Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1916 — Page 1

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Will Have Platforf at the Chautauqua This Evenin Two Plays. MORNING lectures Began Today—The Children’s Hours —Ng Poon Chew This Afternoon. + ++++++<i > + + + * + * + PROGRAM TONIGHT—7:4S. + + "In the War Zone;” a classic + 4. Comedy, "The Man Outside” + —Parrish Players. + 4, THURSDAY’S PROGRAM. + 4. Supt.—Glenn H. Thomas. + * Morning Lecturer —W. E. Wen- + 4. ner. + 4. Children’s Worker —Franc Dun-.+ 4> ning. + 4. Children’s Hour —9:00 a. m. + 4. Morning Lecture —10 a. m. + *;• Afternoon Music—3:oo p. m. + + Afternoon Lecture—3:3o p. m. + + Evening Music —7:45 p. m. + 4. Evening Entertainment—B:3o. + 4. MORNING—9:OO + 4. Children's Hour, “Folks from 44. Different Nations’’ — Miss + 4. Franc Dunning. + 4- Morning Lecture, “The Clutch of + 4. Atropos”—W. E. Wenner. 4> 4. AFTERNOON. 44* Grand Concert —Schumann Quin- 44- tet. ♦ 4. TOMORROW NIGHT—7:4S. 4> 4- Concert —Schumann Quintet. 44> Lecture, “The Forces That Make 4* 4- Cities” —Allen A. Albert. + 4-4-4>4-4-4-4-4>4-4-4>4'4’4> Tiie cold wave coming yesterday afternoon brought a relief that was especially grateful to the large number cf (hautauqua attendants and last ev< ning’s session was very comfortable. Weatherwax Brothers’ quartet and trumpeters and Charles Stelzle lecturer. were the attractions for the second day at Chautauqua yesterday, in the tent at the foot of Jackson street. This morning’s story hour, with its folk dances, was conducted by Miss Franc Dunning, who spoke on "Stories from the Classics.” and W. E. Wenner, morning lecturer, gave his first one, on the subject, “A Man's Job tor a Man.” Dr. Ng. Poon Chew delivered his lecture. "The New Orient and Its Relation to the United States.” this afternoon, and tonight The Parish Players will be seen in "The War Zone” and a classic comedy, ’ The Man Outside,” The Weatherwax Brothers’ hour yesterday afternoon and their prelude last evening were delightful programs of songs, trumpet selections and reading by Brother William. The four brothers are skillful entetainers. Riley's “Little Orphant Annie,” sung for the especial enjoyment of the children, pleased young and old alkie. Interest was added by the fact that the brothers had called on Riley only five days before his death. The trumpet selections “Misere” from the opera II Trovatore,” Gounod’s "Praise Ye the Father," and "The Rosary,’ one of the three closing numbers sung by the quartet, were among the most pleasing musical offerings. During the afternoon. “Brother William’ made a pleasing hit, when, as the skies darkened and thunder sounded, before the rainstorm yesterday, he recited Riley’s "When It Rains. Why Rain’s My Choice” and "Don’t it Feel Good.” The Weatherwax Brothers appeared here several years ago. One of that quartet, however has been replaced by a younger brother, the older having gone into business. The lecture of Charles Stelzle has been most favorable commented upon, He is unique among students nnd writers on sociological and kindred topics. Born in the tenement house district and living on the east side of New York City for twenty-five years; the oldest of a family of little ones whose German mother was left a widow; living in a nine-foot room in a New York tenement house, most stifling in the summer's heat such as we have been having; child-laboring in a cigar factory at the age of eight; his mother earning a meager pittance at finishing dresses at sixteen cents a piece; living on stale bread, with no taste of butter for years; he knows whereof he speaks. For eight years also he was a machinist in the largest shop of the city where he had unusual opportunity to study the in dustrial problem at first hand. Foi years he was at the head of the de partment of church and labor of th« Presbyterian church. Since Octobei

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i 1. 1913, Mr. Stelzle has been engagI ed in work as a coiisultinK sociologist, independent of any board or organization, assisted by a staff of specialists. His subject, ‘‘The Church and the Man Outside.” incorporated enlightening discussion of numerous social and economic questions which face the world He asserted that men are outside the church, because of mutual misunderstanding between them and the church. But the church, he said, should go to the men and not wait for the men to come to church. "There Is not a command in the pible that says the unbeliever should go to church but there is command after command that the converted shall go forth and convert his unbelieving brother. The church should make known to the man outside what it has to offer.” "What name do you think,” he asked, "whenever you see a pickle? Heinz, of course, no matter what kind < Continued on Fage~47) BOOSTJFOR kern Senior Senator of Indiana Gets Much Credit for Passage of Bill. CHILD LABOR LAW Asheville Citizen Gives Senate Leader Much Praise in an Editorial. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 23.- —The 1 passage of the child labor bill within a month after President Wilson expressed a desire for its passage has brought national commendation to Senator Kern upon whose shoulders tiie president placed the responsibility of piloting it through the senate. The 1 voters of Indiana who have always 1 given due credit to Mr. Beveridge for having advocated such a measure will be interested in the fact that its passage was largely due to the diplomacy, the tact, and the tireless energy “f Senator Kern, and that the fact is generally known over the country. The Asheville Citizen, of Asheville, North Carolina, editorially paid him the fillowing tribute: ‘The announcement that the democratic senators favoring child labor legislation, headed by Senator John 77. Kern, of lidiana. had determined to push the Keating bill through at this session will come as welcome news to all who have labored unceasingly in behalf of suffering childhood. Th" victory has not been an easy one, by any means. The general public ( s aware that the most powerful influences were brought to bear in an effort to stifle all action on child-labor legislation at this session of congress. When the situation looked darkest President Wilson went to congress with the urgent request that the Keating bill be passed at this session, and he made it clear to democratic senators that they could not afford to evaue their obligations to the country in this matter. "While there is glory enough to go around for all supporters of the Keating bill, the credit for victory must lie largely with the president and with 1 Senator Kern, that tireless and energetic legislator from Indiana, who has the happy faculty of being nearly always on the right side of every national question. Senator Kern’s democracy has always been of that unquestionable type which has endeared him to the people of his own state and has made him a national figure. "While all who have worked so zeal- , ously in behalf of the Keating measure. which would forever send child . slavery in this country, have a proud ■ share in this signal triumph over the . most powerful interests that have yet t arrayed themselves against national s legislation, they will not begrudge the s tribute which is due the president and t Senator Kern. Had it not been for the 1 watchful insistence of the latter that t the bill be passed at this session, the 3 president’s request would have beenj < lost sight of in the senatorial caucus.” ~ "A circus’romance.” Something just a little out of the p ordinary will be shown at the Crystal tonight when the five-reel special feae ture film, “A Circus Romance," will be d shown. This film carries through it a b beautiful story of great interest, shows , r the inner workings of the circus and j. scenic effects devised by a masterful e director. The price is ftve and ten >r cents—the value much more.

IS SOMEJHINIER Harrison Hammell Still Holds Reputation as Marksman at 80 Years. KILLS TWO BUCKS Petaluma, Cal., Papers Tell of Hunting Trip—Was Here This Summer. The Petaluma, Calif., papers publish the following story relative to the annual hunting trip of Harrison Hammell, brother of C. R. Hammell, of this city: Harrison Hammell, the well-known pioneer, who has the reputation of being one of the best shots in the county, has lived up to his reputation and returned home yesterday with one of the finest forked horn bucks brought in this season. The buck was a beauty and weighed 85 pounds dressed. It was on display at the Aggens market in the morning and was later cut up and Mr. Hammell remembered his friends with some of the venison. Mr. Hammell has been enjoying a deer hunt on the George Schuhart ranch near the Gualala for the past few weeks. He got the limit, having killed two fine bucks. Ever since he has been able to shoot Mr. Hammell has sallied forth every year after big game and never returns without a buck or two. Despite the fact that he will be 80 years old on December 23, he is still a boy and enjoys hunting just as much as eve-. Last year he killed one of the largest bucks ever brought to town. it weighed 155 pounds. , Mr. Hammeil and daughter visited here last June with his brother, C. It. Hammell. The two brothers had not seen each other in eighty years. He enjoyed his visit so much and was so impressed with good old Adams county, that he writes to his brother that he would like to come and spend the winter here. HATjPERAfION Miss Frances Dauer at St. Joseph Hospital—Appendix Removed. THE SICK NOTES Miss Gusta Cramer to Come Home from Hospital in Short Time. H. F. Dauer and son, Herbert, went to Fort Wayne last evening to see their daughter and sister, Miss Frances, who was operated upon Monday morning at the St. Joseph hospital for the removal of >he appendix by Di McOscar. Miss Gusta Cramer, at the Lutheran hospital, is recovering nicely and will be able to come home Sunday or Monday. Henry Fuhrman, sr„ at the Lutheran hospital, shows remarkable resistance and hopes for his recovery are extended. It is quite probable, however, that it will be necessary to amputate at least the toe, in which gangrene developed. Catherine David, aged two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles David, Is ill of bowel trouble. Mrs. Glen Cowan is confined to her bed on account of illness, suffering from symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. J. H. Stone, who has been confined to his home on account of illness, is better and is able to be down town again. o B. F. WELTY NOMINATED FOR CONGRESSMAN FROM HIS DIST. Adams county friends of Benjamin F. Welty, of Lima, Ohio, former 1 / of ■ Berne, will be the interested in hearl ing that the democrats of his district ■ recently nominated him for congress. • The district is strongly democratic i and there is strong probability of bis 5 being elected. He has been prosecutl ing attorney of his district. He is a 1 son-in-law of Andrew Gottschalk, of i Berne. His wife was formerly Miss (Cora Gottschalk.

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CAR DRIVER KILLED. Siielbyville, Ind., Aug. 23. —(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Horace Harrold, 21, of Dunreith, Indiana, was instantly killed last night when his auto overturned at a sharp turn in the road, two and one-half miles south of Brownston. Dr. Troy W. Hamilton, veterinarian of Frankton, who was with Harrold. was not seriously injured. Har- ' rold and Hamilton were enroute 'o Saint Paul, Indiana, to visit some girl friends. Harrold is the son of Elbert Harrold of Dunreith. WATSON TO TALK? Pre*,* Service' Woodburn. Ind.. Aug. 23—James E. Watson, republican candidate for United States senator, and Louis W. Fairchild, candidate for congress, were the principal speakers at the republican rally held here today. A special train brought Fort Wayne republicans to the rally. BIG SOY BEANS One Stalk of Soy Beans Carried 595 Pods of Valuable Food. A GREAT FATTENER Has Twenty-nine Per Cent of Available Protein— See Hutchins. That soy beans will become one of Adams county’s principa 1 forage crop an dthat they may be grown easily and in large yields was significantly brought out this morning when A. J. Hutchins, county agent, came into this city, bringing with him one stalk of soy beans that contained 595 pods, each pod containing from one to three beans. The average of the stock will be easily two beans to the pod. When it ‘is understood that the bean contains twenty-nine per cent of available protein, and the stalk contains thirteen per cent of avail able protein, the value of the cron may be roughly estimated. The beans came from the J. Koivine farm in Kirkland township, where there are six acres in the soy beans alone and four acres sowed with corn. The crop grows equally well with the corn and gives the advantage of double cropping. With the feeding value of one bushel of soy beans equalling three bushel of corn, when fed with a little corn, their cash value be roughly computed at around $1.75 a bushel. With the crops that are being raised in this county on experimental acres, the acre net income will prove stupendous. This crop is probably the best, surest and most easily grown crop to fatten out hogs that can be grown in the conuty. Better talk this over with Hutchins. DIRTY DISHES Mrs. Albert Fellows Bacon Objects to Dirty Ice Cream Dishes. TAKES ALL PLEASURE Out of Ice Cream —Evansville Druggists Promise to Clean Up. (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Aus- 23. (Special to Daily Democrat.)— Dirty ice cream dishes and the youthful dispenser of ice cream soda who mops his perspiring brow between dips into the ice cream containers must go, according to Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon, chairman of the women’s committee of the Evansville Chamber of Commerce today in announcing a war on unsanitary conditions in this city’s ice cream parlors. Mrs. Bacon and her workers are completing a survey of the city’s ice cream parlors and a number of Evansville mothers have promised neither to patronize nor permit their children to patronize places where receptacles are used that are not sanitary. The women have already obtained . the promise of a number of dealers to : use paper dishes or to wash their glastlses, dishes and spoons with hot water 1 and soap. 1 . A.

SPECIAL TRAIN For Those Who Wish to Attend the G. A. R. National Encampment AT KANSAS CITY Clover Leaf Gives Rates— Nathan Ehrman, National Delegate. Commander William H. Myers, of the local G. A. R. post, has received a letter giving full information relatives to the excursion to be run to Kansas City, Mo., for the benefit of those who wish to attend the National Encampment. G. A. R.. in Kansas City next week. Nathan Ehrman. of the local post is national delegate, but it is probable that others, also, will go. The Clover Leaf has placed in effect a rate of $15.60 from every station in’lndiana to Kansas City and return, tickets on sale August 26, 27, 28 and 29, good for return passage until September 12. The route is byway of St. Louis, thence Chicago & Alton railroad to Kansas City. The return is by the same route. The department commander of Ohio has selected this route for his train, which will leave Toledo, Ohio, at 6:00 p. m., Saturday, August 26, passing Decatur at 9:25 p. m. The train will carry standard Pullman sleepers chair cars and coaches through to Kansas City without change. From Decatur, charge for lower berth will be $3.50 and for upper, $2.80. Through sleeping cars and coaches will be run only on Saturday August 26. On other dates, passengers must transfer at St. Louis. The Ohio department commander Invites ail G. A. R. members to join his train. FIVE DAYS LATE Deutschland is Five Days Behind Schedule and Not Heard From. WAR IN THE BALKANS Assumes Gigantic Proportions of Eastern and Western War Zones. (United Press Service) Berlin, Aug. 23.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Berlin is still without news of the German commerce submarine Deutschland, which sailed from Baltimore, August 2. Alfred Loh- j man, director of the company owning the Deutschland, told the Bremen correspondent of the Tageblatt today that he hoped the Deutschland would arrive soon. The Deutschland made the trip from Germany to Baltimore in sixteen days and is therefore five days behind her schedule. London, Aug. 23.—(Special to Daily Democrat.) —A great battle of nations with the troops of nearly every European belligerent involved, is gradually developing in the Balkans, as the fighting along the 150 mile front increases in fury. Turkey is sending reinforcements into Bulgaria, according to an Athens dispatch today. At least one division of Turkish soldiers Is enroute to join the Bulgars in attacking the allied | lines while another division will be so I placed as to threaten Roumania should i that country decide to enter the war on the side of the allies. UNION Don't forget the big union Sunday school picnic to be held in J. O. Manley’s grove one mile east and one and one-half miles north of Honduras, Saturday, August 26. Come and enjoy a day with us. COM. 1 . o ARMY BILL PASSED. 1 i Washington, D. C„ Aug. 23—(Spec-t-ial to Daily Democrat) —The $267,- ■ I 000,00 army appropriation bill which r pays for Uncle Sam’s increased land ' forces, passed the senate today.

HAS POLITICAL FAMILY. Richmond, Ind., Aug. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The family of Democratic County Chairman Walter O. Lewis lias set a new Wnyne county record for activity in politics. County Chairman Lewis us a leader of the democratic forces In this county is one of the most active men in county politics. His wife, Olive Belden Lewis, this week started on a stumping tour of the county for the suffrage forces. Following her graduation from Indiana university, where she and her husband were : students, Mrs. Lewis stumped the state of North Dakota for the suffrage cause. —— n — C. E. CONVENTION. (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind.. Aug. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The annual state convention of the Christian Endeav-1 or opened here today. Fort Wayne ! was a leading candidate for the 1917 meeting. • ABOUT HIS WORK Rev. Thornburg, Chaplain of Third Regiment, at Llano Grande. * THE BOYS ARE BUSY How the Mail is Handled — “Norther” Brings Cooler Weather. Rev. F. •F. Thornburg chaplain of 1 the Third Indiana regiment, writes a letter to his son, that is of general in- . terest to the public,here. He says: Llano Grande, Tex., Aug. 18. My Dear Boy: — 1 shall try to tell you the tilings I must do tn order to get through with my work. In the camp postofii e I have charge of sixteen enlisted men. I have to see that the mail is properly distributed to the regiments. This morning I was there nearly all morning to arrange a place to handle the mail as it comes in. and also an it goes out. We have very small quarters and it is difficult to take care of the great volume of mail as it should be. For instance until yesterday three men had to handle from 10,000 to 15,000 out going pieces of mail in a little hallway about 4x14 feet. They had in that hall, one cancelling machine, a receiving table 3x4 feet, a distributing case about 3 feet long, and a rack for their sacks. Now we have a room amout 12x14 feet for that work. We have room same size for distributing mail, with four men working in that. Then we hgve the special delivery and insured and registered mail in another department, with two mail clerks in it and an enlisted man. I don’t have much to do with that. It takes a great deal of time to look after these men and provide when one is out sick. Then in the exchange, I have to receive the money and pay all bills. I !am held responsible for the wise I ; and buisnessiike conduct of the business. and for the cleanliness of the place. I have to check up with the bookkeeper and see that everything j is all right. (I have to bank all; money in Mercedes). In the regimental postoffice I have , to see that the mail is distributed | properly to the companies, and have the mail delivered at the camp post-| office and also to the trains from the camp postofiice. I then visit the boys in their com- j panics and talk with t’hem as T have a chance, distribute Sunday school literature and prepare and deliver sermons, and look after the construe-1 tion of this building 1 have on hand, 1 and after it is up, to keep it going. I think I have enough to keep one man busy. Besides all this I have my correspondence which is no small task.

I We are having a “norther” today, j I It began blowing about 9 o’clock this i morning and it is keeping it up, get- i ting stronger and raining all the time. It was much cooler last, night and is getting cooler right along. This will make the roads terrific again and I haven't my lumber out ' from Mercedes yet. Os course we I could not use it if it were here now’, for all the carpenters are engaged in building mess shacks and floors. There are several of our troops who are to be moved. Some of the Min- .. nesota troops go to a little town, Progresso, six miles nearer the borber, and some of the Second Indiana i go to Donna pumps, on the river. j i; .Hionued on Page ZJ

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WANT TO AGREE Kail road Presidents Hunting for Method of Agreement on Strike. SAVE ARBITRATION President Wilson Contemplates Senate Action on House Bill. 'United Press Service) Washington. I). C„ Aug. 23 —(Spec- ( ial to Daily Democrat) The threei cornered effort under way here to avert a nation-wide railroad strike appeared this afternoon to have run into a jam. Leaders among the railway presidents said they could not see how any conclusion could b« reached in less titan forty-eight hours. At the same time in another part of the city, heads of the railway brotherhoods’ representatives were planning ways of holding in check an uprising on the part of the brotherhood representatives. A unanimous strike demand might come, they said. President Wilson in a conference I with Chairmen Newlands and AdamI son of the senate and house inter--1 state commerce commission, urged the taking of a step that obviously contemplated the final agreement by the railway presidents with his plan. This w4> the passage by the senate of the ’bill already passed by ths house to increase the interstate commerce commission from seven to nine members. The increase will be necessary to provide rapid hearings on the railI way? certain demands for rate inI creases following any agreement to the eight-hour day demanded by the brotherhoods and the president. Railroad presidents for their part are working now' to find away to ae- ' cept the eight-hour day and at ths same time to preserve the principle of arbitration for the future. Washington. D. C... Aug 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Marked evidences of uneasiness began to appear today among the sixty railroad presidents gathered here. They have no solution for the situation President Wilson called them here to help solve. They were divided among themselves and unable to agree on a proposal that might soften the event of the president’s plan for averting a national railroad strike. Still holding out against acceptance of the eight-hoqr day, they do not exhibit tiie belligerence or defiance that was ' notable when President Wilson first announced this scheme for settling the question. Some even are talking among themselves of agreeing to the eighti hour day and letting the cons#1 quences take care of themselves. "Let the result be on our presi- ! dent's head." they said. : These however include few of the presidents of tiie biggest railway i systems. ; The latter are working as hard they ever worked in their lives to avoid making the concession. They conferred late into the night and J were at it again early today. — I Washington, Aug. 23.—(Special to I Daily Democrat.)—Presinent Wilson ' today called Chairman Newlands and Adamson of the senate and house inI ter: tate commerce commission to ths white house for a ten o'clock conference. While nothing was forthcoming as to the purpose of the meeting, belief prevailed tliat it resulted from th* . conference held last night between ths I president and several railroad presi--1 dents and probably would relat# to j possible legislation growing out of th# present negotiations to avert th# ithreatened railroad strike. o — MISS HAYES STENOGRAPHER.

1 Miss Sophia Droll, who has been i stenographer for the Erwin law ofl flee for two months, resigned today Ito prepare to return to her school I work, she being a senior this year !in the high school. The place in th* I Erwin office is taken by Miss Mari* I Hayes, a capable young lady, a graduate of this spring. 1 FIFTEENTH CONVENTION. (United Press Ssrvte*) 1 Bloomington Ind., Aug. 2S—i Special to Daily Democrat)—A threegiay • round of receptions, drives and dances faced members of the Kappa ’ Alhpa Phi fraternity which began its fifteenth annual national coeweatien • today.