Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1916 — Page 1

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TWENTY THREE DEADJNJUNNEL Workmen Trapped in Tunnel Hundred Twenty Feet Below Lake Erie. RESCUERS LOST LIVES Triple Investigation to be Made by State, City and County Officials. BULLETIN. (United Press Service) Cleveland. Ohio. July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Twenty-three men lost their lives it} the new waterworks tunnel, 120 feet below the surface of Lake Erie when they were trapped hy a gas \ pocket, according to estimates at two o’clock this afternoon. At that hour ten bodies had been taken from the “death hole" and it is estimated that thirteen more bodies are in the tunnel. Ten men escaped with serious injuries. Failure to make proper tests of the gas and air pressure are pointed out as causes for the disaster. Also it was seven hours after the accident before pulmoters and helmets were secured and two hours before any help arrived. Three men taken from the tunnel alive died before the pulmoters arrived. A triple probe of the county, state and city officials is to be made at once. Cleveland, Ohio, July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —At least twenty three men aje lying face downward on the floor of the new Cleveland waterworks tunnel, one hundred and twenty feet below the surface of the lake here at a point five miles from shore today following a fatal explos E n of natural gas into the tube. Whether there is any spark of life in the innert forms will not be known until rescuers are able to drag them from the ten foot concrete cylinder. Up to ten o'clock eight dead men had been taken from the tunnel. Seven of them have been identified. In addition four men have been brought out alive. Rescuers and workmen insist there still are from twelve to sixteen more bodies in the tunnel. Superintendent G. C. Van Duzen who led a rescue party into the tun-| nel was taken out unconscious but alive at eight-thirty this morning. The chamber where the men are trapped is filled with deadly fumes. Eleven of the men trapped were the members of a night gang working toward shore in the tunnel. The rest were members of three rescue parties which went down the crib shaft and into the tunnel in a desperate effort to drag their comrades back to safety. I o HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER (United Press Service) Olney, 111., July 25— (Special to the Daily Democrat)— Empannclled to Investigate the mysterious death of Elizabeth Ratcliffe, 17, daughter of wealthy Paoli, Indiana people, a corners jury which adjourned at noon loday returned a verdict holding Roy Hinterliter to the grand jury without bond on charge of manslaughter. The testimony before the jury disclosed that the girl had died from air injected into the arteries to cause an illegal operation. The' limp body of the girl was-brought to a sanitarium here late Friday night by Hinterliter who asked the authorities to revive her. deutchland may interne. (United Press Service) Baltimore, Md„ July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The stay or deparlure of the German submarine freighter, Deutchland, may be determined tomorrow night in a conference between the owners and Ambassador Bernstorff. Besides the mass of misinformation it leaked out today that Bernstorff and others have planned to meet here. Unless the sister ship Bremen is reported safe in the meantime the subject of the discussion will be whether the DcutchJand should indefinitely interne' or make a bold run for home. “hard TIMES KEEP UP. (United Press Service) New York, July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The United States steel corporation declared a one per cent extra dividend on all common stock at a meeting today.

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NONE UNTIL AFTER CONGRESS. Washington, July 25—Further conferences were hold today by Vance McCormick, chairman of the doinoi cratic national committee, with President Wilson and other democratic leaders. Mr. McCormldt said campaign speakers would not be sent anywhere except Into Maine until after congress adjourned. Ho added that no definite arrangement had been made for speeches by the president in Maine or elsewhere. BOY SCOUTS TO REGISTER. All boys contemplating joining Troop No. 1 will meet at the library this evening at seven o’clock for the purpose of registering. There will also be other business, including the election of your officers. DR. FRED PATTERSON, Scout Master. READYFORTREATY Negotiations to be Closed Today for Purchase of Danish West Indies. BASE FOR PANAMA French and British Armies Claim to Have Made Further Slight Gains. (United Press Service) Washington, July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Negotiations for the purchase of the Danish West Indias by the United States will probably be closed late today. The consideration is approximately $25,000,000, it was stated officially at the white house today. The treaty will probably be signed today and submitted at once to the United States congress and the Danish parliament or approval. The islands are of tremendous stragetic value to the United States. There acquisition will eliminate danger of any European t ower acquiring them and will establish a naval base near the Panama canal. Negotiations have been on and off for some years. It is understood no wthat sentiment in the Danish, parliment favors the sale. Paris, July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Another advance of French troops was reported in today’s official statement. They car-' ried strongly fortified blockhouses south of Estrees and ejected the Germans from trenches they occupied nearby. Cpuuter attacks elsewhere along the French front by the Germans were repulsed. London, July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—“The greater part of Pozieras is now ours,” reported General Haig, in an official statement today. The British commander-in-chief declared that no where had the Teutons reached the British trenches. MOTORCYCLE AND FORD. This afternoon at about 2 o’clock Fred McConnell and his Indian motorcycle crashed into the Ford* automobile of Herb Parrish at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets, throwing him off the motorcycle and damaging both of the machines to some extent.. The motorcycle was damaged to the amount of $25, having the front fork bent badly, while the ' ■ Ford fender was smashed in on one | side and the brake rod and cross- ( . bar on the fenders were bent. Both machines were taken to the garage.! and Fred's leg was skinned and, bruised, and will be a little stiff for] a few days. The accident was unavoidable. KILLED AT ROOSEVELT DAM Press Serviced Phoenix, Ariz., July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Ollie M. Lanham manager of the lutah mining company, formerly of Indianapolis was killed at the Roosevelt dam today j when the auto in which he was rid- ,!, ing went over a cliff. Members of j the Arizona Natioanl Guard on duty - here discovered him pinned under his i car with a broken back. SUSPECTED OF KNOWING. r (United Press Service) Fresno, Cal., July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Suspected of knowing something regarding the San Francisco bomb explosion, which o killed six persouns, Osmund Jacobs, s a French Canadian, and a member of r the I. W. W„ is being detained by n the police here for further examlnaj tion.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 25, 1916.

GETS A VACfiTION County Agent A. .1. Hutchins Has a Time to Find Time for a Rest. .JUST A SHORT TRIP Over the Week is All He Can Manage—Back on Job Next Monday. County agent A. J. Hutchins is so busy that he had to t give up his chances for a vacation earlier in the summer and was planning on spending it rushing around the county in getting ahead of smut, rust, cholera and a hundred and one other thing.;. But events so shaped themselves that he did find time to grasp six days from the tail of the fast flying time and run up to Ostego, South Haven, Holland, Saint Louis, Lansing and Hanover for a tour on business and pleasure. Up to late Saturday evening he did not even know it would be possible to go for this short time, as the work in hand seemed to prevent. However with the hay about all in, the oats a week or two off, and with the peculiar epidemic of low fever in hogs well in hand, he saw his chance for a few short days or rest. While visiting the Michigan towns named he will combine both business and pleasure, giving some time to an examination of the country with a view of its possibilities and at Holland and Saint Louis will visit the two other sugar houses of the Holland Saint Louis Sugar Company. BARBERS TO MEET. The barbers will hold a meeting this evening at 8:30 o'clock. imndMtoo Yes, News is News Wherever it May Attempt to Hide. ’PHONE YOUR PAPER If You Want to Read it in the Paper, Why Tell it to us. NEWS IN MISSOURI. Died Eloped Married I>eft town Embezzled Had a fire Sold a farm Had a baby Come to town Been arrested Bought a home Committed Murder Fallen from an aeroplane That’s News —Telephone Us —St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News. What’s news in Missouri, is news in Indiana. The amount of service ' any paper can give to its subscribers j is limited rigidly to the co-operation of Its subscribers. That means that no newspaper can print news without ! the help of its friends. A news re- , porter is no clairvoyant, and can’t suspicion any of the list enumerated and be sure it happened. If you go to Fort Wayne, or to Bluffton, or to Monroe, you’ve a dozen friends who would like to know ft. So phone it In; its 51. POE HAS MAIL DELIVERY. It isn't often that residents of small hamlets can have their mail delivered at their doorstep, but this is the convenience soon to bo granted the people at Poe. A short, time ago the government discontinued the postoffice there and now Postmaster Edward C. Miller has been advised that hereafter the eighteen families in the town will be supplied from rural route No. 10 out of this city. Heretofore, the mail for Poe was sent to Fort Wayne, delivered in a separate pouch to the postoffice and there dis- ’ tributed to patrons. Under the new arrangement, the patrons will have • the mail delivered at their door. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.

I FIVE REELS TONIGHT. “As in a Looking Glass,” the new World film feature In which Miss Kitty Gordon will make her first . screen appearance at the Crystal tonight, affords the star an opportunity to display to best possible advantage the beauty that has made her famous on the stage. She han a role of tremendous dramatic power and throughout the picture appears in a ’ rapid-fire succession of the most marvelous gowns and hats ever seen on the screen of a motion picture thea- ! ter. Five and ten cents, in five big reels. FORT WAYNE BIRTHS. Fort Wayne births, reported by the Journal-Gazette this morning, of , interest to Decatur people were: To , Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stevens, 2909 , John street, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar D. Weldy, 1639 Short street, a son. i BURIAL ’ TODAY I ( James Whitcomb Riley BurI ied from Lockerbie Street Home Today. i J INDIANA IN MOURNING I Thirty-five Thousand Pass Bier in State House Last Night. (Unttefl Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Lockerbie street today saw the passing of James Whitcomb Riley. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the private funeral of the people’s poet was to be Jield. In striking contrast with the overwhelming tribute paid him last night in the state house —that Hoosiers loved Riley, was demonstrated' when thirty-five thousand men, women and children passed before his bier last night. The bard’s body will be placed in a vault at Crown Hill cemetery. Plans are under way to make the quiet home on Lockerbie street a memorial and to erect a stately edifice qt Crown Hill. — o — t GOVERNOR IS GRATEFUL. Little Rock, Ark., July 25 —When Governor George W. Hays yesterday gave Hezekiah Porter, a negro, a pardon for his twenty-one year sentence sor 1 manslaughter imposed in 1909, he revealed a story of his own escape from drowning at the state penal farm at Cummins six weeks ago. The governor was fishing when the boat in which he was sitting capsized. The negro rescued him from deep water. TOIEjSSDAY Funeral of Jos. W. Emenhiser Will be Held on Thursday Morning AT ANTIOCH CHURCH At Hoagland—Well Known Man —Burial in Church Yard Cemetery. 1 Funeral services for the late Jos- ' eph W. Emenhiser, of near Hoagland, ' will be held Thursday morning. 1 Services will be held at 9:30 o clock from the homo of his sister, Mrs. J. L. Smith, where death occurred, and at 10 o’clock from the Antioch Lutheran church. Burial will be in the ’ Antioch cemetery* The death of Mr. Emenheiser occurred at 11:15 o’clock yesterday at the home of his brother in law, Dr. 1 Smith, at Hoagland. It resulted from • injuries received last Friday when his I leg was broken, his body badly • bruised and internal injuries receivI ed when he was dragged by a cow, a rope around the neck of which was ’ wrapped around his body. -• BELONGED°TO HENRY 3 The Studebaker car, referred to in i_ yesterday’s paper as belonging to ? Martin Hackman, and which was 0 damaged in a collision when “Beech” Beery ran into it, belongs to Henry Hackman.

BARN IN ASHES Barn on Mrs. Harvey Caston Farm, Preble Township, Burned Late MONDAY AFTERNOON Spontaneous Combustion Probable Cause —Much Hay and Machinery. The large frame barn on the farm in Preble township belonging to thw widow of Hllrvey Caston on which her son, Reed Caston resides, is low in ashes today, together with twenty loads or so of hay and much farm machinery. The fire broke out yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o’clock and when first noticed, was seen by the men when they were returning home from supper. The first intimation was when they saw the fire burst through the roof, and it was under too great headway for any control. Spontaneous combustion is the probable cause of the fire. The barn was about 40 by 70 feet, and was built in 1903. The loss is about $2,000. Insurance in the sum of about SI,OOO was carried in the Preble township insurance company, of which S6OO was on the building and the remainder on the contents. MR. MACKRELL IS DEAD. T. Mackrell, superintendent of the Erie railroad, on the Marion division, died last evening at 5:20 o’clock at his home in Huntington. He was well known by all the railroad men. and the news of his death came to many as a great shock. He had been sick for two weeks, ailing with liver and kidney trouble. LETSGETTOIT Indiana Needs a Highway Commission to Get $2,109,000. IN NEXT LEGISLATURE Several Bills Will be Filed to Create Such a Board. Washington, July 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Unless Indiana establishes a state highway commission it will not be entitled to $2,109,000 appropriated for good roads by the Shackleford good roads law as Indiana’s share for the next five years. This discovery has been made by Representative Rauch of the Eleventh Indiana congressional district who has made a study of the law. Rauch announced today that he hopes to obtain pledges from all candidates for governor in Indiana to favor the creation of such a commission by the next legislature. The Shackleford good roads law as interpreted by experts here establishes a system of federal and state cooperation for the improvement of local highways—the state and the federal government each to pay half. Federal expenditures will be controlled by the department of agriculture, and state expenditures by state highway commissionus. “The Director'of Good Roads informs me that the present law provides that no federal monies shall be paid over to a state until it has a fully organized highway commission in operation,” said Representative Rauch. “The state must establish such a commission within five years or forfeit its share of the $75,000,000 appropriated by the law. I know that Indiana’s legislature will act quickly so as not to lose her share.” The clause that provides that a state must establish a highway department reads as follows: “The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the states through their respective highway dei partments in the construction of ru- > ral post roads but no money appori tioned under this act to any state ’ shall be expended therein unless Its r legislature shall have assented to the provisions of this act: |

I AFTER HARVEST SALE. I A number of business mon are dis cussing the advisability of holding an After Harvest Co-operative sale . about the third week in August and plans for same are to be discussed this evening. Several sales of this kind have been held here in former years and have been quite successful, and this year the idea of having it after harvest should make it even more successful than in former years. ■ c BUSINESS MEN'S MEETING. The Retail Merchants’ association will hold its regular meeting this evening and it is desired that all members be present. Several have suggested an After Harvest sale to be held during August and the matter will be discussed this evening. Be sure to come. installofficers Odd Fellows Install Fine Bunch of Officers Monday Evening. SERVE SIX MONTHS Other Important Business Kept Lodge in Session Until Eleven. One of the most Important meetings of the Odd Fellows held during the year was that of last night when the lodge session lasted until nearly eleven o’clock. Much Important business was done and the installation of officers for the coming term was done by deputy grand master L. C. Helm. The officers who will head this progressive order for the next six montli are: Noble grand—Walter Nowak. Vice Grand —R. O. Baker. Recording Secretary—Amos Yoder. Financial Secretary —E. S. Christen. Chaplain—L. C. Helm. Warden —William McCague. Right Supporter Noble Grand — Homer H. Knodle. Left Supporter Noble Grand —A .M. Roop. Right Supporter Vice Grand —Andrew Krumenacher. Left Supporter Vice Grand —Jacob Drake. Intter Guard —Daniel Cook. Trustees —Dr. J. M. Miller; Ilonrr H. Knodle, M. S, Venis This term marks the fifth year for Daniel Cook in the office of innetuard. In these five years ho has missed but three night: one on account of the death of his wife; one I more from sickness and one other because of being more than fifty miles from home. This record has never been equalled in the annuals of the local order. TOO HOT TO BE “DRY" Boonville, Ind., July 24—After holding that the local option election here on Juno 30 last was conducted without authority of the law and that no legal votes were cast, the county commissioners of Warrick county granted liquor licenses to seven ap- ‘ plicants today. The “drys” carried the election by 54 votes. Saloon men declared the election was not being held legally at the time, refusing to j participate in it and went fishing on that date. o CHAUTAUQUA AT OHIO CITY The Lincoln Chautauqua Company passed through this city today enroute to Ohio City, where they will open a six days show there tomorrow, lasting from Juyl 26 to 31. The opening number wilt be the Strang Colman Concert Company, one of the best concert companies on the road today. Booth Lowry, the well known lecturer will speak in the evening. Their last show was at Winchester from July 18 to 24. GOES TO°TOLEDO? i “Beech” Beery, for more than a year one of the drivers employed at the Kalver Noble garage has resigns ed his position there and gone to Toledo where he will assume a similar position with a loading taxi company. —o — — 5 Miss Ada Lammiman and Miss II Pearl Strickler returned on the 1:05 s I train to Monroe after attending to j shopi>ing here today.

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ADAIR PREPARES K , - d Will Start Campaign as (1 8 Soon as Congress Adr i- journs—About Aug. 19. g 1 n |TO KEEP IT UP Until Election Day—Senator 1 Taggart Will Also Fill Many Engagements, .j 3 1 ! r (By Willis S. Thompson) 3 Indianapolis, Ind., July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Congressman I John A. M. Adair was in Indianapolis | Monday in conference with Chairman Bernard Korbly of the democratic state central commitee, planning for » I he active opening of the state campaign some time In August. The adjournment of congres having been planned for about August 19, when the senate has calculated upon finishing its work, Congress Adair figures that he will be able to devote all his time from that date until election to making speeches. Besides being the democratic nominee for governor Mr. Adair is also one of the best speakers in the state in any political party. He knows what the democratic party has done for the people of the state and nation ■ and he does not go outside the facts ■ in telling the story. His five successive elections as congressman from the Eighth Indiana district are evidences that he has done good work ■ and that he has the confidence of the : voters. : In addition to knowing what the . democratic party has done for the people he knows what the republi- . can party did not do when it had the 1 chance, and he has a pretty well set idea of what might be expected from them if they ever get into power again. Having also a pretty thorough conception of what the people are thinking about, in connection with much recent history in which the republican party was an interesting participant. Mr. Adair has a strong abiding faith that the republican party will never again be inpower. He is able to tell his reasons for the democratic faith that is in him and he expects to speak six days and six nights in each week from whatever opening dates the state central committee fixes until the closing date in November. It is an interesting fact in conjunction with all the campaigning by Adair, that he never holds a meeting that does not result in many friends for the democratic cause being made front among those who belong to the opposing political parties. His frankness in telling the truth on public matters is what has wen his popularity. It is possible that Mr. Adair will make some speeches that will be planned by the state committee during the next few days while he is in the state. He has important business interests to which he is giving the sort, of attention during his present visit that will enable him to divorce ills personal attention from all things save his campaign. Senator Thomas Taggart came home for a brief attention to person!al business and held some conferences with political advisers. There is a big demand that Senator Taggart visit all parts of the state and jhe will probably comply to a large . extent with all these requests, depending upon the state central committee to plan his visits. He will remain in Washington until the end of ,' the present session and after that will devote his time as far as posslI ble to his campaign. It is possible that he may make his campaign with Senator Kern and John A. M. Adair. There will also be an abundance of 1 speakers from outside the state as p soon as the campaign is formally opened. n o — 4 PENSION INCREASED r Tho pension of Mrs. Rebecca Phipps, widow of Captain Phipps, iias been increased to S2O a montli. This is through a bill introduced by Cona gressman J. A. M. Adair. Word relt ccived from Mr. Adair is that the bill ’’ was signed by the president, lias now 0 become a law and hereafter Mrs. *’ Phipps’ pension will be based upon h that rate. Mrs. Phipps has been at the soldiers’ widow’s home at Lafay- , ette for several weeks, having been ; injured in a fall last winter when > her hip was dislocated. She is getting better. _ j