Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 10 May 1917 — Page 1

Volume XV. Number 110.

AGE LIMITS SET BY CONGRESSAT 21 TO 30 hll ABLE BODIED MALE BETWEEN THOSEAGESMUST REG-ISTER-ROOSEVELT AMENDMENT MEETS DEFEAT.

(United Press Service) Washington. D. U.. May 10— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Eliminating the Roosevelt division amendment from the selective service hill, house and senate conferees on the army measure reached an agreement today and will report to their respective houses as quickly as their findings can be put into shape. The conferees also eliminated the Fall amendment providing for the raising of a volunteer cavalry force for border duty. The prohibition amendment as passed by thesenate was left in the bill. | The age limit for those sub-! ject to selective service was fix-1 ed at 21 to 30 years. All men more than 21 and up to the age of 31 will be subject to service. As it stands there is every probability that the senate will make some effort to restore the Roosevelt amendment but since the conferees agreed to eliminate it and the administration does not want it in, it is not believed it could pass the senate again. The agreement reached today was forecast in detail by the United Press yesterday. After a short session this morn- • ing it was announced all lines of differences had been erased, but it was admitted there ought be some opposition to the report in both house and senate. Senator Chamberlain said he would introduce the conference report early this afternoon in the senate. The senate cannot act on the measure until alter the house has acted. There were a few minor additions to the hill. The prohibition section was modified to provide that penalty shall apply only to sale of liquor to those in uniform. President Wilson awaits onl.» action by congress on the report to issue his proclamation ca i ing for the immediate apphca tion of the selective service ma chinery. ...... It is regarded likely that with in three months the first ;><•(), 00(1 men will have been select ed One of the bitterest intersed tional fights in the houses hij torv was forecast when tit $1,800,000,000 revenue bill w| taken up for consideration. I The battle began when M jority Leader Kitchen preset ed it with a plea for all Anid cans to do their bit to final the war. L London. May 10 (Special to lib Democrat)—Eleven German des| P ers fled before four British desl ti era to the shelter of the range of I t own guns at Zee Brugge today Id long range fight, detailed in m P miralty statement. *I|P “Four cruisers and dstroyeisr t off Falconshire between the If SS and Dutch coasts when they >1 eleven enemy destroyers. J in and on opening fire the <>ne 1 ~ mediately made off full speei f cover of a dense smoke the ( Was continued for eighty nnnu ■’ f were unabel to overtake the" a lost one man. slightly wounde. , Washington. May 10“' S P ‘J J Dally Democrat) -One hum _ twenty-even Americans ak >n ships are reported to be held by Germany. This develope “ Btat e. department announce « day whereas it had been get lieved the last of Germany s > • , prisoners were freed when n, dale men were released. of th American legation at »• t

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I formed an faanizalion to assist the prisoneES. I London. f»y 10—(Special to Daily. Democrat) Loss of a big passenger boat, with A persons, including "sev-; eral peopllof note on board,” was announce)*) a London Chronicle editorial toil. The editorial voiced insistent Inland that the house of commons Kplain why the admiralty J I “pursues f inconsistent policy” of conceallnlfacts. “Aboutk'O weeks ago. the editorial declJl. a large steamer was 1 sunk aiJseventy lives were lost.' some offceni people of note. No 1 i news hJbeen published of this dis- I I aster. I i "Otlxfiutrages, involving loss of s life, hJ been announced and de- i I scriptiiJ published. On what prin- < | ciple if the admiralty censorship , I work ?'j I, (By A fir E. Mann, U. P. Staff Cor- ’ I respondent) Coplagen. May 10 —Germany is so cofrned about the recent tre- ( rnendl increases in pro-ally sent!- . men’l Sweden —due to America’s' entrjto the war—that she is prob-' ably png to sent her most expert* proplndist there as ambassador, ] He fount von Bernstorf!', formerly 11 : envJo Washington. This decision * wa.Jrsistently reported in advices - fQ.iZrom Berlin. It came upon the |het|of other authoritative reports ’ tluJernstorff was slated to succeed ' Zitjrman as foreign secretary in ( pufni e with a German govern--1 mil plan to seek a reconciliation I wf Amerii a. That Berlin should ] ; hl abandoned Zimmermann’s re-! 1 ? pfnent and such a course to uti- ] 1 ijhernstorff in the capacity of en- j , vt<> Sweden was taken here to inf ' ife the vast importance Berlin ate * ties to the pro-ally sentiment crysIfing here. ' I mere is no mistaking the develop“l It of this trend of public feeling 0 Sweden. It Is particularly strong ‘ Ing the farming classes. 0 I tew York. N. Y., May 10—(Special' < y I Daily Democrat) —Seven million ' . ’l|ple combined to give the climax ' i-l |the French war commission today. .|e speech bv Roosevelt, part in femh. an advocating an American i if ision in Europe, pleased Joffre , '4ie big features of the program were . fe unveiling of the Lafayette monu- , |ent in Brooklyn and the presenta-] 4, >n of $150,000 to Joffre for relief of lie French children by New York lomen. I SERVICE INSPECTOR HERE. I Mr. J. C. Trapp, of Indianapolis, service instructor for the Fofil company was here today inspecting the Kalver £• Noble garage. His business is to (ell the garage managers how they can better serve their patrons giving the experience and advice gathered in traveling over the state. He found the Ford garage here in excellent condition and the management has ordered new equipment which will make it ] possible to give even better service ini the future. —o MOTHERS’ DAY SUNDAY Rev. W. Paul Marsh, has announced a special celebration of Mothers’ Dey for Sunday morning at 9:30 at the Christian church. This day will be generally observed over the country and Governor Goodrich has issued a proclamation setting aside Sunday, May 13, in Indiana for Mothers’ Day I this year, the observance being male] annually the second Sunday in May. _ ~TO GIVE TESTAMENTS The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church, wishing to do their “bit” for the local soldier boys, have ordered and will present 'to each one. a khaki covered testament. L

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 10, 1917.

FOR COMPANY “A” “Man from Home” Will be Given by Junior Class Wednesday Evening. TICKETS FII CENTS And No Seats Reserved— Everybody Should Boost for This Big Event. The junior class of the Decatur I High* School will present for the second time, next Wednesday evening, j Booth Tarkington’s famous play "Tue Man From Home.” > The proceeds will go to the boys of i Company “A" as a fund for meeting necessary expenses. Mr. Tarkington ! has waived royalty rights, Mr. Bosse I is doing his bit with the opera house and the proceeds will be practically I profit. The money will be turned into a fund that can be used to me>t i various expenses that arise. It’s a worthy cause and you will thus have the opportunity to see this splendid play and at the same time help the] boys out. The curtain will go up at 8:30 and the public, especially the farmers cf this community are most cordially invited to attend. The price of admission is fifty cents. No seats reserved. First come, first served. The junior class gave the play a week ago and 1 made a great hit. The cast includes Albert Gehrig, Miss Fanny Heller, Harry Knapp, Fred Ball, Miss Frieda Williams, Herman Miller, John Clark, Victor Kruetzman. Walter Rilling. Anita Sweringer, Florence Mann, Ralph Krill. Wayne Beavers and Dent Ba'tzell. Buy a ticket. Help finance Company '“A” FOR MURDERS Jury Awards Henry Sanders, of Monroe, $550 Damages for Auto. OUT A SHORT TIME Was the Jury—Case for SIO,OOO for Death of Wife, Still Pending. After a fifty-five minute deliberation the jury in the case of Henry Sanders, of Monroe, against the Lake Erie & Western railroad company, returned a verdict in the Jay circuit court at 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, awarding the plaintiff $550 damages. This was for the destruction of Saner’s automobile, which was wrecked October 17, 1916. at Montpelier, when struck by a locomotive and a cut us cars. In another suit, now pending, judgment for SIO,OOO is asked by reason <>i the death of Mrs. Sanders, who was killed in the collision that wrecked the machine: The auto damage case began Monday morning before Judge McGriff. An exceptional array of legal talent participated in the case, Moran and Gillespie, of Portland; Dore Erwin, of this city; Attorney Peterson, of Montpelier, appearing for the plaintiff, and John M. Smith, of Portland; Enos Cole, of Hartford City, and Judge HenI ley for the defendant corporation. Judge Henley and J. J. Moran are forj mer members of the Indiana appellate j court. The plaintiff claimed in the trial, ' that the flag man at the crossing, E 1- ] ward Kindelsparker, motioned him to come on when he approached the track and that this signal was the cause x>f the accident in which a cut of ears struck his automobile, wrecking it and killing his wife. The defense contended that Kindelsparker motioned Sanders to stay ' back and that Sanders speeded up | and attempted to cross ahead of the I train. o RED MEN NOTICE All members of the Red Men are r i quested to attend the regular lodge ■ meeting this evening when arrange ments will be made to attend the fun ■ eral of Brother William Darwechter, Saturday.

, HAD RIBS BROKEN Peter Confer, veteran resident of the city, repairer at the Elzey shoe j store, had two ribs broken in a fall [» 1 from his hay mow hist evening. He j had gone to the mow to move some of the boards, when he stepped through a space in the door. He fell with his side striking a box, on the floor belo v.‘ His head was somewhat scratched and , ; bruised,also, but he is able to walk ’ around and will soon be all right. — « —o H. L. CONTER HERE TODAY H. L. Conter of Huntington is here to look after business today. He Is manager of one of the biggest ice cream factories in the state now. having combined to two at Huntington. The annual business of the new coin--1 pany it is expected will reach SIOO,OOO His son. Francis Conter. lias entered 'I the officer reserve school at Indianap3 I olis 0 — MR. NOBLE WEDS; Clyde Noble and Miss Bernice Dick Married at Warsaw Yesterday. — A PIERCETON GIRL Daughter of Postmaster Dick—Leave for Indianapolis on Trip. Clyde Noble, of the Kalver-Noble garage, this city, was married yesterday at Warsaw, of which The Pierceton Record says: “Mr. Clyde Noble ,of Decatur, and Miss Bernice Dick, of Pierceton, were] united in marriage at the Presbyterian parsonage, in Warsaw, Wednesday morning. Rev. J. M. Eakins, officiating The ceremony was witnessed by Mis. 1 Scott Smith and Miss Lena Long. Mr. Noble is a son of Cicero Noble who I lives north of Larwell but who at on, time resided in Pierceton. Miss Dick is a daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. W. L. Dick and has spent iter entire life in Pierceton, and is a graduate of the Pierceton high school. She has devoted her time to music since finishing school and has become very proficient in her chosen profession. “Immediately after the ceremonv. Mr. and Mrs. Noble left for Indianapolis on a short wedding tour. They will return to Pierceton Sunday evening. Mrs. Pierceton will be in Pierceton every Monday and Tuesday to take charge of her music class, reach ing here Sunday evening in time t > act as pianist at the Presbyterian * church where she has served as piati-j ist for a number of years. They will ] reside in Decatur where Mr. Noble is] engaged in the garage business. “The Record extends most hearty congratulations.” n- ■' ■ MRS. JACOB LOSER DEAD Mrs. Amos Sprunger yesterday received word from Switzerland stating that her sister, Mrs. Jacob Loser.’ had died on Easter day. Mrs. Loser will be remembered] by many here as Miss Louise Furrer who lived in this community for a while some years ago. Deceased was born in Germany in August 1876. in 1904 she immigrated, here with her sister. Mrs. Sprunger. In 1905 she was married to Jacob looser, of this county. Some time later they moved back to Switzerland, living in Broenschhofen. She was sick only a short while. She is survived by her husband, two children, three sisters and two brothers—Berne Witness. Mr. Loser is the father of Mrs. C'.f-j ford Lee, of this city. ' HELD FINE MEETING , The Rotary Club held an excell“nt > meeting last evening at the Hotel ( Murray, it being their regular lunch-; t eon and business session. After the, social part of the affair, business questions and propositions were taken up and discussed, and a committee was , appointed to look after a factory propj osition. Mr. Carl Pumphrey had a e paper on the jewelry business which he read and was greatly enjoyed. — O : IS RESTING EASIER ■ The condition of C. R. Hammell is e somewhat improved today, he having s- rallied from his critical condition to a 1- great extent yesterday. He passed a very restful night and this morning was feeling considerable better.

MUCH IMPROVED 1 Was Miss Tricker—Charge f i of Assault and Battery With Intent to Kill i MAY BE FILED Against Howard Petty—Refuses to Talk Much— Says They Quarreled. — According to word from Muncie, :, charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, probably will be made against Howard G. Petty, 31, who ] Tuesday night shot Miss Ninia Trick ] 'er. 20, Adams county girl, his sweet-1 , heart, at a boarding house, 1301 East I (Twelfth street, at Muncie, and th-n ; attempted suicide. It is said that the condition’of Miss j Tricker was considerably improved i 1 yesterday and that she would recover I | unless complications set in. It is said Petty still refuses to dis-' 1 cuss the shooting further than to say I that he and Miss Tricker had quarreled because he had made application to ] join the navy. Was Very Low The word from the Muncie papers i does not agree with the telegram re-j ceived last night at seven o’clock by i Bart Schralauka, from his wife. w!io| is a sister of Miss Tricker. and who is | at her bedside, with the other rela-i lives. The telegram stated that Ninia was very low and that an operation! would be performed today. The tele ! gram asked that the sister, Mis. ! Frances Young, at the home at Salem, he notified, and asked to come, all the] other sisters being at Muncie at the, ' time. , 0 WAR IS DECLARED On the Dandelion—Next Wednesday Set Aside for “Swatting” THIS LOWLY FLOWER Woman’s Civic Improvement Society Takes the • I Matter in Hand. War lias been declared on the d :n delion, the lowly flower that is be- ' coming a menace to lawns and vege- 1 tation of more beauty and use. The Woman s Civic Improvement , ' I I society has taken the matter in hand . and has set aside Wednesday, May 16. as the day when all Decatur citizens are asked to “swat the dandelion." They ask that this be done, eitln r by personally getting out and digging I out the troublesome plant, roots and ] all; or by cutting out the blossoms or] mowing them down, to prevent their, spread by seed. Mrs. Charles Niblick and Mrs. C. A. Dugan were appornted chairmen >o put the matter before the public, and i they will visit the schools and ask the ] co-operation of the children in this] movement. The dandelion is fast becoming a I menace and if all cannot be exterminated, root and body, prevention .of I their spread will aid much. At the meeting held yesterday Ct; j the home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Mrs. J. I W. Tyndall, president of the society. 5 made a plea that in this age of “food j drive” and the utilizing of every bit of ] garden space for vegetables, the beauj tifying of the home and grounds should not be overlooked. . She said: “Don't neglect the beauti- • ] fying of your home. The way to make •; our city attractive is to fill your porch > boxes, your hanging baskets and flov • t er boxes with beautiful blooming ■ plants. Vegetables are alright and t just the thing, but don’t neglect maktling your home attractive with blooming plants.” The matter of asking the co-opera-tion of the G. R. & I- in beautifying t the ground west of the depot along I Eighth street, was taken up by the ’, Civic Improvement society. J The society voted $5 to the centra) ; | school and $5 to the high school vicjtrola fund, making twenty dollars in

II all given for vicirotas recently. A picture show will be given some time 1 next week. MRS. DUNN TO TRAVEL COUNTY j Mrs. Charles Dunn, wife of Captain Dunn, of Company "A", today begin i doing her "bit” by taking over the ] business built up by her husband for , tile Watkins Remedy Company. Sue i will make drives over every part of I the county and will visit the custom- • ers, made by years of business effort, I by her husband. When Captain Dunn ■ decided to enlist, his only worry was the disposal of his business and the care of his family, which duties M-s. Dunn immediately expressed hers'lf willing to assume. She began today and assisted by a boy to drive her ear. will make regular trips from now on. . Mr. Dunn will appreciate any efforts Jto aid his wife in successfully conducting tlie business during his enlistment. J. D MEYER DEAD I Succumbs After Long and Painful Illness of Blood Poisoning. HELL KNOWN MAN Died at Midnight Hour— Funeral Will be Saturday Afternoon. After a lingering and intensely painful illness of several weeks of blood, * poisoning, which developed from a scratch on the hand, John D. Meyer, well known lumber manufacturer of this city died at a half hour past mid- 1 ] night at the family home on North I Third street. Every care that could I ] be bestowed was given but with nut] more than temporary benefit. Air. Meyer was a native of this cotm-i ] ty. being born :n French township. I July 4. 1851. Had he lived until next Fourth of July, lie would have been sixty-six years of age. He was the son . of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Meyer, prominent and pioneer residents »f ’ the county. i Mr. Meyer was a pioneer lumber I man of the county being engaged in ] i the saw mill business for many years, s Nineteen years ago he moved to this i city, where he continued in this busi- 1 ness. ’ Besides the widow. Theresa Mey r. his immediate family includes one son, Charles, of Niles, Mich.: and three ’ daughters, Mrs. Nettie Henneford, of] Carter. Montana; Della, wife of Huber] DeVoss, and Miss Marie, at home. All] of the family were at his bedside when , he passed away. 1 . Brothers and sisters are: Jacob, <>f California: Peter, of Colorado: Henry,' of Berne: Eli, of Decatur; Mrs. Weg-] miller. Geneva; Mrs. Arnold Ashie ! mann, of Linn Grove; Mrs. Rosa Pres-: dorf, of Monroe; Mrs. John Glancy, of] Decatur. Mr. Meyer was a member of the Re ] formed church and of the Knight of; ; Pythias and Elks' lodges. The funeral will be Saturday afternoon at two o’clock from the Reform-; ]ed church. o————— — LINDSEY-MORRIS ELOPEMENT - — Milo Lindsey, twenty year old son' ' of Eugene Lindsey, one of the cour iy j jury commissioners, residing five mile l west, of Geneva, and Miss Maxwell I i Lillian Morris, daughter of Dr. ami] Mrs. George Morris, of Petroleum. 1 ’ eloped to Hillsdale. Mich., Monday ami i were married there. The groom grad j uated a year ago from the Geneva ] high school, and had entered Taylor! ' University this spring to study for tnei ! ministry. The bride was a sophomore > in the Petroleum high school and had] (intended to take her junior work in a] ’ normal this summer, thus graduating] (next year. She is an accomplished| musician. t ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING Carl Hammond, truck driver for 'll* . ( Holthouse garage, was arrested l.i -t . night by Policeman Reynolds on Urn ’ charge of speeding. About 7 oclo-k ( young Hammond driving the express ( truck, was driving south on Second - street and at the corner of Jefferson j ; bit Ollie Heller's white bull dog. which died later. Policeman Reynolds noti i fled Hammond to report at the Mayors ] office at 7.30. which lie did and plead j guilty to the charge and drew $lO and I costs which amounted to S2O. rl<-| stayed the docket.

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,10 8E CHANGE Fort Wayne-Decatur Trac--1 tion Co. Will Set Cars r an Hour Ahead. 0 f BEGINNING SUNDAY — ' First Car to Leave Here at i 4:40 in Morning—Last Car Arrives 11:05. * " T! Falling in line with the plan of Ft. Wayne to adopt the eastern time, or tlie "daylight saving" plan of setting the clock an hour ahead from May 1.! ito September 12. tlie -Fort Wayne At I Decatur traction company, with others entering Fort Wayne, will set their ; schedule of cars an hour ahead. The hour and a half schedule will be maintained, but all cars will leave and arrive one hour earlier, beginning Sui:- ] day, May 13, except the freight and j milk car. which will keep the same | time. This means that the first car will ] leave Decatur at 4:40 o’clock in the morning, instead of 5:40. The second <ar, known now as the 7 o’clock ear, ] will leave at 6 a. m.; the 8:30 car will (leave at 7:30, and so on through the i entire day. This of course, will cut off one hour at the end of the schedule, making the last car arrive here at 11:05, instead ct' 12:05. midnight. The service change is made to get passengers into Fort Wayne at protier hours, consistent witli their change of time. This change will be quite convenient for those who petitioned for an ; extra car in the evening between four ( and seven o’clock, as this will nuive ] the seven o’clock evening car ahead to I six o'clock. o — VVUKI HOU«r NEWS. A large number of witnesses, and many who are present just “to hear things” were in court today wljen a jury was impaneled and the trial was begun of the State vs, Frank Shan, r, who is charged with committing adultery with one-. Belle Wolfe, wife of Solomon Wolfe. Shaner is also married. but both, it is said have been separated from their husband and wife. The charge was made by J. Burch, and April 26. aud prior times, were mentioned as the date. Special Judge R. H. Hartford has jet June 22 as the date tor the hearing of the Bruce Dibble vs. Martin Klepp->r case. Tlie will of Daniel Brewster, late cf Jefferson township, was presented this afternoon, late, for probate. Real estate transfers: Frank Christen et al. to John D. Patterson, lot 30, (Ceylon, quit claim deed. $32.50: Louisa j Amacher, et al to Frederick Stauffer, % acre. $700; John M. Fuhrman et al i to Henry C. Fuhrman. 3 acres of Root ] township. S6OO ; U. S. patent deed 'o ’ D. Miller. 148.9 acres of Wabash town- | ship. —o — FINE HENS STOLEN i Mush petty thieveing. it is said, mis 1 been going on lately, no doubt owi-ig to the scarcity of food and its high ' cost. Among those who have suft<“red is Mrs. John B. Holthouse, of Third . i street, who within a short time ns I had five hens stolen from the coop and Hits high fenced park. The hens w.:e I highly prized and if the offense is re- ! pealed again, the thieves will find a warm reception awaiting them. 3 ” matter may be given to the police. CARPENTER'S TO MEET L All union carpenters are requested !to meet tonight at their hall forth" ! purpose of making arrangements for 'attending the funeral of our deceased (brother. Will Darwechter. The meeting will be held at eight o’el >< k. +++++++ + + + + + + + + liberty loan committee. 4- + + + The local banks, First Nation- + + al, Old Adams County and Peo- + + pie’s Loan & Trust Company, + + have organized the Liberty Loan + + Committee to furnish the people 44- of this community government 4- <■ war bonds. These pay 3'/j per 4« + cent interest and will be issued 4* 4- June 15th. Get particulars from 44> any of the banks and watch for 4* 4> first announcement in this paper + 4> tomorrow. 4* ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦