Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1914 — Page 1

Volume XII. Number 302.

BOMB DROPPED BY AEROPLANE I German Aviators Cross the ( North Sea and Make At- ■- tack on Dover. — < f f STILL ADVANCING 1 ' German Troops Recapture Towns—Make Steady Advance in Poland.

London, Eng., December 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A bomb w:n dropped on Dover by a German aero- I plane today. Having evidently crossed the North Lea from Belgium the hostile craft circled over England's famous port and dropped the bomb which exploded in a garden, made off to sea and escaped. The statement issued from the war office stated that ' no damage was done. The German craft was pursued but escaped in the fog. The war office declared "One cf the enemy’s aeroplanes was seen over Dover at 10:55 this morning. A bomb was dropped but no damage was done. The areoplane flew out to sea followed by a British aircraft but the pursuit was unsuccessful.” Ixmdon—This is really the second 1 attack on Dover by German aero- < planes. Mail advises from .private | sources received recently told of the appearance of two areoplanes of the enemy over Dover. Nothing of this first attack was permitted to he cabled from England. New York, Dec. 24, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The following arc extracts from cable statements from Carran .1 and Villa received today by the U. P. Villa was formerly the most devoted adherent of the first chief of the constitutionalists. “Villa is surrounded by the military elements who supported Huerta and hie triumph would be equivalent of a triumph of the Ciempificos—Mustinau Carrana” shall struggle without rest until 1 see the peace of Mexico realised and the principles of the revolution established’’—Francisco Villa. Amsterdam, Dec. 24,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Austrian coast bat teries have succeeded in sinking a submarine of the allied fleet according to a statement today.

(By Von Weigand) General Headquarters of Eastern | German Army, Dec- 24,— (Special tc Daily Democrat) — Field Marshal Von Hindenberg, Germany's greates ( military commander gives his men the credit for the victories. "With troops of the courage and enduranci cf my army, 1 must succeed" was the statement of the famous leader to day. ‘‘lt would be untimely to say that the Russians are completely beaten. They are fighting bravely and well”. The German general declared there would be much harder fighting In the campaign against Warsaw but he had the utmost confidence ci final success. Louden, Dec. 24— (Special to Dail) Democrat) —A bomb dropped wit.iit four hundred yards of the famous Do ver castle. The bomb was aimed at the castle. Great holes were torn in the ground and windows were smas.i ed. Tokio, Dec. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Parliament today rejec ed the request of the cabinet -or in cieased appropriations to enab e government to maintain a ! ‘‘ army. As a result it is expected the cabinet will dissolve parliament morrow and trust to a popular e tion. This is due to the °P inl ° n pressed that the country cannot . the additional burden. Many tear that the government intends o send troops to Europe. Berlin, Dec. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —After several t ays ing, Mlawa has been recapture . Germans. It was in this region that the Germans were rft,ulsed r prussia and withdrew beyond the eas frontier, Athens, Dec. 24— (Special t 0 Da J Democrat)—A French des. r . * day bombarded Uie (Cct’vnueu ou

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In Indiana According to Report of Rainfall from Washington. ONE THIRD NORMAL Bloomington Suffered More Than Others—Supply is Short Elsewhere. Washington, Dec. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Various cities in Indiana. notably Bloomington, which suffered as a result of unusually dry weather duing November, will he interested in the report of the United States weather bureau issued by tin department of agriculture. It states that the average amount of preciplt ation for the state, 1.07 inches, was only about one-third of the normal for the month. “The deficiency was more pronoun' ed in the northern and southern coun ties than in the central section.” th' report states, “and varied front some what over 2 inches in the former to about IL inches in the latter." The snowfall for the month was •n---■onsiderable. There was an abnor .ttally large number of clear days with bright sunshine, with the weather generally favorable to cutside work The mean temperature was 4.8 de ;rees, which was 1.4 above the normal or November, though the temperatire around the 20th closely approach.jd those of the severest November on record. — o —

WEDBIRG CHIMES Adam Schafer Claims Miss Vida Stoneburner As His Wife ■ 111 "■* WED LAST NIGH'I -■ ■ ■— In Own Nicely Furnishec Home On Decatur St.Other Weddings — I Last evening at seven oilock their own nicely furnished home o Decatur street, was solemnized tb wedding of Adam < Vlda St ° De Tof *e « in “Xb of groom and brid beC ° nlln e white carnations, at tl W T The guests remained for tl ' e with the newly married co ’ eVt ’ nin !alcious lunch was serve > pie and a d known al Both are popular a T) ? groom is a g olDpan y, and tl ■ employed at tl c bride has also been of M 1 PlaC M Jjlcob Schaler ot the nor y and Mrs. T))e brlt i e is a par l ° £ th ,' Mr ' an d Mrs. Abraha daughter ot Ms treet . B o; StOn S-t and perso y arP ° aw 11 Hked. ~ a lity an" * ( '““•'J J,",r. bom »

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, December 24, 1914.

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The above is the first picture, showing the results of the fifty thousand dollar fire which occurred early Thursday morning in this city, when the Schafer harness and hardware stores were totally destroyed in one of the fiercest conflagrations ever known here. The front walls stand though the interior and rear is entirely burned out from cellar to roof. The“X” signs in picture mark the territory burned out. This picture was taken at ten o’clock Tuesday morning by Moser & Williams, after the fire was under control.

TEST WAS MADE! Death of Miss Agnes Seai bold. Well Known Here, Found Due to i TYPHOID MENINGITIS LS k : ,i Not to Results of Vaccina- 1 tion—Niece of Mrs. Sophia Johns. o The Bluffton Banner says regarding the death of Miss Agnes Seabold, cf ‘ Bluffton, well known here, where she , r has often visited with her aunt, Mrs. Sophia Johns, and others: ' "Following a post mortem on the . v body of Miss Agnes Seabold after three tests were sent to Dr. B. W. , Rhamy, bacteriologist, at Fort Wayne, 1 a final diagnosis of the cause of the ‘ girl’s death, which occurred ten days , n ago, was typhoid meningitis. "The test shows no appearance whatever of tubercular trouble, and Sno blame could be laid to vaccination, which many thought was the cause of ' the death. The case was a rare one in which the girl was twice a sufferer from typhoid trouble. The attending i£ physicians at first diagnosed the case as typhoid trouble, but when it was learned that she had once suffered from ty /old fever, they were not ready to pronounce the case as such from the fact that typhoid disease m is rarely suffered twice.” ■* — o— —— .AREOCROSS SEAL Brought a Dollar and Fifty Cents at Pleasant Mills at —Highest Price. on M FOR a single stamp le■it Beery Reports Sales—es, . r-v 3FS Effort to Organize PerZ manent Society. jn. • — die W F Beery, who had charge of the die K ed Cross sale of Christmas seals (,u a t Pleasant Mills, reports today that e “, ftvo hundred of the little stamps have > aisnosed of al that place. They ,IP m’ld one record, a single stamp havt,l there for sl-50. which so far tlU ‘ ‘T known is the highest price paid a J ie county during the campaigm M - The E W. France hardware store a F ‘t nlace used ninety-nine seals and | ' " the G 1- Davis grocery used seventy- | a: ” 1 Mr Beery still has a supply of Bth ’ will make an effort to dis-1 year- , to from the territory out- ■»

to those in charge of the work here and show that much interest has beet manifested. Mrs. Heller has written to the state officials of the Red Crossociety and will make an effort ti have a society organized here to fight tuberculosis. If this is done seventy five per cent of the funds can be re tained here and used to fight tin dread disease in our own county. 0 : CHRISTMAS CAROLS. It is the custom in many countrie. for bands of singers to sing Christmas carols on the street as tiie holiday ap proaches. Decatur was treated in measure to music of this kind thi. morning, although the songs given were popular airs, such as “On tin Way to Mandelay,” "It’s a Ixing Way to Tipperary,” and others. The band included three young Italians, and th< music they made was the real kind. One was an expert accordian player, a second was a vocalist with an unitsually fine voice, and the third, a young boy, was a tambourinist. FIRE COMPANY GRATEFUL. Decatur. Ind., Dec. 24, 1914. The Decatur Democrat Co.: Dear Sirs:—The members of th, Decatur fire department wish to ex press their sincere thanks and appro ciation of your liberal donation to us We' want you to know that we fee grateful; and we stand ready at al times to do our duty. But a donatio’, of this kind helps to make us mor* loyal to the cause, for it shows tha our work is appreciated. We earnest ly hope that you or your firm ma; never suffer any loss by fire. Agait thanking you, we are THE MEMBERS OF THE DECATUI, FIRE DEPARTMENT. 0 I CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT. Washington, D. C„ Dec. 24 —(Spec I ial to Daily Democrat)—Justice Lama of the supreme court this afternoo, took under advisement the appeal oi Lewis Marshall lor a writ to certify t the highest court the case of Lee Frank, co'hvicted for the murder o Mary Fagan. Marshall spent twi hours at the home of the justice to day and a decision is expected ti night. Marshall said he asked tlx justice for a writ to certify the cast to the supreme court and also acer tificate of doubt which he said was it >rder in case a certificate of appea’ was granted. o— _ SUED FOR DIVORCE. Chicago, Dec. 24—(Special to Dail? Democrat)—Robert Fitzsimmons, for mer heavy weight champion, was no’ the champion husband as was testified today in a suit for divorce filed by his wlte Fitzsimmons came home drunk, threw bottles at her. kicked her o’, the legs, threatened to shoot her nix’ pulled her hair. A CHRISTm4s SPIRIT. Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Municipal Judge Daniel Beebe, fairly exuded Christ j ‘mas spirit today. Instead of aentenc-j ing three vagrants to the workhouse the judge concluded they looked hungry and took them to lunch with him I at a well known restaurant.

GETS PROMOTION Walter Plew Returned To Gary to Become Cashier of THE FIRST NATIONAL Was In Charge of New Bank at Des Plaines, 111., for Two Years Friends of Emma Hoffman Plew. wife cf Walter L. Plew, will be interested in hearing of Mr. Plow’s promotion and their removal to their former home town Gary. They resided at Gary after their marriage Mr. Plew being employed in the First National Bank at that place. Twc years ago, Mr. Plew was transferred o Des Plaines, Illinois, being sent there to take charge cf a new bank started by tiie Gary Bank. Mr. Plew has now been promoted to the position of cashier of the bank at Gary vhere he formerly was and they nibvid from Desplaines to Gary this last week. The promotion is quite an advance. As they own their own flit at Gary, and have many friends there their return there is a source of muci satisfaction to them. Mrs. Plew b a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hofl man of this city. Her sister, Hopt Hoffman has gone to Elkhart for ; visit with a sister Mrs. L. C. Vander lip before going to Gary to visit will tiie Plews. o FOR NEW YEAR Red Cross Christmas SeaL Will be Appropriate for Greetings. ’OR NEW YEAR’S ■Xn Early Report from the Sales Substations is Desired. "Merry Christmas —Happy New Year.” This inscription on the 1914 Red Cross seal has given an additional Impetus to the Indiana campaign against tuberculosis. "Why not use the seals on our New Year's greetings," asked a well known Indiana club woman the other day. The query was put at a meeting oi social leaders and the response was about as instantaneous as anything could very well he. , Every woman present agreed to con tinue to use the seals after Christmas and to place them on all New Year’s cards. News of the new plan was .flashed to Decatur today and it. Is to (Ceutinuea on rage Four)

GETS BOX OF ORANGES from the Tree* in Her Son’e Yard in California. Mrs. Harvey Harruff received a fine ‘ Christmas box of oranges from her gon, Burt Harruff, of Colton, Califor I nia. They were grown by him on his lot there. The fruit is exceedingly fine. 0 POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE. The postoffice will be closed Christmas day except from 8 to 9 o’clock, I when callers may receive their mail. There will be no delivery by city carriers. but the rural carriers will work as usual. . —o DEATH CALLS TWO Mrs. C. W. McLean, Wife of General Manager of Sugar Company DIED AT HOLLAND Mrs. John Rex, Sr., of Os sian Dead—Mother of John Rex, Decatur. Mrs. McLean, wife of C. W. McLean, general manager of the Hol land-St. Louis Cugar Co., died las. niglit at the family home at Hollane Mich., of heart trouble. Mrs. McLean had been seriously ill for some time She was fifty-eight years of age. Tin husband and four sons survive. Til word of her death was received herby the family of F. H. Hubbard, mai. tiger of tlie Decatur branch plant < the sugar company, Mr. McLean belli Mrs. Hubbard's brother. The funeri will be held Saturday at Holland. D< catur friends of Mr McLean will syn pathice deeply with him in his b< reavement. John Rex received word that h mother. Mrs. John Ilex, sr., of Ossial had passed away this morning. SI was in Hie eighties and had been i'. for some time, her death being c pected for several days past. Hi husband died some time ago, and on’ the two sons—John, of this city, an Israel Rex, of Ossian, are living, daughter, Susie, former wife of Joh T. Coots, of this city, died some tin ago. Albert Numbers is a grandsi of Mrs. Rex. o — NEW LAW COOI State Board of Charitie Reports Favorably on Compulsory Law for SCHOOL CHILDREf* Attendance Officers of Stat; Aid Many and Bring More to School. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 24 —(Specia to Daily Democrat) —The compulsory school attendance law passed by thi 1913 legislature is in the main work ing satisfactorily, according to the re port of the state board of charities oi that subject, made public today. Som amendments are needed, however, a< cording to the board. Since the at tendance officer in the smaller coun ties is also probation officer, tin judge of the juvenile court, the boan thinks, should have a voice in his ap pointment. The county board of edu cation now does the appointing. Tin officer’s pay should be at least $3 i day. instead of two, as at. present, ac cording to the board. These two pro visions were contained in the origins bill. During the past year the 117 at tendance officers (not truant officer!) brought 36,253 truants to school. They aided 9,454 children. These officers conducted '574 prosecutions. The cosl of administering the law was $69. 863.02. Os this amount $42,517.00 win in salaries to the officers and $37.” 346.02 was spent tn aiding the chil dren The cost per capita for ehll dren brought to school was $1.17, and the cost per capita of assistance given was $2.89.

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PLAYED HOT GAME Bluffton and Decatur Basket Ball Teams Mixed it Up Last Night IN LIVELY FASHION Old-time Enemy Took Both Games of First and Second Team Program. Bluffton and Decatur crossed bats at basket ball again last night, and the same Keen interest in each play was apparent, as it was in the days when we were kids. The visitors brought along twenty five or thirty "rooters,” and they were the loyal and sincere kind. The play went on smoothly until the last five minutes of piav, though the locals insisted constantly that the referee was incompetent. Finally the boys on each side indulged in rough playing ami it reached a climax when one of the visitors handled Dwight Peterson, a local forward, so roughly that he was renderAl unconscious. Spectators lost their heads and ran out on the floor and for a time it looked as though there might be something doing not on the regular program. Older and cooler heads finally controlled the situation and the game was finished. Wliile there seems to be no doubt that the referee was by no means an expert, there is also no doubt but that Bluffton lias one of the best teams they ever had, and they can give anv team in tills section a merry chase. Die score for the first teams was 31 'o 22 wliile the local second team lost 31 to 15. Line up First Teams. Decatur. Bluffton. Smith F Staker Peterson F Buckner Lenhart Paisley Fverett G Walmr? Miller Graham . G Moomaw Field Goals Smith. 1; Peterson. 3: Lenhart. 3; Staker, 4. Buckner. 4: Paisley. 4; Graham. 1. Foul Goals — Smith, 6; Staker, 7. Scorers —Walters and Morris. Timekeeper. Peterson. Referee Merriman, of Liberty (’enter. Line-up Second Teams. Decatur. Bluffton. Miller F Kyle Macey F Johnson Brown C McLeod Roop G Cline Gay G Scott Field Goals —Miller. 3: Macy, 2; Brown, 1; Kyle. 6; Johnson. 6; McLeod. 1: Cline. 1: Foul Goals —Miller. 3; Kyle, 3. The Decatur team will play at Bluffton next Tuesday evening and will make an effort to redeem themselves. The Decatur high school team will meet the Alumni team Friday evening, January 1, here. Bluffton lias a good team and it is no disgrace to lose to them. The hall was filled witli basket liall fans and the rooting was the real stuff. o BROTHER-IN-LAW DEAD. Marshal Melchi this morning received a message informing him of the ieath of his brother-in-law, John Hilton, of Convoy. Ohio. Mr. Hilton had been a sufferer for two years from paralysis and complications. A son. Fred Hilton, of Rivarre was at his ’ather’s bedside at the time of the death. Mr. and Mrs. Melchi will go to Convoy Saturday to bo in attendance at the funeral. o ——— INDIANA COUPLES MARRY. Boyd H. Ringer and Miss Bessie Baker, both of Auburn, Ind., were married by Rev. W. F. Jerome at the Episcopal rectory. James B Cook ind Miss Mary L. Tandsey, both ot Fort Justice C. M. Weaver at the court house. Mr. Cook is a construction foreman. LIGAMENTS OF ARM TORN. Frank Gass, of the firm of Gass & Mothers, slipped on the icy pavement last night and fell, tearing the ligaments of his right forearm. He will be disabled for some time. o CHRISTMAS SOUVENIRS. Th* Winces shoe store gave away fin* Christmas souvenir* to its visitors today, the same being in the form of Millar self-feeding match safes.