Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT PuhllahMl Ivary Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rate*. Per week, by carrier.... ~..10 cents per Year, by carrier.. 16.001 Per Month, by mall 26 cents' Per Year, by ma 11..,.,... 62.60 Single Coplee 2 cents Advertising rates made known on Application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. AS TO THE PRESIDENT “Fortunately,” says the New York Herald, "we have at the head of the government at this critical time a man in whose calmness and judgment we have as great confidence as we have in his patriotism.” ■ , "Calmness and judgment." Great words, expressing great qualities. In the terrible storm of war that has burst over Europe, Americans have new reason to admire the sense and sanity of their own chief magistrate. Since autocracy deliberately plungefl

civilization into blood, we hear no more sneers at an administration that, chose “watchful' waiting” in prefer-, ence to war. We hear no more expressions of contempt for the president's Idealism and for his theories of service. These theories are no longer the academic dreams of the “schoolmaster.” In the light of the worldwide catastrophe of the last ten days the most blatant jingo in the United States would not exchange Woodrow Wilson for any European statesman, and the partisan bigots who professed to be ashamed of their country have all been silenced by events. It is very fine to prattle about “a vigorous foreign policy,” but conscience and sincerity and integrity have their place in government despite the Metternich legend that still controls European chancelleries. There was plenty of vigorous foreign policy in Berlin, in Vienna and St. Petersburg; but there was none of the good faith and common honesty that have shone through the diplomacy at Washington. In consequence, all of Europe is directly or indirectly at war. and it is only in the United States that the flame of civilization burns steadily and brightly. Who doubts that if a man of Woodrow Wilson’s restraint, and temperamen had been at the head of the German government this crime of the centuries would have been averted? Who doubts, either, that if the United States now had a president of the Kaiser’s temperament this count r y ( would inevitably be drawn into 'the vortex of war? More than maps will be changed by this conflict, and we ourselves will be affected by it in respects that are neither financial or commercial. New standards of statesmanship will be established in this country as the Amer-

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ican people contemplate the terrible[< results of personal government and ini- i perlalistlc ambitions abroad. 1 To the historian of fifty years hence !the fact that Woodrow Wilson was president in this cnsis may seem no | less providential than the fact that i Abraham incoln was president i when the very life of the Union was I hanging in the balance. One week from today, Saturday, September sth is the date for the first , * registration day. Qualify that day and you will not have to bother any , further about it. Every member of the democratic' county commitee and the other precinct workers should attend the mooting here next Tuesday at which time Judge R. K Erwin will talk concern- : ing the importance of registration day. You should register on the fifth of ; September if you want to qualify for i . the election in November. Every; good citizen who believes in the right I t and power of the ballot will do so and l will aid in getting his neighbors to i register. i ■ I A persop would have to have been deaf and dumb and blind to have at- , tended the Chautauqua last evening and not thoroughly enjoyed it. The 1 ’ I j t Kryl band is a great musical organizaItion, one of the greatest in the world * I and the big crowd showed their appreciation of every selection rendered. f ~~ I The only promise that the Red r < paths made and have not fulfilled is the one that they would furnish a rain proof tent. We are thoroughly coni vinced from the number of drops of •rain that went down our neck yesterr I 1 , day afternoon that the tent which looks perfectly good in dry weather iis not as sound as a metal roof would r be. At that the management did every thing they ccftild to make the a crowd comfortable. iThe people of this community should p we believe subscribe for a sufficient number of tickets to assure the chauG • tauqua for next year. The increase is y but fifty cents for the season and we are promised a program even better d than this year which would be going A some. Let's try it. The committee re- ' ports less than half the necessary e number of tickets have been sold. * Don’t expect your neighbor to sign the guarantee. Do it yourself. d . . NOTICE, DEMOCRATS'. 1 There will be a meeting of the democratic county central committee held at the democratic headquarters in Deo catur, Indiana, at 10 o’clock a. m„ 1| Tuesday, September 1 ,1914, ” ' Matters of importance will be trans',|acted at this meeting and it is dc--8 sired that all members be present. Judge R. K. Erwin, of the Indiana p supreme court, will speak at this t meeting. 3 All democratic candidates for county i- and township offices, and all inspeci ■ tors and democratic clerks of the reg- - istration boards and all others inter-

jested in the success of democracy are requested to be present at this meeting. HENRY B. HELLER, Chairman. j DOINGS IN SOCIETY h WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. , Presbyterian Missionary. Thursday. Ben Hur Aid —Mrs. Mary Dailey, Mrs. Nota Baker. The Booster. Oh, the nightingale is calling I And the mockingbird may sing .When the shades of night are falling In the summer and the spring. But the ordinary rooster Is a better friend to men— For the rooster Is the booster Who awakens us again! .There are kickers in the city, There are knockers in the town, 'who will tell you it’s a pity How the place is running down. 1 But the optimistic booster Is a better citizen — For the booster Is the rooster Who awakens us again. —Woman’s National Daily. The Presbyterian Woman's Home ( and Foreign Missionary society will hold its September meeting Tuesday [at 2:30. The following program will .be given: Hymn; devotional exer,clses, Mrs. Coverdale: business periled; hymn; paper, “Beginnings”—The .New America. Mrs. Nettie Schrock; (piano duet, Miss Gladys Graham, Miss Doris DeVoss; offering: social period; mizpah. All ladies of the congregation are cordially invited to be present. I The Misses Irene and Marguerite Gerard and their guest, Miss Naomi Polster, of Galion, Ohio, will go to Ft. . Wayne tomorrow to be guests at a I dinner party given by Miss Ella Strebig at her home on Wells street.

e' The Ben Hur Aid society expects to have a delightful time Thursday evenI ing when Mrs. Mary Dailey- tn daughter, Nota Baker, will entertain at their home west of the city. The society ' will go out in the sugar beet wagon, i- . .s Miss Lucile Curran of Lima. Ohio, e will arrive the first of the week for a r i visit with her cousin, Miss Mary Coribett. g ’■ William F. Haubold and son, Ary(thur C. and daughters, Clara and Mar--1 gie, of Chicago are here for a visit t lover Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. P. B. | Thomas and with Mrs. Otto Haubold |and children of Prescott, Arizona. Mr. Haubold has just returned from Pres- ! cott, where he visited with his son. j. i Mrs. Haubold, who has been there 'also, will remain until the return of a1 Mrs. Otto Haubold to her home. II I Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Earhart, Arthur Clark and Ixiis Peterson were among those who went out on the 11:30 car 5- to the Kunkel-Kleinknight family re- .. uion held at the C. D. Kunkel home today. a The Misses Lulu Atz and Ruth Pat- - 81 terson entertained at a charming parjty yesterday afternoon at the Atz y'home. Invitations were issued to sixjty guests, but on account of the steady j downpour of rain there were thirty- >’ | five or forty present. O/l arrival there ’• they found a cozy fire glowing in the “ fireplace to take off the damp and chill and it proved delightful. The home was decorated with bitter-sweet berries and golden glow and was very attractive. To promote the acquaintance of the guests, instead of the formal introduction, there was a general circulation of the guests who were to secure as many names of each other as they could in three minutes. After a season of sewing, there was a city guessing contest and in this, Miss Florence Cowan won first prize. A very tempting dinner in two courses was provided. Out-of-town guests were Hazel Sapp. Anderson; Dora Atz, Kendallville; Lois Currie, Mitchell, and Miss Bond of the Chautauqua company. The guests remained until Chautauqua time when they went over to hear the concert. o STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. —I , ■ Notice is hereby given of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizen’s Telephone company of Decatur, Indiana, which will be held at the office of the Secretary of said company in said city on Monday, September 7, 1914. at 7:00 o’clock p. m., for the election of five directors of said company and the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. F. M. SCHIRMEYER, * 200tl0 Secretary.

ALLIED ARMY WEAKENED BY CONSTANT FIGHTING (CONTINUER FROM PAGE ONE) eminent and not the government and ; people, shall realize what is at stake. I The French, English and American'' systems of government by the popu- ] lar election and parliamentary debate | with the kind of civilization which ( flows from such institutions, are brought in direct conflict with the highly effective imperialistic plutocracy and military organization of Prussia. This is the issue. No partisanship is required to make it plain. No sophistry can obscure it.’ I then asked whether the democracy of the United States, apart from the moral Issues Involved, had any direct interest in the result of the war. “You are the judges of that," he replied. "You do not require me to talk of your interests. If England were to be r'educcd in this war, if this war was conclusive to the position of a small country like Holland, then, however far across the south waters your country may lie, the burden which we are now bearing would fall on your shoulders. I do not mean by that that Germany would attack you and that if you were attacked you would need fear the so far as the United States is concerned. The Monroe doctrinet however, carries you very far mto the south as well as in North America and it is well likely that victorious German . militarism, which would then have ’shattered France, irretrievably have J captured Belgium, would allow itself to !be permanently cut off from all hope of over-sea expansion with which South America could alone supply it. Now the impact is upon us. Our blood which flows in your veins should lead you to expect that we shall be stubborn enough to bear this impact, but if we go down you will be the next in line.” New York, Aug. 29—(Special to the' Daily Democrat) —Count von Bern'storff, the German ambassador to the [united States, today gave the United Press the following reply to Winston Churchill: “Mr. Churchill, who is largely responsible ror the war, and who Is known to have proposed an attack on the German fleet before the war was actually begun, is certainly not a fair authority in the case. Mr. Churchill’s appeal to the American people is based entirely on the wrong assumption of a separation between the emperor and the so-called military aristocracy of Germany on the one hand and the German people on the other. This assumption is entirely wrong. It is proved by the fact that .the German socialist democrats voted the credit of his parliament for war and the leader of the German socialist democrats arose in parliament and said: We have all been against war but since our country has been attacked by the worst autocrats the world knows, we stand with one mind with the rest of the German people.” Berlin, via Amsterdam, Aug. 29 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The war ( office announced that the German I army operating in east Prussia has defeated the Russian Invaders near [Allenstine. The German defense is declared to be increasing in strength and the forward movement of the Russians is reported to have been checkJed. Washington, Aug. 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —“Eastern Prussia is being rapidly overrun by the Russians [and a great part is reported to lie al- . ready in their hands.” The British ! foreign war office cabled the British ambassador here today this informaI tion. Another cable confirmed the na,val engagement at Heligoland.

Washington. Aug. 29 —(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —Seven thousand sol--1 diers were killed in an engagement B near Nancy, so the French foreign of- ■ flee cabled its ambassador today. The - dispatch said also that Longwy had > been capitulated and that the German s troops in Prussia are retreating tok ward Allenstine and Konigsburg. j o—--3 DAUGHTER IS BORN. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale received an- . nouncement today of the birth of a i new granddaughter. This is the babe, > Mary Elizabeth, born Friday morning, August 28, at 5 o’clock to the Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Parker of Richmond. Mrs. Parker was formerly Miss Genevieve Hale of Decatur. o ! FOR SALE OR TRADE I House centrally located; with good ; well and cistern, some small fruit; 1% ■ lots; price $1250. Call 'phone 443 for . particulars. FOR SALE—Twin cylinder HarleyDavidson motorcycle. Good as new. Only in use a few months. For sale cheap if sold at once.—A. H. Hackman; 'phone 522, 201t3

AT THE CHURCHES REFORMED CHURCH. I 9:30, Sunday school; lesson, Matt. 22:15-22. 10:30, Ge rrnan service; text. Eccl. 7:17-18, “The Religion of the Worldling. A cordial welcome awaits you at our services. L. C. HESSERT, Pastor. —o — LUTHERAN CHURCH. German service 10:00. Text, Mark 7:31-37, “The Remarkable Cure of the Deaf Mute." Ladies’ society, Wednesday. o — EVANGELICAL CHURCH. . Sunday School at 9:30, S. C. Cramer, Supt. Preaching at 10:30 by the pastor. Praver service Wednesday evening, 7:30. No service Sunday evening. The public is invited to worship i with us. J. H. RILLING, Pastor. o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. » " 9:15 a. tu. —Sunday School. 10:30 a. m.and 7:30 p. m.—Public Worship. Theme, “The Secret of Joy.” 6:30 —Christian Endeavor. We unite with the other churches in adjourning the evening service in view of the sacred concert to be given at the Chautauqua ground. W. H. GLEISER, Pastor. i e-- ■ — - UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15. Class service, 10:30. Senior C. E„ 6:45. This being the last Sunday of the conference year there will be preaching both morning and evening. Union Chapel, 10:30. In town, 7:30. L. W. OVE, Pastor. o ST. MARY’S CHURCH. 7:00 —Low Mass. 9:oo—High Mass. Benediction immediately after High Mass. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastor. o FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.

9:15 a. m.—Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. —Morning worship Sermon by the pastor. 6:30 —Epworth League. The regular preaching service in the evening will not be held on account of the Chautauqua. D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. o CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 9:30 a. m., Bible school and communion services, “Can Faith Save a Man?” will be the sermon subject ai this service. Announcement concerning evening service will be made at the morning service. BENJAMIN BORTON, Pastor. NEARS THE CLOSE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) will dispense with the evening service on account of the Chautauqua. The Sunday evening service will close a most succesful Chautauqua. PROGRAM. Program Begins Promptly. 9:00 —Children’s Hour. 10:00 —Morning Lecture. 2:30 —Afternoon Music. 3:00 —Afternoon Lecture. 7:30 —Evening Music. B:ls—Evening Entertainment. Hours subject to change by announcement the first day. Saturday. Morning—Children’s Hour. Miss Bond. Lecture, “The Case of Becky” —Mr. Mills. Admission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Afternoon—Musical Prelude, Sam Bellino, accordeonist. Lecture, by Judge McKenzie Clelad. Admission, 35 cents, children, 25 cents. Evening—Children’s night, Sam Bellino and Merton & Colby. Admission, 50 cents, children, 25 cents. Sunday. Afternoon—Sacred Concert. KelloggHaines. Lecture-Sermon—Montaville Flowers. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Vesper Service. Evening—Sacred Concert. The Kel-logg-Haines Singing Party. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Admission to children’s Hour free to all. TAKES VACATION. John Schurger. the veteran lawyer and abstracter, will leave Sunday for White Cloud, Mich., where he will spend eight or ten days with his son, Andy Schurger. and family.

CRIMANAL ACTION (CONTINUED FBOM «<» «•» handled many other cases aun , thirty-three years he has been in the j taX He -id he had received bu t one call from the Wimer home after 1 the operation, and that at 8:30 oclock t when he had a patient in his office. Ho hurried through the cjn«ultl<tlon. hP declares, and was Just leafing the office when Mr. Wimer came for him ’ and said the children were In a sink- , ing condition. • This latter statement is in direct I variance from what Mrs. Wimer told , the coroner .when she was on he stand She said that twice during < ’the afternoon, unable to arouse her i babies, she had called Dr. Goheen on . the telephone and urged that he come immediately.” _____ MILLER REUNION. About the hour of 9 a. m . August 26, 1914. friends and relatives of the Miller family with well filled baskets began to arrive at the home of Mr. Theo. Beatty to celebrate the tenth annual reunion. Guests were met and made welcome by the host and hostess who are well known throughout the country for their genial hospitality. The day was as beautiful as could be expected. The dinner was an especially enjoyable feature of the day, as well as the luxuries of the season, prepared and placed before the guests. No program having been arranged the: following was given: Song, “America;” prayer, J. D. Fredline; welcome address. G. W. Miller; talk by D. B. Erwin; recitation, Elizabeth Shafer; recitation. Lawrence Barkley; music, orchestra: talk. Mrs. D. N. Erwin; recitation. Iris Barkley; recitation. Xariffa Barkley; recitation. Hazel Beatty; talk, D. N. Erwin; secretary’s report, after which a program committee was appointed, comprising Misses Ruth Miller, Edna Fleming and Hazel Beatty; song, “God be With You Till We Meet Again.” There has been one death reported since the last reunion, that of Mr. Harry Fleming, who died August 16, 1914. and eight births. Every one enjoys these yearly meetings as they furnish an opportunity of meeting and renewing old acquaintances, and we look forward for the happy event each year. Those present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fredline, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Turner daughter, Leia, sons. Floyd and James Arlo; Mrs. Leslie Meyers, daughter. Chloe; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Knavel. daughter. Ida, son William; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Miller, daughters, Glenola and Catherine; Mrs. Sarah A. Barkley, Mrs. Morris Brown. Miss Mary Baker, ’ William Pancake, daughter, Vera, son Virgil; Miss Lillian Lehrman. John and Simon Lehrman. Masters Harry. Paul and Delbert Lehrman, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Miller and daughter. Lucile; Mrs. Orvil Chessenberry and son, Joseph; Mrs. J. D. Miller, daughter, Ruth, sons, Ora and Forest; Mr. and ‘ Mrs. J. Fleming, daughters, Edna Monema and Lucile, son, John and Russell; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barkley, daughters, Xariffa, Iris, Buelah, Ilda, ’ sons, Ivan and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin, daughters. Ireta, Mary. Doris and Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr, sons, Fred and Lloyd; Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Manlier, son Erwin; Janies Tolmer, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Walters, daughters, Genevieve and Naomi, son, Orla; Mr. and Mrs. George Ohler, sons, Forest and Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zinn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer, daughter, Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Beatty, daughters, Hazel and Sylvia.—(Contributed.)

NEW PLAYER TOMORROW - v Sunday afternoon when the Fort Wayne Dodgers meet the White Stags on the Shamrock diamond, a brand new. shining, cherub-like countenance will greet the fans from the short-stop position on the local team, one that is expected to throw the visiting camp into a state of terror and so confuse the enemy that the winning of the game will be “easy picking". The name of this new protege is Free Frisinger. Mr. Frisinger is well known amon » the base ball fans of this city as a speedy, nervy little player and during his college career at Indiana university has played exceptionally good ball on various university teams. He is a heavy hitter and is good for a sure score every time up. The game tomorrow promises to be a record beater in every sense of the word and a large crowd is anticipated. ——o QUARINTiNE LIFTED. The quarantine has been lifted on Ule Frank Gass home. Little Helen, who has had scarlet fever, has completely recovered. WANTED— Second hand roll top desk. Leave word at Democrat ofn £ ‘ 204tf

REPORTS GREaTI (CONTINUED FROM P A(IE 0N I cratic leader* concluded that thr I publicans and other enemies n( * I democratic party hope to make last legislature and the record of ""I state administration an tg alie , n B campaign -paramount issue | { ‘ I ble. Thia will not be distasteful to? democrats, who aay that the ?..? I will be a vote-getter. The conference. Chairman Korbi I said, wa* the best that has beer, h’ by the democrats in recent years.. | I showed that men who are | n to| . with affairs throughout the state I confident that the party j s j n I shape and that it is going to win other big victory in November. I ■ — 1 o —_____ COURT HOUSE NEWS. By her attorneys, L. C. DeVosg aii I C. L. Walters, Celia Weiland ! brought suit against Martin Weiland | for support, asking twenty-five doliar, ■ a month and judgment for »500. 5 ,.. I says they w ere married October ” i 1911, and lived together until Septet I ber 13, 1913, when he abandoned her I and has refused and failed to contrib I ute to her support since, and that ih t I lias no source of income except he I labor. The Weilands were both re I fused a divorce several months ago Peterson & Moran filed a new ct® j plaint, The Norwich Union Fire Instr i ance company vs. The Chicago 4 Erie ! I railroad, demand SIOO. This is to re ! cover from the railroad company th, ’■ sum of SIOO which the insurance con pany was obliged to pay Mrs. Nlfc Steele for losses sustained by a fire os i . buildings in Rivarre-, Insured in their I . company. They alleged that on April 21, 1914, sparks from the railroad en gines set fire to the buildings, damag . ing them. t o SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

The undersigned will offer at publie sale at his residence on Russell street in Decatur, on Saturday, Sejtember 5, 1914, beginning at 1 o'clock, the following property, to-wlt: One book case, one couch, one dining rocs table, one pedestal, one parlor stud, six rockers, two part leather; ote large mirror, one oak bed Toota suit two iron bedsteads, one child's crib, one 9x12 rug, three good carpets, one cabinet table, one cupboard, kitchen chairs, one gas hot plate with ova, child's high chair, child's sled, tas go-cart, porch swing, hammock, law mower, washing machine and muy other articles too numerous to Mttion. No goods removed until settled for. Terms cash. CHESTER L. JOHNSON. John Spuller, Auct. 204:5 ————— o HIGH MASS THIS MORNING. A requiem high mass was held this morning at the St. Mary's Catholic church in this city in honor of the late holy father. Pope Pius X. Requiez high masses were said throughout to entire country today for the late pot tiff. The funeral services at the Vatican at Rome also commenced thb morning. ARE YOU OVER 65? A well known life insurance company has made an investigation of all its death losses of $5,000 or above. It finds that after seven years fully 90 per cent of the people who received the money had either lost or spent the entire amount received. It has also found that 88 Per cent of men over 65 years of as* in this country are dependent, either upon their children for support, or upon public charity. And this is a country where men are better paid for their work than in any other country in the world. Poverty isn’t criminal. Thats true. But it's worse. It's disreputable. You can avoid poverty if y ou want to do so—but you have to practice some Self-denial and cut out wasteful expenditures. It’s up to you! Keep your money In the F |rßt National Bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, India®"