Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1916 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume XIV. Number 198.

FOURTH ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA Opened Here Today—Killaruey Girls Give the First Musical. the tent is pitched On First Street East of Opera House —Musical and Lecture Tonight. ++++++++++++++ + PROGRAM TONIGHT—7:4S. + + Musical Prelude —The Killarney + + Girls. + + Lecture. “The Man Who Can”— + * William Rainey Bennett. + + TUESDAY'S PROGRAM. + + Supt.—Glenn H. Thomas. + + Morning Lecturer—W. E. Wen- + + ner. + + Children's Worker—Franc Dun- + + ning. + + Children's Hour —9:00 a. m. + + Morning Lecture—ll a. m. + + Afternoon Music—3:oo p. m. + + Afternoon Lecture—3:3o p. m. + + Evening Music—7:4s p. m. + + Evening Entertainment—B:3o. * + MORNING—9:OO + + Children's Hour—Miss Franc ♦ + Dunning. ♦ + AFTERNOON. + + Full Concert—The Weatherwax ♦ 4» Brothers' Quartet and Trum- + * peters. + + TOMORROW NIGHT—7:4S. v + Musical Prelude — Weatherwax + + Brothers. + + Lecture—“ The Church and the + + Man Outside” —Dr. Charles + + Stelzle. + *+++++♦ + + + + + + + \V::rm weather and a record breaking crowd for the first program marked the opening of Decatur's fourth annual chautauqua at three o’clock this afternoon. Mr. John W. Tyndall started things off with a few appropriate remarks in regard to the Chautauqua's place in a community and introduced Mr. Glenn H. Thomas, the superintendent for the week, to the audience. Mr. Thomas replied briefly, making a very favorable impression on his first appearance, and presented the Killarney Girls for the afternoon’s program. Immediately following the concert this afternoon Miss Franc Dunning will meet all the children in the tent for the first story hour. She will explain the purpose of her work to the parents and illustrate the methods used with a few stories. Miss Dunning will also have charge of training the thirty-six local children for their parts in the Bird Masque on the sixth night. Beginning tomorrow the story hour will be held each morning at 9 o'clock. This hour is free to all and the older folks are cordially invited to come out and have a good time with the “kiddies." At eight o’clock tonight a musical prelude of forty-five minutes will be given preceding the lecture by William Rainey Bennett, who uses for the subject of his inspirational address. “The Man Who Can.” Mr. Bennett has a most interesting lecture, full of human interest, of facts, of fun. and with a message for every man. woman and child in Decatur. He believes that we are what we make ourselves, that every man is fitted for his place in life, and that he simpiy need be awakened to the knowledge of this fact to find that place. One of the greatest recommendations that can be given Mr. Bennett is that he is known widely as the young people's lecturer, and a man who never fails to hold the interest of our boys and girls is surely a lecturer worth while for everybody. Mr. W. E. Wenner, who is to be the -morning lecturer, will give his first talk on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. This hour will be used the rest of the week. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock the Weatherwax quartet and trumpeters will give a full concert. The boys are favorably known here from a previous appearance and will undoubtedly have a large audience to greet them in a new and popular program, both vocal and instrumental. Tomorrow night at 7:45 the Weatherwax Brothers will give a prelude followed by Dr. Charles Stelzle, well known sociologist, of New York City, in his talk on “The Church and the Man Outside.” This is a searching inquiry into our modern church conditions as related to 'the laboring (Continued on Page 3.)

QUITS GENERAL REPAIRS. With more than two-thirds of the automobiles In Adams county Fords, and with practically the same perI, centage nationally, the Kalver-Noble Garage company has found it necessary to discontinue repair work of any kind on large cars. The new rule goes into effect Immediately, and hereafter the garage will be conducted exclusively as a Ford service station. Mr. Kalver will go to Indianapolis within a few days where an entirely new and complete set of tools for working on Ford cars will be purchased. Ford repairs and parts will be kept in stock to a more thorough degree than ever before. More than a dozen Ford mechanics are in the employ of the company and work can be turned out quickly and honestly. dnFoOf ten Who go on Vacation and do Not Take Proper Precaution May Expect to HAVE TYPHOID FEVER Says Dr. Hirschberg —A Warning is Sounded to Vacationists. Dr. Leonard Hirschberg, writing for the Indianapolis Star, says on “How to Avoid Vacation Danger of Typhoid Fever:” “Almost every one. poor and rich alike, is able to take a vacation these days. It may be onlv trom Saturday until Sunday night; it may be for one or two weeks. Vacation days have a greater physical and physiological importance than is commonly understood. “A furlough from your service in the kitchen, at the desk in the office, store or factory means a fillip to the flesh, which has been spared from work and play; it spells invigoration to the neglected and flogged spirit and tissues that have languished in your regular work. ' “Even the disturbed stomach and intestines, which may result from your visit to field or stream, is a test of your adaptability to strange victuals and drink. “Your alimentary bread-basket has become so habituated to the one kind of cooking and food of the home— God bless it, despite its limitations — that dysentery or some other rebellion may mark the change. Yet you may wisely take measures to help along the altered conditions without danger to yourself. “Whatever be the offending source of a sick stomach and all too agile an intestine, it does no harm to lubricate the machinery within by the administration of the vacationist’s vade mecum. castor oil. “August and September are the hatching time for the germs of termination -and decay. Meat, fish, fruits, sea foods removed too soon from the ice or put in the refrigerator too late, vegetables and berries always dirty and bacteria-laden. even when cleanest, may contain microbes to which your stomach and blood are unaccustomed, and, therefore, unimmune. “If you will keep your weather eye open at a summer hotel you will perhaps be flabbergasted to observe that those who are most apt to fall ill with 'cholera morbus.’ diarrhoea, vomiting, 'ptomaine poisoning,’ and analogous complaints are those who are the highest livers, who eat the finest or most expensively prepared foods, whose stomachs are nasty-nice, coddled and inclined to costly or dainty foods. “These are the men and women who eat too much at home, who must have their own home cooks, or who prefer a limited variety of particular rations. “Obviously, when they journey to a distant village, seashore or mountain hotel, their stomachs are less capable of camping out, are less able to meet the emergencies of hotel fare. Pabllum is not always as fresh or as limited in variety as that of the home, and rebellion or a surprise resistance > may be the upshot. "Nowadays no sane person supplied with the knowledge that is put ■ into practice ever goes on his or her ■ vacation without preparedness I against typhoid fever. This prepar- , edness consists in three needle injeci tions of anti typhoid vaccine wtihin ; fifteen days at eight and seven day -1 intervals. ; I “If you are now on your vacation 'i tcuuuuueu on rage i.)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 21, 1916.

IN CALIFORNIA Miss Edna Crawford Writes Interesting Letter Telling of Vacation AT CATALINA ISLAND Camp Life There Like Living in a Fine Cottage— Newsy Letter. Another interesting letter received by Mrs. W. A. Kuebler from her niece, Miss Edna Crawford, at Los Angeles, Cal., will be read with pleasure by her many friends: Los Angeles, Cal., July 22, 1916. Dear Folks: You asked me in one of your recent letters to write you one of my “long” ones. Well to tel! the truth, I have nearly forgotten how to write them, but here I am and if nothing stops me, I fear 1 will make you all tired. This is one wonderful day. We only work half days now, on Saturday, and it certainly is a treat. Some of the girls wanted me to go out with them this afternoon, but I preferred coming out here. You see we are living “out" now. When I say “out” I mean away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the “close in” apartment house. And this is how we happened to be here. Some friends of Shabachers’ wno lived only four doors away from them were going east for two months or more. They hadn't thought of renting their house, but the girls induced them to do so, hence we have it for that length of time. We have lived in apartments for so long, that I think this will seem like one good vacation. While we are out quite a little ways —49th street—it doesn’t take long to (Continued otTrags 2.) FINAL Presidents es the World’s Greatest Railway Systems Writing Answer TO WILSON’S PLAN Decisive Action in Strike Situation is Practically Certain Soon. <Unlted Press Serviced Washington, D. C., Aug. 21. —(Special to Daily Democrat.)Two score railway presidents, representing the greatest railway systems of the world, were in conference here late this afternoon forming the final answer they will make to the proposal advanced by President Wilson in an effort to avert a strike that would paralyze the nation. The heads of the great systems went into secret session after hearing an impassioned appeal by the president of the United States to “keep the railroads running, not only in the interest of this country but in order to meet the demands of the entire world." Washington. D. C„ Aug. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The railroad presidents, augmented by the new arrivals. went into conference with President Wilson at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. It is understood the president earlier in the day had suggested such a meeting in response to intimations that the railway heads desired further development of some of the ideas expressed in his public statement Saturday. They want to know what may be expected in the way of co-operation from the interstate commerce commission in case of necessary rate adjustments and also what the president may have in mind regarding future prevention of crises like the present. The conference of railroaff * presidents this morning was unique. Men representing millions of dollars in railroad wealth moved about the floor of the new Willard hotel in their shirt sleeves getting down to brass tacks on the situation confronting them. It was all informal; the executives first talking in one group and then another, seeking ideas and opinions. There was no effort to organize and agree on a general plan of proceedure. Representatives of the managers were present at the confer(ContlnuecTon page 2)

TROOPS TO REMAIN. I (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 21. —(Sitecial to Daily Democrat.)-—The American troops will not be withdrawn* from • Mexico until the Joint Mexican-Ameri-can commission has met and such action has been recommended by the American members, a high official said today. The statement was made as an answer t oa question regarding I the action to be take non General Funston’s report that the troops mignt now be withdrawn without endanger- • ing the safety of the border. At the same time the belief was expressed that the militia on the border would be returned to their respective states not long after the troops are withdrawn from Mexico and the border I patrol duty left entirely to the regular ■ army. I oFIRE Gasoline Ignited from Cigarette Gives Men a Fight. LITTLE DAMAGE DONE Employes of the KalverNoble Garage Prevent Explosion. Fire, caused by the ignition of gasoline, created much excitement Saturday evening at nine-thirty in front of the Kalver-Noble garage. Herman Miller, drove his Grant up to the gasoline tank to fill his tank, and while filling the gasoline spouted out of the filler. His partner at this time took out a cigarette and lit it. The dripping gasoline was ignited by the 1 match, and suddenly the car was aflame. Miller jerked the gasoline hose from his car, started it and drove away, but extinguished the fire I before any damage was done. The hose fell to the ground and the flaming gasoline caused a little excitement and but for the heroic efforts of Balm McClure and Luther Hower, the car would have burned. The fellow who lighted the cigarette would not come back, and his name could not be learned. SALOON ’ W Columbia City Having a Warm Fight to Prevent Saloons in Township. TERRITORY IS WET And City is Dry—Bitter Feeling Shown in Remonstrance Scrap. (United Press Service) ’ Columbia City, Ind., Aug. 21— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Though Columbia City voted dry and will become saloonless September 1, Whitley county is today in the midst of the hottest wet and dry fight in the history of the county. The fight is the outcome of the announced plan to establish a roadhot|se just outside the city limits . near one of the city’s public school buildings. Columbia township outside the city did not vote at the recent option election and so is now wet territory. The drys contend that a roadhouse outside the city limits beyond police ’ control will be worse than a saloon ■ within the city. The wets assert i they have a right to establish a place i to sell liquor outside the city and that the dry remonstrance now being i circulated will fail to have’ enough I signers to prevent them carrying out their plans. • ' PAY FOfUnCKETS. All the chautauqua guarantors and 1 all persons having taken their allotment of season tickets are urgently ’ requested to settle for same today ’ and make their final report to the 10-1 1 cal committee. It is necessary that 1 you pay for your tickets not later ’ than today so the committee in • charge can settle up with the chau- ■ tauqua management. If you have not 5 sold all of your tickets, please re- ■ port. The guarantors may obtain 5 their receipts either from the Old • [ Adams County bank or the People’s ’ t Loan & Trust Co.

IN THE HOSPITAL 1 1:11 At Van Wert Occurred the Death of John LeimenI stoll Sunday Morning. HAD AN OPERATION' For Hernia — Succumbed Hour Later—Forrmerly Lived Near Here. John Leimenstoll, aged about fifty years, living two and one-half miles southeast of Van Wert, former well j known Adams county resident, died Sunday morning about eleven o’clock in the hospital at Van Wert, Ohio, an hour after submitting to an operation for hernia, without regaining consciousness. The deceased was; a son of Reinhardt Leimenstoll, of near Peterson. Prior to leaving here this spring, he lived for several years on the Henry Myers farm south of this city. His wife was formerly Miss Lizette' Kruetzmann and is a sister of Mrs. Ben Elzey of this city. The widow and five children survive: Amanda, of this city; Stella, of west of this city; Frances, Franklin and Goldie, at home. The funeral will be held in this city. A service will be held at the home in VanWert county, at twelve o’clock Tuesday, after which the drive will be made to this city and the funeral services held in the Decatur German Reformed church. In the absence of the Rev. Stolte, who is away on his vacation, the Rev. Otto Scherry, of Garrett, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Mr. Leimonstall’s brothers and a number of other relatives and friends were at Van Wert today and last evening. BULCARS_ START Bulgaria Begins Strong Offensive on Greek Territory Against Allies. NO ALARM FELT English Military Authorities Concede Attack Had been Expected. (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keen) London, Aug. 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Bulgarians have opened heavy attacks on both wings of the allied armies in Greece and serious fighting is going on at both ends of the one hundred fifty mile battlefront. The German war office this afternoon announced that the Bulgars have captured Vichill, southeast of the Greek town of Florina, whose capture was officially announced Friday and have taken other Serbian positions. An Athens dispatch reported another Bulgarian force less than ten miles from the important seaport of Kavala. The invasion of Greece has brought a new crisis to the Greek capital and has resulted in several sudden conferences between the ministerial and military heads. The Bulgarian advance has aroused no alarm in allied military circles. •Vhe Bulgars,” it was stated here this afternoon.” are merely playing the game the Germans tried unsuccessfully at Verdun. They are hitting hard, counting on getting a start before the allies begin an offensive." London, Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Germany has shown no disposition toward peace, excepting on terms dishonorable and humiliating to some of the allies. Premier Asquith informed the house of commons this afternoon. (By William T’hillip Simms.) Petrograd, Aug. 21. —(Special *o Daily Democrat,) —By suddenly shifting his attack to the Schochod river front, southwest of Kovel, General Brusiloff has caught the Germans off their guard and is driving westward toward substantial gains. The funeral of Mrs. C. C. Enos was i held today at the Christian church, II and burial at Hedges. Ohio. The i Royal Neighbors attended in a body. | The Rev. J. H. Mavity officiated.

A COSTLY SWIM. Rufus Roop was robbed of sls. Lohnes Mclntosh of $1 and Harold Hakes of some small change while they were swimming at the gravel pit east of Decatur Sunday evening. The boys had gone over to the pit for a swim and left their clothing up on the bank. Wh|le they were in the water some one rifled them, securing 1 the cash. A couple of boys who were , near were searched, but nothing was I found on them. Others are suspected and are under surveillance. HEARING TONIGHT. A hearing will be held tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the Hurst-Mumma controversy in which Jim Hurst alleges that Mumma cut his shade trees. Clark J. Lutz will hear the ' case in the mayor's court room. DM OF_REUNIONS Descendants of Late Jesse Butler Held Reunion at B. F. Butler Home. AN ENJOYABLE EVENT Dinner at Noon and Good Program — Tumbleson and Roebuck Families. The annual reunion of the family of the late Jesse Butler, held yesterday at the B. F. Butler country home, was the usual enjoyable affair, in which one hundred members of H’e family participated. Those who could not be present sent letters and cards and these words of greeting '.ere read by the secretary, being a part of the day’s program. After mingling and visiting ’during the morning, all enjoyed the big dinner which included a)l the good things known in the culinary realm, which was spread at noon. The program was an excellent one. including readings by Mrs. Harve Butler and Mrs Ben Elzey and a talk by Jacob Heller of Portland and of the George Ruckman family for many years. In the reorganization, the following officers were elected: President. B. F. Butler: vice president, Samuel Butler; secretary and treasurer. > Earl Butler; committee on entertainment includes Mrs. Ellen Butler, Mrs. Amelia Butler. Mrs. Mae Butler. The 1917 reunion will be the third Sunday in August. During the year, the family has been enlarged by two marriages and two births. Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Tyndall and babe, Van Wert. Ohio; Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Heller, Portland; Mr. Wiil Evans and children. Richard and Juanita, Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Butler and daughters. Beatrice and Martha D.. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Butler and grand daughter. Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Vail. Delphi. The seventh annual reunion of the Standiford and Faulkner families was held last Friday at the Van Wert fair grounds. The day was an ideal one for the occasion. Many made the trip by automobile, enjoyed the de lightful ride, and each one was anxious and ready for the splendid dinner served at the noon hour —a dinner fit for a king being served. The forenoon was spent in general greet ings and hand-shaking, while the aft ernoon was devoted to a good social time, including also a very fine pro gram, as follows: Declamation. Richard Fowler, of Lima. Ohio; monologue, Fay Jackson. Decatur; reading, Miss Ruth Chapman, Wren; solo. Catherine Augsburger, Woodburn; reading. Mrs. Della Standiford; Wren; duet. Misses Fay Jackson and Helen Koos; declamation. Miss Helen Augspurger, Woodburn; declamation. Helen Koos. The reorganization was as/ follows: President, T. M. Standiford, Wren, Ohio; vice president. Walter Koos, Decatur; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E. W. Jackson, Decatur. The next meeting will he held in August. 1917, at Robison park. Fort Wayne. Ice cream and cake was then served, and with many good byes all departed, expressing a desire to be able to attend the next reunion. The record shows three deaths and two births since the last meeting. I A I. O. O. F. NOTICE. I All members of the I. O. O. F lodge are requested to be at the regu iar meeting of the subordinate lodge s tonight promptly at 7:45 o’clock, to , transact business and make arrange » ments for attending Brother John . Limenstoll’s funeral. By order of j the NOBLE GRAND.

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IS MODEL STATE ***** « Indiana is Conceded to be Leader in Compensation Law Enforcement. THE BOARD REPORTS Showing Vast Sum Paid to Workers for Injuries— Quick Setlements. > **■ f I (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, Augu. 21.—The State Industrial Board of Indiana having in charge the operation of the workman’s compensation law, has just made a summary of the first eleven months of the board's work by comparison with work of similar boards throughout the United States. , Indiana is recognized as one of the models; in fact, the boards and executive officers of a number of states have visited Indianapolis for the sole purpose of inspecting Its system. It has the advantage first of all in being most economically handled and at the same time being more comprehensive in the perfection and accessibility of records and with the speed with which it disposes of its business. Several states fa both the east and west have copied almost wholly the , rules and regulations, as well as the . system in vogue. In other states this . law which was passed hy the legislaL ture of 1915, is one of the most beneficial to both employers and employees , that is on the statute books of any I state. It wipes out at once the ex- , pense and delay, as well as the en- , gendering of unpleasant relations beI tween the people who are employed and the people who employ. There are over 40.000 employes op- . erating under the workmen's compensation law of Indiana, and there are . approximately 225.000 employees. Ac- . cording to the reports submitted each month by these employers, the wages ■ Os workmen have increased since. Sep- • fenibt-r. 1915. an average of $4 a week. This would seem to harmonize pretty ; well with the report, issued hy the federal department of comn|Tce and labor at Washington, that $3,000,000.000 more has been paid in wages under ■ the Wilson administration than were paid under Hie administration of Taft. ■ There has been reported to the board over 34.000 accidents since Sep- • tember 1, 1915. An analysis of these accidents shows that al»out eighteen fatal accidents occur monthly and three dismemberments occur daily. These statistics to date show that approximately one hundred and fifty employees are injured daily in the various industries of the setate. The board since September 1. 1915, lias handled and disposed of over seven thousand cases without, controversy and expense to the parties involved. Settlement in all of these cases was made speelily and the compensation in almost all of them was being paid at the end of Hie third week following the accident. Under the compensation act, in fatal cases the dependents are not obliged to wait one. two, three and four years or longer to recover and then sometimes recover nothing. Settlements are frequently made within one week after the accidents and at most within three weeks. There is practically no stoppage in the family income and the distress following fatal accidents under the old system has been done away with. In addition to the unconteated cases the hoard has tried and disposed of approximately four hunred cases in which the employer, through his Insurance company, denied liability. All contested cases are tried within fifteen days after they are filed. Under the old system once in the court, fifteen years might have been a reasonable time in a case calling for ■ any serious controversy. Since the I board began its work, jijured ent--1 ployees have been paid approximately 1 $225,000. In the last week in July, r 1916. there, were fourteen hun--1 dred. and nineteen eases receiving * compensation and there was being '' paid to injured employees $10,951.60 * per week, or an average of $7.72 per week per case. , ?ILES AFFIDAVIT. An affidavit charging petit larceny e was filed today hy Ned Bobo against n Edward Gaffer, in which Bobo charges , i that while in the Kintz pool room i ' Saturday evening Gaffer snatched a f ten dollar bill from his hand and failed j to return it.