Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 270.

A NEW DANGER FACES ALLIES Biting Gales of Hail, Rain and Snow Threaten Lives of Soldiers ALONG BATTLE LINES Both Carranza and Villa Have Agreed to Leave Mexico Forever. El Paso, Nov. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) General \ ilia, commander In chief of the military forces of the Guetierre laction, has consented to resign his command and leave Mexico in order that a peaceful settlement may be effected. This information came today in a statement which Provisional President Guetierrez telegraphed to agents of the Agua Palientes delegation in Washington. Guetierre* said he had personally placed before Villa the proposition of Carranza, that Villa expatriate himself, and the northern leader replied that he was willing to sacrifice all if it meant peace for Mexico. Carranze had tele graphed Guetierrez that if Villa pursued these provisions he would trans fer the government and leave Mexico Guetierrez is preparing to leave for Mexico City to complete details for the transfer. Paris. Nov. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An entire German regi ment was destroyed north of Bix schoote, where the allied troops again flooded the district in which bitter fighting from the line to the coast has been in progress for tiie fast montit This was declared in the official statement issued l;y the war office this afternoon. Berlin, Nov. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—An official statement to day said that a report r.eeeived here from Geneva declares that the British cruisers Valcan, Brilliant and Uemel do have been disabled by German guns along the Belgian coast. London, Nov. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Biting gales, driving hail rain and snow from Nieuport along the entire left wing of the allied army brought to the fighting lines in Bel gium and France conditions causing the war office great concern. The attack of the Germans had slackened owing to the inundation and the storm. It is realized, however, that under present conditions danger in the British and French lines of epidem ic will soon appear. Great quantitie: of clothing and supplies are bein', rushed to France, it is feared, how ever, that with the ground sodden, tlu death rate will be greatly increased, and the men are finding it impossible to keep dry. London, Nov. 16— (Special to Dailj Democrat)— Addressing the house o' commons today in moving for an ad ditional vote of credit, Premier As quith declared that up to Saturday the war had cost between $4,500,00' and $6,000,000 over normal expend’ tures. The vote was for $1,125,000,000 This includes loans of $151,250,000 lr the self governing colony. Washington, Nov. 16 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—Positive guarantee that the lives of foreigners in Mexicr will be protected was received by President Wilson from General Guel ierrez. It also declared that dictator ship has ended tor all time and that the military factions realine only a government directly commissioned by the Mexican people will be sanctioned, and it is hoped to reorganize Mexic and place the republic on a stable ba sis. This guaranty sent direct >} General Guetierrez to the president following the report that both Carran za and Villa have agreed to eliminate themselves, increased the belief in a lministration circles that the era o bloodshed is at an end and that there will be no further fighting. TO HOLD CELEBRATION. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 16-(Specia; to Daily Democrat)— The Nationa Suffrage convention today set the firs Saturday in May as the date for cel .prating “votes for women. Dr. a. Shaw of New York was this afternoon re-elected president of the as.-n

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had LARGE FUNERAL. The funeral for Christian Wente at the Freldhelm Lutheran church yesterday afternoon was a very large one. Mr. Wente's death resulted from injuries received In a fall from a scaffolding last week. '* —lr- — MORE STATES QUARANTINED. Washington, Nov. 16—(Specinl to Daily Democrat) —Connecticut and Montana were quarantined today because of the spread of the foot and mouth disease, making sixteen states under quarantine. oREVIVAL begins. Rev. Harman of the United Brethren church began a revival last evening at one of his charges, Union Chapel, east of the city. OPENS HOSPITAL Decatur Hospital Has Been Opened by Drs. C. S. and A. D. Clark. ON EIGHTH STREET Have Three Patients Already—Dr A. D. Clark in Charge of Place. Decatur now has a hospital. Thanks to the Drs. Clark. The long thought of having a hospital for the city of Decatur has finally become a reality and the muchneeded institution has already thrown wide open its doors to receive the

sick and suffering. The credit for starting such a worthy place in Decatur is due solely to Dr. C. S. Clark of this city and his brother, Dr. A. D. Clark, formerly of Chicago, but who from now on will make his home here and will be in charge of the hospital. To them the citizens of Decatu: should most heartily extend thanks for this most needed institution. It is a worthy cause and with a little cooperation and help on your part they will he able, to all to the place year by year until it is numbered among one of the finest homes for tiie sick in the state. Tiie hospital building is a two-story frame building, located on Eighth street and is owned by Dr. C. S. Clark. It consists of seven large rooms, four downstairs and three up. One of the small downstairs rooms will be used as an operating roon\, while another will be used as an office, leaving two bed rooms on the first floor. Three patients have already enitsted in the hospital and are under the care of the Drs Clark. Mr. Sellers of Chicago, wtu has been here several times takinr treatment from Dr. C. S. Clark, was the first man to become a patient ii the hospital. Mr. W. It. Reidenbach o Convoy, Ohio, became a patient th. middle of last week and is also tak ing treatment. Last Saturday the firs: operation was performed in the place Kenneth Cassidy, the ten-year-old soi of Charles Nelson Cassidy, of Magley benig the patient, lie having under gone a very serious operation for ap pendicitis. Miss Sellers of Chicago ir in company with her father. Owing to the urgent pleas of Mr Sellers and Mr. Reidenbach to entei the hospital at once and the necessity of taking in the Cassidy boy, the worV of remodeling the rooms in an up-to date and sanitary manner was put off until the patients are able to get ur and around. Work will then commence at once. Eight beds will be put ur also in the different bed rooms, thus giving ample room to take care o' their patients as they come in. Tlu hospital will also he opened to all tlu doctors of the city who have any oper ating to do. They are Invited to brim their patients there. It is without doubt that within a year or so the institution will be a pay lng proposition and will be greatly en larged Tiie help of the communitj in making the place a winner is ask ed by the Clark Brothers, so give to them. It is a place that we will appreciate, and much in need of. — — —o~ ~ ATTENDS I. 0. O. F. MEETING. Peorgc Patterson left today for Indi anapolis to attend the I. O. O. F. con vention. While there he will vis! with his daughter, Ruth, a student at Mrs. Blaker’s school.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, November 16, 1914

THE GRAND JURY Convened This Morning— Jonas Neuenschwander Selected to SERVE AS FOREMAN Henry Heideman and Chas. Kitson Also Selected to Serve. The November term of the grand jury convened this morning, the members were sworn In and instructed and entered upon their inquest into any alleged law violations that might come to notice. Jonas Neuenschwander was appointed foreman. Two members of the panel drawn by the jury commissioners were excused and others selected to serve in their stead. Otto H. Baker was excused on account of illness and Frank Dudgeon, one of those drawn, has moved to Ohio and hence was disqualified. Henry Heideman and Charles Kitson took their places. Jesse Kelly and L. L. Mason were appointed as riding bailiffs for the present term of court and Charles France was appointed as bailiff for the grand jury. The grand jury is convening in the office of County Superintendent E. S. Christen, who is obliged to transfer his office business to his home during the grand jury convention. The members of the grand jury are Jonas Neuenschwander, Henry Heideman, Daniel Augsburger, Thomas Drew, Dye Ferguson, Charles Kitson. BirnCKETSALE The Moose Fair and Festival Promises to be Biggest Week of the Year. PROGRAM IS GOOD Includes a Number of Old Fashioned Contests With Dance Each Night. The fair and festival to be given by the Loyal Order of Moose, opening next Monday evening and continuing for a week, promises to be a very successful event. The advance sale of tickets lias been surprisingly good, so far in excess of what was expected diat a duplicate order for tickets has ieen necessary. It will be an oldashioned indoor bazaar, with all the ontests, baby show, fiddler contest, .polling school, store, etc., that made his form of entertainment so populat years ago. Indies are requested tt antor fancy needlework and a cash prize will he given for the b|st one. A handsome diamond ring is to be given the lady receiving the largest number of votes and there will be a number of contests that will cause interest and excitement. One of the big features for the week will be a dance each evening. -o EXCHANGE OPENED TODAY. New York, Nov. 16—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The New York cotton exchange opened today promptly at 10 o’clock. It was the first time business had been done since suspension July 30 caused by the European war. The market was steady and the feeling hopeful. — o RETURNS TO PRACTICE. Dr. O. L. Burgener, who had Ills arm broken several W’ceks ago, was able to return to Ills work today and has full charge of his practice. Ed DeOarmo, who had charge during his disability, has returned to Davenport, lowa. o —>— NOTICE TO MOOSEPS An important meeting will be held Wednesday evening in connection with the smoker and all members are requested to be present. Business of great importance will be discussed.

MADE A GOOD BARBER. Doc Thain Has One Good Thing Said of Him. A Fort Wayne person, who signs himself “Grouch” In the Fort Wayne News bids "Good-bye, Doc” thusly, to Dr. George Thain. convicted in the Adams circuit court of being responsible for the death of an Adams county woman, and sentenced to the penitentiary: “Good-bye Doc Thain. It’s high time one of Ills class of ‘doctors’ went to prison, as a trip to Michigan City by one of his like is calculated to have a salutary effect on the remainder of the breed. Doc at one time was an excellent left-handed barber, which is more than can be said of some of the marvelous healers now practicing by the grace of the credulity of the average human. “GROUCH.” NIGHTjOIL Roscoe D. Wheat, Portland Attorney, Knows How it Feels to GET INTO TROUBLE Away from Home—Arrested on Charge of Illegal Hunting. Roscoe D. Wheat, who for a number of years was the prosecuting attorney of Jay county, and is well known to Adams county and Decatur lawyers, now knows, according to a Cadillac, Michigan, dispatch, .how it goes to be away from home and friends and in trouble. The dispatch says: “Cadillac, Mich., Nov. 13 —Roscoe D. Wheat, of Portland, Ind., one of the best known lawyers of eastern Indiana, spent last night in the county jail after his arrest on a charge of illegal hunting, and this morning he was arraigned and fined S6O. He was unable to get bond last night, but this morning telegraphed home for funds, which were sent.” t Portland friends of the attorney are ‘inclined to the belief he must have misplaced his license, or pir■liaps gotten into forbidden territory without knowing it. At any rate they refuse to believe that be would knowingly and intentionally violate the law, unless, perchancf| lie should happen to be on the hot trail of big game. They are anxiously awaiting Ills return that the exact facts may be ascertained. Wheat left Portland one week ago for a short hunting trip through the wilds of Michigan, being joined at Howard City by Michigan friends. WiPPENIfRIC F. L. Battenberg of Monroeville Has Purchased Machinery of LYRIC PICTURE SHOW Will Install New Furniture and Open Theater in December. F. L. Battenberg, a resident of Monroeville, and well known to many people in this city, being a cousin of Mr. Charles Battenberg, closed a deal Saturday with Mrs. Long, manager of the Lyric theater, whereby Mr. Battenberg purchased the moving picture machinery of the Lyric and will reopen the popular place of amusement if satisfactory arrangements can be made with the Indiana fire marshal. It will be remembered that the Lyric was visited by a disastrous fire several weeks ago in which the furniture and fixtures were badly damaged. The machinery, however, was not injured as it was enclosed in a fireproof room. Mr. Battenberg has placed his order for new chairs and as soon as they arrive and are installed he will open the place to the public.

, OPERATOR DEAD Thurman McCullough, Former Clover Leaf Operator in Decatur fill- ' 1 DIES IN CALIFORNIA h it y Body Being Shipped to WarO i- ren—Rev. Work to Conr e r , duct Funeral. if IV j. Word has been received of the death in California of Thurman L. McCullough, who was employed about fourteen years ago as an operator at the Clover Leaf station in this city. ■ The details of his demise were not furnished in a short telegram received by a Warren undertaker, but the I lody is expected to arrive either in liluffton or Warren this evening, the funeral party having left Mr. McCullough’s home near Los Angeles, Cal., on Thursday evening. The telegram asked the Warren undertaker to arrange for the funeral to be conducted £ by Rev. G. B. Work and the Masonic orders. The interment will be in Bluffton, where a daughter of Mr. MeCollough was buried about fourteen years ago, at wlfich time the family lived in Decatur. Mr. McCullough was also operator in Bluffton about ten years ago. Mrs. McCullough was a member of the Martin family residing in Huntington county, near Warren, i- and she is a sister of Mrs. Bert Slioet- maker, formerly of Bluffton. Mr. McII Cullough is well remembered by local telegraphers and railroad men. r : WARFARE ATHOME !i 1 1 * NMK . . e Must be Waged Against the 1 Tyrant Tuberculosis— Y Getting Ready f b FOR THE FIGHT Every Penny Spent for Red i Cross Seals is a Bullet f Against Foe. r Thousands of Hoosiers are enlist- ’ ing for the war. In the larger communities, notably Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute and South Bend, regiB ments are being formed while in the smaller cities recruits are being fit- ' ted out .by campanies and battalions, j A remarkable tiling about this state wide movement is that both men and women are being accepted by the recruiting officers. The army corps that ' is being rapidly mobilized will fight I under the banner of the double-barred red cross and will be officially known as the Hoosier Crusaders. As in the days of 1776 and 1863, the rank and file of tills Indiana army is r ade up of all classes. The grimya. tided machinist, the worried looking man of finance, the “white wings” of the city streets, the silk clad social leader, the frock coated minister, the fleshy saloon keeper, are marching side by side. They have all felt the heavy hand , of the tyrant tuberculosis, and they are animated with the same desire. Filled with the same spirit that possessed the crusaders of old, they are handed together for a combined assault on the “white plague” wherever it shows its head in Indiana. Tiie principal purpose of this army just now is to place the opportunity to buy Red Cross Christmas seals before every man, woman and child in tiie state. Everyone will be urged to ' buy at least ten seals for use on their December mail and holiday packages. 1 "Every penny you spend for Red ■ Cross seals is a bullet fired at tuberculosis,” reads tiie statement sent ; broadcast by tiie soldiers in this Indi- . ana lighting force. Military head- ■ quarters have been established in Rooms 203-205-207 Public Savings Ini surance Building, 147 E. Markei St., ■ Indianapolis, and any individual or orI ganization desiring to enlist is invited . to communcate with tiie “general • staff” at once. The next assault of - the enemy will take place November i 20th, when the sale of Red Cross seals opens throughout Indiana.

I UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. r My sun. Bud, wliut wurks un a nusepaper run down another weddin' rumor that pruved false—that of Miss - Blnks utul Mr. Banks. He found tlift all there wuz t’ ut wuz tliet their cooks git th' groceries ut tit' same store un' wunst happened t’ meet there nn' found out tliet their employers both liked th' same brand uv koffee. L ■ —O ■ ■ — GOOD CORN CROP. . John Thatcher, a well known farmer living near Bobo, lias just completed the Job of harvesting his corn and he gives the following splendid figures obtained from the sales thereof: Five wagon loads, weighing on an average of 6,200 pounds, were sold at 70 s cents a hundred pounds, netting him ~ a neat little sum. t 0 THE COURT NEWS t . * Divorce Suit of Myrtle Buck--1 X ingham Set for Trial Friday, November 20. 1— 1 SUIT FOR DIVORCE | 1 Filed by Celia Weiland vs. 1 i Martin Weiland—Court , Opens. Tiie November term of the Adams' - circuit court opened this morning aft- - era week's vacation. Tiie dockets I showed quite a brisk business. — The divorce case of Myrtle Buck- ’ ingham vs. William Buckingham has ’ been set for trial for this week, Fri--1 day, November 20. The rase of Miranda Q. Moore, ad- - ministratrix of tiie estate of T. R. Moore, vs. Charles M. Moore, lias been , dismissed -by agreement. There will be no liability upon attachment bond. The costs were paid. Shaffer Peter-, son was special judge in this case. \ 1 The Adamson Company vs. The My-ers-Dailey Company. A motion to re quire tlie plait $ iff to furnish cost bond ' 'was filed. l Adelbert I'. Sparrow vs. The Erie - Stone Company. The ease was set for issues November 27. P Further issues were made in the case of The Citizens’ Bank of Spencerville, Ohio, vs. Martin Gerke et al. I Emma Gerke vs. Sheriff T. J. Dur kin et a!., injunction suit. Additional third and fourth paragraphs of answer were filed by the sheriff and Henry Gerke. Rule to reply. Amy Smith et al. vs. First National Bank, quiet title. Demurrer by do-1 fendant to the complaint. Jesse Koos vs. Charles Dirkson et | al., note and foreclosure. Further is- 1 sues were made in this case. America Fink et al. vs. Thomas C. j Buckmaster et al., partition. Appear- ! ance by Simmons & Dailey and C. J. Lut:; for Retta and Virginia Buckmas ter. Rule to answer. Answers in one | paragrapli filed by Virginia and Retta Buckmaster. Rule to reply. Jesse Kelly and L. L. Mason were appointed riding bailiffs for the pres- J ent term of court, and Charles France was appointed bailiff for tiie grand jury for said term of court. George W. Gent is was appointed appraiser in both tiie estates of William Miller and Joseph E. Mann. In the estate of Samuel Lehman the court sets December 10, 1914, for the hearing of tills report and notice is ordered. A marriage license was issued to Russell Sage Bowman, carpenter, born July 27. 1892. son of AnUrsfn W. Bowman, to wed Viola Gertrude Ray, seamstress, born June 1, 1895, daughter of John Ray. Certificate of election of tiie following trustees for the Linn Grove Eel River conference Christian church lias been filed with the county recorder by Hiley Baker, pastor, and Samuel Opliger, secretary of tliej (Continued on Page 3)

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ROAD QUESTION i Indiana Highway Commission Opens Its First Session Today. TO MAKE COMPLETE Study of Good Road Building and Finances—Also of Good Roads. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Indiana state highway commission appointed by tiie governor to investigate and report on road conditions and road laws in Indiana today began its program through winch it expects not only to inform itself comprehensively on the subject of good road building and finances, but also to awaken interest in tiie state along proper lines. It piade public here its first, bulletin giving the results of investigations made to date, and in Laporte tiie commission met witli citizens in tiie first of a series of public gatherings to sound the public sentiment on ' good roads. Today’s bulletin gave in brief comment the cold facts of bow Indiana's roads are made. It let these facts speak for themselves. It outlined the problem before the commission in tiie following statement: I “Can a better and more uniform and business method be bad for constructing and maintaining our public roads, commensurate witli tiie pres- | ent and future growth and needs of the state? The answer must be found if at all, in patient and careful investigation in tiie light of experience of the people of this and other ' states and countries. “it is the purpose, of this commission to take up the problem and return to the governor sucli answers as the facts may finally determine. 1 And in this investigation, the commission solicits the help and counsel of the people and tiie press throughout the state/’ Tiie road-lAiilding forces as they now exist were described as follows: 1 “it is estimated in round numbers [,that 5,000 persons in ail have to do j officially in various ways with the adt ministration of our system of building >nd maintaining tiie public highways r throughout tiie state. There is no requirement of knowledge or competency for the discharge of these duties. There is no unity in method or organization, or state regulation or su- ( pervision, direction or control. Little or nothing is being done for the safety of the traveling public at railroad crossings, where accidents of maiming and death are occurring daily. | Tiie commission points out the newi est problem facing road building as follows: “A new pow'er is coming into general use upon the public highways which I will rapidly increase in the future, : The ordinary gravel road is found insufficient to resist tiie stress and force jof automobiles, trucks and the like: and so a new problem is presented.” Some space is given the method now existing by which road building ( is financed. Since the townships are not able to pay all cash down for any important improvement, provision is made for non taxable road bonds issued In annual series, running from 10 to 20 years, bearing interest at 4% per cent per annum. The bonds are increasing rapidly from year to year, the commission says, so that the interest on tlieyi is nearly $1,500,000 annually, to which must be added the yearly maturing bonds. The commission sums up: So that it lias come about that the permanent roads within the state are under no uniform system, tint each township on its own initiative makes such improvements of such roads as the people and officers thereof from time to time determine. Moreover, probably ,one-third of the entire population of the state live in (> ies and towns, who, generally speaking, contribute little or nothing to the construction of tiie general highways of the state. Since there are 1,017 townships in the state, the roads have become a ‘•miscellaneous patchwork” of gravel, stone, cement, brick and common dirt. The commission has sent out many letters and the bulletins reproduced many of the replies. The commission [has written to the governors and high(Contlnuea on Page 3)