Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 245.

WARNING IS ISSUED TO WARRING NATIONS Incidents Similar To Those Causing War Os 1812 Are Being Performed By French Cruiser, Conbe

HOLDING_LINES i But Very Slight Change in Situation on Either Side Today. OFFICIAL REPORTS From Russia Say That Germans Are Now in Full Retreat in Russian Poland. ' Washington, Oct. 17 —(Special to jDaily Democrat) —Senator Stone, | chairman of the senate foreign relas tions committee, issued a solemn I warning to the European warring na- ’ tions this afternoon that they would .be held responsible if they interfered with the rights of any American citizens and if this country was driven to action. His statement followed the reading of a letter by Senator Thomas in which it was charged that the French cruiser Conbe stopped the United Fruit steamer Metatan, an American steamer, on the high sea and examined American citizens, temporarily detaining five German-Ameri-can /ouths. The Metatan was bound from one neutral point to another. This incident, if true, parallels those that caused the war of 1812. “The United States will maintain its position of neutrality,” said Senator Stone “but it will be well for other nations to remember that we will not look with indifference on an invasion of the rights of our citizens by any belligerant nation.” R. W. Patterson, who wrote the letter to Senator Stone said he was a passenger on the Metatan and that on October 4, while near Colon, she was boarded by the Conbe. All passengers, he said, were forced to undergo an inspection in the dining hall. In a few minutes all per- , sons were permitted to leave except five young Germans. He said that they were not reservists going to Ger many, but were American citizens These young men were forced to sign

II Attendance at Church of Representative Men More Powerful Than Sermons MEN should GO TO CHURCH. What is the matter with our men? They are quick to proclaim their faith in God. They will strongly resent the intimation that they are nonbelievers. Yet when they are asked why they don’t attend church they are ever ready with an excuse. If the leading men in this community, one and all, would start right now to attend church regularly their example would be all powerful. Their continued attendance would be more effective than a dozen sermons. » * iT iS NO EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT 75 PER CENT OF THE REGULAR CHURCHGOERS TODAY ARE WOMEN. A HUSBAND WILL TAKE PRIDE IN HIS WIFE GOING TO CHURCH. IN FACT, HE WILL ENCOURAGE ALL HER CHURCH ACTIVITIES. IT IS RIGHT THAT HE SHOULD. IT IS ALSO RIGHT, AND ONLY JUST, TOO, THAT HE SHOULD BE SEEN IN CHURCH. SURELY THERE IS NOTHING THAT HE NEED FEAR IN THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP. SOME ARE QUICK TO CRITICISE THE PREACHER. IT WILL BE SAID THAT HIS SERMONS ARE DRY. AGAIN IT WILL BE SAID THAT HE IS SENSATIONAL IN HIS METHODS. THE READING OF THE GOSPEL OF THE DAY, THE WORD OF GOD, IS NEVER DRY. NEITHER IS IT SENSATIONAL. •? *- It is true that we live in a rapid fire age. It is true that min- . count. It is true that the calls of business and social aetivi■>re pressim’ But no man is too busy, none so much in demand bvl that he can arrange #o spend a small part of Sunday in church. Th,.n. isn’t a mar. who attends church but feels better after the ! „ CHURCHGOING IS UPLIFTING. It takes our mind &of this world. CHURCHGOING is not far removed from the sublime. GO TO CHURCH next Sunday! GG TO CHURCH the following Sunday! GO TO CHURCH every Sunday! i L========== ———

War in the East! Peace in the West! “Thanh God for Wilson”

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I a parole in which they promised not to fight against the allies before they were permitted to remain on the ship and proceed. The Metatan is now aground in Ambrose channel. New York. It was held up for tw o’rours by tlie cruiser. Patterson pointed out that tliis was an American ship and that her captain, because lie made no protest against the action of the French siiip, should not be permitted to command an American boat. Senator Thomas read the letter and said it called for action from the state department. Berlin, Oct. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The war office today issued a statement declaring that a British Bristol biplane had been shot down by the German troops near Peronne and that one of the two officers captured was Colonel Grey, brother of Sir Edward Grey, British minister of foreign affairs. Ixtndon, Oct. 17, —(Special to Daily Democrat —An unconfirmed rumor was circulated throughout the city today and which declared that the big cruisers, Invinsible and Terrible had been torpedoed and sunk by German submarines in the North sea. So persistant was the report that the official press bureau at the request of the admiralty issued an official statement discrediting it. It was positively stated that no report of further operations of the German submarines had been received since yesterdays report that the cruiser Hawke had been sunk. The admiralty insisted that the rumor was without fondation. Paris, Oct. 17,—(Special to Daily Democrat —Ground lias been gained in the vicinity of Arras and St. Miheil and the allies have occupied the district eight miles northeast of Lillie according to the official statement this afternoon. It stated that the situation generally on the front is unmodified. There has been no change whatever in the Ypres district and as a general thing the lines remain as reported yesterday. Douglas, Ariz., Oct. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fierde fighting beween the Mexican followers of Villa (Continued on Page 3)

Decatur, Indiana,Saturday Evening, October 17, 1914.

TO BE OBSERVED I Local United Brethren C. E. I Will Observe Good Citizenship Day WITH A PROGRAM Sunday Evening—John B. Kiracofe is Leader—Excellent Features. t 1 The United Society of Christian En- ' deavor has set apart October 18th, as Good Citizenship Day. The Christian Endeavorers of the continent will unite with all other religious ad patriotinc organizations to make the day 1 an occasion of uplife and practical inspiration. Slogan: “A Saloonless Nation i 1920." The local society of the U. B. church will observe this day with the following Good Citizen’s Day Program at 6:15: Instruniental Sbi)?ction —Josephine Pennington. Song—Audience, “America.” Prayer—Rev. T. H. Harman. Scripture. Lesson —Harry Fisher. Song, “Wine is a Mocker” —Choir. Opening Remarks, “Purpose and Spirit of Good Citizenship Day”—B. C. Hoagland. Responsive Reading—Good Citizen ship Catechism. Five Sentence Prayers—Theme, “Peace and Brotherhood.” 1 Address, “The Liquor Problem and Solution” —R. B. Mamma. Instrumental Duet—Mr. Gage and Miss Magner. Address, “Some of the Opportunities and Responsibilities of a Christian Citizen”—Prof. C. E. Spaulding. Song. “When Prohibition Wins” — Choir. Benediction. We shall be glad to have you spend the evening with us and hear this program. The effect of the liquor traffic on the police force of a city will be illustrated with cartoons. J. B. KIRACOFE, Leader. o ADD NEW SPORTS Have Been Added to West Ward School Playground for Recess Play. BASKET BALL COURT As Well as Volley Bali Court Have Been Built —A New Flag. The west ward school believes in making things atractive for its children on their own grounds. The excellent playground has had special equipment added thereto and a number of new games inaugurated to add to the enjoyment of the children during the recess period. A new basket ball court has been made, as well as a new volley ball court. A new flag, six by ten feet, has been purchased and this will be hung so that its folds will wave over the school building. These new tilings have been purchased by the children and teachers, who contributed to the fund, and witli the able supervision and planning of the principal, Clark Sphar, the courts have been made. IS TAKEN HOME. Mrs. John Herman and son, Adrian, returned to St. Henry's, Ohio this morning. Adrian underwent an operation but has recovered and is able to walk around again. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Herman’s mother, M*rs. John Meyers. o — WASHINGTON TEACHERS MEET The teachers of Washington township held their regular institute here today in the office of Trustee Samuel Butler,

HOME TALENT PLAY. The Ruth Circle and aid society of the Christian church will give a home talent play, “Higbee of Harvard," on Thursday, October 22, at the Bosse opera house. The fund will be used for paying on the piano which they presented to the church some time ago. The play is a comedy-drama in three acts and the characters for each part have been chosen from among the leading talent of the city, and given the part best fitted for each character. Tlie play is being staged by Mabel Edith Weldy, who has shown good ability at this work. The cast’s names will be presented the first of the week. The ladies are already out with tlie tickets and the patronage of the public is kindly asked for. thTcourTnews Naomi Love Brings Suit for Divorce from Edward H. Love. HER MAIDEN NAME Is Asked to be Restored— Wedding in Clerk’s Office Today. A marriage license was issued to Williard Ketchem, driller, of Jefferson township, born December 10, 1881. son of Zach Ketchem to wed Georgia Coffee, born May 19, 1889, daughter of John Coffee. They were married at ten o’clock by J Pudge D. E. Smith in the county clerk’s office. Harriet ('. Ribble vs. Della Fetzer and others. Separate and several demurrer by the guardian ad litem to each paragraph of tlie amended complaint. James Touhey vs. L. A. Holthouse. Demurrer overruled, and exceptions by the defendant. Isabella Hedington vs. G. A. Gage and others. Defendant ruled to answer absolute in five days. In the Henry Worthman estate, report of sale of personal property was filed and approved. Through her attorneys, Hooper & Lenhart, Naomi Ixive has filed a suit for divorce from Edward H. Love. She asks for $250. for the suport oi herself and unborn child, for whose custody she asks. She also wants her maiden name, Naomi Van Camp restored. She recites in her complaint that they were married May 2, the defendant doing so to settle paternity proceedings brought against him. She states that immediately after marriage he ran away and left the state, his whereabouts are unknown to herself and officers. She charges him with cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide. She is seventeen years old, an orphan, and states that she is dependent upon relatives for support and care, all of which the defendant knew, and his failure to provide a home for her, is a part of the cruelty mentioned. The complaint sets out that she brought a suit for fraudulent marriage June 26, but that the summons was not served because the officers did not know of his whereabouts. Through attorneys however, the defendant agreed to compromise for $250 and this is the alimony which she asks. She is under guardianship. Real estate transfers: Charles F. Aleshire to John J. Hofstetter, 132.49 acres, Wabash township, $15,000: Minerva A. Woods to Sabra Bouse, 40 acres, Monroe township, $6500. LIVED BUT SHORT TIME. A girl baby born this morning to the Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Gleiser, lived but a short time. A private funeral was held this afternoon at four o’clock at the home, and Jhe little body was laid to rest in the Decatur cemetery. Rey. Gleiser is pastor of the Presbyterian church. o SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The annual Washington township Sunday school convention will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at tlie Presbyterian church. The program was announced yesterday.

BEHIND THE BARS Prison Doors Close Behind LeVan Baker for Life— Request Was Granted. t 1 , TO EAT DINNER i With His Family Once More f Mother’s Health is De- '. dining Rapidly. LeVan Raker, who was sentenced 1 Monday by Judge H. T. Mathers to I life imprisonment for the murder of Wilbur E. Phillips, on a Erie freight train November 29, 1913, was ■ taken to the state penitentiary at Columbus, Thursday morning, to begin ills sentence. His last request made to Sherifl Fisher, in whose custody the prisoner lias been since his incarceration in March, was that he be permitted to ‘ spend an hour with his parents Wednesday afternoon. Realizing that he was to be taken away' Thursday to spend the rest of his natural life behind the bars of the penitentiary and that he would probably never see his invalid mother whose decline in health lias been rapid since the arrest and trial of her eldest son, Baker asked Sheriff Fisher if he would be per ) niitted to spend one hour with his . family and be allowed to sit around the family table and eat a meal with them cnce more. His request was granted, and tin I prisoner, with the sheriff, went to th' Baker home and spent the hour from i 4:30 to 5:30, with his mother. Thurs day morning Sheriff Fisher took his prisoner to St. Marys in an automo bile and the journey to Columbus was continued on the T. and O. C. Baker throughout his stay in the county jail has been a model prisoner, never mak :ng any trouble and doing the tasks assigned him in a cheerful manner ’ His companion in the crime, Dennis Raker, who on September 29th plead guilty to manslaughter, was taken tc Columbus two weeks ago to begin his term of an indeterminate sentence for being an accessory in the crime which resulted in tlie death of Wilbur Phillips.—Celina Standard. o FUNERAI_TODAY Services for Samuel J. Vining Held at Home at Celina, Ohio. WAS A RELATIVE . Os Dr. J. M. Miller of This City—Death Came from Appendicitis. i Hon. Samuel J. Vining, former 1 speaker of tlie Ohio legislature, and a ’ widely known man in commercial and , political circles, died Thursday at his , home in Celina, a result of appendicitis for which he recently underwent an operation. Mr. Vining, who was an native of Randolph county, was fifty years of age, but had resided in Meri cer county since 1880, first as a farnier, a school teacher, later as a real estate agent and pulflic officer. Socially, lie was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Odd Fellows, the Woodmen and the Eagles. He was married to Addie Elsworth, in 1887, an<i she, together with their three children, Vernon E. Vining, Mrs. Arthur Berringer and Heath, survive him. The funeral services were held at the home today. Mr. Vining was a relative of Dr. J. M. Miller of this city. — o~ PORTLAND WOMANS’ REST ROOM The Woman’s Franchise League of Portland is behind the movement for a public rest room for the women there. The Portland Commercial-Re-view says: “The room in the basement of tlie public library was decided upon as the location for the public i rest room for women, and the memI bers of the Franchise League will so- . licit aid from the various women’s organizations of tlie city to furnish the room comfortably,”

i W. R. C. CONVENTION A SUCCESS The Decatur W. R. C. ladles who attended the quarterly eighth district convention at Bluffton Thursday, re- ' port a splendid time. Tlie convention will next be held at Hartford City. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Sallie Shroyer. Bluffton: senior vice Mrs. DeVilbiss. Fort Wayne: treasurer, Mrs. Cora ( Brown, Geneva; delegate, Mrs. Ellingliam, Bluffton; alternate, Mrs. Margaret Louthan, Decatur. The attendance was large and dinner was ser- ) ved by the ladles of the Presbyterian church. Those from here were Mrs. Dan Kitson, Mrs. Joe Hower, Mrs. Ida Chronister, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. Winifred Russell, Mrs. Rebecca Phipps, Mrs. Tom Teeple, Mrs. Margaret Louthan ' ARFnFw PARTIES 5 1 Studabaker-Faylor Case is Dragged Out so Long . That Defendants Died. 1 -I ) NEW ONES NAMED > ) ’ To Take Their Places, Being Heirs of Those Now I Deceased. Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 17 —There wer< 1 further developments today in tin 1 celebrated Studabaker-Faylor case which has been fought through th' courts here, and tlie opinion of th< supreme court has taken tlie form o ■ -» controversy between the heirs o Katherine Faylor over the probate o i will. The case originally was ai action to set aside a deed conveyinf 200 acres of land to D. D. Studabaker The motion yesterday was a sugges tion of tlie deaths of Elizabeth Stout John L. Faylor, Joseph Faylor, Thom ; as Faylor and Rebecca Houtz, togetb er with a motion to substitute nev plaintiffs for these, the new plaintiff 1 being the heirs of the deceased par ties. Tlie court sustained the motioi to substitute the new parties to th< suit for the original defendants wh< are dead. Another phase of the case is to b heard soon at Decatur, where a heat ing will be had in the case arisim 1 from the contention of the attorney: over the distribution of a judgmen of $2,600 paid to the court there b; D. D. Studabaker, the iriginal defend ant. Mock & Mock of this city clain 8600 of the sum and when it was pai< to other attorneys, brought suit agains the Adams county clerk to collect tha' amount. ART “FLEW” TO AUBURN. Auburn, Oct. 17—Art Smith, th-bird-boy, of Fort Wayne, flew into thi: city at 4:10 yesterday afternoon, hav ' ing left Fort Wayne about a quartei to four in his air machine to fill hi engagement with the L. O. O. M. o this city in a flight at the ball pari this afternoon. Smith had just re ceived his new motor and was force: - to fly to this city today to be able t< fill this engagement. A big crowd oi hearing lie was on his way gatherer at the ball grounds to watch hin alight, lie making one sweeping circlr and came down with ease. o MADE BIG INCREASE. The parcels post count from Octo ber 1 to October 15 shows a big in crease at the local office, over th< count for the same time in April There were two less than 400 parcelmore handled at the local office so: the October count, than at the Apri’ count. The total number of parcel: handled here at this time was 3,068: - the number received from other of flees for delivery here, 2,594; the num ber received here for mailing, 454 Tlie total number handled during the April count was 2,670. o DAMAGE CLAIM SETTLED Tlie claim for damages of Elias • Sudduth against Fred Braun, for dam- : ages resulting in the automobile col- - lision Sunday, has been amicably - settled out of court. Judge J. T. - Merryman was the attorney. > o K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday, October 19th, regular meete ing. The presence of all members is desired. G. K.

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WILL HOLD BIC MEETING Governor Ralston, Thomas Taggart, W. H. O’Brien Coming Here ON NEXT FRIDAY These Three of Indiana’s Greatest Men Will Speak in This City. ■' '■ * i ' Tlie big political event of tlie year will occur in this city next Friday afternoon at which time the democrats will hold a meeting that should attract the attention of every voter of Adams county. At that time this city will have as guests a number of the state's most distinguished men and there will be speeches by: Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, governor of Indiana. Hon. Thomas Taggart, national committeeman from Indiana, and best known man in politics in tlie middle west. Hon. William H. O’Brien, auditor of state. It is unnecessary to tell you who these men are for they are all well known. Governor Ralston is admitted ‘o be tlie greatest executive tlie state has had in half a century. He is a Ighter for democracy and lias been all his life. Thomas Taggart, national ■hairman of Indiana for many years, ind the most talked of man and most ibused of any in tlie state, will make lis first visit to Adams county. He s not a great orator, but he will talk in a plain everyday style that you will understand. This is the first trip be has ever made over the state during a political campaign and he was urged by the state committee to accompany the governor that tlie people might have an opportunity to meet this man who has done more for the success of the party in Indiana than any other man. He is a clean and fearless fighter, true to his oarty and ills friends under any and ill circumstances, notwithstanding the opposition to him by the newspapers and republican politicians of the state. William 11. O’Brien is the auditor of itate and one of Indiana’s greatest nen. His name is being mentioned 'or other honors and he will impress zou as a man whom you can trust. If you are interested in the great oublic questions of the hour you hould hear these great men discuss hem. No doubt they will be accom'anied by others and it will be one if the biggest political meetings ever held here. ■ c KILLED MILLER DOG. A shooting affray occurred at the •orner of Third and Monroe streets ’his morning in which the big coach iog belonging to Roy Miller received ■i bullet from a revolver in the hands of Dick Burdg. and died an hour later. According to Dick’s story he was riding on his motorcycle last evening when the dog jumped at him ind lacerated his right leg. This morning, when the dog passed tlie barber shop where Dick was working, Dick picked up a revolver and chas'd the dog to the feed barn at the ■•orner of Third and Monroe streets, '•here he fired four shots at. tlie dog. Three of the shots failed to strike the nark but the fourth shot was better limed and struck the dog near the heart. Dick was critislzed by several spectators for selecting one of the nain streets for the affair, as the billets might have glanced and seriously njured some person, also because Mr. Miller’s young son was witli the lag at the time and it was necessary ’o shoot past the boy to hit the dog. The dog was valued at SSO. TO ATTEND DEDICATION. Paul Reinking, auditor of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway, went to Fort Wayne this morning to make arrangements for securing a special car from Fort Wayne to Logansport tomorrow. A large delegation from tlie Decatur Walther League of the Zion’s Lutheran church will go to attend the dedication of a new home in Logan sport by the Walther League of that place.