Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1915 — Page 1

iume XIII. Number 21.

FIRST BILL AND ADDRESS Mr. Parrish Heard in House —Favors Election of Superintendent BY DIRECT VOTE He Also Introduces Bill Permitting Cities to Sell Power— Other Doings. (By Lew Ellingham) Representative Parrish of the good old county of Adams, made his maiden speech Thursday before he concluded tlie members and even the galleries took notice. The speech was made in behalf of tlie bill submitting to popular vote the election of county superintendents. Mr. Parrish is one of the bright and energetic young members of the lower branch of tlie general assembly and before the conclusion of the session will be known as one of the leaders in thought, action and oratory. The bill passed the house. Having gotten his bearings by a maiden speech in the house the other day, Representative Parrish comes to the front with his first bill, which was introduced this afternoon. The bill is short and sweet and gives municipal owned light and water plants the right to sell their electric current or water to persons, firms or corporations ; situated without the municipal corporation. In other words It permits a city to go outside the corporate lines and sell its current or its water. It is a good business proposition and tlie bill ought to pass. I Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25—The [ food prevention commission which was appointed by Governor Ralston soon after the destructive period of a year ago. has not only made a report of their investigations, but they also . came forward with a proposed cure for some of the ills. A bill —one of .the most important of the session—was introduced by Senator Fleming of the Adams-Alien district, which is already winning much favor and apnroval. One appealing feature of the proposed legislation is the fact that the state of Indiana is not held up for the payment of an over-paid commission, in fact the cost to the state is practically nothing. The bill provides for the organization of water control districts, and tor the establishment of a state board to control the formation of such districts. The state board is composed of ttie governor, auditor of state, attorney general and the president of Purdue university and they are supreme in their authority in designating water control districts, can have removed any obstructions to the free flow of flood water; have the right to pass upon plans for the construction of certain bridges and abutments; collect information and scientific data relative to flood prevention; and in short they are the whole show when it comes to authority for the guidance of any one or anybody of men who come within the provisions of this bill. Water control districts get their financial aid from contributions or a bond sale, and the latter is repaid In taxes which may be assessed in the districts where improvements to streams are contemplated. These stream improvements of course are for the purpose of confining flood water, and this means a saving to life and property. The question is one of the important ones asking for legislative action, and judging by the reception given this bill upon its presentation, it is thought that it will be given a free right of way through the various legislative channels. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25 —Representative Feick of DeKalb Is strong for the widowed mother, and he believes, too, that the mother is better able to care for the needs and training cf her own child than is any public iifstitution, no matter how charitable or benevolent such institution may be. As an aid for the widowed mothers who are vainly fighting the battles of life, and to help sustain her in keeping her flock under her own roof, Mr. Feick has introduced a bill in the lower house of the general assembly, which provides for the establishment of county boards of child welfare. This board consists of five members including the judge of the circuit court, the county superintendent of schools ; the

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county health commissioner, chairman of the hourd of commissioners, the fihtli member to he a woman and a mother, and this appointment to ho made by the judge of the circuit court. Tlie members of this board will receive no compensation for their services. The duties of the hoard will lie to make allowances to widowed mothers with one or more children undt/ the age of sixteen, for suitable care of such children in their own homes. No allowances made to any widowed mother shall exceed the amount which it would be necessary to pay to any institutional home for a like care and custody. The county council Is empowered to make such allowance as is necessary to carry out the provsfons of such an act. A similar 011 l was much discussed in the last legislature, and about the only reason of (Contlnueo un rage Two) mbs! AKE DEAD Well Known Resident of Poe Died Suddenly Sunday Morning. AT FORT WAYNE Had Been Visiting There With Daughter—Well Known Here. Decatur and Adams county friends will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Martha A. Ake, a resident of Poe, a few miles north of Freidheim, this county, which occurred at the home of a daughter in Fort Wayne, where she had been visiting. This morning’s Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette says: "Mrs. Martha A. Ake, a well known resident of Poe, Ind., died suddenly yesterday morning at the home of a daughter, 408 Baker street, where she had been visiting for a few days. Death was due to heart trouble and came at the age of sixty-seven years. Surviving besides the husband are the following children: Mrs. J. H. Rees, Mrs. William Yagerlehner and Gideon Ake, of Fort Wayne, and John, Warren, William and Jesse Ake, jr., of Poe. Tlie deceased was a member of the Christian church at Poe and had always taken an active part in the affairs of that congregation. The body was removed to the home in Poe yesterday by J. C. Ulmer.” DRAWTHEjURORS Grand and Petit Jurors for February Term of Court Drawn Today. JURY COMMISSIONERS Meet at the Office of the Adams Circuit Clerk—Two Panels. Jury Commissioners Eugene Lindsey of Linn Grove and D. M. Hensley of this city, with th# county cleric, drew the grand and petit jurors for the February term of court this morning. The following were selected: Grand Jury. John Weber—Decatur. Charles Reichelderfer—Geneva. John Farlow —Jefferson. John C. Augsburger—French. George W. Fravel —Wabash. Fred Buutemeier —Root. Petit Jury. Henry Dirkson—Root. Clifford Death —St. Mary’s. Elias Reisen—Berne. John A. Barkley—Union. William Foreman —Blue Creek. Peter Bieberstein —French. Carl Adler—Kirkland. John W. Burris—Geneva. D. D. Coffee —Decatur, j. W. Heller—Hartford. Martin Bleeke—Union. Henry A. Fuhrman —Preble. Samuel Doak —Decatur. Emanuel Heacker—Berne, Page Blackburn —Decatur. The Chapman school, district number one, Washington township, was forced to close down this morning on account of a clogged stove pipe. Miss Cleo Roop of this city is the teacher.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 25, 1915.

CHURCH NOTES i 3 . Berne Ladies’ Chorus Will ’ Sing at Evangelical f Church Sunday Night. » - , A GOOD CONCERT l -- - - i Anti-Saloon League Day Observed—Meetings Continue at Church of God. ■ Decatur lovers of music will again be given a real treat in the sacred concert to be given by the Ladies’ chorus from the Mennonite church o* Berne next Sunday evening at the Decatur Evangelical church. The chorus which numbers eighteen or twenty l.v dies’ voices, comes under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Decatur church. A silver offering will be taken. The public is invited. The chorus has sung here on several occasions before, and their music has been highly appreciated. The concert will not fail to draw a large audience. Field day for the anti-saloon league of Indiana was observed in Adams county yesterday. Special speakers from the league were hero and conducted services in many of the churches as announced in a prior issue of the Democrat. So great has been the interest of tlie revival at the Church of God on Cleveland street that the services did not close Sunday evening, as at first thought. They have been announced until Wednesday of this week, and may continue longer. Rev. O. E. Line of Wilmot. an evangelist of ability, is in charge and the meetings have been splendid. There was another good service with a large attendance last (Continue on Page Two) ooublewelng Will be Solemnized at Berne Wednesday Afternoon at Mennonite Church. LIECHTY BROTHERS Claim Miss Ida Moser and Miss Della Nusbaum as Their Brides. A double wedding of next Wednesday at Berne will be of much interest to the many friends of thetwo couples. The marriage licenses were issued here this morning by Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner, an unusual co-inci-dent that came to notice being that he is a relative of both the brides. The grooms are brothers, being sons of Mr. and Mrs. Christian J. Liechty, now deceased. A. W. Liechty will claim Miss -Ida Moser as his bride, and A. A. Liechty Will be wedded to Miss Della Nusbaum. The wedding will be solemnized at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Mennonite church at Berne, by the Rev. P. R. Schroeder. A number of relatives and friends have been invited to the church, but the wedding will be a quiet one. A notable thing is that the day of the double wedding of the brothers is the thirty-seventh wedding anniversary of their parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Liechty. Miss Rose Lehman, organist of the church, will play the wedding march, and will also play during the ceremony. There will be no bridesmaids. Miss Moser will wear a lovely gown of white embroidered voile and Miss Nusbaum a becoming down of cream silk poplin. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Liechty will reside in Berne, he being a carpenter. Mr.’and Mrs. A. A. Liechty will live on a farm in Monroe township. Their many friends wish for them the best in life. Both couples are very highly esteemed. o—>— 1 notice, ladies k. of c. All wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of numbers of the Knights of Columbus, with their accompanying - lady friends are invited to attend the 3 ladies’ progressive ”500” party and i luncheon "Wednesday, January 2ith. a Games start promptly at 8 p. m. COMMITTEE,

I SCHOOL OPENS TODAY, The scholars ut the Brandyberry school resumed their studies tills morning ufter a several days' vacation 1 caused by the disinfecting of tlie school house. It will he remembered that the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barker died last week from diphtheria and that several brothers and sisters were attending school dur- , ing his illness. o— BEN HURS, NOTICE! . A1 members of the Ben Hurs are requested to be at the hall this evening at 7:30 o’clock, when arrangements will be made to attend In a body the funeral of Mrs. Isaac Peters of Bluffton. which will be Held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Decatur United 1 Brethren church. The Ben Hurs will I conduct its burial service. THE PREBLE NEWS Interesting Notes from Our Neighbor at the West— Twenty Below ON SUNDAY MORNING Street Commissioner Busy— Stork Leaves Girl at at Wm. Weber Home. Preble, Ind., Jan. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The thermometer registered twenty degrees below zero on Sunday morning. The farmers in this vicinity are making good use of the snow, hauling logjs, grain and hay. Henry Schoenestedt and wife of Union township spent Sunday with the Charles Werling family. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, wife and children were entertained at Sunday dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Werling. On Sunday the stork stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Weber of Kirkland township, and left a daughter. The babe has been named Helen. Lon Klopfenstein of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with his parents in Preble. The young people of Preble spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Seheuler of Wells county. Grandma Breiner is improving after having been sick for some time. Jesse Singleton, wife and sons, Kenneth and Franklin, with Mrs. J. E. Mann and daughter, Verna, spent Saturday evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Grandstaff. The street commissioner was out early Saturday morning with his snow plow and soon had the walks cleaned of snow. Many thanks, William. Linnemeier Bros, have purchased an Overland truck to deliver their goods the coming summer season. BOAEtT JLECTED Annual Election of Officers of the St. Mary’s Church Was Held ON SUNDAY MORNING — No Change Made—Members of Former Board of Trustees Re-elected. Immediately after high mass Sunday morning the annual election of officers of the St. Mary's Catholic church of this city took place and the following men were re-elected: 1 Secretary—C. S. Niblick, i Treasurer —Benj. Smith. ; Collectors —H. H. Bremerkamp and ' John Moran. I Orderman —Mathias Ulman. The officers elected will also act as the board of trustees for tlie church. They served as officers last year.

A LARGE CHOIR Os Two Hundred or More Voices With Big Orchestra Will be Formed. MUSIC COMMITTEE For Honeywell Services Met —Dr. Neptune, President —O. P. Mills, Sec’y. A grand choir of two hundred voices of singers from all the churches and the entire community, with a grand orchestra of players from this community is the aim of the committee on music appointed recently to be in charge of the Honeywell services. The tabernacle services in charge of the Honeywell party will open here February 21 for a five weeks’ engagement in h tabernacle to be built on the Niblick lot, south of the court house. The music committee met yesterday at the Methodist church and organized. Dr. J. Q. Neptune was elected president, and O. P. Mills, secretary. They will get busy at once and all the singers will be secured to form the great choir of two hundred or more voices. Those from the various churches who have been appointed members of the committee on arrangements which met yesterday are: Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Mrs. Dan Sprang, Jesse Sellemeyer, Della Sellemeyer, Dr. Frsd Patterson, Edna Hoffman, Harvey Segur, Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, O. P. Mills, Mrs. E. A. Beach, Mrs. Schumacker, Mrs. John Potter, Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Dr. O. L. Burgener. o MEET TONIGHT. Rehearsal of the entire cast tonight at the assembly room of the high school at 7 o’clock, sharp. ANOTHER BLOW Has Fallen—There Will be No More Transparent Skirts is Edict OF THE FASHIONS Skirts Will Come Close to the Bigness of the Crinoline Stage. Another blow has fallen. There are to be no more transparent skirts. The X-Ray nether garment that shocked everybody—almost—last summer, lias gone into total eclipse. The skirts this summer, which will come pretty close to the bigness of the old crinolines, will have to be lined in to give them the fulness that fashion demands. The style bulletin issued yesterday by the Fashion Art League of America says "Materials of the new spring suits are mostly of gabardine voile. This is a fashion's very latest word in fabric. It is a sheer, transparent material. But the skirts will not be transparent. Step by step we are approaching tlie gowns of the old crinoline days. The skirts this summer will be big and full, and the fullness will be attained by the stiff taffeta lining. This lining will make the skirt of 1915 nontransparent. This is a great change from the style that pertained last season. “Materials for spring, whether of gabardine or the plainer weaves, take braiding as a trimming and this j brmtding is mostly soutache, rather than of wider varieties. A novelty of this sort that will be seen on a dark blue suit is a soutache woven in mixed red and blue. There is a strong tendency in the use of red, especially the dark rose shade. This was recommended several months ago by the Fashion Art League of America. The one-piece gown is gaining popularity rapidly, and the shirt waist is disappearing from view, with a closely fitted normal waist line and the long fitted set-in sleeves, it is rapidly taking on dignity and gives a very well dressed appearance to the woman who recognizes its comfortable qualities. The new white gabardine voile is a beautiful material for this gown, not too heavy and hot, with a remarkable wrinkle resisting power.”

| POLICE COURT, 1 C’linuncey Steele was arrested early Saturday evening by Chief of Police Melchl near tlie G. R. a I. railroad on ; a charge of public Intoxication, lb' was brought before ’Squire Kintz this morning, found guilty of the charge, and was assessed a fine of $5 and costs, amounting to $12.50. lie stayed the docket. o WILL OPEU OFFICE. Dr. Oliver Brodbeck, who was gi'ad- ■ uated a few weeks ago from the college of osteopathy at Kirks'/Ule, Mo., and who had been here for some time, will leave Tuesday for his new location near Cincinnati, Ohio, where <ie will engage in practice. He completed a four years’ course in the college. i o PICTURE EXHIBIT i Fine Exhibit of Colorado Scenes Will be Given at the Library. JAN. 27TH—FEB. BTH Free to the Public—Saturday Had Banner Circulation —155 Total. Visitors of the public library will b given the privilege of seeing a flm group of pictures, the same beinj: , scenes of Colorado, illustrative of tin Rocky mountains. These will be oi display at the Decatur library Jane ary 27 to February 8. They come under the Public Librar; commission and the exhibit will lx highly educational. They were col lected by S. J. Keller of Kendallvil’.i and represent peaks, valleys, water falls, pines, winding roads and otlie. features, illustrative of the pictur I e6que Rocky mountains. They are be Ing sent to the various libraries aV the only fee is the cost of the transpo: tation, which Is paid by the library The exhibit will be free to all visitor*From here they will be sent to th< Ridgeville library. Saturday was the banner circulato r day for the Decatur library. Never be fore in its history were so many books given out. The total was 155. Os this number 75 were for adults and 80 so, juveniles. A GOOD_LAUGff Is what You Will Have 11 You See “Down In Alabam” And You WILL ALSO HELP Woman’s Civic Improve ment Society—Proceeds To Help City If you want a good laugh’ you shouh be sure to see the funny home talem play "Down in Alabam” at tlie Bossi opera house, Thursday and Frida; nights. Incidentally you will be lielo ing the Woman's Civic Improvement society and your "old home town’ along. Tor the society’s share of tilt proceeds will be used in helping ia their civic work. Their work of last year will be car ried further and new improvements made. A part of tlie proceeds will b< used in buying flower seeds for the school children, and for prizes lor the raising of flowers; also for cleaning the city, and making the other im provements. The tickets for the play were plac ed on sale today. They are thirty-five • cents for any seat down stairs, and * twenty-five for the gallery. Those ■ who have not been solicited to buy. may get tickets by calling at the Holt- ■ house drug store. The play will be given both Tliurs- : day and Friday evenings and there ■ should be no reason why anyone could I not attend on one of these two eveni ings. A special effort will be made to have t the opera house nicely warmed and t visitors there will be very comfortable. > Be sure to come and see the play. The cast will be announced later.

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REPORTS VARY ; OF SEA BATTLE j Germans Admit Loss of One 1 Cruiser and English Claim Crushing Defeat in NORTH SEA FIGHT Sunday Morning—Russians Gain Slight Advance in Southern Poland. Berlin, Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Destruction of a British battle cruiser in the great naval engagei ment in the North Sea Sunday morning was claimed today. The German war office admitted the loss of the Bluecher but declared other cruisers engaged returned to the German naval base without damage. The British "discontinued the battle 70 miles west, northwest of Heligoland” “According to present reports” said the statement” the British lost one cruiser. We had the Bluecher sunk but other German ships returned to the harbor”. Four buttle cruisers accompanied by four small cruisers and torpedo boats were engaged. Steaming into the North Sea they encountered a Britisli fle -t of five battle cruisers, several small cruisers and twenty-six torpedo boats lestroyers. London, Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily Democrat)--Germany’s naval forces have been struck the most crushing blow of the war. Report that a four Tunneled German cruiser badly darniged was sighted today led to the conviction that Germanys losses in yesterday’s battle were greater than ndicated by the admiralty statement. Dutch reports said a crippled cruiser ipyarantly of the type of tlie Strasburg was limping at half speed toward in island off the mouth of the Emm river. The admiralty today had :;o ietail of the supplementary engagement but expressed confidence that lie German casualties would be inreased. Washington,. Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany today protested to tlie state department against he manufacture of hydroaeroplanes in the United States for use in England and Russia. The note by the German ambassador declared the Curiss works at Hammond3Port, N. Y. lave sold to England the hydroplane ’"America” and five others. Paris, Jan. 25, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —How . German pontoon bridges across the Meuse at St. Mihiel were blown to pieces by French shells vas told officially today. German gunners on the west bank attempted un'.uccessl'ully to silence the French arillery. Additional guns were brought nto iwsition by the French. Shells ell in the city of St. Mihiel inflicting osses among tlie German defenders. \ccepting this progress in the drive igalnst the (mint of the German wedge louth of Verdun and a slight gain east if St. George near the seacoast tlie igliting in the past 2-; hours lias r;iulted in no more important changes. V Havanan detachment was surprised >y a French infantry attack in Lorraine and a number of prisoners taken. German infantry attack in the Argonle was successfully repulsed. In the 'hampagne region, French shells donolished a section of earth works and German shelters. Pctrograd, Jan. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Developments of a new Russian offensive menacing Lodz in i brilliant victory over the Germans in ■southern Poland was announced today. The German army advance on Ganga•od, the main fortress protecting Warmw from the south lias been rolled hack. The Russians afler occupying > Cielce and Opeeoozno have pushed l the Germans from twenty to thirty . miles over a forty mile front and have driven the enemy toward the Tilicia fiver. The battle centers today are ten miles east of Tomasos and at a - railroad bridge crossing the Tilica cn i the mainline leading northwest to I Lodz. The Germans are stubbornly '•esisting the attempt to force a passage at this point. Official reports of i ihe progress of the Russian drive at Thorn asserted that the Russians "are . in close contact with the enemy at . Kidol and that satisfactory progress is being made.”