Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 171.

REAL SPIRIT IS SHOWN At Chautauqua When John B. Ratto Impersonates Heroes of Nations. THE CLOSING DAY Alice Nielsen. World Famous Prima Donna to Give , Recital Tonight.

CLOSING NUMBER. — (Tuesday Evening—B:oo. Song Recital, Alice Nielsen, one of I the world’s most noted prima donnas. J Admission. |1.00; children. 50c. Admission to children's hour free I to all. • * * Decatur has lots of national spirit | and is not afraid of demonstrating it, K as any one of the big audience at » the Chautauqua yesterday will agree. KThe audience last evening was pers haps the largest of the season. It was K "joy night” and there were many if children as well as grown ups. The entire delegation which attended last night's demonstration cheered ; themselves hoarse, clapped their ft hands until they ached and even brought into use automobile “honks” to cheer, when John B. Ratto, the im- > personator of Chautauqua week, gave his impersonations of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, "Uncle Sam” and other national heroes, accompanied in his work by the Maurer sisters, who played and sang national songs. Miss Ditto, the children's worker, also appeared, imi personating Columbia, and was cheer- | ed heartily. Ratto's impersonations included Franc Joseph, king of Austria; Nichols 11, czar of Russia, Emperor Wilhelm of Germany, and other rulers of the warring countries. As Mr. Ratto impersonated the rulers of the countries, including the Ki warring nations, and displayed a tiag of each, the Maurer sisters, a quartet, played the national airs of each country. The impersonations were excellent, and the way the Maurer sisters played, would have brought cheers from any audience, but when the United States’ heroes and flags were shown, the audience went wild with enthusiasm. ? Ratto’s entertainment was a varied one. He represented various characters and “made up” as he talked, ebanging his personal appearance on the stage, before the very audience, in a very skillful way. He impersonated a German politician giving a speech; a farmer in a talk on the oldtime dances; a musician, impoverished and forced to part with his old violin; and an Irish justice of the peace. While pathos was also portrayed. “joy” predominated, and it was indeed "joy night." The entertainment by the Maurer Bisters was not the least of the program. Four in all. each one was an expert with a different instrument, the piano, violin, Hute, piccolo and clarinet. In addition to assisting Ratto in the last evening program, they gave a concert before the beginning of the impersonations and a concert in the afternoon before the lecture of Ashton C. Shallenberger. Tasteful gowns and pleasing personalities as well as unusual talent on the different instruments all combined to make the Maurer sisters without doubt the most popular of the musicians who have appeared so far with the Chautauqua. One of the young ladies is also a reader of ability and her readings, as well as a demonstration of “the way we laugh” brought much applause. One of the quartet is also a vocalist and gave several songs. Another gave whistling solos, which were very fine. All in all, they are very versatile young ladies. Political Patriotism. The lecture on "Political Patriotism” yesterday afternoon by Ashton C. Shallenberger, former governor of Nebraska, struck an enitrely different chord from any of the other lectures heard during the Chautauqua. Mr. Shallenberger’s idea of patriotism, taken from his lecture, is a patriotism that will mix well with politics and rule the mixture. | ' “We have pride in our commerce ami In our riches,” he said, "but we haven’t enough pride in the character of our people. We have come to a time and a crisis tn the history of our 1 country when we ought to mix our

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patriotism with our politics. Too Much Confidence in Numbers. “Wo are in the very springtime of our youth as a nation. We have become the richest nation in trade and commerce and the most powerful with our army and our navy, yet we connot truly say that we have produced the greatest man in any one thing that the world has known. We have men who have piled up the greatest number of dollars, but we must look to things greater than this. “We place too much confidence in numbers. We tell with pride of the population of our cities and the number of people employed in our factories. The greatest things are not accomplished by numbers, power or wealth, it is the thing we stand for that counts. “Every four years you choose the most important ruler in the world. 1

All the warring.people have placed their diplomatic problems in the president’s hand and at the end of , the war if the United States is not drawn into it, those countries will look to the United States for aid and guidance.” Mr. Shallenberger paid) a strong tribute to former Secretary Bryan, giving him the large credit for electing President Wilson to office. During his lecture, in speaking of Nebraska, his home state, as a farming and stock raising state, he incidentally mentioned that he was a raiser of cattle, and spoke of Decatur as having one of the best stock salesmen in the country—Colonel Fred Reppert, who had been an auctioneer for him in the selling of cattle, and had gotten the highest price for them, of any salesman he had ever had. There was much cheering from the Decatur audience. In accordance with patriotic day a large American flag was draped against the curtain as a background for the speaker, and the Maurer sisters played a group of national airs in honor of ex Governor Shallenberger and his subject, "Political Patriotism.” The Closing Day. This is the last day of the Chautauqua. Likewise it is to be the best day. The best talent of the entire course is said to have been reserved for the final program. This afternoon Thomas Brooks Fletcher of Marion, Ohio, editor of the Marion Tribune, gave his powerful diamatlc lecture, “The Martyrdom of Fools." This is especially for young people and all under the age of eighteen were admitted free. This evening Alice Nielsen will be heard in a song recital. A famous violinist will accompany her. The recital of Miss Nielsen hardly needs mention. The famous prima donna is so widely and favorably known that her name is sufficient. Miss Nielsen tame to Decatur in her private car, “Alice Nielsen,” accompanied by assisting artists. This morning the children enjoyed another lovely hour with Miss Vivian Ditto, while they heard Scandinavian folk tales and stories and learned the folk dances of that country. Following that, Superintendent Roy L. Smith gave his popular lecture, "The High Cost of Low Living." This was a splendid one, and was given because so many were disappointed in not hearing it Sunday evening. o AT SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK. Mrs. M. P. Burdge received a card from Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller who are having a delightful visit in California. They were in South Pasadena, visiting with Mrs. Miller’s brother, Henry Miller and wife, and expected to go to San Diego this week, to the fair, and then return to South ‘Pasadena. They state they are having a fine time in the land of beautiful country and sunshine. They bad dinner last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns at Los Angeles, and expect to take dinner with Mr. and Mrs. M. Burns. FUNERAL OF MISS HEAD. Funeral services for Miss Frances Head, whose death occurred at Lima, Ohio, will be held Wednesday afternoon nt 2 o’clock at the Friends' church in Monroe. The body will arrive here over the Erie at 11 o’clock tomorrow and be taken to the Abraham Everhart home. The young lady was known to have been ill for some time She was employed in a tobacco factory and is said to have been poisoned from the work. —o GIRL IS BORN. Lillian Louise is the name of the girl born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. i B. F. Hoffman of Linn Grove. This i is the fifth child in the family, and ■ lite first girl. The mother and child . are getting along uicely. The father ■ is a brother of Dr. S. P. Hoffman of ■ this city.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 20, 1915.

THE BORER Feeds on Injured Trees Says Washington DispatchTreat Them. TAKE PRECAUTIONS Against It—Cutting Method Only One After Borer is Established. With so many enemies preying on human and vegetable life, one wonil./'x, I— a. _

ders that there Is any "fittest" to survive. A despatch from Washington now tells of a new enemy to trees: It says:—The American plum borer, an insect which attacks Impartially, cherry, peach, and apple trees, his been found by investigators of the U. S. department of agriculture, to confine itself entirely to those trees which have received some previous injury, it is, it is said, entirely unable to establish itself upon vigorous, healthy, uninjured trees and for this reason, except in occasional cases, Is gnlikely to become a pest of more than ordinary importance. It is frequently found, iiowever, on apple trees which have suffered from collar blight. In order to prevent infestation by the American plum borer a professional paper of the department of agriculture, recommends the precaution of cutting away the dead bark and painting wounded area on all injured trees with any non-injurious tree paint. After the borer has once established itself the cutting-out method is the only one that can be followed. When the proper conditions are present the plum borer can do considerable damage, and it is therefore advisable to take precautions against it. o NOTICE, LIBRARY PATRONS. Beginning with tomorrow, the public library will resume its usual hours of opening, from 1 to 9 p. m. o DAMAGE_ SUITS Filed Against the Chicago and Erie RailroadEach for SI,OOO. FILED IN BLUFFTON In Wells Circuit Court-'-Fair Couple Put Off Train—Bring Suit. The Bluffton News says: “Two suits for damage were filed in the circuit court here this morning, in which Edward Dotson and his wife, Lovina Dotson, each demand damages in the sum of SI,OOO from the Chicago & Erie railroad company. “The complaint alleges that the Dotsons, on September 5, 1914, bought tickets from Muncie to Huntington, by way of Kingsland, and that at Kingsland when Mr. Dotson questioned the Erie conductor because his baggage bad not been placed on the train, the train was stopped and Dotson and his wife were both put off by the conductor, in a rude manner. Mr. Dotson alleges that he sustained some personal injuries, while Mrs. Dotson alleges that she suffered a nervous shock and other personal injuries and inconveniences. Dotson alleges that his baggage included a concession outfit to be pitched on the Huntington fair giounds and tiiat his late arrival, die to a trip by a roundabout route, caused him to get a secondary place on the fair grounds, resulting in financial loss. An Indianapolis firm filed the suits." o MASONS MEET TONIGHT. A special meeting of the Masonic , lodge will be held at 6:30 this even- , ing at which time the Entered Appren- . tice degree will be given to three candidates. Every member should be present, and on time, as lodge will close in time for those who wish, to attend the Chautauqua. —_ —o — WALTHER LEAGUE SOCIAL i I The Walther League of the Zion’s 1 Lutheran church will give a social ■ Thursday evening on the church r lawn on west Monroe street. Tim public is invited.

[FORGER IS PINCHED. Sheriff Pumphrey of Mercer county has forwarded a letter to Patrolman Hinton, announcing the arrest ,at Kingston, Kansas, of William Smelser, aged sixteen, of Celina, on a forgery charge. Two months or more ago young Smelser secured $95 on a forged check to which he attached the name of a Celina horse buyer by the name of Chivington. Smelser i is slightly acquainted with Dr. W. B. Horton and persuaded him to place his endorsement on the back of the check. Dr. Horton innocently did as ' requested and experienced the loss of the sum mentioned. Smelser later went to Kansas and forged another cheek for S3O. bearing Mr. Chivington's name. His arrest followed. Smelser has served time in the reformatory.—St. Mary’s Argus. o _—

A CHEATJf CTURE 1 Was That Delivered This * > Morning by Superintend- , ent Roy Smith. : SAID GOOD THINGS I And Said Them in Convincing Manner—“ The High Cost of Low Living.” Ono of the most delightful events of the Chautauqua week was the lecture given this morning by the superintendent, Roy L. Smith, and it is to be regretted that more people could not have heard the splendid talk by this man, whose ability is unexcelled by any platform man today, and equaled by but few. His subject was "The High Cost of Low Living,” and he told it with a style of oratory all his own, convincing his hearers, whether they wanted to be convinced or not, that low living is a detriment to the physical, moral, financial and spiritual success of any man or woman. He plead for a unity of action ad he did it in such an honest and sincere manner that his talk convinced. We believe he did a great good and as stated,' it is a regret that the lecture could not have been given to a tent crowded with citizens of this community. Mr. Smith has certainly made good as superintendent of the Chautauqua and whether or not is it repeated next year, this young man will always have a warm spot in the hearts of Decatur people. WILL LIVE HERE, Mrs. Helen Blossom, who has lived in Fort Wayne a number of years, has purchased one of the Mart Archbold residences on Fifth street and will make this place her home, the Ansel Bremerkamps residing with her. She has been visiting with another daughter in Rockford, Ohio, and left this afternoon for Fort Wayne. As soon as the house here is vacated they will take possession, IS INJOSPITAL Annah Laman Williams, Who Was at Point of Death, is Better. HAD HEART ATTACK And Fell, Injuring Head and Back—At Battle, Creek, Mich. Decatur friends have received word from Mrs. Annah Laman Williams relative to her illness. She is in the Nichols hospital. Battle Creek, Mich., and will probably have to remain there hree weeks as she Jias been very ill. There was at one time little hopes for her recovery. Her heart was the ’ cause of the greater part of the trou- ' ble. She was getting dinner when ’ the attack came on her and she fell 1 to Hie floor, injuring her head and 1 back, and also straining herself inter- ' nally, bringing on her old trouble of appendicitis. At first it was thought she would have to undergo an operation, but this was fought off successi fully by the nurses and attendants. I Mrs. Williams has been a sufferer i from heart trouble for some time. She » was getting bettor, being able to write the letter helrself. t

LOG _ROLLING Annual Log Rolling of the Modern Woodnfen of America to be Held AT TERRE HAUTE September 22—Unique Invitation Received—Many Prizes Offered. Modern Woodmen of America have received notices of the annual log

i rolling which will be held at Terre Haute September 22. The invitation will explain itself: “We wish to extend to you and your camp a cordial invitation to attend tile stale Idg rolling, which will be held in Terre Haute September 22, 1915. Your forester team is especially urged to come and participate in the competitive drills. State Deputy McGath has arranged to have Head Consul Talbot, Head Clerk Me Namara. Head Banker Volz and Supreme Organizer Johnson with us on that day. Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. Clifford has extended Major General Mitchell an urgent invitation to be present. “Come, and bring your delegates, bring your candidates, bring your wives, mothers, daughters and sweethearts. all Royal Neighbors; they are especially welcome. “To the team captains, SI,OOO in prizes, three classes, four prizes in each class. “Come —competitive drills, exhibition drills, spell downs, tugs or war, etc. A monster parade in the evening by the visiting teams. Neighbors and candidates. Royal Neighbors in floats and automobiles, plenty of red fire, closing with a jumbo class adoption at night. “Come—on the banks of the Wabash are 1,500 Modern Woodmen, all possessed with the one great idea, Hoosier hospitality. The glad hand is awaiting you; again we say, come.” Conferred on L. A. Graham of This City by Ohio Farmer Agents. ELECTED PRESIDENT At Annual Meeting in Session at Winona Lake-'-An Important Place. Winona Lake, Ind., July 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —L. A. Graham of Decatur. Ind., was this morning elected president of the Ohio Farmers’ Mutual Insurance convention, being held here today. Over 300 agents from Ohio and Indiana are in attendance. Mr. Graham has been the agent for the Ohio Farmers' Insurance company in this county for a number of years and has been in the fire insurance business for more than a score of I years. He is a well qualified insurance man, a splendid presiding officer who understands the rules of conducting meetings and conventions and will prove an efficient president of the organization. Each year the agents of the Ohio Farmers’ company meet and transact important business, aside front having a good social time. Mr. Graham's friends here will hear of this new honor with much pleasure. TOOK FLOWERS FROM BEDS At a considerable cost and some effort E. S. Moses of the Moses Greenhouse company several weeks ago planted six beds of flowers along Fifth and Indiana streets, the idea being solely one of civic pride, that the street might be beautified. On several occasions the flowers have destroyed. Last night some one remowed a number of the boarded plants ruining the appearance of the beds. The matter is Inexcusable and the offenders if discovered should be prosecuted. Much effort has been made this year to improve the appearance of this city and that effort is deserving of better support than Is shown by the act of last night. It should not be repeated.

BURGLARS BREAK IN HOUSE While attending Chautauqua Saintday night, burglars made their entrance into the Mrs. Mary Patton home in the south part of the, city and made their get away with several rings and two purses. The theft was not noticed until Sunday and then it was thought that the articles hud been misplaced, as there were no signs of burglars having made an entrance into the home. When a thorough search failed to reveal the missing articles, Marshal Mele'ii was notified yesterday afternoon. No trace of the thieves could be found o STILL BORN BABE. A still-born babe was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Frank HoiI maun of Washington township. o —

FACTS JN_SUGAR Are Given in an Interview With Mr. Brock of Domestic Producers. VISITS IN DECATUR And Secures Data on Only Plant of Its Kind in the State of Indiana. It may be a surprising bit of news for many of our readers that the Decatur plant of the Holland-St. Louis ' Sugar company last year had 264 contracts for beets in the state of Ohio as compared with 209 in Indiana, that ihey had 2,010 acres of beets in the Buckeye state, while the Hoosiers had beets in 1,674 acres. The tonnage of beets in Onio was 24,701 and in Indiana. 17,991. The company paid [for beets in Ohio the very snug Bum of $123,509.95 and in this state $89,951.45. HoweveY, the biggest institution in Adams county, and the only one of its kind in the great state oi j Indiana, came back this year nicely, the t agar company's records showing <487 contracts in Ohio as against an even 500 in Indiana; 3,852 acres in Ohio, and 5,234 in Indiana. Last year I the company had contracts in seven Ohio counties and the same number hi Indiana, while this year they have acreage in eleven counties in this, state and in but six Ohio counties. This information was given us last evening in an interview with Mr. J A. Brock, the field secretary of the Domestic Sugar Producers, main offices ’at 30 East 42nd street, New York Ci'y. I He is a most interesting gentleman,' whose business it is to travel up end down this great land and secure data and statistics on the sugar industry, i He knows the game and plays it honestly, giving facts and figures ex-! actiy as he finds them. His testimony ( < is perhaps the most valuable that a , congressional committee could have ' when figuring a tariff schedule and it it quite likely that his figures reach those bodies as he reports to the bureau of agriculture. He told us along with many other facts that Indiana spends each year the enormous sum of $10,000,000 for sugar ot which twelve millions is for fc:c : m sugar and ten millions for Cuban cane. He can prove easily that I.dhua could not only raise that much sugar, but twice that much more and mt displace a single dollars' worth of her present crops. The Decatur factory is the only one of its kin 1 in the state, but the fact that beets are being raised in eleven counties is prwf that we are awakening. The local plant has a total of 987 contracts this year, for a total ot 9,086 acres. Our factory manufactured last year 4,602 tons of sugar and that it is no mean industry is shown from Mr. Brock's notes that this plant pai l to the farmers nearly a quarter million dollars for beets. $41,000 for salaries and wages, $27,000 for supplies, besides a large sum for coal. coke. 1 me, etc. Last year in the United States 16% per cent of the sugar used in the United States was made in this countty, this including both sugar and cane, while 53% per cent of it was biought in from Cuba. The total consumption wa5^3,760,827 long tons and this nation spent for sugar $207,000.000 wholesale, which retailed for $375,000,000. A peculiar fact also is the one that the prices of sugar to the consumers has nicreased since the tariff was reduced, proving as was claimed by many, that this at least did not have everything to do with the wholesale I (Continued on Page 2.)

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CABINET WILL BACK WILSON Today’s Meeting Most Momentous Since Civil War —America’s Attitude TOWARD GERMANY Has Been Determined—Protests to England- Carranza Evacuates Capital.

[Washington, D. C„ July 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —In a cabinet counsel regarded as one of the most momentous since the civil war. President Wilson and advisers today pracr tically determined America's future attitude toward Germany. For two hours and ten minutes the president and his ministry went over the note drafted by Lansing. It is an aswer to Berlin's rejection of America’s demand for humanitarian modification of Germany’s submarine warfare. The gravity of the conference was evidenc- - ed. The serious expression worn by all left no doubt on this point. Cabinet members after the conference refused point blank to discuss the matter before the meeting. Beyond confirming the fact that a note is in preparation. Lansing, likewise refused comment, it was stated that Mexican affairs also were considered. Before the meeting the president and LanIsing had an hour's private talk at the i! white house looking over the rougli I draft of the note. The reported sub- !; marine attack on the Orduna also was | injected into the situation. Secrej tary Lansing announced a federal ini vestigation had been ordered, it was understood that the views of the presi ident and Lansing were endorsed by • | the cabinet. It was expected that ■ ' Lansing would draft the formal final note in accordance with suggestions made today and submitted for a final . j examination next Friday by the cabi- - net and that it would be dispatched : next week. ,| l Washington. D. C„ July 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Deep pessimism concerning the Mexican outlook prevailed here today. The sudden Carranzißta evacuation of Mexico City and rejuvenation of General Villa’s | northern campaign were considered most discouraging developments. Reports of the Carranzista capture of Naco were offset by accounts of Villista occupation of Queraparo. News was meager, but there seemed no question that Villa had developed more strength. Washington, D. C„ July 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —At a conference this afternoon between President i Wilson and Senator Bankhead the president gave further indications of I intending to send a blanket protest to ‘Great Britain against its interference • with American commerce to neutral | countries in addition to the protest filed in individual cases. Bankhead said he was convinced the president was doing everything possible to obtain concessions from Great Britain which would permit freer commerce. Cardiff, July 20, — (Special to Daily Democrat)—The great strike of coal miners that threatened to interrent the munition movement in England has been settled. The miners it is said won an important victory. Strike leaders made the announcement following a short conference this afternoon witli Lloyd George and other members of the cabinet who had just come from a protracted session. Washington. July 20, — (Special to the Daily Democrat)—The state department began an investigation today of the Orduna incident. It asked the treasury department to obtain through custom officials, affidavits by the Curnards crew and passengers and such other information as is available concerning the reported submarine attack. This followed receipt of a letter from W. O. Thompson of Chicago. an Orduna passenger. Thomason did not claim to have personal knowledge of the attack but said lie was awakened iti his stateroom by tha 1 firing of shots presumably from the submarine’s deck gun. Secretary Lansing said his department was sti’l 1 without information to substantiate ’ the story that a torpedo was fired at the Orduna without warning. t Berlin, July 20,--(Special to Daily i Democrat)— Sweeping down on Warsaw from the north, a German army under Gen. Gallwitz has forced the 1 Russians to retreat across the Narew river at several points and has taken (Continued on page 2)