Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1921 — Page 1

■Volume XIX. Number 127.

(TWENTY-FOUR I CRACK DRIVERS ■Wlil Roll to Tape in Monday’s Speedway Race at Indianapolis Oval ■FROM FOUR NATIONS ■America Banking Hopes on I Frontenac and Busenberg Racing Creations Indianapolis, May 28.—Monday Knorning, May 30th at 10 o’clock ■twenty-four of the most representative ■racing creations of two continents, ■manned by the crack drivers of four ■nations, will roll to the tape for the ■sensational 500 mile dash for SIOO,OOO ■in the ninth international Sweep I Last year America broke the con■se< utive string of foreign victories ■when the late Gaston Chevrolet won ■in an Indianapolis made Monroe. ■This year America is banking its ■hopes on the Duesenberg and Fron■tenac racing creations. The invaders ■>resent a strong array with the PeuKgeots, Sunbeams, Ballot and Talhot ■Di', rracq, and a French car will have ■the pole- But the remaining three ■tars in the front row at the start of ■the race are American cars manned ■by three Yankees and drivers of tin■usual ability. I Already the clans are gathering for ■the greatest sporting event in the ■world. Automobiles from every state to be seen at all turns. The ■speedway grounds are spotless clean ■and everything is in readiness for ■the coming of what promises to be an ■even larger crowd than last year's ■w ord breaking throng of 125,000 peo■ftle. I There are drivers of the younger ■school with their ambition and dar®ine pitted against the world wise vetKerans of many a racing brush. There ■are four previous International vic■tors entered. The speedway record ■tor 183 inch cars 101.1 miles per hour ■was made by the pole car in the quali■lying laps and unusually fast time ■was made by all the entrants. I All in all every indication points ■to the most successful race in all ■history, even taking in the famous ■chariot pursuits of the old Romans. It ■will be interesting to watch the speed ■duel between DePalma, Milton, Mui■ford and Boyer, who are slated as ■the “beat it” boys of their teams, ■fars that are forgotten in the mad ■rush of a speedy few for the lap ■prizes at the start of the race will ■undoubtedly become prominent as the ■race wanes. It has ever been so. I With an added purse of approxi■mately $20,000 divided into prizes of ■sloo for the first car across the fin ■ish line in each lap, it is expected ■that the race will be exceptionally ■fast. I The interest of the entire world ■will be centered on the Indianapolis ■Motor Speedway Monday. Twenty-four starters, 15 eight cylin■der cars, 2 six cylinder cars, 7 four ■cylinder cars, 18 American cars, 4 ■French cars, 2 English cars. 18 ■American drivers, 4 French drivers, ■ 2 Italian Italian drivers. ■ Prize money offered by Indianapolis ■ Motor Speedway: Ist place, $20,000; ■ 2nd place $10,000; 3rd place $5,000; ■ 4th place $3,500: sth place $3,000; 6th ■ place $2,200; 7th place $1,800; Sth ■ place $1,600; 9th place $1,500; 10th ■ place $1,400. In addition, the Citizen Lap Prize ■Fund will pay SIOO to the winner of ■each lap up to 150 laps and then al■ternate to the finish, adding approxi- | mately $20,000. In addition tire, igni- ■ tion, spark plug and other accessory | companies offer prizes bringing the ■ total to approximately SIOO,OOO. In H 1920 $93,800 was distributed at the ■ banquet following the raceOfficial pace maker —Harry C. Stutz | in 11. C. S. Roadster. Referee —C. G. Sinsabaugh of New I York City. Starter—Tom Hay of Chicago. A. A. A. Representative in charge lof race—W. D. Edenburn of Detroit. E Michigan. Owners and Management —Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis, president; B Arthur C. Newby of Indianapolis, vice | president/ James A. Allison, of Indi- | anapolis, treasurer; T. E- Myers, of I Indianapolis, secretary and general B manager. Mrs. David Werling and son Rufus, ji; and Mrs. Sophia Bauermeister of I Wells county were shopping in DeI catur today.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MEET AT G. A. R. HALL All members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary are requested to meet at the G. A. It. hall Monday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock to take part in the Decoration Day program. All members please take notice. areTood bosses Many Indiana Women Are Making Good as Heads of Good Concerns MRS. GERTRUDE LETTA In Cap and Overalls Tells Men How to Fire the Boilers at Hospital Indianapolis, May 28—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Miss 1921 scoffs at “lady-like occupations” and turns towards more remunerative work. Women are putting their shoulders to the hub of the commercial wheel and giving business a boost. A survey of this city’s industries today revealed that women are engaged as executives in all kinds of enterprices—bossing men who run big trucks, engineers and the like. And they're succeeding. Besides having a large number of women on the city police force, one of whome is a college graduate with many foreign languages on the tip of her tongue, Indianapolis boasts many of the fair sex who sit at manoguny desks and issue orders. For instance, there’s Miss Anna B. Pettet who runs a heavy hauling bus iness. She is secretary and general manager of the Federal Heavy Hauling company and many men are under her direction. But Miss Pettit is still feminine in every sense of the word. When she complete all avail able work she sews or crochets while the trucks rumble in the garage below' her. Mrs. Gertrude Letta, who graduated in civil engineering from Lndiana university superintends the engineering of the Robert W. Long hospital here. She tells the men how to fire the boilers. She is small and dainty but she wears the overalls and cap slouched over her yellow hair. Miss Josephine Henlet is assistant cashier of the National City bank and Miss De Wave I. Payne is secretary of the Aetna Trust company, Mrs. Fannie S. Sw-eeney is president of the Master Reporting company whi.h re ports conventions and meetings. She has branch offices in several cities hut maintains her headquarters here because her husband and baby live in Indianapolis. In addition to these, there are women managing several restaurants. A NEW THRESHING OUTFIT Ed Ullman Decides to Return to the Game and is Well Prepared for it, Ed Ullman, well known farnfer of east of the city who has-operated a threshing machine for years, sold out last fall expecting to stay out of the business but the prospects for a big crop this year and the demand for threshers has caused him to change his mind and he is preparing to have the best outfit possible. A new Greyhound steam engine was delivered to him today and the separator will be here in a few days from the Nichol & Shepherd factory. The Schafer Hardware company made the deal. Ed will be ready for the season with a brand new outfit. A STIFF GAME PREDICTED One of the stiffest games on the Decatur baseball teams schedule will be staged at Bellmont park tomorrow afternoon when they will clash with the fast Columbia City Greys and the outcome of the game will probably He in a pitchers battle. The Columbia City outfit comes to this city highly tooted, having defeated a number of strong teams this season including the Elkhart team, which meets the Lincoln Lifers of Fort Wayne Sunday and Decoration Day. Mike Freeze of Fort Wayne, will take the mound for the visitors. The locals will appear in their regular lineup with their new pitcher, ' Bowersox as their slab man and Cofl fee behind the plate. Bowersox is undoubtedly the best pitcher ever worked in this city and it is the hopes of the local team to keep him throughr out the entire season. Conte out and see him work Sunday afternoon Game called at 3 o’clock.

MUCH DAMAGE J BY THE STORM Friday Night’s Disturbance Comes From Clear Sky— Electrical Display AND A STRONG WIND Causes Loss in Different Parts of the Country— Three Storms at Berne Many reports of slight damage as a result of the fierce storm which raged over the county, came to this office today, and so far as we have been able to ascertain from telephone calls to various sections, the damage to individuals was slight taking into con sideration the scope of the storm, although the total will aggregate several thousand dollars. In the city of Decatur the lightning’s work was more noticeable at the Heber E. Humbarger home on Fornax street, a bolt of lightning knocking the chimney from the residence, splitting the roof and tearing the plastering slightly but not seriously. The household effects were also damaged from the rain which fell in torents at different times during the night. The city electric light system was hard hit, as is usually the case when a storm of this kind comes. The department had been making an unusual effort to keep the light burning recently and were succeeding admirably unil the storm Friday night caused the blowing out of numerous fuses and of course many lights were out. Repairs were hustled along today, however, and Superintendent Mylott hopes to have most of them burning by tjiis evening. Damage at Berne. There were three separate storms in the vicinity of Berne, the first coming at 11 o’clock last night, the second at 1 o'clock this morning and the third at 4 o’clock- Many shade trees nnd fmit trees were mined by the wind either breaking them off entirely, or breaking branches from them. Roofs were taken from sheds and outbuildings, and the belfry of the Pleasant Valley church, three and one-half miles east of Berne was blown off. The rainfall during the night was 1.88 inches, said to be the heaviest in any one night recorded in that vicinity. The storm, while threatening, most of the evening, came from almost a clear sky. Immediately overhead the (Continued? on page two) A NARROW ESCAPE Clarence Stevens, Lineman in Employ of the City Light Department SUFFERED BAI) BURNS While Repairing Transformer in Front of the Schafer Building Today Clarence Stevens, a lineman in the employ of the city electric light department, suffered bad burns this morning at 9 o’clock while at work repairing the transformer in front of the Schafer building on Second street. The skin on the back of the right hand was burned from the tip of every finger, back over the hand and wrist to the sleeve of his shirt, when a flash of fire shot from the transformer, while the men were repairing damage done during the storm of Friday night and early this morning. Mr. Stevens, with Superintendent Mylott and other employes were repairing the transformer. Stevens was on the pole and was changing the fuse plugs. He had completed the change and had called to the superintendent to turn on the lights by use of the switch at the front door of this office. Mr. Mylott turned the switch key, and there was a sudden flash of fire at the transfoYmer. The blaze caught Steveps' hand, with the result as stated. He succeeded in clinging to the pole, catching hold with his leg in some man- ' ner, and thus averted more’ serious ’ injury which might have resulted in '■ a fall to the pavement. He climbed ’ down slowly, and was very weak and 1 sick from the shock. He will be detained from his duties I for several weeks, and the injury caused by the burns will prove quite painful.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, May 28, 1921.

++++++++++++++++ ♦ THE POPULATION + + OF MARTINSVILLE + I* + I + During the winter months the + + boys of the eighth grade and ♦ ♦ high school manual training +1 ♦ classes constructed bird housed + + Intended for the use of Martins ♦ ♦ this spring. The now homo for + + the birds was established at the •!< + rear of the new high school ♦ ’ ♦ building, and a day or two ago +' + residents In the vicinity of the + ♦ school counted 140 of these birds *| ■> at the “home." It seems ape- + ♦ culiarity of this specie of birds + Is to assemble about 8:30 o'clock + ♦ In the morning and at about 3:30 + b In the afternoon, for “Roll Call." 4> ♦ At any rate it pays to be good + to the birds, and their apprecia + + tion is shown in the free use of + ♦ the home intended for them. 4> ++♦+++++++*+++++ REABYWEDNESDAY Railroad Labor Board Completes Plans for Wage Slice Announcement ALL CLASSES ARE CUT Amount of Wage Reduction Varies in Proportion to Former Increases Chicago, May 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Work on the decision slicing wages of the railroad workers by $460,000,000 was completed today by the U. S. railroad labor board. It will be made public next Wednesday at 9:30 a. m. The amount of the wage cut will vary, on different classes of labor in proportion to the increase granted a year ago. Some reductions, it was understood today, will be as high as 20 per cent, while others -will be only about 12 per cent. The decision will apply to all classes of employes, skilled and unskilled. The formal order will be made to apply to only those roads which have their petition before the board now. but it will be extended by July 1 to all lines. Immediately after the decision is announced, all roads which have not asked for wage cuts, will immediately file petitions. TRUCK STRIKES CHILD Adam Weis, driving the truck for the Mutsehier packing company, last evening at 5 o'clock, had the scare of his life. He had turned his truck onto Oak street toward the packing plant, when the children of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beane, who had been pldying on the sidewalk, started to go across in front of the truck. One of the children was just far enough ahead of the other to prevent the driver going between them, and by running up on the sidewalk he had room enough to pass one of them. He was driving very slow, and brought the machine to a stop almost immediately after the fender struck the little girl, pushing her to one side, and bruising her arm. Neighbors who witnessed the affair were badly frightened. Mr. Weis was driving his car at a very moderate rate of speed, and the fact of the children running across the street caused all the excitement. TO EDUCATE MOUNTAIN GIRL Farmington. Mo., May 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Letta Parson, 13 year old bride, was in the custody of state probation officials today, following granting of her “freedom” on the charge of murdering her step child. The girl bride will be educated and trained by state officials. She will not have to stand trial on the charge of man-slaughter in connection with the killing of her step*ch*ld. Judge Huck in releasing the girl into the custody of probation officers tiok into consideration the fact that alienists said Letta had a mind of an eight year old child. Letta will not. be permitted to return to her log cabin home in Iron Mountain where her wood chopper lives. ANOTHER FORKS OVER. Laporte, Ind., May 28. —(Special to Daily Democrat). —The campaign of ( forcing bridge contractors who are alleged to have muloted the county to I return their illegal gains landed anI other victim today when Louis Cook, head of the firm of Cook Brothers re- , turned $3,122 to the county treasury. , Cook is the fourth contractor to feel , the heel of the state board of accounts in two days. A. Ji 11 111

FIRST BILLION ON WAY TO PARIS Great Fortune is Being Guarded While Being Transmitted to Allies U. S. TAKES A PART In First Inter-Allied Step Toward Settlement of the Silesian Troubles Berlin. May 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany has completed her first payment of war reparations. En'oute to Paris today, in charge of heavily guarded special messengers were twenty treasury bonds of $10,000,060 each, representing $59,060,060 gold marks. This completes the initial payment of {,060.000,000 murks. The cabinet has now turned its attention to carrying out the disarmament provisions of the peace treaty, the question of demobilizing the Bavarian civic guard was first taken up. Paris, May 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States today participated in the first inter-allied step toward settlement of the Upper Silesian controversy. The council of ambassadors, ■with Ambassador Wallace present, draft* ed a note to the allied plebiscite commission asking unanimous approval of the following proposals; Creation of a neutral zone comprising the disputed areas. Occupation of this zone by allied military forces. Occupation by Germans and Polqs respectively of the portions of Upper Silesia which voted overwhelmingly in their favor pending fixation frontiers. The council rejected a joint antialien proposal under which the Germans and Poles would permanently occupy the areas not under dispute. NEW TENNIS COURT. Dr. Burt Mangold. Oscar Lankenau. Ed. S. Engeler and Hugh D. Hite have laid off a new' tennis court on Fornax street, in the southeast part of the city and it will be ready for use Monday or Tuesday. If there are any tennis players in the city who wish to join them, and help with a part of the expense, they will be welcomed by these men. The court cost more than at first thought. The new court is a good one, and as there are several good tennis fans here it is likely the grounds will be used quite freely. is makinTgood Col. Guy Johnson Has Had Thirty-seven Sales in Less Than Three Months IS HORSE AUCTIONEER Graduate From Reppert School and is Coming Again—Big Success It is not unusual for the Reppert Auctioneering school to get letters from graduates telling of their success but none so far received have given more pleasure than one today from Guy Johnson of route one, Shepard, O. Guy is a son of Elmer John son, former clerk of the Adams cir cuit court and he was one of the apt students at the first session of the school. He writes that he has just returned from Newark, O„ where he sold eighty-five head of horses on Thursday. He had his regular Columbus sale yesterday and has conducted thirty-seven sales since March 2nd,, all of them horse sales hut one. He has averaged a net income of $166 per week and is proud of his record and happy over results. He conducts a sale at Columbus each Friday, starting with twenty head and now has a hundred head each week. He adds that be expects to return here for the July school just to get a few pointers and he is hoping that half the students will be horse men. Guys many friends here will be glad to hear of his splendid success. BOARD OF GUARDIANS A meetig of the boa'rd of children's guardians will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:36 o’clock, at the public library.

WILL SERVE LUNCH The members of the W. R. C. and the Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments for all the war* veterans and the Boy Scouts Monday noon at the G. A. 11. hall. Every veteran and Boy Scout is invited. TO OBSERVE DAY American Soldiers Who Sleep in Europe Will be Honored Next Monday PROGRAMS PLANNED — A Wreath Will be Placed on More Than 55.000 American Graves (By Webb Miller, UYiited Press staff correspondent) Paris, May 28 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — American soldier dead throughout Europe will be honored Monday by their compatriots and citizens of the countries where their bodies lie. A wreath will be placed by representatives of the American Legion on more than 55,666 graves in France, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium. Special services will be held in the four big cemeteries in this country, at Suresnes, Romagne, Beileau and Bony. Marshal Petain will deliver the memorial day address at Suresnes. Rear Admiral Magruder and Brig. Gen. Johnston will speak at Beileau in the morning and at Chateau Thierry in the afternoon. Brig. Gen. Parker who commanded the first division, will conduct the services at Ploisy. THE MEMORIAL SERMAN. The annual memorial sermon will be preached tomorrow afternoon by the Rev. C. L. Haney at the Evangelical church. The service will begin at 2 o’clock but the soldiers — members of the G. A. R., SpanishAmerican War Veterans, veterans of the World War. and the various auxiliaries. will meet at the G. A. R. hail at 1:30 and march to the Evangelical church in a body. All soldiers whethmembers of any of the organizations, are invited to join in the servie. LICENSED TO WED. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Leo Lewis Miller, painter, born October 6, 1901, son of John B. Miller, to wed Mildred Davison, stenographer, born October 7, 1902, daughter of Marcellus Davison. The grom’s father filed written consent, this being necessary because lie was under the age limit prescribed by the statutes of the state of Indiana. CAN’T BREAK INTO PRISON. Richmond, Ind., May 28. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —Alfred Underhill went to the state penitentiary to serve a term for criminal assault. But he didn't have any commitment papers and the warden wouldn't let him in. Underhill returned hohie to wait for court to open June 6th so the papers could be made out. National debts of the world includ ing Russia have increased by 88 billion dollars since armistice.

—— THE DECORATION DAY PROGRAM Decoration Day will be observed in Decatur Monday in the usual way. Committees will meet at the G. A. R. ball ai !) o’clock and proceed to the various cemeteries and decorate the graves of the departed soldiers. At 1 o’clock in (he afternoon the services will be held al the cenotaph in (he court house'yard/ Al 2 o'clock the following program will he followed in the court room: Invocation. Song Quartet. Ritualistic Work —G. A. B. Five-minute Talk Elmo Smith. Song John Wolford. Address—Dr. A. G. A. Buxton. Song Quartet. Five-minute Talk- Major Ed Miller. Presentation of Ladies’ Relief Corp Flag Io Boy Scouts— French Quinn. Song—Quartet. Song America. Benediction. Line of March Form at court house: march west on Madison street Io Fourth; south on Fourth Io Jefferson; east on Jefferson to Second; north on Second to Monroe; east on Monroe to river, where flowers will be strewn on the waters, honoring the sailors who died in watery graves. The formation of the parade will be as follows: Boy Scouts. Drum Corps, Givil War Veterans, Ladies’ of Relief .Corps, Spanish-American War Veterans. Band, Worlds' War Veterans, Woman’s Auxiliary to American Legion. j

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K. OF P. PLANS BIG INITIATION At Fort Wayne Monday, June 13—I). B. Erwin on Committee Which Met THERE LAST NIGHT Supreme and Grand Lodge Officers to Attend—Decatur Represented The biggest meeting of tho Knights iof Pythias lodge ever held in this section of the state is being planned for June 13th, at Fort Wayne, and definite plans were made Friday evening at a meeting at Fort Wayne, which was attended by Supreme Chancellor, W. L. Lagrew of New York, Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals Wheat of Minnesota; Grand Chancellor T. L. Neal of Indiana; Grand Inner Guard Doro B. Erwin of this city; Past Grand Chancellors, Frank Dunton of Lagrange and William P. Hart, of Fore Wayne. Field Deputy R. O. Snyder of Bluffton was also present at the meeting, together with representatives of the two Fort Wayne lodges. The meeting will be made up from members of the lodges of north end eastern Indiana, and will include the counties of Adams, Jay. Wells, Allen and all counties north. It is expected to have 566 candidates for the page rank at that time, and Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals Wheaton will have the original Bible used by Mr. Rathbone in the institution of the first lodge at Washington. D C. The Palace theatre at Fort Wayno has been leased for this meeting and the work will bo dramatized by the celebrated Van Wert, Ohio first rank team. It is expected that Decatur will have a number of candidates in this class, as several applications are already in waiting at this time, and it is-the plan of the local lodge officials to take these men to Fort Wayne on the 13th for this work. It is also probable that very many of the members of Kekionga lodge will attend. This is the kind of a meeting that President Harding drove 500 miles to get to Washington to attend. A big parade of Pythians will also be given in Fort Wayne that day. WILL GO TO CAMP Dr. add Mrs. P. B. Thomas of this city, have received word that their son. Brice, has been selected as one of the seventeen students of Purdue, who have been taking the reserve officers' training corps at the university, to go to the summer camp to be conducted at Camp Knox, Ky„ and report at the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps commander, for a six weeks’ training corps. The camp will open following the close of the university. ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana— Generally fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat lower temperature in north and central portions, Sunday. Ixiwer Michigan—Pair tonight and Sunday, somewhat cooler tonight in east portion.