Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 25.

FULLOFSPARKLES Was the Musical Comedy, “Down in Alabam"’—A Decided Success Was PLANTATION PLAY Showing the Bright of Southern Plantation Life —Large Audience. It was a great success—was ' Down in Alabam," the bright and sparkling musical comedy and dramatic pnsto"al entertainment given at the Dosse opora house last evening by a large cast of Decatur players. Every seat was filled with fathers and mothers, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers and friends of the performers and the seat sale for this evening promises an equally large audience, which is certainly pleasing to the Woman s Civic Improvement society, as it will reap a large share of the proceeds to be used in furthering the good work they began last summer in civic improvement. The bright side of plantation life on Colonel Lipscomb’s plantation near Decatur, Alabama, was shown. There were the negroes, old and young, wLn their plantation melodies and fun, and the talented musical company of visitors from Memphis, to provide the sparkles for the evening. Colonel Lipscomb, by Dr. Fred Patterson, was a typical hospitable, southern gentleman, who, with Mrs. Lipscomb, by Emma Carey, threw open their comfortable home for <he entertainment of the visitors. Both represented the characters to perfection. Miss Susie Lipscomb, a southern belle, by Miss Edna Hoffman, and her loved; Ralph Dicksom, by Dwight Peterson, were fine. The little Misses Charlotte and Margaret Niblick, as Nell and Nora Lipscomb, delighted the audience, and their song, "Goody, Goody Girls,” received so much ap- j plause that they were forced to come back again. The negro servant, Eliza, was portrayed by Miss Ruth Hammell, while Pete, her husband, was presented by George A. Parker. These were especially good, and received more applause probably than any others during the evening. The Lipscombs gave a grand house party but as the large number of visitors from Memphis arrived on an eariler train than they were expected, the host and hostess had their abilities taxed in providing an impromptu entertainment for the first evening, and called in the negroes from their quarters to assist in the program, the musical talent from 'Memphis also contributing to this. The visitors from Memphis were: Mesdames J. O. Sellemeyer, L. Bracken, C. Carroll, F. Patterson, D. Vail, E. Adams, L. A. Holthouse. Dr. Burgener; Misses Frances Cole, Marie Paterson, Helen Niblick, Betty Boyers, Agnes Melbers, Frances Delninger, Irene Gerard, Muriel Leonard, Eola Gentis, Stella Perkins, Olive Perkins; Messrs. Vail, McMillen, Hugh Hite. A corps of young negro "bucks" from the quarters, with banjos and tambourines, gave a minstrel show, with Colonel Lipscomb as interlocutor. So complete was their make-up that it was very difficult to identify them. A glance at the program, however, showed that they were Albert Sellemeyer, Glen Neptune, Bruce Patterson, Dr. Burgener, Clifford LaDelle, George A. Parker. Each performed his little stunt to perfection and there were several brand new refined jokes cracked off “on the lame, the halt, and the blind,” old subjects dressed up in a new way, which always bring forth much laugiiter. The songs and musical numbers given were also very grod. A peculiarly pleasing part of the program was that taken by the bunch of little picaninny boys, who were much in evidence. Their song and exercise, “Yama, Yama Man,” was especially good, as the hand clapping frdm the audience evidenced. In tills bunch were David Hensley, Ralph Tyndall, Richard Archbold, Richard Heller, Richard Durkin, Orrle Parent, Herman Myers and Edwin Bosse. Probably the prettiest feature was the Japanese lantern drill given In costume by a bevy of pretty young girls, with lighted Japanese lanterns. The girls were Fanny Heller, Gladys Flanders, Lois Connell, Alta Teeple,

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Ruth Hubbard, Ramona Smith, Helen Dugan, Florence Bremerkamp, Genevieve Smith, llullie Leonard. A sextet comprising the Misses Mary Frisinger, Hope Hoffman and Margaret Gerard; Messrs. Leon (’rawford, Jesse and Cecil (’ole, sang "Tell Us, Pretty Ladies,” and the were brought forth again for an encore for their very fine work. Captain Willie Brown and Ills young men, Including Glen Neptune, Lloyd Beery, Kenyon Walters, Robert Merrynian, Ishmael Macy and Carlyle Flanders, gave a fine exercise and song, and the singing of five plantation melodies by the entire company brought forth some tears as well as smiles. A song, "Neath the Old Palm Tree," by Miss Agnes Melbers, and a negro melody by Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer deserve special mention for their excellence. (Continued on Page 3) SERVICES FREE For Building of Big Tabernacle Here Have Been Given by A LARGE NUMBER One Hundred Fifty Work men to Begin Building Thursday, Feb. 4. One of the biggest events of nevt week will he the erection of Hie big tabernacle on the Niblick lot, corner of Court and Third streets, for the Honeywell revival to begin here February 21. The day for beginning the work is Thursday, February 4, and an effort will be made to complete it in one day. One hundred and fifty workmen have given their services free for the work of the building on that day and the event will be one of the biggest in the city of Decatur.’ A free dinner for the workmen will be given by the church women at the Methodist church at noon on that day. Committees to help in the preparation and serving of the dinner have been appointed by the various church iocleties. o MRS. CHRIS HAVILAND DEAD. Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Haviland of Geneva will be held Sunday morning at the late home. Her death occurred Wednesday evening at feur o’clock at her home. She was past seventy years of age and suffered a severe stroke of paralysis about a week ago from which she never rallied. Her son, Frank Haviland, cl Grand Junction, Colorado, was at her bedside when death came. WERE COMPLIMENTED. Mrs. William Croan, of the Anderson city library board, and Miss Kate Chipman, librarian, of the Anderson library, visited the Decatur iibrarv this afternoon, leaving at 2:30 for Ft. Wayne. They are on a visiting tour and expect to call at the libraries at Fort Wayne, Muncie, Marion, Kokomo and Bluffton. They stated that they were well pleased with the Decatur library and librarians, and were very enthusiastic over them, saying many complimentary things about the library and librarians to a reporter who met them this afternoon. —o REMAIN AT HIGH MARK Chicago, Jan. 29,—Special to Daily Democrat)—May wheat opened on the board today at $1.50%. This represented an advance of %c over yesterday. Chicago, 111., Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—May wheat closed at $1.48% today, a net loss of 3% cents on the opening. July closed at $1.32%. a loss of 2% cents over the opening. All other grain closed at short declines from the opening. o— ASKED TO HOLD RESIGNATION. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Governor Ralston today received a letter from Senator Fleming asking the governor to withold acceptance of his resignation until the end of the session in view of the fact that acceptance would necesitate an election in Allen and Adams counties. The governor will consult an attorney.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, January 29, 1915.

WAS SUCCESSFUL Double Operation Performed on Mrs. Koldeway Proves Very Successful. RESTING QUITE WELL Had Been Suffering from Appendicitis and Obstruction of Gall Ducts. Although it was of a very serious nature the double operation performed on Mrs. Louis Koldeway of Union township yesterday morning at her home turned out to be a very successful one as far as it is knokn now. Ftt the past year and a half Mrs. Koldeway had been suffering a great deal from attacks of appendicitis and from obstruction of the gall ducts. During the past few' weeks her condition became more serious and her sufferings increased. She finally submitted to the operation yesterday as being the only avenue left for her by which she might obtain some relief. The ordeal was performed by Drs. D. D. and C. S. Clark of this city and E. J. McOscar jf Fort Wayne. This morning her ■ondition was very encouraging and It is thought that her recovery will be rapid. A trained nurse, Miss Lillie Gerard, is in attendance. Mrs. Koldeway was formerly Miss Clara Hoffman of near Preble. She is now the mother of two children. o NO SMALLPOX AT GENEVA Geneva, Ind. Jan. 27, —The smallpox scare in Geneva is a thing of the past, since the discharge of Joseph Pease, who has been quarantined i:i his home for the past three weeks. THE JELLY_ ROLLS And Other Baker’s Products Must Contain no Artificially COLORED JELLIES Says State Health Commis-sion-Bakers of Indiana Are Notified. Bakers of Indiana have been notified by the state food and drug commission that the use of artificially olored jellies in theii products is contrary to law and a fraud on consumers. The commission recently jonducted an investigation into the imposition of jellies used as filling n jelly rolls and similar produce and he results led H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, to issue the warning. “Os twenty-five samples of cake examined, eleven contained artificially colored jelly,” said Mr. Barnard, ‘and In three cases the jelly used was preserved with benzonoate of soda, an additional violation of the pure food law. Os seventeen samples of jelly analyzed thirteen were artificially colored. In nearly every instance the artificially colored jelly was made from apple stock and so colored to Imitate currant or other expensive jellies.” The order says: "The use in bakers' products of artificial or imitation jellies or fillers, with or without artificial colors, is prohibited except when such products are plainly aud distinctly labeled to show the presence of such adulterated, imitation or artificially colored products. The use of egg substitutes and imitation egg colors for the purpose of giving bakers’ products a color usually and customarily obtained from the yolk of egg is prohibited unless such bakery product is plainly and distinctly labeled to show that it is colored in imitation of cake normally colored with yolk egg.” —.—p • K. OF. C. NOTICE. Monday, February 1, regular meeting. Some important business to be acted upon, so a good attendance is desired. The lecturer has also arranged for an entertainment by the glee club. G. K.

SERVED LUNCH TO GUESTS. Society Item Deserving of Mention— Dallas M. Hower as the Host. Dallas M. Hower, of the Decatur meat market, is a hospitable and courteous gentleman, who believes in paying for what he gets. For several months each morning he has derived much information from a general discussion of momentous questions by a club of well known men who have settled every question big and little, those of importance in the nation as well as trose of a local nature. This morning the crowd gathered as usual, Including Amos Gillig, Millard Cowan, Asa Engle, Jacob Buhler and Adam Buettel, apd Dallas surprised them by serving lunch, not a pink tea, but a substantial breakfast, including pudding, head cheese, bologna, ami other twenty cents a pound dainties. The men had no intention of abandoning the meetings but if they had D.BH-tp r morning.md.elicaciesE T O this incident would have easily have prevailed upon them to continue, for now they realize they are appreciated. SLIGHTS”” MADEBHLUES Infantry Fighting Around Nieuport Results in Capture of German Guns. TWO RUSSIAN ARMIES Os Great Force Now Threatening Konigsburg, Capital of East Prussia. Paris, Jan. 29, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Slight gains for the allied forces along the seacoast near Nieuport where infantry fighting has been in progress for the past 24 hours were reported in despatches today. The French took a German position near St. George's. Elsewhere around Nieuport and in the region south towards Ypres there were infantry clashes but the Germans evidently are awaiting the arrival of reinforcements reported by aerial staff before resuming attacks on a large scale. Capture of a German aviator whose machine was shot down was one of the incidents of the day's fighting near the sea coast. Washington, Jan. 29, —(Special to Daily Democrat)-Council Silliman today reported unconfirmed rumors that Villa had been seriously wounded. Petrograd, Jan. 29, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Two Russian armies are now threatening Konigsberg capital of East Prussia according to official despatches today. Moving down from the north a force is descending on Tilsit, 60 miles northeast of the city and already has driven hack the Germans and destroyed a supply station three miles north of Tilsit. A second army continues to press westward a few miles northeast of Inscerburg. German attempts to check the advance of the army on Thorn along the lower Vistula by attacks near Kikol have been repulsed it was officially reported. Galveston, Jan. 29 —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Mexico City is tranquil under Carranzista rule, reported General Obregon in an official message to Vera Cruz this afternoon. Berlin, Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —For the second time within a week a whole fleet of German aeroplanes have succeeded in passing the allied line in Nieuport and had "abundantly” shelled the coast town of Dunkirk, where the British headquarters of General French are supposed to be located. Washington, D. C„ Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Positive announcement that there will be no change in administration policies toward the Mexican situation was made by Secretary Bryan at the close of today’s cabinet session. o SCHOOL BOARD MEETS. The school hoard met last evening and allowed the teachers’ salaries and other bills.

SIXTY VOICES Lead the Singing at the United Brethren Church Last Evening. INTEREST IS HIGH Continues Unabated—Mass Meeting Announced for Next Sunday. The meetings still continue at the United Brethren church. The Interest is unabated. A number were at the altar last night. Twenty-one stood up for prayers. The bouse was crowded too much to do as definite work as desired. Rev. Harman spoke on the topic, “Writing Our Own Autobiography,” from the text found in John 19:22, “Pilate answered. What I have written, I have written.” Conviction pervaded the entire congregation. The request is coming from many homes for prayers. About sixty voices led the singing last night. The two o'clock day meetings are well attended and some are being saved in these services. Next Sunday will be “Men’s and Boys’ Day” in the United Brethren church as a denomination. Committees are laboring to have as many men in the Sunday school next Sunday as possible. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock there will be a mags meeting for men. Attorney Clark Lut:: will address the men on the topic, “A Man’s Job.” No man in the city is better prepared to handle this topic than Mr. Lutz. Men in general are cordially invited to attend this service. Boys sixteen years old and above will be welcomed to this service.—Contributed. WANTSSOpAIN Child Adopted By Emery Walters and Wife In Danger of Being Kidnaped MRS. WALTERS STATES Came Here to Get Copy of Court’s Decree Whereby They Adopted Him Mrs. Emery Walters of Lima, 0., was here itoday on business. She came to get a copy of the decree of 1 the Adams circuit court whereby she I and her husband, who then resided < here, legally adopted as their son and i heir, Doland Sheets. The little fellow, who is now seven years of age, ’ was taken by Mr. and Mrs. Walters i when but a week old, and reared as ( their own, they legally adopting him i later. He is a son of Addison Sheets ( of Wren, Ohio, and his mother died 1 when he was but two days old. I The Walters moved to Lima, Ohio, i Recently, Mrs. Walters states, the fa- i ther who is married again, said he i wanted his son. He and his wife visited their home some time ago and in- I formed the little fellow that the Wal- I ters were not his own parents. This i was the first that the child knew that < he was not their own child. For a ' while matters were made quite un- 1 comfortable .and Mrs. Walters states i that she believes attempts were brew- ’ Ing for the kidnaping of the child. As she has nothing to show Ohio officials that the hoy has been legally adopted by them, should any occasion arise to do so, she came to this city for a copy of the decree. She returned to Lima today noon. o INTERESTING SERVICES. Rev. F. G. Rogers of the Baptist chuhch, is conducting a successful service preparatory to the tabernacle services. There will be a service again this evening and everybody is invited to attend. o REMEMBER SACRED CONCERT. Remember the sared concert to be givepj Sunday evening at the Evangelical church by the Ladies' chorus, from the Mennonite church of Berne. A silver offering will be taken and the proceeds will go to the building fund.

| Wl|_L UNDERGO OPERATION. Miss Frederica Hublinrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hubbard, of this city, and pathologist at one of ! the leading hospitals in Detroit, will undergo an operation tomorrow for a complication of adhesions In the region of the appendix. Miss Hubbard has been suffering from this trouble for some time and It was thought best to perform the operation in order to restore her health. The operation will be performed in the hospital in which she is employed. Mrs. Hubbard left last evening for Detroit and will he with Miss Frederica during the operation. That the operation is not of a serious order, was evidenced by that fact that Miss Hubbard expected to meet her mother in Detroit this morning and spend the day with her before undergoing the ordeal. NOT AN AERONAUT Is Gene Stratton Porter, Though She is Known as the “Bird Woman.” THE WOMAN’S PAPER Publishes Notice—English Periodical Also Tells of Her New Home. The Woman’s National Weekly, published at St. Louis, Mo., has a picture of Gene Stratton Porter this week, and also the following item: "Although known the world over as the 'bird woman,' Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter is not an aeronaut and ‘sailing around the moon' is not one of her favorite pastimes. “With camera and note hook, however, she has scaled mountains, climbed trees, tramped through marshes and woodlands and captured more pic tures of rare birds and studied more curious specimens of birds than any other woman in America. Hence to bird lovers everywhere the woman whom most people know as the au thor of 'Laddie,' or ‘The Harvester is known merely as the ’bird woman “So that she may better study her little friends of the tree tops, Mrs. Stratton-Porter has made a home for i herself among the birds. On her es tate near Rome City, Ind., she has built a cabin —‘Limberlost Cabin,’ she i calls it —and there in the woodland far i from the haunts of human neighbors . she lives and studies the tiirds and . writes books—books in which birds \ always iiave an important part.” I Another paper says: i “Mrs. Gens Stratton-Porter, one of t America’s most popular novel writers, has changed her place of residence t from Geneva to Rome City where siie erected a beautiful cottage last summer. She lias named her new home ‘Limberlost Cabin' in honor of the \ woody district where she studied ani- i mal and plant life near Geneva, usually i called ‘The Limberlost.’ An English periodical, ‘Chamberlain’s Journal,’ recently published an account of Mrs. Porter’s new home at Rome City. The periodical says that Mrs. Porter has accomplished more in bird photography than any other American woman. A portion of the article follows: “ ‘All her life this bird woman has believed that she would be more at home in the woods Ilian elsewhere and now she Is trying it out. On her little estate of fifteen acres of wild woods, with primeval trees upon it. near Rome City, Ind., she has reared a bungalow house, called Limberlost Cabin. The land runs down to a lake shor n : there is a spring, anil a cleared hill for garden, orchard and pasture. Here have been laid off rod, white, pink, blue, lavender and yellow flower beds of an acre each, in deep woods running down to the lake shore, where wild flowers of each color named above have been planted, beginning at water growth at the lake and running back so that each plant has Us proper location; vines and wooden fences stand between the beds of (lowers. “ ‘Limberlost Cabin is situated in the middle of the yellow bed: it has eighteen big rooms and four fireplaces, two of which Mrs. StrattonPorter practically built for herself. One is of white glacier foundation, known as "pudden stone,” the pebbles being red and blue; and in a big living room there is one of field boulders split to show many colors and flecked with quartz crystals that sparkle like diamonds in the light. (Continues «n rage I) 1

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TO MEET EXPENSE ■' - Provisions to be Made to Pay Indiana’s Share of Hoof and Mouth Cost. CREDIT IS DUE To Officials Who Handled Stock Destroyer—News from the Legislature. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29 —According to information that comes from the veterinury department of the slat.' government, it is learned that it is about time to pay the extraordinary expense incident to the dread hoof and mouth disease. The officers report that at tile present time there are no infected districts and that the quarantine has been lifted from practically every part of (lie state. During the few months in which both the federal and state officers have been battling with this dread disease, many of the finest and best herds of stock in the state have gone to the block. The officers in charge deserve more than passing commendation for the faithful discharge of their official duty during one of the most trying periods in the state’s history. They have permitted neither sentiment or favoritism to interfere with the quick cleaning up and cleansing out of this fatal disease and stock destroyer, and as a result of their vigilance, Indiana is practically rid of this great often 1er to stock life. In accordance with an agreement with officers of the federal government all herds and all stock infected and killed, were first to he appraised and the owners thereof were to be paid the amount of such appraisement, the state assuming half the burden and Uncle Sam the other half. Up to this time stock appraisals in this state amount to $167,000, and Indiana is obligated for half that smctfnf. A bill has just passed congress and been signed by the president, which carried the gigantic amount of two and a half million dollars, all of which is to he used in the states infected with the hoof and mouth disease. This means that the federal government is ready to come through with her agreement. It is now up to the general assembly of the state of Indiana to do likewise. There ’s no noticeable intent to pinch out. of this contract and doubtless when the appropriation bill appears, it will contain an item for this payment. •Should the item not appear in the appropriation bill then a special act will be introduced and given a right of way which will plainly indicate that the members of the general assembly are in hearty accord with the action taken. Two or three bills upon that imporant and much discussed question, workmen's compensation, have been introduced in the senate. According to Information from Floor leader Van N’uys there will be a public hearing in all the bills introduced, the hearing to take place in the senate chamber Wednesday evening of next week. These discussions will no doubt he entertaining because about every one nterested in the question has an opinion alt his own, and it is in direct oppostion to the opinion every one else lias. It may he necessary to appoint a stout referee. The senate has now had its round with the anti-lobby bill, and all tlicv lid was to extend its operations to the editor. An amendment was agreed to which closely follows the federal statutes which prohibits the publication of an editorial—paid editorial if you know what that means—which tends to influence pending legislation. Any editor who happens to be dealing in paid editorials will have to register. pin on his badge and state hv affidavit or otherwise the source of his editorial employment. As no democratic editor ever rattled such dirty dollars, this amendment will not disturb him. If there is any old skinflint engaged in the journalistic profession who would so sell his soul, the world will be glad to know him. The publicity is welcomed by every honest and self-respecting editor In the state. Now. here is another Bryan stunt for the Indiana Democratic Editor!il meet that has not been made public. On Friday, Co’.onel Bryan will address the legislature, the time for tills ad--1 dress being eleven o'clock. Immedi(Contlnueu on rage Two)