Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1914 — Page 2

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Charles W. Taylor of Fort Wayne was the first Indiana boy to be seriously wounded in the Mexican war. He was a seaman on the South Carolina and was shot in the Wednesday skirmish. In his speecli before the Republican convention. Howard Maxwell, temporary chairman, based his whole case on Democratic extravagance in Indiana. Os course it is true that there has been a considerable increase in expenditures. Any party in power would find that it could not follow progressive policies without spending mon ay. We, of course, jan not. for instance, have a public service commission without paying for it.— Indianapolis News. Mayor Batchelor of Marion, who owes his office to the Progressives, but who returned to his old allegiance as > a Republican after his election, evi- - dontly does not find things as pleasant in the old party as he expected. Tl-ej fatted calf is not being slaughtered i for him and he is being patronized | and does not like it. as his fierce | speech at the Lincoln League meeting | shows. His sad case should be a I warning to other Progressive gentle-1 men suffering from cold feet, if any such there are Indianapolis Star. Marion has a volunteer company ready to inarch to the front if President Wilson decides to overawe Mexico. The youth of this country start to war as though they were going to c ball game hut like those who manlitxi forth so bravely fifty years ago, they may find it a frightful experience rather than a picnic. If the cry of "On to the Isthmus” is taken np in earnest and Mexico receives me help from the Latin-American count Ties that Huerta claims they will, ft will lie a real war and as someone lias truly said, war is hell. The republic sns have announced that they will make their fight in Indtana on the extravagance of the state administration. Mr. Maxwell in ills keynote speech gave out supposed facts and figures that will not hold water. The democrats will meet the charges by showing the facts honestly. Auditor O'Brien in a spnnch a* Marion last night discussed the question fairly and in such away that thosn who heard him understood the underhand methods being used by the republicans to sec ure votes. He showed up Maxwell’s charge that the expenditures in Secretary of Stale E!Hn*c ham's office have increased 167 per tent, compared to 1908. He presented figures providing that Maxwell included $23,667 that could not be charged

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to Elllngham's office expenses and were not charged to the republican secretary with whese record he made comparison. Furthermore he showed that while Ellinghani, during the last two years, collected $162,000 more than his predecessor, he spent less in doing so. He also showed that in the auditor's department the expenditures have not increased in spite of the great increase in business. He showed also that the Hanly administration left to Governor Marshall in 1909 a deficiency of $1,400,000.

FftLSE_ CHARGES Are Being Made by the Republicans on Which to Base Campaign Speeches ■ '—A MR. O BRIEN ANSWERS Shows That Secretary of State's Office Has Been Operated at Low Cost (Democratic News Bureau* Indianapolis, Ind.. April 24 —(Spev lay the Democratic state administra laly the Democratic state administra ( lion has set about to take the wind out of the sails of the Republican organ! nation which tried to prove at its state convention here this week that the last two Democratic administrations have been guilty of gross extravagance in handling the state's funds. Howard Maxwell, of Rockville, whe wes selected to deliver the keynote ad dress was furnished with statistics from which he drew comparisons that are without foundation of fact as was shown last night at a banquet giver by the Young Men's Democratic C’lut of Marion. Auditor of State o'Brien replied t< Maxwell with an array of figures tha can not be disputed successfully. On< of the crude statements that Maxwel made was that Secretary of State Lew Ellinghani has increased the expens, of his department 167 per cent acompared with the record of the las Republican in the secretary's offici w hich was in 1908. Fred A. Sims wm secretary of state at that time. The comparison Maxwell made will the Secrtary of State's office show, the reckless disregard of facts char

acterlzing the efforts of the Republl cans tv raise an issue against the Dem ocrats. Maxwell says the expense o the secretary’s office in 1908 was 113, 293.89 under Sims as compared to *3B, 247.64 in 1913 under Ellingham—an it crease of *23,953.75. In order to make this showing. Max well charged to Ellingham* office ac count *23.667.50 spent by the state it the printing and distribution of th< acts of 1913. He entirely omitted l< take into account a similar charg< against Sims so as a matter of tact ElHngham spent but *14.580.07 in CvU ducting his office last year Not only tliat but he collected <24, 676.00 more in fees in 1913 than Sum did in 1908. In 1911-12 Ellingham col lected *162.000 more than Sims did dur ing the last term he served and at an expense of (151 less than Sims expend ed. These figures can not be refuted O’Brien's statement also covered th* operation of hie department to which Maxwell attributed an increase! ex penditure of 23 per cent. The r word as given by O’Brien shows that his de partment is doing from thirty to sixt; per cent more business than was dune under the last liepubhean auditor. Not only that t»ut in the banking depart nient to which objection was taken, there was a deficit under the last liepublican administration. O’Brien has

made the department show a profit to the state. The part of tha record given by O'Brien that puts the Republican;! in a bad light shows that in 1908- -the last, year of Republican control, the revenues of the state were $506,778.30 less than the expenditures. In addition the special session of the legislature in 1907 dominated by Hanly extended until Sept. 30. 1910, specified appropriations amounting to $926,192.91 which should have been paid during the Hanly administration. Os this sum $690,350.59 was for the southeastern hospital for the insane at Madison and H67.17f.30 was for the new school tor the deaf and dumb here. These appropriations were made by the Republicans and they are now try ng to charge them to the Democrats O'Brien says that deficiency of $1,400. >OO was turned over to the Marshall id ministration by the Republicans at the end of their supposedly debt-paying idniinistration in 1908. The Republicans put a mortage on he funds for the two years succeedng their last administration. From 1905 until two years later they transerred the sinking fund levy to the genral fund and in that way obtained 1.500.000 to tie used in paying current indebtedness. The last act of the Relubiicau legislature was to transfer 789.660.61 to the general fund to cover i deficiency of nearly that amount. Included in the amount of the state iebt which Maxwell < redited the Remblicans with paying was $635,859.20 ;aid as a war debt to the state by the ederal government and for which the Republicans were in no way response ole.

I DOINGS IN SOCIETY F CLUB CALENDAR. Friday. Mite Society's Social—Me. E. church Christian Ladies' Aid—Mrs. A. M Fisher. Twenty were present at the meeting if the Ruth Circle last evening at the onio of Miss Gretel Shoemaker, when he business and social sessions were eld. There was music by various tenibers and the hostess and het lother. Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, served ppetizing refreshments. The evening .-as a very delightful one. Miss Rose Colchin provided a plea ant entertainment for the G. W. C iris last evening. At cards, prize; ere won by the Misses Bertha John; nd Vena Parent; Mrs. Herman GillU nd Mrrf. Fred Aahbaucber. Mrs. Har ion Gillig will entertain next week. The social given at the J. A. Smith lome by the Apr. sec. of the Evangel! al ladies' Aid was a very successful tffair last evening, enjoyed by eight; uests. or more. A very good musicai nd literary program was given as fol ows: Song, male quartette, compris ng Will Ruckman. Rev. Rilling. Henry ’oreman. Charles Knodle: vocal solo la .el Butler; piano duet. Hazel Schn tz. Mary Fuhrman; two selections by he Evangelical Junior choir; reading Mrs Roy Baker; piano solo. Miss Z< i<L k-hnitz; piano duet. Miss Vernit smith; song, Ray Collins; vocal musii >y quintette, comprising Mrs. Eugent tunyon. fir. and Mrs. O. L Burgenor Till Ruckman, Eola Gentis. Aver; elightful general good time was ir. >rder and refreshments were served Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bierle of Berne Mrs. Harry Meshbarger of Linn Grove nd Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman of thh Ity, motored to Fort Wayne yester lay where they saw Ben Hur" at lh< Majestic theater. » II Harry Magner Is at Monroevilh vhere he will attend the receptlor riven this evening by the jutilor das' >f the Monroeville high school. H« was a former member of this clast while a freshman previous to the Mag tec's removal to this city. Mrs. Dick Miller and daughter* Genevieve and Nita, of Indianapolis will accompany Mr. Miller here to morrow and will be guests over tie week-end of Mr. and Mrd. J. li. Heller Mr. Miller comes to speak forth« Methodist Brotherhood Bunday. ... oW. R. a SPECIAL MEETING. The Woman's Relief Corps held a ipecial meeting last evening and com ■ilttees were appointed to arrange tin urogram for Decoration Day. May 30 An appropriation was also made U pay the expenses of the local society's delegate to the state convention which will be held May 6. when the O. A. R -tale camp Is held at Indianapolis, J It’. Hower is the delegate from the local l irder. Dr. Elizabeth F.urns who l> I the aldo to the state president. will also attend. I’OIND Throe twier of whWs. pllU with Doctor's (Hrectlons written on box. Owners 'nay ha-ra uanpt by call. ' mg al thk office

Militia Is Non Subject To Call (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ' Tuesday night every member of 1 American colony, including the corres ' pondent went to the embassy and pre--1 pared 275 rifles and two machine guns ’ for use. They were in the basement md were brought out and tested and 1 found to be in good condition. Every 1 interview between O'Shaughnessy and ' Huerta increased the blind anger ot 1 the dictator. When last 1 saw the ’ Charge, he was unspeakably worried. The last report we had was that Hu- ’ erta was planning to strip the embassy of its guns in retaliation for the taking of Vera Cruz. Huerta had already seized the railroads and cable office 1 and refused permission to O’Shaughnessy to send a message of any dest cription. Members of the house of deputies lead the mob which rotted in 1 front of the American club after the news of Vera Cruz had been received. 1 The news of the landing of the marines reached the people through extra editions ot the newspapers. The dic1 tator endeavored to do every possible thing to inflame the crowds. He was very successful. They stormed down through the streets driving the Amer- ' leans before them and swept onto the embassy. O'Shaughnessy had no word ’ from Washington as to the action that has been taken as the messages were ' withheld from him. At the request of Ambassador Carden, a guard of 20 police was sent by Huerta but throughout Tuesday and Wednesday »he embassy was surronded by a hoot ■ng and jeering mob. Huerta's action | n permitting the mobs to vent their | mger on the Americans was obviously I in effort to gain their sympathy. If i he dictator finds that the followers if Carranza and Zapata, the bandit eader in the south, are anti-American, le may even permit violence in his fforts to consolidate the two factions. Enroute to Vera Cruz our train came upon the federal army which had fled roni the city when it was taken and talked with a Mexican soldier. They vere wild with anger and declared hat they would return soon and "wipe ut" the Americans. "The Americans ired before we were expecting it, i he troopers said, as they related the i tory of the landing. Their hatred or the American sailors Increasing vith every repeated detail. "We varied away with us 15 cannon and will oon be ready to return and drive out he gringo’ invaders.” I took a photoraph of the retreating troops and at he next station, about two miles from 'era Crux the traiu was held up by he federal* for four hours. The officer n command demanded that I be taken roin the train. "Mr. Britisher, I beieve that you have deceived us,” the I fficer declares! as he Insisted upon my emoval from the train. He evidently ad mistaken ine for a British subject.

•’he British Charge refused to surrendr me and there was some further tarley but upon the arrival of a relief rain we were permitted to go on to ’era Cruz. All the passengers were ransferred to the relief train for the tnal stage of the journey. There are 'ive hundred Americans in Guadaraja--1 who are probably in as great dang r as thoae at Mexico City. Anti-Amet-•an sentiment is to be permited to un rampant, until the anger of Huerta « satisfied He has a double purpose ■f revenge fur Vera Cnr: and in suport of a general conflict with the 'nited States. The dictator is going o extreme measures to raise an army nd funds. He is making paper money alore. A guard of soldiers wks sent o an American printing shop where toney was being produced. Washington. April 24—(Special to Mlly Democrat) "Mexico City next,” .-as the slogan today of the army and avy. Head, of both branches of the ervice beUaveG that there was no hanio for ptwe. They are expect ig momentarily a formal declaration ,f war from Huerta. They are ready or such an action. )By J E Nevins.) Washington, April 24- —(Special to tally Democrat)—The administration odAy refuses to admit the coustituinnalist* will side with Huerta. (>ur roopt* ate hurrying to the border. The Tesidi-nt today emphatically reassert d that the nation's quarrel was gainst Huerta alone. The only re ■rlsnls contemplated arc against the llctator at Mexico city. The it» ■ idem! Iso slated that he had taken the womlaes of Carrazua and Villa, pre anted to the state department by their -eprosentatives here, al there face vat ia The report of the consular agent n which he stated flatly that Villa isd assured him that under no rircum tancos would he carry arm# torn Ins I he United Hiatus was praaeptaG In lettill at the cabinet meeting by M<:< •»’tar> Bryan. Bryan also said I teat he tad been told by t'ie Constitutionalist representatives that the demand of arrausa that our forces evacuate ■'era Cruz and rmoguUu dominance *f the cunaitutioasl party m Meairau

affairs, was chiefly designed to show his followers that he upheld the Mexican honor. Galveston, Tex., April 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The fifth brigade embarked as follows: 28th infantry on board. McCleland; 7th on board Kilpatrick; 19th on board Sumner; and 4th on board Meide. The Kilpatrick was brigade headquarters and also division headquarters for the embarkation carrying Funston and other officers. Two destroyers accompanied the transports.

Was Guest Night (CONTINUER FROM PAGE ONB) for the six o'clock dinner in the living rooms and sun porch. The tables were beautiful in yellow and white, the club colors. The floral decorations were yellow and white carnations, and these colors were the color motif in the dinner menu also. This was served by the refreshment committee of which Mrs. Dan Sprang was chairman and was perfect in every detail. The partners for the dinner were found in a very clever way provided by Mrs. Dr. Boyers and her committee on entertainment. Slips of papers containing questions were given the men. answers to correspond were given the ladies. These were matched for tiie dinner companions. While the rooms were being arranged for the clever little playlet "Mrs. Pitt's Waterloo" given after the dinner. C. C. Schafer in charge of the Vlctrohi delighted the guests with music. Miss Marie Patterson also sang two solos, which were exceptionally fine as was the piano solo given by Miss Dorothy Dugan. Mrs. Emma Daniel was stage manager and the delightful little playlet, full of comedy, was very well given and brought forth much applause. Mrs. P. G. Hooper, who played the part of John Pitt; Mrs. Jennie Furman, of Marion. Ohio, that of Mrs. Pitt; Mrs. i Harry Moltz, as Ellen, the waitress, land Mrs. John Niblick as Mr. Murphy (the ward-heeler politician, were all splendidly portrayed. The sketch portraying an old-time photographer was fine as given by Mrs. Jennie Furman, who illustrated by taking the pictures of Mrs. Pitt and Miss Ellen. The evening was full of delightful ; surprises as the two divisions of the I club kept the entertainment features ‘ a secret from each other as well as from the guests, until the time had ripe ned for their spring. The club has spent quite a profitable time the past season, varying their study of Shakespeare with miscellaneous programs.

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