Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 17.

NOT ADVISABLE City Council Votes Against Proposition of Extending the City Limits. REPORTS ARE FILED Regular Session Was Held Last Evening—-The Committees Report. The members of the city count il met In regular session Tuesday evening at the city hall and for tbree-quar ters of an hour business of importance was transacted by the “city dads.'' The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. A rejxirt of City Treasurer J. I). McFarland, be ginning with July 1, 1914, and ending with January 1. 1915. was fded and placed on record. The mayor's quarterly report, ending with December 31, 1914, was also read and a motion mad to spread it on record. A remonstrance, objecting to the proposition and asking the council not to take any action in the matter of extending or annexing property or lands in the north end of town to the city limits, was filed. The remonstrance was signed by a number of taxpayers, which included nearly every business man in the city. They stated that ; t would not be advisable at this time to annex the property spoken of and paid special attention to the beet sugar factory. Upon the motion of Jacob Martin the remonstrance was place! cn record. —' Attorney D. B. Erwin, representing the petitioners along the Ben Schrank and Charles Patton macadam roads filed waiver of jurisdiction in both cases, and upon motion were adopted The street and sewer committee tc which was referred the matter of look ing after the proposition of annexing lands and property to the city limits reported favorably of the matter. Att er the report was read a motion was made to “table” it, which carried Nothing further was done in the mat ter and it will probably be dropped for the present. Upon a motion, Mayor Christen ap pointed the waterworks committee, to gether with the waterworks superin tendent, to go to Delphos and invest! , gate the waterworks compressor which that city has. The waterwork committee was empowered to look after some arrangements to be made for the furnishing of water to the sprinkling wagon. The board of safety asked for more time in the matter of the proposed fire ordinance. The judiciary committee to whom the matter of codifying the city ordinance was referred to some time ago, reported that the would meet Thursday evening and go over4hem. The finance com mittee allowed the following bills, which were approved: T. A. Leonard $ 1.14 Natl. Mill Supply Co LOP Decatur F. F. & M. Co 3.u0 Pond & Son 1.00 City Firemen 62.50 J. D. McFarland 2.0' M. J. Mylott pay roll 182.50 A. C. Foos pay roll 130.00 Acker Cement Works l.Of T. H. Baltzell, auditor 200.0 C Old Adams County Bank 25.60 Brushwiller & Baker 4.4 1 Democrat Co 28.66 France Coal Co 19.36 Democrat Co 17.25 P. J. Hyland 16.06 Ente# rise Drug Co i~ Police pay roll 70.00 Central City Chemical Co 16.76 H. B. Heller 32.00 W. J. Johns 10.50 Holthouse Drug Co 22.54 Drayton Hill 7-33 J. D. Bollinger 8.70 Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. ... 3.54 H. W. Johns Manville Co 4.10 Orval HarrufT 37.00 Ben Amrine 15.00 Isaac Chronister 34.t>0 S. F. Bowser & Co 40.25 Liberty Mfg. Co 6.00 Waterworks pay roll 10.30 Protec/ine Elec. Mfg. Co 15.69 Clint Fisher 1-23 A. C. Foos 23.00 Mayor Christen then called the finance board in a special session for the purpose of receiving bids for the depositing of the city's money. The First National, the Old Adams County bank and the People’s Loan & Trust Company offered to accept the city's money, to pay interest on daily balances, as* well as on semi-yearly and yearly balances. The rates of interest

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were the same at all throe banks. Each bank will get its share of the public funds, according to Its capital stock. A report of the Interest obtained during the past two years was read, in 1913 the city obtained from the Old Adams County bank the sum of $93.55, and In 191 > the sum of $77.52. In 1913 the First National bank paid the city $98.42 and in 1914 they paid $67.48. A motion was made to have the Interest money placed in the general fund. Tiie session then adjourned. — o TO GIVE A PASTRY SALE. Tiie Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will hold a pastry sale at the gas office January 26. There will be plenty of good homemade baked goods. o— —-———— LOST OUT AGAIN Woman Suffrage in U. S. Given Stunning Blow in Decision Last Night IN GREAT DEBATE By Christian Men’s Class— Very Interesting Meeting Held. The cause of woman suffrage in the United States was given another stunning blow last evening when the Men's ' Bible class of the Christian church, in | an interesting debate on whether the women of tiie United States should I be granted equal suffrage with men, ■ momentously decided that they' should not. The debate was given at the regular monthly social meeting of the class at the nome of Jacob J. Magley, corner of Monroe and Thirteenth streets, with nineteen of the twenty-five members present. G. T. Burk acted as chairman during the debate, and J. E. Anderson, clerk. Each debater was given five minutes _o present his case, with three minutes 1 for the rebuttal. The debaters were | Affirmative, C. F. Davisson, George Dixon, John Schultz; negative, Jacobi J. Magley, Dr. Burt Mangold and I Frank Kern. Some good points, both in favor of ind against woman suffrage, were I jrought out. | The history of woman suffrage was ' given and notable points in the Bible as well as present-day life, where women proved themselves as capable in nan’s work, as in their own nel..' were brought out. One suggested that women should be given the opportunity of voting and directing the affairs of civic life, as well as that <_f the domestic, —mending the men’s ,ocks, keeping their stomachs well ailed and buying their Christmas cigars. Others argued that women's sphere was in the home alone, rearing the children and silently molding the affairs of the nation by rocking the cradle and impressing her nature upon the future voters nestling therein. Bi-: ule references of woman’s submission md obedience to men were brought jut,, and in the rebuttal the affirmaive side soundly rapped upon this by stating that the church and state were separate and that this would not hold n this day. Many other interesting points were brought out and applause was great, the debaters all proving themselves able ones, although it had been many years since some had attended debates. The judges were Rev. Benjanrn Bortcn. Dr. C. R. Weaver, John Christen, M. A. Frisinger and Harvey Segur. Their vote resulted in three for the negative and two for the affirmative. While the guests were arriving and or an hour preceding the program, fine violin and piano music was ren lered by Professor Paul Wlthaus of Berne, a very talented musician, wno has classes in this city. He also played during the refreshment hour, when Harold and Earl Cushman assisted Harold Magley in serving light refreshments of sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and sugar wafers. A membership committee to work for new members was appointed, and Dr. Weaver, Messrs, Magley and Christen were named to arrange the subject for the debate for the next meeting in February, which will be held at the home of John Christen. Guests besides the class members and Mr. Withaus, were F. W. Downs and M. A. Frisinger.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening. January 20, 1915.

MANY __SHAOES Are Shown in New Spring Styles — “Putty” and “Sand” Are Colors. ALSO BELGIAN BLUE And Battleship Gray—Eton Effect—Skirts Wider and Shorter. The wintry snows are flying but the trend of those interested is going forward to the spring styles for milady. Traveling salesmen with advance spring styles of ladies' apparel visited local stores this morning ami made elaborate displays. The gowns are very pretty and the styles are more conservative than they have been for some time. The skirts are growing wider and are made in I the semi-circular style. The waist line is creeping upward, of course, as i the skirts are much shorter and every- | tiling is in the Eton coat effect, even I the gowns stimulating this effect. Light silks and silk poplins are used much. Os course there are new shades, and the names of some hint of the war nowin progress. There is the Belgian blue, battleship gray, midnight blue, “putty” and “sand” colors. The putty is a lovedly shade of gray and the , others suggestive of their names, aZ*. .Green is also a favorite color. There are no tunics shown, but a , few are in accordion plaits. ABOUT THE SICK Solomon Linn, Who Suffered Relapse Sunday, is Not so Well Today. MANY ARE ILL I I Mrs. Jerry Archbold is Quite Sick—Mrs. Touhey Failing Fast. County Treasurer W. J. Archbold visited la | night at the bedside of his mother, Mrs. Jeremiah Archbold, north of the city. MA. Archbold, who is eighty-two year" of is in quite a serious condition irom a complication of ailments, rendered the more serious by her advanced age. County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke is off duty on account of being ill of a severe cold. Mrs. D. B. Erwin, who has been ill since Saturday and confined to her bed, is somewhat better. i Mrs. Touhey, who is very ill of tuberculosis of the bowels, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P. J. Hyland, is failing fast. _______o THE BORROWED HYDROPLANE. The fifteent’i episode of “The Million Dollar Mystery” will be given at the Crystal theater tomorrow afternoon and evening and is entitled , “The Borrowed Hydroplane." The ti- ; tie of this episode alone is enough to Indicate the stirring and exciting sit--1 uations and you will like this serial better titan ever aft|: - seeng this epi- '' sode.. In addition to this a Vitagraph . comedy entitled “Kill or Cure,” and the second Ford-Detroit Industrial 1 Weekly will be given. Tonight’s show comprises a two-part Biograph entitled “Gwendolin,” the story of which i was suggested by George Elliott’s > company, entitled, “Slippery Jim - Meets the Champion." The price of i admission still remains as usual, five 1 cents. o- — 3 CAUCUS ON AMENDMENT < Indianapolis, Jan. 20,— (Special io 1 Daily Democrat) —Senator Van Nuys, - democratic floor leader of the senate h said today that the democrats of the - senate would caucus Thursday or Frit day night on the 22 Statsenburg amendments. He said the primary bill s would not be considered. “In fact I s do not expect any primary legislation to be passed this session” he said.

A FLOOD PREVENTION BILL. 4 Indianapolis, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) Senator Stephen B. Fleming of Fort Wayne today introduced his flood prevention bill, which represents the efforts of Hood prevention commission. Fleming w. 4 a member of the commission. The bill proposes to establish water control districts, the commissioners of which would have the widest powers to control drainage, water courses and water supply. Tiie could also Issue bonds and levy taxes on the benefitled property. The attorney general, the auditor of state and the president of the state school of engineering would compose the state water control board, according to tliis bill. The water control districts tiie board would establish would have powers of eminent domain superior to all other corproations, public and private, such districts could be organized by the board on petition of 500 free holders of the district-t>r fepresentatives of half the value of property. A NIGHT ATTACK Germans Again Shell English Coast by Night from Their Aeroplanes. PRESSURE TO BEAR On Sweden by the Triple Entente to Enforce Transmission of Materal. London, Jan. 20, —(Special to DailyDemocrat)—Growing conviction that aeroplanes, not Zepplins made the daring night attack on the east coast last night did much today to calm the minds of Londoners. Despite the definite statement of persons that they saw Zepplins, officials of the cities visited by the raiders express their doubts. The police at the Yarmouth declared today the outlines of the invaders were plainly visible in the evening sky. They are positive the raiders piloted aeroplanes. Paris, Jan. 20, —(Special to DailyDemocrat) —Desperate fighting for the possession of a bridge over the Yser marked the resumption of ✓ghting"' >:i the Nieuport region, the war office announced today. The bridge was held by the French. Under cover of ar \ leiy action the Germans tried to dynamite the structure across which the French had made several unsuccessful sorities. French guns were wheeled into action and poured a hot fire on the east bank of the river causing the Germans to withdraw after suffering heavy losses. Constantinople, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Russian offense moving southward in the Caucasus continues, it was officially admitted today but the war office declares the Turks “are obstinately defending themselves”.' Berlin, Jan. 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Swedish newspapers resort that the Triple Entente is bringing strong pressure to bear on Sweden to enforce the transit of war materials to Russia according to a statement today by the German press bureau. The Swedish papers express the opinion that the government should by all means ward off this attempted violation of Swedish neutrality. Constantinople, Jan. 20 —(Special Io Daily Democrat)—Fifteen members of the crew of the French submarine Faphir, which was sunk by a Turkish mine in the Dardanelles, arrived today and were prisoners of war. They were picked up by Turkish motor boats following tile disaster. CONFESSES TO FORGERY. Chicago, 111., Jan. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—After handing a telegram to a porter with the order that it be rushed to Chicago, from hij train, Charle; Ledowsky, president of the Fox River Distilling company, went to his roo mand shot himself. He died instantly. Within a few hours afterward his attorney opened the latter’s safe and found a confession of forgery to government warehouse receipts running for ten or twelve years and covering an amount that may reacli $20,000.

FIRE SALE STARTS j Big Cowds Visit Madison ’ Street Sales Rooms of the Schafer Company. 4 * EXTRA CLERKS ON All Were Kept Flying Today . to Meet Demands of the Many Buyers. ■ ’ d'T fF r | m . i I '■ Cash! cash! cash! You could hear , it all day long from the army of clerks . in the Madison street room of tiie j Schafer Hardware company, where an . army of clerks are taking care of tiie . hundreds attracted by the announcement that the big fire sale would start this morning. Io is a real fire sale, , , the goods being the salvage from the big fire which occurred on the morn- . ing of the twenty-third of December, destroping the triple business block just north of this office. In the . settlement with the insurance companies the goods were retained and the sale to dispose of this salvage began tills morning and will continue untill all the goods have been sold. Some fifteen or twenty clerks waited on the customers, while J. B. Meibers acted as cashier. When a sale was made, the clerk called out “cash,” and it was a busy, hustling scene all day. The goods on hand include a large number of stoves and ranges, general hardware, binding twine, nails and a hundred and one other lines of merchandise. o THE COURT NEWS Mattie Schlegel Arrested on Grand Jury Indictment— Keeping Immoral House IS THE CHARGE Puts Up S2OO Cash Bond— Charles Straub Arrested on Another Charge. Sheriff Ed Green made a second grand jury arrest today noon. Tiie victim was Charles Straub, charged ' with assault and battery, this growing out of the trouble between himself and I wife, which was aired in police court some time ago. He failed to give tiie SIOO bond and was taken to jail. Judge D. E. Smith was in Bluffton today, where lie is serving as special judge in a case. Real estate transfers: Lawrence C. Schlegel et al. to Agnes Meibers, lot 457, Decati), $500; Agnes Meibers to Lawrence C. Schlegel, lot 457, $500: Murray J. Scherer et al. to Jacob Scherer, lot 5, Monroe, $200: Anton Krumenaker to Reuben Lord et al, a strip of lot 29, Decatur. $100; William S. Bowers et al. to W. Greenleaf Tumbleson, realty. SSOO. Sheriff Green this morning arrested Mrs. Mattie Schlegel on a grand jury indictment, charging her with conducting an immoral house. She has been living on north First street for some time, and many complaints have been registered against the She produced a cash bond of S2OO. and was released. o GRAND INSPECTOR HERE John Clendening, Royal Arch Masons, Inspector Is Here John Glendening of Indianapolis, grand insepctor of the Royal Arch Masons, paid ills annual visit to the > local chapter hall last evening, where he inspected the order, in its exera- ■ plification of the work. Following ; this, an oyster supper was served at ’ the Girod & Baker restaurant, , o WILL HOLD A SALE. Kolter Bros., the hustling and enter t prising merchants of Magley, an- - nounce that they will hold another big t sale at their store next Saturday. r Special reductions will be made in every line.

JoVERCOAT MUST BE RETURNED. ' One party who was seated at the library near where the young men were who are supposed to have taken 1 the overcoat a night or two ago, has reported that she knows tiie parly when she sees him and that lie do? 8 not live far from here. Unless tiie coat is returned there will probably be something done to cause it to be turned over. [ o BIG REVIVAL SERVICE , The revival services at tiie United Brethren church which lias been in progress two weeks, continue witli interest. The Rev. Harman is in charge. Standing room is at a premium. Many going forward to the altar.

o EXERCISE GOOD 1- ■ For “Rheumatism” Says Doc Hirschberg—M<;re Fresh Air You Get AND MORE YOU EAT i The Better Your Stiff Joint Will be—Believes in Using the Joints. ■ Dr. Leonard Hirschberg, of John Hopkins university, writing for the Indianapolis Star, says: “In unity there is strength, perhaps, but in sticking together there may lurk a c$ tiger not easily overcome. The feet, the hands, the eyelids, tiie upper and tiie lower jaws are born for I co-operation, yet there is such a thing as too much cohesion. “Menenius Agrippa concluded just such a discussion 2,000 years ago wilii ’ the celebrated fable: ‘lt once happened that all the other members of a man mutinied against the stomach which they accused as the only idle, noncontributing part in the whole body, while the rest were put to hard ships and the expense of much labor to supply and minister to its appe tites.’ Witli what result is known to everybody. “Too much cohesion or unity is like excesses in anything. The price is inefficiency and serious damage. Tne Siamese twins separately or in a disjointed union might have become effective workers of one kind or anoth- - er. Held rigidly together as they were, disaster to one spelled disaster to the other. To grow together like i> i double cherry, seemingly parted, yet ■ united in partition, is not the crown- i ing glory it might lie. Two souls with but a single thought or two hearts that I beat as one are inimical to health, happiness and progress, unless the unity I i« in one thought and a few beats anti not in all points. Tiie revelancy of all this applies , particularly to the joints of the living, i human frame. While the necessity always exists ror a linkage of ont i joint with another, any excess of such attachment, such as stiffness, rigidity or loss of mobility takes away the very purpose for which a joint is ere ated. When the ends of two bones meet they must not come in actual conta't. Should this occur, the friction which results would wear awgy the bone, destroy the marrow, limit motion, and make the muscles useless. "Gristle, fat, muscle, ligaments and tendons, therefore, perform the double duty of defense and offense at all joints. They act both as protective 7>ads and as guiding reins. Even > though accidents, injuries, bacteria! ■ and chemical diseases invade a joint, i there are usually t few elemental tissues situated there which refuse to be wholly bound down or puffed up with fluid. “Once the union of any joint occurs , —as in maladies like paralysis agitans. lime deposits, arthritis, deformans, some infectious ailments, or drinking , of gravel-amkink waters —treatment of i a medico-mechanical nature must be e instituted. e “Shun any doctor, ethical or unethi- leal—there are as many of the former ; as of the latter— who uses the fossit lized name 'rheumatism,' or tells you Lo 'avoid red meats.’ There is practically no difference between red and white meats. Moreover, the more you eat and tiie more fresh air you are in -• the better your stiff joint will be. i- “To send the rich, red blood and g nourishment ringing through the afr, fected joints and flesh nothing suru passes massage, exercise, baths and (Continuea on rage Four)

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BUSY THIS WEEK Legislature Getting Down to the Grind —Workmen’s Compensation Law IS BEING DISCUSSED Planning for Editorial Meet-ing-Only Four Hundred at the Banquet.

(By Lew Ellinghani) lndian;.\,olis, Ind., Jan. 20—Workmen's compensation will soon take up the time and tiie attention of the lawmakers who arrived in the city Monday at 2 o'clock, began their second week, and what will doubtless prove to be a busy week as well. Senator VanNuys, senate floor leader, will introduce bills touching this subject. One of tiie bills was prepared by the manufacturers of the state and the other by the labor organizations. Tiie vital difference in the two bills is in the percentage of allowanc -for those who are hurt or maimed. The manufacturers make this percentage fifty per cent and the labor bill boosts this price to sixty per cent. Tiie labor organization bill asks for ? state department to transact this business, and the manufacturers want it placed with some old line insurance company. Following the last legislature Governor Ralston appointed a commission to investigate and report upon the feasibility of workmen’s compensation, and now it appears after their diligence and labor the commission is divided against itself as to just the sort of a law Indiana should have covering this subject. This fact has led to the introduction of tiie two bills and it is expected that before any legislation results, there will be at least another bill, and the third one will likely meet the approval of the commission, that is meet their approval more nearly than does either of the bills introduced. Workmen's compensation is a subject that lias been much discussed in Indiana general assemblies in times past and will be in the future workmen’s compensation or no workmen's compensation. Many states are now working under that many different laws, but none of them seem to appeal or completely cover tiie conditions as they exist in this state. It is the general expectation that some sort of u law will be dr» {,■ from this legislature and it is the hope that the best that can be, bad. will finally be consented to by the majorities in both the senate and house. Much oratory can be expected botli for and against these bills, and it is easily one of the mportant legislative items and will be much in the limelight. Another subject that will be orated upon not a little will be the demands of the steam railroads of the state 'or a passenger rate of two and a half cents a mile instead of two cents, is is the law now. It is not known is tc z who will take the initiative and 'ntroduce this bill, but it is the generally accepted fact that such a bill will be introduced. From our newspaper exchange list we notice quite a number of editorial comments favorable to the increase. One of these appeared in the Scott County Journal, edited by Hon. S. B. Wells, and was not only well written, but it showed low every item of expense in tiie operation of railroads lias doubled and then some, .but that their passenger 'ares had remained stationary. Around tiie legislative bodies where all kinds md conditions of legislation is freely liscussed, there has been no outbreak •ither for or against the railroad cornpanies and their contemplated increase in passenger rates. But it will ie a good subject for the legislative orator, and they will blossom forth hi all their glory. In talking about oratory there will be some and to spare, when Senator McCormick reaches tiie oratory period with his bill which would end capital punishment and make life imprisonment tiie penalty for murder. There is a great deal of sentiment on both sides of this question, and this sentiment will find expression from many nf the members when it comes up for discussion. Senator Neal lias -.Jo ■pened tiie flood gates of oratory by the introduction of a bill calling for a certificate of good health before the county clerks of the state are prlvil•ged to issue marriage licenses. One of the most reputable practicing phy(Contlnueo on rage Four)