Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 71.

STEAM UP FOR LAST WEEK

Closing Days Os The Honeywell Campaign Promise Great Results-Biggest Tuesday Night Crowd Os Campaign

* « * sjs ♦ * * * « « * DECISIONS. # * 4: Previous 1254 s': Tuesday 21 s': * ♦ * Total 1275 * sis s’: * s': « * :': * $ $ : j : .j, The largest Tuesday night crowd of the entire five weeks' campaign greeted the Honeywell party as they opened in the tabernacle last evening for the final week of the greatest revival ever held in this section of Indiana, it was the big night for the prayer sections and they came from every nock and corner of Decatur and some from outside, filling the building to tile doors and more than overflowing with enthusiasm. The prayer sections met in their neighborhoods and inarched to the library from where they proceeded to the tabernacle in a body. Professor Clase was ready for them with an interesting song service. Os course this was expected, hut the dandy thing about Mr. Clase is that he never disappoints. He is always on hand with just the right music. The choir sang several popular hymns, little Della Foreman, who has become a favorite with the audience, made her second appearance, singing "Pentecostal Power.” A feature was a song by the choir through megaphones and they so pleased that they had to sing another. Attorney C. J. Lutz then made one of the able addresses for which he is most noted, calling attention to the almost superhuman effort Evangelist Honeywell has made here that the souls of men and women and children of this locality might be saved. He announced that the expenses had all been provided for and asked that the people of this locality do their share in the final collection which goes to Rev. Honeywell. He called attention to the amount contributed in other cities this size and asked the good 1 eople of this community to open their purse strings and contribute to God’s wonderful work. It is hoped that the collection Sunday will amount to 2,000. Tiie opening prayer was given by Rev. Hanna of the Presbyterian church. Rev. McComb and Professor Clase sang a duet, "The Slighted Stranger.” Before starting his sermon Rev. Honeywell called attention to the fact that but a few days of the campaign remain and spoke eat nestly to those who have not yet accepted Christ. His sermon was considered by many the strongest of the entire campaign. Earnestly and snU cerely he plead for the sinner and his message went to the hearts of every-

HONEYWELL HITS The question is not which creed s right, but where will 1 spend eternity, in heaven or in hell? » » * Too many men spend their time n the dungeon when in search of •iglit instead of coming out into lhe sunshine. * « » The trouble with too many is that they shuffle the responsibilty off upon others. ♦ ♦ ♦ We are so busy seeing others’ "aults that we forget ourselves, to get into the scales. We are so >usy watching the poor gardens of ithdrs that we let our own door yards. * * * What is it now to Napoleon whether he triumphed or surrendered at Seban. whether he fas emperor or exile? ♦ ♦ » Too many put the question off, "What shall I do to be saved?” I do not believe one out of a hundred who repent the last hour before death accomplish anything thereby. » » » How insignificant is business this side of the grave compared with the business the other side. Have you made any purchases for eternity?

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

body in the vast audience. Twentyone accepted the invitation extended at the close of the service. The Sermon.

Text: What must I do to be saved?”—Acts 16:30-31.

The apostle Paul lived in a perpetual state of revival. He had only to come into Phillippi, the principal city of Macedonia, and to sit by the river bank and Lydia the seller of the purple straightway believed and was baptized. He had only to walk along the streets to the place of prayer and there was so much power about him that a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination followed him and cried, saying, “These men are the servants of the most high God and Paul being greived turned and said to the spirit “I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her" and he came out the same hour and .when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone they caught Paul and Silas and threw them into the market place, tore off their clothes, beat them with many stripes and cast them into prison. Incarcerated in the Phillippi peni» tentiary, a place cold, dark and damp loathsome and hideous, unilluminated save by the torch of the official who comes to see if they are alive yet, we find these two ministers of Christ, their feet fast in instruments of torture. their shoulders dripping with the stroke of leathern thongs and mouth shot with inflamation of throats an-1 heads faint because they may not lie down. In a comfortable room of that same building and amid pleasant surroundings is a paid officer of the government whose business it is to supervise the prison. It is night and all is still in the corridors of the dungeon save as some murderer struggles vrtth a horrid dream or a ruffian turns over in his chains or there is the cough of a dying consumptive amid the damp—but suddenly, crash goes the wall, and the two ministers pass out free. The jail keeper although familiar with the darkness and horrors hovering around the dungeon is start led beyond all bounds and light in hand he rushes through, amid the falling walls, shouting at the top of his voice "Sirs what must 1 do to be saved?” I stand tonight before many who are asking the same question with more or less earnestness and I accost you in this crisis of your soul with a message from heaven. There are those in this audience who might be more skillful in argument than I am. There are those here who can dive into deeper depths of science or have larger knowledge. There are those in this audience before whom I would willingly bow as the inferior to the superior but I yield to none in this asembly in a desire to have all the people saved by the power of an omnipatent Gospel and with all consuming desire that sometimes almost impedes my utterances. I beg you to accept immortal life through Jesus Christ. Ist. I notice that the question of this jailor is a courteous one. He might have rushed in said —“Paul and Silas you vagabonds, you are tearing down this prison. Are you not satisfied with disturbing the peace of this city by your infamous doctrine and are you now going to destroy public property? Back with you into the cells”. But he said no such thing. The word Sirs is equivalent to Lords, recognizing the majesty and honor of their mission. 2nd. I notice, too, that the question of this jailer is a practical question - Hb did not ask why God let sin come into the world, nor how Christ could be God and man in the same person, nor that the doctrine be explained to him or what was the cause of the earthquake. But I know multitudes of people who are bothering themselves and confusing others about the non-essential of religion. The question for you my brother to discuss, is not whether Calvin or Arminius was right, nor whether a handful of water in holy baptism or Baptistry is the better or whether foreordination and free angency can be harmonlized—but the practical question lor (Continued on Page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening. March 24, 1915.

COMINGWEDDJNG Nuptials of Miss Margaret Mills and Milo M. McKinney Will be TUESDAY, MARCH 30 At F. V. Mills Home—Will be Witnessed by the Nearest Relatives. Mrs. Frank J. Mills of Minneapolis will arrive here tomorrow to be the guest of Mr. Mills’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills, and to attend the wedding of her sister, Miss Margaret Belle Mills. Her wedding to Milo Monroe McKinney will take plac ’ next Tuesday, March 30, at the Mills residence in this city. The wedding will be a quiet affair, only the nearest relatives attending. Miss Mills is a graduate of the Decatur high school and of the International Business college, Fort Wayne. She is a sweet and lovable young lady and an active worker in the several organizations of the Methodist church of which she is a member. Until recently she has been employed in the office of the Decatur Creamery company. The groom Is an exemplary young man of the city and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McKinney of Russiaville, late of this city. Their union will be a source of much pleasure to their many friends. o A DISTRICT MEET Os Red Men Will be Held at Huntington April 8— Many Counties INCLUDING ADAMS Will be Represented—Big Class Will Receive Several Degrees. The local lodge of Red Men has been preparing to attend the district meeting April 8 at Huntington, at which lodges from Huntington, W'ells. Adams, Allen, Whitley, Wabash, Miami and Fulton counties will be represented. A large delegation will represent the Decatur lodge. A large class of candidates will receive the various degrees. The meeting will be called to order at 1:30 o’clock and reports from all tribes of the district will be heard. The secret work will be exemplified by the Great Senior Sagamore. At 3 o’clock the council fire will be kindled and the Past Sachem degree will lie conferred upon all those entitled to it. o ERROR MADE. An error was made in the report on the postal rate from the United States to British Honduras. Letters mailed here for that place .require two cents postage for each ounce and fraction thereof, instead of one cent as stated in the item. Letters mailed in British Honduras to the United States require one cent an ounce or fraction thereof. o MACCABEES, NOTICE! All members are requested to join in the march to the tabernacle ser» ices Thursday evening. They will leave the K. O. T. M. hall promptly at 7 o’clock and all should assemble there. The Maccabees and the city band will lead the parade on that evening. o NOTICE. The members of Harvey Segur’s Sunday school class of the Christian church will meet at 6:45 this evening at the home of Mrs. G. E. Mount, to march in a body to the tabernacle. DELIVERS OVERLAND AUTO. A brand new Overland Model SO automobile was delivered this morning to William Kruetzman of Preble township by the Holthouse parage, agents in this territory.

WILL MOVE STORE. The "Cull” Whipple drug store at Portland which was ordered closed will he moved from its present location. Frank Alberson, who purchased the drug store, will move the stock to the Mackenbach room on North Meridian street, formerly occupied by the O. I. Hall book store. This change will be made immediately, it was also reported to the court that Whipple had leased his room on West Main street to the Chalfant Hardware company for a period of five years. This company will take possession of the room as soon as it. is vacated by Alberson. Whipple, who was convicted of conducting a “blind tiger,” was ordered to close the drug store or go to jail. He had sold the stock to Alberson, who had re-opened m the same building. IS FOUND GUILTY Os Assault With Intent to Commit Manslaughter— The Jury Finds AGAINST THRAILKILL Recommends Suspension of Sentence —Jury Was Out All Night. All night the jury into whose hands was placed the late of Earl Thrailkill. at 5 o’clock last evening, labored, and at seven minutes until eight o’clock this morning, reached a verdict. This was read in court at nine o’clock this morning, and was as follows: "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of assault with intent to commit manslaughter and we find his true age to be thirty years. We recommend suspension of sentence on good behavior.—Geo. M. T. Houck, foreman.” The trial began Monday and grew out of the affair of March 10, when Thrailkill entered the grocery of George Davis at Pleasant Mills. Aft'*r some words Thrailkill shot at Davis. The penalty on conviction is from two to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Balloting was pretty brisk during the entire night. At one time in the night the jurors stood six to six, but the state gradually won over the other six. Judge Smith will pass sentence upon the verdict in two or three days. In the meantime Thrailkill remains in jail. In addition to the penitentiary term, the statute also provides tflat a fine of not more than $2,000 may be assessed. — _o BUYS OUT STOBE Charles Meyer Purchases Variety Store in Niles, Michigan. TAKES POSSESSION In About Thirty Days--Will Conduct a Five and Ten Cent Store. Charles Meyer, wno until recently was a member of the furniture firm of Meyer, Scherer & Beavers, left yesterday for Niles, Mich., in company with Fred Bell of Bluffton, Mr. Meyer having purchased the stock of a variety store in that city and Mr. Bell accompanied him there to take an invoice of the stock. Mr. Meyer expects to do quite a bit of remodeling in the way of installing new furniture and fixtures, making an up-to-date store in every respect, and will then confine the business strictly to a five and ten cent store. During the time that Mr. Myer has been out of the furniture store he has been assisting in the various stores of the Morris company, acquainting himself with the business and will wiuthout a doubt make a great success of his new venture. It is expected that all arrange ments will have been completed and the stock placed in readiness for an opening within the next thirty days. Although the plans have not yet been completed, it is expected that Mr. Meyer will move his family to Niles within a short time.

TO BE GRADUATED Miss Neola Moyer of This City One of Eleven to Receive Diploma ON MAY FIFTH From Hope Hospital—Commencement Will be Held on That Date. Arrangements are being made by the 1915 graduating class of Hope hospital, Fort. Wayne, for their commencement which will be Wednesday, May 5. They will receive their diplomas on that date. There ar eleven nurses in the graduating class this year.

Among this number is Miss Neola Moyer of this city, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mayer, and and also of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moyer. The graduates are Ewith Neidig, Bourbon; Mabel Pittman, Van Wert, Ohio; Neola Moyer, Decatur; Mary Leiter, Warsaw; Margaret Nash, Bluffton; Lulu Wolfrom, Ada, Ohio; Ruth Masterson, Bluffton; Laura Kreigh, Ossian; Frieda Fisher, Kendallville; Lillian Jenkins, London, Canada, and Mabel Haley, London, Canada. The classes of 1910 and 1915, composed of eleven members each, are the largest classes ever graduated from Hope hospital. o AT NOONJODAY Was Solemnized Wedding of Miss Fanny Kiracofe and Mr. O. C. Figley AT WREN, OHIO Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kiracofe of This City Were Among the Guests. Mr. and Mrs. John Kiracofe and daughter, Juanita, left last evening for Wren, Ohio, where they attended the wedding at noon today of Mr Kiracofe’s sister. The bride was Miss Fanny Kiracofe and the groom Mr. O. C. Figley. The ceremony was sol enmized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Kiracofe, the relatives and friends of the couple being guests The groom is a man of fine character and is a carpenter by trade. The bride is one of the best known young ladies of the community, and is known to many in this city, having visited at the home of her brother on several occasions. She also has other relatives here. Mr. Figley resides near Convoy, Ohio. o COMMITTEE IS ORGANIZED A meeting of a number of those interested in the work of Rev. Honeywell and his party was Held at the tabernacle this morning at which time plans were discussed for assuring a collection next Sunday morning, this sum to go to Rev. Honeywell and his assistants. C. D. Teeple was selected chairman and Dr. Burt Mangold secretary. The work was divided and chairmen appointed to look after the duties which will insure a collection that the people of Decatur will be proud of. — oSTILL AWAITING REPLY. Washington, D. C., Mar. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The United States is still awaiting Japan’s answer to its note concerning the Chinese “open door.” Because of the apparent success of the negotiations between the Japanese ambassador at Pekin and the Chinese foreign office on the various deman,ds thus far considered, officials believe the reply will be delayed until these negotiations are completed. 0 UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. It’s a smart dog that knows enough to run when the assessor comes aroun’.

TABERNACLE PROGRAM. Wednesday, March 24. 7:15 —Evening Service. Bible classes of county invited. Thursday, March 25. 9:3o—Men’s prayer meeting. 10:00 —Cottage prayer meetings. 2:15 —Afternoon Service. In honor of “Home and Mother." 7:15 —Evening Service. Men’s parade. o ROOSEVELT WILL APPEAR. Washington, D. C., Mar. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Roosevelt, lias been asked to appear before the senate ship lobby investigating committee, it was learned today. Commiteemen said they expected he would lie here. contest closes Races Between High School Bible Classes Completed Last Evening. WAS BIG SUCCESS Losers Will Give Banquet to, Winners— Many Good Results Expected. Almost neck and neck, the participants of the attendance contest which has proven very beneficial to the two high school Bible classes finished yesterday a ttie meetings hel l I by both classes. At the girls’ meeting | with an attendance of eighty-six. Miss' Lydia Bieneke carried away the honors after a brave fight by both leaders. Losing by a total of only fifteen members, Miss Grace Gerard will assist the losing boys’ side to banquet the winners in a style that was never l.eard of before. During the meetiir of the girls there was given a brief lesson the names of the Chapters in St. John, and also studied the feeding of the five thousand. Mrs. Clase had • I each girl give some chapter of th” book of John—one they considered their favorite verse. At the boys’ meeting the contes grew very heated and though the, were unable to go around the girls in the attendance race a great deal of interest and enthusiasm prevailed Clelland Ball and his side crossed tin line ahead of Kenyon Walters am! his men with only three in the lead Work of this class has been not only for their interest, but the boys hav been discussing the possibility of :i Y. M. C. A. or a reading room for the young men of Decatur to spend their spare time in. Arrangements for a permanent Boys’ Bible club have been made and there what the boys can use their influence to great advantage. An interesting feature of the meeting was a question box, which was made up at the last meeting. The questions were read and the boys did their best to answer them.

The banquet for the winners will be, held on Friday njght at the K. of I'. home and this meeting for both boys’ and girls is erpected to be of great ] interest and enjoyment for all who] attend. Mr. and Mrs. Clase both request that all those who have not joined trie ' classes do so at once, the work being for all and the good derived from the meetings will be a help to any young person in their every-day life. SAWDUST NOTES. The captains of the prayer meeting committees met with Mrs. McCombe at 7:20 at the Smith & Bell office rooms last evening. Important business concerning the establishment of i,permanent prayer meeting districts for work throughout the city both now and after the party leaves, was discussed. The first number of districts will be used, making the attendance of each district more alike and the work will be of interest to not only those who attend, but it is expected to lie a benefit to all Decatur, among the church circles. BUYS A 1915 FORD. L. F. Schroeder became owner last evening of a 1915 Ford automobile, purchased through the Kalver & Sikes agency. Mr. Kalver will leave Friday for Indianapolis and will return with I six of the 1915 model touring cars.

Price, Two Cents.

THE COURT NEWS Wells County Damage Case Begins Trial—Jos. McPharren Asks $5,000 FOR THE INJURIES Sustained When Engine Struck Wagon—Judgment in Cowens Case. Another jury trial was taken t:p this morning before Judge 1). E. Smith. This is the $5,000 damag > ease of Joseph McPljirren vs. The Lake Erie & Western railway which was venued here from the Wells circuit court. McPharren asks the damages for injuries sustained June 2, 1910, when he alleges that the railway backed up an engine as he was crossing their tracks in Bluffton, striking his wagon and. that he w;-s thrown out- of the wagon onto the tracks, injuring his arm and leg so that he will be a permanent, cripple. He stated that a gong kept by the railway to warn passersby and upon which he relied, failed to sound. F. W. Gordon of Bluffton and Peterson & Moran of this city are for the plaintiff; Walter Olds Fori Wayne and Heller, Sutton & Heller for the defendant. This morning a motion by tiie defendant that the plaintiff be required to submit to a personal examination to learn the extent of his injuries was sustained and it was ordered that Drs. P. B. Thomas and J. M. Mil--1 ler conduct the examination at the j Miller office at 12:30 today. Exceptions to this were taken by the plaintiff. In the damage case of Jacob T. Burley vs. Olen Dupree et al., appearance was entered by Erwin for the defendant. Judge Smith today rendered judgment on the verdict of the jury which found for Jessie Cowens in her case against William T. Cowens. Finding was made that the defendant fraudulently entered into marriage with the relatrix and that within two years he failed to make provision for her support. She was awarded a judgment of SSOO and costs. Os this amount, SIOO is to be paid within thirty days; SIOO in one year; SIOO in two years; SIOO in three years; SIOO in four years, with interest., In the case of Lisetta Dirkson vs. Charles Dirkson, on note and chattel mortgage, appearance for himself was entered by Charles Dirkson, who filed answer. William H. Bittner was appointed administrator of the estate of Lizzie Bittner. He gave S3OO bond. A marriage license was issued to Carl David Burkheart, laborer, born (Continued on Page 2.)

BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. If you have a gray-haired mother In the old home far away, Sit down and write the letter You put off day by day, Don't wait until her tired steps Reach Heaven's pearly gate But show her that you think of tier — Before it is too late. If you've a tender message Or a loving word to say Don t wait til you forget it But whisper it today. Who knows what bitter memories May haunt you if you wait? So make the loved one happy, Before it is too late. We live but in the present, The future is unknown. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is all our own, The chance that fortune lends us May vanish while we wait. So spend life's richest treasures Before it is too late. '-)’ 1 The tender word unspoken. The letter never sent, The long forgotten message, The wealth of love is sent, For these some hearts are breaking For these some loved ones wait. Show that you can care for them Before it is too late.