Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1917 — Page 1

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HAS A MEANING J Joker in Goodrich Oil Inspection Repeal Bill is (iood lor Refiners WHO WILL PROFIT The Joker is Exposed—We Will Have No Law at All if This Passes. E E (By Kay Viito) Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 29—(Spec-i |Hal to Daily Democrat) Why is the' ■ Standard Oil company sending its ■ lobbyists to Governor Goodrich to ■ publicly prove the Goodrich oil in- ■ sped ion bill? This is the stray of why the Good-' R rich oil inspection bill has become' ■ known as the Standard Oil company i ■relief measure. It is the story of E why an insurgent movement has aris-: Ken among some progressive republiK'car senators and why they are care-' s.fullys.fully inspecting other Goodrich measures. » | The Goodrich bill provides that a' 1 E Stamp tax of one-quarter cent shall! | be fixed o neach gallon of oil sold in E? Indiana. n ■ The state inspected 98.504,960 gal- ’ lons of oil and gasoline last year, fc Under the new Goodrich bill the: same number of gallons would have i cost the oil companies $246,262.25., £>'/»' The oil companies paid for inspection under the present law $211,731.70 I Hist year. The Goodrich law would compel the companies to pay $34,530.55 more than is paid at present. The oil companies are lobbying ‘ with the Goodrich administration to place this additional burden upon i themselves. Why? i The reason is under the Goodrich . b;ll. there is every possibility the oil ■ copipanies wil levade payment. j to the state. The best attorneys , who have been studying the bill for ( weeks say they are certain it will be ] declared unconstitutional. But it ( ■will have repealed the present oil in- [ spection law and it is the legal opin-. lon Indiana will not be able to com- ’ nei the pavment of one cent of oil ■S | * 1 E tax if the Goodrich measure is en- . . It *• acted. To digest the law and reveal the’ 1 jokers, the first section provides for I g registration of names of agents. [' K q J.,, second section provides for the < ft fixing of a label on the contanier. | s. The label guarantees the oil is equal Ko or better than the standard statI- cd on the label. i For each gallon sold or offered for j sab) the agent must affix a stamp in ; sinoutit equal to one-quarter cent a B gallon. ( The third section provides the E-chemist of the state board of health I shall be state inspector of oils. He , is authorized to establish standards lof puritv. He is authorized to apK point “not to exceed three deputies. I who. together with the deputies of K the pure food and drug department g' are authorized to take samples of ■oils sold or offered for sale.” ‘ The fourth section fixes a penalty Bor failing to affix the stamp tax and Eor selling oils inferior in grade to j|the standard on the label. The law makes inspection of oil ■ optional with the state chemist. He ■lean inspect if he so desires. But | there is no connection between pay- | ment of the tax and the inspection. There is the joker which has tickK]ed the oil companies very pleasant- 1 K The constitution provides that one B<-ninmo<iitv or class ot piopeity can Knot he singled out for taxation. The I attorneys say there is no doubt Sec- ■ tlon 3” of the Goodrich measure will ■be considered as a revenue meas i I tiro’ and therefore invalid, because it | places a tax on one commodity and E not on others. I I The oil companies therefore would, | be relieved of paying anything to the j I state and the “joker" would continue. ■to tickle them. I ■ They would be saved $211,731.70 at ■ least each year and the state would I get nothing, bast year the state got, | $105,865.85 and the mspectois I amount and the state paid out nothI ’’The Goodrich bill repeals the forft mor oil inspection bill. °° ' |: rich measure would take e ec . _ I 1, 1917. On May 2- 1917, tbo o 1 eom- | panics could begin their sui I the law. It would be declared I id in the opinion of the bes a

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| But the original oil law would be | r< pealed. The repealing clause prob | ably would stand. And the state would be without an oil inspection de partme.nt. So every little joker has a meaning nil its own. And the republican pa ; pen still talk of that Cloak of Economy while the oil companies furnish I the applause. — —o RUMMAGE SALE A SUCCESS The Mite society of the M. E. church which is conducting the rummage sale iin the Gregory building on Madison [street, is meeting with excellent sue--1 cess. Their stock of second hand I clothing is well selected, and their [ bazaar goods fine. It is not difficult I to find the place, as J. W. Church, the i sign man, voluntarily made them three fine signs, of artistic merit, ’or their show windows, which they heartily appreciate. Call and see the stock. KILLS THE BILL House Committee on Rights and Franchises Kills the Suffrage Bill. DICK VESEY REPORTS Suffragettes Center Their Attempts to Gain Vote on the Senate. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hope of Indiana suffragettes to obtain the vote through the present legislature faded today when Dick M. Vesey of Fort; Wayne, chairman of the house com-1 mittee on rights and franchises, to| which the Aldridge sucrage bill wis| referred, announced that the hill ’ would probably die in the committee.' yesey stated that no report would made on the measure unless it is ■b-i manded by the house. Then a major-! ity and a minority report will be I made. A majority favoring killing! the measure. A similar bill is under consideration by the senate committee and suffragettes are now placing the ir hopes on the upper house. An attempt was made last week to force the house committee to make an immediate report on the suffrage b’ll but failed when a resolution to that effect was tabled on motion of the committee. Indianapolis, Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Indiana legislature started on its fourth— and what will probably be the most important week of its sixty day session when both houses met at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Important developments are expect-■ ed on the prohibition, constitutional convention and suffrage bills and also some of Gov. Goodrich’s most important measures during the next six days I The prohibition bill which was pass ed by the house, was scheduled to be handed down in the senate today byLieut. Gov. Bush. It will go to (he committee on public rights and franchise, which already has a similar bill under consideration and will undoubtedly receive favorable action. The constitutional convention bill which has also passed the house, w'll come up for early action in the senate. The woman suffrage bill in the i senate will probably be acted on before the similar measure before the house. Advocates of woman suffrage are waiting until the senate disposes :of the constitutional convention bill, before pushing their measure strongly. The house will take up the main administration bills immediately. It has cleared its decks of the prohibi--1 tion and constitutional hills —two of i the most important. I Although few bills have been acted |on considering the fact that one-third |of the period of the session is now passed, all of the preliminary work is out of the way and leaders are expecting to get some fast work out of the legislators from no won. The house will hold sessions on Saturday in the future,: Speaker Eschbach announced. and told the members to . make their plans accordingly. baby'born. Helena Alvera is the name of the baby girl born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vian. The babe was christened Sunday afternoon at the | St. Mary's Catholic church.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 29, 1917.

BURIAL TUESDAT •■I Funeral Services for Mrs. “ Anna Gruber Will he on Tuesday Afternoon. [AT MAGLEY CHURCH J Funeral of Mrs. Zahm To--1 day—Henry Fuhrman Given Military Burial. t ■ ■ * Funeral services ik>r Mrs. Anna 1 Gruber, of Magley, who died Friday night will be held Tuesday afternoon ’j at two o'clock from the Magley Reformed church. Rev. Englemann will officiate. Burial services for a still born child of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Drake of I this city were conducted yesterday at , the Salem cemetery. The body of Mrs. Agnes Zahm, a I distant relative of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tettman, who was stricken with paralysis Friday enroute to Florida, and who was taken off the train at Portland where her death occurred, was taken to a former home at Newark, Ohio. The funeral was held today. Mrs. Zahm was seventy-two years of age. Her home was at Huntington. She had been here for a three week’s visit at the Tettman home. ■ — - Henry C. Fuhrman, late civil war Veteran, was given a military burial j today, the G. A. R. attending in a ) body. The funeral was held from thei Evangelical church in charge of the I Rev. J. H. Rilling. A BIG BICE FARM Henry Krick Buys 240-acre Rice Plantation Near Lake Charles, La. MAY MOVE THERE Land and Climate Are Fine He Says—Peach Trees Now in Bloom. Henry Krick and Dan Erwin have returned from a two weeks’ stay at Lake Charles, Louisiana, and vicinity. While there Mr. Krick purchased a two hundred forty acre rice plantation, six miles from Lake Charles, which is a city of eighteen thousand inhabitants. Mr. Krick expects to return in a ! few weeks and will take Mrs. Krick | with him. If she likes, it, they may go to the south to live. Mr. Krick is well pleased with the I country and its prospects. While there, the peach trees were in bloom, the strawberries were pushing through and lemons were being , gathered from the trees. Although a great rice country, corn, potatoes, peaches, figs and strawber- ; ries are grown in great abundance. Roads in that section of the south j are ideal. —.e — ' PROPHECIES FOR THE YEAR , On April 1 somebody will kick a . hat with a brick in it. May 30 some newspaper will call attention to the thinning ranks of our Civil war veterans. July 4, a certain public speaker will , ■ make reference to the Stars and J Stripes or possibly the Star-Spangled Banner. C First Monday in September orators and newspaper reporters will make reI ference to “Labor’s holiday.” I On a certain Thursday in Novemr ber numerous people will modestly s ask for a leg and a wing and a slice of the breast. f Several newspapers will print picj tures of a gentleman named Woodk, row Wilson on March 4. During August a number of peo- ? pie will take trips to the seashore or the mountains. o TO START ICE WAGON B Ed Writright, for nine years an eraj ploye of the Confer Ice Cream Coms pany, resigned Saturday evening. Mr. e Whitright will start an artificial ice |wagon of his own.

f SUFFRAGETTES HEARD (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 29 -(Special t< Daily Democrat)—The senate con mittees of the legislature which hat • the woman suffrage bill under con sideration, held a public hearing la:< [this afternoon on the measure. Lead i ing suffragists appeared before tin (committee, to which Senator Dobya- | is chairman, prepared to answer any I questions which members of the com ' mittee cared to ask on the question ■of suffrage, but declare they would ■ present no special arguments. The I Rev. Frank L. Loveland, pastor of rhe ! Meridian street Methodist Episcopal I church, spoke on Suffrage and advocated that the law be passed. NAMES OF JURORS I 1 Drawn for February Term , of Grand Jury as Well I as the Petit. II WERE DRAWN TODAY i February Term of Court Will Open Monday After Two Weeks’ Vacation. , Jury Commissioners Eugene Lind sey and D. M. Hensley with County Clerk Will Hammell met and drew the names of six grand jurors and fifteen petit jurors for the February term of court which will open next week. ■ They are: Grand Jury. Wm. A. Ehresman —St. Mary’s. Henry J. Wafel —Preble. | Jos. Rumschlag—Washington. Byron Whitredge—Blue Creek. Geo. Scheiferstein —Root. Frank N. Bauserman —Wabash. Petit Jury. Frank M. Parrish—Decatur. Gid Reisen—Jefferson. Amos K. Stoneburner —Kirkland. | Chas. Reicheldeffer —Geneva. E. Fritzinger—Decatur. Alva Shoemaker —Hartford. John Rich —French. | Frank O. Martin —Washington. I David Werling—Preble. Harry XV. Brown —Wabash. Dye Ferguson—Blue Creek. Corydon F. Rayl—Monroe. ! Louis Mailand —Decatur. Ira J. David —I’nion. Louis Selking—Root. o TWO NEW CANDIDATES Jacob Martin has filed his declaration as a candidate for councilman at large and Ben Shrank as a candidate for councilman, second ward, both on the democratic ticket. James Hurst is also a candidate in the second ward. Mr. Martin has served on the council for many years and his record is a good one. PEONS RIOTING Rioting on International Bridge Quelled With Troops and Cavalry. PERSHING COMING OUT Funston Makes Official Announcement of Withdrawal Today. (Untied Press Service) San Antonio, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —“General Pershing Is on his way out of Mexico.” General Funston officially announced this afternoon. i El Paso, Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Serious rioting by Mexicans at the Juarez end of the infernational bridge was resumed today. A crowd of about five hundred men and - women incensed at not being allow- ■ ed to cross the bridge until bathed began throwing stones at American • soldiers. P Two of the guards were injured. As the mob advanced against the bridge a company of soldiers charged them with clubbed rifles driving them i- back. i- About eight o’clock Mexican cavalry ■. with whips charged the ipob and drove b them all off the bridge but were not able to disperse the crowd.

SUFFERS STROKE : s Marsh Burdg Receives Paralytic Stroke While at e Work Saturday. '[IS SOMEWHAT BETTER " Affects Right .Side —Kenyon Walters is HI of 1 Tonsilitis. ) Mrrsii Burdg, well known barber, suffered a paralytic stroke Saturday [ afternoon while at work at his place : of business in the Frisinger building, i His right side was paralyzed. He is 1 [ much improved, being able to move his right limbs somewhat and being able to make himself better understood through speech. Mildred, aged nine, daughter of ' i Prof, and Mrs. M. F. Worthmann, was I oi>erated upon yesterday at the family j home, when the right lung was drain- [ ed ofa quart of pus. A tube was ini serted that the draining may continue : effective. The abscess folowed an attack of pneumonia. Her condition is (Illite bad but there are hopes for :er I recovery. Miss Lehman is the trainj ed nurse in attendance. (’. L. Walters received word th : s morning from Mrs. Walters who was . j called to Deleware, Ohio, by the ;lij qess of their son. Kenyon, that he is '; better. He was suffering from toa- ■ silitis. William Staler, of Kirkland township, who has been ill of the grip, is better. He is the father of Allen Stalter, of the auditor’s office. INIOOCfCIRCLES Odd Fellows Will Initiate Class of Candidates at Meeting Tonight. REBEKAHS TUESDAY Entertain President — Ben Hurs’ Big Day Comes Friday—Two Sessions. At the regular meeting of the Odd Fellows tonight several candidates will be given the initiary degree. Following the degree work several business items of importance will be discussed and acjion taken. Every member should be there tonight. Tuesday night the Rebekahs wild .have an especially important meeting j ; when Florence McGregor, state president of the organization will be here. The degree work will be conferred and a district meeting held. Preparations are being made to entertain two or three hundred Rebekahs and j plans are completed for a big social following the lodge session. Friday night is the Ben Hurs, On this evening and during the afternoon ! the work of this order will be given I in full. During the afternoon, at the! Knights of Pythias hall the Fort j Wayne degree staff will give a public drill, and there will be speeches from a couple of state officers. In tile evening the secret work will be given a class of candidates and further remarks by the supreme officers will be ; had. The Ben Hurs are planning to I entertain three to four hundred po,i---i pie on this day. Two special cars will be run from Ft. Wayne carrying more I than one hundred visitors, who have I signified their intentions of coming ■ I on that date. -I o NEW LICENSE BILL. j I (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)--Strong attempts are II being made to get the legislature to ' enact a bill allowing counties to re- | tain money received through issuing s licenses. Ono of the bills which has e been presented to this effect, provides n.that the county auditor shall issue a ' the licenses and the counties retain I all funds received. It was reported y on favorably by the house judiciary e A committee today. The measure t was introduced by Representative McCluskey.

■ JUDGE SMITH DECLINES to The second judge Ims refused 'o have anything to do with the hearing of the motion of attorneys of Hen-y Beaver to have Dr. A. H. Shaffer, the county treasurer, cited for contempt because he will not honor the $12,06(1 warrant held by MT. Beaver. First Judge Eggeman of Fort Wayne r" fused on the ground that lie was too . busy. Then Judge David Smith of ' Decatur was selected. He declined jurisdiction after spending several days making up his mind. The two declinations are taken by some to indicate that the judges of surrounding counties do not care to have a hand in the case. Judge Cook called the attorneys together late Thursday ml submitted the names of Judge F. E. ' Bowser oi Warsaw, Judge E. E. Mey griff of Portland and Judge Nelson e j Hunter of Wabash. —Huntington Her- ■ aid. liliW PLEA ‘German Court Preacher Gives Militant Plea for Germany to Stand Pat. i II IN HIGH FAVOR p ■■ Great Contrast Between His Speech of Last Year and Sermon Sunday. (United Press Service) (By Carl W. Ackerman.) Berlin, Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Where one year ago Dr. Dryander, court preacher, pleaded lor an hour for peace in the services (marking the Kaisers birthdate, this 1 1 year his sermon was a t'irey defense of the German cause and a militant Idea for Germany to steel herself for the decisive battle everyone believes ' is coming. In this changd spirit he reflect sf the sentiment of the German people. I His sermon evoked favor everywhere. “We know,’ he said, “that before us is the decisive hat tie which can be fought through only with the greatest sacrifice. But in all cases of he : past God has helped and God will fight for us today through our leaders and soldiers. We neither willed nor wanted this war — neither the Kaiser aorj the people. We hoped for peace asj the Kaiser extended his peace propos-i als, hut with unheard of frovolity and insult our enemies slapped the back of the Kaisers extended hand of peace. "To such enemies there is only one voice— that of cannon. We continue the war with a clear conscience and with trust in God that lie will bring us victory. God cannot —he will not ; —permit the German people to t-.oj I down.” Berlin, Via Saville. Jan. 29—(Spec ial to Daily Democrat)—Germany i handed her answer to Ambassador Gerard today on the sinking of :he steamer Traterrack. “The steamer", I [ the note says, “was stopped by a G. r- ; man submarine. The crew sailed [ aawy in boats from the steamer. Tlie ship was then searched and sunk as a , hostile vessel.” Washington, Jan. 29 —(Special to! j Daily Democrat) —Further armanment [of British ships will not necessarily mean this government will recognize J them and subject to submarine atta I without warning it was said at the ) state department today. This govi eminent will stand pat on its decision >! regarding armed ships. j Berlin via wireless, Jan. 29 —(SpecI i ial to Daily Democrat) —An army transport vessel, crammed with troops sank ten minutes after an attack by a German submarine on January 25th, an official statement said today. The transport was conveyed by three[ French cruisers. The ship was sulk I by a submarine which sank three vesJ seis in two weeks in operations in! J the Mediterranean. MARRIED: SHOT HIMSELF. Pfars Service) ' Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 29 (Spec3 ial to Daily Democrat)—William M. ’ Madden, Seymour. Ind., married two ' days today, shot and killed himself 1 in the wash room of the union de-j 1 pot. The young bride was selecting i ' furniture for a new home when in- ' (formed of her husband's death. She 1 declared she knew of no reason why Jie should kill himself.

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IS IN THE RACE K y Dick Miller Will be Demot i o| cratic Candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis □ ' 1 ACCORDING TO STAR 11 ! 1| 1 One of Best Business Men iof City and Will Make ’em Step. i Dick Miller, head of Miller & Co., | bond dealers, will make the race f.-f [ the Democratic nomination for mayor. He made a brief announcement to that effect last night. Steps have been tak!en within tiie last week to give tho | nomination to Miller without oppo.-i---tiou. “While I have not sought the nom- .; ination for mayor 1 believe that some business man should make the sai rifice and run," Miller told a representative of The Star. “If, therefore, the rank and file of tlie Democratic party honors me w : th nomination, leaving me in a position , to make the race free from all politi<al and personal obligations, I will accept it." Petitions were in circulation yesterday to have Miller’s name placed on the ticket. He said that he lias been aware of the plans of his friends for some time but that he has made it clear that he would not enter into ia scramble for the nomination and I that lie would accept it only under the conditions he named, which are that he shall enter the we absolutely free from personal and politi it ■ obligations. Tlie movement io nominate Mill *r has been carried on quietly for tho last month by well known and active young Democrats aKlated with the Indiana Democratic ■is not identified with any party faci tion and friends who have been urgi ing him to make the race have in. ■ sisted that he not only was entirely free from entangling political alliances but that his record as a business man would prove a distinct asset for his candidacy. Their plan has been to keep the field clear so that Miller could live i the nomination without a contest. It. is regarded as likely that no other name will be presented on tlie De,no. ! ci-atic ticket. A petition to have Miller’s name placed on the ticket will i be filed this week. Miller has resided in Indianapolis for the last fifteen yars and is one of the best known of the younger business m*n of the city. He is a native of Rockville, Parke County, Ind., and was born there forty-six years ago. He was educated in the Rockville ! public schools, after whicli he atte.id[ed the Bloomington Academy : t i Bloomington. Ind , prior to entering Indiana University at Bloomington. ‘ where he was graduated in 1894. He is an ardent I. U. mpn and has been prominent withthe alumni of that in- ! stitutio* in promoting its interests. He was graduated from a law school ! here in 1896 and for four and a half years he practiced his profession at Terre Haute before coming to Indi- | anapolis to engage in the tiond busiI ness. He formerly was president <f I the Indiana Democratic Club. He recently rt tired as president of the notary Chili of Indianapolis and he cormerly was president of tho Highland Golf Club. Miller believes that a business man should be elected mayor of Indianapolis—that the city needs a business man for mayor. He is regarded as «:> able campaigner and has been assigned frequently for speeches throughout the state. —Indianapolis Star. —-o TODAY’S LEGISLATIVE ODDITY (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 29—(Special to | Daily Democrat)—Nineteen seems to [be a fascinating number for the wo. | men, especially in connection with I legislative matters. Senator Kinder of Gary presented a petition signed I by nineteen women of Lake county I protesting against enactment of the women suffrage bill. A few days la- ! ter, nineteen women principals of In. dianapolis schools presented n peiiI tion favoring the measure. o " 1 ROYAL NEIGHBORS All Royal Neighbors owing January assessments be at the hall Tuesday evening to pay. This is the last me ing night in January. Recorder. 2512