Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 7.

GREETED BY A GREAT THRONG • Is Met at Train by Committee Including Kern, Ralston and Taggart. GAVE SHORT ADDRESS » To Three Thousand People at Richmond—Enthusiasm is Great. i '• ® Indianapolis, Ind,, Jan. B—(Special to Daily Democrat) Half playfully, half earnestly. President Wilson told three thousand people at Richmond this afternoon that this nation Is heeding waat is £jione of your business” Europe affairs In place of this he counseled seiiou deliberation >u America's business, its future and its part in the of mankind. The nation, he said, must maintain its equilibrium; it must face the problem of the future now [that the administration has endeSpred to break the shackles on bnsfipss. The speech was preliminary to liis speech here this afternoon, setlfor three o’clock. The president was greeted by an immense throng l was hustled through to a automobile by the committee, cfesisting of Senator Kern, Governor jlalston and Thomas Taggart, STILL GOIIiG SKY HIGH. Chicago, 111., J«B—(Special to the Daily Democrat)-lAt noon wheat was quoted at $1.40% May and $1.26’4 for July. At thimime there was no indication of On the other hand buyers stißwere in the majority. At 1 p. m.,wimat had gone to $1.41% for May 1)4 July to $1.26%. New York, N. Jan. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat)- May wheat sold at the compared, with ■Mfierday's price at $1.47%. NOT ON SPtCIAL TRAIN • Indianapolis, 8, —(Special to Daily Democrat»Positive word was received today fta- Donn Roberts, mayor of Terre 'Haute who is under federal indlctmenlfor conspiracy, was not on the presMent's train last evning. Roberts bcßrded the 6:15 train while the presidißt’s train left at 7 o’clock. Presidjiit Wilson adhered to his resolve toj speak extemporaneously, therefore no outline of his speech can be given. •""’"W't' — WILLSHIR® TO REBUILD The half block? of buildings recen'ly destroyed by fire at Willshire will soon be rebuilt, pie: ter than before. Already Messrs. BCulley and Christy have- arranged to build brick business blocks there and one ether of the losers will do 90 in a few days. It i« likely that the fire will prove a good thing excepting for the loss, for it will mean a more beautiful and a be'ter business block ui.uwayo SELLS INVENTION. Ralph Hart, the Geneva young man, who last summer invented and patented a gasoline smoothing iron, is in the city the guest of Jesse Kelly. Mr. Hart has disposed of his patent to the Sad Iron company of near Columbus, O , for the neat sum of $5,000, and has signed a contract with the same company for the position as demonstrator of the iron. - vy l " 1 — o— SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. »E Galveston, Jan. 9—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Confir,mation of the latest |international complication in the Mexican situation was received in a cablegram bom Vera Cruz. General Carranua was stated to have annulled all concessions of land, forests, and water granted in Mexico since December 1, 1876, promising to return this wealth to the townships. Greet foreign and American oil, lumber and power interests are affected. APPOINTS TAX COMMISSIONER. Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)--Governor Ralston this afternoon appointed T. D. Scales of Boonesville, Warrick county, to succeed Dan Link as state tax commissioner.

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WILL BE A REVIEW Dennison, Ohio, Jan. 8, — (Special to • Daily Democrat (—Speeding west ward I enroute to Indianapolis, where he is expected to deliver a highly significant speech. President Wilson passed through here this morning. The president's address will be a review of democratic achievements in answer to the critics and will sound the opening gun of the coming campaign. The President will avoid all questions regarding the war. • o THE STORK’S STOP. A daughter was born yesterday to ' Mr and Mrs. W. T. Long of Line street. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Long of Line street, ment of the Herald. THE COURT NEWS » 1 Alice Buffenbarger Wants i ( Another Divorce—Suit In Fort Wayne I 1 H. BUFFENBARGER I Is Defendant-—Carl Murphy ! Must Pay SSOO to Wife, I Mary Murphy Alice Buffenbarger, of Fort Wayne, former Mrs. Alice Foughty of Decatur wants a divorce again. The defendi ant is Henry Buffenbarger, who was also divorced when he married her. The case was filed in superior court i in Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says: “The couple were married May 9, 1913, and sep--1 arated November 1, 1914. The charge is cruel and inhuman treatment “which the plaintiff does not care ' to set out in the complaint.” Phil B. Colerick is attorney for the plaintiff ff. Judge Smith today rendered judgment against Carl Murphy, against whom the jury returned a verdict that he fraf alently married Mary B. Murphy. A judgment of SSOO is given Mrs. Murphy. Os this, SSO is to be paid 'n thirty days; SSO in sixty; SIOO in six months; SIOO in two years; SIOO in 3 years; SIOO in 4 years, the payments to bear interest. County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke has i received from the state accounting ■ board, the report of the examination I of his books for the year 1913, as made . recently by Accountants John Boyle [ and L. D. Hutchins. The report is a good one and shows only two slight errors made. One is for S3O, which lie failed to collect for a transcript in tae Faylor-Studabaker case, this amount . not being included in the footings [ which were added by the present clerk from the fee book notations made prior - to his taking office. This sum has now i been collected from the parties in the > case. The second error was for $12.1J i for witness fees which were not coiI lected in the Meyers horse damage : case and which the parties in the suit . will pay eventually on demand. In case these could not have been collected, from the parties interested, Mr. Bleeke would have been the loser, but luckily the parties are responsible and he will not suffer by failing to charge - enough fees. > o t FINE POY AT STEWART HOME. 1 A fine eight-pound boy baby arrived 3 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John - Stewart on South Third street at 9:25 r Thursday evening. The youngster is the second child and boy in the Stewart home, and the parents and Meredith, the ten-year-old brother, are much elated over the arrival of the i new-comer. He has been named Max William. Miss Lena Hossman. a traini ed nurse, from Berne, is caring for i mother and babe and they are doing - nicely. i- ;, WILL SPEAK AT MEETING. i A telegram was received in this city t this morning by Miss Fanny Frisinger 1 that Professor Rothrock would come here Friday, January 15, to address the members of the Adams County Alumni association of Indiana university. The occasion of the meeting is the observ--1 ance of the ninety-fifth anniversary of I- the founding of the state university. I. The meeting in this city will be held i- at 8 o'clock at the M. E. church and x everyone interested in educational work should be there. /

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 8, 1915.

FOR NEW YEAR Decatur Cemetery Association Elects Board of Trustees. AND THEIR OFFICERS Fifty-three Burials With Ten Removals from Other Grounds in Year. Stockholders of the Decatur Cemetery association held their annual meeting last evening at the office of Dr. J. S. Coverdale and elected the following board of seven trustees: Sylvester Spangler, Solomon Linn, M. Kirsch, John Niblick, James H. Stone, J. W. Teeple and J. S. Coverdale. The board then elected the following officers: President, Solomon Linn; secretary, J. S. Coverdale; treasurer, J. W. Teeple. The report for the year is interesting. Fifty-three people were interred in the cemetery in the past year, and the sexton had ten removals from other cemeteries. From the sale of lots was received $39, and from vault rent, year; while from single graves there was received 39, and from vault rent, $2. Expenditures were $1,648.16. This includes a loan of $628. The net assets, exclusive of ground, and personal property about the house is $2367.70. The year has been quite a good one, seeing many improvements abuot the grounds. WAS BUSY YEAR For Recorder—sß3 Deeds Recorded Involving Sum of $1,390,579. WERE 604 MORTGAGES The Consideration Being $1,185,378 — Statistical Report Made. County Recorder Andrew Welfloy and his assistant, Miss Rose Voglc- , wede, have completed the recorder's annual statistical report, to be sent to the state board of statistics. The year has been a very busy one. The report follows: Warranty and quit claim deeds, including executors,’ administrators’, commissioners’ and guardians’ deeds, 580; consideration, $1,284,410. Sheriff's deeds, 2; consideration, $6,159. Auditor’s deeds, 1; consideration, SIO.OO. Total, 583; consideration, $1,390,579. Number <)' one dollar consideration deeds, 75; consideration, $75. All other miscellaneous papers filed. 290; consideration, $561,397. Mortgages on farms, 259; consideration, $933,484. Mortgages on city property, 136; consideration, $139,008. Sch.ool fund mortgages, 12; consideration, $9,902. Chattel mortgages, 168; consideration, $97,604. Mechanic’s liens, 129; consideration, $5,380. Total, 604; consideration, $1,185,378. Release of mortgages on farms, 301; consideration. $594,318. Release of mortgage on city property, 119; consideration, $92,253. School fund releases, 13; consideration, $11,669. Chattel mortgage releases, 82; consideration, $66,602. Mechanic’s lien releases, 24; consideration, $3,927. Total, 542; consideration, $758,769. , o— PUBLIC K. OF P. INSTALLATION. The officers recently evicted by the Knights of Pythias will be installed at : a public service next Thursday even- . ing. A banquet will be given at six I o’clock at the K. of P. home for the I members of the lodge, their wives and 1 friends. The banquet will be fifty cents a plate.

TO VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)-—Representative, Mr. Scott of Indianapolis, republican, tod; y introduced a joint resolution calling for all Indiana representatives in the senate to favor the proposed amendment for woman suffrage. Representative Branniman also introduced (t caucus resolution calling for 68 employees. Last year the house employed over 200. The committee on employment is as follows: Thomas, chairman: Sayre, Coons, Denniston, Reeves, Davis and Tonkel. o ATTEND PRESBYTERY Rev. W. H. Gleiser and C. J. Lutz representing the Decatur Presbyterian church went to Fort Waynp today to attend the Fort Wayne Presbytery meeting at the Westminister church. This meets to act on the resignation of the Rev. W. H. Gleiser. 0 BUSINESS BOOKS Ten Volume Set Secured for the Decatur Public Library for Use of THE BUSINESS MEN Treat of Various Departments of Business—Also Business Magazine. A set of books secured especially for the use of tile business men, is a ten-volume set entitled “The Library • of Business Practice,” and the books are now on the shevles of the Decatur public library. The business men and public in general are invited to use them. Witli the books was secured a monthly magazine, “System.” or “The Magazine of Business,” that will be a valuable monthly supplement to the books. The volumes treat of the following divisions: Business Management. Industrial Organization. Buying and Hiring. Salesmanship and Sales Management. Selling Methods. Advertising. Business Correspondence. Credits, Collecting and Finance. Accounting and Office Methods. Costs and Statistics. o THE HORSE SALE Season For Decatur Horse Sale Company Opened Here This Morning WERE MANY BUYERS But Bidding Was Slow-Tw’o Hundred and Fifty Horses For Sale The Decatur Horse Sale Company opened its season today with a well attended horse sale at'the sales stable on First street. There were ab | t two hundred and fifty head of horses for sale. Although there were manv buyers, the bidding was somewhat slow. E. S. McNabb of Ashland, O. a noted stock auctioneer was in charge The sales will be held every two weeks. The sale brought many visitors into the city and the restaurants and other eating bouses were over flowing at the noon hour. o ARRESTS A SUSPECT. Officer Smitley this morning took into custody a tramp giving liis name as Harry Williams on a charge of vagrancy. The man had been lying around the city for the past three days sleeping at the Krick and Tyndall tile factory. He had in his possession a quantity of cheap jewelry and several razors for which he could not give a satisfactory accounting. He was taken before ’Squire Kintz this morning and was found guilty of the \vagrancy charge. A fine of $5 and costs was given him, which he will lay out, thus gi ving the officers a chance to look after any clues.

BUILDING PLANS Have Been Ordered From C. N. Christen For the New Schafer Block PRESSED BRICK FRONT Will Take Place of Old One and New Block Will be a Handsome One A handsome new block will within a few months take the place of the one recently destroyed by fire for the Schafer Hardware Company. Mr. Fred Schafer, head of the company, and one of the old timers in business in this city, yesterday afternoon gave the contract for preparing plans for the new buildings to Mr. C. N. Christen, witli a request That the work be hurried to completion as soon as posible. The new block will be an attractive one. a press brick front ot attractive appearance, taking the place of the one now standing and badly damaged. This front will be four feet higher than ths rest of the building. It will be a modern block with all conveniences and as near fire proof as possible. The adjustment of the insurance was very satisfactory the Schafer * inpany being represented by Frank Braden & Company cl IndiamVolis. The entire insurance was collected which amount with the salvage will to a large extent repay the loss except for the loss of business for several months. The salvage is now being taken out and will be sold from the Madison street building. o STRONG PROGRAM Has Been Arranged For By the Indiana Retailers Association of State FOR THREE DAYS H. A. Wheeler, Joe Mitchel! Chapple, E. S. Lewis and Others to Speak Indianapolis, Jan. B—The8 —The most inter esting and tlie strongest program in the history of the Indiana Retail Merchants Association has been arranged for the 15th. Annual Convention in indianapolis, the 19, 20 and 21 of Jan uary, according to announcement today. The prominent men on the progran are H. A. Wheeler, ot Chicago, Joe Mitchell Chapple of Boston. E. St Elmo Lewis of Jamestown, N. Y., John A. Green of Cleveland and George E. Green of Chicago. Mr. Wheeler is Vice-president of the Union Trust Company, Chicago and past president of Chamber of Com merce of the United States. He was one of the first selected for a place on the Federal Reserve Board. He will talk on the present banking system. E. St. Elmo Lewis was formerly ad vertising and sales manager of th" Burroughs Adding Machine Company and is now Vice-president and General manager of the Art Metal Coudruetion Company. He is one of the best posted men in business efficiency : n this country. Mr. Chapple is editor of the National Magazine and has t’.ie distinction it is said, of knowing more prominent people in all parts of the world than any other man in America. John A. Green is the secretary of the National Grocers & Butchers Association and George/E. Green is western representative of the Shreaded Wheat Biscuit company. The last afternoon of the convention will adjourn and visit the stale house in a body. o— WILL HEAR THE PRESIDENT. John Heller, a member of the reveption committee, which will meet and escort President Woodrow Wilson Io Tomlinson hall, when he arrives in Indianapolis this afternoon to deliver liis speech, and John T. Myers, who will also see and hear the president speak, left this morning for indianap-j olis.

MAYNARD DURFEE DEAD The many friends in this city of Maynard Durfee of Fort Wayne were grieved to hear of the young man's death which occurred at liis home yesterday, from tuberculosis. The young man’s father Geo. Durfee is well known in this city coming here nearly every week as a representative of one of the manufacturing concerns of Fort Wayne. The funeral services will be hold Saturday afternoon. o ' BEN HUR NOTICE. All Beu Hurs should attend the meeting this evening, which will be an important one. The officers will be installed and if the candidate is present there will be initiation. SONGSAND MUSIC: ' Entertainment of Boyds Will Consist of Songs, Music i and Sketches. I ON MONDAY NIGHT i Second Number of the H. S. Lecture Course Will be Very Interesting. On Monday evening, January 11, at the Bosse opera house the people cf Decatur wil have the pleasure of hearing the Boyds, two of the leading singers ana entertainers from the Redpath Lyceum bureau. They will entertain the audience for an hour and forty minutes witli songs, instrumental music and humorous sketches. This num ber marked the second entertainment to be given under the auspices of the Decatur High school seniors. As vocalists, Mrs. Hoyd is a soprono, Mr. Boyd a baritone. Both are plan.sts. Mr. Boyd is one of the cleverest of readers, and the two present in cos tume, sketches which at once interest and captivate an audience. There are no waits in the program of this company. Rendered with the style and finish, one number follows another until an hour and forty-five minutes have passed. It seems, however, but forty-five minutes to the au , dience. The voices of the Boyds blend beau tifully. They have studied and suny together since they were children an i their musical repertoire is almost un limited. The readings range from th« i heavy dramatic and oralorial num hers to the humorous. The sketch 'Mrs. Gadabout's Busy Day,” present i ed by the Boyds occupies forty min • utes. The program is as follows: PART I. 1 Piano— Lustipiel Opera Overture i Keler Bila, (four hands) —Ernst Henr Boyd. Voice —“The Gypsies,” Brahms—Mr and Mrs. Boyd. Voice—“lt is Enough,” Mendelssohn (oratorio-Elijah)—Ernst Henri Boyd. Reading—" The Perfect Tribute,” An Jrews —Ernst Henri Boyd. Voice —“The Return, Caro Roma (song cycle. The Wandering One)— Blanche Ferman Boyd. Reading—Humorous Group, selected —Mr. Boyd. PART 11. ' “Mrs. Gadabout's Busy Day.” (A Duloguo Comedietta.) This sketch is c<ie of the severa’, presented by tlie Boyds. It is full o life and go from the very. beginning, introduce tlie irpst laughable situations, yet givi' | ample opportunity for the artists to show their ability u rightly interpreting characters. Thessketches are strictly high class, written especially for the Boyds, and giv en in pleasing costumes. Voice —Popular Medley. Group ot Old Familiar Songs, Concert Duet- “ Adieu.” — LIVERY AND FEED BUSINESS. William J. J. Bell, known to Ills many friends in Bluffton and Craigville as Billy Bell, is planning to embark in tlie livery and feed business at Craigville. Mr. Bell has purchased the property of Amos T. Mollenhour which was sold at sheriff’s sale recently to satisfy a lien held by Billy’s father, Vince Bell, of Craigville, and got his deed for it this week. The conI sideration is named as $1,816.43. Ther > is a large barn and a store room cn the premises and the new owner ' plans to occupy the farm witli his new 1 business and has given an option on tlie store room to a Craigville gentle man, who is contemplating engaging ■ in business. —Bluffton News.

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HAD A FINE TIME G. A. R. Public Installation Service Was a Grand Event. W. R. C. POSTPONED Cols. Fordyce and Shackley Played With the Grand . Army Kitten. The G. A. R. hall was filled last evening with a large number of the friends of the G. A. R. and W. R. assembled to witness tlie joint public installation of tlie officers of these two unions “Old Glory” was manifested in the bunting and flags used in decorating and the hall was a very cheery place. Commander William H. Myers presided until the installing officer, B. W. Sholty took the stand. Tlie following officers of the G. A. Rk took their obligations: Post Commander—W. H. Myers. Senior Vice Commander —S. B. Forryce. Junior Vice Commander —J. B. Jones. Sergeant—G. B. Cline. Officer of the Day—D. K. Shackley. Quartermaster —F. F. Freeh. Officer of the Guard —Samuel Chronister. Chaplain—J. R. Parrish. Patriotic Instructor —J. D. Hale. Adjutant—T. R. Mallonee. Sergeant-Major—B. W. Sholty. Sergeant Quarted master —Daniel Kitson. These officers are the same who served so well last year, being reelected. Preceding the installation, the Christian church orchestra furnished music and played several times following, during the program. The service was also opened with a prayer by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Methodist church. In behalf of the W. R. C. Mrs. Sam Chronister took the platform and stated that this order would be unable to give its installation last evening, because many of the members and offi-cers-elect were ill, and others were taking care of tlie sick. Their installation will be given a week from last night. There was much disappointment in the postponement of the event. Tlie newly installed commander, W. H. Myers, then gave a very good address, and this was followed by the singing of "America,” by the assembly, Miss Celia Andrews serving as organist. Another prayer was given by the Rev. Stephenson and Miss Alta Teeple recited in a very excellent manner, tiiat fine old poem. "Tlie Blue and tlie Grey.” Rev. Benjamin Borton of the Christian church was ill and unable to give his talk. The Rev. Stephenson gave i fine address that was much appreciated and enthusiastically cheered, and another reading, "What Have the Privates Done?” by Miss Alta Teeple was good. Miss Lucile Smith, who was to have given a reading was called away from the hall before her place came on the program. A song by Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune was very pleasingly given and heartily encored. Previous to tlie rendition cf the program, Commander Myers announced that tlie audience was asked to linger at the close, as a surprise, the nature of which he did not know, either, was to lie given. This was said to be the ningling of the "sweet and the sour ind much wonder as to what it would ;e was expressed. Wonder was even greater when at the dos,', Commander Myers announced that "Colonels Sim Fordyce and D. K. Shackley would play with tlie Grand Army Kitten." They walked majestically to the rear end of the room and sallied forth with a large basket. There was much apprehension as to whether it was a tame kitten or wild, whether its claws were sharp an 1 some even thought it might prove to be the "G. A. R. goat.” They were assured otherwise, and it was found later that the kitten made a delightful purring noise like a sack full of candy and apples. Each one present was given a treat of candy .and apple*, and thn evening closed with a general good social time. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. ire certainly royal entertainers and it was good to be there. o — John C. Augsberger and William Schwartz of French township, wero business visitors here today.