Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 113.

"AMERICANISM” THE BATTLEGROUND

ON WHICH CAMPAIGN WILL BE FOUGHT DEMOCRATS LAST SESSION ADOPTING PLATFORM THIS AFTERNOONSUFFRAGE BROUGHT SQUARELY UP TO CONVENTION BY MINORITY REPORT.

(United Press Service) (By Perry Arnold) Coliseum. St. Louis, June 16— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Tired, hoarse, sleepy-eyed and bedraggled, but happy, democratic leaders met at 11:29 today to announce the principles on which their candidates, Wilson and Marshall, will seek reelection. Adoption of a platform was the sole business before the delegates. A great many of the delegates had departed and the remnants of those left were slow in arriving. When Chairman James rapped for order half the galleries were vacant and huge sections of chairs on the floor were empty. After a period of waiting during which Senator Reed of Missouri delivered an address. Senator Stone of NUssouri was recognized at 12:30 to submit a report of the commitee on resolutions. (By Lowell Mellette) Coliseum, St. Louis, June 16— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Just as the democratic national convention saw visions of an early adjournment this afternoon with the adoption of a platform presented by Chairman Stone of the resolutions committee, Governor Ferguson of Texas upset plans with the presentation of a minority report on the suffrage plank. Rather than take any chances of a divided party, Chairman James ordered that the majority and minority views be presented in thirty minutes debate for each side. There was little expectation, however, but that the majority report would be adopted by a large majority. The Ferguson report differed from the majority report only on the suffrage plank. The report of the Texan governor and three other members of the resolution committee makes more emphatic the exclusion of the suffrage to women in southern states objected to because such provision would complicate the franchise granted negroes. Saint Louis, June 16—(Special to, the Democrat)—The democratic plat-1 form as adopted this afternoon is as follows: "The democratic party in national convention assembled adopts the iollowing declaration to the end that the people of the United States may both. realize the achievements wrought by four years of democratic administration and be apprized of the policies to which the party is committed for t ic further conduct of national affairs. Record Os Achievements. We endorse the administration of Woodrow Wilson. It speaks for itself. It is the best exposition of sound democratic policy at home and abroad. We challenge comparison of our record, our keeping of pledges and our constructive legislation, with those of any party of any time. We found our country hampered >y special privilege, a vicious tariff, obsolete banking laws an inelastic c rency. Our foreign affairs were dominated by commercial interests ,or their selfish ends. The republican party despite repeated pledges was impotent to correc abuses which it had fostered Under our administration, a leadership which has never faltered, these abuses have been corrected, and our people have been freed thereform. Our archaiac banking and currency system, prolific of panic and disaster under republican administration-1 > g a refuge of the money trust-has been supplanted by the federal reserve aft,

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a true democracy of credit under government control, already proven a financial bulwark ina world crisis, mobilized our resturces, placed abundant credit at the disposition of legitimate industry, and making a currency panic impossible. We have created a federal trade commission to accomodate the perplexing questions arising under the antitrust laws so that monopoly may be strangled at its birth and legitimate industry encouraged. Fair competition in business is now assured. We have effected an adjustment of the tariff, adequate for revenue under peace conditions and fair to the consumer and to the producer. We have adjusted the burden of taxation so that swollen incomes bear their equitab’e share. Our revenues have been suffl clent in times of world stress and will largely exceed expenditures for the current fiscal year. We have lifted human labor from the category of commodities and have secured to the working man the right of voluntarily associating for his protection and welfare. We have protected the right of the laborer against the unwarranted issuance of writs of injunction and have guaranteed him the right of trial by jury in case of alleged contempt committed outside the presence of the court. We have advanced the parcels poet of genuine efficiency, enlarged the postal savings system, added ten thousand rural delivery routes and extensions thus reaching two and one half million additional people, improved the postal service in every branch, and for the first time in our history placed the postoffice system on a self-support-ing basis with actual surplusses in 1913, 1914 and 1915. In a plank on "economic freedom” the platform declared that recent legislation has released the energies of men of al) ranks and advantages, and pledges the party to remove “every uncertainty from the paths of business men of America. The tariff plank, reaffirms the belief of the party in the doctrine of a tariff” for the purpose of providing sufficient revenue for the operation of the government” and approving the action of the democratic congress in providing for a non partisian tariff commission. One of the longest planks in the platform is that on Americanism. The democratic party, according to this plank, “summons all men of whatever origin or creed, who would count them selves Americans to join in making clear to all the world the unity and consequent power of America. This ,s an issue of patriotism. To take it with partisianship would be to defile it. In this day of test, America must show itself, not a nation of partisians, but a nation of patriots. There is gathered here in America the best of the blood, the industry and genius of the whole world, the elements of a great race and magnificant society to be melted into a mighty and splendid nation. Whoever, actuated by the purpose to promote the interests of a foreign power in disregard of our country’s welfare or to injure this government in its foreign relations, or cripple or destroy its industries at home, and whoever by arousing prejudice of a radical, religious or other nature, creates discord nad strife among our . people so as to obstruct the who’e'some process of unification is faithless to the trust which the privilege “ (Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 16, 1916.

PHIZES JIFFERED By Woman’s Civic Improvement Society for Flowers Grown by Children. ARE TWO CLASSES Band Concert and Social at Waterworks Park Was A Decided Success. Miss Anna Winnes, chairman of the landscape committee of the Woman’s nounces the prizes that will be given to the children in the annual nasturtium and aster growing contest. There will be two classes of prizes for each flower division. For flowers grown by children from eight to elveen years of age, a first prize of $1 and a second price of fifty cents will be given for both nasturtiums and asters. For flowers grown by children from twelve to fifteen years of age, the same prizes will be given. The time of the flower show and prize award will be announced when the flowers are ready. Waterworks park was thronged last evening with the hundreds who assembled for the band concert and social given under the auspices of the Woman's Civic Improvement society. The concert opened at 8:10 o’clock and several fine numbers were given, under the direction of Director Albert Sellemeyer. The refreshment booths were presided over by the various committees and very much more than the supply was needed. It was necessary to reorder ice cream, nearly fifteen gallons being sold. A second order of crackerjack was also necessary. The homemade candy supply was not nearly adequate to the demand. Homemade cakes also sold well, as did cigars. The affair was a decided success in all ways. TOirWED Miss Lena Dodane and Michael Burns, Ft. Wayne, Will be Married TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH Bride Daughter of P. F. Dodane, Former Decatur Man—Well Known. Friends here have received invitation to the wedding of Miss Helena L. Dodane and Mr. Michael Burns, of Fort Wayne, which will take place Tuesday morning at seven o’clock, June 27, at St. Patrick’s Catholic church, Fort Wayne. Miss Dodane is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Dodane, of Fort Wayne,'' former Decatur residents, the family being W'ell known and well liked here. The groom, is a machinist at the Fort Wayne Electric plant. They will live in Fort Wayne. The news of the wedding comes as a surprise to all her friends here. Miss Lena Myers and other Decatur friends will attend thq wedding. JL FUNERAL HELD The funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Closs were held this morning at nine o’clock from the St| Marys’ Catholic thurch. Interment was made in the St. Joseph .cemetery. Mrs. Closs died Tuesday at the home of her son, Jacob of Fort Wayne. She was eighty years old. TAKEN TO° HOSPITAL Helen, aged four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Voglewede was taken to the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne. She has been ill tw’o weeks of typhoid fever. The parents and the nurse Mrs. Lulu Swearinger were with her. The child is the one who was Seriously ill of typhoid two years ago,

BIG MEETING TONIGHT The Encampment branch of the Odd Fellows are preparing to hold tonight one of the 'most important sessions of the Encampment of the year. Tiie evening will start off with the conferring of the first degree on one candidate, and two await the second degree which will also be given. An important business deal will also be discussed, and if it is late enough when adjournment is effected it is probable that a banquet will also be had. IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. Jesse A. Swartz, living a mile and a half east of Decatur has ennaged in the real estate business and is opening an office in Decatur from which he will do business. He is well known to people of this county. He expects to take options, list real estate, buy and sell. MAY _COMBINE? Efforts to Have Consultation Between Hughes and Roosevelt Under Way. TEDDY FOR HUGHES Is Word from the Colonel’s Headquarters—Conference Said to be Sure. (United 1-ress Service) (By Carl D. Groat) New York, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—That Charles Evans Hughes, republican presidential candidate will soon have a conference with Theodore Roosevelt was the strong belief today of mon identified with the Hughes campaign. It followed on the heels of a rumor emanating from the Roosevelt side of the house that the colonel would see Hughes tonight. In view of the fact, however, that Roosevelt expects to stay in town and Hughes will leave the city at three o’clock to be away two days, this is held inaccurate. Those responsible for the news that the men will confer, also are of the opinion that Roosevelt will take the stump for Hughes. ROAD EXPERTS MEET (United Press Service) Elkhart. Ind., June 16—Road experts from all over the country are coming to this county daily to view and study the nearly completed five mile stretch of the Lincoln Tighway across Elkhart county. Efforts are being made to make this stretch of the road the most beautiful along the route. Many farmers are beautifying their adjoining property in different ways so that this stretch of the Highway will be well remembered by the great number of tourists who will travel over it this summer. TO SUE TRUSTEE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The state board cf accounts today asked Governor Ralston to order the attorney general to begin legal action against George Stipp trustee of Monroe township, Pulaski county, to recover from his or bis bondsmen $3,825.38 and $170.50. The larger sum, the board alleges represents frauds in building material for school houses; the smaller sum Tepresentsg alleged misappropriation of salaries. IS QUIT LOW Word is received here that Cornelius Rodemaker is not getting along as well as he should. It is feared that he cannot last much longer, being unable to retain nourishment and medicine. He worries considerably over his condition, since the amputation < f a limb and this is believed to be the cause of his non-improvement. ART SMITH HURT. (United Press Service) Sapioro, Japan, June 16 —((S(pecial to Daily Democrat) —Art Smith, the American aviator of Fort Wayne, was seriously injured in the right leg wh m his aeroplane fell while he was making a flight.

DRAWN TO CLOSE Life of Mrs. Adel Neptune Closed Thursday Afternoon at 3:30 O’clock. FUNERAL SATURDAY Service Will be Held at the Home of Parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Spangler. Lingering but six hours after she fired the fatal shot above her right temple, during a period of despondency, Mrs. Theresa Adel Spangler Neptune passed away yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Spangler, on Fifth street. The deceased was born in this city September 19, 1871, and had she lived until next September would have been forty-five years of age. Prac-1 tically all her life was spent here, except for a year or so that she and her husband, Dr. Dick Neptune, lived at Paragould, Ark. She received her education in the Decatur high school. She was a girl and woman of fine ideals and lived a most exemplary Christian life. She was highly talented in art and many beautiful paintings from her brush, attest to her love of beauty and the highest and best that there is in life. She was a member of the Methodist church and lived a faithful, consistent Christian life. She was married March 14, 1895, to Dr. Dick Neptune. A son. Kenneth, is living, his twin brother having died at birth. A sister. Ella, wife of B. J. Rice, survives, as do the parents, Mr, and Mrs. Sylvester Spangler. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the home of her parents, Rev. F. F. Thornburg of the Methodist church officiating. The casket will be opened to only the immediate family and relatives. Burial will take place in Maplewood cemetery.

TO GRAND_RAPIDS Miss Fern DeLong Goes to Attend Wedding of Her Brother, Glen ON NEXT TUESDAY Groom is Son of Former Decatur Agent for the Eric, John DeLong. Miss Fern DeLong of Greentown, who was the guest of Miss Madge Hite over night, left this morning for Grand Rapids, Mich. She goes to attend the wedding of her brother, Glen DeLong a former Decatur boy, now of Kokomo which will take place next Tuesday afternoon. He will be married to Miss Merle Walker of Grand Rapids. The groom is a son of John DeLong who was a former local agent for the Erie railroad and will be remembered by many Decatur people. The newly married couple will live in Kokomo where the groom is engaged in the oil business. Miss DeLong will play for the wedding ceremony. a HAS MOVED OFFICE Dr. C. R. Weaver, osteopath, is moving his office to the front of the Peoples’ Loan & Trust Company’s building, on the second floor. The doctor has been located in the same building and is simply changing rooms. The location is an ideal one, the suite of rooms being fine. o . AT MT. PLEASANT Children’s Day will be observed at Mount Pleasant church next Sunday evening, June 1. A fine program will be rendered by the children and the choir. There will be songs, recitations, drills and tableaux. Everybody is invited.

I DIDN’T KNOW EACH OTHER. > A co-incidence that is strange, yet may happen so frequently in life, wherein two, closely related, pass near each other unknown, happened in this city. Mrs. Gladys Schroeder of Cayuga stopped off here for a short visit with her uncle, Eugene Runyon, and wife. She is enroute to Susquehanna, Pa., and New York City, where she will join her husband, who is in the east on business relating to the federated labor union. Another niece of Mr. Runyon, and a cousin of Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Virginia Wechter, of Salem, Oregon, unexpectedly arrived in the city on the train on which Mrs. Schroeder left. The cousins, who have never seen each other, missed meeting each other by the fraction of a minute, neither knowing the other was here. Miss Wechter, who is a stenographer in the Oregon state house, is taking a three months’ vacation. She visited in Chicago and will stop off at various places of interest enroute home. DRIVE Germans and Austrians Unable to Stop Great Russian Drive. CERNOVITZ FALLS Russians May Gain Plains of Hungary, Which Means Starvation. (United Press Service) London, June 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With Czernovitz semi-offl-cially reported captured the Russian offensive is now driving westward towards Stanislau in an effort to completely cut off the Austrian communications between Lemberg and all the southern points of the line. If the Russians are successful the Austrian Czernovitz army will either have to stand its ground or retreat through the Carpathians and down into the plains of Hungary. For ilie Russians to reach and occupy the ridge-forming country of the plains would be a serious blow' to the central powers, now practically dependent on the coming harvest for enough food to enable them to continue the war. o WILL IS PROBATED. Chris Branchy Leaves Estate to His Wife. By his will, probated today Christian Branchy leaves all his estate to his wife, Leah Branchy, in fee simple, providing first for the payment of debts and funeral expenses from his ' personal estate. The instrument was executed July 1, 1913, and witnessed by J. W. Winteregg and Sol Klopfenstein. o MEETING TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the comn unity supper committee at the Herald office tonight commencing at seven thirty o'clock. Persons who desire tickets ror the supper, which will be given in the Durkin garage building next Thursday evening, should see the committee before Monday night as the list will be closed at that time. ARE THERE TO STAY (United Press Service) London, June 16 —Although the majority of London’s female tram and bus conductors are drawn from the working girl classes, several are the wives of British officers and some are school teachers. The "conductress” has proved a decided success and promises to become a permament institution after the war. FRANK RAY BREAKS ARM Frank Ray, an attendant at the Julius Haugk farm, fell out of the hay mow this afternoon at two o’clock and broke his left arm between the elbow and shoulder. D. D. Clark attended him and dressed the injury. K. OF C.°NOTICE. There will be some important questions up for discussion, at the meeting Monday. June 19. Let there be I a good attendance. G. K.

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SAVINGTOESPUDS Professor Christie of Purdue, Issues Bulletin of V alue TO POTATO RAISERS Tells How to Combat Diseases of Potatoes—Prevention and Cures. The late blight and rot of potatoes is a very serious disease in this state during wet years. During the past season it caused almost a total loss in some fields in this state. The disease appears on the leaves of the potato as dark water-soaked areas that later become brown or brownish black. If the weather is dry the spots dry up, but if the weather remains moist, as is the case during severe epidemics, the spots enlarge rapidly, involving the whole leaf in a short time. The blighted areas rot, emitting a characteristic odor. A fine mildew-like growth appears on the underside of the leaves over the diseased spots. The disease usually appears first near the tip or margin of the leaf, but later it may attack any part of the leaf, petiole or stem. The first attack of the season is usually noticed after the blosoming period of the plant, the lower leaves of the vines coming from diseased tubers being first affected. On the tubers the disease appears as discolored areas that become sunken and dry, giving rise to the term dry rot. The flesh in these spots is reddish brown. The areas may be small or in severe cases extend over the whole tuber. Usually the infected area does not extend into the tuber more than one-fourth of an inch. In heavy, wet soils foreign organisms may gain entrance at these diseased spots, producing a soft rot of the tubers. This disease is caused by a fungus which lives over winter in the tubers. If the storage room is moist and warm the mycelium or root-like strands of the fungus, continues to grow, enlarging the spots or spreading to adjoining healthy tubers. If the storage room is cold and dry the fungus remains inactive and the rot increases very little. When diseased tubers are planted the mycelium of the fungus becomes inactive, growing up through the sprouts to the surface where spore or reproductive bodies are produced on the surface of stem and leaf. These spore are blown to other plants where, with sufficient moisture, they infect the leaf or stem by producing a germ tube which grows into the tissues of the plant and branches in all directions. After living a few days in the leaf the mycelium sends out spore stalks which give rise to another crop of spores. This explains why infection may spread so rapidly during favorable weather. Many of the spores fall to the ground and in wet weather these may germinate and infect the young tubers. If the tubers are dug while the disease is active on the vines. large numbers of spores come in contact with the tubers and may produce infection. The only practical method of control, so far demonstrated, is to cover the vines with some spray material so the spores will be killed when they fall on the leaves, or at least cannot produce infection. Since infection occurs. during rainy periods the spray should be applied before rains, not after. If the mixture has a short time in which to dry, it will not be washed off by rains. The material in universal use for spraying potatoes is bordeaux mixture, 5-5-50; that is, five pounds copper sulphate (blue vitrol), and five pounds lime to fifty gallons of water. Detailed directions for the preparation of bordeaux mixture may be obtained by writing the Division of Botany, Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue UniVeijSity, Lafayette, Indiana. In general it may bo said that five to seven applications should be made according to weather conditions, beginning when the plants are six to eight inches high. Spraying should be continued even when the ' (Continued 7>n Page 3.)