Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1920 — Page 1

Volume XVIII. Number 292.

TOLD WONDERFUL STORY OF TRIP France is Truly Grateful And Credits America With Winning of War —■ I - SAID MR. CHAS. NEIZER Told of Visits to Metz. Paris, Rheims, Rome and the Battlefields Before an attentive audience that filled the Knights of Columbus hall last evening, Hon. Charles Neizer, prominent attorney of Fort Wayne, tolWof his visits to Metz, Paris, Rheims, Rome and the battlefields of France, and proclaimed the greatness of the American soldiers for their participation in the war. Proceeding Mr. Neizer’s talk, Mrs. Louis A. Holthouse, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Haubold, pleased the audience with a number of solos. Seated on the speaker’s platform were Rev. Father Seimetz, Judge J. T. Merryman. Herman Gillig and Judge John C. Moran who presented the speaker. Mr. Neizer began his talk with' saying that he was always glad to come to Decatur and that he appreciated the warm welcome extended to him on every visit. His talk was a most wonderful one and the impressions gained from his visits, which he imparted to his audience in beautiful words showed that he was a keen »observor of everything he saw on his travels and that above all he loved America and was a true American by heart and fully convinced that the United States was the gratest country on the face of the globe. Mr. Neizer was a member of the Lafayette-Metz Monument Commission of the Knights of Columbus who dedicated a statue of General Lafayette in honor of the American soldiers who died for their country during the great world war. Mr. Neizer said in part: “In attempting to compress a state- i 1 ment of my eight weeks’ experience 1 abroad within the time I should consume this evening, I am seized with * 1 a similar perplexity' and confusion that must possess the Frenchmen returning to his devastated home for the purpose of rebuilding it —he does not know at which end to be- I gin—all is important and all needs < attention. It is more of a process ot I elimination. Quite naturajly Amer- ' icans wish to hear of Europe and ex- j periences there, relating to the war t and the present political and economic situation.” ’ 1 He then told of the relation of the e war to America and the peculiar historic significance of this war and ( its battlefields to the French people. |, He said that the soil of France has t been the battle field of Christian civ- 5 ilization. Seven of the fifteen de- ( cisive battles of the world were ( fought on the soil of France and in ( that part of France enveloped within the activities of the world war. Nine million miles of territory were laid to waste by the war. !• rance lost 1,364,000 men and has 3,740,000 maimed and wounded. It is easy to understand, continued the speakei, how the war and its results are a , part of the life and hopes of the French people and how unavoidably . these terrible realities are imposed t upon a visitor. It is Quite natural that Chateau-Thierry would be the I first scene of our visit, for here was the first extensive engagement oi the. Americans. He told how the Ameilean soldiers met the retreating French and how the unconquered. unconquerable Americans stopped the onrush of the Germans and saved their country. The French are truly grateful to the Americans and at all times try to show their appreciation. The official reports of the French army relative to the Chateau-Thierr y engagements are interesting to every American. Speaking of the American soldiers the order says “Thrown into the thick of the battle in a sector violently attacked by the enemy, they gave immediate proof of first class fight ing qualities—thanks to the bravery, fighting spirit and tenacity of the men, who stoically bore fatigue and losses, thanks also to the activity and energy of the officers, their efforts were entirely successful. During the operations south of the Marne, they,"the Americans, set a fine example of attacking spirit,, abnegation and self-sacrifice, thereby -playing an important part in the victorious offensive, which resaltsd ~ in (Continued on page two)

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HOUSE NUMBER OETRO| , | beginning January 1 mi ( i, n ) numbers in. ( ; H ; U1 ffiis Office . ,leW «> 1 ““ “ before January Ist M thel . 1 be < )r ,J „„ ,hßCl,ances , sue. I- riends or relatives In writ>J* tope ? ple *n Detroit should ask for t nufflber IN ffißi FIELD 1 A,! ort Wayne Company 1 Brings in Good Well— Judge Aiken is President THE OUTLOOK IS FINE p 1 a R ea ,l Hoorn in South I art ot ( ountv—Number ot Wells Being Drilled Geneva. Ind., Dec. 11.-a renewed ! oil boom that gives prospects of soon ' equalling that of twenty years ago in 1 [this territory is now bn and practi- ' I cally every acre of available territory ' has been leased again. A number of ' wells are now being drilled and by 1 [spring it is expected that contracts ' will be let for several more. The old derricks will again be a familiar ob- [ ject here. The Maumee Development company ’ of Fort Wayne of which Judge .1. H. * Aiken is president, struck a good well I' this week, it was not a gusher but i' the stand in the pipe has been inereas-, ’ | ing each hour and it is believed will | pump as good as any in the field. C 1 [E. Green is the driller and expects to 1 [have another well in for the Fort 1 [Wayne company before Christmas. ' I The oil in the well is of the very best ' ; Indiana grade. The Geld where these 1 wells are being drilled is east of here and several other companies are drill- 1 ing in this and other sections of this j part ot Adams county. In the olden days this was one of 1 the -best territories in the state and at that time Geneva enjoyed a real boom. It is likely this will be repeated but on a more conservative scale than 11 before. The high price of oil will | make any producing well profitable. A BENEFIT AT THE CRYSTAL ( A real benefit, one in which every | penny of the gross receipts, less —ot j course—the exact cost of the film, will >. be given at the Crystal theater nextH Wednesday evening, the proceeds to I go to the Decatur Athletic associa- 1 ; tion. This is the first benefit given by Mr. Hanly, and he expects to give several during the year for various organizations. The show for Wednesday j evening will be “Out of the Storm.'' < with an all-star cast and one of the best films now showing. The prices will be the same as usual, 10 and 15 a cents afternoon and 15 and 20 cents ; evening. Be sure to buy a ticket and t do your part wth Mr. Hanly lor the ; Athletic association. ——‘ < TO REPEAL WAR LAWS t (United Press Service) i Washington. Dec. 11. —(Special to ( Daily Democrat)— Expedition of the , Volstead resolution repealing the war laws was recommended to the house today by the rules committee. Consideration of the resolutions may be started in the house late tonight. The committee also recommended immediate action on the resolution looking toward a reoiganization of the government department. Ihi tesoti tion provides for a joint senate and house committee to frame reorganization plans. It passed the senate at the last session. Egypt is again, open to visitors after being closed to tourist travel for almost seven years. * * * * ♦♦♦♦♦♦* + THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ***4.4- + + + *** + Increasing cloudiness tonight and Sunday, probably becoming unsettled warmer tonight- -- DAYS TO; ? jn SHOP JEK* 14 * I <«- —

BLUFFTON BOYS "DOLLING UP” Barbers of That City Are Laying in a Supply of Rouge and Lipsticks HAVE CALLS FOR IT Young Sports Want to be Painted and Barbers (iive Them Choice Bluffton, Ind.. Dec. 11.—(Special-to Daily Democrat I—“ Lip-stick or rogue, sir?" This question is being asked by I Bluffton barbers of their younger customers. Many young men are adopting the [art of their fair sisters and are turning to camouflage to better ther personal appearance. The practice is not confined to the city youth; one barber asserted that most of “paintings" were customers having residences in the country. Within one hour, a 3-chair barber shop had six applications for rogue by young men of high school and college age. "It was but a small step from powder to rogue," said one boss barber. "When we first used talcum powder there was objection by those who considered it effeminate, but go anywhere you like now and you will find the old and the young a willing* subject to talcum after the shave,” “I can’t say that the use of Cogue is a fad," he continued. "The young mon are urged to keep up a good appearance just as much as the young woman and I don’t see why a little rogue artictically used would be amiss in this respect. "Anyway, 1 have ordered an additional supply of rogue and lip sticks.” Chicago has less than half the building trades workers it had six years ago. There is a shortage of 100.000 homes in that city. FOR NEW RECORD Committee in Charge of the Christmas Seal Campaign Predicts a Big Sale EVERY COUNTY ACTIVE Salvation Army at Logansport Gave Entire Proceeds of Xmas Kettle Indianapolis, Dec. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indiana has started towards a new record of support for the Christmas Seal, according to announcement here today by Murray A. Auerbach, executive secretary of the Indiana Tuberculosis Association, under the auspices of which the an nual Christmas Seal sale is being conducted in ninety-two counties of the state. Unusual support has been in evidence in many counties and officials of the state association ventured to predict today that Indiana’s total of 1920 would exceed that of any previous year in the anti-tuberculosis fight. The remarkable announcemnt came from Frankfort, Ind., today that the Kiwanis Club there had just purchased a SSOO Health Bond and that the high school basket ball team one of the strongest aggregations in the state—had challenged any similar team in Indiana to play a match game, the proceeds to be used in the purchase of Christmas Seals. All day yesterday in many counties of the state the Salvation Army, under the direction of Evangeline Booth, commander, lent its powerful influence to the seal sale. In Indianapolis all the workers of the Army, under command of Brigadier Casier, conducted a telephone seal sale and many hundreds of dollars were produced for the Marion County Tuberculosis Association, At Logansport yesterday the Army, under command of Captain Hall, gave the entire proceeds of the Christmas kettles to the seal sale, and this same splendid co-operation was reported from Evansville and Lafayette. Dozens of counties are asking for additional supplies of seals, and health bonds. Extreme rivalry among the Indiana counties, to lead the state' in per capita seals, is evident from the daily reports of successful sales pouring into state headquarters, Mr. Auerbach said today.

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HORACE DODGE DEAD « ______ (United Press Service) | j Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 11.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Horace E. Dodge. | automobile manufacturer, died at hi; j winter home here last evening, j .Dodge had been in ill-health for near- - )y a year following an attack of influenza. The immediate cause of death waschlerosis of the liver, physicians stated. ' Burial will be in Detroit. HARVEY’S ADVISE . IS TO STAY OUT • I - ■■ — — Puts Up Argument to Senator Harding That America Should Not Enter ■ LEAGUE OF NATIONS Tries to Offset Case Presented by Hughes—At the Harding Home ________ * Marion, Ohio. Dec. 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat! — An earnest argument against entering the League of Nations was being made to Presidentelect Harding today by Col. George Harvey, an outspoken irreconciliable. Harvey, as the second of the “best minds” called here, w r as trying to offset the case which Charles E. lluglies is believed to have outlined to Harding in favor of American participation in the league, provided proper safeguards can be secured. Secrecy has shrouded the “kitchen conferences” thus far. Sen. Harding prefers that nothing be given out about visitors until they have arrived m Marion, believing it would be unseemly to make advance announcement as to the identity of his advisors. With the departure of Hughes the belief that Senator Harding will ask him to become secretary of state grew among those closest to the presidentelect. Some quarters regarded it as virtually certain the first cabinet tender will go to the man wh-o forsook the supreme court bench to make the republican presidential race four years ago. One report was that the tender was actually made during yesterday’s interview’ but there was no , authoritative statement of confirmation. Harding is carrying on his conferences in a most matter of fact Way. A casual visitor might roam around the ( deserted yard today without dreaming he was near the spot where the des- , tiny of the nation for the next four 1 years is being shaped. But near the back room of Harding’s headquarters he might see through the window two men facing each other across a small desk. One of imposing stature sat in 1 his chair chewing a thin, black stogie < and listening passively. Opposite, I Gol. George Harvey, thin and wiry, I (Continued on page four) WED IN CCLORADO — Miss Dora Schlickman Be- [ came Bride of Mr.’ William Lawrie Nov. 6th i WELL KNOWN HERE Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schlickman —Been in the West Ten Years , Announcement was received here yesterday of the marriage at Denver, Colo., on November 6, of Miss Dora Schlickman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schlickman, of this city. The Reformed church Herald, printed by the congregation in Denver, to which the Schlickman girls belong. [ says: “Saturday evening, November 6, . Miss Dora Schlickman, one of our , young ladies, and Mr. William Lawrie [ I came to the manse and were quietly [ [ ■ married. Mrs. Lawrie has been iden-[ titled with our church for a number of years and is one of the most [ ) faithful members of the Sigma club, j i Mr. Lawrie is engaged in the auto [ ) mobile business in the city. They , will be at home at 1416 Corona street, i Denver. Colo.” 1 The Misses Dora, Emma and Rose Schlickman went to Colorado ten r years ago, and have remained there [ i since, with the exception of making y short visits here with their parents. 1 They were born and grew to woman :• hood in this county, and have many :■ friends here, who will all join in exI- tending Mr. and Mrs. Lawrie best wishes and heartiest congratulations.

COST OF LIVING UP TO CONGRESS With Complete and Unhampered Control the Next Congress is EXPECTED TO ACT [Nearly Two Billions Could Be Lopped Off* If Congress Would Work (By Ralph F. Couch, United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Dec. 11. (Special to Daily Democrat)- -Approximately $2,000,0(10,000 can be lopped from the cost of living bill of the American people in 1921 if congress works along the right lines —ot revising the tax laws, in the opinion of many government officals.’ Abolition of the many indirect taxes on business is the method which will affect the reduction, it is explained. “Indirect taxes are paid several times by the consumer,” said Commissioner Ethelbert Stewart of the bureau of labor statistics, labor department today. Approximately $5,600,000,000 was collected by the federal government in taxes for the fiscal year ended June 30. Most of this came from indirect taxes, such as the excess profit tax, tariff and high surtax rates on income from business operations. For every dollar that went in to the government pocketbook, several others went into the pocketbook of the businessman who collected the tax on the article he man ufactured or distributed, government economists say. According to their rule, indirect taxes multiply the prices of most commodities from two to five fold. The federal government this year must collect at least $12,000,000,000 in taxes, according to Secretary Houston. (Continued on page four) HE MISSED OURS Writer in Saturday Evening Post Overlooks Bellmont Herd of Five Buffalo GIVES INDIANA ONE Story of the Bison and How Many Are Found in the World is Worth Reading The Saturday Evening Post usually prints the exact truth but we are sure of one error in an article appearing in this week's issue, and a very interesting article it is, entitled, “The Survivors," wherein is stated in tlje story which has to do with the strange story of the American bison or buffalo, that “Indiana has one solitary, lonesome buffalo bull." It the writer will visit Bellmont park just east of this he will find two buffalo bulls and three buffalo cows, a herd of five full-sized bison. During the past year thousands of people have visited the park just to show the buffalo to the children and of course incidentally take a look themselves, many driving fifty miles or more for the opportunity. Two of the animals, Bill and Belinda, came from Texas and three, Agnes. Barney ami Rachel, give Montana as their former residence. The story in this week's Post is very interesting, however, and shows that the animal is really a rare ultra, tion. Canada has 5.080 buffalo, Australia 3, England 48, Belgium 1. Germany 2, Holland 8, South America 2, the whole world but 8,539. The only wild herd is that in Yellowstone. 523 head. The Phillips herd of 825 in Soulli Dakota is the largest in this country. New York state has 45. Ohio 20, Texas 230 and so on, while several states have not a single buffalo within I the borders. It will pay those who are interested to read the story, but just the same, there are five head here that seem for some reason or other to have been omitted from the count. We've got ’em and can show them - and you are welcome to come in and look them over. And besides, Bellmont park is a beautiful place to vis t LADIES THANKFUL The ladies of the Baptist church are grateful to the public for the patronage given them at their recent bazaar. The stock at the bazaar was entirely sold out.

NOT REPPERT"S DEER The statement that the deer seen I near Collett, may be one ft J om the |[ Bellmont park, and printed in several papers in this locality, is untrue. (The two deer secured for the park zoo here ■ are still in the enclo ure at (he park, and apparently happy. It is probable that the one seen near Collett lias escaped from a park at some print bin ’ it. is not one of the R> ppert deers. A NEW COMPANY j Formed Entirely of Local Men Will Take Over the i Bake-Rite Store Here MET LAST EVENING And It is Expected Plans Will Soon he Complete— Will Pay Ail Bills ; Ail entirely local company, with 1 local management to conduct the BakeRite store, recently installed by the i Indiana Bake-Rite association of Ter ■ re Haute is the present plan ot several well known local men, including ■ A. .1. Smith. I). W. Beery, C. L. Walters and others, following a meeting held • last eveing in the directors’ rooms of i the Peoples Loan & Trust company. The Terre Haute company after in- , stalling the machinery got into finant eial difflcultes and were unable to proi ceed wth the plans and local bills to- ' tallng $1,070 were held against the out- • fit. Mr. G. E. (lubalke, of St. Paul, > represi nting the national Bake-Rite > corporation, came here a few days ■ ago and after going over the situaI tion decided upon the organization of a home company as thv best solution. ■ The equipment and machinery will be > taken over at fifty cents on the dol lar and every penny of outstanding ' indebtedness will be paid in full. 1 It is preposed to organize a $4,000 ■ company with about twenty stockholders and a meeting has been calh -l for this purpose for Monday night, at which it is expected the company will be launched and the plant will soon be in operation. It is planned to secure a master baker who has had experience and to secure the rest of the help locally. A lady manager and as- , sistant will be employed and an effort made to give excellent service. An invitation has been extended to those desiring to take stock to attend 1 the meeting Monday night. MEETS MONDAY — The Adams county Ministerial association will meet Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Reformed Church in Berne. Decatur ministers will at--1 tend. TO DANCE YOU MUST PAY (United Press Service) i Cleveland, Dec. 11. — to ■ Daily Democrat) —Taxpaying is to he made a pleasure in Cleveland. County Treasurer John J. Boyle announced ! today that he would make the opening day of the collection season. Doc. 15; a pleasant ceremony by having a ■ band on hand to play the taxpayers to ( the windows. The band will be the job every day until the several million dollars in taxes is paid, Boyle said. What the taxpayers want to know is whether they will be taxed for their own fiddling. CITY COUNCIL MET A special meeting of the city council was held last evening and in the absence of Mayor Yager, 1,. C. Helm presided. The matter of placing more insurance on the Decatur light and [ power plant, the city hall and other municipal property was dlsussed, but , the mater was not disposed of. Objec- ! lions on the Johns street assessments . wete heard and left in the hands ot the committee. The matter of issuing I the balance of the seventy-five thoul sand dollar bond issue was mention- , ed but no action taken. It is thought that if the railroad switch and coal pit are built that the balance of the . bonds will have to be sold in order to pay off the improvements. i /I?EAD\ J

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MANY FARMERS AT THE MEETING ■ I Adams County Farmers Called Together Today —Will Urge Legislation AT PRESENT CONGRESS W. H. Settle, Petroleum, and Col. Fred Reppert Gave Good Addresses The court room was filled’ with farmers this afternoon in answer to the call of the Adams County Farmers’ association to attend a get-to-J gether meeting that the farmers ! might take some action sanctioning , a movement that will urge the national congress and state legislature to enact laws that will better protect farmers in the future from great losses by sudden declines in market prices, after crops have been produced at a greater cost price than the price that is being received. . The meeting was called to order by the county president, David J. Schwartz, of Monroe township. Mr. Schwartz after stating the purpose oi the meeting, appointed a committee which will draft resolutions to Be sent to Senators New and Watson and Congressman Vestal, asking their assistance in looking after the interests of the farmers. The members of the committee are M. L. Busche, county agent; Sherman Alexander, St. Marys township; Ed Gilliora, Monroe township; John Heimann. Washington township. Chairman Sell wart z introduced Colonel Reppert. and he especially urged the co-operation of the farmers in the work that concerns the interest of every one of them. The industry of the farmers is the greatest in tho world. It takes more business ability to successfully operate a farm than it did a few years ago, and he asked that ail adopt a system by which can be told the cost price of each department of the farm, together witii the amount of interest that the investment on the land, farming implements, live stock, etc., ought to bring to him. Imagine any other business enterprise operating on tho hap-hazard way that the farmer lias been doing his business. He urged organization of the 2,200 farmers in the county, and tho farmers themselves would be surprised at the result. • W. 11. Settle, of Petroleum, Wells county, was introduced by Mr. Schwartz. Mr. Settle is a “dirt” farmer himself, and is greatly interested in the success of his neighbors and all other farmers of the country. He is now tho director of tho fourth Indiana District of the American Federation of Farmers. Colonel Reppert cried his first salq of Chester White hogs some fifteen years ago, and tho average price received for them at that time was $37.50, and a great many people at that time thought “the fools were not all dead yet" for putting so much money in hogs. Mr. Settle told his audience that the money invested in farming in this country totalled more than that invested in the eighteen largest manufacturing concerns in the country, and that it is not the desire of the farmer to ruin any one's business, but to secure legislation that will permit a sound management so that market conditions can not be controlled and operated to the detriment of the farmer, and to place the farmers' business on an equality witii any other business. In talking of the work of the farmi rs’ organizatii# in this country Mr Settle stated that a year and a half lago the organization was started in less than a half-dozen states, and that now there are 1,500.000 members in thirty four states. He also stated that when representatives in the national government heard requests from this many men as a unit, they listened, and tried to help them if they could. Mr. Settle was talking when wo went to press, and he had a message that every farmer should have heard. He is one of the oldest pure bred live stock enthusiasts in northern Indiana. OLIVE’S DEATH ACCIDENTAL (United Press Service) l aris. Dec. 11. —The aiiffiorities is closing the inquest of Olive Thomas. American film star who died of poisoning here several months ago announced today that accidental death had been ; proven.