Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 42.

OLD STATE HOUSE At Corydon Recommended as Historic Spot That Should be Owned BY STATE OF INDIANA Bloomington People Don't Like Anderson Scheme to Remove University. (By Lew Elliughatn) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18—The joint committee of the house and senate which visited Corydon last Saturday and saw at first hand the old state liouse, camo back filled to the brim with enthusiasm and plenty of argu ment favoring the project whereby thstate of Indiana may own in fee sim pie this historic old building and tlx ground surrounding it. They have submitted a report to both houses giving a full account of their visit and inspection of Indiana's first state capitol. Indiana as a territory or a state never owned the site upon which thin building stands. It was deeded to Harrison county by some philanthro pic citizen at a time when land wc worth about seventy-five cents ar, acre, and since the removal of the capital the building has been used by the officials of Harrison county. Some time between the years 1881 and 1885 the citizens of Harrison county decided they would tear down the state capitol and erect thereon a court liouse and county building. This was during the administration of Governor Porter, and when the then 1 governor learned of this decision. n> ( made a visit to Corydon and persoii ( ally implored the citizens not to de stroy the most historic building in the j state, and promised to exert his i.i fluence with an incoming legislature to purchase the same and thus pre serve it to posterity. Governor Por ter lias made good liis promise and ( in his legislative message did urg the purchase and preservation of th? former state capitol. Indiana's legis latures then as now were most bent upon the transaction of the hard and cold business of the state, than they were in indulging in the sentiment side of life. Economy entered into the political life of the state then as it does now, so Governor Porter fail ed to realise upon his recommendation. The question has been more or less agitated since then but it all has ended in agitation and nothing else The question took on added life twr years ago when the Indiana Democrat ic Editorial association held their mid-summer meeting there, and th1 c year the republican editors have ac cepted an invitation to spend a day amid the scenes of Indiana’s early his tory. The time is not far distant when the sentiment will be so crystal ized in the state that a general assem bly will feel the pressure, and in the end a bill of sale will be made and state pride will compel every senator end representative to support it. t is likely that a bill will be presented to this legislature but the fate of such a bill is not known. Economy is stil’ working. The value placed by the legislative visiting committee is about one hundred thousand dollars, hut th° Harrison county officials are willing to accept eighty-six thousand dollar and call it square. Joe Hennings and his two hundred acres on the Anderson and Pendleton pike, caused more grief at Bloomington than did the flood. Monday one twenty-six well dressed and thrifty looking citizens invaded the hoosier capital and according to the hotel register their present residence is u’ the I. U. town. They came to frown down any more of Joe Hennings dreams. The Bloomington delegation failed to see any joke in such a prop osition and while they are ready and willing to dron the matter, yet they are just as ready to fight any attempt to take from them anything that they now possess, and this includes, m course, Indiana University. Tiny claim they have no fear of losing this valuable institution and addition ' < the business life of their city, bu these Joe Henning agitations cans' them to swallow a lump that feels about the size of one’s fist and in a l dition to that it throws the town int< a panic and causes a reaction down ward in the value of real estate. Thi; is ample cause for the presence het K of the Bloomington delegation. I lias been darkly hinted that it is jus ■ as well that Joe Hennings was nbsen

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, ,l1 ” ,l| y '>i> that dty and from , thin same source comes the veiled Information that some of those Bloom’ngtonltes carried ugly looking broadknives in their bool tops. This is gos1 sip, however. ——■ ■ State Senator Stephen B. Fleming has been spending a few days in the Mty. He gave the writer the privilege of saying for him that It was his better Judgment and belief that the subntissii n to a referendum vote of a compulsory primary election question, was a fitting way to settle the primary question, and that it was his belief that the submission of the quesion would be a faithful compliance with the party's platform. Senator t'c»>»-nnetj ou **lge 4) fl MASS MEETING' Os Farmers Will be Held Next Saturday in This City—Steps Taken FOR THE SECURING Os County Agent—Expert from Purdue Will be Here to Give Talk. The attention of all farmers of Adams county is again called to the great mass meeting which will be held ini’ this city next Saturday. The exact time and place of holding the meeting will be announced later, but the day should be borne in mind. The meeting is called for the purpose of taking further action toward securing a county agent, who will work for the best interests of the farmers from a scientific and practical standpoint. An expert from Purdue will be here at this meeting to talk and to explain the duties of a countyagent and the steps to be taken toward securing the appointment of one Everybody is given a cordial invitation to attend this meeting. COTTAGE PRAYER SERVICES. Union cottage prayer meetings will be held Friday evening, February 19. as follows, services opening at 7:30: First Ward. First District—Simon Brandyberry superintendent. All living south of the Erie railroad in the neighborhood of Oak street, meet at the home o' Aaron DeVinney, on Oak street. Thos. Perkins will lead. Second District—Simon Brandyberry, superintendent. All living south of Erie railroad in the neighborhood of Chestnut street, meet at home of Mr Cress on Chestnut street. Simon Brandyberry will lead. Third District—Mrs. Charles Hock er, superintendent. All living north oi Erie railroad and south of Adams street, and in neighborhood of Sam E. Hite, meet at home of Sam Hite Rev. Rilling will lead. Second Ward. First District—Wm. B. Weldy, su perintendent. All living east of North Fourth street, meet at home of John A. Smith. Rev. John Gibson will lead. Second District—Mrs. John Everett, superintendent. All living between Fourth street and G. R. & I- railroad meet at home of John W • Vail. ( • L Walters will lead. Third Ward. First District— Edgar S. Moses, su , perintendent. All living east of G. R & I. railroad and north of Indiana ’ street, meet at home of Walter John ’ son, on Sixth street. George Dixon will lead. ' Second District-Ed Christen, su ; perintendent. All living cast of G R I & i. railroad and north of Indiana street, meet at home of Coat Cook II Mrs C L Davison will lead. f ‘ Third Dlstrict-W. J. Archbold su " perintendent. All living west of & J railroad meet at home of Mrs ’’ Fred Nichols. Miss Etta Mallono. will load. d -o y REFUSED TO KILL BILL, if y Indiana! ol’s, Ind.. I-eli. !•> (Speca is to Daily Democrat) -The house today o refused to kill the Feick bill which it would make the office,of the secretary ,e of the board of health a political job Is and permit the governor to remove d- Dr. Hurty. A majority report favoring to the bill was adopted. is r- W - vers an . d re of Convoy, Ohio, who motored i c e It yesterday for the day with his par st I's Mr and Mrs. John Meyers, re nt | turned home last evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, February 18, 1915

HOME KNOWLEDGE Eighth Grade Graduates in Wisconsin Have Knowledge of District WHERE THEY LIVE Must Draw Map of District Showing Farms and Owners and Other Facts. Do you know how many pigs were sent to market from farms in your school district last year? How many bushels of potatoes were raised there? Wiiat up-to-date agricultural methods are being tried out in the district? What is your community doing for its social betterment? There are a few of the things the children of some rural schools in Wisconsin are expected to know when they take the examination for the eighth grade, says Bernice I). Kuney, in an interesting article in the Country Gentlemen. Another requirement for graduation is a map of the school district showing the location of farms, silos, school houses, churches, town hall, cheese factories, grist mills, and other important social features. Herds of pure bred cattle, unfilled areas and important crops may be indicated. Accompanying the map must be a history of the district and statistical data of facts of interest. The collection is called a social survey. How do children obtain the facts? By exercising their talents for asking questions and making observations. They look round on their neighbors to see how many silos they have. They ask the man at the cheese factory how many pounds of milk he buys a week and where he markets his cheeses. They count the number of automobiles, lighting plants and modern farm appliances. On the blackboard at school the teacher makes a large map of the dis(Ccntinuea on Page 5) 10 PICK WINNER Debating Contest Will be Held at High School Friday Evening. QUESTION OF DEBATE An Interesting One—Winner Will be Sent to the County Contest. At the present time there is a great interest manifested in debating in the different high schools over the state Indiana university organized the high school discussion league last year an J is working hard to get every commissioned high school to take part. The question for discussion this year is How may we secure greater admin'strative and economic efficiency in the county government of Indiana.' There will be held four contests: The local, February 19, the county, March 19, the dietrict, April 16, and the state contest, May 7. The winner of the local contest will be sent to the coun t.y contest; the winner of the county ‘.o the district; the winner of the dis trlct to the state. Friday morning between 8:30 and 9:15, two local boy n the high school will debate upon the above question and the winner will be sent to the county contest. The debate promises to be interesting. The ju'ilic is cordially invited.. Three disinterested judges have been chosen to decide the winner. ———————— INVESTIGATION BEGINS. ' Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —First steps were 3 taken today in the senate investigation of charges by the Indianapolis I News that Thomas Taggart had sought to control legislation when the com inittee subpoenaed for the hearing toc night the following witnesses: Rlche ard Smith, managing editor of the ■- News; Ellis Searles, Lester Winter, ■ Maurice Judt and Lewis Howland, of the News staff, and Thomas Taggart.

START PLOWING TOMORROW. Those farmers who wish to see the Lawler plow work may do so tomorrow when the owners will start to | work on the Charles Werling farm Just north of Preble. Parties who wish to see the demonstration are coming from Bluffton, Domestic ami other places. Ihe plow will be in use from now on every day when the weather is lit. o NOTICE TO W. R. C. • ■ ■ The regular meeting will bo he’d on Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the hall. All members are asked to be present. TO TOURNAMENT High School Basket Ball Team of This City Will Go to Bluffton MARCH STH AND 6TH! Battle for District Championship—State Contest at Bloomington. The manager of the Decatur high school basket ball team was informed’ yesterday that if any basket ball fans expect to accompany the local high school team to Bluffton March 5 and 6, when the district tournament will be held, should order tickets from M. F. Worthman as soon as possible. The order fcr tickets should be sent tn the Bluffton management as soon as possible. Single admission, 25c. Season tickets, SI.OO. At least five or six games will be played. Fourteen teams of this district have entered. The winner of each district will be sent to Bloomington to play for state title. o SUBMITS APPROPRIATION BILL. I Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 18 —(Special (o Daily Democrat) —Representative McGonagle of the legislative visiting committee, which today submitted its appropriation bil Ito the liouse committee of (lie whole for consideration, said he expected a long debate, but hoped that the bill would go through as drafted. "The Girls’ Industrial School of Clermant, the Jeffersonville reformatory, and the Knightstown soldiers and sailors' home will appeal for larger appropriations,” he said. — o- — SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. The Queen Esther society will meet with Miss McCrory on Monroe street tonight. All members are requested to be present. TO CLAIM BRIDE Charles Zimmerman Goes to Orwell, Ohio, to be Married to MISS GRACE KRIEG Former Kirkland Township Young Lady—Will Have an Eastern Trip. Charles Zimmerman, a well known young man of the county, son of Mr and Mrs. E. E. Zimmerman, of south west of the city, left for Orwell, O. where he will claim a bride. Tin bride-elect is Miss Grace Krieg, a for mer ‘Kirkland township y< ung lady The wedding, it is said, will take'place next. Tuesday. The couple ex; ects to take a de lightiul honeymoon tri]) through tin east. On their return here, they wi! be at home on one of the farms o. the groom’s father, located south o Petersen, where Mr. Zimmerman wil. engage in the poultry business. Both are fine young people with a host of friends, and the Adams coun ty friends of the bride will welcome her return here as a permanent resident. Miss Krieg is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Krieg.

SUN INTERFERES 'Says His Mother, Aged 46, is of Unsound Mind and Stops Wedding TO YOUNG GROOM Leroy Murton, Aged Thirtyone—Asks That Guardian be Appointed. Just as Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner was writing out the marriage application for a couple about 3:30 or 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ■ Charles Herman, a son of the woman appeared on the scene with an attorney and stated that his inothu was of unsound mind and that the proceedings should stop. He secured Peterson & Moran and a complaint asking that a guardian for the wo Iman, Elizabeth Pontius Herman, be ; pjminted, was filed witii the count) clerk. The complaint was in tw< 1 aragraphs, one alleging that she was incapable of managing her estate on account of age and infirmity; and the second, on account of unsound mind The son stated that she had real estate and personal property. Accord ing to the marriage application thi would-be groom was Leßoy Murton. 1 who was thirty-one years of age las' ‘December 12, while the would-be bride j who is fifteen years older gave her name as Lizzie L. Pontius Herman I daughter of Daniel Pontius, and wil’ be forty-six years of age next Jun' 1 8. She was married before, having been divorced in February, 1910. The license was refused and the couple de parted. According to a deed left at the recorder’s office at the same time, Elizabeth Herman deeded to Leroy Murton thirty acres of land in Hartford township, the consideration bei’.g $2,500. Groom Nearly Mobbed. The fracas that attended the at(Continued on Page 5) ID WED JN MARCH Invitations Issued for Wed ding of Glen Falk and Miss Eliabeth Conn. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 Will be at New London,'Mo. Bride Has Visited Here— Well Known. Invitations for the approaching wed ding of Glen Davis Falk, son of Drug gist and Mrs. J. S. Falk, of this city, and Miss Elizabeth Conn, of New Lon don, Mo., were received here today. The invitations were issued by the mother of the bride-elect, Mrs. Aman da Eeliabetli Conn, the ceremonty t< take place Thursday evening at seven o’clock, Mardi 11, at the Firs' Baptist church, at New London, Mo. Miss Conn is one of the exceedingly charming young ladies, whom Decatui young people have had the pleasure of knowing, on her several visits hen ■ s a guest of Miss Marie Allison. The youn, ladies were students of Nation >1 Park Seminary, Washington, D. C ind Miss Conn visited here on severs' occasions. Members of the family interviewed 'odfly knew nothing of the plans of She couple, but it is understood they will live in Missouri, where Mr. Fall will manage a large ranch near Han libal. He las been employed for a year and half on the Fred Falk largo farm near Cash, Mo., returning hen it Christmas time. He is an enter arising young man, and well liked. oABOUT THE SICK Elmer Tricker, who has been ill sev■ral days of the grip, is better. Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pumphrey, is quite ill of a cold and complications. .Q • IS REPORTED FAVORABLY. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Van Auken .rimary referendum bill was favorably reported to the senate today.

NO EXTRA SESSION. Washington, D. ('., Feb. 18 — (S|h>cial to Dally Democrat) There will be no extra session of congress. This > was the word passed out today. The white liouse is favorable, it was Indi■atod, to the rej>orted plan to allow the shipping bill to go to conferen ■ • ior about ten days to permit passage of appropriation bills. Afterward other attempt probably will be made to force the former through. But if the filibuster continues it will be th. ■ end of the bill. The president lias said It would be more expedient to place the blame for the failure squarely upon the republicans than to risk th< uncertainty of keeping congress on the job. TORTURE OF OOGS By Some Cruel Person Resulted in Near Danger for Clerks. RAN THROUGH STORE And Snapped and Bit at the Clerks Who Jumped to the Counters. A number of prosecutions may fol-1 low the torturing of several dogs in the city, as many are indignant over the affair. The latest victim was n dog on which had been poured a quantity of some violently irritating drug. ’ The poor beast, mad with pain, ran ' into a local store and through it an I j rushing to the clerks, seeking for help, I snapped at them and would undoubt-; edly have bitten them had the clerks not jumped to a counter and kicked j at the poor beast. Rushing on through ' it ran out and away and it is quite | probably that pedestrians, and especially children, were in danger from the animal. This is but one of several recent incidents of the kind. 0 ARE UP IN ARMS. — Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18 —-(Specie, i to Daily Democrat) —Prohibition forces backing the state-wide prohil ' tion bill in the house were up in arir ; today over what they termed discrimination against them by the publh morals committee, of which Represen tative Myers of Kosciusko is chairman. The committee announced tc day a public hearing on the bill Tuesday night. The dry forces asserted they had asked for this hearing over a week ago, that every minute of d. lay hurt the bill and that the dela was intentional. They would rather have the bill reported out immediately. o FUNERAL TODAY Funeral services for Howard Shack ley were held this morning at the Methodist church in charge of the Rev. D. T. Stephenson. Durial in the Decatur cemetery. His death occurred Monday evening.

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IS MADE PUBLIC Germany's Reply to U. S. Protest of Blockade is Firm Reiteration of ENGLAND’S METHODS I United States Not Considering Sending of Warships Into War Zone. Berlin, Feb. 18— (Special to Daily Democrat)- The text of the German reply to the U. S. protest against the submarine blockade was made public today and it is as expected, a firm reiteration of its protest against English methods. In tone, the answer is esi ecially friendly to the U. S„ but it is carefully set forth that Germany took tlie steps she did only after mature deliberation and “because the English measures are in violation of the accepted ninciples oi' international law." Tlie. German government is declared to be “in accord with the U. S., that it is in a high degree desirable to avoid misunderstanding that might arise from the measure." The note of January 4, it is stated, accurately st t forth the reason for tlie GerIman action. “This action is in no way a measure directed against the commerce of neutrals, but represents solely a measure of self-defense,” it said, “by tier interests against England’s method." "The German govt rnment," explains the note,' “ feels I itself obliged to point out that a trafi tic in arms estimated at many hundreds of millions, is being carried | on between American firms and Germany’s enemies. Germany fully com- ' prehends that the practice and the toleration of wrong on the part of neu- ' trals are matters absolutely at the dis- | creation of neutrals and involve ao formal violation of neutrality.” Washington. D. C. Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat t—An embargo by the United States on the exportation of arms to belligerent nations would be a completely unneutral act, . President Wilson today told a commit- ' tee of women who presented a petition with 28,000 signatures. Washington, D. C., Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—No United States warships will be sent at present to Germany's “death zone’’ around tho British Isles. Secretary Daniels made it clear that he was not considering using them either for merchantmen or protection. Ambassador Gerard cabled that he had not yet received England’s reply to the American war zone note, added to the official anxiety. — o — REFUSED TO COMMENT. Washington, D. ('., Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Senator Kern of Indiana declined this afternoon to comment on the action of the Indiana senate in defeating the state-wide primary plank.