Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1916 — Page 2

daily democrat -t ij»h -■■ - Published Every Evening Except •undey by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPresident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUBE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Tear, by carrierss.oo Far Month, by ma 1125 cents Per Year, by mai112.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on implies tton. Enteral at the Postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. . -—— ——————— | DOINGS IN SOCIETY I 8 Farewell. My fairest child. 1 hare no song to give you. No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray. Yet, era we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day: i Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long. And so make life, death and that vast forever One grand, sweet song. —Charles Kingsley. A host of young people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lehrman, prominent tmtners of Union township Friday evening. The evening was spent in playing both in and out-door games, and music was furnished by all and ice cream and cake were served. The evening was much enjoyed by all the following guests: Mabel Walters. Edith Bucher, Lillian Lehrman. Frances Bucher, Velma Walters. Oscar Lehrman, Alvin Conrad. Simon Lehrman, Ransom Barkley. John Lehrman. The Delta Theta Tau sorority will give a party and shower this evening at the hom</ of Miss Lorene Keller for Miss Leah Hensley, a September bride. The boy baby of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haugk was christened yesterday at the Zion Lutheran church by the

Rev. Hinz. Mrs. W, A. Kuebler went to Fort Wayne this morning where she met friends and motored with them to Columbia City to visit with friends they met in California. In honor of Miss Portia Thomas, of Decatur, Miss Mary Peo'.er t>f Soutii Branson street gave a picnic at Matters park Wednesday. In the party were Miss Marcella Rowan. Lucile Rademaker, Anna Mary McDonald, Marguerite Murphy. Helen Donahuefl, Helen Stills of Indianapolis, Messrs. Winnie Piner, Harry Butler, Edgar Wilson. James Howard. James Corbett, John Kiley, Claude Seigal and Donald Moon, with Mrs. James Pealer and Mrs. Ted Underwood as chaperones.—Marion Exchange. Henry Miller and sons, Othmar and Eugene,, of Fort Wayne, were guests at the Jacob Miller home on Marshal Street, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Railing, east of the city, Sunday gave a chicken dinner and supper for the following guests: Frances Bucher, Llnnie Railing, Lucile Rabbitt, Lydia Krueckeberg, Ida Bucher, May Railing; Ralph A ago lO® Aww 7 lie l F «»• * I /Tx*" 'I, 111 II COP¥RIC HT OV I □BmI \ I\| 11 v ”'l< • co. \ Lji r Call and make selection from 500 woolens and have your suit tailored to your measure now. SIB,OO 10 $25.00 'IB. THEMYERS-DAILEY COMPANY ■

Rabbitt, Alva Railing. Paul Krueckeberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krueckoberg. Music was furnished ou the Sne player piano which was installed by Mr. Merkle of Toledo, Ohio. Games were played and a fine time was had. Mrs. Henry Wolfe, Mrs. Simon Trainter and Mrs. L. Gaunt went to Fort Wayne to spend the day with Mrs. Homer Krick. Miss Edith Howley, who has been the guest of her stater. Mrs. A. J. Hutchins. a week, left this morning for her home at Napoleon, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McFarland and son, Gregg, and Mr. and Mrs. McFarland’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Elzey, motored to Portland yeeterday near which place the Hiester family reunion was held, this being of the relatives of Mr. McFarland. With a preacher in the family and their own ' choir, regular church services were held In the morning, w th the big | dinner and social gathering at noon and in the afternoon. Mrs. Joe McFarland, corresponding secretary of the Elzey family organization, la getting ready to send out tlie invitation cards tor the annual reunion of the Elzey family, Sunday, September 3, at Waterworks park, this city. Meredith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sy) vester Johnson, of near Monroe, was seven years old yesterday and entertained a company of twenty-three relatives at an ice cream festival. The families of C. E. Hocker, Decatur. Ray and Noah Hendricks, Menno Lehman and J. P. Johnson were present. A dinner party Sunday was given for Mrs. I> W. Franks' forty-eightth birthday anniversary at their home on West Moure street. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. D Lewton and daughter, Bloise, and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Franks. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Snman and daughter. Mary, entertained the following guests at Sunday dinner: Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Brown. Pleasant IMills; Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Kuhl, Fori Wayne; Mrs. Harriet Winans and Children. Katharine, Esther and Clifford, Springfield, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. David Bollinger and daughter. Agnes, of Willshire; Wesley Suman of Chicago: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Acker and children, Alice and Vivian, of this oity, and Harry Suman , Pleasant .Mills.

Miss Annie Winnes of the Winner shoe store, is taking her vacation. She 1 will visit at Anderson with Mr. and t Mrs. Hu®h Miller, and at Alexandria with the Rev. Wendell and family. ' Rev, Wendell was a former pastor of the Decatur Evan-geiical church. F Rev. and Mrs. T. H Harmon and 1 son, Theodore, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hayes and daughter. Marie, equipped with water melon and ice cream drove ' out to the home of€Wr. and Mrs. Jesse Swartz, Saturday evening, and spent 1 the evening by having a real sociable ’ geod time. , Miss Genevieve Bremerkamp enter- ■ tained at dinner Sunday noon and Miss Mayme Harting at supper Sunday. for a company of out-of-town friends. In the evening they all motored to Robison park. Fort Wayne, where they spent the evening. Guests from out of town were Nettie and Jennie- Gast, Celina, Ohio; Monica Bueter. Fort Wayne: Drusilla Gandy, Fort Wayne; Raymond Pulskamp, Leo Gast, Lee Bernard, Herb Albers. Celina. Ohio: Alex Miller, Ottoville. Ohio; Herb Bremerkamp, Fremont, Ohio. Miss Jennie Gaat remained for a visit of several weeks, the others returning home. MANY ATTEND PICNIcI The annual K. of C. picnic was held yesterday at the Eiting grove south of the city, and it was the largest ever held. Many enjoyed their dinners, and in the afternoon there were races of many different kind's in which nearly everybody took part, both young and old. A base ball game between the married and unmarried man, in which the married men defeated the batchelors by a score of 3 to 1. STRANGE PROWLERS. A neighbor noticing the strange ac- , tions of three men, prowling around the Madison house, about 1 o’clock Sunday morning, supposed they were burglars, trying to effect entrance and called the police. Sheriff Green was also called and a thorough search of the (own between 1 and 4 o clock failed to locate any auspic- ’ Jous Characters. It is supposed the men were shnply prowling around. BEN IS GRANDPA. Jeanette 4s the name of the eight pound baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs.’ Cidye Beery of Tenth street. 1 This is the first child in the family, and mother and child are doing nh-e---ly. Mrs? Beery was formerly Miss Esther Schrank, and Ben is now a grandpa.

FINAL ANSWER (CONTINUED r*UM PAGB ONE) ence. In a brief meeting this morning the employes hoard approving telegrams from labor bodies and individuals ami then adjourned until ten o’clock tomwrow morning. Washington, D. C„ Aug. 21 —(Special to Dailj’ Democrat)—Big railroad men of the west hurrying into Washington today with the fatal demand of arbitration on their lips found President Wilson’s answer awaiting them. It is that acceptance of the eight hour day now and appointment of a commission to investigate all the arbitration points involved in the* threatened strike Is the surest means toward bringing about a permanent working arbitration for tho future. Arrival of the western presidents and reception of hundreds of telegrams from commercial and industrial concerns all over the country were features of the first day of the second week»of the president’s intervention between the warring railroad , brotherhoods. The railroad presidents came at President Wilson’s invitation and the telegrams—in part at least —at the invitation of the railroads. Railroad executives here made no secret of the fact tha tthey were lining up all possible business support for their arbitration contention. The opinion in Washington today is that demands 6n the president by .the railroad heats for arbitration of the eight hour lay question will "hot move him. ———- -«»■ —— —— COURY HOUSE NEWS. Upon application of Hazel Emery, for an allowance, Peter Emery, defendant in a divorce suit, was ordered ■to yay to Hazel, ten dollars within ten days, for her use. Three transcripts of cases; were received in the efreit court today, the defendants being bound over from the court of Justice Lenhart. The cases are those of Nellie Dean, 17. against William Lee. bastardy; Cleo Steele. 17. against Floyd Shoaf, bastardy; Robert Hash. 70, rape.’ The clerk was ordered to notify tho jury commissioners to select the names of the Jurymen for the September term of court. This selection will be next Monday. Service of same in to be returnable September 11. o —

IN CALIFORNIA I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) go up town. We have wonderful f “jitney” service, i think there’s a million on Moneta avenue, and you would think so, too. if you would try . to cross the street about 8:30 a. m.; but we are a block and a half off Moueta, so tve don’t hear any noise whatever. Then, too, the street cars make ' better time than they used to since there are so many jitneys. The cars don’t do much business, therefore, make fewer stops, and it doesn’t take more than twenty minutes to make the trip. It’s just lovely out here, the cutest bungalow you ever saw. Large front and back yard, all kinds of roses in bloom, ferns and fruit—peaches, plums etc.— sounds good, don’t you think? Well. I surb do enjoy it. Just love to be out in the yard, “fussing.” around with the flowers and maybe, someday. I will mow the lawn. I’m sure Leon will let me try it. There’s “music in the air,” victrola across the street, a player piano next door, and a beautiful voice in the distance, but I'm not jealous, for we. too, have a victrola here. -I get out a lot ; of the records that you folks used to have and play them just for old time’s sake. I was over meeting some of our neighbors today and admiring some of their flowers, such beautiful fuchias. I never saw. before. The Shabachers Itave one that covers nearly the whole front porch and it is loaded with blossoms. And. oh! the wonderful hydrangias! Some one counted the huge blossoms on just one plant in order that they might ♦ell their friends back east about it , and there were one hundred and teen. That’s no flower story; Jt’s the truth. Can you imagine it? Every-j body knows I love flowers, hence Ij already have access to two flower i igardeus. “Help yourself," they said | Ito me. So do you all want a bou-i quet? The magnolia trees are beautiful. : too, when they are ia bloom. Josephine Burns brought tee a great big 'blossom not long ago. They just look E like wax. One of the. girls had one [ the other day that measured fourteen inches across. You say that is enough flowers? All right. How ckf> you like the heat you are having in the east? 1 see by the papers it has been unusually hot and that you are having a lot of storms, too. Well, 1 haven’t seen any lightlong that I Itave nearly forgotten : Ming or heard any thunder for so about it. | We have been having perfectly grand weather; not one bit too warm.' J

In fact right now It is quite cool and ! so it has been most every day, other than just at noontime, when it gets comfortably warm, but nothing like you folks are having, however. I guess this cool weather so late In the' summer la a bit unusual for Califor-1 niu. At least that's the word theyi .use for every little thing and I do recall that last July, by this time, wo I had much warmer weather than we are having now. Do you know I used to think that because, we called California "tho land of sunshine," etc., that ft would be hotter than any place else in tho summer time? But it Is not; on the contrary. We suffer very little from the heat. Os course the desert and Imperial valley and such places get very, very hot. ■— I sent you some cards from Aralon, Catalina Island. Did you get them? Another girl and myself were over there ’'vacationing.” and we certainly had one wonderful time. I had been there before, but only for a few days. It is a beautiful place, but you remember Aunt Anne and Uncle, .don't you. how pretty it all is? This spring they had a terrible fire there, which destroyed a lot of property. including their largest hotel. However, It has been partially rebuilt and anyhow we didn’t mind the big hotel being gone, for we wouldn’t have stopped there. We have a girl friend who lives at Aralon in the summer time and her brother in law owns one of the finest camps on the island. He has lived there for sixteen .years, so of course we became quite well acquainted. We debated for a week or more, whether 'twas the mountains or the sea we wanted to go—finally decided on Catalina and a “rest.” The real season doesn’t begin until July 1. so we were only there for a Jfew days of that but I know very .well that we had a much better time by gonig when things were a little quiet, for when the big crowds are there every one is for themselves, and the natives are too busy getting the money to have time for visitors. As it was w’e were doing something every minute. In the mornings after breakfast (which sometimes we had early and sometimes late) we usually took a ■ walk, maybe along the water and sometimes up the hills; then usually . there were some other hikers ready i to go with us. I Wore tennis shoes . most of the time and never wore a hat; came home with some color, too. Early every afternoon wo went in bathing; ’twas great sport. I enjoy ed it very much. We never stayed in very long, though, as the water was a bit cold. The second day of our visit there, some one said to me, ’’Oh. the boat is whistling in, are you going down?" Well, I said, “no.” for I couldn't see why the boat should bother me, but I soon leorned that it is only natural and the usual custom, for the “natives" to watch the boat land —they , always know how many people are comingr for they get that by “wireloss,” soon as the boat leaves Los . Angeles But they want to “look them over,” I guess. Anyhow, I found mv self doing the same thing after that. Then came the rush to the post of fice. It usually took about an hour for the mail to be distributed, and you should see the lines of people waiting—looked like a “bread line”— made me think of how we ail used io wait at the general delivery windowback home, on Sunday or a holiday. I went one evening on the “SearchJ light Trip,” to see "flying fish.” It sure is wonderful. Seme nights the fish fly much better than others This happened to be a good night. It's great to see them fly way up out of the water, aud with the searchlight on them, they are beautiful. One came into the boat. It flopped around in the bottom of the boat; everybody “yelling. Finally, some one caught it. [They iust “sail" through the air. As I said before, Camp Adbert, where we stopped, is the prettiest camp on the island. Some of them are much larger. For instance, Island [Villa, which is owned by the Banning company, who control everything, even the boats. But it is on level ground, while ours was high up the i sWe of a hill We had to go up quite •a lot of steps; flowers on all sides. I Then each tent is a little higher than J the other and I’ll bet you never did i see such lovely furniture in a “camp." ! Well, they were more like cottages, I only that they were canvass covered. We had one large room, “bird’s eye L maple” furniture, white iron bed. lovely rug. etc. Then a kitchen with all sits necessaries. However, we didn’t find Which time to cook. Each tent ’has running water, distilled water for drinking, and Shower baths, too, we had. Now, don't you think that was some camp? Or Saturday evening I said some'thing about wanting to see the sunrise. They all laughed, for they .didn't see how I eould get up so ;■ early. 1 fooled them, though, and I when Mr. Albert rapped on our'floor I at 4 a. m. 1 was up and dressed as if I I were going to a fire, and you know • I could hurry when I heard that ’ old fire whistle. I g o | down to the l

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I water front just in time to see the 'sun—that great, big, beautiful thing, coming up over the water, and it was wonderful. There were hundreds of sea gulls on the sand. Well, I just , sat down on one of those “spoonholders" for a couple hours. Finally. -1 realised the little town was waking ' up and that it was ffow time for me to go, for I’ll admit I wasn’t very presentable. ■ Well. 1 could talk for a week about Catalina, but you will be getting tired. I had better add, though, that ’ I felt and realize what sea sickness ' is. I don’t like it. There is a rough- ’ mess in the channel that sure does ■ rock that old boat. I tried hard to ' forget that I Yvas feeling shaky, but everybody around you keeps talking ■ about being sea sick, etc., and there's no chance to forget. There were lost of people sick. I 1 never felt sea sick until this trip 1 has been abroad several times and never fedt sea sick until this trip over from Catalina. Well, when 1 came down tire gang platik at San 1 Pedro, I felt as though I never would want to go again, but I’ve gotten over that and now I'm even thinking of going over in a launch, for I have an invitation to go that w'ay. I think I sent you a couple of papers containing an account of the big

Hauttnumauauuutumuuununsunmtituiuuunuuuus: Redpath Chautauqua j |_ ™ WEEK —— i < ■< > "* *"***************F^**F******^*F>*W4<4<«»»<e-»e»«—- < . . Mme. Julia Claussen ~ Frima Donna Contralto of the Chicago Grand Opera Company Pierre Henrotte iS: I.’ Concert Meister Chicago Grand Opera Company , Marcel Charlier II: I;; Director oi French Operas, Chicago Grand Opera Company 111 The Bird Masque ;: Er m S l HarO n ld ,he Na ‘“ ralist ' ,n Role of “Shy Six IHI .. Players, Beautiful Scenery, New and Novel Lighting Effects I : 111 The White Hussars 111 A Band and Choir of Eleven, Led by Alfred Sweet F The Parish Players |l In Three One Act Plays Filled With Human Interest | 111 The Killarney Girls and Rita Rich I i IO SpeC ‘ al C “ t “ meS ’ Pr nS« ask “ d * the 111 i The Weatherwax Brothers | One of America’s Best Known Male Quartet, 111 Schumann Quintet li t“ Carrying a Real Pipe Organ and Presenting M. • > „ . h the Ueli « ht a Popular Class,cs to Ht 6 _ re * ” Vital w* hterpretatio. of Plays iij Playground Workers and Story I BEDPATH CHAUTAUOVA AmARS HERE , w H„ I CLOSES AUG. 2S. SEASON TICKETS SOW ON SALE

/the Knight Templars’ colors along with red, white and blue. The deem ’ rations were up a week previous to the convention, owing to our preparedness parade, and that certainly vas “some" parade. For three and one ' half hours we watched it. Every- ! thing went off just fine. Fortunately f wo had no accidents as did San Fran- ■ cisco. Wasn’t that terrible? 1 sup pose you al) read about it. You didn't say anything about the ; picture I sent of Leon and the drill : team in the parade. It’s a little dark, 1 but you can get an idea of how nice ■ they looked in their cream military 1 suits, with royal blue plush mantles. ’ They sang, and certainly got a lot of applause. We hud a number ot’ won- ’ derful “electric” parades; then, the Royal Pageant was better than ever before. Carl Frisinger took us all in 1 the Winton six. There were thousi ands and thousands ot people all along ! the line of march, some of them siti ting there for hours before, so they would have a good view of the oaI rade. , ; (To be concluded) BULLETIN. Anderson, Ind., Aug. 21. —(Special •'> ■ Daily Democrat.) —Dr. C. JI. Stoute, : 50, Middletown, past great sachem of

Indiana Red Men, was intsantly kilt 'd when his auto was overturned on the Pendleton pike near here this afternoon. Stoute's neck was broken Stoute was on his way to attend the funeral of Dr. Harry Cain, of Indianapolts, who died at a hospital here yesterday while enroute to Warsaw to be married. PANAMA - K!DLET~IN BAD. Washington, D. C., Aug. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary of State Lansing today admitted that an investigation is being made of charges that Ramon . Valdes, newly elected president of Panama, was in ■trumental in getting a land concesioa estimated at about 60,000 acres, for a Spaniard named Fernandez. It has been reported that the United States may not recognize Valdes because of alleged frauds and coercion, in his election. TICKETS AT THIS OFFICE. If you have not purchased your Chautauqua ticket do so today, as T will be your last chance to secure a season ticket at $2.50. We still have a few at this office and will be able to sell you one until this evening. Come and get yours. Children’s tickets sell at $1.25. Enjoy the week with the whole family.