Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEM OCR A T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by ’IF QFUTUR QFMOCRAT '’OHP4N'* LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier >5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. According to Hartford City papers the churches of that city are mixed up in a serious quarrel over the division of the two thousand converts at the Bob Jones meetings. Df course the danger of such a procedure is that the converts may become disgusted and slip back to where they started from—but this happened in Hartford City. Senator John W. Kern is at home from Washington, where for many months he has led in the great fights being made in the senate for the people. That he has made good is not doubted by any one who wishes to be fair. He has represented the president in the greatest law-making body of the world and has represented him in such away as to receive Mr. Wilson's unqualified endorsement. • Bloomington, the home of the state university, is to have a $150,000 gymnasium. Lucky you lads, who will get to use it, but it won't help the the greater number of boys and girls in every town and city, who ought to have an equal chance to develop physically and ought to have a .clean place of amusement. The boys and girls who now feel that they want to lead a clean, wholesome life ought to be aided—ln other words Decatur needs a boys’ city or gymnasium, and we need it badly. The numerous suicides of “dope fends” since the new- federal law went into effect is but proof that the law was needed. While it brings sadness and sorrow to many, it will prevent countless thousands of the younger generations from acquiring this most terrible of all habits —the use of drugs. The new primary law in Indiana will bring a bigger demand than usual for the acts of 1915. Every person interested in how to vote will want to know about this new lawrevolutionizing the methods of nominating in Indiana. It is observed that our esteemed fellow citizen, Dr. Thain, is before the Indiana pardon board seeking a parole. Dr. Thain wants out before he's in. If the state pardon board decides to parole Dr. Thain, it is assumed

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• that his appeal for a new trial will be dropped. This pardon board has es 1 fected some remarkable feats in .clr cumventlng the ends of Justice aat’ vindication of the law but by paroling a man who although convicted of s serious crime has never been in prison it would establish a record that future boards might view with gnawing envy and vain regrets.—Fort Wayne News The republican press of the distric is playing up the attack made on Con gressmau Adair by Sam Small ant they are as usual telling many thing that did not occur. John Adair vote* against the Hobson amendment am would do so again because he believe it bad. Mr. Adair is a clean, gentle manly representative whb has trie for ten years to vo'" r’ght and ha? done so. He certainly has the righ to decide for himself -nJ it it: know, that he has studied this one carefu ly. He announces that he always ha: and always win‘stand for temperance but it does not follow that every lav proposed by that side is a good om It will take an army of Sam Smalls t< prove to the people of the Eighth dis trict that John Adair is not a good clean, Christian, honest represents tive. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY : WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Saturday. Helping Hand Pastry Sale —Gas Os flee. He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. —H. W. Beechey. Mrs. E. B. Kern and daughters, Crys tai and Gladys, of Van Buren, and Mrs. A. S. Elzey of Ossian are here for an cver-Sunday visit and to at tend the tabernacle services. Mrs. Helen Blossom of Fort Wayne arrived to spend the week-end here, with her daughter, Mrs. Ansel Brem erkamp, and other relatives. ABOUT THE CICK, Robert, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Zwick, remains ill of ca tarrhal affection of the bowels. He is better this morning, but his night; are not so restful. Miss Frances Deininger will leave this evening for Fort Wayne for b week-end visit. She will also visit with a friend, Miss Grace Horton who is at the St. Joseph hospital where she had an operation. Mrs. William Blackburn met with r painful accident after attending the Walter Murray funeral. She stopped to call on Mrs. Dan Myers and wher on the walk, slipped and fell, injurin; her face quite badly. Mrs. Jacob Atz was quite ill last night of stomach trouble. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

FIREARMS VS. GREECE. None Permitted Imported by Parcels Poet Without Certificate. Postmaster J. W. Bosse in Receipt if the daily postal bulletin from head quarters this morning, noted a request urging that publicity be made it the fact that Greece prohibits the importation of arms, pistols and revolvers by parcels post except upon preeentatlon of certificate of the mln ister of the interior ot Greece, if the parcel is not accompanied by the cer tifleate and the certificate is not pre tented by the one to whom the parel is sent, within one month, the pertel is returned to the origin. Postnasters are not to accept for mailing meh jtarcels unless accompanied i,y he certificate or assurance that it vill be presented by the one to whom tent. —o SOME HONEYWELL SAYINGS. Cards were invented to amuse a >oor idiotic French king. They have tmused lots of silly people since. If you lie down with a dog, you will j|?t up with fleas. Playing cards in the home for a prize is gambling and violation of the law of Indiana. Do not ask your officials to close the down-town gambling joints until you have closed them in your own homes. If one could see what went on in the theater dressing rooms and before the curtains went up, there would be no audience to play to. No decent self-respecting person would stay. o TABERNACLE PROGRAM. Saturday, March 13. Evening—Special Farmers’ Meeting. X Sunday, March 15. 10:15—Morning Sermon. 2.00 p. m. —Sermon, “The Four--2:15 p. m.—M. E. Church, Mrs. McCombe, “A Woman’s Answer to a Man’s Question.” 7:ls—p. m. —Sermon, “The Unpar donable Sin.” o BABE VERY ILL. Arthur Wendell, three-months-old son of Mrs. Rose Green Burgess, of Rockford. Ohio, who is here visiting with her parents, Sheriff and M*rs. Ed Green, is very ill of pneumonia. Tne babe, it was thought yesterday would not recover, but is better today. o FOUND FOR BAKER. A jury of four deliberated ten minutes and found for W. C. Baker in the ejectment suit brought against him by Scott Hughes. The case was tried before ’Squire Zeigler of Monmouth and Attorneys R. C. Parrish and Shafer Peterson were counsel. o FARMERS’ INSTITUTE BOARD. The farmers’ institute board held a meeting this afternoon in this city and elected the following officers: President, C. S. Mumma; secretary, E. W. Busche. The schedule of farmers’ institutes to be held at various places over the county for next February was also arranged. FOR RENT —House, corner Ninth and Madison streets. ’Phone 526. 60t.3

BLUFFTON LOSES Is Defeated This Morning by Montmorenci by Margin of One Point. FOUR TEAMS REMAIN In Field for Elimination Contest—Final to be Played Tonight. Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rochester, Bluffton and Evansville basket ball teams were eliminted in the morning games today. The scones were Thorntown 17, Rochester 14; Montmorenci 22, Bluffton 21; Fairmount academy 37; Evansville 27. Two of the remining four teams were to be eliminated this afternoon. Those undefeated were Thorntown, Montmorenci, Fairmount and Manual Training of Indianapolis. Manual ;plays Thorntown and Montmorenci plays Fairmount. Yesterday afternoon’s games were /lively and the interest manifested was great. The feature of the afternoon was the game between Evansville and ."Jew Castle, and also a thriller between Fairmount and Bloomington, in which Fairmount won by one point. Biuffton went good and won from Westport by a score of 28 to 18. Scores of the other games are as follows: Manual 21. East Chicago 7; Evansville 31, New Castle 22; Rochester 20, Crawfordsville 17; Thorntown 46, Hartford City 20; Montmorenci 23, Bloomingdale 18; Fairmount 23, Bloomington 27. THAW ACQUITTED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) for the Dayton charter commission. Patterson was the first millionaire ever sentenced to jail under the antitrust law. The court today granted him a new trial, also setting aside the fine. Denver, Cclo., Mar. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Judge Ben Lindsey of the juvenile court today asked District Attorney Rush for the arrest of three men and a woman on warrants charging conspiracy to defame his character. Should the warrants be issued and the case brought to trial it is stated Colonel Roosevelt will be a witness. Lindsey declares he was with the former president at the time an act charged agaigst him in an affidavit was alleged to have been committed.

Paris, Mar. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Madam Sarah Barnhardt was discharged from the hospital today, being declared entirely and safely convalescent from the recent operation in which her right leg was amputated. London. Mar. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A steamer believed to be the Anna of Sweden was mined and sunk off Scarborough early today, eighteen of the crew being reported saved. Two were instantly killed in the explosion. New York, N. Y., Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four boys are known to have been killed and more than 200 injured today wiien two tanks containing gasoline blew up at the Crew-Levick oil and gasoline company. George F. Avery, manager of the plant, is missing. o COURT HOUSE NEWS. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) of George and Cora Johnson, to wed Marie Taylor, born January 29, 1897, daughter of Frank and Bertha Taylor. o LOST —Small black purse near Geo. Zimmerman home, east of town. Contained $4 in bills and some small change. Finder please return to th‘s office, or call ’phone 492. 56t6 FOR SALE—Duroc Jersey bred gilts. for March and April farrows. Pure bred Learning seed corn, —C. C. Miller, R. R. N, Decatur, Ind. 49t18 FOR RENT—Four furnished rooms for light housekeeping, 609 Monroe street. ’Phone 52L—Mrs. B. W. Sholty. 25-t-t-s-ts MEN —Our illustrated catalogue explains how we teach the barber trade in lew weeks, mailed free. Write Moled College, Indianapoliv, Ind.

HAS MADE GOOD (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) legislative enactment that Is presented to the chief executive, but Governor Ralston has never permitted a bill of either of the two sessions to receive his o. k. without digging into the proposed law and pulling out ot the fire all the jokers that are many times contained in these bills, and sometimes it is necessary to read between the lines to find the kicker. As a result of this thorough dissection Governor Ralston has used the veto with freedom and frequency. Not much vicious legislation gets by him. all of which exemplifies the fact that it is well to have at the head of our state government a man who knows a thing or two and is not afraid to give expression to his own ideas and opinions. The department of state is just at this time a busy institution. In addition to the large and growing volume of state business that is transacted there, the publication of the Acts of the 1915 legislature falls to their lot They prepare the copy and compare it with the engrossed bills, and then they read the proof twice and in these readings the proof is compared with the engrossed bills. In addition to this work they sub-head all the laws and index them so that any law can be easily referred to. The acts of the sixty-ninth general assembly will con tain about one hundred and ninety laws as against three hundred and sixty-seven two years ago. It will make a real husky volume, however, as many of the laws enacted are quite, lengthy. DEATH SUMMONS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) mother during her illness. Tw< brothers, Reuben Woodruff of this city and A. J. Woodruff, of Buffalo. N. Y„ and one sister. Mrs. Clayton Dailey, of this county, also survive. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home on Madison street, Rev. Hanna of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery. Rebekahs Notice.

All Rebekahs are requested to meet at the hall Sunday afternoon at 4.: 30, or as soon as the woman’s meeting at the Methodist church is over, to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Gregory. o CARD OF THANKS. The children of the late James Wagner take this way of expressing in a measure their appreciation of and thanks to the many neighbors and friends, and also the Rev. Harman for the kindnesses shown them during the illness and at the time of the death of their father. o MORE FORDS SOLD Kalver & Sikes, agents for the Ford automobile in this county, report two more sales made* this morning, the possessors of these popular cars being Lodis Worthman of Preble township and Philip Schcrock of Kirkland township. o POCAHONTAS NOTICE. The Pocahontas lodge will hold its regular meeting Monday evening instead of the regular Wednesday evening. All members are urged to attend at this time. o I AM SELLING THE MARTIN DITCHER AND GRADER. -• We are willing for you to be both judge and jury. You can decide for yourself after using this machine in your own worn, whether or not it is worth the price to you. It must stand upon its own merits. One man, with a good team, can cut a ditch two feet deep and 150 to 200 rods, in one day. and do it easy. G. W. GENTIS, 52 to 105 Decatur, fndiana. o —, PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence at Bobo, on Thursday, March 18, three head of horses, four cattle, one brood sow, buggy, wagon, harness, farm implements, etc. Terms, six months’ time without interest. C. A. CLEMENTS. Harry Daniel, Auct. 61t3 FOR SALE —Three good work horses, 1 yearling colt. Inquire Hosey A. Ray, 1 mile east, mile south of Monroe. Monroe 'phone. 56t6

NOTICE OF PUBILIC LETTINGdrain. . cu-miit Court of Ad- T In the Adams Circuit tour a ams County, Indiana. . un . Mary's Townships, in - number c Indiana, and being “ u , vl amH fl 7993 of the records of tin) (Circuit Court, of Adams Coun y, f ana, will, on .. 16 t Saturday, April 3, 191». up until 10 o'clock a. m., at ® s of Phil L. Macklin. County bur yor of Adams County, (>our t . Morrison block south ot the c™« house, in the City of Decatur. Ada us ) County. Indiana, receive sealed bil for the construction of Bald rtl . < Drain and Branch No. 1. B ‘‘‘ ance with the report, profile. P laa ( and specifications therefor now on fil in the office of the Clerk of the Ad j mis Circuit Court of Adams Count), f Indiana, in said cause. Bids will be received and a con , tract for said work let as follows. Main drain from station 0 to 897. , both inclusive: branch No 1. from station 0 to 187. both inclusive win h , means the whole of said drain and branch. This work is to be all open dram. No bids will be accepted except for the whole of said work. Bidders will be required to file their bids as required by law upon forms furnished by the undersigned super intendent of construction, and each bidder will be required to make and file with his bid the necessary affidavit of con-collusion and that he is a bonafide bidder. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars $500.00) drawn upon some bank m the State of Indiana, and payable to Phil L. Macklin, superintendent of construction, the same to be forfeited in the event that such bidder :s awarded the contract and faijs and refuses to enter into a contract for such work and furnish the necessarybond therefor. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract for the construction of such work, and furnish a bond payable to the State cf Indiana in the penal sum of double the amount of such bid, conditioned for the faithful performance of such work, and that the contractor will payall debts, of every kind and character, contracted and incurred in the construction of such work. Such bond may be either a surety or personal bond, in the event that a personal bond is given, at least two of the sureties thereon must be resident, freeholders of Adams County, Indiana. Such bond to be approved by the undersigned superintendent of construction. The superintendent of construction reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bid will be accepted in excess of the estimated cost of such work or in excess of the total amount of benefits found. No bids will le received which are not in compliance with the foregoing provisions <and none will be received later than 10 o’clock a. m. on said date. The time for completion of such work will be made known by the superintendent of construction on the day of sale and the successful bidder will be required to complete the work within the time fixed in the contract. Dated this 12th day of March, 1915. PHIL L. MACKLIN, 13-20 Supt. of Construction. o ARE REDOUBLING EFFORTS. London, Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A determined effort to take Smyrna, chief city of Asiatic Turkey, is being made by the allied naval forces. Six war ships from the allied fleet have reinforced Rear Admiral Pierce's squadron. The citymay fall before many hours. Among the warships sent to Smyrna was the ship Triumph, stated Athens dispatches today. As in the Dardanelles fighting, the Triumph was sent to the head of the line. She shelled the Smyrna fOrt for several hours before a Turkish shell exploded on her decks and forced her to withdraw. o MEXICO CITY VERY QUIET. Wasington, D. C., Mar. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Word that the murderer of John McManus in Mexico City already has faced a firing squad was expected by the state department today. yyith Zapatatista troops on guard at every point the Mexican capital was today reported very quiet. Zapata has not entered the city, contrary to early reports. It is supposed that he is moving to attack General Obregon, who is retreat-1 Ing toward Vera Cruz. — — POTATOES FOR SALE, If you need any more cooking potatoes before the next crop comes in, now is the time to buy them at from 60 to 70c a bushel, before they go up. Also if you want to change your planting potatoes to a pure kind, you can get them at Hoagland, Ind., from 60c ♦o 75c a bushel, as no doubt they will sell for SI.OO or more a bushel when planting time comes. So now is the time for ycu to buy your potatoes. Send in your call ED KOENEMANN, - t3 ° Hoagland, Ind.

NOT'CE Tn BIDDERS. Notice i« hereby given that the Biiard of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will on Tuesday, the 6th Day of April, 1915, and up to 10 o’clock a. m., on eaid day, receive sealed blds for the furnishilng of all labor and material necessary for the construction and repair of the folowing named bridges, culverts and arches, to be built or repaired in said county according to the plans, specifications jwofile and survey heretofore adopted and placed on file in the auditors office of said county, which said bridges, culverts and arches are known and indicated on the records of said board as follows, to-wlt: Harry Meshberger arch and retain Ing wall. Mi tn" o north of Llnu Grove, Hartford township Jesse Eckrote bridge, 3 miles south of Linn Grove, Hartford township. Thomas E. Mann culvert, % mile east of Geneva, Wabash township. Schurger bridge, IMs mile west of Decatur, on Preble road, in Rot town- ' Rhinehart Liemenstoll bridge, 1 mile south of Peterson, Kirkland township. Ben Gerber bridge. 2% milas north of Linn Grove, French township. Robert Schwartz bridge. 1 mile west of Berne. Monroe township. Welker bridge. St. Mary’s township. Jones culvert, IMt mile east of Pleasant Mills, St. Mary’s township. Harvey Meyer bridge, township- , . ... No bid will be received or entertained by said board unless said bld is accompanied by an affidavit such as is now required by law governing blds for bridges. Each bid must be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, made payable to the State of Indiana, signed by at least two freehold securities, resl--1 dents of the county, or by a properly 1 authorized and qualified bonding and ’ suretv company. Which bond shall l guarantee the faithful performance ' and execution of the work so bid for , in case the same should be awarded . to said bidder, and that the contrac- . tor shall faithfully pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution ot said work, including labor, material ’ furnished and for the boarding of the I laborers thereon. Any one desiring to .- submit plans and specifications for , competition at the same letting may , do so by filing the same with the auditor of said countv not less than 10 ‘ days before the sail date of letting. if any of said plans and specifica- ’ tions so submitted include the use of I any patented devise or of any article J controlled by monopoly, the specifica--1 tions shall be accompanied by a statement of the terms upon which such ~ device or article may be used or ob- ' tained. The Board reserves the right to re- .. ject any or all bids. CHRISTIAN EICHER, n WILLIAM REPPERT, d DAVID J. DILLING, n Board of Commissioners of Adams I. County, Indiana. t Attest: T. H. Baltzell, Auditor. 5-12 e o NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. 1 ' '■ In the matter of tne petition cf h Philip Gephart for a drain. ■- Notice is hereby given that the une dersigned superintendent of construetr ion of the Philip Gephart et al. drain k in St. Mary’s and Blue !' Creek Townships, Adams County, Indiana, will on Saturday, March 20, 1915, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the office of Phil L. Macklin, County Surveyor of Adams County, Indiana in the Morrison Block South of the Court House, In the City of Decatur, Adams County, ' Indiana receive sealed bids for the cono struction of said drain in accordance c with the report, plans and specificad tions therefor now on file in the Auditors Office In the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, in said cause. I- Bids will be received and a cony tract let as follows: g From station oto station 114, and p from Branch No. 1, from 0 to 5 plus 40, which means whole of said drain, s Branch and main all selling as a p whole. This work is to be all tiled. Bidders will be required to file their bids as required by law upon forms furnished by the undersigned superins tendent of construction, and each bidder will be required to make the necesary affidavit of non-collusion and tiiat he is a bona-fide bidder; each bid must be accompanied with a bond in a sum equal to double the amount of the bid, for the faithful performance of the ) contract if the contract be awarded : such bidder. Such bond to be approved by the superintendent of coni struction. > The superintendent of construction , reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ' No bids will be accepted in excess i of the estimated cost of such work e * ceßß the benefits found. I The time for the completion of the work will be made known by the superintendent of construction on the day of sale and the successful bidder will be required to complete the work within the time fixed in the contract.' • Dated this sth day of March, 1915. > PHIL L. MACKLIN, 1 Supt. of Construction. — (z CARD OF THANKS. 1 . e wish to express our sincere ami 1 heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and 1 friends who so kindly assisted us during the sad hours of our recent bereavement, the death of husband and lather. We want to especially tliauk the barbers for their kind acts. MRa - MURRAY AND CHILDREN.