Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1915 — Page 1

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n m at_tr;sco Mrs. Mary Eley Writes Exceedingly Interesting Letter from California. ATTENDING THE FAIR Visits Indiana BuildingVisit Seemed Like a Grand Reunion There. The following most interesting letter received from Mrs. Mary Eley, who left several weeks ago for California for a several months' stay, will be of particular interest to her many friends here:

San Francisco. Cal.. June 29. 1915. Dear Miss Magley:—According to promise will write you, and give what I consider many points of interest on my long journey. I stopped with my cousin in Chicago; had a delightful visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quinn at Kansas City; left on the following Tuesday for San Francisco; took a Pullman and by so doing had the society of interesting people all the way out. Sight seeing was indulge;] in by hundreds of tourists. The trip was a most delightful one. We were three days and nights on the way from Kansas City—one continuous ride; but the scenery was so strange, beautiful and grand, after we struck Colorado that we did not tire of the journey. Oh, how 1 uid wish for a party of my friends to be with me over the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. The scenery there cannot be described, but must be seen to be appreciated. Many times there would be a number of small white clouds floating through the air between us and the lofty mountains, whose evergreen sides made a most picturesque back ground. At other times the mountain peaks would be away above the clouds and seem to mingle with the blue sky above. For nearly a day Pike’s Peak could bo clearly seen, although we must have been fifty miles from it at the nearest point. For several days our train kept winding up around mountains and plateaus, through tunnels and over canyons, and then hours in the California desert. I want to tell you that the most beautiful, the most sublime, most awe-inspiring scene of the whole route was passing through Royal Gorge and winding up around the mountains. In sublimity of grandeur and beauty it surpasses expression. Arrived at Oakland at 8:30 p. m. Was met at the pier by all my relatives and Several of their Jaw relation, and after greetings and presentation, took the boat for Frisco. A beautiful sight is crossing San Francisco bay by twilight. The bay is a beautiful sheet of water, covers over nine hundred square miles, has a good anchorage, and is completely sheltered from the winds by the ourrounding hills, making it one of the safest and best harbors on the v. cstern coast of North America. One lady on the boat evidently, from her conversation, had encircled the globe twice, pronounced it a miniature Mediterranean. Approaching the city of San Francisco by the ferry from Oak-

land, it looks like a great big mountain looming right up out of the water all ablaze, the city being very hilly, it looked like the lights were twinkling from the very water edge ’ and running in close parallel lines upwrad. losing themselves among the stars. The first few days we spent at home quietly resting and visiting. It had been thirty years since my sister-in-law left Decatur; both had many sad experiences to relate. The scenes of long ago became vivid again, but of course those are experiences that help to make up the records of life. On Wednesday we went to the “fair” and have been going frequently ever since. Oh. for descriptive J powers, in which I am so deficient! j The only word I could think that would express my ideas was wonderful. It certainly is wonderful, and anybody that misses this fair is the ■ loser. Six hundred and thirty-five acres devoted to the fair, with a | frontage of about two miles on San Francisco bay. It is divided into divisions or sections. The western is reserved for the state exhibits, both : foreign and American. The central is devoted to the eleven main exhibition palaces that contain the exhib- | its of industry, edilj tion, the arts, the eastern called wLe "Jone; this is devoted to amusements, and there are certainly plenty of them. The . palace of horticulture has the largest glass dome in the world, 15Z feet in B'-

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diameter, and 185 feet high. The palace of fine arts, which contains about five million dollars in art treasures, is constructed entirely of steel and concrete, and is fire and burglar proof. The eleven great ttuildings occupying the central section are connected together with wonderful avenues and courts. These encircle the "Tower of Jewels." This beautiful building is over 4(10 feet high, and is covered with cutglass jewels from Austria, and at night with the electrical illumination ft is perfectly dazzling. It lias been said that something like seventy million dollars have been invested In the buildings and the installments of exhibits. Forty foreign countries, besides many of our own states and territories, are here represented. and such a wealth of exhibits was never before known in the, history of the world. I spent a whole day in the palace of fine arts, an 1 that was only a beginning. The South American exhibit is perfectly lascinating to me. The exhibit -of the republic of Argentena includes a live stock display, besides representation of its churches and of its educational work, as does Bolivia. They are far more progressive than the majority of the people gave them credit. This fair will certainly bring the two American continents in closer touch. On arriving at the fair I went at once to the Indiana building. It is a beautiful building. The architect was an Indianapolis man, all the constructed was brought from Indiana. The foundation is of Bedford stone. There are three pianos, all made in Richmond. The building is a Queen Anne. The pianos, and al) the draperies and furniture are of that period. The library is gothic on the cathedral order. Sectional book cases contain only the works of Indiana au thors. There are three oil paintings on the wall, Vice President Marshall, Charles Fairbanks and James Whitcomb Riley. The building is on the Presidio grounds, consequently will be a permanent building. >he ladies of San Francisco want to lease the building for a club house, I pre sented my letter of introduction to the acting hostess and was very gra

ciously received. She extended her hand and said, why Mrs. Eley, only twenty-one miles between our homes! when we are almost twenty-five hundred miles away. Through the courtesy of Mrs. Carroll I received an invitation to the reception in honor of the governor. Last Saturday being Indiana day, there was an immense crowd present. The governor planted a tree on the grounds and considering his avoirdupois he did it very gracefully, after which he gave an excellent address, spoke of the great progress Indiana has made. He was followed by the governor of California. They exchanged compliments on their native states. Take it all in ail the day was a grand success. It was lild a grand family reunion. Everybody happy, everybody glad. Many met and mingled that had not seen each other for years. I also had the pleasure of attending a special program on Bunker Hill day at the Massachusetts building, when Bishop Hughes spoke. Despite the great crowds that come daily, and demands made upon every gate, there is at no time any serious congestion. The gate men who had been especially trained, perform their duties with the greatest precision. So for a change, and a change is always a rest, we concluded to take in the sights in the city, which are many and varied. The rebuilding of San Francisco is something marvelous. There are evidences of complete destruction of nine years ago, but in the business district they must be sought for to be /seen. They tell me the old San Francisco never had the elegant and substantial structures that have been erected over its ruins. It seems all that visit the city have very decided opinions, good or bad, for it has the faculty of impressing itself forcibly upon the average mind. Mrs. Morrison said when she was here she disliked the place so much that she did not breathe freely until she was acress the bay, but of course she was here shortly after the earthquake and fire. I think if she was here now to see it in its gala attire she would feel quite differently on the subject. All that 1 have talked with on the subject pronounce it one of the most wonderful cities in the world. It is original, unique, grand, at the same time very peculiar. It is a cosmopolitan city, however, some of the very best blood and brain of the whole world meet and mingle and make up the very best type of citizenship. One of the chief attractions and most famous places in the city is the Cliff House, situated at Point Labas, or the South Head, at the entrance of the Golden Gate. The House is a i hotel built on a cliff at the edge of the ocean, and is perhaps 100 feet (Continued on Page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, July 9, 1915.

BOOSTERJARADE For Chautauqua Will he Held Saturday Afternoon —Watch for it. GET YOUR TICKETS If You Pledged to Take Them They’re Being Held But You Must Hurry.

The Ladies of the Civic League are planning on a Booster Parade which will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2:20. The cars will assemble on the west side of the court house square. Each car will be decorated with Chautauqua banners and pennants. The Chautauqua hats which were so popular last year will be given out to the children at this time. So every child who wishes a red or green hat should be sure to be on hand to take a ride and secure a hat. The ticket sale is going fine. The ladies are more than pleased with the advance sale, and it looks as tho' those who do not secure their tickets befoie the opening day that they will have to pay $3. as there are only 1000 tickets at $2.50. The big tent will arrive Sunday afternoon. but will not be erected until Monday morning. This year the people of Decatur are very fortunate in having Mr. Roy Smith as Superintendent. Mr. Smith has spent five years in the Chautauqua work both in lecturing and superintending. It is hoped hat on Sunday, July 18th, a union church service may be held in the big tent. At this time it is anticipated that Mr. Smith may be secured to give his popular lecture-sermon on “The High Cost of Low Living.” This evening a meeting will he held at the Peoples Loan and Trust Company, and it is hoped that every ticket seller will be present to make a complete check of the advance sale. Perhaps one of the most interesting numbers on the program this year ir the lecture by Montraville Wood who gives a popular science demonstration on scientific subjects. Mr. Wood is an inventor of numerous well known patents. He will show hand writing on the walls of the tent by means of the untra-violet rays. A gyroscope, running at the rate of twenty-eight hundred revolutions a minute, will engage in a wrestling match with members of the audience who may volunteer to come to the platform. There will be instruction, funs, surprise and thrill.

BUSY Home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Butler on Eighth Street Remodeled VERY EXTENSIVELY Will be Practically New— T. W. Holsapple Home Being Erected. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Butler on Eighth street is being extensively remodeled, making a practically new residence. The foundation is raised, as well as the second story itself, making a two-story house. Two new large rooms are being added, is well as toilet and bath. The cellar is being extended under the entire house, a furnace will be installed and a fine darge cement porch extending around the entire house will be built. The house will be thoroughly modern in all ways and a very handsome addition to that part of the city. Among the many new residences being built is that of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Holsapple on North Tenth street. The residence is well under way now and will be a fine, modern one. o BAND PRACTICE TONIGHT The band boys will practice tonight at prompt eight o'clock. All be there. Will play at the St. John’s Lutheran picnic Sunday,

++++++++ + <. + + + + + ' + HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. + ' ♦ + + The advance advertising man + + of the Chautauqua has authorfz- + + ed us to state that he will give + + an adult's season ticket and a + + child's season ticket to the per- ♦ + sons who are able to figure out + + tho most words from the letters + + in the words “Redpath Chautau- + + qua.” No letters can be used oft- + + ener than they appear in these + ♦ words. An adult’s ticket will be + + given to the winner and a child’s + + ticket to the one having the sec- + •> ond largest list. Your list must + + be left at either the Democrat + + or Herald office by next Tues- + ♦ day noon. Qet your thinking cap + ♦ on and secure one of these free + •b tickets. 4. + + + -b + ‘b + ‘b + + + + + + + IN WATER TANK Homer Fraucher, Aged Three, Found Dead in Tank in Barn Yard. IN FRENCH TOWNSHIP Body Noticed by Brother at 2 O*clock This Afternoon —Coroner Summoned.

Homer, the little three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Fraucher, of French township, who live a mile south and seven miles west of Monroe, was drowned this afternoon at about 2 o’clock in a water tank in (he barn yard. The little tot was playing about the barn yard with his brothers just before the terrible accident happened. Walking over to the tank, he started to splash in she water and evidently losing his balance fell into it, and not being able to help himself out was drowned. Later, his older brother, Earl, started out to look for him, fiinding the body a few minutes later lying in the bottom of the lank dead. Homer was the youngest of three children in the Fraucher family. Two brothers and a father and mother mourn their loss. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Word from Craigville by telephone at 2:30 this afternoon, summoned the coroner, Dr. D. D. Clark, who ordered that the body be removed to the house at once and proceeded to the home, where he will hold an inquest this afternoon.

GIVEN THIRTY DAYS Indianapolis, July 9, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—George M. Ray, editor of the Herald, was today fined $25 and sentenced to serve 30 days in the Marion county jail for contempt of court. Judge Collins took his action after he had considered Ray’s answer to the citation and Prosecutor Rucker’s reply. Ray said he would appeal. Ray published an editorial in which he accused Collins of exercising undue influence over the grand jury that indicted over 100 politicians. Ray today filed on answer to the charge of contempt of court in which he said the editorial he published was based on ‘'common rumor.’’ o REPEATS WHITE KILLING New York, July 9, — (Special to Daily Democrajt) —-With Harry Thaw on the stand in his sanity trial this afternoon the killing of Stanford White was retraced. He told the story over agqin. "Did you kill White because he ruined Evelyn or because of his injury to other girls?” asked Attorney Cok. “If Miss Nesbit had escaped I probably would never have paid any attention to him” said Thaw. o THIRTY-ONE LOST LIVES

Cincinnati, July 9,— (Special to the Daily Democrat) —Thirty-one known dead with an estimated total of fortyfive lives lost and property loss of over one million dollars is the latest summing up of the havoc wrought by Wednesdays tornado. Police, searching for fifteen still missing stated today they believed those unaccounted for are dead. At least six are believed to bo buried in the hulls of sunken boats. About 150 are injured, some seriously.

iTHE COURT NEWS New Appraisers Appointed in Geneva Sewer Assessment Appeals. OTHERS DECLINED To Serve—Mrs. Martha J. Railing Not Recommended for Asylum, Judge Smith today considered matters in the consolidated cases of the Geneva sewer assessment appeals. Fred C. Deitsch and John Aspy declined to serve as appraisers and the court accepted the declination. William F. Pyle and Warren Striker were appointed appraisers who with Milo W. Miller, heretofore appointed, shall assess such benefits in all the consolidated cases. Each of said appraisers is to take oath provided by law and proceed forthwith to view said properties and proposed improvements and report in writing as provided by law within three days after viewing.

The verdict of the inquest board. Drs.S. P. Hoffman and E. G. Coverdale and Justice G. F. Kintz, relative ot the mental condition of Martha Jane Railing, wife of Jacob Railing, has reached the clerk’s office. The board found that she is insane but does not recommend her as a patient for the asylum. She is sixty-nine years of age, an ( | has been mentally unbalanced on the subject of religion since the tabernacle services here. She imagines that there is no salvation for her and that she is under the power of Satan. Neighbors, speak very highly of her a good, kind woman and excellent housewife. She has in the past several years had her collar bon? and both arms broken and suffered much nervousness from the shock. She seems to be unbalanced on no other subject than religion. She is not violent, except that her husband testifies that she tried to scratch him and says that she might have shown her the way as she did not know' there was a God. o ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Be sure to remember the ice cream social to bo given on the Methodist church lawn this evening by the Epworth League. There will be refreshments of ice cream, and lemonade, candies and cake. A good program has also been arranged. 0 NO MOREJ'NIPS” Whiskey and Brandy Will be Tabooed from Drug Stores After This Year.

A RETAIL LICENSE Will be Required—Pharmacopoeia Convention Takes Drastic Action. Washington, D. C., July 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The drug store "blind pig” is doomed. No “blind pig” harbored by any druggist is now so bereft of vision that he will not be able to see clearly after January 1. 1910, that the game is up. Sight is to he restored to the “blind pigs” by a major operation performed by fifty-one of the foremost physicians in the United States, constituting the National Pharmacopoeia convention. The operation which has already been performed consisted of cutting whiskey and brandy from the new edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia. This means that whiskey and brandy have been declared officially to be neither drugs nor medicine. The new edition of the Pharmacopoeia will be issued about January 1,191 G, and after that time whiskey or brandy cannot be legally sold by any druggist as a medicine. After that time it will be necessary tor the druggist to banish whiskey and brandy from his store or take out a retail liquor dealer’s license and become classed as a saloon keep ; er. Instead of paying only the $25

| federal liquor permit as at present, Ihe will be compelled, if he continI' ues to sell whiskey and brandy to pay the much higher local liquor license fee and comply with the state and I municipal liquor regulations. This action is recognized as a severe blow to the liquor traffic, especially in "dry” districts, where it is next to impossible to obtain spirits except in the disguise of medicine. The step also will put out of business a number of patent medicines which apparently are little more than whiskey or brandy and are chiefly valued for that purpose. No one is able to estimate how many drug stores throughout the country will he wiped out as a result of this decision. It is generally admitted that in “dry” territories the number of drug stores is much larger than it will be (Continued on Page 4)

FLOWERNNTEST Winners of the Nasturtium and Mixed Flower Contest are Announced. MANY BEAUTIFUL

Bouquets Entered—Judges Have Difficult Task to Select Winners. Undoubtedly there was not a more beautiful or sweeter-scented place in the city this afternoon than at the office of the Indiana Lighting company, this place having been chos en as the room in which to hold the annual nasturtium and mixed flowei contest for the school children of the city and given under the auspices of the Civic League. Four large tables were placed in the center of the big room and upon each of these tables were placed from six to eight bouquets of nasturtiums and mixed flowers. It was a very difficult undertak ing for the judges, comprising Rev J. C. Hanna. L. D. Adams. Mrs. Helen Berling, Mrs. D. D. Heller and Miss Grace Coffee, to select the winners, as great care and consideration had been given by the children in assembling their bouquets. The flowers were received by Mrs. C. V. Connell. Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Miss Anna Winnes, and at 12 o’clock the contest was closed. Promptly at two o’clock the judges assembled and it required an hour to select the pret tiest bouquets as w'ell as those that adhered the closest to the rules governing the contest. The object of the contest is to instill into the life of the children the spirit of civic improvement and beautifying and to increase the desire to make the home more attractive by the growth of flowers. The following children secured prizes: Mixed Flowers —First, Gertrude Yager; second, Murray Sutton; third. Bernard Meyers.

Nasturtiums, age six, seven and eight years—First, Margaret J. Hoffman; second, Can Gast; third, Helen Whitright. Age nine, ten and eleven years— First, Jeanette Clark; second. Mary Patterson; third, Florence Moyer. Age twelve and thirteen years— First, Lois Connell; second, Florence Bremerkamp; third. Cecil Melchi. The prizes awarded were: First, $1.00; second prize, 50c; third prize. 25c. To all the entrants who failed to secure a prize a Hyacinth bulb was given. The points were given on the following; Size of bouquet, quality of flowers and arrangement of flowers. The society desires to thank the judges very mucii for their service as they are aware of the fact that it was a very difficult undertaking, also to all others connected with the contest. o BIG FEATURE TONIGHT. The big three-reel feature entitled, "The Girl of the Music Hall,” featuring Alice Joyce and Guy Coombs, will be given at the Crystal theater tonight. This is a story of a girl of the slums, who, despite the many reverses, succeeds in reaching the top of the ladder in music circles and gains great fame and a home of happiness. Tomorrow's program includes a Vitagraph comedy entitled "The Lady of the Shalott,” an Edison drama entitled "The Phantom Thief," and an Essanay drama entitled “The Outlaw’s Awakening.”

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GERMAN REPLY IS BEING CODED Answer to Second American Note Will Reach Washington by Sunday. THE OFFICIALS FEAR That it Will be Unsatisfactory—African German Forces Surrender.

(By Karl W. Ackerman.) Berlin, July 9,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Clerks at the American embassy were today engaged in codeing the German reply to the second American note regarding the Lusitania. The communication was hand' d to Ambassador Gerard last night and the work of preparing it for transmission began tills forenoon. The note is lengthy and because of the fact (hat it must be translated into English anj coded with the greatest care, the time of its receipt at Washington cannot be forecasted. Washington, July 9,—(Special to Democrat) —Germany's answer to the last American note will be handed to Ambassador Gerard today or tomorrow, officials here understood today. It was generally believed that it would be unsatisfactory. The ambassador's forecast revealed its terms. Officials were hopeful, however, that it could be made the basis for further negotiations and that the situation would not again become critical. Halifax. Nova Scotia, July 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The steamer Minnehaha, with the fire out. arrived at Quarantine here today shortly b.fore 11 o'clock. The vessel was not allowed to dock and no one from the shore was permitted to go on board. Captain Blaret would make no statement before noon.

Berlin, July 9, (Special to Daily Democrat) —Arras is still burning, the result of the bombardment of German artillery, according to despatches today. Practically all the enemies supply stations have been destroyed. Official despatches today said that the consumption of the cathedral by fire, "robbed the enemy of a valuable observation point.” Pretoria, July 9. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Botha, commanding the British forces in South Africa lias accepted the surrender of the entire Gorman forces in Southwest Africa it was officially announced today. Hostilities have ceased. New York, July 9, — (Special to DailyDemocrat) —Maxmilian Harden, tho famous German editor, in an article published and copyrighted by the New York World, today admitst he right of American amunition firms to deal with the allies, hut asks if that right is worth the price of a rupture of Ger-man-American friendliness and understanding. Halifax, July 9, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A violent explosion that threw men off the deck preceded tho fire aboard the Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha. The explosion rocked the vessel at 4:15 p. m. Wednesday, the day on which Frank Holt, declared a big steamer would be blown up at sea. London. July 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lord Kitchener received a tremendous popular ovation when ho appeared at Guild hall thin afternoon and addressed a great mass meeting. He plunged at once into a discussion of England's needs in war. "The recruiting station is immeasurably better than it was ten months age But let me emphasize the fact that we need men—more men —still more men. Make no mistake--this war will be a long one.” Kitchener paid a tribute to the gallant work of the Canadians in Flanders that started an outburst of cheers.

london. July 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A new split in the British cabinet was forecasted today by the Daily Chronicle, which intimated that either Lloyd George or Lord Kitchener will resign, because Geoige has demanded the resignation of General Von Donop, master general of (Continued on Page 4.)