Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 277.

ARRIVES SAFELY AT CHRISTOBAL Submarines and Airplanes Escort President-elect Harding’s Ship THROUGH CANAL ZONE Will Eat Turkey With the President of Panama— To Consult Democrats (By Raymond Clapper. United Press Staff Correspondent) Christobal, Canal Zone, Nov. 23— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Presidentelect Harding arrived here at 9 a . m . today. Submarines and airplanes escorted his ship, the Parismina, through the harbor. There was a big crowd waiting to greet the president elect. Harding’s schedule called for a golf game tomorrow, a trip up the canal and a visit to the president of Panama at Panama City. Thanksgiving dinner will be eaten with the' president of Panama on Thursday. Washington. Nov. 23—(Special t to Daily Democrat) — Harry M. Daugherty, cjose friend of President elect Harding, revealed in a statement today that Harding has invited , three democrats to confer with him at Marion during December regard ing his “new association of nations' and the future- international policy of the United States. They are Sen- ' ator Reed, Missouri; Shields. Tennessee. who favored strong reservations ' and Pomerene, Ohio, who in general 1 voted in accord with President Wil 1 son. The republican leaders invited tot ' conferences, Daugherty said, include 1 Senators Lodge, Poindexter, Knox. ' Borah, Johnson and Elihu Root, ex 1 pre ident Taft. Charles E. Hughes 1 and George W. Wjckershani. 1 _ i FOR BETTER SCHOOLS < I A meeting in the interest of ‘Bette i Schols” will be held at Schnepp (hoc Wednesday afternoon Nov 24. 'I 1 i patrons and friends of the sch; -1 c,cordially invited to attend. The fo' lowing program will be given: Opening song—America. Address —C. D. Spuller. I Recitation—Lorna McGill. < Address —-E. S. Christen. Recitation—Chester Ste i nMusic —Victrola. "What a Model School Ought to Be" t —C. L. Walters. Music —Victrola. < Recitation —Emma Mitch. General discussion. ’ « MARIE BRODBECK. Teacher. i < BIG BAZAAR OPENS TONIGHT — The big three-day bazaar to be held i at the K. of C. hall opens thii ev ■ ing with the serving of a supper a' 5 o’clock, and continuing until every I body is served. At seven o’cio -k th bazaar will be put in full swing. Hi entire iial Ibeing thrown open and the stands, booths and other attract.on. i displaying their wares to the public - The bazaar will be brought to a closi - Thursday evening, with a big time and supper tomorrow evening, a Thanks giving dinner and supper Thursday, together with a general good time all day Thanksgiving. The bazaar will prove most attractive and the public is cordially invited to attend. 444444 4 44 4 44 * * THE WEATHER FORECAST 4 4.4.44.4444**44 * Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, no change in temperature. 44444444******** * DOLLAR WHEAT COMING * + ’ 4 * Pratt. Kan., Nov. 23.—(Special 4 +to Daily Democrat) — Dollar 4 4 wheat was predicted her by J. D. + 4 Friable, manager of the Pratt 4 + flour mills. 4 4 “We. might as well face th- 4 4 music,” Frisbie said. “There is 4 4 no need to hide the truth. \\ heat 4 4 is bound to go down and I be- 4 4 lieve it will touch the dollar 4 4 mark.” 4 Wheat touched a new low level 4 4 in southwestern Kansas vest er- 4 4 day when the Pratt market was 4 4 quoted at $1.30. lukba. six miles 4 4 from here had $1.25 wheat. Corn *. 4 at lukha was quoted as low as 4 4 25 cents. ’’ 444444444444 4 4,

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PETITION is presented I _'• (UJuecrs David and James MeX.iui hton and Attorney Huber De'Voss twin t„ Indianapolis yesterday V where they presented the petition to the Public Service commission, asking them for the right to increase the water rates in Decatur. The council at a special meeting Friday evening adopted the petition and moved that lit be presented to the service commission. The commission will set a du ;for the hearing and in all probability I allow the increase, as the water deartment of the Decatur light and powI er company lost several thousand dollars last year. A CLERK- CARRIER Examination for Positions in Local Postoflice Will be Held December 11 SALARIES i ARE GOOD Successful Applicants Promoted Annually Until I’if th Grade is Reached The United States Civil Service commission announces that on Saturday December 11, at the post office in this city, an open competitive examina t'.on w’ll be held for the positions ol clerk and city carrier in the Decatm p<sst office. Clerks in offices of the first and seone! classes, and carriers in the city delivery service, are divided into fiv; grades, the salaries of which a < $1,400, $1,500, $1,600, $1,700 and sl,Bt!< per annum, respectively. Clerks am carriers will be promoted successively after one year's satisfactory service i: each grade, to the next higher grade until they reach the fifth grade, salar. SI,BOO per annum. Promotions of bon clerks and carriers will be made a the beginning of the quarter followin the expiration of a year's satisfacto . service in the next lower grade. Clerk; I of the highest grade are eligible so; promotion to the supervisory position: in their respective offices. , Competitors will be examined in th following subjects, which have th relative weight , indicated: 1. Spelling (twenty words of a erage difficulty in common use), U weights. 2. Arithmetic (simple tests in add: I tion. subtraction, multiplication, am I division of whole numbers, commo i and decimal fractions, and the ord In :-.ry weigh - and measures). 20 weight3. Letter writing (a letter of not les: than 125 words on some subject c general interest. Competitors may sol ect either of two subjects given), 2: weights. 4. Penmanship (th- handwriting o the competitor in the subject o copying from plain copy will be con sid red with special reference to th elements of legibility, rapidity, neat ness, general appearance, etc), 2 V eights). 5. Copying from plain copy accural ly a few printed lines in the compe’ lor’s handwriting), 20 weights. 6. Reading addresses (test in notin. with pen or pencil, on a printed shec of addresses, differences between th printed address and the written ad dresses of which they are a copy), D weights. Total number of weights. 100. Applicants must have reached then eighteenth but not their forty-fiftl birthday on the date of the examina Hon. The age limits, are waived, how ever, in the case of persons entitled to preference because ot military o naval service. Eliglbles resuiting froni i this examination who were under i years of age on the date of Hie exam ination will not Im? certified for fillin, vacancies in the position of assistant postmaster. To be entitled to retiiement with an annuity, clerks and car jriers must reach their sixty-fifth birthday and have served fifteen year?. Male applicants must measure not less than 5 set 4 inches in height in bare feet, and will not be eligible U> i appointment either as clerk or city carrier unless than weigh at least 1- | pounds in ordinary clothing, withoii overcoat or hat. Female applicants for positions of clerks are not required to be of any specific height or weight, lor positions of carrier they must meet the height and weight requirement that are prescribed for men. Height land weight requirements do not apply |to persons entitled to preferenie b 'cause of military or naval service I Physical 'requirements may be emitter: under certain conditions in the case |of injured soldiers, (Continued on page four)

AS A FAREWELL -• Members of Ministerial Association Arrange Meeting With Rev. Stolte at the i REFORMED CHURCH ♦ - Wednesday Evening—One of the Most Active Members of the Association The members of the Ministerial association have arranged an interestj ing program for a little farewell | gathering with the Rev. L. W. Stolte, [ j pastor of the Reformed church, at his church Wednesday evening. Rev. | Stolte and family will leave next ’ ; week for Dayton. Ohio, where they i will take charge of a church in that ' city, and as he has: been one of the I most active pastors in the city during his pastorate, the ministers de- i sire to show an appreciation of his efforts with them. There will be addresses by every . pastor in the city, and by Mr. Kirsch, of the Reformed congregation. Mrs. I Dan Tyndall and Miss Adella Selle- I meyer will sing solos, and the pro-1 gram will be made interesting in i many ways. It is expected that a large number j from every church in the city will be i present’ and show appreciation of the ] service rendered by the Rev. Stolte' and his family during the years of I their stay in Decatur. The program will begin at 7:30 o’clock. MADE COUNTY DEPUTY ’ ; < John H. Stewart, chancellor com ’ mander of the Decatur lodge. Knights 1 of Pythias, has been appointed county 1 deputy, and with the district and local officers, will work to increase interest 1 and membership of the lodges in the county. RED CROSS DRIVE Will be Made in This City < Sunday Afternoon—The i Workers Are Selected ' i MEETING LAST NIGHT Pastors of County to Assist —Units Will be Responsible for Territory < The meeting of the Red Crosworkers and members of the executive committee held last evening at the s Winnes shoe store, was a most inte;- ■ sting session, and it is believed the campaign for membership in this county will now start with some "pep. | it is planned to let each auxiliary ( look after the enrollment in its own | territory and be responsible therefor ■ Decatur will look after the work here Momoe at that place and the country i continguous thereon, and the same u. i apply at Berne and Geneva. ; ' Mr. French Quinn was appointi < publicity chairman, and every pasto> j in the county will be asked to call tin j attention of his congregation to tiu I need of enrolling in the 1920 campaign I i and this will be done at the mornin- | service Sunday, the campaign to Ik , I made or. Sunday afternoon. The executive committee appointed : ( Mrs. James Fristoe and Mrs. Al Burda I to take charge of the work in the first ward in this city; Miss Adelaidi Deininger and Mrs. W. E. Smith in tha second ward, and Mrs. Marie/Sel-I lemeyer and Mrs. George Wemhoff. in y 1 the third. These ladies are to cai! < to their assistance any help they <1 - i sire . < Mrs. Will Smith of Monroe will !>. t in charge of the Monroe unit, ami Mrs. ( Clara Anderson, of Geneva, will look i after the work in the south part of th i ■ ounty. Every resident of the county ( , is asked to < o-o-perate with the mem- ■ : bers of the Red Cross in the end that t every' old member shall re-enlist in | this great work of mercy, and to so- j ' cure as many new members as pos , sible. ‘ I Adams county this year lias about ; ,j 4,000 members, and it is possible that 1] ‘-this number will be exceeded during 11 , this campaign, if every one will sho.V i . I a little interest.. 11 ’ 1 • During the past year much good hasp been accomplished by the organization il right here at home, and it will be an ’’ easy matter to carry on the work - which is just beginning, if the com- i munitv will give the matter the prop- ; ,-c cr suport. Enlist today under the Red Cross i banner. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening,November 23, 1920.

4444444444444444 4 INDIANA'S OFFICIAL VOTE 4 4 Indianapolis, Nov. 23. (Special 4 4 to Daily Democrat) -Official lab- 4 > illation of the vote in the pre.d 4 4 dential race of the election gave 4 4 Harding a plurality of 185.006 4 4 over Governor Cox. The tabula 4 4 lion shows John Barbasette, first 4 4 republican presidential elector--4 at-large, received probably the 4 4 largest vote of any of the repub- 4 4 liean electors and stands a goo.’. 4 4 chance of being designated to 4 4 carry Hie Indiana vote to Wash 4 4 ington. 4 44444444444 4 4-: FIGHTING GOES ON IN IRELAND ■ — —' ■ ■ - Two Sinn Feiners and a Policeman Were Shot in (’lashes in Cork DUBLIN SURROUNDED By an Entanglement of Barbed Wire—Excitement in England (United Press Service) Cork, Nov. 23.—(Special to Dailv Democrat) Two Sinn Feiners were shot and one policeman seriously wounded in clashes at Millstreet county Cork, last night. There weic numerous skirmishes between blacl; and tan patrols and the Sinn FeinerDublin was surrounded today by an entanglement of barbed wire. Back of that lay troops and police, their machine guns and other arms ready for instant use. Sentries, set to fire on the instant guarded every entrance to the city. Every one was stopped. Basses t r newspaper men, priests, doctors and nurses were valueless. Sentries tut ed them all back. Incoming trains were stopped until 1 passengers could be searched. No out ' going trains were permitted. Pedestrians avoided the outskirts I of the city and remained indoors dur- I ing the night. Frequent shots told o ' Hie tension of the city. Sentries and j others fired on the slightest susiiicio-.i I sound. Vehicular traffic yvas suspended en- i tirely. j Tlie army officers slain in the Sun day raids will be buried in British soil, according to plans announced I- : day. The fiag draped caskets yvill be tak • across the chanjipl on .BrStish de stroyers. The victims will be buried with full military' honors. Dublin, Nov. 23.—(Special to Dai' Democrat) —1:40 a. m. —Frequent on counters between troops and smal bands of Sinn Feiners occurred in th< (Continued on page six) GREAT INTEREST Many Members of Methodist Epworth League Attend Conference Sundav ______ LUNCHEON SERVED — To More Than Fifty by the Local Organization—Was a Big Booster Meeting The sub-district meting of the Ep | worth League held here Sunday aft-j ernoon was a most interes.ting one, and , more than twenty boosters from out i of the city were present and gave their assistance. Addresses were giv en by various speakers on the spiritual work, missionary work, the 1 mercy and help department and the ' social work, and also Hie jnnrtir work i The district treasurer and the dis |' trict secretary were present and ler-t ' I their influence to the booster meeting. Mr. Seth Painter, of Monroeville, -il presented the Booth Festival work in a very interesting way. Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang a solo and Miss Dorothy Walters gave a piano j solo. Following tli e sub-district j ( meeting, a. meeting of the Epworth L League cabinet was held, during which several matters of interest ;■>,] league work were discussed. , Next Sunday, Dr. Guthrie of Chicago ; will be in Bluffton for a big booster ; meeting, and if the weather is favorable. several members of the local < Epworth Leaguers will attend. Dr. 1 Guthrie is the general secretary of the I society. 1

A UNION SERVICE — Thanksgiving Service Will be Held at the Baptist Church on Thursday SERMON AT 10 O’CLOCK By the Rev. Stolte—Program is Furnished by the Rev. O. E. Miller The annual Thanksgiving service of Hie Decatur churches w|lI be held Thursday morning at the. Baptist ; church, with the Rev. Stolte. pastor |of the Reformed church, giving the i sermon. The program which is ul-1 yvays left to the pastor of the church ; entertaining the memb -rs of the var-j 1 ious churches in the annual Thanks--1 giving service was furnished us today by lhe Rev. Miller,-pastor of the Ba; tist church, and is as follows: Song. Scripture Reading Rev. .1. Miner.) Prayer—Dr. A. G. A. Buxton. Song. Reading of President's Proclama-! ; tion —Rev. A. 11. Saunders. | Sermon —Rev. L. \\. Stolte. Song. Benediction. The service will begin at 10 o’clock, and the public is invited to attend lhe service. WILL PRESENT PAGEANT Members of the Preslfyterian Mis sionary society will present a pageant at the church Sunday evening, the tith j of which is “A Vision of the Home ! land." The ladies of the missio-.iat v ' society, assisted by a number of the men of the congregation, will be in charge of the entertainment. Mrs. El berson and Mrs. Saunders have been in charge of the work of pulling on the pageant. THE COURT NEWS — i divorce Case of \ ictoria Beam vs. Clyde Beam on Trial Before ,1. C. Moran ANOTHER ONE FILED Charles Hindenlang Seeks Separation From Ethel , Hindenlang—Court The divorce case of Victoria Beam vs. Clyde Beam is on trial in the cir- j cuit court before Judge Moran. The ; i parties to the complaint reside in St. Mary’s township. Merryman & Sut ton appear for the plaintiff, while Attorney D. B. Erwin repragenta th< defendant. Realty transfers: David Hofl'stetter to Otto Hofl’stetter, tract. Wabash tp., quit claim deed. $800; Edison Brock to J. Charles Brock, inlot 55. | Decatur. $3,000; William Parent, et al. to William Murtaugh, pt. inlots 355, 356 and 357, Decatur. $3,500. ; Julia A. Laisure, et al. vs. Nora E. Everett et al., partition. Appraise- ' meat of real estate filed. Bond of j commissioner filed. Bond approved. ! Proof of publication and posting of notices of sale filed, and notice of [ sale of real estate filed. I-.ewis Keller et al., partition for drain. Petition by drainage commissioners for extension of time in which to make report filed. Petition submitted and sustained. Drainage commissioners are given extension of time in which to make and silo | report herein up to and including j November 26. 192(1. Bank of Wren vs. William G. : Teeple. William* H. Teeple and Ro- 1 setta Teeple. conversion. Motion by j defendants William H. Teeple and j Rosetta Teeple to separate causes of action set out in complaint and to: docket the same as separate causes filed. Philip Gephart vs. Clyde Beam, note. Cause submitted and evidence heard. Finding for plaintiff that there , is duo on the note sued upon in the plaintiff’s complaint the sum of $155.62. without relief. Judgment that plaintiff recover from the defendant. Hie sum of $155.62. Elmer C. Johnson vs. Geneva Milling & Grain Co. and Arch Bieberstine. Appearance by Moran & Gillespie for defendant Beerbower. Ruled to answer. Charles Hindenlang vs. Ethel Hindenlang. divorce, was a new case filed by Attorney L. C. DeVoss today. Summons is ordered returnable November 29. 1920.

SUPPER AT FIVE O’CLOCK The ladies of the St. Mary's sixdiility will eoinmem <• serving supper at the K. of C. hall at five o'clock j this evening. The ale of the fam .' work, notions, groceries, etc., to be held in connection with the big threeday bazaar will commence at seven o'clock. The lodge room of the Knights of Columbus hall is packed with stands and booths and no de 'h. .the many people who will attend t',.bazaar will find attractions enough t.amuse themselves. The supper w be served cafeteria style, ot the ordi.of a twocent supper ami the public Is invited. CRADLE TO GRAVE Indiana Legislature Would he Able to Care for Infant Through Life DIVERSITY OF TALENT — Thirty-six Occupations Represented in Next Session of General Assembly Indianapolis, Nov. 23. T!t<’ti enough diversity of talent in the y.en era! assembly which will convene lu-r January 6 to bring a baby into thi world, mother it, carry i, through lit preach its funeral, bury it and final ly erect an epitaph to it:- memory. For Hie first task there are thr physicians and a, chiropractor so: I the second there is Mrs. Julia 1). Nel ! son. of Muncie, the first woman ex ■ |to sit in an Indiana legislature; for I the third there are butchers, baker and candlestick makers; for the bur.’, ing comes Senator Charles .1. Buchanan. of Indian;-) <>l. ■- an undertaker, then there are three ministers to preach the funeral and so far as th.epitaph is concerned leave it to Jamer M. Knapp, representative from Hag.-, town, a monmument dialer. There are thirty-six (K-cupat'oi represented in the general assemblv . Os these tlie farmers hold a propondt r- ' ance in numbers. N< x-f < om<‘< l • I lawyers. The lawyers hold sway i: It he senate but their lead’of four o\ < t the farmers is overcome ,n tile lowe: j 'tody. Here's th«- way the p-rsonnel of th ; legislature looks: House. Farmers 27; lawyers 22: m<■ . h >-.t 18; bankers 4; real est: t< dealers 1 salesmen 4: physicians 3: schoo | teachers 3: ministers 3; contract >:s 2 -editors 2; secretary building .-x.-iuin |1; all the following have one ea-.h: | carpenter, housewife, abstractor, en. ployees union trac-ion; manufactti' ers barbecuist, publisher, dry cleanet and dyers, chiropractor, civil engineer, insurance agent, student, dairyman, lelegrapher, plumber, stoi-i* : isor, a sistant. factory manager. Senate. Lawyers 15; fantiers IT: maniita. turers *; merchants :t; t.-.H <st-u---dealers 2; banl- e s 2: ( ontruvtors . | the following have otto each: raiircmi engineer manager telephone company I undertaker, ci-pitalist. gem-ral pt 'in? lev publhhing company. <1 operator -ditor and hotel malinger. HOW ABOUT A TRADE (United Press Servle,--) Chicago. Nov. 23. (Special to Dail Democrat) — Chicago janitors ar< lucky to have such good jobs, the.' were told by real estate dealers in an swer to demands for 50 per cent, it creases in wages. “We told them they w-’re the best l aid unskilled laborers in Chicago io day.” John Carroll, chairman of th< Heal Estate committee said. •■Some of the janitors make as much as $5,000 a ’.ear.” Carroll explained.

RED CROSS STILL HAS GREAT WORK TO DO. ' “To continue and carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and to apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused hy pestilence, famine, fire, floods and other great calamities.” The Great War is over but the Red Cross is still on the job. Why? Because the misery of that war and of the world has not ended Bitter Want, Intense Suffering, Stalking Starvation. Slowly Recovering Wounded, still need Succor. Pestilence still rages. Accidents still happen. The Red Cross knows that work half done is not done at all. The Red Cross is still the Greatest Mother in the world. The mission of the Red Cross is to relieve suffering. The American Red Cross is the unselfish man and woman, the pitying man and woman, the Great Samaritan, the Greatest Mother in the World begs that YOU renew your membership, so that she may remain that great mother., She asks that YOU be Generous and Unselfish. Inspired by the nobleness of the cause, man and women will solicit next Sunday afternoon. Don't let them pMs you by. It costs only One Dollar. JUST ONE DOLLAR TO ENROLL. V ■ , ■ ■■, .. . - ,

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PUNISHMENT DUE FDR VIOLATION 1 __________ , Lord Cecil Demands That Penalties be Inflicted on Poland and Lithuania FOR CONTINUING WAR Case is Heard Before the League of Nations— Would Break Relations i Geneva. Nov. 23. tSpecial to Daily i Democrat)—Lord Robert Cecil today • demanded that Boland and Lithuanlin bo punished according to the l.( .i---laeu of Nations covenant for <until.uLing at war after submission of thr-r : dispute to tlie hmt.ue. Cecii demanded the penalties set <mt |in article Hi of th< ovenant be in--5 1 flirted, 'the article provides that if lany member of the league resort to war in violation of the covenant, it ! shall be deemed to have committed an ! act of war against the other members. : Punishment is the breaking of all re- ■ latious. Geneva. Nov. 23 (S) ■ciul to Da’!.-' ,1 i-mocrat I -S.-b-ctitm of a power to ’negotiate with Turkish leaders to ,j “save Armenia” still was before the i League ol Nations todav. V< ti”.day's session was devoted to the Armenian situation, British and French leading opposing groups in debate as to the maner of prove ,re. The French plan for negotiations w th Mustapha Kemal won lhe assembly's r support after M. Rene Viviani had ; swept the delegates with his oratory. Viviani’s plan ealled the league i- council into session la : night to draft an appeal to some power to undertake o negotiations. ,- Tlie council failed to act. however, a and the problem still fated the league ■ today. A NEW BAROMETER Messrs. Souers & Long, of Hunt- . ington. have placed a new thermometer and weather barometer on the r Madison street side of the Peoples . Loan & Trust company building. The instrument is made by the Cheney Company of Springfield, 0., and is said to be guaged by the standard in Washington, and is equal so fat’ as reliability is concerned to tile instruments used by the government. Ads of the Decatur merchants are enclosed in the cabinet which houses the instrument, ami of course the thermometer is attracting considerable attention. A small clock adorns the top, and all in all it is a most complete and convenient baro--1 meter. INVESTIGATING THE PRACTICE Chicago. 111. Nov. 23 (Special to Dail Democrat) Investigation of alleged practices of Corporal punishni'iiit in the Chicago Heights school was begun by the state department (if public welfare today. The probe followed charges against Floyd T. Goodier, superintendent iff Chicago Heights’ schools. Goodier was accused of beating anil < boking Ihissell Healy. 12 years old. Healy was punished so severely he lias not been albe to attend classes since, according to testimony presented at Goodier's trial. Goodier was found guilty of assaul with a' deadly weapon. LODGE MEETS WEDNESDAY | ‘ The meeting of the Knights of i'ytliias lodge will be held Wednesday evening instead of Thursday, on account of tlie Thanksgiving holiday. Members will please note the change, and make preparations to attend.