Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 94.

BACHELOR HALL I Seats for the High School Seniors’ Class Play to be Reserved I WEDNESDAY MORNING I Places in Line Held by Number—Cast of Characters. I The tickets for the high school senior class play, Bachelor Hall, may he' ■preserved* Wednesday morning at the I Holthouse drug store. The play will he given Thursday night at the opera house. t That those who wish to reserve j Beats may not have to stand in line 1,,* 0 a nove l arrangement has R been made. From Wednesday morning at six o’clock on, callers will be given cards bearing numbers of their in line, and they may then leave, and return at eight o'clock for the reservation, which will be made labccording to their numbers. Those not there when the numbers are called will forfeit their place in the line and twill have to go to the end. I Irvin Goldner. one of the players, is R ill of measles, but his part has been r 'taken by Fred Kooken, who has gotI ten it down pat, and is making an ex- ! cellent player. The play is a very good <\e. The I scene is laid in Mr. Myrleton.’s home at Washington, D. C. Mr. Myrleton’s frard, Betty Vance, a member of an I amateur actors’ society, has secured » the Myrleton home for the production ■ f of a play, “The Fatal Shot.” While , the play is in full swing, two of MyrE tieton’s constituents, deacons from his f home town, appear on the scene. The .congressman had promised his constituents back home to secure a new minister for them, but had forgotten to attend to this matter. Mr. Myrtleton, knowing that the deacons would not be interested spectators at the performance of the play, which was i now in progress, attempted to geep it . a secret from thern. This leads to a great number of funny situations. The negro butler affords a let of amusement and Pinkerton Case, an amateur detective, unravels a great mystery by means of some white ha» from an , old rug. The comedy throughout is clean and refreshing and the play, promises to be the best play ever put on by local talent. The Cast of Characters. Hon. Geoffrey Myrtleton, congressman Ninth district—Welland Ball. Silas Jedvis, Elisha Bassett, Myrtleton’s constituents from Rambletown Byard Smith. Ensign Jack Meredith, acting under sealed orders— Kenyon Walters. Pinkerton Case, an amateur detective—Fred Kooken. Vere Lee, amateur actor and author of “The Fatal Shot" —-‘E. Blackburn. Jasper, the butler at Bachelor Hall —Earl Ripley. O’Rourke, a policeman—Ellis Chris-1 ten. Betty Vance, Myrtleton’s ward Nellie Winans. Polly Reynolds, an amateur actress —Frances Dauer. Mrs. Van Styne, who has dramatic aspirations —Olive Perkins. Claire, her daughter who has not Esther Enos. • o — HAVE NOT RESIGNED. Indianapolis, Ind., April 20 (Spc' - ial to Daily Democrat)—Crawford Fairbanks, the millionaire Terre Haute brewer, visited Governor Ralston today to talk over tire situation in Terre Haute. Two judges, neither of whom has resigned, are in Leavenworth prison. One is Eli Redman, of the circuit court, and the other Thomas Smith, of the city court. itH Fairbanks was John Cleary, en< Haute postmaster, and Carson Hamill. Fairbanks said he had no choice tor citv judge, while Hamill recommended Albert R. Owens for the place. The governor told them he was hmkmg up the legal phases of the case. said he had not received a resignation from either judge. ___— —o— ~ missionary talk. Besides the talk of Miss Julia Parrett, who has been a missionary in India for twenty years, there will >e Special music at the Baptist church this evening. Miss Grace Miller wi sing and music will also he given by Ray Collins and Mrs. Cal Peterson.

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BERNE PEOPLE "CURIOUS" ’ "Rubbering” on party lines or in other words, taking down the receiver when one’s number is not called, Is 1 not a disease, for disease in some cases yield to scii nee. Rubbering causes the operator to be impatient, the manager to worry and the telephone user to use bad language. The telephone operators are very anxious that all “rubbering" cease on all party lines. —Berne Witness. o— , , CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Samuel Doak in this way extends her sincere thanks to Irvin Brandyberry, Mr„ and Mrs. John C. Polhemus and the innumerable neighbors and friends for their assistance and the many kindnesses shown her •in her late bereavement and during j the illness of Mr. Doak. THE COURT NEWS I t Guardian Petitioned for— 1 Personal Property Sale < Granted in J. W. MYERS ESTATE i Probate Matters Demand 1 1 Attention — Marriage License Granted. « i 1 In the case of Louis Kreutzmann vs. , The Chicago & Erie railroad, a mo- f tion to strike out the second para- < graph of the complaint was overruled ’ and exceptions taken. The defendant i was ruled to answer the complaint 1 1 absolute in five days. A motion by ■ the defendant to separate causes of action stated in the first and second paragraphs were each separately and ’ severally overruled and excepted to. Emil Yandrich vs. The Holland St. Louis Sugar Company. A motion by the defendant to make the- first paragraph and second amended paragraph I of the complaint more certain and specific was filed. In the estate of Nancy Vaughn, sug- ] cstion was made of the death of Samuel Doak, executor. Report was filed and approved. Application for letters for administrator de bonis non were filed. In the estate of Catherine Allison, April 27 was the date set for the hear- s ing of the report. Objections and ix- t ceptions as to charges in the report , were made. ( Deputy Sheriff L. D. Jacobs left 1 this morning for Michigan City with i A. R. Fawley to commit him to state's prison for from two to fourteen years. I He pleaded guilty yesterday to for- 1 gery. Otto Green accompanied Mr. t I Jacobs. t A marriage license was issued to John Wesley Dickerson, banker of J ! Monroe, born August 20, 1889, son of i John Henry Dickerson, to wed Mar- < tha Justine Mills, born October 24, ] 1895, daughter of Louis C. Mills. 1 Fannie Baumgartner was granted letters of administration on the estate of her husband, Noah A. Baumgartner, her bond being §4.000. The report of the appraiser was filed in the Birget Omlor estate and the court sets May 15 as the date when the same will be heard. John T. Myers, the administrator of the John W. Myers estate, was authorized to sell certain personal property,- as oats, wheat, etc. at private sale for cash, on market, without notice, and to make report within thirty days from date. A petition to defer the public auction of personal property until October was granted. Alice Buffenbarger has been grant- ' ed a divorce from Henry Buffcnbarg- ■ er. She was restored to her maiden name, Foughty, and awarded alimony • in the sum of S2O a month—Fort Wayne News. The Decatur Supply company has begun suit against Charles A. Span- • ley et al. to recover $75 on account. ' O. N. Heaton is attorney for the plain- ? Fort Wayne News. i - 1 Petitions were filed by C. S. Nibs lick, E. X. Ehingen and Mat Kirsch, (Continued on Page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 20. 1915.

IS REORGANIZED City Band Held the Annual Meeting Last Evening— Albert Sellemeyer RE-ELECTED LEADER WH ( ’ Organization Enters Upon Its Second Year—Enthusiastic Meeting. The members of the city band, which now number twenty-four, met Monday evening and effected its first annual reorganization. Albert Sellemeyer, who is a very able director, and has brought the band to its present state of perfection, maintaining the feeling of good fellowship throughout, was re-elected leader. By reason 6f his leadership, he is also chairman of the various committees appointed as follows: Finance and Music Committee —F. A. Peoples, Roy Mumma. Managing Committee —Percy Williams, Marion Biggs, Omer Butler. After the band practice and the J.usiness meeting, Mr. Sellemeyer took the boys to the Hartings & Baker restaurant where he banqueted them. The band is progressing nicely and the second year on which it is now entering, is a very promising one. It is especially to be commended for its public-spirited nature and the good will with which it lends its assistance and service to the various public causes. NINE T CLASS Will be Graduated from the Monroe High School Friday Evening. TO HAVE LECTURE Exercises Will be in Monroe Methodist Church —Bluffton Orchestra. A class of nine—three girls and six boys, will be graduated Friday evening from the Monroe Jiigh school. The school has been in charge of Mr. Pepe and his able staff and the com-j mencement exercises will be a fitting l close to a most successful year. The program will include a lecture by a noted lecturer and music will be furnished by the Bluffton orchestra. The young people who thus complete the excellent course are: The lecture will be given by Professor Smith of Ada, Ohio. The graduates are: Genevieve Spuller, Frances Kessler, Mae Halberstadt, Martin Busche, Orval Kassler, Cliffton Durre, Morris Butcher, Carl Shirk, Byron Hendricks. o WAS OPERATED UPON. Mrs. Perry Robinson Undergoes Serious Operation. Mrs. Perry Robinson of North Second street underwent a serious operation this morning for a complication of diseases, of a cancerous nature. Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne and Drs. 1). D .and C. S. Clark of this city performed the operation, the same taking place at the Robinson home. Miss Lahey is the trained nurse in attendance. o- 1 GOES TO FORT WAYNE. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Page of the Murray House left this morning for Fort Wayne. “Mitch,” as the colored chef is known, has been at the Murray house for eight years, "'off and on,” as he said this morning, and he is known to everybody. He will be missed greatly. — o PUBLIC IS INVITED. The Walther League announces that an entertainment will be given Wednesday evening at the Lutheran school house on Eleventh street. A fine program has been prepared and the public is invited.

| NEWLYWEDS GET WELCOME Geneva Couple, Who Eloped, Made to Parade Principal Street*. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Rex Haviland, who eloped from Geneva and were married at Newport, Ky., Wednesday, returned to their home in Geneva Friday afternoon. They were met at the train by a delegation from the high school of which the bride was a member, ‘ and the Merchants’ Band and a puck on which they were placed, and after a parade of the principal streets they 1 were taken to the home of Christopher Haviland, grandfather of the groom, with whom tlrey will make their home for the present. RECEIVEPAPERS t I ______ Articles of Incorporation are Taken Out by the Adams County Creamery Co. I — - . OFFICERS ELECTED Miss Genevieve Berling is Chosen Secretary—Doing a Big Business. The Adams County Creamery company, one of the mest flourishing, hustling and prosperous business concerns in the city, is now a corporation, being operated under the laws of the state of Indiana. I-ast evening a meeting of the owners of the company was held and the following persons elected: Earl Martin, of Markle, president; E. S. Leverton, treasurer and manager; Miss Genevieve Berling, secretary. The name of the firm will not be changed and the former business principles will prevail. Mr. Leverton, who became interested in the Adams County Creamery company a few months ago, will manage and oversee the plant. Miss Berling, who has been the veryfaithful and competent bookkeeper for the company since it was started in this city a year ago last October, will'hold her position, besides being the official secretary of the company. Mr. Martin will remain at Markle, where he has a creamery plant. The Adams County Creamery company has been doing a flourishing business during its career in this city and will no doubt flourish still more under the new directors. They are turning out about 1,000 pounds of butter a day now, and during the summer months will make about”, 000. o- —— APPOINT LAYMAN First Time in History of Fort Wayne Presbytery That a Layman HAS BEEN APPOINTED As Moderator — Delegates Are Chosen for the General Assembly. With between 50 and 75 visitors • present, the semi-annual session of ■ the Fort Wayne Presbytery opened , yesterday In the Presbyterian church . at Warsaw. The number included . ministers, elders and laymen repre- ■ senting practically every church in : the northeastern part of Indiana. i The opening session was held at 2:30 • o’clock Monday afternoon with Moderator T. J. Simmons of Bluffton presiding. The report of the churches was made by Dr. J. C. Breckenridge, secretary of that department. This was > followed by round table discussion, r An interesting program was given in 1 the evening at which time the retir- • ing moderator delivered his sermon. 1 At the election of Officers, S. M. Sails or, an attorney of Huntington, was 3 elected moderator of the Ft. Wayne presbytery. This is the first time in the history of the presbytery that a layman has been honored with this office. Arthur Kelly of Ligioneer was a elected clerk. Following the election i of officers a reception to the visiting i ministers and laymen was given by \ the Presbyterian Brotherhood. Today 1 was devoted entirely to business mat(Continued on Page 2.)

WORK IS RESUMED > , On New Schafer Block—Re1 building Front to Conform With New Plans. 1 I FOR THIRD STORY / State Inspector Will Give Instructions—Masons Will Visit Other Cities. The work of reconstructing the front of the now Schafer block to

conform with an additional story was begun by contractors Mann & Christen this morning. The columns in the front of the building will be replaced by larger, and some other changes will be made to permit the third story to be added under the requirements of the state authorities. The state inspector has been asked to come here by the contractors and he will give the information necessary so that the work can be done strictly as required under all the regulations. The contract for the third floor was prepared today and the Masonic lodge will arrange to equipp and furnish the new quarters in a manner strictly up to date. Members of the building committee held the first meeting last night and it was decided to visit cities in this section where similar lodge rooms have been arranged that they may secure ideas that will be suitable here. 0 TO THEJVIDOW Samuel Doak Leaves Entire Estate to Widow, Caroline L. Doak. WILL IS PROBATED In Case Wife Died First, Estate Was to go to Their Brothers and Sisters. To his widow, Caroline L. Doak, whom he asks to serve as executrix without giving bond, is left his entire real and personal estate, by the late Samuel Doak. The will was proI bated today, the same having been executed February 24, 1915, and witnessed by Harvey Elzey and J. F. Snow. Should the wife die before the testator, he had made provision that court was to appoint a responsible person to administer the estate. In case the wife died first the property was to be converted into cash, and after the payment of debts and expenses it was to be divided into two equal

parts. One half was to be given to Mr. THE HOOSIER IRON‘WEED Doak’s brothers and sister, in equal shares. They are: Chambers Doak . (Thf . fo]ow(ng ig takpn from a vo i u;ne of verse which was written Effingham, 111., James Doa , if p ;u n Baumgartner. It is now in the hands of the publisher.) county, Ohio, and the legal heirs of Sarah Jane Duncan. You may croon me a rume of the Ictus bloom The other half was to be divided On the dank river-bank of the ancient Nile; among tho brothers and sisters of you may praise in fond lays their cloying perfume Mrs. Doak. They are: John T. That, they say, can allay and forever beguile Smith, Alexandria; James C. Smith. The pent- tears and the wounds of the years— Atwood; Sarah Margarett Gettes, But wb y s j n g o f Egypt's reed-bound shore Piqua, Ohio; Mary A. Flinn, Houston. When I have flowers with stranger powers Ohio; Elmer J. Smith, Lockington. Right near my hoosier cottage door? Ohio; Lucinda J. Pickering, Piqua, Ohio; Hamilton G. Smith, Sidney, They hold not the gold or the glimmering sheen, Ohio: Warren K. Smith, Lockington, The perfume or rich bloom that some flowers show; Ohio. But I feel them steal on my soul, unseen, The personal estate is valued at , n fallows where mallows and mullein-weeds grow. $1,500 and the real estate at $12,000. Like a f airy band they hold in their hand As the law requires that the execu- Some hidden, unbidden delight of the mead trix give bond, even though it is not And with magic art they draw from my heart requested in the will, Mrs. Doak quali- a deathless love for the iron-weed. filed today as executrix and gave $2,000 bond. No splendor can render such delicate charm, — —-o- No atar could scatter a daintier spell REAL ESTATE MAN HERE O'er the child-haunts and romance of the old farm ■ * Where heart-sweet, with bare feet, I wandered at will. A real estate agent from Van Wert Now often I yield to the call of the field Ohio, was here a week or so ago look- And seek by the creek where the kine used to feed ing up vacant lots in the west part of Some untarnished scroll of my wistful soul the city, in anticipation of the mov In the lure and the love of the iron-weed. ing of the Clover Leaf shops to this i c [f y> Sing muse, if you choose, of the flowers of Greece i ' Q That bloomed sweet on Hymettus’ fragrant hill, i NEW TOCSIN P. M. Amarylias and lillies <nd rosemaries'. With macs of laisies and daffodilli r John L. Wasson has been named Let the hyacintch breathe and the amaranth r postmaster at Tocsin. He succeeds Me a seeming dream of that classic mead - John Nash, whose hardware store he But why dreams of yore wllien ove muc bought last fall. The obscure sweet lure of the n-on-weed.

WED AT HILLSDALE Three marriages wore solemnized | in Hillsdale Saturday. Oscar James Stabler of Payne, Ohio, and Barbara Margaret Berkhold of Edgerton, Ind. were married by Justice of the Peace Weaver, who also united Bert Stauffer of Woodburn, Ind., and Sophie Mary Beckman of Ft. Wayne. Walter Keeper of Hamilton, Ind., were married by Rev. DeLamater. o TREES ARE "LEAVING." Spring Is here. The trees are putting forth their green leaves and some, that blossom before they leave, are popping out in the beautiful white and pink blossoms. If there was time enough, there Is more than one person who would sit down and try to write a poem about it. Verily work is a salvation for many!

s o TAKE LIFE VOWS s ] Harry C. Durbin and Miss Lulu Richards Married , at Parsonage by > ' REV. H. C. POWELL J Os Pleasant Mills—Wedding ’ Dinner Served at Samuel Durbin Home. Harry C. Durbin and Miss Lulu Rich-, ards, two estimable young people of i near Pleasant Mills were married yesl . terday noon at the Methodist parsonage at Pleasant Mills by the pastor, i the Rev. H. C. Powell. The couple will reside on the Durbin farm. The' , groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam-J uel Durbin and the bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Richards. Following the ceremony at the parsonage a fine wedding dinner was served at the Samuel Durbin home, where the' couple received the hearty good wishes ! of their friends and relatives. Tin ' following were guests at the dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martz, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Teeple, Mr. and Mrs. A s;l McMillen and family, Rev. and Mrs. H ' C. Powell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender and family, Miss Goldie 1 Watkins, Mr. William Watkins, Miss Lula Poling, Miss Libbie Case, Mrs. j Anna Durbin, Mr. Daniel Durbin, Mr. [ and Mrs. Walter Johnson. o LIST NOT COMPLETE. The list of candidates that will be taken into the Knights of Columbus j next Sunday at Huntington is not yet i completed and will not be until Wednesday evening, when a special meet ing of the lodge will be held. At the meeting last night eight new names I were handed—in. making a total of j thirty-three. All members are requested to be at the meeting next, Wednesday.

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NO TIME TO TALK Is Answer Given American Representative, Colonel House, by French ON PEACE INQUIRY Italy Continues War Preparations—British to Open Belgian Campaign. (By Ed L. Keene U. P. correspondent) ' London, April 20, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The British ’spring drive'

in France and Belgium is now a reality. From a point near the sea in BelI glum in the vicinity of Lille the British troops are forcing the Germans intrenched line back. The center of tile advance is to the east of Ypres and ' the main strength of the Britisli force is extending northward beyond Pilken. it is expected here that the silent movement referred to in the official report as "Important” is the beginning of tlie attempt to reclaim Belgium from tile Germans. There has been much critisism of the British war office for the failure to concentrate in force on Belgian territory. Paris, April 20, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —"This is no time even to suggest peace talk. End of the war at this time would benefit only GerI many. The allies have assumed the task of crushing Prussian militarism 1 and must refuse to be delivered from , this task” that was the word given Col. E. House, personal friend and observer for President Wilson who is ! now in this city. The high official of the government visited him today. ■lt was desired to prevent embarrasI ment and the visit was unofficial but j the position of the allies was made very plain. Rome, April 20, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Italys' last words to Austria which is expected to take the ! form of an ultimatum is expected to [ come at any time. The nation is | ready for war. Even the Pro-Austrian ! party seems to have lost hope. It is ' accepted that the government is now I marking time until the selected hour 1 arrives. lieports to the general staff ■ say that the frontier is a scene of the ' greatest activity. | o 'PICTURES OF PRIZE HEREFORD. Fred Reppert, the auctioneer, is in receipt of a handsome picture of a prize Hereford, a $14,000 World's champion Hereford, belonging to E. jW. Taylor, a multi-millionaire, of I Frankfort. Ky. The picture was presented by Mr. Taylor to Mr. Reppert. —o — PARENTS ARE SICK. j Mrs. John Barnhart left today for Van Buren, where she was called by the sickness of her father and mothI er, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Young.