Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 160.

BRITISH RAID IS FUSTRATFO German Aeroplanes Put British Air Flotilla to Flight in North Sea. NO DOUBT REMAINS That German Note Will be Satisfactory-Being Gone Over by Diplomats. Berlin, July fi,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—“The Russian line <n Krasnit has been cut in two,” said .1 dispatch this afternoon. “One part is being driven east and the other toward Lublin and Bandorod. Warsaw is now threatened by the Austro-Ger-man advance." Berlin. July 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British aviators who attempted a great aerial raid on the German North Sea coast Sunday morning were routed by German airmen, it was announced today. German airships sighted the British sky flotilla at dawm. It consisted of several hy-dro-aeroplanes and aeroplanes accompanied by motor boats, cruisers and destroyers. “The hostile airmen were forced to retreat” said the statement. “One British hydro-aeroplane which succeeded in rising toward the coast was pursued by a German plane and escaped by flying over Dutch terri tory." Montreal, Que., July 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An explosion in the plant of the Canadian Explosives company today killed seven and injured many more, three seriously. Among , toe dead is a British government ex- ( plosives inspector, lent to the company i during the war. A jammed cutting 1 machine caused fire to break out in i the plant and several buildings were i blown to atoms. A government investigation was launched. Two of the , victims were girls. i 1 Washington, July 6.—(Special to the , Daily Democrat)— Secretary Lans'ng I today denied that any charges had yet l been made to the department of a re- ; ported wide spread German plot to , destroy American arms a..d amunition < plants engaged in filling orders for the British. The state departments reticence i concerning the German-American ex- i changes had increased today. Secre- , tary Lansing said communications re- i ceived from Ambassador Gerard con- i corning the delay were ' confidential Washington, July 6,— (Special to the i Daily Democrat)—No .doubt remained ' in official minds today that the German note will be satisfactory. There was i every indication that it will me<.t < American views. The reason is that • the whole matter is being gone over i in advance between the Berlin foreign 1 office and President Wilson. Point by point the German diplomats are letting Ambassador Gerard know what they propose to write into the note. The ambassador advises Lansing who in turn advises the president. If the president approves, so much ol the note is disposed of. If not there is an exchange of ideas until the agreement is reached. New York, July 6,— (Special to Daily Democrat)— The Evening World today declared that the United States censorship over the German owned wireless station at Seville is being evaded by a secret system invented by Dr. I. Kitseo, a scientist with a labratory in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia scientist was tricked into revealing his secrets by a man who represented himself to be an agent of the German government. Washington, July 6,— (Special to the pemocrat)—-General Villa’s advisers conferred here today with a view cf meeting Wilsons’ peace demands, incidentally some said, to enable Villa to “get from under” a possible collapse of his military organization in north-western Mexico. Carranza headquarters expect Villa communications within ten days which they believe will amount to a proposal to turn over all territory to Carranza for a consideration of some sort. It is believed Villa is growing tired of warfare because his operations have not been satisfactory in the past few months.

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SECURE SECOND PLACE Messrs Hugh Hite, Burt Mangold, C. It. Weaver and E. D. Engeler, accompanied by “ number of local tennis enthusiasts, went to Bluffton yesterday where they entered the tounment held by Bluffton, Geneva, Berne and Decatur. The tournment resulted in Bluffton securing first place, Decatur second, Berne third and Geneva fourth. Weaver and Engeler took two love sets from the Geneva team and Hite and Mangold also captured two sets from the Geneva hoys. In the contest with Bluffton however, both local teams lost out. o POLICE COURT Homer Barton, arrested Saturday by Marshal Melchi on a charge of assault and battery on the person of Charles Ivins, and who pleaded not guilty to the charge at the arraignment, changed his mind this morning and appeared before Squire Kintz and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was assessed a fine of $1 and costs, amount ing to $9.80. o LID ON TIGHT Monroe Enforces Fireworks Order and Enjoyed Safe and Sane Fourth. NO SPARKLERS EVEN Allowed on Streets---Mon-roe Band Made First Appearance Saturday.

For the first time in the history of the town. Monroe enjoyed an absolutely safe and sane Fourth yesterday. The town board had issued an order that no fire works or displays of any nature would be permitted and this order was enforced to the letter by the marshal. Saturday evening an attempt was made by some children to celebrate with small sparklers, which were inserted in a piece cf candy, but this dangerous practice, after some expert sleuth work on the part of the authorities, was soon suppressed by ordering the vendor of. the candies to remove the sparklers from the sight and temptation of the youngsters. The day was most enjoyably spent :n visiting, resting and eating and w ill be a Fourth long to be remembered by those participating, especially the children, who were enthused by 'he stories and deeds of their ancestors, but were far removed from the obnoxious and dangerous symbols of the real spirit of the occasion. That the town of Monroe is always up with the time and progressive, was evidenced Saturday evening when the Monroe band, a newly organized assembly of musicians, made their first appearance under the leadership of Joe Danner of Willshire. The band is composed of twenty-two members, each onea musician of excellent ability and they rendered some very fine music. This is the first band Monroe has had for a number of years and it will undoubtedly add much to the social side of life in that town. John Mayer, editor of the Monroe Reporter, is business manager and trap drummer of the band. An ice cream social was also given for the benefit of the boys in connection with the concert, and proved to be a decided success. o FLOWER CONTEST. In Nasturtiums and Mixed Bouquets Comes Off Friday. The nasturtiums and mixed flower bouquet contest of the Woman’s Civic League for school children comes off Friday morning at the gas office. All bouquets must be entered between 8:30 and 12 o’clock. First, second and third prizes of SI.OO, 50 cents and 25 cents will be given for bouquets of nasturtiums raised by children from 6 to 9, 9 to 11 and 11 to 13. Three prizes for children of each age will be given. In the mixed bouquet contest three prizes will be offered children from six to thirteen years of age. Attention to those who intend to enter the ward flower bed contest is called to the fact that beds must be entered by July 10. Any who desire to compete should telephone Miss Anna Winnes by that time. At present there ale but four entries. Prizes will be offered the best flower bed in each ward.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, .July 6, 1915.

BANKS ASSESSED The Board of Review Announces Assessments of Banks of County. THERE ARE NINE Assessments of Some Townships Raised—The Per Cent of Each. The board of review this morning heard complaints of Decautr people on real estate and personal assessments and also compared the business houses of the city. The board, of review has assessed the various banks of the county as follows: Adams County bank $89,570.00 First National bank 93,490.00 People's Loan & Trust C 0... 37,500.00 Monroe State bank 17,170.00 People's State Bank of Berne 38,640.00 The Bank of Berne 43,030.00 Bank of Geneva 35.755.00 The Farmers & Merchants’ State Bank of Geneva.... 17,450.00 Bank of Linn Grove 11,620.00 The assessments of real estate alone (without improvements) of the various townships were raised as follows: Union, 7 per cent; Preble, 7 per cent; Root, 7 per cent; St. Mary's, 5 per cent; French, 8 per cent; Monroe, 5 per cent; Wabash, 5 per cent. The following townships were raised on personal property: Union, 5 per cent; Kirkland, 10 per cent; St. Mary's, 10 per cent; Monroe, 10 per cent; French, 5 per cent. The improvements of the following townships were raised as follows: St. Mary’s, 10 per cent; Blue Creek, 5 per cent; Jefferson, 5 per cent; Preble, 5 per cent; Hartford, 10 per cent; Root, 5 per cent; Wabash, 5 per cent. rumerTaby Ed Augenbaugh Ran Over Baby Daughter With Automobile Monday. WAS BACKING OUT Os Garage—Did Not See the Child Until Both Wheels Passed Over Her. While backing out of the garage at the rear of of the home in the Fullenkamp addition, shortly after dinner yesterday afternoon, Edward Augenbaugh, trustee of Washington township, narrowly escaped killing his twenty-months-old daughter, Myrtle Jane, by passing over her with both wheels of the heavy five-passenger machine. Mr. Augenbaugh intended to make a trip to the country and went to the garage immediately after fininshing dinner, tlie little girl being at the table When he left. The children were in the habit of accompanying their father to the garage and riding out to the street with him, but as they were all in the house at this time, Mr. Augenbaugh did not take the usual precautions. He experienced some difficulty in starting the engine and this gave the little daughter time to slip down from the table and run out after her father. The car had just been started and was moving out of the building when the baby reached the alley. Mrs. Augenbaugh was sitting on the porch at the time and seeing the predicament of the baby, jumped off of the porch in an attempt to reach her and called to Mr. Augenbaugh to stop. The child was so close to the machine, however, that before this could be done, both the front and rear wheels had passed over her in the region of the abdomen. Fortunately the alley had been constructed of clay, softened by the recent rains, and the tires of the machine were only half inflated, otherwise the life of the little child would have been crushed out. An examination proved tliat no bones were broken and it is not thought that any internal injuries will result.

HOLT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Mineola, N. Y. July 6,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—By gashing his wrist with a load pencil, Frank Holt, who tried to assassinate J. I‘. Morgan, attempted to take his life during the night in his cell at the jail here. Only the prompt action of a turn-key fustrated his attempt. A doctor was hurriedly called and the wound sewed up. Holt lose considerable blood but it was stated he was in no danger. Holt fashioned a knife-like weapon out of the pencil. He took the erasure from the end and with his teeth mashed the tin container together, making a sharp edge. With this he was able to easily gash his wrist. WEREGRANTED AN EXTENSION Messrs. Dirkson and Koenig Must Pay $5,000 Into Court in Ten Days. » ————— OR FORFEIT CHECK

If They do so a Further Extension of Thirty Days Will be Granted Them. Charles Dirkson and John H. Koenig, representing Leisetta Dirkson and Clara E. Koenig, who on May 4th bid in the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line, for $85,000. and paid the sum of SI,OOO must make good by July 16th or forfeit the SI,OOO. If they pay the sum of $5,000 by that time and agree to pay the balance within thirty days, the petition for an extension of time, filed this morning will be granted, otherwise the receiver will bo ordered to readvertise for bids under a new order of court. This was the day fixed by the court for a settlement of tiie sale and when Judge Richard Hartford of Portland assumed the bench and asked for a report, the attorneys representing the purchasers filed a petition asking for an extension. They claimed that a deal was on which they believed could be closed soon and after two hours of discussion it was finally agreed that a ten days’ extension be granted, by which time $5,000 must be paid into court and arrangements made to take care of the balance within thirty days. The court was not disposed to grant an extension but finnally consented when the attorneys agreed and so made the entry. Present in court today were Judge Olds, Senator Barrett, Elmer Leonard and Dick Vesey of Ft. Wayne, Attorneys Lutz, Merryman, Heller, Sutton & Heller, Peterson & Moran, F. M. Schirmeyer, Dore B. Erwin and others of this city. Messrs. Erwin, Heller, Sutton & Heller asked the privilege to file a suit against the receiver, for David Rice, (Continued on Page 2.) —— —o A FINE_LECTURt With Illustrations on Book of Ben Hur Will be Given Thursday Niffht FOR THE BEN HURS And Friends—Supreme Instructor W. N. Steele to Give Lecture. A fine lecture on the Book of Ben Hur, illustrated with moving pictures, will be given Wednesday evening. July 7, at the Knights of Pythias home. The lecture will be given by W. N. Steele, supreme instructor of the Tribe of Ben Hur, and will be for the good of the local Ben Hur court. All Ben Hurs and their friends are free to come. Tickets have been sent to the local members and these are given out by them to their friends. Mr. Steele is a fine talker, and his lecture on the pictures will ue instructive and interesting. He is engaged in the lecture work and spends his entire time in this way, working for the good of the various courts. The lecture will begin about eight o’clock.

WEEKFROMTODAY Biggest Chautauqua Ever Held Here Will OpenGot Your Tickets? CAN SAVE MONEY By Buying Them in Advance—Besides You Give Valuable Aid to Ladies. You have just a week in which to get your Chautauqua tickets at the reduced price, $1.25 for children and $2.50 for adults. After the big show opens on the 13th, the prices will be $1.50 and $3.00. And besides if you buy now you aid the Ladies’ Improvement society in raising a fund for the children’s play grounds and for beautifying Decatur. The chautauqua this year it is claimed will excel any ever given here and is deserving of support. Buy your ticket —buy it today—get ready for chautauqua week, which opens next Tuesday. Get your tickets at this office or at any of the following business houses. Old Adams County bank; Teeple Brandyberry & Peterson, Daily Demoocrat- office, People's Loan & Trust Co. bank, First National bank, Winnes shoe store, Holthouse, Schulte & Co. clothing store, Holthouse Drug store. Bostor Store, Smith, Yager & Falk drugs. M. Fulienkamp dry goods store, Enterprise drug store, Pumphrey s jewelry store, D. M. Hensley jewelry store, Vance & Hite clothing store, The Myers-Dailey clothing store, Callow & Rice drug store. De catur Herald office,F. M. Schirmeyer Niblick & Co. dry goods store. Charles Voglewede shoe store. Gay, Zwick & Myers Co., Peoples & Gerke shoe store, Beavers, Atz and Scherer, Chas. Elzey shoe store, Dr. Roy Archbold O DAVIS ELECTED H. O. Davis, Pleasant Mills Rural Mail Carrier Elected One of Fourteen

NATIONAL DELEGATES Good Time Enjoyed at the State Convention Held at South Bend. W. A. Hamrick, H. D. Davis and Harve Rice returned from South Bend where they attended a two days’ ses sion of the Indiana Rural Letter Car riers’ Association. This association has a membership of 1,300 and will have fourteen delegates to the nation al convention of rural carriers, to be held at Detroit, Mich., on August 10 to 15, inclusive. W. H. Kauffman of Lagrange and Edward J. Gaunt, the present president for Indiana, were elected delegates at large. Among the other twelve delegates elected were Harry Sharp of Bluffton and 11. O. Davis of Pleasant Mills. Edward J. Gaunt of Greensburg was re-elected state president, and E. J. Rogers of Monticello was reelected secretary-treasurer for the coming year. There was a warm contest between Muncie and Princeton for the next state meeting, which will be held in July, 1910. Muncie received sixtyseven votes and Princeton, sixty-six. o BOYS GO CAMPING Pitch Their Tent Along Wabash River Near Geneva A party of five boys loaded a wagon with tent, cots comforts and a lot of "eats” and some following on bicycles left for a pleasant spot along the Wabash river near Geneva where they will pitch their tent and enjoy camp life for a week or two. The party includes Earl and Harold Cushman, Robert and Edgar Moyer and Harold Magley.

' PICNIC WAS POSTPONED. The annual picnic of the St. John’s Lutheran congregation north of this city, which was to have been held on Sunday was postponed until next Sun day. A large crowd has assembled'for tlie services and the children had just begun a very fine program when the rain descended in torrents, the like of which lias seldom been seen. It simply fell in sheets. The school house and residences tn the vicinity sheltered only a limited number and many who attended were soaking wet. Tlie picnic has been announced for next Sunday. o AN INDIAN HATCHET Yesterday while Henry Heideman was walking about the Heideman farm south-west of Decatur he came upon a piece of stone that projected from the ground and picking it up he came to the conclusion that it was a piece of an Indian hatchet. The stone was perfectly smooth and of a darkgrey color. About in the center it had a small hole bored in which was probably used to insert the handle. schneptonTon Enjoyable Time Had by the Schnepp Family at Wm. Schnepp Home NEAR VAN WERT, OHIO Seventy Present-Had Fine Time--At Abe Schnepp Homi? in 1916. There were seventy who attended the first annual reunion of the Schnepp family held at the beautiful country home of Willliam Schnepp, near Van Wert. Ohio. July 4. The forenoon wn. ; spent in social chatting and reminding one another of many past good times. At high noon they were called in to dinner, a most sumptuous meal prepared by the ladies of the Schnepp families who certainly know how to get up a* fine meal, as everything that one could desire in the line of good things to eat, appeared on the table. Alter dinner the ladies repaired to the sitting room and the genltemen to the veranlo where they enjoyed a smoker, with William Schnepp as host. After the social smoke, they joind the ladies in the house and the time was spent with songs and instrumental music. A! though there was a great rain, it did not mar the pleasures of the day. but added a “pulling” contest to the other festivities—that of pulling autos out of the ditch. The day closed by tak ing a picture of the assembly. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Vai Schnepp, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schnepp ana daughter, Bernice; Mr. and Mrs Ben Schnepp and sons Forest, Olar ence and Carl, Mr. and Mrs. J. Manley and son Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Oran Shiltz of Wren, Ohio; Abe Schnepp and family; Gaietia Schnepp and sons Adrian, Fremont, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schnepp and son Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. John Barrone, Miss Frances Yerkle, Dr. E. Burns of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Sheets, Leonard I). Schnepp and daughter, Phillis of Con voy, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schnepp and family, Harley Gytle and son Ken neth; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gytle and sons, Harold and Doyle, and son, Gerald; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Helm; Mrs. Henry Peck and son Arthur of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Murphy and sons, Frank and Dee; and Miss Agnes Schnepp, Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Brothers of Chicago. All voted Mr. and Mrs. William Schnepp great entertainers, and leaving with gest wishes, to meet with Abe Schnepp home in 1916. —oCARD OF THANKS We desire in this manner to express our sincere and heart-felt thanks for the kindness and assistance of the neighbors and many friends in this sad hour of our bereavement also, ta those for the beautiful flowers. MRS. S. D. CRIST AND CHILDREN. MR. AND MRS. JOHN F. CRIST. o MORGAN TALKS BUSINESS New York, July 6, — (Special to the Daily Democrat) —J. P. Morgan, called his office over the telephone from his home at Glen Cove this morning, talking to his partners, he told them he felt fine and he discussed some of his business affairs.

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MANY PEOPLE ATTEND RACES County Horse and Motorcycle Contests Were Biff Features of the Day. DESPITE THE RAIN Track Was in Good Condition—No Serious Accidents Mar Occasion. With an attendance estimated at 1,200, the county races given by the Adams County Fair association, were held yesterdaj- afternoon at Steele's park and proved to be the biggest drawing card of the day. Although the attendance was greatly diminished owing to the severe rain storm of Sunday afternoon, which caused many people from a distance to remain at home, thinking it would be necessary to postpone the races, those that were present were very enthusiastic and every minute of the afternoon was enjoyed. The track was in excellent condition and exceedingly fast, except for one place just in front of the judges’ stand, where the inside of the track was very muddy. While the crowd was assembling a concert was given by the City band that was enjoyed by all. The Geneva 'band had also been secured for the day, but for some reason failed to make an appearance. At 2 o’clock the judges, comprising D. D. Clark. M. A. Bowman, Leo Weber, Dan Beery and Abe Bock, entered the judges’ stand and the program was announced. The first event was a five-mile single motorcycle race, the entrees being McConnell, Johnson, Kortenbrer and Gauze. McConnell rode Clifford LaDelle’s Indian motorcycle as the result of an accident which occurred to LaDelle Sunday afternoon while practicing on the track. LaDelle was hitting a clip at about sixty miles an hour and was making tlie east turn when his machine started out from under him. In an attempt to regain his position, he threw the machine too far in the other direction and was thrown to the ground, alighting on his right foot and snapping the bones of the ankle and tearing loose the ligaments. The right wrist was also badly sprained and a large amount of skin removed from various parts of his body. McConnell proved to be an able “understudy,” however, and finished the ten laps a half-mile ahead of the others. Johnson coming in second. Gauze third and Kortenbrer, who experience much engine trouble, bringing up the rear. McConnell made the ten laps in nine minutes. The second event was a ten-mile race for twin cylinder motorcycles. Three entries made their apjiearance in this race, they being McConnell, Kortenbrer and Bolinger. At the get-away Bolinger led. McConnell came second and Kortenbrer third. In the second dap McConnell gained the lead and in the third lay Kortenbrer went around Bolinger. These positions were retained through the race with the exception of Bolinger, who

dropped out in tlie fourteenth lap on acount of engine trouble. McConnell finished the twenty laps with a time of 13:39, while Kortenbrer made it in 14:15, McConnell winning the S4O purse. The third event was the county mile pace, best two out of three, with a purse of $75. Nine horses, all owned by residents of the county, and this being the first appearance on the track for some of them, started under the wire. In both heats, the hore, Alerton, owned by Arthur Haggard. of Monroe, took first place, and Decatur Boy, owned by William Cook, of this city, came in third. In the first heat Max, owned by Theodore Beatty, came in second, and Mary M''.v owned by Jim Andrews of Monroe, came in fifth. In the second heat the places of these two houses were reversed, making it necessary to run a tie race for second place, in the tie. Mary May finished first. The time of this race was 2:36. Following this an exhibition halfmile heat was given by William Smalley, field manager of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, driving his famous pacer, “The Conquest.” This horse has a pacing record of 2:09 and a trotting record of 2:16 and was a grand circuit racer during the seasons of 1909 and 1910. The half-milo exhibition yesterday was made in (Continued on £age 2.)