Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 259

$, S. WORKERS IN CONVENTION Interesting Sessions Being Held in Mennonite Church in Berne WILL OFFICERS This Afternoon-Fellowship Banquet at 6 O’clock Feature of Program. The annual contention of the Ad ams County Sunday School association is being held at Berne today, and the program is proving very in teresting to the many In attendance. The convention opened last evening, and jnore than 350 were in attendance. This morning about 100 work er» were present, and this afternoon the number was easily doubled, ac cording to a telephone message from Herne shortly after one o’clock. Great interest is being manifested jn the fellowship banquet, which will be given at 6 o’clock in the Men.nonite church. Thil* banquet was plan ned especially for the pastors, the Sunday school officers and teachers from the entire oounty, the program having been announced in last even ing's paper. Dr. Schroeder, of the Mennonite church conducted the devotional ex ercise this morning, and C. E. Biggie presided. O. L. Vance of the Decatur Methodist church, gave an excellent talk on the teacher training work. A workers' conference was In charge of J. H. Duff, of Linn Grove. This was a very entertaining part of the program. The departmental Abnferencos were then held and Dr. Locker entertiftnW flff* rWffve ffUflti for a time with tK talk on “Vacation Bible Schools.” The sessions of the convention are very interesting, and the gathering will probably be the best the association has ever held. The election of officers will take place during the afternoon. Tuesday Evening Session. The Adams County Sunday School convention opened in the Mennonite church Tuesday evening with 350 Adams county popple present, and nearly every unit represented. The music was mostly congrega tional, led by the regular choir lead er. Additional to this the Hartford M. E. quartet rendered two selections Rev. Glendenning of Geneva led in the devotionals and also delivered the invocation. Miss Nellie C. Young, ?he st%te cliil dren's division worker, soon made het audience feel that she was at home in her field. Her subject last night was "The Church and Her Children.” She dealt with the,,.proper program and methods of the church working in the spiritual development of child life. “Wle must begin with the boy and girl, primary and junior, if we wish to develop Christian leadership Let us remember we are not teach inf* but boys and girls.” The main aim of all church teaching from the primary grade up is to lead them to accept Christ as their savior. Mr. Locker began one of a series (Continued on Page Four).

THE BIGGEST DAY Times are good In Decatur. The Decatur Light and Power plant is sharing in the improvement and things are humming around the place. Monday was the biggest day in the history of the plant, die the way of manufacturing electric current, 9,000 kilo-watt hours being manufactured on this day. The Holland-St. Louis Sugar factory put on a full load Sunday night and Monday. Among the big users are the General Electric Co., The Decatur Castings company, The Kirck-Tyndall Company, The Cloverleaf Creameries and the Holland-St.. Louis Sugar company, the later being the largest consumer of power at the present time. The October business was 16,000 kilo-watt hours ahead of December last year, the biggest month in 1920. The plant is equipped to take care of whatever business comes its way and has a capacity that will be sufficient Jor several years to come. The volume of business is what makes any concern prosperous and if the present trend kepes up, the Decatur Light and Power plant will be running full tilt. Decatur has a real power plant. Boost it. Keep it.

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MADE A CONFESSION Henry W. Gates, giving his address at Huntington. Ind., made a confession to officers nt Lapeet <£■! Fftt, Mich., saying that he wrecked the Grand Trunk flyer a few days ago bv pulling bolts from the rails. He also confessed to wrecking other trains, in which passengers and trainmen have been killed. Gates has a divorced wife and child living In Huntington. It is stated the man suffered a sunstroke ten years ago, and since that time ha£ been affected mentally. STREET MATTERS Were Disposed of by the City Council Last Evening —Plans Filed FOR LINE STREET Specifications for Russell Street Adopted—Lights Ordered Erected. The city council held a short session last evening, disposing of what business was before the house and adjourncuL.in continued session, until Tuesday, November Bth, when objections or remonstrances will be heard against the improvement of Oak Maple and Kekionga streets. The report of the street and sewer committee on the opening and widen ing or Line rtreet was filed and adopted and the clerk ordered to give nqttce that objections would U* heard against the preliminary assessments on Tuesday, November 22nd. The filed with its report a list of benefits and damages as sessed against the abutting proper ties. I® Engineer Orval Harruff filed the revised plans and specifications on the Russell street improvement and same were adopted. Superintendent Mylott reported that and electric light had been erect ed at the corner of Fifth and Short streets. A petition from property owaers for the erecting of a street light at the corner of Dirkes MeilflSfs streets was filed and referre<J>; to the electric light committee with power to act© The clerk was instnltted to notify the Erie railroad to erect a light at thg Third street and Twelfth street crossings, the expense fc> be paid by >the railroad company. The petition of property owners for the erection of a street light on Third street near the John Schug residence was refttred to the elec trie light committee.' A letter from the Indiana Service Corporation, written by S. W. Gwen land, relative to the city accepting the company's one-half share in the ownership of the electric light poles on Second street and Winchester street, sou<i of the Old Adams County bank corner was read and a motion made and seconded accepting Mr. Greenland’s offer. The finance Committee allowed the following bills and the meeting ad journed: Erdman Fuel & Engineering Co., (Continued on page four) * CHURCH OF GOD REVIVAL 'S. The revival services at the Church of God. on Cleveland street are pro gressing with good success and good singing. The services last evening were surely attractive and spirit filled. The Rev. Bragg’s text was 1 Cor. 4:8, “Now Ye Are Rich.” Spiritual riches is the need of the hour. Many are void of it foday. It is the never-failing part that the soul will possess through all eternity if hr keeps it here in this time world. His theme for this evening will be “Fol lowing Christ.” ; A glorious, successful revival is ex pected by many. Also many inquiries aie being made about the meeting. Much d ’ep, earnest prayer has been differed to God in behalf of the same. Come, and bring your friends with you and hear the good “old-time” gospel preached. Time of services every evening this week, 7:30, and Sunday morning at 10:30, and Sunday evening at 7:00. 4. HIS BIG DAY * + + 4. Washington, Nov. 2—(Special ♦ 4, to Daily Democrat)—President + '+ Harding today is observing his + + birthday and the anniversary of + •fr his election. This is also his + 4 father's birthday. + 4> The president is 56 years old. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

TO GIVE SMOKER THURSDAY NIGHT Democratic Meeting at headquarters and Every Voters is Invited NUMBER OF SPEAKERS Including Candidates and Local Leaders-Campaign is Warming Up. A public political meeting and smoker for the men voters will be given at Democratic headquarters over the Daily Democrat, Thursday evening at eight o’clock and every man in the city > cordially invited t® attend find enjoy the old-fashioned ev< ning. The women are well organized and have held a number of precinct meetings agd this one is particularly for the men. There will be plenty of cigars and speeches by a number ol local tenders including Mr. DeVoss, Senator aTyndall, Judge Jaim®; T. Merryman. I). I). Coffee, Dore B. Erwin, H. li. Heller, J. F. Fruchte and other?. • ® „ This meeting will not interfere with any *precinct meetings ' which iithy have been arranged for tire evening as tiie speakers will arranjp to be the places scheduled at the proper time. There are only a iew days of the campaign sml s-these should be u«ed to interest the voters agl to them tiie real issue#’of the cam Paten- * p The democratic candidates artstanding squarely on their platform and are asking your supptfrt in a frarfk. open and honest mu,»ner. Yoff are cordially and invitetteA attend the meeting tomorrow evening and bring your friends. meeting of the and woMrers held last night and largely attended, arrangements were made Ite- tP good -working organization on mecttofi dayand nther plans Hade to assurh/he getting out ot and winning the city election battle.

ABT INSTRUCTOR ’ Miss Betty Fuerst. Former Decatur Girl Makins Good at Toledo, Ohio WAS GOOD STUDENT Chosen as One of Few to lie Sent to Art Museum-Left ® «Here fa 1916. A communication hat reached this offift telling of the work of Miss Bettie IMtfst, who with her parents and two brothers, moved from Deca tur in 1916, going to Toledo, Ohio. She was a mere child then, and entered school in the fall at Toledo, being ch|>ien very soon thereafter as one of thc'fechool’s best pupils in drawing and blending colors. She was sent to the art musagm, and to the art school, where she has been a pupil ever since, with the exception of a very‘short time when her health was poor. This fall she was chosen by the board as an assistant to one of the high-varied instructors in the school, and 1® now makiffg good. She is still a student, however, -ii. some of the classes. Her friends and classmates in Decatur are pleased to learn of her success in the Ohio city, and will wat<s tor future announcements concerning the young lady. REMODEL SCHOOL BUILDING ft! Trustee* Middaugh of Union township, Mlclls county, lias given notice that the advisory board will remodel qjid repair the old school building at Union Cenler, affil bids forth? same will be received at the school building, Friday, December 2. Decatur contractors will probably submit )■<:-: on the job. PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY. Washington, Nov. 2.—(Special to Daily Democraft). — Many birtibday packages were arriving at the white house today for President Harding who is 58 years old. The first truck load contained several birthday cakes. Dozens of telegrams and letters conveying greetings came to the white house today, one of them from King George.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, November 2, 1921.

WILL SERVE YOU WELL «J 8 i I 1 Mrs. Catherine E. Kauffman qua) ified, deserving and popular candidate for city clerk, on the democratic tffket. She was educated in the Decatur schools, realizes the importance of tiie position she seeks and is fully capable of ktmdling the job. She will appreciate your support and assures you her best efforts. FINAL SUMMONS ft • ® ft Edgar Kelsey, Veteran Resident of Blue Creek Township, Died Tuesday $ INFIRMITIES OF AGE Caused Death of Well Known Man-Body Taken to Huntington, OhitP •* _ Infirmitiestrf age caused the death Tuesday morning 1 o’clock at hi; home, in Blue Freak township of Ed gar Kelsey, well known man of I ha', community. Mr. Kt teey had biS>n resident of the county forty years to Adams county from Hun yngton, Ohio. 9 He was b#n at Humtingtfcj in 1835 making his age at death elghty-sii years. Surviving are the wijiow three sons and three daughters, Al fred. ArtlMir *pd Wifeid: Mrs' 'X. J Heffron, Fort Wayne; Mrs. George Gott, Wellington. Ohio, and Ml*. H O. Young, of near Rockford, Ohio Three brothers, Le|| Carmi ano ’Otis Kelsey, liv® at llington, Ohio ft services will be held Thurs day at Huntington, Ohio. remains, ac companied by'Whe members of the family, leaving this city today at 2:55 lie ErK> for the former home. BURIED AT PORTLAND The funeral of Mrs. A. E. Forry whose death occured at last Monday will'tie held at Portland Ind., Thursday The bod: arrived in that city at 12 o’clock, noon. Brief services will be held at the chapel on the cemetery grounds. Mrs. Forry is a sister of Ed. S. and J. C. Moses, of this city and is well known here, having visited la this ctt. a numbetfeof times. n ■ ***** ’ '*'* t J yI w Just . DR. FRANK H. SPENCE Medical missionary, who will speak at the Presbyterian church this evening at 8 o’clock. Dr. Spence will be accompanied by his wife, and he will give a general talk on the frigid territory of Alaska. He has an interesting story, and the public is invited to hear this man.

LESION MEETING NEARS THE END * Resolutions Are Adopted Today Covering Many Subjects of Interest BERGDOLL IS HISSEQ When Name is MentionedFavor Armament Convention and Five Fold Plan (Unllvd I’rcsH Nervier). Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 2 (Special to Daily Democrat) —A rcßoltulon demanding immediate passage by con grers of the five fold plan of adjust ed compensation for ex service men was passed by the third annual American Legion convention after speakers had scored “back door politics" which they declared was responsible for the bill's recent defeat. ■ A resolution demanded that congress draft suitable and proper legislation to prov'Me for the teaching of the English language, etvil govern meat and American history in every public school. Cancelation of teach ing certificates was recommended for disloyal teachers. An immigration resolution asked that irmnigration be Restricted and a careful mentality and blood test be given immigrants at -Mie port of dealso suggests deportation for any immigrant who does not tske «it naturalization papers within a specified time. A resolution strongly condemning pardon for Eugen® VJfeDebs, Rlr other so-called political prisoners, was passed, the chairmail of the comntft t®e commenting that if any dared, h£ ftuld vote ©A resolutftu was passed demand in® that congress tak® Immediate slips to »'gulate Jfttwaiian popula tion so a , to 'lncrease th* American population diversify population of the island# for military, sootel and economic reasons including the safely of the*t'. S. A program of induslriaf Aid social reform, furth er securing tlnljfreedom oF'the pres (Continued Sn page six) © A BOARD MEETING ® ® • Os Directors for Reformed Orphans’ Home at Fort Wayne Meld 1 AT HOME TUESDAY ® • M. Kirsch BeerF Chairman of the Board for Years. The annual meeting of the board of trustees or directors of the Reformed Orphans' home at Ft. Wayne was held in the superintendents’ flee at the home yesterday, M. Kirsch* s one of the directors, of this city being in attendance. The home is maintained by all the churches of the four synods in the country, each selecting two directors who sit on the board. The entire board meets annually, but each month the four nearest to the home meet and allow the bills and attend to other routine business thus saviiW the expense of the entire board gathering at Fort Wayne to look after the affairs of the institution. The four synods are known as the East, Central, Mid west and Northwest. M. this city, who has served as chairman of the entire bqard for a number of years, was yesterday made treasurer. Rev. Beer, of News Bavaria, Ohio, will fill the office of chairman, Rev. Tapy, who succeeds Rev. Sherry, is the new secretary. The board members were all selected at the recent meetings of the different synods. The affairs of the home are moving forward nicely, and the orphans of the church *ty well taken care of. The institution is located just north of Fort Waytje, and members of the congregation take great pride in keeping it up. MEETING IS POSTPONED Third ward B notice —the meeting scheduled for tonight at tiie Dick Boch home has been postponed until Friday night because of the fact of tills being prayer meeting -night in terferred with a number who wish to attend. The meeting will be held Friday evening at 7:30 with Mrs. Dick Boch and all ladies of the precinct and others are invited.

MANY AT BANQUET Many Sunday :;chou! 'on.•hors officers and woifcers arc at Hie comity Sunday school convention at Herne today. Sixteen officer® and toncht-r® from the Decatur Evangelical church will sit at Hie banquet table tills evening during the workers’ conference. Eight Decatur Baptists will also be nt the banquet. Many from tiie other churches will also be in attendance, but the exact number could not lie given by those in touch with Sunday school affairs. OPENEDTUESDAY New Quality Bakery and Case Opened Doors Tuesday Morning; to Public AN INVITING PLACE H. E. Bittner Has Excellent Force of Employes Catering to flic Patrons. The new Qua ffty bakery and case, I owned amt managed by H. E. Bittner, and located in the Haugk building on Madison street was opened Tueadit) morning to the public, and did a nice business from the start. The case is a very clean and inviting place, with its white furnishings and white marble top tabteh. new amt clean linoleum carpeting the floor .jif the spacious dinVlg Mr Bittner has secured an excellenfrforce to aftist in case, and will endeavor to give the very best attention to any patron who desires firsjjclass baked gdods and cafateria service. Glen Patterson is employed as Miss McKale, of Fort Wayne is the chef; Mrs. jfittner, Lent? Oleman. and Jacob Martin are the other as-$ all fff whom ar® well known t®restaurant f#irons. Previous t<>, starting into business Mr. "Bittner was employed as baker at the Peoples bakery, and Mrs. Bittner was a yfaitress in tli® and they are well known to Decatur and Adams county people. . ® ( a THE FIRST EDITION „ © ® The flfst edition of "Decatutjj Rotary Spokel” made its appearance This morning, a copy being maile<l' a to ev&y member in the club. >’or some time the Rotarians have been getting out a weekly letter or paper and a few wi#ks ago it was decided to give the paper a permiinent name and to lUft-e the Reading printed. Th® body of the paper is printed on the mimeograph, Miss Angeline Firks being employed to look after thi® work, Spoke? gives the program for tfie meetings and contains other items of invest to the iJatarians. A eflthmittee is appdttited to edit the paper every week. It’s a clever .little sheet ami the boys get much fun out of it. f ‘ „ ANKLE DISLOCATED - “Helnie” Gass, employed at the sugar factory had his left ankle diig located this morning, while assisting in the loading of sugar into freight cars. The injury is quite painful, but it is expected that he will be abler to resume his work in a week or ten days. * THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦. »♦♦♦♦♦«*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦! Indiana—Part cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight: Thurscday fair. Lower Michigan — Cloudy, somewhat warmer tonight; Thursday fair. Upper "’Michigan — Cloudy tonight; Thursday fair, no change In tempera-1 ture. •I* 4* 4* ’JF* * ARE GOdD SALESMEN 4>l + ♦ + The members’ of the electric 4* I * light committee are sales- i * men. Last evening at the regu- + lar session of the city council a + report was made by the commit- + + tee. that they sold the discarded ♦ ’ W’fi. P. rirfridThttr Toi*MPfly*-Bn * + use at the Decatur Light and * + Power plant to the Indiana Ser- + * vice company for $700.00 in •b cash, $500.00 more than the ap- + ■b praisement thereon. The gener- + ator was purchased by the city + in 1918, and was not needed on 4> + account of the new turbin in <4* 4 1 stalled this year. It was im + 4> practical to the present equip -4mem. The generator will be 4» •b used at Monroeville by th- <• 4 1 traction company. The council- 44> men are real salesmen, don’t + 4> you Uiink so? +

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MINERSUNION MAI WALK OUT Officers Preparing for Strike of 350,000 Members of the Union ANDERSON IS SILENT Crisis is Impending in Voal Situation—Union Treasury Depleted. 4 a United Press Service. „ O O The check-off system, which has brought about a crises between the coal miners of the country»»their employers and fed eral court, the method used to collect union dues. Mine operators withhold the union man’s dues from his pay and turn it over to union headquarters. This is the only methj od by ..which the closed shop can | ,be enforced in ' the industry, I union heads claim. O -'"-'lt O On the verge of winter, America wag threatened with a fuel famine today. The growing “outlaw” strike of union miners, combined with the existing shortage in coal supplies, produced a situation generally regarded as Bore than 20,000 miners already had quit work in Ohio. Illinois and Indiana in protest agßfnst the federal injunction abolishing the check-off system of collecting union dues. The fact officials of the United Mine workers in Indianapolis had instructed the >50,000 members of that organization to regard operators compliance with the injunction as a violation of the present contracts, which terminate in March, walFTook ed upon as an invitation to a general walkout. — Washington, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The nation has a reserve supply of coal sufficient to last from three weeks to two months, If production is halted by a big strike figures obtained today from govern'ment sources and the National Coal association showed. (Halted Preina Service!. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 2—(Speciajgto Daily Democrat) —Officers of the coaluniii®r s union today prepared for a probable strilv® of its 350,000© members. If the mine operators obey the injunction issued' by Judge Anderson preventing operation of the check off system, union leaders instructed their men to regard it as a violation or the contract. This in itself would be sufficient to cause pie mft to walkout wherever the operators refuse to continue the check off system or collecting union dues. No general strike order would be neededAlready several hundred men have refused to work in the Indiana fields. The union chiefs gathered here, however, inspected their financial resources mid otherwise drew theJr lines in preparation for a’t’-getiH’al strike call, provided they deem it necessary. Judge Anderson today read the <Continued on page four) /• CITY IS FORTUNATE There’s tfflk of a strife among | the coal miners, they objecting to | Judge Anderson’s ruling in the I case of the “checkoff” system of paying union Hundreds of I miners walked oift yesterday and a number of mines are idle. Yes- - terday a salesman from one of the i largest cpal companies in the I country was in the city and called on Supt. Mylott of the Decatur Light and Tower plant. He did | not want to sell coal. He said he could not take an Tirder for coal for November delivery. Several I hundred tons of coal have been 1 in’,’ ak the = enough to run until January Ist. The coal salesman when informed ( of this offered to buy the coal at filly cent® more on a ton 'limn the city paid for it. The coal was , bought cheap, from a $1.40 to , I $2.40 a ton, plus the freight. You can t run a power and water ,i plant without coal so the coal will , not be i old. It’s too good a buyWe hone the miner’? strike does J not come, but if It does the city , plant will operate at least until , January Ist. Thanks to the good management.