Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 38.

WILSON PLANNING OUR FIRST STEP IT WILL PROBABLY BE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ARMING AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN-GERMANY IS PREPARED TO SEND SUBMARINES TO PANAMA.

(United brew Service) Washington, I). Fell. 14- (Special to Daily Democrat) President Wilson is formulating his first step to protect Americans 1.1 prosecution of their "peaceful and legitimate errands on the high seas." This probably will be according to belief of officials, a recommendation that the government actively assist American ship owners in arming their merchantmen. It is believed this step will come shortly. A virtual blockade of American ports resulting from Germany’h latest submarine decree has resulted in accumulation of economic embarrassments which President Wilson believes demands some action immediately by this government. (United Press Service) (By Carl'W Acaermann) t Berne, Feb, 14 —(Special to Daily pemocrat) —Germany is prepared to* send submarines into American wat-j ers especially to the region of .ho' Panama canal. The possibility of America entering the war has been carefully considered by German officials hut nevertheless; <hev expect to have the ententes jjl' their mercy within six month- regard-j less of American developments. They, are confident their submarines wll paralize the war industry of the allies. (United Press Service) > Copenhagen, Feb 14—(Special *o Daily Democrat) —The Danish, Nor-1 weigian and Sweedish governments| have forwarded the central powers, identic notes protesting against the ruthless submarine war. The notes declared the central powers measures “al! the more eon-| trary in international law. if. as indicated they are to be applied indis-’ r riminately even against ships voyaging between neutral ports.” Denial is registered of the rights of belligerents to obstruct peaceful navigation in zones situated at such a distance from the enemys coast. These coasts it is held are subject only to legitimate blockade. (United Press Service) New Yor, Feb. 14 (Special to ’.he Daily Democrat)—Under heavy guard count Von Bernstorff. departing German ambassador and his suite arriv-, ed in Hoboken today from Washington. The party was immediately escorted to the liner Fred' rick VIII and went aboard the ship. Von Bernstorff was accompanied by 175 members of the diplomatic corps in ,the United States. A man who claimed, he was a relative of Prince William of Germany” attempted to rush his way through count von Beustorff's guard as the embassy stat! was boarding the vessel. He waved a letter which he said he had been commissioned to deliver to Berm-to. f. He was stopped and taken to the police station. (United Press Service) (By Carl D. Groat) Washington. Fell. 14 (Special to Daily Democrat) German influence was seen today in Cuban and Mexican troubles. Officials stated that it appeared Germany was stirring up trouble to keep the United States engaged in near home affairs so she would a pay less attention to German acts on the ocean. The Cuban situation may become such that American interference ' would He necessary though as the re- ? volt there now stands intervention no Border activities with reports of «r ihvee Americans served "o accentuate the Mexican problem, ( ar ranzas followers have felt that G man and Japanese support were with the Constitutional) t government While cabinet members have expre ■

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ed doubt that Great Britian will land | trooos to protect British oil interests! at Tampico it is more than a certainty that England will not look idly on if Carranza carries out any plan of stopping, her rich oil supply from going forward from Pampico. New York. Feb. 14—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The White Star liner Adriatic which carried fourty-four passengers including one American arrived in Liverpool Monday morning with all well, said a cable to the local officials today. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 14 —(Specia Ito Daily Democrat)— An order contrued to mean that all of the national guardsmen on the border will be withdrawn soon has been issued by General Funston. The order directs that ■ men on leave or furlough will be ordered to report to their home department commanders for mustering out : BULLETIN. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14—(Spec-1 . ial to Daily Democrat ) —One hundred ( sixty persons were charged with election frauds in five indictments re- ‘ 1 turned by the federal grand jury today after three months’ investigation. The indictments were handed to 1 Federal Judge Anderson, who will ' have warrants sworn out and the accused persons arrested immediately. ’ No names will be made public until. after the arrests have been made. It i understood that the indictments are i against politicians and vote sellers of I Evansville, Gary, Frankfort and Indianapiois. That not only petty politi- : cians, but some “big fry” have been | caught in the federal net is the be- . lief. Rumors were heard that the violations in Evansville were more flagrant titan those in Terre Haute sev eral years ago. o PASS ROAD BILL (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Without debate the ' senate today passed the Dobyn’s b'll •as amended establishing a highway ' commission by a vote og 34 to 13. When the bill was presented for pas sage as a special order of business! Hazen moved that the vote be taken ‘at once. The motion was adopted. Attempts to amend the administra-' lion impeachment bill introduced by j I Davis of Lake in the house today were futile. The Behmer resolution; proposing an amendment to the con,‘stitution giving women the right to ,'vote was returned favorably in the , house today. PRO GRAM FOR SOCIAL. [i The following is the program for , the Ruth Circle valentine social this! I evening at the Ben Hur hall, to which the public is cordially invited: Piano and Trap Drum Music—! Portia Thomas and Naomi Mayer. Reading—Martha Tucker. Seng Dorothy Enos. > Piano —Dorothy Williams. Reading—Eva Aughenbaugh. i Piano—Marie Daniels. Contests will also be given and refreshments served. Ten cents will ] be charged. The public is cordially I j invited to come. ' HERB EHINGER SELLS INTEREST e Herbert Ehinger son of E. X. EilingB er of this city has sold his half ini er-! . est in the Herbert’s gents furnish?.ig cJ store at Freemont. Ohio, to his parti ner Herb Eremerkamp. Messrs. Ghf inger and Bremerkamp were formerly o of this city being connected with the! r- Myers-Dailey clothing store. They - ! opened their new store at Freemont h'about two years ago and have been t, 1 doing an excellent, business in the s- 1 flourishing city. I

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, February 14, 1917.

MR. REED TALKED | Manager of Also Plant Tells Business Men of Outlook for New Plant. WILL HELP DECATUR To Land Other Concerns— Another Factory Wants to Locate Here. — The business men held their regu'ar | meeting last evening and disposed of ;the routine business after which th y | listened to an interesting talk by Mr. Dallas M. Reed of Detroit, the mana-! | ger of the Also Products company! j who is bringing their manufacturing! i plant to this city. He announced that they had completed the sale of sto- k ! and all other arrangements, that h’| had sold his interests in Detroit and I : expects to devote his time from now! i on to the Decatur concern, which has j prosjiects for a wonderful future. Hel also said that he had talked to a num-! Iter of factory men in Detroit and had secured a promise from two of them to come here and look the town over. He explained that many city concerns are anxious to come to smaller cities where they can get away from the congestion and labor troubles and Mr. Reed who has had much experience in this line, announced that he wanted to aid this city inthe securing of industries Frank Gass of Gass & Meib announced a proposition which has been made to him to bring in this city a concern that will employ about sev- 1 enty five people and the secretary i was directed to correspond with the n J at once. BEVERYJTfiREFUL If You Have Grip—Rules Laid Down for Observance by Sufferers. OF THIS MALADY i . — The After-effects to be Feared — Should Prevent Spread Also. There are remarkably many cases! of grip at present, abscesses in the I head accompanying many. A "Keep, Well" exchange says on this disease: i Fatal attacks of pneumonia frequently folow grip. The grip sufferer should observe every hygienic rule. , He should be extremely careful even if the case of 1 grip is r. mild one which the indivi- ; dual believes that he will throw o‘s 1 without much trouble. j Os course the best thing to do is to ■ avoid grip altogether. But this cannot always be done. Here are some things that will help prevent the spread of the disease. Don’t kiss your baby or anybody else’s baby. Put your handkerchief over your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Don't spit in public places. Have a drinking glass, knife, fo.'k I spoon, towels, pillow cases and handj kerchiefs for your very own. Keep ! these articles hy themselves. Don't put your mouth close to a telephone receiver. Avoid overeating, hot stuffy rooms ! and undue exposure to inclement weather. Keep ihe feel warm and dry, take ! plenty of exercise, observe regularity, i in bedtime hours and do not dress ’.OOI I warmly indoors, it is also well to I I have your nose and throat examined. If symptoms of probable grip arc | manifested in pains in the head, face. I ears or chest, in a sore throat or a! high fever, a physician should be called at once. After one has contract- ! ed grip or a cold the rules for prvent- ! ing them are in some particulars reversed. Exposure to even moderate drafts js likely to aggravate the trouble. Active exercise should be avoid ! ed. I There is no specific cure for grip. l Nursing and rest in bed is generally more effective than drugs. Don't go ' outdoors too soon if you don’t want Io run the risk of pneumonia. Many

! doctors require their patients to r“- : main in bed for at least a week a/ er all symptoms of the disease have dis-' ' api eared. MANY MORE LICENSES. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 14 —(Spec-| lai to Daily Democrat) —The number! iof auto licenses issued in Indiana I since tiie new tag was introduced,; ■ will soon be over the 100,000 mark,! ! according to figures compiled hy the i secretary of state. More th in 1)0,000 j auto permits have already been issued. This is 40.000 more than had been distributed during the same period for last year. One thousand, eight hundred and fifty chauffeurs’ licenses have been issued this year, compared with 1.560 last year, and 1,650 motorcycle purmits compared with 1,000 last year. BULLETIN Ptpss Service) Washington, Feb, 11 (SpceI ini to Daily Democrat) The American schooner Lyman M. Law has been sunk by a German submarine, the state department j was advised this afternoon. The i message to the department did. pot state whether the vessel was sunk without warning or not. o THE COURT NEWS Judgments Rendered in Note Cases—Report of Sale in Ward Case. _— THE STEVENS ESTATE Is Closed — Realty Transfers— Other Probate and Civil Notes. Henry Stevens was discharged a-? ; executor of the estate of Martha A Stevens, on approval of.WMUuUflM**. port. No inheritance tax was tour 1 < due. In the estate of John Merica, ai - ! praisement of L. A. Graham and Frar- ; cis I). Schmidt selected by clerk and ! widow was filed in the clerk's office. ; —,— In the case of Clinton Hart et all vs. Samuel Reed, et al. Petition by; I commissioner to sell and assign mort- ■ gage and notes to Old Adams County I Bank was sustained. The petition of Henry A. Fuhrman ! for a guardian for Rosa Fuhrman was , sustained. The prosecuting attorn y ' was allowed five dollars and the |.e- --! titioner’s attorney $lO. — A judgment for $366.40 for Charles IC. Schug against Levi Wulliman. w. s ! rendered on note. ’ The claim of Albert F. Adams et al; against the Jacob N. Rian estate was, allowed in the sum of $475. R. C. Par ; J rish appeared for the estate. 1 i In the case of The Central Rubber & Supply Company vs. Walter F. Fuel- , ing. suit on note, a judgment for $71.801 ( was rendered for the plaintiff. , In the receivership case of Mathias 1 Kirsch, et al vs. The Ward Manufac ! turing Company, report of sale of real| and personal estate by the receiver. was approved, deed ordered, report 'd; and approved. William H. Bittner et al vs. Chr's--tena Bittner, et al. Petition by the; commissioner to sell and asign moitgage and notes to The Old Adams County Bank, was sustained. Deputy SherifTL - D. Jacobs yesterday arrested Ed Gaffer on the charge of assault and battery, preferred by Mrs. Mary Braun. Gaffer gave bond for his appearance in the Adams circuit court. REVIVAL AT METHODIST. The services last night at the Methodist Episcopal church were filled with ! ! spiritual power. The sermon and the : ! song service made a strong appeal? j and resulted in two conversions during the after services. The people' remained during the after service, j and seemed loath to leave even at the close. Those who are members of the church and miss these meeting are missing great blessings. The Lord has promised us a gracious out-' 1 pouring of the Holy Spirit if we rally; .to personal work among our own families and friends. Many were present from the country and from! 1 other churches in the city and as-1 sisted by their attendance and per- ! sonal work. j

PRATT IS CAUGHT Timber Buyer, Who Figured in Adams Court, is Caught—ln Hiding AT SISTERS HOME Had Escaped Officers Who Arrested Him on Charge of Embezzlement. The Daily Standard, of Celina. ()..' says of William Pratt, the timber buyer, who has figured in the Adams ! circuit court: "William Pratt, who was arrested ; upon a charge of embezzlement ami ' escaped from the hands of the ofliI cers while here at the home of his sister. Mrs. Adams, was captured Sat-, j urday morning at Macedon, where he was hiding. Pratt did not notice the . officers until they were almost upon him. and he ran into a shed, where' lie was immediately captured by the officers. He was brought to Celina ) and arraigned before Mayor S. S. Scranton, Pratt piead not guilty to i the charge, and was placed under; $501) bond. Unable to give bond he was placed in the county jail to; await the hearing. Pratt showed -the strain of being almost in a state of collapse.”. A VALENTINE SOCIAL The public is very cordially invited; to the valentine social to be given this evening by the Ruth Circle of the; Christian church at the Ben Hur had. A good program, contests, games and refreshments will be the calendar of < ntertaimnent. Ten cents will l;e, charged. Everybody is invited. VALErnTBALL Delta Theta Tau Charity Ball This Eve Will be Splendid One. MANY TICKETS SOLD Franklin Four Piece Orchestra from Ft. Wayne Will Play for Dances. With its deflorations of festoons of hearts and other valentine symbols,. the Knights of Columbus hall js ready for the grand charity ball of the Delta 1 Theta Tau sorority this evening. The grand march opening the dance will begin promptly at 8:30 o’clock and the Franklin four piece orchesi a of Ft. Wayne, will play for the event. At least a hundred tickets have been sold by the girls for the dances, and there will be many spectators and at: 1 ditors of the music, as well. For; those wishing to enjoy the music, and; not wanting to dance, fifty cents almission will be charged. Many guests from out of town are expected and the affair promises to be a very brilliant one. PARENT-TEACHERS CLUB Os the West Ward Will Meet Thurs-; day Evening. The Parent-Teachers club of the' Ward school house will meet on Thursday evening at the school buil t-j ing and one of the most interesting and entertaining meetings of the season is assured. Dr. J. S. Boyers will speak on a certain class of disease and Dr. Fred Patterson will give a ! complete report rtf the dental examination held at the West Ward school; I last ( week. The questions from the I last meeting will be answered by Fie ! committee to whom they were refer red. The public is invited. _ EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Thursday evening at 7:30, Rev. J. W. Mentzner, presiding elder, of Fort Wayne district, will preach, after which he will have charge of the. last quarterly conference. At htis meeting the annual reports ,of the different organizations will be given. Lot i there be a good attendance to bear I the message. Time, tomorrow even ling at 7:30. A good warm room will: lite certain. A cordial invitation to, jthe public. J. H. RILLNIG, Pastor. I

' ADVERTISING PAYS I, That it pays to advertise in Ut“ Daily Democrat has been undoubtedly proven in the receipt this morning < n mail older from Nebraska for goods sold by Smith, Yager and Falk m I their one one cent sale 'last week. The letter ordering the goods art: - ed this morning, contained an owl >r and money order to cover. It was from Rudolph Berning of Staplehurst Nebraska Owing to the fact that the local drug firm was entirely sold out at this sale it will be impossible tor them to fill the order, however much I they desire to do so. BEES SWARMED • A swarm of bees on a telephone j pole, with weather twelve below zero, is a strange freak but true according to the sight of Dr. H. E. Keller. fl GREAT REVIVAL Rev. Floyd Rogers Has Miss Georgia Tyner, Singing Evangelist AS AN ASSISTANT During Splendid Revival — Important Services for Uplift. It is with very great pleasure that the minister of the Baptist church calls the attention of the people of Decatur to the fact that the revival meetings now in progress with that church are for the blessing and help of every person in the city who will avail themselves of these services. The music under the leadership of Miss Georgia Tyner is of special interest. And she is one of the very best chorus leaders to be found atty- . where and her special solo work [s very fine. The pastor and congregation are anxious that the strangers and the people who seldom have the great pleasure of hearing the gospel i i song, as well as all the members and friends, enjoy the song services every evening at 7:30 sharp. Go I T' / • MISS GEORGIA TYNER Singer at the Baptist Church once, and you will go again. What a blessing this splendid Christian lady t'an he in the message of song. And it will help yop to get right witli God pledge your life anew to his service. The sermons each evening by the pastor are for the help of both the saved and unsaved. If you are a child of God we ate anxious that you boa more effective servaJit of our Father God. and lend your aid in bringing the lost to Jesus. And. sinner friend, it is with a heart of Christian love that we as a church ami tjiinister, offer you the gospel in song and sermon. We want you to come and get the blessing of song and sal1 vation that the Lord offers and when ; you are saved then you will lie sure to choose the church of your choice, i Let us first attend to the one important thing of this life salvation ami then when we are saved we would unite with the church and got t‘> work for God. Please always feel | that 1 am first, last and always in-! terested in t)ie salvation of you. dear 'sinner friends, here in and about De-, | catur. May we see you in these serv ices. A hearty welcome awaits you at these meetings. We are delighted to present with | this article a likeness of our singer. Miss Tyner. Don't foigvt the place and hour, where you may hear her voice in song. Baptist church, each evening at ,7:30. Como one. come i all. F. G. ROGERS, Pastor.

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DENTAL REPORT Shows About 50 Per Cent of Children Have Good Mouths and Teeth. r 3 i ——— NOTES OF INTEREST t • Eleven Per Cent of Boys i and Girls in School Had Perfect Mouths. ——— , Tiie dentists of this city, with t'm - assistance of Mr. Knossos Gene a, held a dental inspection In Decatur rchols, January 17th. in all. 980 ; itpits were examined. Out of these 980 1 , pupils, 52.1 per cent hud mouths in ; good condition. Thirty-nine per cent had mouths in fair condition and <9 per cent hail mouths in bad condition. 2.3 per cent had abscesses. Seventy and eight tenths per cent cught to have their teeth cleaned. 29.2 have their teeth cleaned. 66 per cent use the tooth brush while 34 per cent never use the tooth brush. Twenty-six tier cent of the pupils . have their teeth filled while 74 per cent pay no attention to their cavities. There were 984 cavities found. Only 11 pei- cent of the boys and girls had perfect mouths. SUMMARY BY WARDS WEST WARD Sixty-one pupils had mouths in good condition. 57 pupils- had mouths in .air condition, while 23 pupils had mombs 'in bad condition. 103 pupils need to ; have (heir teeth cleaned, 38 pupils did not have their teeth cleaned. 48 1 lpils use the tooth brush while 93 puoil did not use the tooth brush. Four pupils had their teeth filled while 137 pupils nt ver had teeth filled. 227 cav» ities were found. Fifteen perfect) mouths were found. NORTH WARD pupils lied good ntotiDw ’ 51 pupils had mouths in fair condition. 23 pupils had mouths in bad condition. !78 pupils need to have their teeth cleaned while 67 pupils do not need to have their teeth cleaned. 107 pupils use the tooth brush while 38 pupils do not se. the tooth brush. Fifteen pupils have teeth filled while 130 pupils never had teeth filled. 160 cavities were found. Eleven pupils had 1 perfect mouths. SOUTH WARD Six».-tive pupils had mouths in gool i condition. 63 pupils had mouths in fair condition, 19 pupils had mouths in bad condition. Two pupils had abscesses. 89 pupils need their teeth cleaned while 58 pupils do not need theirs cleaned. Seventy-six pupils use the tooth brush while 71 pupils do not use the tooth brush. Seven pupils had teeth filled while 140 pupils have never had teeth filled. Two hundred and twenty cavities were found Twenty-four pupils had perfect mouths. i SEVENTH AND "EIGHTH GRADE. Fifty-eight t upils had mouths In j good condition. 52 pupils had mouths I in fair condition, 24 pupils had mouths :in bad condition. One hundred and eleven pupils need to have their teeth cleaned while 23 pupils do not no ■<! to have their teetli cleaned. Nine'vfive pupils use the tooth brush while ! 39 pupils do not use the tooth brush. ' Forty-one pupils had their teeth cleaned while 93 pupils need to have their , teeth cleaned. One hundred and for-ty-four cavaties were found, l-ourt etl putils had perfect mouths. LIBRARY. I Eighteen pupils had mouths in good condition. 23 pupils had mouths in J fair condition while 11 pupils had 'mouths in bad condition. Tliirty-rwo pupils need to have their teeth cleaned while 20 pupils do not need ' > ! have their teeth cleaned. lhir’>eight use the tooth brush while 14 pupils do not use the tooth brush. Three . pupils had teeth fillefl while 48 pupils never had teeth filled. Seventy-nine cavaties were found. Three pupils i bad perfect mouths. HIGH SCHOOL One hundred and three pupils had ! mouths in good condition, 52 piya’ls ! had mouths, in fair condition and '2 ! pupils had mouths in bad condition.. One hundred and twenty-five pupds j need to have their teeth cleaned while ' 42 pupils did not have their teeth cleaned. One hundred t went seven pupils use the tooth hrush while 40 pupils do not use the tooth brush. Sev-enty-five pupils had teeth filled while . 92 pupils never had teeth filled. One- , (Contlnuea on rag« 2.)