Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 287.

GERMANS MAKE BIBJIDVANCE Lodz Has Been Captured and Troops Are Within Forty Miles of Capital. TURKEY IS A MINE Foreigners Able to Carry Arms Not Allowed to go to Their Homes. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 9— (Special to the Daily Democrat)—Unofficial reports received early today stated that the war ship reported in distress at Ocean City. Maryland, is the battleship Kansas, but that she is not In danger and is merely anchored to await the end of the storm. Stockholm, Dec. 9—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Two steamers were sunk by mines today in the North sea. The Finnish steamer Everilda was lost with all but one of her crew. The Swedish steamer Runa was sunk but the crew saved. By Henry Wood) Solonica, via London, Dec. 9, (delayed) —Turkey is a mine. A spark of fanaticism likely to be struck at any moment, will cause an explosion which will shatter all elements of Europeanism in this country. Foreigners are constantly menaced. Only superhuman efforts by the American ambassadors has prevented the international crisis. Mornanthau now represents eight nations. 1 arrived home from Constantinople. That city is practically isolated. Every letter and paper is confiscated by Turkish officials. Foreigners are fleeing from the clash. The border towns are filled with anxious throngs who dare not step on Turkish soil to rescue their womenkind. Refugees were only permitted to take SSO in gold with them. If they carry more, officials confiscate it and give in return the depreciated Turkish papers. There are 2,000 European refugees financially unable to proceed. The day I left, the government would permit only the departure of women and children. and holding all men who might bears arys from returning to their native country. London, Dec. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lodz, an important railroad center, within sixty-five miles of Warsaw, has been taken by the Germans. The Russian attempt to flank the Germans on their left has been foiled and this end of the line has. advanced twenty-five miles, or within forty miles of the capital of Roland. The line of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg now presents a seventy-mile front. Petrograd is silent. Paris, Dec. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A determined offensive is now being pressed by the allies to the coast of the Algonne. The official statement declares the French attack is greatly superior to that of the Germans. Santiago, Dec. 7-(Special to Daily Democrat)— Two German transports today sank the merchant liner Charcaf off the Chilian coast, eighty miles north of Valparaiso. The Germans took the crew to Tapuda bay. forty-five miles northeast of Valparaiso. OPPOSED TO INVESTIGATION. Washington, D. C., Dec. 7—l to Daily Democrat)—President Wilson today told Representative Gardner o Massachusetts that he is °PD° S ® Gardner's plan for investigation of the preparedness of the United States for war but was not opposed to proper inouiry by congressional commttee.. to have the decision overridden congress. The white house made public the following statement. ‘resident told Gardner that he was opL to the method because he thought it an unwise way of handling press and tha . xecut ive xrsrx;:those committees. -

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LONG A DEPUTY CLERK. i Herman L. Wisner, present deputy i clerk of the Wells circuit court, will i retain that position with the new clerk, Herman I.esh. who takes his I offline this evening. This announcement | was made today and is good news to Mr. Wisner’s many friends, especial ly the attorneys and other people who have dealings in the clerk's office. H L. Wisner is better acquainted with tlie work in the office than any other man in Wells county and no bettor , selection of a deputy could have been made by Mr. Lesh. Over forty-one years ago Mr. Wisner took up his first , work in the office. Since that time he has had over twenty-four and one-half years of active duty as deputy clerk, making him well acquainted with every detail.—Bluffton News. —O REDCROSSJEALS Great Work for a Fund With Which to Fight Tuberculosis is Going on ■■■ II — IN THIS COUNTY Every Person Should Fight the Disease Which Claims Many Lives Here. rsgs test® Mrs. Heller reports the sale of 500 stamps to the Decatur Supply company today, and there are others doing tl’.eir part in making the Red Cross campaign a success. Inquiries from over the county have asked if the funds cannot be used for some other purpose and we are requested to again state that this cannot be done. The money derived from the sale of the stamps can be used only for fighting tuberculosis and for nothing else. Ev ery penny will go toward that great battle and the fighting of a disease which last year took from our own county a toll of twenty-seven lives is a great battle. We should think that every person, man. woman and child in the county would be glad to do their part in this work. Think of the excitement the foot and mouth disease (Continues on Page Four) ft prWiFfather Is Trustee Charles E. Magley of Root TownshipBoy ARRIVES ON SUNDAY? At His Home—Entered J School at Monmouth To-day-Others Placed. The proudest father in the county today was Trustee Charles E. Magley 1 of Root township, who came to this 1 city this morning, early, with his boy, , who arrived at his home yesterday. ’ The boy was fitted out with rubbers r and shoes and other things for the r weather, which was not very auspicious lor his arrival, and then with ' books, and this morning his school ’ work began. For the little boy is ten a years of age, and was brought here Sunday by Daniel K. Shackley from a the Muncie orphans’ home, where he E has been six years. His name is Cleo , McClaster. He is a bright, handsome P little fellow and has already won his l( way into the hearts of his foster par- . e nts and grandparents. He is in the u fourth grade. “A,” and took his place t this morning in his classes at. the . lonlf mouth school. Mr. and Mrs. Magley may adopt him later.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 7, 1914.

GLAO TO BE HOME I r , John B. Drummond Arrived This Morning After Traveling 4,000 Miles. J TO PACIFIC COAST Visited Daughter in Oregon —Traveled Over Mountains in Automobile. John B. Drummond, who for many years conducted a wagon store on the court house corner, arrived home this morning after a four months’ trip to the western coast, and he is as happy to be home as any boy you ever saw with his first pair of red top boots. He left here August Ist and visited various points in California, Oregon and other western states, traveling over 4,000 miles and returning byway of St. Louis. He visited his daughter, Mrs. W. O. Simons, at Albany, Oregon, and from that point traveled more than a thousand miles in an automobile, sight-seeing and taking in the thousand points of interest in that land of scenic grandeur. He brought home fifteen pounds of agates, many post cards, pictures and other relics. He had a most delightful time, is greatly improved in health but asks us not to forget to say that he is plumb tickled be home again. The west is grand to look at with many wonderful scenes hidden among the valleys and mountains, but John says old Indiana looked the best of all to him. Mr. Drummond spent considerable time hunting and killed a large number of Chinese pheasants and other wild game. He can tell you many interesting incidents of his long trip and has enough to keep you busy several days if you will listen. Anyhow he is glad to be home —don’t forget that. to c lose fr io ay Holland-St. Louis Sugar Plant Will Finish 1914 Season’s Campaign. MOST SATISFACTORY Season in the History of the Plant With a Total of 45,000 Tons. By Tuesday morning it is expected that the last car load of sugar beets will have been sent through the mammouth cutter at the plant of the Hol-land-St. Lcuis Sugar company, and tbe great wheels of this machine will be stopped until next year, thus bringing to a close the most successful and satisfactory year that the local plant has enjoyed since its opening in this city Although the last beets will be ground up tomorrow, it will still require sev- | eral days for them to pass through the ; complicated processes before they asI sume the form of the staple article ! and are ready for the table. This, it 1; i thought, will be accomplished by Friday. Manager Hubbard stated this morning that thel 914 campaign has ■ been the largest and best campaign | in the history of the company, and Uiat i so well pleased were all the growers of | beets, that they immediately signed . acreage contracts for next year, and in I a majority of cases, increased their present acreage. These, together with quite a number of new contracts. ' promises even a greater campaign for next year and it is thought that by January 5, all of the acreage that can possibly be handled by the local company will have been signed up. When the company first erected their large plant here, the general situation did not appear very favorable, therefore instead of building’ the receiving bins > to conform with the specifications, i they cut them down to about half the • size. During this year’s campaign. i however, they were greatly hindered ■ for lack of space and which resulted s'. in an embargo being placed on the - shipment of beets by all the railroads ? ’ Inasmuch as the 1915 campaign prom- > ises to be a repetition of the 1914 cam- - paign, work will be started this spring j in adding to the present bins, thus assuring the company of sufficient uti-

loading facilities. The run this sea-1 son has required sixty days. This' does not mean a regular working day. but a twenty-four hour day and seven days In the week, the ls not having stopped since the start of the campaign, October 10. This is equal to five and one-half months' run in an ordinary factory. —o CARD OF THANKS. The David Gesslnger family wishes to thank nil the neighbors and friends Cor their kindness to them during the illness and at the time of the death of their wife and mother. Thanks is extended to the Hartshorn Packing company, Fort Wayne; the Methodist Sunday school, the high school class and neighbors and friends for the beautiful floral offerings. thFcourTnews Smitley-Ray Case Begins Trial Today Before a Jury and the Judge IN CIRCUIT COURT Man Asking for SIO,OOO Damages Must Submit to Physical Examination. The case of the State on the relation of Hazel Smitley vs. Forest Ray, seduction, began trial this morning before a jury and the judge. The defendant was found guilty in the court ot Justice of tlie Peace G. F. Kintz and bound over to the circuit court some time ago. J. C. Moran entered appear ance for the state in this case with the prosecutor, and L. C. DeVoss appears for the defendant. Miss Smitley 's twenty years old. In the case of William F. Roebel vs. The Pennsylvania railroad, for SIO,OOO damages, which was venued here from Fort Wayne, a motion was sustained for the plaintiff to submit to a physical examination. Mr. Roebel was ordered to appear at the office of Dr. H. O. Bruggeman, December 14, at 9 o’clock, to submit to a physical examination by Drs. Bruggeman and William Ba: nett. J. Milton Rosenthal vs. Maurice Goldberger et al., on account. Answei by defendant in one paragraph. Troy' Reinhart vs. Hope Reinbari divorce. Appearance by DeVoss Im defendant. Jessie F. Mills vs. Samuel B. Paul Ing. Appearance by .Erwin for the defendant. D. D. Clark executor of the estate of Margaret J. Spannuth, filed iuven tory which court approved. Attorneys D. B. Erwin and Shaffer Peterson were at Anderson Saturday taking the deposition of witnesses tc be used in the damage case of Touhe> vs. Holthouse, to be held Thursday ,r. the Adams circuit court. December fifteen is,the date set fo> the arguments and the descision in the Roop divorce case heard in th* Wells circuit court last week. The first marriage license issue, this month was this morning to Jacol Ernest Sprunger, farmer, born Au gust 20, 1886, of Monroe township, soi of Simon Sprunger to wed Mary May dalene Stuckey, born October 4, 1893 daughter of Chris Stuckey. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly left labnight for Jeffersonville with Corneliu Smith, who will enter upon his service In prison for larceny. Smith is th* one who confessed to robbing the G R. and I. freight house last week. Real estate transfers: Henry A Buckmaster et al. to Ruth Baltzell, 12( acres, Washington tp., $1,000; Ruth B Baltzell to Henry Buckmaster et al. 120 acres, Washington tp., SI,OOO. — .. o• • ——— COMMISSIONERS MEET. Tlie board of county commissionert convened this morning for the regulai December session. The day was spent in going over the bills and in lookinr after roads in this part of the county County Attorney H. B. Heller was out jf the city today and the regular bus Itness of the board will begin Tuesday morning.

CHRISTMAS CLUB Old Adams County Bank is Preparing to Pay Out Sum of $25,000 Soon. THE LAST WEEK Officers of Bank Are Closing Christmas Club and Planning for Another. During the next week or so the Old Adams County bank will distribute to the people of this vicinity more than $25,000, the savings of members of their Christmas club. Cashier E. X. Ehingen this morning began the work of closing the year, this being the last week tor the payment of dues. By the last of the week all the accounts will be figured out, including the interest and some time next week the checks will be mailed, giving the Christmas buyers the cash for gift-buy-ing or for any purpose they may have planned. Today, too, the boys began their campaign for next year’s club, which they have every reason to believe will be larger than any previous one. Payments on the new club will start two weeks from today, December 21st. The plan is well known and will be further explained in advertisements to be pub lished this week. It is an easy savings plan that pleases the while family and has been the means of starting many a person, young and old. in the habit of saving. The check this year contains a picture of Santa Claus, has a border of holly in red and green and is most attractive. •—o— ——. CHAPTER FORMED Local Child Life Chapter is Organized With Fifteen Members SATURDAY EVENING Mrs. C. C. Schafer President —Will Make Study of Child Wellfare. On last Saturday evening at the library was organized a local Child Life chapter, with fifteen mothers of the city becoming members. This is instituted under the American Insitute of Child Life, Philadelphia, and v, ill be i valued organization of this city. The local club will be known as The Mother’s Club,” and will meet mce a month, when programs relating o child welfare and child life will be aken up. These programs are prepared under the direction of the Arne: 'can Institute. The following officers of the local organization were elected Saturday evening: President, Mrs. C. C. Schafer: vice president, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse: lecretary, Mrs. Jesse J. Helm. The nominating committee comprised Mrs. \rthur Ford, Mrs. M. A. Fritinger. For the press committee Mrs. J. J, lelm, Mrs. Dan Vail and Mrs. C. R. Weaver were, named; for the program committee, Mrs. Irvin Case, Mrs. Ar bur Ford and Mrs. M. A. Frisinger. The organization was effected Hirough the efforts of Mrs. Leonard S.' ohr. / n of Chicago, who has been here several weeks. Present Saturday evning also, was Miss Harriet Randolph, reneral secretary, who came from Ft. Wayne, where she has organized a large class. The study of children and their doings, and the enrichment of the lives >f parents, by revealing to them th** needs of childhood, their best developments, and by supplying expert knowl?ge in simple form, and the right material for all children’s needs, is the purpose of the chapter. The chapter will meet again next Friday evening at the library when the places of meeting and the program and other plans for the work will be made. The local chapter has the following members: Mrs. Arthur Ford, Mrs. Ir-

vin Caso. Mrs. Jesse Dailey. Mrs. C. C Schafer, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, Mrs. Wesley 11 >ffman ' Mrs Hugh Hite, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, Mrs. Dan Vail. Mrs. C. R. Weaver. Mrs. Otto Kirsch, Mrs. Jesse Helm. - ■ - ■ —o BLEEKE BABE DEAD. Only Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Bloeke Dies This Morning. Marie Augusta, seven-weeks-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bleeke of Union township, died this morning at 6 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. The child had been sick since birth. The babe was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bleeke. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Bleeke church and interment will be made in the Emmanuel cemetery WEDJmIGAN B. Fay Roller and Miss Dove Cully, Well Known Willshire Couple WELL KNOWN HERE Married at Monroe, Mich.— Wedding Was First Set for Christmas. Friends have received the announce ments of the marriage of Mr. B. Fa? Roller and Miss Dove Cully, whirl event took place at Monroe, Midi., las; Saturday, it had been the intentioi of the couple to have been married oi Christmas day, but as they were a Detroit to bring back a car which th< firm |t Cully & Roller had sold, th* romance of the place was irresistabh and they were made one. They ar< both well known young people of this community, and have the well wishe of their many friends. —Willshire Her aid. Both the bride and groom are we! known in this city and county. BY THE "STORK EXPRESS.” Ben Elzey, the well known Wells Fargo Express agent, received a pack age this morning by a rival line, “The Stork Express," but he nevertheles; received it with extreme gratitude for it was a highly prized package. 1 was a fine baity boy and will be a fin* playmate for the little brother, th« elder member of the family. C. B. L. OF I. The C. B. L. of I. will meet Tuesda; evening, tomorrow night, for the putpose of electing officers. All member requested to be present. CAN SHIP STOCK Dr. Connell, Deputy State Veterinarian, Receives Osficial Notice. QUARANTINE LIFTED In This and Other Counties of State—Foot and Mouth Disease Controlled. Dr. C. V. Connel, deputy state veter inarian for Adams county, this morn Ing received official notice that th* j quarantine had been lifted from thisand fifty-four other counties of th* state, not affected by the foot and mouth disease. It is believed that the disease is well enough in hand that it can be controlled and that there need be no further hindrance of business. The quick action and determined effort of tlie state and government no doubt prevented a terrible siege of the malady which threatened to cause a meat famine in this country. Not a case had been found in this county and as there lias been no further spread in Allen county it is believed likely that the trouble is under control. However, Dr. Connell advises that every one keep on the lookout and report the first signs of any disease which shows symptoms of the disease that it may lie stamper out quickly it it should, break out. |

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DIED IN TEXAS Oscar Colchin, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Colchin, Succumbs to Typhoid IN DALLAS, TEXAS 11l Since October—Mother and Brother There—Body to be Brought Here. A cloud of gloom and sorrow was cast over the family home of Nicholas Colchin in this < ity last evening, when they received a telegram from Dallas, Tex., bringing with it the sad news of the death of their son and brother, Oscar, which occurred Sunday morning iff tlie St. Paul hospital in that city. Death was due from typhoid fever. Mrs. Colchin and son, Otto, were at his bedside. About the middle of last April Oscar went to Dallas in search of employment. Securing a position with a large grocery establishment he worked faithfully with the concern u> i! he was taken sick with the fever. During the time he was working he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harting, former Decatur young people. On the tenth of October the fever developed and he was removed to tlio hospital. For a few days his condition remained about the same. On the twenty-second of October a turn for the worst set in and his mother was ■sent for. She left at once, with her son, Otto, and had been at his bedside ever since. A week ago Friday word was received by the family in this city that he was gradually growing worse. His condition continued this way until the fever burned out everv breath of life in the young man, causing his death early Sunday morning. Oscar Colchin was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Colchin of this city. He was born on the Colchin farm in this township on the fourteenth of March. 1895. Finishing his education in the St. Joseph's Catholic schools in this city lie took up a course in the Fort Wayne Business college. Graduating from that place he obtained a position with the Wabash railroad company as bookkeeper. He worked there until last spring, resigning shortly before he went to Dallas. He was a bright young man. of the finest character, and was loved by all who knew him. He had an abundance of friends in this city and in Fort Wayne, all of whom will be grieved to hear of his death. He was a nvember of the local Knights of Columbus lodge and of the St. Mary's Catholic church. Besides a mother and father lie is survived bv the following brothers and sister: Mrs. Frank Heiman. George. Ed, Thomas, Clem and Otto Colchin. The body will be brought here for burial, but when, tlie relatives do not know, as they have not received any word since the death message. If the funeral party left Dallas this morning, they could not get here before Tuesday night, as it takes about forty hours to cover the distance by train. The funeral arrangements will not be made until further word from Mrs. Colchin is received. The services will be held from the St. Mary’s Catholic church and burial will be made in the St. Joseph's cemetery. START ON LAST LAP. Washington. D. C.. Dec. 7tc Daily Democrat) —With a cheers the house this afternoon i" an the last lap of the sixty-four! I: congress. In the senate more decorum was observed. Speaker Clark was swamped with applause. Democrn' -. yelled themselves hoarse. Con > : - tions and commiserations on eleeu i results converted the floor for a time into a bee hive. Only routine opening business was done. After voting for a session to hear the president’s message tomorrow', tlie house adjourned. o THE LETTER LIST. Postmaster Bosse reports letters remaining in the Decatur postoffice for the following. When calling for these letters please say, "advertised:" Mont Ake, Mrs. Florence Bay, Milton Bailey. Jesse Burkhart, Albert Boling, T. B. Bowen, D. L. Carter. Mrs. Lyde - Clark, L. N. Davis, Bernice Hayes, (Walter Ludy. Roy McDowell, Claudo Oxx, Roy Upp, Mrs. Harriet Wilkinson.