Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1917 — Page 1

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LOSES HIS LIFE Roht. A. Hagden, American Missionary Killed in Submarine Accident I ON FEBRUARY 17TH American Consul at Malta Informed the State Department Today. Washington, D. C„ Feb. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Robert Allen Hagden, an American missionary, l was killed when the French liner Aphos was sunk by a submarine, 210 miles east of Malta, on February 17, the state department announced to day. This information reached the state department in a dispatch from the consul at Malta. London, Feb. 23—(Special to Daily l Democrat) —“Gravest measures are necessary otherwise there will be dis aster.” premier Lloyd George declar ' ed in commons today discussing thshortage of British shipping. “There is a shortage of tonnage not 11 only for. ordinary needs hut for miii-|l tary necessities as well," the prime i minister declared. He asserted that "enormous sacri- ' ; I flees" will be required from the Brit- , islt people to achieve a victory. “The government ho|>es to deal effectively with the submarine question"! ( lie continud,. “but we cannot' rest on I, this hope. Ahere is no sure means■ ; to victory without hunting the sub-!, from the seas." “We must find ships to bear iron ore at ail’cofts.” Lloyd George proposed to dispense with all non-essential imports deluding timber. He addressed commons on the question of restriction of in-' ports. o MORE PLAYERS WANTED The Boys’ band held its regular meeting last night at 7:30. The boys are making excellent progress and are becoming more enthused over the | prospects as the weeks go by. There■ are plenty of cornet, also, trombone, j baritone and snare drum players, hut they lack bass drum, tuba and clari net players. There are places tor two 1 tubas, a few clarinets and one bass i drummer. Says one of the band masters: “Music has never harmed a boy and is really as good medicine as any-: thing he can get. It is the very best of nerve tonic. It quickens the eye j and develops the mind. In fact music is everything desirable for the boy. From a financial standpoint it is also a great help. Should a young man desire to locate in some live town he can secure a position nine times out of ten through correspondence with the band, if he is a band man. “Parents, if you have a boy over ten years of age who doesn t know music, don’t let him remain handicapped through life. Buy him a clarinet or tuba, or bass drum, and let him start now to develop himself. It will never harm him. but will do him worlds of good. Any one may see either Fred Ball or Lawrence Biggs for further particulars." HOOSIER BRIEFS. (United Pres" Service) . Evansville, Ind., Feb. 23 (Special to Daily Democrat)— Arrangements are being made to open summer schools in this city by the board of education. Bedford —Residents of this city will celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Washington and Lincoln at a public meeting tonight under the auspices of the Women s Relief C orps. Terre Haute-O. A?Reynolds, street * sweeper, found a purse containing $55. He returned it to the owner and was rewarded. Bluffton—Police here are in™ B * 1 ’ gating charges that children n e • schools were being given cigarettes. Gary—Twenty-one persons were locked in the Gary Y.’ M. C. A. bulb - ing when the place was qua) an inec following the discovery of several cases of small pox. Miss Kate Mangoid“ went to ~^ r ' Wavne this afternoon, being calle there by the Illness of her sister.

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UNIVERSAL ARMY PLAN. (United Press Service) Washington. I). C., Feb. 23 -Special Ito Daily Democrat) The universal army training plan of the general staff was submitted to congress today by President Wilson. War department officials say the plan if put ' into effect would raise and train an army of five hundred thousand men ' every year. The plan calls out all able-bodied male citizens in their nineteenth year for eleven months’ continuous training, followed by two repetition courses of two weeks each, one in their twentieth year, and one in i heir twenty-first. TO SEIZE FOODS Resolution Introduced in Senate to Allow Seizure of Foodstuffs BY THE PRESIDENT Provides for Resale to Destitute and Needy Citizens at Once. (United Press Service) Washington, Feb. 23—(Special tc Daily Democrat) —An amendment to the revenue bill empowering the pres-1 ident to seize foodstuffs “wrongfully held for the purpose of unjustly in creasing in price” in violation of anti trust laws was introduced in the senate today by Senator Lewis, administration leader. The amendment is aimed at the ' cold storage interests which the federal trade commission is known to hold largely responsible for the pres-| ent situation. The amendment provides that fools ' thus confiscated are to be at once 1 sold by the federal government “to; those whose necessities are first to i be relieved.” Prices for re-sale of the foodstuffs ' to the needy are to be fixed by the government and shall be limited to the actual necessities of each pUr- < chaser. New York, N. Y.. Feb. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Food rioting continued today in New York as the heigfht of Sabbath food buying among Jewish peojfte was reached Steps for relief of the situation were being taken at Albany. Governor Whitman has approved a bill which , would establish a food dictator for the state. Demand will be made upon city officials for an appropriation of one mlilion dollars to open municipal stores and another one million dollars be turned over for school lunch eons and that steps be taken by the government to take over the railroad systems for food transportation. Other demands will be that food shipments be given preference over all others; that the cities seek a commission to regulate food shipments and that a demand be made on . the legislature that will give blanket power to the state to relieve the sit-1 nation. Washington, D. C . Feb. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States government today turned its attention to the national food prob- . lent. The president if) expected to | take some definite steps to force an appropriation for an investigation of prices through congress. In suite of the food riots and oth-1 er spectacular evidences of acute, suffering as a result of food short-1 ages officials here scoffed at reports; of a possible embargo on all food I shipments. o NO OPERATION HELD Miss Grace Baxter went to Fort - Wayne to cal) on her father, A. M.l I Baxter a patient at the Lutheran hos- ) pital. Mr. Baxter was taken therej ■ j yesterday for an operation. The in- / cision was made and investigation re- , vealed a cancerous condition of the I stomach and pancreas, the case being inoperable. — —-o — YES, SPRING IS HERE e Yes, spring is assuredly here. From ‘ the south part of the city, conies a el telephone call asking us to put an I- “item about the chickens." "Well, d what about the chickens.” we asked. II Well, about them running around. You know it is so wet and people who ./ have lots of chickens and let them d i run around, bother the neighbors so.” A word to the wl'T.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 23, 1917.

A PATRIOTIC DAY George Washington Entertainment Will be Given This Evening at THE CENTRAL SCHOOL Monmouth Schools Had a Fine Program Yesterday —Soldiers as Guests. This evening the grades at the CanI tral building will entertain their par - ents and friends by giving a Wash-, ington's day entertainment. The, students of this department have been working hard to perfect their j various parts, and have arranged for some splendid costumes, as well, i The program wheih has been arranged as follows, will begin at seven o’clock in the assembly room: “Mount Vernon Bells.” "Making the Flag"—Primary. “Character of Washington”—Rev. I Stolte. Drill —Primary. Recitation —Christian Macy. “The Song of tile Hatchet”—Duet. "The Young Patriot's League"— Patriotic Play. “Star Spangled Banner"—Pantomime. Monmouth Schools. The program given by the Monmouth schools, of which Lawrence Spuller and Helen Fonner are teach- 1 ers. was especially fine yesterday aft-, ernoon. The G. A. R. attended in a body and there were many patrons as guests. Eight musical numbers were rendered by the children and there were readings and exercises and drills of a patriotic nature. Very good was the “soldier boys’ drill.” the boys being in costume. Lewis Lewton. as George Washington, was leader and he had a very able staff of soldiers in Ralph Wilder. Russell Johnson. Johnny Wolford, Charles Magley, Floyd Hovarter. Adams County Agricultural Extension Association Organizes Today. ELECT NEW OFFICERS Lay Plans for Exceptional Activity in Local Circles This Year. The second annual reorganization of i the Adams county Agricultural Ex tension Association was under way today when at ten o’clock fifty prominent farmers and business men gathered at the city hall for the first session of two. The first business to come before the body was the rewriting of the constitution and by-laws, some changes having been found advisable. The new rules were incorporated in the constitution at the morning session i which ended at eleven forty five o’clock. The association then went to the Knights of Pythias hall where a Banquet dinner was served by the Pythian , sisters. Forty-five had places at the I tables and many friendships were re- | newed during the social hour that followed. The afternoon session was givon ; over to a discussion of the work of I the association during the year, and plans were laid for conducting the j work during the busy summer months. Additional work for the adi vancement of agriculture locally will ■ be taken up this year, and practically evory member of the association will have some special work to look ~f- • i ter. Former county agent Henry of AlI len county, now connected with the ' extension department of Purdue jnli i versity, was present and assisted the i members in forming their plans. Our i county agent, M. H. Overton, was . there taking an active part in the 1 work. The officers elected for the next ) year were: President. Fred W. i Busche; vice president and treasurer, ’! Arthur Suttles and secretary, Clyde | Harden.

LOST ALL HOPE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 23 (Special 'o i Daily Democrat)—Last hope of adj ministration leaders to abolish the I state oil inspectors department durling the present legislature was killled today when the senate defeated la committee report favoring passage ■ of the Blackmore bill and recommend-1 j Ing indefinite postponement by a i vote of 26 to 24. Nedjl of Lake county being the cully republican to'vote with the demo-' crats against thd bill. The hill was advocated as one of Governor Goodrich’s main economy measures and republican leaders ut up a hard fight for its passage. CONDITION BAD — ... , , - Pinkerton Detective Says He is Disgusted With Social Problems Here. RETURNS TO CHICAGO — After Investigating Creamery Robbery—Had Many Years’ Experience. Alexander St. Johns, a detective from the Chicago office of the Pinkerton agency, who has been here several days, working on the recent burglary of the creamery companys office, ’- ft here at noon today, returning home. I He said when asked for a statement that he was very much disgusted fcr he felt he had not received the support here that he should have had. He says this is the first ease he has failed on in two years and that in an, experience of a score of years all over ' this country and Europe he-had never met a condition similar to that here.! i He says he feels he can put hhihands, on the men but that the good and the bad, the under world .and the upper' world are so closely aligned that Im I cannot unravel the problem to the extent required by law before arrests can be made. He believes Decatur needs a good cleaning up and suggests that subh action as is necessary to do this be taken. OBSERVED ANNIVERSARY The double anniversary of the K. of P. -lodge was observed with appropriate ceremonies at the local lodge h ill last night when a class of four candidates were given the third degree. In commemorating the event interesting talks were given by Brothers Dore Erwin, Fred Patterson, and James I Fristoe. This occasion also marks the fortieth year of the insurance phase of the order —, o MET AT BERNE. — Odd Fellows from Decatur were j at Berne last night, where a district meeting of that organization was held. Four grand lodge officers were there, the grand master installing the officers. AWAfiHONTRACT Cole Brothers, of Monroe, Get Contract for SmithShoemaker Drain. THEIR BID WAS $11,013 Contracts Let for Three Branches of Drain — Who Received Them. Phil Macklin, superintendent of construction of the Smith Shoemaker drain, which affects Wabash. Monroe and Blue Creek townships, and the estimated cost of which is $19.000, received bids for the construction of the same today and awarded the contracts as follows: On the Main Drain. Cole Brothers, Monroe ..,.$11,013.00 Other bidders were: ; Bebout & Hisey, Berne ...$14,750.75 Chapman Bros., Celina. 0.. 12.125.00 Stone & Buck, Berne 11,522.99 Contracts were awarded on the • branches, as follows: • Branch Three A, D. M. Teeter $ 450.00 ’ Branch 1, Martin L. Smith.. 299.99 Branch 2, C. A. Teeter 2999.50

KEARNEY SUES > r Demands $5,000 for Alleged False Imprisonment in County Jail. — TAKEN IN CHARGE And Confined in Jail Ten Hours—Says He Was Called Vile Names. ' v Joseph Kearney, who was* taken ! into custody for examination into the recent robbery and burglary of the Martin-Klepper Company’s creamery, today filed suit demanding $5,000 for damages sustained by such impris- ‘ onment and reflection upon him. The defendants are Sheriff Ed Green. Deputy L. D. Jacobs. William ' Klepper, Mr. Martin. The MartinKlepper Creamery Company, and Alexander St. John, the last named being a detective in the employ of the i creamery company. Kearney charges that he was wrongfully, maliciously and without ! probable cause, arrested without the I issuance of any warrant from any. i court, and confined in jail for ten I I hours, being locked in a cell, and was I not released until the night time of February 22. He asserts that he was cursed and ■ sworn at. was called vile and abusive | names, threatened with violence and ' i otherwise tortured. He claims that | he was refused consultation with his | I parents or with attorneys to inquire ; I into the cause of his arrest. That I i such action also resulted in the pubi lication of the same in newspapers. to his detriment, is also alleged. L. C. DeVoss is attorney for Kearney. — 1 -- — 1 ■ ■ ■ .M . . SHERIFF MAKES STATEMENT Sheriff Ed Green i said this afternoon that Kearney was brought to the jail by St. Johns the Pinkerton de-1 tective arid ordered held off suspicion. ‘ Neither- the sheriff or his deputy L. D Jacobs had anything to do witli the | arrest according to statements made | today. MOVERSWOUSE Defendants in Injunction Suit Brought by Citizens' Telephone Company. CUT CROSS ARMS Os Telephone Poles and Telephone Company Files the Suit. | Fred Reppert, Roy Runyon and James Harmon, all of whom are in-1 : terested in the moving of a house.: are made defendants in an injunction suit brought by The Citizens’ Tele-; phone company, the case being filed , i in the circuit court by Attorney J. T. j i Merryman. The telephone company sets out that it has a line running from De- ‘ catur to Monroeville, and that the ! defendants in moving a house along the highway, have cut down some of the cross-arms and are threatening to further remove and disturb the line lor portions thereof, and unless restrained from so doing, their actions 1 may result in much damage to the ■ telephone line. A restraining order was issued prohibiting the defendants from remov- | ing or interfering with the plaintiff's I property until March 6, the return | date. DETECTIVE WILL RETURN When informed just before he left this afternoon for his home in Cllica- •: go that a suit had been filed for ’ 5.000 damages Alexander St. Johns, ' i the Pinkerton detective said: "Joe ' j Kearney was not arrested but was held a few hours on suspicion as is ' customary everywhere. We had evi--1 1 ednee from a good citizen that Kearney was seen watching the . creamery the night of the burglaiy. Kearney denied this and said if lie - I was there he was so drunk he did not 0! know it. I will be back to give my 9 | testimony in the case." MONROEVILLE COMES HERE 0 i The Monroeville Basket ball team 9(will play the Decatur High school 0 | boys at Weber hall tomorrow evening.

BLOW BANK SAFE 1 (United Press Serv'-e) Richmond, Ind.. Feb. 23 (Spec'al io Daily Democrat) - Bandits blow the.safe of the Greenlprk Indiana First National Bank eleven miles northwest of here early today and escaped with eight thousand dollars cash. Ed Allen a baker, working across .the strict heard the explosion but . several men standing upon guard in front of the building and prevented him fropi giving the alarm. After blowing the two outside doors the i bandits melted off the time eombtiriI tion with a torch. PAYS DIVIDEND —— None Better Manufacturing Co. Pays Dividend to Stockholders. TO BUILD FACTORY Local Stockholders Planning to Increase Production of Factory. At a meeting of the directors of the None Better Manufacturing company, owners of the mitten factory here, at Decatur, Wednesday, a divi- | dend of 16 2-3 per cent was declared. ! The directors also discussed the quesI tion of moving the factory from i Hartford Ci*y. It is not likely that the plant will be removed, however, according to the report of the committee appointed at the meeting of a few Hartford , City business men. Tuesday evening. This committee met O. P. Schug, manager of the factory here. Wednesday morning and received from him ' the proposal of the mitten factory to. i remain in Hartford City. The com-; ! mittee is composed of F. L. Ervin, | Arthur Smith and E. E. Cox. The None Better company proposes i to remain in Hartford City if a bonus I lof $2,500 is given the company. If I this is done, the company agrees to i construct a two-story brick building in this city, not smaller, than 100 x4O ■ feet, modern, in every respect, e<)uip- i ped with sprinkler firff protection system, rest rooms and all other modern conveniences for its employes. The pay foil of the company now is SIO,OOO a year. With the construction of the new building the pay roll would be increased to $15,000 and perhaps more and the number employed from thirty to sixty girls. The building, if constructed, is to be in an open place so that there can be plenty of ventilation and light for the workers. Overhalls will be made a part of the time, as these articles can be made on the same machines I used for glove making. There has been no written proposal as yet and nothing definite done, hut members of the committee believe the money can be raised and the factory retained for Hartford City. It is an industry worth having. The $2,j 500.00. if paid, probably will be paid in three payments, thirty days apart. The company will be asked to inI elude in the agreement, when it is J reduced to writing, that the plant run | a certain length of time, and other I proposals that will make the arrangement satisfactory to both sides. A definite arrangement probably will be made soon. The meeting Tuesday evening was merely a prelitnin- ; ary one and was attended by hut a . few business men.—Hartford City News. , The capital stock is owned almost . entirely by Decatur business men. ; ! The board of directors has been holdi ing meetings here and it is believed locally that the factory will remain ; at Hartford City. FURTHER INDICTMENTS, t 1 (United Press Service) . Evansville. Ind., Feb. 22 —(Special r to Daily Democrat)-Further indiet--5 ments by the federal grand jury on e election fraud charges in tin’s city s in prospect this afternoon, s when Assistant United States DisI- trict Attorney Mahgus left for Indit anapolis to present evidence of fur(3 ther irregularities which he lias gath- , | ered to Frank C. Dailey, special as p j sistant United States attorney in charge of the fraud prosecutions. t - r Ben Hill of Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur, was able to return home after a stay at the hospital following ! injury sustained when his team ran i 1 away. Three ribs were broken, a 1 bone of an ankle broken and the . bther foot sprained.

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DAY OF HONOR 1 I To George and Martha Washington Ends in Colonial Tea at , THE MASONIC HALL Ladies’ Auxiliary Gives a Very Successful Patriotic Entertainment. -- ■ - With magnificent American flags j as a background for tile setting of colonial antiquities, and with a very large and enthusiastic audience, many of them wearing the colonial cap and neckerchief, the George Washington tea given last evening by the Eastern 1 Star Ladies’ auxiliary at the Masoni ic hall was a most interesting affair. To Mrs. B. W. Sholty. as president. I of the auxiliary, and chairman of the entertainment committee, with Mrs. E. S. Moses, Mrs. Henry Hite and ! Mrs. Myra Moore, as assistants, is ! due the success of the affair. Beginning promptly at/ 8 o’clock. Miss Ireta Butler played a march and there entered, and were presented to the company. Mr. and Mrs. George Washington, in costume, being veryrealistic. These personages were George Cramer and Miss Maude Cooper. They took their places at - tlie side of the old-fashioned open I fireplace, with its andirons, hundreds of years old. and its old colonial dis- ' play, where they sat. dignified audit- ’ ors during the program that was to do them honor. Miss Butler merged into a piano | solo, and later came a minuet, the stately dance of the early days. In ; this, six little girls in the costumes of thetimes took part. They were ' Lois Peterson. Gretchen Smith, DorI othy Durkin. Mary Bnrk. Mary Sut•ties and Catherine Dorwin. Miss f Anne Rackstraw played, her helper m the drilling of the chfldren being j Madge Hite. ■ “A Spinning Wheel Song” was a I very pretty number in which Miss I Gladys Flanders, in dainty colonial costume, sang as she turned her | spinning wheel. Miss Ramona Smith, i in costume, sat at the other side and ' combed the wool as she passed it over to the busy spinner and singer. Miss Lois Peterson gave a reading and Mrs. Kathryn Egly Tyndall sang a group of three “Old Heart Songs” “Auld Robin Adair.” “Sailing” and “Auld Lang Syne.” As Miss Della Sellemeyer was prevented from attending. Mrs. John : S. Peterson took her place in reading the obituary of George Washington as printed in an original paper of the times. A "Good night Song" was charmingly given by Gretchen Smith. Antiquity Display. During the social mingling much interest centered in the antiquity disI play. Many homes in the city were represented. The greatest numbers, perhaps, were from the collection of Mrs. B. W. Sholty. who probably has the largest and most interesting collection in the city. The andirons belonging to Al Burdg and Mrs. B. W. Sholty. with ancient 1 tongs from Mrs. Sholty's collection. 1 made the fireplace attractive. On ’ the mantel was a group of ancient ’lights, showing the progression. A ■ Paul Revere lantern belongs to the 1 , Burdges. The first grease light was ■ i from the Ed Moses collection, while ■! an old candlestick and candle mould > belonged to Mrs. Sholty. A pair of ' j candle snuffs were given by Mrs. ! John Christen ’ j An old English tankard more than a century old. a bullseye watch. ■ three hundred years old. belonging 1 ! to 1). E. Smith, attracted much atten--1 i tion. An interesting collection ot old china, given by Mrs. B. W. Sholty, the Ladelies. Mrs. John Christen, and many others, the pieces ranging from Hone hundred to two hundred ami titty i years old. made a fine display. The needlework department was also represented. Miss Kate Flickinger had several displays, being pieces from her mother’s collection, showing homespun linen finely embroidered. fine tirawn work ami dainty. fine knitted caps. A colonial scythe, with the hammer used in p<,milling out its edges to sharpness, were the property of John Christen, as was a real silver , spoon of ancient make and carving. , An old spinning wheel, the proper- , j ty ot Mrs. John Bolinger, was a tine ( i piece, shown. rfi Dr. Neptune had an interesting dis(Continuea on )’ag< i )