Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1913 — Page 1

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Volume XI. Number 284.

"RESIDENT’S MESSAGE IS CLEAN CUT

FAVORS THE DIRECT PRIMARY For Election of President-Advises Railroad Building to Open Alaska

(United Press Service) 1 Washington, D. Dec. 2-(Spectal < !to Daily Democrat I—At noon today a f President Wilson read his second met- F 1 page to congress, appearing personal- J ; >y. The message is a new departure 1 and contains much of interest. In full 1 ■me president said: s r Ccntlemcn of the Congress: • I In pursuance of my constitutional ’ to giro to the Congress infor i h mat lon of iljp state of the Union” I i .. take the liberty of addressing you or. f | several matters which ought, as it ( | seems to me, particularly to engage ’ the attention of yonr honorable bod < If les. as of all who study the welfar t t. and progress of the Nation. ’ I shall ask your indulgence if I ven ' t , turc to depart in some degree from | I the usual custom of setting before , | you In formal review the many mat- I E terr, which have engaged the atten- ’ Hou and called for the action of the 1 Bjteveral departments of the Govern- 1 b raent or which look to them for early 1 treatment in the future, because the 1 a, list is long, very long, and would sul- 1 -for in the abbreviation to which I ' ■ Should have to subject it. I shall sub J 1 Emit to you the reports of the heads,' F ct the several departments, in which,' ■ tke-o subjects arc set forth In careful 1 * 'di fail. and beg that they may r«-| pelve the thoughtfnl attention of your i I Kcommitteos nnd of all members of the 1 KCcngres* who may have the leisure 1 1 K to study them. Their obvious import- ' I fence, as constituting the very sub- ' | stance of the business of the Govern ■' L nit nt. makes comment and emphasis: 1 t; on my part unnecessary. ■ The country. lam thankful tn say. r is at peace with all the world, anl 1 Bntatiy happy maniii-stations multipl' P about up of a growing cordiality an-l | Eg' nense of immunity of Interest among, th'- nations, foreshadowing an age e: Kjpettkd peace and good will. Mort anti more readily each decade do the K iations manifest their willingness to ' tali l themselves by solemn treaty tc [ the processes of peace, the processes I of frankness and fair concession. So L” far the Unit- d States has stood at the Kfont of such negotiations. She will | I earnestly hope and confidently b" ■ Ueve- give fresh proof of her sincere E adherence to the cause of interna Euoual friendship by ratifying the sev I' oral treaties ol arbitration awaiting I renewal by the Senate, in addition | to these, it has been the private of b the Department of State to gain th I teaaent i» principle, of no ess than 31 representing fonr-nfth- ■ population otahe aorld. to ... * Ltlution of treaties by which «. Ke be acred that whenever diff-retire | of interest or of policy arise *hm ! era not he revved by tiw< [/ prfn.css.-s of diplomiey they >h»l F it- is -iiiulysed. discussed, and re H publicly anaty-eo. |. - c- -vxr" I “’n.X'is'onb'm.e possible .uttdort [; b ™ ph. to the Brompoonded B rompoo nded of I nations, and that wn 11()nor these two element*- „ f • Md our ” the world. A (0 ought easll} to new treat) I | r.,“ ■ .... »-> J t h. M»'l> °< • ,„ u | h p.'.P—' I fcn. There can I* o( , n Huer t« lof P-ace In Amari' rped T': Ity In Mcxlc |h#t KUrh pr j on all bund". Ind-' th „ rnUr d I tended government fOB Stares- "<• ,r " J b .vnterw: - Ultutlunnl «rern * frlrn d*. we *n W( . are more t (n n 0 „i)iei | I their own dore'*’ Uot ,.rnmen' | Hherty-

DRCATUK dativ democrat

The attempt to maintain one at the I <’ity of Mexico has broken down, and a mere military despotism has bren' ret up which has already more than the somblence of national authority, it orglnated in the usurpation of Victorian© Huerta, who, after a brief attempt to play the part of constitutional President, has at last cast aside even the pretense of legal right ' and declared himself dictator. As a 1 consequence, a condition of affairs now exists in Mexico which lias made It doubtful whether even the most 1 elementary and fundamental rights 1 either of her own people or of the 1 citizens of other countries residing j within her territory can long bo sue- I cessfully safeguarded, and which : threatens if long continued, to imperil i the interests of peace, order and tol- 1 erable life In the lands immediately to • the south of us. Even if the usurper ■ 1 had succeeded in his purposes, in dos-' I pite of the constitution of the Repub- •' lie and the dights of its people, lie 1 would have set up nothing but a pro- ’ carious and hateful power, which i could have tasted but a little while, and whose eventual downfall would ’ have left the country in a more de- < plorible condition than ever. But he t lias not succeeded. He has forfeited : the respect and the moral support t even of those who were at one lime t willing to see him succeed. Little by > little has lias been completely isolated. ;By a little every day tils power and t pres’iee are crumbling and the col- t lapse is not far away. We shall not, 11 believe, be obliged to alter our policy j of watchful waiting. And then, when , | the end cotnes. we shall hope to see I constitutional order restored in dis tressed Mexico by the concert and energy of such leaders as prefer the liberty of their people to their own I ambitions. I turn to matters of domestic con-1 I cent. You already have under con t ; sideration a bill for the reform of our 1 1 system of tanking and currency, sot 1 whi. I, Uh <.<tntry wait' "" ll bBjB-L : lien< (>, as for something fundamental j to Its whole business life and nee< e,s ( ary to set credit free from arbitrary | and artiflcW restraint. 1 need not I < how earnestly I hope for Its early | ..nactment into law. I take leave to. beg that the whole energy and at , tention of the Senate be concentre ted upon it till the matter is successlully disposed of. And yet 1 feel that the request to not needed that th--ttp.mb.-rs of that great : no urging i» •"** •‘ ervlf, ‘ 10 to you. in addition, the ur•ent necessity that special provision he made also for facilitating m, rereX »' » shouW; 3nd MP ° n ’ they will find themselves passage th > .utticulties which B 0 takers of «•<>"*• #,ill ,W1 "• Xu no special privilege. | I should l>c k ( | IC fr edll * '-"-"''•""“'VJsd( ' What th.-y ' ’’"X wil make their own uhtmd r which . -,h|t resource*! ' •” ''■ action in their own n concerted lot* (hp ( , uplta | th ev ... b ,.hah la (111|) we should '* jiX ourselves. | '! 11 T. we Mi “" OW, ‘" l "" "I 0 pas* that behind th' 1 1 dustry n f n ~o u In 8 derelopntf • > l() tll) . Use of r . you how fundam (t<|n „ f ( d the N»' iou i ’'L may 1M d «P" |be rrt es of hlV( .s of pl»‘" ■ ,, “ l b ?>‘c b«t H •* t clangor of I’ , thn open vol * '" a ' 7 * W " an Xe« Os lltt #na ” r 7 ; e draw the , nd the ranch.It- 1

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, December 2, 1913.

STATE TEACHERS Sixteenth Annual Conven-i tion Will be Held in Indian’polis Dec. 22-24. A FINE PROGRAM I By State Educators—Ruth Pattersen. President Kindergarten Section. Programs lor the Indiana State i Teachers’ assm-hit ton's sixtieth annual] mooting have boon issued. The eon I ventinn will be held in Indianaixdis on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Dc-i < ember 22, 23, nnd 24. Tho general I meetings w II be hold In Tomlinson l hall, corner Market and Delaware] streets, and sectional divisions will b<> ] held Monday morning and afternoon ] at various otiicr places as announced. I The convei tion will be called to or ] derby the retiring president, Hon. i Charles A. Greathouse, who will later give way to the new president. A. 0.1 Neal. Prominent educator, of nation-1 al and international fame are on the] programs for the convention. Especial interest for those who spec-1 iallze will be the sectional divisions.! Tho kindergarten section's convention i will bo held Monday morning at 10 j o'clock at the Teachers' college, andi among the officers of the kindergarten! association .- Miss Ruth Patterson of-' this city, w'-o is president. Miss Pat-'' tenon is a Indent of Mrs. Blake's, school. I ( It is exected that many Decatur and Adams'county teachers will at-i tend the convention this year as they have in the past. ] | MISUSE OF MAILS Federal Grand Jury Returns ' Indictment Against Andrew McConnehey. OF THIS CITY Charges Him With “Violating Postal Laws’*—October the Fifth. Os the fifty-five true bills reported yesterday by the federal grand jury in Indianapolli. one is against Andrew McConnehey. the De< atur young man. who has been In custody since October 5 when lie was arrested here after] 1 having been acensisl of cutting or, tearing open a mull suck at lhe G. R. | j. station iu lids • Ity. while t.it ; hag was waiting for lhetrain. McCon-| i.ehey Is charged by the federal grand jury with • violating postal laws.'' M< t-onnehey has been In the < ustody of officials nt Indianapolis since tha' time, as he was taken from the Ja'l here to Port Wayne nnd then to Indi anapoll*. Os the tot:il number of indictments returned by lhe grand jury, thirty-one are against persons now in custody or, under bond t.nd hence those were made public. 1 The nature of tho others are hel.l gtho Issuing of writs and the arrest o' persons named in th* bill* I* I* 'tndnratood that among, ! lhl « number there I* nt least one bRI. „ r more then passing Importance. It !| S said to I* ol interstate scope. The | erttnd jurv has boon In almost contlnusession ime the time it was Im....neled No emls-r 11. and hud warnmed an unusually large number of wl. '" n Is said tha ofienaes charged in the |ndlrtB «t* range from conspiring tin , 'awfully to transport dynamite and nl . treglycorln. which means the rente*- , n f tiie dynamite conspirm y case Living oilleera of the International X of iron Workers, te petty , crime*Mrs A. J- Wiltrout and daughtof. r-arroll. returned to Warsaw. They ( visited with Mr*. .Mel Rice. , t

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL"

APPEAL TO WASHINGTON Indinnupoibl, Dec. 2. (Special to Daily Democrat.) - The hilxn- department of Washington was appealed to via wire by tho leaders of the local teamsters strike to send an arbitrator. The strike loaders hope that tho 1 federal agent might be successful in securing arbitration for tho 3,000 strikers in their higher wage campaign. A resolution is expected to he introduced in congress in a few clays asking for an investigation into tho local strike. Serious allegations will 1 be made against the city administration also charging tho pcd|ec« wilhi 1 sing tinncs-eessary brutality. THE BOARDS ARE NAMED Complete List of Men Who Will Serve in Various Precincts Friday. FOR THE PRIMARY Boards Include Inspector, Judge. Two Clerks, Sheriff—To Count Ballots. The Demoi ratio committee has completed tho appointment of officials for! election bonrdn for the primary which! will Im- held in this county next Fri-'i day. There will be twenty-eight pre- 1 tinela. and complete list ot board] men follow-.: East Uni.n—lnspector, Prank .McIntosh; judge. Samued Darr; clerk. I'red Kolde.-cy; clerk. Rudolph Weiland: slierift. Martin Bleeke. West t'.ilon —Inspector. Phil Gase; , judge. Alpha Berger; clerks. Willliani. Barkley, M-o Ulman; sheriff, Joo' Geimer. East Root -Inspector, August Wai-1 tera: judge. August Buslck; clerk). I.ouis Holl», Ernest Conrad; sheriff. 1 Simon Buche r. West Root inspector, Philip Baker; | judge. Henry Heckman: clerks. Chas. ! Dirkson, Alm-rt Mutschler; sheriff.] I'red Doehrman. North I’rcble-InsjM'ctor. flan Hoff-1 man; judge, Ernst Stopp«-nhagen.-c lerks, Ed Echurt-< lit, Aug. Bloemen ' berg; sherih. Martin Bultemeicr. South Prel.le - Inspector. John Hoffman; judge. Henry Ehlerdlng; clerks. William Llntic nteier. Conrad Doehr man; aherll.' Martin Grote. North Kirkland Inspector, Ernat Kdutxman; judge, James Ernst; clerks Prank Gau't, Daniel Sc berry; sheriff. Dallas Goldner. South Kirkland Inspector. J. D. Crum: judge, Dayton Hower; clerk.| Ed Fugate. Christ Helmrick; sheriff , Ges). Gi el. North Washington Inspector, Hen - ry Kiting; .udg<», Bernard Meyers, | clerks. Benj. Kiting. Fred Geimer; ) heriff, Peter Helman. South Washington - inspector, lit mor Faust: Judge. Jacob Dmlnr clerks. Albert Spuhler. John Mayer; sheriff. Harvey 8. Smit 11. Nortit St. .dury's- Inspector. W. D. I If. Brown; judge, Judson Hobbs. I clerks, Howard Mauller. W. F. Hilton; j sheriff. Sol Swank. South St. Mary's Inspector. A. J 1 Porter: Judge, Stephen Ixtngonhurger. clerks, Walter Brown. Otto Rice; sheriff. Standlford Carter. North Blue Creek Inspector. John ] Durr; judge. Ed Miller: clerks. Brent Riley, Glen Workinger; sheriff. Hlrnm Venett. South Blue creek Inspector. James j M. Foreman; Judge. Chauncey F. Sipe; Merits, Wm. A. Sipe. Manley Irwin sheriff. Sol Luglnhill. North Monroe Inspector, Peter Rich; Judge. 8. J. Mart:;; clerk. Gro i ver Sells; clerk. Jerry Llechty; sheriff.] David latisure. Berne A— Inspector, T. A. Gottschalk; Judge, Fred Braun; clerics.! Grover Batcmfartner, Abo P. Sprung or; sheriff, Isaac Grimm. flornn B—lnspector. Joe Liddy;j judge. Ford Moltlor; clerk. Albert Neuonschw.indor. Hugo Butler; sheriff. Aho Stuckey. French —Inspector. John Mosure Judge. John Rich; clerks, Harvoy f (Continued on Page 4)

A SOCIAL SESSION Elks to Hold First of Series Tomorrow Evening—A Good Program. A CHICKEN BANQUET With Innumerable Other Dishes—Preparing Christmas Baskets. Tlte Decatur lodge, B. P. O. E.. will I give- a social session Wednesday evening. at wi.icii time every member | should be present. If ho isn't there | ho will miss a rare good time. Including a baneput that will Is- complete. Tho committee in charge has arranged for twenty five chickens, with all tha other dishes that will complete a menu, fit for a king. At this timc.too. ] plans will iw> discussed for arranging 1 funds for the Christmas basket*. For hi numlH-r o. years this lodge, whoa" i members include the best fellows on earth, have each Christmas distributed to tho p<x)s families, Isiskets contain ing a dlnnti that brings cheer to tho homos, where otherwise there woiilii Im gloom on Hint day of "|>eace 011 earth, good will toward all," and this year Is to he no exception. The hasi ke»s will be furnished and will contain | ample prov: on for a big dinner. The ' Elks have arranged for a number of soI < ini sessions to bo held during tile ! winter at intervals of about a month. ' when the b"vs will enjoy themselves in ban<im 'ing nnd spoechmaklir.. Members'should by no means miss this first one. PRIMARY BALLOTS Printed at This Office Today for the Election to be Held Friday. COUNTY & TOWNSHIP Will be Ready for Inspectors by Tomorrow—Requires Considerable Care. The tickets for the democratic pri mary election to lie held in Adam county next Friday are being printed ! al this oflle today and it Is considera ■ bio of a job, the grentost care being ! necasmiry on the part of those In 1 charge to avoid mistakes and to sec i that none oC the candidates have any advantage over tlie others. Under the rules the offii e»u of the county committee are the election commissioner 1 and they a.-e in charge of the work. They are I. W. Bosse, chairman; II B. Heller, reeretary, and R. R. Schug, treasurer. The total numle-r of tickets being printed today Is 5.515 county ticket! and it similar umber of township •iiikets. fie latter are divided into twenty-eight pre< Incts and each 0: these Is a separate job. requiring much time and much care. The fuel that In tho primary several of the pri-< Inct are leftmtt, but In these It Is nocessary to »-b'ct «onimltteeinon. maken little problem that ha* worried th'commlsaloncts to some extent, hut they have worked It all out and tho supplies will be read* for the Inspw tors when tl -y < all either tomorrow or next day. The number of tickets Cor each precinct runs from 75 to 4ik) and 1 the chairman will reserve son in case of accident of any kind. 0 ROYAL NtlOMlOßff. The Royal Nelghlmra ore requeated I to attend the meeting this ovct.lng at ; the hull when business of Importance will b«- brough up. j Tho t’hri-'tlan lauHW Aid society will Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ira Chronister on Mercer avenue i

| A. 8. ELZEY'S ADDITION Abnor 8. El oy, of O-.-.ian is at work on a real catato propoaltiop _ which premiere to give tin- city of Fort Wayne a fioiirishing surburb. Mr. Elzey lias boon securing options on several farms altotit five or six miles soul li of Fort Wayne and ho plans to plot 11 new addition there. The land is along tho Interurban lino and will ' doubtless Im- a popular place of residence. Correspondence sent out from Os-inn indicates that Mr. Klxcy will move from Ossian to tho new siirburb, r of Fort Wayne. ;i little later when tho ' plans are a Bttlo further advanced. — Bluffton News. A LARGE CROP r , Wm. Caesar of Preble Meets With Splendid Success in Raising Beets. . I I NINE CAR LOADS , : i And One Wagon Load Were 1 , Raised on Twenty-seven Acres—Here 2 Years. __ , William t'aesar. who ramr to Adams , ] county at the time of tho opening ot . the Holland St. Ixvuis sugar plant In] J this city two years ago, feels very 1 . proud over this year's crop. Which he .! raised on lire z> a< r.-s ol land J rented by him from Henrv Worling. I Mr. t'aesar has Just finished shipping i|hls beets to tho Decatur plant, and finds that off the twenty sev<-n acres q lie lias raised nine car load* and a wagon load of hoots. The total ton nage of the beets is not known, but it is safe to say that the <ar load will weigh between twenty-eight and ' thirty ton . thus running the tonnag" up close to the three hundred mark. I Eight acres of tho twenty-seven did not ,! yield tho average on account of poor drainage. Mr. Carear is very strongly of the opinion that the land around De ] eatur In idanta iciinty will produce' boots as sit" osstully us in Michigan. I His crop of beets tills year far sur-i t passes thin of lust year. THANHOUSER AT LYRIC TONIGHT "Thanhouser,” taken from the opera, I I will l>c tho attraction at tho Lyrl< j theater today. The play Is In three' | reels and is suld to be the most mag i nifleent motion picture ever pr> <lu< <>d | A souvenir matinee will ts- given to ! morrow and every lady ntterdlng ;lf matinee will receive a beMUfUI |se.n 1 ] Tlie patrons of tho popular piny hou >- j were more than satislied with tire sou venir yesterday *nu the ladle* w'll t<" t doubt try to complete their sei «>f tin* : ■ sllVerware. Tho doors will «ij 111 r promptly at I o'clock and ewlnuo un . til live. This gives tho young htdn-. , atteudtag m huoi an opportunity to -e ■ I cure a souvenir. THEORY OF SUICIDE . i Hliolhyvllle. Ind.. Dec. 2 (Special , ito Dally Democrat,)- Suicide, not mur 1 der, was the theory of Dr. Helen • iKnabe'g niyatcrious death outlined be Jfore the jury in the opening state II moot by the defence of Dr. Craig who )]ta charged with the murder of Dr. • Knals’. delivered by Attorney Spiinn 1 of Indin mi poll*. An alibi nnd a stiff I attack on the method* of the private 1 detective hired hy the club women ■ will lw- the other lines of defence. ■ The defence I - ovpeeted to prove that • Ilhe relation of Dr. Craig to Dr. Knabe t ■ was merely that of friend. , | mi MR. HUDSON WILL MOVE HERE r 111 1 - r | IL F. Hudson, of Danville, 111., hn* I I arrived here and assumed * position ■'with the Aduui-i county creamery | Company. Hl* duties will be thos> of an outside man, being the reprr tentative who seek* new milk cu*tonrers nloug the outside litre*, shipping il! the milk and cream to thfji city. H» t trad Mr. Wchater were working part o nor* for a number of year* In tire ] t reamcry bu«ine»a and Mr. Webster realign* that he 1* *e< tiring a firs' y; i loo* man for the road. Ho will move h 1 bl* family bore about January lr| N and la looking for a 1

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Price, Two Cent*

DISPOSES OF » WAR PROBLEM 1! President Wilson Says Peace 1 in Mexico is Impossible While Huerta Holds 1 ——wjHIS USURPED PLACE ' I - __ Message Startles Law MakI ers, Exceeding Demands of the Leaders ; (United Press Rervico) Washington, D. C„ Dec. 2 (Special tn Daily Democrat) —Revolutionary, was the president's demand for tho : presidential primaries and for gnvent,lntent ownership and operation of tho public utilities In Alaska, was tire sub. I stance of the annual message rend hy ' tlie president himself at a joint meetI ing of both honaes. and which was reI reived with warm applause. He even went further in Iris advocacy of the president lai primaries than oven tha advocates of lhe plan thenisclvre suggested. He advised the entire altollvhI ment of the nomination conventions. On the suhjnct of Mexico ho sail; ' .Mexico ha* no goveriiui<*nt and no (ortalti prospects of peace will bo ha I until th-nrral Huena surrenders hi« ] uaurfMMl authority. The downfall Is not far away." A BATTLE ROYAL Tho game of basket ball Friday night between the Fort Wayne High Bcbool girls and the Iks atur High j School girls will he a battle myal ter j supremacy. This Is tho first game the hs'al girls have played this seaiHNl hut they have devoted all their spare , time to pra< tlee and liave developed I such an excellent display of team work that they are r*p<* tiiig to wnlk all over tho visitor* nnd then oomn. Tlie Fort Waytre girls also have their noses in the air and are determined j to take the big end of the score liack borne with them »<» all In all the game is expected to be one of the fastest one* ever played on tho local floor. A preliminary game will be played bei tween the Junior and Sophomore girts and which will also cause plenty of exciteurent and give a display of good playing. The preliminary game will be called at 7:00 and the big game at 7:45. aiim— "nl—- 1 - - —»-0 ■in*——* COUNT OF MAIL CLOSED. Rural Ma<t Camvra Complete Biq Two Month*' Job. The rural mail i arricra have completed a big two inonth*’ task, that ot keeping count and weight ot all mail delivered and collected during October and Novemlier. Postmaster Lttwer ] end assistant* have <-ompl-ted tire re- ' port which I* non ready to mall to j headquarters. November fell lower | that that of October. During the t«<> .month* 145.90« piece*, weighing Iff.- •. 44* pound*, were dellvei.-d, Ol this 1; number piece* were first-class. During Novi-mla r alone fifi.7lo pieces. 1 weighing 5.9H2 pounds, were delivered, •'of which 13.539 pices wen- first <hi»*. 1 The collections were tnmh lower. I For the two months. 14.355 pieces, woightng ff*f' pound*, were collected, ol which M.« 19 pltrea were firsts las*. * For November then' were collected 11 1 t'.t7»i pieces, weigh lu< 3M pounds, ot y w lilch €.594 were first class. j CAR RUNS INTQ DITCH. V ] g I). I. Wrlkrl. while driving s Dergtur car southwest of tlie city today I ] uoon. had a car spring to break resulte ing lu the running of tha car Into the ri ditch and through a fence. Fortunate ' ly the car did not up<et. although It a two* miracfllous that II did not do so- ; I Except for slight damage* to tho ear and fwen there was no Injun. I