Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1916 — Page 1

Volume XIV. Number 237.

NEBRASKANS GREE£ WILSON Ono Hundred Fifty Thousand Citizens Greet President Wilson - I AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA —- ■ ■ President Makes First Campaign Speech Challenging His Critics. (United Press Service) (By Robert J. Bender) Omaha. Nebraska, Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fired by a spectacular reception front one hundred and fifty thousand Nebraskans, President Wilson today made his first campaign appeal to the west. Speaking to three hundred members of the Omaha Commercial Club at a noonday luncheon here, the President challenged critics of his business legislation and defined its purpose. The presiding was in a happy mood. His route from the station to the club had been lined with thousands of people who cheered continually. His entrance to the club rooms resulted in an ovation lasting five minutes. “1 notice, however old the records of this part of the country may be, nothing real got started until fifty years ago.” the President began. Since that time this part of the country has started many things. “It is useful to make new beginnings—to break traditions to meet conditions arising when shackles of the past have been broken off. “There are many circumstances that make one feel the present state of the world is beyond measure tragical. It is howere going to do America a great service. It is going t< make every American obliged to realize lie lives in a new age—full of prosperity and prophecy.” GRAND DUKE CHANGED (United Press Service) London. Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Grand Duke Nicholas, former commander in chief of the Russian armies, has been recalled from the scene of his triumphs in the Caucasus, to command the Rus-sian-Roumanian drive against Bulgaria. said a dispatch received here today. The Grand Duke will be given supreme command of all the Russian and Roumanian forces operating on tlio Danube. Sofia, Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Bulgarian troops have enveloped and destroyed fifteen or ,'lxteen Roumanian battalions, about 15 - 000 men, which crossed the Danube and invaded Bulgaria, said an official statement from the war office today. The defeat suffered by the Roumanians is the greatest since the destruction of the Roumanian army at Tutrakan when 23,000 were trapped gnd captured. The Roumanians were caught by an encircling movement and began to stream back across the river. Bridges over which the invaders crossed had been destroyed thus interfering with their retreat. Burgarian artillery was trained Roumanian transports tha* attempt 'd to facilitate the retreat, adding to the confusion in the ranks of the ene az. The exact number of prisoners is tut definitely known but is reported that large quantities of war materials were brought in. MAYORSENT TO JAIL. (United Press Service) Mount Clemens, Mich., Oct. 5 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Mayor V. J. Bowers of Mount Clemens, was arrested today and brought before a justice of the peace who fined the executive five dollars with the option of ten days in jail for contempt of court. The mayor refused to pay the tine and was locked up. The contempt charges grew out of a civil suit. —-—n — BULLETIN. (United Press Service) New York. Oct. s—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The big milk strike was ended here this afternoon when one of the important distributors ga v e 1 in to the demands of the dairymen’s league and the other distributors .'ire exnected to fall in line immediately. It is believed the city will have a normal supply of milk tomorrow.

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COLLEGE IS BURNED (United Press Service) Saint Louis, Mo., Oct. f> Special to i Daily Democrat) Three persons uro missing and believed dead in the fire that destroyed the Christian Brothers college today. The fire started at 1 7:30 and spread rapidly and in less than an hour had almost completely destroyed the Institution. It is one of the oldest Catholic schools in the country. o , PENNSY SMASH UP. (United Press Service) Altoona. Pa. Oct. s—(Special to the Daily Democrat I All-steel passenger coaches again saved many lives on the Pennsylvania railroad this morning when a train running sixty miles an hour through a dense fog crashed into a freight train at Ijewistown. The conductor of the freight train and one other man wore killed and fifteen others were slightly injured. INSTANr DEATH Met by Joshua Magner, at Monroeville—Brother of Mrs. Jesse Smith. FORMERLY OF HERE Mrs. Grace Lister Daughter —Over Twenty Years in Employ of Pennsy. Joshua Magner* of Monroeville, aged Pennsy trackman, brother of Mrs. Jesse Smith, and father of Mrs. Grace Lister. Lola Magner anil others, well known here, was killed yesterday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock at Monroeville. The Fort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette says in a Monroeville dispatch: “Evidently unheeding both whistle and bell of an approaching locomo five. Joshua Magner, fifty-two years old. employed by the Pennsylvania company as a trackman, was struck and instantly killed by extra freight engine No. 9388 in charge of Engineer J. A. Mueller at 2:40 o’clock this afternoon. The accident occur red about fifty feet west of the Main street crossing. The body of the unfortunate man was thrown to the north side of the track and life wks extinct when employes of the Penn sylvania, and others who witnessed the tragedy, reached his side. The remains were removed to the undertaking rooms of Painter Bros, and Coroner J. E. McArdle was notified through the Pennsylvania officials at Fort Wayne. “Mr. Magner was a well known citizen of Monroeville and was highly respected. He was a member of the Methodist church and for over twenty years had been in the employ of the Pennsylvania company. Engineer Mueller, in charge of the locomotive which killed him. stated that he saw Magner on the track ahead and tried to warn him. but the latter paid no attention. It was stated yesterday that the unfortunate man’s hearing had become deficient, which may explain why he disregarded the signals. “Those who survive are a wife, one son, Harrison; a sister. Mrs. Jesse Smith, of Fort Wfiyne, and the fol lowing children by a former marriage; Mrs. Grace Lister and Clarence Magner of Decatur; Mrs. Otto Ott, of Celina, Ohio; Mrs. Lyon, of Pleasant Mills, Ind., and Miss Lillie Magner, of Monroeville.” r> — CORNER STONE LAYING Work is progressing nicely on the construction of the fine new Evangelical church and the corner stone laying services are announced for next Sunday. The service will be held in the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The order of the service will be announced in Friday’s paper. TO DEDICATE MAUSOLEUM ■ Sunday afternoon at two o’clock the Wren Mausoleum will dedicated and the Dr. J. Q. Neptune's quartette ■ form this city will furnish the music 1 tor the occasion. The Mausoleum has a capacity of 104. Work on its construction was started last sum mer. , —o J BEGINNERS’ DANCING CLASS. - A dancing class will open in the 1 Moose hall this evening at 7:30 un- ! der the directorship of Fred Schurg--3 ter. A good class has been secured 3 and if you are desiring to learn to - dance you should be present at 7:30. • The regular dance will follow at 8:45. Everybody invited.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, October 5, 1916.

A LARGE CLAIM > Daniel and Jane Markley Ask Sum of $23,211.21 from Estate of ■ in-mi Mi LATE MARY HALE Sum Asked for Caring for Invalid for Twenty-sev-en Years. One of the largest claims ever filed aganist an estate in the Wells cir-, ■ cult court was placed on the docket yesterday in which Daniel and Jane 1 Markley ask the sum of $23,244.24 from the estate of the late Mary Hale. An agreement was made among the heirs years ago. it is said, for the claimants in this action to hae the property of the decedent for caring for her since 1888, and it is to bring this agreement to force that the claim is filed. The plaintiffs boarded and cared for the decedent from September 1, 1888. until March 18, 1915, and during this time she was an invalid and unable to care for herself. The following charges are made for care and board: Five hundred eighty-eight weeks at $8 a week, 1(10 weeks at sls a week, and 260 weeks at S2O a week, and 270 weeks at $25 a week. The plaintiffs also paid all expenses for decedent and to her farm, renting the latter, however, and making a set-off for this. Silas W. Hale is administrator of the estate and he has allowed the claim, but it is necessary to go into court for final action. —Bluffton Banner. CLUB JRGANIZED Young Men’s Democratic Club Formed Last Evening at Headquarters. ENTHUSIASITC MEET Officers Were Elected and Speeches were Made—A Good Enrollment. Young voters, some who will vote for the first time at Ihe coming November election, voting their sentiments to hold in power tin 1 party that has kept them from going to war, together with the honor of casting their first Vote for Woodrow Wilson, one of the greatest presidents tills now prosperous America has ever had and a few of the older “heads" some, who voted for the first time when Grover Cleveland was elected president, met last evening at the Democratic headquarters above this office and formed a temporary organization of the young Men’s Democratic Club. County Chairman. H. B. Holler called the meeting to order, told of the purpose of organizing and then stated that he had chosen Fred Schurger as the County chairman of The Young Men's’ D’em’ocratic club. Chairman Schurger then presided and the meet ing progressed in a very enthusiastic manner. A committee composed of George Kinzle, Paul Reiter and Arthur Holthouse were in structed to make a report on nominations for the election of officers. Their report was approved and the following officers were elected by acclama- . tion. Fred Schurger, president. Ed , Ashbaucher, vice-president, Dan Tyndall, Secretary, Bert Colchin, Treas. Organization committee, Fred Smith, chairman, Herman Ehinger and Herb Lachot. Membership committee, Edgar Gerber, John Stewart. Raymond Kohne, Jesse Cole, Charles Knapke, I John Baumgartner, Paul Reiter, Norbert Holthouse, Lawrence Kleinhenz, Arthur Kleinhenz, Dan Falk, EM • I Meyer Wesley Hoffman and John i Foreman. New members will be taken into the club at any time and it is expected that the enrollment will reach at least 250. , During the evening C. J. Lutz, D. . N. Erwin and a number of others . made speeches. Enthusiasm was I shown on every side of the room and i its safe to say that The. Young Men’s . Democratic Club will be the Hvest or- ; ganization of its kind in the county. Everybody is invited to join. Just

hand your name to the member cl ' the membership committee or to eno of the officers and you become u member. Another meeting of the club will bo held Friday evening at 7:30 at the headquarters. HELEN HOLMES All that is dainty and daring, child of the railroad, daughter of the desert. idol of aftists and loved by her millions of followers, Helen Holmes is admittedly the most famous of emotional screen actresses. In her rare typo of beauty, coupled with her winsomeness, her ability, her magnetism and the ease with which she interprets the serious roles assigned her, there is an appeal th.it reaches out from the. screen and lures ■ 1 icture fans by the thousand to worship at her shrine of poularity. She will appear at the Rex today in “Whispering Smith." RILEY’S OLD HOME Visited by John I). Stults While at Greenfield at Meeting of IL T. I). ASSOCIATION Five Hundred Delegates— Was Chairman of Important Committee. John D. Stults returned this morning from Greenfield, where as a delegate from the Adams county association, he attended the meeting of the National Horse Thief Detective association in session there several days. There were five hundred dele gates and the convention was a live one. Mr. Stults had the honor of serving an an important committee, being chairman of the committee on visitors, an honor not before conferred on an Adams county delegate. The entertainment features were also very good. Mr. Stults had the pleasure of visiting the old home of the late Jamtes Whitcomb Riley, and also the “Ole Swimmin’ Hole.” made famous in one of Riley's poems. Th< big parade in which the delegates marched was seven blocks long and there were two bands in the midst. At a public meeting held one night, a thousand were turned away for lad; of room. Franklin will get the 1917 convention the first Tuesday in Octo ber, which will be October 2. Whili at Richmond, with a delegate, where they had to wait for a train, they happened to meet P. W. Smith, who conveyed them over the city in his automobile and showed them many points of interest. advancTnoted Christinas Goodies Will be Higher This Year Say Commission Men. NUTS ARE HIGHER Maple Syrup Will be Expensive and Pure Sweet Cider Scarce. “Listen to this—Christmas goodies will cost more this year. “Commission men make the declaration, and they are in a better position to know than anybody else," says an exchange. “Already they are making preparations for th* holidays. The winter’s . supply of nuts are being received. All . nuts are slightly higher than they ] were last year. The wholesale price of California almonds will be about twenty cents. Filberts have risen from fourteen cents to seventeen cents a pound. Pecans formerly four- 1 teen cents will bring about eighteen 1 cents. Brazil nuts, once fifteen cents, < will be twenty cents a pound, and I English walnuts have risen to twen- 1 ty-four cents a pound. There will be < a few of the cheaper grades that will i sol! for less. Os course, these prices are not exactly accurate, but are suf- i ficiently so to convince the customer that even the Christmas goodies have advanced along with shoe , shines, hair cuts, etc. “Several of the dealers declarethat as a result of the advance they do (Continued on Page J

THE LAST RITES Funeral of Late James 11. Stone Will be Held Friday Afternoon AT TWO O’CLOCK From the Home—Rev. Rogers in Charge—Burial in Decatur Cemetery. Funeral services for the late James H. Stone, whose deatli occurred on Tuesday morning, will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence. Rev. F. G. Rogers of the Baptist church will officiate. The J. O. O. F. of which Mr Stone was long a member, will attend in a body and be in charge of the services and pall bearers will be selected from their ranks Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The casket will be o|>en for those who wish to call at the home all of today and tomorrow from nine to eleven o’clock. Many of the relatives have already arrived. Those who are here are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stone, Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Ross C. Stone and daughter , Muncie; Mrs. Lucy Luckey, Indianapolis; Miss ictoria Stone, Chicago; a niece,Mrs. Arch Huston, Canal Winchester. (), a brother, Robert Stone, of Tiffin, O. Mr. Stone was eighty-one years of age last January 12. many Borrows Teachers of High School Bereaved Heavily in Deaths of Relatives. A MESSAGE COMES Os Death of Father of Miss Rackstraw —Several O th- - Are Saddened. That “troubles come not as single spies, but in battalions" is certainly true, and they seem to have aimed their darts particularly at the teachers of the Decatur high school, who have been bereaved in an especially heavy way. A telegram came this morning to Miss Anne Rackstraw, teacher of art and music, telling of the death of her father, at Bay City, Mich. He has been in poor health for some time. Only yesterday came word to Prof. Worthman from Miss Fredia Wemhoff, German teacher, who was called last week to Burlington, Wis., that her mother had passed away, Monday. Rev. L. W. Stolte, who took Miss Wemhoff’s German classes in her absence, was called to New Knoxville, Ohio, last Saturday by the critical illness of his wife’s sister, who subsequently died, the funeral being held yesterday. Mr. Stolte’s own sister is critically ill and as she showed signs of being better it was thought by nis waiting until Friday, he would be al lowed to see her. Miss Btelle Batchelor, teacher of Latin, is suffering from a nervous breakdown and was given a three months leave of absence. However, supply teachers are being secured, and conditions are adjusting themselves nicely, as far as the work here is concerned) However, an atmosphere of sadness is manifest in sympathy with the heavy bereavements suffered by the teachers. BOSSE OPERA HOUSE Again a well pleased audience Izft the opera house last night, after having seen the western play “The Lure of Gold”. Tonight the feature bill of the company “The World and a Woman” will be presented, it is an exceedingly strong play with exciting dramatic situations and climaxes. Miss Goldie Gorrell, the leading lady, and Mr. Richard Davis, leading man. both have fine parts in the respective lines, the other members of the company are all well cast. 'Tomorrow night the rural comedy drama “A Farmers Daughter” will .be given with an entire change of [ specialties and special scenery.

MILK RIOTS START i United Pres* B*i | New York, Oct. 5- (Special to Daily Democrat)—The milk famine got to the riot stage today. Police report- ] <‘d trouble on the east side where famished women and children took desperate steps. In one instance a driver was dragged from his cart while a mob of two hundred took the milk. Milk lines have been established in ! some sections where small portions are supplied. Up-state the night rid ers are busy and extra deputies have been called to guard creameries against attack. — X) — DYNAMITE EXPLODES (United Press Service) Grafton, 111., Oct. 5 (Special to the Daily Democrat) -Leo Patterson, superintendent of the Illinois Pow It Company's plant and two laborers were killed today when three car ■ loads of dynamite were exploded. THE COURT NEWS l Jury is Hearing Case of Charles Griswold on Serious Charge. • — . DIVORCE IS ASKED By Mrs. Amos Houk—lssues Made in Cases— Marriage License. Judge D. E. Smith and a jury are f hearing the case of the State vs. Chas. Griswold, charged with committing a criminal assault upon nine year old Cloa Smith, daughter of F. Smith, July 11. The charge was perferr'd by Dan Shackley, of the board of i children’s guardians’. "R. C. Parrish is assisting Prosecutor Fruchte. Griswold. who stated he had no means for employing counsel, is defended 9y L. C. DeVoss at the expense of the county. At time of going to press the evit dence had been eonculded and the arguments were being given. The case may go to the jury about four o'clock. I —— Martin Reppert vs. William A. Bowman. et al. Answer in two paragraphs. Rule to reply to second paragraph. E. Collins Ford vs. Homer Pontius. . Attachment proceedings dismissed at I cost of defendant. Agreement in op- ■ en court that there shall be no liabili ity of the plaintiff on said attae'i- ■ ment proceedings or bond in said attachment. ’ Eliza Hofstetter Alma Hunsieker, al partition case. Petition by co imissioner to accept balance of purchase money in full before due was sustained. Daniel S. Peachy, vs. Adams Express Company. Answer in gene' 11 denial filed. Petef Zaugg vs. Julius Schug, et al. Defendants ruled to answer absolute in five days. Licensed to marry: Chancey Barlett. born February 16. 1897, son of Jacob Barlett to wed Mary Hind -n---lang, born November 9. 1896, daughter of George Hindenlang. Acting upon instruction, it took the jury only a short time, after the mat-! ter was given into their hands yes- . terday afternoon at four o’clock, to return a verdict in favor of John A. Didot, who was charged by his wife. Lorene, with failure to support her. Through her attorney, E. V. Harris, La Elsie Houk yesterday filed suit in superior court for a decree of divorce from ber husband, Amos E. Houk. She charges abandonment and nonsupport. The couple were married October 9. 1901, and separated September 13, 1912. Amos E. Houk was practicing attorney of Fort Wayne some years ago. He was interesed in an insurance concern for which he had coljected some funds. Houk disappeared with the funds and has not been heard of since. It is said that he went to California from Fort Wayne.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. “rev - STOLTE ARRIVES. ' ■ s Rev. L. W. Stolte who has been at New Knoxville, O. several days on z account of illness and death of rel--1 atives, returned home today and is I' ready for his classes in catechetical instruction Saturday.

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A CLEAR ISSUE * > * > *■* ■«*->.. ..a Republicans Give Prominence to Fine Democratic Argument. SOMEBODY SLIPPED When Republicans Sought to Prove Disaster from Revenue Figures. On the back of their campaign textbook, in the most prominent place they could put it except the frontpage cover, the republicans have printed the following: Greater Imports—Lesser Revenue IMPORTS. 33 last months under Payne tariff $4,677,817,285 33 last months under Underwood tariff 5.318.282.073 CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED 33 last months under Payne tariff $868,111,075 33 first months under Underwood tariff 629,756.431 An increase of $640,464,787 in imports In spite of twenty-three months of war. A loss of revenue amounting to $238,354,644. This is splendid—for the democrats. In tlic first thirty-three months under the Underwood tariff the people of the United States were able to buy $640,000,000 more of foreign goods than they were in the last thir-ty-three months of the Payne tariff. They were also able and did ex- . port in the same period $1,150,000,000 more of merchandise than they did I in the same period under the Payne I tariff, a gain of practically $500,000,- • i 000 in our favor in the balance o£ I trade. , f j It is true that the government lost ! i in customs duties in the first thirtythree months under the Underwood . i tariff $238,000,000 as compared with . the same period under the Payne tariff. but that amount of money rei mained in the pockets of the people Jof the United States, for even the republicans have not now the effrontery to claim that the “foreigner pays I the tax.” But this loss of customs duties un.'der the Underwood tariff law is more . 1 than offset by the $274,000,000 that the .' government collected under the income tax provisions of that law. The money not collected by the government from customs duties was saved in a great measure to the ordinary citizens. The revenue collected as I income tax was paid entirely by the i well-to-do and wealthy. The figure!) given such importance and display by the republicans, when 'shown along with other figures necessarily allied to them, like exports to imports, revenue from tariff duties and revenue from income tax | provisions of the tariff law. are unI answerable arguments for the wisI dom and success of President Wil- ' son's administration. I One Good Turn Deserves Another. Eight-hour day for the workingmen. Eight years in Washington for Woodrow Wilson. A Well-defined Issue. The Chicago Tribune’s special correspondent. E. C. Hill, who followed Candidate Hughes in his campaign of the middle west, reported his Milwaukee speech in the columns of the Tribune as follows: “Throughout Mr. Hughes’ address the applause, filed to hairtrigger speed, exploded constantly like gun volleys. The first burst of apI plause came when he said in the principal city of the state of LaFollette that the LaFollette shipping bill must be repealed; the next, when he said that the Underwood tariff must be replaced by a protective tariff; the third, when he declared that the whole democratic legislative accomplishment must be wiped off the books for the good of the country.’’ At last we have a clear and wellcut issue. All who favor the repeal , of the Underwood tariff, all who favor , the repeal of the federal reserve law, , the rural credits act, the child labor law, and the other labor legislation o£ , the Wilson administration, the AlasI kan railway bill and the other prot gressive and conservative legislation of the Wilson administration should vote for Mr. Hughes. Those who do not favor the wiping out of the whole democratic legislative accomplishments should vote for President Wilt. son. i Mrs. H. C. Wittgenfeld returned ; this afternoon to her home in Cinl cinnati, O. She was the guest of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Trout.