Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1913 — Page 1

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THE CAMPAIGN STARTS SOON Daily Democrat Will Make Usual Effort to Renew Annual Subscriptions. • DURING JANUARY Valuable Paper Wallet for Each Person Who Pays to January 1, 1915. Christmas is over and we turn our eyes toward the new year which will dawn within a week. For a long time ' it has been the custom of the Daily Democrat to look after circulation during the first month of the year it seems but a few weeks since we celebrated our tenth anniversary, but in truth it is a year. At that time w» promised you a better paper. We promised to serve you to the best of our ability andwe have kept that prom-; b-e as near as we could. At least half ‘ the time during the past year we have printed a six-page paper. We have issued several specs I editions. We 1 have improved our office by adding a Goss Comet press, which prints and folds 3.600 four, six or eight page pa pers per hour and have also added to our plant a pony cylinder press, new! motors and other machinery which' will enable us in the future to meet the demands of progressive Adams county. We have only one desire that is to please you, by furnishing jou all the news of the community it ( which we live and the big news away from home. At this time we are not! tying our subscribers of a special of ler we are making, in an uffvrt h; make the month of January the big gent in the way of renewed subscription in our history. We want every i I one of you to take the Democrat next II year and to have as many of jgrl friends do so. as will and to each per 1 son who pays for their paper to Janu ary 1, 1915, and does it during Jann ary, we will present, absolutely free a handsome valuable present, a Vain able Paper Wallet. It is bound it leatherette and contains heavy enve lope, a place for everything and everything in its place. It is handy for any person who has any kind of vain üble papers which they wish to keep in a systematic manner and we are, sure you will he pleased with it. want you to take the Democrat be cause of its merits and we are giving you tills little present solely to provthat we appreciate your assistance in making a live daily paper, in this, the best community on earth. (ome in dt Uig January and renew your paper an afcure one of the valuable wallets. W i r - ■ O ’ TOLD BY PHOTOPLAY. I — The feature play at the Crystal t ter this evening is one of 11,e ' ever shown in the r *’>- 1! e . " !>, I -.Joyce of the North Woods? an _ I t.leved hv the Edison companyI play is taken from the by Harriet T. Comstock, who P * I months tn the great north ; Ing among the lumber camps i" * to Study the lives of the V', ! she wrote about. When tm-J- --■ company decided to .r ■''' Uy i well known novel Into I j they sent a strong east into - • order to gel the exact her story. Th. j Joyce, is played by the a Fuller. It is a thrilling great North Wootl* in ' ’ friendship of » f " r *" in wifo plants the ,(t ' P d fie ? th. b-rt of the jealous driven the goisl wife aw a. Mr killed while ‘ When Olasse- ar ph the title of a roaring edy also on the billCOURSE IN MECHANO™ E I , „,„ r rvsi'i* l l l Mrs. J. K. Mann a k , okV . of Decatur, now of djit | arrived in the city >" r • on j with her sister. ' MD n c o ®* North Fifth street r >' from Chicago where sn era! months taking ■' ‘ , e «b»f* w in Mechanotherapy »^wiiic* 1 diseases arc treat'd > nun*' ii means especially h! . machit”” ments produc'd by t(|e -iboV | being sometime'’ ment" euro.

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T THE «t JOHN'S CHURCH. I Him f,VPtlll| S Ms the ‘“J*’’ Wednesday ’ T h? tOrX ° f I,s not» i / T ere was - Poßrara ’nd it w a , S |l '" ! hM ln ‘ >d b y ‘he big crow , " IWU ’'b | y -njoychurch. The nr ” Wlwl ‘he °t PNf Wsor l U ni *** I" charge ;■ W1 "'; “o» * - WjT! “A.?r E ;~ patient there. Sh» -i ' ’ 8 and i, Mtng news to h er friends. r , B MT NEWS ——- —- Sarah Potts Has Filed Suit ' for Divorce from Hiram Potts. ( —— ( A PRIVATE SALE' * 1 f Os Real Estate of Sarah Wila liams Ordered- Adminis- 1 i trator Qualifies. r i t By her attorney, C. L Walters, Sarah a I Potts has filed a suit for divorce hrc • - Hiram Potts. They wcr-married May ‘ ‘2B, 1882. and i!vh! together until to- , day. She alleges and inhuman jtreat'nent. She he nags and t ~nrsc« her and has wt’tl her ci in < ! tidylitv. Shb alleges that he cbk< 14 to her aUenuiag vhareh or coatriK I ing money to the ctarch cause, and [j i that he has failed to provide clothing I for her, stating that for flfteea years 'he has not bought her a dress, or pair . ;of shoes or clothing. She alleges that she is obliged to take in washirgs to I keep the children in school to ■provide for their support. She states that what time he does not werk. he -pends at Perry Vine's and Sau Kit ter's for the purpose of tormenting her. ( She alleges that oecause of his filthy ulk and the tad dm he does not want th. children to get an educationbe is not the proper 0 ha ' e their care, and she asks for da ir 'X Sltmooy and a -um for their maintenance. The . - iren are' Ralph- 1,1 ‘ I rthei IT in highschool; VioleLMtW* 11 ' 1 -'' ' .a, alleges that ' Ip her „ —p be- t i S he instituted pn« , ' 18eW > l U resumed his former I bUt “ mt and she U ‘ fd w worried filh , ; of that she canmx lire , i him. * . 4iiSS ! Sarah r w. wtl-d ; llaß s quallhed as a <>rd t r tW> t" # * ll "* apP”*"’'' 4 ’ 1 ' \d ’ J el w neat t* nll 1 . H Flierl)-' •*’*** , „t amend - ‘I „JohaG* BBon " » o fill'd t ’ F Ho#*' “j Susan < 1 ypryCroh 01 Jacob o** 0 ** 1 18 childt* 8 ' M and * ,881 V' ” J3t*»« ce ' ’** -Z a* 1 * . * t f" I’M' fßttr ' T ’'"•'((■Oitdh 8 * 08

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"tLii HONORED F “™«h erntManAppo . m _ ed ec ‘3l Counsel to Attorney General —- — IN an ti-trust dept. — 1 »■ We!ty Made a Good Record as “Trust-Buster” While Prosecutor. —I M ~l,n. 1). E. VSeity. former county was b> . Wllson « ’Pedal counsel to At'orney General Mcßeynolds in the governor's anti-trust department. < onflrniatlon came to The New t through Congressman John Henrv Goeke. The position pays a salarv of K.WO a year, and it is understood Mr WHty liad previously accepted. The appointment of Welty dears the congressional race in August to a big extent for Koeke. It Is known that Goeke aided in securing the honor and government post for the Lima man. with Senator Pomerene concurring. Welty was Goeke's strongest opponent lour years ago and had there been no Allen county candidate he would prop ably have defeated the Auglaiie stateman. as he carried Allen county over both other home candidates, and carried two precincts in Auglaize county. | as well as others over the district.Welty's record as a trust buster here | at home included the famous bridge and sewer pipe cases and the actions! against banks for Interest alleged to be due the county.—Lima News. The above is surely pleasing news to Mr. Welty's many friends in Adams county. A HOME WEDDING Mr. Charles W. Knapp and Miss Faye Smith United in Marriage / / ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT Nuptials Characterized by Simplicity and Sacredness. Simplicity, with the atmosphere of tneratem. *« “eynote of thewedding of Mr Charlew W. Knapp ofj Freeport, ill., and Mis* M« Faye Smith, which was solemnized Christ-, mas night at < » <*!«* " ,hB h ®"' • of tll e bride's mother. Mrs. Adeline Smith oo South Mercer avenue, and wUneaaed by the neareet relatives X W H GlelserofthePreabytertat.. church wan the officiating mialater. Tmboo. magnolia, bay iMtee- pal < Mitos and mistletoe were the lovely ( m * ’ Christmas greens from decorations of < hrlatma a ( ■he south, which beautined tM J utot sent by ‘ ,r ” m these being mw ' rwruia and a sister from TetM Ar wedding, a threesNwrse innci.- * was X»ed tn ‘h» <‘ talM rwm b ' 7LrllyonofH"'“** OM “ an, ‘ Miss P»«ri l-y übte WM I7e O r X ii<h candles Mr. ‘"a Mra KnaPP M' last ,or Ui M for a ’sit P nM - H " nK Chicago for a ma||( , ‘«" rt of much plfstf 10 Pi* 18 8 The bride In a , h elr man) Mrs Jwtrph w. I’ city- She received her Smith of thl’ ‘ ’ Brh<)otoi , nU is also a grn ( Maua. W' * "‘rXted a* * read" Mr K , ,u, and of th« »on <* Mr ' « B '”*’" M l ppoftbh.‘’«r' <h*«h I^r«2- c -"' ,T '" 0 mher is r*l“"ted to » l Every »*"•'* Rc. meeting portanr*

| TREAT for POOR CHILDREN. Well Known Lady Will Take Them to Picture Show and Give Candy. I in- poor lads and lunira of Decatur nri- to Im- given a rare treat anil •Il entertainment by one of the good ladles of Decatur, who will meet them at the Crystal theater Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. She wanta every deserving poor l«y and Kill, not those • who go to the shows often, •but thone who do not have the opportunity to ■doso to meet lar at that time If you ] know of any poor children who would appreciate a trip to the picture show and a bag of candy, make It your busIneas to let them know. The show will be g.MMi and the children will have an enjoyable afternoon. It Is a rather difficult job to find all the ■ poor children and the deserving ones, and the hoHtesa will appreciate it If . you assist in panning the word to those who you fiwl cannot otherwise afford i these pleuMureH. SURVEY IS MADE Clover Leaf Engineers Were Here Today Going Over Proposed Site FOR THE NEW YARDS J. W. Tyndall Furnished the Plat and Assisted Them in Engineering Work. Chief Engineer liocknian. with two .isslstant engineer*, and the general road master of the Clover railroad, arrived here thin morning and have spent the day surveying ti.e grounds west of the city, proposed for - the new yards If the division la changed from Deiphoi to thia city. They were aaatat«*d by J. W. Tyndnli. who .. number of year* ago made a survey of the ground*. Mr. Tyndall furr.iah■■d them with a plat of the ground and gave them valuable information concerning the cornerstonaa and lha own enihip of the land. A aurvey covering I territory about a mile long and several rod* wide was made A survey of grounds ea*t of the city will also be made. The engineers will then report to the president, who, with hl* hoard of adviser* will carefully go over the 1 propoaitiou aniT then subwit an offer to liecutur. The engineer* said that they believed the division would be changed and that Decatur ha* a rpleti did chance to land It 0 " "— The Misses Julia and Zertha Port er of BlufftM came to attend the I basket ball game this evening and to ,be guests of the Mtaaee Irene and | Vera Eady. FOR THE ORPHANS a | |f Special Collections Were Taken for Them in the Catholic Churches ON CHRISTMAS DAY Members of the St. Mary’s Church, This City. Give Large Sum of $431.44. The girls' orphans' home at Fort Wsyne and the boy*' orphans' home at |>fayette were handsoßHtly remember - ed by the members ot the Catholic , ongregalloM of the Port Wayne dlo ~.M . Christmas day. Special colie. lections were taken In all the Catholic . hunhea of the dl.s aoo for the pur pone and th* results show that many . person had a warm spot In their | lM rta for the poor orphan*. Collrc tions were taken in the St. Mary's - church in this city at all three maaaes and the total amount collected was 1431.14, an tncreaae of 110 39 over last year the collection at that time he ing ItJO-bF The sumo given la a ro markable showing of how much g.aid Ik dona by thean collections for the ■■rphans The total amount collected 1Q ,| t me churches will run up In the . thousand* of dollar.- The orphan* home* are kept with these special col lections and other donation*.

KETCHUM-BAKER Happy Nuptials Solemnized on Christmas Day at the Philip Baker Home. A FAMILY REUNION Was Occasion of Wedding— Will Take Trip to Springfield. Illinois. Surrounded by those nearest und dearest, represented in the family circle that had formed for the Christmas day reunion at the Philip llaker home i northwest of the city. Miss Augusta Ketchum and Mr. Harve (taker were happily married at mam on Christina’ day. The Christmas decorations adorned the home and the ceremony was performed under u speilal arch way of evergreen and yellow chrysanthemums and white bells. Rev. I). T. Stephenson of the Decatur Method Ist church officiated und seventy-five or more guests witnessed the wed ding. The couple war. attended by the - bride's sister and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. William McCague. of Spring held. HL. themselves recently married. ' The bride was pretty in a gown of pluk, becomingly mAde, and carried white bride’s roses. Mrs. McCague wore a pretty tan dress and carried pink carnations. Tile bride's sister, little Del sie McCague. waa ring bearer. The bounteous Christmas dinner followed. Mr. and Mrs. linker will leave next , Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. M< ('ague for a visit at their home in Springfield. 111. The young couple ar every highly esteemed, r« present ing two fine families of the county. , and begin their new life with all good | wishes. CHRISTMAS RUSH For Marriage Licenses Experienced in Adams County —Eight Issued. IN THE TWO DAYS Seven on Wednesday and One on Chistmas Day— Happy Season. The county clerk had a Clirtstmas I ru.-ih for marriage licenses. Seven were issued on Wednesday and on* on Christ ma* day. as the office was open yesterday also. Those not re ported heretofore are: Charles William Knapp, district sale* manager, of Freeport. 111., horn February JK. I**s. son of Henry and Catherine Knapp, to wed Ida Faye Smith, born September 20. 1894. dra math- reader, daughter of Joseph and Adeline Smith. Harvey M. linker, farmer, horn Feb ruarv 20. IM3. son of Philip linker, to wed Gu»ta A. Ketchum, born July 1. i 1814. daughter of Marion Ketchum. Karl L. laindla farmer. Itorn July 1, 1190. son of John 11. Laadla, to wed Uertha U Fugate, horn December 21. 1896. daughter of Peter Fugate. Jesse F. Kupert. farmer, born July 3, 1891. son of l<ewls L. Itupert, to wed Ada K. Robison, bom October 20, 1889. daughter of William Robison. Milton Chronister, laborer. l*»rn De < ember 23. I**s. son of J. L. Chronister. to wed lls ;el Hobbs born Au gust. 1X94. daughter of J. C. Hobt*. Jesse llallard, laborer. Imrn January 23, 1888, son of Taylor llallard. to wed Nora Raker, born March St. 18*8. daughter of Alva Henderson The bride was ifivorced from her husband December 3. 1913. O ■-■■■ ANNOUNCEMENT. There will ho preaching services at the liapttat ctiwrt'h at Pleasant Mill* next Sunday afternoon st 3:30 o'clock, service conducted by Rev Hall of De catur. The public In general has a spe< lai Invitation Io attend thia aerv ke. o— — — Mr. and Mrs Joltn Vail left last evening for Cardwell. Mo. wjiere they will spend the rest of the winter at tending to business intervals.

j GOOD PROGRAM AT THE LYRIC. The Interesting pictures with beautiful stories will be the offering at the Lyric today. The featured playlet will Is- a comedy drama entitled "A Tide in the Affair* of Men," a clever little granddaughter casting rays of sun shine Into the existence of a grasping old inlsor. Is a very cleverly arrangiM photo play. It contains a beautiful story and Is acted by an all-star cast of artist*. Another play with an Interesting plot, where a sweet little sister goes through thick and thin to save brother is "The Smuggler's Sister.” It Is a powerful love drama with many hrilling situations. A very Interesting play and one of the l>e*t pn*luced In years is a pretty little comedy entitle') “tlruuny.” Tills will be a splendid program from start to finish and will make a very enjoyable evening's entertainment. THE OIMIGHTH Democrats Wil! Meet at Muncie Next Monday to Re-elect W. A. Kunkle AS THE CHAIRMAN Program Completed by J. F. Mann, Chairman—Delegates from Here. A number of Adams county democrats will go to Muncie Monday to attend the district meeting, which will be held at the court house In that city. A story from that place nays: Arrangements for the district convention at which the democratic or ganizatlon in this district will be reorganized, are In the hand* of County Chairman J. Frank Mann. The complete program for the convention will be announced In a few days. Tim convention will convene at 2 o'< lock In the afternoon. Congressman John A. M. Adair has been selected to deliver the main ad dress of the convention and it is lilnt ed that the five-tlme-elected congressman from this district will formally announce his candidacy for the governorship of Indiana. Adair ha* staled he will be a candidate for governor, but as yet he ha* made no formal announcement and It Is expected that he will choose Ills own district convention as the opportune l.lace to make his formal announcement. District Chairman William A. Kun kle of Hiuffton will be elected to succeed himself, according to Infor mat lon. Kunkel was unanimously elected district chairman at the convention held at Decatur, in December. 1911. There Is no other democrat who has announced hl* candidacy for the chairmanship. There la every reason to believe that the convention will Indlrae Adair for governor In case Adair formally announces his candidacy. The only other denusrat in the stale who I* tn the rare for the governorship I* State Auditor O llrlen and as tt’llrien is not a resident of this district, It la almost tertaln that Adair will receive the In doraement of the Ktghth district dem is rats. County Chairman Mann announce* that besides the principal address by Adslr. he will arrange for flvwminute talks by Judge Smith of Decatur. Judge Moren of Jay county, and Judge Caldwell of Randolph county. IMstrii-t Attorney Dailey of Hiuffton, end State Senator VanNuys ot Ander son. The Ikelaware county speaker has not yet been selected l*Htera have been mailed Io Vke I'resident Thomas R. Marshall, asking him to attend the annus! dinner of th« Delaware County Dem<«-ratk duh to be held on the night of De<emher 35 In the Delaware hotel. Marshall baa announced that lie will spend hl* Christmas vacation In Indiana and that ha will be In Indianapolis on De etMiher 29 snd II Is the hope of the ■ ommlHee la <harg» that ho can bo por*usded to come to Munde on that night. ■ - • ■■■■■—— — •ECUREt >IG DOLL. Miss Helen Whllrlglit daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Kd Whit right, was the very lucky little girl to secure the life else, sleeping doll given away with . the coupon at the Hex theater y ret er j day. Miss Helen wlshre to express her spprectatlon by publldy thanking the Rex theater for lbs fine gin.

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RE-ORGANIZE COMMITTEE 1 Mr. Bosse Again Chosen to i Head Local Democratic 1 Organization. THE OTHER OFFICERS Delegates for Muncie Chos-en-Judge Smith and R. R. Schug Honored. taaeseaaatea** DEMOCRATIC OFFICERS. a a « • J. W. BOSSE. Chairman. a H. 11. HKI4JCR. Secretary. a a R. It. SCHI'U. Chairman. • aaawaaaaaeat* The new democratic county central committee met at the heall<iuarit*rs In thia city this morning at 10 o'dock and proceeded to organise, by electing the following officers, each bdng chreen without opposition. It was a splen did mm-tlng. attended by almuet every member of the committee and It was u liand ot worker* that any organlist lon could feel were capable of conducting a campaign. Many of the committeemen will attend the district meeting at Mun.le next Monday. Adams county is allowed ntaeteefl delsgates at the convention thia year, an increase of two, and It was decided to apportion them one to each township, one each to Berne, three to Decatur, and two at large. The delegates and alternates chosen were aa follows, the first named in each township being the delegate and the second the alternate: Union Frank Mclntosh. P. Case. Root Fred Schurger. Aug. Walters. Preble—Ohariea Werling. K. Doehrman. Kirkland John W. Pnirtah. 8. J. Bower*. Washington - William Reppert, Hen ry Barkley. St, Mary’s- John Barone. Dr. Vir sard. Blue Creek James Foreman, John Durr. Monroe I O. Kerr. Peter Rich. French—Jos. Graber. John Tanner. Hartford William Anderson, Frank Nusboum. Wabash- John E. Briggs. W. U Thornhill. Jefferson Frank Orndorff. W. A. Iluckmaster. Herne Jesse Michaud, Noah I.Ugin bill. Geneva - James H. Kelly, Thoms* Drew Decatur, First Ward——Frank M. Hchlrmoyer. George Krick. Decatur. Second Ward —Charles Ernst, K. A. Mann Decatur, Third Ward -J. W House. C. N. Christen. At Largw- 1 telega tea— D. E. Smlti. R. R. Hchug. alternate*. Joltn T. Kelly. John Heller. Upon motion It was decided that the treasurer's bond be fixed at 31.009. whl< h was t arried and the inerting adjourned to meet upon call by the cltalrman The boys left after arrang Ing to join the crowd to Munde next Monday. ■ ta ••THE ROSARY." "The Rosary." as presented by Rowland and Clifford, Im repeating with a* much success as tho play had in the debut. It will be seen at the Ho «« opera liouae next Haturday. Dec putter 3*. with a cast im ludlng Wanda Brinkley. Npencer Walker. James Byeel. Helen Ros*. Bethel Berth. Ilsrrv O'Lynn and Claude IttHUie. The them* of th* play t oncerns ■ man and a woman happily married. They are surrounded with every luxury of wrehh and happlnea*. Hut the husband Is an unbeliever, an atheist, without faith of any kind. There I* a jarring Mtd in the household harmony. No one notice* It until a friend of the husband rowto*. Father Brian Kelly, a prle.t of the modern world with a deep insight into human nature and a divine love for hl* feHowman. And when trouble comm, when th* home la • recked, and husband and wife are brought down to th* depth* ot suffer ing sgony. It I* the prleat who restores both Into th* sunlight of hope and love. Mis* Dorothy Ervin returned to Ft. Wayn* this morning alter spending Christmas with her father. Charles Ervin. a • «