Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII Number 76.

10 MAKE CANVASS Methodist Men Organize to Canvass Members In One Day For Offerings FOR NEW YEAR Body Will Petition Conference to Return Rev. Stephenson Next Year A systematic arrangement will enable the men of the Methodist church to visit every one ot the members in one day Thursday, to secure their pledges or offering for the current expenses and benevolences of the church for the ensuing year, The trip will be made by automobile and every one of the more than six hundred members will be visited in this one day, as they were last year. At noon the men will be given a dinner at the church by the women. The official board of the church will meet this evening, when matters referring to the closing of the conference year will be attended to. The annual North Indiana conference will be in session at Auburn Sunday, April 5 to 12, and Rev. D. T. Stepherison as well as others from the Decatur church will attend. It is expected that the Rev. Stephenson will be recalled to the Decatur church. At a recent meeting, the local body unanimously voted upon a recommendation for his return, and this will be presented to the conference. Rev. Stephenson lias been here two years. The following are the men who will canvass the various districts Thursday: Group No. I—C.1 —C. D. Lewton. captain; Clyde M. Rice, Forest Elzey. Group No. 2—L. D. Adams, captain; Henry Krick, D. M. Cushman. Group No. 3>—John D. Stults, captain; Lon Cherryholmes, Morris M. Hay. Group No. 4—John T. Myers, captain; O. L. Vance, Emerson Beavers. Group No. s—Charles Colter, captain; Simeon Fordyce, Henry Dellinger, Frank Smith. Group No. 6— Ferd Peoples, captain; Daniel Myers, Sam Butler. Group No. 7—C. L. Walters, captain; Lee Annen, Earl B. Adams, Dr. S. P. Hoffman. Group No. B—W. J. Archbold, captain: D. F. Leonard, John D. Bollinger, W. S. Sutton. Group No. 9—Arthur Sutles, captain; Jesse Helm. Burton Niblick. Group No. 10—William Richard, captain; George Dixon. Charles Hocker. Group No. 11—Locke Bracken, captain; Irvin Brandyberry, L. A. Graham. Group No. 12 —Jonas Tritch, cap_atn; Harvey Smith, James Gay. Group No. 13—Dan Erwin, captain; Dr. Thomas, W. J. Myers. Group No. 14 —Fred V. Mills, captain, Frank Carroll, James Tumblesoi. Group No. 15 —Dr. Miller, captain, Avon Burk, Sam Acker. Group No. 16 —A. R. Bell, captain, . Wm. Franks, W. C. Bigham, James O. Hoagland. Group No. 17—Charles Yager, captain; J. T. Gatchel, T. W. Holsapple. Group No. 18 —Dan Beery, captain, Dal Hower, Dal Hunsicker, William Butler. Group No. 19—C. E. Spaulding, captain, Clark Sphar. John Parrish. Milton Hower. Group No. 20—J. Q- Neptune, captain; Ed Augenbaugh, Waldo Brush wilier, Silas Whitman. Group No. 21—Henry Heller, captain; E. Elton Brown, Join Barnhart, Isaac Everett. Group No. 22—H. F. Callow, cap.ain; John W. Tyndall, W. E. Moon, Joe McFarland. Group No. 23—Dan Sprang, captain; Fred Schafer, D. W. Downs, Forest ValL v ■ *',.l POLICE COURT. As a result of affidavits filed against them hy Officer Reynolds on the charge of assault and battery, Otto Bremerkamp pleaded guilty to the charge in ’Squire Kintz’ court this morning, received a fine of $1 an costs and stayed the docket, while Leu Miller pleaded not guilty to the charge and hrs case will be tried in the same court Wednesday evening. The trouble occurred Saturday evening. Mrs. Adam Sauer returned to Fort Wayne today noon after a visit at Schumm, Ohio,

DECATUR I)ATI Y DEMOCRAT

AN APPROPRIATE MESSAGE Manager J. C. Patterson of the Western Union telegraph company this morning received a supply of special Easter telegraph blanks to be used in sending greetings to friends out of the city on Easter. Instead of the familiar heading, a three color design of Easter lilies surround a large “Easter Greetings." The Western Union used special blanks for Christmas and New Years and this innovation proved so acceptable to the people that it was decided to get out the special form for Easter. SON IS BORN. Mr. and Mrs. Linus Beard of Fremont, Mich., are happy over the birth of a son. This is the third child in the family. Mrs. Beard was formerly Miss Bess Harruff. Mrs. Harvey Harruff left yesterday to be with her daughter. « huskUbunch Are the Rexall Juniors Who Claim the Basket Ball Championship AT 112 POUND WEIGHT Dewey Lachot is One of the Bunch—Formerly Lived in Decatur. The broad and happily smiling countenance of Dewey Lachot, a former Decatur boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lachot of Fort Wayne, is one of the six in a picture in the Fort Wayne Sentinel Monday evening, of the boys who “claim the city basket ball championship at 112 pounds.’’ The team is called the Rexall Juniors. The article says: “The Rexall Juniors, as husky a bunch of 112-pounders as ever staged a basket ball free-for-all disrupted the South Side Athletics' team in a onesided game at the James H. Smart school Saturday afternoon, and now claims that paper-weight championship of the city. It weighs three pounds under the 155-pound class, and therefore does not interfere with the battle that is now on among the several claimants of that honor. The members of the team are: John Gassert, Willard Hale, Leonard Roebel, Glade Neasel, Marnett Somers, William Moore, Dewey Lachot and Kenneth France,”

THE COURT NEWS Lelia Francis Given a Divorce From Charles Francis By Default FAILED TO SUPPORT Marriage Licenses—Little Probate Work—Entries Are Few Lelia Francis of Geneva was given a divorce this morning from Charles Francis and her maiden name, Lydia Pelham, was restored. The costs are to be paid by the plaintiff. Tlie defendant did not appear to fight the complaint. Non-support and abandonment were tlie grounds on which the divorce was sought. They were mar ried August 22, 1911. and lived together until June 28, 19.12, when the plaintiff says her husband left her. He is a showman by profession and she says lie provided her no home nor support, and she was obliged to work for her living. A marriage license was Issued to Milo Monroe McKinney, commercial salesman, born April 5, 1888, son of W. C. McKinney, to wed Margaret Bell Mills, born July 14, 1892, daughter of F. V. Mills. The petition of William Drew, to enter in the contract with James S. Davidson, to board his ward, Matildo Young, a person of unsound mind, was sustained and the order made (Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, March 30, 1915.

WJNTSJS CHILD Earl Reber Brings Habeas Corpus Suit to Get His Little Daughter. FROM GRANDFATHER Is Detained Because He Refuses to Pay for Its Previous Support. j *7 The second habeas corpus case growing out of who is to have ]*ossession of the children of Earl Reber, was filed in the Adams circuit court. The father, Earl Reber, is plaintiff, and his father-in-law, Henry Hirschy, is defendant. Mr. Reber asks that he be given the ucstody of his daughter, Doris, who will be four years old in May. He alleges the child is being detained by the defendant at his home in Monroe township, because he, Mr. Reber, refuses to pay for previous support of the child, and that he, the father, is entitled to its custody. It will be remembered that the Rebers separated some time ago, and that a fight over the possession of the children was determined by a habeas corpus case in court. Mrs. Reber's death occurred a short time ago. Since the separation of herself and husband, Mrs. Reber had lived with her par(Continued on Page 2.) RING CEREMONY Unites Lives of Milo M. McKinney and Miss Margaret Belle Mills. A HOME WEDDING Young Couple Leave This Afternoon for Home at Milwaukee, Wis.

Mingling informally' with the guests until the wedding hour, 1:30 o’clock I tiiis afternoon, Milo Monroe McKinney and Miss Margaret Belle Mills were united in marriage by tlie Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the First Methodist church, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills. The double ring ceremony of the church was used, as beautiful as it is solemn. Guests were the nearest relatives cf the two families. The floral decorations were pretty. Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, who is at Coronado, Fla., sent beautiful orange blossoms from the land of sunshine, without which no wedding is supposed to be complete. Beautiful red American Beauty roses and the spring hyacinths were also used. The bride wore her going-away costume for her wedding frock. The lovely tailored suit in the new sand shade, in wool poplin, combined prettily witli a lovely, filmy creation of ilesh colored Georgette crepe, beautiuily hand-embroidered and with lace rimmings for the waist. Her corsage bouquet was of fragrant English sweet violets and sun-burst loses. The traveling costume was complete with gloves, shoes and hat n tlie prevailing shade, and the sandshade that was touched and brightened with clusters of small red roses and blue flowers, and was modish with streamers. Favors given the guests were small white boxes of the bride’s white cake and the groom's dark cake, tied with white ribbons. After receiving the felicitations of all, Mr. and Mrs. McKinney left .this afternoon at 3 o’clock over the G. R. & I. railroad for Milwaukee, Wis., where they will locate, Mr. McKinney being a commercial salesman. The bride, who has lived here all her life, is lovely and charming, and lias enlisted as her friends, all who know her. Graduating from the Decatur high school, she supplemented the course with ine in the International Business college at Fort Wayne. Socially she is a member of the best circles, and is an active worker in the departments of the Methodist church. Tlie domestic accomplishments also, are hers, and she will be an ideal homemaker. Mr. McKinney is an excellent young

man, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. ('. McKinney, who until going to Russiaville several weeks ago, were residents here. He is a young man well liked, of business enterprise and ability. » y Out-of-town guests at the wedding wore Mrs. W. C .McKinney, Russiaville; Mrs. F. J. Mills. Minneapolis; Miss Ina Opal Crawford, Marion. o ■■ GERMAN SHIP TO INTERN Norfalk, Va., March 30, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Covers have been removed today from all guns on the German converted cruiser Prinz Itel Friedrich in port here. This was taken as indieating the vessels’ armament would be removed and it would intern. The period allowed for it to do so was reported to have expired tonight. The American battle ship Alabama arrived off the Virginia cape at 6 o’clock. —o CHILD BURNS TO DEATH Glen, Three-year-old Son of Charles Hawkins, of South of City IS FATALLY BURNED

At 10 O’clock Today—Passed Away at I:3o—Playing With Matches. Glen, aged three years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins, prominent farmers, residing five and onehalf miles southeast of the city, near the St. Paul church, was fatally burned this morning about 10 o’clock. The child succumbed to the burns about 1:30 o’clock. The child’s hair, and even its clothing, including the shoes, were burned from its body, and so bad were the burns on the body that when the physician summoned from Monroe arrived the little babe was past suffering. The manner in which it received tlie burns is unknown. The child had been in the yard, near tlie orchard, with a younger brother. Mr. Hawkins, who was in the house papering, suddenly heard the child scream and hurrying out was horrified to find it in flames. It is supposed that it had gotten some matches and had been playing with them.

Tlie accident is one of tlie most horrible in the history of the community, and the grief-stricken family has the sincere sympathy of all. The parents have three children surviving. The oldest son, Pearl, aged seventeen, is a student at Farmland. A girl and a boy are two younger children. HAVE ORCANIZEO Berne to Have Second Overall and Shirt Factory—To Open by July 1. STOCK SOLD QUICKLY E. T. Haecker President and Manager—To Retire from Dry Goods Line. The enterprising town of Berne is to have another business institution, a second overall and shirt factory. The company was organized a few days ago and capitalized at $35,000. The entire issue of stock was disposed of within eight hours, the stockholders as announced including the following well known and influential people of that vicinity: E. T. Haecker, Philip Sprunger, Levi Sprunger, David Bixler, V. E. Hacker, John Lehman, Lamount Broughton, Mrs. Lamount Broughton, Emanuel Sprunger, Rev, S. F. Sprunger, Wm. Reusser, John Carlton, George Schott, Peter Schott and John Neuhausen Officers were elected as follows: E. T. Haecker, president; Levi Sprunger, vice president; Grover Sprunger, secretary; V. E.. Haecker and L. Broughton completing the board of directors. The company has purchased the building of E. T. Haecker & fton, who will retire from the dry (Continued on Page 3.)

WAVED GOOD-BYE Crowd of 300 Said Good-bye to Evangelist Honeywell and Party. LEFT OVER THE ERIE Dates Secured at Oneida. N. Y., Where Party Opens Next September. A crowd of three hundred people, including 209 high school and seventh and eighth grade pupils, waved goodbye to Rev. Honeywell yesterday afternoon as he boarded a Chicago & Erie train for liis home at Oak Park. Immediately afterward the other members of the party, Mr. and Mrs. Me Combe and Mr. and Mrs. Clase, left in an automobile for the latter's home at Ashley, Ohio, where they will visit a few days. The party will meet again next Sunday at New Castle, Ind., where they open a six week's campaign. Just before leaving here yesterday Rev. Honeywell received a message from Oneida, N. Y„ closing with him for dates next fall, September 26-Oc-tober 31. Other dates for the party next season are Homestead, Pa., a city of 30,000, from November 7 to December 19; Shamokin, Pa., a city of 40,000. January and February; Herkimer, N. Y„ and other cities of that section later, exact date not fixed.

WORK ISSTARTED Committee Named to Look After Boys’ Club Held First Meeting. HUNTING QUARTERS For Temporary Club—Everybody Invited to Join — Meet Again Wednesday. Six members of the newly appointed committee to have charge of the arranging for temporary quarters for the young men’s gymnasium, met last evening at six o’clock. J. H. Heller was elected temporary chairman of the meeting and Dr. S. P. Hoffman, secretary. It was decided to wait until the next meeting to elect permanent officers, thus giving every member of the committee a chance to be present. The meeting will be held Wednesday evening at eight o’clock at the trust company’s rooms. M. J. Myiott and M. Kirsch were appointed a committee to see that the amounts subscribed toward the expense of this movement were collected and that others have the opportunity to subscribe if they wish. Young men of the city will look after this part of the work.

It is the earnest desire of the commiteee to make this movement a success. They will devote their time to it when necessary and will at once see that quarters are opened and properly furnished. Each member of the committee will keep an eye open for suitable quarters and this matter will be taken up at the next, meeting. If you have not subscribed to the subscrip tion you should do so gladly when the boys call on you as they will during the next few days. No movement ever inaugurated in this city is so important. Every boy and girl in this city is entitled to a clean place of amusement, a club room, a place so delightful and pleasant that they will want to go there. Then it will be a success. You should help make this possible. If you do we feel sure that, plans for a permanent building can soon be worked out. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Beginning with this evening there will be evangelistic meetings during the week with special services over Sunday. Bring your tabernacle song books. Let not only the choir turn out, but also the members and the friends of the church. These meetings will be of special help to the young converts. A cordial invitation to the public to attend. Song service at 7:15. J. H. RILLING, Pastor.

• PROTECT POSTAL CLERKS. ' Tlie attention of the public is called to the fact that if they wish to have Easter post cards reach their destinI atlon, the cards bearing tinsel or mica should be sealed and a two-cent stamp placed on the outside of the envelope. It they are not sealed, or if the stamp is placed on the card instead of the envelope the cards will be destroyed. This is done to protect the clerks who must handle the cards. At Toledo, 0., and Washington, D. C„ some time ago clerks were poisoned by the tinsel ami died from lockjaw. TURKS REPULSE RUSSIANS. Constantinople, March 30. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Large bodies of Russian Cossacks have been repulsed with heavy losses by the Turks operating north of Alti in the Russian C.iucauses it was announced officially today o FOR PLAINTIFF Joseph McFarren Awarded Sum of $2,500 by the Jury Hearing His Case. WAS VENUED HERE Defendant is Lake Erie & Western Railroad—For Personal Injuries. Joseph McFarren of Wells county was last evening at 6:45 o’clock awarded the sum of $2,500 against the Lake Erie & Western railroad company. Tlie case was venued from the Adams circuit court from the Wells circuit court and the trial began last week, ending yesterday afternoon at 3:30, when tlie case was given to tlie jury. They were out just about three and a quarter hours, when they readied a verdict. This was reported through their foreman, Samuel Butler. The sum of $5,000 was asked by Mr. McFarren in his suit. This was for injuries sustained when lie was thrown from his wagon which was struck by an engine on the railroad. He claimed that the railroad's warning gone. , on which he relied, had failed to give ( warning of the approaching engine. ,

GROWING WEAKER Isaac Peterson, of First street, remains about the same. If any change be noted it is thought he is growing weaker. THE BIBIFcLUBS Hold Initial Meetings—The Young Womens’ Club to Make Study of < BIBLE CHARACTERS Will Nominate Committees —High School Girls’ Club Also Meets, The Decatur Young Woman’s Bible

club held its initial meeting last evening at the Central school building, with fifty of the seventy-four members present. The attendance was very good, considering the very bad, blustery March weather. This was more of a “get-acquainted meeting,” and preliminary plans for the real work of the club were discussed. Mrs. Emma Daniel, who is leader, gave a talk. Three outlines for study were suggested, but it was decided to take up a character study of the Bible, and especially of the women characters, of which there are many fine ones. A nominating committee was also named to suggest various committees, including the lookout, social and others. The club will have its next meeting next Monday evening at the same place. Every young woman in the city is invited to come and to join the club. The first meeting of the' High School Girls’ Bible club was also held yesterday. This was at 3:30 in the Baptist church, with Mrs. C. E. Bell leader. The girls elected Miss Crav(Continued on Page 2.)

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YOUNG CHILO HANGS SELF Two-year-old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tfehannen Strangles to Death. ON PICKET FENCE This Morning—Slipped Off of Gate and Head Caught Between Pickets. With his head fastened between tlie pickets of a gate on his father's farm, Harvey, tlie two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tfehannen, residing six miles west of Monroe near the Adams-Wells county line, choked to death shortly before 11 o'clock this morning. The child iiad been playing in tlie yard while the mother was working about tlie house and was preparing dinner. Tlie residence yard is separated from tlie barn lot by a picket fence and it was thought that tlie child was attracted to the fence by the action of a number of pigs in tlie barn lot. In order to get a better view of them, he is thought to have climbed onto, the gate, and placed liis Head between tlie pickets. His feet slipped off tlie gate and liis head became fastened between tlie pickets in such a manner that it was impossible for him to release himself, and undoubtedly through his franttc efforts to get away, strangled to death. Tlie grandmother saw the predicament of tlie child and immediately rushed to its assistance, but before she could arrive, life had left the little body. Physicians were summoned from Bluffton but all efforts to resusitate the little fellow were in vain.

INSPECT GERMAN PRISON CAMPS. (By Carl W. Ackerman, L. P. Correspondent, Copyright, 1915 by U. P. Berlin, Mar. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat’ —Germany has agreed to throw open her military prison camps for an inspection by an American conmissicn. United States Ambassador Gerard made this announcement today. England is understood to have accept* ed the same offer and the trip of inspectors are to begin immediately on tlie arrival oi tlie commissions in Europe. Ten Americans will constitute the commission. They will visit 47 camps in Germany and every effort will lie made by tlie German authorities to see that their probe of the conditions of tlie prisoners is free and unhampered. ——o ORDERED T OHASTEN CASE. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat(• —Judge Anderson in federal court today insisted that tlie defense in tlie Terre Haute election conspiracy hasten its case. After Mayor Roberts had consulted with Attorney Stanley the court ordered Stanley not to “waste so much time talking to ills clients." George Ehrenhardt, member of the Terre Haute board of works, and John Green, inspector in Precinct A of the First ward, were the defendants who took tlie stand today. o AGAIN SLIPPED CABLE. Honolulu, Mar. 30 —(Special to Ihe Daily Democrat’—Slipping its cable again, the dredger California lost its hold of the submarine F-4 today after the California and the Navajo had dragged the submarine 563 feet nearer shore. However, the Navajo still retained its Hold and continued the work alone. Tlie F-4 was then about 240 feet beneath tlie surface near the entrance to the harbor. A diving bell was being constructed and officials hoiied to have it ready for use this afternoon. SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT Brownsville, Tex.. March 30,—(Special to Daily Democrat (—Fear that a small pox epidemic may add to tlie perils of the fighting at Matamoras just across the border was felt here today following the discovery that a wounded Mexican with the disease was brought here. He was immediately sent back. Early indications today pointed to another delay in tlie fighting.