Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 3 September 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 209

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUPILS Every Effort Made to Give Pupils Best Teaching Possible at the ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL Courses Added to High School —Pupis May Take Their Choice. St Joseph’s Parochial school will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th. Directors, teachers and pupils have every reason to look forward to a prosperous year. Every effort has been made, and successfully go, to accommodate and to please ail the pupils who apply for admission, eith er to the grade classes or to the different divisions of the high school department, so that the best interests of each and every one attending the school will be served. The teachers for the grades are: Sr. M. Sophia, Sr. M. Luella, Sr. M. Annette, Sr. M. Fabiola, Sr. M. Rosine and Sr. M. Philippa. We feel confident that the patrons of the school will continue in the spirit of cooperation they have always manifested. and that the pupils will reap the fruits of united efforts on the part of parents and teachers. Opportunity is offered for a choice of courses in the high school department. A pupil may choose between a one year's commercial course, a two years’ commercial course, or the regular four year high school course; the latter being so combined with the commercial course that a student will after a regular high school course be competent to fill a position in the business world. in this department Sr. M. Antonita will con duet the commercial classes; Sr. M Sylvester will teach the mathematics and history or science; Sr. M. Vera will teach English, Latin and home economies; while Sr. M. Odelia will have charge of the music.. She is ready to give private lessons to those dwslring such, and will, as heretofore, supervise the music in the different grades. Although the high school department is a new venture, having been in existence only two years, it has nevertheless forged ahead, and its influence is already being recognized in this community. All connected with the school feel that when it presents to Decatur its first gradu ates from the regular four year course In 1923 it will have reached a distinct milestone in its career. The students, continuing in the spirit of cooperation and hearty good will they have hitherto shown, may rest assured of a successful issue of their labors. Anyone, not previously connected with the school, desiring to entei any of the courses alluded to, may obtain further information by calling at the home of the Sisters of St. Agnes. With the ever-faithful and zealous pastor, Father Seimetz. as superin Undent, a capable corps of teachers, and body of pupils ready and willing to beuefit by the advantages offered, we know that the schoolastic year 1921-’22 will be a successful term for ail interested in St. Joseph’s school. AT NOON TODAY Miss Mabel Hirschy of Berne and Mr. Floyd H. Johnson of Detroit secured a marriage license at the clerk's office just before the noon hour today. Miss Hirschy is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hirschy and Mr. Johnson a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson of New York. The wedding will be solemnized at noon Sunday at the Mennonite church, at Berne, the Rev. P. R. Schroeder officiating. The couple will leave Tuesday for Detroit, where they will make their home. Miss Hirschy is a graduate nurse and has been employed in Detroit. LOCAL BANKS OPEN TUESDAY Though next Tuesday Is technical ly a legal holiday, because of the special election according to the decision of Bank Commissioner Camps, he advises that banks open on that day because of the fact that Monday is Labor Day and the closing on Tuesday would prove too great an in convenience to the public. The la cal banks will therefore open Tues day morning as usual. They wil however be closed on Monday. J- S. Peterson made a businesi trip to Fort Wayne yesterday after noon.

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OVERLAND REDUCES PRICES The Holthouse garage, local agents for the Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles, were informed this morning that the company had reduced the price on every model of car manufactured by them. The reductions on the Overland cars range from <IOO.OO to $380.00 and on the Willys-Knight models frim $365.00 to $400.00. These prices are now below the pre-war levels and no doubt the local agency will be busy taking orders for fall deliveries. «■ - - VALUED HUBBY AT A $1 A DAY Niagara Falls, N. Y., Sept. 3.— A dollar a day is the value set on her husband's society by Mrs. John Cooper, 65, who is suing for a divorce. Mrs. Cooper wants a separation and $250 from her husband, John. 77, who, she claims, left her 250 days. MISSTEEPLE HOME Arrived Last Evening from Trip Abroad With Representative of Colleges VISIT MANY PLACES Os Interest—Left New York June 30, Landed Here Again September 1. Miss Alta Teeple. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeple, arrived home at 6:30 o’clock Friday evening from her trip abroad with the 175 representatives of American colleges, the delegation visiting many places of interest in France, Switzerland, Italy and England. Miss Teeple was one of the representaitves of Vassar, and she states the trip was one wonderful journey from the time they left this country until they separated it New York to go to their various homes. Leaving here June 30 on the steamship Leopoldina, they landed at Havre, FraiiCA, July 9. The trip over was very pleasant, and the waters were decidedly calm. Here they took i train for Paris, spending two days n the French capital. Two days were spent at Lake Geneva. At Genoa they visited the tomb of Columbus, and saw the many statues which had been erected in his honor. They saw the point from which he and his crew sailed on their trip to discover the new world. At Naples they were riven receptions by the students from the universites, the receptions being jiven at the official buildings. They remained here several days, and vis ■ted Pompeii and Capri, in the bay ot Naples. From Naples they took a train for Rome, remaining a week. They were royally entertained here, the lord mayor giving a reception for them. Xrrangements were made for ten of them to visit the king of Italy, and lots were drawn to select the ten to be honored. Miss Teeple was not one of the ten, this privilege going to others. The trip was then continued to Florence, Milan and Ravena. Here they visited the tomb of Dante, the real object of their trip abroad. Here ■ they erected a bronze tablet honorng the 600th anniversary of the death of the great poet. The tablet was placed at the tomb with very Impressive ceremonies. At Ravenna the students were joined by the Harvard glee club, which is touring the old world, and they assisted in the ceremony. Several days were later spent at Venice, and Miss Teeple says this was one of the vary interesting places of the trip. It was surely strange to 1 <ee a city without streets, and people traveling over the water in small 1 crafts. It was delightful, she states. They visited Mt. Dolomitto. a part of the Italian front during the world war. They remained a few days in the little villages, and rode In the small cars used by the soldiers on a narrow guage railway. Later they were returned to Switzerland, Lake Lucerne, Berne, and to Paris. Here the Barty split part of them going to the battlefields, and part taking an 1 airplane trip to London. Miss Teeple ' had an exciting experience ip her trip ’ to London in the plane. One of the ’’ engines failed to function, and the * aviator attempted to land. He sucy ceeded all right, but struck a hay n stack and ruined a turnip patch in 1 the attempt. The farmer was very much peeved, and expressed himself p in no uncertain terms. Another plane came from Paris after a telephone message had been sent in and cyrled the party on to London. Three days iS were spent here, and then the party (Continued on page three)

TO TAKE INVOICE Morris Brecher Buys Fair Store and Taking of Invoice Will COMMENCE MONDAY Mr. Bleeke Undecided as to Future—ln Business Over Four Years. At noon today Ferdinand Bleeke, , proprietor of the Fair Store in this city, stated that he expected Morris Brecher, of Monticello, Indiana, to arrive here this afternoon and that possession of the Fair store would pass to him at once. The deal for the sale of the store was closed several days ago and Mr. Brecher has entered into a lease with Bernard Terveer, owner of the building now occupied by the Fair store, but no announcement was made at the time for the reason that the new owner was called away last Sunday to Louisville, Ky., and stated that he would make an announcement upon his return. Mr. Bleeke, after retiring from the county clerk’s office, formed a partnership with George Steele and started the Fair Store. A year or two later Mr. Bleeke purchased the interests of his partner and since that time has been conducting the business alone. The store deals in groceries and general merchandise and enjoys a large patronage. Mr. Bleeke stated that he was undecided as to his business in the future. He is one of the well known men of this city and county and prior to having been elected county clerk was engaged in farming. The new owner, Mr. Brecher, has been in the retail store business for years and comes very highly recommended. Besides having a store at Monticello he also conducted one in Kentucky, near Louisville. NOTICE All dry goeda and »rocerv stores in the city will be closed all day Labor day. priceT slashed Six Big Automobile Manufacturers Announce Decisive Cuts in Prices ON THE 1923 CARS Reductions Range From One to Four Hundred Dollars It is Announced. (United Press Service) New York, Sept. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Slashing of automobile prices was announced by six big manufacturers today. Cuts ranging from SIOO to S4OO were announced today by the Chevrolet, Overland, Oldsmobile, Franklin, Hud son and Essex motor car companies. Factory prices on Oldsmobiles have been reduced as follows: Touring car and roadster from $1,345 to $1,145; coupe from $1,895 to $1,645; sedan from $2,100 to $1,845 eight cylinder roadster from $1,725 to $1,625. Franklin motor car company cut prices of all its types. The roadster at $2,550 was cut to $2,300 and the touring car and sedan were reduced by S3OO. Chevrolet motor company cuts were SIOO all around. The new price lists announced by Chevrolet Is 490 model fully equipped touring car $525; roadster $525; coupe $875; sedan $875. The Overland today announced reductions ranging from SIOO to S3BO, the latter being the reduction on the sedan. — • FOUR DOLLARS A DAY * (Halted I’rexM Service). Regina, Sask., Sept. 3—Four dol- ' lars a day will be the standard harvest wage in western Canada this year, according to an announcement ' by the Provincial Employment bur- ( eau. ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ I ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ r ——* f Indiana—Unsettled with thunder- > showers late tonight or Sunday; no , change in temperature. Lower Michigan — Thundershowers 1 late tonight or Sunday; no change in ) temperature. 1 Upper Michigan —Thundershowers - late tonight or Sunday; cooler Sunday.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 3, 1921.

♦ HORSESHOE PITCHERS ♦ ♦ The horseshoe pitchers of De ♦ ♦ catur are having the time ot + *■ their lives during the warm + h evenings this week, and the ♦ ♦ Niblick lot on Monroe street is + ♦ crowded with spectators. The ♦ ♦ lot is brilliantly lighted and the + ♦ amusement is becoming one of + 4* the real sports. Several chai + ♦ lenges have been received from ♦ ♦ experts In other towns, and it is ♦ ♦ likely that matches will be nr + ♦ ranged with these soon. v ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦ NOTICE, UNION MEN All members of unions going to Fort Wayne to assist in tiie Labor day celebration should be at the traction station by 8:15 o’clock Monday morn ing. A good time Is in store. By Order of Labor Day Committee. in sSnBF SANITARIUM Philip Obenauer Died Friday Following Operation for Cancer BODY ENROUTE HERE Funeral Party Will Arrive Monday Afternoon —Private Services Tuesday. A message to D. E. Studebaker .-pd Mrs. John Niblick of this city today conveys the sad news of the def th at Greenville, South Carolina, of Philip Obenauer, husband of Hattie Stude-baker-Obenauer. MY. Obenauer’s death came some time Fridav at the Chick Springs sanitarium, at Greenville, and followed an operation for cancer of the stomach. The operation was performed several days ago, and he rallied satisfactorily after the ordeal, but his weakened condition made it impossible to survive long the ravages of the disease from which he had been a sufferer some time. The news of his death was not unexpected by the relatives here, as it was known for some time that his condition was critical. A message came yesterday morning, stating the end was very near, Mr. Obenauer, with his wife, left this city several months ago for the Mayo institute at Rochester, Minn., where lie took treatment some time. From there they went to a lake resort in Minnesota, and thence to Battle Creek, where treatment was resumed. They came to Decatur for a short stay and then went to Chick’s Springs. South Carolina, Mr. Obenauer entering the sanitarium for the operation. Mr. Obenauer came to Decatur (Continued on page four) serious’ charge Morton Hill is Bound Over to Circuit Court by Mayor C. W. Yager ASSAUT AND BATTERY With Intent to Commit Rape on Person of 9 year Old Mary Barlett. Morton Hill, sixteen years old. son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Hill, of Elm street, is in jail today, charged with assault and battery with intent to commit rape on the person of Mary Bartlett. The affidavit was filed by Sam Bartlett, father of the girl. The families are neighbors. It seems that Mary Bartlett and a sister of the accused had been playing together at the Hill home, and the Bartlett girt had left her doll at the neighbor’s house. She ran to get it a short time later, or about 5 o’clock and it was while she was after the doll that the alleged attempt was made. The girl screamed, and got away from the young man. She ran i home and immediately told her mother what had happened. The father came up town and filed the affidavit. Hill was arrested very soon thereafter by Marshal Reynolds, and placed , in jail. He was given a preliminary • hearing before Mayor Yager this > morning, pleading not guilty. After hearing the evidence, including the statement of the girl, the mayor bound ’ him over to the Adams circuit court, i his bond being fixed at SSOO. He was i unable to furnish the bond, and was taken back to jail. ’ The Bartlett girl is but nine years old.

BOOTH FESTIVAL And Methodist Picnic Will Draw Many to Foster Park Ft. Wayne Labor Day A GREAT PROGRAM Will Be (Jiven During Entire Day—Donations Are Gathered for Hospital. Members of the Methodist Epworth League of the Fort Wayne district are planning a big program for theii annual Booth Festival and Methodist picnic to be held on Monday at Fos ter park, Fort Wayne. The festival and picnic is held each year, and it made the occasion for donation in the way of canned fruit and other can ned goods and delicacies for use at Hie Hope-Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne, which institution is support ed largely by the Methodists of tht Fort Wayne district. Last year more than $3,000 worth of necessaries were contributed, and the Methodists of the district hope for an even better con tribution this year. The program for the day will consist of speakings readings, field events, a picnic dinner etc., and a great day of recreatior is in store for all who attend. Th« program: 9:00 —Concert. 10:00 —Baseball. 11:00 —Volley ball. 12:00 —'Noon. 12:45 —Concert. I:ls—Speaking. 2:00 —Readings. 2:30 —'Baseball. 3:00 —Volley ball. 3:15 —Junior League parade. 3:3o—(Field events, which include: contests of all kinds for the men an: women and the boys and girls. Prize: are offered, and it is likely thia part of the program will be very inter esting. s:ls—Children’s field events. 5:30 —Class of instiuction. 6:00 —Awarding of prizes. 6:00 to 7:oo—The Hope Methodist hoapiial and the new’ nurses' homt will be open to Epworth League members. UP TO WORKMEN Railroad Situation is in Hands of Those Who Will - Vote on Strike THE MEN WILL RULE First General Strike Vote Ever Taken by Switchmen’s Union. (By Joseph Washey, United Pres: staff correspondent) Buffalo, N. Y„ Sept. 3—(Special tc Daily Democrat)—The railroad situ ation in the United States is now ir the hands of the Four hun dred thousand men are being polled and if they vote for a strike—it means a strike, T. C. Cashen, presi dent ot the switchmen's union, told the United Press today. Between October 5 and 10 the die will have been cast. Non-union as well as union men will cast ballots. “The five big transportation organ izations have reached a point where they will be guided by the wish ot the men as expressed in the ballots,’ Cashen said. “The taking of a strike vote by the switchmen indicates the gravity of the railroad situation, as it is the 1 first general strike vote the switch- ' men’s union has ever taken. ’ "All railroad organizations are as- > fected alike on wage decreases, and in a majority of the cases officials of 1 railroads throughout the United • States have demanded areviston of i working schedules. • I ‘The officials want to retract 1 rules which have been in effect t many years. We argued the revoca- > tion ot the rules would cause triuble. ! “Every effort will be used to pre t vent any unauthorized strike or i stopping of work by the men. Should -a strike be undetermined it will be r under the iwas of the railroad organ- . izations.’’ 1 ATTENDED SISTER’S FUNERAL 1 Mrs. William Butler has returned r from Dayton. Ohio, where she was > called owing to the illness of her sis--1 ter, Mrs. H. B. Brenbftrger, who un- , derwent a serious operation last Mons day, and died Tuesday morning. Fun--3 eral services were held Thrusday at Gas City, Ind., where she was met by s Mr. Butler and daughter who also attended the funeral.

A FINE BOUQUET The business office of the Dully Democrat today was adorned with the finest bouquet of fall roses we have seen for some time. The bouquet was the gift of Mel Butler, city mail < airier, and a resident of North Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have one of the finest flower gardens in the entire state, fifteen hundred of the plants having been set out last spring. The bouquet was admired by many today. * i e_i JUSTICE OFFICIATES A. C. Butcher, justice of peace, officiated at the marrige tills -week of Isaac Raver and Mary Raver, the ceremony being performed at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Raver had been livorced recently in the Adams circuit court, and a reconciliation fol- i lowed. They will continue to reside I in this city. SUNDAY PROGRAM Junior Society of U. B. Church and Mrs. Myer’s Music Pupils Entertain TOMORROW EVENING Junior C. E. Organization Working to Fulfill Pledge for Building Fund. The Junior Christian Endeavor so■iety of the United Brethren church, headed by their capable superintend( nt, have planned a special program ."or the Sunday evening service at (lie church.' Their program will consist ot' vocal and instrumental music, readings, etc. The young folks have been rehearsing for the entertainment the past several days and an excellent program is expected, in addition of the program by the juniors, Mrs. Earl Myers' music pupils will ;ive a recital. The programs will be given separately, the music pupils cooperating to help the juniors give an excellent entertainment. The two organisations expect a crowded house. inch as they are making an effort i raise an amount to pay on their pledge to tiie building fund. The following program will be given by the two organizations: Junior Program. Song—Juniors. Prayer. “Junior Day”—'.Jeanette Sudduth. “Rosa’s Bath” —Oneida Reynolds. Instrumental Solo —Bertha Baughman. "Papa's Girl” —Rosamond Hart. “What to Drink”—(Darrel Williams. “Elder Lambs Donation" — Laura Sovine. Solo —Pauline Hakey. “Wishing”—Viola Gilbert. “Helping Mother” —- Frances Foreman. Morning Song—Juniors. “Baby’s Isigic”—Mae Stogdill. “Papa’s Letter” —/Helen Meyers. “Reverie in Church” —■ Margaret Mills. Exercise —“Days in tiie Week.” Song —“1 Want to See Jesus, Don’t You.” “Thoughts of an Old, Church” — Gretchen Douglass. Offering. Closing Address—Hope Hart Piano. Gladys Waltz (Team's) — Doris Muinma. Organ, Song of Summer —< Dorthy Krick. Piano, A Study (Kuhner) —• Eloise ’ Noll. Piano, Pretty Starlight (Greenwald) —Marguerite Zimmerman. Piano duet, Moonlight Reverie (Allen) —Gretchen Douglass and Margaret Mills. Piano, My Papa’s Waltz (Streabbog) Dollie Cook. Piano. My Mamma's Waltz (Streabbog)—Mabel Hill. Piand, Autumn Sunset (Field) —Lelah Hill. Organ, Four-Leaf Clover Waltz (Spencer) —tMae Bell. Piano, Evening Shadows (Sawyer) —Guynith Douglass. Organ, Wild Flowers and Butte, flics (Sebley)—Wallace Miner. Piano, Nearer My God To Thee (Veiher)—Mary Noll. Piano. Sweet Kiss Polka (Kinkel) —Gretchen Douglass. Piano duet. Sunset Meditation —Ire I ta Fisher and Guynith Douglass. Piano. Rippling Waves (Milward —Glennys Elzey. Piano, Beautiful Rainbow (Laßue —flvan Douglass. Piano. Chiming Bells (Webster) - Ireta Fisher. Piano Trio, Darkies Moonligh * Dance Morcean Caracteristique (Goer a (Continued on Pago Four).

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MINERS AT WAR; ARMY IN CHARGE More Than a Hundred Dead in Miners Civil War in West Virginia ON A WIDE FRONT Fighting Continued Today But Military Authorities Claim Advantage. (lulled Press Service), Charleston, VV. Va.. Sept. 3— (Special to Daily Democrat)— The United States army today formally took command in West Virginia. Brigadier General Bandhotz following arrival of federal troops issued an order assuming command of the “provincial brigade 11. S. Charleston.” announcing a stand and dividing Kanawl t. Fayette. Boone, ‘ Logan and I’ingo counties into I three military districts. The order set forth that the counties “have been ;signed by the order of the pre: • ' it 4 o the control of the pi '■ il brigade.” Logan, W. Va., Sept. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Funerals of forty-two victims of the mine war have been held near Blair Sheriff Chafin announced today after surveying reports of air scouts. Ambulances arrived here shortly afterwards with the bodies of two dead miners recovered during the fighting which is in progress. Chafin announced his advices indidicated that more than 100 miners have been killed to date. Fifty-five prisoners were released from tiie Logan county jail yesterday to make room for captive miners. Chafin declined to announce the number of miners taken. Fighting along a 25 mile front was announced at 11 a. m. in a communTeatfon received from Col.’ Eubanks, ccnnmander ot the citizen defenders. “We have the situation well in hand," Eubank said. “Fresh troops and officers are on all fronts and the defense army is working perfectly.” It is not known whether “fresh troops and officers” meant the If. S. regulars or citizen reinforcement. Authorities denied that a number of bombs dropped from six government airplanes that arrived here from Langley field yesterday, caused heavy facilities among the miners as reported. Logan, W. Va., Sept. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two fierce battles today are being waged on the slopes of Blair mountain and the other along Beech creek in tha (Crooked creek section. The miners were reported attacking with a force estimated at 3,000 men. Leaders of the Logan defense army believed it to be the final desperate attempt by the miners to take the county seat. Definite information on the number of casualties could not be obtained but an air scout reported many miners killed by the enflilladiiig rifle and machine gun fire laid down upon them. Sheriff’ Chafin sent back a report there had been no casualties in his forces today. Federal troops had not yet arrived ' and officials expressed fear the defenders could not hold out against the miners' attack. Charleston. W. Va., Sept. 3 (Spe- ' cial to Daily Democrat) —Federal troops were on the battle front along ’ the Logan county border today. Detachments from Camp Dix, New ’ Jersey, have taken up their headquarters at Logan, while troops from • Camp Sherman, Ohio and Fort Thomas. Kentucky, were at. Blair and z Clothier, on t:u other side of the ridge. ) • Radio communication has been established bi .ween regular tiroops ■ with the miners ata’ those with the deputies. e Alarmed by a repon. ..-ut armed miners were gathering on the Ken- .), tucky side of the Tug fork of the •Eig Sandy river, over 1,000 citizens e- and deputies remained on guard in M'ngo county throughout the night. I) (By Harold D. Jacobs, United Press :) staff correspondent) With U. S. Troops in tiie Field, by — telephone to Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 3--(Special to Daily Democrat) it —Miners leaders raced ahead of fedr- eral troops into the West Virginia (Continued on page two)