Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1914 — Page 1

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■vo’unie XII. Number 67.

f IRONS TICKET I IS NOMINATED ■Democrats of Indiana Keep I Up Reputation and Nominate Strong Men. Ibitler treasurer I Several Nominated by Acclamation—Others on the First Ballot. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 20—The I picket chosen by the democrats of i n . I diana in state convention hire ye tor I day, follows: United States Senator P >■ shh. I ly. South Bend. Secretary of State—Homer i. I Cook, Indianapolis. Treasurer of State—George A. Bit ler. Fort Wayne. Auditor of State—Dale J. Crittenberger, Anderson. State .Superintendent of Public Insi ruction —Charles A. Greathouse, Indiana polis. State Geologist—Edward Barrett, Plainfield. Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts—Fred France. Huntington. Judge Supreme Court Moses B. Ijiiry, Logansport. Judges Appellate Court —First dis-1 trtet. Judge M. B. Hottel. Salem; i Judge Edward W. Felt, Greencastle second district. Judge Joseph G. - Hatch, Hammond; Judge Fred S. Caldwell, Winchester; Frank M. Powers. Angola. With little friction, a complete! state ticket, excepting candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. ’ but including a candidate for United; £|ate;> heniUur. **» iiotninutpti. gud a, platform, which declared in favor of I a state wide primary law. was adopted by the democrats of Indiana in slate convention here yesterday All nominations with the exception of the candidates for treasurer of state and attorney general, were: chosen on the first liallot. It requir-i ed eight ballots, occupying more than five'hours, to select George A. Hitler I of Fort Wayne as the nominee fori treasurer and two ballots to select Richard M. Milburn of Jaspt! : the party's choice for attorney general There were seven candidate- for nomination for treasurer of state, but the contest narrowed down to three. Biller. Thomas O'Connor of Monties!10. and Fred J. Lauenstein of Evans-i villc. Th- platform, which was the cause| cf a liMted all-night session of the resolution committee, was adopts! without dsbate by the eonventio , Besides declaring for the state-wide | primary law. which was indorsed by ITesident Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan In letters to United Stat--. Senator John W. Kern, it pledged tlie party to'work for an arbitration law similar to the Erdman act. indorsed the administrations of President Milson and Governor Ralston, urged flood prevention measures and good road legislation. i ■—o- — ■ DAUGHTER ENROUTE HERE From California to Attend Funeral of Lafayette Ellis. Word has Been received in the city by the Lase Ellis family that their rv.<.. r , wife of Frank Burris. Ot Los Angele*. Cal., is enroute here She will probably not arrive here uiv til Sunday night and the tuneful of, Mr Rills will probably not be held | before Monday or Tuesday <>' next. week. Two Bisters surviving the de-1 ceased, whose name* *•«* omitted, through oversight In the article >■ terday are Mrs. Elizabeth Hudson and | Mrs. Fred Bonnett of Indianapolis. RETURNS FROM EAST. Mlm Hora Ftedderjohann Is on duty again at the Intesurhan 11 r . after a delightful six week-' vi ‘ u 1,1 the east. The trip wk* muds with her aunt. Mlns Emily Hedderjobs ll " r "‘ •' visited at Buffalo. N. V.. with ,l "’ 1 ’ Batt berg family, *nd had a delighitu tide trip to Niagara Falls. and note’* in Canada. They then visited the Roy Edinger family »• Watren. Pa., and with Bdwin Fledderjohann nnd others at Pittsburg At Philadelphia, Ohio, they were K '"”'' thft n»v

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

AN ELOPING COUPLE. I With Baby Wanted by Lima Officials May be Bluffton Visitors. Van Wert officials have been requested by the department at Lima, Ohio, to keep a lookout for John Snyler, a locomotive engineer, and Mrs. S. M. Poling, of that city, who eloped, taking with them her nine months’ old baby. The Investigation so fur has disclosed that the woman bought a ticket at the interurban stgte for passage to Elida, but it is the belief of the Lima officers that the couple is in hiding in Van Wert. Bluffton had a sensation Wednesday night when a man accompanied by his wife, dressed in man's clothes, and having with them a baby, arrived in that, city in an automobile. When questioned by the police, the man gave his name as Brown of Valparaiso, hut putting the two articles together. it is thought here that the two couples mentioned in the Van Wert and Bluffton papers,' may be the same ones. TO MAKECANVMS Methodist Church Completes Plans for “Everymember Canvass” ON NEXT TUESDAY

Twenty-two Groups of Men Will Visit All Members in One Day. The Methodiet church is making extensive preparations for what is known as the “every-member canvass" to take place on Tuesday. March 24. laist Sunday afternoon a large number of men met at tlie church and made plans and appointed couimit-te.-s. Mr. W. H. Fledderjohann was appointed captain and all this week he lias had a large force of men at work making the necessary arrangements. A committee has worked a part of every day and evening of this w.*ek and they now have all the plans about matured. They asked the president of the Mite society to appoint ladies to prepare the dinners for the men. the materials for which are to be furnished by the church. A free dinner will be served next Monday night to ull the men of the church. At this time the groups will lie assigned the list of names they are to see and receive final Instructions as to their work. At 9 o'clock Tuesday morning the groups assemble at the church and start tn automobiles and on foot to visit every member of the church. At noon they gather together for lunch at the church und make reports. After lunch they start out again and complete their work in the afternoon and gather together again at the church for supper and final reports. Then men are arranging their business so that they can give the entire day to this work and no man is to be excused for business reasons. Following are the names of those comprising the different groups, the first name in each group Is-lng the captain thereof: Group I—C. D. Lewton, O. L. Vance. <"i>de Rice. Croup 2 Henry Krick. L. D. Adams. D. M. Cushman. i Group 3- John D. Stulls,- Alonzo . ('ht-rryholmee. Morris Hay. Group 4—John T. Myers. Ferd People*. Emerson Beavers. Ix-vi Baker. Group s—Chas. Colter. Simeon Fordyce. Henry Dellinger, Group 6 David E. Smith. Dan My- < rs. Samuel Butler. Group 7—C. I* Walters, U-e An nao. Earl Adams. I Group S— W. J. Archbold. D. F. I.eonurd, J. D. Bellnger. | Arthur SuttleETA()vyS|j ~,* nr ‘ Group »—Arthur Suttles, Je**e Helm. Burton Niblick. Group IB—Wm. Rldiards, Georg" IMxon. L. A. Graham. Group 11-Juda" J. T. Merryman. I irvin Brandyberry. Samuel Acker. Group li—Jonas Tritch, Harvey ‘Smith. James U Oay. Group 13-Dnn N. Erwin, nr P. B, ; Thomas. W. J. Myers. i Group 14 Fred Mill*. J. S Peterson. Coat Cook. John R. Porter. Group U -Dr. J. M. Miller. Irvin lease, Avon Burk. Group Isl—Samuel Doak. William Franks, W. O. Bigham, J“U‘*» O. Hoagland. Group 17—-Charlo* >ager. 0. C. (Continued on Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, March 20, 1914.

WIN Decatur Girls Show Bluffton Girls a Few Pointers About the Game. SEVEN TO ELEVEN Was teh Score—This is the Second Vistory Out of Three Games. The Decatur High School girls basket ball team returned home from Bluffton, jubilant over the fact that they won iu last evenings game held at that place. This viclory making the second one out of three games played. The local team won from the Bluffton lasses by a score of 11 to 7. The team work was excellent on both sides and made a fast and exciting game. The lineup was as follows :- Dugan C Plessinger Bieneke Side ...,C Campbell Mangold F Masterson Butler F Mcßride V. Hensley G Fetters L. Hensley G Sark Mangold made three foul baskets and Butler four baskets for Decatur. Masterson made one basket. Mcßride

<tee basket and three fouls for Bluff ton. PIONEEER IS DEAO i Prominent Wells County Man, Long a Resident Near County Line DIED AT BLUFFTON — A. T. Studabaker Succumbs at Age of 83---Daughters Reside Here, Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner has received word of the death of Ills father-in-law. A. T. Studabaker, which ' took place last evening at 7:40 o'clock at his home in Bluffton. Mr. Studs- 1 baker would have been eighty-four! year.* of age had he lived until Juno.' He was one ot Wells <-ounty's oldest ! residents, having come to tho countywith his parents, when eight yean of ago. They settled on a farm a milefrom Vera Cruz. When A. T Studa 1 baker, the son, was married to Miss Ixiuisa DeWitt, tliey went to house- 1 keeping on a farm which they pur j chased adjoining the old Studabaker; home place, where they lived until! about eight years ago, when tliev, went to Bluffton. Mrs. Studabaker, died about two years ago. For a year 1 the L. L. Baumgartner family resided with Mr. Studalsiker. and when th--Baumgartners moved here. Miss Pearl | Baumgartner remained and lias bt-en keeping house for her grandfather Only a few mouths ago he visited: liere. and met many of his chi friends. He ha* been in telling health for n | year past, but his condition became! serious only two weeks ago. wlien congestion of tile lungs became com plicated with tlie Infirmities of old age from which he had been suffer Ing. Two weeks ago he became bedfast. All hbf children were called tn hla bedside, nnd had been with him the past week, and were with him. when ho pa**ed away. A son. William, from Tacoma. I Wash., contracted pneumonia during! Ms trip here, and Is quite 111 at the fa I thcr's home, but he I* reported as better. Other children are: Noah. Van J Buren; John. Vera Cruz; Mrs. IlnttkFrench. Linn Grove; Mrs. Jan Carter. | Marion; Mrs. Ida Helm*. Elwood: Mr*. William Bauman, two miles went of this city: Mr». L. L. Baumgartner.| Decatur; Mrs. E. L. Huffman, residing near Vera Cruz, on a part of the old home plate, lie has a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchil-dren. H" also leaV'-s two brothers and n sinter D. D. Rtudahaker and Mr*. 0. P, Markley. Bluffton, and George Studabaker. Oklahoma. Mr Studebaker's funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Baptist church at Bluffton and burial will take place at the Six Mlle cemetery. «

“DECATUR CAN AND VLILI.”

NEW CHICKEN SILO Makes Ita Appearance—Welcomed By Small Stock Raisers. Poultry raisers and parties owning a few pigs or from one to four cows are welcoming the new "chicken silo" This lias from three to nine tons capacity and supplies the chicken and Hiituli stock raiser with succulent feed the entire year for his stock. The chicken silo can lie easily filled and a small power or hand cutter may be used Corn, kafir, corn, sorgum, alfalfa, clover, cow peas and all forage crops are recommended. The silo is built of fir or other woods, and is steel-hooped. They can be set up In a barn, under a shed or in the open. tolelSated With the Newly Remodeled Mt. Hope M. E. Church, Blue Creek Township. SUNDAY. MARCH 22 Rev. Guy Black. Pastor, Will Have Visiting Ministers in Charge. The Mt. Hope Methodist church in Blue Creek township which has been extensively remodeled, will be dedi-<at<-d Sunday, March 22. with impressive corempny that will continue through an all-day program. Dr. William Paii of Kokomo will be in charge of the dedication and Dr. James A. Beatty of Fort Wayne, district superintendent,.. will be present to assist. There will be a service at 10 o’clock in the morning. After a liasket dinner st noon. the afternoon service will begin at 2 o'clock. uud the evening service will be at 7:30. The re-arrangement of the church on the interior lias been extensive. A wing added provides for a choir loft and nursery, on one side. The belfry and entry have been rebuilt and the church reroofed and repainted and j the interior refinished Ytlcely. The I church will lie painted and finished! on the outside also as soon as the! weather permits. The pastor, the Rev. Guy 11. Black, has been conducting a series of most I successful revival services here. A I cordial invitation is extended to all j to attend the dedication services.

HIP IS BROKEN Mrs. Catherine Allison Susfers Second Fracture of Thigh Today. IS VERY SERIOUS Fall Probably Brought on by Attack of the HeartChildren Notified. Mr*. Catherine Allison, widow of tho late R. B. Allison, met with a serious accident this morning about 7 o'clock, when she fell nt her home, und suffered the fracture of the bon • I of tho right thigh, at the hip. Thia I* brokun In the same place that It. wa< a few year* ago. and from which, Mr i. Allison had never fully regained her prior agility. Yesterday she suffered a slight at | tiu-k of heart trouble. This morning! aha wan standing at the window of j her home looking out. when she fell j io the floor, and It la thought prob | able that the fall may have been I brought on by another attack of the 'li<-art. She attempted to arise, hut ! was unable to do so. Mr*. Walters, who han been her companion, wan In the kitchen, and Mr* Allison was able to call to her. Help wa* num monad and two physician* nitanded the injured Indy. She In seventy-four yearn of age and the outcome I* very doubtful. Word of her injury and Iter serious condition was sent to her children Hutes, IndJanapolta: Mrs. Jeanie Deem. Clilcaeo nnd Mrs. Mary Mackie, Birmingham, Ala.

A HAPPYREUNION Mrs. B. F. Kizer and Roy Wolford Meet Uncle for First Time IN MANY YEARS He Arrived from Blockton, lowa, to Give Them Surprise Visit. John Shaffer arrivel last evening from Blockton. lowa, on a surprise visit with his brother-in-law, John Wolford, and the latter’s daughter, Mrs. H. F. Kiser, and his son. Rural Mail Carrier Roy Wolford. Mr. Shafer is a brother of the mother of Mrs. Kiaer and Roy Wolford. The mother died when they were four and two years old respectively. At that time they resided at Blockton. lowa, and they had not seen their uncle, Mr. Shafer, nor their mother’s relatives since, until Mr. Shafer arrived on this visit. His mother is still living at Blockton, and is seventy nine years of age. The son resides with his aged mother. The. meeting of the uncle and niece und nephew, and his broth-er-in-law was a very happy one. A reunion was held today at the Wolford home at Monmouth, Mrs. Kiner and son. Benjamin, jr„ arriving today from Williams to join the others. THE NEWJTYLES In Ladies’ Hats Prettily Displayed at Millinery Openings IN STORES TODAY Deininger and Bowers Have Displays—Hats Small and Sweep Upwards. The ladies’ hats are prettier than I ever this year, and nearly all of the early hats shown are very small.! What they lack in girth, is made up in heighth nnd nearly every hat show.--, a decided "upsweep," both In the' brim, which turns up at one side, und in the high trimmings. With Easter' only three weeks away. fh<- millinery stores are blossoming out in a great variety of pretty head wear, and many! pretty models are shown at the two | stores—the Deninger and Bowers—; which have their formal opening thb ! afternoon and evening. Straws,! hralds. laces, ribbons and oriental : clctha, rich in gold nnd silver threads,! are used in the hats, while flowers, i feathers, aigrettes, ribbons and frilly laces are used in the trimmings. Al nottcenhln thing is that ninny ot the early hats are black, but the usual bright colors of orange, green, blue, und red, with the new carrot shade.! are also shown. The hats are small i in the crown, but are more shallow, this year nnd do not come down over the head so far. The hrlm in the: greater number of the hats sweeps upward at the side, nnd the brim of! many Is made wholly ot lace or frill-! ed ribbon. > An early opening of millinery, ac- j cording to a milliner interviewed this i afternoon. Is advisable that th<- lndl-< may become accustomed to the ac» style*, nnd have plenty of practice tel arranging the hair to suit the new patterns. Visitors are cordially received and Invited to come and see the new patterns. ROOF CAUCHT FIRE. ('niching firn from sparks emitted from the kitchen chimney, nlrnut ten feet of the roof on the Mrs. Mnry Steele resld'-nce wan destroyed thin nrartn.ig nt »:3d. The fire was discovered by City Electrician* Keller! end Parent, who were trimming tree* on Third stref. The department wan notified nnd making a quick run to the acene, soon had the flee extinguished by the use of the chemical* Mm. Steele nnd the neighbors were greatly surprised when the department began workl'they not knowing that the blase wan in their vicinity.

ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. 1 Supplies for Postoffice to be Bought Through Bids. f Announcement is made that aupplies for the postoffice department for tlie fiscal year, beginning July 1, will be bought on a competitive basis and Hint bids will be received by the purchasing agent of the department at ( Washington until April 22. The lid > of supplier, on which bids are asked is long. Tlie prices quoted apply for any quantity the department requires ut tlie figures. 1 - 6 ——■ ■ . NO— It isn't the girl who made Iter escape that causes a chap to weep! It’s the one he copped and tor whom : he's shopped who can rob his night > of sleep. i Old songs are fine, but the facts for mine! And in real life you'll note I That it wasn't the miss who spurned the kiss that got tlie fellow's goat! —Strickland Gillilan. o repeal of toll Was Bitterly Attacked by Progressive Representative in House Today. THE BIG BATTLE For Possession of Torreon is About to Occur North of the City. Washington, March 20,. —(Special to Daily Democrat.) —"National Dis honor" was held the repeal of the Panama free toll exemption and was designated as such by Represeneaeive Murdock leader of the progressives in tlie house today in a statement defining the parties stand. "The progressives are practically a unit against the proposed repeal of the free hill exemption clause. Both democrats and republicans are hopelessly divided. There is no treaty violated in the exemtion. it dollar diplomacy is to be succeeded by a policy of "peace at any price" then tiie time has.come for a declar letidn of Independance. T« rra Haute. March 20.—(Special to Daily Democrat,) —That tlie de lense In the trial of Mayor Roberts for e’ection fraud would not ask for a change of venue from Judge For tunc was indicated today when uttor j ney Inman fill'd a motion asking for a hill of particulars from tlie stat--I While the motion was urged, the jury : liox was lielng filled. ( El Paso. Tex.. March 20. —(Special ( Ito Daily Democrat) In tlie great de sort north of Torreon, tlie big liattlc I lor possession of that city was be !||eved to have been begun. Although ! silence has again cloned down today on the scene of war thia Is expis te :to prove the most decisive engage ment in the present revolution. Tlie I Information was re< elvi'd by message from Villa calling In tils generals . |'l his shows that tliey are scattered . 'over the field and tliat a general as ' r-ault lias begun. , Igmdon. March 20, — (Special to the , i Daily Democrat.)- Refloated confer •>nc«« of government officials, the lliurr’ed departure of Sir Edward Cur ! son for iielfust , and rumors of Im pending arrests and possible occupa . tlon of Ulster by government troops I showed that a crisis was at hand In I the Irish home rule conflict. Washlnghfa. Muri II 20.—-(Special to Dully Diinocrat.i Five persona were shot down when Harmon Kub lansky urted 2f> ran amuck in tlie home of h!n wife today. He shot his mother In-law and wife four limes, his little brotlier-ln law six times, u |H>llm man and himself. All except the policeman arc seriously Injvred it is bo llevod the man Is demented. TCEPLE BABE DEAD. Marie Margaret, the Infant. I»orn Io Mr. nnd Mrs. D. F. Toepin Wednes Iday. died Thurudny at ll:3d o'clock. I Funeral services were held this after ; nonn from the St. Mary’s Catholic ilohnrch, while burinl took place In • I the St. Joseph cemetery. . i — ■■ -o liUiii.ii—i—- • I Attorney T>. B. Et’wfn returned today from Indianapolis, where he ntt tended the democratic state conven linn.

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GREAT_JIRACLE Os Bird Migration is Now , Taking Place-Tide Will Rise Until i ABOUT MAY FIRST Earliest Arrivals Will Fight for Possession of the "Warm” Pines. By Dr Davis W. Dennie. (Written for tlie United Pre -.) It is the lime ot year for the groat miracle of bird migration to set 'ti. The earliest comers are here now. The liiiie hird, the rotfn. the kil'deer, tlie mourning dove und the yellow -hilled sapsucker have arrived. The tide of migration will gradually rise until uisiut May 1. and by the 20th of May it w-ill is* all over. We all know something about it: the honk, konk of the leader of the long V of wild geese has been heard by all as they fly to the north, and tho > who are sixty-five years old and ov< r can tell stories about the millions of wild pigeons that flew by on th< ir way to tlie sunny south In their childhood. Few of us know the full truth about bird migration. During the full mo. n nearest tlie first of May in Hm’.i Loren C. Petry watched tlie face of tlie moon for four hours one night end coni.t •! fifty birds that paused between If-n and tlie moon’s disc. At that rate. 25.000 birds flow over Richmond that night on their way to their n- ting grounds. Fifteen hundred bird-- ot one kind flew against the statute of liberty one night in a storm. Where did tills army of birds conic from? Wither are they going? Why are they goin? Tlie Hr-t qu tion can tie answered by the ornithologist ~f the southern part of North \morf< a and the northern half of South America: the second by observers to tiin north o f us. We are not ; tire th.it we have tlie right answer to tlie third but believe the birds migrate that they may raise their young in a safe place, whore alligators, snakes, etc., are not found. If the bushes and low trees along cur north and south flowing streams are closely watched between the middle cf April and the middle of May, many bright colored, small bird-- wl.l be seen. Among then wid b the black |xdied warbler, a bird smaller than the English sparrow with enliil black on the top of its head urd w .:; . and elsewhere black and white -triped. Tills bird came from far couth ot the equator, and i* on his way to the mating grounds nortli of the artfc circle. He will spend two months in his summer home nnd tlie other ten months making ills long, ten-thousand mile round trip journey. H<- will be busy during his two month stay building his home In the grass or low bushes and raising hi; young. Many interesting fact may Im learned. Tlie robin nests tn our town and cltjeF, and winter* from southern Indiana and Kentucky southward. In tiie nortli he knows we are his friends. I spent one winter in Sanford, Flu., and not one robin was to bo seen about the town. Ono evening th" msn Whn kept the hotel came tn wlab a bug of twenty-three robins, which he bad shot for pot pie. The robin In the south know* he ts among enemies and l« the abyoat bird I met. Bryant got this lc son from a migrating bird: "He who from gone to xonc Guide* th rough the ttoundi sky thy certain flight. tn the long way that Imu tr-■< I alone Will lead my atop* aright.'* Yet. some of the birds mcntkmed by Mr. Dennis above, arrived In Decatur the latter imrt of hist week. They are the "robin redbreast" and the blackbird. And «!nt a I Im.- th.*did liavn. The first few daya were warm und bright, und then came tlie (hilling blast*. Borno one has said, •’Bird* In their nests agree." but luforgot to add that they must h rt "Birds of a feather.” The robins nnd the blackbird- that came hero by no survival ot the fltteat. They 'mind the tree* hare of leaves, for tho moat part. In fart the only nice warm, leafy tree* were the pinei. that trader other condition* might be considered cold and "atlckery." But tho birds found them the most pleasant (Continued on Pago Four)