Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1916 — Page 1

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PLANS PROPOSED FOR NEW CHURCH Members of the St. Mary’s Church Favor Plan of Building New Church. MEETING ON SUNDAY Discussed Plan —Will Raise a Sinking Fund —Aim to Have SIOO,OOO. Answering to the call of their pastor, Rev. J. A. Seimetz, nearly every member of the St. Mary's Catholic church congregation met in the church building immediately after high mass Sunday morning and for a half hour discussed and took the flrststeps in the matter of raising money for a sinking fund, the same to be used after five years in what is proposed to build a new SIOO,OOO church building. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one and every member of the congregation voiced himself in favor of building a new church. No definite •plans have yet been decided upon, as the building of the edifice will not start within five years. However, the present idea is to raise enough money, probably SIOO,OOO, it is thought, and to pay for the construction of the building on the day it is completed, thus leaving the congregation entirely out of debt and enabling them to enter the new and beautiful structure without owing a cent for its construction. At yesterday’s meeting a motion was made that Father Seimetz act as chairman and appoint a committee of about twelve men, they to start out as soon as possible and obtain from members of the congregation their pledge to pay so much money each year toward the sinking fund. is the most advanced step that has been taken in the matter. The location of the new church, it is ■ thought, will be south of the present one. If necessary, the present structure will be taken down and the new building erected across the entire width of the lot. It will no doubt be i built to accommodate from 1,200 to 1,400., The present St. Mary's Catholic church was built in 1873, and is one of the most costly and beautiful buildings, inside and out, in the city. It has a seating capacity of about eight hundred. COURT HOUSE NEWS The following have filed with the ■ County Clerk Hammell their declara- [ tion to be candidates for nomination: George Kinzle, second two year term as county treasurer; J. Fred Fruchte, second two year term as prosecuting attorney; Frank Orndorff of West Jefferson township, committeeman. County clerk Will Hammell is busy making out his annual statistical report for the state. John A. Peoples, administrator of the Frederick Bohnke estate, has filed final report and notice of the hearing has been given for February 19. The case of The State vs. Frank and Earl Neuenschwander for surety of the peace has reached the Adams circuit court coming from that of Justice of the Peace E. B. Lenhart. Real estate transfers: Reinhard Leimenstoll to George H. Bright, 5% acres of Kirkland township, $896.72. A marriage license was Issued to Belvin Ottis Blocker, student, of Wells county, born October 16, 1894, son of G. W. Blocker, to wed Ora Marie Seitz, born February 5, 1900, daughter of Henry A. Seitz, of Geneva. The bride is the youngest ever married here, she not being sixteen until next February 5. Her mother consented to the marriage. o FELL SIXTEEN STORIES—LIVES. Chicago. 111., Jan. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Minnie Werner, 23, stenographer, fell sixteen stories from a window in the rest room of the Transportation building in the heart of the loop today. She was picked up alive and a few minutes later was able to gasp, " I fell.” Miss Werner had been in ill health for several weeks, but whether the fall was an accident or a suicide attempt is not known. The girl in her fall struck a canvas covered automobile truck loaded with paper boxes. This broke her fall, but she was badly crushed and probably will die.

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MISHAWAKA FIRE. (United Press Service) Mishawaka, Ind., Jan. 24,—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Fire, destroyed the Mishawaka Trust and Savings buildin here early today with a loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. The Milbourne hotel across the street from the bank was saved from destruction. Aid was sumoned from South Bend. The fire (broke out tn the Trust company’s building, which was new and modern. It was discovered at 1:15 a. m. The call for aid from South Bend was made at 2:40 o’clock. Several explosions in the basement of the Red Cross drug store awakened the city. The fire was under control at 3:30 o'clock. Its cause was unknown and was the subject of considerable speculation today. MEEfINIjRIDAY County Chairman H. B. Heller Issues Call for Democratic Committee. MEET IN DECATUR To Discuss Primary Law and Plan for Election to be Held March 7. Henry B. Heller, democratic county chairman, has Issued a call for the members of the county central committee to meet in this city next Friday morning, at which time the newprimary law will be explained and plans made for the county primary which will be held on March 7th. On the same day the other political parties will hold their primaries and nominees for senator, governor, congressman and president and vice president will be voted on. It is the most important primary ever held in the county and since it is the first under the new law there are many new rules to be worked out and observed. The meeting will probably be held at the city hall, beginning at ten o’clcok and will be attended by the committeemen and the candidates. At this primary it will be necessary to elect members of the committee and delegates to the state convention.’ The delegates must be elected from districts and the various county chairmen with the election commissioners are now formulating these districts. Each party is entitled to one delegate for each 200 votes cast for senator at the 1914 election, this giving the democrats in Adams county fifteen delegates, the republicans five and the prgoressives four delegates. TO STORE L. Auth & Son Will Pack Goods and Suspend Business Temporarily. BY FEBRUARY FIRST • Room Will be Occupied by Dowling-Shuey Hardware Co’s Store. The L. Auth & Son jewelry store will suspend business temporily, on February Ist, it being necessary that at that time they vacate the room they now occupy, which Is to be taken over by the Dowling-Shuey company, the extra space being used to give the big retail hardware store more shelf room. The Auths have tried to find another location but this seems impossible and they will have to store their stock until they can make some arrangements. Recently they purchased the building from Mr. and Mrs. Mougey, occupied by the Robinson confectionary, but this firm has a lease on the building and the new owners cannot secure immediate possession. Auth & Son ask that all those who have work in thejr shop secure same before the first of the month as they will have to pack their stock before that time. As soon as possible they will reenter business. HAD PARALYTIC STROKE. Mrs. Andrew Welfley, who suffered a paralytic stroke last Thursday, the same affecting her speech, is better today.

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OELAYED_ DATE Ben Hurs Find it Necessary to Delay Date of Spectacular Work UNTIL FEBRUARY 11TH Additional Number of State Officers Coming Here to Assist. ( , A decision to delay the playing of the spectacular degree on the local stage by a selected corps of Ben Hurs was reached at a special meeting of the order recently. The reason assigned was several cases of la-grippe among the cast. The date selected for the delayed performance was February 11th. W. N. Steele, supreme instructor of the order, from Crawfordsville was here last week and looking over the field believed It necessary to delay the play. F. O. Broughman, deputy chief, who has spent several weeks here assisting the local members of the ord Jr in securing additional members will remain until the conclusion of the special work. T. O. Bowers, state manager and Mr. Treadwell, Muncie,, deputy, will come the week of February 7th to assist the others in securing the necessary number of applications. At the last meeting of the order, on Friday night three candidates were given the work and eight new application were filed. At this time perhaps fifty new members have been added to the roll. The three Initiated last meeting night were Mrs. Emma. Hunslcker. Mrs. Albert Graber and Miss Martha McCrory. LAW _ JS_ VALID Income Tax Law Held Valid by Supreme Court This Afternoon. ■ DECISION IS PUBLIC Congressmen Say That a Revision of Law May Now be Started. (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 24, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Federal Income tax law was declared constitutional in the supreme court today. Democratic leaders In congress almost immediately declared income taxes will be used to furnish the greater part of the revenues needed for the proposed national defense program. “We are now free to go ahead and revise the law to meet out needs’,’ said Representative Hull, of Tennessee, known as the father of the law. As it stands the income tax law raised eighty million dollars a year; as revised it is intended by the administration that it shall raise several times that amount. The law was passed by congress In 1913 following the adoption by the states of the income tax law amendment to the Federal constitution. The decision was made in the case of Brushaber vs. Union pacific, brought in the supreme court because the law collected taxes prior to the date on which it went into effect, because it collected taxes at the source, and because it was charged it is discriminating, and taxes property without due process of law. The great powers of legislation to levy taxes was pointed out by Chief Justice White in the decision when he |pid: “It is of course superfluous to say as arguments to the expediency of levying such taxes or of the economic mistake or wrong involved in their imposition, are beyond judicial cognizance’. Referring to the constitutional objection brought against the tax in this case Justice White said: "So far as these numerous and minute, not to say hypothetical contentions are based upon an assumed violation of the uniformity clause, their want of legal merit is at once apparent, since it is

1 settled that clause exacts only a geo graphical uniformity and there is no ' semblance of grounds in any of the propositions for assuming a violation of such uniformity complained of.” c—. , . TRAIN HITS CAR. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., Jan. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three men were killed, one so badly injured he will die, and seven others were seriously hurt when a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul freight train struck a street car at a grade crossing in Albany Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago.

AGAIN POSTPONED Floyd Luttman’s Case is Postponed for Hearing Until ON JANUARY 29TH Charge of Involuntary Manslaughter May be Eventually Placed. If further Investigations by the prosecutor’s office reinforce the findings of Coroner J. E. McArdle it is probable that two men will be held on criminal responsibility for the death of Mrs. Lena Blazer, 1125 Polk street, who died Sunday morning at St. Joseph hospital as a result of injuries received Christmas eve when a jitney bus in which she was a passenger was wrecked by a street car on Huffman street. Coroner McArdle's findings, just rendered, holds that both Floyd W. Luttman, motorman on the street car, and Oscar Shust, driver of the jitney, were negligent and failed to take proper measures to prevent the accident. Luttman has been under arrest since the night of the accident. His case was again called in the city court Saturday, and the charge of assault and battery was postponed for hearing until January 29. His bond of S3OO, furnished by the traction company at the time of his arrest, was continued. A charge of some sort will be placed against Shust if the prosecutor finds corroborative evidence to sustain the coroner’s findings. The testimony given at the inquest by Coroner McArdle was radically conflicting, but was such as to show to the official that Shust was running his. jitney a short distance ahead of the street car in the same direction and in order to avoid a vehicle that stood in the street turned onto the car tracks without taking any precautions to see that he was not encountering danger, while it also showed that the car was going at high speed and struck the jitney with such force to to prove that no effort was made by Motorman Luttman to stop his ear when he saw the jitney was obstructing the track. A charge of involuntary manslaughter may eventually be placed against Luttman and Shust. Shust has not yet been arrested on any charge.— Fort Wayne Sentinel. , Q PEORIAJLOODED Peoria, Illinois, Suffering Under Record Breaking Flood. SAVED BY ROW BOATS People Flee to Higher Ground for Their Lives —Dike Breaks. (United Press Service) Peoria, 111.. Jan. 24,—(Special to the Dally Democrat)—The Peoria and Pekin Union railroad dike at Hollis, yielded to the Illinois river floods early today and the water is pouring over property on the west side of the stream. The terminal dike guarding the Marsh drainage district, near Pekin was still holding but it, too, was threatened. The highest water in the history of Peoria was promised before night. At seven o'clock a. m. the stage was 22.7 feet and a heighth of more than 25 feet is indicated. The highest former stage was 23 feet, in March, 1914. Hundreds of families fled to higher ground for their lives. Ssores of persons were rescued in rowboats.

POWER DELIVERY 1 —4 Plans to Change Merchants’ Delivery to Auto Routes Are Made. THREE TRUCKS USED Present Corps of Drivers Will Become Chauffeurs —Three Fords. Plans for the motorization of the Merchants’ Delivery, owned and operated by Ernst Schlickman, is under way, and within fourteen months, if present plans carry out, three Ford trucks will replace the four wagons now covering the city for the merchants. Mr. Schlickman believes that the three trucks will cover the ground easier and quicker than the four wagons can do it now. and is putting lots of thought into the matter. He has not ordered the cars and will not do so until a definite decision is reached. The drivers of the cars will probably be three of the men now employed as drivers, and the fourth driver may be used as a garage man. The men slated for drivers at this time are Frank Butler, Clem Kortenbrer and. Alva Butfenbarger. MRS MARY SCHWARTZ DEAD. Mrs. James Brunnegraff received a letter from her daughter, Veronica, wife of Robert Schwartz, of Champaign, 111., telling of the death of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Schwartz, which occurred Friday. Mrs. Schwartz is quite well know-n here, havlving visited here many times in the past seven or eight years and she had many acquaintances here. She was the mother of Mrs. Joe Warner, a former resident of near Monroe.

START__REVIVAL Jnited Brethren Church Experiences a Big Sunday Meeting. AT OTHER CHURCHES Evangelical Church Continues Evangelistic Services This Week. The services at the church yesterday were very inspiring. The Sunday school attendance was up near the three hundred mark. A large number stayed for the preaching services. The Junior endeavor at 2:00 p. m. was well attended, those being 69 juniors present. Cecil Melchi led the service, and a very interesting program was rendered. The superintendent, Miss Ethel Potts then called the pastor to a seat on the platform. After the singing of a song, one of the junior members stepped out and in a fine and appropriate talk presented the pastor with a fine Morroco bound sermon file in behalf of the junior society, in remembrance cf another mile stone in his life. This society has had a large attendance for weeks, and is alive with enthusiasm. The Sunday school council met In the parlors of the church at 3:00 p. m. and transacted some important business pertaining to the Sunday school work, and for the church. The Senior Endeavor was a very largely attended and interesting service at 6:00 p. m. led by Jessie Schwartz. The president, Miss Blanch McCrory then took charge of the service. In the evening the series of revival meetings began. The house was crowded so that some were compelled to stand during the services. These meetings will be continued each night during the week at 7:00 p. m. A large choir and good music during the meetings. The subject for the evangelictic services at the Baptist church tonight will b'e “Down Grade.” Rev. F. G. Rogers will preach. The chorus is doing fine work and the large numbers of people who attended the services Sunday was much appreciated. A special personal worker and chorus leader from Fort Wayne will arrive j Tuesday to take charge of that por-

tion of the work. The public is urged to attend the meetings. Evangelical Church. There will be evangelistnc services during the week at the Evangelical church, beginning at 7:15 with a song service. There will bo services this evening, also. Sunday was indeed a great day. Not only did the people attend well, but God blessed his word to the joy of his people. A deep spiritual wave came upon the congregation causing many to more fully consecrate themselves to the Lord. This was true especially of the morning service. It was good to be there. The public is cordially invited to attend. Come and enjoy these meetings. Above all, get right with God. Pray for us. PASTOR AND PEOPLE.

KNOW THE CODES Information Reaches the United States That Belligerents Know OUR SECRET CODES State Department to Change Them at Once—Aeroplane Raid. (United Press Service) (By Carl Ackerman) Berlin, via Amsterdam, Jan. 24 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The suposedly secret diplomatic codes cf the United States government are known to practically every beligerent in Europe, it was learned today. Colonel E. M. House, who is conferring with American ambassadors in Europe as the confidential agent of president Wilson, will have this fact impressed upon him before he returns to Washington. Through him the state department will be asked to change its cipher. Berlin, via Saville, Jan. 24, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —German naval aeroplanes bombarded the station of Dover England, the barracks and the docks early Sunday, the admiralty announced today. Dover is a city of about 45,000 sixty-six miles southeast of London. The German admiralty statement apparently cast doubt upon the report that London may have been attacked by the raiding airmen. Washington, Jan. 24, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The United States will make inquiry of the Turkish government concerning knowledge it may have of the sinking of the liner Persia, secretary Lansing said today.

DENIAL IS MADE That Decatur Supply Company is to Move Egg Case Filler Plant TO DELPHI. INDIANA Harvey Segur Left Today to Repair Some of Machinery There. Harvey Segur left today for Delphi, where he was sent by the Decatur Supply company to repair some of the machinery at the company’s plant there. He will be gone ten days or two weeks. There was much interest manifest here over the rumor that the Decatur Supply company intended to move its plant to Delphi. In an interview this morning, a denial of this was made. The company has a plant at Delphi, where the paper is manufactured. This paper is then sent to the plant in this city where it is manufactured into egg case fillers. The Decatur egg case plant is not to be moved to Delphi, according to a statement here, Mr. Segur going simply to repair machinery of the Delphi plant. LIBRARY'S BIGGEST DAY. Saturday was the biggest day in the ten year's history of the Decatur library. There were 200 books given out into circulation. Os this number, one hundred were juveniles; ninety-five adults and five, classified.

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USEFUL LIFE ; COMES TD ENO ? i J. B. Holthouse, Decatur’s i Leading Citizen, Passed Away at 2:15 Sunday. r “• A VICTIM OF CANCER Death a Blow to Community—Born in Adams Co. —Funeral Wednesday. John B. Holthouse, Decatur's veteran druggist, and one of her most prominent and highly respected citizens, peacefully passed away at 2:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his home on North Third street, a victim of cancerous tumor of the liver. Last October was the first that Mr. Holthouse complained of being sick. At that time he stated that he suffered from a pain in the side. From that time on his suffering increased. On the fourteenth day of December he consulted specialists in Fort Wayne, who informed him that ho had a cancerous tumor of the liver, and extended slight hope for his recovery. He, however, did not give up hope, himself, but on the twentyeighth of December went to Chicago to consult with Dr. Ochner, the noted specialist. He remained in Chicago a week, taking six X-ray treatments in the meantime. Dr. Ochner also informed him that he had a cancerous growth and that his chances for recovery were only one out of a thousand. Returning home on the fourth of January he gradually became worse day by day until last Thursday, when a change for the worse set in. On Sunday morning, about the time of the dinner hour, he was still able to speak to his attentive and loving wife. A few minutes after that he sank into a relapse and at 2:15 o’clock breathed his last. The news of Mr. Holthouse’s death came as a great shock, not only to his many friends in this city and county, but to the hundreds throughout the surrounding community. He was very popular with every one who knew him and was regarded in the I highest esteem by all and greatly admired for his manly and high ideas. For years he had been a leading figure about the city and on account of his safe and sound judgment his advice was sought on all sides. Following his own clean ideas, and never taking advantage of anyone, he was successful in building up a neat little fortune and at the time of his death was one of the largest holders of real estate in the city. With worldly goods, he always had an open hand for the poor and needy. He donated liberally and delighted in seeing that he was able to make some one not so fortunate as himself, happy. Mr. Holthouse was born on what is known as the Wetsel farm in Adams county on the twenty-second day of February, 1855, and would have been sixty-one years old next month. When sixteen years old he moved to this city and started to work for the late Dr. T. Dorwin in the drug store now owned by Smith, Yager & Falk. He later became a partner with Mr. Dorwin. During his business career he organized several drug firms, the latest of which is the Holt house Drug company. Although the drug firm still bears his name he has not actively in the business for the last seven years, his many other interests needing his attention. The deceased was twice married In 1880 he married Miss Mary S. Gast of Louisville, Ky. To this union eight children were born, three of whom are dead. Their mother died nineteen years ago the twenty-first of last December. In 1898, on the fifteenth day of June, he married Miss Mary T. Rueland of Sauk county, Wis. This happy union brought eight children into their midst, two of whom are dead. The children who survive are: Lew, of this city; Clarence, of Ft. Wayne; Mrs. R. W. McMahan, of Chicago; Felix, this city; Sister Mary Grace of Two Rivers, Wis., and Jessie, John, Margaret, Hugh, Helen and the babe, Robert. The funeral services will be held at nine o’clock Wednesday morning from the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Members of the St. Joseph sodality will act as pall bearers. Mr. Holthouse was the present deputy grand knight of the Knights of Columbus. All social events that would have been held at the hall within the next thirty days will be postponed in- ~ (Continued on page 2)