Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 64.

TWO GOOD ONES Honeywell Party Held Interesting Meetings at Berne and Willshire. BIG CROWDS ATTEND Afternoon and EveningSermons Delivered by the McCombes. The meeting held at Berne last night has been reported as one of the most inspiring and successful meeti ing* held by the party. The large I Mennonite church just held the crowd I and every foot of space was filled. I Several autos joined the delegation from Decatur and no doubt there wets I delegations from far and near attend- | ing the meeting. With a choir comI posed of all the church choirs and with the complete response of the auI dience, the building fairly trembled I under the wonderful volume of voices I in singing. Special music in the form I of duets by Mr. McCombe and Mr. I Clase, a solo by Mr. Clase and selecI tions by the quartet, entertained the | vast audience in first-class style, and I -was very well accepted by all. Rev. I John McCombe gave the message, covI ering a part of the life of Paul The I message was right from the heart and ■ may be termed one of McCombe’s real ■ “heart-to-heart” sermons. The meet- ■ ing was closed with everybody more | than satisfied, and a cordial invitation I was extended to the party to return. A second meeting was held at the town hall in Willshire Monday afternoon by the Honeywell party, including Rev. C. Jeff McCombe, and proved both beneficial and intensely interesting. The people of Willshire are prepared to attend a meeting of this kind any time and the building was filled to the doors. The party furnished special music and the congregation joined in singing several songs. Rev. C. Jeff McCombe delivered the address on the subject. “What It Costs to be a Christian.” Rev. McCombe has devoted a good share of his life to God and his service and the power and Influence of his sermon was like a message from heaven. The audience fully realized where they stood and the sermon will sorely be rem- .bercd for time to come. NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS. Notice is hereby given to all owners or drivers of automobiles who do not have the 1915 license plates on their machines as the law requires, that they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. CHIEF OF POLICE MELCHI. ■ ■■■ ——— — INDIAN LANDS TO SELL. Postmaster J. W. Bosse has received a bulletin announcing the sale of Standing Rock Indian Lands, near Ft. Yates, North Dakota, May 5.

HOW MRS. CLASE SERVES THE LORD

There are many ways of serving the Lord. The stringed instrument or harp has been mentioned tor centuries as one means by fhich His praises have been sung. The piano, the stringed instrument of today, is one of the effective instruments u/eil by’ the Honeywell evangelistic party. But without its clever player, Mrs. H. C. Clase, wife of Professor Clase, the musical director, its strings would lie mute at the mutest. You have often heard some good player spoken of as fairly making the instrument “talk. Mis. Clase can do more than that. She makes it fairly “sing.” So skillful is her playing, and accompanying, so woven into the warp and woof of the pattern of song, is it, i that it cannot be considered separate, and therefore the importance of h< r work is probably not fully realized by the audience, so perfectly is ii blended into the whole. As does the good accompanist, she follows the singers instead of leading, and the ease and artistic way with which she does this, is one of the distinguishing features of her excellence. Mrs. Clase is an Ohio young lady. She was born in Ashley, Ohio, and is one of three children of the family. She was graduated from the Ashley high school. Very early in life her musical talent asserted itself. She began studying the piano when nine

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b EVANGELICAL DELEGATION This evening at 6:45 sharp, the members of the Sunday School and friends of the church will meet at the Evangelical church to march in a body to the tabernacle. Sunday school classes may march in classes. If for any cause you are hindered in coming to the church fall Into line at the tabernacle. ( J. H. RILLING, Pastor. NOTICE TO BAPTISTS The pastor and official board of the Baptist church hereby call all members and adherents of the church to meet at the church at 6:30 this evening to attend the tabernacle services in a body. Be sure to come. MET HERE TODAY J ———— — Council of Adams County I Sundav School Association in Semi-annual Meet. i CONVENTION DATES I Big Picnic Will be Held at Berne July s—Other Action of Council. The semi-annual or spring meeting of the council of the Adams County Sunday School Association, was held this morning in tlie directors’ room ot the Peoples Loan & Trust Company in this city. The council consists of the officers of the association and the department superintendents and the township presidents. Those present today were J. F. Lehman, President; i C. J. Lutz, Decatur, vice president; ■ Martha Gilliom, Berne, secretary and ■ treasurer: Superintendent, Daniel I Sherry, Magley; H. J. Wisehaupt, Rev. i Hessert, Decatur; Mrs. Clara Ander--1 son. Geneva; township presidents, E. i C. Bierie, Monroe and J. S. Beyerly, . Preble and Kirkland. The council fix- - ed the dates for the township conven- ? tions as follows: > Blue Creek. April 11; French and ' Hartford. April 18th; Union and Root, 1 r Maj" 23rd: Jefferson, May 23rd; Mon--5 roe, May 2nd; Preble and Kirkland, ? May 16th; St. Marys, May 30th: Wa--1 bash, May 9th; Washington, April 25th • The council also fixed the date and I place for the Fourth of July picnic. It will be held at Berne on Monday, July sth. The council recommended that the ■ county officials visit the individual i schools during the year and attend 1 as many of the conventions as possihie. 1 E. C. Bierie, Miss Gilliom and Mr. Lehman, went from here to Fort Wayne where they will attend the meeting held there today by the International Tour Party, composed of Marion Lawrence of Chicago, W. C. ■- Pierce, of Chicago and Dr. .George f H. Lou. Mr. Lawrence is known as . the greatest Sunday School worker I in the world.

> years old, going to school in the winter and studying the piano in the sums mer vacation. Entering the Ohio s Wesleyan school of music, she com- ■ pleted the course, and after graduat- > ing there, too post-graduate work. - Besides the piano, Mrs. Clase has also - spent much time in voice training and , organ study. Later she studied under I the best instructors in Pittsburg and 3 Syracuse, N. Y, As a vocalist, Mrs. I Clase finds much favor with the audir ence, appearing in duets and quartet work, with Mr. Clase and Rev. and s Mrs. McCombe. Mrs. Clase's evangelistic work has - covered a period of four years. She > spent two years as pianist for Dr. Louis A. Banks, and this completes , the second year with Rev. Honeywell, r Her work with the evangelistic parity, however, is not confined wholly to t music, as she is a valued worker in > organizing the high school girls into a 8 Bible club, in which a systematic B s t n( iv is made of the Book of John. , Her work in this line here has been ~ a great one and the High School Girls’ Bible club is recognized as an organj- • zation of power among the students, s A strong factor of her success in her ’ work is her very pleasing personality, y Friends of Mrs. Clase were pleased r to become acquainted with her father, e Mr. Olds, who visited hero over the e week-end.

BOYHOOD CHUMS 1 t i Meet Again for First Time Since War—Thomas Mallonee and I. G. Miller. > *- F HAVE A REUNION Were Reared Together in , Root Township—Met in War When Prisoners. A very pleasant reunion of boyhood companions took place last Saturday when Thomas Mallonee, aged seven-ty-three, and James G. Miller, of Warsaw, aged seventy-six, met in this city for the first time since the civil war. The two boys were reared together near the Mt. Pleasant church north of this city, and had some very good times together. Miller’s parents, who lived in Wells county, had died, and he made his home for a while with the Sheets family in Root township, this county, where he and Mr. Mallonee became acquainted. Their paths then separated for a while. Both were in the civil war, but in different regiments. They met once during the war, this being when both were captured with the forces at the battle of Munfordsville, Ky„ in 1862. Their paths separated after that again and the first time they saw each other since was Saturday, when Mr. Miller came from his home at Warsaw to visit with his son, T. E. Miller, and wife, in this city. The two comrades i had a fine time recalling old associations. Mr. Miller went through the war without receiving injury, but the men recalled a very serious injury that happened him before the war. Mr. Miller was at Craigville working for a farmer and in some way fell fiftyfive feet from a beech tree into which lie had climbed. He was ver> badly injured, his ribs being broken loose from the spine and he was injured to such an extent that he was disabled for a half year or more. He regained 1 and after that served in the war. ELECT OFFICERS T. P. A. Held Annual Meeting at Madison House Last Evening. HAD GOOD TIME T. M. Reid Re-elected President —Committee Named to Spend the Money. About thirty-five ot the T. P. A. Lays enjoyeu their annual meeting lat the Madison House last evening. T. M. Reid, the president, is a royal fellow and always sees that a meeting, even when the object is business, ,is made as pleasant as posible. A -' banquet was served and between ■ i courses the business was disposed of. i The election of officers resulted in the re-election of Mr. Reid as president; J. S. Peterson, vice president; C. H. Colter, secretary; delegates to the >; state convention to be held at IndiI anapolis, May 13-15, T. M. Reid and • C. H. Colter; alternates, Clarence Bell I and W. A. Kuebler; delegates to national convention in Omaha in June, ■ C. H. Colter. A committee, consisting of C. C. Schafer, T. M. Reid and J. G. I Niblick, was named, the very serious duty being that of devolving some : plan for spending the money on hand. ■ They are to report soon. o RECEIVES TEXT OF ORDER Washington, March 16,—(Specia,! to > Daily Democrat)—The state departi ment today received from Ambassat dor Page in London, the British or- ' der in council setting forth the allies’ . program for enforcing their blockade i of the German coast. Is was of 1800 ’ words and it was understood Monday’s - press version represented it correctly. r SOLD ANOTHER FORD. 1 Kalver & Sikes, the Ford salesmen, •, sold and delivered today a Ford car e to Charles Schultz of Preble township.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, March 16, 1915.

I SICK NOTES. Mrs. R. B. Sprague of this city, who for the past several weeks, lias been suffering from lagrippe and other ! complications, is reported much better today, Robert, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Green, is greatly improved today after being very sick with a severe cold bordering on pneumonia. Tlie infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Zimmerman, residing south west of the city, is slightly improved today after having a serious sick spoil. o— BLOCKADE CALLED OFF Washington. March 16, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Counsel Silliman advised the state department today that Gen. Carranza had called off his blockade at ITogresso, Mexico in compliance with the Washington demand. THE TRI KAPPAS National Convention Will be Held at Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis. MARCH 19 AND 20 Miss Frances Cole Delegate From the Local Chapter of Order. Miss Frances Cole, delegate from the Decatur Tri Kappas to the supreme Tri Kappa convention, will leave Thursday afternoon for Indianapolis to attend the convention which will be held Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, in the Claypool hotel. Miss Frances Dugan of Winchester, also a member of the local chanter, will attend. Miss Cole will remain in Indianapolis over Sunday for a visit with friends. There are fifty Tri Kappa chapters and delegates from all these, as well as visitors, are expected to be at the gathering. The following interesting program has been announced: Friday, March 19 —Morning. Registration of Delegates. Grand Council Meeting. Luncheon. Afternoon and Evening. Business Session. Model Initiation by Greenfield Chapter. Dinner. Annual Convention Dance. Saturday, March 20 —Morning. Breakfast. Business Session. Afternoon and Evening. Luncheon. Banquet. Theater Party. The dance and banquet Mil be held in the Henry IV room. Model initiation, Palm room, balcony floor. Business sessions, assembly room, eighth floor. o— CLASS OFELEVEN Will be Confirmed on Palm Sunday at the Emanuel Lutheran Church BY REV. HOFFMAN Examination of Candidates Will be Conducted March 25th—The Class. A class of five boys and six girls will be confirmed on Palm Sunday, March 28, at the« Emanuel Lutheran • church in Union township, of which the Rev. Hoffman is pastor. The examination for them will be held i March 26. The confirmation will be marked with the usual impressive i ceremony and the event is one long to be remembered by all. The class comprises the following: Max Thieme, Walter Reinking, Herman Bleeke, Eric Bleeke, Ferd , Krueckeberg, Erna Bleeke, Bertha • Bittner, May Railing, Angelina ■ I Krueckeberg, Emma Hoile, Alma * Klenk.

SALE A SUCCESS I Kukelhan Bros. Disposed of Seventy-eight Head of Fine Holstein Cattle. AVERAGE WAS GOOD Total Sales Reached $11,360 —Highest Price Paid for Cow Was S4OO. The Kukelhan Brothers' cattle sale yesterday was a success, though it would undoubtedly have been a much greater success had it not been for the quarantine caused by foot and mouth disease, which makes it rather difficult to ship from one state to another. Tlie sale totaled $11,369 for tlie seventy head, an average of $162.28, on calves, heifers and cows of every age. The highest price was paid by F. M. Pelton, of Lagrange, Ohio, who handed out S4OO for a cow. A bull brought S3OO, going to the trustees of tlie Ixmgcliff asylum at Logansport: a two days’ old calf brci.ght $35, as much as many cows are sold for. Charles Bohnke, who lives north of this city, paid $1,305 for five head of the handsome Holsteins and was disappointed because he didn’t get more. While the most of the cattle .went to parties in Indiana, a number were shipped to adjoining states and men interested in the business were here from all over the middle w’est. Thomas Durkin acted as clerk of the sale and tlie auctioneering was done by Col. Fred Reppert of this city, known from coast to ccast, and by Col. R. E. Hager of Algonquin, 111. The latter is tlie biggest Holstein cattle man in the United States and at the stock show in Chicago sold one bull for the fabulous sum of $20,000. The Kukelhan Brothers were satisfied with the sale. They are, however, not going out of the business, having retained about thirty head of good ones w*th which they will again build up their herd. . o THE COURT NEWS Jury Finds for Relatrix, Jessie Cowens —Plea of Guilty TO TWO CHARGES In Criminal Court—Will of F. A. W. Lindsey is Probated Today. The Jessie Cowens vs. William F. Cowens fraudulent marriage case went to the jury at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon and within an hour the jury, by its foreman, D. D. Coffee, reported a verdict. They found for the relatrix, Jessie Cowens, that at tlie time of marriage, the defendant was liable to prosecution, and that he entered into the marriage fraudulently for the purpose of escaping prosecution, and that within two years he failed to make any provision for her support. It is said the couple were married two years ago in Michigan and that at that time the boy was only sixteen and tlie woman twenty-one years old. The case of Louis W. Meyers vs. Fred J. Johns et al., for rent and possession of building, was received tn the Adams circuit court on change of venue from tlie Allen superior court. Ralph Miller pleaded guilty to allowing minors to play pool and was fined $lO and costs. Carl Ernst pleaded guilty to liquor law violation but sentence lias not yet been passed. Tlie Humphrey Grocery Co. vs. H. W. Daniels, case set for trial for April 30 th. Michael Miller took out letters as executor of the estate of James Wagner. He gave $4,000 bond. Mahala Traister qualified as execu(Continued on Page 4.)

|j DENIES MOTION FOR RETURN New York, March 16, — (Special to Daily Democrat!—The supreme court today denied the motion of Harry t Thaw Io be returned to New Hampshire which followed Saturday's acquittal of the charge of conspiring to effect Ills release from Ma’,teawan. This is a serious reverse for Thaw. o , ■ METHODISTS, NOTICE! I _____ eAll of the officials of the Methodist church, all the members, all the new i converts preferring the M. E. church, and all friends of the church, are requested to meet at the M. E. church this evening at 6:50 o'clock to march in a body to tlie tabernacle services. I). T. STEPHENSON, J’astor. THE SPRING HATS Are Being Shown at Openings of the Several Millinery Stores This Week BEGINNING TODAY Poke Bonnet Here—Bracelet and Necklace to Match Hat Wreath. With Easter two weeks from next i Sunday, the thoughts of the world, which have been turning hatward for some time, are being given this week to the attention of tlie opening of tlie several millinery establishments. U. Deininger store is hav- ( ing its opening today; tlie Bowers ( store will have its display on Wednesdaj’ and Thursday, the Boese, Wednesday; the Burdg, Thursday. The hats this spring are, as usual. | of both small and large type. The little poke bonnet is again in favor, with its small-flower wreaths and vol-, vet streamers. A feature of the hats, is the wreatli of small flowers which outlines the upper edge of the crown of many. Many of the hats are made of “crepe” a heavier variety of moline. Many of the hats are made entirely of this, while many have tlie heavier crown and the moline brims. Between • the two moline layers of tlie brim, is laid a flat wreatli of flowers, giving | a “handpainted” effect. Straws, satins, braids, silks, velvets, flowers, molines and “crepes” are used effectively in making the hats. The small, longshaped turban is a popular hat for spring. Colors are the new sand , and putty shades, black and white, with a few red and violet. One lovely hat is a velvet poke bon-, net, witli wreath of violets. With, tliis is worn a neckband and bracelet t of the velvet wreaths tied witli violet | ribbons. A pretty style that will be popular for weddings is tlie veil and hat cf | chiffon or moline, this extending from ( the hat or head to form tlie sleeves of the gown and ends in a muff forth; | hands. Assisting Mrs. Deininger and Miss Mayme Deininger today were tho Misses Genevieve Bremerkamp and' Georgia Meibers. o TABERNACLE PROGRAM. — 7:15 p. m. —Evening Service. Wednesday, March 17. Prayer meetings at usual hours, Berne Mennonite choir at evening meeting, 150 in chorus. Thursday, March 18. 3:30 p. m.—High school boys at the high school building. Led by Mr. Clase. Prayer meetings, usual hours. 11:00 o’clock to 1:00 —Woman's luncheon al K. of P. Home. 7:15 p. m. —Women only at taber nacle. 7:15 p. m. —Men only at M. E. church. Friday, March 19. 3:30 p. m.—High school girls at the Baptist church. Led by Mrs. Clase. Usual prayer service at 9:30 and 10:00. 2:15 p. m.—Afternoon service. 7:15 p. m. —Evening service. Ministerial quartet from Fort Wayne to attend, and delegation from that city to attend. Saturday, March 20. Afternoon —Big parade of Sunday i schools of county and meeting at tab- • ernacle. — Mrs. Ira Elzey and two children - spent the afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Todd, in Monmouth.

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SIXTY ATTENDED .) t r . First Luncheon for Business ’ Men at Knights of Pythias Horne at Noon. THEY ENJOYED IT . Special Music Served With Meal— Business Mens’ League Organized. At 12 o’clock, sharp, tliis noon, sixtysix men from various occupations were seated in the K. of P. home in the tir••t business men's lunch and conference held in this city. Through the kindness of several lady volunteers from the Women's Conference league, and also the Pythian Sisters, a real "square meal,” everything of the best and just what a crowd of hungry men would want, was served. During the meal Mr. Clase and Mr. McCombe sang and later the quartet sang "There is Honey in tlie Rock.” Then the men had the pleasure of hearing Rev. C. Jeff McCombe in a short speecli which was interesting and appreciated by all. After the lunch at 12:30 everybody went to tlie assembly room on the second floor and Mr. McCombe introduced the matter of organizing a Business Men’s League for personal work both now and after tlie meetings at the tabernacle are ' closed. Rev. Rogers was asked to thank all tlie ladies for their kindness in helping to make the meeting a success and C. J. Lutz was asked to express tlie sincere appreciation of ell present to the K. of P. officers for the ' use of their hall during the cam--1 paign. A steering committee to look after the business of tlie league until officers were elected, was appointed, the members being C. J. Lut::, Sam Hite, M. Kirsch, Horace Callow and John Kiracofe. A solicting comniit--1 tee also was appointed to work through the business part of the city, as well as other parts to work up an ' interest in the league. Members of this committee are Cal Peterson, D. B. Erwin, Frank Carroll. Dr. Hoffman, Ed Christen and F. V. Mills. I On a vote the men unanimously agreed to be present at the second ' conference to be held at the K. of I’, home on next Friday at 12:00. o FORT WAYNE VISITORS. “At a meeting of the Fort Wayne 'ministerial association yesterday,” 'says the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 1 Revs. E. Q. Laudeman and E. H. Clif--1 ford were appointed a committee to 'arrange for the proposed trip upon Friday night of this week to Decatur 'to attend the Honeywell union evanI gelistic meeting, and asked that ail who can join the party upon Friday | night, shall telephone either Rev. Laudeman or Rev. Clifford, sq, that a ' special rate may be secured.” B ■■ II w OB; REV. HONEYWELL Convincing his audience that it is time to make a decision, one way or the other —a favorite attitude of the , man who is now a favorite in Decatur.