Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII, Number 58.

COME BACK HOME Mr. and Mrs. Marshall and Senator Kern Return to Indianapolis for MUCH NEEDED REST to Vice President Marshall to Represent President Wilson at Exposition. (By Lew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 9—Vice President and Mrs. Marshall arrived ! in the city Sunday and will spend the week at their home on Fifteenth street. Accumulated mail and preparation for a number of speeches which Mr. Marshall will make on the Pacific slope will give him a real work-out during the time spent at his Indianapolis home. The Marshalls will leave here next Sunday for San Fran- , cisco, where at the request of Pres;dent Wilson they will represent the chief executive of the nation at the Pan-American exposition. Every mail is bringing to him additional requests for speeches enroute, and his time will be much taken in this way for the next few weeks. After a visit in Arizona with the parents of Mrs. Marshall, they expect to return here some time in May. Both are looking fine and are taking the official life and official honors as only- true Hoosiers can. It is just two years since the vice president assumed the duties of 'the second highest office in the nation, and since then he has been working overtime on the job. There has been but a few weeks sinep the administration of the oath of office that congress has not! been in session and the vice president ( on duty as the presiding officer of that | great body. As such presiding offi- ( cer and vice president he has not only: distinguished himself and his party, but he has even distinguished the of- ( fee which he fills. In Washington he is a prime favorite among the public. men and as president of the senate of | the United States he has more than ( dignified that great office. When: William Jennings Bryan was in Indi-j anapolis recently he w>as more than, profuse in his eulogy of Vice Presi-, dent Marshall, and both publicly and privately paid him a glowing tribute. | All this makes us swell up with pride i and again be glad that we are Hoo-j Siers, and glad, too, that Indiana is * T laying such an important part in ths life of our nation. Vice President Marshall had much to say about Presi-1 dent Wilson, about congress, and the progressive legislation enacted during j the short time in yvhich he had been officially connected with the affairs cf government. He had much to say about the men who were disposed to attribute to the tariff and not to the Furopean war. the present business depression which has now enveloped, this country. He believes, however, I and upon former occasions has said that the country needed a rest from congress, and he believes that this rest from congressional activities will be the means of reviving business. It can not of course relieve the strain that a foreign war has upon

I R EV. McCOMBE BORN IN ULSTER

Rev. J.H. McCombe, Mr. Honeywell’s ’ Assistant, is one of a family of twelve; children that lived on a twelve acre farm in Ulster, in the northern part of Ireland, where Belfast is the chi if city. On account of the economic situation of his family he was forced to make his own living after he was thirteen years of age. His father and mother were deeply religious. They . live now in Toronto, Canada. At 11*teen he was converted. At seventeen years of age he went into the mission work at Belfast. For years before going to Canada he did extensive mission work in that city, associated with his brother, C. Jeff McCombe. Their efforts are said to have resulted there in perpetual revival whether on the street, in halls, or assisting the pastors of the varioys churches. During the years of wo - * there the two brothers founded the famous Sandy Row mission, which has sent men to all parts of the world into religious activity. The spirit of the church of north Ireland was more like that of America, the pastors being willing to work together and also being persistent and aggressive in their methods of pre-

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business of this country, where millions in exports have been reduced to a beggarly nothing. But a rest from congress will give the business of our country a chance to breath and adjust itself, and it will show, too, that so far as the administration of affairs in our nation is concerned, that President Wilson and his official family are on the side of business where that business is honestly conducted. This tact will be better illustrated in the months to come, when the merits of the finance, tariff and other legislation has had time to convince the most skeptical that the war and not the tariff has caused exports and imports to fall off. and that exports and (Continued on Page 2.) called in death James Wagner, Residing Near Monroe, Passed Away Last Evening. DEATH WAS DUE To Infirmities of Old Age and Complications—Was Well Known.

Death again claimed one of Adam’s county’s pioneers, when James Wagner, a resident of this county for the past seventy-four years, succumbed last evening at 10 o’clock at his home one and one-half miles north of Monroe, death being due to the ravages of old age and other complications. Mr. Wagner was popularlyknown throughout the county, always being a man active in any moveme. t for the betterment of the county's welfare, and having his neighbor’s and friends’ interest at heart. Although well advanced in years, it was not until lately that Mr. Wagoner was compelled to give up his active life. Mr. Wagoner was of French descent. being the son of John Nicholas and Emily Sabarto. He was born in Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio, November 10, 1834. Early in life he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia L. Martz, she having preceded him in death eight years ago. To this union were born eight children, they being Mrs. Mary Andrews of Columbus, O.: Mrs. J. W. Middleton, of Paragould. Ark.: Mrs. D. B. Estell, of Cincinnati, O.: Mrs. F. Martz, of this city: Mrs. G. B. Dimon, Chestnut Hili, Conn.; N. H. Wagoner, residing south of this city and Jps es L. Wagoner, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The funeral will be held Thursday tfternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the Monroe M. E. church. Interment will be made in the Ray cemetery. — —o MERCHANTS MEET TONIGHT. The Merchants’ association will meet this evening at 7 o'clock at the library. Business of importance and every member is requested to be present. ——OATTEND MERCHANTS’ MEETING. Dan Niblick and Oscar Lankenau left today for Auburn to attend a meeting of merchants of this part of the state.

senting religion to the people. Churches there are interested in the bridging of the gulf between capital and labor. This is not an easy thing, according to Mr. McCombe, because the great Irish political unrest is taking the minds and voices of the men in the shipyard and the factory. The great Presbyterian assembly hall. Grosvenor Hall, the Y . M. C. A. auditorium, and Ulster hall in Belfast, have been places where the McCombs have held revival meetings. "The ministers of Belfast would be in perfect accord with the Ministerial association of Decatur, commented Mr. McCombe, “to claim the ear of men and interest them in the religious life which is not to be done by higher criticism but by strong evangelistic methods.” Canadians were said by the Rev. Mr. McCombe to be more conservative over religious methods than the people of Europe, holding to the old religious practices that obtained in Europe when the wave of immigration sent the populace into Canada. Canadians are conservative both in their thinking and their acting and tent or tabernacle meetings do not lake well [in Canada.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, March 9, 1915.

FIRST WEDDING Os E. B. Lenhart, New Marrying 'Squire, Performed This Morning AT ELEVEN O’CLOCK Ow’en Dale Sours and Miss Della Beitler Take Life Vows. E. Burt Lenhart, member of the law firm of Hooper & exdeputy clerk, etc., has appeared in many roles. But this morning lie appeared in a new one, that of justice of the. peace and “marryin' squire.” Mr. was recently appointed a justice of Washington township, succeeding 'Squire J. H. Stone. This morning Mr. Lenhart's commission came and he qualified. Although he had promised various court house employes, reporter and others that their wedding should be performed free of charge, if it should be tho first one, such was not to be the happy fate of any one of them, ft was only at little while after Mr. Lenhart qualified that a couple appeared at the court house for a marriage license and asked for a justice of the peace. Mr. Lenhart was hurried into his official robes an\ at 11 o’clock, with the court house clock sounding fort 11 its deep tones for wedding bells, he officiated at the wedd'jTk of Tlwen Dale Sours, a young farmer of near Linn Grove, and Miss Della Beitler, daughter of Lawrence Beitler, of Monroe. The ceremony took place in the county clerk’s office and witnesses were two friends of the couple who accompanied them. The groom is a son of John Sours. Both are fine young people.

AT MANGROVE Part of Honeywell Evangelistic Party Will Hold Services Thursday AT TWO O’CLOCK Mrs. McCombe Will Give Principal Sermon—Special Musical Numbers. The comunity of Maple Grove east of Berne wiii be pleased to hear that next Thursday afternoon at two o’clock they will have the privilege of hearing a part of the Honeywell evangelistic party. The services will be held at the Maple Grove Christian church. They are not only for the members of that church, but of the entire community and everybody is Invited to attend.

The pricipal sermon will be delivered by Mrs. McCombe. There will be special musical numbers and the entire service will be of interest to everybody. The young people of the community, especially, are urged to attend. o HAS LONG RECORD. Pittsburg, Pa., Mar. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Orville Hobson, 22, known as the Indiana forger, was still held today by the police, charged with burglary. The police had not yet decided whether to turn him over to Indiana authorities. They are awaiting word fro mthe Jeffersonville reformatory. Hobson said he was , paroled from there. The prisoner told an unusual story of bad check operation in the middle west and said he was wanted in Chicago, Hartford City, Frankfort and other cities. His father, he said, owns a model $150,000 farm near Marion, Ind. Hobson was arrested here while robbing a drug store. WILL NOT PROSECUTE. Washington, D. C., Mar. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The justice department today announced there would be no prosecution in connection with election irregularity charges in Joe Cannon’s district. It was not considered a sufficient case could be made.

McCOMBE JABS Sin nailed my Jesus to the cross and some of yon men here weighing 200 pounds are not bearing an ounce for him. * * • God will never save you until you will to be saved. * • • A wordly fall frequently precedes a spiritual uplift. • » • A heart without Christ is aa worthless as a diamond ring without the valuable set. • * • If you could give the multitudes in hell the chance God gives you tonight, you would depopulate hall in ten seconds.

RECEIVES ORDER Admiral Fletcher Will Dispatch Two More Battle Ships to Vera Cruz. STORIES CONFLICT Reports of Victory Comes from Both the Allies and Turks in Dardanelles. Washington, D. C., Mar. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary ol the Navy Daniels today ordered Ad miral Fletcher to send two more battle ships from Guantamano to Vera Cruz. Fletcher was instructed to place the two vessels under the command of a flag officer, who will be an admiral. The selection of ships was left to Admiral Fletcher’s discretion. It was stated at the navy department that the additional ships will give the United States three ships at Vera Cruz, including the Delaware, two cruisers, the Tacoma and the Des Moines, and two gun-boats. The two latest ships will probably reach Vera Cruz not later than Friday. Eagle Pass, Tex., Mar. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Piedras Niegras Mexico., just across the border, was evacuated today by the Carranza gar rison. A handful of troops will police the city until Villistas arrive. Nearly a thousand Mexican civilians sought refuge here today.

London, Mar. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Smyrna is about td fall before Rear Admiral Pierse’s fleet stated dispatches today. Only thrc< Turkish land batteries are now replying to the fire of the British. Mean while a steady rain of fire —a shell nearly every minute —is pouring or the Dardanelles fort. Aeroplanes are dropping bombs in the smaller Turk ish batteries. The big ship Lord Nel son and Agmemnon are battering (Continued on Page 2.) TABERNACLE PROGRAM. Tuesday, February 9. 7:15 p. m. —Evening Sermon. Special musical program, using electric cross. Wednesday, February 10. 10:00 a. m. —Cottage Prayer Meet ings. 2:15 p. m. —Afternoon Sermon. 3:30 p. m. —Junior Choir Practice. 6:45 p. m. —W. C. T. U. meets at library. 7:15 p. m. —Evening Sermon. Thursday, February 11. 10:00 a. m. —Cottage Prayer Meetings, 11:00 to 1:30 —Luncheon for business women at K. of P. Home, Mrs. McCombe in charge; 15 cents. 2:15 p. m. —Afternoon Services. 3:30 p. m.—Girls’ Bible class, with Mrs. Clase at Baptist church. 3:30 p. m. —Boys’ Bible class, with Mr. Clase at high school building. 7:15 p. m.—Evening Sermon. Friday, February 12. 10:00 a. m. —Cottage Prayer Meet-

ings. 2:15 p. m. —Afternoon Program. 7:15 p. m.—Evening Services. Sermon. Amusements. Saturday, February 13. No cottage prayer meetings. Afternoon and evening services at usual hours. Sunday, February 14. 2:30 p. m. —Sermon, “The Four Square Man.” For Men Only. 7:00 p. m. —Sermon, “The Unpardonable Sin.”

MACCABEES MEET State Meeting Will be Held in Fort Wayne March 16 and 17. DECATUR TO GO Elaborate Preparations Being Made to Entertain Hundreds of Delegates. I Arrangements are being completed by Fort Wayne Maccabees for the annual state meeting of the order, which will be held in that city March 16 and 17. A program is being arranged and it is expected that between 200 and 300 delegates will be present to attend and participate in the sessions. Tho meeting was planned by all

the lodges of the state which will have delegates present, although the two Fort Wayne branches, the Pioneer tent and the Wayne tent, are making the arrangements to entertain the visitors. Officers will be elected at the meeting and delegates to the national meeting chosen. Milo Meredith, state commander, of Wabash, will be present. The Decatur lodge will be represented. 0 BUYS A RESIDENCE. Albert Schlickman has purchased of Erwin & Michaud, a residence property, corner of Adams and Tenth streets, and with his wife, will occupy it within thirty days. Mr. Schlickman was married several months ago. His wife was formerly Miss Jennie Howard. THE CDURTNEWS Special Judge Hartford Heard the Blue Creek Ditch Remonstrance. I . A MARRIAGE LICENSE Petition for Sale of Real Estate in the Jacob Drake Estate Granted.

Special Judge R. H. Hartford of Portland was here today and heard

the remonstrances filed in the Blue Creek ditch case. Finding was made that all new parties mentioned in the report of the drainage commissioner and not in the petition, had been notified more than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing. Judge Hartford finally established the ditch and ordered it constructed. The petition of Margaret J. Drake, administratrix of the estate of Ja | >l’ Drake, asking that a sale of the real estate be held to pay debts of Hie decedent, was granted. The sale was ordered made, after notice by publication and posting. Terms are one-third cash, one-third in nine and one-third in eighteen months, or all cash if desired. The sale is to be at public auction, subject to the lease of Thomas Dorwin Drake. Henry Knapp vs. Henry Fell, suit on account and note, demand S6O, is a new suit filed by Attorney D. B. Erwin. A marriage license was issued this morning to Owen Dale Sours, farmer of Linn Grove, born October 12, 1892, son of John Sours, to wed Della Beitle,r of Monroe, born March 25, 1893, daughter of Lawrence Beitler. Real estate/ transfers: Fremont Bowers et al. to Susie Mayer, realty in Union tp., $4000; Susie Mayer to Fremont Bowers, same, $4100; Robert E. Doty et al. to Ray C. Doty et al., 17 acres, Root tp. $1750. Peterson & Moran, for Hazel Emery, have filed a suit against Peter Emery for support. Both were recently refused a divorce. Mrs. Emerysays they were married October 5, 1911, and that her husband deserted (Continued on Page 2.)

THREE COUPLES MARRIED. Three couples were married in the city Saturday, two at. the court house and one at the Methodist parsonage. Ernest A. Kramer and Mrs. Inert Carter, both of Fort Wayne, were married by Justice Weaver at the court house. Harry M. Bloemker and Miss Clara M. Mahrwold, both of Fort Wayne, were married by Justice Weaver at the same place. Archie 1). Fugle and Miss Ina A, Pickett, both of Fort Wayne, the former a traveling salesman, were married by Rev. Louis DeLamarter at the Methodist parsonage. All these couples stayed in Hillsdale over Sunday.—Hillsdale Daily. UDY FELL DUD Mrs. Lewis Johnson, Sister of Miss Jennie Somers, Dropped Dead ON HER WAY HOME From Tabernacle Service at Bluffton — Was Well Known Here.

The Bluffton Banner says of the death of Mrs. Lewis Johnson, sister of Miss Jennie Somers of this city. “While on her way home from the tabernacle servic j; about JO o'clock Sunday night, Mrs. Lewis Johnson, residing on West Midway avenue, dropped over dead in front of the Nolting property on West Cherry street. She fell in the arms of her foster daughter, Miss Belle Gibson, and a neighbor, Mrs. John Carlisle, who were accompanying her. Death was due to heart trouble and when the attack came on she complained but a few words about the intense pain in her heart and then started to tall. This was the first attack of heart trouble that Mrs. Johnson had ever suffered and she had been feeling so well during the day that instead of riding to jthe tabernacle from her suburban home she walked the distance, accompanied by Miss Gibson and Mrs. Carlisle. *

“Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth (Somers) Johnson was born April 14, 1867, in Jefferson township, the daughter of Joseph and Frances Somers, and was nearly forty-eight years of age at the time of her death. Her marriage t > Lewis Johnson took place July 11 1896. To their union one child was born and she died in infancy. Surviving besides the husband and thfoster daughter are two brothers, Wil liam H. Somers of Ossian and Levi Somers of Fort Wayne, an. 1 three sisters, Mrs. Milo Nelson, King: land: Mrs. Abraham Ginter and Mis. Jennie Somers, of Decatur. “The funeral services will be hel<’ at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence in charge of Rev. H. B Diefenbach with burial at Fairyiew. Friends are welcome at the residence at any time.” o. LAW OFFICE STENOGRAPHER. Judge J. T. Merryman, who ha: been engaged in the practice of lav in the I. O. O. F. building since retiring from the bench, has engage! Miss Amelia Tonnelier as stenograph er. Miss Tonnelier is highly expert enced in the work, having served a: such for the late A. P. Beatty.

REV. HONEYWELL AND HIS “PUNCH”

Evangelist I. E. Honeywell is able to deliver his sermon with a punch that most persons are afraid to stand up before and take punishment for long. But that is not the only way he can hit straight from the shoulder. He is some pumpkins with his dukes, having been for six years instructor in boxing at Queen's College, Kingston, Canada, While he was doing undergraduate college work. During that time he bad the gloves on almost every day and many of his fellow Canadians have learned their scientific knowledge of the manly art. from the bouts they pulled off with him as college students. Seemingly he came from a family or a region that knew and believes in the use of the fist in annihilating one’s foes. Upon entering Queen’s College, he was chosen by popular vote lof the students to instruct them, be-

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SHOW GREAT ENTHUSIASM Fully Five Hundred People Met Honeywell Party at Willshire. WERE NINE DECISIONS Mr. McCombe Delivered a Forceful and Eloquent Sermon—Fine Music.

Talk about overflow meetings, or

unusual turn-outs, if you get anything on Willshire, you will have to get up real early in the morning. Decatur has had some good crowds at the tabernacle, and done splendid work with the musical part of the program, but the meeting at Willshire last night was a top-notcher, and we’ll have to give them due credit for it. Every inhabitant of the Buckeye city, and even from the surrounding country, laid aside their evening work and amusements long enougli to crowd into the opera house, where Mr. McCombe, assisted by Mrs. McCombe and Mr. and Mrs. Clase, conducted one of the most interesting and most successful revival meetings ever held In that part of the state of Ohio. Cal Peterson, Frank Carroll, Dr. Neptune, Alex Bell, Rev. Rogers and Bert Hunsicker accompanied the party and assisted in caring for the crowd, also selling sheet music throughout the audience. With this music Mr. Clase soon had the hall ringing, they forgot their cares and troubles for the time being and the crowd of over 500 fairly made the roof rise in an effort to come up to Mr. Clase’s expectations. Although it was rest night for the party, they were anxious to entertain the Ohio citizens and did splendid quartet, duet and solo work. Mr. McCombe spoke for a few minutes during the opening part of the meeting, j and although they have a real, native Irishman, Rev. Hamilton, in their midst, it is needless to say the pure Irish wit and good sound gospel in Mr. McConibe’s speech was considered a rare treat and enjoyed by everybody. Rev. Hamilton offered the opening prayer and following this Mr. Jameson of Willshire gave a brief talk, expressing, on behalf of the citizens, their gratitude for the presence of the speaker and his party. He also stated that it would not be right to allow the party to go away and stand all the expense they had been to in conducting the meeting, asking that the people of Willshire give a liberal offering, to be turned over to the party. Just before the sermon the quartet sang, ‘‘There is Honey in the Rock,’ 'and Mr. Clase sang, “I Trust in God." Mr. McCombe took for his text, Acts 24:25, containing the story if Paul, a prisoner of Felix. Paul was interviewed in his cell by Felix and his wife Drusilla, and he spoke so truthful to Felix that it was the cause of his freedom. Paul went out in Hie world and while on his way to a certain city God spoke to him and a shaft of light from heaven blinded him and he fell from his horse. Thousands of people have worldly falls today, but a worldly fall frequently precedes a spiritual uplift and they are lifted up in the care and loving (Continued on Page 2.)

ll cause he showed the greatest famili iarity and the most efficient use of I tlie gloves. He maintained his su- ■ premacy in the roped arena at the college against all comers among the L students during the six years he was at Kingston. He never did professional work in that line, but the attitude and mental 1 viewpoint, of the fighter can still be ’ seen in his actions and expression while he is preaching one of his evangelistic sermons. * His crouchings and thrusts into the 5 air with the clenched fist are suggestr ive of the trained athlete on the roped ' stage. > “I always appreciated the work I had in the use of the gloves,” said r Mr. Honeywell in discussing his exi perience with them. “I think that ; work during those six years was what. ■ gave me the Iron constitution by > which I can stand the strain of these • religious campaigns.”