Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 22.

»SH_ NOTE Makes Tentative Offers to the Government on Mail Question. ANSWER FIRED BACK — To Germany on Lucitania Case —Bernstorff to be the Messenger. (Ualted Press Service) ' Washington, Jan. 26, —(Special to Daily Democrat (—Secretary of State t Lansing today deliiered to Ambassa- 1 dor Bernstorfi for transmission to > Berlin the final proposals of the Unit- ' ed States government for settlement g of the Lucitania case. Ambassador Bernstorff was summoned to the state department, shortly before noon. Lansing submitted written proposals setting forth in un- II equivocal terms the position of the United States government that Germany must admit the illegality of the sinking of the Lucitania with the lass of more than one hundred American lives. Arrangements were made that | Ambassador Bernstorff should cable this communication to his government immediately. Nothing further will be j done until' Berlin is heard from. Washington, Jan. 26, —(Special to Daily Democrat) England has made a tentative reply to the American note protesting against seizure of mail between American and Neutral countries. The state department today 8 announced plans to make the Ameri- ( can note and the reply public Friday, f The American protest is understood < to have been based in the contention 1 that Great Britain has no jurisdiction t ever first class mail bound for neutral i countries. Under intenational law < England’,ha- a right to censor all mail 1 which Is routed through a British port, I lut may not censor mail bound direct- • ■ t ly fcr a neutral port but forced, while *7 l enroute, to enter a British port. London. Jan. 26,— (Special to Daily i Democrat)—The Dominion liner 1 Norseman, reported yesterday in Li- 1 verpocl dispatches to have been sunk < did not go to the bottom, but was 1 beached, it was learned today. There were no casualties among her crew. ’ The Norseman, formerly in service be- r tween Liverpool and Portland, Maine and Canadian ports, made her voyage < from America late in November carry- ( ing a w T ar cargo to Liverpool. She was then commandeered by the British ( admiralty. , The Hague, Jan. 2 , —(Special to Dally Democrat)—A royal decree was 1 issued today forbidding the future exyortation of rubber. Its aims was to cut off exports to Germany. Great Britain it is understood, will reciprocate by ordering no further interference with shipments of rubber to Holland. In the past rubber cargoes have beer, held up until it was proved conclusively that they were not consigned to German agents in Holland. BULLETIN. Izmdon, Jan. 26,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dehate on the proposed blockade of Germany was formally opened in the house of commons today. Arthur Shirley Benn, conservative member, moved the adoption of a resolution urging a blockade on all goods to and from Germany' as an offective measure to shorten the war. Constantinople, Jan. 26, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—British troops attempting to relieve the beseiged garrison at Kut-el-amara have ceased their attacks, after apalling losses near Felarte, sain an official statement from the Turkish war office today. Amsterdam. Jan. 26 (Bulletin) Allied monitors drew close into the Belgian coasts and shelled German . positions at West Ende, according to advices received here this afternoon. At the same time Anglo-French aviators bombarded German works near Knooke and Heyst. WILL BE SOME DANCE. The local order of Moose, which plans a series of dances, will open its new and beautiful assembly' Lail for the first time tomorrow night, when the first dance under the auspices of the lodge will be held. A learners’ class will commence study at seven o’clock and the dance proper will be commenced at eight-thirty o clock. The public is cordially invited to attend the dances. Frank Schultz. Fred Schurger and Harry Fike have the dances in charge.

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DRUGGISTS ATTEND FUNERAL, A number of prominent druggists, with whom he had been associated closely in business for many years, attended the funeral of John B. Holt house this morning. A large number of flowers and telegrams of condolence were also received from prominent drug houses. Among those here at the funeral Were E. Davis, of Walding, Kinnen & Marvin company; Toledo. Ohio; August J. Ditzer, of Monney. Mellor Ward company, Indianapolis; H. Bowerseind of the Fort Wayne Drug company. o WAR IS SUBJECT. The subject for the sermon at the Baptist church tonight is "War.” Bev. Tunison of Fort Wayne will sing special selections tonight. The sun- ( rise prayer meeting that was held this morning was well attended and will probably be repeated. o I THE DISTRICTS: Republicans and Democrats , Announce Division of Voters in the County < < FOR THE DELEGATES < l' i < Under New Primary Law ' r —Democrats to Have . Fifteen Delegates. — The election commissioners for Ad-: t ams county, Will Hammel!, county | 1 clerk; J. C. Moran, democrat, and J. I S. Peterson, republican, met with the 1 county chairmen, E. Fritzinger, republican, and H. B. Heller, democrat, i at the office of the latter last even-■ ing. L. A. Graham, progressive chairman, was notified, but did notl respond. The meeting was for the | purpose of discussing plans for the primary and to agree upon the dis-, tricts for delegates for the various parties in the county. The law pro-1 vides that one delegate be elected to 1 represent each 200 votes cast for the head of the state ticket at the previous election, which gives the democrats fifteen, republicans five and progressives four. The republican districts as agreed , upon are as follows: No. I—Preble,1 —Preble, Root, Union and the I Third ward, Decatur, one delegate. , No. 2- —First and Second ward, De- 1 catur, and North Washington, one delegate. No. 3 —St. Mary’s, South Washington and North Blue Creek, one delegate. No. 4 —Kirkland, Monroe, French and South Blue Creek, one delegate. No. s—Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson. one delegate. The democrats have decided upon 1 the following division: No. I—Union township and St. Mary's, one delegate. No. 2 —Root township, one delegate. No. 3—Preble township, one delegate. No. 4 —Kirkland and French, one delegate. No. s—Washingtons—Washington township and city of Decatur, one delegate. No. 6 —Washington township, outside Decatur, one delegate. No. 7—First ward, Decatur, one delegate. No. B—Second ward, Decatur, one delegate. No. 9—Third ward, Decatur, one delegate. No. 10—Blue Creek and Jefferson, one delegate. No. 11 —Monroe township and town of Berne, two delegates. No. 12—Wabash and town of Geneva, two delegates. No. 13—Hartford township, one delegate. MINERS MEET. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Operators and miners' delegates, representing the states of western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, will meet at Mobile, Ala., February seventh for their wage scale conferences, President White announced before the United Mine Workers of American convention today; This convention will extend into next week, he said. The original intention was to have the ' conferences begin February first, but the convention will hold the miners' ' delegates here past that date. ' —— — MAIL ORDER HOUSES BUSY, A big in-coming of mail order cata- ■ logues has been on at the postoffice t this week. This morning five hun- ; dred more Montgomery-Ward catalogues was the grist.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, January 26, 1916.

RED MEN MEET Northern Indiana Red Men Hold District Convention in Fort Wayne. A BIG TIME Is in Order—Chief Meeting Tonight—About 25 from Here Attend. About twentyfive of the members' of the Decatur Red Men are attending the district meeting in Ft. Wayne.' The meeting will be held this evening in the wigwam of Mechecannochqua tribe, No. 106, in the Aldine hall and it is expected that big delegations will be present. At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon the lodge will be opened with the chief's degree and the different tribes will made their reports. The unwritten I work will be exemplified by Grand Senior Sgamore Crawford. The questions of law will be answered by I Great Sachem McConaughey. The Great council fire will be kindled at 4 o’clock this afternoon and the great council degrees will be conferred cn a class of candidates. Tonight at 7:30 o’clock the adoption degrees will be conferred on a class 1 of candidates. The first two degrees < will be conferred by visiting staffs j and the chief’s degree will be conferred by the local degree staff. Among the Decatur members who; left on the 8:30 car this morning were ' Al Gerard, Reuben Lord and son. Law- I rence, Irvin and Frank Breiner, Ed t Whitright, Jesse Hurst and Frank ( Aurand. NEARLY ONE HALF 1 —* n , Or Students at Depauw Uni- ‘ versity Earn Their Way 1 Through. _ i I STATISTICS ARE GIVEN — Student Preachers Win the Highest Awards —Stenographers Least. Greencastle, Ind., Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Nearly one-half of the men attending Depauw university are earning at least part of their way through school. Before the year closes they will have earned approximately $22,127.50. This is a substance of a report just issued by Chairman Daniel Lavengood of the employment bureau of the college Y. M. C. A. The report contained a complete survey of the labor situation at Depauw. Out of 341 men enrolled at the university, says the report. 151, or 44.3 per cent are earning at least a part of their expenses in school. Student preachers head the list of selp-supporting students and the amount they earn per capita also is the largest. Eighteen preachers are earning an average of $361 per year. There are fifty-seven waiters earning an average of $64.74; ten stewards averaging $144.60; eight dishwashers averaging $105.75; seven clerks, averaging $117.14; six bell boys averaging $119.66 ;• four newspaper carriers, averaging $101; two librarians averaging $128; four stenographers averaging $52.50; three newspaper reporters averaging $Bl, and thirteen doing odd jobs and averaging $74.31. The general average is $127.90 a year. Stenographers get the smallest pay of all, $52.50. Several lines of activity are not listed. One student often runs the movie machine at a local theater and others are engaged in collecting laundry. A great many women are earning 1 part of their way through college, but 1 no statistics are available. t ~ ——n — THANKS FOR FAVORS. , We desire to thank the business \ men of Decatur as well as all others who assisted us by the donation of premiums, cash and otherwise, in making the first annual corn show in - Decatur a success. We are grateful ) to all who aided us and hope the re- - suits were worth the effort on your - part. ADAMS CO. AGRICULTURAL ASSN.

THE TABLES TURNED. The next production of the Crystal theater will be the latest release of the Rolfe photo plays, inc., through | the Metro program, when Emmy Wehlen, the dainty Viennese actress, will bo seen in the stellar role of the five-part feature motion picture, “Tables Turned.” Miss Wehlen will be supported by an excellent cast of unusual mreit, including H. Cooper Cliffe, Leslie Austin, Edgar L. Davenport. Walter Hitchcock and Jeanette Horton. “Tables Turned" is based on a strong and vital theme which is treated in an unusual manner. It is dramatic in the extreme and affords Miss Wehlen ample opportunity to display her remarkably versatile talents. Thursday, January 27th, five and ten cents. SERVICES HELD Funeral of Late John B. Holthouse Held at St. Mary’s Church. SOLEMN HIGH MASS Rev. Seimetz Pays Tribute I to Memory of Well Known Citizen. Hundreds of citizens of every denomination today paid their last respects to the memory of John B. Holt- , house, funeral services for whom were conducted at the St. Marys Cath- > loci church at nine o’clock this morning. The church was crowded with j the sorrowing friends and there was , evident a deep feeling of genuine re- i gret for the loss of one who had spent 1 his life among the people of this community. Solemn requiem high mass < was conducted by the Rev. J. A. Seimetz, assisted by Father Kroeker of this city anl Father Farout of Lafayette. The sermon was given by . Father Seimetz who pail splendid tribute to the departed citizen, who was as he termed him a loving husband, a considerate father, a sterling brother and knight, and a benefactor of the parrish. Mr. Holthouse was one of the oldest active business men of this community in point of years. His honesty, his intergrity and his capabilities were never questioned. His place in affairs in this community will be hard to fill. Interment was made at St. Joseph cemetery. o SPRING FURBISHING. With the spring-like weather, the thoughts are turning to spring furbishing. Hower & Baker, the meat dealers, are doing things up “brown” and also in buff. Their walls are being handsomely repapered in those two colors; the wood work will be given a new finishing and everything made strictly clean and sanitary. Ed Augenbaugh and Tom Fisher are the men in charge of the work. o UPHELO__ ELLIS State Supreme Court Upholds Judge Frank Ellis’ Decision ABOUT PROSECUTOR • Two Justices Dissent—Prosecutions Will be Vigorously Pushed. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The state supreme court today sustained Judge Frank Ellis of the Delaware circuit court in his contention that he had a right to appoint special prosecutors to prosecute city officials and others facing graft charges in Muncie, Ind. The opinion was written by Chief Justice Morris, Justices Spencer and Erwin dissenting. The decision will be followed by a vigorous prosecution of the charges, it is said. ' State-wide attention was directed to i Muncie last February when the grand i jury returned indictments against I Mayor Rollin H. Bunch, Deputy Pres- ■ ecutor Williams; Chief of Police Me- ■ Ilvaine and member of the board of police commissioners, all democrats, . alleging gross civil irregularities.

BLAMEFORWRECK On Clover Leaf is Fixed on Two Operators—They Are Discharged. ONE OVERWORKED And Underpaid Stated the Coroner—Dispatcher is Exonorated. That officials of the Clover Leaf railroad have disposed of the wreck 1 that occurred near Veedersburg on , December 24, in which three train- j men were killed, and many persons : injured, by discharging J. J. Roberts, telegraph operator at Cates, Ind., and ’ T, G. Lucas, operator at Veedersburg, has become known here. The official verdict of the coroner of Fountain county, in fixing blame j for the three deaths, stated that T. G. Lucas made a mistake in receiving a train order from Dispatcher, J. A Jewell of Frankfort; that J. F. Jewell aproved as correct the order repeated by Lucas; that J. J. Roberts permitted the passenger train to leave ] Cates without getting the block from Lucas; that Lucas, as tower operator for three railroads at Veedersburg, ' was overworked and underpaid. It is reported that at the official investigation conducted by the railroad officials. Dispatcher J. F. Jewell was vindicated from blame by testimony of the operator at Cayuga, Ind., who declared that Operator Lucas re- i peated the train order without error, ( to Dispatcher Jewell. This relieved . c Dispatcher Jewell from liability. No action was taken on the coroner’s • fourth finding, that Operator Lucas ' was overworked and underpaid. 1 __________io < THE COURT NEWS I ( Matters Wound UTp Today in the Interurban Re1 ceivership Case. 1 RECEIVER DISCHARGED Action Taken Also in Case Venued Here from Allen Circuit Court. Real estate transfers: Lemuel D. Adams et al. to R. Rex Adams, lot 349, Decatur. $2,000; Caroline Thieme et al. to Irene E. Gerard, 20 acres, Union tp., quit claim deed, $1; Irene E. Gerard to Theodore Thieme, same. In the ease of James P. Karr vs John D. Rauch, ver.ued here from Ft. Wayne, upon petition, for instruction in foreclosure wale, the receiver was authorized to instruct the attorneys, Simmons & Vaughn, at Washington, D. C„ that they bid for the receiver a sum not to exceed SI,OOO on each of the dredges to be sold and not to exceed $6,000 on the balance of the property offered and to take a personal judgment for any balance due on note. ■ —- I Special Judge Aiken of Fort Wayne was here today ano approved the final report of French Quinn, receiver es the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway. All matters were declared fully settled and the receiver was discharged. To this Charles Dirkson and a large number of other general claim holders, who had filed a written motion to vacate and set aside the allowance of preferred claims, heretofore made by the court, which motion was overruled by the court, excepted separately and severally. (Continued on Page 5.) WILL NOT STRIKE. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26 —(Special to Daily Demcorat) —Delegates representing four hundred thousand union coal miners today decided by an overwhelming vote not to suspend work April first, in case new wage scale agreements with the miners have not been made by that time. It is now assured, delegates said, that wage i scale negotiations will go on under I peaceful conditions at least until the t miners are certain that the operators - will not grant their demands. The • miners appeared confident satisfactory f agreements will be reached. Nego- , tiations will begin in Mobile, Alabama on February eighth.

ASK FOR CORRECTION. Several parties interested in the John 8. Meyers road p*ition and against which a remonstrance was filed, the mutter to be adjusted by the commissioners at the next session, have asked us to correct the statement made in last evening's issue that the proposed new road runs through a plum orchard or woods on the Eiting farm. The road does not touch an orchard, or woods, if is stated. o LOST HIS RUG. Henry Dellinger, captain of the fire department, while cleaning house recently, hung his rug on a wire just outside of the city hall window. The rug slipped off the wire and landed in the alley below. Some one needing a rug badly picked it up and presumably took it home. Now. Henry says, 1 if they bring the rug back they will smoke. 1 THE FIRST AID; I In Grip Cases —What to do and How to do it is Advice Given i BY HEALTH OFFICER ‘ Hot Lemonade, a Hot Bath , and Sleep Will Ward Oil J the Malady. i How to keep from having the grij I ( when everyone about you is suffering < from this aggravating disease and you f are beginning to have the symptoms ■' yourself—this is the question that has ;. been uppermost in the minds of hund- , reds of thousands during the present epidemic. In an attempt to answer it Health Commissioner Haven Emerson, of New York city, has put, his official O. K. on the following treat- 1 ment: ‘Take a cathartic. 1 ‘Then take a brief warm bath to 'I warm up the body and start the blood ; running freely. ‘Drink a large bowl of hot lemon- ' ade and go to bed early. Cover one’s self thoroughly and warmly, even to ’ an extra pillow to protect the head and ears, and get nine hour’s sleep. : “Take the greatest care, by dress- 1 ing warmly, not to catch cold in the. 1 morning. “If the trouble seems to be chiefly, l in the throat, wrap the neck in a wet. I woolen cloth covered by a dry wool- 1 en cloth.” ‘ The official qualified his recommen- < dation as far as the hot bath part cf! 1 the treatment it concerned, saying l l that none should do this unless they < were sure that they would be able to keep themselves perfectly warm during the night and the morning afterward. | “But the hot lemonade, the cathar- j tic and the warm sleep stand as the f official preventive for the dread dis- t ease which is adding from 10 to 40 , per cent of the weekly death records j in many parts of the country” , Another chance. t I wish to take this opportunity to j thank the farmers and business men ( of Adams county for their loyal sup- , port, both with prizes and exhibits of , corn. To the boys who sent in their corn I want to say that if they did not win a prize there will be a chance given next year for them to do so, and if they did win, they want to come back next year and defend their reputation. In all I feel that the show was a decided success, and will do our best to make it better next year. A . J. HUTCHINS. Adams County Agricultural Agent. HORSEMEN’S MEETING. The fifth annual meeting of the Indiana Draft Horse Breeders’ association will be held in the state house on Friday, the 28th. The program . covers the entire day pnd the subjects . to be discussed will be “Future Pros- , perity for the Draft Horse in America,” by J. G. Johnstone of Chicago; . “Results of Stallion Enrollment,” H. J E. McCartney of Lafayette and organt ization business. Several farmers r from this region are planning to at- > tend. HOUSE IMPROVEMENT. ) ___ < William Parent is improving his s property at 722 Mercer avenue, being ( busy putting in a few foundation and -a big cellar. The work has just been - started and will take several weeks to finish.

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FOUR I SUBJECTS To Come Before the Ways and Means Committee Meet Next Week. REVENUE PROBLEMS To be Fought to Finish——Four Probable Lines of Legislation. Washington, D. C„ Jan. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Steps toward consideration of revenue legislation were taken today by democratic leaders of the house. A meeting of the ways and means committee democrats next week was called. They will make a preliminary survey of the revenue field. Prominent members declare this first meeting will consider four revenue subjects: Revision of the income tax. Inheritance tax plans. Taxation of war munitions. And the creation of a tariff commission. This committee will begin work on the chief revenue problems of the session. Washington, Jan. 26, — (Special io Daily Democrat) —A special train left Chihuahua yesterday to bring employees of the Yoquio Development comlany and other Americans from Minaoa, the agent of the company reported, acording to dispatches to the state department today. A message from consul general Silliman at Queretaro said Carranza is making every effort to comply with the demands of this government for the capture and punishment of the murderers of the Watson party. o WATSON HAS ’EM TALKING (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Jan. 26, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —From the headquarters of James Watson republican candidate fcr the nomination for United States senator there was issued today a statement, signed by Samuel Crumbaker, progressive district chairman of the first district, in which Crumbaker says that Watson is less distasteful to the progressive than :s Harry New, Watson’s opponent. "If Mr. Watson is to be condemned for his action at the Chicago convention, how much more offensive must Mr. New's actions and conduct have been, because Mr. Watson served merely in the capacity of parlimentarian while Mr. New participated in the contest that came before the committee advocating and voting for the unseating of Roosevelt’s delegates.” said the statement. “This is not my fight up to date,’ said Crumbaker. SIX DIE IN FIRE (United Press Service) Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 26, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three persons were killed in jumping from the fifth floor and three others were burned to death today in a fire that gutted the Walk r building here. Seven men are missing. Os the twenty-one known to have been in the big warehouse at the time, eight narrowly escaped with their lives. Firemen found three bodies on the fifth floor, near where the fire seems to have originated, burned to a crisp. Three men, with smoke and flames at their heels, were forced to jump from a window in the presence of scores of helpless spectators below. —— n FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY. The funeral of Mrs. John Magley i Sr., of near Leavittsburg, Ohio, whose death occurred in Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, will bq held Friday afternoon at two o’clock from the Reformed church. The body will be brought here tomorrow afternoon, ariving on the 2:10 car and will be taken to the home of a brother-in-law, John Christen on North Second street, where the body will remain until the funeral 1 Friday. Her death is said to have resulted from Bright’s disease, although she underwent an operation for tile removal of goitre a few days ago. DANCING CLASS TONIGHT. The members of the dancing class at the Masonic assembly room are requested to meet this evening at seven o’clock or as soon thereafter as i possible as Miss Olds expects to de- : vote the entire evening to Instructing. I Please be on hands as soon as you i can after seven o'clock. Miss Olds ar- > rived this afternoon and is ready to start the class. COMMITTEE.