Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 219.

A LASTING PEACE Complete Unity Among the Allies Insures Durable and Lasting Peace. briand tells why Germans Shifting Troops to Bolster Up Somme Battlefront. (United Press Service) (By Henry Wood.) Pajis, Sept. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A Tasting and durable peace imposed by an allied victory lias been insured by the establishment of complete unity among the allies which has put the Teuton powers cn tirely on the defensive. Premier Briand declared today in reviewing be fore the chamber of deputes war developments since the last conference. “The intervention of Itoumania and Italy's declaration of war against Germany have completed the solidarity of action of the allies,' he said. The French chamber this evening registered the national confidence in the success of the allied arms in an unprecedented manner. Following Briand’s speech the chamber passed the new war loan asked by the government without a dissent ine: vote.

(United Pres* Service) Paris, Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Germans have shifted more troops from Verdun to the Somme front in an effort to check Foch's forces closing in upon Perrone. The war office announced today that yesterday’s ineffectual counter attacks against the southern extremity of hill 76 northwest of Perrone was led hy a fresh German division hastily transferred from Verdun., The Germans made several more attacks ■nt the same point last night but were completely repulsed. South of the Somme the'Germans attacked at several different points but were repulsed. West of Chaulnes one German company was caught under French fire and practically annihilated. On the northeast front of Verdun the French easily repulsed several attacks against the new French positions. (United Press Service) Berlin, Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The new allied offensive in Macedonia has been completely halted according to Sofia dispatches today. Large British forces that attempted to advance in the region of Seres were repulsed suffering heavy losses. The British were forced to relinquish ground temporarily occupied and are now in retreat. Repeated attacks by French and Italian troops have been easily repulsed. The Serbs on the Bulgarian right wing have after a few temporary successes been pushed back to their former positions, bding unable to withstand the Bulgarian counter attacks. The operations in southeastern Roumania under Field Marshall Mackensen are progressing satfactorily.

Five CARS PILE UP (United Press Service) New York. Sept. 14 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —While reports w'ere coming in of five street cars operated hy strike breakers being piled up at the bottom of a grade, injuring 9 persons, the traction officials stolidly reiterated their refusal to arbitrate their differences with the union, several thousand strikers paraded through the streets elire today seeking support in their fight for the existence of their organizaton. The union line in the Bronx on which the five cat smash occurred is the same on which three persons were killed Tuesday when a car jumped the track. One car after another plunged down the grade with men and women screaming and shouting for help but not daring to jump. The strike breakers said the brakes on the cars refused to work. They also claim the track has been greased during the night. o WAR EFFECTS THE PRICE OF RELIGION (United Press Service) Evansville. Ind., Sept. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Indirectly, the European war has effected the cost of religion. Because of the scarcity of paper, bibles have advanced on the market here. This fact may have an effect on the big Stough revivals, which will be conducted here.

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MAN WRECKS AUTO (United Press Service) Evansville, Ind., Sept. 14—(Stepping from in front of an approaching wagon, J. P. Coleman backed into the rear wheel of an automobile and sustained severe injuries. Walter Mitchell, colored, occupant of the rear seat of the auto was thrown violently to one side of the car when the driver tried to avert a collision with Coleman, and his nose struck Coleman's head. FOUR DlE** IN FIRE. (United Press Service) Detroit, Mich., Sept. 14 —-(Special to Daily Democrat—— Four mon were burned to death in a fire which swept the International home for men here early today. The dead are: Charles Fencher. Albert Tracy, Charles P. Horton and Luis Sneaking. Seventyfive others escaped through the smoke filled corridors. IS NOTIPPROVEC By National Anti-Tubercu-losis Society—ls Tuberculosis Society. CANVASSERS ARE OUT For Help for Mexico—Help Should be Extended to Local Organization. Attention is called to the canvassers in nearby cities for aid in antitubercular work, that does not come under the jurisdiction or approval of the local tuberculosis societies. It is well to be careful to aid those worthy, and to remember that the local societies are the ones who do the most good, especially to those of the local community. From Fort Wayne comes the following: "Representatives of the ‘Children’s National Tuberculosis society’ were in the city-yesterday in the interests of this institution which is located somewhere in Mexico.

‘‘Officials of the local society state that the alleged Mexican organization has no connection whatever with the society in Fort Wayne and that it has not the endorsement of the city league. The methods and management of the Children’s National Tuberculosis society has been called into sharp .criticism by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The solicitors of the former attempt to sell magazines. The magazine selling and other methods of the so-called children's society are severely criticized in a recent bulletin of the national association. The Journal of the American Medical association says in summarizing its statement on the Children’s National Tuberculosis society: ‘“Summed up. then, the “Children’s National Tuberculosis society” is a self-styled charitable organization in which the bulk of the funs collected seems to go not to the charity in question, but to those who collect them. Three of the officers of the “society” claim to be doctors. Two of these three have been connected with medical enterprises of a questionable nature, while the third is apparently not a physician, but engaged, among other things, in the “patent medicine” business. Reputable associations of business men and reputable organizations for the study and prevention of tuberculosis that have investigated the concern refused to approve, indorse or countenance the policy or methods of the "Children’s National Tuberculosis society." ’’ MUST WEIGH A POUND. '■tTnltea' Pr. sa Service! Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—This city, the only large one in Indiana, to sell bread -by weight, is also the only large city to face an increase in the price of bread thus far. Having uncovered an ancient ordinance providing for but two sizes of bread--16 ounces and 24 ounces—Barry Tolon, deputy inspector of weights and measures, decided to enforce the ordinance. Immediately the bakers annonuced an increase in the wholesale price of a 16-ounce loaf from four cents to five cents, thus forcing the retail price to six cents a loaf. While many believe ten-cent bread, coming, others here assert that if it brings with i ta standard weight for bread, it will be a blessing. An increase in the price of raw materials is blamed for the Increase in the price of bread.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, September 14, 1916.

MEETSRELATIVE Rev. R. W. Page Finds Grand Nephew in Orphanage—Adopts Him. LEARNS FOR FIRST Os the Relative—ls Father of Manager William Page of This City. • Marion papers tell of the adoption from the Grant County orphanage by the Rev. R. W. Page of Albion, former pastor of the Six Mile Christian church, west of this city, of Cecil Page, aged nine, a grand nephew of the minister. The Rev. Page is the father of William Page, manager of the local Morris five and ten cent store, and visited here Sunday with his son, enroute to points in Ohio to spend the rest of his vacation. Rev. Page was not aware that he had such a relative as the boy until he went to Marion last Friday tor a visit with a cousin. From the latter he learned for the first time that he had a grand nephew in the orphanage and went to visit the boy. The lad is the grandson of Rev. Page’s brother. He was greatly pleased with Cecil and immediately took steps to adopt him. The papers were readily adopted by Judge H. J. Paulus, an old friend of Rev. Page. The boy had been in the orphanage since 1911. and he knew nothing about his relatives, and the orphanage authorities knew nothing of them until the appearance of Rev: Page. The latter is now pastor at Albion. He said that he would raise and educate Cecil. Rev. Page has had seven children of his own. only two of whom were boys. The greater number of the family have married and left home, and Rev. Page and wife were nearing practically a childless old age.

THE COURT NEWS Young Lady of Sixteen Becomes Bride —Married This Afternoon IN CLERK’S OFFICE Fisher’s Licenses Issued— Issues Made in Various Court Cases. ______ • A marriage license was issued this afternoon at two o'clock to Wilson Chronister, born September 18, 1893, son of Albert Chronister to marry Ethel Welch, born May 2, 1900, daughter of John Welch. The couple was married in the clerk’s office ny Judge D. E. Smith. The bride Is but a little past sixteen years of age. A judgment for $370 and costs, on note, was returned for David Ritter, sulmlnistrator, against Joseph T. Johnson. Upon petition of Elmer Tricker, it was found that a guardian should be appointed for Sarah Swartzentrub. The petition’s attorney and the prosecuting attorney were each allowed $lO to be paid out of the defendant’s property. C. N. Spencer and D. J. Liechty were issued fisher's licenses. In the estate of Harriet McMillen, report of transfer of stock by Minnie Orvis, administratrix, was approved. Further issues were made in'the Irwin partition case. The White Sewing Machine Company vs. The Schaub-Dowling Company. Demurrer overruled: answer in three paragraphs filed. Rule to reply to second and third. W. H. Teeple vs. Phil L. Macklin, et al Demurrers by M. Frank Parrish and Sue and Sarah Welker, to complaint. Upon petition of M. A. Ripley et al., certain changes in wells in the I James L. Hook et al. drain were or(Continued on Page 2.)

WHEN HARMONY WAS RUDELY JARRED. International complications threatened recently to tie up the preparation of The Galley Slave, a new and wonderful William Fox production based upon Hartley Campbell's epochmaking stage success, when Theda Bara, the French star of the photoplay, discovered that among the members of the orchestra that acompanies her everywhere there was a Teuton musician. The company was far from New York, in the wilds, in fact, where (musicians were scarce as hen's teeth. Nevertheless, Miss Bara insisted. that the German musician be discharged and that she would not resume work till his place was filled by one of her own countrymen. In desperation J. Gordon Edwards scoured the country and finally at the city of Albany he found what he was after and harmony was restored. “The Galley Slave” plays the Crystal tonight in from five to seven reels for five and ten cents. This is some film.

A SOLEMN^ CLOSE Impressive Services Sunday Afternoon to Mark Close of the Mission FOR THE LADIES, ONLY Mission for Men to Begin in the Evening—Friday and Saturday Service. The mission which is being con ducted at the St. Mary's Catholic church this week, for the women of the congregation will be brought to s splemn close with the holding of impressive services at the church Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. , ‘rfi'**TTie evening at seven-thirty o’clock the mission for the married men and young men of the congregation will open with duly impressive ceremonies. The service* during the men’s mission week will be at the same time as those held this week for the women. Tomorrow will be communion day for the women. The communion services will be held at the morning masses and in the evening a procession with the little children, who will be dressed in white and either carrying candles or flowers will march through the aisles of the church with the Blessed Sacrement. Saturdayevening special services will also be conducted and on Sunday morning after high mass, the blessing of the children will take place. MOVE TO FORT WAYNE. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bandyberry and daughter, Alice, will leave in two weeks for Fort M’ayne, where they will make their home. Mr. Brandyberry has secured a position as carpenter with the Fort Wayne i Electric works on Broadway. They ’ have long been residents here, and , their friends will regret to see them . leave.

NO SHORT CUTS In Spelling Names of States Will be Tolerated by the Postal Department. SPELL OUT NAMES Os States in Full —Will Cut Down Dead Letter Osfice Clutter. A new ruling of the postoffice department, notice of which will probably be received soon at the local office, makes it necessary for the sender of a piece of mail to be more careful in ( writing the address. In the future all states must be spelled out instead of abbreviated. When that is done ’ there will be no danger of sending) Colorado mail to California or vice; versa on account of the “col.” and “Cal.” This order has been issued with the view of cutting down the amount of mail that has landing in the dead leter office. Thousands of letters are missent every year because the sender is careless in addressing the epistle.

READY EVENT Judge David E. Smith to Preside at the Marshall Meeting Here. COMMITTEES NAMED J. D. Hale in Charge of Reception — Decorating Committee Named. Judge David E. Smith will preside over the Marshall meeting at the court’ house at three o’clock next Monday afternoon and will introduce Thomas R. Marshall, vice president of the United States. Reception Committee. John D. Hale, veteran democrat, and well known citizen of the county. will serve as chairman ofthe recetion committee and will be assisted by a number of vice chairmen from this city and the various townships. The members of the committee as named are: F. M. Schirmeyer. C. J. Lutz, John W. Tyndall, Charles S. Niblick, Dan N. Erw-in, R D Myers. Decatur: Ed Ulman, Union, Fred Schurger, Root; Charles Kiess. Preble; Jeff Crum, Kirkland; John F. Snow, Washington; Dr. J. M. Vizard, St. Mary’s; Ed Miller, Blue Creek; C. C. Beer. Monroe; John C. Augsburger. French; L. L. Dunbar. Hartford; Russell Long, Wabash; Dan Rumple, Jefferson; Silas W. Hale, Geneva; Christian Stengel, Berne; John Mayer, Monroe. Decorating Committee. Arthur R. Holthouse is chairman of the decorating committee and will be assisted by the following: Fred Fullenkamp. Raymond Gass. Arthur Mangold. John H. Bremerkamp. Hervey Smith. Herman Ehinger, James Stults, Roy Baker. Meet Friday Night. The cnmmttw on reception will meet at the office of the Bowers Realty company to perfect arrangements. at 8 o’clock Friday evening. JOHN D. HALE. Chairman.

FIRST AID WORK Class in Schaefer Method of Resuscitation is Formed Here AT THE FIRE HOUSE Each Wednesday Evening — Lungmotor Again Demonstrated. A class of twelve firemen and citizens were present at fire headquarters last night to take up the work of learning the operation of the lungmotor and the Schaefer method of resuscitation. Captain Henry Dellinger gave the instructions in the first aid work and later demonstrated the lungmotor upon Joe Kortenbrer, being assisted in this work by Dr. H. F. Costello. The classes are growing in niterest. and new faces are seen each Wednesday night. Many local people a’re interested in the machine and in first aid work and are taking advantage of this method to learn. Later in the year the local boy scouts’ organization will be taken as a class in the resuscitation method and they will be given the entire course. The meetings are held at the fire headquarters each Wednesday evening, commencing at 7:30 o’clock and continuing for an hour or an hour and a half. Every one is welcome to attend afid learn this valuable work.

MOTOR FROM OKLAHOMA Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sark and daughter, Mary Ella, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, arrived yesterday by automobile for a visit of a month or six weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. . Tom Gallogley and other relatives. .This is their first visit home since I they went west three years ago. A co-incident is that they happened to arrive here on the third anniversary of the day on which they left. Mr. Sark was former assistant in the county surveyor’s office| Mrs. , Sark was formerly Miss Margaret Gal- | logley »■

SISTERS TO HAVE REUNION Mrs. Charles Helms arrived last evening from Elwood to join her her sisters, Mis. L. L. Baumgartner, Mrs. W. A. Bauman and Mrs. F. M. French. This morning they left for Hanover, Mich., where they will visit with their sister, Mrs. Jennie Carter, who resides on a farm near there. There, are «ix sisters and all but one are together at this time, one being unable to go. There are thijee lakes on the Carter farm and they expect to have a most delightful outing. MONEY COMING IN. ~ (United prp**M Long Branch. N. J., Sept. 14— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Maine election started a boom in contibutions to the democratic campaign fund ami according to guiding heads of the campaign has given the democrats an awakening, which was ' "just what the party needed at this time.” SAFETY " first Methods of Extermination of “Masher” Discussed by Judge. WOMEN TO BLAME Judge Jas. A. Collins Says — Flirting Harmless, Says Another. Indianapolis, Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With the women organizing in various large cities, io combat the masher. Judge James A. Collins, whose experience with that breed dates through years on the city and criminal court benches, come out today with a statement to the United Press as to methods of extermination. "The masher should be mashed." said Judge Collins, "either by enactment of a drastic ordinance or by such physical violence as each particular case suggests. When it ini I Ives the wife or daughter, let the husband or father do the smashing if possible. “The growth and developement <.f this species or humans, like the making of books, has no end. “One can imagine no more disgusting sight than the gathering of these brainless fops on the street corners, where they spend their time ogling a women as they pass. “The women of the country can do much towards helping to exterminate this fungus growth on our body politic—by instituting a dress reform that will have for its major purpose the elimination of the very low necked dress and the very short skirt, in my judgment it will require both of these agencies to bring about a reform in this particular.

Evansville, Ind., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It’s all right to I flirt if you’re under 22 —that the nil-, ing in Evansville. Judge Fritsch of the city court w.c , asked what he thought of the decision j of a New York judge who sentenced a man. “never to smile at or flirt with a girl.” “It’s all right to flirt if you're under, 22,” said Judge Fritsch. “I see no * , harm in that. Let them exchangei glances, or even words. Hey, you: I “he shouted at the retreating reporter. “Don’t you say I said it was all right to flirt. TAFT TO STUMP WEST (United Huh Ser’*tee) (By Perry Arnold) New York, Sept. 14—(Special to the.l Daily Democrat)—Former president William Howard Taft will take the stump for a series of speeches in support of Charles E. Hughes in October. The speakers bureau at repubii-j can headquarters is now working out | Taft’s itinerary it was announced to-1 day. It is believed the former president will spend some time in Ohio. Former senator Root also wll join the Hughes speaking forces in New York state in October. A^NEUTRAL POLICE tUnlted T-ress Service! New Ixindon. Conn.. Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Establishment of a neutral constabulary along the border was strongly urged by the Mexicans here today in the conference of the joint American-Mexican commission in endeavors to reach a solution of the problem of Mexico. Un-, ‘der this system the patrol force would be non-mllltary but under diciplinej as strict as that observed in an army..

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HOOSIER_BRIEFS Can You Cook 100 Meals a Day, or Build an Aeroplane or Have You FALL PLUM BLOSSOMS? M ould You Have a Lawsuit for Seven and One-half Inches of Land? (United Press Service) Terre Haute. Ind., Sept. 14—(Special (o Daily Democrat) —How would I you like to cook 400 meals a day? Mrs. Mary A. Fox does that every Iday and sometimes she cooks as many as 600. She is cook at the local Y. W. C. A. NeW Castle—One of nature’s phenomena is on exhibition in the office of the New Castle Courier. They aro . fall plum blossoms. William Bunnell picked three pecks from a tree early this season and the tree is in full bloom again. 1 ■ — I Peru—Bachelors, old maids and others are regretting the announcement made by local restaurants that the price of meals and lunches will he increased 25 per cent as a result of the advance in goodstuffs. Evansville—Carrie Nation II has come forth in all might. She lives near this city and has started a war on painted faces of the local girls. Many young women with a touch of rogue on either cheek have been astounded by the woman who approaches them and wipes the paint ■ off. She also tried to start a refom in the liquor traffic here. She advoI cates a city ordinance requiring the saloons to close at 5 p. in on Saturdays to prevent the working man from spending his peek's wages before he goes home. Hartford City—Specifications and resolutions proved uninteresting to a few councilmen here and the city attorney had to awaken them before the meeting could proceed. | Gary—Voting machines will be installed in the voting places nere in i November for the first time in the j history of the city They will also ‘be used at Crown Point this year 1 and if they prove satisfactory they ( will be used exclusively in the county. I Greensburg—Chronic dead beats of Greensburg will soon be registered in the “Dead Beat” book, which is being published here, and credit will be refused them at local stores. Gary-—As a sequel to numerous assault and battery cases filed here, suit was filed to settle a dispute over seven and a half inches of real esI estate, which Mary Vicay claimed and which was also claimed by o foreigner running a saloon adjoining the wo- ' man's property. Mrs. Vicay won the ' suit, but she was fined one cent and ) costs on an assault and battery ' charge. The costs were remitted. ; Warsaw L’neneouraged by t|ie 'chamber of commerce and in fact, unknown to many people, a new ini dustry sprung up in an isolated cori ner of the city. Two boys have completed an aeroplane, with which they ! plan to learn birdsmanship. and la- ! ter, give exhibition flights over the state. ALONE IN NINETEEN ROOMS. <TJnlt»<l Pre«s Service) Seymour. Ind.. Sept. 14 —(Special Ito Daily Democrat) —Vincent L. I Beem is today celebrating his ninetieth birthday at his home near this city. He well represents the type of sturdy settlers of this country and is hale and hearty. Mr. Beem has accumulated a small fortune and lives in a nineteen-room house without any servants or any one as a companion, i He attends to his household duties without assistance. Mr. Beem is probably the only person who has seen the old fort at Vallonia, which protected the early settlers from the depredations of the Indians. “MILLIONAIRE” V/ARREN'S WIFE. According to a dispatch from Mishawaka. Ind., Mrs. Iva Barnes, now charged with the murdur of her bus--1 band in Chicago, was at one time the ’ wife of Charles Luther Warren, the * imaginary millionaire, who created a ' sensation in Fort Wayne when he eloped with Beulah Youse. a Fort. Wayne girl. Warren is now serving •.time in the state’s prison following his conviction on the charge of for- ‘ gery. Mrs. Barnes was born and ' reared at Mishawaka.