Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Fufe'JaM* Ivtry Ivanina laaapt Buaday By THE DECATUI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rats*. Per week, by carrier.. 10 eenti Per Year, by carrier . *6.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mai1....... *2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on Application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second clasa matter. j POLITICAL CAMNDAR | CEYLON MEETING. The democrats of Wabash township will meet at the Ceylon school house Thursday evening, October 8, to nominate advisory board, justice, constable and supervisors. Speeches by Judge D. E. Smith and Will Hamniell. BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP A democratic convention for Blue Creek township will be held at the Wechter school house, Saturday evening. October 3rd., to nominate advisory board, justice of peace, constable and road supervisors. Speeche by Hon. J. C. Moran and R. C. Parrish. o WAR CLOUD IS LIFTING:— Three or four items of news that have not figured on the front page of the last day or two are a good deal inort important to us in a business sense than the reports of desperate battles in Belgium and France. One ■was the statement published in a dispatch from Philadelphia that as a result of the rapidly increasing foreign demand for anthracite coal a number of colliers which were closed last spring are making preparations for early resumption in September. Thousands of men who have been out of work or on half time are promised full time, beginning on Monday. Orders for coal are pouring into Pennsylvania from every part of the globe. The Belgian and Russian cold fields are affected by the war. which has also curtailed the activity of the Welsh mines. Europe is calling for our coal, just as she is calling for our wheat. Another encouraging item comes from Pittsburg, which reports that the steel companies there are completing arrangements that are expected to develop a tremendous amount of actual business out of the wide inquiry lor steel now steadily coming to them from Europe, South America and other countries. Within forty-eight hours inquiries for semi-finished steel, totaling more than 100,000 tons, had been received from England alone. Another cheering note is sounded in a New York dispatch which points to the re-employment of a large number of stevedores and ship laborers, indicating the gradual return of normal Conditions in the commercial field. All these are rainbow signs showing that the flood of business disturbance is beginning to abate. We are Btill short of ocean transportation, but we have got the foreign demand, wa have got the goods to supply it, and , we have the money to get the ships. Under the circumstances it will be im- ( possible to bottle up our commerce , much longer. Its outward flow has, in fact, already been resumed to some . extent. But it will not be long be- ( 1 “Imperial" Hats: ( Set the Fashion ■ ! —all colors —all styles, —one price —three dollars THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

fore It will be represented by a great armada of peaceful ships conveying to Europe and South America the food and the industrial products which they can get nowhere else. —Baltimore Sun. MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO QUALIFY FOR VOTING. DO IT. BE SURE TO REGISTER MONDAY THAT YOU MAY VOTE ON NOVEMBER 3RD, IT IS AN IMPORTANT DUTY THAT YOU OWE YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOURSELF. The Berne Witness wants us to make another denial of the untruthful charge that we drew *6,70* from the county last year. For their benefit we shall do so in due time, though we believe they know now just exactly what we did draw and that they are making misleading statements on this matter purposely. TOMORROW IS THE DAY SET APART BY PRESIDENT WILSON WHEN EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS GREAT NATION SHOULD OFFER A PRAYER FOR WORLD-WIDE PEACE. DON'T FORGET IT. DON'T NEGLECT IT. IT IS AT LEAST A SPLENDID EXAMPLE FOR OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD AT THIS TIME OF EUROPEAN CONFLICT. LET YOUR PRAYER BE SINCERE AND EARNEST AND ACCOMPANY IT WITH A PRAYER OF THANKFULNESS THAT THIS GREAT COUNTRY IS AT PEACE WITH ALL THE WORLD. Election day comes four weeks from next Tuesday and they will be busy weeks. The democrats have been attacaed during the past six months by office seekers who are willing to wreck the party that they may hold office, and every man who loves the democratic principles for which we have fought so long and so consistently should buckle on the harness and help fight. Any one who cares to investigate will find that nearly every charge that has been made by the anti-democrats is either false or exaggerated, the work of professional politicians. Get ready for a four week'g battle. CHARGES ARE FILED By Geneva Girl Against a Bluffton Boy An affidavit has been filed in the

Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 3 —The three state committees are working under a full head of steam to complete at | rangements for the final registration i period beginning Monday. For several weeks the republican and democratic leaders have been devoting practically all their energy toward perfecting an organization to be used on registration day. The importance of the registration was voiced today by one of the managers of the republican campaign who said his party will either win or lose the election on Monday. What he meant was that if republicans do not take an interest in the registration it. will be very difficult for his party to make a good showing on election day. . The republicans had a sad experience with the registration two years ago when fully 60,000 voters of their party either failed or refused to register. The failure of a large per cent of the voters of either party to register Monday will mean, as a matter of course, that the party will be seriously handicapped on election day. At all of the headquarters a large number of stenographers and clerks have been : getting out letters to the voters impressing upon them the importance of taking an interest in the election. At the democratic headquarters to- 1 day confidence was expressed that the democrats generally are manifesting i a deep interest in registration matters. However, Chairman Bernard Korbly called attention to the fact that no man who fails to register will be permitted to vote at the election in November. The law is very plain on this subject. Either a voter must register at i

court of Squire J. K. Rinehart by Miss Lillie Butcher, a Geneva girl, against Paul Painter, second son of John H. Painter, of this city, and (ionstable L. K. Plessinger is carrying a warrant which will be served on the young •man late this The affidavit is in the form of paternity charges, and it is understood that an effort today by Painter’s attorneys, Mock & Mock, to get a settlement, of the proetfcdhigs without prosecution In court proved unavailing. Until an arraignment In court further facts in the case are unobtainable.—-Bluffton News, BURNING STRAW STACK. Endangered Barn of George Berning, Near Williams. Mr. and Mrs. George Berning, living a mile and a half south of Williams, who were here on business this morning, were called home about 11 o'clock by a fire which started in a straw stack about six feet from their barn, endangering the buildings. The grandmother and two children were at home alone at the time, but neighbors came to the assistance and the barn was douched with water to prevent its burning, while all possible means were taken to get it under control. They were successful and the fire was confined to the straw stack. Mr. and "Mrs. Berning left their horse and rig in this city and were taken home in quick time by automobile. The origin of the fire is unknown. —— o — BURNED TO DEATH. Hammond, Ind., Oct. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four persons were burned to death, one seriously injured and four others saved themselves by leaping from the second story window in a fire which destroyed the home of John Stultz, ten miles south of here early this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Stultz, aged 72, an invalid; Mary, aged 13; Fred, aged 9; Tracy, aged 6, al' children of John Stultz, were the victims. o HANDS IN REPORT. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—W. K. Hatt, engineer of the Indiana Flood commission, and named by the governor to study the flood conditions and to make recommendations to be acted upon in the next legislature, has made his report to the committee. The report is of e general nature and declares that ‘‘detailed surveys and studies” were nec ' essary” before works conuld be con structed.” MR. BUTLER CN VACATION. Omer Butler is working for City Mail Carrier Mel Butler, who is taking a short vacation, and Will Trout is taking care of the parcels post deliveries.

the special registration in September or the rekular registration in October ' or he loses his right to take part in the general election. Chairman Korbly says that every good citizen ought to vote and that in order to be able to vote of course must register. He said that it fs his belief that the democratic voters generally are so deeply interested in the situation that they will qualify to vote at the election by registering on Monday. The law provides that the registration board continue in session two extra days if a petition is filed by a small number of voters. All the parties are so anxious to have their voters registered that it is likely in most of the counties registration boards will be in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but it is urgent that the voters should register on Monday in order that they will be able to vote on election day. The reports that have been received at the democratic headquarters here indicate that the party organization is in good shape throughout the state and that is is very likely that practically the entire membership of the party will register in order to participate in' the election Democratic leaders are confident that the rank and file of the voters approves of the Wilson and Ralston administrations, and that on that account the democrats will be more anxious than the republicans or the progressives to register. The democratic state committee and nominees on the state ticket wiil have a meeting here Sunday at which plans for the last month of the camjpaigu will be considered.

8 DOINGS IN SOCIETY g ■ :! in in “ K SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday. y Pythian Needle Club —K. of P. home n Tuesday, ( Presbyterian Missionary — Mrs. ( f James Fristoe. n Historical —Mrs. Miller. n Wednesday. n Wednesday Afternoon ‘‘soo” Club—n Mrs. Ansel Bremerkamp. Shakespeare Picnic—A. D. Suttles Home. “When the spirit of love and | t charity fills the heart, there is no room for malice and uunkindness. g Harry Daniels arrived from Chicago to spend the week end with is moth- [. er, Mrs. Emma Daniels. k r 1 v Mrs. Clyde Stauffer and Miss Hetty i, Ainsworth of Willshire, Ohio, attended e the fair and were guests of Miss Flora e Fledderjohann. i- ’ e The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid soL. Iclety enjoyed a fine meeting yestere day. After the work, Mrs. Christian ~ Bleberich served a tempting lunch. e * Mr. and Mrs. Will Henderson and e i Mr. and Mrs. Perry Archer of Fort tl Wayne motored here and were guests > of the W. A. Kuebler family yesterday and attended the fair. Miss Lilah Lord returned to Monmouth this morning. She attended the shower given for Mrs. Robert Mann p and remained over night with her I aunt, Mrs. Godfrey Kurt. y v The Presbyterian Woman’s Home I and Foreign Missionary society will p hold its regular meeting Tuesday aft--1 “moon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of j Mrs. James Fristoe. The program will pbe announced Monday. Members , should make it a point to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wolfe of DeLong, whose marriage occurred last Tuesday at Rochester, are here visitA ig with their uncle and aunt. Mr. and . Mrs. John Chronister, on their honeymoon trip. Last evening they were ’ given a belling by the small boys of the neighborhood and a jolly time ensued. e 1 ’ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann were giv- ‘ en a miscellaneous shower last even- [. ng at their home on Tenth street by ) the members of the Concord Lutheran Aid society. Mrs. Mann was formerly Miss Helen Evans and has long been a member of the Concord Lutheran congregation. A very good time was pent and a jolly evening resulted. z Many pretty gifts were received. The Pythian Needle club will meet Monday evening instead of Monday _ afternoon at the Pythian home. Mrs. S. E. Shamp. Mrs. Charles Yager and Mrs. Wilson Lee will be hostesses. David, little son of Prosecuting Atr torney and Mrs. R. C. Parrish, will be r ne year ol dtomorrow. There will be no special observation, but the day will be quietly observed by the family. f - i Miss Gladys Jones of Monroeville, s is the guest of the Misses Esther Enos a and Ruth Daniels. Miss Vera Hunsicker, Miss Gertrude - Butler, Miss Inola Frank and Miss a Evelyn Marshall of Bluffton motored . to Pleasant Mills last evening, for a pleasant ride. Miss Marshall who has been Miss Hunsicker's guest, returned home last evening. 1 Miss Ruth Hubbard was a charming > hostess to the girls of the Kewpie club at a slumber party last night and breakfast this morning. In the evening they visited the picture show, had ’ refreshments of candy with a midinght ■ lunch and then "lay down to pleasant . dreams.” The girls, however, did not ;et to sleep until 6 o’clock this mornmg. it was gently whispered to a lis--1 tening ear, and it was not until 11 o’clock today that they found their • ways home. The place cards were , decorated with Kewpies. The party included Genevieve Smith, Fanny Heller, Gladys Flanders, Alla Teeple and ' Ruth Hubbard. f Miss Sophia Oliver of Fort Wayne is the guest of Mrs. Sarah Blackburn. o INTERURBAN FREIGHT CHANGE. I After Monday, October 5, there will 1 be another change in the interurban . freight schedule. The freight car will leave Decatur at 8 instead of 7 o'clock, but the return hour, leaving • Fort Wayne at 12 o’clock, remains the > same. Patrons should take notice of I the change. t, FOR RENT —Six room house, with ison streets. Dan Weikel. Phone '.umber 39. 223t3

FAIR CLOSED LAST EVENING ■1 II I ■ — (CONTINUTOB FROM PAGE ONE) Mr. Winings and (he others who watched the meeting throughout pronounced it one of the best they had seen anywhere thia year. Much credit is due D. W. Beery, Free Frislnger and Mr. Streider for their untiring efforts for the fair. It was a great big success and these men and their assistants. together with several local men, C. 8. Niblick, J. W Melbers. Dr. D. D. Clark. Ed Ahr and others are entitled to al! the praise. Say so. thTcourTnews Court Awards Mother Roxie Springer, Possession of Her Child. NEW CASES FILED Decker Damage Case Adjourned Until Monday Morning. While Art Smith, ‘‘the bird boy,” was looping the loop at the fair grounds yesterday, Judge D. E. Smith came very nearly making some loops on the circuit court bench, while court was in session. The bolt in his chair broke, and the seat gave way. but fortunately, for the dignity of the court, Judge Smith saved himself foremost, instead of making a backward turn. No damage was done, except to the chair, and a slight straining of the court’s dignity. Real estate transfers: Emil Pluess et al. to Abraham Kneuss, realty in Wabash tp„ *12,750; Wm. J. Sprunger to Tobias Sprunger, lot 244, Berne. $200; Elizabeth Sprunger et al. to Albert W. Liechty, lot 211, Berne, $300: Mary M. Moser to Albert W. Liechty, lot 210, Berne, $200; J. O. Sellemeyer et al. to Isadore A. Kalver, north halt of lot 215, Decatur. $3,550; Lawrence L. Yager to Rebecca Reisen, lot 237, Berne, S6O; Philip Huser et al. to Aaron Ausburger et al., lot 283, Berne, $950. A marriage license was issued this morning to Archibold Lee Hickman, dentist, of Hammond, born January 24, 1886, son of Roger Will Hickman, to wed Edna Lorena Steele, bom May 8, 1896, daughter of Dayton V. Steele. Harriet C. Ribble vs. Della F. Fetzer et al., quiet title. Separate and several demurrers to complaint by guardian ad litem. Howard Passwaters, aged nineteen, of Willshire, Ohio, who came here a few days ago with his wife, and had gotten a job as tender for the plasterers of the new bank building, was arrested last evening by Sheriff Durkin and Mercer county, Ohio, Constable Simon Brindle, on the charge of larceny, which is said to have arisen from the alleged theft of chickens in Mercer county. Sheriff Durkin escorted the party across the state line. He was taken to the jail at Celina. Ohio. C. L. Walters, attorney for Frank Halberstadt, filed a suit this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, against George C. Strickler, on breach of contract, demand SSOO. Halberstadt had leased land to the defendant, and charges that he has failed to properly keep up the land. He states that they are in joint ownership of certain crops and stock, which Strickler is attempting to dispose of. He asked and was granted a restraining order preventing Strickler's disposing of or encumbering this personal property until the court can determine the matter. He asks for possession of the property, besides the damages of SSOO and costs of the case. Justice G. F. Kintz has filed in the circuit court the transcript and papers in the case of Fred Stauffer vs. John S. Swartz, on account, demand, $75. This was venued to Mr. Kintz court from the court of Joel Liddy of Berne. Judge D. E. Smith heard the habeas corpus proceedings of Roxie Springer against Virgil Springer for the possession of their eleven-months-old son, and found for the etitioner, awarding the mother the custody of the child. The defendant did not appear. The costs were adjudged against him. The Decker damage case, from Ft, Wayne, on trial here, was adjourned at noon until Monday,

ft QUIE£ WEDDING Characterizes Nuptials of Miss Edna Steele and Dr. A. L. Hickman AT NOON TODAY Couple Left for Week’s Visit at Chicago Before Going to Hammond. ■ ■— A quiet home service marked the wedding of Miss Edna Steele and Dr. Archbold Lee Hickman, which was solemnized at 11:30 o’clock today at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Steele, on West Monroe street. The Rev. Harman of the United Brethren church officiated. Only the nearest relatives, with one or two friends, were present. A wedding dinner in courses was served immediately after the wedding that the couple might leave at 1:41 o'clock for a week’s visit in Chicago with the groom’s mother, Mrs. Heffner. The bride wore a dark blue cloth traveling suit, in neat tailored style, and a black velvet hat, the costume being a very becoming one. No jewelry was worn, except a pearl necklace, the gift of the groom. Garden flowers were used in the decorations of the home and of the table. Guests were the groom's mother, Mrs. Heffner, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Steele of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Albert R. Parker of Monroeville, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Imler, Mrs. George Roop and Miss Marie Gluting. After a week's stay in Chicago, Dr. and Mrs. Hickman will go to their future home in Hammond, where the groom is engaged in the practice of dentistry. He was formerly a resident of Attica. The bride is a young lady of much personal charm, of excellent worth, and ability, and numbers among her friends all those who are acquainted with her. The groom is a young man of integrity, and excellent qualification in his profession. GERMAN RIGHT WING HAS CHECKED AIDES (CONTINUES FROM PAGE ONE) peace terms. Berlin, (via wireless) Oct. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“We are making constant progress on the right and are driving wedges into the French lines" was the striking phrase in tile official war office bulletin today. ‘‘The siege of Antwerp continues with our artillery breaking through the outlying chain of fortifications and gradually checking the force of the individual units. On our left we are continuing our reducing of the last line of French fortifica tions, the Meuse chain. Efforts of the allies to flank, both on the east and the west wing have been successfully fustrated. Our center is holdins firm. The results of the tattle are still undecided. Our forces continue to hold the offensive in Russian Poland.”

Bucharest, Oct. 3,—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—lt was officially announced today that Russia has offered Roumania the Austrian provinces of Dukovina and Translvania as a reward for her participation in the war on the side of the allies. WAS DECLARED INSANE. At an inqest held this morning at the county infirmary, Elisha Everhart, aged sixty-seven, late of Monroe, was pronounced insane, and application will be made to get him into the hospital at Easthaven. Justice G. F. Kintz and Drs. Thomas of this city and Parrish ot Monroe conducted the inquest. Everhart has been kept at the infirmary for several weeks, on account of his condition. While not parlicularly violent, he is somewhat difficult to manage, and among his delusions is one that someone is trying to ‘ get him.” —o— PREMATURE DISPLAY. Jersey City. Oct. 3-(Special to the Daily Democrat)—An explosion in a powder magazine of the Detwille & Street Fire Works company partially destroyed the factory and from three to five employes are reported killed while many were injured,- The explosion occurred shortly before noon. AU of the ambulances in the city were called. -o — DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

AT THE CHURCHES REFORMED CHURCH. 9:30, Sunday school; lesson, Mark 14:111. 10:30, German service; text, Mark 5-9, "The Making of Peace.” 6:30. C. E. meeting; fop!c ( "The Trust Verse," Isaiah 12:2. 7:00. English service; text, John 2:11. "The Purpose of Christ’s Miracles." — o — ST. MARY’S CHURCH. Low inass ,7:30. High mass, 9:30. Christian doctrine, 2:00. Vespers and benediction, 2:30. FATHER BEIMETZ, Pastor. — — O'" ■ LUTHERAN CHURCH. Mission festival. German service, 10:00 a. tn. English service, 7:30 p. m. Rev. P. Schmidt, from Sherwood, O„ will speak in the morning and Rev. J. Graebner, from Fort Wayne, in the evening. .—e EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30; 8. C. Cramer, superintendent. Preaching at 10:30. At 7:00 the pastor will speak on, “Some of the Causes Which Have Brought About the Present War." Prayer for the peace in Europe will be observed tomorrow. Prayer and feong service, Tuesday evening. October 11, 9:30 a. m„ is “Rally Day." A good program is being prepared. Plan to be with us. J. H. RILING, Pastor. o— FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. 9:00 a. m., junior Sunday school. 10:00 a. m., morning worship. 11:30 a. m., senior Sunday school. 6:00 p. m., Epworth League. 7:00 p. m„ evening worship. Theme for morning worship, “A Prayer for Peace.” Service to confom with President Wilson’s proclamation. Theme for evening worship. "The Gift of the Holy Spirit.” D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. o BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:30, Snday school. 10:30, preaching. 7:00, preaching. Rev. Bronson of Frankfort will preach both morning and evening. o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m., Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. and 7:00 p. m., public worship. Morning anthem, “Hark. Hark My Soul,” Harry Rowe Shelly. 6:00 p. in., Christian Endeavor; Miss Lucile Smith, leader. We cordially invite you to these services. o CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 10:20 a. in. and 7:0<) p. m. 9:30 a. m., Bible school and communion services. Morning theme, "The Returning of Bread Cast Upon the Waters.” Text, Ecclesiastes 11:1. Evening theme, “Let Us Have Peace.” BENJAMIN BORTON, Pastor. AN INVESTMENT THAT IS SECRET. Most people want an Investment which is secret. They do not care to have the amount of their investment known. When you invest in a Savings Account at the First National Bank you have secrecy. The fact that you have money here—the amount of money you have here —these are facts no one will know, unless you tell them yourself. Publicity for our affairs — complete secrecy for your as fairs—are offered you when you invest in the Savings Account at the First National Bank. Isn’t that so? first national bank A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, Indiana