Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1916 — Page 1

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CONTRACT FOR CHURCH LET f' ■» « ——— Fred Linn to Build the Fine New Decatur Evangelical Church. WORK WILL BEGIN On Wrecking Old Building Monday—Church Completed by January 1. Work on the wrecking of the old Evangelical church building on Winchester street will begin Monday. As soon as the site is cleared, the' work on the ereellon of the fine new, $15,300 brick church building will begin, and it is expected that by January first, the congregation will be worshiping in the new structure. The contract for the construction of the church was let last night by the committee, to Fred I.lnn, whose hid of $12,210 was the lowest. Titis does not include the basement which

will bo finished by volunteer labor of the congregation; nor does it include the art glass, heating plant, pews, putpit and lighting. With these extras named before, the church complete, will cost about $15,300. Two of the five bids expected, were not turned in, these being from out of town. Two others submitted, were of Hoffman & Moon, $12,415, and the Berne Artificial Stone company, $15,019.. Fine Church Building. The plans for the church were made by Architect Oscar Hoffman. The church will lie of the flat roof construction. or design similar to that of the Decatur library, which Is used mere now than the Gothic style in churches. The building will lie of solid brlclc, wflli fare in the dark light seal brown combination, laid in chocolate mortar. .The seating capacity 14 471 people. The basement will have both dining room and kitchen, in addition to the regulation rooms, and the depth will be nine feet in tHe clear. There will be galleries on three sides of the main auditorium, and there will lie eleven Sunday school rooms to close off from the auditorium. A choir room and vestibule, will also tie on the main floor. The dimensions of the building will lie forty-two by sixty, with a height in the main room, of twenty-feet. In the southeast corner of the auditorium, will lie the pulpit and choir liox. The church complete will he one of tho most, beautiful in this section of the country. i’lans are also under way for a new pi is' organ, a committee working <o that. end.

The Building Committee. The building committee to which is indebted Hie active work relative to the now building comprises about four- I teen of the energetic workers of the I church, and their action together, has 1 been most hs/nfonious and most sue- ] ecssful in all ways, fully deserving of ] the hearty thanks and congratulations c rs the congregation, which are theirs. ; The members of the committee are: Eugene Runyon, chairman; H. A. Fuhrman, vice chairman; Charles E. Hooker. secretary; I* L. Baumgartner, Or- ' val Harruff, Henry Ilarkley, Samuel ' Cramer. Ed Macy. E. M. Schultz, H. E, Puhrman, 0. L. Burgener, .1, 11. Hilling. William Moßarnes, Miss Anna Winr.es, Mrs. Fred Linn. Sunday Services. The services tomorrow, which will lie the last ones hold in the old building. will he appropriate to the farewell. In the evening there will he a number or short talks, reminiscent of the old building and its associations, old songs will he sung, and the service otherwise characteristic, of the one hold that closes the associations of nearly half a century. VISITING DAY. The Calvary Evangelical Sunday school, five miles east of Decatur, will have its annual visiting day July 30, when the superintendent, teachers and scholars will go into the various neighboring Sunday schools, hoping to obtain helpful suggestions and now ideas which might be adopted, and beneficial in their own school. They then will hold their regular Sunday school services in the evening of the same clay at 8 o’clock. A cordial invitation, is extended and a hearty welcome to all who attend.

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

FORD PRICES DROP Prices of Ford Touring Cars Drop Eighty Dollars—Effective Soon. Effective Tuesday, August Ist, the prices of Ford cars will ho reduced lo an appreciable extent. The chassis will sell for $325; the runabout for $345.; the touring ear for $l!G0; the coupolet for $505; the town car for $595, and the sedan for $545. The price on the touring ear, most widely sold model, drops just eighty dollars from the price effective today. In the notification to the ealers, made public today, the Ford company guarantees that there will be no reduction in price up to and including Augtisl first 1917. But, there' no guarantee that the prices will not be advanced. The advance in price may come at any time, owing to the uncertainties of the metal markets.

GIVES GUARANTEE English Ambassador Files Written Guarantee on the Black List. IS RIGIDLY LIMITED To Firms Acting as Agents of Germany or Sending Funds There. U T nitr*<l Press Servlro) Washington, I). C., July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —British Ambassador Spring Rice today delivered to the state department a formal written guarantee regarding the scope and application of the Rritish black list as applied to American firms. The memorandum from the foreign office guarantees that the black list will apply only to those firms actually named and there will be no socalled secondary list. That is, American firms trading with black listed concerns will not themselves he blacklisted. It also says that a firm is not subject to black list unless it is proven to he an agent of the Gorman government or is sending money to Germany. Washington D. C. July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate this afternoon, 45 to 19, asker Great Britain to exercise clemency toward Irish political prisoners. This was the last act in the fight for a resolution asking clemency for Sir Itogpr Casement, hut in the final draft of the bill his name was not mentioned. Lonqn, July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two desperate German counter attacks against positions <n Delvllle woods, recently won by the British were repulsed, General Haig reported today. The Teutons, he said, suffered heavy losses in attacks which occurred during the night.

Petrograd, July 29—(Special to tliej Daily Democrat)—General Brusiloff lias resumed his offensive anil thrown back the Teuton lines on the whole ‘ Kovel front from Rocietli railway to Brody, the war office announced to-' clay. The capture of Brody was again announced. London, July 29 —(Special to Daily, Democrat)—A German air raid ip the early hours today over Lincolnshire and Norfolk caused "no material damagel” according to British official statements. “Three airships at one-t.hirly this morning dropped tliiry two* bombs over Lincolnshire and Norfolk without, material damage” the war office asserted. “Tliefc wore no casualities.” FAILED TO AGREE (Unltort Service) BULLETIN Muneie, Inc!., July 29—(Speeia lto Daily Democrat)—The jury in the case of Mayor Rolland H. Bunch, charged with conspiracy to solicit bribes, was discharged at ten o’clock this morning •failing to agree. It had been out since Thursday evening and took twentyone ballots, thetwelve men standing six to six it was reported. State’s counsel announced at. noon today that Mayor Bunch again will be brought to trial for conspiracy. “The public good demands it,” said a statement issued by the state’s attorney,” and the evidence against him • justifies it and requires it.” Sup- - porters of Mayor Bunch assert the , disagreement was as good as an aci quittal and that the mayor never again will be brought to trial.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, July 29, 1910.

ARE IN CHARGE Epworth Leaguers of (he Methodist Church in Full Charge OF EVENING SERVICES Tomorrow Night—The CoWorkers’ Class for the League—Chorus.

The Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church will have charge of all services of the church tomorrow evening. The Co-Workers’ class will have charge of the regular league service and will render the program printed herewith. The league as a whole will have charge of the sermon hour, and will render the program printed last night as the league program. The Co-Workers’ Program. Topic—“ls it Easier to he o Foreign Volunteer Than a Home ‘Standby ”* Invocation —Frank Downs. Song, No. 313—Audience. Reading of References. “Foreign Missions” —C. L. Walters. Song, “What Did He Do?” —CoWorkers’ Chorus. "A Stand-by”—O. L. Vance. Song, “The Wayside Cross” —CoWorkers’ Chorus. How Much Does the Missionary in Foreign Fields Depend Upon the Faithfulness of the Christian at Home for Success? —Fren Henchen. Song, “Awakening Chorus — CoWorkers’ Chorus. In Your Church and Community, What Practical Definition Would You Give the Term “Stand-by?”—W. F. Beery. Song, "Stand Up for Jesus” —Audience. David’s Prayer—Audience.

NEW YORK WORLD Expresses Some Thoughts Worth Thinking About on Mrs. Smith’s Letter TO PRESIDENT WILSON Thinks Mothers of American Boys Ought to be Thankful to President.

(By Willis S. Thompson) Indianapolis, Ind. July 29—The New York World has used the incident of the letter Mrs. Henry Smith, of Wlnamac, Indiana, wrote to President Wilson, as a text for discussing the Mexican situation. Mrs. Smith wrote of the hardships her son has to undergo as a member of the national guard doing duty on the border. The letter was a true expression of the mother love and sympathy. It only makes more forceful what the newspaper has to say in' contrasting conditions of war and war’s prevention. The writer merely uses the name of Mrs. Smith as typifying thousands of American mothers. After quoting Mrs. Smith’s letter and the answer from the president, the World says editorially: “If Mrs. Henry Smith were a wise woman, she would not lie writing to the president, bewailing the trifling hardships to which her son is obliged to submit as a member of the national guard. She would he down on her knees thanking God that the president is exerting every honorable effort to bring about a peaceful solution of the difficulties with Mexico, and that her boy is not already on the firing line with the boys of 400,000 other American mothers.

“The hardships to which the national guard is subjected on the Texas frontier arc about equal to the ordinary strenuous vacation in the Maine or Minnesota woods: but war is serious business. When Mrs. Henry Smith thinks about the petty inconveniences to which her son is subjected, let her think also of the millions of boys in Europe who are in the trenches and who are dying daily by the thousands in tho midst •if the most ghastly warfare known to human history. “Let her think of the boys lying on the field with arms and legs blown off, perishing in horrible agony for the lack of medical assistance,

which cannot reach them. "Let her think of tho millions of hoys in Europe, who, nfter this war is over, will he crippled for life, or, with health shattered, doomed to eke out a wretched existence as hopeless invalids. "Let her think of the millions of mothers who are not worrying liecause their boys have to eat army rations, hut who are worried day and night lest they will never see their hoys again alive. “Let her try to visualize the hourly terrors of war in which 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 men have already been killed or wounded—most of them hoys, like her boy, “Then let her remember that except for the statesmanship of Wood row Wilson the body of her own son might be lying today in an unmarker grave in Flanders or France. “Mrs. Henry Smith, with true maternal solicitude, naturally thinks it is a great nuisance that her boy should have to swelter in the heat of a Tex(Coniliiued on Page i. i

FOUND LONG AFJB DEATH Body of Mrs. Clemens, Wife Former Decatur BlackSmith, Found Hours AFTER HER SUICIDE At Richmond Home—Body Passed Through City Enroute to Payne, O. Taking poison, in a successful attempt at suicide at her home at Richmond, the body of Mrs. C. 0. Clemens, wife of a former Decatur blacksmith, was not found until eighteen hours after death. The body was taken through this city this morning at nine o’clock over tho G. It. & I. to Fort Wayne and from there to Payne, ()., the former home, where the funeral will he held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. ' Mr. Clemens conducted a blacksmith shop corner of First and Madison streets, this city for a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Clemens residing In half of the double house, on First street, south of the NTc.dison House. Later ] he sold the shop and ho and Will Helm conducted a second hand store for a while. Last March, the Clemens mov- j] ed to Richmond. During their residence here, Mrs. Clemens was stricken with paralyse and for awhile was unable to walk. she regained partial use of her limbs and was able to wall; about tint not with her natural freedom. DeslKindenco over ill health is thought to! f i he the cause of suicide. The Richmond Palladium of Friday says: For about 18 hours, the body of Mrs. Della Clemens, wife of C. C. Clemens 401 North Sixteenth street, lay undiscovered in the house, after she had committed suicide by taking poison. J Neighbors found the body at 6:30 o’clock Thursday evening. Absence ■ of Mr. Clemens, traveling salesman for the Jones Hardware company, prevented his learning of his wife’s act until 10:00 tills morning when he located at Matthews, Ind., and noti-, fled by one of the company’s custom-j ers. He started for Richmond immediately. The body was found by Mrs. J. E. Tenery, a former neighbor. When Mrs. Clemens, who was an invalid, was nol seen about the house all (lay yesterday neighbors sent for Mrs. Tenery who had formerly lived next door. Mrs. Tenery entered the house through a front window and wont to the foot of the stairs from where she could see Mrs. Clemens head. Supposing that she had been stricken dead suddenly,Mrs. Tenery called the coroner. In the meantime, Mr. Tenery stationed at the North A street fire house, arrived and wont upsairs, dls covering that death was due to suicide Neighbors firs! became alarmed i when Mrs. Clemens was not seen all day yesterday. The Inst time she was noticed alieut the house was at 9;00 o'clock Wednesday night. Mr. Clemens moved here from Decatur, Ind., in March, having accepted his position with the Jones company in order that, he might he at home more witii his wife Nothing was ; found to indicate why Mrs. Clemens i committed suicide, although the cor- ' oner believes the act. was due to des- , pondency over ill health.

EARLY JVEOOING Edward Gay and Ada Wisener Married by Judge I). E. Smith Today AT NINE O’CLOCK In County Clerk’s Office— Couple Leave for Van Wert, Ohio, on Trip.

This morning at nine o’clock Ip the county clerk’s office, Judge David E. Smith officiated at the wedding of Edward Gay and Miss Ada Wisener, two well known young people. The bridegroom’s mother, Mrs. George Gay accompanied them and witnessed the ceremony. The bride was pretty In a gown of white. The bertha was of lace and the skirt had inset panels of the same, the waist being outlined with a pale blue silk girdle. A vase of golden glow in the office added a hit of festive decoration for the seting of the wedding. Imnnlliately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Gay left by automobile for Van Wert, 0.. where they will visit with relatives. They will make their home for the present with Mr. and Mrs. George Gay east of the city, the groom being a young farmer. The bride is a daughter of Mr. amj Mrs. John Wisener. Botli are excellent young people. ANOTHER BABY GIRL Born, this morning at five o’clock, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, of West Monroe street a baby girl. This makes the third child, the others were a hoy and a girl. Tiey named the baby, Dorothy. Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Bertha Steigmeyer.

IS SECRETARY i , - ~ Calvin Kunklc, Monmouth, , Elected Secretary of the Kunkel-Kleinknitfht 1 FAMILY ASSOCIATION I Reunion Held at Tocsin i Had Attendance of One Hundred Fifteen. Members of the Kleinknight-Kunkel family had a fine time at their annual reunion, held Thursday in the William i Kleinkntght grove at Tocsin. There was a large attendance and the reun- i ion association was continued with an- i ticipations for another big family i gathering in I*ll7 There were 115 enumerated at the 1 reunion yesterday,, and in the organi- 1 zatlon for the ensuing year officers 1 chosen were: President, John Kieinknight; vice-president, D. J. Miller: and secretary, Calvin Kunkel, of Mon- 1 mouth It was voted to hold the 1917 reunion in W. A. Lipkey’s hickory grove, on the Honey lice farm, east of Bluffton. The reunion will be held the last Thursday in July.—Bluffton Banner. TUESDAY'S PROGRAM. Following is the program for the W. M. S. of the Reformed church, Tuesday, August 1, at 2 o’clock p. m. with Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer: Devotional Service—Mrs. 11. Moyer. Vocal Solo—Miss Lee Anna Vance An Account of Starting a Pioneer Church—Miss Esther Sellemeyer. A Story, “How Two Friends Came to the Mountains”—Mrs. O. Kirseh. The "Indian Dance,” and Why Must Needs be Reclaimed from it? — Mrs. B. Elzey. What Would be Your Method of, Approach to the Porto Rican to the j Alaskan? Why Should They be Different? All Members. What Can “Home Missions" Learn from Mormonism?- Mrs. M. Miller. Are Great Evils Necessarily a Part of Incoming Civilization? —Mrs. O. Iteppert. “Our German Home Missions” — 1 Mrs. F. Sellemeyer. * Roll Call—Names of Home Mission * Stations. Business. Address—Mrs. N. Vitz, Sherwood, | Ohio.

MENACE PRESSES WRECKED (United Irena Service) Aurora, Mo., July 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —The presses of the "Menace, an anti-catholic newspaper were wrecked early today by the explosion of three bombs. No one was Injured, although the night watchman was in the building at the time. The bomb had lieen placed under the floor which was badly damaged and some loose paper was set on fire by the explosion. o PENNY OIL DROPS. (United Press Service) Pittsburg, July 29 — (Special to the Daily Democrat) —The Joseph Seep Oil agency today announced a drop of ten cents in the price of Pennsylvania oil, five cents in Somerset and three cents in Ragland. Tills drop follows the recent fall In Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Oklahoma markets.

SEA DOG_ QUITS Admiral Cameron Mcßae Winslow Retired from Active Service Today. NAVY’S RICHEST MAN Hero of Cienfuegos Harbor Cable Cutting Escapade —Won Promotion.

(United Press Service) Washington, D. July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) -Rear Admiral Cameron Mcßae Winslow, commander of the Pacific fleet, one of the navy's soadogs and incidentally, one of its richest men. retired from active service today on his sixty-sec-ond birthday—that being the statutory age for retirement. Rear Admiral Winslow's wealth — he married a daughter of the sugar king, Havemeyer, never interfered with his service. He did a lot of work. Included was the feat of taking the battleship New Hampshire right up to the wharf at New York, without the aid of any help but his channel sense. This, by the way, was termed by Admiral Goodrich, his superior officer—Winslow then was a captain—as tho finest piece of seamanship he ever saw. Admiral Winslow was boosted five numbers In rank when as Lieutenant C. McR. Winslow he. cut the cables in Cienfuegos harbor during the war with Spain —with the Spaniards firing from a distance of 150 yards. In this engagement a marine was killed ami nine men, including Lieutenant C. Melt. Winslow, wounded. Winslow was wounded in the hand. His promotion came when he wes recommended for “extraordinary heroism." Winslow and his men went out in sail and motor launches. Winslow was in charge. With the big guns on 1 the ships out in the harbor firing at the cable office—they wrecked it before Winslow reached shore —Winslow went into the face of a Spaish bombardment. He got by with it in excellent shape—some casualties reported, but the work done.

Admiral Winslow has done a lot of sea duty. He has done some land duty, too—enough to be known to New Yorkers for his stay as super-, visor of New York Harbor in 1909,1 1910 and 1911, and to those at New- ( port, R. 1., when he was at the naval war college in 1904. At the time of. his retirement Winslow was a full tniral, being entitled to that rank by j virtue of his command of the Pacific | fleet. He served as a member of the Slocum commission when the burning of the New York excursion steamer j was investigated. Winslow was born in Washington in 1854. He was appointed to the naval academy by the I president in 1870, and was graduated in 1875.

FUNERAL TODAY Funeral services for Joseph Arnold were held at Sturgis, Midi., His death occurred Thursday of paralysis. The death of his niolher, Mrs. Mary Arnold, occurred only last Sunday, the funeral being held Tuesday. She was a sister of Mrs. Catherine (’loss, of tills city, and was the. last of the Spullor children. The son was sixty-fivo years of age. Mrs. James K. Niblick, a niece, attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Arnold, having been called there liy her illness. PARCEL POST SALE. The Standard Bearers’ society of Monroe will give a parcel post sale Saturday evening, July 29, at 7:30 p. m., on the vacant lot in the center of j town. Everybody is invited.

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ADVANCE WORK STARTED TODAY ’7*' ' V l - 1 ~ T 1 A J. T. Hughes. Advance Man for the Redpath Chautauqua, Arrives. DATE AUGUST 21 TO 28 Tickets on Sale Within a Day or Two—Get Yours Early. J. T. Hughes, first advance man of the Kedpalh Chautauqua arrived lit Decatur yesterday afternoon to put up the first advertising, and to handle the details of the rliautauqua week that falls to the lot of the first advance man. Tho program for this year reveals a weeks’ entertainment that ahouid appeal to every citizen Interested in I lie welfare and progress of the community. Lecturers of national note, Hingers of world-wide fame, entertainers whose years of popularity have proved them masters of the art, aro listed on Decatur’s program. Kxpensive attractions, worthy of the largest cities will apiiear lure Chautauqua week. Today a foree of men under the direction of Mr. Hughes were putting up the rliautauqua banner throughout the cily and surrounding country. The season tickets have not yet arrived, hut are expected every mail, and as soon as received will lie placed on sale at once. The price of the tickets will lie $2.50 for adults and $1.25 for children. A popular feature of the week will he the story telling playground work In the mornings. Giving some thought to the needs of the children the man-

, agoment seeks to interest them in ■ stories, constructive games nml charI actor-developing programs. Tills seaj son. bird stories and nature studies I will lie taken up each morning, look- | lng forward to the children’s pageeant In connection with "The Masque” on • the sixth night. Tin 1 young ladies in ] charge of the Chauatuqua playground and story telling work will begin on the morning of the opening day. a I c hange from last reason which tho I boys and girls will welcome. Each I child between tho ages of six and fourteen years who enrolls In the childrens’ work must have a child’s season ticket. W. F Wenner, who is to deliver the I morning lectures at this Chautauqua has been before the public as a speak'or for years. He Is widely known in ■ educational circles having been instructor In the Wooster Ohio Summer j school, and In great demand as a speaker before teachers Institutes, | high school commencements, Y. M. C. | A’s. and womens clubs. Ho lias thir-ty-four distinct addresses, t Other popular features of (lie regular program Include William Rainey j Bennett, known far and wide as “The Man Who Can.” Allen D. Albert, president of the International Assooia- ’ tlon of Rotary clubs, a sociologist, ' Charles Stelzle, horn in tho tenement ! districts of New York, a student of sociology and a consulting sociologist l of note. Dr. N. Poop Chew, former j consul of the Chinese government at. ■ San Francisco anil editor of the first

Chinese newspaper in this country, Ernest Harold Baynes, one of America's well known naturalists, having Hie hearty endorsement of Theodore Roose velt and John Burroughs, and Dr. E. T. Hagerraan, who has occupied the lending pulpit of hts denomination in six cities. Dr. Hagermnn has llie gift of putting fundamental truths very simply. He discusses problems in the. language of the people. His congregations were notable for the large number of men who attended. Julia Claussen, prinm donna, one of Hie world's noted singers, will be Hie headline attraction of Hie Chautauqua. ' Other companies of note, have been 1 provided for different evenings. Prog 1 rams distributed today gives a very thorough description of their work. ’ Plan to buy your ticket early. • Children’s Hour —10:30 a. tn. Morning Lecture —11:00 a. m. I Afternoon Music—3:oo p. m. Afternoon Lecture—3:3o p. m. Evening Music —7:45 p. m. Evening Entertainment —8:30 p. m. The program: First Afternoon. Introductory Exercises. Grand Concert —Killarnoy Girls. no Ps»b 4.)