Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1915 — Page 4

DA IL Y D EMOC RA T Published Evary Evening Except Sunday by nre MCATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Ratei Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrierls 00 Per Month, by mail2s cents Per Year, by malll2 50 Slngle Copie cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The new primary law prevents any person who holds an appointive office from being a member of any political committee, which means the retirement from the state and county committees of a number of the best workers.

Sentiment in favor of a gymnasium in Decatur seems to'be forming—real sentiment and in large enough quantities that we believe it will materialize within the next year or so. For ten years we have tried to get such a movement started in this city and wc will gladly continue in this effort which now' begins to look like a possibility. Let’s all help, unselfishly, loyally, financially—and it will come, and come easily. And now the Clover Leaf shops again. The project has been up several times and each time the making of this city a division seemed not only possible but probable. It is up again and this time the federal court in Toledo has been asked for an allowance by the receiver for the purpose of making the change. We believe the move will be made this time. All the blue prints, all the surveys, all the preliminary work has been attended to and it looks as though the company means business. In the petitioa filed the receiver says that Decatur is willing to make concessions to secure the division, which is no doubt true. This citv always has and al- » ways will do her part. If the Clover Leaf comes to Decatur with a clean cut proposition which means an advancement of the business interests of this community, th»y will be mot mere than half way, flf that they seem to feel assured. The matter will be decided soon and there is a probability that there will something doing in this city during the coming summer. Let/cm come. New Castle is in the best condition financially and industrially, that siie ever was. There are more men at work, the pay rolls are the largest, the demand for houses the greatest that was ever known here. All this has come about during the Wilson administration and under a democratic tariff. It was under the Taft administration and a republican tariff that New Castle came nearly being put “on the hog” in 1911 and 1912. The year 1913 showed some improvement, the year 1914 got things back to normal and the year 1915 is a real hummer. If any of our neighbors don’t believe it. let them come here and try to rent a house or find an idle man to do a job of work. This paragraph is for the special benefit of a lew republican newspapers and agita-

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tors that have howled themselves hoarse trying to make hard times for political effect. The republicans are more than forty thousand short of carrying Indiana, and more than a million and a half short of carrying the country right now, and they will be still shorter next year when their line of calamity howling gives out.—New Castle Tinies.

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. J. S. Coverdale. Zion's Lutheran Aid—School House. Every One A Preacher. Strickland W. Gillilan, the humorist, and poet who appeared in Decatur at the Chautauqua last season, says: “We used to think there was only one way to preach. Now we know that every human being no matter what his label, has his way to preach. One time, before we knew as much as we know now. I tried to preach a regulation sermon. When I got through with that thing, the choir arose on its hind feet and sang 'Hallelujah! ’Tis Done!’ 1 agreed with the choir. Then 1 saw I’d have to find my own way to preach—and I did.”

The Thompson birthday party of last Sunday, including Mrs. Kate Thompson, Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks, Mrs. W. R. Dorwin, C. A. Thompson, Miss F. E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs E. K. Thompson and family, were entertained at dinner Thursday evening at the home of their aunt, Mrs. William Klause, at Ohio City. While there, F. H. Barick of Van Wert, 3., came in and gave them a surprise visit. Mr. Barrick is an old friend of the family of the years of 18'6 and 1877. He was a resident of this county, being justice of the peace in Blue Creek township. After a sumptuous , dinner and pleasant evening the party left on the 9 o’clock train for Van Wert. Ohio, where they will spend seperal days with E. K. Thompson and family. He is one of the city dads >f Van Wert and will see that they are well taken care of while in the city Mr. and Mrs. John Moser of Rockford, Ohio, were guests of the J. L. Gay family today. o HOPE IS ABANDONED. Honolulu, Mar. 26 —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—After hours of diving and grappling, hope was practically abandoned today of rescuing alive the crew of probably twenty men of the submarine F-4. Messages stated that two vessels reported their grappiers had caught fast on something and for a while it was believed they had located the submarine. But as time wore on and there was no .confirmation, hope of reaching the men before they died was given up. Divers descended over 200 feet, but when drawn up, at their frantic signaling, wdre found to be nearly unconscious owing to the great water pressure. - 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 wont, 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, Indiana.

A ''FIXET BOHII Roberts Didn’t Want Any One on Election Board lie Couldn’t Buy. DAMAGING EVIDENCE Estimated Over Two Hundred Witnesses Will be Used by Defense.

Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mayor Roberts was overheard to remark today that the defense in the conspiracy trial would have 200 witnesses. Twentyfive witnesses had been subpoenaed this afternoon. Two hundred witnesses would cost the defence $3,000, it was estimated, which throwed light on the expense of the trial to the defense alone. Damaging evidence was given today against Harry Montgomery, president of the Roberts board of works, anti a defendant. Rolla Jenkins, clerk of the registration board of Precinct A, of the Third ward, testified that Montgomery continually operated the lever of the voting machine over the protests of members of the boa;d. When the defense tried to show that the board consented to let Montgomery do this, Anderson said: "it makes no difference whether any one agreed to it or not. The evidence shows Montgomery worked the lever. The law says this-is illegal.” Dave Hanna described how he and Joe Jeffers called citizens into the polls after the machine was set up to show them “everything was square.” After the citizens had left they puiled 119 false registrations from behind a beer box, wrote the names into the official record and voted them. Joe Jeffers, former special patrolman and confess 'd gun man and conspirator, admitted that Roberts instructed him to select a “fixed" Taylorville election board. "Roberts told me not to appoint any fool that could not be handled. He said he didn't want anybody on the board he couldn't buy.”

Indianapolis. Ind., Mar. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The government in the Terre Haute corruption trial hoped today to close its evidence in chief before night. “I think we wiil be able to close today, but I am not surfi," said Attorney Dailey. Joe Jeffers, one of the eighty-eight confessed conspirators, who lias been described as the most desperate man in the lot. was slated to tell his story today. How 119 "voters” hid behind an empty beer box in the polls of the Taylorville precinct on registration day was told today by Ed Merritt, one of the eighty-eight confessed men who was a member of the board at that precinct. He said the 119 were false registrations. Merritt told how the Taylorville precinct established a tecord of stealing an election without the use of repeaters. "Earl Jesse-s would call off fifty or sixty fake names while we beys wrote th-in down. And then Joe Jeffers would go to the voting machine and vote them. He voted for every democrat except Bob Andereon, running for constabb And the funny thing is, Bob was elected.” This is the election board which took off coats and shoes and worked in comfort. It was described ;s “hand-picked” by Jeffers, working under orders cf Mayor Roberts, transmitted through Night Chief Neugent.

SYSTEMATIC BOMBARDMENT. London, Mar. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) — The super-dreadnauglit Queen Elizabeth, supported by the ships Triumph and Agemennon, and the cruiser Cornwall, have entered the Dardanelles and have begun a systematic bombarding of the so *s at long range. The Anglo-French fleet will not again expose itself to atack at close range. At a conference of fleet commanders it was determined to begin a methodical and incessant shelling cf the Turkish defenses. Frontfour to five ships will enter the straits each day. By pounding away in this fashion the ships will keep the defenders busy and try to prevent the mounting of new guns. FOR SALE. Single Coinbed Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching and they are good ones; 75 cents *nd a dollar a setting. GEORGE W. BURKETT, Decatur, Ind. ’Phone 615, R. R. 11.— 60t3 o SAME AS RENT. Seven room house on Elm street, and one on Adams. Small payment cash. ERWIN MICHAUD.

ELECT OFFICERS Ninety-four Men Sat Down to Chicken Dinner at the K. of P. Home. INSPIRING TALKS And Musical Numbers by Honeywell Party—Many Testimonials Given. At twelve o’clock today at noon, ninety-four men frob business houses, and all over the city gathered at the dinning hall of the K. of P. home and partook of one of the best meals ever put before men. Getting right down to facts one would have a hard time replacing the appetizing chicken dinner served to nearly one hundred men by tlie lady waiters and cooks, who have so often gladly offered their services and assisted in making the

mans league the" success that it is. Music hath its charms and remembering this Mr. and Mrs. Clase sang together, adding an unusual pleasure at the passing of the dinner hour. In a short talk in the dinning room Mr. McCombe spoke a few words of encouragement an'! \ided some srlene.i l advice on the matter of keeping tc, ones religion, closing by asking the men to show their appreciation of the presence and assistance of the ladies who attended to the tables and in the kitchen. Every man. whether he was through or not, dropped everything and united in a roaring applause. Nearly every person present remained for the after-meeting held In the assembly hall on the second floor. At the opening of the meeting after a short song-service, testimonies from nearly all were given. It is most inspiring to knew what some had to say about their past lives and expressed their intention of living in the fold of the good shepherd, Jesus Christ. The steering committee appointed in the preceding meeting returned its report of the appointment of officers to take immediate charge of the meetings and care for the meetings in the future. C. J. Lutz was elected chairman; C. D. Lewton, vice chairman, and C. E. Bell, secretary, and in short speeches the officers stated their determination to do all in their power with the help of God to make the men’s conference and league a success. It was not announced that there would be a meeting next week, but m all probabilities the league will hold a meeting somewhere during the coming week.

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. Special confirmation services will bo held Palm Sunday. In this sgrvico the children of the confi\iation cla will be publicly examined in the Christian doctrines. Members of the confirmation class are: Edgar Bleeke, Arthur Schieferstein. Dietrick Dierkes. 73t2 1 A. W. HINZ. o COURT HOUSE NEWS. Judge D. E. Smith was ill this morning and consequently no court was held. It was thought he could take his seat on the bench at noon, today, and the jury which is hearing the Me Pharren case remained here until then. The judge was not able to come down this af'ernoon. however, and hence the trial was postponed again. Rfal estate transfers: Joseph T. Johnson to John W. Myers, real estate in St. Mary's township, S2OOO. Although the judge was unable to come down to the court room, an entry was made by him in the case of Charles Elmore vs. The Union Traction Company, in which an appeal wi s taken to the higher court. The defendant's bill of exceptions containing transcript of evidence was approved, signed and filed and made a part of the record. A praecipe for a transscript was issued by the defendant.

POTATOES FOR SALE. If you need any more cooking pota* toes 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, Infl., from 60c to 75c a bushel, as no doubt they wiil sell for SI.OO or more a bushel when planting time comes. -So now is the time for you to buy your potatoes. Send in your call ED KOENEMANN, 52t£0 Hoagland, Ind. o MONEY TO LOAN On farms, 5 or 10 year time. Partial payments any time, in-w-s-ts ERWINS’ OFFICE.

IF every man in this community understood . what this store is trying to do in the way of serving you in the important matter 1 clothes; and if you really knew what we knowaboutthe quality, style and character of HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX IM CLOTHES We’d sell all the suits that are sold in *this town. ’wßs Because the clothes are right; and the ser- y W vice is sincere at sls-$lB-S2O-s22.soand $25. W ® We offer unusual values in Spring Suits— \ Let us show you— Copyright Hart Schatbcr & Mara HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Decatur, Indiana Wants every boy in Adams County between the age of 10 and 18 years to enter our Com Contest. We offer the following Cash Prizes for the Best Acre of Corq Grown in Adams County during the season of 1915. Ist. Prize, Trip to Purdue Corn Show or $25.00 in Gold. • 2nd. “ 17.50 in Gold. 3rd. 12.50 in Gold. 4th. “ 10.00 in Gold. 5,6, 7 and Bth Prizes, each 5.00 in Gold. Rules Governing the Contest 1. All Contestants shall be between the age of 10 and 18 years. 2. The acre shall be rectangular in shape, one and one-half feet of cultivated ground outside the row on each of the four sides, which shall be measured as part of the acre. 3. Each boy shall plant, cultivate and harvest his corn. However, if necessary, he may have assistance in breaking and bedding his land and harvesting his crop. 4. Each contestant shall keep a record in detail of the amount of wo k done and the number o' bushels harvested. 5. Each contestant shall write an account of how he made his crop and when requested shall read the same. 6. Each boy shall select ten ears grown on his plot and exhibit them at the above bank at the time cf awarding premiums which will be announced later. 7. Each boy who finishes in this contest but fails to win one of the cash prizes will receive a present of seme kind when premiums are awarded. Application should be made on or before May 1, 1915, and registration made at THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST COMPANY. Signature of Applicant Age Post Office R. F. D.Township Father’s Name - - ' ! —“ — ■—n. ,■, ■ w.— »l. l. 1,-.' IU Spring Silk Opening Never before have we ever had such a large and varied assortment of silks to offer to our customers as at present. This shipment has just been placed on display and affords the greatest opportunity for you to select just the silk you have been looking for. All of the most seasonable colors and styles are represented including Poplins, Canton Crepes-Chiffon Taffetas-Shepherd Checks, in the new putty, battle ship grey, brown and black colors. A complete line of over nets in all colors for waists has also been added to our stock. You must see these nets to appreciate them. We have made special arrangements wHereby for a verv small charge we are enabled to have any dress goods jou may choose knife pleated or cordion pleated by the most expert operators Take ad vantage of this.