Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 187.

BERMANS WIN BIG VICTORY rrr • • Russian Fortress of Ivangorod Entered by Teuton Troops Wednesday. MANY GUESSES ARE Made Regarding Germany’s Next Move—Mexican Situation Improving. (United Press Service) Vienna, Aug. 6,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Russian fortress of Ivangorod 50 miles southeast of Warsaw has been captured by the AustroGermans, it was officially announced here today. The allied troops began entering the fortress on Tuesday. Unofficial statements at Petrograd today indicated that the Russians were about to surrender to the enemv. The Russian war office said all food supplies had been withdrawn from the fortress because it was realized the brick walls could not withstand the battering of modern guns. The Petrograd statement, however, contradicts the Vienna claim that the fortress was captured on Tuesday. Petrograd declared that on Wednesday the Russians retired from the Ivangorod fort on the left bank of the Vistula after blowing up the bridges and establishing themselves on the right bank. Thu city and the main fortress of Ivangorod, lies on the right bank. Washington, Aug. 6, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —It was reported widely today in official circles, and generally believed that the LatinAmerican conferees on the Mexican situation are a unit on recognizing General Carranza if he will agree to call an election within a stated period and eliminate himself as a candidate for president. Washington, Aug. 6,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Cole, marine commandant on the Connecticut has beenn placed in military control at Port Au Prince, Charge Davis notified the state department today. Captain Beach, also of the marine corps has taken charge of civil matters and negotiations developing from this military control. (By Ed L. Keene) London, Aug. 6,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —British critics admitted today that the fall of Warsaw will have a tremendous influence on the next six months’ fighting in Europe and possibly on the political fortunes of the allies. Capture of Warsaw will release at least 1,000,000 Austro-Ger-mans for operations elsewhere. The military critics turned their attention today to speculating on Germany’s next move, A popular guess was that the Germans would renew the offensive against Paris at once or hurl al forces against the Anglo-French lines to reach Calais. Other critics suggested that the kaiser will now join Austria in a determined attempt to march down the Alps into northern Italy or to completely crush Servia. The Petrograd report that the Russian armies escaped from the German trap is accepted as true in military circles where it is assumed that the German campaign in Poland is about to close. In some quarters however, it is believed that Von Hindenberg may attempt an advance against Petrograd or long the Odessa railway, though this view is not shared by the majority of the London critics. The military value of the capture of Warsaw was generally minimized in miliatry circles here today, though it was admitted that the blow probably will renred it impossible for Russia to resume the offensive for an indefinite period. Washington, Aug. 6, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The second and probably the closing conference of the Pan-American diplomatic conference on Mexlo, convened at the state department today. Diplomats attending the conference were silent on their Pinna, but Secretary Lansing was >xvected to make an announcement latier. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 6,— (Special to Dally Democrat)— Improved Mexico City conditions were reported in t Carranza consulate message from the capital today. Conzales was reported to have loaned merchants a halt bil lion dollars for paying salaries. Bread

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prices were sliced in two. Meat was much lower. Gonzalos also had ordered death for soldiers who used or take private property or houses. Berlin, Aug. 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —German troops have broken through the Russian positions at the fortress of Novo Georgesvk, north of Warsaw, and are advancing upon the lower Narew river. The whole of the strongly fortified Russian line on the Vistula river is now swept away. Capture of Warsaw, followed closely by the fall of Ivangorod and Novo Georgievsk. the two strongholds protecting the Polish capital, complete the Austro-German victory in the Vistula tignting. (By Charles P. Stew'art) Washington, D. C., Aug. fl —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary Lansing and the Latin-American diplomats have definitely agreed on a program to restore order in Mexico, (Continued on page 2) THE APPLt SHOW Fifth Annual Show Will be Held in Indianapolis November 6-13. ( A FINE DISPLAY I Expected—lndiana Ranks ! Seventh Among Apple i Producing States. ! i Adams county orchards will doubtless contribute to the display at the fifth annual apple show of the Indiana Horticultural society to be held , in Indianapolis. Indiana ranks seventh among apple producing states and the shows are always great ones. , Frank 1. Odell, manager, is sending out the following letters: “The fifth anual apple show of the Indiana Horticultural society will be held in Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, November 6-13, inclusive; bigger than any one of the last four shows; and twice as successful, if half of the committee’s plans materialize. “Here are some of the points upon which we wish to dwell: “First: That the Indiana Horticural society winter meeting wil be held in the same hall and at the same time as the apple show. This move has been made in response to the urgent clamor of growers all over the state, who have wanted to attend both the apple show and horticultural meetings but never before had the opportunity. The by-laws of the society were altered at the last annual meeting in order to make this plan a reality. “Secondly: The program will be the strongest that can be arranged. Among the speakers will be the most prominent fruit growers of Indiana, and the best talent which can be obtained from other states. "Thirdly: In addition to all the educational features calculated to aid the grower in saving money and time and in obtaining better results, there will be social and recreational features that will drag the great fraternity of fruit growers into a closer unity of organization and feeling. A popular priced banquet will be the climax of this effort. The idea of this banquet is to make it at'east of fun, food and fruit facts. “Fourthly: More premiums will be given in some classes, notable in the commercial class. Some other changes will be made in the classes of exhibits; all of which will strengthen the show. For the present we want you to know that we will hold the greatest apple show of all next November, and we want you to do your part to make this show as successful as it deserves to be. ’ “Any Information that you may want 1 at any time regarding any of your ' problems in growing fancy fruit or * in preparing your exhibits will be answered gladly by this office. ( "Yours for the success of the Indiana apple show. “FRANK I. ODELL, Manager,” S RAISE LABORATORY FEE. (United Press Service) g Bloomington, Ind., Aug. s—(Specs—(Spec r ial to Daily Democrat) —The Euro- ■ pean war i« influencing the cost of higher education. The trustee of Indiana university granted permission for the university officers to raise the o laboratory fee in chemistry and in o some of the courses in medicine. Eng- £• land's order in council has stopped e the exportation of chemicals from d Germany and matly of the laboratory 1- necessities have become very expen.d sive.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 6, 1915.

STOGY JRESTRY Purdue Extension Department Encouraging Protection of Wood Lots. FINANCIAL RETURNS From These Lots Total Millions—How and Where to Market Timber. The extension department at Purdue university is co-operating with the United States forest service in a study of the farm wood lots in Indiana. The study is being made for the purpose of encouraging the wood lot owners to give more attention to farm timber. According to the 1910 census the farm wood lots of the state yield $5.603,000 each year in saw logs, handle bolts/ coperage stock, excelsior wood, posts, poles, piling, farm repairs and fuel. The material comes from 3,370,791 acres of farm lands and is exclusive of the timber produced on areas not a part of some farm. The annual return per acre is $1.67. It has been the practice in the past in a largemeasure, for the farmer to sell to a speculator or jobber who has been getitng most of the margin of profit from the timber. By selling directly to the mills the farmer will receive better returns in direct touch with the markets for timber. It is also prepared this summer to make examinations for wood lot owners with recommendations as to the best methods of caring for and improving the farm woodlots to bring them to the highest state of productivity. Where marketable timber is found on the woodlots the owner will be given the madketing information necessary to put the timber to its most profitable use. BIS’ oatsstalk Raised by E. F. Miller on Daniel Weldy Homestead West of the City. IS s'/ 2 FEET HIGH Head Contains 270 Grains and Measures Twelve Inches in Length. Oats may be difficult to harvest, but the crop is a thriving one, with the good rains. E. F. Miller, of west of the city, a resident of the old Daniel Weldy homestead, brought to this office yesterday a stalk of Great Dane oats, measuring five and one-half feet tall. The head is exactly twelve inches long and contains 270 grains of oats. The average number of grains on a stalk of ordinary oats is seventy. The oats is a native of Denmark. Mr. Miller’s crop is exceptionally good, even for the Great Dane. He has ten acres of it and it is standing nicely. Although he has been delayed in harvesting it, he hoped to get into the field today to cut it. o DYNAMITE ON SHIP. Liverpool, Aug. 6,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The White Star liner Arabic arrived from New York this afternoon. Two packages of explosives wrapped in oiled paper were found on the night of July 27, a few hours before the vessel sailed by private de- \ tectives employed by the line ao search , every outgoing steamer. The packages were turned over to the police. The Arabic carried 187 pasengers. She docked at Liverpool this afternoon. New York, N. Y., Aug. 6—(Special, to Daily Democrat)—Officials of the White Star line this afternoon confirmed the story that dynamite was - found aboard the White Star liner - Arabic before she sailed for Liverpool t July 28. _ o COURT HOUSE NEWS 1 s rph( estate transfers: Joseph Tar--1 menter to John T. Ault, real estate in :• Jefferson township, quit claim deed, sl. 1 i Sheriff and Mrs. Ed Green left toy day for Richmond acompanying Mrs. i- Matilda Young to the Easthaven asylum.

J SHOULD HE APOLOGIZE? (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Attaches of police court expected before court adjourned today to learn whether Charles J. Murphy, member of the public service commission, would apologize to a policeman. Murphy is charged with violating a traffic ordinance by cutting corners on a busy ' street. Traffic Patrolman Bowen didn't choose to make an exception of Mr. Murphy—may be he didn’t know who Murphy was —so he ordered the commissioner back between the white lines to make the proper turns. The commissioner refused to obey and he was arrested. At the time he was hurrying to get Samuel Murdock, the traction magnate, and the interruption nettled him. The case has been continued from time to time, and it was not known whether Mr. Murphy has accepted Judge Deery’s suggestion that he apologize to Bowen. o GROW GOOD CHOPS Alaskan Soil is Conducive to Bumper Yields of Various Kinds of Cereals. ALSO FOR GARDENS And Beautiful Flowers in All Seasons—Report is Very Interesting. The Weekly News Letter of the United States agricultural' department contains the following interestnig story on farming in Alaska: "That Alaska is capable of developing a considerable agriculture has been fully demonstrated by the practical experience of farmers and gardeners in the territory, as well as the government agricultural experiment stations which have been maintained for a number of years at Sitka, Fairbanks, Rampart and Kodiak. Successful farming everywhere is largely dependent upon favorable weather conditions, but as a recent report of the agricultural experiment stations in Alaska point out, “in these northerly latitudes the weather plays a much more important role in the life of the farmer than it does in the states. The season is short at best, and when it is still further shortened by early fall frosts, or what is equally disastrous, by much cloudy and wet weather during the season when crops should mature, the results are naturally unsatisfactory.” Nevertheless, the report shows that in normal seasons, and even in bad seasons like that of 1914, with the exercise of foresight and resourcefulness, a considerable variety of field crops, fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants can be grown. "Among the crops that have been successfully grown in the territory are various cereals, especially Siberian varieties of wheat, rye, barley and oats, as well as buckwheat, clover, potatoes, turnips, radishes, carrots, onions, chives, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, com salad, endive, cress, parsley, lettuce, celery, horseradishes, rhubarb, currants, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries, and other fruits, and hardy roses and other ornamentals of great variety and beauty. In fact, the report characterizes Alaska as “a land of flowers,” and states that "some of the most beautiful flower gardens can be seen about Fairbanks every season.” For gardens in this vicinity, however, the growth of only the hardy varieties of easy culture, such as sweet peas, pansies, pinks, asters, poppies, marigolds, daisies and a few others, is recommended. In other parts of Alaska where the climatic conditions are less severe a larger ' choice is available.” ~ o—the lady of the snow. J Through an error the three-reel special feature entitled "The Face of I; the Madonna,” which was billed to- ) night at the Crystal theater, failed to - arrive in the city, but in its place i was sent a three-reel Essanay feature r play entitled “The Lady of the Snow,” 1 with Miss Edith Mayo and Richard Travers playing the leading roles. Although the management is disappointed in not securing the first play, “The .. Lady of the Snows” is considered to 1 be an extra fine production and will greatly please the patrons. The Charlie Chaplin reel has been received, >- entitled "His New Profession,” and i. will be given in connection with the r- regular program. The price of admission is five cents.

BEER IS BANNED At Rome City Parties—No Young People Permitted to Rent Cottages WITHOUT CHAPERONS Police Protection Has Been Established at the Summer Resort. Decatur cottagers and visitors at Rome City will be interested in hearing of the police protection estabIshed there. A dispatch says: "G. R. Rupley of Fort Wayne has been elected president of the South Side Cottagers’ association, formed at Rome City for the purpose of having police protection at the resort. Fred Kabisch is vice president and the directors are Peter Henkenius, Louis Russell and Clem Miller. The association has engaged Tony Woodbury to act as policeman during the remainder of the season. The cottagers on the south side of Sylvan lake say that there has been entirely too much rowdyism at the resort and that it keeps people away from Rome Sity. No young people will be permitted to rent cottages on the south side unless they are chaperoned. Lights must be extinguished and the grounds silenced by midnight. Beer parties are also put under the ban. The association is permanent and it will have a policeman next summer as well as the remainder of this summer. o—— SOME FINE POTATOES. Yesterday a sample of the finest potatoes grown in this part of the state was brought to the office of the Daily Democrat they being a product from the Isaac Raver farm near Monroeville. The potatoes are of the Elephant Rose variety and no doubt would make fine eating. We’ll try them. SUIfOoUGHT By Widow of Fred Hoffman to Collect $4,000 from Insurance Company. THE MUTUAL LIFE Case Filed Today in Circuit Court by Attorneys Vanderlip and Lutz. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York is defendant in a suit filed in the circuit court today in which Katherine Hoffman seeks to collect $4,000 from the company, tills being for the insurance carried by her husband, the late Fred Hoffman. The policy was issued November 8, 1913, for $3,000. The annual payments were $288.15, all of which were paid. His death occurred March 22, 1915, resulting from a disease against which the policy insured him, and proper proof of same, and other necessary details were attended to but the company failed to meet the payment of the policy, the complaint alleges. The dividends due amount to S3OO besides the $3,000 the face value of the policy. Interest from March 22, 1915, is also included in the total demand of $4,000. Attorney L. C. Vanderlip of Elkhart and Attorney C. J. Lutz of this city are the plaintiff’s attorneys. PASSED THROUGH HIGH WATER The J. S. McCrory family who returned from New London, Ohio, by automobile experienced much inconvenience on account of the floods. In one place while passing through water the engine “went dead” and it was necessary to get out of the machine and walk through the water to dry land. In one place it was found that the machine had passed only about ten inches from a tenfoot levy, while . going through the water. ~ATTEND CONVENTION. i Mrs. Clarence Baughman and I daughter, Bertha, left today for To- - ledo, Ohio. Saturday they will buy , their holiday goods for the Baughman I five and ten cent store. Next week 3 they will attend the convention ol • Five and Ten Cent Merchants’ asso elation.

I HOOSIER HISTORY IN TABLOID. (Prepnrpil for the United Pi’ess by thr Centennial Department of the Indiana Historical t'ornnilsalon.) Dialect and Good English. j The prevalence of the dialect among the uneducated classes was indeed, though indirectly, a ministry to the cause of good English. The educated few, fearing contamination of their children’s speech through daily conj tact with the ignorant, were more than usually strict in exacting correct usage at the hands of their youngsters. I I very well remember how grievously it afflicted my own young soul that I was forbidden under penalty, to say "chlmbly,” and "flanner,” for chimney and flannel, to call inferior things "ornery” to use the compromise low —abbrebiation of allow —which very generally took the place of the Yankee “guess," and the southern “reckon” and above all to call tomatoes 'tomatices." —George Carey Eggleston in 1 "Recollections of a Varied Life.” o TO HAVEJPROOF John A. Lapp Inaugurates Clipping Bureau to Secure all Information ON THE NEW LAWS Will Clip from Daily Papers All Articles Pertaining to Statutes. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 6—(Special Daily Democrat) —John A. Lapp, director of the Indiana Bureau of Legislative Information, is going to find out just what has happened to the brand new laws that cut loose from the apron strings of the legislature in January. To do this he is going to depend on the daily newspapers—the county seat daily. Lapp said today that he was preparing to have one of his aides inspect the Indiana dailies every day, clipping every item of information to state laws, old and new. When the embryo legislature steps into Lapp’s office at the opening of the the 1917 session and wants to know how the watermelon law or the flfoot bed sheet law worked in its twoyear try-out, Lapp will call for a sheaf of clippings from Hoosier Dailies and lay before the astonished lawmaker the opinion of the editors, the epics of the reporters and the facts. If some tired traveling man has been forced to sleep rolled up like a moth ball with an unsanitary comfor tickling his chin with microbes and has appealed to the law for a flfoot bed sheet and damages, Lapp will know it, and will have the original stories of the case at hand. Then the lawmakers will know whether he wants to amend the 9-foot law to make it 10 feet, or whether it is Impossible to enforce such a. law. He will be able to search out the laws that can’t be enforced and ask their appeal. Lapp told the United Press today that the new source of information on state laws would be open to newspa per men at any time. The first clipping stowed away in the new file was that of a jail sentence handed a Koko mo man under the "lazy husband" act When the next lazy husband is apprehended, the editor in that city can write Lapp and get the Kokomo dope for a ’ follow.” o DECATUR MAN INJURED. Warsaw, Ind., Aug. 6—J. N. Fristoe, of Decatur, Ind., who has a summer home at Winona Lake, is suffering from painful injuries received when he slipped and fell while ascending the court house steps In this city Wednesday afternoon. His knees were wounded by the fall and he has been taken to Decatur for treatment. Mr. Fristoe arrived home on schedl ule time but seems to be able to navigate all right—in fact friends here did not know he had been injured until * the Warsaw dispatch came. < RAINS HARD ON BALL TEAM. t (United Press Service) 1 Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 6 —(Special to e Daily Democrat) —The regular Sunday rains of 1915 are playing havoc with the treasury of the local Red Sox. one of the strongest semi-pro d ball clubs in the state, according to a )- statement made today by Manager y Jones. Unless the weather man is n more merciful Kokomo will see no k more Sunday base baii as the club is >f now SBOO in the hole. According to > Jones at this time last year the team was >1,200 to the good.

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FINANCEJEPORT ! Showing Financial Condik tion of County’s Schools 1 for the Past Year. IS NOW COMPLETE Sent to State Department by County Superintendent E. S. Christen. Another report, to be made to the state school department, and one which required much work on the part of County School Superintendent E. S. Christen and son, Ellis, is ready to be sent away. It is a financial showing of the schools of the county for the year from July 31, 1914, to July 31, 1915. An interesting feature of the report is the showing of the indebtedness of the various school townships and corporations, on outstanding bonds. The total bond indebtedness of schools of the county is $99,623. Os this, $77,323 belongs to the townships. The bonded indebtedness of each township and corporation is: Blue Creek $14,400.00 Monroe 2,250.00 Preble 6,144.00 Root 3,000.00 St. Mary's 12,054.00 Washington 18,975.00 1,100.00 Berne 6,800.00 Geneva 1,800.00 Decatur 2,200.00 1,100.00 10,500.00 The school funds are divided into two classes. One is the tuition revenue, from which the teachers are paid, this fund being created from local taxation and also state funds. The total tuition revenue for the year was $120,422.97, of which $44,414.14 was on hand at the beginning of last year. The amount on hand at the end of this year is much greater, being $47,681.95. A total of $68,378.82 was expended in the county for teachers alone, this being as follows: Township teachers >37,936.04 Berne 7,038.00 Geneva 4.138.08 Decatur 19,275.70 The sum of $4,353.29 was expended for tuition transfers. The other division is that of the special school revenue, which is derived from local taxation only and is used in building, repairing, improving, paying teachers, buying supplies, paying janitors, etc. The total special school revenue receipts were $125,755.32. Os this the townships paid $74,859.14; the towns, $10,208.35; Decatur, $40,687.83. The sum of $9,025.98 was invested in permanent improvements; amount paid teachers. $1,779; for transportation, $1,287.35; transfers, $3,751.68; for payment of debts, $28,928.20; other amounts expended, $36,531.97; making the total expenditure, $85,968.36. The amount on hand at the first of last year was $48,866.98. The balance on hand this year is $39,786.96. “RELICS” DISPLAYED. On display in the show window of the Messa saloon on the north side of the square are several “relics” of the booze days in Hartford City, which have been placed on sale in a ludicrous manner as a burlesque on the present "dry” condition of the town. The display has created considerable comment. One of the articles is the frame of an umbrella on which the card is printed, "Special Dry Town Umbrella, was $3.50, now $7.19.” Another card says: "Welcome to Our City." A pair of old shoes, full of holes, are displayed with the announcement. "Specially Adapted for This Vicinity.” Another is a soup bowl filled with sand in front of which is a sign bearing, “The Flowing Bowl, your own pick,” has I been placed. Several rain coats have ] been arranged in the window with the anouncement that they will be given to the person calling for them as they are practically useless in this town. A chart of this city rep- , resented as a desert and "oasis Dun- . kirk,” on the east; "oasis Moutpeic ier” on the north; “oasis Gas City” j on the west and “blind tigers,” meaning Muncie, on the south, is displayed j in the window.—Hartford City Times. o r UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES, s > In this day o' high cost o’ livin’ it > is refreshin’ t’ learn thet y’ kin run > a good bluff cheap—by gittin’ a fifty i cent automobile cap and a ten cent pair o’ eye-goggles.