Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1915 — Page 1

■ Volume XIII. Number 66.

PACK TABERNACLE AGAIN ■Capacity Os Big Building Again TestedI Berne Delegation And Ben Hurs I Were Honor Guests

**# * ♦ S 4: DECISIONS. HHe — :p Previous 1048 * Wednesday 33 # » Total 1081 * .■The crowd at the tabernacle last Kight certainly made up for any Shortage of the evening before and Kvcn standing room was at a premSluni. The Ben Hur lodge attended bi a body, marching to the building belind the city band and the crowd Bluered them Heartily as they enterId, with a delegation of a hundred gpemhers. The band played Mr. Clase's favorite. “Brighten the Corfeiers,” and it pleased the choir leader ■nd everybody else in the big hall. ■By request the choir sang "Help K< mebody Today’’ for the Ben Hurs, ■rd "Blessed be the Tie That Binds” filer the Berne delegation. Little Jlreta Lanmin sang "Help Somebody Today" and delighted the au■dience. The Berne Mennonite choir ■dame in autos ami brought a large ■elegation. The opening prayer was ■offered by Rev. Schroeder, pastor ot tlie Mennonite church of Berne. I In his announcements Rev. HoneyKv« 11 welcomed the- Berne visitors, Ij raised the Ben Hurs and said he [knew about the order and the book [Upon which it is founded. The party [quartet sang “My Only Song in feIsus," and responded with "Jesus tLoves Me." Rev. Honeywell preached a splendid sermon, one into which he poured his wonderful brain power and showed much feeling. At the close of the service the invitation was given and the “Aisle Walking Soul Winners” doing personal work and assisted by the evangelistic party brought thirtythree persons forward, offering their lives to god and thus publicly declaring themselves on the right side. THE SERMON. Text: "And in hell he lifted up bis eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."—Luke 16:23. This is a subject which is solemn in the extreme. No one could ever preach upon this theme without tenderness and even tears in his heart and pity and pathos in his very word. Only an intense and loving passion to save, men from such an awful future fate should move a man to speak from this text. It is with trembling’ and much prayer that I bring it to you. I find no delight in such a theme. ’ And yet, the solemn sense of duty—-

WHAT’S THE USE? (By C. A. Goldsborough, the ‘ Jingle Ad" Man) Daily, hourly, we hear folks kicking about the things that can’t be changed, , . ~ Grouchy perhaps about the weather as though by vigorous kicking It might easily be arranged; About the war in far oft Europe, about poor business here at home, About the laws that are passed by Congress, ’neath Liberty s imposirisj dome * About the men who’ve made their millions, forming trusts to throttle trade, ~ „ All about affairs of others, not a kick about mistakes they themselves have made; Telling how this thing or that one, always with them Plays tn. deuce « Stop your kicking,-it don't help things,-stop your kicking,-what s the use? “Buck up” stronger when you’re losing, get some “ginger,” vim and ~ p r O H If hard’luck to you is coming, don’t let others see or know; Keep your nerve up, never falter, get some steam on, buckle in Then you’ll leave hard luck behind you, then you’ll just begin to win, . Task good times and talk good business and they’ll surely come to Kicking never won a battle, grouchiness in life won’t do; So put courage in your business, -get a hustle on,-then And’forget to be a kicker-nothing in it,-what’s the use? We could all Plan things much different it we ' iad Say ’ But we’d doubtless in our planning, go very often far as ray . So let’s take things as we find them, never kick and no er comp But be always cheerful, always smiling, be it sunshin , If weTall be optimistic, all be courteous, all be kind All the world where’er we journeyed, would be smiling It is si so d olish to borrow trouble, now brace i>P.-don.t the Stop your kicking-nothing in it.-stop your kicking, use?

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duty to you—duty to God—impresses me thus to speak. The fact that there is future punishmen for the wicked needs hardly to be considered here, since all religous writers and teachers who accept the Bible as divine revelation—as the Word of God, are agreed as to its reality. We can scarcely find a religious writer or teacher in our day who will advocate the idea that the punishment of men for sin is limited to this life only. A prominent Universalist minister, in the city of Baltimore not so long ago, in replying to Joseph Cooks reference to the eternal punishment of Aaron Burr and men like him, said, "After Aaron Burr has been in hell ten thousand years, perhaps he will be ready for heaven.” Practically the opinion of all writers on this subject is unanimous in agreement that there is some punishment after death. A serious and devout man is not to be found today who will claim, as did the early Universalists, that sin and virtue are equally punished and rewarded in this life. The fact that men of putrid character and vilest lives live in luxury and ab-1 abundance, while the most virtuous I noblemen of heaven have to struggle i with want and adversity and indescri-1 hie tribulation, is a fact that honest■ men are compelled to recognize. Tile I oldest writer of the Bible from the depths of his desolation was constrained toask —“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea are mighty in tower? Their homes are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them." I have neither time nor disposition at this hour to enter into a theological discussion of the merits of demerits of orthodoxy and liberalism, but ou the authority of God’s word I declare without fear of successful contradiction that the doctrine of Eternal Punishment is an eternal fact. After this life there comes death; alter death the judgment and after that .eternal happiness for the redeemed and eternal misery for the lost. This life is but probationary life of the one which is to come —“As the tree falleth, so it Heth,” The character of man here will be his character in eternity—“ Whatsoever a man soweth that will he also reap.” There is no I ardon, no forgiveness of salvation without the door—Rejecting Christ here—Lest forever! There are people who tell us that 'the scholars of the day no longer believe the doctrine of Eternal Punish*ment.—That is simply a hold state(Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 18, 1915.

A CORN CONIEST Will be Given for Boys of , Adams County by Loan & Trust Company. WILL GIVE PRIZES First Official Announcement Tomorrow and Details April the First. Desiring to interest the boys of Adams county in farm work and in raising a better quality and a larger yield of corn, the People’s Ixian & Trust company of this city has planned a Corn Contest, complete details of which will be given soon. The first official announcement of the contest will be made tomorrow and by Apiil first they will tell you all the plans and rules. At this time, suffice it to say, that the contest will be conducted under the Purdue rules and tlie sum of $85.00 will be awarded to the boys of Adams county, between the ■ages of ten and eighteen, the first 1 1 rize for the best acre <[’ corn being 'either a trip to Purdue corn show, with paid, or $25 in gold. Other prizes ranging from five dollars to $17.50 in gold, eight winners' gifts in all, will be awarded and later tho trust company will have an offer in this connection that will interest the I girls who can bake bread. Watch for the announcement tomorrow and j for further details as they appear j from time to time. o TAKES JO DUTY County Assessors Become Inheritance Tax Appraisers Under New Law. ADDITIONAL FEES Will be Received by County Assessor Besides His Reeular Salarv. Tlie various judges are receiving official notice from Indianapolis that under a new law enacted by the 1915 general assembly of Indiana the county assessor of each county has been specifically named as the inheritance tax assessor lor his respective county, and that he should be appointed tor such duties. The act has an emergency clase and became effective immediately. The assesor in his capacity of inheritance tax appraiser, will get additional tees besides his regular salary as assessor. ; Heretofore, since the inheritance tax'law became ■effective in 1913 various men were ap--1 pointed to make the inheritance tax appraisements in various estates. County Assessor William Frazier will 1 thus become inheritance tax appraiser ! under the new law. o NEW DANGER LOOMS UP. Washington, March 18, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Chinese situation today loomed up as a greater menace to American foreign relations ( than European war conditions though , officials would not talk. The U. S. : is looked on by China its “best frrend.” j China has applied to this country to | force Japan 40 relinquish designs on j China's territorial integrity. The U., S. has already explained to Japan that any attempt to dominate China will be considered unfriendly. And whether this government has joined England and Russia in a formal protest as advises from Pekin indicated, could not be learned. Secretary Bryan sai l the administration was “watching developments” but would not say whether there had been district representation. Japanese embassy officia's 1 while refusing to make any authori- ■ zed statement Insisted that much of the trouble was being stirred up by German agents in China. FORT WAYNE COUPLE MARRIES. Earl E. Whittaker and Miss Min nle P. Williams, both of Fort Wayne, Ind., were married yesterday by Justice C. M. Weaver at the court house, —Hillsdale Daily.

TABERNACLE PROGRAM. Thursday, March 18. 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 gjrls at tho 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 2u. Afternoon —Big parade of Sunday schools of county and meeting at tabernacle. theTtatelarm Near Putnamville Will Soon be Ready to Receive Prisoners From THE COUNTY JAILS About Two Hundred Prisoners Will be Received at First—lncrease Later. Trustees of the Indiana state farm near Putnamville, have designated some time between April 1 and April 10 as the probable date on which the farm will be ready to receive prisoners from the different county jails of the state. When ready the trustees will notify Governor Ralston and he will issuea proclamation to that effect. About 200 prisoners will be received at first and this number will be increased from time to time as accommodations are provided by the men already here. It is expected that more than 500 men will be received ct the farm before fall. Trustees from the state prison have been at work several weeks erecting buildings on the farm. —————o SUNDAY’S CLOSING DAY. Philadelphia, March 18 — The amount donated to Billy Sunday on the closing day of his campaign here already totals more than $65,000, and the flood of checks, bills and gold coin continues to pour into the Land Title Trust company in such quantity that the tellers estimate tlie total will exceed SBO,OOO when the final total is figured. Persons associated with Sunday estimated that the evangelist will receive about $65,000 from the donations at the tabernacle. Hundreds of persons who either were not able to reach the tabernacle or did not try are sending their contributions by messenger and mail. o CHARLEY GETS OUT. Charles Straub, an inmate of the county jail for the past twenty-two days, was released Wednesday morning. He faced a jail term of fortyeight days at the time of his commitment, but. only one commitment for twenty-two days was given the sheriff and at the expiration of this sentence he was released. —Portland Sun. HONEYWELL HITS i A writer said “After Burr has been in hell ten thousand years, he may be ready for heaven. • * * The doctrine of eternal punishment is an eternal fact. » * * This life is but the probationary life of the life that is to come. “As the tree falleth, so it lieth.” * » » How many men tonight are suffering the most bodily suffering because of inward sin. « » • I would rather surrender everything I have, even my loved ones and walk with bowed head and sorrowing heart to lifes close than to bow beneath the awful agony cf shame. ♦ » • After this life comes death, after death the judgment and after.that happiness for the redeemed and misery for the lost. * * * There is no forgiveness within the door —Rejecting Christ here —lost forever.

TRIP TOJOAST Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler Planning Delightful Two Months’ Trip TO WESTERN TRIP In July and August—Will Visit Both Fairs in California. Several fine trips to the western coast have been planned during the exposition season by Decatur people and among them is one which will probably be taken in July or August by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler. It lias not been fully decided whether Mr. Kuebler will go. but his sister. Miss Ella Kuebler, of Tiffin, Ohio, who is also planning to make tlie trip, will go with Mrs. Kuebler. Their trip will he quite an extensive one. They will take the northern route and go byway of the Yellowstone National park where they will stop and make a tour of its grand domains. They will also go to Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Tacoma and other western cities and then finally to San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles, Cal. As Los Angeles they will visit with Mrs. Kuebler's sister, Mrs. Mary Crawford and her daughter. Edna, and other Decatur people. They will visit both the world’s fair at San Francisco and tlie fair at San Diego and they expect to be gone about two months. a moderFpCay “The Servant in the House” Will be Introduced by Redpath Chautauqua 1 IN COMING SEASON Productions Were Heretofore Limited to Shakespeare and Goldsmith. Tlie Community Builder, published ' by the Redpath Chautauqua Company ( which will give its third annual Chautauqua here, beginning July 14, tells , of a new feature. Tlie introduction by the Redpath ] Chautauqua for this coming season, of a great modern play, “Tlie Servant i in the House,” will set a new prece- j dent thruout the Chautauqua world, i Heretofore all such productions unJ- < der our management have been limit- i ed to the literature of Shakespeare ' and Goldsmith. We have left it all 1 to the lecturer to grapple with the i issues of the hour, unmindful of the ] fact that there are thousands of people who can be reached by the drama i who can be approached in no other way. i “The introduction of this play, how- , ever, this season does not mean that 1 the Redpath is entering the theatrical I business. It will take over none of those proprrties of tlie theater which have so long been the subject of censure. It will present no play that does not in itself carry a great message. I It will be the policy to place upon the Chautauqua platform no actors except these who are as clean and wholesome morally as our lecturers and entertainers. “In the beginning, the drama was the handmaiden of the church. Sin .e then it has wandered afar. The greatest exponents of the church today recognize its power and force for good when rightly directed and look forward to the time when it will again come into its own. "The introduction of this play the Redpath this season is, we believe, a long step in the right direction.” THE STORK’S STOP. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Raver, living northeast of the city, are rejoicing over the arrival of a big nine and one-half-pound girl baby which arrived at their home Saturday morning. Mother and babe are doing nicely. A fine twelve-pound boy was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Buckmaster. All are doing nicely.

•j HAVE TAKEN AUTO AGENCY. Charles Knapp and Carl Smith ha”« taken tlie agency for tlie populat; Studabaker automobile, the deal being closed yesterday. Two new cars were delivered here from the agency at Huntington last night and will soon lie on display at the Henry Knapp hardware store. Tlie Studabaker car is one of America's best and the great output of tlie company last season and also this season has proved tlie quality and make of tlie car. Both young men have proved themselves good, honest, hard-working fellows and with their experience as salesmen, there is no doubt but what they will make the enterprise a success in every respect. THE FIRST STEPS Toward Organization of a Permanent Club for Business Women. TAKEN TODAY NOON At Second Thursday Luncheon—Nominating Committee Appointed. The second Thursday noon luncheon at the Knights of Pythias Home for business women of the city today was just as successful, if not more so, than the first of last week. The delicious luncheon served in tlie dining room by the women from the various churches of the city was much enjoyed and then adjournment was taken to the lodge room where a song service was held and Mrs. J. W. McComb had charge of tlie conference. At this time tlie first steps for the permanent organization of a business women’s club were taken. Mrs. McComb told of its helpful influence i i the other cities where the organization lias been effected. Tlie clubs meet an hour or fraction thereof one night a week for study and self-im-provement and once a month for a social time. The study of some book of the Bible is taken up, and not only spiritual but intellectual good is gotten out of it. She spoke on the richness of the Bible from a literary standpoint as well as a spiritual standpoint, telling of its value for those who love character study, for those who like literature, or law, or any special line. A nominating committee including one girl from the graded school, tlie high school, office, store, factory an 1 home was chosen. This committee will meet this evening and plan some simple rules for the organization, non inate tlie president and secretary, tin time and place of meeting, etc. Th committee will report at the luncheon next. Thursday when the matter will be voted upon. The following members of the committees were chosen, with Miss Bess Schrock, secretary; Bess Congleton, Frieda Wehmhoff, Vernia Smith, Marie Ball, Grace Hoeneisen, Fanny Frisinger. In the song service "Keep Sweet’ and “Brighten the Corner Where You Are,” were sung in chorus and solo, by Mrs. Bracken and Mrs. W. P. Schrock were enjoyed. o POLICE COLRT Chief of Police Melchi received a telephone call from tlie Erie tower last evening at 7 o'clock to look after “Red” Knoff, a former resident oi this city hut who of late has been living in Chicago. Knoff had either attempted to get on or off a freight train and had fallen and badly skin ned bis legs. Melchi took him to jail for the. night and released him th s morning. o.. ' MR. HEUER VERY LOW. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer and other members of the family were called to the bedside of their father, Henry Heuer, Root township this afternoon. He has been very ill for several weeks and it is thought he can live but a little while longer, his condition being very alarming. o SUPPER AT MONROE. Announcement is made that, a supper for fifteen cents will be served by the Monroe Standard Bearers Saturday, March 20. at the office of the Monroe Reporter.

Price, Two Cents.

THE TRUTH OF IT Governor Ralston Tells What Happened When He Called Eschbach in AND WHAT DIDN’T W. H. O'Brien is Greatly Pleased With the Work of the Legislature. ' (By Lew Ellingham) Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 18 —It does not take much to tickle the vanity of the republican organization into the belief that they are cutting some ice. For instance many of the republican newspapers of tlie state carried a story to the effect that in the closing days of the legislature Governcr Ralston was forced to call into his office and his confidence tlie minority leader of the house. In this conference the Governcr is reported to have pleaded upon bended knee for republican support in the legislative house, to save a democratic platform measure from defeat. Was ever anything so ridiculous? The following statement made by Governor Ralston will show just how much truth there is in the story as sent out by the republican state committee: “During tlie very last days of the legislature the senate made two short amendments to the arbitration bill. This made it necessary for the bill to be returned to the house for the concurrence rence of that body. 1 was anxious to secure tlie passage of this bill. Other measures were up at that time demanding tlie attention of the house, and in order that the house mighly fully understand the character of the amendments before the bill was submitted to it for concurrence in tlie amendments, I invited certain members of the house to my office that I might explain the only changes made in the bill and to urge its becoming a law. Among the members to whom I spoke on the subject was one republican, Mr. Eschbach, leader of the minority. I explained to him that 1 was anxious for the bill to become a law and that 1 desired to explain the only amendments made and that they in no wise weakened the bill. 1 expressed the hope to him that he would not feel called upon to oppose the bill at this stage, and 1 said to Mr. Eschbach in this connection that I would appreciate any assistance he would render in helping to secure the passage of the measure. I remembered that Mr. Eschbach assured me that he had no opposition to the passage ot the bill, and at the time I spoke to him here was no opposition to it from tlie democrats in tlie house. I appreciated Mr. Eschbach’s calling upon me at my request and 1 saw nothing in his bearing when I was talking to him or when he was leaving the office that impressed me that he felt that 1 was appealing to him to save my administration from embarrassment. I saw nothing in his bearing that indicated that he was being humiliated and crushed by the load I was putting cn his shoulders. However, I am impressed with the fact that some of Mr. Eschbach’s enthusiastic friends to whom he may have imparted in the strictest confidence, his visit to the governor's office at my request, have allowed their imagination to run away with them.” The governor is charitable to say the least. The truth is that. Mr. Eschliach is nothing short of a cheap statesman in leaving the impression that he was sought out to save from defeat and humiliation the governor ot Indiana and what is more —the great democratic party. If Mr. Eschbach had any valid objections to the arbitration law he would have voted against the bill when the same was presented on the floor of the house. The republican organization is hard pushed for ammunition to boost their game, when they grab at these straws to build up their party. The article was written for the purpose of showing a disorganization of the majority forces, so disorganized in fact that it was necessary to throw out the life line and call upon the standpatters for help. Such rot. (Continued on Page 4.)