Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1916 — Page 1

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WHITEJUSSARS Will be Here Friday—“ Joy Night” Features Will Also BE INCORPORATED Schumann Quintet and Dr. Albert’s Lecture Today —Fine Program. 4.4.+ + + + + + + + + + + + 4. PROGRAM TONIGHT—7:4S. + 4. Concert —Schumann Quintet. + 4. Lecture, "The Forces That Make + 4. Cities” —Allen A. Albert. + 4. FRIDAYS PROGRAM. ♦ + Supt.—Glenn H. Thomas. + 4. Morning Lecturer—W. E. Wen- + + ner. + + Children’s Worker—Franc Dun-.+ + ning. + + Children’s Hour—9:oo a. m. + 4> Morning Lecture—lo a. m. + + Afternoon Music —3:00 p. m. + + Afternoon Lecture—3:3o p. m. + + Evening Music —7:45 p. m. + + Evening Entertainment—B:3o. + 4. MORNING—9:OO + + Children's Hour, "Stories of + 4> Laughter”—Miss Franc Dun- + 4> ning. + 4- Morning Lecture, "From Oxcart + + to Limited" —W. E. Wenner. + + AFTERNOON. + + Concert —White Hussars. 4> 4> Interpretive Reading, "The For- + 4- tune Hunter" —Edwin M. + + Whitney. •£■ + TOMORROW NIGHT—7:4S. + + Grand Concert —White Hussars. + + 4 , 4 , + 4' + 4 , + , i , 4 , + + + + The Schumann Quintet for this afternon and evening, and in addition, the lecture this evening of Dr. Allen I). Albert, international president of the Kota ria ns, on "The Forces That Make Cities” are heard today at ctautauqua. The lecture of Dr. Albert. it is said, will practically be • Decatur, Indiana,” so particularly practical is it. Miss Franc Dunning, children’s worker, this morning conducted the story hour, talking on "Folk Tales from Different Nations,” and W. E. Wenner, morning lecturer, discussed "The Clutch of Atropos." A large sized audience heard Dr. Ng. Poon Chew speaks English more nearly correctly than the average college professor, but it is not cut and dried, either, and he is deserving of the title he won. “the Chinese Mark Twain," a tribute to his humor. He talked on "The New Orient and Its Relation to the United States.” He told of the mighty influence that missionaries are having on the development of China, and its awakening front long slumber. The great need of China he stated was the developnig. of a fighting spirit, The cultivation of this has been overshadowed by its centuries cf scholarly development. The great ambition of the Chinese youth has been along literary and scholarly lines rather tnan military lines, to the detriment of itself. Chinese children for the past 3,000 years have been compelled to attend school every day in the year from 4:30 in the morning until 8:30 at night. It is now awakening and finding itself lop-sided or unbalanced, the objective prey of other nations, who stand like hungry wolves, smacking their chops in anticipation. China needs not the cultivation of a fighting spirit for the offensive, but for the defensive purpose. During the last sixty years, since it has been acquiring “civilization,” it has acquired a national debt of $600,000,000 caused by the necessity of paying indemnity to western nations. China’s gradual emerging from the shadows of her long night-time, he stated, must be accomplished gradually by a new system of education. • He spoke at length of the friendly attitude of the United States toward China, and of the inspiration* of its example and achievements. 1 nthe evening the arish Players entertained for two hours with three well chosen sketches. A humorous little sketch, “A Marriage Arrang cd,” preceded “In the War Zone." giving a tragic scene based upon the daily question which is asked by the suffering lower classes in Europe, "Why is this great and bloody war?" The last playlet was “The Man Outside,” and brought continual laughs. Before the presentation of the plays, Harold Heaton, prominent in the "little theater” movement and lecturer on the drama, gave a brief introductory address on this theme. Miss Franc Dunning, children’s work er, between two of the plays, told a

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11 story of interest to the older ones as 11 well as the children. Manager Thomas, at this time, also explained that "Joy Night” would be Friday night, the evening of the con cert of the White Hussars, when joy night features would be incorporated. Friday’s Program. The White Hussars, Alfred Sweet,' musical director, have won fame through four years of transcontinental tours, in which they have appeared in nearly all the large cities of the country. They have developed the highest standard in band music. There are thirteen in this company, but the musical effect approximates a band of twenty. Their instrumentation is admirable. Also in the same program they appear as a vocal choir of equal merit, presenting some of the finest serious compositions, delivered with distinct musical style, shading and intelligent attention to all phases of the interpretation. Vet the entire programs of The White (Continued on Paga 3.) ■ - o TRIP Mrs. Phil Meihls Writes Interestingly of Her Trip to the Sea. OF INTERNED GERMANS And Descriptive Matter Giving an Insight of the Beautiful South. New Bern. N. C., Aug. 17. Friends in Decatur: — • As promised in my other letter I will try and give a brief description of our trip to the Atlantic coast. Some time ago Mr. and Mrs. Weis, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, son Walter: Mr. Meihls and myself spent a day at Morehead City; also visited the bathing beach, to reach which we first went to Morehead on the train, a distance of about thirty miles from New Bern; took a motor boat from Morehead and went across the sound which was a delightful trip of two miles by water. Reaching the beach we watched the people bathing in the surf, which they seemed to enjoy very much, but which looked very dangerous to us, as sometimes the waves came in so thick and high that they completely covered them: also took them clear off their feet, but the higher the waves, the more enjoyable it seemed. Going and returning from Morehead City we went through the North Carolina encampment grounds where all the soldiers are still in training. I hear they will leave about the first of September for Texas for the winter. Some of them looked happy and some very sad. There were about 4,000 of them. They looked very nice, all dressed alike in their brown suits. New Bern bakery furnishes the boys with bread, which takes about five thousand loaves a day. 300 pies and 200 jelly rolls a day. Returning home late in the evening, we were very tired and yet glad for such a privilege. With the oceans roar in our ears, it only made us more anxious to see the coast again. SJo, Sunday, August 13, we all three families boarded the train at 7 oclock on the Atlantic coast line for Wrightsville beach. After a ride of about ninety miles we landed in Wilmington, N. C.. a city of about thirty thousand inhabitants, a very beautiful old-time village, with tall, large buildings, some having as many as fourteen to sixteen stories; passed several large banks; also some very lovely homes. The streets have two drives, with a stretch of green grass or flower-beds between. Enroute to Wilmington we saw field after field of peanut vines and tobacco fields, but the prettiest sight was the cotton fields, all in bloom of white and pink flowers, with the green intermingled-. Also saw forest after forest of great large pines; then, too, some few corn fields. The corn looked very good, as we have been having plenty of rain. From Wilmington we got aboard the beach interurban car and went across , to the beach, a distance of about eight miles. Part of the way the ’ track is laid across the water and at other places elevated very high, all built of steel. At some places it looked very dangerous, but yet we enjoyed it all very much. Landing at the beach about 11:30, we ate lunch ’ and then all wandered around and through the great pavilion which was very pretty, and a.most as large as the court house in Fort Wayne. The building inside and especially the i (Continned on Page 3.)

ENGINEER DEAD W. S. Collins, Who Ran the First Engine on Clover Leaf Between Toledo AND FRANKFORT, IND. Killed in Auto Accident— Was Engineer on Road for Seven Years. According to Frankfort papers W. S. Collins, an architect of that city, who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday, was for seven years, in his early life, employed on the , Clorei Leaf railroad as an engineer, running trains between Frankfort and Toledo, through this city. He is said to have been the engineer who drove the first engine over the Clove Leaf between the two terminals. In the accident last Sunday, which occurred near, Antioch, Mr. Collins’ wife also sustained a broken arm and their son. Ray. who was driving the automobile, was badly bruised. The j accident occurred when the steering device broke and the car turned over, | pinning the occupants beneath it. Ray Collins was driving at the time. Mr. Collins was caught between the steering wheel, while Ray Collins was thrown back beneath the tonneau and Mrs. Collins was hurled clear of the machine. The latter immediately released her son and the two attempted to life the car frpm Mr. Collins. They were unsuccess-' ful. There are four children surviving. One son is with the Indiana guard on the border. STTkEWuS Several Railroad Presidents Bolt Agreement to Have Eight-hour Day. REFUSE TO ACCEDE And Possibility of Strike, Being Called Seems Probable Today. (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 24 —(Special to | Daily Democrat)—The climax in the negotiations to prevent the threatened . general railroad strike appeared to | have been reached at two o’clock this afternoon. At that hour the sub committee of big railroad representatives representing the greatest systems of the country, met with the full committee of sixty executives to put up for discussion a tentative plan of set-1 tlement. This plan includes acceptance of an eight hour day proposition, similar at least to that proposed by President Wilson. Concession of the eight hour day was to be offset, it is understood by assurances of remedial legislation for the railroads by congress, immediate consideration by the interstate commission of requests for rate increase and the creation of a permanent commission to settle all future labor disputes. A big clash among the presidents was confidently predicted. The first indication of this broke out during the session this morning when a discussion of possible terms of settlement resulted in strong declarations from some of the most prominent executives against acceptance of any peace pronosition which included an eight hour day such as offered by President Wilson As a result one of the leading executives after the conference broke up said the situation “looks very serious.” 1 Washington, D. C.. Aug. 24—(Spee- ' ial to Daily Democrat)—The railroads are yielding to President Wil- ' sons demand of the eight-hour day. 1 Today found the railway presidents • and managers here to settle the dispute with the railway brotherhoods ’ and to avert a threatened strike, practically argeed that there is no 1 other way to meet the crisis. But 1 they are struggling desperately with ’ the problem of provididng an eight- ’ hour day that is not such an eights hour day as the railway workers demand. Efforts of the railroad presidents

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were concentrated today on the task of putting the brotherhoods on the offensive. To this end they were declaring generally their willingness to grant the eight-hour day, while showing the concessions for which the brotheroods are holding out goes far beyond that. J. FRAN mTnN~EJECTED. (United Pre«< Service) Muncie, Ind., Aug. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Prosecuting attorney J. Frank Mann again was ejected from the grand jury room here today. Wilbur Ryman one of the special prosecutors in the city graft cases Is said to connect the prosecutors office with “gross malpractice." Saloon keepers are alleged to have given largo sums to "go bet weens" of the county commissioners to obtain xjiquor licenses. The grand jury is thought to be probing these reports. THE AUTTWORLO Tom Leonard Breaks Arm in Cranking His Car This Morning. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Artie Hendricks' Auto Was Struck by Lightning and Top is Damaged. Tom Leonard is carrying his right arm in a sling today as a result of a ( back fire in his automobile as he was about to crank it. The cause of the accident was too far advancement of the spark causing the motor to fire before- the pistons reached center. The large bone of the right arm was slivered and the attending physician says that the break is worse than a fracture of both bones of the arm. Ixmnard will be off duty for sever?l weeks as aresult of the accident. A Ford auto belonging to Artie Hendricks was struck by lightning dur ing the storm of Tuesday evening and the top was demolished and small injuries were sustained by the bodv of the car and motor. The machine was in his barn at the time it was struck. Hendricks lives a mile* south and a half mile east of Monroe. He brought the auto to this city'today to have «t new top fitted. GUEST sis CLUB Allen I). Albert, Chautauqua Lecturer, Will he Guest of Rotary Club AT DINNER TONIGHT At Hotel Murray—Will Deliver Talk at Chautauqua This Evening. Allen D. Albert, of Minnesota. President of the International Association of Rotary Clubs and world konwn Chautauqua lecturer who will speak at the Redpath Chautauqua tent this evening will he the guest of the Decatur Rotary club at a six-thirty o’clock din- ' ner at the Hotel Murray. The Decatur Rotary Club which was organized a few weeks ago among the young business men feel quite honored over the fact that they have been able to secure .the presence of such a man as Mr. Albert to preside owr their first banquet. The dinner will be given at the Hotel Murray at sixthirty o'clock this evening and it is 1 the ardent hope of the club that time will permit. Mr. Albert to make them a personal talk. Mr. Albert will speak at the Chautauqua tent this evening and his lecture is billed as one of the biggest treats on the Chautauqua program. FIRE IN BARN Fire, caused by straw which was ignited, caused a fire alarm to be sent in from the Jesse Gilbert home on couth Tenth street at four o’clrfk yesterday. Captain Dellinger put the fire out with a half gallon extinguisher, before the majority of the firemen arrived on the scene. The. damage may amount to as much as fifty cents.

UP THOLDTRICKS Mattie Schlegel Luce Received Men Callers Unknown to Husband. , AND HE IS MAD And Wants a Divorce from “Ma”—Longs for His i Bachelor Days. , The green-eyed monster got in his work about right on Grant Luce, 4Z, Fort Wayne painter, and Jealousy like a worm at the heart of a rose, began to gnaw at his heart the first day after he married Mattie Schlegel, six teen days ago. For "Ma" it seems, could not break wholly away from her many men admirers, and Luce says they continued to call at their home, even after he gave up his bachelor life, in the expectation that he would reign sole king on the throne of Ma’.--, affections. Luce began to pine for his bachelor days and yesterday filed suit for a divorce. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says: “After sixteen days of wedded life Grant Luce, tired of living with his bride and begun suit yesterday in superior court for a divorce from Mattie Luce. The first day after their marriage, lie alleges, she used their home as an assignation house; that one week after the marriage she encouraged men. unknown to the plaintiff, to call at the residence. He also alleges cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple was married Aug. 5, and separated Aug. 21 of this year. Colerick & Hogan are attorneys for the plaintiff. blackWplot Two Tocsin Women Were Threatened if They Did Not Pay. POLICE ARE CALLED To Find Clew Leading to Identity of the Machine Used. (United Press Service) Bluffton. Ind.. Aug. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Katherine and Hattie Painter, two elderly ladies residing at Tocsin, were the objects of a black hand attempt-yesterday evening, which has aroused the countryside and hustled the police on the trail of the crooks. At six o’clock a knock was heard at the door of the Painter home and answering one of the ladies found a note advising them to place all their ready cash in the mail box by seventhirty o’clock. The note was regard ed as a joke but at seven-thirty oclock two men drove up to the ma:' box in a car and . examined it for the expected fee. Nothing was there and they drove away. The police were notified and the country was scoured, resulting in one clue as to the ownership of the machine, which is expected to cause the apprehension of the guilty parties. RACE DRIVER HURT (United Press Service) Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Curt Gosnell of Muncie, Indiana, driver of Single G.. a rival of the famous Napoleon Direct was seriously injured today at the North Randall race track where the grand circuit races are being held, when he was thrown while driving Hazel Armstrong. The accident occurred during the morning workout when Hazel Armstrong shied at. her own shadow. Gosnell sustained a broken shoulder and arm. At the hospital where he was removed physicians said they also feared he also fractured his skull. n FOUR FORD SALES i Four Ford five passenger cars were - Sold by the Kalver Noble garage com- ■ pany yesterday, deliveries being made , today. The cars w r ent to Martin Goff. ■■ Decatur, Homer Ginter, route two. Devi catur, A. J. Porter, Pleasant Mills and Ic. H. Gage route one Decatur.

FUNERAL WEDNESDAY. Jacob Schwartzendrub, a farmer, residing southeast of Berne, died Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock of Bright’s disease. The deceased had been suffering for about three months before deatli relieved him. Mr. Hchwartzendrub's age could not be ascertained definitely, but he was thought to be about seventy-three years old. His wife, Sarah, survives I him. A brother, Adam, preceded him ', |in death. Funeral services were held' Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at I the Pleasant Valley church ami bur- 1 ial took place at the Crawford cemeetery. Berne Witness. .. CH ARM AN'S°HAVE BABY A card received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. John S. Peterson from Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Charman announcing the arrival of a fine nine and a half pound boy at their home. Mr. and Mrs. ( harman are at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Charman was a teacher in the 'Decatur High school last year. o DEUTSCHLAND IN I • — ' I Submersible Deutschland Arrives at Home Port of Bremen. DELAYED BY FOG Sister Ship Bremen Expected in American Within a Few Days. (United Press Service) (By Carl W. Ackerman.) Berlin, Aug. 24—(Special to Daily! Democrat) —The German commercial submarine Deutschland eluded at least i eight English warships and a whole fleet of American fishing schooner:, in the employ of the allies when she dasjied out to sea from Virginia Capes on the night of August 2, it was learned here today. Great crowds greeted Captain Ko *- nig ami his crew when the first su - marine to cross the Atlantic return I i to her home nor’ at Bremen last night. I Captain Koenig had no fear of th■! allied patrol of warships when be steamed out from Baltimore hut had not counted on the American schooners hired to help trap his ve -, sei. Passing out of the capes the i Deutschland encountered a great nus-; ber of the schooners lying just out-1 sidP Chespeake bay. The schooners had dropped their nets, ostensibly fish. Their real purpose howev< : Captain Koenig said, was to niak r soundings for the Deutschland, ai;;ing to signal allied warships if th ■ submarine plunged through their net , During the whole journey of 4.2' :0 ; miles, the Deutschland was submerg I i only for 111) miles. The weather w:i ■■ splendid at the beginning of her voyage, but became stormy later. Tu ■ necessity to feel her way slowly i> the thick fogs delayed the Deutschland’s arrival for several days. BULLETIN Copenhagen. Auf;. 24 (Special i Daily Democrat)—The subermersibl' Bremen, sister ship of the Deutschland will arrive in America within a few days, director Lohmans of the Ocean Company, told a German newspaper correspondent at Bremen today. The Ocean company, has received a message from the Bremen since she left : port, he added. London, Aug. 24 —-(Special to Daily Democrat) —Greek troops around the acient city of Seres are evacuating their positions and retiring southward , under orders from the Greek govern-1 merit. said an Athens dispatch this hfternoon. The retirement was ordered after Greek positions had been heavily bombarded by the Bulgars for i several hours. Petrograd, Aug. 24 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Russian troops have defeated four Turkish divisions. (80. 000 men) in a great battle near the villiage of Rachta capturing two entire Turkish regiments, it was officially announced today. Much cannon and other booty was taken. BLACK RUST AT WORK. i (United Pr--s Service) Washington, D. C., Aug. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Black rust will probably be the cause of sending wheat prices soaring to unheard- ' of levels with the coming of the B spring wheat output, according to the '• Untied States department of agricul- ’■ turn today. One of the officials said 1 two-dollar wheat now appeared probable.

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HAS LOTSJO SAY Candidate Goodrich Still Crabbing About Gas and Oil Laws MADE BY REPUBLICANS And Faithfully Carried Out by Democrats—A Good Law When Enforced. (By Willis S. Thompson) Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 24—Candidate Goodrich has had a whole lot to say. among other things, about the present oil and gas inspection laws, and the large expense of conducting the department under the provisions of this statute. The law was enacted by the republicans. the object being to raise revenue for the state, and to protect the people, as tar as possible against explosions and tires, and against having inferior quality of oil and gasoline marketed. The law is especially important since the consumption of gasoline has grown so largely through its use in tiie automobile industry, and also in the larger use of gas engines in manufacturing plants where they have taken the place of the old steam plants. Reading the speeches of Candidate Goodrich, one would be led to the belief that the democrats were responsible for large extravagance in the operation of the law. whereas republicans had been exceedingly economical. As a matter of fact, the fees i paid inspectors has never been (hanged from those provided by republican legislation. The chief difference is that under democratic state government oils and gasolines have been actually inspected at tiie tanks, inspectors taking their own samples for the purpose of inspec tion. They see ths receptacles ;in which the oil is contained. When i republicans would inspect —and this tis not denied being a fact as every 'one knows, tiie oil men used to draw I their own samples and send them by freight to wherever the inspector happened to be living. ■ The inspection made at long range was seldom made, if made at all. before a week or two after the oil or gasoline- had actually been sold. For I that service the republicans received * the same compensation in the way of fees that are collected by the demo- ■ crats who actually do the work. But. what the people are also interested in are the results obtained in a financial way since this is tiie point raised I by Mr. Goodrich. I The law says there shall be no less 'than thirteen deputy inspectors, being one for each congressional district. The law requires that these deputies shall go from place to place making the inspections, just as they do at tiie present time, but-just as they did not due under republican government when Sid Conger was the state supervisor. Each deputy must give a bond of $5,000 for the faithful performance of his duties. Under tiie republican administration. in 1900 for instance, there were twenty-nine inspectors. Much of the oil handled in the state was never inspected at all. When the Standard | Oil company, or other people handling oil. chose" to send a sample to i the inspector at his place of resii deuce, they did so. When the inspector travels he pays his own expenses out of his fees. These twenty-nine inspectors in 1906 inspected 385.593 barrels of oil and 243.779 barrels of | gasoline, collecting for and paying ! over to the state, after being paid their fees, a net return of $35,386.90. Under, the present administration, while John I). Behymer has acted as I supervisor of inspection during 1915 ' the department inspected at the tanks ! 685,841 barrels of oil and 988,040 bar- ■ rels of gasoline. The total fees col- : lected and turned into the state treas- , ury, after deducting fees of inspec- , tors, amounted to $91,712.65 or just .$56,325.75 more than was collected I by the department under the republicans. « Under Mr. Behymer enough deputies arc employed to actually inspect the oil and protect tiie people against just such abuses as the law was alI I ways supposed to provide. Whether . I there are twenty-nine inspectors or ' fifty inspectors, the only difference is , that when the fees go to fifty inspec- , tors the work is thoroughly done. i The same amount of money would I have been paid to twenty-nine lilI spectors if they did the w?rk, but for . . ,iuiued on Page Z.)