Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 100.

LINER LUSITANIA TORPEDOED AND SUNK TODAY

BIG SHIP GOES TO BOTTOM EIGHT MILES SOUTH BY WEST OF OLD HEAD OF KINSALE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER STRIKING TORPEDO OR INFERNAL MACHINE

ALL LIVES SAVED According to Latest Report —Many Americans Were Aboard Big Steamship. FISHING FLEET AIDS In Rescue Work—Details Not Available—Wireless Message Only Report. $ * * * $ :? # * MYSTERIOUS WARNING. $ * * When the Lusitania sailed Is * from New York last Saturday, * scores of passengers found anony- * mous telegrams awaiting them, A warning them that she steamer :'r * would be destroyed on her trip. * Other passengers were warned :!< that the vessel would meet some * ■■f: mysterious end. These messages $ * were followed by the circulation -k * of a number of strangers on the sk * pier who gave the passengers * * further warning. Following a re- * * port of this fact to the Cunard :k ;k detectives, the strangers disap- sk peared. Despite the warning, * none of the passengers cancelled their passage, and the ship carried the largest list for months, :!- :k breaking all previous records for * second cabin passengers. Many •;= sk prominent Americans were on :k * board, among them being Alfred >!: * G. Vanderbilt. =s= s|: :]: :Js sk :|: * sk sk * * * * : : :

bulletin-Flash. LIVERPOOL, ENG., MAY 7, 3:10 P. M.—(Special to Daily Democrat) LINER LUSITANIA WITH MANY AMERICANS ABOARD SUNK BY TORPEDO OR INFERNAL MACHINE. BELIEVED NO LIVES LOST. Liverpool, Eng., May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Cunard line manager says that the Lusitania was sunk by a submarine. received ths following wireless from Old Head of Kinsale at 5:49. “The Lusitania was sunk by a submarine at 2:33 this afternoon, eight miles south by west of Old Head of Kinsale.” London, Eng., May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The steamer Lusitania filled with passengers, many of v. horn were Americans, was ether to pedoed or blown up by an infernal machine at 2:33 this afternoon. The la test reports say that all passengers were saved. Sinking of the Lusitana was the hardest blow of the war to date, so far as neutral commerce s concerned. The reports are fragmentary but all agree that the big liner began calling for help at 2:33. Toe first to pick her up was the wireless station at Land’s End. The appeal was urgent. “We have a big list, rush help,” flashed through the air and immediately orders were sent to the nearest point to get every available craft to the scene. The fishing fleet from Kinsale was early on the scene and immediately began the work of taking on board the passengers from the liner. It Is understood that the Lusitania’s own boats were used to (Continued on Page 4.)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

fl MAY WEDDING Nuptials of Fred R. Smith and Miss Jean Lutz Witnessed BY MANY FRIENDS At Beautiful Lutz Home Last Evening — Was Lovely Wedding. May is an ideal month for windings. And at the country home of the Hon. C. J. Lutz and Mrs. Lutz, which is set down on a spacious velvety lawn, in the midst of fragrant 1

pink and white apple blossoms, it was considered an unusually favored sea ! son last evening when Miss Jean I Bessie Lutz, the only daughter ami I child of Mr. and Mrs. Lutz, became the wife of Mr. Fred Rice Smith. The interior of the home, as well as the exterior, was a bower of spring-time blossoms. The Tri Kapna girls whose fingers possess an artistic skill, had charge of the decoration. The bride’s fondness for pink and white designated the color scheme for the wedding throughout. A great wealth of dogwood blossoms, in black and white, the Tri Kappa colors, were the prevailing blossoms used. With these were pink and white apple blossoms, massed to blend harmoniously into the .pinkishpurple of the lilac. The flowers were simply but tastefully arranged in arrays about the chandeliers and pictures, and massed aliout the broad stone fireplaces in the living room, library and dining room, and the open staorway in the parlor. Especially pretty were the music room and parlor. White enameled < olumns gave glimpses of vistas of blue walls and furnishings, and the great, white open stairway down which the bridal party was to come at 8 o’clock into view of the more than one hundred guests assembled. Lacy sprays of dogwood blossoms for a background for the nuptial altar at the west side of the parlor, merged into the archway of greenery and apple blossoms whoso pink merged into the pink of the lilacs massed to form the columnal arrangement of the foreground of the altar. As the guests arrived they were received by a bevy of young girlsthe Misses Ireta Erwin, Lr.lu Atz Mary Frisinger, Jane Long, Olive and Stella Perkins, Rose Johnson and Rowena S’|;< A lovely idea was the musical half-hour before the ceremony, during which Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer and Miss Marie Allison of Indianapolis, the latter an honorary member of the Decatur Tr! Kappas, sang. Mrs. Sellemeyer’s opening number, "Calm is the Night,” was especially appropriate. Then came Miss Allison’s “Mavis;” then Mrs. Sellemeyer in “Beloved, It is Morn." As the closing notes by Miss Allison in ‘Love’s Coronation” were sung, at 8 o’clock, the expectant, notes of th<’ wedding march from “Lohengrin,” filled the rooms. This, with Mendelssohn’s joyous march, was played in duet by Miss’F.dna Hoffman and Mrs. Avon Burk, at the grand jiano. Tills was the signal for the drawing of the ropes of smilax terming the aisle from the broad stairway to the altar. A double procession of Tri Kappa girls, including the Misses Madge Hite, Fanny Frisinger, Florence Myers, Frances Cole, Gladys (Continued on Page 5.)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 7, 1915.

I WILL VISIT HERE Sixty Toledo Business Men | Will Come Here Thursday Afternoon, May 20. CROWD OF BOOSTERS Making Trip Over This Section in Special Pullman— To Get Acquainted. Sixty wholesale merchants ami manufacturers irorn Toledo will visit this city Thursday, May 20, and will be here an hour, to meet the merchants and business men of tills community. 'Die Toledo Association vs Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers, a part of the Toledo Commerce club, are to make a three days’ trip over this section, leaving there I lie 18th and arriving home on the night of the 20th, the idea being to boost Toledo trade. No orders will be taken, but the time will be devoted to getting acquainted with the trade. The party will come here from Bluff ton, arriving in a special Pullman train at 1:05 and will leave at 2 o’clock. Notice has been sent to the 'ocal business men’s organization and asks that since the time is so limited, the be no special entertainment. The party goes as far west as Kokomo and tlie plans include a visit to Fort Wayne, Wabash, Huntington and other cities of this section.

ASKS AJVORCE Perry Vincent Lewron Recites Why He Should Have the Divorce. ALSO THE CUSTODY Os Daughter, Geraldine— Names Many Reasons for Asking Same. In his cross-complaint filed by his attorney, J. T. Merryman, Perry Vincent Lewton, who was recently sued lor divorce by his wife, Jennie Levzton, tells why he, and not she, should have the divorce. He also says his wife is unfit to have the custody of their daughter, Geraldine, and he asks for her custody.

They were married March 11, 1897, and lived together until April 19, of this year, when she left. They have two daughters, Edna, aged 17 and Geraldine, aged 9. He says that last February their daughter, Edna, who was sixteen years old, small in stature, was being for the marriage state, was being courted over tlie objections of tlie father, but with the consent of the mother, by Sam Easmillo, a common Italian laborer on the Erie railroad, who was 25 years of age. Lewton says he refused to consent to their marriage, knowing that his daughter was not fit to assume tlie burden of a household. While he was in Detroit, Mich., working, he says, the wife came from their home near Preble io this city and drew all her money from the Old Adams County bank, also executing a note for $l5O and signing her husband’s name thereto. He says within three days thereafter, she and the daughters and the Italian went, to New York City, where Edna and the Italian were married. In five months they had used all their money and came to want for supplies, when Easmillo abandoned them and left for parts unknown. The wife and daughters then returned here and the wife pledged bis credit for SIOO wortli of supplies, for which he paid. He says upon her promise to do better, he received her back into their home, but that she soon thereafter began to nag nd complain and abuse him. neglecting her household duties. He savs she called him a damn fool, and said she wished she had never come back.

That she also saltt sue would get even with him for going out to their home land taking their household furniture | and goods out while she was gone, I although he did so to take it where it could lie taken care of. With her consent lie traded, their home near I Preble for property in tills town, but that she lias become dissnti'lied and saidfhe was a fool for trading. He alleges that she held out her face and J dared him to hit her, telling hi n that he knew he would not dare on account of the law. He says that while ho was working hard, she slanderously told him and the neighbors that he was lazy and would not work; that she never liked him, but was coaxed by her family into marrying him. While he was away from home, he alleges, she abandoned him. He says she lias an ungovernable temper, called him vile names, threatened to shoot him, and struck and ki. lied him. and in a fit of anger ask d their daughter to shoot her. He :!- leges that in June, 1910. and at vari ous times, she was guilty of adultery witli one Frank Crolly. MADE A BIG HIT

Kimsey School Presems “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at Opera House. THEY DID WELL Are Planning to Give Another Production Here at Some Future Time. An appreciative house saw “Ten Nights in a Bar Room," as given at the Bosse opera Mouse last evening by tlie Kimsey school in Blue Creek township. In an interview this morn ing, a spectator gave the following relative to the play: Although it portended very strong.

ly for rain, Kimsey school drew

good crowd at the opera house last night. The program started by a classical selection by Thompson, sung by a sextet whose voices blended beautifully. The duet, trio and obligata parts by Maggie were nicely brought out with good effect, and it was a splendid number with which t< open tlie program. First in the play appeared Ramaine (G C. Lehman). His make-up was somewhat at fault but his voice and action were good Sample Swichell (Lee Mitch), coming in soon, had the audience in a spell of humor, and he was perfectly free frou any stage fright. Simon Slale (Chester Bryan) could have a makeup for an older person, but otherwise he was absolutely at no fault. Frank Slade (Homer Maloney) was a boy of natural appearance and gave his part splendidly. Mrs. Slade (Cora Luginbill) portrayed a sympathetic, tender heart and determined mind to turn back to the happy days of the old mill. Joe Morgan (John Feasel) needs no correction. He was at no time anybody else but the real Joe Morgan, while the drunkard's daughter. Marie Danner, typified her reality in appearance, jftion and speech. Here came the killing effect of the play when it took entirely too long to change the scenery, and made people restless. Bujt for this we absolutely cannot put the blame on Kimsey, as they could not play before the stage hands arranged for their scenery, and fruthermore the play has always been given with rapidity. Then, too, one of the players accidentally got hurt and disabled, and this had a very strong bearing on Ihe musical numbers, which were thus lessened, and the last act, which was partly left out. Lesta Meyers, as Mehitable Cartwright, was certainly a star, and such parts as the acts c-f Willie Hammond (Floyd Moyers) and Frank Green (Carl Luginbill) being carried out topsy-turvey, gave the audience a good hearty laugh. Many Decatur people have said that when Kimsey gets up another play and will furnish several musical numbers, that they can count on their presence, and likely Kimsey will take the stage management in their own hands and the hopes are that, there will be no accidents and Kimsey will do things, as they always have done.”

TO BE INSTALLED 1 Rev. lav C. Hanna to be Formally Installed Presbyterian Pastor AT CHURCH TONIGHT Rev. C. O. Shirey Comes in Place of the Rev. H. B. Masters. The Rev. Jay C. Hanna, pastor of! the Presbyterian church, will be for ! mally installed this evening with inil ressive ceremony. The service begins at 7:30 o'clock. There is one change in the arrangement as it has been announced. Rev. C. O. Shirey, raster of the Bethany church, Fort Wayne, comes in place of the Re/. H. B. Master. Rev. James A. Gordon, D. D.. will preside. The program follows: Prelude. Hymn. Scripture. Prayer. Anthem, “To Dream” —Choir. Sermon—Rev. C. O. Shirey. Hymn. Installation Services. Solo, “Open the Gates of the Temple" Dr. Fred Patterson. Charge to the Congregation—Rev. J. A. Gordon. Charge to the Pastor Rev. Edward , Montgomery. Hymn. benediction. :

THE COURT NEWS Jury Reaches Verdict After Long Deliberation—For the Plaintiff IS THE FINDING New Haven Man Given $1,170 Damages and Possession of Realty. The jury which retired for deliber;tlon at four o’clock yesterday afterloon, in the case of Louis Myers <s. Frank J. and Joseph J. Johns, I eached a verdict at one o’clock this I nvrning. This was sealed ami leurned in open court at nine o'clock .his morning by Foreman J. S. Pet-1 ■rson. They found for the plaintiff,' hat he is entitled to the possession j >f his business building in New j faven, and that the same was detain-1 'd by the defendants without right, | The plaintiff's damages were assess-1 'd at sll7O. Interrogatories were re-1 urned answered. The case was vented here from Allen County. William Frazier was appointed inheritance tax appraiser in the John Huser estate, instead of G. W. Gent is. Viola Gaskill resigned as guardian of Adda Stevens. The money for the ward now in her hands, was ordered turned over to the clerk, and he in turn turned the same over to the ward, who is nineteen years of age, it being shown that it was to her best interest to have same. The final report of the guardian was approved and she was discharged from further liability. The divorce case of Cora Winans vs. Raymond Winans, set for May •», was ordered left off the trial calandar. In the case o* William H. Bradford vs. The Town of Geneva, appeal from sewer assessments, a motion by the defendant to dismiss the appeal was made. The case of Harry M. Sartelle vs. Barbara Alberson et al. on note wis set for June 4. Motions are filed by the defendant. The Town of Geneva, to dismiss the (Continued on rage 4)

BLUFFTON VS. DECATUR. Agreement was reached yesterday Whereby a field met will ho held at Steele's park, this city, next Friday, May 14. between the Decatur ami Bluff/,n athletes. The order <f events will he the same as for the Bcrne-Decatur contest hel,| here recently. Officials will be selected Monday or Tuesday. The contest promises to bo an exciting one. p. —. TO CULVER SUNDAY. Truman Hey and Ishmael Macy, who will represent the country schools at the Culver Military Acai emy's camp of instruction two weeks, will leave Sunday for that place. - - o ———— SUSPENDJRAINS Italian Government Stops 42 Trains in Order to Move Troops and MUNITIONS OF WAR China Sends Note to Japan Thought to be Acceptance of the Demands.

London. May 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) Special dispatches from Pekin say that China has yielded practically all of the Japanese demands, and that only details now remain to be worked out. The dispatches say that this will surely prevent war between China and Japan. Rome, May 7—(Special to the Dally Democrat) —The railway administration announced today the suspension of forty passenger trains on the main lines. While no information is forthcoming it is understood this action was taken to facilitate the movement of troops to the concentration bases. Italy has been warned of the consequences of entering the war on the side of the allies. Telegraphing from ’ Berlin, to which he had returned after an inspection of both battle fronts, the kaiser notified Prince Von Buelow . that the English troops in the west are useless and that within a fort ! night the Russians will be driven out; of Galacia. Italy was warned by the kaiser that Austria’s cause is Germany's and that Austria's enemies

must be Germany’s. Because of this, should Italy come into the war. she will be opposed by a great German army. The Italian government continued its war preparations. The army is concentrated at strategic points. Premier Sallandra and Prine" Von Buelow were in almost constant , conference yesterday. By orders of! the German embassy the principal j German schools, the German library j and other German institutions here-,, tofore open to the public have been ■ closed. Long before the cabinet as-i sembled today a great crowd had gathered outside. As each member] entered he was greeted with cheers. There was obvious anxiety on thej part of the populace to learn the result of the deliberations, as it war felt, the final decision cannot long be postponed. London, May 7- The British steamer Denturian, 5.945 tons, of Liverpool, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The crew is reported safe. Pekin, May 7—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The Chinese government has sent a new’ reply to Japan, which is expected to avert a serious crisis. While the text is as yet unknown, officials say that in effect it is an acceptance under protest of the Japanese demands. It is reported here that President Yuan Shi Kai and his visors after an all-night conference decided it would be suicidal to attempt to oppose the Japanese demands by force of arms. Tokio, May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Peace between Japan and China was assured today when article 5 of the Japanese demands, most obnoxious to China and other powers, I was officially withdrawn. Group 5 of ' the Japanese demands, according to I the text handed the Chinese governJ (Continued on Page 4.)

Price, Two Cents

fl JUNE_ BKIUt Wedding of Miss Lucy McCrory and Ralph Miller Will be June Third. IT WAS ANNOUNCED A At Party Last Evening— Well Known Couple Will Plight Life Vows. The wedding oi Miss Lucy McCrory, I daughter of J. S. McCrory of Monroe i street, and Mr. Ralph Miller, a young business man of the city, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, of West Monroe street, will take place Thursday, June 3. Such was the announcement made in a pleasing way last evening by tlie bride-elect when she entertained tlie Rebekah Good Times club and a number of other friends, at tier home, tlie company numbering twenty-six. Miss McCrory is a very popular young lady, very deservedly so, because of many fine traits, and Mr. Milier may be congratulated on winning the hand of so excellent a young lady. Mr. Miller is a capable young business man, a member of the firm of Hackman & Miller, and has been identified » witli tlie business world of the city for several years, enjoying the esteem of all. The ripple of applause that followed the announcement last evening, shows the pleasure in which their friends learn of the coming wedding.

Tlie announcement was made in a unique way, but was not unexpected. While the guests were assembled, conversing and busy wttli their needle work or crocheting, a telegraph messenger arrived, calling for Miss Frances Baker. Miss Baker was somewhat frightened when she was handed the unexpected yellow slip of paper, that so often hears ill news, but her alarm instantly turned to joy when she read aloud to the company, ' Lucy and Ralph, June 3.” Tiiere was music, both Instrumental and vocal, by the Misses Velma Lenhart, Inez Coverdale, Marie Ball, Vera Hunsicker and others, until a contest was announced. This was a test of steady nerves, and lay in carrying beans on a knife blade a given distance. Miss Frances Baker won the prize, carrying the greatest number —fifty-1 hrec. The hostess and her sister, Miss Blanche, were assisted by Miss Martha McCrory, Mrs. B. W. Sholty ami

Mrs. Amsbaugh in serving very fine refreshments in two courses. Favors were lovely little bouquets of fragrant lilies of the valley and their foliage, tied with tiny ribbons in the club colors, pink and green. These were given out from a crystal basket by Mrs. B. W. Shclty. The first course of tlie lunch consisted of buttered rolls, meat loaf, salad, pickles and coffee. The second course of ice cream and cake and mints was served buffet style from the dining room table. The cakes were two handsome ones in diamond shapes—one white, the other caramel, bearing the names o' the bride and groom and the date of their coming wedding. In Icing of contrasting colors. These were baked by Miss Blanche McCrory, Miss Frances Baker was the one chosen to -ut the cakes, and when she insisted that the honor should be given to the one who was to be the next bride, ell insisted that she cut the cake. Pae suggestion that the one who was to be married last, cut the caramel cake, brought forth no candidates for the honor. A profusion of lilacs In bowls and vases were the pretty floral decorations of the rooms. Guests besides the club members were Mrs. B. W. Sholty, Mrs. Amsbaugh, the Misses Vera Hower, Mildred and Hazel Laßelle. Marie Ball, Velma Lenhart, Jessie Magley, Lydia Miller and Agnes Costello. Regulir club members were Mrs. Effie Mill". Brodbeck. the Misses Gladys Selman, Frances Baker, Vera Hunsicker, Imz Coverdale, Blanche and Lucy McCrory. Iva Teenie, Goldie Gay, Ruth Guy. Pearl Purdy, Sue Mayer, Ursa Butler, Velma Butler, Lilly Venis, Florine Edwards. Jessie Magley was received as a new member. — —* SELL TWO MORE FORDS. Kalver & Sikes, local agents, yesterday sold Ford roadsters to McCrory & Son of this city, and Ed Colchin, of Washington township.