Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1916 — Page 1

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BAND BOYS HERE White Hussars March in— Give Short Afternoon Program. A GRAND CONCERT For Tonight—Edwin Whitney Reads “The Fortune Hunter’’ Today. ♦ ♦♦<>♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + PROGRAM TONIGHT—7:4S. + + Grand Concert —White Hussars. + * SATURDAY'S PROGRAM. + + Supt.—Glenn H. Thomas. + + Children’s Worker—Franc Dun-.+ + ning. ♦ + Children's Hour—9:oo a. m. + 4- Morning Lecture —10 a. m. + ♦ Afternoon Music—3:oo p. m. ♦ + Afternoon Lecture —3:30 p. m. + + Evening Music—7:4s p. m. + + Evening Entertainment —8:30. ♦ + MORNING—9:OO + + Children's Hour, “The Hollow ♦ + Tree Stories”—Miss Franc + + Dunning. 4* + AFTERNOON. ♦ 4> Lecture, “My Wild Bird Guests” + 4- —Ernest Harold Baynes. + 4. TOMORROW NIGHT—7:4S. + 4- Bird Masque, “Sanctuary" and + 4- Pageant. + + 4>4- + + +4« + 4> + *4>*4Alfred Sweet, musical director of the White Hussars, a bend of thirteen, arrived in the city today and this afternoon gave a very short prelude at the Chautauqua. This was just enough to make the audience long for the special treat they will give this evening, in their grand concert. Tonight will be “Joy Night.” Following the White Hussars this afternoon. Edwin Whitney, a reader of remarkable ability, gave a reading of the play, “The Fortune Hunter.” that was highly dramatic and well received. Miss Franc Dunning, at the junior Chautauqua this morning, continued her drilling of the local children for their part in the Bird Masque tomorrow night, and also told "Stories of Laughter.” W. E. Wenner gave the last morning lecture at ten o’clock, “From Oxcart to Limited.” A distinctly classical program was given by the Schumann Quintet, yesterday afternoon and evening. Carl Lampert, director, was with the company again, after a three weeks' abExplanations, preceding each number, proved an aid to the ( majority of the audience. The instrumentation includes the following: First violin, Carl Lampert; second violin. Miss Helen Fortune; cella, Harry Kaplum; organist, Carl Fortune; pianist, Mrs. Harry Kaplun. With the overture, "Figaro,” Mozart's famous composition, the concert opened, followed by Men-. delpsohn’s "Wedding March,” from j the opera, "Midsummer Night's' Dream.” This melody is usually played in four-four tempo but the quintet rendered it in two-four time relieving the martial effect when the accent is placed on the first and third beats. The popular “Spring Song” by the same artist was used as an encore for this number. Miss Helen Fortune pleased the audience with her vocal solo, “Chanson Provencale," by 1 Dell Aqua, after! which she sang Weatherby's "Fairy Pipers.’,’ Perhaps the "Humoresque.” Dvorac’s popular air, wa sthe most enjoyed number, every one being familiar with the pretty melody. The evening's program was equally delightful. A series of folk songs were played at both, German folk songs being requested for the evening. The closing evening number, “Star Spangled Banner,” brought the audience to its feet, standing during the rendition of the song. The quintet is very favorably commented upon, many expressing the opinion that their program was the best of the entire Chautauqua. Saturday's Program. Saturday will be “Bird Day.” M:ss Franc Dunning will tell ‘Hollow Tree Stories.” The afternoon lecture by Ernest Harold Baynes will be “My Wild Bird Guests"; and the evening will see the presentation of Bird Mascue, "Sanctuary” and Pageant. Ernest Harold Baynes is one of America's well known naturalists a naturalist who has the hearty endorsement of Theodore Roosevelt and John Burroughs. Mr. Bayne's books are widely read. His latest, “Wild Bird Guests,” is just off the press. Country Life in America last year used a picture of Mr. Baynes with one of his

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Great Danes for its cover page. When ' Mr. Roosevelt was Prealflent he com ’ missioned him to formulate plans for the national conservation of the bison. At Meridan, New Hampshire, Mr. ' Baynes started the first bird sanctuary in this country, a movement which will spread throughout hte nation. He calls attention to how the ruthless kill Ing of birds costs us millions of dollars each year in the loss of fruit and 1 crops. The Redpath Chautauqua has named the sixth day of the Chautau qua this year “Bird Day” in recogni- , tion of the movement Mr. Baynes has started. In presenting Percy MacYake's “Sanctuary" the Redpath chautauquas are priveleged to offer an attraction of more than passing interest. Two years 1 ago in Meridan, New Hampshire, un H’nntfnued on" Pag* 2.) westerFfrTnt Fierce Fighting Again Breaks Out on Western Front. FRENCH WIN POINTS Causing Several German Regiments to be in Great Peril. (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keen) London. Aug. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A successful double barreled offensive by the allies' forces on the Somme front shifted interest from the Balkan fighting to the western! battle rront today. The German war office this afternoon admitted the loss of Maurepas village to the French. The French war office announced that General Foch’s troops are consolidating their new positions north of Maurepas only a mile and a half from the im portaut town of Combles, the local objective of the present French ad vance north of the Somme. General Haig reported to the war office this afternoon that the British have advanced their lines on a seven hundred yard front across the famous Leipsig redoubt in heavy fighting yesterday and last night, an advance that increased peril to the Germans caught in that region. BULLETIN London, Aug. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Germany has ordered the j Bulgarians to discontinue their advance in Greece and to evacuate occupied Greek territory fearing Greece will be drawn into the war, acording to an unconfirmed wireless dispatch from Rome today. Several Greek generals have refused , to obey orders to evacuate positions lin Macedonia, the dispatch said. In retreating they have prepared to de- | fend the eastern Macedonian forts Greece is said to have laid this information before Germany adding that public indignation has increased to such an extent that the government is no longer master of the situation. Upon receipt of this information Germany ordered the Bulgarian withdraw al it is said. New London, Conn., Aug. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nosing her : way through a fog while a little tug ■ puffed and snorted alongside the north German Lloyd liner Willehad. swung into the pier of the State Ocean steamship company, here today, adding another chapter to German defiance of the allied warship patrol off the Atlantic coast. '■Custom officers and all New London believe the coming of the Willehad forcasts the early arrival of the Merchant sumbarine Bremen from the German port of that name.. The Willehad made the trip from Boston without escort. Coming 1 through the Cape Cod canal and fen--1 ced out to open sea. the liner traversed more than fifty miles of her journey through a zone through which 1 she was subject to attack or capture . had enemy ships sighted her. She , went beyound the three mile limit hut , was not molested. ! Lonon, Aug. 25—(Specia Ito Daily Democrat) —The Russians have resumed their advance on the entire CascasE us front, following the recapture of ‘ Mush, said a wireless dispatch from ’ Petrograd today. The Turks are eva--1 cu&ting Bitlis. =» " "-*** j London, Aug. 25—(Special to Daily r Democrat)— One of the six zeppelins .. that raided England last night reach--1 (Continued on Page 2.)

: GOES TO_W AB ASH Miss Bess Schrock, Eight Years Supervisor of Music and Drawing 1 1 - ■■ RESIGNED HERE TODAY To Take Better Position as Teacher of Music at Wabash High School. It Is with regret that the public learns of the resignation of Miss Bess , Schrock, for eigiit years supervisor of music and drawing in the Decatur schools. Her resignation was tendered today, she resigning to accept a better position as teacher of music in the Wabash high school. Wabash which has a population of 12,000, has a high school enrollment of 300. The position is better in that not only she will teach music alone 1n the high school whereas here she also had the art classes and grades, but it carries with it a better salary. In Wabash she will also havea music room of her own, and excellent facilities. Miss Schrock is a teacher of ability, highly capable, and has served the Decatur schools most excellently and faithfully. Wabash has been endeavoring to secure her services for the past month, but only this morning was the decision made by her to accept. The resignation leaves another vacancy in the Decatur schools. THE COURT NEWS Jessie A. Miller Files Second Suit for Divorce from William H. Miller. OLD ONE DISMISSED And He Failed to Live Up to His Promise to do Better, She Says. In a suit for divorce from William H. Miller, Jessie A. Miller asks for the custody of two daughters, Leah H„ aged eleven, and Blanche R.. aged eight; for 32,500 aliimony, and the sum of thirty dollars a month for their support. Heller, Sutton & heller are her attorneys. She recites that they were married August 25, 1895, and lived together until August 17, 1916. They have three children, besides those named, being Harmon W„ aged fifteen. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment, specifying that he possessed a violent temper which he did not control; that he used vulgar and profane language; was jealous of her; and threatened to do her violent injury. These are the same charges as set out in a former suit for divorce which she filed April 13, 1915, and then dismissed upon his promise to do better, and shortly after her return to him, he talked of selling their farm and going to Michigan; failed to drive with her to church and Sunday school as she desired, and upon which promise she depend ed when returning to live with him; and also that Tie nagged and scolded her for filing the former divorce suit. At one time while she was riding with him, he slammed a door of the vehicle shut on her hand, injuring it. A restraining order was granted, prohibiting him from disposing of the property or interfering with her or molesting he in any way. Miller is a former Adams county ■ truant officer. Real estate transfers:Fred Bentz et ’ al to Charles C. Schug, et a! part cf ' lot 202 Berne. $1700; Henry Engelhardt, et al to C. C. Schug. lot 460 Berne, SOO. NOTIFICATION SEPTEMBER 14TH. (United Press Service) r -Washington, Aug. 25—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—Vice President Marshall will be notified of his renomination September 4 at Indianapolis, it was decided today at a conference r between the vice president and Presi- ’ dent Wilson. September 9 Marshall ■ will open the Kentucky campaign st Winchester.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 25, 1916.

PLAY THAT REACHES THE HEART "The Lonesome Heart'' is a delightful drama of youth, humor, spirit and romance. The principal part of the ; orphan Samanthy, Is acted with sympathetic charm by Margarita Fischer who has the good fortune to be associated with such talented players as Lucile Ward. William A. Carroll, Joseph E. Singleton and Robyn Adair. The play has the thrill of tingling adventure with a fascinating thread of mystery that will hold you spellbound to the very end. o ■ — CHANGE IN SERVICES Rev. Glendenning announces that owing to the painting of the Mount Pleasant church, regular Sunday services next Sunday will be held in the Mallonee school house. Sunday school at 9:30 o’clock. MINT JFIGCTES Embodied in County School Superintendent E. S. Christen’s Report. WHAT IT COST Child in Elementary School Educated at Cost of $17.91 Last Year. Many figures, but much interesting information, are embodied in the an nual statistical and financial reports compiled by County Superin tendent E. S. Christen and his as sistant, Ellis Christen, made for the state for the school year 1915-1916. There are 4.888 students, of which 3,707 are elementary and 446 high school. There are 2,516 males and 2,372 males. " , To maintain the elementary schools, including teachers’ salaries, apparatus, etc., it cost $73,833.28, or an average of $17.91. To maintain the non-certified high schools, $2,956.44. or an average of $47.48; maintenance of commissioned high schools. $16,837.23. or an average of $45.80 per student. The average elementary school term was 161 days; the average high school term. 170. There were 126 elementary teach ers employed; 22 commissioned high school teachers and 151 township teachers. Total salaries paid amounted to $72,306.80. Os this, $48,002.31 was to elementary teachers; 39,516.50 to high school teachers; 35.070 to high school principals, and $3,283.40 to elementary principals; $2,409.75 to supervisors and special teachers: $4,025 to superintendents. There are ninety-three school houses in the county. Os this num ber there is one concrete building; eighty-four brick; eight frame build ings. The total value of the build ing and grounds is $439,300. Average salaries paid all teachers (Continued ov page 2) FIRE AT NOON Fire Completely Destroys Charles Hill Home on West Madison Street. NOTHING IS SAVED Origin of Flames I nknown —Property Belonged to Willard Steele. Fire, of unknown origin, destroyed the home of Charles Hill, 1215 West Madison street at one-thirty o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Hill was in the country working with his brother John Hill and Mrs. Hill and her children were visiting neighbors a hen Mrs Hill in happening to look out of a window saw flames mounting to the sky from the roof of her home. The alarm was sent in and the fire department had water going on the flames at one thirty-five. The property belongs to Willard Steele and is insured. The building is practically a total loss and nothing but a bed, a chair, porch swing and go cart was saved of the furnishings. The loss, including both building and contents will amount to about one thousand dollars.

BROTHERJS DEAD Sister Edward, of Sisters of St. Agnes, Goes to New Haven to Attend BROTHER'S FUNERAL Robert E. Lee—Death of Young Man Occurred at Detroit, Mich. • Sister Edward, of the Sisters of St. Agnes, went to New Haven this morning, where she was called by the death of her brother, Robert E. Lee, whose funeral will be held tomorrow morning at nine o’clock at the St. John’s Catholic church at New Haven. The family resided at New Haven until going to Detroit, Mich. some time ago and it was in Detroit, that the death of the young man, who was only thirty one years of age. resulted, of consumption. He was unmarried. He was the son of Edward Lee. TO BE SPECIAL AGENT Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Case and two daughters are expected tomorrow cr Sunday from Elkhart. Mrs. Case and daughters will remain here a week while Mr. Case it attending the Lincoln Life Insurance men’s convention. Mr. Case September first will begin duty as special Lincoln Life agent his territory being Michigan. Indiana and Ohio. Has has been with the company for some time, but his new duty as special agent, is at an advanced salary. I LARGE_CLASS Will be Graduated from Reformed S. S. Teachers’ Training Class. ON TUESDAY EVENING Eighteen Complete Course —Pass Regular Examination—Fine Study. Sunday school tecahers’ training graduation exercises will be held on Tuesday evening, August 29. at 7:30 o’clock at the Zion Reformed church, when a class of eighteen students will be graduated. This is the first class to thus complete the work. A teacher training class of eighteen students was organized in the Zion Reformed Sunday school last fall for the purpose of studying C. A Oliver's Preparation for Teaching, the first text book advised for First Standard Teacher Training course) The author of the book, C. A. Oliver, has had a long and successful experience in teacher training work in the state of Pennsylvania. This book has also been adopted as the text book by the publication and Sunday school board of the Reformed church. The course covers the following subjects: The Old and the New Testament, Bible instructions and the Sunday school. The Pupil and the Teacher. Every part has ten lessons. The students are required to take a written examination at the close of every part. Papers are being grad- 1 ed by the denominational Sunday ' school secretary. Throughout the year the class has 1 manifested a deep interest in the work. Alw’ays ready to dot the work 1 assigned, besides carrying all their 1 regular church work. | The following students will he graduated: Ablins Annen. Charles A. Brodbeck. Effie Clara Brodbeck, Frederick H. Heuer, Anna Bertha Heuer, Lina Jacobs. Sophia Kirsch. Lydia Amanda Kirsch, Harold E. Kirsch. Thomas E. Miller, Mary Elizabeth Moyer. Ella S. Mutschler, Matilda C. Selletaeyer, Oscar L. Vance, Anna Louise Vance, Letta Wetter, Marie Henrietta Weidler, M. F. Worthman. The program for the evening will appear later. Persons interested in Sunday school work are especially invited. I. I. ———o—• ———— John Coots, for years janitor at the . Democrat office, is confined to his I home this week, suffering from asthma < heart trouble and other complications, I resulting in the dropsical condition. |

LIGHTS ARE A MENACE. One of the greatest menaces to the safety of people traveling in autos at night is the owner of an auto with powerful electric lights which he fails to dim. His lights completely blind the driver of any auto he is meeting and in this way many machines have gotten in the ditch in the blinded drivers attempts to keep clear of the machine with the blinding lights. The Indiana law on auto traffic does not provide for such cases, but certainly the next legislature should remedy this defect. In the meantime autoists with any regard for decency or the right of another should voluntarily dim his lights when meeting other machines, lest the lives of others be nt his uoor. or he be liable In a damage suit. ROTARY BANQUET Given in Honor of M. Albert Thursday Evening Was a Pleasant Affair. TALKED TO THE CLUB On What Real Rotarians Were — Members and Guests Enjoyed It. It was one of those delightful and good-fellowship banquets that Mr. Allen D. Albert, former president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs, and now one of the foremost Chautauqua lecturers on the platform presided over last evening when he was the honored guests of the Decatur Rotary club at a six-thirty o’clock dinner given at the Hotel Murray. The affair was indeed a very pleasant one and will long be remembered by those present and It is needless to say that after hearing the splendid talk given by Mr. Albert to the diners there was never such a good feeling among an organization of business men. After shaking hands with Mr. Allen the members of the Rotary club and invited guests were escorted into the dining room and seated at a long table arranged in the little anteroom of the hotel. The feast and three-course dinner was then served in quite an elaborate fashion. The menu was: Soup Cream of Tomatoes Olives Sweet Pickles Celery Smothered Chicken Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Cream Peas Corn on Cob Shrimp Salad Fruit —Jello Water Melon Ice Cream Cake Coffee Ice Tea Seated at the table were Mr. Albert. Mr. Carl Lampert, the musical director of the Redpath Chautauqua; Mr. Glen H. Thomas, the seven-day manager: Mayor C. N. Christen, Hugh Hite. C. E. Bell. Harry Moitz. John Fisher, Mr. Martin and members of the local Rotary club, consisting of Jesse Sellemeyer. Oscar Hoffman, W. A. Klepper. Daniel Tyndall. Oscar Fritzinger. Frances Schmitt, Dan R. Vail, Oscar Lankenau, Carl Pumphrey, Dr. Fred Patterson. Herman Gillig, Arthur Suttles and Arthur Holthouse. After the diners had partaken of the "goodies” Mr. Albert gave an interesting one hour’s talk on Rotary clubs, their origin, meaning, and general good. He told of conventions and elaborated on some of the brotherly acts done by Rotarians throughout the country. His talk was a good one. The party then adjourned to the chautauqua grounds, where they heard Mr. Albert talk on Decatur. BEAUTIFULLY PICTURED SCENES Most of the scenes in this newest Mutual Masterpicture have the natural background of forest, hill and stream, and the result is a succession of pictures that are complete in artistic excellence and realistic detail. But what is far more important. *h» play is not only superior as a photo production, it is wonderfully acted by a company of stars of first dramatic rank. You will thoroughly enjoy tt. It is such motion pictures that mark the triumph of the “silcnj drama.” SNYDER REUNION TOMORROW. The second annual reunion of the Snyder family will be held tomorrow. Saturday. August 26, at Steele's parkAll relatives and friends of tfie family art cordially invited to ha pres | ent. |

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ABOUT OECATUR Decatur Citizens Saw Town Through Keen Eyes of Allen Albert. ABOUT THE GOOD As Well as the Bad—Pointed Out Things in Which We Are Deficient, “O wad some power the giftie gie u« To see oursel's as Ithers see us." Decatur had that opportunity of seeing itself through the eyes of Allen D. Albert in his lecture on "Decatur,” at chautauqua last evening. Mr. Albert is a busy man who gives all his title to social welfare, and in the past fifteen years, both he and hie wife have made a special study of cities. Decatur is his latest one He reviewed the many good things about the city, as well as pointed out the things in which it is deficient, and in which improvement can and should be made, for its welfare. For, he said, a city is a company, and ail its people should be bound together for its welfare. Mr. Albert probably knows more ; bout Decatur than anyone who lives ic it. He was fairly bristling with facts and figures. The fine spirit of the man and hia earnestness appealel at once to his audience. He commended the work of the Woman’s Civic League; spoke well of the city’s excellent streets; its big sugar factory; the. evident thrift of the people; its remarkable religious loyalty and the harmony and cooperation prevailing among its many religious denominations; its city baud; its large percentage of German populace, and its soldiers' monument. In all cities he has visited —trout Tampa. Florida, to Manistee, Mich., he said lie had never seen a soldiers' monument expressive of as ajiuk real artistic beauty. Speaking of Decatur's needs hq said, in substance: The river needs sweeping. It is very dirty. The city is very religions, bat sot religious enough to give its young folks a Y. M. 0. A. or social center. The taxes are too high, but every city thinks that. Don't move out, though. Merchant men need more organized strength. The area of their trada is somewhat small, having a radius of only ten or twelve miles. A greater co-operation among merchantmen could improve conditions. Decatur also needs more wholesale houses, as these attract merchants and also secure their families' retail trade. Regarding the "factory” situatioa be stated the town should encourage and help the establishment of more home concerns, those belonging to people having local and permanent interest here, instead of extending so much aid to itinerant factories always on the lookout for subsidies. The school population is abnormally large, and the facilities of the public schools small and under financed. Officials are doing as well as they can with their very limited means. Ths central school bouse he spoke of as a monstrosity in architecture, of ancient type, over-crowded and above all. dangerous as a tire-trap. More fireproof schools are needed to conserve the children. A new high school building is greatly needed. Teachers, too. are underpaid. The need of better pictures was mentioned The lack of physical training departments was deplored. The public library has a most remarkable circulation, and growth, but has only 8,500 books and is not as large as many private libraries in the state The matter of the city's health should he given more concern. Last year there were sixty deaths—five from tuberculosis and eight from pneumonia The health officer is paid only SIBO a year, and the total expenditure tor public health for the year was $2lB. Pay the health officer ' more and the undertaker less. Co ' operate more with the health officser • in quarantine. A better sewer system is needed. Two-thirds of the houses ■ are not connected with sewer sysr terns There is no ordinance for this screening of outbuildings; nor (or the incineration of refuse; or for the car ing tor the city garbage: no visiting , nurse. We are sitting on a car of dynamite, smoking. He made a strong plea ter more wholesome recreation for the hoys and girls, and advocated the foster