Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 61.

HONEYWELL IN EARNEST

Pleads Heroically For The Souls Os Sin-ners-Amusement Serman This Evening One Os The Important Ones

* $ s!s « Sh * -j. * * *|j * COLLECTION. * * $ * Previous $790.27 * ■ Thursday 25.05 * $ * J $ Total $815.32 « * * * * * $ sji * sj: $ $ t- * $ * * * * * * * ♦ sjt s’: * $ ijc « DECISIONS. * * ♦ , $ Previous 825 $ | :|s Maple Grove 9 $ Thursday Night 28 -k ♦ Total 860 * $ * $ * Si * * * *s*s*:;< The knights of old, the one of whom was written, “A knight tiiere was, and he a worthy man,” the ones of whom the poets loved to sing in days when braids of gold counted much, had nothing on the Knights of Pythias of Decatur, when Thursday night they [ were honored guests at the tabernacle, j They left the home on Third street | promptly at seven o’clock and headed wby the City band, marched through ■ the main streets to the big building gr where they were cheered as they | marched down the aisles, 102 me.'l ■ bers being in line. After a tune by the band a song I service was begun, including “Sime ! Jesus Came Into My Heart," one of 1 Mr. Clase’s newest and popular selections, “Christ Arose,” and “Beulah Land,” Rev. Jameson of Willshire altered the opening prayer. The doable male quartet sang, "When I Carry My Burdens to Jesus,” and Rev. Honeywell then expressed his appreciation to the visiting knights, saying: “I have learned to admire this great order. I like your motto, ‘friendship, charity and benevolence,’ I wish, you well in your lodge, your home and hope for you in the end —Heaven.” Mr. Clase and Rev. McCombe sang, “The Path Thy Mother Has Trod.” Rev. Honeywell made the announcements, calling attention to tonight’s sermon oil amusements, Mrs. McCombe at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon, “A Woman’s Answer to a Man’s Question;” the men’s meeting at the tabernacle Sunday afternoon, “The Four-square Man.” and Sunday night, “The Unpardonable Sin.” Saturday night the farmers will attend <n a body. Rev. Honeywell displayed wonderful enthusiasm last night, reaching a climax in his efforts to stir the people of this community and using every ounce of his strength, notwithstanding the fact that he is suffering from a severe cold. At the close of his sermon twenty-eight made their decision, which, added to the nine in the afternoon made a total of thirty-seven. The Sermon. Text: “No Man Careth for My Soul" —Psa. 142:4. This is the cry of a prophet, priest and king, a pcet, harpest and warrior, but now an outcast, an exile, a refugee with a price upon his head and that head to all human appearances to be delivered at no great distant date. Wandering through the wild mountains and dark ravines hunted, hounded, cursed by the king and his troopers, trembling at the unusual cry of a beast, or rustling of a leaf, David .n the bitterness of.his heart cried out: “No man careth for my soul.” This is one of tho most pathetic plaints that ever issued from a human soul and I cannot even repeat it in your hearing this evening without having borne in upon my heart the • act of the great pathos of human life. The great organ of the human heart not only has its diapason stop, its vox jubilante and magic flute, but also its tearful tremulo and try we ever so hard to write the symphonies of every day life in major keys and play them in full organ, the bells and the vox jubilante, in spite of us, some day will be written in minor keys and the angel within us will use only the tearful tremulo. So With Jeesus. It was so with Jesus. Going up to Jerusalem from Jericho, just prior to his betrayal and death. He walked alone. Thrice He wept. Once He said: "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death.” And once He broke

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forth with the exclamation: “My God My God, why hast thou forsaken me? Our text is the cry of one who had seen happier days. What a home David had left behind him in Bethlehem. Watching the flocks hy day and studying the stars by night; sweeping celestial melodies from the harp in the quiet watches, and with the wrapt look of a seer, dreaming K .f days to come; loved and carressed by the inmates of the home, whose darling he was; rambling the meadows without a fear watching the frisky flocks and listening to the liquid notes of the feathered songsters—ah, me, how much he had left behind. Object of Hatred. Now’ the once happy boy, the idol, the darling, the carressed, is the >bject of immeasurable hatred and <f heartless and relentless persecution. The happy home is now exchanged for the dark and sheerless cave. The evening song, sung by mother, broth-I ers and sisters for the murmuring < f, 400 disheartened and dissatisfied men . the compaionship of pure, unselfish, spiritual childhood for the cool calculating associations of manhood. No wonder he cried out: “No man careth for my soul.” Oh the pathos of human life. This world is full of it. The cry of otr text wells up in hearts on every hand. Young men and young women who ■ were the pride of father and the joy of mother, have gone out from their parental home, surrounded by holy and sacred influences bent on seeing the world and possessing Its treas-1 ures. Tired of Restraints. Tired of the restraints of home and church once away they rush madly into the gilded saloon, the glittering theater and opera house, Sensuality seined upon them and held them captive. They are thrilled, raptured, blinded. Nothing could deter them in their mad fight downward. Wrecks over which they stumbled were simply weaklings; drunken men and women only fools, lacking in grit and grip, j Danger for them. Oh no. What a revelation dawned on that' young man's soul when he awoke in a strange room and found himself penniless and friendless; the watch given him as a token of remembrance by his father, gone to decorate the woman whose feet take hold on hell; yes and his mother’s picture, picture of j cne as pure as the midnight star that hovered over Bethlehem, souvenir < t her undying loce, graces the chamber of shame in some harlot’s house. Despair Opens Wide. Ah, hear him wail now; “My sun is i forever set.” Hope dies in blood. ; Despair opens wide to swallow me ; down. No one loves me, no one de-, sires me, no man careth for my soul. Were it not for judgment; were not suicide but a rushing from misery, here into eternal misery. I would j end all things earthly by my own , hand.” | Oh God, if tears of blood could crush , the memory of the bygone years, how quickly would my life blood gush and cease my anguish and my tears. Many express their surprlj at the ( number of suicides; I am startled at their fewness. Thank God, we know , that heaven looks dqwji in pity and, set in minor keys and whose pathway lead through midnight shadows. Innocent Suffer. Today you will find, especially in our large cities, innocent suffering in garret and in cellar, alley-way and : hovel; here they throng as pure as i the dew that rescends unsullied from| the skies. Misunderstood, their words and actions misconstrued, hunti ed, hounded, slandered and villifled , by monsters of the deepest dye, without , employment, food raiment, shelter, • friends or hope, if you could only hear ! the operations of heart and spirit a : great misery would be born to us, ■ And the theme of every solo, duet, . trio and quartet of every chsrus and ■ orchestral score would be: “No man careth for my soul.” We live in an age of hate. Millions > in our great centers are crowded off » the track by close competition and I superior sagacity. They are victims of jealousy, sagacity: they are swal- - lowed up by the maw of despair. And .[ , (Continued on Page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 12, 1915.

’ON A JAMPACE In a Trunk—What Happen- , ed When the Gyroscope Didn’t Stop. » MONTRAVILLE WOOD Who Will Appear Here at Redpath Chautauqua Has Novel Performance. Montravllle Wood, and his gyroscope, will be one of the features of the coming Chautauqua. The Community Builder, published by the Redpath Chautauqua Company tells of the gyroscope and an unusual adventure. In one of the towns where Montraville Wood appeared not long ago at the close of his performance he found he had but a short time to catch his train. He placed his gyroscope I while still in motion In his trunk ami helped the transfer men to get it aboard their wagon, thinking the gyro would stop spinning by the time they 'reached the depot. | “A few moments later the telephone rang at his hotel and he was informed I that unless he came at once to the 1 depot and removed whatever was in his trunk that was alive, the trunk 1 would not be placed on the train. He went to the depot and found two men, one at each end of the trunk, struggling with it. “The gyro was still spinning and in turning the trunk around had gotten out of its processional movement, and acted just as it does when wrestling on the platform. “Mr. Wood opened the trunk and removed the gyro and all was well." FIFTY YEARS OLD? If You Are You Are Invited to Join the Celebration to be Given DURING-THE SUMMER Half Century of Life is to be Duly and Properly Observed by a Number. ■ Will you be fifty years old this year? If you will be you are invited to join a crowd of men who will celebrate their fiftieth anniversary some time ! during the summer. The plan was proposed a few days ' ago by two or three Berne men who were discussing the fact that they would during this year reach the halfi century mark of their life. i Since then the idea has been talked I considerably and is proving popular. ' Any person who will be fifty years , old during the year Is requested to notify F. C. Foreman at Berne, ’n | due time a meeting will be held and the celebration duly planned. It is 1 proposed to make it a great big event, suitable to the occasion. The time ' and the place will be announced later. Just now you are requested to send word to Mr. Foreman. — o MEETING AT MAPLE GROVE. Mr. and Mrs. McCombe and Rev. Borton of the Christian church held a very good meeting yesterday after--1 noon southeast of Berne. They report an unusually good attendance, the building filled to the doors. The message went to the hearts of many and nine stepped forward and gave themselves to Jesus Christ. The kind of work tho party is doing through the surrounding community, means more than one can realize. It will surely mean a spiritual uplift to the community where these meetings are held. .— o ’SQUIRE ZEIGLER SITS Attorneys Shafer Peterson and R. C. Parrish are at Monmouth trying the ejectment suit of Scott Hughes vs. Wm. Baker before 'Squire Zeigler.

“JINGLE AD MAN” IN DECATUR. Mr. C, A. Goldsborough, widely known to newspaperdom of the great northwest and the Pacific coast country as the “Jingle Ad man," is in Decatur engaged in soliciting advertisements from our local business men for a page of Jingle Rhyme Ads, to appear in an | early issue o.” the Daily Democrat. As Mr. Goldsborough's proposition is not only very . novel and unique, consisting of advertisements all arranged in the form of rhymes, into which are skillfully woven quotations from the poets, and for the finding of one of which a substantial cash prize will be paid by this newspaper, we bes|>eak for him the courteous attention of our business people while lie explains liis plan to them, believing that his page of rhymes will prove very pleasing to all of cur readers and that it will be one of the most Industriously read newspaper pages that has appeared in Decatur for a long time. MEN Os the City Subscribe Sum of SIOO Toward County Agent Fund VARIOUS COMMITTEES Meet Saturday Morning to Report Progress of Work Over County County Superintendent E. S. Christen reports that the business men’s association of Decatur has subscribed the sum of SIOO. toward the SSOO which it Is necessary to have before the petition for the appointment of a county agent is presented, The various committees to raise this fund have been busy over the entire county during the past several weeks. They will meet tomorrow morning at the office of the County Superintendent Christen to report on the progress of the work. II the committees have had as much success over the county, as in the city, the prospects for an early raffing of the sum, are good. HONEYWELL HITS The knife of the surgeon is needed as much as the tender, loving care of the nurse. * • • I would rather have a church with the men who carry the dinner pail as members than to have a hundred automobiles lined up before my church door. • * * Heaven wants to save you, hell wants to damn you, the world wants to cheat you. All are Interested in these meetings. * * • It is heaven or hell for every one in this tabernacle tonight. * « • You sleep nine hours a day, you go to card parties and your loved ones keep on their road to perdition. • • • It is easy to curse and damn God and to scoff at the bible When your life is attuned to laughter, but when the lurid lights of the other shore flash in your face you feel differently. • • • The world does'nt care about your soul. Go ahead and pile up the gold. When you have drained the last cup, write failure across the page. * * * I would rather dig the streets of Chicago than have all your gold, if I did’nt care for your souls and were not here to try to save you from eternal punishment. * * • The lack of control and of interest in the children is one of the faults of Decatur, that is seen in these front seats and on the streets. * * • If a man is so mean and lowdown and touchy as to flare up about religious meetings let him go to perI dltion. He will go there any way.

KEPT ITJSECRET Fred Nye and Miss Harriet Wilder Married December Fifth at KALAMAZOO, MICH. Kept Wedding Secret—Announcement Cards Sent Out Today. Though their friends have suspected their marriage for some time, it was not definitely known until today when announcements were issued, telling of the wedding of Fred Nye and Miss Harriet Wilder, two well known young couple of Root township. Their wedding took place Saturday, December 5, at Kalamazoo, Midi., tiie ceremony being performed by the Presbyterian minister of that city. The wedding was unknown to even the nearest relatives of the couple for several weeks. On Saturday, December 5. the couple left, presumably for Fort Wayne for the day. They went to Kalamazoo, however, where the wedding took place, each then returning to their respective homes. Miss Wilder is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wilder of Monmouth and is one of the teachers of the county schools, having charge of the Schnepp school in Union township. She is a graduate of the Decatur high sdiool of the class of 191*. Mr. Nye is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Buel Nye of Root township, and lias been a student in the International Business college, Fort Wayne. Botii are excellent young people and highly respected. They will be at home after March 20 on the Nye farm in Root township. BOOSfIfrjLETfER Written by Rev. D. O. Wise —Speaks Good Word for City and HONEYWELL REVIVAL Delighted With Decatur’s Hustling Commercial Life—The Letter. The Rev. D. O. Wise, former pastor of tiie Decatur Evangelical church., now pastor of the Trinity church at , Louisville, Ky., writes a letter that will be appreciated not only by his personal acquaintances here, but by all who have the interest of tiie city at heart, which he boosts so nicely in . the following letter: Louisville. Ky., March 11, 1915. i Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Folks:—May I just write you a few lines and assure you that I stil! i have a very tender spot in my heart I for dear old Decatur, I have been keeping my eye on that fair city ever since I left her happy circles, and 1 have been delighted to notice her hust- ' ling commercial life. Through tin kindness of Mrs. Fred Linn, I have I been receiving your paper—the Daily ' Democrat —and I wish to say that I read it with more than usual interest. I believe you have come to the most fortunate day Decatur has ever seen. Surely, the Honeywell party is making good and no doubt will make your city good; yes, better than she has ever been in all her days. I can hardly stay here in Louisville, when I read the stirring account of those great meetings you are having. I am positive the entire civic life of Decatur will be changed for the better and no doubt you business men will be glad for the high standard to which that rousing campaign will place wour fair city—the city in which I am greatly interested. May I congratulate you upon the wide space you are giving in your paper, for which to give publicity to the great evangelistic campaign. I am sure no one appreciates this more than those of us who are so far removed from dear old Decatur —the city in which we once lived and still love jo much. Here's a boost for old Decatur. May she become the best in all the land, commercially, morally, intel- • (Continued on Page 4.)

• ASLEEP WITH HEAD ON TIE. Man North of City Sleep* While Train Passed in Few Inches of Head. i Passengers who arrived here on tiie afternoon G. 11. & I. train yesterday told of an incident which occurred a few miles north of tills city. Tiie (rain stopped and tiie passengers trooped cut and followed tiie fireman hack up tiie track a quarter of a mile. On the • way tiie trainmen explained that they had struck a man. Tiie fireman said lie saw him just as the train passed . over him. Ixsoking ahead they saw the body lying just west of tiie tracks and arriving there discovered that the num instead of lining dead was sleeping off a jag. His head was upon tiie tie and within a few inches of the rail and just how sound he was sleeping is evidenced from tiie fact that the train did not awaken him. He was finally aroused and started off down tiie track f<> rlils home. The man’s name was not learned. o CHURCH WEDDING Glen D. Falk and Miss Eliza- 1 beth Conn Married Last Evening at NEW LONDON, MO. I i Bantist Church Scene of a Beautiful Ceremony — Decatur Guests. The interest of many Decatur friends of both the bride and groom and many ' attendants centered in tiie wedding in New London, Mo., last evening when Mr. Glen Davis Falk, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Falk, of this city, claimed as iiis bride, Miss Elizabeth Conu. youngest daughter of Mrs Amanda Conn of New London. The wedding was solemnized in tiie First Baptist church of New London at 7 o’clock last evening and was characterised by great beauty. The edifice was beautiful with special floral decorations of smilax and Killarney roses tied with tulle, artistically arranged. Mrs. Mary Downing Wood was organist and during tiie ceremony played Mendelssohn's beautiful sonata, “Mil summer Night’s Dream.” Tiie Rev. W. H. Gleiser of Delavan, 111., former pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian church officiated and the ring ceremony was used. Four young girl friends of the bride were ushers —the Misses Ina BottorlT. Mary Gentry, Emma and Georgia Watson. All wore lovely white lingerie gowns and carried white shepherdess’ crooks, tied with moline bows. Tiie ushers in pairs led th” wedding procession, the Rev. W. H. Gleiser, following. Then came the bridegroom and liis best man, who ; was his brother, Daniel Falk, of this I i city. The bridesmaids, tiie Misses i Ouida McDowell of Saginaw, Mich., i and Babenel Downing of New London, i Mo., were next. Miss McDowell wore a frock of pink chifflon, with pink moline muff and Dutch cap of Irish lace. Miss Downing's gown was of white shadow lace combined with pink chitfen taffeta. The pink moline muff and Irich lace Dutch cap completed her costume. Little Miss Mary Falk, sister of the groom, as ring bearer, bore the rings nestling in the hearts of rose buds. Following tiie ring bearer came the maid of honor. Miss Marie Allison, I of Indianapolis, formerly of this city, i Miss Allison was lovely in pink embossed chiffon with waist of princess lace. She wore pink Killarney roses. The bride came last leaning on the | arm of her brother, Mr. George E. Conn. Her frock was of panne satin draped with chantilly lace with pearl ornaments. A square court train fell from the shoulders and the long whit'' tulle veil was crowned with orange blossoms. Her shower bouquet was of bride’s roses and lillics of the valley. Mrs. Downing, the organist, wore pink accordion plalnted chiffon over pink .nessaline. A reception attended by seventy-fl\e guests was given at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Agnes Rector. There the decorations cf the bridal table were carried out prettily in the pink roses and smilax and candlesticks. Out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. John S. Falk, and daughter, Mary; Daniel Falk, Decatur, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reynolds, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. George Brasharo, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brasharo. Harry and Med Brashara, Mr and Mrs. Chandler, (Continued on Page 4.)

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DIRECT PRIMARY 1 > Will Revolutionize Methods Used In Indiana For Many Years--How It Works i ) 1 J DATE IS FIXED i - i Primary For County And State Officials Will Be Held Early In March i - - j >. i (By Ix»w Ellingliam) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 12—Tho • most important legislation enacted by tiie sixty-ninth general assembly was the Jones compulsory primary law. According to its provisions the whole system of party political government ■is changed. On one stated day, tiie first Tuesday alter the first Monday In Marcli, every candidate for every township, county and district office I is nominated by a direct primary election. On tliis same day delegates to the state convention are elected, as are also precinct committeemen, an 1 a preferential vote, first choice and second choice for the offices of president, United States senator and governor, providing these officers are I elected in these election years. Should a candidate for governor or these other offices not receive a majority of the votes cast as Jirst choice, then the j candidate receiving a majority of the I first and second choice shall be declared tiie nominee and tiie delegates i to the state convention are morally .>t least bound to cast their ballots for them. Within one week or to bo exact on tiie Saturday following tiie prl- ' mary, the precinct committeemen are to meet at tiie county seats cf the several counties of the state, and organize by the election of chairmen ami other officers. The county chairmen elected on tills day are to form tiie I district organization and elect tiie district chairman, and the district chairmen form the state central committee and elect the state chairman. Outside of tiie organisation of tiie county committee no time is specified for the organization of the district.or state committees. The act, however, requires that tiie state committees arc to meet within six months after tiie taking effect of this act and adopt rules for their conduct and these rules must comply in every respect to tliis primary law. The basis of representation in tiie state convention is Hie same as has been in vogue for a good many years, one delegate for every two hundred votes cast for secretaiy of state, and one delegate for every fraction of one hundred or more votes cast for such officer. Every candidate for a state office coming under the preferential provisions, must file with ■the secretary of state a declaration ot ills candidacy, tiie filing of tliis declaration must not be later than thirty days before the primary, and such candidate must pay a fee of one per cent of one year’s salary or income of the office sought. This same rule applies to tiie district, county and township. Where the salary is one hundred dollars or less no fee is required. Tiie fees go to the treasuries and is used to pay a part of tiie expenses of tho primary election. Different colored ballots are to be used hy tiie different political parties coming under the I revisions of tills act, and the county clerks are to be chairmen of the county election boards, these boards I to be comprised of two other members, I they to be appointed by tiie county clerk. This is a brief outline of tiie provisions of tiie primary law. I All tiie provisions of the general ■ election laws are to govern the primary. Violations are the same, as are also eligibility of voters. Registration books of the last election give a list of the voters and in case of a change of precinct an affidavit properly signed and sworn to, will be accepted by the election officials. Every effort and every protection of tiie Australian ballot—another democratic measure —will be afforded in giving to tiie state of Indiana an honest, clean and healthy primary. If the law works to tiie perfection which its framers and sponsors believe, Indiana will have no need to bow its head in shame over this law enactment. It is now the duty of every citizen of the state to accept the law and to see to it that every one of its provisions is carried out to the letter. Candidates for governor will now begin to make themselves known. Tho (Continued on Pago 4.)