Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1917 — Page 1

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Volujne XV. Number 123.

OPPOSITION MET Chairman Kitchin to Fight Proposition of Launching Additional Bond Issue. HOLD CONFERENCES Administration Against the Modification of the Pay-as-you-go Plan.

(United Press Service) (By Robert J. Bender) Washington, I). c„ May 25-(Spe-cial to Daily Democrat)—The decision by the senate finance committee to modify the pay-as-you-go plan for financing America's course in the great war met with vigorous administration opposition today. Both President Wilson and Secretary has let it be known that $1.800,00®,00? must be raised by taxation of the present generation. Both considered it inadvisable to disturb the money markets of the country by attempting to launch more bond issues now. Representative Kitchin chairman of the ways and means committee served notice that he will battle to the floor of the house if necessary in the attempt to force a bond issue in the revenue bill or materially alter its present complexion. House and senate committees tentative agreement to lop off between $300,000,000 and $550,000,000 of the tax progrant and supplant this much with bonds, distributing the financial Jtnrden of the war over 5 or 10 years in the future, will bring a big fight in congress.

(By Webb Miller, United Press staff (correspondent.) Washington. May 25.—(Special to | Daily Democrat.)—Russia is out of 1 the war as far as military power i c concerned, for at least two years; , France is a tout at the end of her man power. These are cold facts about the war situation as seen today by military men who are in position to know conditions by reason of intimate knowledge of American observers r< - ports. While Great Britain still has considerable ‘'punch left." these military men believe that the struggle abroad] is rapidly reaching the point where the United States must bear the main burden. The war. they say. will be long. America's half million men. to be drawn in September, will be only a "drop in the bucket.” and must be followed by other vast increments if conditions continue as at present.

The west front struggle, the experts say. has been misinterpreted and >tn ! reliably reported either through the i Allies' unwillingness to let real facts be known or to ignorance of the facts ] on the part of American newspapermen. !! These men declare that for many] months the American people have| been led astray as to the real situs-. tion. The Allies, they declare, are not; making the headway that the coun'ry has been led to believe they are. In this connection, they say that . 1 solution of the submarine menace! must eventually determine to a great

extent where victory shall rest, ex cept for what part America shall play in the straggle. The last fresh man wins a battle, and the last fre/ m<! • lions of men will decide the war, they hold Hence, America must bear a| heavy burden in the next two or pos-j siblv three years and the sooner the. nation awakes to the truth and enrrmity of the situation, the better olt will it be. these experts believe. There has been much talk of the na-, tlon’s apathy. I That this will be overcome waenj Hood begins to spill is the main hope, of military men. who say frankly '■> to the present the country s int( re are insufficient as shown graphica. y | by recruiting figures, slowness to sub-j scribe to liberty bonds and other signs. The selective service sys will get the men. but the spirit must be aroused, the experts hold. (By Henry Wood United Press st iff correspondent.) Training Camp of the American Field Service, Somewhere in brant e. May 25 — I Special to Daily Democrat active service at the front today. It was section one of the American munition transport service. fts 40 od« young Americans left the training

' camp lute last night. Today they arc hurrying shells and ammunition to Brent h fighters In front trenches, under fire. Simultaneous with the departure of section one, there arrived here sections two and three. Two is composed mostly of Andover college men. It Is to enter active service next weetc. Two weeks hence the Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard. Johns Hopkins, Chicago and Williams University mon in unit No. 3 will he at work. Paris, May 25. (Special to Daily Democrat.)—The lull on the western froig extended to the French lin -s today. The official statement indicated only restricted fighting and no major actions. French forces made

a successful attack in the region it Chevreux during the night. They found enemy shelters demolished by French artillery fire, full of dead Thirty prisoners were taken. German attacks were reported north of Vauclerc and in the region of Coucy. London. May 25. — (Spe.cial to Daily Democrat.)—"We dealt more effective blows at the submarine meance during the past three weeks than during any corresixmdlng period." declared Premier Lloyd-George in the house ol i commons today. "Our ship losses for May," he addled, "probably will be under those for April. "We are making satisfactory progress.” Washington. May 25. —(Special to Daily Democrat.) —A modified censorship provision will probably be writ- . ten into the house and senate con- , ferees report today. They continued ( discussion of that idea today and ex-1 pected to report by night. As now planned, this provision will j | aim only at censoring news which ■ i contains informal ion of a military v il ' ue to the enemy. , At present such information is co:i | trolled and withheld under a volun

tary censorship. O nToV KIN GS^INdTcT ED. (United Press Service! Boston. Mass., May 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A round-up of the onion kings indicted by the federal grand jtfry here for illegally controlling seventy-five per cent of America’s 200,000.000 pound annual crop, was in progress throughout the country today. United States Attorney George W. Anderson, who made the national investigation on which the indictment of eighty-eight dealers was based, today charged that the National Onion is responsible for the onion corner. "They buy the crop during the summer and fall.” said Anderson, "and market it at enormous profit between September and April. "In 1916 the growers received two cents a pound for onions the trust members resold later at ten and sis-

teen cents a pound. "The associations held monthly meetings, beginning with its annual meeting at headquarters in Kenton, phio. “Then the active managers sent put frequent bulletins telling the members how to handle their stocks to coincide with the price arrangement.” Six Indiana men were indicted, these being F. G. Ort and Elmer E. Gandy of Churubusco, and A. B. F. E. Kinner and L. A. Schrader of Columbia City. oHAS SOUTH END SHOP.

Joe Knapke who sold his interest in the Pennington and Knapke meat I market on Monroe street has bought ! the exclusive interest and taken over I the management of the south end meat market on Winchester street. Mr. Knapke invites his many friends to call. —-—————- ■

+ **++++** + + + + * 4. NATIONAL guard exempt + * — + 4. Washington. D. C., May 25 + 4. (Special to Daily Democrat) —.+ .j, Members of the national guard + 4. or any military or naval organi- * 4. zatlon not yet mustered into the * 4. service of the U. S. but subject + •J. to call, need not register on June + 4. 5. acording to a reconstruction 44. of the registration proclamation + 4. explained by the U. S. provost * 4- marshal general in a telegram 44. sent to all governors today. + 4. The telegram explained that 4> 4." registration regulations do not + 4. require registration of members + 4. of any duly organized and recog- * ' 4- nized force, military or naval, 4- ’ subject under other laws or U. + 4. S. to be called, ordered or draft- 41 4. ed into military or naval service 4< 1 ♦ of U. S." * 4. + 4-4- + + + + + + + + + + I

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 25, 1917.

THE COMMITTEE Monroe Red Cross Names Fnanee .Membership and Work Committees. THEY MAKE PROGRESS . Largest and Most Effective Membership in State for Size of Town. The Monroe branch of the It -d Cross society is coming right along, making a bid to be one of the strongest organizations in the state and sustaining the claim that they have the| largest membership as well as the' most efficient in the state for the' size of their town. The following, committees have been named: Finance—Jim. A. Hendricks, D. W. Busche, W. S. Smith, Mrs. Zellal Glancy and Mrs. Minnie Parrish. Membership—Mrs. Mae Oliver, Mis I Goldie Osterman, Mrs. Naomi Dulin, Mrj. Clara Rayl, Miss Gertrude Ke-r.l Mrs. Conover. G. D. Glancy and 1., L Thomas.-. Work committee —W. L. KelDr, Robert Shirk. Jesse Essex and -il assistant teachers. Any persons securing members on the blank forms are requested tosend them to either the Monroe secretary or treasurer that they may be I given credit for them.

MORE _RECRUITS Company A Nearing HunDred Mark in Number of Enlisted Members. EIGHTEEN NEW ONES Ready for Examination to be Conducted Tuesday by Lieutenant Stout. Company A is going over the hundred mark in the next few days. They can ,lo it more easily if a proper spirit of boosting is shown and it should be remembered that Adams and . Wells county will be credited with the men enlisted in this company when it comes to selecting under the conscription law. Captain Dunn, Lieutenant Peterson, Rev. Marsh and several members of Company A went to Bluffton last evening where they attended a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce called to boost the enlistment of the men from there in the local company. As a result four recruits were secured and it is believed a number of men will join from Wells county it having been arranged to open a recruiting ] office there. Talks were made by Rev. ] Marsh and by several Bluffton men; and the meeting developed into n most enthusiastic and patriotic one. Company A now has seventy-eight members sworn in. the last one being Gust M. Borne who was among the first to enlist but who was unable to j

be here when the company was mus tered. Recently Captaih Dunn was no I titled that the local company must be recruited to full war strength 150 men and three officers and ordered to report May 26th as to progress made. Up to this time eighteen men have! signed as follows: Willard D. Andrews. Lynn Shoemaker. Arthur A. Grim. Joseph W. Kearney. Harold G. Harvey. Homer Parrish. Frank Sehumacker. Medford Wynn. John B. Stultz. J Earl J. Grozin. Arbie E. Owens. Chauncey Brokaw. J Orval T. Wells. Albert Graden. , Willis Mettler, Bluffton. ,1 Sherman Kemp, Bluffton. ,1 Homer B. Miller, Bluffton. ,1 Melvin M. Weist, Bluffton. , Lieutenant Stout will be here again ■ next Tuesday to conduct the. physical y examination of these applicants. It is y hoped that by that time the numbar y ready will be increased fifteen tr !• twenty. The men are working hard !• to obey the orders from hcad<(uart?T k and deserve success. 1

MEETING AT BERNE. Red Cross Nominating Committee Named—Enthusiastic Meeting. - One of the best Red Cross meetings In the county was held at the EvunI gelical church, Berne, last evening, -large delegations from both Decatur land Geneva, attending. Dr. Schenk • presided and It was decided to appoint a nominating committee, wi'h Drs. Ernest Franz and Schenk at the head, to nominate officers, these 'o ■ be ratified at a later meeting. Fiftysix members have already signed tne .application blank and more will speed ily follow. The musical pari of the evening was a delightful one. Miss Hope Hoffman, with Celia Andrews, accompanist, sang; Dr. Fred Patterson of this city, and Mr. Lehman of Berne gave a vocal solo. French Quinn, Dr. W. E. Smith and Marie Connell of this city, explained the work.

A FALLING OFF In Assessment Valuation of Persona! Property of County is Shown BY ASSESSORS’ SHEET Total of Live Stock. Autos, Household Goods, etc., is Show n.

County Assessor William Frazier is completing his recapitulation of the assessment of personal property of the county as taken by the township assessors. It is believed that the total assessment will show a falling off of from eighty to a hundred thousand dollars over that of last year. The sheet shows the following assessments for the county: Horses—B.B77; valued,* $885,218; average, $99.72. Cattle—ls.oss; Value, $555,54?: average, $36.90. H0g5—24.126; value. $212,297: average. $8.79. Sheep—4.s74; value. $36,918; average. $8.07. Automobiles —1.203; value. s26'.- j 760: average, $222.57. Farm Implements—l,B2B owners;! value,. $131,343; average, $71.85. Household Goods —4.077 household ers: $186,025; average. $45.63. Money —$462,187. Notes —$505,406. Mortgages—s4so.S92. Merchandise—s3B4,l77.

ILL om WEEK Martin Hilgemann, Preble Township Farmer, Succumbed Early Today. ILL OF PNEUMONIA Was Forty-five Years of Age—Widow and a Son Are Living.

Martin Hilgemann, forty-five years! and seven months of age, well known , Preble township farmer, living on the Wells-Adams counties’ line, died this; morning at two o’clock after a weeks! illness of pneumonia. The deceased was a son of Mr. and < Mrs. William Hilgemann, both ts whom are living. The widow, former-1 ly Lena Korte, and a son, Walter, aged six. survive. Mr. Hilgemann was] torn November 25, 1871. Brothers and sisters are; Mrs. Ed Reppert, Mrs. Jacob Bloemker, Mrs. Fred Peters, Mrs. John Peters. Mrs. Louis Worthmann and John Hilgemann. The funeral will be held at the M tgi ley Reformed church but the time is ; not known, as word is awaited from ; California from relativesi

WILL GIVE FIRST DEGREE. The local council of the Knights of Columbus will exemplify the first degree on a class of candidates Sunday morning, May 27, at eight o'clock at the K. of C. hall. This is prepara tory to the initiation to be held Dec oration Day at Fort Wayne. All members of the local council are requested to be present Sunday morning.

DECATUR ON MAP If New High School Building is Completed as r t Now Planned. HOFFMAN ARCHITECT I Building Will be the Most Modern of Its Kind in the State. Oscar Hoffman, architect for the new high school building, is working hard on the proposed plans. The new IMilding will he a modern edifice rivaling any building of its kind in the state. If present plans mature, the I structure will contain a large gym-i nasium. boys' and girls’ rest room and library, an auditorium seating I about 800 people with a large stage, l at one end. a running track and many ! other desirable features. The above! named conveniences will not be contained in the building unless sufficient money is raised among ’he 1 townspeople to warrant the school! board including them in the plans. However it is hoped the project cun' be financed. A picture of the new high school was shown in TeepJe, I Brandybeery & Peterson’s window- for i a while and attracted much attention i and favorable comment.

THE DAY'S EVENT — Soldiers Outline Celebration Day—Program is Given THE REV. J. C. HANNA

To Deliver the Address of the Afternoon — Who the Committees Are. Decoration Day this year will prob.! ably surpass all others. The new , world war, with its future unseen possibilities; the recent Mexican , war, with its fatalities however few. adding a number of other graves to the list of those who have lost their lives in defense of their country and jts principles, will be in the minds of all those veterans of the civil war and other wars now past, who conduct the impressive services next Wednesday. May 30, the annual Decoration Day. The G. A. R. committee on ar- : rangements reports the folowing program for the celebration next Wednesday: Members of the G. A. R.. W. R. C. , and Spanish-American war soldiers.: will meet at Post Hall at 8:30 a. m.. and go by automobile to the old . Decatur cemetery, thence to St. Jos- ; eph cemetery and decorate the graves of the soldier dead, and then return to the Post Hall and disband for re-! freshments. Assemble at Post Hall at 12:301 and march to the court house where the following program will be given at one o’clock: Music by Band. Ritualistic Work of G. A. R.

Music —Male Quartet. Reading—Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp: 1 ’ subject, “A Man Without a Country.” j' Song—Class from Parochial School. ■ Address—Rev. J. C. Hanna. Music —Male Quartet. At the close of this program a line ! 5 of march will be formed, lead by the i drum corps, followed by a class of I girls, who are to stand guard at the I graves to be decorated, then the Boy I Scouts, members of Company A. j Spanish-American soldiers and Sons lof Veterans, who are to carry the 1 flowers and decorate the graves. I then the school children of the paI rochial, public school and citizens, members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C„ will following automobiles,»lead by the military band, Proceeding down Second street to Monroe, thence west on Monroe to Maplewood cemetery, where the following program will be given: Dirge—Band, while graves are beI ' . ing decorated. Song—Junior Class of the High School. Reading of Address of Gettysburg I I —Hon. French Quinn. | 1

Song Campfire Girls. Grade “. Patriotic Reading Anita Swear | Inger. • Ritualistic Work By the W. R. ('. for the Unknown Graves. Song Campfire Girls, Grade 8. Ritualistic Work By W. R. C. for Sailor Soldier Dead. Song. "America"—Audience. Itencjlietion Hev Thornburg. in case of rain the program will be given in the court house. Every man, woman and child should make an effort to help supply tlie flowers for the day. Orders from headquarters are that they request that all business be suspended dung the exercises and that all bells oe tolled and every citizen stand with bowed and uncovered head at 12 o'clock for a period of five minutes. COMMITTEES.

Decoration Committees. Automobile Committee -Cal Peterson. Hugh Hite. Herman Yager. (Continued on Page Two) BONEJRACTURED Mrs. Chas. Dunn Suffers Fractured Shoulder When Auto is Demolished. STRUCK BY CAR

At Bluffton While Returning Home from Trip Through This County. Mrs. Charles Dunn, miraculously escaped *death last evening at seven o'clock, when the automobile she was driving, was struck at the front by; an Indiana Union Traction car at Johnson street and Central avenue, Bluffton, just as she was returning home from a trip through Adams and Wells county in the interests of the Watkins Medical Company, in which she has taken her husband’s place. Mrs. Dunn suffered a fracture f the clavicle which was snapped <,tf

1 at the tip of the shoulder; a fracture lof the shoulder blade at the back; bad cuts about the face and hands and a severe wrench of the left kn<y°. The automobile was a complete wreck. That she escaped death from! being drawn under the traction car.! she attributes lo the heaviness of the! cabinet at the rear of the car which held it down and prevented her being drawn under the ear. The car was turned around by tne shock and Mrs. Dunn was thrown out striking on the curb. The car sounded no bell she states. She suffered! quite intensely during the night but this afternoon was resting very we.l and herself answered the telephone call from this office. An X-ray examination this morning settled all doubt at the nature of the injury of her shoulder, proving that her injuries] will not result seriously. Mr. Dunn is engaged in organizing I a company of the Indiana National Guard in Adams and Wells counties | and while he has been so engaged his wife has been driving the county in, the interests of his agency for the] Watkins Medical company and has] announced her intention of keeping up| the work while he is serving with the colors. She had been in this county; in the vicinity of Magley and Preble I yesterday and was returning home when the accident occurred. . . o GUARDING THE BORDER. Word has been received from Glenn

Neptune, son of Dr. J. Q. Neptuie who is doing service at Fort Bliss. Texas. Gler.n and John Corbett, another Decatur boy enlisted in the re - ular army at Fort Wayne several months ago, and the two boys were soon sent to Texas. Glenn has a fine position in the quartermaster's department, being one of the clerks, lie is taking a ninety days’ training in ( a school at the garrison and expects soon to take an examination for a second lieutenant's commission. The hoys will-no doubt remain In Texas for the present to do guard duty along the border. Fort Bliss contains 15,000 men and as Glenn expresses it. s the best in the United States. CLEAR GOOD SUM. This afternoon there was turned | over to the local Red Cross fund, -he sun! of $29.30 as the proceeds clear'd; from the concert given Monday t.v Mrs. Monica Mast-Boggs' vocal class.'. This is above the amount paid the singers and other musicians for carfare and transportation, they donating their services in full to the cause.

Price, Two Cento

SUICIDE IS ATTEMPTED Cora Hower Shady, Becoming Despondent. Takes Over-draught of A SLEEPING POTION Leaves Letter Showing the Attempt Had Been Well Planned.

Is tlie third little house around the alley corner on Front street, north of the Brelner feed yard, hoodooed? Does it exert some strange and seemingly irresistable power over the fate of lovers? For the second time in a few years, the Shadow of attempted suicide has fallen within its bleak walls. Th< latest attempt was made by Mrs. Co-a Shady, aged 38, a well known lady »r this city, who, evidently with suicidal intent, took an over-draught of a

sleeping potion. A bottle, bearing the name of Dr. , Blue, of Tocsin, was found, the la iel indicating that it had been given to promote rest, and for sleep. Wh m found, the bottle was empty. Dr. Blue was called by telephone by Or. Clark, who stated that the medicine . was a chloral, prescribed for insomnia and to promote rest. It is believed that the woman be- > came discouraged and sought this ' means as away of ending all. From a several page letter which she let, | and which was found on a stand in ! the living room; and from other inj dications, the attempted suicide was well planned. The letter was addressed to Charles Weber, a close friend, in endearing ! terms, expressing her affection, and

asking that his picture be buried in the grave with her. She also mentioned twenty acres of land and some money, as belonging to her daughter, i Edna. Mrs. Shady, who was Miss Cora i Hower before her marriage, was (granted a divorce from Clyde Shady i several months ago. She has a I daughter. Edna, aged nineteen, who lives with her father near Craigville. Mrs. Shady has been employed in this city for a year or two, serving ns waitress at several restaurants in this city. For several months she was nt the Braun restaurant, leaving there I several weeks ago to work at the Martin restaurant, where she was employed until about two weeks ago. since which she has not been working. For the past several days she has | been visiting at Bluffton, returning to her home here yesterday. Mrs. Shady who lived alone in he j house, was at home ajone at the time of the attempted suicide. About eleven j o’clock last night she called from her tjtome to the house next door, to i I neighbor, Miss Mary Whittenbarger, i telling her that she was ill. and that I if she was not up by five o’clock this j morning, to come over and call her. ■ Miss Whittenbarger asked her to .; copie her home for the night. Jif she felt ill. but Mrs Shady stated that she would be all right and would i remain in her own home. This morning Miss Whittenbarger. ,! with John Reynolds went over to the Jshadv house, and finding the door locked, opened it with a key they ; had. and went in. Mrs. Shady was J found lying in her bed In an east I room, all indications pointing to : ■ ,j tempted suicide. They called othets. .! including the coroner. Dr. D. D. Cla-k who took the matter in hand. . About five or six years ago, a young woman attempted suicide m this same house oyer a love affair, which later ended in her raarria :e to the young man with whom she had been keeping company. When found this morning she was fn a condition of stupor. Dr. D. D. Clark, coroner, was called, but it is ; the belief that she will recover and | that the sleeping potion which she took was not sutHciefit to cause death. She remained in the semi--1 stupor, however, all day. rousing at times to recognize those who railed jon her It is said that she also told of having an additional powder besides the medicine to produce sleep. This afternoon at two o’clock her ■ condition showed but very little ; change, and she continued to sleep the greater part of the time.