Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 29.

SNOIANA GOES DRY BY 38 TOll VOTE SENATOR SIMMONS LEO DEBATE IN FAVOR OF THE WRiCHT BILL-VOTE CAME AT TWELVE FORTY-SEVEN AFTER TWO HOURS DEBATE,

(United Press Service) Indianapolis, * Feb. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —By a landslide vote; of 38 to 11 the Indiana senate today passed the Wright prohibition bill which will Dibit th ■ manufacture, ’ sale or advertisement of liquor in the | state after April 2 1918. The bill ; must go back to the house of repret sentatives for ratification of several | amendments and then will go to t’ae : governor for his signature. The bill was passed at 12:47 o’clock S after debate on the measure had t fc ken up about two and one half ho'*s. The large vote in favor of the bill was a surprise to even its most ardent supporters. A great demonstration followed the passage of the measure. Crowds of prohibition workers who had been waiting in the corridors of the state capitol since early in the morning took up the cheer. Songs were sun;, banners were waved and bands play- , cd in celebration of the event. Hundreds o' persons who crowded the senate galleries and.aisles wont wild with jov. Following the vote on the measure Senator Mercer made a motion to r<_consider the vote. Senator White moved that the Mercer motion be laid on the table. This was adopted killing all further cliait' es for ib senate to consider the measure. Mercer’s motion was merely a parliamentary action. One of the big surprises of the Hal loting came when senator English came cut in favor of the measure. Senator McCray opened the debate in favor of the bill. He declared that since it was determined that the liquor business was no longer a question of moral right, neither could it be a question of economic or legal right. I Several attempts were made to applaud McCray’s address but lieutenant Governor Bush kept order. “This is a senate chamber not a howling alley." be shouted. An attempt to take an immediate vote on the measure was made by Senator Van Aitken but failed when Bmh faile dto recognize the senator .Auburn. ■ Senator Simmons then took the floo- in favor of the measure. ip’Kink Alcohol, who has reigned supreme in Indiana for almost a centner will be uncrowned today.” Simmons began. "If the people have their way the King of Moral Order > will ascend the throne and assume the reins of authority. i “Every move that has been made by, those in favor of the law and order | has be°n met and subjugated by thoseopposed to it. backed up by the brewand saloons. , “Wb»n Indiana first attempted to regulate this business the movement was overruled. This move will not b• a confiscation of property, a man who invests his money in property of this kind does so with the understanding that the state may at anytime abolish this business. W "Are you going to make drunkards out of your children and out of mine?” With th:- remark Simmons tool: his seat and was loudly applauded by those assembled to hear the vote gin talking to the upper branch. Senator English said: T“1 have had petitions from more than thirty unions in Indianpolis asking ntc to oppose this bill and they represent more than ten thousand perHons. I am torn between two confltct'ng ideas. 1 have been asked to net vote for the bill. My foreignborn constituents demand recognition by me for me to cast my vote against this bill. i "If grape juice produces such he-roe-t as William Jennings Bryan, for God's sake let’s stick to brandy! he continued. "Why.” gentlemen, our president at Washington was almost forced to kick him out of the cabinet!” '.Senator Chambers rose to a point

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I of order whether it was a discussion of Bryan or a question of prohibition. Further remarks by Senator English were interrupted by hissing front the galleries. Lieutenant Governor Bush ordered the doorkeepers to single out those who hissed and forcibly eject them from the building. The senate work was suspended during that time. ’’l was in favor of the amendment proposing to extend the time of taking effect of the act to December 31st, 1918" continued Senator English. “I introduced the amendment for a referendum vote, which failed. In order to retain the ora of good feelings however, I will join my Marion county colleagues and vote aye." This declaration was followed byrounds of unbounded applause from the galleries and aisles of the senate. | THE VOTE. I The following voted, dry: Armstrong, Beardsley, Bracken, Chambers, Culbertson, Dobyns, Dorrell, Elsner, English, Fleming, Gemmell, Grant, Hagerty, Hemphil!, Hudgins, Humphreys, Jackson, James, Laney, Lanz, McCcnaha, McCray, McKinley, Mastqn, Mercer, Metzger, Negley, Norman, Porter, Reidelbach, Retherford, Robinson, Signs, Simmons, Smith, Spaan, Summers, White. Total 38. The following voted wet: Bird, Erskine, Hazen, Hirsh. Kinder, Kolsem, Nejdl, Reser, Thornton, Van Auken, Wolfson.. Totai 11. Indianapolis, Feb. 2—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Saloons in Indiana, it was expected today, would know their fate before night. With the Wright-Dorrell prohibition bill which has already passed the lower house of the legislature, a special order of bus-| iness in the senate for 10 o’clock to-1 day, it was barely possible that ihei vote could be delayed longer. Debate on the' question will take several hours. Senator Dorrell, who introduced the bill in the upper legi-:-lative house, was scheduled to open > the fight on the floor of the senate I with a denounciation of the liquor! traffic and a plea that the measure be passed. He would be followed, it was planned, by Senators Robinson, Thornton, Simmons, Culbertson and other lenders. 1 Indianapolis streets today- were thronged with prohibition workers front over the state. The capitol was ‘jammed early. Many waited in line . for the opening of the doors to -he senate chamber to have an opporti’.n--lit y to witness action on one of the most important matters of legislation I which has come before the Indiana Assembly in a decade. Chairs had i been placed in the aisles and corridors to accomodate the crowd. Every delegation had its leader. , Speakers addressed the dry workers from the steps of the capitol; from the Soldiers and Sailors monument steps; on street corners and wherever else a crowd would gather. Lieut Gov. Bush declared that order would have to be kept in the senate chamber while debate was in progress and when the vote was taken. Any demonstrations —applause or hisses—were forbidden. The dry bill will become effectiveApril 2, 1918. Within ten days all liquor stocks would have to be disposed of. A limited amount of intoxicating liquors might be kept for family use. Advertisement and transportation of liquor is forbidden. According to a statement issued bv the Indiana Brewers association, $28,000,000 of property is operated by ttie liquor business in the state. There ' are approximately, 3,500 saloons in ' the state. The weekly Moose dance was given . last evening at the Moose hall and the usual large crowd attended. The t dance class was also very large.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 2, 1917.

HAVE GUEST DAY Euterpeans Entertain Their , Friends at Annual Party —Musical Program |BY PAUL SAURER ■ Interspersed With Graceful i Interpretive Dances by Niblick Sisters. “Guest night", the annual affair of the Euterpean club saw the entertainment of a hundred friends last even- ! I Ing in the spacious Masonic Home, land was an exceptionally delightful one. Paul Sauer of Markle, a brother of . Harold Sauer, of Chicago who gave the recital a year ago, sang th’- e groups of songs, with Mrs. Car"ie i Hanbold playing the piano accompaniment. Mr. Sauer’s voice is especia’ly pleasing and the program was t(! charming one. Interspersing the sdTigs was a series, of graceful interpretative dances ty the little Misses Charlotte and M rgaret Niblick, in costume. The butterfly dance, a Spanish dance and a French Polka, with encores, the la t of which wasa pantomime, gave evidence of the exceptional ability o>’ these little dancers, who are daugh- ! ters of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Niblick. : While the refreshments were pro- ! j vided in the diningroom to the guests i in companies of fifty, those in the asi sembly room were entertained with Victrola music. Mrs. Charles Knapp, as chairman <>t the entertainment committee, had r-s her assistants, Miss Fanny Hite, M”S. E. B. Adams and Miss Frieda Wehmhoff. Mrs. John Peterson, chairman ! of the refreshment committee, was assisted by Mrs. Jesse Sellemeyer. M v. i Dan Tyndall and Mrs. Fred Fruchte. The entertainment was one of the i most succssftti in the history of the ■ club. DEAL WASCLOSED H. L. Confer of This City and Louis Trixler of Huntington Buy Plant. LIVE AT HUNTINGTON Purchase Ditzler Ice Cream Plant—Will Add Soft Drink Manufactory. Herman L. Conter of this city and Louis Trixler of Huntington yesterday closed a deal which has been, pending for two weeks past, whereby they became the owners of the Ditz-, ler Ice Cream factory at Huntington ' and they will take possession February 15th. Mr. Conter will manage! the concern, dividing his time be- , tween that city and Decatur. They ! have also arranged for the installa- i tion of a soft drink plant, the only j one in that city, and within a few months will also take over the ice and coal business. Mr. Conter will , move to Huntington at once and will make his home there. He has had, many years' experience in the busi- i , ness and the outlook for building up a large business in this new field • could not be better. His partner, Mr. Trixler, was formerly deputy clerk .! of the supreme court and is now the . postmaster at Huntington. Mr. Conter recently retired after six years ' as deputy secretary of state. He is an excellent business man and will prove a live wire among the business | men of Huntington, which city is recognized as one of the best in the 1 state for its class. He will contniue to operate his Decatur plant, Mr. Verne McGonagle, who has so ably ' i managed the business during Mr. ' - Conter’s absence, continuing in charge. The new concern will be incorporated under the name of the - Huntington Ice Cream and Soft ? Drink Company. a- — — '■ ' """ The Helping Hand society crocheted and sewed, making spring bonnets I and other articles for their spring t opening at the meeting at the Reform--1 ed church yesterday afternoon. Mirs e Matilda Sellemeyer was hostess end served a fine lunch.

I A BIG DAY TOMORROW Saturday will be n big day for the M. E. Mite society's rummage sale. A big cut in prices on warm overcoats, C woolen undergarments, childrens ready-made garments and other things will be made. A sale of homemade ; candy and pastry will also be hold and a Fort Wayne beauty specialist will be there to demonstrate. Be > sure to go to the rummage sale, in t’le Gregory building on Madison street. | PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES The special services being conduct- , ed at the Presbyterfnn church are proceeding with increased interest. Rev. | Jx'Count of LaGrange who has bc-‘i» assisting was called home yesterday F and will not be here tonight. Hoy- . i-ever the services will continue and -I Rev. J. ('. Hanna the local paster will , I have a message wel worth your hearII ing. The public is cordially invited to attend each evening. COTTAGE PRATER SERVICE ■ i A cottage prayer service will be ' I held by »he Baptist congregation this -evening at the home of Henry Betz on Thirteenth street. THREE IN FIELD Republicans Are Unable to Agree on Who Should Crowd Teeple Off. STAGE REAL CONTEST Sam Butler and P. L. Andrews File Declaration to Enter Primary. The primary eo be held Tuesday. March 6th, at which time candidates will be named for the various city offices may yet become an interesting event. The candidates for places on the democratic ticket are warming up and there will be several hot con tests. This is not unusual, but now the republicans come along with a real scrap for the nomination for mayor. Usually they have a hard time securing one candidate, but for some reason this year they have three and it is “leaked" that the scrap is a real for sure one. caused by the inability of the leaders to agree on who should be the caucus choice. At any rate J. W. Tepele. j who announced his name early in the campaign, is not to be allowed to walk off with the nomination. Late yesterday, Samuel Butler. former township trustee, and well known contractor, filed his declaration and this morning P. L. Andrews, foymer postmaster and veteran newspaper man, made his official entry into the race. So far no declarations have been filed for any of the other places : but it is said that the slate has been j fairly well threshed out. and there ! will probably be no other contests on I the republican ticket. FIVE MF Kill EC Gas Explosion in Chicago Apartment House Kills Five, Injures Forty. 12 FAMILES HOMELESS Police Unable to Determine Exact Number of Dead— Thousands Barefooted. Chicago, Feb. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Five persons are known i to be dead and police estimate that j at least forty others lost their lives in a gas explosion that marked an eightI een fiat, tenement in the congested ' ■ district of the west side early today. , Two thousand half naked and bare- ' | foot persons were driven from their 'homes into the street with the ternb j perature four degrees below zero when ' i buildings for several squares were ■ rocked by the blast. Twelve families made their home in 1 j the tenement. Each family had a s i number of roomers so it has been in:?j possible, to secure an accurate estii- mate of the number of persons living s in the building. The exact death list 1 probably never will be learned police say.

C.M. CARTER DEAD I, Charles M. Carter, Union s e Township Farmer, Died of Blood Poisoning. SIXTY-NINE YEARS OLD And Lived Here Since 1896 , —Funeral Sunday Afternoon from Home. r Charles M. Carter, aged 69 years. 1 • month and 5 days, father of Rov and 11 Ellsworth Carter, died at the home of ( his son last night following a short illness from septic poisoning. Mr. Carter was born December 251 h 1848 in Henry county, Ohio and liv <1 ~ there until 1896 wtien he moved to 4 this county where he has since restd- ■' ed. He was a farmer and was wi ll known in Union township. In 1913 he returned to Ohio where he lived tinI til last September, returning here to live with his son Roy Carter, where lie died. His wife died in 1915, and <.ne daughter is also dead. Surviving iretwo sons Roy Carter, living one and i a half miles north of the Dent school house and Elsworth A. Carter also of this county, and one daughter Mfr. Elias Carpenter of Grover Hill. Paulding county, Ohio. Funeral sei-vices will be held at' twelve-thirty o’clock Sunday from the home of the son. one and a half miles north of the Dent school house. FIFTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY Fifty-two years ago today T. H. Ernst drove into Decatur for the first time. He came from eastern Ohio ! byway of Fort Wayne, making the I trip In William Blackburn's stage coach. The two men expect to meet today, as they have every anniversary prior to this to shake hands and re- ‘ new old associations. ABOUT THE SICK Condition of Marsh Burdg Remains Very Low— Mrs. Fisher IS NOT SO WELL Clara Bieberich Has Tumors Removed from Arm— Other Sick Notes. The condition of Marsh Burdg who ! suffered a paralytic stroke last SaturI day, and who was much worse yes- : terday, remains about the same today, j although he seemed a little brighter : this morning. His condition is .-aid to be quite bad. Miss Laura Stanley of the telephone operators’ force, daughter of . Mrs. Eliabeth Stanley, was operated upon this morning at their home on l N. Second street, the operation being I a serious one. It was performed by ■ Drs. McOscar and D. D. and C. S. Clark. She is getting along fine. , Barney Wertzberger, the well known barber, is recovering nicely at the hospital in Font Wayne where ! lie was operated upon and is now able to sit up in a chair. He expects to lie home by Monday, he writes to friends. Omer Butler, substitute mail earner ; is working today in the place of City ! Carrier Mel Butler who is ill. j Miss (Tara Bieberich, daughter of 11 Mr. and Mrs. D. Bieberich, who was I operated upon Wednesday at the Itos--11 pital in Fort Wayne, is recovering • j nicely. Two small tumors were reI ! moved from her arm, just above the • ! wrist. Mr. Bieberich called on Ids ■ daughter today. Mrs. J. q. Fisher is not resting s.> ! j well today. O. F. GILLIOM TO SPEAK t Miss Marie Hays will be leader of i the Christian Endeavor service Sun- ;• dayl evening at the United Brethren i- church. She has secured O. F. Gili Hom; of Berne, a state C. E. officer to t speak, and music will also be rendern ed by Berne friends. Everybody is invited to come.

1 AMERICAN ANSWER BEING PREPARED OFFICIAL HINTS THAT ANSWEC TO GERMANYS NEW CODE WILL BE PUBLISHED WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-BERNSTORFF IS SILENT.

• 1 THE COURT NEWS I Emelia Melcher Qualifies as Administratrix of the Estate ) OF FRED MELCHER Grand Jury Indictment Against Geo. Mumma for Cutting Shade Trees. George Mumma, was arrested on a grand jury charge of cutting Janes Hurst’s shade trees, June 23, causing : a damage of SIOO. It is said the limbs of the tree were cut to make way for a roller or machine used in making the road .Mumma being employed by the contractor. Emelie Melcher qualified as administratrix of the estate of Fred Mc’cher, giving $4,000 bond. Peterson & Moran are attorneys top Schafer Hardware Company in i.s case against John M. and Hattie Andrews, to foreclose mechanics lien, demand SIOO. An error in the setting of the ite.n on tiie probate of the Henry Fuhrm tn will, it should have stated, th it among the bequests to the childr--1, Sadie Sehnitz is tc receive $700; Louisa Schnitz, SBOO. GROUNDHOG SEES SHADOW Mr. Groundhog who poked his iii quisitive little nose out of his warm, cozy home under the frozen eartlt this morning, got it severely nipped. The thermometer registered near the zero mark the entire day. but he saw his shadow, matte by the shining of t cold winter’s sun. Mr. Groundhog scampered back to his retreat and ior six weeks more will curl himself in-o a little round ball and sleep through the cold winds and ice and snow until the first real breath of spring si i . s him from his sleepy nest. STUDENTS MAY ATTEND At a meeting of the county board of education at the office of County Supt. E. S. Christen, it was decid - I to excuse agricultural and domes'ic science students from school to attend the farmers’ short 'course. Teachers will be given Thursday to attend, ul- ! though they may have other days Uiiso if they desire. County diploma examinations may be held the third St' urday in March. April and May. in i the several townships, as last year. W. S. HART~AT THE REX. “The Apostle of Vengenace" is a story much different titan any other . in which hart as yet appeared. The ! son of Kentucky parents, but 1 brought up in Vermont as a minister, "ihe is made to face the problem of ! choosing between avenging the death ' of his father, killed in a feud battle. ' and abiding by the Scripture lesr sons. His decision, his efforts to follow bis life’s teachings, and then his final vow to have revenge for the ’ assaults on his little sister are a few of the big scenes. o— K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday evening will be the regular monthly meeting night for the 1 Knights of Columbus and the worthy lecturer has several good entertain- ' ments in store for this meeting, of • which one is an oyster supper and smoker. Attend this meeting and enjoy the evening. G. K.

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—• (Untied Prsss Service) ) (By Robert J. Bender) k Washington. Feb. 2 -(Special to Daily Democrat)- —Strong official hints that some announcement of this gov--5 ernments course with t- gard to <; rmany's announcement of her intention of waging unrestricted s< a warfare may be looked for within twenty-four hours, came front the state depart- ► ment today. “Nothing lias gone forward t > Germany yet,” was the only official det finite statement forthcoming up to noon. The statement however that the American steamship lines might be given nistructions which they have [requested asto permit its ships from i sailing by tomorrow was taken to s mean some course might be determined upon by that time. ? Such instructions could bo given a only after this government's position j is taken. Today there was every indication that President Wilson had not made up his mind. The official statment ment tha tthe administration had not at that time communicated with Ambassador Von Bernstorft since the Teuton envoy presented Germany's announcement of her new sea order. Washington. Feb. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Because of the possibility of danger from the present international situation, army officers have taken steps for extra precan--1 tions at the Panama canal it was learned today. I-ondon, Feb. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat ) —Three more ships are reported sunk in the second day of Germanys new barred zone campaign easily today. Three members of the crew | of the Ravendourne were lost. New York, Feb. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tlte American liner PiFl'iadelphia bound for Liverpool with ; | many Americans aboard is nearing I the barred zone of the waters about . England today. A message received . from the captain reported the Phil.t- , delphia 919 miles west of Fastnet. '■ London, Feb. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The neutral nations of : Europe ar<- awaiting America's decis- ‘ ion as to Germanys new war decree lon the seas with anxiety. jj Dispatches today front the capital i z,of Holland.-Spain and tiie Si-indan iI vian countries hinted that effoits would tie made in each of these n.i---1 tions to delay any action until that, s determined upon by the United Stairs - is announced. -! Holland is perhaps hardest stru' le of all the European neutrals. An in- - creasing source of anxiety in the a Netherlands were reports of activity of the German military machine not many miles distant from tiie Dutch border. II was pointed out that if bv t any chance Germany should attempt r violation of Dutch territory the win- ? ter season with the dikes and canal t ' frozen and passable by foot is m '.st . 'favorable for such a step. Rotterdam. Fob. 2- (Special to 'ho i Daily Democrat) Tlte Holland Auieriliner New Amsterdam which stub . ed front Rotterdam Thursday was : - called to port by official orders today. New York, Feb. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A movement for a national appeal for unimpassioned consid'-r---ation of tiie crisis with Germany by President Wilson, congress and Hie ( press and suggesting a final offer nil . mediation in the war was started lie.-n . today by a communication addressed £ to tha president and signed by many I prominent citizens. The appeal ’vis ■ printed in New York newspapers today. j