Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1915 — Page 5

Volume XIII. Number 136.

W. J. Bryan Resigns As Secretary of State Rather Than Sign Note To Germany

BREAK OCCURS IN PRESIDENTS CABINET THE CONMONER QUITS AND THEN GOES FOR A DRIVE—THE PRESIDENT SEEKS DIVERSION AT THE GOLF LINKS

Washington, June 8, —Special to the | [a Demo:-a ) —‘Secret i< Bryan ,-e- | signed today and Iws resignation was i accepted by President Wilson as a result of difference of opinion on the American reply to the German note. An irreconciable differences of opinion has been developing between the president and the man who swung nis nomination at the Baltimore convention. Bryan desired that the American reply to Germany should permit that nation to make explanation. He urged that the sinking of the Lusitania and the situation growing out of ; t was a matter for adjustment by a bitration.. Bryans failure to bring the president to the view was taken in semi-official circles to indicate that the American note to Germany will make sharp issues... The gravest tension was apparant in Washington today as a result of growing believe that the Bryan resignation was a forerunner of a destinct break with Germany... Bryans resignation and its acceptance was announced by the white house shortly after 6 o’clock. Today s cabinet meeting convened without Bryan...He came in at a late hour, his face set in grim lines...lt was reported that he was at the parting of the ways with Wilson. The denial of arbitration in the case of Germany he said forced him from the

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cabinet. The consternation caused by Bryan’s action in administration j circles was reflected in the ashy color of Tumultys face when he was being I beseiged by newspaper men. Sectetary Bryan and Mrs. Bryan reaching , home from their drive denied themselves to all callers. oTO OSSIAN TOMORROW NIGHT. The Girls’ Bible class, led by Mrs. C. E. Bell, and the Boys’ class, led bv Mr. Cal Peterson, will go to Ossian tomorrow evening to attend the McCombe revival now in progress in the tabernacle there. They will go by interurban and all others who will join them arc invited to do so. You can buy your ticket now at the interurban and it will be a favor if you will do so and report s othat an extrh car can be secured if necessary. The ear will leave the station at 5:15 and the fare for the round trip is 95c. Arrange to join the crowd of young people. —o NOTICE. The Walther League will meet at the school house tomorrow evening at 7:30. All members are requested to be present as business of importance will be transacted. NOTICE, ROYAL NEIGHBORS. All Royal Neighbors see that their dues and assessments are paid in full before the 15th of June. MANAGERS.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 8, 1915.

COFFEE—BUTLER Claude Coffee and Frances Butler Quietly Married at Parish House BY FATHER SEIMETZ Went to Housekeeping at I Once on South First Street - —Surprise Friends. Not wholly as a surprise does the wedding of Claude Coffee and Miss Frances Butler come to their friends, although only a few knew that it was to take place last evening. The ceremony was very quietly performed at the St. Mary’s parish house by Father J. A. Seimetz at eight o’clock last evening. Witnesses were William O'Brien and Miss Lena Myers. The bride wore a natty and becoming tailored jacket suit of blue, with a white blouse, and charming accessories in harmony with the whole. Her black hat was adorned with a white pompom and was particularly bec/ming. After the wedding the couple went at once to their home on South First street, which was nicely furnished in anticipation of the wedding, with everything ready to begin housekeeping at once. Tlie groom is a son of ex-Mayor 1). D. Coffee : nd for some timq has been employed by the Schafer Hardware store. He is a capable business man. with pleasing personal traits, and 's an exemplary young man in every way. The bride is the eldest daughter of City Mail Carrier and Mrs. Mel J. Butler. For several years she lia% been a clerk at the Runyon-Engeler store, where her services, rendered in a capable way, have been much appreciated by both employer and public. Her nature is such that she has won Innumerable friends, and is a general favorite, very deservedly so, socially as well as otherwise. The couple have the very best wishes of all. FOR THE MINISTRY Walter Stuckey of Berne Examined by Classis at Fort Wayne Today. TO GO TO CHARGE In Indianapolis--M. Kirsch is Member of the Examining Board. Mathias Kirsch went to Ft. Wayne I this morning to attend a continued session of the Zion’s Classis of the Reformed church. Mr. Kirsch is a member of the examining board. Wali ter Stuckey of Berne, ministerial student at the Mission House at Franklin, Wis., for nine years, will be examined as to his eligibility to become a minister. Successfully passing this, he will be ordained to the ministry, and has already been called to a charge in Indianapolis. Mr. Stuckey is well known here, being a cousin of Mrs. John C. Moran. Mr. Kirsch is also a member of the board of the German Reformed Orphans’ home near Fort Wayne and will attend a meeting of the board. o BIBLE CLASS MEETING. The Men’s Bible class of the Pres- , byterian church will meet this evening at 7:30 at the home of H. S. Michaud, on Mercer avenue, and all members are requested to be present. Something doing and a good time assured:

BERNE MILLINER SELLS. Mrs. Pella Sheets, who has been in the millinery business In Berne for the past twenty-five years, has sold her stock to Miss Lucile Barley of Hartford City. Miss Barley arrived here this morning and will take charge of the bittiness immediately. Miss Barley is not new nt the trade. She has been engaged In that work for some time and is therefore capable of doing justice to her customers. Mrs. Sheets, who retires after having persistently clung to the millinery trade for a quarter of a century, is quitting the business for good, and says that rhe will make it known soon what enterprise she will undertake. —Berne Witness. FLOWER CONTEST Two Prizes Offered Each Ward for the Best Flower Bed by League. MUST BE ENTERED With League by June 15— Prizes Also Offered for Nasturtiums and Astors. Although the season is quite late, already considerable interest has been taken by the children and others of the city in the planting of flowers for the civic league contest. Be«ides the contests for nasturtiums and asters, and mixed bouquets, there will be one for the wards for tlie best general flower’beds. A prize will be offered each ward for the best and second best flower beds. It will be necessary, however, to enter these beds with the civic league. Those who wish to compete for the bed prizes, will report before June 15, to Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, president of the league, or Miss Annie Winnes, chairman of the landscape gardening com mittee. A prize of $2 for tlie best and $1 for the second best flower bed in each ward will be offered. In the nasturtium contest q first prize of $1 will be given to contestants of three ages—6 to 9 years, 9 to 11 years: and H to 13 years; a second prize of fifty cents will be offered to contestants of these ages, and a third prize of twenty-five cents to the contestants of these three ages. In the mixed bouquet contest there are three prizes for contestants between the ages of 6 and 13 years. The prices are sl, 50 cents and 25 cents, respectively. A first prize of $1 will be given in the aster contest to contestants of three ages—ll to 13, 14 to 15, and 16 to 18 years. The second and third prizes are 50 cents and 25 cents, respectively, for contestants of the same three ages. All contestants not receiving a prize will be given a large white hyacinth bulb about October 1. o— HERMAN WIECKING FUNERAL. A telegram from Ernst Wiecking, at Ridgewood, N. J., this morning informed relatives here that the body of Herman Wiecking, sr„ who died suddenly at Ridgewood Saturday morning, will be brought back to Bluffton for burial. The funeral party is expected inx Bluffton some time late Tuesday afternoon. Definite arrangements for the funeral have not been announced, although the servives will probably be held some time Wednesday afternoon. The message received this morning gave no additional information as to the cause of death.—Bluffton News. o— C. B. L. Or I. MEETING. All members of the C. B. L. of I. are requested to ae at the hall this evening not later than eight o'clock The regular business meeting will be held. By order of BARNEY WERTZBERGER, Collector.

MAIL MAN KILLED Joseph L. Marquart, Monroeville Rural Carrier, Instantly Killed. MONDAY AFTERNOON When Struck by Pennsylvania Passenger Train— Well Known Here. — Failing, because of the wind and rain, to hear warning shouted to him from tlie Evans home to which he had just delivered mail. Joseph K. L. Mar quart, aged 40 years, carried on rural route No. 3, out of Monroeville, drove directly into the path of Pennsylvania passenger train No. 21, and was killed instantly at 12:20 o’clock Monday afternoon between Maples and Monroeville. His horse was ground to pieces and the mail wagon was demolished. Mr. Marquat’s body was thrown more than 100 feet down the track anq the wheels severed his head. Blood and bits of flesh were found on the pilot of the engine when it arrived in Fort Wayne. For eight years Mr. Marquart had carried route 3, and lived in Monroeville. Ho was nearly through his trip when the accident occurred. The dead man was state treasurer of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, arid belonged to the Monroeville lodges of Req Men and O. U. A. M.. and of the Fort Wayne lodge of Buffaloes. Surviving are the widow and four small children, mother. Mrs. Isaac Marquart and four brothers. Hurd Marquart, Fort Wayne; David, Scott and Ollie Marquart of Monroeville and vicinity. Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the Monroeville United Brethren church. Burial will be at Monroeville. Conductor J. W. O’Rourke and Engineer J. H. Speece wore in charge of the train. The unfortunate man was well known here, being a relative of the late Mrs. Al Steele. o ANOTHER MOVE Clover Leaf Bondholders Ask Appointment of Special Master for Creditors. PLAYING FOR DELAY They Want Cash Instead of Paying Out to Improve and Build up Road. The latest step in the Clover Leaf mix-up is the filing of a petition oy the bondholders, who wish a special master appointed lo rule on all claims before they are paid. It is believed that this is but another step to delay the making of the improvements recently asked for by Receiver Ross and which includes the moving of tlie division to this city. A dispatch published this morning said: “Toledo, 0., June B—Clover8 —Clover Leaf bondholders charge collusion in the road’s receivership. In a petition filed yesterday in the United States district court, a bondholders’ committee moved for an order referring all six months’ claims of creditors to a special master. The court is asked to direct Walter L. Ross, receiver for the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad company, to hold all income from tlie toad, less current operating expenses, until final determination of this suit. Bondholders, who presented the petition, were Edwin G. Merrill, R. Walter Leigh. A. V. Morion and Roberts Walker. They declare the real ob-

I ject of the receivership is to prevent bond creditors from filing suit to collect claims otherwise, than through tlie receivership course. They denounce it as a collusion an<| an abuse of the processes of the United States court.” UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Ole Miss Lickitieut. who ez sour'd on the world, sez nothing gives her th’ blues like ole Mister Parsons playin’ “th’ Last Rose o’ Summer" or “Darlin’ I am Growin’ Old” on th’! accordeaon, unless it is th’ last cran-! berries uv th’ season goin’ beggin’ at | five cents a quart in June when straw-’ hurries air only ten cents a qt. o THE COURT NEWS Damage Case from Fort. Wayne Venued to the Adams Circuit Court. ALSO ANOTHER CASE Poling Grave Desecration Case Reached Court on Appeal from Justice. Another Allen county case venued here from Fort ’Wayne today is that of Andrew J. Langhor vs. The City of Fort Wayne, demand, $5,000 for personal injuries sustained. A gia pole of a dredging machine operated by the city broke and fell on a guy pole of the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana railway, which in turn fe’ on Langhor, who was riding in a wap on. He was thrown out on his head rendering him unconscious, breakins his nose, bruising both knees, injur ing both hands and his shoulder, ant’ augmenting injury to rupture. H was in a hospital several weeks, he claimed, and suffered much also frot. the shock. Sheriff Ed Green left this morning for Putnamville with Ira Smith, whe will be placed on the state penal fare near that place to inter upon his six ty-day sentence imposed for petit lar ceny. Smith has the “honor” of be ing the first one to be sent from A<l ams county to the state penal farm. A case entitled John H. Teder vs Lucinda Snyder, demand S2OO, for labor and material furnished for plumb ing the defendant’s house, was ver ued here from Allen county. A marriage license was issued las evening to Claude M. Coffee, hardware clerk, born December 4, 1892, son o David M. Coffee, to wed Frances H Butler, born June 25. 1894, daughter of City Mail Carrier Melvin J. Butle: The case of The State of Indian vs. Estella Poling, charged by he half-aunt, Mrs. Lib Hower, with “mab ciously mischievously, and wilfully destroying plants and flowers, May 28” which were placed upon the grave of iier half-brother, Mrs. Poling’s father, Jeremiah Russell, for the purpose of “decorating and perpetuating his memory” has reached the circuit court. Mrs. Poling was fined $5 an-’ appealed the case to the higher court, from that of ’Suire Kintz. Licensed to wed: Nicholas Jenney. carriage maker of Berne, born October 4, 1871, son of Jacob Jenney, to wed Clara Della Sheets, of Berne, milliner, born January 30, 1860. This is Mrs. Sheets’ second marriage, her first husband being deceased. o ARRIVES FROM NEW YORK. The body of Herman Wiecking, who died suddenly in Ridgewood, N. J. Saturday, arrived in this city at 12:40 o’clock tliis afternoon over the Erie. The Thoma auto hearse of Bluffton was at the station and the body will be taken to Bluffton. The funeral services probably will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.

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LIKE AN OPERA Situation in Mexico Described bv Aunt of Will Kremers of This Citv. WHO WRITES LETTER Ffor.m That Country—Food | Question Serious—Praying for Intervention. Will Kremers, superintendent of the sugar plant, is in receipt of on interesting letter from his uncle and aunt, who are located in Mexico City. The uncle was formerly a smelter in a mine there, but since the revolution started he has been doing newspaper work in Mexico City. The letter gives some inside facts concerning conditions in that war-stricken country: Mexico City, May 4. Dear Folks: —We learned through the Russian consul yesterday that they will get mail out today and hereafter to send out every two weeks. So I am scribbling off a few letters to let you know that we are safe as ever and expect to be, whatever comes. I have a few United States stamps so that the letters need not lie around in Vera Cruz. Then srnd them by special messenger to the boat. It has been a long time since we have heard from you. but it has been a long time since we have had any mail. Until last Saturday, when they surprised us with a few sacks of letters, of which we got our share. They were mostly from Reyer, from January up to March 23, the first we heard cf his safe arrival at Meykguez. We surely did enjoy his visit here. He was with us just five weeks and had to spend more than that time on the road. But he was lucky to get in and out at all. If he had stayed a few days longer he would bo with us yet, and a forced vacation would not be very pleasant. Besides, he would probably have lost his position. We are both well, excepting colds, which are hard to get rid of down here. Abe is busy on the Mining Journal. They get out copy after copy and then they lie here in tlie postoffice. We hope there will be an end to it some day, but we sometimes wonder if we will live to see it. Things are steadily growing worse. We get plenty to eat. but at very high prices, and the poor are suffering. There is a commitee of foreigners who raised SIOO,OOO. Mexican money. last February, to buy food, etc,, for the poor in this city. They bought the food in Toluca, because there is none here and that food has been loaded on cars for weeks in Toluca. The reason it does not come here is because the people in charge of the railroads demand such large sums of money to allow it to pass. Tn other words, pure graft. These Mexicans will not only let foreigenrs feed their poor people but make them pay well for the privilege. I cannot think of any better instance of national character. The hope is intervention and that before it is too late. If they come soon they can still sweep tip some of the wreckage. If not. we will all lie in line when that food comes from Toluca. The food question is becoming serious. When Carranza came back in January they decided to let in “articles of prime necessity,” so they first seat us car loads of beer and shoe blacking. Then came beer and more beer. Then when flour and corn was not to be had in the city they sent us a car load. of corks. I asked the boarding house keeper if she had lain in her supply. Really this revolution is like comic opera; wo have to laugh in spite of the seriousness of it all. The Carranzistas carried off all tlie window panes of a fine house just around the corner that covered half the block, and so on. One dollar Mexican money is now worth about nine cents instead of fifty cents, and a loaf <>f bread costs SI.OO. They say Carranza (Continued oa Page 2.)