Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 5.

CLAIM TURKS ARE DEFEATED Official Russian Reports Say Entire Turkish Army is in Retreat. —I DENY ALL SUCCESSES ■ — German Reports Take Direct Issue With the French Claims of Victory. „ — Petrograd, Jan. 6,—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The positive reduration that the enure Turkish cam- ;■ paign in the Caucasus had failed was made today in an official report. The ' entire army is in disgraceful retreat. I The troops abandoned equipment and amniunitfcn. AU of the reports emphasize the extent of the Russian victory. It is declare! that already the prisoners number 50,000 and tliat a number of dirliotis tire surrounded. Berlin, Jan.lfi- , Special to Daily Democrat) —Official reports from the western front today direct issue with the French claim of important successes along the Meus> and in Alsace. It is stated that wi'le fighting of the most determined haracter is in progress the Germans are regaining the ground previously lost and that attacks along the Meuse near Si. Mihiel have >fAd. IF Vera Crus, Jan. 6 (Special to Daily Democrat)—A Bring squad today finished the career of General Alma:;on, who commanded'the Villista garrison at Pueblo which was taken by General Obregon yesterdu The Carranzistas cn Vera Cruz |pd-'y gave themselves over to celcbraßns the victory. Washington; J), C., Jan. 6 —(Sp l ial tn Dhily bem®rat)—• “Look at Mexico today. A chfcos of fighting faction:., a prey of banditti predatory bands riding through tin country and social organizat | ns. Monarchy is a polite word to apply. 11 fear it is too late to adopt any policy with respect to Mexico military occupation which we all <bhor.” In tdHpianner Senator Lodge of Massachusetts today in the senate summed up cahditions in the warstricken republic. He spoke in scathing denunciation of the administration’s attitude toward Mexico. Berlin, Jan. 6—-t Special to to Daily Democrat) —The German war i f e today charged the French with wanton destruction of tillages behind the Getman battle line The charge was made that systematic bombardment of these villages the French being indifferent to the fa J that they are destroying'the houses and killing their own countrymen. " 0 THE BIG MYSTERY. The thirteenth of 'The Million Dollar Mystery” is docketed for tomorrow’s appearance at the Crystal theater and isl entitled ' The Agent from Russia." This episode develops and even more exciting angle to the deepening mystery and you should not fail to see it. In connection the first of a series of the Beloved Adventurer win be given ent it led “Lord Cecil Intervenes.” Tonight’s show comprises a two-reel feature Kalem entitled “The Vanishing Tribe.” This story is portrayed exclusively by Indians and is greatly inte.esting from Start to finish. A Vitagraph comedy entitled, “A Double Error," in which two brothers and sisters are taken for husbands and wives and in which the Husbands each fall in love with the other one's sister, will complete the bill. The price of admission for both this evening’s show and “The Million Dollar Mystery” will remain as usual, five cents to all. ■'"■i ——o WILL ANSWER WILSON. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois will “answer” President Wilson in a speech before the republican edi tors’ association here January 29. —fg’*""' oMACCABEES INSTALLED The Maccabees' officers, ft list of whpm was published some time ago. were installed last night with appropiiate ceremony. A big supper followed the installation. .. ■ SB®

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' RETURNED TO SOUTH BEND. A special officer from South Bend arrived here last evening and accompanied Raymond Bremerkamp to that city, where a charge of embezzlement has been filed against him as ,thc result Os some altercation over the settlement of accounts with the picture firm with which he had been connected up to a few weeks ago. When notified of the matter, Raymond offered to return to South Bend alone, but was asked to await the arrival of the officer. His friends believe his statement that this is but a matter of revenge on tlie part of a former partner and it is not likely that the result will be serious. A letter from W. F. Kerr, police chief of that city, to Marshal Melchi gave the information that the young man was wanted there. - o MEN NOT WANTED California Warns Job Hunters Not to Come to That Section of Country. MORE MEN THAN JOBS Will Take Qare of Natives Before Travelers Are Given Employment. Recently we have neard of several young men who are planning to work their way out to California expecting upon their arrival there to pick up an easy snap at the Panama exposition, which opens next nioi/.t. Young man .there are no easy snaps, neither in the west, the east, or anywhere else. If you make good you must do it by hard work, perseverence and your own ability. You can do that better right here at home than in the west according to the following dispatch recently sent out from Sacramento: “If you are looking for a job, don’t come I California.” This warning has been issued here by the California commission on immigration and housing. The commission lias just concluded an exhaustive investigation of conditions of unemployed in this state. 11 found there are now in the state thousands more men than jobs, hence this warning to outsiders seeking jobs to stay away. In a special report to Governor Johnson the commission condemns th. practice of floating by which uneni ployed range from one state to another. and urges each community to solve its own problem. The commission announces that California will be given preference in assignment of available jobs. Those coming in from other states will have to look out for themselves. The commission and highway de partments of the state report hun dreds of more applications for work than can be filled. —o JOHN CRAMER AS AN EDITOR. John F. Cramer, formerly of thre city, and a few years ago a linotype operator at this office, will assume the roll of editor: He is to be the editor publisher and manager of “The Indi ana Guard,” a magazine devoted t< the interests of the Indiana Nations Guard. The first edition will be pub lished in February and Mr. Cramer announces that it will be the only pa per of its kind in the country, devot ed to the guard of a particular state Mr. Cramer is a hustler and we cer tainly wish him all kinds of success. i — o- — BUY EASTERN OHIO FARM. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Coleman chang ; ed cars here this morning enroute home to Bluffton from Warren, Ohio i where they had gone to look at land They have purchased a fine farm near Courtland, Ohio, and expect Lc move there about March 1. They like the country very much, the land is verj I level and fertile. Mr. and Mrs. Cole i man went home byway of Fori - Wayne, taking the interurban from i here. o PATIENT AT HOSPITAL. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Egly, accompanied by their son-in-law and daughter, f Mr. and Mrs. J. Borne, went to Fort , Wayne yesterday afternoon on the •2:30 car. Mrs. Egly entered the Lu- • theran hospital for an operation performed this morning at 8 o’clock.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening,January 6, 1914.

DEATH MESSAGE Announces Sad News That t Mrs. J. E. Ellsworth is Dead in California. 3> • SON STARTS WEST I 3 Will Try to Reach California r in Time for Funeral— A , Details Unknown. [ Mrs. J. E. Ellsworth, for many years a resident of this county, died very suddenly Monday afternoon at 3:30 I at Glendora, California, where the family has lived since a year ago last October. The sad news was received in a night letter, which was not re- ■ ceived by the son, Edward, who lives just south of this city, until late yesterday afternoon. He left last night for Glendora, telegraphing his father, in hopes that he may arrive in nine for the funeral services. The mes- « sage received here did not give the particulars simply stating that deathhad come after a short illness. Mrs. Ellsworth had not been in good health ’ for some years, the family moving from here to Fort Scott, Kansas, twelve years ago, and a year ago to California in hopes that she might improve, yet the news of her death caused a shock to the many who knew I her here. Mrs. Ellsworth was born t and reared in this county. Her maid- , en name was Elizabeth Darkless. She was aged about sixty years and is ' survived by five sons and two daughters. The family lives at Glendora, ’ excepting Edward, of this place, and two sons who live at Fort Scott. o > WILL PAY IN FULL Good Management Makes it Possible for City to Pay Entire Assessment l ON FIFTH STREET Annual Reports Are Filed With Council —Year 1914 Was a Good One. The year 1914 was a prosperous one > ’or the <)ty of Decatur. > With the splendid management and > jfficient service which the city of Decatur got during the past twelve months through her different public officials, the year 1914 proved to be me of the most advancing and prosperous years in the remarkable history of our fair city. Evidence of tins fact was clearly shown at the regular ession of the city council held last evening. It was the first meeting of he year and everything done since January , and up to December 31, (914, was made public. As a further iroof that the city was on a solid filancial basis the council passed a resolution ordering the entire payment of the city’s assessment in the matter of the Fifth street improvement, imounting to $5,362.69. to be paid at i once. Had it not been for the ecolomical way in which the city affairs were administered, it would have been necessary to issue bonds bearing six per cent interest, thus putting an exTa burden on the people. Every member of the council w r as present and the session opened with he reading of the minutes of the previous meetings. Upon motion these f were approved. The annual report i of the secretary of the Decatur fire iepartment, giving the names of the o officials and also those of the men emC ployed, was filed and spread of rece ord. \ As property owners along the Market ipreet sewer and also along the I Waring sidewalk had signed waivers o against their assessments, asking the right that they be allowed to pay them in ten years, with interest at 6 per cent, a resolution ordering, the city clerk to issue improvement bonds to i- the amounts set out in the waivers, r, was passed and adopted. The amount t in the Market street sewer waiver e was placed at $108.74, while that in i- the Waring sidewalk improvement was r- placed at $77.12. The resolution ordering the pay-

' rnent of the city’s assessment in the Fifth street Improvement was then passed and adopted. The annual report of the city health officer which is given in full in an- ■ other part of this paper was read and placed on record. A resolution pertaining to the macadamizing of the Oliver Jackson road was also read and placed on record. W. J. Archbold, former city treasurer. then presented the council with his letter pertaining to the shortage settlement which he made last week with the present treasurer. The let- , ter in full is also printed in today's Democrat. The street commissioner’s annual report was placed on file and upon motion referred to the street and sewer committee. It was moved and seconded that the judiciary committee look after the fContinueu on Page 3) — o FIRST VISITORS As a Big Delegation at Fort Wayne Tabernacle Services was DECATUR CROWD Fifty-Eight Attend-Special Interurban Car Takes Them to Ft. Wayne. Fifty-eigiit pasengers were on the special interurban car that left the Decatur station at six o’clock last evening bound for Fort Wayne to attend the Lyon tabernacle evangelistic meetings held there, and.which began last Sunday. Os the Decatur delegation. thirty-one were men and twentyseven ladies. There were four ministers in the company and representatives of all of the churches of the city. The Decatur delegation was the first big visiting -body to attend the services. Special seats were reserved for them in the tabernacle, and they were royally received. The evening was one of great uplift and much enjoyed by the visiters. ■ — oPASTRY SALE'SATURDAY. Mrs. T. B. Robison will hold a pastry sale at the ga« office Saturday afternoon. There will be plenty of good homemade cakes and the like. (, EAGLES' NOTICE. All Eagles are requested to be present at the meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock prompt. Special business of importance will be transacted. - o TO GIVE SHOW Rebekahs Will Have Benefit Play at Crystal Friday January 22 TO SHOW HOME OF I. O. O. F. at Greensburg In a Special Reel—Excursions Discontinued The Rebekahs held their installation of officers last evening, Mrs. Sadie Miller serving as installing officer. The lodge has decided to give a benefit show at the Crystal theater Friday evening, January 22. One of the special reels at that time will show the I. O. O. F. home at Greensburg. The grand lodge has decided to discontinue the excursions to the home, which have been events of the grand lodge meetings in Indianapolis, and take this way of showing to the members over the state what the home is like. The reel is being sent o'jt over the entire state and the Decatur lodge had a difficult time in securing it at this time. o GEO. STEWART HOME BURNS The comfortable farm home of the late George Stewart, two and a half miles northwest of Wren, Ohio, was burned yesterday afternoon, causing > heavy loss. John Everett of this city was at Wren, when the word of the tire came to that place.

’ GOES AS PIANIST 1 i Miss Iris Robinson With Flying Squadron, a Tem1 perance Organization. ;TO MAKE TOUR < - » For Week or so, Trip to i Take Them Into Western States. a The Muncie Press contains tlie following item concerning Miss Iris Robinson, niece of Mrs. Dallas Hunsick- . er and Mrs. B. E. Miller, and who is . well known here, having formerly liv- ' ed in Decatur, as well as visited here on several occasions since removing from here: ; "Miss iris Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Robinson, residing on South Meridian street, and a well knokn young musician of the city, left this morning for Terre Haute, where she will join tlie Hanly division of the Flying Squadron, a I temperance organization, and travi 1 with them for a week or so. Miss Robinson received a telegram from I tlie ex-Governor of the state Sunday evening, asking that she join the company at Terre Haute, and travel with them as pianist at a handsome salary. “Miss Robinson attended Oberlin college at Oberlin. Ohio, and is well > versed in music and there is no doubt . but that her efforts will prove successful. She is widely known as a vo- . calist and pianist. In February she : expects to return to her music work i at Oberlin. Her employment with tlie . temperance organization will take her ■ far into the western states." o - NOT SATISFIED i Former Treasurer Archbold Appeared Before CouncilLast Evening. TO PRESENT CASE Protests Against His Affairs Being Closed Until State Board Reports. A week ago a special session of the city council was held at which time R. C. Parrish, who was about to ' retire as prosecuting attorney .reported that he had through an attorney, representing W. J. Archbold, for mer city treasurer, effected a settle- ! ment. which he believed tlie best possible under all circumstances. He reported that a check for $302.39 had been paid to him by Mr. Archbold, through tlie attorney, and had been turned into tlie treasurey of the city. So far as we know there was nothing about tlie report to discredit Mr. Archbold in any manner, but that gentleman seems to think differently, for he appeared in person iast evening before the council and read the following statement which was duly filed: “Decatur, Ind., Jan. 4, 1915. ‘To tlie Mayor and the Common Council of Decatur, Indiana: “Gentlemen:—in a report of the proceedings of your last meeting. I see that R. C. Parrish has advised you to accept his report and the $302.39, which I paid into the city treasury as final and in full for all claims the city has against me. Your • having accepted his report without , knowing the full truth or having my [ side of the case, I hereby protest I against this unwarranted procedure ■ for the following reasons: i “First. The state accounting board • has just finished auditing the city > books and there is no reason for clost ing accounts before they have time to report. Second. There lias never been any dispute about the $302.39 salary which I earned and was beaten out of a through a technicality of the law and f political revenge. I was the only one s who was hounded about excess salary, j when there were others involved with v me. and if they get justice instead of ? law, they should be left alone. I “Third. You should not accept polit-

1 leal slanders as a business transa°tion. “Fourth. You cannot close this affair with discrepeneies in my accounts amounting to $571.22 without an intelligent accounting. Mr. Parrish admits that there have been corrections made that lie is ignorant of; therefore, you should wait on tlie report of the state accountants. "Fifth. You have no right to discharge a claim of $571.22 on the ground that the statute of limitations has run against some of the charges contained in the amount. I have never claimed the benefit of any such law. Mr. Parrisii has taken poor advice. as any school boy knows better, for there is one year yet of the limit, and I do not intend to stoop to dirty technicalities and commit a robbery because other people are low and dirty enough to do so. (Continued on Page 3) REPORT IS FILED Annual Reoort of the Citv Health Officer is Filed With City Council. NUMBER OF DEATHS Is Given at 72—Total Number of Births is Placed at 129—Other Notes. The annual report of the city health officer, Dr. H. F. Costello, was filed with the city council last evening at the regular session and the total num ber of births, deaths, cases of contagious diseases and licenses to sell milk were given in full. The report is » very interesting one and is as fol lows: “Decatur. Ind., Jan. 5. 1914. "To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Decatur, Ind.: “Gentlemen: —I herewith submit the annual report of the city board t»! health for the year 1914 for your con sideration: “Total number of births during 1914 was 129; male children, 71; female. 58. “Total number of deaths reported during year was 72; males, 40; fe males, 32. “The diseases and accidents <•••« these deaths were reported as follows: “Typhoid fever, 6: tuberculosis, 7: pneumonia, 5; bronchitis, 2; scarlet fever, 1; cerebral hemorrhage? 4; an gina pectoria, 3; arterio sclerosis, 3; cancer, 3; hemorrhage of stomach, 1; myocarditis, 3; Bright's disease, 4; in fluenza. 3; Hodgkin's disease, 1; or gauic heart disease. 2; heart failure and disease due to old age. 1; acutt progressive bulbar paralysis. 1; en docarditis, 2; shock from burns, 1; shock from injury on railroad. 1: acci dentally struck by train, 2; cerebro spinal meningitis. 1; suicide by pistol shot in head, 1: diabetes. 1; anaemia 1; paralysis, 1; pernicious anaemia 1; exhaustion. 2; general peritonitis 1: mitral insufficiency. 1; premature births. 6; convulsions of unknown origin, 1. "Total number of contagious diseases reported during the year 1914 were 96: Typhoid fever. 48; scarlet fever, 29; smallpox, 5; measles, 6: diphtheria, 2; chickenpox, 6. “Total number of applications sot licenses to sell milk issued during the year 1914 were 35. “There were 143 cows examined and veterinarian’s certificates stating that they were free from disease were filed in my office during the year 1914. “The above is a complete report of the records of the city board of liealtn as taken from the books of record in my office for the year 1914. “Respectfully submitted. “DR. H F. COSTELLO, “Sec’y City Board of Health.” — 0 CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD. The funeral of John Sommerville, ■ 70, of near Geneva, was held at Hartford City today. His death occurred I Monday night at the home V Ralph ’ Gregory, three miles northeast of Ge- - neva, of senility. The deceased had • been an inmate of the soldiers' home at Marion for a number of years and r had been visiting relatives at Geneva i when he was taken sick. r —— - -» — l JOINT PUBLIC INSTALLATION. > i -i.lipa vi 'e— The public is invited to the joint t installation of officers oi the G. A. 11. F and W. R. C. Thursday evening at the G. A. R. hall The good program, an - nounced heretofore, will be given I

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BEST CITY OF SIZE IN STATE Mayor Christen Honors Decatur With Above Tribute in Annual Message. 1 ——. I WHAT WAS DONE Big Improvements Have Been Made in Past Year —Recommendations. Mayor C. N. Christen personally delivered ills annual message before the city council last evening and indeed is is a message that Is certainly worthy ot note. In it he states that every person who is just, patriotic and fair-minded will agree with him that Decatur is "The best city of its size in tlie state." And we can’t get away from this highly fitting, but well deserving tribute. Look what improvements have been made within tlie past year and then at tlie soud basis upon which the city stands financially. Tlie debt has also been reduced to $32,000. Mayor Christen also gives a number of good recommendations. which, if they were followed would add much to the beauty and progressiveness of our city. The report follows In full and every citizen should not fail to read it: To tlie Common Council of the City ot Decatur. Indiana: Gentlemen: —Complying with the law, which makes it my duty to mak» you a financial report and such recommendations for the coming year us I may deem expedient, I herewith submit you my report: You have now finished the first year of your term of offic| and I believe you have done the best possible under the existing conditions. Remember, that in transacting the business of the council, you are answerable to tlie citizens of this city for your every action. Therefore, you should thoroughly investigate everv ■imposition coming before you. leavng out all personal prejudices, trying to do right and justice to all, and deeding as your conscience dictates, you will surely succeed and will always 'eel right toward every one. During the year you contracted for >r had done by the city the following mprovements: Brick pavement, stone curb, and cement sidewalks on Soutli Third street, in East Adams street and on Fifth street. The Floyd Acker and the Market itreet sewers, the Meibers street (rain. Waring. Sether and Jefferson street sidewalks and tlie improvement of Tenth street. On these improvements the city had o pay the sum of $8,808.04. By orders from the public utility ■ommission, you have installed a new set of books for the electric light and .vater plants and new books in the ■ity treasurer's office. This necessiated tlie appraisement of the two ilants at a cost of SSOO and the books it a host of S3OO. You have paid $2,425 on the new fire department building and have bought new fire hose at a cost of $260. You installed a track and scales to handle coal at a cost of $350, and pa'.l he balance on the reservoir at tho waterworks plant, amounting to $920. Besides these improvements you have paid $4,000 of the city's bonded indebtedness. This makes a total expenditure for 'mprovements and bonds of $17,713.84, and leaves the city's total indebtedness at $32,000, which is in bonds, as follows: $20,000.00 refunded bonds, at 4',-i per cent interest. $10,000.00 refunded bonds, at 4>Xj per cent interest. $1,000.00 city bonds, at 8 per cent interest. $1,000.00 refunded bonds on tho north Ward school building, carrying 4 per cent interest. Decati','.'. today, is in the best fin % rial condition it lias been in for twen- : ly years, with a waterworks plant appraised at $134,152.32, and an electric light plant at $53,916.04. cash values, and an indebtedness of only $32,000. After carefully considering thrt financial condition of the city and taking into consideration the street and sewer improvements and the good substantial public buildings. I heliev that there is not one person in this City, who is j%»L patriotic and fairI (Continued on Page 3)