Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1917 — Page 1

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ARE ORDERED OUI Sixteen Corps of National Guard Engineers Called Out for Service. NINETEEN SHOTS Are Fired at Submarine by American Freighter—- ; Several Struck Mark. (United Press Service) Washington. D. C., June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) The war department today ordered sixteen corps of rational engineers into active service. The engineers will be used to lay out and prepare camp sites for the nation's new army and national guard. One Indiana ambulance corps is included in the orders. Baltimore. Md„ June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—One or more of nineteen shots which the gun crew of the American armed freighter Norlina fired at a sumbarine when three days out of Liverpool on her voyage to America are believed by the crew to have reached the mark. The captain says he believes the U-boat was struck. (By William G. Shepnerd, United Press staff cossespondent) Petrograd. June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—"l find the citizens of Petrograd pessimistic but I think the situation in Russia is improving," declared Elihu Root, chairman of the American mission to the United Press today. "The only danger comes from Germany. The incident of the deportatinn of the Swiss socialist Robert Grimm is very significent. Through failure of his efforts, Germany has lost all hope of a separate peace." The Petrograd press today was filled with enthusiastic comments over the extremely meager rejiorts indicating almost a revolution for democracy in Spain. The people are eaglr for full details. London. June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)— England might just :s well make up her mind that there can be no sudden diminution in losses from German submarines, the Times warned its readers today. The lesson is. the “thunderer" adds that strict economy must be practiced by all. “In both this country and France the arming of merchant vessels is making rapid progress and there is a fair prospect of a substantial increase in the available merchant tonnage <.f the allies at no distant date." the edi torial asserted. "The admiralty statistics show clearly that the menace of the nemy’s submarines has n no sense abated. We have had only two worse weeks than last week. Washington. D. C., July 22 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The SIOO.000,000 mark originally fixed in the national Red Cross campaign, will he greatly exceeded by Monday night, if the present rate of returns continues. The $75,000,000 stage will be passed today, it was confidently expected. Director Davidson flashed the word today to local leaders throughout the country, "make the campaign not only a success, but a super-success." By the time Miss Katherine Stinson brings Buffalo’s checks by aeroplane tomorrow, leaders of the sub-

AN APPEAL TO OUR PROSPEROUS FARMERS MV lnas a muc-h e as I'happened to be the secretary of our local m T r J; Citv of Decatur has responded nobly. Many men Ihe Inj oi i/e ii__ u .. n ,i have given five dolE' many io’Hv. thousand dollars and over have given and able farmers have expected to give and^vou*hare so. slbseribed- You are asked io give arvou that you will son telenhone either one of our „r u n^^a , t l ' u ' r 2 ,, Xriz. the cashier to three banks here in incai amount, vou telling him raise your subßC *’ ,pt *o b $ vou are j n town call at the what that amount shall be, or 11 you sure and f a ami!y"«'ih e (ed great satisfaction in doing this, both now and in the fu| ure. Bincere | y , F RENCH QUINN, Secretary Decatur Branch American Red Cross.

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rscrlptlon drive expect to have (he hundred million pledged and will call on the country for a large oversubscription on Monday. Cleveland is the first largo "200 II per cent city," having passed its original allotment of $2,500,000 on a drive of double this figure. Many smaller cities are about to treble their Quotas. The north central division hold a , safe lead In the race by districts with nearly $ I (>.000,000 reported so far. New York City alone has passed ' (he $27,000,000 mark. Washington. I). (’.. June 22—(Specials Daily Democrat) —Congress is preparing for an attack in force on the ramparts of the coal trust. The senate interstate commerce - commltee met today to plan hearings - on a bill for government regulation » of sale, transportation, distribution > and if necessary, requisition of the I country’s coal supply during the war. i The relationship of railroads to the . coal supply will be studied. > "Prices of coal in many parts of the United States have reached an | exorbitant level," said Senator Pome1 rene. who Introduced the bill. “A large number of consumers are unable to obtain supplies of this prime necessity." Washington. D. C., June 22 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Belgium. . “the broken heart of Europa,” spoke out its sorrow on the floor of the senate today. Before a great throng i in the gallery and on the floor. Baron Moncher of the Belgium commission to this country, told of his country's misfortunes. ( "It is only my desire to express { gratitude which all Belgium feels to-' ward the American people and their' government that permits me to | speak." Baron Moncher said. “You all know the unspeakable evils which have befallen my unfortunate country. “But the hour will come by the I powerful aid of the United States when Belgium, restored to full and complete independence, will be able to repay in a fitting manner all those who have aided her.” Upon the conclusion the gallery and senate arose and a great cheer went up. Washington. June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A sweeping measure authorizing the federal trade commission upon the direction of the president to fix prices on life necessities was introduced in the senate today by Senator Borah of Idaho as an amendment to the food control bilt.He would have the price-fixing power to apply to steel, coal, oil, farm implements, fertilizer, meats, bread, flour and such other foods as the president may stipulate in a proclamation and also articles of clothing commonly worn by the wage earners and farm laborers. Washington, June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Attorney Frank P. Walsh, acting for the paper concerns of the country today issued a statement demanding that the federal trade commission immediately exercise the power conferred on it to break up il- ' legal arbitration fixing the price of ■ news print paper. The statement declared that if this dangerous trust is continued to operate. hundreds of publishers throughout the United States will have th-ir 1 business destroyed. > _ t Paris. June 22— (Special to Daily ’ Democrat)—Another violent German - assault—the second in two days against commanding positions on the (Continued on Page Two)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 22, 1917.

DOUBLE SORROW — Comes to Theo Roth—Wife Formerly Pearl Helm of This County. I I I — —. ; WAS LAID TO REST 1 At Clark’s Chapel Just Two Weeks After Death of Their Only Child. ’ A double portion of sorrow is that ' which has fallen to Theodore Roth, of 1 : Fort Wayne, who yesterday afternoon jat two o'clock saw the body of his wife. Elta Pearl Roth, aged thirty-two, laid beside the little grave in the | Clark's Chapel cemetery in Union township, this county, where just two ! weeks before had been laid the hody of their four-year-old son. Gerald Edward, their only child. Mrs. Roth’s death was due to scarlet fever and that of their child, to spinal menin gitls. A private funeral service was held,for Mrs. Roth, conducted by the Rev. Eddy. Mrs. Roth was tlie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Helm of Union township, and was born in that township i October 12, 1884. She was married in 1903 to Theodore Roth anil the greater part of her life was spent in Fort Wayne and Union township. There I are two sisters and a brother. Mis. Mollie Barkley. Mrs. Della Hoffman ( ' and John Helm. Mr. Roth is a brother of Mrs. Isaac ! Everett, of south of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Everett were among those who attended the funeral services. o DON'T BE BASHFUL. (United Press Service) ; Frankfort. Ind.. June 22 —Mrs. Addie Cohee, 83 years old, is the oldest woman voter so far registered in this city. She did not quibble telling her 1 age when by the registrar, i either. ANOTHER CHANGE In Proprietorship of One of City’s Most Prominent Business Houses. -J- I MR. JOSEPH SHUTT I Os Huntington Will Take Over Store Owned by William Dowling. Another important change will be ■ made in one of the city’s prominent business houses when Mr. Joseph Shutt, of Huntington, Ind., takes possession of the hardware store formerly owned by William ttowling. Mr. Dowling traded the business for a 100 acre farm owned by Mr. Shutt, near Huntington. Mr. Shutt will take possession as soon as the inventory that is being made Is finished. He and his family will then move to Decatur where they will make their home. Mr. Dowling is as yet undecided ; what to do but will no doubt continue to make his home in Decatur. The hardware store is closed today while the inventory is taking place. Those who are assisting in the inventory besides the proprietor, are Mr. Fred Schaub, of Fort Wayne, and Mr. Brosnaham, of Pierceton. ANOTHER RECORD SMASH. Looking fit for hundreds of more | miles. Allen T. Bedell handed Gener- i al J. T. Bell. Governors Island. New York, a military message from General Liggett of Los Angeles, at the completion of his record smashing run across the continent. Riding his Goodrich-equipped Henderson at an average rate of 26% miles per hour. Bedell covered the distance in 7 days, 16 hours. 16 minutes, thereby lowering the old record by 3 days, 19 hours and 54 minutes. Bedell also smashed the best transcontinental auto record. This is the second record breaking performance staged by Bedell this year. Riding a Goodrich-equipped Harley-Davidson he broke the world’s 24-hour record, by covering 1,153.5 miles in one day.

♦ + + + + + 4 , 4>4 , 4’ + + + 4' + DOES IT PAY? ♦ ♦ + + Have you noticed our claasi- + + fled column this week? Mr. + 4* Dwight Peterson is in charge of 4* 4* this department and is making 4* 4- it a valuable part of the paper. + + If you want to buy or sell some- + 4- thing, this is a real chance. + + One lady last night advertised a + + music cabinet for sale. Thirty + + minutes after the paper was + 4* out she had five calls and sold + + to the first. She knows it pays. + + You will be satisfied if you + + try it. + + + 4-4-4- + + + + -F + + + +

RETURN WITH OVERLANDS. Hnrry Staley. John Holthouse, Charles and Wult Hammond of the' Holthouse Fireproof garage, return-1 ed yesterday from Toledo with two new Overland automobiles, the same to be delivered by the Holthouse Sales Agency to Adams county people. Owing to the rush that the Overland factory is now having. Mr. Holthouse could not get his quota for this month. o UNION SERVICES During Heated Season of Summer is Plan Adopted by Ministers. OF THIS CITY The Schedule is Announced—New Plan from July 1 to August 5. The Ministerial Association has adopted the union service plan for the heated season of the year from July first Io August fifth. All the congregations uniting in service at one church. It. is also recommended that there he a union young people’s service, the same to be in charge of the society of the church where the service is held. The following is th* schedule: July 1st —Presbyterian, Rev. F. H. Harmon, speaker. h —Methodist, Rev. L. W. Stolte, speaker. This will be a missionary service, with Miss Esther Sellemeyer, appointed missionary to China, of the Reformed church, will speak. July 15th —Christian, Rev. F. Rogers. speaker. July 22nd —Evangelical. Rev. J. C. Hanna, speaker. July 29th—United Brethren. Rev. W. S. Mills, speaker. August sth. —Zion Reformed, Rev. F.- Thornburg, speaker. . August 12th —Baptist. Rev. P. W. ‘ Marsh, speaker. The union services will be held in the evenings only. SELL TWO FORDS The Kalver-Noble garage sold and delivered new Ford cars to George Barnett, of Washington township, and E. L. Carrol & son, of this city. Both cars were roadsters. - WILL CELEBRATE West Ward Parent-Teacher Club Arranges for Grand Celebration OF THE FOURTH In the Evening on School Campus-Speakers, Boys’ Band, Refreshments. ■ The West Ward Parent-teacher club i held a business meeting last evening and arranged for an old fashioned Fourth of July celebration. This will take place in the evening of the Fourth and will take place on the West Ward school campus. There I will be several good speakers secured for the occasion; the boys’ band will jplay; a good auctioneer will sell two .■ or three fine west ward cakes; lee i cream, soft drinks and other refreshI ments will be sold; and everybody can I come expecting to have a good time, > sure that they will not be disappointed.

LJUSTICE AT LAST • I !• J Says Mrs. Robert Black-1 ’ burn, First Woman in County to Register • I HERSELF AS A VOTER .Waited 71 Years for Chance — Registration Board Opens Session Today. “For seventy-one years I have be»n I waiting for justice to women. I have) got it" said Mrs. Adaline Blackburn, j I wife of Robert Blackburn, as she took j her pen in hand and registered h- r self as a voter. Mrs. Blackburn was at the court house bright and early i tills morning waiting for the clock to strike eight, when the registration J corps opened its books. Mrs. Black burn was the first woman in the county to register and also has the honor of being the first, either man or woman. in this county to register under the new law. Mrs. Blackburn is one of the intellectual dub women of the county, keen and active, and abreast of tlie times in all ways. The registration board, comprising County Clerk Will Hainmell, Dan Erwin and Harry Frit zinger; with their two clerks, Ves Peterson'and Charles Ernst have their office desks at the west end of the court house corridor. Their office hours are' from eight io five o’clock and those who wish to register may call at th:jt time; or they may mail in their applications, witii the necessary informaiton. The board will be in session sixty days. The registration is called at this time for voters for delegates to the constitutional convention, the election being held September 18. In towns of this sise it is not necessary to register to vote for the city elections. tip until 1:30 o'clock this afternoon twenty-seven bad registered, of whmh number but five are women. FOmATOQUA Milton Yager, Harry Fisher and Chas. Thornburg to Play in Orchestra. i LEFT THIS AFTERNOON ! Begin at Greencastle Thursday—Will be in Barnum’s Orchestra. Milton Yager, piccolo player; Harry Fisher, cornet player, and Charles Thornburg, violinist, left this afternoon for Greencastle where they will join the other members of Barnum’s orchestra. They will play for the • season with the Community Chautaaquf. Company and will make their initial appearance next Thursday at Greencastle. They have signed the contract for ten weeks with this company, the circuit,of which includes stands in Indiana. Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. oSISTER DIED UNEXPECTEDLY Dan Niblick received word from his son, Omer Niblick, of Oelwein, lowa, of the death of his sister-in-law, Clara Werdel, of Cherokee, lowa, aged fourteen, which occurred very unexpectedly yesterday after only a two days’ illness. The young lady had worn a pair of new pumps. That evening a blister was noticed on her hJ3I and that night she became very ill. A doctor and nurse were called at once but death resulted in two days. Her sister, Mrs. Niblick was at her bedside when she passed away. Tne ’ young lady had never before been ill. ’ There are but two daughters surviv--1 ing in the Werdel family. One of them, Mrs. Omer Niblick, visited here ’ only a week or two ago. i B A WAR MEASURE CUnited Press Service) I Evansville, June 22 —Postmaster a Nolan is urging all persons using e stamps to purchase the correct de- ■ nomination in order to save stamp t paper. For instance, instead of buying five two cent stamps to send a - package he urges that one ten cent stamp be purchased.

’4-4-4- + 4- + + + + 4>*4- + + ♦ JIM TOUHEY'S SPIRIT. + + + ♦ Jim Touhey unfortunately is + + blind and has for years been + 4> unable to earn more than a + 4- small amount of money. Oth- + 4- erwise he is all right and be- * + neath his vest beats a heart 24- + 4- carat pure. He walked into + + this office last evening and + <■ placed a half dollar on the + + counter with the remark “Here's + +my bit.” It ought to be easy + + for those who can see. + + -1- + 4- + + 4- + + + + + + +

MEMORIAL SERVICES. The Odd Follows and Rebekahs will moot at the hall at 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning to go to the ChrlsI tian church where the Rev. W. Paul Marsh will deliver the memorial sermon. At one o’clock they will meet {(again to go to the cemetery for the [ decoration service. All are asked to I send flowers to decorate the graves |of deceased members. WILL MAKE GOAL Is Belief of the Red Cross Workers in This City and Over the County. — REPORTS ARE SLOW But Those from Various Parts of County Indicate the Great Interest. Adams county will make good on the Red Cross donation. Os that fact the men who are making the great es fort feel assured. The report of the Decatur business district was not ol>-1 tainable this afternoon as none of them had yet reported. The work' however is about concluded and as, near as can be estimated will be about SI,BOO. bringing the total in this city up to about $3,500. From meagre reports from over the county it is oelieved that the $8,750 is not an irnpos-,' sibility and it is assured if each person will give what they can. Some; idea of the amount to be raised will j probably lie at hand’ by tomorrow I though any estimate at this time is largely a guess. The soliciting of th ■ business section will be concluded by this evening. Total published yesterday including city district and part of townships $1845.49 Those reporting today wore: Root Township. Geo. W. Cramer 11.75 C. Bailey and C. Rabbitt.... 23.10 Sam Fuhrman 57.25 Prebie Township. William Jaebker 41.00 Fred Kolter 42.00 Union Township. Vernon Brodbeck 5.00 J. C. Barkley 7.00 Washington Township. Frank Heimann 144.01 ! . Jacob Rawley 34.25 Berne There With "Pep.” Berne ones not believe in doing things by half and the six miles of territory in that branch will take excellent care of the allottment. Reports up to noon today indicate that they will more than make good in this great work of mercy. When the town teams reported last night the total was $625, while the township teams are also making headway. Blue Creek turned in $65.50, this being the report of but one solicitor for one day. South Monroe was expected to raise S2OO, has already turned in $340, and more to come. I North Jefferson had raised SIOB.BO. Monroe Meets Tonight. The forty team captains in the Monroe district will report at. Monroe tonight, the scattering reports from that section being that this hustling branch will come up with ; their full allotment. The Business Section At three o’clock this afternoon the total reported in the city was $3,005.11 with the east side of Second street not reported and six or seven other individual contributors to hear from. It is believed the total in the city will be $3,750. As reported: West side Second street $ 519.50 Side streets 466.75 Factory districts 383.00 Resident districts 1635.86 Total $3,005.11 «

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• ARE WELCOMED F [{Dr. Muri E. Fulk and His [I Bride Given Cordial Reception by Friends I •AT FATHER’S HOME ■ $ ’ Home of Peter Fulk Scene of Festivities—Married at Bloomington. Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Falk, who were married at Bloomington this week, and stopped ot the home of the groom's father, Peter Fulk, nine miles west of this city, enroute to the north on their wedding trip, were given a I cordial reception by seventy-five neighbors who serenaded them with cowbells. horse fiddles and other instruj mentß of the charavari orchestra. Refreshments of ice cream and cake and cigars were passed out after the wedding couple bad received their many friends. The bride who was Miss Lucile Worley, is a daughter of G. W. Worley, ex-county school superintendent i of Kosciusko county, late state board I examiner and candidate for state school superintendent in 1902 on the I republican party. The groom was a teaching fellow in the department of anatomy, Indiana university, 1913 to 1915. He is research assistant of physiology ami assistant in teaching at Western Reserve University at the present time. Dr. Fulk is the author of scientific papers published in the American Journal of Physiology on “Diabetes and the Chromaffine system” and [other articles on “School Sanitation." “Observance of Buzzard" and “Func- ! tional Diseases and Suggestions as to i Remedies.” The Bloomington World gives the i following advance article on the wedding: Popular Student Weds This evening at eight o’clock will occur the wedding of Miss Lucile Eliz- ' abeth Worley, daughter of Mr. and ; Mrs. G. W. Worley, to Dr. Muri EdI mund Fulk, of Cleveland. Ohio. The ! wedding will take place at the home | of the bride’s parents on south Sluss Avenue and will be attended by a large number of relatives and friends The Rev. Charles Leslie Plymate, pastor of the First Presbyterian church will officiate. Miss Bessie Wilson. of Indianapolis, will sing bridal songs preceding th* 1 ceremony, accompanied by Miss Hilda Springer, pianist Miss Wilson will sing “To You," ‘A Heart of Gold" and "Because.” To the strains of Lohengrin’s wedding march, the bridal party will enter. Little Miss Ardys Eugenia Reemsnvder, of Bluffton, leading the way as tlower girl, Miss Worley on her father’s arm. following where she will be met by the groom and under a beau- ' tiful canopy of white roses and smjlax the impressive ceremony will be said. I The bride’s wedding gown is an imI ported Japanese Gauge made over embroidered white satin, a veil of tulle, caught in place by lillies of the valley and she will carry a shower bou- . quet of bride’s roses and lillies of the valley. There will be no attendan's. Following the ceremony a musical , program will be given by Misses j Springer and Wilson and a reception tendered the newlyweds. Misses Stele I la and Ida Wolf assisted by Miss Marp ' tha Ellen Wright will officiate in the . dining room. Dr and Mrs. Fulk will leave fore. r wedding trip that will include Chicago and the Great Lakes and will make >■ their home In Cleveland, Ohio. Tlie . ' bride will wear a dark blue suit as a going-away costume, with accessories to match. > The bride lias been one of the popular teachers of the city schools the 1 past year, has junior standing in Indiana University and is a member of the Theta Sigma Phi. the Journalistic sorority. Dr. Fulk received an A. B. from Indiana University in 1914 and an A.M. in 1915 and received an M. D. from Western Reserve at Cleveland this year. He is Grand President of the National Chapter of Phi Chi. a medical fraternity. BENEFIT PLAY The Campfire Girls will put on a benefit show at the Crystal theatre, ' next Monday evening. The play will ' be entitled “Shoes,” and will be a very ■ good one, it is said. Be sure to go. L The Campfire Girls want the proceeds.