Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 11.

TWO GERMAN SHIPS SUNK Submarines Attempt Raid on Dover Harbor But Are Sent to the Bottom. , SEVERE FIGHTING Continues East and West of Soissons—ltaly Shaken by Earthquake. I— Paris, Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)- —Severe fighting for position in the vicinity ofjStur, 132 and to the east and west of Soi :scns continues. This continues despite the fact that the weather conditions show little improvement. Tih French have been compelled to givW up some territory to the east, but at no point have they relinquished i>osltions if importance. Rome. Jan. 13—$nieei;il to Daily Democrat)—Reports outside indicate that the earthquake Wl|icli threw Rome into a panic early today and destroyed a number of buildings! caused loss oi life. It is reported that in Tereto a small town, eighteen “were killed. Tiic shock was severe oplide of the city and has interrupted (telegraph communication. Vienna, Jan. 13 —|£(p>scial to Daily Democrat) —The war office declared today all efforts pf tile Russians to force passage of thwNaida river have • been repulsed with ffeavy losses. All day yesterday the jSfsians tried, but at no point were they able to carry their pontoons far |b(om the banks The Austrian ardßHhr packed the Rus sian columns inflicting heavy Finally the Uussianwretired leaving hundreds oi dead gSjwounded. London, Jan. to Daily Democrat) —It is rcßOrod that two German submarines Jhfbidi assayed a raid into Dover harljlof, were sunk., LUMBER ON WAY For Decatur’s Big TaberK nacle for thelHoneywell Revival. COMMITTEES MEET Outlook is EncouragingMore Committees Named for the Event. The outlook for Decatur's big tabernacle services, which will be conducted by the Honeywell evangelistic party for five weeks, beginning February 21; is very encouraging. A meeting of the finance, budding and executive committees held, brought forth excellent reports. The building committee reported that the lumber lor the big tabernacle, which will be erected on the Niblick lot, south of the court house, is now on the way here, and will arrive soon. , The finance committee reported that they are getting along well in their line, and other commiiees brought gc»yi reports. A number of new committees were named as follows: Entertainment—Daniel Sprang, I)r. C. R. Weaver. J. C. Patterson. Publicity—J/hn T. Myers, Charles Colter, John Schultz. Music—Jesse Sellemeyer, Della Sellemeyer, Dr. Fred Patterson, Ed.ia Hoffman, Harvey Segur, Mrs. E. il. Shoemaker, O. P. Mills, Mrs. E. A. Beach, Mrs. Schumaker, Mrs. John Potter, Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Dr. O. L. Burgener. Two members from lie Methodist church will be reported later. ——— o — MRS. EGLY DOING WELL. Emil Egly and Miss Zella Egly went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on their wife and mother, a patient at the Lutheran hospital. She is recovering very nicely since her operation.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT’

BIG MYSTERY TOMORROW. The fourteentli episode of “The Million Dollar Mystery" will he given as usual tomorrow afternoon and evening at the Crystal theater. This episode is entitled “Tracked by the Secret Service,” and is an extraordinary fine one. The second story of the Beloved Adventurer by the Lubin company will also be given, entitled “The Untarnished Shield.” In addition with these three reels a Ford-Detroit weekly will be given. This weekly depicts all of the latest industrial news, educational pictures and current events. This evening’s show comprises a tworeel feature by the Kalem company, entitled, “The Ex-Convict,” and an Essanay comedy entitled “The Snakeville Sleuth." The price of both shows will remain as usual, five cents.

CLERK'S REPORT To State Statistician Interesting—Were 179 Marriage Licenses ISSUED IN YEAR Thirteen Divorces GrantedEleven Were to Wife— Other Court Figures. The annual report of County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke and his deputy, L. L. Baumgartner, has been completed and is ready to mail away to the state statistician. The report contains some interesting figures. The total number of civil cases filed was 265, while 178 were disposed of. Nine were venued to other counties, while 24 were received here on change of venue from other counties. There were seven children’s cases in juvenile court. Fifty-nine letters of administration and fifteen guardianships were issued. One foreclosure decree was entered and there were five sheriff’s sales. Ten people were adjudged of unsound mind. The marriage licenses issued in the year number 179, while there were 469 hunting and fishing licenses issued. Eleven divorces were granted to the wife. Os these four were for abandonment; three for adultery, two for cruel treatment, two, failure to provide. Tv o divorces were granted to the husband, and these were for adultery. The total number of divorce cases filed during the year was seventeen. Two of this number were dismissed. Ten people declared their intentions to become naturalised. One was a native of Austria, two of Germany and seven from other nationalities. Five people became full fledged citizens, one being an Austrian, and four of other nationalities. The number of criminal cases filed was 27, of which three were dismissed and fourteen disposed of. There were four felony convictions; eight misdemeanors. There were three liquor law violat |)ns filed and two liquor law violations. Six were arrested for burglary. One was sent to Indiana prison and five to the reformatory. One forger was sent to the reformatory and one wife and child deserter was also sent to the reformatory. Two convicted for liquor law violations were fined and imprisoned. S'-x arrested for allowing minors to play pool were fined. —o — DEATH IS REPORTED. Decatur parties returning from Berne cn the afternoon train reporfthat Ca-j leb Andrews, the truant officer, was known over the county, had died very suddenly at the home of George Aumiller, a mile east and a mile south of Berne, the result of a stroke of pa : ralysis. death occurring at one o’clock. Dr. Jones of Berne was called and reported the death. The news came so late that it could not be confirmed. — o —— TO SUPREME COURT. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13 (Special to Daily Democrat)—“We have confidence enough to carry this case to the United States supreme court and it wilt go there if Judge Anderson sustains the indictments and we are convicted.” This statement today by Hilton Redman, son of Judge Eli Rodman. indicated that the thirty-four who did not enter pleas of guilty to the indictment charging conspiracy would fight the case to the last resort.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Eveningjanuary 13, 1915.

BIG ENROLLMENT From the First at Farmers’ Short Course at Purdue University MANY FROM HERE Attending—Today is Indiana Corn Growers’ Association Day. A. D. Suttles and a number of other Vdams county farmers are at Purdue attending the Farmers’ short course. News from various sources is that on Monday, the first day, there already were 800 enrolled, the largest number for any first day ever enrolled at a short course. From Green coun'y a delegation of twenty-five boys and girls went to the short course, in charge of County Agent Mclntosh, and Agent Ciore of Dapore county, brought boys and girls on a special car. Today is the big day, when the Indiana Corn Growers’ association will award gold medals to twenty-one farmers, as a reward of merit for growing 100 bushels or more of corn to the acre. These farmers, will organize (lie Hundred Bushel Corn Club of Indiana. Next year those who win in the 1915 contest will be taken into the organization and in ten years it is hoped to have the club sufficiently large to make the average corn grower,of Indiana anxious to be enrolled in the organization. The contest this year was a fiveaero competition. The state corn show, which is to be held Wednesday n connection with the meeting of the Corn Growers’ association, will be the largest ever held in Indiana, and it is -.aid that the corn displayed will be the best show corn ever grown in the state. Ti e rivalry is intense this year because the winning corn will go to ihe Fan.ima-Paciflc exposition as Indiana's entry in the international contest.

THE BEATTY LAW On Construction of Mausoleums to be Strictly Complied With Here. OFFICE NOW OPEN Representatives of Latschaw Company Here Working on New Project. Complying strictly with the law enacted two years ago by Representative Beatty of this city, the 1. N. Latschaw company of Findlay, Ohio, will erect romewhere in or near this city a modern mausoleum, according to tlie statement of Messrs. Ralph Runyon and Charles Felts, representatives, who have been here several days arranging to open a campaign for the selling of crypts and other details necessary. They have opened an office in room seven of the People’s Loan & Trust company's block, and are being resisted by the Harvey & Leonard company in rooms eight and nine of the same block. Mr. Latschaw, head of tlie firm, will be here the latter art of tli is week to assist in getting j; he work started. This Company has | built a number of mausoleums and the plans seems to be such as would appeal to those who prefer such a place or the bodies of their loved ones, in preference to the grave. The location will be decided on by those who buy crypts, these people becoming the owners of tlie property. The plan fs to build a mausoleum of from 300 to 500 crypts at a cost of from $25,000 to $50,000. These crypts are sold at $l5O each. When the building is completed the property is turned over to the owners of the crypts, free of liens of any kind with a casli indemnity sufficient |to keep it constauly in repair. The | tacts are, the men say, there will he but little repair for many years and ! the building ought to stand a century 1 or more. Tlie outside walls are of Bedford stone, the interior of marble ami the crypts of concrete. There will bo two corridors and at the end of the main corridor a chapel. The crypts are paid for, one-third when the foundation is in, one-third when the building

is ready for roof, and one-third when the building Is completed. This allow 3 those who will eventually own the building the right to see that it is properly constructed. The men here have photographs of numerous mausoleums constructed by their company and blue prints showing the plans to bo used here. Asked about the Beatty law, Mr. Runyon said: "I believe it the best law in the country and wish other states would adopt similar measures. I believe the mausoleum should be built according to the requirements of the Beatty law and we will certainly follow it and more. Indications arc from what we have heard that we will have no trouble in disposing of the crypts here.”

THE COURT NEWS November Term of Court Will End Saturday—The February Term BEGINS FEBRUARY 1 Jury Trial Set for Tomorrow Postponed—Probate Matters. This week will end the November term of court and after a two weeks’ vacation, the February term of fiftyfour days will open Monday, February Ist. The damage case of James McPharren vs. The Lake Erie & Western railroad was set for trial before a jury tomorrow, but the case has been continued and reset for February 25. In the foreclosure case of Winfield S. Hughes vs. W. C. Palter, application for a receiver was filed. Notice was ordered returnable Saturday, January 16. The widow of Frederick Bohnke, sr., relinquished her rights to serve as executrix of the estate and upon request, John A. Peoples was appointed such. He qualified, giving S6OO bond. Emanuel T. Haecker was elected trustee of the Trinity Evangelical church of Berne. Real estate transfers: Anna M. C. Bucher et al. to Kirseh, Sellemeyer ASons, south half of lot IS, 1,000. Attorney C. L. Walters filed a quiet title suit for Earl D. Hough et al. against Daniel C. Shannon. A decree of quiet title was rendered for Lawrence Beitler against James Galbraith and the clerk was ordered (Continued on Pago 3)

WAS FOUND BEAD Andrew J. Battenberg Died During Night at Home at Fort Wayne. WAS IN POOR HEALTH But His Death Was Not Expected—Was Brother of Charles Battenberg. Andrew J. Battenberg, 72, an older brother of Charles Battenbe/:. cf tills city, was found dead in his bed this morning at his home at Fort Wayne, j Though he had been in poor health ior some time his sudden death early this morning or during the night w„s unexpected and was a shock to the family and large circle of relatives and friends. He was reared in thin county, was a member of Company 1, eightyninth regiment, and was known by many here and over the county. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon with burial in the Fort Wayne cemetery. Charles Battenberg and several members of the family from here will attend. A younger brother, Elmer, died at Dayton December 24, last. Surviving besides tlie widow and immediate family are three brothers, Charles of this city, Daniel of Dixon, Ohio, and Jay of Vicksburg, Mich.

WOMENS OBJECT To Proposed Change in Registration Law Which Requires Gath of Ag£. LOOK TO THE FUTURE And Say Time Will Come When Women Will Have to Comply With Law. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. W —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The legislativecouncil of Indiana women hasn't sai l so yet, but doubtless it will take action in the matter soon. If it is to represent properly the wishes of Indiana women it would never allow a law to reach the statutes which might some day make every woman tell her age. The color of hair and eyes wouldn't be so had. and the height might do, Mr. Reidelbach, but the age, oil, never! John G. Reidelbach, (deni.), sena- j tor from Winaniac, proposes to amend the registration law so that voters should give their age. height, color of hair and eyes, so that there could be no masquerading by an illegal voter under the name of a registered voter. He would provide that after one general registration next year, voters thus registered would not be required to register unless they moved to another precinct. New voters would register at the court house. Voters who moved away, or were disfranchised would he stricken from the books. Experience shows that the farmers and small-town residents who have lived in cne place all their lives and whose individual and family history is known to every voter and non voter : n the precinct, resent being conipell-1 .1 to register before every election. Sometimes tffoy refTfre to do so and lose their vote. WAS BABIES 7 BAY For Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Decatur Yesterday. EIGHTEEN BABES Join the “White Ribbon Recruits”—Splendid Program by Mrs. A. R. Bell. Yesterday was “babies’ day” for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union ■if Decatur, when Mrs. W. J. Myers and Mrs. William Archbold entertained at the Myers home. The program was in : barge of the Mothers' Department of the union, of which Mrs. Bell is chairman. Special effort was made to have , s many mothers and their small bab u s present as possible, and there were . eighteen babes, whose ages range from i

BRAVE WOMEN. Two of the nurses of the British Women's First Aid Yeomanry Corps, carrying a wounded French soldier. These women have shown remarkablecourage, often approaching close to the firing line to get the wounded.

■I three to five months. These joined thd I “white ribbon recruits," and the union's white ribbon was tied al>out the Rule hand in symbol thereof. There were seventy ladies present and ■ tlie meeting was a most successful one. The program as announced wa i t arried out by Mrs. Bell, with her able assistants. At the rlose, light refreshments were served. On account of the tabernacle meetings, the February ( and Mart h meetings will be combined. o SPECIAL CAR TONIGHT. . The special interurban car for the tabernacle services will leave the Decatur interurban station this evening at 5:30 o’clock. The round trip will lie fifty cents and tickets can lie secured at the interurban station. TO BE ELABORATE Knights of Pythias Arrange for Public Installation of Officers. ON THURSDAY NIGHT I Installation Will he Preceded by a Banquet—A Fine Program. The banquet at the Knights of j Pythias home Thursday evening, fob j lowed by the public installation of the ; K. of P. officers will be elaborate, ae-1 cording to arrangements now being made by the various committees in charge. The banquet will be from six to \ eight o'clock and there will he plates; for mere than one hundred in the! large dining room of the home. Dr. i Fred Patterson will preside as toastmaster. Following the banquet the officers will be publicly installed, the scene i ■hanging to the lodge room, where J. I (’. Tritcii will be in charge, serving as ! installing officer. Albert Sellemeyer ; | s in charge of the music and the affairs throughout are being cared for by capable and energetic men. Tickets for the banquet have been sold for fifty cents a plate. The inst.il-; tation will be open to the pn'Jic and ill are cordially invited. Among those who will be present are three charter members of the lodge—C. TV Dorwin, Lafayette; ’’red Scliafer and j Alex Bell. WILL MEET AT PASTOR’S HOME. — The weekly prayer service and Sunday school teachers’ meeting of the Baptist church wil be held tin's | evening at the home of the pastor. Rev. Floyd Rogers, instead of at the i church on account of the fact that a j new furnace is being installed in the | house of worship. It is hoped that by Sunday the new furnace will he ready to operate. — o FORT WAYNE COPLE. Fred T). Nahrwold and Miss Mabel I J. Mossburg, both of Fort Wayne, Ind..' were married yesterday afternoon 'ey Justice C. M. Weaver at the court house- Hillsdale Daily.

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•[SHOT IN THE HIP ! Jas. Murtahgh, 19, Accidentally Shot in Hip When Revolver Goes Off. BULLET IS REMOVED By Physicians This Afternoon—Condition is Not Dangerous. James Murtaugh, 19, son of Supervisor Murtaugli of the Krie railroad, was accidentally shot In the right hip at 12:30 o'clock tills afternoon at the family home on South Winchester street. The young man had a thirtytwo caliber revolver and standing in the kitchen, had passed it to his brother, Harry, aged 23. to examine. Tiie gun was loaded and just as it reached Harry’s hand, it went off. The bullet struck Harry's index finger and slightly w( unded it. Passing on it ■nterod James’ hip, at the right, just below the hip joint, it glanced off of the hip hone, circling around it and ploughing six inches through the flesh of the hip, following the course of the hone, lodged in the back, about a halfinch from the spinal column, or two ami a half inches from the twelfth rib. Dr. Keller was called and arrived at he home about ten minutes till one j o'clock. He summoned an assistant. ; n the person of Dr. Thomas, and the j wo probed for the bullet and removI od. It was found that a portion of he young mag’s trousers and shirt ! iad been taken into the wound with •he bullet, and that the heat of the i uilet had caused its adherence to the i lesh. The young man was given an ! anaesthetic during the operation. Unless infection ■ sets in it is \ 'bought he will get along all right. lad the bullet struck an • cti or so j .o the left, it would undoubtedly have loughed through the abdomen, with ! osr.ibly fatal, or at least more serious |'. esults. His escape is considered very | nirnculous. The brother. Harry, who is a iirakeI nan on the Erie, was only slightly ! njured, and was aide to return to his j ,'ork. o 1 — SPECIAL AT THE CRYSTAL. in connection with “The Million Dol--ir Mystery" show at the Crystal thea■r tomorrow evening. The Ford-De-roit Weekly, a special reel of indu«rial views, educational pictures and urrent events, will be shown. Tito 1m is made by the Ford Motor roiiiany and Decatur gets it througli the. ncal agents, Kalver & Sikes, it is omething new and wortli seeing. The rice will be only five cents. o DOINGS AT K. OF P. HALL. Tlie second public entertainment to '■e held at the K. of C. hall this month •ill be given tonight. Progressive bum and dancing will be enjoyed. Kvrybody i 3 invited to attend. CONTINUES HIGH MARK. Chicago, lit.. Jan. .13— (Special to "aiiy Democrat) -Wheat continued its ensatlonal advance today. May closed : t $1.40%. Ju-y closed at $1.2574.