Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1916 — Page 1

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RECORD VOTE BEING CAST EARLY VOTE FIFTEEN TO TWENTYFIVE PER CENT GREATER THAN NORMAL-EARLY RETURNS'INDICATE WILSON WILL HAVE BIG MAJORITY.

(United Press Service! BULLETIN. Wichita, Kans., Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Incomplete returns from 16 out of 26 precincts give Hughes 416 and Wilson 880. Wichita is normally republican. Norwell. Mass., Nov 7.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Wilson ran well ahead of the state ticket here today, while Hughes fell behind the republican ticket. Wilson polled 107 votes and Hughes 179. —i Tokepa, Kans., Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first available returns in Kansas today came from 25 out of 32 precincts in Topeka. The incomplete count gives Hughes 1,389 and Wilson 974. The double election boards made it possible for the returns to be given out early. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nine precincts cast up to ten o'clock gave Hughes 378 votes and Wilson 329. Chicago, 111., Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —All records for heavy voting were smashed with a total vote of 650,000 cast at 2:00 p. m. ■ Chicago's registration is 808,000. Indianapolis, Nov. 7 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —A record vote for Indiana was assured at noon today' judging from returns from various cities over the state allowing that the early vote was fifteen to twenty five percent greater than normal. The election officials dedared that half of the registered voters had cast their ballots by noon and practically the same conditions were reported from every large city in the state. Cook County Pivoting. Chicago. 111., Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Chicago and Cook county will today cast approximately 900,000 votes for the various, presidential candidates. The registration in Chicago alone is 808,119., of whom 303,698 are women. Cicero, Evanston and other suburbs of Chicago will bring the total registration to near the million mark. For the first time in their history, Chicago women will vote for a president. Generally speaking, campaigners say, Ate women will follow the men, in case of married women or single women who live at home. Besides these, however, there sre perhaps 75,000 wage earning women known as “unattached.” Where these votes will go is one of the election mysteries. The usual charges of fraud have been made and will continue all today. For the most part, they amount to nothing. Many ignorant negroes and foreigners who have no right to vote have been registered by advice and assistance of petty politicians, but in most cases their names have l>een removed from the poll books after investigation. Both democrats and republicans are claiming the city and state. As a matter of fact the silent vote was never so great as this year and the state and national managers are in the air. The city and county elections interest centers in the fight for state attorney of Cook county. Three candidates are in the field and all claiming victory. All are conceded to have a chance, as intense factional fights are involved. William A. Cunnea, socialist, is being openly sup- * ported by the Chicago Tribune, republican. He made a very strong run four years ago. The democratic nominee is Maclay B. Miller, present state’s attorney. The republican candidate is Harry B. Miller, supported by the entire city hall machine, but will be generally knifed by antiThompson republicans. The. fight between Lowden, republican, and Dunne, democrat, for the governorship, has been overshadowed by the presidential fight, but it is a pretty scrap. Delay in counting the presidential and gubernatorial vote will result from the state law which provides

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that the “little ballot” in which Chicago is voting for various bond issues, must be counted before the presidential vote. The election commissioners have ruled that the election clerks must obey the law. Liquor an Issue. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In some fifteen states today, the liquor question is an issue, and in one of the states prohibition and suffrage are both being considered. Reports from all these states will be embodied in the annual address of Miss Anna A. Gordon, president of the National W, C. T. U., at the convention of the organization here November 17-22. Tomorrow at Evanston. 111., headquarters of the National W. C. T. U., a big silk flag will be spread between the elms in front of the old Frances E. Willard home, which is the office building of the organization she headed, to celebrate the victories, for the prohibitionists declare it is a victory whether they have the largest number of votes or not. They base their claim on the statement that the campaign goes a long way to educate the people, in their doctrines. The states conducting offensive campaigns against the saloon are Michigan, South Dakota, Nebraska. Montana, California. Idaho and the Territory of Alaska. The states conducting defensive campaigns are Oregon, Washington, Colorado. Arkansas. Mississippi and Arizona. In South Ikikota both suffrage and prohibition are at issue, and at W. C. T. U. headquarters they call it a doubleheader election,” because the National W. C. T. U. is one of the pioneers of the suffrage cause, and the organization is as deeply interested in suffrage as in the temperance cause. Record Vote Expected. Indianapolis, Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)-Indiana voters went to the polls today to decide which way the pivotal state will pivot, as far as national politics are concern ed and to settle a few differences of opinion in state politics. Close followers of election In the Hoosier state for many years, today predicted that the total would reveal a record vote in Indiana. In the last presidential race, 654.474 ballots were cast in Indiana —281890 for Wilson; 151,267 for Taft and 162,007 for Roosevelt. In the state election in 1914. the total number of ballots fell about 8,000 short of this mark. With the issues so tightly drawn and with such strenuous campaigns that have been made in the state this year, however, dopsters are predicting a total of more than 665,000 votes will go to the polls today. Fight For State Control Indianapolis. Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Although the biggest political scrap in Indiana this year has been the bout between principals in the national election, the voters today were giving their attention to a few preliminaries in the fights for control of the state legislature. Both parties have been giving a great deal of attention to legislative fights in the state, although the public eye had not lieen centered on these issues on account of the denomination national politics. Democratic state leaders today predicted that they would retain conlrol of both houses of the legislature while republicans were just as strong forcasting that they would have a working majority at the next session. The republicans will have to elect seventeen states senators, to gain control of the upper house. There are fifty members of the senate. Os the hold-overs, nine are republican and the remainder democratic. MRS. PARRISH VERY LOW Mrs. Joshua Parrish who has been suffering from cancer for some time, is very low and her death is expected ) hourly.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, November 7, 1916.

TO INCREASE PAY AND SHORTEN DAY Is Announcement Made Today by Waring Glove Co. of This City. BEGIN DECEMBER IST Nine-hour Day for Employes and Wage Increase of 15 to 20 Per Cent. Announcement was made today by the Waring Glove Company of this city that beginning December Ist, they will place all employes oh a nine-hour day basis and will increase wages from fifteen to twenty l>er cent. The company has factories in this city, at Huntington and Rochester and employ several hundred men and women. The change means much to the employes and will be good news, meaning less hours and higher wagi s. The Waring company is recognized as a splendid business insitution, well managed and a great business concern for the cities which hare been fortunate enough to secure one of their plants. They operate the year around, and make every effort to give to their customers value received and they take excellent care of those who work fpr them, the plant in this city being an ideal one, perfectly ventilated, heated and otherwise arranged to make the employee as comfortable as possible. The increase at this time and the reduction of the days work to nine hours is a business move, expensive to the company in dollars and cents but one that will be returned to them in full measure by the heartfelt appreciation of the employees.

STATE BOARD WORKER Miss Mary Maxwell, of Indianapolis, a member of tlie board of state charities, who spent the week here, left this morning for Fort Wayne. Miss Maxwell visited all the children placed in Adams county homes. There are about forty. SHOT jTTACE Harry Green, Geneva Boy, Receives Wounds in the Face —May Lose HIS EYE SIGHT Is at Hope Hospital Taking Treatment —Physicians Trying Skill. Harry Green, aged 17 years, an < r phan residing near Geneva, is a patient at Hope hospital Fort Wayne, suffering from gunshot wounds in his face which are the result of a ah itgun being accidentally discharged near his face. He may lose the sight of one eye. The boy had been hunting last Thursday afternoon and in the evening when he was returning home he jumped on the rear ofa wagon. The hammers of the shotgun were down. He was holding the gun near the muzzle. In some manner he struck bne of the hammers on the coupling pole, setting off the cap. One shot pierced the right eye. Between fifteen and twenty shots entered the face. The main charge of the shell struck the boy on the right temple tearing away all the flesh to the bone. A physician from Geneva was called,. He advised Green’s removal to a Fort Wayne hospital. The attending physician states that all efforts are being made to save the eye. It may be posible that if infection sets in the entire eyeball will have to be removed. His condition is serious, but he is expected to recover. TWO WEEKS’ SERVICE Evangelistic Service Will Open Sunday At Christian Church. A two weeks’ evangelistic service will open next Sunday morning at the Decatur Christian church by Rea. J. H. Mavlty and his assistants. More definite announcement regarding the same will be made later.

CAST FIRST VOTE The first vote cast in Root township this morning was just at six o’clock and was cast by John Sehurger, a well known and spry young man, who will be seventy-nine years old next March 11. Mr. Sehurger does not live near the polls either. He lives northwest of this city. He walked to town early enough to catch the 5:50 interurban car; this morning; arrived at Monmouth at six o'clock took fifteen minutes or so to vot“; and rode back to town by automobile, in time to begin his work early. Mr. Sehurger was formerly county recorder. After his office expired, he opened the first abstract office In the co tnty and has since continued.

WILSON VOTES Both President Wilson and Candidate Hughes Vote Early. WILSON AT PRINCETON Hughes at New Y ork—Both Greeted by Delegations of Citizens. (United Press Service) (By Robert Bender) Princeton, N. J. Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It required sixteen men, three automobiles four hours and fifty four gallons of gasoline to deliver President Wilsons vote for himself here today. The president with his body-guard of secret servicemen and retinue of newspaper men made the trip from Shadow Lawn early in the morning and.although it was only nine o’clock when the president reached the polls he was the fiftieth voter. „ The booth was in a fire engine house. The presidents arrival was quickly learned by residents here and a big crowd of people gathered about the voting place to cheer the executive He was given an ovation by Princeton students in passing through the streets of the city.

New York, Nov. 7—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes voted ballot number 13 at 7:03 this morning in the Victoria Laundry voting booth. He arose at 5:45 took an hour to dress and left the Astor Hotel with his publicity agent and two detectives about 6:50.

Tlie governor walked three blocks to the voting booth and return. On ly a few stragglers and a flock of newspaper men and movie operators were on hands as he went into the dingy, little Eighth Avenue building. A dozen camaras clicked when Mr. Hughes entered the booth and h» stood smiling until the photographers had snapped him to their satisfaction. A large crowd had been atracted by the time Hughes had finished voting and' accompanied the candidate back on his way to the hotel. ANNUAL ELECTION HELD The annual meeting and election of officers of the Indiana Board and Filler Company of this city was held Monday afternoon at the offices on the company on West Adams street The following officers were elected W. D. Coil, president and General manager. D. C. Amerine, vice-presi-dent; S. B. Fleming, Treas.: W. A Viets, Sec’y.; G. M. Battenberg, assistant secretary and The board of directors is composed of S. B. Fleming, W. D. Coil, D. C. Amerine W. A. Viets, Ira D. Schafer and Peter K. Morrison. The report for the year showed a wonderful business and a handsome dividend was declared. INDIANA CAN'T LOSE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Deocrat)—On this day of uncertainty, there is only one thing certain and that Is Indiana will have the next vice-president. Both Chas. W. Fairbanks and Thomas R. Marshall, candidates for vice-president, are Hoosiers. Both have been elected to that office on previous occasions. Fairbanks in 1904 and Marshall in 1912. DELTA T. T. STRAW VOTE The Dela Thea 'Tau sorority at the home of Miss ,Vera Clark last evening took a straw vote. There were eight for Wilson; and three for Hughes.

GUESTS FROM SIXCWINTIES Local Royal Neighbor Camp Entertains Several Hundred Visitors Today. BUTLER NEXT YEAR District Meeting—Class of Fifty Will be Initiated by Fort Wayne Team. The Decatur camp of Royal Neighbors is entertaining several hundred guests from six counties of the district at their annual meeting, at the Knights of Pythias Home today. Butler was selected as the place for :he holding of the 1917 convention. Mrs. Hattie Campbell, of Buller, who presided at the meeting today was re-elected president. Other officers elected are A vice president, Mrs. W. Stolte, Fort Wayne; secretarytreasurer. Mrs. Richards, of Butler. The first delegation to arrive was a large one from Monroe. Others followed from the other camps, and a special car from Fort Wayne, at 10:20 brought a large delegation. By noon nearly three hundred visitors had registered. The morning was given over to the business, election and other preliminary matters.. This afternoon the school of instruction will be conducted by Mrs.l Volz: and this evening at 7:30 o’clock, a big class of fifty candidates will be initiated. Thirty-seven of these are from this city. Among prominent officers and speakers here are Mrs. Volz. Indianapolis. who is supreme auditor; Mrs. W. Stolte, Fort Wayne, state oracle; Mrs. Sarah Miller, Fort Wayne, district deputy. A fine chicken dinner and also supper, were given at the G. A. R. hall in charge of a competent committee from the local camp. Mrs. Will Richards, and other proi iinent members from the local camp have contributed much toward the success of the local entertainment, having been very diligent workers.

ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. .Joshua Parrish at the Point of Death—lll Long of Cancer. ARM IS BROKEN Wilbur Suman Breaks Arm Cranking Ford—Notes of the Sick. Mrs. Josua Parrish who has been very ill of cancer for a long time, is at the point of death, her death being expected hourly. Wilbur Suman, son of D. F. Suman. had his right arm broken between the elbow and wrist last evening, at bis home while attempting to crank their Ford. Mrs. J. H. Mavity who fell a week ago and suffered a fracture of the ribs passed a very bad night, her injury being very painful. It is of such a nature that she cannot lie down, thus preventing her from taking the res that would be conductive to more rapid recovery. “WHAT HAPPENED AT 22” When “What Happened at 22” is shown on the screen at the Crystal (heater tonight the audience will lie treated to one of the most interesting fascinating and unusually original photoplay documents ever filmed. It Is a mystery story written in the best, vein of the well known Broadway playwright, Paul Wilstach, and in the hands of Director George Irving, has been given a most adequate and satisfactory staging by the Frohman Amusement Company. It is released on the World Film program and is bound to make a big hit when shown in this city. Frances Nelson, last seen in "Human Driftwood,” and Arthur Ashley, hero of “Sealed Lips” and “The Struggle” as well as "Tangled Fates,” will be featured in this mystery play. Five and ten cents.

WHERE THEY ARE VOTING (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thomas R. Marshall, candidate for vice-president, nl Indianapolis. Charles W. Fairbanks, candidate for vice-president, In Indianapolis. John A. M. Adair, democratic candidate for governor, in Portland. James P. Goodrich, republican candidate for governor, in Winchester. James E. Watson, republican candidate for United States Senator, in Rushville. , Thomas Taggart, John W. Kern, democratic candidates for Unliod States senator and Harry S. New Republican candidate oposing Kern, in Indianapolis. THE COURT NEWS Delphi Straw Board Co. Brings Suit to Collect Insurance Policy. THE DEMAND IS $2,500 County Commissioners Not in Session on Election Day. By its attorney, C. J. Lutz, the Delphi Straw Board company has filed suit against tlie Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance company. This is a suit on insurance policy, demand $2,500. The plaintiff alleges the defendant failed to pay claim resulting rom fire September 22 at the plaintiff’s factory at Delphi. The county commissioners did not hol<> a session today on account of election day. Hunters’ licenses were issued to Lawrence Bultemeier, Earl Black burn, William P. Schrock. Albert Lammert. J. J. Baumgartner, William Freitag, Guy Mason, Duffy DeFrance. Real estate transfers, Jacob McBride to Jesse Gilbert lots 51-52. Williams. $700; Lydia Rankin to Thomas Moore, lots 367-368 Geneva. sl. WATCHING THE VOTE. (United Press Service)

Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The federal government gave special attention to voting in the middle west states today to prevent frauds. Although Frank C. Dailey, special assistant United States attorney in charge of the investigations, refused to make any statements, lie admited that he. had been busy all day in connection I witli his investigations. Reports from Cleveland and Detroit state that special agents of the government were watching the polls closely in an attempt to detect election frauds. FIRST ELECTION RESULTS (United Press Service) Pittsfield, Mass. Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—-New Ashford, 1 near here, was the first town in the United States today to announce • s election returns. Out of 25 register ed voters, 23 went to the polls and made known their choice for president as follows: Hughes 16; Wilson 7. In 1912 New Ashford vote fir president was: Roosevelt 6; Tait 7; Wilson 4. NORTH WARD SHOW A special show will be given by the North Ward school children Friday evening at the Crystal Theater. Two of the most popular movie actors.. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bain will take the leading roles in A Race for Life." The profits derived from the show will go towards the buying of a Victrola for the North Ward. ONE AMERICAN ABOARD. (United Press Service) London, Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —There was only one American aboard the steamer Lanao sunk by a German undersea boat October 28. it was learned today. The captain said his ship flew the American flag when she was held up off the Portuguese coast and sunk with a bomb after the crew had been taken off. MAN AND SON DEAD (United Press Service) Rockville, Ind., Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —William R. Choate and his twelve year old son were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home in the southeast part of Parke county last night. The ! fire started sho/fy after . Choate I cooked supper for himself.

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BIG VOTE TODAY CITY AND COONTY 11 • • < Nearly One Thousand Ballots Had Been Cast in City Up to 2 O’clock. WILL BREAK RECORD Is Belief of Those Who Are Watching Polls—Heavy Vote in Country, Also. At two o’clock this afternoon 899 ballots had been east in the six precincts in the city of Decatur, indicating that the vote will be the largest, ever cast here at a general election. According to the registration books there were still out 274. Os these a number were not entitled to vote or were not in the city. It is believed the total vote wil; reach more than 1200 by six o’clock when the polls close. Reports from over the county at the same hour were tiiat the vote will be large and it is believed that a total of more than 5,000 votes will bo cast in the county. The election passed quietly, there being but few discussions and only an occasional challenge. The vote at 2 o’clock in this city was as follows: First Ward "A.” 179; First Ward “B.” 122; Second Ward “A.” 210; Second Ward ”B,’* 107; Third [Ward “A.” 170; Third Ward “B,” ' 192. THEY VOTE EARLY (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 7 —(Special to 'Daily Democrat) —Indiana's candi-

dates for national offices set the voters a good example today by going to i the polls early. J. Frank Hanly, Prohibition candidate for president voted shortly after eight o’clock; Charles W. Fairbanks, Hughes runI ning mate voted at 9:30 and vice-pres-j idetn Thomas R. Marshall at ten ; o’clock. Thomas Taggart was the ’ first of the senatorial candidates to cast his ballot al the Dennison Hotel at eight o'clock. Harry S. New voted a half an hour later: Senator John W. Kern at ten o’clock. James Ell Watson was at his home in Rushville and planned to vote early. FOG CAUSED SMASH I A new Ford car, driven by George Reber of Washington township, collided with a motorcycle carrying a side car, near the Trout farm south of the city at five o’clock yesterday, I when fog obscured the view. The I Ford car had a radius rod broken an I I the axle bent, while the side car of the motorcycle was demolished and the machine itself was uninjured. A Monroe man named Smith was hurt slightly. He was driving the motorcycle. The others were not injured. TRIPPLE COLLISION (United Press Service) Altoona. Penn., Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A trippie collision on the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad near Portage eatly today wrecked two freight trains and a fast passenger train. Fifteen freight cars, passenger engine, a sleeper and a baggage car were derailed but no one was injured. BILLY SUNDAY DIDN'T VOTE. (United Press Service) Warsaw. Ind., Nov. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Billy Sunday was so busy campaigning against saloons in Michigan that he lost his own vote. He returned home today intending to vote. Hesent his registration by mail but the letter was delayed and the registration was declared void. WANT FULL DETAILS. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C„ Nov. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The state department cabled Consul General ’ Skinner at London to forward all details obtainable on the sinking of the stqpmer Lanao and instructed him to get all possible information from the crew. ’ ATTENTION W. R. C. .. i There will be a special meeting cf - the W. R. C. at the post hall Friday afternoon at two o'clock. All niembi ers are urgently requested to be pres- ■ ent as fnil>ortant business will l.e transacted. 266t3