Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1916 — Page 1

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TRAINMEN INSIST ON WALKING OUT MONDAY brotherhood head gives unmistakable NOTICE —REPUBLICANS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK ACTION IN SENATE COMMITTEE.

(United Press Service) BULLETIN. Washington, D. C., Aug. 3G—(Special to Daily Democrat)—"Nothing under heaven, abort of a satisfactory settlement by the railroads can prevent the railroad men from striking Labor Day,” W. G. Lee, trainmen's leader, declared this afternoon after talking with Secretary of Labor Wilson. Washington, Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first formal effort of congress to rush through legislation to prevent the strike of 400.000 railway employees set for Monday morning, ended temporarily in a quarrel today when bitter , charges- we e made thrat certain senators are 'attempting to make political capital out of a disastrous situation.” The charges were made by Senator Robinson, Arkansas. They followed a statement in committee by Senator i cummins and other republicans. These senators it was said declared that since the date has been set and l since the strike appears to be inevita- ’ ble there is no need to rash through I hastily legislation that might afterv ard prove inadequate to hold for all < time as law’. 1 "The strike is not inevitable,” Robinson was quoted as saying. “It seems I to me that at a time like this when ' the nation is facing the most disastrous industrial situation in our his- < rtoy, members of all parties should stand together, regardless of party or personaal mbitions." The meeting grew so stormy that 1 the committee ac*aurned the session after passing a resolution agreeing to hear the employees, the railroad managers and the shippers in the senate office building tomorrow. Prices Scaring Chicago,, Aug. 30 —(Speciaal to the Daily Democrat) —Produce and live stock prices in the local markets soarded today as additional western railroads prepared to ban perishable freight shipments beginning Saturday. Notices were posted on the floor of the Chicago Dairy board that the I Michigan Central, Michigan Southern; and the Baltimore and Ohio roads, would accept butter and egg shipment ■ consigned to Philadelphia. New York and Boston only until Saturday. Pro-, dure men predict a big rise in butter and egg prices. Unfavorable strike■ news boosted hogs to its former high levc] of $11.30 a hundred pounds. | Mails Demoralized. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Uncle Sam’s railway mail service will be paralyzed on the instant the countrywide railroad strike order goes into effect.” This statement was made here this afternoon by Edward Hooker. manager of the publicity bureau of the four brotherhoods. He declared that when the order becomes es-: fective all mail trains will be halted th# first station where engines are usually exchanged. Embargo Orders. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad company and the Zanesville and Western company today announced embargoes on perishable freight, including live stock, beginning Thursday, August 31. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An embargo °'i all kinds of freight was placed in effect on the (inion Pacific railroad today. No freight that cannot be delivered by noon Saturday is being accepted. Philadelphia. Pa.. Aug. 30—(Special tb Daily Democrat) —The Pennsylvania raliroad wil carry no freight after Saturday, it was announced at the general offices here this afternoon. Flour Mills to Close. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 3v — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Flour Mills here, manufacturing one-third of the national flour suply, will close

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down within a week after a national I railroad strike is called, it was reliably reported today. Suspension would be forced by inability to get wheat. Government Ownership. Washington, D. C., Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Unless the interstate commerce commission is I enlarged and invested with regula- j tory powers, government ownership I of railroads is inevitable, Senator| Hardwick, of Georgia, declared in the senate today. Washington. Aug. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President Wilson today was exerting every effort to secure from the railroad brotherhoods a withdrawal of their strike order effective September 4th. Believeing that congress is certain to pass legislation such as the brotherhoods demand, administration officials have pointed out that the trainmen have nothing to gain by striking and everything to lose. They say if the men carry out their strike order, while congress is actually debating measures favorable to labor. mere would be a tremendous redaction in the country against the union men. This far the brotherhoods have indicated no intention of rescinding their strike order. The railroad strike tying up every piece of steam rolling stock in the country will be effective Monday. Brotherhood men said today. The order for It includes every brotherhood man in the United States—both in passenger and freight traffic. While the freight men are the only) ones making demands, passenger men are included in the strike order. The reason that, they also did not make demands is that the eight hour day now applies to passenger service. The unions have decided formally that President Wilson’s legislative program will not alter their determm-1 . ation to strike. Washington, Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—“God forgive you, I cannot,” President Wilson, it became known today, thus concluded his final ; interview with the railroad executives at the white house yesterday when ■ they submitted their final proposition i rejecting every effort and suggestion ' the president had made for peaceful settlement of their dispute with the 1 employees. * — <3 ' A LONG ADVANCE (United Press Service) (By Ed L- Keen.) London. Aug. 30—(Speciaal to Daily Democrat)—Roumanian forces have carried their advance far into Hungarian territory without meeting any serious resistance, the Roumanian war office announced this afternoon, lift- . ing the curtain for the first time on Roumanian operations in Transylvani&. I COAST ARTILLERY RETURNS (United Press Service) Washington, Aug. 30 —(Special to I Daily Democrat)— The twenty-eight | companies of coast artillery which j were sent to the border to act as infantry before the calling out of the national guard, have been ordered to return to their proper stations at the ■ coast defense batteries of the easern ■ and wesern departmens. ” MR. HARRIS FUNERAL 1 The funeral ofjoe Harris was held ' immediately on arrival from Lima. 0., at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, ' the service being at the home of Joe ' RiC e. Rev. Guild of the M. E. church officiated. Burial was in the Decatur . cemetery. . t The public is cordially invited to attend the dance to be given in the Moose assembly room on Thursday at S-4K Alwavs a good time r at the Moose dance, so don t forge, 1 the time and date. Beginners' class e at 7:30.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 30, 1916.

A NATIONAL MEET O. L. Burgener, Chiropractor, Will Leave Tonight for Davenport, lowa. FOR THE CONVENTION Enrollment of 2,890 Already Assembled—To Dedicate Building. O. L. Burgener. Decatur's pioneer chiropractor, will leave tonight for Davenport, lowa, to attend a national convention of the Universal Chiropractors’ association, of which he is a member. In connection with the convention there will be chiropractic lyceum at the Palmer School of Chiropractic, which is the largest and best equipped school of this practice iin existence, having a student body lof 700 and a daily clinic of 2,200 paI tients. This clinic is unsurpassed by ' ang- school of healing in the United States. Mr. Burgener considers himself very fortunate in having graduated from this institution. A telephone message received from Davenport yesterday showed an enrollment of 2,890 visitnig chiropractors. with more arriving on every train. Before the week is over it is expected that there will have been close to four thousand in attendance, which, will make the largest delegation of the kind ever held. The purpose of this great coming together is to give to the visiting members the very latest and best there is ip the science of chiropractic. and also to study the legislative question as it is to be handled in the various states during the coming sessions. During the week will also take place the dedication of an extra school building which has been erected at a cost of $50,000. This building has been made necessary by the great increase in the number of the student body, and is only one of a number of large buildings now in use. Mr. Burgener will return the first of the week and be in his office on Tuesday. GOES TO CHICAGO Jacob Myers Receives Appointment as Government Meat Inspector. TOOK EXAMINATION iln January Successfully— Will Move Family to That City Soon. Jacob Myers, connected with the Hoosier Packing company since its organization, recently disposing of his interest in same, will leave a week from Sunday for Chicago, where he will be assigned to an appointment in a packing house there, as a government meat inspector. He served as a government inspector in a packing house at Kansas City seven years ago, but resigned, to return to his former home here. Desiring to again take up the work, he passed another examination successfully last January, and received the appointment a short time ago. He will not know until arriving in the city, to which plant he will be ' assigned. ’ He expects to move his family there in about a month. I R - ■ — MOURNED TOO SOON. . (United Press Service) > Bloomington. Ind., Aug. 30 —(Spec- • ial to Daily Democrat)—With the i close of the football season last November, obsequies were held over Jordan Field, Indiana university’s historic athletic ground. Another I requiem was sung at the end of the baseball season this spring. It now’ ' appears that the passing of the old field was mourned too soon. It was J expected that the new athletic field ' would be laid this summer near the r new gymnasium, but the contractors have been unable to finish the necessary grading. Thus Jordan Feld will again hear the thud of the boot--5 ed football and the crack of the baseB ball bat. y B Mrs. Ella Estell and daughter, Mart tha, returned to Cincinnati, Ohio, ass ter a visit here with her sister. Mrs. M. F. Martz and othqr relatives.

HOOSIER BRIEFS (United Preaa Service) Elkhart, Ind., Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —John C. Ketcham, -master of the Michigan State Grange was the prinicpal speaker at the Seventh Annual Grange picnic held near Edwardsburg today. Seventeen events made up an athletic program which ended with a baseball game between the Adamsville and Jamestown teams. Flora, Aug. 30—(Special to Da.ly Democrat)—The thirty-fourth annual reunion of the 154th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was held here today. A large number of the surviving members of the regiment, were present. Vfncehnes, Aug. 30—(Special to th” Daily Democrat)—Blaming Mrs. Henry Schlickman for an alienation of the love of his sweetheart, Quincy Norris vented his wrath by filling the gasoline tank of the Schuckman automobile with gravel and than Started a wild-west celebration with a 38-cali-bre revolver on the Schuckman farm. FESTIVE TIME Children Given Festival in Presbyterian Church Parlors to Make up FOR THE PICNIC Which Infantile Paralysis Scare Denied Them—Extra Good Time Had. The infantile paralysis scare which prevented their having their annual picnic excursion to Robison park. Ft. Wayne, this year, did not prevent The Presbyterian Sunday school children from having a good time however. For last evening, at seven o'clock the church parlors were thrown open for a festival and the rooms rang with joy and good cheer until very late. Japanese lanterns hooded the lights and the Sunday school rooms were gay with festive decorations. All the little chairs were occupied and there were very many present. In charge of the entertainment were Mrs. W. A. Lower, Mrs. C. L. Davison Misses Ruth Patterson. Ireta Erwin, apd Lulu Atz, All kinds of games were played and the children were given their capacity quantity of ice cream cones and vanilla wafers. Assisting in the serving were Miss Rose Christen and Messrs. H. 8. Michaud. Carl Pumphrey, W. A. Lower. Murray Scherer, Fred Smith, Jacob Atz. MANY OF CREW LOST. Washington, Aug. 30—'Special to Daily Democrat) —More than twenty men are dead, ten seriously injure:! and sixty-seven slightly injured of the crew of the-cruiser Memphis, driven on the rocks in Santo Domingo harbor late yesterday. Admiral Pond report •ed to the navy department today. The cruiser is a complete loss. FOURTEEN YEARS 4 Mrs. S. W. Beineke Suffered Fourteen Years from Tumors. THEN HAD OPERATION Three Doctors Operate Upon Her at Her Home This Morning. Following fourteen years of suffering, Mrs. S. W. Bieneke, living two miles north of Magley. this morning submitted to an operation for tumor and appendicitis. Drs. E. J. McOscar of Fort Wayne, D. D. Clark of Decatur and J. C. Grandstaff of Preble performed the 1 operation, which was successful ip 1 every way. Miss Schneider, a train- ! ed nurse from the Lutheran hospital 1 in Fort Wayne is attending Mrs. Bein- . eke. The operation was started at eight o'clock this morning and was performed at the country home of Mrs. Beineke. At two o’clock* word from - her bedside was that she was recovering nicely from the shock of the oper i. ation and would probably recover fully in the course of two or three weeks.

IS NEAR_ DEATH (rtis Hawkins, Civil War Veteran, is Very Low at Home of Daughter MRS. L. G. WILLIAMS Has Taken no Nourishment for Twenty-eight Days— Cancerous Affection. Gus Hawkins, eighty-two, civil war veteran, is very near death at the, home of his daughter, Mrs. L. G Williams, in Blue Creek township. He has been ill long of cancer of the stomach and has taken no nourishment for twenty-eight days. He is extremely weak, but his great vitality seems remarkable. No hope is extended for his recovery. All his children are at his bedside, doing everything in their power for him. They are: A. J. Hawkins, Coldwater, Michigan: William Hawkins, Monroeville; Henry Hawkins. Schutn, Ohio: Sarah Christmer. Lima, Ohio; Myrtle Elliot. Muncie: Mrs. Darst, Kokomo: Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Williams, Blue Creek townsfiip. Mr. Hawkins served in the rebel army, but nevertheless the bond between him and the union soldiers of this city and county, is a very strong one, and their association together r„ such as though they had always been joined by the union ties, and there is much sorrow among their ranks over his illness. GO AFTER DEMONSTRATOR. I. A. Kalver and son, Roy. of the Kalver-Noble garage, left early this morning for Indianapolis. where they will get and bring to this city a new 1917 model Ford demonstrating car. The chassis of the Ford car of course remains the same, but striking changes have been made in the radiator. hood and fenders, and those who have seen the car at Fort Wayne and other places are much pleased with the improvement. Mr. Kalver and son will return to Decatur some time this afternoon or evening. bargerseiect Frank Carroll the New President of the Barbers’ Union. TWO OFFICES FILLED Len Merriman Takes Place as Secretary—Old Officers Leave City. Election of officers to fill existing vacancies was the important business before the local Barber's union when they met in regular session at the Barney Wertzl>erger shop at eight o'clock last night. Fred Henchen, the president, has taken a job at Ashland, Ohio, and his place whs filled by Frank Carroll, who was installed as president. Lester Baughman, who was secreJary, will go to Sturgis, Michigan, to work, and his place was filled by the election of Len Merriman. Both the new officers were installed, the books audited an dthe new officet* placed in charge. The attendance was larger than usual and the Barbers look forward to a year of uninterupted success. TO TRACTOR °CON VENT ION. Will Dowling and Fred Geimer of the Dowling-Shuey Hardware company, left this morning in their automobile for Indianapolis, where they will attend the National Tractor demonstration and convention. Thousands of people interested in tractors will assemble there this week. The tractors will be given a work-out in a big field engaged for the purpose. o ABOUT THE SICK. Florence aged, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sol David, who was operated 1 upon yesterday for the removal of adenoids and her tonsils, is getting along well. ii . •- Virginia, five year old daughter of ■- Mr. and Mrs. Sol David, who is Hl ofj y 1 stomach and bowel trouble, is someI what better.

NATIONALIZES CHURCHES. (United Press Service) Mexico City, Aug. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat l-General Carranza in a decree made public today, announces the nationalization of property of the Catholic church in Mexico. The churches will be nominally controlled by the clergy. The government, however, reserves the right to police them and prevent them from being used for any purpose other than prescribed by law. The government also reserves the right to discontinue their use as a place of worship after one year’s service. MOSER FUNERAL TOMORROW The funeral of Mrs F’eter Moser, whose death resulted suddenly from heart trouble yesterday, will be held Thursday morning at nine o’clock from the St. Luke's Reformed church, with burial in the church yard cemetery. typWja™Alice Moses Place, Former *l)ecatur Young Lady, Died at Evansville OF TYPHOID FEVER Body Brought Here for Burial—Granddaughter of Mrs. Julia Moses. Mrs. Julia Moses at 2:30 this afternoon received a telegram of the death of her granddaughter. Alice, wife <;f Chester Place, which occurred this morning at the Place home at Evansville, of typhoid fever. The deceased, who was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Moses, of Houston. Texas, was born and reared here. The body will be brought here for burial, but arrangements in detail are not known at this time. Mrs. Place leaves a husband ami two daughters, the children aged four and two years respectively. “THE WARNING.” Robert Denman, a "good fellow." is his own worst enemy. His wife. Anna, and his artist sister, Martha, who lives with them, scold him for allowing his son, Bobby, to see him so often under the influence of drink, but he disregards their warning. On New Year's eve, while drunk, he meets the Woman Who Smiles, but recovers from her allurements. Denman again meets the Woman Who Smiles, succumbs to her wiles, loses his place, and is laughed at by her when she sees him down and out. He causes an accident which ultimately kills his son. His friends leave him, his wife divordes him. he becomes a beggar, and dies in the gutter. His soul goes into depths which make it recoil in fear, and meets others who have been slaves to vice and indulgence. At last it entreats its JMaker for one more chance, and how the payer is heard, drives home the great lesson of "The Warning.” At the Crystal tonight in five reels. Five and ten cents. NEWS PICTORIAL. An extra added attraction at th” Rex Theater today will be the Hea: i International News Pictorial, a newspaper in pictures. Among the late and interesting events which will be shown are. Actual Fighting Along the Somme, Making the New German Army, Zeppelin in Flight Over Berlin. Footlights and Fashions and the Great Explosion at Black island N. J. where Seven Million Dollars Worth of ammunition exploded'. There will be no advance in prices, this picture being shown in connection with the regular show at the regular price of five and ten cents. MANY PRIZES GIVEN. (United Press Servin*) Peru, Ind., Aug. 30 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —More than S4OO in prizes were hung up to be contested, for by drill teams from In diana lodges of the Modern Woddmer . of America at the annual state log 1 roiling here today. f The program opened this morning , with a business session. This after noon, following a parade to the ball park an address of welcome was de f livered by Rev. T. J. Brock. F. E. L Purnell of Attica responded for the Woodmen and addresses were given I by several head camp officers.

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WERE PROUD THEN Indiana Republican Organization Proud of Steam Roller in 1912. BUT FORGET IT NOW Some Historical Data of Interest to the Unprejudiced Voter. y (By Willis S. Thompson) Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 30 —The republican organization of Indiana, the individual members of'which are exceedingly well, if not favorably known to' the people, are using most strenuous efforts to induce former progressives to "come to the aid of the party.” The visit of Candidate Hughes to California, his affiliation there with none hut the bosses of the Keal-ing-Hemenway ■ Watson - New - Fair-banks-Goodrich school, snubbing the 360,000 California progressives upon his arrival and being in turn snubbed and ignored by these 360,000 registered progressive voters, has therefore been a source of great annoyance to Kealing and Hemenway and Tobe Hart and their candidate of the ticket in Indiana, where the progressive and independent political spirit has also been very pronounced. In this campaign the Indiana leaders would probably be most thankful it their names had not been so conspicuously injected into the political history of 1912 and 1914. They were proud of it in 1912. For instance, there is an interesting chapter starting with the primaries and conventions of March. 1912. leading through the state and national conventions ahd culminating in the awful republican catastrophe of November of the same year. In the Indianapolis News, under date of March 15. 1912. from Evansville. we read that “the republicans of the First district had their convention here this afternoon and elected James A. Hemenway of Boonville. former United States senator, a delegate to the Chicago convention. Anticipating trouble at the convention in Germania hall, two police captains and a squad of fifteen uniformed men and five detectives were detailed to preserve order." On the 26th of March. 1912, we read that the regular republican organization "won a signal victory over its enemies when the Indiana republican state convention at Tomlinson hall. Indianapolis, elected Charles W. Fairbanks. Harry S. New. James E. Watson and Joseph T. Oliver as delegates at large to the national convention at Chicago.” This action, we are further told by a newspaper friendly to the the organization. "followed a hot and disgraceful scene in the convention, made by the enemies of the organization.” And s(ill further we are informed that the regular forces "were in control, with the power to organize and arrange the program for the convention.” but that the opposition “made noise enough to cause an uninformed person to think otherwise.” The printed record as it will always stand, also tells us that these progressive republicans "broke loose, first when the announcement of Will R. Wood of Lafayette, as the choice of the state committee for chairman of the, conception was made, and it was a long time before he could finish his speech, which was interrupted by yells and hisses.” The printed history again tells us "how the delegates who were being steam-rolled tried to reach some am- ■ icable settlement after the committeen on credentials had arranged all > the delegations to suit its own pur- ■ poses.” The record says “Horace r Stillwell, while the convention was I in session, brought the compromise proposal to Harry S. New, national committeeman. but New refused to enter into any* such arrangement. Charles H. Campbell also tried to get o James P. Goodrich to enter into an n agreement to split the delegation at e large, but Goodrich also turned it j. down.” n Another interesting paragraph in g the printed page of that convention tells how Stillwell tried to halt the g steam roller in crushing the deler. gates who had been honestly elected. II whereupon. “James E. Watson moved to lay his motion on the table.” Wat- . son said he "wished to bring the p question squarely before the house.” , After the completion of the roii call (Continued on page j)