Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 60.

THE WHITE RIBBON BAND Join The School Lads And Lassies And Attend Services At Ihe Tabernacle—Knights Go Tonight

* * 4: s’s :J: # $ 4: : j. # ~; * COLLECTION. * * * 4s Previous $761.69 4s 4: Wednesday 28.58 * ♦ * ♦ Total > 790.27 s’s 4: 4: 4s 4s 4: 4= 4: 4: 4: 4: 4s 4: .!: 4= * * ❖ * * 4= * « 4: 4s 4: * 4: DECISIONS. 4: * — «> 4: Previous 723 4: ' 4c Wednesday 102 4« :f. Total 825 4: 4: 4« 4: 4s :Je 4s 4: 4: 4: si: 4s 4: 4: si: The white ribbons of one hundred twenty-five members of the W. C. T. U. and the purple and gold of the high school students mingled last evi cning, when delegations from these two organizations attended the Hencywel Imeeting and were cheered as ' they entered the big tabernacle. A [large bow of white ribbon-on the I front of the altar caught one’s eye as the entered —this being the W. C. T lU. emblem. The Berne Mennonite B»holr. composed of eighteen ladies, jdrersed in white, mounted the platBfcrm amid the cheers of the hunE dreds, and sang four beautiful songs, r including ‘Saved, Saved," and "I Will | Give You Rest." A feature of the I evening was a song by little Margaret I Moran, daughter of Attorney J. C. Mol ran, who sang, "Since Jesus Came I Into My Heart.” Director Ciase instructed the choir and the audience -n several new songs, continuing his j splendid work. The high school students, two hundred strong, gave a number of school yells and assisted in the singing during the evt ning. A welcome, sincere and heartfelt, was extended to the visiting delegations, and the Berne choir, and R-v* Honeywell announced that the Knights of , Pythias will attend the meeting to night and expect to have 530 in the ' crowd. He asked the farmers of each district to carry their own banner an i to have their own yells and mottoes for the Saturday night meetings. He i announced the Sunday afternoon [ meeting and Rev. Pcwell of Ossian offered the opening prayer. The: meeting was one of the best of the campaign and at the close of Rev. Honeywell’s powerful sermon, 102 made their decision for Christ. The Sermon. Rev. Honeywell spoke upon the subject. ‘‘This Year Thou Shalt Die.” ■ his text being: “Therefore thus saith the Lord God; behold 1 will cast thee eff from the face of the earth, this year thou shalt die.” In part lie said: There Is no theme upon which the minister so delights to speak as upon, the love c.f God. ' The love of God is the great attractive subject to ev-j ery true preacher of the gospel, and yet. I agree with Dr. Spurgeon when' he said: “As a man who is not siekj will not send for a doctor or a man j who is sufficiently warm will not avail; <f an extra garment, or a man who; is not hungry will not accept an invitation to a feast: so men will not turn to Jesus Christ until they led to feel every need of him, and the law and not the love of God is a school master to bring men to Christ.” Many a man will trample the love of God beneath his feet and reject! his offers of mercy and salvation witn-j cut a pang of conscience or a vain ( regret until they are awakened to thej lost condition, and then they will lis-| ten to a message upon the love of ■ God. If you forget everything else II trist you will remember my text. If; ycu leave this service tonight rejecting Jesus Christ, I pray that it may lie with the words of my text ringing in your ears, and that you may have no freedom J’roin it until you settle the great question of your soul's salvation. The duty of the minister is two-fold, a shepherd and a watchman. It is his duty to feed the flock of God and to sound the warning of danger. I call your attention to: First. The announcement of a solemn coming event, “Thou shalt die. Second. The consequences which follow that event, "I will cast you off, of the face of the earth.” i

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Tl.kd. Man’s sacred duty to his acul in view of that coming event.” In a forceful manner Rev. Honeywell then explained each of these paragraphs, calling attention to the fact Hint death is net only seen in the snow that is scattered upon the head of the aged, but in the brightness which flashes in the eye of infancy jmd in the damask which adorns the I cheek of. youth. Every flower that blooms, every tree and every man and woman Is doomed to physical death.. It is certain that some must die this year, every twenty or thirty out el' a thousand is the proportion or one out of every forty or fifty. Speaking of the consequences the evangelist spoke in burning words of the fact that those who do net take advantage of the opportunity to Pe saved are lest. His words on success were well said and given with good effect, an appeal to those who have listened to him so attentively to respond to his request and desire tint ! they give themselves to God. “Oh, fori a breaking up of this indifference among Christian people and an outgoing sympathetic tide of love to the great perishing times of humanity who have their reasons to cry: ‘No man careth for my soul.’ ” On man's duty to his soul Rev. Honeywell begged that he not put off too' long this all important duty. He I said: “I do not know how you feel, but I want to know here and now what will be the outcome of this life of mine. After I have preached my I last sei iuuti, lived my last day. fought my’ last battle, performed by last earthly duty, breathed my last breath 'and this old world is rolling from beI neath my feet and I am called before I God in judgment—l want to know I here and now what will become of it ! all, and if you are in earnest in the ' battle and struggle of life you want 'to know, Joo. And ybt, how many ! leave this matter off until the last 'hour. Is this your plan? Is this plan I honoring God? Are the last hours a ’ suitable and convenient period for I seeking the pardon of sin? Does deaJi send a warning of his approach? No, | is the answer. I offer you Christ, but it is tonight; I I effer you salvation, but it is now. I Delay and ail may be lost. Whatever I you do you must do quickly, for eterI nity is drawing nigh.” I Eternity, eternity, | That boundless, soundless tideless sea |Of mysteries, the mystery i What is eternity to me? I Two voices from eternity, The voice from heaven comes to me, A voice from hell breaks doeiully, ' Life and death, Oil man 1 offer thee | Choose thou thine own eternity. God help us to choose wisely—- ' To choose eternal life and live. Wednesday Afternoon • Mr. Ciase opened the meeting ' promptly at 2:15 with splenlid attendlance. Rev. C. Jeff. McCombe offered I the opening prayer and after another I seng the reports from the morning prayer meetings were given. It is ngnfn I-eking as though more distress would have to b provided for as tins mornings meetings averaged over l 5 present. The total attendance was 249. Rev. Honeywell gave his second afternoon sermon the subject being on “The inner circle of love". In this I sermon he explained what one woul i find in the inner circle of love, or as I he termed it the Secret Place. "There I aro several ways that one might get I the experience of the love of God and j the Life of Peace, but some people I are narrow enough to say that un; 1 less ycu got it the way they did, you ! never have had the experience. 1 don’t care how you get it, it matters very little, just so you get it. 3ou may get it one way, some one else another, if you have entered the secret place you will live a life of peace and you will know it. _ The reason why so many cant live in the secret place is for the mere fact that they don’t have the courage to acknowledge their wrong and ask forgiveness. .If you live in the secret place you will also live a life of purity. Just the same as little steps lead to big steps and little things lead to big things, little sins will lead (Continued on Pago 6.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 11, 1915

| GAVE HIMSELF IIP Earl Thrailkill, Who Shot at J Merchant, Surrendered Himself * TO SHERIFF GREEN Appeared at Jail This Morn- ' ing While Sheriff Green Was at Breakfast. t ’ Earl Thrailkill, who shot at George 1 I. Davis, the Pleasant Mills merchant 1 yesterday morning, and who had been a fugitive from justice, appeared at. ' the jail this morning at about 6:20 o’clock while Sheriff Green and his 1 family were at breakfast and gave ■ himself up. Thrailkill, it will be remembered, got away after he was overpowered and ' the revolver taken from him, and iflade in the direction of the state line. According to the story he told ' Sheriff Green this morning, he board- - ed an Erie train and went to Lima, ■ O. There he decided to return ami after going to his own home at Pleasant Mills, where he made a careful toilet and dressed in his best clothes he came here and surendered himself ■to the officials. A charge of assault and battery with intent to kill was filed in the ' circuit court against him yesterday by Mr. Davis. Thrailkill lias lost the sight of one eye and the sight of the other is also impaired. (Continued on Page 4.) o HITS WAR PATH That Again Leads to Court Amanda Hamrick Brings Suit to COLLECT ALIMONY From Divorced Husband— Case is Filed in Adams Circuit Court. ’ With a persistency worthy a better cause, Amanda F. Hamrick has again struck the war path that leads to the circuit court. She is plaintiff in a suit against Warren A. Hamrick, from whom she was divorced July 29, 1913, in the Allen Superior court at Fort Wayne. With the divorce she was given a judgment for SSOO alimony and costs. The SSOO she re cites in her complaint, was to be paid in monthly installments of SSO each, beginning August 29, 1913. She alleges in her complaint that no part of this has been paid. An execution issued January 19, 1914, and another February 11, 1915, she says were returned by the sheriff of Adams county, because the defendant had no property here on which to levy. She recites in her complaint tha’t he is in the employ of the U. S. government as mail carrier and receives a salary of about S9O. a month, which with more that he makes otherwise, makes his income about SIOO. She says that he has money credits and effects which might satisfy said judgment which he concealed to delay the payment of the same; and that since the rendition of the judgment he has sold and transferred property for the pur pose of escaping the payment of said judgment. Just what action she will take in this matter is not set out in the complaint which merely recites the aforesaid. L. C. DeVoss of this city and Colerick & Hogan of Fort Wayne are her attorneys. Mrs. Hamrick who now lives in Fort Wayne was in town yesterday afternoon, returning on the 2:30 car. — o LOST WIFE FOUND HERE. The Bluffton News says: “A communication sent to the News today states that Morris Swathwood has located his lost wife, after a week’s absence from the home of her sick child. The communication states tiiat he arrived home Sunday night from Decatur, accompanied by his wife, who had been in that city, and that they were accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Horner, and her daughter, Frances. No further explanation was given.”

| TABERNACLE PROGRAM, Friday, February 12. 10:00 a. m. —Cottage Prayer Meetj. Ings. 2:15 p. m. —Afternoon Program. 3:30 p. in.—Girl’s Bible class, with 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.” THE COURT NEWS Illness of Lawyer Causes a Postponement of Cowens Trial Today. CASE IS RECEIVED On Change of Venue from Fort Wayne—Judgment in Koos-Dirkson Case. Because of the illness of one of the defendant’s lawyers, C. J. Lutz, the Cowens fraudulent marriage case, which began trial in the circuit court yesterday, was not continued today. Further action has been postponed until Monday, when it will be again taken up. Charles Niblick, guardian of Polly Barrone, an infirm person, was authorized to pay his ward twenty dollars for her use. The case ot Fanny Newiscombe vs. Mattie E. Young has been reset for Marcli 19. In the case of Jesse Koos vs. Chas. Dirkson et al. an order of sale was made and judgment for costs set out. Thirty days’ time was given the plaintiff to file bill of exceptions. The transcript and papers in the case of Abraham Weil et al. vs. Alex ander B. White et al. were received here on change of venue from Fort Wayne. The case is a suit on note. o SERIOUS REVERSE FOR THAW. New York, N. Y„ Mar. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Harry Thaw cannot prove in the trial for conspiracy to escape from Mateawan that be was and is eane, and had the right to leave the institution. Thias —a most serious reverse for Thaw—was the ruling today of Justice Page. He said Thaw’s sanity was not an issue relevant to the conspiracy charge. HONEYWELL HITS , Many a man will trample the love i of God beneath his feet until they j are awakened to the lost condition j and then they will listen. * * * Every Christian is a watchman upon the walls of Zion. » * • Though you are engaged in business and have no time, for God, God will see that you have time to | die. * * * When God gave you a will power I he gave you the mightiest thing ip the universe. ♦ ♦> » The secret of success lies in the siezure of opportunities as they fly along. • * * The boy that plays hookey with his mathematics will find that mechanics will play hookey with him in manhood. * * * I do not know how you feel, but. I want to know what will be the outcome of this life of mine. * * * If you are willing to give the dev- ‘ il the best end of your soul and at the end turn to Jesus you are made of a dirty low piece of clay. * • ♦ The trouble with the people in Decatur is that they are an awful i long time coining back to God. <

A BROKER HEART Causes Death of Mrs. F. A. W. Lindsey of Geneva Eleven Days After tDEATH OF HUSBAND r Funeral Held This Afternoon—Well Known Lady Was 76 Years Old. I The death of her husband, F. A. W. Lindsey, which occurred Friday, February 26. proved such a shock to the aged wife, site became bedfast and continued to sink rapidly until eleven days later her death occurred at her home at Geneva, the well known woman passing away Tuesday, afternoon at 2:45 o'clock? The funeral was held this afternoon at the United Brethren church at Geneva at two o'clock and interment took place in West Ijiwn cemetery. Mrs. Lindsey was born September 28, 1841, and would have been seventysix years old on her next birthday. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom are living. They are as follows: Will Lindsey of Marion, Eugene, near Geneva: Fred of Geneva, Frank, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Charles Fonts, of Bluffton. There are seventeen grand children and five great grand children. Mrs. Lindsey had lived nearly all her life in Wells and Adams counties and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her death.

WEDS ATFINDLAY Mrs. Vinnie Cutting Lyons and Curtis B. Larowe Married ON WEDNESDAY Former Decatur Lady—Dr. Elizabeth Burns of This City at Wedding. Dr. Elizabeth Burns returned lasi night from Findlay, Ohio, where she attended the wedding of Mrs. Vinnie Cutting Lyons, a former Decatur lady. The wedding was solemized Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lyons, 232 E. Lima street. The groom was Curtis B. La Rowe, a well known Findlay business man, who has been in the taxi and livery business at that place for a number of years. Rev. Totherton. pastor of the St. Paul’s Evangelical church officiated. Dr. Elizabeth Burns and the brother of the groom, Roy Laßowe stood with the couple during the ceremony. A friend of the groom, Dr. Neibling was to have been best man, but a : short time before the wedding he be- ; came ill, and the .groom’s brother , took his place. During the ceremony which was witnessed by the nearest (relatives and friends of the principals I the bride’s daughter, Pearl presided at the piano. Light refreshments were served by Mrs. Lyon's children. The decorations of the home were plants and flowers among them a beautiful new fern, which took a prize (at a recent fair, and which was the ■ gift of the groom to the bride. Miss Pearl’s gift from the groom was a bouquet of roses and these were distributed among the guest after the ceremony. The bride wore a handsome blue French poplin for her wedding gown and this was also her traveling suit. They left yesterday by auto for For est, 0., to visit with the groom's mother. They will be at home after March 25, East Center street, Findlay. Mrs. Lyons was born and reared here and spent nearly her entire life in this city until going to Findlay, about two years ago, where she and her three children have since lived. She was a popular member of the W. R. C. of this city and has many friends who will wish her all that is good in life. 0 Mrs. Henry Hopple of Willshire, 0., and Mrs. Mary Davis of Salem are guests of Mrs. F. C. Summers.

•| CORONER'S INQUEST HELD. Cerebral Hemorrhages Given as the Cause of Mr. Murray's Death. • As a result of the sudden and unexpected death of Walter Murray, well known barber oi- this city, which jccurred early yesterday morning, Corcner D. D. Clark held an inquest at his office today and after obtaining evidence in the matter, and a statement from the attending physician, 11“ pronounced the cause of Mr. Murray's death as cerebral hemorrhages, or . hemorrhages of the brain. The law compels the coroner to investigate the details surrounding sudden deaths. FIGSf LUNCHEON For Business Women Given Today at K. of P. Home —A Great Success. I A GOOD PROGRAM I I Cheerfulness, Courage and Consecration Secrets of a I Successful Career. I I If you have met a business woman who is unusually pleasant this afternoon, you may just take it for granted that she was one of the hundred or more who attended the first of the series of Thursday noon luncheons at the Knights of Pythias home today. The luncheon was from 11 to 1:30

o clock. After the good, nourishing food provided by the women of the various I churches was served in the dining room, the girls went to the lodge auditorium where Mrs. J. W. McCombe ' of the Honeywell evangelistic party, assisted by Mrs. E. D. Engeler and Miss Marie Patterson gave a good program. Songs that have been favorites at the tabernacle were sung and Mrs. McCombe gave a good talk. "Keep Sweet’’ was one song and it was not long before the cheering influence of the song and the bright personality' of the workers had permeated the throng. "Brighten the Corner Where You Are” was another with a mes-' sage just as cheery. Solos were also sung by Mrs. Engeler and Miss Patterson, and highly appreciated. Mrs. McCombe, who considers herself a "business woman.” said that she had three "pegs” which she had taken for a help in her busy life, which she would give to the business women, and each might clothe it with thought for herself. These pegs are: “Cheerfulness, Courage and Consecration.” Before her marriage, Mrs. McCombe had intended to enter mission work in China, but Mr. McCombe came along and "upset her plans,” and now she is doing home mission work, but “brightening the corner” where her life has taken her. She emphasized the value of cheerfulness as a great keynote of success. Popularity is not due to special gifts, nor to beauty, but in nearly every case to cheerfulness. Courage is another factor. It takes real courage in this present day of the world to face the battle's of life, and a good motto is, “Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” “Any old dead fish can float down stream, but it takes a live one to push up stream.” Consecration of one’s life to the service of Jesus Christ is a strong factor that makes for a successful life. The social mingling was a delightful one and “getting acquainted” was a specialty of this first luncheon. In the receiving line at the door to welcome the guests were Mrs. J. H. Rilling, Mrs. F. G'. Rogers and Mrs. W. J. Myers. .—o HAVE SOLD RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Steele of Huntington were here today and closed . the deal for the sale of their residence ■ on North Fifth street to Dr. C. R. . Weaver who will occupy it. The resI idence is. a very desirable one. Mr. > Steele who formerly conducted the , five and ten cent store here, owns I one at Huntington and he expects to . build or buy a residence there. o I NOTICE, ALL BARBERS. 1 All barbers will meet at the Barney Wertzberger shop on Second , street and go to the Presbyterian ! 'church in a body to attend the funeral of Walter Murray.

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AFTERITS OVER Governor Ralston Says the 1 Sixty-ninth Assembly of Indiana Made Good. I BOOST FOR PARRISH —— i Adams County Representative Has Record of Worth as Member of House. I (By Tjew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 11—One of the bright young members in the lower house of the sixty-ninth general assembly was non. H. C. Parrish, who hails from the rock-ribbed democratic county of Adams. Mr. Parrish made a splendid record, and led in the fight I whenever and wherever economy or good wholesome legislation was involved. He was one of the leaders in j debate and always made a favorable impression whenever lie spoke in the house. He was diligent in the legislai tive work, and was a student in getting to the jokers in any proposed legJslation. In all he made a fine impres- | sion upon the membership of the .bouse, and stood high witli every one I with whom he came in contact in and around the egislative halls. Mr. Parrish stood for all the big things done by the general assembly, and had much to do in creating sentiment for wise and needed legislation. He was also a prime mover in putting through those things which the democrats promised in their platform declarations that they would accomplish. Since the legislature has concluded its business session and adjourned, sentiment is fast forming and the fact is /becoming more apparent every minute that there is little or nothing to criticize and much to commend in their acts. The majority are returning home filled to the brim with the knowledge that they have come out whole and sweet smelling, and with the knowledge that their record is a record of accomplishment. It will 1 stand as their defense against all political intrigue and they were a happy lot. The day after adjournment Gov- ' ernor Ralston paid them this glowing tribute: “The sixty-ninth general assembly of the state of Indiana made an exceptionally fine record. It redeemed the platform pledges of the democratic party, except in the one instance of declaring for a working hour for women, and this pledge would have been kept in my opinion had the commission appointed to draft a bill on that subject not divided among themselves, and had not some of the women affected by such a bill alligned themselves against it. I think every recommendation I made in my message was carried out by the legislature. Among these recommendations was one insistent upon an economical session. The legislature broke all records In this respect. Tlie total cost of the session will not exceed one hundred and ten thousand dollars. “I have always maintained that whatever primary law the legislature might adopt, the state convention should be preserved and state candidates nominated thereby, and the party platform adopted by such a convention. I am gratified that the primary enacted by the session just closing allows this to be done. The session placed upon the statute books a splendid anti-lobby law and took advanced ground upon many important things in the interest of the people of the state. I am sure that the record will appeal to the democrats of the state and the fair-minded men who affiliate with other political parties will commend much that the legislature has done.” In making this favorable comment Governor Ralston simply voices the sentiment that lias been made manifest up to this time. The comments favorable to the action of the legislature has not been confined to denio- , cratic politicians and leaders of that party, but it has embraced men in a'.l parties and in all walks of life. oPREACHING AT SALEM The Rev. J. M. Gibson will preach next Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Salem Evangelical church east of the city.