Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 172.

DAYLIGHT GAN BE STORED IIP In Wall Paper Says Prof. Montraville Wood-He “Showed Us How’’ IN HIS DEMONSTRATION Last Evening-Science Night Popular-Nebraska Governor Coming Monday. ’ THE PROGRAM. L—• — M Saturday Evening—7:4s. Grand concert, Signor Pallaria and his band. Admission, 50c; children, 25c. Monday Morning—9:oo. Children's hour, German Folk Tales and Folk Dances, Miss Vivian Ditto; lecture, “A Man's Thinking and His Society,” ‘‘A Man’s Thinking and His Children,” R. E. Pattison Kline. Admission. 25c; children, 15c. Monday Afternoon—2:3o. Concert, Maurer Sisters' Orchestra; lecture, ‘‘Political Patriotism,” Gov. Ashton C. Shallenherger, of Nebraska. Admission, 50c; children, 25c. Monday Evening—7:4s. Joy night, impersonations and music. John B. Ratto and Maurer Sisters’ orchestra. Admission, 50c; children, 25c. « • » It seemed like a fairy tale when the audience at the Chautauqua last evening heard Montraville Wood in his lerture on the ultra-violet ray and the gyroscope, say that within three years they hoped to have reduced a discovwhereby ’‘daylight'’ could be stored up in wall paper, thus enabling one to dispense with night-lights and depend wholly upon the wall paper for the lighting of the house at night. But it was only a few moments later that the dream became a reality to the audience for he showed how. by the use of a ray of light, he could write upon a canvas, and charge flowers j with the light whereby they retained | i their glow for many hours. Professor Wood was assisted by his i only daughter, Allene M. Wood, who I has been his co worker and assistant! 1 for many years, and whose marvelous i work with the ultra-violet ray has given her the name of ‘‘Tamer of I : Electricity.” Father and daughter j handle this ultra-violet ray as they I would the ordinary electric light. For a novice to attempt it, would | mean certain death. The many demonstrations of its j ! power, which he gave, were spectac-j ular and most entertaining as well, I as instructive. The program was in two parts, and ■ for more than two hours the audi-j I ence was held, literally spellbound. The second part of his program dealt with the gyroscope. His demonstrations of wrestling, I with the revolving gyroscope while I making 3,000 revolutions a minute and his demonstration of the monorail car, a model car sent out in midair over the audience on a slack wire, j were only some of his most interestj ing demonstrations. Several local men responded to his Invitation to go to the platform, and the wrestling match that Mr. Wood gave in connection with his lecture I created a great deal of excitement as : the men were seen to be thrown about by the gyroscope, only twenty-eight inches in diameter. A gyroscope was £ made to raise itseif bodily in the air and while running at a speed of 3,000 revolutions a minute, a heavy weight I was placed on one side, causing that I side to rise, overcoming the law of ■ gravitation, in doing so. Professor | Wood’s demonstrations were accom- | panfed by a very interesting lecture Eon science and what science has atRcomplished. | The lecture was interspersed with I many witty sayings, Professor Wood being a good talker and entertainer ■ as well as a scientist. ! He was associated with the Edison 6. company many years. He himself, inE stalled the first telephone in the cotIt tage of T. A. Edison at Lake ChautauBqua, Miss Allene Wood, who is her U father’s assistant, and is quite inteitested and skilled In science, is a graduate of a well known musical college — ln Chicago, and is also quite talented otherwise. One of her discoveries which was | demonstrated last evening, was how Sto make the gyroscope spin at a disH fereni angle, although that was i thought impossible in science, as text

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hooks now state. By this discovery, which she has given tree to the world, a revolution in boat traffic has been J created. By the appliance of this discovery boats which were formerly required to suspend traffic early on account of the ipe-ciogged condition . of water, may now run a month earlier and a month later in the season. He demonstrated the use of the gyroscope in air ships and automobiles, and a littie air ship was sent out on a wire through the aisle of the tent. The same entertainment trio that I gave the afternoon concert gave a delightful forty-five minutes' program before Professor Woods’ demonstra- , tion last evening. All are very talented, the reader giving several good interpretations; the pianist and violinist also pleasing all. Miss Ditto vntroduced. Superintendent Roy L. Smith introduced last evening Miss Vivian Ditto, the children’s worker. Miss Ditto is a young lady with a remarkably pleasing personality, especially taking with j the children, and in her talk last ev- , ening in which she told of her work, it was not difficult to see why sho has won the hearts of the children in her hour for them each morning at the Chautauqua. She told of her work and it is a very charming one, indeed. Stories and games and dances of each nation are given, and the costumes of each are shown. She stated that she does not favor the social dances, but the dances she illustrates are the little games and innocent dances which the nations indulge in on the green on festal occasions, and in which are embodied some idea characteristic of the nation and its country —that of the weavers, the snow storm, and others. These bring joy to the children. She brought out the value of story telling in creating and stimulating the imaginative power of the child. The fairy story, she said, is of immense value. What were considered fairy stories many years ago. in which flying in the air and other feats considered impossible then, were mentioned, are becoming realities now in the scientific world, and without those dreams, the realities could never have been possible. She stated she would rather be the children’s story teller, than the king’s counseler or the queen’s lady. There were many children who | heard her this morning when Rusj sian folk tales and dances were taken up in costume. Monday morning the German stories and dances will be illustrated. The children’s hour : opens at nine o’clock each morning 'and is free. Disease 01 Democracy. | ' True democracy is a blessing, not !a disease,” said R. E. Pattison Kline. I the afternoon lecturer at Chautauqua yesterday, wnen he spoke on the subject, “Disease of Democracy.” Democracy, he said, in effect, may be defined by one word “brotherhood.” He 'traced the rise of democracy through 'history, ancient, medieval and modern, land showed that with its growth, 'there was growth in intellectual, rei ligious. political, social and industrial development. There are but two divisions of history, however, he said, and those are ancient and modern. The modern period of democracy, or the brotherhood of man, really began with the preaching of the carpenter's son —Jesus of Nazareth. He named specific instances where a greater democracy or brotherhood of man should be accomplished in the United States. Among those he named were child welfare, or the rescue of the child from early labor for gain; the emancipation of woman from industrial life, where her strength and vitality, and power, are sapped, rendering iier incapable of bearing and preserving the race; penal reforms, ' wherein the man who falls is recre- ' ated instead of made more criminal i in tendency; co-operation between ; capital and labor, and adequate wages for the laboring man; solving of the ! socialist and anarchist problem. He • believes that all problems of the na- ■ tion can be solved by “brotherhood.” i The afternon concert and entertain- • ment was given by an excellent triotwo young ladies, a reader and plani ist, and a gentleman, a violinist. /Il 1 the numbers were very good, indeed Mr. Kline was to have lectured this morning on “A Man s Thinking and i His Children," but he was called to - Chicago last evening on urgent busi- • ness and could not be here. This lecture, with that a "A Man’s Thinkr ing and His Society,” will be given .. Monday morning, so none of the series will be lost. Instead of Mr. Kline’s 0 lecture this morning, the superintendent, Roy L. Smith, gave an interest ing lecture on “Mate Help Wanted. s This subject was chosen because there . are fery few men who can And the f. time to attend the morning’s meetg ings, and it was deemed an approt ' (Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening,July 17, 1915.

: PALLARIAJS BAND , Is Here for Afternoon and 1 Evening Programs at the Chautauqua. 1 SPLENDID MUSIC t i Pallaria’s Directing is Dynamic, Dramatic and Spectacular. Today Is "band day” at Chautauqua. Francesco Pallaria, and his great band, arrived and this afternoon and evening programs at. chautauqua are two splendid ones. They delighted a large audience this afternoon and the one this evening will be equally great. Not light and insignificant, as are many band programs, but comprising the best are the selections given by Pallaria and his men. One program will Include a descriptive fantasia entitled “Cavalry Charge, by Luders, arranged by L. P. Laurendeau. In this fantasia, the infantry is heard approaching on the morning of the battle with fifes and drums. Then the cavalry is heard in the distance until they charge. Neat is the cavalry, infantry and artillery in the melee of battle. Then comes the defeat of the enemy pursued m the distance by the cavalry. Both afternoon and evening programs will include some of Pallaria’s own compositions. Francesco Pallaria began his musical career in Italy—the land of the natural born musician. At the age of nine years he was attending the Milan Conservatory. At nineteen he graduated and soon after became soloist on the baritone horn of a band in Naples. See a little later he became director of a band in Philadelphia, Italy. Then he came to New York and organized his own band and later played in concerts in the Hippodrome. For four years he played in the United States Navy. He has since appeared 1 in nearly all the large cities in the I United States. i Pallaria’s directing of his band Is 1 dynamic, dramatic and spectacular i and not only interests his audiences i but often brings them to a high point i of enthusiasm. i _o — ] BODY RECOVERED I Searchers for Milo Reynolds Drowned Friday Morning in Blue Creek WERE SUCCESSFUL In Recovering Body This Morning Half Mile from Where Life Was Lost. After having been in the water for over twenty-two hours, the body of Milo Reynolds, seventeen year old son of Mrs. Bessie Reynolds, residing 1 three and one-half miles north of Berne, who was drowned yesterday morning at 15 o’clock in the Blue Creek ditch, was recovered this morning at 8:30 o’clock, near inger bridge, where the dredge boat had started, about halt a mile east of the scene of the drowning. Nearly live hundred people from the surrounding country had gathered yesterday afternoon to assist in searching for the body. The work of the searchers was made doubly difficult owing to the great depth of the stream and the strong current, due to the i heavy rains and also to the inferior i paraphanalia that the men were forI ce ( ] to use. The search was kept up i until eleven o’clock last night and . was started again this morning at i eight o’clock. This morning the wat- - ers had greatly receeded in the creek 1 and about half an hour after the i search was renewed, a' young Mar- > baugli boy, while wading along the • edge of the creek, stumbled over the body. The water at this point was ’ five feet deep and the current, not j being strong enough to force the body 3 further had deposited it along the - edge. The body was removed to the '■ home of the grandfather, Bon Burkett ” and an inquest was h*ld by Coroner 1

ID. D. Clurk who returned a verdict <,f accidental death by drowning.. The deceased was the second oldest. son of Mrs. Bessie Reynolds. He I is survived by one brother, Laurel, one younger brother, Justice and one sister, Ruth. The mother has for the past several weeks, been confined to the Huntington hospital where she underwent an operation for gall , stones, and at the time of the accldent, was staying at the home of h >r brother in Huntington, Rev. A. D. Burkett, not having recovered sufficiently to have been brought home. It Is feared that the news of the death will seriously effect her condition. It is expected that Mrs. Reynolds will arrive home this evening from Huntington and the funeral services

will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home. Rev. Kaley, pastor of the Evangelical church at Berne officiating, and burial will be made in the Spring Hill cemetery, also known as the Blakestoe cemetery. o THE TRAFFIC MEN Will Biggs and Tom Druly Are on Duty at Busy Down Town Corners. MUST FOLLOW RULES Mayor Christen Will See That New Ordinances are Enforced to Letter. The first traffic policemen under the new city ordinance went on duty this morning, in this city, Will Biggs being stationed at the corner of Monroe and Second streets and Tom Druly at Madison and Second. They are seeing that vehicles make the proper turns, keeping always to the right and making square turns. Its a good thing and if these rules are observed by each driver, many serious accidents may be averted. The traffic men are acting with courtesy so far as we could observe and if they speak to you, the best thing you can do is to listen. Mayor Christen says the new ordinances will be enforced and he is one of those kind 01 officials who means what he says and does it. The rules and laws are for the protection of the driver and the pedestrain and the better you assist the officials the sooner the rules will be permanently established. The traffic men will be kept on as long as it is deemed necessary. o RAN EXTRA CAR Every seat in the 8:30 car leaving here this morning was taken, many going to attend the Ringling circus in Fort Wayne. As there were many others to be taken up along the way, an extra car also made the run al this time, leaving here with several passengers. NEPKEWJS DEAD Charles Sigman, son of John and Clara Sigman, Passed Away. AT THE AGE OF 23 Mother Formerly Miss Clara Spade of Near Peterson —Known Here. Mrs. Sam Howard received word of the death of her nephew, Charles Sigman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sigman. of Continental, O. He was twen-ty-three years of age and death occurred yesterday, and was due to tuberculosis. A wife and small child survive. The deceased was a grandson of the iate Jacob Spade of near Peterson, his mother having been Miss Clara Spade before her marriage. Prior to going to Continental, Mr. and Mrs. John Sigman lived and are well known. Mrs. Howard and her broth- , ers, Frank and Will Spade, and perhaps others of the relatives will leave tonight to attend the funeral.

STROKE IS FATAL Mrs. Ernst Bloemker Dead * Five Weeks After Paralytic Stroke. i DIED LAST NIGHT At Age of Seventy-seven, Near Magley—Funeral Will be Tuesday.

Mrs. Bernardine Bloemker, widow of Ernst Bloemker, a well known lady 1 .of near Magley, died last night at 10:15 o'clock at her home. Mrs. Bloemker who was nearly seventyseven years of age, had been in poor health since last spring. Five weeas ago site suffered a stroke of paralysis which with complications of other ailments resulted in iter death. For some time her death had been expected, as she was very low at various timas during the last few weeks. Site was born near Berlin. Germany September 14. 1838. Her inaidon name was Bernardine Lindeman. Her father’s death occurred in Germany, and when she was twenty years of age, she and her mother and others of the family, came to America. They settled in Adams county and Mrs. Bioemker’s life since coming to America has been spent near the vicinity of that place where she was living at her death. She was married there to Ernest Bloemker and the union was a long and happy one, until Mr. Bioemker’s death two years ago last March. They celebrated their golden wedding only a few years ago. Two of their children — Mrs. Chas. Kolter and a daughter who died in infancy—are deceased. Those living are: Mrs. Samuel Jaberg, Mrs. Louis Worthman, Fred Jacob and Henry Bloemker, all living near Magley; and Miss Minnie Bloemker, at home. Os her parental family of twelve ..children there is only one living, a brother, Henry Hindeman of Warren. There are twenty-three grand children and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Bloemker was a lady of splendid merit. (Continued on Fags 2 I SOME TROUBLES Indianapolis Postmaster Tells of Sonic Ridiculous Requests Made. ONE FROM MUNCIE Woman Wants Him to Look Over Letters to Catch Foxy Brother-in-law. Indianapolis, July 17, —Postmaster Robert E. Springsteen has u letter from a professional man at Muncie, Indiana, telling him how badly the government is being run, at the same time letting him know that Muncie, Indiana, is some spot on the map. Somebody in Indianapolis sent a letter to this gentleman in Muncie, Indiana, and forgot to put the Indiana part of the address on the envelope. In referring the letter to the guessing department and having someone witli guessing authority write the word Indiana on the envelo]>e there was some slight delay. What the Muncie Indiana gentleman writes is most humiliating to Mr. Springsteen, of course. He says that the United States government is all such a failure. Then lie addressee his own letter “Postmaster, Indianapolis,” forgetting there are some other Indianapolises in other states, as there are a number of Muncies, and that the sending office has to be some guesser to always get right. Another letter to Mr. Springsteen is from a woman who wants to know if he will be kind enough to hold up and inspect the mail going through his office and tell her If her brother-in-law is writing letters to her husI band. She sends a bit of paper about • one by two inches on which is a sam- ■ pie of that brother-in-law's handwrits ing, to be sure that Postmaster Springsteen will make no mistake

when he holds up fourteen millions of letter? that go through the Indi anapolls office each month, and alm not fall to catch this particular brother-in-law. o RAY SMITH IS APPOINTED. Ray Smith, a son of Harve Smith, of this township, today received his appointment as rural route carrier for route number eight, same to become effective August 2nd. He takes ’the place of Milt Leavell, who resigned some time ago and the route has been covered by Lloyd Archer. Quite a number of applicants waited the place which pays $1,200 per year, i and Mr. Smith was delighted with the news received today. o

LIGHTNING KILLS HORSE ' Lawrence Geimer lost a valuable ; driving horse, worth about $l5O. • which was struck by lightning and • killed yesterday afternoon. The horse was in pasture alone at the time. 0 CHILD ALSO HURT In Automobile Accident in Which Warren J. Cole Was Killed. THE DETAILS GIVEN In Hillsdale Paper—Funeral of Mr. Cole Held This Afternoon. The Hillsdale (Mich.) Daily News says of the death of the brother of J. H. Cole of this city: “People of Hillsdale, as well asPittford, were shocked today to learn of the death of Warren Cole, a general merchant of Pittsford, who was instantly killed in an automobile accident last evening. He was pinned under his own machine and crushed. “The accident happened about 5:00 o’clock, half a mile east of Pittsford, near the Swope farm. Mr. Cole was driving his new Overland tour- ■ ing car, which he had just learned | to handle. He had taken some chil-1 dren home from a party and two lit-' tie folks were in the car when the accident happened, and one of them, Vandette Cornell, was injured, perhaps fatally. “At the place where the accident happened the road is quite narrow.' The machine had been in a rut, which was a little deep, but had left the rut. Mr. Cole was trying to get the machine back into it. and thought that he turned that way. instead he turned ' the wrong way, to the side of the road, and the machine went over into ! the ditch, which was ten or twelvel feet deep. He was pinned under the I machine and the running boaril j crushed his chest. Deatli must have ■ been instantaneous, for he was very j badly crushed. An inquest was not I thought necessary. “Vandette Corneil, the little daughter of Mrs. Mary Cornell, was se verely hurt, if not fatally, about the i head and face. The child is nine years of age. The other child was from Chicago, the little grandson of of Mrs. Carroll, and he escaped unhurt. “The accident has cast a deep gloom over Pittsford and vicinity. Mr. Cole, who was thirty-five years of age. had spent his whole life in Pittsford and vicinity and was one of the leading i merchants. He was respected and | trusted by all. “Surviving Mr. Cole are his wife,' formerly Miss Marshall, of Pittsford: j two children, a boy of five, and a girl | of three; an aged father and mother.! Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Cole, of Pittsford; a brother, J. H. Cole, of Deca-! tur, Ind., and two sistters, Mrs. Dr. Wright, now in Quincy, and Mrs. Harold Lane of Hillsdale (wife of a former under-sheriff). “No arrangements have been made yet for the funeral. “Surprising as it may seem, the auto was not completely demolished. : only the top and the windshield being broken up.” i o ' SPECIAL MUSIC. ) i At the Presbyterian church tomor- • row morning Miss Marie Allison of - Indianapolis will sing “The Good t Shepherd,” by Beardsley Van DeWa- - ter. Miss Allison's accompaniment ■ will be played by Miss Lois Carey of r Indianapolis and Miss Carey will also a play the offertory.

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OBJECTS TO PRIZE COURT United States Insists Upon England’s Observance of International Law. ENGLAND’S BOARD OF Trade Finds Germany Guilty of Torpedoing Lusi-

tania and for Life Loss. Washington, July 17, —(Special to 1 Daily Democrat)—The state department announced today it had informed the British government that the , United States will insist on America’s lights uni'.er international law In prize court cases “without limitations or impairment by orders in council ,:r other legislation”, and that it will not recognize the validity of prize court decisions taken under restraint imposed by the Britisli munition law. London. July 17, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —That the Lusitania was torpedoed “not merely with the intention of sinking the ship but also of destroying human lives” was the official finding today of Lorj Mers -y who presided at the board of trade inquiry. Lord Mersey held the German charge that the Lusitania was armed, that she carried masked guns and trained gunners and that she w; s being used as a troop transport, had been proved utterly untrue. Berlin. July 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)- —The municipal council today without debate passed an ordinance appropriating 2,880.000 marks, or $64,544,000 for munition improvement. The authorities said rumors circulated in foreign capitals that Berlin bankers had told the kaiser Germany’s financial strength was exhausted were ridiculous. Washington. D. C„ July 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sixty thouisand strong, General Carranza's i forces are converging from three di- ; rections today on General Villa at. Torreon. Here the first chief expects to deliver the deathblow to his rival's opposition, then in supreme control in Mexico, he would insist on American recognition, according to ! Carranza’s representatives here. New York, N. Y.. July 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A German submarine attempted to torpedo the ! Cunard liner Orduna, shortly after she left Liverpool, according to Baron Ro- ! senkrantz of Denmark, one of the pasIsengers aboard the big steamer which I reached here today. The submarine J was sighted about six o’clock in the ; morning of July 9, the baron said, and j chased the Orduna nearly an hour, l attempting to get close enough to fire a torpedo. Being outdistanced the boat fired shells at the liner. On her last trip from New York, the Orduna carried a large cargo of munitions for the allies. It was reported her departure had been tipped off. Washington, July 17, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson will probable leave Cornish tomorrow afternoon arriving here early Monday morning to prepare tor Tuesday’s cabinet meeting said an announcement, itoday. Apparently with no definite ! reason for it, officials were more optii mistic today concerning the GermanAmerican outlook. The general be- | lief seems to be that Ambassador I Bernstorff had given assurances to i Secretary Lansing which convinced the latter a satisfactory outcome might be counted on in the negotiations between Washington and Berlin. — o MURDERESS IS SENTENCED. ’ Noblesville, Ind. .July 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lnez Burk, six--1 teen, who confessed that she murdered * her mother, Mrs. Archie McClain, 5 pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to remain in the Indiana girls’ school at ClairMont until she is twenty years old. She killed her mother with an axe. - Her story was that after a life filled f with terror because of her mother's I'mistreatment, she killed her mother - in self-defense. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Gilbert and > William Hlghlen went to Ft. Wayna this morning.