Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 177.

is STIL£ HERE Deutschland’s Orders to Sail Over Night Suddenly Countermanded. HEARD FROM BREMEN? Good News or Bad it is Concealed from Public — British Progressing. t 1 (United Press Service) Baltimore, Md., July 27 — Daily Democrat)—Either alarming information or good news of the submarine Bremen kept the German freighter Deutschland in port today. Which it was the managers of the Deutschland refused to say.. Orders for the vessel to go out over night were suddenly countermanded. Inasmuch as news of the Bremen was the determining factor in the matter of tire Deutschland s sailing, it was accepted as true that at least the Deutschland’s sister chip had been heard from. Perhaps, it was said, the Bremen had met with a mishap and that the Deutschland would not made an attempt to run the allied blockade. On the other hand, it was suggested < hecrful information determined the management to wait a little on the I Bremen’s coming.

BULLETIN Washington, July 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The American note on the British blacklist was forwarded to London last night, Counsellor Polk announced today. At the same time it was made known at the white house that President Wilscn was devoting the day to work on other state department mattes. The note sent England will ho given out for publication Monday morning. London, July 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Hand to hand counters with the Germans with an active artillery pounding continued throughout the night was reported today by General Haig. He said the Teutons were using quantities of tearshells. "Throughout the night,” be said, “our artillery was active. We continued to press the enemy in hand to hand encounters at various points. Elsewhere the enemy was using gas and tear-producing shells. There was no event of importance.”

ITS HOT IN CHICAGO (United Press Service) I Chicago, July 27—(Special to Daily [ D nwcrat)—While reports of heat suf- t sering poured in from all parts of the middle west and west today the mercury continued its upward climb. Another schorcher was tomorrow's prediction by the weather bureau. Un- t less the mercury tumbles quickly this will be the hottest July in the history of the middle west. Government records show the present heat wave is the longest since 1871, as far back as the records go. At noon the mercury climbed to 100 in Chicago. Three deaths were reported from heat. Arthur Sheean, 40, an insurance agent, became affected by the heat and jump-'' cd from a second story window to a brick pavement. He was killed in- ■ stantly. further complicated (United Press Service) . Olney, HL. July 27—(Special to the Daily Democrat)' 1 —Olney's “air mur- ; der” mystery wap further compliant-i ed today with the intimation from the | defense attorneys that Roy Hinterli-j ter, farmer boy, accused of murder of 17 year old Elizabeth Ratcliff, Indiana farmers daughter, is a victim of the sins of another. The defense will endeavor to show, it was said today that some of theother adrairerSjOf Miss Ratcliff, two cf whom are now with the Illinois militia on the Texas border, formed a deliberate plan to lay the girl'sj delicate condition at the feet of Hinterliter. WILL AID GUARDSMEN (United cress ServlcS) Washington. July ”27 (Special to Dally Democrat) —Aid for dependent families of national guardsmen and re- ] gulars on the Mexican border—not to exceed fifty dollars a month—was ordered by the senate this afternoon as an amendment to the army appropriation bill. The senate then passed the bill without a record vote (he $312,000000 army appropriation bill.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

LOOKS LIKE A STRIKE (United Press Service) Saint Louis. Mo., July 27—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Bet ween ninety and n iiety-flve percent of the members of the four railroad brotherhoods are in favor of a national strike. This was learned today from unually reliable sources. The balloting ended last night at midnight. SIGNS rTvERS BILL (United Press Service) Washington, July 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) President Wilson today signed the rivers and harbors bill, appropriating approximately for-ty-two million dollars for the continuance of old projects and a few new ones. TO BE ORGANIZED Christian Endeavor Association of County to be Thoroughly Organized

ON NEXT SUNDAY At Presbyterian Church— Call is Extended to all to Attend. In order to further the working power of the C. E. societies it has been found necessary to better epuip them with a working organization and to this end each county has been called upon to organize. Adams county, which prides herself in her young people, at this time, and in all times, will respond to the betterment of their working powers in the spiritual field and by the call of the committe in charge of the organization will hold a convention at the Presbyterian church in Decatur, July 30. at 2:30 p. m„ at. which time a full staff of officers for the county will be chosen. It is the will of the committee that each C. E. society in the county be represented—that each society have some one member to answer to roll call on the subject shown, in the program.

The committee has endeavored to secure a good program and although the heat waves may roll they desire the attendance of as many Endeavorers as possible and also extends a hearty invitation to all. The program is as follows: Song—Congregation. Devotionals. Prayer. Song—Quartet, from Berne. Roll Call —Societies responding by five- minute talks on "Our Society Last Year; Its Successes and Failures.” Vocal Solo —Paul Saurer, Report of Nominating Committee. Piano Solo —Irvin Merry. Address—“ Value of C. E. Societies” —Rev. Mavity. Vocal Solo—C. O. Lehman. Offering. Round Table. Violin Solo —Charles Thornburg. Benediction. CASE GOES TO JURY

(United 1-iess Service) Muncie, Ind., July 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mayor Rolland 11. Bunch may know his fate tonight. The jury which heard evidence of his alleged conspiracy to solicit and accept bribes will retire at five-thirty tonight. l At that time they will have heard, seven hours of argument. Judge Wil!-' iam A. Thompson, special prosecutor, ’ arraigned Mayor Bunch and appealed to the jury to save Muncie from its “reign of lawlessness.” Phil O’Neill of Anderson for the defense hit back at the state, alleging that the prosecution is founded on “foul and disreputable motives and of perjury from beginning to end.” MILITIA GETS NO VOTE. (United Press Service) Washington D. C„ July 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Reversing ' yesterday’s action the senate today I | struck out of the army appropriation ' bill a provision to permit militiamen on the border to vote for president, vice president, senators and congressmen. Senator Jones of Washington first attempted to amend yesterday’s provision so that the failure of a ( guardsman to register before he left i for the border would necessarily bar him from voting. Senator Williams raised a point of order against the whole amendment on the ground that it was general legislation and not properly a part of the appropriation ■ bill. Vice President Marshall and the senate sustained the point.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, .July 27, 1916.

GIVES Secretary of Agriculture Gives Out Good Roads Apportionments. FIRST YEAR $135,747.62 For Indiana—Each Succeeding Year Still Greater Sum is Given. Indiana will receive from the United States government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917 the sum of $135,747.62 for the maintainance and construction of bettor roads, and each year thereafter, up to and including 1920 will receive a still larger sum each year. Five million dollars is available for distribution this year. The api>ortionment indicated above is only of one year’s funds. For succeeding fiscal years the act appropriates the following amounts: 1918 $10,000,000 1919 15,000,000 1920 20,000,000 1921 25,000,000 The act requires that the appointment for each year shall be made in the same manner. Different sums are appropriated for each year and the appointment must also take into consideration the population as shown by the latest available federal ecnipus and the mileage of rural delivery and star routes as shown by the certificate of the postmaster general for the next proceeding fiscal year. A new apportionment, therefore, must be announced for each fiscal year. The apportionment as given above does not take into consideration the $1,000,000 additional appropriated each year for ten years for the developement of rural roads In the National Forests.

CAR JUMPS ROAD Flanders Car Under Test Run Jumps Ditch and Mounts Bank. NEAR PREBLE TANKS George Smitley, Chaffeur in Charge, Lost Control of Car. George Smitley, the automobile livery man, while testing out Alex Tanvis’ Flanders car on the Preble road last evening about six o’clock tried to climb the embankment at the reservoir in Preble. The car skidded in a rut, and Smitley lost control of the machine and steered the machine across a small ditch along the road mounting the hill-side of the reservoir where he stopped it on the very top of the embankment. If the car would have gone another foot further it would have ran in the reservoir. | At first it was thought the steering t rods were broken but later the rods were found to be all right.

MRS. FRANK CRAMER DEAD Mrs. Frank Cramer, 30, wife of Frank Cramer of near Salem, died at eight-fifty o’clock this morning of tuberculosis after an illness since last February. Mrs. Chamer was the daughter of George and Rosella Lincoln of Fort Wayne, and was married to Frank Cramer June 18, 1909. She is survived by the husband, two sons, Robert six years old, and Alfred four years old, and two sisters Nora Parker of Colorado and Ettie Foalston of Canton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Saturday at one-thirty o’clock from the Decatur Evangelical church. The 1 body will lie in state at the U. E. ' Cramer home, on north Third street from five o’clock tonight. Mrs. Cramer was a member of the Church of God of Willshire. Funeral services Saturday will be in charge of Rev. Rilling and Rev. Ruby of Willshire.

FIREMEN’S SOCIAL TONIGHT If you like ice cream and music, refreshments and a good time, if you want to help a good cause and cool off this evening, be sure to attend the Firemen's Social at. Water Wbrks park tonight. The boys have planned to take good care of a good crowd and that Includes you. They will wel. come you and provide a good seat In I the coolest spot in town where you can listen to an hours concert by the best band in the stalo. Take a dime or two and the folks and go to the park tonight. It will help them and it will help you. o WILL GET PENSION (United Press Service) San Antonio, Texas. July 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The widow of Lieutenant-colonel M. C. Butler, slain by Harry Spannell, hotel proprietor, in Alpine last week, will receive a pension. The official report of Colonel J. A. Gaston, commender in that district, clears Butler's name and assigns unreasonable jealosy for Spannell’s motive for shooting his wife and Butler, it was learned today.

M. E. BOX ARRIVED Methodist Mite Society Box of Delicacies Arrive on the Border. BOYS ENJOY FEAST Barrel of Canned Fruit Sent to Captain Thornburg’s Men Acceptable. Everett C. Watkins, staff correspondent of the Indianapolis Star, now on special duty at Llano Grande, Texas where the regiment of which Rev. F. F. Thornburg is chaplain, is stationed, wrote his paper yesterday about the barrel of canned fruit the Methodist Mite society here sent to the boys, and the reception the barrel got when it arrived there. He said: The men of the Third Indiana Infantry enjoyed a luxury at mess through a gift of jellies, strawberry jam and canned peaches from the mite society of the First M. E. church of Decatur, Ind., Those who contributed the delicacies would have felt rewarded for their trouble if they could have seen the expressions of appreciations spread over the men’s faces as they ate bread spread with jam and jellies that tasted like mother's best. Chaplain Thornburg of the Third Infantry is the pastor of Decatur church and the barrel of canned fruit was sent to him with a request that he distribute it among the twelve companies of the regiment. The chaplain made certain that every man of the regiment got in on the treat.

IN NINE_ PARTS The Band Concert Tonight Will Consist of Nine Numbers at WATERWORKS PARK When the City Firemen Hold Their Annual Ice Cream Social. Planning for an extended concert tonight, when the firemen hold their social at the Waterworks park, the city band has announced nine events to constitute the program tonight. The firemen were busy today making final arrangements to accommo date a large crowd. Plenty of refreshments will be on hand for the public. The band concert starts at 7:30 o’clock. The program as announced is: March, Mt. Washington—Southwell. Overture, Golden Gate —Southwell. March, Transcontinental —Hughes. Serenade, Allalone —White. Quick Step, Doc Munger—Southwell. Waltz, Blue Danube—Strauss. March, America First —Losez. Overture, Inspiration—Filmore. March, National Emblem—Bagley.

UNION JJERVICES During Month of August, Services Will be Held in Only Two Churches IN THE EVENING Several of the Churches Will Combine for the Evening Services.

Plans have been arranged by the Ministerial association of the city for the holding of union services on Sabbath evenings during the month as August. There will be only two services held —in two of the respective churches —each Sunday evening, alternating between the various churches. Each church will hold their usual Sunday school and morning services in its own church. Each pastor or president of a young people's society will decide whether they will hold their own individual Endeavor or League service, or unite with the church in which the union services are being held upon any partisular evening. In each of these services persons who put their offerings in their own church envelope, will have the same turned over to the treasurer of said church. All loose collections will remain with the church in which the service is held. Following is the schedule of services and the various speakers: First Sunday Evening. Baptist Church—Rev. Harman, Speaker. Methodist Church —Rev. Mavity. Second Sunday Evening. Christian Church —Rev. Rogers. United Brethren Church —Rev. Guild. Third Sunday Evening. Methodist Church —Rev. Harman. Baptist Church—Rev. Hanna. Fourth Sunday Evening. Presbyterian Church— Rev. Gufld» United Brethren Church—Rev. Rilling.

BLUE BIRD PARTY Given by Miss Frances Dugan Was a Friendship Shower for MISS KATHRYN EGLY A Pretty Social Affair for Girl Who Will be a Bride Next Week.

The emblem of happiness, the blue c bird, was the motif of the decorations r and suggested the way for the clever presentation of the friendship shower j of gifts, when Miss Frances Dugan en- t tertained at a pretty party yesterday t afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. At Dugan, for Miss t Kathryn Egly who will be married i next Wednesday to Dan Tyndall. i The color was carried out in the bowls of large blue larkspur, combined with ferns and white flowers, that made a very tasteful decoration for c the rooms. The centerpieces of the r little tables that accommodated the f twenty-four guests, in groups of four t were bowls of the same blue, flower, ( and place cards were handpainted j with blue bird designs. Serving the ] luncheon were Fanny and Dick Heller , Ralph Tyndall and Helen Dugan.' | Perched on the glass at Miss Egly's , place was a blue bird, a particularly ( bright omen, bearing a card in its j beak, on which were written instruc- ; tions for the last course. This was to be a trip to the dining room where the "blue bird pie” was to be cut. In the dining room the centerpiece of the table was the large “blue bird pie”. Unlike the proverbial black bird pie, of Mother Goose fame this large pie had blue birds hovering over it, and from the light, over the table, were suspended In flying fashion, blue birds, tinkling with tiny bells. At each corner of the table were blue birds. When the large pie was cut, four- and twenty lovely gifts of many kinds, figuratively speaking, sang their message of good cheer and good will to the guest of honor. A contest of the afternoon was the hemming of dust cloths for Miss Egly, and in the needlework contest, Mi’s.

E. B. Adams was given the prize for the most dainty stitches. The prize was a pair of blue bird candle sticks given in turn by h*r to the guest of honor. On the invitation list of guests were a sister of Miss Egly. Mrs. Guy Latshaw, of Findlay, 0., her mother and sister, Mrs. C. G. Egly, and daughter, Fort Wayne. SON IS BORN A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. John Springer of east of the city. Mrs. Springer wall formerly Mrs. Susie Deems. A baby was also born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott of near Convoy, 0., Mrs. Scott was Miss Eva Pancake.

THE DECALOGUE Mothers’ Rules of Ten for Child Care as Compiled by DR. J. N. HURTY State Health Commissioner — Sleep, Breathing, Food, Play, etc. The decalogue for child care, as compiled by Dr. J. N. Hurty, the state health commission, gives the following rules of ten for mothers: 1. Children should, in all seasons, sleep in well ventilated rooms; it not only promotes healthfulness, but also a quiet and restful sleep. 2. Do not coddle them; teach them to care for themselves as soon as possible and in every way possble. 3. Teach them to breathe properly. Deep chest breating through the nose and not through the mouth. (If your child does not breathe through its nose, see a doctor). 4. Encourage outdoor life, such as games and sports; also light garden work, if possible, when they are old enough.

5. Watch carefully the carriage' of the child, being sure that the chest i is expanded, thus throwing the shoulders back into proper position and giving the lungs room for devel-. opment and free action. 6. Give the children plain, simple food and plenty of it at regular hours. Lack of proper digestion I causes lack of nourishment often the beginning of a consumptive tendency; or, in other words, the likelihood to contract the disease. 7. Have all the children in bed at, an early hour. Those who are kept up as. late as 9 or 10 p. m. make sick-1 ly adults. Insist upon regular hours of sleeping, as of eating. 8. Keep children’s teeth in good condition. Rotten teeth cause dys- ( pepsia and ill health, make children dull, lowers their efficiency and j makes them liable to infectuous dis-, eases. 9. Teach the children to eat slow-1 ly and chew their food well. Give them plenty of pure cool water to. drink. 10, Teach children their bowels < must move every day and they must not put off going when they feel the necessity.

DECATUR LOST HONORS 1 The local tennis team lost the hon-. ( ers as the champions yesterday after-, noon when the Huntington team de-| seated them. It was scorching hot on the grounds, but the boys did their best and even better than they expected because the Huntington team played the Northern Indiana Champions of Columbia City last week and broke even. Weaver and Schafer were defeated by the score of 9-7 and 6-2 and Hite and Mangold 6-4 and 7-f>. Excellent playing was done by the Huntiiyrthon team. o . — PICNIC AT PREBLE The Lutheran church of Preble, will hold its annual picnic next Sunday in the woods located one-half mile north of Preble. Be sure and attend this picnic, for it will be one grand success. Bring your family and lunch basket and be sure to come. Don't forget the date, next Sunday July 30th. BEN HURS TO MEET ' The Ben Hur ladies aid will meet ’ Friday evening at the hall. All mem- ' bers are requested to be present . ■ Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Kalver and son Bob and Milton damage went to Fort Wayne this morning on business.

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GOOD TIMES HERE According to Railroad Reports Which Have Always Been Barometer. ALSO POSTAL SAVINGS Show Wonderful Increase During Year—Deposits in June, Big Gain. * II t By Willis S. Thompson. Indianapolis, July 27 —"A net revenue increase of $13,138,737 last year,” says the Indianapolis News, “must tend to convince the Southern Pacific stockholders that the prosperity is real, however temporary it may be,” This “ sign of prosperity,” which has long ago passed the “sign” stage, is one of the heavy burdens which the standpatters of the long ago are having to carry. Persons who study conditions have always told us that the prosperity or adversity of the railroad earning account is a sure barometer of general business conditions. For the railroad is the trans-

porter of business, whether in domestic or foreign trade. According to the June records of postal savings deposits, there was an increase over June 1915 cf $3,800,009. The associated press report just issued on this subject says: 'The gains were general throughout the country, notably in the smaller industrial centers. "The increase is attributed.” the dispatch continues, "to the coun-try-wide prosperity of wage earner .” On this last point it is worth noting that the federal employment bureau at Indianapolis is probably the largest 'agency employer of labor in this part of the country. During July the wag. standard has ranged from 22’4 to 25 cents an hour for ordinary laborers. The scarcity of labor has increased the wage. More “signs” of prosperity which have worried the standpat seekers after office because that prosperity i threatens to become permanent by refusing to quit. As Abe Martin has been quoted on previous occasions, I "The newest thing in knockers is the ' prosperity knocker.” But since the four millions of independents aro largely relying upon their own powers to think and reason, there is every reasonable indication that they will prefer to allow the friends of i the existing unprecedented prosperity to nurture it into a national characteristic. i On June 30, 1916, so the official re- ' port shows, there were 7.701 postal 'savings banks in the United States

and the number of depositors was approximately 603.000. These have to 1 their credit $86,000,000 and they ! would no doubt have more save for I the fact that there is a limit fixed. I All other classes of banks have in- ! creased ever more remarkably than have the postal savings. I Politics has passed largely from control of the self-styled leaders to 1 the hands of the people, as witness the more than four millions who went to the progressive party in 1912. The same old time manipulators who controlled the Chicago convention in 1912 may control another in 1916. They may offer the same affronts to the i same independent four millions in 1916. But politics has now become a matter of business with the voter, just as it used to be with the political

machine manager. The voting citizen prefers democratic prosperity, temporary or otherwise, to republican panics which prevail at the pleasure of the two or three who used to gather in Wall street to tie up the money. So when Mr. Hughes met in New York the other day, to discuss the outlook with Jim Hemenway and other of his political managers they /decided upon several things. They I decided they could not attack such (things as the panic pi’oof currency legislation, rural credits, good roads, postal surplus and scores of other progessive things that characterize the Wilson administration and contribute to the unprecedented prosperity. So they decided to say that the prosperity is temporary. If the republican party, under old-time and present leadership had been in power, prosperity of no sort would have been permitted, save for the few who are now contributing the republican campaign funds because Wilson has ’(Continued onfagez?/