Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1914 — Page 1

f—' I Head By ; | 15,000 Each | | Evening ■■ ■ ■■■ ■

Volume XII. Number 1.

COUNTY BOARD REORGANIZED Mr. Eicher Begins Second Term as Commissioner— Is Chosen President. THE COUNTY FARM Being Inspected Today and Board Will See That Inventory is Made. — According to the laws of Indiana providing lor the org.inltatton of the l>oard of commissioners on the first ,J < * My llu ‘ year ’ tllv inembera of th* Adatm county board, Jim. A. Hap drickn, David Dilling and Chr& Eicher met this morning at » o'chX and proceeded to organize, Mr. El® er. who today assumed his place acommissioner, beginning his':s<x»«: three-year term, was elected president, Jim A. Hendricks, who has safv ed efficiently for sev-ral years, retiring from that place. The board tie* proceeded to the county farm wln>they will spend the day and *’l>re they will take a*complete inveniiry as Is also required under the taw. Concluding the special session last evening the hoard ac< opted the Me* 1 ' berger retaining wail, the certificate of , acceptance being filed by the syper intendent. *J. D. Aug* urger. |Tli< board made an order to correct tU f nance record. Superintendent iJklin of the county farm was orderinl > buy a hard coal stove with whW to heat the insane ward at the intirw.tr-. the cost not to exceed $25. i ii iiiM. FIVE GREAT REELS AT LYRIC « * Ftve great reels will he rM» ofwrtic at the Lyric today. The feature will be "Alladin and His WoAerfbl Lamp,” which is in three g«eius reelr. and is one of the uiostKetiy product ions ever staged. Be ar* to bring the children to see this r ful fairy story that you j when you was a youngster. A two | reel Kay-Bee picture, a thriilifc ear production. for which thi*Mßnn» tot ed. la “The Orphan ci War.”Lrhe prices for today will be t® copn for adults and five cents for Doors will open at 1 o’clock aid con ' tinue until 10 p. AHAPPYNEWYEfcR r Made Its Advent at Midnight 'Midst a Grand and Happy Demonstration FOR HALF AN iftuß I Bells Rang. Whistles Blewj and Guns Boomed—Many Watch Parties. — Never was a new year welcom'd in | so and with so much grand • demonstration tn this dap 4m-> wn>i last night. Just as the han|*r tin- 1 old court houxo clock moved dHhwtlcally to the twelve point, tbehiiurchj bells peal<si forth, the whistlei blew., and the funs twainied, the dewnenstru tlon continuing for übout a half hour,] While there were a few Inaub.rants • slumbering In bed at that tin, it is I siife to say that the inajorf j were awake and waiting to greetlt.e ad vent of the new year, 1914. Htny of] the churches held reiigioue lirviccm. the Tri Kappa aorority baii *as In progress, and there-were many watch parties jn private lioinefcS Ihie ex change of greetings, A Hagpy New Year." was made everywhere and It is safe to say the year "llldf will be the happiest, brightest and nunt pros peroua In the history of the My and county. Bnstneax win p*<ttical!y suspended here today and •.■ dsy iwaa the occasion of many tsniiy reuniona and dinner port lea. many ‘'keeping open house." “* - The Inventory tiled by Now A, Pu say guardian of Margaripttehtiii'yon. M aged and Infirm peraon,|jra ß H p

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

A MOVING PICTURE FILM OF THE 1913 EVENTS < w, rsA-A) Jins? T ■ A oIM <OB 1 >»<.»» ""T******" - f 11 ''" -. i '"l ini.'.' 'i > I -- iw ju r~ - irf" 0 ” 4 V-Js-J? '** I MY! A4F - fl J '• -ST.* W BF '* If Ad- «T I I s —R [ST l&Q -M AgfeyZl ■ 1,1 J L! ✓,l —OhJi | i 10-* |/ X agoraaewmMeM? | 4 '-I an ol > /- d.s'ai- lirasfST*! Fj, rd—•<■ I x»,L: i .-.-| Wj |3 M H 'wA ,!y § 'iWR?I iit §l/

CEASE TO FIGHT —— For Higher Rates for Woodman Lodge—Announcement From Head ~ TO THAT EFFECT No Attempt Will be Made to Vote on the Question at National Meet. The announcement cornea from I Rock Island, Illinois, the home of the head camp of the Modern Woodmen.' that efforts to bring about an increase in rales have been suspended and that no further attempts will be made along those lines. It lead been Intended that this mat ter should be voted upon at the meet ing of the national head camp to b» bold at Toledo. Ohio, in June, but the Rock Island reports are that this will not be attempted, at least not by any of those who are in authority, andl those who have been forempst in the' demand for higher rates for those who have policies in the order. This lias been a long and a bitter fight. Nowithstanding the fact that there have been millions accumulated under the present assessments paid, the head officers have Insisted that a higliet rate should be charged, and some of the rates that were advanced were almost prohibitive. The contention for higher rates resulted in a largo part of the membership drop ping their policies and there have been, but a very few taken into the order while tills contention was going on. The announcement that the presvnt rates will stand will prove helpful to the order, as it will remove one of the obstacles in connection with new memberships. —<> GAME SATURDAY NIGHT. A basket ball game to scheduled for Saturday night which will be otw of the beat of the season. Hoosier Squad, of Mission House, Plymouth. Wis., will meet the Monroe High school team at Porter's hall on this dale. The Hoosier Squad Is one of th* fastest In that part of the state and when they meet the local boys there will sure be something doing. , A preliminary game will be played be I tween tho Decatur third team and | Mvuiod seroat!

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 1, 1914.

j BAN ON NEW YEAR'S REVELRY. I Indianapolis, Jan. 1, I*l4—(Special | to Daily Democrat)—Putting New i Years' eve revelry and debauchery ! under the ban of the Catholic Church, Bishop Joseph ('hartland declared that Catholics who engage in such orgies ■save guilty of a mortal sin. “The end of the year Is a time for ' the most serious meditation on the .' brevity of man's life, on the exalted ■ purpose of man's exlstance,” said the Bishop. “There is a growing disposition on the part of some persons to make tho last night of the year one of , dishonor to God and of moral danger | of souls." AT WORLD S EXPO Indiana Will Not be Surpassed by Any State in Union at World’s Fair. ——-9 PLANS ARE READV Building Will be Commodii ous. Well Located and Tastefully Arranged. Indianapolis. Jan. 1. 1914 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—No state in the! Union will have a more attractively designed and situated bulldlnJtMßl the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Frausico in 1915 than will Indiana. Some states wil| have larger buildings and will spend more money, but In dlnnians will not need to be ashamed of their state building according to the Indiana Exposition Commission. The site of the Hoosier building is at the intersection of two thorough fams. The building will have entrant es on both boulevard:. The site is of irregular shapo but lias 27,500 spuare feet. The building will take up a space 50X90 feet. Around all sides will be a gras* plot thirty feet wide. The land scape work will be elaborate. Thej ground will he terraced and Indiana greenery will he used. An effort will be made to incnr J porate in th* construction, the various , Important building material* from In ‘ dlana. A library of books by Indiana authors will be arranged on the second j floor of the building. Space also will be provided for an art gallery in which It is Intended to have displayed paint Inga by Indiana artists.

“DECATUR CAM AMD WILL”

READ IN CHURCHES I — Indianapolis Message of Welcome for New Year 1914 Announced. — FROM THE PULPITS Cost of Dr. William Craig Murder Trial at Shelbyville Was SBB2. . . Indianapolis,, Jan. 1, 1914—(Special to Daily Democrat—A composite message, “Indianapolis Welcomes 1914," prepared by a special committee of tho Chamber of Commerce, was a feature of New Year's today. The message was read in the churches. The message reviews the year 1913,' its progress in education, social service civic improvements, building and in-, dustry, Shelbyville, Ind., Jan. 1, 1913—' (Special to Daily Democrat)—The sost of the trial of Dr. William B. Craig on the charge of murdering Dr. Helene Knabe was 9982. This was paid by Marion county. The case was tried here in Stieiby county but the county from which a case is venued must stand the expense of the trial. The jury's board bill was. 9135.20. The actual expense of the trial was i much more than 91189.00 because Indianapolis witnesses had to pay their own railroad fares and received no ■ witness fees. * |**« « GOVERNOR RALSTON'S RESO- * ! « LUTIONS FOR 1914. a * ♦ | ■ * In response to a request for a ♦ 4> public statement of his New Year * I * resolutions. Governor Samuel M. » ♦ Ralston of Indiana said: I ♦ "It la my resolution for 1914 to * > « stand officially for better unitary ♦ ♦ conditions; for a < loam-r driven- * ♦ ship; for a stronger 4 ♦ lowshlp between men; I ♦ preservation of the rights of or- a ' a ganixed society at any cost; for * ♦ a greater efficiency in the public * , * service and for a higher concep- 4 j 4 tion of the possibilities of Amer I- a I ♦ can citlsenship. Theas things * « are essential to the happl- * i a naas of tho people. And the a ♦ great function of the government • ♦ is to promote the hsppiUw-.. of • ♦ the people." • ■> ♦* ♦ ♦

NOISY WELCOME FOR NEW YEAR. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 1, 1914— ' (Special to Daily Democrat)—New ; Year's received a noisome welcome; here at midnight. Dancing, dining. ! drinking and noise was unconfined. ! The downtown streets were jammed - • with merrymakers. The cases, rest-! ' aurants and hotel dining rooms all "carried out elaborate preparations for welcoming in young 1914. For many I days every available table in the lend ing dining places had been reserved The private clubs gave programs of dancing and other entertainment and - every public hall was crowded with j I dancers. AND NOW FOR 1914 - —m The Da'ily Democrat Starts on the Twelvth Year of Cont'inous Growth. — PAST YEAR GOOD We Want Evety Subscriber to Renew Dur'ng the Month 'f Poss'ble. New Year's Day and all of 1914 is i before you. We greet you with the- . sincere wish that It may be in every' . way the greateet rn all your life In every way. The Daily Democrat is starting on its twelfth year. It has been an up hill game most of the way but we have enjoyed it and we bej lieve you who have been so faithful to us have also enjoyed thia building of n 1 < newspaper for this great county. We . have made much headway during the' past year and we now greet you with i t the kMwledga lhat our plant Is of the boat In the country. Our new Gone Comet press which enables us to print 2800 four. alx. or eight pax<pspers per hour Is unequaled in few print shop* of the smaller cltle*. Our job- department la complete ttnd we have been rushed with orders for sev era! months. We like it. this busy, bustling effort to secure and print the news and please the public, and we wish you to read the Daily Democrat another year. Pay during this month ' and we will give you a handsome and valuable paper wall< t. > -o - —----- Rurt Christen arrived from Toledo i Ohio, for a visit with his parents, Mr. i and Mrs. John Christen.

HAVE ANEW JOB Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail road Operators Must Report Weather. ORDER IS ISSUED By Company—Ask for Ac-! curate Account of Weather Conditions. Thd Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad has issued a new order to aM the telegraph operators along the line. The new order requires that all the operators make weather observe tions during the day and night. A complete set of blanks have been sent the operators for the different tricks and these must be properly filled out and sent to the proper department at Grand Rapids. The new order takes effect on the first of the new year and the operators at the local station have already been Instructed regarding the order. Operators along the line do not ‘l quite understand why this requirement haa been made by the company but the same methods have been employed by other railroads In the country. There are many instances when the record of the weather conditions at a certain station on acer tain date have been very much deslr ed by the officials of the company. A number of times in ease of accident or damage the weather Is a very material question in the settlement of the claim or damage. Tho Instructions to the various oper ators are very explicit and the main ' requirement Is that the different operi ators lie accurate in the recording of I their observations giving th* condi ■ tions a* they appear that tho time the ’ report calls for. This must he done four times during the day itnd nig% The conditions must be noted at six twelve, six o'clock again and at midnight. The reports will bo filed at the general office of the company for fn- . fur* reference. This will prove to be ■ of great value as n reference in many • matters which come up for adjustment In the course of a year in a big railroad i ’ office. II — Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stoner aud Mr. Simoon Htoner of Nebraska returned ■ Ito Fort Wayne Sunday evening after J spending Christmas with Mrs. Stoner's | sister, Mr». L. T. Brokaw and family.

Reaches Every Nook Os County

Price, Two Cents,

I BIG CAMEJRIDAY Spencerville High School to Play the Decatur Boys at Porter Hall, THE SECOND TEAM Will Not Play Tocsin High School Bunch—To Struggle With Speeders. Wiiat promisee to be one of th:> fastest and hardest fought games of basket ball of the season will take pace in this city tomorrow night ut the Porter hall, when the Spencerville high school comes here with the hope of defeating our boys and try to shatter their splendid record of taking a victory from every team they have engaged in a fight o ntheir homo floor. However, they will not be able to do so and especially it the usual good bunch of rooters 4 ill lielp them along, Tlie lineup will be as follows; Spencerville. Decatur. Pohlman F Falk TownsendF Quinn Reynolds C Vancil Mitchell G Guy Richardson G Miller Merryman Sub Hydaker The second team which was to have played the Tocsin high school second team, will play the "Speeders” instead as the game scheduled has been postponed. The first game will be called at 7:15 while the second will not start until 8:10. Warren Foster will referee the big game. o— ————— AND WHO WAS HE? Last year I did not want to emharass I my best girl to make her propose to me so I asked tier to be my wife .and she said: n T would rather be eXflised';*’ t| and like an idiot I excused her. But 1 • got even with the girl. 1 married her mother. Then my father married the girl. Now. I don't know who I am, says a writer in the National Monthly. When 1 married the girl's mother, tlie girl became my daughter and when my father married my daughter he is my son. When my father married my daughter she was my mother. If my ■ father is my son and my daughter is « my mother who in die thunder am I? My mother's mother (which Js wife) must lie my grandmother, and I lieing my grandmother's liusband, I am mjr own grandfather. BURGESS-GREEN I Paul Arthur Burgess anti Miss Rose Green Quietly Married Last Evening AT THE PARSONAGE By Rev. Rilling—Groom is Well Known Young Rockford. Ohio. Man. Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at the Evangelical parsonage was seieiiiuUad a quiet wedding by th» Wwv. |J. H. Rilling, who united the lives of Paul Arthur Dunces*, a son of Mr. and | Mrs. Ixiuls Burgess, of Rockford. 0., ■! and Miss Rose Gre> a. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green of this city. . The couple was unattended. The bride i wore a pretty gown of brown mses. I line becomingly made. After the ceref | mony the couple were guests of the I bride's brother. Lawrence Green, and i family, ut supper. They will make ■ tholr homo In this city for a month . after which they will go to Rockford, c Ohio, to reside, th* groom being a • I clerk In hl* father’* store at thus .• place. The bride is one of the well | - liked* young ladles of the city, and is s!& graduate of the Decatur high achooL f Rhe is a daughter of Ed Green, thi II yenxx rstic nominee tor county Sher 1 K The groom is an ''nterprislt' young business man of Rockford. < . i They have ull good wisliee. v 1 - o \ I i Mrs. J. A. Ford and slater. k r Shearer, returned to Muiicte We s dar afternoon after a visit wp | former's sou, Arthur Ford. I