Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 230.

ARE PUSHING ON Allied Troops Pushing on Without a Moment’s Hesitation. FORTIFYING POSITIONS 1 ■ '■ With a View of Further Shelling the German Entrenchments. L-*±L ““ (United Press Service) (By Ed L. Keen) London, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Without a moments hesitation the allies are pushing forward in their advance on the Somme the. German war office admitted today. The allies have fortified all new positions on the lines near Combles the German war office further admitted. London, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Cunard liner Carpathia after putting to sea from Liverpool, returned to her docks for examination and repairs said Liverpool dispatch this evening. London, Sept. 27 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —A wireless dispatch from Rome this afternoon reported that the Greek cabinet has decided to resign and that the king will issue a proclamation immediately afterward. This report, though unconfirmed, was accepted as further indication that Greece may be prepairing for an early declaration of war. Wholesale defections from the Greek army were reported in Athens dispatches hinting that a declaration of war may be expected at any time. Practically every garrison in old Greece has joined the revolutionary movement, said one of the Athens dispatches and the soldiers are leaving for Salonika. London Sept. 27 —(Special to. Daily Democrat) —The British alftne have taken between two thousand and! three thousand prisoners in the last two days of the great battle on tiie Somme front, General Haig reported today. The British have gained new positions on the Somme front it was announced. The Germans made no at- ‘ tempt to recapture positions lost ‘n 1 the tremendous allied blow of yesterday the French war office reported. Tiie French spent last night in reorganizing their new positions.

NEW YORK CAR STRIKE BELIEVED BROKEN. (United Press Service) New York, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Labor unions in .New York were today standing by contracts they have with employers and there was little response to the call for a general walk-out in sympathy with the striking employees of the traction lines. Police reports up to eleven o’clock accounted for only one local, connected with the painters’ union, going out as an actual step in the sympathetic movement. Probably 200.000 union workers remained away from work today but a majority of them were Jews observing the annual holiday of their faith. The longshoremen, stevedores and other porkers who were expected to be among the first to respond, reported as usual today. All indications were that unions having contracts .were showing little sentiment in favor of a strike. The labor leaders expressed themselves as entirely satisfied with the situation today but would make no estimate of the number on strike or about to strike. A LOVE TRAGEDY (United Press Service) Philadelphia, Sept. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Death wrote the end of a story of the mad infatuation of a woman for a man who loved another when Mrs. Harry Belzar. of Brooklyn, shot to death J. C. Gravier. New York Garage president, probably mortally wounded a woman who posed as his wife and then committed suicide in a room in the Hotel Walton here today. NO NEW CARDINAL. (United Press Service) Rome. Sept. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lt is now practically certain that no new American cardinal will be created at the papal consistory to be held in November. Archbishop Hanna of San Francisco, it has been said, would receive first (consideration if another American was awarded the red hat.

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MRS. BROWN CRITICAL Mrs. John Brown, a daughter of Jacob Heller, and living three miles soutli of Peterson is in a very critical condition from an internal reupture and her life is despaired of. Dr. Grandstaff the attending physician called Dr. D. D. (’lark of this city in consultation this morning and they In turn called Dr. MeOscar of Fort Wayne to determine if Mrs. Brown is strong enough to withstand an operation —the one chance to save her life. ELKS TO MEET Tiie regular meetings of the Elks lodge will be-resumed tomorrow night when the first meeting will be hell, followed by a social session. AGED LADY DEAD Mrs. Martha Jane Shaffer Dead at Age of Eightynine Years DIED LAST NIGHT At Home of Daughter, Mrs. Mrs. Jay Cline—Widow of John Shaffer. Mrs. Martha Jane Shaffer, widow of John Shaffer, deceased, late of Madison township, Allen county, died last evening at seven o'clock at the home of her son-in-law, J. A. Cline, in Root township, this county. She was born In Carol county. Ohio, September 22, 1827, and at death was but four days past eighty-nine years of age. She was the daughter of Adam Robinson and came with her parents to Madison township, Allen county, in the year 1839. June 4. 1846, she was married to John Shaffer. . • In 1842, at the age of fifteen years, she united with the Methodist church, since which time she had been a conscientious and faithful member. She was the last one of the children of her parental family. Os the three children born to her, two are living. A son, Amassa J. Shaffer, lives in Madison township, Allen county, and Mary J. wife of Jay Cline, in Root township. A daughter, Susan Aber, died at Tucumcari, N. M. Short funeral services will be held at the home, followed by services at her home church at Woodlawn, aftOr which she will be laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery near Monroeville. The funeral will be Friday afternoon, leaving the house at 1 o’clock, standard time.

STORE TO CLOSE The Bernstein store will be closed all day Thursday and Friday and will open Saturday morning. FIFTY SIX YEARS Have Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parrish Been Wedded — Anniversary Today. LIVED HERE LONG Spent Married Life in This Township—Mrs. Parrish Spent Life Here. Fifty-six years of joy and sorrow — chiefly joy— have been spent by Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parrish together, today being the fifty-sixth anniversary of their wedding. On account of the illness of Mrs. Parrish who is bedfast, the anniv xrsary was spent very quietly. They were married in this township and went to housekeeping near the Washington M. E. church in a log house, which was very fashionable in those days. They prospered, acquiring a comfortable competence for rid age. Except for three years which Mr. Parrish spent in the civil war, their entire married life has been spent in this- township. Mr. Parrish is eighty-one and Mrs. Parrish seventy-eight years of age. Her maiden name was Deborah Rusnell and being born in this township, has lived here all her life.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, September 27, 1916.

FOOD HANDLERS Must Pass Successful Medical Examination Says H. E. Barnard. TIIE ORDER IS ISSUED Effective October I—Penalty for Proprietors Who Fail to do so. H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, has issued an order effective October 1, which is intended to result in compulsory medical examination and successful passing of such examinations by all persons employed in food handling establish ments in the state. Tiie medical inspection of such food handlers has been going on in some localities of the state for some time, but the state-wide order is intended to compel such inspection and the elimination of all persons affected with communicable disease, or carriers of such disease, from food handling occupations throughout the state. The order to all inspectors of the state board of health carries a penalty for proprietors of such establishments who fail to comply with the law’s provisions. Wherever such an employer does not comply with the law hereafter his place of business will be reported as “bad" to the state food and drug commissioner, and he will thereupon act on a recommendation from tiie inspector that the place be “condemned” by the state board of health, the condemnation “to remain in force until the required medical certificates have been filed with the local health officer.” BOSSE OPERA HOUSE The season of stock companies will open next Monday night, October 2. with the Ammons Stock company >n a clean refined repretore of comedies and dramas, the company carry special scenery and vaudeville between the acts. Ladies free tickets Monday night under the usual conditions. Don’t miss the opening night.

FIRST RUNION Os Geissler and Keipper Families Held at Steele’s Park. This City. A LARGE NUMBER One Hundred and Sixty Present—Organization is Effected. The Geissler and Keipper families held their first annual reunion Sunday at Steele’s park this city. For -he first attempt, the attendance of one hundred and sixty, was considered very good. The movement for the beginning of the reunions was due to the Geisslers and Keippers in this city and vicinity. An organization was effected at this time, the following officers being named: President —J. D. Geissler, Wren, O. Vice-president—Phillip Keipper, Sr. Van Wert, Ohio . Secretary and Treasurer —Martin W. Feigert, Wren, Ohio. Thanks are expressed to Mr. Steele for the use of the park. Those present from a distance were Gus Geissler and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cowling, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ramsey, Toledo, O.: B. C. Garjrd and family, Lewis Scott, Auburn: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Keipper, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Keipper, Lima, O. TODAY’S HOOSIER ODDITY (United Press Service) Bedford. Ind., 27— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Walter Roreman and Leslie Conrad modestly claim the state record for a day’s kill of poisonous copperhead snakes. Plowing a field, they stopped at a stump, where they saw a copperhead. They killed it, and then the copperheads appeared on all sides. After an exciting half hour they had killed all in sight. They counted 41. They have killed 61 copperheads on that farm.

PRICE AND BONNELLI’S GREATER MINSTRELS. The manager of the Bosse opera house begs leave to announce that he has booked the Greater New York Minstrels for his theater for the evening of Thursday, September 28. Conceded by press and public to be the most pretentious of all minstrel shows entour this season, this meritorious company numbers thirty artists, and includes the best talent available in Europe and America, traveling in their own special Pullman car. A parade will be in order at 12:00 noon, with a band concert at 7:30 p. m .on the above date. Music for the show is furnished by their own select orchestra. Seats on sale at Holthouse drug store. MRS.WYERTEAD Widow of Diedrich Meyer Passes Away After Several Months’ Illness. EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OLD Funeral Services Will he Friday Afternoon from St. John's Church. Mrs. Anna Meyer, aged 81 years, one month and twenty-seven days widow of Diedrich Meyer, a former well known resident of Hoagland, died last night at six o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Bulmahn in Root township, with whom site has resided since the death of her husband about three years ago. Mrs. Meyer had been ill several months of a complication of ailments, resulting in a dropsical condition. Sim leaves four daughters—Mrs. Fred Bohnker, Mrs. John Selking, Mrs. Louis Selking and Mrs. Bulmahn. all residing in the vicinity of Williams and Hoagland. Mrs. Meyer’s maiden name was Settlemeyer. She has four sisters and two brothers living. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon. The procession will leave the home at one o’clock for the St. John’s Lutheran church where services will be held at two o'clock by the Rev. Bischoff and burial will take place in the Flatrock Lutheran church yard. “SECRET OF THE SUBMARINE" Death stared them in the face. Through the open hatchway the sea was pouring in a torrent. For those in the submarine end was but. a matter of seconds. Already the water was at their knees. Again Hope attempted to close the hatch cover but the force of the inrushing water held him back. He might as well have tried to cap a geyser. The water was at his waist. The navigating officer. beads of sweat glistening on his forehead, frantically manipulated the horizontal rudders in the hope that the boat would rise. But it did not respond. See Chapter Two At The Rex Today. WANT JELEASE Two Sent to Pen from Adams County Ask for Their Pardons. MRS. EARL THRAILKILL Appears in Behalf of Husband —Dr. Thain Again Sues for Freedom. The state board of pardons in session in Indianapolis heard two cases of men sent up from Adams county. The Indianapolis Star says: “Mrs. Earl Thrailkill of Pleasant Mills appeared in behalf of her husband, sentenced at Decatur in 1915 to the State Prison for from two to fourteen years for manslaughter. She pleaded that her husband got into trouble while enraged over an alleged attempt to insult her. She has four children and said that she needed her husband’s help. The other case from here was that of Dr. George Thain, Fort Wayne, sentenced in 1915, for illegal practices, resulting in the death of an Adams county woman.

INDIAN£S~ROADS Total Mileage of Improved Roads in the State Numbers 80,088. * ADAMS HAS 086 MILES Is Well Up Toward Head of the List — Sandy Lagrange Has None. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 27 —The mileage of improved roads up to July 1. 1916, in each of the counties of Indiana is given in a report from the secretary of state’s office. According to the figures there is a total of 80.088. The counties and the mileage for each one is as follows: Adams. 536; Allen, 348; Bartholomew, 435; Benton, 462; Blackford. 250; Boone, 563; Brown. 38; Carroll, 402; Cass, 402; Clark, 221; Clay. 355; Clinton, 802; Crawford. 64; Daviess, 321; Dearborn, 95; Decatur, 362; Dekalb, 14; Delaware. 450: Dubois. 104; Elkhart, 45; Fayette, 63; Floyd. 60; Fountain, 344; Franklin, 177; Fulton. 112; Gibson, 257; Grant. 945; Greene, 465; Hamilton, 750; Hancock, 300; Harrison, 150; Hendricks, 355; Henry, 570; Howard. 524; Huntington. 399; Jackson, 585; Jasper, 247; Jay. 476; Jefferson. 209; Jennings, 268; Johnson. 354; Knox. 578; Kosciusko. 23; Lagrange. 0; Lake, 475; Laporte. 288; Lawrence. 471; Madison, 871; Marion. 449; Marshall, 159; Martin. 100; Miami, 361; Monroe, 350; Montgomery, 525; Morgan, 301; Newton, 303; Noble, 4; Ohio, 45; Orange. 335; Owen. 245; Parke, 725; Perry, 19: Pike, 92; Porter. 300; Posey, 235; Pulaski, 330; Putnam. 826; Randolph, 534; Ripley. 302; Rush. 306; Scott. 155;; Shelby. 350; Spencer. 45; Starke, 315; St. Joseph, 54; Steuben, 1; Sullivan. 480; Switzerland. 136; Tippecanoe, 626; Tipton, 666; Union. 121; Vanderburgh. 207; Vermillion, 410; Vigo. 404; Wabash. 434; Warren. 395; Warrick, 6’; Washington, 239; Wayne, 410; Wells, 742; White, 380; Whitley, 29. LOSTTjNGER William McCague Gets Middle Finger of Right Hand Amputated IN A CORN BINDER John Adam Smith Broke Middle Finger of Right Hand Yesterday. William McCague, a farmer, farming one of Phillip Baker’s farms, three miles west of Decatur, had the tip of the middle finger of his right hand amputated by a corn binder late Saturday afternoon. McCague was hustling along aiming to get enough corn cut so that he might finish this week when the accident occurred. He got his hand too far around the corn he was putting into the binder. He came to Decatur where a physician finished the amputation. He will be unable to work with the hand for three of four weeks, or until the wound heals. McCague has eight hundred shocks of corn to cut yet, and being out of commission on account of this injury, makes his predicament doubly hard. He recently returned from a Fort Wayne hospital where he was confined for three weeks suffering from appendicitis. ' - ill mJ John Adam Smith, carpenter, while working at the Whines home, Jefferson and Fifth streets, yesterday, broke the middle finger of his right hand when a box on which he was standing collaVed. Mr. Smith was doing some overhead work and was standing on a box. In changing hands on the saw, the box collapsed throwing him violently. In the mix-up he broke the finger. It is a ve<y painful injury, being broken at the second joint. It will lay him off for two or three weeks.

TROOPERS TO BLAME (United Preuß Service) Washington, Sept. 27—(Special to Dally Democrat) —General Funston's official version of the fighting between American soldiers and Carranziastis at El Valle Friday blames the American soldiers—one of whom was killed and another slightly Injured—for the trouble. Funston's report reached the war department today. — n 1 MR. ROOP VERY LOW. George Roop, stricken with paralysis some time ago. is very low, the paralysis seeming to be of the creeping sort. He is unconscious and is unable to swallow. It is believed that he can live but a very short time. TO LOWER SPIRE Big Spire on the St. Mary’s Church Will he Lowered About 100 Feet. TO SECOND WINDOWS Steeple Jacks Are Here— Second Highest Point in Adams County. Steeple Jacks from Fort Wayne, will begin work early Thursday morning to lower the tall and graceful looking spire on the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city. The large cross will also be removed and the spire cut down to a heighth of between seventy-five and one hun dred feet or in other words as low; as the second tier of windows, just below the clock dials. Heeding the “safety first” slogan the pastor, Rev. J. A. Seimetz. and the board of trustees of the church have taken this, action, following the advice of architects, who stated that owhig to the great height of the spire and the fact that the building is beginning to show signs of “age,” there was a possible danger of it splitting and falling over. I The spire, the second highest point in Adams county, is one hundred and seventy-five feet high, measuring from the ground to the top of the big cross. When the spire is taken off a tower will be made above the windows, which, when completed, will reach only a height of a little over seventy-five feet. The removing of the spire is the taking down of one of the oldest and most distinguishing landmarks in Adams county, it being the only high point in Decatur for a good many years, until the smoke stack of the HollandSt. Louis Sugar factory was erected. The spire was built in the ydar 1873.1 ID GIVE SUPPER Local Business Men Will be Given Opportunity to Hear Mr. Puckett. SUPPER OCTOBER 10 Business Men Name Committee to See That Signs Are Put Up on Roads. The Decatur Merchants association held a meeting last evening at which several important matters were discussed. The sum of $25.00 was voted to the Delta Theta Tau sorority to assist in the sending of a delegate to the cehtenial celebration at Indianapolis. It was decided to give a supper October 10th at which time the business men are to be addressed by Mr. E. W. Puckett of Fort Wayne. Mr. Puckett was here for the community supper in June, but because cf there being so man/ others on the program his address was shortened. He is a splendid speaker and will say some things of interest to the business men. The committee on arrangements include O .L. Vance, Dan Niblick and C. A. Dugan. A committee including Charles Voglewede and Oscar Ijankenau was named to look after the securing and putting up of distance signs on the I various roads leading into Decatur. |

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HOW IT IS USED >*l I * t Auditor Completes Sheet, Showing Levies That Make Up Total of THE TAX RATE Also the Polls—Berne Has Highest Poll Tax—Total for Road Bonds. ? Deputy Auditor Paul Baumgartner I has completed the sheet showing the various levies which make up the tax rate for the coming year, the totals of which for each township and corporation were reported a few days ago. For each township and corporation the state tax levy on each hundred dollars is $.07; the benevolent institution. $.10; state sinking fund, $.15; state school. $.136; state educational, $.07; vocational education, $.01; county bridges. $.12; county tax, $.30; turnpike repair, $.199. Each one of the townships has a total poll tax of $1.00; Decatur. $2.50; Monroe, $1.25; Berne. $3.00; Geneva, $2.25. For corporation tax: Decatur, $1.78; Monroe $.85; Berne. $.85; Geneva. $1.52. ! For the payment of macadam road outstanding bonds, and interest: Union, $.81; Root, $.84; Preble, $.81; Kirkland. $.88; Washington. $.75; St. Mary’s, $.81; Blue Creek, $.79; Monroe. $.80; French, $.79; Hartford, $.79; Wabash, $.82; Jefferson, $.67; Decatur. $.75; Monroe (corporation), $.80; Berne. s.Bl}; Geneva. $.82. Township tax: Union, $.19; Root, $.11; Preble. $10; Kirkland. $.08; Washington. $.20; St. Mary's, $.08; Blue Creek. $.25; Monroe, $.15; French. $.15; Hartford. $.15; Wabash, S2O; Jefferson. $.20. Tuition tax: Union. $.15; Root, 's,os; Preble. $.02; Kirkland, $.17; Washington. $.18; St, Mary’s, $.26; Blue Creek, $.20; Monroe, $.25; French, $.05; Hartford, $.10; Wabash, $.20; Jefferson. $.20; Decatur, $.50; Monroe (corporation), $.25; Berne, $.50; Geneva. $.50. | Special school tax; Union, $.17; Root, $.20; Preble, $.35; Kirkland, $.15; Washington, $.68; St. Mary's, $.35; Blue Creek, $.60; Monroe. $.45; French, $.17; Hartford. $.60; Wabash, $.30; Jefferson, $45; Decatur, $.97; Monroe (corporation), $.45; Berne, $.50; Geneva. $.90. For township poor: Washington, $.05; St. Mary’s, $.02; Blue Creek, $.01; M(abash, $.02; Decatur, $.05; Monroe, $.01; Berne, $.01; Geneva, $.02. Additional road: Union, $.16; Root, $.10; Preble, $.10; Washington, f.oß| Blue Creek. $.08; Monroe, $.05; French. $.10; Wabash, $.10; Jeffer- ' son, $.lO. I Library: Washington, $.02; Deca- ' tur, $.07. RESPONSE IS GOOD. The Delta Theta Tau sorority is meeting with much success in the soliciting for subscriptions to send a delegate to represent the county at the state centennial celebration in Indianapolis next week. The following subscriptions have been received: The Democrat Co $2.00 J. A. Seimetz 2.00 Old Adams County bank 5.00 First National bank 5.00 People’s Loan & Trust Co 3.00 Bowers Realty Co 2.00 The Herald Co 2.00 Niblick & Co 2.00 Barney Kalver 25 Hffithouse Drug Co 1.00 Roy Archbold 1.00 Smith, Yager & Falk 1.00 Herb Lachot .* 25 Carl C. Pumphrey 1.00 Herman F. Ehinger 50 D. M. Hensley 1.00 Ladtes’ Civic Improvement Society 3.00 Business Men 25.00 Jacob Martin 50 Kalver-Noble Garage Co 1.00 Fisher & Harris 1.00 Total $59.50 f o MRS. BALLER DEAD Mrs. Christian Baller, wife of a well r known farmer residing just east of - the Christian Apostolic Church, north -of Vera Cruz, passed away Tuesday i morning, at the Easthaven sanitarium at Richmond, where she has been "or . the last three years. Her physical I condition has not been good of late and her relatives were more or less prepared for her demise. —Bluffton News.