Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1914 — Page 1

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make a gain OF TWO MILES ■ ) Allies Press Forward With 1 Desperate Ferocity i n i Belgium and Alsace. — :i ' I held accountable I I Great Britain Must Make Financial Restitution to f American Shipping. , v Paris, Dec. 29,—(Special to Daily I Democrat) —A gain of more than 2 I miles in Belgium, violent bombardment by the Germans on the allied positions along the main road from 1 Roye to Amiens, recapture of lost trenches after violent charges and counter charges and substantial gains in the Alsace district electrified Paris today Despite the snow and mud covering the field the fighting was renewed today with ferocity according ' to the official statement. Washington, Dec. 29,—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —No American cruiser ever threatened to bombard the port of Tripoli, Syria acording to a cable to Secretary Daniels from/’aptain Oman, commander of the U. 8. cruiser North Carolina. It was the Russian cruiser Askolt which threat ' ened the bombardment, Oman report- •' td. c ■ 1 c Washington, Dec. 29—(Special to e Daily Democrat) —This government s intends after the war to hold Great r Britain to strict nonetary account for j any violation of rights to American - 1 shipping. President Wilson made this c emphatically evident today in discuss- « ing tlie dispatch of a blanket protest c to England against transgression if J American maritime rights. Financial s restitution will be demanded. He held that this note was not a threat to Great Brltian. t li London, Dec. 29—(Special to Daily ' Democrat) —Great Britain will give i the most careful consideration of the t protest of the United States regarding t the holding up of American shipping, t It was stated that while officially the t government still has no knowledge of > what the United States desires, the 1 text of the statement has already been 1 communicated to the foreign office by < the British ambassador at Washing- I ton. Arrangements have been made t for Amhbassador Page to present the 1 note to'Sir Edward Grey. It will at t once be referred to the cabinet t for consideration. Most of the newspa pers print a summary of the Ame-i- • I can demand without comment The Evening Star, however, displays the I story under large headlines and characterizes the development as "serious views.” There is no desire here to J embarass shipping unduly, but the government has determined that neither Germany nor Austria shall receive aid. It is believed here that i the answer of England will be ,a promise to do everything in its power to obviate the causes of complaint. but . whether there will be a promise to change the present tactics is something that officials decline to discuss. There are plenty of indications that important war developments may be looked for almost immediately. One is the Dardanelles and Constantinop’e. Reports from several points indicate that the combined Britisli and French Mediterranean fleets are at the western entrance of the Dardanelles, ready ’’ for action. — _ ‘ CENTURY MARK REACHED. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 29— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Th/ century mark was reached today in the arrest of Terre Haute officials by deputies of the United States marshal's office. With the arrest of four men the total was brought to TOO. E. E. Talbott, acting mayor since the arrest of May or Roberts, was arrested in Terre Hause and gave $5,000 bond. Georgi Ehrenhardt, member of the board u W'orks, was arrested and gave $- bond.. Hilton Redman, son of Judge Redman, of the Vigo county coutt. time here from Casey, 111., where oc was spending his vacation, and arrested, being released on l ' l bond. Four men who have been hem in the jail were released today on -5» ='oo bond. They were a part of the original number arrested in th? l’"' !

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CLEM KUNEBAL - ri,e funeral m>wi» whose death C ' e ® Hei ' “ ay " Veni »‘ u resunT Stt,Ur ’ >' p urs' nufferim. , ‘ or 11 thr «< > were held this r< " M tub '“ r, ' ul osis, frwn 8 LTv n 9 'ho Rev. j H B , ( a 'ho>ie church. " ur "" was made inX ° ffi( , ia,ln *’ cemetery. The Km > S ' Josp Dh of Which the 1 R,S Os Co,un ’hus. attended the funeral" iiTV ’ ,lP,nbpr ’ hers O s t | )e . . a body- Membearer, a ‘ B ° M.II ~o — NOT| CE, ben HURS. Tho Hen Hur Aid win i Thursday evening a o” T™* Mr. and Mrs rn 8 ‘ P llome nt street cL ‘ “T"” 011 '' 011 A "ams .1.7,0?“ J secretary. ARM ISJROKEN R °y Miller, Standard Oil Agent, Slips On Ice And Breaks Bone OF RIGHT WRIST — 1 Fred Bonke.Sr. 111-Miss Mary Patton 11l Os Typhoid Fever Roy Miller, local agent for the Standard Oil (’tympany residing on North Fifth street was another victim of the icy pavement. He had gotten off his wagon near the Sam Hite grocery at 7:30 this morning, when he slipped and fell. One bone of his - right wrist was broken, and the in-' jury was exceedingly painful. Mr.' Miller has two teams going for the company, and has also employed an I extra man, J. R. Miller, who was ini charge of the wagon when he was injured, so his disability did not occasion any delay in the work. C. H. Hayslip, of the Smith & Bell traveling salesman force, was brought home last evening from Marion, where he suffered an attack of avute indigestion. He relt the effects of the trip much and was very ill, but is better this morning. The attack came upon him in the bath room of his hotel at Marion and he fell to the floor unconscious. When he revived ne had difficulty in summoning help, but finally did so. and was given every care. He was much bruised in the fall, but not seriously hurt. The attack is the first of the kind that he. had had. The accumulation of gas in. the stomach and its effect in crowding' (Continueo on fag« Twot o MUY BULLETIN Issued by the Weather Bureau Office Posted at the Court House. AT THE EAST DOOR - Gives Good Local as Well; as General Forecast of the Weather. just to test your observing powers -How many have ever noticed he. fine "weather bureau” reports posted i daily at the east courthouse door 0.. ° a ’ Fverv afternoon about j o'clock City Mali Carrier W. £ •'* I**— 'daVbut'it is good until 7 o'clocs m “’ w T ';,' way, just custodian Js 77. • t ‘“ l M ’X natne , ? h ey have been posted so. tendent- T . attracted ( several weeks ana much “ttentton. are nuite . Th e forecast an but , pensive, being not general.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, December 29, 1914,

ME CUTTING ICE Annual Ice Harvest is Now on in Full Blast Among the Local Dealers. FILLING the houses Center Will Complete Harvest Today With About 4,000 Tons on Hand. hag been a good many years since the local ice dealers and those who have put up a quantity each season lor their own use have been able 'o got it this early in the season, and the oportunity to fill their houses with such a fine quality. The harvest has been going on in full blast for nearly a week, both on the river, and at the Steele park The ice is from ten to eleven inches thick, and clear as crystal. Among the firms and dealers put ting up ice this year is the Center lee Cream company, Lichtle & Pennington and Mrs. Ed Johnson. Conter has been cutting on the river for the past tew days, and if the present progress is not stopped by the rains both houses, holding about 1,000 tons each, will be filled before night. The two houses at Steele’s park, also holding about 1,000 tons each, have already been filled with the clear lake ice. When the four houses are completely filled 4.000 tons will have been put up by the Conter company. They had about fifty men working day and night on the harvest. Lichtle & Pennington and Mrs. I Johnson will also put up a few thou- , sand tons.

1 I COUNIT AGENT: The Farmers of Adams • County Want Appoint- ' ment of Such ( t A NEW OFFICE < 2 y Created in Interests of Ag- ® riculture by the Last c f Legislature. c a t The agriculture districts of Adams \ county are becoming interested in the ' ! establishment of a "county agent" for a Adams county. This office was creat- v ed by the 1913 legislature, and several a of the neighboring counties have such. Several residents interested in agri- I culture have spoken to County Super- | intendent E. S. Christen about taking steps to secure one, inasmuch as the for an agent is filed with the colly board of education, of which Mr. Christen is president, by reason of his office. Both Wells and Allen counties have county agents. in these counties the matter was pushed by the banks and the county school superintendent. ( I According to the act governing the ' appointment, it is required that twenty or more residents of a county who Jare interested in agriculture shall file the petition with the county board of education, together with a deposit of SSOO to be used in defraying the expenses of such agent. The county board of education shall file this petition thirty days with the county ( council which body shall appropriate annually the sum of $1,500 to be used l in paving the salary and other exIpenses of the agent. The appointCt of the agent shall be made an- 1 dually by Purdue university, subjec. Im the approval of the county board a |of education. When the appointment t l,‘ be en made, there shall be paid I , h e county from the state fund, « Zn; a! p^^ n; ' :at^ r T" : be ; tv to cooperate with farm si -Ar- - z s clubs and con es Pnt of S g- g moVprnen ' d e ountry to give o riCU ' tUr ! farmer" ou practical farm adViCe and aid the county superin- D problems an teaehsrs J

* culture and domestic science. ’ There are several Adams county hoys now students in college, who would soon be eligible for appointment to the office, o TO GIVE A CANTATA. The Bolk> M. E. choir of the Bobo M. E. church will give a cantata New Year’s night at the Methodist church at Pleasant Mills. An offering will he taken, halt of which will go to each church. D. 8. Colter will act as director of the choir. Everybody is invit- . ed. -— — NEK YEAR’S SERVICES. There will be services held at the Reformed church on Thursday evening at 7:15. Student Harvey Burkett, from Berne will preach at this time. German services will be held on Triday morning at 10 o’clock. A cordial welcome awaits you at these service,. — —oHOLDEN WEDDING

Will be Celebrated Tomorrow by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wietfeldt. A BIG DINNER In the Evening — Coup'e Aged 73 nd 70 Years Respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wietfeldt, aged 73 and 70 years, respectively, prominent residents of Root township, will celebrate their golden wedding tomor-

row afternoon, and evening with appropriate festivities. A big supper will be a feature of the entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Wietfeldt have nine children and all of these with their families will be present, except Mrs. Louis Zwick, who lives in Nebraska. Brothers and sisters of the couple will also attend, and about sixty will b? entertained. The occasion of the celebration of fifty years of happy life together is one that rarely falls to the lot of man and wife, and the anniversary is always one worthy of the grand observance that will be given this by Mr. and Mrs. Wietfeldt. The children of the aged couple are: Fred Wietfeldt, Mrs. John Berning of Allen county; Mrs. William Christlaner, Adams county; Mrs. I-ouis Zwick, Nebraska; Mrs. Fred Witte, Hoagland; William Wietfeldt, Michigan; Henry Wietfeldt. Allen county; Mrs. Herman Knipstein, Fort Wayne; Otto Wietfeldt, at home. Mrs. Wietfeldt was Miss Melcher before her marriage. o FIRST RAILWAY In Indiana is Recalled by U. P, Writer in Scanning Old Record OF STATE LIBRARY First Strip of Track Built in 1834 —Other Followed Over State. i (Prepared by the United Press from ' Records in the State Library) . , Indianapolis, Dec. 29,—Special to , Daily Democrat)—Hoosiers who in ■ the past week read of the state re- i ceiving a fee of $300,000 merely for allowing Indiana railroads to file their papers for a giant merger within the state, can dardly imagine the time when Indiana had no railroads. This situation existed, however, until 1834. when an experimental strip was con- I structed IVi miles in length near < Shelbyville. ’ Governor Ray in 1830 in his roes- t sage to the legislature advocated cor- 8 tain lines within the state. He sug- i gested connecting the lakes with the t Ohio river by means of a railroad j from ’He Detroit river across Michigan and thence to Louisville byway I of IndianapolisBut later promoters chose to make 1 Madison the terminal. As a result s Madison had a remarkable growth 1 (Continue on Page Two) 1

NOW OUT OF DEBT Is Congregation of the Rev. N. E. Vitz at Defiance, Ohio. THE MORTGAGE NOTE Was Burned Sunday at the Fourth Anniversary Celebration. Herman Sellemeyer returned yesterday afternoon from Defence. Ohio, where he spent Sunday with his son-in-law and daughter, the Rev. and Mrs. N. K. Vita. Sunday was a big day for the church of which the Rev. Vitz is pastor—the St. John’s Reformed congregation. This celebrated the

fourth anniversary of the dedication of their new church. On that occasion the mortgage note was burned as a demonstration that the church is now out of debt. The mortgage was some $2,500 or $3,000. The congregation and its societies are very progressive. Besides paying the church debt, they made and paid for ■ about S4OO worth of improvements on the parsonage this fall. .Another progress in the field will be the separations of the Defiance and Sherwood congregations, to be effected in January. A fine program was rendered on Christmas Eve and in the distribution of gifts the pastor ams family ( were liberally remembered. Mr. Sellemeyer was accompanied home yes- ' terday by his daughter, Mrs /its. and ' children. Mrs. Vitz was formerly Miss 1 Emma Sellemeyer. 1

CLINICAL WORK . —— ■ i In the East—Dr. Frank Mann Will Leave for the East Friday. FOR TWO WEEKS Wife Will Accompany Him There for a Visit With Friends. Dr. Frank Mann, son of the late Joseph Mann, of Root township, now in the Mayo-Clinic, Rochester, .Minn., will arrive here Wednesday to join his wife, who lias been here for a holiday visit with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Daniels, of Sixth street. Saturday evening or Sunday morning Dr. and Mrs. Mann will leave for a two weeks' ■astern trip. They will visit Boston and New Haven, and other eastern cities. Dr. Mann goes to take clinical work in the interest of his department in the Mayo Clinic, and will visit the laboratories of Harvard and Yale, among others. While he is studying in the interest of his proession, Mrs.* Mann will visit with friends. She expects to call on Harriet Hill Hayward at Georgetown and (Iso on the Rev. and Mrs. Karl Thompson at Boston. The Mayo Clinic gives the doctor a trip of this kind each year Both he and Mrs. Mann are delighted with their honyi at Rochester. The climate is very delightful and alhough the temperature falls mucn lower than here, the air is of such a nature that the intense cold is not 'elt so keenly. The thermometer on Christmas eve registered thirty degrees below zero. Mr. and Mrs. Mann were married last spring, Mrs. Mann being Miss Velma Daniels before her narriage. She was for several years r teacher in the Geneva schools. GOOD SHOW ON SATURDAY, That favorite novel of long ago, “He Fell in Love With His Wife.” will soon see the footlights of tnis city when it will play an engagement nt the Bosse theater on Saturday, January 2. matinee and night. The dramatic rights having been acquired from the E. P. Roe estate, have been completed by H. S. Sheldon, the author of "The Havoc," as played by Henry Miller. It is estimated that since 1886 over a million and a half copies of E. P. Roe's famous novel have been sold, and the play, "He Fell in Love With His Wire,” is just as good as the ] book. Saturday, matinee and night. [

* JNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. My sun, Bud, whut wurks un a nuscpaper run down a false death report an' found th' man alive and kickin' . and perflckly well. He lied hed a kold th’ week before an' sumbuddy hed seen his lawyer go past th’ house about thet time an' supposed thet lie wur: a-goin’ there t’ make his will. Sumbuddy started ut thet lie did make his will and then sumbuddy else sed ' thet he hed died and so on. None uv which wuz true. An' that's th’ way half th' false rumors go. ■ " — 1 -o 1 ■— — WILL NOT MEET. The St. Vincent de Paul society lias indefinitely postponed their meeting and pastry sale which was to be held Wednesday. The annual election of officers has also been postponed o COUSIN IS DEAD I 1 Edward Bevelheimer, Fort r i Wayne Police Lieuten- 1 t ant, Succumbs <■

TO TYPHOID FEVER ‘ 4 i Was Cousin of County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke and Well Known Here. Edward Bevelheimer, lieutenant of the Fort Wayne police department, who died yesterday morning after a ' short illness of typhoid fever, was a 1 cousin of County Clerk Ferdinand : Bleeke of this city. Mr. Bevelheimer'father being a brother of Mr. Bleeke’ti '

mother r Mr. Bevelheimer was born In Mon \ roeville January 26. 1875. but went t > Fort Wayne with his parents when lie was quite young. Had he lived until next January 26 lie would have been forty years old. He Is survived by his widow, who was formerly Miss Lottie Martin —and three children Ralph, Helen and Mildred. He was well known here. Mr. Bevelheimer had been a member of Fort Wayne's police department for nine years and a year ago was made a lieutenant as a merited promotion for his faithful services. ' * On February 12, 1906. he was appoint ed a night patrolman and traveled a beat until the following July, when he was made a night patrol driver. A'., his own request he was returned to patrol duty shortly afterward, this ; time as a member of the day force i with a down town beat. In the latter , capacity he made countless friends, 1 and his advancement to the lieutenan - cy last January was a popular one. ELECTION_ HELD . Pythian Sisters Elect New i Official Staff—Mrs. Wilson Lee is Most EXCELLENT CHIEF Mrs. Sam Hite is the Installing Officer—A Capable Staff. The Pythian Sisters last evenin.,', elected the following staff of officers I for the ensuing year: Most Excellent Chief- Mrs, Wilson I Lee. Excellent Senior- Mrs. Frank ('ar- ■ roll. Excellent Junior- Mrs. J. M. Miller. I Manager—Mrs. J. L. Kocher. i Mistress of Records and Correspondence—Mrs. Lydia Shamp. i Mistress of Finance—Mrs. Charles ■ Elzey. i Protector Mrs. B. E. Miller Outer Guard- Mrs. Emerson Bear ers. i Installing Officer- Mrs. S. E. Hite, Pianist Mrs. Burt Hunsicker. GENERAL MANAGER RESIGNS St. Louis, Dec. 29.—(Special to the Daily Democrat ) - Henry Miller gen- , era! manager of the Walutsh reilrond . has handed his resignation to become < . effective January 1 according to an i | announcement made here today. «

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THE COURT NEWS Portion of the in Thimler Divorce Case Was Heard. FAILED TO COME Did “Tango” Steve-Port-land Lawyers Here Today in Damage Case. — - i Special Judge R. H. Hartford <rf Portland was here yi-sterday afternoon and overruled the motion of Hartford School township for a new trial of the case of Architect Osc.ir Hoffman in which he was recently given a judgment of $625 for services in making the plans for the proposi d new Linn Grove school. Exception to the overruling were taken by the defendant.

In the divorce case of "Tango” Steve Thimler vs. Nell Grove Thimler. set for today the plaintiff. Stephen Thimler failed to show up. in default, the prosecuting attorney was ruled to answer the defendant's crosscomplaint, and filed same. The evidence was heard in part. The defendant is asking tor a divorce on h»r cross-complaint. Sheriff John Hoff of Auburn, wl o has been to Richmond on business, stopped oft here for a short visit today with Sheriff T. J. Durkin. L. I). Jacobs of Berne, who will be deputy for Sheriff Ed Green, who

takes liis office tile first of the year, ■was in Decatur today on business Mr. j Jacobs will spend the several days uui til then acquainting himself with the 1 duties of the office and be ready for active work January 1. He is prepar* I >ng to move to this city and is making < arrangements for securing a private residence, instead of occupying a part i of tlie jail residence. , Real estate transfers: Della F. Fetzer to Thomas W. Bess, lot 228, Decatur, $1000; A. P. Hardison et al. Io Rachel Grove, lot 136, Geneva, SSOO. I The case of Robert P. Earles et al. vs. diaries H. Spauley et al. has been set for trial for February 19. Peterson ti Moran for George W. Brewster have filed a quiet title case (gainst ('. Wayland. | The final report of Katharine Snyler, administratrix of the Rachel | Stuckey estate, was approved and the I administratrix discharged. The assignment of notes and mortgages and shares of capital stock, as made by i her, was also approved. I William H. Myers was appointed inheritance tax appraiser in the Charles Reed estate. Jessie T. Mills vs. Samuel B. Palling. damage case from Jay county. Motion by the defendants, Smith A Reed to require the plaintiff to make each paragraph of the complaint more certain and specific, was overruled. Exceptions by the defendants, Smith ■t Reed. Seperatc demurrer by each >f the defendants to each paragraph of the complaint. Q INQUEST HELD TODAY. Emil Baumgartner, aged 18, son of Benjamin Baumgartner of French township, who went violently insane, was brought to this city last evening by Sheriff T. J. Durkin. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly and Marshall Melchi, and was placed in jail for safe keeping. An inquest was held this morning by Drs. S. P. Hoffman and H. E. Keller and Justice G. F. Kintz. A brother, William Baumgartner, aged 21, went insane a year ago in September and was taken to Easthaven for treatment. He was pronounced cured and released from the hospital last April. The insanity commission, after a most vigorous examination, returned a verdict of insanity and advised his admission to Easthaven. SHOE STORES WILL CLOSE. The four Decatur shoe stores will close all day New Year's. The Gass X- Melbers ready-to-wear clothing store will also close. In fact all business within the city will be suspended on New Year's, v