Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 16.

SOLID SHOT HALTS SHIP American Steamer Greenflyer Fired Upon By British War Cruiser SAYS THE CAPTAIN Bill to Abolish Public Drinking Cup Passed Indiana Senate Today By 'on Wiegand) Berlin, Jan. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charges of insults to tin; American flag and of improper interference to his vessel have been transmitted to Washington by Captain Ear ley of the American steamer Greenflyer in Bremen harbor. The Greenflyer sailed from New Orleans with a cargo of cotton on December 10 aft* r the slate department had assured her owners she would not be interfere ! with. On December 30, while proceeding toward the German coast, the vessel flying the flag was halted by a solid shot across her bow, from a British cruiser. Washington, D. C. Jan. 19 (Special to Daily Democrat)--The British go’.ernment today notified the United States that it would not consent to the proposed trip of the cotton steamer Dacia to Rotterdam before taking up the question of her transfer from German to American registry. Paris, Jan. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Capture of additional German field works in the forest of La-1 Tretre reported by the war office to-' day led to the belief here that further ! progress by the French will cause the complete withdrawal of the enemy's j forces. Further important gains we’e ■ reported in the statement. Violent cannonading occurred in the west from the sea to Arras, east of Soissons and at the other extremities of the long battle line. About Soissons there was a lull in the fighting. Rome, Jan. 19, —(Special to Daily’ Democrat) —A violent earthquake shock rocked Cosenza in the southwest end of Italy today throwing ; thousands into a panic. No casualitles have been reported. Washington, Jan. 19, —(Special to' Daiyl Democrat) —An order staying the execution of Franks, the condemned muderor, now held in custody, un-' til further notice, was issued by the 1 * I supreme court this afternoon. Indianapolis. Jan. 19, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Although Senator Thornton of New Albany pleaded eloquently for the old town pump and its old dipper, the senate this morning passed the bill abolishing the drinking cup in public places by a vote of 30 to 18. The bill now’ goes to the house. The Ballou bill providing that under takers be allowed S6O for the burrial of each old soldier and sailor or their wives, regardless of,the ability of the deceased to pay, passed the senate unanimously. The Stozenberg resolutions, providing twenty two amendments, were before the senate today when Senator Van Nuys, democratic floor leader moved that they be taken up one by one. The motion carried. Fish hooks were displayed in tlie house this afternoon by Representative Feick in an appeal for the bill to reduce the size of hooks used on trout lines. In the senate Mr. J. R. Fleming offered a bill providing that veterinarians who have practised twelve years or more be granted right to a license without examination. Representative Davis of Lake county will tomorrow introduce a bill to abolish free lunches in saloons. He says it is a sanitary measure rather than a moral one. Indianapolis, Jan. 19, — (Special to Daily Democrat (—Application for a receiver for the M. Rumloy company aro to be filed this afternoon, though the papers were still being withheld at 1:30. The Rumley company is i thirty-million dollar machinery manufacturing company. An effort will be made to conserve the property. Attorneys are awaiting the approval of Judge Anderson before filing the papers.

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PHYSICIANS HELD SESSION. The Medical society of Adams county held their regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening at the office of Dr. J. S. Boyers on Monroe street. Those present beside the local physicians wore Drs. Reusse", Schenk and Fram of Berne. Dr. Boyers reud the paper, his subject being "Influenza,” and the meeting was very good one. The next meeting will be held at the office of Dr. W. E. Smith on Third street at 8 o’clock p. m., on the second Friday of February at which time the paper will be read by Dr. Jones of Berne, his subject being “Cystitits.” — o ROYAL NEIGHBOR INSTALLATION The Royal Neighbors’ installation of officers will be held this evening. All members and especially the officers are to be present. —o A SPECIAL SHOW Showing the I. O. O. F. Home in Moving Pictures Will be Given AT THE CRYSTAL Friday Evening—Under the Auspices of Decatur Rebekahs’ Lodge. Tickets are selling fast for the Rejbekah special benefit show at the Crystal theater, Friday evening, January 22. There will be the regular fine reel and in addition to this will be shown the beautiful I. O. O. F. home at Greensburg. This will ne shown in moving pictures and will include views of the grounds, buildings, farm, dairy herd, vaccination, pigs, fire drill, play ground, games, etc. These pictures are being shown over the entire state and the Decatur lodge was very fortunate in securing them now as the demand is very great. Heretofore special excursions have been run to the home front Indianapolis during the grand lodge session, but these will be discontinued and the pictures are being shown now to give those interested, an opportunity of seeing the thing which is next best tc the reality—the moving pictures. The price of admission to the show is ten cents. The public is cordially invited.

SPELLIN' SKULE An Old Fashioned Spelling School Held by Royal Neighbor’s Lodge in TOWN OF MONROE Interesting Event — There Were Two Contests Given —Prizes Awarded. One of the chief events of the season was the old-fashioned spelling contest given by the Royal Neighbors lodge of Monroe Saturday evening in the Woodmen hall. There were two contests held, one of which sides were chosen by Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Martz. Ihe second was one in which every one stood and spelled down. This was very interesting, because some of tho participants . were persons who used to attend the old-fashioned contests. Prizes were given to the two best spellers. Mrs. John P. Davis won first prize and Carl Shirk, second. Words were pronounced from the old McGuffey spelling book. After the contest refreshmists were serve!. Everybody had a good time. Professor Pepe acted as announcer. SNOW PLOW OUT. Street Commissioner Isaac Chronister and his force of men were busy bright and early today clearing .the streets and crossings of snow. The snow plough was out early and the paths were cleared nicely for early nedestrians.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 19, 1915.

AS A JLECTURER Rev. E. A. Allen, a Former Pastor Here, Now Making Tour of State. WAS HERE TODAY 1 Enroute to Huntington to Address Literary Society of College. Rev. E. A. Allen, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Harvard, 111., where lie has been located for six years, hustled in this morning for a few hours with friends, and out this afternoon for Huntington, where tonight he will lecture at the Huntingten Central college, his subject being “The Completed Man.” He lectured last evening at Bourbon, Ind., and will! go from Huntington to Paw-Paw, 111., tomorrow. Rev. Alien, who was for a number of years the pastor of the Presbyterian church here, is now getting into the lecture field. He has already appeared at a number of places and is delighted with his work and the success thereof. He has thres lectures, the subjects of the two others than the one mentioned being, “Napoleon Bonaparte,” and “Sense and Sentiment.” He will close his trip at Pawpaw, but will again resume the work in March, when he is scheduled to fill a number of engagements.

A PRIMARY BILL Was Introduced in the Assembly Yesterday by Senator Rinear. A BLUFFTON SOLON Believed That This Will . Result in Biggest Fight of the Session. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 19 —Senator Elias M. Rinear, veteran legislator from Bluffton, introduced when the senate convedend yesterday afternoou at two o’clock his state-wide direct primary bill. He said he introduced this bill because it fulfilled the pledge of the democratic convention of March 19 last. Rinear said he believed the bill was completely in line with the wishes of Senator Kern, whose influence was largely responsible for the presence of the dire * primary plank. “I believe in carrying out every promise made to the people in our state convention as faithfully as though that promise were a private contract,” said Senator Rinear. Representative John R. Jones of Plymouth, whose name has been associated with this bill, and who introduced one practically identical two rears ago, introduced the bill in the house yesterday afternoon. Jones is chairman of the democratic caucus. Many believed that over these bills would come one of the most serious struggles of the session. Sharp issue probably will be taken, with those who insist on a strict interpretation of the platform backing the JonesRinear bills. Yesterday’s primary bills call for a direct primary, nominating all state, county, township and judicial nominees as well as representatives form of principles. and senatorial candidates, and candidates for the United States senate and house. Candidates for legislative and state offices would then meet in Indianapolis following the primaries and draw up a platform of principles. POLICE COURT The case entitled Thomas Buckmaster vs. Louis F. Schroeder on the charge of assault and battery was heard before Mayor Christen last evening and resulted in a verdict of guilty being pronounced against Mr. Schroeder. An appeal will be taken to the circuit, court. Q, Page Blackburn is assisting the clerks at the Holthouse drug store in their annual job of invoicing.

IS SUPPORTING BILL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —"We are after the silk hat gentry who accept toll from disreputable women during the week and sit in the front pews on Sunday," declared R. C. Minton, representing the Indianapolis Church Federation at the hearing of the Red Light abasement bill of Representative Roop. “The bill would allow any citizen to apply for an injunction closing a house of ill fame und would not recognize the excuse that the owner of property was ignorant of the use of his property. The property owners get more of the rake-off than the poor women. No property owner who gets SSO and $75 a month rent is ignorant of the to which his property is put.” o GETS HIS NEW TAG Daniel N. Erwin Gets Auto Tag Number 13,000 — Still Clings TO THE NUMBER 13 Brings Him Good Luck— Notarial Commission Also Has That in Date. Daniel N. Erwin, the real estate man, continues firm in the belief that there is nothing in the hoodoo attend ing the nmber "thirteen.” and he continues to retain it as his ■“mascot.” For sixteen years he has had his notary public commission dated January 13, and the renewal this year on that date was retained. Ever since owning his automobile —which is some four years—his car has borne the number “13.” This year he applied again for the number, but was too late in receiving it. The tag sent him, however, was just as good, if not better, for it bore the number “13,006." The tags are in pink and green and quite artistic. Mr. Erwin has never had an accident since he has had his automobile, in spite of the number which so many deem the bringer of bad luck. Furthermore he says when he goes out in his car be always makes a sale. With his new number he expects to make two sales per trip.

HAND Crochet Hook Penetrates the Palm of Little Florence Fisher. WAS STUCK IN BALL Os Crochet Cotton on Which She Brought Down Palm With Force. The pleasantry of crocheting, which with knitting, is being revived at present, continues to draw its victims of pain also. Miss Florence Fisher, eleven-year-old daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Amos Fisher, of Tenth street, ;vas the latest victim. Last evening, she and her sister remained at home while their mother went to church. The little girl, noticing a ball of crochet cotton on the stand, slapped her palm down on it, not observing that the crochet hook was stuck into the ball. The end of tl|- hook penetrated her palm, passing entirely through the center thereof. The hooked end prevented its withdrawal. Neighbors were summoned, to await the arrival of a doctor. It was three-quarters of an hour, before the physician, who was busy with other duties, could come. The child was given an anaesthetic and with Ben Schrank and Samuel Howard, two neighbors who assisted in caring for the child, Dr. D. D. Clark extracted the hook. The accident was an extremely painful one, but the child will get along all right. A Decatur woman who has taken precaution of guarding against crochet hook accidents, takes an ordinary cork and into this s|'c.ks the croI chet hook while it is not in use.

CORN ANDJTOCK Will be Exhibited at the Farmers’ Institute to be Held at Hoagland. THREE DAYS’ SESSION Beginning Thursday of This Week—Well Known Speakers for Meet. The annual Farmers’ Institute and Poultry and Grain Show will be held at Hoagland, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. For many years the hustling business men and farmers of that section have been giving in connection with the institute a big show of grain and poultry and it helps make the event a grand success, one of the best in this part of the state. The plans this year are for the u/ual big event. The first day will be devoted to receiving entries. In the corn show each exhibit must consist of ten ears of white and yellow and all entries must be in by six o’clock p. m. on Thursday, the 21st. The speakers for Friday's meeting are John Frisinger, George V. Kell and C. Henry. The latter will score the live stock and will give his lecture while scoring. On Saturday the speakers are Mrs. Charles W. Sewell of Otterbein, Ind., and W. F. Franklin of Danville, Ind. Plenty to eat, and everybody invited. o ROAD BUILDING Was Thoroughly Discussed at School of Instruction Held at Purdue HENDRICKS THERE Lectures by Men of Experience and Knowledge Made It Interesting

A school of instuction for the road superintendents was what the meeting held at Purdue university, Lafay- ’ ette, last week amounted to according to Mr. Jim. Hendricks statement, after his return. The men who this year had charge of the roads realize that there are many things to be learned by them and they are willing to learn. For this purpose the meeting at Purdue was called and the men listened to interesting lectures from such experts as Mr. Marrett, state geologist who showed samples of various road building prolucts. Dr. Hughes of the government highway department at Washington, D. C. who illustrated his talk with pictures of roads, material and machinery for doing the work well. There were talks on concrete, brick, I travel, macadam and other kinds st •oads and a history of the wear of these materials, there were discussions by the f;eld men and others, tests of sand and other materials, a question box and many opportunities to learn how best to take care of roads. It was a meeting, worth while and the t wide awake superintendent could not help but learn many things that ought to and will aid hjm in keeping up the -oads better. Road building is one. of the big questions all over this country just now. It is Important that we have good roads and importint that after we have them we keep them up. The road superintendents luty is to supervise this up keep and its some job, which fact is the better realised says Mr. Hendrfcks after* attending one of these schools of instructions. The midwinter corn school was also in session at Purdue last week, as was the farmers short course and it was a pleasant and profitable few days. o THE BEST FIRM. A pretty good firm is Watch & Waite, And another is Attit, Early & Layte; And still another is Doo & Daire; But the best is probably Grinn & Barrett. —February Woman's Home Companion.

JOY RIDERS INTO DITCH. A party of joy riders, whose destination was apparently an isolated house south of the Krick & Tyndall tile factory, came to grief last evening between eight and nine o'clock, when their automobile skidded from the lane up which they were driving, and ran into a deep ditch. The house is situated close to the G. R. & I. railroad and is some distance off the ' main road, with only a lane leading up to it. The heavy snow had obscured the path and this resulted in the mix-up. The night mail wagon was called to their assistance, but the auto proved too heavy for the light wagon and turned it over. A team was then secured from a local livery barn and the machine was towed out of the ditch and sent on its merry way. It is claimed by pedestrians who passed the place of the accident this morning that a hand mirror and several other articles of feminine apparel were scattered around. OPERATED UPON Fred Smith Undergoes Operation Today for Hernia —Suffered a NUMBER OF YEARS Cause of Rupture Thought to be Effects of an Accident—Doing Well. Fred Smith, the young and popular clerk of the Vance & Hite clothing store, underwent an operation at about eight o’clock this morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, for rupture. The ordeal was performed by Drs. E. J. McOscar of Fort Wayne and D. D. and C. S. Clark of this city, this morning, and as far as is known now, it was a very successful one. Mr. Smith witsstood it ■ very well and It is thought his .-e-i covery will be rapid. The cause of, the rupture from which Fred had been suffering for a number of years is attributed to the result of an accident, which befell him about nine years ago while on his father’s farm. At this time he had the misfortune of having ,the prongs of a pitchfork run into, his side. If nothing unforseen sets j 'in it will only be a matter of time > I before Fred will be able to be up and ( around again. The best of success is . wished him for a speedy recovery. . o I GO TO ALABAMA Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Blev' Will Locate on Farm in Alabama. MR. BLEW NOW THERE, Wife Will -Leave Wednesday to Join Him—Sells Blacksmithy Here. Mrs. Jacob Blew will leave Wednesday for Dyaz, Alabama, where she will f join her busband in making that place .their future home. Mr. Blew, who was a resident here for many years, in earlier life, and who returned here seven yeaps ago to continue his residence here, has disposed of his blacksmithy here and left some lime ago for Alabama. There he purchased a small farm near Dyaz. and will make his home, with his wife. Word was received by Mrs. Blew, who is at present visiting with her sister, Mrs. Sol David, that be arrived there safely, and she will join him, leaving here Wednesday. Mr. Blew's health has not been the best, as he has l>een subject to light attacks of pneumonia during the winters, and a change of climate, it was thought, would prove more agreeable. o COURT HOUSE NEWS. J. T. Merryman, attorney for Jesse A. Ray et al., has Med a new suit agaiast Mike Zokac et al. The suit is on note and for foreclosure of chattel mortgage, demand, S3OO.

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CAME AND WENT > """ — . Hon. James Watson Trys to Assail President’s Speech at Columbia Club. I A VAST DIFFERENCE In Where, What and How the Two Gentlemen Said What They Had to Say. (By Lew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19—James E. Watson, like the president, lias come and gone. The latter was greeted hy an army of the people of the state, made a speech at Tomlinson's hall and generally speaking receive 1 the plaudits of happy people. The former arrived dressed up in his gum shoes, slipped in the back way at the Columbia club and within smelling distance of a blind tiger and before the dress-suit brigade of this fashionable club he assailed the president of the United States. He assailed the president in the usual cheap language of the demagogues. For instance the real point or points can be briefly enumerated: The president forgot to mention tho name of Vice President Marshall. The president is a school master and not a statesman. The tariff and not the war is the source of all our financial ills. The president came to Indianapolis not as president but as a partisan democrat. Condemned the president for using the party caucus to shape and push legislative action. And then several columns were consumed in giving prominence to the greatness of the republican partv, past, present and future. Most of this time was consumed away back in the time of Lincoln and it was noticeable that he tried to hide there as long as possible. But he finally reached the i>eriod of the standpatter, and 'justified and blamed their existence ■ upon Lincoln, too. He quoted Lincoln to show how progressive the standpatter can be. and this was intended as milk for the progressive. I By the time that Jim makes a few more replies to the partisan speech of the president, it is expected, or rath1 erit is hoped, that the [progressives l in the state will be ashamed that ' they ever doubted the progressive 1 tendencies of the Cannons, the AlI driches, and incidentally the FairI banks—not Crawford, but the Hon. 'diaries W. Fairbanks. Mr. Watson blamed all the ills of the times upon 'the tariff, which he claims has caused capital to seek its hiding pdace, and that now three million hungry I men are crying for bread. After thirty years of republican administrations, republican tariffs and republican blessings, it seems and is increditable that such havoc should so soon prevail. If it does, surely the protective tariff is a failure, a snare an! a delusion. The truth is that the present money and business stringency is nothing new to this country, because we had it with us both when the tariff was high and when it was low. We had it in 1907 when high tariffs, the trusts and the republican party were ruling this country with an unrestrained hand. And we would have it now were Taft with his eight electoral votes, instead of Woodrow Wilson in the white house. With war raging in practically every European country, and with business of every nature and character in those countries 1 paralyzed, and with no imports from those war-stricken countries, what > difference would it make to the Uniti ed States whether we were adminisI tering under a high or low tariff? It ■ is all piffle, buncombe, political rot. , moonshine, cheap political vaudeville, > a politician's defense of a bad cause. . In 1907 when banks all over this couni try were closing their doors, and those ; that did not close, were compelled i to violate the banking laws by issuing curb stone “I owe you” for real mont ey, W. J. Bryan traveled this country t preaching the doctrine of good will • to mankind. He pleaded for confi- > dence in the banks and appealed to - lAmerican patriotism and pride to Help sustain the name and the credit of this great country. And now in tills crisis if it should be a crisis, we dii rect your attention to Janies E.,Watt son. Who is the patriot and the s statesman, and who is the politician 1 and the demagogue? it only taki s (Coutlnueo on rage Four), a|