Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 290.

FIVE GERMAN SHIPS SUNK British Pacific Fleet is Victorious in a Hot Running ing Battle. TROOPS ARE HALTED Attack by Germans North of Warsaw Brought to a t Sudden Stop. r i ■ i Buenos Ayres. Dec. 10—(Special to I Dally Democrat)—The British Pacific i fleet Is reported to have completed Its i victory over the German fleet by overtaking and sinking the cruisers Murn- i berg and Dresden. The report was received today from Port Stanley. All ' atempts to get further details of the engagement have failed. According to information, six British cruisers were engaged with the German ships. The battle developed into a running fight. The German admiral, Von Spee, went down his his Hag ship, the Scharnhorst. The British losses, according to reports, amounted to less than 100 killed and wounded, and the 1 , vessels only slightly damaged. Buenos Arres. Dec. 10,—(Special to ' Dally Democrat)—A report\)ias reached here that the German cruisers Dresden and Murnberg which escaped when the Schernhorst, Gneiseau and Leipslg were sunk have been overtaken and sent to the bottom. Paris, Dec. 10, —(Special to Dally c Democrat)—Gains of from 200 to 600 1 yards along the French center are s I eported in the official statement to- t day Along the 'Alsne and in the •> Champagne region artillery duels con- C tinue with advantage resting with 1 the French while tn the Algonne con- ti tinued progress is reported. t’ d Vienna, Dec. 10, —(Special to Daily n Democrat)—The official statement * irom the war office today says “In a western Galacia our attacks continue, * Calm prevails in southern Poland. 11 The enemys renewed attacks in the " vicinity of Titerkow have failed. Ber- s lit reports that aviators dropped e bombs on Frieberg yesterday. They J inflicted no damage." l This is the a second time aviators have attacked < Freiburg. I London, Dec. 10,—(Special to Daily t Democrat)—The Kaiser Wilhelm was I wracked by a severe coughing spell 1 today and was relieved only after t the court physician and the Empress had administered to him for nearly I an hour according to reports. It *s mow expected that the condition of the Kaiser is seriously. It is evident that the strictest censorship is placed on all news. His aliments are variously J described as enfluenza, bronchitis, pneumonia and nervous prostration. Petrograd. Dec. 0, -(Special to the Dally Democrat)— Persistant attacks by the Germans within 40 miles of Warsaw are admitted by the offlcia statement today. It is declared that on Dec. 7 the Germans began an ad vance along the entire 50 r/.les front from How through Glosno. rhe >’ * ere repulsed with enormous losses. Ugh, ing in the vicinity of Manawa is less violent. London, Dec. iQ-(Special to Daily Democrat)— The German forces operating against Warsaw fromi the no have turned and taken Przafnyfz. fifty „r the capital, and twenties north of the capuai, ty-flve miles beyond the east Pms an frontier. On the western front tlm French and British continue to ad lheir n», W »« » ralotas. ne " cn “ n “" r ’ "ttrcd superior to that of the enemy, forceu MW— “ * day as indicated in the official state went. London, Dec. 10-f Special to Daily Democrat)— The report r 0 Ayres that the German cruisers js den and Murnberg have been* accepted with grea at the While it is generally belie vessels must ultimately face t B .««•> XX™" The Germans tried to p The admiral tried Ito , get out Atlantic, but misjudged Tbs and was forced to g ßr it latest statement issued ish admiralty made no mention British fleet s success.

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the ANNUAL THREAT Reduces the Obstreperous Small Brother to Angelic State. Big sisters who have little brothers wha are afflicted with the mania" of dropping cold water down their backs under pretense of giving them a kiss; who hug them backwards off the piano stool or chair; who make them wrestle, do or die” In the fracas, who refuse to wash their hands; who persist in playing, "Peter Pumpkin Eater' on the piano with both hands und all ten fingers, when absolute quiet should reign; who perform all the other cute tricks to which young boyhood is heir —are having the happiest time of the year just now. The annual threat of not getting anything for Christmas is trotted out and reduces him to a state of angelic subjection. RESIGNSTUESDAY J. Fred Fruchte, President of School Board, Will Retire from Office LAST DAY OF YEAR To Accept Office of Prosecuting Attorney for 26th Judicial District. At the regular meeting of the city council nevt Tuesday evening, J. Fred Fruchte, president of the Decatur school board will tender his resigns tion, the same to take effect December 31st. This step is necessary because on the day following. January Ist. Mr. Fruchte will assume the position of prosecuting attorney for the twenty-sixth judicial district and un ler the law he cannot hold two reaumerative offices at the same time. Mr. Fruchte was elected in June 1912 ind assumed his office July Ist. He will have served two years and five months and retires with the good will of the people he has served. Hie successor may be chosen Tuesday evening or perhaps not until the first .meeting night in January. Several are being mentioned for the place, including J. S. Falk, Dr. J. M. Miller, J. C. Patterson, J. W. Tyndall, D. B. Erwin and H S. Michaud. The trustee elected will serve only the unex pired term or until next July Ist, it being necessary to reelect next Junr under the law. —. o— — BROKEN NEEDLE Penetrates Hand of Mrs. C. E. Spaulding,-Very Unusual Accident THREAD IS DRAWN With Needle Into Palm Ot Hand—Local Anesthetic Applied Mrs. Spaulding, wife of City School Superintendent C. E. Spaulding, met with a very unusual accident this morning when a part of a needle penetrated the palm of her hand, together with about an meh and a quarter of thread with which the needle was i needle, unnoticed, was lying on ■ table and in brushing off the tab e, hand came in contact with the needle with such force that the slen- " steel shaft was broken, the point . eiDg found on the table afterwards. : J .< the needle. Int first ran into the palm of the right hand, drawing the thread with " “’n was necessary to apply a local 7He to the palm, while two ;■ XX ,o ; rrx -» n < n which it penetrated. ' c j. weaver, who was here today t business left at noon for Wayne.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 10, 1914.

DOING JIS SHARE One Little Boy Sold Twen-ty-five Stamps for Red Cross in Short Time. THEN SOME MORE If Every One Would Do a Little it Will be an Easy and Happy Work. What are you doing to aid in the sale of Red Cross stamps If we would make this a success it takes the work of every one, not much, but just a little effort from each and every one of the 40,000 seals sent here will be sold. Wouldn't that be a tine record? 'Die other day a little boy went Into a store, where the Red Cross Christmas seals ornament the window and asked for some stamps to sell. "I haven't got a cent,” he admitted, "but 1 can sell a lot of the stamps, and I want to do it.” "All right, here are twenty-five," said the woman In charge. I'll trust you. Go ahead." It was not long before he was back with the money and anxious to sell more. He was accommodated and is still working for the cause when he can get time to do so. Perhaps it was curiosity that prompted the question, but anyway he was asked why he was so anxious to help sell the seals. “Well, my father and two sisters died with tuberculosis,” said the bov, “and I know that this money will go to help other sick people, and so 1 am going to do all 1 can for you.” Have you bought your share of Red Cross seals? GOING FIIIL TILT The Schafer Saddlery Company Rushed With Orders—Run Full Time. TO INVOICE SOON Will Begin Annual Job Day After Christmas—Business Has Increased. A busy place of business, with evjry earmark of prosperity and pushng ahead at a gait that is bound to ;et there is the manufacturing instiution known as the Schafer Saddlery ompany and located northwest of the ity in the old automobile building. Jvery department is going full tilt ind Assistant General Manager Ferd Litterer showed us a pile of orders .hat will keep the big force busy uadi February, if not another comes iu. 3ut they keep coming, each week jringing from the force of live, courteous and wide-awake traveling salesnen a new supply of orders. About ifty men are now employed in the big factory which by the way we are old by one of the harness makers who has traveled over nearly every state in the union, is the best equipped of any in the country as to room, heat, light, ventilation and general conveniences for the comfort of the men, with the possible exception of one western concern, and is equal to that. This fact is one big reason why more work is being turned out per ■nan, two cutters now doing the work formerly done by three, because they are the better able to handle the leather. The work of making the annual Invoice will begin the day after Christmas and will require a week or ten days. Then begins the new year with every man working his best to make the year 1915 the best ever and they'll do it, too. The ginger in the i plant' can be felt from the time you i enter the front office where you are greeted with a smile and it continues through the entire force of employees. The plant will grow and continue to prosper, just because it can't help It , with such enterprise back ol it. Boost t your home institutions. It wont hurt. It will help.

• CANDIDATES ON HAND TODAY. ’ Five Representative* Want to Preside Over the House. ■ Indianapolis, Ind., Dec, 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Candidates for speakership of the house in the next legislature circulated freely among the democratic members of the general assembly who gathered at the ( Denison hotel today for a "get • acquainted" conference. The democrats have 61 of a possible 100 in the house and forty of a possible fifty 'r I tho senate. The speakership candidates who were here today are Charles 11. Bed well of Sullivan, Mason J. Niblick ot Vincennes, John C. Branarnan of Brownsburg. Fred 1,. Feick of Gar rett and William Habermel of Cory ‘ don. • These announced candidates at- . traded considerable attention. It was a matter of come conjecture whether the recent indictment of Niblack, the parliamentarian of the re ’ cent house, would hurt his chances. > There was a wide difference of opinion on this point. Whereas today’s , meeting will go far toward determining the new speaker, the decision will not be formally made until later, it was believed. SHORfmftTION Children in Public Schools Will Likely Have But a Week and One Day FOR THE HOLIDAYS Necessary Because of Othei Frequent Vacations— Another in Spring. Whjle the patter has not been defl ' nitely declrfed it is likely tiiat the public schools will not dismiss for the Christmas holidays until Thursday, the day before Christmas, and will re convene one week from the following Monday, January 4. The board has discussed the matter and has come to that conclusion unless some reason for doing otherwise should develop This will give but a week and one day but the board feels that this is all th. time that can be spared since there have already been several days of va cation at different times and there will be a spring vacation necessary s< ' the teachers can attend the state meeting. It is the desire, too, that the schobls ma/close about May 20th next spring so the teachers who so desire may attend summer schools. SHORT ILLNESS Death Comes to Robt. Case This Morning After an Illness of BUT TWO WEEKS Enlargement of the Liver and Yellow Jaundice Direct Cause of Death. I I After a short illness of but two weeks’ duration, Robert Case, a well ’ known young man of this city, resid- , ing on Mercer avenue, passed away at r 5:30 o’clock this morning, death being > caused from pn enlargement of the ’ liver, together with yellow jaundice. ’ Mr. Case was employed at the Krick t & Tyndall tile factory. Two weeks ' ago he was forced to take a vacation - thinking that a short rest would im--1 prove his physical condition. He was • not compelled to take to his bed. howr ever, until Tuesday evening, when he r was attacked with a fainting spell. > From then on his condition grew 1 worse until death relieved him of his s suffering early this morning. Mr. i Case was born in Blue Creek towns ship, November 4, 1892, and was the » son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Case. His i. entire life was spent in this county, o In the fall of 1910, Mr. Case was unitt ed in marriage to Miss Effie Strickler, t and immediately afterward moved to !. this city. To this union was born a (Conunueu ou fAge 4)

ft SICK RABBIT Near Hartford City Causes Hoof and Mouth Disease Scare. XRE INVESTIGATING Mouth and Feet of the Little Animal Were Covered With Sores. Hartford City, Ind., Dec. 10 —Evlience of the foot and mouth disease g believed to have been discovered >n the Pierson farm, eight miles northwest of the city Monday, when i rabbit killed by Harry Pierson was ’ound to be suffering with a queer ifflietion which may prove to be the dreaded disease. The rabbit was brought to this city Tuesday afternoon by Mr. Pierson ind taken to the office of Dr. R. E. Wise, where an inspection, not yet completed was made. Dr. Wise states that he does not believe it to be hoof and mouth disease hut would not be ible to definitely say until Wednesday. The mouth of the rabbit was affected with sores and the bottoms of the eet were also covered with sores of m unusual nature. The feet were cut off and placed in a glass jar and will ’>e placed through a series of tests by he veterinary to ascertain the na‘ure of the affliction. Mr. Pierson dated Tuesday that he had killed hunIreds of rabbits on his place but had -lever encountered one afflicted like he one killed Monday. The rabbit was killed with an axe, teing scarcely able to move about. Mr. Pierson had a shipment of hogs •eady for the market Tuesday but hese were ordered held, until the dis-' oase is diagnosed. inlmhSit A Burlesque Favorite Faces Trial in Indianapolis This Afternoon. AN OLD ORDINANCE Will be Tested Out in Case —Court Room Filled With Spectators. 1 Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. o—(Specialo—(Special i to Daily Democrat) —More than the usual number of spectators were in I police court this afternoon when the' bailiff called the case of Lottie Oats. The room was filled, and many of the spectators had already seen Miss Oats perform on the stage of a local buresque house as “premier danseuse” n an extraordinary dance that tilled ..he theater night after night until Miss Oats was arrested for immoral lancing. This was to be a jury trial, and the attorneys expected to experience some difficulty in finding a jury that would satisfy on the one hand the ministerial association and on the other, the management of the burlesque house. The ministers have aken an active part in the prosecuion ol Miss Oats. Miss Oats was arrested on an ancient ordinance that had seen very litle use. It was enacted in 1869 and .•oncerns public indecency. She was irrested after Morton Cl Pearson, sec■etary of the church federation, had made two demands on the police to itop the performance. Announcement previously had been made by the church federation that it was determined to stop lewd dances. Miss Oats posed as an amateur and said that was her first performance, despite the finished quality of the dance. With her was arrested Ed Sullican, manager of the theater, but he was dismissed on the motion ol the city. No ordinance was found under which he could be tried. — o Miss Barbara Moser of near Berne has written a song entitled “Lovo’s Joys and Sorrows,” which will be published soon and placed on the market. Miss Moser has written a number of songs, poems and maxims.

IT IS BURGLARY. Sayc • Cleveland Judge About Rifling Husband'* Pocket*. A wife has no right to rifle her hus band's pockets while he is asleep and practically commits burglary by so doing. Judge Phillips of Cleveland, <). ruled in refusing a divorce to Mrs. Sophia Ericsson, suffragist and welfare worker, and granted one to her husband, August F. Ericason. The judge declared there was no doubt that Mrs. Ericsson “wore the male ap parel in her home." "Mrs. Ericsson was a good woman and had good mo fives, but she forgot in iter zeal to aid others that charity ought to begin at home." said Judge Phillips. "She put in too much time in the suffragist cause, to the neglect of her home. It is on the ground of gross that I grant her husband a divorce.” Mrs Ericsson testified that she extracted S3O front her husband's pockets whllr he was asleep, but gave it back. o ■. . MEMORABLE DAY Was Yesterday for Mrs. Belinda Dorwin—EightyFifth Anniversary OF HER BIRTH Friends Gave Her a Surprise Call at Home of Son, C. U. Dorwin. One of the fine old ladies of the cit; is Mrs. Belinda Dorwin, who make her home wkh her son, C. U. Dorwin and family on North Second street Mrs. Dorwin yesterday reached th j eighty-fifth anniversary of a long am useful life. The event was made i pleasant and memorable one by > number of her friends, who jave he ■ a surprise call last evening at sevei o'clock. They brought baskets o I good things for luncheon and spen the evening socially with her. Day. of long ago were recal|ed and ther were interesting stories brough forth from a storehouse of many ex periences. Mrs. Dorwin received . number of gifts. Among those wh were guests were Mesdames J. 1 Merryman, Dan Beery, Fred Schafer A. R. Bell, W. A. Lower, Fanny Pc terson, D. B. Erwin, J. S. Coverdah Catherine Thompson, W. R. Dorwin Samantha Dorwin, C. A. Dugan am daughter, Helen; J. S. Bowers, Mis Eli. abeth Peterson. ACCEPTJRIDGES ; Board of Commissioners Conclude Work of Term Until Next Monday MUST FILE CLAIMS On Or Before December 25 If the County Is Indebted to You The board of commissioners con eluded their work yesterday after noon, the final session including th* acceptance of the following ’bridge*which had been repaired or rebuilt during the summer and fall: John Drake. Gilllom, John S. Falk, David Depp, Yost, John Braun, Johnson, Fred Scheuman, John Brown. Miller, Burk, Pine, Phillip Baker, Jimtown and George Weaver bridges. It was ordered by the board that the auditor give notice to all persons holding claims against the county, that the same must be filed according to law on or before December 25th. The iy>ard entered Into contract with County Auditor Baltzell to make up the annual report. F;ed Avery filed a petition asking that because of his disabled condition he be exempted from paying poll tax and that the amount paid be refunded. His petition was granted as to paying poll tax in the future.

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THE COURT NEWS Damage Case of James 1 Touhey vs. L. A. Holthouse Heard Today IN CIRCUIT COURT i . > Wants $2,000 for Damages i Caused When Struck by Defendant’s Auto. Very little difficulty was experienced in impaneling a jury this ntornI .ng for the $2,000 damage case of James Touhey vs. L. A. Holthouse. All members of the regular panel were retained, except Peter Gaffer. Ransom Smith of Berne took his dace. Mr. Touhey alleges in his complaint that on October 31, 1913, while le was crossing the street at the Muray House crossing, enroute dbwn town, a livery automobile, belonging o Holthouse, and driven by Vaughn Murray, which had been standing in ront of the hotel, backed away and lie rear wheels struck him, Touhey, ile was felled to the street and badly bruised and cut, the ligaments of his ip joint torn, the right arm broken. ■ ruised and crushed al the therwise injured, disabling him for everal months and rendering him i-r---..pable of freely using his arm and egs. Mr. Touhey alleged that aliicugh blind, he had made the trip own town for five years, being nearly >ve hundred times, without injury, nd he knew the walk well. He alleges hat he stopped to listen and failed o hear any notice sounded by the auomobile. D. B. Erwin is his attor,ey. Heller, Sutton & Heller and Peerson & Moran appear for the defendint. The trial will continue into tonorrow. Mary M. Shanks vs. Alonzo Shanks, lefendant ruled to answer absolute in ive days. In the case of Clarence Clay by his text friend, Cassius M. Clay, against Valter D. Cross, to rescind for an auomobile returned to him by the laintiff, the evidence in which was eard some time ago. Judge Smith ias returned judgment for the plainff Clay, against Cross for $270.17 and :osts. Linton V. Numbers qualified as uardian of John Zs tus Numbers, milor heir ot Mary S. Numbers. In the estate of Samuel Lohmiin, a verified showing was made by tho legtees as to the indebtedness of the e- - Special Judge Hartford in the intertrban receivership case allowed $3 - 00 for receiver's services and $2,000 or liis attorneys, in addition to Corner allowances, the same to be in .art payment. Real estate transfers: George D. .imenstoll to Sophia Schwartz, 40 -.cres, Preble tp.. quit claim deed. 6.66; Ezra Zimmerman to Trustees ’leasant Dale cemetery, realty in Cirkland tp„ s4l; Clara E. Burger to lomer Gause, lot 278. Decatur. $1600: Idward J. Leonard et al. to Grang C. Smith, lot 74, Decatur, SSOOO. 0 ERAKEMAN LOSES EYE. H. B. Benjamin, Clover Leaf brakenan, injured two months ago when a tortion of a torpedo struck him in tho ight eye. destroying the sight, underwent an operation for the removal of he ball at the Palmer hospital at, Frankfort. Benjamin had hopes <jf tavlng tlie sight and refused to allow he physicians to remove his eye folowing the accident. A large magnet tsed in removing steel and other fordgn particles from the eye was tried ipon Mr. Benjamin, but as the metal was neither iron or steel, the magnet was of no use, ,, , „ ENJOY FREIGHT CAR. The hobos and also some of the j voting boys from about the city are t naking good use of the old freight ars formerly used as a home for tho ; foreigners who worked for the Erie, i Are the people living in the vincinity c of those cars to be bothered this winter as they were last? Young men I who have good homes stay in those ca±.—-Contributed.