Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 6.

FEAR GERMAN AIR ATTACK Extra Guards and Precautions Taken by England Against Aviators. EMBARGO IS LIFTED England Permits Importation of Australian Wool to the United States. London, Jan 7 (Special to Daily I Democrat) —Added precaution taken today indicated b< IS-i that an imporgtant aerial raid by (S rmany is expectBbd. Additional me. ave been sent to * the coast guard st: ns. The crews In charge of the aerial guns are on duty ir renewed strength and the po- ■ lice are instructed to enforce to the very letter the regulations. These precautions follow the discovery tint Zeppelins have been cruising near the Straits of Dover, escorted by German ■i biplanes. San Antonio,pb \ Jan. 7 —(Special ’ to Daily Democr; Saltillo was captured today by Get. il Angeles' division of Villistas. according to dispatches from Laved Texas, to the Villlsta newspaper. The Carranza gevernm /t at iCJoMuilla state was force-1 to move headqttart rs to Monterey, which would be die next attacked byAngeles. Copenhagen, An. —(Special to the Daily Democrat)-The Danish steamer Shingols hasjtK n sunk by a mine . in the North Sea and seventeen of her crew drowned. ■rWashingtoßiijJaii. 7,—(Special to Daily Democrat!--Secretary Bryan informed th-SEjgoi'!’ on government through Von Bernstorif today that theft S. in its effort to maintain neutrality will be obliged to refrain from ’ ---ligating charges that American Sam/acturers had be n selling dum-dum bullets to the allies. Paris, '.JaSL*ff,- (Special to Daily Democrat) — Uhim erupted success i 5 claimed by the off. .i! reports from the front today. A determined G- rman aerial raid direct: 1 against Dunkirk and the ammunition and supply bases is reported to |av been defeated oy the fire of the T’r nch aerial guns mounted near Uhat city. In til region between Ljtel the French ar fiery has been successful and has tied up several of theiiGernian main batteries. Wosh'ngtcn, D. C Jan. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat The Gutierre? government has issued a decree autho rining $300,90<. ,000 of 6 per cent bonds to be matured by a federal stamp tax. The object of the issue is so refund and uni’y the various issues made heretofore. Scarborough. BEn?., Jan. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat > The British steamer Alfrcdia was sunk by a mine off here today. Hie crew took to boa's end nine of them arrived here. The captain and twelve others are sti'l missing and steamers have been sent to search for them. S Washington. D. C.. Jan. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The British government this afternoon informed th.-' state department that it would lift the t.mhhrgo on Australian wool to tli< United States on the provision that it would be carried in British bottoms. This also favorably affects hides and skins. The British government will icquireia guarantee against the exportation of raw or manufactured products. The officials were pleased with this action.Sß - o ANOTHER HIGH MARK. K' Chicago, 111., Jan. 7—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Wheat made a tremcndotWr lbDip late today and registered a new high figure of $1.38% f< > May and $1.24% for July. Corn ant 1 oats also advanced. A rush of buying orders in the last forty-five minutes was responsible for the sensational rise. The market was nervous all day. ——°~ A FAVORED SPOT. Gaston, Ind., Jan. 7—(Special to the Daily Deftmcrat I—Early arrivals at the postc.ffice today discovered that burglars had cracked the sate and taken SSO. This is the second burglary in seven months.

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MR. STEURY’S STATEMENT. Several days ago we published an editorial n whoch we mentioned the report that a man living near Berne had beaten ids son because lie wished to attend a Christmas entertainment. The man referred to in the article was Mr. Jacob Steury, who had a representative call on us yesterday and very kindly asked us to say that lie had published bis side of the storyin which he states he has never mistreated his son and that the controversy on Christmas eve was not because ho objected to his going to an entertainment, but because the boy would not tell him where he was going and because lie believed the boy was associating witli companions who had a bad effect upon him. He says he believes he was doing what was best for the boy. _ - 0 THE COURT NEWS Sparrow Damage Case Continued—ls Set for Trial February 22. LITTLE COURT NEWS Julius Heideman Appointed Administrator in Clem Heideman Estate. Company vs. Mathias Miller, a counter showing was made by the plaintiff. The damage case of Albert F. Sparrow vs. The Erie Stone Company was continued at the cost of the defendant. It is set for trial for Monday, February 22. Jessie T .Mills vs. Samuel B. PaulJ- 1 ing et al. Additional third paragraph of complaint filed. Rule to answer. Julius Heideman was appointed, and qualified as administrator of the estate of Julius Heideman. He gave S4OO bond. o GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS Indianapolis, Jan 7, —(Special to the Daily Democrat I—lndiana’s sixty-ninth' r f :eral asenibiy convened at ten oc-' lock for its sixty-cne days session I with the democrats in control. The • democratic state organisation with Na-' tional Committeeman Taggart as its recognised head, was dominate. With J the signs of the time indicating Indiana as the battleground of the coming presidential campaign this session was attended with significance. This was pointed out by the fact that President Wilson who comes practically at the opening of the session to deliver the keynote speech of the campaign. Legislators who approached the state house lifted their eyes to the gold leaf dome and saw with ainariement that the stars and stripes fluttered from the staff up side down and the mistake was corrected. When the assembly convened it followed the program laid out for it by the democratic caucus. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charles H. Bedwell of f I livan was elected speaker of the house. He made a speech in ■ which, he scored the “pernicious lobby,” condemned expensive legislation, ■ and advocated economy in providing house er /loyes. One of the first acts of the senate was to order that ail . bills shall be printed when introduced, I thus doing away with alleged graft in I connection witli "bill factories,” which - sold copies of bills to lobbyists. After - the governor’s message the house adt journed until tomorrow. Both houses will probably attend the president’s address in the afternoon, in a body. o THE WASTE OF WAR. In the current issue of Farm and - Fireside appears a very interesting i collection of photographs showing the 1 wreckage of war as compared with the r fruits of prosperity in peaceful times. - One protograph is of aFrench infantry 1 overrunning the wheat fields in the . Vosges mountain country. Harvesting machines lay idle while the men march down tramping over the crops. Oppoe site this picture is a photograph taken t in the same country, of wheatfields in I times of peace with five large coinbined harvesters at work on the crops, y These photographs are mute but powerful documents against war.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 7, 1915.

AN EVANGELIST O, E. Line of Wilmot to Come Soon to Decatur Church of God on CLEVELAND STREET Meetings Here Will be Continued by Evangelist— Good Success . The Church of God on Cleveland street has closed its meetings for the I present time on account of the expected evangelist, O. E. Line, being en- | gaged yet for the present in a great , revival meeting at his home town al I Wilmot, Ind. A large number have been converted and at his last report from the meeting there was a great interest aroused for miles around in the community. The church house lias been more than filled from night to night. The evangelist is expected to come to Decatur as soon as the series of meetings closes at that place. The meetings here will be continued then and notice will be given later. At the services that were held here there was a good interest among the people and goodly numbers attended. Everybody is welcome, and invited to attend later. —Contributed. to be big event G. A. R. and W. R. C. Arrange for Joint Installation of Officers. FOR THIS EVENING " W* — ’’•ST- - The Public is Invited—Service at 7:30 O’clock—A Good Program. One of events of the year in G. A. R. and W. R. C. circles is the installation of their officers. This will* be held jointly again this year and they invite the public to come and witness the beautiful and impressive ceremony and to enjoy the program which has been arranged to follow the work. The installation begins at 7:30 o'clock F.nd every one Is invited to come. The program follows: Song—Congregation. z Prayer—D. T. Stephenson. Recitation —Alta Teeple. Talk—Rev. Boj-ton. Selection —Christian Choir. Recitation —Lucile Smith. Song—Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Talk—Paul Reinking. A special invitation is given to the ministers from all churches. — —o— — MAY BE BIGAMIST. Mrs. Bird Wilson was given a divorce a few weeks ago by Judge Eichhorn and the decree prohibited her remarrying for two years. A few days ago she eloped to Michigan with Thomas Thornburg r>id they were married there. Will Mrs. Wilson now face a charge of bigamy? This would be the case if her former husband, Henry Wilson, would come back to Bluffton, have his default in the divorce case set aside, and show that his wife should not have a divorce. Os course it is not likely that Henry will ever take this action, and if he should, it would be necessary for him to prove the facts to the court. In remarrying Mrs. Wilson would in one way be held in contempt of court, but higher courts have decided this phase of the case and find that the person violating the order of the court cannot be prosecuted for contempt and the bigamy charge is the only one that could grow out of the case. Summons to Wilson was not given personally but by publication because of Ids location not being known ami this resulted in the order prohibiting remarriage. The Thornburgs are now living on West Washington street. —Bluffton News. o- — Miss Mayme Terveer has returned from Toledo, where she visited over Christmas and New Years with her sister, Mrs. C. R. Uhl.

• A NEW FEATURE. in the thirteenth episode of "The Milliou Dollar Myeter" which will be given at the Crystal theater this even--1 Ing, a new and startling line of operation is entered into by the conspirators in their endeavors to secure the treasure. These new developments are surrounded with many ttnforsecu and startling situations and make the . entire episode the most exciting of any so far given. In addition to this great feature the first of the series of the Beloved Adventurer will be given. This • reel is entitled “Lord Cecil Intervenes.” This is a series which once started you can never miss. Don’t forget that the price of admission is the same as usual, five cents to all. o ANNUAL MEETING Os Woman’s Civic Improvement Society to be Friday Afternoon at 3:30. AT THE LIBRARY Annual Report, and Election of Officers wll be Held— First Year Closes. The first annual meeting of the Woman’s City Improvement society will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the council room at the public library. At this time the annual report will be given and the election of officers held. Plans for the coming year’s work will also be made. The first year of this splendid civic organization is drawing to a close and the year has been a most excellent one for the city. Many reforms have been brought about, public play grounds established, and steps taken toward securing a public rest room for women, a city park and other things. The coming year will see a furtherance of the good work and even greater growth. The organization began with the representation of five woman's organizations of the city and has grown until every woman's organization is now included. geneva's aged Little Town Has Longevity Record —Fiftv-four Over the Age OF SEVENTY YEARS Nine-tenths of the Males Are Civil War Veterans—Oldest Man Ninety-two. Geneva, Ind., Jan. 7—From statistics just compiled it has been discovered that in the corporation here, there-are fifty-four persons more than seventy years cf age. Out of the fiftyfour, nine tenths of the males are soldiers of the civil war. The oldest resident here is Jack Steed, who is nine-ty-two years of age. There are a num • her here over eighty years of age and a good many who are past sevent-fivc. There has not been more than three , deaths of persons over seventy-five i years of age in this town in the past year. _o_— - WAS OPERATED UPON. > Mrs. Barbara Magley, wife of John i Magley, sr., who until a year ago re- . sided in Root township, 4ow living i near Warren, Ohio, was operated upon r this morning at the Hope hospital, Ft. t Wayne, for the removal of a tumor. I Mr. and Mrs. Magley came here last t week and stopped at the E. S. Christen home, enroute to Auburn, where they i visited with their daughter. Mrs. Lew i Houk, before the return to Fort Wayne 1 for the operation. ; X O MOTHERS’ CLUB NOTICE. 1 i Announcement is made that the meeting of the Mothers’ club to have been held Friday evening has been 1 postponed. Announcement of the next r meeting will be made later. The postr ponement is due to the non-arrival jf literature from headquarters.

THE MAXIXE CLUB Will Give Its Opening Dance Friday Evening at the K. of C. Hall. MISS LORIMORE Os Fort Wayne Will Teach the Dances-Get Your Season Tickets. Tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at tlie K. of C. hall the newly organized Maxixe Dancing club will start on its social career in this city. The club was organized a few days ago for the purpose of furnishing amusement to both the young and old. Don’t think that you are past the dancing age. If you do not know how, you can easily learn. Miss Lorimore of Fort Wayne has been engaged to give six lessons, one each Friday evening, beginning tomorrow and ending February 12th. Among the new and popular dances that will be taught by Miss Lorimore will be the Hesitation, the Fox trot and tlie one-step. Beginning at 7:30 o’clock lessons will be given until 9 o’clock, after which a social dance will be enjoyed. Season tickets for the dancing club are now selling at $3.00 each. This also entitles you to the dance afterwards. o - ■ ■■ ■ DISTRICT MEET Os Methodists Will be Held at Ossian March, 2nd, 3rd I and 4th. NOTABLE VISITORS Bishop McDowell Will b I Among Speakers—Conference a Big Event. The Ossian Methodists are preparing to entertain the Fort Wayne district M. E. conference at that place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and it will be one of the largest church events that prosperous little town has ever had the honor of entertaining, and it will bring to Ossian a number of notable visitors. Most prominent among those who will be on the program at the district conference will be Bishops Oldhan and W. F. McDowedd. The latter is to ; preside later at tlie annual North Indiana conference at Auburn. All of the M. E. churches of the Ft. Wayne circuit will be represented at the district conference at Ossian. The Ossian congregation will rededicate their church on Sunday, February 7th. It has been extensively repaired and remodeled and is a handsome edifice. —o MORRIS CO. TO INCORPORATE. The string of a dozen five and ten cent stores of Morris & Company, of this city, are all being invoiced, following the holiday business, and while complete reports of business cannot be told until invoices of all stores are compiled, the business of the stores, as a whole, is known to have been good. While the company has not announced plans in detail members of the firm have stated tliat the Morris Company is to be reorganized into a stock company and articles of incorporation will be filed with the secretary of state.—Bluffton News. o — ELMER BATTENBERG DEAD. Charles Battenberg and daughter, Grace, attended the funeral of the former’s brother, Elmer Battenberg, at Auburn. The body was taken there for burial from Dayton, Ohio, where his death occurred at his home. He was fifty-four years of age, and formerly lived here. He is survived by the widow, who was formerly Miss Susan Ehrhart, and seven children. —. o , ASSOCIATION TO ELECT. The Decatur Cemetery association will meet this evening when the anI nual election of officers will be held.

TODAY GREEK CHRISTMAS. Christmas, which, by the old Julian calendar, falls on our January 7, is being observed by millions of Russians, Greeks and other European people today. Here In America preparj. ti<.ns have been made for observance of the impressive rites in the Gre?k churches and in the homes of the immigrants. The celebration lasts three days, beginning last night with a holy supper, a bountiful meal, with three or four extra plates set at each table. The extra places at the table are a compulsory rite and universally observed. as is the custom of having in every home a replica of the manger la Bethlehem before which prayers are said. This year’s services In America, as elsewhere, are to lie marked by a certain solemnity, because of the great war. Thousands of Greek Catholics in this country have relatives upon the battle fields of Europe. PLAT - GOES IN While Actress’ Heart is Nearly Broken by Message of Father’s Death. A SAD CASE Recorded in This City—Parents Dependent on Children’s Support. Those who attended the shots, “Ha Fell in Love With His Wife,” which was given here recently, would never have known, from her excellent con- 1 trol, of tlie heart-breaking strain tin der which the star actress was playing. ( The tale is one that stories we read , about are based on, yet met with rareTlie young lady, who is about twen-ty-eiglt years of age, lives in Springfield, Ohio, and her aged parents were' dependent upon her and her/sister for their maintenance. The company arrived here for their play and in the , morning the actress received a tele-, gram that her father had died suddenly. He had been in poor health but' |iis death at this time was unexpected. The shock was great to her. But j having no understudy to take her, place it was necessary that she remain here for the evening's performance, rendering her part in the play, adapt--' ing herself to all the various emotions of the character she portrayed, ligut as well as serious, even though her | own heart was nearly breaking over ( her loss. The fact that others were dependent upon her precluded the pos- J sibility of her giving up her part and leaving at once for her stricken home. She was a young lady of excellent apearance and personality, refined and .dignified, and much above the type cf many actresses. o 1 GETS NEW ELECTRIC LANTERN. Latest Gieam in Lights Used by Conductor D. H. Hunsicker. D. H. Hunsicker, conductor on the Fort Wayne & Springfield, has a new electric lantern that is the newest thing out in its line, and one that will j be invaluable to him, for use in making the early morning run. It is a lanten with electric battery, automatically lighten when the lantern handle is raised. Perfectly smokeless, the light can be kept immaculately clean and bright, with minimum care. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Eet's an 111 wind thet blows nobuddy no good. Bill Hepburn, who ez afflicted with chronic insomnia sez he kin indulge in eatin’ hukkleberry pie an’ cheese now and then before goin’ t' bed ’ithout enduring eny more than his usual share of sleeplessness. — o ANNOUNCEMENT. Rev. J. W. Cain, general secretary of t/> Preacher's Aid society, will , speak at Beulah Chapel M. E. church at 10:30 o’clock Sunday. January 10. Everybody invited. JOSEPH GRIMES, Pastor Decatur Circuit. o FUNERAL HELD TODAY. Funeral services for Frederick Bohnke. sr., were held this afternoon i at 1:30 o’clock at the Zion’s Lutheran ■ church. The Rev. Hoffman offleited. I The funeral was very largely attended.

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GREAT MESSAGE — Was That of Governor Ralston Deliverer Today at Indianapolis. TO THE LAW MAKERS Advices Strictest Economy and Recommends Number of New Measures. (By Lew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Today before a’l impressive audience that complete l )- filled the house chambers to overflowing, even the corridors surrounding this part of the building being an ,n---terested mass of people, Governor Ralston delivered his message to the members of the Indiana general assembly. It was a good, wholesome, well tempered message. It was neither radical or ultra conservative, but just the message that one might expect from a chief executive who has only at heart the well being and the improvement of conditions and people of his state. The recommendations made were in themselves safe and sane, and they were made in a manner befitting the chief executive of so great and important a state as is the Hoosier commonwealth. There was co self-laudation of the man or the office the speaker occupied, nor were there any attempts at self glory for the really big things accomplished under his administration. In this the speaker I had the right to say much because seldom is a governor called upon to hold the reins of government in so many | trying ordeals as has fallen to the lot .of Governor Ralston, since the 12th I day of January. 1913. The fifst was I the awful flood which devastated many ■ sections of tlie state, destroying miljftons of dollars in property and taking the homes of thousands of our pie. The suffering was. heart rending, but under the guiding hand of this ' cool-headed executive something like ' fifty thousand dollars was distributed among the needy, thus enabling them 'to rehabilitate their homes, besides 'car load after car load of clothing, furniture and foodstuff was distributed j to tlie many devastated districts. This >-.vas all done without costing the state ■ i cent and now it is hard to find any 'one who remembers that awful flood (and the distress and suffering whicn ollowed it. Following close upon the ' heels of the flood came the street car I strike, when for more than a week he street cars were standing idle ' ipon the streets in Indianapolis, dutJ ng which time life was endangered to •ay nothing of how the public looked ■>n and suffered. Over the protests of his friends and many of his official advisers the governor quietly called in nart of the Indiana National Guard, tnd almost before they were quarter'd and ready fqr their first taste of lard tack, the war ended in a compronise to which both sides of the conroversy subscribed. Then in the latter part of September, without prazious notice or warning appeared the leadly “foot and mouth disease.” Acording to the governor's message the lisease is thought to be under control I f not wholly wiped out in the state, ind that the total cost will not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. So the governor could have entertained the members of the general assembly and the visitors as well, with a bound volume or two upon his accomplishments luring the first two years of his offi■ial life. It is to be hoped that the next two years will not be so strenuous, but we know they will be just an • successful. But it was a splendid message from a splendid man and a sple ii lid governor. ’ We hope that every democratic i newspaper in the state, and every republican newspaper as well, will publish the governor’s message complete. Whether this is done or not, below will be found a simple statement of the rect mimendations made: 1 Recommends the purchase of supi piles and stationery through the board • of printing, binding and stationery. Recommends only the employment of sufficient help to transact the business of the legislature, and that a list of employes and the amounts due them be furnished the auditor of state once (ach week. < Recommends that the secretary of i 'he senate and clerk of the house ini dicate in writing over their own sign:.- ■ tures when bills pass on final reading, (Continues on rage Four). t