Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 288

PRESIDENT URGES SPEED-UP PROGRAM

A SOLUTION IS REACHED FOR THEJRISyOESTION NEW DOMINION TO BE A “FREE STATE" WITH SAME STATUTE AS CANADA AND OTHERS-MUST PAY SHARE OF . WAR DEBT.

Birkenhead, Eng... Dee. 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Speaking before the conservative party, Birkenhead said: After months of delicate negotiations we seem to have arrived at a solution of the Irish question. “The representatives of the govern ment and Sinn Fein have set their names to a document representing a sane and reasonable settlement, ensuring the safety of Great Britain and Ireland." The provisions of the agreement as outlined by Birkenhead are: 1. —The new dominion is to be kffown as "the Irish free state.” 2. It is to have the same status as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with one reservation. 3. “n matters of finance the free state government will rule supreme. 4. —The new government must pay her portion of the national war debt. 5. —Sinn Fein must give reasonable guarantees to the South Ireland Unionist minority. If Ulster does not wish to join the free state she may retain her own status,, the chancellor declared. In .that case she will submit to the ruling of a boundary commission which will determine the boundary line be tween the Irish free state and l ister. If parliament does not sanction these terms, Birkenhead predicted the government would go before the people on the issue and submit it to a general election. “This pact was signed in the same room in Downing street that witnessed the loss of the American colonies” Birkenhead said. "It was also in this room that the decision to enter the world war was made. Now it has witnessed a new phase of British history. If Ulster decides to stay out of this agreement, there will be a recitification of her frontier, necessary to pre vent friction. She has been advised to join but if she prefers she can retain her present status. “There terms were fully satisfactory to representatives of the admiralty and. the Irish tree state.” “It is unfair not to treat Ireland as one of the most powerful dominions which has come into existence in the last 250 years,” Birkenhead declared. "Ireland was the parent state which flung settlers to every quarter of the civilized world.” Birkenhead said Ireland recognized the fairness of paying a proportion of the national debt and the war expenditures. . The amount will be decided by arbitration, probably by a colonial judge, he said. — • CONTRACTS COMPLETED Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 6 —With a single exception all contract projects let in 1919 for state highway construction and carried on until this year will be. completed within the next few days. This means that during the season of 1921 the state highway department has constructed approximately 80 miles of pavement of the concrete and bituminous concrete type. The half mile section of unpaved highway which is on the Range Line road south of Kokomo, will be put in shape for use this winter and as soon as weather conditions permit, will be completed early next spring. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Pre,, Service). Chicago, Dec. 6—(Special to Dally Democrat) — Wheat: Dec. $1.09%; May, $1.12%; July sl.oiy 2 . C° rn ; Dec. 46%; May 53%; July 54%. Oats, Dee. 32; May 37%; July 38%.

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FORT WAYNE MEET — Men of Fort Wayne Presbytery Will Assemble at the First Church On NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Banquet at 6:30--Address by Cleland B. McAfee-Local Men to Attend. One of the greatest gatherings of men in northern Indiana will be at the First Presbyterian church, at Clinton and Washington streets, in the city of Fort Wayne, next Friday evening, in which all the men of the Fort Wayne churches, and dele gations from every city in the Fort Wayne Presbytery will be in attend ante. The meeting was arranged by I the Rev. A. 11. Saunders of this city, who is the chairman of the foreign mission committee of the Presbytery. Dr. Cleland B. McAfee, of Chicago, one of the most powerful speakers and leading men of the Presbyterian church, will speak to the men at this time. He is the author of several books that have been enjoyed by everybody, and lie lias also been pastor of some of the greatest churches in the east; was a professor at Park college, in Missouri, and is now a professor in the McCormick Theological seminary in Chicago. During the war Dr. McAfee was a director ol the religious work of the Y. M. C. A. His subject for the Fort Wayne meeting will be “The Gospel for the World Today.” Dr. McAfee has a wide experience, end together with the fact that he is at the present time delivering a course of six lectures to the business men of Chicago in the Fourth Presbyterian church on the same theme, makes him especially well fitted to discuss this great subject before the men of northern Indiana, and the men of the Fort Wayne Presbytery are enthusiastically boost ing the meeting. T’p to date, the following churches have reported that they will send delegations as follows: Winona Lake, five; Auburn, 12; Huntington, 10; Bluffton, 6; Columbia City, 6. There are a number of churches which have not yet reported which will send several men. It is hoped that a large delegation will go from Decatur. All who intend to make the trip should give their names to Hugh D. Hite, county treasurer, by this evening without fail. It is a great opportunity to hear one of the best speakers of the church, and also to meet the men of the Fort Wayne Presbytery. It is expected that the Decatur men will leave here Friday evening on the 1 o'clock ear, and return on the last car. Join the crowd, men. MONMOUTH HONOR ROLL. The third monthly report of the Monmouth schools show that of the twenty pupils enrolled sixteen have attained the honor roll. This means they have made an average grade 1 of 90 percent, in all studies. Seven of the pupils made an average of 95 ; percent., they being Lydia Fuelling, 1 Neva ZerkeN, Lydia Boerger, Hettie Ann Houk, Lois Fuhrman and Richard Harkless. The Monmouth school is the only one in Adams county outside the city of Decatur which has a , supervisor of music and drawing. This work is in charge of Miss Jirene Gregory. L. B. Sawyer is the principal of the school, and the work is ’ progressing nicely in all departments.

SEALS ON SALE Xmas Stickers Will Be Placed on Sale in Every Business House Soon THE SCHOOL CHILDREN Will Also Sell Them-ElTort Will Be Made to Pass Last Year’s Record. The sale of 'Christmas Seals in this county is now on in earnest, and W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central buildin in this city, who made such a wonderful record last year, with the co-operation of business men, teachers, school children, lodges and clubs, is again in charge, and the public is asked to remember that every little seal sold, helps in the great battle against tuberculosis which is being waged in the state of Indiana, and every state in the Union. The seals are now on sale in every drug store, and every business house will have them within a very few days, and the time from now until Christmas the little sticker will have a place on the many pieces of mall, packages, etc., that pass from hand to hand. Last year between 80,000 and 90,000 seals were disposed of in Adams county, and Mr. Brown will attempt to pass that record in the campaign this year. The assistance of the public is needed, and with the results known to have been accomplished in the fight against tubercu losis, every citizen should purchase a supply of the seals. 'SQUIRE HAS WEDDING. Justice of the Peace A. C. Butcher officiated at the wedding of Opal Whittenbarger and Harrison Sudduth on Saturday evening at hs office over the Winnes shoe store. The couple will reside in this city. The bride was divorced in the morning in the Adams circuit court at 10 o'clock and remarried at 4:30. forleiTws Many Farmers Petitioned Commissioners to Build Roads in Spring PLEAS WERE MADE Action Will Be Taken Be fore Adjournment This Evening -Two Accepted The board of county commission ers were beseiged witli pleas from farmers in nearly every part of the county for tbe building of macadam and hard surfaced roads this morning and before adjournment this evening action will be taken by the commissioners on the petitions presented. It was understood that a number of the petitions would be granted and that steps would be taken to try to sell the road bonds before March Ist, 1922. At the meeting in November a dozen or more petitions were pre sented to the commissioners and this morning the farmers and other property owners interested in the building of the individual roads made their second plea to the commissioners. Where the money is available in the different townships the roads will be built. Reports are Accepted The quarterly and monthly reports of the various county officials were filed and accepted by the board. Two Roads Accepted The county commissioners after Inspecting the Ed S. Christen road in Root township and the Salem-Reform-ed church road in Preble township accepted both. The Kukelhan bridge in Root township was also accepted by the commissioners. INTERESTING PROGRAM The program given last evening by the members of the Civic department of the Woman’s club proved most interesting. After a brief business session, Mrs. Laura Detzer gave a splendid talk on “Prints Old and Modern,” Mrs. Dan Falk and Mrs. Perry Gandy* sang, and Mrs. Clyde Noble gave instrumental selections.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, December 6, 1921.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST « Indiana —Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, probably snow flurries In extreme north, portion, slightly colder in extreme north portion Wednesday. Lower Michigan Cloudy tonight and Wednesday probably snow slur lies, slightly colder Wednesday. Upper Michigan—Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, probably snow flurries in northwest portion, somewhat colder Wednesday and in west portion tonight. JAPAN APPROVES IT I nitrd PreMM Staff (orrespondent Tokio, Dec. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Japanese diplomatic advisory counsel has approved the 5-5-3 naval ratio the United Press was reliably informed today. oldTdamsTuys HOSPITAL BONDS Issue of SIOO,OOO Brings $3,857.30 Premium-Thir-teen Bids Filed BIDDING WAS CLOSE Second Bidder Was Only $119.00 Under-To Build Hospital in Spring. The Old Adams County bank of this city was the highest bidder for the sale of the $100,000.00 wortli o f Adams county hospital bonds, paying a premium of $3,857.30 for the issue The bid also called for the paying of accrued interest from date. Thirteen sealed bids were filed and of course some one had to be unlucky Bidding was keen, the next highest hid being that of the Fletcher American company, for $3,738.00 and accrued interest, or only $119.00 under the highest bid. The proposals as filed were, the amounts being the premium only: Merchants National Bank $3,405.00 P. W. Chapman & Co 1,111.50 William R. Compton Co 1,276.00 First & Hamilton National.. 3,370.00 J. F. Wild & Co 3,067.00 Fletcher-American Bank ... 3,738.00 Breed. Elliott & Harrison... 3,500.00 First National Bank city.... 2,113.00 Peoples Loan & Trust Co., city ... A 3,335.00 Old Adams County Bank, city 3,857.30 Harrison Trust & Savings Co. 2,580.00 Fletcher Savings & Trust Co. 3,331.00 (Continued on page five) IT COSTSIIONEY To Keep The Country DryTen Million Dollars is Asked from Congress FOR THAT PURPOSE Force Will Be Largely Increased and Big Drives Made in Larger Cities. (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Seven hundred and fifty additional dry agents are to be added to the prohibition forces, if congress allows the estimate of $10,000,000 deemed necessary for prohibition enforcement during the fiscal yftr of 1923. These agents would be concentrated in mobile forces to go into several of the largest cities in the country for cleanup drives. From these cities the forces will be shifted to border points and to sea coast cities for drives against widespread successful booze smuggling. Because of the large amount of shifting of forces for great cleanup drives, Commissioner Haynes has asked traveling expenditures of onefourth of the total.

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HIGHER PRICES For Meat in Chicago on Second Day of Strike of Packer’s Employes ALL PLANTS OPERATE With Claim That But Few Men Are Out-Police Patroil Packing Distrcit. l uiletl Pre,, Service. Chicago, Dec. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Meat prices advanced diarply here today—the second day >f the packer employes strike, although company officials continued o maintain only a few men had quit work. Some grades of meat, especially pork, advanced 3 and 4 cents a pound. Employers claimed about 1.100 men remained away from work in Chicago today, while union heads placed the figure at 15,000. Meetings of strikers called by union heads were attended by about 2200. All packing plants seemed to be operating normally and the entire shipments of livestock to the Chicago yards were being bought up by packers. According to reports to union head luarters here, the strike was most effective in Omaha. Soutli St. Paul, East St. Louis, Sioux City, Denver, Lincoln and Omaha. In those cities from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of the men were reported to have left .heir work. WHY HE’S GOING BACK. A paid-in-advance subscriber sends in the following: “An old-time covered wagon went through Shawnee, Okla., the other day, and the cover bore this roughly inscribed explanation: ‘Texas is starvation. Oklahoma is speculation. New Mexico is desperation. The whole •ountry is shot to hell with the Hard ing administration. I'm going bad. o Arkansas.’ HOiTIESPECTED Statement Made by Officials That Not Even Brigands Attempted to Molest THE SUPPLY TRAINS Carrying Shipments to Starving Peoples of Far Eastern Countries. Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 6—The Near East Relief committee whose grain appeal is being given generous responge in many parts of Indiana, is issuring contributors that every bushel of grain donated for the starving persons of Southern Russia, Armenia ind the Holy lands, reaches those for whom it was intended. Goverments, armies, even brigands seem to respect the mercy work and have aot molested the supplies being shipped in for relief work. C. V. Vickrey, general secretary of near East Relief, who has just returned from a tour of the famine stricken district, declares that both the Bolshevik and the Turkish armies are co-operating in transporting supplies for child feeding. “As 1 came from Tiflis to Batum," Mr. Vickrey writes, “our train passed three solid train loads of flour, rice ind other food supplies, every car bearing the label of Near East Relief. Every pound of this material remains under the thorough check and immediate personal supervision of experienced American relief workers from the time it leaves the ship in Batum until it reaches our warehouses in Alexandropol and elsewhere. There is no danger of these supplies being diverted. All of the 5,000,000 bushels of grain which tlie American farmers are contributing to the relief work overseas Will reach the starving thousands who are so badly in need of it. Not one pound of tills food will be diverted, the relief committee declares, and not one penny in value subtracted for handling or hauling or transport ing. All that expense is met from other sources. Indianas quota in the grain appeal Is 200 car loads of corn.

MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ASKING FOR NORMALCY WANTS NEW TARIFF LAW—DECLARES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE OF NONTAXABLE SECURITIES.

EVANGELIST SAND Conducting Old-Fashioned Revival Meeting at Union Chapel U. B. Church EAST OF THE CITY Miss Marie Hanna is the Soloist and Personal Worker--Fine Service. The evangelistic services at Union Chapel opened last evening with fair attendance and an unusual manifestation of interest. The meetings began without much prevous announcement, but indications point to a real, old fashioned revival. Evangelist R. M. Sand, of Winona Lake, Indiana, Is in charge, assisted yy Miss Marie Hanna, soprano solost and personal worker. Mr. Sand is engaged most of the time in union evangelistic work and is usually assisted by a party of three or four helpers. On account of open time before Christmas he was secured for the Union Chapel meeting. In addi-l tion to his preaching Mr. Sand is a :ornetist, and plays attractive num bers as a feature in the music of the campaign. Miss Hanna’s solo work is highly commended by all who hear her sing. Here is a real opportunity for Union Chapel and community to enjoy a helpful and profitable revival season, and all are urged to come regularly. CONTRACTS COMPLETED. Yost Bros., who have had the contract for building eleven bridges in Adams county this year, have comleted every job and thus have no county work which will lay over until next year. They began work on the structures about the middle of July, and have proven themselves hustlers. The boys operate a gravel pit, north of the city, and will now devote all of their time to that industry, taking care of patrons who wisli and gravel.

~"— ** Main Points in President’s Message Washington, D. C„ Dec. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The outstanding points of President Harding's message are: Dissatisfaction with recent tax bill is expressed and intention of submitting future recommendations for further tax revision announced. Denunciation of commercial treaties ordered under the Jones shipping act would bring chaos in trade relationships. Intention of sending detailed message on shipping legislation shortly announced. Early completion cf tariff hill urged. Presidential authority for fixing variable tariff duties with assistance of United Slates tariff commission requested. Amercan valuation plan for offsetting inequalities in exchange rates recommended. Prompt passage of foreign debt refunding bill urged. “Unreservedly, 1 recommend tlie appropriation necessary to supply the American relief administration (in Russia) with ten million bushels of corn and one million bushels of seed grains.” Recommended congress consder amending constitution to prevent further issues of non-taxable securities. Os tlie arms conference Harding said: "A most gratifying world accomplishment is not improbable.” "The right of labor to organize is just as fundamental and necessary as tlie right of capital to organize.” Urged establishment of an industrial relations court to protect the public against warfare between capital and labor. Recommended reclamation legislation to make available arid, swamp, and cut over lands in west and south to provide more homes and to aid ex-service men. Called for “general policy of transportation, of distributed industry and of highway construction" to restore balance between cities and farms. “Every proper encouragement should be given to the co-operative marketing program.”

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(United Pre** Service), Washington. D. C„ Dec. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding today proposed to congress a definite and comprehending program for restoring the United States to normalcy. Speeding up of plans to put America again on a sound, normal basis, is America'p best contribution to a world-wide restoration, the president said, with representatives of all the world powers here for the arms conference in the galleries of the house. Harding serves notice that the United States has no intention of trying to “save’’ other nations. They must save themselves, he said. America will help unselfishly when they “turn to the heroic remedies for tlie menacing conditions under which they are struggling.” No American policy alone will cure tlie world's ills. Harding said. By saving ourselves, he declared, we will help the rest of the world save itself. The president’s policy was clearly outlined in discussing the need for a high tariff. “Sensible of every obligation of humanity, commerce and finanace, lined as they are in the present world condition, it is to be argued that we I need to destroy ourselves to be helpful to others,” he said. “It were i better to remain on firm ground. slSrive for ample employment and high standards of wage at home and ! point the way to balanced budgets, rigid economies and resolute efficient work, as the remedies to cure disaster.” The arms conference was referred to only briefly by the president. “It is easy to believe a world hope is centered in the capital city,” ho said. "A most gratifying world accomplishment is not impossible.” Outstanding in the president’s recommendations for bringing this country back to normal conditions' were: Creation of a virtual industrial court to have judicial or quasi judicial power to deal with labor disputes affecting public interest. Prompt enactment of the permanent tariff bill, with adoption of the American valuation plan and a provision for fixing of variable duties by (Continued on Page Four).