Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 254.

SAW MASSACRE Miss Rose Lambert Missionary in Turkey Tells of Experiences. SHE WAS IN HADJIN Through Two Weeks’ Siege of Turks—Thousands Massacred There. Miss Rose Lambert, who for eleven and a half years labored in Turkey as a missionary, and who was there at the time of the horrible massacre of the Armenians by the Turks last year, and whose health was so Impaired by the hardships undergone during that time, that she was forced to return home for a short time, was in this city a short while this morning on her way to her home at Elkhart. Miss Lambert has been attending the conference at the Beery church west of this city, and spoke Wednesday evening on her experiences while in Turkey. A reporter for this paper enjoyed a talk with Miss Lambert this morning, while she was waiting for her car, and was much impressed with her earnestness and the great zeal of Christian spirit that sends them forth to endure hardships for the Master's cause, as has this lady. Miss Lambert had her headquarters at Hadjin, Turkey, while between 20,000 and 30,000 Armenians in the surrounding towns and villages in the province were massacred by the Turks last 'year, and in some instances nearly every inhabitant in the villages slain. Hadjin was successful in keeping the besiegers at bay two weeks. The Turkish towns are nearly all surrounded by walls, but Hadjin, which is in the midst of the mountains, had felt secure without, in the stronghold of the mountains, and had not taken this precaution. The Turks, however, scaled the mountains, as though they were smooth tables, and ran down in thousands on the Hadjins, who kept them at bay two W'eeks, under constant firing. White Hadjin escaped with less serious results than the surrounding towns, ft was found after the siege that 1,100 children had been made orphans and 1,043 women, widows. Henry Maurer of Elkhart, a missionary there, was killed as was Rev. Rogers of the eastern part of the United States. After the massacre Miss Lambert became weakened by the terrible strain and ordeal she had undergone, falling ill with typhoid and malaria fever, and her health was so seriously impaired that she was obliged to return to her home last April until she could recover. Miss Lambert's sister, Miss Nora May, is a missionary at Hadjin, Turkey. now, she having gone there three months after the massacre. The missionary circle at Hadjin includes ten missionaries. Miss Lambert went from here to Fort Wayne where she will speak at the Bible training school this evening, and will then go to Elkhart. While here she was a guest at the J. T. Baker home west of the city. o— BAUSERMAN SALE A GOOD ONE. The George Bauserman sale, held Wednesday in Union township, was a remarkably good one, the stock bringing top-notch prices, showing that it certainly pays to be a farmer nowadays. One common stock cow, with spring calf, were sold to P. B. Dykeman for $lO5. and one common milch cow brought SBO. Mr. Bauserman and family will leave next Tues day for Three Rivers, Mich./where they will make their home, Mr. Bauserman having purchased a farm there. The sale was quite largely attended, several from this city being in attendance. o ■ RUMMAGE SALE STILL ON. The rummage sale conducted in the city hall building, corner Madison and Third streets, by the Christian ladies, is still going on and more is being added to the stock day by day, there being a nice assortment of clothing of all kinds and many miscellaneous articles. Mesdames Burke, Smith and Artman were in charge of the sales today. Call and see the bargain goods. Mrs. C. J. Lutz arrived today from Peru, where she has been visiting with Mrs. Frank Stafford.

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MOVING TO NEW LOCATION. Dr. W. E. Smith and Family Now in New Home, Dr. W. E. Smith, who recently purchased the double apartment bouse just north of the public library, has moved his household goods and office fixtures to the new home and while everything is not just arranged as planned, they will soon be comfortably located in their new home. Dr. Smith formerly resided at the corner of Jefferson and First streets. The new place is an ideal residence and office focation. A number of improvements on the house have been made by Dr. Smith. CHAIRMEN TALK Republicans Claim Five Congressional Districts—The Democrats Confident of A SWEEPING VICTORY Women’s Federaton Meeting —Mr. Shively Cannot Take Further Part. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Final predictions as to the result of the coming election were made today by Chairman Stokes Jackson of the democratic committee and Chairman Lee of the republican committee. Both chairmen have just completed tours of the state and are at headquarters for the finish and both are apparently confident of the results: "We're going to win; that's sure," said Jackson. We will have at least sixty-five members of the house and thirty members of the senate of the next legislature. Mr. Kern will be the next United States senator without a doubt.” Mr. Lee says: "We’ve got them beat to a frazzle. It's going to be a touchdown for Beveridge without a doubt. We will carry five and perhaps seven of the thirteen congressional districts, and Mr. Beveridge will have a comfortable majority in the legislature.” • T (United Press service.) Richmond, Ind., Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The child question was the main subject of discussion at the Indiana Federation of Women’s clubs here today. Children, their legal and physical welfare, was discussed in a manner that showed that the affairs of children is one of the most important ones in the minds of the women. The conference began work this morning with a program of business. (United Press Service.) South Rend, Ind.. Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It was definitely stated today by the physicians who operated on Senator B. F. Shively for the infection of a toe on the left foot, that the senator, while he is doing nicely, will be unable to participate further in the campaign. RECORD-BREAKING DIVORCE CASE Complaint Filed and Decree Allowed in Teeple Case in Fifteen Minutes. Attorney D. B. Erwin filed a divorce case this afternoon entitled Minnie Teeple vs. Zachariah Teeple, alleging abandonment. Within fifteen minutes the court had heard the evidence and granted the divorce, giving the plaintiff the custody of the five children. The alimony had been agreed upon. The couple was married, in 1886. _— O ■ ~ 1 • VERY SORE FINGER. Jerome Coffee has been laying off from work f >r several days on account of an acciden with wMch he met while at work at the Ward Fence factory. He ran a piece of wire into one of his fingers, making it very sore, and it has caused him to take a rest from work until it healed. He returned to his work this morning. o Kit Cowa nos Bobo wa stransacting business in the city this afternoon. The show this evening at the Bosse opera house promises to be one of the best of the season, and if you are lookning foor a god chance to laugh, don’t fail to purchase tickets for this performance.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, October 27, 1910.

MISS EHLER WEDS Bluffton Young Lady. Well Known Here, Becomes Bride of Fred Russell. WEDDING YESTERDAY Decatur People Attend Reception and Dinner Given For Couple. At 11 o'clock today the marriage of Miss Carrie Ehler and Mrs. Fred Russell was solemnized at Sheldon, the Rev. Father John Beiderman,'pastor of the St. Joseph Catholic church of this city, of which the bride is a member officiating. The bridal party left this city this morning, making the trip in the Seabold automobile. Accompanying the bride and groom were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell, brother of the groom, and Miss Mae and Roy Ehler, sister and brother of the bride. Upon the return a five course dinner was served at the Ehler home by Mrs. Ehler, and covers were laid for the immediate members of the two families. The home was prettily decorated with potted plants and cut flowers for the occasion, and many friends called during the afternoon to congratulate the couple. Miss Ehler wore a gown of brown ’messaline with a becoming hat to match. Tonight at 8 o'clock an informal reception will be given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Russell at the Ehler residence. Miss Lilah Lachot, Miss Bessie Baumgartner and James Artman of Decatur, arrived at noon to be present for the affair. The young couple received many gifts from their numerous friends in Bluffton. They will live with Mrs. Ida Russell, the mother of the groom, during the coming winter. Miss Ehler is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehler of East Arnold street, and held in the highest estem by her numerous friends in the city. Mr. Russell is also well and favorably known. He is a son of Mrs. Ida Russell, and has made Bluffton his home for many years, following his trade rs painter,—Bluffton News. Miss Ehler made many friends here on her several visits with the Lachot and Baumgartner families. baloonistTsafe -« - « Hawley and Post Are More Concerned Over Balloon Than Anything Else. A WELCOME AWAITS Them—Aero Club of New York Will Greet Them . With $12,000 Banquet. (United Press Service.) Chicoutimi, Quebec, Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The question of salvaging their baloon, America No. 2, seemed more important to Allan R. Hawley and Augustus Post, than the fact that they have established a new world's record for distance traveled—l,33s miles—or that they had won the International trophy. Before boarding their train for Quebec this morning the commissioners here in search for the aeronauts dispatched a posse of trappers to locate thb balloom and get it back to civilization. (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y., Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —There is much rejoicing here over the safety of the air navigators, Hawley and Post, and a reception, warmer than any aeronaut ever received, is being planned tor them, as winners of the International cup. The event will be given by the Aero Club of America and will take place when they arrive in this city. It has been decided that the public fund of $12,000 raised as a reward to be given for their discovery, shall now be spent in welcoming the men home. o-— r Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huser of Monroe township were business visitors in the city today.

BASKET BALL AT MONROE. Decatur High School Team Was OutPlayed Wednesday. Monroe, Ind., Oct. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Monroe and Decatur met here Wednesday afternoon in the second game of basket ball. The Decatur boys were no match tor the Monroe team, the game being characterized by the fast, snuppy playing of the home boys. The features of the game were the excellent field throwing of Kaufman and Hendricks, each having five to his credit. Very little scoring was done by Monroe on fouls. Monroe will probably give Decatur another chance soon. The score was 21 to 9. HAS HIS DISCHARGE A. J. Weaver Returns From Three Years’ Army Life —Visiting Here. WAS IN PHILIPPINES For Thirteen Months—His Brother Will Not Return For Seven Months. A. J. Weaver, a young man reared just south of this city, is here for a two weeks’ visit with relatives and friends before going to the home of his parents at Hudson, Mich. T(iree years ago Mr. weaver enlisted in the regular army, at Fort Wayne. After nearly two years' service in this country he was sent with his regiment to the Philippine Islands, where be served thirteen months. He was located on one of the southern islands, where fevers are plentiful, and w'here living is hardly worth the while. He left Manila six weeks ago was twentyeight days on the water, and was discharged at Angel’s Island, near SanFrancisco, October 21st, reaching Fort Wayne yesterday. When asked if he expected to return, he smiled broadband said, "Oh, no.” His brother, D. M. Weaver, still has seven months to serve, having enlisted some time after A. J. Mr. Weaver said he enjoyed the experience while in the United States, but didn't care much about the foreign service. .. ~... 0 TEN DOLLARS FOR AN ESSAY ON FORESTRY. In order to encourage the study of i forestry among the pupils of the public schools, the State Board of Forestry is offering four prizes of SIO.OO each for the best essays on forestry. The contestants for the first prize are limited to the pupils of the Seventh grade country schools. The second prize is for the pupils of the eighth grade country schools. The third prize is for the members of freshman and sophomore classes of the high schools of the state. The fourth prize is for the members of the junior and senior classes of the high schools. The conditions are as follows: The subject must be, "To what extent should Indiana be reforested; give reasons.” The essay must be a hand written manuscript in ink, containing not more than one thousand words. The essay must be in the hands of the Board on or before May Ist., 1911. Former prize essay winners are not eligible. The essays are to,be graded on the basis of 70 points for thought, 30 points for composition, manuscript, etc. The board wishes original thought and no credit will be given contestants who copy verbatim works on forestry. If direct quotations arc used they should be indicated by quotation marks and their source given in a foot note. It is hoped that every boy and girl, eligible to compete, who reads this will send an essay. Address your essay and inquiries to Chas. C. Deam, Sec’y State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Ind. o DECATUR BOYS WERE BEATEN. The Decatur high school basket ball team, including Carl Beatty, Sherman Beery, Martin Hoffman, Lynn Shoemaker and Clarence Stuckey, drove to Monroe Wednesday evening where they met the Monroe boys and went down in defeat before them. The Decatur boys who had been reading Caesar had learned the little phrase, “Veni, vldi, vici,” thinking that they might use it as a victory yell, but found they had no use for it.

COURT HOUSE NEWS November Term of Court Will Conclude With Saturday of Next Week. REALTY TRANSFERS Motion For New Trial in Brandt vs. Mann Case Overruled by Court. Mary O. Christen, administratrix of the Martha A. Dutcher estate, filed an inventory, which was approved. The November term of court will close one week from Saturday. The case against Grim and Louthan, adultery, is set for Monday and the Marshand case for Thursday of next week. Laura A. Foughty vs. Charles K. Foughty. divorce, appearance by Peterson & Moran for defendant, rule to answer. Gottlieb Brandt vs. Thomas E. Mann et al., note. $l5O, motion for new trial overruled; exception by plaintiff. Real estate transfers: William Roberts to A. Wrigley, 80 acres, Jefferson tp., $7500; Samuel Simison to Martin L. Smith, pt. lots 83 and 84, Berne. 2700; D. E. Smith, co., to S. J. Bowers, tract in Kirkland tp., $725; Z. O. Lewellen to L. C. Mills to Nancy J. Parrish, lot 45, Monroe, $2500; Geo. Burket to J. W. Parrish. 80 acres, Kirkland tp„ $10,400; A. R. Snyder to Abe Schnepp, 60 acres, Washington tp., $4260. H - --> l.| ... C. D. Hall and D. B. Erwin, as astorney for plaintiff, filed a new case entitled Maryland Casualty Co., vs. Decatur Egg Case Co., suit on contract, demand, $4,316.82. o Mrs. N. J. Baughman is at Collett, caring for her brother. J. C. Sutton, who is very ill. The new cement walks on Monroe street, from Third to Fourth streets, are nearly complete, and the addition of this square of new walks will add much to the appearance of this prominent thoroughfare. PARALYTIC STROKE u . .. Theodore Kennedy Severely Afflicted—Suffered Stroke of Paralysis. EARLY THIS MORNING Right Side Affected—Unable to Talk and Swallow— Bad Condition. Theodore Kennedy, the well known resident of this city, and veteran of the Civil war, who has long been confined to hjs home on Rugg street from a complication of diseases, had another affliction added to his many, when this morning at 5 o'clock he suffered a stroke of paralysis. The entire right side is affected and he is unable to talk or swallow, and as his condition is very critical, no callers are allowed to see him. Mr. Kennedy is certainly having more than his share of the ills of life, as he has been ailing for the past two years or more. During this time he suffered an affection of the lower limbs, blood poisoning and gangrene resulting, and an operation for the removal of a toe was necessary. The sincere sympathy of all is extended to him and his wife. WITH THE SICK. Mrs. Charles Lammiman, residing in the south part of the city, who has been very sick with thphoid fever, remains about the same. Mrs. Louis Dolch is improving daily and will be able td be up and about in a short time. Lee Burk, son of John Burk, remains about the same, being very low.

BOX SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING. AU are invited to attend the box social Friday evening, October 28th, at the Moon-eye school house, five miles southeast of Decatur. Miss Lillie Teeple, the instructor, has made elaborate arrangements for the event and everybody is assured of a good time. Various voting contests will be indulged in. INITIATION TONIGHT. There will be third rank work at the K. of P. home tonight. All candidates who have not taken third rank are requested to be present. WILL SING TONIGHT Miss Vera Segur. Singing Evangelist, Will be at the Christian Church AT EVENING SERVICE Miss Segur is Training For Missionary Service—All Are Invited. Viss Vera Segur, a former'Decatur young lady, who is now a singing evangelist, and who is preparing to enter the foreign missionary field, will sin this evening at the Christian church in this city, at tne special evangelistic services beng conducted by J. M. Dawson. Miss Segur had been a member of this church during her residence here and all her old friends will greet her return. Miss Segur will remain l.ere until Saturday, when she goes to Pennville to sing at a service there. She will return to her college work at Hiram, Ohio, at Christmas time, trom which institution she will graduate next June. She is preparing to enter the foreign missionary field, and will probably be sent either to India or South America next year. She will work under the direction of the Christian Women's Board of Missions of which the local order is an auxiliary, and may spend a year in their missionary training school at Indianapolis after graduation from Hiram. The local C. W. B. M. will in this instance feel more closely allied with the work, with the daughter of one of its most earnest former members in the field. Mr. Dawson will speak on “The Child's Story” this evening and everybody is cordially invited to Come and hear him, and the special music to be given by Miss Segur. o—— MT. PLEASANT AND WASHINGTON On next Sunday at Mt. Pleasant and Washington churches will be observed prison Sunday. The pastor will preach at Mt. Pleasant in the morning and at Washington in the evening. His sermons will deal with the ■work of the board of state charities and with the cause and prevention of crime and poverty. Everybody is invited. -—u — CONNIE MACK MARRIED TODAY. (United Press Service.) Philadelphia, Pa., Pa., Oct. 27 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known over this land just now as “Connie Mack,” manager of the Athletics, and Miss Cathleen Hallohan. were secretly married here today. They will spend their honeymoon in Italy. o ■ FUNERAL THIS MORNING. The last sad rites over the remains of William Harper, whose death ococcurred on lastTuesday were held this morning at the Evangelical Lutheran church near Middlebury, Ohio. A large attendance proved the esteem in which the deceased was held. Interment was made at the McClure cemetery. o - Fred Schaub is home from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Mr. Thomas, representing the Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover company of Chicago, dealers in art supplies, spent the night in the city and called on Superintendent E. E. Rice and others of the school officials.

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DOUBLES OFFER Richmond Man Answers Mr. Foulke and in a-Right-to-the-Point Way. BEVERIDGE SPEECH It is Refused to the Public, Though 3.000 People Heard Him. DEMOCRATIC NEWS BUREAU, 325 Pythian Building. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 27 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —William Dudley Foulke has declined to surrender the stenographic report of Senator Beveridge speech at Richmond. He has writtSr. that the offer of $25 for charity, made by the democratic county chairman, Charles B. Beck, is too small. Therefore, Mr. Beck has doubled the amount and is now offering to give SSO to the Reid Memorial hospital in Richmond, or to any other charity that may be designated, if Mr. Foulke will furnish him a stenographic copy of the senator's Richmond speech. It is the general opinion of Richmond people that Mr. Foulke will not accept the offer. In his refusal of the $25 offer, he said that 3,000 Richmond people heard the speech, and that therefore, it was not necessary to print it again. Chairman Beck is perfectly satisfied with the situation in Richmond but he would like to have the people of Indiana read what the senator said there just after Roosevelt had refused to speak and had sulked off into New York to defend Senator Lodge. Chairman Beck's letter to Mr. Foulke follows: "Hon. W. D. Foulke, Editor Evening 'ltem: “Dear Sir: —I am in receipt of your belated reply to my request for an authorized copy of Senator Beveridge's recent speech at the coliseum. It is doubtless a gem of wit and sarcasm, but it shows a lack of frankness, and considerable bad temper, “If your ebarge was sincere, that my request was not in good faith, but was ’for the consumption of the credulous,' the best answer would been to furnish me what I ‘pretended’ to want, but did not. That would not have only been the fair and manly course on your part, but it would have 'called my bluff;’ It would have defeated my supposed misrepresentation of Beveridge on the part of myself, or those ‘certain democrats’ you refer to. “But how could a true copy of the speech of the ‘foaming Beveridge’ promote ‘the hatching of a scheme to defame' that gentleman by charges that you ‘knew to be false' (in advance!), if the speech itself were what it should have been. How could your consent to the publication of all the speech, instead of certain selected parts which appeared in your paper, be regarded by you as ‘furninshing aid in such an attempt’ to defame him. if the speech as a whole was all right? You did publish a part of it —certainly not on the theory that it was defamatory of the speaker. Did you beleave that Beveridge had defamed himself? Did you thus attempt to deceive the public as to what he did say? Were you in the scheme-hatching business? And is your display of temper because your deception has been exposed by the simple request for the whole speech? “There is an old saying that ‘half a truth is often the greatest lie.' Were you guilty of that sort of a lapse in this case? Your persistent suppression of the whole truth, and your admission that its publication would aid your political opponents, certainly warrants this suspicion. “Between two evils sensible people choose the lesser. And the public will conclude that the Beveridge speech as a whole must have been pretty bad to justify the acceptance of this humiliating attitude on your part, as the lesser evil of the two! “If you are satisfied with the situation. I certainly shall not complain, however much I shall wonder at the sad decadence of a professional purist —one, too, who has been so long under the benign influence of that prince of truth tellers, Theodore the First. “If, however, my proposed donation (Courimwc page 4.)