Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 185.

TIIRKS_ ATTACK Turks Attack British Positions Along the Suez Canal. ARE BEATEN BACK Germans Attack Around V erdun Again But Lose Many Men. (United Press Service) BULLETIN. London. Augff s—(Special to the Daily Democrat I—German second lino z i positions on a front or more than two thousand yards north of Pozieres were captured by the British in a resumption of the Somme offensive last night. General Haig reported to the war office this afternoon. Several hundred prisoners were taken. The attack was delivered by Aus- , tralian and troops of the new army and was completely successful. General Haig reported. Repeated German counter attacks against the newly won positions were repulsed, the Germans suffering heavily. Paris, Aug. s—(Specials—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The Germans attacked furiously on the Verdun front throughout last night in violent attempts to recapture Thaimount work and to drive the French from Fleury. The war office announced today that the Teutons counter assaults were repulsed with heavy losses. BULLETIN London, Aug. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) -A Turkish force estimated,at fourteen thousand launched an attack against British positions near Romani, about twenty-three mies east of the Suez canal on Thursday night, the war office announced today. The 1 hattie is continuing with the greatest intensity but the Turks, thus far. have ( been unable to make any impression , on the British positions. . CAR STRIKE SERIOUS. i (United Press Service) New York. N. Y., Aug. s—(Specials—(Special . to Daily Democrat) —The street car strike, which covers Manhattan, Bronx and Queens, threatens to spread to a fourth borough this after- . noon when employes of the Richmond 1 Light & Power company presented the demands and threatened a walk- < out. At the office of the Staten Is- ' land company at 2:30 o’clock this aft- . ernoon it was said there was no i strike. Police Inspector Calahanc re- ( I ported the men had threatened toji walk out at non unless they are. granted an advance from 24 to 30 j: cents an hour. The situation grew, more ominous today when it became 1 known that five hundred guards and ticket sellers employed on subway and elevated lines met in secret session to formulate demands to be presented to the companies Monday. At noon the number of cars in operation ■ <:n all lines in Manhattan had ma-I terially decreased. Officials of the railways said this was due to the lack of police protection. They maintained that strike break-’ ers had been mobbed and intimidated until it has become necessary for i them to stop the operation of cars in many sections of the city. Addition-, al police patrols are assured, howev-' er, and this afternoon they hope to , be able to cope with the Saturday afternoon traffic. An ultimatum to all gangsters went forth from police headquarters today. Department Commissioner Lord ordered all detectives that gangsters known to the police were not tolerated in the strike. Greatest trouble in operating the few ears running was experienced in the heart of the crowded east side, where many of the strikers live. Enormous crowds of women, boys and men and even little girls, poured out * of the closely built, many ’ storied tenements and swarmed over the streets and tracks. ANOTHER STRIKE LOOMS UP. (United Press Service) , .Philadelphia. Pa., Aug. 5— (Specia ‘o Daily Democrat)— One thousand car men in this city will strike probably at midnight, folowing a flat refusal by Thomas E. Mitten, prseident of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company, this afternoon to meet officials of the local union of the Amalgamated Association of Street an * Electric Railway Employes. Mitten’s refusal was in answer to an ultimatum issued by the car tW morning, giving the company thirty hours to accede to their demands for increased wages and recognition of

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

“THE GREAT PEARL TANGLE.” I Presenting Sam Bernard in his first Triangle picture, a rollicking Keystone comedy, that keeps you doubled up with laughter as you watch the developments in the ripping tangle that furnishes a whale of a lot of laughter for the onlooker. It’s the kind of a play the tired business man, the loving wife and the youngsters will appreciate, as it drives dull care away and sends you home with the feeling that the world is full of fun and merriment. If you want a solid thirty minutes of real enjoyment take a run into the Rex tonight and you will be glad you came. HAS GOOD REPORT Homer Ruhl, general freight and passenger agent for the Decatur interurban. has a fine report for the month of July to make to Manager Greenland. The number of trains operated was 390; number on time, 360; number late 22; per cent on time 94.3 per cent late 5.70. All trains were on lime on the following days; July 1,2, 5,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

THE COURT NEWS Justice Lenhart Officiates at Two Weddings in County Clerk’s Office. A DAMAGE SUIT Filed hy Homer Andrews Demands SBOO from Clover Leaf—Notes. Hooper & Lenhart filed a suit for Homer A. Andrews vs. Walter Ross, received for the Toledo' St. Louis & Western railroad. . demanding SSOO damages. Andrews bought the Bowers macadam road in 1915. and the agreement was that the railroad wasl to put in a swith for the unloading of stone at the old station of Gath. This they failed to do and the sum asked is to cover damages made by increased cost of further hauling. Chester Acy Haviland, farmer, born July 4, 1895, son of George W. Haviland, and Opal Huey, born February 10. 1898, daughter of John Vaviland. of Geneva, were married at eleven o’clock in the county clerk’s office by Justice E. B. Lenhart, this being his second marriege within twenty-tour hours. The bride wore a pale blue silk frock, with flounced skirt, and was very pretty. Her father accompanied them and witnessed the ceremony. They left for Geneva this afternoon and will make their home there. A marriage license was issued to Peter Martin, painter, born August 1, 1896, son of Charles Martin, ’to wed Daisy Olive Urich, born January 5, 1896, daughter x of George Urich. They were married yesterday afternoon at 3:30 in the county clerks office by Justice E. B. Lenhart. Mrs. Charles Lammiman and daughter accompanied the couple. The county commissioners will open their August sesion Monday. Nothing of importance is scheduled thus far, to come up. Real estate transfers, William Owens to Herman J. Aledring part of lots 124. 125, Decatur, $3500; Harvey J. Teeple to Samuel F. Teeple, lots 174, 675, 680, Decatur, $2500; Samuel H. Teeple to Harvey J. Teeple, lot 74 Decatur, $3800; Vinnie L. Larowe, et al to William Owens, lots 364, 365, 366, Decatur, $1800; M. Kaehr to J. L. Kaehr, 100 acres of Kirkland township. $8900; Mary Kaehr to J. L. Kaehr. quit claim deed to 100 acres of Kirkland township, sl. Fishers’ licenses were issued to Morris Mumma, Edward Becher, Eli Meyer and W. U. Smallye. hT juvenile court. Merlin Minear, son of Pearl Minear, was arraigned in juvenile court at Bluffton today on an indecency charge, having become implicated with the five-year-old son of Frank Gartin. Minear has relatives at Willshire. VINCE FOBBING MOVING. Vince Forbing, son of Peter Forbing of this city, is moving from Bluffton to Fort Recovery, Ohio, where he purchased an interest in the Saint Craire roller mills "with his brother-in-law, J. E. Heffner,

00 RECRUITING • Congress Authorizes the President to Use Postmasters TO DO RECRUITING For Each Recruit Accepted He Will Receive Sum of Five Dollars. A chance to pick a little loose change wil be offered Postmasters if President Wilson so desires, through an act of congress recently approved, because through the propsed measure postmasters of the second, third, and fourth class may be used in procuring enlistments for the army, at, the discretion and direction of the president of the United Staets. For each enlistment, the act provides, the ixjst master shall receive $5 The postmaster general, A. S. Burleson, Adjutant General H. L. Scott, chief of staff, have signed an order which says that postmasters of the classes mentioned will, without neglecting their official duties, render the officers of the army all the assistance possible in their efforts to obtain recruits. The plan will not be effective until an official order is sent out decreeing taht it shall be. The following extracts are from the measure: “Be it enacted by the senate and house or representatives of the United States of America inprogress assembled: * “Sec. 27. And provided further, that the president is authorized in his discretion of utilize the services of, the postmasters of the second, third and fourth classes in procuring the enlistment or recruits for the army, and for each recruit accepted for enlistment in the army the postmaster procuring his enlistment shall receive the sum of $5.00.

NEW AUTO LOCK O. L. Vance Has Perfected New Style Auto Lock Having MANY COMBINATIONS Possesses Advantages Never Before Attained in Auto Protection. Today O. L. Vance finished work on a new style automobile lock, possessing a million different combinations, features never before incorporated in an automobile lock and is able i to place it in the market at a ridi-1 culously low price, considering the merit of the invention. The mechanism of the lock consists of a three-part dial, carrying over sixty different letters and characters, possessing independent action, easily set to any combination, non-pickabie. non-workable without the key word, non-removable, absolutely non-available except by the own er of .the car. Mr. Vance is busy now with details of manufacture. It is probable that he will manufacture the locks and market them himself, although he might dispose of the patent to an accessory firm. Three of the locks have been manufactured for him by the Decatur Foundry. Furnace and Machine company. One he will install on his own car, one is used as a demonstrator, and the other will be caried for puritoses of dismounting to show the interior of the lock. The lock will fit over the coil box of a Ford, will replace the spark key in any machine, has no keys to become lost, can be worked with gloves on, in the dark and heavy springs makes the contact positive, thfis insuring the full strength of current from the batteries. BIEHOLD WILL RIDE Another Ford touring car was sold this noon to William Biehold of Root township, by the local agents, KalverNoble» Garage company. Mr. Biehold will enjoy the pleasures of touring this summer in his touring car. Immediate delivery was made to Mr. Biebold.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, August 5, 1916.

DESPONDENCY THE CAUSE Mrs. Ira Longshore, 62, mother of Clarence Ixmgshore, employed here ai; an assistant surveyor by Phil Macklin. ended her life yesterday morning at her home three miles north and one-half mile west of Uniondale by using carbolic acid and chloroform. The husband and brother had gone to Uniondale at six o’clock in the morning and returning at nine found her body lyiing on the bed. She had drank the acid and poured the chloroform over the bed. There had been no poisons in the home previously and it is believed she bought the poisons while in Uniondale the day before the tragedy. She left no note or word of any kind. Mrs. Ixmgshore has been a resident of Union township Wells county practically • her entire life, being the adopted daughter of William Lipkey. She isj survived by the husband, and twoj children, Mrs. Frank Smith of Fort I Wayne, and Clarence of this city. CHURCHES UNITE For Sunday Night Services During the Month of August. 'I i FIRST SUNDAY NIGHT Rev. Harman at the Baptist Church and Rev. Mavity at the Methodist. I I Tomorrow evening, the first Sunday in August, will begin the union Sunday evening preaching services for the month of August. During the month preaching will be held by only two ministers of the city in only two of the city churches. On tomorrow evening. Rev. Harmon will preach at the Baptist church and Rev. J. H. Mavity at the Methodist church. On the second Sunday night, Rev. F. G. Rogers will conduct the services at the Christian church; and Rev. T. M. Guild at the United Brethren. For the third Sunday evening, Rev. Harman will preach at the Methodist church and Rev. Hanna at the Baptist. The fourth and last Sunday night, Rev. Guild will preach at the Presbyterian and Rev. Rflling at the United Brethren. The announcement is made by Rev. F. H. Harman, secretary protem. BOILER BLOWS UP (UnltM Press Service) South Bend, Ind. Aug. s—(Specilal to Daily Democrat) —Two enginemen of Peru were killed, one man injured seriously', and many bruised and cut by flying glass, when the engine of Lake Erie and Western passenger train number 7 blew up seven miles south of here last night. The boiler exploded.

IS LET Hoffman & Moon Get Contract for Remodeling Linn Grove School. THEIR BID WAS $6,115 Brick Structure Will be Stuccoed and Other Improvements Made. Wesley Hoffman and W. E. Moon, of the firm of Hoffman & Moon, went to Fort Wayne this morning on business relating to the contract for the remodeling of the Linn Grove school, which contract was entered into last night between them and Trustee Peter Fox and his advisory board. The four room graded school building will be extensively remodeled. The brick structure will be stuccoed, a new roof built, the basement deepened to conform to the ten foot depth law; new floors will be laid, and the interior repainted besides, a number of minor improvements also being made. The bid of Hoffman & Moon was $6115. | The bids were opened two weeks I ago but the contract was not let until I last night.

GET CHEAPER GAS Lower Rate for Ft. Wayne Industries —Household Rates Not Affected. NO CHEAPER HERE Will Probably Never be Lower in Decatur—Expense Don’t Warrant. Lower gas rates for the industries of Fort Wayne, which will mean a re-' I duction of thousands of dollars ' ally in operating expenses are pro-. ]posed in a petition filed yesterday be-1 fore the public service commission at | Indianapolis by the Northern Indiana ' Gas and Electric company. Only the I approval of the commission is needed to make the reduced rates an actual ity in this city. The household rate is not affected. It is proposed to reduce the rate from 85 cents per thousand cubic feet a rate which now applies to all but one or two of the larger consumers, to 45 cents for those who use more than 500,000 feet a month. Smaller reductions are planned for sonsumers of gas in quantities under that figure. The company proposes, if the commission. approves, to put the new rate into effect by September 1. It was recalled last night, when the proposed rate was being discussed, that less than forty years ago the citizens of Fort Wayne paid $3.50 a thousand cubic feet for gas. The cause, Mr. Mulholland says, is due to increased efficiency, in its manufacture and also to increased consumption. —FT. Wayne Journal Gazette. The cheap gas rate will not effect Decatur and it probably will pever be lower than the $1 rate now prevailing. In some cities it is as high as $1.40 per thousand. The general consumption governing the rate.

WORK FOR GIRLS Miss Leah Gaddis of Purdue University to be Here Tuesday. TRAIN GIRLS’ CLUBS Will Have Meeting at the Jas. Steele Home South • of Peterson. County agent A. J. Hutchins this morning received word from Purdue university that Miss Lelah Gaddis, head of the girls club organization of the extension department of the university would be in Adams county on Tuesday to commence organization of clubs and to give a canning demonstration. The demonstration will be held at the James Steele home, two miles west and one half mile south of Peterson. This will be an all day session and every girl in the county is urged to come. Bring your lunch and stay all day. The day will be arranged just as if you were going to school for a day. and the work will be systematic easily remembered and valuable. Miss Gaddis is one of the foremost educators in domestic science in the state and the days work under her direction cannot but help the girls of the county to become better housekeepers. The older women are urged to come too. C. L. OF C’S ELECT. The Catholic Ladies of Columbia held an election yesterday at Toledo and the following were elected: President, Elizabeth Wolf, Dayton; vice president. Mrs. M, Navin, Marion, Ohio; trustee, Mrs. A. Girriart, Toledo, Ohio; monitor, Angela Farley, Cincinnati, Ohio; arbiter, Mrs. J. Manning, Muncie, Ind. The Decatur society was represented by Mrs. L. A. Holthouse and Miss Adelaide Deininger, who attended this convention and will then go to Detroit for a week’s visit with friends. HAS A NEW FORD Attorney L. C. DeVoss is displayInga new Ford touring car which was delivered to him by the Kalver Noble garage company yesterday afternoon.

SUFFERS BROKEN HIP. Mrs. Eli Hendricks residing one mile south of the town of Monroe, was the victim of a serious accident Thursday that may result fatally, owing to her feeble health. Thursday morning about 4 o'clock she arose from her bed. hut soon fell, the fall resulting in the breaking of her right hip. Dr. (’. C. Rayl of Monroe, the family physician, was called and set the broken bone, but with this injury added to her alreay enfeebled condition chances for recovery are regarded doubtful. A trained nurse is with her, and all that is possible for her coinfort is being done. WILL TAKE HER HOME Ed Durr and family of near Bluffton motored to this city today where they secured custody of Mrs. Jacob Railing. recently adjudged insane, and wil! take her to ;:ie:r home where she will he cared for. Mrs. Railing was taken in custody last week and was transferred to the county farm late this week. Mr. Railing, it is said, contemplates moving to Fort Wayne where he will make his home with a daughter.

PLAN Progressives at Indianapolis Accept Parker’s Plan TO CONDUCT FIGHT On a Few States to gain the Balance of Power This Fall. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, Aug. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —As a practical result of the national conference 'of Progressives held at Indianapuolis. the party is pretty certain in 1916 to follow the plans submitted by John M. Parker, of Loutsana, their candidate for vice-president. A resolution was adopted appointing a committee of fifteen, which committee will probably carry out the details. Edwin M. Lee state chairman of Indiana will be the chairman of thie national executive committee. The plan as outlined by Mr. Parker will be to concentrate as heavily' as possible inprobably not to exceed a half dozen states. They indicate that Indiana will probably see the most interesting fight since it is here that the leaders of the Republican party, who were directly responsible for driving out the Progressive ele-| ment. are all candidates for office on the Republican ticket. Mr. Parker pledged his personal efforts and, those of a goodly number of live,l young campaigners from the South who would invade the territory de-1 cided upon without expense to any party organization. Attention of the convention was called to the fact that money is being solicited through letters sent out by Oscar S. Straus of New York from Progressives for the purpose of promoting the candidacy of Charles E. Hughes. Mr. Parker’s name appeared in the Progressive letterhead purporting to come from the National organization of Progressives. Mr. Parker sent a personal telegram to Mr. Straus, asking him that if these money solicitations were to be continued In the name of the Propresslve that at least his name he withdrawn from the letterhead. The name of Theodore Roosevelt is also in the list of those apearing as making the appeal. The thirty delegates who were present, representing twenty states, and letters from six other states, all vigorously protested against the action of the national committee in endorsing Hughes and Fairbanks. The work usually developing upon the national committee will in this case be performed by the committee of fifteen, of which Mr. Lee is chairman, and the national headquarters will be at Indianapolis. Names of presidential electors will appear on the tickets in all the states in which it is decided to make a vigorous fight. MEDAL CONTEST POSTPONED The W. C. T. U. silver medal oratorical contest announced for Tuesday evening at the Methodist church, lias been indefinitely postponed because of the illness of several contestants.

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AUGUSTTWELFTH County Board of Education Will Meet on That Date in Decatur TO SELECT AGENT Adoption of Resolutions by Board Addressed to A. J. Hutchins. In a joint meeting of the count/ board of education and the agricultural extension association of the county held yesterday afternoon, resolutions expressing hope that success would follow A. J. Hutchins’ acceptance of his new position at Fort Wayne, sorrow because he found it necessary to resign and leave the city, and assurances of continued friendship were unanimously adopted. The boards recognized the high efficiency of the work Mr. Hutchins has done here during the past year and' on August twelfth the county board of education wil hold another meeting at which time steps to secure a successor to Mr. Hutchins will be taken. Mr. Hutchins’ resignation takes effect September Ist. at that time Mr. Henry the present Allen county agent takes a position with the extension department of Purdue university. REV. GLEISER TO PREACH.

Rev. W, H. Gleiser, former pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city, is in the city for a vacation visit with friends, and will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning at 10:15 at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Gleiser served as pastor of the local church several years, and he and his estimable wife are held in very high esteem by members of the local congregation and he will no doubt be greeted by a large audience. Miss Fredericks Hubbard, of Detroit, Mich., who is here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hubbard, will sing at the Presbyterian church service at 10:30 Sunday morning. o REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE. (United Press Service> Washington. D. C., Aug. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —On the heads of the "generals” of the republican party lies the responsibility for lives lost in Mexico, Democratic Whip Lewds announced in his speech as an answer to the Mexican issue raised by Charles E. Hughes in his acceptance speech. He declared that irresponsible Mexican bandits had been encouraged to commit acts of horror because republican leaders in their anxiety to embarrass President Wilson and create a campaign issue had given the impression that the country was not united in support of its executive head. HUGHES COMES WEST. (United H-.i« Service) Bridgehampton, L. 1., Aug. 5— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Candidate Charles Evans Hughes and Candidate Adviser Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes left here today on a ten thousand mile stumping tour, which will carry them from coast to coast. The republican nominee expects merely to make two-score speeches. He will not be back in New York until about September 10. TWO LINEMEN SHOT. (United Pree» Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Leroy Reed and Edward Paskell, both linemen for the Central Union Telephone company, were shot and seriously wounded this afternoon by Joseph Taylor, eighteen. who said when arrested that ho was shooting at a mark with a small rifle and did not see that the two men were in line. Both men were shot in the abdomen. AN EIGH-THOUR DAY,. (United Press Service) El Paso, Texas, Aug. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An eight-hour day for employes of all Mexican railways has been instituted as one of a big series of moves for the betterment of conditions among the workingclasses, according to a message from Mexico City, received here today. TAKE MOTOR TRIP Mr. and Mrs. William Hartings and children, Mamie and Raymond, and Mrs. Herman Gillig will leave at three o'clock tomorrow morning for Cincinnati, Ohio, for a several days’ visit. They will go by automobile.