Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1914 — Page 2

' DEMOCRAT <•4 (vary Evening Except Sunday by DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier 05.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made knows on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, «ndlana. as second class matter. INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT They have fired the broadside. Milton .Miller and 102 others who claim to be democrats last evening announced in large type on the front page of the Decatur Herald, a standpat republican paper, their call for a non part: san convention to be held at Berne on Tuesday. March 17. for the purpose of nominating a county ticket. We doubt somewhat the democracy of any association that affiliates with the Herald and feel certain that there are a numher of signers to the document who have never voted the democrat ticket. The list includes the names of more than fifty who have lieen known for years as "primary democrats,” that is. men who vote the democratic ticket only at the primaries and were polled •'doubtful." Os the balance, a number are straight out republicans or progressives and there are a few real democrats. We, of course, regret that those fit the latter class feel that they shou.Nl join this movement, whiclbhas' in view only one aim—injury to the democratic party. We stand no* and , always have for clean politics. We] are w illing to assist at any lime in i securing a fair expression of the voters. We feel that at this time wh n ] the national and state administrations have made such splendid records.' when the count jaffairs have been io ably administered and when the laws ’ for which the democrats have stood for half a century are being exacted 1 and enforced, that there can be no di ; visioi. us to principles, it then onlyremains that the new movement he j fostered by someone with a desire for' power, some one who feels that this isj the only way to obtain it and by per sons who do not care what the future : of the democratic party is. It is said I that the new movement is to be '■n-. dorsed by the progressives and repu'e ' Ik-ans. which means that these mtn! r.re simply alilgning then elves witii I the old repubih-an party and will follow the advice of those leaders. We Iwlieve that there are a number of; those who really believe in the princi ! pies of democracy who will rebel in I following such a flag. The v*Ty call itself is based upon false statements; and we do not believe that such a ■ movement can or will succeed. Any person who knows anything about pel flics in Adams county knows there is no political machine here, no Tam manyixed democracy, as they put it.

j JCWKr - 1 s - -■’ The Spring and Summer zTX woolens recently sent us y<£J by ' Ed V. Price & Co. ' \ are the prettiest ever k f shown in this town. W-Agwv Select Yours Today UWsal'’ and have your Spring dJSw’jbp I clothes made up for fu- "f turn delivery. The Myers-Dailey Company.

’'and that any person who wins a nom I ■ inutlon i»t a democratic primary does I it because he gets more votes than his : competitor. The men who are signing the call for a non-partisan convention and authorising the publishing of their names should remember that such move- • mvnts often become boomerangs ami kick back nt them when they least j expect It. To fight for principles is I one thing and to aid disgruntled office • J seekers is another. 1 __ _____ , The Twelfth district democrats yes- • terday renominated the Hon. Cyrus > Cline as their , andidate lor congress. The convention was held at Auburn and Mr. ( line's nomination was by acclamation. He has represented that . district in the hulls of congress for a | : number of years, is a tireless worker ' for his district and for the people of I Indiana, is recognized as a strong] man, ever lighting for the rights ol the people and his district did well to renominate him. He will be elected next fall by his usual safe majority and will continue to serve the people — - The request to have a •’flew” sign the call for an independent cunven tion seems to have been complied with so far as democratic workers and vo . ters are concerned. Though the cal! claims that the men who signed th* same are democratic voters, there arc a number of names in the list who have at least not been classed as detn ocrats. some who have never voted the ticket, and many who have voted in I dependently for years, and more thar I half the names on that list have beet polled ‘ doubtful" for so long that they I have become known as "primary dem , ocrats,” meaning that they vote the I democratic ticket only at primaries. I THREE GREAT PICTURES AT THE LYRIC TODAY ■ There will be three pictures at the i Lyric today and each and every on< could be called a feature play. Ont of the leading pictures will be by th* ■ I American Film company hi which thej I present Sydney Ayers and Vivian Rici I in a sensational drama of the earl; I i California life, “The Rose of Sat i Juan.” It contains a beautiful story ami during the action of the firn many hair-raising situations are pre sented. The photography is said to b* perfect and it is a picture well wqrtl ] double the price of admission. An ether thrilling drama is a Reliant* with their splendid company in "Th* I | Fly Leaf of Fate.” The c omedy end ;of the program will be presented by i the Majestic all-star company in "Th* , Pride of the Force.” This Is a de 1 lightful little comedy and you will n* J doubt tie well pleased with it. TUe price for today will remain tile same five cents for all. Next Monday th* management wishes to ann Mince th* return of the celebrated Warner tea j tures which delighted the Lyric audi enceS several weeks ago. Every day ■ will be a big feature and the price* will be five cents, no higher. The list j of next week's features will appear ii | Saturday's paper. Matinees will b* ' given daily. SALE POSTPONED. The Joseph R. Moser sale advert*! ed for February 25. has been postpon ed to Saturday. February 28. 46t:

: DOINGS IN SOCIETY ] SOCIAL CALENDAR. — Friday Mite society—Mrs. J. M Miller. Christian Aid—Mrs. Harry Helm. Saturday. Baptist Ladies' Aid Pastry SaleBaker & Hower. Mrs, Ella Rexwinkle, special Royal Neighbors' deputy, who assisted here I was presented with a silver backed, hat brush by the local camp for her excellent services. Mrs. A. I). Suttles had a fine paper Wednesday afternoon at the Shakes peare Hub meeting at the home of Mrs. J. C. Sutton. The paper treated I of Panama, and the canal as it is to I day. and also told of the conquest lof disease in Panama. The paper was very good. Mrs. David Smith will be ' hostess next Wednesday and Mrs. D jT. Stephenson wii be leader. Th* conservation of national resources ' water power and coal, will be consid cred. "Ye Oldyn Tyme” placard system of advertising is being employed by he March section of the Evangelical Ladies' Aid society for their povertj social to be given next Thursday. Mrs Eugene Runyon is chairman of till: .ection. Everybody is cordially in vited to come. The placards of invi ration read: A Povcrtie Schoable. \t the Levi Miller Home on West Adams street. ARTICLE I. All ye guil peeple are axed to kum to the partie Thursday night Marcli sth frutu early candle-lite to late bed time. All who kum will have a guid time. Article 2—Every lady must wear a ginkham or kaliker dress, white apron aud breakfast-cap or something ekally appropriate. Men must ware their worker clothes no biled shirts or duds collars allowed. If you don't follow these rules yon will be fined. Article 3—A sootabie eommiettee will inspect (’■**»e and kollect fines. Article 4—A liter kort will be pervided ter to which an appeal may be taken frum the decision of the "sootable commietee.” Fines I ranging frum one to ten cents will be kollected frum everyone kaut wearing laces or ruffles on them. Silk, velvet! or jewelry, including “ear-bobs, bracelets, rings and bosttra pins" kid goves, puffed hair, whitnen on face.” etc. Men will be fined fer wearing "store close. ' oiled shirts." "dude collars,*” shined shoes, silk neckties, “watches, not Waterberry.” kuffs. "button hole bokays." etc. —Thair will be a good program that will furnish fun fer all and tnenny good things to eat whitsch will kost you ten cents a plate full." The Concord Lutheran ladies' Aid society will meet next Wednesday with Mrs. John R. Evans. This will be the last time it will meet at tills place, as the Evans family has sold the farm aud will move soon. They have not yet decided on their future location Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fuhrman of Root township will entertain at din ner tills evening for Mr. and Mrs. John R. Evans and Mr. and Mrs. W. A Fonner. Edmond Rostrand. the French au ihor. of whom it is said "His dramas ■re human, his poetry is vital, his manner is the manner of music.” was the rich study provided the Euterpean club last evening at the home of Mrs. E. B. Alams. Miss Bess CongXon was the leader and had a very good pro gram. Rost rand is the author of the play. "Chanticleer." “le-nore." and oth- | ers which have attracted so much at- . tention. The Presbyterian Woman's Hom* and Foreign MLsiouury society will give a special program on Tuesday j afternoon. Marell 3, at 2:30 o'clock at j the horn** nt Mrs. 8. D. Beavers, at which tin**’ they will hold their annual mite box opening. Mrs. C. E l McKeetmii of Fort Wayne. who Is ' prcsbytcrial president. will be pros | eat and address the society. There ' will also be special music and other j interesting features to make a very , enjoyable, afternoon's meeting. Every ; member and ail friends ar*' very cor idially invited to be present and to I coma at 2:30. as Mina M*Km>lma m«u*t return home the same afternoon. Th« neighbors and Com ord church friends gave a surprise, last evening i for Mr. and Mr*. John It. Evans and Mr. and Mm. Will Evans | n Root * township, who will soon move to an I other pken, having sold the farm [there. The party was given at the A] ■IL Evans homo. A weight gui-salug ] J contest, a barnyard uumc and many ' i ntkerv pro* ad imaging. and tiwta]

were also delicious refreshments serv'd. Music was also rendered. The £vans families have not announced heir future location, but the party rusts that it will not be out of this ommunity. Those pre- ent were Messrs, and Meadames Charles John-1 *on, S. S. Magley. W. A. Fonner, J. R. Magley, C. D. Kunkel. H. Clark. J. (’. Houk. C. E. Magley. Henry Bauman, ft. K. Fleming. Dwight Wilder, Mrs. Winnie Wilder and daughters. Bessie. ind Doris. Mrs. Dan Sprang went to Ft. Wayne , '.o attend a Thimble party given this ifternoon by Mrs. Al Kinnaird. Mea-j lames Sprang and Kinnaird have been ! friends since their school days. Mrs. Burt Wolfe and Mrs. Lewis Morris were guests of the Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Love at dinner today. The i Morrises, who have resided on the D. | B. Erwin farm, northeast of the city. | will move to Fort Wayne Monday, and ’.he dinner today was in farewell to' her. Then* was fine attendance at the; George Washington social given by Miss Nellie Winnes' section of the Rebekah lodge last evening at the I. O. I O. F. hall. The National colors were! used in the decorations, effectively, I md the amusements were carried out appropriately. A hatchet hunt amusing. Many hatchets, cut from red. white and blue paper, each containing, I letter of the alpha 1s t were hidden. ] md searched for. Finders were reluired to arrange the letters to spell 'George Washington". As there were a smaller number of some letters, the contest to secure these, was very | *pirited. Several girls were declared winners and given a hatchet shaped box of candy. The dancing dolls, un-' ier spotlight, suspended from strings eading to the hands of the pianist. Mrs. Amos Yoder, proved spectacular, n their dancing with the motion of, he pianist's hands as she played. The program of readings and music w announced was given and enjoyed. The men of the section served the refreshments which consisted of sand •riches, doughnuts, pickles aud coffee. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker will give x dinner party thia evening followed by five hundred.' and the affair promises to be one of the most enjoyable affairs of the week. Guests will be Mr. and .Mrs. John Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Stutts. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Lachot. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson. Two big sleds carried a big party of young people to the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Bultemeier near St. John's last evening, where they spent the evening pleasantly, playing "joker.” The big prizes were won by Simon Bloeke and Clara Lehrman and tiie boobies byAnton Thieme and Ixmlse Krueckeberg. A fine lunch waa served. The guests were: Simon and Walter Eleeke, Rolland Grote. Gust Krueckeind Richard Bb-eke.

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Edwin Krueckeberg. Julius Reinking.i ■ Robert and Adolph Marbach, Aaron i Woiland. Arthur Kirsch, Edwin' Schumerloh. Edwin and Anton Thieme and the Mlssbs Selina Bleeke. Edna' and Lydia Bleeke. Luetta Koldewey, j Thekla Reinking. Annie Taylor. Viola [ Grote, Cordul aWeHand. Ixrnis and Martha Krueckeberg, Clara Lehrman, - Ruth Marbach, all of Union township.; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fuhrman enter I I tained at dinner yesterday noon at their home north of the city, the as fair being a reunion of many relatives from a distance. The party included: , Mrs. B. A. Winans and children, Ross | land Fuhrman. Livingston. Mont.; ('. I H. Asbury and daughter. Ruth. t Levada: S. H. Baumgartner, Napier ] ville, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fuhrman and daughter. June. Matthews, ! Mr. and Mrs. David Fuhrman and son. - Ira, Monroe: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. jSchnitz. John Shifferly and family. E. ]M. Schnitz and family. H. <’. Fuhr I man and daughter, Miss Rose. DECATUR MEN SPECIAL JUDGES (United Press Service) Bluffton. Ind., Feb. 27 —(Special to i Daily Democrat) —Two cases were asi signed by Judge Eichhorn to Decatur ’ judges today. The case of Edward J. Garrison vs. Will Kapp, suit on lien, was assigned to James T. Merryman and the ease of Webb Wheeler vs. M. ; Straud. suit on contract, was assigned i to David E. Smith. TAKEN TO VAN WERT. Vencen .the wounded Pole, shot by | liis companion on an Erie freight, near Ohio City, early yesterday morning, was taken to the Van Wert county ‘ hospital, until he cm b. removed to the infirmary. He is thirty years old and has a wife aud six-ycar-old daughter in his native land. u - — Ralph Beiger of Mishawaka was a business visitor in the city today. Harry Ramsey of Convoy, Ohio, was : a business visitor in the city today. Alfr*-d Elzey has returned from Colorado where he visited with relatives. Emanuel* Hart of Union township [' wag a busHies** visitor In the city today. Charles Ne**liter vs. David E. Studa 1 baker. Appearance by D. B. Erwin ' for the plaintiff. Mr. and Hrs. Joseph Ruinsclilag ofi south of th*- city were in town today I ' visiting with friends. William Frazier and daughter, Kate. I of Blue Creek township visited with friends in the city today. ; Real estate transfers: Fred Scha I fer et al. to Schafer Hardware Co., j lots 38, 26. Decatur. 122.0**0. o SALE POSTPONED. The J. B. Anderson sale, to have been held Tuesday, Feb 24. has been postponed until Monday. March 2. Democrat Want Ads Pay.

i Finley Bryan of S**lum was a bust ness visitor in tho city today. Harry Andrews has returned from | Indianapolis, where he went to hear Herman Ehinger, who is suffering i considerabe from inflammation of the ' kidneys, rests about the same today, j He also has a high fever. Homer H. Knodle went to Fort Wayne today noon to take up bis work :on the Journal-Gazette. He visited I.ere with his mother. Mrs. Elias Crist. A BAD FRACTURE Sustained by Miss Rose Fuhrman in a Fall Down Cellar Steps THIS MORNING Both Bones of Right Leg Broken Above Ankle— Also Badly Bruised. Miss Rose Fuhrman, daughter of H. C. Fuhrman, residing north of Ute [city, (ell down a flight of cellar steps at the parental (tome tuts morning and suffered a very bad fracture of the right leg. Both bones were broken just above the ankle of the right limb and the bone of the other was bent. She was very badly bruised and the shock of the injury was great. Miss Rose suffered an operation for appendicitis only last summer and the injury and bruises suffered at the present time make her case the more . severe. CALL FOR CONVENTION. A call for a non partisan convention for the purpose of nominating a county ticket has lieen issued, signed by Milton Miller and a number of others who claim to be democ rats. The con-1 venlion will he held at the auditorium ■ at Berne uu Tuesday. Mani* 17. at 10 ] ' o'clock at which time the ptirpoee is to nominate a complete non-partisan 'ticket. The call is signed by the fol-i ] lowing: Milton Miller. Peter Hoffman. John W. Menttnan. David Buckmaster. Thomas Buck nutter. George F. Cook. Sam Chronister. J F. Merriman. H. H. Foreman. O. M. Graham. W. R. Munn. J. B. Bryan. Homer Pontius. Marion Coon. L. L. Mattox, i J. Whiteman. Adam Egly.

Charles Shoemaker. Samuel Egly. Charles Hawkins. Henry Gunsett. Marvin Kelly. Quincy O. Ritter. Freeman Walters. W. P. Goppock. George W. Holloway. David Spelchiger. Rufus Stauffer. H. E. Zerkle. Jesse L. singleton. Charley Cook. John D. Stults. Elmer Hutton. John R. Porter. John D. Merica. J. A. Zerkle. Daniel Cook. Noah Augsburger. F. M. French. Kli Crist. Jacob Drake. Coat Cook. E. A. Luginbili. Fred Huffman. J. C. Archbold. Vernon Miller. John Buckingham. C. J. Nelson. L. D. Miller. Chariee A. Cook. W. L. rhornhill. Otis M'Collum. Henry Miller. F. S. Armstrong. Howard Millet. J. H. Armstrong. A. C. Beerbuwer. John Evil. Robert J. Mann. W. J. Myers. William Richard. D. W. Myers. J. Eady. C. F. Kinna. J. R. Glancy. IL M. Drew. David Runyen. Thomas Drew. Johu Studer. Lon Weaver. Jesse Nelson. F. L. Beerbower. Thomas J. Cook. Samuel Derivksou. D. A. Rumple. J. H. Houdeshell. D. Houdeshell. Wdliam C*w>k. John J. Aeschliman. Frank Heller. U-ander Rohn D. F. Huffman. R. R. !*oog. Alonzo Long. J W Bu r Charles Armstrong. Cloyd Nelson. Ix'wis S**itx. Lyman Seits. John B. Stauffer. Nathan Nelson C. F. Shannon. George Cook. David J. Schwarts. George R. White. C. V. Spem-vf. J. M. Pen.-*-W. W. Triplett. John J. Soldncr. C. W. R. Schwarts. W. CL Reynolds