Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1915 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by IEUTUI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Reiwrts from all over Indiana as given in Lew Ellingham’s letter in today's issue show that notwithstanding the effort of the republican press and the political calamity howler that times in Indiana are above the average and if you are not doing well it is no fault of the condition of affaire. From every section of the old Hoosier state comes the word that the mills and factories are running full time. It is said that W. H. O'Brien of Lawrenceberg, and former auditor of state, will soon announce his candidacy for the govemship and will enter the primary campaign. Others who will contend for the honor on the democratic ticket are Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes, Congressman Adair and Congressman Moss. If Sam Small makes a few more speeches in the state, Mr. Adair will win the race by a hundred thousand. Superintendent Greathouse has made his report to Governor Ralston, showing that the school children of Indiana have given nearly $6,500 to the fund for the children of the warstricken nations. It is a tribute to < the boys and girls of this greatest state of ’em all and also shows that Governor Ralston selected the right , man to look after this great and itn- , portant work. It was a test of the ' plan in the United States and the others of the union have a pattern that they will have to go some to equal. I Every man in Indiana w-ho works for a wage ought to feel kindly toward the democratic majority of the , recent legislature, for the workmen’s 1 compensation law which that assembly gave them and which becomes ] effective September Ist, next. Copies . of the law are now being sent out and a perusal of them will show every working man who reads it that he 1 is protected from injury, that is lie must be paid a percentage of his earn- , ing power for a long time after injury. The law is lengthy, but is clear and is the greatest law ever placed on the statute books of Indiana for the laboring man. The proprietor of ' any business employing more than ■ J cne man must carry insurance that will guarantee to the injured man the requirements of the law.

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(doings in society * J' WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. German Reformed Ladies' Aid— Thursday. s Walther League—School House. ) Mt. Pleasant Mite —Mrs. Ben Butler s ——~ ) Saturday. j Ben Hur Pastry Sale —Gas Office. 1 "All that’s great and good was done just by patient trying. To live in hearts we leave behind it not to die." i Mrs. Olen Baker's section of the Ben Hur lodge will give a pastry sale Saturday from 10:30 to 5 o’clock at the gas office. In this morning’s issue of the Indianapolis Star appeared a lovely picture of Miss Marie Allison, formerly of this city. Miss Allison has been chosen soloist for the Tri Kappa sorority banquet which will be a feature of the convention to be held at the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, Friday and Saturday. The paper says: Allison, a popular member of the Indianapolis alumnae of Tri Kappa, will sing at the banquet of the sorority to be held at the Ciapyool hotel Saturday evening as the closing feature of the sorority convention." Miss Frances Cole of this city will leave Thursday afternoon for Indianapolis to attend the convention as a delegate from the Decatur chapter. Miss Frances Dugan of Winchester will also go. The Walther league will meet Thursday evening at the school house. A bulletin, headed “Books for Club Study” has been received by the Democrat, as follows: "The public library Commission of Indiana, through its treveling library department, has books and picture collections to lend to any club or group of five or mere citizens having no public library service. This department is co-operating with Indiana and Purdue universities, The Mothers’ Congress and ParentTeacher Asociation, and With the Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis. Through these agencies, outlines on various subjects are available. Tne Herron Art Institute will lend collections of mounted photographs to be used in connections with their outlines. Sets of lantern slides on several subjects are also available. The books upon which these various outlines are based are in the Traveling Library collection and. until the supply is exhausted, will be lent free to any Traveling Library association. For application blank and other information write to Public Library Commission, Room 104 State House, Indianapolis, Indiana.” Miss Luella Erwin of Valparaiso, and her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Dudley Duil of Wren, Ohio, who have bean visiting here were guests at dinner today of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Erwin. o WANTED —A man of good repute that is thoroughly acquainted with the farming community to represent us in selling the best metal post on the market. For particulars apply in person to J. Savesky Sons Company, 221 West Second St., Marion, Indiana, phone 2316. 6322 j ■ ..

I WILL PROBATED ■ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) To her son, Robert B. Gregory, the testator gives his father’s watch; to her daughter, Cordelia I. Townsend, - she gives the watch given to the testator by the father of her deceased husband, her blood-stone pin, all jewelry, clothing and silverware, for life, • At her death it is to be given to her granddaughter, Jlrene Gregory. To th eson, Robert, and the daughter, Cordelia, is given In equal shares, all the rest of the personal estate, including household goods, kitchen furniture, library, books, notes, bonds, stocks, money, etc. To the son, Robert, and the daughen for life the rents, profits and iu- » come from eighty acres in Blue Creek » township, they to keep up the taxes, t expenses, improvements, etc. The survivor of either is to receive a lite estate in this and at their death it is . to go in equal shares to their children. . To Robert Gregory, for life, is given r inlot 4 in W. G. Spencer's subdiv;s---i ion of the city, and at his death to his . children in fee simple. To Cordelia > Townsend is given for life, inlot 5 in > Spencer's addition, and at her death r to her children. To her is also given , absolutely, lot 592 in Dierkes and . Bremerkamp’s subdivision of outlet I 157 and the south part of 'putlot 158 r in the Joseph Crabb's western divis- . ion to Decatur. To Robert Gregory . is given absolutely, inlots 1, 2 and 3 in Spencer's subdivision of outlot 2 . and county seminary lot in this city. l To the two children, Robert and Cor- ( . delia, is given in fee simple, in equal , snares. all the remainder of the real estate in Indiana, and also 33.8 acres in Ohio. She asks that the two children take charge of the estate and set- ' tlement thereof, without being required to take out letters of administration. Robert Gregory declined to serve as executor and the daughter, Cordelia Townsend, qualified as executrix. o BOMBARDMENT IS RENEWED. (By Henry Wood) Paris, Mar. 17—(Special to Daily I Democrat)- —Renewal of the bombardment of Rheims by German artillerymen and gains of several points along the Franco-Flanders battle line were reported today. German shells have 1 added to the work of destruction at the historic Rheims cathedral. Part 1 cf the roof has now been wrecked and ' the interior is now in ruins. Between 1 Dixraunde and Nieuport the Belgians have made further progress. In the ' fighting around Arras the British hav? repelled several German attacks. The ! Germans are again shelling Soissons directing part of their fire against the ' position held by the French north of the Aisne. French troops have made ' important gains in the Champagne ' and Argonne districts. o PINCHED BY LOGS. While attempting to block a load of logs which had just been placed ' on a car ready for shipment in the yards of the Adams County Lumber company, William Reichard, living on South Twelfth street, was a victim °f a very painful accident Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. Mr. Reichard was standing to the ground beside the car when the logs started to roll off. One of the logs caught Mr. Reichard before he could get clear and badly pinched him about the hip§, An examination showed that outside of several bruises and sprains no bones * were broken or dislocat'd.

BIBLE CLASSES Held Meetings at the High School Room and First * Baptist Church. A GOOD ATTENDANCE Mr. and Mrs. Clase Meeting With Splendid Success in This Work. At the two meetings of the Boys’ and Girls’ Bible classes held at the high school building and the Baptist church, there waS a total of 150 in attendance. One hundred and fifty young people from the high school in meetings of this kind means something and is a good showing of the good work Mr. and Mrs. Clase are doing. At the boys’ meeting there were six-ty-one, present, and after studying from the fourth chapter of John, Mr. Clase gave them a good talk on how to conserve their time and how to do personal work. Each member has been presented with a small booklet on the work of John and with this they are doing as much in the line ot personal work as any other organization. The girls still lead in attendance, seventy-nine being present yesterdayMiss Gerard’s section had the most present yesterday for the first time. This spirit will tend to arouse quite a bit of enthusiasm between the two sides, aiding in keeping the membership up to the best. The lesson study of the girls’ meeting was also on the Fourth chapter of John and the girls were given instruction on personal work. The coming meetings promise to he more interesting and a much larger attendance is locked forward to. OPENING OF FOURTH WEEK (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and after the report of the morning prayer meetings, Rev. C. Jeff McCombe delivered another very” iteresting sermon based on the substaiv e of a conversation Mr. McCombe had with a party during some meeting at the tabernacle. On the subject “Experimental Religion," he divided his sermon into .three important points. The real religion one must have in order to have any religion wortlT having is a creed in fact, and is as necessary as the bones in our body, but it is also an experience. One might think they have the real religion but without the experience of a real Christian life it would prove unworthy to the bearer. Religion is not a restraint to one’s life but in the inspiration one receives of course it is necessary to restrain from certain things. Some people think that their religion is an insurance to them against hell and destruction, but they are mistaken and time will prove that to the. On the other hand religion lias been proven a program to the earnest Christian and constitutes a daily schedule for a life of service with God. o— DENIES STORY OF DRESDEN Valparaiso. Chili, Mar. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln the first detailed story of the naval battle off Robinson Crusoe island in which the Dresden was sunk Lieut. Commander Fielding of the Drama denied that the Dresden was sunk in neutral waters. "The story that she was sunk in Chilian waters is nonsense. That can be disproved by locating her hulk, he said. He said the Dresden was about 12 miles from the point of Guan Fernandez whin sighted by the three British ships; that they at once gave chase; that before half a dozen shells were fired the Dresden ran up the white flag and that it sank soon after an explosion. o ASK TO BE ARRESTED. Atlantic City, N. J., Mar. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Trembling pitiably from enforced denial of drugs because of the new dope law, seventeen confessed drug fiends, fourteen men and three women, were held. loday after they had asked to be arrested and given thlrty-dty sentences in jail to be given treatment. o ——— POLICE COURT. Jacob Grimm, a drunk, was arrested last, evening by Officer Reynolds after being ejected from the tabernacle, wiiere he had undoubtedly gone to sleep off a j|g. Grimm was brought before ’Squire Burt Lenhart this morning, pleaded guilty to the charge of public, intoxication and received a fine of and costs. He will lay out the fine.

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VOTE ON PASSAGE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 14.00 City Firemen 62.50 ; Ft. Wayne Elec. Works 24.14 Standard Oil Co 10.04 Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 43.65 Adams Express Co 77 , Toledo. St. L. & W. R. R 580.58 John Coffee 128.54 National Mill Supply Co 2.-12 Indiana Elec. Appliance C 0... 45.64 Herald Co 3.40 ; M. J. Mylott pay roll 182.50 , Schafer Hardware Co 14.44 . Water Works pay roll 14.50 , When the time came for the mo- , tion to begin with the passage of the , ordinances the first one to be put on the table was the proposed vehicle or automobile ordinance, which failed toL pass on its second reading at the'last', session. It was again placed on its I second reading, and was objected to. which made it impossible to proceed any further with it. Later on in the , evening a motion was made to reconsider it, it being recommended to change the time of parking a machine or buggy along the street from one hour to thirty minutes. The motion passed, but when a vote was taken »n tlie revising of the ordinance it lacked a majority. During the next two , weeks the councilmen will probably; come to an agreement and pass jt at the next session. The first ordinance to find its way through the council “hopper" was an ordinance repealing sections 19, 20, 21 and 22 of an ordinance passed October 24. 1882, pertaining to “Building within the fire limits.” whereby a city councilman was designaaed a fire marshal in his ward. The second ordinance was a little more importjii. It will affect every propVty owner and resident within the city. The ordinance makes it unlawful for any owner or occupant of any propertyi abutting on any sidewalk vAthin said] city to allow, suffer or permit any snow or ice to be and remain upon t uch sidewalk for a longer period of time than ten o’clock a. in. of the day following the falling of snow or the forming of such ice, but the same shall be removed by said property owner or occupant and such sidewalk be kept free therefrqpi. The ordinance also provided for an emergency and a fine of not less than $5.00 for every and each offense. The third ordinance fixed the fire limits, and makes it unlawful for anyone to erect a frame building within said limits. The fourth ordinance pertained to the rules governing the meeting of , the city council and repealed the old . one that had been in effect heretofore. . o THE MAN FROM VERMONT, Will Give High School Lyceum Number Friday. The next number <)£ th? high school , lyceum course will be given Friday ’ evening. Mardli 19, at the Bosse opera house. The Redpath Lyceum , coni) any will present Charles R. Taggart, entertainer, "The Man from Vermont.” BEN HUR NOTICE. The Ben Hurs are requested to meet promptly at 6:30 o’clock this evI ening at the hall to march in a body . to the tabernacle services. , The city band will lead the*Ben ( Hur delegation. I -o > SAME AS RENT. i Seven room house on Elm street, 1 and one on Adams. Small payment [cash. ERWIN & MICHAUD.

TIMES ARE GOOD (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Shelbyville—Conditions are the best for a long time. Furniture factories are not running full blast, but their prospects are bright. Hammond—The Cajumet region is getting ready for lots of business and the prospects for the year 1915 are most flattering for business of all kinds. Similar statements are coming n from Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville. Vincennes, Anderson, Marion, Columbus, and many other Indiana cities. Even James E. Watson will not be able to disquise the fact that the Underwood tariff law is not half bad. Every business man in the country is going to be too busy getting his share of prosperity to give heed to the mumblings of the calamity statesmen. The department of education for the state of Indiana has complete! the collections for the Red Cross. The total figures $6,483.36, and that sum will go to the poor distressed school children in the countries that are at war. It is a great tribute to the youth of Indiana, and it is a tribute as well to those connected with the department of education, over which presides the Hon. Charles A. Greathouse. The following letter was sent to Gov ernor Ralston: Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, Governor of Indiana: Dear Sir: —In response to your request, I regard it a distinct privilege to be able to place at the disimsal of the splendid organization you represent—the Society of the Red Cross—the enclosed sum of $6,483.36 to lie used in your magnificent work of ministering to the distressing needs of men, women and children, nowin the throes of a great international strife. This sum represents the generosity of the teachers and pupils in the public schools of this state. In many instances little children sent individual contributions with messages that showed the beautiful spirit in which the donations were made and the keen sympathy felt for those who are the beneficiaries. These contributions have come from children of every national-ity-children who are today blessed with homes in a peaceful na-

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tion—and it will be a gnat sain, faction to them and their parenti if they g-an know that these gift have been distributed among an the nations engaged in this terrible conflict. As stat* superintendent of lie instruction, I want to expres my personal pleasure and prida in the propmt and generous response that has come, to this request, from the schools of ttii state. It is a marked illustration ot the fine spirit and unfaltering zeal with which theteachers and children in the public schools ot Indiana always devote themselves to a just and righteou cause. 1 have the honor to be, Very truly yours, (’HAS. A. GREATHOUSE. o CAUSE BAD RUNAWAY. Noise, caused by roller skaters a the cement sidewalk at the corer >f Fifth and Second streets near tit Haugk mill, resulted in a very bd runaway Sunday morning about 11 o'clock. John Tonnelier and daugiter. Miss Leona, wer® returning if their home after attending church ad just as they reached tlie point. ti» skaters started past them. The frightened the horse so badly tM Mr Tonnelier lost control of it it ran all the way home, placing tit occupants of tjie rig in a preianoi position. Fortunately several oti» conveyances in the road were passed safely and no serious damage resal >-d. Skaters who make a practicei skating on the sidewalks should tab this as a warning and hereafter W more careful of the noise in pas® horses. o — TO ATTEND FUNERAL Miss Letta Lang and Fred GeiM went to Madison to attend the fun«< i f Miss Rose Schroeder which will ■ held Thursday. Miss Schr • adert death resulted after a long /dnea from tuberculosis. She has visit* here at the Lang and Eiting 'to®* and is known to many here. TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK London, March if, —(Special to® Daily Democrat) —Two more BritiA steamers have been torpedoed by ® German submarines. The steamer lanta was torpedoed off Inishturk as _tln Fingal off