWENTY ('ENTS m each one hundred dollars worth ot properly, this levy pulling $100,461.98 from the pocket books of the taxpayers in this county, which huge amount all goes to Inditnapolis where handsome $82,000.00 garages are built to Louie "Junk.” Besides this heavy tax the taxpayers lose the null.mobile tax which under the old law would amount to about $30,000.00 next year. The state highway tax takes nearly $25,000.00 from the county and this money is spent on roads that you never see. The following table chows you the amount of the valuations in every taxing unit in the county, in 1918-19. the amount of state tax paid in 191!) mid the valuations as they are now. including the horizontal im reuse which were leagilized by the special session of the legislature and the amount of tax that each taxing unit will have to pay next year to the state. The more you learn of the present tax law the more you’ll be convinced that as a taxpayer you are entitled to a new law. which the democrats will give you if you elect them. Read the following figures and note that the in- • crease affects each township and taxing unit: Amount Paid Amount of tax to state in to he paid to 1919 under state in 1921 on Tax Unit Valuation 1918-19 old law. Valuation 1920 a 29c levy Union Township $ 825.465.99 $2,897.38 $2,258,990.99 $ 4,517.98 R iot Township 1,898,365.00 6,668.28 5.122.570.00 10,215.71 l Preble Township 1.321.165.90 4,637.29 3,417,960.00 6.835.92 Kirkland Township 1,187.425.00 4.167.86 3.034,240 00 6,068.68 Washington Township 1.784,130.00 6,262.29 5,075,850.00 10,151.70 St. Marys Township 1,259,200.00 4.419.79 3,379,210.00 6,758.42 Blue Creek Township 892,330.00 3,1.32.78 2,386.840.00 4.773.68 Monroe Township 1,579,935.00 5,545.57 4,566,880.00 9,133.76 French Township 962,975.00 3,380.04 2,474.139.00 4,948.26 Hartford Township 1,017,000.09 3,569.00 2.605,800.00 5.211.60 Wabash Township 1,308,310.00 4.592.17 3.022,390.00 6.044.78 hflferson Township 810,715.00 2,845.61 2,166,250.00 4.332.5 C Monroe Corporation 158,130.00 554.68 173,650.00 947.30 Geneva Corporation 451,255.00 1.583.90 869,130.00 1.738.26 Berne Corporation 833,130.00 2.924.-8 2,644,160.00 5.288.32 Decatur Corporation 2,338,365.00 8,207.66 6.732,540.00-x 13.465.0 k Total ..' $18,627,795.00 *65,383- I $50,230,990.00 $100,461.98 X This valuation of Decatur does not include the annexed territory which amounts to about one million dollars. You can see from the above table that the tax payers of Adam county will pay ,t: nior< to the vie next year than they did last yep.--, besid -s you lose about $3 (, ,00 | i.< •’ in .niton; bile tuxes, total of more than $65.0( ; < .00 incre?.; e. f t I

DATE IS GIVEN Miss Frances Cole Tells Friends at Dinner Party She Will be Married TO MR. PAUL SAURER On November 4—Popular Young Couple—Will Make Their Home at Markle Miss Frances Cole, at a dinner part; iven last evening to twenty friend:, letnbers of the Tri Kappa organize on. and others, announced the dab f her marriage to Mr. Paul Saurer e wedding to take place November 1 The dinner party was given at Mis: Vie's home, and was one of the pretty I •cial events of the autumn. Decora I .ins in the home were in yellow, and tiring the serving of the dinner th< | ame color scheme was carried out. 'laces were imitations of cupid court I ■g a fair lady and at each place were ->se petal baskets in yellow. The din er was served at three tables, one urge and two small ones, and a vast •f yellow flowers made up the centermce of each, Following the desert curse Little Peggy Morfin walked do the dining room carrying a gold >asket filled with daisies, each dais' - ■earing a slip of paper on which wa "ritten the words. “This Daisy WP fell.” and “Frances and Paul, Noven •er 4.” Miss Cole was of course show red with the congratulations from he nests. Following the dinner a socle fathering was enjoyed, and Mrs. Da - I'yndall sang. The marriage of this popular your, - ■oitple has been expected by thei nany friends here for some time, an' he very best wishes are extended t< ♦hem. Miss Colo, who is a daughter of Mr nd Mrs. J. 11. Cole, for eight year: employed as a bookkeeper at the Firs' National bank, is popular in the Younger society circles of the city being a member of the Tri Kappa or ranfzatfon and the Woman’s club amt ’s also active in the young people'work of the Presbyterian church. Mr Saurer is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed -ard Saurer and is engaged in th hardware business with his father ,i' Markle. Do is well known in music' "ircles. at his Markle, at llluffton, and in this city, where he has done solo work in several recitals and at tie various churches. Tie is a most exec l 'ent young man. full worthy of the lad> who will become his bride on Novem i'or 4. They will make their home tn I Markle.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, October 13, 1920

PHI DELT DANCE Members of the Phi Delta Kappa i organization will give a dance at the i Masonic hall on Friday evening. This will be the opening dance of the sea son, ami the Phi lulls may arrange to give a dance once a month. A high■las* orchestra will furnish the music The Phi Delt dances in past seasons have been much enjoyed, and the boys I will do their best to maintain their reputation. SMALL CROWD AT RAKS TODAY Excellent Program at Bellmont Park, But Patronage Not Very Large THE RACES ARE FAS'! I Many Good Horses Are Entered in All Events— Attend Tomorrow The race program at the Bellmont track started this afternoon at 1:00 o’clock, with Starter Caskey and officials in the judge’s stand. There was, however, but a fair sized crowd present, and the program which has been widely advertised, deserves a much better support than was given at the first days’ events. There never was a better bunch of horses on any track than has been brought here for the three days’ event, the purses are much better than have been offered elsewhere, and the people of this community should turn out and see the best program they have been privileged to witness in years. Thursday’s program includes the 2:30 trot, the 2:14 pace, a county road race, a one-mile dash and a one-half mile dash. The purses are all good, and every race is filled with some of the best horses to be had. The weather is ideal and the track is in excellent shape, and the present meet should meet, with the hearty support of the people of Dcatur and surrounding community. I Mrs. Fred Wolfe of Fort Wayne, who, i iias been in a serious condition for the past two weeks, is slowly improving ; and has been brought to the home o' her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hoffman of Sixth street. Mrs. Wolf: i is a sister of Mr. C. W. Shoaf of Thrteenth street.

SPECIAL COMING Big Motor Truck, Representing Republican State and National Committees WILL BE HERE MONDAY Carries a Complete Moving Picture Outfit, Speakers and Singers The •'America First Special” carry ng a complete motion picture outfit t quartet of singers, and a number ol peakers representing the r •public:' tate and national comniYtV. will . arrive in Decatur, Monday. Octobe 18th, at 12:30 o’clock, it was at: leunced by John S. Voting. secentary if the Veterans’ Republican club, a Indianapolis, and W. McCrum c. Huntington. who were here today making arrangements for this attraction. Die big motor truck will come he:< from Monroe. The special is said to be a novelty n (lie way of conveyances and ha: never before been seen in Indian This is its first trip through llii state, and is the first time such • unique means was ev< r adopted by an. political organization for reaching tie voters in a campaign The personnel traveling with tl '■Special'’ is in charge of Col. Hiram , llearss, formerly of the Marine Corps. , Col. I’.earss was known in the Marine as ''Hiking Hiram” and has had a: spectacular career with Cm Jo Sam' . fighters in the various island posse ; . inns and in the World war. He w- , Wounded in Franco, where he mopart in some of tin hottest fichtiii on the French front (' ' I 1 ar.' i •ommnnded various regimenit <t I Marines and was also in command o , m army regiment. He has been del , orated eight times for distinguished service, having been honored witli tin di.-tingili hod service medal and the < distinguished service cross of the Cui-11 ted Slates, the croix do guerre with 1 palm and Hie croix de guerre with, star of France, the Italian war eros • j the Leopold medal of Belgium. and tii .modal of the legion of honor of Franco.: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Nidlinger. Mr.' ] and Mrs. Charles Baker and Mrs. Levi Baker motored to Fort Wayne Sunday . 'lid attended the funeral of Mrs. Ma- ; t'lda Snyder, whose death occurred in Chicago. The body was shipped to Ft, Wayne for burial . Lloyd George is left-handed.

HARDING’S FLIP-FLOPPING HELPS THE LEAGUE CAUSE 1 I ““ ' GREAT CROWD CHEESED GOVEBIiGG COX AT LAFAYETTE TODAY—WILL SPEAK IN TORT WAYNE TONIGHTINVITED TO MARION, OHIO.

RECEIVER ASKED Petition of Decatur Men for Court to Take Charge of Rubber Concern LINCOLN TRUST CO. Appointed by Judge Sol. A. Wood to Take Over the Books and Records The Lincoln Trust-compuny of !-’<>:t Wayne y-stei day tift.ernoon toil: i-lmr.'.e <T Um- plant and records of the Kort Wayne Tiro & Rubber companv i- rei eivor upon the petition of Louis i. Welker, n director, of Fort Wayn and Edward I) l-lngelor and Morton •: Andrews, of this citv, stockholders in the rubber concern. Judge Sol A. Wood, -n the) Allen circuit coudt. before whom the < o ni I.tint was filed, found that th" gro t’-ds alleged were sufficient for receivership as prayed for and named • th-- Liner In Trust companv fixing t! end at $450,000. Date for the hearing • t the receivet Jiip pro< o. -ling : will bo ■ ot. later. The allegations in the complain' ■ cy,- sensational in ih ertrrme. '|’|- ■ laim is mode that a financial stat' moot, is of December 31 1919. whicl -t is alleged, has been m-ofl in the sa' >f th- stock of the concern, is de ,'ie "nt r.s to the concern's liabilities t. the extent of $545,500 The charge i 1.0 ni.idc that false financial staf nents have been subuiited to the I narcial reporting agencie; of thcountry and that as n result the com any has been aide to e-dahli- h an ■ rive line of credit. It is further alleged that the con- ' iny has settled several civil act iona hi-11 have been brought a . linst 1' bv stockholders. The case cf Gi-orv Schafer, of Kokomo, is cited in the oqneetion and it is declared that Mr Schafer, who sued to recover tnone "xpended for 1.300 shares of the com nany's stock, received SIO,OOO in sc’ | 'loment of his claim, of which sun I r.no was in cash and the retunind'-r j in three notes of $2,500 each, one cf I ■■’l'ieh. it Is charged, had been paid j from the asset -of the dof-ndmit <•" ■ ■ miration. It is also charged that the •1;.-im of William A. Sheets, who tile’! salt to recover ni-’’ic\ paid for 4. shares of stock, was paid $375 in sot , tlcment of his claim The complaint declares that 105.001 ; Imres of stock have boon disposed o*'' to 1.000 different, stockholders Plaintiff's attorneys are Clark .’ ' Lutz of Decatur and Olds A- Thomas of Voi i. Wayne.

f WHAT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS 1

As the complement of article is. t v.hich docs away With secret diplo | macy, that bane of peace, article < of the covenant provides for discus | sion in the assembly of treaties existinc. before the formation of the league of nations which menace the good relations of states. The assembly, a< cording to this article, may "adv is. the reconsideration" of treaties which have gone out-of-date because of the existence of the league. This applies to balance-bf-power alliances and agreements like tire secret one of 1917 ' between the Allies and Japan concerning Kiao-Cliow. Os course, the Power |so advised need not actually recon sider the treaty, but the publicity given its existence by discussion in tin assembly will effectively kill the po

Price Thrpe Cents

Logansport, Ind., Oct. 13—(Special !to Daily Democrat) —An appeal to the “friends of peace in every com- . munity” to establish a fund at once for printing copies of the league of nations covenant was made here today by James M. Cox. Such acticn he claimed, is necessary because of a "deliberate plot” on the part of the senatorial oligarchy to keep copies of the document away from the puolic. Enroute with Governor Cox, Lafayette. Ind.. Oct. 13 (Special to Daily l>(ino<r,'i With only 17 working <inys of tile ecu puign remaining. Governor Cox today started l>ia lourih Invasion cf Indiana with tio statemert that from low on he is det< riuini d to force Senator Hardin ■ in talk ci the league of nations issue. "Nrailv every time the senatorial Candida'!- speaks on this question lie ebarig--; hi: position and the demo cratfc cetise gains an advantage.” Cox raid. Cox is di votine more and more of Io? I’.iii-i" to "putting over the league." Ite has ic- eived won! iicm the whit, lioii.se that President Wil sei. will eoopera,e by making a' h ast i:ve more appeals and explana tuns the covenant before elect < n lay. Governor Cox today was in tenitory that is norniallv republican. He was to speak at Delphi, Logansport. Peru. Walm.Ji. Himtington and Port Wayne and state democratic leaders b-'tnve if republican strength c-in be dimini: h"d in these parts Cox’s •’nances tor cariying the state v.?! le milch improved. Definite arrangements were completed toriav’ fo’ - the nominee to spunk ■,i Detroit l-ridit) night and in (’owe.and Saturday tititrnoon and night. Tomorrow he will make sevcil peeches en onte tc Columbus, Ohio, where he expects to deliver one of the outstanding speeches of his campaign. Cox continues to attack what ho mils Senator Harding's wiggling and wobbling" on the league issue. "It is apparent be hasn't a single deep rooted conviction upon a subject and that lie wabbles about from one day to the other in the aimless hope that this or that group of voter.. can be pleased." Cox said. "I can understand why the sentiment u’ wiggling and wobbling has been emblazoned over billboards of America with the picture of the senator. He has a monopoly on that process and he ought to be privileged to advertise it.” Alxiut 100 Indiana democrats are accompanying Cox through the state. (Continued on page six)

'ency of such a treaty. And therein lii - one of die great values of the covenant, publicity of international r • hit lons. Here Is Article 19. The assembly may from time to time advise tile reconsideration 1> members of the league of treaties which have become inappli ibh and the consideration of i >te - national conditions of which the continuance might endanger th“ peace of the world. Every article of the covenant that is printed reveals how single mind <1 wi re the conferee who made the pecee of Versailles upon the world's aspiration for lasting peace. It is the fruit >f their labors which the democratic party in this campaign offers to the people of the United States.